my cute little niece janelle… now about one and a half years of age… the last photo in this series shows her getting acquainted with the computer… and as she was watching the video from the previous night’s rave… she was dancing along to the thumping bass line… how cool is that :)

tagged by eRiCa… thanks for helping me compile my passions although there are some modifications :P

8 passions:
music
photography
programming
investment
movies/serials
automobiles
technology
poetry
a cool intern from td dept ^^ (someone was perasan)

8 overused phrases:
cool
lol
probably
i guess
wth
omg
:)
:P

8 books recently:
the warren buffet way
rule #1
secrets of millionaire investors
rich dad poor dad
winning
php5 and mysql bible
adobe photoshop cs3 for nature photographers
ic layout basics

8 overplayed songs:
feels like tonight
teardrops on my guitar
we are one tonight
awakening
nessun dorma
four seasons
break free
in your freedom

8 lessons recently:
fundamental analysis in equities
hdr and dslr photography
various programming languages
vlsi layout automation
relationships are more complicated than programming
self-initiative paves the way to career progress
money can’t buy job satisfaction
i’m istj

tagged by kim… here's my one and only item for my christmas wish list…

happiness

it's the be all and end all…

the title reminds me of our robotic subject last semester… well anyway… my saga is back with a brand new shiny coat of paint… ready for my drive up this weekend to the beginning of working life… from the schedule i've received… it's going to be quite a packed first month with training classes till the night… i guess this is one last week of lazing around that i'll ever have for a long time to come…

i managed to find a pair of shoes lying around at home so i guess i needn't get a new pair just for the climb… and i'm borrowing an sd card from my brother so i haven't got to buy one too… then i can probably splurge on those ferrari toy cars i've been eyeing over the past week… i just can't wait for the trip… although i wonder if i'll survive the elements… between shopping and providing tech support… there isn't much happening… which is good for relaxation… i shall be taking a break from here for the next ten days or so i guess… for the record… i have been posting daily for the past 44 days… it's time to end the streak and step into a world of adventure!

there are quite a number of stuff i have to buy for the trip and they are amounting to quite a sum… not to mention countless trips to various stores to hunt for the best bargains… since i'm still cashless while anticipating my first paycheck… i'll probably shop around more tomorrow… my camera needs a bigger memory card else i'll end up taking nothing by the end of the first day there… considering my usual trigger-happy habits… a pair of new shoes too maybe… with a limited budget i hope i can get everything i want… but then there's always more to be desired… no pictures to post until the week after next i guess… there will be heaps then… :)

i was taking a nap yesterday afternoon when a couple of phone calls interrupted my time of rest… at a quarter past three… i have not been napping much of late so i guess they picked the right time… and day… to get me not to sleep so much… well… it's not an issue… it's just a matter of coincidence…

that's not all… when i decided to sleep earlier (two plus) for once last night… or rather this morning… i had another two calls at… what better time than to phone me at a quarter past three? and i still don't know who it was that called cos it was from overseas i presume… and the caller id displayed an unfamiliar number… i couldn't make out what she (i think) was saying… and besides my battery died twice so the conversation didn't go any further…

in short… i don't have anything to write… hence the boring excerpts from the past day… and well… if you're the nocturnal caller… get back to me at a more appropriate time? :)

(update: i've found the culprit… it was indeed a she… and it was an unnecessary disturbance)