2000 mana and 40000 gold later.......i managed to get my hero - no, blog - resurrected at last!
rejoice ye ppl, ravenlord's back to pwn, uh, blog! now, onwards to the world tree!
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
shao thing hates kids
damned kids!
last night i went to a party n took two shots of vodka with sprite.....turns out dat was enuf to temporarily mess up my system, even tho i managed to cycle home in one piece. reached home at 1.30, by the time i fell asleep it was over 3.30am......duno how time juz flies when u'r sleepy n yet not willing to sleep -.-
note to self: if tired, dun go browsing wikipedia for useless information such as the differences between a machinegun n a minigun. juz SLEEP! uni is no place to wake up tired n sleepy.
n this morning, the kids frm neighbouring houses HAD to come out n play n scream n such!!! darn it, kids r d same d world over, whether msia or japan. i JUZ DETEST KIDS.
so i was woken up at 10, one hr before my designated wake-up time (by careful analysis of past experiences, ive determined dat the optimal sleep-duration is 7 1/2 hrs). by the time i managed to fall asleep again (after shutting the window n cutting off my supply of fresh air) it was 10.30. consequently i woke at 11.30, n wif enough of the so-called 'sleep inertia' dat i totally cant remember anything i was thinking juz a while ago. fark.
(INFO-SCIENCE: when a person's normal sleep pattern is interrupted and he is made to wake, a phenomenon known as sleep inertia manifests in which a person may be physically wide awake n alert, hence being unable to go back to sleep, but his mind is in a total state of unreadiness and he has difficulty focusing, recalling or utilizing short-term memory, among other temporary mental disorders)
all becuz of the kids! n probably in part to the alcohol i consumed last night, however.
on a side note, the management at osaka university of international studies shud really fix that stupid old clavinova in their lounge. the pedals WONT WORK!
last night i went to a party n took two shots of vodka with sprite.....turns out dat was enuf to temporarily mess up my system, even tho i managed to cycle home in one piece. reached home at 1.30, by the time i fell asleep it was over 3.30am......duno how time juz flies when u'r sleepy n yet not willing to sleep -.-
note to self: if tired, dun go browsing wikipedia for useless information such as the differences between a machinegun n a minigun. juz SLEEP! uni is no place to wake up tired n sleepy.
n this morning, the kids frm neighbouring houses HAD to come out n play n scream n such!!! darn it, kids r d same d world over, whether msia or japan. i JUZ DETEST KIDS.
so i was woken up at 10, one hr before my designated wake-up time (by careful analysis of past experiences, ive determined dat the optimal sleep-duration is 7 1/2 hrs). by the time i managed to fall asleep again (after shutting the window n cutting off my supply of fresh air) it was 10.30. consequently i woke at 11.30, n wif enough of the so-called 'sleep inertia' dat i totally cant remember anything i was thinking juz a while ago. fark.
(INFO-SCIENCE: when a person's normal sleep pattern is interrupted and he is made to wake, a phenomenon known as sleep inertia manifests in which a person may be physically wide awake n alert, hence being unable to go back to sleep, but his mind is in a total state of unreadiness and he has difficulty focusing, recalling or utilizing short-term memory, among other temporary mental disorders)
all becuz of the kids! n probably in part to the alcohol i consumed last night, however.
on a side note, the management at osaka university of international studies shud really fix that stupid old clavinova in their lounge. the pedals WONT WORK!
Sunday, May 06, 2007
music? martial arts?
something occurred to me today.
in learning to play a musical instrument, for example piano, there are two ways to go about it. the first is to learn it the 'classical' way, as i hv done - learn everything from the ground up, spending years building a solid 'foundation' while slowly improving one's skills. thats the traditional way of learning.
the other way is to learn the 'popular music' way. in a much shorter amount of time, one learns only the essentials needed to listen to or read popular music n play it on the keyboard. by focusing on the 'useful' things, in this case the ability to play music that is pleasing to the ears, n omitting everything else that r not directly required for playing popular music, such as musical theory n overly technical finger exercises, one dramatically shortens the time it takes to 'achieve' a certain level of piano-playing skill.
in my case, i learned to play the piano the 'classical way'. no complaints about it....while i cant exactly label myself a 'pro', im at least able to play moderately difficult pieces quite satisfactorily, n hv even tried my hand at some difficult pieces with some level of success. but i noe of ppl who, despite never formally learned piano the classical way, r able to play popular music quite impressively. thus proving that we do not necessarily
so why did i suddenly bring up this topic? actually, this post is not about music at all. its about martial arts.
ive started learning martial arts at too old an age. as such, i'll never be able to hv 'martial arts flowing thru my limbs' the same way piano works for me....no matter how i train from now on, martial arts will never be a 'part' of me the same way music is. not to mention time and energy contraints that increase as a person grows older and finds himself loaded with more and more academic responsibilities, inevitably followed by even greater work responsibilities. which makes achieving a high level of martial arts proficiency thru the 'classical way' impossible.
however, as in the world of music, there r faster ways to learn martial arts. one can take only the bare 'essentials' of combat n focus on those. basic, efficient n effective techniques, physical fitness. these r obtainable in a shorter period of time than the complicated, 'deep' philosophies of traditional martial arts. n while it can be argued that the deep foundations laid down by years of repetitive practice of traditional arts can give an edge in certain ways, learning systematically saves time n allows late-starters to catch up to a limited extent i guess....
so, onwards to glory!!
disclaimer: please do not read if you are allergic to nonsense.
in learning to play a musical instrument, for example piano, there are two ways to go about it. the first is to learn it the 'classical' way, as i hv done - learn everything from the ground up, spending years building a solid 'foundation' while slowly improving one's skills. thats the traditional way of learning.
the other way is to learn the 'popular music' way. in a much shorter amount of time, one learns only the essentials needed to listen to or read popular music n play it on the keyboard. by focusing on the 'useful' things, in this case the ability to play music that is pleasing to the ears, n omitting everything else that r not directly required for playing popular music, such as musical theory n overly technical finger exercises, one dramatically shortens the time it takes to 'achieve' a certain level of piano-playing skill.
in my case, i learned to play the piano the 'classical way'. no complaints about it....while i cant exactly label myself a 'pro', im at least able to play moderately difficult pieces quite satisfactorily, n hv even tried my hand at some difficult pieces with some level of success. but i noe of ppl who, despite never formally learned piano the classical way, r able to play popular music quite impressively. thus proving that we do not necessarily
so why did i suddenly bring up this topic? actually, this post is not about music at all. its about martial arts.
ive started learning martial arts at too old an age. as such, i'll never be able to hv 'martial arts flowing thru my limbs' the same way piano works for me....no matter how i train from now on, martial arts will never be a 'part' of me the same way music is. not to mention time and energy contraints that increase as a person grows older and finds himself loaded with more and more academic responsibilities, inevitably followed by even greater work responsibilities. which makes achieving a high level of martial arts proficiency thru the 'classical way' impossible.
however, as in the world of music, there r faster ways to learn martial arts. one can take only the bare 'essentials' of combat n focus on those. basic, efficient n effective techniques, physical fitness. these r obtainable in a shorter period of time than the complicated, 'deep' philosophies of traditional martial arts. n while it can be argued that the deep foundations laid down by years of repetitive practice of traditional arts can give an edge in certain ways, learning systematically saves time n allows late-starters to catch up to a limited extent i guess....
so, onwards to glory!!
disclaimer: please do not read if you are allergic to nonsense.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
not quite
okay, i suppose i'll put one more post here b4 i go. sumhow sumting inside is screaming at me to at least go thru the past year n put up some stuff so that someday i can look back at my first year in japan n smile in reminiscence. n ive got lots of photos that, notwithstanding having cost great effort in their taking, have not been looked thru even by myself! (to future self: probably no one's ever gonna read this post, well no one i noe anyway, but still, feels good to put down my thoughts on paper. even if the paper is electronic...heheh)
well anyway, this 'one more post' is not THIS post, cuz theres no time for it tonight. heck im already 45 mins past my self-fixed bedtime.
n shit, has my english degraded to the level of fish. or shit. or watever.
well anyway, this 'one more post' is not THIS post, cuz theres no time for it tonight. heck im already 45 mins past my self-fixed bedtime.
n shit, has my english degraded to the level of fish. or shit. or watever.
Monday, January 29, 2007
the End
well, i suppose u all saw it coming. i was toying with the idea for a long time but juz cudnt put my foot down n do it. anyway, its over. this blog i mean.
there had been good times, i suppose, but the maintaining of a blog juz weighs a little too much on my mind. i mean, everytime i encounter something blog-worthy, i feel obliged to blog about it, but other things get in the way (blame it on my laziness if u will...), n i almost always end up blogging about last month's events, or even further back.
this has been going on too long n reading my last few entries, i realise this can hardly be called a blog anymore. its no longer serving its purpose of informing anyone who might be interest about wats happening here in my life, n instead has 'forced obligation' n 'false resposibility' practically printed between the dreary, monotonous, vague lines.
i had been considering starting over, but if i do so, it wun be wif this address anymore i guess. mebbe i'll do as dan does...2 blogs, one for photos n coverage of events, n another to write my rubbish on. we'll see...
anyhow, its been a while! looking at the early pages i find memories of who i was a few years back, n man hv i changed! for the better i hope. THAT is wat a blog is for...THAT is why i created this blog in the 1st place. n thats what its ceased to be. before it rots anymore with pages filled wif meaningless narrations, i should say sayonara.
いてくれて、ありがとう
p.s. oh nevermind, theres too many things to add should i begin...so i'd rather not
p.s.s. juz cant resist doing this, last homage to my old posts
there had been good times, i suppose, but the maintaining of a blog juz weighs a little too much on my mind. i mean, everytime i encounter something blog-worthy, i feel obliged to blog about it, but other things get in the way (blame it on my laziness if u will...), n i almost always end up blogging about last month's events, or even further back.
this has been going on too long n reading my last few entries, i realise this can hardly be called a blog anymore. its no longer serving its purpose of informing anyone who might be interest about wats happening here in my life, n instead has 'forced obligation' n 'false resposibility' practically printed between the dreary, monotonous, vague lines.
i had been considering starting over, but if i do so, it wun be wif this address anymore i guess. mebbe i'll do as dan does...2 blogs, one for photos n coverage of events, n another to write my rubbish on. we'll see...
anyhow, its been a while! looking at the early pages i find memories of who i was a few years back, n man hv i changed! for the better i hope. THAT is wat a blog is for...THAT is why i created this blog in the 1st place. n thats what its ceased to be. before it rots anymore with pages filled wif meaningless narrations, i should say sayonara.
いてくれて、ありがとう
p.s. oh nevermind, theres too many things to add should i begin...so i'd rather not
p.s.s. juz cant resist doing this, last homage to my old posts
Saturday, December 16, 2006
wtf...im still here...haha
from the pen of a bored foreign student in japan...
lets see. the last post was 11 november, over a month ago. since then, exams hv came n went, n life has become a boring, meaningless mess. now im juz counting the days till i go home. sure, its been 2 weeks since exams ended, but sumhow the days juz slipped by without me doing a single thing that has any significance. im talking major frustration here. actually, i dun even noe wat im crapping about. except dat im damn bored, most of my frens hv either gone home or going out wif other ppl, n the guy i called to play warcraft 3 wif is talking on the phone wif his family. sucks....
anyway, a few updates on my life. the day immediately after exams, i went to Tama Zoo wif the ppl frm biology class...even tho im a physics student here. kinda reminiscent of the f6 days when me n seng chee wud get out of class to attend bio lectures...hehe. got a few pics from that trip. the focus of the zoo trip was sum sort of chimpanzee observation, due to the bio sensei happening to know a keeper at the chimps' compound.
some time after that there was a trip to ueno, a part of the central, 'real' (read: busy, crowded, stuffy even in winter) tokyo. at 1st wasnt planning 2 go, but sumhow got myself dragged along...n was glad i did, cuz at least we did sumting worthwhile, visiting an art museum (has anyone heard of Pira b4? sum french or italian guy, i forgot...wif a seriously deranged mind dat is reflected in the slightly disturbing pandemonia of his drawings) plus the Ueno National Science Museum, an extremely interesting place wif 6 floors full of skeletons, presesrved animals, videos, hands-on tech gadgets, u name it...all for juz 500 yen entrance fee! anyway, i'll put up d pics i took there, sumtime...next week. hehe.
speaking of pics, im proud 2 announce dat i got myself a new camera! a Canon IXY 900 IS to be exact, arguably canon's most advanced ultracompact digicam at the moment. bought it from the same online shop from which i got my slightly disappointing Logitech VX Revolution mouse. this time they were extremely prompt in service..i ordered n paid on tuesday n received it on thursday, incidentally the day exams 'ended'. tho at dat time i was kinda pissed off at myself for messing up my maths paper, so i received my camera wif slightly mixed feelings. its hard not too feel kinda empty when u get urself a 'reward' for sumting u din do well...
anyway, the camera turned out excellent in most cases since i started to use it...n unlike my computer n mouse, both china-made, this camera is 100% 日本製! so i can probably expect more reliability n durability from it in the future...hehe. as ive sed earlier, i'll post the pics sometime later when im feeling like it...nothing turns u off blogging more than the thought of uploading photos, anyway....
so anyway, this week was kinda bz cuz of discussion sessions wif the teachers to determine which university we can apply to...plus doing the actual applications n stuff, which actually doesnt take much time by itself; but ppl like me hv a habit of putting off important jobs until the last moment, then getting pek chek...for those who wan 2 noe, i applied for university of tokyo wif sum misgivings, n put university of osaka as my second choice...tho i probably stand a better chance of getting osaka cuz theres this damn vietnamese who's trying to get into tokyo uni too, n u noe how crazy vietnamese r when it comes to studying...
this week, too, a bunch of us went to a nearby park for a picnic n 'maple viewing', but unfortunately most of the maple leaves had already dropped off so we din get to see the lush red carpets on the trees that we've been expecting. oh well, there's still next year. i must say tho, autumn is probably the best time of the year n it sucked that we were all bz preparing for exams n din get to explore around a bit more...
this morning slept at 4am, woke at 5am to send a fren off, then slept again frm 7.30 to 2pm. so now im feeling really weird. add dat to a neck ache i got frm overexercising at the gym yesterday n u've got a seriously messed up guy that is me. n i hv 2 do sumting bout the stockpile of food in my fridge which i hv 2 clear out b4 i go home...plus buy souvenirs n stuff...haih...looks like life isnt that empty after all, but its still shitty....
ah, last but not least, yesterday there was a party n i got myself drunk on 2 glasses of beer plus 3 of wine...hehe...then tried to do sum breakdancing too...chin siao...but good thing was i got to show off my piano playing, plus there was a ton of food im usually too kiamsiap to eat, AND there was a ton of gals frm other programmes....tho i din get 2 talk to any...:)
anyway, enuf for now. time to kick my fren's ass in wc3
lets see. the last post was 11 november, over a month ago. since then, exams hv came n went, n life has become a boring, meaningless mess. now im juz counting the days till i go home. sure, its been 2 weeks since exams ended, but sumhow the days juz slipped by without me doing a single thing that has any significance. im talking major frustration here. actually, i dun even noe wat im crapping about. except dat im damn bored, most of my frens hv either gone home or going out wif other ppl, n the guy i called to play warcraft 3 wif is talking on the phone wif his family. sucks....
anyway, a few updates on my life. the day immediately after exams, i went to Tama Zoo wif the ppl frm biology class...even tho im a physics student here. kinda reminiscent of the f6 days when me n seng chee wud get out of class to attend bio lectures...hehe. got a few pics from that trip. the focus of the zoo trip was sum sort of chimpanzee observation, due to the bio sensei happening to know a keeper at the chimps' compound.
some time after that there was a trip to ueno, a part of the central, 'real' (read: busy, crowded, stuffy even in winter) tokyo. at 1st wasnt planning 2 go, but sumhow got myself dragged along...n was glad i did, cuz at least we did sumting worthwhile, visiting an art museum (has anyone heard of Pira b4? sum french or italian guy, i forgot...wif a seriously deranged mind dat is reflected in the slightly disturbing pandemonia of his drawings) plus the Ueno National Science Museum, an extremely interesting place wif 6 floors full of skeletons, presesrved animals, videos, hands-on tech gadgets, u name it...all for juz 500 yen entrance fee! anyway, i'll put up d pics i took there, sumtime...next week. hehe.
speaking of pics, im proud 2 announce dat i got myself a new camera! a Canon IXY 900 IS to be exact, arguably canon's most advanced ultracompact digicam at the moment. bought it from the same online shop from which i got my slightly disappointing Logitech VX Revolution mouse. this time they were extremely prompt in service..i ordered n paid on tuesday n received it on thursday, incidentally the day exams 'ended'. tho at dat time i was kinda pissed off at myself for messing up my maths paper, so i received my camera wif slightly mixed feelings. its hard not too feel kinda empty when u get urself a 'reward' for sumting u din do well...
anyway, the camera turned out excellent in most cases since i started to use it...n unlike my computer n mouse, both china-made, this camera is 100% 日本製! so i can probably expect more reliability n durability from it in the future...hehe. as ive sed earlier, i'll post the pics sometime later when im feeling like it...nothing turns u off blogging more than the thought of uploading photos, anyway....
so anyway, this week was kinda bz cuz of discussion sessions wif the teachers to determine which university we can apply to...plus doing the actual applications n stuff, which actually doesnt take much time by itself; but ppl like me hv a habit of putting off important jobs until the last moment, then getting pek chek...for those who wan 2 noe, i applied for university of tokyo wif sum misgivings, n put university of osaka as my second choice...tho i probably stand a better chance of getting osaka cuz theres this damn vietnamese who's trying to get into tokyo uni too, n u noe how crazy vietnamese r when it comes to studying...
this week, too, a bunch of us went to a nearby park for a picnic n 'maple viewing', but unfortunately most of the maple leaves had already dropped off so we din get to see the lush red carpets on the trees that we've been expecting. oh well, there's still next year. i must say tho, autumn is probably the best time of the year n it sucked that we were all bz preparing for exams n din get to explore around a bit more...
this morning slept at 4am, woke at 5am to send a fren off, then slept again frm 7.30 to 2pm. so now im feeling really weird. add dat to a neck ache i got frm overexercising at the gym yesterday n u've got a seriously messed up guy that is me. n i hv 2 do sumting bout the stockpile of food in my fridge which i hv 2 clear out b4 i go home...plus buy souvenirs n stuff...haih...looks like life isnt that empty after all, but its still shitty....
ah, last but not least, yesterday there was a party n i got myself drunk on 2 glasses of beer plus 3 of wine...hehe...then tried to do sum breakdancing too...chin siao...but good thing was i got to show off my piano playing, plus there was a ton of food im usually too kiamsiap to eat, AND there was a ton of gals frm other programmes....tho i din get 2 talk to any...:)
anyway, enuf for now. time to kick my fren's ass in wc3
Saturday, November 11, 2006
the journey of a thousand miles.....begins wif a single click
there is nothing more fun than playing doom 3 on a 17-inch-screen laptop wif lights out n the room bathed in red from the comp's LEDs...hehehe...
ok so....how shud i start....i 1st started having this urge 2 get a comp earlier than planned (original plan was 2 get a comp after d end-of-term exam) sumtime around beginning of september. during d whole of december d library was practically closed (open till 5pm on weekdays only...we hv classes till 2.40 at the earliest) so i was almost cut off frm d online world...n other functions dat required a comp, such as searching for song lyrics, preparing presentations for speaking class etc, were oso affected.
so i started by checking out dell's comps. now, as many of u noe, i've been saving money like a miser ever since i got here in order 2 get a REALLY good comp when d time comes. so i immediately ruled out inspiron laptops in favour of the xps line. but the problem was...d only 'possible' models were the miniscule 12-incher M1210 n the huge 17-incher M1710 (sizes as compared to the notebook 'standard', 14 inches). initially, sum craze for 'the ultimate mobility' took hold of me n i even made an order for a suped-up M1210 online thru dell's website (wif big savings possible due to usage of online coupons n everything)...
a few days after making the order, even going as far as setting up a bank account so i can pay for the order by bank transfer, i changed my mind. n it was sudden too...i took coffee at nite 2 'help wif my studies' n ended up sleepless, n i tossed n turned for d better part of a night thinking how d hell i was supposed 2 play games or even chat onling comfortably on a 12-inch screen for the next 2 years or so. the next day i juz decided to scrap the idea of getting the M1210, even tho there was a great online deal on at dat time.
it shud b noted dat another reason i decided against the M1210 was becuz of its graphics card, a mere GeForce 7400 which wud not b capable of playing nowadays' games at acceptable settings anyway.
so i juz left the order there unpaid for n hoped dat dell wud eventually cancel it automatically :P now i noe dat dats not a good thing 2 do, but when u cant understand wats written on half d website n dun even noe the proper format for sending an email in japanese, u shud b at least partially justified 4 doing such a thing. as i was :P right???
anyway....next choice....i took to looking at a bunch of japanese computer brands. now, originally i decided early on dat i wud NOT get a japanese brand comp cuz of their relatively higher price for the same specs (compared to, say, dell), plus d fact dat they were generally built wif a different focus in mind (ie aesthetics - sleek, colourful designs dat sumhow exuded feminity; capabilities focused on multimedia functions eg tv-viewing, rather than raw performance) from wat i wanted as a gamer. but anyway, i picked out wat seemd 2 b d only good choice among toshiba, sony, NEC n fujitsu....the sony vaio type F, a 15.4 incher wif a geforce 7600.
then i decided the price was simply too high for its specs. i mean, wtf, sony charges 50000 yen to upgrade from 1 GB of ram to 2 GB?? n there was no 2.0GHz processor available, n d upgrade from 1.83GHz to 2.16GHz costs 60000 yen. talk bout cutting throats. so despite having spent hours poring thru brochures n doing online research, i decided to scrap the idea of buying a vaio after all. heh.
so then i came across this company in the US selling laptops wif supposedly fine-tuned performance n simply out-of-this-world designs...alienware. now, alienware was once (n still is, to a limited degree) a 'boutique' computer vendor....they sell highly customizable computers, claim to conduct strict benchmarking n performance tuning on those comps, n charge a relatively high price for these comps. but wat really attracted me 2 alienware was 1) the design n 2) the fact dat a guy here frm mexico who noes computers sed dat its good. n the real selling point was dat despite being 'boutique' n taking into account shipping costs n everything, it will still arrive at my doorstep half a grand ringgit cheaper (for roughly d same specs) as the sony vaio i had been considering. dat tells sumting about d relative prices of things in US n japan eh.
so after working out all the logistics (i wud hv it sent 2 my sis, n hv her send it to me), i placed an online order for a 15.4 inch alienware area-51 M5550, a relly cool piece of work despite being among alienware's 'lower midrange' laptops. reason was dat alienware makes comps geared for gaming, which generally indicates a 17incher wif geforce 7800/7900-class graphics.
then overnight i changed my mind again. until then i had checked up intensively on d alienware M5550 online, n while i discovered certain disconcerting facts about d M5550 frm reviews, i sumhow overlooked them in d zeal 2 get a 'boutique comp, shipped all the way frm US, n not available in japan!'. but then sumhow it struck me dat if sumting bad happens 2 d comp, i wud b stuck wif a broken laptop thousands of miles away frm d nearest alienare service center. in other words, lack of obtainable tech support here in japan = bad thing. n several comments i read online about heat problems (which i guess contributes to system wear) related to the m5550 settled the matter. i din wan a comp wif a burnt up 3d card n no way to replace it.
up till then, i did not even consider 17 inch comps becuz they were, in my own words, 'humongous'. of course they wud not b as light n mobile as, say, yst's 14 inch toshiba. but then the question was raised: y d heck wud i care so much about mobility over performance when i probably wun b moving it about more than once a month? n a laptop is a laptop...it'll b infinitely easier to transport to, say, the common room or even the library compared to a desktop anyway, regardless of size. lastly, only 17 inchers carry serious 3d gaming power. n so it finally dawned on me dat, as a self-admitted gaming addict, 17 inches is the way to go. (by the way, in case sum wacko out there is relating all this talk of inches to another guy-thing also measured in inches, GET OUT U STINKIN PERV)
n the choice for a 17 inch was simple. among all the reviews i read online, only one comp, the 17-inch dell xps M1710, had stood out as being virtually flawless - in performance AND aesthetics (tho of a different kind frm d jap comps). n d price, while high, was by no means exhorbitant, given the performance i wud b buying. so within 2 days i had placed my order online n paid for it via bank transfer.
so now, roughly 10 days after receiving my new baby, im now typing this acount on him/her/it at nearly 2am in d morning. sumbody help me, im addicted again.
btw, any suggestions on resolving the him/her/it question? ie which shud it be?
ok so....how shud i start....i 1st started having this urge 2 get a comp earlier than planned (original plan was 2 get a comp after d end-of-term exam) sumtime around beginning of september. during d whole of december d library was practically closed (open till 5pm on weekdays only...we hv classes till 2.40 at the earliest) so i was almost cut off frm d online world...n other functions dat required a comp, such as searching for song lyrics, preparing presentations for speaking class etc, were oso affected.
so i started by checking out dell's comps. now, as many of u noe, i've been saving money like a miser ever since i got here in order 2 get a REALLY good comp when d time comes. so i immediately ruled out inspiron laptops in favour of the xps line. but the problem was...d only 'possible' models were the miniscule 12-incher M1210 n the huge 17-incher M1710 (sizes as compared to the notebook 'standard', 14 inches). initially, sum craze for 'the ultimate mobility' took hold of me n i even made an order for a suped-up M1210 online thru dell's website (wif big savings possible due to usage of online coupons n everything)...
a few days after making the order, even going as far as setting up a bank account so i can pay for the order by bank transfer, i changed my mind. n it was sudden too...i took coffee at nite 2 'help wif my studies' n ended up sleepless, n i tossed n turned for d better part of a night thinking how d hell i was supposed 2 play games or even chat onling comfortably on a 12-inch screen for the next 2 years or so. the next day i juz decided to scrap the idea of getting the M1210, even tho there was a great online deal on at dat time.
it shud b noted dat another reason i decided against the M1210 was becuz of its graphics card, a mere GeForce 7400 which wud not b capable of playing nowadays' games at acceptable settings anyway.
so i juz left the order there unpaid for n hoped dat dell wud eventually cancel it automatically :P now i noe dat dats not a good thing 2 do, but when u cant understand wats written on half d website n dun even noe the proper format for sending an email in japanese, u shud b at least partially justified 4 doing such a thing. as i was :P right???
anyway....next choice....i took to looking at a bunch of japanese computer brands. now, originally i decided early on dat i wud NOT get a japanese brand comp cuz of their relatively higher price for the same specs (compared to, say, dell), plus d fact dat they were generally built wif a different focus in mind (ie aesthetics - sleek, colourful designs dat sumhow exuded feminity; capabilities focused on multimedia functions eg tv-viewing, rather than raw performance) from wat i wanted as a gamer. but anyway, i picked out wat seemd 2 b d only good choice among toshiba, sony, NEC n fujitsu....the sony vaio type F, a 15.4 incher wif a geforce 7600.
then i decided the price was simply too high for its specs. i mean, wtf, sony charges 50000 yen to upgrade from 1 GB of ram to 2 GB?? n there was no 2.0GHz processor available, n d upgrade from 1.83GHz to 2.16GHz costs 60000 yen. talk bout cutting throats. so despite having spent hours poring thru brochures n doing online research, i decided to scrap the idea of buying a vaio after all. heh.
so then i came across this company in the US selling laptops wif supposedly fine-tuned performance n simply out-of-this-world designs...alienware. now, alienware was once (n still is, to a limited degree) a 'boutique' computer vendor....they sell highly customizable computers, claim to conduct strict benchmarking n performance tuning on those comps, n charge a relatively high price for these comps. but wat really attracted me 2 alienware was 1) the design n 2) the fact dat a guy here frm mexico who noes computers sed dat its good. n the real selling point was dat despite being 'boutique' n taking into account shipping costs n everything, it will still arrive at my doorstep half a grand ringgit cheaper (for roughly d same specs) as the sony vaio i had been considering. dat tells sumting about d relative prices of things in US n japan eh.
so after working out all the logistics (i wud hv it sent 2 my sis, n hv her send it to me), i placed an online order for a 15.4 inch alienware area-51 M5550, a relly cool piece of work despite being among alienware's 'lower midrange' laptops. reason was dat alienware makes comps geared for gaming, which generally indicates a 17incher wif geforce 7800/7900-class graphics.
then overnight i changed my mind again. until then i had checked up intensively on d alienware M5550 online, n while i discovered certain disconcerting facts about d M5550 frm reviews, i sumhow overlooked them in d zeal 2 get a 'boutique comp, shipped all the way frm US, n not available in japan!'. but then sumhow it struck me dat if sumting bad happens 2 d comp, i wud b stuck wif a broken laptop thousands of miles away frm d nearest alienare service center. in other words, lack of obtainable tech support here in japan = bad thing. n several comments i read online about heat problems (which i guess contributes to system wear) related to the m5550 settled the matter. i din wan a comp wif a burnt up 3d card n no way to replace it.
up till then, i did not even consider 17 inch comps becuz they were, in my own words, 'humongous'. of course they wud not b as light n mobile as, say, yst's 14 inch toshiba. but then the question was raised: y d heck wud i care so much about mobility over performance when i probably wun b moving it about more than once a month? n a laptop is a laptop...it'll b infinitely easier to transport to, say, the common room or even the library compared to a desktop anyway, regardless of size. lastly, only 17 inchers carry serious 3d gaming power. n so it finally dawned on me dat, as a self-admitted gaming addict, 17 inches is the way to go. (by the way, in case sum wacko out there is relating all this talk of inches to another guy-thing also measured in inches, GET OUT U STINKIN PERV)
n the choice for a 17 inch was simple. among all the reviews i read online, only one comp, the 17-inch dell xps M1710, had stood out as being virtually flawless - in performance AND aesthetics (tho of a different kind frm d jap comps). n d price, while high, was by no means exhorbitant, given the performance i wud b buying. so within 2 days i had placed my order online n paid for it via bank transfer.
so now, roughly 10 days after receiving my new baby, im now typing this acount on him/her/it at nearly 2am in d morning. sumbody help me, im addicted again.
btw, any suggestions on resolving the him/her/it question? ie which shud it be?
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
good news everybody!
well, not really. juz for those noisy buggers out there who had been verbally pummelling me into blogging, especially in the photo-posting department. i juz uploaded a slew of pics frm no less than 5 events (all during or slightly before/after summer holidays) onto my multiply site. btw, the url is http://shaothing.multiply.com
now b4 those buggers start complaining dat i havent labelled d pics, havent arranged them according to date, blahblahblah, let me remind u dat i m operating on severely limited library hours during which, n ONLY during which, i can do any sort of computer-related stuff. so shaddap. ;P
juz off the top of my mind, lately ive been playing tekken. specifically tekken tag tournament n tekken 5.
ah, n i juz ordered a laptop today. AND PAID FOR IT....which means no more changing my mind. i'll provide more detailed information on it when it arrives (sadly, in 2 weeks' time minimum). n theres the rather amusing story of my search for 'the perfect laptop' which preluded this purchase :P
anyway, gotta go now, library closing liao. btw theam, teach me how to overclock a GeForce 7900GS....
now b4 those buggers start complaining dat i havent labelled d pics, havent arranged them according to date, blahblahblah, let me remind u dat i m operating on severely limited library hours during which, n ONLY during which, i can do any sort of computer-related stuff. so shaddap. ;P
juz off the top of my mind, lately ive been playing tekken. specifically tekken tag tournament n tekken 5.
ah, n i juz ordered a laptop today. AND PAID FOR IT....which means no more changing my mind. i'll provide more detailed information on it when it arrives (sadly, in 2 weeks' time minimum). n theres the rather amusing story of my search for 'the perfect laptop' which preluded this purchase :P
anyway, gotta go now, library closing liao. btw theam, teach me how to overclock a GeForce 7900GS....
Saturday, October 21, 2006
........
does anyone noe dat jay chou has a new album titled 'still fantasy'? actually i knew bout d album sum weeks back but juz managed 2 find time 2 download it. also managed 2 find time 2 post a blog entry, as u can see...
anyway, i've decided to open a multiply account n use it for posting up pictures. makes things much more convenient than posting them here....the sheer horror of having to sort thru my photos, then uploading them one by one is the reason y my blog has been empty for so long.....so from now on i'll juz use this page to talk crap n mebbe write the occasional poem like dan is doing :P
the last time i posted an actual entry was probably around the beginning of august, ie summer holidays. reason was dat during summer hols the library was closed most of d time so i din hv d opportunity to blog about my summer exploits. after dat sch restarted but for the whole of sept d library was open until 5pm only. hence, my blog being empty for the past month too. then this month there was exams. so basically i m well justified in being away for so long.
anyway, there was a school trip to matsumoto castle around the end of last month (or did i blog about it already?) basically juz a 2 day 1 night affair, but loads of fun esp since it meant 2 days of sch holidays :P im sure yst blogged about it (n oso about the videos taken there) so y dun u head over to his blog for a more colourful account of the trip :P
well, nothing much else 2 talk about for the moment....summer's over, winter's coming so its now cool n nice most of the time, tho i cud do wif a few more hrs of sunshine (it gets dark at 5pm now). i'll b er...'trying' to work harder at my studies for the next 1 n a half months in preparation for the big year end exam...so dun expect too many posts from me. when i hv more time i'll put up pics at my multiply site tho (its currently empty so i wun link to it yet).
haih, for some reason blogging is starting 2 b a real PIA. n yet it somehow feels like something of a duty or responsibility so i cant stay away from my blog without feeling guilty....
anyway, later guys
anyway, i've decided to open a multiply account n use it for posting up pictures. makes things much more convenient than posting them here....the sheer horror of having to sort thru my photos, then uploading them one by one is the reason y my blog has been empty for so long.....so from now on i'll juz use this page to talk crap n mebbe write the occasional poem like dan is doing :P
the last time i posted an actual entry was probably around the beginning of august, ie summer holidays. reason was dat during summer hols the library was closed most of d time so i din hv d opportunity to blog about my summer exploits. after dat sch restarted but for the whole of sept d library was open until 5pm only. hence, my blog being empty for the past month too. then this month there was exams. so basically i m well justified in being away for so long.
anyway, there was a school trip to matsumoto castle around the end of last month (or did i blog about it already?) basically juz a 2 day 1 night affair, but loads of fun esp since it meant 2 days of sch holidays :P im sure yst blogged about it (n oso about the videos taken there) so y dun u head over to his blog for a more colourful account of the trip :P
well, nothing much else 2 talk about for the moment....summer's over, winter's coming so its now cool n nice most of the time, tho i cud do wif a few more hrs of sunshine (it gets dark at 5pm now). i'll b er...'trying' to work harder at my studies for the next 1 n a half months in preparation for the big year end exam...so dun expect too many posts from me. when i hv more time i'll put up pics at my multiply site tho (its currently empty so i wun link to it yet).
haih, for some reason blogging is starting 2 b a real PIA. n yet it somehow feels like something of a duty or responsibility so i cant stay away from my blog without feeling guilty....
anyway, later guys
Saturday, October 07, 2006
argh
ok guys, i SWEAR i was gona post up something today...but i juz got back from an outing wif my japanese host mother.....n now i hv 2 settle some bank stuff 4 my dad...so u'll hv 2 wait!....I AM NOT GIVING UP ON THIS BLOG!!!
Friday, September 01, 2006
Leave of Absence
well guys, i had a really great summer holidays....went lots of places did (quite) a lot of things n such...but unfortunately due to er...'time constraints' i was unable 2 blog bout the happenings. but rest assured, i'll get around to it soon! in the meanwhile the library's closed for 2 weeks starting next monday, so i'll b gone for a while.
anyway in short, i've gone to an english summer camp in nasu where i had my wits tortured by a bunch of retarded 14-year old kids, who also gave me a nickname that everyone in the dorm now noes about; a guitar 'camp' (gasshuku, meaning 'live-together', in japanese...) in akita-ken which is one of the most beautiful places i've seen, also getting to know quite a few new friends there; and a homestay programme in karumai-cho of iwate-ken, which is the neighbouring prefecture of akita-ken (both far to the north, juz short of hokkaido....approx. 8 hrs' bus ride), also a beautiful place, where i slept at 10.30 n woke at 6.30 each day, n played park golf n acted in a play; n oso played dota after a VERY long time! but details will hv 2 wait. anyway, signing off!
p.s. i've been receiving disturbing reports of my msn account signing in at times when i cudnt possibly hv access to a computer. so if u c me on9 late at nite or sumting, its prob not me. but juz send a msg 2 b sure :P
p.s.s. this post is basically juz 2 let ppl noe i'm not giving up on my blog yet, unlike many of the ppl out there...heheh...strive to the end!
anyway in short, i've gone to an english summer camp in nasu where i had my wits tortured by a bunch of retarded 14-year old kids, who also gave me a nickname that everyone in the dorm now noes about; a guitar 'camp' (gasshuku, meaning 'live-together', in japanese...) in akita-ken which is one of the most beautiful places i've seen, also getting to know quite a few new friends there; and a homestay programme in karumai-cho of iwate-ken, which is the neighbouring prefecture of akita-ken (both far to the north, juz short of hokkaido....approx. 8 hrs' bus ride), also a beautiful place, where i slept at 10.30 n woke at 6.30 each day, n played park golf n acted in a play; n oso played dota after a VERY long time! but details will hv 2 wait. anyway, signing off!
p.s. i've been receiving disturbing reports of my msn account signing in at times when i cudnt possibly hv access to a computer. so if u c me on9 late at nite or sumting, its prob not me. but juz send a msg 2 b sure :P
p.s.s. this post is basically juz 2 let ppl noe i'm not giving up on my blog yet, unlike many of the ppl out there...heheh...strive to the end!
Friday, August 18, 2006
still alive
had lots of fun these past 2 weeks, but unfortunately computer access was limited for certain reasons which i will not go into detail about now....n going to homestay tonite! so, bye for another 10 days or so!
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
postponed again
i swear i was going to post sumting today, mebbe about the crazy n wacky english summer camp i juz came back from (actually, i came back last thursday but...oh nevermind...) but then this guy frm peru wanted me 2 show him how 2 play dota n of course i cant give up the chance to corrupt another soul, can i?
so i'm gonna post tml! n guys, make sure u comment this time or i'll go on permanent blog strike. hehehe....
juz an interesting tidbit of info: most of u noe the song Dragonstea Din Tei rite? the 'mai ya heeee, mai ya haaaaa, mai ya hoooo, mai ya ahh ahh...' song....well, it turned out dat one of the other 'captains' (dats wat we 'paid participants at the camp were called) is the fren of the song's artiste. cool eh.
anyway ciao, gona play dota
so i'm gonna post tml! n guys, make sure u comment this time or i'll go on permanent blog strike. hehehe....
juz an interesting tidbit of info: most of u noe the song Dragonstea Din Tei rite? the 'mai ya heeee, mai ya haaaaa, mai ya hoooo, mai ya ahh ahh...' song....well, it turned out dat one of the other 'captains' (dats wat we 'paid participants at the camp were called) is the fren of the song's artiste. cool eh.
anyway ciao, gona play dota
Monday, July 24, 2006
post exam...pre camp
this afternoon i'll b leaving for the english summer camp so i tot i'd juz post a few random thoughts here despite the fact dat probably no one comes here anymore judging frm the number of comments on the last post >(
anyway, exams' ended last wednesday n we did sum crazy things since then. 1stly i've been actively expanding the number of dota players around here after discovering dat we can play dota on the library computers, thus living up to my title of The Corruptor ;P
also, dat nite, we went on an expedition to.......(drum rolls).....Tama Reien! ok...i better explain a little here....'reien' means cemetery in japanese, n this tama reien, which is juz 15 minutes' biking distance away, is one of the biggest in japan. or so i've heard. me n yst were taking a 'loooong walk' back to the dorm the week b4 dat n ended up on the far side of it n it took us mebbe an hr to circumnavigate it. since we failed to go thru it that time due to yst chickening out, we gathered more ppl n hence this expedition last wednesday...n it was spooky alright....but it was damn cool :P in fact we're planning another trip to go ALL the way thru the cemetery next time...
btw, about the long walk thing, yst n me took a train to sum place duno how many km away to take sum pictures of sum famous park...n then walked for 3.5 hrs all the way back...cuz we were looking for a place to eat at first n there wasnt any, n after we found one n ate, we walked most of the way back while looking for a train station to take us home. funny eh.
hmm...wat else...
last thursday me n yst went to shinjuku n bought a porn dvd to giv to a fren as a bday present. man, it was expensive. but the joke was worth it lah ;P n in shinjuku we went to an indian restaurant n ate stuff dat was ALMOST like penang mamak...of course, for about 5 times the price...
n last nite there was this hanabi (fireworks) display....it was cool but the pics i took din turn out too well cuz my camera was sucky...hv 2 get a better one soon....anyway, refer to yst's blog for the pics....
well, gotta prepare for the camp liao, signing off...
anyway, exams' ended last wednesday n we did sum crazy things since then. 1stly i've been actively expanding the number of dota players around here after discovering dat we can play dota on the library computers, thus living up to my title of The Corruptor ;P
also, dat nite, we went on an expedition to.......(drum rolls).....Tama Reien! ok...i better explain a little here....'reien' means cemetery in japanese, n this tama reien, which is juz 15 minutes' biking distance away, is one of the biggest in japan. or so i've heard. me n yst were taking a 'loooong walk' back to the dorm the week b4 dat n ended up on the far side of it n it took us mebbe an hr to circumnavigate it. since we failed to go thru it that time due to yst chickening out, we gathered more ppl n hence this expedition last wednesday...n it was spooky alright....but it was damn cool :P in fact we're planning another trip to go ALL the way thru the cemetery next time...
btw, about the long walk thing, yst n me took a train to sum place duno how many km away to take sum pictures of sum famous park...n then walked for 3.5 hrs all the way back...cuz we were looking for a place to eat at first n there wasnt any, n after we found one n ate, we walked most of the way back while looking for a train station to take us home. funny eh.
hmm...wat else...
last thursday me n yst went to shinjuku n bought a porn dvd to giv to a fren as a bday present. man, it was expensive. but the joke was worth it lah ;P n in shinjuku we went to an indian restaurant n ate stuff dat was ALMOST like penang mamak...of course, for about 5 times the price...
n last nite there was this hanabi (fireworks) display....it was cool but the pics i took din turn out too well cuz my camera was sucky...hv 2 get a better one soon....anyway, refer to yst's blog for the pics....
well, gotta prepare for the camp liao, signing off...
Thursday, July 13, 2006
here they come!
tml...exams begin! spring term-end exams, to be exact.
so wats a guy to do?
play SOLDAT, for one thing!
to save me from the boredom of exams (due to the fact that everyone's holed up in their rooms studying kanji, which WE learned 10 years ago ;P which resulting in there being no one to go shopping with), ive been playing this game for the last week or so. pretty simple 2D game, but fun n addictive! or mebbe its juz desperation due to being unable 2 play dota, i duno....but anyway check it out guys!
btw, yup, lately ive been going shopping a lot. no need for those looks of horror. i go becuz theres nothing else to do around here n i need a constant supply of fresh food for the kitchen. saving up for....stuff, u see...so i cook every day instead of eating out.....it makes a huge difference in ur finances here in japan....
well anyway, tml's exam, as i was saying. but the weather's so damn hot its near impossible to study, n anyway i THINK im pretty safe liao...compared to back in penang, theres a lot less study pressure here, at least for the time being....
anyway, hv 2 play a little soldat to loosen up! mata ne!
so wats a guy to do?
play SOLDAT, for one thing!
to save me from the boredom of exams (due to the fact that everyone's holed up in their rooms studying kanji, which WE learned 10 years ago ;P which resulting in there being no one to go shopping with), ive been playing this game for the last week or so. pretty simple 2D game, but fun n addictive! or mebbe its juz desperation due to being unable 2 play dota, i duno....but anyway check it out guys!
btw, yup, lately ive been going shopping a lot. no need for those looks of horror. i go becuz theres nothing else to do around here n i need a constant supply of fresh food for the kitchen. saving up for....stuff, u see...so i cook every day instead of eating out.....it makes a huge difference in ur finances here in japan....
well anyway, tml's exam, as i was saying. but the weather's so damn hot its near impossible to study, n anyway i THINK im pretty safe liao...compared to back in penang, theres a lot less study pressure here, at least for the time being....
anyway, hv 2 play a little soldat to loosen up! mata ne!
Saturday, July 01, 2006
helllooo
it appears that either no one's been visiting my blog lately, or ppl r growing a litle stingy wif comments. either way, as rentai did before, i demand comments. minimum of 10 on my pictures post before i post anything else.
and ppl in penang shud play dawn of war. new expansion coming out...necrons n tau! tho i wan tyranids...
juz a few random updates cuz im feeling rather shitty at the moment due to the cloudy weather outside.
- (1 month ago) bought a pair of earphones....model is N.U.D.E. ex. cool eh? they're the stick-in-the-ear-canal earbud type.
- (1.5 months ago) can now cycle without using my hands! tho turning is still a problem. n it contributed to a minor crash about a month back, which cost me 3500 yen in repairs. f_cking bike...
- got a summer 'job'! as a camp counsellor or sumting liddat...for an english-speaking camp for junior high sch students. how old is junior high anyway? :P
ok im out of ideas. bye.
and ppl in penang shud play dawn of war. new expansion coming out...necrons n tau! tho i wan tyranids...
juz a few random updates cuz im feeling rather shitty at the moment due to the cloudy weather outside.
- (1 month ago) bought a pair of earphones....model is N.U.D.E. ex. cool eh? they're the stick-in-the-ear-canal earbud type.
- (1.5 months ago) can now cycle without using my hands! tho turning is still a problem. n it contributed to a minor crash about a month back, which cost me 3500 yen in repairs. f_cking bike...
- got a summer 'job'! as a camp counsellor or sumting liddat...for an english-speaking camp for junior high sch students. how old is junior high anyway? :P
ok im out of ideas. bye.
Monday, June 26, 2006
THEY CALL IT TAG!!!
-The tagged victim has to come up with 8 different points about his/her perfect lover.
-Have to mention the gender of his/her perfect lover.
-Tag eight other victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
-If you are tagged the second time.There is NO need to do this again.
-Lastly, most importantly, HAVE FUN DOING IT!! ^^
gender: female AND younger than/same age as me (sorry ghee n rentai...)
1. hv a voice like jin sha (kym)
2. cute! but not in the...er....'affected' sort of way (read: natural)
3. has a REAL hobby/interest as opposed to 'hanging out, chatting wif frens, etc...'
4. someone that i can trust, can share secrets with him/her (<- taken from caryn's)...AND....b patient enuf 2 listen to my whining cuz i get relly tongue-tied n incoherrent when trying to express certain stuff, like wat i'm doing here actually, and u noe, u'r wasting ur time reading this so y not move on to the next point...
5. must b rich?? neh!! BUT, must not b AFTER my money hehe (which i dun hv much of, anyway...)
6. likes music
7. likes, or at least tries to understand, 'guy' entertainment eg martial arts, cursing each other, n dota (does not include porn tho :P)
8. makes me proud? (sounds egoistic rite)
ok now for my victims......
1. lydia (i noe u'r reading this!)
2. dan
3. ghee
4. theam (this gonna b interesting)
5. sam (this too! ;P)
6. xinch
7. june..er...either one....
8. rentai (hmm....hope its not too...shocking...)
-Have to mention the gender of his/her perfect lover.
-Tag eight other victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
-If you are tagged the second time.There is NO need to do this again.
-Lastly, most importantly, HAVE FUN DOING IT!! ^^
gender: female AND younger than/same age as me (sorry ghee n rentai...)
1. hv a voice like jin sha (kym)
2. cute! but not in the...er....'affected' sort of way (read: natural)
3. has a REAL hobby/interest as opposed to 'hanging out, chatting wif frens, etc...'
4. someone that i can trust, can share secrets with him/her (<- taken from caryn's)...AND....b patient enuf 2 listen to my whining cuz i get relly tongue-tied n incoherrent when trying to express certain stuff, like wat i'm doing here actually, and u noe, u'r wasting ur time reading this so y not move on to the next point...
5. must b rich?? neh!! BUT, must not b AFTER my money hehe (which i dun hv much of, anyway...)
6. likes music
7. likes, or at least tries to understand, 'guy' entertainment eg martial arts, cursing each other, n dota (does not include porn tho :P)
8. makes me proud? (sounds egoistic rite)
ok now for my victims......
1. lydia (i noe u'r reading this!)
2. dan
3. ghee
4. theam (this gonna b interesting)
5. sam (this too! ;P)
6. xinch
7. june..er...either one....
8. rentai (hmm....hope its not too...shocking...)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
at last...some pictures
at long last, the ravenlord has gotten down to posting up some pictures. so below is a careful selection of pics taken during the past mt fuji hike (well, its the only interesting thing worth taking pictures of anyway). note: since my camera's battery died years ago, all these were taken by my frens. so dun complain if the quality's bad or anything.
btw, dun stop commenting on the last post cuz i wanna break dan's record for no. of comments per post! :P
ok 1stly this is mt fuji, end of story. actually, if u zoom in, u can see a few dots that r me n sum other students. makes the whole scene, well, grander. kua...
there r platforms like this built all over the face of the mountain (at least, the lower part, where we hiked along...). supposedly for stopping landslides but oso gives a great view. n of course there r the suicidals....this IS japan after all....
group foto wif sum ppl....represented here r the nationalities of indonesia, phillipines, brunei, macau, south korea, laos, columbia n lithuania. im not gona mention names here cuz its pointless n u noe it. or mebbe u dun. anyway...
another group foto. this time theres a guy from cambodia (left-most) n a gal from sri lanka (the half hidden one). n the ravenlord was trying to do sumting funny wif his own hp camera but it din turn out well...n that crazy guy who looks like he's gonna rape the gals in front is Bo (full name, Tansri Wibowo....no kiddin!) from indonesia.
heres the rapist Bo-san again. a bit further back is our favourite ravenlord. this is a dried up riverbed btw....or mebbe lava used to flow here. i duno...
the guy in black jacket is oso from indonesia. the guy in the middle is doing sumtin interesting wif his favourite finger...(btw isnt it cool...the riverbed juz stretches up all the way to the top of the mountain...as far as we can see....)
this is Bo, the ravenlord, n the guy from cambodia whose name is Vitou. n if he tries to look any cooler i'm gonna push him off.
ah, my favourite (2nd favourite actually) pose! the human koala!
i call this...er....Koala Waiting In Ambush....
2 years of taekwondo doesnt go to waste, even in japan where its all karate....
group foto of ALL the students..taken at the 'summit'...which was not relly it, but the highest we got to b4 turning tail. guys, comment on the gals n tell us if we're lucky. :P
- edit: notice the rock in my hand. was gonna club sum1 at random over the head, but dun get to do it :(
candid shot (of dunno wat, by dunno who). i picked this to post up cuz it shows a gal rubbing her soles, a guy playing wif himself n another guy taking off his pants. all unwittingly captured in one masterpiece.
finally...at the foot of the mountain, near the entrance of the ice caves (where there is real natural ice). another group foto. move along, nothing interesting. guys, dun forget to comment tho.
well, i guess that conludes today's photo presentation. nite all!
(ps. these pics r not taken in the order posted. duno y i botherd 2 mention this but well...)
btw im thinking of introducing a few japanese words wif each of my post in the future, so u guys can belajar sambil membaca/melihat. it'll give me a bit more to blog about besides the miserable few intersting things happening lately too. anyone in favour of it, raise ur hands.
btw, dun stop commenting on the last post cuz i wanna break dan's record for no. of comments per post! :P
ok 1stly this is mt fuji, end of story. actually, if u zoom in, u can see a few dots that r me n sum other students. makes the whole scene, well, grander. kua...
there r platforms like this built all over the face of the mountain (at least, the lower part, where we hiked along...). supposedly for stopping landslides but oso gives a great view. n of course there r the suicidals....this IS japan after all....
group foto wif sum ppl....represented here r the nationalities of indonesia, phillipines, brunei, macau, south korea, laos, columbia n lithuania. im not gona mention names here cuz its pointless n u noe it. or mebbe u dun. anyway...
another group foto. this time theres a guy from cambodia (left-most) n a gal from sri lanka (the half hidden one). n the ravenlord was trying to do sumting funny wif his own hp camera but it din turn out well...n that crazy guy who looks like he's gonna rape the gals in front is Bo (full name, Tansri Wibowo....no kiddin!) from indonesia.
heres the rapist Bo-san again. a bit further back is our favourite ravenlord. this is a dried up riverbed btw....or mebbe lava used to flow here. i duno...
the guy in black jacket is oso from indonesia. the guy in the middle is doing sumtin interesting wif his favourite finger...(btw isnt it cool...the riverbed juz stretches up all the way to the top of the mountain...as far as we can see....)
this is Bo, the ravenlord, n the guy from cambodia whose name is Vitou. n if he tries to look any cooler i'm gonna push him off.
ah, my favourite (2nd favourite actually) pose! the human koala!
i call this...er....Koala Waiting In Ambush....
2 years of taekwondo doesnt go to waste, even in japan where its all karate....
group foto of ALL the students..taken at the 'summit'...which was not relly it, but the highest we got to b4 turning tail. guys, comment on the gals n tell us if we're lucky. :P- edit: notice the rock in my hand. was gonna club sum1 at random over the head, but dun get to do it :(
candid shot (of dunno wat, by dunno who). i picked this to post up cuz it shows a gal rubbing her soles, a guy playing wif himself n another guy taking off his pants. all unwittingly captured in one masterpiece.
finally...at the foot of the mountain, near the entrance of the ice caves (where there is real natural ice). another group foto. move along, nothing interesting. guys, dun forget to comment tho.well, i guess that conludes today's photo presentation. nite all!
(ps. these pics r not taken in the order posted. duno y i botherd 2 mention this but well...)
btw im thinking of introducing a few japanese words wif each of my post in the future, so u guys can belajar sambil membaca/melihat. it'll give me a bit more to blog about besides the miserable few intersting things happening lately too. anyone in favour of it, raise ur hands.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
no time 2 blog
library is closing...juz wanna do my duty 4 d week so here it is :P
nothing much's been happening lately...except dat the maths classes r deadly dull....n last sunday i went to an interview for a summer camp job...n iv been attending 2 karate classes a week so dan better cover his ass when i get back end of the year. oh, n i went 2 university of tokyo last last sunday (did i already blog about dat??) but it was dull.
anyway, cya guys!
nothing much's been happening lately...except dat the maths classes r deadly dull....n last sunday i went to an interview for a summer camp job...n iv been attending 2 karate classes a week so dan better cover his ass when i get back end of the year. oh, n i went 2 university of tokyo last last sunday (did i already blog about dat??) but it was dull.
anyway, cya guys!
Friday, June 02, 2006
Raptor's Untitled Blog
man...mount fuji was subarashi (= great, wonderful).....unfortunately dun hv time 2 blog bout it now cuz the library's closing early tonite 4 sum reason....
also our rooms got fogged today while we were outside....to kill cockroaches, u see.....
my list of dota acquaintances here grew longer again today...got 2 noe dat 2 more of my coursemates r players....i think there's already enuf for a 4v4 at least...if all of us hv computers...
neway, back tml!
also our rooms got fogged today while we were outside....to kill cockroaches, u see.....
my list of dota acquaintances here grew longer again today...got 2 noe dat 2 more of my coursemates r players....i think there's already enuf for a 4v4 at least...if all of us hv computers...
neway, back tml!
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