Some people have been wondering how to use your Gmail account to sign up with using MSN messenger. I finally have the URL again.
Go to (dead link by now) and under “Sign up today”, look out for the second header “Use an e-mail address you already have” and click the “Get started now” link below.
It will later bring you to a registration page where you need to key in a new password. This password is the login password for this MSN account and not the password for your email account. However, you may choose to key in the same password anyway.
Next, MSN will send an email to your Gmail account for you to verify your ownership of that email account. Click the link provided in that email and you will be done with the registration.
This works for any other email addresses from Yahoo and other providers.
Problems of the Chalet
[Sunday, 15 October, 2006]
Finally I finished the second phrase of my labelling of the entire blog. It took more around six hours to add and edit labels to the entries, causing a little exhaustion on my mind.
In the midst of my hard work, I did some contacting of my guests to confirm their availability for the chalet. It had been a long time since I last chatted with Ching Er and eventually she placed her school work above my celebration. I knew everyone was busy but it really depended on the friendship to fork out the time.
I felt quite guilty for friends like Peh, Vanessa, Mikeller, Meiping, Kaelyn and some others to go all the way down to Pasir Ris when they could not even spare the time to stay; but sacrifices had to be made in order to gather, and it all depended on whether the efforts were worthwhile.
Ou Xiang talked to me about the mess at her current accommodation, which was all because of my required barbecue stuffs. I tried to contact Mingfa and Weitat but was disappointed to know that they did not hold training at BMCC; else Wilson or Mingen could easily drop by Ou Xiang’s house to collect the stuffs. Weitat had also forgotten the promise he made a week ago when he came my house to collect the Windows XP CD.
Ou Xiang told me she could help me to carry the stuffs over to my house on this coming Tuesday and it totally sucked to let her do that when she was kind enough to provide me the stuffs. I could only blame my strengthless left leg that I had to be so dependence on others.
Internet was down again for a while when I was trying to help Ou Xiang with her PowerPoint. The weird thing was that I could connect to MSN but unable to surf the net.
For the next few days I must work harder to get things done.
My first step out
[Friday, 13 October, 2006]
Jielin asked me to join her and the other mad girls out some time ago but I never thought I could walk properly. I did not expect her to remember to call me again on the actual day which I had planned to get cracking with my websites. Since I noticed my leg was getting better, I agreed.
My mum cooked instant noodle (without egg again) for me so that I could leave anytime but it started to rain after that. Since I could not find my umbrella and did not want to bring a big one out, I waited near my door for the rain to stop.
In fact, I had trimmed my hair since quite long ago and waiting for just before my chalet to get it neat again, thus I looked terribly ugly. However, that did not stop me from going to crowded and trendy place such as orchard.
Jielin gave me another call and told me Cecilia was leaving soon and I grabbed a larger foldable one and left the house. Luckily, the rain had stopped.
I had some problems walking at first. I tried to walk fast and my left calf started to cramp a little. However, as I walked more, the pain seemed to vanish slowly; I supposed this was what the physiotherapist had told me about getting used to the pain.
My walking speed was not even half of my usual one before the operation. I realised by making larger step on my left leg, I could walk faster. However, the slopes made it difficult for me to walk. I hated any stare from passers-by but could not help it when I had to climb the two long flocks of stairs down unless I had to travel far to the other side of the entrance.
Since my left ankle still could not bend due to the calf, it was impossible for me to move the right leg first when I was climbing the stairs and I supposed it would take a very long time to fully recover.
I was really glad to reach Hereen since it was my first time going out alone without using crutches and without taking a cab.
I met them outside “Action City” shop. I started teasing Jielin for she looked like a bamboo in her sleeveless shirt and later kept asking whether she was sick a not.
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Look at Kim’s finger… |
After walking rounds and rounds, we moved on to Wisma. We got into the Topshop where I managed to get presents and caused another burn on my ATM card. The girls were really nice and interesting people. The fascinating part was when they asked Kim to wear a feminine shirt, she pointed middle finger immediately.
We moved on to the basement level, walked around for quite some time before we departed at the MRT station around evening time.
It is my judgement
I watch the star fall as I sit by and do nothing. I always think it will shine and been waiting all these while, yet I realise all these trying are dimming it more and more.
I do not have the strength anymore to lift it up. I am exhausted.
Maybe it is another moody star since beginning and my visible was playing a fool on me.
I cannot help feeling lousier each day. I despise all my decision and judgement. I hate my own life.
I really wish I can do everything on this earth but it is never my level of capability to accomplish even simple tasks.
For now I need more support than I can give.
It seems like a dead end.
South Park Warcraft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpLCUQs7dkQ
URL sent by John.
This is an interesting South Park cartoon video; lame and sarcastic but actually meaningful.
In life, you may meet some crooks and wish to redress justice over minor matters. You can maintain your principles and spend all your time to solve the problems but you gain nothing after all. A hero is never named or recognised for a minor act unless you have the luck. Often you can only face setbacks in the end.
I used to brood over hypocrites in IRC and then the hectic and unfair life in army; I could not seem to help but instead, brought my life to a greater grieve.
Graphic Card and Screen Resolution
[Monday, 09 October, 2006]
There was a single black line across near the top of my screen. I tried to switch windows and later off and on the power of the monitor but every way seemed pointless.
A few days ago, there were a couple of times when the whole screen turned black for a second. I suspected my graphic card was having problems.
This time, I told my elder brother who asked me to change the resolution of my screen from “1280 x 1064” to “1152 x 864” pixels and the black line disappeared.
He told me he did not even use such big resolution even though his graphic card was better after he realised the performance would be less efficient. As for my old computer, the graphic card was much lousier and therefore could not take it.
A lesson was learnt.
211006 Nightmare
There seems to be more and more things which pile up in my life, putting me in dilemma. One of the recent problems is the day “Saturday, 21 October, 2006”, which is really a hectic day for me.
There may be a GESS volleyball outing at the beach on that day when I still cannot put strength on my left leg. The worse of all is my twins friends, Fatty Si and Pretty Yun, and also Ivan’s twenty-first birthday celebration. Ivan’s party is held together with all the army guys’ ORD celebration at Rongji’s place.
I can go for the beach outing and probably leave earlier, but the other two parties are held at almost the same time – 1800h. I have to divide myself at two places, Chinese Gardens and Serangoon, by then.
I am at a tight spot because the twins are my very good friends since seven years ago and my army friends are people who have fought by my side for more than a year against so many hypocrites; all of them are important.
Another big problem is that I am not supposed to take any junk food; I have not eaten chicken, eggs, other seafood and any cold food for as long as since after my operation. My mum wants me to fast over them for three months.
I am getting sick of fish but of course, fillet-o-fish should be fine. After the three months, the first thing that I am going to eat will be western food or fast food!
Am I going to starve for the whole day then on that Saturday or perhaps, chew on bread for my three meals?
Another problem is I do not even know how far I can walk by then.
Revisit to SGH
[Monday, 09 October, 2006]
I went to the physiotherapist for the second time with my mum. I told her I had accidentally strained my calf two nights ago and she was quite stunned. It was all for the long disability that I wanted to witness the progress.
I did some cycling exercise there and each time I used strength, the left calf seemed like going to cramp. Then, I was taught a few more exercises with the thera-band. Luckily the session was less than ten bucks.
Next, we went to the Clinic “C” again. The waiting time was near an hour. I was delighted to see Doctor Tay again and Doctor Sebastian was just by his side. There was nothing much to say and they thought my condition was good. When Doctor Sebastian asked if there was any numbness, I felt around the wound and the skin was indeed totally numbed.
The next appointment is half a year later. By then I do not see any need to go back when I have totally recovered. Twenty-one bucks was too expensive. Perhaps, the reason to go back would be just to pay Doctor Tay a visit.
Perfectionist
Do you think there is such thing as perfect in this world?
Yes, you can spell “perfect” and you score perfect for your mathematics test or in a game, but how about a person?
Can a human being be flawless?
You ask all the famous people have they done any wrong thing before and you should get an answer if they are honest.
But when a close person tells you about your faults, will you listen?
Is ignoring or crying a solution?
If there is no room for discussion, where does the future lie?
Free Wireless Internet Connection in Singapore
Do you wish to enjoy that?
It has come true in Singapore!
Thanks PM Lee. I will ask people to take better care of your “who” in Stagmont Camp.
Anyone can get me a PDA then? Please!
(Links to news removed due to inaccurate information; thanks anonymous!)