One down one to go

I remember this time of the year, it was one down FIVE more to go.. *HORROR*

I am pretty lucky this year eh? So today was Foundation of Finance and its at Sackville Stree Building and what was the best thing to do? Almost arrive late for an exam of 20 MCQ (1 Hour Paper). Did some miscalculation and arrive just on time for the exam to start.

Did quite all right I guess, skipped two question cause I mixed up the formula and didn't want to risk it due to negative marking. So far got 1 wrong so the rest should be fine =) Need 15 correct answers and 3 wrongs to still get a First and 13 correct answers and 5 wrongs to get a 2nd Upper. And this is just 20% of the overall course so should be alright. *Fingers cross*

Been the same since I am back from Scotland. Eat, Sleep, Watch Dramas, Play Magic. I've been watching the MTG Broadcast lately. I guess its something to fill the void. Some people ask me am I seeing someone now, the answer is still no. Although I am getting used to being alone, at least in the state of mind (last year physically was no different).

Meet new people via Fanboy 3. Jem, Jonathan, Eric, Liam, Stephen, A. Lawson, David, Kathryn. Its always a challenging game against them (Especially Eric when we meet up in the finals if I manage to get there). Still nice though since he is at 1800+ dci points and I am only at 1600+ points.

Got my Everflowing Chalice for January's FNM, now onwards to get a playset of it. :) Might go for Grand Prix London in April if it allows. Clashes with the Royal Wedding. SIGH!

Anyway room's a mess (Well at least the table is!) but everything else is doing fine. Cutting down on outings to save money =/ but can't wait for the pre-release end of this month. Mirrodin Besieged! To war Mirrans against the ruthless mindless Phyrexians!

PS: I'm supporting the Phyrexians! :)

Ike' Ike

You, Yes YOU! (There's only 3 readers allowed to view this blog *apart from myself* ;p) so I DEMAND that you all watch this video!

Note: Mute the songlist on the right panel of the Blog first.

Ok the quality of this video isn't that good to be honest. There are some other (pure para para dance version) which looks better. *Hint, watch the Night of Fire Video where Kurikki stares in it. I was laughing all the way through..

So you might remember the era that I was really into Para Para Dancing ( Thanks to the Machine Para Para Paradise). Heck you might even remember the time I danced so hard during our escape trip from Mazuin at PISA to Gurney Plaza during the orchestra trip that I knocked one of the arcade supporting pillar and hurt my arm which forbids me to play my violin during THAT night's performance.

Or maybe someone saw me dancing in the dormitory when they are returning back from Friday Prayers. (Can't blame me, its less embarrassing when a: your dancing in a group or b: no one is watching. Of course I had to choose B!)

It was that era and while listening to some random Japanese song, some Eurobeat songs made their way in.

Memories is indeed sweet =)

Anyway the group is call Hinou Team. The leader is of course Asuka Hinoi :p The rest of the members were Keika Matsuoka, Hikaru Koyama, and Rina Takenaka. Why I used the word 'were' they are now disban sadly. Everyone move on with their life and Asuka Hinoi went solo for a while but I guess they just don't fit that much.


Anyway I admit and agree that Keika is the cutest in the group, but sometimes she's pretty stiff. Asuka reminds me of Yang Chen Ling for some reason but they way she dance, she really put herself into it. Rina is just simply plainly S-W-E-E-T! ^^ Hikaru although she has long hairs (A feature that I adore), something is just so not appealing or may I say not right about her. *Oh I get it, her here is just way too straight. In the Now and Forever video its slightly curl! :p Didn't anyone tell you whats better than long hair? Long hair with curls~


They just seal they deal, every time.


Spend some time downloading their songs and right now its on repeat on my IPod. Top song will be Just For Me. A pretty sweet song to be honest. Listen to eat and savour the lyrics will ya?


Till next time. Gotta grind for my meagre 2 papers >.< 

Sad news or Happy News?

When someone breaks up with another so that he could be with another, is it good or bad?

I recently come over a friend who has broken up with his girlfriend for over a year odd. Trust me, they were really sweet at all that I never foresee this coming.

I guess its only has LDR to blame.

Sometimes we get close to other people without us realising it, even when we are infatuate with our current girl/boyfriend. As time goes by, somehow something went off course and we seem to like the new person more. It may be due to more similar interest, the way they behave , smiles and act or maybe simply because our current girl/boyfriend are a bit too 'stale'. Harsh but face it, we get bored with people after the honeymoon period and facing them each day and uttering lovey goey sentences just become redundant, it become more of a need or routine rather than sincerity.

That's when we know we have to move on and leave that part of our life in the past.

But its harsh and break ups are never easy. I should know better =) I'm still in it. Just 2 more months to go after my 8 months rule and perhaps I'll feel better then. So far so good, I'm reaching maximum appraisal. What's left is to strengthen my heart and maybe fall into the diabolical cycle again. I've promised myself that I will not but well, let's us see.

So this new girl, I don't really know her. Apparently she resides in the same country and it is still LDR. However the special thing is that the two of them share the same birthday in the same year!

*Hypothetical Hypothesis Alert*

So maybe people who's born under the same stars, alignment etc etc yadda yadda a.k.a same day same time with you, might be plausible. After all, under astronomic approach, they share the same traits, interest and so on~

But for now, looking at the girl that got left behind. I feel sorry for her. She was hurt by her ex before, and lost trust in the male species and this friend got her believing that love is possible again. But in the end, its broken again.

Which brings us wondering after this double strike out, will she or will she not fall again? My bet is that she will, given time as the majority of the world isn't really immune to our hormones.

But then again, *sigh* I don't know to be sad or to be happy. Both of them are my friends.

The end of time

No idea what to expect nor to hope for, but I think it's time to end the year with a total blast. Newcastle here I come!!!

The end if 2010

I seriously wonder if 2010 has been a good year? It's a year filled with mixed emotions, meeting new people, new experience and rediscovering stuffs.

As the new year countdown draws closer, the winds of my life blew harder, as if it's trying to tell me something. Maybe I am leaving some unfinished business unfinished, or perhaps it's just giving me that one final blow, knocking me down for one last time, just before I embrace the new year with a stronger heart, mind and spirit.

But as of now, Bon voyage 2010!

First time FNM win =)

My first FNM was in 2006 and being a student I was on a budget deck. Simply just Boros with NO RARES in the deck at all =). Best achievement was 2nd out of 8.

17th Dec 2010

Went off with a bad start where in a practise duel I lost to twice to Tzong Tay (Valakut) and once to Ming Ken (Life Gain Weenie).

I was joking that I should switch to my Elf deck since my Goblin Deck was kinda PMS-ing with me. But I eventually went on with my Gobbos =)

1st Match vs. Pyromancer Ascension

Game 1

He won the die roll and choose to start first. Most of the time it was scry, draw , bolt ish. The pyromancer didn't got active during game and it ended fairly quickly.

Game 2

Was kind of hard, I sided in Jinxed Idol in but he kept mana leak, bolt, burst lightning and into the roil my creatures. In the hand I ran out of gas and surprisingly we just ended the turn for around 4 turns without doing anything.

Ended with a memnite down and sacrifice to jinxed idol for lethal. I really wonder whats in his hand.

Memorial match was that my Memnite got killed of by pyroclasm when it was the only creature on board.

2nd Match against G/W ramp?

Game 1 

Won the roll die and started first. Kicked off with Kudoltha rebirth and Goblin Guide. He cast some bird of paradise and garruk but wasn't fast enough.

Game 2

I didn't expect much creatures so I didn't sided in my Mark of Mutiny and Act of Treason. Turn out he sided in some artifact creatures.

The scenario was like this.

He cast Masticore, I kill it, cast Masticore, kill it again, cast Wurmcoil Engine. I scooped. I simply just don't have enough kill spells

Game 3

Started of with turn 2 panic spellbomb and kudoltha rebirth.

Turn 3 bushwhacker (hit for 8)

Turn 4 teethering peaks, bushwhacker and panic spellbomb as he had one blocker and hit for 12 =) Ended fairly quickly!

3rd Match WW Relic Quest

Game 1 - Ended up fairly quickly to turn 1 and 2 kudoltha rebirth and bushwhacker on turn 3 and 4

Game 2 - Scooped as I kept a one land hand and he argentum armor me on turn 3, destroying my land

Game 3 - Didn't board in my Perilous Myr so was shocked when I see Kor Firewalker. >.< Almost gave up but the my Spikeshot Elder was hitting him for 2 each turn while he was trying to stabilise the board.

Ended up the game with 8 Goblins whacking with kicker from Bushwhacker and +1/+1 for the chieftain and 2 5/5 Devastating Summons for 36 damage if unblocked. He could only block 3 so 24 damage pass through =)

4th Match against Caw Go

Its Eric again! I lost to him last week (My only lost). This week he was playing Brian Kibbler's Caw Go Deck with a few modifications of his own.

Game 1

Lost quickly to counterspells and Baneslayer hitting the board on turn 6 when he was on 7.

Game 2

Won due to Spikeshot elder, Goblin Guide hitting him each turn (after getting Ratchet bomb and Day of Judgement several times)

Game 3

He kept a Preordain, Jace TMS , Gideon Jura and 4 lands. It was a definite keeper but sadly for him he kept drawing lands for almost all of the draws till the end. (Except one Mana Leak and this was when my Goblin Guide was giving him a land each turn!)

=) Pretty Glad I boarded in Spikeshot Elder. It has helped save me from losing to WW and winning games against Eric, which I am really scared to face. To make matter worst, we sat on the same table in which I lost last week. He told me he specifically chose that sport for that particular reason. >.<

My Turbo Goblin Deck with my FNM 1st Prize Foil : Wild Nacalt for December

Insanity Boredom

What if the girl you liked, liked you back?

Such fairytale do exist, although they might not last. But seriously? ZOMG! :D

When did you last drop your phone?
Can't remember. *Scratches head for his phone and looks around for it. Knocks over something. 'HEy thats my phone!* So I guess the answer is now?

PS: Get a Nokia. They are very very durable!

Can money buy happiness?
Money can't buy happiness but they DO ASSIST it a lot!

Do you think women should work or stay at home?
Whatever they want as long as they don't be workaholic

Do you believe that if you want something bad enough, you'll get it?
I believe in 99% in that, as we will work as hard as we want for that. 1% is just something that is beyond our control.

How many people do you trust one hundred percent?
Truthfully I don't know

How many times do you hit the snooze button in the morning?Till its 15 minutes before lectures =)

Do you ignore people when you're mad/upset with them?
YES.

Do you sleep with a fan on?
Yes PLEASE! But right now since it doesn't exist in my room and its so cold... no.

How many people have you kissed who's name started with an M?
0

Have you told anybody you loved them today and meant it?
No.

Do you think you can last in a relationship for 3 months?
Yeah, but it depends,

How old do you think you will be when you finally have kids?Ideally the plan used to be get married at 28 (finance should be stable by now), then have kids at 30.

Whose hand did you last hold?Can't remember, been such a long time. Maybe one of the girls during ice skating the other day.

What if you dropped your phone in a puddle?Picked it up, wipe it, test if it works. Done

What is your mom saved as in your phone?Mum

Do you know who your real friends are?
Yes I do =)

Would you change your eye color to blue?
Contact lens!

Would you date a 13 year old at the age you are now?
Would be cute but I think it would be dead awkward so NO!

Is it ever too late to apologize?
Its never to late, but some things just doesn't stay the same.

Who was the last person who left your life and hurt you?

You know who you are, I just wish you all the best.

Do you think things will change in the next few months?
Doubt so, but life goes on =). Oh Exams! Darn it!

What's the last taste in your mouth?Milo =), its great having it when its cold

Do you know any of your neighbors?Yeah all of them :D

List three things near you:
1. My watch

2. Food

3. Laptop?

What was the last thing you watched on the TV?
X-Factor 2010 Final, it was showing at Pizza Co

What was the last thing you looked up on Google?
DFD-based context model of Amazon’s internet system, was trying to find if its on the net or not.

Is there snow on the ground where you are?
Yes, just some trickle


Do you like when people play with your hair?
Certain people but normally I don't mind unless its awkward.


What color is your hair?
Black.

What's the last thing you "aw'd" at?
Normally its an ooooo but does awww man counts? :p

Where is the person who has your heart?
Right where I am, Me =).

What do you hear?Vague electric static.

Congratulations, you just had a baby boy! What's his name?Lassie! Or Beethoven

What are you craving at the moment?
Holidays to come!

Are you in a complicated relationship?
Not even in one. <- I like this so I'm gonna keep it

Who was the last person you said I love you to?
See Tian Feng. Haven't uttered that in months. Not even to my parents :p

What's your favorite thing to do in the summer time?
Travel around!

Do you like silver or gold better?
White gold!

Would you ever dye your hair blonde?
Thinking of it :D but then again.

Whats the latest you've stayed up in the past week?
7.30am

Is your birthday in less than 6 months?
Nope, it was 3 months ago

Would you consider yourself open-minded?

YES

Are you wearing anything that doesn't belong to you?
Nope

Do you hate when people call you when you're sleeping?
YES....

What woke you up this morning?
A phone call..Grrrr

Where were you an hour ago?
Gray's Kitchen, Grosvenor Street Building

What was the last drink you had?
Milo!

Have you ever felt like you literally needed someone?
YES

Did anything annoy you today?
Read the 4th question above this

If you could, would you punch the last person to hold your hand?
I could punch any of the girls during ice skating anytime I want. I just need to run afterwards. ^^ 

Know a secret?
Yup

If your ex was in trouble and you were the only one that could help him/her, would you?
Sadly its my nature. Can't say no =/

When was the last time you felt like crying?
24th November 2010

Your bf/gf cheats on you. What do you do?
Let her go. If they cheat on you, you know that she doesn't really care about you.

What were you doing this morning at seven A.M.?
About to sleep!

Do you have anything that belongs to a Girlfriend or an ex girlfriend?
Yes, a key ring with my name on it.

What would you say if someone told you they were in love with your brother?Sure go AHEAD!

How many kids do you want to have?
3

This time last last year were you happier then now?I certainly was!

Have you ever been called a bitch?
Nah, it doesn't apply to guys.

When is the next time you will kiss someone on the lips?
Does stuff doll counts? Come here Husky!

Have you ever had stitches?
Yeah, some spots on my face.

Are you giving up on someone?Already did

Do you spend more time on myspace or facebook?
...facebook, myspace just looks creepy.

Do you crack your knuckles?
Yes

What were you doing yesterday at midnight?
Coursework T_T

Your phone is ringing. It's your ex. What do you say?
Hi? 

I bet you miss somebody right now.
Terrible, I miss the old me.

Do you think you're wasting your time on the person you like?
What better thing to waste time on?

Whose clothes are you wearing?MINE!

Do you wish things were different with someone?
Secretly, yes.

Are you easy to get mad?
Not quite.

Do you believe ex's can be friends?
Its possible given the right circumstances.

Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now?
I told myself I wouldn't love another. So unless I am suddenly with those from the past. NO. Though in 3 months time my 8 months time limit would be over! Interesting.

Has a guy ever let you wear his jacket?

Nah, I wear my own. :p

The last person you had a thing with comes up to you and says "I'm sorry...".

Well its about time you say that FACE TO FACE! Thanks, now go away! =)