How to be a programmer.

I estimate that, if I really understand the problem, it is about 50% likely that we will be done in five weeks (if no one bothers us during that time).

really means:

I promise to have it all done five weeks from now.

Taken from How To Be A Programmer.

Lots of truths in there.

Pendantic Post

So there I was. Past midnight and hungry like a hippo since I skipped dinner. Deciding it was a matter of life and a slow starving death, I decided to venture out into the wilderness to look for something to eat. Deciding that since it was a Sunday night, pretty much only Macdonalds would be open.

I headed over to Marine Parade since I remembered seeing a sign there that said that the Mac there would be open 24 hours.

Horror of horrors, it was! But only if it was a Friday, Saturday or eve of a public holiday. Bah humbug.

Close to verge of collapse I crawled back to the car desperately thinking about where I could grab a bite. Vultures circled overhead. It was that bleak.

And then I remembered that there was a drive-through at East Coast Park. Surely this would be open?

Driving fast so that the black cloaked figure would not be able to catch up, I made it to the drive through.

"Good morning, Sir", said the server.

I was delighted. Past 12 midnight and she said good morning! Even more delightful was the glorious food she passed me for free. In return I gave her a bribe to keep her quiet about the whole transaction.

And then she said, "Good night!"

OMGWTFBBQ! Don't confuse me like that! So was it morning or night?!

Insidious Macdonalds servers trying to confuse me! The indignation! I should complain to Macdonalds for that or perhaps write to the Straits Times forum. Cause that's what it's for isn't it?

Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

Taken from Cymbeline.

Jabberwocky

I was rather surprised to see the Jabberwocky, Bandersnatch, Jubjub bird, vorpal sword in Tim Burton's version of Alice in Wonderland. I had previously assumed that it was a separate poem not in Alice in Wonderland canon. However a google search turned up the wiki which shows that it was actually part of the Alice in Wonderland world.

Still my first exposure to it was in the excellent graphic novel Fables, where Blue Boy used the vorpal sword to snicker-snack his enemies away. Hence it was to great delight to see this nonsensical poem get more airing.

I hereby present Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll:

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Fun is

-watching people walk the wrong way onto escalators and seeing their embarrassed faces.
-watching the grimaces and expressions of pain as you watch people climb stairs after a marathon and then realizing that you actually have to do the same.
-remembering the feeling of jumping out of a plane and falling and grinning yourself silly when you think about it.
-looking at the sunsets in Singapore and remembering that even in an urban jungle, you can see the beauty of nature as well.
-eating nutella + peanut butter sandwiches.
-spiking that volleyball after countless attempts.
-seeing the priceless expression on your friend's face when he hits the post when playing "inbetween" despite having an ace and a king.
-drawing a smiley face on a fogged up mirror or a dirty piece of glass.

Brilliant Idea

It seems Adidas are going to team up with Lucas Arts to come up with some truly brilliant stuff.

For example:









Taken from igeektrooper.com

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