catch the offbeat`
- Thursday, October 08, 2009 `x
So.
God made us with 2 ears each.
But each ear can stomach sounds of various pitches, melodies, and the like.
Oh, not to mention sounds of varying degrees of desirability.
So.
Direct feed: Memory by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Additional Right Audio feed: twangtwangTWANG by Brother Fong
Additional Left Audio feed: doodoodoooo by Papa Fong
Additional feed on top of that: ehhahahareallyah by Mummy Fong.
Translation: itunes, electric guitar, flute, catch-up-with-sister conversation.
It's really quite amazing, how fantastic God made the human audio antenna.
But I think I've tuned mine to the external radio too much.
Cos now the only problem is hearing myself think.
spoken @ 8:00 PM
- Monday, March 23, 2009 `x
aha. I have found my solution.
Pop-trash, meet soothing-Classical. Direct feed into the auditory system of yours truly.
spoken @ 12:48 PM
ohmygoodness. The sound of silence between songs is sweet and highly desirable. Singapore should ban those darned headphones that are big enough to cover the whole ear but aren't enough to PREVENT THE WHOLE WORLD FROM HEARING WHAT YOU'RE LISTENING TO. Go away, emo boy.
spoken @ 12:32 PM
- Sunday, February 01, 2009 `x
Saga #1:(I think to myself): why are there so many people staring at me? Omw did I dirty my outfit or sth? Is it cos i'm carrying a funky bag? Oh there goes my friend, better say hi. Hmm so yes, why are people staring? Is it because I'm pretty? Aiyo so thick-skinned. Is it............ oh hallo uncle, one milo please.
Drinks stall uncle: eh xiao jie ah, ni de tou fa shang na li you hua.
Saga #2:
me: argh I've lost one side of my earrings!mei: huh did you check where you last put it?me: yah I placed it on Dai's bed beside my books!mei: maybe it's under the blanket.me: no it's not, i checked. the abyss beside her bed also don't have.mei: i dunno.me: DAI I CAN'T FIND MY EARRING!dai (after i reached the kitchen where she was): har? i didn't hear what you said just now. Anyway i don't think you should be wearing 2 earrings in one earhole, not good for the ear. happy chinese new year to me.
spoken @ 11:12 PM
- Tuesday, October 14, 2008 `x
Hmm, now come to think (and learn) of it, the first post on my possibly forgetting how to print double-sided notes was probably a
self-fulfilling prophecy as mentioned on pg736 of
Psychology in Context by Kosslyn and Rosenburg. In meaning, the initial passing thought of my potential forgetfulness was somehow stamped onto that brain of mine and through
top-down processing, I was subconsciously convinced and led to forget that which had been figured out (the thought became reality).
Well. Perhaps I'd be an interesting case study.
Or so I think.
spoken @ 4:46 PM
- Thursday, October 09, 2008 `x
To think it really came to pass that I forgot how to print landscape double-sided notes. It sounded funnier rather than embarrassing the last time I typed it.
spoken @ 10:38 PM
- Wednesday, October 08, 2008 `x
What do you do when it's midnight and you're still studying for mid-terms (its
tomorrow) and you know you can't take too long a break (i.e. rest your head on your table for you shall fall asleep in a jiffy, or take a walk around the living room cos mummy's watching Korean Dramas and you know your eyes will be drawn to the screen and bum to the sofa)? Well what I did subconsciously was go to my iCalendar and look forlornly at the days to come, packed with exciting lecturesandOUTINGSandtutorialsand...... oh. that's all. So yes. I have penned my thoughts in a rather mechanical manner, reflecting my current frame of mind at... 12.13am in the morning. Back to... Durkheim and his theory of... Anomie.
spoken @ 12:06 AM
- Thursday, September 11, 2008 `x
I find myself once more at the mercy of my printer. To save paper, or not to save paper - that is the question. i.e. Should I bother printing my 30 page-long notes double, or single-sided? To the tree-lover, the answer is obvious. Or to the tech-savvy, the answer is similarly straightforward. Or to (this last group should be the most certain) those who enjoy puzzles of sorts, especially the kind which involves direction, the answer is a no-
brainer.
I MUST SAY, however, that to he (or in this case, she) who does not particularly favour the task of figuring out machinery, participating in labours of an unnecessary and tedious nature, and
manipulating the direction of paper feed into the printer, this is NOT the simplest of decisions to make. If you think documents in portrait format are difficult to feed in, i advise you to try those in the landscape form. Pleasant experience of sorts :)
For the benefit of all who have in one way or another:
-attempted valiantly (but in vain) to print material on a double-sided form
i.e. the reverse side of the paper ended up facing the wrong way or side up
...
-decided against wasting both time and effort in figuring this
phenomena out
-those who tried, and succeeded, but subsequently forgot......(I foresee myself joining the ranks of this group).
Here is what you should do -
Portrait Format:
- Print all the even pages.
- Arrange those even pages in the reverse order with the blank side facing up (i.e. the earliest page should be right on top).
- Feed paper back into the tray with the head of the printed page at the inmost end of the tray, and the blank side facing up.
- Print the odd pages.
Landscape Format:
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 as shown above.
- Feed the paper into the tray with the bottom-left side of the printed page at the top-right end of the tray, blank side facing up.
- Print the odd pages.
:) I feel very much happier now. The time the printer consumes shall no longer exceed an hour. After writing all these down, I not only justify the lack of sleep, but the printer and all it's mysteries have been overcome. :) well, almost.
spoken @ 12:03 AM
