According to CrimeWatch last night, there has been a raise in crime against the elderlys. So you might consider getting this umbrella for your Ah Ma for self-defence.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
World Saddest Dog
Look at this poor little fella. He looks so sad being chained to a lamp post, like a kid made to stand at one corner for doing something wrong.
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Thursday, November 26, 2009
A Rage Filled Day
Have you ever felt like nothing works for you, as if the whole world is against you and everything you do is not right, so much so that you are filled with an unquenchable rage?
I had one today. It all started with the lost of all my trading profits the previous night. All the hard work for the past few months gone. I thought I have trained to control my emotions on this, but I guess the loss is too much for me to take.
With the rage still burning inside, I went to work and things got worse. I don't know if it is the fire that blinded me, but I feel that everything incident is going against my way. This is not help by all the lousy management planning and constant reminders from the managers to update all the meaningless issue status.
My rage reach a boiling point that I really wanted to throw in my resignation letter, follow by bashing my boss head in. But I didn't thanks to a phone call from Angie. So now, I sitting here, simmering down, writing this entry.
I had one today. It all started with the lost of all my trading profits the previous night. All the hard work for the past few months gone. I thought I have trained to control my emotions on this, but I guess the loss is too much for me to take.
With the rage still burning inside, I went to work and things got worse. I don't know if it is the fire that blinded me, but I feel that everything incident is going against my way. This is not help by all the lousy management planning and constant reminders from the managers to update all the meaningless issue status.
My rage reach a boiling point that I really wanted to throw in my resignation letter, follow by bashing my boss head in. But I didn't thanks to a phone call from Angie. So now, I sitting here, simmering down, writing this entry.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Pixar - Burn-E
Pixar has did it again. Making a short film off one of their animation, Wall-E. This film depicts a particular day for another robot, whose job get interrupted by Wall-E. You will appreciate the scenes in this short film more if you have watch the original animation
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
How to Get Up and Go to Work in 5 mins
If you are like me, always late for work. This might be of use to you. Too bad I dun wear shirt and tie to work. Love the way he tie up his tie.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Quote For The Day
Heard from a colleague during a farewell lunch today.
Our company is shit, but if you are to leave the company, just make sure is not from one shit to another shit. At least you are used to the smell here.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Interview Woes
I just came back from a job interview. It's been almost 3 years since my last job interview (the last one is for the job I am working in). When I got the call that I am going to have an interview this morning, I felt uneasy for the entire weekend. This has not been help when I was informed that it will be a panel interview with software test. *Grasp*
I have never been comfortable with interviews but the thought of sticking at what I am now forces me to go for it. I have difficulty sleeping the previous night, thinking what the interviewer might ask and having phobia of not able to answer the test questions. Worse still is Manchester United after playing so well, lost to a goal that never should be given in the first place. -_-" In the end, after much tossing around, I managed to catch some sleep and woke up earlier than usual this morning though my interview is at 11am.
As for the interview itself, turns out to be quite relaxing. The test is more like an analysis of my code reading ability. Luckily it's not those theory or software trick questions. *Phew* The interviewers are quite impressed and keen to bring me on board. Only issue is they need me within these 2 months. The earliest I can tender is early January. Any day earlier, I will have to forfeit my AWS, something I am not willing to let go given all the hard work I put into the past year. In addition, with the babies coming, the extra cash will come in handy. Anyway, we will see how things go.
I have never been comfortable with interviews but the thought of sticking at what I am now forces me to go for it. I have difficulty sleeping the previous night, thinking what the interviewer might ask and having phobia of not able to answer the test questions. Worse still is Manchester United after playing so well, lost to a goal that never should be given in the first place. -_-" In the end, after much tossing around, I managed to catch some sleep and woke up earlier than usual this morning though my interview is at 11am.
As for the interview itself, turns out to be quite relaxing. The test is more like an analysis of my code reading ability. Luckily it's not those theory or software trick questions. *Phew* The interviewers are quite impressed and keen to bring me on board. Only issue is they need me within these 2 months. The earliest I can tender is early January. Any day earlier, I will have to forfeit my AWS, something I am not willing to let go given all the hard work I put into the past year. In addition, with the babies coming, the extra cash will come in handy. Anyway, we will see how things go.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Urn Storage and Retrieval
Perfect example of applying of technology for one area to another totally unrelated one. Burial land is so scarce and expensive in Japan that urns for your love ones are stored in a storage and retrieval system normally used for libraries and archive purpose.
I came about this in the news. According to the news report, at least now relatives who have to search through the columbarium looking for the reating place of their love ones.
I came about this in the news. According to the news report, at least now relatives who have to search through the columbarium looking for the reating place of their love ones.
Friday, November 06, 2009
Twitter 101 Uses: Find Your Lost Dog.
This is one amazing story that ends with a happy ending.
Sheylara's friend, Nanny Wen, lost her dog a few days ago. She managed to find the dog back through a combination of Twitter, Facebook and Plurk. I once thought that such social media are a waste of time. At least, now I know there is some use for it.
Read the amazing story here by Nanny Wen.
Sheylara's friend, Nanny Wen, lost her dog a few days ago. She managed to find the dog back through a combination of Twitter, Facebook and Plurk. I once thought that such social media are a waste of time. At least, now I know there is some use for it.
Read the amazing story here by Nanny Wen.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
We Forgot His Birthday :(
Angie told me during dinner that she dream of Mickey last night. She saw ah boy brought another dog back with him and asking for food from her. Then suddenly I realize it's his birthday yesterday!
Oh dear! We were so caught up with our work and hectic lives that we totally forgotten his birthday. The little dog brought a friend back to celebrate his birthday with him and share his birthday cake. To his surprise, there's nothing for him. Aww... he must be very disappointed. :'(
We feel so sad. He has left us for a year only and we have started to forget about him. To think that we still celebrate his birthday last year, buying him a cake not long after he left. We all felt so sorry about what we done. Berna says she will buy him a cake tomorrow to make up for him but that doesn't spare from the guilt.
The photo above is Mickey peeking around the kitchen doorway when someone is in the kitchen, making sure you are not eating a snack without him.
Oh dear! We were so caught up with our work and hectic lives that we totally forgotten his birthday. The little dog brought a friend back to celebrate his birthday with him and share his birthday cake. To his surprise, there's nothing for him. Aww... he must be very disappointed. :'(
We feel so sad. He has left us for a year only and we have started to forget about him. To think that we still celebrate his birthday last year, buying him a cake not long after he left. We all felt so sorry about what we done. Berna says she will buy him a cake tomorrow to make up for him but that doesn't spare from the guilt.
The photo above is Mickey peeking around the kitchen doorway when someone is in the kitchen, making sure you are not eating a snack without him.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
How Many Sweets Did Ken Buy?
“Jim bought some chocolates and gave half of it to Ken. Ken bought some sweets and gave half of it to Jim. Jim ate 12 sweets and Ken ate 18 chocolates. The ratio of Jim's sweets to chocolates became 1:7 and the ratio of Ken's sweets to chocolates became 1:4. How many sweets did Ken buy?”
For those who don’t know, the above is one of the questions that appear in this year’s PSLE mathematics exam. Chance upon it in a blog questioning why questions are set so high for this year PSLE. It took me (an engineer!) around 10 mins to read and understand the problem and another 10 to solve it in a NON-examination environment, using simultaneous equations and algebra. To think that the Primary 6 kids have to solve it with the clock ticking and not allowed to use simultaneous equations and algebra, using only model diagrams and unit methods. No wonder kids are so stressed today… Not easy to parents these days.
Btw, the kids this year are allowed to use calculators during the exam. Yeah… like that helps a lot. -_-". Dun ask for the answers to the question. Solve it yourself or click on the link above
For those who don’t know, the above is one of the questions that appear in this year’s PSLE mathematics exam. Chance upon it in a blog questioning why questions are set so high for this year PSLE. It took me (an engineer!) around 10 mins to read and understand the problem and another 10 to solve it in a NON-examination environment, using simultaneous equations and algebra. To think that the Primary 6 kids have to solve it with the clock ticking and not allowed to use simultaneous equations and algebra, using only model diagrams and unit methods. No wonder kids are so stressed today… Not easy to parents these days.
Btw, the kids this year are allowed to use calculators during the exam. Yeah… like that helps a lot. -_-". Dun ask for the answers to the question. Solve it yourself or click on the link above
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Gentle Giant
Check out this dog. This dog or wolf to some is own by a goldsmith shop near my parent's place in Jurong. You can imagine the size of it from the size of the Jack Russel standing next to it.
Though it look intimidating, turns out it is a gentle giant. The owner just went out of the shop and he just sit there waiting for his owner to return. Both him and the Jack Russel just wait at the door for the owner to return. Even with curious onlookers passing by taking pictures of him, he just sit there quietly, ignoring it all.
Though it look intimidating, turns out it is a gentle giant. The owner just went out of the shop and he just sit there waiting for his owner to return. Both him and the Jack Russel just wait at the door for the owner to return. Even with curious onlookers passing by taking pictures of him, he just sit there quietly, ignoring it all.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
iPhone Goes Orange
The Big Red Machine no longer have exclusive rights to sell the iPhone. MobileOne aka M1 finally get the rights to sell iPhone. Three of my colleagues have own it and after playing around with it, I got to admit I changed my views of iPhone. With my handphone going haywire this week together with the fact that my M1 contract is ending next March, it might be a good choice as my next phone. But on second thought, I may get the HTC HD2 below by then...
Monday, October 05, 2009
People That Make You Go -_-"
Some funny conversations heard...
Shopping for Manuka honey with Angie
Angie: What's the difference between the normal Manuka honey and the raw one?
Salesgirl: The Raw Manuka honey is raw while the normal manuka isn't
Angie: -_-"
A colleague of mine got a call from some sales people
Caller: Hi, is this XXX NRIC 7498273D?
Colleague: Yes
Caller: I need your NRIC to verify your identity
Colleague: -_-"""
Shopping for Manuka honey with Angie
Angie: What's the difference between the normal Manuka honey and the raw one?
Salesgirl: The Raw Manuka honey is raw while the normal manuka isn't
Angie: -_-"
A colleague of mine got a call from some sales people
Caller: Hi, is this XXX NRIC 7498273D?
Colleague: Yes
Caller: I need your NRIC to verify your identity
Colleague: -_-"""
Saturday, October 03, 2009
We Are Still The Same 50 Years On
I remember our PM Lee Hsien Loong's National Rally this year mentioned that our country have transformed over the past 50 years that it was unimaginable then. Well, I have to agree with him that yes Singapore really have change a lot over the last half a century.
Somehow I feel that all those change only happens on the surface. As the old saying goes, "the more we change, the more we stay the same". The city skyline may looks different now, but I feel that underneath the beautiful scenery, we are no different from what we are in when we are still an English colony
Then, our population consists of mostly immigrants. We have the Chinese from mainland China, Indians from India, Malays from neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia and of course the westerners here to seek fortunes. Compare to the Singapore society today, we are more of less the same.
Walk into any food courts, hawker centers or shops and most of the time, you will be greeted by a Chinese national. The streets and construction sites are filled with Indians workers. High positions in professional sectors are taken up by angmohs. Like our forefathers, the Chinese national will gather at Chinatown while the Indians at Little India during the weekends.
Given these circumstances, it's not surprising that the recent figures from the Department of Statistics shows that 25% of the population here are non-Singaporeans. As for the 75% supposingly Singaporeans, 64% are local Singaporeans with the other 11% being permanent resident.
With the increased in "Foreign Talents" coming in couple with the continuing falling birth rates, I have to agree with DK that we, the local Singaporeans, are going to be out numbered soon. So did our country really changed?
Somehow I feel that all those change only happens on the surface. As the old saying goes, "the more we change, the more we stay the same". The city skyline may looks different now, but I feel that underneath the beautiful scenery, we are no different from what we are in when we are still an English colony
Then, our population consists of mostly immigrants. We have the Chinese from mainland China, Indians from India, Malays from neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia and of course the westerners here to seek fortunes. Compare to the Singapore society today, we are more of less the same.
Walk into any food courts, hawker centers or shops and most of the time, you will be greeted by a Chinese national. The streets and construction sites are filled with Indians workers. High positions in professional sectors are taken up by angmohs. Like our forefathers, the Chinese national will gather at Chinatown while the Indians at Little India during the weekends.
Given these circumstances, it's not surprising that the recent figures from the Department of Statistics shows that 25% of the population here are non-Singaporeans. As for the 75% supposingly Singaporeans, 64% are local Singaporeans with the other 11% being permanent resident.
With the increased in "Foreign Talents" coming in couple with the continuing falling birth rates, I have to agree with DK that we, the local Singaporeans, are going to be out numbered soon. So did our country really changed?
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Something To Queue For
I tell you. If Singaporeans have a favorite pastime activity, it definitely must be queuing. The longer the better. Singaporeans have affection with queuing. We queue for 4D or Toto on draw day, for that bah chor mee stall shown on TV last night, for 3 days in advance for some condo open house and we definitely queue for cheap sale or lobang.
Remember the Great McDonald Hello Kitty Doll queue? Singaporeans not only queue for it, we literally fought for it with one of the McDonald's outlet glass door shattered under the weight of the pushing crowd. In the end, the police have to step in to control the queue. That's how passionate Singaporeans are with queuing.
Well the latest queuing craze is here. It's called the "Change Your Ezlink Card Before the Deadline" queue. This is the sequel to the "Be The First to Have the New Ezlink Card" queue. And the most hilarious thing is, in between these two periods of crazy queuing, nobody and I mean NOBODY bother to go change their Ezlink card.
We are given more than a year to change the cards, but most of us just ignore it. Change early and miss out all the fun of sweating and getting frustrated plus enjoying cramps in our thighs for standing for long hours in the queue? No way.... Furthermore, we get to take a break from our work by taking leave to queue for it. Yep, must wait till last minute to do it for the long queue to form.
Oh... By the way, seeing that our nation like to queue so much, LTA decided to extend the Ezink replacement deadline to let us enjoy an additional week of queuing. Hurray!
Remember the Great McDonald Hello Kitty Doll queue? Singaporeans not only queue for it, we literally fought for it with one of the McDonald's outlet glass door shattered under the weight of the pushing crowd. In the end, the police have to step in to control the queue. That's how passionate Singaporeans are with queuing.
Well the latest queuing craze is here. It's called the "Change Your Ezlink Card Before the Deadline" queue. This is the sequel to the "Be The First to Have the New Ezlink Card" queue. And the most hilarious thing is, in between these two periods of crazy queuing, nobody and I mean NOBODY bother to go change their Ezlink card.
We are given more than a year to change the cards, but most of us just ignore it. Change early and miss out all the fun of sweating and getting frustrated plus enjoying cramps in our thighs for standing for long hours in the queue? No way.... Furthermore, we get to take a break from our work by taking leave to queue for it. Yep, must wait till last minute to do it for the long queue to form.
Oh... By the way, seeing that our nation like to queue so much, LTA decided to extend the Ezink replacement deadline to let us enjoy an additional week of queuing. Hurray!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
How Far We Have Leap Forward
Attended an Intel seminar today and they show us this video reminding us of the technologies we use yesterday. Bring back all the memories of the tech we used to use while we laugh at them now. Reminded us how we have advance over the last decades especially after the start of the Internet age.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Reason Why I Support United.
Last night derby match vetween Man United and Man City is a classic. It's also re-enforced the reason why I supported the Red of Manchester.
When your opponent just scored a 90 min equaliser, most teams will probably deflated and played out for a draw. But no... not Man United. Not especially when Sir Alex is around, we will still attack. And last night reward us for that mentality.
The team will never give up a lost cause. As long as the ref have not blown the final whistle, the team will keep going at the opponent. It's luck when you scored last minute goals to win or draw. But doing that season in season out shows the never say die attitude.
Oh for those complaining the kelong referee adding so much stoppage time. According to Match of The Day calculations,
Added Stoppage Time: 4 mins
Man City equalizer celebration: 56 sec
Man United substitution, ref have to add 30 sec
Total: 95 mins 26 sec.
Winning goal was scored on 95 mins 27 sec. So that was virtually our last attack. And mind those Man United haters. During the added time, Man City have the right to attack us and try to win the game. Not as if only Man United is allow to play during those times. They choose to defend negatively for a draw while we choose to attack for the win. And we were duly rewarded for our bravery and effort. Nuff said...
When your opponent just scored a 90 min equaliser, most teams will probably deflated and played out for a draw. But no... not Man United. Not especially when Sir Alex is around, we will still attack. And last night reward us for that mentality.
The team will never give up a lost cause. As long as the ref have not blown the final whistle, the team will keep going at the opponent. It's luck when you scored last minute goals to win or draw. But doing that season in season out shows the never say die attitude.
We'll never die, we'll never die,
We'll never die, we'll never die,
We'll keep the Red flag flying high,
Because Man United will never die.
"The Red Flag" chant of Manchester United
We'll never die, we'll never die,
We'll keep the Red flag flying high,
Because Man United will never die.
"The Red Flag" chant of Manchester United
Oh for those complaining the kelong referee adding so much stoppage time. According to Match of The Day calculations,
Added Stoppage Time: 4 mins
Man City equalizer celebration: 56 sec
Man United substitution, ref have to add 30 sec
Total: 95 mins 26 sec.
Winning goal was scored on 95 mins 27 sec. So that was virtually our last attack. And mind those Man United haters. During the added time, Man City have the right to attack us and try to win the game. Not as if only Man United is allow to play during those times. They choose to defend negatively for a draw while we choose to attack for the win. And we were duly rewarded for our bravery and effort. Nuff said...
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