It was reported that someone paralysed some American & South Korean websites in the past few days. Well, they are AMERICAN & SOUTH KOREAN websites, but today, it seems like some sites in and around Singapore are also being affected. In general, internet access time is significantly longer, and web pages load much slower.
This happened during office hour, I thought it was our company's lousy internet connection, but then after I got back home, the internet speed is still very slow. Sometimes some web pages even stall, causing the brower to crash.
This period is an extraordinary period, extra care must be taken to everything, and patience and prudence shall rule in this unusal times.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Work Holiday Visa
Have you ever heard of this thing called "work holiday visa"? Maybe you have heard of it, but do you actually know that being a Chinese citizen, or a Singapore citizen, you can actually apply for a work holiday visa to Australia & New Zealand, if you are between the age of 18 & 30.
I only got to know this last week. What a waste. For Singaporeans, there are a lot more choices other than just Australia and New Zealand. You can choose USA, France, Germany, Hong Kong, & Japan.
Well, I am too old to qualify for work holiday visa anymore, so I can only go for holiday visas :) That's not too bad anyway, all fun no work, provided I have deep enough pockets.
Check this website out, you may find something that may fulfill your dreams:
http://www.anyworkanywhere.com/whvsgcit.html
I only got to know this last week. What a waste. For Singaporeans, there are a lot more choices other than just Australia and New Zealand. You can choose USA, France, Germany, Hong Kong, & Japan.
Well, I am too old to qualify for work holiday visa anymore, so I can only go for holiday visas :) That's not too bad anyway, all fun no work, provided I have deep enough pockets.
Check this website out, you may find something that may fulfill your dreams:
http://www.anyworkanywhere.com/whvsgcit.html
Riding the Bear
Title: Riding the Bear - How to prosper in the coming bear market
Author: Sy Harding
Publisher: Admas Media Corporation, 1999
This book was published in 1999, discussing the coming bear market in 2000 and beyond. It points out the root cause of the bear market - basically it is a way to curb excess in the market, a natural self-adjustment of the economic law.
The book also pointed out specifically loose credit & heavy debt in the US is going to weigh on the economy. As you read it, basically you will find that whatever people are saying about our current financial crisis in 2008/2009 has been said before, and the same cause caused our last bear market in 2000, and the same cause is causing the crisis in 2008/2009. There is nothing really new in what is happening today. It is just a repeat of history.
The author points to the no moral standard in Wall Street bandits, and the people being put into positions to take care of the country's financial health are the same bandits climbing from Wall Street.
The author also dedicated some pages in discussing LPs, limited partnerships, being sold by the Wall Street bandits to low risk investors. As you read those pages, cold sweat may come down from your head. Those LPs have so much similarity to our REITs, shipping trusts, and of course, the mortage-back securities.
My conclusion after reading this book is that Wall Street and financial industry has failed innocent investors before, and they will fail innocent investors again and again in the future. It really pays to open your eyes wide when you invest your hard-earned money. Some sound knowledge in financial industry history helps too, as the same old tricks are being used under a different name.
Author: Sy Harding
Publisher: Admas Media Corporation, 1999
This book was published in 1999, discussing the coming bear market in 2000 and beyond. It points out the root cause of the bear market - basically it is a way to curb excess in the market, a natural self-adjustment of the economic law.
The book also pointed out specifically loose credit & heavy debt in the US is going to weigh on the economy. As you read it, basically you will find that whatever people are saying about our current financial crisis in 2008/2009 has been said before, and the same cause caused our last bear market in 2000, and the same cause is causing the crisis in 2008/2009. There is nothing really new in what is happening today. It is just a repeat of history.
The author points to the no moral standard in Wall Street bandits, and the people being put into positions to take care of the country's financial health are the same bandits climbing from Wall Street.
The author also dedicated some pages in discussing LPs, limited partnerships, being sold by the Wall Street bandits to low risk investors. As you read those pages, cold sweat may come down from your head. Those LPs have so much similarity to our REITs, shipping trusts, and of course, the mortage-back securities.
My conclusion after reading this book is that Wall Street and financial industry has failed innocent investors before, and they will fail innocent investors again and again in the future. It really pays to open your eyes wide when you invest your hard-earned money. Some sound knowledge in financial industry history helps too, as the same old tricks are being used under a different name.
The Joy of Success
Title: The Joy Of Success
Author: Susan Ford Collins
Publisher: Quill 1st Edition 2004
In this book, the author shares with you the 10 skills to success.
The 10 skills are:
1. Escaping the success trap
2. Shifting your approach
3. The science of dreaming
4. Communication so powerfully
5. Using other's expertise
6. Updating your past
7. Committing to outcome
8. Shielding your dream
9. Switching back
10. Maintaining your balance
This book brings some interesting concepts. One is about success. It says that Success is about completion, deletion & creation.
Success will only come if you can complete something. It may not be something very great, it can something as trivial as completing your jogging once every week for one year.
Deletion is about removing the people and factors that negatively influence you, or who don't want to be included in your dream.
Creation is you become a creator, to create beautiful, useful things and ideas.
This book is a bit long-winded sometimes, but in general, it is a good motivation book to read. It may change your view towards life.
Author: Susan Ford Collins
Publisher: Quill 1st Edition 2004
In this book, the author shares with you the 10 skills to success.
The 10 skills are:
1. Escaping the success trap
2. Shifting your approach
3. The science of dreaming
4. Communication so powerfully
5. Using other's expertise
6. Updating your past
7. Committing to outcome
8. Shielding your dream
9. Switching back
10. Maintaining your balance
This book brings some interesting concepts. One is about success. It says that Success is about completion, deletion & creation.
Success will only come if you can complete something. It may not be something very great, it can something as trivial as completing your jogging once every week for one year.
Deletion is about removing the people and factors that negatively influence you, or who don't want to be included in your dream.
Creation is you become a creator, to create beautiful, useful things and ideas.
This book is a bit long-winded sometimes, but in general, it is a good motivation book to read. It may change your view towards life.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
My Sexy Bossini Jeans
I am a conservative person in nature and I have never wore anything that is at the forefront of the fashion or anything anywhere close to the word 'sexy'. Today, finally I wore something 'sexy', although a bit out of my free will.
The story started on the first week of Great Singapore Sale and Bossini had a 40% discount on men's jeans. How could I miss such a good deal? Then I got one for myself and today is the second time I wore it.
In the afternoon, I fell a bit more chilling than usually on my right thigh. As I ran my hand down my right thigh, I found this 'sexy' hole on my jeans. For about 1" in length, the thread is totally gone, and the seam of the jeans is broken. As I walk, then sometimes you will see my bare thigh, sometimes you don't. Isn't it very sexy?
OMG, I swear I will never buy another piece of clothes from Bossini. They have disappointed me more than once. The last time was a T-shirt. A S$30+ T-shirt, and it started to deform after a few washes. The quality control there needs some serious improvement.
The story started on the first week of Great Singapore Sale and Bossini had a 40% discount on men's jeans. How could I miss such a good deal? Then I got one for myself and today is the second time I wore it.
In the afternoon, I fell a bit more chilling than usually on my right thigh. As I ran my hand down my right thigh, I found this 'sexy' hole on my jeans. For about 1" in length, the thread is totally gone, and the seam of the jeans is broken. As I walk, then sometimes you will see my bare thigh, sometimes you don't. Isn't it very sexy?
OMG, I swear I will never buy another piece of clothes from Bossini. They have disappointed me more than once. The last time was a T-shirt. A S$30+ T-shirt, and it started to deform after a few washes. The quality control there needs some serious improvement.
Another Setback
Today is the very last day of June and June is really not my month. Bad news one after another, and some past mistakes keep coming back to haunt me. Very happy this unlucky month has come to an end. However, the setbacks are still there and they won't just disappear on its own. My goals, something I have envisioned, will become totally unotainable right now. I will have to take at least one step, if more, back from my original plan, and may even have to change my direction, taking my dreams, my vision, my goals elsewhere.
Even Emperor Han-wu had to wait for a long 8 years before he could continue his own plan, to start his own chase of his dream, so my setback is really nothing. A detour may actually lead me to a path more beautiful.
Even Emperor Han-wu had to wait for a long 8 years before he could continue his own plan, to start his own chase of his dream, so my setback is really nothing. A detour may actually lead me to a path more beautiful.
My Photo Portfolio
Here is a collection of my works, presented as a portfolio of mine for people who may want to engage my photography service :) And yes, I am interested to work with people (models/talents) who want to do TFCD :) If you are interested, you can just leave your contact (email or msn or phone number) as a comment to this blog, I will get back to you asap. Both guys and girls are welcome, and couples are super welcome.
This is one recent TFCD that I did with a nice young chap. He actually did the post-processing for this photo and I like it. :)
This is one recent TFCD that I did with a nice young chap. He actually did the post-processing for this photo and I like it. :)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Building Collapse
Just saw in the news that a new residential high-rise building in Shanghai collaped, causing one dead.
Looking at the scenes on TV, the building's foundation looks very weak. Most probably it is just another one of those poor quality building project.
It is scary to know that flats at that building was selling at RMB10,000/sqd meter (~US$1400.00/sqd meter), and it is considered to be a higher class residential property.
With all those negative news, how can one have trust or confidence in China? Sigh...
Looking at the scenes on TV, the building's foundation looks very weak. Most probably it is just another one of those poor quality building project.
It is scary to know that flats at that building was selling at RMB10,000/sqd meter (~US$1400.00/sqd meter), and it is considered to be a higher class residential property.
With all those negative news, how can one have trust or confidence in China? Sigh...
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