Finally, landed in Perth after 24hrs of flight and 8hrs of wait time in different airports. Upon exiting the gate, I was searched and they found traces of cocaine on my cell phone and wallet. Then I got a full body frisk and was accused of sounding rather "nervous". Yup, for all I know I could have been detained or deported, but somehow they still let me go.

Radeon HD5970, or Hemlock as it was called internally, just got its NDA lifted. For the past 5 months I had been working on this baby and man does it feel good to see it get good reviews. It did get my stamp of approval after all. Did I forget to mention that its the fastest video card on the planet? All those sweat and tears, and all those weekend OTs suddenly feels like they were worth it. Too bad it overkills my 22" monitor, too bad I don't have a EATX case, and too bad I only have a 500W psu. Oh well, who am I to complain. If only someone had told me a year ago that AMD would bounce back so strongly (at least on the GPU side), I would have brought some shares.

Goodbye Summer. Where is my Autumn?

Lady liquor is with me again tonight. How do I always wonder back into her arms? She has always been there for me, no matter the circumstance. It feels good really, I understand really. Another night of which I feel closer to the universe finally comes to its inevitable end. If I had the choice, I wish this would last forever. Such worry-free, endless parade of laughter and zest. Why do most (not all) good things come to an end? I tried really, I really did. Words could have poured out from my mouth if I let them, but I decided to clench my teeth and not let it slip. So many questions, but so many excuse of an answer. I do understand really, I've been there before. They always tell me I'm too nice, too mature for my age. I'm not asking much really, am I? Do you really want me to be like them? I don't. But as I sit in front of my monitor with a bud beside me, I began to wonder about the cosmos of emptiness that dwells inside. There is nothing that I am not, except that hint of cockiness that draws you like a moth to a flame. If that is the path I choose, I can easily attain similar effect,but such is only a matter of choice. Am I not worthy of this pathetic firework of existence? 420 has been on my mind since that very day, and the hunger is brewing inside. I am thankful and privileged for all that was bestowed upon me this year, but like any movie, there is no growth without conflict. You are but a meadow that I choose not to transgress.

I love zombie movies and I think I've watch pretty much most (if not all) of them that came out in recent years. Well, I saw Zombieland this weekend and it's definitely among the best there is. I guess I land on the geeky side of the scale and on many levels, I saw myself through Columbus. Even if you not a zombie fan, still bring your bf/gf out on a date to see this. I can guarantee that this one will not disappoint.



Columbus: Someone's ear is in danger of having hair brushed over it...

On the other hand, Paranormal Activity was rather depressing.

Last week, I talked to a girl through CL and she said she needed help. Today I brought her a metropass and it felt good.

Last year, I saw a homeless guy on the subway but he smelled so bad everyone went to the next cart at the stop. Today, I thought of him again and wondered what he did with my book and the $20.

On a side note, have you guys noticed the "default" hot/handsome phenomenon at your school/workplace? Life is a very good comedian. You know something doesn't add up when the hottest girl you see is your company security guard.

Baby,

I'm going to miss you so much. Though our time together can be considered short to some, it was truly the best and it's certainly something that can't be forgotten. You send a shiver down my spine whenever I see you. Your touch is electric. Trust me when I say that you mean a lot to me, as I only said this to a few others. I cherish every chance I have to show you off to my friends. Normally, I would feel a bit insecure when heads turn 180 just to check you out, but I know you're not like that. And then there are those we are simply jealous, preying at every chance they see to shake things up between us. It matters not, you're my one and only. Yet times are tough and unfortunately, there are things that are out of my control, and because of this we must separate. For a while at least. I know you must be feeling lonely for the next few months when it's cold, but rest assure that my love for you does not end here. I am merely doing this to protect you. When all is merry and the sun is out, I promise I'll get on top of you once again and do what I do best. Until then, this is my goodbye SV.

With lust,
Phil

I'd have to say I agree for the most part...

Is she sexy or what?




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No, I haven't really found my purpose yet, but man do I feel alive!

So I went mountain biking yesterday and got scratched/bitten by something. Then I woke up today and my arm appeared to have grown a second elbow...

After one full year of amateur head shaves, I was finally enlightened to the way of the pros today.

Mole or Birthmark on Scalp
Our hermit would predict that this man is patient, tough, cool, loyal, honest, prudent, and careful. He will achieve success in his profession around the age of 47 years. His name will be recognized and well-known due to his success and hard work since his early years. He cares about his pride, fame and family recognition and he will be very happy during his retirement years. His fortunate wife is from a family of high status, either from wealth or intellectual attainment.

http://kamranmian.blogspot.com/2006/06/meaning-of-moles-on-your-body.html

really...?

Just got home from eating at Ruth's Chris with ww and I must say the food was some of the best that I've ever had. I almost got home and then something funny happened. On my way to the elevator a lady maybe in her late 20s or early 30s went in front of me. We went inside the elevator and I pressed 10, and she pressed PH. I stood against the wall and stared into the nothingness behind her. She was looking straight in front to avoid eye contact. Then for some reason I thought PH came before 10, so I waited for her to get off first. I waited and waited and kept wondering why she is not getting off. Then she finally turned and looked at me with a rather shocked/confused gesture. Only then did I realize...

I think the fact that it was 1am, with no one else inside the elevator, and how I was looking "behind" her made her very very uncomfortable. I thought about apologizing or explaining myself before departing, but I think she would've brought out that pepper spray if I stayed any longer. Anyway, fun night.

So it went like this...

You've got to drive slower
-I'm sorry, its my first time
*hand over documents
Whats your rank?
-Private...
Have you been overseas?
-No...
Whats your driving record like?
-Flawless...
Alright, wait here for a second
...
Here you go, Private. Drive safe.

Girls of AMD

Bunny hopped!

First time mountain biking on the Don today...I got humbled...fell off the trail 2x...few huge bumps on my shin...but it was one of the most exciting things I've EVER done in Toronto, really. Let me know if you're interested!

Today will by my first day of work. There are lots of stuff I want to accomplish in the next 16 months and I wish that I can look back at this and say that I have accomplished them. It's definitely going to be exciting to say the least to not go to school for so long, and I'll make sure this will be worth it.

Goals by September 2010:
-SQ, QL3 qualified
-M2 license
-Learn to drive a stick
-SCJP certified
-Learn to maintain my car and mountain bike
-Bunny hop
-Muay Thai at least 4 days a week (do at least a in house by the end)
-Run a marathon or half marathon
-2 books a month (32 at the end)
-Learn php
-Make use of my guitar and not remain static at the same level
-Learn as much as I can on the job, and not say its "boring"
-Chin/Pull up 30 reps
-Cultivate friendship
-Learn pinyin
-Skydive
-Make use of my facilities and get better at pool and swimming
-Learn to drive a plane if I save up enough...

Yup, thats a lot on my plate. Let's hope they are all crossed by the end!

Drill Sergeant: Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?
Forrest Gump: To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant!
Drill Sergeant: God damn it, Gump! You're a god damn genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard. You must have a goddamn I.Q. of 160. You are goddamn gifted, Private Gump. Listen up, people...
Forrest Gump: [narrates] Now for some reason I fit in the army like one of them round pegs. It's not really hard. You just make your bed real neat and remember to stand up straight and always answer every question with "Yes, drill sergeant."
Drill Sergeant: ...Is that clear?
Forrest Gump: Yes, drill sergeant!

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I can already imagine myself in those cold winter nights, hooded up looking through those eye meshes. And perhaps some old lady looking at me in shock and disgust across the street.

...but when will we get these in Canada #@#!@$#$@%^


and happy belated anniversary to philkl.blogspot.com

Foot-Long Pizza on Whole Wheat defeats Hunger by TKO.

What is inside the treasure at the end of the rainbow?

Turns out that I was digging at the wrong end.

Oops.

Well, at least I enjoyed the view.

許冠傑 - 浪子心聲

難分真與假　人面多險詐
幾許有共享榮華
簷畔水滴不分差

無知井裡蛙　徒望添聲價
空得意目光如麻
誰料金屋變敗瓦

命裡有時終須有
命裡無時莫強求

雷聲風雨打　何用多驚怕
心公正白璧無瑕
行善積德最樂也


人比海裡沙　毋用多牽掛
君可見漫天落霞
名利息間似霧化
君可見漫天落霞
名利息間似霧化

"In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening and good night."

Great movie...

Quote from As A Man Thinketh - by James Allen,

"Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are. Their whims, fancies, and ambitions are thwarted at every step, but their inmost thoughts and desires are fed with their own food, be it foul or clean. The "divinity that shapes our ends" is in ourselves; it is our very self. Man is manacled only by himself: thought and action are the jailers of Fate - They imprison, being base; they are also the angels of Freedom - they liberate, being noble. Not what he wishes and prays for does a man get but what he justly earns. His wishes and prayers are only gratified and answered when they harmonize with his thoughts and actions."

Other short essays I recommend:
- Acres of Diamonds, by Russell H. Conwell
- A Message to Garcia, by Elbert Hubbard

don't tempt me anymore...

HAHAHAHAHA

why is it still so cold these days...
two weeks in and i got to say that these are the most comfortable shoes i've ever owned...


puma benny

marks are out and i'm cleared.
pretty tight semester. hope i won't ever put myself be in the same situation again. one more year...then pey...then another year...
won't be too long.

now for some goals this summer:
1) gain 10 pounds and do more conditioning
2) train hard and do my first in house fight before summer ends
3) practice hard and learn to throw, catch and bat better
4) ONE book a month at least
5) save $4000 by the end of summer before any significant purchases

and of course, have a good and enjoyable summer :)

Some say we're never meant to grow up
I'm sure they never knew enough
I know the pressures won't go
Away
It's too late

Find out the difference somehow
It's too late to even have faith
Don't think things will ever change
You must be dreaming

Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
And if I fall I'll take it all
It's so easy after all

Believe me 'cause now's the time to try
Don't wait, the chance will pass you by
Time's up to figure it out
You can't say it's too late

Seems like everything we knew
Turned out were never even true
Don't trust, things will ever change
You must be dreaming
(Dreaming)

Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
And if I fall I'll take it all (Wake me up, wake up)
It's so easy after all

Some say we're better off without
Knowing what life is all about
I'm sure they'll never realize the way
It's too late

Somehow it's different everyday
In some ways it never fades away
Seems like it's never gonna change
I must be dreaming
(Dreaming, Dreaming)

Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
Think before you make up your mind
You don't seem to realize
I can do this on my own
And if I fall I'll take it all it's so easy after all

Believe me, it's alright
It's so easy after all
Believe me, it's alright
It's so easy after all

Happy Birthday :)

no more distractions.
no more worries.
no more excuses.



Q2 2008, lets get it on!

almost 2 yrs la...驴心狗肺的sob...life is a bitch...2008 is a fucking wrack so far

my goal this summer...

No more midterm or test this semester la, except for a few assignments here and there. The content wasn't hard but, yet again due to my lack of study habit and other circumstances, I did not achieve the result I wanted. I'm trying to refrain from using the term "failure" as much as I can, because failure is nothing but unsatisfactory result. And most results in life are determined by our own action, not God's. You fail only when you believe you've failed. Though it's much easier to put the blame on Him, and not giving Him credit for our success.


The voice of conscience is so soft, and yet so clear when you hear it. The race is not over Phil, catch up.



Juno MacGuff: I'm losing my faith in humanity.
Mac MacGuff: Think you can narrow it down for me?
Juno MacGuff: I guess I wonder sometimes if people ever stay together for good.
Mac MacGuff: You mean like couples?
Juno MacGuff: Yeah, like people in love.
Mac MacGuff: Are you having boy troubles? I gotta be honest; I don't much approve of dating in your condition, 'cause well... that's kind of messed up.
Juno MacGuff: Dad, no!
Mac MacGuff: Well, it's kind of skanky. Isn't that what you girls call it? Skanky? Skeevy?
Juno MacGuff: Please stop now.
Mac MacGuff: [persisting] Tore up from the floor up?
Juno MacGuff: Dad, it's not about that. I just need to know if it's possible for two people to stay happy together forever, or at least for a few years.
Mac MacGuff: It's not easy, that's for sure. Now, I may not have the best track record in the world, but I have been with your stepmother for 10 years now and I'm proud to say that we're very happy.
[Juno nods]
Mac MacGuff: In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you, the right person will still think the sun shines out your ass. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with.
Juno MacGuff: I sort of already have.
Mac MacGuff: Well, of course! You're old D-A-D! You know I'll always be there to love and support you no matter what kind of pickle you're in... Obviously
[nods to her belly]
Juno MacGuff: I need to go out somewhere just for a little while. I don't have any homework and I swear I'll be back by ten.
Mac MacGuff: You were talking about me right?

"There's a first time for everything."
It's only February and I've already had a few this year. Some I can't control, some stands out among others, and some I've brought upon myself...
None the less they are the very experience that makes us who we are.



Yes, they work.

Last night we went back to the same bar at Korean Town where I last got drunk. There is something so alluring about it's ambiance that makes it all the more difficult not to succumb to this poison. 3 soju, 10 bud, saba-san, spicy squid and a whole lot of appetizers were all that was needed to have a good time. Of course, it also depends on the people too. I really did have fun yesterday. Why is it so easy to talk the night away over alcohol? Some may say that you're not yourself when you drink. Perhaps. But my experience with alcohol has never been a negative one. Maybe because we feel so vulnerable when people know who we really are, so we hide behind our smiles and the usual how you doing talks. But when we drink, our conversations becomes so open and true. Even though it only lasted for a few hours, but I wouldn't trade the world for memories like these. I don't know why I always come back to her, but seems like she never fails in seducing me.

bei database owned jor...fck


so seductive is lady liquor tonight

Timmy covers his eyes to sleep...

In the words of George Bernard Shaw,

"This is the true joy in life - that being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. That being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It's a sort of splendid torch which I've got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."

And once again, I'm back here doing something unproductive. 2 midterms and a project next week, and none of which I've ever even touched yet. To make it worst, I played mahjong with my family till 5am yesterday to celebrate chinese new years. 我祝大家新年快樂,萬事如意,身體健康!

There seems to be a bit of dejavu when chinese new year comes around. Happy new years but yet school is about to start, making it not so happy. Then happy new years again only to be greeted with midterms and motherloads of work. But on the bright side, I guess reading week is at least something we can all look forward to (cept for old people :-)). Speaking of old, I'm finding myself eating a lot more vegetables and a meal just doesn't seem complete anymore without seeing some greens. I hope spiderman didn't lie to those little kids. I'm also finding myself just sitting there and thinking about stuff a lot, so much that I think I'm turning pro at the age of 20.


Anyhow. If I were me, I'd go study.

found this in my grandma's drawer today




epic...

I was on the subway coming home just now, and I felt a moment of inconvenient truth. The train arrived at Yonge station. I looked at the lady beside me and she looked back smiling. As the door was about to close, she rushed toward the door and shouted "oh shit!". But it was too late. The wheels had already been set in motion toward the next destination. Only to look back at her stop, fading frame by frame through the window.

And like most things in life, it always seems a bit late when you realize it.

Sorry but here's another post about anime. I've been watching a lot of anime movies lately and I cannot even find a word to describe how _____ Mind Game is. This is not your everyday bread and butter predictable anime, but something so unique that I don't think there is a genre for it. It's one of those movie that has an ethereal quality? perhaps it sends a chill down your spine kinda thing? but somehow you know you want some more?...

Not making sense here, but I really suggest watching it if you got the chance.

Just finished watching Paprika. Really good movie in my opinion. //tries to write a mini review but did not do the movie any justice. So anyway, just watch it and let me know what you think.

Heres my Christmas in a nutshell:

-post exam shell shock
-recurring dreams of checking up marks on rosi
-missing muay thai
-UFC 79 prediction: Silva > chuck, GSP > Hughes
-work
-snowboard + the usual eastside mario
-spending lots of time with grandma
-one pretty nurse lol
-"its all about giving, not receiving"
-people pmsing :)
-reading The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

-logitech x-540 for $49.99... $91 instant savings :o
-still wanting to spark some great conversations
-drinking with andy dad and uncle, good times lol. We told dad we'd pay for tuition and my uncle would pay for 6months mortgage if he can finish 1/2 bottle of chivas, but...


This pretty much wraps up 2007, good year. Looking forward to the next one!

Studying for my human factors exam right now and stumbled upon a rare occasion where something I'm learning actually relates to me in real life.

Psychological Stressor
• Frustration:
– Upset in the pursuit of a goal
• Conflict:
– Two or more incompatible motivations or behavioural
impulses compete
• Change:
– Noticeable alterations in one’s living circumstances that
require readjustment (coping)
• Pressure:
– Expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way

Workload as a Stressor
• Workload – stress from having insufficient resources to
meet task demands


This picture is dedicated to those of us who are having exams right now...
I feel you

Landed my first superman punch today. Jab, cross, right kick. Jab, cross, right kick. Jab, cross, feint then superman punch. I think this was also the first combo that I was able to successfully execute according to plan. It felt like time went slow motion for a few seconds as it happened. I saw everything. Got the guy right in the nose. He started going berserk afterwards and went all out on my thigh though. As a result, my leg is going to be messed up tomorrow but landing that combo was all worth it.