Samuel Liew’s Blog

Usually one of these will work when computer stuff won’t work:

- switch off and on
- take everything apart and put it back together
- try again later

Finally, I have completed the two years of NS. Today I went to collect my stuff and collect my pink IC from camp. Went well and I was able to leave camp by lunch time.

Today I also edited my onemangahelper script a lot and added features. One of my ‘fans’ also gave a good review for it.

Yesterday I was sorting out my CDs and realized I had lots that were useless.

Stack of Condemned CDs

I also digitized the rest of the VCD collection into my hard disk to save space.

The letter A:
What is your age?: 22
What annoys you?: People who smoke near me

The letter B:
Do you know anyone named Billy? Yes
When is your birthday?: Dec 29
Who is your best friend?: Azaac

The letter C:
What’s your favorite candy?: White Rabbit sweets
Do you have a crush?: Nope

The letter D:
Do you daydream?: Sometimes
What’s your favorite kind of dog?: No preference
What day of the week is it?: Saturday

The letter E:
How do you like your eggs?: Anyway as long as it’s not rotten ones
Have you ever been in the emergency room?: Yup
What’s the easiest thing to ever do?: Close my eyes

The letter F:
Have you ever flown in a plane?: Yeah, been on 29 flights so far…
Do you use fly swatters?: No

The letter G:
Do you chew gum?: If there is any…
Are you a giver or a taker?: More of a giver
Have you been go-karting?: Once in malaysia

The letter H:
What’s your height?: 1.75m
What color is your hair?: Black
What’s the hardest thing to do?: To be the president (of the U.S.  haha..)

The letter I:
What’s your favorite ice cream?: Ice cream. Just give me any.
What’s your best imitation of?: Myself
Have you ever ice skated?: Yes

The letter J:
Do you wear jewelry?: NO.
Do you like jumping jacks?: There are better things to do than that…
Have you ever been to Jamaica?: No

The letter K:
Who do you want to kill?: Nobody
Where did you have kindergarten?: A church

The letter L:
Are you laid back?: I think so
Does your name have the letter L in it?: Yes

The letter M:
What’s your favorite movie?: High School Musical 2
Do you like mangos?: Yes, it’s my favourite!

The letter N:
Do you have a nickname?: Not that I know
Whats your favorite number?: 72
Do you prefer night over day?: Yes

The letter O:
What’s your one wish?: That I can’t tell
Are you an only child?: Nope

The letter P:
What one fear are you most paranoid about?: Sudden death
Have you ever been paintballing?: Yes

The letter Q:
Are you quick to judge people?: Sometimes
What quality of life do you have?: Um.. satisfactory?

The letter R:
Do you think you’re always right?: Nope, I’ll consider other views too
Do you watch reality tv?: No
What’s a good reason to cry?: When you miss somebody a lot

The letter S:
Do you prefer sun or rain?: Rain, but I like cloudy weather the best.
Do you like snow?: Yes!
What’s your favorite season?: Spring

The letter T:
What time is it?: 10:05 pm
What time did you wake up? 9 plus
When was the last time you slept in a tent? About two years ago

The letter U:
Can you ride a unicycle?: Nope
Do you use an umbrella?: Only when it’s raining

The letter V:
What’s the worst veggie?: Wasabi
Where do you want to go on vacation?: Japan

The letter W:
What’s your worst habit?: Procrastination
Where do you live?: Singapore

The letter X:
Have you ever had an x-ray?: Yes
Have you seen the x-games?: What’s that?
Do you own a xylophone?: No…

The letter Y:
Do you like the color yellow?: Yes. The code of the shade is #FFFFCC
What year were you born in?: 1986

The letter Z:
Do you believe in the zodiac?: Nope
What’s your favorite zoo animal?: Rabbits

Thanks to my cousin for the game template.

Today I went to SITEX again with my dad and bought a laptop for my overseas studies. We also got a GPS system.
The specs of my new laptop:

• Brand/Model: Lenovo Y430
• Windows Vista HP
• Monitor: 14″ WXGA
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz
• Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS 256MB DDR2 RAM
• Primary Hard Disk: 250GB
• Dual Layer Multiburner Drive
• Bluetooth & Wireless A/G/N
• Integrated 1.3mp webcam

Lexar Image Rescue 3

Recover lost or deleted photo, video, and audio files - new version includes a redesigned interface, simple step-by-step recovery process, and live online support chat link.

Corel Snapfire Plus SE

Edit, organize, and share photos and videos - includes project templates to create a variety of eye-catching calendars, collages, and more.

My course in Australia has been confirmed. I have just recieved the letter of enrollment today.

Here are some details:

• Where: Curtin University of Technology (map)
• When: I’m leaving after CNY (End-Jan/Early Feb)
• What: Studying BSc (IT), 2 year course (was 3)

Today I went to the IT fair at EXPO. Reached there about 30 mins before opening time, and saw an endless stream of exhibitors rushing through one door. The security guard was frantically checking everyone for a pass. I dislike doing that kind of job.

Wanted to get a digital cam and a laptop. Walked around getting flyers from several brands and sat down to compare the laptops, but didn’t decide on any yet. I bought a camera for $500: LINK.