Hooray, Nokia 6210c

I've gotten a new phone recently. It's the Nokia 6210 Classic. I have been wanting to shop for a proper new phone but my mother got this one from her Starhub subcription promotion and didn't plan to use it. So much for wanting to buy my own phone with my own hard-earned salary (I think I wouldn't have known what model to buy anyway).

I learnt from surfing around Hardware Zone that the 6210c is pertty new. I spent the first couple of hours fiddling around with the thing and putting my MP3s in. All I can say is; I am most delighted. I've finally got a 3G phone that can snap non-blurry pictures and play video/music (my PSP just became obsolete). The buttons are a little tiny but it's something that I'll have to get used to. I still have no idea how to configure the Internet settings on it but it's okay.

I'll probably need a new handphone pouch. The thing feels pretty fragile like, as most people say, a candy bar.

The Penguin is Cute No More!

Hello everyone, I will be changing the address of my blog on the 26th of August (Sunday).

The new address will be: http://penguinsnest.blogspot.com/
(Assuming the URL is not taken and the renaming thing works the way I think it does.)

The reason? My current address ("cutepenguin") sounds like it belongs to a female blogger. I named it that way last time because I came up with the address name before the blog's name. The address also sounds pretty common; it's one of those URLs that people can easily stumble across by typing random stuff into their address bars (probably just as random as typing chucknorris.blogspot.com). I don't feel safe that way.

Be sure to update your bookmarks and links! I'll be mentioning the change in my MSN title and sending out e-mail as well so everyone knows where the penguin has moved to.

The Storm is Over (I Think)

I almost thought I would be out of the job this week.

It was fast becoming obvious that my boss had hired me with the intention of making me an insurance agent. All those SCI (Singapore College of Insurance - wow, I never knew such a vile place existed) textbooks she had entrusted me were more than just for casual reading and she had signed me up for their exams in September.

Not wanting to be converted, I approached her on Tuesday to talk things out. I was simply unsuitable for the profession. I said that I would not hold it against her if she didn't want to employ me as just an admin assistant. She told me that she would think it over.

And surprisingly, there I was, carrying on with my job as for normal. I am currently in my 6th week on the job. It looks like the storm is over.

A part of me really wanted a break from it all. Maybe I am very tired of my now mundanely routine lifestyle. Maybe it's just RT biting me and adding to my stress level.

Video-EZY Movie Rental Night

Last Tuesday, I dropped by at White Sand's Video-EZY to browse their movie titles. Usually when I go to rent movies, the reason is either I haven't watched a movie in theatres recently, or I foresee boring nights ahead with nothing to do. (Can you guess which is it this time?)

Video-EZY's rental fees is something that I will never feel comfortable with but I still patronize them because I like the convenience and atmosphere of the store. I browsed around and decided to rent Epic Movie and TMNT on DVD. Normally, I'd just rent VCDs cos' it's cheaper and I don't care for movie extras. But then I saw that the Epic Movie VCD was rated PG while the DVD version was M-18. I like to watch my movies un-butchered, thank you very much.

The movies were on a 3-day loan and I thought I could return them a day late since Thursday was National Day. The guy at the counter told me they were open on public holidauys so I still have to return the movies on time. Oh well.

Oh yes, while I was browsing at Video-EZY, I thought they were playing some WWE match video since I heard a man with a loud voice yelling and people cheering in the background. It was when I heard "This is Spartaaaaaaaaa!" that I looked up and realized what it was. Yup, 300 == WWE. Lots of muscular half-naked men running around. Same thing.

Epic Movie was rather funny & amusing with a rather meaningless ending. I am glad I didn't catch it in the cinemas. TMNT was pretty good but over a little too quick. Definitely check out TMNT.

August is Here!

I moved into the little office room yesterday. Privacy and a nice room at last. hehe.

I am looking forward to the WoW TCG sneak preview on the 12th of August. I haven't touched card games in ages. One of the main reasons is that Ang Mo Kio central has lost its lustre as a card-gaming hangout and I am too lazy to relocate. I'll just leave it at that. At least the local official support for the game is still good. The WoW MMO pretty much takes precedence over anything now but I can't resist the TCG since they are related. Anyhow, my guild has been making good progression, having downed two new bosses (albeit easy ones) in the last raid week. It's a pretty good morale-booster for us all.

Incidentally, my RT also begins this month on the same day as the sneak preview. It's in the late afternoon though, so I can still go in the morning. My RT schedule is pretty weird; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. At least Tuesdays are WoW maintenance nights so it isn't too bad. I hope I can handle both work and RT without stressing myself out