Making up for Time

I can never catch time. Time never slows down, never speeds up. A constant marathon runner. Sometimes you slow down, n u feel time sped up, but it's just your perception. =p
newayz, sorry for not fixing my blog, for not tagging others blog (bleah!), for not posting next instalment of WoW post, for not updating on IPPT progress, for not celebrating my birthday on blog, for not celebrating others bday on blog =p
hmm.... soooo many things i did not do.... n i've quit wow!!! lol =p

well.. lets start from the focal points of october. THE 11th! =p muahaha. "Happy birthday to ME, Happy birthday to ME, Happy Biiiiiirrrrtttthhhhhhddddddaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy tooooooooo MMMMeeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... Happy birthday to me ^^" k. done. now lets rewind a litte =p
Update! I tried for IPPT Silver again! it was a tuesday(10th Oct) i remembered... BUT... i failed =( I only attained a pass.. AGAIN. ah well. got $100 for it =) that was nice =)
newayz, for my performance, 5pt situp, 5pt shuttle run (think 9.6s again ha), 5pt standing broad jump (this one i'm REAL proud. did a ambrose no swing jump n clocked a 260cm! a 10cm improvement from my previous attempt!), 3pt chin-up (8. u know i sux here ha =p), n.... LO N BEHOLD! 11.46min for 2.4km!!! WAhahaaa... improved by ONE second.. ONE!! LOL -,-'" well.. at least i still passed, n i'm not as breathless as b4 =D it's an improvement!! =)

hmm.. gotta try again soon... b4 i lose my fitness haha =p
urm... what else...
12th Oct: Happy bday Shiyun!
15th Oct: Happy bday XY n JX!
16th Oct: Happy bday Leanna!
18th Oct: Happy bday Wing Hang!
20th Oct: Happy bday Bryan!
21st Oct: Happy bday Paul! n Happy Bday Auggie Kor!!! (sorry cannot go out w u kor. MUZ MEET SOON!)

TO remember.... 9th Nov!! it's jen's n albert's bday! MUST remember =) n urm... well that's nov =p back to oct!

bumped into shiyun on the way to school.. on.... wednesday! yeah! i think -,-'" haha newayz she found out how slack n blur i m AS USUAL, n she updated me on the loads of happenings of our SC10 ppl =p Thanks shiyun! i also juz found out she juz came back frm US. i think.. her mindset has evolved. i won't say changed, i won't say matured, but it is different. dunno y, it's juz smth u can feel as a fren =) i juz hope that she's happy w it =) btw, u still looking beautiful girl!!! but... after slacking in the states... come back become mugger girl again MUAhahahhaa =p that is ONE tag u can NEVER shake off muahaha! =p j/k ^^

of course, i reintroduced myself to MS over the thurs n fri to follow, hence.. self-declared No school! (n no work done too) =( LOL sighz... got into a bumming groove again.. this WILL not do =p haha. need to get back to work =p well.. at least MS is easier to release accelerator as compared to WoW =p haha.

-posting this late. lost my train of thoughts, so sorry if this post ended rather abrubtly. this was typed out unfinished some time in october, but i've decided to publish this now. never had an unfinished draft unposted, not gonna make this my 1st =p 06/11/2006-

IPPT passed!

yeah.. took awhile for me to get this good news blogged, but here it is!
i retook my IPPT on sat morn, 7th oct 2006.
the test started the same way it did in sept, only that this time i was feeling fresher, n the air was hazier.. WAY MUCH hazier =p
Shuttle run was 1st. cleared it 1st time w my trusty new balance: 9.6s. 5pt.
next was Sit up. cleared it easily too. paced myself quite well this time: 40. 5pt.
this time, standing broad jump was amazing. for once, i set a target. it was a notch above my usual 243. i aimed for 250cm. i prepped myself, n did a classic "ambrose no swing jump" ie. no bouncing up n down n arms swinging on the spot. i just let fly. n guess what? my personal best: 250cm. i never fail to amaze myself ^^ 250cm. 5pt.
Chin up was a killer. still is. but this time, i decided to pace myself n call it quits at 8. saved some energy for the killer 2.4km later =p 8. 3pt.
so it was down to the 2.4km. i tried to do the pacing i did back in seletar camp days in NS. TRIED was the key word. it's hard to up the tempo when yur circuit is a 3lap thing instead of seletar's 2lap-loop, but i tried newayz. 11.47min. 2pt.
i passed. ^^ but... 2.4km timing below 11.40, n i'd have gotten silver. my lungs were burning after that 2.4km tho. newayz i've booked tues for a retry. i don't believe i can't snatch a silver on the day my window closes. at most, i'd have gotten a silver for my next window ^^

aside from IPPT, i've decided to commit myself to afew things. one of them being church. i'd like to see myself more in CMC, n hopefully strengthen my relationship w God. also i'd like to thank all my frenz who've supported or helped me thus far. which is.. urm.. all of u ^^ nothing to worry, ambrose is never a guy in trouble, coz ambrose will always find a way out of everything ^^
but i've quit wow.. at least for the time being. there's some things in life which r more dear *gasp* yeah.. so i've gotta focus on those things 1st.

zemana's coming to sg next thurs!! i'm sooo excited to meet her! i must prepare lots of tissue for the day we meet. i have alot of drool to clean up =p ROFL ^^ newayz muz find a free day for us guys to meet up. probably next wk, since i have a test on fri, n zem has her cousin's? wedding to attend to on sat. besides, that's when focusspa will be yeah? ^^ hmm.. nxt tues? that way raiders like mcc can still find time ^^ n hopefully jem can book out in time =) wuu.. n we could always call scare! ^^

ah well.. so many things to do, so little time. i've gtg. chat up w all of u soon!!
if u're reading this, know that i love u unconditionally already, just the way u r. so drop me a sms to share w me your love! urm.. i meant that sentence to ANYONE reading this post. I LOVE PPLE!! ^^

Song of the month

haha i think i've been getting songs of the months alot haha..
in August, it was Drops of Jupiter.
last month in September, it was Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap.
and this month, I've stumbled across a gem.
Opera#2 by Vitas. Amazing. I'm in love with the song.
check it out ^^ for more info... http://www.vitas.com.ru =)

A little dream...

Today is the 3rd of October. hurray ^^
it's a special day... coz it's my sis's bday!! ^_^ HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS-STAR! =D
had lunch with my sis n mum today. was nice n cosy =) <3 family ^^

newayz a little dream.. when i get my wow post series done, i was thinking... i'll compile them n make it available for d/l on my webbie...
that'll of course mean that i'll need to clean up my webbie ROFL =p
newayz October is the start of dreams, so let this dream begin =) i hope to wrap up the series by end Oct or mid Nov, n have the compilation available for d/l by end of the year =)
of course that also means i cant just do a copy and paste, so i'll probably add in n edit abit ^^

newayz work has been tough, but fine =) starting to expand my wow movies collection, but i promise i'll get a CD burnt for genx asap! still need to find a day to crash sanctuary kopi gatherings >.<
i hope to post some positive results soon!

newayz for your personal entertainment. i love this vid. great soundtrack, n great micromanagement. starcraft ftw! tho i sux n dun play it haha =p
got this from Albert's friendster profile. hope u dun mind Albert! ^^

Educational values in WoW -- (1)

I'll be starting a series which I sincerely hope I'll continue.
This series of posts will be "teaching" u values instilled from various aspects of WoW.

Disclaimer: These post are not meant to be taken seriously, and I hope you have a laugh. However the values found in the posts can be applied in RL n I sincerely hope each one of you reading will spend a minute or so self-reflecting; on what u are now, n what u'll like to be, after each of these posts. Coz if u're not happy w what u r now, it's about time u do smth about it. =)

"Let the Games.. begin."
Topic for today: FARMING.

Farming is such an essential part of WoW. We farm for mats. We farm for gold. We farm for gear. We farm instances. Raiding is also farming. We farm for honor (most detestable form of farming for sure). What makes a farmer successful, n another.. not so successful?
It essentially boils down to the 4-letter acronym: Fuck.
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I'm kidding!

Hunger Optimism Persistance Energy aka HOPE.

For all things to happen, one must start from the 1st step. Cause and effect. That 1st step, is Hunger.
Negative Example: Holy priest L flys to Felwood, hoping for Living essence drops. He needs it, but he went there just hoping no other farmers will be there to bug him, n that MAYBE one or two will drop for him.
He left after 3hrs of farming... with 1 or 2 living essence.
Postive Example: Silentstalkr, the PRO UD ROGUE FARMER, flies off to Felwood, WANTING living essence drops. He has been tasked with acquiring at least 3 of 6 living essence required by a fellow guildie.
Thoughts:
"I'm gonna get all 6 at least, if not more."
"I'm the best farmer. I scare my competitions away."
"If they wanna stay, they can, coz I will get the drops, not them."
After 3hr of farming, Silentstalkr hearthed to Org... with 6 or 7 living essences.
Farming requires DESIRE. you'll never get what you want unless you KNOW n HUNGER for it.

What fuels Hunger then? We move on to Optimism.
Every "frag" or "kill" is like an opportunity. Like every opportunity, it can fail or it can succeed. The difference between success and failure, is that you believe n have faith. Optimism.
You continuously believe that it WILL drop for you. Of course, pls check thottbot or allakhazam b4 actually placing your faith. Misplaced faith is as bad as no faith, if not worse =p
Negative Example: Resto Shammy U enters cave in WPL. He knows he wants Recipe: Greater Nature Protection Potion. He has HUNGER. He starts killing. One by one, they the elementals fall. Soon, thoughts creep in..
"Killing these are eating up my mana fast"
"I take forever to get to one elem"
"It never drops for me"
Shammy gives up n hearths to Org to farm AV rep after 1hr of farming.
Positive Example: Silentstalkr, the PRO UD ROGUE FARMER, joins Shammy U just b4 he gave up. "Lets clear this place" 1st kill.. no drop. 2nd kill.. no drop. 23rd kill... no drop. 47th kill... no drop.
"THE NEXT ONE WILL DROP IT I'M SURE"
despite repeated "failures", that same thought went thru Silentstalkr b4 every kill. Silentstalkr always believed that it'll drop for him, that the next kill/opportunity was the one for him.
Moreover, if it failed, he moved on swiftly to the next one, only taking enough time to prep up n ensure that he can move thru the next kill/opportunity (mostly no downtime at all, such is the confidence in the abilities of this PRO FARMER).
2.5hr later, Silentstalkr logs out, without a drop, but with a thought "I'll be back n it'll drop for sure"

"Weird.. he didn't get a drop.. why'd you say Silentstalkr is a successful farmer? This is a load of BS.." or so u'll think.
but I'm not done yet. I just showed that Optimism is a motivating factor to keep Hunger burning. But to succeed, u'll need all FOUR essence to be in you, n this next one is the most important: PERSISTANCE aka perseverence.
When Optimism runs low, when your Fuel runs dry, what keeps successful farmers goin, while others just up n run? PERSISTANCE.
Here's the next instalment to the Silentstalkr legacy..
The next day, Silentstalkr logged in, n finds himself at EPL LHC, where he had logged for the night. He mounts up, n rides to the cave in WPL, killing slugs along the way (Silent believes that a Larval Acid will drop along the way.. guess what? it did.)
Standing outside the cave, Silentstalkr unsheaths his blade, n as with the day before, says "Lets clear this place". Alone, our fearless farmer stealthed past ooze to kill the elementals. One after another the elementals fell.
Before an hour is up, the recipe DROPPED.
PERSISTANCE. It made Silentstalkr come back the next day, while Shammy U had given up n farmed AV n CC rep instead.

So.. just these 3 seems sufficient to see me through, right? WRONG! u may find SOME success if you have the 1st 3 essences, but w/o the 4th, u'll only be just ok. The EDGE that silentstalkr has over other farmers, his is boundless ENERGY.
Story: Silentstalkr was farming Winterfall Village for Timbermaw rep. As usual, there were many other farmers around. Silentstalkr applied the 3 essences as mentioned. But he felt that he wasn't getting enough. His Hunger drove him to want More. So he tapped into this 4th essence, ENERGY. Most ppl hate farming because it's repetitive, a bore, a chore.. n ppl never give their 100% because of it. Silentstalkr never thinks like that. Every farm run, every fight, he gives his 110%. Sprint, Evasion, Chain-pull, mount catch-up, Blade Flurry, Juju Power (^^).. Continuously Silentstalkr killed faster and faster, allowing him to reach opportunity 1st. And we all know that the 1st one to grab an opportunity will benefit the most. ^^
The mage left, the pally left, the 2 hunters left, n only the few true farmers remained.

Silentstalkr. The Pro UD Rogue Farmer.
Unleash your Farming Potential today. Tap into.. H.O.P.E.

p.s. Forever will Silentstalkr remember the NE priest who diligently farms winterfall village w Silent. /respect. to give her all n also give to others. We shared the Village.
Also to the NE rogue who shared the felwood cave. We got our living essences in the end, n /respect for giving her all n giving to others.
/hug to my most fun farming partners Shammy U (u know who u r birthday boy =p), Luella (you have more O than most of us, n it rubs off ^^ hOpe), n Zemana (hoPE. your P n E shines thru girl ^^), n all fellow hordes whom i've farmed with b4.
Lastly, Silentstalkr is a Great farmer because more than giving his all, he gives too. ^^