Y'know, it's funny when Mozilla releases updates to its Firefox browser (which I use almost exclusively these days), people tout it as A Good Thing&trade but when Microsoft releases patches or updates for their products, it becomes another nail in their coffin for releasing vulnerable software. Can't be helped as it's they themselves who have dug the hole and got consumers to subsequently brand them as such. Still, the heck with such trivialities. At the end of the day, no matter what platform or software you use, if it's vulnerable and the user/admin doesn't do anything to patch or update his or her machine accordingly, they're the ones who'd be getting nailed.

On the subject of patches, if you're running Windows Server 2003, Microsoft has just released Service Pack 1 last night. They have also made the Windows XP x64 Editon and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition both RTM (Released To Manufacturing) and available for download to MSDN subscribers. I managed to snag the ISOs as well as the 64-bit drivers for the devices on my PC earlier today. Will be trying them out later tonight.

Now playing: Moluccas - Ironi

Phuturepseudostudio - where the geek does ear bleeding stuff

Phuturecrib

The night view outside Phuturecrib

Yes, they're clickable.

Okay, so I wanted to move mountains yesterday, I didn't mean to have the earth move too. Good thing I've been taking the stairs every evening when I come back from work to get to my apartment on the 10th floor as we had to evac the building TWICE last night and was only allowed to go back in at around 4am. Years of jet-lag and sleep-deprivation finally kinda paid off last night.

I will not fail nor falter I shall succeed,
My perception is altered I do believe,
Faith is so strong now nothing shall bar my way,
Firm conviction is no fiction,
This is My Day.

No? Not yet? As you were then. Lemme know if you already do.

You can't get away without mentioning Sepet these days, can you? The Phuturecam you see on the main page of this website is currently featuring some of my favorite shots and quotes taken from that movie at random. And as a public service and act of civil disobedience, I'm also including the shots that got censored. Catch 'em if ya can.

My Evolution MK-249 keyboard from M-Audio arrived today. After forking out for the keyboard, I was too cheapskate to go out and get a proper keyboard stand. So the pseudo-studio in my crib has this rather peculiar looking setup now.

Sure the stuff serves its purpose like those typical keyboard stands do, but if anybody were to bring out a setup like this on stage for a live performance, I'm pretty sure that it'll make the person behind the keyboard look more like an ironing lady than a proper performing musician.

Unless of course, you wanna name your band Iron Maiden.

My experience at the Tribunal today confirms two things that I have long suspected:

1. I hate lawyers. Especially if I have to go up against them.
2. My command of formal Bahasa totally blows goats. I do not have a problem with conversational Bahasa, but in formal situations, and especially that has got to do with law, I was left in a daze when the judge finished uttering whatever she was uttering. I totally blame my watching too much television when I was growing up that made my England too powderful. Besides, was there ever a local version of Ally McBeal or The Practice, anyways?

Still, despite my struggling, I managed to achieve my objective to have my case heard at the Tribunal instead of the High Court (which was what the opposing lawyers wanted so that they can have the case delayed) and obtain permission to subpoena a witness when the case is heard again in a couple of months' time.

Did I mention I hate lawyers?

The tagline for this year's Actorlympics reads "Let the fight begin as the cocks rise to the occassion". But I thought last night's show was a bit flaccid (pun very much intended) as some of the acts seemed a little bit too contrived than the previous ones I attended. Then again, unlike last year's Actorlympics, it was good that I didn't get sat on by Afdlin Shauki this time around. The dude looked like he has gained mega poundage that would've given me something between hernia and hemorroid if that were to happen. I miss Nell Ng's fondling though (she wasn't in last night's line up).

Still, I had great company last night and managed to tie some more faces/names that I have been seeing on tv/movie/web to flesh. That's always a good consolation.

I broke my car's speedometer again. That's the fourth time within the past year already. Either they don't make the parts like they used to or I really gotta try slowing down a tad while driving.