Saturday, April 28, 2012

Yesterday was my last work day.
And yes, I made my colleagues a card, here it is:

I made the card using thick paper and simply stuck all the visitor stickers I've collected over the past few months on the front.
Pretty. Painstakingly collected this sticker everyday and I often lost the stickers.
They should have given me an ID card so that I don't have to register every time I report for work, but I wouldn't have the opportunity to make this card then.
And well, a mushy thank you note inside. Hope the words are too small for you to read! haha.
It was a bittersweet moment as I left at the end of the day. I may not go back for a long time, with NS to serve starting next week and I still have to advance my education.




goodbye huttons, till next time.










signing off.

Call Of The Wild at 9:59 AM

Thursday, April 19, 2012

I had the most horrible day yesterday.
Why was it the most horrible? Because I went to work. Sick.
A bad case of Pharyngitis paired together with a telephone equals to a very bad day.
I had to cover for the receptionist on MC although I told them I had sore throat.
But nooo.... they wouldn't have any of that and I sat there answering calls the rest of the day.
I answered all calls with a low, gruffy (hopefully more sexy), throaty "good morning/afternoon" and tried my best to sound pleasant and not like a bear waking up from hibernation.
Apparently, the 18th was the day people have to file in their taxes and I was well surprised that so many people called last minute to find out the amount the earned.
One agent even called me every 15mins from 10am till 12pm because boss was in a meeting and could not be contacted.
After the meeting, boss replied cooly and with an icy tone:"I could not be bothered to entertain these people who decide to ask last minute!"
Oh well, sorry I couldn't help you poor agent.

I coughed throughout the day, I guessed that the talking may have aggravated my already sore throat. My colleagues tried to lessen my burden by diverting calls away from me, whch I thought was very helpful and thoughtful.
End of day, feeling dizzy and wheezing, I went home with a fever. Was feeling fine till I went to sleep, then my skin felt really sensitive and hot, surroundings felt cold. Curled up wrapped in my blanket and tried to sleep.

I felt better today, but still feel sick.
I'm having a headache so I worked half-day and went home afterwards. Colleagues seemed concerned about me, which...welll...made me embarrassed.
Feeling much better after a nap. This may be the first time I've fallen ill in 2012! I better take care of my health!


Also, today I learned that phlegm is a substance containing mucus, water, bacteria, glycoproteins, lipids among its ingredients which is produced my mammalian mucous membranes in a bid to rid the body of disease.






signing off.

Call Of The Wild at 5:33 PM

Saturday, April 14, 2012

I just woke up from a ridiculous dream...unbelievable.



It was ridiculous because:

1. I was having Chinese language class even though I'm not studying Chinese any more... My JC days are over.

2. The worksheet that was handed to me was in English.

3.The worksheet required me to fill up the missing words to the lyrics of "Never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley.

4.All the students rushed to get their papers marked, as we were in queue, I peeked at the papers of my imaginary classmates and they all wrote "cook" as an answer.

THE LYRICS OF THIS SONG DOES NOT HAVE THE WORD "COOK"...!!!


I just got rickrolled in my dreams =.=




signing off.

Call Of The Wild at 12:54 PM

Monday, April 09, 2012

Jason Mraz - Make It Mine

The video, for the lazy:





Wake up everyone
How can you sleep at a time like this
Unless the dreamer is the real you

Listen to your voice
The one that tells you
To taste past the tip of your tongue
Leap in, the net will appear

I don't wanna wake before
The dream is over
I'm gonna make it mine
Yes I, I know it

I'm gonna make it mine
Yes I'll make it all mine

I keep my life on a heavy rotation
Requesting that it's lifting you up, up, up and away
And over to a table at the Gratitude Cafe

And I am finally there
And all the angels they'll be singing
Ah la la la, ah la la la
I la la la la love you


I don't wanna break before
The tour is over
I'm gonna make it mine
Yes I, I'll own it

I'm gonna make it mine
Yes I'll make it all mine

And timing's everything
And this time there's plenty
I am balancing
Careful and steady
And reveling in energy that everyone's emitting

Well I don't wanna wait no more
Oh I wanna celebrate the whole world
I'm gonna make it mine
Oh yes I'm following your joy

I'm gonna make it mine
Because I, I am open
I'm gonna make it mine
That's why, I will show it

I'm gonna make it mine
Gonna make it mine
Oh mine
Yes I'll make it all mine






It's such such an amazing and catchy song! By the way, he is one of my favourite singer/song writer :D
I feel so rejuvenated and energized after listening to this!






Signing off!

Call Of The Wild at 4:56 PM

Sunday, April 08, 2012

I watched Summer Wars last night and I really liked it.
It was an animated film, and i must say, the CG is very beautifully and painstakingly crafted.
The story starts of when Kenji, a high-school math genius and part-time moderator of OZ is persuaded by Natsuki, Kenji's crush, back to her hometown Nagano to celebrate her great grandmother; Sakae's 90th birthday.
OZ is an online virtual reality platform in this world which people use for much of their activities in their lives, imagine a Facebook with far more capabilities.
People create avatars to represent themselves in this virtual world and everyday activities are conducted through them, like conducting purchases, communication etc...
Natsuki has a really large extended family who gather to celebrate this special occasion each year. This part of the movie really relates to me because my family, including extended relatives and my grandmother's friends always gather each year during the 2nd day of Chinese New Year to celebrate her birthday.
Kenji has a mysterious email sent to him consisting of a numbered code, which he cracks. This lead to the hacking of his account by a rogue A.I. called love machine which uses his avatar to initiate a hostile takeover of OZ, as a result, disabling much of the world's electrical devices, information systems and infrastructure.
This part of the movie shows the dangers of unethical hacking as well as the disadvantage of allowing a single platform like OZ to shoulder that much of a responsibility. The hacking by love machine on OZ caused worldwide chaos and disruption of the daily lives of people as well as endangering them.
After a Hanafuda match, Sakae entrusts the care of Natsuki to Kenji which he accepts, abeit reluctantly. The next morning, Sakae is found dead in her bed. The hacking had caused her heart monitor to malfunction and she had died of a heart attack. The family vowed revenge upon Love machine and they initiate a plan to defeat it.
Using a supercomputer cooled by ice blocks and a fighter avatar called king kazma, they tried to trap love machine but failed as the ice blocks were later moved to Sakae's body by Shota; a member of the family, causing the supercomputer to overheat.
Love machine then defeats king kazma and assimilates him, becoming an gigantic abomination.
Kenji then suggests that they fight love machine in an online Hanafuda match, wagering their accounts. Natsuki wins a few matches but almost loses all her winnings when she gets distracted.
People around the world give her their support by wagering their accounts, allowing her to finish off her opponent.
Meanwhile, love machine has sent a satellite probe on collision course with their family's estate.
Kenji tries to decipher the passcode to allow him to alter the trajectory of the debris, but love machine alters the passcode each time he solves it. King kazma, now revived, defeats love machine and Kenji successfully cracks the code, resulting in the debris nearly missing the estate and saving the family.

Interesting story huh. My summary is really brief, but do watch the movie, you won't regret it.
The fight scenes in OZ are so visually appealing, with CG rendered in such detail.



Oh, i also finished watching Last Exile last week!







signing off.

Call Of The Wild at 1:52 PM

Friday, April 06, 2012

Michael Bublé -Home (lyrics)

Another summer day
Is come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I want to go home
Mmmmmmmm

Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just want to go home
Oh I miss you, you know

And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
"I'm fine baby, how are you?"
Well I would send them but I know that it?s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aerorplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky I know
But I want to go home
Mmmm, I've got to go home

Let me go home
I'm just too far from where you are
I want to come home

And I feel just like I'm living someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
But this was not your dream
But you always believe in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
And even Paris and Rome
And I want to go home
Let me go home

And I'm surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
Oh, let go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby, I'm done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all right
I'll be home tonight
I'm coming back home

Call Of The Wild at 9:51 AM