tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83738222011-04-22T06:17:16.311+08:00GXLnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1160158110414332672006-10-07T01:43:00.000+08:002006-10-07T02:08:31.583+08:00

I have moved here. Do today what others won't so you can live tomorrow like others can't. Chapter closed.

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Surf @ Pacifica Beachwriting it for the sake of writing itThis entry is meant for the weekend that I went surfing. (8/20-8/21)It was quite an impromptu thing, because we thought the weather was getting colder and it was perhaps the last opportunity to go beach. (but time has proven us wrong... it's still hot now!) Also, we got this nice guy called Damien to teach us surfing for free.It was a

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1126914854644398242005-08-28T10:47:00.000+08:002005-09-17T07:54:14.650+08:00

Played basketball instead of touring golden gate bridgeOutside EA sports

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Chicagothe America's kind of townIn Silicon Valley, there is a school called Stanford. All my friends who came here with me have visited Stanford. But not me. I chose to wait. Because I promised myself that the first school I will ever go in the entire United States lies a thousand miles away in Evanston, North of Chicago. That is the place once I belonged - Northwestern University. So I made a

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1124792846669656602005-08-23T17:00:00.000+08:002005-08-23T18:30:41.116+08:00

Trying to keep upYou see, one thing about not blogging fast is that you tend to write a damn long entry once in a blue moon which bores every reader to death. and that is exactly what i am gonna do right now. so please read on and die.I have tried to plan something different for every of the last four weekends.30/7-31/7 - Went half moon bay on saturday. First time going to a beach in the states.

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1122608526530521622005-08-02T11:45:00.000+08:002005-08-17T06:07:15.553+08:00

Happily Working, How Unbelievable!This is because:1. I am getting experience of working for a start-up and for a big company at the same time. How is that possible? Come to the GetSilicon team of E2open and you will know what I am talking about.2. Flexible hours.3. Not much work to do. (This might change in the near future, but it will only be better because though I like slacking, I like

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1122607668872698302005-07-30T06:39:00.000+08:002005-08-16T10:05:49.146+08:00

Car Hunt part 2 - Fancy vs Real FancyFor me (as well as many other NUS interns in silicon valley), it is the first time that I actually get to decide what car to buy. Given a tight budget, limited time and experience, the selection process was difficult. I arrived at my first decision by asking myself a series of quick questions.What type of car do you want? -- A fancy car.What is your budget? --

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1122607605318381692005-07-29T11:26:00.000+08:002005-08-16T07:11:42.920+08:00

Car Hunt part 1 - dealing with dealersThere are four ways to find a used car in california.1. Go to craigslist.com and search the ads.2. Go to craigslist and post what you want and wait.3. Randomly go along the highway and see if there is any abandoned car by the side.4. Go to a dealer.After trying the first three methods for a few days still without any luck, I decided to go to this dealer

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1122593575343238132005-07-26T06:31:00.000+08:002005-07-29T07:37:41.243+08:00

AAAThis is no news -- when you go to a different place, you need time to do the AAA, Adapt, Adjust and Acclimatize. A few interesting observations here in silicon valley though (excuse me for the snap judgments):Some people on this NOC program are 1. geeks. In some way, they have no problem in settling down at all. How they lived in Singapore is exactly how they are gonna live in the valley.

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1122588732607374462005-07-24T05:26:00.000+08:002005-08-16T10:09:35.040+08:00

Go XLfood, people, cars, houses, wardrobe, boobs...The things in US are X'tra Large. A normal serving of dinner I have here is double of the size (as compared to that in singapore or china -- omitted thenceforth till otherwise). I was stunned to see the HUGE plate of fried noodle for my first meal, in a chinese restaurant somemore. I mean I knew it was gonna be huge here in the states, but still

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1121967162920700032005-07-22T00:58:00.000+08:002005-07-22T01:33:16.493+08:00

Say "Hi Califonia"So just now I went to check in my bags. And now, after about 30 hours, I am in my apartment in Watersedge, a beautiful lakeside house at Foster City, 30 minutes down south of downtown San Francisco.I took a flight from Changi airport, SG to narita airport, Tokyo. I used my one hour of stay in Tokyo airport to explore the Japanese culture. All I can say is that Japanese girls are

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1121801440662532102005-07-20T02:14:00.000+08:002005-07-20T03:30:40.720+08:00

Never did something like this beforeWho said I never update my blog any more? I am doing it now, after two months. but only because I have never done this before. The special thing is that it is happening now at a corner of the changi airport, inside the Pacific Coffee Company. I am sitting next to a hot American chick, sipping mango guava chillino and using the internet. Oh did i mention that

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1117773427353587292005-06-03T11:15:00.000+08:002005-06-03T12:42:50.073+08:00

Grandpa's WalletMy grandpa uses a black wallet with plain leather covers. Even plainer is the inside -- some cash notes neatly inserted in the fold, an ID card and a photo with grandma. No coin pouch, no credit card, no driving license, no neoprints, no whatever VIP cards, no foreign currency, no worries maintaining an over-stuffed wallet.An earnest desire for a simpler life.

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i never met a girl who is so damn sweet i never had a love that was so complete summer's so lost when it's raining in junethat's how it feels when i'm missing you...happy anniversary, loe

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Shooting my way throughStanding at 5-9 and weighing just 140 pounds, I am quite not fit for 5 or 4. Unable to dish out incisive assists or drive the ball into the paint, I am not a 1 or 2 either. Hence, by elimination, I am a solid 3, and I might just be a natural for that. A glance at the top SFs in NBA -- Quentin Richardson, Kyle Korver, Rashard Lewis, Peja Stojakovic... All have a knack in

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1115310661692105632005-05-09T15:25:00.000+08:002005-05-09T15:25:10.623+08:00

Million Dollar Baby It's a story based on female boxing. Frank Dun (by Clint Eastwood) is a boxing trainer and has trained many men into good fighters who will eventually choose to leave him for another manager, a harsh truth partially caused by his over-protectiveness. Plus his estrangement with his daughter for years, Frank has never involved himself into any relationship, not even a

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1115307261506872822005-05-05T23:24:00.000+08:002005-05-06T00:33:44.240+08:00

Bothered by elbow infectionSharp pain coming from right elbow whenever I flex my arm. Comes at such a bad time now that I finished exams and can swim, play basketball, tennis, ping pong and go gym every day. Why do bad things happen to good people?another example, my computer. Virus infection always occur right before I wanna turn on full scale to study. While i am playing PC games, it never

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Pull it Together Rockets!The Houston-based basketball team should be renamed as the Houston Rollercoasters. The team has sent their fans on an emotional rollercoaster throughout the season. They had a rather sloppy start of the season despite wild pre-season speculation of reaching a MM dynasty. I still remember they lost twice to Charlotte Bobcats within 4 days. Then there was a pretty good run

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Anti-japanese protestIt might have been off the peak now, but as a Chinese, I would like to add my remarks on this issue. For the past few weeks, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people have taken to the streets to protest against Japan, venting their frustration on the things that Japanese government has done recently. I assume you all know what they are, but let's go through the list:1. new

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1115281575874128652005-05-05T13:57:00.000+08:002005-05-05T16:33:55.706+08:00

Over not yetLadies and gentlemen... back by (not-so-) popular demand... the crappiest blogger in the history, according to a few loyal readers, we give you... Robby GXL!That's right! My 11-day exam run ended 3rd May. As expected, the last paper on software engineering was the most difficult one among all. A good 20 marks was left untouched. Well, let's face it, i am not gonna be the next James

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Things I want the most ain't comin'There are two things I want the most now. One is a simple "all the best for exam" message from a friend who is still very important to me. The other is an interview appointment for internship from silicon valley.Perhaps they are both not coming any time soon. Well anyways, the first wish will expire on next tuesday because my exam will be over by then. The

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expectations and returnsJust wanna write a short entry before plunging back to programming. The old chinese saying about high hope leads to big disappointment proved to be very true, first in the NUS mug incident. As part of its Centennial celebration, the school has decided to give each student a mug. It says in the e-mail that the mug is specially designed for the occasion with "a personalized

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Singapore businessHeute Morgen habe ich Zeitung gelesen und ich finde die "Singapursjahreszeit in London" sehr interessant...Oops, that was just a bit of hangover from the german oral test this morning... but the news is for real. Let me start again. I was reading the Business Time this morning, and I noticed that there is an event called the "Singapore Season in London". It's like a grand

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Open House Man Time to feel proud, and move the crowdIt's NUS open house today. I didn't sign up for anything in particular (well, me, never been interested in those CCA points crap), but I did decide to help out in our department's road show. It's time for me to give something back to the Industrial and System Engineering (ISE) community.Being one of the two smallest departments in the engine

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Seize the DayThank God, family and friends for your help I knew I needed a boost from some really good news to get myself back on track. Well, here is one -- I am qualified for a one-year oversea internship to silicon valley starting July this year. I will be chasing after companies all over silicon valley these days until I secure a placement. So if you happen to run a company in silicon valley,

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Soccer soccer soccerand more soccer Today during lessons, there were a few guys who seemed pretty as much lethargic. Well, it's the champion's league week and therefore another ball-worshipping time for the guys. Despite busy schedule, people always turn up for the games, at around 3am. Sometimes we should be thankful that the games are played in Europe, so that it will be at night here in Asia.

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Love is in the airGod bless themMet an acquaintant on the school bus and got into talking. She is a typical Chinese scholar (sm1) -- intelligent, ambitious, hardworking and strong-minded (from the north some more), so the conversation centered around school stuff. Later after we were off the bus and about to go separate ways, I teased her by inquiring about her being recently attached (got the

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Orchardit can also be nice this wayand because of the handphone break down, I have to go town both yesterday and today. I know that there is also a nokia shop in Clementi, but why would I miss out such a good opportunity to go to Orchard?Called up my buddy Shenhua last minute and managed to arrange a date with him to orchard. (FYI, Shenhua, male, single, good-looking, fun, rich, not a gay. so if

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Nokia Conspiracythat hurts, reallyMy handphone had a "sudden death" yesterday morning. The alarm went off as usual; I pressed a button to stop it as usual; slept for another 5 seconds as usual; opened my eyes and saw my hp screen showing some unusual volumn bar. And that's it. All buttons malfunctioned except for the on/off switch. Classic sudden death.It took a while (imagine how sleepy i was

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Birds problemkindda scary, kindda sweetEver since yesterday morning, I have noticed some leaves and small twigs scattering on the corridor outside my room. I ignored it the first two times when i opened the door, assuming that the cleaner has been careless today or at most, my neighbour has played a weird prank on me. However, as the pile of greens and organics kept on increasing every time i

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Where to sit on busdifferent ways in different culturesWell, I prefer it to be called a culture shake than culture shock. Imagine this - you board a bus and there is ten rows of double seats all together. The first eight are all singly occupied. The last two at the back are empty. Where will you sit?In Singapore - Most people will walk all the way back and take the empty seat. Then have a quiet

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Grooming for successWould you judge me if I tell you that I went for a grooming course today, some more alone? Well, almost alone. My classmate James was supposed to go with me but he pulled out at the last minute. When I arrived at the NUS alumni clubhouse, there was already quite a big crowd of other image conscious people waiting outside of the conference hall. Mostly ladies (duh?), and the

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Wu Yongpeng elected as VPBy GU XIAOLEI Associated Press Writer, BBC NewsWARWICK - This might have come in a bit late, because the actual election was held about a week ago. But anyways, congratulations to Wu Yongpeng who was elected as the vice president of the Chinese Student Union (CSU) in Warwick University. Despite facing fierce competition from the other contestants, Wu displayed leadership

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Thank YouIt was so hot for the past 20 days that I was kindda worried if my Gatsby hairspray is gonna explode or my Redoxon pill is gonna melt... But right on the verge of my head bursting into flames this afternoon, I saw the sun slowly hidden by the clouds and rain falling from the sky. God answered my prayer.By the way, you can make "dragon fire" (a long and ferocious trail of fire, like those

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HungryI am damn hungry now, so I am going to eat some junk food while writing this. I don't normally eat snacks, not because I dont like them, more like I am too lazy to start looking for those food. When I was at home where all sorts of snacks are within the reach of my arm, I can really eat like a goldfish - I was told that goldfish never knows if he is full. I actually found these two

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Lightlooks amazing.

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What's New?Hi, have you ever kept on visiting a blog, waiting for new entries but the author just seems to have gone on hiatus forever? If you have, that might well be a sign telling you to "go get a life!" :p ...and I believe Noel surely agrees with that.I haven't updated my blog for one week. (What a sin!) Actually I wanted to write something a couple of days ago, but my internet access was

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1109441494853978002005-02-26T22:58:00.000+08:002005-02-27T02:14:34.950+08:00

Shaq on hiding behind Yaofunny picture from last year's NBA all-star game with Shaq hiding behind Yao. O'Neal is really an entertainer.

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NBA all-star game 2005What it takes to play like a starWhen:-- Feb. 20 8pm E.T. or -- Feb. 21 9am Beijing timeWhere:-- Denver, USWhat: -- to see beyond material and into the fabric of the dream-- a relentless pursuit of perfection-- being fearless and dynamic-- to accept the role of an icon and responsibility it holds-- to thrive in the spotlight or be blinded by its glare-- to be the first

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time stopped for the better i have been very lazy and there is really nothing to talk about in this blog... this used to be my get-away, but i guess it's really not so much... so now sleeping is the only get-away and still effective... just that the weather is not helping... it's been freaking hot. look on the bright side, good time to get tanned, swimming pool is just opposite. school stuff is

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Houston Rockets Yao Ming all the best If you ask any Chinese people which foreign sports team is their favorite, I can safely say 80% will tell you it is the Houston Rockets from NBA. The other 19% will rank the Rockets second, probably after Real Madrid or Inter Milan. and there is the remaining 1% who don't watch CCTV5. Yes, it's because of their 7"6 center Yao Ming. Do you need a further

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Tiger Cup the local soccer festival? erm... not so much actually A few days ago I mentioned that in Hangzhou there are local sports teams to support but not in Singapore. Well, the singapore national soccer team, the Lions as we all call it, proved me wrong. They are in the finals of this year's Tiger Cup!! Just for your information, Tiger Cup is the South East Asian version of Asia Cup. It is

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K into late night happy hour, 240 minutes, mandarin, english, canto, japanese! My friend Noel listens techno to sleep, knows nuts about mandarin pop and has never been to KTV before yesterday. But guess what? For the very first song last night, this dude swayed everyone in the room with the song called "Xiaowei" -- a mandarin pop flagship and the mother of all Karaoke hits. And that was just

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boat

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lonely hill

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lake central island

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foothill of baoshi

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beishan road

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boulder walk

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long bridge park

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snowy riverbank

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Overlooking bai causeway

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Boats

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Cute Snowman

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1 Lazy street 2005 Incessant babble, chatter, gibber, jabber, patter... It's been a while, but thunderloo didn't close shop. For the past one month, I was either too busy or too lazy to update my blog. Let me pick up from where I left. so I went home on 7th Dec. from Day2, I started exploring the city like the way i always do, radially outward with increasing distance. I walked into the DVD shop

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homecoming Alright, I did it. I accessed blogspot homepage from Hangzhou, China, so I suppose I can continue to update my blog throughout the december holiday. I only managed two hours' sleep last night, but it's ok, because I slept through my flight back. Though travelling in a jam packed southern china aircraft may be the worst flying experience someone can ever get, I had no problem falling

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Probably the last entry of year 2004 it's a simplified blog for now. It's 1:45am in the morning -- 7 more hours to my departure flight. Just finished playing cards with Ban mao who was my partner, Xuyi and Sheep. The latter two guys seemed demoralized by Ban's superior luck and intriguing play style. I was confused by him too, but I don't want to condemn him because I am on the winning side.

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sweet o' home feeling the adrenaline rush of homecoming. A quick recap on what I have done so far: slept, a lot, while missing loesin. went to the gym, while missing loesin. had thai express again, while missing loesin. packed most of my room, while missing loesin. sent the SEP application stuff, while missing loesin. Crashing friends' rooms in hostel at night, while missing loesin.

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Karaoke sing out loud, bring out the singer in you. Call me insane, but within a week I have gone to sing karaoke twice. Once right after I finished my second last exam paper and once yesterday on a friend's birthday. The latter was especially fun because the way everybody sang on that day was totally different from what I used to sing. To me last time, singing karaoke was like an opportunity

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You Call Yourself a Restaurant? Don't go dine in Munchie Monkey unless you eat dog vomit. I am talking about the two "restaurants" in NUS yusof ishak house. Why do they have to bring lousy food into the school? Gourmet Review One -- Genki Sushi ( ★★☆☆☆ ) 2 / 5 : Lack of variety of sushi displayed on the conveyor belt. Fish not fresh, when you chew on a piece of salmon, it's more soggy than

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Crazy Maskman crazy maskman trying to get younger-looking skin and acting like commandos/tribal man. I decided to do some damage control on my face (blame the exams stress!!). so I put mask today. I know it's a pansy-ish, vainpottish thing to do. but hey, that greenish clay thingy does wonders alright? besides, it's as if I am a tribal man.

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Welcome My Life Back "Dear beloved, we are here today to witness the blissful revivification of Mr Gu's life, for a short while though..." It is so great that this happy day coincides with the World AIDS Day. I finished my last exam this morning. It was tough, it was on probability, and I think I screwed up a little bit towards the end but I don't care -- it's over, it's all over. Tossing aside

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Vacation Time for the Blog That's right. When this blog is taking a break, I gotta work my brain nuts... Because the final exam is starting soon (Tomorrow). As much as I love to share with you guys about my transitional thoughts from the worst time of the semester (now) to the best time of the semester (when it's over) -- and the language would get really colorful, believe me -- I have to spend

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Pop Music Surprising even to me that I seldom write about this big hobby of mine. Well, here i go. I started listening to pop music when I was in primary 5, under the influence of my father. That year, he bought our first hi-fi stereo that plays CD. I remembered our first CD was a Mando/Canto collection of Jackey Cheung aka Zhang Xue You. There is "Wen Bie" (Kiss Goodbye) which remains my

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Singapore Idol Many say it's boring, low in standard, but I like it. I feel connected, especially tonight when the four singers did asian pop. Taufik totally pulled it off with his moving performance -- "Belaian Jiwa", which means caress soul. Olinda's "Qian Yan Wan Yu" by the late Teresa Teng was quite sentimental. She has become my choice for the latest two episodes. Well, for those who has

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For my boo This song has been around for a while and i am still crazy about it now. I found a link for the MTV -- Usher & Alicia Keys - My Boo -- so do check it out. awesome stuff! The word "boo" is an interesting slang. It originally means a sound uttered to show contempt, scorn, or disapproval: You have time to complain, but you don't have time to fix this little problem? Boo! When used as a

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Motivational haircut and the Iraqi war I had my motivational haircut today. I do this every time before my exams. In chinese, there is actually a phrase for that called "xiao fa ming zhi", which means shaving bald to show aspiration.. but i am not cool enough to shed all my hair and i think i will never do that. what's the point of growing them for such a long time and then let some random

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1099237707445654822004-10-31T22:54:00.000+08:002004-10-31T23:48:27.446+08:00

Seoul Fun We celebrated Mrs Tay's birthday at Seoul Garden, Taka yesterday. Loesin and I arrived early to book the tables for eight people. It was like fighting in a war because there are just too many diners and too little "Garden space". Then came Minyi and Mrs Tay's family, followed by a great fun of eating, cooking and chatting. There was a subaru challenge downstairs at the square and after

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If you do visit here, you may have noticed that something is lost in the change process of my blog outlook. There is no more a title for each article i wrote, and there is neither the mail-this-to-a-friend function. I dont know how to put them back but i still think the new one looks cool. now you can link to my friend's blog on the left. rest assured, they are all cool people. and i will put

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I don't know if you guys ever wonder how the word "Thunderloo" comes from. Well, i made it up. It's a nickname combination of mine and my girlfriend's. but coincidentally, if you go online and google this word, that gives you a 4-page list of websites related to an American play called "In the under Thunderloo". Apparently some guy directed this show 11 years, and did it again in 2002. The

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yes, i sleep walked last night at about 3a.m. The place i staggered to is the toilet... I did put on my shorts... I grabbed one of the detergent bottles the cleaner keeps in the toilet... I missed the door knob of the cubicle when i reached for it and bruised my knuckle... I smelt smoke when i was in there... That's all i could remember before i gained my consciousness back and finished my

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Albert Einstein, Karl Marx, Michael Schumacher... I am one step closer to befriend those guys... Not by being a nerdy communist who takes over Ferrari, but by studying German!!!! -- ya, i know it's a cheap thrill...well, I have to say that it's the most interesting course among all that I am taking in this semester. It's not too stressful, well at least my lecturer (a guy from korea) has made the

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"He (Patrick Vieira) was always by the referee's side. But this was an important win and we hope it will be a turning point." Guess who's talking? yes, that was sir Fergusonamabitch, after winning the match on sunday against Arsenal by underhand methods of cheating, conspiring and barbarianing. Rooney, who added the second goal in injury time, won the 73th-minute penalty kick after going down

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That's it, i had enough! With a combo of german oral exam and operational research mid term test done today, it's finally time to say goodbye midterm. But just as Lisa has said, "the finals are coming!!" Anyway, just forget about it for this moment and take one-night break to breathe in some fresh air and have some chocolate ice-cream. perhaps play a game of winning eleven or read a car magazine.

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Guess the monsoon season is here. it's been raining for days and my room is very cooling. it's so nice and when i walk outside at night, even cooler, and smell of freshness... i love the monsoon season, well so there is no soccer playing in the afternoon, but it doesn't matter, because i can finally get nice afternoon naps! lazy boy rulez yeah!!

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last night was just another night until I walked out of my room and saw a greyish black rat coming out of the pantry. We were on the same corridor. The rat was strolling towards me before it saw me and tried to escape. It must have guessed that there is no turning back, so it actually ran towards my direction and passed right by my left foot. Then it turned right at the end of the corridor and

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I don't get it... why in the end one hostage still died?? i am utterly disappointed with the chinese government... it's a failure in politics and diplomacy. it sucks!! i am so sad for that guy, who is a father-to-be... never get to see his child.... so sorry for the unborn baby. lost a father to terrorism and the inability of our leaders... why is it like this??? i dont get it!!

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Ok, first of all, i have removed the poll on the slamdunk. Kobe Bryant received the most number of votes (4 votes)... so the results reaffirmed the fact that he is the king! Lebron James came so close with just one vote short to dethrone KB... well, maybe that's because i cast two votes for him, 'coz i love him... Now i created a new poll about the election. i have cast my vote to Kerry. I never

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Ever since June 2003, this song has remained as one of my favourite songs. When I was supposed to leave for the States to further my studies and not returning to Singapore to be with the girl I love for a long time to come, my emotional life touched the rock bottom. It was "Thank God I found You" in which I strengthened my faith and love. It has accompanied and guided me through the darkest

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I watched it last saturday. We were seated in one of the front rows. I believe it was Reina's idea for greater impact. Honestly, I found the movie scary, maybe because it's been a while since the last time attacked by a horror show which was "Ju-on 1". However, i enjoyed this story about Father Merrin fighting against evil in an East Africa desert on which Lucifer fell after being cast from

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Wu Yongpeng was caught copycatting my photo posture the other day. Nice views though.

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Here are two of my close friends, Yongpeng (centre) and Li Hao (right). It's always great to hang out together with them, and we have been on trips to three places around China. The backgroud is Chinese High football field where a team named "Gen-Y-China" has risen and fallen.

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Still remember the cry-singing guy living next to me? Well, he is still doing that. Apart from him, there are another two people who have that freak show quality in them. One of them is Jack, well i dont know the real name... let's just call him that for the time being. Almost every night from 8pm till around mid night. You can see Jack wandering the open area downstairs, walking round and round

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1097564123677651632004-10-12T14:43:00.000+08:002004-10-12T14:55:23.676+08:00

Ok, this morning was the mid term test for linear algebra. I have lost count of how many tests I have had so far since the mid term break but I do know I still have four more mid term tests or equivalent to go in this month. anyways, this morning's one was a total waste of time. Maybe the lecturer has never seen so many people attending his class before, he rambled on and on and on before and

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Just now when I was uploading the picture of the beach in Rio de Janeiro, I tried to fancy what it will be like if I own one of those sailers in the sea. It would be so cool man! I still remember in one of the episodes in FRIENDS, Rachel tried to persuade some rich guy to buy a boat in an auction for charity - "Let me paint you a little picture," and she continued, "you got the wind in your hair.

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Met a friend from Brazil the other time on the net. She is an English teacher and stays in Rio de Janeiro. Her city is totally cool, check out the picture!

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Here are two fun online games. http://www.sticky.tv/game/cyrkam_airtos/ http://www.wagenschenke.ch/

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I had an amazing saturday evening. watched "The Terminal" and had "best of nippon" buffet dinner. hopefully I will fill you in with the details but i got to sleep now. so satisfied i feel like singing...

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I forgot to put this up just now... 1. Which part of the body is a girl's name? - "The knees" (Denise) 2. Which part of the body is a guy's name? - "Dick" 3. Which two parts of the body combined give you a guy's name? - "Toe knee" (Tony) 4. Which part of the body gives you an indian girl's name? - "Knee lah" ( Nila) 5. Which part of the body can you find Mickey Mouse? - "This knee" (Disney) 6.

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October 1st, it is the BIG day back home. In fact, it is one BIG week of National Day holidays... Apparently they call it the Golden week. People are relaxing and celebrating, if not, at least watching a parade or something. but for me, I have to study for my stupid programming test tomorrow in spite of the "festive mood"... what else did i do today? oh I took a stroll to the neighbourhood shop

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I had lunch with some of my fellow "Zappies" in Mac today. That fancy name came from a video project we worked on together in a management course in year one. In the picture (taken during a gathering in Matt's house last year) you can see the five of us who made it to the lunch appointment except for matt. Not in the pic are Hans and Allan. The seven of us really bonded through the course and our

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School started today. Holiday is over (AGAIN)!! I spent most of the holiday catching up with my school work and revising F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Oh man i tell you it's worth watching it twice. As loesin was having her prelim exams, we didn't get to go out until today, which happens to be our monthly anniversary date. We had dinner in the Sizzler steak seafood restaurant in Suntec. The food there are all

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1095850831851679922004-09-22T19:00:00.000+08:002004-09-22T19:31:59.190+08:00

I went to the gym in the afternoon. I used to work out regularly during my junior college years, but ever since then, i have really been slacking and i have trouble remembering when was the last time i went to gym. Therefore in order to prepare for this new workout, i played table tennis yesterday as a warm up... with a secondary school boy for only half an hour... i am joking.. anyways, the

GXLnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8373822.post-1095687438602535652004-09-20T21:29:00.000+08:002004-09-20T21:37:18.603+08:00

Hey, if any of my 'Gen-Y-China' team members drop by here and you have the photos taken during our glorious age (year 2000 i think), please leave me a message here in the chatterbox or send to my e-mail so that i can post them here. Good (and very handsome) things are meant to be shared. :>

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I went to play street soccer with my friends - Zong, Lihao, Pig, Ox, Bian, Sai, etc at SRC. In the first match, Ox was very on form and became our leading scorer with two goals. then, this somehow nerdy-looking guy came up me and challenged us for a game. we played, and it turned out that this team was no chicken feet. What does that tell you? Never judge a book by its cover... they are much more

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You are a XPYG--Expressive Practical Physical Giver. This makes you a Roving Spouse. You are magnetic, charming, and impossible to resist. You have no problem with approaching your target sex -- it just comes naturally to you, and the thrill of warming up a stranger is one of your great drives. Still, very few people really know you. You don't just *feel* misunderstood -- you are. You are

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Oh man, here it is again. My neighbour is cry-singing. In case you haven't come across this word, cry-singing means singing as if you are crying in GuXiaolei's Original Dictionary. Errr... his voice is so... let's just say it makes you wonder what American Idol's Simon Cowell has to say... talking about American idol, william hung was in Singapore a few days ago to promote his album and attracted

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i woke up fairly early (930am) this morning to explore a little more about blogspot. Hey, make sure you check out the NBA polls and guestbook yeah? Then loesin came to visit me... surprisingly, it was not a surprise visit, which she once did and i shall save that for another occasion. we spent the afternoon hanging out in my room, with her studying for prelims and me pigging then exchange. the

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A breath-taking selection of dunk scenes from NBA with Fred the indiana man (Bottom-left) against Raptor's superguard Vince (Bottom-right), and LeBron the new '23' sensation of NBA (Top-left) facing the ultimate Kobe Bryant (Top-right) who championed this year's NBA Rewind Challenge. Who wouldn't like it???

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went to watch the movie 'Dodgeball' today. It is a hilarious american comedy with Ben Stiller acting as a pseudomacho gym freak. While some might find the movie vulgar and stupid, i think it's plainly funny with scenes such as Ben Stiller practicing self-administered aversion therapy in which he attaches electrodes to his nipples and trains himself to resist the temptations of junk food. Oh and

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