The magpie's claw.

Call me weird but i think this is beautiful.
And i want it. BADLY.

Too bad there is only a few in this world, and none in Malaysia.
Crafted out of old gold, intricately detailed.

Dammit, now i wish some genie would appear and grant me three wishes right now. :(


xxx

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It's great how i know super tech savvy people.
I dont mean people who are updated with all those tech gadgets (though i could've meant that), but im referring to modders in general.

And boy, are they good.
The amount of time spent to create a mod for softwares and such, not an easy job, definitely very tiring.
And yet, they almost always to achieve awesomeness.

Like this friend of mine who knows the developer guy who makes mods for Vista.
He really gave me some cool stuff for my Vista.

See, i really like a few features that Mac has and Windows doesnt.
Mac has awesome docks, keyboard controls, frame switcher, and dashboard feature.
Whereas for Windows, i like everything about it, well almost everything.
Macs are just not familiar to me, and i never liked unfamiliar things, much.


Anyways, I managed to achieve Mac's dock by installing the Object Dock by Stardock.
Plenty of customizable icons for the docks too via Icon Packager.

Then i was later on introduced to Switcher, developed by Bao Nguyen.
And it works great with Windows Vista + Aero. My system happened to be operating on Aero by default anyways. Note that Aero does not apply to all versions of Vista.

Switcher works in a way to allow users to switch between windows without having to keep moving the mouse to the program taskbar at the bottom of the screen. (In my case, the dock)
All i have to do is to move the mouse to the bottom-left corner of the screen and voila, the programme windows all tile up for me to pick the preferred programme.



Windows Vista actually have it's own switcher called the 3D-Flip.
But using the flip requires you to press The windows button + Tab.
Which is a pain if you really need to switch programs fast. Might as well click on the dock icon, it's much faster.
Though it is kinda cool how you can flip through the programs in a 3D form, the shortcut button is so NOT practical.




I dont know how these people are able to come up with stuff like that.
Just amazing.

I know many of you are gonna say 'get a Mac', but im still in preference to Window's operating system cos i know how to navigate myself around and insert any mods if i have to.
Plus, with all these mods, why change when i can have the best of both?
XD


xxx

Labels: tech related

You cannot imagine the amount of mess my room is in right now.
It's crazy messy in there, so much that there is some sort of cross country warzone going on.

I tried cleaning the place up, but then again i didnt have the mood to.
There was just too much tension in that empty room alone, i couldnt stand to even think of where to start.
Therefore, spring cleaning has been postponed AGAIN until goodness knows when.



Anyways, lookie what Marx made today. :)
Not that it's THAT hard to make, but i admire his neatness and craft.



It's as yummy as it looks. Australian strawberries which are ripe and slightly sour, but goes nicely with the chocolate. (Hershey's by the way)

He's been my cooking guru these few days.
Who knew cooking can be pretty fun at stressing moments too. XD



p/s: Bought Velvet some catnip today, that furry little bugger went all mushy and rubby-rubby. WTH is all i can say.

xxx

Labels: random stuff

The cat has decided to go digital.

I was tweeting via twhirl the other day and i happened to received a tweet. With twhirl, incoming tweets has a sort of sound that sounds just like a, well, tweet.
So the fat cat was so attracted to the sound, he came lumbering towards my lappie and started pawing and looking for the little tweeting birdy.

Marx, who was on webcam spotted the kitty, and this was how the convo went.

Marx: I see your cat. what is he doin?
Me: Err, i dunno. I think he's attracted to my twhirl's tweeting sound.
Marx: ??
Me: I dunno, he's just pawing about.
Marx: i can see that. eh, start a twitter page for your cat la, he seems to enjoy 'tweets'.
Me: Lolx. yar, and tht would mean i have to do most of the tweeting work for him right?
Marx: Just do it for fun then. see how many followers can he get.
Me: Hmm.. good idea.



And so, i started Lord Fatty his own twitter page. XD





Call it utter nonsense but he was so cute, i couldnt resist NOT giving him his own page. :D
There are other twitter kitties too, and currently, we are following Thorthecat, who is kinda quirky and funny.


You can follow Lord Fatty at: http:twitter.com/lordfatty

xxx

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No kidding, she literally rose from the ashes.
And look how much better she looks now, as opposed to back then. (bald, hello?!)
Obviously some photoshopping is involved in this photo, but then, definitely LESS photoshopping needed now.

She's definitely back on track.
Im beginning to believe that Britney is half phoenix.
Train wreck or not, she's making a pretty decent comeback. ;)


Not an avid Britney fan, but you go girl.
K-fed was an effed up moment in her life, bad choice, totally life degrading mistake.


xxx

Labels: random stuff

Took Lord Fatty to the vet for his annual jabs and deworming.


They weighed him and that fat one is approxmiately 6 kilograms heavy.
That's about the weight of a small dog, or even an average human baby.
So basically we gotta moderate his food and give him a detox if needed.
(UGH i can imagine all that sick-smelling crap that's gonna be coming out)

Right after he had his jabs & deworming pill (traumatizing experience), he is kinda in a zombie mode. Sleeps alot (more than usual) and walks around sluggishly, not much fun to poke fun at anymore. :(

It could be the after effects of the meds, im not sure.
Im hoping a small dose of catnip would bring back the sparks into my little monster kitty.


Until then, this is what he will be doing on the sofa all day long.

Yeap, snoozing his little heart out.


Mom even bought him a cute tie-dye collar for him with a gold bell attached.
Pink looks good on him, my mini metrosexual kitty. XD



NO amount of prodding, poking, shoving, shouting, shaking, tickling would be able to wake him up. This part of the sofa is his turf.




Gahh, i think i have spaghetti overdose.
I should really lay off the carbs.



xxx

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Being eco-friendly is always good.
It's a pretty refreshing idea a while back, but now i think it's sort of shitty.

Don't get me wrong, i am not a mother nature destroyer and i do support eco-causes.

It's just that i think that eco-friendly is something that has become a 'trend' instead of being something about 'doing our part' (literally, and not just being said as a mere tagline).
That said, this 'trend' has sprouted a whole lot of hypocrites.

And how these hypocrites are identified?
Easy.
They talk a whole load of crap about saving the environment in a way that really makes you think they care, and then they end by asking you to buy a certain 'product' that would definitely make the world a better place.
Yes, im talking about money-making cash-outs who most likely wouldnt even give a shit about the environment. The only greens they care about are the greens in your wallet.

They are the same people who are gleefully taking advantage of all the merry holidays, producing a whole load of crap we dont even need but very cunningly convinces us that we need those things.
It's these people who demeans the true meaning of Christmas, made Valentines Day the most expensive day ever (considering it's not even a holiday), and the list goes on.

So yeah, it's damn annoying when these people claim to care about the environment so much, and yet sell you products that they almost always claim to be helping the environment.
In truth, some products do contribute in helping the environment in the long term.
It's the people who sell you these that are throwing the usefulness of their products out of balance.


For example, eco-friendly bags are everywhere now in Malaysia (when Canada had them like aeons ago).
Yes, these bags do reduce the use and wastage of plastic bags, clogging of rivers and so on.

Remember the salesman who sold you this bag?

Well, he smokes, he uses his home air-conditioning 24/7, he drives everywhere and never walks, he uses 5 cans of aerosol bug-spray a week to rid his home of bugs, he forgets to turn the tap off everytime he pauses to brush his teeth, he almost always leave the lights on at home, and the list goes on.

So if mother nature gets a star each time he sells an eco-friendly bag, 2 stars are taken down for each of his misdemeanours.
Which leaves the environment with negative stars in the end. Unless he's able to sell about 100 eco-friendly bags per day to make up for his daily misdemeanours, which i highly doubt.
After all, how many eco-friendly bags does a person need to own? The point of that bag is so that you can re-use it over and over again for at least 3 months minimum.

Plus, that is not taking into account the other million people who absolutely do not give a fuck about the environment, which is more than half of the population here.

A very pro-nature and noble trend, which unfortunately is absolutely useless.
I hate to admit it, but it's true.
That is why our country is in the middle of a fricking HOT heat wave.


However, it's still nice to see that eventhough the odds for mother nature is pretty bleak, there are still genuine people who are out there generating new ideas to help balance out everyone's misdemeanours.
Here's one that i really like. :)

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It's people like her who makes my nightmares cease for a moment.
Who's there as a support beam when the love of your life lets you down.
Who will love you no matter how many times you blew her off.

Love you babe. :)

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Okay so everyone in my batch worked real hard in preparation for the Youthopia bazaar which is one of our big fund raising activities, to raise funds (duh).
And okay, not 'everyone' worked as hard as most of us, but that's besides the point.

The point is, the bazaar organizer cancelled the entire bazaar just a few minutes before midnight.
Like wtf.
Can you imagine all those vendors (like us) who have worked their asses off to buy/make each items to sell?
A lot of preparation has been put into making everything & now this happens.


Eff-ed up.


p/s: i still think adam lambert rocks. his version of 'no boundaries' kills kris allen's puny voice.

Labels: rants

..yeah, i am addicted to audrey hepburn in 'my fair lady'.



Anyways, to keep this blog alive, im gonna post a short DIY post that was recently inspired by my cat, Lord Fatty. ;)

This is my latest inspiration:

Labels: DIY, fashion related