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Saturday, February 25, 2006
i just spent 2 hours poring over a video tape, technician-style. my interaction with it has proven without a doubt that i definitely do not have technical aptitude whatsoever. you're probably wondering why i was so worked up over a stupid video tape. well, apparently the tape in question had Desperate Housewives 202 (bittorrent speak for season 2, episode 2) on it (according to my brother anyway). but for some reason, the tape was broken. you know, that flimsy brownish long strip. torn. split. so the data couldn't even be read at all.
so there i was, unscrewing and dismantling the tape, bringing it to pieces and trying to tape back the 2 broken ends of the tape. and then after i did that, i had trouble CLOSING the damn thing because of some protruding parts. when i finally got that out of the way, i realised that i hadn't put the 2 spools in the right position. and after i finished troubleshooting for that, stupid me decided not to put in the hard plastic flap on the opposite end of the side where you write a description of the show. so i put the tape in without that protective flap and tried rewinding it. i almost created a disaster inside the VCR machine.
when i finally got everything in order, and managed to get the tape working, i discovered that the tape was full of cartoons and anime. WTF!!! my brother is such an idiot. what an incredibly stupid waste of time. i fixed an old, defunct tape and still haven't gotten to watch that episode cos our tapes aren't labelled, and even if they are they're terribly outdated.
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this week, in tekongland!
IPPT fucked up, embarrassing
performances spectacles at the bar and the mat. 50 situps in a moment of madness. improved by about 8 seconds for 2.4 quite happy with the last 2, considering i was on 'excuse' status for about a week and thus had absolutely no training for the week before the test. i also drank 3 milkshakes (oops) within that time period of training break. so.. it's not that bad i guess.
rather uneventful week, really. oh, peer appraisal. teehee, finally a chance to get back at some people! like shoobeedoobeedoop! and other annoying characters. am definitely looking forward to doing that for the commander appraisal too. it thrills me that i can just give a rude face/ignore some of them on the street in about 2 weeks time!
hmmm. also went for the Weapons System Officer interview for the Air Force. amazingly, i passed the interview. i say "amazingly", because i wasn't even that keen on it. seems like i do better in interviews where i don't really give a damn about the result. i go in much more relaxed and calm. the most bitchy interviewer even remarked that i looked very "cool and confident". perhaps that's a strategy to follow in the future.. or maybe i'm just very adept in the art of talking cock now.
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we've been waiting for it for so long, and now that it's here we're not that keen anymore. i'm kind of predicting my grades in the most realistic way possible.. and i hope i won't be too far off the mark. i know my S paper is an absolute lost cause, so screw it because it's only important for scholarships. shan't announce my predictions here cos.. you never know how these things work. might just jinx it all.......
oh hell. what am i even talking about? it's already all printed and confirmed, waiting in some chamber in buona vista. there's no way those grades are going to magically transform.
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anyway,
Army Daze is back! i must be quite the psychic to mention it a few posts before. and no, i did not read about its re-staging anywhere. i REALLY want to watch this, especially since it will be on during block leave. it would be such an appropriate moment to go. now, i just need to find some people to accompany me..
mike just took up your time at
11:22 pm
th time!