some tech advice from a tech idiot....

It's scary how we are at the mercy of technology.

I welcomed Monday with a mini heart attack at 12plus midnight when I realised that 7000 over pics from last year I was trying to transfer into my new portable hard disk, did not get copied over. I accidentally cancelled the transfer halfway and by right, the original folder should remain intact. But by left, the folder disappeared. I had another outdated back up on another disk but I was too quick to delete it thinking I would not need that anymore. CRY!

I opened the half copied stuff on my new disk thinking at least I would have some pics if not all. But when I clicked into them, there were 0 pictures in ALL the folders! CRY!

ES tried to remote rescue me over the phone but I was too exasperated to try anything properly. I googled "how to restore cut files" and out came entries which were too technical for me understand.

The biggest problem was I fiddled with alot of other functions and cutting and repasting some stuff after the blunder.

WORD OF ADVICE: When you accidentally deleted something, dun try to be funny and perform other actions or disconnect your portable disk or thumbdrive. Press CTL-Z to undo it. It should work.

If not, try looking for it in the recycle bin and restore it. Do not CUT from the recycle bin and Paste as this will only restore a portion of the files. I have no idea why, I tried it yesterday. Choose "Restore" instead and they will put it back into the original drive.

Well, I fiddled with my comp for a good half hour and finally got it restored from the recycle bin. I had used "cut" instead of "restore" which doesn't work. So...pls use RESTORE.

Remembered the times we developed all our pictures. There's not much chance of them lost unless you burn them or chuck them at one corner. Even if you lose the pictures, you have the good ole negatives which there's not much chance of it being lost at the same time.

Of coz, there's a lifespan expiry on the ancient way of developing and storing photos. Photos turn yellow and colors become less vibrant. Negatives can turn mouldy and usually doesn't last long. However, you take greater care of them as they have an expiry date.

They give a nostalgic feel too when you physically feel and flip the pictures. The worn off color adds on to the nostalgia.

Friends are necessary bumps in our lives..

Bumped into a few friends whom I haven't seen for a long time. Weird but familiar feeling, bringing back a sense of nostalgia.

First up. I bumped into Jene, my ex OC colleague who happens to be doing a similar portfolio as me now. We exchanged contacts and hope to arrange an exchange session. cool stuff. ha.

Then, my induction mate, wee thong, whom I haven't dinnered with for a long time. Besides being in the same company, we share a common interest, travelling. to more exotic places that is. We met up over ayam penyet dinner at Lucky Plaza. He shared his experience to silkroad and dug some info from me for his upcoming trip to JiuZhaiGou. I bleh about hokkaido and basic updates on work followed. Well, we're not always so lucky to have someone who shares the same travelling interest, not even the ones closest to you. We talked about possible trip to tibet next year. yep, allow me time to save okane.

Just as I was about to leave town, I bumped into Timothy who is now working as a management trainee with Swatch. It was kinda ominous as I remembered the first time he asked me out, it was to Mayday concert. haha. That was a good 5 years ago at least. And tomorrow I'm going for Mayday! heh. He said he wanted to see guan you's drumming skills. Tim's a real good drummer. Hope he's still playing drums.

It was a nice friday for mochi san.

函馆の夜景

Okaerinasai mochi san.

Okay. It's been 3 days since I was back from romantic Hokkaido. Just as I bid sayonara to Hokkaido, the 2nd part of my holidays started, sorting of photos.

It's an extension of my holidays. I enjoy looking through the pics and sorting them, trashing the rubbish shots and salvaging some of the gonecase ones.

My deepest impression of the whole trip was Hakodate (函馆). The night view was awesome and breathtaking. Never seen anything like this before.

More photos will be up soon. Once I sort the 1600 pics..which will take some time as I'm pretty unproductive after holidays.

my new buddy..

finally upgraded from a single to a queen sized bed after 17 years. Both the mattress and bedframe is from Sealy which was highly recommended by ahmad. Impetus was the chiropractor's advice to change my bed which could be the cause of my muscle aches.

I sat on it to watch movie, drama and play bejeweled. Wondering if the life span would be cut by half.haha. It's comfy. The sheets are from Aussino and the quilt cover is from Ikea. Love the sleepy color, makes me sleepy. zzz. Hello sleeping buddy!

dermatological experience

I WANT TO SHOUT....OUT .....LOUD. AHHHHHHH.

Eh..money not easy to earn, can my stupid upper lip be more tame anot?! I can't help to become instantaneously lian2-ni-fied in my language.

All because of a mildly peeling upper lip. It's mild and kinda red but not rotten. However, it IS irritating. I can't stop licking it and picking at the chapped skin. After trying a few balms and the internet recommended rosehip oil, I gave up and decided to seek medical attention.

Went to a Dermatologist located just outside Hg mall whom I visited 10 years ago in secondary school for my oily skin. Then, my mum bombed a few thousand on the treatments. A few grand then was a hefty sum. The treatments worked and my face cleared up but I did not continue coz it was simply unaffordable.

10 years later, I visited her again and got fleeced once more. I withdrew $100 thinking that it's like the max she can charge for a chapped lip. But I paid.....BREATHE IN...BREATHE OUT.... $299.

She commented it was food that's causing the allergy and particles stuck in my already dry lips causing the chapped lips. She suggested a jab that would cost $50 but I rejected it. If not, my bill would have been $350.

So what comes with this $299:

• a Milk Cleanser for face and lips - $95 (confirmed)
• A 20cent coin sized container worth of lip balm - $89 (confirmed)
• 4 types of allergy pills - $30 (my guess)
• a bottle of "plant mineral" extracts to be mixed and drank with water - $25 (my guess)
• Consultation - $60 (confirmed)

I nearly lost my footing when I made my way out to withdraw more cash and felt my heart aching when I paid. I thought I felt hot tears in my eyes.

ES called me at the kodak moment when I just stepped out of the clinic and it was just plain swearing time after that.

I told the nurse that the medication better make my lips ooze shine and gloss and smooth like beancurd.

I should have studied harder to become a dermatologist.

haPPy 2nd year aNNiversary 8 Aug 2009

Happy Anniversary ES! It's unimaginable that we've both tolerated each other's shit for 2 years. It so happens that we had to make our hokkaido final payment on our anniversary date 8 Aug. yay..it's the 1st real far trip I'm going with him, not counting genting, batam, m'sia and thailand.

His gift was a horrendous ugly cake he did. haha. okay, he DIY the icing. Loved it anyways. It's really not easy to draw something legible using icing. Trust me.

The cake tasted amazingly oishii. The cream was fresh and the sponge was light and fluffy. Read up on the shop and it's @ http://www.icingroom.com/. It's actually under breadtalk. wow. They are making huge money with breadtalk, toastbox, food republic and now the icing room.

Happy Anniversary honey. Thanks for always being there for me and so tolerant of my nonsense.

Love you and hope you lose weight soon.

horrific thurs

No more movies at EW Suntec onegaishimasu.

ES had a meeting at cityhall and took the liberty to book movie tickets at EW suntec. I could make it of coz since I was supposed to meet him anyways.

I scurried off at 6pm on the dot and managed to reach cityhall at 6.25pm. When I reached EW suntec which is really, to me, the end of the other world, it was 6.45pm. I actually walked for 20min to reach there. My soles were hurting from the excessive walking and I was getting irritable coz EW doesn't seem to get nearer as I walked, but the stinging pain in my soles got stronger. My walk there was a movie in itself. A horror movie in fact where I see humongous blisters forming on my feet and ES & EW still nowhere in sight.

My 1st question I posed to ES: Why didn't you book Marina Square GV? We both prefer GV and it's definitely not as kampong location as EW.

He quickly replied that GV marina only had 9.30pm timing which was too late. I stared at him in the eye hard and long before threatening him with,"Dun bluff!". and he immediately laughed and I knew he was lying! You can never bluff LS. Your evilness shines through your eyes.

I don't know why I had to type this really brain racking post at this time of the night. But I really felt the need to shout to everyone out there and hopefully the management of EW to remove Suntec EW so that other bfs have less chances of making similar mistakes.

I officially declare myself PMSal.

Swam like a fish

Beginning to enjoy swimming. Maybe it's the new complex that is located in the heart of huge plain fields that enticed me to visit that place so regularly.

The new SSC at anchorvale is so dam cool. They have a few pools in the complex. I huge outdoor adult pool, 2 pools for kiddos, a few long slides, and an indoor pool in case it rains. How cool is that. and it's very new.

There's a macs and 7-11 with a mac's drive thru counter. cools.

making swimming my new exercise regime so that I can tone my upper body as well.

Well, havent really attained my objective as I've been eating non-stop these 2 weeks. It's that time of the month la. Who can help it?! i down bags of chips and simply can't resist popping Pringles into my mouth. Actually anything that's high carbo or starch can do the trick as well. Urgh.

Counting down to my sealy bed and holiday!! woohoo.

Tanjoubi Omedeto Otosan!

Doc says to do stuff to distract myself from thinking about work. Been taking some pills to help me sleep better and relax from the anxiety attacks.

I think I need someone to talk to me constantly so that I am always occupied. When left alone, my mind wanders into the work mode subconsciously. Spent yesterday and today with ES. Took my dad out for birthday lunch at the Joaquim Porridge Buffet which was really sucky. Think the chef is suffering from some kind of cooking disorder as well. I remember that I liked the weekday lunch buffet there. 5 of us all agreed that kopitiam mixed veg rice stall tastes better than the $12.80 /pax buffet. Eeeks. Disappointed coz I thought it'll be nice to let them try out something new.

anyways, booked a trip to hokkaido!! woohooo..in 2 wks time. Actually planned to go in Nov but alas, with some changes in my work, I'm not sure if I can still go in Nov.

It might be good distraction for me and I hope I would not need medication to sleep after the trip. Wish me luck!