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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.



July 27, 2008

Just One Category Now: <3

I recently got bugged by a close friend to update my blog. While that doesn’t seem out of the ordinary, let me paint the full illogical picture: I chat with her online almost everyday, and we’re subscribed to each other’s Twitters by phone.

In other words, she gets more of an online presence from me than my blog will ever provide.

But it’s got me blogging. So I guess…you win, Jody.

I won’t apologise for the slack in updating, mainly because it wouldn’t make sense to the majority of you reading via RSS—the rest of you who’ve been checking the “Web 1.0″ way (I’m talking to you, Jody) have likely given up checking back manually, anyway.

It did give me something to think about, friendswise. That I have friends who seem to care that I update this space, even when you think it wouldn’t matter.

And it reminded me of some notes I took down when I read this entry in Jody’s blog, which I quote:

When did I stop having the energy to have too many friends to keep in contact with?
When did I stop having the energy to make real friends?

You know, the funny thing is, I don’t know when that all stopped happening for me, either.

More notably, I no longer have as many friends to categorise—I used to have friends I’d label by way of meeting, interests held, frequency of meet-ups, to name a few.

Which means friends would be lumped by arbitrary labels: “Internet”, “older”, “MGS”, “long time”, “band”, “party”.

But when did I stop having as many to throw into these neat little groups? When did I stop having the energy to upkeep all of this?

I know people say, as you get older, all the people who didn’t mean as much fall by the wayside, and the ones you’re left with are real.

But people change, too. And I’ve been disappointed by people who stayed through time, but who aren’t the people I thought they would be.

I’m certain I’ve disappointed my fair share, too. So how do you balance changing, changes and all of that with longevity?

Maybe that’s why your pool of ‘true’ friends dwindles as you get older.

Any friendship less worthy wouldn’t be able to survive the harsh conditions of needing to stay in touch while somehow having enough luck to align constantly-evolving personalities and minds.

So thank God for friends, however you make them, and wherever they are.

(See, Angel, I got through this entire entry without mentioning a Rubik’s cube once. Oh, wait.)


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