Dear Maid,
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you,
S. Berman
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Dear Room 635,
I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the management is to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is satisfactory.
Kathy, Relief Maid
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Dear Maid -
I hope you are my regular maid. Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening I found you had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own bath-size Dial so I won´t need those 6 little Camays which are on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please remove them.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn´t remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to when you checked in last Monday. Please let me know if I can of further assistance.
Your regular maid,
Dotty
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Dear Mr. Berman,
The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention. Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you.
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Miss Carmen,
It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for business at 7:45 AM and don´t get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That´s the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap. Why are you doing this to me?
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance, please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you,
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Mr. Kensedder,
My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
Martin L. Kensedder
Assistant Manager
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don´t want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have 54 bars of soap in here. All I want is my bath size Dial. Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I personally returned them. The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don´t know anything about the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I don´t know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory. As of today I possess: On the shelf under medicine cabinet - 18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.On the Kleenex dispenser - 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.On the bedroom dresser - 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet.1 stack of 4 bath-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.Inside the medicine cabinet - 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.In the shower soap dish - 6 Camay, very moist.On the northeast corner of tub - 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.On the northwest corner of tub - 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3. Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more than 4 have a tendency to tip. May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
S. Berman
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Sunday, September 30, 2007
ZEN 101
1. Be kind to others in the game. You will never know what help you will need from them later.
2. Watch yourself. Do not lose your temper. Everyone understands your frustrations because everyone knows that the cards that carry the bad news have been planted in the game to frustrate.
3. Practise the 7 habits (Steven R. Covey) in the game.
4. Learn from each other. Always.
5. The real winner may not be the first one who emerges from the Rat Race.
6. He who overcomes each obstacle he encounters will build the confidence and competence to overcome himself.
7. There are no losers in the game, unless they give up trying.
2. Watch yourself. Do not lose your temper. Everyone understands your frustrations because everyone knows that the cards that carry the bad news have been planted in the game to frustrate.
3. Practise the 7 habits (Steven R. Covey) in the game.
4. Learn from each other. Always.
5. The real winner may not be the first one who emerges from the Rat Race.
6. He who overcomes each obstacle he encounters will build the confidence and competence to overcome himself.
7. There are no losers in the game, unless they give up trying.
Tips from Cashflow 101
20 important tips from Cashflow 101
TIP #1: Never...Ever...Quit.
I believe that there are many things to understand to succeed at the game. But, for me, the most important is: NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER QUIT -- ON YOURSELF! No matter how you feel, NEVER QUIT!– Kathleen M
TIP #2: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone.CASHFLOW 101 is so powerful because it reflects your true behavior and allows you to take risks in a safe environment. Step out of your comfort zone, and do things you may not feel comfortable doing in the “real world.” You’ll be amazed at how it changes your perspective.– Jack N
TIP #3: Celebrate the Joy of Success.The biggest 'tip' I have learned so far is that your way to wealth is the joy- not the wealth- you achieve. This became very clear to me after playing dozens of times and realizing that I would actually SKIP the Dreams on the Fast Track! I was more interested in winning the game than 'golfing around the world.'– Jeff B
TIP #4: Focus on Your Goals.I found that while playing the game, I would focus on the 'negative' spaces – "Baby" or "Downsized" – and hope not to land there. I was focusing specifically on what I didn't want, and, oddly enough, landing on those spaces most often. I began to repeat the numbers I WANTED to have come up, and just as oddly, those numbers seemed to come up more than mere chance would support. The lesson is simple: focus on your goals, not on what may go wrong. – Hugh C
TIP #5: Only Take Advice from Successful People.When the Opportunity Card comes up, some people look to fellow players for guidance. Make sure that those you take advice from are having success and on their way to getting out of the Rat Race!– Cal J
TIP #6: Your words are your reality. Never Say “Can’t.”There is ALWAYS a way. Think outside the box. Find a way to make your “can’t” a “can.” – Grace N
TIP #7: Take Note of Your Overall Habits.After playing the game, take note of your overall habits- good and bad. Evaluate how those habits helped or hindered your game play. In the next game, make a concerted effort to change the habits that may have prevented you from getting out of the Rat Race.– Toni E
TIP #8: Get Rid of Bad Debt.The thing that has expedited my exit from the Rat Race: Paying off ‘bad debt.’– Bridget S
TIP #9: Create Your Own Rules.Creating your own rules (or modifying the game rules) can make CASHFLOW 101 more challenging. For instance, play a game where you and your teammates:
(a) Pass on purchasing $1 & $5 stock deals;
(b) Remove $0 down real estate transactions;
(c) Remove all the doodad cards that are $100 or less.– Dylan B
TIP #10: Don’t Limit Yourself. Along with bad debt, there is good debt. Don’t limit yourself to your cash on-hand. The lower the price of the stock, the more money you should borrow. When you eventually sell your shares, your rate of return will more than make up for any bank payments you have to make. – Roosevelt C
TIP #11: Give Back.Giving back is a necessary step in getting out of the Rat Race. Newton’s law states, “For every action there is a reaction.” Give and you shall receive.– Lisa N
TIP #12: Put Your Ego on the Shelf.The game has showed me some things about myself I never would have guessed- like the fact that my ego gets me in more trouble than anything else. The deals you turn down count just as much as the deals you make. Don't let your ego get you in over your head.– Tami R
TIP #13: Be Able to Make Quick Decisions.As Robert says, “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” When the “Opportunity Card” comes up, you need to be able to determine if it is a good or bad deal quickly. Otherwise, just like in the “real world,” you might miss a great opportunity. – Phil L
TIP #14: Learn From Your Mistakes.Mistakes are opportunities to learn something new. Take risks, make mistakes… and be smarter for it!– George C
TIP #15: Give Feedback to Fellow Players, Not Advice.Feedback occurs after the action, advice happens before the action. Your fellow players will learn more if you tell them what they did and how they might try a different approach next time, rather than telling them what to do and how to do it.– John D
TIP #16: Reinvest Your Cash.Don’t let it sit there doing nothing… get your money working for you so you can get out of the Rat Race!– Jenny M
TIP #17: Learn From Others.Take note of fellow players’ winning game strategies. Next time, test them out for yourself.– Cheridan S
TIP #18: Overcome Fear.Fear isn’t the problem; it’s how you handle fear: specifically, the fear of losing money. Losers are defeated by failure. Winners are inspired by it.– Jorge T
TIP #19: Always Look For Opportunities.No matter where you are in the game… always be on the lookout for opportunities.– Elle J
TIP #20: Reflect on Lessons Learned.Always think about what you can learn from the game you just played. You may not always have time to reflect on the game as it is played (and sometimes it is more interesting NOT to play, but to just observe!), but you should always take time later to think about the game and what it taught you. This is part of the educational process and so it should be savored. You can learn a lot about how investing works, how well your investment strategies pay off, and what it takes to exit the real Rat Race. – Dave G
TIP #1: Never...Ever...Quit.
I believe that there are many things to understand to succeed at the game. But, for me, the most important is: NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER QUIT -- ON YOURSELF! No matter how you feel, NEVER QUIT!– Kathleen M
TIP #2: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone.CASHFLOW 101 is so powerful because it reflects your true behavior and allows you to take risks in a safe environment. Step out of your comfort zone, and do things you may not feel comfortable doing in the “real world.” You’ll be amazed at how it changes your perspective.– Jack N
TIP #3: Celebrate the Joy of Success.The biggest 'tip' I have learned so far is that your way to wealth is the joy- not the wealth- you achieve. This became very clear to me after playing dozens of times and realizing that I would actually SKIP the Dreams on the Fast Track! I was more interested in winning the game than 'golfing around the world.'– Jeff B
TIP #4: Focus on Your Goals.I found that while playing the game, I would focus on the 'negative' spaces – "Baby" or "Downsized" – and hope not to land there. I was focusing specifically on what I didn't want, and, oddly enough, landing on those spaces most often. I began to repeat the numbers I WANTED to have come up, and just as oddly, those numbers seemed to come up more than mere chance would support. The lesson is simple: focus on your goals, not on what may go wrong. – Hugh C
TIP #5: Only Take Advice from Successful People.When the Opportunity Card comes up, some people look to fellow players for guidance. Make sure that those you take advice from are having success and on their way to getting out of the Rat Race!– Cal J
TIP #6: Your words are your reality. Never Say “Can’t.”There is ALWAYS a way. Think outside the box. Find a way to make your “can’t” a “can.” – Grace N
TIP #7: Take Note of Your Overall Habits.After playing the game, take note of your overall habits- good and bad. Evaluate how those habits helped or hindered your game play. In the next game, make a concerted effort to change the habits that may have prevented you from getting out of the Rat Race.– Toni E
TIP #8: Get Rid of Bad Debt.The thing that has expedited my exit from the Rat Race: Paying off ‘bad debt.’– Bridget S
TIP #9: Create Your Own Rules.Creating your own rules (or modifying the game rules) can make CASHFLOW 101 more challenging. For instance, play a game where you and your teammates:
(a) Pass on purchasing $1 & $5 stock deals;
(b) Remove $0 down real estate transactions;
(c) Remove all the doodad cards that are $100 or less.– Dylan B
TIP #10: Don’t Limit Yourself. Along with bad debt, there is good debt. Don’t limit yourself to your cash on-hand. The lower the price of the stock, the more money you should borrow. When you eventually sell your shares, your rate of return will more than make up for any bank payments you have to make. – Roosevelt C
TIP #11: Give Back.Giving back is a necessary step in getting out of the Rat Race. Newton’s law states, “For every action there is a reaction.” Give and you shall receive.– Lisa N
TIP #12: Put Your Ego on the Shelf.The game has showed me some things about myself I never would have guessed- like the fact that my ego gets me in more trouble than anything else. The deals you turn down count just as much as the deals you make. Don't let your ego get you in over your head.– Tami R
TIP #13: Be Able to Make Quick Decisions.As Robert says, “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” When the “Opportunity Card” comes up, you need to be able to determine if it is a good or bad deal quickly. Otherwise, just like in the “real world,” you might miss a great opportunity. – Phil L
TIP #14: Learn From Your Mistakes.Mistakes are opportunities to learn something new. Take risks, make mistakes… and be smarter for it!– George C
TIP #15: Give Feedback to Fellow Players, Not Advice.Feedback occurs after the action, advice happens before the action. Your fellow players will learn more if you tell them what they did and how they might try a different approach next time, rather than telling them what to do and how to do it.– John D
TIP #16: Reinvest Your Cash.Don’t let it sit there doing nothing… get your money working for you so you can get out of the Rat Race!– Jenny M
TIP #17: Learn From Others.Take note of fellow players’ winning game strategies. Next time, test them out for yourself.– Cheridan S
TIP #18: Overcome Fear.Fear isn’t the problem; it’s how you handle fear: specifically, the fear of losing money. Losers are defeated by failure. Winners are inspired by it.– Jorge T
TIP #19: Always Look For Opportunities.No matter where you are in the game… always be on the lookout for opportunities.– Elle J
TIP #20: Reflect on Lessons Learned.Always think about what you can learn from the game you just played. You may not always have time to reflect on the game as it is played (and sometimes it is more interesting NOT to play, but to just observe!), but you should always take time later to think about the game and what it taught you. This is part of the educational process and so it should be savored. You can learn a lot about how investing works, how well your investment strategies pay off, and what it takes to exit the real Rat Race. – Dave G
Boardgame
Summary:
Cashflow 101 has taught me many valuable lessons in real life.
Basically, money is just a figure in your head. It it what you think it is.
Many people think they should not think too much about money because they want to have a healthy attitude towards money. But I feel that most people I know really do not know well enough about money.
Money is a bad master. It lets you feel great about having it in your pocket and makes you crave more because of the excitement you get from your good purchases. At the end of the day, you have made the purchase and very soon after you will probably need to find money to buy something else - either an enhancement, or something else totally new.
I first heard about Cashflow 101 a couple of years ago when I chanced upon an article somewhere and registered for it. The date with destiny was on a Saturday afternoon and at Queenstown CC. There was a sharing session by one of the young guys and somehow, what he said connected with what I had been hearing from some other people before. However, sceptical about money-worldliness as I was before, I dared not think too much into such things. After all, insurance seemed to be more accepted thing to talk about during those times than about making money (for Christians).
Looking back I am still wondering how I could actually go sign up for the game even tho I would be sitting in the midst of total strangers! And playing board-games with them??? To make a long story short, I played the game but I could not emerge out of the rat-race. After the game, I had lived my next few years spending more money and investing in friendships, food and good cameras, handphones, PCs.... and courses. (But if the board had really been cheaper, I would have bought it actually. It's really something nice to have if you have the money of course.)
Anyway, another few years have passed since, and many things have happened. I suddenly woke up with this fear of becoming a burden to the people I love and also realised how much I wish to live freely on fresh air and sunshine, without being a burden to anyone - not even NKF, CCF, Ren Ci or St Luke, etc etc. I signed up for a few more courses and while on my way to a language class, I chanced upon this boardgame again. So I am playing it now. Will probably stop playing after my nieces and friends grow tired of it. Perhaps I will sell it like some others - secondhand - once they think they have mastered it. (Maybe same like Command&Conquer or Red Alert... ) But I would like to introduce this to my friends.... because this is a good chance to mingle around and have fun while you learn things together.
Cashflow 101 has taught me many valuable lessons in real life.
Basically, money is just a figure in your head. It it what you think it is.
Many people think they should not think too much about money because they want to have a healthy attitude towards money. But I feel that most people I know really do not know well enough about money.
Money is a bad master. It lets you feel great about having it in your pocket and makes you crave more because of the excitement you get from your good purchases. At the end of the day, you have made the purchase and very soon after you will probably need to find money to buy something else - either an enhancement, or something else totally new.
I first heard about Cashflow 101 a couple of years ago when I chanced upon an article somewhere and registered for it. The date with destiny was on a Saturday afternoon and at Queenstown CC. There was a sharing session by one of the young guys and somehow, what he said connected with what I had been hearing from some other people before. However, sceptical about money-worldliness as I was before, I dared not think too much into such things. After all, insurance seemed to be more accepted thing to talk about during those times than about making money (for Christians).
Looking back I am still wondering how I could actually go sign up for the game even tho I would be sitting in the midst of total strangers! And playing board-games with them??? To make a long story short, I played the game but I could not emerge out of the rat-race. After the game, I had lived my next few years spending more money and investing in friendships, food and good cameras, handphones, PCs.... and courses. (But if the board had really been cheaper, I would have bought it actually. It's really something nice to have if you have the money of course.)
Anyway, another few years have passed since, and many things have happened. I suddenly woke up with this fear of becoming a burden to the people I love and also realised how much I wish to live freely on fresh air and sunshine, without being a burden to anyone - not even NKF, CCF, Ren Ci or St Luke, etc etc. I signed up for a few more courses and while on my way to a language class, I chanced upon this boardgame again. So I am playing it now. Will probably stop playing after my nieces and friends grow tired of it. Perhaps I will sell it like some others - secondhand - once they think they have mastered it. (Maybe same like Command&Conquer or Red Alert... ) But I would like to introduce this to my friends.... because this is a good chance to mingle around and have fun while you learn things together.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Success is a journey, not a destination.
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Today, I received a very pleasant surprise. I wish my dreams will come true.
In fact, there were 2 pieces of good news I heard this afternoon (abt 5 mins apart).
If I don't mention this again next time (maybe 1 month down the road), guess it isn't good news like I'd thought ok?
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Today, I received a very pleasant surprise. I wish my dreams will come true.
In fact, there were 2 pieces of good news I heard this afternoon (abt 5 mins apart).
If I don't mention this again next time (maybe 1 month down the road), guess it isn't good news like I'd thought ok?
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Homefree
Nothing feels anything like home... being home.
Being home should give some one of the best feelings one can feel... unless for some, home is not the place they want to go back to, everyday after work.
What have you done lately about the place you call "Home"?
Many do not own one. But nevermind if it is not yours for now.. go build one. Or find one. Humans have homes, you know?
It has been built for you... by your parents. It has been your nursery, your secret hideout, your playground, your gym and your school ... This has been the shelter your parents built for you.
Now that you have grown out of it, what else do you wana do?
Being home should give some one of the best feelings one can feel... unless for some, home is not the place they want to go back to, everyday after work.
What have you done lately about the place you call "Home"?
Many do not own one. But nevermind if it is not yours for now.. go build one. Or find one. Humans have homes, you know?
It has been built for you... by your parents. It has been your nursery, your secret hideout, your playground, your gym and your school ... This has been the shelter your parents built for you.
Now that you have grown out of it, what else do you wana do?
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Something in your head?
Stress-level went rather high last week. Surprisingly, I could complete my assignment (only 1 out of 4) in 30 mins but wonder why it took me the whole of last week ....
Anyway, .... :)
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One day, the master asked his disciple a question as they were walking down a street,
"Can you guess a man's thoughts just by looking at the back of his head?" Junior pondered long and hard and finally, shaking his head, asked his teacher if he could.
By that time, the teacher had brought him up to the top floor of an inn.
They walked towards the balcony and gazed down upon the crowd that was moving on the street below.
"Try and see if you can tell where he is heading for."
"How is that so, teacher?"
"Sometimes what lies in front of him will stay awhile at the back of his head."
"If you have problem seeing, perhaps it is is easier if you try to see things from a different angle."
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Anyway, .... :)
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One day, the master asked his disciple a question as they were walking down a street,
"Can you guess a man's thoughts just by looking at the back of his head?" Junior pondered long and hard and finally, shaking his head, asked his teacher if he could.
By that time, the teacher had brought him up to the top floor of an inn.
They walked towards the balcony and gazed down upon the crowd that was moving on the street below.
"Try and see if you can tell where he is heading for."
"How is that so, teacher?"
"Sometimes what lies in front of him will stay awhile at the back of his head."
"If you have problem seeing, perhaps it is is easier if you try to see things from a different angle."
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Recently quite a number of things took place both at home and at work. Ad-hoc ones. Also heard a number of seniors have resigned or relinquished their posts to perform mainly clinical roles.
Anyway, it's been a couple of weeks now since Julie and CK had passed the planes to me. I am now effectively the proud owner of 4 planes, plus plus !! (2 brand new!) Some things are happening rather fast now also. But perhaps so fast that I seem to be having more problems with some people at work lately. Ridiculous. But I guess it happens often to certain character traits who think they know everything.
Really I wish my future will be more pleasant and cheerful. Afterall, why should I bother????
Cloudy days ahead ... and I guess I should be bracing myself for more stormy weathers ahead.
It's such a pity. I will need to take stock again and do a personal revamp. Hey, it's time I should move on.
Mindsets are absolutely powerful. They create mental filters in your minds, eyes, and ears even before right informations could really get to you. Until there is no longer any use having to rethink because, why re-think when your mind is still wired to think the same way???
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If you need to get into some people's good books, don't rely on this - Gossip. It doesn't get you any higher by putting someone else down, does it?
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Why does a chicken wish to cross the road? Curiosity? Fun? Adventure?
Anyway, what are the chances of a chicken getting hit while crossing the road to the other side? Double that probability if the chicken wishes to cross the road twice.
1. It does not know the Rules
2. It probably won't know what is coming down on from the left and right.
3. It isn't meant to cross the road
So, don't cross that road unless the 3 conditions are first met.
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Anyway, it's been a couple of weeks now since Julie and CK had passed the planes to me. I am now effectively the proud owner of 4 planes, plus plus !! (2 brand new!) Some things are happening rather fast now also. But perhaps so fast that I seem to be having more problems with some people at work lately. Ridiculous. But I guess it happens often to certain character traits who think they know everything.
Really I wish my future will be more pleasant and cheerful. Afterall, why should I bother????
Cloudy days ahead ... and I guess I should be bracing myself for more stormy weathers ahead.
It's such a pity. I will need to take stock again and do a personal revamp. Hey, it's time I should move on.
Mindsets are absolutely powerful. They create mental filters in your minds, eyes, and ears even before right informations could really get to you. Until there is no longer any use having to rethink because, why re-think when your mind is still wired to think the same way???
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If you need to get into some people's good books, don't rely on this - Gossip. It doesn't get you any higher by putting someone else down, does it?
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Why does a chicken wish to cross the road? Curiosity? Fun? Adventure?
Anyway, what are the chances of a chicken getting hit while crossing the road to the other side? Double that probability if the chicken wishes to cross the road twice.
1. It does not know the Rules
2. It probably won't know what is coming down on from the left and right.
3. It isn't meant to cross the road
So, don't cross that road unless the 3 conditions are first met.
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Friday, September 14, 2007
Sunday, September 09, 2007
"A man on a straight road never got lost" - the little book said.
The master looked at his pupils after reading the statement out loud.
"Well, he could have missed a turn," one pupil said.
"What if he was just stationary?" another pupil asked.
"That's barking up the wrong tree!"
We have a problem. Everyone thinks he is right and continues on the same track all the way.
The master looked at his pupils after reading the statement out loud.
"Well, he could have missed a turn," one pupil said.
"What if he was just stationary?" another pupil asked.
"That's barking up the wrong tree!"
We have a problem. Everyone thinks he is right and continues on the same track all the way.
Monday, August 27, 2007
"I had many plans for the future.
As well as the weathers I know I will have to brave.
Many seasons have come and gone.
They had made me strong. But they had taught me fear as well.
I am not afraid for myself. I am only afraid for you.
For you are still young. And you have much more to learn.
You have the world before you and all the happiness that are within reach once you have learnt how to extend your hand and your heart to reach them. But you will first have to learn to master yourself.
I wish I could prepare better things for you.
Yet I fear what many a rich man's son does not know.
I dare not wish for riches nor fame nor power; those precious dreams that their hearts yearn for.
And I wish you would not change even if you should have to labour at the feet of those who have them."
As well as the weathers I know I will have to brave.
Many seasons have come and gone.
They had made me strong. But they had taught me fear as well.
I am not afraid for myself. I am only afraid for you.
For you are still young. And you have much more to learn.
You have the world before you and all the happiness that are within reach once you have learnt how to extend your hand and your heart to reach them. But you will first have to learn to master yourself.
I wish I could prepare better things for you.
Yet I fear what many a rich man's son does not know.
I dare not wish for riches nor fame nor power; those precious dreams that their hearts yearn for.
And I wish you would not change even if you should have to labour at the feet of those who have them."
Sunday, August 26, 2007
When sickness comes
When an epidermic comes, the poor will be stricken hardest. The villages, the province, then the cities.....
Nowadays, epidermic can potential spread faster and further - from modern cities to cities.
Inflation comes... those who can afford, they will buy medicines, things which they would normally let the pharmacies stock up otherwise. Those who cannot afford medicine, they may also lose their means to feed themselves, becos even though they are sick, they will still need to feed ...
Economics..... the study of how humans make choices... limited resources and unlimited wants.
Nowadays, epidermic can potential spread faster and further - from modern cities to cities.
Inflation comes... those who can afford, they will buy medicines, things which they would normally let the pharmacies stock up otherwise. Those who cannot afford medicine, they may also lose their means to feed themselves, becos even though they are sick, they will still need to feed ...
Economics..... the study of how humans make choices... limited resources and unlimited wants.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
hubris -
Read somewhere about Saddam Hussein and Mr Durai. When you think you have the absolute power (authority) to do as you deem fit and when you think that whatever you think, you can' be wrong.... and when you honestly do not feel that there is any need for accountability to anyone, even to the least member in your team ...... (maybe even your wife and children listen to you).
This arrogance may work its way into your character just like a little leak in a pipe in the wall, slowly seeping through the cracks and grooves. It feeds on your self-confidence, and ego. Ultimately, you may feel a growing resentment for people who dare to disagree with your views ... You lose patience. You lose your human touch.... and there can only be one way, and that is your way. I think this is Hubris.
Corporate Paganism / religion-
Where there is a deep faith placed in the system. "It's the way it is," so you speak. The system should be able to "take care" of itself. Those with a stronger sense of patriotism in the "cause" might possibly seek to condition the behaviour/beliefs of the others through "bureaucratic" measures (i.e. "dos and don'ts"). This corporate belief system may not be that bad depending on the character of those who propagate it.
Read somewhere about Saddam Hussein and Mr Durai. When you think you have the absolute power (authority) to do as you deem fit and when you think that whatever you think, you can' be wrong.... and when you honestly do not feel that there is any need for accountability to anyone, even to the least member in your team ...... (maybe even your wife and children listen to you).
This arrogance may work its way into your character just like a little leak in a pipe in the wall, slowly seeping through the cracks and grooves. It feeds on your self-confidence, and ego. Ultimately, you may feel a growing resentment for people who dare to disagree with your views ... You lose patience. You lose your human touch.... and there can only be one way, and that is your way. I think this is Hubris.
Corporate Paganism / religion-
Where there is a deep faith placed in the system. "It's the way it is," so you speak. The system should be able to "take care" of itself. Those with a stronger sense of patriotism in the "cause" might possibly seek to condition the behaviour/beliefs of the others through "bureaucratic" measures (i.e. "dos and don'ts"). This corporate belief system may not be that bad depending on the character of those who propagate it.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Happiness In A Bad Place
Watched CNN about life in war-torn Afghanistan.
There is such a thing as "Happiness in a bad place".
There is such a thing as "Happiness in a bad place".
Friday, August 03, 2007
The Golden Calf
Read a few short articles recently. One of them was about the 6 habits. Six.
I realised that life could have been so much sweeter if only people could grow both in stature and in wisdom proportionately. Ironical but it is true, I have seen an inverse relationship between one's status and one's ability to be cool (which, in my opinion, is in some way related to wisdom). Maybe there is no actual means of measuring one's level of wisdom except by one's own ability to respond rationally to external stimulus. Anyway ... life must move on. There is really very little time left for happiness.
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I remember that as soon as the self-exiled Israelites reached the safety on the other side of the Red Sea, they very quickly erected this huge Golden Calf. Maybe they could not hear God speaking. Maybe they did not happened to be at the front-line watching how God parted the sea. Or maybe as soon as the miracle was over, they were no longer sure whether it was God or Moses. After all, they could not recognise God's Hand at work, except for Mose having lifted up the staff and the sea parted.
As soon as their leader left them temporarily and went up Mt Sinai, there sprouted forth many who claimed to "know what's next". Not surprisingly, this seemed to have endowed them with so much power in return in forms of loyal followers. Humans craved for directions, you see. They had always been looking around for a leader who could lead them. Someone strong. Someone highly visible. Maybe someone who seemed to know a lot more. It could have been easy for the one who could speak louder than anybody else. But Moses was not good at public speaking. They would have easily fallen for anyone who was better a bragging.
In our human lives today, there's this human-installed "golden calf" again.. This symbol of power and control. Wonder why one would crave so much for it. There's his particular deep-seated need to dominate, and to subdue everyone else. or build for himself a sort of a pseudo-empire (or pseudo-harlem, if mostly filled by female followers).
I realised that life could have been so much sweeter if only people could grow both in stature and in wisdom proportionately. Ironical but it is true, I have seen an inverse relationship between one's status and one's ability to be cool (which, in my opinion, is in some way related to wisdom). Maybe there is no actual means of measuring one's level of wisdom except by one's own ability to respond rationally to external stimulus. Anyway ... life must move on. There is really very little time left for happiness.
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I remember that as soon as the self-exiled Israelites reached the safety on the other side of the Red Sea, they very quickly erected this huge Golden Calf. Maybe they could not hear God speaking. Maybe they did not happened to be at the front-line watching how God parted the sea. Or maybe as soon as the miracle was over, they were no longer sure whether it was God or Moses. After all, they could not recognise God's Hand at work, except for Mose having lifted up the staff and the sea parted.
As soon as their leader left them temporarily and went up Mt Sinai, there sprouted forth many who claimed to "know what's next". Not surprisingly, this seemed to have endowed them with so much power in return in forms of loyal followers. Humans craved for directions, you see. They had always been looking around for a leader who could lead them. Someone strong. Someone highly visible. Maybe someone who seemed to know a lot more. It could have been easy for the one who could speak louder than anybody else. But Moses was not good at public speaking. They would have easily fallen for anyone who was better a bragging.
In our human lives today, there's this human-installed "golden calf" again.. This symbol of power and control. Wonder why one would crave so much for it. There's his particular deep-seated need to dominate, and to subdue everyone else. or build for himself a sort of a pseudo-empire (or pseudo-harlem, if mostly filled by female followers).
Thursday, August 02, 2007
EPIP - Early Psychosis Intervention Program
A friend mentioned this to me recently and I thought I could publish this for a friend who may read this.
"Psychosis is a medical condition which affects the mind. Like any other
illness, psychosis can be treated.
Feeling sad, irritable, confused and isolated
Feeling like you are being watched
Difficulty sleeping
Difficulty coping with work or study
Talking or smiling to yourself
Neglecting your appearance
Avoiding people
Hearing voices that others cannot hear
"Psychosis is a medical condition which affects the mind. Like any other
illness, psychosis can be treated.
Some of the symptoms of psychosis:
Thinking people are against you or talking about you.
Thinking you have special powers
Seeing things that others cannot seeFeeling sad, irritable, confused and isolated
Feeling like you are being watched
Difficulty sleeping
Difficulty coping with work or study
Talking or smiling to yourself
Neglecting your appearance
Avoiding people
Hearing voices that others cannot hear
The earlier psychosis is treated, the better the recovery.
tel: 63892972 or 9017 8212 (Mon to Fri : 8am - 5pm)"
PS: If you had actually thought I was referring to you, well, just maybe you should consider still .. :P
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Free Advice
"There are many people in this world who have not been able to be where they want to be. There are a few reasons:-
1. They finally decided on something else.
2. There are also many who like to give free advice."
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1. They finally decided on something else.
2. There are also many who like to give free advice."
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Friday, July 27, 2007
Say "Yes"
"Success is a deliberate decision. Unless you make tha choice today, nothing is going to happen."
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Cashflow 101 Game's Day One : Kinda excited over the recent investment: the CF101.
I really hope this will help tune up my inner bearings ... at least away from where I have learnt to dread so much. Got my first pioneer gang of 5!
Anyway, things have changed so much lately. I hope the good changes will last much longer while the bad ones are transient. Hopefully, easy to forget ultimately too. Let's move on ...
I have always felt that most of us would have our left arms chopped off to avoid worse mishaps happening. Shan't elaborate but as I have said, I really hope these are all just part of a bad dream. Meanwhile, "focus on the positive".
Becos, "by focussing always on what you want, you are also indirectly avoiding things you do not want".
Over the weekend, received a few remote planes!!!
Think I shall be rather occupied over the next few months :)
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Cashflow 101 Game's Day One : Kinda excited over the recent investment: the CF101.
I really hope this will help tune up my inner bearings ... at least away from where I have learnt to dread so much. Got my first pioneer gang of 5!
Anyway, things have changed so much lately. I hope the good changes will last much longer while the bad ones are transient. Hopefully, easy to forget ultimately too. Let's move on ...
I have always felt that most of us would have our left arms chopped off to avoid worse mishaps happening. Shan't elaborate but as I have said, I really hope these are all just part of a bad dream. Meanwhile, "focus on the positive".
Becos, "by focussing always on what you want, you are also indirectly avoiding things you do not want".
Over the weekend, received a few remote planes!!!
Think I shall be rather occupied over the next few months :)
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Some things are ...
There are a few loves in my life. It isn't hard to guess what they are.
And on top of all these loves, there is a different kind of warmtth that glows in your heart.
If you know where to find it, go for it and give it what you have got.
If you have already found it, hold it closely to your heart.
Courage
"When a man decides to lay down his life for another, it says something about courage. Love requires that kind of courage, and more. If I live, I will live to protect the one I love. "
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Sunday, July 08, 2007
The Old Man and The Girl
There was once an old man who had found a little basket in the woods. In it was a crying baby girl. For fear that the wolves might soon find her, he brought her home and took good care of her. Soon the little girl grew up into one of the most beautiful girl in world. It was only a pity no other man had set his eyes upon her.
The Magic Raft
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." (Ghandi)
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"Where do you wish to be going my friend?"
"It depends on where this raft is carrying me."
"If it carries you to land, pls remember me.:
"Sure I will. But if goes over the end, remember me too, ya?"
And so the 2 good friends parted ways with a hug and a few more pats on each other's back.
1 has decided to remain and tend to the others who needed him most at that time. He could not leave them just like that. The other felt the conviction that he should continue their quest and follow the river further north. However, nobody knew where the river would lead to.
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"Where do you wish to be going my friend?"
"It depends on where this raft is carrying me."
"If it carries you to land, pls remember me.:
"Sure I will. But if goes over the end, remember me too, ya?"
And so the 2 good friends parted ways with a hug and a few more pats on each other's back.
1 has decided to remain and tend to the others who needed him most at that time. He could not leave them just like that. The other felt the conviction that he should continue their quest and follow the river further north. However, nobody knew where the river would lead to.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Notes to myself
Recently, the pace has been getting faster and faster. New students and rotators are coming onboard and apparently, many are coming to my section to replace those who have opted to "advance".
It is not easy to keep a perfect balance on things happening around us. There are simply too many balls to juggle. There are apparently also some people who seem to enjoy dipping their fingers into every soup. This makes matters worse. Sometimes ridiculous. I will steer clear from the yarn that they spin.... don't get entangled but try have a good life and be good.
"The heart is deceitful above all else, deceiving even its own master." sometimes we should really spend enough time with ourselves, for ourselves and by ourselves. Be frank and clear with ourselves. Avoid justifying and rationalising every stupidity we demonstrated. Then soon, we will start to do things right.
It is not easy to keep a perfect balance on things happening around us. There are simply too many balls to juggle. There are apparently also some people who seem to enjoy dipping their fingers into every soup. This makes matters worse. Sometimes ridiculous. I will steer clear from the yarn that they spin.... don't get entangled but try have a good life and be good.
"The heart is deceitful above all else, deceiving even its own master." sometimes we should really spend enough time with ourselves, for ourselves and by ourselves. Be frank and clear with ourselves. Avoid justifying and rationalising every stupidity we demonstrated. Then soon, we will start to do things right.
Friday, June 08, 2007
Saturday Blog
Read something interesting from someone's blog a few days ago.
"Reasons have expiration dates.
Rely on them too long and they harden into excuses."
Ah, another saturday is almost gone! How time flies!
"A folding of the hands, and the day is gone." (Bible)
I had a very nice time with my "coach" today, although it did feel a little awkward and embarassing initially. But I was actually surprise I could focus better than I had thought. I really feel like an old man sometimes. Should consider Tai Chi class maybe.
We will know how things turn out in the end.
"Reasons have expiration dates.
Rely on them too long and they harden into excuses."
Ah, another saturday is almost gone! How time flies!
"A folding of the hands, and the day is gone." (Bible)
I had a very nice time with my "coach" today, although it did feel a little awkward and embarassing initially. But I was actually surprise I could focus better than I had thought. I really feel like an old man sometimes. Should consider Tai Chi class maybe.
We will know how things turn out in the end.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Weekend ranting....
(Picture taken along the streets in HCM)
Went out pretty early on Saturday morning. AAS, Jln Bukit Merah and Alexandra Village for brunch. After that, proceeded to Shineshine Plaza, Peace Centre and then followed by Bras Besar Complex. Unfortunately, that last leg got me photographed by a CISCO officer because I had accidentally filtered into the buslane, I suppose. He seemed rather surprised by my waving to him and saying "sorry". Saw on my rear-view mirror that he actually went to check his camera and turned again to look at my back.. Hopefully, he could not catch my license plate number!!!
Accomplished quite a lot of tasks on Saturday. Also went for late lunch cum dinner with 2 friends on Saturday - Bugis. By that time, one group must have already arrived and settled down into the hotel in HCMC. HY has gotten the nec tickets for all 5 of them. Hope they will have a wonderful trip. (They should be snuggling up at the hotel in Dalat now.)
July's got another group. August, yet another! Should really learn to organise this much better.
HY is very shy, but hope that given time, she will have the courage to speak up more and make friends. She's very concerned about how the trip went and kept asking me to find out.
Today, I packed a lot of stuff and began to hate this little bad habit of mine. Realised that knowledge is a very expensive item to collect but if it isn't applied, it's all but expensive scrap. Mum had given me some boxes to collect them but I think I should've at least tried to sell them away, even if this could be for anything between $2.50 to $15. Mr Koh is willing to help me but half the proceeds will go to charity. Next few days I will be working at breakneck speed I guess. Will need a good cataloging system in place.
Concerning work, it makes me wonder how I've managed to have spent so much time and money into a future no one seems to be interested in. There are right things to do, and there are also things that need to be done right. Sometimes, we get tossed about between the two, which I feel can be comical at times when you look back and realise jus how it is like when 2 guys throw the freesby around and you are the dog. And so I have been, chasing the cheese that gets moved around. Gurus call it "the art of motivation". But I am already a sickly old dog who can't take too much wagging and skipping in the air anymore. It's just hard plastic. At least, the dog must have actually felt that the attention was on him!
Anyway, no more cheeses, which was what the dr advised me. I will work on my 7 habits for the rest of this year. If I can, perhaps the 8th as well.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Childhood memories
Just got a little bag for Yen. Hope she likes it. It is "cheap" but its material is of the Kimono kind. Silky and turquois.. nice.
While doing up my resume, I suddenly realised what my uncles and cousins were trying to teach me when I was young.
Can't really remember the age, but i was probably 9 then. I had to work separating rusty curtain pins from shiny ones. Hated the task because it was too menial and boring. My other cousins my age were having football most of the time. I had to sit at a small table with boxes and boxes of those pins waiting for me to complete. Can't really recalled how I got rid of the "job" or I just ran away each time my aunt called to me. As I got older, they upgraded me to follow them on their job - interior decors. Saw plenty of rich folks' houses. There was this house somewhere in Orchard with a swimming pool and a little farm. It was actually more like two buildings with a swimming pool in-between. And the two buildings were jointed by a little arch- bridging the two - above the pool. Wow...
Had actualy seen a few variations tho. Carpeted stairs and huge cinema-featured rooms.... I can't imagine myself so rich. I have met rich men, except that since I have met them when I was much older than a 10-yr-old boy then, I don't get invited into their homes. Anyway, I have digressed. The fact is, I don't think I will ever be rich. Maybe perhaps, if I get cancer or something and get to see my lumpsum payout before I actually die. Maybe, I will die a rich man after all... perhaps, there are only a few things I could have done right, after all.
It's now all for my mum and Yen.
While doing up my resume, I suddenly realised what my uncles and cousins were trying to teach me when I was young.
Can't really remember the age, but i was probably 9 then. I had to work separating rusty curtain pins from shiny ones. Hated the task because it was too menial and boring. My other cousins my age were having football most of the time. I had to sit at a small table with boxes and boxes of those pins waiting for me to complete. Can't really recalled how I got rid of the "job" or I just ran away each time my aunt called to me. As I got older, they upgraded me to follow them on their job - interior decors. Saw plenty of rich folks' houses. There was this house somewhere in Orchard with a swimming pool and a little farm. It was actually more like two buildings with a swimming pool in-between. And the two buildings were jointed by a little arch- bridging the two - above the pool. Wow...
Had actualy seen a few variations tho. Carpeted stairs and huge cinema-featured rooms.... I can't imagine myself so rich. I have met rich men, except that since I have met them when I was much older than a 10-yr-old boy then, I don't get invited into their homes. Anyway, I have digressed. The fact is, I don't think I will ever be rich. Maybe perhaps, if I get cancer or something and get to see my lumpsum payout before I actually die. Maybe, I will die a rich man after all... perhaps, there are only a few things I could have done right, after all.
It's now all for my mum and Yen.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
a nightmare
The sun did shine bright and red today. That is a sign - of terrible things to come.
There will a black dog appearing from nowhere and it will eat up the moon. This is called the Night of the Saryon. The underworld will arise a huge army. They will rise up from within each city and turn each man upon his neighbour, until the earth is completely deseminated.
Even though it has already been written in the ancient book, most people do not pay heed to such things that they consider myths.
But the book also speaks of a handful of courageous folks among them, who will also rise to the occasion and while everyone runs to the mountains, would gather at the city gates. Others will stay behind and guard the stores. In the end, no one will ever know if it will all be worth it. But in their hearts (and mine too), I guess it's just about honour more than about gains or grains. It has always been about hope.
People speak of the rapture. There should be an escape. But most seem already resigned to be left behind. Other are preparing mentally not to partake of the rapture anyway.
Lucien has shown himself to be wanting more favour than he deserves. He has elevated himself among all the creatures and called on all the creatures of the woods and the seas, to submit to him. Now, he is turning his attention towards the humans and he does have an intensed need to be lord over all the living things. I see his lust has now overtaken him. He has sold his soul to the Darkness.
"We will prepare and wait." The watchmen will wait - resolutely - for the first fight to happen. But there will be none. How silly! The fight has already begun, while the moon appears in the day and while everyone stands mesmerised by the sight, seeds of lust, anger, jealosy and pride have already been sown onto their hearts. They don't get it. The fight is within themselves and each having lost, each will then assasinate the other. That's how it has been written, we do not fight against flesh and blood. It is against principalities of the world and the prince of the air. The great deceiver and the thief.
Many choose to flee to the sea, away from the sad things they could sense coming. But little do they know that the ship is already doomed even before it sets sail. The seas are ready to devour them or toss them all about. But onboard, there is also a more sinister fiend lurking among them unwary ones. There stands another man, in the guise of a good helper of fellow men. He is perhaps the one who harbours the same sickness that has afflicted Lucien. But he is a carrier, you see. Nobody knows he is also not well ..... and he is a great deceptor.
I recognise that man in my dream. His name is Lucas. For the rest of his lifetime, for power and fame and human affection, he willingly trades away his conscience and integrity. It is the same seed for bearing false witnesses and deepens divisions down the line. Soon those on board that ship will still be divided and no longer live like they should. All will be just souless creatures afloat on that piece of drifting wood, wherever it leads.
There will a black dog appearing from nowhere and it will eat up the moon. This is called the Night of the Saryon. The underworld will arise a huge army. They will rise up from within each city and turn each man upon his neighbour, until the earth is completely deseminated.
Even though it has already been written in the ancient book, most people do not pay heed to such things that they consider myths.
But the book also speaks of a handful of courageous folks among them, who will also rise to the occasion and while everyone runs to the mountains, would gather at the city gates. Others will stay behind and guard the stores. In the end, no one will ever know if it will all be worth it. But in their hearts (and mine too), I guess it's just about honour more than about gains or grains. It has always been about hope.
People speak of the rapture. There should be an escape. But most seem already resigned to be left behind. Other are preparing mentally not to partake of the rapture anyway.
Lucien has shown himself to be wanting more favour than he deserves. He has elevated himself among all the creatures and called on all the creatures of the woods and the seas, to submit to him. Now, he is turning his attention towards the humans and he does have an intensed need to be lord over all the living things. I see his lust has now overtaken him. He has sold his soul to the Darkness.
"We will prepare and wait." The watchmen will wait - resolutely - for the first fight to happen. But there will be none. How silly! The fight has already begun, while the moon appears in the day and while everyone stands mesmerised by the sight, seeds of lust, anger, jealosy and pride have already been sown onto their hearts. They don't get it. The fight is within themselves and each having lost, each will then assasinate the other. That's how it has been written, we do not fight against flesh and blood. It is against principalities of the world and the prince of the air. The great deceiver and the thief.
Many choose to flee to the sea, away from the sad things they could sense coming. But little do they know that the ship is already doomed even before it sets sail. The seas are ready to devour them or toss them all about. But onboard, there is also a more sinister fiend lurking among them unwary ones. There stands another man, in the guise of a good helper of fellow men. He is perhaps the one who harbours the same sickness that has afflicted Lucien. But he is a carrier, you see. Nobody knows he is also not well ..... and he is a great deceptor.
I recognise that man in my dream. His name is Lucas. For the rest of his lifetime, for power and fame and human affection, he willingly trades away his conscience and integrity. It is the same seed for bearing false witnesses and deepens divisions down the line. Soon those on board that ship will still be divided and no longer live like they should. All will be just souless creatures afloat on that piece of drifting wood, wherever it leads.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Wonder why it's always a Saturday by the time I realise that time is running too fast?
It's been a week since many things have happened - as usual. But this time, I can feel more happening than before. Maybe it's because I am about to - perhaps - change line. A few months ago, I did seriously consider quitting radiography. Funny right? Used to have so much passion about my profession. Now it seems I have lost that bearing once again. Perhaps, it's midlife crisis.
Anyway, went for management retreat recently. If there was anything I could take home, perhaps it can all be perfectly demonstrated in a ball-game. A game of tossing a couple of balls towards your partner. At the end of the day, as the game master had said, you may have to decide which balls to drop ...
Guess I shall play that game with the undergrads in HCM. Gota prepare lessons.
Meanwhile, here are some nice pics I have brought home too, from Sebana Cove, JB Malaysia.
It's been a week since many things have happened - as usual. But this time, I can feel more happening than before. Maybe it's because I am about to - perhaps - change line. A few months ago, I did seriously consider quitting radiography. Funny right? Used to have so much passion about my profession. Now it seems I have lost that bearing once again. Perhaps, it's midlife crisis.
Anyway, went for management retreat recently. If there was anything I could take home, perhaps it can all be perfectly demonstrated in a ball-game. A game of tossing a couple of balls towards your partner. At the end of the day, as the game master had said, you may have to decide which balls to drop ...
Guess I shall play that game with the undergrads in HCM. Gota prepare lessons.
Meanwhile, here are some nice pics I have brought home too, from Sebana Cove, JB Malaysia.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Magic
"Come, come with me.I want to show you. Something I've seen ..."
Decided to drop a few lines from a favourite song of mine here.
"And we can walk through the fields once again. And we can walk together hand in hand.
And that's when I'd like to hear you say.... that you love me .... "
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Motivation Is Not Enough
I got this from another article.
"It's like the knight back in the Middle Ages. He was returning to the castle one evening after a long, hard day of skirmishes. His armor was dented; his helmet was askew, and his plume was broken off. Even his horse was limping.
The lord of the manor saw him coming and went out to greet him. "What happened? What hath befallen you, Sir Albert?" he asked.
The knight straightened himself up and said, "Oh, Sire, I have been striving in your behalf all day, robbing and pillaging and burning the towns of your enemies to the west. "
"You've been doing what?" asked the astonished nobleman. The knight repeated his statement louder and slower in case his old master couldn't hear well.
"But I haven't any enemies to the west," cried the nobleman.
"Oh?" asked the knight. Then after a pause he said, "Well you do now. "
There's a moral to the story. Motivation is not enough. The knight was motivated, but that wasn't enough. You've also got to know what you should be doing. That's where the learning comes in.
"Learning is increasing one's ability to take effective action. "
But I feel that is where impatience sets in, especially if one sees that effectiveness is being hindered by someone else. Then what happens?
Looking back, most of us have been thru much training and education just to find out that log in another brother's eye?
"It's like the knight back in the Middle Ages. He was returning to the castle one evening after a long, hard day of skirmishes. His armor was dented; his helmet was askew, and his plume was broken off. Even his horse was limping.
The lord of the manor saw him coming and went out to greet him. "What happened? What hath befallen you, Sir Albert?" he asked.
The knight straightened himself up and said, "Oh, Sire, I have been striving in your behalf all day, robbing and pillaging and burning the towns of your enemies to the west. "
"You've been doing what?" asked the astonished nobleman. The knight repeated his statement louder and slower in case his old master couldn't hear well.
"But I haven't any enemies to the west," cried the nobleman.
"Oh?" asked the knight. Then after a pause he said, "Well you do now. "
There's a moral to the story. Motivation is not enough. The knight was motivated, but that wasn't enough. You've also got to know what you should be doing. That's where the learning comes in.
"Learning is increasing one's ability to take effective action. "
But I feel that is where impatience sets in, especially if one sees that effectiveness is being hindered by someone else. Then what happens?
Looking back, most of us have been thru much training and education just to find out that log in another brother's eye?
Cancer Risk from unnecessary CT Scans
CT Scans: A Radioactive Risk
Terry J. Allen argues that CT scans, while effective diagnostic tools, can be dangerous because of the high levels of radiation to which they expose patients.
By Terry J. Allen
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My dentist and I have been bickering for decades. Steve advocates diagnostic X-rays; I argue that ionizing radiation, an established cancer risk, is not worth the benefit of catching a cavity early. Every couple of years, he threatens to dump me as a patient and I agree to a few X-rays after factoring in the benefits of his skill and his generous hand with the nitrous oxide.
Our negotiations rest on conjoined principles of Western medicine: risk-benefit analysis and informed consent.
But when it comes to the far greater risk of a “procedure performed more than 150,000 times a day in the United States…most consent forms are silent,” notes Georgetown University’s Adrian Fugh-Berman, in a report for the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institute.
Computed tomography (CT) scans take multiple X-ray images from different angles and link them into cross-sections of body tissues and organs. Researchers at Yale found that only a minority of U.S. academic medical centers inform patients about alternatives to diagnostic CT—including sonograms and MRIs—or about the radiation.
One abdominal CT, says the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), exposes a patient to 500 times more radiation than a conventional chest X-ray. Exposure from a single full-body CT scan is within the same range as doses that increased the cancer risk of Japan’s A-bomb survivors. Full-body scans can cause a one in 1,250 increased chance of dying from cancer, Radiology reports. That risk more than doubles for the 2-3 million children scanned, and leaps again for the third of those kids given at least three scans, according to the National Academy of Sciences.
Of course, many CT scans are well worth the risk. They can be superb diagnostic tools that result in more effective treatments and, possibly, cures.
But early diagnosis does not always mean longer survival. “If I pick up a tumor that is one centimeter today and you live five years, or I pick it up four years later and you live one year, it’s the same thing,” Dr. Elliott Fishman, a professor of radiology and oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, told the New York Times.
The risk-benefit equation skews further at facilities touting CT scan screening for apparently healthy people.
“Are you at risk?,” ask the big red letters of a Web pop-up ad. “Find out for only $99” for a heart scan at Pulse Medical Imaging, “located in the White Plains [NY] business district.”
Or “Come to Florida, for a scan and a tan,” flashes a Web ad for HealthTest Scan Center, where a pelvic, abdomen and chest scan will set you back $895, with a heart scan thrown in.
When Tania answered the phone at Boca Raton, Fla., office, I said I wanted information but thought I was healthy. She chuckled, “Everyone thinks that, but it’s just to make sure. Prevention is better than a cure.” What can a scan prevent? “Death,” she replied. And if my doctor refuses to prescribe it? “See our doctor [either Dr. Marc Kaprow or Rohtem Amir]. He’ll give you the OK.”
I asked Tania about radiation danger. “It’s minimal…with this machine,” she reassured. How often should I get one? “Talk to the doctor, but some people have them four to five times in a six-month period.” Why? “Some people are hypochondriacs,” she confided.
Downplaying or ignoring the radiation risks extends to major studies and journals. Researchers at Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center assessed annual CT scans for smokers and former smokers without symptoms and concluded CTs save lives by detecting lung cancer early. The study, published in the October New England Journal of Medicine, never mentions radiation risk. The Center would not release its consent form. David Behrman, head of the Institutional Review Board, could not confirm how, or if, it described the radiation risks, but did say, “I can’t imagine subjects were not informed.”
A New York Times article and editorial pointed out design flaws in the study including the lack of a control group, and noted that CT scans carried risks such as false positives, unnecessary biopsies and “needless surgery to remove tumors that might never have become a problem.” It, too, omitted radiation concerns.
The number of CT scans in the United States is at 60 million a year and rising. The journal of American Society of Radiologic Technologists estimates that “20 percent of radiologic imaging exams are not clinically useful … [and] lapses in safety protocols also are common, unnecessarily increasing radiation exposures.”
Overuse of CT scans “points out a larger problem,” says Fugh-Berman. Relying on information from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, “physicians are more informed about the benefits of therapy than the risks of drugs and procedures; risks related to diagnostics are off the radar screen.” And once hospitals and medical practices invest in expensive equipment such as CT scanners, the more they use them the more they make. “They are a very high profit item,” says Fugh-Berman.
And profitability is one benefit that commercial medicine always factors in.
Contact Terry J. Allen at
tallen@igc.org.More information about Terry J. Allen
Terry J. Allen argues that CT scans, while effective diagnostic tools, can be dangerous because of the high levels of radiation to which they expose patients.
By Terry J. Allen
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My dentist and I have been bickering for decades. Steve advocates diagnostic X-rays; I argue that ionizing radiation, an established cancer risk, is not worth the benefit of catching a cavity early. Every couple of years, he threatens to dump me as a patient and I agree to a few X-rays after factoring in the benefits of his skill and his generous hand with the nitrous oxide.
Our negotiations rest on conjoined principles of Western medicine: risk-benefit analysis and informed consent.
But when it comes to the far greater risk of a “procedure performed more than 150,000 times a day in the United States…most consent forms are silent,” notes Georgetown University’s Adrian Fugh-Berman, in a report for the Hastings Center, an independent bioethics research institute.
Computed tomography (CT) scans take multiple X-ray images from different angles and link them into cross-sections of body tissues and organs. Researchers at Yale found that only a minority of U.S. academic medical centers inform patients about alternatives to diagnostic CT—including sonograms and MRIs—or about the radiation.
One abdominal CT, says the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), exposes a patient to 500 times more radiation than a conventional chest X-ray. Exposure from a single full-body CT scan is within the same range as doses that increased the cancer risk of Japan’s A-bomb survivors. Full-body scans can cause a one in 1,250 increased chance of dying from cancer, Radiology reports. That risk more than doubles for the 2-3 million children scanned, and leaps again for the third of those kids given at least three scans, according to the National Academy of Sciences.
Of course, many CT scans are well worth the risk. They can be superb diagnostic tools that result in more effective treatments and, possibly, cures.
But early diagnosis does not always mean longer survival. “If I pick up a tumor that is one centimeter today and you live five years, or I pick it up four years later and you live one year, it’s the same thing,” Dr. Elliott Fishman, a professor of radiology and oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, told the New York Times.
The risk-benefit equation skews further at facilities touting CT scan screening for apparently healthy people.
“Are you at risk?,” ask the big red letters of a Web pop-up ad. “Find out for only $99” for a heart scan at Pulse Medical Imaging, “located in the White Plains [NY] business district.”
Or “Come to Florida, for a scan and a tan,” flashes a Web ad for HealthTest Scan Center, where a pelvic, abdomen and chest scan will set you back $895, with a heart scan thrown in.
When Tania answered the phone at Boca Raton, Fla., office, I said I wanted information but thought I was healthy. She chuckled, “Everyone thinks that, but it’s just to make sure. Prevention is better than a cure.” What can a scan prevent? “Death,” she replied. And if my doctor refuses to prescribe it? “See our doctor [either Dr. Marc Kaprow or Rohtem Amir]. He’ll give you the OK.”
I asked Tania about radiation danger. “It’s minimal…with this machine,” she reassured. How often should I get one? “Talk to the doctor, but some people have them four to five times in a six-month period.” Why? “Some people are hypochondriacs,” she confided.
Downplaying or ignoring the radiation risks extends to major studies and journals. Researchers at Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center assessed annual CT scans for smokers and former smokers without symptoms and concluded CTs save lives by detecting lung cancer early. The study, published in the October New England Journal of Medicine, never mentions radiation risk. The Center would not release its consent form. David Behrman, head of the Institutional Review Board, could not confirm how, or if, it described the radiation risks, but did say, “I can’t imagine subjects were not informed.”
A New York Times article and editorial pointed out design flaws in the study including the lack of a control group, and noted that CT scans carried risks such as false positives, unnecessary biopsies and “needless surgery to remove tumors that might never have become a problem.” It, too, omitted radiation concerns.
The number of CT scans in the United States is at 60 million a year and rising. The journal of American Society of Radiologic Technologists estimates that “20 percent of radiologic imaging exams are not clinically useful … [and] lapses in safety protocols also are common, unnecessarily increasing radiation exposures.”
Overuse of CT scans “points out a larger problem,” says Fugh-Berman. Relying on information from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, “physicians are more informed about the benefits of therapy than the risks of drugs and procedures; risks related to diagnostics are off the radar screen.” And once hospitals and medical practices invest in expensive equipment such as CT scanners, the more they use them the more they make. “They are a very high profit item,” says Fugh-Berman.
And profitability is one benefit that commercial medicine always factors in.
Contact Terry J. Allen at
tallen@igc.org.More information about Terry J. Allen
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Parent Adult Child .....
Got this shot at a Pattaya show of Han with one of the ladies. Gota pay for taking the shot for her and Han, ok?
The lady happened to be a man actually, who really looks better being a lady.
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Anyway, I remember that someone once shared that there is a "family" inside each of us: possibly 2 adults and a child.
The man of Action, the Intuitive lady and the Dreamer child. Sometimes, the man tends to be impulsive and careless, while the lady tends to be guided by her heart and by her impulses - all those subtle signals streaming onto her internal radars. To her, our body gestures and nounces speak louder than actual words being used for explaining a concept. The child is totally helpless with regards to self-control. Interesting sounds, colours and movement will tend to attract its attention, tho for a short while only, most of the time. But this external stimuli are enough to trigger involuntary movements from the limbs and body of the child. I don't know if I am right.... but I suppose this should correspond with TA which refers to PAC during any encounter, whatever the age or mental frame of either party.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
March 2007
Taken in Bangkok, Thailand - The Land of a Thousand Smiles.
People learnt to devote their lives towards selflessness and the virtues of Buddhism from a very young age.
That's one corner in a temple (forgot the name).Friday, March 09, 2007
Home is where the heart is ...
Life has been good, yeah?Sometimes I feel that in each of us, there is this place that we tend to visualise or dream of.
This painting depicts the place where I have always been longing to be. Anyway..
Gurus persuade changes and set the scenes for the way we manage things and affairs in my country. I have come to adapt myself to this place where I live and perhaps I have learnt the set of corporate world behaviours in order to bring bread and butter to my home. I listen, and bow my head. Or I could raise my voice or use my tone of voice or even wave a pen ... Oh boy, have I changed so much? Where was the carefree boy I used to be? The one who once raced down the long corridor with little boy on wheelchairs?
I used to be rather "naughty" and non-conformist. I had a fiery zeal in my heart. I would fight and willingly champion a cause I felt so strongly for. Looking back, I could have offended many of those seniors who are still around today. I could lead and organise and train. I could fall madly in love with a subject and go without food and sleep 36 hours straight just to get it right. I would go far into another country just to search for the things I treasure. I would lie down on the ground and wait for that animal to be in the right place for a snapshot. That used to be me. But I have already learnt to fear and worry. I have learnt to delegate and trust, but I have learnt to worry. A LOT. Alas, I am already very very tired person now. My health is failing and so is my courage and zeal. My sleeps have begun with prayers on my bed as I lied down and asked God numerous times where else I could have been ...
So many years have passed and I had seen so many of my own "heroes" gone before me. I sincerely wished them all the best in wherever they go. They are probably much happier now, while we are still nurturing the next generation. I think the future "heroes" seem to be grown on much better milk and honey, and trained from nintendoes and counterstrike.
Maybe it is the Autumn of my life now, altho many would say it's still a bit too early for me. I have become pessimistic and to some, "negative". I looked at the friends whom I had to let go. And also the ones whom I have to keep till their paths have plateaued. All because of what I have to embrace as my own corporate religion. It is all but a learnt way to keep close to the cheese. But see how these cheeses get dangled and dragged around the corporate world, trailed by a string of mice. Besides, how many would we want to keep? I should find my own. I should depend on God, to place bread and butter. Not processed cheese that we have been conditioned to do acrobats for.
Ultimately, it is God in person, and not tablets and synagogues. I do not believe in clergymen anymore, as much as I would trust businessmen. Unless he comes in the name of God and as a man after God's heart. For me and my household, we shall love the Lord.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
What A World It Would Be
Everytime I see a smiling face
I wish it'd rub off and set a pace
To chase the world around
That hate could not be found
And left no trace
Everything in Harmony
What a world it would be.
I wish the entire human race
Each day would feel a tender warm embrace
Have shoes up on their feet
And have enough to eat
Live happily
If only man and woman were free
What a world it would be.
If everybody had a mutual goal
and one perfect destiny
If everyman had peace within his soul
The way it was meant to be
If only we could find the key
What a world it would be.
I know that in my heart
I feel as if a part of me
Can see ....
A world in perfect harmony
What a world it would be
A beautiful for you and for me
What a world it would be
I wish it'd rub off and set a pace
To chase the world around
That hate could not be found
And left no trace
Everything in Harmony
What a world it would be.
I wish the entire human race
Each day would feel a tender warm embrace
Have shoes up on their feet
And have enough to eat
Live happily
If only man and woman were free
What a world it would be.
If everybody had a mutual goal
and one perfect destiny
If everyman had peace within his soul
The way it was meant to be
If only we could find the key
What a world it would be.
I know that in my heart
I feel as if a part of me
Can see ....
A world in perfect harmony
What a world it would be
A beautiful for you and for me
What a world it would be
Monday, February 19, 2007
Love is ...
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Saturday
Saturday used to be fun... but today seems to be a series of unfortunate (or fortunate) events. Sent X9 for servicing... the elderly technician got the visor fixed the wrong way and I had to help. Then, when I found 2 nuts missing... the young boss came out to try to fix it with another 2 alternative models! While releasing the caps, found that one side of the frame for the visor was also LOOSE. Which means, the nuts weren't even tightened. I swallowed it.. for the sake of our friendship and I also felt something amissed today, with the young boss' dad and also the elderly technician. The former nearly felt like fainting once and grabbed my arm and the latter seemed to be forgetful.
I went to Sim Lim in search of something to fix my lights. Then I went home. On my way home, I heard something metallic hit the road just beneath me but could not tell what it was. Then, upon reaching Bayshore Road, the engine felt funny and I saw that the oil signal was lighted up. then I slowly drifted to the side just before the approach to Bayshore road. There was a burning smell and it just "died" on the spot the moment I applied the brakes. For one thing, the engine could have died while I was right in the middle of the heavy traffic jam near Suntec City! That's probably the "fortunate" part.
I tried umpteen times to get the workshop guys but on saturday evening????? Anyway, had to call EMAS to tow it away from ECP. EMAS is another weird story. To make a long story short, in the end, I had to wait until Monday morning....
I went to Sim Lim in search of something to fix my lights. Then I went home. On my way home, I heard something metallic hit the road just beneath me but could not tell what it was. Then, upon reaching Bayshore Road, the engine felt funny and I saw that the oil signal was lighted up. then I slowly drifted to the side just before the approach to Bayshore road. There was a burning smell and it just "died" on the spot the moment I applied the brakes. For one thing, the engine could have died while I was right in the middle of the heavy traffic jam near Suntec City! That's probably the "fortunate" part.
I tried umpteen times to get the workshop guys but on saturday evening????? Anyway, had to call EMAS to tow it away from ECP. EMAS is another weird story. To make a long story short, in the end, I had to wait until Monday morning....
Monday, January 22, 2007
2007-Annual Party
It's time to prepare for CNY again. How time flies!
Just can't imagine that Christmas is finally over. The good times and memories are slowly fading away and as the dusts settled, the memories are getting fuzzier and fuzzier... or is it a sign of senility? I could sense a growing fear within me that I am getting old.
I read somewhere that Asians tend to be more pessismistic about being old than the Western counterparts. To the latter, retirement could be just something that they look forward to. But not so with Asians. Is it because of the rising medical costs and living expenses? Sometimes, just when you need more strength to have 3 meals a day, being aged and half-crippled doesn't help.
Anyway, it's our Annual Party again. This year, a few of my colleagues came up with an exciting performance. I am glad that their efforts paid off. Like what Phillip had said to me before, it isn't how others view the performance, but rather, what the performers have learnt after having rubbed shoulders through it all. There had been tears and silent disappointments. But at the end of it all, I am really glad the group made it through and (hopefully) have emerged being better friends. I think that was the trophy.
Sadly, this dance item was also supposed to be the last one for one of our radiographers. Next month, he will be joining his wife and kid in UK where there are better opportunities for them. For the last 4 years, and while he had been working among all of us, this funny aspect of him had never really surfaced in public (except to those who know him well).
Well, it's time to move on.
Bon Voyage, Dani. All the best and take care, always.
Just can't imagine that Christmas is finally over. The good times and memories are slowly fading away and as the dusts settled, the memories are getting fuzzier and fuzzier... or is it a sign of senility? I could sense a growing fear within me that I am getting old.
I read somewhere that Asians tend to be more pessismistic about being old than the Western counterparts. To the latter, retirement could be just something that they look forward to. But not so with Asians. Is it because of the rising medical costs and living expenses? Sometimes, just when you need more strength to have 3 meals a day, being aged and half-crippled doesn't help.
Anyway, it's our Annual Party again. This year, a few of my colleagues came up with an exciting performance. I am glad that their efforts paid off. Like what Phillip had said to me before, it isn't how others view the performance, but rather, what the performers have learnt after having rubbed shoulders through it all. There had been tears and silent disappointments. But at the end of it all, I am really glad the group made it through and (hopefully) have emerged being better friends. I think that was the trophy.
Sadly, this dance item was also supposed to be the last one for one of our radiographers. Next month, he will be joining his wife and kid in UK where there are better opportunities for them. For the last 4 years, and while he had been working among all of us, this funny aspect of him had never really surfaced in public (except to those who know him well).
Well, it's time to move on.
Bon Voyage, Dani. All the best and take care, always.
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Christmas Eve 2006
At last, the year is coming to a close soon. This year's Christmas seemed to be better celebrated than the last. In HCM also, this Christmas was quite unusual. Maybe it's because this year's seemed to be better organised while also, more people were prepared to stay out later on the Eve of Christmas. The entire street was lighted up and closed to traffic. We just had to leave our bikes at the hotel near Benh Thanh Market and then walk all the way to Du Bach Church. Actually, it was quite easy. All we had to do was to follow the throng and walked down the main street. Reminds me of the exodus from Egypt. Along the way, people would stop momentarily to poke fun at one another, take a couple of snapshots or throw "sprinkles" (not sure what you would call them but they were little tiny pieces of coloured papers. Selling like hotcakes along the streets). Hanh was so brave that she actually "ambushed" a senior police officer on duty! He had just taken off his helmet and Hanh just walked up from behind him and his bike, dropped a handful over his head and disappeared in the crowd. I am not sure how the general reaction was like but boy, was he mad! He turned around to see who did it. His younger colleagues laughed and he calmed down. According to Yen, he was telling the rest that he was afraid of the itch during the rest of his shift.
Along the way, people (even perfect strangers) would "sabo" one another. There was this poor couple on this bike. The bf tried to ride through the crowd and he pressed his horn. BIG mistake. It was like shaking the hornets' nest. Suddenly, everyone just downloaded the whole load of sprinkles from their hands onto them! Worse yet, as we walked abit further down the path, we found out where they got these sprinkles from. Yea, they recycled! So we realised it wasn't just papers that they were throwing at one another!
Foreigners were not spared. Only those who sat inside the resturants and cafes were lucky. Saw an American lady turned around, grabbed some from the floor and threw back at somebody else. Everyone was laughing. Anyway, life went on. The merriment went on till pretty late into the night. We saw the old and the young along the streets; beggars and peddlars, and friends and strangers. People greeted one another, "Merry Christmas". For us, it's been a while since we last met. Tai finally found his beloved Princess who lives in Dalat. Tai has a double-degree (in Business Management and Accountancy). His girl will be embarking on medicine soon too. Tai's brother is also a doctor but for some reason, he did not make it into medicine. I feel very happy for them because I think the future in VN belongs to them. People with aspirations and healthy zest for life and they found each other.
Caught a few shots of Tai trying to carry Ngoc, who is like a younger sister to him, down the street. Unfortunately, because I wasn't prepared for the impromptu takes, most of the pictures were blurred. (Bad elements for photography actually:- close range, dimly-lit street, and SPORTS mode. Or the D50 wasn't well-designed for quick settings like the Canon?) Tried rear-synch but my panning was bad. Anyway ... will memorise the buttons later.
Along the way, people (even perfect strangers) would "sabo" one another. There was this poor couple on this bike. The bf tried to ride through the crowd and he pressed his horn. BIG mistake. It was like shaking the hornets' nest. Suddenly, everyone just downloaded the whole load of sprinkles from their hands onto them! Worse yet, as we walked abit further down the path, we found out where they got these sprinkles from. Yea, they recycled! So we realised it wasn't just papers that they were throwing at one another!
Foreigners were not spared. Only those who sat inside the resturants and cafes were lucky. Saw an American lady turned around, grabbed some from the floor and threw back at somebody else. Everyone was laughing. Anyway, life went on. The merriment went on till pretty late into the night. We saw the old and the young along the streets; beggars and peddlars, and friends and strangers. People greeted one another, "Merry Christmas". For us, it's been a while since we last met. Tai finally found his beloved Princess who lives in Dalat. Tai has a double-degree (in Business Management and Accountancy). His girl will be embarking on medicine soon too. Tai's brother is also a doctor but for some reason, he did not make it into medicine. I feel very happy for them because I think the future in VN belongs to them. People with aspirations and healthy zest for life and they found each other.
Caught a few shots of Tai trying to carry Ngoc, who is like a younger sister to him, down the street. Unfortunately, because I wasn't prepared for the impromptu takes, most of the pictures were blurred. (Bad elements for photography actually:- close range, dimly-lit street, and SPORTS mode. Or the D50 wasn't well-designed for quick settings like the Canon?) Tried rear-synch but my panning was bad. Anyway ... will memorise the buttons later.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
People touched by an angel
Went Funan again just now llss and scout for desktop pc. My sis did not make it apparently and so went around on my own. Met these 2 nice guys who were doing partime at one of the shops/displays for a well-known brands. What saddened me a little was how the conversation started - "sir, buying something for your children?" Waliao, I look so old meh???? Cannot buy for myself ah? Anyway, I was good and asked them what I needed to know about that pc on display. Then (can't rem how it started) I showed them what I had been offered just minutes before by another guy upstairs and his friend came over and volunteered to help me build my list for "the same price but 3.5 times BETTER" its config! Come on, for $1500, I think I will be willing to rob a bank to get it if he could give me the list! Anyway, he did!! I GOT THE PRESCRIPTION!! His (their) prices were based on their current market researches in Sim Lim Sq, ok? We exchange some notes and contact nos. Very nice guys!
Came home and smsed them to thank them again for the advices and THE LIST. Thankfully, they were very honest and helpful. They also decided to accompany me get the parts this weekend!! God sent me angels.. do you believe? Sometimes, I believe there are people who were "touched" by an angel. Anyway, will have a wonderful night's sleep tonight. Yes, I am happy. Do you believe in angels?
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
(The inside view of a modern X-ray room)
This is one of the rooms in which we operate day in and day out. Very spacious and nice to work in . Can accomodate a trolley and additional staff to scramble around.
Came back from Malacca yesterday. It was a long journey but the money was well worth it. It was organised like the bootcamps I had attended with the BCYF-ians. Only that we did not have the guitar and the sunsets....
(A panoramic view from the WaterCity Resort's balcony.)
How I wish I wished I were young again. I promise I will cherish every moment with those friends again. Wonder how they are doing now.
Anyway, life must move on.
This is one of the rooms in which we operate day in and day out. Very spacious and nice to work in . Can accomodate a trolley and additional staff to scramble around.
Came back from Malacca yesterday. It was a long journey but the money was well worth it. It was organised like the bootcamps I had attended with the BCYF-ians. Only that we did not have the guitar and the sunsets....
(A panoramic view from the WaterCity Resort's balcony.)
How I wish I wished I were young again. I promise I will cherish every moment with those friends again. Wonder how they are doing now.
Anyway, life must move on.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Malacca and thereafter
We are going to have a retreat up in Malaca soon.
Which shall I bring? Sony or Nikon? Don't think there will be much to take tho... or whether there will be time to do so.
Which shall I bring? Sony or Nikon? Don't think there will be much to take tho... or whether there will be time to do so.
Monday, December 11, 2006
A Prayer
"Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. Give me, amidst the confusion of my day, the calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tension of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical restorative power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations ... of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a good book.
Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise, that I may know that the race is not always to the swift ... that there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let me look upward into the branches of the towering trees, and know that they grow tall because they grow slowly and well.
Lord, inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life's enriching values, that I may be at peace. Amen."
(can't remember author, sorry!)
Break the tension of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical restorative power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking minute vacations ... of slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to read a few lines from a good book.
Remind me each day of the fable of the hare and the tortoise, that I may know that the race is not always to the swift ... that there is more to life than increasing its speed. Let me look upward into the branches of the towering trees, and know that they grow tall because they grow slowly and well.
Lord, inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life's enriching values, that I may be at peace. Amen."
(can't remember author, sorry!)
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Yawar Inka's
"Yawa Inka's". Musicians from Peru.Very nice music. Sounds very lively and upbeat.Many folks were there and glued. Some of the children danced too.
Maybe they could organise Salsa sessions there too and let it be free-for-all. Pple can just go there, and just dance and party. Make that place happening MAN!
BTW, that lady is not chinese. I like the guy in the middle. He could play a few instruments, other than sing.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Time really flies so fast and it's Saturday again. But I had really spent the day rather well. Spent quite a bit also, I guess. I had bought something on impulse. Like a radiographic positioning textbook by Delmar (1998 ed) and also a Panasonic mini-theatre system. It was such a steal. On special offer (from UP $499 to $329). And the guy was so nice he gave me a further discount to $299 and I paid $30 more for 3 yrs extended warranty, plus $20 for delivery. No GST. Maybe I will gain as long as I don't have the need for anything else like it again for the next 3 yrs.
There is a retreat for all of us this coming weekend. But inside, I feel uneasy because I still have much left to be completed before I have to leave my family for a few days. It also feels funny to be stranded in a resort with everybody else, while I am there still without a plan. What's my objective? I also dread long journeys in groups actually because I am quite the solo-traveller type. I would sit and read a book, or listen to music or sleep on the way - and risk being seen as "anti-social".
Personally, I also do not have any plans about my future but I just keep telling myself to get used to it for it's been like this for the past few years. Every yr I'd feel uncertain about where I would be the next year/rotation. Probably, after this retreat, I should be able to find out more about my future for the next 1 (or maybe 2) yrs more. Now the term "Permanence" is only relative.
But come to think of it, it isn't such a bad thing after all, because I do get to try out different places for lunch (and dinner too, probably). Also good for getting oneself a chance at ego-overhaul or the heart will get hardened. So, it is well with my soul.
There's this favourite song which we used to sing on fellowship days at BCYF:
"Where He leads, I will follow.
Where He sends me I am prepared to go.
For as long, as it's in His Will,
That's the safest place to be in, I know."
Yea, and also as long as there's still cheese on the plate, "Life is good!"
There is a retreat for all of us this coming weekend. But inside, I feel uneasy because I still have much left to be completed before I have to leave my family for a few days. It also feels funny to be stranded in a resort with everybody else, while I am there still without a plan. What's my objective? I also dread long journeys in groups actually because I am quite the solo-traveller type. I would sit and read a book, or listen to music or sleep on the way - and risk being seen as "anti-social".
Personally, I also do not have any plans about my future but I just keep telling myself to get used to it for it's been like this for the past few years. Every yr I'd feel uncertain about where I would be the next year/rotation. Probably, after this retreat, I should be able to find out more about my future for the next 1 (or maybe 2) yrs more. Now the term "Permanence" is only relative.
But come to think of it, it isn't such a bad thing after all, because I do get to try out different places for lunch (and dinner too, probably). Also good for getting oneself a chance at ego-overhaul or the heart will get hardened. So, it is well with my soul.
There's this favourite song which we used to sing on fellowship days at BCYF:
"Where He leads, I will follow.
Where He sends me I am prepared to go.
For as long, as it's in His Will,
That's the safest place to be in, I know."
Yea, and also as long as there's still cheese on the plate, "Life is good!"
Friday, December 08, 2006
Tom Yum and Pineapple Rice
Had a rather interesting week this week, except for the complaints - verbal ones as well as written/emailed ones - that I have to entertain.
We had a 2-hr-long discussion yesterday at a rather new place that a friend brought all of us to. I will probably bring Yen and go there again if I have the chance! Tom Yum (seafood), Sambal Prawns, Pandan Leaf Chicken, and Pineapple Rice. Sedap!
Here's a story:
A rich man approached a Zen master one day. "Master, tell me please. How can I have contentment in my life?" Then the Zen master told him, "When tired, sleep. When hungry, eat. This is the way to contentment in life." Unhappy with the answer he got, the rich man retorted, "I do that everyday!"
Then the monk said, "Many people are not eating when they eat and many are not sleeping when they sleep."
We had a 2-hr-long discussion yesterday at a rather new place that a friend brought all of us to. I will probably bring Yen and go there again if I have the chance! Tom Yum (seafood), Sambal Prawns, Pandan Leaf Chicken, and Pineapple Rice. Sedap!
Here's a story:
A rich man approached a Zen master one day. "Master, tell me please. How can I have contentment in my life?" Then the Zen master told him, "When tired, sleep. When hungry, eat. This is the way to contentment in life." Unhappy with the answer he got, the rich man retorted, "I do that everyday!"
Then the monk said, "Many people are not eating when they eat and many are not sleeping when they sleep."
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Macros @ Sungei Buloh
I dedicate this post to my photography coach - PTTC.
Had been a good weekend at Sungei Buloh. There, I got a chance to try out the lenses that PT had lent to me. Insects, spiders, webs, leaves, flowers, crabs, mud-skippers... etc. I had learnt quite a lot from the trip. Actually, I had only done a few macros before. But now, it's different and I think I have convinced myself to get a pair of lens like this. It's also very different from just switching to "macro" mode whenever you want to shoot a little flower.
I feel that photo-taking can make one think more deeply about issues that one faces on and off. If only one will train to look at one thing and rethink from various perspectives or angles. It may take quite a bit of effort at first to train to become like the master craftsman, but I think it will give one more depth in the end. It's a waste having only sharp lenses but trigger-happy reflexes.
Anyway, it's been a great time with a buddy. Still had much more to learn about the art. While I was trying to focus and shoot a little grasshopper perched on a blade, he would be scouting for the next subject for me to try. Then before he lured the creature out from its hiding place, he would say, "Ok, ready? Now I want you to try this one ... "And so part of the morning went like this and I had a number of practices like this. In the end, realise I need more practices becos only 4 out of 10 were ok on the monitor.
Anyway, THANKS! Will make Yen our own 2007 calendar from some of the pictures.
Had been a good weekend at Sungei Buloh. There, I got a chance to try out the lenses that PT had lent to me. Insects, spiders, webs, leaves, flowers, crabs, mud-skippers... etc. I had learnt quite a lot from the trip. Actually, I had only done a few macros before. But now, it's different and I think I have convinced myself to get a pair of lens like this. It's also very different from just switching to "macro" mode whenever you want to shoot a little flower.
I feel that photo-taking can make one think more deeply about issues that one faces on and off. If only one will train to look at one thing and rethink from various perspectives or angles. It may take quite a bit of effort at first to train to become like the master craftsman, but I think it will give one more depth in the end. It's a waste having only sharp lenses but trigger-happy reflexes.
Anyway, it's been a great time with a buddy. Still had much more to learn about the art. While I was trying to focus and shoot a little grasshopper perched on a blade, he would be scouting for the next subject for me to try. Then before he lured the creature out from its hiding place, he would say, "Ok, ready? Now I want you to try this one ... "And so part of the morning went like this and I had a number of practices like this. In the end, realise I need more practices becos only 4 out of 10 were ok on the monitor.
Anyway, THANKS! Will make Yen our own 2007 calendar from some of the pictures.
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Another Week Less
By today, I realise, we all have one week less to live our lives. This week, I found out that a friend has been busy helping her sister to run a business even tho she doesn't have an inkling about running a business at all. Reminds me of another who was running TWO at one time a few years ago. These are those whom I would consider to have GUTS! Probably more than those who only dare to dream. While one was by choice, the former must have been by circumstances. Her friend and I met recently and I feel that she is lucky to have friends like that. Whoever has friends who would go around looking for help for him or her should count him-/herself really fortunate.
Yesterday, I went to Ah Boy again with my friend. Got myself some "sparklers" and went to get it fixed at another of Boy's workshop at Kallang Bahru. Met Harry, an "ang moh" lecturer. He also got an X9 (18000km) for dirt cheap and so couldn't care-less by spending another K++ before he could happily call it "owned". He was looking for some mods plus some paint job. I think that should add up to 2K++ orledy liao.
The weather, I suppose, will be cooling, if not wet, over the next few weeks. The rain season is here again. There could be Tsunamis brewing too, judging from the few that have already occured over the past few weeks. Don't know Christmas will be a wet one or not.
It was pretty cool in the afternoon - there was a sudden downpour lasting only about an hour plus but it did give us a cool feel about the rest of the day. Everyone at the workshop seemed to be in such high spirits. Even the customers. Harry could speak a little mandarin, malay and Singlish. So he joked a little with us. A friendly guy and VERY handsome, maybe in his late 20s or early 30s. He must have been in town for a while by now. Dec, he will be going Cambodia till January, after which, we will probably be meeting up to exchange notes on the way he did his Evolution and the way I did mine. I would like to see how his paint job goes just in case I need to get mine done should my project fail by December.
Actually, I was just lucky to have a good friend, Jimmy. I had not realised this at first but only until Harry pointed it out to me. "Hey, you have a 14 fitted in and I just had mine on 12 only!" Then I could only smile hoping to cover up my own surprise. If another friend had opened it up and showed it to me, I would have said something like "Wow!" You see, I had asked my friend, Jimmy, to change the batt for me. Originally, it was a 12V and acid. This is a 14 and dry! I had never really felt the need to bargain with Jimmy over price because I trust him. I have also always gone back to him whenever I have problems. Even tho I think he has already taken over the business from his father, he would never do anything that would hurt his father's business, I am sure. But I have never thought that he would give me a 14V instead of the 12V. Probably his dad didn't know. Good to have good friends. BTW, his dad was dad's friend too. The sons are also.
Today is a pretty uneventful (but peaceful) Sunday. Yen had to spend the whole day (from 7.30am) with her relatives at the beach. She had called back a few times, tho. Told her the news that Julie had just bought a pair of earrings for her from India! Bet this will cheer her up the rest of the day! I stayed at home and did some housekeeping on my harddisk as well as some touching up on the web.
Rachel's cellgroup seemed to have grown in size because when I opened the door, already Rachel was sitting on the floor right infront of the doorway! Behind my doors, I couldn't really catch what was going on except when they were singing or laughing or playing games. (Just to let you know how small the world is, one of her cellgroup leader happens to be a nursing colleague of mine. Really small small world!)
Went to Tampines Mall to get some SINSIN chilli sauce and polyglaze. Saw some people buying DIY Christmas Trees. Hmm... should we? Nah...
Also got some money changed into Thai Baht for Rachel because tomorrow, she will be going there for some school project. Lydia was laughing away how a princess could help out at the animal farms when she hardly washes the plates at home. Haha...
Hope this exercise would do something good ultimately. Anyway, life is good and I am thankful.
Yesterday, I went to Ah Boy again with my friend. Got myself some "sparklers" and went to get it fixed at another of Boy's workshop at Kallang Bahru. Met Harry, an "ang moh" lecturer. He also got an X9 (18000km) for dirt cheap and so couldn't care-less by spending another K++ before he could happily call it "owned". He was looking for some mods plus some paint job. I think that should add up to 2K++ orledy liao.
The weather, I suppose, will be cooling, if not wet, over the next few weeks. The rain season is here again. There could be Tsunamis brewing too, judging from the few that have already occured over the past few weeks. Don't know Christmas will be a wet one or not.
It was pretty cool in the afternoon - there was a sudden downpour lasting only about an hour plus but it did give us a cool feel about the rest of the day. Everyone at the workshop seemed to be in such high spirits. Even the customers. Harry could speak a little mandarin, malay and Singlish. So he joked a little with us. A friendly guy and VERY handsome, maybe in his late 20s or early 30s. He must have been in town for a while by now. Dec, he will be going Cambodia till January, after which, we will probably be meeting up to exchange notes on the way he did his Evolution and the way I did mine. I would like to see how his paint job goes just in case I need to get mine done should my project fail by December.
Actually, I was just lucky to have a good friend, Jimmy. I had not realised this at first but only until Harry pointed it out to me. "Hey, you have a 14 fitted in and I just had mine on 12 only!" Then I could only smile hoping to cover up my own surprise. If another friend had opened it up and showed it to me, I would have said something like "Wow!" You see, I had asked my friend, Jimmy, to change the batt for me. Originally, it was a 12V and acid. This is a 14 and dry! I had never really felt the need to bargain with Jimmy over price because I trust him. I have also always gone back to him whenever I have problems. Even tho I think he has already taken over the business from his father, he would never do anything that would hurt his father's business, I am sure. But I have never thought that he would give me a 14V instead of the 12V. Probably his dad didn't know. Good to have good friends. BTW, his dad was dad's friend too. The sons are also.
Today is a pretty uneventful (but peaceful) Sunday. Yen had to spend the whole day (from 7.30am) with her relatives at the beach. She had called back a few times, tho. Told her the news that Julie had just bought a pair of earrings for her from India! Bet this will cheer her up the rest of the day! I stayed at home and did some housekeeping on my harddisk as well as some touching up on the web.
Rachel's cellgroup seemed to have grown in size because when I opened the door, already Rachel was sitting on the floor right infront of the doorway! Behind my doors, I couldn't really catch what was going on except when they were singing or laughing or playing games. (Just to let you know how small the world is, one of her cellgroup leader happens to be a nursing colleague of mine. Really small small world!)
Went to Tampines Mall to get some SINSIN chilli sauce and polyglaze. Saw some people buying DIY Christmas Trees. Hmm... should we? Nah...
Also got some money changed into Thai Baht for Rachel because tomorrow, she will be going there for some school project. Lydia was laughing away how a princess could help out at the animal farms when she hardly washes the plates at home. Haha...
Hope this exercise would do something good ultimately. Anyway, life is good and I am thankful.
Focus
(This is another superb masterpiece by someone else. Could have been taken with a very large aperture and/or mirror lens. Probably Phillip would know the trick.)
What I have learnt today is that two persons can look in the same direction in life but see different things that ignite their imagination. It's only a matter of focus. What have you seen today?
Painting with X-rays
Helen, wana try? It's been so long since you last painted..
Found this amazing piece also. Can't remember where I got it from but I suspect it is from the retired physician also. You can try searching under "floral radiographs".
The work on the left has been totally plagiarised. This is probably what Radiography means - Painting with X-rays. In medical radiography, the pictures captured are probably less 'aesthetic'.
Maybe using an adjustable heat-gun on a material (wood/balsa) may also do the trick?
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Radiograph of a flower
Found this from a website, using low dose X-radiation. Hmm... one day I shall try.
I am not sure if it will succeed... I need to focus. Maybe Yoga might help? haha.. Then I will get it enlarged, framed up and hang on the wall.
Life can be interesting sometimes, if you look beyond the buttons to push.
I thank God for the many many things that have happened over the last few years. For a start, Earth is one of them. It is the stage on which He has planted me after making me. This is where it all began for all of us also. But none can fathom the intricate designs and social architecture work that went ahead to make everything fit in like a magic jigsaw puzzle. Like, my family, my church and my friends, brothers and sisters.
In some strange way, we have all met by some interesting "co-incidences", which I believe, are not accidental.
Anyway .... (let's move on.)
"See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? " (Mt6:28b-30 NIV)
"He leads me to walk beside still waters. Tho I may walk through the valley of the shadow of death, yet will I fear no evil. For You are with me. You are my Lord." Ps 23 (MOV)
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Unfinished Journey
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Taken in KL. These lamas came all the way to showcase their "mantras" (if I rem correctly).Note that the colors being used were from colored sands which each monk carefully sprinkled onto the board.
The future destiny of the world depends on the unification of colours being used here. It looks complex and yet so simple. Such is the color of life.I also remember the roti-boy which supposedly got famous there (according to Hwee Mun).
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Q1: Samsung UltraMobile PC
For another review, try this:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkotr_audio_edition/2006/05/watch_jkontheru.html
For another review, try this:
http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkotr_audio_edition/2006/05/watch_jkontheru.html
Cool UMPC : Samsung Q1
Some interesting reviews I have read ....
The Pros:
Included Data cable makes transferring data between your computer or Tablet PC and the Q1 umpc simple and easy
Fun to use
Light weight - 1.7 pounds
Full Tablet PC OS
Touch Screen
Good Sound Quality
Excellent Screen
Ethernet port
Built in Stand
Wrist Strap
Allows you the mobility to have a full functioning computer with you anytime you need it, anywhere you go
Fun to use
Light weight - 1.7 pounds
Full Tablet PC OS
Touch Screen
Good Sound Quality
Excellent Screen
Ethernet port
Built in Stand
Wrist Strap
Allows you the mobility to have a full functioning computer with you anytime you need it, anywhere you go
The Cons:
Even though its up gradable to 1GB, the Q1 can only be purchased in one configuration with 512MB, the Q1 performance would be greatly improved with a full Gig of memory.
Tiny pen is hard to hold and has no option to tether so its easy to lose
Tip can only be used docked
Instructions for choosing the actions for the user defined button are not in the manual
Click/double click using the auto scaler button in conjunction with the menu button - is difficult at best
No PCMCIA slot for use with Cellular EDVO cards
Even though its up gradable to 1GB, the Q1 can only be purchased in one configuration with 512MB, the Q1 performance would be greatly improved with a full Gig of memory.
Tiny pen is hard to hold and has no option to tether so its easy to lose
Tip can only be used docked
Instructions for choosing the actions for the user defined button are not in the manual
Click/double click using the auto scaler button in conjunction with the menu button - is difficult at best
No PCMCIA slot for use with Cellular EDVO cards
In Conclusion:
The Ultra Mobile PC was designed for ease of mobility and convenience and the Q1 provides that.
If you enjoy the convenience of having all of your desktop applications, email, MP3, Pen and Ink capabilities, GPS and other computer features all in a 1.7 pound package doesn't weigh you down when your out and about the Q1 is worth looking into.
The Ultra Mobile PC was designed for ease of mobility and convenience and the Q1 provides that.
If you enjoy the convenience of having all of your desktop applications, email, MP3, Pen and Ink capabilities, GPS and other computer features all in a 1.7 pound package doesn't weigh you down when your out and about the Q1 is worth looking into.
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