i read the funniest blog entry about the macAir so i thought i'd just share it with you. it can be found at http://www.michaelnygard.com
wow...less than one week of holidays until uni starts again.. some of you will have already started, whilst others are in the same position as me. dont you think that the past 3 months have just flown by? summer is coming to an end, and with it goes our holidays. bye bye my beloved summer... *sigh* hello work..
hey guys, i know its been ages since i last posted..just wanted to let you know that im still alive and not to worry :P hehe
omg what on earth is the world becoming to?..
you have to love this ad for glasses..
if you're in sydney, dont forget to head down to The Rocks. Evermore, Youth Group and Something for Kate are going to be playing..
Meet the Spartans is a 2008 parody produced and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Similar to past movies, such as Scary Movie, along with it's spinoffs Epic Movie and Date Movie, it pokes fun at various movies in a satirical fashion. Although it references many movies, TV shows, people and pop cultural events, it focuses mainly on the movie 300.
but i must say, this movie is much better than epic movie (cuz that was VERY disappointing). meet the spartans got a few laughs from me so it wasnt a horrible movie or anything, but its probably one that you might want to watch on a dvd; unless you just want a silly movie, in which case, go for it. :)
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Friday, March 7, 2008
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Steve Jobs Made Me Miss My Flight March 06, 2008
Or: On my way to San Jose.
On waking, I reach for my blackberry. It tells me what city I'm in; the hotel rooms offer no clues. Every Courtyard by Marriott is interchangeable. Many doors into the same house. From the size of my suitcase, I can recall the length of my stay: one or two days, the small bag. Three or four, the large. Two bags means more than a week.
CNBC, shower, coffee, email. Quick breakfast, $10.95 (except in California, where it's $12.95. Another clue.)
Getting there is the worst part. Flying is an endless accumulation of indignities. Airlines learned their human factors from hospitals. I've adapted my routine to minimize hassles.
Park in the same level of the same ramp. Check in at the less-used kiosks in the transit level. Check my bag so I don't have to fuck around with the overhead bins. I'd rather dawdle at the carousel than drag the thing around the terminal anyway.
Always the frequent flyer line at the security checkpoint. Sometimes there's an airline person at the entrance of that line to check my boarding pass, sometimes not. An irritation. I'd rather it was always, or never. Sometimes means I don't know if I need my boarding pass out or not.
Same words to the TSA agent. Standard responses. "Doing fine," whether I am or not. Same belt. It's gone through the metal detector every time. I don't need to take it off.
Only... today, something is different. Instead of my bags trundling through the x-ray machine, she stops the belt. Calls over another agent, a palaver. Another agent flocks to the screen. A gabble, a conference, some consternation.
They pull my laptop, my new laptop making its first trip with me, out of the flow of bags. One takes me aside to a partitioned cubicle. Another of the endless supply of TSA agents takes the rest of my bags to a different cubicle. No yellow brick road here, just a pair of yellow painted feet on the floor, and my flight is boarding. I am made to understand that I should stand and wait. My laptop is on the table in front of me, just beyond reach, like I am waiting to collect my personal effects after being paroled.
I'm standing, watching my laptop on the table, listening to security clucking just behind me. "There's no drive," one says. "And no ports on the back. It has a couple of lines where the drive should be," she continues.
A younger agent, joins the crew. I must now be occupying ten, perhaps twenty, percent of the security force. At this checkpoint anyway. There are three score more at the other five checkpoints. The new arrival looks at the printouts from x-ray, looks at my laptop sitting small and alone. He tells the others that it is a real laptop, not a "device". That it has a solid-state drive instead of a hard disc. They don't know what he means. He tries again, "Instead of a spinning disc, it keeps everything in flash memory." Still no good. "Like the memory card in a digital camera." He points to the x-ray, "Here. That's what it uses instead of a hard drive."
The senior agent hasn't been trained for technological change. New products on the market? They haven't been TSA approved. Probably shouldn't be permitted. He requires me to open the "device" and run a program. I do, and despite his inclination, the lead agent decides to release me and my troublesome laptop. My flight is long gone now, so I head for the service center to get rebooked.
Behind me, I hear the younger agent, perhaps not realizing that even the TSA must obey TSA rules, repeating himself.
"It's a MacBook Air."
3:54 PM.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
im doing a spring autumn clean right now. my nose is so annoying right now! there's dust everywhere so im constantly sneezing..its like hayfever, but its kinda the wrong season right now >.<" lots of things to pack for college, lots of old things to throw out. parting with some good keepsakes, but i dont want to keep them forever or my room will be FULL of junk.
*aaCHOOoo* stupid fluff..
just taking these last few days to relax before a very busy semester. i cant wait til mid-year break, or easter break for that matter. im overloading so if when i become very antisocial, you will know why and i apologise in advance.
hopefully this year will be just as awesome as the last. im thinking i really have to enjoy these years at uni, cuz time is flying by faster than high school..and that was pretty insanely fast. gota enjoy these years before reality hits and we gota work a 9 to 5 job..
remember to have fun guys!!! give me a call when you need a break, cuz i'll definately be needing one.. >.<" stupid timetable...
8:14 PM.
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Wednesday, February 20, 2008
lets see...what has been happening since the last time i updated...
i learnt how to use a cappacinno machine! so now i can make babycinnos :) haha..i love that stuff..but more importantly (and the whole point of the course), i can make coffee. *yay* now im gona be addicted to caffine >.<" boo..its ok, i will survive.
i saw american gangster, juno and jumper. all are quite good movies. the one that stands out most is definately american gangster. such a fantastic film. i love denzel washington!!! he's so awesome. juno was a very light hearted comedy. and jumper was well...alright. mayb a movie that you would see on dvd or something. not too bad, but not fantastic.
i got to drive over the harbour bridge for the first time too. that was so cool!!! so iconic...hehe..very exciting. :)
omg which reminds me, i was on the bus on a saturday night at 12.30 am..(dont worry, very safe since the bus was packed) i was going into the city from the northern beaches and its normally a 1.5 hr trip but this bus took a lil longer cuz there was a massive traffic jam on the harbour bridge...AT TWELVE THIRTY IN THE MORNING! AHH! thats so insane! there are so many cars! and it took me 45 mins to get into the city today during peak hour. it normally takes 15 mins... it took me 10 mins to move 2 blocks! ahh! i just made it on time tho :) im so good..hehe
also ktv for first time in sydney, but was having major problems navigating the menu cuz it was in korean >.<" note for next time: take korean friend :P haha...no no, it was just cuz my friend took me there cuz they had a special going on or something. hehe.
i walked 7 kms cuz i thought it would be "fun".. it was actually quite relaxing. there's this 'bay run' around where i like. (lol, i did NOT run it...but some ppl do) it goes around this river and over a bridge or three and stuff. must think about doing that when i ever feel the need to exercise :P
i also did my 'resposible service of alcohol' and 'responsible conduct of gambling' (rsa and rcg) which means that im legally able to work in bars/lisenced restaurants/clubs. which will be good when i start looking for work. but thats going to be really hard cuz i have to overload in uni so im goingto have no life. so with the very little timethat i have left, i think id rather relax then tire myself out. need to keep my energy levels up :) i dont know what i non-energetic/depressed dee would look like but i certainly dont want to find out :)
anyways, thats me for now...
hopefully the next update will be soon. miss you all! xx
9:48 AM.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
i was just surfing the internet and came across a new invention. this invention will probably kill a few brain cells (the few that society have left). i just cant believe someone was 'smart' enough to invent it!!
*drum roll*
bring out the cheeseburger in a CAN.
yes, there you have it. i dont know whether to laugh or cry! as if the original greasy cheeseburger wasnt bad enough. now you can slowly kill yourself with a canned cheeseburger?
you're too lazy to walk down a block to the fast food outlet, which is at MOST 100m away from you? nice hot cheeseburger, compared to a tin shapped cheeseburger??
and of course you have to keep in mind of the fact that the actual cheeseburger in the can will look nothing like the picture above. i reckon it'll be the smallest thing ever and cost like double the price of a maccas or hungry jacks/burger king one.
hmm..i think i'll pass.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008i thought it was hilarious :Penjoy.
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Saturday, January 26, 2008happy aussie day everyone! hope its a good one for all..dont forget to watch the fireworks and hang out with friends!! 
then fireworks at Darling Harbour start at 8.45 :) *yay*
enjoy xoxo