Absent

It's been awhile since my last post.

Busy with a few things.

In short
Changed Nest
Weathered the cold
Clearing new hurdles
New Establishment

What's next?
I wonder...

Can i sustain?
I think i can...
I believe i can...

Interesting

Sales Sales Sales!

STRESS STRESS STRESS!

Truth

NAILS IN THE FENCE
Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.
(Most importantly the last sentence)

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.
His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence.
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.

He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.. Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all.

He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper.

The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.

He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. But It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Remember that friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us. '

retro dashel!

Those were the days.

The article below was written by Patrick Teoh in his blog "Niamah!!".

First, we survived with mothers who had no maids.
They cooked /cleaned while taking care of us at the same time.

They took aspirin, candies floss,fizzy drinks, shaved ice with syrups and diabetes were rare.
Salt added to Pepsi or Coke was remedy for fever.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets
and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.

As children, we would ride with our parents on bicycles/ motorcycles for 2 or 3.
Richer ones in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the back of a private taxi was a special treat.

We drank water from the tap and NOT from a bottle.
We would spend hours on the fields under bright sunlight flying our kites, without worrying about the UV ray which never seemed to affect us.

We went to jungles to catch spiders without worries of Aedes mosquitoes.
With mere 5 pebbles (stones) would be a endless game.
With a ball (tennis ball best) we boys would run like crazy for hours.
We catch guppy in drains / canals and when it rains we swim there.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually worry about being unhygienic.
We ate salty, very sweet & oily food, candies,bread and real butter and drank very sweet coffee/ tea, ice kacang, but we weren't overweight because....... WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, till streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE HANDPHONES TO BUG US.
And we were O.K. AND WE WERE SAFE.
We would spend hours repairing our old bicycles and wooden scooters out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.

After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem .
We did not have Playstations, X-boxes, Nintendo's, multiple channels on cable TV, DVD movies, no surround sound, no phones, no personal computers, no Internet.

WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and we still continued the stunts.

We never had birthdays parties till we were 21 .
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and just yelled for them!
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law! Yet this generation has produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!
The past 40 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!
And YOU are one of them! CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the government regulated our lives for our own good.

And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave their parents were.

IPHONE 3GS....EVERYONE WANTS ONE

So Far Yet So Near

I was waken by a loud blast and movement of bed.
Wonder it was a nightmare or piling noise from the construction site nearby.

Went to the windows to check out the construction site but instead saw smoke from JW Marriot.
Then i realised from CNA that a bomb was set off at Marriot and Ritz.

Oh Mine.... my 2nd trip to Jakarta and this happened.

Is it?

----Body ache more easily
---Sleep don't come so easily
--Winkles becoming more prominent
-Energy lower than usual
--Waist line ever increasing
---But appetite is weaning
----1 am seems so late

Maybe i am just getting old.....

Money Money Money!

New Job, Better $$$ = More Stress, but interesting.
Car Crash = $$$ Fly ( Wonder how much it cost )
Loan people $$$ = $$$ May or May not fly....I think.
Shopping = $$$ Fly, Must Stop.
Invest $$$ = Should i or should not.....Should Should..Venture cautiously.

Time to spend less and focus on work...

I can do it!!!

Busy Busy Busy

NEW JOB...without MSN / FACEBOOK / GMAIL / YAHOO MAIL...

Tough but interesting...

New Journey

From Jap to Jap....From No1 to No2...From Female boss to Female boss...

Nice Song..Surprise find.

David Gallo Shows Underwater Astonishments

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/david_gallo_shows_underwater_astonishments.html

Amazing Creatures From The Deep Ocean.
Informative and interesting talk by David Gallo.
More similar videos on www.ted.com

SALES!!!!!

NEC All in one Desktop / Notebook Hybrid

NEC POWERMATE P4010 -
Normal Price S$1399
NOW S$899 Cash Only
http://minisites.nec-computers-ap.com/P4000/gallery.htm

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processor QL 60 - 1.9GHz
1GB MHz SODIMM DDR2 800MHZ
250GB HDD SATA
nVidia GeForce 9100M
Slot In Slim DVD SuperMulti (RW)
13 in 1 Card Reader
Wireless 802.11bg built in
Wireless RF Keyboad and Mouse
Vista Home Premium
1 Yr Warranty


NEC VERSA Notebook
S5600-2503DRC
Normal Price S$1599
NOW S$1199 Cash Only
http://www.nec-computers.com.sg/products/product.aspx?CID=2&tab=1&cuid=1&mid=268

Core 2 Duo P9500 - 2.53GHz 6MB Cache
3GB DDR2 800MHz
320GB HDD Sata
DVD SuperMulti (RW)
12" WXGA LCD
Blue Tooth
2M Webcam
Intel Wireless 5300 AGN
HDMI Port x 1
Vista Home Premium
1 Yr Warranty

NEC VERSA Notebook
E6510-2511DRC
Normal Price S$1699
NOW S$1499 Cash Only
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Core 2 Duo P9500 - 2.53GHz 6MB Cache
2GB DDR2 800MHz
320GB HDD Sata
14" WXGA LCD
nVidia Geforce 9600M GS 256MB
DVD SuperMulti (RW)
Blue Tooth
2M Webcam
Intel Wireless 5100 AGN
HDMI Port x 1
Vista Home Premium
1 Yr Warranty

NEC NETBOOK - White
N1200-1601C
Normal Price S$899
NOW S$599 Cash Only
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Intel Atom N270 - 1.6GHz
10.1” WSVGA ultra bright LED backlight LCD
1GB Memory
160GB HDD SATA
1.3M Webcam
Wireless 802.11bg
XP HOME

Great Food @ Great Price!

Life on the other side.

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

安室奈美恵 - She is AweSome!

Must see till the end of this clip.

My New Toy!

After playing with it for a while. I am pretty well verse on the know how of
1. Installing New Map
2. Updating Firmware
3. Key Functions of the GPS

GARMIN NUVI 205W is fantastic.
If you are looking for GPS, look for GARMIN!

ShangHai!

Sun Yat Sen Home

The BUND!!

From Reuters.com

From - http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUKTRE52R0ER20090328

NEC to quit PC market abroad with Asia-Pacific exit
Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:23am EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Corp will halt production and sales of personal computers in the Asia-Pacific region around July, a spokesman said on Saturday, in a move that would see it pull out completely from the loss-making PC business overseas.

NEC, which has the top PC market share in Japan, last month signaled a withdrawal from the PC business in Europe, Africa and the Middle East amid slumping demand and tough competition.

NEC has warned it would post a net loss of 290 billion yen ($2.96 billion) for the business year ending this month, and is accelerating restructuring efforts, which include pulling out from weak businesses and cutting more than 20,000 jobs worldwide.

Competition with rivals such as Hewlett-Packard Co and Dell Inc has been fierce and NEC sold its retail PC business in Europe in 2006.

NEC sells about one-sixth of its annual global sales of 3 million PCs outside Japan.

(Reporting by Reiji Murai; Editing by Ben Tan)

Where do i go from here now?

I can get this in May.......should i?

Guess where am i now.

Overdue Random Photos from Nepal.

You should watch!

Yes, kind of old.........but still a fantastic series.

Friends' cast in the first season, from left to right, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Courteney Cox Arquette as Monica Geller, Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller and Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends

The series featured six main cast members throughout its run, with numerous characters recurring throughout the ten seasons. The main cast members were familiar to television viewers before their roles on Friends, but were not considered to be stars.^[1] During the series' ten season run, the actors all achieved household name celebrity status.^[2]

• Jennifer Aniston portrays Rachel Green, a fashion enthusiast and Monica Geller's best friend from high school. Rachel and Ross Geller are involved in an on-off relationship throughout the series. Rachel's first job is a waitress at the coffee house Central Perk, but she later becomes an assistant buyer at Bloomingdale's and a buyer at Ralph Lauren in season five. Aniston had already appeared in several unsuccessful sitcom pilots before being cast in Friends.^[1]

• Courteney Cox Arquette portrays Monica Geller, the hen mother of the group,^[3] known for her obsessive-compulsive and competitive nature.^[4][5] Monica is often ridiculed for having been an extremely overweight child by the others, especially her brother Ross. Monica is a chef who changes jobs often throughout the show, and marries longtime friend Chandler Bing in season seven. Cox had the highest profile career of the main actors when she was initially cast, having appeared in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Family Ties.^[1]

• Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay, an eccentric masseuse and musician.^[6] Phoebe became homeless at the age of 14, and is known for being ditzy and yet street-smart.^[7] Kudrow previously played Ursula Buffay on Mad About You, and reprised the dual role of twin sister Ursula as a recurring character during several episodes of Friends.^[1] Before her role on Friends, Kudrow was an office manager and researcher for her father, a headache specialist.^[8]

• Matt LeBlanc portrays Joey Tribbiani, a struggling actor and food lover who becomes famous for his role on Days of our Lives as Dr. Drake Ramoray. Joey is a womanizer with many girlfriends throughout the series, and develops a crush on his friend Rachel in season eight. Before his role on Friends, LeBlanc appeared as a minor character in the sitcom Married... with Children, and as a main character in its spin-offs, Top of the Heap and Vinnie & Bobby.^[9]

• Matthew Perry portrays Chandler Bing, an executive in statistical analysis and data reconfiguration for a large multi-national corporation. Chandler quits his job and becomes a junior copywriter at an advertising agency. Chandler is known for his sarcastic sense of humor,^[10] and marries longtime friend Monica. Like Aniston, Perry had already appeared in several unsuccessful sitcom pilots before being cast.^[11]

• David Schwimmer portrays Ross Geller, a paleontologist working at a museum of Prehistoric History, and later a professor of paleontology at New York University. Ross has three failed marriages during the series, and is involved in an on-off relationship with Rachel. Before being cast in Friends, Schwimmer played minor characters in The Wonder Years and NYPD Blue.^[1]

FINALLY IT IS HERE!!!!!!!!

Got it from an online store. The final book from the DarkWar Saga!

http://opentrolley.com.sg/

Pay and collect at Toypost at Plaza Sing.

Right or Wrong?

AIG Bonus Payouts - as written in TODAY newspaper.

In short,
AIG payouts US$165 Million of Bonus to employees.

AIG claimed it had to due to employment contracts.

BUT.... the contract will be worthless if the government did not bailed AIG and it collapsed.

Right or Wrong?

Work

Dashel and Scooby in Harmony

Scooby !!!!!!!!!

Sad

I can't watch sickbed scene anymore.
I can't.

Alone at home. Think too much.

Pa & Peng. I miss you.

Funny Reaction

Hiaz - When will ever these phones come to our shore?

NTT Docomo Winter PRIME series (907i series)