Oh Yeah It's Uni Life! - Bad College Nostalgia (Engineering)

http://www.geekosystem.com/engineering-professor-meme/2/

Holy cow, I'm not even past 1 year through my engineering school life and more than half of it is true. I wish I could say "this brings back memories" but the truth is I still have 3 years to go.

 



 

Seriously I hate this line.

Tech Speak: iPhone 5 May Look Like This

http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/22/iphone-5-design/

It'll be great... for iPhone fanboys if iPhone 5 looks like this. Though this only a made up model, it looks like it might be pretty much how the end product will look like according to all the rumours so far. Why can't Android based phones look nicer? After so many Android phones, they all look the same or plain ugly these days. Blackberries look professional. iPhones look cool. Android on the other hand looks too run of the mill. Hope thing's will change soon. Android might be full of functionality but still...

 

which of these Androids elude sexiness to you? Okay maybe Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc does a little. But that's it.

This is my phone HTC Desire Z. Need me to express how ugly it is?

Sights And Sounds: Miss Thunder Thighs

I saw this girl just now wearing hot shorts so short that she looks like she's not wearing anything underneath. Actually she might really have not worn anything. And she rocked gigantic thunder thighs.

Now before I get flamed, I'm not here to judge. I'm not the hunk-est guy around and my dress sense isn't good either. But she's frankly more dressing to expose herself rather than mere bad dress sense. I mean, everyone should be at least a little conscious of himself/herself right? Can't you tell that you have thunder thighs!?

You'll get approval from me to wear hot shorts if your legs are at least as slim as mine. Else please stare hard at yourself in your lousy fashion in the mirror. If it didn't crack, you aren't staring hard enough.

The same goes with guys who have huge tits. I think they feel like a woman or something when they wear those really low neck exposing tee shirts. There's gotta be pride in them else their skin shouldn't be thick enough for them to step out of their house in that horrendous attire.

Slice Of Life: Speech While Playing Game

I remember when I was in JC1, I went back to my alma mater for their Sec 1 Orientation Debrief with the student council. There was a disagreement of some sort and I stepped in to interrupt them. The whole time I spoke my hands were on Ben's Mac with Ed beside me. He interrupted me sometimes and we laughed occasionally while I was talking. After I finished my "inspiring" speech, a junior asked, "did you just read all of that from a script?" I turned the Mac around. It was some maze game. Lol. I loved the faces my juniors made.

I was so young then (that's like 5 years ago?). Whether whatever I said was crap or not, I probably can't do that nowadays.

Tech Speak: Apple No Longer Dominant

http://www.businessinsider.com/smartphone-survey-results-2011-4?op=1

Singaporeans wake up your idea please.

Android has become more dominant in other parts of the world but in Singapore iPhone is still a common sight. Most people still agree that iPhone is superior to Android. How shallow.

Now, iPhone 4 is a good phone. There is no denying that. In fact, I hope that Apple continues with the good job and keep the competition going. Healthy competition keeps the industry progressing. What I hate (in fact you can even tell this from the surveyors) is that iPhone fanboys are obnoxious and they think iPhone is the ONLY way to go and it is superior in every way.

Give me a moment while I go knock my head against the wall. I live in a country where most people think this way.

Ramblings: Going Outschool With My 7kg Bag

the bag is bigger than my upper body

Sometimes I feel like slaughtering the person who urged me to get my 16inch gaming laptop. It's so huge and heavy that everyday I feel like a freaking turtle.

My laptop itself is 3kg. My power brick is 0.5kg. The big bag (else it won't contain the laptop) is 1kg itself. Add my water bottle and thermal mug that's another 1kg. My stationery (pencil case, calculator etc) and notes weighs 1kg. Add my other misc stuff I have myself a 7kg field camp.

Yes soldier let's go.

 

 

...I swear I'll buy a tablet.

Ramblings: Semester Break

My females friends have been tweeting about what they look forward to doing after the exams. Movies, shopping, gatherings, overseas trip etc. And then I look at my to-do list.

Projects
Proposals
Planning camp
Handing over ceremony
Data collection
More projects

That's my life. But I do have some of own things to do.

I gotta

Sort out my music (it's in a mess)
Sort out my photos (not so much in a mess but still)
Set up usb/dual-boot Arch Linux (been wanting to learn that)
Learn a bit of java from brother
Set up my cloud sync with Google proper

They're geeky stuff. There's not much hype. But that'll do. I shan't complain too much. I still look forward to the holidays. Recharge and get ready for a busy sem 3 and sem 4.

Slice of Life: Me-Time

A friend said it sounds sad to go drink coffee along in a cafe. I think not. Some people need their me-time. Some people need more, some less. I love being alone. It sets me thinking in my own perspective again. It shields me from all the distractions I face everyday. It calms me down. It separates me from reality for a short while. I can do what I want during my me-time. It's a void craved out from my life. A void which is useful.

 

me-time, it's just me and starbucks

Ramblings: Gossip People

I squirm at the thought sometimes. It's so widespread, it's taken so lightly. There goes this 2 friends acting like they're so nice to each other face to face, and behind one's back, another will talk to me about how we both dislike this person. And I can imagine it all so well, behind my back, all that gossiping, all that backstabbing. It's only natural.

Brain Storm: The Fine Line Between Moron and Leader

Let's face it. A lot of times excellent leaders are a little or very crazy. And all excellent leaders are confident. Whether they say it out or portray it out, they don't get distracted from the vision they set. However more often than not, morons have the same traits. When a person is loud and less-than-contributing, he usually has an odd sense of confidence in himself. He usually doesn't think before he says anything but yet thinks that whatever he said is "great stuff" after he has said it. The mind works after the mouth. Most people don't have rock solid confidence or egoism and will notice when they are shunned or despised. However when one is overly annoying, people usually won't tell it to his face that he's "less than perfect". Or he could just be so obnoxious that he doesn't notice that he is hated.

After working with many strong leaders, I can sense how confident each of them are. It is therefore sad that both the good and the bad share some traits to a certain extent. Sadly even if an obnoxious person noticed something is off, he will have ways to convince himself that all is well. After being in university for almost a year, I've seen quite a variety of people and learnt a few things. Confidence is cheap. Talk is cheap. Some people are born with it.

If you are a confident person, sometimes it's difficult to know whether you're good or are just plain obnoxious. It's not the least bit very accurate, but sometimes elections do show a little more than you can hope for. In 4 month's time, I will know.

The line is fine but the distinction is great.

 

Tech Speak: April's Fool

It's April's Fool again. Here's some good ones by Google and Starbucks this year.

 

1) Gmail Motion http://mail.google.com/mail/help/motion.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu927_ul_X0

Introducing Gmail Motion. Work with your emails using your webcam.

 

2) Google Docs Motion Beta http://www.google.com/google-d-s/promos/motion.html




3) Google Autocompleter http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blB_X38YSxQ

Be an autocompleter. Requirements include being able to type 32000 words per minute and being psychic. You will break about one keyboard every 8 days.

 

4) Chromericse http://www.chromercise.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjbkAECbDBE

Your web browser can't get any faster but your fingers can. Exercise them today.

 

5) Comic Sans for your Chrome Browser http://www.google.com/landing/csfe/

Research shows that Comic Sans is a better font than others. While the research sounds fake, the Chrome extension is real. Download it at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/inoibihbncpenbmllpjoonoaadechdng#. I've enabled it and now my Chrome looks... funny.

 

6) Starbucks Mobile Pour http://www.starbucks.com/blog/introducing-starbucks-mobile-pour



Now you can use GPS to let Starbucks deliver a coffee straight to your location. Baristas on scooters, how cool. iPhone only.