Photo albums up!

At http://23hq.com/frenccw

Havent got much on in yet (includes my recent Sydney Trip, which i am going to blog about pretty soon) but ill be updating it soon. I've been trying to find an alternative to Flickr and i think this is the best so far. Yahoo photos is alright but the interface is a bit too bland/ugly for me. I'm not so bothered about the upload limit for Flickr but what really annoys me is that they only allow for a maximum of THREE albums! So 23 looks pretty good to me, it has better upload limit and no limits for albums. Perfect.

I've Been a Bad Bad Boi

I did something that i shouldn't have....putting the tele and my Wii in MY ROOM!!!! Omg!!!! And i did it before exams too! What a bad move..... Oh well at least it was fun studying this time :P

Now that the holidays are starting i can finally sleep well, go to gym regularly and not to mention tons of Wii gaming. Looking forward to going to Sydney on Friday and then when i get back i'll be expecting Keth Lyn and Joo Yee! Better clean up my room before then lol must not leave a bad impression (although it has to be even cleaner when my parents come over end of the yr).

On a side note, it's freaking FREEZING here in Melbourne! Ironically when I'm back in Malaysia i couldn't stand a minute without air-conditioning........ now i got my wish. That brings me to my latest poll, which do you prefer: a freezing winter or a scorching summer?

The E-Rat-icator!!!

The war with the mouse(s) continues!!! Show no mercy!!!!

*Picture is upside down -.- Brown paste is peanut butter......mmmm......yummmy.....hope i dont get trapped first*

Going to Sydney

Right after exams I'm gonna spend a lil less than a week in Sydney with my deedoo. You can call it a romantic getaway.....from my housemates? Lol. Anyways this could spell disaster considering i could get lost in Melbourne itself. I once took 40 minutes to get to a mosque in Drummond St (for assignment, not prayer), which is basically the second perpendicular street from my place. Actual time needed = 5 minutes.


My advice is to never count on me for directions. Especially when I'm driving.

On a side note, whoever's been to Sydney in these recent years please contact me to recommend me places to visit/dine. Thanks in advance!

Almost there...

Just finished a whole full week of an architect's life. Which means less than 5 hrs a night for sleeping and working on your design every other second. Excluding meals. But thank god now that's over. Now to work on that essay due in a week's time and ONE exam that follows ten days later.

Which means ill probably update in a month's time. Planning to go to Sydney after exams. We'll see how it goes.

There's a Mouse in the House!

Time to get a cat. There's a mouse in the house and we've spotted it in almost every room (albeit in different times of course). Its' pretty small, but heck its freaking fast. I cannot recall a single time where i've seen it static cause its always moving swiftly from one spot to another, always hiding behind stuff. There has been attempts to kill it with a tennis racket, text book, basketball....all to no avail. So we went out to buy a trap...thinking of one with poison. But then, none of us want to open our closet to find a dead rat thats needs disposing. So we came across this cool looking trap which basically lures the rat into it (duh!) and then it detects the impact and shuts the entrance. And its covered so we won't actually need to see the rat or touch it. Cool! So we stuffed some cheese into it and set it at a corner of the room. And so we wait.

After a few days, we wonder if the mouse is still around. The trap is still empty. I wikipedia-ed about mouses and it suggested to use chocolate instead. Fine. I'm a bit unwilling to part with a block of my dark chocolate bar, but it is a sacrifice i am willing to make. So i stuffed it in and some butter. If that doesnt spell DELICIOUS i don't know wat else does. (i almost caught my finger in the trap!)

Days went by. Still no signs of the mouse. Maybe it got scared. So i was sleeping in my Deedoo's room, and suddenly she screamed "MOUSE!!!!!". It woke me up and i grabbed a nearby racket and started prodding the spot where the mouse was spotted. We chased it out of the room and it ran into the corner of the living room. We alerted all the housemates. We grabbed a weapon each and started chasing the mouse all over the place. Even with all of us it was unlikely that we are able to kill it. So we thought of a perfect plan to chase it out of the house. And we succeeded. After a whole hour chasing it around. Mission accomplished!

So i went up to do my assignment, feeling relieved and accomplished. I look towards the mirror of my closet and saw this black thing on the floor with a tail looking thing. Then it starting moving into the corner of my closet.



...............fuck.


Still no mouse in the trap.

Our life....

I leeched this comic strip from Liq's blog cause it pretty much summarizes what we face every week in design studios.

If you wish to avoid thickening your glasses, i recommend you clicking here for the full size image.

AC Milan are the Champions!

After overwhelming Manchester United in the semifinals, AC Milan continues their dominance over English teams by mauling Liverpool in the rematch at Old Trafford to win the prestigious Champions League trophy. Luis Garcia's surprise return to the squad was overshadowed by two early goals by Gillardino and Kaka and that was enough to demoralize Liverpool and their defense made sure there were no miracles this time.






And so it is confirmed, Kaka is the best player in the world right now.

Just 5 minutes in the game, Kaka made a quick work of the Liverpool's defense with a precision short pass that set up Gillardino for the perfect finish.

Before the Liverpool could regroup, AC Milan and Kaka was on the attack again, courtesy of a clever flick from Pirlo. Kaka then made a quick side step on Hyppia to free himself to unleash a sensational finish that left Reina dumbfounded.

The first half saw AC Milan dominating in every aspect of the game and Liverpool did not even have a shot on goal. Liverpool were looking desperate and it resulted in yellow cards for Gerrard and Finnan just before the break.

Second half though, Liverpool came out with a purpose and Gerrard was unlucky not to score when he picked up a loose ball and unleashed a curling shot that narrowly missed the right post.

Liverpool finally got a goal back in the 50th minute when a rare slip up by the AC Milan defense allowed Luis Garcia too much space and he coolly applied the finish.

With the game up for grabs, Gerrard took control of the game in the second half, keeping possession and releasing his teammates on the wings to give Liverpool a few chances on goal but seldom threatened Dida.

Finnan was then guilty of commiting a foul which resulted in a second yellow card and a penalty for AC Milan. Pirlo stepped up to take the penalty but must have been kicking himself for shooting the ball right at Reina in the middle.

Despite their miss opportunity, Kaka led the way on the counterattacks, looking dangerous every time he touches the ball and AC Milan was unlucky again not to put the game away in the 70th minute when Gattuso saw his low curling shot bounce off the far post.

In the end, AC Milan's defense was too strong as Liverpool failed to equalize and AC Milan was crowned the champion of Europe.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Kaka, no contest. Assisted on the first goal and a brilliant individual goal led the way for the champions. Gerrard was the man for Liverpool as he took control in the second half but his teammates failed to follow up.

Watch the highlights :

NBA Semi-Finals Predictions

Back for more predictions! Surprise surprise. The West had two upsets for me: First, the obvious and biggest upset in the history of the NBA, the Mavs losing out to the Warriors. Second, the Rockets losing closely to Utah. After all their struggles and injuries i thought this year they could finally go deep into the playoffs. Poor T-Mac. He really did put up a lot of effort to get over his first round curse. On the other hand, the East had 3 sweeps!!!! I only predicted one!!!! Oh well at least i got the winning teams right. No upsets there. Now on to the.....



EASTERN CONFERENCE

CAVALIERS 4 v NETS 2

No sweeps this time. A real test for the Cavs but overall i think they have more depth than Nets to have any trouble with this one. The Cavs are really lucky not to face Pistons in the second round so this is probably their best chance to move into the Eastern Conference finals. But the Nets are an experienced team and Kidd/Jefferson/Carter should be good enough to pull back a game or two.

PISTONS 4 v BULLS 1

Its a bit too late for this one cause the Pistons are already up by 2 as we speak. Its not my fault they started this game before the Jazz-Rockets series ended! Anyways judging from the dominant performance by the Pistons in the first two games i don't see them having any trouble finishing the young Bulls. Bulls should be able to pull one back at home but i won't be surprised to see a sweep here.



WESTERN CONFERENCE

JAZZ 3 v WARRIORS 4

The Warriors sure played a heck of a first round, but the Jazz is no walk in the path. The Warriors lacked the intensity they had in the first round and closely lost to the Jazz. But knowing the Warriors i think they will fight back and will grab this series (im biased i dont want such a miracle postseason for them to end in an unfairytalelike manner) Jazz are an equally tough team so it could go either way in game 7.

SUNS 4 v SPURS 3

Another one that could go either way. Fast v slow. Offense v defense. Me v Nick. =)

Casino Royale is the best bond

Few days ago, i rewatched the latest Bond movie starring Daniel Craig with my deedoo (she didn't watch it before) and i still think that it is the best ive seen so far. Keep in mind that i'm comparing it only to those by Pierce Brosnan (haven't watched the old ones) which followed the same style and concept for 4 films straight. Some people don't agree with me though, saying it was quite boring. I guess the argument here is that there was only one true action scene in the movie which was the first 10 minutes of the movie. I didn't mind though, not having mindless gun fights and explosions that dominated the past movies. I thought the story and plot was more rich, and the characters are much more interesting to watch. It felt more like a movie on its own rather than an episode in the series, which i realli liked. There was some down moments though such as the dumb secondary Bond girl and the mushy moments almost at the end. But that will be nitpicking, i though it was a really good movie.

Other movies along the same line includes Superman Returns and Batman Begins, which i thought were very good movies for the same reasons. I guess you can't ever satisfy both mainstream and movie purists. I'm a lil bit in the middle.