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Heart of The Matter by Don Henley

Ridz — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:46:57 +0000

The Heart Of The Matter
(originally by Don Henley)

I got the call today, I didn’t wanna hear
But I knew that it would come
An old true friend of ours was talkin’ on the phone
She said you found someone
And I thought of all the bad luck,
And all the struggles we went through
How I lost me and you lost you
What are these voices outside love’s open door
Make us throw off our contentment
And beg for something more?

I’ve been learning to live without you now
But I miss you sometimes
The more I know, the less I understand
All the things I thought I knew, I’m learning them again
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my thoughts seem to scatter
But I think it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

These times are so uncertain
There’s a yearning undefined
And people filled with rage
We all need a little tenderness
How can love survive in such a graceless age
And the trust and self-assurance that lead to happiness
They’re the very things we kill, I guess
Pride and competition cannot fill these empty arms
And the work they put between us,
You know it doesn’t keep us warm

I’ve been trying to live without you now
But I miss you, baby
The more I know, the less I understand
And all the things I thought I figured out, I have to learn again
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of the Matter
But my will gets weak
And my heart is so shattered
But I think it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

All the people in your life who’ve come and gone
They let you down, you know they hurt your pride
Better put it all behind you; cause life goes on
You keep carryin’ that anger, it’ll eat you up inside

I want a happily everafter
And my heart is so shattered
But I know it’s about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if, even if you don’t love me anymore

I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of the Matter
Because the flesh gets weak
And the ashes will scatter
So I’m thinkin’ about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if you don’t love me anymore
Even if you don’t love me anymore

Poken Island – Authorised Reseller in Singapore

Ridz — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:40:55 +0000

Remember I blogged about having a Poken?

Well, I just got news that Poken Island is now bringing it into Singapore. A little about them – they’re currently the only authorised reseller here in Singapore. And that’s important because it means they’re also able to provide lifetime warranty support unlike parallel imports.

Oh, and to celebrate their appointment, they’re having a 20% storewide discount until the end of March which means you could get one from SGD$22 each and SGD$3 for delivery(regardless of quantity).

One last thing, if you’re keen to have the latest updates, you can also join their Facebook group.

I can’t wait for them to bring in the PokenPulse. soon i hope?

Kids contemplate marriage

Ridz — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:25:08 +0000

I got this from tumblr a looong time ago. I think it’s cute…
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How would you make your marriage work?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
Ricky, age 10

How can a stranger tell if two people are married?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
Derrick, age 8

What do you think your mom and dad have in common?
Both don’t want any more kids.
Lori, age 8

What do most people do on a date?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
Lynnette, age 8 (isn’t she a treasure?)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
Martin, age 10

What would you do on a first date that was turning sour?
I’d run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
Craig, age 9

When is it okay to kiss someone?
When they’re rich.
Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that.
Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It’s the right thing to do.
Howard, age 8

What is the right age to get married?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
Camille, age 10

No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.
Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age)

Is it better to be single or married?
I don’t know which is better, but I’ll tell you one thing. I’m never going to have sex with my wife. I don’t want to be all grossed out.
Theodore, age 8

It’s better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

How do you decide whom to marry?
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.
Kristen, age 10

One more reason to get a BlackBerry – it stops bullets.

Ridz — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:36:44 +0000

Can your smartphone do this? ;p

Buzz

Ridz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:24:22 +0000

I’m increasingly liking it because the people I want to follow are actually already in it. And for now, it offers the ease of managing it all from gmail and it doesn’t have the clutter/”content bloat” like friendfeed.

I don’t think it’ll stay like that forever though.

(I’m also posting this to see if it’s smart enough to pull my blog feed)

TED: Fringe Benefits of Failure

Ridz — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:18:46 +0000

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard Magazine on Vimeo.

I didn’t know that JK Rowling went through such tough times. I’d always thought she was just some housewife that got lucky with Harry Potter.

I’ve got newfound respect for her.

Favourite Toys – Bold 9700 and Motorola Dext

Ridz — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:50:41 +0000

I figured i’ll pop a post before this blog gets totally condemned to the rotting edges of the intarwebz.

So I haven’t been blogging very much lately and it’s because work has been taking a very huge positive spin. I’m not going to write much about work today but instead on the devices that I totally cannot live without anymore.

Ok, my Bold 9700 is really the one I can’t live without. The Dext, i’m not too sure yet because I won it during the launch event(lucky ass me, i know). So far the Dext is quite the fun, personal phone I love but nothing beats the BlackBerry when it comes to providing seamless connectivity and ease of whacking away at the keyboard to do work.

I’ve actually gotten the multi-sim services so that both my phones run on the same number and share the data pla but because the Motorola Dext only allows me to associate it with ONE google account, i’ve associated it with my personal account. That way, when I do get that occasional itch to get away from work, I can just leave my BlackBerry at home and go out with the Dext.

I wish the Dext had as good a battery life as the Bold 9700 though.

I think i love my phones more than I love myself.

P.S. Because the Dext is on the Android, I might just go into developing for that as well ;p

My new favourite movie

Ridz — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:05:25 +0000

The Godfather.

Business, family, loyalty, politics, strategy and, well, ruthlessness.

Compartmentalised Thoughts

Ridz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:45:52 +0000

I don’t really like it when i’ve spent too much time programming. As i’m writing this, i’ve spent the past 14 hours at my computer and because i’ve been looking at abstractions, functions, whatever, I think of one action at a time.

I went to make coffee five minutes ago, and I actually thought out loud:-

1. Ok. Cup.
2. Take the coffee.
3. Go to bin
4. Hot water and spoon.
5. and i’m done.

wtf?

BlackBerry Development: How to add resource files(to the filesystem/sdcard) during app installation

Ridz — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:37:54 +0000

If you’re familiar with the BlackBerry app deployment, you’ll know that there’re 2 primary ways of installation – the OTA and the desktop. The former requires the .cod and .jad files to be present while the latter requires the .alx and .cod files.

Recently, I had to figure out a way to package a file, say, “test.txt” and place that into the filesystem…during installation. I’m not sure if there’s a better way but I learnt that one way was to basically to open an InputStream pointing to the source “test.txt”, use the FileConnection class to create a file “test.txt” within the BlackBerry device and then use the OutputStream to basically write to the filesystem.

Perhaps sample code will make more sense:-

// Open inputstream to source file
String fileName = "test.txt";
InputStream inputStream = getClass().getResourceAsStream(fileName);
int fileLen = inputStream.available();
byte[] data = new byte[fileLen];
String target = "file:///store/home/whatever/"+fileName;

// Creates a file on the BB with the same name as the source file
FileConnection saveFile = (FileConnection)Connector.open(target);
saveFile.create();

// Opens the outputstream and writes everything from the inputstream to the file on the BB
OutputStream outputStream = saveFile.openOutputStream();
outputStream.write(data);
outputStream.close();

If the resource file(s) are huge, it would certainly bloat the .cod file.

Somehow I find this quite inefficient…is there a better way to do this?