What happened suddenly?

I got so pissed when I headed to Sim Lim last Saturday. The prices of many computer items have gone up! Damnit!

My potential graphic card now, from $655, went up to $685!

I don't understand.. in just a space of 2 weeks. I'm getting my pay most likely this week and I'm gonna spend more. Shit! Thought I could save abit this month.. but its highly unlikely.

Another disappointment is that.. Need For Speed Undercover sucks! With an average score of about 5 ~ 6 on a scale of 10. How can this happen again? I have always supported EA's Need For Speed series, and ProStreet being the one I hated most. I urge you not to get Need For Speed Undercover, but instead, Midnight Club Los Angeles. EA's gonna suffer now!

Now, setting my sights on GTA4 PC. It's coming real soon.. heh..

Everything seems fine.

After 16 days, 4 hours and 35 mins, I finally have my Sony Ericsson W580i WALKMAN Handphone in hand yesterday night. Well, if you remembered well, 16 days, 4 hours and 35mins (plus today) ago, my phone was sent for repairs. Found out the LCD screen and motherboard of the phone, had gone 'kaput'. Totally beyond repair.

So they replaced a new LCD screen and a totally new motherboard. Felt so new... BUT, its still with the old casing. The display looks vibrant and somewhat brighter. I love my current phone!

Anyways, pretty boring day yesterday in the earlier parts. Evening was the time I felt great, 'cause my phone is back and that I enjoyed a few rounds of FIFA 09 on PS3 at my friend's. Only thing left to do now is.. (here's the list of what to get by end of year.)

1. Nvidia GeForce GTX 280 1GB, graphic processor unit. (which, by end of the month I'm getting.. HEHEHEHEHEE)

SGD $655 ~ $750

2. Need For Speed Undercover. (late birthday gift for my bro)

SGD $56.90

3. Fallout 3. (by December!)

SGD $61.90 (assuming)

4. Wacom's BAMBOO A5 tablet. (Selling my old one to my cousin for $100)

SGD $199

5. Razer's Lycosa Gaming Keyboard. (Not a priority but if can, I'll just get it)

SGD $123 ~ $129

6. Razer's Exact Mat Gaming Mouse Pad. (Another non-priority)

SGD $30 ~ $40

Wow,.. Just finished calculating.. and I have to spend about $1150. FARK!

But my priorities are the ones highlighted in green. So about.. $800. SHIT!

But as I buy, I'm selling.

Selling my Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS 256MB with Custom Cooling Fan at $80 as it's already 9 months old.

And my old Wacom 2 tablet for $100.

So about $650 I will spend on new things.. and a worthwhile investment.

Heh,.. so yeah.. that is what I'm spending this month and next, best time to get it too!

Have a good day!

Really need a break!

I'm still recovering from sickness suffered from last Friday night. Started with just a simple throb in the head.. and then, 'wooziness' as I walk. I just couldn't look down and up without a feeling of laggy-ness. Felt like my world was in slow-motion.

My friends say it's either I'm lacking fluid in me.. or I just am lacking lots of sleep. I believe its the sleep. Been gaming alot lately 'til late night. Sleeping on average of about 4 hours daily. Gotta stop that.

Work too, ain't helping since I have to bring back some to do at home. Really need a break from all this. At least a day...

A blog.. is just another day.

And so here I am again..

As the title mentioned.. it's just another day.

Don't know why I feel so relaxed.. (wait wait..) I feel more calm.

Dateline for the 'Gahmen' project is today.. and I got the boards done. ONLY STILL AWAITING FOR THE APPROVAL!!

At the moment of this Typing-Of-This-Blog, I just feel worried about my girlfriend's family. Heard from her.. things are not going well. Or rather.. alot of arguments in the household. Sorry, I just can't reveal anything here... though this blog of mine is a NO-HOLDS-BARRED blog. Well,.. I just pity her.. Will pray for patience for her.

Hmm.. Oh.. I finally realised something funny today.

"NEVER WAKE UP SO EARLY TO MAKE LUNCH... IN THE MORNING!"

Sleepy like F**K sia.. though I am to wake up at 7.30m ~ 7.40am.. waking up at 7am to make lunch (wtf?).. is like a chore,.. and you know what I cooked up in the morning? MAGGI. Haha..

Here's my recipe..

Things you need.

- Packets of Maggi Mee.

- Grounded Black Pepper.

- White Pepper Powder.

- Packets of Cheese.

- Home-made Garlic-flavoured Butter.

- Hotdogs.

- An Egg.

- Tobasco Sauce.

How to prepare.

- Prepare 1 or 2 packets of Maggi. (Preferably Curry-flavoured)

- Prepare all the condiments that you want. (I love cheese and hotdogs in mine)

- Pour about a 3/4 full of water from a decent-sized bowl.

- Boil water.

- Pour in the Curry powder from the Maggi packets. (1 packet is enough)

- Add enough Grounded Black Pepper.

- Add enough White Pepper Powder.

- Stir.

- As it begins to boil, place the Hardened Maggi Mee in.

- Leave it to soften for about 5 ~ 10mins.

- Add enough of your Homemade Garlic-flavoured Butter.

- Stir again.

- Add a little Tobasco Sauce.

- Add an egg.

- Stir.

- Finally, add Cheese.

- Stir 'til its dry.

- Serve.

I love my meal to be spicy... 'cause I've been brought up with eating spicy food. Haha. That's why there's alot of Pepper and Tobasco in. Well, I prefer Grounded Pepper as, when I eat and munch, I can have this crunchy feel to my food. White pepper powder is just meant to make my meal spicier. Tobasco.. for me.. it adds.. a tangy feel to my food. Hehe.. Oh.. yeah.. I guess you have to make your own Garlic Butter. I was lucky, that my mum still had leftover Garlic Butter in the fridge from last Saturday. That added a whole new taste to my Maggi. Hahaha.. love it! It's nice and feeling.

Have fun trying, ya?

P.S.: Should've titled the entry.. "Cooking With Hammett". About half the entry is my cooking recipe. Heh!

I need a break.

Sorry, haven't been updating my blog.. heh.. by the way..

And here's a drawing of my boss I did when I was bored..

Hehe..

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The most hectic week of my time here at my company was last week.

I was 'attached' to 3 producers in a space of a week. I am always involved in this particular project from the time I got hired. Then, immediately, I was attached to another... and not long.. I was drafted into another 'cause my colleague couldn't handle the project. Haizz..

Been jumping from one project to another. Well, let's just say, I'm officially left with one project which is due on the 2nd week of December.... AND STILL NOT YET APPROVED!!

I'm feeling the unnecessary pressures already.. what can be approved.. is not happening at all. I thought our ('cause I'm working with another on this) ideas are working fine.. hell, we were contradicted. Damn, the producer rejected the idea, after we got it approved earlier on. Haizz... again..

Now, I got to complete.. the "unapproved" works by tomorrow. Get all the storyboards done... (mind you.. I'M ONLY DOING E-CARDs!!).. then get approved and sent to client for pitching and then,.. we get to execute the production of the designs. What am I DOING? I'm not hired for this! oh well....

My Saturday got burned. I came back to office finish up my 'boards. At first, I wasn't alone.. then I was. That's the most boring part of all. No one in office.. all alone doing work.. but I got into the groove and managed to do about all.. WHEN SUDDENLY, my colleague came into office.. JUST to collect his mp3 (which he left in the office). What the hell.. Haha..

Celebrated my mum's and bro's birthday together at my aunt's place on Saturday too. Haha.. very very awkward. Haha.. anyways, been slowly catching up with my games.. and my dating life again. So nothing much is new in life for me right now.

Anyways,.. dateline for my project is tomorrow.. and my team is about... 3/4 done.. we're almost there. HOPING HERE THAT MY IN-CHARGE WILL APPROVE IT!

I'll update again real soon.. laters.

Gaming Weekend.

Had a terrific day yesterday.. Caught Tropic Thunder with my significant other, the one I cherish, my Girlfriend.. Siti Warda. Damn, was she hot yesterday.. been looking so good lately. Love her so much!

...and one right between the eyes!

Woahohohooo.. just completed a mission in which I'm required to assasinate a target. Shot him with a Dragunov Sniper Rifle. Right between the eyes. Hehe..
Welcome to the dangerous and dusty world of Far Cry 2. A wonderful game with an open-world concept. You may choose to trek the jungle or bash through the pathways with a vehicle, to get to your target. For the first time, I feel so fulfilled being a mercenary. Hehe.. Reminds me of GTA4 with First-Person View, less the urban landscape.

Another great game I'm nearly completing, Dead Space. The most anticipated horror game of this year, 2008. Even previous versions of Resident Evil, pale in comparison with Dead Space. It's so scary, I really nearly peed in my pants (actually, I've been holding my pee even before the installation of the game.. haha..). Killing enemies (the Necromorphs) are so fun and fulfilling. Story is good too, unlike Doom 3's. But the best parts are the scares! Go and play it!!

And lastly.. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, is a rather interesting game for me since I finally get to live out my dream as a professional soccer player.. but its just the same game when I play the other modes.. kinda bored after awhile.

Looking forward to GTA4 and Fallout 3 on PC. But I believe GTA4 will be THE game for me to get.. and last for a long time. Hahaha... Getting broke by the minute.. Hahahaa..

"Under-Appreciation" is the new buzz word at work.

"Even a superhero is under-appreciated always..", says a colleague of mine.

That's how I feel recently. Contribution seems to be the talk of the past few days when I had a talk with him. Clearly, he does not appreciate my help or effort. He thinks I'm not suited to be a storyboard artist.. and my works are SHITTY!

OF COURSE IT IS SHITTY!!.. 'Cause, today I realised why they say all that! I saw a video of the animation's animatics. I was scolded for doing a bad job.. but I explained.. most of the ugly drawings.. wasn't mine at all! It was improvised by the editor, who can't really draw well. (And for that I got put down.)

I guess I don't need encouragement.. I just need reassurance and guidance. I have to thank my ma'am, my in-charge, who supported me and believes I can do better and great jobs. I know I can.. I just need that oppurtunity. I've been getting clean-up jobs that DO NOT SHOWCASE MY TALENT!!

So from now on.. I'm gonna go and push myself and do better. Time to level up.

Hehe.. and by the way, I got myself wonderful games.. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, EA's Dead Space and Ubisoft's FARCRY 2. All PC..

ONE HELL OF A MONTH FOR ME...... wallet is just getting lighter and lighter.. shit!

More on the games real soon, aight?