In remembrance of me

Thinking back on the last few years, I'm alwiz glad to see how I've changed. One year, I spent my birthday hiding in my room for fear of being ravaged by indian men in my hall. The year after I held a wine & cheese session with some frens at Dempsey Rd. And last year, I had some of the old NUSKK ppl (& monkey too) celebrate it for me at Harry's, my first venture out of home following the operation. This year, I had a quiet dinner and beer with a good fren. The sad thing abt having a bad memory is that I'll prolly forget these details if it weren't for memory storage invested in these other ppl. Mebbe a camera could help too.

Ohyes, yeserday was a great trading day, best ever. Biggest birthday pressie I've ever had I guess. U mite say I was deliriously happy, for some reason, I kept thinking I was Santa. So mebbe this strategy is playing itself out. If I meet my target for the month (I've 1 & 1 day to go), then I think I've got it buttoned down. Hope I'm not counting my chickens before they hatch, but it's alwiz good to stay positive and forward-looking in my line of work.

And my dearest in Japan celebrated my day with me at midnite on webcam. Let's have a real celebration when I go over (hopefully I leave wednesday next week)! She got me a new Kendo zekken which I'll proudly wear when I collect it in person next week. I'll post the pic she did when I get home. Absolutely adorable I tell ya! its in animated gif format too (thks to estee)!

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Here it is (minus the animated-ness)!

HOHOHO! Merry CHRISTMAS!

Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

I should have known about this when I was in NUS! Academic database searches!
Google Scholar

but then.. i'd need access to those libraries.. which i dun.

From Big J

Was looking at a fren's blog today, and I realise, I haven't really blogged properly in a long long time.. apart frm tht gripe abt work some days back. Anyhoo, here's a joke that was "told" to me by Big J, Jason "Spaz" Tupaz! Enjoy!

A guy decides to have a party where his guests are asked to come as different emotions e.g. fear etc. On the night of the party, the first guest arrives and the host opens the door to see a guy covered in green paint with the letters N and V painted on his chest.

He says to this guy, "Wow, great outfit, what emotion have you come as?" And the guy says, "I'm green with NV". The host replies, "Brilliant, come on in and have a drink.

A few minutes later the next guest arrives and the host opens the door to see a woman covered in a pink body stocking with a feather boa wrapped around her most intimate parts.

He says to this woman "Wow, great outfit, what emotion have you come as?" She replies, "I'm tickled pink". The host says, "I love it, come on in and join the party".

A couple of minutes later the doorbell goes for the third time, and the host opens the door to see two Irish blokes, Paddy and Mick, standing stark naked one with his nob in a bowl of custard, and the other with his nob stuck in a pear.

The host is really shocked and says, "Well, what the hell are you both doing? You could get arrested standing like that out there in the street. Anyhow what emotion is this supposed to be?!?!

Paddy replies, "Well, Oim fokn discustard, and Mick here has just come in despair"...

"US policy, though it may be good for their own people, is the greatest terror in the world."

Thanks to the upcoming Singapore Film Fest, I caught some short films on sat, part of the festival's fringe events. One which I was looking fwd to was entitled "Alive in Limbo", about some Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon. It's good to have gained an insight into the situation, borne of a conflict that has lasted my entire lifetime.

Ever wondered what you would get if u searched for your own name? Here's an interesting find for "Dax Quah".

Thanks to Ryozan..

F1: Bahrain

And once again, I found F1 racing to be interesting! I think it has replaced my passion for MotoGP racing (which I can no longer watch on the free channels). The noses of the Ferraris were black-tipped for the race, in remembrance of the Pope who passed away tht morning. Unfortunately for them, they din even get a point, still facing engine and other problems.

The race was exciting from the very start, with several position changes occurring within the first lap, and a car not even starting! My dad's fave driver Kimmi Raikkonnen started at 7 and was able to end at 3rd on the podium with consistent driving. Perhaps his streak of bad luck has finally gone away? He was one grouchy fella in the weighing room post-race.

The man to watch last nite was Pedro de la Rosa, replacing JP Montoya for the Bahrain fixture due to an injury. He was like a mad rookie on the track, making many half-attempts at passing, powering up in the McLaren-Mercedes. He chased from the back, and perhaps was lucky when many of the other drivers (total of 7 i believe) retired due to mechanical failures, and ended the race with a 5th position, beating Webber in the last few laps using sheer power.

Before him, T Sato was driving up a storm at 8th place too till he ruined his brakes and had to retire. Looking like a rookie with more balls than experience, he got his Honda into a great position but unfortunately couldn't hold it till the end.

Bahrain track has a lower likelihood of spectacular crashes cos there is plenty of run-off around the asphalt. Turn 10 was the cause of many sharp-inhalation causing moments with ppl like M (and R too) Schumacher, R Barichello overshooting due to late braking, a tricky turn indeed. M Webber miscued turn 9 and slingshot sideways past turn 10 in one of those heart-stopping moments. The amazing thing abt it? he didn't lose his place and came right back onto the track immediately! If I could peer into his visor, I'd say he didn't break a sweat on it (but tht'd be impossible given the intense heat of one of the tours hottest stops).
Amazing race!


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And speaking of MotoGP, it begins on April 10th! Hopefully tht Malaysian Channel 8 tht covers the F1 races will cover MotoGP as well.. be still my beating heart!

Just felt like airing some displeasure..

dislikes: ppl who derive joy from the degradation or humiliation of others. ppl who think they noe more than everyone else and are above being humble. ppl who are downright rude.

there.. feel a little better now. *phew*