The Only Exercise I Managed to Do This Month.

In the mood for KFC









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Desktopography

Winamp playin' Slow by Kiyoharu
I've just found a cool webbie with very nice (and I mean very, very nice) wallpapers. The site's called Desktopography. I suddenly have the urge to use all the wallpapers displayed on the site! Well, not all, but most of 'em. And although I love Yuusuke Nakamura's artwork, it's not like I've to use his work as my desktop wallpaper all the time, right?

So, if you're bored with your wallpaper (or the themes you've been using e.g anime, manga, rockstars, pornstars, tvshows, artistes, etc) and you want something artistic instead, type http://www.desktopography.net/ on your urlbar or just click here to change it. But be warned, this site is Flash loaded, so it'll be kinda slow loading, and not good for people using dialup.

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100+ MP3 in a 256Mb-MP3player?

Winamp playin' Crash (Crazy in Love) by Battle

Baca ni tadi b4 gi solat (kat opis) - Buying Guide for MP3 Players: How does an MP3 player work? - . Baru laa tau what's OGG, AAC, FLAC etc. (scroll down to "format" section). Aha serunduts jugak membaca & mengetahui pelbagai jenis format yang ade yang buleh dimobilekan. Tapi kebanyakan format2 ni bersaiz besar, tak muat nak masukkan ke dalam mp3 player yang bersaiz kecik like mine (256Mb) or my old one yang still working (128MB). Kengkorang yang pakai MP3 player ni sure tensen kan kalau tak leh masukkan banyak2 lagu dalam MP3 player bersaiz kecik. Jadi... aku ade alternative lain, yang mana membulehkan kengkorang semua memasukkan dalam lebih kurang 100++ lagu ke dalam 256Mb dan separuh dari tu ke dalam 128Mb punye player.

Caranya ialah dengan menggunakan dBpoerAMP Music Converter (and while the software name's start with dB, I'm not the one who created it). Memula kena la dl kat http://www.dbpoweramp.com/. Kemudian install. Baru leh guna. Dari sini, ade 2 cara buleh kecikkan file mp3 anda untuk dimuatkan ke dalam player.

Cara pertama: Convert MP3 anda yang mempunyai bitrate lebih dari 100. Bagaimana nak tau mp3 anda mempunyai berapa banyak bitrate? Right click kat mp3 anda, select Properties, select Summary, then click Advance. Nengok under Audio, dia ade tulih bit rate di sana. Kembali kepada powerAMP anda. Dekat slide berwarna ijau (aku nyer ijau la.. sebab powerAMP lama), pilih bitrate pilihan, samada 64, 80 atau 96. Peringatan: makin kecik bitrate, makin tak sedap bunyinye. Test semua bitrate mingikut pilihan anda. Kemudian select ape2 yg patut. Dinasihatkan jangan delete source file after conversion untuk mengelakkan menyesal kemudian tidak berguna. Dah pilih ape2 yang patut, klik Convert. Biarkan sekejap sampai abih convert. Nah! dah siap pun!

Cara kedua: Download codec untuk Windows media audio (wma) di codec central. Gi sini http://www.dbpoweramp.com/codec-central-wma.htm sonang. Dl codec. Install. Bukak powerAmp. Convert file to: Windows Media Audio. Settingnye pilih la mana2. yang penting, seperti cara pertama tadi, makin kecik makin tak sedap. jadi sajesyen aku 80 kbps, 44Hz, stereo. Tapi tu sajesyen je. Then ikut step conversion tadi.

Semua kat atas ni cara nak convert MP3 yang telah sedia ade. Camne kalau convert dari CD? Ni tricky. Sebab most of the CDAs are copy protected, payoh la. Try guna powerAMP tadi untuk convert. Atau guna je Windows Media Player untuk merip CD. Jadikan kecik sekeciknye.

Jadi lepas ni korang buleh la enjoy lagu banyak2 menggunakan player korang yang sedia ade tanpa memikirkan harga mp3 baru. Atau sementara menunggu harga MP3 player yang beh2 turun.

Warning: Kalau anda seorang audiophile, lupakan saja niat untuk mengecikkan MP3 anda. Memang anda takkan berpuas hati dengan quality. Melainkan anda tak kisah dengan bunyi yang seperti radio. I know it; coz I'm one of them audiophile. But greed overcomes all; I want more mp3!

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Blue Moon

In the mood for lunch break

Blue moon
You saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

Blue moon
You knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms would ever hold
I heared somebody whisper
"please, adore me"
And when I looked
The moon had turned to gold

Blue moon
Now I’m no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

(tambah sket bridge kat sini:
Doo- doo doo- dwee, dooba doo doo- dwee aaa daa doo da-, pa doo daa, pa dap pap pap dwee aaa, doo-n-daa, dwee da doo doo pa doo doo..
)

Blue moon
You knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for

And then there’s suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms would ever hold
I heared somebody whisper
"please, adore me"
And when I looked
The moon had turned to gold

Blue moon
Now I’m no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

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Breaking The Chains: Part 1.

In the mood for 18 vs 29

have you ever experienced noodles coming outta yer nose?

i just did.

sampai je rumah tadi, aku trus masak megi. then dah siap masak tu, terus la makan straight from the periuk (i.e. i'm not using any bowl whatsoever. yes i know it's not appropriate to eat straight from the pot, but i like it that way. terasa cam korean pulak makan megi dari periuk muahahah). baru je first bite, tersedak. cam siot je. dah la panas giler. dan dan lagi aku pakai chopstick besi (baru ade feel) nak katup mulut pun terase paneh. huuu. tu ok lagi tu. dah abih tersedak tu, selepas beberapa suap rasa saluran pernafasan tak selesa. so i blew my nose. and, wal-lah! an inch long noodle came outta me nose. disgusting, ain't it? and no, i did not put the noodle back into my mouth.

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back to the topic today. baru je rase macam maleh la nak buat chain memes ni. sekali kena "sep" pulak ngan 'anne yang serabai' (hihi jangan mare aa anne!). so, here goes.

THE WALLPAPER



there!

and, since i intend to break the chain, i'll let this end here.

but then, i do want to see herbie's, kran's, and charon's wallpaper too...

:( aw shucks...

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Seven Ways to Brighten your Office Day

Hmm... I like this article. Should apply this @ me office.

Article by Paul MacKenzie-Cummins

On average, we spend more than a third of our waking hours at work and as many as 25 per cent of us put in up to sixty hours a week, making the British the hardest workers in Europe. Our desks become more than just a place to do work; they are used for eating, drinking and even sleeping. So take time out to brighten your day and make your office work for you.

Here are seven tips to put some ‘life’ back into your working day.

De-clutter your desk

A recent survey revealed that workers are falling victim to ‘Irritable Desk Syndrome’, with 40 per cent of office staff admitting that their desks were normally piled high with files, dirty mugs and scraps of paper, but most couldn’t be bothered to do anything about it.

Put aside some time in the morning to clear up your desk, organise your files and papers and give your computer screen and keyboard a wipe.

Be honest and ruthless with your re-organisation. As you pick up each item consider whether it really is useful to you. If not, then bin it. You will feel much more clearheaded and less distracted. Remember, everything has its place.

Get personal

According to the ancient Chinese science of feng shui, it is good to have something on your desk that reminds you of a non-work related part of your life such as a favourite picture of your children on holiday or Fido running after next door’s cat – anything that makes you smile and offers some light relief during stressful times at work.

Feng shui suggests that family pictures should be placed in the middle and top-right hand corners of your desk and other images, such as holiday’s snaps, need to be positioned on the left.

Get moving

The British Chiropractic Association recommends getting up from your desk every forty minutes to prevent joint pain, muscular tension and eye strain. Exercise in the middle of the day enables you to focus on something other than work and can leave you feeling re-energised and more productive for the rest of the day.

Allow time to get out of the office and go out for lunch or coffee instead of sitting at the desk where you spend so much of your day. Turn off your phone, Blackberry and laptop and take some ‘me-time’ away form work. These may seem like frivolous acts but you will return to work feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.

Chill out

Take time out for yourself. If you are staying at your desk turn on your iPod or mp3 player and drown out the office noise with sounds you enjoy listening to. Better still, find a quiet part of the office, put your feet up, read a book or magazine, call a friend or take a different route to work.

Getting lost in an activity completely removed from your day to day duties is a great de-stressor and when you return to work you will be refreshed enough to take on the rest of the day.

Go green

…and give life to your desk by buying a plant. Research by the University of Surrey revealed that plants can decrease stress while enhancing productivity by 12%.

And, another study by Oxford Brookes University showed that indoor plants offer a guarantee of positively enhancing perception and contributing to the well being of office workers. Plants have even been proven to reduce the effects of office noise, too.

Avoid negativity and office politics

Staying out of office politics, avoiding backbiting colleagues and gossips can, given time, have a negative effect on you.

Using positive language creates an image in our minds that the subconscious soaks up. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania interviewed 350,000 executives and discovered that the top 10% performers held a higher sense of optimism.

Counteract negativity by focusing on the positives aspects of your work – the ‘neg-heads’ will soon realise that you won’t entertain their bemoaning. Where office politics are concerned, there are only losers and no winners.

Keep talking

It makes a huge difference to your working day if there is someone in your office that you have a personal connection with – not too personal, mind you, office affairs can end in tears and end careers. Someone you can go out for lunch with or have a drink with after work.

Workdays can be hectic and stressful, and without good people around you, the days can be difficult to get through. Sure, a company can create an atmosphere and work environment. But, when it comes down to it, if you don’t get along with your colleagues, you probably won’t enjoy your job. Plus, having friends at work helps your morale, and consequently the business.

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Tumblr

In the mood for sleeping by the corner of my sofa.

now!

this is more like me.

visit my tumblr if you crave for updates from ore-sama (heh berbunyi sedikit egois di situ).

my blog will still be the place where i write long long stuffs.

my tumblr will be the place for... mental distractions. or other stuffs.

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Naik Bas Baru...

In the mood for Way Back Into Love (Demo Version) by Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore

hari jumaat ari tu, aku kena masuk opis awal sebab ade wokshop kul 12pm (bagi sesape yang terasa ganjil, aku punye time keje ialah dari kol 4 ptg sampai kol 1 pg). jadi nak tanak kena la amek transport kol 10.30 pagi. tapi naik bas dts tuh! ok la wot.

memula tu before hari jumaat aku duk menanye orang yang shif lain, beh ke naik dts? depa kate beh. tapi tang balik yang tak beh sebab bas jalan 45 min lepas end shift. pastu ade la minah sorang ni yang duk sebelah aku kat opis cakap, beh giler naik dts, comfortable betul, etc etc. dan aku pun ternanti2lah hari jumaat.

so, dapat la naik dts masa pergi tu. tapi sebab expectation aku sungguh tinggi, terasa cam kureng je bas tu. the seats mmg la luas, pastu seating dia sebelah 1 seat and another belah 2 seats. tapi, masih tak terasa cam naik coach. tak de feeling tu. hmm hmm hmm. lantai dia bare, pastu terasa cam bas tu kecik. tak terasa macam coach kat uk dulu. pasal comfortable tu, aku rase orang yang punggung dia saiz xl ke bawah mungkin la cukup selesa. tapi bagi aku yang berpunggung besar macam lori ni, sikit je la comfortable. so terpaksa lupakan niat nak duk seat sebuah. tapi, kalau nak tido tu mmg beh la. dah la aircond kuat. kalau tengahari tu tu mmg beh la tido dalam bas. tak ingat dunia btol.

balik, naik dts gaks. kali ni mmg tak tahan sejuk dia. sebab dah malam kan. pastu ujan pulak tu. huu menggigil. pastu selalu kalau balik aku menahan diri dari tido, takut terlepas, tapi this time mmg tak leh lawan lelap. sebab sejuk+selesa. mujur la ika ade anta sms, jadi terjaga la sampai balik ke pickup point. kalau tak musti pokcik bas tu sumpah seranah aku. muhehehe.

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