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Day: 277 (Sunday, 22nd September 2002)
Time: 9:02 pm
Status: End of Week # 12
Days without PS2: 14 day(s)
Days without Cube: 1 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 15 day(s)
Listening to: Robbie Williams - Angels
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Another week gone by. Weekend spent watching 2 movies:
- "40 Days & 40 Nights", starring Josh Hartnett - a romantic comedy about a guy who takes a vow of abstinence from sex and all
things related after a relationship gone bad.
- "The Last Castle" - starring Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. A prison drama about a General who overthrows a violent prison
warden
Both movies were pretty entertaining. Something to do on a weekend. Spent more time playing Resident Evil. Strange as it may seem, I don't want to finish this game in a hurry and restarting everytime I get killed is not frustrating. Even starting the game all over again just so I could progress better is not a problem. I love this game!
Had Thai food for dinner last night, a treat from Uncle K. It was disappointing. If I were to pose a question to you and ask, what would you think you would be getting if you ordered "fried rice with green curry (beef,chicken or pork). The first thing that comes to mind would probably be:
- a plate of fried rice
- a bowl of green curry with selected meat.
Right? WRONG! What I got was a dish of rice friend IN green curry with the meat. Totally not what I expected. Also, I've had better green curry before.
The interesting thing about the place was that the patrons consisted mostly of females. No wonder DT's friend likes to takeaway from there. It was him who introduced the place to DT.
Was supposed to go meet SW today. Called her a few nights ago, (or was it last night?) to confirm with her. I called her 2 hours before we were supposed to meet at the South Yarra Station just to be sure. There was a ringing tone but then, it got disconnected as if someone had cancelled the call. Alright, I suppose she wanted more sleep. No big deal. I didn't want to go all the way out and wait there only to be told later that she couldn't make it or something. Playing it safe I suppose. I tried calling for the next 7 1/2 hours until about 1/2 an hour ago. All the time, the phone was still off until now. I've got to call her later to find out what happened, and to make sure she wasn't waiting for me there while I was at home trying to reach her on the phone.
Went out for some groceries and a bite, a late lunch. Went to that Fish Shop near Leo's Supermarket. I think I got ripped off. Paid a total of about $ 13 for 2 pieces of decent sized fish with a huge serve of chips. Also had to pay $ 1.50 for extra tartare sauce. The extra fish cost me $ 4.50 for a big piece, while it was $ 2.90 for a smaller piece.
DT and the rest of them have gone to the Melbourne Showgrounds. Yes, another year has gone past. It's like a carnival of sorts with rides, food, souveniers etc. I had planned to go with them, since I had to change my plans but changed my mind in the end.
I'm officially earning about $ 1 more per hour at work now. Go me!
The girls here seem to start flirting at such a young age. I had a group of about 3 girls who wanted to buy $ 0.15 worth of Oreo, which we can't sell, because the minimum is $ 0.30. It went like this:
Girl # 1: Hi, is it possible to get $ 0.15 worth of Oreos?
Me: Sorry, we can't do that.
Girl # 1: Please please please please please. Just give us half the amount.
Me: Sorry, we can't do that - the camera's watching. ( I don't know what kind of half assed excuse this is, I should have said it doesn't go into the register )
Girl # 2: (trying to sound seductive) Hi Roy...... (obviously she knows how to read my name badge)
Me: (plays along) Hi *smiles*
Girl # 2: I really like your glasses Roy. They're so cool.
Me: Thanks - but you still can't get $ 0.15 worth of Oreos.
Girl # 1:*sighs* OK OK, can we get anything for $ 0.15?
Me: No, sorry...don't think so.
And they proceed to leave.
Another thing I left out ( I think ) was what a lady commented when I was taking her order in Drive Thru lane one day a few weeks back.
Lady: What accent do you have? It's lovely.
Me: I'm Malaysian-Chinese. But some people say I sound Indian
Lady: Oh I see. It's lovely.
Me: Thanks alot. Have a nice day
First time I've received compliments like that.
Guess this is it, back to another week of work starting tomorrow. Should be quieter as the school holidays have begun.
Sunday, September 22, 2002
Sunday, September 15, 2002
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Day: 270 (Sunday, 15th September 2002)
Time: 3:08 pm
Status: End of Week # 11
Days without PS2: 7 day(s)
Days without Cube: 1 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 8 day(s)
Listening to: Paul Mac (feat. Peta Morris) - The Sound Of Breaking Up
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Finally, the day I've been waiting for has come and gone. Finally got "Resident Evil" for the Cube. I'm loving every minute of it. Even getting the game was such an event.
I first heard that the game was out in Melbourne from some people on the forums. I found out that Pulsar was selling it on Wednesday. I planned to go get it on Thursday after work so I gave them a call. They said they had to remove it off the shelves because they're not allowed to sell it before Friday the 13th. I also called Toys R Us but they hadn't received their stock. It was torture reading how everyone raved about how good the game was. I called Toys R Us again on Friday morning but they still had not received their shipment. They suggested I call back in the afternoon.
During the entire time, I was in a dilemma. Should I :-
a) Go get it from Pulsar and pay $ 108
b) Wait a few days for Toys R Us to get their shipment and save $10 with my discount voucher
It's a good thing I had to wait in the end because not only I got $ 10 off with the voucher, Toys R Us was selling it for $ 10 cheaper than everyone else! In the end, I have a double disc game for $ 89. The bad thing out of it was I almost got "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" for the XBOX. Heard people saying how good this game is. Might consider getting it.
Back to "Resident Evil", it's so bloody good I was stuck to it for about 5 hours yesterday afternoon. It's been a long time since I played a game for so long, if I ever had done so in the past. Graphics are good, lots of blood and gore. Action at its best. That's what I like. The strange thing is that there's hardly any music and so far, I haven't been scared just yet. Nothing has made me jump. Perhaps I need to play it on a full surround sound system to get the complete effect.
Back to reality. It's official, I'm getting about AUS $12 per hour at work now. That's an extra $ 30 or so each week. That's a good thing.
Mandy's quitting full time and going casual. She'll be working at Safeway on weekends. She would have gone off to New Zealand today.
Andrew's in deep shit. So much was revealed during the last few days. He's on probation now for a few reasons I suppose. One of them was that he was stealing product and got caught on the video cameras. Seems he was caught making himself a sundae and was caught on tape eating it. The other was probably for his disciplinary problems. He got into a huge fight with Marlene and it turned into a cursing/swearing match. Just when I thought he was going to be promoted.
I got teased by Khanh and the rest the other day. Started when I told them about what happened a few days earlier. A car of 4 young girls came into drive-thru where I served them. After their order, one of them started telling me that X (can't remember her name) just broke up. I just looked at all of them and smiled. They started laughing at X and teasing her before they drove off. I told Khanh about it and she went off singing "Roy got picked up" and news spread around quickly. Marlene said I should've asked for their phone numbers. Hrmm...now why didn't I think of that?
Also, don't think I've mentioned this before but I've got a new nickname. Before this, I was known as "The Royster" compliments of Chris "Frodo Baggins" James, even Ben started calling me that. Then all of a sudden 2 Friday nights ago, Boon started calling me "DJ Roy" and I'm stuck with that now. I really have no idea where all these come from.
Learnt abit of how to make breakfast on Friday. Khanh taught me. Might be learning more tomorrow. Back shifts (kitchen) shouldn't be very far off now.
Friday night was insane. Some schools started their holidays. We were unprepared for the sudden rush. Seems that it even went on for the next 2 1/2 hours after I left. Met Chris, Mandy, Steve, Paul and some others that night. Was supposed to be a farewell of sorts for Mandy. Ended up in Camberwell playing pool.
There's going to be a group outing on the 27th of September. The plan is to go watch "XXX" starring Vin Diesel. Might probably be going fo that one.
Seems to me that there always seem to be something happening at work. Interesting. Guess this is it for this week. There's going to be a BBQ later. All of us and the twins should be here as well. Probably later on this evening.
Day: 270 (Sunday, 15th September 2002)
Time: 3:08 pm
Status: End of Week # 11
Days without PS2: 7 day(s)
Days without Cube: 1 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 8 day(s)
Listening to: Paul Mac (feat. Peta Morris) - The Sound Of Breaking Up
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Finally, the day I've been waiting for has come and gone. Finally got "Resident Evil" for the Cube. I'm loving every minute of it. Even getting the game was such an event.
I first heard that the game was out in Melbourne from some people on the forums. I found out that Pulsar was selling it on Wednesday. I planned to go get it on Thursday after work so I gave them a call. They said they had to remove it off the shelves because they're not allowed to sell it before Friday the 13th. I also called Toys R Us but they hadn't received their stock. It was torture reading how everyone raved about how good the game was. I called Toys R Us again on Friday morning but they still had not received their shipment. They suggested I call back in the afternoon.
During the entire time, I was in a dilemma. Should I :-
a) Go get it from Pulsar and pay $ 108
b) Wait a few days for Toys R Us to get their shipment and save $10 with my discount voucher
It's a good thing I had to wait in the end because not only I got $ 10 off with the voucher, Toys R Us was selling it for $ 10 cheaper than everyone else! In the end, I have a double disc game for $ 89. The bad thing out of it was I almost got "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" for the XBOX. Heard people saying how good this game is. Might consider getting it.
Back to "Resident Evil", it's so bloody good I was stuck to it for about 5 hours yesterday afternoon. It's been a long time since I played a game for so long, if I ever had done so in the past. Graphics are good, lots of blood and gore. Action at its best. That's what I like. The strange thing is that there's hardly any music and so far, I haven't been scared just yet. Nothing has made me jump. Perhaps I need to play it on a full surround sound system to get the complete effect.
Back to reality. It's official, I'm getting about AUS $12 per hour at work now. That's an extra $ 30 or so each week. That's a good thing.
Mandy's quitting full time and going casual. She'll be working at Safeway on weekends. She would have gone off to New Zealand today.
Andrew's in deep shit. So much was revealed during the last few days. He's on probation now for a few reasons I suppose. One of them was that he was stealing product and got caught on the video cameras. Seems he was caught making himself a sundae and was caught on tape eating it. The other was probably for his disciplinary problems. He got into a huge fight with Marlene and it turned into a cursing/swearing match. Just when I thought he was going to be promoted.
I got teased by Khanh and the rest the other day. Started when I told them about what happened a few days earlier. A car of 4 young girls came into drive-thru where I served them. After their order, one of them started telling me that X (can't remember her name) just broke up. I just looked at all of them and smiled. They started laughing at X and teasing her before they drove off. I told Khanh about it and she went off singing "Roy got picked up" and news spread around quickly. Marlene said I should've asked for their phone numbers. Hrmm...now why didn't I think of that?
Also, don't think I've mentioned this before but I've got a new nickname. Before this, I was known as "The Royster" compliments of Chris "Frodo Baggins" James, even Ben started calling me that. Then all of a sudden 2 Friday nights ago, Boon started calling me "DJ Roy" and I'm stuck with that now. I really have no idea where all these come from.
Learnt abit of how to make breakfast on Friday. Khanh taught me. Might be learning more tomorrow. Back shifts (kitchen) shouldn't be very far off now.
Friday night was insane. Some schools started their holidays. We were unprepared for the sudden rush. Seems that it even went on for the next 2 1/2 hours after I left. Met Chris, Mandy, Steve, Paul and some others that night. Was supposed to be a farewell of sorts for Mandy. Ended up in Camberwell playing pool.
There's going to be a group outing on the 27th of September. The plan is to go watch "XXX" starring Vin Diesel. Might probably be going fo that one.
Seems to me that there always seem to be something happening at work. Interesting. Guess this is it for this week. There's going to be a BBQ later. All of us and the twins should be here as well. Probably later on this evening.
Sunday, September 08, 2002
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Day: 263 (Sunday, 8th September 2002)
Time: 8:58 pm
Status: End of Week # 10
Days without PS2: 0 day(s)
Days without Cube: 28 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 1 day(s)
Listening to: Disco Montego (feat. Katie Underwood) - Magic
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Been downloading some "new" songs again.
Nothing really interesing happened the past week except for that incident at work. This couple must've been high on drugs. Slurred speech - they seemed really stoned. I had just arrived at work and then they came in complaining they didn't receive 2 burgers they paid for. I directed them to the "Collection" window. Ben came up to me and asked what was going on. He had to check surveillance tapes and found out that they didn't even buy their stuff from our store. He called the police to let them know it wasn't safe for them to drive around in the condition they were in. Turns out they fell asleep and Ben had to shake them awake to tell them they didn't even come to our store. A couple of cops came and took them away and towed their car away as well.
School holidays are coming in about 2 to 3 weeks time. I might start getting some training in the kitchen. Time to start making burgers I guess. Was told by Ben I might get some kitchen shifts as well as training during the holidays. We might be getting new uniforms as well. Caps with polo-shirts and slack pants. Hrmm...wonder what those will look like. Also discovered that full timers need not wear visors. Time to lose the visor I suppose.
I have a feeling this update will be short so I'm sharing an article taken from today's "Star" paper, about how rich people spend their money. Interesting.
THE next time you are tempted to run off the road that flashy continental convertible that overtook you at the lights, here’s two things you ought to remember: that car really does cost more than your house, and yes, the driver does have more money than he knows what to do with.
According to a quick survey among luxury car importers, the most popular cars among Kuala Lumpur’s big spenders are the Mercedes, BMW and Porche – and the newest models with full specs (that, to you and me, means fancy gizmos like leather seats, car phone and television) will set you back nothing less than half a million ringgit. But if you prefer something a little more exotic – like the Ferrari or Lamborghini – be prepared to part with nothing less than a cool million. .
“The most expensive car we’ve sold was a beautiful red Ferrari which cost RM1.5mil. Now, we’ve got a RM1.8 million Ferrari Bachetta – this baby can really fly so it won’t be here for long,’’ says Dave Foong, manager of a luxury car importer in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
In the showroom are also two dozen other equally fancy-looking cars beckoning buyers with their gleaming metal and polished leather.
“They go really fast,’’ says Foong, snapping his fingers in quick succession as if to illustrate his point. “Some men buy new cars as often as they change their shirts.’’
To ordinary folks, it’s inconceivable how someone can dole out obscene sums of money simply to secure himself a faster ride, but for the men who are drawn to these dream machines, it’s the thrill of man versus metal.
“In the end, it’s all about control and power. It feels great to sit in the driving seat of a machine that’s mechanically superior with the looks that every other man envies. Even grown men like to show off their toys,’’ offers Foong, patting the cat-like Bachetta.
During the good times, the company sold as many as 30 to 40 cars a month.
And who exactly are the lucky boys who get to buy these dream toys?
A majority of their clients are corporate movers and shakers who literally collect cars as a hobby.
“Most of our customers are high-profile men – not many women come in to buy cars for themselves, though it could be because they have the cars bought for them,’’ Foong quips.
Foong says quite a few of his clients are past retirement age (“I suppose fast cars keep them feeling young”) but adds with a chuckle that “there are just as many executives under 40 who can afford any car they want, though many of them may not look as good as the car they buy.
“Some of our best clients just keep adding on to their fleet. Many have more than 10 cars at home, but every few months, they call up and say ‘give me your new one’.
“One tycoon came in and bought four cars at a go – that was a real jackpot for us.’’
In case you’re wondering, buying a car with a seven-digit price tag doesn’t quite work the same way as acquiring your Proton or Honda.
The car is sent to the client’s home for him to test drive at his leisure, and if he likes it, Foong then arranges all the nitty-gritty like insurance and road tax, after which the car is delivered to the new owner’s doorstep.
And, of course, there’s none of that business of arranging a bank loan.
“Most of our customers don’t haggle and pay the full amount in cash. Some transactions are done through a third party like a driver or a personal assistant, so the owner doesn’t even come to the showroom,’’ reveals Foong.
A lot of the time, the payment is only made upon delivery.
Foong’s sterling service also includes a sort of money-back-guarantee: “There have been the odd cases of buyers changing their minds about the car after a couple of months, so we take it back to sell.’’
And how much of a chance does a wannabe with no money have to get a feel of his dream car?
“Of course we get a lot of men who really can’t afford such a car coming in to have a look, and that’s fine. Some even bring their families with them if they come on a Saturday and you can see they would give anything to own one of these cars. Few even ask for a test drive but we don’t allow that unless we know them.’’
So you’ll just have to contend with looking and salivating – unless you sell your house.
KL was just asking me which was my favourite console. That's a toughie. Honestly, I suppose its the games that matter. That's why I got the Cube - why? Because I like Resident Evil and the series has just moved from Sony's Playstation to Nintendo's GameCube. I reckon I wouldn't have a bought a Cube so soon if Resident Evil had stayed on the Playstation.
Anyways, just about 5 days to go before I get Resident Evil for the Cube. This is THE REASON I got my Cube about 4 months ago. Can't bloody wait to blow up some zombies. Hope its released on time and Toys R Us better bloody have it next weekend or I won't be a happy man!
PF just flew back to Perth today. Talked to her awhile on ICQ before she had to go out to do some stuff. Was telling her I met AL - then realised its almost a month since I met her. I should call her one of these days I guess.
Almost time to go. Got some ironing to do as usual.
Day: 263 (Sunday, 8th September 2002)
Time: 8:58 pm
Status: End of Week # 10
Days without PS2: 0 day(s)
Days without Cube: 28 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 1 day(s)
Listening to: Disco Montego (feat. Katie Underwood) - Magic
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Been downloading some "new" songs again.
Nothing really interesing happened the past week except for that incident at work. This couple must've been high on drugs. Slurred speech - they seemed really stoned. I had just arrived at work and then they came in complaining they didn't receive 2 burgers they paid for. I directed them to the "Collection" window. Ben came up to me and asked what was going on. He had to check surveillance tapes and found out that they didn't even buy their stuff from our store. He called the police to let them know it wasn't safe for them to drive around in the condition they were in. Turns out they fell asleep and Ben had to shake them awake to tell them they didn't even come to our store. A couple of cops came and took them away and towed their car away as well.
School holidays are coming in about 2 to 3 weeks time. I might start getting some training in the kitchen. Time to start making burgers I guess. Was told by Ben I might get some kitchen shifts as well as training during the holidays. We might be getting new uniforms as well. Caps with polo-shirts and slack pants. Hrmm...wonder what those will look like. Also discovered that full timers need not wear visors. Time to lose the visor I suppose.
I have a feeling this update will be short so I'm sharing an article taken from today's "Star" paper, about how rich people spend their money. Interesting.
THE next time you are tempted to run off the road that flashy continental convertible that overtook you at the lights, here’s two things you ought to remember: that car really does cost more than your house, and yes, the driver does have more money than he knows what to do with.
According to a quick survey among luxury car importers, the most popular cars among Kuala Lumpur’s big spenders are the Mercedes, BMW and Porche – and the newest models with full specs (that, to you and me, means fancy gizmos like leather seats, car phone and television) will set you back nothing less than half a million ringgit. But if you prefer something a little more exotic – like the Ferrari or Lamborghini – be prepared to part with nothing less than a cool million. .
“The most expensive car we’ve sold was a beautiful red Ferrari which cost RM1.5mil. Now, we’ve got a RM1.8 million Ferrari Bachetta – this baby can really fly so it won’t be here for long,’’ says Dave Foong, manager of a luxury car importer in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.
In the showroom are also two dozen other equally fancy-looking cars beckoning buyers with their gleaming metal and polished leather.
“They go really fast,’’ says Foong, snapping his fingers in quick succession as if to illustrate his point. “Some men buy new cars as often as they change their shirts.’’
To ordinary folks, it’s inconceivable how someone can dole out obscene sums of money simply to secure himself a faster ride, but for the men who are drawn to these dream machines, it’s the thrill of man versus metal.
“In the end, it’s all about control and power. It feels great to sit in the driving seat of a machine that’s mechanically superior with the looks that every other man envies. Even grown men like to show off their toys,’’ offers Foong, patting the cat-like Bachetta.
During the good times, the company sold as many as 30 to 40 cars a month.
And who exactly are the lucky boys who get to buy these dream toys?
A majority of their clients are corporate movers and shakers who literally collect cars as a hobby.
“Most of our customers are high-profile men – not many women come in to buy cars for themselves, though it could be because they have the cars bought for them,’’ Foong quips.
Foong says quite a few of his clients are past retirement age (“I suppose fast cars keep them feeling young”) but adds with a chuckle that “there are just as many executives under 40 who can afford any car they want, though many of them may not look as good as the car they buy.
“Some of our best clients just keep adding on to their fleet. Many have more than 10 cars at home, but every few months, they call up and say ‘give me your new one’.
“One tycoon came in and bought four cars at a go – that was a real jackpot for us.’’
In case you’re wondering, buying a car with a seven-digit price tag doesn’t quite work the same way as acquiring your Proton or Honda.
The car is sent to the client’s home for him to test drive at his leisure, and if he likes it, Foong then arranges all the nitty-gritty like insurance and road tax, after which the car is delivered to the new owner’s doorstep.
And, of course, there’s none of that business of arranging a bank loan.
“Most of our customers don’t haggle and pay the full amount in cash. Some transactions are done through a third party like a driver or a personal assistant, so the owner doesn’t even come to the showroom,’’ reveals Foong.
A lot of the time, the payment is only made upon delivery.
Foong’s sterling service also includes a sort of money-back-guarantee: “There have been the odd cases of buyers changing their minds about the car after a couple of months, so we take it back to sell.’’
And how much of a chance does a wannabe with no money have to get a feel of his dream car?
“Of course we get a lot of men who really can’t afford such a car coming in to have a look, and that’s fine. Some even bring their families with them if they come on a Saturday and you can see they would give anything to own one of these cars. Few even ask for a test drive but we don’t allow that unless we know them.’’
So you’ll just have to contend with looking and salivating – unless you sell your house.
KL was just asking me which was my favourite console. That's a toughie. Honestly, I suppose its the games that matter. That's why I got the Cube - why? Because I like Resident Evil and the series has just moved from Sony's Playstation to Nintendo's GameCube. I reckon I wouldn't have a bought a Cube so soon if Resident Evil had stayed on the Playstation.
Anyways, just about 5 days to go before I get Resident Evil for the Cube. This is THE REASON I got my Cube about 4 months ago. Can't bloody wait to blow up some zombies. Hope its released on time and Toys R Us better bloody have it next weekend or I won't be a happy man!
PF just flew back to Perth today. Talked to her awhile on ICQ before she had to go out to do some stuff. Was telling her I met AL - then realised its almost a month since I met her. I should call her one of these days I guess.
Almost time to go. Got some ironing to do as usual.
Sunday, September 01, 2002
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Day: 256 (Sunday, 1st September 2002)
Time: 10:55 pm
Status: End of Week # 9
Days without PS2: 21 day(s)
Days without Cube: 21 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 0 day(s)
Listening to: Silk - Get Freaky With You
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Went on an MP3 download frenzy the other night. Mostly old songs. Must've downloaded close to 10 songs the other day. Among the songs I downloaded recently:
Silk - Get Freaky With You
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
New Edition - Still In Love With You
Will Smith - Summertime
Karyn White - Superwoman
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away ( wanted the updated remade version by Kulcha. Worse thing was this song wasn't even complete!)
Creed - One Last Breath
Guys Next Door - I've Been Waiting For You
Paula Abdul - Rush Rush
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
NKOTB - I'll Be Loving You Forever
NKOTB - Please Don't Go Girl
Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Till It's Over
Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You)
Paula Cole - I Don't Wanna Wait
Ronan Keating - Lovin' Each Day
OK - so that's a lot of MP3s downloaded. Some of it were downloaded much earlier.
Nothing much happening over the weekend. Managed to watch a couple of movies, "Clueless" starring Hacken Lee, a police/supernatural movie. It's a cop movie with Chinese traditions, superstitions and myths related to the cases. The other movie was "Blade II" starring Wesley Snipes on Real Media format. Horrible quality! Don't even know why I bothered to watch that this afternoon.
Had a go on the XBOX again - once again, my other 2 babies remain untouched. But not for long! Just 2 weeks before Resident Evil comes out for the Cube! Can't wait. So excited because the release date has been supposedly brought forward by a week! The new release date is supposedly 13th September. Why? It's actually Friday the 13th - what better time release a horror game?
I have stressed so many times before that time flies quickly. Case in point, it's almost September 11th once again. A year has gone by so quickly it hardly seems like it. I still think that it happened recently. I remember it so clearly. I called GW late one night. She asked me "Did you hear the news?". In my half-slumber, I asked "What news?" and her reply was "America has been attacked". When you're half asleep, something like that doesn't seem to register. Anything doesn't register. She told me to turn on the tv to watch the news.
There I was - glued to the tv the whole morning. I actually skipped the day of Uni, just to watch the news. The feeling was so strange. It didn't seem real to me. I guess the word to be used here is "surreal".
One year has gone by. Where did all the time go? End of the weekend and back to work again. Haven't called AL, was supposed to have called her last weekend but I thought I didn't want to seem pushy. The only certain thing I am looking forward to is 2 weeks time I suppose.
Guess this is all for tonight. It seems pretty short but nothing to mention. Till the next entry....
Day: 256 (Sunday, 1st September 2002)
Time: 10:55 pm
Status: End of Week # 9
Days without PS2: 21 day(s)
Days without Cube: 21 day(s)
Days without XBOX: 0 day(s)
Listening to: Silk - Get Freaky With You
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Went on an MP3 download frenzy the other night. Mostly old songs. Must've downloaded close to 10 songs the other day. Among the songs I downloaded recently:
Silk - Get Freaky With You
Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
New Edition - Still In Love With You
Will Smith - Summertime
Karyn White - Superwoman
Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain
Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away ( wanted the updated remade version by Kulcha. Worse thing was this song wasn't even complete!)
Creed - One Last Breath
Guys Next Door - I've Been Waiting For You
Paula Abdul - Rush Rush
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
NKOTB - I'll Be Loving You Forever
NKOTB - Please Don't Go Girl
Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over Till It's Over
Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You)
Paula Cole - I Don't Wanna Wait
Ronan Keating - Lovin' Each Day
OK - so that's a lot of MP3s downloaded. Some of it were downloaded much earlier.
Nothing much happening over the weekend. Managed to watch a couple of movies, "Clueless" starring Hacken Lee, a police/supernatural movie. It's a cop movie with Chinese traditions, superstitions and myths related to the cases. The other movie was "Blade II" starring Wesley Snipes on Real Media format. Horrible quality! Don't even know why I bothered to watch that this afternoon.
Had a go on the XBOX again - once again, my other 2 babies remain untouched. But not for long! Just 2 weeks before Resident Evil comes out for the Cube! Can't wait. So excited because the release date has been supposedly brought forward by a week! The new release date is supposedly 13th September. Why? It's actually Friday the 13th - what better time release a horror game?
I have stressed so many times before that time flies quickly. Case in point, it's almost September 11th once again. A year has gone by so quickly it hardly seems like it. I still think that it happened recently. I remember it so clearly. I called GW late one night. She asked me "Did you hear the news?". In my half-slumber, I asked "What news?" and her reply was "America has been attacked". When you're half asleep, something like that doesn't seem to register. Anything doesn't register. She told me to turn on the tv to watch the news.
There I was - glued to the tv the whole morning. I actually skipped the day of Uni, just to watch the news. The feeling was so strange. It didn't seem real to me. I guess the word to be used here is "surreal".
One year has gone by. Where did all the time go? End of the weekend and back to work again. Haven't called AL, was supposed to have called her last weekend but I thought I didn't want to seem pushy. The only certain thing I am looking forward to is 2 weeks time I suppose.
Guess this is all for tonight. It seems pretty short but nothing to mention. Till the next entry....