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I was nurtured
I was sheltered
I was curious and young
I was searching for that something
Tryin to find it on the run
Oh and just when I stopped lookin'
I saw just how far I'd come
In this life~~~
In this life~~~
You give me love
You give me light
Show me everythings been happening
I've opened up my eyes
I'm following
3 steps fight an honest fight (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life...(oh)
Yeahhh...Yeahhh...Yeah Yeah...
In this life
Ohhh...Whoahhh...Whoa Whoa
I have faltered
I have stumbled
I have found my feet again
I've been angry
And I've been shaken
Found a new place to begin
And my persistance to make a difference
Has led me safe into your hands
In this life~~~
In this life~~~
You give me love
You give me light
Show me everythings been happening
I've opened up my eyes
I'm following
3 steps fight an honest fight (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life~~~(Oh)
Ohh..Whoahhhh...Whoa Whoa
In this life
Yeah...Yeah...Yeah Yeah
I was put here for a reason
I was born into this world
And I'm living, and I'm believing
That I was meant to be your girl
In this life~~~
In this life~~~
You give me love
You give me light
Show me everythings been happening
I've opened up my eyes
I'm following
3 steps fight an honest fight (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need in this life~~~(Oh)
3 steps fight an honest fight (oooh)
2 hearts, they can start a fire (yeah yeah)
1 love is all I need
In this life~~~ (oh)
Yeah...Yeah....yeah yeah
In this life
Yeah...Yeah....yeah yeah
In this life
Ohhh...Whoahhh...whoa whoa
In this life
Yeah...Yeah...yeah yeah
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Guruguru wa mawaru~
-私の頭、いま、ぐるぐるはまわる、ぐるぐるはまわる~~-
-Watashi no atama -Ima, gururu wa mawaru, gururu wa mawaru~~
-My head is spinning round and round right now~~
Haha... Too long never try to do sentence structure in Japanese. Getting bad at it. Oh well, I ain't that good with it in the 1st place. XP
Kinda reminds me of School Rumble Season 1's Opening Song. Since it keeps on have this part 'Gururu wa mawaru' >.<
FLU!!!GO AWAY~~~
Haiz... Thankfully fever has not arrived yet >.< If not I think my head will feel more bigger, haha.
Quest Completed at 12:45 AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Fallen Sick
Why must it be always like that -_- Why can't a year go pass without me falling sick for once T_T
Haiz, it's Flu Season for me. So I also cannot train for a while liaoz.
Really like got curse like that. Every time when the new intake gonna start, I will really fall sick without fail. First time when the current Year 3s were Year 1s, had fever on the orientation day. 2nd time was only slight flu.
Now sneezing like mad >.< Later go buy Vapour Drops liaoz.
AHHHH CHOOOO~~~ *sniff sniff*
Quest Completed at 2:18 PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Back to Sims
>.< Haha. Oh great -_- I can't build a house to what I had in mind forever >.< Oh well... Hmmm...
Suddenly kind of super lazy to go tomorrow to help out. At least can makan outside or something. Later gonna go out buy something to makan again.
Wanted to go today, at the least pay the $_$ then ciao off. Thanks to my diarreahoe(errr, spelling >.<) I got lucky for once. Training got canceled due to some school activities. But then =/ Maybe should have at least went out and see how 1st. Cause, feeling damn hungry right now. Seems like other then using games to keep me occupied, I think I need to add in the food category.
Haiz, another trip down to 7/11 or Esso Mobile's Cheers for food >.< Did eat 1 meal though. At first told my mum I won't be home for dinner today. But heng heng she got buy extra, though it's not enough for me cause didn't eat before that.
Like the Doriyaki sold at Cheers. And there's a kind of bread which I forgot what was it called. The shape machiam like a big size walnut. Maybe around the size of my palm excluding the fingers but a little smaller. That one was delicious XD But some how got 1 period of time they did not sell it anymore. Recently it seems that it's back *drools*.
Oh well, going off for my food hunt. Ciaosu~
(No Eggplant, I am not copying you :P) Just that I super seldom uses it. Wahaha.
Quest Completed at 10:45 PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Healing
Blablabla. Haha. I didn't train today. Neither did I for yesterday. Hmm, since now its already Tuesday need to plus another day extra for above mentioned.
Crap. =/ Getting more and more tired. Recently had to roll in my bed for within 1hr just to slowly fall asleep. Don't know what's going on.
Hmm... Now then I heard there is SIM uni -_- No wonder SIM keep on see part time, cannot find full time. Cause its not stated in the website... Damn them. Oh well, see got the course I want first or not. See how first. But, kinda lazy to go all the way to Celementi >.<
Can't wait to get my hands on Assassin's Creed. XD
And my bogu has finally arrived XD Getting it this Friday~ Thank you sia Philp Sensei. Wahahahahaha.
But then, need to start to get used to it. Ah well, at the least, it should be better than the club's 1. I seriously cannot tahan the dou anymore. Now both sides' himo lossen off very easily no matter how hard I tried to tie.
And oh ya hor. My tries on tying my tenugui with Osaka style still failed >.< I think my head really too big sia =/ Wana go try the lazy cap style since nothing much to do also. Tried already though, but it feels kind of loose in a way, so don't really like it.
Quest Completed at 12:44 AM
Sunday, April 13, 2008
7 Common Lies Told By Enterprise Software Sales People
Taken from an email forwarded to me by my friends. Here goes.
--- 7 Common Lies Told By Enterprise Software Sales People ---
Ever meet an enterprise software salesperson you could trust? While such paragons of virtue exist, they seem the exception rather than the rule. Here are 7 common lies used by some way too many enterprise solution providers during the sales process.
The lies are drawn from Confessions of an Ex-Enterprise Salesperson (free download), by Doug Mitchell, who founded RentalMetrics, a management consulting firm for the construction equipment rental sector, after working for years in the enterprise solutions business. Doug told me he wrote the book to “break through the hype” surrounding enterprise software sales.
Lie 1. My solution is the one that best meets your needs
When I said, “My solution is the one that best meets your needs,” what I meant was that I’m going to do my darnedest to shoe horn my product into your world so that you’ll buy my stuff versus the competitors. You [shouldn’t] buy products because they have this or that. [B]uy them because of what they’ll do for you and the ecosystem you operate within. Key questions to ask the sales person: What 3 companies are your fiercest competitors and what would they say they do better than you? The last time you lost a deal to your competition, what were the main reasons given?
Lie 2. My solution does not require much of your company’s IT resources
When I said, “My solution does not require much of your company’s IT resources,” what I meant was that with a 95% degree of certainty, your IT department will be the biggest roadblock to success that we’ll encounter in this project. Key questions to ask the sales person: When (not if) you run into smoke screens, road blocks, and obstacles thrown up my IT department, are you prepared to deal with them and how? If we cut through all of the crap, how much time does it really take to deploy this solution, excluding training?
Lie 3. My solution is supported well
When I said that, “My solution is supported well and my company hangs its hat on the best service in the industry,” what I meant was that when you call, a human will pick up the phone and get on your problem right away, delaying someone else’s due date for customized solution delivery. The bottom line with custom software in the enterprise is that it breaks. How many times have you rebooted today? Key questions to ask the sales person: Do you have an automated system or a human system when I call your support line? What bug tracking or trouble ticket solution to you use? What your average time from call in to resolution? What is your process for escalation?
Lie 4. My solution will save you time and money
When I said, “My solution will save you time and money,” what I meant was that your company will probably achieve enough Return On Investment to pay for the solution…but you’ll end up using 10% of what the solution can do and end up frustrated after the honeymoon period. Most enterprise solutions have evolved because complex businesses have insisted that new features be built as a condition of sale. Key questions to ask the sales person: What percentage of features in this system do your clients typically use? If I want to reduce the training required by half to save money, will you let me?
Lie 5. That will take 2…maybe 3 weeks to develop
When I said, “That will take 2 maybe 3 weeks to develop”, what I meant was I really don’t know how long your customization will take so I’m throwing out a number that will get you to bite…not balk.” If the delivery dates of complex customizations seems unrealistic…even to you, they probably are. Key questions to ask the sales person: What is your process for documenting change requests? If your development efforts fall behind schedule, what’s my compensation?
Lie 6. Here are my prices
When I said, “Here are my prices”, what I meant was “My price is totally flexible and within reason I’ll probably say yes to lowering them because we need your upfront money and recurring revenue more than I need my pride.” Pricing enterprise solutions is far more art than science. Often it’s more about discovering the target’s pain tolerance. Key questions to ask the sales person: How much does the solution cost? What’s the typical payback or return on investment you’ve measured when companies like mine have deployed your solution and can you provide me case studies?
Lie 7. Here are my contract terms and conditions
When I said, “Here are my contract terms and conditions”, what I meant was “This is pretty much a boiler plate agreement that no one reads so if you challenge some terms…you’ll probably get what you want.” [M]ost enterprise solution firms don’t even know what the terms in their own contract mean. If something appears strange to you or is unclear, challenge it. Don’t be afraid. Key questions to ask the sales person: Is this agreement flexible and negotiable? What’s the one contract term that clients challenge the most?”
THE PROJECT FAILURES ANALYSIS
If you’re contemplating an enterprise solution, read Doug’s book to help protect your own hide from evil, miscreant, and wayward sales people. I really enjoy how his sardonic humor matches the subject matter. For example: On lying:
Is lying requisite? No. Sales people are not lying, they are simply framing the truth in a way that closes the deal and provides a big payday [for the sales person].
On enterprise solution (ES) pricing:
The ES is often quite expensive to buy upfront. This upfront price loading is where the ES software company recovers the immense cost of sales associated with the ES including commissions, bonus payments to company officers, investor dividends, and really nice cars for the President.
On the subject of enterprise sales people:
Better enterprise solution selling organizations send two people on the tactical assault mission: One suit. One techie. The suit acts as translator when the techie…lays out something intelligent for your consumption. That back and forth tech translation orgy is meant to disarm the prospective buyer or baffle him sufficiently into writing a check for the panacea product that will make his boss happy with him…or close out the never ending 6-Sigma project from hell.
The take: Doug’s book will help you recognize and avoid common tactics frequently perpetrated by sales people on unsuspecting enterprise buyers.
Quest Completed at 7:03 PM
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Solution
Maybe I should invent a bogu set which can carry a mini oxygen tank enough to last for around 30mins @_@ Then I no need keep on having breathlessness halfway here and there. Today was horrible though >.< Probably because of the location and the air around.
Think my elbow is still recovering. Not as bad as last week already XD
Oh, and the YKT video really sucks -_- (No offense ya) I cannot eat popcorn and watch at the same time or I feel like vomitting 0.0||| And... the timing for those itchy hands (most probably on goodwill or maybe not :P) on zooming in halfway during some shiais is... Disastrous >.<
And damn. All my kote cuts are super horrible 0.0||| And the points I got is like super duper ultra dull. Not sharp at all. Maybe when I hit I was afraid of getting countered back so did not dare to really cut 100%? Possible though. And I looked like I was waiting -_- Then sometimes out of nowhere I don't know for what reasons I start stepping around and shake my shinai more than usual 0.0 Arg, like got so many things to fix don't know start on which one 1st. Oh well, let time pass and see how goes.
Quest Completed at 12:07 AM
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Registered
Just came back home after a trip to PSB Academy. A very suay trip. Looks like I was quite tired to the point that I accidentally took 166 again right after I got off it at Harbor Front. Only realized it when the bus arrived at Dover, outside the Singapore Polytechnic there, and was like "......SHIT!!!"
Ah... At least I made it there in 1 piece @_@ And before the Admission Office closes. They close at 8pm, and I arrived there around 7.40pm+ more or less. >.<
Local University? Nahz, more or less already know its CMI for sure. Plus my batch has a lot of people. The Dragon babies mahz. They say Dragon = good luck. But it seems like the Dragons give too many luck away that they always don't have enough luck left for themselves. Emptied too fast that even Karma unable to refill it back in time.
Hmmm, the Admission Officer said I might get exempted from 1st year (which I hope so >.<). My results are bad ya. Since I chose my Polytechnic courses according to my interest instead of easy to pass like Wai Kay. And partly because I did not bother to make much effort when I keep falling. I just stick with the 'let it be' way. Well, I just can't make the cut for studying in the 1st place. Can still remember my secondary school Geography -_- It was still a nightmare in the end even when I really pushed myself to gouge my eyes on the textbooks and personal notes @_@ In the end...... Well, don't feel like talking about that.
I registered for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Business Information Systems. No pure I.T for full time. And this was the only full time IT course I could find. SIM really all part time >.< The only thing I am quite afraid of are the business part of this course -_- I hate accountings and stuff actually. Not that kin on P.O.A. Well, at least next time having accountings on my side can get me alternative jobs to look out for. If I need lahz. Ah well, at the least, its at Tiong Baruh, not so far, haha. Got bus in my area can get to Harbor Front too. So, it should probably be OK on my late spree.... Maybe :P
What's else.... Hmm, getting a reputation in online Counter Strike Source already. Eh?! I not pro leh! It's pure tyco-ness. Plus, my Kills per Deaths ratio is eat shit kind. So, what reputation? Well, it just so happens I like to predict where people will move around and I will shoot through walls and doors. This is extremely easy after you die so many times and spectate so many players at different locations and know aga aga almost all the hot spots. And, it just so happens, that all of my shoot through, results in 100% head shots. So, people thought I using WALL HACK, AKA WALLING. Meaning, can see through walls, machiam walls and doors are transparent and I can see where they are moving about. Whatever. They spectate me see me play, but, really all based on prediction mahz. Too suay for them. Some of them is like already after NS and such and can be like immature brats. Some of them already working some more 0.0 But then, this is Singapore, cannot expect much eh.
Oh, what guns I used? At 1st it was AWP, sort of got a hang of it and also running around with it. Plus, AWP is common inside... Everyone wants an easy kill ya. On a side note, my prediction shots with AWP got the same dude 3 times in a row at the almost exact same spot and all head shots. But, AWP cannot spray like AK47, so I had to adjust a lot of shots here and there.
AK47 is when I wanted to train it last night, and that's when the whole 'I am a wall hacker' commotion came out. Cause, I went into an area pass a door, there's another door in front. I pop my head out see but got 2 Counter Terrorist already charging in. I retreated back towards the earlier door I entered and sprayed at the door and got 2 head shots in a row resulting in a multi kill declaration.
Another scenario was, when the Terrorist planted the bomb at Bombsite B in de-dust2 map. 1 of my teammates went out to see see look look out for Counter-Terrorists. He got killed outside, and I was already on stand-by at the door waiting and hearing for footsteps. But, in CS Source, you can walk and won't make noise. Since there's also the radar to see where your teammates die for a while, I used that to aga aga predict where's the guy location is and burst spray through the door. Of course, it resulted in another head shot spree and the guy was like '......' With a message "nice walling". Sore loser -_- And partly because I think he was the last CT left. That's why.
Oh well, leave the brats be. At the least I know I am clear. Guess I am always cool with myself :P Maybe I should change servers once in a while. Haiz......
So it proves that standing out in a way or another always leads to something else......
Quest Completed at 9:40 PM
Nothing Else
Tired... Really...
Hmmm... I don't know.
That's prolly the good part of always going solo every single time. Maybe...
でも、たぶん、もう関係ない 今の僕、もう昔の僕じゃない だから、ちょと悲しいです たぶん。。。
Quest Completed at 12:52 AM
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Even Left Overs Are Good Sometimes
Left-over faith still works. Glad it is possible. But hope not every time need kick start >.< *cough cough*
Training-wise~ I can go buy 4D liaoz. Why? Secret~ But, should have asked them for numbers. Haha.
Anyway, hope my elbow and my damn crappy back nowadays won't affect me for this coming Wednesday SKC training. Been wanting to go lately but the sudden weaken elbow due to injury is preventing me so =/ I can't even do kirikaeshi properly now T_T Ok lahz, not like I can do a good proper 1 in the 1st place. But then again...
Finally got the Youth Kendo Tournament video from Wai Kay XD Get to see how I fight too. Never been able to really always see how my posture is like, what stupid stuffs I will do and etc. Cause I usually record and see other people's 1. Haha. But then, the camera angle suay >.< Better than nothing though.
Still thinking if should try for Shodan. Most probably I think I will fail XP But then, really hope the rumor of grading fees gonna increase ain't for real T_T I am already very broke. Still waiting for my new bogu *_* Guess I will try a pot shot for grading >.< Later they really increase I faint T_T
何でいつも人と人度して争うが在るの? ちゃんと話しやできねの? もう疲れた。。。 嫌いだ。。。
Quest Completed at 12:17 AM
Sunday, April 06, 2008
What To Do
>.< My Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodline is down. T_T Keeps on crashing... Haiz... Wonder why =/
Liked that game sia... Wonder is it because the game even though old but nice but my new graphics card cannot support it? Hmmm... Oh well.
KoToR series... Play until sian also. Nothing much to do. A bit lazy to play Counter Strike Source too. Then Cabal.... Unless they give me a reply soon for the error in accessing the cash shop... I don't want to waste my time and money for it. Pangya can be more worth while Haha.
Anyway, if someone has Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodline game please lend me >.< Mine was the 'backup' version. Literally copy and pasted from my installed version. CD was borrowed from friend.
Haha, no matter how many times I take their in-game quiz to determine which clan of vampire suits you, I always am in the Grangel clan. The wolves XD
But I wana complete the game one more time as a Grangel then try other clans also >.< Haiz.
P.S: I am still cursing that IRAS job application website :P
Quest Completed at 7:24 PM
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Life Goes On
Events in life always happens in a sudden and unexpected manner. Just a matter of how one will adept and or do something about it. Complaining is always a good form of stress relieve :P
2 months plus and counting, and I am still jobless. The stupid IRAS job application website sucks... Government body some more =/ Guess those who applied knows where the taxpayers blood/sweat/hard earned money went to. *cough cough*
Anyway, did not write anything about YKT for this year. YKT = Youth Kendo Tournament. Since, confirm plus chop many other peeps will be blogging about it. Haha. And I am quite lazy. Surprisingly managed to get to finals for once. The usual Aunty Na karma was still there, haha. Quite a good experience this year since I don't get stuck in rounds with too many NYP people. Peter sensei once told me I am possibly lacking in experience with fighting with different people that's why my style is always the usual stuffs and so on.
Actually, it's true. Haha. I always keiko with almost the same people every time =/ Why? No say. Secret. Not like I want to also >.< Haha.
Training wise, guess I will have quite a bit of problem. The over strained of my back during, and or maybe before YKT made my back more worst than before. Hard to tahan sitting for long periods. Standing too. And I thought during and after YKT my elbow was totally fine, looks like I was wrong. Right elbow suddenly pain again. Not like in the past, but in another way. Hold chudan, can notice my right arm trembling. Hold jodan, also trembling. Haso is also another 1 >.< Cause need to bend the elbow. When bend is like even more jialat, cause the trembling will be even more....... erhmmm....... will be even more... aiya, it's like effect increase. Don't know how to explain >.< And the longer the kihon drags, ironically which includes kata, the more my poor back suffers T_T
Not bad lah, at least for once, get to know until kata 5 properly >.< Better than always go SKC on Sunday. Then always, kata 1, kata 2, kata 3, finish, stare stare, repeat again. Don't even know do correct or wrong. And also no chance to properly learn kata 4 and above. Kata 7 was -_- I accidentally hit XN a few times, really hit, but not those serious one. Hit part, never mind, the kneel down part my legs are always wrong ~_~ And ironically, I still have no idea on kata 6 >.< And come to think of it, the kata 7 XN taught me when I asked him that time for it, got a step or 2 happens to be wrong. LOL. Cannot blame him, he NS lah, but then, so slack *cough cough* Haha. At least he knew what he tried to teach me that time was wrong after he re-confirmed it. But kinda hard to do kata with him >.< His steps in sometimes, will be slightly different. A bit hard to adjust >.< And he so tall some more <_< Haha.
Guess I will stop over here. I have no idea as to when I will be done with my new blog skin as I have not even started on it yet. At least I do have the picture and design in mind already. Haiz... I want a slacking job soon >.< LoL.