Ah Bob 爸爸和樂樂穿上了 Mr Men 的 T-shirt, 來一個“父子裝”，在四馬路觀音廟前的街道上玩鬧，擺pose。
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Sunrise @ East Coast...
星期六, 6 Dec 08, 晴
Eve of the big race... SCM2008.
The thought of running the marathon, brought a lot of mixed emotions. "Will I make it? Will I stop and give up?..No, no... have to push on... how long will it take? 4hrs? 5 hrs? 6 or maybe... 8hrs?" My mind is full of doubts, but on the other hand, thoughts of having my friends and colleagues to run by my side gave some courage to not think about the consequences. Morale have been high for our group of regular runners. "Let's not worry about how long or how fast... just enjoy the run and feel good about running again for the next one..." quoted one of them.
這一天，我起個大早，4點就起身了。梳洗了一番，５點開著車往賽事現場recce了一番。為了就是了解賽事路程，好讓心理有個准備。花了一個小時recce了一番，終算明白了路況。６點，肚子餓了，在McDonalds買了個SME (Sauage Mcmuffin with Egg) set,吃了起來。
Suddenly, my mobile phone beeps... in coming sms. "You up and going or zzz???" It's MW, my colleague.
"Up and about. Just done recce route, now having bf at McD... Going shoot sunrise at East Coast later." I replied via sms.
Just as I've said, a drive down to East Coast and waited for Sunrise (alone) is something I've not done before in my life. The calm and serenity is so soothing, with occasion sight of airline descending towards the nearby Changi International Airport... the scent of morning sea, refreshing...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Night view of Marina Bayfront
剛買了架新的Canon數碼相幾，也開始學起照相了．這一晚來到了Marina Bay Front, 把這一幕用panaroma setting給照了下來，感覺還不錯。
Salon de Tulip
星期天, 30 Nov 08，cloudy with late afternoon rain...
Time for a haircut! It's been more than a month since my last one. Usually I'll cut once a month, it's like clock work, never fails. But this time round, I've intentionally waited till now (slightly more than a month), cos to time it just right for my SCM2008 run coming Sunday. Wanna get it right, cos if I do it too early, hair will grow long again, and I'll feel very uncomfortable during the long 42km run... :p
Been patronizing
my dear cousin's salon uptown, known as "Salon de Tulip", in this mall called "The Verge" (formerly known as Tekka Mall). Been having my hair cut and trim there for the past 3 years... accustomed to his style already.
I was taken by surprise when I reached there. 原來髮廊大改革，也來個make-over,改頭換面，為求新面貌。Really liked the new facade, very welcoming, an open-concept to the whole salon.
Salon de Tulip
2 Serangoon Road #05-01 The Verge S(218227)
Friday, November 28, 2008
Story on Wall Street... and how it all came crashing down...
Heard this story told by friend, and same story found it's way into my email. So here goes:
If you have difficulty understanding the current world financial situation, the following should help...
Once upon a time in a village, a man announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10. The villagers seeing there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10, but, as the supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their efforts.
The man further announced that he would now buy at $20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to $25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now act as buyer, on his behalf. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers: 'Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when he returns from the city, you can sell them back to him for $50.' The villagers squeezed together their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man or his assistant again, only monkeys everywhere!
Welcome to WALL STREET...
If you have difficulty understanding the current world financial situation, the following should help...
Once upon a time in a village, a man announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10. The villagers seeing there were many monkeys around, went out to the forest and started catching them. The man bought thousands at $10, but, as the supply started to diminish, the villagers stopped their efforts.
The man further announced that he would now buy at $20. This renewed the efforts of the villagers and they started catching monkeys again. Soon the supply diminished even further and people started going back to their farms. The offer rate increased to $25 and the supply of monkeys became so little that it was an effort to even see a monkey, let alone catch it!
The man now announced that he would buy monkeys at $50! However, since he had to go to the city on some business, his assistant would now act as buyer, on his behalf. In the absence of the man, the assistant told the villagers: 'Look at all these monkeys in the big cage that the man has collected. I will sell them to you at $35 and when he returns from the city, you can sell them back to him for $50.' The villagers squeezed together their savings and bought all the monkeys.
Then they never saw the man or his assistant again, only monkeys everywhere!
Welcome to WALL STREET...
Monday, November 24, 2008
考考你的IQ... Answers
Here are the answers (seems like there's a lot of smart guys and gals out there...)
IQ题目一（Level 1):
有三个人，分别为：一名被告， 一名律师和一名法官。三人之间有个奇妙的关系。被告是律师的儿子，而法官是被告的父亲。
那请问：法官和律师是什么关系？
答案： 他们两是夫妻。。。是谁说律师就一定得是男的？ （你猜对了吗？）
IQ题目二（Level 2):
There is a room with a light bulb, which when switched on, will light up the whole room. The room is made up of walls and ceiling without windows, but a door, which is closed from the start. The door is assumed to have no seams, so no light will be leaked out of the room. There are 3 switches outside this room next to the door, outside the room, and one of the switch will turn on the light bulb to light up the room, while the other 2 doesn't. You are outside this room.
Now comes the challenge:
With only one chance to open the door to check after you turned the switches, how do you figure out which is correct switch that will light up the bulb? Remember, once the door is opened, you are to determine which is the correct switch (no additional flicking of switches after that).
Answer: Turn on 1st switch and wait for 10 mins (or 1 hour, up to you...). Then turn off 1st switch and turn on the 2nd switch. Open the door.
If the bulb is lighted, then the 2nd switch is the one.
If the bulb is not lighted, touch the bulb. If the bulb feels warm or hot, then it must be the 1st switch.
If the bulb is neither lighted nor feels warm/hot, then the 1st and 2nd switch did not turn it on, but the 3rd switch will.
How? Sounds logical? Did you get it right?
IQ题目一（Level 1):
有三个人，分别为：一名被告， 一名律师和一名法官。三人之间有个奇妙的关系。被告是律师的儿子，而法官是被告的父亲。
那请问：法官和律师是什么关系？
答案： 他们两是夫妻。。。是谁说律师就一定得是男的？ （你猜对了吗？）
IQ题目二（Level 2):
There is a room with a light bulb, which when switched on, will light up the whole room. The room is made up of walls and ceiling without windows, but a door, which is closed from the start. The door is assumed to have no seams, so no light will be leaked out of the room. There are 3 switches outside this room next to the door, outside the room, and one of the switch will turn on the light bulb to light up the room, while the other 2 doesn't. You are outside this room.
Now comes the challenge:
With only one chance to open the door to check after you turned the switches, how do you figure out which is correct switch that will light up the bulb? Remember, once the door is opened, you are to determine which is the correct switch (no additional flicking of switches after that).
Answer: Turn on 1st switch and wait for 10 mins (or 1 hour, up to you...). Then turn off 1st switch and turn on the 2nd switch. Open the door.
If the bulb is lighted, then the 2nd switch is the one.
If the bulb is not lighted, touch the bulb. If the bulb feels warm or hot, then it must be the 1st switch.
If the bulb is neither lighted nor feels warm/hot, then the 1st and 2nd switch did not turn it on, but the 3rd switch will.
How? Sounds logical? Did you get it right?
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
When 黑珍珠 meets "Viper King"...
17 November 08 marks a big day for these 2 love birds. May both of you be blessed with happiness! ;)
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