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New CPU!

I met up with a guy this afternoon and bought from him an AMD AthlonXP 1800+ Palamino CPU! It was the exact CPU I had spent days searching for. And bought it at a price of $85. I think he’s a gentle person for he speaks very softly.


And so, I spent an hour dismantling my computer and vacuumed all the dust [:(]. Since I left the side of my computer casing open, it gathers a lot of dust very quickly. There was a thick layer of dust on my rams cos the exhaust from the HeatSink Fan (HSF) for my CPU is blowing at it. I made a paper pipe so the HSF would suck air from the outside which is cooler. Without that pipe, it would be recycling the hot air inside the casing.


Damn I’m hungry… [X(]


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1am: Bahhh… The new CPU hates me. [:(]. My computer keeps hanging especially when I am watching anime. Back on my 1GHz thunderbird now. Spent the whole day troubleshooting and even removed my Radeon 9800PRO card in case it was insufficient power. I’m mentally frustrated and exhausted…. The chip still has warranty till August. And the place where the guy bought it is near my workplace. Gonna go down tomorrow and have it replaced. Sigh…

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Sounds of the ceiling fans

Felt a sudden rush of nostalgia. I remembered my secondary school days where I slept in class. All I heard when I closed my eyes where the loud whirring sounds generated by the four ceiling fans and the voice of my teacher yapping away. Next thing I hear would be the loud ringing of the school bell which signals the time for recess.


Lethargically, I dragged myself to the toilet to wash my face. Then run down 4 storeys to the canteen as fast as I can cos the queue for the malay food stall would always be long. I would always ask for extra rice and their curry gravy is very delicious.


After a good tasty meal, I walk back to the foyer where most of my friends hang out. We would chat, laugh, fool around for the next 10 minutes till the bell rings again. We would slowly clamber up the staircase, chatting away and enjoying the breeze if there were any.


Back to class and back to sleep till the school bell rings again and home I go.


I miss the spiraling staircase I walked up and down for 4 years,
I miss the noise of busy students when it school ends,
I miss the warmth of the sun as I take the 15 minute walk back home,
I miss the sweaty feeling when I reach home.

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5.1pt Speakers

Yep, the next item I’m going to pamper myself with would be a nice set of 5.1pt speakers. I don’t have any space on my computer table so I’ll be mounting 2 of the satellites onto my wall with 3M products. Haha.


I was looking through Creative’s website and I used their comparison guide feature to check out the differences between 4 models I selected. Check out the screenshot. How the fuck am I to tell whether Excellent or Outstanding means better…


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Dual Monitor!

I finally took the time to remove my fish tank. And put in it’s place, a 17inch CRT monitor!


I intended it for my old pentium 2 machine. So I could have 2 fully functionable PCs to use. But before I buy a router to hook them up, I tried the Dual Display feature that comes with my graphic card. I just hook up the second monitor to the DVI output of my graphic card using the DVI-VGA convertor. And wallah!! I can drag my mirc to the second monitor and it leave it there! I can play games and check what everyone’s talking on IRC just by looking to my left.


It’s funny cos I have to move my mouse over to the right edge of my monitor so the mouse will appear on the second monitor. And the second monitor is located on my left. Heh.


Having 2 monitors is fun! [XD]

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Independance

Last Wednesday, I met up with 2 of my friends. Both around their thirties. One of them, who was my tuition teacher for math for my O levels and the other, Chemistry and Physics. We had dinner at Seoul Garden. It was my first experience there and it turned out to be just another buffet restaurant.


After dinner we went to my chemistry teacher’s home. The last time we met, he was living with his family. This time, alone! My mind went like “OH MY GOD, WHAT THE FUCK?!” [8|] . He’s living in a condo some more. [XD] . I became impressed at how nice and comfortable his home was. He painted the whole place alone himself. It had 2 rooms, one which had a comfortable sofabed and his computer, the other, the master bedroom. It had a good view since it’s located on the twelvth floor.


It was… a very motivational visit. [:)]


10.50PM: Went down to Orchard today, after work. Bought 2 volumes of Record of Lodoss War manga at Kinokuniya. Both are priced differently according to their thickness, which to me, is a very good thing. Also, volume 16 of ????. It’s a very funny manga, related to politics. Seems like my text editor can’t work with chinese text. Then, the February 2004 issue of Newtype USA. Later on, I paid Borders a visit and bought IdN. A design-related magazine. The full name is International designers Network. And a copy of PC Gamer, since I now own a very good graphic card. [XD]. But!! I spent a total of $74!! [X(]