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Gimme a reason
Why I'm feeling so blue
Everytime I close my eyes, all I see is you
Gimme a reason
Why I can't feel my heart
Everytime you leave my side, I just fall apart

And when you're fast asleep, I wonder where you go
Can you tell me, I wanna know

Because I miss you
And this is all I wanna say
I guess I miss you, beautiful
These three words have said it all
You know I miss you
I think about you when you're gone
I guess I miss you, nothing's wrong
I don't need to carry on

Gimme a reason
Why I can't concentrate
The world is turning upside down
Spinning round and round
Gimme a reason
Why I now understand
The beauty and simplicity of everything surrounding me

You got a way of spreading magic everywhere
Anywhere I go, I know you're always there
It sounds ridiculous, but when you leave a room
There's a part of me that just wants to follow you too

Because I miss you
And this is all I wanna say
I guess I miss you, beautiful
These three words have said it all
You know I miss you
I think about you when you're gone
I guess I miss you, nothing's wrong
I don't need to carry on

It's such a hard life in most of the time
I'm just surviving
That's why I want you to know
In the world where sincerity has lost its meaning
You fill my world with so much hope

And I miss you
This is all I wanna say
I guess I miss you, beautiful
These three words have said it all
You know I miss you
I think about you when you're gone
I guess I miss you, nothing's wrong
I don't need to carry on

You know I miss you
And this all I wanna say
I guess I miss you, beautiful
These three words have said it all

You know I miss you
And this is all I wanna do
I know it doesn't sound too cool
But maybe I'm in love with you

You know I miss you
And this all I wanna say
I guess I miss you, nothing's wrong
I don't need to carry on

I just miss you
Yeah, it's true
I miss you, baby
And when you're walking out that door
I know I miss you
You make me wanna ask for more
I just miss you
Yeah, it's true
I miss you, baby

-Darren Hayes-

1. be friend with people who think "staying at home all day during weekend is taboo"

2. be friend with people who are so updated about new things, from fashion to IT, new promotions, big sales, new movies showing in cinema, …

3. walk around in shopping mall and stop at every store with "oh, i can still afford to buy this" in mind

4. "sleep enough is good for health" is your motto. wake up late is ok, as long as you have enough sleep. late for work? don’t worry, you can take cab. anyway, you haven’t reached 5 days of going to work with cab this week, right?

5. like good food

6. being lazy to walk to the nearest mrt station, even though it is just 2 bus stations away from your house

7. doing laundry carelessly, and another new white pant cannot be used anymore as it has pink stain from a pair of socks you accidently put into the washing machine

8. you don’t drink tap water

9. visit a doctor minimal once in a month for stupid illness

10. too afraid to use your expensive make-up, bathing stuff, that it expires  before you even amange use one-tenth of it

it’s too bad that i fit in most of those criteria =(

ok, the title doesn’t sound very "everyday things"
i have wanted to write about this topic since long time ago, i just don’t really know whether i should post it here because it is rather offensive, maybe… to some people. but one presentation in today’s night class triggered me again on this, so i guess… no harm posting it here. but i have to make a disclaimer:

things that i am writing here are really my personal opinions, and please do not continue reading if you find it offensive =P, and i shall not be responsible to any negatiive mood caused by the post.

MoRe FrEeDoM - MoRe CrEaTiViTy - MoRe AfFeCt or LeSs AfFeCt ??

you can now design your own layout in friendster. you can put all the creativity you have. you can put all possible colors and combinations in your layout. you can do unlimited creation. GOOD!!!! COOL!!! it is fun! profile page, in friendster, is not so plain and predictable anymore!! it can be more appealing, more cheerful, shows more personality, it is more affective!!!

but i found some ppl tend to overdo it, that i could not even read the content of their page due to very bad contrast between foreground and background, that takes me so long to read because AlL tHe WoRdS ArE WrItTeN ThIs WaY EvEn FoR VeRy VeRy LoNg SeNtEnCeS, that spin my head around with all sort of flashy flickery flying animation, that makes my eyes fatigues for just looking at it for a minute, that just drive me crazy….
i guess when i encounter such site, i won’t bother to read the content, or even attempt to read the content. usability problem? Yes!

so, with bad usability, you can’t talk about affect anymore. instead of making the page more appealing, those crazy designs are less appealing, brings negative mood and emotion, and chases ppl away from the page.

so, more freedom, more creativity, less affect?
not necessarily true. your brain just needs to be more creative in putting all your creativity into one. you should be able to place yourself in the position of your viewer: can I read this? does it have enough contrast? does it irritate me? does it annoying? does it too boring? how do i feel when i see this?

creativity will be and will only be fun, if usability is taken into account. at least that’s what i believe now.

IT show, saturday 11 March 2006. suntec city was unusually crowded. i went with strong mind that i had to get a notebook, yeaaah…. a notebok!! one thing in my list to buy since november last year. i had taken brochures from the school’s computer shop several times, but still too worried to decide which one to get. with considerations: do i REALLY need a notebook? my 5 years old pc is still working well (hey, i said well, meaning i can check my emails, do my work, and even use photoshop!!! although i should admit that it is super slow, that i can wait it to start up while having a bath, hehe… BUT still, other than that, it works prety well). i also have my own workstation at school. thanks to centre for human factors and ergonomics, who is generous enough to provide every graduate student with workstation. although the pc assigned to me have several problems (fyi, i have demanded to change my pc maybe 5 times due to the same problems. maybe the problems are with me, not with the pcs - that’s what my fellow labmates always say- sigh).
so, comeback to the main question: do i REALLY need a notebook?

but, afterall, at the IT show, a super crowded place, i finally made my decision. not an easy decision, though.. coz there were so many notebook brands and models around. in the final three, there were Asus, Apple, and Fujitsu. Fujitsu was scrapped as i couldn’t find one with 12.1" screen. Apple, so tempting, I always want to have a cool iBook or PowerBook!! but, at this time I can’t afford the cost of its software. so, one last choice, which I hope the best one, is Asus M5. white color, 12.1", 1.6 kg.

it’s so cool, baby!!!