tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34622172011-09-30T23:06:53.502+08:00wheezin!musings, muse, moooo........Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-5325870535077810742011-01-03T10:20:00.000+08:002011-01-03T10:22:02.769+08:0010 years since the millenium bug threatened to strike, for my own memory's sake, i shall try and recap my milestones in the last decade.finished serving my conscriptionwas part of a new discipline in skatinglearnt to scuba divegot a degreegot a jobgot a cargot fired from the jobgot a cartraded in the cargot another carsold the cargot another degreegot another jobwent to the us and europegot Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-22699058415009593352010-05-29T21:28:00.000+08:002010-05-31T21:33:39.668+08:00Moving inOur first mealThe entrance foyerThe living roomWalkway to the kitchenThe master bedroomThe dining areaThe gym roomThe guest roomThe studyThe kitchenIkea Mod #01Intended Location for Ikea Mod #01Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-55409154656960439272010-05-22T00:40:00.000+08:002010-05-22T01:09:15.540+08:00finishing up the worksome pictures taken at night. the carpentry is mostly done. the electricals in place. there are some fixtures left to be put in place, and the touch up paint. and rectifying some minor misalignments here and there.here are the pictures taken at night with the lights on. :)Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-82482518249582566992010-05-18T15:11:00.000+08:002010-05-18T15:12:44.689+08:00more photos from the IDcarpentry to be moved into the houseIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-8537379460119339372010-05-17T22:39:00.000+08:002010-05-17T22:47:17.944+08:00more updatesback from malacca to take photos!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-76723470998006544792010-05-11T18:01:00.000+08:002010-05-11T18:06:28.455+08:00debris cleared, lights installed, the place is looking great!kitchenfront door.. back viewthe dining lampthe balcony 'japanese' style lampthe blue mahjong roomthe entrance foyer chandelierliving room 1living room 2.. hey even the ceiling fan is there!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-13313925621813195082010-05-10T23:49:00.000+08:002010-05-10T23:53:05.579+08:00more updatespsychedelic colours. pictures courtesy of rick.the royal colour, set as the feature wall at the dining area. the centerpiece lamp should fit nicely herethe red tv feature wall. a little loud for yue. she was having second thoughts but i like it. maybe one day i'll paint a crescent moon and five stars on it... hurhurbi fold door at the storeroom.. looks good..bi fold door at the commonIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-86122852347232689072010-05-10T19:46:00.000+08:002010-05-10T19:53:27.615+08:00updatesMBRWall behind the bedhead in MBRLiving Room Blower with False CeilingView from the entrance foyerStudy Room, waiting for the frosted glass panels to go upPink roomOur new front gate :)Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-3541132152819336162010-05-03T23:28:00.000+08:002010-05-03T23:29:20.486+08:00ho sei liaoIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-71259124813754091982010-04-29T16:32:00.001+08:002010-04-29T16:34:35.912+08:00The A/CLiving room a/cDidn't expect the living room one to be so big, and look different from the other units, but it's alright, it actually looks more sleek and suits the living room. Rick (our ID) was telling us how it's very strong and should have no problems cooling the living area, since we opted not to have a door leading to the kitchen.Bedroom a/cIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-40922938531668575052010-04-29T16:16:00.000+08:002010-04-29T16:19:45.978+08:003D diagrams and the dining table lampthe lampMBR 1MBR 2KitchenLiving RoomMBR Bathroom (The Spa)Shoe CabinetIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-8216549909887511602010-04-29T16:03:00.000+08:002010-04-29T16:05:12.971+08:00The Floor PlanIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-89039296039208154292010-04-29T15:57:00.000+08:002010-04-29T15:59:44.961+08:00the consoles at ikea were too expensive, and we ended up getting the dining table, chairs, tv console from om furniture, suggested by rick. the sofa was from ifc.gain city came to install the airconditioning. professional team. they came early, and left late in the evening. Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-58242740022489367612010-04-29T12:21:00.000+08:002010-04-29T12:24:37.868+08:00disappointing windowsthe windows had scratches on the powder coating, the workers didn't handle them with care, and on saturday, i discovered a mini waterfall from some rain.did i mention the contractor claimed the previous contractor messed up the window measurement, and then proceeded to mess it up himself, and left my mbr with no windows for three days.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-57472162140426007032010-04-29T12:15:00.000+08:002010-04-29T12:17:05.583+08:00on my last trip for ecenta, i flew delta, so it was a trip from augusta to atlanta, to minneapolis, then to narita. when we got to narita, we circled, and ran out of fuel, so diverted to nagoya for fuel. this was the view out of the window on the way to nagoya.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-89728850647387391282010-04-29T12:05:00.000+08:002010-04-29T12:13:54.291+08:00last week's progressand the windowsIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-46146111476349011302010-04-17T23:56:00.000+08:002010-04-17T23:57:52.215+08:00ho sei liaoIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-32181906598552084512010-04-16T13:30:00.001+08:002010-04-16T13:39:16.612+08:00More duringkitchen... carpentry and gas works yet to come...MBR toilet tiling almost done.. waiting for the new window, carpentry for vanity cabinet, and we've yet to get the bathroom accessories!MBR toilet floor tilesthe new mahjong room's wall taking shape....screeding the living roomanother view of the kitchenIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-10865214053427536382010-04-16T02:30:00.001+08:002010-04-16T02:36:27.202+08:00During.Week 2. Most of the toilets have been done up. The kitchen is in progress. Rick sent us these photos as he visits the site daily.the common toilet.. racing stripes!the master bedroom toilet... spa...the kitchen...Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-37634944755591946952010-04-09T16:54:00.000+08:002010-04-10T22:49:03.953+08:00ProgressHacking done, materials delivered. Pictures courtesy of my ID, Rick, from Ideal House IDPicturesCommon ToiletMaster ToiletLiving Room #1Living Room #2Materials #1Materials #2Materials #3Materials #4Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-39530286683730450672010-03-31T23:16:00.000+08:002010-03-31T23:47:52.089+08:00Our Place, Before, During and AfterBeforeWe submitted bids for the October 2009 Sale of Balance Flats exercise from HDB and in January invited to select a flat. 14 flats available, we were at queue 23. Before that we went around to shortlist the available ones but alas, it was a roller coaster ride when the flats were booked by others before our turn came. Being kiasu Singaporeans, we went to HDBIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-76163334469690475322010-03-31T08:58:00.001+08:002010-03-31T09:00:44.442+08:00This blog has moved This blog is now located at http://nytemare1979.blogspot.com/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://nytemare1979.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-37083701853741561752009-09-15T22:40:00.000+08:002009-09-15T22:42:33.607+08:001st day bangalore sightsthese 2 sights caught my eye...Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-19388147737640605812009-09-08T08:23:00.001+08:002009-09-08T08:23:51.597+08:00murphyi don't like you murphy.besides the traffic summon,twice yesterday i order food and the servers forgot about our orders. twice yesterday i kerbed my rims. on different wheels.i don't like you murphy.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-92132349386174560562009-09-06T21:34:00.000+08:002009-09-06T21:35:12.995+08:00the impatient obasanit's always interesting to observe the strange habits of obasans...last week i had the opportunity to get something from old chang kee at kembangan mrt. 1 lady manning the counter, 1 frying, 1 manager in the office, and 1 on the phone for the entire 10 minutes i was stuck there.the obasan in front of me, took a really long time deciding what she wanted, so i just stood there Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-70013205748269550552009-08-07T17:13:00.000+08:002009-08-07T17:14:32.171+08:00walk-in fridge.. walking fridge?and a follow up i thought was quite funny as welland yes.. go watch the hangover.. its absolutely hilarious!there's a tiger in the bathroom!~Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-88850966631384821832009-08-03T10:52:00.001+08:002009-08-03T10:52:31.293+08:00back in sgi packed my bags, checked out, went to the office and tied up some loose ends for the rest of the day, finally i bid my goodbyes to the colleagues there.i said goodbye to the ducks too.then i made my way to the train station and got onto the train bound for london euston.got onto the train and had a nice view of the British countryside along the way..was fed during the ride.. Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-49925059370010223742009-07-31T05:37:00.001+08:002009-07-31T05:37:39.463+08:00music soothes the savage beastin this case, i'm the savage beast. some last minute requests came in and i stayed till 8 to finish them up. while waiting for the cab i decided to listen to some music, and surprisingly, the upbeat tracks lifted my spirit. starting with lady gaga, rihanna, akon and so on.. i was grooving and nodding like a fool while waiting.made it to the hotel in good time. the Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-62574124976784756602009-07-30T05:42:00.001+08:002009-07-30T05:42:40.758+08:00a week or twothe email came out of the blue and here i am back again in birmingham. good to be back without the lag from propagation delay. can't say much.the trip here was mostly uneventful. having a plane that wasn't too full was a bonus. got off the plane, made my way to the heathrow express into paddington, and managed to catch a train out of euston to birmingham. the decision to not sleep onIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-8380519311873639132009-07-17T16:12:00.000+08:002009-07-17T16:13:05.613+08:00going to the UK for a week. *fingers crossed.not more than a week.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-23728020350646097552009-07-10T12:40:00.000+08:002009-07-10T12:46:11.513+08:00when superheroes grow oldby Donald Soffrittican you identify all of them?Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-553281178467957082009-07-10T12:21:00.000+08:002009-07-10T12:25:43.007+08:00hello kitty rifle... -_-Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-37563251550662547662009-07-10T12:03:00.000+08:002009-07-10T12:20:08.399+08:00X-Men relationship mapWoah. Wolverine has so many links. Credits http://www.uncannyxmen.net/images/article/relationship/relationshipmapv1.htm and http://www.clubcarisma.com/viewthread.php?tid=19357Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-557420463624230812009-06-29T22:27:00.000+08:002009-06-29T22:31:32.687+08:00Tokyoback from Tokyo.was a 1 week break with the wife. flew SQ into Narita with a transit in Bangkok, and they made us get off, and walk one big round to board again.the excellent cabin crew managed to rescue my personal earphones which I forgot to remove from the aircraft, and returned them to me when i re-boarded the plane. if the security crew found it, it would've become someone's brand new Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-63577319884735151222009-06-19T15:42:00.001+08:002009-06-19T15:42:59.752+08:00i'm not exactly gonebut i'm not entirely here either.it's just been pretty boring for me, with days starting at 3pm and ending at midnight, supporting a client in the UK and having to deal with a broadband connection that is best described as starhub LAGonline, coupled with a ridiculously stringent vpn system, life hasn't been worth updating at all.but since i've returned from the land of our Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-816892845325171552009-05-19T11:13:00.000+08:002009-05-19T11:16:56.019+08:00A $4.6 billion loss on a $5.9 billion dollar investment.Article Link :Youtube Link :David Faber from CNBC:“A $4.6 billion loss on a $5.9 billion dollar investment."TPG lost $2 billion really quickly on Washington Mutual, but this one guys, is right up up there, as one of the worst investment during this period for one single investment fund.”Now, what does the Lee family think of this latest Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-14441057802697213312009-04-29T17:20:00.001+08:002009-04-29T17:20:42.525+08:00mr taxi driverplease look before changing lanes. i wasn't in your blind spot. i was travelling at my own lane, slowing down to turn right, you were on my right, the filter green light came on, and you did not turn, fine, but why did you have to suddenly decide you wanted the left lane and just swerving into my path?had there been another car to my left, it would have been me sandwiched between Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-17853310923366882992009-04-29T13:52:00.000+08:002009-04-29T13:59:38.572+08:00Dear all Please help...my friend has been feeding this pack of puppies and their mom at Kallang Industrial Park for the past week or so now and they are in desperately need of a home cos where they are hanging out, there are all these trucks and cars going about and these puppies have no idea that the cars and trucks are dangerous! Just recently, one of the puppies accidentally fell into a Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-67563466945634970362009-04-15T19:33:00.001+08:002009-04-15T19:33:46.630+08:00DSC_1103DSC_1103Originally uploaded by nytemare1979YNWA!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-91186740381161383552009-04-15T19:32:00.001+08:002009-04-15T19:32:23.300+08:00DSC_1058DSC_1058Originally uploaded by nytemare1979happy pills in barcelona... we need some more happy pillsIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-39392894021291946952009-03-27T16:56:00.001+08:002009-03-27T16:58:19.157+08:00STUDY: Women More Attracted To Men In Expensive CarsA UK university's released a study proving what any car salesman's ever told us, women judge men primarily by wealth and status, digging guys in expensive cars more than those driving an econobox.The survey, run by researchers at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff, claims it shows women rate a man higher if he is behind the wheels of aIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-59440197319894387952009-03-27T16:43:00.000+08:002009-03-27T16:44:40.169+08:00Don't drag your other half shopping if he isn't interested.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-71628795791786883562009-03-24T17:15:00.001+08:002009-03-24T17:15:31.786+08:00rip Nokia 6500 slidelast week i was back in SG for awhile. on tuesday i was out and about looking for a camera bag, and the phone decided to die on me, rather dramatically. first the screen went blank, then it displayed with 180degree rotation, and finally sputtered back into "life" in a puke like mix of bile green and blood red. i had no choice. i needed a new phone. went looking for a singtel Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-67771778473329781252009-03-24T01:32:00.001+08:002009-03-24T01:32:31.071+08:00nice little clip on the mess we're inThe Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-90176475534468739842009-03-13T01:45:00.000+08:002009-03-13T01:46:01.949+08:00homeward boundwhy in the world do i have to go through passport control to get from one terminal to another? i'm not even interested in entering the country, i just want to get from terminal 2 to terminal 1, where there are more shops, and a vat refund counter that is manned.the alternative is to walk. walk and go through 3 security checks to get to the transit area. with a laptop inside the bag Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-5788787614580766652009-02-21T08:35:00.000+08:002009-02-21T08:37:09.622+08:00味道今天晚上的星星很少不知道它们跑哪去了赤裸裸的天空星星多寂寥我以为伤心可以很少我以为我能过的很好谁知道一想你思念苦无药无处可逃想念你的笑想念你的外套想念你白色袜子和你身上的味道我想念你的吻和手指淡淡烟草味道记忆中曾被爱的味道(music)今天晚上的心事很少不知道这样算好不好赤裸裸的寂寞朝着心头绕我以为伤心可以很少我以为我能过的很好谁知道一想你思念苦无药无处可逃想念你的笑想念你的外套想念你白色袜子和你身上的味道我想念你的吻和手指淡淡烟草味道记忆中曾被爱的味道想念你的笑想念你的外套想念你白色袜子和你身上的味道我想念你的吻和手指淡淡烟草味道记忆中曾被爱的味道Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-87977452155717873672009-02-09T19:01:00.000+08:002009-02-09T19:02:22.016+08:00Blue Doors Ahead/F.I.R.1. Put your iTunes on "shuffle".2. For each question, skip to the next song to get your answer. You must use the title of that song as your answer, no matter how silly it may sound.3. Tag at least 10 friends who might enjoy doing this, as well as the person who tagged you. (I'm not going to tag anyone. Whoever feels like doing this please go ahead and do it! :D)4. Tag Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-54849297614837225462009-01-23T17:52:00.000+08:002009-01-23T17:53:12.436+08:00新年快乐！恭喜发财！我回家过年了！I'm leaving on a jetplane, off this wet mouldy soggy island! Whoopee!Being here amplifies the mood when listening to the following song. Pity I'm only home till Tuesday night.See you all in Singapore!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-9087977878310464562009-01-09T00:01:00.001+08:002009-01-09T00:09:11.507+08:00Last 2 weeks of 2008/KAD6EQoaVFlch9tLFoeRlg?feat=embedwebsite">From CollagesFrom CollagesIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-59074768858256233052008-10-23T06:29:00.001+08:002008-10-23T06:29:25.090+08:00Countdown to 16th December 20081) Southern Six Deluxe Platter2) Peking Duck3) Braised Fish Maw Soup in Superior Broth with Deep-Fried Dumpling4) Sauteed Coral Clams and Drunken "Kuei-Fei" Chicken Roll5) Braised Australian Sliced Abalone with Goose Weds & Vegetables6) Steamed 'Live' Soon Hock in Hongkong Style7) Braised Ee-Fu Noodles with Shredded Duck Meat8) Yam Paste with Coconut Milk Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-9889152731207399672008-10-19T00:16:00.001+08:002008-10-19T00:16:42.356+08:00to fengmin. you will be missedrest in peaceIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-4964703373303465962008-10-19T00:15:00.000+08:002008-10-19T00:17:27.531+08:0010 reasons why you may not be richHere are 10 more possible reasons you aren't rich:1: You care what your car looks like: A car is a means of transportation to get from one place to another, but many people don't view it that way. Instead, they consider it a reflection of themselves and spend money every two years or so to impress others instead of driving the car for its entire useful life and Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-50891154512498245942008-09-13T06:36:00.000+08:002008-09-13T06:37:00.772+08:00monkey islandand here i am back in monkey island... this place seriously isn't hospitable.. no wonder they kept exploring by sea, looking for new places to conquere. it's just so gloomy and rainy. and the rain comes down non stop. you can get 10 minutes of sunshine, and next thing you know, it's raining.and the wind, don't get me started. they could just power everything by wind.the cops don't Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-21311656673657604692008-08-15T20:52:00.001+08:002008-08-15T20:52:48.208+08:00okay i've been too lazy to update, please forgive me but i've had to sort out some issues, legal ones no less.i'm now in the uk. new project. new environment. and this is the story of how i got here.i left germany via frankfurt before the end of august. while at immigration, the officer flips thru my passport and then questions me. how long have you been here? and i knew it. that's it. i got Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-56740508367876100642008-07-17T15:41:00.000+08:002008-07-17T15:59:16.223+08:00A Nightmare for the USthis article is originally dated May 11, 2006The Voice ran an article beginning, 'Iran has really gone and done it now. No, they haven't sent their first nuclear sub in to the Persian Gulf. They are about to launch something much more deadly - next week the Iran Bourse will open to trade oil, not in dollars but in Euros' This apparently insignificant event has consequences Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-48774547838950748332008-07-11T19:28:00.001+08:002008-07-11T19:28:36.271+08:00how true is this?男人有钱就变坏。女人变坏就有钱...for those who don't read mandarin,when men have money, they turn bad, but when women turn bad, they will get moneyIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-45105618485828570832008-07-05T01:05:00.001+08:002008-07-05T01:05:59.066+08:00had a pretty good day.. managed to solve some issues...it was interesting how thru msn, my mom, my gf and me could chat at the same time.. one in singapore, one in vietnam, and me in germany.. and this is what i see when i walk home... from work.. the sun sets at 11pm nowadays...Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-35340549802494175042008-07-02T16:30:00.001+08:002008-07-02T16:30:42.031+08:002 colleagues of mine got cheated by this vending machine.It's an interesting machine. The snacks are on a rotating cylindrical platform with various layers, and each layer has a number, and price. So you have to press a button to rotate the cylinder till the food you want rotates to the slot where there's a sliding door that gets unlocked after you put in your money and choose your item.There I Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-90824321471842665312008-06-30T14:57:00.000+08:002008-06-30T14:58:19.341+08:00my usual morningsi wake up, take a shower, go to breakfast, go grab my bag from the room, then walk to work, put down my laptop, setup the stuff and login...on the way to work.. i walk... no bus, no car.. and today is a cloudy nice breezy daywe're nearing the bridge... a little more walkingyay we're here... this is the little corner given to memy "workstation"taken a few days back.. when the rainIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-49399346186121539262008-05-23T03:30:00.000+08:002008-05-23T03:31:06.624+08:00Quite possibly the clearest motivation to commit suicide yetIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-86231009522317793692008-05-16T15:00:00.000+08:002008-05-16T15:01:00.168+08:00Singapore SingaporeIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-15951250711255217492008-05-14T20:50:00.000+08:002008-05-14T20:52:44.505+08:00只对你说站在寂寞的舞台上灯光下拖着自己的影子音乐重复我们共同的忧伤不是每一次的演唱就可以淡忘明天没有你in my heartwe'll never be apart残留手上的香味提醒我在数位相机里留下的承诺每一封简讯传出的思念都对你说莎郎嘿哟means i love you代表着我离不开你每分每秒每一个声音只有你撒娇会让我微笑莎郎嘿哟只对你说i will love you and forevermore我答应 baby you will see每一个我都属于你 ye~残留手上的香味提醒我在数位相机里留下的承诺每一封简讯传出的思念都对你说莎郎嘿哟means i love you代表着我离不开你每分每秒每一个声音只有你撒娇会让我微笑莎郎嘿哟只对你说i will love you and forevermore我答应 baby you will see每一个我都属于你莎郎嘿哟means i Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-25459533534180477572008-05-12T19:19:00.001+08:002008-05-12T19:19:11.327+08:00The plan was Prague, Vienna, Budapest. On Saturday morning, to Prague to hookup with colleagues from Berlin. Then we'd head for Budapest. I though it'd be a ridiculously long drive, so suggested driving to Prague on Friday night.Eventually we did. And as we crossed the border into the Czech Republic, the GPS in the car ceased to function, complaining that it's not in an activated country. And so Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-91608870805619034272008-05-06T17:53:00.001+08:002008-05-06T17:53:17.910+08:00split personality..Which smurf are you?Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-9110675432564702792008-05-05T01:35:00.000+08:002008-05-05T01:36:43.759+08:00bornrich.orgwahlao.. ridiculous stuff..http://www.bornrich.org/entry/top-10-high-tech-luxury-beds/http://www.bornrich.org/entry/top-10-luxury-workstations-leisure-pleasure-and-work-of-course/Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-1566475317389597512008-05-04T07:15:00.001+08:002008-05-04T07:15:58.248+08:0038 years ago...FB existed...Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-80672778634842100532008-04-29T00:51:00.000+08:002008-04-29T00:52:00.268+08:00AAlessandro Dell'Acqua Del-LAK-waAnna Sui SWEEAnne Demeulemeester Ahn Deh-MUH-le-mees-terAnteprima On-tay-pre-maAgnes B. Ahn-NYAS BuhAtelier ah-tell-ee-ayAzzedine Alaia Aza-deen A-LYE-aBBalenciaga Bah-LEN-see-agaBally BAH-liBalmain Bahl-MAHBaume & Mercier Bom ee Mer-SEE-yayBehnaz Sarafpour Beh-naz Sa-RAH-furrBraun Buffel Brohn Byu-furlBruno Magli BROO-no MAL-yiBottega Veneta BO-te-ga Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-80666892223158666092008-04-25T04:57:00.000+08:002008-04-25T04:58:20.309+08:00what a team up... how weird..darth vader death star..so unicron!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-75477335484609227342008-04-18T02:42:00.001+08:002008-04-18T02:42:28.862+08:00had a good day.met up with the guys from nus at auntie's. auntie's is this stall at bukit timah market, that sells imported beers at discounted prices, ice cold beers, mugs, ice, who's to complain?great to catch up with the guys that i spent so many of my days at nus with.on the way back, i realise the aye is friggin dirty! the right lane was strewn with debris, rocks, and what not.. so i Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-64704628093438051982008-04-17T13:57:00.001+08:002008-04-17T13:57:35.095+08:00i'm back in singapore.well, till sunday at least. then after which i'm back to germany.and i gave in to the mod virus. got a set of m-tech sports shocks off someone's e92 and the front brakes, rotors and calipers, damn, they are big. saves me the trouble of sourcing for a bbk for awhile. quite happy with it. no longer hear the squeaking and groaning after rain or when going over humps. getting Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-10221130798872253892008-04-06T21:56:00.000+08:002008-04-06T21:57:44.202+08:00Spent the Saturday in Cologne.Rented a Audi A3 Diesel S-line. Really can pull. Averaged 180km/h from Heidelberg to Cologne.http://nytemare.lobang.net/CologneWeekendGetawayOn the way back we narrowly missed crashing on the autobahn, the cars all suddenly stopped, ice on the roads, the driver, not me, my colleague, braked, and the car just skidded, luckily he's had experience on icy roads, he let Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-1841630694462716692008-04-05T07:05:00.000+08:002008-04-05T07:06:01.134+08:00素胚勾勒出青花笔锋浓转淡瓶身描绘的牡丹一如你初妆冉冉檀香透过窗心事我了然宣纸上走笔至此搁一半釉色渲染仕女图韵味被私藏而你嫣然的一笑如含苞待放你的美一缕飘散去到我去不了的地方天青色等烟雨而我在等你炊烟袅袅升起隔江千万里在瓶底书汉隶仿前朝的飘逸就当我为遇见你伏笔天青色等烟雨而我在等你月色被打捞起晕开了结局如传世的青花瓷自顾自美丽你眼带笑意色白花青的锦鲤跃然於碗底临摹宋体落款时却惦记着你你隐藏在窑烧里千年的秘密极细腻犹如绣花针落地帘外芭蕉惹骤雨门环惹铜绿而我路过那江南小镇惹了你在泼墨山水画里你从墨色深处被隐去Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-58179642327333640062008-03-27T06:58:00.001+08:002008-03-27T06:58:24.989+08:00helpokay.. i've hit level 20 and am stuck.. very stuck..help pleasehttp://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=11051&Top20=1&rtn=index-top20&nl=2Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-28777129889327662862008-03-20T00:37:00.001+08:002008-03-20T00:37:53.080+08:00that one week holidayit was over so quickly.. didn't even feel like work..went for very informative lessons.. which helped me get up to speed with abap.. and then throw in a nyc and philly visit and that nba game.. and loads of trips to king of prussia mall..now i'm here in walldorf germany, 100km south of frankfurt... at company hq.. picking up as much and as quickly as i can from my senior Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-54774877015212166602008-03-16T11:15:00.001+08:002008-03-16T11:15:41.990+08:00http://nytemare.lobang.net/NYCOneDayAdventureIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-6672792335139736362008-03-15T09:43:00.001+08:002008-03-15T09:44:53.254+08:00spent the day touring philly...can get quite ghetto lor the place.. heh..let the pictures speak for themselves! Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-56789288700986828362008-03-12T07:50:00.000+08:002008-03-12T07:51:05.819+08:00national basketball associationas some of you may have guessed or already know, i left for the us on sunday, after being informed on friday.. last minute travelling. woot.so after an 18 hour flight, i arrived at newark liberty, cleared customs, and made my way to the hertz area and then got my car, drove to pennsylvania and got lost around west chester before locating the holiday inn..the next Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-58688150642866747842008-03-12T07:36:00.001+08:002008-03-12T07:36:46.267+08:00on the way backdriving back to west chester holiday inn from sap america newtown..Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-37661041263885540382008-03-10T12:11:00.000+08:002008-03-10T12:12:01.595+08:00the sudden departuresorry i had to leave so quickly dear..was watching 10,000bc on friday midnight when the boss emailed.. saying i'm to be in company hq on monday.. hq being in germany...next thing i know, over the next 24 hours, it's a frenzy of bringing yue to huihui's hse for her to hang out and make brownies, for me to go pack, for us to go to yen's for his birthday party, then to mustafa Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-75210787049533535352008-02-27T15:32:00.000+08:002008-02-27T15:34:40.792+08:00Scorpio Horoscope for week of February 28, 2008Actor Cary Grant said he didn't necessarily advocate making love constantly. "Who can do it all the time?" he asked. "Though I do try." Your assignment in the coming weeks, Scorpio, as revealed by the astrological omens, is to attempt what Grant aspired to: Do the wild thing as much as possible. Get busy before breakfast on the kitchen table and on Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-8862565834441978852008-02-26T16:33:00.000+08:002008-02-26T16:36:47.485+08:00came back from KL over the weekend to find my car.. injured.. not enough lip balm for the car.. haiz...and worse is i don't even know when it happenedIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-49162399204283941162008-02-25T01:11:00.001+08:002008-02-25T01:13:00.896+08:00OH SHITback from a short getaway from KL. will update once i sort out the pics and decide what i want to write about it. for now. these are those "oh shit" moments in life...Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-34753690204883796652008-02-22T09:35:00.001+08:002008-02-22T09:35:52.102+08:00ten million dollar dream. gone! woohoo! try again next year. heh.on another note. off to KL tonight! and no, not driving up this time around, although it would be exciting, given that there's a track day tomorrow at sepang, meaning there'll be loads of sg cars up there. and i'm not familiar with roads up there, at all.there was some deliberation last weekend about whether i should get a gps, at Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-70117820384028579992008-02-21T03:18:00.001+08:002008-02-21T03:18:36.875+08:00technology is inherently unreliable.do not trust technology to work. instead, trust that it will fail. at the worst possible time. ever.e.g. before a report/project is due. your computer crashes. all data you worked on in the last 2 months, gone. especially that breakthrough that was going to get you an A. why am i writing about this? i just had a little bsod (blue screen of death) scare. yes i Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-6352248123592903052008-02-20T04:03:00.001+08:002008-02-20T04:03:16.615+08:00#$%#$@#hope i never kana summon for going past erp without cashcard. stupid cashcard spoil. had to go vicom check my iu. waste time.end up go posb and refund cashcard. one atm say transaction cannot be processed. the other atm cannot read my cashcard. went to a uob atm. all done nicely. bought a new cashcard and then topped it up.stupid systems. #@%*@#Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-8321962797912795122008-02-11T23:15:00.000+08:002008-02-11T23:16:29.815+08:00GraduatedIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-79885792979697528012008-02-07T00:09:00.001+08:002008-02-07T00:09:38.800+08:00GONG XI FA CAI!HUAT HUAT HUAT HUAT HUAT HUAT HUAT HUAT AH!!!!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-66905197801578067832008-02-06T14:29:00.001+08:002008-02-06T14:29:48.786+08:00Goat fengshuiAnnual Forecast & Feng Shui Remedies for 2008 : Wu Zi, Year of Yang Brown Earth Rat - Goat Sign (Chinese Zodiac)The Chinese Zodiac Astrology is ancient, interesting, accurate and loved by millions across the world. The Chinese Zodiac is based on cyclic concept of time : a cycle of 12 years, repeated again and again. The 12 Years are associated with 12 Celestial Animals : Rat (or Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-64033569917138817322008-01-26T21:13:00.001+08:002008-01-26T21:13:37.395+08:00Baby DOs and DON'Ts!Taken from this book available here! Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-21055870443400468202008-01-26T19:44:00.000+08:002008-01-26T19:47:52.495+08:00insignificantthis is simply incredible. let the gif load and you'll realise why.Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-55294205479055695532008-01-02T01:21:00.000+08:002008-01-02T01:22:05.389+08:00a picture speaks a thousand words?well.. this is what 2007 was all about...Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-28342996069994912852007-12-27T17:42:00.000+08:002007-12-27T17:43:05.655+08:00The finishing touches have been put in place. It's a fulfilling year indeed! Looking forward to an even better 2008!Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-72349062627792285262007-11-28T18:57:00.000+08:002007-11-28T18:59:28.079+08:00Scorpio Horoscope for week of November 29, 2007Are you ready for your next big initiation? Probably not, but that's OK. Your upgrade to the next level should go fine, even if you wobble and sputter for a while before and after. Just to let you know, there may be no single striking event to dramatize it for you. It could arrive almost secretly in a roller coaster dream, or announce itself with a Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-88344309426431157242007-11-27T18:41:00.000+08:002007-11-27T18:42:23.408+08:00the adventures of a deliverymani called the paintshop 2 weeks before i got back, hoping to get my lip and bumper sprayed before i returned, so when i arrived, i could just dump my car with them and have a nice new look on my birthday, but apparently it wasn't to be, murphy had his way and the lip went missing.so after numerous phone calls and smses, james convinced me to get the m-aero front lip Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-85391419911001373182007-11-18T22:53:00.001+08:002007-11-18T22:59:01.027+08:00Goodbye SydneyI still remember vividly the day I left for Sydney, friends who came to see me off, all my dear dear friends, the flight, then the moment as I stepped out of the terminal into the cool morning air at Kingsford Smith airport in February.My my how time has passed. I'm done with my Masters course. I'm going back to Singapore. It's been a great 10 months of fun with new experiences, Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-75206557136712146452007-11-07T16:35:00.001+08:002007-11-07T16:35:02.000+08:00Go blog whoringWheeIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-85836571664246971172007-11-07T16:26:00.001+08:002007-11-07T16:32:24.440+08:00Watching simpsonsHere's us watching tv waiting for dinnerIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-13109994882526306112007-10-17T23:37:00.001+08:002007-10-17T23:37:54.454+08:00the inevitableso it's come down to this.the last 18 days before i submit my thesis toward partial fulfillment for a Masters in Information Technology degree. there's 8 of us taking the 18 credit project, and i'd like to thank each and every one of them for being there, making me work hard beyond what i'd do by myselfspecial thanks go out to robert, whom i only found out today, after 2 semesters Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-30244792044103055402007-10-12T14:30:00.001+08:002007-10-12T14:30:16.414+08:00 Australian Motorshow 2007 http://nytemare.lobang.net/AustraliaMotorshow2007Samples belowIvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3462217.post-77410322374998989682007-10-08T13:04:00.000+08:002007-10-09T13:13:00.550+08:00Buy or Lease?Got this off some forum. Hilarious.What am I doing wrong?Okay, I'm tired of beating around the bush. I'm a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I'm articulate and classy. I'm not from a rich family. I'm looking to get married to a guy who drives BMW and makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that a million a year is middle Ivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10684261289079377030noreply@blogger.com0