Featuring Carlos. Serial newspaper killer.

Carlos.

He pushed out a chair, climbed on top of the table, took the papers down, and shredded them.

I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green when some JB biker dude knocked into my side mirror. He regained his balance on the bike, then weaved through the heavy traffic, and disappeared. Even before I could yell FUCK!, get out and confront him.

Thankfully, no scratches.

Forwarded email from Dad. I'm not sure how true this is.

The first 3 digits of barcode 690, 691, 692 is made in CHINA.

471 is Made in Taiwan.

Barcodes and country names

00-09 USA & Canada
30-37 France
43-44 Germany
59 Japan
50 UK
76 Swiss
471 Taiwan
690-692 China
888 Singapore

Ezeefit ankle booties.

Finally, after one and a half weeks, those Ezeefit ankle booties have arrived. in tip top condition!

I missed out on the USD15.00 per pair, and ended up ordering 2 pairs. These booties are so thin and tight, they act as a second-skin protecting the ankles and heel from blisters. I can now skate on consecutive days without worrying about my boots becoming bloody.

If you're having problems with abrasions or blisters due to footwear, I suggest you get a pair to avoid all that pain.

Last Wednesday, our classmate Nurul invited us over to her place for Hari Raya.

Standing (from left) : Me, Alan, Wen Jie, Desmond, Jonathan and Justin
Seated (from left) : Jessie and Nurul

Thank you so much Nurul! The food (especially the steamed fruit cake) was fantastic!

When I bought the Canon Pixma MP145 earlier on this year at a fair, I thought it would have been perfect for my study needs. It was cheap and had 3-in-1 (scan,copy,print) functions, perfect for churning out chunks of lecture slides. When I bought the cartridge, I had a shock. $29.90 for a black ink cartridge which depleted so fast!

This week, the cartridge went empty again. So I decided to say SCREW YOU to original cartridges. Why do I need high quality ink for? I'm going to end up throwing away all the slides at the end of the year! And I headed down to Sim Lim to get some SEPOM cartridges. I had a damn tough time finding the shops which sold those refills, and when I did, they didn't have any refills for the MP145. At that point of time, SEPOM was the only brand I knew which provided cartridge refilling solutions.

Jessie spotted Inkstation from far, and decided that we try it out. I bought a pack of 3 black ink refills for $10. For a $10 product, the customer service was excellent. The sales rep took a dummy set, and explained the refilling process in detail. He also assured me that if the cartridge happens to screw up (rarely though), just buy the original cartridge then follow the same steps to refill it when it's empty.

I went home, and did all the refilling in less than 5 minutes. No injections required!

Step 1 : Assemble everything on the table, including the empty black ink cartridge.

Step 2 : Place the cartridge into the base.

Step 3 : Using the screw, make a hole through the cartridge.

Step 4 : Empty the refill pack into the cartridge.

Step 5 : Tape the hole up with a sticker. Job done!

The only problem I've encountered so far is that the ink level on the printer display is always shown as EMPTY. I'll have to make do with that, and pop in another refill when my printouts start fading. Other than that, it's absolutely worth the money.

Inkstation
Sim Lim Square, #05-79
Tel : 63393250
Website : http://www.vip.com.sg

It has been 6 years since I last saw Caleb, my secondary school classmate.

Pang invited him over to join us for a few drinks at East Coast, and... we had so much catching up to do! There was so much talk on stuff like... Hey, have you heard about XXXXX, he's like in UK now... or erm... let me think... oh yes.. how about XXXXXX, I think he's probably in jail now.

I had so much fun laughing at the stuff we used to do during Victoria School days.

Pang brought up the topic about the monthly stripping thing they used to do in class. Once a month, they would pick someone in the class, gang up on the poor guy, and strip him, just for fun! After the incident, one particular guy even got the nickname Mouse Dick!

Our conversations also covered some stuff on this so-called jacking trend, where everyone would just grab the birthday boy, spread his legs, then repeatedly ram a broom into his privates, causing grievous pain.

Things are looking good! Almost perfect!

Two of my students have finished their exams, and I'm only left with two right now. This leaves me with more time for studies and sports!

It's 4:30 pm now. I have just finished a long skating session. The weather was awesome. I even got a singlet tan! This would not have been possible a week back because of the students.

I have two hours to do my tutorials, before I go off to teach from 7 to 8:30 pm.

Fucking awesome!

Guy prank calls Thai restaurant to order Wu-Tang Clan, LL Cool J and Ice Cube. Funniest prank call recording I've ever heard.

Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button from Honda Racing Team

Photos of F1 Singapore Grand Prix, taken at the Paddock Club (Honda booth), on race day, 28/09/08. More pictures available in photo album. Courtesy of Dad.

Watch the video : F1 Singapore GP Race Day Paddock Club View

Photo album : http://www.flickr.com/photos/sukianto/sets/72157607601963420/

Related to : Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2008

Race day. 28/09/08. View from Paddock Club. Honda booth. Courtesy of Dad.

Russell Peters is coming to Singapore, on the 03-04 November. His evening performances will be held at The Rock Auditorium, Suntec City.

Few weeks back, the four of us (William, Wen Jian, Jessie and I) went down to a SISTIC outlet. The tickets were snapped up so fast that we only managed to get Category C (restricted view) tickets for $79. Moreover, we had to sit in pairs, in a staggered formation.

I'm hoping that the view isn't as compromised as it sounds.

Happy belated birthday Kenny!

Celebrated Kenny's belated 22nd birthday at Tony Romas, Orchard Hotel. We finally met Jhene, Kenny's girlfriend, for the first time! They're an awesome couple. We spent more time laughing than eating.

Watch the video : Kenny blowing out his cake

Happy belated birthday Kenny! Jessie and I can't wait to see you both soon!

Related to : Kenny's 22nd Birthday

Kenny blowing out his cake at Tony Romas, Orchard Hotel.

Few weeks ago...

Dad : Yay! I'm going to F1 race day! At some..er.. pad.. dock... club! Oh ya, paddock club!
Me : Why do you need to go there when you can watch it on TV? No queue, no waiting, no shoving and pushing around.
Dad : It's... live! *mimics the engine roar of the cars* The cars are so fast you know?
Me : I think watching it on TV is way better.

Jessie and I were on the ECP yesterday night when traffic slowed to a crawl. We could hear the engine roar of the F1 cars in the distance, even with the windows shut. Out of curiosity, I wound down all the windows...

The sound was fucking awesome! It was like nothing I've ever heard. If I could think of one word to describe the sound, it would be... powerful.

Geesh! Why didn't we buy the tickets?!

Paddock Club pass.

Anyways, I'm hoping Dad comes home with some nice pictures and stories to tell. And to all those who bought the tickets, I really envy you guys! Watching live F1 is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience, something which I missed out due to my own ignorance.