Next Toto Draw 1st Prize - $5.5 Million

Haha, seems like my cursing prayers works very effectively. Realised on Thurs that the Toto first prize that evening is $2.8 million. Afraid that it may be too late for me to buy any tickets, I pray that nobody wins it so it can be snowballed to Monday. And it works! Given the second chance, must whack BIG.

Results out. Sigh... spent so much and all I won is $20, with half of belonging to my friend. Why I am not among the 8 persons? :(

A Visit to the Vet

Brought Mickey to the Vet on Monday evening for his routine jab to control his recurring skin problem. The little boy is so pamper. Keeps whining on the vet table after his jab while we are discussing his condition with the vet. Like a spoilt child, pestering the owners to carry him n leave since the jab is over. Sigh...

WHAT THE HECK?!! Another raise?

This is going too far. First raises in cab fares and electricity bills then comes public transport request to increase fares, now news just reported that Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) is increasing too. WTF! Isn't all this comes too coincident, immediately a few months after the General Elections? And the reason given by our dear Land Transport Authority (LTA)? Need to maintain optimal speed on expressways. I wan to ask LTA, who the freaking hell caused this in the first place? LTA lower the COE prices over the past few months to such an extent that it is quite affordable to own a car. So everybody jumps in, which results in the traffic congestion everywhere. And now who is gonna pay for LTA mistake? US!. Even though I don't own a car, such measure really pisses me off. Is this the so called first world government that our government keeps boasting about? Congrats to all those 66% of the population who voted for the ruling party. You got your wish of having a “higher standard of living”

Updated: Saw new definitions on net
E.R.P (Everyday Rob People)
L.T.A (Lee Takes All)

Starcraft Ghost

Always trust Blizzard to come out with a kick ass game and trailer for it, Starcraft Ghost. Too bad the game got shelf/back to development. But I must say, this is one hell of trailer. More like one for the movies than for a game.

A Mid-Life Crisis?

Contemplating to resign from my current job these few days. Really tired of what I am doing here. I hate the job scope. I seem to have entered the stage where I have lost all drive in work. I totally have no idea what should I do with my career. If I leave this place, where should I go, what should I look out for; I have totally no fucking idea. Just talk 2 my U classmate, moongster. He is also facing the same situation as I do. His job scope is quite similar to mine. Surprisingly many of his friends also have the same thinking as we do. We start to wonder should we change job/industry and what should we do from then on. Is this what they call a mid-life crisis? But isn't that a bit too early? This tiger needs a rest....

P.S. Thanks to Moongster, this is known as Quarter-Life Crisis

Here's a good explanation of quarter life crisis and how to overcome it. Link

Dreamt of mum last night. It is my first time that she appears in my dream since she pass away. In it, she looks like she is folding clothes, looking very gentle and at peace. Sadly I can't remember much of the dream after I woke up though it seems to last very long. I am happy to see her but sad that it had to end when the morning breaks. Still missing her...

I am too old for this....

Woow... it's been a crazy and hectic week for me. Got a huge problem on my project's prototype build 3 run at the factory. Causes so much panic around. Finally some peace n I pop over to YouTube for some R n R and I saw this video of the next generation of gameplay by Valve, the makers of Half-Life 2. OMG! And I tot using the gravity gun in Half-Life 2 is tough for me and now this... Look at the unlimited crazy/creative (choose one) ways to use this portal gun. Man... I think I am too old n slow for this shit. But kudos to the genius at Valve for coming out with such a brillant idea for this. The programming to get this to work must be a nightmare.


Also found this cool music video made entirely using the Half-Life 2 gaming environment. These guys are good...

Sunday Breakfast with Dad

Went out on Sunday morning with Dad and my aunt to the newly opened Chinatown Complex Temp Market and Food Complex to have breakfast. as the old complex is closed for upgrading, all the shops and the stalls selling tasty and cheap food are shifted to the nearby Outram area. We supposed to have porriage but the stall have not started business till Monday. So we end up having noodles.

Dad had raw fish noodles, something that I saw for the first time. After the meal, we walk around where Dad met alot of his Chinatown friends. Feel like accompanying an Minister of Parliament around on election day. :p All in all we have an enjoyable time, even my grouchy aunt also flash a smile.

My aunt enjoying herself

Juventus Relegated! :(

Juventus have been found guilty of corruption and been demoted to the Italy football second division and start next season with a 30-point deficit, as well as being stripped of the league titles they won in the past two seasons. Why do they have to go do all these bribing and match-fixing when they have such a wonderful squad that can win the league without any help? Now, all the top players in the team will leave the team and with the 30 points deduction, it signals that the club will stay at least 2 seasons in the lower league.

And with AC Milan also banned from playing European football next season, Chelsea will have a bigger chance of winning the Champions League as they are hardly any challengers to them now with the lost of the Italians powerhouses. Something I wish won't happen. Especially for a club that bought its way to success.

Vitagen: Good for Breast?

Haha, just when I am about to write an entry on the latest Vitagen ad featuring Felicia Chin, Eternity on a Rock, did it ahead of me. The latest ad gave the similar impression as the one did by HL Milk. The Vitagen ad definitely looks like those breast enhancement advertisment you see in the papers. ^_^

PC Upgrading Blues

Holly cow. From the way the PC market is heading, if I am gonna upgrade my PC, it won't be called an upgrade. More like buying a new PC. Things are moving so fast that my PC is becoming obsolete at the blink of an eye. The "IN" thing now is dual cores CPU. Hence instead of the one CPU per chip, there are 2 running concurrently in the same chip, greatly increasing speed and performance. And rumors has it, it is moving towards "Quad" core (4 CPUs per chip) in the next few years. Geezz...

I tell you har, hardware makers are all bitches. Every time there is something new, they change all the various CPU connections and standards such that a simple upgrade will end up changing the entire PC. Take my case, if I want to upgrade my PC to a Dual-Core CPU, I will need to upgrade the motherboard as well because the new CPU is not compatible with my current motherboard. Next, the new dual-core CPU and motherboard uses DDR2 memories while mine uses DDR. Bye-bye DDR RAM. Finally, my current graphic card interface is AGP while the new motherboard interface for graphic card is PCI-E. There goes my graphic card. In the end, I need to spend almost $1.5k just to upgrade to a Dual-Core CPU. Mind you this is only for a low-end upgrade, and let's not go to the high-end ones. And that's not all, if my current power supply is not powerful enough to support all the new hardware; I need to get a new one too. Sometimes I wonder where the f@*k those gurus in the IT forums got their cash to constantly upgrade to the high-end stuff. Sell backside? Anyway my conclusion is.... dun upgrade unless u r flirty rich. Got to start saving...

So much for upgrading my rig to play the latest games. :(

Revision of Taxi Fares. Does it really help the cabbies?

It's very difficult to hail a cab at my place in Punggol especially during the morning rush hour from 8am - 9am. Unless you call a cab, flagging down an empty cab is very difficult. Most of the cabs coming in have "On-Call" sign. But this have changed ever since the taxi fare hike on Monday, I have counted more than 9 empty cabs roaming around my area this morning around 9am and only one cab with On-Call sign. The hike in fare price is really taking a toll on the cab drivers. People are not willing to take cab much less calling for one. The cab drivers are so desperate that an elderly lady is trying to cross the road and a cab immediately drove up to her thinking that she is trying to flag one.

Really sympathize with cabbies. Is this the so called benefits cab drivers will have from the fare hike as explained by the cab companies? Looks like it is doing more harm. But on a second note, I guess this is only temporary. Singaporeans are quite fan jian. Once they got used to the change, they will take the cabs again and everything will goes back to the way it was before. That is until the next fare hike...

I Am Singaporean

Well, in line with Mr Brown's call to record our "I Am Singaporean" speech for the upcoming National Day, I also did mine. In support for Mr Brown, I change the color of the font to... yes... brown :D

I am tiger4, born and raised in Singapore.
I can speak good singlish, with all the lah, leh and loh
I believe cursing relieve stress and should be in dialect and angmoh

I am married for more than 2 years, planning to have a child
I get around with my "kar" although hoping to own the 4-wheels one

I like playing computer games but hardly have time or money these days
I watch pirated videos cause weekend movie tickets are not cheap

I like to watch football except the S-League as it sucks
And no, I din subscribe to World Cup Cable packages, Thank You SCTV and CCTV!

I read Mr Brown's blog, cause his views reflect the people's thoughts.
Unlike the lies n the crap, the papers and the news report.

I hate the start of the month, cause the salary I just received will be gone.
I am kiasu, but at least I give way for people alighting bus and mrt

I support the Worker's Party, even though they din contest my constituency.
I dun believe you dun need CEOs, PhDs or army generals as good leaders, just people who are willing to serve the public with heart, passion and soul.

I love my country though I don't hang my flag.
I love my country though I dislike the system.
I am tiger4, my name is Daryl Ng Wai Leong and I am a Singaporean
So say we all.
so say we all.

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Cops looking into gathering in support of mr brown

How come I din receive the sms? I also want to join in the support leh. :(

News report here

World Cup Over

Well the World Cup is finally over. Not a very classic final but I still feel Italy deserve the victory. The current topic now is Zidane's headbutt. Everywhere I surf on the internet, it have to be mentioned. There is a funny explaination on why Zidane do that and a poll on what did Materazzi said. There's even a online game.

For me the one below takes the cake - Zidane Street Fighter.


07/12/2006: Another updated one courtesy of Gameaxis. But I still prefer the above one. :p

On a side note, dear, sorry I neglected you during this period. But I'M BACK! ^_^

Things that I Don't Like
1. Woken from my sleep, especially in the morning of an off day.
2. PC crash and how to reinstall
3. No money in my wallet
4. Kiasu people boarding MRT/bus
5. Crowded and noisy places.
6. Having a running nose
7. Sun on my face

Things that I like
1. Sleeping (lagy best on rainy days)
2. Weekends and off days
3. Money in my wallet
4. Driving on a quiet expressway
5. Silence of the night
6. Gaming without the disturbance.
7. Wind on my face

Change in Grading Standard?

Seems like after the General Elections, there is a new grading standard. 66% is considered very good. ^_^. As it is shown in this cheeky shampoo ad.

Wah, 66% leh. Must be very good :p

So Much For Freedom Of Speech

Mr Brown just announce that TODAY has suspended his column. Bloody TODAY, so damn timid. They should have anticipate this will happen when they approved Mr Brown's article to be published. Just one government letter and they hang Mr Brown out to dry. Damn gutless papers, so much for freedom of press and speech. Nevermind, I never really bought TODAY to read anyway. Mr Brown does not need that teeny weeny column space. His blog is his real home and he can continue to write what he wants there.

The phrase below was copied a long time ago in an IT forum. It is posted by a forumer, who use it to describe the mindless devotion some people have to either Intel or AMD and the fierce argument they exihibit defending of their respective camps. I find it quite fitting to what we see so far from this episode.

"Truth ran away a long time ago and didn't leave a forwarding address. There are two sides. For and against. Us Vs. Them. Truth? There is only one truth: Us is right; Them is not only wrong, but evil. Attack with anything and everything that can be used against Them; ignore anything and everything that can be used against Us." by Sin on the ceased Superpet Forums

Mr Brown Hits Back!

Mr Brown replies to government critism of him with this podcast

Well Said. Well Done!

"I AM A SINGAPOREAN! SO SAID WE ALL!"

Download the podcast here

P.S. Well, well, well... seems like this story is spreading around the Singapore blog scene like wild fire with support for Mr Brown coming in non-stop. Some bloggers even took the time to make a funny video of it.
Mr Miyagi's Blog
Tommorrow

And History Repeats Itself Again

Sigh... once again the familiar cycle of increasing the cost of living in Singapore after the General Elections has started. News of raising cost coming in fast and furious. After the announcement of the raise in electricity charges comes the news of plans to revise bus and MRT fares and taxi fare hikes. I wonder how those silly PAP supporters, waving PAP flags and cheering the MPs, feel now? Is this the big thank you for all those support you gave?

Well last Friday, our local celebrity blogger, Mr Brown, posted an article in his column in TODAY newspaper. In the article, he jokingly expresses his views on the latest raises. Sadly, the Ministry for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) does not have the same sense of humour, and releases a press release on Monday to critise Mr Brown for his views and calling him "a 'partisan player' in politics". What does this show? Our government cannot take a little feedback and sarcasm. Or Mr Brown has hit a weak spot... ;) Judging from the comments received on Mr Brown's blog, making people are quite unhappy with the government heavy-arm method

P.S. If you read the MICA reply, the so called purpose of progress package suddenly have changed from "a distribution this year to share part of our surplus with Singaporeans" to money given to help you cover the raising cost. How fitting...