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August 1, 2008

Scientific Discussions Around the Real and Virtual

Yesterday evening, colleague John had to borrow some concealer before a videoshoot to cover a pimple.

Me: But do you know how to apply concealer?
John: No, tell me.
Me: You can’t smear it on. You have to apply a little and sort of…pat at the spot till it blends.
John: Ohhh. Like in Photoshop? Don’t click and drag—click, click, click, click around it? Got it. [thumbs up]

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How to accurately express your level of amusement:


(4:14:27 PM)
Jody: rofl
(4:14:35 PM) Jody: hm
(4:14:46 PM) Jody: lol> haha right
(4:14:58 PM) vickiho: HAHA
(4:14:59 PM) vickiho: yes
(4:14:59 PM) vickiho: but
(4:15:01 PM) vickiho: sometimes
(4:15:05 PM) vickiho: HAHA > lol > haha
(4:15:09 PM) Jody: hm yes
(4:15:18 PM) Jody: does lmao>rofl?
(4:15:29 PM) Jody: i am assuming roflcopter>lmao
(4:15:34 PM) Jody: and roflcopter>rofl
(4:15:50 PM) Jody: so it’s roflcopter>rofl>lmao?
(4:16:36 PM) vickiho: WOW
(4:16:53 PM) Jody: or is it roflcopter>lmao>rofl
(4:17:00 PM) Jody: because is rofl so weak that it needed a copter?
(4:17:22 PM) vickiho: no i have not seen a lmaocopter
(4:17:23 PM) Jody: ok but where does roflmao come in then
(4:17:57 PM) vickiho: i think it’s roflcopter>roflmao>lmao>rofl
(4:17:59 PM) vickiho: yes
(4:18:07 PM) Jody: HAHA>lol>haha
(4:18:13 PM) vickiho: and good ol’ hahahhahahaha>HAHA>lol>haha
(4:18:18 PM) vickiho: so…………………..all together now?
(4:18:45 PM) vickiho: rotflcopter > rotflmao > lmao > rofl > hahahhahaha!!! > hahahaha > HAHA > lol > haha > heehee
(4:18:45 PM) Jody: hahahaha
(4:18:45 PM) Jody: yaeh
(4:18:48 PM) vickiho: there you go
(4:18:50 PM) Jody: OMFG
(4:19:04 PM) Jody: WOW ARE WE MORONS OR JUST INCREDIBLY SMART
(4:19:17 PM) Jody: (incredibly smart, incredibly smart)
(4:19:23 PM) vickiho: i have to blog this



Houston

I finally got round to picking and uploading some pictures from my Houston trip three weeks ago.

Regrettably, I was there for work and also not long enough to form a stronger opinion of the place, so let’s skip full sentences for this ‘review’.

What I liked What I didn’t
Breezy, clear weather Too. Much. Sun. More than Singapore. That makes it Way Too Much Sun.
The Westin Galleria, a huge mall connected to my hotel. Win. No subway system = no cheap, convenient and predictable way for me to get around. Lose.
McDonald’s tastes the same as back in Singapore. This is hard to explain, but I like the consistency. It’s different in Barcelona, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia, to my recent memory. The response to “thank you” here is “mm-hmm”. That is not the right response.
NASA Only NASA
Frequent cow sightings. Cute varied cows, at that. A little too suburban, landscape-wise. Also, didn’t see anybody in a stetson. Yes, I’m like one of those tourists who come to Singapore expecting everybody to be in a sarong kebaya. Still, no cowboys in sight.


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