xbrat

no i'm not sleepy no i'm not sleepy no i'm not sleepy

it's the weather, i'm quite sure. i'm very sleepy !

sense of urgency sense of urgency sense of urgency

i should study in school. yes i should. yes i should study in school.

motivation, i need motivation!

no i'm not sleepy...

lion_lamb
Can a movie based on a novel ever be as good as the book? That's the big question for Twilight fans this week, and a sure topic of discussion on this community devoted to all things Bella and Edward.

geocaching
Have a hankering for a high-tech treasure hunt? After you take your GPS for a walk in the woods in search of the latest geocache (i.e. hidden container), you can share your find, get tech tips, and discuss the sport at this geocaching community.

topmodel
Have we really reached the end of another ANTM cycle? The finalist of Cycle 11 is announced on Wednesday, so expect some fierce discussion and model partisanship at this top Top Model community.

Welcome to a Very Special Edition of LJ News.

Moving Day and What It Means for You

Moving What Where?

The long-awaited server move takes place this Tuesday, November 18, at 8:00 a.m. PST. We're moving the site from servers based in San Francisco to the servers in our new data center in Montana. A massive data move like this takes a lot of heavy lifting, and to haul all that data from San Francisco to Montana, we have to take the site down, starting at 8:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday morning. We don't think the move will take more than four hours, but there's always the possibility that it could take longer (the best laid plans and all).

What Does This Mean for You?

During the downtime, nothing on LJ will be available—no posting, no Friends page, no LJ mail, nada. When we bring the site back up, we're going to ease into it rather than open up a floodgate of traffic. Posting might not be immediately available or the site could be slow to load for a while.

New servers mean new IP addresses, so it's possible that LJ mail might not reach your email inbox because your email provider or client doesn't recognize the new IP addresses. We're working with email providers to whitelist the new IPs. There are a few things you can do on your end:

• Add these two IP addresses to your "allowed senders" list (or whitelist) and address book in your email client: 208.93.0.18 and 208.93.0.50. These are the new IPs for sending comments notifications and LJ mail to your email inbox.


• Add lj_notify@livejournal.com and webmaster@livejournal.com to your email address book.

If you can't edit the spam or junk filters in your email client, you may need to disable them entirely. Make these changes just before 8:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday morning or shortly after the site comes back up to ensure that your LJ mail makes it to your inbox.

Those of you who use domain aliasing to forward your domain to your LiveJournal will need to create a CNAME record that maps to livejournal.com. Please note that we're no longer supporting the A record. For more information, check the domain forwarding FAQ.

Before the move, you can check lj_maintenance for complete details about the planned downtime. During the move, you can check status.livejournal.org for updates about the site's status.

Permanent Account Sale Delayed

We regret to inform you that due to the server move, the Permanent Account sale has been pushed back to December 4, rather than November 20 as announced in the last news post. After the virtual dust has settled from the move, we'll be able to turn our attention to the Permanent Account sale. Except for the start date, the details remain the same: You have a limited opportunity to purchase LJ for life for only $175. It's a bummer to delay the sale, but on the bright side, you have more time to save up.

But What About A La Carte Userpics?

We know we promised more information about a la carte userpics, and we're sorry that details have not been forthcoming (blame it on the move). We're still planning on having a la carte userpics, but we don’t have any details yet. When the move is over, we'll have more information. We're sorry for the delay.

i wanted to post this on facebook but decided not to lest all the preachers come nagging at me.

kang is depressed over his pathetic life when he sees others in bliss.

I had a perfect start to the 2nd half of my day because of this:Go watch all the other videos of the contestants. Alexandra Burke and JLS did really well with "Without you" and "One Sweet Day"
Don't you all just adore MC? (: haha

ps: only clocked 20km with colin this morning, about 1hr 40m. legs feeling half dead though
PPS: XOXO, YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ME, so send me the show this weekend marc!

We're pulling the plug! And putting it back in a different location! Ok, that was bad.

Seriously though, our data center move -- from San Francisco to Montana -- is scheduled for THIS TUESDAY, November 18, 2008 at 16:00 UTC (this equates to 8AM Pacific timezone) and will last for 4 hours. Unfortunately it'll be total downtime for all our sites and services -- no posting, no reading, no email.

Another news announcement will be posted on Monday November 17, including links to updated FAQs that you'll want to check out before the move.

As always, status.livejournal.org will have any updates during the move so bookmark it and check it out for the latest news.

All of us at LiveJournal have been eagerly looking forward to this move and I want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we put the finishing touches on something that will allow us to bring you an even better product in the future.
Though for us in the Ops and Engineering teams, we'll be REALLY happy if, on Tuesday, everything just works the same way it did on Monday.  Heh.

bt

 Its already 2:42am and i should really be in bed getting as much as rest as i can
cause i gotta get up at 6am for training..
it'll be 28km later at ECP, pacing with team fatbird (Nike)
think i'll just go at my own pace or risk burning out in the first 10km

speaking of which, im quite happy with the amount of exercise im getting done
30laps in the pool during lunchtime everyday (it isnt raining, ie. 4 out of 5 this week)
and >10km runs alternate days

think i should be quite prepped for standchart while maintaining fitness
(ps: have to shed the post commissioning weight gained)

off to bed now!

ps: i miss camp already. know it sounds mad but i prefer being in camp

i'm going for Avenue Q tomorrow! (BEAMS) :D

my fingers have been badly stained by black ink because i tried to refill my cartridge just now.

the gift is nearly done! C: i just need messages from SW and Ian, and maybe LY! thank you Beef for helping out earlier just now! sorry you had to go home late for dinner! hope your Friday the 14th curse has been broken! take good care of your arms and butt and elbows, bwahaha.

i'm famished! that means sleeping time :O

BI oral test is finally over :D no more BI FOREVER! saya senang sekali!

Hari ini, ujian oral Bahasa Indonesia sedikit sulit. Karena topic saya tidak ada banyak berbicara tentang. Tetapi saya masih bahagia sekali karena saya tidak perlu belajar Bahasa Indonesia. Mari, buku Bahasa Indonesia!

all's well ends well :)

HARRRRRLOW!!!

We had our long awaited class outing today! I was really tired from work today :( but the class outing perked me up quite a bit. We visited MRS LAU, and she is expecting her second baby already! Prisca is already 2 years old and can call out for MUMMY. Amazing! It has only been a year since we last saw mrs lau, but it somehow seemed LONGER! caught up with classmates and we are more or less the same! hahaha..

AND, to:
asikin - all the best for your exams coming up soon!!!
Nikita - PRESS ON FOR PSYCHOLOGY
Xinyun - stay funky
LINH - don't stress out!!

Back to work tomorrow...and band at night (:

I have been feeling very sleepy for the past few days. It must be because of my disrupted sleep! I begin to realise that it is more important to have quality sleep rather than quantity sleep. AH! Waiting for saturday to rest and rejuvenate. I am feeling kind of excited about band practise tomorrow. It has been so long since i last played the clarinet. haha.

On thursday, our class chair, Jace, organised a class outing to visit our form teacher MRS LAU! OH YEAHHHH.

This is the first year I have to work near to x'mas!!! In the past, by October, everyone would be on holiday mood and enjoying the festive season!!! It's scary to see that i have work/driving lessons scheduled on 17DEC.

Alrighty, off to watch the Hong Kong forensic show on channel U!

nanowrimo
Week two of National Novel Writing Month is upon us. What better way to rally your word count than with some wise plot advice or an invigorating round of NaNo sprints over at this very wordy community?

lucylou
Comics artist Lucy Knisley is so devoted to the medium that even her journal is in comic form, from an account of her latest book event to her experience waiting for Obama to speak in Grant Park on election night.

louisebrooks
Silent film star Louise Brooks deserves to be known for much more than her hairstyle (even if it is one of the most famous bobs in history). The Louise Brooks Society dedicates itself to the life and times of a gifted actress and insightful writer.

Friday was tiring. Had driving lessons and couldn't concentrate! i was tooooo sleepy after duty.

Saturday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YONG CHIANG!

went out early to collect stuff from jap trip ppl (: luqman accompanied me and we played arcade for a while before eating lunch at airport with fud!

had jumbo seafood dinner at Changi.. feeling a bit tired and sick now man! awwwww!

yesterday, a group of us got inspired by our field trip to the Blood Bank and decided to donate blood ourselves.

there were 5 of us: Bui, Ling Ling, Sunny, Miny and myself

Bui is a kind person and wanted very much to donate her blood. but, she has coagulation factor XI deficiency, so poof. there goes her chance to be magnanimous.

Ling Ling is also a generous person. but it's a pity she has a thalassemia trait, so she can't donate her blood either.

Sunny is healthy, but she was down with a flu yesterday so the Blood Donation Centre wouldn't have accepted her blood too.

so, it was down to Miny and me.
it's upsetting Miny couldn't donate her blood eventually because she's been to Thailand in the past 3 years and they were stringent with the bloods they accept so to prevent any potential risks, they didn't take her blood.

so tadah, i was the sole person who survived all the checks.

then i went on to fill in the forms and went for the interview where privacy was somewhat infringed. weight, blood pressure, temperature and hypocount were taken to ensure that i was absolutely alright before they proceeded to take my blood. blood pressure was retaken manually because it was a tad too low the first time.

and then.

the nurse told me i couldn't donate my blood because my iron level was too low ): (low iron level = low Haemoglobin?)

we're all too unhealthy.
she proceeded to pass me a list of iron-rich foods and some iron tablets and i was told to take one after every meal.

so instead of donating blood, they donated some iron pills to me.
i didn't take them though, because too much iron = constipation.


last night the section went for dinner (again). Quantum of Solace for a midnight movie is the ultimate worst choice because 1) i slept through it, 2) nobody understood the show, 3) it was too loud.

the dinner last night was kinda odd.
funny people. funny happenings. funny moments.
and the word funny is very subjective here.

i found a meaningful quote
When you battle with your conscience and lose, you win

 THE CATHAY SUCKS.tell you why later.

Find Your Friends, Now with Dialog Box

We wanted to give you an update about the Find Your Friends feature we talked about recently in news and feedback. Based on your feedback, the opt-in implementation has an overwhelming mandate from the people. So that's the method we're going to use. Before we launch this feature, we need you to set your preference for the setting. The next time you visit the LiveJournal homepage, you'll see a dialog box that prompts you to set your preference for whether you want your email address to be searchable by the new Find Your Friends feature. If you have more than one account, the dialog box will appear the first time you visit each account's homepage.



The Find Your Friends feature will be launching in the weeks to come.

Permanent Account Sale Coming Soon

It's almost here—the Permanent Account sale! For a limited time only, you can purchase a Permanent Account for only $175. Your chance to get LiveJournal for life starts on November 20. Check out the benefits:

• All the cool features offered to Paid Accounts


• The highest amount of storage available on LJ (currently 10GB, but we think there might be room to grow in there)


• No ads in your journal and, as long as you're logged in, you won't see ads anywhere on LiveJournal


• The most userpics available on LJ (currently 144 and increasing all the time with our Loyalty Userpics program)


• $25 of your purchase price donated to charity (look for details about the chosen organizations in the next news post)


• The peace of mind that comes with never having to make another payment

We've been talking about this sale for a while now, so hopefully you've had some time to save up for it. Remember, the Permanent Account sale is very temporary. We don't want anyone to miss out, so tell all your friends that the sale starts November 20 and ends November 26. After that you'll have to wait at least another year for your chance to buy a Permanent Account.

When you purchase a Permanent Account, you can gift a friend with any balance of paid time or extra userpics you might have. Look for more details in the next news post, and keep an eye on the Gift Shop to buy your Permanent Account as soon as they go on sale!

Profile Page Goes Live

The redesigned Profile page is graduating from beta and going out into the wider world of LiveJournal. The design team put hundreds of hours into this redesign, with a marathon three rounds of beta testing. We considered every comment and critique that came through feedback and worked hard to incorporate as much user input as possible. We think the profile page is much improved and ready to go live.



Thank you to all the beta testers for your hard work and feedback. We couldn't have done it without you (no, really).

Montana-Bound

By the time you read the next release, a shinier, faster, better LJ will be up and running on the servers at our brand-new data center in Montana. The ops team is hard at work packing up bits and bytes here and unpacking them in Montana. The new servers and data center are an investment in LJ's future; they also offer more immediate benefits, such as room for more userpics, improved energy efficiency, and, of course, cool new servers. Check lj_maintenance for news and announcements concerning the move. If there's any downtime during the move, exact dates and times will be posted there. And you can always check status.livejournal.org, our offsite status page.



Unpacking is the hardest part of moving.

Watch This Space

Back in our lj_2008 update, we mentioned that we were going to start increasing our local partnerships in India and elsewhere. Like india_sport, for example. Building on those experiences, we've been hard at work expanding our global footprint with a new partnership with one of the leading newspapers in the United Kingdom. So watch this space in the next release for an exciting announcement!

Search Update

So, Find Your Friends is almost ready to go (you can choose your setting now, before the feature goes live, as noted above). But, as talked about in the lj_2008 update, our goals for improving search included two other projects. Where do they stand?

• Search for public posts and comments: We're making great progress on developing a search engine for public posts and comments, which will include tags and interests.


• Journal search: We've been so hard at work on the other two search projects that Journal search for Paid users to search within their own journals isn't going to make it to the finish line in 2008. We're still working on it, although it has turned out to be a bit more complicated than we originally thought.

Word Counts and Daily Posts

As of last Saturday, furiously clattering keyboards can be heard echoing around the globe. NaNoWriMo is off to a roaring start—word count updates are flooding the NaNo servers, main characters are refusing to cooperate, and world coffee prices are skyrocketing due to demand. We had an overwhelming response to lj_nanowrimo (and the overflowing email inbox to prove it), and we're all (except for our accountant) really rooting for you to finish those novels. And for those of you who are busy crafting daily blog posts for NaBloPoMo, keep it up! We know you can do it.

OpenID 2.0 Now Supported

In the last release, we upgraded our OpenID client support to include OpenID 2.0. So if you're a user with an OpenID 2.0 account (like Yahoo, for example), you can use that ID to log in to LiveJournal.


And More

You can find all the details of this week's release at lj_releases.