Trying 2 b bionic...

New method..

2010-12-29T17:11:00.001+08:00

New method o blogging!!! Using iPhone!! No nd 2 get blocked!!! Hahha.. Bur I super busy wif e new job + wedding + hn's homework... (

long long time

2010-05-31T23:56:00.003+08:00

wah..it's been so long since i last update...haha...

ever since office blocked access 2 blogspot, i haven been writing...ahhaa...

many pple also not updating...all so busy...

sme updates fr me..

i'm finally leaving my job 4 a new 1... =) i juz cld not take it any longer when my 2nd boss say tt research officers r "different" fr psychologists.... --*** i really feel like telling him 2 F*** off... so glad i finally m leaving!!! was quite glad my big boss was pretty ok wif my leaving..2nd boss seem surprised...i bet he must 've tot i wld b staying after i up e salary... hahaa.. anyway, seems like a lot o pple leaving...but i dun feel sad 4 e unit anymore...initially i was angry...den i was quite sad tt i'm leaving...but now i'm actually v looking fwd 2 my new job... =) my new job will b at little india...i'll b having quite a lot o curries soon.. ;p ahhaa....i'm working at lta as SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST...e name sound so power ah! ahhaa...

& i'm finally gg 2 get married soon...in another 9mths approx...gg go 2 a master 2 calculate e dates...e actual date wld most likely b in mar & held in jb...e spore side shld b abt 2 wks earlier...anyway still haven settle on w spore venue 2 hold it...1ed ACM, but i add up e cost...abit v x...& me & HN will b paying...dunno my mom will let us kp e angbao or not 2 cover e dinner...haizzz.....shall c how after my sis' wedding bah...

2day my sis finally gg 2 get married...& my dunno how many times as "jie mei"....i'll finally b off e league o "jie meis" soon...haha.. so groom-to-be can b happy....hhahaha..no $$$-face "jie mei" 2 worry abt...hahaa..

ok gg slp..only 've abt 6hrs left 2 slp... =)

2009-12-05T13:48:00.000+08:00

Social Darling Frock GROSGRAIN GIVEAWAY!!!!

tis dress is so unique.. =)

happiness...

2009-08-05T13:58:00.002+08:00

quotes fr an article fr ST..

"..if ur mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you will feel happy."

"..live ur life as the Buddha advised - in the present, not grasping some future happiness jackpot."

"..the pursuit of perfection is the biggest obstacle to happiness."

"If we wish 2 b happy, we should aim to be "optimalists" instead (of perfectionists) - "good enough", rather than perfect.."

"..you don't have to be perfect to be happy."

Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

2009-06-25T11:30:00.002+08:00

simple easy 2 do recipes...=) click on e title 2 go...101 recipes..

sme recipes w i tink i cld easily make:

- Toss a cup of chopped mixed herbs with a few tablespoons of olive oil in a hot pan. Serve over angel-hair pasta, diluting the sauce if necessary with pasta cooking water.

- Pan-grill a skirt steak for three or four minutes a side. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, slice and serve over romaine or any other green salad, drizzled with olive oil and lemon.

- Boil a lobster. Serve with lemon or melted butter.

- Chinese tomato and eggs: Cook minced garlic in peanut oil until blond; add chopped tomatoes then, a minute later, beaten eggs, along with salt and pepper. Scramble with a little soy sauce.

many many other recipes...=)

Nice dress...but dun tink it's avail in Sg..

2009-06-24T10:23:00.002+08:00

http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2009/05/shabby-apple-marseilles-dress-guest.html

Sabah or Sarawak??

2009-04-28T16:56:00.002+08:00

http://www.visit-malaysia.com/sabah-packages/east-west.htm

http://www.longhouseadventure.com/2d1n.doc

http://www.visit-malaysia.com/sarawak-room-packages/package-discovery.htm

http://www.viator.com/tours/Sabah-and-Sarawak/Satang-Island-Turtle-Conservation-and-Snorkeling-Day-Trip-from-Kuching/d106-3705KCH22

Are you an annoying diver?

2009-04-22T10:41:00.001+08:00

Most dive publications and advertising suggest that everyone who has ever donned a wetsuit is a smiling, friendly and likeable sort of person. The guys are cheerful and helpful and just the kind of fellow you would want by your side on any dive trip should anything go wrong underwater. The women are bright and healthy and look great in a brightly-coloured shorty, preferably with the zip casually opened.

Reality is seldom quite so shiny and perfect. Anyone who dives regularly will know what it means to be stuck listening to some boring moron drone on and on, or see some gung-ho macho divers doing something to imperil everyone.
Everyone has their own pet hates when it comes to fellow divers and, when you are stuck on the ocean in a small boat, there is no escape. Your bug-bears are in your face. The irritants are inescapable. So what are the most common ways for divers to get under the skin of others and, more importantly, are you guilty of them?

The Self-proclaimed Dive Legend
Conversations about diving when on a liveaboard or in a beach bar in the evening are pretty much unavoidable and, if you can't stand talking about diving, you should probably be doing something else. However there are different types of conversations. There are interesting chats about ground-breaking conservation movements or unusual encounters or discoveries. In other words, interesting tales contain an element of novelty. Sadly, there are many divers who mistake their own banal and unexceptional anecdotes for something of interest e.g. 'Yeah and then on one trip in Thailand I saw not 1 but 2. 2 really big manta rays!!'
Incredibly, this affliction can often spread like rabies and infect the person beside them and the person beside them, until suddenly you find yourself listening to several dive bores all jockeying for airspace and constantly striving to trump the preceding tale.
Interestingly, anyone who does know a thing or two about diving, knows that these dive bores tend to have more limited knowledge and experience than their gusto attempts to project. Experience teaches that the most deserving of respect and admiration in the dive world also tend to be the most humble.

The Hands-on diver
Everyone knows, or should know, where to draw the line when it comes to what level of interaction with the marine environment is acceptable. The majority of divers know that they are visitors in another realm and try to observe without molestation. Sadly not all. There are would-be heroes who organise dive trips with a group of their adoring fans/customers and then proceed to give the worst possible example of how human beings should behave underwater.
I saw an American trip leader in Fiji chase an octopus into a hole and proceed to jam his pointer in every fissure in the rock to force the hiding creature out. Several desperate puffs of ink, a panicky retreat ensued. He then proceeded to collect shells and even give the "OK" or otherwise to his disciples regarding their choice of mollusks.
At one point he swam quite near me and threw to me, in the style of a basketball pass, a cushion star, only to be disappointed when I failed to receive it. Instead I responded with a hand signal that might have looked like the initial movements of 'scissor, paper, stone'. I am not sure whether this particular primate felt the need to entertain his gang so much that all his etiquette went out the window, or he simply didn't give a toss in the first place. In any circumstance, the hands-on diver will cause much upset.
An honourable mention here must go to the photographer for whom the relentless pursuit of that awesome picture comes at the expense of the marine environment. All photographers are guilty of this sin to some extent and it is not necessarily the inexperienced who are the most to blame. It may not be fashionable to say it but. photographers damage reefs! Many claim somewhat arrogantly that the consciousness-raising their images inspire among the great unwashed masses results in a net environmental benefit, but this excuse just doesn't wash. The fact remains that many divers have witnessed more contact, interference and damage to the reefs by the sprawling limbs and sprawling equipment of role model photographers than the occasional stray fin kick of an open water diver.
I have been to resorts that ban gloves yet cater exceptionally well to photographers. To me that is a nonsense of the highest order. Yes, some may abuse the use of gloves but they are often worn for the same reason the rest of the body is covered: warmth and protection. There are times when currents require some form of holding on to a piece of rock, or a line or various other occasions when you may have to use your fingers, which are often softened and tender. Yet the mention of gloves leaves many in a state of apoplexy whereas someone bearing a bus-size amount of hi-tech photographic equipment and almost certain to damage the reef, is given the red carpet treatment.

The Piss-taker
Have you ever gone to hang up your wetsuit beside someone else and been overpowered by an acrid stench of pee? In what other sport or activity is it acceptable to foist upon one's companions the whiff of one's own feculence? Admittedly it is, to some extent the unavoidable result of well-hydrated bladders surrounded by liquid for three quarters of an hour and with no clear escape route.
However the writer has a zipper in his wetsuit and seldom struggles to find a quiet spot at least once on every dive to find a little shelter and create his own wee yellow thermocline. Just a quick check that there are no titan triggerfish around looking for a bite size snack and go with the flow.
It is easier for guys of course, and you need your own bespoke wetsuit but it can be done. Shouldn't you give it some thought?

The Clatterer
New divers, bless their little heads, are in a weird and wonderful new world and we have all been there and marvelled at the strange new element and the oddness of getting around in water. Propriosensitivity, or knowing where you are in relation to everything and everyone else, is a skill that develops over time.
We all know this, but it doesn't stop us getting annoyed when some newbie manages to kick and slap and swim into you (and everyone else) throughout the entire dive. Sure you can give the guy a wide berth but lose focus for a minute and start peering in at a squat lobster in a feather star and bang! In he clatters to you, arms waving in a riot of frantic bubbles.
Diving over a healthy reef can be such a soothing experience that when disturbed by someone who moves like they are the subject of an LAPD car chase, it really is a rude disruption and one that can remove all pleasure from the dive and restfulness from the mind.

The Singer
One of the great joys of diving is the lack of conversation. Meaningless, irritating jabber is something to be tolerated above the surface, yet below the waves there is little audible human chit-chat. However one cannot get away from one's thoughts and I am sure many divers have, like me, found it vexing that even at 30m it can be difficult to shake from one's head that catchy tune that was being played during kitting up. Diving is a place for pinks not Pink, buoyancy not Boyzone.
What is worse is when you are stuck on a liveaboard trip with someone who makes irritating repetitive noises above land that continue to plague your mind at 100 bar. I was once in the company of a Frenchman who insisted on randomly saying 'Pee pee pah pah po po' for no apparent reason on the dive deck. That, and the stereotype affirming 'Oh la la'. Incredibly these inane utterances managed to spin around in my head during any quiet time on any dive, much to my chagrin. Furthermore I would actually hear strange musical noises on dives and finally identified this same character as the culprit.
The world is full of human noises. Some inspiring but mostly just white noise, space-filling garbage and surely the watery world is one refuge where we should be able to escape the boring babble.

This list could go on and I am sure everyone has their own favourites that they could add, but there seems to be such an atmosphere of 'niceness' in diving that people would often rather just let it go than cause any upset by giving voice to their woes. Indeed discretion is normally the better part of valour when diving with the same strangers several days in a row. What joy it is to be able to vent one's splenetic juices from the safety of the keyboard!

If you see yourself in any of the above, please don't take it personally. You might not have realised that someone's hackles were being raised because we are all much too polite to say it. Well, most of us.

http://www.dive-the-world.com/newsletter-200904-annoying-diver.php

felt aquarium

2009-04-17T16:43:00.000+08:00

seems quite easy 2 make..

http://purlbee.squarespace.com/felt-aquarium-magnets/

nite dive australia...

2009-04-10T22:34:00.000+08:00

convertible furniture...

2009-04-07T17:25:00.002+08:00

convertible furnitures...interesting..& space-saving!! gd ideas..more furnitures in e link below..

http://www.littlediggs.com/littlediggs/convertible-furniture-for-small-spaces/

loft bed...

2009-04-07T17:19:00.001+08:00

nice..especially suitable for small rooms in hdb flats..

http://www.littlediggs.com/littlediggs/2009/01/loft-beds-not-just-for-kids.html

cute insects...

2009-04-07T16:25:00.003+08:00

if u hate creepy crawlies...i suggest u skip tis post...it's titled cute insect pics...but i still find them disgusting...& my hair stands on their ends when i look at them...but still i've tis urge 2 post them...;p hahaha...

there r more other pics on e following website..dun attempt if u r easily disgusted..

http://viznine.blogspot.com/2009/01/cute-insect-pics-6.html

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duality...

2009-04-07T15:49:00.002+08:00

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science haswith GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .
Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, you Believe in GOD?
Student : Absolutely, sir.
Professor : Is GOD Good ?
Student : Sure.
Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?
Student : Yes.
Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?
(Student was silent )

Professor : You can't answer, can you ? Let's start again, Young Fella.Is GOD Good?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Is Satan good ?
Student : No.
Professor : Where does Satan come from ?
Student : From . . . GOD . . .
Professor : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.
Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student : Yes.
Professor : So who created evil ?
(Student did not answer)

Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student : Yes, sir.
Professor : So, who Created them ?
(Student had no answer)

Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observethe World around you.Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student : No, sir.
Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student : No , sir.
Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student : Yes.
Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol,Science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor : Yes,Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor : Yes.
Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor : Yes.
Student : No, sir. There isn't.
(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, MegaHeat, White Heat,a Little Heat or No Heat.But we don't have anything called Cold.We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.There is no such thing as Cold.Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.We cannot Measure Cold.Heat is Energy.Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

(There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )

Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student : You're wrong again, sir.Darkness is the Absence of Something.You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its calledDarkness, isn't it?In reality, Darkness isn't.If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?
Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?
Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GODand a Bad GOD.You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, somethingwe can measure.Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fullyunderstood either one.To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact thatDeath cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument was going )

Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and Cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor,Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?

(The Class was in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

(The Class broke out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain,Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .No one appears to have done so.So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable,Demonstrable Protocol,Science says that You have No Brain, sir.With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student : That is it sir . . . Exactly !The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.

That student was Albert Einstein.

how did we get started on reefwalking???

2009-04-06T09:52:00.001+08:00

how did we get started on reefwalking???

did it start after our 1st perhentian trip??? where we saw baby cuttlefish, nemos, stingrays....etc etc....???

labrador reefwalk...semakau reewalk...

2009-03-30T11:25:00.003+08:00

our reefwalk on sat didnt really worked out...swing had 2 work last min...so in e end, we rc labrador @ 7+...when we went down, we had barely 10mins 2 look ard as e gate was gg 2 b closed... (note: it's open fr 9am-8pm)...only saw 2 worms in e water...e tide was oredi coming in & e water was quite mucky....

btw, there's bus 408 tt goes 2 labrador & 409 tt goes up mt faber (but operates only on wkends)....so nx time can easily go...

i've booked 2 places 2 go semakau on 12 apr...not cheap...$53.50 per pax...but i've yet 2 send in e cheque...hope i dun 4get, otherwise no reefwalking again...

http://tidechaser.blogspot.com/search/label/Semakau

fr tis blog, can c quite a lot o nudis...sme i haven even seen b4 while diving....hopefully e weather is gd...

disney castle in bkk...

2009-03-25T15:30:00.002+08:00

saw tis on my friend's facebook...so nice..it's in bkk leh...quoted fr his fb:"it used to be a theme park in Chatuchak, like Disneyland but later moved, left only the castle."

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/photo.php?pid=1687718&id=671330185

A miilion beer bottles later and its a buddhist temple!!

2009-03-24T10:14:00.000+08:00

http://greenupgrader.com/4262/one-million-beer-bottles-later-and-its-a-buddhist-temple/

wah really amazing...tcc if u know e place mayb u can go visit it...looks v interesting...

i said ok....

2009-03-23T15:55:00.003+08:00

i didnt really anticipated it....we talked abt it but i never really tot it wld b so soon....

after a pretty tiring day diving (4 dives including a nite dive)...i was tinkin o having a quick dinner & resting after tt....

but when i rc e dining area, i was pleasantly ushered 2 e deck 4 a romantic candlelight dinner overlooking e wori bay...

there were quite a lot o guests compared 2 e last few days...& e 1st thing i told HN was, dun do anything in front o every1 k!! cos i knew he was planning sth fr e way he was looking....

he did not attempt 2 do anything while we were eating (or else i might 've indigestion i guesss)...e manager came rd 2 chat...nth happened...

our desserts came...most o e guests had gone bk 2 rest (cos diving was pretty early)...HN looked at me in a really funny way...like he's got sth stuck inside him...shy & happy & awkward lookin all mixed up expression....

suddenly he took out fr his bermuda's pocket, his kit kat pouch...

"dear, i got sth 4 u..."

unzipped his pouch (fumbling wif e zip slightly)...a box...

i dun really rememb if he kneeled down immediately or if he presented e ring 2 me 1st den he kneeled...my head was buzzing...& i was really quite tired fr e dives...i tink he gave me e box but 4got 2 kneel...after i asked him den he kneeled...

i really didnt know wat 2 say....

"dear dear, will u marry me?"

still i had absolutely nth gg thro my head...it was blank....& it was really juz buzzing....

"dear, get up la...every1 looking..."

"u haven answer me, how 2 get up?"

"if i dun answer, den u dun nd 2 get up ah?"

"yeah..i'll juz kneel here until u reply.."

"ok.."

"so i kneel here ah??"

"sit on e chair la.."

"so u gg 2 marry me??"

"ok"

"really?"

"hmm"

finally i nodded my head....

even though my head was still buzzing...i know i made a rite choice...=)

gd 4 diving...

2009-03-23T15:17:00.002+08:00

can try sewing 1 if u've e time..i might try it using e manual sewing machine...

http://pm-betweenthelines.blogspot.com/2009/03/headband-aka-serre-tete-tutorial.html

P.S. TCC, how much is e manual sewing machine, 4got 2 give u e $$..;p

climbing...

2009-03-23T14:34:00.003+08:00

've been consistently gaining fat ard my belly...haizz...looks super ugly, & pple kp giving me e "r u pregnant" look...haizzz....

damned...ever since i stop rockclimbing, e belly's getting bigger & bigger... i never really realize tt rockclimbing can get rid o e belly fats...i tink i shld go bk 2 climbing again!!!

swing...let's go 2 climber's lab!!!

tide time 28 & 29 Mar

2009-03-20T11:17:00.004+08:00

Date Time Height
28/03 0607 0.5 L

28/03 1216 2.9 H

28/03 1833 0.7 L

29/03 0015 2.9 H

29/03 0641 0.3 L

29/03 1258 2.8 H

29/03 1905 0.9 L

halequin in manado..finally...but still no sign o blue-ring

2009-03-20T09:16:00.000+08:00

finally a harlequin!!! hehe..

Win an all expenses paid trip to Manado

2009-03-18T10:45:00.000+08:00

For those interested in U/W photography. Please write in no more than 300 words: what you want from the experience, how comfortable you are in the water, how much experience you have with cameras, where you work, what else you do other than diving, and whether you are open to instruction. deadline is 30 April.
E-mail :editor@scubadiveraa.com

This event is organized by SDAA together with William Tan and La Rasscasse resort in Manado. Winning entry will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Manado from 26 May - 1 Jun for a one-to-one photography workshop with William Tan using the Canon 450D DSLR.

TTM club meeting....

2009-03-17T17:58:00.001+08:00

ladies o e ttm club...

i've sme news w i 1 2 share wif all o u...

pls let me know when u all free, we can meet on oovoo...

=)

always look on e bright side o life..da dum da dum da dum da dum...

2009-03-17T17:51:00.002+08:00

Came across tis while clearing my mailbox...yes i still kp emails tt were so long ago..haha...tis pic was sent by nee on new year's day on 2004...after e 4 o us (swing, tcc, nee & me) had a crying session under tt bridge near e esplanade there...haha..

nee u gave v touching advice leh...haha..=)

yes, let's all look on e bright side o life....

Suggestions/Comments: Photos for competition..

2009-03-17T14:31:00.004+08:00

hello ladies/gentlemen,

below i've 3 pairs o pics w i took in manado/lembeh. I tink they cld possible b entered 4 competition (free anyway), so cld u give me sme feedback on each pair & also a suitable title??? thks!

Before

After

Before

After

Before

After

back to reality...

2009-03-16T10:37:00.001+08:00

View fr Cocotinos...

back to reality...when wld i get 2 c such lovely sunsets again??? now annual leave left 5 days only...haizzz....

yet another eventful flight bk...

2009-03-13T15:02:00.001+08:00

Following e qantas eventful flight bk 2 spore…e flight bk fr manado was yet another unforgettable trip…

Heng tis time there was no terrorist…e flight was kana cancelled cos 1 o e pipe 4 e hydralics had burst….

I chk-in on 11 Mar morn via e internet…there was no indication tt there was gg 2 b a delay in e flight…we rc e airport ard 1215 (flight departure was supposed 2 b 1345)….during chk-in den we saw e notice pasted on e counter…flight delayed 2 1455, we cld ‘ve done more shopping if we knew it was gg 2 b delayed…haizz…no choice loh…juz wait…heng we had KFC b4 we came…

1355, we went 2 e immigration, e boarding time was supposed 2 b 1355…e gate wasn’t open 4 boarding…so we waited…

ard 1415, there was an announcement tt e silkair flight had landed….but there was no sight/sign o e plane….no passengers coming out….hmmmm….

way past e supposed departure time, there was still no sight o e plane….finally ard 1515, e silkair plane was finally towed 2 e gate…e passengers finally got off e plane….

It was way way past e departure time but still no news….den e announcement came tt e flight was gonna b delayed, & there were refreshments (bread & drinks)….but still no news on wat was happening….

& so we waited….

Finally ard 1600, e manager o Silkair, came wif a loudhailer…he said tt e pilot had discovered a leak in e hydraulic system, & there was a nd 2 chk wif e engineer…he said tt e pilot said it was a small problem, but e engineer’s advice was needed…there wld b a possibility tt e plane might b grounded…& he said he wld b bk in an hr’s time 2 update us…

KFC (again!!!argh!!!) was given out….wait wait wait wait wait….

Finally e manger came bk after 1 hr or so…e plane grounded!!! There was no flight, & they had 2 deliver e parts fr spore, so hopefully e nx morn 0630 shld b able 2 fly…

Arrangements were made 2 retrieve e luggages, & transport 2 e hotel…

When we were on our way 2 e hotel, suddenly e coach broke down!!!in e middle o e road!!! Jammed up e whole road!!! Wah lau….heng after ard 10-15mins…e coach finally revived!!! By e time we rc e hotel, oredi 1830…dinner was provided @ 1930…so we went 2 e rm 2 shower, had 2 dig thro’ all my clothes 2 find 1 tt didn’t smell…heng I separated all e smelly (diving) clothes…otherwise I wld ‘ve nth 2 wear!!! & also heng tt, tt morn we went shopping, & I got extra t-shirt, HN also…

E flight was cfm 2 b 0630 e nx morn, & we had 2 leave e hotel by 0500…so 0330 had 2 get up, shower & ‘ve bfast…..

It was pouring in e morn when we got up….e coach was not big enough 2 carry every1 + e luggages… & it took them quite sme time 2 finally get every1 on e road…

By e time we rc e airport, it was ard 0600 (heng e traffic early in e morn was super light, otherwise I tink 0700 we also dunno can rc or not…)…

When we got 2 e airport, there was a lot o pple…a lot o locals catching domestic flight I tink…& we had 2 squeeze in wif all e pple!!!! So stupid!!!! We were all late oredi…still nd 2 squeeze… _ _

Finally got thro, den we nd 2 chk-in again!!!! & it took another hr or so….by e time we went thro’ everything, & every1 was onboard, it was nearly 0730….

Finally e plane was gg 2 e taxi way!!!! FINALLY I tot!!

But waited 4 sme time, no movement, den e captain came on…there was supposedly sme technical fault again, & we needed 2 go bk!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wah lau…………….

We learnt fr e air-stewardess tt e engineer & pilot nd 2 configure e aircraft, & there was sme signature issues 2 settle b4 we can fly…so again, we were dished out bread/crossiants while we waited….haiz…..

Finally finally finally, e captain came on again & said tt everything was settled & we were finally able 2 fly bk…by tt time it was 0830 or mayb near 2 0900?? We finally took off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally we rc spore at ard 1130….we got off but there was no1 2 tell us wat we needed, & I was damned hungry!!! So I decided 2 juz call silkair later instead, so we went 4 our lunch…

But tis morn, when I called silkair, I learnt tt I nded 2 go down 2 their sales office in keypoint 2 get e documentation tt e flight was delayed…wah lau…& their opening hrs only on wkdays!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I asked if they cld email or send it via snail mail or anything, but apparently it was not possible, & I had 2 go down personally 2 collect!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wah lau….i really 1ed 2 ask e ABNN 2 F*** off….so damned pissed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I wrote a super long complaint letter on their feedback & enquiries page…hopefully they’ll get bk 2 me soon…otherwise I’m gg send in 2 e newspapers 2 tell e whole world abt e super poor service….;p

1st day on cocotinos..

2009-03-04T19:49:00.002+08:00

juz had our dinner...& now inside e computer room blogging..

there's only 5 guests (including us) in total at cocotinos!!!

did a check-out dive juz now...not bad!!! a pair of ghostpipe...diff lionfishes, big small, white, black, orange...watever color u 1...haha...scorpionfishes..not bad not bad...

but now oredi a little slpy...after e dive, went 4 a little swim in e pool...so relaxing..hahah...e room also v nice...ahaha...

luckily 2day was super sunny..was raining rather heavily when e plane landed...luckily sunny when we arrive at e resort...

pray hard 4 gd weather tmr!!!

maroon 5...it's beta tt we....

2009-03-02T15:02:00.004+08:00

i really like tis quote that poh ya put in her blog taken fr benjamin buttons:

At the end, Benjamin Button's letter to his daughter: For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.

i hope to have the strength 2 overcome my fears..i know i hurted u alot...is it juz silly fears??? i dun 've an answer...no matter how hard i try 2 tink...

countdown 2 manado...& 2 my new handicrafts...

2009-03-02T11:20:00.002+08:00

another 2 more days & i'll b in manado.. tink i'll put off any travelling plans until after my contract gets renewed...actually quite tired fr e travelling haha...

tcc gave me e manual hand sewing machine..tink i shall start using it after i come bk..there r quite a lot o interesting things i've been 1ing 2 make..mayb i shld really consider doin it soon..=)

gym....i finally made e move...

2009-02-27T16:56:00.002+08:00

i finally went 2 e gym 2 work out!!!! went on e bike..cycled 4 ard 30mins only...but e seat v uncomfortable..my butt hurt now loh!!!! nee when u 1 2 get ur bike seat bk??? or else i use it when i go 2 e gym...hahaha....

mayb i can finally join u gals 2 desaru on labour day...hahaa....if i continue my wkly gym work out hopefully...hahaa

Psychopath Test

2009-02-26T10:38:00.002+08:00

Read this question, come up with an answer and then scroll down to the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads.

While at the funeral of her own mother, a woman met a man who she did not know. She thought he was 'amazing'. She believed him to be her dream partner so much that she fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him. A few days later she killed her sister.

Question:
What was her motive for killing her sister? Give this some thought before you answer. (See answer below).

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Answer:

She was hoping the guy would appear again at her sister's funeral. If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test developed by a famous American psychologist, used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer.

Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly. If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.

If you got the answer correct, please let me know so I can take you off my e-mail list .

Researchers solve mystery of deep-sea fish with tubular eyes and transparent head

2009-02-25T17:07:00.003+08:00

Super weird looking fish!!!!

go to this website (can click on e title above) for more info, pics & video...
http://www.mbari.org/news/news_releases/2009/barreleye/barreleye.html

The barreleye (Macropinna microstoma) has extremely light-sensitive eyes that can rotate within a transparent, fluid-filled shield on its head. The fish's tubular eyes are capped by bright green lenses. The eyes point upward (as shown here) when the fish is looking for food overhead. They point forward when the fish is feeding. The two spots above the fish's mouth are olfactory organs called nares, which are analogous to human nostrils. Image: © 2004 MBARI

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently solved the half-century-old mystery of a fish with tubular eyes and a transparent head. Ever since the "barreleye" fish Macropinna microstoma was first described in 1939, marine biologists have known that its tubular eyes are very good at collecting light. However, the eyes were believed to be fixed in place and seemed to provide only a "tunnel-vision" view of whatever was directly above the fish's head. A new paper by Bruce Robison and Kim Reisenbichler shows that these unusual eyes can rotate within a transparent shield that covers the fish's head. This allows the barreleye to peer up at potential prey or focus forward to see what it is eating.

Deep-sea fish have adapted to their pitch-black environment in a variety of amazing ways. Several species of deep-water fishes in the family Opisthoproctidae are called "barreleyes" because their eyes are tubular in shape. Barreleyes typically live near the depth where sunlight from the surface fades to complete blackness. They use their ultra-sensitive tubular eyes to search for the faint silhouettes of prey overhead.

Although such tubular eyes are very good at collecting light, they have a very narrow field of view. Furthermore, until now, most marine biologists believed that barreleye's eyes were fixed in their heads, which would allow them to only look upward. This would make it impossible for the fishes to see what was directly in front of them, and very difficult for them to capture prey with their small, pointed mouths.

Robison and Reisenbichler used video from MBARI's remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to study barreleyes in the deep waters just offshore of Central California. At depths of 600 to 800 meters (2,000 to 2,600 feet) below the surface, the ROV cameras typically showed these fish hanging motionless in the water, their eyes glowing a vivid green in the ROV's bright lights. The ROV video also revealed a previously undescribed feature of these fish--its eyes are surrounded by a transparent, fluid-filled shield that covers the top of the fish's head.

Most existing descriptions and illustrations of this fish do not show its fluid-filled shield, probably because this fragile structure was destroyed when the fish were brought up from the deep in nets. However, Robison and Reisenbichler were extremely fortunate--they were able to bring a net-caught barreleye to the surface alive, where it survived for several hours in a ship-board aquarium. Within this controlled environment, the researchers were able to confirm what they had seen in the ROV video--the fish rotated its tubular eyes as it turned its body from a horizontal to a vertical position.

In addition to their amazing "headgear," barreleyes have a variety of other interesting adaptations to deep-sea life. Their large, flat fins allow them to remain nearly motionless in the water, and to maneuver very precisely (much like MBARI's ROVs). Their small mouths suggest that they can be very precise and selective in capturing small prey. On the other hand, their digestive systems are very large, which suggests that they can eat a variety of small drifting animals as well as jellies. In fact, the stomachs of the two net-caught fish contained fragments of jellies.

After documenting and studying the barreleye's unique adaptations, Robison and Reisenbichler developed a working hypothesis about how this animal makes a living. Most of the time, the fish hangs motionless in the water, with its body in a horizontal position and its eyes looking upward. The green pigments in its eyes may filter out sunlight coming directly from the sea surface, helping the barreleye spot the bioluminescent glow of jellies or other animals directly overhead. When it spots prey (such as a drifting jelly), the fish rotates its eyes forward and swims upward, in feeding mode.

Barreleyes share their deep-sea environment with many different types of jellies. Some of the most common are siphonophores (colonial jellies) in the genus Apolemia. These siphonophores grow to over 10 meters (33 feet) long. Like living drift nets, they trail thousands of stinging tentacles, which capture copepods and other small animals. The researchers speculate that barreleyes may maneuver carefully among the siphonophore's tentacles, picking off the captured organisms. The fish's eyes would rotate to help the fish keep its "eyes on the prize," while its transparent shield would protect the fish's eyes from the siphonophore's stinging cells. MBARI researchers speculate that Macropinna microstoma may eat animals that have been captured in the tentacles of jellies, such as this siphonophore in the genus Apolemia.

Robison and Reisenbichler hope to do further research to find out if their discoveries about Macropinna microstoma also apply to other deep-sea fish with tubular eyes. The bizarre physiological adaptations of the barreleyes have puzzled oceanographers for generations. It is only with the advent of modern underwater robots that scientists have been able to observe such animals in their native environment, and thus to fully understand how these physical adaptations help them survive.

dym...happy or sad...

2009-02-24T16:56:00.002+08:00

DYM is here...happy but cramp...happy tt when i'm in manado no nd 2 fret..but now cramp...argh....pain...& always in super crampy mood when dym comes...

V-day 2 over-advertised??

2009-02-23T17:52:00.003+08:00

tis yr's V day was totally un-Vly...not tt we really celebrated it...but it was juz like any normal day...

& HN pretty much didnt rememb tt it was V-day...

mayb cos we were busy "holidaying"....

we pretty much didnt do anything special...i cant even rememb wat we did... i juz know we were in mel...hmmmm....

we've bec so un-romatic...aiyo....

AUST trip sum-up 5-16 Feb 2009

2009-02-23T09:35:00.003+08:00

1ed 2 blog abt my aust trip during e wkend...but camera wif HN...so didnt...

anyway here's a summary of e 11days trip:

aust wasnt 2 exciting la...can b quite boring...

blue mountain abseiling/canyoning was super fun....HMAS brisbane diving was horrible...i puked until my guts were all out... great ocean rd was beautiful, but e tour wasnt fun, e driver/guide was like herding sheeps...10mins 2 look c @each stop..so v rush..not fun...e vintage/2nd hand shops were nice but super x!!!!i got pretty gd bargains @ smith's st & harbourtown...& e cherries @queen vic mkt was terrific!!!& e memorable ABNN flight incident...

& tt sums up my aust trip...haha...

VOTE 4 ME!!!!

2009-02-18T17:19:00.003+08:00

hello ladies & gentlemen,pls help vote me & HN 4 e most look-alike couple...

& 1 lucky voter will also win a prize..so win-win situation!!! =) thk u people!!!

http://contest.omy.sg/valentine2009/vote.html

空中惊魂记。。。

2009-02-18T16:42:00.005+08:00

回来了。。。幸好回的来。。。真是被那个ABNN 吓到。。。

回来的flight半途，ABNN 跟空姐有一点argument,不知道吵什么。。。突然好几位相当魁梧的ang mo 站了出来 (i tink 他们是those flight security)。。。他们讲了一下,可是ABNN 还是很激动。。。ang mo den 把他带到空姐的休息室，还被铐住。。。有位空姐还开luggage compartments 来check。。。

有人去跟空姐要refreshment (so happen 2 b talking rite nx 2 our seats)，空姐叫每个人坐下因为有事发生。。。当时我还真的很怕飞机上有炸弹。。。and den, i rememb, tt ABNN was b4 me in e toilet, & e soap dispenser was missing!!! soap can b used 2 make bomb loh...(paranoid thinkings all flooding ard)。。。

but in e end, after ABNN being cuffed oredi,things sort o went bk 2 normal。。。

when we landed, captain announced that security comin onboard, so every1 cannot stand up, must sit & wait。。。security look look c c, den went 2 talk 2 e ABNN & his friend (another ABNN)。。。ard 5mins, den every1 can get their luggage & left e plane..ABNN & friend still onboard being questioned when we left, heard them say they flying to London den 2 Manchester...

下了飞机后，看到挺多security & plain clothes police i tink waiting at our gate there...

heng 没有事发生，不过真的体会到 e threat o terrorism is very very very real...can really happen anytime, any place...

谢谢老天让我平安回来!!!!

Diver couple...

2009-02-05T19:51:00.001+08:00

did tis in off, last min...haha...can win a hp mini laptop.. any1 interested 2 join juz go 2 mediacorptv.com, love connect...

at e airport...flying 2 brisbane....

2009-02-05T19:33:00.001+08:00

at e airport now..flying off soon....hope it'll b a gd trip...=)

anything u gals 1, juz give me a buzz..if can get it will try 2 buy!!!!

=)

btw HUAT HUAT HUAT...

aussie here i come...toto come my way...HUAT AH...

2009-02-04T16:24:00.002+08:00

i'm flying off 2 aussie tmr....

bk on 16th feb...

JUAN: TOTO strike u beta dun run off wif e $$$ ah!!!!

age...

2009-02-02T16:41:00.001+08:00

age is really catching up... e usu qn o when u getting married in tis rd o CNY poppin up almost all e time..esp so wif my mummy..hmmmm...

another sign tt age is really catching up is my body....really cannot stay up these days...after a loosing game o mj @ swing's place... i got hm (ard 7+), almost immediately i fell aslp!!!! & only woke up past 1pm...& i still cld not get enough o it when i slpt tt nite...i slpt like b4 12midnite, & woke up almost at 12noon e nx day.. my body jux didnt 1 2 wake....

green pad..wld u try???

2009-01-29T14:36:00.003+08:00

saw tis post on "green" pad on green bees...so i went to etsy sites 2 c...really quite a lot o pple selling these...so interesting...comes in nite, regular, liner...even 4 thongs...

all e pads look v beautiful..

works on e same concept as 尿布...but seems a bit disgusting especially when it comes 2 washing them...i dun really 1 2 try it unless i'm at hm e whole day..if i'm out & abt...tink i wld stick 2 my original environmentally unfriendly pads...

2009年十二生肖运势——猴

2009-01-29T10:42:00.003+08:00

注意正月有偏财运！！！我们这次TOTO一定中！！！哈哈！！！肖龙的正月也是有偏财运！！！娟的爸买应该不错！！！

来源: 网易星座论坛　

整体运势：

属猴人在2009年喜逢“月德”当值，古诗云：“月德原来大吉昌, 若逢日时更为良, 修文必定登科甲，庶俗营谋百事强。命若逢之天月德，百事所求多利益，祖荫丰肥承厚，不然少年步蟾宫”。“月德”入岁，主福分深厚、长寿、不犯官刑。“月德”是阴德，其功效隐密，力量集中，济世利人、社会咸钦，万福云集；对于工作事业非常有利，得贵人多助，并且对事业的开展如有神助，应该抓住机会积极进取，争取得到更好的成绩。并且流年遇到天喜贵人，主有三喜临门之福，好事不断，有婚庆之喜也有得子之兆。健康方面没有大的问题，注意饮食预防肠胃疾病即可。但是今年时遇“小耗”星，对于钱财方面有消耗，更主要的是小人一年常有，有小人从中作梗，好事往往难成，需要防小人，慎口慎言，以免得罪人。

农历正月：

天干：丙火

地支：寅木

阳历：1月26日至2月24日

本月运势主要表现在流动性大，因财冲而四处流动，月逢驿马与六冲，注意官司口舌。事业上不但得福星高照，更有贵人扶持，一切均可有不错的发展。事业运非常旺，用心经营会获得较好的发展，实在是大展宏图的良好时机；在工作上也有不错表现，但仍要密切注意周遭之事，以免为小人算计而不知。财运非常佳，收入也不错，利于偏财，可进行投资获利，应注意积聚财富以为后用。

农历二月：

天干：丁火

地支：卯木

阳历：2月25日至3月26日

本月工作事业方面可能会遇到不少阻碍，应做好面对困难的准备，提高警戒，以免被突如其来的麻烦打乱节奏。尤其注意避免因口舌争执引发的风波，多提防小人，万不可疏忽，以免成为麻烦开端。财运则是盈中有损，或许有不错收入，只是财富难守，少有剩余，不宜进行大规模投资及风险类投资。感情方面易出现小矛盾，提防第三者。

农历三月：

天干：戊土

地支：辰土

阳历：3月27日至4月24日

本月运势顺畅，运遇三合，好事多显，上月的阴霾可以说是一扫而空。在事业上会迎来大好的发展良机，应该好好把握时机才是。由于得到“财星”庇佑，本月财运亨通，旺及正财及偏财，财不请自来，可适当的尝试风险类投资，如彩票；但务必以休闲娱乐为主，勿沉迷为好。感情方面出现桃花运，男女的异性缘都不错，多姿多彩是本月的感情写照。健康无大碍，注意饮食安全。

农历四月：

天干：己土

地支：巳火

阳历：4月25日至5月23日

本月六合星与三刑同时出现，有贵人帮助，好事多成，但是要注意官司口舌，以免做好事无好报。运势急剧回升，相比上月有了较大改善，事业发展明显顺利了，更兼得贵人相助，更是万事亨通。建议最好是在旧业的基础上发展，只须好好用心谋划，积极进取，定能获得财富事业双丰收。切记要善加把握时机。财运非常旺，横财也不错，可适当进行投资获利。

农历五月：(闰五月)

天干：庚金

地支：午火

阳历：5月24日至7月21日

本月运势特别注意身体健康，小心意外之伤、红伤灾祸等，有灾煞星再现。在事业发展上比较有利，能够得到很好的进展，财运也不错，利于偏财的收入，但是不利于投机性行为，减少不必要的开支，并且注意有小人当道，影响工作的正常开展。感情方面出现桃花运，男女的异性缘都不错，有助于事业的开展，但是要注意适可而止，不要影响正常的生活。}

农历六月：

天干：辛金

地支：未土

阳历：7月22日至8月19日

本月凡事以沉稳为先，如进展不利，不妨考虑以退为进；另须警惕口舌是非，提防小人，对此千万不可疏忽，以免成为麻烦的开始。财运平平，不利横财，投资须加倍谨慎，小心钱财破损。感情方面易出现变化，警惕第三者，以免造成莫大遗憾。身体方面可能会遭遇疾病缠身，应小心防护，以免酿成难治之症。

农历七月：

天干：壬水

地支：申金

阳历：8月20日至9月18日

本月财运尚可，但要精心理财，控制支出，以免损耗存款。由于偏财运不佳，最好勿进行风险类投资。运势平稳向上，谋事可成。事业上只要营谋得当，自然能获得平稳发展。但要谨记凡事不可急进，步步为营，做决策须深思熟虑才行。另外要多加注意提防口舌是非，以免因小失大。身体健康方面要多进行休息，应饮食规律，提防胃出现问题。

农历八月：

天干：癸水

地支：酉金

阳历：9月19日至10月17日

本月是属猴人一年中桃花最旺的一月，单身朋友注意抓住机会，已经有伴侣的朋友可以利用异性缘旺的特点大力开展自己的工作事业，但是要适度。事业方面发展虽可能遭遇一些阻力，但进展还算顺畅，宜以柔克刚。另须注意协调好人际关系，以免给工作开展带来影响，并进而影响财运。财运方面利正财，不利横财，对投资须慎之又慎；同时要注意防止钱财大量外泄，宜进行有效理财规划。

农历九月：

天干：甲木

地支：戌土

阳历：10月18日至11月16日

本月财运浮沉不定，偏财运不佳，不宜投资；切忌不可轻易使用积蓄，对与钱财相关的一切须保持警惕，借钱与外人可能意味着失财。做事易有反复，凡事易遭遇阻滞。事业方面须谨慎，不可被表面平稳发展的局面所迷惑，以免节外生枝时不知所措，应对失策；要注意的是一切宜采取冷处理。在工作上会有不错表现，但要密切注意周遭之事，带眼识人，以免被小人栽赃陷害。

农历十月：

天干：乙木

地支：亥水

阳历：11月17日至12月15日

本月遇到六害星，留意感情和身体健康的微妙变化。做任何事都可能会受阻，犹如逆风中行驶的帆船，举步为艰。最好积极做好面对艰难险阻的准备，作出前瞻性规划，勤勉拼搏，着眼未来。一切要以稳为主，不宜急进，自作聪明只会招致失败。财运方面相当低迷，虽可能有不错收入，只是花费过度，难有剩余，提防财务危机。不宜进行大规模投资及风险类投资。感情上易出现摩擦，提防第三者出现。要多注意身体健康，关注饮食卫生。

农历十一月：

天干：丙火

地支：子水

阳历：12月16日至2010年1月14日

本月运势有较大好转，月逢“三合贵神”，只要用心营谋，凡事可立足于平稳的基础上求进取，事业发展顺畅，更兼得贵人相助，运气飙升。但要注意防止出现突发情况，警惕由于意外事故而引起的祸端。凡事应亲自掌控，以防微杜渐。同时在人际方面可适当活跃些，以改善关系，本月有利人和。财运非常旺，横财也不错，可适当进行投资获利。

农历十二月：

天干：丁火

地支：丑土

阳历：2010年1月15日至2010年2月13日

本月运气逐步高升，但是顺中带逆，事业生活等各方面貌似好转，但实则困阻重重，好在有吉星高照，仍可乘胜追击。不过一切皆应小心谨慎，凡事以稳为主，难关也可平稳度过。同时可能会有一些是非困扰，易因一般的口舌等麻烦引起大纷争，甚至到难以收拾的地步。应安分守己做人，看清形势，灵活应变，避免把问题越弄越糟。这些都有可能是小人作梗，特别注意自己的言行举止，以免招人嫉恨而不知。

2009年十二生肖运势——虎

2009-01-29T10:00:00.000+08:00

来源: 网易星座论坛　

整体运势：

虎人在牛年的运气逐步好转。如果是自己经营的企业，在财运方面会有破损，但是有利的事情比较多，上班族要防止小人，注意与公司领导之间的关系，因为“寡宿星”会影响虎人的人际关系。今年“红鸾星”出现，未婚的男女今年可以遇到比较理想的异性朋友，感情已趋成熟的双方，也可以进一步的订婚、结婚。已经结婚的朋友，在感情方面注意四月和十月份，会对夫妻感情不利，易有婚外情发生。

“病煞星”和“亡神星”齐临，流年要特别注意身心的健康，尤其是有旧疾或慢性病者，尽量不要到医院或病人家中探病，也不要食用丧家食物，以免身体出状况，比较适合在家庭中摆放“水晶罗盘”以保健康。“亡神”亦名“七杀”。亡者、失也。五行(三合五行)受浅之气曰“亡”。古歌云：“亡神七杀祸非轻，用尽机关一不成。克子刑妻无祖业，仕人犹恐有虚句。”因亡神乃空虚、浅气之星，故命、运、流年限逢之，多虚名、虚利，头痛、脑神经衰弱、失眠、精神错乱、恍惚，犯官司讼诉，更重要的是小人不断，可以请带“金关公”以震慑小人。健康方面还要注意眼睛视力，红伤的事情。

农历正月：

天干：丙火

地支：寅木

阳历：1月26日至2月24日

属虎人的第一个月运气还可以，在事业上出现的贵人比较多，有利于开展事业。 “指背星君”出现，工作事业逐步稳定，并且有努力向上发展之象。本月会有教好的异性缘出现，要注意把握机会，比较适合的属相是属马、属狗和属猪的异性朋友。在身体方面要注意防止风寒，容易因为个人卫生和作息规律引起神经头痛和视力失眠等方面的问题。

农历二月：

天干：丁火

地支：卯木

阳历：2月25日至3月26日

本月是虎人桃花信息最旺的一月，如果还没有异性朋友，可以抓紧机会，多注意身边的有缘人，适合多参加一些聚会或交友活动，容易找到自己的“梦中情人”或“真命天子”。已经有伴侣的朋友，在工作事业上会得到异性同事或异性贵人的帮助，但是要防止出现“烂桃花”，以免影响正常的工作和生活。事业方面发展顺利，机会良多，只要个人够努力就会收到事半功倍的成绩。健康方面仍要注意。

农历三月：

天干：戊土

地支：辰土

阳历：3月27日至4月24日

本月多注意家庭成员的健康问题，尤其是家中的老人，最好不要探视病人、送人出葬，在路上逢人办葬事要尽量回避，以免遭冲煞。工作事业逐渐焕发出勃勃生机，宜多用些心机来经营事业，会有不俗的发展，同样需要谨慎，不可浮躁急进；情绪上有些不稳定，应保持冷静，以免因此招致重大损失。财运有所回落，只宜进行小规模的投资；要带眼识人，以免受小人拖累而破财。感情方面和谐融洽，应多用些心力呵护，以使情感更上一层楼。

农历四月：

天干：己土

地支：巳火

阳历：4月25日至5月23日

本月运势还算稳定，变数不算大，若能潜心经营，事业应有不错发展；工作方面会增加很多压力，但是无须过多焦虑，平常心自在面对，自能顺利度过。还要注意由于今年对身体非常不利，要提防因为起居饮食和个人卫生引起的各种生理疾病，应持十二分警惕，凡事小心，努力避开医院，法院，殡仪馆等孤阴之地。

农历五月：(闰五月)

天干：庚金

地支：午火

阳历：5月24日至7月21日

本月的贵人和贵神比较多，对于事业发展有很大帮助帮助，偏财运颇佳，与公司同事间能够和平相处，老板也比较器重，很有可能升官加薪。感情方面要注意自己的另一半，不要因为在一起的时间少而颇有怨言，应多些宽容，以免感情出现破裂；并提防第三者趁虚而入。多注意眼睛健康和视力问题，小心因工作忙碌引起睡眠不足、精神不济、头疼、神经衰弱。

农历六月：

天干：辛金

地支：未土

阳历：7月22日至8月19日

本月“天喜星”来临主三喜临门，本月结婚比较合适，并且是喜上加喜好事不断。工作方面有“扳鞍”贵神，自己有上进心，充满希望，有受贵人提拔之象。财运方面遇“小耗”，在开支方面要多注意，减少不必要的浪费。

农历七月：

天干：壬水

地支：申金

阳历：8月20日至9月18日

本月众多贵神降临，好事情非常多，但要注意把握时机，好事多现而属实者不多；在财运方面也是以偏财为主，偏财可大可小不定势，注意把握。感情生活颇丰富，宜把握机会缔结良缘；利结婚，以月初为佳！在身体方面本月不太好，虽有一定的好转，但仍要注意饮食，防止病情的加重。本月还非常容易出现动荡现象，利于搬家、搬公司、旅游、出差，不外出的属虎人需要注意健康问题和红伤之灾。

农历八月：

天干：癸水

地支：酉金

阳历：9月19日至10月17日

本月运势比较顺畅，有贵人和吉星帮助，虽然看似困难重重，但是仍可乘胜追击。不过一切皆应小心谨慎，凡事以稳为主，难关也可平稳度过！可能会有一些是非困扰，会因一般的口舌等麻烦引起大纷争，甚至到难以收拾的地步！应安分守己做人，看清形势，灵活应变，避免把问题越弄越糟！财运方面尚可，横财运也不错，但投资须十分谨慎。感情方面会有很大进步，能够取得意想之中的结果，婚姻感情比较美满。

农历九月：

天干：甲木

地支：戌土

阳历：10月18日至11月16日

本月要特别注意水火之灾，红伤横祸，皮肉之苦；事业方面比上月有所改善，但仍难如人意，做事多有阻碍，必须要小心谨慎应对，用心经营，才有可能平安度过。工作上不宜强出头，低调为好，对于不必要的交际活动，少参加为妙。财运低迷，仍不宜进行投资，适可而止为好。感情上应顺其自然，应多花时间与心思呵护感情，莫强求。要多注意身体健康，好好爱护身体，才可保安康。

农历十月：

天干：乙木

地支：亥水

阳历：11月17日至12月15日

本月运势有较大转变，事业上会出现不少发展良机，并且福星降临，会有意想不到的好事情落在你身上。正在上学的朋友本月非常适合考试，遇“文昌”容易学有所成。对工作的朋友而言本月利于升迁，宜积极争取！财运方面相当不错，尤其是横财运，可适当进行投资获利。但是本月尤其要注意口舌，容易引起不必要的官非。

农历十一月：

天干：丙火

地支：子水

阳历：12月16日至2010年1月14日

本月运势主要是注意家庭成员，尤其是老人的身体健康状况。工作可能遇到些小阻碍，要小心应对，以免滋生其它麻烦。这期间应多花些精力改善人际关系，但须注意主观性不宜太强，要多听取别人意见。财运不差，可惜不稳定，财富难积聚，忌做担保或进行借贷。谨防财务麻烦！

农历十二月：

天干：丁火

地支：丑土

阳历：2010年1月15日至2010年2月13日

本月是今年的最后一年，“病煞星”降临，要特别注意个人的身体健康。但是整体运势不错，一洗所有的晦暗，事业发展稳定顺畅，努力经营自有可喜收获；不过凡事要警惕，以免因小人陷害，而一败涂地。同时应好好为下一年的发展进行规划，进一步提升效率。财运方面大有起色，利于偏财，可用余钱适当进行投资，但切忌过贪。感情生活多姿多彩，但要警惕桃花劫。

Happy...

2009-01-24T00:37:00.000+08:00

Happy Year of the OX!!! =) HUAT AH...

牛年12生肖运势 - 虎

2009-01-21T10:56:00.001+08:00

今年运势吉凶参半，男者外出有贵人，名利双收，女人则欠佳，且有红鸾星动；事业和财运续向下滑，情况开始令人担心，加上命宫出现不少凶星，更要格外留神，避免坠入陷阱。

财运
命宫出现“天空”和“吞陷”两颗凶星，所以今年钱财收入极难达到理想了。在牛年中，你的购买欲也将战胜理智，将收入花费于一些没用的东西。进行一些新兴的投资会对财运有明显的促进作用，但今年同时容易招致盗抢、诈骗等破财事件，因此要注意个人财产安全，谨慎投资。

健康运
今年健康情况平平，虽偶有小病但并无大碍。除了因为事业不顺意而偶然感到闷闷不乐外，不论老人家或是年轻人，健康大致良好。

事业运
流年命宫得见“太阳”星，属一级贵人星，能在你的事业前途上发挥重大助力，在工作时，活力、动力、精神十足，而由于这颗吉星属阳性，所以流年的贵人多是男性。机会来临，你当然全力以赴，但可惜命宫的另一颗“劫煞”星将会在此时作祟，阻挠工作进度。

感情运
在情感上，今年有利于单身朋友发展情感，情感生活便可多姿多彩，原因是流年命宫出现一颗“红鸾”星。已婚的你，与配偶的感情与日俱增，但要注意跟其它异性保持适当距离，以免惹起配偶误会。

牛年12生肖运势 - 猴

2009-01-21T09:59:00.000+08:00

你的命宫里有众多吉星聚集，凡事大吉大利，有富贵吉祥、贵人指路、地位提升、家宅喜庆等美好事情发生，但须防身体欠安，或因官非破财。千万不要骄傲自满，因为仍有不少凶星意图在你得意忘形之时发动攻势，令你陷入破败之中。

财运
正财收入十分理想，打工的猴人甚至有额外的花红奖金；做生意的，今年的营业额可得不错的升幅。不过，流年命宫未有横财星，所以你不宜寄望有天降横财，注意钱不可露眼。

健康运
今年的健康运势显得美中不足，容易招致疾病、血光等而伤身，因此要格外注意身体情况，避免暴饮暴食、打架斗殴和注意人身安全。加上今年工作忙碌，身体容易感到疲累，应争取充裕的休息，保持饮食均衡，尽量安排时间做运动。

事业运
今年你得到“紫微”、“龙德”和“贵人”等大吉星照临命宫，事业的发展将是众生肖人士之冠，无人能及。打工的你有机会发挥所长，奠定升职的基础，可是，要小心旁人妒忌，甚至有小人在你背后制造事端，阻碍你工作的进度。

感情运
在情感方面，今年桃花运势旺盛，因此是发展感情，缔结良缘的好年份，另外又有一颗“天喜”星，已婚的你，将有添丁之喜，蜜运中的你，与爱侣相处十分和睦，假如双方恋爱成熟，可以考虑缔结婚姻，一起组织家庭。单身的话，你将在今年找到理想的对象。

牛年12生肖的吉祥色

2009-01-21T09:53:00.002+08:00

fr: www.omy.sg, pls click on title to link 2 other 生肖

生肖属猴的人

命宫中因有众多吉星拱照，因此今年运势畅旺，虽有困阻，亦可迎刃而解！但因有时凶星出现，所以必须奉公守法，以免触惹官非。今年在事业方面颇具创意，灵感涌现，可早占先机；若能好好把握，必然胜劵稳操！若能找到良好合作伙伴，则更可锦上添花。不过同时有凶星照命，所以也要保持警惕，以防突然失败得莫名其妙。财运方面，今年财星高照，有力投资创业；而横财亦甚畅旺，但切勿贪得无厌。属猴的人今年健康颇佳，但必须密切注意家居安全。今年的感情生活多姿多采，甜蜜温馨，可望结出情花爱果。
吉凶色：属猴的人今年的生旺颜色是黑、蓝及白色；忌红色及橙色。

生肖属虎的人

今年运势吉凶参半，事业和感情大有进展，但财运及健康则未如理想，必须小心趋吉避凶！因有吉星出现，有如旭日出昇，阴霾晦气一扫而空。只要能够坚持下去，困阻将迎刃而解！事业方面，属虎的人今年得心应手，而且会有贵人指路。若能避开小人纠缠，定可脱颖而出，遇上高峰！但需小心提防沿途陷阱，慎勿误堕其中而前功尽弃！此外，今年切忌恃才傲物，以免众叛亲离而出现高处不胜寒的险境。财运方面，属虎的人今年财星破损，慎防被人巧取豪夺，侵占财物。属虎的人今年健康欠佳，情绪紧张，慎防心脏以及肠胃受损，记紧预防胜于治疗。感情方面，属虎的人今年红鸾照命，故此情投意合，如鱼得水，可望结出情花爱果。
吉凶色：属虎的人今年的生旺颜色是绿、黑及棕色；忌蓝色及白色。

人笨真的是没药医！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

2009-01-15T13:04:00.003+08:00

smetimes really 1 2 strangle her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bloody hell so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but still act as if v smart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wah lau!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MIC really cannot make it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i made a resolution to not get peeved by such stupid pple....but juz cant control!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

人笨真的是没药医！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

poh ya anti abnn....

i anti mic.......................

let's do our part 4 our earth & start recycling/upcycling...

2009-01-14T16:39:00.005+08:00

tis website is super cool...

recycling things into such useful & beautiful products...below are juz 2 o e items featured...there r many many other wonderful things up there..sme u can DIY, others nd 2 buy...but u can pretty much get ideas & start up-cycling things urself..

there's a shop which uses old skateboards to make heels, bags, earrings etc etc...

so many wonderful things...juz go 2 e website & chk it out urself. =)

http://greenupgrader.com

tis table is made wif magazines...so nice..

tis light is made wif milk cartons...so cool...

2009 牛年開工吉日

2009-01-13T12:28:00.001+08:00

2009-01-09T15:52:00.000+08:00

e more i browse ard e web, looking at all e creative blogs...e more i dun feel like working...haizzzz....tis job is so boring...wat m i doing...arghhhhhh....

New Yr Resolution 2009...

2009-01-02T16:22:00.003+08:00

dun really 've e tradition 2 do resolutions 4 e new yr...

but decided to juz list down sme o e things tt i tink i shld try 2 achieve in tis new yr..

1) Try 2 exercise more..(i promise 2 go try e gym.. & i really do kind o miss desaru..even though it was quite a nitemare...haha...mayb once i get fitter can try again...)
2) Try 2 b happy (try 2 not dwell on e stupid pple tt appear in my life..;p)
3) Try 2 plan more (esp in financial terms)
4) Try 2 do at least 1 thing out o my comfort zone..
5) Try not 2 get up so late during e wkends..
6) Try 2 b nicer to dear dear (i know i can b quite fierce..i promise 2 not scold bad word ok..)

ok basically these r e things tt i can tink o...

HAPPY 2009!!! HUAT AH!!!!

2009-01-02T14:51:00.001+08:00

(wif HN e angel..)

wat i really wish to do if i won e toto..

2008-12-30T09:51:00.001+08:00

wat i really wish to do if i won e toto is 2 buy an island & have a small resort...where i can provide diving, & have e place 4 pple 2 rent 4 their wedding...pple really do spend alot during weddings...

i wish e toto prize was mine....

wedding jie mei...

2008-12-29T09:35:00.002+08:00

had a really tiring wkend...helping my x-colic wif her wedding...

sme o e jie meis really juz there 2 make up e nos...haizz...but nvm la..all was fun...if my dym didnt come tt wld b perfect...

e bros were all gamed, & tt pretty much was alot o fun...=)

food was not fantastic at fullerton considering how much it cost!

but guess cy must b quite happy so congrats again!!!=)

travelling again...

2008-12-26T11:06:00.003+08:00

MERRY X'MAS & A BLESSED 2009...

nx yr will b gg on 2 trips...

5-16 feb will b gg australia...

4-11 mar will b gg manado (cocotinos)...

gals, if u 1 2 go diving...can let me know...=)

名分都没有。。。

2008-12-04T17:32:00.001+08:00

说到工作，真的是很生气。。很多人都说我这份工作很好。。工钱高又这么空闲。。真的是空闲到我都不知道要做什么好。。。我们不是想翘脚白白拿钱。。是他们根本都没有想好要我们来干嘛，就是一味的想set up a unit…每次我们还要去跟他们要工作做。。。可是每次做了，等上几个月，都没有消息。。。要我们去催，要我们自己想下一步要做什么。。。既然他们都不急，渐渐的我们也就等他们给我们才做咯。。。所以我们才这么有空。。。

可是就是这样，我们好像被当成二等公民一样。。很多东西说的很漂亮,可是每次都没弄好。。这个不可以，那个不可以。。说好的都办不到。。然后就说是Finance给他们麻烦。。

上个星期，他们说我们必须遵守working hours。。。“YOU ARE STAFF, MUST FOLLOW THE TIMING, START AT 830, FINISH AT 6…IF YOU COME AT 9, U END AT 630…BLAH BLAH BLAH….” 可是contract里我们只需要work 4 day, no timing whatsoever…ok, we follow loh…since u say oredi mah…

昨天，他们说Finance说我们签Credit card / Loan, 不可以放公司的名字。。因为我们只是“SELF-EMPLOYED”。。。so cannot put company name…

一下说我们是staff,一下说我们不是。。。说我们的contract里只是state我们是“SELF-EMPLOYED”。。。

每次都说Leave & mc 是他们给我们的PRIVILEGE… 那时加薪，也是说他们费力帮我们争取到的。。他们可以不用帮我们加薪。。

每次都说到他们为我们做很多东西。。。可是每次都做不到。。。然后就说他们做的是our privilege，我们要 appreciate。。。

弄到现在的morale这么低。。。haizzz….要zo bo 拿工钱，真的不容易。。。

其实算一算工钱并不是很高（compared to normal civil servant,我一个月max $2.75k ）。。。我没有CPF （both employer & employee都没有），没有medical claim, 没有13 mth, 没有bonus, 什么都不可以claim。。。现在连名分都没有。。。haizzz。。。

brisbane...mel...

2008-11-25T13:25:00.001+08:00

any1 been to these 2 places?? any acc,attractions tt u recommend??

i'll b flying on 5th feb nite 2 brisbane, rc on a fri morn...den most prob fly on sun morn 2 mel.. or mayb fly 2 sydney 4 2days, den fly 2 mel...will leave fr mel on 16 feb, mon evening...

do leave ur comments thks!!! =)

zip up...

2008-11-13T14:16:00.001+08:00

sushi USB...

2008-11-05T17:43:00.000+08:00

i wonder if it'll make me tink o food all e time tt i'm working..haha...

masters of salary???

2008-11-05T17:22:00.003+08:00

haven been blogging 4 a while..nth much happening...

work is slow as usu...but at least i've got interesting things 2 do...statistics..hehe...also get 2 do sme v interesting interviewings...

i've been contemplating abt furthering my studies 2...but NUS's timetable v inflexible..they scheduled classes on a wkday morning! & e evening classes start @ 6pm..dunno how 2 make it on time...& how 2 work..plus their deadline is 15 nov..& i've 2 submit research proposal..which i doubt i'll b able 2 finish anytime soon...;p

anyway,gd news is tt i found tt ntu also has masters in arts by research...but ntu psy is not exactly v strong..so i went 2 ask my boss who lectures there ad-hoc..

& i guess, since i'm taking up e masters course mainly 4 e statistics, my boss says tt 1 o e lecturer is really gd...plus they supposedly has e topics tt i'm quite interested in...i tink i might go 4 e ntu 1...but i might not stand a gd chance, since i've only a 2nd lower honors in econs...not even a psy honors...hmmm...

a super irritating abt work is e salary....initially we were supposed 2 b given bonus, but cos e contract tt we signed didnt 've e bonus component, so in e end we've 2 "re-bid" our contract etc etc...now supposedly they gave us extra $$ 4 e last few mths...which was barely $50 i tink...we've 2 cough bk e $$$..sian...

anyway a lot o stupid hiccups wif e salary issue...& as usu, i'm e only 1 who "discover" e mistake & asked...

_ _

haizzz....

handphone pouch..

2008-10-27T16:43:00.002+08:00

tis is my hand-made hp pouch..after so long o not doing arts & craft..finally i did it..i juz changed e button 2 days ago..initially was a felt rose, but a bit CMI..so i had 2 change it..

initially 1ed e pouch 2 b a button pouch..but 2 troublesome..instead,now juz slip e hp in & out..haha..

my chair make over...

2008-10-27T16:27:00.002+08:00

i've finally finished my office chair make over...had quite a bit o "screw-up" initially, cos i dun 've e rite size alan-key...in e end i juz stappled everything, & use felt 2 cover up..hahah... but after almost 4 hrs...i finally finished!!! looks brand new now..haha...
cloth = $10, staple = $2 (??) glue = $1 (??) felt = $2 (??)

i bot e cloth 4 $10, e staple, glue, & felt were all leftovers fr my other proj..so not much cost 2 it...
e end product = priceless....ehhe

Before...look how dirty...i've had tis chair 4 over 10yrs..opps...

After...looks brand new..

diver...

2008-10-22T15:48:00.002+08:00

tis is so cute...

if u 1 2 try making it pls follow e link or click on e title...http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/aquafloats.htm

灵异事件。。。tcc dun read...

2008-10-22T10:57:00.001+08:00

昨天，我去游泳。。刚开始还有其他三人在游。。。渐渐的，就只剩下我一个。。。因为浩年在等我，所以我多游了两圈便决定不游了。。我在池里漫步到旁边的阶梯。。突然，我感觉到有东西摸我的小腿!!不是轻轻的摸。。。我还真的跳了一下。。。心里是有点毛毛的，赶紧走到阶梯，出游泳池。。。拿了包包，刚要开门，救生员进来了，还跟两位trainee/recruit (??)讲话。。。

我们这里的救生员通常在五点半就回办公室收拾回家。。可是门上有个布告说救生员的工作时间是到六点。。。通常五点半时，救生员就会拿一个版放在游泳池的入口处说明没有救生员在，swim @ ur own risk。。。有时，b4五点半，救生员就已经在办公室，偶尔会进来看看，不过没放那个warning board。。。

我没什么注意救生员和两名的谈话，只看到trainee/recruit去厕所，大概是换泳衣吧。。。我也往同个方向去厕所冲凉。。。

大概15分钟后，我冲好了，一走出厕所，就看到有人在敲救生员办公室的门。。。我走上前去。。刚好有位同事，敲门的人便急忙地说有人溺毙！！！ Oh my god。。。真得太巧了吧。。。

那位同事跑进隔壁的健身室问有没有人会急救。。。我本来想去泳池看看。。可是，我想我什么都不会，还是闪一边，不要妨碍救人。。。

后来，从那位同事那里知道，还好那个人没死。。。被救回来了。。

我不是个很迷信的人。。。可是就是那么巧，让我不得不相信可能有东西作怪。。。可能是巧合吧。。。真的是让我匪夷所思，不得其解。。。想了心里还是毛毛的。。大家都叫我不要去游泳。。要去游的话，至少要两个人一起去。。haizz….

dress up ur pets 4 halloween...

2008-10-21T15:03:00.001+08:00

looking @ e craftzine blog & saw these pics..so cute...so juz nick these pics here...;p

A jar of nothing...

2008-10-21T14:34:00.001+08:00

tis jar is so cute....

e words on e label reads:

Did you say nothing?
When you were asked what you wanted for
Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation or Christmas.
Don't you remember saying NOTHING
Well this time someone heard you, searched
high and low and found this perfect gift for you

Protesters descend on Bangkok shopping district

2008-10-21T10:13:00.000+08:00

TCC be careful....

Title : Protesters descend on Bangkok shopping district
By :
Date : 20 October 2008 1411 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/384054/1/.html

BANGKOK: About 1,000 anti-government protesters marched past Bangkok's upmarket shopping malls on Monday accusing police of brutality, upping pressure on the increasingly-isolated prime minister.

In a repeat of a similar rally on Friday, supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) handed out leaflets and CDs showing graphic images of protesters injured in a deadly clash with police earlier this month.

"The police try to distort the truth. I insist that what we bring is the whole truth," Somsak Kosaisuk, one of the PAD leaders, told crowds of people dressed in yellow shirts, which shows loyalty to the revered Thai king.

Two people were killed and nearly 500 injured on October 7 when police fired tear gas to prevent thousands of PAD supporters from blocking parliament, prompting some protesters to fight back.

A police officer at the scene Monday estimated that about 1,300 protesters had turned out, blocking much of the traffic on a normally-busy road. About 300 police officers stood on the sidelines.

The PAD are trying to bring down the democratically-elected People Power Party (PPP) government, accusing it of running the country on behalf of ousted and exiled premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who they accuse of corruption.

Although the PAD rally was sedate, Thai newspapers on Monday warned of possible clashes with pro-government groups.

Somyos Prueksakasemsuk, a pro-government activist, told AFP that they planned to gather supporters on Monday outside the National Police Headquarters, not far from the shopping district where the PAD are rallying.

"We will ask police to come and fight back if the army stages a coup... and we want to give moral support to police," Somyos said.

"We do not have the means to create violence because we are innocent people who will come out without weapons. We just want to keep our democratic system."

Thailand's powerful army chief on Thursday strongly hinted that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat should step down and dissolve parliament to take responsibility for this month's clashes.

Somchai - Thaksin's brother-in-law - has only been in his post for a month after a court decision removed his predecessor Samak Sundaravej, and has insisted he will carry on in his role for the time being.

- AFP/yb

over e wkend..

2008-10-20T10:02:00.002+08:00

after a rather tiring day on sat...(my cousin-in-law's bros all super not onzz...super sian..in e end i had 2 resort 2 snatching all e ang baos..plus we got lost..4 >30mins..sian!!)

but overall, i tink e wedding was nice...got 2 c alot o my relatives..& i tink my cousin was v happy also...but she & her family a bit 2 ke qi..kp saying dun 1 2 bother pple..haha..shld inform every1 early,it's a happy occasion, every1 more den willing 2 chip in 1!!!

ytd, was pouring...initially 1ed 2 "make-over" my com rm chair..took out e cloth, position, position...den v sian..decided 2 snuggle up in bed..such a gd weather 2 juz laze..hehe...

i shall try 2 do it e coming wk or else e nx wk...;p

brighten up ur day...so cute...

2008-10-17T10:48:00.002+08:00

4 more pics go 2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexbec

Melamine found in Thai condensed milk

2008-10-16T10:52:00.000+08:00

TCC dun drink tis condensed milk...

Title : Melamine found in Thai condensed milk
By :
Date : 15 October 2008 2024 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/383051/1/.html

BANGKOK - High levels of the industrial chemical melamine have been found in condensed milk produced in Thailand, the public health ministry said Wednesday.

"Mali" has already been ordered off the shelves, it said, in the wake of a melamine scandal in China that has killed four children and sickened
thousands.

"According to the Food and Drug Administration, yesterday tests showed there was a very high concentration of melamine found in a sample of Mali condensed milk made with palm oil," Deputy Public Health Minister Wicharn Meenchainan said in a statement.

"Consumers and operators should not use such product for it may be harmful to the body," the statement said. - AFP/vm

mini-make over..

2008-10-15T22:39:00.004+08:00

i've juz bot myself sme fabric..gg 2 try 2 've a mini-make over 4 e computer room chair at hm..hopefully all turns out well..but tis wkend gg 2 b busy..my cousin getting married..so gg 2 help her...

tis is e 4th (relative's) wedding tt i'm attending tis yr..& i've got 1 more in dec...gg 2 b jie mei again...

is tis yr a gd yr 4 wedding? howcome every1 getting married tis yr??

shall attempt 2 take sme b4 pics o my chair & hopefully i can get down 2 doing it by nx wk..=)

i've also made 2 hp pouches...1 4 me & 1 4 HN..ehhe...

i'll try 2 attempt 2 do sth 4 e x'mas xchange...

hopefully sth useful...

i've got a few ideas...but dunno how it will turn out..

2008-10-15T22:30:00.000+08:00

photo cool...

2008-10-15T12:24:00.004+08:00

tis website is v cool...u can do so much stuff using ur pics....

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

i gave my pic e stamp border...

transform ur pics...

2008-10-14T14:57:00.005+08:00

tis website transform ur pic into old pics...quite nice.. juz upload any pic (press browse button) den after tt press e blue color button..wait a while..u get ur own vintage pic!!!

http://labs.wanokoto.jp/olds

Marker room...

2008-10-07T23:27:00.002+08:00

tis hse is so cool...he used marker 2 decorate...click on title 2 view other pics...

99 extraordinary uses for ordinary objects

2008-10-07T15:24:00.003+08:00

tis website is v interesting...didnt know there's so much use 2 these ordinary things..haha...pple r so creative!!!

tis is really made 4 me man!!! i can use it when i go cycling...haha...

i tink stamps more expensive den e nailart tt u can get nowadays...

http://lifehackery.com/2008/01/23/99-extraordinary-uses-for-ordinary-objects/

tcc, safe 2 go bkk???

2008-10-07T09:29:00.001+08:00

Title : Police fire tear gas on Thai parliament protesters
By :
Date : 07 October 2008 0847 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/380815/1/.html

BANGKOK: Thai police fired tear gas to try and disperse thousands of anti-government protesters massing outside parliament on Tuesday, injuring at least ten people, police and medical officials said.

Police fired off the rounds at about 6.20am (2320 GMT Monday) after rumours circulated that authorities would break up the fresh rally, state-run television channels reported.

A police official who did not want to be named told AFP that about 1,000 police officers used tear gas and smoke bombs against 2,000 protesters to try and retake control of a road in front of parliament.

Television stations showed images of demonstrators trying to barricade themselves around the outside of Bangkok's parliament building with piles of tyres, while ambulances rushed to the scene.

"More than ten protesters were injured from the police dispersing the protest, but as of now there are no deaths," Surachet Sathitniramai, a doctor from the national emergency centre, told AFP.

Thousands of supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) marched to parliament late Monday, using trucks to try and seal off the building ahead of an address by the new cabinet.

Thailand's new government - who were sworn in late last month - are due on Tuesday to deliver their first policy address to the house, but the protesters are demanding the elected administration step down.

Protesters have occupied Bangkok's main government compound since late August, but many moved to nearby parliament Monday evening after lawmakers agreed in principle to amend the constitution - a move that the PAD opposes.

PAD leaders are demanding that the elected government step down because of its links to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Protest leader Sondhi Limthongkul told the crowds who remained at Government House late Monday that the march on parliament would be their "final battle", but Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat insisted the house session would go ahead.

"It is not right for the PAD to obstruct the representatives of the people," he said on Monday, adding that police would maintain law and order to ensure lawmakers could get to parliament.

The PAD began their campaign in late May claiming that the ruling People Power Party's plan to amend the constitution was aimed at helping Thaksin escape graft charges, and they stormed Government House on August 26.

Authorities over the weekend arrested of key PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang and protest organiser Chaiwat Sinsuwong, heightening tensions in the kingdom.

- AFP/yb

making a folded paper CD case

2008-10-06T16:43:00.002+08:00

much needed as i've tonnes o picture cds w/o any cover, whihc i juz leave packed inside envelops..;p

juz click on e title, it'll direct u 2 e website...

blog list

2008-10-03T14:55:00.000+08:00

there's tis feature on blogspot,my blog list, it auto updates those blogs who had postings...haha..tis is so convenient,so i juz nd 2 c who is rite at e top den i know who has new posts!!

but nee & jan's dunno y cannot auto update...hmmm...

say it b4 it's 2 late...

2008-10-03T09:48:00.002+08:00

quoted fr jan:

"if i had to make any decisions when no one else seems capable of that act, I expect consistency in following through that decision i've made. If you did not have an opinion in the decision making process, stay that way after the decision has beeen made. if you have an opinion, for everyone's sanity's sake, voice it so that you don't thwart others' plan after the decision has been made."

tt's e same sentiments tt i really 1 2 shout out 2 esp my colics!!!!

shut e hell up if u dun 1 2 make e decision!!!!if i've made e decision pls juz follow...if u've a damned opinion, pls voice it out..dun say it after e decision has been made!!!!

(p.s. same goes 2 XXX)

eat kangaroo cos they fart less???haha....tis article is so funny..haha

2008-10-02T15:50:00.000+08:00

Title : Scientist says eating kangaroos could help fight global warming
By :
Date : 01 October 2008 1657 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/379575/1/.html

SYDNEY: An offbeat suggestion that Australians should eat kangaroos instead of cattle and sheep has been given a scientific stamp of approval by the government's top climate change adviser.

The belching and farting of millions of farm animals is a major contributor to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, Professor Ross Garnaut noted in a major report to the government on global warming.

Kangaroos, on the other hand, emit negligible amounts of methane gas.

If farmers were included in a system requiring industry to buy permits for the gas they produce, the cost of meat would rise and could lead to a change in eating habits, Garnaut said in the 600 page report released Wednesday.

"For most of Australia's human history – around 60,000 years – kangaroo was the main source of meat," he said.

"It could again become important. However, there are some significant barriers to this change, including livestock and farm management issues, consumer resistance and the gradual nature of change in food tastes."

Garnaut cited a study looking at the potential for kangaroos to replace sheep and cattle for meat production in Australia's rangelands, where kangaroos are already harvested.

The study concludes that by 2020, beef cattle and sheep numbers could be reduced by seven million and 36 million respectively, allowing for an increase in kangaroo numbers from 34 million now to 240 million by 2020.

This would be more than enough to replace the lost lamb and beef production, and kangaroo meat would become more profitable than cattle and sheep as the price of emissions permits increased.

Garnaut's report said livestock, mainly cattle and sheep, are responsible for some 67 percent of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Despite being the national animal and appearing on the Australian coat of arms, millions of kangaroos are slaughtered in the wild each year to control their numbers and much of the meat is used for pet food.

The idea of farming them for human consumption is controversial, but many health-conscious Australians already eat kangaroo meat.

"It's low in fat, it's got high protein levels, it's very clean in the sense that basically it's the ultimate free range animal," says Peter Ampt of the University of New South Wales's Institute of Environmental Studies.

- AFP/so

想当年，我们是那么轻巧。。。现在。。。

2008-09-29T22:14:00.003+08:00

跃过障碍。。。

2008-09-29T12:25:00.001+08:00

Smetimes life juz kps u wondering… if u wonder no more…I guess tt is when u’ve decided life is no longer worthwhile…

开始计划未来。。。我并不是个很会计划的人。。。我想他比我更不想计划吧。。。

有时可能是我TTM吧。。。undeniably, 年龄真的是很难跃过的障碍，因为我们的步伐真的不同。。。

I dunno where tis will lead us 2…but I hope it’ll b wat both o us 1…

2008-09-29T09:46:00.002+08:00

dunno whose video, but it's quite funny...haha..

F1...

2008-09-29T09:42:00.001+08:00

e F1 race was definitely more exciting den i tot..ahha...but a bit confusing...haha...

i went 2 watch it on sat, at e 33rd lvl o raffles city...but e cars were like mini-toy cards racing ard not v exciting...

but e live telecast was definitely more fun..haha..

Motor Racing: Alonso wins drama-filled Singapore Grand Prix

2008-09-29T09:36:00.000+08:00

Title : Motor Racing: Alonso wins drama-filled Singapore Grand Prix
By :
Date : 28 September 2008 2217 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/378960/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Spain's Fernando Alonso snapped a year-long win drought to take the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, winning a drama-filled first-ever night race as a comical error cost Felipe Massa dearly.

It was the Renault driver's first victory since the Italian Grand Prix last year and capped a remarkable weekend that saw him top two of the free practice sessions but start 15th on the grid after a mechanical problem in qualifying.

He claimed his 20th career triumph by 2.95 seconds over Germany's Nico Rosberg in a Williams and Britain's world championship leader Lewis Hamilton who came in third.

Toyota driver Timo Glock was fourth with Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel following up his win in Italy this month with fifth. BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld took sixth.

The race was a new experience for every driver on a street circuit under powerful spotlights and it turned out to be one of the most exciting of the season.

Despite dark clouds lurking, Singapore's notorious tropical downpours stayed away and the whole race was run in dry, but hot and humid conditions.

Ferrari's Massa started from pole but a disastrous mistake cost him the race and valuable points in his push for the world title.

His 13th place finish means he is now seven points behind Hamilton in the championship hunt with just three Grand Prix left at Japan, China and Brazil.

The Brazilian was in the pits on lap 15 when he was given the green light and drove off with the fuel hose still attached to his car, leaving one of the pit crew floored and subsequently carted off in a neck brace.

Massa ended up sitting in his Ferrari at the end of the pit lane as the crew ran after him and managed to pull the hose free, but it ruined his chances. He was given a drive through penalty and rejoined in 18th place.

It was a miserable night for Ferrari with defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen ramming his car into the barriers with just four laps to go, ending his race.

The Massa drama occurred after the cars came in when Nelson Piquet careered into the wall on the exit from turn 17, bouncing into the barriers on the other side of the track, causing massive damage to his Renault.

He climbed out unscathed but the safety car was deployed.

Massa was leading at the time with Hamilton second but at the restart, Rosberg was in front followed by Jarno Trulli and Giancarlo Fisichella, with Robert Kubica fourth and Alonso fifth.

Hamilton was ninth, but Rosberg and Kubica were subsequently slapped with a 10-second stop penalty for coming into the pits after the Piquet crash before it had opened.

The complicated scenario saw Toyota's Trulli in the lead on lap 28 but without having pitted with Alonso second, Rosberg third and Hamilton charging in sixth.

With Trulli taking his first pit stop soon after Alonso, who started from 15th on the grid, amazingly found himself in front just after the halfway mark with a 4.9 second lead over Rosberg.

Alonso came in for his second pit stop on lap 41 and came out still in the lead, marginally ahead of David Coulthard and Hamilton.

Remarkably, when Coulthard pitted soon after he too drove off with the fuel pipe attached, knocking over a mechanic who was stretchered off with an injured ankle, dropping the Scotsman to ninth.

There was more action to come.

Alonso was cruising with a 23 second lead when Adrian Sutil shunted his Force India into the wall, bringing the safety car out again and wiping out the Spaniard's advantage.

When they restarted with seven laps left it was a sprint to the finish and two-time world champion Alonso made no mistake, writing his name in the record books as the first winner of a Formula One night race.

5 more China-made products found tainted with melamine

2008-09-25T10:32:00.001+08:00

Title : 5 more China-made products found tainted with melamine
By :
Date : 24 September 2008 2048 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/378140/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Five more China-made food products sold in Singapore have been detected to contain the industrial chemical melamine.

Two are flavoured milk and three are confectionaries containing milk powder as an ingredient.

They are: Dutch Lady Banana Flavoured Milk; Dutch Lady Honeydew Flavoured Milk; Silang - House of Steamed Potato - Potato Cracker; Puffed Rice Rolls - Butter Corn Flavour; and Puffed Rice Rolls - Cheese Flavour.

The latest findings bring the total number of affected products to eight.

The other products that were earlier found to be contaminated with melamine are Yi Li Choice Dairy Fruit Bar Yogurt Flavoured Ice Confection; Dutch Lady Strawberry Flavoured Milk; and White Rabbit Creamy Candy.

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) says the public need not be unduly concerned as it has suspended the import and sale of all milk and milk products from China since 19 September.

AVA also says only low levels of melamine were detected in the affected products. Consumers have to consume large quantities of the contaminated products over a prolonged period of time to have any potential ill effects on health.

For example, an adult weighing 60kg needs to eat 13 packs of Silang House Steamed Potato crackers daily for an entire lifetime to be affected by melamine contamination.

Similarly, a child weighing 30kg will need to eat six-and-a-half packs of the potato crackers for the ill effects of melamine to take root.

For enquiries on affected products, consumers can call AVA's hotline at 63257625 during office hours (8.30am-6pm, Monday-Friday).

For health concerns associated with the ingestion of melamine, consumers can call Ministry of Health's hotline at 1800-2254122.

Consumers can also visit AVA's website for more information.

- AFP/ir

record highest - 45

2008-09-24T16:04:00.001+08:00

in e 4+yrs since i started e blog, my single highest no o post in a mth is 45 (both in mar 2005 & jul 2005)...i tink i might juz surpass tt soon..haha...

office life wif no msn...

2008-09-24T15:29:00.001+08:00

e no o post i've 4 sept is almost as much as wat i've posted 4 e entire 2007!!! goes 2 show how msn has impacted me!!! haha...

voyeur.. ;p

2008-09-24T15:22:00.001+08:00

i have finally find sth interesting 2 do once i get bored wif reading/writing (ever since my msn cant b used in e off)...blog-surfing!!! i tink alot o e blogs nowadays got quite a bit o substance...so interesting 2 read & also 2 c pics tt other pple posted...ahha...mayb i'm juz a bit o a voyeur.. ;p

很倒霉。。。

2008-09-24T14:40:00.002+08:00

These past few wks, my colics all really v unlucky…I tink must b our 风水 no gd…

- Colic V suddenly had rashed ytd
- Colic AL fell into a drain on sat, kana multiple abrasions.. (her mother-in-law missed a step, & had a fracture at her ankle)
- Colic D had rash last fri, den ytd a pervert fr e office below sent her a disgusting love poem, & had been stalking her since Monday..
- Colic D heard strange whisperings at his ear while in e toilet last fri..
- Colic LS overslp last wed & didn’t get 2 eat cos he was fasting, den e nx day kana fell sick 4 2 days …
- Colic K 闪到腰，had 2 rush 2 A&E last 2 wks ago, den last wk, e bus she was in jammed brake, den she hurt her back again!
- Colic J, was in e same bus wif colic k, she kana fell on e floor o e bus & cld not std up!!
- Colic CM’s wife kana dengue 2 wks ago…

Currently, colics JC, E, G, YC, XL and me still haven had much incident.. hopefully nth happens…

me, went 2 e Chinese sinseh, I tink 推until not proper, I haven been slping well ever since I went on sat…argh…

AVA, MOH say low melamine levels found in affected milk products here

2008-09-24T09:26:00.000+08:00

Title : AVA, MOH say low melamine levels found in affected milk products here
By :
Date : 23 September 2008 2130 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/377917/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Singapore authorities have given the assurance that the risk of melamine poisoning to Singaporeans is low. There have been growing concerns after three China-made products in Singapore were found to be laced with the industrial product.

Authorities said the tainted products will have to be consumed over a prolonged period of time before one gets really sick. That's because the body can safely take in and purge some amount of melamine.

The Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) of melamine as established by the US Food and Drug Administration is 0.63 mg/kg body weight.

This means that an adult weighing 60 kg or a child weighing 30 kg can ingest 37.8 mg of melamine and 18.9 mg of melamine respectively, everyday, over a lifetime without any appreciable health risk.

37.8 mg is about the size of a grain of rice.

The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) cited an example of drinking about 80ml of liquid everyday for an entire lifetime, before the ill effects of melamine take root.

The Ministry of Health also cited an example of an adult weighing about 60kg who ate 47 pieces of the white rabbit candy everyday over a lifetime and the health risk for this adult will still be very low.

For a child who weighs 30 kg, that's about 400 ml of the Dutch Lady Strawberry Flavoured milk daily over a lifetime.

And so there's very little chance that a child will be affected unless his sole source of food is tainted milk.

However, worried parents can still look out for certain symptoms.

Professor Yap Hui Kim, Head of Paediatric Nephrology, National University of Singapore, said: "In infants there will be a pain. And if there is a pain when one urinates, an older child will be able to tell you. Or they would scream when they're passing urine. Many of them will also come down with fever, will be unwell, and will vomit."

To date, government hospitals have not treated any child affected by melamine toxicity as a result of consuming contaminated milk or milk products.

Melamine is also not known to cause deformities in unborn infants.

According to a doctor from KK Hospital, there've also been no calls from parents with queries on this. The doctor added there is no cause of alarm as the amount of melamine found in the products sold in Singapore is too low to cause kidney stones.

The AVA added that it is widening checks to include products made in other countries but may contain China milk-based ingredients.

Dr Chua Sin Bin, CEO, AVA, said: "We have contacted our importers to track down from the suppliers whether their products are manufactured with China milk, as an ingredient. If it is stop it and don't import from them."

He added the AVA will also include melamine under its export certification process to ensure food found in Singapore is certified melamine-free.

Although only three China-made products have been found tainted in Singapore, the AVA said it cannot rule out more of tainted products, as it continues its battery of tests.

As to why melamine was not detected earlier, Dr Chua said 300 chemical compounds come into the market every year. So it needs to take a pragmatic approach to its tests.

He added that no agency in the world conducts food tests for melamine.

He said: "It is a very abnormal occurrence. It is because someone cheated and intentionally added this into the product to beat the system and nobody could dream of that."

Consumers can call the AVA at 6325 7625 or the Ministry of Health at 1800-2254 122 if they have queries.

National Environment Agency (NEA) officers have also been deployed to check on bakeries, cake shops, hawker centres, coffeeshops and school canteens to ensure vendors do not use tainted products. - CNA/vm

Study finds that cyber-loafing at work increases productivity

2008-09-23T09:06:00.000+08:00

Title : Study finds that cyber-loafing at work increases productivity
By :
Date : 11 September 2008 1020 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/lifestylenews/view/375152/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Men in Singapore do it for nearly an hour at work; women for 46 minutes. It’s called cyber-loafing, and most employees surveyed claim it actually helps them work better.

While employers have long worried over the man-hours lost and productivity costs due to staff engaged in personal emailing or browsing the Internet, some recent studies - including that done by two members of the NUS Business School’s Department of Management and Organisation - have found that workers in fact see such loafing as helpful.

Three in four local survey respondents agreed that it made work “more interesting”, while 57 per cent said it helped them deal with practical and personal issues at work.

What is interesting is the gender divide: Women tend to feel cyberloafing distracts them from work, postponing deadlines and completing less work. Men, however, are far more likely to claim a positive effect on their work.

The study based on a mail survey of 191 respondents - mostly young, single degree-holders - was done by Associate Professor Vivien Lim and Mr Don Chen. Most felt it was fine to cyber-loaf for 75 minutes daily at the office.

On the finding that this could help workers, the authors wrote: “One plausible reason is that browsing activities provided employees with an avenue of escape from work stress.”

They suggested that this could motivate them to perform better, and that companies should thus allow employees leeway to indulge in such non-work related online activities.

And just what are workers doing on the Internet at work?

Personal emailing, instant messaging and visiting news websites rank high on the list - although men are more likely than women to also browse sports websites.

But playing games, shopping and looking for another job online were low down the ladder. The reason? Respondents “found it difficult to rationalise that looking for employment online and engaging in online games would help them become more productive in their work,” said the authors.

So who most easily makes the switch from cyber-loafing back to work?

The men - they took four minutes compared with 10 minutes for women. “Studies have found that men are better in multi-tasking and find it easier to compartmentalise work and non-work demands,” said the authors.

Earlier studies done in the United States, such as those by WebSense.com, showed that the average time spent on non-work-related cyber-activities was about 10 hours per employee a week. - TODAY/ra

Instant Messaging Reduces Workplace Interruptions

2008-09-22T15:20:00.000+08:00

Instant Messaging Reduces Workplace Interruptions
Posted by Jeff on 06-04-2008, 01:58 PM

Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests. A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and University of California, Irvine found that workers who used instant messaging on the job reported less interruption than colleagues who did not.

The study challenges the widespread belief that instant messaging leads to an increase in disruption. Some researchers have speculated that workers would use instant messaging in addition to the phone and e-mail, leading to increased interruption and reduced productivity.

Instead, research showed that instant messaging was often used as a substitute for other, more disruptive forms of communication such as the telephone, e-mail, and face-to-face conversations. Using instant messaging led to more conversations on the computer, but the conversations were briefer, said R. Kelly Garrett, co-author of the study and assistant professor of communication at Ohio State.

“The key take away is that instant messaging has some benefits where many people had feared that it might be harmful,” Garrett said.

“We found that the effect of instant messaging is actually positive. People who used instant messaging reported that they felt they were being interrupted less frequently.”

The study involved 912 people who worked at least 30 hours per week in an office and used a computer for at least five hours in a workday. Randomly selected participants from 12 metropolitan areas took a telephone survey between May and September 2006. The results were published recently in the Journal of Computer Mediated Communication.

The key to unlocking the effects of instant messaging lies in how people are using the technology, Garrett said.

Instead of dropping in unexpectedly, many are using the technology to check in with coworkers to see when they are available. Many also use the technology to get quick answers to general questions or to inquire about current work tasks instead of engaging in longer face-to-face conversations.

“We find that employees are quite strategic in their use of instant messaging. They are using it to check in with their colleagues to find out if they’re busy before interrupting them in a more intrusive way,” Garrett said.

Because of its unique setup, instant messaging allows users to control how and when they communicate with coworkers. The technology gives people the ability to flag their availability or postpone responses to a more convenient time, and because it is socially acceptable to ignore or dismiss a message, many use the technology to put off more disruptive conversations, he said.

“People see a new technology and they are innovative in how they use it. They will tailor their use of the technology to their needs and their expectations. And with IM, people had enough time to learn about the technology at home and to find ways to use it productively,” Garrett said.

“It is not the case that people are engaging in extensive conversations or trying to resolve complex problems over this very limited medium. Instead, people are using the technology to solicit answers to quick questions from colleagues and coordinate their conversations at more convenient times,” he said.

Ease of use and similarities to e-mail could foster greater acceptance of instant messaging in the workplace. And while the study provides clear evidence that instant messaging can be used successfully in the workplace, Garrett said the technology will not likely be as widely used as e-mail.

Garrett conducted the study with James N. Danziger, a professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. The study was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Center for Research on Information Technology and Organizations at University of California, Irvine.

via ScienceDaily

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2008-09-20T19:18:00.002+08:00

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