So it appears that Girls Out Loud may have some redeeming qualities within it. I was converted to that stance after a youtube clip which was bitchy and witty enough to be rather entertaining. I love verbal sparring, no matter what package it comes in. It was an episode about Xiaxue’s Cyber Enemies, with the Eyebrow Plucking Man (usually located in orchard) thrown in for good measure.

 Singapore wins against Thailand! And Malaysia! Tis not simply sports, it’s a political match! Heh, and we win both!

 It is the last semester of the last year in NUS Bukit Timah Campus. Law students are perking up, taking fun seriously, making a conscious effort to have fun, if you will. It’s as if we know time is running out, for leisure or for life as it is used to be. You win some, you lose some. The winning part is the money earned, the losing part is the passing of time. Well, there is an opportunity cost to everything I suppose. In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases.

Just finished that book– the world according to Garp by John Irving. I preferred his other novel – A Prayer for Owen Meany. He deals with more themes in the latter, particularly that of religious angst. But Garp’s world ain’t too bad too. A little sorrowful though. There is an epilogue where he tells you exactly how all of the characters live out their lives. At the end of it, one feels like one has aged significantly and seen many lives.

The Painted Veil is good too. Finally caught that movie starring Edward Norton. I’ve loved him ever since Fight Club. It’s his intense eyes and that slightly sad air about the characters he play. He romanticises sorrow. Lol. Oh and it wasn’t a happy ending, contrary to what I told Izzy and Addy. Nonetheless, I like the tension played out between the characters. It’s interesting to see the the main characters who are caucasians, in this setting / sea of Chinese people.

Final thought:

It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one’s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent. (Somerset W. Maugham)

one of those self-indulgent posts.

Layer ONE
On the Outside
Name: di
Birth Date: 29th sept 1984
Current Status: single
Eye Color: black
Hair Color: black too
Righty or Lefty: righty (So is a lefty a leftist?)
Zodiac Sign: Libra

Layer TWO
On the inside
Your Heritage: Cantonese / Hokkien
Your Fears: Being overrun by giant cockroaches. Actually, come to think of it, normal cockroaches will do.
Your Weaknesses: anime
Your Perfect Pizza: the carnivorous meat lovers, veggie-less one.

Layer THREE
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your thoughts first waking up: Good Lord, it’s morning! (I’m late, I’m late, I’m late) [ Haiya, 10 more mins, can one, can one. The 1st alarm clock is faster by 10 mins, my handphone is faster by 5 mins.] {final thought: can’t I have a clock that tells the time accurately?}
Your Bedtime: From 12 – 1am.
Your most missed memory: That of childish delight in finding something that was misplaced.

Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: Coke. Despite knowing of their dubious doings in Columbia and how they’re treating the unionists. Like Nick Naylor, I have flexible morals.
McDonald’s or Burger King: Burger King. Cos it just tastes better. (Or so I’m told)
Adidas or Nike: Adidas is the new Nike. Nuff said.
Lipton tea or Nestea: Nestea? Got meh?
Chocolate or vanilla: Both. Simultaneously.
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino. Anything for a milk mustache.

Layer FIVE
Do you
Smoke: In sch, yes. When I’m handing in an essay.
Curse: wtf? In other words, i curse using euphemisms. Cowardly, but gets the pt across. (with slightly less punch)

Layer SIX
In the Past Month
Drank alcohol: uh huh.
Gone to the mall: yes.
Been on stage: Nope.
Eaten sushi: Yeshie
Dyed your hair: nah.

Have You Ever?
Played a stripping game: nah. Most people look better with clothes on.
Changed who you were to fit in: hur hur. Sadly, yes. I’m a shameless conformist!

Layer EIGHT
Age you’re hoping to be married: aiyo. I’m timeless.

Layer NINE
In a Girl/Guy
Best eye colour: Green! Blue! Okie lah, black also can.
Best hair colour: Anything that matches the eyes (which should be the same colour as the eyebrows)
Short or long hair: short, cropped.

Layer TEN
What Were You Doing
1 minute ago: trying to add this long long entry into this space.
1 hour ago: drinking at bar stop.
4.5 hours ago: chilling at starbucks.
1 month ago: working my ass off.
1 year ago: In UBC, canada.

Layer ELEVEN
Finish the sentence
I love: reading, watching movies, shopping. In that order.
I feel: drowsy.
I hate: my contacts that irritate my eyes but I cannot rub my eyes cos that’ll just irritate it worse, and eye drops don’t help too.
I hide: my account balance that comes in telling me how much I’ve spent for the past 3 months. *shudder*
I miss: being idle and care free.
I need: a jewellery rack. Wahahaha…

gripes and such

Question: Why show BlogTv on the real television network? Isn’t the essence of the name itself that it should remain on blogs? I am just irritated at how some of these content are masqueraded as news. They are not news, in the blogging community of the US sense, they are merely opinions expressed on the internet and reiterated on tv for people who perhaps only watch tv and not surf. None of that stuff is new, in terms of substance wise. And it’s definitely not investigative journalism. Oh yar, and while I’m on this subject, the whole Stomp thing is a little lacklustre as well. Youthink I’m in favour of, but Stomp is just a tad like trying too hard in winning the young people over because the bloggers are pretty / handsome. Not cool leh.

And I don’t think that tapping into someone else’s network is trespass, although Andy Ho begs to differ. I’ve been thinking abt it and wanting to get some research done, but I’m a little lazy. But here’s the thing, it’s different when someone else taps into your network to say, commit a crime. That’s clearly fraudulent, and should not be used to support the case that tapping into a network should then be criminal in order to protect the network holder. The fraud itself is criminal, it’s the same as forgery or taking someone else’s identity fraudulently. Whether this takes place on the telephone or the internet does not matter. Therefore, one simply has to prove the case for fraud. The network owner is unlikely to be held responsible for such a crime by default since he can plead fraud. Of course this is all subject to proof but I do not think that a crime like identity fraud or surfing questionable material online will be made a strict liability crime. Strict liability is a legal doctrine that makes a person responsible for the damage and loss regardless of their blameworthiness.

As for the actual requirements before trespass is proved, there must be an intrusion upon a person’s property. Property is defined as a bundle of rights over land / real property. Rights over  intangible property are intellectual property rights. Airspace is definitely real property if not owning high rise flats will be an issue. By that same token, one could argue that subscribing to wireless gives one a bundle of rights over the …? Is it airspace? I personally think it concerns more of airwaves than airspace. Basically, to claim trespass there is a problem, because property rights are rights that can be enforced against the world at large. In other words, its very basis is that it excludes people from that same enjoyment or use of rights. The thing is even among 2 subscribers staying close to each other, the range of airwaves overlaps. Hence, it may something else, an easement or some other common space shared by people. Either way, it is not clear cut and should not be assumed to be so.

On a different note, Prof. Thio Li-Ann is the NMP of Singapore. Interesting.

Happy Birthday, Lariena!

After a long hiatus, humanoidinterface is back! Complete with a new face (/skin) for the new year.

Before I forget, Happy Birthday Lariena!! As per requested. I’ve known you since secondary one, in your chair-throwing days. Ahh, wasn’t that kind of nostalgic? Lol. Alritey, all the best for yr dance competition! Ganbatte!

Hm, given that my Japanese Placement test didn’t go quite well, perhaps I should just stick to law and more particularly, the Englishlanguage.