Cutest Taekwondo Fight Ever ~ !

This is damn cute~! Blue seems a little scared of red.

Cityville Valentine's Day achievements

I've been playing Cityville a lot later. Actually got badgered into it but now I'm hooked. Anyway, it's Valentine's Day and there are V-day related achievements with prizes.

The number of admirer's achievements is a no-brainer on how to get them. These are the other achievements that require you to receive a card from others.

Return to Sender - Receive a card with an Unhappy receiver

Tough Love - Receive a card with a Crab as object

Love Hurts - Receive a card with a Bomb as object

Feather Friends - Receive a card with Pigeons as sender, receiver and object

Food Fight - Receive a card with an Ice Cream and receiver avoiding the attack

Secret Admirer - Receive a card with Edgar as sender, Ruth as receiver and a Love Bear as object.

The secret admirer one was so hard to figure -.-"

Singapore 2010 Post Graduate Survey

Most of us are pretty lost when it comes to choosing which fields to study or take. There are generally two types, the practical ones who choose based on starting pay or employability and there are those that choose to take courses that are purely out of interest.

Neither is wrong. I have studied both paths myself. This post is just for the ones that are practical. Here are the localized facts on industries based on 2010 graduates from our three universities.

Top Median Gross Monthly Salaries (in brackets are the 75th-percentile salaries)

SMU Information Systems Management (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – $4,000 ($4,600)
SMU Economics (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,200 ($4,000)
SMU Economics (4-yr programme) – $3,000 ($3,763)
NUS Business Administration (Honours) – $3,000 ($3,600)
SMU Business Management (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – $3,000 ($3,500)
NUS Chemical Engineering – $3,000 ($3,500)
NUS Industrial & Systems Engineering – $3,000 ($3,450)
NUS Dental Surgery – $3,000 ($3,400)
NTU Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering – $3,000 ($3,300)
NTU Aerospace Engineering – $3,000 ($3,250)
NTU Arts (with Education) – $3,000 ($3,200)
NUS Information Systems – $2,975 ($3,250)
NTU Physics & Applied Physics – $2,950 ($3,000)
NUS Computer Engineering – $2,900 ($3,440)
NTU Chemistry & Biological Chemistry – $2,900 ($3,300)
NUS Computer Science – $2,900 ($3,290)
NTU Computer Science – $2,900 ($3,250)
NTU Science (with Education) – $2,900 ($3,200)
NTU Computer Engineering – $2,900 ($3,200)
NUS Mechanical Engineering – $2,900 ($3,200)
NUS Science (Honours) – $2,900 ($3,200)

The Dumping Grounds by Starting Pay (Gross Monthly)

NTU Art, Design & Media – $2,300 ($2,800)
NTU Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours programme) – $2,400 ($2,500)
NUS Business Administration (Accountancy) – $2,400 ($2,500)
NUS Applied Science – $2,500 ($2,500)
NUS Science – $2,500 ($2,600)
NUS Arts – $2,500 ($2,600)
NUS Business Administration (3-yr programme) – $2,500 ($2,700)
SMU Social Sciences (4-yr programme) – $2,500 ($2,850)
NTU Maritime Studies – $2,500 ($2,900)
SMU Accountancy (4-yr programme) – $2,500 ($2,950)
NUS Nursing – $2,550 ($2,700)
NTU Environmental Engineering – $2,600 ($2,900)
NTU Communication Studies – $2,600 ($2,900)
NUS Real Estate – $2,600 ($3,000)
NUS Applied Science (Honours) – $2,600 ($3,000)
SMU Accountancy (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – $2,600 ($4,000)

Top Permanent Employment Rate (in brackets are the average salaries)

NUS Nursing – 100.0% ($2,568)
NTU Science (with Education) – 100.0% ($3,030)
NTU Arts (with Education) – 100.0% ($3,109)
NUS Dental Surgery – 100.0% ($3,176)
NTU Chinese – 98.0% ($2,756)
NUS Business Administration (Accountancy) – 97.1% ($2,448)
SMU Accountancy (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – 96.8% ($3,586)
NUS Computer Engineering – 95.7% ($2,890)
SMU Accountancy (4-yr programme) – 95.3% ($3,073)
NUS Applied Science (Honours) – 94.7% ($2,674)
NTU Computer Science – 94.3% ($2,930)
NUS Material Science and Engineering – 93.8% ($2,880)
NUS Civil Engineering – 92.9% ($2,801)
SMU Economics (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – 92.6% ($3,606)
NUS Industrial & Systems Engineering – 92.5% ($3,099)
NUS Business Administration (Honours) – 92.1% ($3,389)
NUS Information Systems – 91.1% ($2,918)
NTU Civil Engineering – 90.8% ($2,769)
NTU Accountancy (3-yr direct Honours programme) – 90.0% ($2,529)

The Dumping Grounds by Employability

NTU Art, Design & Media – 61.7% ($2,431)
NUS Environmental Engineering – 63.2% ($2,667)
NUS Communication and Media – 70.8% ($2,536)
SMU Social Sciences (4-yr programme) – 72.0% ($2,613)
SMU Information Systems Management (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – 72.2% ($3,754)
SMU Social Sciences (4-yr programme) Cum Laude and above – 73.3% ($2,673)
NTU Materials Engineering – 75.3% ($2,745)
NUS Arts – 75.9% ($2,511)
NTU Environmental Engineering – 76.3% ($2,777)
NUS Science – 76.5% ($2,525)
NUS Computing – 76.9% ($2,841)
NUS Applied Science – 76.9% ($2,393)
NTU Physics & Applied Physics – 77.8% ($2,900)
NTU Communication Studies – 78.2% ($2,562)
NTU Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering – 78.6% ($2,990)
NTU Mechanical Engineering – 79.1% ($2,794)

Source: Transitioning

The real main source is actually from MOE but Transitioning did a real nice job compiling all of them :)

G-20 Seoul Summit "Let's Go" HD MV

Yea it's 2011 and I'm late in stumbling upon the song "Let's Go". The song was recorded for the 2010 G-20 Seoul Summit which was held on November 11–12, 2010. It's an international event where G-20 government heads come together to discuss the global financial system and the world economy.

Artists participating in the collaborative song were: JunHyung (BEAST), GaYoon (4Minute), G.NA ,Gyuri (KARA), SeoHyun (SNSD), JaeKyung (Rainbow), Kahi (AfterShool), Luna (Fx), JiEun (Secret), Min (missA), Son DamBi, IU, Anna, BomKi (Twins), JunSu (2PM), ChangMin (2AM), JongHyun (SHINee), SungMin (Super Junior),), G.O. (MBLAQ), Seo InGook.

The Original Korean Version - HD



Since the summit was an global event, an English version was also released.

English Version - HD



The quality on the HD youtube vids were much better than what I found on 4shared so I converted them using video2mp3. Use the 4shared link if you're feeling lazy.

3D Projection on a Live Building

Mindfucked.

Plants vs Zombies - Unlimited Sun Hack

Previously, my sister gave tips on how to build your lawn defenses.

They work if you're good at it. So far she made it to over 60 flags using that and is still trying to beat the record. I tried it myself and only made it to 40. I guess I just aren't that good at the game. But I want my Zen Garden plants and I do like the Survival Mode but it sucks when I can't maintain against Gargantuan hordes. So... I decided to cheat.

For those who aren't adverse to cheating, this post is a "here's how" for it. You also have to be not adverse to installing unnecessary stuff on your computer because you'll require a program called Cheat Engine.

I reached over 90 flags and was still going strong (stopped there cos I got tired). If you don't mind then continue reading. These instructions are for a unlimited Sun hack.

1. Install Cheat Engine, downloadable from here.
   This is how Cheat Engine looks like:
   
   


2. Open up Plants vs Zombies, and start a round - any round that you want to cheat in.


3. Alt-tab back to Desktop if you are in full screen. Here we start using Cheat Engine. We'd first need to choose which process to use it on, in this case, it's "Plants and Zombies".
   From the Menu, open up the process through: Processes -> PlantsvsZombies.exe
   
   


4. At any point in time that you want to start cheating, note the amount of Sun you have at that point in time. In the screenshot below: we have currently 50 sun.
   
   


5. Type the value you previously noted into the "Value:" textbox. Run a scan by clicking the "First Scan" button.
   
   


6. A bunch of possible matches will appear. From this set of matches, you need to isolate the one that actually holds the Sun value. Therefore, you need a second scan. To do this, you need a new value of sun. So spend your sun and note the new value. In this case, I bought a sunflower and now have 0 sun.
   
   


7. Type in the new value in the same textbox, and click "Next Scan". There will usually be only one match left at this point of time. If it isn't, do something in game to change sun value, type and rescan again. Once there's only one match left, select it (marked out in the screenshot as 1.), and click the button (indicated as 2.). It will appear in the table below.
   
   


8. Now it's time to get how much sun you want :D Right click on the row in the table, choose Change Record -> Value and type in whatever you want. Do note that the game has a maximum sun value of 9990.
   
   


Congratulations, you are now rich enough to pwn any zombie you want!

Muted or "too-soft" microphone solution

I use a microphone pretty frequently for online phone calls through Skype but after a recent reformat, it didn't work anymore.

I was pretty sure it wasn't nothing to do with the hardware. It was a fresh install after all and the microphone has been working all along. The problem was left alone for months until finally today I decided to poke around and fix the problem.

After trawling, it seems like quite a few have the same symptoms. No sound or waaaay too soft sound. Mic volume adjustment options are all greyed out and therefore unadjustable.

Some people ask me to pester manufacturer for drivers. In my case, Realtek. It's nothing to do with drivers or hardware.

The solution I use, though strange, was this:

Part 1: Make sure the volume control for the jacks are maxed out.
1. Use the usual Volume Control.
2. Under the menu, choose "Options" Then "Properties"
3. Under "Show the following volume controls", check the one you plug your mic into. (It's usually pink in. Whether rear or front, only you'd know where you plugged yours)
4. Click OK.
5. The option that you check now appears for volume adjustment. Max it out.

Part 2: Getting the mic to work
1. Go to Control Panel.
2. Double click "Sound and Audio Devices"
3. Go to the "Voice" tab.
4. Click the "Test Hardware" button and follow the rest of the instructions there. Adjust the recording volume in one of the steps if need be.