How I realised that it's more than 10 years ago when i first watch these oldies on MTV channel
How time flies and I'm an old man now haha
A little addition to my guitar collection...
Except that this time it's not a real guitar LOL...Nevertheless, great to hear some classic rock tunes from the 70's and 80's which brings back memories :)
Rest in Peace Xian Ping
Today a sms from a friend came as a shock to me....
Xian Ping, my friend I've known for 17 years, had passed away unexpectedly on Monday from haemorrhage and I wasn't informed as no one had my contact number except Diana, who thought I would have known thru Facebook Group she had created as a tribute to him. Luckily she had sms me this morning so at least I still have the chance to pay my last respects to him before his family send him off on his final journey the next day.
Thinking back, I remembered how I first met him at Parkway Parade G2000 boutique where we worked together as colleagues while we were waiting for 'O' levels results. During those times, he was nice to everyone at the workplace and everyone liked him very much as a good colleague and friend.
Moving on to Polytechnic, we landed in the same poly but in different course... and different clubs. However we still bump into each other and still have short chats from time to time. When I started hanging out at his club at the later time, I attended a couple of events with him together with a bunch of cheerful friends I've made over there.
Moving on to worklife, we kinda lost contact with him but fate sometimes brought us together when we bumped into each other from time along the streets and again, a short catching up before we moved on....
The last meeting with him was at our friend's school opening event last weekend, where I'm kinda glad to see him and Sim (who is also a friend knew during poly days) in good shape. Alas, I couldn't talk too long with him as i was busy helping with the school event but I never expect that will be the last time I'll see him. Now I wished I had spoken to him a little bit longer back then. I don't understand why life is so cruel to rob such a nice guy of his right to start a family and live to a ripe old age.
I will always remember him as a good-tempered (I never seen him blew his top even ONCE), friendly, quiet guy who treat his friends with respect. I am honored and pleased to have him came into my life as my friend.
Rest in Peace my friend. If there is really life after death, I believe that you are in a much better place right now.
You will be dearly missed.
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Now playing: Sarah McLachlan - I Will Remember You
via FoxyTunes
Is it so hard to flush?
Now I'm talking about the male public toilet, whether it's in shopping malls or my company, I have a nagging question in my head...
"Is it so fucking hard to even lift your bloody hand for the flush button?"
Do these asses ever think that their bloody urine is not exactly fragrant and there are others who will come after them to use the exact urinal they have used previously? Worst still, some don't even bother to wash their hands! (I'm surprised that their hands had not rotten yet)
Or is it the selfish Singaporean mentality that "It's not mine so I don't care"?
I don't know.
But I strongly feel that if you have the strength to jerk your little willy off or caress your wife/girlfriend's titties, pressing the flush button should take less than 10% of that strength to accomplish the task.
So to those disgusting maggots out there, UP YOURS!
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Now playing: Will You Remember Me
via FoxyTunes
"Is it so fucking hard to even lift your bloody hand for the flush button?"
Do these asses ever think that their bloody urine is not exactly fragrant and there are others who will come after them to use the exact urinal they have used previously? Worst still, some don't even bother to wash their hands! (I'm surprised that their hands had not rotten yet)
Or is it the selfish Singaporean mentality that "It's not mine so I don't care"?
I don't know.
But I strongly feel that if you have the strength to jerk your little willy off or caress your wife/girlfriend's titties, pressing the flush button should take less than 10% of that strength to accomplish the task.
So to those disgusting maggots out there, UP YOURS!
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Now playing: Will You Remember Me
via FoxyTunes
Been listening.....
this chinese song passed by a colleague over and over again...
Listening to the lyrics, it simply reflects my old memories... which brings me endless thoughts of regretful things I ever done.
Shouldn't have done that, but simply can't help it.
Listening to the lyrics, it simply reflects my old memories... which brings me endless thoughts of regretful things I ever done.
Shouldn't have done that, but simply can't help it.
Guitar Hero Madness......
on the DS lite!!!
Ultimate poison! LOL
Nintendo DS is just that appealing.....
Ultimate poison! LOL
Nintendo DS is just that appealing.....
My Mountain Bike Resurrection - Phase 1 Completed
After constant pestering by Weiming, I finally decide to unveil the dusty plastic cover and do something to revive the bike. It had been lying under the plastic cover for 10 years unused, after I had gotten my bike license. So, this bike is like 12 years old already LOL. When we unveiled the cover.. the bike is totally in bad shape: rusted chain, gearsets with oxidation residue, faded handle grips, hardened tyres, unusable cable lines, corroded pedals, faded paintwork on the frame and LOTS of dust!
in short, it requires a bit of effort to rebuild this bike up. However to our surprise, most of the components are still salvageable, like the hubs are still rolling, gearset & dereailer still functional, rims & brakes functional, front fork still going strong, and my fav air horn is still able to scare the shit out of anyone in its path!
So in order to restore the bike at minimum cost, first thing I need to do is to remove the components and clean them up to assess the useability. While most of the stuffs are easily removed with little effort, the pedal screw thread seems to have bond with the thread in the pedal lever, making it very difficult to remove them. In order not to damage it, I leave them as it is and coming weekend if have time and not feeling lazy, I will probably do some cleaning and polishing on the frame and metal components. Then from there I can see which are the things that needs to be replaced.
After dismantling the bike, the obvious components that needs to be replaced are:
And surprising thing I had found is that the rear red LED blinker is still functional with a 10-year-old battery in it! WTF!?!?!?!?
in short, it requires a bit of effort to rebuild this bike up. However to our surprise, most of the components are still salvageable, like the hubs are still rolling, gearset & dereailer still functional, rims & brakes functional, front fork still going strong, and my fav air horn is still able to scare the shit out of anyone in its path!So in order to restore the bike at minimum cost, first thing I need to do is to remove the components and clean them up to assess the useability. While most of the stuffs are easily removed with little effort, the pedal screw thread seems to have bond with the thread in the pedal lever, making it very difficult to remove them. In order not to damage it, I leave them as it is and coming weekend if have time and not feeling lazy, I will probably do some cleaning and polishing on the frame and metal components. Then from there I can see which are the things that needs to be replaced.
After dismantling the bike, the obvious components that needs to be replaced are:- Tyres
- Inner Tubes
- Tyre air valves
- Chain
- the battery in the speedometer
- Riding Glove (either the gloves shrunk or my hands' gotten bigger
- Cable Lines
- Saddle
And surprising thing I had found is that the rear red LED blinker is still functional with a 10-year-old battery in it! WTF!?!?!?!?
More updates to come as the project progresses.....
Schindler's List
This movie DVD had been banned in my country when it was released back then due to reasons I do not know. Saving Private Ryan was another great movie that was banned for its DVD release which I find it a great pity. That's the reason why I never had good impression in my country's censorship system. When the censorship ratings had softened up the past few years, I kinda forgotten about this movie until recently, when I found it in a video store, selling at affordable price. Without much hesitation, I grabbed a copy and here it is.
The movie is in black and white although it is a modern film by Steven Spielberg for artistic reasons. It's based on true story during World War 2.
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