the annoying bits.

What’s annoying is just when I think I have a chance at winning, the AI decides to screw me over by all the sudden mine-drops and red-power-sucking-combos that leaves me defenceless and powerless.

Wah, thanks ah.

I’m playing PuzzleQuest Galactrix on the DS and I swear, the developers must have rigged it such that unless you’re a level 20plus or some bullshit, you’ll never be able to defeat this cheating level 18. Ok fine, I was level 13 when I attempted to crush the fella like a cockroach (and failed, after 4 tries).

Now I have to go and level up with random bullshit encounters and find better weapons that’ll kick this fella’s sorry ass.

Ohhhh indeed thou art currently the bane of my existence!

attack of the running nose.

Recently I’ve been waking up with a blocked nose. A rather itchy blocked nose. I doubt it’s sinus, more like allergic rhinitis. I don’t recall this having happened to me weeks before. Just, recently.

Allergic rhinitis

When an allergen such as pollen or dust is inhaled by an individual with a sensitized immune system, it triggers antibody production. These antibodies mostly bind to mast cells, which contain histamine. When the mast cells are stimulated by pollen and dust, histamine (and other chemicals) are released. This causes itching, swelling, and mucus production. Symptoms vary in severity between individuals. Very sensitive individuals can experience hives or other rashes. Particulate matter in polluted air and chemicals such as chlorine and detergents, which can normally be tolerated, can greatly aggravate the condition.

Allergies are common. Heredity and environmental exposures may contribute to a predisposition to allergies. It is roughly estimated that one in three people have an active allergy at any given time and at least three in four people develop an allergic reaction at least once in their lives. The two categories of allergic rhinitis include:

* Seasonal – occurs particularly during pollen seasons. Seasonal allergic rhinitis does not usually develop until after 6 years of age.
* Perennial – occurs throughout the year. This type of allergic rhinitis is commonly seen in younger children.

Allergy testing may reveal the specific allergens an individual is sensitive to. Skin testing is the most common method of allergy testing. This may include intradermal, scratch, patch, or other tests. Less commonly, the suspected allergen is dissolved and dropped onto the lower eyelid as a means of testing for allergies. (This test should only be done by a physician, never the patient, since it can be harmful if done improperly). In some individuals who cannot undergo skin testing (as determined by the doctor), the RAST blood test may be helpful in determining specific allergen sensitivity.

More hereditary than seasonal. My dad’s allergic to tonnes of things – seafood, dust. I know I’m simply allergic to dust. Drives my nose insane and my eyes start to water. Piriton and Claritin aren’t really doing their job. I’ve run out of Telfast and please, spare me the advice of taking Decolgen because I used to take the extra strength ones and it did nothing. The stupidly expensive doctor near my house prescribed me that and I was WTF! And it’s not because I’ve been taking Decolgen that I’ve grown immune to it. I had only taken it once or twice and both times I had to fall back on Piriton because there was no effect, no relief from the annoyance of runny noses and what-nots.

i wish i could slap you with a trout, but i can’t.

The thing is that, some days you just feel like crap. No matter what compliment of sort you may get from others. Appearance. Accomplishments. It makes you question your self-worth, your value. It’s really easy to say that it’s nothing more than a state of the mind. The truth and reality is far from that. I wish I could be all heck-care bochup (which I really want to but seem to have difficulty with), but I can’t. So I’m gonna be throwing my lil’ mini hissy fits and tantrums and scowl and be a bitch and all that. Because till I find a better way of dealing with it, mental viciousness doesn’t quite cut it.

Not when the target of your utmost hatred (maybe not hatred, but the sheer bimbo-ness they display just makes you want to grab them by their hair and bang their head on the table. repeatedly) decides to be cocky/haughty and you’re forced to put up a smile because really, there are better things to do than to feed the ego of the undeserved.

a saki moment.

Wish I could have recorded the whole moment.

I had all Pungs (3 of a kind) in hand and was waiting for my final tile. I could have gamed earlier on but didn’t. Why not just try my luck? For the first time ever I wasn’t that short of change in the box and if I had decided to take that winning tile (a sequence which would have ruined my family of 3 of a kinds), I would have only won 40 cents.

I managed to get 4 of a kind which meant I’d need to draw from the dead wall. I drew my own flower, another tile to be taken from the dead wall and the final tile I drew was my winning tile.

2 of my own flowers, all Pungs and in Saki’s terminology – Tsumo after a Kong.

Maximum. $6.40 from everyone. Happiest moment of my life. Not for winning but the fact that I Kong, draw my own flower and then Tsumo (which means I win by drawing my winning tile by myself and not by a tile discarded by another player).

retweet addicts.

“i give up. i can’t follow someone who keeps retweeting.”

It didn’t matter if the individual was famous, on the list of all em’ hotshot local Tweeple. The fact was that the said individual RT (or retweeted) one too many times. If the RTs were informative, quirky and IN MODERATION, I wouldn’t mind. I’d consider it some garnish to the usual fanfare on the microblogging plate. But there comes a time when 95% of the tweets are RTs and the replies even include the RTs which makes 1. not simply no sense but 2. fuckin’ frustrating as hell.

I don’t need to subject my twitter feed to such abuse so I’m sorry, but I’m cutting you out.

I followed you on Twitter, thinking and truly believing of the interesting bits and quips of your life in 140 characters. But I forgot to do my research and found my timeline flooded with senseless drivel that works better on a self-absorbed blog where you regurgitate nothing of your own and only parrot others.

quick notes.

Just a couple of quick things. Need to review the list of courses over at SMU and SIM and see which has the post-grad courses I’m gearing at. Also, I gotta buff up and train before my PPT (that’s Physical Proficiency Test yo!) in the next 2 weeks. Damn it’s been awhile since I did anything that remotely resembles exercise (apparently, walking briskly from store to store during a sale and in peak hour doesn’t quite constitute as exercise. sadfase).

Taking another breather from the rat race. I am not quite geared nor inclined towards corporate culture. Stifling and suffocating. Also, am thinking twice about venturing further into the commercial aspect and realm of social media. As a passion, food for thought and uhh… other things, it’s all fun and dandy. It’s the technicalities, the snobbery and uppitish attitude of some on the scene (omahgawd, from one hotpot to another) rings mega-decibel alarms in my head.

Also, I have found a new game interest of sorts – gin rummy. The pinch is a heck lot more painful when you lose as opposed to mahjong.