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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(]


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URL Cloaking

Yes!! Learned something new! I can actually do URL Cloaking for one of my websites! URL Cloaking is just hiding the full URL from the address field in your browser. So where ever you navigate from in that page, you will see 1 URL for as long as you’re using that browser window~


URL Cloaking simply uses frames. Here’s a live example:
<html>
<title>IRC Quotes</title>
<frameset cols=100% border=0>
      <frame src=ircquotes/index.asp>
</frameset>
</html>


The URL: http://insomniac.mine.nu/


Now to go get my daily cup of Nescafe~

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The Field

There is this field opposite my secondary school. I used to lay on the grass there once before reporting for parade for Boys’ Brigade. Right now, the land has been dug up and an extravagant condominium has been built over it. Thinking back, it took 6-7 years for that condominium to finish. And I have been staying here in Ang Mo Kio, for about 10 years now.


Heh, I remember the cold quiet mornings where I walk across Bishan Park to school. I had a cassette walkman! And would either be listening to Marilyn Manson, The Offspring or Green Day. Bishan Park Secondary has changed a lot now. To the extent that it does not feel like I’ve studied there before. I believe the teachers that once taught me are no longer teaching there. Hope I can bump into them anywhere in future.