It's the end of an era, but it's not the end of an empire

_Sunday, June 26, 2005_

Well one month has well and truly flown by. Hw mostly done except home econs which I'll continue tmrw and read the bloody storybook. Been slacking for first three weeks completing a grand total of one homework and then rushing homework for the last week. Didnt' expect to make it but I did.

And tomorrow will be a warm welcome back to waking up at 5am in the morning and reaching home at 3pm.

3 more months to the next holiday which is a pathetic one week September holidays, after which will be the graet December holidays. But that is just so long away from here.

_Thursday, June 23, 2005_

I overheard two middle aged women, or for a lack of a better word, aunties suddenly tlaking about Damai Pri school hall. One thoguht it was 'very hot'. Which I don't disagree with. After last 6 yaers experience, especially last year with the vest. thank god for auditorium now.

And another excerpt of conversation in the lift(translated from chinese)

Some auntie: Eh you just go for supplemantary or CCA?
Me: CCA.
SA: Ooh, you know how old?
Me: Sec 1
SA: You so fast grow up arh
*At this point of time she gets out of the lift at 6 while I was getting out at 11.

It might not seem too weird but the fact that I have NEVER seen her before in my entire fucking life makes it weird. Weirdo.

_Wednesday, June 22, 2005_

Total volume of music files on my computer: 6.16 gb,

Last CD I bought was: Never bought a cd, just dl

Song playing right now: None - just got back from yoof day rehearsal shit but looking at my winamp playlist the song playing is Fall Out Boy - Sophomore slump or comeback of the year

Five songs I listen to a lot--or that mean a lot to me:
Er

Fall Out Boy - Sophomore slump or comeback of the year
Oasis - Wonderwall
Good Charlotte - World is black
Phantom Planet - California
Zubir Said - Majulah Singapura ( Well everybody hears it every school day)

_Monday, June 20, 2005_

To watch F1. US GP at Indianapolis. I was absolutely flabberghasted when I heard the commentators(more about them later) say the race might be delayed blahblah because of some tyre issue that I was absolutely unaware of. Race went on, parade lap cars were on the grid and formation lap underway no problem it seemed. Until all the Michelin shod cars dived into the pits and leaving 6 cars for the start. Ferrari Jordan Minardi. Any idiot and a half would clearly know at the time this was a pickup of poitns for Ferrari and all they had to do was to drive through 73 laps and it's a 1-2.

Over the course of the race I found out that Michelin tires could not possibly have lasted the whole 73 laps running around turn 13 as it had a bank which was unusual and puts extra weight and pressure onto the left rear tyre and possibly causing a tyre disintegration. There were last minute pleas to install a chicane by Michelin to the FIA to install a chicane at turn 13 to slow down the cars which was quite ludicrous. Which brings me to the main point. Michelin blackmailing the FIA for their own feck up.

The choices Michelin were given by Charlie Whiting:
(a) Slow down
(b) Change tires as necessary (with no penalty if proof was given that it was on grounds of safety)
(c) Use new tires as necessary (with penalty)

Michelin refused them all and went for a ridiculous blackmail.

Surely they did not want an accident, and since they did not choose any of the above 3 solutions, the only thing left was to pull out, which they did. At least they didn't run the tyres normally and hope they don't break.

Installing a chicane as has been indicated downright ludicrous.
(a) on such a short notice, not necessarily any safer
(b) grossly unfair to those with correct tyres
(c) not for Michelin but for FIA to decide

It's a sort of thing, OK, we can't race fast, so find a way to slow down our rivals so we can at least compete with them. How fair.

In addition, I can't for all love understand how some people can still find a way to blame Ferrari for this mess.

Truth is Michelin fecked up BIG TIME and they did not bring in a B spec as normal practice for some ingenious reason.

The race was tehre for the taking for Raikkonen after he qualified second and Alonso in 6th but that was totally smashed by Michelin's unprofessional behaviour.

Just imagine this scenario:
There is an engine supplier that supplies engines for more than half the grid. They come to Indianapolis and after practice, discover several engines blowing because of the longest full throttle straight of the season. Their engineers do the calculations and figure that none of their engines will last the gp, and the only way they will is if they reduce the peak revs so much that their cars become speedbumps for other cars. Their engineers think about it for a bit, and realize that they have created a situation where they can't race. Then one "bright" engineer comes up with a solution. "What if everybody reduced their peak revs substantially?" he asks. Then all of the cars would be on equal footing and our cars could finish the race.

And the yanks who threw bottles at the cars, fuck you idiots, that could have asily lead to someone getting injured or whatever as getting a debris flicked up and over the fence at 330kmh is something very serious indeed.

The race was a procession as expected, Rubens was moaning his arse off about strategy but Schumacher was the guinea pig for the team to check the tires didn;t he notice that, FErrari were thinking of making a tyre change as well.

Brings me to the commentators, Steve Slater and Chris Goodwin were going on about how we can enjoy having a closer look at the Mindaris and Jordans which is bollox, every lockup was replayed 5x for god sake. Stoddart is a hypocrite as well, don;t get me started on ghim, giving the thumbs down in front of cameras, what a twat.

But at the end of the day Michelin has to take the blame and the permutations mgiht well be they get kicked out of F1.

The rulemakers aka FIA need to have a good look at themselves as well, setting such shit rules, always a matter of time as well, get them back to slicks, normal one hour 12 laps qualifying and so on.

Well thats all I have to say about the farce, I seriously doubt anyone would read everything.

_Sunday, June 19, 2005_

14.06.2005 : Microsoft ISA Server 2000 Two Vulnerabilities (MS05-034)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Telnet Client Information Disclosure Issue (MS05-033)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Agent Trusted Internet Content Spoofing Issue (MS05-032)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Step-by-Step Interactive Training Code Execution (MS05-031)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Outlook Express NNTP Remote Code Execution (MS05-030)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Exchange Server Cross Site Scripting Issue (MS05-029)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Web Client Service Remote Code Execution (MS05-028)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Server Message Block Remote Code Execution (MS05-027)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Windows HTML Help Remote Code Execution (MS05-026)

14.06.2005 : Microsoft Internet Explorer Multiple Vulnerabilities (MS05-025)

14.06.2005 : Sun Java Web Start Untrusted Application Security Bypass Issue

14.06.2005 : Sun Java Runtime Environment Applet Security Bypass Vulnerability

All these vulnerabilities are very critical... I'm wondering how many people will switch to firefox this month?

_Saturday, June 18, 2005_

so to have more space for jkukebox

Cheers to Isk for the code cos the original was fuked up, found out that the links were also fuked had to replace them. Gina too for helpign me to test.

Sorry it's a bit messy but there is simply not enough space as some reason it won't allow me to put outside or change the archives to jukebox. Guess I'll be on the look out for a new skin.

I think I'll explain my choices of song

Fall out boy - Sugar we're goin down
Great song, they're a fantastic band and fuk listen4free for not having more of their songs. I am addicted to sophomore slump or comeback of the year now.

Simple Plan - Shut up
Doing a favour

The two Green day and GC songs
No explanation needed i should think

Something Coporate
Theyre nice i guess

The rest are ncie too so i cbf explaning

_Thursday, June 16, 2005_

God I ahven't had a single wink of sleep since 3am today and now it's 1139pm, fuk knows how many hours as my mind is too disorientated (is that correct?) to calculate.

Right I was efeling pissed off and bored in the afternoon beause caf was down, decided to play f1 and wasted my time till the gatehring.

Which brings me to the main point of the day, er we mostly played badminton and due to my tiredness I misjudged way too many er shuttleockcs for my liking. Incidentally jy got hit by the racket int eh head. Yea. Er can't really remember anything. If I can be bothered Ill blog more tmrw

And guess what. I am awake

Watching a useless confedeations cup match, the aussise against the krauts. Interesting match so far, in fact not really, only interesting aprt was the barrage of goals betweenthe 20-40 min mark. Look forward to more goals i guess. Mertesacker looking a good player so far

_Tuesday, June 14, 2005_

cos Cbox is crap. Down too often. Maintainence etc

Now is tag world

Tag people

_Monday, June 13, 2005_

no more jukebox

booohooo.

But a more firefox friendlty skin!

Will sort out the finer detiails later

_Wednesday, June 08, 2005_

To take science worksheets.

Blah.

Will have to wait until 22 June.

_Tuesday, June 07, 2005_

so to speak. yesterday at least. Read the clay marble. Think that was what made me spriitual. Blah.

Woke up at 1130am today. Because of Road Safety Park Marshal thingy. Was walking at HDB void deck ten some stupid toddler was runing crashed into me. Half hearted apology to the parent. Anyway reached school and then the rest of them were like running up the stairs? And I dunno anything? Just followed. Then Guo an sir call me to take off watch with a few others I think. Forgot because I was too engrossed in following the rest. blah.

Reached the Road safety park. Had some talk about road safety. Most of them are common sense. Compared to other school NPCC cadets I think we are quite good. the rest are like er. Slack? NCOS never teach them anything. Then had a walk around, Xianglong Sir was like disobeying all the traffic rules. Well I disobey too. Everyday in fact. Twice. At least during schooldays. After that got something on courtesy. then went back to school. Got free drinks.

went home. Realised my Serie A download had stopped?!?!?. Stuck at 52%. Aborted the dl attempt. Third time, won';t be bothering anymoe. will get started on Bundesliga one. Well when Soccerpulse is back up.

_Friday, June 03, 2005_

As you probably will see by this blog post length.

tossed and turned yseterday until 2am for absolutely no reason, probably why I woke up at 2pm today then.

Probably the only thing worth noting today.

Yeah that's it.