am stuck in an internet cafe while the rain is pouring outside. I have got two 2.7MB files to send out and yahoo mail is taking centuries to attach my files to the email. Oh the wonders of the Internet age. Takes me less than a minute to access my email but almost much more than that to get the mail sent out. grrr. At least the damage is minimum - $1.50 for 30 minutes of use. Cannot complain.
Shall write List while waiting....(love lists...another reason why I love High Fidelity)
4 Sites that I just surfed while waiting for Yahoo to do its work:
1) Bioware.com: To see progress on Neverwinter Nights 2.
2) my own school of thought mail server - which apparently is doing a much faster job uploading my fat files.
3) Rottentomatoes.com: to check out reviews for Harry Potter. Loved Goblet of Fire!That has to be the best cinematic dragon I have seen so far. Also, those kids are really really growing up fast. Those are man muscles on Harry and Ron..scary.
4) TuxedoDiplomat's recommendation: a nice little animation about love lost and gained again on
http://www.cube-creative.fr/site/html/nt/nt_lc/akoa_hd.html
Okay Down to my last minute of time before I have to pay more than $1.50. Logging off now like the miser that I am. :)
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Sunday, November 13, 2005
back from the dead
i have not been blogging in a while because of exam boot camp with kids and sudden attraction to bed and trashy tv. After teaching, the last thing you want to face is more words.
Post LAN gaming with ZhangZiyi, I thought I would at least attempt an entry to jumpstart the blog again. So to make things simple, I thought I would just make a list of ...
5 would-be blog entries I might have written in the past month if I had the energy to
#1: Musings on the notorious BBC brain-sex quiz
(go take it if you have not! www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/)
- So apparently like most of the ARPC gals, I have a male-ish or androgynous brain
- I scored way above average (8/10) for ability to empathise through reading body language and way below average (4/10) for ability to systemise and compartmentalise. Now I understand even more why I am a dunce at planning and organising. Tables, graphs and charts send me shivers in a bad way.
- the "pick which face you are attracted to" test was mighty disturbing. Felt like was looking through mugshots. All the faces looked like potential psychopaths to me. I think I consistently picked 'only just prefer' as options.
#2: My love-affair with "SnowWhite", my little Nano
How cool is it to orchestrate your personal soundtrack to the movie of your life? Would you be a hero in a Hollywood popcorn summer flick or a gritty independent film? How the function 'SHUFFLE SONGS' becomes a fun way of playing roulette with your reality. A mundane bus-ride home can suddenly turn into an indie-worthy moment when the theme from Eternal Sunshine comes seeping through the earphones.
#3: How I am the world's crappiest liar
Apparently I just cannot keep a poker face when it comes to keeping significant secrets. I can lie perfectly well if its for the sake of keeping your surprise party a surprise. But if you ask me to be your secret-keeper for big, bad things....I won't divulge a word but my face apparently betrays everything. I have no future in espionage.
#4: The marathon of things I want to do in November-December, my mild panic at my ability to do them and God's answer via one crazy ex-insurance agent who has made himself my personal Cheerleader/PseudoManager. The man actually gets a kick out of writing To Do lists.
#5 The coolness of the Oestrogen Brigade
An ode to female friendships and the art of bonding over Re-Bonding. How an afternoon at the hair-salon with the gals can be a great reminder of why I will always want to be a girl and not a guy.
Post LAN gaming with ZhangZiyi, I thought I would at least attempt an entry to jumpstart the blog again. So to make things simple, I thought I would just make a list of ...
5 would-be blog entries I might have written in the past month if I had the energy to
#1: Musings on the notorious BBC brain-sex quiz
(go take it if you have not! www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/)
- So apparently like most of the ARPC gals, I have a male-ish or androgynous brain
- I scored way above average (8/10) for ability to empathise through reading body language and way below average (4/10) for ability to systemise and compartmentalise. Now I understand even more why I am a dunce at planning and organising. Tables, graphs and charts send me shivers in a bad way.
- the "pick which face you are attracted to" test was mighty disturbing. Felt like was looking through mugshots. All the faces looked like potential psychopaths to me. I think I consistently picked 'only just prefer' as options.
#2: My love-affair with "SnowWhite", my little Nano
How cool is it to orchestrate your personal soundtrack to the movie of your life? Would you be a hero in a Hollywood popcorn summer flick or a gritty independent film? How the function 'SHUFFLE SONGS' becomes a fun way of playing roulette with your reality. A mundane bus-ride home can suddenly turn into an indie-worthy moment when the theme from Eternal Sunshine comes seeping through the earphones.
#3: How I am the world's crappiest liar
Apparently I just cannot keep a poker face when it comes to keeping significant secrets. I can lie perfectly well if its for the sake of keeping your surprise party a surprise. But if you ask me to be your secret-keeper for big, bad things....I won't divulge a word but my face apparently betrays everything. I have no future in espionage.
#4: The marathon of things I want to do in November-December, my mild panic at my ability to do them and God's answer via one crazy ex-insurance agent who has made himself my personal Cheerleader/PseudoManager. The man actually gets a kick out of writing To Do lists.
#5 The coolness of the Oestrogen Brigade
An ode to female friendships and the art of bonding over Re-Bonding. How an afternoon at the hair-salon with the gals can be a great reminder of why I will always want to be a girl and not a guy.
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