Haha today I got back home at 3...and that's the earliest I'd get to reach home every week. Today lessons officially started...but that's besides the point.
Today's topic? My all-time favourite again: the Mac.
I'm truly impressed with the Apple server. One word: fast.
It's amazingly unbelievably quick...really. I was utterly shocked.
Well, I used Software Update (the Macintosh version of Windows Update) yesterday and got the latest OS - OS X 10.4.4!!!! There were a few minor changes...but it's overall the same. Got a new calendar in the dashboard, a couple of security fixes and stuff. Perhaps something similar to Microsoft's SP2 update. The file I downloaded was a whopping 119MB big file, probably the largest I've ever downloaded off the net. Well...perhaps 'big' is an understatement. Colossal is a more appropriate word. Anyways, it took around 50 minutes to download only!
I also got the latest version of iTunes - 6.0.2. No noticable changes once again...but the download speed was preposterously fast. In total yesterday I downloaded roughly 200MB of updates...and the Apple server was just fantastic. That's not to forget it was done wirelessly on my iBook with the Airport signal strength of about 2 bars.
Well...the Mac evangelist has to say this once again: the Mac rules!
Ian
Monday, January 23, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
Unnamed 1
I would like to apologise to all for my irregularly erratic blog posts...but when school starts it's literally hard to extract time to blog. Hmm, right now as I'm typing I do so on a Fujitsu Lifebook S Series, we are having a super long lunch break. Yup, the much venerated and acclaimed Lifebook sure lives up to its name. It's a compact, super light, slim baby, and it's tough body assumes an air of superiority. In the background there's loud music blasting from our classroom desktop: a black IBM Think Centre.
We are currently having our Helmsman Financial Literacy Week now...it ends today actually. Well...our break is coming to an end soon, so same for this post. That's all folks for now.
I'll just like to end by saying that VJC is a fun and loving place. =)
Ian
We are currently having our Helmsman Financial Literacy Week now...it ends today actually. Well...our break is coming to an end soon, so same for this post. That's all folks for now.
I'll just like to end by saying that VJC is a fun and loving place. =)
Ian
Tuesday, January 10, 2006
The end times
We believers all recognize strongly that we are living in the end times. We live in an increasingly secular society. We live in times where pluralism has taken a firm hold. If one boldly speaks of the truth and the gospel, others will ostracize him, discriminate him, ridicule and label him as ‘forcing people to convert to Christianity’. Strangely enough, the secular generation is not too disturbed when we are closeted in our churches, but once we attempt to step out of our comfort zones to preach to the world, we are faced with insistent howls of protest.
What does the world speak of today? Magazines claim that power, authority and money are what we should all yearn for; it is bombarded by immoral values and dominated by sex. The internet has evolved from serving as educational sources to a convenient one-stop easy access location for pornography. Our world is in chaos; it is unmistakably disapproved by our Lord.
Not only is our physical world in a complete mess, but the spiritual world is also fighting a fierce battle against the evil one. We may lose battles, but we know as a fact that the Christians will win the war victoriously. Many tend to dismiss the spiritual realm, citing it as non-existent and ethereal in nature, but actually it is, in every way related to our physical world. Prophesies are fast becoming truths and yet many are not convinced that our God is a living god who wants a personal relationship with us. The Bible predicted that one day animals would turn against us and attack us, and it did, as prevalent in the recent epidemic of bird flu, and the previous mad cow disease. So never doubt the Bible, for whatever that is prophesied there will eventually transform into reality. It will.
This brings me to the point that the second coming of our King could happen anytime without prior warning. He is, and will, come to judge the earth and all those who are saved would enjoy life everlasting. Then, He will reign supreme and the devil will be held captive. Hence, we see it as a responsibility entrusted upon us to evangelize. As Selwyn Hughes has so timely mentioned in his compact but thought-provoking devotional guide ‘Every Day with Jesus’, he urges us to ‘evangelize or fossilize’. He notes that evangelism is not an option for believers, but a necessity we must fulfill. We must start preparing for our Savior’s grand return, so that we can face Him in confidence and proclaim that we are His children.
Beware, for He will come someday surely.
Ian
What does the world speak of today? Magazines claim that power, authority and money are what we should all yearn for; it is bombarded by immoral values and dominated by sex. The internet has evolved from serving as educational sources to a convenient one-stop easy access location for pornography. Our world is in chaos; it is unmistakably disapproved by our Lord.
Not only is our physical world in a complete mess, but the spiritual world is also fighting a fierce battle against the evil one. We may lose battles, but we know as a fact that the Christians will win the war victoriously. Many tend to dismiss the spiritual realm, citing it as non-existent and ethereal in nature, but actually it is, in every way related to our physical world. Prophesies are fast becoming truths and yet many are not convinced that our God is a living god who wants a personal relationship with us. The Bible predicted that one day animals would turn against us and attack us, and it did, as prevalent in the recent epidemic of bird flu, and the previous mad cow disease. So never doubt the Bible, for whatever that is prophesied there will eventually transform into reality. It will.
This brings me to the point that the second coming of our King could happen anytime without prior warning. He is, and will, come to judge the earth and all those who are saved would enjoy life everlasting. Then, He will reign supreme and the devil will be held captive. Hence, we see it as a responsibility entrusted upon us to evangelize. As Selwyn Hughes has so timely mentioned in his compact but thought-provoking devotional guide ‘Every Day with Jesus’, he urges us to ‘evangelize or fossilize’. He notes that evangelism is not an option for believers, but a necessity we must fulfill. We must start preparing for our Savior’s grand return, so that we can face Him in confidence and proclaim that we are His children.
Beware, for He will come someday surely.
Ian
Thursday, January 5, 2006
Life enters a new phrase
I always believe in adopting an indefatigable enthusiastic attitude towards learning. My outlook to life is that in everything we do, no matter how insignificant or major, we must seek to do it assiduously. Ergo, I urge everyone to work diligently this year, for eventually, we will reap the joyous results of our grueling, hard work. Trust me on this, I assure you.
With my intriguing entry into the VIP also comes about my gloomy withdrawal from BB. It is an, indubitably, heart-wrenching decision that was hard to come to. Previously, the consensus with my officer was that most probably I’d still be serving the company on Saturdays, but almost so abruptly, and definitely pathetically, I found myself painfully typing a letter requesting for termination from my VS CCA. I had ploughed through the pros and cons and after forecasting disturbing issues which could arise due to my continuation, I had no choice but to bid a dreary farewell to BB. Very understandingly, Ms Neo accepted my letter of withdrawal.
So how’s my college life like? Well, it had been orientation for literally the whole day. The orientation hours were anomalously preposterous. The average orientation day ends remarkably at around 5 to 6. The whole school population, cited by our principal, has increased dramatically to approximately 1900. That’s quite a massive lot to squeeze into the hall during combined assembly.
Yup, we had our orientation programme in the hall, for roughly the whole day. Ventilation there was almost non-existent as I irritatingly scratched my itching body coated in a damp layer of perspiration. It was, almost magically, like taking a bath. My body was wet, my shirt as if half-dry, and to add on to the horror, the hall floor was somewhat a scattered rubbish dump, leaving behind remnants of squashed tissue, tattered paper, rubber bands, and a whole lot of dirt. Phrasing it in uglier and more direct terms, it was practically a baking oven.
A good part of the time was spent cheering and having mass dances. The cheers were uncannily similar to that of VS, however, VJ overwritten VS. Mass dances, an integral part of the college culture, is a must-do phenomenon that also doubles up as PE (or almost).
There were 8 leagues, and we had the appellation of Vahalla (which I’m still clueless what it means).
Concluding, I must say that the orientation’s main objective was achieved very successfully, and to a certain extend, over-done, and that is to bring all the ‘freshman’, as they crudely term, together and experience the Victorian Spirit.
Oh, and just to tell you, I met this jocose plump Indian senior (also from VS) who said that he wanted to rape an apple in a game, and amazingly stuff it up Rong Hua’s ass. Obnoxious.
Well, if he does miraculously achieve that feat, I’m sure it would enter the Guinness World Record. Till then, we can only imagine the excruciating pain Rong Hua has to endure.
And lastly, the teachers expect professional PowerPoint presentations for projects, and they despise the pre-done templates for use. Hmm…it should be a piece of cake for me! (A bit egoistic I know…)
All the best to you guys in 2006!
Ian
With my intriguing entry into the VIP also comes about my gloomy withdrawal from BB. It is an, indubitably, heart-wrenching decision that was hard to come to. Previously, the consensus with my officer was that most probably I’d still be serving the company on Saturdays, but almost so abruptly, and definitely pathetically, I found myself painfully typing a letter requesting for termination from my VS CCA. I had ploughed through the pros and cons and after forecasting disturbing issues which could arise due to my continuation, I had no choice but to bid a dreary farewell to BB. Very understandingly, Ms Neo accepted my letter of withdrawal.
So how’s my college life like? Well, it had been orientation for literally the whole day. The orientation hours were anomalously preposterous. The average orientation day ends remarkably at around 5 to 6. The whole school population, cited by our principal, has increased dramatically to approximately 1900. That’s quite a massive lot to squeeze into the hall during combined assembly.
Yup, we had our orientation programme in the hall, for roughly the whole day. Ventilation there was almost non-existent as I irritatingly scratched my itching body coated in a damp layer of perspiration. It was, almost magically, like taking a bath. My body was wet, my shirt as if half-dry, and to add on to the horror, the hall floor was somewhat a scattered rubbish dump, leaving behind remnants of squashed tissue, tattered paper, rubber bands, and a whole lot of dirt. Phrasing it in uglier and more direct terms, it was practically a baking oven.
A good part of the time was spent cheering and having mass dances. The cheers were uncannily similar to that of VS, however, VJ overwritten VS. Mass dances, an integral part of the college culture, is a must-do phenomenon that also doubles up as PE (or almost).
There were 8 leagues, and we had the appellation of Vahalla (which I’m still clueless what it means).
Concluding, I must say that the orientation’s main objective was achieved very successfully, and to a certain extend, over-done, and that is to bring all the ‘freshman’, as they crudely term, together and experience the Victorian Spirit.
Oh, and just to tell you, I met this jocose plump Indian senior (also from VS) who said that he wanted to rape an apple in a game, and amazingly stuff it up Rong Hua’s ass. Obnoxious.
Well, if he does miraculously achieve that feat, I’m sure it would enter the Guinness World Record. Till then, we can only imagine the excruciating pain Rong Hua has to endure.
And lastly, the teachers expect professional PowerPoint presentations for projects, and they despise the pre-done templates for use. Hmm…it should be a piece of cake for me! (A bit egoistic I know…)
All the best to you guys in 2006!
Ian
Sunday, January 1, 2006
New Year!
It's an annual tradition: the new year countdown. Yesterday my family celebrated it at a friend's house...and we didn't leave until 2.30 in the morning. I slept at 3.30 last night, after reading todays newspaper last night (sort of ironic). Well, what I did there was...hmm...something once in a blue moon. I wrestled my fingers vigourously on a PS2 controller. Yup, I and a friend played some shooting game unknown to me. We wanted to play Need for Speed Underground (I love racing games) but, to our dismay, the CD was corrupted. Corrupted!!!!
But I still had fun nevetheless. Being a newbie, I did not play well of course.
Well...my new year resolution for this year is, umm, to study hard...and to be faithful in my faith. Yup...that's all for now.
To all: Have a fruitful year ahead!
Ian
But I still had fun nevetheless. Being a newbie, I did not play well of course.
Well...my new year resolution for this year is, umm, to study hard...and to be faithful in my faith. Yup...that's all for now.
To all: Have a fruitful year ahead!
Ian
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