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May

Micro-blogging has taken over regular blogging

by Samuel

Ahh, haven’t been updating my blog for quite a while with a proper post already. It is much easier to post short updates to Twitter and Facebook, which partly contributed to the decline in posts. Another reason would be the lack of time and/or the lazyness to come up with content.

Anyway, this semester has been quite normal for me. Nothing really that interesting or exciting, so let’s keep it to a point-summary.

I auditioned for FCC’s worship team keyboard position. Hope I can get in as understudy. Nope, the results are not out yet.
Completed a uni project that was quite fun. Had to build a simple search engine with RPCs and involve parallel processing. More info.
Added some Facebook functionality onto my website. Notice blog comments are now powered by Facebook, and you can “Like” certain pages on my site.
Updated the wordscramble game on Facebook to make it look cleaner. Also because the previous service provider clearspring.com is closing down.
Made a Top 10 Scammers List Facebook app for the Friends For Sale Official Scammer List page.
Got my driving license and bought a second-hand car
Singapore Connection sailing (not really) and BBQ event
Had breakfast at IKEA several times and met up with Justin, Chin Wah, Joshua, Si Rui on separate occasions.
Joined the “Singapore Facebook” so that I can say that I’ve “been there, done that”

Coming events

Exams… (second and third week of June)
FCC youth camp (one hour drive from Perth!)

Have been thinking questions about what if I were to die suddenly, what should I write to be read after passing away, what would I be leaving behind, what instructions should I pass on to my family, what to do with my works (i.e. website), etc.. I was thinking of creating a procedure in the admin section on my website to automatically do stuff when I am no longer around.

It’s almost halfway through the year, and it’s a good time to take some time to reflect and evaluate the resolutions we made at the beginning of the year. How easy to make goals and resolutions but not carry them out! The other way is to be content with everything you have, and live with no regrets, which is currently my mission statement.

Most of the people I know around my age, some younger, are already in some relationship. For me, I am still kinda clueless and lost. My current view on this is that I strongly believe in never rushing any relationship, but to properly learn to truly appreciate and love the other before committing. The three magic words, no matter how magical it sounds to the other person, should not be said without meaning it. Besides love, trust and honesty are the keys to a successful and long-lasting relationship. Just as there are different levels of friendship, there are similar levels of love. Never take love at face value, for beneath it there might be unspoken words and motives.

Sometimes, I wonder if I am too clever for my own good, or stupid without even realising it. Maybe clever in same ways and not so in others. I wish I had friends who will be really frank and honest with me. I’d rather have that type of friends than those that are ‘lukewarm’ and the play-safe type. Plus, there is constructive criticism anyway.

Oh, it’s raining again…

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10

Mar

Thank God

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Never been in such a freaky situation before but I was amazed at my calmness. Went to Cicerellos for lunch, and after the meal walked back to the car, on the way noticed that my wallet wasn’t with me >.< Should have just put it back in my pocket directly after ordering the food. Thank God a kind soul found it and pass it to the shop owner instead of taking it (there wasn’t much money but had my student card, atm, ezlink and licence).

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5

Mar

Back in Perth

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Okay, I have been very lazy considering the long break from the previous update since I got back to Singapore last year, so here’s a bumper-update that I have been thinking of doing for a long time already (point-form to avoid being long-winded).

1) Youth Camp – had a great time connecting and catching up with the people I rarely see nowadays.

2) Bryan & Siaw Tze – hosted them in Singapore for a few days, brought them sightseeing.

3) Family Cruise – family went on a cruise to Penang & Phuket. Enjoyed all the great food and bonding.

4) Back to Perth – new accommodation, new friends, bought a car. Looking forward to a more exciting year!

Photos have been uploaded to Facebook, but here is a few of the nicer ones:

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25

Feb

Word Scramble

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Out of curiousity, I checked my website’s stats and totalled the number of hits on my Word Scramble game since it’s launch in 2008, which totalled over 2 million at 2,074,766 (for both the main and widget versions, which can be placed on Google’s personalized home page, and on Facebook).

Why don’t you try the game yourself?

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5

Jan

Fila & Nike Sale @ Isetan | Great Deals Singapore

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Up to 60% Discounts!

Happening from 11th to 17th Jan 2010, get up to 60% discounts on Nike and Fila apparel, footwear and accessories. Happening for a week only so mark your calendars!

Event Details:
Venue: Isetan Orchard, Event Space L1
Date: 11 – 17 Jan 2010

Fila & Nike Sale @ Isetan | Great Deals Singapore.

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4

Jan

Jubeat

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UBeat (pronounced you-beat, spelled “jubeat” in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau), is an arcade music video game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBeat