I am now using Windows Vista speech recognition to type up this entry. So far, it has been pretty impressive but, it can get very frustrating. For example, I shall demonstrate what it has been like.
In a Singaporean voice:
My name is painful and Alison Singapore
In my "British accent":
My name is Perrine and I live in Singapore.
See what I mean? So for the past 1 hour, I have been speaking to my computer with careful pronunciation and deliberate articulation. Surprisingly, it can handle long words that are difficult to pronounce and yet foul up often on simple and common words.
Now I can tell a page to refresh itself, I can tell windows to minimize or maximize themselves anytime I like. And even "Switch to messenger" in between. The ambience can also affects the commands the computer thinks it is receiving. For example, the microphone might pick up little sounds from a noisy background and mistake them as commands. So suddenly, some options may be offered to you and you end up saying "cancel" so many times that you are so sick of it.
Oh god I'm so tired now~ I don't think I will be using the speech recognition for a blog entry anywhere in the near future. I really need a rest now, and it's almost 6.30 AM!! By the way, it does not understand laughter :/
Well, Goodnight!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A March Post
I've got my new computer with the pretty but RAM-eating Vista Home Premium~
Yes, yes, Aero is pretty but only because I have a kickass 19" monitor now!
If only Keera was around to see it.. He would have loved the boxes it came in.
I named my AMD dual-core processor computer 'March'. Ooooh imagine playing OMF:Battlegrounds on this.. Wheeee! I have a little annoyance with the graphics card though.
Anyhow, ignore my incoherent blog entry and go do whatever you were doing before.
I found you!
Music: Nickleback - Hero
Yes, yes, Aero is pretty but only because I have a kickass 19" monitor now!
If only Keera was around to see it.. He would have loved the boxes it came in.
I named my AMD dual-core processor computer 'March'. Ooooh imagine playing OMF:Battlegrounds on this.. Wheeee! I have a little annoyance with the graphics card though.
Anyhow, ignore my incoherent blog entry and go do whatever you were doing before.
I found you!
Music: Nickleback - Hero
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Tsk.
I have a bunch of useless friends and even more useless relatives.
The fuckets got a lot of explaining to do to God.
The fuckets got a lot of explaining to do to God.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Future
I've been watching 궁 S and a scene in the show struck me. The English lecturer (from Oxford, no less) got everyone in the room to close their eyes and think about their future. He said that the future can be fear or joy. Only when they have found their answer can they open their eyes and leave the room. Woo, unconventional teaching, I like.
Kang Hoo (Se7en) and the Moon Sung Gong found themselves the only two people left in the room when they finally opened their eyes. Actually I think both didn't have an answer, and Moon Sung Gong probably found comfort in knowing that Kang Hoo was as undecided as he was.
Is your future fear or joy?
I think the show is promising. The first few episodes were disappointing because Se7en overacted all the time, like I predicted. But by the 4th and 5th episode, he's eased into his role much better. Only that it was probably too late to keep audiences it seems. I read that its ratings were quite terrible. Honestly the show improves a lot and it's got a better storyline than 궁, so people in Korea should give it a second try. But, if I can be honest about it, Moon Sung Gong is omgugly. I really love Yang Soon Eui though. Very very cute. I have nothing to say about Sae Ryung since she's quite a villain and doing a good job too.
I also watched Over The Rainbow on YouTube. Ha, only for HwanHee. And then I quite understood why it was a failure. First, HwanHee is portrayed as an arrogant superstar. I watched the first episode and though it was quite good, it gave me little motivation to continue.
I do want to watch the scene with Brian though. LOL. I remember they played a prank on HwanHee on the day Brian went for filming. "What's with the golden dragon?!"
I want to download the Downtown Gaki Batsu Game shows!! ><
Music: Whirring of the laptop.
Kang Hoo (Se7en) and the Moon Sung Gong found themselves the only two people left in the room when they finally opened their eyes. Actually I think both didn't have an answer, and Moon Sung Gong probably found comfort in knowing that Kang Hoo was as undecided as he was.
Is your future fear or joy?
I think the show is promising. The first few episodes were disappointing because Se7en overacted all the time, like I predicted. But by the 4th and 5th episode, he's eased into his role much better. Only that it was probably too late to keep audiences it seems. I read that its ratings were quite terrible. Honestly the show improves a lot and it's got a better storyline than 궁, so people in Korea should give it a second try. But, if I can be honest about it, Moon Sung Gong is omgugly. I really love Yang Soon Eui though. Very very cute. I have nothing to say about Sae Ryung since she's quite a villain and doing a good job too.
I also watched Over The Rainbow on YouTube. Ha, only for HwanHee. And then I quite understood why it was a failure. First, HwanHee is portrayed as an arrogant superstar. I watched the first episode and though it was quite good, it gave me little motivation to continue.
I do want to watch the scene with Brian though. LOL. I remember they played a prank on HwanHee on the day Brian went for filming. "What's with the golden dragon?!"
I want to download the Downtown Gaki Batsu Game shows!! ><
Music: Whirring of the laptop.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
What I was supposed to say on the 27th
The 7ners got together for Jo's birthday at Changing Appetites on the 27th.
We didn't have the company of Pwen and PK for obvious reasons but PK called to wish her Happy Birthday, so cute. Zhaoming and Junrong weren't there but they should be at Boss' birthday I hope. CJ promises to 'take' Zhaoming out on alternate outings, haha!
We were in a stump of what to get Jo, and in the end we decided to get Jo a service instead of a present. A free full pedicure, considering she's got herself so many open toe shoes. Feet need to look pretty in this society these days it seems. My philosophy for my toes are, to be as clean as possible and that's enough :D
Oh I NEED to plug this film/documentary. Check out THE KALLANG WAVE! It's a film directed and produced and practically every inch made by my MCM seniors. I think it's really touching what they are doing, though they always call themselves starving artists. I'm so proud of them! I ran into Hanafi when I was heading to Jo's bday dinner and he told me about the film. Come to think of it, I always bump into Hanafi on the streets haha~
If I remember correctly, I already saw rough trailers on their site Orbital (which is down now but do check back) a while back, and realised that they have been working on this project for years! Considering that they've been stressed over this for years, Hanafi looked really radiant leh! Sure he stressed anot ahahha. Anyways, it premieres on the 25th of March at The Picturehouse, and I hope to catch it. I hope all Singaporeans do.
Later...
We didn't have the company of Pwen and PK for obvious reasons but PK called to wish her Happy Birthday, so cute. Zhaoming and Junrong weren't there but they should be at Boss' birthday I hope. CJ promises to 'take' Zhaoming out on alternate outings, haha!
We were in a stump of what to get Jo, and in the end we decided to get Jo a service instead of a present. A free full pedicure, considering she's got herself so many open toe shoes. Feet need to look pretty in this society these days it seems. My philosophy for my toes are, to be as clean as possible and that's enough :D
Oh I NEED to plug this film/documentary. Check out THE KALLANG WAVE! It's a film directed and produced and practically every inch made by my MCM seniors. I think it's really touching what they are doing, though they always call themselves starving artists. I'm so proud of them! I ran into Hanafi when I was heading to Jo's bday dinner and he told me about the film. Come to think of it, I always bump into Hanafi on the streets haha~
If I remember correctly, I already saw rough trailers on their site Orbital (which is down now but do check back) a while back, and realised that they have been working on this project for years! Considering that they've been stressed over this for years, Hanafi looked really radiant leh! Sure he stressed anot ahahha. Anyways, it premieres on the 25th of March at The Picturehouse, and I hope to catch it. I hope all Singaporeans do.
Later...