New feature

Well, in case you haven't noticed!

There's a new feature at the top!

You can personalize your viewing options from those options at the top.
It works in every latest version of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Chrome, but if for some strange reason it doesn't work on yours, do let me know by dropping a tag at the tagboard to the left.

I should be adding more options in due time, and hopefully a better visualizing appeal, instead of its boxed shape, though that would be a bit tricky considering I'm building a rope ladder in the dark, i.e. I'm not too sure how to go about doing it. Yet.

Till the next prose or poetry entry, or updates, take care :)

life stands still

Grass sways gently in the wind
The road along, long and empty
save for one man.

Polo tee and Levi's jeans
A black bag on his back
Shades protect his eyes
and a pair of earphones embedded deeply.

His hand wave to and free
conjuring dreams and visions
raging phoenixes and fiery dragons
gliding serpents with flickering tongues

A snap of fingers and a bench appears.
He takes a rest, plugs out his earphones
and enjoys the serenity.

An eagle soaring high above the clouds,
A gazelle raises its horns to look at him,
before galloping away.

He sits and enjoys his moments of freedom and worrylessness.
No need to take the first step to inquire about people
no need to worry about feelings of others
a rest from worrying about others and not himself
a rest from being taking for granted
and just enjoy nature and
God.

A breeze blows away his fatigue
and grants him new patience and understanding.
And you might just blink and miss it
but if you looked closely
you would have seen two men in white
sitting by his side on the bench.

As the three of them sat and watch the setting of the sun,
and enjoyed the breeze that wafted through
riding on it the smell of the sea,
the sounds of seagulls cawing in the distance,
and for that moment,
life stands still.

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Simplicity at its best.

Enjoy :)

So much software to be downloaded at the start

So I managed to get my desktop fixed by buying a new hard drive.
(never going to buy any internal hard drive from western digital again)
But what struck me after installing my Win 7 is the amount of software that I need to download for my day to day operations.
And I don't mean the 20+ windows updates.
Here's what I downloaded:
(I personally recommend these softwares)

Music
iTunes

Video
VLC

Communications
WLM
Skype

Internet Browsers
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Apple Safari
Internet Explorer

System maintenance
Auslogics Disk Defrag
Revo Uninstaller
CC Cleaner

Security
Spybot Search and Destroy
Malwarebytes Anti Malware
Ad-Aware
Avira AntiVir

Miscellaneous
Notepad ++
Audacity
Core FTP Lite
MagicDisc
7zip
Any Video Converter
Videora Ipod Video Converter

Those are 19 applications.
And I haven't included the add-ons like flash player, java handlers etc.
And all these before I can actually start to do any work.

(So tempting to compare these list of apps to those of a mac)

links to watch world cup and others

Firstly, this blog isn't dead.
It's just that I've been having a fever.
And it'll only subside after July 12th.
Yup, world cup fever!

If you told me four years ago, that I would be so engrossed in the world cup
that my knowledge of soccer players would improve tremendously,
I would have scoffed and shook my head in disbelief.

Perhaps it's an after-effect of ten sleeping partners.
Each on his own bed, mind you.

Oh, and if you're wondering how you can watch world cup online for free...

For windows, there're loads of free software you can use.
TV Ants, sop cast, TVU and many more. Just google and there'll be so many.
Be warned though, that most of them actually stream china channels,
so you might wanna mute it if you can't tahan prc lingo.

Mac users are at a disadvantage however. It seems the whole world
thinks mac users don't watch world cup.
But! I have found several sites that offers free live streaming, regardless of browser.

1) Atdhe.net
2) p2plive.net

There are probably tens of such sites offering live streaming.
It doesn't take a lot of effort to set up a stream though, and we should all thank
citizens in the western countries for streaming it free for us.

However, for every ten websites, five close down within half an hour or so.
So it really boils down to which reputable stream you can find.

Also, on another note altogether, my desktop crashed.
Windows updates brought down my 1tb Western Digital hard drive.
I'm hoping to get a new one soon though.
It's depressing.

I'm using my macbook now, but I just discovered my battery is expanding.
Like, seriously. I think cause of frequent overheating.
So, I'm running my mac on ac power now
and this is such a double whammy.

Perhaps there'll be one strike and then I'll be out.

Oh, and GO GHANA! :D

The road

On me rides mangled heaps of steel
Shades of glass and complex rubber creations
But their tough hardened shell does not protect
does not hide nor deflect that which is within
Which I feel.

'Cause I am the road
the one you pound on, in frustration
the one you ride on, in fear
the one you puke on, in ecstasy,
the one you brake on, in enthusiasm.

Do you know how I feel?
Absorbing these emotions
that are driven onto me.

doh.

I need to get a new blogskin up. This current one is awful. But I just don't have the necessary inspiration. Yet.

And. Suddenly I'm wondering am I putting in too much.
Spending so much on you all.
This temporary feeling of insecurity.

Will I be a constant in your life or a distant memory
Someone trustable or fun perceivably

I've lost my muse. I miss having a muse.