Bitten By The Bug

I've been bitten by the facebook bug.
frens have been asking me to sign up and all... saying how fun it is and how intereactive, etc.
but i've always declined coz i hardly update on friendster anyway...
so wasn't keen on another social networking thingy.

but boredom has taken its toll on me and i gave in...
i signed up.
and so during my 12hr shift i'm, quoting peter, "grinding on facebook".
chalking up munny to buy food for my (fluff) pet, gaining xp on mobster,
imcreasing points for my vampire and zombie, superpoking frens to unlock new actions...

but i must admit dat tho the interface is rather messy unlike friendster's, it is rather addictive.
but i figure dat i'll be less regular once i get back to sg and b busy w new games for the pc and 360.
games awaiting for me are bioshock, medal of honor: airborne (both pc) and fifa 08 (360).
not too sure when guitar hero 3 is coming out but i've seen the songlist on the game and i dun know most of the songs.
at least i know a good number of the songs on GH2.

i'm off now... gona go watch a machinima mini-series created based on MOHA. looks interesting.

My Apologies

After posting and reading through my previous entry,
i realized i've talked abt mythbusters liao...
hahaha... my apologies.

goes to show how my brain is being killed doing nothing all day.
minimal brain activity.

sorry... signing off...
ciao!!

A 2nd Chance?

I've been informed of the most wonderful news.
many thanks to john for letting me know...

and now, i have the chance to catch "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Princess Theatre in melbourne no less.
and the price of the ticket is reasonable too... A$107 for a stall seat.

all dat is left is to wait till i know the exact dates i will be in melbourne.

i've emailed the office to send a replacement coz i'm somewhat getting restless ...
and i wana be back in sg asap so dat i can be around for interviews shd chevron decide to call me for one.

but the office is having problems finding someone to replace me... so it seems i will be stuck here till 15 oct.
the day i smell freedom and return to civilisation.

in the meantime, i've been spending my afternoons watching the mythbusters.
i'm sure most of u know the show...
i brought w me 4 seasons of the show... and i'm halfway through season 4 now...
it's been interesting watching everything from the pilot episodes to season 4, noting how the show has changed.
season 5 is currently airing in sg, think it's airing season 6 in the US.

but adam savage, one of the hosts, never fails to crack me up with his antics.
and of coz there's juz abt every geek's dream girl - kari byron.
looks like it's time to get hold of seasons 5 and watever is there of 6.

i've also just finished watching this jap drama, jotei, on crunchyroll.
interesting show... u can find the drama sypnosis here.

dat's how i've been spending my afternoons and evenings while on shift...
in addition to all dat, my usual blog reading... and email checking...

and before i sign off,
here's wishing a happy birthday to ppl who have recently celebrated or going to celebrate their birthdays:
jiahui, travis, angeline, michelle ngern, serene, and marilyn.
juz realized, looking at the list of names, none of them read my blog... or at least i duno they read it.

ohwell...
wat i have written, i have written :)
guess dat's all for now... hope to see everyone when i get back...

meantime, take care everyone... seems to be a gastric flu bug going ard...
i know of 2 ppl down w it already.

Countdown...

The flare at the platform was out yesterday.
the flare is wad burns off the excess gas dat the platform vents out due to excessive pressure buildup in the extraction process.
anyhoo...what it all means is dat as of yesterday, the platform shutdown works has more or less officially begun.

which i guess i can start my approximate 28 day countdown...
with today being 1 down, 27 to go...

cant wait till the day the client says dat everything's a wrap and i can go back to civilisation.
which will den mean going down to the qantas office to get my ticket changed.
going to melbourne... woohoo!!

i prob have mentioned it b4... i cant even remember and am too lazy to go trackback to check.
so if i've mentioned melb b4, sorry ppl... ;P

as my msn nick says, mythbusters have been my bestest buddies for the last few days.
been watching them for abt 1/2 of my working shift time which amounts to abt 6hrs.
with another 1 hr attributed to having lunch and dinner, mayb lesser, since i eat fairly fast.
hahaha...

the rest of the shift time is spent walking abt, stepping out in the sun to get warm
coz it can get fairly cold up on the bridge...
doesn't help dat i'm sitting right under the aircon as well.

so yea... i've got 4 seasons of mythbusters (thanks again, peter!)
have finished season 1, in the middle of season 2.
as i watch the episodes, i realized dat i've actually managed to diligently follow most of the first 2 seasons coz they all seem v familiar.

i think it's seasons 3 and 4 dat i've missed most episodes on tv.
so this is a good chance for me to catch up.
was also checking out the discovery website to see if they put up their filming locations and schedule...
so fans of the show can follow... coz on a few episodes, a group of fans made appearances on the show, tho v far from the action.
but how cool is dat? watching the guys of ur fav show filming and carrying out the experiments to prove or debunk the myths.

so since i was checking out the discovery website, i went to see if they had nice tees i could get...
i was hoping for one dat said "busted" but they've only got "plausible" :(
guess dat's a good thing as well... since i've already spent some on my tees and hoodie which have arrive, by the way.
and are sitting at peter's house, awaiting my arrival back home.


cant wait till i get off the barge...
as one of the mates who works the same shift as me said "the sound of the helicopter is the sweetest u can hear when u are going home."
i cant wait for dat day to come...
till den... it's lots of movies, games, mythbusters, cartoons and prayer...
hoping and praying i'll get the job at chevron...

more on the job applications another day...

Sesame Street & Batmonkey?

I juz have to post this up...

Sesame Street Quarantine

Batmonkey

More Clips...

More stuff from adultswim.
non-star wars clips...

The Sad Fate of Soundwave

The Death of He-Man

I, Rosie

hope you enjoyed it...
this is wat i've been watching all day today...
the whole season 2 of robot chicken and more clips on adultswim.
fyi, season 3 is ongoing.

More Star Wars Spoofs

Absolutely great stuff from the makers of robot chicken...
and great stuff must be shared...
i'm sure peter will so dig these... haha...

Not Fully Operational Death Star

Death Star Orientation

Death Star Yo Momma

for more hilarious stop motion animation and other stuff besides star wars parodies, head on down to adultswim.com.
u'll find all the action figures from my childhood days all there...
thundercats, m.a.s.k., he-man, g.i. joe and more!!

For The Heroes Fan

Forgot to post this as well...

Heroic Toilet

also from kontraband.

For The Star Wars Fan

Found this on kontraband.
enjoy...

Darth Vader Calls The Emperor

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Happy Birthday!!

It's dat time of the year again.
it's 4th sept...

my birthday!
but i'm spending it on the barge, having nothing to do all day...

juz got an email informing me dat my payment for my tees have been refunded.
emailed the company. waiting for a reply.

been working on my resumes and sending out a few while i was out at sea.
even one to chevron, the very place where my dad works... haha...
luckily the position i'm applying for is in a different dept from my dad.
i think it'll b quite weird to b working in the same department as my dad.

but at the same time,
i'm grateful for the help my dad has given me in helping find out abt the job vacancies in chevron
and helping me look out for the ad in the papers.
so i've been working on my cv and going to send soon...

so this job is my no 1 priority... i'm really hoping to get this job... i duno why.
there's juz this excitement that's building up in me as i prepare to send out my resume.

oh... and here's a request, for those who more or less drop by to keep upself updated w my life,
pls leave a comment or something so i know u drop by... and my blog wun look so dead.
hahaha... i know i haven't been blogging for quite a long while...
and this workless project i'm on right now is the perfect time and place for me to get started again.

and for those who are looking for decently cheap and unique accessories,
check out liquidesigns. it's run by a fren who makes them...
she recently resurrected the business... hahaha... i think.
so yea.. check it out and if u see something u like, go get it.
while stocks last !!

i've got approximately slightly under 2 months till i get out and get home...
but i'm hoping and planning to drop by melbourne to visit ryan on my way back.
prob gona spend a couple of days there...
gona shop a bit, walk a bit, pub quite a lot of bit and gamble lots at crown... hahaha...

guess dat's all i have folks.
cheerios!!

Nice, Lazy, Expensive Sat...

The weekend's here again...
my 2nd weekend here onboard...

no one's online... feeling all lazy...
the perfect time for a day out at the beach,
catching some sun, cooling off in the sea, games in the sand.
end off the evening w a nice drink over at cafe del mar by the pool bar or the jacuzzi...
Mmmmmm...

i'd love dat.

but nope...
i'm here out at sea, with nothing but the internet, my good fren.
i duno how many times i've said this but while i'm here,
i declare that the internet is the BESTEST thing ever created.
it's mainly the thing dat's keeping me sane rite now.

and i'm shopping for clothes.
seeing the sale over at threadless, i somehow got "inspired" to do some shopping.
but not at threadless coz everyone seems to b buying clothes from there now.
i've gone somewhere else to get some threads for myself.
and i'm not saying where...
wana keep my clothes exclusive.

yea... and i think i'll be spending something like 2-3 days' salary on my clothes.
and dat'll b abt $200-250 for some tees and a hoodie...
nice... :)

cant wait till everything here ends...
so i can go home, get my new clothes and show them off !!
not to mention meeting up w frens whom i will not have seen in like 2 1/2 months.
do some mj-ing, ktv-ing, movie-ing, pub-ing, club-ing, mambo-ing,
and i dare say... shop-ing?

hahaha...
have a great weekend everyone !!
cherrios!