Thursday 26 November 2009

this is sad

Mininova limits its activities to Content Distribution service.

omg!In case u're too lazy to go read that short post, basically.. torrents are no longer available on mininova!! zomg! it's because of some new dutch law or dunno what nonsense that is cracking down on illegal downloads.

So now mininova is only going to have LEGAL links available.. no more of those random torrents of new shows, etc.

This is saaaad.

On a side note, i've replaced my SIM card, so please start SMSing me your numbers cos i lost my whole contact list. :( yep.

Huh? i may get arrested for illegal downloading? who said i used torrents? i don't! i'm just feeling an empathatic kinda sadness!

Wednesday 25 November 2009

lost(stolen) phone :@

DAMN PISSSSEEEED.

i was on my way to hougang to check out the bike shop that tianen recommended. So i was on the bus 107 and alighted at serangoon MRT there.
Within 5 seconds after getting off.. i realised i left my phone on the bus!!!

omg i chased the bus all the way to the next stop but couldn't catch it. damn sian.


To summarize before elaborating, I THINK THE BUS DRIVER STOLE IT.

ok i've got my reasons for this seemingly wild accusation. Let me elaborate.

I got off the bus at about.. 11.45AM i think. Then I ran to the next stop.. couldn't have been more than 5 minutes. so let's say it was 11.50AM. Over there i borrowed this guy's phone (thanks random stranger) to call my HP, and it was still switched on! means noone found it yet.
My phone's ring tone is rather loud i think? I don't know why noone picked it up :@

so i took a bus down to kovan MRT and then a train down to hougang interchange to try to find the 107. At kovan MRT, i used the phone at the passenger service counter again to call my HP.. which was about 12.05PM maybe?
IT WAS STILL SWITCHED ON.

so i went down to hougang interchange and asked the service counter to help me locate the bus that just reached. Then after like 10 minutes of nothingness i spotted the bus driver driving the 107 away!! I could recognize him cos he has this beng haircut that's like.. long fringe then the sides are shaved short.

Then i asked the counter guy and he said that the bus was heading to the bus depot. :@ wtf.
And he said he would help me call the bus driver.

Then i wandered around that area abit.. and met some REALLY UNHELPFUL PEOPLE. i asked to borrow their phones to call my HP to check if it's still on.. then they all went 'oh no phone'. Like freaking ridiculous this guy had those shirts with a breastpocket. So i asked him 'do you have a phone?' and he said 'nonono'. Then as i walked past him i could see a phone in his pocket.
LIAR.

So at about 12.20 i asked the counter again.. then the guy said he called the driver already but the driver said that he searched the bus already and didn't find anything.
i called my HP then with the service counter's phone.. AND IT WAS SWITCHED OFF.

1@#!^$%&$%^&.

in case you're dense, ill show you a time line.

11.40AM - 107 left serangoon MRT
11.48AM - 107 left bus stop after serangoon MRT, HP still switched on.
12.00PM - It's only 5 stops to the interchange.. so i suppose the bus reached the interchange at about this time.
12.06PM - HP still switched on.
12.20PM - HP switched off.

How can anyone steal the phone after it has reached the interchange? Furthermore the bus was pretty empty when i left it, i think at most 3 ppl.
And if my HP was still on after the bus reached the interchange.. only the driver was in the bus after that.

Furthermore, the bus didn't terminate there, it proceeded to go to the bus depot. And my phone only became 'switched off' AFTER the service counter guy called the driver to check the bus.

My conclusion - THE BUS DRIVER DID IT.

My phone is in very good condition, looks like a brand new phone in fact. Cos i didn't really use it much in my 2 years in NS. Totally worth stealing IMO. :@ zzz.

Ok i know i'm quite mean in wildly accusing the bus driver or what. but i'm pissed so let me vent on somebody. and it's the only logical conclusion i can arrive at. totally makes sense doesn't it.

And i must say SBS/SMRT is damn screwed up la. Kovan mrt didn't have the contact number of hougang interchange! because NEL is ran by SMRT and the buses by SBS.. so they dont have each other's contacts?! ridiculous la.
Then when i was asking for help at the hougang interchange service counter the guy didn't even update me on what was going on.. i was just standing outside like an idiot. He didn't tell me that the bus driver couldn't find the phone until i asked him to borrow his phone. Hello, live update please.


SIGGHHH. my sony ericsson c902... freaking awesome phone can. 5megapixel with some awesome camera functions. just look at the photos i've placed on my blog. :( sigh. all my contacts!! argh. my photos.. should be safe, they're on my com.
Now i have to spend a few hundred bucks on a new phone. sigh.


OK after slamming SBS/SMRT for lousy service, i just HAVE to praise Singtel abit. apart from disconnecting me last night from wow like multiple times, and having ridiculously many number of hotlines for different purposes.. their SIM replacement is awesome?

Well, i called them up to cancel my line, and after multiple redirects i finally reached the person who could help me. So i asked like, after cancelling, how do i get it restored. Then she told me i could walk in to a hello! shop to get a new SIM FOR FREE (wow), or... THEY COULD JUST SEND IT TO MY HOUSE. FOR FREE. (double triple wow!)

is this awesome service or what? So in the next 5 hours i'm gonna get a new SIM card already. lol. you all can go out and lose your singtel SIM cards with ease of mind now HA.

sigh. any new phone recommendations?


UPDATE: ah, too good to be true. singtel called again, saying they got some system error, so they can only send the sim card tmr. ha noobs. oh well.

Tuesday 24 November 2009

bestie fun

ah, just spent 2 awesome days with my best friend in the world.

yesterday we went to town to watch "2012".


Before i start spamming you with pictures, i must say that the show was pretty good! I liked how the character development was adequately done such that you feel a sense of attachment to each and every one of them. The downside of this is that it takes a little long, and the show was indeed long, 2 hours++.

SPOILER ALERT
if you don't mind getting spoilt, then highlight the white text in between the two smiley faces (it's not THAT spoilerish, you can still watch the show after reading it)
:)
The show is basically about 2012 being the end of the world, as predicted by the ancient Mayan tribes. The 'end' occurs due to some chemical reaction or something caused by the sun and the crustal plates of the earth.. causing huge tsunamis and earthquakes and stuff. So the show tracks how the US actually keeps it hidden from the world and they have a secret project to 'rescue' the 'important' people of the world. Or those who can afford tickets.

:)

Argh, i'm damn annoyed with the weirdness of photobucket.. like i see a photo that's flipped horizontally on my com (cos i took the photo in portrait , for example), so i flip it back vertical and upload it.. then it comes out flipped on PB. then when i don't do it, it also comes out flipped.
So if some photos are rotated at a right angle.. just tilt ur head k :p

ok.. there are like 50 pictures or something.. so take ur time to scroll through :p

here we go:
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an empty popcorn booth at The cathay.. it's on the same level as the cinemas. i wonder why it's vacated?


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so much chocolate! wasted! (this is from the empty booth)


Ok so after 2012, i brought chris to Changing Appetites. Yes, i talked about this a few posts ago, their food is AWESOME ok. And the portions are generous, not like those places where you pay alot for very little. I was super full after finishing my meal la.
The prices are about 10-20 bucks, the student meals are all below 10. Student meals come with a bowl of soup, a slice of garlic bread, and a drink! and the main course is very generous also! super worth it i tell you.

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nice menu


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took a photo of chris taking a photo of the menu

There is a margaritas bar in CA lol.
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nice right! i think the ambience is very cosy. Somemore the shop is tucked away in some ulu corner of Marina Square.. probably why noone goes there!! it's damn empty can. I'll be devastated if it has to close because it has not enough business.
GO EAT THERE NOWWW!!!


This was my awesome meal. I can't rem the exact name.. Cheese the Chicken i think.
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Taken normal mode.


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Macro mode.
Much clearer right?
Anyway, i MUST gush about this. Besides what it obviously is, chicken smothered with cheese, there are actually a few slices of MANGO on it! Plus some mango sauce hidden among the cheese! It's a very unique but successful combination IMO. The chicken is marinated very well and the spices just explode in your mouth when you sink your teeth into the juicy flesh.
And there are some chips flakes or something around it.
NICE.


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This is chris' student meal.. this picture looks like crap lol. It's black pepper grilled chicken.
The baked potato was a bit too much though. Do you see the size of it?? It's like one freaking giant potato. lol.

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Side dish of meatballs which i ordered.. in my haste to eat it i forgot to take a picture lol. Only remembered after eating 2 balls.
I wouldn't say it's the best meatballs i've eaten though. IKEA ones are ownage. maybe 2nd best? something about the sauce.


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another picture of my Cheese the Chicken :)

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FINISH.
SO FULL. =) good stuff man.

Seriously people, go eat @ Changing Appetites. It's in Marina Square level 1, next to Carl's Junior.


Day2
Today me and bestie went to ECP to cycle! healthy lifestyle eh. after a day of pigging out must exercise . hahaah.

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Eh this shot was taken while i was cycling k!! by myself!! ok my camwhoring skills are ownage i know. Eeee i didn't know i was so skinny :S weightgainer ktnxbai.


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i'm trying to take a pic of chris while cycling.. it's not easy k! we have to go at the exact same speed and i've to be able to balance while taking the photo.

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fail again.

Then we decided to stop and take the photos instead =X

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Ok i must show you one more picture that's super cool:
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THIS PHOTO WAS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED K!! although i know it looks totally photoshopped. but i swear it's not.
super cool right the effect!! i dunno how chris did it.. she said she moved the camera along with my motion as i cycled past her.
So it creates this awesome blur effect of the background while i seem totally still. But i was actually cycling past her!



Then we cycled down all the way.. to the pier! i came here before last time but she didn't. It's a pretty nice place to go.. can see the horizon from here.. not too crowded.. etc.
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ok we made some stupid videos.. sorry the video is tilted sideways but .. i guess the audio is more impt. so. just listen. :p






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Another bangla with sexy shorts

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zoomed

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my HANDPHONE camera takes amazing shots, i know :p

More of us
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Lol so dark already! time to go eat!


So after returning the bikes we dabao BK and went to sit on the beach and eat like a picnic! quite cool la, i never do before. haha. I bought the XXL mushroom swiss burger.. not worth it? it's not THAT much bigger

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Eh my eyes are closed cos the flash is DAMN BRIGHT? imagine the whole area is dark then suddenly there's a bright white light glaring at you. You'll notice the next few shots my eyes are all a little smaller.

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bestiesss~

ok that's all folks. time to go sleep.. tmr is WoW day.