Just a couple more days when we are going to send September off and usher in October (do NOT cue Greenday here please.)

Apart here in SG we bided the one week holiday farewell as the dust of school came settling in again. (Oh! Poly are having holidays.. at least for NYP I knew of.) Closing of F1 Grand Prix SG and such.

It's the pristine Paris Motor-show 2010 in the house. Yeap, much fav, for fans of Victoria Secrets (annually), of Europe Cup (ever 2 years) and the recent "Waka-waka" WorldCup. This is my World cup actually, just that it came in a biennial dosage.

So some highlights just as you might like.

Beginning with...

Of course, the bigger name will push not just the benchmarked model (which they have a certain series that does not go bored.)

Example,

A better appeal to the plunging down-fall of Ferrari's 458. Ferrari SA Aperta

The companion to the mysterious release of it's newer model. (Still no headnews, this is so unbearable.)

Reportedly my favorite change and the best pull from Lotus so far.

New facelift, naughtier, stronger and meaner.

The Ford Focus ST that is one of the player in World Rally is in town to "wow" the crowd. (Was it me or that just somehow I find that bigger radiator grill is the latest fashion for cars.)

This is one dare towards Ford Focus as it demand it's position for that seat that was "warmed" by Ford for many years. "GIVE IT UP!" it says.

And here's my all time favorite.

Maserati GT "DOG" Stradale.

(The maker, chief engineer and production back in Italy calmly and nicely declined my offer to add on the "DOG" to it. Just in case the "mean" machine is not 'inconvenienced'.)

More info here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Paris_Motor_Show

Just in any case.

WOOF~

(Sorry all Apple fan. Seriously.)

I found a source that kicks:

1. Nokia's Ovi

2. Samsung's application store (whatever it is called)

3. Singtel's Amped (That dysfunc-satire creation)

4. Apple App store.

5. Those who tweaked your phone for free app.

Look. Imagine at a click away, you have all these benefits at your hand:

1. megaupload

(without the need to register for membership and promptly getting those "your ip is in used" nonsense)

2. bit torrent

(w/o the hassel of getting the shit from downloading. But the extensive coverage from user of the World)

3. gothere.sg

(need to explain?)

4. iTune Store

(whats hot and not)

5. OVguide

(listing of various categories **ahem** and more.)

6. Facebook/ twitter

(the community Aka forum sort of stuff where users interact)

All in one app. ONE APP! ONE CLICK! ONE ACCESS!

I just cannot explain the extent of it with words. Freak! I have more reason to ditch Apple, nokie, brew, serbian for all the right reasons (and moves, of course.)

Pitting of the BEST SMART PHONE ON THIS EARTH!

1. HTC DESIRE

2. iPHONE 4

3. SAMSUNG GALAXY S

4. SONY ERICSSON XPERIA X10 MINI

5. HTC LEGEND

Much thanks to the Andriod community happening around here.

No offend to all Apple OS fan, I'm an Apple fan too.

But then, read the noose.. I mean news!

Nokia N900 is inevitably, suppose-ingly, be the BEST phone in the World. I leave it to the perceptions.

It would not be worth the fight

if

it does not pinch you enough

I'm

Not

A

Tracker.

(Some genius decides to simplify my CCA and ended up with some busted joke.)

"All the failed relationship, seemingly always end because there are no blessings from the elders."

I sat for a moment and realized too, that it is essential for the elder to give their blessings so that things can go on smoothly.

Just as the Bible where blessings must surely come from the elders. And of God, utmost.

(from 2000 onwards)

This then, shall be called.

"Change".

No need for a Bible.

Nor Books.

Nor "Car Design for GONERS"

(As the matter of fact I knew who that posterior- pricking bastard was.)

If any layman were to walk on the street and spot the 2011 BMW 6-series. Wouldn't be any sooner they might suspect there is a terrorist in the employment sabotaging the blue prints.

BMW 6-series (2009/10)

Issn't that lovely?

The contour is so unique that from afar you wouldn't need to rev-up the engine and people could admire the poise of your ride, gliding past them with faint elegancy with a meaty punch on the mere engine strength under the bonnet. As if a pure blooded beluga leaping out against the sunset horizon beyond and the lapping calm oceanic wave as the foreground.

But...

Some straight "Harvard-nation" underling landed on this fairly average World seems to like to stretch the authority of "acceptance" a little far and decided to use their "book" ass instead of their "social" brain. What we know about those "pure intel" people, are just mixing and patching whatever is on the books.

Despite the fact that Simon Cowell commented that the recent 6's was a "dread" and "ugly". The defunct genius decided to "un-ugly"-fied this jeweled creation and added in some God-blessed-who-what-ever-piece-out-there to form this "masterpiece".

The World only needs one DaVinci. Or even ONE HITLER. (Tyranny needs to stop here, serious. Books aren't going to make you a better designer.)

The front of the car (THANK GOD THEY SAVED THE GRILL!)(AND THE LOGO!). Meek. Common. Lowly. Weak. A total depiction of Hen-pecked. Nice attempt to pull off a design with a Volvo bonnet and a Mitsubishi Evo X lights + Aston Martin DB9 essence with a little hint of that radiator bar from your everyday garbage truck and sprinkles of LED lights to wart off a little embarrassment, just to make whoever that is stupid enough to buy it feel it's worth the brand and money.

The side-view. A total rip off of Volkswagen EOS.

That side-grill by the side resembled the little leftover stuck between your tooth after a hearty meal or even that un-significant watermark you find on a letterhead of a motel notepad.

The "depression' is a attempt to make it complex but a failed 'Mona Lisa' painted on express print photopaper on cheap ink.

Even the overall booty look as if a man trying to plunge his final dump in the toilet cubicle before running late for a meeting.

I would shout "HEY! It's a KIA CERATO FORTE KOUPE!" if I see it on the road.

Tailpipe borrowed from DB9 (unfortunately), or any vehicle trying to make it look "ohhh!" and the taillights?

You probably need to fork out extra just to purchase a little blinker to show your intend and probably some nice piece of paper to cover up that "BMW" logo as an act of kindness to layman, just to avoid confusion.

Sure warped creation shouldn't be fit to be unveil in the motorshow in Paris. If this is just an attempt to justify the high-R&D cost, congrats! You've successfully fooled the board about how much you toiled for copy and paste.

or maybe..

The folks at BMW are kind enough to be the moderating laughing stock for other names, just in case Lamborghini would unveil something as eccentric.

"Joy is BMW"

What 'Joy'?

She should stop her quoting from drama serials.

Really.

First time for me.

A SBS bus crashed into a old-skooled mercedes benz that took a very urgent turn to the lane the bus was traveling.

And..

WHAM!

They want people to 'purchase' their music database and make it looks like "OH! We've got the greatest in the Whole Wide WORLD!"

They even think by offering it free for data bundled plan are some 'you are so treasured' act of modesty.

Tell you what. Singtel amped sucks to the core. You DON'T have the latest greatest hits!

Neither your website runs well and organized. Your search is function is disastrous, laggy, un-professionally maintained.

One of the best thing is that it bugs you to download from them by sending annoying SMS telling you the latest hits and doesn't not runs well on phones. (Like you expect the whole wide World to like what? Owns a iPhone3, 3.5, 4?)

And it doesn't allow you to download from a Mac. Applauds for being the "leading" telecom of SINGAPORE. Such technology.

Is Mac really..

Virus free?

It wouldn't be that bad to have "The Stig" as the race track anonymous driver (which the one Ben Collins claimed to be.)

And..

As another driver that takes ride-testing and critic to a whole new different level. After all, HEY! Didn't you guys always like to swirl the cars around for a little edgey test?

Duality testing, wouldn't it be nice.

Ps. Ken block reminds me big time of an actor namedAdam Sandler.

Who's with me?

Definitely a road hazard. For sure.

The time has come.

"Every micro-millimetre of Yishun free-space will be transform into some money making building."

First, it was a segment of the Yishun Neighborhood park that fell prey to SAFRA Yishun. Alright, something for the National Service Men and regulars.

Not shortly after that some condos beginning to sprout up over at the outskirt of Yishun around the Avenue region.

Then one large patch was forgo for a landed property right beiside Orchid Country Club. The green lavish green beside the existing NorthBrooke Secondary was not spared either. Apartments, ready soon.

Then, the large open space besides the still in construction was plotted for another set of residential apartments.

Lower Seletar Reservoir was 'extended' to include some exciting term and also to make way for water sports.

The small area beside Yishun Stadium, not exactly sizable in comprehension for living purpose was sold and to be developed to executive condos.

Now, the open space in front of North View Secondary School was locked for private condo development and EVEN the land, now sits beside North Point Shopping Centre was targetted for BUSINESS HUB.

(The fact that they extended cards to welcome tenant into HDB area probably suggest they didn't hit the occupancy rate. I like to believe they actually wants to give a little vantage to local dwellers @ Yishun.)

**This is no detailed account for some 'I am a true-blue YISHUNER' award. Would have had missed out some details too though.

Oh well..

Me: If not it will be considered illegal parking what. No slot somemore.

Old man: Aiya! Most of them puasa. Where you find so many to go around carpark?

Me: Oh! Ya hor! Make sense, make sense.

"Like Father, Not like Son."

One account.

But I conceded I inherited his wittiness.

- I get back my Scoffield brain.

PLEASE!

OH! Randomly fact.

Taxonomy of Singapore cars.

OMV + (OMV * 140/100) + (Amt of CCs * 0.5) [for cars 1500cc and below] + (Amt of CCs * 0.6) [for cars 1500cc and above] + COE + Admin Charges

= Pain.

Exclusion of various other factors are to make the equation less painful.

Ex: Honda Airwave, S$18,000

After adding equations: S$80,000 +++

NICE!

3 x 600m: 2:00 pace

4 x 400m: 1:30 pace

1 x 600m: 1:45 pace (Hard sprint)

Those are not actual timing (ran by me) by the way.

I need stamina.

- Should I work in the market place?

- Sign on to MHA? Or MINDEF?

- Work in a subsidiaries of S'pore Govt. MOM, MOF etc.

Cause it will greatly affect the following plans. If say, I would go into the open market. I would already need to:

- Find a company and join as an intern. Accounts or Finance.

- Forgo Summer school trip and find as much relevant exposure in Accounting and Finance as possible.

- Work towards CPA.

If I sign-on. I would... Simply to put. Cancel all of the above. And commit myself 1 months (Military) then 9 months training. (Military). Or 8 months into training (MHA).

But, the opportunity cost will be greater. Like, I will render useless upon discharge from the force. Cause I could only boast of my staff work in the force and no relevant experience in the market.

Dilema Dilema.

hasn't had this feeling for a very long time.

- Not wanting to stay at home

- Not wanting to do anything

Sometime...

"FAST"

is not necessarily a good thing

Especially when you try to pit it shoulder-to-shoulder with

"Monstrosity POWER"

Mercedes 'Brabus' SL

- Reduced from 1,000 torque to 811 (Which powers a mild sized jet-engine aircraft)

- 730 BHP (Having 730, pure blood-bred, full-grown stallion going full force to pull your car.)

They limited the torque so as that when the traction controls are 'off', the rear tyre will not go burst due to the whirring insane spinning.

Even the disk brake...It's not a sizable affair. 12 pistons.

Lap timing comes in at the same as Evo VIII (1:26).

FYI, Evo VIII is a product over at the 2003's.

I reckon there's this irritating song titled

"I'm awesome - spose"

I think I have quite a boring Sunday (the most I suppose)

even since I came out of that "dark age".

Anyway..

The "day" (which was suppose to boil down to 'Tokyo Drift' on channel 5) ended with a spontaneous invitation from the Old Man to bottle tree park. With the family of course.

Pretty much tasty dinner! The place was nice (a little dark with little lighting) and the spacious platform by the lake was breathtaking. (there was some cheeky fish that kept splashing up and down though.)

Prawn-fisher nearby from a distant, kids on swan water-cycle and pleasant smell embrace the whole experience. Pretty much a experience, hasn't had this with the chump at home for that long.

Had:

1) Beggar's Chicken

2) Mongolia Prawn Balls

3) Mushroom with seasonal greens

4) Chilli Crab

5) Tiger Beer

+

Lots of 'futuristic' briefing from the old man (I knew the dinner wouldn't come easy, none to say there was no agenda attached.)

The Old Man kinda asked my brother to get a life literally half the meal time, before talking about what industry and what should I do.

But then, putting myself in my bro's shoes. He is really into deep shit and it will be very hard to come out of it prosperous and well maintained.

It's really hard...

considering a low paycheck...

a wife at home..

in early 30's..

no kids...

no apartments..

lots of expenses to cover.

Is life so hard to recover after you lose it all for just a little while?

MeowDog had been missing for a few days :(

either it went to give birth

or

I didn't look hard enough.

I caught a cold I suppose.

You know something human nature is always as naggy.

One of which is..

"Whenever you said 'NO!'

the more you will want to do it."

And I'm a big fan in practice!

But whichever way you look at it, BMW is doing something..

hanky-panky. haha!

Cars is Singapore

is

really a lost cause.

And

Not exactly.. a luxury item. :(

Wouldn't you love your rubbish truck to be from Mercedes?

(The last surviving LP is really something... still something.)

There is a successor in the house. Speculation is that the new Lamborghini is set to unveil at the Paris motor show. And the genius behind the top Italian super car manufacturer will keep your eyes peeled right into the show and they... well, out of goodwill decided to show some flesh.

And it look a little like this..

I realized this.

There is a lot of "Ashley" and "Rachel"

in girl's school.

How come?

Commitments in many sense is liken...

Snowball?

Inevitably it snowballs and it just get larger.. and larger and LARGER.

Somehow I find it quite amusing how it is so possible to be stuck in something.

Am afraid right now if I'll "over-subscribe" commitments.

You know. McPhee is really sexy.

nonetheless.

The full extent of the pain only starts now.

Debit, credit, credit, debit, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable

Expenditure... blah.. boo.. ha.. nah

The best part is still Econs and Maths. And that was yet kick into high gear yet.

Presumingly soon.

Oh! Did I mention Statistic also? Yah! So cool right!

ohoh!

Principal Of Banking & Finance is also getting more and more in-depth by the days.

Coming not just from taxonomy, but the intermediaries and instruments. How nice?

I'm so getting the hang of it.

I'm not being sarcastic. I really love what I'm studying!

:D

Considering the latest fashion trend in SG nowadays.

(girls)

One deep cut white tank-top with a little showing of the top of bra cup (red)

+

Tuck-into black cotton tights

+

rubi ribbed shoe (black).

And not one I came across. 5. (there might even be more.)

All have the same green 60's bangle on their left

+

bangs for hair.

Wonderful!

I don't even care. And if in case of any small significant observations. It's never too late to realized that the many things that whirl around the things said, mentioned and even the lingos'. It's no childish act. It's just something deeper in life at large that is not meant to be understood. And it suffice the thrill to kick back and see one after another... slowly dawning on them and realized how such a fool they are.

That's inception. :)

Cause Man are stupid, they want to believe in nothing that brought to them something.

I saw alot of other info-comm gadgets today (yesterday.. too) and I was so like thinking "wouldn't it be nice... ... nice... ..." (yada yada) and I realized that I didn't think about your feelings at all while you were waiting for me @ home 24/7, rain or shine, on the desk or under the cabinet away from everything, full shutdown or sleeping.

I would have love to have you in a larger dose, for say, iMac size with full functionality. But I was horrible to think that I traded that "portability" of your's with something as big as a cinema screen. (ok, maybe not.)

I did saw many of your sisters and brothers being carried around and for an instant, I couldn't stop thinking of that day when I luge you home, stealing a little happy glance around your packaging, whispering how fortunate I am and smiling like a baby. The moment I boot you up was euphoric-al. But soon enough I realized I also did stop taking very good care of you. For example, wiping you all over for no empirical reason. However, while looking at the other people carrying your "siblings", I secretly think to myself how foolish these people could get, fancy getting a backdated computer in a large fair like this. Tsk, especially at a cut-throat price.

I conceded I stole a few gloating glance at how the Windows counterparts had evolved to such elegant design and structure. Even the netbooks. I'm truly sorry! I didn't meant to look at other girls.. **gurp** boys too.

But I still love you alot! Cause no matter what, you always wake up at a split second of 2 when ever you feel me lifting you up and guess what?

Those fools didn't know that the latest CPU is not Intel Core 2 Duo, but Intel i7 (which powers that brain of yours by the way.) And neither they knew that you did have a multitasking ability of 8GB and could remember 800GB worth of information (junk/ essential) I fed you with.

Not to mention you are a little loud-mouthed with 2 lips by the side of the keys and a crystal clear eyes of yours with Intel HD and NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M. (Which you truly blows my mind by switching that wonderful tone from your eyes.)

However, you've been such a naughty one. You always dry up fast. Just when I always get a hang of you and when pure adrenaline starting to fuel all over me.

Remember this, good guy/girl finish last. Don't disappoint me ok?

But you're a one smart one after all. Not to mention you're DARN hot, especially when I got you a little edgy. So naughty.

I still love you alot. :)

Your truly,

Simon Lin.

If I ever could, I would erect a flag

and

put it out at half-midst.

Not that he is dead, but a genuine respect and love.

Go do your thing man!

(And drink merrily!)

1st Sept 2010 and the many "1st Sept" will never be the same!

:)

Just when we thought Windows for Mobile is something. (in the.. 90's?)

Came, the ever successful Apple, Mac OS for it's iPhone. For howsoever reason, Android storm the market raiding every single claim Mac could ever made (while Window OS mobile step away quietly.) and put itself shoulder to shoulder for a tooth to nail competition.

Arising from the dark shadow comes yet another competitor. (Both OS figure deck in iconic 'blue and red' whilst on top of each other freeze and turn their head.)

Behold,

BREW

(Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless)

The most stable OS as yet on today's market.

Highly acclaimed for it's sharing function, stability whilst operation. It's open-source (Meaning anyone could contribute any better to it.) Complete registry management and the best part.

Are you ready?

It need no coding for it's system interface.

(No need for loading)

How's that sounds?

And.. it's FREE!

Now getting it's hold on many major phone in US and Europe. Samsung has it's hand on it too. Pretty soon, it will dominate the market.

By the way, it debut in Sept 2001. Happy 9 years old!

Your time have come.

I get so happy whenever I solve an Economic function.

Of course, that daily message from baby!.

Ahr, Not forgetting that compromise that I made the very first sight of daylight. My family... Things around me. Just assuming they will always be there.

This juncture just seems to stuck. Feels rather relive and also grey. A little happy but with much anxiety.

Nonetheless there are many obstacles, I conceded; but it wasn't the everything that causes me to broke down. Having 2 lecturers of "Dr" grade doesn't guarantee anything. That Jesus mentioned briefly about Worldly asset.

Not even the fact that I'm in LSE will carry me any further with that branding. Hey! There's always Cambridge! Julliard! Oxford! Any Ivy league out there, didn't we just knew 2 person who are in em?

Gotta make do with what I have!

(neh, dot. If you're reading this. 'Make do with what you have'

That is my resolve.)