Monday, December 31, 2007
My bureau table...
Remember from the old movie, where the old English man like to write on a compartmental table? I meant where they can lock the table after pulling down the slide or such? I have one on my hand last Friday... hehe it is the best, because it was designed with the precision and everything is in place...the painting on the table was dated back to the 19th century, it is an antique... cool huh? I will take the photos later... I still need to clean it up and putting some personnel on it...
New Year Resolution for 2008
Revision of 2007 NYR...
1. Cut down in drinking (It is still a serious matter)
2. EXERCISE more a.k.a getting better in golf
3. Loose at least 25kg (no thanks to mom's cooking and eating outside with Dad)
4. Read more books this year (yes, I do read, I will read about 30 books in 2008)- A.K.A. management and business books
5. Listen to more classical music and Jazz
6. Get myself well versed with business tools, moreeeee.....
7. Learn to be a better boss in management and businesses
8. Expand my company to two times of the current size by this year, I did and have more companies now... will form a group of companies after the injection of Vitamin M.
9. Build a new house or layout the plan, will not... I will renovate my current condos to my taste... I have more antiques in my house now
10. Write out some new business proposals... two every month.... not too much to ask.
11. Be a better son
12. Be a better brother
13. Be a better man by being happy
14. Will tried to look for the other half, and stop flirting around...hehehe...
15. Learn a few more cooking methods by collecting more cooking recipes, will set up a blog on cooking.
16. Will attend CS's wedding... although I wished not too... but that will go against my new principles
17. Will be more open minded
18. Will open a Facebook account
19. Will be in the USA for the end of the year
20. Will tried to forget and forgive some old nemesis
21. Will makesure my condo in order
22. Will cut down my personal expenses... too much spending...
23. Will keep my promises... tried hard in the past, but too many obligations on hand
1. Cut down in drinking (It is still a serious matter)
2. EXERCISE more a.k.a getting better in golf
3. Loose at least 25kg (no thanks to mom's cooking and eating outside with Dad)
4. Read more books this year (yes, I do read, I will read about 30 books in 2008)- A.K.A. management and business books
5. Listen to more classical music and Jazz
6. Get myself well versed with business tools, moreeeee.....
7. Learn to be a better boss in management and businesses
8. Expand my company to two times of the current size by this year, I did and have more companies now... will form a group of companies after the injection of Vitamin M.
9. Build a new house or layout the plan, will not... I will renovate my current condos to my taste... I have more antiques in my house now
10. Write out some new business proposals... two every month.... not too much to ask.
11. Be a better son
12. Be a better brother
13. Be a better man by being happy
14. Will tried to look for the other half, and stop flirting around...hehehe...
15. Learn a few more cooking methods by collecting more cooking recipes, will set up a blog on cooking.
16. Will attend CS's wedding... although I wished not too... but that will go against my new principles
17. Will be more open minded
18. Will open a Facebook account
19. Will be in the USA for the end of the year
20. Will tried to forget and forgive some old nemesis
21. Will makesure my condo in order
22. Will cut down my personal expenses... too much spending...
23. Will keep my promises... tried hard in the past, but too many obligations on hand
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
My kitchen
Up to date:
My kitchen is almost complete with my usual accessories except a deep fryer and steamer. I still needed a cast iron pan, which is the best to cook meat, and a big food processor...
I have been shopping or 'borrowing' my kitchen appliances such as a slow cooker, an espresso maker, a stove with oven, and more...
I am looking for more food party next year... I really hope I won't be blacklisted for poisoning my guests ...hehehe!
Looking forward for it...
My kitchen is almost complete with my usual accessories except a deep fryer and steamer. I still needed a cast iron pan, which is the best to cook meat, and a big food processor...
I have been shopping or 'borrowing' my kitchen appliances such as a slow cooker, an espresso maker, a stove with oven, and more...
I am looking for more food party next year... I really hope I won't be blacklisted for poisoning my guests ...hehehe!
Looking forward for it...
The X'mas
First of all, I did not received coal for x'mas... I am the nice guy what...phew, lucky.
Second, I was drinking on x'mas eve with my dad, and after that I went to a local pub which is owned by my dad's friend (I didn't know that, I swear) and was drinking there until 2am and went to karaoke with my dad's friend's crew to a karaoke until 5am...poor me...well have to get some x'mas atmosphere and I met some interesting people there...
Third, woke up at 7am, and went back to bed and wake up at 8:45am because needed to go to KL for food with my dad at 9:30am. Reach Pavilion at 10:20am where there are many patrons already. So, did some window shopping because the thing over there is ridiculously expensive. Have some food at Jogoya restaurant at 11am although our reservation is 11:30am, but because they have turkey so I think it is a good deal. Have some sashimi, chinese food, tempura, turkey, cheese cake, mochi cake, Haagen Diaz ice cream and etc. which is very good, but compared to their track record, they can do better. Then return to Pavilion to shop for food, but my fresh lobster is not there, they sell frozen lobster, but I wanted something fresh... so I did not buy it. Bought some chocolates and a bottle of champagne for new year. My brother called me to have dinner where he is going to cook (the scary tunes started to play in my mind)... he asked me to get him some luncheon meat/ spam...hmmm... fried rice.
Fourth and lastly, the clock shows 7:15pm, I was at the old house... my brother showed me the ingredients of what he is going to prepare that day... hmm... broccoli, baby carrots, badly marinated chicken, frozen potatoes wedges, 2 boxes of left over rice, hot dogs and mayonnaise.
I was observing him cutting the broccoli, and frying the fries...it was scary... I told him, I will do the cooking... so I cut the broccoli and the baby carrot, mixed them up and put some hot water on them and quickly put them on ice water. I saw him frying the fries... wrong method again. I do it by myself again... and finally I shooed him off the kitchen and I cook the fries, cook the hot dogs, fried the chicken, make a tom yum soup and finally fried rice. And I make some cocktails and open up a champagne... a invited dinner becoming my own dinner party...hahaha, funny huh? Went to bed at 12:30 midnight.
Second, I was drinking on x'mas eve with my dad, and after that I went to a local pub which is owned by my dad's friend (I didn't know that, I swear) and was drinking there until 2am and went to karaoke with my dad's friend's crew to a karaoke until 5am...poor me...well have to get some x'mas atmosphere and I met some interesting people there...
Third, woke up at 7am, and went back to bed and wake up at 8:45am because needed to go to KL for food with my dad at 9:30am. Reach Pavilion at 10:20am where there are many patrons already. So, did some window shopping because the thing over there is ridiculously expensive. Have some food at Jogoya restaurant at 11am although our reservation is 11:30am, but because they have turkey so I think it is a good deal. Have some sashimi, chinese food, tempura, turkey, cheese cake, mochi cake, Haagen Diaz ice cream and etc. which is very good, but compared to their track record, they can do better. Then return to Pavilion to shop for food, but my fresh lobster is not there, they sell frozen lobster, but I wanted something fresh... so I did not buy it. Bought some chocolates and a bottle of champagne for new year. My brother called me to have dinner where he is going to cook (the scary tunes started to play in my mind)... he asked me to get him some luncheon meat/ spam...hmmm... fried rice.
Fourth and lastly, the clock shows 7:15pm, I was at the old house... my brother showed me the ingredients of what he is going to prepare that day... hmm... broccoli, baby carrots, badly marinated chicken, frozen potatoes wedges, 2 boxes of left over rice, hot dogs and mayonnaise.
I was observing him cutting the broccoli, and frying the fries...it was scary... I told him, I will do the cooking... so I cut the broccoli and the baby carrot, mixed them up and put some hot water on them and quickly put them on ice water. I saw him frying the fries... wrong method again. I do it by myself again... and finally I shooed him off the kitchen and I cook the fries, cook the hot dogs, fried the chicken, make a tom yum soup and finally fried rice. And I make some cocktails and open up a champagne... a invited dinner becoming my own dinner party...hahaha, funny huh? Went to bed at 12:30 midnight.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Have I fulfilled my New Year Resolutions?
1. Cut down in drinking (It is still a serious matter) Failed
2. EXERCISE more a.k.a getting better in golf Failed
3. Lose at least 30kg (no thanks to mom's cooking and eating outside with Dad) Failed
4. Read more books this year (yes, I do read and I did read about 15 of them this year)- A.K.A. management and business books Passed
5. Listen to more classical music a.k.a. going to KLCC's MPO Passed
6. Get myself well versed with business tools Passed
7. Learn to be a better boss in management and business Passed
8. Expand my company to two times of the current size by this year Passed
9. Build a new house or layout the plan Passed
10. Write out some new business proposals to build a new company by end of this year Passed
11. Be a better son Passed
12. Be a better brother Passed
13. Be a better man by being a Machiavellian in business and a bushido man Passed
14. Be a better lover Failed
15. Learn a few more cooking methods by collecting more cooking recipes Passed
Hmmm... I guess not too bad, I have 11/15 passes...
2. EXERCISE more a.k.a getting better in golf Failed
3. Lose at least 30kg (no thanks to mom's cooking and eating outside with Dad) Failed
4. Read more books this year (yes, I do read and I did read about 15 of them this year)- A.K.A. management and business books Passed
5. Listen to more classical music a.k.a. going to KLCC's MPO Passed
6. Get myself well versed with business tools Passed
7. Learn to be a better boss in management and business Passed
8. Expand my company to two times of the current size by this year Passed
9. Build a new house or layout the plan Passed
10. Write out some new business proposals to build a new company by end of this year Passed
11. Be a better son Passed
12. Be a better brother Passed
13. Be a better man by being a Machiavellian in business and a bushido man Passed
14. Be a better lover Failed
15. Learn a few more cooking methods by collecting more cooking recipes Passed
Hmmm... I guess not too bad, I have 11/15 passes...
Appreciate the people besides you (in Chinese)
----- 珍惜身邊人 -----
一頓歷時89分鐘，價值274元的晚餐。一對男女戀人步出餐廳。男的吃這頓飯吃得好辛苦，因他85分鐘都用了來想著公司的那份計劃書該怎樣做，幸好女的一點也不發覺他心不在焉。女的對男的說：「現在不算太晚，你不用送我了，我自己回家吧。」明天就要交計劃書的男友，「立刻」答：「好呀!那你小心點了，回家致電給我吧。再見。」
男的飛快回家，去埋首他的工作，他不停的做直致電話響起。他看看鐘原來已經半夜三時許，是誰這麼夜來電？他接過電話，原來是他的未來外母：「我女兒現在還沒回家，你不是和她去了吃飯嗎？她怎樣了，我好怕…」男的才記起女的說回到家後會致電他報平安，{在已經夜半二、三時她為什麼還不回家。男的心亂如麻，最後還是報警求助。
去到警局，警員問他：「她失蹤時的衣著是？」
男的：「這…她…想不起來…」
警員：「不打緊，你先放鬆一下，那衣服的顏色總會記得吧？藍色？紅色？」
男的：「我…我只想著份計劃書，吃飯也低下頭…我不曾看過她的…」
警員：「她的髮型呢？長髮？短髮？」
男的：「我跟她一起很多年了…我所以…怎麼她的東西我一點也想不起…」
警員：「你說她是你女友，你們最近很少見面嗎？怎會連髮型也不知道，那她有帶首飾，手袋嗎？」
男的也是無言以對。
離開警局，男的覺得很驚訝，驚訝他對女友的「不上心」。多年來他已把愛情的感覺當成一種習慣，就連對他的女友也「習以為常」，已經不把她放在心上了。已過了三天，女的還是音訊全無，這三天男的除了擔心女友的安危，就是不停的想：「她的髮型、她的衣著，我怎會不知道的！我一定要記起來！」
這夜，男的經過一條幽黑、灰暗的長街，竟看見女的就站在長街的盡頭。男的高興得跑向她，想緊緊的擁抱她。但走到女友的面前他就改變了主意，他雙手按著女友的肩膊，說：「等一下，先不要動。讓我看清楚你，你的頭髮、你的衣著，我要好好的記著。回想起那晚，其實是你發現我還有工作在身，想我早點回家工作而叫我不用送你的。一直以來只有你還關心我的感受，而我卻不理會你。但不要緊，我已知道應怎樣去愛你、珍惜你。相信我，你的一切一切今後都會常在我心中的。」
女的：「你終於都懂得理會我的感受，懂得珍惜我了…可惜已經太遲…」男的忽然醒過來，原來剛才的是一場夢。夢醒後男的努力去想，夢中女友的衣著、髮型，但還是記不起來…
隔天，男的終於再見回他的女友，就是在警員帶他到殮房認屍的時候…
望著躺在停屍間的女友，男的哭著說：「我終於知道你的髮型，衣著，我現在才真正的看真你。我會記著的，永遠都會記著的…我剛想到要珍惜你…你醒醒呀…不要就這樣離開我好嗎……」
男的剛學會珍惜，卻已後悔莫及。現在他除了哭泣，就什麼都做不了
一頓歷時89分鐘，價值274元的晚餐。一對男女戀人步出餐廳。男的吃這頓飯吃得好辛苦，因他85分鐘都用了來想著公司的那份計劃書該怎樣做，幸好女的一點也不發覺他心不在焉。女的對男的說：「現在不算太晚，你不用送我了，我自己回家吧。」明天就要交計劃書的男友，「立刻」答：「好呀!那你小心點了，回家致電給我吧。再見。」
男的飛快回家，去埋首他的工作，他不停的做直致電話響起。他看看鐘原來已經半夜三時許，是誰這麼夜來電？他接過電話，原來是他的未來外母：「我女兒現在還沒回家，你不是和她去了吃飯嗎？她怎樣了，我好怕…」男的才記起女的說回到家後會致電他報平安，{在已經夜半二、三時她為什麼還不回家。男的心亂如麻，最後還是報警求助。
去到警局，警員問他：「她失蹤時的衣著是？」
男的：「這…她…想不起來…」
警員：「不打緊，你先放鬆一下，那衣服的顏色總會記得吧？藍色？紅色？」
男的：「我…我只想著份計劃書，吃飯也低下頭…我不曾看過她的…」
警員：「她的髮型呢？長髮？短髮？」
男的：「我跟她一起很多年了…我所以…怎麼她的東西我一點也想不起…」
警員：「你說她是你女友，你們最近很少見面嗎？怎會連髮型也不知道，那她有帶首飾，手袋嗎？」
男的也是無言以對。
離開警局，男的覺得很驚訝，驚訝他對女友的「不上心」。多年來他已把愛情的感覺當成一種習慣，就連對他的女友也「習以為常」，已經不把她放在心上了。已過了三天，女的還是音訊全無，這三天男的除了擔心女友的安危，就是不停的想：「她的髮型、她的衣著，我怎會不知道的！我一定要記起來！」
這夜，男的經過一條幽黑、灰暗的長街，竟看見女的就站在長街的盡頭。男的高興得跑向她，想緊緊的擁抱她。但走到女友的面前他就改變了主意，他雙手按著女友的肩膊，說：「等一下，先不要動。讓我看清楚你，你的頭髮、你的衣著，我要好好的記著。回想起那晚，其實是你發現我還有工作在身，想我早點回家工作而叫我不用送你的。一直以來只有你還關心我的感受，而我卻不理會你。但不要緊，我已知道應怎樣去愛你、珍惜你。相信我，你的一切一切今後都會常在我心中的。」
女的：「你終於都懂得理會我的感受，懂得珍惜我了…可惜已經太遲…」男的忽然醒過來，原來剛才的是一場夢。夢醒後男的努力去想，夢中女友的衣著、髮型，但還是記不起來…
隔天，男的終於再見回他的女友，就是在警員帶他到殮房認屍的時候…
望著躺在停屍間的女友，男的哭著說：「我終於知道你的髮型，衣著，我現在才真正的看真你。我會記著的，永遠都會記著的…我剛想到要珍惜你…你醒醒呀…不要就這樣離開我好嗎……」
男的剛學會珍惜，卻已後悔莫及。現在他除了哭泣，就什麼都做不了
Tong Yuen Nite
Today is the winter celebration, where Chinese usually emphasized more on today compared to Chinese New Year. It is a day where they are sending the deities back to heaven.
Also today is the day where all the family members returned from everywhere to home to have tong yuen. Hmm... What is tong yuen? Tong Yuen is a dessert made from gluttonous rice powder to made a ball (size: 0.5inches to 1inch dia. ) and it will later cook with some sweet base soup. Not bad huh?
I am having my dinner at home tonite.
Also today is the day where all the family members returned from everywhere to home to have tong yuen. Hmm... What is tong yuen? Tong Yuen is a dessert made from gluttonous rice powder to made a ball (size: 0.5inches to 1inch dia. ) and it will later cook with some sweet base soup. Not bad huh?
I am having my dinner at home tonite.
Are you A Player?
This morning I heard a very funny psychology question:
Your friend told you that he/she met a very beautiful nurse( can be man/woman)
What will be on your mind:
1. The nurse is a very beautiful/handsome
2. The nurse has a pretty/charming eyes and pretty white
3. The nurse is good hearted / inner beauty and good looking
4. The nurse has a normal look but have a hot body
Which will you choose?
The explanation:
1. You are a player. But be careful because player usually get burned.
2. You are a good hearted person. A player, but you never do anything to hurt the person.
3. A good hearted person, an average player. Will emphasize more on inner beauty and not the look.
4. A person who thought he/ she is a player, where he/she is not... sorry you will usually get hurt badly.
Your friend told you that he/she met a very beautiful nurse( can be man/woman)
What will be on your mind:
1. The nurse is a very beautiful/handsome
2. The nurse has a pretty/charming eyes and pretty white
3. The nurse is good hearted / inner beauty and good looking
4. The nurse has a normal look but have a hot body
Which will you choose?
The explanation:
1. You are a player. But be careful because player usually get burned.
2. You are a good hearted person. A player, but you never do anything to hurt the person.
3. A good hearted person, an average player. Will emphasize more on inner beauty and not the look.
4. A person who thought he/ she is a player, where he/she is not... sorry you will usually get hurt badly.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
My True Love...
Well you most probably thinking I found a gal, nope... think again...
I was fetching my god sister's friends from Jaya Jusco and imagine what pulled me to the bargain counter? It has a perfect built body, very bad temper, but always give me the best result??? Tada: A coffee expresso maker for half price... I am in heaven. It is a DeLonghi coffee maker... I was out of breath when I saw it... I went to talk to the sales and check with it... and it have a milk tray for cappuccino. It is perfect... perfect with the Illy coffee powder that I bought earlier that week...I paid for it and I make my first cup of coffee when I reach home...It is the best cup of brewed coffee I ever have...
I was fetching my god sister's friends from Jaya Jusco and imagine what pulled me to the bargain counter? It has a perfect built body, very bad temper, but always give me the best result??? Tada: A coffee expresso maker for half price... I am in heaven. It is a DeLonghi coffee maker... I was out of breath when I saw it... I went to talk to the sales and check with it... and it have a milk tray for cappuccino. It is perfect... perfect with the Illy coffee powder that I bought earlier that week...I paid for it and I make my first cup of coffee when I reach home...It is the best cup of brewed coffee I ever have...
The House Party
Hmmm... the unforeseen house party happened this week...why?
Well, my god Sis, Jess came in from JB on Friday's nite to attend a wedding dinner on Saturday... well she was college mate/close friend that I have from Inti College. I invited her and her friends to stay at my place because I have rooms to spare.
She came to Seremban first, where we went to have some fine dinner in KL and I bump into a 'bump'/ Mr. Sean Lai because he seemed to be to busy to meet up with old friends like me, but not with some beautiful office colleagues... man what a player. We ended to leave the restaurant at 1am and reach Seremban at 2am. It was a blast...
I have to go to work at 7am and I leave the house and came back to fetch her friends around 4pm... all of them are crazy bunch... and it was nice to have them.
We play TAI 'D' until 4am with drinking (I broke my vows not to drink for two months) and as we said it always happened...
The result: I will have more house parties next year because it seemed that I really enjoy it.
Well, my god Sis, Jess came in from JB on Friday's nite to attend a wedding dinner on Saturday... well she was college mate/close friend that I have from Inti College. I invited her and her friends to stay at my place because I have rooms to spare.
She came to Seremban first, where we went to have some fine dinner in KL and I bump into a 'bump'/ Mr. Sean Lai because he seemed to be to busy to meet up with old friends like me, but not with some beautiful office colleagues... man what a player. We ended to leave the restaurant at 1am and reach Seremban at 2am. It was a blast...
I have to go to work at 7am and I leave the house and came back to fetch her friends around 4pm... all of them are crazy bunch... and it was nice to have them.
We play TAI 'D' until 4am with drinking (I broke my vows not to drink for two months) and as we said it always happened...
The result: I will have more house parties next year because it seemed that I really enjoy it.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Wedding Ang Pow Issue
I been commented by my friend saying that I should put more money on Heng Tai's wedding ang pow. I was thinking what is the correct amount for a wedding ang pow? Because I was giving it out according to market rate and sometime more than that...can anyone comment me on this?
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Concert at the Soka, Kota Cheras
Yesterday, I was invited to attend to a music concert by my friend YL.The concert was average but the company was great.
For example, I felt that Mozart's piece should have a faster tempo or beat to it and so with Strauss's piece. But, it have to do with the wind and brass section where they need someone more experienced PERSON handling the group. The string section also needed more practices because at some point, they went out of notes several times... The Lord of The Ring's theme, man that does not do any justice to the piece and also Les Miserables' medley. So, overall I will give the performance a 6 out of 10...
The company which consist of YL and her husband, Tan, is great. I am happy that we have time to sit down together. However, I have to apologize for being late, there are no excuses for it... but I hope that the organizer should have updated their map because landmarks such as Makro and Leisure Mall are not no longer existed.
Anywhere, thanks YL for the x-mas present, and I will only opened it on X-mas. Okay?
For example, I felt that Mozart's piece should have a faster tempo or beat to it and so with Strauss's piece. But, it have to do with the wind and brass section where they need someone more experienced PERSON handling the group. The string section also needed more practices because at some point, they went out of notes several times... The Lord of The Ring's theme, man that does not do any justice to the piece and also Les Miserables' medley. So, overall I will give the performance a 6 out of 10...
The company which consist of YL and her husband, Tan, is great. I am happy that we have time to sit down together. However, I have to apologize for being late, there are no excuses for it... but I hope that the organizer should have updated their map because landmarks such as Makro and Leisure Mall are not no longer existed.
Anywhere, thanks YL for the x-mas present, and I will only opened it on X-mas. Okay?
Friday, November 23, 2007
Beauty of Mathematics
(Send by AB)
Give some time to look at these (below) wonders of Mathematics.
Look at the beauty, symmetry and revelation of Maths.
Beauty of Maths!
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
Brilliant, isn't it?
And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=123456789 87654321
Now, take a look at this...
101%
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.
How about ACHIEVING 101%?
What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these
questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K is equal to
8+1+18+4+23 + 15+18+11 = 98%
And:
K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E is equal to
11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But:
A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E is equal to
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%
THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E- O-F-G-O-D is equal to
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
Have a nice day & God bless!!!
Give some time to look at these (below) wonders of Mathematics.
Look at the beauty, symmetry and revelation of Maths.
Beauty of Maths!
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
Brilliant, isn't it?
And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=123456789 87654321
Now, take a look at this...
101%
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.
How about ACHIEVING 101%?
What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these
questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then:
H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K is equal to
8+1+18+4+23 + 15+18+11 = 98%
And:
K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E is equal to
11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But:
A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E is equal to
1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%
THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E- O-F-G-O-D is equal to
12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!
Have a nice day & God bless!!!
The Thanksgiving that is not..
Looking at this year Thanksgiving, it is some holiday that is not...
1) Kitty Hawk is barred from entering Hong Kong... it is ridiculous for not letting the people on the board to have some R&R...
2) Prices of oil almost touch USD 100
3) US economy is a mess
4) Malaysia's corruption rate is scary... it is like everyday there are corruption news on the paper... the question is why now?
5) CHAOS in Pakistan...and it is barred from commonwealth.
6) Proton ended the talk with VW... no VW slash Proton model...
7) The share market is having a roller coaster effect all downward...
8) I don't have any turkey to eat...(The biggest reason of all)
1) Kitty Hawk is barred from entering Hong Kong... it is ridiculous for not letting the people on the board to have some R&R...
2) Prices of oil almost touch USD 100
3) US economy is a mess
4) Malaysia's corruption rate is scary... it is like everyday there are corruption news on the paper... the question is why now?
5) CHAOS in Pakistan...and it is barred from commonwealth.
6) Proton ended the talk with VW... no VW slash Proton model...
7) The share market is having a roller coaster effect all downward...
8) I don't have any turkey to eat...(The biggest reason of all)
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Working on a report
I am working on a report today... and it is not that easy... it is a project that I have been working on one and half month... and I can hand it in on Monday...
It is my first week that I have not being drinking and I will be keeping a journal on this.
I have put my foot down on my partner and it seemed that my business partner understand that I mean business. He being dragging his 'rear' for some time and I need the business to be running ASAP.
FIN for today~
It is my first week that I have not being drinking and I will be keeping a journal on this.
I have put my foot down on my partner and it seemed that my business partner understand that I mean business. He being dragging his 'rear' for some time and I need the business to be running ASAP.
FIN for today~
I will post this instead: The effect of cold water
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this "sludge" reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
A serious note about heart attacks - You should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.
You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms. 60% of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.
A cardiologist says if everyone who reads this message sends it to 10 people, you can be sure that we'll save at least one life. Read this & Send the link to a friend. It could save a life. So, please be a true friend and send this article to all your friends you care about.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Jokes from YL
It is always said that good joke should be spread around... and I love these jokes from YL's blog...
#1
What is a Kiss?
Prof. of Computer Science: A kiss is a few bits of love compiled into a byte.
Prof. of Algebra: A kiss is two divided by nothing.
Prof. of Geometry: A kiss is the shortest distance between two straight lines.
Prof. of Physics: A kiss is the contraction of mouth due to the expansion of the heart.
Prof. of Zoology: A kiss is the interchange of unisexual salivary bacteria.
Prof. of Physiology: A kiss is the juxtaposition of two orbicular ors muscles in the state of contraction.
Prof. of Dentistry: A kiss is infectious and antiseptic.
Prof. of Accountancy: A kiss is a credit because it is profitable when returned.
Prof. of Economics: A kiss is that thing for which the demand is higher than the supply.
Prof. of Philosophy: A kiss is the persecution for the child, ecstasy for the youth and homage for the old.
Prof. of Engineering: Uh, What? I’m not familiar with that term.
#2
Male or Female?
FREEZER BAGS: Male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.
PHOTOCOPIERS: Female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.
They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.
TIRES: Male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.
HOT AIR BALLOONS: Male, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.
SPONGES: Female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.
WEB PAGES: Female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.
TRAINS: Male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.
HOURGLASS: Female, because over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.
HAMMERS: Male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.
THE REMOTE CONTROL: Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this - it easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying
#3
Elementary Science
- One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.
- The law of gravity says it's not fair jumping up without coming back down.
- Someday we may discover how to make magnets that can point in any direction.
- Most books now say our sun is a star. But it still knows how to change back into a sun in the daytime.
- A vibration is a motion that cannot make up its mind which way it wants to go.
- Lime is a green-tasting rock.
- Many dead animals in the past changed to fossils while others preferred to be oil.
- Vacuums are nothings. We only mention them to let them know we know they're there.
- In some rocks you can find the fossil footprints of fishes.
- A blizzard is when it snows sideways.
- A monsoon is a French gentleman.
- It is so hot in some places that the people there have to live in other places.
#1
What is a Kiss?
Prof. of Computer Science: A kiss is a few bits of love compiled into a byte.
Prof. of Algebra: A kiss is two divided by nothing.
Prof. of Geometry: A kiss is the shortest distance between two straight lines.
Prof. of Physics: A kiss is the contraction of mouth due to the expansion of the heart.
Prof. of Zoology: A kiss is the interchange of unisexual salivary bacteria.
Prof. of Physiology: A kiss is the juxtaposition of two orbicular ors muscles in the state of contraction.
Prof. of Dentistry: A kiss is infectious and antiseptic.
Prof. of Accountancy: A kiss is a credit because it is profitable when returned.
Prof. of Economics: A kiss is that thing for which the demand is higher than the supply.
Prof. of Philosophy: A kiss is the persecution for the child, ecstasy for the youth and homage for the old.
Prof. of Engineering: Uh, What? I’m not familiar with that term.
#2
Male or Female?
FREEZER BAGS: Male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.
PHOTOCOPIERS: Female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.
They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong buttons.
TIRES: Male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.
HOT AIR BALLOONS: Male, because to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under their butt.
SPONGES: Female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.
WEB PAGES: Female, because they're constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.
TRAINS: Male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.
HOURGLASS: Female, because over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.
HAMMERS: Male, because in the last 5000 years, they've hardly changed at all, and are occasionally handy to have around.
THE REMOTE CONTROL: Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this - it easily gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying
#3
Elementary Science
- One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.
- The law of gravity says it's not fair jumping up without coming back down.
- Someday we may discover how to make magnets that can point in any direction.
- Most books now say our sun is a star. But it still knows how to change back into a sun in the daytime.
- A vibration is a motion that cannot make up its mind which way it wants to go.
- Lime is a green-tasting rock.
- Many dead animals in the past changed to fossils while others preferred to be oil.
- Vacuums are nothings. We only mention them to let them know we know they're there.
- In some rocks you can find the fossil footprints of fishes.
- A blizzard is when it snows sideways.
- A monsoon is a French gentleman.
- It is so hot in some places that the people there have to live in other places.
The most unorganized wedding
I am thinking of skipping a friend's wedding tomorrow due to its disorganization... it is the worst of the kind. I hate this kind of wedding.... and most probably I will skip it and watch movies at the home... what is the worst kind of wedding that you have attended?
My first OMEGA watch...
Hmm... I actually received the watch from my father about 6 months ago... it is my first OMEGA watch and is a beautiful piece of workmanship. Not kidding... but when I put it on my wrist, it is the same feeling that I have when I have my first Longines when I was in Form 4...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Where have I been lately?
Hmm... it seemed that I did not blog for a while and I have to apologize for that because life is a bit busy... two of my friends were getting married last month, yeah today is the end of October...one is nicknamed the ant and another is Danny Tah...
Life is funny because sometime you have to know that when you are not wanted... it is hurt to find out about it... I asked Yee Lien about it and and she gave a pretty good comment. I think I will be shutting off for a while. I will be off from drinking starting today for two months and I hope that I will able to go thru the whole ordeal... I will update about my determination.
I was playing golf that day, and finally I knew what I have done wrong... I have lose my patience for a long time... I should start slowly and it is so obvious why the ball that I hit did not fly at 30 degrees upward... I have to slow down my life for a while...really...
Wow, in another 1/2 hour is November and time does fly...
Life is funny because sometime you have to know that when you are not wanted... it is hurt to find out about it... I asked Yee Lien about it and and she gave a pretty good comment. I think I will be shutting off for a while. I will be off from drinking starting today for two months and I hope that I will able to go thru the whole ordeal... I will update about my determination.
I was playing golf that day, and finally I knew what I have done wrong... I have lose my patience for a long time... I should start slowly and it is so obvious why the ball that I hit did not fly at 30 degrees upward... I have to slow down my life for a while...really...
Wow, in another 1/2 hour is November and time does fly...
Sunday, October 07, 2007
The meeting in Damansara
First of all, out of the blue, my friend KCK call me. He was asking me about the works that I am involved and see either I am interested to undertake some works... I agreed with him and said why don't we meet on Saturday at One Utama or the local will call it One-U. And I was there at 3:20pm and the parking search was a bad experience because it took me almost 40 minutes to find one. Come on, more parkings and please clamped those irresponsible drivers' cars because they always park at the place where if you have a truck passing thru, it will be a freak show.
Then, I met KCK and his family, a beautiful family, I must said. We sat down and discuss for almost 2 hours and the outcome was pretty positive. We then called CKC who is staying nearby to visit him. He is expecting his second kid, and I will be the kid's god father (GOD FATHER'S THEME MUSIC). We went to his place, after KCK drove his family back to his mother in law's house. We reach TM in 10 minutes time, and CKC invited us to his house for a steamboat's dinner and it was 'okay'. The steamboat dinner was lacked of food and I should got some more seafood for the dinner.
Lastly, we were sitting down at a coffee shop/mamak stall which is opposite a place called 'Live Music'. We chit chat for the next three hours about our well being and also some friend, and we were joined by JL. The meeting ended at 11:45pm and I have to send KCK back to his mother in law's house which was a terrible mistake because it was damn jam, yeah I mean traffic jam in midnight. I got home at 1:30am and went to the bed at 2am.
Then, I met KCK and his family, a beautiful family, I must said. We sat down and discuss for almost 2 hours and the outcome was pretty positive. We then called CKC who is staying nearby to visit him. He is expecting his second kid, and I will be the kid's god father (GOD FATHER'S THEME MUSIC). We went to his place, after KCK drove his family back to his mother in law's house. We reach TM in 10 minutes time, and CKC invited us to his house for a steamboat's dinner and it was 'okay'. The steamboat dinner was lacked of food and I should got some more seafood for the dinner.
Lastly, we were sitting down at a coffee shop/mamak stall which is opposite a place called 'Live Music'. We chit chat for the next three hours about our well being and also some friend, and we were joined by JL. The meeting ended at 11:45pm and I have to send KCK back to his mother in law's house which was a terrible mistake because it was damn jam, yeah I mean traffic jam in midnight. I got home at 1:30am and went to the bed at 2am.
Seed of Darkness
Synopsis:
Seed of Darkness weaves a spooky tale of the life of a single mother by choice who decides to undergo the "in-vitro fertilization process" in Singapore to have a child of her own. 7 years later, she moves into a new apartment and her child begins to behave oddly, much to the bafflement of her young mother. Her fear begins to mount when she finds her child frequently talking to herself and insist that she can see her non-existent father.
At first I did not know that my fried, Oliver Lee was involved in this movie... he should tell all the buddies to get the movie going.
I sam trying to look for the DVD of this movie, anyone, please tell me if they found it...
Seed of Darkness weaves a spooky tale of the life of a single mother by choice who decides to undergo the "in-vitro fertilization process" in Singapore to have a child of her own. 7 years later, she moves into a new apartment and her child begins to behave oddly, much to the bafflement of her young mother. Her fear begins to mount when she finds her child frequently talking to herself and insist that she can see her non-existent father.
At first I did not know that my fried, Oliver Lee was involved in this movie... he should tell all the buddies to get the movie going.
I sam trying to look for the DVD of this movie, anyone, please tell me if they found it...
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Nice quote
"Mawlana says - if the sky is not in love, then it will not be so clear. If the sun is not in love, then it will not be giving any light. If the river is not in love, then it will be in silence, it will not be moving. If the mountains, the earth are not in love, then there will be nothing growing."
From the article of BBC about RUMI
From the article of BBC about RUMI
Strange Dream
I had a strange dream last night... it started like this:
A gal was having problem, she needed money to cure her mother... them she met two circus performers who is a pair of brother, unknown to her, they are youkai (mystical beings. They do some special performances to help the kid out...one thing led to the another, where self sacrifice of one of the youkai to save the world was seemed, it was pretty touching, and I woke up at that point... it was strange because I was not in the dream... why I have that dream? But, I have to say that the special effects in the dream was better than any of the movies that I have ever watch....
A gal was having problem, she needed money to cure her mother... them she met two circus performers who is a pair of brother, unknown to her, they are youkai (mystical beings. They do some special performances to help the kid out...one thing led to the another, where self sacrifice of one of the youkai to save the world was seemed, it was pretty touching, and I woke up at that point... it was strange because I was not in the dream... why I have that dream? But, I have to say that the special effects in the dream was better than any of the movies that I have ever watch....
Friday, September 28, 2007
The busy week: Chaotic Week
Projects management are tough and it is not an easy thing to do... I know because I have been flying around and really it is killing me. I have not been in my house for more than 6 hours...Anywhere, I secretly pray that every week is the same because business is good.
Grandma still drives (Contributed by an Angel)
GRANDMA STILL DRIVES- She is eighty-eight years old and still drives
her own car. She writes:
Dear Grand-daughter:
The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a Honk if you love Jesus bumper sticker.
I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting. So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper. Boy, am I glad I did, what an uplifting experience that followed. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed. I found that lots of people love Jesus!
While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy,And then he leaned out of his window and screamed, For the love of God! Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO! What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!
Everyone started honking! I just leaned out my window and started Waving and smiling at all those loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love! There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach.I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle Finger stuck up in the air. I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant. He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something. Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the Window and gave him the good luck sign right back.
My grandson burst out laughing. Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!
A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved at all my brothers and sisters grinning, and drove
On through the intersection. I noticed that I was the only car that Got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!
Will write again soon,
Love, Grandma
her own car. She writes:
Dear Grand-daughter:
The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a Honk if you love Jesus bumper sticker.
I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting. So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper. Boy, am I glad I did, what an uplifting experience that followed. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed. It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed. I found that lots of people love Jesus!
While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy,And then he leaned out of his window and screamed, For the love of God! Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO! What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!
Everyone started honking! I just leaned out my window and started Waving and smiling at all those loving people. I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love! There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach.I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle Finger stuck up in the air. I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant. He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something. Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii, so I leaned out the Window and gave him the good luck sign right back.
My grandson burst out laughing. Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!
A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me. I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed. So, I waved at all my brothers and sisters grinning, and drove
On through the intersection. I noticed that I was the only car that Got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared. So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away.
Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!
Will write again soon,
Love, Grandma
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Recipes on my blogs
From today onwards, I will be putting some recipes online. It is some recipe that has some twist and turn where I used to cook my food. I will be taking some photos of the food that did not kill me personally. Hahaha! So, heads up.
The mix feeling of meeting one of my life mentors
I dare to put it in words... Dr Lim a man who taught me about the importance of proper use of English and also the importance of a good research paper. Because without him, although I am still very bad in the command of my language, which make ashamed to say that I am Dr. Lim's student. I think YL will agreed with me in this.
YL has make a point to visit Dr. Lim back in July after she quit her job with Inti College back in July, and I agreed to be there because it has been more than two years I have seemed him personally due to time constraints. Well, I have said I been a dare devil that day because I drove around 180km/hr to reach Inti College from Bukit Raja to Nilai. It is pretty bad because the car that I was driving was a truck and again it is quite reckless but I have my own defense of doing it....
The first 1/2 hour of chat was pretty interesting because we are checking on each other well being and I was told that I been putting on a lot of weight.... damn, really have to cut down a lot of weight... so, on my way to PD, I came up with ideas to cut down my weight...
Then, when CS came in, actually I felt a bit awkward, well nothing... because it is just the dreadful feelings in my stomach ... and I really hate that dreaded feelings , it makes me felt pretty uneasy... and I really hated that.... damn again...
Finally I left the office at 3pm because of works... but my mind was somewhere else...
However, I really have to thanks Dr. Lim for 'molding' me. Thank you.
YL has make a point to visit Dr. Lim back in July after she quit her job with Inti College back in July, and I agreed to be there because it has been more than two years I have seemed him personally due to time constraints. Well, I have said I been a dare devil that day because I drove around 180km/hr to reach Inti College from Bukit Raja to Nilai. It is pretty bad because the car that I was driving was a truck and again it is quite reckless but I have my own defense of doing it....
The first 1/2 hour of chat was pretty interesting because we are checking on each other well being and I was told that I been putting on a lot of weight.... damn, really have to cut down a lot of weight... so, on my way to PD, I came up with ideas to cut down my weight...
Then, when CS came in, actually I felt a bit awkward, well nothing... because it is just the dreadful feelings in my stomach ... and I really hate that dreaded feelings , it makes me felt pretty uneasy... and I really hated that.... damn again...
Finally I left the office at 3pm because of works... but my mind was somewhere else...
However, I really have to thanks Dr. Lim for 'molding' me. Thank you.
“How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else.”
Remember this when you have a cup of Java from your local Starbucks... press the title of this line and it will takes you to the link.
It is a story about a son of Privilige, who has everything and lose everything... and found his life again when he worked at Starbucks.
It is a very touching book and I think it is good book to read and learn about life.
It is a story about a son of Privilige, who has everything and lose everything... and found his life again when he worked at Starbucks.
It is a very touching book and I think it is good book to read and learn about life.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
My nephew, Caiden Joseph Bearden
He is my new nephew, Caiden Joseph Bearden, who was born on 12/09/07. Hmmm... who does he looks like? Looking at him, he looks like Christy more than his father except the eyes.
Sunday, September 09, 2007
The 83rd Blog...
Hmmm.... when I started this blog, I never expected that I will able to go on this long... my previous blog was only able to reach 79th blogs and it went R.I.P.
What's going on now? Hmm... by looking at my New Year's Resolution, I am only able to achive some of the things that I set up... which I hope I am able to achieve more... but again look out, I may able to achieve more because there is another 3 months before we called it 2008...
I bet YL will laugh when she read this.... but I have to apologise to some readers who is Chinese because they may get hurt while reading the joke about Adam and Eve, but remember who is writing it, well I am not pure Chinese, but again I am Chinese... so joke on me.
Anywhere, I hope this blog will achieve 830th blogs.
What's going on now? Hmm... by looking at my New Year's Resolution, I am only able to achive some of the things that I set up... which I hope I am able to achieve more... but again look out, I may able to achieve more because there is another 3 months before we called it 2008...
I bet YL will laugh when she read this.... but I have to apologise to some readers who is Chinese because they may get hurt while reading the joke about Adam and Eve, but remember who is writing it, well I am not pure Chinese, but again I am Chinese... so joke on me.
Anywhere, I hope this blog will achieve 830th blogs.
Friday, September 07, 2007
Pavarotti... my favorite tenor...
Another great person gone...why? However, we know he is at a better place now...
Part of the article taken from NST on today's news...
"Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti died Thursday at his home in Italy aged 71, plunging the opera world into mourning for a singer whose crossover appeal made him a global superstar.
Hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, Pavarotti died during the night at his villa near the northern city of Modena after a long battle with pancreatic cancer."
Part of the article taken from NST on today's news...
"Legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti died Thursday at his home in Italy aged 71, plunging the opera world into mourning for a singer whose crossover appeal made him a global superstar.
Hailed by many as the greatest tenor of his generation, Pavarotti died during the night at his villa near the northern city of Modena after a long battle with pancreatic cancer."
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
If Adam and Eve were Chinese... no offend I am Chinese
If Adam and Eve were Chinese, we would still be in paradise because they would have ignored the apple and eaten the snake.
(http://www.humnri.com/HumZ/Jokes/)
(http://www.humnri.com/HumZ/Jokes/)
Kids... what can we do about them ???
(Taken from http://www.humnri.com/HumZ/Jokes/)
A little boy wanted Rs.50 very badly and prayed for weeks. But nothing happened. Finally he decided to write a letter to God requesting for Rs.50.
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to God, India, they decided to forward it to the Finance Minister of India as a joke.The Finance Minister was so amused, he instructed his secretary to send Rs.20 to the little boy. The Finance Minister thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy, and he did not want to spoil the kid by giving the whole amount he wished.
The little boy was delighted with Rs.20, and decided to write a thank you note to God, which read
"Dear God Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that you sent it through the Finance Minister in Delhi, and those donkeys deducted Rs.30 in taxes..."
(FYI :RS.= RUPEES)
Kids in grade school think fast
***********************************
TEACHER Why are you late?
WEBSTER Because of the sign.
TEACHER What sign?
WEBSTER The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."
_____________
TEACHER Cindy, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
CINDY You told me to do it without using tables!
_____________
TEACHER John, how do you spell "crocodile?"
JOHN K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"
TEACHER No, that's wrong
JOHN Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!
_____________
TEACHER What is the chemical formula for water?
SARAH H I J K L M N O!!
TEACHER What are you talking about?
SARAH Yesterday you said it's H to O!
______________
TEACHER George, go to the map and find North America.
GEORGE Here it is!
TEACHER Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS George!
______________
TEACHER Willie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WILLIE Me!
______________
TEACHER: Tommy, why do you always get so dirty?
TOMMY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
______________
TEACHER: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with "I."
ELLEN: I is...
TEACHER: No, Ellen..... Always say, "I am."
ELLEN: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."
_____________
TEACHER: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
JOHNNY: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time."
_____________
TEACHER: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"
JOHNNY: "Because George still had the ax in his hand."
______________
TEACHER: Now, Sam, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SAM: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
(FOR YL)
_________
TEACHER: Desmond, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
DESMOND: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
______________
TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
PUPIL: A teacher.
______________
SILVIA: Dad, can you write in the dark?
FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?
SYLVIA: Your name on this report catd
A little boy wanted Rs.50 very badly and prayed for weeks. But nothing happened. Finally he decided to write a letter to God requesting for Rs.50.
When the postal authorities received the letter addressed to God, India, they decided to forward it to the Finance Minister of India as a joke.The Finance Minister was so amused, he instructed his secretary to send Rs.20 to the little boy. The Finance Minister thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy, and he did not want to spoil the kid by giving the whole amount he wished.
The little boy was delighted with Rs.20, and decided to write a thank you note to God, which read
"Dear God Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that you sent it through the Finance Minister in Delhi, and those donkeys deducted Rs.30 in taxes..."
(FYI :RS.= RUPEES)
Kids in grade school think fast
***********************************
TEACHER Why are you late?
WEBSTER Because of the sign.
TEACHER What sign?
WEBSTER The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."
_____________
TEACHER Cindy, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
CINDY You told me to do it without using tables!
_____________
TEACHER John, how do you spell "crocodile?"
JOHN K-R-O-K-O-D-A-I-L"
TEACHER No, that's wrong
JOHN Maybe it's wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!
_____________
TEACHER What is the chemical formula for water?
SARAH H I J K L M N O!!
TEACHER What are you talking about?
SARAH Yesterday you said it's H to O!
______________
TEACHER George, go to the map and find North America.
GEORGE Here it is!
TEACHER Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS George!
______________
TEACHER Willie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.
WILLIE Me!
______________
TEACHER: Tommy, why do you always get so dirty?
TOMMY: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
______________
TEACHER: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with "I."
ELLEN: I is...
TEACHER: No, Ellen..... Always say, "I am."
ELLEN: All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."
_____________
TEACHER: "Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?"
JOHNNY: "Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time."
_____________
TEACHER: "George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now do you know why his father didn't punish him?"
JOHNNY: "Because George still had the ax in his hand."
______________
TEACHER: Now, Sam, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SAM: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
(FOR YL)
_________
TEACHER: Desmond, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
DESMOND: No, teacher, it's the same dog!
______________
TEACHER: What do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
PUPIL: A teacher.
______________
SILVIA: Dad, can you write in the dark?
FATHER: I think so. What do you want me to write?
SYLVIA: Your name on this report catd
Jokes for Monday Blues
(Love this joke, because like my friends will declared, proud to be gay...this joke is from YL.)
1st Joke: When fathers talk about their kids
Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room.
Those who remained talked about their kids.
The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday."
The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline company, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday."
The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best Universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion."
The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"
One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the Successes of our sons... What about your son?"
The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."
The three friends said: "What a shame...What a disappointment."
The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him. And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."
2nd Joke: The Three Sons
Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly Mother.
The first said, "I built a big house for our Mother." The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how Mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well any more. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took Elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks: "Milton," she wrote one son, "the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."
"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel any more. My eyesight isn't what it used to be. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"
"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "you have the good sense to know what your Mother likes. The chicken was delicious!"
3rd Joke:Dear Mom (For YL and CKC, when their daughter are older)
A mother enters her daughter's bedroom and sees a letter on the wall over the bed.
With the worst premonition, she reads it, with trembling hands:"It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm telling you that I eloped
with my new boyfriend. I found real passion and he is so nice, with all his piercing and tattoos and his big motorcycle. But is not only that Mom, I'm pregnant and Ahmed said that we will very happy in his trailer in the woods. He wants to have
many more children with me and that's one of my dreams. I've learned that marijuana
doesn't hurt anyone and he'll be growing it for us and his friends, who are providing us with all the cocaine and ecstasy we may want. In the meantime, we'll pray for the science to
find the AIDS cure, for Ahmed to get better, he deserves it. Don't worry Mom, I'm 15 years old now
and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'll visit for you to know your grandchildren.
Your daughter,
Judith
PS:
Mom, it's not true. I'm at the neighbor's house. I just wanted to show you that there are worst this in life than my report card that's in the desk drawer. "
Joke 4:The Sword Master
The Three Swordsmen
Once the Shogun gave a reception to honor the best swordsmen in Japan. All the top samurai were in attendance along with Court nobles and beautiful geisha. A geisha approached the third highest ranked swordsmen and asked; "Sir, can you demonstrate your sword skills for me?" At once, the samurai drew his sword a cut a hovering fly in half. "Very impressive", said the geisha. When she saw the samurai who was the second highest ranked swordsmen in Japan she asked him the same question. He immediately drew his sword and cut two pesky flys in half. "Most impressive", said the geisha. Then she spotted the samurai that was the highest ranked swordsmen in all of Japan. "Honorable Sir", she said "would you be so kind as to demonstrate your sword skill for me?". The samurai drew his sword and cut into the air in the direction of a nearby fly, but the fly buzzed away. "Oh, so sorry you missed", said the geisha. "But I didn't miss", said the samurai humbly "that fly will have no offspring."
1st Joke: When fathers talk about their kids
Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in 30 years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room.
Those who remained talked about their kids.
The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top of the line Mercedes for his birthday."
The second guy said, "Darn, that's terrific! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline company, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand new jet for his birthday."
The third man said: "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best Universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000 square foot mansion."
The three friends congratulated each other just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked: "What are all the congratulations for?"
One of the three said: "We were talking about the pride we feel for the Successes of our sons... What about your son?"
The fourth man replied: "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."
The three friends said: "What a shame...What a disappointment."
The fourth man replied: "No, I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him. And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000 square foot mansion, a brand new jet and a top of the line Mercedes from his three boyfriends."
2nd Joke: The Three Sons
Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly Mother.
The first said, "I built a big house for our Mother." The second said, "I sent her a Mercedes with a driver." The third smiled and said, "I've got you both beat. You remember how Mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can't see very well any more. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took Elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He's one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it."
Soon thereafter, Mom sent out her letters of thanks: "Milton," she wrote one son, "the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house."
"Gerald," she wrote to another, "I am too old to travel any more. My eyesight isn't what it used to be. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!"
"Dearest Donald," she wrote to her third son, "you have the good sense to know what your Mother likes. The chicken was delicious!"
3rd Joke:Dear Mom (For YL and CKC, when their daughter are older)
A mother enters her daughter's bedroom and sees a letter on the wall over the bed.
With the worst premonition, she reads it, with trembling hands:"It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm telling you that I eloped
with my new boyfriend. I found real passion and he is so nice, with all his piercing and tattoos and his big motorcycle. But is not only that Mom, I'm pregnant and Ahmed said that we will very happy in his trailer in the woods. He wants to have
many more children with me and that's one of my dreams. I've learned that marijuana
doesn't hurt anyone and he'll be growing it for us and his friends, who are providing us with all the cocaine and ecstasy we may want. In the meantime, we'll pray for the science to
find the AIDS cure, for Ahmed to get better, he deserves it. Don't worry Mom, I'm 15 years old now
and I know how to take care of myself. Someday I'll visit for you to know your grandchildren.
Your daughter,
Judith
PS:
Mom, it's not true. I'm at the neighbor's house. I just wanted to show you that there are worst this in life than my report card that's in the desk drawer. "
Joke 4:The Sword Master
The Three Swordsmen
Once the Shogun gave a reception to honor the best swordsmen in Japan. All the top samurai were in attendance along with Court nobles and beautiful geisha. A geisha approached the third highest ranked swordsmen and asked; "Sir, can you demonstrate your sword skills for me?" At once, the samurai drew his sword a cut a hovering fly in half. "Very impressive", said the geisha. When she saw the samurai who was the second highest ranked swordsmen in Japan she asked him the same question. He immediately drew his sword and cut two pesky flys in half. "Most impressive", said the geisha. Then she spotted the samurai that was the highest ranked swordsmen in all of Japan. "Honorable Sir", she said "would you be so kind as to demonstrate your sword skill for me?". The samurai drew his sword and cut into the air in the direction of a nearby fly, but the fly buzzed away. "Oh, so sorry you missed", said the geisha. "But I didn't miss", said the samurai humbly "that fly will have no offspring."
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Even the Pope goes Green
Pope Benedict XVI speeches that truly touches us on environment... we need more leaders to stand out to talk about our environment...Thank you. This the partial speech taken from BBC.
"Before it's too late, we need to make courageous choices that will recreate a strong alliance between man and Earth," he said.
"We need a decisive 'yes' to care for creation and a strong commitment to reverse those trends that risk making the situation of decay irreversible."
He focused on water, which he described as a "precious" resource and a potential source of tension and conflict.
(Taken from BBC website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6974475.stm )
"Before it's too late, we need to make courageous choices that will recreate a strong alliance between man and Earth," he said.
"We need a decisive 'yes' to care for creation and a strong commitment to reverse those trends that risk making the situation of decay irreversible."
He focused on water, which he described as a "precious" resource and a potential source of tension and conflict.
(Taken from BBC website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6974475.stm )
OPA's dinner
It is one of the most disappointing events that I have attended... yes it is a great place to meet old friends...but it did not stand up to the standard...
I just found out because of one ignorant friend, my friends in the same batch can't attend the event...he first told us about the event and asked us to SMS him whoever is going...and he did not follow up after that....then suddenly boom the event started... and I found out that our batch have only one table...how embrassing....
The second thing was the dinner turned to be a drinking event... where everyone is drinking themselves to a bunch of drunken and not the Paulians that I knew... they did not listen to what's going on...such as toast to the oldest Paulians and such....Paulians don't act that way... those are ruffians's act...damn....
I hope that the organizer of the OPA will take a note of this and have a better dinner next time...
I just found out because of one ignorant friend, my friends in the same batch can't attend the event...he first told us about the event and asked us to SMS him whoever is going...and he did not follow up after that....then suddenly boom the event started... and I found out that our batch have only one table...how embrassing....
The second thing was the dinner turned to be a drinking event... where everyone is drinking themselves to a bunch of drunken and not the Paulians that I knew... they did not listen to what's going on...such as toast to the oldest Paulians and such....Paulians don't act that way... those are ruffians's act...damn....
I hope that the organizer of the OPA will take a note of this and have a better dinner next time...
Saturday, September 01, 2007
An inspiring Poem that I always love to read
I am not trying to be religious here, or something, but it is good that there is always someone 'catching' you when you fall...the first time I read this poem was back in 1999, in USA.
"Footprints In The Sand"
AUTHOR UNKNOWN
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there was one only.
.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow, or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints,
so I said to the Lord,
.
"You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life,
there has only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?"
.
The Lord replied,
"The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child,
is when I carried you."
Friday, August 31, 2007
The 50th Merdeka of Malaysia
50 years old...our country, Malaysia just turned 50.
Our country was born back, when our fore fathers were fighting to get the independence from The Great Britain...Malaya at the time, we have grew from a country that used to be famous for tin, gold, rubber estates and etc. to a country who is more industrial, more organized in algricultures and etc.
I won't write the history because you can find the history from Goggling it.... but as we do know, as Malaysian, we hope that our country will turned into a better place to live in.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MALAYSIA!
Our country was born back, when our fore fathers were fighting to get the independence from The Great Britain...Malaya at the time, we have grew from a country that used to be famous for tin, gold, rubber estates and etc. to a country who is more industrial, more organized in algricultures and etc.
I won't write the history because you can find the history from Goggling it.... but as we do know, as Malaysian, we hope that our country will turned into a better place to live in.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MALAYSIA!
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Would you kill Knut???
(Taken from http://www.channel4.com/blogs/page/newsroom?entry=the_truth_about_knut_the)
If you were watching Channel 4 News last week, you can't fail to have been charmed by Knut the polar bear cub. The adorable infant is so unbelievably cute that many people who saw that footage still haven't recovered their full composure.
He was seen playing with a life-size cuddly toy of a brown bear, listening to Elvis Presley songs, and walking unsteadily towards the camera with mournful little eyes - because animal rights activists are apparently calling for him to be put to death.
The argument, supposedly, is that since Knut is a zoo-born bear, and has been rejected by his mother (how COULD SHE!?!?!), he will never grow up to be real polar bear, gamboling on the ice floes, and should therefore start his career as a fur coat as early as possible.
When the news broke, pictures of Knut were flashed across the world's TV screens. The Chinese panda cubs, those shameless media tarts (and defending world champions of cute) had some new footage out that day, but editors didn't bat an eyelid. No-one wanted anything but Knut.
Well, sorry to tell you but the Knut dossier has been more than a little sexed up. Frank Albrecht, the German animal rights activist who was supposedly advocating Knuticide, was in fact arguing the opposite side of the case.
He was talking about a case in Leipzig zoo, where a brown bear cub, born in similar circumstances, had been put down. The zoo was taken to court, but justified the claim on the basis that it was cruel for a bear to be reared by humans. And they won.
Mr Albrecht merely pointed out that if you were to follow the same logic, it would mean death to Knut. And before you could say 'delightful little bundle of cuteness', someone at the Bild newspaper took a firm hold of the wrong end of the stick. Knut became a star, and Mr Albrecht became an evil bear-killer to TV viewers across the world.
And if those aren't enough (and let's face it, no-one could ever get enough Knut) he has own blog: Knut, das Eisbärbaby.
Now you could almost believe that all the media outlets that covered the Knut story weren't interested in the actual truth, and just wanted to run some pictures of an unfeasibly cute little cub. I'm sure that's not the case. But we're glad to be able to bring you the bear facts.
My new Photos
Don't kacau me!!! I am sleeping here!
This is how I look on Monday!!!
See, I am taking bath here, this is the living proof that I take bath...
Hey, I needed to exercise over here... so I won't have the tire's shape!(Photos taken from http://www.pbase.com/erichmangl/polarbear)
Jokes on me!!! by YL
Good Joke
An Arctic explorer came face to face with a polar bear. Afraid of being eaten, he fell to his knees and started praying. When the polar bear knelt down beside him and started praying too, the man shouted, "It's a miracle!" The polar bear opened one eye and said "Don't talk while I'm saying grace."
Short Jokes
Q: What's a balanced diet for a polar bear?
A: A seal in each paw!
Q: What did the polar bear eat after the dentist fixed its tooth?
A: The dentist.
Q: What did the polar bears say when they saw tourists in sleeping bags?
A: "Sandwiches!"
Q: Why do polar bears have fur coats?
A: Because the seals laughed at them when they wore parkas!
Q: What do you get when you cross a polar bear with a seal?
A: A polar bear.
Q: What are polar bears called when they get caught in the rain?
A: Drizzly bears.
Q: What has four legs and a flipper?
A: A happy polar bear!
Q: How do you keep a polar bear from charging?
A: Insist that it pay cash!
Q: What did the Polar Bear say when it saw a seal on a skateboard?
A: "Meals on Wheels!"
Q: What is white and goes RRRRG! RRRRG!?
A: A polar bear walking backwards
An Arctic explorer came face to face with a polar bear. Afraid of being eaten, he fell to his knees and started praying. When the polar bear knelt down beside him and started praying too, the man shouted, "It's a miracle!" The polar bear opened one eye and said "Don't talk while I'm saying grace."
Short Jokes
Q: What's a balanced diet for a polar bear?
A: A seal in each paw!
Q: What did the polar bear eat after the dentist fixed its tooth?
A: The dentist.
Q: What did the polar bears say when they saw tourists in sleeping bags?
A: "Sandwiches!"
Q: Why do polar bears have fur coats?
A: Because the seals laughed at them when they wore parkas!
Q: What do you get when you cross a polar bear with a seal?
A: A polar bear.
Q: What are polar bears called when they get caught in the rain?
A: Drizzly bears.
Q: What has four legs and a flipper?
A: A happy polar bear!
Q: How do you keep a polar bear from charging?
A: Insist that it pay cash!
Q: What did the Polar Bear say when it saw a seal on a skateboard?
A: "Meals on Wheels!"
Q: What is white and goes RRRRG! RRRRG!?
A: A polar bear walking backwards
Sunday, August 19, 2007
An African Proverb
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.
Author unknown.
Run FORREST, RUN!!! This is the thing I thought of when I was reading this proverb. In another word, no matter who YOU are, work !!!
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.
Author unknown.
Run FORREST, RUN!!! This is the thing I thought of when I was reading this proverb. In another word, no matter who YOU are, work !!!
The World Is Flat????
I am begging people to read this book,it is one of the most read books by MBA students in the world due to its simplicity of explaining the status on how the world is turning now... which is a good read for everyone... especially our politicians... because this book does touch some of the newest business rules that we should follow so that we can work hand in hand with other countries such as China. Go pick it up, the book is not expensive after discounts... go and pick up the book, YES... I mean NOW!!!
(TAKEN FROM BBC website, published on Sunday, 29 January 2006, 17:12 GMT )
Why Bill Gates' world is flat
By Tim Weber
Business Editor, BBC News website, in Davos
Globalisation may be unavoidable, but what impact will it have on our lives?
It's ten to seven in the morning; it is dark, snowy and dozens of millionaires are patiently queuing to get inside for breakfast.
The prospect of a 90-minute breakfast conversation with Microsoft boss Bill Gates and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman has persuaded them to brave the freezing cold.
With rapt attention they listen to Mr Gates telling them that "The World is Flat" (which is the title of Mr Friedman's most recent book).
It's a cute little metaphor, and heard in many sessions during the five days of the World Economic Forum.
The big disruption
The argument goes like this: More and more parts of the world are getting the infrastructure that allows them to become part of the always-on world.
China, for example, already has more mobile phones than there are people in the United States and in four years, says Mr Gates, the country will have more broadband connections than there are US households.
Combine this connectivity with good transport links and productivity soars in places like India, Brazil and Russia. More importantly, though, one billion people suddenly join the global workforce.
BT boss Ben Verwaayen explains the impact: "Something profound has happened over the past three years, as disruptive as the invention of the steam engine."
"For the first time", he says, "you don't need physical proximity for a joined up company."
Or as Bill Gates puts it: It doesn't matter whether you sit in Boston, Beijing or Bangalore, if you are smart you can now compete directly with the rest of the world "on a level playing field" - in a world that is flat.
It obviously works for Microsoft. The Beijing research lab is one of the company's most productive, says Mr Gates.
When he recently met his firm's ten best-performing employees, he says half-jokingly, nine of them "had names I couldn't pronounce".
Losing four million jobs
In this flat world, it doesn't matter whether your accountant sits in Marlborough or Mumbai, and whether your customer care centre is based near Sausalito or Soweto.
Your factory's supply chain is fully integrated, and stretches from Shenzhen and Chennai to Central Europe.
It makes for lean, efficient companies. It drives down cost, improves profits and keeps inflation low.
But it also means that many workers are losing their jobs.
"In Europe we could run out of jobs, and those that still have jobs will have to take care of an ageing population, says Stefan Delacher, a director with Thiel Logistics, which specialises in organising global supply chains.
David Arkless of Manpower predicts that four million people will see their jobs transferred over the next five years.
Search for solutions
"On a macro level," says BT's Ben Verwaayen, "it is easy to see the win-win."
But if your job goes overseas it is difficult to be positive, he warns.
The fate of the victims of globalisation worried many Davos participants.
"How can workers in the West hang on to their jobs?" was a much debated question.
Be flexible and don't specialise too much, said Jagdish Bhagwati of Columbia University. Health and pensions systems should not be set up so that workers find it difficult to change employers, he added.
Others said lifelong learning could be the answer. Make your job, your work, your knowledge ever more valuable.
But obviously Chinese and Indian workers are doing just the same.
It's wrong to tell people that going to university will guarantee them a job, says Adair Turner, the chairman of the UK's low pay and pensions commissions, because the technology sector simply won't offer that many jobs.
"Everything that can be automated will be automated," he predicts.
"Already we only create jobs that are face-to-face... in hospitality, retail, tourism, healthcare," says Mr Turner.
Chris Dedicoat of technology giant Cisco echoes the argument and says: "The stigma of vocational training has to be removed if the economies of Europe want to have jobs for all".
Don't panic
So should we all become nurses, plumbers and hair dressers?
Not really. Some of India's and China's cost advantages are disappearing already.
It is now more expensive to employ an engineer in Shanghai than in Slovakia.
In Indian call centres, says Jean-Herve Jenn of outsourcing specialist Convergys, wages are rising by 15-20% a year.
This is not the time to panic, says Mr Gates. "Change will not be cataclysmic... it will not happen that fast."
Remember the 1980s, he says, when everybody was worried about Japan. But it was the United States that made the running in the 1990s.
Two billion new customers
We have to realise that globalisation is both a challenge and an opportunity, says Jean-Herve Jenn.
There may be an extra one billion workers, but they come with a new market of 2.3 billion consumers in Brazil, Russia, India and China alone.
The biggest surprise, says Mr Gates, is what globalisation has done for poverty reduction in China.
Already China's and India's middle classes form a larger market than the population of the United States, argues Mr Jenn.
And the wealth is spreading.
In India, says the New York Times' Tom Friedman, there are tech islands in a sea of poverty.
"In a two hour drive out of Bangalore, one travels back 12 centuries," he says.
But only a few years back, he says, "it took just 15 minutes."
The non-flat parts of the world are getting smaller.
(TAKEN FROM BBC website, published on Sunday, 29 January 2006, 17:12 GMT )
Why Bill Gates' world is flat
By Tim Weber
Business Editor, BBC News website, in Davos
Globalisation may be unavoidable, but what impact will it have on our lives?
It's ten to seven in the morning; it is dark, snowy and dozens of millionaires are patiently queuing to get inside for breakfast.
The prospect of a 90-minute breakfast conversation with Microsoft boss Bill Gates and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman has persuaded them to brave the freezing cold.
With rapt attention they listen to Mr Gates telling them that "The World is Flat" (which is the title of Mr Friedman's most recent book).
It's a cute little metaphor, and heard in many sessions during the five days of the World Economic Forum.
The big disruption
The argument goes like this: More and more parts of the world are getting the infrastructure that allows them to become part of the always-on world.
China, for example, already has more mobile phones than there are people in the United States and in four years, says Mr Gates, the country will have more broadband connections than there are US households.
Combine this connectivity with good transport links and productivity soars in places like India, Brazil and Russia. More importantly, though, one billion people suddenly join the global workforce.
BT boss Ben Verwaayen explains the impact: "Something profound has happened over the past three years, as disruptive as the invention of the steam engine."
"For the first time", he says, "you don't need physical proximity for a joined up company."
Or as Bill Gates puts it: It doesn't matter whether you sit in Boston, Beijing or Bangalore, if you are smart you can now compete directly with the rest of the world "on a level playing field" - in a world that is flat.
It obviously works for Microsoft. The Beijing research lab is one of the company's most productive, says Mr Gates.
When he recently met his firm's ten best-performing employees, he says half-jokingly, nine of them "had names I couldn't pronounce".
Losing four million jobs
In this flat world, it doesn't matter whether your accountant sits in Marlborough or Mumbai, and whether your customer care centre is based near Sausalito or Soweto.
Your factory's supply chain is fully integrated, and stretches from Shenzhen and Chennai to Central Europe.
It makes for lean, efficient companies. It drives down cost, improves profits and keeps inflation low.
But it also means that many workers are losing their jobs.
"In Europe we could run out of jobs, and those that still have jobs will have to take care of an ageing population, says Stefan Delacher, a director with Thiel Logistics, which specialises in organising global supply chains.
David Arkless of Manpower predicts that four million people will see their jobs transferred over the next five years.
Search for solutions
"On a macro level," says BT's Ben Verwaayen, "it is easy to see the win-win."
But if your job goes overseas it is difficult to be positive, he warns.
The fate of the victims of globalisation worried many Davos participants.
"How can workers in the West hang on to their jobs?" was a much debated question.
Be flexible and don't specialise too much, said Jagdish Bhagwati of Columbia University. Health and pensions systems should not be set up so that workers find it difficult to change employers, he added.
Others said lifelong learning could be the answer. Make your job, your work, your knowledge ever more valuable.
But obviously Chinese and Indian workers are doing just the same.
It's wrong to tell people that going to university will guarantee them a job, says Adair Turner, the chairman of the UK's low pay and pensions commissions, because the technology sector simply won't offer that many jobs.
"Everything that can be automated will be automated," he predicts.
"Already we only create jobs that are face-to-face... in hospitality, retail, tourism, healthcare," says Mr Turner.
Chris Dedicoat of technology giant Cisco echoes the argument and says: "The stigma of vocational training has to be removed if the economies of Europe want to have jobs for all".
Don't panic
So should we all become nurses, plumbers and hair dressers?
Not really. Some of India's and China's cost advantages are disappearing already.
It is now more expensive to employ an engineer in Shanghai than in Slovakia.
In Indian call centres, says Jean-Herve Jenn of outsourcing specialist Convergys, wages are rising by 15-20% a year.
This is not the time to panic, says Mr Gates. "Change will not be cataclysmic... it will not happen that fast."
Remember the 1980s, he says, when everybody was worried about Japan. But it was the United States that made the running in the 1990s.
Two billion new customers
We have to realise that globalisation is both a challenge and an opportunity, says Jean-Herve Jenn.
There may be an extra one billion workers, but they come with a new market of 2.3 billion consumers in Brazil, Russia, India and China alone.
The biggest surprise, says Mr Gates, is what globalisation has done for poverty reduction in China.
Already China's and India's middle classes form a larger market than the population of the United States, argues Mr Jenn.
And the wealth is spreading.
In India, says the New York Times' Tom Friedman, there are tech islands in a sea of poverty.
"In a two hour drive out of Bangalore, one travels back 12 centuries," he says.
But only a few years back, he says, "it took just 15 minutes."
The non-flat parts of the world are getting smaller.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Two drinks that is interesting from NST
I found that this two drinks which has ingredient that is pretty close to home... where we can tried to make it at home. Enjoy and drink responsibly. Go and make yourself some drinks and call me if you want to make some other drinks from other fruits.
(Taken from Drink: ah, so soothing
By : KITTY KAYE published on 18/08/2007 in New Straits Times)
Whisky-infused green tea
A touch of gentle sophistication is the only way I can describe this drink. Whisky is often a masculine drink and with the gentle intones of green tea’s flavour, it becomes a cool, graceful cocktail to accompany a spicy Thai meal. Also recommended as an introduction to whisky for first time whisky drinkers. Also good as an aperitif before a spicy meal.
You’ll Need:
. 1/4 can of green tea or make your own with a green tea bag and sugar to taste
. measure of whisky or around 40ml
Mix it in a brandy glass and add ice cubes. Serve in a brandy balloon glass.
Vodka-infused pineapple and mint juice
Aha! Caught your attention, didn’t I? First of all, for me, mint is always a great way to soothe burning tongues. Pineapple, well, a source of prickly flavours that literally tickles the tips of my tongue. Mix those two, a perfect way to forget that the small killer chillies often used in Thai dishes are numbing my senses most spectacularly. When vodka is added, what can I say, a great forget-it-all mix!
YOU’LL NEED:
. 2 thick slices of pineapples
. 4-5 mint leaves
. 1 measure of vodka or around 40ml
. a dash of sugar to taste
Blend the pineapple with the mint leaves and sugar, then add vodka and ice cubes. Serve in a martini glass.
Suggestion: Blend in ice cubes to create a smoothie.
Suggestion:
Besides whisky, brandy would also do the job quite well.
(Taken from Drink: ah, so soothing
By : KITTY KAYE published on 18/08/2007 in New Straits Times)
Whisky-infused green tea
A touch of gentle sophistication is the only way I can describe this drink. Whisky is often a masculine drink and with the gentle intones of green tea’s flavour, it becomes a cool, graceful cocktail to accompany a spicy Thai meal. Also recommended as an introduction to whisky for first time whisky drinkers. Also good as an aperitif before a spicy meal.
You’ll Need:
. 1/4 can of green tea or make your own with a green tea bag and sugar to taste
. measure of whisky or around 40ml
Mix it in a brandy glass and add ice cubes. Serve in a brandy balloon glass.
Vodka-infused pineapple and mint juice
Aha! Caught your attention, didn’t I? First of all, for me, mint is always a great way to soothe burning tongues. Pineapple, well, a source of prickly flavours that literally tickles the tips of my tongue. Mix those two, a perfect way to forget that the small killer chillies often used in Thai dishes are numbing my senses most spectacularly. When vodka is added, what can I say, a great forget-it-all mix!
YOU’LL NEED:
. 2 thick slices of pineapples
. 4-5 mint leaves
. 1 measure of vodka or around 40ml
. a dash of sugar to taste
Blend the pineapple with the mint leaves and sugar, then add vodka and ice cubes. Serve in a martini glass.
Suggestion: Blend in ice cubes to create a smoothie.
Suggestion:
Besides whisky, brandy would also do the job quite well.
Recalling Product 'Made in China'
The recent recall of China product ranging from foods to toys and more... is China's product unsafe to be used??? I found this phrase funny: "Toll 34 after China bridge collapsed "like beancurd"", this line is taken from the article printed regarding China's recent tragedy that caused the death of 40 people (the death toll is rising)... You meant that even China's infrastructure is unsafe to be used??? Hmmm... it does make you wonder either we made the right choice to let the China company to build Malaysia's second Penang bridge??? Wise or not??? The article below is taken from The Star Newspaper that is published on 15th of August, 2007.
BEIJING (Reuters) - A bridge that collapsed in China killing at least 34 people broke apart like a pat of "beancurd" because there were apparently no steel reinforcement bars, state media said on Wednesday, quoting a rescuer.
More than 1,500 people were searching for about 30 missing people following Monday's disaster on the 320-metre-long bridge on the verge of completion across the Tuo river in the southern province of Hunan, the Beijing News said.
But they held out little hope of finding survivors and health authorities were spraying disinfectant into the water to prevent the spread of disease from bodies spreading down river.
Rescuers search for victims in the debris of a collapsed bridge in Fenghuang county, central China's Hunan province August 15, 2007. (REUTERS/String)
"Because the bridge and pillars have all collapsed, it will be very difficult for rescuers to find or save people buried in the debris," deputy rescue director Luo Ming was quoted as saying, adding they had to blast open the concrete to retrieve bodies.
Twenty-two injured, mostly workers building the bridge, were in a state of shock, the newspaper said.
"They are generally very scared. Some are unconscious, and others who can talk are very tense," a doctor was quoted as saying.
Most parts of scenic Fenghuang county have had their water supplies cut off since the accident as the collapse of the bridge damaged water pipelines, it added.
Police have detained a construction manager and a project supervisor for questioning. Premier Wen Jiabao urged the local government to deal with the issue "seriously", the newspaper said.
The work safety and quality watchdogs were investigating the cause of the collapse, but the newspaper quoted a rescue worker as saying that the bridge was mainly built of stone and concrete.
"No reinforced steel bars were seen in the collapsed bridge supports. It was like a knife cutting through tofu (beancurd)," Hou Jiaping, a rescue worker, was quoted as saying.
Pictures in newspapers supported his comments. Sections of the bridge lay flat on the ground, lumps of rock bursting through the concrete and no steel bars to be seen.
An editorial in the official China Daily on Tuesday warned that thousands of the country's bridges were unsafe.
"If left unrepaired, these bridges may crumble at any time, wreaking economic havoc and possibly claiming human lives," it said.
BEIJING (Reuters) - A bridge that collapsed in China killing at least 34 people broke apart like a pat of "beancurd" because there were apparently no steel reinforcement bars, state media said on Wednesday, quoting a rescuer.
More than 1,500 people were searching for about 30 missing people following Monday's disaster on the 320-metre-long bridge on the verge of completion across the Tuo river in the southern province of Hunan, the Beijing News said.
But they held out little hope of finding survivors and health authorities were spraying disinfectant into the water to prevent the spread of disease from bodies spreading down river.
Rescuers search for victims in the debris of a collapsed bridge in Fenghuang county, central China's Hunan province August 15, 2007. (REUTERS/String)
"Because the bridge and pillars have all collapsed, it will be very difficult for rescuers to find or save people buried in the debris," deputy rescue director Luo Ming was quoted as saying, adding they had to blast open the concrete to retrieve bodies.
Twenty-two injured, mostly workers building the bridge, were in a state of shock, the newspaper said.
"They are generally very scared. Some are unconscious, and others who can talk are very tense," a doctor was quoted as saying.
Most parts of scenic Fenghuang county have had their water supplies cut off since the accident as the collapse of the bridge damaged water pipelines, it added.
Police have detained a construction manager and a project supervisor for questioning. Premier Wen Jiabao urged the local government to deal with the issue "seriously", the newspaper said.
The work safety and quality watchdogs were investigating the cause of the collapse, but the newspaper quoted a rescue worker as saying that the bridge was mainly built of stone and concrete.
"No reinforced steel bars were seen in the collapsed bridge supports. It was like a knife cutting through tofu (beancurd)," Hou Jiaping, a rescue worker, was quoted as saying.
Pictures in newspapers supported his comments. Sections of the bridge lay flat on the ground, lumps of rock bursting through the concrete and no steel bars to be seen.
An editorial in the official China Daily on Tuesday warned that thousands of the country's bridges were unsafe.
"If left unrepaired, these bridges may crumble at any time, wreaking economic havoc and possibly claiming human lives," it said.
You meant this little shiny thing is not frisbees??? The Compact Discs and it is 25 years old
I believe that with the era of MP3 Player i.e. iPOD, many people have to forget about the CD aka the Compact disc... and with the recent invention of DVD, Blu-ray and etc,CD was kind of dethroned from its unique position. My first encounter with CD was back in 1990... and my first owned CD was Richard Clyderman's piano CD...and the rest is history...give and take... what will we do in a world without CD??? What do you think?
Compact disc hits 25th birthday
(Taken from BBC.COM, Friday, 17 August 2007, 11:07 GMT 12:07 UK )
History of the CD
Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany, sparking a global music revolution.
More than 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide since then and it remains the dominant format despite the growth in digital downloads.
The CD was jointly developed by Philips and Sony and the disc has also become a key storage method for computer users.
The first CD produced was The Visitors by Abba.
Piet Kramer, who was a member of the optical group at Philips during the disc's development, said: "When Philips teamed up with Sony to develop the CD, our first target was to win over the world for the CD.
"We did this by collaborating openly to agree on a new standard. For Philips, this open innovation was a new approach and it paid off."
He said the companies had never imagined that the computing and entertainment industries would also opt for the CD as a storage system for content.
Jacques Heemskerk, who was one of the senior engineers involved with the optical side of CD players, said the team knew they were building a revolutionary product.
"It was revolutionary in many fields - the optics were new, the disc was new. At the start of development there wasn't even a laser that would work well enough for our needs.
"The most advanced laser at the time had a lifespan of only 100 hours."
He said the company had always planned on the format lasting at least 20 to 25 years.
"That was the model we had in mind although it seems that CD is going to last a lot longer than that. For many people the CD is still the original format, with others being derivative or back-ups."
The two companies began work on the format in 1979 and targetted a disc which could hold an hour of audio. The capacity was extended to 74 minutes, however, to accommodate a complete performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, forcing the disk to be made slightly larger."
We were suspicious and so were their engineers
Jacques Heemskerk, retired Philips engineer, on Philips working with Sony
"I always wish we had stuck with the original plan for an 11cm disc; it would have been more suited to the on-the-go age," said Mr Heemskerk.
He said that it had been a big culture shock for Philips when they had allied with Sony.
"The world was not as globalised as it is today. Our management had told us to be as open as possible and to share everything because that was the only way to have success.
"But we were suspicious and so were their engineers. But after a few days it became clear we could work together."
He added: "There were other companies working on similar technologies, so there was pressure.
"We always knew we could make the product but it was always about making it for the right cost and at scale."
The first CDs went on sale in November 1982 and were mainly classical recordings.
Classical music lovers were believed to be more affluent than pop and rock music fans, and Philips thought they would be more inclined to pay the price for the more expensive CDs and the very expensive CD-players,
The first models cost 2,000 Dutch guilders, about £1,000 at today's rate, taking into account inflation.
"When Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau recorded one of the first CDs for Polygram we discovered that he was grunting and panting while playing. Before on vinyl you didn't hear that but on CD it was crystal clear," said Frank van den Berg, a former member of the Polygram CD development task force.
In the last 10 years CD sales have been dropping worldwide while digital download sales are rising rapidly.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), digital sales will account for a quarter of all worldwide music sales by 2010.
CD sales in the UK have dropped 10% in the first half of this year, while download purchases have increased by 50%.
Richard Gooch, head of technology at IFPI, said: "CDs remain a very popular format for buying music in the digital era - indeed as CDs are a digital format they actually kick-started the digital age.
""The CD remained the most popular Christmas present in Britain last year. Despite the rise of downloading we expect that the CD will be here for many years to come."
Mr Heemskerk said CDs remained his format of choice.
"I don't have an iPod, although my youngest son uses one. But CDs are still his preferred format and he copies them on to his MP3 player."
Compact disc hits 25th birthday
(Taken from BBC.COM, Friday, 17 August 2007, 11:07 GMT 12:07 UK )
History of the CD
Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany, sparking a global music revolution.
More than 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide since then and it remains the dominant format despite the growth in digital downloads.
The CD was jointly developed by Philips and Sony and the disc has also become a key storage method for computer users.
The first CD produced was The Visitors by Abba.
Piet Kramer, who was a member of the optical group at Philips during the disc's development, said: "When Philips teamed up with Sony to develop the CD, our first target was to win over the world for the CD.
"We did this by collaborating openly to agree on a new standard. For Philips, this open innovation was a new approach and it paid off."
He said the companies had never imagined that the computing and entertainment industries would also opt for the CD as a storage system for content.
Jacques Heemskerk, who was one of the senior engineers involved with the optical side of CD players, said the team knew they were building a revolutionary product.
"It was revolutionary in many fields - the optics were new, the disc was new. At the start of development there wasn't even a laser that would work well enough for our needs.
"The most advanced laser at the time had a lifespan of only 100 hours."
He said the company had always planned on the format lasting at least 20 to 25 years.
"That was the model we had in mind although it seems that CD is going to last a lot longer than that. For many people the CD is still the original format, with others being derivative or back-ups."
The two companies began work on the format in 1979 and targetted a disc which could hold an hour of audio. The capacity was extended to 74 minutes, however, to accommodate a complete performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, forcing the disk to be made slightly larger."
We were suspicious and so were their engineers
Jacques Heemskerk, retired Philips engineer, on Philips working with Sony
"I always wish we had stuck with the original plan for an 11cm disc; it would have been more suited to the on-the-go age," said Mr Heemskerk.
He said that it had been a big culture shock for Philips when they had allied with Sony.
"The world was not as globalised as it is today. Our management had told us to be as open as possible and to share everything because that was the only way to have success.
"But we were suspicious and so were their engineers. But after a few days it became clear we could work together."
He added: "There were other companies working on similar technologies, so there was pressure.
"We always knew we could make the product but it was always about making it for the right cost and at scale."
The first CDs went on sale in November 1982 and were mainly classical recordings.
Classical music lovers were believed to be more affluent than pop and rock music fans, and Philips thought they would be more inclined to pay the price for the more expensive CDs and the very expensive CD-players,
The first models cost 2,000 Dutch guilders, about £1,000 at today's rate, taking into account inflation.
"When Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau recorded one of the first CDs for Polygram we discovered that he was grunting and panting while playing. Before on vinyl you didn't hear that but on CD it was crystal clear," said Frank van den Berg, a former member of the Polygram CD development task force.
In the last 10 years CD sales have been dropping worldwide while digital download sales are rising rapidly.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), digital sales will account for a quarter of all worldwide music sales by 2010.
CD sales in the UK have dropped 10% in the first half of this year, while download purchases have increased by 50%.
Richard Gooch, head of technology at IFPI, said: "CDs remain a very popular format for buying music in the digital era - indeed as CDs are a digital format they actually kick-started the digital age.
""The CD remained the most popular Christmas present in Britain last year. Despite the rise of downloading we expect that the CD will be here for many years to come."
Mr Heemskerk said CDs remained his format of choice.
"I don't have an iPod, although my youngest son uses one. But CDs are still his preferred format and he copies them on to his MP3 player."
Thursday, August 16, 2007
An irritating Voice
It defeats the purpose, when a politician keep nagging the government and not able to do anything about it... like people have been immuned to his/her constant nagging. And you can read his blogs everyday, where he blasted the government, the politicians and the PM.
As a person, I really pay my respect to him, because for many people his party is the only party that pulled the strongest opposition to the government. But, frankly speaking, he is not the voice of the rakyat.
The question here is: Why so many talks and no actions about it? For example, if you know that the road is dangerous to the rakyat and not doing anything about it. Then when bad things do happened, you only talked about it... it kind of like the Chinese saying, "pulling the back leg".
I believe if everyone in his party, work on one issue each, and not only 'talk when happened' , Malaysia will have a better 'check and balance' in their political system. And less bad things will happened....Who I am talking about? The party with a 'rocket brand'...
Don't get me wrong, I do not belong to any political group. This is just a suggestion.
As a person, I really pay my respect to him, because for many people his party is the only party that pulled the strongest opposition to the government. But, frankly speaking, he is not the voice of the rakyat.
The question here is: Why so many talks and no actions about it? For example, if you know that the road is dangerous to the rakyat and not doing anything about it. Then when bad things do happened, you only talked about it... it kind of like the Chinese saying, "pulling the back leg".
I believe if everyone in his party, work on one issue each, and not only 'talk when happened' , Malaysia will have a better 'check and balance' in their political system. And less bad things will happened....Who I am talking about? The party with a 'rocket brand'...
Don't get me wrong, I do not belong to any political group. This is just a suggestion.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Reflection of the Day
"Even a person who does not believe in god may go to heaven, but a person who does not believe in himself, there is no place for him even in hell."
-Swami Vivekananda.
Do you believe this is a good quote? I think it is because if we even doubt ourselves, what is the world to you? A living hell!!!
-Swami Vivekananda.
Do you believe this is a good quote? I think it is because if we even doubt ourselves, what is the world to you? A living hell!!!
Should prostitution be legalized?
Can anyone tell me what is the oldest PROFESSION in the world? The answer is prostitution... it is the taboo of many cultures, especially to our fellow muslim friends... but it is the truth...
I heard this topic this morning through the radio and did some readings on it... the answer will not be the best answer: because for some people it is for the lesser of two evils... why do I said this? Let's take these examples which people have post on the UNICHEF... what can be concluded:
PROS
1. The rape cases can be greatly lowered
2. Prostitute will have more rights and protected
3. Corruptions will be greatly cut
4. It can be taxed
5. Child prostitute will not happened
6. The reduction of STDs and AIDs due to medical priviliges and rights, like what is happening in Thailand
7. Criminal syndicates will be greatly reduced
and MORE...
The CONS:
1. Against religions
2. Against morality
3. Encouragement of the trade
and MORE...
So, what do you think about the PROS and CONS?
My comment, unfortunately it is a 'YES'. This is because by looking at our present society, I think it is best to be legalized so that the bad elements surrounding the society can be reduced...like corruption, crime syndicates, rape cases (especially this one, it is greatly increased) and more. But, I don't see it will happen to Malaysia, not in another 10 years and so.
I heard this topic this morning through the radio and did some readings on it... the answer will not be the best answer: because for some people it is for the lesser of two evils... why do I said this? Let's take these examples which people have post on the UNICHEF... what can be concluded:
PROS
1. The rape cases can be greatly lowered
2. Prostitute will have more rights and protected
3. Corruptions will be greatly cut
4. It can be taxed
5. Child prostitute will not happened
6. The reduction of STDs and AIDs due to medical priviliges and rights, like what is happening in Thailand
7. Criminal syndicates will be greatly reduced
and MORE...
The CONS:
1. Against religions
2. Against morality
3. Encouragement of the trade
and MORE...
So, what do you think about the PROS and CONS?
My comment, unfortunately it is a 'YES'. This is because by looking at our present society, I think it is best to be legalized so that the bad elements surrounding the society can be reduced...like corruption, crime syndicates, rape cases (especially this one, it is greatly increased) and more. But, I don't see it will happen to Malaysia, not in another 10 years and so.
The demise of the oldest person in the world
World's oldest person, Yone Minagawa, dies
TOKYO (AP) - Yone Minagawa, who became the world's oldest person earlier this year, has died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, an official said Tuesday. She was 114.
Minagawa, who raised four sons and a daughter on her own by peddling flowers and vegetables, died Monday afternoon, said Toshiro Tachibana, an official at the nursing home in the former mining town of Fukuchi.
The attending physician gave old age as the cause of death, he said.
"Her appetite had been declining recently and her energy fading, so the family had asked us to make her as comfortable as possible. The death was not sudden,'' Tachibana said.
Born on Jan. 4, 1893, Minagawa was named the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of World Records in January following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also 114, in the United States.
Minagawa outlived all of her children except one daughter, and has seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, according to the nursing home.
Yone Minagawa receives the certificate identified as the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of World Records at Fukuchi town in Fukuoka Prefecture (State), southwestern Japan in July, 2007. Minagawa died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, a home official said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. She was 114
Japan has one of the world's longest average life spans - a factor often attributed to a healthy diet rich in fish and rice.
The world's oldest man is also Japanese - Tomoji Tanabe, 111, born on Sept. 18, 1895.
Tanabe lives in the southern city of Miyazaki, according to Guinness World Records.
In 2006, Japanese women set a new record for life expectancy at 85.81 years, while men live an average of about 79 years.
The number of Japanese living beyond 100 has almost quadrupled in the past 10 years and is soon expected to surpass 28,000, the government announced last September.
There are more active centenarians than before, and the rapidly graying population is adding to concerns over Japan's overburdened public pension system.
Fukuchi is about 840 kilometers (520 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
(Taken from The Star Newspaper 14/08/2007)
The debate here:
1.It is good to live that long?
2.If you have the choice, do you want to live that long?
My answer:
1. Well, if I am able to live everyday to the fullest, why not?
2. Yes and No.
How about you?
TOKYO (AP) - Yone Minagawa, who became the world's oldest person earlier this year, has died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, an official said Tuesday. She was 114.
Minagawa, who raised four sons and a daughter on her own by peddling flowers and vegetables, died Monday afternoon, said Toshiro Tachibana, an official at the nursing home in the former mining town of Fukuchi.
The attending physician gave old age as the cause of death, he said.
"Her appetite had been declining recently and her energy fading, so the family had asked us to make her as comfortable as possible. The death was not sudden,'' Tachibana said.
Born on Jan. 4, 1893, Minagawa was named the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of World Records in January following the death of Emma Faust Tillman, also 114, in the United States.
Minagawa outlived all of her children except one daughter, and has seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, according to the nursing home.
Yone Minagawa receives the certificate identified as the world's oldest person by the Guinness Book of World Records at Fukuchi town in Fukuoka Prefecture (State), southwestern Japan in July, 2007. Minagawa died at a nursing home in southwestern Japan, a home official said Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007. She was 114
Japan has one of the world's longest average life spans - a factor often attributed to a healthy diet rich in fish and rice.
The world's oldest man is also Japanese - Tomoji Tanabe, 111, born on Sept. 18, 1895.
Tanabe lives in the southern city of Miyazaki, according to Guinness World Records.
In 2006, Japanese women set a new record for life expectancy at 85.81 years, while men live an average of about 79 years.
The number of Japanese living beyond 100 has almost quadrupled in the past 10 years and is soon expected to surpass 28,000, the government announced last September.
There are more active centenarians than before, and the rapidly graying population is adding to concerns over Japan's overburdened public pension system.
Fukuchi is about 840 kilometers (520 miles) southwest of Tokyo.
(Taken from The Star Newspaper 14/08/2007)
The debate here:
1.It is good to live that long?
2.If you have the choice, do you want to live that long?
My answer:
1. Well, if I am able to live everyday to the fullest, why not?
2. Yes and No.
How about you?
Sunday, August 12, 2007
PD's Gathering
The gathering has been a success. It has been a good gathering because it seemed that everyone is enjoying themselves. At first, due to misdirections (by counting the numbers of traffic lights is a big mistakes), basically everyone were lost. But, we found the place and at the same time able to 'pick' some mangoes (not ripe, but it is still okay)... we went back to do the BBQ. Although the chicken wings were not totally marinated (not enough spices and sauces, I did not do it), we were able to enjoy alot of it (poor chickens), prawns, cuttle fishs and potatoes. The leftover was the chicken wings which we used for breakfast. We played games and etc until the next morning. Actually we sneak out in the morning when the other guys still asleep and have breakfast at a old fashion 'dim sum' house. Then we went back and played games. I was put in charged of making breakfast. So, I put a cup of chivas, oyster sauce, honey, soy sauce and white pepper powder into the leftover chicken wings and fried them with oil. Scramble eggs and sausages were the next item.
Then, we continue to play some games and check out at 1pm. The best outcomes from this gathering for me is to able to get LTY back to the circle of friends from his 'babysitting' of her new baby gal.
Overall, it is a good gathering.
Then, we continue to play some games and check out at 1pm. The best outcomes from this gathering for me is to able to get LTY back to the circle of friends from his 'babysitting' of her new baby gal.
Overall, it is a good gathering.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Wassup so far...
I received an interesting SMS from one of the old college mates on Wednesday nite. It said: ... I wish to tell you for a long time. But I don't dare to... I will be getting married next year. U are invited. My church wedding is on March 1st, 2008... blah blah blah, and the final word is, Could you come?
Well, she's my first official ex-gal friend... we split up in a bad term, but we are able to keep in touch as friend. It has been 10 years... 10 long years... at first I am pretty happy about the news, but as I think about the SMS, I became angry. Why? I was thinking in my head, "Am I so bad that I will be angry on this happy occassion?" I am not.
I love the phrase, " if you love someone, let them be free...' , maybe that's why I post the poem on letting go on the last blog.
I think I have grown up to forget and forgive.., besides, I am busy with my works and my companies now, that I really don't have time to think about this small thing.
So, I will like to congrats CS on her wedding... Sure, I will be there for the church wedding...
ADDITIONAL NOTE: As one of the five closest college mates that I have in Inti College, it seemed that I am the last one in the group to get marry...man this does not look good, but again I will like to quote Oscar Wilde and Benjamin Tillet (with a smirk):
"Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious."
"God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he finds her."
(I think YL will laugh on this quote)
Well, she's my first official ex-gal friend... we split up in a bad term, but we are able to keep in touch as friend. It has been 10 years... 10 long years... at first I am pretty happy about the news, but as I think about the SMS, I became angry. Why? I was thinking in my head, "Am I so bad that I will be angry on this happy occassion?" I am not.
I love the phrase, " if you love someone, let them be free...' , maybe that's why I post the poem on letting go on the last blog.
I think I have grown up to forget and forgive.., besides, I am busy with my works and my companies now, that I really don't have time to think about this small thing.
So, I will like to congrats CS on her wedding... Sure, I will be there for the church wedding...
ADDITIONAL NOTE: As one of the five closest college mates that I have in Inti College, it seemed that I am the last one in the group to get marry...man this does not look good, but again I will like to quote Oscar Wilde and Benjamin Tillet (with a smirk):
"Men marry because they are tired; women because they are curious."
"God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him still more if he finds her."
(I think YL will laugh on this quote)
Poem on letting go
LETTING GO TAKES LOVE
To let go does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off,
it's the realization I can't control another.
To let go is not to enable,
but allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means
the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another,
it's to make the most of myself.
To let go is not to care for,
but to care about.
To let go is not to fix,
but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their destinies.
To let go is not to be protective,
it's to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny,
but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold or argue,
but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.
To let go is not to criticize or regulate anybody,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more
Remember: The time to love is short
------ author unknown
Letting Go
© By Latavia M. Holzendorf
For the best
Or the worse
I don't know
Everything change for a reason
From the smiles
To frowns
With all the ups and downs
Letting go is the hardest thing to do
Of the person you love the most
But knowing in might be
Only for the best
When you the one that caused all the pain
Wondering why he never left
When he's the one who should have said it's over
But your love for him won't let it go on forever
Because he deserve everything that he giving you
That you never return
All you can do now is walk away
And hold on to the memory
Because you thought being together might make you strong
But now realize you must have been wrong
Because everything you do turn out to be wrong
Wishing there were something you could do or say
But you not sure he would even consider another day
But yet why should he
When you did wrong
As you try to let go of him
But at night he fill your mind so much
All you can do is cry
And awake the next day with him still on your mind
But you should have known it was coming to an end
When you start getting that feeling inside that you about to lose
But like someone said
Love start with a smile
Grows with a kiss
And end in a tear
Which is so true
Because I guess who all love must part
When things been wrong for so long
And letting go is the best
Letting Go (I love this poem the best)
by Judy Burnette
How do you walk away from someone you love
And take the road of friend;
Can you reroute the course you have taken
And start over once again?
I don't really want to let you go
But inside me I know I must;
The times we've loved . . . the times you've left
My heart says stay . . . but it's my mind I must trust.
We have shared so much together
Laughter . . . fun times . . . tears;
Yet sometimes we can't turn back time
We must walk away, and allow ourselves to heal.
I know one day you will be happy
And your soulmate you will find;
I know we each have one out there
Even if for now . . . only in our minds.
May life be gentle with you
May God's best come your way;
And on some quiet tomorrow
You will realize things were better this way.
To let go does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off,
it's the realization I can't control another.
To let go is not to enable,
but allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means
the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another,
it's to make the most of myself.
To let go is not to care for,
but to care about.
To let go is not to fix,
but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their destinies.
To let go is not to be protective,
it's to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny,
but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold or argue,
but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.
To let go is not to criticize or regulate anybody,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more
Remember: The time to love is short
------ author unknown
Letting Go
© By Latavia M. Holzendorf
For the best
Or the worse
I don't know
Everything change for a reason
From the smiles
To frowns
With all the ups and downs
Letting go is the hardest thing to do
Of the person you love the most
But knowing in might be
Only for the best
When you the one that caused all the pain
Wondering why he never left
When he's the one who should have said it's over
But your love for him won't let it go on forever
Because he deserve everything that he giving you
That you never return
All you can do now is walk away
And hold on to the memory
Because you thought being together might make you strong
But now realize you must have been wrong
Because everything you do turn out to be wrong
Wishing there were something you could do or say
But you not sure he would even consider another day
But yet why should he
When you did wrong
As you try to let go of him
But at night he fill your mind so much
All you can do is cry
And awake the next day with him still on your mind
But you should have known it was coming to an end
When you start getting that feeling inside that you about to lose
But like someone said
Love start with a smile
Grows with a kiss
And end in a tear
Which is so true
Because I guess who all love must part
When things been wrong for so long
And letting go is the best
Letting Go (I love this poem the best)
by Judy Burnette
How do you walk away from someone you love
And take the road of friend;
Can you reroute the course you have taken
And start over once again?
I don't really want to let you go
But inside me I know I must;
The times we've loved . . . the times you've left
My heart says stay . . . but it's my mind I must trust.
We have shared so much together
Laughter . . . fun times . . . tears;
Yet sometimes we can't turn back time
We must walk away, and allow ourselves to heal.
I know one day you will be happy
And your soulmate you will find;
I know we each have one out there
Even if for now . . . only in our minds.
May life be gentle with you
May God's best come your way;
And on some quiet tomorrow
You will realize things were better this way.
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Rare river dolphin 'now extinct'
How many more damage that we can do to mother earth?
Taken from BBC news (Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6935343.stm)
Rare river dolphin 'now extinct'
An extensive survey of its habitat failed to find any sign of the baiji
A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now "likely to be extinct", a team of scientists has concluded.
The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals' habitat.
The team, writing in the Royal Society Biology Letters journals, blamed unregulated fishing as the main reason behind the dolphins' demise.
But the WWF campaign group said the research was not conclusive.
"WWF does not think that the baiji dolphin can be declared extinct or 'effectively extinct' because the search was conducted within a short period of time over a limited area of the river," said a spokesman.
He said a species cannot be formally classed as extinct until no animal has been found in the wild for 50 years - but the last report of a wild baiji dolphin was verified in 2004.
The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threaten Species currently classifies the creature as "critically endangered".
We have yet to take full responsibility in our role as guardians of the planet
Dr Sam Turvey,
Zoological Society of London
Sam Turvey of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), one of the paper's co-authors, described the findings as a "shocking tragedy".
"The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20 million years ago," Dr Turvey explained.
"This extinction represents the disappearance of a complete branch of the evolutionary tree of life and emphasises that we have yet to take full responsibility in our role as guardians of the planet."
If confirmed, it would be the first extinction of a large vertebrate for over 50 years.
'Incidental impact'
The species (Lipotes vexillifer) was the only remaining member of the Lipotidae, an ancient mammal family that is understood to have separated from other marine mammals, including whales, dolphins and porpoises, about 40-20 million years ago.
The white, freshwater dolphin had a long, narrow beak and low dorsal fin; lived in groups of three or four and fed on fish.
The team carried out six-week visual and acoustic survey, using two research vessels, in November and December 2006.
"While it is conceivable that a couple of surviving individuals were missed by the survey teams," the team wrote, "our inability to detect any baiji despite this intensive search effort indicates that the prospect of finding and translocating them to a [reserve] has all but vanished."
The scientists added that there were a number of human activities that caused baiji numbers to decline, including construction of dams and boat collisions.
"However, the primary factor was probably unsustainable by-catch in local fisheries, which used rolling hooks, nets and electrofishing," they suggested.
"Unlike most historical-era extinctions of large bodied animals, the baiji was the victim not of active persecution but incidental mortality resulting from massive-scale human environmental impacts - primarily uncontrolled and unselective fishing," the researchers concluded.
Taken from BBC news (Link:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6935343.stm)
Rare river dolphin 'now extinct'
An extensive survey of its habitat failed to find any sign of the baiji
A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now "likely to be extinct", a team of scientists has concluded.
The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals' habitat.
The team, writing in the Royal Society Biology Letters journals, blamed unregulated fishing as the main reason behind the dolphins' demise.
But the WWF campaign group said the research was not conclusive.
"WWF does not think that the baiji dolphin can be declared extinct or 'effectively extinct' because the search was conducted within a short period of time over a limited area of the river," said a spokesman.
He said a species cannot be formally classed as extinct until no animal has been found in the wild for 50 years - but the last report of a wild baiji dolphin was verified in 2004.
The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threaten Species currently classifies the creature as "critically endangered".
We have yet to take full responsibility in our role as guardians of the planet
Dr Sam Turvey,
Zoological Society of London
Sam Turvey of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), one of the paper's co-authors, described the findings as a "shocking tragedy".
"The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20 million years ago," Dr Turvey explained.
"This extinction represents the disappearance of a complete branch of the evolutionary tree of life and emphasises that we have yet to take full responsibility in our role as guardians of the planet."
If confirmed, it would be the first extinction of a large vertebrate for over 50 years.
'Incidental impact'
The species (Lipotes vexillifer) was the only remaining member of the Lipotidae, an ancient mammal family that is understood to have separated from other marine mammals, including whales, dolphins and porpoises, about 40-20 million years ago.
The white, freshwater dolphin had a long, narrow beak and low dorsal fin; lived in groups of three or four and fed on fish.
The team carried out six-week visual and acoustic survey, using two research vessels, in November and December 2006.
"While it is conceivable that a couple of surviving individuals were missed by the survey teams," the team wrote, "our inability to detect any baiji despite this intensive search effort indicates that the prospect of finding and translocating them to a [reserve] has all but vanished."
The scientists added that there were a number of human activities that caused baiji numbers to decline, including construction of dams and boat collisions.
"However, the primary factor was probably unsustainable by-catch in local fisheries, which used rolling hooks, nets and electrofishing," they suggested.
"Unlike most historical-era extinctions of large bodied animals, the baiji was the victim not of active persecution but incidental mortality resulting from massive-scale human environmental impacts - primarily uncontrolled and unselective fishing," the researchers concluded.
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Famous quotes
"Can any know what fate is his?
Yet have I felt throughout my life,
The day would come at last to quit
The calm retreat for toil and strife."
大梦谁先觉？平生我自知。
草堂春睡足，窗外日迟迟。
By Zhuge Liang... an ancient well known strategist. It is an interesting quote.
The other famous quotes is from a Japanese Zen Master...
PREOCCUPIED WITH A SINGLE LEAF, YOU WON’T SEE THE FOREST, PREOCCUPIED WITH A SINGLE TREE, AND YOU WILL MISS THE ENTIRE FOREST…
I am just reflecting on these two sayings today.
Yet have I felt throughout my life,
The day would come at last to quit
The calm retreat for toil and strife."
大梦谁先觉？平生我自知。
草堂春睡足，窗外日迟迟。
By Zhuge Liang... an ancient well known strategist. It is an interesting quote.
The other famous quotes is from a Japanese Zen Master...
PREOCCUPIED WITH A SINGLE LEAF, YOU WON’T SEE THE FOREST, PREOCCUPIED WITH A SINGLE TREE, AND YOU WILL MISS THE ENTIRE FOREST…
I am just reflecting on these two sayings today.
Saturday, August 04, 2007
237 reasons for having Sex from Cnet.com... amusing but true
Taken from http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9753214-7.html?tag=cnetfd.mt
August 1, 2007 11:42 AM PDT
Why have sex with thee? Let me count the ways
Posted by Stephen Shankland
Update: I added more detail from the study itself and some of the reasons it spotlights.
No doubt we all oversimplify the world a bit, but University of Texas-Austin researchers have found that there are way more reasons people have sex than one might expect.
Specifically, 237 reasons.
Helpfully, the researchers did boil the list down to four major factors--physical, goal-based, emotional and insecurity-based--and 13 minor ones, the university said Tuesday. Researchers David Buss and Cindy Meston described the motivations in the August issue of the Archives of Sexual Behavior.
"Why people have sex is extremely important, but rarely studied. Surprisingly, many scientists assume the answer is obvious, but people have different reasons for having sex, some of which are rather complex," Buss said in a statement.
The top reason both men and women gave was that "I was attracted to the person," but some motivations were ranked very differently by the two sexes. The study authors found an "astonishing" 123 of the 237 motivations were cited more frequently by one sex or the other. Topping the list was "The person wore revealing clothes," which as social stereotypes might lead one to expect was cited by men more often than women.
More specifically, men had lots of reasons for sex that women didn't rate as highly.
"Men showed significantly greater endorsement of having sex due to physical reasons...and simply because the opportunity presented itself. Men more than women reported having sex as a way to improve their social status. Finally, men exceeded women on endorsing a variety of utilitarian reasons for sex," the study said.
In contrast, "Women exceeded men on only three of the 237 reasons: "I wanted to feel feminine"; "I wanted to express my love for the person"; "I realized that I was in love."
Among the reasons that subjects gave researchers for two studies on the matter:
• I wanted to feel closer to God.
• I wanted to get a promotion.
• I wanted to feel connected.
• I wanted to keep my partner from straying.
• I wanted to have a baby.
• I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease.
• I wanted the attention.
• I wanted to break up a rival's relationship.
• It seemed like good exercise.
• I wanted to defy my parents.
• I wanted to change the topic of conversation
• The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her.
• I wanted to end the relationship.
• I wanted to communicate at a "deeper" level.
• My partner kept insisting.
• I was bored.
August 1, 2007 11:42 AM PDT
Why have sex with thee? Let me count the ways
Posted by Stephen Shankland
Update: I added more detail from the study itself and some of the reasons it spotlights.
No doubt we all oversimplify the world a bit, but University of Texas-Austin researchers have found that there are way more reasons people have sex than one might expect.
Specifically, 237 reasons.
Helpfully, the researchers did boil the list down to four major factors--physical, goal-based, emotional and insecurity-based--and 13 minor ones, the university said Tuesday. Researchers David Buss and Cindy Meston described the motivations in the August issue of the Archives of Sexual Behavior.
"Why people have sex is extremely important, but rarely studied. Surprisingly, many scientists assume the answer is obvious, but people have different reasons for having sex, some of which are rather complex," Buss said in a statement.
The top reason both men and women gave was that "I was attracted to the person," but some motivations were ranked very differently by the two sexes. The study authors found an "astonishing" 123 of the 237 motivations were cited more frequently by one sex or the other. Topping the list was "The person wore revealing clothes," which as social stereotypes might lead one to expect was cited by men more often than women.
More specifically, men had lots of reasons for sex that women didn't rate as highly.
"Men showed significantly greater endorsement of having sex due to physical reasons...and simply because the opportunity presented itself. Men more than women reported having sex as a way to improve their social status. Finally, men exceeded women on endorsing a variety of utilitarian reasons for sex," the study said.
In contrast, "Women exceeded men on only three of the 237 reasons: "I wanted to feel feminine"; "I wanted to express my love for the person"; "I realized that I was in love."
Among the reasons that subjects gave researchers for two studies on the matter:
• I wanted to feel closer to God.
• I wanted to get a promotion.
• I wanted to feel connected.
• I wanted to keep my partner from straying.
• I wanted to have a baby.
• I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease.
• I wanted the attention.
• I wanted to break up a rival's relationship.
• It seemed like good exercise.
• I wanted to defy my parents.
• I wanted to change the topic of conversation
• The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her.
• I wanted to end the relationship.
• I wanted to communicate at a "deeper" level.
• My partner kept insisting.
• I was bored.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Stole this joke from YL, but good jokes should be passed around, right?
Job Placement
Taken from YL's blog... hope she won't kill me for that.
Proper job placement:
1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room.
2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door.
3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours.
4. Then analyze the situation:
If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department.
If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing.
If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering.
If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in Planning.
If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.
If they are sleeping, put them in Security.
If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.
If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resources.
If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in Sales.
If they have already left for the day, put them in Management.
If they are staring out of the window, put them in Strategic Planning.
If they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them in Top Management.
Taken from YL's blog... hope she won't kill me for that.
Proper job placement:
1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room.
2. Put your new hires in the room and close the door.
3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours.
4. Then analyze the situation:
If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department.
If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing.
If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks, put them in Engineering.
If they are arranging the bricks in some strange order, put them in Planning.
If they are throwing the bricks at each other, put them in Operations.
If they are sleeping, put them in Security.
If they have broken the bricks into pieces, put them in Information Technology.
If they are sitting idle, put them in Human Resources.
If they say they have tried different combinations, they are looking for more, yet not a brick has been moved, put them in Sales.
If they have already left for the day, put them in Management.
If they are staring out of the window, put them in Strategic Planning.
If they are talking to each other, and not a single brick has been moved, congratulate them and put them in Top Management.
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