How to create a "Floppy disk bag"
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Disk Bag!
How to create a "Floppy disk bag"
Google User Experience Research
User Experience Research FAQ
You'd be helping us to improve Google products, both existing ones and those that are still in development. For example, we might ask you to try out a prototype and give us feedback on it, or we might interview you to help us plan a new product.
Yes – it depends on the type of study, but typically we pay $75 for each hour that you spend with a Google researcher, either in person or on the phone. Most studies last for one to one-and-a-half hours. We don't pay for your travel time, or travel expenses, though. For online surveys, which you complete from your own computer, the amount varies, depending on the length of the survey.
To participate in User Experience Research Study
Social Development Unit
I was chatting with a colleague the other day and we had a casual conversation in the car, was asking about his work and family, How SDU came in ? Well I asked how he got to know his wife, Nah not through SDU. He knew her since their poly days. Then he asked if I got a gf, I replied "single now". And he continued with a few other questions and he told me one of his friend actually register at SDU. For a second I found that term very familiar think i heard it before somewhere, but no idea what's that. He did explained SDU's purpose and oh I was thinking (are you implying meto go register too ?). That somehow trigger me to go research about this SDU.
For those interested, visit SDU
Torpark
"Torpark," a modified version of the popular Mozilla Firefox browser, enables computer users to travel the Internet in a way that "leaves no tracks behind," Hacktivismo said in a statement.
Some claims from the creator, Hacktivismo
For example, someone could go online using a home computer in Ghana and it might appear to websites that they were at a university computer in Germany, according to Hacktivismo.
Torpark also hides computer users' identities from companies providing the Internet services, according to its creators.(Good for downloading mp3 and leave no trail? =D)
Osama's 'death'
Background of Osama
Born in Saudi Arabia to a wealthy family with close ties to the royals, bin Laden allegedly funded and directed the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington that killed around 3,000 people. ( Saw the Sep 11 program from Channelnewsasia the other day, it's was chaotic and I remember a scene: 3 Executives were escaping from the building and thought it was a 'normal' fire BUT their face turned when you met the fireman. They asked them on some stuff and the reply they got "We are at war". How would you react upon hearing that?)
His Al-Qaeda organisation has also been linked to several other attacks, including the 1998 US embassy bombings in Africa, a 2000 suicide bomb attack on a US warship off Yemen, and the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
He has been successfully avoided capture despite the 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan, which toppled the Taliban regime that had provided him refuge and protection, and a 25-million-dollar bounty on his head.
There are still alot in the world doubting about the creditability of this information including myself.(Bin Laden has several times been rumoured to have died in the past, only to appear later in audio or video recordings.) Maybe this the reason.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Second Life
Here's what is all about, Sound pretty interesting, will get my hands on it these few days,
Second Life, a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by 322,621 people from around the globe.
3D building Guitar
* From the moment you enter the World you'll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you've explored a bit, perhaps you'll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.
* You'll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow residents. Because residents retain the rights to their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other residents.
* The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the in-world currency, the Linden dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online currency exchanges.
Here's some videos from Youtube,
0.o wooo like playing Sims =D, QIQI!!! MUST CHECK THIS
OMG I M GONNA get my hands on it, you can build anything as long as you can imagine it
Bingo!
How do I read it ?
Here's the instruction,
The outer dots are numbered 1-12 for the hours and the inner dots for minutes - there's a small red marker on the inner track which points to the minutes in a traditional manner.
Unlimited Bus Ride - SBS
This new pass will benefit commuters who pay more than $3.30 a day for bus travel.
My personal case study, I would spent $2.50 on SBS bus to/from office.
Taking average of 23 working days per month, $2.50 X 23 = $57.50
Comparing it with another user, which pay more than $3.30 per day,
$3.30 X 23 = $75.90
Hmm, to make it worth the $98 bucks, unless you travel on both weekends,
$3.30 X 30 = $99
or a minimum travel fee of $4.30 per day,
$4.30 X 23 = $98.90
Promotion
(1) SBS Transit is offering a discount of $30 to commuters who buy three months worth of season pass stamps.
(2) NTUC members get a bigger discount, and get an additional $24 discount, paying $240 for a three month pass.
SK-II
Are you one of the SK-II user, heard of the news from China ? What:
"SK-II is suspending sales of its skin care products line in China and temporarily
closing its SK-II counters", note posted at a consumer refund location in Shanghai said.
Why:
Last week Chinese authorities discovered traces of the two toxic metals in nine SK-II products including powder, foundation, lotion and cleansing oil products. Shanghai health officials added three more items to the list Friday.
Shanghai health authorities said Friday they found chromium and neodymium in three more SK-II cosmetics -- a facial cleanser, a wrinkle treatment mask and a whitening product.
Chromium can cause eczema, while neodymium irritates the skin and can damage the lungs and liver if inhaled.
Screaming obscenities, an unruly group of consumers kicked down the front door of the Procter and Gamble office only hours after the company said it would stop selling its Japanese-made SK-II line.
SINGAPORE : The Health Sciences Authority says it has completed its testing on the six SK-II products sold locally, which have been reported to contain harmful ingredients.
HSA says its results showed these two substances are present in the products as trace impurities and are at levels which do not pose any safety concerns.
HSA adds that it will continue to closely monitor the situation and keep an eye on the safety of cosmetic products sold in Singapore.
Point of views,
A, I m gonna stop using SK-II products after hearing this HARMFUL substances!!
B, Well, it's reported that the contents are at a levles which do not pose any safety concerns.
C, I m scare of the side effect who know I might be the unlucky one.
D, The result of the product is great, that all I care.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Cyril Magic "string"
Cyril's magic lesson
Check this "cap in the bottle" too, if only I know the trick behind. awesome!!!
Alarm
Gotten my worst record today, pre-set the alarm at 0800hrs and snoozed it for an HOUR (held my mobile phone in my palm and keep pressing the snooze =\). I purposely set the interval of the snoozing alarm to 1 minutes prevent myself from getting too deep into dreamland again. It used to work but somehow today it failed terribly. Unwillingly, I drag myself off bed with a half-awake brain and get a wash up which help alittle.
Experience the above ? Any personal tips working together with one of the human best friend "ALARM" devices ? Came across this awhile ago, "kukualarm"
It base on the theory of waking up the mind first.
Kuku Alarm ClockHow about collecting eggs then? That is after all what they do on the farm. This funky, but highly practical Kuku Alarm Clock forces you to do just that.
Set its alarm and then be greeted every morning by your Kuku Alarm Clock laying eggs...and because it won't stop chirping until you've returned its eggs(0.o what if you couldnt find the last egg =D), this clock will not only wake you up, but keep you up. Just imagine how difficult it’d be trying to return to your slumber after crawling around the floor and looking under your bed, sheets or pillows for each and every last egg.
A whole lot more effective than tropical waterfall sounds or cute chirping birds, the Kuku Alarm Clock makes it difficult, if not impossible to go back to sleep. In fact, after this clock's five eggs and crowing sounds, you'll probably have to restrain yourself from throwing it against the wall.
Waking up is always hard to do, but this alarm clock actually makes it fun to get out of bed.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Poll Service
Key Features
1) No HTML knowlegde needed
2) Unlimited Polls
3) Unlimited votes
4) Up to 9 options
5) Various presentation formats
6) Fits in your current design
7) 100 % FREE service
8) Ability to have a random poll
9) Ad free version available now !
Will be testing it, if it's good, I will add it to my permanent links. Will be sorting out my link into catergories for ease of navigating.
Google Inc
1) Being part of the most popular brand in the world.
2) FANTASTIC area of expertise, Adword, well from my experience 95% of the websites I visit contains "Ads by Google"
3) Broaden your network with advertisers
4) Profitable knowledge from the experiences accumulated(write books and put the knowledge into personal business(if it's allow =D)
5) Understand market trend
Most Viewed Video - YouTube
YouTube - Most Viewed (All Time)#1
Evolution of Dance
Thailand Unrest
Thai Military had seize control of the Constituion, Senate, Cabinet. Message from BANGKOK - Thailand's coup leader, General Sonthi Boonyaratglin, said Wednesday the military needed to seize power in order to unite the nation after months of political turmoil. You might consider adjourning your travel to Thailand for the time being,MFA advises Singaporeans planning travel to Thailand to monitor developments and take precaution.
Performance on the share market are affected too, from the
"Singapore shares lower after Thai military coup" article.
There is an additional concern in that the devastating 1997 Asian financial crisis had its epicentre in Bangkok when the Thai government allowed the baht to float freely in the face of a sharp deterioration in the country's balance of payments.
More info from wiki, East Asian financial crisis
The currency tumbled, sparking a collapse in Thailand's financial system which then spread across Southeast Asia and the broader region and required a massive International Monetary Fund-led bailout to halt.
Tracking Clicks on Link
Here's the example, additional codes in [a href] tag by adding this codes 'onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outgoing/example_com');"'
<a href="http://www.example.com" onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outgoing/example_com');"/>
Important: if your pages include a call to urchinTracker(), utmLinker(), utmSetTrans(), or utmLinkPost(), your Analytics tracking code must be placed in your HTML code above any of these calls. In these cases the tracking code can be placed anywhere between the opening <body> tag and the JavaScript call.
To verify if you have done it correctly, check your Top Content report 24-48 hours after the updated tracking code has been executed.
Any idea how do I display the number of clicks behind the individual links.
Check support for using track clicks on outbound links
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Forbidden City
Synopsis
A historical retelling of the story of China's Empress Dowager, the story is seen from the eyes of an American painter, Kate Carl, who is commissioned to paint the Empress's portrait. The Empress recounts her amazing journey from a young imperial concubine to become the Empress of China and the pressures she faced. The musical explores the myths surrounding her reign, from the controversial death of her only son to her ambitious tussle for power. Having played to 60,000 people in 2003, Forbidden City is Singapore's most successful musical to date. Starring Asian sensation Kit Chan.
DURATION
Approx 2hrs
Interval: Approx 20 mins
Language
English With Chinese Subtitles
More info @ sistic, Forbidden City
Java script
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Monday, September 18, 2006
National Serviceman - Dead
SINGAPORE: A full-time national serviceman was found unconscious at the foot of a four-storey building in Hendon Camp(I remember the last death case happened in the same camp. An officer drowned.) early Monday morning, and later pronounced dead.
Not much details given for this case, have to wait for the investigation report.
National serviceman death - CNA.
Examples
1) If you wanna go hougang from tampines and only mode of transport is bus. You choose to take bus 10, will you reach hougang ? Everyday you take bus 10 and expect to reach hougang.
If the current actions does not bring you what you want. CHANGE your action!
2) Have it happen in your life before, you wanted something so dearly, eg a wallet that can purchase with $10. Will you be attracted to it or treasure it ?
If this wallet need you to pay $5000, take 1 week of leave, take flight to Nepal, swim for 10km to get it. How will you treat this wallet ?
Mua Ji
Here's the recepie, "Mua Ji"Ingredients
glutinous rice flour
water
roasted peanuts
sugar
Mua Ji - 9 Steps
1) Mix glutinous rice flour and water thoroughly until a smooth batter is formed.
2) Boil a pot of boiling water.
3) Prepare another pot and add some cooking/onion oil.
4) Make small patties from the batter, put them into the boiling water.
5) When the patties are floating, scoop them up into the other pot with oil and keep stirring the patties until they form a single entity.
6) Add enough sugar to the roast peanuts to pass the taste test
7) Cut up small portion of the glutinous rice cake and roll it on the peanut-sugar mixture.
8) Further cut the portion into bite-sized and mix well with the peanut-sugar mixture.
9) Ready to serve =D
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Drink/Drive? Drink&drive
Nissan Motor Co. is considering developing a car that will not start unless the driver correctly inputs a long pin number, a difficult task for a person under the influence of alcohol.
The automaker is also considering developing a car, equipped with an alcohol detector, that would not start if there is alcohol on the driver's breath.
Industry leader Toyota Motor Corp. is also developing cars that will not move if the driver has taken alcohol.
In the United States and Europe, a system that locks the engine if alcohol is detected on the driver's breath is already in use, and a Japanese nonprofit organization is promoting such a system in Japan.
With all the above said, they miss out one point, there are lots of other automotor makers around. Consumers could easily switch to a "non-alcoholbuster"friendly car.
Read the full article
Friday, September 15, 2006
MP3 Fighter
There's lot of MP3 manufacturers around and this is a big consumer market. Thus everyone is trying to grab a share of it. The more well known ones are IPOD (by Apply), Zen(by creative). With the ending of lawsuit between these two major players, the software gaint, Microsoft pop and rolling out their brand of MP3 player, 'Zune'.
Here's some of the features of the player, The Zune MP3 player will feature wireless technology;
1)A built-in FM tuner
2)A three-inch (7.6-centimeter) screen designed for displaying music, pictures and video.
3)Colour, available in black, brown and white.
4)Zune devices were also designed to connect wirelessly with each other so users could share music or play "DJ," according to Microsoft.
Shared songs would automatically erase from borrowers' Zunes after three days or being played three times, Microsoft said.
Well as a consumer, which MP3 player do you prefer? How about a poll ? (arghhh how do I create a poll)
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
H.I.G.H
What's your interest?
Alcohol?
Projector screen soccer matches?
Pools?
Table soccer?
Photo hunt?
High perfermance gaming stations(xbox, lan/internet games)?
Need private rooms group competition on games like Dota, Counter-strike etc?
You gonna drop by this highly interactive gaming hub - H.I.G.H located beside katong shopping center.
The first impression on the PC was, PROFESSIONAL.
You are prompt with a custom make GUI for the games avaliable and together with a short description of the game. Incorperated with msn messenger and Team speak programs for more effective communications. PS: Toilets within the hub.
Pinky
PS: Got some problem with my warcraft3, can't connect to bnet. In the mist of finding the resolution, Look!
Now once again, you can look at things/subjects from lots of angles. And individual's perspective on those things/subjects might varies too. Which might leads to constructive outcome(positive competition)or destructive conflict(eg war)due to different ideas.
How much is it ?
By the way, that guy site is shoemonkey, http://www.shoemoney.com
I feel that the tagboard is missing some attributes, compare to cbox, it doesnt have the date/time stamp, and you cant go back to older posts. Got a couple of other ideas to add too. Thus there will be another revamp to my blog these couple of days again.
Monday, September 11, 2006
Just browsing
From that blog ranking url, I landed on this cool Gadgets blog, http://www.gizmodo.com/. It feature some of the latest and interesting gadgets in the market. One of those, a linux phone by motorla, E690, not sure of it's details. Had checked the motorla website, yet to be release in your product page.
Reports
yucks, what can I do with $0.46 ? Taking a positive mind set, I earned the $0.46 in a passive way =D? For those guys which have high traffic to your website, I strongly recommend registering with adsense.
In the initial phase of blogging, I prompted myself with the following, "who will be reading this ? how many people are actually interested?" I found a free and simple visitors counter, but it isn't informative for me. Ended up with another service by google, Google Analytics. It's a interesting, detailed and user friendly service with statistic monitoring that generate graph output for easy digestion/comparsion. Take a look at the report, I get to know the source of visitor referral to my site.
If you wish to find out more about adsense, check out this Google Adsense. For Analytics, check out this Google Analytics
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Are you what you signed?
Had no choice but to use the last resort, recovery CD which wipe out everything on the disk. The reinstallation still in process man, need to get this VPN(virtual private network) software from my colleague.
Attended a course on thursday, "signature and you", do you know what's that ? It's called Graphology, it's the study and analysis of handwriting especially in relation to human psychology. In simple term, handwriting reading. When you signed your signature, it actually reflects how you want the world to perceive you. The handwriting 'reader' will be able to tell your personalities and character from your signature and a short paragraph. BUT it can't predict your destiny and tell you 4D or Toto.
From the speaker, I got to know that sometimes, during interview when you are asked to write a paragraph about something with signature(if the role/position is important enough to the company) the applicant's writing may be send to graphologists for analysis to determine if your personality and character fit the role.
After attending the short 2.5hrs course, I tested it out on my colleagues =D(on 4 of them). With a few basic key points, I read their signature, AMAZINGLY some of the points I gathered from their signature actually related to their first impression on me. After the readings, they all seem pretty entertained, Cheers!!
PS: Ask me for a signature reading when we meet up the next time. Don't worry, your bank account will be in safe hands. =D
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
CRACK yr Brainy
Kill my brain cell
if I remember correctly, my lecturers mentioned tat microsoft use such question to test their employee.
Monday, September 04, 2006
37th OCT
Appettizer
Main Course
For start I searched the web for free converter of avi to divx format, found plenty of them and tested about 5-6 of them. All of them comes bundle with this watermark build-in on their trial version.
I spent hours waiting for the file to be converted and found out that the output was incorporated with watermark. Thus the next thing in mind, CRACKs, SERIALs which are highly affiliated with virus, trojan, spyware etc. It pretty hard to find cracks/serials for latest version of these softwares.
Finally, I found a few BUT got an alert from the antivirus, zzzz. Lastly, I reached this 'ConvertMovie 4.0', got it's crack file and did a scan with my anti virus, nothing pop. Great, I proceed to execute it, NO!!!!!!!!!! Adware, trojan!!! There goes my laptop for the next couple of days. Hope I won't need reformat.
Resolution
Try 'window movie maker'. 'Youtube' accept the output format of window movie maker.
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Multi-purpose Card
Oh by the way, click here to check your EZ-Link balance, and usage : Query EZ-Link
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Ready for Collection
Finally complete the installation and customization of my IBM T41. Now it's ready for collection by it's new Owner. Gonna miss her...
Oh Ladies, you might wanna check this out! Pinky Skin for Firefox
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Carrot for rabbit
How's this gadget? Samsung YP-Z5F
A guy from starhub called this afternoon and I got to know that my resident maxonline contract has ended. He tried to induce me with the gadget aka carrot =D in order to tie us as their client for another 24mths (hey that’s 2 YEARs). I told him that I will be checking out the freebie online and reply him later. Reason? I remember seeing promotion offers like networking package which worth a few hundreds and Xbox 360 why pick this lower value item.
Just done with my research, the higher value freebies are tied to Maxonline ultimate or 6500 =\, I belongs to the 4000 category. Well I did a check on their competitor, singnet, hmmm nothing interesting on their broadband package.
Do you have digital voice? Free incoming and outgoing call FOC until Dec 2007 but you need to get a digital voice enable modem and register for the service. I got this digital voice a few months back, my only house line now and it require the modem to work. With the above notes, plus my current satisfaction level of their service is still good. I shall be a rabbit one more time haha.
PS : Strong Competition coming from our neighbour , good news Minister for International Trade and Industry Rafidah mentioned that the recent proposal to levy a RM20 tax on foreign cars entering Johor has been scrapped.
Mon - Move On
Colin (my colleague) and I was tasked to setup some stuff, quite abit of uploading and downloading to do for the whole day. Well we have a pathetic temporary computer to work with thus i continued on my book and let him settle the stuffs =D. A guy from another department was there to guide us. But he's kinda of slow man(he know his stuffs but his fingers seem to pause alot on the keyboard) Oh, if someone guiding you on some topic and he/she offered, "if you are in doubt, just ask me" what would you do when you are in doubt ? Ask right ? And what you expect ? a reply on your question right ? Well this guy told us to ask questions when in doubt. When i poped the questions, most of the time he will show me his palm. Baka (my interpretation is hold on i m working on this) what's yours? There's lots of interesting people on planet earth - Move On
My favourite CNA newscaster, Andrea Chow
Oh dear, youtube is loaded with all her news telecast!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsQeXonQ1pA
PS: Issue with Window XP Service Pack 2 Advance Validation ??? Check this http://www.9down.com/story.php?sid=6867
Saturday, August 26, 2006
lesson learnt
Definition by him, Finanical Stability
1) Your current cash/cash equivalent items can sustain your current monthly expense for a minimum of 6 months
2) Possess hospitalisation and life protection for your family should anything happen.
Actually sometime someone told me about the cashflow to cover expenses for 6mths but i didnt really bother about. And guess did I manage to accumulate the required amount in my bank account after working for nearly year? NOPE =\. There's a simple strategy for it, actually a formula. stay tune.....yawnz....晚安
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Rate this customer service experience
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Hi, I m Sam. On 22 Aug 2006, I made a call to IBM support center @ 1800 3172 888 to make a request for recovery CD. After verification of my machine type and serial no., the customer officer recorded down my contact no. and informed me that i will receive a call from the support center to process my request. After a delay of few hours , i decided to call up support center @ 64189933, i waited on the line for nearly half an hour before i hang up. Tried another few calls later and finally someone pickup the call. But they could not find my record, i was shocked, the communication/transferring of customer information between the two place need some SERIOUS synchronization. The officer did try to trace my records using my mobile no. that i had provided to support center but failed. And the only way i have to go through the trouble of calling support center again. It's like pressing the RESET button and you have to start all over again.
I had the worst customer service experience and it's from a reputable company like IBM. I am utterly disappointed.
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Snapshots
Just finished watching the National Day Rally Speech by PM Lee, http://www.channelnewsasia.com/nationalday/rally/video.htm
Pretty interesting, wide range of issues covered. Check it out. Sleeping time getting shorter if i go into details.
Here's some snapshots - picture speak a thousand words =D
Nice capture of Sunset
Posing for soya bean
Vacuum Day, a bath after working out is GREAT!
Culprit that mess up my meal timing on Monday.
Interesting food for the brainy
Oral-B, Cross Action almost near to 90% efficiency in removing plaque.
Oyasumi!
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Waterspout
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/224647/1/.html
A waterspout - commonly known as tornadoes over the sea - has been spotted off the coast of Sentosa, spooking many who were spending a lazy Sunday on the beach.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Mirror of Me
But kinda of in anti-crowded mood lately thus i choose to play Mahjong with beng, zk & ter on Sat and a relaxing day at silo beach with my NSI on Sun. Goddess of luck isn't on my side for gambling yesterday, for no good reason i became the shooter that create 2 rounds of max limit and a half limit to my opponents in 3 consecutive rounds. Well! that occurred only once in a blue moon.
As for the Sunny Sunday, gathering was cancel due to poor attendance. I was like didn't we all agreed on it two weeks ago.
So here's my Sunday at home, woke up late due to the overnight mahjong session followed by juicy prata-curry drumstick combo Wooo yummy!! Need prepare lunch, actually plan to do a simple 3 minutes maggi mee but my AUssy days suddenly zapped into my mind and here's the output. tahhhh - dahhhhhh "Stir Fried Mee with Nor Hiong"
Feel hungry ? haha
Here's some of pics :
Wonder why the auntie gave me 2 spoons ? Right and left hands?
Big Feast @ Pizza Hut BUT i only ordered a chicken mushroom soup =
Ok, here's the mirror part, i telling off my jacky on his behaviour and attitude for school work. It always pissed me off when he asked me some school work during the last few hours of the day before the next schooling day. That's a pretty long long story to it. As i was telling him off, he kept silent but from his facial expression (he seem to be listening and reflecting but kept smiling) suddenly i feel i m speaking to myself. I asked him "what's so funny, i m not telling you a joke here?" and his reply, "I m always like that". In the past, when speaking to others, i would most likely put on a smiley face be it good/bad/sometimes even serious matter, i couldn't control it. I wonder if it's the carefree attitude, cant be bother, lack of seriousness or something else. It's good to smile but do it at the right time.
Time for chess with Mr Zhou....
Friday, August 11, 2006
Nitroglycerin
The news reported that the explosives planned to be use are easily attained!!!! nitroglycerin - a colourless or yellow liquid made by combining sulphuric acid, nitric acid and a glycerin powder. When mixed, it is highly volatile and can be detonated by a small spark or vigorous shaking.
TATP (triacetone triperoxide), which can be made using nail polish remover and hydrogen peroxide.
According to one of the experts, the cost of these materials are rather affordable. =\
With reference from, http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/story.html?id=05c25106-9147-40a5-bf1e-d90fedfbc6d3
What's going on in this world? terrorist act, Israel & Lebanon conflict, all day high oil price, typhoon, Nuclear issue.
PS: Great effort for detecting the plot and deployment of the proactive actions.
Monday, August 07, 2006
3hrs @ TM
Spent around 3hrs there, here's the breakdown. Look for my printer ink at courts. Yucks they didnt have the black ink and i asked the salesgirl if there's other places around which sell this. She replied "No". Well in my mind there are challenger and maybe the best connection in century square. Maybe she doesnt shop around this area. In the end, i got it from popular book store.
Next thing on mind, to look for my bro gift. Got a black colour backpack off Isetan. Initially i thought of getting a green bag but from the condition of the current red bag, i guess black will be a better choice.
Lastly, first visit to "Hair Mechanics" greeted by a nice smile from the lady boss, ann, upon entering the shop. Next, i was directed to my seat and serve with a drink and magazine. The staff gave me a maxsim and newman, yeah stuffs that interest guys =D and it was pretty up-to-date, June 2006 issue. Someone poped behind my back when i was reading, oh my hair stylist of the day, Caslyn. Had a small discussion with her the hair style. Do you enjoy your hair cut session? Personally, i enjoy watching hair stylist who look very focus and executed their cuts in a detailed manner. Overall experience of this visit is good and pleasant.
shop & movie
Went to bugis with fox to browse for baggy, he's looking for those professional sling bag too. But couldnt find he's like at the end of the day. oh ya, here's the new shop of andrew's & co.
Fox in VIP room, oh he's on standby and answering calls on a Saturday. Well standby sux, but that what ahead of me starting Sep =
Time for MAKAN!!! Dinner. Went to the "Zheng Zhong Chong Qing Huo Guo", steamboat. Pretty crowded over there man. They have good variety of food and free flow drinks(only lime and sour pulm). It would be better,if the watermelon were ice cold =D. Overall rating 3.5/5
Ending the day with a movie, "Click" wonderful show. Working hard for the family is great but do leave some attention for them too. Need to learn about balancing work and family. How to do that? Ask those who have done it. Final note, it's good to do regular feedback to your day's actions when you are calm and relax. Sometime things might be overwhelm in your head and you reacted without thinking.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Tiger - Roar
SINGAPORE: Tiger Airways is launching its second anniversary celebrations with $2 one-way air fares to all its destinations in Thailand.
10,000 seats will go on sale from 31st July to the 6th August.
More offers are in the pipeline, and customers can visit the official website at www.tigerairways.com to catch them.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Key to major illness
Still remember the movie, "The Island" ? For those who missed it, its about a company who provide backup human parts (only for those richie). This company actually got a large scale underground factory cloning their clients once they signed off the deal. Upon crisis of the client, his/her clone will be used.
From, http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/221554/1/.html
Singapore-based biotech company, ES Cell International (ESI), has become the first in the world to create human embryonic stem cells designed for clinical use.
This could speed up international stem cell research, which holds the key to the cure of major diseases.
This technology will prolong human health and lifespan in time to come. More lives maybe save, together with new lives born, what will happen?
Bus agony
I used to have them whenever i want to take bus 72, somehow it's just so popular. Just a few days ago i remember seeing through 4 X bus 88 before the 72 finally appear. On some occasion where luck is playing fun with ya, the passenger capacity is madness. You will be like almost sticking to one another. Saw this news today,
The standards cover six essential aspects of service -
* Bus service reliability - for example, at least 85 percent of bus services should not deviate more than 5 minutes from the scheduled frequency
* Loading - for example, weekday peak period bus loading shouldn't exceed 95 percent
* Safety
* Provision of information
* Availability of bus services
* Integration with other modes of public transport
reference : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/221315/1/.html
Well good for the consumers that our agony maybe resolve. But if you are the public transport captains, what's their view on this ?
Friday, July 21, 2006
Toilets
I feel this is worst compare to the massage prank. It's like a total change of emotion state. Imagine you are urgent and wanna release it, halfway before you are done .... OH HeLLLLlll
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Transition
[[mummy with my spec]]
From benefits taken from transition webby, http://www.transitions.com/page.cfm?id=96
Convenient protection means getting protection from both glare and harmful UV radiation whenever you need it, without having to think about it.
Visual quality means taking into account all the factors that can diminish vision, and choosing eyewear that provides the best vision, both indoors and out.
Visual comfort means having comfortable vision in any situation, minimizing eye strain and eye fatigue.
Hmmm is this true ?
Most people understand the need to protect their skin from UV rays, but most are not yet aware of the need to protect their eyes. Unfortunately, the effects of UV rays are cumulative. Research also shows that by age 18, most people have accumulated 80% of their total lifetime exposure to the sun.
Some personal views after this afternoon encounter, was on my way to take bus. It was about 1400hrs and pretty glaring outside, without knowing the glaring effect reduce, in my mind,oh must be my transition =D. In the past, i will be struggling with those glaring rays.
Conicidence
Had lunch with him and two other guys at a nearby market. Upon parking i saw this nice car,
hahahah i just love bmw
And this my lunch. -> taste like baozhang's home-make maggi mee.
A went to order first, B (me, i saw A coming back without knowing what he ordered). C came after me ( but we mid halfway after i had ordered). D went last. Conicidentally all 4 of us make order with the same stall.
On our way back to the carpark, one of them was saying "better get back to office fast, finish up the tasks and pack up before the manager pop up". Almost immediately when he finished his last word, the door to carpark opened and we saw the manager walking towards us. LOL
Friday, July 14, 2006
updates
Here's some photos
Early for meeting and ..... you gonna WAIT for the rest, guess how much is the chair i m sitting.
Met Sophia for shopping at orchard, she was talking to another guy when i reached the MRT control station. Found out that the guys was actually looking for new faces kinda modelling stuffs for events and he approached her. After that just before went entered into the tunnel towards far east, another lady tapped her on the back and ask for her contacts, similar kind of stuffs. I was like "WHERE GOT SO POPULAR ONE!!!!" oh bck to the above pic took it at DFS, contains all the cannot signs. "Singapore a fine city" haha interesting ? Oh one last thing, didnt know that we cant purchase alcoholic drinks at DFS, the sale person actually told us that we need to pre-order. hmmmm...
had steamboat with beng,zk,heng and our bro,kachi, whose back for holiday. chong qin still taste better haha. We went for sheesha after the dinner, my first time man. We were unable to finish the bottle of apple mint man. wasted!!
PS: new mega shopping center at harbour front, Vivocity will be up in 3 months. The biggest GV threate will be there too. http://www.vivocity.com.sg
VivoCity and WDA organise Job Fair from 14-15 July 2006 to help tenants recruit staff
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
10M wedding
Check this http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/217201/1/.html
"It's a $10 million fairy-tale wedding between a Singaporean bride and the son of an Indian tycoon.
Decked like a prince, 27-year-old Adarsh Gabodia arrived - on a horse - at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Tuesday evening to claim his 25-year-old bride Neha Didwania.
A 6.5-carat engagement ring was what he gave her as a token of his love.
This was followed by a 10-carat diamond wedding band estimated to be worth at least a million dollars. "
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
fuel
Heard that SBS gonna review the fare soon. My mum updated me on the rise of electricity and gas bills. One of the article today - ComfortDelgro, which operates 15,600 taxis, has said that from July 10, it will increase the flag-down fare for its Comfort, CityCab and Yellow-Top taxis by 10 cents.
ComfortDelgro will also double the peak hour surcharge from July 10.
It is also adjusting its distance-related fare structure, which means commuters will be clocking a shorter distance for every 10 cents metered.
Even the gov are using it as reasons - "Maritime officials have said that the high cost of fuel is one key element restricting Indonesia's ability to conduct frequent maritime patrols along its vast coastline."
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/217166/1/.html
PS : those with car allowance, try ya luck asking for car allowance review =D
Sunday, July 02, 2006
1-52
1. Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo
Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.
2. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. (Must test for myself)
3. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
4. 40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
5. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
6. On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
7. Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and
nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.
8. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
9. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine.
10. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other
at the same time.
11. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II
weremade of wood.
12. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
13. Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to
paint Mona Lisa's lips.
14. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow a film down so
you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
15. The original name for the butterfly was "flutterby"!
16. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink
in quicksand.
17. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks
the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
18. Dentists recommend that a toothbrush be kept at least six feet
away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush. (Cap your toothbrush)
19. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
20. The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
21. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the
Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
22. Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.
23. Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but
was talked out of it by her doctor.
24. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola,
and Budweiser, in that order. (Only for the US and Western world?)
25. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the
left hand.
26. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, prick your fingers into
its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
27. A mathematical wonder: 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 gives
the result 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321.
28. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
29. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
30. The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.
31. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
32. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
33. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
34. "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt".
35. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
36. In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat
your fingers off".
37. A cockroach can live for 10 days without a head.
38. European women didn't wear underwear until the 1900's.
39. We shed 40 pounds of skin a lifetime.
40. Yo-Yos were once used as weapons in the Philippines. (Mmmmm...)
41. Coca-Cola can be used as car oil.
42. Mexico City sinks abut 10 inches a year. (It should have disappeared by now..)
43. Brains are more active sleeping than watching TV.
44. Blue is the favorite color of 80 percent of Americans.
45. When a person shakes their head from side to side, he is
saying"yes" in Sri Lanka.
46. There are more chickens than people in the world. (Definitely not after the bird flu!)
47. It's against the law in Iceland to have a dog.
48. The thumbnail grows the slowest, and the middle nail grows the fastest.
49. The only word in the English Language with all vowels in reverse
order is "subcontinental".
50. There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
51. Beethoven poured ice water over his head before he composed. (Now we know why his hair looks so unkempt!)
52. In Pakistan, it's rude to show your feet.
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