I hate playing catch-up.
---
Am now recovering from a three-way conference call, which although admittedly fun and entertaining has left my right ear rather warm.
Okay, it's damn hot.
And my phone ran out of battery. ._. Meh.
And so I finish the call at 1.45 am to find out that the family printer's on my bed. And everyone else is asleep.
---
[Edit:
This is freaking scary.]
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Headphones
Oyez, I'm trying to change the topic.
---
Sigh, I guess it didn't go that well, did it?
Don't worry, there'll be others <=D At the risk of sounding clinché, try your best, have no regrets.
There's a lot of things that could be done, but as everyone has said (and I won't repeat) you guys did make the most out of a bad situation... and honestly that was a job quite well done.
Dwell not on the past (except where it's awesome!) but just enough to draw lessons and then move on. Good luck all of you. ^^
---
Spent 30 minutes typing a coherent, point-by-point rant, before deleting it.
...suffice to say, please don't piss me off and try to pick an argument with me.
Especially after a debate competition.
And if you want to do it, please make sure your logic is at least... well... existant.
Actually I'm fine with anything. I'm looking forward to an argument I can rip to shreds with my bare teeth after it's been filed, so I can do the fabled Seventeen-Tier Rebuttal Sequence without fear of a time limit.
Hey, whatever gets me on a high. It's better than crack.
HAY HALF OF THE WORLD'S YOUTUBE COMMENTERS - VISIT THIS BLOG PLEASE
ACTUALLY NO - COULD YOU JUST SEND A REPRESENTATIVE
---
Sigh, I guess it didn't go that well, did it?
Don't worry, there'll be others <=D At the risk of sounding clinché, try your best, have no regrets.
There's a lot of things that could be done, but as everyone has said (and I won't repeat) you guys did make the most out of a bad situation... and honestly that was a job quite well done.
Dwell not on the past (except where it's awesome!) but just enough to draw lessons and then move on. Good luck all of you. ^^
---
Spent 30 minutes typing a coherent, point-by-point rant, before deleting it.
...suffice to say, please don't piss me off and try to pick an argument with me.
Especially after a debate competition.
And if you want to do it, please make sure your logic is at least... well... existant.
Actually I'm fine with anything. I'm looking forward to an argument I can rip to shreds with my bare teeth after it's been filed, so I can do the fabled Seventeen-Tier Rebuttal Sequence without fear of a time limit.
Hey, whatever gets me on a high. It's better than crack.
HAY HALF OF THE WORLD'S YOUTUBE COMMENTERS - VISIT THIS BLOG PLEASE
ACTUALLY NO - COULD YOU JUST SEND A REPRESENTATIVE
Friday, November 27, 2009
Brick
It's finally over -
I know everytime I say that, a new deluge of work will wash over me and I'll start the tedious process of actually doing the work all ove again.
But for now, this bugbear's gone -
It was enjoyable, to be honest - at least the first bit. And ah well, it's a learning experience at all. But it's now a weight off my shoulders, like a ton of bricks that just hit the floor, right next to my head, and suddenly everything seems okay ^^
---
I am looking forward to tomorrow.
I know everytime I say that, a new deluge of work will wash over me and I'll start the tedious process of actually doing the work all ove again.
But for now, this bugbear's gone -
It was enjoyable, to be honest - at least the first bit. And ah well, it's a learning experience at all. But it's now a weight off my shoulders, like a ton of bricks that just hit the floor, right next to my head, and suddenly everything seems okay ^^
---
I am looking forward to tomorrow.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Disillusionment
To be updated at length, some time in the near future.
Suffice to say:
CD/DVD-Rs are the most expensive yet ineffective and hard-to-get-to-f-k-ing-work piece of shit.
I've seen pieces of paper with easier storage of data.
Suffice to say:
CD/DVD-Rs are the most expensive yet ineffective and hard-to-get-to-f-k-ing-work piece of shit.
I've seen pieces of paper with easier storage of data.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Video
Oh boy.
It's 10pm, I'm tired, but I'm still going to have to do work anyway ><
You know, last time when our hardest homework was to copy out our penmanship exercises a couple of times, and everyone in the class was whining about how tiring and pointless it was to take 10minutes of our night to doodle characters in a book?
... I'd like to swap, past-me.
Now off to hopefully get the work done, and not to repeatedly bash my head against a virtual wall and fall asleep from the concussion.
--
And on another note those penmanship exercises came to nought in the end.
My handwriting looks like a drunkard trying to achieve cursive writing.
I guess that makes the jobs of my handwriting analysts much easier, once the murders begin.
It's 10pm, I'm tired, but I'm still going to have to do work anyway ><
You know, last time when our hardest homework was to copy out our penmanship exercises a couple of times, and everyone in the class was whining about how tiring and pointless it was to take 10minutes of our night to doodle characters in a book?
... I'd like to swap, past-me.
Now off to hopefully get the work done, and not to repeatedly bash my head against a virtual wall and fall asleep from the concussion.
--
And on another note those penmanship exercises came to nought in the end.
My handwriting looks like a drunkard trying to achieve cursive writing.
I guess that makes the jobs of my handwriting analysts much easier, once the murders begin.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Faulty
The World Ends With Update.
Yes people, I'm sorry for neglecting the blog for a long time; in all honesty I didn't know what exactly to write. Meanwhile people like Tracy have moved blog, posted, posted pictures (oh no the pictures) and a whole lot of random stuff - Hotan's quoted me and now I feel random.
Meanwhile I've been taking to talking sardonically and drawing incompatible metaphors. =D
And right now am with two friends, watching them argue over how to properly play Plants Vs. Zombies. Braaains.
Anyway. You're all here for intelligent discourse and political dialogue of the ages, yes? Yes?
...keep looking.
But in all seriousness!
Here's an AWESOME comic I stumbled upon, and my only regret is not finding it sooner. Made by a pair of roomates at University (I think they're still there), Jalyss and Fox have appeared at cons and stuff, and their work is generally all-around awesomeness.
I particularly enjoy Fox (and his drawings), partially because they're more random. Also, foxes. Jalyss' seems to be more rational, but just as entertaining. In any case, it's VGCats-esque material, but it's just as awesome, and doesn't always focus on videogames. Do look at their comments after each comic, they're very, very entertaining as well.
Unfortunately it's on hiatus, while Fox and Jalyss push out a new book (yes, a book whoh.) So yup! I suggest starting from the earlier comics and moving forward to the present.
So yup. Go visit Faulty Logic. Awesome.
Or alternatively, to save you a couple of clicks, here is the link to the first comic, then you can just keep clicking "Next" from there.
---
AH - Tracy's just reminded me that my blog's birthday has past... and in retrospect I probably would have been too drunk and high (no, not really) to remember anyway.
So yup. shatteredviews' been in existence for more than a year now, and I think it's come some way, at the very least, from the old HTML black-and-yellow affair that I leeched a server to go online. And where the modus operandi of posting was to change it in Notepad and manually edit each and every post.
Haha, back then lkh was laughing and me and trying to persuade me to go on Blogger, and I adamantly refused.
I'm not sure how and when I got up here, but this is not a history lesson or me remniscing about the not-so-glorious pure-HTML-code backalley of blogs. Suffice to say I'm grateful to all the old taggers (lkh, bow, tyjiunn, wenhao, etc.) , especially those who followed me from the past and all the new taggers of today. And also MJ, our surprise tagger back on the old blog, and of which I'm pretty embarassed...
But anyway. It's been a year, and the blog half-chronicles the little aspects and facades of happiness, anger, confusion and general high-ness I've had for the past year - that I've allowed to go public. So yeah. I don't know what's it's in aid of, but it has to count for something.
If not for anything else, it's a tribute to all the needless hours when I could be sleeping or doing other random shit when I was blogging or frantically refreshing the pages to see new tags. (Or more recently, to witness PEDOBEAR's and Trace's spammage.)
So yup.
Happy birthday ~
Yes people, I'm sorry for neglecting the blog for a long time; in all honesty I didn't know what exactly to write. Meanwhile people like Tracy have moved blog, posted, posted pictures (oh no the pictures) and a whole lot of random stuff - Hotan's quoted me and now I feel random.
Meanwhile I've been taking to talking sardonically and drawing incompatible metaphors. =D
And right now am with two friends, watching them argue over how to properly play Plants Vs. Zombies. Braaains.
Anyway. You're all here for intelligent discourse and political dialogue of the ages, yes? Yes?
...keep looking.
But in all seriousness!
Here's an AWESOME comic I stumbled upon, and my only regret is not finding it sooner. Made by a pair of roomates at University (I think they're still there), Jalyss and Fox have appeared at cons and stuff, and their work is generally all-around awesomeness.
I particularly enjoy Fox (and his drawings), partially because they're more random. Also, foxes. Jalyss' seems to be more rational, but just as entertaining. In any case, it's VGCats-esque material, but it's just as awesome, and doesn't always focus on videogames. Do look at their comments after each comic, they're very, very entertaining as well.
Unfortunately it's on hiatus, while Fox and Jalyss push out a new book (yes, a book whoh.) So yup! I suggest starting from the earlier comics and moving forward to the present.
So yup. Go visit Faulty Logic. Awesome.
Or alternatively, to save you a couple of clicks, here is the link to the first comic, then you can just keep clicking "Next" from there.
---
AH - Tracy's just reminded me that my blog's birthday has past... and in retrospect I probably would have been too drunk and high (no, not really) to remember anyway.
So yup. shatteredviews' been in existence for more than a year now, and I think it's come some way, at the very least, from the old HTML black-and-yellow affair that I leeched a server to go online. And where the modus operandi of posting was to change it in Notepad and manually edit each and every post.
Haha, back then lkh was laughing and me and trying to persuade me to go on Blogger, and I adamantly refused.
I'm not sure how and when I got up here, but this is not a history lesson or me remniscing about the not-so-glorious pure-HTML-code backalley of blogs. Suffice to say I'm grateful to all the old taggers (lkh, bow, tyjiunn, wenhao, etc.) , especially those who followed me from the past and all the new taggers of today. And also MJ, our surprise tagger back on the old blog, and of which I'm pretty embarassed...
But anyway. It's been a year, and the blog half-chronicles the little aspects and facades of happiness, anger, confusion and general high-ness I've had for the past year - that I've allowed to go public. So yeah. I don't know what's it's in aid of, but it has to count for something.
If not for anything else, it's a tribute to all the needless hours when I could be sleeping or doing other random shit when I was blogging or frantically refreshing the pages to see new tags. (Or more recently, to witness PEDOBEAR's and Trace's spammage.)
So yup.
Happy birthday ~
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Soft
Just today I found an email that promoting a bunch of "Affordable Soft".
I was kinda curious so I opened it, expecting to find the usual 50% off Viagra or condoms or sanitary pads.
Instead, I found an advertisment for Microsoft.
My confidence in Microsoft's advertising techniques kinda dipped there and then.
And watching a few funny Mac advertisments didn't help, haha.
---
Nothing much to post because nothing much has been happening.
Although, I recently found out I can break into a sweat by simply walking.
On a night.
After it just rained.
Having a high metabolism and all is awesome, but...
---
Saw a message reading "JOB OPPORTUNITY! SEE FLYER BELOW!" and no other information. Curious - and also looking for an easy job on the side - I clicked the link, only to find an awesome poster with incredible graphics and all the information I ever wanted to know about the job, and then some.
Nah, I was kidding.
It was a Powerpoint-created piece-of-paper-with-a-bend-in-a-corner, with two lines of plain text. "Promoter. Call XXX at 555-12345".
Well for all my expectations about the poster, it came out pretty unspectacular. I mean, you could easily have put the information in the very message, right? Wouldn't that attract even more potential interested employeeswaiting to service your every need?
I clicked on the link anyway. Call me a hypocrite in this aspect, then. *shrug*
Or not, perhaps I'm just dedicated and I passed their subtle test to see who would bother clicking the link.
Bwahahaha-
I'm considering this holding out until my dream job whoo~
Okay I'm rambling now. I won't mind if you don't read the above - I'm just feeling random right now. I'll probably regret this post at a later date - at which time I will go through the dilemna of to-delete-or-not-to-delete, which I will solve by closing my eyes and flipping a coin.
But nevertheless, tag please. We've had illustrious guests recently.
I was kinda curious so I opened it, expecting to find the usual 50% off Viagra or condoms or sanitary pads.
Instead, I found an advertisment for Microsoft.
My confidence in Microsoft's advertising techniques kinda dipped there and then.
And watching a few funny Mac advertisments didn't help, haha.
---
Nothing much to post because nothing much has been happening.
Although, I recently found out I can break into a sweat by simply walking.
On a night.
After it just rained.
Having a high metabolism and all is awesome, but...
---
Saw a message reading "JOB OPPORTUNITY! SEE FLYER BELOW!" and no other information. Curious - and also looking for an easy job on the side - I clicked the link, only to find an awesome poster with incredible graphics and all the information I ever wanted to know about the job, and then some.
Nah, I was kidding.
It was a Powerpoint-created piece-of-paper-with-a-bend-in-a-corner, with two lines of plain text. "Promoter. Call XXX at 555-12345".
Well for all my expectations about the poster, it came out pretty unspectacular. I mean, you could easily have put the information in the very message, right? Wouldn't that attract even more potential interested employees
I clicked on the link anyway. Call me a hypocrite in this aspect, then. *shrug*
Or not, perhaps I'm just dedicated and I passed their subtle test to see who would bother clicking the link.
Bwahahaha-
I'm considering this holding out until my dream job whoo~
Okay I'm rambling now. I won't mind if you don't read the above - I'm just feeling random right now. I'll probably regret this post at a later date - at which time I will go through the dilemna of to-delete-or-not-to-delete, which I will solve by closing my eyes and flipping a coin.
But nevertheless, tag please. We've had illustrious guests recently.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Paper
What is going on in the world?
Now that I've actually had time to slow down, you know what keeps us from ennui? Work, and school. Yes. Precisely.
The things which everyone detests so much actually keeps us from going batshit bored and insane. And honestly though, there's only so much DoTA you can have before you tire of it. In fact, the presence of (unwanted?) work whets your appetite for it.
In the end, what's in all in aid of? A single piece of paper. Or a couple of pieces of paper, if you're lucky. For what? To get a better job, so you can have more peices of paper with famous people and numbers printed on them.
I recall saying, near the end of last year, that 4 years of my life were accumulated into one of such pieces of paper. Really didn't know how that felt until then. It's kinda saddening, really.
In the end, all this is a futile attempt trying to justify one's existence on the earth, and to kill time while we still have it (or before it kills us).
But, cheer up. Since it's here to stay, don't fight against it, but flow with it. Be happy, even in the paper chase - don't let it dominate your life, but keep within the system and be happy where you are.
Anyway when the bomb goes off it won't make a difference, so might as well be happy while you can yes?
Now that I've actually had time to slow down, you know what keeps us from ennui? Work, and school. Yes. Precisely.
The things which everyone detests so much actually keeps us from going batshit bored and insane. And honestly though, there's only so much DoTA you can have before you tire of it. In fact, the presence of (unwanted?) work whets your appetite for it.
In the end, what's in all in aid of? A single piece of paper. Or a couple of pieces of paper, if you're lucky. For what? To get a better job, so you can have more peices of paper with famous people and numbers printed on them.
I recall saying, near the end of last year, that 4 years of my life were accumulated into one of such pieces of paper. Really didn't know how that felt until then. It's kinda saddening, really.
In the end, all this is a futile attempt trying to justify one's existence on the earth, and to kill time while we still have it (or before it kills us).
But, cheer up. Since it's here to stay, don't fight against it, but flow with it. Be happy, even in the paper chase - don't let it dominate your life, but keep within the system and be happy where you are.
Anyway when the bomb goes off it won't make a difference, so might as well be happy while you can yes?
Friday, November 13, 2009
Mark
Around the 1am mark I got fed up of trying to figure out where each individual key on my keyboard was in the dark, gave up work and decided to go watch Zero Punctuation.
On a happier note, I finally got a nice pen.
Also, I realise my posts are becoming increasingly terse and banal and so I hope to make it up to you via... longer, rantier posts on a more infrequent basis.
But after all aren't blogs supposed to be your own method of communication?
... but yeah I do realise that you don't want every detail of my waking life in full glorious Technicolour.
Also am compensating with hopefully wittier commentary.
So I'll just give you a few, here and there, until I can afford the super mind-cap that directly beams thoughts into your head.
On a happier note, I finally got a nice pen.
Also, I realise my posts are becoming increasingly terse and banal and so I hope to make it up to you via... longer, rantier posts on a more infrequent basis.
But after all aren't blogs supposed to be your own method of communication?
... but yeah I do realise that you don't want every detail of my waking life in full glorious Technicolour.
Also am compensating with hopefully wittier commentary.
So I'll just give you a few, here and there, until I can afford the super mind-cap that directly beams thoughts into your head.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wall
They say each US President can be known by a single sentence he uttered. One of the most famous is: "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this Wall!"
... and of course coming in a close second is "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
And in both events we all know what happened a couple of days afterwards.
... and of course coming in a close second is "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
And in both events we all know what happened a couple of days afterwards.
Cancel
After an ardously long wait (read: 160 minutes) my computer is stuck in the horrible trap of the loading-screen singularity, with the words "98% done" and "2 minutes remaining" mocking me for the past 45 minutes. Screw that, seriously.
Anyway.
My work is currently progressing on in 5-minute increments, because whenever I do something that takes a little more than 5 seconds to register I go watch Zero Punctuation.
Sure, it takes a long long time to get anything done but at least you're happy while you work.
And if you enjoy something else there's always blogging.
Anyway.
My work is currently progressing on in 5-minute increments, because whenever I do something that takes a little more than 5 seconds to register I go watch Zero Punctuation.
Sure, it takes a long long time to get anything done but at least you're happy while you work.
And if you enjoy something else there's always blogging.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Transfer
The day passed by in a slow-motion blur. I didn't get much accomplished, yet I felt this sense of contentment and happiness. Plus, things are looking up for the rest of the week - I'll be a little busier, but that'll be fine.
Also, good luck to all those going to the Hague! I'll be waiting here, waiting for news of your awesome exploits =D
As I said, my career on this was a short but rather fulfilling one.
As well as those going to the Numerical Testing Ubuntus, best of wishes to you too! XD May you guys mercilessly crush all opposition without so much so as a finger and make yourself well-recognized in a good way ^^
I leave it with regrets, but nothing too major.
---
Oh and for those interested, here's three good shorts to watch!
Minesweeper: The Movie Trailer!
The Matrix runs on XP!
and Face(book) Off!
Awesome things, definitely worth a look.
I wanna create something like that too~
---
Today I was trying to transfer two packs of data - one 6GB and one 5GB.
The 6GB one showed up on the Windows popup thing as 2 and a half hours. I shrugged it off laughing.
Then I realised it was serious.
So I closed all other programs, left it alone, went for a leisurely MRT ride, ran around the block, took a bath, came back and found it still downloading. Meh.
At night, I transferred the 5GB one. I braced myself for the worst.
With Blogger open, a couple of Windows Explorer and IE, it has taken a grand total of 3 minutes.
No it's not porn, you gotta believe me on this one.
Guys, something is up here -
Also, good luck to all those going to the Hague! I'll be waiting here, waiting for news of your awesome exploits =D
As I said, my career on this was a short but rather fulfilling one.
As well as those going to the Numerical Testing Ubuntus, best of wishes to you too! XD May you guys mercilessly crush all opposition without so much so as a finger and make yourself well-recognized in a good way ^^
I leave it with regrets, but nothing too major.
---
Oh and for those interested, here's three good shorts to watch!
Minesweeper: The Movie Trailer!
The Matrix runs on XP!
and Face(book) Off!
Awesome things, definitely worth a look.
I wanna create something like that too~
---
Today I was trying to transfer two packs of data - one 6GB and one 5GB.
The 6GB one showed up on the Windows popup thing as 2 and a half hours. I shrugged it off laughing.
Then I realised it was serious.
So I closed all other programs, left it alone, went for a leisurely MRT ride, ran around the block, took a bath, came back and found it still downloading. Meh.
At night, I transferred the 5GB one. I braced myself for the worst.
With Blogger open, a couple of Windows Explorer and IE, it has taken a grand total of 3 minutes.
No it's not porn, you gotta believe me on this one.
Guys, something is up here -
Monday, November 09, 2009
Awkwardness
When you visit someone's blog and see them ranting about their deep and personal anguish and pain and blues, do you comment?
That's why I don't rant so often, I love your tags!
Hurriedly, we scroll down or up a little, find an innocuous blogpost and leave a comment or tag on how funny so-and-so was doing such-and-such, or how yes, indeed, you should have gone with hot pink instead.
... I know life needs a bit more surrealism, but if anyone faces the same problem do let me know. Let me know I'm not alone in all of this.
Perhaps it's the price to pay: not knowing how to respond in angsty situations.
And also if this ever happens to you you'll know that at least some people actually do care. Just that they don't know how to express it.
That's why I don't rant so often, I love your tags!
Hurriedly, we scroll down or up a little, find an innocuous blogpost and leave a comment or tag on how funny so-and-so was doing such-and-such, or how yes, indeed, you should have gone with hot pink instead.
... I know life needs a bit more surrealism, but if anyone faces the same problem do let me know. Let me know I'm not alone in all of this.
Perhaps it's the price to pay: not knowing how to respond in angsty situations.
And also if this ever happens to you you'll know that at least some people actually do care. Just that they don't know how to express it.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Lunch
I haven't had a proper lunch in two days.
And meh, I somehow can't eat that heavy a dinner. Or else I'll simply fall asleep.
Oh well, thriftiness in an economic downturn win. *shrugs*
Am I anorexic? NO I'M NOT
---
And meh, I somehow can't eat that heavy a dinner. Or else I'll simply fall asleep.
Oh well, thriftiness in an economic downturn win. *shrugs*
Am I anorexic? NO I'M NOT
---
T'was a fit of anger. And now I'm not even sure what I wanted to write about.
Sudden bursts of anger has this weird, soothing, nearly wonderful way of erasing things from your mind.
Can't we all just accept we're all at fault and move on? And how funny how quick you are to call in favours (nothing wrong with that, honestly) but seem to forget that I ever did anything for you.
I'm looking at you now. I know what you're doing. I know exactly what you're doing.
Nearly precisely the same thing as me. Screaming it to the rest of the world.
Oh boy, oh joy. Yadda yadda yadda.
Common sense dictates that you at least do that out of my sight, but it seems that your unfounded, unjustified, petty little excuse for what could be called anger has left no room for any semblance of respect. At all. At all. Not that it was really there in the first place, but humour me.
Ah, but therein lies the difference.
I'm as worked up as you, but I'm sure not letting you - or anyone else, for that matter, don't take it personally - ruin the rest of my day. See ya.
Surprise. Yes. I can be very caustic when I want to.
--- Just because I don't, doesn't mean I CAN'T.
PLEASE DON'T LET IT BE DIRECTED AT YOU.
Was originally going to post something insightful here but forget it for now. I'll post it up the next time.
Maybe I should just explode. Once. Violently. Spectacularly.
Next up: A commentary on the paper chase! Something I'm sure we're all familiar with...
It'll prevent you from taking me for granted.
Monday, November 02, 2009
Disturbed
Am simultaneously excited, disgusted, reassured and disturbed.
And also have the nagging suspicion that sometimes people can somehow subliminally read my mind.
It's scary, an innocuous comment could relate so closely to what I was thinking about.
*sigh*
And also have the nagging suspicion that sometimes people can somehow subliminally read my mind.
It's scary, an innocuous comment could relate so closely to what I was thinking about.
*sigh*
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