Today was another free day for me because my groupmates did not arrange for a meeting. Wee~ I am spared! But then they want to meet at 9:30 am in the morning on Wednesday. Grrr, meeting early equates to going home late. *sigh*
I woke up at around 2:00 pm today. Since I had nothing better to do, I went straight to AMK to play M:TG draft with Chris, Darius, and Orchi (who was there cos' he escaped from his field trip). I pulled a "Hikari, Twilight Guardian" in my first pack, and thought it was pretty cool (I remember reading about it online being an above-average card).
I made a Mono-White deck, splash Green/Blue. I just pulled any card that looks like it belonged in a White Weenie deck, and Green/Blue for some spells (pumping & drawing). I soon realized that I forgot to grab any fatties, so I usually lost whenever my opponent had a big creature in play.
At the end of the day, I got back my Hikari card. I didn't care if it wasn't good, compared to the rest, cos' it is sort of like my souvenir.
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Monday, September 20, 2004
Yay, Free Day
I went to watch Dodgeball with Jeff & Orchi on Sunday at Jubilee. After that, we met Chaosmag for dinner, and returned to Chris' shop to chat.
We talked about Cronous (how I can't play the game on my new laptop cos' there is a speed bug). Then we talked about my dumb CS3214 project, and that I was supposed to have a group meeting on Monday.
Well, it's Monday already and I am at home. My groupmates forgot to arrange for a project meeting. I contacted them and told them perhaps we could meet twice from Tuesday-Friday, but they want three days out of the four. This is crazy to me; maybe I am beginning to feel lazy. Maybe it's because it is supposed to be my school semester break this week.
I felt like going to Chris' shop today. I have recently taken an interest in the new Magic: The Gathering Kamigawa expansion. I told myself I would acquire cards through drafting and today would be a good time since I don't have a project meeting. But then again, who the heck would I draft with at Chris' shop? Arrogant jerks who like to preview their next card and shoot their mouths off? I usually avoid stereotyping, but that's the kind of M:TG players there are at Chris' shop.
I need to find something else to keep myself busy. Well, they are showing The Titanic on Tuesday, but I have to go do project. *sigh*
We talked about Cronous (how I can't play the game on my new laptop cos' there is a speed bug). Then we talked about my dumb CS3214 project, and that I was supposed to have a group meeting on Monday.
Well, it's Monday already and I am at home. My groupmates forgot to arrange for a project meeting. I contacted them and told them perhaps we could meet twice from Tuesday-Friday, but they want three days out of the four. This is crazy to me; maybe I am beginning to feel lazy. Maybe it's because it is supposed to be my school semester break this week.
I felt like going to Chris' shop today. I have recently taken an interest in the new Magic: The Gathering Kamigawa expansion. I told myself I would acquire cards through drafting and today would be a good time since I don't have a project meeting. But then again, who the heck would I draft with at Chris' shop? Arrogant jerks who like to preview their next card and shoot their mouths off? I usually avoid stereotyping, but that's the kind of M:TG players there are at Chris' shop.
I need to find something else to keep myself busy. Well, they are showing The Titanic on Tuesday, but I have to go do project. *sigh*
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Movie Review: "DodgeBall"
Went to watch DodgeBall with Jeffrey and Orchi today. I am very into slapstick comedy (the Austin Powers series is my all-time favorite), so I knew I was in for a good time.
I enjoyed the movie; It is very light-hearted and funny, as what all comedies should be ("Garfield"? Yucks). My only gripe was that the few final matches against the 'unknown' teams went on a bit too fast.
I'd recommend Dodgeball to anyone if they have run out of 'blockbusters' to watch and would like an afternoon of fun & laughter.
By the way, I wonder if it is just me, but I noticed that the two protaganist teams sound like they are from the G.I. Joe cartoon ("Joes" vs. "Cobra"). Kinda weird, but maybe just a coincidence.
Saturday, September 18, 2004
DMC Get-Together
I was quite excited today cos' I organized a Get-Together Tournament at Chris' new store for DMC members. Even though everyone came two hours late, I was very delighted as I got to meet everyone again, including those that I seldom saw like Xuan Yu, Nigel, Kraazg, etc.
I don't know why, but I felt very very very lethargic today. It was more of a mental thing; maybe I don't know how to enjoy myself because the CS3214 project is on my mind. In fact, I was so tired that, after the tournament, I could not keep my promise to go watch a movie with Orchi & Jeffrey at 9 pm. Guess I was a little moody.
Anyway, I just created a new DMC forum. I am just too terrified to post at EZboards anymore. The link is as follows: http://s7.invisionfree.com/dmcentral/index.php
(*Note: This is only for DMC Members only.)
I don't know why, but I felt very very very lethargic today. It was more of a mental thing; maybe I don't know how to enjoy myself because the CS3214 project is on my mind. In fact, I was so tired that, after the tournament, I could not keep my promise to go watch a movie with Orchi & Jeffrey at 9 pm. Guess I was a little moody.
Anyway, I just created a new DMC forum. I am just too terrified to post at EZboards anymore. The link is as follows: http://s7.invisionfree.com/dmcentral/index.php
(*Note: This is only for DMC Members only.)
Meeting at Sylvia's.
My group decided to meet at Sylvia's home today to do our project. She stays in Hougang, so we arranged to meet at Hougang Point for lunch first.
I reached there early and decided to walk around Hougang Point. It was a simple two-storey shopping centre and I was done in less than 30 minutes. The place sorely lacked a video game or book store. The arcade there was very small as well (probably less than 10 machines). Surprisingly, I met Brainy at McDonald's. He was having lunch with his classmates.
When my groupmates arrived, I joined them for lunch at the food court. After that, we all went over to Sylvia's place, which was at Regentville; a condo across the street. Her place was pretty nice; I envision myself living in a quaint little apartment like this in future.
Anyway, we merely discussed about the static webpage, then spent the whole day trying to install J2EE on all of our machines (yes, we are slow...). In between, Sylvia served us yummy onion rings and potato wedges. Before we knew it, it was time for dinner. Off we went to eat at Hougang Point again.
When it was time to leave, I went to AMK since it was nearby. I wanted to check out Chris new shop. It's pretty cool. He decided to scratch the Bedok branch since it was stressing him out.
Oh, well. That's how I spent my day.
I reached there early and decided to walk around Hougang Point. It was a simple two-storey shopping centre and I was done in less than 30 minutes. The place sorely lacked a video game or book store. The arcade there was very small as well (probably less than 10 machines). Surprisingly, I met Brainy at McDonald's. He was having lunch with his classmates.
When my groupmates arrived, I joined them for lunch at the food court. After that, we all went over to Sylvia's place, which was at Regentville; a condo across the street. Her place was pretty nice; I envision myself living in a quaint little apartment like this in future.
Anyway, we merely discussed about the static webpage, then spent the whole day trying to install J2EE on all of our machines (yes, we are slow...). In between, Sylvia served us yummy onion rings and potato wedges. Before we knew it, it was time for dinner. Off we went to eat at Hougang Point again.
When it was time to leave, I went to AMK since it was nearby. I wanted to check out Chris new shop. It's pretty cool. He decided to scratch the Bedok branch since it was stressing him out.
Oh, well. That's how I spent my day.
Friday, September 17, 2004
The Cause of It All
I was surfing around the EZBoard support forum to see if I can get anything on the bug in the DMC's forum security function (it won't let me turn on authorization; now anyone can post).
I didn't find anything, but I found an even more alarming post:
[Virus-Infested Pop-Ups]
http://p079.ezboard.com/fbugsfrm66.showMessage?topicID=15483.topic
I have found the reason why both my computers crashed that night. Brainy SMS'ed me to ask me go check my forum to fix the security bug. My Toshiba laptop crashed the moment I viewed the forum. Then I got onto my Acer and returned back to the forum (still hoping to fix the security problem), and it crashed, too, due to the same malware.
It all begins to make sense now. Did anyone else besides me experience this problem on Wednesday night? Feel free to discuss about it. I might consider getting a new board. I can use Invision boards; no pop-ups, no nothing. Just that you can't customize the layout/colours.
I didn't find anything, but I found an even more alarming post:
[Virus-Infested Pop-Ups]
http://p079.ezboard.com/fbugsfrm66.showMessage?topicID=15483.topic
I have found the reason why both my computers crashed that night. Brainy SMS'ed me to ask me go check my forum to fix the security bug. My Toshiba laptop crashed the moment I viewed the forum. Then I got onto my Acer and returned back to the forum (still hoping to fix the security problem), and it crashed, too, due to the same malware.
It all begins to make sense now. Did anyone else besides me experience this problem on Wednesday night? Feel free to discuss about it. I might consider getting a new board. I can use Invision boards; no pop-ups, no nothing. Just that you can't customize the layout/colours.
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Thursday; Things on my Mind
I spent the entire day getting my Acer laptop up & running again. This time I got it protected with several programs, so hopefully, it will not fail on me again.
With that aside, it is back to my regular blogging routine.
My group went for project consultation today. We met the tutor Miss Jie Mein instead since our Danny was overseas. I presented the codes I have prepared on the previous day, and was very pleased when she said that I was on the right track. :) She was more helpful than Danny since she was more of the 'hands-on' type. We didn't dare to ask much, though, since no one wanted to admit that we were clueless about coding.
On Friday, we will all be meeting at Sylvia's home to (hopefully) get some work down. Next week is my semester break, but I don't think anyone is in the mood to have fun.
At least I have plans on Saturday. I will be organizing a DM tournament for DMC members at Chris' new shop. The turn out seems pretty low for now, but I'll still go on with it so long as the number is reasonable. For those who are interested, please come to Chris' newly-opened shop (also at AMK) by around 1:20 pm. Find me on MSN or SMS me if you have any questions.
With that aside, it is back to my regular blogging routine.
My group went for project consultation today. We met the tutor Miss Jie Mein instead since our Danny was overseas. I presented the codes I have prepared on the previous day, and was very pleased when she said that I was on the right track. :) She was more helpful than Danny since she was more of the 'hands-on' type. We didn't dare to ask much, though, since no one wanted to admit that we were clueless about coding.
On Friday, we will all be meeting at Sylvia's home to (hopefully) get some work down. Next week is my semester break, but I don't think anyone is in the mood to have fun.
At least I have plans on Saturday. I will be organizing a DM tournament for DMC members at Chris' new shop. The turn out seems pretty low for now, but I'll still go on with it so long as the number is reasonable. For those who are interested, please come to Chris' newly-opened shop (also at AMK) by around 1:20 pm. Find me on MSN or SMS me if you have any questions.
Slowly Recovering...
Slowly trying to recover from my computer crashes. My Toshiba laptop is gone case, so I am going to transfer as many files as I can into a flash drive, and then take it to the service centre to be reformatted tomorrow.
I've just reformatted my Acer laptop myself (this is like the 3rd time in 2 weeks). This time, I have tried to be real careful.
I installed my Norton Antivirus first and updated it immediately. I used Windows Autoupdate this time to get all the new patches except for Service Pack 2. From now on, I will not surf any sites other than the ones I know, probably until my CS3214 project is over. I can't risk losing any more of my work.
If anyone has a computer that rarely gets hit by viruses, please teach me what programs you use to protect yourself.
I've just reformatted my Acer laptop myself (this is like the 3rd time in 2 weeks). This time, I have tried to be real careful.
I installed my Norton Antivirus first and updated it immediately. I used Windows Autoupdate this time to get all the new patches except for Service Pack 2. From now on, I will not surf any sites other than the ones I know, probably until my CS3214 project is over. I can't risk losing any more of my work.
If anyone has a computer that rarely gets hit by viruses, please teach me what programs you use to protect yourself.
Double Holy F**king Sh*t!!!
I got onto my Acer laptop to surf the net moments after my previous blog post.
It got hit by the same thing, and so it is dead, too. Norton Antivirus did not detect it cos' it was a trojan/malicious adware. It slowed my laptop to a crawl and it can no longer detect my Internet connection.
I am posting on my school computer right now. I am so DEAD.
It got hit by the same thing, and so it is dead, too. Norton Antivirus did not detect it cos' it was a trojan/malicious adware. It slowed my laptop to a crawl and it can no longer detect my Internet connection.
I am posting on my school computer right now. I am so DEAD.
Holy Sh1t!!!
OMG, my trusty old Toshiba laptop finally died today after four years of loyal service! Well, it's actually in a state of coma, since a weird error prevents me from reformatting it.
Gonna take it to the school's computer center. Chances of recovery is slim. Perhaps I can just say bye-bye to all my important files (my several websites, MP3s, pics, etc).
Hope my ACER can last me through the entire semester.
Gonna take it to the school's computer center. Chances of recovery is slim. Perhaps I can just say bye-bye to all my important files (my several websites, MP3s, pics, etc).
Hope my ACER can last me through the entire semester.
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Beans! (Not the edible kind)
Woke up late in the afternoon today. Had to force myself to get started on coding some of the J2EE Entity Beans. I got to work in front of the computer, while Kids Central was airing the usual afternoon cartoons on TV (Disney's Recess is fun to watch).
Before I knew it, my maid served me dinner (curry rice, but I didn't have the appetite). I realized that it was night already. As I worked longer & longer on coding, I began to feel uneasy that I was doing it all wrong. But what to do? I've already spent the entire afternoon on it (from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm) hours on it. Guess I'll just wrap up and bring it to the consultation tomorrow.
And to think I volunteered to do Entity Beans because I thought it would be easy. I still have to do like 5 more of those moronic things.
Before I knew it, my maid served me dinner (curry rice, but I didn't have the appetite). I realized that it was night already. As I worked longer & longer on coding, I began to feel uneasy that I was doing it all wrong. But what to do? I've already spent the entire afternoon on it (from 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm) hours on it. Guess I'll just wrap up and bring it to the consultation tomorrow.
And to think I volunteered to do Entity Beans because I thought it would be easy. I still have to do like 5 more of those moronic things.
Viruses suck. So does Acer.
Argh, stupid Acer laptop got hit by some stupid virus, and Norton Antivirus doesn't know how to get rid of it. Fortunately, I managed to remove it with online help. Don't ever buy an Acer laptop. Even my friends say that it sucks. It is so amazing that it can hit by so many viruses in a couple of days.
Anyway, I managed to get some work done today. I have volunteered to do up the database and all associated class files for the project. My group has already started to split up the work, which is a start. Now not really zero percent progress anymore, though it is a little discomforting that some of them have started to not show up for our meetings. Monday's group attendance was 4 out of 6. I hope this is not a sign.
Good thing I get to stay home for the first half of the week. I now spend most of my time playing Cronous when I am not working on the project. I can tell that I am pretty moody, as it shows in my in-game actions. For example, I get irritated at the slightest things (e.g. people finding good drops) and today, I even left a party member to his doom when he got mobbed.
Thursday and Friday will be even more meetings, but Friday will be a little special cos' we will be staying over at Sylvia's house to do some programming together.
Anyway, I managed to get some work done today. I have volunteered to do up the database and all associated class files for the project. My group has already started to split up the work, which is a start. Now not really zero percent progress anymore, though it is a little discomforting that some of them have started to not show up for our meetings. Monday's group attendance was 4 out of 6. I hope this is not a sign.
Good thing I get to stay home for the first half of the week. I now spend most of my time playing Cronous when I am not working on the project. I can tell that I am pretty moody, as it shows in my in-game actions. For example, I get irritated at the slightest things (e.g. people finding good drops) and today, I even left a party member to his doom when he got mobbed.
Thursday and Friday will be even more meetings, but Friday will be a little special cos' we will be staying over at Sylvia's house to do some programming together.
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