I came across this meme on an online friend’s blog post. Since I haven’t done one in quite a while, I thought this might be a good one to “break the silence”.

100  Truths:
1. last beverage: Black coffee
2. last phone call: My dentist, to make an appointment for next week
3. last text message: My insurance agent asking for clarification on something
4. last song you listened to: CU Episode 146: The 2010 Christmas Special
5. last time you cried: Can’t remember exactly when, but I think it was some time last month, while watching a TV drama

HAVE YOU EVER:
6. dated someone twice: Yes
7. been cheated on: Yes
8. kissed someone & regretted it: Yes *headdesk*
9. lost someone special: Yes  - Dad, April 19, 1997
10. been depressed: Not clinically, and hardly ever in general
11. been drunk and threw up: No

LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS:
12. Maroon
13. Pink
14. Turquoise

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: (2010)
15. Made a new friend?: Yes
16. Fallen out of love?: No
17. Laughed until you cried?: Yes, all the time
18. Met someone who changed you?: No
19. Found out who your true friends were? No, I found that out quite a while ago
20. Found out someone was talking about you?: Yes
21. Kissed anyone on your FB friend’s list: No

GENERAL:
22. How many people on your FB friends list do you know in real life: A third of them, I think
24. Do you have any pets: Not anymore. I used to keep terrapins
26. What did you do for your last birthday:  Nothing eventful
27. What time did you wake up today: 6:00AM
28. What were you doing at midnight last night?:  Watching Korean drama with Mom
29. Name something you CANNOT wait for:  Christmas
30. Last time you saw your Mother: This morning before I left the house
31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: My bad temper
32. What are you listening to right now:  Geek Loves Nerd/Explicit Answers Show 13 – Justin Bieber & Weddings
33. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom:  Not that I know of
34. What’s getting on your nerves right now:   My financial situation.. or perhaps the lack of it
35. Most visited webpage: Google Reader
37. Nicknames:  Jas, neko, nekogal, girl-girl (Mom’s pet name for me)
38. Relationship Status:  Single and available
39. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
40. He or She?: I’m a she looking for a he, thank you
41. Elementary?  We call it Primary over here. A small all-girls Catholic school
42. Middle School?   A larger all-girls Catholic school
43. High School?  Not really. I went to a Polytechnic, since I decided to pursue my interest in IT
44. Hair Color?  Dark brown, it’s always been that way
45. Long or short? Short
46. Height? 1.68m so that’ll be about 5 foot 6 inches
47. Do you have a crush on someone?   Not at the moment
48: What do you like about yourself? My eyes
49. Piercings? Ears
50. Tattoos?  Nope
51. Righty or lefty? Righty
52. First surgery?  Left kidney
53. First piercing:  I had my ears pierced when I was 16
54. First best friend:  A girl who studied with me throughout Primary school. We went to the same Secondary school too, but she decided I was too nerdy for her and went to find cooler friends. We’ve lost touch since
55. First sport you joined: Squash

RIGHT NOW:
59. Eating: No
60. Drinking: Still sipping on my black coffee. Mystic Monk Christmas Blend 2010, for those interested
61. I’m about to: Get back to work
62. Listening to – Podcasts
63. Waiting for – 6PM, so I can knock-off and go home
64. Want kids? Not now, since I’m not married
65. Get Married?  God willing
66. Career?  Yeah.. sort of. I’m happy with what I’m doing so I guess that’s what counts

WHICH IS BETTER :
67. Lips or eyes?:  Eyes
68. Hugs or kisses?:   Hugs, followed by kisses
69. Shorter or taller?:  Taller
70. Older or Younger?:   Older
71. Romantic or spontaneous?:  Spontaneously romantic
72. Nice stomach or nice arms?:  Arms
73. Sensitive or loud?:  Sensitive to my needs but not the touchy-feely type of sensitive
74. Hook-up or relationship?:   Relationship, definitely
75. Trouble maker or hesitant?:  How about rational and considerate

HAVE YOU EVER :
76. Kissed a stranger?:  No
77. Drank hard liquor?: No
78. Lost glasses/contacts?:  No, thankfully
79. Sex on first date?:  No way!
80. Broken someone’s heart?:  Yes
81. Had your own heart broken?: Yes
83. Turned someone down?: Yes
84. Cried when someone died?:  Yes
85. Fallen for a friend?:  Yes

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
86. Yourself:  Self confidence, yes. Self-worship/narcissism, no
87. Miracles:  Yes!
88. Love at first sight: Not anymore. I’m too old for such fairytales now
89. Heaven:  Yes!
90. Santa Claus:  see #88
91. Kiss on the first date: No
92. Angels: Yes!

ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
93. Had more than one bf/gf?  Not at the same time
94. Is there one person you want to be with right now?  No
95. Did you sing today?  Yes
96. Ever cheated on somebody? No
97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go, and why? Back to when my Dad was still alive. I will let him know how much I love him
98. If you could pick a day from last year and relive it, what would it be?  12th March, the day I fell from the stairs and badly sprained my ankle. Only this time I’ll make sure to be more careful and not hurt myself again
99. Are you afraid of falling in love?  No
100. Posting this as 100 truths? Why not?

Tags: musings, Personal, rant

Greetings all! It’s been a while since I last posted anything here. With more projects coming up and less people to share the effort, work had taken up most of my time and energy. Everyone in my team are now juggling with multiple roles and projects. It’s been a while since work proved to be this challenging, and I must admit that I’m enjoying all this busyness. Back at home, my mom has taken over my laptop to be her dedicated entertainment hub. That also means I get to spend less time with my own computer. I’m seriously considering getting a tablet so I don’t have to fight over the laptop with my mom. Until then, I may have to get used to drafting put posts on my X10 Mini as I’m doing now.

Update: I had some issues connecting to my blog via the Android app, so I’m editing this draft once again on the desktop. That also explains the delay. Apologies!

2 weeks ago on Thursday, I took a day off from work to do a medical examination for insurance purposes, as well as to catch the 1st part of the final installment of the Harry Potter saga, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, or HP7 as it is affectionately known. HP7 opened on Singapore’s big screens on 17th November, Wednesday, which was 2 days (3, if you take in the time difference) earlier than USA. That came as a rather pleasant surprise to me, considering that the fact we normally only get to see most movies months after they’re initially screened in the States.

Being the finale of the 7-part adventure, HP7 promised many mini climaxes as Harry and friends hide from The-One-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, while trying to figure out how to destroy the remaining pieces of Voldemort’s soul hidden in the missing Horcruxes. All that without any user manuals or instructions. Not to mention the gloom that follows the murder of their beloved mentor Dumbledore. If you’ve not caught yourself up on the previous 6 installments, you will quite lost with all the fast-paced action that’s going on in this one. The protagonists themselves are also trying to figure out how they’ve landed into such a predicament. Frustrations and teenage angst abound. I don’t want to spoil too much for those who have not watched this yet, so let’s just say there’s lots of problem solving, confusion, running, hiding, more confusion, more running, fighting, and even more confusion.. you get what I mean.

Overall, I think this was a well-made production. Although the ending of this movie left us thirsty for part 2, it was cut-off at a rather logical and strategic point in the book. I’m anticipating more exciting adventures in 2nd half of the finale already!

Meanwhile, here’s the official trailer for your viewing pleasure. For a more in-depth review, please read what Steven Greydanus has to say over at DecentFilms.com.

Tags: Harry Potter, movies, Reviews

Weekly highlights from my tumblr blog.

Tue Aug 17

沸点与冰点…

水的沸点是100摄氏度。
水的冰点是0摄氏度。
究竟人心的沸点是什么，冰点又是什么呢？

水沸腾时，会变蒸汽。
人心沸腾时，会变热情。
同样充满了力量，
同样容易让人灼伤。

水冻结时，会结冰。
人心冻结时，会冷却。
同样的沉静，
同样的默默等待能让自己再融化的温度。

Fri Aug 13

a swollen eye..

apparently does not increase your field of vision..

Wed Aug 11

Ramadan..

a time when our Muslim friends fast to cleanse body and soul..
and I take over (the food) from where they left off..

saying sorry..

is a basic form of politeness..
especially if you just stepped on someone’s foot..
even if it was just by accident..

just saying.. in case you missed it during morals and ethics class..

Tags: musings, Personal, rant, tumble thots

Weekly highlights from my tumblr blog.

Wed Aug 11

saying sorry..

is a basic form of politeness..
especially if you just stepped on someone’s foot..
even if it was just by accident..

just saying.. in case you missed it during morals and ethics class..

Tue Aug 10

to the folks who enjoy talking loudly on the phone..

1) I know you have a working mobile phone.. I have one too.. there’s really no need to grab our attention that way..

2) I’m really not interested in listening to your lunch catering arrangements, your logistics plans on how to pick up your dog from the vet, and the results from your mom’s health check.. neither do the other passengers on the PUBLIC bus, so please keep your conversation to yourself..

Fri Aug 6

hurray..

to the long weekend that just started!

The z-monster gets to go on overdrive while I slide low on the couch.. sweet!

Tags: musings, Personal, rant, tumble thots

Ever since I switched to this new Android phone, I’ve been trying to look for some good Catholic apps that resemble what my Apple-loving friends have on their devices. I must say the Android App Market is rather disappointing when compared to the iTunes App Store. But thanks to the recent upgrade on the AppBrain app/site, I discovered quite a handful of cool Catholic apps that can be downloaded and installed directly from my web browser. Let me  review a couple of them here.

iBreviary

One of the most popular Catholic apps on iTunes App Store has finally arrived on the Android App Market. The iBreviary is developed by an Italian priest, Father Paolo Padrini. The app has sections for the Breviary, Reading of the Day and Prayers, and is wonderful for Catholics to be able to keep up with their daily devotions while on the go.

Evangelizo – Daily Gospel

This app is developed by the folks behind evangelizo.org, and reflects the corresponding Gospel and Readings sections on dailygospel.org. There’s also a Saints section and an additional Prayers section hidden in the menu. You can also choose between the Ordinary Roman, Extaordinary Roman, Maronite, Melkite and Armenian Liturgical Calendars.

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina stands for Divine Reading in Latin. The Lectio Divina app for Android consults the Catholic liturgical texts (readings, psalms, gospel) taken from universalis.org, and the lives of saints for each day or a date chosen.

Sincere Prayer

The Sincere Prayer app contains 4 major sections: Prayers and Verses, Prayer Journal, Daily Readings, Mobile Rosary. Worth mentioning is the Daily Readings section which contains links to various websites and podcasts where you can get your daily readings.

Mobile Prayerbook

This app offers a collection of Catholic prayers for you to take on the go. There’s also a Catechism section, which is great for folks who want the Catechism at their finger tips.  The user interface on this app is rather simple when compared to the others mentioned here, but still, it gets the job done. There are also separate apps available for Mobile Litanies and Mobile Rosary.

Catholic Mass Daily Readings

I had an earlier version of this app installed on my phone, where there were only daily mass readings and a prayer section. The latest update now has Liturgy of the Hours (Lauds and Vespers) as well as a Rosary section. Sadly I had problems updating to the new version, after I uninstalled the older version. So now I’m between a rock and a hard place. I tried contacting the developer directly via email, but he wasn’t very helpful, and has since stopped responding to my email. I’ve yet to see the latest version for myself, but the print screens and description from the developer’s blog look promising. At least for the short time that I had the earlier version on my phone, I had quite enjoyed it. I do hope to be able to install this on my phone once again.

All the apps mentioned are available free on AppBrain. Some of these apps are location specific, so you may not see it on the Android App Market. There are also some paid apps such as the iMissal that I’m not able to review here since I do not have access to paid apps here in Singapore. If you know of some good Catholic apps for Android, please let me know!

Tags: android, Catholic, devotions, prayers, Resources, Reviews, technology