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POC LOH!

2010-02-19T21:52:00.001+08:00

~reserving this topic for update later~

Last Day of 2009

2009-12-31T17:15:00.002+08:00

It is finally the last day of the year 2009.It was truly a year filled with mixed feelings. With so much things that I had went through in just one year, I can't determine whether I should be disappointed, happy, or just be sad that this year is coming to an end.So much stuff had happened, that I had even turned too lazy to blog about them. ~_~Oh well. Anyway, I am about to start the year 2010

Makino Yui's concert in Singapore!

2009-12-02T11:51:00.004+08:00

I was out virtually the whole time yesterday, attending my good pal's wedding as one of the groom's men. Quite a number of things happened, and with the photos only coming on a later date, I will just leave that subject to blog about another day.So while I was out, a letter specifically addressed to me came slotting into my home mailbox. Now, the last time someone sent me a non-digital envelope

Gonna have to leave it to the next update...

2009-11-29T22:07:00.002+08:00

Been very busy with life.There's now a big backlog for blog updates. The Seoul/Japan trip, AFA'09, WeiB Schwarz outings etc. And not to mention many more events to come.*sigh* I will just have to leave them for another day.Now I shall proceed to booking in once again.

NS sucks - weekends are just not enough!

2009-11-15T16:26:00.002+08:00

I am so freaking busy lately. There is just so much things I want/need to do, and most of them can only be done OUTSIDE of camp. Which is how today's post title derived from. NS sucks - and it is literally sucking away almost all my weekdays free time!!Or maybe it is just because I got poor time management skill. =_=Nah, I will just simply blame NS. It sounds cooler.Anyway, I went out with a few

Back to Singapore and NS

2009-11-10T21:48:00.002+08:00

Finally, after a 8 days trip to Seoul & Tokyo I am back home. Was supposed to return on Sunday, but had to overstay by a day as the initial plane was packed.It was a typical trip, for mostly the Japan segment, with tons of shopping and eating. I haven't actually started unpacking my stuff, so I will throw in the photos and describe my trip in more details on a future post entry.Gonna report back

PS3 down, and going overseas

2009-11-01T21:15:00.004+08:00

Phew.Been a while since I last updated, hasn't it?You know how it works - the more busy I am in real life, the less likely I am updating... even though that usually means I have a lot of things to talk about, but never the time to write them down. ~_~Anyway, this is yet another sudden and short notice. I am leaving for Seoul, and a few days later, to Tokyo, in an hour time. Going for another

My 23rd Birthday!

2009-09-05T20:47:00.003+08:00

Today marks the twenty-third year of my life......*pauses for a while to think of some bombastic word to insert*...Ah, screw fanciful vocab! I suck at blogging. Let's just summarize my day in my usual "no-frill" writing style:So I woke up at 0900hr and got changed for my lunch-cum birthday bash over at "Irodori", a Japanese ala-carte style restaurant located inside Riverview Hotel, Havelock Road.

NE tour on Friday

2009-08-23T21:21:00.004+08:00

About thirty of us NSFs from 23SA went for our half-annual (?) National Education trip, on a Friday morning.This time, it was revisit the war memorials and history of mainly two places: Labrador Battery site (kinda related to artillery), and Pasir Panjang battle site. I was actually rather excited to go on the outing, not because it was a half-day for us, but it was those rare times I get to go

Army Half Marathon '09

2009-08-17T08:18:00.003+08:00

For the Marathon last year, I participated as a helper and rotted for one night over at East Coast Park. This year however, I went as a runner - though only for the 6km section.The reporting time for 6km was 8am, but the 23SA dudes wanted to be kiasu a little, and had us turn up one hour earlier. After some "stoning", the 6km run finally commenced, and off we ran... or walk actually. I

MC coming to an end...

2009-08-05T20:33:00.002+08:00

Today marks the last day of my 14 days medical off. My first MC in the army, and probably the last one I will ever be getting. XPI should have mentioned that the MC was given to me to let me recover from a minor toe injury I had two weeks ago. Something to do with forcefully plucking out my big toenail and other details.I am definitely not all happy and looking forward to returning to camp, but

Got me an iMAC!

2009-07-28T08:54:00.005+08:00

So I finally made the switch from intel/windows to mac about two weeks ago.Had to buy a new computer because both my desktop and laptop finally broke down for the very last time. That was the very last straw, for both my old coms, and my hopes of windows too.With an installment plan for two years, totaling to a price of S$1977, this was the 20inch iMac I quickly purchased:Although the cheapest (

Farewell, Nicky...

2009-07-12T02:42:00.005+08:00

This is a post dedicated to the unfortunate incident on 030709 which took the life of a particular NSF: article link.I would have typed this a lot earlier, if my acer laptop didn't just break down for shit.The late 2LT was my closest cousin's cousin. Almost no blood relation here, but I heard so much stories about him from my relatives in the past years, that it made me felt I knew him a

Photos from my Japan trip 2009

2009-06-07T19:04:00.005+08:00

I promised to post this weekend, and I delivers!Putting aside that this post was supposed to be done two weeks ago though... =_=||Well, the trip to the land of the rising sun this time round was quite an tiring one; one with A LOT of trekking around the less-urbanized areas, such as Tateyama Alpen . I didn't even get to buy much for myself, but I already predicted that to happen anyway (aka low

Leaving for Japan tonight

2009-05-17T19:32:00.003+08:00

Last minute post!!!I seriously should kick this bad habit of doing stuff at the very last moment. OopsAnyway, I am going for a 8 day overseas vacation to Japan. Popping down to Tokyo, then moving on the the more rural regions for sightseeing. I HIGHLY doubt I will have much spending money this trip round, since I need to buy a few souvenirs back for my commanders and fellow colleagues, plus the

Mini-Recap of 01 Feb to 01 Mar'09

2009-03-31T20:40:00.007+08:00

Sorry about not updating for the last 40days (or more?). Was just too busy, haha.I am trying to change my style of blogging, by having more pictures and less heavy on words. I believe this way it will help me cut down on blogging time, and make my posts look less like essay compositions. =_=Here's a few photos from three camp-related events that took place somewhere between Feb to early March.

It was a relaxing week~

2009-02-08T09:19:00.002+08:00

Last week went by like a breeze, I say.I was back in my unit and resumed normal working days for Mon, Tues. The difference however, was that much of the battalion were going to ORD (in a week or less) and thus very little work needed to be done - except signing bazillion clearance form.My 2IC was on off, and my IC got his personal stuff to settle, so us storemen were left to our own vices.

Back to work

2009-02-01T19:06:00.006+08:00

I officially completed my SA Comms course last Thursday. I was supposed to return to unit on Friday, but there was a half-day coercion and I ended up going to Kallang for some dragon-boating. I will therefore be going back to my daily work routine starting tonight. Ah~ I miss my slacking days in course already.Chinese New Year went by just as quickly as it came. Out of the first two days of house

Happy 29th Birthday, Nana-sama~!

2009-01-21T23:31:00.002+08:00

It is the 21st of January, and it's that time of the year..... my favorite seiyuu/idol Mizuki Nana's birthday! Woo~hooIn all honesty I almost missed it. With a stroke of luck, or some sort, I decided to check up on Nana's blog and fansites after ignoring them for a whole month long, and bam! Instant enlightenment. =DSo I thought I would commemorate this special day by ordering her latest single "

First Entry for '09

2009-01-12T01:37:00.002+08:00

Too mentally-exhausted to type a proper post, so let me sum up the stuff that happened around me recently, in simple point form:Logistic Audit, Stock-taking and Safety check all together for the whole last weekManaged to pull off an overall "A" grade for our Signal Store (thank God)Went for a lame cohesion trip with the entire battalion for bowling on FridayPS2 power adapter blew, and had to buy

Post Merry Christmas!

2008-12-28T19:39:00.005+08:00

So it is coming to the end of yet another year. A few days ago it was also Christmas Day. I honestly don't remember doing much festive-related stuff, other than constantly napping during the day, while visiting relatives.Can't blame me though. I had been working 12 hours everyday for 3 weeks (incl. weekends) in camp. =_=Even when I was supposed to be on leave since the 24th Dec till 2nd Jan, I

Typing from camp II

2008-12-14T05:38:00.003+08:00

The direct sequel to last week's episode!So I am still in camp, away from home for almost one week. Not that it is a totally bad thing; like hey, the meals during weekend are actually better than usual, and I still got that free internet for me to surf.Alright, to be honest, I have enough of this mock chalet, and fortunately this is the last of my current extras. At least until the unit serve me

Typing from camp!

2008-12-07T10:15:00.003+08:00

I have a feeling I suck with computers, or any tech gadgets along that line.I am typing from camp while I am on duty. But it is not like I can blog at home now, because my laptop has just broken down as well. Haiz!I have no idea how the problem came about, and after wasting few hours of my precious time at home last night (the only night for the whole week I could come back), I finally gave in

So much things to do, so little time

2008-11-30T18:51:00.002+08:00

*Fark, my whole entry got deleted due to sudden termination of browser T_T*The month of November was supposed to be a rather relaxing period. Or it should have been. Instead, there was just so much things for me to do, and I can just expect December to be twice as busy with my battalion coming back from India and the upcoming LAB grading. Haiz... so busy.[Trouble in NS]Remember the previous entry

Sometimes I wish I was just a clerk =P

2008-11-02T18:43:00.002+08:00

Sometimes I wish I was posted as a clerk in the army. Or if I could turn back time, I wished I entered NS with only an "O-level" cert. That way I would be a general storeman instead of some glorified "Signal" storeman. Both choices would still have their share of work cut out for them, but the responsibility one have to shoulder is arguably a lot lesser. Heh.So just recently, I was put in charge

Simple Weekly Update

2008-10-27T17:46:00.004+08:00

I am bad at making up titles, as you may have already noticed. =PSo my mum came back from Japan, and she got me the merchandise I wanted:Nana Mizuki's Sing Forever Music Scorebook!!I just adore cute girls in whatcha-call those blazer/jacket + ties. Which is why I liked the female prefects' dressing back during secondary school. ~_~The book cost around 4000yen, if I recalled correctly. I don't

Package from overseas!

2008-10-12T12:39:00.003+08:00

So it was just last Wednesday. I was sending ration to outfield when I received a sms from my mom that a parcel addressed to me had reached our mailbox. Even without her telling me what it is, I knew very well the contents inside it...My very own copy of Mizuki Nana's latest single "Trickster" has arrived!!I don't have my usual camera with me, so let's just settle with a picture of the cd cover

"iteMeister" (last update: 051008)

2008-10-05T13:45:00.010+08:00

Been a little busy with army. But that is no excuse for ignoring my own side projects!Imagine a standard Shounen (action/adventure) genre story in a modern-like setting, imbued with elements similar to that of a typical role-playing game (rpg), and you will get the gist of my latest incoming comic work: iteMeister !!=============================BACKGROUND:"Itemeister"; a honourable title

My Birthday Resolution

2008-09-07T20:52:00.002+08:00

September 5th was my birthday. That was two days ago; old news by now.I won't say too much due to time constraint again. Not pleased? Forward your complaints to SAF, thank you. =DAs for my birthday resolution? I usually don't have one, but some people (unintentionally) instilled a few ideas into me on that very day itself. Thanks to them, I shall now turn myself into a firm, serious, "chiongster"

Last Day of August

2008-08-31T21:06:00.003+08:00

Last week I had...a night of Lan-gaming with my bunkmatesarea cleaning until 2amthe first gathering for a game of CluedoBBQ over at Pasir Ris parkshopping with Andrew, Maryann & AngelinaFrom that, you can see I got enough writing material to blog about for at least 2 pages.However, I am too lazy to type anything further (as well as lack of time), so you will just have to settle with this pathetic

(Off-blog) My DS choice of game line-up for late 2008!

2008-08-25T18:14:00.009+08:00

CHEESE BUN!! (my Tekong lance-corporal's version of swear word equivalent to CB)Two blog entries in a single day?! Is this some signs of the coming-end of Blue Minute blog?? GG...Nothing to be alarmed, folks - this just happen to be a random short post about my rpg hobbies, and I am just in the mood to highlight some titles that I am looking forward to playing with my beloved DS.Besides the

Overnight at East Coast

2008-08-25T17:37:00.005+08:00

Didn't exactly expect to return to East Coast Park nearly one year later for work again (refer to this post).This time me and a few others from my army unit were tasked (read: forced) to set up barricades and assist as road marshals for the SAFRA Half-Marathon 2008. Very straightforward work, except we were expected to begin work at 2200 hour to the following day (Sunday) 1300. =_=*no photographs

Goodbye & Good luck, Ah-md

2008-08-16T13:39:00.005+08:00

Another week in Khatib camp. And on the Thursday of that particular week, it was also the time another one storeman leave the crew.Our dear signal store 2IC Ah-md had finally neared the date of ORD and thus our Staff (Sergeant) Toh decided to give us a half-day off and treat us to lunch over a Yio Chu Kang's Sakura restaurant.*photos courtesy of Staff Toh*Staff Toh actually wanted to go town to

National Day, boo-ya~

2008-08-10T13:18:00.003+08:00

So yesterday was Singapore National Day, and the day before Olympics opening. And do I give a damn? Not even a single bit.Maybe in year 2010 I will be in the mood to celebrate, but not when I am still in the army. At least I am given a free holiday tomorrow. Praise the heavens.Remember how I mention J.H and I-sa were hard to deal with in my unit? Now they are officially awarded the title of "Pain

Introducing 23SA storemen! (part 2)

2008-08-03T16:28:00.003+08:00

Yo again~This is the second and last part of "Meet 23SA Storemen" session, brought to you by your very own REC TAN WJ (Clement)!Last week I featured the ones that are bunking in the same room as me, now I shall do the introductory for the neighbouring bunk. We got a new member in my bunk too, so I will throw him in the mix as well. Check it out!====================================================

Introducing 23SA storemen! (part 1)

2008-07-26T14:55:00.003+08:00

Ahem~I did mention I was going to do a little introduction/summary of my fellow bunkmates and co-workers, right? Yep, and this is the very topic itself!*For privacy's sake, all names will be referred to all only their initials or nicknamesBeginning from the very ones living in the same bunk:==========> "Kai" or FatThe biggest-sized among all of us. He is in charged of the General store, or what I

1 Week in Khatib

2008-07-20T19:28:00.003+08:00

Zzz, the one week in my unit seemed like eternity. And I am expected to stay there for another 22 months. =(How am I going to survive through this?Oh well, so I actually had been in that dreaded camp for 5 working days. Met all my fellow colleagues already, and surprisingly, they aren't half-bad. I think I can get along with them fairly well. Maybe I will write up a review next week on each and

Goodbye, Tekong...

2008-07-13T14:05:00.003+08:00

Darn.Just when I was getting comfortable with the military island, I got kicked out (posted) from the place. And to somewhere worst off in mainland Singapore, at Khatib camp SA 23 unit. Blarrgghh.The new camp is really old and half the buildings are so run down that they can easily be the ideal backdrop for horror films. I have only been there for one day yet, but even my soon-to-be fellow

Life as an "OOT"

2008-07-05T23:15:00.005+08:00

Here I am again!Fellow pal and loyal blog supporter Jun Wen indirectly inspired me to revive this site. And what's better than to talk about my life as an National Service army recruit?It has been a month of being a soldier; however not just any typical serviceman, but as a Out-of-Training (OOT) recruit! And that strictly means no exercise training for me, thanks to some underlying medical

Happy Birthday, Mizuki Nana!

2008-01-21T20:27:00.000+08:00

Today, January 21, is my one and only singer idol Mizuki Nana-sama's twenty-eighth birthday!YAYYY *breaks confetti*Eh, nothing special other than that.I will probably go tag a comment in her blog, in English or something. She will then have to use babelfish translation if she wishes to understand it. That will be my present to her. Hehehe.Oh and yes, I still haven't forgotten about uploading

BBQ @ DTE #2

2008-01-07T22:28:00.001+08:00

Refer to this for DTE #1 =PWho would've have thought that half a year later I would be back at Downtown East for a BBQ?Old pal Andrew had arranged a barbecue gathering on last Friday, and since there was no reason for me to refuse his invitation, I showed up.Not for bbq, but more with LAN gaming in mind.^playing with fireDTE had only one available lan shop though, and the rate for 1hr gaming was

To 2008 !!!!!!!

2007-12-31T21:39:00.000+08:00

Heh. Did a similar title like this for last year, 2006.(And OOPS; I forgot to celebrate my blog's one year anniversary. It was supposed to be on Dec 15th, but I will just say it now: Happy 1st Year Birthday, Blue Minute!)Now onto the ACTUAL topic.This year 2007 was a somewhat 'tamed' year for me. The only noteworthy milestone was my graduation from TP. Maybe Junk Art's birth will set another

Merry X'mas 2007!

2007-12-25T19:18:00.000+08:00

Sheng Dan Kuai Le !Since it is the you-know-what day today, I thought I should just post something to commemorate the event. I will probably post photos of the presents I received some day later.Other than the usual xmas stuff, I will take this as an opportunity to officially reveal my independent rpg project to this blog!"Junk Art"Follow the link above for more details. Also, I shall provide a

SEVEN Albums, unite!

2007-12-18T21:09:00.000+08:00

I went for shitty medical screening at CMPB earlier today (fourth trip there), so therefore you can bet how it brightened up my day to see a YesAsia package in my mailbox upon reaching home....My very own copies of supersonic girl and Magic Attraction are here!!supersonic girl on left, and Magic Attraction to the right (lovely~)Now, I finally own all seven albums of Nana's! Woot!It's a little

Package from YesAsia... oh Nana-sama~

2007-11-20T17:25:00.000+08:00

I am blogging this as the cd is playing!!!MIZUKI NANA!! whoaaaaaaa... waaaa... weeeeee~...Ahem, pardon my sudden outburst of excitement. There is a reason behind this, and it is all because:^ I already blurred my address, so don't botherMy one and only pop-idol Mizuki Nana's limited edition GREAT ACTIVITY album (released Nov 14 '07) and LIVE MUSEUM x UNIVERSE concert dvd has finally arrived at my

Fall 2007 Anime CRAZE!!

2007-10-20T01:14:00.000+08:00

Whoopie-doo~ Here we go again! It is autumn time in anime-infested Japan, and thus the season for brand new series commence!Very much like a previous post I had some time before, today I shall present my dear bloggie-readers short commentaries on the fresh series I have been following since the beginning of October.Disclaimer:Below is purely a brief, honest opinion on my impression (as of far) of

So I spent my non-schooling days...

2007-09-30T00:44:00.000+08:00

Wow lookie. I guessed it is nearly a month since my 'vacation' started, and what have I been doing so far? Clearly not working, but instead just hella' lot of playing.This month has indeed been a crazy period for rpg lovers. Just for the PS2 alone, we had Persona 3, Wild Arms 5, Growlanser HoW, .hack G.U 3 released local-wise. Coming very soon will be Soul Nomad, which I can safely estimate will

Sick =_= (and other short articles)

2007-09-14T20:00:00.000+08:00

As the title indicates, I am currently sick and on medication. Been sick since last sunday, so this marks the 6th day of my physical torture. Headaches, and coughs still burdened me even up till now, though fortunately the fever I initially had disappeared much earlier.About my sickness? The doctor said it was some form of serious bacteria infection in my throat. Something about me not drinking

Persona 3, done!

2007-09-06T22:07:00.000+08:00

After clocking up to 99hrs 14mins, I finally finished Persona 3 today. What a long trip it was, but definitely worth every second in my opinion. The ending was nicely done, and had left me a bittersweet aftertaste - so much that I really wanted to reboot and start a new game+.Of course, the thought of having to spend another crazy chunk of time replaying straight-away isn't a very bright idea, so

I am TWENTY-ONE yrs old now!

2007-09-05T00:20:00.000+08:00

Whoopie-dee-doo.It is the 5th of Sept, and I am thus fully one year older, and now somemore above 20 le. Anyway, I just thought I wanted to post something in my blog on my birthday this year, so this is it. Let me talk a little crap then~Can't remember what Singapore allows one to do when he hits 21 of age. I think is can watch those x-rated films in cinemas legally* right? Haha. Oh yea, need to

Persona 3 ~my 30th PS2 game~

2007-09-03T23:27:00.000+08:00

I am estimating about two weeks back, I got a call from my regular gameshop to picked up my reserved copy of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3. 'Number 30' title entered my PS2 collection.Obviously, I immediately inserted the game disc into my console as soon as I got home. Even if it was the week that TP students referred to as 'Study Week'.Myself: "I wanted to study! But I can't resist NOT playing

Backlog Chapter: Cosfest'07 + Aruru (ftw!)

2007-09-01T21:23:00.000+08:00

Phew, finally the last chapter to the current backlog - I bet anyone who have been following this 'series' of chapters are already getting sick of it anyway.The previous 3 chapters were pretty much me ranting and complaining regarding various events that had taken place. This time however, I am gonna talk about things on a brighter note (negative vibes, begone!).[Cosfest '07 at DTE]I mentioned

Backlog Chapter: BBQ @ DTE

2007-08-31T11:20:00.000+08:00

Probably a week or two after Cosfest'07, I was back again at Downtown East, Pasir Ris.This time for chalet. My dad had gotten a free room over at the resort side, courtesy from Comfort taxi group (sure, the company does give him some perks... like, once in a blue moon).[Costa Sands Resort, Downtown East] It would be boring if it were just the three of us (parents + me), so we had my mum-side of

Backlog Chapter: ExoroGame, NUS

2007-08-31T00:07:00.000+08:00

Continuing the quest to finish my backlog chapters, here we go~![ExoroGame Youth Challenge '07 @ NUS business]A beginning similar to the East Coast job-take, good ol' bro Andrew invited me to participate in the Exoro game competition held at NUS, some saturday ago.Click here to read more on details about Exoro. For those too lazy to visit the link, Exoro is basically a business/marketing

Backlog Chapter: East Coast job (read it!)

2007-08-30T22:45:00.000+08:00

I PHAILED!!!11!^ Yep that. Nothing to do with today's final exams or sort. But things doesn't look too bright on that either.So erm... some time ago I promised something like mass-posting my backlog events. I think one month had past since then. *whistle~*Haha. OOPS! Don't worry, I am back, and I will clear the whole load in today's post! Hooray!!I love posting handful of relevant photos while I

Reminisce (Prelude)

2007-07-15T21:23:00.000+08:00

intr.v. rem·i·nisced, rem·i·nisc·ing, rem·i·nisc·es To recollect and tell of past experiences or events.^Can you guess what I am going to blog today?-----------------------------------------------Yet another month has passed, and again, it took me this long to get my lazy arse moving and log in a brand new entry for my blog.A few... rather eventful stuff, happened during this dry period of

Nocturne family

2007-06-12T17:03:00.000+08:00

Term Tests over. .hack//GU vol2 completed.Holidays commencing...Woot. Time sure pass by real quickly. It is like what, a full month since I last made an entry on this blog? With Granado Espada (sg) around for 3weeks, it has been sucking my time everyday like there's no tomorrow. And guess what? Today's post is directly related to GE! >_

Schooling Days

2007-05-07T10:40:00.000+08:00
School...It is nearly a month since the new semester in TP begun. My timetable is pretty decent, with Monday being the only 'packed' day of the week. Monday-blues eh? Haiz. What in the world was the school thinking when they arranged a 2hr combined lecture? =_=;LAN Shop...Anyhow, I have been spending loads of time in Andrew's lanshop after school hours. Not that it is a complete bad thing, but I

SUPA ROBO WAR (W) !!

2007-04-16T23:43:00.000+08:00
This is actually one whole week late at the time I am posting this, but here it is: I gotta' my Super Robot Taisen W..!!For the noobs out there who don't know what that is, it is basically a long-running game series pitting various anime mecha shows together to combat against their foes. The premise is simply just that, but that is WHAT makes such game so appealing to the typical mecha otaku.This

Spring is a Busy (anime) Season

2007-04-15T15:08:00.000+08:00
Aah Spring; the season of renewal. When I think of it, I think of Spring-cleaning & Spring-fever. >_>As a guy living in tropical Singapura, the typical everyday is like Summer. However generally as of now, regions located at the northern hemisphere is in their little-spring mode. That applies to Japan as well, and when it comes to Japan's spring it also means: ANIME SPRING SEASON is here!!Spring

Happy Birthday, Reggie!

2007-04-02T21:59:00.000+08:00
Today marks a special day to my dear friend, who I will always will remember him for...=P Anyway, today is my old-secondary classmate-friend; Reggie's birthday. Actually, with courtesy from Friendster.com, I noted that this very same day is also shared by the birthday of yet another secondary-classmate of mine; RuiLin. And no, that isn't April's Fool.[Speaking of April's Fool, I had enough pranks

OMG?! DS Lite!!

2007-03-31T10:01:00.000+08:00
Dum~dum~dum~!I GOT IT! I AM FINALLY A PROUD OWNER OF A NINTENDO DS LITE!!!S$269 package, inclusive of a free gameAnd so the above statement says it all. I now have in possession a Enamel Navy DS Lite. Ever since coming back from my last trip to Japan, I have been seriously saving up money to get this baby asap.It had to be the 'Lite' model too, coz that is the one which sleek, compact case

FOUR More Days to Supp.!?

2007-03-22T15:14:00.000+08:00
This post actually has nothing to do with the above title. Hooray for misleading headings!!Note: The title is fact however, and I am quite behind my studies. Dead meat?Anyway (I seems to like using this word as an opener), for rpg gaming fans like myself, XSEED Games has recently annouced the publishing of Wild Arms the Vth Vanguard!Japanese cover above; no idea what the US version will be at the

REFRESH: Holiday mood

2007-03-19T23:16:00.000+08:00
^^Holiday mood. Da-dumHonestly speaking. It is the school vacations, and I am pretty much slacking my way through. I got supp. papers to study, but I have been spending more time playing games and watching anime.Anyway, today marks the end of the 1mth Closed-beta server of Granado Espada sg. Bye-bye my hard-worked characters; no worries, you will be 'reincarnated' by me after the wipe when the

White Day... and what else?

2007-03-14T22:50:00.000+08:00
Today is March 14.And it is 'White Day' if you are in Japan. The guy is supposed to give a gift 3x in value to what he recieved from the girl who gave him during Valentine Day. That is sweet, but it doesn't matter to us Singaporeans anyway~Other than the abovementioned day, today also marks the eventful day where us Temasek students can finally get back our exam results. For those final year

Japan 2007 : Day 4

2007-03-10T09:09:00.000+08:00
Day 4 in Tokyo, Japan. woot!Yesterday was a totally hectic day for me and my mom. At the end of the day, our legs and feet were sore/aching like anything. And that was just from a complete shopping spree.We were actually going around Ueno. That place is kinda like a huge market street. Tons of stuff such as clothing, toys and majority snacks/food. That the latter, was the main reason my mother

Japan 2007 : Day3

2007-03-09T08:00:00.000+08:00
9 March, 2007; Friday, 0800 sg-time:Blogging in Japan again. It is convenient to post entries here, thanks to the computer room provided by the hotel I am residing at.Yesterday was quite a busy shopping day for me. Me and my mum went down to Akihabara, aka 'Holy Land of Otaku'. It is actually a huge and well-known Japan district for electronic goods, but we otaku-s recognise that place as the

Blogging in Japan!

2007-03-08T07:56:00.000+08:00
Heya こにちわ (Zz..wtf am I typing)Like the topic says, I am doing an entry at my hotel. They have those funky Japanese keyboard so some of the keys placement are different to what I am used to. I spent like mins trying to find the `@` key. There`s also this curious key that you can click to change the typing style to hiragana etc.Even signing on to Blogspot, the whole setting is in Japanese whoa.

Movie, Gaming, Japan...

2007-03-06T20:25:00.000+08:00
It seems like it has become quite a habit for me to leave backlog on blogging. =PAnyway, I am gonna make this entry a real-quickie. Some will know I am going to Japan for a few days vacation. In fact, I am about to leave home in approximately 15mins to catch my flight. For my good pals, I will be bring some gifts back for you. =DSo since I am in quite a rush, I won't go through the past days

Clement is BACK! (ala not dead)

2007-03-01T20:26:00.000+08:00
Oh boy...I am wayyyyyy back-log with the blogging. So much things had happened over a short period of time during February. My schedule was so packed that I could barely breathe ...yea. Things have been settling down lately though, with the darn exams finally over. That's why I can finally come back here and type something.Instead of posting multiple topics to cover the several events that were

"Let's talk about PS2 games I want...!!"

2007-02-05T22:17:00.000+08:00
Okay. I figured it has been quite some time since my last blog entry, I will post something...Something rather pointless.This was inspired by today's uneventful evening of dropping by my fave' game store ; only to be disappointed that the game I want suffered delayed shipment.SO, instead of being off to play the much-expected game, let me share some thoughts on what PS2-release games (*cough*

Dinner at Seoul Garden TM [26 Jan]

2007-01-29T10:36:00.000+08:00
Late on post-entry by 3 days, but I was b-u-s-y~Last Friday evening had a small gathering of Student-Cafe helpers meeting up for free (sponsored) dinner at Seoul Garden. It was previously a toss-up between that or Pizza Hut, but the guys were going for a meat-frenzy ala 'Fresh Meat' buffet.Naturally, Seoul Garden got the pick with 100% agreement. Andrew posing for a photo that has no relevance to

Eternal Fighter Zero : best KEY fangame~?

2007-01-22T21:43:00.000+08:00
Last week had been a tough time for me. The week before as well. And I forsee that this week and the weeks to come will be just as tiring as ever.Life almost sux with poly-crap up at your neck.Well, even with work pressured on me 24/7, I managed to squeeze out ABIT of time - to try the latest game I got my hands on (finally).What is it, you ask? Hint: Look at the post title ^^Tsukimiya Ayu: EFZ

TP Openhouse Day 1 & 2

2007-01-19T21:12:00.000+08:00
no openhouse is without stages, and we got not one, but two...with crowds!! In the previous blog entry, I did mention about Temasek Polytechnic having a 3-day openhouse event, and I am directly involved in two roles simutanously; EPS representive, and openhouse commitee helper.With two days of the event over, I can assuredly declare myself a job well done for watching over my EPS booth. But as

Dark Koji's FIRST entry relating to school

2007-01-17T22:40:00.000+08:00
'Temasek The Polytechnic Place to Be'..err oops me?Temasek Polytechnic is gonna have a field day with its Open-house starting tomorrow onwards till coming saturday. And for the first time in my 3 years life as a TP student, I will be directly involved in the school's biggest annual event.I am soooooo excited~- yea, like real >_>For the upcoming 3 days, I will be attending the openhouse as a

LAN-fest!! of the 'Invisible-34' [6 Jan 07]

2007-01-10T12:37:00.000+08:00
Saturday. 19:30. The night the proud nerd force stormed the IRC lan shop.That above quite summarized this topic. Yep, a large group of local anime-bloggers/fans got together for an offline meeting to play counterstrike in Parklane mall.The local anime-blogger superstar TJ Han (riuva) had organised this event, with support from various other bloggers, such tsubasa, DarkMirage, bj0rn and many

Urban Attic SALE~ [31 Dec 06]

2007-01-03T23:33:00.000+08:00
"Somewhere in Funan Centre at the very last day of the year '06, there was a sale going on. In a humble anime-figure shop called 'Urban Attic'. It had stuff going for as low as $15, so many people came...including me."Urban Attic: before the crowdThat's the summary of my first trip to Urban Attic. I got a tip-off from several local anime blog sites that a sale would be held on that specific date,

To 2007 !!!!!!!

2006-12-31T23:11:00.000+08:00
haizzzz...So the time I am typing this is less than an hour to a new day. And this day marks the beginning of a new year... and this very moment is something special for everybody; in a sense that we aim to start everything afresh, and make our list of resolution in preparation to the new year.But technically, the first day (hour) of a new year is no difference than any other day. It is only by a

Eminence : PASSION [Dec 23]

2006-12-27T11:08:00.000+08:00
I was going to blog about this yesterday, as promised. I fell asleep though, so you get it today instead.PASSION is an instrumental performance done by an Aussie group Eminence. The founder is actually a Japanese gentleman by the name of Hiroaki Yura, who was also the lead violinist of the night's show. What is different from them to other classical orchastra is that they play game, anime music

CHRISTMAS 2006....are you celebrating?

2006-12-25T23:29:00.000+08:00
It has been a busy period of days. And today is Christmas.Public Holiday = GoodPublic Holiday DURING School Holiday = darn it (bohua)Busy as I am, my daily stuff including this blog has been neglected. I was supposed to blog about my great experience in the PASSION concert two days ago, but haven't had the time to. I will do it, probably tml, so stay erm..tune? for that.So it is Christmas anyway,

Haircut Day >_>

2006-12-22T23:54:00.000+08:00
So I cut my hair today at a particular salon in Plaza Sing. My hair was way past longer than what I had accumulated in my entire life, so it was time to cut...just in time for christmas. As expected, I had to wait at least half-hour for my turn, due to immense booking (coming-christmas lah).The haircut was pretty neat, but my mum + cousin requested for the stylist to leave my hair slightly long,

'New Day' aka 'My Holidays are Depleting!!'

2006-12-18T11:03:00.000+08:00
Sweet couple right?! I shamelessly 'borrowed' this pic from riuva..(thks~)And so there we have it; the much 'awaited' photo of that Syaoran & Sakura cosplayer I was talking about in my EOY post; if you had been paying attention. I swore they were keeping a low profile or something during the event, because had I seen them, I would have taken a picture of them myself with a blink of an eye. They

Site Template Change

2006-12-17T20:59:00.000+08:00
So here I am again. Another day, another entry. Am I going to blog every once per day? I hope so.Yea, so I typical spent/wasted my whole Sunday afternoon fiddling with this blog's template and layout. Pretty stupid way of clearing a day. But changes there are! For all old-comers who haven't notice the new banner on this site, I recommend you on getting your eyes check =PBlogspot's 'userfriendly'

STAC EOY 06 Cosplay 'Resolutions'

2006-12-16T23:41:00.000+08:00
Alright!!4hrs of cosplaying photo-taking + admiring at expo, and it was nice to be there. Man, and just to think that if I haven't been doing some random anime-blog surfing the previous night, I would have totally missed out on this wayy-neat event o_O.Rozen Maiden (mi likes SuiseiSeki) Maybe not "wayy-neat" as I put it earlier, and I say why:So it happened anyway, me myself going to my second

My Blog's Debut!!

2006-12-16T11:04:00.000+08:00
Hiiya to my readers! 'kay, it's not like there is anyone reading it, but still is good to greet~My first entry to this blog, and just thought I would drop by and post something. This blog 'Blue Minute' (a name I kinda came up with during that minute.. =P), was created on 15 Dec 2006. That was yesterday, if you haven't been recently following the dates.This isn't my first time blogging, but it