Acer Aspire One
YAY! I bought an Acer Aspire One laptop today at Future Shop for $399.99+tax. I also added Microsoft Office Student Edition and Window Live OneCare for $99.99+tax.
Lots of pros about this laptop that you can find online. Here are cons as I come upon them:
Day 1
- truncated left shift key and weirdly shaped enter key - takes getting used to
- no dedicated home and end keys which I’m used to using lots
- no dedicated mute button to cut short windows welcome chime
- I don’t know where the speaker is…
- bilingual keyboard confuses me at times
- left and right click keys are not underneath small trackpad but on either side of it
That’s all for today! =)
Day 2
- the cover is a fingerprint magnet and there’s no cloth to wipe it!!
- surface gets really hot (compared to my LG R1)
Day 3
- the rubber ‘legs’ on laptops are usually dust magnets… but in this case, so are the little rubber ‘bumps’ on the screen bezel…
- battery life is only a bit more than 2 hours (less than the 3 hours stated on the Future Shop website)
Afterwards…
- no wake from sleep!!! (hard restart…)
- lag during typing
Finally… the top panel is coming loose!! I don’t know if it’s just this particular laptop or if it’s a problem with this line of laptops, but I am going to return it!!
Global Optical Inc.
Having shopped for new eyeglasses the whole summer, I was fed up and went to Pmall with my boyfriend on a “buy-glasses-today-or-else-cannot-go-home” shopping rampage. Walked around for hours, blah blah blah. I was about to give up and go home (and my boyfriend was pretty fed up with my complaining/whining) when I decided to try some Diesels out at Global Optical Inc. (Unit C61), which seemed to have the biggest Diesel selection on display (especially some titanium ones, which was important to me, since I have skin sensitization issues). It was a clean/neat/tidy little store: the displays weren’t crammed with blingy eyeglasses, the store wasn’t crammed with merchandise, etc. The sales were pretty laidback, which helped encourage me to try on different eyeglasses, since they weren’t laying on the pressure or trying to kick us out for wasting their time. My boyfriend and I decided on our frames pretty quickly and the optician(?) named Helen who helped us out with the transaction was very friendly. The prices weren’t outrageous and the eyeglasses were ready at the time specified (within a week). The sales rep(?) was really nice about the fitting the eyeglasses for us (then again, maybe it was because we went in right after opening, so they weren’t annoyed/tired/etc yet… how cynical of me).
Very very good experience. HAPPY WITH GLASSES YAY!
[Edit August 30 2008 10:02PM]
Um… so one of the lenses in my boyfriend’s pair got loose. He said the craftsmanship was bad in the first place. Plus the frames were scratched even though we had requested new ones. We took them back in-store and left them to be replaced. We’ll pick them back up later in the week. Let’s see how they turn out…
[Edit September 4 2008 1:47pm]
Um… they called me two days ago to tell me that the frames were back-ordered and that it would take 3 to 4 weeks to replace the eyeglasses… Okay…
[Edit September 14 2008 5:51pm]
Okay, they called a few days ago to tell me that the eyeglasses were ready. My boyfriend and I went back to pick them up today. The frames were scratchless, however, the lens was still a bit wiggly. Hmm. Hopefully, it doesn’t pop right out like last time.
B.Sc.Phm. Curriculum - Review - Year II
PHM220H Pharmaceutical Care Ia [0.50 - 87]
- overall experience:2/5 - STRESS!
- prof seriously whack…
- material probably really really really important… (><)
PHM222Y Medicinal Chemistry [1.00 - 74]
- overall experience: 5/5 (even though i come out of the exams going ‘huh…?!’)
- profs excellent - notably Drs. W/U/H/A
- material very very very hard but interesting and TOTALLY COOL
PHM223H Methods of Pharmaceutical Analysis [0.25 - 84]
- overall experience: hard to get serious about a course worth a quarter of a credit…
- prof laidback/geeky
- easy but technical stuff
PHM224Y Pharmaceutics [2.00 - 77]
- overall experience: load of bull (except for Dr. P.)
- profs not so cool (ditto)
- material ‘meeeh’ (ditto)
PHM225H Introduction to Biochemistry & Molecular Biology [0.50 - 79]
- overall experience: 5/5
- prof sorta arrogant/a**’holy’/cocky
- loved the material <3
PHM226H Introductory Metabolic Biochemistry [0.50 - 86]
- overall experience: 5/5
- profs excellent
- loved the material <3
PHM227H Health Systems in Society I [0.50 - 75]
- overall experience: 2/5
- prof erghnogood/’imallthat’
- material somewhat interesting+useful
PHM228H Professional Practice II [0.25 - 77]
- overall experience: 5/5
- prof+guests excellent
- material interesting+useful - DON’T FORGET THE SELF STUDY MATERIAL LIKE I DID!1!!
PHM229H Professional Practice II Laboratory [pass]
- overall experience: 3/5
- STRESS OUT!
PHM231H Pharmacology I [0.50 - 84]
- overall experience: 4/5
- prof laidback/doesntreallycare
- material interesting+useful - exam relatively easy
PSL200Y Basic Human Physiology [1.00 - 78]
- overall experience: 3/5 - i hate lifesci courses
- profs blah
- material interesting+useful - self study anyone?
Aiko, Kiroro - なごり雪
汽車を待つ君の横で僕は 時計を気にしてる
季節はずれの雪が降ってる
東京で見る雪はこれが最後ねと
さみしそうに君がつぶやく
なごり雪も降る時を知り
ふざけすぎた季節のあとで
今春が来て君はきれいになった
去年よりずっときれいになった
動き始めた汽車の窓に顔をつけて
君は何か言おうとしている
君の口びるがさようならと動くことが
こわくて下をむいてた
時がゆけば幼い君も
大人になると気づかないまま
今春が来て君はけれいになった
去年よりずっときれいになった
君が去ったホームにのこり
落ちてはとける雪を見ていた
今春が来て君はけれいになった
去年よりずっときれいになった
Hacken Lee - 月半小夜曲
[or Priscilla Chan (live)]
仍然倚在失眼夜 望天邊星宿
仍然聽見小提琴 如泣似訴再挑逗
為何只剩一彎月 留在我的天空
這晚以後音訊隔絕
人如天上的明月 是不可擁有
情如曲過只遺留 無可挽救再分別
為何只是失望 填密我的空虛
這晚夜沒有吻別
^仍在說永久 想不到是藉口
從未意會要分手
*但我的心每分每刻仍然被她佔有
她似這月兒仍然是不開口
提琴獨奏獨奏著 明月半倚深秋
我的牽掛 我的渴望 直至以後
Repeat all, ^, *
Don Li, Mandy Chiang - 少女的祈禱
[or Miriam Yeung]
沿途與他車廂中私奔般戀愛 再擠逼都不放開
祈求在路上沒任何的阻礙 令愉快旅程變悲哀
連氣兩次綠燈都過渡了 與他再愛幾公里
當這盞燈轉紅便會別離 憑運氣決定我生死
*祈求天地放過一雙戀人 怕發生的永遠別發生
從來未順利遇上好景降臨 如何能重拾信心
祈求天父做十分鐘好人 骘我他的吻 如憐憫罪人
我愛主 同時亦愛一位世(愛)人
祈求沿途未變心 請給我護蔭
為了他 不懂禱告 都敢禱告 誰願眷顧 這種信徒
用兩手遮掩雙眼專心傾訴 寧願答案 望不到
唯求與他車廂中可抵達未來 到車毀都不放開
無論路上歷盡任何的傷害 任由我決定愛不愛
Repeat (*)
為了他 不懂禱告 都敢禱告 誰願眷顧 這種信徒
太愛他怎麼想到這麼恐佈 對綠燈 去哀求哭訴
然而天父並未體恤好人 到我睜開眼 無明燈指引
我愛主 為何任我身邊愛人
離棄了我下了車 你怎可答允
Don Li, Mandy Chiang - 普世歡騰
M:世界如同靜音 剩冷空氣在震
D:如百萬個大城市 分開兩份
M:當佳節如亮燈 合:掛念一個人
D:哪樣過亦難過 合:沿路欠一雙腳步印
D:我在傻得真的買走飄雪機 想給你
M:半段領巾怎分給你
D:空歡喜 徬徨時人愈痛悲
M:空歡喜 徬徨時人愈細味
*D:無法共你親吻 M:看閃燈
D:孤身 M:會敏感
D:愈落漠愈黑暗 M:聽處處報佳音
M:歌頌救贖來臨 D:撫慰著俗人
M:溫暖在我心 合:像與你那麼近
D:隨節日氣氛哼出了樂韻
M:在掛念知心 合:聽到你回音
D:普世 萬人 可一個像我 不要認錯抱著 亂吻
M:普世 萬人 可一個像我 不要認錯抱著 別人
(合:普世 萬人 可一個像我 不要大禮錯贈)
M:旅客如同路燈 在照起我淚印
D:人快樂笑聲流過 加添抱憾
M:這佳節流浪感 合:美麗穿透心
D:說易過亦難過 合:由鬧市祝福去護蔭
D:聽下來的詩歌帶走 怎去轉交給你
M:缺乏仍是一種福氣
D:多淒悲 難捱事容易記起
M:多淒悲 難捱事從沒結尾
Repeat (*)
D:無法共你親吻 M:這氣氛
D:孤身 M:太敏感
D:愈落漠愈黑暗 M:聽處處報佳音
M:歌頌救贖來臨 D:撫慰著俗人
M:溫暖在我心 合:就似有愛輕滲
D:隨節日氣氛哼出了樂韻
M:在掛念知心 合:記緊你餘溫
合:普世 情人 都可以伴我 且替代你過渡自困
Don Li, Mandy Chiang - 風頭火勢
M:我早已察覺不妥 我愈耐愈是冷寞 話題漸缺少敷衍多
今晚夜半手機聲響 疑惑你在背後愛多個
D:我早晚也要工作 努力為日後收獲 未明白我只會猜度
一個二個手機摔破 其實我亦已為你忍得太多
^M:明白你異性密友該不錯
D:是你反反覆覆喜歡吵作
合:難道你想告別 我在臨別要將你臉也撕破
*D:一早都知道風再加上火 堆積的不滿蔓延為不和
M:誰亦算得清楚 從前那些錯 但那一位可記得將功補過
D:不必一起煽風再點上火 將一股狠勁擁吻也不錯
M:原諒較爭執多 是相戀的一課
合:但你清清楚楚還記住 誰是最錯
(別要反反覆覆來記恨 忘掉以往)
(#)M:對於我愛理不理 你倦極或是厭膩 但奇在我可忍得起
這半月你蹤跡詭秘 難道暗地與別個一起
D:你一切也要追究 我自問盡量遷就 亦從未有講過分手
找到伴侶 也有自由 奇在跌入困局 也不肯放手
(不要內疚 醫好傷口 合:其實你共我亦有一點 悔疚 )
Repeat ^ (*) (#)
054 只看到你的好
一個人, 總有優點和缺點, 好處和壞處, 對的地方和錯的地方.
不是因為你好, 所以才喜歡你; 而是喜歡你的時候, 我只看到你的好.
在生命中的某個時刻, 我突然擁有一股「眾人皆醉我獨醒」的能力, 一眼就看出你的好, 所以死心塌地愛上你.
愛情, 就是我的護體魔法. 當它上了我身, 所有感官都加了一層自動調節, 看得到的、聽得到的、感覺得到的、摸得到的, 都有所不同. 生命可以不一樣, 全因為有幸愛上你.
愛情最蠻不講理的地方, 就是由愛上你那天開始, 我覺得道理永遠都在你的一方. 誰說你的不是, 誰與你作對,誰不討你的歡心, 我都認為你是對的, 令你不悅的人, 罪大惡極.
我的黑白界線很清晰, 誰不是你的朋友, 也不是我的朋友.
當你生我的氣時, 我也差點和自己做不成朋友.
愛情的魔法, 夠厲害了吧！
今天, 明天和以後, 請你不要為小事動氣, 不要傷心, 不要氣餒, 不要被那些不夠資格影響你生命的人, 破壞你的心情. 記着世界上有這麼一個人, 傻呼呼地永遠只看到你的好.
(100個有生之年必須擁有的愛情感覺 - 梁芷珊 - 花千樹出版社/Arcadia Press - 2007/07)
Leo Koo - 友共情
下雨天 總掛念從前 球場上那可愛片段
突然又已一年 祈望再會面
舊朋友 就算心永未遙遠
但這刻渴望見 即使重聚再短
*時光可變 世界可變 人情亦許多都變遷
友共情不變 那種真找不到缺點
你我再次相見 隨年和月 身心雖秏損
友共情從難扭轉 心內那熱暖 仍是純真未變
NOW AND THEN THINK OF YOU AND ME
FOREVER FRIENDS, FOREVER WE’LL BE
TIME IS CHANGIN’ BUT NOTHING’S TO BE BLAMED
CAUSE OUR HEART FOREVER SING
Repeat all, *
