ever the sucker

my 4th razer. I just can't help it. even after telling myself all I need is a simple 2 buttons + scroll wheel that doesn't break after 3 years.

thanks diamondback. I had lotsa fun with you.

drowning, in the printed word

on this day when muslims of the world celebrate sacrifice, wifey and I decided to sacrifice our cold hard cash to give some books a new home. and where else better than the 'books mecca' in singapore, bras basah.

what started as a casual browse for a html book and stationeries, ended with books, books and books. I did manage to get a html book and some for a mere $20. wifey went home with 9 books and a CD from 2 separate vendors for a total of almost $100.

it is a bit like a kid suddenly having 10 different toys at the same time but don't know which to play with 1st. but well, I guess all of us are suckers for books. especially when they are on bargain prices.

and I didn't get the stationeries.

bye desktop

and pc gaming. which means my library of steam games, borderlands and starcraft 2, which I have just mastered the insane 1v1.

time to work on my projects anyway. hope the old lappie can still work well.

john smith? sounds fake

was watching a tv drama and there is this guy in the show named John Smith. other guy said that it sounds fake and blah blah blah and of course in the show, the name was indeed "fake", like everything else in the show.

poor john smiths. what other names sound fake? jane doe? charles dickens? what about something more local? what should a name be to be valid and yet "fake"? tan ah kow? ng xiao ping? lee mei mei? susan?

this post is not meant to be an insult to all the persons as abovementioned. just that most people would probably be able to sniff out a fake name or even have a little bit of suspicion. why so uncreative to a point as to name your kid john smith? or if you are john smith, why not use an alias like osama or tony stark?

my point is if you were to really fake a name, would you use tan ah kow or susan in this 21st century? let me recommend "susie smith lee xiao mei". middle names for angmopai-sgreans are fashionable nowadays anyway.

btw john smith has a wiki entry. do you?

20 years

I have been on this earth for 35, and hoping to do another 35, at least. though my lifestyle, food-wise may not see me through that but I fairly confident that it won't be anything else.

last saturday, a life less than 20 years was taken, much to the rage of singaporeans. it was described as a cowardice act and blatant disregard for the law. at the heat of the moment, even cries of victories were heard. cries of a gang which for the most part had been low profile.

then this news. I wonder what's going through the minds of people who knows or love these people? I know for sure most hot blooded singaporeans are baying for blood and some online comments are even eyeing their kidneys and healthy 20 year old organs should they be sentenced with the heaviest punishment known to life.

"why you do this?" "why you so like that?"

"why you no brains?"

bye. this trip to hell, is free.

night shift

while its fun especially when out there because the roads are empty, its tiring when one is on the wrong side of 30s. or maybe its just too convenient to blame it on the years when its really me who haven't been keeping myself fit.