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Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 4:25 PM

~Setting suns

Hello :)

Estelle Featuring Kanye West - American Boy

Yesterday when my sis said I may be staying in the states all the way till my school starts, I have to admit, I was taking aback. I wasn't prepared to leave all I had in Singapore to go all the way to a country without knowing anyone. Furthermore, me living in the states for 3 months without school, it'll be a really lonely experience. I don't know anyone there, and no one knew me.

Then I look back to my past few months in sg. Aside from the typically random lunch meet, and msn, I barely had any interaction with my old classmates. And with more of my time spent online, on l4d, on maple, I get to know more people there. And now, I'm spending everyday with them. Though I still love my old friends, it is these new ones that keeps me sane these days.

So I guess with that, I assured myself that opportunities will definitely show itself. Everything is going to be fine. With every sad thing in life, there will always be a happy thing. And so, I pack my bags, and look at the distant sun, setting slowly into the clouds, and soon, the concrete jungle.

Life,
T

2:47 AM

~Living dead

Hello :D

I think I'm due for an update, no?

I apologize for the banner, there was some kind of coding anomaly, I'll get to it soon... I hope.

I've been playing mostly maple and l4d these few days. Maple in the afternoon, and l4d at night. I'm ashamed that I'm still playing maple, but it's the best way to kill time. And at night? Well, I met a group of people whom I've been playing with every night. Every game is fun with them :) I mean, how hard can you laugh in a game filled with zombies? Apparently, so hard that you'll have stomach cramps >.>

Alas, tomorrow might be my last game with them, as I'm going back on Wednesday, back to Indonesia. Apparently I've not payed my respects to my departed grandmother (father's side). And with my student pass expiring soon, it'll be a while before I can get back to Singapore.

I'm sorry I've got nothing good to write about. I've got a whole board full of em, but it's just, I don't know how to put them in words. I'll get to them one day...

...one day...

Life,
T

Friday, March 27, 2009, 5:01 PM

~Twilight

A break, from all these serious stuff.

And for my dear V for Vendetta fans,

4:38 AM

~Oh dear

Oh dear oh dear oh dear.

Something is terribly wrong.

Oh dear oh dear. Oh dear.

Remember how I said everything was so messy? It still is. I mean, yea, I didn't really bother bout cleaning it up. I'll get to it though.

So... since everything is so messy, how can everything, in a matter of hours, just suddenly fall into place?

Oh dear oh dear...

Something is terribly wrong.

Life,
T

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 9:09 PM

~The Fear

Hello.

Statistics comfort people. Astonishing? No. Would you feel better if someone said "you may die tomorrow" or "you have an 20% chance of dying tomorrow". Of course, most would go for the latter. Uncertainty causes fear, and since logic removes uncertainty, logic removes fear. You won't be scared if you know what's coming, would you?

Logic and science governs the adult world now. Because of uncertainty is more dangerous when risks are involved. Global market, war, diseases. All of us are fearful of many things, especially these. As such, many people turn to science and logic to rid ourselves of such fears.

But whatever happened to our imaginations and dreams? Have they no longer fit in such a world? Remember, it was dreams and imaginations that drove Einstein to come up with general and special relativity. It was also the dreams and imagination of the Wright brothers and many others that force them to prove many people wrong, and making history by propelling man to the skies.

I'm not saying that there are no more dreams and imagination now. It's just... too little.

Way too little.

Life,
T

12:36 AM

~Lifeless

Hello.

Everything... it seems so messy right now...

I don't know, it's like, it's all muffled up, like crumpled paper.

I feel so lifeless.

Anyway, my dad is in Singapore for his US visa. I went to the airport to fetch him. The first thing he saw me, he shoved his luggage onto my hands.

I don't suppose it was a shocker for me. Everytime we went shopping, he would just give me all the shopping bags. It's not that I don't like it, though I can't say I do, it's just all these while, he thinks he's in charge without earning that right.

They say no one is born a leader. It is correct to say no one is born with a status. Just because you gave birth to me doesn't make you my mother. It's the nurturing, the lessons taught, and the guidance given that makes that person a mother. Sad to say, many people just don't get this point.

Everyone has to earn their keep. Do something great, and we'll respect you. It's not that hard, is it?

Anyway, I came across this quote:

It is nice to be important
But it is important to be nice

I don't know. I just don't see how it all relate.

Life,
T

Monday, March 23, 2009, 2:59 AM

~Prudent

Ah... how I miss blogging.

As I excuse myself from the blogging community, I was able to concentrate on other things, rather than trying to find things to blog about. As pitiful as it sounds, I seek refuge in Maplestory, an old game, some would say, a fucked up one too. I have to agree, and disagree with em both. In there, I met many wonderful people, a few old friends, and ultimately, an invaluable learning experience.

During my absence, I adopted using Twitter, which is basically kinda like a blogging service, except that there's a limit of 140 characters. This limits the content, but also improve my summarising skills, and of course, makes me focus more on the main point, rather than the finer detail.

And this new blog. I have to say, it's not very well done. There's not much changes, as many would notice, from my old blog. New features, well, there's only two. New buttons, which I hope to change very soon, because these look like sh*t, and the banners. I say banners because there are more than one. Try refreshing the page, the banner should change. Currently, there's only 3 in circulation, so there's not much to see. I plan to add more in the future, but alas, time is not on my side.

Alright, let's get started.

I went back Maplestory because I want to restart. The last time I quit was because my character got hacked, the same way it got hacked the time before. I shan't elaborate. I want to accomplish goals which I've set during my previous gameplay, which is:

1) Get a zakum helm
2) Get to 120

Obtaining the first goal was harder than expected. Mages are fairly unpopular with the bossing parties because of their low dps. So, I opt for a private batch. This was another problem, because I lacked money. Thankfully, it didn't took long for me to find out there was an inflation of scrolls (valuable items). It didn't take me long to learn the prices, and well, manipulate them. I went back to my old roots of being a trader, in which I was easily able to earn 100mil in a single weekend. Now I was going somewhere.

Long story short, I manage to get my helm. I was lv105, leveling was freaking slow, and I spent more time dying.

Luckily, March holidays approached, and with it comes 2x exp event for a whole week. I knew if I wanted to get to 120, it would be during the 2x exp. So I trained. I trained madly. And in the end, I did reach 120. I was thrilled, I reached my goal, and now, I retire from maple, fully content with what I've achieved, and what I've not.

Now, many of you would assume that during this period of 3 and a half weeks, I became a mapletard, where I would train 24/7 without a care in the world. No. I still hold my stand at being a light-heartedly enthusiastic gamer.

Monster attack event

In the process of playing maple, the first person who entered my buddy list, ironically, was blard, or orrparr as he's called now, or ryan, as he's called in real life. Blard was guildmate of mine, 2 years ago, before I quit. He was always borrowing money. Ah well, his hard work paid off, though not rich, he has quite a few rich friends in his guild/bl. Alas, his attitude is still that of an 11 year-old.

Then I met scopelenz and Thunderbolt. They too are very old friends. I remember meeting them in the forums. Then, scopez, being a Survivor (TV show) fan, created and hosted the first Maplestory Survivor forum game. I signed up, and met him, and thunderbolt, along with others. Alas, the forum game didn't last long, but we still kept contact with each other both in msn, and in game. They're good people, mature, educated, civilised.

Lastly, and perhaps the most prominent people I've spent during this period, would be xin, lyn and kh. I spent most of my training with xin and lyn. I met xin through a thread in ppf, and has been training with him since. Lyn is xin's personal priest (I'm sure lyn will probably do something bad to me if she reads this), and also his girlfriend. Lyn is studying in melb, while xin, I presume, hadn't confirmed, is in sg with a job in robotics (cool yea). Kh, or aero, as I call him, well, he's friend of both xin and lyn. I met him through there. I don't know how to describe him well. Lyn misunderstand him, and well, xin is on lyn's side on this. Though, it's just a misunderstand, and constant batterment of bad luck and decision, aero is a good guy.

I learned a lot from these 3. I do, really, I'll post about them next time. Xin and lyn's relationship, lyn and kh's friendship, mistakes, obligations, confidence... I'm glad I met them. I enjoyed spending time with them, even though we're mostly grinding. They're good people. I'll miss them, definitely.

Wow... it's like I'm writing a good bye letter. Either way, I do hope we keep in contact. As for my fellow readers, I hope you'll stay with me on this blog. There'll be more new updates. My "break" gave me many, many inspirations, many insights, and I'll be posting em all. So stay tuned ^^

Life,
T

Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 1:05 AM

~Jest me

Hello

This is how bored I am.

And I've finally submitted my first application to the Academy of Arts University. Though, it won't be valid till I send in the O level cert and the bank statement.

This is getting exciting :)

To Life,
Tommy

Sunday, March 1, 2009, 11:24 PM

~A play with words

Hello :/

I got lost in City Hall again. Not as bad as yesterday, but it's still embarrassing to get lost in the same place twice in a row.

I went to this American University fair today. I was late and missed the seminar, but the booths just opened when I got there. There weren't many schools there, but it was suffice. Took loads of pamphlets, and, well, I guess I have finally choose a major.

Graphic Design. Yea, that's what I want to do. Graphic design.

Actually, the only reason why I didn't choose it sooner was because I was scared I wasn't good enough, and I didn't have a portfolio for applications. So when the lady from the Academy of Art university said you didn't need a portfolio, I was relieved, and then, determined.

I'm gna aim for Academy of Art university! Though the odds of me getting in is pretty slim... but still... I've got to try!

So yea, today was suppose to be a good day and all. I mean, I've answered the question that has been bugging my mind since before the O level. I should be happy, you know.

But I guess I wasn't. Something else happened that pretty much damped my mood for the entire day. Ah well. Tomorrow will be a better day.

To Life,
Tommy

1:29 AM

~MORFBOLL

Hello.

Lily Allen's new album is my new favourite album >:

The Fear by Lily Allen

Yea, I got lost in City Hall today. Not that much fun. Popped in HMV and bought myself 2 albums, Lily Allen's "It's not me, It's you" and Lenka. Great artists btw, pick em up when you have the cash.

To Life,

Tommy