5.30.2004

 

[doing my bit for the nation]

just realised that i've spent a LOT in the past 48 hours. not exactly a spending spree, but not hitting the major sales either. bought a set of cambridge soundworks Slim Optical 2.1 speakers from the Creative warehouse sale at $50.. a real steal if you ask me. set it up a couple of hours ago and the sound totally *rocks*. can take analog input from my discman-radio and optical input from MD / extigy. then again, to quote YJ, anything is better than unpowered speakers. then: 0.2W x 2. now: 6W x 2 + 17W subwoofer. ^^; now joss stone and gilles peterson just completely blow me away! (literally!)

sometime later last night / this morning, decided that i would be using a lot of my IBM X21 during the attachment period - not using the laptop there, mind, but working at home - and that the original 128MB of RAM just wasn't enough for me to keep multiple apps running at the same time (which i am notorious for doing, even when on the phone). so off i went to sim lim and discovered, much to my horror, that the online price guide of $90 for a 128MB RAM chip was nowhere near the $120 i was quoted in real life. the shop people just laughed (well, nicely, if that's possible) and said that they have no idea where the hardwarezone prices come from. there ARE shops listed together with the price they give at hardwarezone but i was in a rush and didnt feel the necessity to prove my point, so $120 it was. at least my computer is multitasking much better now!

finally got myself a wrist rest.. hopefully that'll put an end to my fears of developing carpal tunnel. and for the umpteenth time, NO, i cannot "discuss the carpal tunnel [and its structure]". i am so dead when term starts. no time to even study, once i come back from work i need to complete some more work that i didnt finish / couldnt finish.. haiz.

also picked up yeow's CD, This Generation, at the Zircon Gov Pawnstarz gig yesterday for $15 (cheap!) at the merchandise counter. din feel the need to grab a ZGPS t-shirt with the warped crest and all, i just don't feel goth or punk enough to wear that. yet.

in unrelated news, the national fencing team did well in a regional FIE-related event (skimpy details in the newspaper, and i cant find any info online, honestly) .. women's foil and men's epee (woo hoo!) brought back the gold, beating japan and vietnam respectively, while men's sabre came in bronze. which is quizzical if you ask me, since i always figured that our sabre teams were better. *shrug*

looking good.. here's hoping it'll last. ^^;

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