I simply HAD to post this entry about an Russian IT firm which they called "Merlion" and what is so amusing about their choice of Merlion?? take a read :)

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"MERLION name was picked for a reason. It was inspired by the Asia-Pacific region - the origin of products which were a starting point in the company's distribution business. The idea was to link the new name and ancient chronicles of inhabitants of the Indian Ocean's islands. These chronicles mention a mythical character "half-fish, half-lion", or Merlion - the guardian angel of Singapore.

One of the legends tells that ages ago a giant beast lived in the area, with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. The beast was guarding the ancient Singapore. When Merlion saw an enemy, its eyes would lit up with red fire and burn the foe to ashes. Never ever has Merlion missed the danger. And one day, when the country was menaced by a terrible storm, the majestic creature came out of the sea and saved humans from inevitable peril, and the country - from inevitable destruction. People of Singapore still worship Merlion. To commemorate their savior, they have built the 37 meters high stone sculpture of the lion-fish.

All legends chant Merlion as a brave and reliable defender of the country and its people. We chose the name of Singapore's legendary guardian MERLION as the symbol of power, reliability and unfailing duty."

Though we're just as befuddled as you likely are by the news, the UK's Daily Telegraph recently pointed out that at 10:22AM on June 10th, the English language officially inducts its one-millionth word. Still not befuddled? Candidates for this esteemed position are products of our social media-obsessed age: "defollow" and "defriend," each referring to the act of removing a friend or follower on popular social networking services Twitter and Facebook, respectively. Worse? The third "word" in contention for the position: "Noob."

We'll just let that sink in for a second. Back? Okay, so, according to The Global Language Monitor, words must be "used 25,000 times by media outlets, social networking websites and in other public sources" in order to be considered for official inclusion in the English language. If that number accounts for online multiplayer participants across PC and consoles, we're willing to bet that the word "noob" was used more than 25,000 times today alone. Here's hoping the misspelled portmanteau gets "pwned" by logic and doesn't end up as an official English word.

An-124 Ruslan

Yeap it is super huge and that time when I saw it park beside our humble C-130, its like a superbus and a daihatsu copen side by side, or imaginary terms David and Goliath...



Tupolev Tu-95

Believe it or not, this plane's first flight was in 1952!!! and also its the world's loudest propeller plane. Trust me, I've heard it and I swear. perhaps its special cos its a turboprop (meaning it has 2 propeller per motor) still remember that time it landed at our airbase for about 3 hours for refuel transit.




KC-10

This plane's frequent Singapore just that they land via old tampines area so its been kept away from all the eyes of Singaporeans..



there are a lot more planes around but then i cant find much of the proper pictures.. too bad I did not have any camera that time... it certainly was a unique rare chance to see them for real..

something cool for all LBP fans...

oh at the last part, its actually a mimic from the game "shadow of colossus" PS2

Enjoy!!

I remember watching this video during chapel sessions back in secondary school... really touched my life.

Susan Boyle... I AM SO ROOTING FOR HER in Britain's got talent... trust me... she will shock you!!

too bad i cant embed it here... here is a link go check it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&feature=related

hmm how much will people actually help a little robot??

oh well seems that matt has really become a worldwide sensation that even little big planet is following his style.. perhaps he should get some royalties... go on take a look...

I've always dream of owning a Toyota Pirus, but now their arc competitor Honda is launching a new hybrid Insight... which gets me thinking again...

anyway besides the point, Honda has been rather creative on their advertisement and by far i would say that this advert is the most extensive ever made with so many cars using their LED headlights.. go ahead and check out the video in HQ mode...

And so I've got a new application on my iphone called "ocarina" it basically plays some really cool tunes and has only 4 buttons (multi touch functions) and then you can blow into the microphone as you would with a real instrument and hence you get a sense of playing a real instrument..

below is a winner of the Smule Ocarina Contest Winner (Smule are the guys that gives you this amazing application) so for those who watched naruto.... enjoy :)

Since the recession, many people has been saving up for rainy days, but comes the first IT fair this year pockets of many people did indeed burst for the rainy days of the IT fair..

Now, for those who has been looking around for a laptop and has either purchase or ended up not making a final decision and eventually let the IT fair whizzed pass by with the help of the rain and the "sardine-d" crowd, below is a dummy proof guide that explains what kind of laptop is in the criteria.

Trust me, take a look and in 8 seconds you will become an expert.

THE absolute turnoff of American style advertising for toys...

What you do when you have 2 cows :

TRADITIONAL CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and bought a baby bull.
Nurse and feed it well;
They mate, your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You invest & keep the gains into the country reserve,
You sell them and
everyone
retire on the income.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You mortgage both of them to the bank & obtain investment for two more
cows,
Then re-mortgage the investment the four cows for eight cows and continue
to do likewise,
The financial market was flooding with mortgages & investments in cow's
assets,
No one knows where & who owned the original 2 cow's ...... ?
Then these 2 original cows grew old & eventually died,
You are surprised when there's No Asset to back up the mortgage or repay
the loan ???
Finally, You ask the govt to bail out the collapse financial cow's market !

A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on
strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and
produce twenty times the milk.
You then create clever cow cartoon images called 'Cowkimon' and market
them
World-Wide.

A GERMAN
CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk
themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You break for
lunch..

A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5,000 cows and none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them...
You claim full employment and high bovine
productivity.
You have the newsman who reported on the
numbers arrested.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.

A MALAYSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You signed a 40-year contract to supply milk at RM0.06 per litre.
Then midway through, you raised the price to RM0.60 or you cut the supply.
When the buyer agrees to the new
price, you change your mind again and now
want RM1.20.
The buyer decided you can keep the milk and they go look for milk that
comes from recycled cows or the cow urine instead.
Your two cows retire together with the Prime Minister.

And last but not least,

A SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION
You have two cows,
One "cow-peh" and one "cow-bu".

pretty strange for a training video but it seems at certain point, it works based on retail view to lookout for customers in general... not just ladies :)

Proverbs 24:30-34 (The Message)

30-34 One day I walked by the field of an old lazybones,
and then passed the vineyard of a lout;
They were overgrown with weeds,
thick with thistles, all the fences broken down.
I took a long look and pondered what I saw;
the fields preached me a sermon and I listened:
"A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there,
sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next?
Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life,
with poverty as your permanent houseguest!"

this so highlight my hate for procrastination as per previous post :) even the bible talks about this, what more can I say? WORK HARD!!!

To do something you know is necessary when it looks optional, and at the same time with so much resources, ie. (time, readied information), at hand and with a big scoop of procrastination (oh how I hate that word!), just makes it so much more difficult and challenging.

"It ain't personal, its just business"

Oh yeah, putting feelings into this one makes it a level even higher. To make sure that personal feelings are not factored into this situation, just makes it more challenging to overcome.

feelings huh?

ever since i moved to the new place, my starhub mobile coverage has been terrible, most part of the house has zero coverage and its pretty annoying, I've gotta hunt and spot to find the perfect "sweet spot" for maximum reception.

And so after being tormented for 7 months, I wrote to starhub and start yaking to them about coverage and stuffs.

Being nice, they did an area check to ensure that the signals were up to par, which well, "duh" it was. they continued to explain regarding their cell towers always under go for upgrading semi-annually, which isn't helping considering that i have stayed for more than half a year already.

"Rest assured" they mention in the email that they will take my case into consideration. Well there isn't anything that I could do but to wait. so as a form of goodwill, they decided to waiver off my subscription for the next 2 months.

This is a good move to retain customers, but just to my number itself? I don't think so. rewrote to them and requested for additional off for my other 2 numbers, which they are agreeable.

So as of right now I am waiting for double confirmation that all 3 numbers will enjoy the benefits, before I give a go ahead. sheesh, a good move to keep customers happy. But oh well, I couldn't say more but just a hint that they should be more comprehensive in giving out goodwills.

Nonetheless, pretty sure that they will agree to waiver off, considering the amount they are earning. what's a waiver off for subscription do to them? couldn't say more but to give them my wishes.

something to note though, they just gave waiver initially to I, Me, Myself. Its a pretty smart move for them to "save" loss. Oh well...

Meantime I could use the savings from this chance of waivering to bring myself closer to my dream. :)

Tips for Better Life

1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
3. Sleep for 7 hours.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
5. Play more games.
6. Read more books than you did the previous year.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink plenty of water.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
14. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
15. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
16. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
17. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
18. Smile and laugh more.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about. Don't compare your partner with others.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Forgive everyone for everything.
26. What other people think of you is none of your business.
27. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
28. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
29. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
30. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
31. The best is yet to come.
32. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
33. Do the right thing!
34. Call your family often.
35. Your inner most is always happy. So be happy.
36. Each day give something good to others.
37. Don't over do. Keep your limits.