Tired and Worn Out

Really tired physically from the past few days...Army Open House...
I thought that it would definitely be tiring but it would be rewarding,
But after all the rudeness and snideness from the teachers (of all people, it has to be the moulders of our future generation), I'm starting to doubt if all the effort everyone put in is going to be worth it...
Well, 4 more days of AOH, here's wishing all the best for the remaining days!

And tired mentally too...it really sucks to the core to know that you are powerless to help someone, when that chance and ability to do or change something for the better is so rudely snatched away...

I'm doing my best.

I'm Back!!

Sorry peeps for not updating in the longest time...My computer conked out and I just couldn't add any new content when I wanted to. Rest assured there's lots of new posts to come very soon.
Next up on my agenda, Army Open House 2007!
August is coming to an end too :)

A Case Study in Greed and Hypocrisy - Odex

Pardon my perceived ignorance on this matter, I am not as big an Anime fan as the many who have been victimized by Odex.

My conclusion from the on-going PR suicide that Odex has gotten itself into is:-

1) Odex produces sub-standard products (sub-standard would be an understatement), forces it down the throat of consumers, and expects consumers to be content with such low quality products? Its no wonder that Odex claims to be losing business (where's the concrete proof on that anyway). But is it losing business to Anime downloaders? I doubt so. It's probably losing business to other distributors such as Blue Max, where products of superior quality and wider range can be found.

2) It is simply despicable that Odex is attempting to make up for its loss in revenue from claiming damages, not just from anyone, but from school children. It knows that its case probably appears flimsy in front of adults who have more worldly experience, and stands a higher chance of claiming damages from the younger generation who have less experience and are more easily intimidated.

3) I find it personally repulsive that Odex continues to claim the moral high ground yet continues to turn a blind eye to all its faults. Odex is not interested in promoting the Anime culture here in Singapore. After all, before this Odex was a virtual non-entity in Anime events. All it is hankering for is money, plain and simple.

Bottom line. Odex has sucessfully shown its avaricious and hypocritical face to the public. Congratulations. They've managed to start a PR nightmare that would probably be the bane of most businesses.

Blogger's Block?

I dunno but lately I just feel a bit jaded to update my blog.
Nothing that I really feel like sharing over my blog these few days...
Oh!
Army Open House is open to public on 1 September to 2 September!
I can't quite remember the dates, will update once I get them.
Seems pretty interesting this year, so come on down and have a look see!

Lag...

Been quite a while since I actually got onto Blogger to make a new post,
So much stuff to do these days...
And I had to stay in camp for the entire National Day for duty.
Yawns... ...
Work is piling up, noone really understands my situation though...
Oh well...no choice but to trudge on,
With my star shining over me.

The Way I Are

Great song!
(pity it'll soon be overplayed on the radio and the clubs...)

Phew!

I just logged on last night trying to update my blog,
And I got this lovely message telling me my blog was under review for possible violations of the Terms and Services Agreement, and that my blog was a possible spam blog...

"WTF???"

Thank goodness everything's resolved now.
Phew!

August!

Really excited about this month! Here're some reasons why:

(Let's start chronologically shall we?)

1) August 7: Daniel Poh is coming back from Thailand!

2) August 9: National Day Parade at Marina Bay! (too bad I'll be on duty...boo...)

3) August 10: Boss' promotion lunch treat at Rice Table!

4) August 13-14: Two days off! (looking forward to this)

5) August 30-31: Two days leave! (REALLY looking forward to this) + COMEX Expo!

I'm pretty sure there are a few other good reasons to be excited,

Just can't think them up right now...

Anyhow, hope you guys have a great month ahead too!