GERD?

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms.

When you eat, food passes from the throat to the stomach through the esophagus (also called the food pipe or swallowing tube). Once food is in the stomach, a ring of muscle fibers prevents food from moving backward into the esophagus.

If this muscle doesn't close well, food, liquid, and stomach acid can leak back into the esophagus. This is called reflux or gastroesophageal reflux. This reflux may cause symptoms, or can even damage the esophagus.

We Thank You For Your Patience...

One week passed...

Two week passed...

Three week passed...

The Final Battle

Finally, in a few weeks time, everything will be over.

Conquered 18 years of the Singapore Education System.

The final battle.

"Sons of Singapore! Of NTU! My Brothers!!!"

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! 

A day may come when the courage of man fails, when we forsake our studies and break all bonds of fellowship. 

But it is not this day. 

An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the exams comes crashing down! 

But it is not this day!

This day we fight!!!

 

By all that you hold dear on your audit, I bid you stand - Men, of the West!!!

Endless Wait Cycle

I thought I can finally upgrade my Conroe after 5 years...

But now they're going to release something known as "Sandy Bridge-E" in Q4 2011,

which will have 6 cores and also a new socket (i.e need to change motherboard)...

But if I wait until Q4 2011... then I might as well wait 22nm Ivy Bridge coming in early 2012, which:

"there will be support for DirectX 11 and OpenCL 1.1, and Intel is targeting a 30 percent graphics performance and 20 percent overall performance boost compared to Sandy Bridge. It seems that Ivy Bridge might get 16 graphics execution units (4 more than Sandy Bridge). Ivy Bridge will also support PCI Express 3.0.^"

...

As you can see, it's an endless wait cycle.

Not to mention that my funds are now "frozen" by the US government... 

 ...

Only Reminds Me Of You

I see you, beside me
It's only a dream
A vision of what used to be
The laughter, the sorrow
Pictures in time
Fading to memories

I tried to run from your side

But each place I hide

It only reminds me of you

When I turn out all the light

Even the night

It only reminds me of you