alive again!!!!
omfg...finally got internet at our new place. Sort of. The adsl application for the new place has been so so so fucked up. Dragging on till foreverm and we have up to another 8 weeks to wait. GG.
I'm using Unwired right now. Its a wireless internet provider here. Decent enough for normal use, but apparently crap for gaming. Andy was using it before, so I got the modem off him since he doesn't need it anymore. Save $190 for the modem at least. The plan itself is quite ex. Can't be downloading anime 24/7 now. Sigh... Its $90 for 12GBs, and its shaped to 36Kbps after that. Damn sick..thats worse than then I was on dialup last time. But expensive internet is better than no internet.
Been positively dying for the past month. Bored shitless staying home... played some old PS2 games, and even started playing Warcraft 3. And rewatched some old anime. Anything to kill time. Oh, and watched TV too...lots of it.
Anyway... I'm going to catch up on some anime downloading.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
moving time
Thos got the keys to his apartment on Thursday, and we've been moving bits and pieces of stuff over since then. We've got movers coming in on Tuesday, so that'll be when we officially move in the new apartment though.
I should take a picture of the store room later on. its HUGEE! Just about the size of my bedroom, maybe just a wee bit smaller. I know its definitely bigger than my room in KL though. My new room is slightly bigger too..i think. More wardrobe space, but not too sure how to place my bed & desk. Kinda stupid how the door opens into the center of the room.
Nothing much else to say... just been packing up and stuff. We'r getting professional cleaners to clean our apartment up, so don't have to stuff around with that. Now it feels like we have so much time to move out.
Thos got the keys to his apartment on Thursday, and we've been moving bits and pieces of stuff over since then. We've got movers coming in on Tuesday, so that'll be when we officially move in the new apartment though.
I should take a picture of the store room later on. its HUGEE! Just about the size of my bedroom, maybe just a wee bit smaller. I know its definitely bigger than my room in KL though. My new room is slightly bigger too..i think. More wardrobe space, but not too sure how to place my bed & desk. Kinda stupid how the door opens into the center of the room.
Nothing much else to say... just been packing up and stuff. We'r getting professional cleaners to clean our apartment up, so don't have to stuff around with that. Now it feels like we have so much time to move out.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
friday night
my company had a get together yesterday. its a farewell gathering for one of the consultants that is going back to Netherlands. The night started out in the boardroom and we eventually ended up in a strip joint (but not before getting kicked out of one bar) . Went to Pure Platinum... girls weren't too bad i guess. But only 2 or 3 of them had nice bodies (i.e no spare tyres) There was this tall asian chick as well. Very nice. Best of all... everything under company bill :) Hehehe.. including some tipping dollars for the strippers.
Fun night. But feel damn buggered today... mostly because I came home to play WoW as well. I was half sleeping at the keyboar by the end of it. Ended up waking up at 2.30. Half my day gone...and I was thinking of going to gym & some shopping too. Oh well.
Speaking of gym... I've been going during lunch almost everyday for the past 2-3 weeks. Feels quite good. It actually makes the workday feel much shorter. Starting to cut weight now... so I've lost about 4-5kgs since I started cardio work. But then my muscle mass probably suffered a bit... cuz I haven't done weights since then too. Going to try to go next week. Cardio during lunch...and weights in the evening. Try to make it a routine to gym during lunch everyday...and weights 3 times a week.
my company had a get together yesterday. its a farewell gathering for one of the consultants that is going back to Netherlands. The night started out in the boardroom and we eventually ended up in a strip joint (but not before getting kicked out of one bar) . Went to Pure Platinum... girls weren't too bad i guess. But only 2 or 3 of them had nice bodies (i.e no spare tyres) There was this tall asian chick as well. Very nice. Best of all... everything under company bill :) Hehehe.. including some tipping dollars for the strippers.
Fun night. But feel damn buggered today... mostly because I came home to play WoW as well. I was half sleeping at the keyboar by the end of it. Ended up waking up at 2.30. Half my day gone...and I was thinking of going to gym & some shopping too. Oh well.
Speaking of gym... I've been going during lunch almost everyday for the past 2-3 weeks. Feels quite good. It actually makes the workday feel much shorter. Starting to cut weight now... so I've lost about 4-5kgs since I started cardio work. But then my muscle mass probably suffered a bit... cuz I haven't done weights since then too. Going to try to go next week. Cardio during lunch...and weights in the evening. Try to make it a routine to gym during lunch everyday...and weights 3 times a week.
Friday, May 18, 2007
sales sales sales
david jones and myers having a mid-season sale now. bought some new ties, a shirt and pricey underwear! well..pricey compared to the stuff I use to have anyway. About ~$20 each...which come to think about it is pretty effing expensive for underwear in Malaysian terms o_O
I was walking around david jones after work today as well (the actual shopping was yesterday). Was looking at their suits... and some Hugo Boss items. I soooo want the Boss cashmere coat! They actually look relatively normal as far as cashmere coats go...but it just ooozes wealth. I wannnnttt!!!!! But $800 is a bit much for me to fork out for a single coat... although technically, it is an overcoat.. Hmmmmmm
Nahh... save save save, and then invest! All for the sake of being wealthy in the future.
david jones and myers having a mid-season sale now. bought some new ties, a shirt and pricey underwear! well..pricey compared to the stuff I use to have anyway. About ~$20 each...which come to think about it is pretty effing expensive for underwear in Malaysian terms o_O
I was walking around david jones after work today as well (the actual shopping was yesterday). Was looking at their suits... and some Hugo Boss items. I soooo want the Boss cashmere coat! They actually look relatively normal as far as cashmere coats go...but it just ooozes wealth. I wannnnttt!!!!! But $800 is a bit much for me to fork out for a single coat... although technically, it is an overcoat.. Hmmmmmm
Nahh... save save save, and then invest! All for the sake of being wealthy in the future.
Saturday, May 05, 2007
just an update...
to say that I'm not dead yet. I haven't had the mood/time to blog since I came back from Kuching. Not because I was depressed or anything, but just kinda lazy.
My grandfather's funeral was good? I guess...considering it being a funeral and all. Everything seems to have went smoothly. It was a pretty big chinese/buddhist funeral, a fair bit of money spent. I think around a 100K for everything? Oh wait..thats inclusive of the past hospital stay. The hospital was about 50K... so funeral also about there. Still pretty expensive...considering that some people don't even earn that much in a year o_O
I was only in Kuching for roughly 2 1/2 days? Didn't get much sleep during that time. I stayed up the first night was there to help burn the paper money. You are supposed to keep burning them until the day of the burial. We had a group of monks & nuns come every night to chant prayers. Kinda like the buddhist equivalent of Christians singing in a church. Praise to the Lord type of chants/songs... only for Buddha. There was also a lama who is (or more accurately, was) my cousin.
My grandfather got heaps of flowers were too. Close to 50 bouquets. The most interesting one of which had a card signed off as "20 Bangladeshi Workers" o_O. Workers from my grandfather's old construction company.
At any rate, 'ah kong' (i.e. grandfather) should be resting peacefully now. He has lived a good long life... and passed on without regrets. Incidently, he only passed on after all his sons were by his side. Apparently he held on until my eldest uncle flew back from the states. So yeah...all well and good I guess...
to say that I'm not dead yet. I haven't had the mood/time to blog since I came back from Kuching. Not because I was depressed or anything, but just kinda lazy.
My grandfather's funeral was good? I guess...considering it being a funeral and all. Everything seems to have went smoothly. It was a pretty big chinese/buddhist funeral, a fair bit of money spent. I think around a 100K for everything? Oh wait..thats inclusive of the past hospital stay. The hospital was about 50K... so funeral also about there. Still pretty expensive...considering that some people don't even earn that much in a year o_O
I was only in Kuching for roughly 2 1/2 days? Didn't get much sleep during that time. I stayed up the first night was there to help burn the paper money. You are supposed to keep burning them until the day of the burial. We had a group of monks & nuns come every night to chant prayers. Kinda like the buddhist equivalent of Christians singing in a church. Praise to the Lord type of chants/songs... only for Buddha. There was also a lama who is (or more accurately, was) my cousin.
My grandfather got heaps of flowers were too. Close to 50 bouquets. The most interesting one of which had a card signed off as "20 Bangladeshi Workers" o_O. Workers from my grandfather's old construction company.
At any rate, 'ah kong' (i.e. grandfather) should be resting peacefully now. He has lived a good long life... and passed on without regrets. Incidently, he only passed on after all his sons were by his side. Apparently he held on until my eldest uncle flew back from the states. So yeah...all well and good I guess...
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Thursday, April 19, 2007
smashed...
...the window of my friend's car that is. With her waiting at traffic lights...and at only 7:30 at night. She got her handbag swiped. Redfern and its surrounding areas is really fucked up dodgy. Can't help but blame the inhabitants somewhat.
What do you say in this kind of situation? Poor girl was freaked out... and lost a lot of valuables too. Gucci handbag, LV wallet and dunno what else.
I feel somewhat guilty as well, since we just went for dinner and she dropped me home. It wouldn't have happened if we didn't go out. No reason at all for her to be in that area. The last time we went for dinner...she got a speeding ticket o_O Now I kinda feel like I'm a harbinger of bad luck... at least to her. Wonder if she is thinking of the same thing... Hmmmm. Can't really blame her i guess.
sucks man. This really hasn't been a good week. Guess theres not much chance of it being a good week when you start it off hearing news that your grandpa might not around for much longer. Been hospitalised since last Friday... and not really getting much better. I guess its a good thing that I went back Kuching for cny. At least I got to see him when he is still healthy...or reasonably so, considering his past ailments. I can't do much anyway... just call up and ask how he is now and then. My parents are over in Kuching at the moment... preparing for the worst case scenario *touch wood*
Hmmm. I was going to rant about how the work week has been pretty shitty as well. Having crap fuck up on me left, right and center. Pales in comparison to what I wrote about earlier. Bah...
...the window of my friend's car that is. With her waiting at traffic lights...and at only 7:30 at night. She got her handbag swiped. Redfern and its surrounding areas is really fucked up dodgy. Can't help but blame the inhabitants somewhat.
What do you say in this kind of situation? Poor girl was freaked out... and lost a lot of valuables too. Gucci handbag, LV wallet and dunno what else.
I feel somewhat guilty as well, since we just went for dinner and she dropped me home. It wouldn't have happened if we didn't go out. No reason at all for her to be in that area. The last time we went for dinner...she got a speeding ticket o_O Now I kinda feel like I'm a harbinger of bad luck... at least to her. Wonder if she is thinking of the same thing... Hmmmm. Can't really blame her i guess.
sucks man. This really hasn't been a good week. Guess theres not much chance of it being a good week when you start it off hearing news that your grandpa might not around for much longer. Been hospitalised since last Friday... and not really getting much better. I guess its a good thing that I went back Kuching for cny. At least I got to see him when he is still healthy...or reasonably so, considering his past ailments. I can't do much anyway... just call up and ask how he is now and then. My parents are over in Kuching at the moment... preparing for the worst case scenario *touch wood*
Hmmm. I was going to rant about how the work week has been pretty shitty as well. Having crap fuck up on me left, right and center. Pales in comparison to what I wrote about earlier. Bah...
Monday, April 09, 2007
easter long weekend
April is always nice in australia. lots of holidays. easter long weekend and Anzac day as well. Didn't really make use of the weekend though. Just stayed home and watched movies. Ken is crashing at our place before leaving for hong kong, so I've been leeching movies from his computer.
apart from that, there was a bbq lunch at tho's aunt's place. smoked fatty pork was the delight of the day. bloody awesome. although it probably destroyed all my gym work for the week o_O aihs...
Was thinking of heading down to the gym today. But feeling kinda lazy. it feels kind of late anyway. its already 1:30. Actually..thats plenty early even if the gym closes at 5 today, but stuff it..i'm just lazy :p
April is always nice in australia. lots of holidays. easter long weekend and Anzac day as well. Didn't really make use of the weekend though. Just stayed home and watched movies. Ken is crashing at our place before leaving for hong kong, so I've been leeching movies from his computer.
apart from that, there was a bbq lunch at tho's aunt's place. smoked fatty pork was the delight of the day. bloody awesome. although it probably destroyed all my gym work for the week o_O aihs...
Was thinking of heading down to the gym today. But feeling kinda lazy. it feels kind of late anyway. its already 1:30. Actually..thats plenty early even if the gym closes at 5 today, but stuff it..i'm just lazy :p
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
no news...kinda
Actually just been feeling lazy to blog. Kinda feels like I don't have much time past couple of days. Although I don't think I'm doing much. I want to post up some pics from Tho's birthday dinner... b ut the internet seems horrendously slow for some reason, so can't be bothered at the moment.
My monitor is still doing well, no dead or bright pixels so far. Some colours on the monitor are kinda off depending on my viewing angle, but thats expected from a budget range monitor. Its good enough for most purposes I guess. Its still a 22" widescreen. Playing WoW feels pretty awesome, and its easier for my to read my e-books now.
I've also shopped a lot lately, for my snow gear in particular. I think I mentioned my jacket already, but I got a nice pair of 686 Smarty pants too. Its worth $400... but I got it for $280. Last season gear obviously, but its a steal at that price.
I'm probably gonna buy snow boots tomorrow as well. I tried some on on Monday during lunch... but just going again tomorrow to try them on properly. Cuz I only put on one side on Monday. Both of the boots I'm interested in are $379... so it just depends which one fits better.
Can't wait for the snow to come....
Actually just been feeling lazy to blog. Kinda feels like I don't have much time past couple of days. Although I don't think I'm doing much. I want to post up some pics from Tho's birthday dinner... b ut the internet seems horrendously slow for some reason, so can't be bothered at the moment.
My monitor is still doing well, no dead or bright pixels so far. Some colours on the monitor are kinda off depending on my viewing angle, but thats expected from a budget range monitor. Its good enough for most purposes I guess. Its still a 22" widescreen. Playing WoW feels pretty awesome, and its easier for my to read my e-books now.
I've also shopped a lot lately, for my snow gear in particular. I think I mentioned my jacket already, but I got a nice pair of 686 Smarty pants too. Its worth $400... but I got it for $280. Last season gear obviously, but its a steal at that price.
I'm probably gonna buy snow boots tomorrow as well. I tried some on on Monday during lunch... but just going again tomorrow to try them on properly. Cuz I only put on one side on Monday. Both of the boots I'm interested in are $379... so it just depends which one fits better.
Can't wait for the snow to come....
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
22" loveeee
my brand new toy. The picture really doesn't do it much justice. You'd have to be sitting in front of the monitor to be impressed. It costs me $385... but definitely don't regret it. Its a decent entry level LCD monitor. Haven't had any problems when playing WoW or watching anime. And no dead/bright pixels so far *fingers crossed*
The colours on it are so so.... good enough, but not what u'd call great. Its quite distracting if theres too much white on the screen. Gotta change the background of all the windows explorer windows. But not sure what I can do for webpages. Not all pages get centred... stupid developers. I guess thats a quirk with having a widescreen monitor with a funky resolution.
But its still absolutely gorgeous!!! I'm in ecstasy! ^_^
my brand new toy. The picture really doesn't do it much justice. You'd have to be sitting in front of the monitor to be impressed. It costs me $385... but definitely don't regret it. Its a decent entry level LCD monitor. Haven't had any problems when playing WoW or watching anime. And no dead/bright pixels so far *fingers crossed*
The colours on it are so so.... good enough, but not what u'd call great. Its quite distracting if theres too much white on the screen. Gotta change the background of all the windows explorer windows. But not sure what I can do for webpages. Not all pages get centred... stupid developers. I guess thats a quirk with having a widescreen monitor with a funky resolution.
But its still absolutely gorgeous!!! I'm in ecstasy! ^_^
Monday, March 26, 2007
leet snow jacket!
I bought myself a nice snowboarding jacket today. Got it pretty cheap... in comparison with the original price. Its only $360 from $600. Fits me perfectly for a snow jacket too. I'll take some pictures of it later to show off :)
Right now just wanna finish watching my anime. I think this is the first night in a long while (KL exluded) that I didn't manage to watch an episode of anime once I reached home. Been discussing the New Zealand trip plans with Thos. So annoying to organise things...especially since we want things to be a little cheaper. At least the dates are prett much confirmed for now. Will be gone for the week of 6th August, and it'll be 7 nights there. We just have to decided how we are getting to Queenstown from Christchurch on our 1st day... the problem being that our arrival time is abit stuffed up, and we dont' want to drive at night.
More on that next time. Its anime... and my protein shake time.
I bought myself a nice snowboarding jacket today. Got it pretty cheap... in comparison with the original price. Its only $360 from $600. Fits me perfectly for a snow jacket too. I'll take some pictures of it later to show off :)
Right now just wanna finish watching my anime. I think this is the first night in a long while (KL exluded) that I didn't manage to watch an episode of anime once I reached home. Been discussing the New Zealand trip plans with Thos. So annoying to organise things...especially since we want things to be a little cheaper. At least the dates are prett much confirmed for now. Will be gone for the week of 6th August, and it'll be 7 nights there. We just have to decided how we are getting to Queenstown from Christchurch on our 1st day... the problem being that our arrival time is abit stuffed up, and we dont' want to drive at night.
More on that next time. Its anime... and my protein shake time.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
pnwed by stupidity...
i just realised something seriously off with my Fitness First membership today. I was paying off my credit card bill, and only just noticed that I've been making 2 payments for my FF membership each month.
I was thinking bloody hell... I've been overcharged for my gym memberships, working under the assumption that my membership is $36.95 per month. And thats what I have been happily telling everyone as well. I even called them to find out what was going on, but then Accounts isn't open on a Sunday.
Decided to read over my membership form... and it says $36.95 per fortnight. MCH!@#!!! I thought I was only paying that much per month. So so so stupid... I feel so conned. Dumb ass fortnight payments. Now I'm actually paying $73.90 for my membership. Aihs... and I'm locked in for another half a year plus. Not that I can quit at this stage anyway. Gym-ming is part of my routine now.
I'm feeling so depressed now... I think even Tho's membership is cheaper than mine. Since he got someone on the inside to do it for him. ARRGGHHHH. I shall go drown my sorrows in Jagermeister & Red Bull.
Well... its not really a lot of money once taken in perspective. Instead of paying $443.40 for a year worth of Fitness Firsting. Its only $886.80. Oh wait... thats 200% more!! Its an extra $443.40 to spend a year! Thats 4 very nice shirts from David Jones. Thats RM1234... Thats ARRRRGHHHHH!!!!
*bangs head on keyboard*
i just realised something seriously off with my Fitness First membership today. I was paying off my credit card bill, and only just noticed that I've been making 2 payments for my FF membership each month.
I was thinking bloody hell... I've been overcharged for my gym memberships, working under the assumption that my membership is $36.95 per month. And thats what I have been happily telling everyone as well. I even called them to find out what was going on, but then Accounts isn't open on a Sunday.
Decided to read over my membership form... and it says $36.95 per fortnight. MCH!@#!!! I thought I was only paying that much per month. So so so stupid... I feel so conned. Dumb ass fortnight payments. Now I'm actually paying $73.90 for my membership. Aihs... and I'm locked in for another half a year plus. Not that I can quit at this stage anyway. Gym-ming is part of my routine now.
I'm feeling so depressed now... I think even Tho's membership is cheaper than mine. Since he got someone on the inside to do it for him. ARRGGHHHH. I shall go drown my sorrows in Jagermeister & Red Bull.
Well... its not really a lot of money once taken in perspective. Instead of paying $443.40 for a year worth of Fitness Firsting. Its only $886.80. Oh wait... thats 200% more!! Its an extra $443.40 to spend a year! Thats 4 very nice shirts from David Jones. Thats RM1234... Thats ARRRRGHHHHH!!!!
*bangs head on keyboard*
Saturday, March 24, 2007
New Zealand plans
right then, we'r finally gonna go New Zealand after 2 years of saying that. Now that Thos has a girlfriend... so much easier for him to be active :)
anyhoo, its gonna be for about a week in August, since there is a public holiday (banks only) for Thos then. My leave has been informally approved too, so its all cool. Now we just need to make the actual bookings and what-not. We'r planning for 3 days worth of snowboarding... and doing the rest of the NZ-type stuff. I'm soooo looking forward to doing the bungy and Shotover jet ride. Its gonna be wicked!
Apart from that...I've also got an snow trip with my company, and also with Thos . Just pray that I don't get injured again. Thats my biggest fear before going NZ. Its gonna be crap if I can't board there.
New Zealand aside... was planning to go Verandah tonight (some bar/club in the city) but then not so sure anymore cuz of the weather. It was so bloody hot earlier in the day, and then it started pouring in the evening. At least the rain seems to have stopped, but not sure if Swan still wants to go drinking later. Aihs.. I'm just gonna be stuck at home watching anime and playing WoW for another weekend.
right then, we'r finally gonna go New Zealand after 2 years of saying that. Now that Thos has a girlfriend... so much easier for him to be active :)
anyhoo, its gonna be for about a week in August, since there is a public holiday (banks only) for Thos then. My leave has been informally approved too, so its all cool. Now we just need to make the actual bookings and what-not. We'r planning for 3 days worth of snowboarding... and doing the rest of the NZ-type stuff. I'm soooo looking forward to doing the bungy and Shotover jet ride. Its gonna be wicked!
Apart from that...I've also got an snow trip with my company, and also with Thos . Just pray that I don't get injured again. Thats my biggest fear before going NZ. Its gonna be crap if I can't board there.
New Zealand aside... was planning to go Verandah tonight (some bar/club in the city) but then not so sure anymore cuz of the weather. It was so bloody hot earlier in the day, and then it started pouring in the evening. At least the rain seems to have stopped, but not sure if Swan still wants to go drinking later. Aihs.. I'm just gonna be stuck at home watching anime and playing WoW for another weekend.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
no new news...
my 2nd weekend back in Syd, and i'm back to my old aussie lifestyle - not doing anything. Both lazy to go out...and noone to call out as well. Aihs. Being back in KL now would be nice, especially since its Brenda's wedding today. I miss out on all the fun as usual.
At least Swan is in Sydney for work right now. Should be meeting up with him tonight if the rain subsides. Didn't get to meet up with him back in KL, so its quite cool that he got sent here for work. Can't remember what he does now... some kind of telecommunications engineer?
Gym-ming is working out well. I seem to be getting quite into it. I think this has been the longest that I've consistently stuck to an exercise routine. Somewhere between 3 - 4 months I believe... Its become something to look forward too since my progress can be measured. Its like levelling up in a game :-) I started out doing 70kg squats... and now I'm up to 105kg. For bench press, its 40kg at the start and 52.5kg now
I'm gonna start working on my diet now. Not diet as in the crash diet sense, but developing a proper eating/nutrition plan. I'm starting out by cutting out the unnecessarily fatty stuff from my regular diet... stuff like the fat on pork, and greasy chicken skin. I'm also gonna try to eat more frequent, but smaller meals through the day. Bodybuilders seem to recommend a small meal every 3 hours. That bit is going to be difficult though... it seems hard to fit that kind of eating plan into a chinese-y type of diet.
Lets see how it goes...
my 2nd weekend back in Syd, and i'm back to my old aussie lifestyle - not doing anything. Both lazy to go out...and noone to call out as well. Aihs. Being back in KL now would be nice, especially since its Brenda's wedding today. I miss out on all the fun as usual.
At least Swan is in Sydney for work right now. Should be meeting up with him tonight if the rain subsides. Didn't get to meet up with him back in KL, so its quite cool that he got sent here for work. Can't remember what he does now... some kind of telecommunications engineer?
Gym-ming is working out well. I seem to be getting quite into it. I think this has been the longest that I've consistently stuck to an exercise routine. Somewhere between 3 - 4 months I believe... Its become something to look forward too since my progress can be measured. Its like levelling up in a game :-) I started out doing 70kg squats... and now I'm up to 105kg. For bench press, its 40kg at the start and 52.5kg now
I'm gonna start working on my diet now. Not diet as in the crash diet sense, but developing a proper eating/nutrition plan. I'm starting out by cutting out the unnecessarily fatty stuff from my regular diet... stuff like the fat on pork, and greasy chicken skin. I'm also gonna try to eat more frequent, but smaller meals through the day. Bodybuilders seem to recommend a small meal every 3 hours. That bit is going to be difficult though... it seems hard to fit that kind of eating plan into a chinese-y type of diet.
Lets see how it goes...
Friday, March 09, 2007
australia shopping sucks
shopping in australia can really suck... especially if you want to buy items that are sourced from the States. I'm thinking of getting an electronic scale. The $20 scale I got from K-Mart doesn't really cut it. It doesn't seem to be measuring my correct weight.
The Tanita scales seem to be quite popular. I'm thinking of getting the one above. Not cheap though. I remember seeing it at Rebel Sport before, but can't remember the exact price. Should be more than $250. The RRP listed on the Tanita Australian website was $349. Bloody hefty. Then I decided to check Amazon... and its only US$120. Damn wtf man.... after conversion, its more than twice the US price. Shipping does not bloody cost that much... fucked up. I can get someone to express courier to me from the states for cheaper. So so so stupid...
Sometimes I wish I went to the states instead. Things are so much cheaper there, and I'd get paid more doing what I do too...aihs.
shopping in australia can really suck... especially if you want to buy items that are sourced from the States. I'm thinking of getting an electronic scale. The $20 scale I got from K-Mart doesn't really cut it. It doesn't seem to be measuring my correct weight.
The Tanita scales seem to be quite popular. I'm thinking of getting the one above. Not cheap though. I remember seeing it at Rebel Sport before, but can't remember the exact price. Should be more than $250. The RRP listed on the Tanita Australian website was $349. Bloody hefty. Then I decided to check Amazon... and its only US$120. Damn wtf man.... after conversion, its more than twice the US price. Shipping does not bloody cost that much... fucked up. I can get someone to express courier to me from the states for cheaper. So so so stupid...
Sometimes I wish I went to the states instead. Things are so much cheaper there, and I'd get paid more doing what I do too...aihs.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
no new gadgets for me...
my intents of getting a new monitor and speakers are temporarily suspended. no stock at MSY, the items were too hot. aihs. Well.. not that I can't get it elsewhere, but MSY has the cheapest computer parts around. Usually buy from stuff from them. I'm thinking of getting another gig of RAM as well, beef up my computer a bit more. I wonder how much performance gains I can get from having 2 gigs of RAM on the computer.
Hope they get stock in soon. I might opt for a different monitor though. Maybe the Acer 22". Its just a rebranded version of the monitor I initially wanted, albeit $50 more expensive. It comes in black though. I will finally be able to color coordinate my compute.r I got myself a black keyboard and mouse when I was back in KL. Should take a picture of it... The mouse it pretty cool. Quite nice too use.
my intents of getting a new monitor and speakers are temporarily suspended. no stock at MSY, the items were too hot. aihs. Well.. not that I can't get it elsewhere, but MSY has the cheapest computer parts around. Usually buy from stuff from them. I'm thinking of getting another gig of RAM as well, beef up my computer a bit more. I wonder how much performance gains I can get from having 2 gigs of RAM on the computer.
Hope they get stock in soon. I might opt for a different monitor though. Maybe the Acer 22". Its just a rebranded version of the monitor I initially wanted, albeit $50 more expensive. It comes in black though. I will finally be able to color coordinate my compute.r I got myself a black keyboard and mouse when I was back in KL. Should take a picture of it... The mouse it pretty cool. Quite nice too use.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
doggie pics
bobby and silky
I've got nothing much else to blog about actually. Kinda sad. A little lazy to upload what little photos I have. I'm trying to watch this Jack Black show, Pick of Destiny.The DVD was ok in the beginning, but my com can't read the disc halfway through the show. Aihs... so annoying.
bobby and silkyat least thats how i assume the names are spelt. Could well be Bobbie and Silkie. Doesn't really matter... they are still awfully cute. Rather spoilt though. The terrier gets way too excited. Jumps up and down and nips at your feet.
The poodle is quite manja too. Very attention hungry... and licky too. Can keep licking at you nonstop. But the fur is really damn nice. Soft and fluffy. It feels like what a lamb would feel like
The poodle is quite manja too. Very attention hungry... and licky too. Can keep licking at you nonstop. But the fur is really damn nice. Soft and fluffy. It feels like what a lamb would feel like
I've got nothing much else to blog about actually. Kinda sad. A little lazy to upload what little photos I have. I'm trying to watch this Jack Black show, Pick of Destiny.The DVD was ok in the beginning, but my com can't read the disc halfway through the show. Aihs... so annoying.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
home away from home
i'm back in australia after a 3 week hiatus. going back to kl is awesome as usual. so much more fun than being over here. not gonna blog much in this post. i didn't take much pictures this time around. kept forgetting to bring my camera around.
gonna have a quick lunch then try to nap in the afternoon. feeling quite stoned right now. watching movies throughout the whole flight.
i'm back in australia after a 3 week hiatus. going back to kl is awesome as usual. so much more fun than being over here. not gonna blog much in this post. i didn't take much pictures this time around. kept forgetting to bring my camera around.
gonna have a quick lunch then try to nap in the afternoon. feeling quite stoned right now. watching movies throughout the whole flight.
Sunday, February 04, 2007
back soon
looking forward to going back. its gonna be a nice, long holiday for me. I guess 3 weeks can be considered quite long now that I'm a working adult. I think I'll save for my holidays for the later half of the year next time. There are less public holidays around that period in Aussie. When I come back here in March... theres gonna be the Easter long weekend, and I think theres a couple other days of public hols. Nice!
At the moment, I'm also looking forward to coming back from KL. 'Cuz then I can buy myself a new monitor! I'm also gonna get a pair of new speakers. Will most probably get this one
Logitech Z-2300
THX certified and it has a few good reviews on the net. And its only $170! 5.1 speakers would be nice, and its not that ex, only $500 (only $500?? When did $500 start getting cheap...) But too much wires to stuff around with, and don't really have the room for them.
I wanted to do a sound test, so went to Harvey Norman with Thos today. But they got rid of their speaker setups. Have to ask the sales clerk or someone to connect the speakers so you can listen to it, and I couldn't be stuffed dealing with them. They didn't have these ones on display anway. Worst thing is that its bloody overpriced there. They were selling the speakers for $300!!! Well... $299.95 to be exact, but wth... its almost twice the price compared to the computer shop. Stoopid. Kiang's rule #1: Never pay retail at 'superstores'.
looking forward to going back. its gonna be a nice, long holiday for me. I guess 3 weeks can be considered quite long now that I'm a working adult. I think I'll save for my holidays for the later half of the year next time. There are less public holidays around that period in Aussie. When I come back here in March... theres gonna be the Easter long weekend, and I think theres a couple other days of public hols. Nice!
At the moment, I'm also looking forward to coming back from KL. 'Cuz then I can buy myself a new monitor! I'm also gonna get a pair of new speakers. Will most probably get this one
Logitech Z-2300THX certified and it has a few good reviews on the net. And its only $170! 5.1 speakers would be nice, and its not that ex, only $500 (only $500?? When did $500 start getting cheap...) But too much wires to stuff around with, and don't really have the room for them.
I wanted to do a sound test, so went to Harvey Norman with Thos today. But they got rid of their speaker setups. Have to ask the sales clerk or someone to connect the speakers so you can listen to it, and I couldn't be stuffed dealing with them. They didn't have these ones on display anway. Worst thing is that its bloody overpriced there. They were selling the speakers for $300!!! Well... $299.95 to be exact, but wth... its almost twice the price compared to the computer shop. Stoopid. Kiang's rule #1: Never pay retail at 'superstores'.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
hot ...
... and humid. feels kinda like KL weather at the moment. Could be worse I suppose. At least its not a 40 degree summer in Sydney.
I'm planning to get myself 2 pieces of new loot:
an Xbox 360!!
and to go with it...
a 22" widescreen LCD!
... and humid. feels kinda like KL weather at the moment. Could be worse I suppose. At least its not a 40 degree summer in Sydney.
I'm planning to get myself 2 pieces of new loot:
an Xbox 360!!and to go with it...
a 22" widescreen LCD!Roughly $1K aussie all up. The monitor is one of the value in the market now. Its not particularly super, but you can't find anything else that can beat its price for its class. Its a Chimei 221D. Don't *ptui* at the Chinaman brand though (its actually Taiwanese), its pretty good stuff. The 22" Acer widescreen is the pretty much the same thing. Same panel but rebranded as Acer with a different body. The Acer does look better though, but for about $50 more. You'd probably get this monitor if you order a Dell computer with a 22" monitor widescreen too. Apparently Dell made a big order for these monitors from Chimei.
I'm actually not so sure about the 360 yet. Especially since I haven't even started playing Burning Crusade, but I'll definitely get the monitor, if not something better. Will have to wait till I get back from KL though. Kinda moot buying it now if I'm already leaving next week.
I'm actually not so sure about the 360 yet. Especially since I haven't even started playing Burning Crusade, but I'll definitely get the monitor, if not something better. Will have to wait till I get back from KL though. Kinda moot buying it now if I'm already leaving next week.
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