Saturday, February 27, 2010
It was a twist of plan.
I had everything planned out for next week. Melaka trip on Thursday, back on Saturday, rush down to service, then rush down to F1 building to collect my cycling race pack with Glen, and then sleep early for the race the next morning. I was greatly looking forward to this plan. But now, it's screwed up, just because of one stupid accident. I am now unable to cycle for the race that I've waited for half a year, Melaka trip might be screwed cause I have a follow up appointment on Friday, and I'm holding on to the small glimmer of hope that I can remove the bandages and gauzes in my appointment, slip my feet into a covered shoe, and probably cycle for my long-awaited race. Sigh. I've been feeling really down today. It's like my life had just ended. Everyday I wish and pray that God could just give me a miracle. A miracle to go on with my trip and race. This race means everything to me. It is my passion, my greatest desire. It is my life. I need to cross the starting line and finish it. I cannot skip it. Oh God. I'm seriously on the verge of losing my mind. I need to scream. Sigh. It's killing me. I just cannot accept that my passion has been removed. Sigh.
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Friday, February 26, 2010
Ahh.
On 14 January 2009, Glen flipped and totalled his bicycle when we attempted to cycle to Tuas Second Link. He was whisked away into the A&E department straight away when his dad drove him to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. He was lucky to have only gotten away with surface bruises and zero fractures or concussions, especially since there was a bruise really close to his eye. Obviously we were all relieved and happy that nothing serious happened to him. So that was a warning bell for Glen and me to watch where we cycle, because Glen crashed when he was looking around at the factories and not paying attention to the road. A scary reminder which I did not heed fully.
See, last Tuesday morning on the 23rd, I decided to cycle one round around Toa Payoh to warm myself up a lil for OCBC Cycle Singapore, which happens next Sunday. However, as it was a simple ride, I decided to cycle with slippers. A big mistake. Halfway through, I was looking down and checking my derailleur as it wasn't shifting properly. Next thing I knew, my left feet slammed into the rear of a stationary minibus. I didn't fall off my bicycle, but felt something dangling on my feet. Well, that was my toenails from the 4th and 5th toe, as well as the top phalanx of the fourth toe. Imagine how scared you would be to find a dangling and crooked toe. ): Anyway I got whisked into the A&E as well, and the x-ray shows an open fracture, which is the bone breaking into half. Scary uh. First scary news is that I needed to be warded for fear of bone infection. After being warded, I was told that I need a minor surgery to insert K-wires in. Freaking scary I swear. Go youtube "removal of K-wire" and you'll see how scary it is to take them out in six weeks time. Sigh. And no more OCBC Cycle Singapore for me. Sigh.
I'm totally sad that I can't cycle for at least six weeks. Sigh. I was totally looking forward for this.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Oh, so that's the difference!
It's the holidays and I'm officially lifeless and going to be bored for the entire 2 weeks. It's been slightly over a week since my holidays have started. Chinese New Year was pretty alright, albeit boring. Anyways, the holidays is a period where I just stay home most days and just explore into home theatre stuffs. And I must say that I have been considering an upgrade from DVD to Blu-ray, but I've been contemplating. I guess I would get Blu-ray for the sake of the 7.1 surround sound. However, when I popped in HMV on Thursday, all the Blu-ray movies were 5.1. Only music concerts are 7.1. The only difference would be the picture and the sound being HD. Ahwells. Anyways, this holidays are going to be really boring for me. I need to search for things to do. Yawns.
On a different note, I watched Valentine's Day on Wednesday. It was pretty alright. But it kinda struck me that the "marry my best friend" idea isn't that great as it can be as shown in the movie between Kutcher and Garner. Those are like fairy tales. And it can come true, but takes a heck load of effort, and probably great planning in real life. I mean, as best friends, it's just weird. You're like dating a brother or sister. :/ Ahwells. I need a life. And I've realised that I can never end an essay or blog entry well. It's always abrupt. :/ Pooves. I suck at this. ):
And oh, btw, I do care. Byeeeeeeee! :D
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Heh.
Well, it's the holidays for me now and it's time for me to explore into my home theatre again. And as I've watched movies at home the past few nights, I've realised the great difference between DVD and VCD (Well, not that I haven't already in the past, but yeah). But I guess the most obvious difference is the audio. For me, I have a weird system, where I use separate amps for my speakers. One for the rear two, one for the front two with subs, and another for the front. Total of three amps. In a VCD video, I would only need to work one amp, which is from the front two side speakers, which is bad. Many VCDs are shit. The soundtrack levels are very high with low levels of dialogue. This is something that can be adjusted from a DVD, where dialogue is usually only from the front center speaker. The three amps also allow me to customise the levels individually to cater it to my ear's pleasure. Be it a louder soundtrack, greater surround sound, or louder dialogue, it is totally customisable, like other amps. Just that I'm not rich, and thus the budget of separating the amps. But anyways, I've always preferred 5.1 sound, and it's all thanks to Dolby Labs. Which leads me to another point as to why I only buy DVDs, and only the originals. Because they are the ones with proper audio. Ahwells. I'm saving up for a good screen now. :D Aiming for a rear projection system by end-2011. heh. I think I'm a lil too crazy over home theatre stuff, though I'm not rich enough to get much of those. hahah. Ahwells. Nights.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
It hasn't rained.
The last time that a raindrop has fallen onto Toa Payoh grounds was over a week ago on a Friday. 5 February 2010. It's been really warm and irritating. The earth is seriously on the verge on dying. Ahwells. It's Chinese New Year! :D 2010, the chinese way. Also Valentine's Day. Interesting aye, a friendship/bgr day on the first day in the year of the chinese calendar. Heh. It would really be great if it rained today. Ahwells. Dehydration week, as I would call it.
Anyways, today would be the second consecutive Valentine's Day where I'm date-less. Pretty nice, I must say. And oh, this year's CNY is kinda quiet uh. There isn't much hype about CNY. Not as much "marketing" as previous years.
And oh, my blog is slightly over 3 years old! :D heh. Let's see now, 3 years ago, things were really tough to overcome. Much has happened in 2007. But well, every year has been slightly better. 2010 should be a better year. Ahwells. It's about time to go over to my grandma's house.
Hmm. Be my valentine?
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Saturday, February 06, 2010
Woosh.
Ahwells, another week is gone. I'm left with another week of school before my non-deserved break. I didn't even work as hard as I said I would before the sem started. Anyways for this week I've passed by CJC a couple of times, and I think I might have a little teeny bit of regret for not going to CJ/AC? Competitive yes. But it seems like a nicer place to study at. No stupid projects which add on useless stress. I'd rather just mug and that's it. Individual work works the best for me. Group projects always pull my grades down. For JC, just do the bare minimum to pass for promos, and then 'cheong' for the final 'A' levels. I really wished there was the three months JC thing. I really want to try it out. ): Ohman. This is bad. I'm going to be passing by CJ for the next two years to constantly remind me of the results of my decision. Well, not that I'm not enjoying poly life. But I'm sure we all feel the same way. We would always like to know how life would be if we had a different decision in the earlier part of our lives. :/ Ahwells. Time for me to cut me hair again. :D
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