Saturday, September 30, 2006

What should you study?

Your Learning Style: Curious and Brilliant

You are a very abstract learner. You can grasp even the most complex theories.

You Should Study:

Astronomy
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Linguistics
Mathematics
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology

Whoops! I'm in the wrong course ;p

Current Music: Wild Women (Michael Learns to Rock)
Current disorder: Stinko - and in desperate need of a bath. Now if only the housemate would get out of the bathroom...

Friday, September 29, 2006

MIA -Brain

Was happily cleaning more brains with an eraser (ahh the wonders of technology) when my supervisor walked past my workstation, yelled "Keep working!" and ran off. Gave me a scare. Guess where the eraser went?

"I'm sorry to say, sir, but according to the MRI scan, your frontal lobe is missing. Don't worry, I don't think it'll have any effect on you since you're already classified as insane. Have a nice day."

On the other note, my supervisor also banned me from drinking coffee.

"But, Mr Supervisor, sir. I don't even drink coffee."

Must be the boiled water - I knew the Australian government put something in their tap water...

Current music: endlessly (Tsubasa Chronicles)
Current mood: hYpEr

Thursday, September 28, 2006

Late night at lab again

Lots of people are now getting worried about me working at the lab till late hours that it's not funny anymore. Today, my supervisor (The Slave-Driver himself) came in wondering whether he's pushing me too hard. Gee, and it's HIS fault that I stayed in the lab till late today ;p

What happened? Well, because the workstation was empty earlier than usual (everyone seem to have something to do tonight), I ...umm... let myself sing aloud while listening to music through the headphones. Not the shower-singing type, slightly softer than that but considering how quiet the lab was...

After a while of singing, I decided to shut the door (usually it's left open to air the room - to prevent the computers from overheating) so that I could sing louder without being heard by possible passerbys. Guess who I saw at the table outside. Working at his laptop. (Luckily his back was towards me at that time). (Btw, the table is directly outside the workstation door... aka within hearing distance... but the door blocks my view of outside...)

I spent the next half and hour to forty five minutes (when I was suppose to be preparing to go home) cleaning more brain scans thinking "I did not just see that. He was NOT outside listening to me singing. Oh no Oh no... arrgghhhh..." and so on.

Lesson of the day - make sure your supervisor (and everyone else) have evacuate the building before you sing. Better still, don't sing at all. Arrgghhh...

Current Music: Endless Story by Yuna Ito
Current Disorder: Banging head on wall.

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

I caught my supervisor reading comics... in his office...when he's suppose to be working...

Had a fun weekend. Piano Stories were good, especially the violin part. Fell asleep during the Super Mario Medley though. Will write more about it later.

Manifest was boring though. What happened to all the japan imports? The doujinshis? The weapons galore?

Anyway, research's keeping me busy. Currently cleaning brain scans and finding probabilities of connections [aka results ;)] while supercomputer keeps crashing. Wasn't my fault, honest! (I was aiming for the OTHER supercomputer...).

Fun stuff. Only that the manager made me feel so guilty for staying in late at the lab yesterday- today she literally checked me up to make sure I slept at home that night and not under my workplace (of course not, not when all the bombs are stored there).

So today, I decided to go home early. So what happened when I said goodbye to the manager? Her jaws dropped, eyes wide open, and then she went around her office looking for her diary to write down this 'astonishing' phenomena. Gee...

Current music: This annoying buzz in my right ear.
Current disorder: Dong Bang Shin Ki 'My Destiny' song in my head! Arghhh!

Friday, September 22, 2006

Short Update 2

Where have I been for the last few days?

Let's see - Ezekiel camp during the weekend (15-16th Sept), bombardment of work by supervisor the rest of the week(he's not going to be around next week apparently). And the supercomputer at my lab crashed today, so spent the rest of the time packing my stuff into boxes (yes, that's to de-stress over lack of work to do - what do you mean by I need to get a life?).

Tomorrow is Manifest! What to get, what to get? And hopefully I'll be able to get tickets to watch Piano Stories.
Sunday be ze trip to Hepburn Spring. And chocolate factory. And lavender farm. And dunno what else (KC's planning it)

Busy busy busy.

What ethics assignment?

Current music: Sleeping child by Michael Learns to Rock
Current disorder: Hyperactivity and need-to-sleep disorder

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Makai Senki Disgaea

Ah, Disgaea. What can I write about this anime...



What is it about?
Flonne, an angel apprentice from Heaven, was sent to the Demon World to assasinate its Overlord, King Krichevskoy. When she first arrived, the first thing she saw was a burning castle.

After wandering around the Demon World for two years (seriously?), she came across the demon graveyard. Thinking that she had finally reached the Overlord's castle, she ran in - only to fall through the unstable floor, uncovering a buried coffin. Making a big ruckus trying to open the coffin, she ends up awakening Laharl who was sleeping (also for two years?) in that said coffin. After finding out that King Krichevskoy died two years ago from chocking on a dark manjuu (rice flour buns stuffed with bean paste or meat) from a piece of paper that coincidentally flew into the building from outside - and Laharl's lack of sorrow from that news (in fact, he was too busy laughing) - Flonne is determined to follow Laharl to see if love do exist in the hearts of demons. Thus began Laharl's journey to regain the title of Overlord of the Demon World.

Are you serious?
What, you think I can make up sure a corny storyline?

Should I watch this anime?
Why not, if you like watching an overpowered good(? but he's a demon) guy attempting to bulldoze his way back to his castle, only to be halted by servants on strike, a love maniac trying to teach him love, a demon vassal trying to stab him in the back, human heroes getting into his way etc. It's based on a PS2 game, so it might be slightly confusing for you people who have never played the game before. That said, I really enjoyed the last episode - finally Laharl gets the break he deserves...

What can I learn from watching this series?
Umm love is good? Or as according to the local love-maniac, "you must study about love so that you don't become an evil demon overlord." Keh, actually I prefer to become an evil demon overlord...

Now for those who played the game - this is something from the second game! I can't wait for it to come out in English!

Friday, September 08, 2006

As the famous Japanese saying goes - "Bakabakabakabakabakabakabakabakabakabaka!!!"


CU camp is next week, not this weekend!

Current Music: Under the Sacred Sky by Konoka and Setsuna (Negima)
Current Mood: *it's hard to tell when you're banging your head against the wall*

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Decisions, decisions

I'm not too sure if I should go for the Old Testament camp this weekend.

Cons
1. My workload suddenly increased exponentially. Next time, resist temptation to run around supervisor's office and drive him up the wall (though that was fun to watch...)

2. Assignment topic is coming out on this Friday. Meaning more work to do T_T

3. I've been feeling very tired this week. Falling asleep on the computer at the research lab.

On the other hand
1. My mentor needs my help at the camp this week. Not to mention I've already said that I would anyway.

2. Good opportunity to mix around Christians.

3. It's about Ezekiel! Guy with weird visions! What more could you want? (either than PS3, latest tank models, homemade bombs, real katanas... and the list goes on...)

Decisions, decisions. So, as per usual, since I can't decide, it's time for coin-tossing! Said a prayer, tossed the coin. Heads equals go, tails equals no-go.

But what happens when you lose the coin instead...

Edit: Found the coin under the bed. It's tails. But I feel bad if I don't go... ahhhhh help!

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Goodbyes are - weird.

It was Friday again, and well wishes for a good weekend echoed in the torture chamber workplace.

It was in this spirit that the big kahuna she-who-actually-holds-power-in-this-place manager barged into our workstation (shared among us few slaves students), marched around the room and hollered:

"I'm going home! Alright? Have a good weekend. I'm going home!"

Stopping in front of me, she gave me a glare that would freeze a fireplace which was repelled by my denseness which I returned with a smile.

"You!" she pointed accusingly, "Make sure you go home and sleep tonight!"

"Yes ma'am." It's not my fault that in the short span of time working there that I managed to discover something that is now causing an uproar among the higher-ups.
Okay, so maybe it was a bad idea to stick my tongue out at the security camera the last time I sneaked back into the workplace.

More work and goodbye wishes later, my supervisor strolled past our workplace (which was located right in front of the exit, important for fast getaways), shouting "Have a good weekend!".
Suddenly pausing, he yelled at me.

"You however, have to work during the weekends ;p" Echoing his motto (made specially for me) "I like to keep you busy. Idle hands are the work of the devil!"

The next time I run around in my supervisor's office whining 'I'm bored!!' while he's busy preparing for a 'very important' presentation, I'm going to make sure to plant a stinkbomb under his table (can't plant real bombs - it'll destroy the computers and the manager will be after me - I value my life over revenge). And attempt (for the 256th times) to steal his password.