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Replacement strings

Just when I started tuning my guitar today & before I could get any tunes up on my favorite Good Charlotte song, my e string of my guitar broke.. 😯 argh!! Dang I don't have a spare anywhere, shouldda go easy on it. considering its the thinest string... but I think its time for a string change...
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AHM

Dang I am so awake now, just woke up from 2x 10hrs sleep blocks fromt he last 48hrs. Oh well, since I am very much up myself... lets just recap some happenings yesterday. Literally slept the whole morning-afternoon when I came back from AHM yesterday. Its a joint run together with the sheares bridge run held in the...
Army

Friday!

Before the day started, woke up at 6.15am halfdead, ate breakfast.. do normal morning stuffs.. blah blah, next thing there I was walking up to chonggen's house after dad dropped me off for work. Kinda slept (rested) there for a while. Got his uncle to drive us to the venue for the day thereafter, its 8am then....
Army

Monday blues?

As the day passes with each going step, my driving test on the 8th next month draws closer too. Mmm, exciting... but I should be able to pass on this 3rd attempt. The 26th of this month, (which is this upcoming Sunday) is the army half Marathon day. I am am more of less in charge of...
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Tutorials up!

Its finally up & ready! Check out the new computer related tutorials out on site at this URL. One more Kit-modelling tutorial to go. 😉
Site Updates

Typy sunday… or so it was

Well, its late now, time to get some much needed rest from a day of writing. Finished the HTPC & External Harddrive tutorial today, updated the old DIY PC tutorial with some niffy updates, freshened up the images & made them bigger & more pleasant to the eye. The DIY computer section will now spot an idependent...
Computers

Tutorial: Upgrading your computer processor (CPU) with cleaning and thermal paste application

This tutorial aims to serve as basic guide for anyone who wants to go about safe upgrading of their computer central processing unit or CPU for short. Usually I will recommend cleaning be done at least once every 2 years. This include people who wish or are intending to do an upgrade & would like to know...
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New tutorials to come

I've been working on a few tutorials which I hope to launch altogether into the site sometime this week or so, so is the addition of a FAQ & updated tutorial of the old popular "DIY computer" article once I finish them all. Kit model tutorial (finally!) Building a HTPC (home theater PC) Assembling a 3.5" External...
Computers

Tutorial: Graphic card GPU cooler heatsink maintenance and thermal paste re-application

The graphic processing unit (GPU) is very similar to a computer's CPU only that it is a dedicated processor built to handle the processing of graphic related information with it's own dedicated RAM, The logic is very similar to having a mini PC strapped inside your PC, thus reducing the load on the main processor itself and...
Blog

Study in Scottland?

My mum & dad picked me up from Kranji camp where I attended the Army Open House Post function with the usual AOH creative team, Zhuang & Karpal (well its his camp). The spread was good, the highlight being the rice in squid thingy, it was of an international buffet setting with bar stools & tables to...
Art

Tutorial: Drawing and computer coloured art – Part II Digital colouring with photoshop

Article table of contents Line art and planning your piece Digital colouring with Photoshop Colouring in Photoshop I use primarily Adobe PhotoShop 7.0 for computer generated art and for colouring my black & white pieces, it a very much cheaper alternative too actualy buying physical colouring tools and supplies for colour. Ulead photo express is my second most used software, though...
Computers

NTLDR missing solution.

Heres to a solution to a problem I've been pondering upon today when building my new PC running WinXP home- a boot error from POST after recovering it from an accidental power off during formating on the initial install. Strangely, I've always boot from WinXp CD without much hitch as it IS infact, bootable. But this dang...
Computers

Upgrade bandwagon

Yes, its the start of the long off in-lieu, started tuesday night life is always so free & fun after that. Checked out from a chalet at downtown east in the morning. & yes, there was a chalet organised by my army platoon's specs for the whole platoon (about 30+ ppl), this time with our troopers. It...
Gadgets

Hp ipaq hx4700

Wow.. drools, looks like I can throw away my wishlist for either the Asus mypal730 or Toshiba e830. Step side, cos the HP hx4700 is here! drool, drool, drool, drool 😈 Oh yea, on some happenings today, went for a driving lesson where my instructor Mr Tan allowed me, for the first time myself so go anywhere I want...
Army

It’s Sun-turday.

Mmm, its saturday, but it feels like sunday, partly because of the deja-vu of booking in tonight. Yes tomorrow is a work day for me. 😥 I can say that its also a very short weekend for me too, booked out of camp around 8.30am today & hello camp in less than 2 hours from now... On a...
Army

Mingle with the stars.

And so it was the visit to the first opening day of the Army Open House 2004, held at SAFTI MI, Singapore. Its started with an innocent visit to the MI to check out the progress & experience the action we had been planning & promoting so far, very much a welcome to relax & enjoy the day....
Army

Not too bad after all

Here I am at home enjoying whats left of my weekend. Initially, tomorrow is supposed to be an off in-lieu in compensation of the burning of the upcoming weekend due to the army open house event. But it was taken away at the last minute, due to some AOH live firing issues on my company side. Tested is...
Blog

The week recap-tion

*yawns* boy am I spent, well heres some stuff worth recapping... First off came the rather pleasant news on sunday about the 5 day work week for both civil servants including schools & army camps. It official in my camp that the practice will start next month & working hours will be extended from 8am-5pm to 8am-6pm. Frankly...
Army

Advanced Trainfire Package ATP Marksman

Had my ATP-M (Advanced trainfire package ATP maneuver) test yesterday, very much like the run-down type range test I've last month, only that instead of using the 5.56mm Carbine I fired with previously, today's firing was done with my company's using the newer SAR-21 5.56mm Bullpup rifle. Generally speaking, firing with the SAR-21 rifle have its good...
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Alien Vs Predator

Back then, Alien was quite a good hit, so was Predator & its series, but what you get when you merge these two movies into one? Closely, a lame but not necessary cheap show without much of a plot unless if you are really a predator or alien fan, otherwise you did better spend money on better...
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