Monday, July 13, 2009

The full Guitar Hero 5 setlist has been revealed. It is actually a pretty good one, with a balance of modern and classic tracks. I just wished that Activision would include more metal songs in the game.

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Happy 17th Birthday Yiling!! :D

Ahh, I'm having a hard time right now thinking of what to say. The only thing forming up in my mind at the moment are tons of corny sentences. Haha, writer's block? I'll tell you the stuffs later.

Have fun today, and always be happy. Sorry I can't be there for you later!! I'll make it up some how :D

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Hey sup. Been busy completing rushing assignments over the past few days. Now that we have got almost every individual assignment out of the way, I am happy. We submitted our work for Graphic Design and our second reflective journal yesterday.

I wasn't too pleased with my posters for GDF. I think I screwed that one up. Just hoping that I can at least get a B for it. The journal entries were alright, although I spent $9.20 on printing them by accident.

Yeah, almost $10 to print. What happened was, the person in front of me had set the printer option to the colour printer. So I didn't check, and I printed. Then when nothing came out of the normal printer, I went to click print again.

Then I saw the whole stack of papers lying at the tray of the colour printer. Too late to cancel the black and white prints. It is ridiculous, really. A B&W print costs 5 cents a piece, whereas a colour print costs 40 cents. Really screwed up, because only about 14 out of my 25 pages had pictures on it.

So basically, for those pages with no pictures, meaning the paper only consists of B&W, I still had to pay effin 40 cents. Daylight robbery, considering the fact that it costs 8x the amount a B&W print would have cost, but those pages were actually in B&W -_-

At least I learnt that I should always check the printing options before actually clicking the print icon. Expensive lesson, though.

Oh, what is that? You're saying that $10 is expensive? You?

Ah, yes I am. I have no idea why, but I am really feeling the pinch these days. I get $250 per month, and I am supposed to manage all my expenditure with that amount of cash. This includes food, transport, and all the stuffs.

So in order to buy games, I have to save money. Spending $10 on printing stuff that will probably get be a B grade at best isn't exactly my idea of saving. I need to negotiate a pay rise with my dad one of these days.

But I guess this tight budget thing is making me a more responsible person, at least when it comes to spending. I'm currently saving up to get a new amp and tone box, which I'm expecting to cost a total of $200, but in order to do that, I'm resisting the urge to get new games.



Currently, I'm craving Overlord II and BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, but I'm holding back from buying them, so that I can get my amp sooner. But all these unnecessary expenses in school and for transport are really hampering my saving process.

To get to the point, I need more money. Hopefully I can talk by dad into giving me $300-$350 per month, which is much more reasonable in my opinion. That way, I can spend like 1/4 of the amount on food and transport, then I can get 2-3 games at the end of the month.

Man, I am amazing myself. The me now, and the me a few months ago, are two different people. Me of the past would never have even thought of managing finances. Me of the past wouldn't hesitate to buy anything at first glance.

A sign that I've grown up a little, or a sign that my dad's scheme to make me learn the importance of money has actually worked? Hmm.

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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

I am in the midst of rushing my journal entries now, but I came across this video while doing some "research" on the Internet.

Spoiler Alert by collegehumor:



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Monday, July 6, 2009

Hey. To all those JC people who think you have it hard, and all us poly people are slacking, stop complaining.

At least you have normal school hours. I was in school today from 8.30am to 8.30pm, attending tutorials and rushing projects.

At least you don't have a whole pile of projects to work on. By this Friday, I have to submit about 2000 words of marketing journal, and two posters. From scratch. After that, there's still three group assignments due.

At least your results can be derived from your examination results, meaning that your marks can be good if you study. Some of our courses are completely assignment based, meaning that your marks are obtained through assignments. No exams, great, but that also means that we have tons of assignments to work on.

At least you don't have to spend loads of cash on clothes whenever there is a school event. All you have to do is put on your school uniform and your tie. Us, we actually have to buy formal attire. Long sleeved button shirt, trousers, tie and shoes. I just spent $130 last weekend on those.

Man, I am so tired. I actually stayed back in school all the way up to 8.15pm with Damien and Fiona, just to chiong the marketing journals. I still have two more left, and I'm planning to stay back tomorrow as well.

Ahh, tomorrow. Speakers' Series. I am so confused right now. Confused not knowing whether I should bring the formal clothes to school, and change into them later on, or whether I should just wear it to school.

If I bring it to school, it will be troublesome, and it will definitely get crumpled. If I wear it throughout the day, it's going to be warm as eff. Damn I really can't make a decision now.

So stressed out right now, GD it.

On the bright side, Batman Arkham Asylum is shaping up to be one awesome game:



Also, I've been hearing lots of positive stuff about BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, stuff like how it's a potential threat to Street Fighter IV. So is it really that good? Watch the review to find out:



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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Brutal Legend. Embodiment of awesome.


Rocktober 13th. Ahh, I can't freakin wait.

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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Hey hey. In a much better mood today, thank you very much Yiling <3

I just got home from watching Transformers RotF for the third time, and the movie is still freakin awesome. Sure, the story is weak, but then again, no one watches Micheal Bay films for the plot. It's all about the action. Went to watch with my dad and brother this time.

Man, I am totally in love with Green Day's '21 Guns', which is played several times throughout the movie. I was just searching it up on youtube a few moments ago, and I realised that they actually had a music video for it now. Of course, I watched it.

Let me tell you this. There are two reasons why I started playing the guitar again, one, because I got a new guitar for free, and two, because I got a huge wave of inspiration from Green Day's new album, 21st Century Breakdown.

I was never much of a Green Day fan before. Yeah, I own their previous album, American Idiot, and I actually enjoyed it as well, but the songs didn't have any lasting appeal whatsoever in my opinion.

Then came along 21st Century Breakdown. When I first saw the advertisments on TV, I thought that 'Know Your Enemy' sounded quite catchy, so I went to listen to some songs from the album. Later I started listening to more, and now that I've listened to 21 Guns, I've listened to the entire album.

To put it simply, Green Day's music then, and their music now, are worlds apart. The new album is amazing, and it's among the ranks of one of the best albums ever produced, as far as I'm concerned.

Anyways, back to 21 Guns. It's a nice, relaxing song, that will probably be easy to play. Definitely one of the best songs from the new album, and among all the songs they have ever played for that matter.

I just realised that I love playing the guitar now. I used to like playing it, but now it's love. And as I've found out over the past few days, there is a huge difference between liking someone, and actually loving them :D

I'm really looking forward to the September holidays now. 10 weeks. I'm planning to go jammin with Say Yin, Yan Ming and Sebastian. The list of songs we we can jam to is just getting longer and longer.

At the moment, here's the list:

Know Your Enemy - Green Day
21 Guns - Green Day
Memory - Sugarcult
Five Minutes to Midnight - Boys Like Girls
Skyway Avenue - We The Kings

Say Yin will be singing, Sebastian drummin, and Yan Ming and me strummin. We'll probably be needing a bassist, and a lead or backup singer, depending on which Say Yin wants to be.

Yeah, I am so excited. We've been talking about jammin since what, Sec 1? Well, it's finally going to happen in a few months time. If any of you guys happen to be reading this, start practicing those songs on the list!! Practice until you cannot make a mistake even if you wanted to ok.

Oh yeah, just remembered that it's America's Independance Day. Whoooo

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Friday, July 3, 2009

I totally felt like crap today. I miss her like eff, damn it, and I don't have any idea why I am feeling this way. I thought I got over it months ago, but guess what, seems like I didn't.

On the bright side, our visit to MediaBiz studio was AWESOME. It is possibly one of the coolest places within TP, not only because of the ridiculously low air con temperature, but also because of the amount of high tech toys in there.

For those of you who don't know, MediaBiz is basically a miniature broadcast station within TP. It is located towards the end of Business School, on the third floor. Of course, it's only open to students within my course.

Behind the glass doors, down the initially confusing maze of corridors, you can find yourself in one of two possible locations.

One is the radio station. It is in this room where the program for MediaBiz Radio, TP's very own radio channel, is recorded. The room itself is really cool. There is a desk at the front of the room, fitted with all sorts of switches, knobs and buttons, as well as several computer screens, microphones and headphones.

The other room is the broadcast room. This is where we can record live footage of news interviews or talk shows. What's cool is that everything will be controlled by us, from the cameras, to the lights, to the people appearing on screen.

It didn't take us long to realise how insanely awesome a place MediaBiz Studio was for real life Counter Strike. So many corridors and rooms for us to run around in. Also, the broadcast room would be the ultimate place to play in, because it's huge, and it's multi leveled.

Only problem is, we have to wait until next year before we get access to the studio. A whole freakin year. No wonder our seniors kept telling us that Year 2 was going to be the cool year. Man, I can't wait for Counter Strike.

But wait, if we're not allowed to be in MediaBiz before Year 2, then what exactly were we doing in there today? Well, we have this assignment in which we have to make a posters for our course, so we got special permission to enter the studio, just to take some photographs.

Speaking of assignments, they are really starting to stack up now. By next Friday, we have to submit four journal entries, as well as the posters I mentioned above. After next week? I don't even want to talk about it.

This is one of the few times in my life when I feel the emotion commonly known as stress. Didn't feel it during PSLE, didn't feel it during O Levels, but I'm feeling it now.

We also have to get our formal attires by this weekend, because we'll be needing it for Speakers' Series, which will be happening this Tuesday.

Damn, as I was typing that last sentence, I just remembered that Media and Society tutorial is pushed forward to Monday afternoon, because of Speakers' Series, meaning we have to finish our notes by this weekend too. Nice, more work. Eff.

My post seems a little gloomy huh, now that I've read through it once. >:@, I'm really in such low spirits right now. I think I'm going to practice guitar for a while, because I totally need an energy restoration.

Random ridiculous video:

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Angry Video Game Nerd: Mario is Missing. Pure genius.



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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Penny Arcade, for the win.









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ME

-Shiva
-Gamer for life
-17 years old
-15 April 1992
-Male
-1.92m, 6 ft 3 in
-msn:halo2pro117@hotmail.com
-HP no.:9******* [ask me yourself]
-Hair:Black [some white :( ]
-Eyes:Black
-Race:3/4 Indian,1/4 Chinese
-Current school:Temasek Polytechnic [Comm. and Media Management]
-Secondary School: Maris Stella High School[1B,2E,3K,4K]
-Primary School: Zhangde Primary School[1/4,2/4,3/1,4/1,5/2,6/2]
-O level L1R5: 14, L1B4: 11
-PSLE T-score:237
-CCA:NCC
-2 siblings,brother and sister
-Wants to be a game writer

LIKES

-Xbox 360
-Gaming
-Reading
-Drawing
-Writing
-Swimming
-Cycling
-Playing basketball
-Wearing my hoodie jacket
-Playing guitar
-Bullet for my Valentine
-Rise Against
-Slipknot
-Naruto
-Bleach
-One Piece
-Angry Video Game Nerd
-Gametrailers community
-Finally having a HDTV :D
-The colour black
-FOOD.[Especially Indian food =D]
-Hanging out with friends
-Listening to music
-Watching movies with twisted or sexual humour
-Headbanging
-Screaming/growling along to metal songs
-Participating in CBS
-Stoning
-Reading Wikipedia pages
-Getting raped
-Doing model kits
-Having people come over to my house
-Staying over at other houses
-Fiona Xie =X
-GIRLS!!

HATES

-Exams[damn stressful]
-Emo people [I only like HAPPY people]
-Racists [Ok so I hate the entire S'pore. Kiddin.=D]
-Crap movies [like the Epic movie, Superhero movie, Disaster movie series]
-Singapore law [so strict that everyone becomes a pu**y]
-My guitar e string snapping
-FANBOYS[Especially the PS3 breed]
-People who are taller than me
-Mean people
-Antisocial people
-Getting disconnected from an online game
-My computer [I need a new one]
-Maths and Science
-Overly crowded places
-Pimples
-Using my brain too much
-Any game that requires too much thinking
-Red Ring Of Death!!![google that]
-DC heroes [Only Batman comes close to being cool]
-Not having enough cash
-CONDOMS [get what I mean?:D]

CHATTER

LINKS

|Gametrailers|
|Joystiq|
|IGN|
|1up|
|Gamespot|
|Xbox Singapore|
|Saiyan Island|
|Onemanga|

WISHLIST

-At least a 37" HDTV
-Hoodie jacket
-Get Good Results for O Level
-ATM Card
-Get into the Poly course I want
-New Shoes
-New jeans
-More Games [30 XB360 games]
-More Games [50 XB360 games]
-More Games [70 XB360 games]
-Laptop
-Two New Controllers
-Cannon 500D DSLR Camera
-Redecorated Room
-One New Controller
-More Money [no amount is enough!!]
-To Make a Video Game
-Fiona Xie [hey it is a WISHlist]
-More Games [100 XB360 games]
-New Clothes
-To be an awesome guitarist [once again, this is a WISHlist.]
-Screen Capture Card
-Les Paul Guitar
-Marshall Amplifier
-Slipknot Masks!!!
-Bean Bag Chair

GAME WISHLIST 2010

>January<
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>November<
>December<

MY LIFE

-Gamertag: HoJ 117
-Gamerscore: 24100
-Gamerzone: Recreation
-Number of Consoles: 2
-Number of Xbox games: 27
-Number of Xbox 360 games: 75

MY GAME COLLECTION

>2006<
1. Dead or Alive 4
2. Marvel Ultimate Alliance
3. Gears of War
4. Fifa 07 Soccer
5. Superman Returns
6. Tony Hawk's Project 8
>2007<
7. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
8. Dead Rising
9. Crackdown
10. Rainbow Six Vegas
11. Def Jam Icon
12. Guitar Hero 2
13. Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
14. Bioshock
15. Halo 3
16. The Orange Box
17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
18. Assassin's Creed
19. Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
>2008<
20. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
21. Devil May Cry 4
22.Army of Two
23. Guitar Hero 3
24. Grand Theft Auto 4
25. Ninja Gaiden 2
26. Battlefield: Bad Company
27. Burnout Paradise
28. Alone in the Dark
29. Unreal Tournament 3
30. GUN
31. Tomb Raider Anniversary
32. Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
33. Saints Row 2
34. Fable 2
35. Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
36. Fallout 3
37. Gears of War 2
38. Far Cry 2
39. Call of Duty: World at War
40. Left 4 Dead
41. Guitar Hero World Tour
42. Naruto: The Broken Bond
>2009<
43. Mirror's Edge
44. Rock Band
45. Skate 2
46. Lord of the Rings Conquest
47. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
48. Halo Wars
49. Street Fighter IV
50. Mass Effect
51. Ninja Blade
52. Guitar Hero Metallica
53. The Godfather II
54. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
55. Bionic Commando
56. Red Faction: Guerilla
57. Prototype
58. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
59. Batman: Arkham Asylum
60. Bully Scholarship Edition
61. Guitar Hero 5
62. Halo 3: ODST
63. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
64. Brutal Legend
65. Borderlands
66. Kameo: Elements of Power
67. Armoured Core 4
68. Modern Warfare 2
69. Dragon Age Origins
70. Assassin's Creed 2
71. DJ Hero
72. The Saboteur
73. Darksiders
74. Bayonetta
75. Mass Effect 2

MY AWESOMENESS

FRIENDS

|Andra|
|Andrew|
|Angie|
|Ernest|
|Ethel|
|Fiona|
|Joy|
|Sebastian|
|Shaun|
|Surya|
|Velan|
|Yeow Boon|

ARCHIVES

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