and the wait for the iphone begins
stale rants for 2010-07-28
- hmmm seems like the office laptop is more suitable for SC2… heh #
- the loud sound system from teh courier coy vans downstairs are going dumsh dumsh dumsh on my pantry window #
- starhub called and told me something that i wanted to hear… now i'm tempted to try and get one over the weekend… #
- filter out the true geeks RT @JoeAugustin: Showbiz! It's more exciting. “@roycheong1: iPhone 4 will b launch @ Midnite in SG ? why MidNite?” #
- *sigh* will not be getting iphone 4 this weekend. will have to wait till end of august after the stinktel contract expires… #
- soon they'll have keyboard vacuums… RT @juzmarc: Apple running out of products to gain market share. LOL #
- why not $4.50 instead? RT @yuhui: National Day promo – New .SG domain names for S$5 each! http://www.sgnic.sg/newsroom/20100723141303.html #
- gfx cards now have 1GB of memory. just 15 years ago, the largest HDDs were 1GB… #lookhowfarwehavecome #f**kifeelold #
- wah Apple is on a roll. now they are selling RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES #
Apple battery chargers?
as said by @gphoria on twitter… “it’s charging ahead!”
i’m all for product diversification but… Apple battery chargers? come on… this is bordering on those lame fan-mocks that go around the web before a product launch. i mean what the heck were they thinking? Apple is not a battery manufacturer! leave it to energizer and duracell! they don’t even make their own batteries for the laptops, so why the heck are they making AA cells now!?
and at $44 bucks!!! good grief!
cuteness overload – winnie the pup
from buzzfeed
stale rants for 2010-07-26
- i love the rush when the working hours just zoom past… #
- RT @gagadaily: #5millionmonsters is trending worldwide! She's just 300k followers away from becoming the No. 1 on Twitter. Follow @ladygaga #
- ????????????????????????????????? RT @avnjl: *stunned* RT “@lennel: ???????????????????????” #
- ??????????????????????? #
- amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me… #
- still feels like our first night together… feels like the first kiss… it's getting better baby… no one can better this… #
- or a taoist priest… RT @choyna: my boss should have been a doctor instead. i swear i cannot read his handwriting!
# - papadum preach #
- DITTO in caps RT @teddyrised: I'm jealous of anyone that can put on weight. I can't. I hate my crazy metabolism. #
- RT @preius: RT @livetorque: "People #change for 2 reasons: 1. They've learned a lot & 2. They've been hurt too much" ~ Unknown #
- ok that's it.. a bedroom reshuffle is in order… #
the next greatest instrument (for geeks) – the chipophone
from engadget
this is awesome (for geeks)!
Swedish software engineer Linus Åkesson loves chiptunes so much (don’t we all?) that he felt the urge to convert this old-school instrument into an 8-bit synthesizer. By rewiring the keys, pedals and buttons to a couple of microcontrollers (which isn’t quite our usual weekend project in the garage), the reborn organ — dubbed the Chipophone — can now reproduce classic hits like Super Mario Bros’ theme tune on the fly.
see him rock the chipophone!
stale rants for 2010-07-25
- and here… RT @juzferyou: It's raining everywhere except here. #
- WHERE IS THE RAIN! #
- WTF the rain hasn't reached my area. #
- ah ferrari won. no wonder got queue at shell station. #
- Forsaking All, I Take Him = FAITH #
- RT @JayOatway Geeks Gone Wild: Man stabbed in face over seating squabble at Comic-con – http://bit.ly/9bMTPm #
and in that dreamless sleep
I’ve been having very restless sleep again for the past week or so, and it’s starting to overlap between dream and reality again.
I’m getting dreams about work more almost every night about fine-tuning details and changing briefs. not good in my opinion to start having those because it means I’m going to get into sleepwalk phase next.
which I did last night. had this nightmare where some loanshark was terrorising us because a neighbour in the block is in debt (true story). I couldn’t lock my door and suddenly each panel in my window had a lock, which I couldn’t lock either. then there was a sequence where I dreamt I had to shift around my pillows in order to avert the terrorising. then I suddenly woke up realising it was a dream, but I had actually “rearranged” my entire pillow/sleeping layout exactly as I had dreamt.
I think the actual subconscious paranoia was manifesting in my dream. I still have times where I suddenly get up to check out the corridor outside my window because I heard noises. not good especially since my room is right next to the lift landing. that’s why I’ll never buy a flat with windows along the corridor. I’d die of exhaustion.
what’s frustrating is that I start analysing and try to figure out why I’m dreaming that way and then I get all frustrated in the middle of the night about not being able to have restful sleep.
anyone with a copy of “lobotomy for dummies”?
stale rants for 2010-07-24
- 2 Stephen fry books, 2 DVDs to help get out of this stink. #
- getting a hair cut, back and foot massage at funan centre. need to get rid of all the stress from this trying week… #
- fresh: flowers http://lenneltan.com/?p=3845 #
- is there a part of the brain which i can fry to stop all these ridiculous dreams that are making me disillusioned with reality #
- great… my hubstation crashed and rebooted by itself #
- with reference to the erection statement? RT @ladyxtel: I need a bigger challenge… #
garden festival 2010 {mega pic post}
this would have to be the first time i’ve paid money to get into a garden. haha
well yes, i went to the garden festival this year. not once, but twice. chengwei and i went to the “exhibition” on tuesday, and then i went again with my family on thursday, because my mum is the family green fingers.
i must say some of the displays were quite stunning, and some are just plain odd (this meditative piece by a singaporean artist was just dumbfounding). as expected, the whole place was swarming with photogs with their DSLRs, bodies contorted into odd angles, trying to get a good shot of some exotic flora. there was an uncle who brought his own LIGHTING.
it was quite enjoyable, being in nature (but in the comfort of airconditioning) but was quite disappointing coz most of the displays were out of bounds, even though there were paths through them which the designers clearly created for visitors to experience their creations.
ah well. anyway, the flower beauty shots are in the previous post http://lenneltan.com/?p=3845
some fantasy display with mirrors in it
very nice room display by japanese artists. rather zen… no?
record attempt for world’s largest bouquet. just another singaporean attempt at something that doesn’t matter…
part deux… with the family
flowers
taken with e-p1 and post processed with adobe lightroom 3
my mini home theatre
last weekend i went to starhub and got my standard hubstation exchanged for a hubstation HD, and i’m quite glad i did.
i got myself a yamaha av receiver a couple of months back that i’ve stuck some used sony + infinity speakers to and squeezed into my already cluttered bedroom. so i’ve only been using that to watch my dvds on the cranky samsung dvd player that sometimes throws tantrums and decides to go with 480p instead of the 1080i. so i only end up utilising it like once in a bleu moon when i’ve got time to sit down to watch one of the dvds that i’ve been storing on my shelf.
so when i got the hubstation HD, i’ve hooked the hdmi and optical audio to the telly, and started to watch the HD channel i’m getting free for the next 6 months. i tell you, there really is a difference in the viewing experience. the graphics are so much sharper with HD, the audio is fantastic, and my only gripe is that my telly is a cheap old lcd model which is not able to take full advantage of the the HD content. also, some of the standard def channels actually look worse than they did on the standard hubstation. guess there’s no upscaling to 1080i.
the hardware looks much sleeker in black with the glossy front, and it seems to be giving out less heat compared to the previous version (which is a known issue coz that one becomes a grill if left on). i’ve had some experiences with it rebooting by itself and sometimes the channel surfing is slowed down because it loses the signal, but i guess those would be fixed over time with software updates.
in fact, i’ve started to watch more tv these days (when i can squeeze some time in). for the last few days, i had access to all the channels for free while they got the backend sorted, and it was sort of a “free preview” period, and i recorded Ironman, Quarantine and Angels & Demons in HD with 5.1 surround on the HDD. heh. if you’re a movie buff, it’s quite worth it (provided they show good movies). the national geographic HD content is simply breathtaking (but they play such corny promo clips in between of bursting balloons). i watched a show on egypt the other day and it was absolutely gorgeous in HD.
anyway, i believe the offer is still on. you can upgrade to a hubstation HD and get the some channels free for the next 6 months (depending on your subscription plan if you have an existing one). You can find it here.
stale rants for 2010-07-23
- CHEY this week's bleach is a total waste of time #
- probably some fermented yak milk or piss… RT @wilfredphua: @gnoserif what's the poison of choice in Nepal? #
- does song make ppl emo? or are u drawn to it because of your emo nature? #
- think there's still iPad stock at novena square #ipadsg #
- green light 7-11 u stop in for a pack of cigarettes u dun smoke dun even want to hey now check ur changeeee #
- eh might be NSFW leh… RT @ctham: NPNT! RT @mhisham: oh. My. Nice. Package.
# - anyone noticed that starhub has announced their ipad data plans as well? http://bit.ly/c83QKx #
- why does sugarsync have skinnier twitter birdies all over the website? #
- i am NOT bringing work home this weekend. my mind deserves a break… #
- dear TP CMM alumni friends… anyone going for the alumni night on 30th? #
- die la i'm starting to gian the ipad… no no iphone 4 first #
- I was just thinking this morning i shud add "walking in memphis" to my repetoire… RT @woosheryl: looking forward to k-ing. wahahahaha! #
- weak SPCA… that bitch who abused dog is let off with a "stern warning"?? http://bit.ly/bRvxzs #
- hmmm seems like the godfinger update fixes the ios4 issue #
- death before illness in singapore… RT @micamonkey: contemplating illness and death #
- bon voyage! @inrsoul @gnoserif #
i love you most out of all the girls in the world
borrowed from xkcd to cw…
stale rants for 2010-07-22
- why do i constantly taste blood in my mouth… #
- those were the days… RT @woosheryl: @ctham my lecturer in poly commented that "they're spilling out". @sprilite @vixlew @ladyxtel @noelong #
- disclaimer: i only knew about the previous tweet's subject because of gizmodo… #
- a geek's dream come true… jelena jensen = pornstar + supernerd! http://bit.ly/dBGXT4 #
- just watched angels & demons with hubstation HD… find it a wonder to stream HD movie in 5.1 over cable tv. heh #
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