Today I picked up a Switcheasy Colors (damned American English) case for my iPhone 3G and this is the first look while I continue to play with it and get to know it a little better. I’ve heard quite a lot of good about this case while searching for ideas on the one perfect case I will ever need to use. This is a search that’s not easy in any case I assure you. You can tell by the number of Youtubers who post videos reviewing cases. It’s quite nuts.

I first saw this case on Jeremy’s iPhone, though I didn’t know what it was called at the time. His is the brown one with the green button on the extreme right in that pic above. So I did think of making videos and putting them on Youtube but I figured I’m better at writing than talking. So you will look at pictures and links and text and stuff instead. Here we go!

First off, this case is really bang for buck. For S$22 (or S$19.90 if you’re a Challenger member, which I am) you get the case, a cloth for wiping your phone down, 2 screen protectors (one of which is now on my phone) and this hard card thing they call a squeegee which helps you squeeze the air bubbles out from under the screen protectors after you’ve applied them. There’s also a headphone jack protector and iPod connector protector. There are cases twice as expensive that don’t come with this stuff!

All this for $22.

The colour I got is the red one with the white button (would’ve preferred the black one above but it was sadly sold out) and they call it crimson but never mind that. The colour scheme is striking and eye-catching so I really like it. Plus it’s in red so that’s good too.

As you can see from the pictures, this case is an all wrap-around case. Volume buttons are covered, sleep/wake button are covered, and even the home button is covered, something which I never thought I’d like, but I do.

The reason I like it is because the button that covers the home button is made of this raised squishy rubber material that makes me just want to keep pushing it over and over and over again until it makes a funny sound. Or something like that. What I don’t like though (but am getting used to it) is that the case covers all the way to the screen’s edge, so typing the last row of characters on the iPhone keyboard can be a bit unresponsive.

The above extreme right pic also shows the connector protectors in place and this is cool, but immediately presents a problem: where do I put them when I’m using the connectors? An easy answer would be in the coin pouch of my wallet, but I’m bound to lose one of them one day. I’m betting the headphone jack one goes missing first, but I’ll update you on that one.

Of course, this is a silicon case, and I’ve never really liked silicon cases because after using them for a while they tend to go flobbery and stretch out. Hopefully it doesn’t happen to this case, but I really like the feel of it so far. It’s really smooth in the hand yet quite grippy but not so grippy that it’s difficult to get out of my jeans pocket. That’s my major beef with silicon cases.

So yes! This may be my most perfect case yet but I’ll get to know it better before deciding.

It is now the 1st of March, 2010, and for 10 years of my life I spent this day celebrating the anniversary of Anglo-Chinese School, the place where I grew up and learned how to be me.

Earlier tonight I spent a significant amount of time reading through the old blog posts on josh.nkN, from entries made while I was in Hongkong to those from the first semester after Wuhan, dating all the way back to October of 2008. It has been an amazing journey.

It has been a long time for all of us.

This post isn’t meant to be quite as sentimental as it is becoming, I think. But anyway, what I hope to do within the next few days is relive some of the former glory this blog used to have (as much as it had, anyway). So just like back in 2008, this will begin with a shoutout to all who still read this page to leave a comment just to say hi. This space is about to get more interesting. I guarantee it.

It’s hard to believe it’s already all over. Without risk of sounding sentimental (because I think I’m really happy to be leaving rather than sad) the time’s passed way too fast. But that’s not the problem.

Now that we don’t have to go to school, are relieved of work and exams are done and so on, I am bored.

Playing FIFA only occupies me for so long (after playing for what, 7 seasons I’m kinda reaching the end already anyway) and my body clock’s skewed waaaay off. Sleeping at 3am and waking up at 2pm without consequence is nice though, I admit.

So just like I do for school, I’m going to create a list of stuff that I want to do, just to give me some direction. Let’s go!

In no particular order:
1. Finish NTU Application
2. A total and complete clearing up and doing up of my room (there’s quite a lot of shit here and if I don’t do it now, I never will)
3. Prepare for MDO (woo Malacca! yeah right)
4. Go shooting again
5. Shoot at Sungei Buloh (finally)
6. Get a job if time to NS is long (money is good, yes)
7. Kelong trip with the guys
8. Gym a lot
9. Catch up with movies
10. Make my blood pressure monitoring appointments with polyclinic
11. Eat regular meals (this is important)
12. Play more soccer
13. Get some alone time. Maybe a lot of alone time
14. Travel as much as I can
15. Play FIFA (got this one down pat!)
16. Produce the videos I’ve been thinking about since Year 1
17. Meet up with people. Lots of people
18. Live life

Okay I can’t think of any more things so I’ll stop here. I need to go eat anyway.

May it be a happy one for everybody. Happy New Year!

A three-sentence post. Nice.

In the midst of this festive season, you begin to ponder. You think about the year gone by (and what a year it’s been indeed!), the perils of the year ahead, and more or less everything in between. Whatever that means.

I’m not gonna pretend like this blog is still active because it isn’t. Sadly. But for those of you who are still here from time to time (kudos to you!) here’s wishing you a very happy 2010 ahead.

But before the year’s up, I think I have some work to do. Bummer.

I’m getting good at one-line leads. They’re just so classy.

I would apologise for the lack of posts but I don’t think anyone really reads anyway (because of the lack of posts) so there. It’s Hari Raya Haji today so I’m on a little bit of a break and will type something here before I go off and play FIFA 10 (‘cos that’s what you do on holidays).

It’s been hell on earth. Not literally fireballs and molten lava but giant walking horse-shaped Piñatas that storm towards you at full speed and when you hit them, crack open and unleash a world of hurt in the form of assignments. I wish that wasn’t a metaphor.

On the bright side though, we’ve finally put Tribune 1 to bed. I’ve got quite a bunch of bylines in there so I’m really looking forward to it actually. Hitting news stands all around NP from December 8.

On another brighter note, the Inter Polytechnic Debating Championship was last weekend (21-22 November) and for the first time in 8 years, an NP team broke to the semi’s. That team comprised Reuben, Nicholas and me. (I almost capitalised me). Although we didn’t make it to the finals, I’m still going to write a story about the re-emergence of the NP Debating Club for npTribune. Coming out in Tribune 2, hitting news stands all around NP in February.

Other than those two occurrences, life’s been pretty mundane on the whole. Had to stay over at the Loft twice in order to get Tribune done, and it’s mostly been assignment after assignment followed by (you guessed it) more assignments.

Thinking of it makes me sick. I’m gonna go play FIFA now. But one last thing…

NP Teams A and B with advisor Mariam

NPDC

Anyway this wasn’t meant to be an emotional post or anything. Just doing a bit of publicity here, because I’ve updated my about, photo arsenal and wishlist pages.

On a side note, I’m thrilled to watch my voice recorder charge. I’ve christened it Perry R.

Two posts in one night! Wow that’s so BOOMZ. (Couldn’t get away without using it at least once now could I?)

I must say though that it’s been tremendous fun writing for a youth magazine for a change.

(disappears for 9 hours)

(reappears)

Okay so I’m back! Where was I. Right, tremendous fun writing for a youth mag. Well it was nice to be able to write in a relaxed fashion (which I never do except on my blog) and more or less not have to worry about style or tone.

Anyway, school starts on Monday. I guess I’m prepared. Not much else I can do I suppose, that’s what I mean. I only have a couple days of freedom though, and today’s already over so just one left.

I did a terribly awesome bit of shopping today. Okay it was hardly a bit, but shopping with Mum makes it all better!

It’s a long story though so I’ll cut it short. In a nutshell I ended up buying 3 things: a shaver (‘cos mine broke), a dry cabinet (‘cos they’re awesome and keep my camera stuff dry and HELLZ YEAH) and a voice recorder (as an investment ‘cos well, I’m tired of writing. So there)

On a separate note, may be time to update my wishlist. But no rush on that I guess. Not like I’ll ever run outta things to want.

So yes! I’m all set for the new and last semester. Kickass! The next post might just be the back to school first day post. Not that I’m obligated to write one.

Anyway, on to the story.

Yesterday, I attended the press conference for this year’s World Contraception Day where shocking results of a sex survey were released (for more details look here). Fast forward to the end of the press conference and Denise Keller was picking out name cards for a lucky draw. Now I was switching off by then because the Youth.SG name card is smaller than usual name cards but somehow or other, mine was picked.

Once that happened (because it rarely does), you won’t easily forget our card because it’s so unique and special. In fact, everyone who receives one of our cards comments that it’s very cute. So it was nice and memorable, I guess, and I got a $50 Supperclub voucher for it, which was nice.

So I thought that was it, the end. After all there wasn’t anything left to do right? Wrong. Somehow or other, the PRs managed to get me to stay and take a picture with Denise. And after an interview with Mobtv (because I indicated I needed to leave), I stepped up to take a picture with her and lo and behold, she remembered my name!

We chat a little, and finally snapped a picture before I left, but it was really quite an interesting experience, especially because she seems like the bubbly enthusiastic kind, but she got so solemn and serious when talking about sex education (the topic at hand).

Once again I’m gonna brag (at least for now) about the things I get to do at my job. And this post must end now, but I leave you with a picture. The only one that matters, really. Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of World Contraception Day 2009, Asia Pacific