Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Strange thing just happen to me

I have the strangest but not that strange account this afternoon just now.It's like a usual day today.I was just playing Counterstrike up until 12.30pm just now when suddenly i realised i was supposed to pick up my little sister from school at 12.25pm.I quickly turn off the computer off and set off on my bike to pick her up from school.While i was cycling to her primary school(which by the way happens to be my old primary school),i saw a normal white police car doing a rountine patrol along the block.I paid no attention to them since it is normal for them to dom When i arrived at her school at the backgate,she was nowhere to be found.I assumed that she was going off late, so i waited for 5 mins.After five minutes,I though maybe she had went home already and i was late in picking her up from scholl again so i decided to cycle home.As i cycle home,i saw the police car again.As i reach at the void deck of my flat,i suddenly gave a second though,what if she had not reach home yet.So i decided to give another round and head back to her school.As i was cycling nearby,I saw the police car for the third time but this time,the policeman driving called out to me.I can't remember as the voice sounded so far away.At the same time,i saw my little sister walking right nearby one of the void decks.My first respond was to either go to the policemen first and see what they want or go and pick up my sister.I choose the second reponse since the policemen and my sister was nearby each other.
(No,my sister was not pick up by the policemen mind you).She was holding a can of coca-cola
and say a hello as i approach her.I was about to leave with my sister when i suddenly though about the policeman in the car who called me.I though,if a policeman calls out to you and you gave no respond to them,they will think you're a crook.Well anyways,they have stepped out of the car to see me instead.There were two policemen and they began questioning me.

They asked my why am i not in school and i said i already finish my secondary education and is currently waiting for my O-Level results.Then they asked why am i cycling around here and there around the estate?It was pretty obvious that i wanted to pick up my sister but i went out very late and she went off without me.I said that i wanted to pick up my sister from school as the answer.I wasnt scared at all as i know i did not do anything wrong.After that they requested to see my Identification Card which after that we were allowed to go home.I wonder why they would think i would be a crook?I assumed that perhaps by cycling around the estate aimlessly made me looked very suspicious to them seeing how i saw their car three times which i assumed that they saw me as well.I guess they dont normally see an 18 year old teenager outside cycling around the block doing nothing since this is the month of january and most teenagers are still in school untill dismisssal time which is around 2.00pm.They must have though i am playing truant or is up to no good.Well if thats the normal nature of police of being constantly suspicious of everyone,it's no wonder everyday civilians are so terrified of them.

This is the first time i've been questioned by the police.But you may though,why am i making such a big fuss over this?No i'm not making a big fuss.I just wanna share something with you people.I respect the autorities and i have no qualms about them.

If you respect the autorities,the autorities will respect you.
(not unless they are corrupted and evil just like the combine from half-life 2)

Thursday, January 19, 2006

A DOOM Comic


Boy i just finish playing DOOM3 collector's edition and DOOM classic game a week a ago 2 weeks after i bought that game.I was bored so i decided to make a DOOM comic using the old Doom Monsters Sprites.
By the way,the cyber demon and imp sprites are copyrighted by id software.Spritesheet are taken from The People's Sprite website.This is merely a spoof of the game so please dont sue me. DOOM3 ROCKS!

Hedgehogs



I'm really quite curious about these strange cute spiny little creatures which we called hedgehogs. These walking durians or pin cusion have a coat of spines that stick out like needles. It rolls up into a ball whenever it is threatened.Smaller than a porcupine,
these omnivores will eat anything from bugs to berries

I always want to see a real life hedgehog in person and even touch them but unfortunately for me i lived in Singapore and in Singapore, the hedgehog species does not exist.Pity.I wish the Singapore Zoological Gardens have one of these live hedgehogs put up for an exibit.I mean they got the Polar Bears and raccoons in display so why don't they have any hedgehog in captivity?I would loved to see these things in their natural habitat.Maybe they havent got enough space to put up a display.Well I read the hedgehogs all over the internet and i found out that they are Lactose intolerant that means they cannot drink or eat dairy products such as milk and cheese.
Milk isnt good for hedgehogs as they can make them sick.They are a gardener's friend as they eat pesky insects and mollusc that tried to destroy people's plants BUT at the same time they can become a pest themselves as they might eat the fruits and vegetables grown in the garden or harm the ecosystem by eating bird eggs and stuff like that.Yet i continue to marvel at these fascinating animals.

Let me ask you one question.If i say the word hedgehog,what is the first thing that comes into your mind?If you say Sonic,then you are a Sonic fan or you have played that game before or merely hear and/or recognise the name, Sonic.But if i were to went back in time lets say in the year 1985 and ask someone this question,the first thing that would come into his mind is a small spiny mammal that could roll up into a ball or he/she might not even know what that thing really is.

Yep thats rightI would have not even know the existence of hedgehog had it not been for the one particular videogame called Sonic The Hedgehog.I was young back then,around 5 years old.The year was 1993 when i first played the first Sonic game on the SEGA Megadrive.Yes,it was my late uncle who bought the game and the system for my cousin at that time and i played alongside his game alondside my cousin before my father bought me and my brothers a megadrive for us,ourselves.The sheer speed and clever game design was probably the reason why i got addicted to the game and became a Sonic Fan.But I wonder back before the year 1990s when the first Sonic game was release,does the people know the existence of hedgehogs?Of course they do it's just that the word hedgehog was not quite famous at that moment.After the release of Sonic The Hedgehog videogame, hedgehogs are never viewed the same again.

I wonder whether we could keep hedgehogs as pets?Perhaps with the strict authorities in SIngapore, it is probably NO and a thousand times NO! but i understand why we can't keep hedgehogs as pets in SIngapore.First of all,our climate is not suitable for any hedgehog species as most of them lives in the temperate countries which has four season.Secondly,a certain species of hedgehogs can bring a nasty diesease to human beings.Thirdly,hedgehogs could harm our beloved natural ecosystem if they are release into the wild whether by accident or on purpose.Lastly, hedgehog could be mistaken for a durian fruit and people might eat it by accident.Oh wait ,i'm sorry thats not the last one LOL.The last reason is that hedgehogs are prickly creatures and their sharp pointy quils might give someone a bad case of splinters especially small children who like to touch things.

So perhaps if Hedgehogs can't be kept as pets,then those Zoologist should import and breed a hedgehogs in our zoo.If the Singapore Zoo were to be world class attraction, then they should have every animals from all over the world.Oh lets not forget about the Echidnas and the pangolin.I'm sorry i havent been to the zoo for a very long time so i do not know whether they already got hedgehogs in exibit.

Well,thats all for now for my senseless blog about hedgehogs.

Friday, January 06, 2006

Having way too much free time

Sign,Right now i'm bored!I though after the O-levels,i might have a 4 moths of enjoyment but i was wrong.I am extremely bored out of my witts.I get tired of playing the XBOX all day long and surfing the internet.I'm short of cash currently since i'm not schooling.My mum told me to get a part time job but i tried to looks for a job that suits me and are near me. I was considering working at KFC but they told me i have to make a commitment by working at least six months before i am allow to retire even though it is just part time.The pay isn't good either but hey,ITS part time.Part time are meant to give you low pay.Considering $3.00 per hour if i work at least 10 hours for 20 days ,I could earn about $600 for a month which is enough to buy 10 XBOX games or a DS and 2 DS games or a PSP and a PSP game or just one XBOX360 when it comes out in singapore.I bet the 360 will cost $600 Singapore Dollars since it is always Twice the original price for every imported american product.Im not sure.Just take a look.A PS2 game in Singapore cost twice the original price than those in the US.So a $40 game there will cost $80 here.FORTUNATELY,we have a local distributers that actually cut down the cost price and the shipping so the price is reduce by 10%-15% so that means that the game will now cost $70 or less.I can't think of anything to write right a bout now so i'll just end here.

Monday, January 02, 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR!WELCOME TO THE YEAR 2006!

It's a new year and what future will it hold for us?I can expect some good thing as well as bad things this new year.Year 2004 seem to have an anticlimatic end because of the Asian Tsunami which was an unfortunate event to end the year 2004.2005 however has a good but BORING end to that year as there was nothing good or happy nor do they have bad things happening at the end of the year.Of course the release of the XBOX360 is someohow a good news to the people in U S and Japan.However, it doesn't seem to gain good reviews and popularity as one though it was seem to be during the pre release days.I wonder, why do us singaporeans are always left out in the world?We get the XBOX late, we get to see the movie premiere late and we even have to wait for a very long time just to get a good TV Shows from outside lets say from the U S and U K.Well, to begin this new year ,I have decided NOT to make any new year resolution.Its a waste of time as you will never keep the promise you made.Just to end this blog off,i decided to show you one of the artwork i made during the wee hour of new years eve.It's a Sonic Fanart I made from MSPaint.