Am glad...

Just realised today that there was one promise that I had to make some years ago. And am glad that it's still being kept.

What bothers me though is how long I still have to keep it.

What am also glad is how it might not be long before it happens...

And am glad that it's working out well so far...for her... ^^ especially when she doesn't know...

Silly how I amuse myself... ^^; or rather...torture myself...

Saa~ *sigh*

Back!

...for a couple of days now...It sure didn't feel like two weeks in China...

And I'm sick... x.x Let's hope it doesn't grow into H1N1...Am sure if it is, the airport health check would have known...? >.<

Since my parents gave me a digicam, I thought...ok...why not start snapping photos right? So here's my Macau trip album...wished I could took more photos to select from...those are like the best... >.<; and I didn't have much time there anyways...

After the meeting in Beijing, it seems like my trip in HK has come to an end...

Hmmm...what's next... >.>

Sometimes I wonder, where and when will I be able to settle down...

Fooled

Twice.

Once, for we all know what. In a way, am glad... *sigh*~ so strange isn't it... ^^;

Twice for what I didn't really realise what China is all about. Sometimes, I don't even know what I'm doing. But whatever I do, it seems to make more sense as I move along. Funny how God leads.

I realise, it's not about what you read. It's not about what you hear. It's all about what you experience. What you read and hear only provides you with half of its worth (in a rather safe way that you can consider). What you experience gives you everything (that you may or may not regret).

The question lies...is it necessary to experience it? Or can you just take what's worth?

I'll take what's worth.

I took alot of pics...but am too tired to upload it...maybe after my trip in China? XD

Long distance relationship

Few days ago, during dinner, the discussion about long distance relationship (LDR) popped up - somehow randomly? Of all 6 of us, there's only one who never had one. So in terms of experience, we are all pretty much there but at varying degrees.

It's sad that in this era, it's not where you are born or like to live that determines where you'll live. It's somehow your work and where you can grab hold of a job opportunity that determines where you are and/or will be. And due to that, it makes it harder to settle down. Who know what happens next month or next year? I don't.

Sure, there are still many people who still live in the same area since birth or very very long time. But it sure doesn't apply to people like me... :/

So, to LDR or not? Relationships are never one way. It's always two-ways. If both sides can't agree or have the same values/principles, it's really pointless to move on. Especially for LDR, since you don't really have anymore physical contact and whatever experiences you gain as you move along won't be shared with your partner except over the phone or over online chat. But is just talking enough? It could be for some people...

And who knows how long one would need to be in a LDR? One year? Two years? 10 years? Who will be moving to whose place? How often can one see one another? How much do you really know about that person from the scarce meeting?

I can't say that I don't believe in LDR...but I know it'll be very difficult on both sides unless they are both very understanding and really can talk at every level...then again...is there such perfection?

As friends, sure there's no problems with that.

Had a vivid dream last night about misunderstandings and lost...funny...I (still) miss her. How I wish we could be more open online to know more about one another... -.-

What a world...

Why...

Why...did...she...do that...

Guess we're back to...no where... *sigh*~

List of sites blocked by the Golden Shield Project

Update: Seems like GSP doesn't like most DNS providers? Just found out that even sites hosted in HK are (DNS) blocked.

Have been searching for a site that provides me with a list of sites that is blocked by Great Firewall of China, but couldn't find any. Even Wikipedia wasn't good enough, maybe it's not accepted? *shrugs*

So, I've come up with my own list as I stroll along the internet...

Am using FoxyProxy to access these blocked sites. Somehow, I wish there is a feature to import/export proxy/pattern rules...

• *.afraid.org* - (optional) DNS provider; sites that rely on afraid.org won't work behind the firewall
• *.blogger.com* - Google's Blogger site
  
• *.blogspot.com* - Google's Blogger site
  
• *.facebook.com* - Facebook
  
• *.fbcdn.net* - Facebook
  
• *feedproxy.google.com* - Google's feed reader/proxy for its blogs
  
• *www.googleapis.com* - Google API; some sites require this
  
• *www.meetup.com* - Meetup site is surprisingly blocked?!
  
• *.reuters.com* - News website
  
• *.twitter.com* - Twitter, surprise?
  
• *.wikipedia.org* - Wikipedia; apparently the Chinese version works??
  
• *.wikimedia.org* - Also for Wikipedia
  
• *.youtube.com* - YouTube
  
• *.ytimg.com* - Required for YouTube streaming

It's by no means complete, and will add as I go along... ^^

network.proxy.socks_remote_dns must be set to true in Firefox.

Not all Google Apps work, so those must be added to FoxyProxy as well.

Some sites will choke if you have ipv6 dns enabled, so disabling Network.dns.disableIPv6 helps.

Too bad it's too slow to stream YouTube! XD

梁文音 - 愛一直存在

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