Fabian's Blog........ yeah yeah, somehow I got 'convinced' to get one.

A wee bit about the blog author:

Identified as: Fabian Chong

Also known as:
(Now this would depend on who you are)

Number of rotations around the sun so far:
21

Current Title:
Unemployed Fresh Graduate Who Graduated From Coventry University

Part of:
1) YCCians (Honoured to be part of this zany bunch of..erm...people)

2) INTI ex-Chairpersons club

Loves:
Ice-cream (who doesn't?) and chocolate

Currently playing:
1) Counter Strike
2) Xenogears

Email: fabchong@yahoo.com
(YCCians use the group email pls)

Links:

Yu San
Nina
Haz
Jean
Hani
Li Lian
Alex
Choon Ling
Tariq
Ash

Archive:
19th to 25th August 2001
26th August to 1st September 2001
2nd to 8th September 2001
9th to 15th September 2001
16th to 22nd September 2001
23rd to 29th September 2001
30th September to 6th October 2001
7th to 13th October 2001
14th to 20th October 2001
21st to 27th October 2001
28th October to 3rd November 2001
4th to 10th November 2001
11th to 18th November 2001
19th to 24th November 2001
25th November to 1st December 2001
2nd to 8th December 2001
9th to 15th December 2001
16th to 22nd December 2001
23rd to 29th December 2001
30th December 2001 to 5th January 2002
6th to 12th January 2002
13th to 19th January 2002
20th to 26th January 2002
27th January to 2nd February 2002


1st February 2002
11.08pm

A day spent in KL. Ran around like nothing to do I guess.... hahah... did a lot of window shopping.

But here's my report on my "spree" in KL. Tried really really hard to look in every nook and cranny to find Sakura Wars stuff. Oh yeah... places I struck : KLCC, Sungai Wang and Lot 10.

On Sakura Wars..... I went home empty handed. Why? Well.....
If you ask for Sakura Wars, the people always, and I repeat ALWAYS show me Cardcaptor Sakura. *sigh* CCS is so darn easy to find....
But what I found was this:
1) Sakura Taisen (Sakura Wars): Concerts - three of them, a christmas, new year and a summer one. This was by a real Japanese dance/sing troupe that perform Sakura Wars like the real Imperial Theater from the Sakura Wars. On DVD.
2) Sakura Wars OVA (same one Cindy lent me): VCD: In a complete set, original, but dubbed in Chinese and has Chinese Subs. Yeeek! DVD: there's a few copies....but I don't have a DVD player.... yet *glint!*
3) Sakura Wars Gouka Kenran OVA: VCD: Chinese Subs

Sigh.... I think after a few months of working I'll order it online. Easier!! Hahah... and I have to get my own credit card for this....... unless money order also can.... *plans next move*

But fear not!! I did not go home empty handed!! I picked up You're Under Arrest, the Movie!! Yay!!! Good find :) Happy happy happy.

Heheh..... I accidently found Tower Records too..... wasn't really looking for anything at KL Plaza. Until jalan jalan and sees... Tower Records. (me: Ohhhh, so here it is!)

Checked out the prices for PS2 and it's components too. Hmmm.....judging from the cost I will need to put out, I guess it's possible for me to obtain the target of buying around the month of October. Yay!! Woo hoo!! and Yippee!

*reads Lilian's email* *BIG sweatdrops* 6 times?????

*see's Hani's quiz* Errmmm...... what music star I'll be?? I don't think I should take this test...... it's all girls.....
(Jean, if you intend to snigger, POW!!!)

Gatekeepers has ended!! Sniff!! Another good anime gone.... oh well, not hooked on to it. I think I better maintain only one craze at a time..... was very tempted to buy the whole gatekeepers series at Sungai Wang today. The guy even offered to cut price for me.... sigh.. tak nak lar...... not working YET, so don't want to take anything for granted.

So..... did I fail my otaku test?


31st January 2002
11.07pm

Typing this blog earlier than usual. Got time mar..... besides, I'm sure Senan would want to play Xenogears after the 8 o'clock show is over. So I'll make use of this time kan?

But then today didn't do much at all. I guess that happens when you don't set foot out of the house and being left unsupervised for most of the day. Spent most of the hours in front of the PC playing Xenogears. Heheh... logged in about 14 hours into that game already. Eeeks I should slow down or else I'll finish the game lickedy-quick.

Now what can I blab about today then? Errrmmm.....

*5 mins later*
Tomorrow.... hmmm..... should I go out? YOSH!!! I will! Chance!! Go to KL buat kacau! Now... if only my touch n go card can work....... sigh..... I hate the coin operated machines and manual ticket system that Putra LRT uses..... Will report if I managed to pick up any thing related to Sakura Wars. Heheh.... *rubs hands together* must.... find.... VCD....

Geee..... my room's a mess...... guess I'll have to clean up once Senan comes up.

Today, the newspaper had a review of the FFX game. Hehehe..... a good review, tells the good and the bad. But the bad is a itty bitty thing.... so it's still part of my Wishlist for the next coming months.

I wonder if I can play Legend of the Dragoon on my PC.... hmmm..... maybe I'll snoop around the internet and look for info on that. Don't underestimate the net.... there's info on everything, providing you can find it of course.

Come to think of it..... going down to KL will be rather lonely..... sigh.... oh well, I doubt if anyone wants to teman me hopping shop to shop with hardly the intention to buy anything (except for a certain type of merchandise). Would have loved to have Cindy around to show me where everything is, Lilian too, since they know all the places to go. Me? Well, cuba cuba only, recalling from memory where those two have raved about in the past. Too bad both of them are busy.
But not to despair! I have map!! I have legs!!! I...... I..... I....... am walking around KL.

Why not take buses? Well..... like Natsumi has bad luck with cars, I have bad luck with buses. Besides, I am very likely to miss bus stops because I don't know where to get off either. Heheh.... *big sweatdrops* I am sooooooo not a KL person.

Now..... Sakura Wars info!! Each character has a different theme song. So I made a comparison:
Sakura : Classical
Sumire : Mambo
Kanna : Boogie
Iris : Classical
Maria : Blues
Kohran : -N/A- (still can't get the song.. tembaking around, hoping to get the title right)
Ayame : Samba
Oohgami: This fella doesn't sing... he doesn't even act! He's an usher!

In reference to the comment on the Winamp Skin I sent to Yu San- named Sakura Blossoms. Nice leh!!! Better than my Kaoru skin which I loved so much. But Sakura Wars winamp skins not easy to find. To date, I only found two. Both Sakura, but the other one isn't so good, colour scheme background white, foreground light pink..... bad match.

Ohhh..... Tama-neko (issit correct spelling?) very funny cat!! I wished my cats were like that. Sigh... dream on Fabian...


30th January 2002
11.45pm

Announcement: I will start work at Standard Chartered from Monday onwards. Good news huh? I am being placed in Authorization, meaning I will get calls from merchants asking for authorisation codes for transactions. Sounds simple right? Anyway, I'm taking this as a temporary thing. Will job hop from there. Anyway, I'll get more details about the job on Monday. So don't ask how much I'm getting!!

Today went to Lilian's house to pick up something for Cheng's sister. While I was there, I took a short look at the ground floor of her new house. Nice... and then her mom started chatting with me.... heheh.... oops.... I think the "good boy" image I have has gotten Lilian into a little hot soup......eeps!! I'm sorry!!!

To Subang Jaya I went. Picked up Ian, who wanted to watch Black Hawk Down. Yup, 2nd time watching it. Hahah.... oh well....

But then..... after picking him up, on his road, my car got hit by a Taxi!! The bugger reversed out of a driveway, hitting my car's side (towards the rear). Take note, I was still moving forwards too. Best part is...... the nincompoop actually made a run for it. Well, I have his registration number!! And I know he lives on that road!! HAH!! Now.....should I make a police report?? Daddy hasn't said anything about it..... But for now... another battle scar for BDC 9001.

Sigh........ poor car..... although it was meant for us "young ones" to bust up, but still!! I never had a car hit me before! Well...... Ko Fen's one doesn't count.

Oh Cindy!! Found the song from Xenogears!! Broken Mirror!!! Hahahah.... not often is there an English song to a Japanese game :)

More on PS games. FFX english version out!!! I wannnnttt!!

Ermm...... tmr have to stay home..... house work.... sigh.......

To Jean: Mad woman -> (cantonese)= Dien Poh!!


29th January 2002
11.19pm

*Large Sweatdrops*
Lilian..... is going.....to watch...... Lord of the Rings...... again........
I hearby declare she's the LOTR nut of the year!! Actually......the Legolas nut of the year.

Hahaha..... anyway I'll be dropping by her house to pick up some stuff. Also going to teman that poor Chuen Ian who has been asking me to go by Subang for a while now. Oh well, drop off Cheng's stuff while I'm at it...

Okay.....time to recount this day.....

Went to pick up my IC and my brother's IC in the morning. First in line!! Yay!! No wait! Kononnya of course.... first, system not booted up yet.....so wait..... then found out, my dear brother...... forgot to bring his receipt!! This is the student that got Top Awards in Monash Foundation you know.... sigh...... But wait!! Then while processing my IC, they said that the system is malfunctioning..... asked me to call later and return later...... grrrr.

Balik rumah, Senan turned the room upside down looking for the receipt, no luck for him... as for me? Well, gave a phone call to a boss of this small broadcasting company, got an interview set at 3.30 today at Sri Hartamas.... if you recall, it's the same person who FFKed me before. But first..... called the IC place again..... yup, went to collect it about 2 pm. However, due to the line, I only got it about an hour later..... I hate queues!!!

Then for the 3rd time in the day.....forced to wait again.... the guy whom I rushed for the interview (thus missing my lunch) wasn't there!! Asked me to wait...... for another 40 mins I waited until he finally arrived (my dad says that's normal for him, becuz had previous business dealings with him before). Sigh.... the result of the interview? They'll get back to me after Chinese New Year.

Then went to Bandar Utama for my very very late lunch. But the sky really looked dark and the wind was really really strong. Gave Lilian a call after my lunch while walking to the car was fun to talk to her.... however I think it's rather expensive that I did it on the handphone. Eeps....daddy will really skin me next month.

To Cindy: Awwww...... I hope you feel better. Well, I'm waiting to download a song called Emotion. Could it be the one? Hahah..... Xenogears quite fun leh..... too bad 2 CDs only. I would guess that will mean it is a rather short game.

To Hani: Your boy taking you everywhere? My my, he seems to be tireless doesn't he? What to do? Honey got banyak sugar....

To Jean: Maybe when Boon calls your house she should ask for "the crazy woman" of the house.

heheh.... *takes cover!!*

Natsumi terlampau!!! Everything also can throw at people!! Hhahaha...... if I were the bad guys, I would also run away from her!! But today's Gatekeepers..... Ruriko got captured!! Oh no.... my namesake for CS got captured..... eeps??

Darn..... I can't seem to squeeze in any time to go KL hopping...... Cindy!! This is all your fault!! HAhahah....


28th January 2002
11.59pm

Went out with my friend Chee Onn today. Went to Atria to get his software, Visual Studio. Net While I went there to get a PS game.... Xenogears!! hahah... something fun to play.... What can I say? I'm getting bored at home sometimes.

Cindy!! What is the name of the Xenogears theme song!! I recognise it from your mp3 collection!! But I tak tahu the nama...... want to download for fun. Sakura Wars still rule though... all of them can sing :) heheh......but having trouble hunting down Kohran's Theme song....

Hahah...... I noticed the PC game market isn't very active anymore.... not many new games that are interesting have popped up lately. Maybe that game Yu San is playing is nice.... but then I have yet to get my hands on it (NO MENTION OF PAWS!!). PS games are sometimes nice I guess...... like Cindy I prefer the loooong RPG games.... Beat em ups...... errrr..... I can contend for the worst fighter award no matter how hard I try to win. Evidence is there!! Even Yu San kicks my arse!!

Oh yeah....played CS too. Hahaha..... Nife kicked arse!! Tiba tiba he become good again. Got someone on the opposite team always asking me to join them..... hahaha..... bangganya...

Tmr, going to PJ new town to get my IC......and renew my brother's driver's license...sheesh. Supposed to call my father's friend too..... sigh.....


28th January 2002
11.59pm

Went out with my friend Chee Onn today. Went to Atria to get his software, Visual Studio. Net While I went there to get a PS game.... Xenogears!! hahah... something fun to play.... What can I say? I'm getting bored at home sometimes.

Cindy!! What is the name of the Xenogears theme song!! I recognise it from your mp3 collection!! But I tak tahu the nama...... want to download for fun. Sakura Wars still rule though... all of them can sing :) heheh......but having trouble hunting down Kohran's Theme song....

Hahah...... I noticed the PC game market isn't very active anymore.... not many new games that are interesting have popped up lately. Maybe that game Yu San is playing is nice.... but then I have yet to get my hands on it (NO MENTION OF PAWS!!). PS games are sometimes nice I guess...... like Cindy I prefer the loooong RPG games.... Beat em ups...... errrr..... I can contend for the worst fighter award no matter how hard I try to win. Evidence is there!! Even Yu San kicks my arse!!

Oh yeah....played CS too. Hahaha..... Nife kicked arse!! Tiba tiba he become good again. Got someone on the opposite team always asking me to join them..... hahaha..... bangganya...

Tmr, going to PJ new town to get my IC......and renew my brother's driver's license...sheesh. Supposed to call my father's friend too..... sigh.....


27th January 2002
11.06pm

Sorry about yesterday, didn't blog because I was just too tired when I got back. Plopped into bed and said nighty night to the world.

Yesterday, I went out with Yu San and Lilian in conjunction with Lilian's birthday. It was very nice of her to take time of her busy schedule to hang out with us. We went to Summit. Had lunch at Spices. And after that, watched Lord of the Rings.... yup... she wanted to watch it. As the birthday girl I obliged. For the two girls, it was Legolas galore. For me ..... well.... I still say that it's a good movie... but my ass did not stop suffering after the movie. Hahahha...... sat through another movie.... so in total, spent 5 and a half hours sitting in cinema halls....

After the movie, more people were about to arrive so we hung out around GSC entrance and at the Arcade. Let's see.... Phang, Chuen Ian, Adam, Benjy, Eugene, Cindy and Joa Quim joined us there. At the arcade, played a new game.....Silent Scope! You play a sniper!! hahah... fun!! Got first place on my first try......... YOSH!!! Played other games too.... lost to Lilian in Daytona.... my excuse?? No 1st and 3rd gear!! Bah!!! One day...... rematch!!! Oh yeah.... fought with Benjy in some wierd game.... ahhaha..... I lost..... But when Cindy and Joa Quim played that game.... Cindy looked like she wasn't trying.... one hand only!! Apalah that girl!!

Had dinner at A&W. While some of them ta paoed 1901. I wished I ta paued too....but then I'll still get hungry. Fortunately I was too tired later to be hungry. Yu San's boy and Radin had dinner at Spices instead. HAhah... Yu San's boy..... never really used that phrase on her before.

After that, Chuen Ian, Adam, Benjy and Eugene left. While the rest of us watched Black Hawk Down. It was an interesting movie. If you love war movies, this has tonnes of action! Check out the guns too!! Chunted.... miniguns kick ass!! But then... I failed to recognise Orlando.... hahah...... guess he's too much an elf in my mind....

Parted ways with YS, Tan and Radin after that, had to send the rest to their respective drop off zones.

Oh yes.... Lilian and Cindy wasted no time in banging me with old memories with Joa Quim.... Well... it wasn't only me...... hahah listened in to their stories..... they were MEAN MEAN children!!! hahahah...... but they're still very nice........ :)

Today....... Yu San almost gave me a heart attack!! Enough said...... I'm in the recovery room...... trying to get my heart pumping at a normal rate......(CS related injury)