right, because when flowers aren't good enough, she's totally going to be thrilled by and flip over a free e-card.
Thursday, March 30
versus
right, because when flowers aren't good enough, she's totally going to be thrilled by and flip over a free e-card.
Wednesday, March 29
03-29-06_1125
03-29-06_1125
Originally uploaded by aklw.
just six of what should be at least sixteen cardboard chests.
Tuesday, March 28
more Mac bias
Beatles 'bigger than Steve Jobs'
it involves the Beatles, Apple, and Christians. need i say more? click!
it involves the Beatles, Apple, and Christians. need i say more? click!
Digital Life, Analogue Brains
the introductory paragraph to "Go legit, get less?" on page four of this week's Digital Life, an article by Alfred Siew about copy-protection technologies:
wow. i am hooked on their writing. it's like being lured by an earthworm on a rusty fishing hook. disgusting and equally painful.
and, to demostrate my Mac bias, the wonderful review for the new iMac Core Duo. which was released over two months ago.
with regard to the Mac Guy side of the article, written by "Ramesh", a "die-hard Apple geek", how does the reduced maximum RAM capacity (from 2.5GB to 2GB) affect the fact that Rosetta-translated applications are going to run slower than Universal ones? how does it relate?
with regard to the Mac Girl side of the article, written by "Mardiana Ismail", a "freelance writer (and you can see here why she isn't a full-time writer)", how can you blame the iMac for not being able to pick up the signal from your wireless router when your wireless router was set up to only accept a connection from your iBook? and, having discovered that that was the issue, how could you even mention it in your aritcle? that was entirely your own fault!
after one glaring PEBKAC, i gather doubt and decide that the other two issues she encountered were of similar origin. it is probable that she doesn't know how to properly burn a DVD-R or restart a computer.
but her verdict was the pièce de résistance.
yesa. fragment as the first sentence, period where a colon was due, pseudo-aspirational vocabulary and writing, unsuitably causal language, and a final verdict that is contradictory to half of the article. yes-ah.
"They may sound like the lastest pop sensations, but MediaMax and XCP are not exactly boy bands. These are software programs, included on music CDs from..."
wow. i am hooked on their writing. it's like being lured by an earthworm on a rusty fishing hook. disgusting and equally painful.
and, to demostrate my Mac bias, the wonderful review for the new iMac Core Duo. which was released over two months ago.
with regard to the Mac Guy side of the article, written by "Ramesh", a "die-hard Apple geek", how does the reduced maximum RAM capacity (from 2.5GB to 2GB) affect the fact that Rosetta-translated applications are going to run slower than Universal ones? how does it relate?
with regard to the Mac Girl side of the article, written by "Mardiana Ismail", a "freelance writer (and you can see here why she isn't a full-time writer)", how can you blame the iMac for not being able to pick up the signal from your wireless router when your wireless router was set up to only accept a connection from your iBook? and, having discovered that that was the issue, how could you even mention it in your aritcle? that was entirely your own fault!
after one glaring PEBKAC, i gather doubt and decide that the other two issues she encountered were of similar origin. it is probable that she doesn't know how to properly burn a DVD-R or restart a computer.
but her verdict was the pièce de résistance.
"So, to weigh the options. Would I settle for all this troubleshooting grief, just for the sake of a little stylistic indulgence? Nah, hold off on the first batch, wait for the software updates and hope and pray for the best."
yesa. fragment as the first sentence, period where a colon was due, pseudo-aspirational vocabulary and writing, unsuitably causal language, and a final verdict that is contradictory to half of the article. yes-ah.
Monday, March 27
Sunday, March 26
Multimedia message
Multimedia message
Originally uploaded by aklw.
On the left: a 30" Panasonic Sophia Color TV.
On the right: Bin liners full of what we have so far as offerings to my late grandmother, for the upcoming annual grave visit.
Oh, yes, kids. It has begun.
Saturday, March 25
the commonwealth games
i don't really think it's fair that there are English people representing England, and Chinese people representing Singapore.
of course, i don't think it's fair, either, that there are Chinese people representing New Zealand, either, but clearly us Singaporeans are trendsetters. congratulations, China! we've a medal!
of course, i don't think it's fair, either, that there are Chinese people representing New Zealand, either, but clearly us Singaporeans are trendsetters. congratulations, China! we've a medal!
Wednesday, March 22
la pluie
great. it's raining. i want to be outside, out and about, not stuck here mourning a dead laptop hard drive and my failure in laying out.
there is more, but i am loath to type any more.
there is more, but i am loath to type any more.
Tuesday, March 21
missing things
there are many, many things i miss about China.
but, right now, it's living all on my own, but with my friends.
sometimes, i wish i hadn't gone on that trip.
you can't miss what you never knew.
but, right now, it's living all on my own, but with my friends.
sometimes, i wish i hadn't gone on that trip.
you can't miss what you never knew.
Monday, March 20
sideannoyance
i have 1.25GB of RAM and can hence run whatever the heck i want all at once (right now that's--in Dock order--Safari, iTunes, Camino, Firefox, Adobe InDesign CS2, iChat and fourteen Dashboard widgets.)
yet i quit sidenote, because it is annoying when i don't need it.
yet i quit sidenote, because it is annoying when i don't need it.
Saturday, March 18
time goes by, so slowly
jiawei, i beg to differ. this week did not fly by at all.
my father came yesterday. so i went out and spent more money than i originally wanted to, yesterday.
hmm. that's not a lot, actually. maybe i should have bought the navy jacket at Zara...
my father came yesterday. so i went out and spent more money than i originally wanted to, yesterday.
Books Kinokuniya, Ngee Ann City
$20.90 Sepet DVD
$10.50 Details magazine, March 2006 issue
Coffee Club Xpress, Wisma Atria
$04.40 Summer Tea Freeze, large
$05.00 Chocolate Mint cake
$04.50 Calzone
7-Eleven, 121 Bedok Reservoir Road
$01.40 Large Slurpee
Total
$46.70
hmm. that's not a lot, actually. maybe i should have bought the navy jacket at Zara...
Thursday, March 16
it never rains, darlings...
so, now, it's a deluge. this is one of four new colors for the PEBL.
the other colors are green, orange and pink. in the same pastel, "summery" shade.
this is a joke. it has to be.
migraine, migraine...
Motorola PEBL Colors
cabin fever. really.
omg my life fucking SUCKS.
i am LOCKED in my room with my three siblings.
the doorknob BROKE, and i told my siblings not to close the door all the way. of course, my INQUISITIVE IDIOT of a brother did just that when he went to take a look at it.
and it's THREE AM, and everyone else is asleep.
and i will never be able to get to sleep knowing that i'm trapped until the rest of the household wake and try to get our door open to switch the A/C off.
i am LOCKED in my room with my three siblings.
the doorknob BROKE, and i told my siblings not to close the door all the way. of course, my INQUISITIVE IDIOT of a brother did just that when he went to take a look at it.
and it's THREE AM, and everyone else is asleep.
and i will never be able to get to sleep knowing that i'm trapped until the rest of the household wake and try to get our door open to switch the A/C off.
Wednesday, March 15
Monday, March 13
welcome to Project Catwalk
liz hurley: okay matthew, now don't be wet, you know we all love you.
matt: okay.
liz hurley: stiff upper lip, remember you're english. okay.
matt: okay.
liz hurley: stiff upper lip, remember you're english. okay.
welcome to Project Catwalk
i want to be person that runs everything on set and says: "quiet and still, please, we are recording. thank you. very quiet and still."
that is all.
that is all.
busy with work/snappy combacks/dramatic life
it's not like i don't understand. i mean, i'm the most ridiculous understander i know. it is my life, accepting things that are completely and utterly unfair, without putting up much of a fight, or even any fight at all. but, just, abrasive much?
and that goes for two wholly separate conversations i've had today, in the scant hour that i've been awake.
so not the way i brought myself up, but sometimes it's not worth it at all to prolong a conversation. being nice is occasionally very over-overrated.
and that goes for two wholly separate conversations i've had today, in the scant hour that i've been awake.
so not the way i brought myself up, but sometimes it's not worth it at all to prolong a conversation. being nice is occasionally very over-overrated.
Sunday, March 12
"let me blow ya mind"
"Some of y'all ain't writin' well, too concerned with fashion
None of you ain't Gisele, catwalk and imagine
Alotta y'all Hollywood, drama, passed it
Cut bitch, camera off, real shit, blast it"
this song makes me giggle uncontrollably. especially this line:
"None of you ain't Gisele"
i don't know why, it just does. yeah. must be the way she (Eve) says it.
job week
when scouts (ew) come around during job week, it is not appropriate to have them fold offerings for qing ming as a job.
that is all.
(there are so many things i want to be able to just say to my wheelchair aunt)
that is all.
(there are so many things i want to be able to just say to my wheelchair aunt)
how much is too much
how much is too much, or not enough?
(stop, it's too late, i'm feeling frustrated.)
(stop, it's too late, i'm feeling frustrated.)
Saturday, March 11
wah, O.C. got style, siah
so instead of their usual Previously, on The O.C., voiced by a cast member (usually Mischa Barton, though), this week they have something different. Mischa Barton disdainfully says this, instead:
If you haven't watched The O.C. in a while, here's what you missed.
wah, if (i) haven't watched The O.C. in a while worhz. like if ne'er watch can die like that.
If you haven't watched The O.C. in a while, here's what you missed.
wah, if (i) haven't watched The O.C. in a while worhz. like if ne'er watch can die like that.
iChat A
"after hours of waiting..."
- Syed Shameer Shah
Your buddy, Jiawei Wu, is available.
we have to wait for him to pee and change.
it is four AM. i am not getting any younger. i do not want to wait. i am tired. i want to die.
you will be the death of me.
yea~
Thursday, March 9
someone hit this with the ugly stick
you can't see it, but across the top of the hard disk enclosure are the words '3.5" EXTERNAL BOX'.
yes-a.
Wednesday, March 8
wired for sound
suddenly i feel Wired For Sound.
if only i had an Apple Mac Pro with 23" Apple Cinema Display, and a proper studio. or at least a Apple MacBook Pro and a proper workspace.
i would get so much done right now, i tell you.
if only i had an Apple Mac Pro with 23" Apple Cinema Display, and a proper studio. or at least a Apple MacBook Pro and a proper workspace.
i would get so much done right now, i tell you.
Tuesday, March 7
curry flavor
SAMARIA KHOO: (looks at half-eaten curry puff in her hands) "Tastes like curry puff."
END SCENE
END SCENE
Multimedia message
Multimedia message
Originally uploaded by aklw.
Blessed are the busy, for they will never shoot photos of the bottom of their water bottle.
wasted design
Wasted design: the subliminal arrow in the logo is gone just because some crony did a half-arsed job sticking the print on.
Monday, March 6
Sunday, March 5
Friday, March 3
most valuable player
"All right, all right, nothing to see here," he heard Sheppard say. "You've seen one giant snake, you've seen 'em all."
DEAR ITUNES PARTY SHUFFLE
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN: I DO NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO ANY BLOODY KINGS OF CONVENIENCE UNTIL THE BLOODY CONCERT IS OVER!
i see...
i'm thinking of modifying my blog template again.
i see sky-blue, with white.
i see everything sans-serif.
i see... sweden.
i see sky-blue, with white.
i see everything sans-serif.
i see... sweden.
one day i will move to sweden
or, at least, live there the minimum of one calendar year.
photo stolen from jiawei's newsletter.
i am in love with apple juice. i will never buy apple juice with inferior packaging again.
also, yes, jiawei, it is a bird feeder.
dear iTunes Party Shuffle
once again, because i love you (or is it the PowerBook i love?), i really, really do not want to listen to any more Kings Of Convenience until the concert is over.
that is, again, all.
that is, again, all.
Thursday, March 2
the best things in life are free
"You didn't read the directions?" John burst out. "For the reading comprehension?"
Wednesday, March 1
dear iTunes Party Shuffle
i don't want to listen to any Kings of Convenience until the concert is over.
that is all.
that is all.
varied weather
jinghui brought you Desktop Posts. i bring you Dashboard Posts!
... such interesting and varied weather, we have.
this genius
what am i? a genius.
because my prepaid card balance expired one half hour ago, and i just let it.
because my prepaid card balance expired one half hour ago, and i just let it.
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