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.

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