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Random thoughts thread
- rajagainstthemachine
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Re: Random thoughts thread
what i'm looking for is a system that can
1. play my cd's
2. play from a music server
3. play internet radio
4. spotify,last.fm, napster etc..
i found a system that fits all my needs and it was the denon rcd N7 and then it broke and the twats here said they can' repair and you need to chuck it away. i spent 800$ on that.
i still have them speakers so i suppose i could go and buy something like the one below and upgraded version
http://www.whathifi.com/news/denon-ceol ... ew-systems
but having suffered before i'm in two minds.
1. play my cd's
2. play from a music server
3. play internet radio
4. spotify,last.fm, napster etc..
i found a system that fits all my needs and it was the denon rcd N7 and then it broke and the twats here said they can' repair and you need to chuck it away. i spent 800$ on that.
i still have them speakers so i suppose i could go and buy something like the one below and upgraded version
http://www.whathifi.com/news/denon-ceol ... ew-systems
but having suffered before i'm in two minds.
To get there early is on time and showing up on time is late
Re: Random thoughts thread
Hehe - I was thinking a musical theme '2 Live Crew - Me So Horny' which also brings in the Asian flavour...rajagainstthemachine wrote:JR8 wrote:Time for a caption competition?
women are like bulls, never know when something pisses them off.

For the more mature audience, how about Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs ['65]
'Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro
Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw.
Had two big horns and a wooly jaw.
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.'
http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/sam_t ... bully.html
That pic is a photoshop-fail too, she appears to be levitating
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- rajagainstthemachine
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@JR8 LOL..!!
off to Manila this weekend... any tips? things to do/see/eat/hang out?
off to Manila this weekend... any tips? things to do/see/eat/hang out?
To get there early is on time and showing up on time is late
Re: Random thoughts thread
Never been. I've been to Cebu which was pretty frenetic (traffic etc) and challenging. I'd have look at Tripadvisor and look at the top rec'd 'things to do', 'places to eat' and so on. I find it a very useful starting point if I'm going somewhere new. http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g298 ... tions.html
p.s. IIRC I've transited through Manilla airport. Worth reading up on how it's laid out, esp. if you're in transit from Intl><Domestic, it's quite a zoo, huge and rather confusing!
Also check-out Lonely Planet: They have quite useful summaries like 'What to do over a weekend', 5 day, a week, 2 weeks etc. Lists all the major stuff worth seeing and doing, and gives you form of prioritised listing to work your way through.
p.s. IIRC I've transited through Manilla airport. Worth reading up on how it's laid out, esp. if you're in transit from Intl><Domestic, it's quite a zoo, huge and rather confusing!
Also check-out Lonely Planet: They have quite useful summaries like 'What to do over a weekend', 5 day, a week, 2 weeks etc. Lists all the major stuff worth seeing and doing, and gives you form of prioritised listing to work your way through.
'Do it or do not do it: You will regret both' - Kierkegaard
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Re: Random thoughts thread
Where exactly?rajagainstthemachine wrote:off to Manila this weekend... any tips? things to do/see/eat/hang out?
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
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Makati or thereabouts..i see a hard rock café, cab dude tried to rip me off at the airport, wanted 1650 monies to makati, normally that's like 500, I said ok and then when I arrived paid only 1000, we had an argument in broken English lol, horrible hotel pillows though, haven't slept all night and now I have an all day meeting to pull through.nakatago wrote:Where exactly?rajagainstthemachine wrote:off to Manila this weekend... any tips? things to do/see/eat/hang out?
freak fun.
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I should have mentioned Uber works amazingly well in the Philippines, especially to and from the airport.rajagainstthemachine wrote:Makati or thereabouts..i see a hard rock café, cab dude tried to rip me off at the airport, wanted 1650 monies to makati, normally that's like 500, I said ok and then when I arrived paid only 1000, we had an argument in broken English lol, horrible hotel pillows though, haven't slept all night and now I have an all day meeting to pull through.nakatago wrote:Where exactly?rajagainstthemachine wrote:off to Manila this weekend... any tips? things to do/see/eat/hang out?
freak fun.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
Re: Random thoughts thread

I not lawyer/teacher/CPA.
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!
You've been arrested? Law Society of Singapore can provide referrals.
You want an International School job? School website or http://www.ISS.edu
Your rugrat needs a School? Avoid for profit schools
You need Tax advice? Ask a CPA
You ran away without doing NS? Shame on you!
Re: RE: Re: Random thoughts thread
You might want to look into USB DACs + active bookshelf's like audioengine et al. Your laptop acts as the source and the DAC coverts to analog line out and straight into your active speakers.rajagainstthemachine wrote:trying to decide what music system i should get, my lovely trusty denon broke down irreparably, and i can't decide if i want a plain old cd player micro hi fi system or i want another one like my denon with all bells and whistles, a toss up between Bose wave soundtouch IV ( 825 SGD) versus a Sony CMtx5cd (385)
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Re: Random thoughts thread
Isn't metal music distorted enough that your audio quality can only go high enough? But if we're talking classical or progressive rock or jazz, that's a totally different ball game.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
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I listen to all sorts of things nowadays.. metal and its variants, electronica, trip hop, rock and all its variants, some old school jazz.nakatago wrote:Isn't metal music distorted enough that your audio quality can only go high enough? But if we're talking classical or progressive rock or jazz, that's a totally different ball game.
shit i don't like: RnB ( excluding the old school snoop dog, gangsta rap, cypress hill shit), country lol and modern bubblegum pop shit 99.99% of which use Auto Tune

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Sporkin wrote: You might want to look into USB DACs + active bookshelf's like audioengine et al. Your laptop acts as the source and the DAC coverts to analog line out and straight into your active speakers.
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hmm thats an interesting device.. first time i've heard of it but no its not what i need at this moment!

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Re: Random thoughts thread
manila is seriously freak hot today.
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Re: Random thoughts thread
i'm one of those guys who doesn't have a single taxi app on my phone lolnakatago wrote:
I should have mentioned Uber works amazingly well in the Philippines, especially to and from the airport.
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