Society
Ever wondered how images bring 'life' to people, but hides the fearful truth behind it? Sometimes viewing photographes in grayscaled seems to tell a whole lot more about the picture. What hidden meaning does a greyscaled picture contain? Could it be
steganography? I've been planning to get a new mp3 player. Gotten the old one from redemning (spelling?) mobile points my dad accumulated for pumping petrol at the station.
Old mp3 playerSony MZ-RH10Asked my sis for her views on the
Sony MZ-RH10. She said it isn't worth getting a
MD (MiniDisc) and told me to get a
iPod instead.
There seem to be too much hype on 'i' something. There's iPod, iRiver, iRobot, i-'somthing'. Maybe because it started with iMac? I don't know.
One reason I don't want to get a iPod is due to it being over-rated. It has become too mainstreamed. Same goes for Creative's Zen. Everyone seems to have either a Zen or an iPod. It may seem similar to computer giants Intel and AMD.
I've been thinking about my past. All the screwed-ups I made in secondary school. I didn't really care about my future then. I guess when you mature your viewpoints tend to change and be different. Sometimes looking towards the future is somewhat making yourself plan ahead.
After getting into Polytechnic I started to realised how near/far I am to the working world. 3 years of my diploma course and 2 years of NS. After that, I can either enter the workforce (
highly unlikely) or continue my studies. My days seem to pass much quicker now compared to secondary school. It's already September (In 15 hours time). Everyday is filled with something to learn and explore.
I have been sleeping late these few days. I didn't sleep from Sunday night to Monday morning 8.30am. I was rushing through my Java programming project. And on tuesday, I slept at 4am. We need more sleep.
My future is in my own hands... let's paint it the way we want.
Random Links:
Katrina: HurricaneWireless Web puts personal data at risk Wireless LifeWireless
Life goes on...
The dreadful truth
Main StoryBen's lifestoryNews of the accidentIn each his family/friends/fansubber/distro/leechers heart lies his memories.
RIP Ben
Food Review! Tutu Kueh
The definitionIn the heart of many, it lies in there, the craving for food.
I bought some TuTu Kueh at one of the side stores for $2. 5 for 2 dollars.
What is Tutu keuh?
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From my point of view, it's made from some kind of flour (that what it seems to me) with fillings of either shredded sweetened coconut or peanut. [Think of your kaya bun, but replace the filling with coconut/peanut and the dough with flour.]
They are then placed in steam-cooker to be cooked. Once cooked, there are placed on squarish banana-leaves and then sold.
Pictures [Taken with my 6170 camera. I need a digital camera! Someone get me one!]
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The mysterious white cake
What's inside?
On a banana leaf! Wee.
We sent our investigator to check it out.
Investigator: "Hmmm.... I wonder what is this?"
Investigator: "Ah! A hat maybe?"
Investigator: "It's food! My favorite!"
Our investigator somehow managed to dig out the contents. Seems that it's a steam cake with peanut filling and flour.
Investigator: "It's too delicious...... ugh.."
NOTE: No animals/toys/investigators/whatever-you-want-to-call-them were harmed in this investigation!
A bit of this
"Louis got the lag aura."-Augustus Wee Yang Jie
Added this in after I read Timothy's blog.
Seems that everyone has stopped blogging for a while due to the recent assignments that are due soon.
I got a gamepad [For PC] to play Fatal/Fake and FF8. It's fun, you don't have to sit so close to the screen anymore ^^
I submitted my report for comm toolkit. CommT is a stupid module; glad to have finished it. I still have my IAC report and project to do which are due next tuesday [Have not start it yet ><]
On tuesday, was at the school library with Jensen, Darren and Augs. Jensen pulled me back after IS class . I'm glad he did, otherwise i would have slacked at home. We [Augs and me] started the FSP assignment due next friday. Darren and Jensen [Almost comp
l33ted] were helping us. I finally understood what are methods for! Got started with FSP. Jensen is the 1337. yay!
Received an email that ICT school is going to have a contest/competition. First price's a PSP, second is a Nitendo GameCube! I'm going to join for the PSP!
Today was free-and-easy day, we had FSP in the morning. We were to continue with our FSP assignment. I spent 2 hours trying to solve the service charge problem, but to no avail. TT A TT
Submitted our WP [Web Publishing] project too. Stayed back after school to finish it up. Sandra was pleading me to change the change the navigation bar's background color to orange [originally it was white]. I decided to change it anyway since it look nice. I like the Super Mario Bros Theme that was embeded in the menu ^^
Had my Japanese reading test too! It was easy, except for the fill-in-the-blanks part. I was re-reading the passage until i knew what to fill in. Have to practice my Japanese. Next week is the last lesson, and the writing test. Got to prepare for it. Hope to get a A for Japanese! I'm going to take all the Japanese modules!
Tomorrow's Japanese Summer Festival. Hope to have lots of fun there!
Pissed
Pissed off with my old and new router and the current modem.
New router: Can't do DCC sends
Bitcom's speeds decreases by 30kb/s
Has a fixed number of virtual servers allowed
Old router: Can't do DCC sends
Notebook/Laptop lags in mIRC
No ports for LAN wire connection
Modem: Disconnects at random intervals
Once disconnects, takes at least 5mins to reconnect
Random disconnection may occur once it reconnects
Yes, i did port forwarding.
Projects
Lots of projects to do.
I've got my FSP assignment, IAC project, IS report [I just need to improve it] and WP project.
Finally finished configuring my router. Spent the whole night :(
However, I seem to disconnect every now and then. Think it's the modem. Will be testing it with another modem.
Visited Links:
Hacking the ElevatorGuide to Elevator Safety!The art of rubber-band shootingShoot a bottle[Video]Origins of Ctrl-alt-del[Video]A visit to AdobeRecover your HDD!Dead mouse Translate internet acronyms!Optimus KeyboardAnything but an iPod
NDP = Noisy Day Parade ^^
Bought
D-Link DL-624 RouterStill forwarding ports for it.
NDP = Noisy Day Parade. People make a lot of noise whilst celebrating!
Nothing to blog today, just celebrated National Day. Recorded 2 hours of the Live TV via TV card. It's 7.40GB ._O I like the drill segment, the rest is boring :)
Saw the tanks/APCs/trucks in Jurong East. The APC is totally cool! However, there make hell lot of noise due to it's heavy machinary and engine. Oh course, it's tracks are made of pounds of metal.
Anyway, some links below
Visited Links:
Hiroshima remembers atomic bombRescuers battle to free sub crewStrawberry milk sausage Puberty Hotline counselors plagued by prank callers Nanotechnology kills cancer cellsP5AD2-E Premium
Nani Kore?
Green is what i see. A patch of different shades of green. Each strand of grass swayed in harmony with the blowing wind, creating waves-like effect.
Such a magnificent scene sporadic in the city we live in, where everyday is busy
Alright, some Japanese stuff today.
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Convesation in a restaurant 「レストランで/resutorande」
ひであき： あゆみさん、やさいが すきですか？
Hideaki: Ayumi-san, yasaiga sukidesuka?
Hideaki: Ayumi, do you like vegetables?
あゆみ： いい、あまり...。
Ayumi: iie, amari...
Ayumi: No, not really...
ひであき： じゃ、 にくが すきですか？
Hideaki: jya, nikuga sukidesuka?
Hideaki: Do you like meat then?
あゆみ： いいえ、あまり...。
Ayumi: iie, amari
Ayumi: No, not really either...
ひであき： じゃ、すきですか？
Hideaki: jya, sukidesuka?
Hideaki: What do you like then?
あゆみ： さかにが すきです。
Ayumi: Sakaniga sukidesu.
Ayumi: I like fish.
いであき： そですか。 じゃ、 Fish Head Curry おたべましょう。
Hideaki: Soudesuka. Jya Fish head Curry o tabemashou?
Hideaki: I see. Do you like fish head curry?
あゆみ： それわ なにですか？
Ayumi: sorewa nanidesuka?
Ayumi: What is that?
ひであき： さかなかれです。
Hideaki: Sakana no Kare desu
Hideaki: Fish and curry
あゆみ： おいしいですか？
Ayumi: Oishiidesuka?
Ayumi: Is it good?
ひであき：おいしいですよ。
Hideaki: Oishiidesuyo.
Hideaki: Yes it is.
あゆみ：じゃ、おたべましょう。
Ayumi: jya, tabemashou.
Ayumi: Well then, lets try it.
Waiter: ごちゅもんわ？
Waiter: gochumonwa?
Waiter: Can I have your order?
ひであき： Fish Head Curry おひとつ ください。
Hideaki: Fish head curry o hitotsu kudasai
Hideaki: One fish head curry please.
Waiter: はい。
Waiter: Hai
Waiter: Yes.
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Explanation for ordering:
Hitotsu （ひとつ） = One. Example. Aisukuri-mu [Ice-cream] o hitotsu kudasai. In this case, you ordered for a ice cream
Futatsu （ふたつ） = Two. Example. Aisukuri-mu [Ice-cream] o futatsu kudasai. In this case, you ordered two ice creams.
Mittsu （みっつ） = Three. Example. Aisukuri-mu [Ice-cream] o mittsu kudasai. In this case, you ordered three ice creams.
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Random Flash file:
Game name: Rensa 「れんさ」
Figure it out yourself ^^
RensaRandom Links:
Revenge CD icie's blog Rejected Software 2
Hacking the coke machine
Get more out of the vending machine.
For Coke machinesFor Pepsi machinesWonder if I can hack the one in school ^^
Piracy
Aug 3, 2005
2 postgrads held for selling pirated discs online
PhD student also among 5 nabbed in raid on 4 homes
By Chua Hian Hou
A PRE-DAWN police raid on four homes here yesterday saw five people arrested for selling pirated movies, music concert videos and video games on online auction sites.
The seizure of 1,600 DVDs and CDs was Singapore's largest ever haul from an Internet piracy investigation, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Tan Kah Khin, head of the Criminal Investigation Department's Intellectual Property Rights Branch (IPRB).
The discs seized include movies like Pirates Of The Caribbean and Alien Versus Predator; concert music videos of performers like Avril Lavigne and Britney Spears; Sony PlayStation games and pornographic movies.
A police statement said the pirates' products had earned them an average of $100 to $400 every month. Four of them are employed.
The alleged pirates - four men and one woman aged between 23 and 41 - had purchased the discs from syndicates and listed them at $6 to $8 apiece on online auction sites.
Two of them have master's degrees and one is a PhD student.
Buyers were contacted via e-mail and payment was made directly into the sellers' bank account, typically through Internet banking or ATM transfer.
When payment was received, the pirates would mail the discs to the buyers. No physical contact was ever made.
Despite the similarities in how the pirates operated, the four operations were not linked, said DSP Tan.
According to Record Industry Association Singapore (Rias) chief executive and Motion Picture Association representative Edward Neubronner, an anonymous tip-off made on the Rias website in March this year led to the arrests.
The whistle-blower had named four online auction accounts he suspected of selling pirated products. Rias investigators bought items from the sites to verify that the discs were pirated and then passed on the information to police.
IPRB officers eventually managed to uncover their identities. They had been operating since January this year.
DSP Tan said when they were arrested, the five were surprised that they could be traced, since they had never had any physical contact with their buyers.
People found guilty of selling or distributing pirated materials are liable for fines of up to $100,000 and jail of up to five years.
'This is not a good way to supplement your pocket money,' DSP Tan added wryly.
A whole lot of stuff
The darkness engulfed me, leaving me rendering to it. I tried fighting back, but to no avail. So much pain inflicted. The though of giving up was so tempting. Suddenly, a small but piercing light penetrated thru the darkness. It was then when 'it' appeared. A guide for me to escape, a new way. What leads to it?
As I alighted from the bus, I recalled the conversation I just had with my senior. It was a serious one, yet we talked about it so casually. I have been slacking. He noticed it and pointed out that during lessons, my laptop is always switched on and I'll be either busy with watching anime, gaming or something else. I tried to deny the fact that I only game/watch anime after classes. He then told me how he had wasted some years and doesn't want to go thru that again. Realsing the truth, I decided to change for the better.
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Today's review
Windows Vista (Longhorn) Beta 1
Links:
Official SiteFor developers
The desktop!
Start menu!
The look-through glass effect. Pretty neat.
Only available on laptops/notebooks. You can now adjust your battery power settings to "Automatic" , "High Performance" or "Power Saver".
Different view
You can now categerise it in the [A-H], [I-P], [Q-Z] form, instead of the [A] catagory, [B] catagory so on and so forth. Much neater now.
The power settings display have changed.
You can now broadcast presentations thru the network with the "Network Presentation" program.
Of course, there are still drivers which are still unsupported
The way you log-off is also different.
Screensaver.
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Random links:
PigRemember the pig picture in 'Bored I am'? One of my online mates posted it up to a korean picture board >.<
Gundam Seed Arcade GameSide viewN-gage sucks *toot*How to use a N-gageThats all for now
Anime blog.
I created an anime blog for review on anime and stuff. All reviews will be over there.
The link is http://anime-at-a-glance.blogspot.com
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