Yeah I’m finally back! Sorry for the lack of updates, but it’s due to upgrading my system, met some minor hiccups and problems in the midst of it, but everything has been solved. Who would have thought such a non-general component such as the PSU in the system casing could be the whole cause of the problem, and for once I thought since I was out of the DIY hardware scene for so long, I won’t be able to identify and remedy my comp problem. Well let’s just say the ‘tech-geekness’ in me overwhelmed myself and took control, thus everything was well once again.

Well basically I have built a new Pentium 4 3.2Ghz HT-based system, and everything else was pretty much high-end. Coupled it with a brand new LG DVD burner as well as a brand new SATA Maxtor 160GB HDD (I coupled it with my old Maxtor 80GB HDD from my old sys, so total HDD capacity is 240GB now) so I guess it could last me for awhile with those download of movies and animes. Gaming was not top piority for this system in mind but still I went with a pretty good graphics card which is the ATI Radeon 9800Pro overclocked to XT clockspeeds. Also changed my soundcard from Creative Audigy 1 to Audigy 2, since I was gonna use a new 5.1 speakers setup (Altec Lansing VS3151R) so I thought what the heck might as well go for it. And actually I didn’t intend to get a new LCD monitor to replace my old 15″ Samsung 570S LCD, but in the end I still bought one (17″ Viewsonic VG712S LCD) to replace it since Mum was nice enough to sponsor it as a Pre-Christmas gift for me. (Thanks Mum I love ya!)

So there you have it, a pretty much new DIY system overhaul. I love it totally, the good clarity and responsiveness of my new LCD monitor totally awed me (12ms response time coupled with Viewsonic’s own proprietary OptiSync and ClearMotiv technology) especially when watching my collection of movies and animes on it. Not to forget playing back my music collection via my new 5.1 speakers setup was a total blast, Altec Lansing definitely didn’t fail my expectations when it comes to quality yet affordable PC speakers, my first 2.1 speakers setup was also by Altec Lansing so it was quite expected that I stuck to the same brand again. Actually my top choice was the Creative Gigaworks 7.1 but it was out of stock in SLS and I heard you had to order from Creative’s site, been such a hassle so I basically dropped the idea in the end. Will post up some pics of my new sys soon so stay tuned.

Well my parents and sis went for their Australia trip and came back just last week. I had the whole house to myself, even invited Jerm to stay over at my place to chill. Actually he has his unit’s anniversary thingy to attend early next morning, so it was not advisable for him to just go for Pris’ BBQ with me and go home, only to come back to Pasir Ris Park in the wee early hours of the morning all the way back to east again. We had some 2P arcade fighting greatness on my dreamcast playing KOF2K2 and Streetfighter 3rd Strike, it was great fun and I really enjoyed his great company. Then we had some long conversations about our lives before it was oyasumi for us at 4AM. Just trying to recollect some of the nice moments so I hope it’s not too late to blog about it. It was also great to see Priscilla during the BBQ, thanks girl for everything, though I didn’t had time to stay long enough but still it was nice catching up with ya.

Christmas is almost here. Can you feel it? This year will be a slighty better xmas for me, partly also because I’m not in NS anymore. And I already made some plans with Jerm and Kaiwei to celebrate it, we’re gonna have a nice dinner buffet at Kuishinbo and go somewhere else to chill after that. Later this week there’s a KTV session with the GS peeps, quite excited about it cos gonna meet some new people. And finally can get to witness Brandon’s singing skills! Hah we shall see about that. *grins*

Ok it’s time to sleep. More updates to come soon, probably a photoblog coming up too. Oyasumi nasai minna-san.