This is what happens when you think you've gotten over it, and you haven't really, because it's too early and you'll probably never get over it anyway.
Saturday, March 10
Happenstance
This is what happens when you think you've gotten over it, and you haven't really, because it's too early and you'll probably never get over it anyway.
Wednesday, March 7
Saturday, March 3
Glocal
I don't understand---is it easier to collect discarded drink packets for recycling in the whole of South Australia than it is for the island-state of Singapore?
Tuesday, February 27
Three Tops (And A Wet Towel)
The three tops my sister went through before she left the house earlier today.
Thursday, February 22
Monday, February 19
Sunday, February 18
Saturday, February 17
Friday, February 16
Thursday, February 15
Tuesday, February 6
Monday, February 5
Saturday, February 3
Wednesday, January 31
Saturday, January 27
Thursday, January 18
Wednesday, January 17
Sunday, January 14
Multimedia message
So which is it? Poly or ITE? Or are those targeted at two very different markets?
Friday, January 12
Wednesday, January 10
The iPhone
This is why i do not own a "smart" phone.
This is why i gave in and bought a Nokia 8800.
This is what i've been waiting for, for a very long time.
And this will only arrive in Asia in 2008.
Monday, January 1
Layer Cake
i don't care how Fair your Prices are. buying a cake pan from you was a huge mistake, and the third time was no charm. thanks, but no thanks.
Friday, December 29
Psych!
Boys and girls, 'cab' does not mean 'faster'. I'm waiting outside a clinic room now for an extended prescription because i arrived at one for a twelve-twenty appointment. I know. That's horribly late. But i had to take my grandfather for a CT scan in the morning, and that appointment was only made yesterday. I stood for twenty minutes along Geylang Road, unable to get a cab to save my life, and when a white Mercedes does arrive, there's a jam everywhere. The icing on the cake is that while my doctor refuses to see me now, he's only now seeing a patient that arrived at twelve twenty. What's the point of enforcing your punctuality when you're not punctual, either? I'm probably going to be the last patient he sees today, which should be just great.
pimp my... thing
this is obligatory, i guess.MOSH.07 - Saturday, Thirtieth December, Six PM. Play Den, The Arts House.
$10 - Proceeds go to Club Rainbow
Music Of Singapore
Club Rainbow
Tuesday, December 26
Monday, December 25
Saturday, December 23
Thursday, December 21
Saturday, December 16
Friday, December 15
cummings
it's a blog entry. not a piece of e.e. cummings poetry.
why put things that no one's bothered to understand out there?
edit: The Economist is so right about LiveJournal.
why put things that no one's bothered to understand out there?
edit: The Economist is so right about LiveJournal.
Wednesday, December 13
Monday, December 4
Tuesday, November 14
Christmas Is Going To The Dogs
Brought to you by StarHub.
Get off your sled and go to bed, don't you ever tire? Throw a bone I'm finally home, curled up by the fire. Snow is falling from the sky, like ashes from an urn. Sweet dreams my little one, now it's my turn. Well Christmas is going to the dogs. We'd rather have chew toys than yule logs. And things aren't looking very good, it's true. So i'll just lay here and chew.
unZune
hi.
for all those enamoured with the Microsoft Zune because of its 'huge, high-resolution widescreen' that will 'kick the iPod video and Apple's sorry asses so bad', could you once and for all note that:
1 - it is not a widescreen. it is a standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen, just like the iPod with video. just because it looks wider when you turn it around sideways to watch video and view photos doess not make it a widescreen. it's because things tend to look wider in their horizontal orientations than their vertical ones.
2 - it is not of a higher resolution that the iPod. it has the same 320 by 240 pixel resolution, but is a few centimeters larger than the iPod with video's screen, making it a coarser display.
3 - that's all.
no love,
aaron
for all those enamoured with the Microsoft Zune because of its 'huge, high-resolution widescreen' that will 'kick the iPod video and Apple's sorry asses so bad', could you once and for all note that:
1 - it is not a widescreen. it is a standard 4:3 aspect ratio screen, just like the iPod with video. just because it looks wider when you turn it around sideways to watch video and view photos doess not make it a widescreen. it's because things tend to look wider in their horizontal orientations than their vertical ones.
2 - it is not of a higher resolution that the iPod. it has the same 320 by 240 pixel resolution, but is a few centimeters larger than the iPod with video's screen, making it a coarser display.
3 - that's all.
no love,
aaron
Monday, November 13
the devil wears moleskine, part seven
'Time to shower!'
it's two AM, and my sister is showering for the first time in over twenty-four hours. ew.
cooked this just now.
last Friday i accomplished a lot. i:
-got my DKNY chronograph fixed,
-collected my replacement identity card,
-extended the validity of my passport,
-bought cake mix and frosting at the Paragon Marketplace,
-bought a 8" by 8" cake pan at the Paragon Marketplace,
-bought a set of measuring cups, whisks, mixing bowls, a rubber spatula, a lovely grey plate and oven mitt at Ikea.
all this cost me less than fifty dollars, but sadly is more or less the last of my spending money. but. whatever makes you happy, right? and the cake's delicious.
it's two AM, and my sister is showering for the first time in over twenty-four hours. ew.
cooked this just now.
last Friday i accomplished a lot. i:
-got my DKNY chronograph fixed,
-collected my replacement identity card,
-extended the validity of my passport,
-bought cake mix and frosting at the Paragon Marketplace,
-bought a 8" by 8" cake pan at the Paragon Marketplace,
-bought a set of measuring cups, whisks, mixing bowls, a rubber spatula, a lovely grey plate and oven mitt at Ikea.
all this cost me less than fifty dollars, but sadly is more or less the last of my spending money. but. whatever makes you happy, right? and the cake's delicious.
Sunday, November 12
shameless fraternity
Dear Borneo Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation,
You really are shameless. Placing an ad for the new Toyota Camry and new Lexus LS430 one right after the other, when they are more or less fraternal twins. Or, to be less nice, twins with one having Down's.
Can we be a bit more original with our car designs? Can we at least have some level of seperation between the advertising of your near identical pseudo-luxury cars and near-luxury cars?
No Love,
Aaron
You really are shameless. Placing an ad for the new Toyota Camry and new Lexus LS430 one right after the other, when they are more or less fraternal twins. Or, to be less nice, twins with one having Down's.
Can we be a bit more original with our car designs? Can we at least have some level of seperation between the advertising of your near identical pseudo-luxury cars and near-luxury cars?
No Love,
Aaron
no balls, no backbone
Dear Candy Empire,
I commend you for daring to put up that sign in the first place. However I shall now have to boycott you because you haven't the balls to leave it up. Worse, you replace it with a sign that goes completely against what the original sign said. Pathetically, you now take even that second sign down because people are making fun of it, and threatening you.
No Love,
Aaron
I commend you for daring to put up that sign in the first place. However I shall now have to boycott you because you haven't the balls to leave it up. Worse, you replace it with a sign that goes completely against what the original sign said. Pathetically, you now take even that second sign down because people are making fun of it, and threatening you.
No Love,
Aaron
Friday, November 10
Saturday, November 4
what a difference a month makes
my father called me to wish me a happy birthday today.
speechless, aren't you?
speechless, aren't you?
Thursday, November 2
the devil wears moleskine, part six
yes. six.
and why are there people buying moleskines and faux-moleskines left and right? seriously? MUJI even sells a faux-moleskine cahier for seven-sixty. YES. SEVEN-SIXTY. what a rip-off.
otherwise the new MUJI at The Paragon is lovely.
and why are there people buying moleskines and faux-moleskines left and right? seriously? MUJI even sells a faux-moleskine cahier for seven-sixty. YES. SEVEN-SIXTY. what a rip-off.
otherwise the new MUJI at The Paragon is lovely.
Tuesday, October 31
blue teeth
Dear Palm,
As much as I love the idea of wireless synchronization and the fuss-free ideal of being able to update and backup a device without having to plug anything in, that dream is broken when it takes literal hours.
Also, could you not make synchronization cradles that break for no apparent reason? And could you support the devices you manufacture for more than a couple of years?
Thanks none,
Aaron
As much as I love the idea of wireless synchronization and the fuss-free ideal of being able to update and backup a device without having to plug anything in, that dream is broken when it takes literal hours.
Also, could you not make synchronization cradles that break for no apparent reason? And could you support the devices you manufacture for more than a couple of years?
Thanks none,
Aaron
Sunday, October 29
Nice She Ain't
'Yes, the art of sabotage. It's practised every day in the suburbs. But few do it as well as Bree Hodge. Or, as politely.'
Thursday, October 26
Multimedia message
Multimedia message
Originally uploaded by aklw.
is there really a need to report the PSI level when it's at twenty-six?
Monday, October 23
notes from a hospital, part three
i don't understand how 'Violence In Iraq' can still be a news heading. there's a frickin' occupation going on there. of course there's going to be violence.
notes from a hospital, part two
Dear CNA,
I have a hard time believing ANY of these fungi improves the appetite.
That's all,
Aaron
I have a hard time believing ANY of these fungi improves the appetite.
That's all,
Aaron
notes from a hospital, part one
doesn't anyone ever wonder why on earth they bother obtaining sketches or other illustrations of court proceedings?
we get the idea that cameras are not allowed inside. you have footage and pictures of the defendants and plaintiff before and after the proceedings.
what are the bloody scrawlings for?
also, it takes a special kind of idiot to go for an appointment at a government hospital and not bring anything along to wait and pass time with.
we get the idea that cameras are not allowed inside. you have footage and pictures of the defendants and plaintiff before and after the proceedings.
what are the bloody scrawlings for?
also, it takes a special kind of idiot to go for an appointment at a government hospital and not bring anything along to wait and pass time with.
Sunday, October 22
oh well, it was good while it lasted.
and now, why Nokia doesn't allow their phones to be called 'phones'. if you can't make it out, the screen says '-Calculator- Insert SIM card'. and yes, of course, there is actually a SIM in it.
my new Nokia
the Nokia 8850 blacked out. the screen illumination flickers and the screen itself occasionally blanks when pressure is applied to the top bits of the phone. unable to afford Nokia Care, i've taken it down several notches to this Nokia 2100.it's much less purple in real life. it's in the Gadget Pillow picture, if you don't believe me.
go-go Gadget Pillow!
this is how my pillow looks, right now. it's most (not all) of the small electronic goods i own.
'i have eight million dollars.'
Dear Grey's Anatomy,
why do you bother having a theme song if you're never going to play it?
why do you start to suck so much and then suddenly get a little bit better, but still not enough for me to stop feeling like i'm wasting my time?
why do you make George so utterly sad?
No Love,
Aaron.
why do you bother having a theme song if you're never going to play it?
why do you start to suck so much and then suddenly get a little bit better, but still not enough for me to stop feeling like i'm wasting my time?
why do you make George so utterly sad?
No Love,
Aaron.
Friday, October 20
my new phone
for real this time, people---i am broke, and my phone line got suspended 'cause i can't pay it, y'all. and for some reason this is the only phone i own in which my prepaid card will work properly in. besides, you don't think i would seriously use the Nokia 2100 full-time, do you?those of y'all who don't have my prepaid card number can call or text me at my usual number; for now my postpaid line is still accepting incoming communications.
Thursday, October 19
balance
life, i believe, is about balance.
i had a very crappy night, but i finished it with a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. that balances things out.
i was using my prepaid card in a crappy pink/purple Nokia 2100, and the SIM stopped working. i stuck the SIM into a silver Nokia 8850, and it jumped right back to life.
my family is crazy. as am i, if you believe everything that's said about me.
balance.
i had a very crappy night, but i finished it with a perfect grilled cheese sandwich. that balances things out.
i was using my prepaid card in a crappy pink/purple Nokia 2100, and the SIM stopped working. i stuck the SIM into a silver Nokia 8850, and it jumped right back to life.
my family is crazy. as am i, if you believe everything that's said about me.
balance.
Tuesday, October 17
Desperate Surgeons
can someone explain to me why i watch Grey's Anatomy? because i have no idea why.
Monday, October 16
Friday, October 13
Thursday, October 12
Wednesday, October 11
it's exam season
it's guaranteed to be a little crazy.
unfortunately, i already am crazy, a little or otherwise.
unfortunately, i already am crazy, a little or otherwise.
Sunday, October 8
systematic samaria (oxymoron)
my sister, no matter what she tells you, is not systematic.
that's all.
that's all.
Bimbos Listen To Yellowcard
this is my sister trying not to look outraged at me saying that bimbos listen to Yellowcard.i said that because she didn't get the references in the title of one of their songs. specifically, "Martin Sheen Or JFK".
you might be able to see that she's smiling in the photo. she claims that she is not, she is merely playing with her teeth.
yes.
Saturday, October 7
Friday, October 6
Thursday, October 5
Wednesday, October 4
the devil wears moleskine, part five
five times. wow. and maybe a sixth, too, if it continues to screen. and maybe a seventh, to round out the number.
i'd like to write more, but i'm not going to.
i'd like to write more, but i'm not going to.
Monday, October 2
silver sliver
the Chinese office of the company my aunt works for gave her this silver Motorola SLVR L7 to use when she's in China. it replaces the black Motorola RAZR V3 she misplaced.i actually like it a lot---i think it looks way better than the black-colored version.
Sunday, October 1
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