I got a dedication!

This was dedicated to me to show me how IMPORTANT I am. :)

Did You Know 2.0

A very interesting video, heard about its earlier version from Otterman, but it did not capture my heart then, I believe its the improved graphics and content re-arrangement to suit a larger, international audience that took my breath away.

Enjoy it!




You know what is really sad is that I am beginning to realise that many have and are taking teaching as a career for granted for its stable job environment, comfortable lifestyle (considering which jobs gives you about 6weeks of holidays/year +all public holidays?) How many of these new teachers or teachers who have been in action for years stop to reflect how their teaching is going to affect our children in school? How can we expect school children to keep order in school if their own teachers do not follow the simplest rule of keeping their food away after they consume them in the canteen? Many are in the profession because they lack the dream or drive or courage to do something else. So its a great shelter for them, but what about the children they are going to churn out everyday? How does their lack of courage, drive, dream as a person TEACH our children that all of us must have a dream, the drive and courage to live that dream? How do we churn out survivors in the next few decades?

So now that you know... What are YOU going to do about it?

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A very tiny World

The world could not get any smaller... or maybe its because we are in Singapore?

Last night, I bumped into our ex-tenant from Hell. Yep, took the train with him, on the same NIGHT, at the same TIME, in the same TRAIN, in the same CABIN! Can you believe that? I only saw him in my last 2mins of "reunion" with him, not sure if he spotted me from the beginning, I suspect that we actually got onto the train from the same station as well ha ha ha

Last weekend, I attended a good friend's wedding reception and bumped into another old acquaintance. Why not a friend you might ask.... after spending 1month in Aussie land together on a backpack, I still dunno this guy! Can you believe that? ha ha ha Some people are just weird... or maybe its me... hmm...

Have a couple of friends who are also friends of friends'... so the world is getting smaller for me. Is that for you too?

I was analysing it as Singapore being a tiny country, so the chances of bumping into each other or having a chain-friendship is normal. Besides, most of these folks that we are talking about are in the same age group as ourselves, so naturally, the social circles also revolves around the same space.

But then hor, I also have friends who are cousins of my other friends... that is freaky! ha ha ha

I wonder if this would still occur if I'm not in the country? hmm... will have to live it to try it out! ha ha ha

Sinking heart

my heart is sinking faster than I can catch it.

Usually, when something goes wrong with an experiment, especially if its human error, one can easily, readily point it out. In my case, I'm dealing with a multi-dimensional error that only by God's grace am I able to figure out what went wrong, in order to fix it.

So my dear Lord, please help me see the light to the mountain of errors, guide me to find solutions with the limited resources that is available. HELP ME! Bless me!

Why my wrist feels like falling off my arms...

What? only 24pieces? I thought there was enough to last for 1year, the washing never seems to end... not only was I running out of space to hang them... but also out of energy... I din think that this washing part would that sooooo long, I figure at most 2hrs... but then again, I also figured I needed only 2hrs in the lab when I actually spent 7hrs! Ok, I think my timing is really screwed up! So if I'm late for an appt, dun yell.... I'm probably washing clothes or mopping or scrubbing or labbing....

hee hee

Tank In Action!

Are you packing up your bags and trying to run?

Dun worry, its not a real tank... its a miniature, remote control version with sound effects also!

It's quite a beauty, moving through the flat-to-me-but-mini-slope-to-it-terrains. Especially on patches of the grass which a stone has been removed or something, you can see the tank dip its head hee hee so cute!

Found outside Marina Shopping Mall facing Esplanade, under a blazing hot sun at 1pm on a Sunday afternoon... Go find them if you are interested!

Here's one more close up!

New Car?

Daily Manna - Path, Rock, Thorns or Soil?

Daily Manna from the 'Net for Thursday, January 24

Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop--thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown.' Mark 4:15-20 NIV

Way Cool!

What is the cool bit?

hmm.... the video? the sound effect? the bulldozer being automated? or the MOUNTAIN of Lego bits? I cant decide... can you?

ENJOY!



Ok, now we are very inspired... let's see how far this inspiration will take us... hee hee

MacBook Air!

so its true after all... the ultra thin, ultra small size portable is back on its feet again!

I'm glad I stayed up for this.... made the day of celebration ending with a bang.. so now, I can say what I really really want for my birthday... *hint* *hint* ha ha ha

here's a transcript from The Mac Observer

[1:12 PM] Using 1.8" drives, the same drive that ships in some iPods. Has a 64 GB solid state drive, too!! Wow! Otherwise, an 80GB drive.

The motherboard is TINY!

Comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo, one of them, at 1.6GHz. There's a 1.8 GHz option, too. Said they went to Intel to get that processor 60% smaller than before, which is what made the MacBook Air possible. Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel, is on stage.

[1:12 PM] You can rotate photos, move windows, scroll through large images, etc. You can pan left and right through photos with three fingers. You can also use the iPhone's pinching gesture to enlarge and shrink an image.

[1:08 PM] Full sized keyboard, full sized screen. THIN! Steve said it's, "The world's thinnest notebook."

Has 13.x inch display with LED backlighting. Damn thing has an iSight camera built into it. Steve said it's the best keyboard they've ever shipped.

Has ambient light sensor with lit keys.

Has multitouch/gesture trackpad.

[1:08 PM] I think I told a couple of people I thought the rumor sites were wrong on this one, the MacBook Air, and clearly I was wrong.

It's a super thin MacBook. Steve said it doesn't compromise on performance. It's also 0.16 inches thick at it's thinnest. At it's thickest, it's 0.76 inches. It will fit inside one of those large yellow envelopes that many offices use. In fact, turns out there was one on Steve's desk this whole time in such an envelope. It's THIN!

Funny Faces of 2007

Lilies!

There's something pretty amazing about the Stardust Lilies. Not only do they add a touch of homeliness to the space, they also emit a very powerfully pleasant fragrance. Its something which we enjoy lots at home.

Then, upon closer inspection, I discovered something new for myself! ha ha ha

Do you realize that most of the unopened petals are usually in green? As it gets more water transported up to its petals, with more chemical reactions, it starts to turn rosy! So cute! I've always been blind to this, so its a new discovery for me! ha ha ha





Noticed the difference? These two are 1 day in time difference for their "opening" ceremony. hee hee



Dun they just look lovely?

Best Recycling Effort ever!

Initially, I was hesitant about keeping my "jumbo" Sony 17" monitor around after we gave away its CPU. I was hoping for more desk space to spread my numerous documents, logbook, files, books etc.

BUT the moment that I started using it, I totally changed my mind about it! (Thank You Darling for making it happen!) Yah, Ad was the one who kept telling me to try it...

So what did we do? Check it out:

Jacky again!

I have a lovely relationship with Jacky, back in 2002, when Ad and I went to New York for the first time, experienced our first white Christmas, we were also very fortunate to attend his 2002 world tour in Atlantic City. It was such an awesome experience, to be in America but totally surrounded by chinese people, I have not seen so many chinese concentrated in one place ever since his concert (In a non-chinese dominated country lah).

And the first time he came to Singapore (1997) to perform his Muscial: Snow, Wolf, Lake in cantonese, I was estatic that my eldest bro got us (me and my sis) tickets for it. It was such an unforgettable performance, the storyline was simple but the music was so touching that I actually fork out a substantial amount of $$ to buy its CD (back then, anything more than $20 is alot!! but I cant remember how much the CD cost....) No regrets forking out that $ for the CD because its the MOST heard CD on my iTunes list hee hee... I never grew sick of it, simply because its so lovely.

Jacky came back to Singapore again for his second Snow, Wolf, Lake performance in 2005, I was so excited that I rounded up all those Cantonese-loving fans to attend his concert only to realise that it was in mandarin! Aiyo! For those 1st timers, it was a great performance, but for us who have heard the best, mandarin version just wasnt enough. . .

A week before his 2007 World Tour, a friend told me that I might be lucky enough to get a pair of FREE tickets to his concert! I was again ecstatic! Hee hee... I just had to negotiate with another pal for it, well, eventually he caved in after watching me jump up and down in joy on hearing that I might just possibly be able to attend the concert.... Thank You my dear friend.

It was an unforgettable night! Jacky's voice was unbeatable, the way he adjusts his tone, depth, volume to bring out the best of each song was simply breathtaking! I wanted the night to lasts forever! I think this was Jacky's BEST performance next to his premier SWL in Cantonese. MOST of his music for the night was in Cantonese, it was so lovely, there was a great mix of new and old songs, he sang and sang and sang, not a single break in between his 3.5hrs performance! Amazing for a 46yr old performer.

Here's something to remember the night by...