August 2004

Merdeka birthday

Happy birthday, Malaysia! Happy birthday to my sister too!Labels: birthday

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Tuesday, 31 August 2004

Merdeka Reunion

It's late at night. And I'm still awake. The Merdeka celebration at school this morning, I mean yesterday, was quite exceptional. It's just the usual event that happens every year with nothing much special for me to highlight. Waving flags, inspirational ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Tuesday, 31 August 2004

Free Service Pack

Unbelievable. I can get Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD for free? Or does it mean that I can order it for free? The CD order page quoted: Thank you for your interest in the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD. ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Sunday, 29 August 2004

Tapping CD-ROM

Something is wrong with my CD-ROM. Suddenly, it cannot work for no particular reason. My 52x CD-ROM is actually quite old. From the Windows Device Manager, it's known as Targa 52X-A, whatever is it. When I put in an audio ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Saturday, 28 August 2004

Aliens and Jasmine

Alien VS Predator rocks! I went to Megamal with my friend, Kang Chia Chao, to watch it at 1PM. I got to say the Predators really have some sleek moves, with cool retractable blades and uh, nice hair. The Aliens, ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Thursday, 26 August 2004

Tiring exhaustion

Boy, I'm so tired! Early morning, I woke up and went to PA tuition at 9.15AM. After 2 hours and 15 minutes, I walked out of the tuition center and found out that it was raining. Taking bus, I managed ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Wednesday, 25 August 2004

Firefox Dust 2

Last month, I wrote about some dusts I found in Firefox. I supposed it's a good read for most Firefox users. However, it is only the scratch of the surface. You might see this as a form of criticism, but ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Monday, 23 August 2004

Back to Singapore

My sister flew back to Singapore today. She'll be back again next year during Chinese New Year. For the past 4 days, she toured around Penang, went to my aunt's house, and had fun with her friends. She also used ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Sunday, 22 August 2004

Sister returns

My elder sister is back from Singapore today! Yay! She'll be staying here for few days till Sunday. She works in Singapore, so I couldn't ask her to stay longer. Anyway, I'll be spending some quality time with her, since ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Wednesday, 18 August 2004

STPM timetable

The STPM timetable is finally out! Below is the timetable, compiled with the subjects I take: STPM 2004 Timetable Date Time Subject Monday, 8 November 2004 8.00 - 11.00AM Mathematics Paper 1 Tuesday, 9 November 2004 8.00 - 10.30AM Physics Paper 2 Monday, 22 November 2004 8.00 - 10.30AM Chemistry paper 2 2.00 - ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Tuesday, 17 August 2004

Merdeka campaign

In conjuntion with the upcoming Independence Day on 31 August, my school proudly launches the Merdeka campaign today. This means that when I step into my school tomorrow morning, I'll be listening to Merdeka songs being played via the school's ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Monday, 16 August 2004

Mozilla verses

The first ever Mozilla build I've downloaded is Mozilla 0.8. At that time, I have only half years of computing experience. I was quite excited to discover an easter egg when typing about:mozilla into the Location or Address bar. If ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Sunday, 15 August 2004

Malaysian Idol Finalists

Yeah, it's the Malaysian Idol 12 finalists! I watched it live on 8TV and their performances are simply amazing, though some of them got harsh critiques from the judges, especially Paul Moss. Saiful, being the first contestant to sing on ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Friday, 13 August 2004

Attractive farmer

Mr. Tan Kok Thai rocks! His body can attract rocks, metal, plastic and rubber items, pieces of wood and even bananas! Awesome!

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Friday, 13 August 2004

Form 6 Election

It's that time again. The Pertiena election time. Candidates of Form Lower 6 will compete for 3 positions in the Form 6 Society which are the treasurer, secretary and chairman. All Form 6 students gathered at the assembly court this morning ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Thursday, 12 August 2004

Creative badge

This is the Pertiena badge, the symbol of my school's Form 6 Society. Every member has one, including myself of course. For those scratching their heads, Pertiena stands for Persatuan Tingkatan Enam. On the badge, it shows the beautiful Pertiena ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Monday, 9 August 2004

Social networking phenomenon

I don't understand, why is everyone so obsessed about Friendster? It seems to be one of the latest craze among online teenagers nowadays. They all talked about it, including my friends and cousins. As for me, I'm, sort of, indirectly ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Friday, 6 August 2004

Scrollbar tweaks

Do you notice anything weird in the screenshot? Take a look at it carefully. It's neither the themes list nor the buttons. No, it's not a trick image or whatever. It's the scrollbar. I've customised my Firefox with Mac-alike scrollbars, by adding ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Monday, 2 August 2004

Signs of doomsday

Weird things happened at school this morning. During the assembly, the teachers surprisingly became so fluent in bahasa baku especially when giving speeches to all of us. I realised that almost 50% of all Form Upper and Lower Six students ...

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Posted over 6 years ago, on Monday, 2 August 2004