Wow. I haven't being posting for liek, exactly 6 months. Perhaps blogging is not for me after all... But for now, I'm back.
I see that spam has slowly crept into my guestbook, but never mind about that. First up, I'll say that not many things have happened since March. The only things worthy of mention would be the fact that both Prelims have passed in a blink of an eye, and that I went to China in June.
But since this is 5.51 AM in the morning, I won't go to detail in my China trip, though I'll talk briefly about Prelims. I did get an L1R5 of 14 for Prelim 1, and I'm getting the results for my Prelim 2.
That isn't important. Exams don't mean as much to me as many other things, and though I study for them, I'd rather do something else.
Like, creating songs.
I've obtained a copy of Reason, I guess, and I've started to create some songs. This is probably the final product of my tinkering with the program, and I hope you like it.
Atmosphere
Bleh, that song took me around 3 days to complete. To it's faults, it has a horribly repetitive bassline and drumline, but I guess I like the chords of the pianos and the guitars. So, well, commenting would be nice.
Like, creating notecharts
[SHD]Symphony of Rach
O2 Jam-related of course. Since the original song is a level 15, I bumped the rating up to 30.
Like, creating stories
Sputnik
Based on an O2 Jam song too, but with some sort of twist.
Oh, and speaking of O2 Jam achievements... I passed R3 HX, Earthquake HX, End of Fight HX, [SHD]Eleventh Hour HX, Identity Part II HX, and more, I guess. Perhaps the last 6 months were pretty fruitful.
That's all for today, I guess. Hope you all have a nice day.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Fine Line
As much as it would sound weird, coming out from me, I have to say that education in Singapore sarks.
The requirement of the 'O' Levels for Junior Colleges have gone to dizzying lows. MOE has gone cuckoo with their attempts to make Singapore's generation of young to have a good foundation. Hey, if you don't believe me, look below.
Requirement for admission into VJC = L1R5 of 4 and below
The only way to deduct 'points' from your L1R5 is to be affliated with that school you want to go, e.g being there for the first two months. CCAs are not counted in VJC's case, and so... all over Singapore, we shall find people shouting...
"Hey, look! I got straight A1s for all my subjects, but I didn't manage to get into VJC. Oh no!"
Do you know how absurd it is? To get a perfect score, and not being able to get into the College or Poly you want? It's stupid. It's not logical. It's crap. And this makes me worry. A lot. How can you sleep at night, knowing that the slightest mistep, the slightest mistake you make can and will plunge you into the valley of broken dreams and destroyed lives? 1 A2 and your chance of entering VJC is cut by 50%. Another A2, and VJC becomes impossible. I hate education now.
That would mean that getting 1 A2 for both your English and Humanities will ensure that your hopes of getting into a good JC will die. It's not simple to get a perfect score, but that is what you are going to have. There is no room for error, no mistakes to make, nothing to catch you when you fall. Precision is needed. Survival of the smartest. And I, for one, hate this fight.
Stressful life it is in Singapore. As much as I hate to cut down on my other activities, such as notecharting and fanfiction writing, it seems that I have to do so, in order to survive this crucial phase in my life. They say it would be all worth it in the end, but to sacrifice so much time and laughter, for another two years of pencil and paper, I doubt it.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. This isn't widely accepted, though.
The below poem, of course, is an exaggeration.
The bridge is riddled with holes
It sways largely with every step
The only route between the moon
And the shining sun
Where the fruits of labour lie in wait for us.
But the bridge hangs above a bottomless pit
One of dashed hopes and broken dreams
Every step you take is a leap of faith
Every second you wait is a moment of fear
And when you fall...
It goes on... for an infinite time
Your screams and whimpers join the echoes
Of those that fell before you.
The light taunts you as it moves further upwards
Destiny eludes you as it searches for someone else
You are just another victim
Among the other casualties of a broken system
Your fate is sealed
The cliff wall is sheer
Nothing more you can do
Vanish into the darkness..., failed one...
The requirement of the 'O' Levels for Junior Colleges have gone to dizzying lows. MOE has gone cuckoo with their attempts to make Singapore's generation of young to have a good foundation. Hey, if you don't believe me, look below.
Requirement for admission into VJC = L1R5 of 4 and below
The only way to deduct 'points' from your L1R5 is to be affliated with that school you want to go, e.g being there for the first two months. CCAs are not counted in VJC's case, and so... all over Singapore, we shall find people shouting...
"Hey, look! I got straight A1s for all my subjects, but I didn't manage to get into VJC. Oh no!"
Do you know how absurd it is? To get a perfect score, and not being able to get into the College or Poly you want? It's stupid. It's not logical. It's crap. And this makes me worry. A lot. How can you sleep at night, knowing that the slightest mistep, the slightest mistake you make can and will plunge you into the valley of broken dreams and destroyed lives? 1 A2 and your chance of entering VJC is cut by 50%. Another A2, and VJC becomes impossible. I hate education now.
That would mean that getting 1 A2 for both your English and Humanities will ensure that your hopes of getting into a good JC will die. It's not simple to get a perfect score, but that is what you are going to have. There is no room for error, no mistakes to make, nothing to catch you when you fall. Precision is needed. Survival of the smartest. And I, for one, hate this fight.
Stressful life it is in Singapore. As much as I hate to cut down on my other activities, such as notecharting and fanfiction writing, it seems that I have to do so, in order to survive this crucial phase in my life. They say it would be all worth it in the end, but to sacrifice so much time and laughter, for another two years of pencil and paper, I doubt it.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. This isn't widely accepted, though.
The below poem, of course, is an exaggeration.
The bridge is riddled with holes
It sways largely with every step
The only route between the moon
And the shining sun
Where the fruits of labour lie in wait for us.
But the bridge hangs above a bottomless pit
One of dashed hopes and broken dreams
Every step you take is a leap of faith
Every second you wait is a moment of fear
And when you fall...
It goes on... for an infinite time
Your screams and whimpers join the echoes
Of those that fell before you.
The light taunts you as it moves further upwards
Destiny eludes you as it searches for someone else
You are just another victim
Among the other casualties of a broken system
Your fate is sealed
The cliff wall is sheer
Nothing more you can do
Vanish into the darkness..., failed one...
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
A Nasty Drop
Waterfall up ahead.
And after that waterfall, will be The Rapids.
Not like the peace and calm one feels now.
Ouch.
And after that waterfall, will be The Rapids.
Not like the peace and calm one feels now.
Ouch.
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And the sharp rocks at the bottom will be the piles of unfinished homework left on the table.
Happy 2007 to me.
It is always amazing how time passes so fast. How it always seems so slow..., but yet snaps towards your back and gives you a wedgie just before everything is going to get nasty again. Here's a person going back into the world of logarithims and indices, static charges and gravity, compounds and mixtures, nephrons and cells, 凹和凸，etc, while the monster of the dreaded 'O' Levels looms over the horizon. From what I heard, the monster is nothing more than a fascade; guarding the pathetic wimp inside the shell.
But I'm not going to be brave enough to be like the O2 Jam freak I was this year.
I'm going to have to study.
For real.
Yay.
Last day of enjoyment, that will probably mean nothing more. Or perhaps I should rush through all my unfinished homework.
Tough choice.
Happy 2007 to me.
It is always amazing how time passes so fast. How it always seems so slow..., but yet snaps towards your back and gives you a wedgie just before everything is going to get nasty again. Here's a person going back into the world of logarithims and indices, static charges and gravity, compounds and mixtures, nephrons and cells, 凹和凸，etc, while the monster of the dreaded 'O' Levels looms over the horizon. From what I heard, the monster is nothing more than a fascade; guarding the pathetic wimp inside the shell.
But I'm not going to be brave enough to be like the O2 Jam freak I was this year.
I'm going to have to study.
For real.
Yay.
Last day of enjoyment, that will probably mean nothing more. Or perhaps I should rush through all my unfinished homework.
Tough choice.
Monday, December 25, 2006
BMS Post
Now, time to showcase another one of my hobbies, notecharting. Of course, this was bourne out of my love for O2 Jam. Basically, a notechart is the stream of notes you are playing in O2 Jam. For example, there is the HX notechart, and such. Creating a notechart is to do just that, to create a stream of notes, that goes with the song notecharted, for you to play. It is definately not an easy thing to though, due to difficulty in syncing the notes. Zuo Jia would give people who do not know a lowdown on how difficult it is.
The song in question here is Ray of Illuminati, an awesome song from DJ MAX JP, another rhythm-based game. I originally disliked it, but well, one of the trade-offs of notecharting is that you have to listen to the entire song over and over and over again, so much until you are psychoed to like it.
Nice, eh?
Seriously, most of you would love it the first time you hear it and save it to your MP3 players.
Now back to the notecharts.
One thing you should know however, is that this is a group effort from my guild Sleeping Forest, for which I have contributed. There are 5(!) difficulties for you to play around with; all in somewhat different syles from each other, since they are many people notecharting seperate difficulties.
The difficulties are EX, NX, HX, MX and SC, all according to DJ MAX's way of putting difficulties (for certain songs). I made EX and SC.
So, enjoy them people! Here is the link to our forum topic; since this is a group effort, I do not think I can bear to put the direct link here.
Hi.
Enjoy them! Consider them a gift from me.
The song in question here is Ray of Illuminati, an awesome song from DJ MAX JP, another rhythm-based game. I originally disliked it, but well, one of the trade-offs of notecharting is that you have to listen to the entire song over and over and over again, so much until you are psychoed to like it.
Nice, eh?
Seriously, most of you would love it the first time you hear it and save it to your MP3 players.
Now back to the notecharts.
One thing you should know however, is that this is a group effort from my guild Sleeping Forest, for which I have contributed. There are 5(!) difficulties for you to play around with; all in somewhat different syles from each other, since they are many people notecharting seperate difficulties.
The difficulties are EX, NX, HX, MX and SC, all according to DJ MAX's way of putting difficulties (for certain songs). I made EX and SC.
So, enjoy them people! Here is the link to our forum topic; since this is a group effort, I do not think I can bear to put the direct link here.
Hi.
Enjoy them! Consider them a gift from me.
Merry Christmas!
This is, perhaps, where the speed of flow is at its slowest, and the temperature is at its warmest. For that fleeting moment, one gets to appreciate all that is around him; the unexplained magic that should not be there. The spirit of giving is one that people should appreciate, and definately the most important one to possess.
Unless you are giving pain that is.
Merry Christmas, everyone! And a Happy Birthday to Jesus Christ, who came down and saved us all. Presents shall be exchanged, and turkey shall be eaten. Enjoy the festive season as it lasts!
Unless you are giving pain that is.
Merry Christmas, everyone! And a Happy Birthday to Jesus Christ, who came down and saved us all. Presents shall be exchanged, and turkey shall be eaten. Enjoy the festive season as it lasts!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
O2 Blues
Well, as you all would know, I play O2 Jam very, very often, and that I am an 'above average' player, according to the rankings. Ever since I signed up 11 months ago, I have been hooked ever since, and I have always strived to improve more and more, until the level I am at now. And I have to say that I am quite proud of myself in this area, being able to focus on accuracy and to keep the combo on most under level 30 songs quite well. This is proven when I go into most versus rooms; I usually beat most people I see (although I don't mean to boast).
But still, I want more. I might be 'pro' to you guys, but when I go into forum threads such as the below...
http://o2jamforum.e-games.com.my/?f=37&p=078&m=12388
It makes me feel like I am some random noob, in front of some random computer, in some random country, not destined to emerge as a true pro.
For example, scores like this
%5
Cools/Goods/Bads/Misses/Max Combo/Score
1115/ 44 / 0 / 0 / 1158 / 479980
might make people who just got into the game go "wao!", but... it's still no match for an FCC (search for anyone you want).
Bleaugh. Rant over. Practice is the key I guess. Maybe, just maybe, I might someday be as good as the ones who can FC R3 HX.
Which I can't even pass halfway now.
Whatever.
But still, I want more. I might be 'pro' to you guys, but when I go into forum threads such as the below...
http://o2jamforum.e-games.com.my/?f=37&p=078&m=12388
It makes me feel like I am some random noob, in front of some random computer, in some random country, not destined to emerge as a true pro.
For example, scores like this
%5
Cools/Goods/Bads/Misses/Max Combo/Score
1115/ 44 / 0 / 0 / 1158 / 479980
might make people who just got into the game go "wao!", but... it's still no match for an FCC (search for anyone you want).
Bleaugh. Rant over. Practice is the key I guess. Maybe, just maybe, I might someday be as good as the ones who can FC R3 HX.
Which I can't even pass halfway now.
Whatever.
Along the River of Orange
The river of orange is a neverending one, and as old as time itself. It is without a purpose; without a goal, flowing endlessly into infinity. However, it is not without its surprises, for it has many twists and turns, drops and ascents, and sudden changes in the speed of its flow. And one can only drift aimlessly whilst sitting in his own floating tube, going along this uncertain path, basking in the orange light provided by the beautiful sunset while it lasts, and bracing himself for the night when it comes.
It may not be the most pleasant of rides, or the safest of journeys. But I couldn't have it better any other way.
Well, I have jumped onto the blogging bandwagon. I may or may not update it regularly. It may or may not turn out to be interesting, and I may give it up and let it go into disrepair like a disused toy, if I get bored with it. But this is now, and that is later. So let's leave it to the flow of the river to decide, shall we?
It may not be the most pleasant of rides, or the safest of journeys. But I couldn't have it better any other way.
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Well, I have jumped onto the blogging bandwagon. I may or may not update it regularly. It may or may not turn out to be interesting, and I may give it up and let it go into disrepair like a disused toy, if I get bored with it. But this is now, and that is later. So let's leave it to the flow of the river to decide, shall we?
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