Category: Life

All you people that keep talking about FF12, I hate you guys.

Because tomorrow, I’m going down to buy a PS2mini (SGD$228, modified set). My friend’s getting one for himself too and he blames me.

I’ve applied for vacation this whole week. Been doing stupid things.

There’s a new McDonald’s restaurant in Ang Mo Kio, near the AMK library. It operates 24 hours and the layout of the place is quite beautiful. There was one night I went down at 12am, with my PSP. I had supper, ordered a cup of coffee and began playing Dynasty Warriors vol.2 on my PSP amidst the students trying to study there. *evil grin*

I played until the battery went flat, which was about 3am, before I left for home. It’s about 10~15 minutes of walking distance away.

I also went for a nice long and slow walk around my neighbourhood, under the warm sun. I’ll post some photos that I’ve taken with my handphone soon. I like how I can just take slow walks without rushing for anything. I kept my mind clear of FFXI and things that are waiting for me.

Ahh… (´ー｀) *feels like an old man*

Although I’m not a real otaku. I believe I share the same level of passion like them. There’s so many fun things to do out there for me. But so little time. *this is where I mention a pill that allows people to stay awake for days without sleep*

Anyways… 

Animes:
So much to watch, and with my new ADSL2 10Mbps line, I’m downloading new stuff faster than I can finish watching them. AH! I forgot I wanted to watch Sentou Yousei Yukikaze over the weekend!

For now, I’m currently crazy over plane mechas like the Macross Valkyries or the cool planes in Yukikaze.

Model kits:
Thanks to Macross Zero, I’ve been wanting to get hold of one of them planes. I was down at Sunshine Plaza last Saturday and found a VF-0S kit, imported from Japan going for $50SGD. But due to my lack of painting skills, I decided to hold back. I was hoping to find something nice and cheap to play around painting with.

There seems to be a certain Mr. Nakamoto who teaches air brush painting for just $50. Paint, accessories provided for the training. There are many positive comments about his service. I’ve asked for more details about him.

I don’t know if I want to purchase an airbrush kit because there’s no space left in my room for me to pick up this new hobby.  

Gaming:
The estimated price of PS3 was announced to members of Gamescore. $1399 for the 20GB model, $1599 for the 60GB model. This price is too crazy for me. Perhaps I’ll get the PS2 mini instead. Still pondering. Games I want to play on the PS2: FFX, FFX-2, FF12, Silent Hill, Fatal Frame. The reason I’m holding back is because of FFXI, I may end up leaving my PS2 untouched for months.

I want to play more of FFXI. Need more merits for my DRK and parrying skill ups for my PLD. But thanks to my unstable internet connection, I won’t be meritting for a while unless with friends and only doing assault, dynamis, sky, mission, limbus events with friends. A lot of time is spent here doing these.

PSP keeps me occupied during my trip to and from work, Playing Gyakuten Saiban 2 on NDS to relax before I sleep.

Oh, and FF3DS, US version, is coming soon in about 2 weeks! 

Movies:
I want to watch "Death Note" and "Sinking of Japan"! But… no time… orz

There’s also a few DVDs that I bought but haven’t watched. 

Photography:
Because of all you friends out there from all over the world that I’ve made through a Mass Multiplayer Online RPG, Final Fantasy 11, I’ve ben itching to get a digital camera and take pictures of sights around Singapore and show them to you guys. Places that aren’t tourist attractions, places that are not noticed by the general public.

But a good digicam is worth $800. About 400 plates of delicious yet simple chicken rice…

Also, I forsee myself leaving the camera unused for months. So I’m also holding back for a while. I lack photography skills too.

A lot of beautiful sights can never be captured on film. The atmosphere for example. A beautiful scene must be appreciated along with the atmosphere. (Am I making sense here?)

Room:
I need to tidy up my room. Books, papers, CDs all over the place. >_>

My major problem is dust. It seems that does accumulates very fast in my room. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to reduce dust accumulation? 

Conclusion:
I may apply for a few days off work next week to catch up on all the things I want to do. Whether or not they benefit me for the future, I just want to have fun while I’m still young. You never know when you’re gonna die!

As I write today’s entry, I’ve decided to go get the Macross VF-0S plane first before someone else gets it. When I saw that box, it was the only 1 left on the shelf!

I bought a new pillow and I like it very much!

Hugging the new pillow while on the bus back home.

The old one was too flat and I find myself turning around a lot to get into a comfortable position to fall asleep.

The new one has a contour that supports the neck well. It’s called an Orthopedic pillow by the way (no idea what it means). Bought it for SGD$30 (About 15USD?).

It’s been only 2 nights but I’ve noticed myself sleeping and waking up easier with this new support pillow.

Totally unrelated photo!

This is where I stay.

To the south is a park, named Bishan Park. That dark green patch is actually a pond/whateveryoucallthat. And erm… Nothing else interesting. lol

Red dot marks the spot.

Click here for the Google link.

For those of you who aren’t afraid to be stalked, feel free to locate your neighbourhood in Google maps and post the link in the comments of this entry!

To copy the link, right click on "Link to this page" and copy the link there. It’s located above the top right corner of the map.

A few months ago, I received a few phonecalls from Oriental Travel saying I’ve won their lucky draw which is a trip to Thailand and a few other free gifts. I rejected their offer because at that time, I don’t really like travelling.

Then they would slam the phone on you rudely.

I think I’ve received a total of 3 calls.

Then for the 3rd call, when asked for my age and occupation, I replied "14, student". The caller said, "ok thanks" and slammed the phone.

Just now when reading a friend’s blog, one entry sounded like she was going to get scammed. Which made me remember this incident. Thus, I went to search HWZ forums and came up with 2 threads.

HWZ Forums thread #1

HWZ Forums thread #2

I’m surprised. Those were exactly what happened to me. I recall the person saying that I have to attend a 2 hour presentation in order to collect my prize.

My lack of interest in travelling overseas back then and addiction to FFXI saved me from scam.

Scamming is slowly becoming a serious problem here in Singapore. My mother’s friend already received 2 mails from overseas (the stamps were in euros) saying she won a lottery worth a few hundred thousand US dollars but need to first give them a few thousand USD to proccess the transaction.

So yea, be very careful when you receive a phonecall saying you won a lucky draw prize but you don’t rememebr when you participated in any lucky draw.