Don't Give Up (You Are Loved)

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Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy
I...I will lift it for you

Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I...I will break it for you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside
I...I’ll be there to find you

Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I...I will shine to guide you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved
You are loved

Don't give up
Everyone needs to be heard
You are loved

Shopping!! And stuff...

Ok, it's not what you think it is. I went to buy some critically needed new threads today and also a critically needed pair of shoes. Spent like RM200 on stuff today. Got quite a good deal. 2 pairs B.U.M Equipment jeans for about RM145 and 2 B.U.M Equipment pairs of T-Shirts for RM45. And a pair of DC Shoes for RM89.90 which was amazingly cheap cos of some unbelievably great discounts..

Then blew RM25 on Starbucks.. Just a crazily expensive Chocolate Chip thing and a OMG-it's-so-bleedin-expensive-Mayo Sausage bun. But the Chocolate Chip thing was so good! I wanted to get another cup but after having a second look at the price, I swore to myself never to buy anything so expensive again. How can a cup of chocolate chips and chocolate milk cost RM13.90??? Highway robbery.. Never ever again.. Walked around the mall, went for a few rounds of bowling with my buddy, watched Blades of Glory which was incredibly stupid and funny at the same time.

Was walking to the ATM machine when I spotted Lee Joseph and Randy (why are they always together...) at Chilli's so I joined them. Refilled our drinks and nachos so many times they probably blacklisted us xD

Went to the ATM machine to withdraw RM150 to get the full 1st season of Criminal Minds and guess what? I've reached my daily withdrawal limit. I've withdrawn RM1000 on this day alone!! OMG... So I thought I had to starve through the month with more then half my salary already blown.. I had only RM20 left in my wallet and you know what? I went back to Starbucks and got myself another cup of that Chocolate Chip thing.

Starcraft 2 Is Official!!

Hey you there, yes you, the one reading this and asking "You who?". Listen good and listen well. I've good a very hot secret to tell you. STARCRAFT 2 IS ANNOUNCED. PHEW. Glad I got that off my chest. Yes yes, I know I'm a little late in this news, but I've already knows this news for a couple of days, just didn't have the time to post about it here.

Starcraft 2 brings us back to the world of the human-like Terrans, the God-like Protoss' and the very-violent-my-mum-won't-approve bug-like Zergs. Expect it to launch a full 6 months after the first announced release date. As most people know, Blizzard take their own sweet time making the game, ensuring everything pans out exactly the way they want it to. And my what a way to live.

Blizzard games have been nothing short of extraordinary even though I only liked Starcraft 1... Their games are so perfectly balanced that a battle can swing around at any minute making matches unpredictable and oh so exciting. Ok, I'm too lazy to continue writing about this right now, so I'll stop and I'll continue some other time. IF I have the mood to...

The official website - Starcraft 2

Who I Really Am

Do you think you know me? Seriously, do you actually think you know alot about me? I assure you that you don't know even a scrap about me. You see, my brain works in very different ways then most. Statistics show that almost 99% of people remember things by colour and pictures. I on the other hand remember things by written words. I can remember pictures and colours as good as anyone, but my forte is in words.

I'm a man of detail. I need constant data bombardment to keep me awake, or even remotely interested.

One fine example is a cereal box. Let's take Koko Krunch as an example. Everyone likes the pringle-shaped-chocolate-cereal-thingi right? Well, I do. But I don't if the box has too little words for me to read. Even though I fully know that the product is in every way the same, I always buy things with the most amount of words for me to read. Whether on a cereal box, or a 100-page manual on how to fix your pencil. If that particular time I see a Koko Krunch box with lots of pictures, I abstain from it until a new box design comes out. I'm just like that.

I'm also always thinking of things that no one actually cares or ever thought about. Ever wonder why people use the word sharp when they talk about time and punctuality? Why do we have to say "Be there at 12:00pm SHARP"? Isn't it supposed to be understood that "Be there at 12:00pm" means "Bloody be there at 12:00pm"? Was it caused by the constant reminders that we humans have to give to each other before we act on something? Or was it because we just needed a stronger word to emphasize our intent? In any case, why should we need any word to emphasize what we say if our original words mean the exact same thing? See? I just did it myself. Why say exact when not saying it actually means the same thing anyway? Well, these kind of things run through my head a million times a day. My brain is constantly working out questions like this. I'm either a lunatic or s semi-genius guy with too much time to let his brain go to waste. Well, I have an IQ of 158...

I also never actually have real dreams. All my dreams are controlled by me while I sleep. Listen here, I never actually sleep when I go to bed. All my dreams are there because I want it to. not because it just happens like in normal dreams. If I don't like a part of a particular dream I'm going through, I consciously rewind my dream to before that part happened and control how my dream actually rolls out. That's why I'm always mentally exhausted but always physically fresh. Don't blame me, it just happens.

On another note, I can finally claim overtime from work!! Ahahahahaha... Now to secretely plan world domination.. Gonna save up and get myself a spanking new Canon 400D and brush up my photography skills. Time for me to learn a new programming language too. I'm done with Visual Basic and C++. Now to go to Java and C#, and maybe Cold Fusion too. See ya in the next post, gonna play Test Drive Unlimited now.

Swing Swing

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Days swiftly come and go
I'm dreaming of her
She's seeing other guys
Emotions they stir
The sun is gone
The nights are long
And I am left while the tears fall

Did you think that I would cry
On the phone?
Do you know what it feels like
Being alone?
I'll find someone new

Swing, swing, swing
From the tangles of
My heart is crushed
By a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again?

Dreams cast into the sky
I'm moving on
Sweet beginnings do arise
She knows I was wrong
The notes are old
They bend, they fold
And so do I to a new love

Did you think that I would cry
On the phone?
Do you know what it feels like
Being alone?
I'll find someone new

Swing, swing, swing
From the tangles of
My heart is crushed
By a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again?

Bury me
(You thought your problems were gone)
Carry me
(Away, away, away)

Swing, swing, swing
From the tangles of
My heart is crushed
By a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again?

Test Drive Unlimited Review

Test Drive, as many (actually, virtually no one) gamers know is one of gaming's longest running series dating all the way back to the late 80's ('87 to be precise). That's two years before I even existed. The latest in the series, Test Drive Unlimited (TDU) has just been released just 2 months ago. As usual, I got the game and started playing on the official servers.

One thing I can say about this game is that the graphics are stunning. At Low settings at 800x600 I'm running at 20+FPS... And my PC is no slouch!! LOW SETTINGS! Well... I gotta admit that my CPU is holding back my graphics card.. Such irony. I spent RM550 on the card just to have my CPU fall behind. Even Oblivion I can play at 18+FPS at medium-high.. Oh well, even my new hard drive has decided to turn on me..

Based on the largest of the Hawaii islands, Oahu, the developers at Atari/Eden Games have faithfully re-created every square mile of the island for you to drive around in the free-roaming environment. You get roughly 1000KM of road to burn rubber. Imagine that. It's like running the 100 meter race TEN THOUSAND TIMES!! You can't even imagine the scope. It's probably bigger then the whole of San Andreas, 10 times. And Oblivion is just a postage-stamp nuisance at the top of the envelope Oahu.

You get 125 cars and bikes from the off, with the full map and client, offsetting the huge 7.5GB install it takes up. At only RM119, people, just get this game. You get multiplayer (highly recommended) and all the exotic cars you can dream off, with more to come as free downloadable content later on.

Word of warning though, the engines clips for most of the available vehicles are horrendous, and if you're one of those that want authenticity, don't get this game. Get GTR 2 instead. THAT's another demanding game. If you can't play Oblivion, don't touch GTR 2.

For petrol heads looking for a new game to wet your pants, this is the one. For those looking to tweak tyre pressure, suspension stiffness, ECU and the turbo, avoid this.

P.S By the way, I'm driving an Enzo Ferrari in TDU.

System specs
Minimum:Pentium 4 2.4GHz or equivalent, nVidia 6800 or equivalent, 8GB hard disk space, 512MB RAM, dial-up connection.

Recommended:Intel Core 2 Duo e6300 1.86GHz or equivalent, nVidia 7900 or equivalent, 10GB hard disk space, 1GB RAM, broadband

Pros:Good fun multiplayer, stunning graphics, relatively lagless in multiplayer, car models faithfully modelled

Cons:Server is frequently down, engine sounds are terrible, save game can be corrupt or rollback to previous save.

Final Verdict:79%

Who I See

I see you reading this post, therefore I can see all. Actually, no. I can see your face contorting as you read this, trying to figure out what I'm trying to say.
My advice : Don't bother, I don't know what I'm saying..
So, my blog. Ok. What now? Don't ask me. If you know me, my brain always works overtime and you will see things you don't and won't understand.

And don't ask me why these things go through my head, they just do.