桌面棒子 Desktop Tag

I've been tagged! Thx couz~

Since the tag is in mandarin, i'll include translation. ;)

Haan^傳的問券 Tagged by Haan^

【問卷：我想看看這個人的桌面】
[Tag: I would like to see this person's desktop]

１．目前桌面的圖案是？（配截圖）
1. What is the current desktop picture? (Insert picture)

２．ＯＳ為？
2. Your Operating System is?
Windows XP Home Edition, never been formatted since Feb 2002. Tis the main reason y my laptop is laggy n hangs all the time..

３．這台是你的個人電腦？還是公司或家人共用的電腦？
3. Is this your personal computer? Or is it a company or family-shared computer?
It's my personal laptop.

４．這張桌布是什麼？從哪取得的？
4. What desktop background is it? Where is it from?
It's just plain coloured, background loading is too taxing for my P3 laptop. It's from background settings?? hehe

５．更換桌布的頻率高嗎？
5. Is the changing rate of your desktop background high?
No, this background has been this colour since.. i don't even remember!! Soothing colours work best for me.


６．桌面上有幾個ＩＣＯＮ？
6. How many icons are there on your desktop?
27, i deleted a few before takin the snap. hehe n some of the icon pictures doesn't even load.


７．一堆檔案和快捷方式放得亂七八糟的桌面，你看得下去嗎？
7. Would you be able to tolerate a bunch of programs (i think!) and shortcuts being messily arranged on the desktop?
I'm still alright with those, i'm not a neat person, u see.. but not too messy.


８．有沒有什麼堅持點？
8. Are there any "must be" factors?
Not really, as long as it doesn't take forever to load n drag down everythin else i'm doin.


９．有為了填這份接力，還特地整理一下桌面嗎 ？
9. Did you tidy up the desktop because of this tag?
Yeah, there were some personal document files (fren's CV & unwanted links) that should be kept private.

１０．最後請再傳給５個『我想看看他的桌面』的人。
10. Lastly, please re-send this tag to 5 other people where "I would like to see his/her desktop".
Erm, can't think of anyone in particular for this tag. Anyone who's doin this tag after me, plz leave me a comment here so i can check them out? Thx ;)

Gambling

This time yesterday, jacke, ronald n i were in the car, drivin home from Linda's place. We went out for dinner at the Riversdale Hotel Bistro. I dunno much about bistros, but my perception of a bistro is much like a pub, dark, alcohol, big hairy men. No no, this one isn't like that at all. I saw a lot of old ppl, as in, retired, enjoyin life, walk with a cane kind. I would say apart from my group n the staff, the average age of the customers is 45. Probably higher, but i'm just guessin. The Pokies is just next door, so i saw some slot machines from where i seated. The bar is still there, but there was no one sittin at the bar with their drinks. The whole place was brightly lit, not as dim as i have imagined.. AND, you queue to buy food. Yep, how weird is dat?? No one takes your orders from your table, you queue up to order n pay for food (beverage to be ordered from the bar) then look for a table to sit down.

Jonathan, or "Ke Leng" as we call him, brought us here. For those of you not familiar with the Hokkien language, "Ke Leng" means Indian. No prizes for guessin dat right. ;) His fren works in the kitchen, so he basically brought us here to pay his fren a visit.. *sweat* We paid 15 bucks for 2 jugs of coke, n i paid 25.90 for my steak, salty, if i may add. The texture of the meat was good, there were some burnt parts n the sauce was salty. It was a so-so meal, too expensive for the quality we're payin.

After the meal, we headed to Linda's place for poker! More accurately Texas Hold'em. My 1st time playin this game, our capital was 21.50. Capital amount was alright, since our normal mahjong capital is 65 bucks, with the occassional loss of more than dat amount in the last few games. Not me lar of course, i don't suck dat bad in mahjong. But in this Texas Hold'em, i must admit i was a bit nervous. Bf Jacke, Ronald, Jonathan, Yoon n i played. Linda was supposed to finish up her 3000-word assignment, but i doubt she even touched her assignment last night. hehe We started at 11:30pm, n the game ended close to 5am.

It's hard playin with them, perhaps it's becoz i'm not familiar with the rules or even the skill of playin the game. Jon was unwilling to lose, no no.. That's not wat it is.. Jon wanted to win, to maximise any winnings he could squeeze out of us. Ronald was blur as usual, just following the flow, ppl play, he play, ppl don't play, he don't play. And adding to that, he drank alcohol more than all of us, downing at least 2 glasses of reds, n a Tiger, i think. Very unusual of Ronald, if u ask me. The time we were at April's house for the 70s party, he got pissed (angry, not alcohol pissed) coz the host persuaded him to drink! O_O Anyway, Yoon was rather vulgar the whole night, jokingly dissin off Jon for not playin n Ronald for playin. haha It was funny, but it wasn't really fun. Jon's attitude in the game, was like.. real gambling, not playin for fun with money. I know Jacke was alright, couldn't even catch him bluffing when he did. hehe

I played for fun, to me it was just passing time. It didn't matter if i lost all 21.50, we were just hangin out as frenz. At the end of the game, only Yoon lost. :P Jacke won about 3+, Jon won about 7+, Ronald broke even, n i.. Smart Mz.. Guess how much i won?

drumroll plz..

A GRAND TOTAL OF 80.. CENTS..

haha, good huh? 80 cents in my 1st game, i'm so proud of myself.. keke Although there was once i lost around 200 on Carribean Studs at the casino. That was my worst. I don't gamble very often lar, i'm not a gambler, okay? Don't worry my frenz, this is controlled gambling.. My loss at Carribean Studs kinda started with my winning at other tables, more than wat i lost, so i didn't really lose much of anythin.. Except for sleep, coz i was kinda like.. playin Carribean Studs at this hour too.. hehe Okay, enough about me gambling experiences, i'm off to bed, it's my bed time now.

Adios amigos~ Tata ^-^

Isn't it gorgeous?

Okay, i must admit dat i have been secretly lookin for a phone to buy for a long while now. why secretly? coz no money mar, cannot anyhow say wanna buy phone. my SE S700i still functions alright, but since i've used the phone for 20 months now (since Feb 05), i figured it could be time i change to a new phone.

it's really a good phone, except dat u can't accept ur calls once in a while (which is not often), n ur caller ID doesn't show ur contact when he/she calls (rather often). maybe becoz there was once when i dropped the phone on the concrete floor, it split into 4 parts - main component, battery, batt cover n sim card. all 4 parts flew out from my handbag n dat was a very "ouch" moment for me. so ladies, plz ensure u zip/close ur handbags properly to avoid any "ouch" moments like these from happening. but being a typical careless person who doesn't know how to take care of her gadgets, Ms See here scratched n dented the phone in every possible way. it's quite a good thing dat the screen doesn't scratch as easily, if not i would have had to change to another phone a long long time ago.

anyway, once again i have to remind myself dat becoz of financial difficulties, the plan of buyin a new phone has to be put on hold. havin no income n lil to spare, buyin a phone OR signing up for a new plan is absolutely gonna kill me. then again, let's move on to the MAIN topic of the day, the gorgeous new phone dat is out with 3G network. THE new Sony Ericsson W850i.

i totally fell in love with the w850i the 1st time i saw it. being quite a fan of SE, wat better way to support it than to get myself another SE phone? oh, btw, the w850i comes in white too. check out the video here. there's actually not much big differences in the specs between my current phone n the w850i except dat this supports video calls. bf kept askin me to subscribe to a plan with 3G so i'll have a phone dat i can at least use to call ppl. hehe, i'm currently on an Optus prepaid, n i've got like a pathetic $0.30 left. so i can't make any calls, n i only have 1 sms left to send, not to mention a local one.. an international sms costs $0.50. anyway, sorry to u guys whom i used to call n sms yeah? kinda broke right now, plz don't send me smses dat i need to reply to immediately, or to forward to other ppl. *note: charz, thx for sendin me the MONEY bee forwarded sms, now i can't be rich at all, let alone in 4 days time. :(

alright, enough about phones n money, i'll continue with my updates from the previous post:

1. poor me needed new (more) shoes/slippers. remember the turqoise havaianas? i tot i needed a black pair n a white pair, as advised by Min Hui, but i was wrong. i'm not as casual as havaiana thongs.. i bought a pair of white fashion slippers n a metallic grey pair today. cheap by Aus standards, but convert back to RM, i could get 4 pairs of slippers or 2 pairs of high heels.
2. had dinner with Linda, Yoon, Ronald n Jacke. Linda cooked Bak Kut Teh, NICE!! Linda's place is really nice n neat, if only i could be half as neat. :(
3. weather has been warm n nice, but it's still very cold indoors.
4. i only went to the women's conference the 1st day, totally skipped the 2nd day.. 35 bucks.. aih.. so sorry, MH.. but the 1st day itself was eye-opening, haven't been to a christian function for a very very long while now.. it's amazing to see how ppl can surrender themselves n let go of their egos n self-control to cast unhappiness away.
5. most laundry has been done, baskets are piled up EMPTY.. n all my ironing done too, YAY~
6. Mq informed me dat my piglet cd folder is in her house.. n i bought David Tao's new album *drool*.. Mq also bought Jay Chou's new album. keke
7. Had 3 drivin lessons from Ronald's couz Grace, a lil less than 3 hours, $90 spent.. *heartache* 25-mins drivin test on the 9th november, hehe, hopefully i don't speed yeah..
8. Mq's show "Mousetrap" was good! a tad too long but good.. it was very interesting n the whole crew did an excellent job. the storyline reminds me of Wz's script during trinity college, the split personality story, remember?? anyway, i'm so proud of u, sis.. u make a wonderful producer.. ;)

~ photo time!! ~

L-R: Min Hui, Lee Inn, Mey & Diana outside Chocolate Buddha.

1. sis Mq on stage after her speech.
2. Jacke n i congratulating Mq.
3. the audience, some pretty, some not so.. keke
4. me n my lovely sis, aren't we pretty?
5. i made Mq sit on the chair n took some pictures of her. love the african daisies i bought for her??

Mq: okay lar, now dat the show is over, must start to study already, alright??

Good luck to all of u takin exams, this month, next month, next yr.. :P

Jacke is right, time IS a deciding factor. we shall all wait n see. wait patiently.

A Longish Super-short update

This is ridiculous. How is it that i am not able to access to MSN on my own laptop but it's alright on bf's laptop?? 3 hours of trying, no luck. How is it possible, that after an hour of writin my post early this mornin, upon finishin i save it as a draft before publishin it, i found dat my entry was only left with 3 lines? That would only be 2 sentences, knowin how i write. (long n naggy) It's the 2nd time in less than a week u know, n i'm beggining to lose my patience. The 1st time it was a super long post, then *chop*, no more. IE has encountered an error and it needed to shut down. This time i was lucky not to have posted any pictures, if not i sure make noise to Blogger.

ANYWAYz, my super short update..

1. Went shoppin for 3 days in a row: 1st day with Cara, bought same jumper as her; 2nd day with Linda, bought same cardi as her (cheap AX buy!!), then yesterday was with Min Hui, bought a polka dot mini skirt.
2. Had dinner with Diana, Mey, Lee Inn n MH at Chocolate Buddha last night, too noisy to talk, food so-so, expensive, not quite worth it.
3. Weather was so hot yesterday i felt as if i was melting, only a mere 32 celsius, HOT wind kills, dirt n dust flyin all over is super turn-off.
4. Meetin MH n Lee Inn for some Women's Conference tonight, inspiring and life changing for some, Jacke says i'll be bored within the 1st half an hour. He doesn't know i've gotta pay $35 for the 2-day conference We'll see.
5. Need to do laundry soon, too much dirty clothes in too many baskets, takin up TOO MUCH SPACE in the room. :P
6. Found my cd cases, where are all my cds??? Uhm, in my piglet cd folder.. Where's my piglet cd folder??
7. Remind me to call Ronald's couz to arrange for driving test. Hope she's got a stick car, n hope it's nice to drive!
8. Remind me to call Im jie to arrange for meet up tmr night before sis Mq's last show..

Okay, I think i'm done, need to go change for the conference. Adios ppl~ Let's hope i don't sleep during the conference yeah? I'll be good. ;)

Mooncake Fest

MOONCAKE FEST~
On the eve of the mooncake festival, there wasn't much to do at all, especially when clubbing was cancelled.. :( the mood kinda sucked dat night, but the moon was lovely.. n it was really cold n windy. Patrick, Jacke n i went down south to the beach (south end of St Kilda Beach) to take a walk. there was just 3 of us, kinda cham hor? but anyway, i took some nice pictures of the moon. keke i layed down on the jetty n took some pictures by holding the camera with my hands (no tripod!!) n managed to take quite clear (but not big) pictures of the moon.

3 of us sat on the jetty to look at the moon, talk cock n take pictures. heehe, the green on on the top left is how it's like under the jetty. dunno wat they are. but very geli-lookin. the jetty was a bit fishy-smellin, but it's okay lar, all dry n not much dirt, so i just slept on it. now come to think of it, damn, i just paid about AUD9 to dry-clean my jacket. hold on, have to check my jacket 1st..

*away for 5 secs, came back, accidentally kicked the bed frame, not pain, no ouch*

nope, no stains, no smell, phew.. Anyway, Ronald gave Jacke n i 2 mooncakes, like he did last year, how nice of him hor? Mooncakes here are so expensive, even the "Hai3 Wai4 Tian1" (Overseas Brand) mooncakes are sellin for like AUD29 per box. Very the ouch.. I buy my mooncakes when they're no more in season, so they're cheaper. hehe

^^ I've actually typed out the next part of the post, which is about my GOR cruise, UNFORTUNATELY (yet again), internet explorer has failed me... *sob* My browser was shut off n therefore all my hardwork (there're at least 15-20 pictures with stories n captions) was gone. My "Recover post" button only put me back to this post, so there. GOR cruise, tmr lar.. After my shoppin (most probably window shoppin) with Linda at Crown AX.. They're havin a sale!! up to 70% off! keke updates another time, nitez!! oh, g'morning!!^^

Being sleepless

Tried to close my eyes, they won't shut,
tried to breathe slower, i feel suffocated,
tried to not move, my whole body felt uncomfortable.

I sometimes wonder, how i really fall asleep when i'm not tired.
Jacke is sound asleep beside me, snoring away to wonderland.
Was sleepy at 9pm, been tryin to sleep for the past 3 hours.
I am as wide awake as it is 1pm in the day.
I am hungry, won't eat, i'll get fat if i do. Plus i never eat when i wanna sleep.

I am told meditation helps, the Gayathri Mantra i should chant.

Om Bhur Bhuvah Suwah

Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bargo Devasya Dheemahi

Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat

Translation: Through all the worlds, God radiates more than the sun, on the brilliance of God I meditate, and pray for a clear intellect and a perfect intuition.

I hope and pray dat i will fall asleep before the sun rises.

My OTHER flower post

yep, it's flowers again. this time, i'm gonna include a picture of me n bf Jacke from our tulip farm visit. realised i didn't have bf's picture up for a couple of pic posts now, so i better put one up. this is a really nice picture of us, at least our poses aren't the conventional types. Jacke has changed his hairstyle already tho, so this isn't as updated as we'd all think. ;)


with WHITE flowers again!

since everyone's been admiring my flower shots, i shall post another pic.. one last one lar..

nice or not? nice or not?? hehe
okay lar, dat's all for tulip farm.. this next flower pic is taken by me, flowers bought by darlin.. this is where i got my "one in many" inspiration, click to view larger image. the pink roses were just so lovely. the couple picture was not originally there, i just put there so the flower pic would look nicer, n it's more.. us.. ;)

i know my darlin has been really patient n tolerant with me, n i know i've not been treatin him right. i thank him for being there for me, all these while..

MUAKZ TO MY DARLIN JACKE~!