Farewell Esmond

The video I did for the farewell 'party' for Esmond Heng. Made with iMovie '08!

of emo, ego, and of ero

how are these words linked?


emo people tend to be self-centred.
hence the 'ego'.


egoistic people tend to "show off their gun"...
hence the 'ero'.


erotic people have lots of emotions.
hence the 'emo'.


and so on...


as such, i have proven that 'emo', 'ego', and 'ero' are words you can toss about in an infinite perpetual loop of no seizure.


so don't be emo. or egoistic. or erotic.



it's evil. in fact, it's a few sins combined together:
lust, envy, and chocolate.

Hah..i was arrowed by someone to do this...

List out your top 5 birthday presents that u wish for:
1)An IPhone
2)An iPod nano 16GB SSD
3)A Canon L-series Lens
4)A tripod
5)A 2nd locker. [seriously]

Answer the following questions.
1.(The person who tag you is...) Ernest Quek
2.(Your relationship with him/her is ...) Choir-mates
3.(Your five impressions of him/her...) joker, fun, musically inclined, vertically challenged,
4.(the most memorable thing he/she had done for you...) heh. erm... eating fries?
5.(the most memorable words he/she had said to you) coastal indonesian?
6.(If he/she becomes your lover, you will..) puke, fly to Timbaktoo, and get married with a GIRL before he get me. [i'm not gay.]
7.(If he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to impove on will be..) the gender?
8.(if he/she becomes your enemy, you will..) like all enemies: isolate?
9.(if he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be...) what do u think I am? Psychic? im a psychiatrist-wannabe, not a psychic.
10.(the most desired thing you want to do for him/her now is..) wah... what kind of question is this? erm... ask him to teach me music?
11.(Your overall impression of him/her is..) awesome friend, but sometimes a bit irritating... lol...
12.(how you think people around you will feel about you?) huge ego.
13.(the character you love of yourself are..) i'm egoistic. that means i have emotions.
14.(on the contary, the characters you hate of yourself are..) I hate speech.
15.(the most ideal person i want to be is..) Steve Jobs? I want apple products... And maybe Jon Ive as well... his designs rock.
16.(for people who care and like you, say something to them..) I care for you too... and i'm not gay, but i like you too. and thanks for caring for me! really appreciate it.
17.(pass this quiz to 10 person that you wish to know how they feel about you)

1.Aaron Chua
2.DanLim! [I'm first!]
3.Jasper Yee [I'm being random.]
4.Bunsee!!! NimajneB!!! BenSee!!![heh.0]
5.ethan ethanol liew.
6.Isaac Wong! [sheepcube says something...]
7.Lau Chen Lin!
8.Matthew Ho!
9.Ryan Lee!
10.Sarah Hoon!

11.(who is no.6 having relationship with?) undisclosed.
12.(Is no.9 a male or female?)Male
13.(If no.7 and no.10 are together, will it be a good thing?)lol... well, maybe.
14.(how about no.8 and 5?) OMG... PERFECT MATCH! i mean, NO!!!! that's gay. but as friends, sure. [same ht. lol..]
15.(what is no.2 studying about?) Taiwanese 101?
16.When was the last time you had a chat with no.3?) Art Class?
17.(what kind of music band does no.8 like?) Never asked. Maybe Canon in D?
18.(Does no.1 has any sibilings?) Yep.
19.(will you woo no.3) Never.
20.(How about no.7?) Im a boy... hello?!
21.(is no.4 single?) No. He's married. I'm serious.
22.(what's the surname of no.5?) It's written... LIEW.
23.(what's the hobby of no.4?) Anything Art?
24.(do no.5 and 9 get along well?) They never met, but i guess they wouldn't...
25.(where is no.2 staying at?) Taiwan? Singapore? I dunno... one or the other.
26.(talk something causually about no.1) He's a happy-go-lucky guy... or so i thought...
27.(Have you tried developing feelings for no.8?) Why would I? NO!
28.(Where does no.9 live at?) No idea.... Serangoon?
29.(what colour does no.4 like?)He likes blue? im guessing.
30.(are no.5 and 1 best friends?) nope.
31.(Does no.7 likes no.2?) OMG.... really?
32.(How do you get to know no.2?) P4-6 2002...
33.(Does no.1 have any pets?) Not that I know of...
34.(Is no.7 the sexiest person in the world?) I thought that's "Matthew McConaughey"? VH1 said so... well, no, Chen Lin is not the sexiest person in the world. Not even in Singapore. In his home? maybe. Anyway, why do you need to know? Who are you?

founder;s day!

heh. choir singing "alone" this year...

really hope everything goes well & [most importantly] flawlessly.

we're only 30+ people in size...

singing to 1000...

33.3:1 ratio (3 sig. fig.)

that aint fair... [whines]

ok. what am i saying. we did this before in VCH...

ok, so maybe the acoustics there were better...

o well...

so remember...

请记得支持我们哦！

Farewell, Esmond

The video I did for Esmond Heng's farewell 'party'. All the best in Switzerland, man!

Saints Italy Art Trip Official Video

presenting the official 2007 saints italy art trip video! enjoy!

bz bz bz.... new buzz word.

been bz w/ loads of crap...


not talking bout 'em. now, if u won't mind, let me hibernate.




i need 50 hours in one day.

or a clone...

or at least a secretary...

If i'm fat, aren't you fat as well?

This is a message to all the idiots such as John Sng, Zexun, Melvin Lim, and other people who called me "fat", "fat fag", or anything to do with the word "fat"...

Smack you own faces...

Who are you calling fat?

A person with a BMI of 20.76?

FYI, I'm not even in the overweight range anymore...
Overweight cut-off is 21.0 22.7 in Singapore and Indonesia...
i'm well below that...
and my weight has seized to increase.

So there!
I'm not fat!

think before you speak, people. BEFORE you speak. not after.

do your Math, fools...

Cause of Global Warming #1 - Windows Vista

“It’s a bit of an extreme claim, but you could say Windows Vista causes global warming, because it’s burning so much power with all this nonsense,”

--Peter Gutmann
Researcher
University of Auckland, New Zealand

"What can I say? Yet another reason to buy a Mac. Al Gore is on the case, pushing the federal government to drop Windows PCs in favor of Macs in all government offices and all schools. Gore's theory is that Gates is intentionally drawing extra power and trying to heat up the planet, so he can cash in by investing in carbon offsets. Damn you, Beastmaster!"

--Daniel Lyons
Forbes journalist
Fake Steve Jobs

What can I say? Vista? Aero? Bad for Earth, ice kacang, and unsynchronised speech (i.e.: everyone starts speaking in sync).

US$218 trillion in 10 days, or else...

sounds like a loan shark?

it's Telekom Malaysia, just across the Causeway...

Moral of the story: avoid roaming charges if your plan makes it expensive (unless you're on pre-paid, then at least you have a definite limit.)

Here's the deets...


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he received a U.S. $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.

Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the 84-ringgit (U.S. $23) bill, the New Straits Times reported.

But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a 806,400,000,000,000.01-ringgit (U.S. $218 trillion) bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.

It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after his death.

"If the company wants to seek legal action as mentioned in the letter, I'm ready to face it," the paper quoted Yahaya as saying. "In fact, I can't wait to face it," he said.

Yahaya, from northern Kedah state, received a notice from the company's debt-collection agency in early April, the paper said. Yahaya said he nearly fainted when he saw the new bill.

Government-linked Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is the country's largest telecommunications company.

A company official, who declined to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the media, said Telekom Malaysia was aware of Yahaya's case and would address it. She did not provide further details.


--taken from MSNBC

Effect of Global Warming #2: Psych!

Way to use "Psych" in a statement:
"Psych! We said the same thing at the same time!"

MY Definition of "Psych":
An exclamatory word used when two people said the same exact word. phrase, or sentence at the same time in an unexpected and unplanned, yet synchronised manner.

The "Psych!" phenomenon has occured to me 3 times today...
and I blame GLOBAL WARMING...

da ron files campaigns against global warming...
and I say "let's create a huge, global air-conditioned bubble!!!"



cool the earth| make a huge, global air-conditioned bubble!

jokers will be high...

Case numbers:
#JOSHUA-PANTs-11h-HUH?
#GLOBAL_WARMING-DESSERT_COLLAPSE

Proof of approval:
joshua - Levi's® says: (12:29:56 AM)
go ahead write on ur blog

Case outline:
It was after the Band concert @ S'pore conference Hall...

then Miss Gan wanted to have supper...

Mr Tong called up Joshua since he was out...

He said he was trying out his new pants...

even though it was 11pm...

then he hung up "prematurely"


Perceptions:
Mr Chong said (in a Borat accent) "that iz what small boy does.."

Mr Tong speculated that Joshua was going to a black market...

Ms Gan said "wah... so rude..."

I said he want to Russia, where the time zone is pretty well-covered.


conclusion:
When asked, joshua said that he went to a place in peninsula to try his pants when he was called. can't talk on the phone while wearing his pants... ok...

and apparently, it's late at night, so we [the 4 of us: me, mr chong, ms gan, mr tong] were kinda high...

and we created mini models of global warming detectors....

the earth is heating up...

so STOP carbon emmisions...

so that we can enjoy our durian mt. fujis....

or we'll toss it in ur face...

all melted and wet..

and slushed and collapsed.

case closed

Music choice!

Here's yet another one of those irregular music favourites updates... Enjoy!

1. James Blunt - 1973

2. Imogen Heap - Clear The Area

3. Timbaland feat. Fall Out Boys - One And Only

4. Aly & A.J. - Potential Breakup Song

5. Maroon 5 - Back At Your Door


that's all folks...

Apple is safe..., i repeat, apple is safe...

found this abstract from Saints2.0 blog...

apple - wormed?
Friday, August 10, 2007

August 3, 2007
How The iPhone Was Cracked
By Sean Michael Kerner

Here's the juice from the article:

"There is a prevailing belief is that Apple is more secure than Windows," Miller said.

But in his view, that belief is misplaced. He said the same reasons why Macs are cool are the same reasons why they are so easy to hack.

"Macs are easy to hack because they are easy to use," Miller said. "To enable them to be friendly they have a lot of setuid root programs."

Additionally Macs have very good crash reporting which makes attacking them even easier than Windows.

source : Internetnews.com. Click here to read the full article.

Actually, Macs are safe.

Here's the reasons...

-UNIX: most hackers are often unsure of hacking UNIX. this could be why Apple has been so safe these few years.

-Small penetration: There could have been a virus spreading silently these few years, and nobody would have known, considering there's only 22million OS X users, compared to [almost] 1 billion Windows users (Pirated copies considered)

-Mentality: Mac users tend to be more aware of viruses and malware. The fact is, opening an ".exe" file in OS X does nothing to a Max, because Macs CANNOT read these files. The only 'loopholes' for Mac viruses are the same as the most epidemic Windows viruses: Social networks, Instant Messaging, Email attachments, infected websites. Again, ".exe"s, the form of most viruses, cannot affect Macs. Only Java apps, Microsoft Office macros, etc, can be gateways for viruses.

-Architecture of OS X: OS X requires users to key in a user admin password to do major changes to the operating system. These include installing new applications which will affect the System "Library", installing updates to the Operating System, etc. If a virus tries to install itself, this would probably be activated, and the user may be able to stop it at this level. the password prompts are not as frequent as those in Vista, and users know when to expect these, so users will not just click "Allow"...

-The Safari example: Safari is not exactly the most secure browser in the world it has loopholes. But on OS X, the loopholes are not obvious. Os X has been secure even though it was stuck with a buggy web browser. why? it's an aluminium balloon in a plastic cover with holes. when you move safari to Windows, a vulnerable piece of paper, the viruses can do damage to the system. the same holes, but different OS... get the picture?

In conclusion, Macs are safe. Maybe not for long, but they are, at "press" time. So go ahead, make some virus for the mac. see if it works. even if it's classified as a "proof-of-concept" virus, it's still a virus.

Windows vs Aqua... in an Exposé BattleRoyale!!!

Let's see... Here's 3 pairs of programmes...

-Safari
-iTunes 7.3.2
-MSN / Windows Messenger

See if you find any differences....



*Thanks to VMWare Fusion for allowing Windows on Macs, Microsoft Tech Support for letting me do this by allowing me to reactivate my copy of Windows Vista, and Apple for inventing Exposé. Really handy in an app-to-app comparison scenario...

feeling stupid...

guess which is safari for windows and which is safari for OS X... [no prize for guessing correctly...]




*hint: look where the close, minimize and resize windows options are...

Windows messenger on OS X: not a skin / scam...

It's called VMWare Fusion's "Unity mode"...

windows on a mac...

[btw, im trying to be an a__hole by breeding the first licat worm for OSX_x86...

OSXx86:Licat:ronaldsux .... coming soon...

then i'll be d smartypants who has to fix it, i guess...

Happy National Day!

Here's to a happy national day weekend!




[look at it sideways... for some reason, it's not tilted... sorry...]


Happy 42nd National Day, Singapore & Singaporeans alike!


[This was one of my many 'blooper' photos when i was shooting the fireworks without looking into the viewfinder... my bad...]

[think of it this way: it's a painting, not a photo...]

Mud at marina bay...

Im right opp. d marina bay stadium (near d IR). thank my n80 n Singtel 3g 4 allowing me 2 cure my boredom. It's muddy, i missed d firdwork, n its 2 dark 2 take a photo... N im short. Its crowded here... K, gtg. Bb.

im stuck in school...

im in a not-so-undisclosed-and-isolated location known as the art room storeroom...

im using the mac to encode the "mpeg-4" version of the italy trip video...

so thus, im still stuck in school...

while u guys probably went home by 11am after national day celebrations...


haiz...


somebody come n rescue me, please?

the render is going really really slow...

may be stuck here all night...


o well.... sing for me, 2 globe speakers!

i love macs!

[but i hate the G4 iMacs... they're friggin slow.]

p.s.: regarding my msn nickname: HAH!!! I was RIGHT!!!!

Missed my [blog's] birthday... o well...

Better late than never...

here's to one year of da ron files on blogger...

370 days...


381 posts...


and that's just the beginning...

here's to more...



enjoy the blog reading experience of da ron files!


and by the way, thanx 4 ur support... for without you, there's no need for this blog...

nice... (right?)

now that i finally have a mac, photoshop, and time...

i can finally do banners for my blogs!!!

like 'em?

i sure do...

so i hope you do, too!

les [miserables] mission....

"Rules of the Game: Each player of this game starts off with ten weird things or habits or little known facts about yourself. People who get tagged must write in a blog of their own ten weird things or habits or little known facts as well as state this rule clearly. At the end, you must choose six people to be tagged and list their names. No tagback"

here goes...

1. even though many said i lost weight and i 'run' quite fast, i actually spend my entire weekend on my bed, thinking of stuff to do on my mac... no sports, no fresh air...

2. i hate taking baths... once, i actually didn't bathe for 2 to 3 days... [not referring to sec3 camp, that's a different story]

3. i hate to brush my teeth as well... but only on weekends do i not brush my teeth...

4. i tried to drive my sis-in-law's honda city in indonesia... made d car jump and almost collide w/ a neighbour's car... bad idea....

5. i have a game deficiency... can't play halo well...

6. i can't draw a geometrically rectangular object, even with a ruler...

7. i don't trust stationaries very well.... often mistreat them as a result... they take revenge against me when they get the chance as well, of course...

8. my inner thoughts are a bit racists... maybe my actions and behavior shows a bit of it... thought verbally, i try to avoid making racist remarks...

9. during PSLE, i was rolling pieces of papers and taping together to make a model of a huge aircraft... drew windows to make it look like a triple-decker... so while everyone was studying science, i was studying air resistance and defective by design... [my plane never flew, even though the wings were made aerodynamic AND longer than the body itself...ironic, eh? i even had a tail... no wheels, though]

but for chinese & hcl paper, i studied... [my MT sucked...]


10. Apparently, i have a very weird accent when i speak bahasa indonesia.... my mum said i sounded like a 'china-man...'
but ironically, my Chinese sounds like crap as well...
and my English sounds generally normal, with the exception of some pronunciation problems...


ok. 10 facts. now, the list of 6...

1. isaac"23RD_SHEEP"wong
2. benjamin"NIMAJNEB"see
3. ernest"DECI"quek
4. raymond"STINGRAY"liew
5. ethan"ETHANOL"liew
6. aaron"MUTHU"chua

crakin' crakin' crakin'!!!

no longer macless...

awesomeness fills this mac addict.

i love my macbook pro...

yes, i have no life...

and yes, i love a mac. my macbook pro.

without a spoilt 'y', 'shift', 'enter' keys, spoilt right fan, or recessed magsafe connector pins!

now, time to get on with the 5,000,000* homeworks associated with the use of the computer...







*- exaggerated number