Back from Singapore

First thing first, I discovered that staying at a backpackers' dorm is more fun compared to staying inn your own personal room. We stayed at The Inn Crowd off Dunlop St. and the atmostphere was pretty brilliant. I met a guy from Bath who supports Liverpool (Sorry, I couldn't remember your name) and chatted up with two girls from Luton. All three of them were on their long vacation (dammit, why doesn't Malaysia allow such things?) and will be returning to England in 1-2 months time. So, to the Liverpoolian guy from Bath and to Lindsey and Carrie (I'm not even sure if the spelling is right...), this is Ahmad saying hi! :D

Well, regarding the tourney, I went 2-3 out of six games. And yes, I know that doesn't add up. I lost the first 4 of my games. But, on my third one, I pulled magic out of my ass and somehow I managed to bring my opponent down with me. And I did it with trash talking. And lots of luck. Most people wouldn't believe what happened, but it did. Judge Ben managed to get to the top 16 but due to a careless mistake (which he will probably never forget in his whole lifetime) he committed, he was eliminated in that round. Loco went 3-3, but lost to The Home Team thanks only two cards that his opponent played during their whole match. Ouch!

Food down in Singapore was alright. Not great, but it's enough to keep us going. I still prefer the food in Malaysia though. There's no live TV at any of the food places (when compared to Malaysia) due to copyright issues.

I still have 50 Singaporean dollars left over, but part of that is going to be used to pay for the rooms that Judge Ben booked and paid for. All in all, I have only spent RM350-- down there for a 3 day, 2 nights stay. It could even be cheaper if I stayed at the dorm for both the nights.

Oh, and today for some odd reason, my Supercard SD decided to crap out and not able to read my SD card. I can probably get it fixed somewhere, but until then, I decided to grab myself a Revolution 4 that seriously looks sweet with the DS lite.

Oh, and Singaporeans love their PSP. Note that there was an idiot at the tournament who kept playing HHH's theme song over and over and over again on his PSP. Nothing against the PSP, but he should at least think about others. :/

Quick post

Posting from Singapore. It'll be a long day ahead as it is the tournament day. Hahaha. I hope to get at least 3 wins (which I did 3 years ago). I think I understand the deck better now. Okay. Off I go to try to bash some heads in.

Ciaoz.

I can't remember

I wanted to write something here...

But I can't remember what it was. Therefore I shall blog about something else.
Oh, btw, if you have time to kill, visit Gpokr.com. It's a free no real life money Texas hold 'em poker gaming site where you can pit your skills and luck against other players online. I'm ranked 430+- after 1 hour of playing. Time to catch up to my bro! (he's ranked 50-ish)

Stolen from Eisu's Blog

Your results:

You are Dr. Doom


Blessed with smarts and power but burdened by vanity.

Dr. Doom		73%
The Joker		72%
Lex Luthor		66%
Green Goblin		64%
Apocalypse		56%
Venom		54%
Kingpin		53%
Riddler		50%
Two-Face		48%
Mr. Freeze		47%
Magneto		47%
Poison Ivy		42%
Dark Phoenix		39%
Catwoman		33%
Mystique		32%
Juggernaut		28%

Exactly the Supervillain that I would love to be. Sweeet.

As if...

I spent about 3 hours to clean up my workplace today. There's a LOT of junk there. 3 boxes to throw out, 2 boxes o give back to the company and 2 Boxes for myself. Hahaha.

Some of you may (or may not) be wondering why I quit my current job. There are a lot of reasons, and if you call me out for mamak, and I'll tell you all about it. Heh.

I've been reading up on people's blog on how 2006 has changed their lives (usually for the better).

For me, 2006 has been a really shitty year. Seriously. I grew complacent during this year. And lazy. For all the fun I had, I've treated those around me quite badly. Hopefully this year will be a good for me and those close to me (sad to say, not very many of those tho).

I found out that the new year is just like every other day. Since I was in Sri Lanka at that time, it's surprising to see why everybody else celebrates it so much. But then again, Sri Lanka does celebrate its New Year in April...

Anyway, like I said in my previous post, I plan to do quite a fair bit of things this year. Some are quite realistic, while others may take up some time to achieve. I still think that they are all manageable.

Maybe I should do the whole rhyme thing again? It has been a while. Haha.

As usual... It's a weekday and I'm still up

I should probably be sleeping right now, but the fan above my bed is making some weird squeaking noise, so I think I'll sleep on the couch in the living room later.

I just cleaned up some links (after such a long time) and update the ones that are still around. Others, I have also updated, although I haven't gotten to adding any new ones. I promise I will! SRSLY.

I am currently on my last run in my current job, so therefore I will be pretty much squeezed until my last day. However, I will have to find time to clean up my desk (there's approximately 4 years worth of... junk memories) before I leave.

I was hoping to give out some training of everything I know about the system I've been working with for the past 4 years, but so far I haven't found the time.

I found out today that programming is like riding a bike. Once you knew how, it's easy to get back into doing it. I'm quite proud of the little program I designed (with a little help from my colleague, of course!). This should be my one of the last programs for my current company. I've got one more to settle.

I'm not sure if I delve into much of my work, but it's been quite a roller-coaster ride for the 4 years I've been here. There's been ups and downs, lefts and rights. The good, the bad and certainly the ugly. During my tenure here, my sleeping places have been at the following:
1. On the Bed
2. On the floor (cement or linoleum)
3. Office table
4. On the office document cabinets
4. On the office couch in the waiting area
5. Office chair (It's reclinable! Not my fault the chair's comfy!)
6. Tunnel (Oh, the Penchala tunnel days...)
7. Road (Also during the Penchala Tunnel days. This was during its pre-open days)
8. In electrical panels (Often enough, I must say)
9. Standing up (I was tired, okay?)
10. In the toilet (2 Hours/0 hours of sleep on a 72 hour run...)

I also plan to achieve some of my New Year's Resolution:

1. I resolve to find myself a girlfriend this year! Hahaha. After my last (and extremely short relationship - less than a month old!) 2 years ago, I feel I'm ready for another one.

2. With my new job, I plan to work the hours, but also find the time to get some time off. I may need to work shifts and all that, but at least it'll be controlled hours, and not like my current job.

3. Travel more! It has already begun with this almost unplanned Singapore trip.

4. Lose some weight. I'm growing a tummy. T_T

Amazingly refreshing.

It's been a while since my last entry. A few things have happened since then.

1. Went to Sri Lanka for work again. Hahaha. This time it's all good. All items cleared (and even had the President of Sri Lanka officiate the water treatment plant). I left Malaysia on the 28th of December 2006 for this trip and "celebrated" the new year and Eid-ul Adha over there. I got really sick for almost 9 days there. Bleh. However, I brought my DSL along and managed to finish the Sweating difficulty equivalent for Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! This game just plain rocks. I arrived in Malaysialand on the 8th of January.

2. Almost everybody in the office knows that I am leaving by the time I came back. I think it's partially because of the fact that the company is still small-ish, and also because rumors stories in the office spread really quickly. I will have to pack my stuff soon. 26th is my last day here. It's been a great run here. There have been ups and downs and lefts and rights, but generally things had been positive. I'm just testing new waters and trying to develop myself further.

3. Before I leave I have to make sure that the SMART HMI is up and running properly. Or at least presentable. At the moment, it is "presentable" but not to the level that I would like it to be.

4. On the 26th/27th of Jan, I am going down to Singapore! W00t. After a 3 year hiatus, I will be going back down there for a wrestling tourney. I hope to meet up with some DSL players down there! The tourney's on the 28th and hopefully I have a deck by then. FBI again? o_O Can I hear Multi revolution maneuver cards? Sweeeeeeeeet.

5. I'll be starting in the new place on the 1st of February. It should be good. Lots of site work and commissioning. I hope this will open my mind a bit more.