by Eugene on 29 March, 2009
Since Facebook’s latest “update”, each time a friend uses an app (even ones you didn’t add yourself), the application magically gets “permission” to spam your Facebook homepage. Sometimes the same application keeps popping up again, and again, and again!
Unacceptable.
The best thing to do is to get gazillions of people to rant to Facebook, compelling them (hopefully) to change the system. But we all know that could take ages. So the best way of stopping this madness in the mean time is to [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 22 March, 2009
I dunno about y’all, but I think the new Facebook layout sucks. In fact, I think Facebook just went through a massive devolution (opposite of evolution?). The worst are the highlights. It keeps spitting out crap that I don’t care about.
Like… who’s this fella?!?!? I don’t care for half naked dudes…
Nor this fella…
Or this dude!
Here’s the curious bit… WHY IS IT ALWAYS A GUY!!!?
Usually I just ignore these things, but this is starting to get on my nerves. Wanting to exorcise these irritants from my Facebook experience, I used the “thumbs down” button on each and every one of these. I think I exhausted every option for every ad to try to get rid of these things… and they keep coming back!
I started out honestly… Irrelevant. [CLICK]. Came back.
I tried again… Irrelevant. [CLICK]. A few pages later, and it’s back AGAIN!.
Fine… now it’s Repetitive. [CLICK]. Whaddayaknow… it haunts me still.
… err… Uninteresting? [CLICK]. Nope, came back!
Misleading? Sure! Why not… [CLICK]… and it returns…
Ok… now it’s getting Offensive. [CLICK]. Disappeared for a while… then it came back again.
These things are invincible! Sigh… Please bring back the old Facebook… 
by Eugene on 7 February, 2009
A couple of days ago, my mom handed me a small maroon-coloured packet that looked like candy…
Me: What’s this?
Mom: It’s a fortune cookie!
Me: Eh?
Mom: Open it. 
Me: Ooooookayyyy… [Unwraps, breaks open the cookie...]
Mom: So? So? What does it say?
I read it aloud, and my mom walked away in tears… laughing…
Sigh…
by Eugene on 6 February, 2009
On Facebook, I got tagged by Jo-Ann Lee. So I guess I have to do this, lest some mysterious internet curse befalls me and I lose a finger, a toe, a few strands of black hair (I don’t mind losing the whites), get struck by lightning, and never find true love…
- This is my first time ever being tagged.
- I am a Toastmaster and I’m 1 speech away from earning my Advance Communicator Bronze (ACB)… and I haven’t completed that one speech in… oh… more than a year.
- I’m shy around strangers… though nobody believes me. Sigh… [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 14 November, 2008
Somehow I have a feeling I may get into trouble for this. But what’s life without risks, right?
I’ve calculated, and arrived at the conclusion, that the best age for a girl to start dating is 25 years old. Here’s why… [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 10 November, 2008
A word of thanks to some of my readers for their encouraging comments. It’s great to know that you’re enjoying my posts.
My apologies as well for not updating my blog as often as I’d like to. It’s just that inspiration hasn’t hit me for quite some time, and I don’t wanna bore y’all with junk. Hope y’all will continue visiting and reading my blog nevertheless. 
Sometimes I have this feeling that the whole Universe is out to get me; a cosmic conspiracy if you will. Maybe the Universe is bored and decided to pick on me, since I’m such a good sport.
It seems like someone, somewhere out there, is telling people to wait for the opportune moment to suck the joy out of the simple delights in life — like a toilet break. [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 23 September, 2008
Have you ever encountered one of those moments when you thought something was really, really funny, and when you shared the joke, nobody laughed… but yourself?
Malaysians call this embarrassing phenomenon “syok sendiri”.
Last Saturday, at the Area B4 Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest, I administered a painful and concentrated 5.5 minute dose of it on myself. And being the previous year’s Division Champion (one level higher than the Area Level), this is NOT a good thing. In fact, it’s downright humiliating. [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 25 August, 2008
Called Streamyx customer service line today because of an internet connection problem. I realized that after listening to a recording over and over and over again, sooner or later, I lose my mind and start talking to the recording desperately hoping that someone at the other end will take pity on my misery and actually pick up the phone… [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 8 August, 2008
Last month, I was chatting with my friend, a Malaysian, who works and lives in Singapore. This was what transpired…
Jo-Ann:
are you free to have dinner on Aug 8 (Friday)?
i am having a party at my house on Aug 8
need a headcount
Me:
err… what’s the occasion?
your birthday in Nov what
Jo-Ann:
hmm
my wedding then
Me:
… really?
Jo-Ann:
yes
so is that easier to confirm?
Me:
hmm… sneaky.
Ok la… confirm la
Jo-Ann:
hahhahah
Me:
for your dubious wedding
Jo-Ann:
dubious?
Me:
since you worked so hard to convince me
Jo-Ann:
real one wor
Me:
serious?!?!?!?! WAHHH! congrats!
sorry… thought you were joking
And so, came the dilemma… What do I wear?!
Ok ok… Just kidding. My dilemma was, what gift to bring?! [click to continue…]
by Eugene on 6 August, 2008
Watched Dark Knight for the 2nd time. This time with THX sound system. Audio wise, it was more exciting, because you can really feel the rumble of the deep bass sounds. Especially during scenes that featured the Batmobile. It felt almost like a ride on the Motion Master at Genting.
The first time I watched the movie, I wasn’t thinking much. I was just there for the good fun ride. But on 2nd watch, I noticed a few… how do you say… illogical stuff… in the movie. Things that just don’t make sense.
- Batman in Hong Kong. The airplane idea was neat. But then again, can one survive getting hit by an airplane? Ok, ok… so Batman didn’t get HIT by the airplane, but he did get PULLED by one. I’d imagine the force generated (based on the good old F=ma equation) from batman’s body mass and the acceleration from zero km/h to whatever speed the plane was flying at was darn forceful… not to mention painful! Shouldn’t Batman be dead from the stunt? (Hmm… I wonder if the MythBusters would tackle this one someday…)
- Harvey Two-Face’s Enunciation. How could he speak so well with half his face burnt so badly? He only had half a pair of lips!
- Erm… I remember I had a 3rd one, but I can’t recall now. Hopefully it’ll come back. Stay tuned!
P. S. Yes I know it’s movie magic. But I still like to feel like it could happen in the real world.
