Saturday, February 23, 2008

Stop and stare

It's been a tiring day. I had paintball competition today in Sports Arena, Cyberjaya. The game was really fun but a bit disspointed with the 3rd round where our team lost. We were disqualified just because one of the team member removed the mask in the battle field when the game ends because he was too happy that we won consecutively for 3rd round. And all hopes just shattered...we are disqualified immediately for that game :(
Fyi, it is a must to wear the mask all the time when you are in the field.

Anyway, it is just a game to all of us and the most important is that we all had fun.

Regarding my promise to update the blog at least once a week, I've failed miserably just after I said so. But, I have explanation on that as I was away for more than a week to China. Yeah, I went for a trip again just a week after I came back from my Bali trip :P

I intend to share about my trips. Ever since last year I should post about my Melaka & Taiping trip. This time around I have Bali and China still fresh in mind. Anyhow, that will be in a different post to come.

The main thing I would like to share is that the lessons I learned from the China trip. I lost 2 days of my photos destroyed in my own hand. It is all gone and the photos are.......priceless. I cant turn back to visit the same place and get back the same photos again. And my family is quite frustrated with it. I'm really so sorry....

So let's go to details on how it happened.

I brought my laptop along for the trip. Each and every night I will transfer the photos into the laptop so that I can clear up the memory card. On my 4th day there, I was sick and skipped the routine. Therefore on the 5th night, I have to copy photos for the last 2 days. Below is the description of the steps I took to destroy my own photos.
1. Insert card into the laptop build-in card reader.
2. I rename the folder to something more informational eg. Beijing Day 4 & 5
3. Copy the whole folder into the laptop storage
4. Try to view the photos that have been copied, but no preview
5. Check on card again and it is not functioning
6. Removed card and insert again
7. TADAAAAA!!!!......card error, card is not formatted!!!

I cant read the card anymore and I cant use it anymore if I dont format it. Once I format, it is tadaaa again. For sure everything will be gone. I've decided to format it because I have only one memory card, and I still need to take photos for the remaining days in China.

With all the frustration, I could not sleep well that night. I figured out that the error should have caused by the step 2 above. I knew it because my card's lock/unlock latch is already loose. The position of the latch must have been in between the two, and the renaming of the folder may have gone haywire, causing the card to be in a format not recognizable. Sigh...Lesson learned.

I strongly suggest to all not to do any changes on the card, thumbdrive or any sorts of external storage before you copy into your designated storage. Edit it only when it is already safe, or else you will regret...just like me. Anyway, the memories will always still be in my mind even without the photos, so let's still stay happy because the experience is what actually counts.

Lastly, I would like to share the lyrics of this song called "Stop & Stare" by One Republic. I have this song at least 2 months ago and the more I listen, the more I feel the song. It somehow describes how I feel.

This town is colder now
I think it's sick of us
It's time to make our move
I'm shakin' off the rust
I've got my heart set on
anywhere but here
I'm staring down myself, counting up the years
Steady hands just take the wheel
Every glance is killing me
Time to make one last appeal for the lifw I lead
Stop and stare
I think I'm moving, but I go nowhereYeah,
I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be
Ohhh
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, can you see what I see
They're tryin' to come back, all my senses push
Untie the weight tags I never thought I could
Steady feet don't fail me now,
I'm a run till you can't walk
But something pulls my focus out, and I'm standing down.
Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah, I know that everyone get scared
But I've become what I can't be
Whoa!!!
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, you don't need
Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah, I know that everyone get scared
I've become what I can't be
Oh, do you see what I see?

"I think I'm moving, but I go nowhere"

Friday, February 8, 2008

Happy Chinese New Year~!!!

To all my chinese friends~

Gong Hei Fatt Choy! Gong Xi Fa Cai! Keong Hee Huat Chai!

Dont forget get ang pow for me from your parents ya! :D Uncle & Aunty, wish you all good health and good wealth~!






"Keep bleeding, keep, keep bleeding love..."