my daily routine :)

bored to death~

garytanrq — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:03:39 +0000

working life is rather slack, but very very very boring.. haha how i wish i could see more friends around my Plaza Singapura.

( i’ll be at the VISA redemption counter, look for me if you wanna redeem the tickets to Youth Olympic Games (YOG) opening ceremony !)

however, there are certain perks as well, being at work actually helps me save up quite a bit, and doing what i love most– people watching! hahaha~

am hoping for a ipod charger now! my hp battery is running low, i seriously cannot survive without a hp man..

signing off

Jay-Z – “Empire State of Mind” Ft Alicia Keys

garytanrq — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:32:05 +0000

more about “Jay-Z – “Empire State of Mind” Ft Ali…“, posted with vodpod

another great music video by Jay-Z ( featuring Alicia Keys) .

Can’t Smile Without You~

garytanrq — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:50:55 +0000

My Eyes have seen the Glory of the cups at White Hart Lane,

My Eyes have seen the Glory of the cups at White Hart Lane and the Spurs go marching on.

Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur,

Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur and the Spurs go marching on.

Oh my.. how?!

garytanrq — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:20:14 +0000

Couldnt resist the temptation to get an ipod touch!

its only 287 dollars!

1) So nice!

2) So sleek!

3) So user friendly!

i see no reason to not buy.. but why m i still hesitating! haiyo..

This feeling suck man!

Simple yet fun..

garytanrq — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:42:25 +0000

Happy birthday tham..

LOL.. had steamboat tgt, finally a time for me to catch up with friends, after a straight two weeks of

work.

Above is one who always claims to be the world’s top model. ( bdae girl as well)

Had an enjoyable time.

P.S even hit someone’s birthday cake with my slipper. felt rather bad and sorry about that.

We were once young..

garytanrq — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:15:07 +0000

i was browsing through the albums in my com and chanced upon this phto.

oh.. so young and demure..

LOL.

now, we look like this…

M. A. G. aka S. H. E.

garytanrq — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:56:09 +0000

Fun moments during breakout sessions at work.

Yea… thats merely some.

To be continued…

Awesome or what??

garytanrq — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:48 +0000

Well, i am feeling really demoralize now. Took me awhile to figure out the exact tool in wordpress to upload pictures.

OMG! Now i know how lousy and inconvenient it is to lose out to the more tech-savvy people—– for that i mean Ryan Leslie (R&B/hip-hop producer). Anyone heard of his name ever before? hopefully you did, cause guess what? this guy actually leverage on our very very favorite social media (e.g. youtube, facebook, twitter) tools to make himself a superstar!

“Crap or what.. if it is this easy to be one.. i would have been one long before you were born.” this must have being your thought for that very split second right? haha.. let me show you a more in-depth picture of this superstar’s life.

There you go.. Ryan Leslie looking amateurish in Harvard University

and

him looking dashing with his “permanent” sun glass today

And yes. let me re-assure you. this superstar graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Economics and Government at 19 years of age. Impressive to say the least! Here is a short video introduction should you not be familiar with his work:

Now for something which i felt was unlucky for him.

Leslie had previously signed a contract with giant label Universal Recordings but did not receive proper marketing support. maybe this was what inspired him to create a youtube account where he began posting his music videos, behind the scenes footage in the recording studio, and an inside look into his day-to-day adventures as a young record producer. Sounds interesting aren’t it? Here are some videos about his behind the scenes plays ( its only 5 mins of your time)

its utterly splendid..

and this, showing you how he did one of his songs.. seriously cool stuff.

and so.. Leslie continues to build his name through social media tools such as his personal website RyanLeslie.com. In there, he posts all his personal thoughts, videos and more! He even shares his personal cell phone number and email address. Sound too good to be true right? Well, he is the first singer i ever heard giving phone numbers to “strangers”.

You can also try to opt in to receive communications from Leslie personally. My god, now this is the insane part. do you know that this SUPERSTAR actually invites you to shows, hear new music he is working on and talks to you on the PHONE. HAHA.. I doubted this the very moment i saw that. but…… let me tell you this, wait till you go to his website..

Alright and so apparently, this awesome guy is shaping the music industry through the use of social media tools, which i thought is something really smart and innovative.

Besides, his Twitter account and Facebook updates are integrated into the site thus users without those account could view as well. And do you know each of his posts can generate up to 150+ comments, which goes to show his popularity amongst people.

woo.. interesting to know that ya? so what are you waiting for? Follow him on Twitter at @ryanleslie now now now..

Ciaos!

Oxford Dictionary announced Word of the Year..

garytanrq — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:52:51 +0000

World renowned Oxford Dictionary released its Word of the year 2009 and guess what? This year’s winner is a word most of us would probably know: unfriend. As for those of you who are still clueless as to what exactly is ” unfriend”. do not worry. here’s the definition.
unfriend – verb – To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.

Sounds familiar isn’t?

here are some of the other words that were discussed/considered for the Word of the Year as well.

- Hashtag

- Netbook

- Intexticated

- Sexting

All of which are words found under the umbrella of “Technologies“. Well, at a digital age like this. Its actually not surprising why these words topped the chart. Maybe technology is already ahead of everything else in the world.

Don’t you agree with what I’m saying??

Is Google making us dumber?

garytanrq — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:37:59 +0000

I felt that this is a rather controversial topic to be discussed. Goggle is a tool that has being with us since the day we were born. It has assisted us in umpteen project works in terms of researches. Even primary school kid today uses Google as a fundamental research tool for projects. (I wouldn’t say internet helped me a lot during my primary school times, because I believe the internet’s database during the past isn’t as huge as today.)

Why do we use it so often?

Technology

Well all I can say is that technology today has really played a vital role in influencing users’ mindsets. Everyday, every hour we get informed or updated on new devices, new technology that are continuously adding into our life.

Convenience

People nowadays are getting increasingly impatient; all tasks/assignment must be completed as soon as possible, sometimes even BEFORE the dateline. If not they are sure to create a big fuss out of everything.

“Impatience seems to be a growing trend as well. Before, we used to only worry about road rage now we have to worry about phone rage, internet rage, and computer rage.”

Link:
http://collins-admin.com/blog/2009/03/is-technology-making-us-stupid-and-impatient/

This is so true man.

But one thing I cannot deny, I haven’t being visiting the library for whoever-knows how long. Ok let’s be frank for now… Who does? Why? Because we are all dwell in the world of convenience- World Wide Web (www). Where everything is slated nicely, filtered, summarized and arranged , all according to your needs.

Besides, the amount of time we spend to get information online is so much faster than searching through shelves in libraries. In www, everything pops up instantaneously.

Also, the user-friendly Google toolbar has facilitated us so greatly in researches. Love it!

All in all, Google I felt is an importance tool that offers “feasibility” in our daily lives. But is it really making us dumber? Well, I believe everyone has their own views and opinions with regards to this. There’s hardly any impartial answer to it.

Hmm.. oh well, hopefully this is not true at all.. ciaos fellows!