STAR WARS : Episode 1 3D

I've finally watched a 3D movie in the theater. Just tagged along with Gasz, Shiqin and Hidayah since they asked me. There wasn't much difference really. There was the 3D effect but to me, the story is much more important. The additional visual experience was not worth in my personal opinion. I will stick to 2D and a good movie as of now.

Journeys outside

I've recently started to get active in stand up paddling(SUP). Borrowing the boards from WaveHouse and paddling outside the lagoon. It's a totally different experience to be outside. It just feels great! Just the sun and the sea.

Back to square one

Today was the results of the O levels. Which resulted to manpower drought thus we worked on 1 man 1 tower without break. It wasn't that bad at the end of the day. I could do it once in a while but on a daily basis, it'll definitely affect my health - physically and mentally. I had a plan to survive the day through - bring food. Lots of them! Since our department were given some bananas and apples, I decided to bring them to tower. Brought 5 apples and 2 bananas. At the end of the day, I finished them. I never ate so much fruits in one day all my life! Oh wait. I think I have before but never a lot of just one kind. My stomach must have been super fibrous when the day ended.

After all that fruits, I was craving for meat! Syahrom, Yamini and myself treated ourselves to some Thaksin noodles! It tasted so good! Especially the meat! It tasted so much nicer after tasting so much apples. But I suppose eating the apples and banana was a healthier way compared to chips and biscuits.

What a way to start the week!

Not Too Long

I haven't blogged for a month already. Time sure flies and a lot of things has happened. The first thing is the death of Steve Jobs earlier this month on October 5. I found out about this when I was reading my Tweeter threads while heading out to see the doctor because I was quite under the weather that day. I was shocked. I love to see Steve Jobs on stage introducing a new product but the real reason I watch Apple's conventions was to watch him give his presentation. He's one of my many heroes. My dream of seeing him or even watch him do Apple's presentation live is now a memory.

Second, Steve Jobs autobiography is out as of now. I saw 2 copies at Vivocity PageOne earlier. I was so tempted to buy but I'll buy it online because it's cheaper and I have Midas Touch by Robert Kiyosaki and Donald Trump to finish.

Lastly, for now, iPhone 4S will be out in Singapore this Friday. I don't know if I want to get it by the end of the year. I might consider the iPad 2. Lots to buy but no cash to spend. I think I'm better off buying precious metals.

Fulfilment

I felt a sense of fulfillment today. Twice. The first was when I felt like I've helped a friend to gain something special. The second was when my BFF said I inspired her because I was such a morning person and it takes a lot of discipline to be one.

You and I

Lady GaGa's -You and I- song is currently playing on repeat on my iPod, iPhone, iTunes, YouTube and in my head today :)

I can actually say that there's some good stuff that happened to me since the my last entry. Well, actually there's always something good that happened in between entries right? Silly me. Anyway, I got myself a new Philips 24inch LED monitor for my dual monitor setup.













It's not a difficult to setup at all. I just needed to buy an adapter for my MacBook to connect to the DVI cable from the monitor. Any TomDickHarry could do it. As for Windows laptop, you can connect straight right to your laptop without any adapters. It's definitely bigger compared to my 15inch MacBook Pro screen. The new monitor is good for watching videos and for multitasking. More workspace and more fun!

A few years ago, a friend of mine brought me to a shop that sells US military products(no guns FYI) like bag packs and few other military standard equipments. They are not cheap but I believe that they are at least long lasting and durable. I did not buy anything the first time around. The second time, I bought another friend of mine to the shop and he spotted a zip lock bag that cost $5 per piece. It was definitely expensive. Both of us bought a piece each. Why I bought it was because it felt like it was very good quality and "Tested and approved by the Navy Experimental Division Unit" as stated on the bag itself. I do cannot recall what I used it for then but I remember using it to put my books inside to keep it from getting wet and damaged(wear and tear) when I put it in my bag. It worked wonderfully! I loved it! But I lost it twice. I bought it again when I lost it the first time around. I did not buy again as I was not reading as often as I did. Since recently which I started reading again, I went back to where the shop was and found out that it had been relocated. I don't remember where it was but I could show you how to get there.














About 2 months back, somewhere along my conversation with Ray at work one day lead to the zip lock bag that I was looking for. He told me Say Qi knew where the current shop location was. I was thrilled! When I asked Say Qi, he told me that it's relocated at Little India but he couldn't remember where it is actually.

Yesterday, Say Qi and I went to Little India to search for the shop. It was not difficult to find the shop actually. It was just on opposite the road where we exited from the train station. If I had went alone before yesterday, I would not expect the shop to be there. It's not at Little India itself, it's on the same side as Sim Lim Square. I was very happy when I found the shop with Say Qi. They still sell the zip lock bag! But it comes in different sizes but it is sold in a few pieces. The one that I wanted came in 3 pieces for $12. It's cheaper per piece even though I have to buy 3. Say Qi and I bought 1 set each. Now my books are protected.

I've booked my tickets for the Broadway Musical WICKED! Yeah! I'm excited as I type this part of the entry :)

I have started running again ever since Hari Raya. I just went for a run earlier tonight and it was good. I was not going fast or going for the distance but more into enjoying the run. It probably lasted for about 30mins but I felt good. When I could not run when I got the shin splint a few months ago, it was a bitter pill to swallow but I hope this time it won't occur again. Some said that the cause of that injury was due to my shoes. Well, I got myself a new running shoe and I hope it will do me more good than harm.

I was down with a minor flu this week and I'm getting better. Earlier, when I was just browsing the channels on the TV, I saw 2 Panadol's advertisement-FluMax and SinusMax. I suppose Panadol knows that there's a lot of sick people out there and they're advertising their products at the right time. Good marketing strategy Panadol!

It's getting late. I'm off to bed now. Goodnight!

The aftermath

Yesterday's entry was really a memory bank cracker. Typing the whole experience really made me remember the times. There was so much emotion as I was typing. So much that I had to stem most of it so that I would not drag the story too long. I would not mind typing it all out but time was not on my side. I could continue like now but I already had a goal in mind to end the entry before I head to bed. I slept close to 3am.

The same morning, I had to go to work and I usually wake up at 5.30am and leave home by 6.15am when I work the morning shift. I did not wake up to my alarm at 5am and subsequent 5 minutes till 5.30am but I somehow manage to wake up by 5.30am. I was still disorientated with that few hours of sleep. I had about 40 more minutes of sleep when I boarded the bus to Seah Im and even that additional 40 minutes was insufficient. But somehow rather after I had breakfast at Seah Im, I felt much better. So I thought. I could possibly be sleeping anywhere at work if I did not find some company to talk to or something to occupy myself with. Fortunately, I stayed awake all the way at work, for real.

I suppose the real effect from this morning lack of sleep is taking it's toll on me now. My eyes are getting very heavy and I am losing my focus on this entry. I just had a glass of coke with ice. Bad idea. I'll go have some warm water now before I go to bed.

I just re-read my 2k word count entry and I'm quite proud of myself really. I believe I missed some events and event missed out some words which made some of the sentences sound incomplete. But I realised that what I typed were actually the highlight of my experience in the first SYF. Wow..

Anyway, I told some of the guys at work about my 2k word count blog entry and they'd say that might go check it out. If you guys do read and read this post too, thanks for reading my blog. I really appreciate it. I will update more in the future. Goodnight!