Oh well, I snapped 2 battens on my 11m sail recently. I realize that the larger the sail gets, the more fragile it is! Not only that, it is really prone to getting lifted by the wind, and smacking down on some screw sticking out at the most unlikely place, tearing itself up!
Oh, that just happened last week.
Now. What am I to do? New sail or just chill and let the dude at the club fix it? Not that he is not going to. He's doing it as I am typing this, but should I splurge on a 2011 Neilpryde Evo III? Who has tried the 10.7?
Friday, November 26, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
A simple update!
Well, after all this time, I suppose it's high time I updated this with what I have been up to!
Work has been tiring. It seems that everyone wants to breathe down my neck! Anyhow, that's why this post, and as you can see -
at just past 5, I have decided to get outta the office for a Friday night! Contrary to what you think, My head's throbbing, and I wanna go home in a while, after a few beers of course, and sleep!
On a lighter note, i bought...
It's a Starboard Carve 145, and I got it at a real steal! I paid like $250 for it, and that in Singaporean Dollars! Worst part however is that I havent gotten a chance to get it wet yet! I have been looking at it, and wondering how it'll perform on a plane... and a lot else, and I just havent had time go go to the beach YET!
That's gonna change I hope... Tomorrow!
That aside, I have been scooting along at work, it's been a pain, but I suppose that's life. I spoke with a good old friend, and we were discussing what was the most interesting thing that happens. We didn't (haven't) come to a conclusion, and that is rather depressing! I think that it's just gonna stay this way.
I suppose since young, not much has been really gaining my interest, and for the things that do, I really do delve into them, like golf for that, for the longest time, before I switched my focus on windsurfing. Other things that I was MADE to do, like work, has just simply been a matter of a fact, no bloody choice about it thing!
Alright... Time to concentrate. I am only on my second beer. Happy hour's about to be up, and I need to make up for lost time!
Work has been tiring. It seems that everyone wants to breathe down my neck! Anyhow, that's why this post, and as you can see -
at just past 5, I have decided to get outta the office for a Friday night! Contrary to what you think, My head's throbbing, and I wanna go home in a while, after a few beers of course, and sleep!
On a lighter note, i bought...
It's a Starboard Carve 145, and I got it at a real steal! I paid like $250 for it, and that in Singaporean Dollars! Worst part however is that I havent gotten a chance to get it wet yet! I have been looking at it, and wondering how it'll perform on a plane... and a lot else, and I just havent had time go go to the beach YET!
That's gonna change I hope... Tomorrow!
That aside, I have been scooting along at work, it's been a pain, but I suppose that's life. I spoke with a good old friend, and we were discussing what was the most interesting thing that happens. We didn't (haven't) come to a conclusion, and that is rather depressing! I think that it's just gonna stay this way.
I suppose since young, not much has been really gaining my interest, and for the things that do, I really do delve into them, like golf for that, for the longest time, before I switched my focus on windsurfing. Other things that I was MADE to do, like work, has just simply been a matter of a fact, no bloody choice about it thing!
Alright... Time to concentrate. I am only on my second beer. Happy hour's about to be up, and I need to make up for lost time!
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
I still dont like the monkey!
The Monk & The Monkey from Brendan Carroll on Vimeo.
And, after all that, - get to be a monk? What an anti-climax! It would have been awesome if he got to be a jedi, or even a centurion, as his hat suggests!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Formula windsurfing is safer!
Taking all the disciplines of windsurfing (planing conditions), I think the safest is still formula windsurfing.
Why? Simple! I go out on a nice sunny day, with probably a 10 knot wind, and I am having a blast, all the way till i see an approaching storm and then with my 11msq sail, I head back to shore. That is when I see all my friends jumping into the sea with their tiny sails - 7msq mostly.
Now, living along the equatorial belt, storms here are short and heavy, with lighting. Plenty of it! For someone who has been caught in a storm before, and washed by the current a couple of kilometers, I have to say that the sight of dark clouds looming does send me packing, to a place near shore, and where I can get back on dry land fast.
Simple. Formula is safer. Why windsurf for 20 minutes before a storm, when there are hours upon hours of wind, sufficient for formula windsurfing all day long, in the nice sunshine!
That said, I too have a smaller board and sail, and yes, I do dump my formula gear and go out on smaller equipment when a storm hits.
After all that rambling - just keep surfing!
Why? Simple! I go out on a nice sunny day, with probably a 10 knot wind, and I am having a blast, all the way till i see an approaching storm and then with my 11msq sail, I head back to shore. That is when I see all my friends jumping into the sea with their tiny sails - 7msq mostly.
Now, living along the equatorial belt, storms here are short and heavy, with lighting. Plenty of it! For someone who has been caught in a storm before, and washed by the current a couple of kilometers, I have to say that the sight of dark clouds looming does send me packing, to a place near shore, and where I can get back on dry land fast.
Simple. Formula is safer. Why windsurf for 20 minutes before a storm, when there are hours upon hours of wind, sufficient for formula windsurfing all day long, in the nice sunshine!
That said, I too have a smaller board and sail, and yes, I do dump my formula gear and go out on smaller equipment when a storm hits.
After all that rambling - just keep surfing!
Monday, July 12, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
The not so oracle
Is it because the octopus is German, and made a prediction against the country that influenced the players in the game? Or against whoever it predicted for? As with fortune tellers, statements like these may define the outcome of things!
Whaddya think?
Whaddya think?
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Windsurfing - iSonic 150
Right. After using the board for about 1 month, I have to say that it has been a real pleasure to plane with the 150. HOWEVER, when i am not on a plane, i did find that it's a pain. Thus, i have resorted to sinking the windward rail, deep. This is not for lateral traction like on a long-board, but rather, simply necessary to keep the nose of the board somewhat above the water to prevent nose diving every minute.
In marginal winds however, I still take out my old formula board. It's so much simpler to use (just because of the added volume at the nose) and for that, makes me feel a lot more secure when I'm a long distance from shore. I dont wanna be on the iSonic when the wind dies!
Talking about the F2 T-Rex, I do like the board a lot, and other than the fact that I dont get very high upwind on my North Shore 70cm fin, I ain't complaining. Is it the fin that makes the difference upwind? I realized that in planing conditions, I dont really make up for lost distance upwind. Upwind and downwind, it works out to be the same and so I am mostly going up and down along almost the same line. Not that I am complaining, but I wish I had another 70cm fin to try, and see if that plays a big role in my direction!
Lets see if my finances do me proud enough to allow that!
In marginal winds however, I still take out my old formula board. It's so much simpler to use (just because of the added volume at the nose) and for that, makes me feel a lot more secure when I'm a long distance from shore. I dont wanna be on the iSonic when the wind dies!
Talking about the F2 T-Rex, I do like the board a lot, and other than the fact that I dont get very high upwind on my North Shore 70cm fin, I ain't complaining. Is it the fin that makes the difference upwind? I realized that in planing conditions, I dont really make up for lost distance upwind. Upwind and downwind, it works out to be the same and so I am mostly going up and down along almost the same line. Not that I am complaining, but I wish I had another 70cm fin to try, and see if that plays a big role in my direction!
Lets see if my finances do me proud enough to allow that!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
"Vandalism" in Singapore
Simply put, it's ridiculous. Public artistic talent is persecuted, and they are jailing and caning anyone who even dares think about showcasing their art-forms without paying royalties to the government.
Case study.
that will probably get you a sentence long enough to see you die in prison, and while they are at it, whoop your bottom so that you remember to never try something like that again. And of course, to ensure that they continue earning revenue from anything and everything we do.
Case study.
BIG BANG BIG BOOM - the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
that will probably get you a sentence long enough to see you die in prison, and while they are at it, whoop your bottom so that you remember to never try something like that again. And of course, to ensure that they continue earning revenue from anything and everything we do.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The route
It's this time again, where I am sitting in the office, bored out of my mind. I was thinking about a lot of crap last night, while watching 7 pounds - The one with Will Smith in. Ant it was a tear jerking show!
I was thinking about the futility of life, and the definition of success. Well, I know that I should be one of the last people talking about success, as for those who know me, I have only recently begun to drag myself into the office, and even then, still spend most of my time lusting for good wind.
Talking to most engineering trained people out there, I came to realize that, rather surprisingly, not many of them actually started off in a job with any resemblance to engineering; well, my friends in school at least. Most buggered off to whomever paid the highest. Well, not that I am terribly motivated, but I am still in the sales line, and not intending to change from this yet. I do enjoy it too much!
I know I veered all over the place with this blog post. I am even confusing myself. Anyhow, an appointment with breakfast calls!
I was thinking about the futility of life, and the definition of success. Well, I know that I should be one of the last people talking about success, as for those who know me, I have only recently begun to drag myself into the office, and even then, still spend most of my time lusting for good wind.
Talking to most engineering trained people out there, I came to realize that, rather surprisingly, not many of them actually started off in a job with any resemblance to engineering; well, my friends in school at least. Most buggered off to whomever paid the highest. Well, not that I am terribly motivated, but I am still in the sales line, and not intending to change from this yet. I do enjoy it too much!
I know I veered all over the place with this blog post. I am even confusing myself. Anyhow, an appointment with breakfast calls!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Singaporean oil spill
There was an accident yesterday, off the coast of Singapore - involving a tanker and a bulk carrier. I guess that's in line with international trends... Totally copied from the Gulf of Mexico's sinking of the DEEPWATER HORIZON
Anyhow, according to Bloomberg -
"May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore is stepping up efforts to contain an oil slick that reached its shores a day after a tanker, owned by a unit of MISC Bhd., collided with a bulk carrier near the world’s busiest container port.
“Patches” of oil have affected part of the coastline between Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Changi Naval Base and between a sailing club and a golf resort, the Maritime and Port Authority said today. The MT Bunga Kelana 3, owned by AET Tanker Holdings Sdn., collided with the bulk carrier MV Waily 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Changi East yesterday."
Stepping up efforts. I didnt see much effort by the local authorities, Whatever they were doing must have been really far out at sea! Well, who am I to say. Whatever it is, I know there's some things keeping me from windsurfing, and I know that for the forseeable future, I am not taking my iSonic out... Back to my old board, till the water clears up a little.
Anyhow, according to Bloomberg -
"May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Singapore is stepping up efforts to contain an oil slick that reached its shores a day after a tanker, owned by a unit of MISC Bhd., collided with a bulk carrier near the world’s busiest container port.
“Patches” of oil have affected part of the coastline between Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Changi Naval Base and between a sailing club and a golf resort, the Maritime and Port Authority said today. The MT Bunga Kelana 3, owned by AET Tanker Holdings Sdn., collided with the bulk carrier MV Waily 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Changi East yesterday."
Stepping up efforts. I didnt see much effort by the local authorities, Whatever they were doing must have been really far out at sea! Well, who am I to say. Whatever it is, I know there's some things keeping me from windsurfing, and I know that for the forseeable future, I am not taking my iSonic out... Back to my old board, till the water clears up a little.
Monday, May 24, 2010
My experience with the iSonic 150
It looked rather promising today, and I decided to take my iSonic out for a spin! HOWEVER, though I was using my 11m sail, the wind had to be a bitch! I was planing for probably close to a whole minute out there, and it was a right pain in the ass trying to keep the nose of the iSonic150 out of the water in marginal conditions! For some reason, going outshore was fine, I was on my merry little way, but coming back, I actually nosedived twice into the water! The nose sank into the back of a wave, and just kept going deeper! I was already watching out for the nose sinking and diving, and still, it was nosediving!
Well, I am hoping for slightly better winds tomorrow, and then, from the recommended settings, I am going to drag the mast base as far back as it'll go, and see how that goes! OR, if the wind is going to be kind so that I dont need to slog my way around, and actually let me get onto a plane, the recommended setting would stay.
I have to say though, (though still baseless with my limited amount of planing time on that board) that the iSonic feels slippery over the surface of the water! It seemed hell a lot faster than my formula!
Well, I am hoping for slightly better winds tomorrow, and then, from the recommended settings, I am going to drag the mast base as far back as it'll go, and see how that goes! OR, if the wind is going to be kind so that I dont need to slog my way around, and actually let me get onto a plane, the recommended setting would stay.
I have to say though, (though still baseless with my limited amount of planing time on that board) that the iSonic feels slippery over the surface of the water! It seemed hell a lot faster than my formula!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Fine, here's my sail...
My 11m severne overdrive sail, and all thanks goes out to my darling Clarice, for being so patient and waiting for me to windsurf, and taking these photos! Oh and these are taken on a particularly sad day, where even a formula cant do windsurfing justice!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
My new toy!
I just got my new toy, but I didnt take it out today cuz the wind was kinda sad! But still enough for my formula board and 11m sail - thank goodness.
Whatever the case, I do hope that the south westerly winds keep up, and get a tad stronger! Here are the pics! iSonic 150!!! Hell yeah!
Whatever the case, I do hope that the south westerly winds keep up, and get a tad stronger! Here are the pics! iSonic 150!!! Hell yeah!
iSonic 150!
I am going to go out windsurfing on my iSonic 150 today! Wind permitting of course, Totally stoked! With my new 11m Severne Overdrive sail and iSonic, lets see how that combination goes! Pics will be up real soon, so stay tuned!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Biere
I was reading about cheapest beer in Singapore, and me being me, I had to try it out! I took a drive, and got a carton, and believe me, I'd stick to Breda. This is really a revelation, on how bad beer can really get! Really tastes odd, to say the least.
Why I'd love to work with a company like facebook
Over the past 3 years, it comes as no big surprise that I took the sane route and got myself stuck in a university, and had to endure a dreadful mirage of crap that it dished out to me. Of late though, after exams and all, with a little bit more time in my hands to finally decompress a tad, I've been thinking. I had a dream, we all did. How many people out there would positively say in my face that when they were young, they wanted to be stuck in a cubicle waiting for the end of work everyday? That cant be true eh?
Of course, we wanted to be firemen and policemen and the sort, but as we "mature"/"regress" I suppose something went wrong! Not that that's a bad thing of course, I doubt there are that many fires or kitties stuck in trees to warrant an insanely large fire-fighting force, and honestly, I dont like the fuzz. Never did.
So, back to why I wanna work with a company like facebook. I had a dream, a long time ago, to work with a company, marketing of course ( What else can I do), but not in a firm like the ones I used to work in, but rather, a firm that would really challenge me, doing real marketing, and not pseudo marketing that is merged with mundane nonsense like technical sales! I do think that doing something for a company that has growth and which would allow me to interact with people and the things I like doing would be awesome! Planning cool marketing events and socializing and the sort, would be a real dream!
Oh well, now the only thing left to do is to see if any company would trust a guy without a marketing degree to know what appeals to the commoner. Well, not any company, only ones like facebook.
Of course, we wanted to be firemen and policemen and the sort, but as we "mature"/"regress" I suppose something went wrong! Not that that's a bad thing of course, I doubt there are that many fires or kitties stuck in trees to warrant an insanely large fire-fighting force, and honestly, I dont like the fuzz. Never did.
So, back to why I wanna work with a company like facebook. I had a dream, a long time ago, to work with a company, marketing of course ( What else can I do), but not in a firm like the ones I used to work in, but rather, a firm that would really challenge me, doing real marketing, and not pseudo marketing that is merged with mundane nonsense like technical sales! I do think that doing something for a company that has growth and which would allow me to interact with people and the things I like doing would be awesome! Planning cool marketing events and socializing and the sort, would be a real dream!
Oh well, now the only thing left to do is to see if any company would trust a guy without a marketing degree to know what appeals to the commoner. Well, not any company, only ones like facebook.
Friday, May 14, 2010
What am I to do?
Well, I suppose that I am at another junction in my life, where I need to decide what I wanna do with my life!
I am sure that most people are thinking the same thing as me, no matter where or what they are doing! I used to work for a few years before going back to school, and yet, truthfully, I haven't yet been fortunate enough to be able to get a job which gave me fulfillment! What is there in a job that would give me a sense of excitement and passion for what I am doing? I feel lost.
Oh well, not that there is any shortage of offers for what I can and want to do, but there just isn't anything that is even remotely challenging and exciting! I was looking around at what my friends around me are doing, and honestly, they are in cubicles, waiting to go home! True, there is a lot more shit that happens between the morning coffee and clock-out time, but what's the difference? Stress, without much fulfillment! Alright, perhaps some people do like chilling out in the office not doing much, but for me, I'd really rather be at home / at the beach!
So well there, this is what's going through my mind, not that I have any solution to that, but if I do, You'd be the first to know. Okay, perhaps not the first, but when I do update this, you'd know!
Cheerio!
I am sure that most people are thinking the same thing as me, no matter where or what they are doing! I used to work for a few years before going back to school, and yet, truthfully, I haven't yet been fortunate enough to be able to get a job which gave me fulfillment! What is there in a job that would give me a sense of excitement and passion for what I am doing? I feel lost.
Oh well, not that there is any shortage of offers for what I can and want to do, but there just isn't anything that is even remotely challenging and exciting! I was looking around at what my friends around me are doing, and honestly, they are in cubicles, waiting to go home! True, there is a lot more shit that happens between the morning coffee and clock-out time, but what's the difference? Stress, without much fulfillment! Alright, perhaps some people do like chilling out in the office not doing much, but for me, I'd really rather be at home / at the beach!
So well there, this is what's going through my mind, not that I have any solution to that, but if I do, You'd be the first to know. Okay, perhaps not the first, but when I do update this, you'd know!
Cheerio!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Impressive Google Chrome!!!
I love the part with the potato gun!
Is it really that fast? Is google chrome really faster than Firefox? I am still stuck on Flock (the browser with an integrated RSS reader / youtube video stream / facebook status updates and lots more - but the above is all I use) but this video looks really impressive! HOWEVER, what's stopping google from having a direct fiber optic cable to the various servers for the pages needed?
whatever the case... here goes...
Is it really that fast? Is google chrome really faster than Firefox? I am still stuck on Flock (the browser with an integrated RSS reader / youtube video stream / facebook status updates and lots more - but the above is all I use) but this video looks really impressive! HOWEVER, what's stopping google from having a direct fiber optic cable to the various servers for the pages needed?
whatever the case... here goes...
Microsoft over apple anyday!!!
And I'd give terminator a coin too! Heck, I'd let him recharge from my wall socket if need be!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
McDonald's
Perhaps what's better would be to name it the half pound burger? Yes, we all know that 2 x(1/4) = 1/2!!!
Ooh, and on top of that, I came across this ad for Heart Attack burgers! I would love to have a joint like this, so that I can fatten all my friends!!!
Ooh, and on top of that, I came across this ad for Heart Attack burgers! I would love to have a joint like this, so that I can fatten all my friends!!!
iPad
I dont get it. how issit that after the iPad launch, everyone seems to be getting one to shread/melt/stick into a blender... I find it just ridiculous! Of course it'll work! Poorly!!!
Don't you think that these dudes are just stupidly dishing out moolah to bump up viewership?
Don't you think that these dudes are just stupidly dishing out moolah to bump up viewership?
New iPad Test - Will It Shred? from FUEL TV on Vimeo.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Where has creativity gone?
With a lot I have seen on TED talks and so on, I have now this real curiosity into the creativity that children, unspoiled by various education systems have. I think that perhaps the dude is right! Anyhow, two really interesting videos, that must be watched! (the first is important. The second is amusing!
And the cool lego video... (I SAID THE TOP ONE'S THE ONE YOU NEED TO WATCH!!!)
And the cool lego video... (I SAID THE TOP ONE'S THE ONE YOU NEED TO WATCH!!!)
Lego "CL!CK" from a52 on Vimeo.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
O - Overdriving me!
Well, Fluid Dynamics is finally over! I am really just hoping that I passed, cos I really need to get out of school as soon as I can! I dont like it, it doesnt like me any more, and we're bickering most of the time!
Anyhow, after not sleeping for a long time, I decided to head down to the beach and fiddle with my new sail! Never did use such a big sail ever, and once I got to the beach(though it was easily 15 knots) I decided that given the time of the year, the wind would die, and I'd be bored with my 8.5sqm north sail and I'd have to come back... BUT, mostly just because I wanted to fiddle with my new sail. So in all my intellect, I went out on the 11, and gosh, the boom was unnaturally high(even at it's lowest setting), the harness lines were too far forward (from my 8.5), and that sail in 15 knot winds packs not a punch, but more like a hard goal scoring kick in the butt!!! (especially when harness lines are still at the wrong place and killing my back hand)
So, after slowly shifting my harness lines, it was awesome! I love the feeling of planing through lulls in the wind! Actually, doesnt even feel like there were lulls with that sail, though there were times I knew I would most definitely have dropped outta a plane on my 8.5, this thing just kept going!
Haha, guess it's plain to see, where my interests lie, and considering it's 2 lines about schoolwork, no surprise!
AND, here it is!
Anyhow, after not sleeping for a long time, I decided to head down to the beach and fiddle with my new sail! Never did use such a big sail ever, and once I got to the beach(though it was easily 15 knots) I decided that given the time of the year, the wind would die, and I'd be bored with my 8.5sqm north sail and I'd have to come back... BUT, mostly just because I wanted to fiddle with my new sail. So in all my intellect, I went out on the 11, and gosh, the boom was unnaturally high(even at it's lowest setting), the harness lines were too far forward (from my 8.5), and that sail in 15 knot winds packs not a punch, but more like a hard goal scoring kick in the butt!!! (especially when harness lines are still at the wrong place and killing my back hand)
So, after slowly shifting my harness lines, it was awesome! I love the feeling of planing through lulls in the wind! Actually, doesnt even feel like there were lulls with that sail, though there were times I knew I would most definitely have dropped outta a plane on my 8.5, this thing just kept going!
Haha, guess it's plain to see, where my interests lie, and considering it's 2 lines about schoolwork, no surprise!
AND, here it is!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Big-ass sail
I am totally stoked! I have been saving up for a little while now, and finally, I got my big ass sail! A whopping 11m! I know it may not be the biggest that some of you guys are using out there, but for me, (for now) I think that's the biggest I can handle at the moment!
After spending an arm and a leg, Here's what I have now.
1) F2 T-rex 180 Formula w/ 70cm fin
2) iSonic 150 Slalom w/56 & 62 cm fin
3) North Sails Prisma 8.5m twin cam
4) Severne Overdrive 11m triple cam
I massively need to pick up speed, and get whatever I can outta the crappy wind, and thus the big sails. A lot of thought went into the sail size selection, but i found the advice from James Douglass really useful! Especially the part about weight versus sail size for wind conditions.
I had quite a crap time trying to rig that 11m sail, cos i have simply never rigged such a big one before, and though it looked promising while I was rigging, the wind died totally once I was done. Didnt stop me from going out on my formula though, was pumping in circles for half an hour before the novelty of the new sail in no wind wore off.
Another thing that's happening, exams are no longer round the corner, but rather, at my doorstep threatening to take a nip off my balls! Right, need to close this tab off the browser, and get on with something more productive.
Goodbye, Goodbye, Hello!
After spending an arm and a leg, Here's what I have now.
1) F2 T-rex 180 Formula w/ 70cm fin
2) iSonic 150 Slalom w/56 & 62 cm fin
3) North Sails Prisma 8.5m twin cam
4) Severne Overdrive 11m triple cam
I massively need to pick up speed, and get whatever I can outta the crappy wind, and thus the big sails. A lot of thought went into the sail size selection, but i found the advice from James Douglass really useful! Especially the part about weight versus sail size for wind conditions.
I had quite a crap time trying to rig that 11m sail, cos i have simply never rigged such a big one before, and though it looked promising while I was rigging, the wind died totally once I was done. Didnt stop me from going out on my formula though, was pumping in circles for half an hour before the novelty of the new sail in no wind wore off.
Another thing that's happening, exams are no longer round the corner, but rather, at my doorstep threatening to take a nip off my balls! Right, need to close this tab off the browser, and get on with something more productive.
Goodbye, Goodbye, Hello!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
On the topic of twittering
Perhaps that's why I like it so much, I do spend ages thinking about what witty sentence would make an impact.
Anyhow, exams are round the corner, and though I am not studying much, I'd feel better if I weren't doing anything much else(like blogging)! On that same note, since this is supposed to be for what I think about, I ain't thinking of much else except my books and *pic attached*
Anyhow, exams are round the corner, and though I am not studying much, I'd feel better if I weren't doing anything much else(like blogging)! On that same note, since this is supposed to be for what I think about, I ain't thinking of much else except my books and *pic attached*
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Tweets!
I really like some of the tweets that I have posted over the time that I have been twittering, but heck, I cant be asked to fish them out!
Today's though, was something else too!
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I wanna be as high as a kite, to taste the clouds and see tomorrow, to hear the world and converse with God.
Don't steal it!
Today's though, was something else too!
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I wanna be as high as a kite, to taste the clouds and see tomorrow, to hear the world and converse with God.
Don't steal it!
What now?
I am sitting my chair, on my second can of beer, wondering what to do now, and the bad thing is, other than schoolwork, nothing else comes to mind. I am annoyed and frustrated at the same time. I guess I should just follow my heart... And get another can of beer. What else am I to do?
Friday, April 9, 2010
My internet speed
Who gets near/better than me?
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The end.
There was a time in my life, just like my msn status says - "Soldiers and dolls wont give away, my childhood dream, I was a pirate, I conquered, and I sailed free" That's from a song that I really liked in the past. Anyhow, I have been feeling really murderous today, because, firstly, it's Easter Monday and it isn't a public holiday in Singapore, and also because I went for a job interview. No surprise that the guys there wanted to hire me. I mean, I don't usually get turned down. However, the reason why I am again holding a can of beer nursing it , is simply because, I was there, and the reality of thing hit me like a freight train!
I have taken many steps to ensure that I don't become a boring sod in a dead job, but with everything considered, I think I am going to become just that! The kind of person that I so hated, and hated to become.
Oh well, perhaps I should share what happened during the interview. I was sitting there, totally bored out of my mind, thinking about just how excited another fresh graduate would be if her/she were in my shoes, and then came in this snooty old man, 60 he says he was, with a terrible case of sinus. Of course, me being me, I started telling him that he should try using Neilmed sinus wash - this squirt-y thing that I tried and which works wonders for me. So going on, he starts quizzing me about technicalities of the manufacturing sector, and of course, boasting that he is oh so determined, successful, and whatever not a 60 year old dude has to say to make himself feel that he has accomplished a whole lot. I took an immediate dislike to him, but true to the salesman side of me, I bet he thought I was his best friend. I was determined to get the job, just so that I dont tarnish my record of never being turned down.
That said, I was happily amusing them with my crap, and watching them get all big headed and full of themselves, thinking that they have a whole cartload of shit that they can impart to this young boy when it hit me like a friggin freight train! I dont want to learn your crap! I don't want to become you! I was really silent right through the DISC personality test that they asked me to complete. I was really in shock, and thinking back at the companies that I have worked at, I do know what I wanna do. A back end sales position is definitely not what I had in mind, no matter how much you are paying! I am not selling out myself, and killing my character just so that someone can boast that I am learning from them!
Well there, I bet there's already a medical term for it, feeling the way I feel. Post educational depression? I know what I want, what I want to do. This is really far from it. Perhaps I should really just go for what I want.
I have taken many steps to ensure that I don't become a boring sod in a dead job, but with everything considered, I think I am going to become just that! The kind of person that I so hated, and hated to become.
Oh well, perhaps I should share what happened during the interview. I was sitting there, totally bored out of my mind, thinking about just how excited another fresh graduate would be if her/she were in my shoes, and then came in this snooty old man, 60 he says he was, with a terrible case of sinus. Of course, me being me, I started telling him that he should try using Neilmed sinus wash - this squirt-y thing that I tried and which works wonders for me. So going on, he starts quizzing me about technicalities of the manufacturing sector, and of course, boasting that he is oh so determined, successful, and whatever not a 60 year old dude has to say to make himself feel that he has accomplished a whole lot. I took an immediate dislike to him, but true to the salesman side of me, I bet he thought I was his best friend. I was determined to get the job, just so that I dont tarnish my record of never being turned down.
That said, I was happily amusing them with my crap, and watching them get all big headed and full of themselves, thinking that they have a whole cartload of shit that they can impart to this young boy when it hit me like a friggin freight train! I dont want to learn your crap! I don't want to become you! I was really silent right through the DISC personality test that they asked me to complete. I was really in shock, and thinking back at the companies that I have worked at, I do know what I wanna do. A back end sales position is definitely not what I had in mind, no matter how much you are paying! I am not selling out myself, and killing my character just so that someone can boast that I am learning from them!
Well there, I bet there's already a medical term for it, feeling the way I feel. Post educational depression? I know what I want, what I want to do. This is really far from it. Perhaps I should really just go for what I want.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
I love Angel, and she's gonna be trained to play pool!
Oh well, with time, my cat's gonna be a playa!
Friday, April 2, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Why I am not having a good time.
1.
I wanna get a bigger windsurfing sail. I have a 8.5, and it was good on my slalom board, but still not cutting it for my formula. I have another slalom board coming along, but it's a Starboard iSonic 150, and I think I'll probably need a bigger sail for that too. I have been contemplating a North Ram 9.9msq, cost aside, I may not be able to handle it because it has 4 cams! I also noticed that if I don't down haul my 8.5 enough,it's a bitch to handle! And I do mean bitch!
2.
I have spent a few years of my life now, in an educational institute in Singapore, and honestly, I did spend most of that lost in my own world,barely coping with the workload,totally not knowing what I was learning, except that there was far too much. I know the real world necessity of some of the concepts that were shoved by the truckload down our throats (I have worked for quite a few years), but the way these concepts were put across was, in my opinion; having been a student for so many years, the most atrocious attempt at imparting knowledge that I have come across. Through the few years that I have studied there, I have come across pathetic excuses for professors, whose grasp of the English language limits them to a sad attempt at explaining a concept with mathematical equations. Regurgitation then becomes the name of the game and the building of an interest for different fields of learning is totally non-existent!
I truly believe that this has got to stop. I think the universities should go look at the other institutes of higher learning, and ask themselves why students from there are getting more jobs and better career advancement! Hire me, And I'll spell it out for you, compile it into a 5 hour lecture, and then you people can go memorize my points, all thousand of them. And yes, there is a reason why professors who know what they are doing are leaving, to a place that dishes out a less embarrassing education.
I wanna get a bigger windsurfing sail. I have a 8.5, and it was good on my slalom board, but still not cutting it for my formula. I have another slalom board coming along, but it's a Starboard iSonic 150, and I think I'll probably need a bigger sail for that too. I have been contemplating a North Ram 9.9msq, cost aside, I may not be able to handle it because it has 4 cams! I also noticed that if I don't down haul my 8.5 enough,it's a bitch to handle! And I do mean bitch!
2.
I have spent a few years of my life now, in an educational institute in Singapore, and honestly, I did spend most of that lost in my own world,barely coping with the workload,totally not knowing what I was learning, except that there was far too much. I know the real world necessity of some of the concepts that were shoved by the truckload down our throats (I have worked for quite a few years), but the way these concepts were put across was, in my opinion; having been a student for so many years, the most atrocious attempt at imparting knowledge that I have come across. Through the few years that I have studied there, I have come across pathetic excuses for professors, whose grasp of the English language limits them to a sad attempt at explaining a concept with mathematical equations. Regurgitation then becomes the name of the game and the building of an interest for different fields of learning is totally non-existent!
I truly believe that this has got to stop. I think the universities should go look at the other institutes of higher learning, and ask themselves why students from there are getting more jobs and better career advancement! Hire me, And I'll spell it out for you, compile it into a 5 hour lecture, and then you people can go memorize my points, all thousand of them. And yes, there is a reason why professors who know what they are doing are leaving, to a place that dishes out a less embarrassing education.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Pirate radio!
When I saw the film, I really thought it was made up! Never knew pirate radio was for real! Anyhow, I really do admire these people and how they stand up for what they want and believe in. Sure as hell beats a lot of people, who don't know what they want, from the lack of exposure.
Monday, March 15, 2010
A book review.
Students were assigned to read 2 books, "Titanic" & "My Life" by Bill Clinton.
One smart-ass student turned in the following book report, with the proposition that they were nearly identical stories!
His cool professor gave him an A+ for this report:
Titanic:..... $29.99
Clinton:..... $29.99
Titanic:..... Over 3 hours to read
Clinton:..... Over 3 hours to read
Titanic:..... The story of Jack and Rose, their forbidden love, and
subsequent catastrophe.
Clinton:..... The story of Bill and Monica, their forbidden love, and
subsequent catastrophe.
Titanic:..... Jack is a starving artist.
Clinton:..... Bill is a bullshit artist.
Titanic:..... In one scene, Jack enjoys a good cigar.
Clinton:..... Ditto for Bill.
Titanic:..... During ordeal, Rose's dress gets ruined.
Clinton:..... Ditto for Monica.
Titanic:..... Jack teaches Rose to spit.
Clinton:..... Let's not go there.
Titanic:..... Rose gets to keep her jewellery.
Clinton:..... Monica's forced to return her gifts.
Titanic:..... Rose remembers Jack for the rest of her life.
Clinton:..... Clinton doesn't remember Jack.
Titanic:..... Rose goes down on a vessel full of seamen.
Clinton:..... Monica...ooh, let's not go there, either.
Titanic:..... Jack surrenders to an icy death.
Clinton:..... Bill goes home to Hilary...basically the same thing
One smart-ass student turned in the following book report, with the proposition that they were nearly identical stories!
His cool professor gave him an A+ for this report:
Titanic:..... $29.99
Clinton:..... $29.99
Titanic:..... Over 3 hours to read
Clinton:..... Over 3 hours to read
Titanic:..... The story of Jack and Rose, their forbidden love, and
subsequent catastrophe.
Clinton:..... The story of Bill and Monica, their forbidden love, and
subsequent catastrophe.
Titanic:..... Jack is a starving artist.
Clinton:..... Bill is a bullshit artist.
Titanic:..... In one scene, Jack enjoys a good cigar.
Clinton:..... Ditto for Bill.
Titanic:..... During ordeal, Rose's dress gets ruined.
Clinton:..... Ditto for Monica.
Titanic:..... Jack teaches Rose to spit.
Clinton:..... Let's not go there.
Titanic:..... Rose gets to keep her jewellery.
Clinton:..... Monica's forced to return her gifts.
Titanic:..... Rose remembers Jack for the rest of her life.
Clinton:..... Clinton doesn't remember Jack.
Titanic:..... Rose goes down on a vessel full of seamen.
Clinton:..... Monica...ooh, let's not go there, either.
Titanic:..... Jack surrenders to an icy death.
Clinton:..... Bill goes home to Hilary...basically the same thing
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
On the topic of puking
Or the original -
http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/collections/love_and_vomit/264307
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
My theory on Boozing
I realized that it has been some time since I wrote anything that I thought about, and this is supposed to be a blog about what I think so well there!
Just saw Fitna, just because it was supposed to be such a controversial film. But then again, I thought it too be a tad excessive. If you get what I mean by excessive. In my opinion, it's all about chilling out. Everyone should just. However, in this case, I have decided to keep totally mumm about it, just because, I cant really be bothered to be so careful with my choice of words! I am sure you know how it feels! If you dont... I live in Singapore, so well there.
Anyhow, life's such that I am so darned busy, so... I'll go, and get more work done! Till then readers!
Just saw Fitna, just because it was supposed to be such a controversial film. But then again, I thought it too be a tad excessive. If you get what I mean by excessive. In my opinion, it's all about chilling out. Everyone should just. However, in this case, I have decided to keep totally mumm about it, just because, I cant really be bothered to be so careful with my choice of words! I am sure you know how it feels! If you dont... I live in Singapore, so well there.
Anyhow, life's such that I am so darned busy, so... I'll go, and get more work done! Till then readers!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The only clip that you MUST watch
All others are but re-iterations!
just like how in a recent conversation, we were saying that drama sells, and they had reality everything, best pet groomer, biggest loser...
And such, why bother, get yourself a clip like the one here, and then get on with your life!
A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever -- powered by Cracked.com
just like how in a recent conversation, we were saying that drama sells, and they had reality everything, best pet groomer, biggest loser...
And such, why bother, get yourself a clip like the one here, and then get on with your life!
A Trailer for Every Academy Award Winning Movie Ever -- powered by Cracked.com
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
WINDY!!!
I reached the club today, expecting an average afternoon out at sea, and then... it got totally mental! Considering that I was on my big sail - 8.5 square meters, it wasnt hard to overpower me! It was quite a bitch really, and I was finding it hard to tack, let alone jibe, with the chops and the fact that the darned board just dont wanna stay on the surface of the water. Anyhow, I checked the wind nowcast(from the nearby airfield) when I got home, and it was the highest I have ever seen it! It's usually 8+++ knots higher than what it says there so... Imagine!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Whoop Whoop!
I know I havent been updating, but here goes! A club that folded yonks ago is having a get together this weekend, and I am really really stoked! And surfing youtube for songs, I found this! Been ages since I heard it and it still makes me smile!
Other more important news, I got myself a old formula board, F2 T-rex, for next to nothing, and a new sail! Another board is on the way, I am just really praying I get it before the end of the monsoon winds! Ginormous sails are really hard to use!
Other pics will be here, and on facebook!
Other more important news, I got myself a old formula board, F2 T-rex, for next to nothing, and a new sail! Another board is on the way, I am just really praying I get it before the end of the monsoon winds! Ginormous sails are really hard to use!
Other pics will be here, and on facebook!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
You know what, I was watching Boston legal, one line hit me - Alan Shore broke up with his girl because she was laughing with another guy. Denny Crane retorted " You sure she wasn't just kissing him or something?" That set me thinking as to what I would tolerate. I really can relate to Alan Shore, it is REALLY important to not stray emotionally!
Look, I think that it is so evident, but yet, I honestly think that the more I am thinking, the more I have to say to retort, and sometimes, rarely though, I do lose myself and rattle on and on. However, I am pretty darned sure that over the past couple of months, I have become really quiet, because, I rather simply don't get how it is possible for people to not think even as much as they talk. How some can be so really closed to ideas. But then again, as I have been, I may be the one closed to ideas. That though I have been in a particular situation, and acted in that way, and failed, and found another way to do it right does not mean that I know the best way for it to be done.
This is definitely a paragraph that I have to re-read in the future. And to all you people out there who are reading this, go go go re-think, if you understand what I have been on about. Reply. Oh, and do mention if you don't want your comment posted.
Look, I think that it is so evident, but yet, I honestly think that the more I am thinking, the more I have to say to retort, and sometimes, rarely though, I do lose myself and rattle on and on. However, I am pretty darned sure that over the past couple of months, I have become really quiet, because, I rather simply don't get how it is possible for people to not think even as much as they talk. How some can be so really closed to ideas. But then again, as I have been, I may be the one closed to ideas. That though I have been in a particular situation, and acted in that way, and failed, and found another way to do it right does not mean that I know the best way for it to be done.
This is definitely a paragraph that I have to re-read in the future. And to all you people out there who are reading this, go go go re-think, if you understand what I have been on about. Reply. Oh, and do mention if you don't want your comment posted.
Quotes - Invictus
How do you inspire your people to do their best?
How do you make them be better than they can be?
How do you inspire yourself to greatness when nothing less can do?
Totally awesome, this movie, I am totally going to re-watch it when it comes out in the cinemas!
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