My Own Digital Camera

I got a new toy recently. It's the Kodak EasyShare C530.



My mother got it free from some discount or promotion from one of her shopping sprees. The thing is quite small and and fits in my hand. It's nice to finally have a proper camera though I still wished my handphone had a good built-in one instead.

Now I just need to go on a holiday or something to use it. I just missed the Tokyo Game Show.

Today Had Been Quite a B1tch

Bah, today had been one of those screwed up days.

I had been having insomnia so it is quite difficult for me to get to sleep. I went to bed at around 4 am but then I woke up to the sound of dripping water. It was my air-conditioner dripping again. I looked at the clock and saw that it was only 7 am. I could not get back to sleep and it pissed me off real bad. I cursed, swore and shouted at the top of my lungs. No one was at home to hear me vent, though. I just got up and turned on the computer as usual while the aircon continued to noisily discharge water into the bucket below it.

When my mother came back, I quarrelled with her over my leaky air-conditioner (like why the heck did she get people to fix the toilet instead of my damn aircon). I was really cranky and blew things up by carrying on to express my unhappiness with my current crappy job at her friend's face (but to be fair, I kinda like it cos' it is so slack). Maybe I just felt like being a giant pr1ck for that moment.

I settled down a few hours later and went to sleep at around 11 am. I was supposed to meet a guy at 3 pm to sell him some PS2 games at Bugis Junction. I overslept and had to take a cab. As luck would have it, I got stuck in a freakin' traffic jam along the expressway from Paya Lebar to Kallang. It didn't help that the buyer constantly SMS'ed me and even called me while I anxiously watched the meter tick with every passing minute. The jam was due to a car accident and, as the cab drove pass the accident site, I glared furiously at culprits of the accident (it was 3-4 cars) for ruining my day. My hand was on the window lever and I so felt like opening the window and shouting at them, "F**k you all, don't know how to drive, all go accident and die lah". But of course, I didn't. I arrived at Bugis Junction 30 minutes late and closed the deal. It was late and I felt so lazy so... Oh, f**k it, I just took the cab again to Ang Mo Kio. There went half the money I earned from selling my games.

By the time I reached Ang Mo Kio, I had already lost all mood to do anything. Half of my day was pretty much ruined and my mother kept SMS'ing me to tell me to come home early cos' I had RT the next day. Now that was something I could not blame her for cos' I know it is for my own good. And so, I left Ang Mo Kio earlier than usual. I didn't really have the mood to do anything for the day.

I Love My DS Lite <3

I finally got my DS Lite after a week of contemplating . I just did not like any of the bundle games so every time I dropped by at FunZ Centre, I'd stare at the glass display and try to pick the least crappiest game of the bunch. I finally made up my mind last Sunday.

The brightness on the DS Lite is simply amazing. It makes all my old games look better with vibrant, well-defined colours. I can affirm that the reputed "kill-your-eyes" brightness setting is here (of course, I didn't try it for too long). I am quite delighted now since I can play the games the way they were meant to be. And no more getting funny looks when playing in public. Now I just got to sell off my old phat DS.

Welcome Back to the RT

I was a little depressed over the weekend as I was finally going to resume my RT again after a month of deferment. My foot had recovered at last. But I couldn't withstand Sunday's strenuous training. I had to fall out and concussed on the bed the moment I reached home. That's what I get for being out of shape. One more month to go; I want to get this over and done with.

I spent the weekend at Ang Mo Kio as usual. I have been eating at the little restaurant called the "E-Inn". It's a very small place and located in a very deserted corner, surrounded by coffee-shops and hawker centres. I have no idea how they can make ends meet. What I do know is that I like baked rice and they serve it. It's a nice change cos' I was getting very sick of eating at Ang Mo Kio.

My maid had recently left and returned to the Phillippines. She had stolen money from us again despite being caught once before several months ago. My mom should've called the police but she didn't and chose to have her sent back tactfully. I am quite surprised that she would steal despite being with us for four years. I am gonna miss her, though. Just a little sorry that I didn't see her off.

Fantastic Four 2k6 TV Series

The new Fantastic Four cartoon is being aired in the USA. The first episode was out just a few days ago and someone already uploaded it on YouTube. Check it out here. I hope it is still there; it got deleted once possibly due to copyright issues.

It's not great but it is fun to watch. The show promises a lot of cameos as synopses on various sites already hint at the Hulk, Iron Man and other Marvel characters appearing. Oh, well, we get the Kree for this episode. I can't wait for the next episode to see how Dr. Doom is portrayed.

Food~ Food~

The weekends had been fun. On Saturday, I went to Simei to draft VS with the rest. It lasted longer than we expected. After that, we shared several cabs to Marina Square since Orchi and the CCK gang were having a meal to celebrate DS & Jeffrey's birthdays. However, we arrived too late; it was already 9 pm and Yuki Yaki was closing. We had to go to Suntec for steamboat at Joaquim instead. It was pretty good. When the thing was over, I wanted to go to the washroom but ended up going all the way to the 3rd-storey toilet outside the "PCQ room" (1st storey closed for cleaning, 2nd storey cordoned off possibly for IMF or IT show). In the end, I realized there is a toilet in the restaurant itself.

On Sunday, I just dropped by at Ang Mo Kio to check out games and have dinner with Hobbes, Brainy and Darrell. We ate at a very deserted shop named called the E-Inn near the old cinema/Raiders. It's not bad since it was different from all the usual junk.

Oh, yes. This post reminded me that I had forgotten to talk about the previous week's Galactus sneak preview. Oh, well, too late now. It was held at the Pan Pacific Hotel and ended so late that we had trouble finding a place for dinner because it was 10 pm. Fortunately, Cafe Cartel opens late.

It's September already. My long break is now over and my RT resumes this Sunday. It's back to time-wasting and torture.