Personal posts and the diary I have kept since 2002: birthdays, year-in-reviews, milestones, and whatever is on my mind.
I've ordered my copy of WordPress For Dummies from Amazon, including shipping, rather than a local bookstore, because it's cheaper. The book and postage came to about US$26.47, roughly S$38.38, versus S$39.90 plus 7% tax at Popular or PageOne.
In 1400s England, a law allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb, hence the rule of thumb. In Scotland a new game was ruled Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden, giving us GOLF.
Lidija from BlogWell interviewed Lisa Sabin-Wilson, author of WordPress For Dummies, and Lisa kindly mentioned me. As she put it, Lester Chan is a student who uses his WordPress plugins to get through school. Thank you, Lisa!
Phew, I submitted my CS3214 on Friday at 3pm after camping in school for two days to rush it, following some hiccups last week. My hopes of an A- are dashed, but hopefully a B+.
Happy 23rd birthday, my dear! This is the fifth birthday I've celebrated with you. I didn't do or buy anything this year as I'm buried in CS3214, but I promise to make it up after my exams.
Microsoft has enabled @live.xx signups, so grab yours now, whether a local domain like @live.co.uk or @live.com itself. Confirmed available aliases so far span many countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria and Belgium, with more domains expected to follow.
Woot, I've applied! The School of Computing is offering a new 4-MC Facebook Programming module next semester, CS3216: Software Development on Evolving Platforms. It's a chance to be part of this new global internet phenomenon.
Seriously, what is wrong with Singapore? Over ten people have offered to pay a student hacker's fine, though he isn't even Singaporean. I don't care about his background; he committed a crime and should be responsible for it.
Today, 24th October 2007, marks our third year together. We celebrated early instead of on the actual date, due to night class later. We had a buffet dinner at Carnivore at CHIJMES last Friday.
This controversial 326-metre elevator carries you up the side of one of the enormous cliffs in Zhangjiajie, China, the lower third through rock and the rest outside to the summit. It's the world's highest and heaviest outdoor lift.
This came through my email. We always hear the rules from the female side, so here are the rules from the male side. Rule one: learn to work the toilet seat. If it's up, put it down.
Doing hardcore EJB 3.0 for my CS3214, I've never been more frustrated with Java. I particularly hate how, when Java throws an exception, printStackTrace gives me error lines for files that aren't even in my project, making debugging needlessly painful.
A bit of Microsoft trivia. Apparently nobody can create a folder named CON anywhere on a Windows computer; the whole Microsoft team supposedly couldn't explain why. Try it, and it really won't create a folder called CON.
The US started airing Prison Break Season 3 last night, which I've waited months for! Grab it from your nearest friendly site, but be careful not to download an ODEX-ed copy, given the recent crackdown here in Singapore.
Parkour is an activity of French origin whose aim is to move as efficiently and quickly as possible, using mainly the human body. I just finished District 13, a French action film featuring parkour and starring David Belle.
My Pentium 4 3.2GHz desktop turns four in two months, and two days ago its power supply gave up, cutting power automatically so the computer is prone to shutting off anytime. Now I need a replacement PSU.
User mun420 paid $5 to dig up Odex Pte Ltd's ACRA information, and everything is in the report, from SS holding just one of a million shares to IC numbers and addresses. I've mirrored it for convenience.
From the start, the girl's family strongly objected to her dating this guy, warning she'd suffer for life with him. Under that pressure the couple quarrelled often, and though she loved him deeply, the strain wore them down.
These are the modules I'm taking in my second year, first semester: Introduction to Computer Networks, the Information Systems Development Project worth eight MCs, Management of Information Systems, and Introduction to Cybercrime. A heavy load for the new year.
This song, We Live In Singapura, sung by Hossan Leong, has been around since last year, but I only discovered it this year. Since it's Singapore's 42nd birthday, I'd like to bring the video back. Happy birthday!
A man checked into a hotel and decided to email his wife, but accidentally typed the wrong address and sent it without realising. Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned from her husband's funeral.
It's been a busy few weeks, and I want to enjoy the last of my holiday before school officially starts on 16th August 2007. Right now I'm attending the CS3214 Workshop, which runs every day from 1st August onwards.