Training Training Training x_x!!!

And here we are 4 days into my intensive training X_X

I have to say that the hardest (and most painful) day has been the 3rd though.

While the first one, was dedicated to soccer, the successive ones have been run, push ups, sit ups, sprints, chair climbing and the like of this. I've been doing this in the public park, and, considering the season, I've been blessed with a mild weather, a little sunny but with a refreshing wind.

Altough I know it's not the best of the plans to train like this everyday, I realized that for my lazy self, it's better to do the same work (be it a game, a project or... training) everyday, just to keep myself set in that particular state of mind. In fact in the past when I tried training and did it day in / day off, I ended postponing the run indefinitely. I hope I'll survive to the weekend's break.

I also realized I really dislike running without a goal, a purpose. And I hate it a little bit less on a tapis roulant (maybe because in that situation I can disconnect my brain and not think about it, while in the park I have to dodge the other people :X ). Soccer, sports in general and even stair / wall climbing is more affine to me.

I am considering the purchase of a cyclette for the cold and rainy winter period.

Why?

• As just mentioned, in winter the weather isn't that nice, so having it in home make so you can't justify the lack of training with the "I don't want to get drenched" excuse.
• With a cyclette you can do other stuffs while training (ie. watching tv / pc , reading something, etc etc)
• A cyclette doesn't take as much space as a tapis roulant.
• You need to train always, and not just in summer, but during the year there is never enough time.

Wew. Exams done.

It's been about a month since last update. An intense month.

In this period, the works at home finally ended, and I have managed to pass the 4 exams I planned (I completed the last one this friday). Last one was particularly interesting, being a JAVA/Oracle 10g SQL application, and I had my friend Luciano as partner, so the long nights (we worked our butts off till even 5 am) weren't that tiring. Exams went all as expected, with nice scores. I was planning to have another one on September but teachers decided for a strike to block that exam window, so no way.

Now that 'holidays' started, since I am ambitious, I have several plans:

• I'll try to get back my fitness with Bike, Jogging and Soccer.
• I'll develop (with Luciano) some commercial softwares to save up some money for our upcoming trip oversea.
• I'll try to write some new poem, since the lack of time during the year forced me to dilute my activity.
• I'll try to read some new manga and watch some of the heap of movies I downloaded but never opened.
• And if I have some time to spare, I'll try to relax a little. As strange as it can sound, I am really lazy but I can't seem to stay put without doing something big.

Today, this night to be more exact, I had my first soccer match. We chose the only cold / windy / rainy day in the whole month, and started playing at 10.30 pm till after midnight. I am happy that even though it was half an year I didn't play I managed to score 2 times.

In the next days I hope to finally define my pc components, even if the particular period isn't the best as suppliers don't provision their stocks before August. I am afraid it may slip to september... well as long as it's before FFXIV launch it should be fine.

Also I plan to have some BBQ with my friends before everyone leaves the city. Oh yea, I am eating almost every evening / night in my garden, so it's quite a nice diversion.

Anyway, I am a little tired after all that running, so I may just go and hit the pillow now... okay okay I'll play some PSP first :)

Stressing weeks >:|

Oh Phew!

It's been a long long time since the last update eh!

As it's easy to assume it's been a very very busy period, not only because it is exam period (I am half done, well maybe a little more than half done) but also because we're having restructuring works at home, so it's such a mess...

Just think that in the past weeks I've had to live (study and sleep) in like 4 different rooms (including kitchen and living room). Hopefully my room will be operative again in a week (my room's new painted walls look nice, I think I'll share some pictures in the future).

I'm happy this stress will end also because once we're set I'll go get my new pc. Most likely it'll be an Intel i7 930, 3x2 DDRIII Triple channel, not sure yet on the GPU, probably an ATI Radeon HD 5850 (the 5870 costs too effin' much).

Oh and guys did you hear? Final Fantasy XIV is scheduled to be released the 22th of September!

I am so hyped about it :) I am excited thinking I'll finally play again with my DODF guys.

Too bad just the PS3 version is scheduled for 30th March >=| Oh well...

Happy Birthday PanPan! :)

Yea guys, it has been quite a busy period, with both works at home (we're restructuring) and with lots of projects in preparation for the exams.

Anyway I am here to write today particularly for a dear person :)

In the exact moment I am posting this, it's her 21th bday

She's a person I've known since like... always. But lately we've got closer.

That's why, as a little token for her b-day I wanted to dedicate a little poem to her.

Lots of people often appear to cross your way

without leaving on your life a single mark,

A few others instead, while looking astray

jump into your little world and make it spark.

We have known each other since a lot of time

but last months made the past years look gray

'coz what rain couldn't, a lone drop got to fray

making the wasted 'ol moments look like a crime.

Anyway I won't sulk on what already fled away

'coz I'm sure nothing will add any further delay

and only managing to live our movie day by day

We'll be able to catch together as much as we may

And so hereby I want you to see,

'n even more feel to which degree

how dear & important you're to me.

Happy Birthday Angel n___n !!!

Dream's Item !!!

Have you ever thought to what would you buy if you'd ever win the lottery?

Have you ever thought to what would you buy if you'd find a really good job after a year worthy of hard sweating?

I always thought of some very good pc, but due to the nature of the good, with the frequent upgrades 'n stuffs I never managed to shape it concretely.

Since a few days ago I finally can shape, and name it: The Emperor 200.

You can look it here:

http://www.novelquest.com/emperor_200.html

and read the complete specs here:

http://www.novelquest.com/PDFs/EmperorV09%20Q2%202009.pdf

Even without considering the uber specs of the pc compounded, what really makes you giggle is the awesomeness of the "chair" as a whole. Something I personally thought it would exist only in Sci-fi Anime/Manga/Movies.

You practically got there everything you'd ever need when you plan on staying at a pc. You'd stay into your own little world made of pure fresh air, colored led lightning, and absolute comfort. (The seating is so spacious you could even think on using it to do lewd things <3)

It's absolutely fabulous how a PS3 is listed as if it was just your everyday teethbrush :P

It costs quite a bit (around 40k USD) , but I'll definitely make it mine a day!

Since we're talking about chairs, a little, funny extra:

A rough 2 weeks

Phew! As the title says, last 2 weeks haven't been that easy cake at all.

Mainly due to two test / exams I've had at university. While for the first one I've received already a positive result (I was mainly concerned about it), I've sustained the second one last friday, but, without wanting to be too full of myself, I don't need to wait the results for this one to know I passed brillantly (it was related to Unix programming afterall). It takes a lot of energies to attend lessons, work on projects and prepare for tests altogether, but yah, we finally went through it.

The fact I was doing all this with my mates Angelo and Mario helped to ease the pression (It's always nice to interleave the study sessions with some tea (coffee for them) and some chatting), especially when I didn't have some sleepy & lazy but cute eyes watching over me during the long nights of coding/scripting.

But the last 2 weeks haven't only been about studying.

Omitting IT related facts ( Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx release, upgrade to it guys! ), or the little gift I made to myself (Yay for my PSP \o/ )

Particularly It's nice to talk again with Tay, to whom I wish Good Luck for her new adventure, and I hope we'll manage to get on track again as we were in the past. Maybe even to play a game together from the start :P .

And I'm happy to meet up again Simo after almost a long year. We had a whole lot of fizzy fun the other day even though we had to give up the Sangria plan in favor of some fine Red Wine and giant burgers (Mine was (don't get too scared guys) Hamburger, Wurstels, Sausage, Provola (it's a bit like mozzarella) , Mushrooms (the little round cute kinds of), Pepperoni, Mayonnaise). We even had Karaoke (well she was singing, I just waved the lighter on the background, we even got a video, maaaaaaaaaaaybe we'll upload it). It was a ton fun: let's do it again! :)

On a side note there was also an incident revolving around a deplorable & despicable person in our group, that finally showed out her true colors to everyone. But this is another story, and I'll tell you another time.

Last moments of today

The day's almost done, lights are feeble now, the hour is late.

A few breaths are left to my time, tomorrow will be rough.

A subtle breeze calls me to the open.

Through an half opened window I try to catch a glimpse of the moon hidden in this cloudy sky.

No moon or stars offer themselves to the sight it seems, but from the plumbeous roof a drop wets my arm. I offer my face to the rain, as if it could wash away my tiredness.

It's not not fast, it's not slow, irregularly rushing over.

But it's fresh, water and wind over my skin. It's a relief.

And out of the blue, I find myself thinking of you.

You that like a rain drop burst on my lips,

You that like the wind caress my cheek.

You that like a rain drop slip through my fingers,

You that like the wind can't be touched by my hands.

Like they put me at ease, will you lull my mind to serenity?

Like they called me to the window, will you call my name even in your dreams?

My time's breaths are no more, tomorrow will be rough.

Buonanotte