Slim Down

Man, I think I have slimmed down over the last two months or so. That is supposed to be a good thing right? But hell no, I am having difficulties when it comes to shopping for pants! Most of the size 29 pants out there used to be suitable for me but now they are all kind of loose when I don them.

I am quite sure that my waistline has decreased by at least an inch. Even those which could be worn comfortably previously feel a little wider nowadays. Oh, and the best part is I don't like wearing belts (my personal fashion preference) so needless to say but I will still say, I don't own a belt.

Actually, it's not that I don't own one but I am pretty fussy (or you can say idealistic) when it comes to buying clothes and accessories. So it is not that I did not buy, it's just that I have yet to find a suitable one that I am willing to buy.

Anyway, back to my problem with buying pants. I was thinking, if I were to continue doing more sit-ups and crunches, what length will I slim down to? Or maybe I should just eat a bit more to "restore" that missing one inch to my waist?

Well, I guess purchasing a belt would be the most practical solution at the moment. I still have to train for my competition in mid-July which I mentioned about three days ago so exercising is a yes.

I believe it's got to do with my diet as well. I "reformed" and changed the way/things I eat for more than two months. It is not considered a strict, model-like diet but one that requires the eater to have discipline and perseverance.

Until then, I will see if I can find a belt which suits me.

Song to remember

By now, it is widely known that Channel 8's year-end blockbuster drama is called Song To Remember, a serial set in the 1930's of Singapore about three songtresses and their "dramatic" lives.

Well, look who we have for the main antagonist of the story, it is the ever-versatile Chen Hanwei. As for the plain old lead female character who struggles throughout the entire plot which Channel 8 blockbuster dramas always have, it is surprisingly Joanne Peh who will be acting as it instead of Jeanette Aw.

Let's hope the filming crew do provide hot water for free to her if they want to get into trouble and delay shooting. If you catch what I mean, good for you. If not, you can google her name plus hot water to understand.

Energy Gel

I am pondering over whether should I purchase the PowerBar Energy Gel set at energygeladdict.com. The current promotion means each piece will cost approximately $2.33, quite a reasonable price in my opinion.

However, the offer ends this Friday so I need to make up my mind by tomorrow. Maybe I shall head down to GNC and NTUC to check out the retail prices. But I am sort of sure that it will be more expensive than those sold online.

By the way, if you are wondering why do I, someone who doesn't participate in marathons, biathlons or triathlons, need these carbohydrate gels, you will know the answer soon. I can give you a hint. I am joining a competition in mid-July. Happy guessing what will I be competing in.

NBA

I knew it! Dallas Mavericks would go on to defeat Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. I have always supported Western Conference teams over their Eastern counterparts and am glad that the NBA title has returned to the West for the third consecutive year. But I still think LA Lakers are the best. Baised me.

I'm playing Angry Birds on Google Chrome! This is great, who says you need to own a smartphone to enjoy this widely-popular game? Yeah, I am using Chrome to play but I am writing this post in Mozilla Firefox.

Speaking of which, I just realized that I have yet to upgrade to Firefox 4 for my home's desktop. Gonna do it now in case I forget again.

I will be changing the direction/objective of this blog from today onwards. After blogging about politics and international news for the past one year or so, I will be shifting my focus to more "fun" but also important topics with emphasis on fashion and pop culture.

Rest assured, I will still be posting articles about other stuff which I believe can attract and interest people to read this blog. As for sports, I might be cutting down on it. Actually, if you have noticed, the amount of sports news have declined since last year.

Quoting an old-school political saying, "we need to liberalize and reform!" That is what this blog is undergoing at the moment.

The only things that will remain status quo are the blogskin and the sarcasm used when writing posts.

Jordan Henderson, welcome to Liverpool! This guy will definitely be a hit at Anfield, I guarantee.

iCloud

Apple Inc announced that it will be having a free digital hub called iCloud (non Apple fans please pardon this stupid name) which lets users to store pictures, music etc. on the internet and gain access to them on different devices.

CEO Steve Jobs, who looks certain to be on his way to paradise for real this time, unveiled the latest innovation of his company at the World Developers Conference at San Francisco Moscone Center on Monday (America time).

Jobs was quoted saying "some people think the cloud is just a hard disk in the sky". He later added "we think it's way more than that, and we call it iCloud".

Omg, that's so interesting, I am trying really hard to laugh at this but just can't do it. It's either I got influenced by the expressionless Yam Ah Mee or the joke only sounds funny to the worshippers of Apple products.

Anyway, I don't find this to be a very great thing in the IT industry. A user would need to have internet access before he can use the iCloud.
Moreover, if bandwidth is low, the user might end up frustrated or in the worse case scenario, the user gets disconnected in the midst of downloading.

No wonder it's free of charge.

Flood

Pictures taken from www.straitstimes.com

Flooding in Singapore (again)!!!

So who should take the blame this time? NEA? PUB? Singaporeans? Or the men in white? It is pretty obvious who is the indirect culprit.

Collect cert at SP

Yesterday, Marcius and I went back to SP to collect our certs. Nothing much has changed in the campus. The so-called sanctuary is still under construction until now, causing inconvenience to the students.

We had lunch at Foodcourt 3 before heading to InnoVillage which is located on top of a hill behind the main library as Marcius wanted to apply for the alumni card. I have no idea why the alumni relations office must be situated up there as informed by the person who answered the hotline.

We had quite a tough time looking for the office. Most of the pretty-looking rooms there looked like those where people discuss projects and do research in comfort although we know that they are just surfing the net and chatting inside an enclosed place.

We combed 90% (the toilets made up approximately 10%) of the area but still could not find the office. In the end, I called the hotline again and the same woman answered the call. I told her we were next to this game research centre and she asked us to stand where while she comes over.

She came over almost immediately, from the corridor which is perpendicular to the one we were at. She told us to go to first floor, turn left and then right. We believed,  thanked and parted ways with her but ended up heading towards the toilet.

We were sure that the woman gave the wrong information so we went back and turned left twice instead. True enough, we managed to find the office which is also the reception. Actually, it was the first room we walked past when we entered InnoVillage.

Marcius took a form a filled it up while I tried to find out why the couch which I was sitting on was so damn comfortable to rest on. An uncle came over and asked us if we are interested in the alumni pendants currently on sale. It's quite obvious what our reply was.

After that, we strolled all the back to the student service centre at T16 and collected our certs. Along the way, we passed by many different places and relived memories of us at those places.

When we were students there, we were too used to walking around the school that we don't find one place to be different to another. Maybe this is all about psychology.

I am sure this will not be the last time I am visiting SP. Like what the alumni site says "your association with SP is a life-long relationship".

Downtown Line survey

I just completed the Downtown Line stations' names survey on LTA's website earlier today. It is a poll for the public to choose which names do they prefer for the new stations.

Before and while doing the survey, I was thinking that there will be prizes but realized that there will be none after submitting my answers.

Actually, excluding the first one which gives people a choice between "Fort Canning" and "River Valley" for River Valley Station, the rest are pretty dumb.

Both questions eight and ten have two selections where the difference is only a word "view". Really doesn't make a difference at all.

Question six lets you decide between "Mattar" and "Merpati", either of these two names are not significant enough to ring a bell in most Singaporeans, let alone the foreigners which make up one-third of the population.

In a whole, this survey is not really up to standard. More choices and a wider variety of them should be provided to allow people to make a more desirable selection.