Wow! what 2 months that was!

Wow its been 2 months since i updated me blog! lots of things happen in this short period of time. What can i say, great things has kept me occupied. Went down to Seremban during hari raya with Marc, Jc and his gf to visit Terence and have some nice beef noodles as well as the famous siew baos. I love my new job! got a great team, a cool boss who is gamer, get to be colleagues with marc and KW, get to join company away day trip and lastly a new cubicle!! The away day in Club Med was loads of fun participating in outdoor activities such as archery, kayaking, swimming, rock climbing, basketball and even got myself on a flying trapeeze. Better still, our team came out tops to beat 14 other teams in the team building event to earn each of us a rm70 Jusco voucher. I also manage to win a 1Gb SD memory card in the lucky draw! i had never had any luck in lucky draws before. The night performance was spectacular and hilarious it kept us entertained way into the night. Then the beat of the music starts everybody got into party mode and dance to the early morn! With free flowing drinks at the bar.... need i say more?

Marc got a new car a Myvi so now we get to car pool. Save some $$ off petrol & toll as well as lessen the burden on the environment! killing 2 birds with one stone =)
Working in Cyberjaya is not so bad after all, no traffic jams smooth driving and lots of trees makes traversing to work and back a breeze.

Soon to be world tallest builiding.... Burj Dubai

Recently in the news it was stated that the construction of Burj Dubai has surpassed Taipei 101(currently the worlds tallest building). Once completed the building will be undisputed as the margin of height between its closest competitor is 300meters. Below is the comparison of height with 5 other previous record holders.



As you can see the only way to put back our Petronas Twin Tower as the world's tallest building is to eliminate the "twin" by stacking it up on top of the other. LoL but naw this would not happen... we should have built a single tower =(

Ancient bacteria that lives for 1/2 million years??

My post yesterday was about longevity. Coincidently todays news article that i came across highlighted that scientist have found ancient bacterias that are able to survive for half a million years! in harsh frozen climates and could possibly point to life on mars.

The bacteria has the ability to repair DNA genome degradation may be the key to prolonged or even everlasting life. This means that life's battery may be possible to be recharged! though it may not be possible in this lifetime but some time in the future perhaps, if the human race don't wipe out our own existence first that is.

Ancient bacteria could point to life on Mars

Longevity = life's battery.

I have always wondered, why different creatures have different life spans. Some lives for merely a few days however some go on to live for hundreds of years. So i take tortoises as an example why do these creatures live for so long? what defines a tortoise? its slow and relaxed (due to the fact that tortoises do not have much natural predators thanks to its hard shell). In contrast is the humming bird know for its rapid beat of wings (up to 70 beats per second)leads a busy life as it requires to feed on huge amount of nectar which exceeds its own body weight in a day to sustain its high metabolism rate resulting in a short life. An active creature tends to strain and wear down the body meaning that repairs have to be done to the cells in the body which uses a lot of energy... if insufficient can cause dire consequences.

So to me it seems that longevity is like life's battery, take things slowly and relax... that way it drains your battery at a slower pace. Some what this true as it applies to non living beings as well such as motors and engines, the faster RPM that they produce consumes higher volume of petrol or electricity. It can be concluded that longevity depends on how well a being can efficiently use energy available to them.

Trees are the least active as they barely move therefore they go on to live for thousands of years!!! but what a boring life... I'll rather be a tortoise. Remember stress will shorten your life, so try to relax and throw your worries away.

Hi, be like me!

Ok i have been tagged... so this is it

Ok i have no idea wat is a tag i assume its like the game we play as a kid when you are tagged you are "it" a.k.a the bad guy.... your job is to tag another person and pass the bad guy status to someone else. But in the blogger community the one tagged have to write a post on any of his or her previous blog topics which is divisible by 5 be it the 5th,10th,15th,... posting.

The topic i chose is my 15th post which is about my Sis's birthday which has passed so i will blog about her latest obsession .... Her brand new "Pink" Dell laptop. I don't know is it just me or companies like Dell and Sony are coming up with a choice of colors for their laptops breaking the norm of usually black laptops catered for executives. I guess humans these days are more trendy and likes to be different.


As far as we know the color pink are normally associated with women why is this? Amazingly the answer lies in human evolution according to time.com. Early humans are hunters and gatherers, man do the hunting and women gathers food mainly ripening berries and fruits. Along the years women develop the ability and tendency to detect red better. Thus such coloration such as pink will instantly attract them. For more in depth information of the research click on this link "Why girls like pink"

What is your driving force?

Do you sometimes feel that you are untouchable... having illusions of grandeur like nothing can hurt you or bring you down. Or at times feel so down that you are so vulnerable and have trouble picking yourself up.

Its at times like this that you take some time to reflect upon yourself, your soul, your very being and question your existence. Why are we here? what do we strive for? thoughts are nothing if you don't put it into action. But we are not always capable of doing things that we think is possible, creating a barrier that withholds our potential.

I once read a motivational article about breaking this barrier... with just one simple question "what is your driving force". What is it that keeps you going? be it your dreams, your family, your loved ones, or maybe simply yourself. So what ever it is thats reason enough to push yourself to the limits.

So try to get a quiet time for yourself and do a self reflection.

Persona..... ah a beautiful name

Our national car Proton has unveiled its newest addition to the family. This time with a few major changes and not only to its name Persona which give a more international standard compared to the Wira, Satria, Juara, Tiara, etc... which i think sounds pretty lame. This car would be the last resort for Proton to jump back in to the grab a share of the local car market, or die trying.....

I have to say although its pretty obvious that the body design is based on the Gen.2 hatchback, however there have been much accomplishment in the restyling which gives an air of elegance to it. So far the pictures and reviews are mostly positive whats left is to go to your local Proton showroom and get a feel of it or possibly a test drive. Personally for me i think all is well although there may be still room for some improvements in the interior which i think still looks quite "plastic". Here i present you some links with reviews and pictures of the "Persona"

The Star - Proton Persona review

Paul Tan's - Proton Persona review

The future of internet?

Again i was surfing the net for interesting news and this is an article i found. 75-year-old likely set Internet speed record thanks to her networking professional son. They have come up with a 40-gigabits-per-second fiber-optic connection along with a revolutionary new modulation technique. This would be the benchmark for the future of the internet!!! Imagine downloading a full length movie in 2 seconds... take that Streamyx its 40,000 times faster than what you are providing =p

Why terrorism must be stopped!

I was disheartened today due to the tragic news of the second death of a member from a group of 18 female and 5 male south Korean Christian volunteers that were abducted by the Taliban a few weeks back in Afghanistan. Last week the pastor of the group was killed because the Taliban demands the release of their members were not met by the Afgan government. Although a new dateline has been set for the release the government has yet to comply, time are running short for the hostages i pray for their safe release.

The reason the volunteers are there are to make a change to the lives of those ravaged in the war torn country. A bitter twist of fate landed them in this hostage situation instead their life is now a wager for the freedom of a few terrorist militants. They do not deserve such fate, nobody does. This is clearly why terrorism must be stopped. Innocent lifes of those who do good are traded for the freedom of blood thirsty inhumane mongrels. Thinking of it just makes my blood boil... This is a very complicated situation as there are no other options, its release or die... We cannot allow the terrorist to win but without the expense of human life it is just not possible.

They are not asking for a sacrifice... the lives of the people in their hands means nothing to them. Driven by their ideology the world is so much more a dangerous place to live in. Imagine the release of these militants each one of them pose a greater threat to humanity itself. Remember 9/11? it just takes a handful of terrorist to bring the world down to its knees.

In this case would you abide to terrorist demands? The world does not do any deals with terrorists but guess we have no choice but to save the Koreans and deal with those bastards later.

The Hostages

Kitty grimm reaper?

This is a piece of strange news that i have fished out from the net. Apparently there is this cat Oscar who predicts death in nursing home by simply curling up on a patients bed and stays there in a time frame of 4hours before the death. Oscar knows, when your time is up!

Move aside giant squid here comes the colossal squid!

As i was surfing wikipedia for more information on the giant squid i came across the colossal squid which is the largest squid species ever recorded. Below is a picture of a colossal squid caught in the arctic waters off the coast of New Zealand early this year.

Sotong Gergasi! a.k.a Giant Squid

Since i was a child i have always been fascinated by the giant squid thanks to the movie 20,000 leagues under the sea. Also referred as "Kraken" in Norwegian folklore this creature is featured in the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest". This is no ordinary squid that turns up on your dinner table. This is one behemoth squid which is very elusive and lives in the crushing depths of the sea. Not until recently the knowledge of this majestic creature remain hidden, with the development advance technology are we starting to piece together the mystery surrounding giant squids. Japanese researchers made history on December 4 2006 when they were successful in filming a video of a live giant squid. It sometimes gives me the creeps imagining an invertebrate can grow up to the size of a great white shark. If one day a living giant squid is available to be viewed by the public i will definitely be there to see it.

Funny animal antics

Haha funny world we live in especially when you are sharing the world with other of Gods creation. Below is a video of animals doing funny and amazing things, especially the dog with the skateboard. Way cool! enjoy!

When songs used to have a meaning

I remember the few weeks back Terence came down we had lunch at pan bakery. During that time we saw old skool music videos form the 80's and early 90's that we used to hear and watch when we were kids. So i decided to watch some of these videos on youtube which includes Ace of Base, Roxette, Cardigans, The Cranberries, Just to name a few... boy i tell you it sure brings back memories when music has it meaning not like some music these days which comes with meaningless rapping and mindless ramblings just to reap off the multi billion commercialized music industry. So here i post one of my most favourite songs of yesteryear its a darn good reggae song.





And also a memorable Latin tune.

Tiny changes that goes unnoticed o_O

I used to remember when i was a lil kid i dont like to eat things that are bitter or too spicy. Strange enough now i find myself liking foods that i used to hate. I remembered my parents asking me to gulp down half boiled egg yolk which was yucky to me back then. Now when ever i get a chance to eat at a coffee shop i would order 2 half boiled eggs to go with my roti bakar.... yum! Lately i also found myself to have a craving for bitter gourd... yep thats right you are not mistaken bitter gourd ... i dont know whats gotten into me but each time i go to a "dai chau" lately bitter gourd chicken rice will be on my menu. Lol maybe i just want to taste the "bitterness" in life.

I specifically know when this tiny unnoticeable changes occur but i think mainly because how our mind picks up messages thats slowly changes your mindset, in this case it was the nutritional value of the afore mentioned food. I call it indirect brainwashing... just like advertising even though you have not tried a particular brand you will always tend to pickup something that you have always heard of or come across.

I used to love the rainy days.....

Not anymore yesterday's incident where a lightning claimed my modem, motherboard, and my router port.... This is not the first time though it seems that i never learn =( was on the pc when it started to rain then the cool sensation in the air caused me to be tempted to lay on the bed and i fell asleep. The next thing i know there was a loud thunder and that is where my nightmare began. Now i will have to replace my motherboard and router that is if my processor, ram and hdd are not burnt as well. Seems like the lightning is indirectly burning a hole in my pocket.... come to think of it this incident further proves my ying yang theory that i have mentioned before in my previous blog where good things are always followed by a bad thing and vice versa. Cos the good thing is i finally finished my Shell Ferrari car collection yesterday and look what happened.

so people if there are lightning remember to unplug your telephone line. Even if you have a surge protector or lightning arrestor dont take any chances as do not estimate natures wrath as a bolt of lightning can pack several thousand megawatts that not even our human contraptions or gadgets can withstand.

What you dont see ..... might kill you .....

This month 5 of my fellow colleagues were down with dengue fever 4 was warded and 1 (Shen Kai) miraculously cured himself at home. But do not take this lightly dengue is not something that can be trifle with as it is has the potential to be fatal. It seems that lately Malaysia and singapore have recorded an increase in the epidemic due to the change in our climate which provides a much warmer weather which is best for mosquito breeding as reported in the online news link below:

Dengue cases jump to a new high

Now we move on to the infection it starts with a bite from adese mosquito causing the virus to enter the victims blood stream. At first one will feel chills then followed by severe high fever in the next few hours. Then comes in the headache and pains in the muscle and joints slowly red patches of red rashes will appear on the lower limbs and chest, for some cases the whole body. A victim may also experience abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. So if you are having the symptoms stated above i would be wise to go to the nearest pathology lab and have your blood tested. The best way to know if a person is infected by dengue is by the platelets count in the blood when it drops to <100,000 platelets per mm.

So take care people!

Hell, its about time.

Starcraft fans rejoice! Blizzard Entertainment has finally announced the highly anticipated project on Starcraft2. The official site has been released.

www.starcraft2.com

The site are loaded with features, beautiful art works, movie trailers and screen shots just to heat things up. For those who have not been there make sure you watch the movie trailer from the award winning Blizzard cinematics team..... you will know this is good stuff just seconds into the trailer. So far only a fraction of the protoss units has been released. This will be one of the sites i will be visiting frequently this year. 9 years after the original sequel you will know where this posting title comes from.

Life is all about Expectations!

Why do i say so?

Life begins when your mom is said to be "expecting" soon... When you are an infant your parents will keep expecting you to utter your first word and take your 1st baby steps. Then when you are old enough to join preschool you will be expecting a lot cant wait to go for classes and meet new friends. And when you are finally old enough for school your parents will expect you to study hard and come up top in class. Even in your circles of friends they will have an expectation of you to be somebody trustworthy and somebody who can be relied on.

When hormones kicks in you will then get into a relationship and this of course come with expectations as well where your other half will expect you to give calls, presents, surprises, remember the special anniversaries, and give enough love and attention.

Then comes the college or university years where some say determines your future especially this is the time where parents expect you to excel the most and make them proud with a diploma or degree.

Ah the working life..... once you go for your 1st interview you will certainly be asked this "what is your expected salary" question LoL. Then to keep your skin you will have to live up to your boss and seniors expectations.

Once you are middle aged and married that is where you will most probably be expected to do the most. Change the baby's diapers, send the kids to tuition, pay the bills, have time for your wife, kids and parents, and the list goes on and on...

At semi-retirement age your kids will be the the young adult stage and expecting some pocket money for dating, new hand phone, new clothes, new car......

Lastly when you are old you will expect how long you have left in this world. Hey its even called human life "expectancy" so for me if i can live till 80 that will be good enough.

So i wish i can live up to everybody's expectations.

Do you believe in ghosts???

Last weekend i was having dinner with my cousin in KFC and she told me that she saw a ghost or she think she dreamt of one. For me i dont believe in ghosts as it is most proabably a figment of our imagination due to tired mind or stress which causes hallucination. My rationale theory is that ghost does not exist are due to the reasons below:

1. I have not seen one therefore it does not exist, because seeing is believing. If they exists i dont wish see one either LoL. But i have seen quite alot of living ghost such as gambling ghost(tou kwai), lazy ghost(lan kwai) .... etc haha

2. If there are ghost they should be naked. Come on im sure that you have heard of ghost stories where ghost are draped in white cloth.... how can ghost bring their clothes to the afterlife. Clothes do not have souls =_=

3. There should be ghost everywhere. Since the time of modern man 20000 years b.c. countless people have died ammounting to the billions. Therefore you need not look for ghosts they should be all around you.... but i have yet to see one.

For those out there who have encounters the supernatural kindly share it with me and if possible prove me wrong. Also if any ghosts out there which are reading my blog please dont come haunt me to prove my theories are wrong XD the holy ghost is exceptional in this case.