August 24, 2007
Massive Extra Duties
This soldier is gonna sign extra till he peng shan
Compare with this lehhhhh.....
solid rite.. hee~ i am gg to taipei to see them again for the dunno howmanytimes
Compare with this lehhhhh.....
solid rite.. hee~ i am gg to taipei to see them again for the dunno howmanytimes
August 23, 2007
Understanding Women
I realised that many men and women have this problem. Communicating. So today i shall attempt to bridge that and allow my readers(if any) to effectively understand wat a woman is trying to say/insinuate/express.
1. Fine:
This is the word all women use to end an argument when they(in their biased opinion) are right and you need to shut up and the next 3 words outta your mouth ought to be “I’m sorry”
Quik Fix: Hug her, mutter “But I love you”
2. Five Minutes:
If she is getting dressed and shouts out, “5mins”, this technically means half an hour. Why ?
Let me attempt to breakdown the 5mins
5mins to find that top
5mins to find that jeans
5mins to stand in front of mirror
5mins to change the top coz it doesn’t go with the jeans
5mins to put on makeup etc
5mins to make sure the parts to be seen are visible and the parts that are not, are concealed.
And you tink its only 30mins… Haha.. Dude, you’re soooo wrong….
5 mins to find that pair of shoes to fit the outfit
5 mins to pack her bag for the day
5 mins to touch up the face.
There you have it.. when a woman says 5mins, you can watch one half of an EPL.
Quik Fix: I’m sorry.. only a time machine can help you out on this… (ED: but we’re only on the second point lor…..)
3. Nothing:
This is the calm before the storm. This usually means something, and you should be on your toes. Conversations that ended with nothing usually ends up as arguments ending up “fine”.[See point 1]
Quik Fix: divert her attention to shopping/movies/dinner.. let her select her choices.. remember.. die die also must let her have her way… otherwise it’s a one way ticket to “Fine”
4. Go Ahead:
Normally this answer is not an answer. This is an equivalent of a “Watchu staring at” shouted across the hallway by a chain-smoking heavily tattooed ah beng with golden hair.
Remember this is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
Quik Fix: Cuddle abit.. then say u got a surprise for her.. then slip out and get her fave flowers.. and remember… to be back on time….
5. Loud Sigh:
This is the cheem-est thing a woman can ever mutter…. This is actually a word *cues the Ooohs & Aahhhhhhs* but is actually a non-verbal kinda statement which is often misunderstood by men.
A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)
Quik Fix: Fix her dinner.. send her home.. say the 3 magic words… (Generally it works.. but dependent on how major is the issue at hand here)
6. That's Okay:
This is the alarm bell type of statements. The warning signs. The pre-birth pains.
This belongs to one of the most dangerous statements a woman can ever make to a man. "That's okay" means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your terrible mistake.
Quik Fix: Marry her.. propose..
(ED: but hor, like this isn’t it payin for my mistake.. and using a lifetime to pay it too…*scratch head* )
(to ED: Read my disclaimer)
7. Thanks:
A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome.
Quik Fix: Nothing’s broken, dun touch it….
8. Whatever:
She’s not asking for a drink ok…. This is a woman’s way of saying, F@!K YOU! And you get living room duties for at least 3 nites.
9. Don't worry about it, I got it:
Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?"
For the woman's response refer to #3.
Disclaimer:
i claim all credit if the woman is happy and the man get his way.
i am not liable for any forms of claim and/or compensation for any forms of natural and/or induced and/or inflicted stress and/or bruises and/or pain due to my above post.
1. Fine:
This is the word all women use to end an argument when they(in their biased opinion) are right and you need to shut up and the next 3 words outta your mouth ought to be “I’m sorry”
Quik Fix: Hug her, mutter “But I love you”
2. Five Minutes:
If she is getting dressed and shouts out, “5mins”, this technically means half an hour. Why ?
Let me attempt to breakdown the 5mins
5mins to find that top
5mins to find that jeans
5mins to stand in front of mirror
5mins to change the top coz it doesn’t go with the jeans
5mins to put on makeup etc
5mins to make sure the parts to be seen are visible and the parts that are not, are concealed.
And you tink its only 30mins… Haha.. Dude, you’re soooo wrong….
5 mins to find that pair of shoes to fit the outfit
5 mins to pack her bag for the day
5 mins to touch up the face.
There you have it.. when a woman says 5mins, you can watch one half of an EPL.
Quik Fix: I’m sorry.. only a time machine can help you out on this… (ED: but we’re only on the second point lor…..)
3. Nothing:
This is the calm before the storm. This usually means something, and you should be on your toes. Conversations that ended with nothing usually ends up as arguments ending up “fine”.[See point 1]
Quik Fix: divert her attention to shopping/movies/dinner.. let her select her choices.. remember.. die die also must let her have her way… otherwise it’s a one way ticket to “Fine”
4. Go Ahead:
Normally this answer is not an answer. This is an equivalent of a “Watchu staring at” shouted across the hallway by a chain-smoking heavily tattooed ah beng with golden hair.
Remember this is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
Quik Fix: Cuddle abit.. then say u got a surprise for her.. then slip out and get her fave flowers.. and remember… to be back on time….
5. Loud Sigh:
This is the cheem-est thing a woman can ever mutter…. This is actually a word *cues the Ooohs & Aahhhhhhs* but is actually a non-verbal kinda statement which is often misunderstood by men.
A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to #3 for the meaning of nothing.)
Quik Fix: Fix her dinner.. send her home.. say the 3 magic words… (Generally it works.. but dependent on how major is the issue at hand here)
6. That's Okay:
This is the alarm bell type of statements. The warning signs. The pre-birth pains.
This belongs to one of the most dangerous statements a woman can ever make to a man. "That's okay" means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your terrible mistake.
Quik Fix: Marry her.. propose..
(ED: but hor, like this isn’t it payin for my mistake.. and using a lifetime to pay it too…*scratch head* )
(to ED: Read my disclaimer)
7. Thanks:
A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome.
Quik Fix: Nothing’s broken, dun touch it….
8. Whatever:
She’s not asking for a drink ok…. This is a woman’s way of saying, F@!K YOU! And you get living room duties for at least 3 nites.
9. Don't worry about it, I got it:
Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking "What's wrong?"
For the woman's response refer to #3.
Disclaimer:
i claim all credit if the woman is happy and the man get his way.
i am not liable for any forms of claim and/or compensation for any forms of natural and/or induced and/or inflicted stress and/or bruises and/or pain due to my above post.
dunno wat is this... found this in my drafts
http://ktzhk.com/lyric.php?action=lyric&lyricid=25646&srid=126&sid=WiGcx
August 22, 2007
The Japanese Car the Germans wished they've made
Subaru 2008
"Built to make other car engineers mutter, “Verdammt, why didn’t we think of that?”
Click on title of blog to see a nice but long video
Auf Wiedersehen~
"Built to make other car engineers mutter, “Verdammt, why didn’t we think of that?”
Click on title of blog to see a nice but long video
Auf Wiedersehen~
August 21, 2007
My 1000th Post
is not of thank you speeches of but of the following...Public Service Warnings...
Remember a hungry man is a angry man
And always say no to premarital sex.
and of coz pls steer clear of the MRT doors for the alighting passengers
Lastly, avoid walking past paragon at all costs
Remember a hungry man is a angry man
And always say no to premarital sex.
and of coz pls steer clear of the MRT doors for the alighting passengers
Lastly, avoid walking past paragon at all costs
August 20, 2007
**NEW FLASH** U.S. paid $1 million to ship two 19-cent washers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday that a flawed system designed to rush supplies to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan let a small-parts supplier improperly collect $998,798.38 to ship two 19-cent washers.
Loopholes in the automated purchasing system have been fixed and the ill-gotten gains were being returned to the U.S. Treasury, said Army Lt. Col. Brian Maka, a Pentagon spokesman.
The lock-washer incident was the last in a series of abuses by twin sisters running a South Carolina company that bilked the Pentagon out of about $20.5 million in fraudulent shipping costs, federal prosecutors said after obtaining guilty pleas earlier in the day.
The owners of C&D Distributors of Lexington, South Carolina, submitted online bids to the Defense Department to supply hardware components, plumbing fixtures, electronic equipment and other items, according to court papers.
Related shipping claims were processed automatically "to streamline the resupply of items to combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan," said a statement by Reginald Lloyd, U.S. attorney for the district of South Carolina.
Lloyd said C&D fabricated shipping costs into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, as in the case of the washers, although the value of the items purchased rarely topped $100.
Lock washers place tension against a nut after tightening, to help prevent the nut from loosening.
Maka said the Defense Criminal Investigative Service launched an investigation last September into invoices submitted to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, or DFAS.
"DFAS has put in place the internal controls necessary to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again," Maka said of the shipping fraud. "The money that they stole will be returned to the U.S. Treasury."
Charlene Corley, 47, of Lexington, South Carolina, as well as her company, C&D Distributors LLC, pleaded guilty to wire-fraud and money-laundering conspiracy charges in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina.
Darlene Wooten, Corley's twin and co-owner of C&D Distributors, committed suicide at her lake house last October after being contacted by federal investigators about the fraud, Lloyd said.
The improperly collected funds were used to buy beach houses, luxury cars, boats, jewelry and vacations among other things, prosecutors said.
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years' imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Conspiracy to commit money laundering carries up to 20 years and a fine of $500,000, or twice the value of the property involved in the laundering transactions, whichever is greater.
© Reuters 2007. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.
Loopholes in the automated purchasing system have been fixed and the ill-gotten gains were being returned to the U.S. Treasury, said Army Lt. Col. Brian Maka, a Pentagon spokesman.
The lock-washer incident was the last in a series of abuses by twin sisters running a South Carolina company that bilked the Pentagon out of about $20.5 million in fraudulent shipping costs, federal prosecutors said after obtaining guilty pleas earlier in the day.
The owners of C&D Distributors of Lexington, South Carolina, submitted online bids to the Defense Department to supply hardware components, plumbing fixtures, electronic equipment and other items, according to court papers.
Related shipping claims were processed automatically "to streamline the resupply of items to combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan," said a statement by Reginald Lloyd, U.S. attorney for the district of South Carolina.
Lloyd said C&D fabricated shipping costs into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, as in the case of the washers, although the value of the items purchased rarely topped $100.
Lock washers place tension against a nut after tightening, to help prevent the nut from loosening.
Maka said the Defense Criminal Investigative Service launched an investigation last September into invoices submitted to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, or DFAS.
"DFAS has put in place the internal controls necessary to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again," Maka said of the shipping fraud. "The money that they stole will be returned to the U.S. Treasury."
Charlene Corley, 47, of Lexington, South Carolina, as well as her company, C&D Distributors LLC, pleaded guilty to wire-fraud and money-laundering conspiracy charges in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina.
Darlene Wooten, Corley's twin and co-owner of C&D Distributors, committed suicide at her lake house last October after being contacted by federal investigators about the fraud, Lloyd said.
The improperly collected funds were used to buy beach houses, luxury cars, boats, jewelry and vacations among other things, prosecutors said.
Conspiracy to commit wire fraud is punishable by up to 20 years' imprisonment and a $250,000 fine. Conspiracy to commit money laundering carries up to 20 years and a fine of $500,000, or twice the value of the property involved in the laundering transactions, whichever is greater.
© Reuters 2007. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.
Week 3: Passing of my Dad
Letting Go - How Difficult It Is
Years of personal experience,
combined with years of cultural learning,
have taught us the importance of holding on.
We hold on to our desires
We hold on to what we think we need.
We hold on to what promises us happiness.
We hold on to our possessions.
We hold on to our image of who we are
We hold on to our ideas of what is right.
We hold on to our theories.
We hold on to our beliefs.
We hold on to our attitudes.
We hold on to our judgements.
We hold on to the past
We hold on to the future.
We hold on to our grievances.
We hold on to our fears.
We hold on to our loves
We hold on to our lovers.
We hold on to money.
We hold on to our thoughts.
We hold on to our illusions.
We hold on to our gods.
We hold on to our bodies.
We hold on to our lives
We hold on to our families.
Maybe we believe that our security lies in holding onto the past,
Desperately clinging onto the bits of info and articles we carry
Fear of losing our grip could spell disaster,
Or we may believe that holding on is the only way to salvation.
But do we really know it is safer to hold on?
Would letting go really be so bad?
But Do we really gain anything from holding on?
Such security is nothing but an illusion,
whose sole purpose is to hold us back.
Not knowing that our salvation actually lies in letting go.
Our holding on is a constraint we've placed upon ourselves.
It is an attitude, a way of thinking.
And yet our thot patterns - unlike the weather or the movements of the sea plates - is one thing we do not have complete control over.
I do know its time to let go,
But again my thots are not your thots;
neither are my ways your ways.
We have control over none.
***************************************************************************
I scribbled these when i doing the prayers for my dad.
I saw a young girl holding her dad's photos in her small arms, she's possibly only 5-6 yrs of age. Her small frame, holding that large photo, smiling away. With the wife of the bereaved weeping and forcing a smile for her daughter , egging her on to walk forward to place daddy's photo's on the altar which was too high for her.
My heart broke as i saw her being lifted up by the pall bearers to place the photo.
My heart shattered.
The tears flowed.
She started crying. as though she understood wat was happening. She started wailing. She started to move the entire procession and bystanders like me.
The mum was now in an inconsolabe state.
Wailing even louder than her young daughter , bemoaning the loss of her husband, her bedfella.
I felt a sense of loss and insecurity for the poor child.
Or was the feelings for me ?
Years of personal experience,
combined with years of cultural learning,
have taught us the importance of holding on.
We hold on to our desires
We hold on to what we think we need.
We hold on to what promises us happiness.
We hold on to our possessions.
We hold on to our image of who we are
We hold on to our ideas of what is right.
We hold on to our theories.
We hold on to our beliefs.
We hold on to our attitudes.
We hold on to our judgements.
We hold on to the past
We hold on to the future.
We hold on to our grievances.
We hold on to our fears.
We hold on to our loves
We hold on to our lovers.
We hold on to money.
We hold on to our thoughts.
We hold on to our illusions.
We hold on to our gods.
We hold on to our bodies.
We hold on to our lives
We hold on to our families.
Maybe we believe that our security lies in holding onto the past,
Desperately clinging onto the bits of info and articles we carry
Fear of losing our grip could spell disaster,
Or we may believe that holding on is the only way to salvation.
But do we really know it is safer to hold on?
Would letting go really be so bad?
But Do we really gain anything from holding on?
Such security is nothing but an illusion,
whose sole purpose is to hold us back.
Not knowing that our salvation actually lies in letting go.
Our holding on is a constraint we've placed upon ourselves.
It is an attitude, a way of thinking.
And yet our thot patterns - unlike the weather or the movements of the sea plates - is one thing we do not have complete control over.
I do know its time to let go,
But again my thots are not your thots;
neither are my ways your ways.
We have control over none.
***************************************************************************
I scribbled these when i doing the prayers for my dad.
I saw a young girl holding her dad's photos in her small arms, she's possibly only 5-6 yrs of age. Her small frame, holding that large photo, smiling away. With the wife of the bereaved weeping and forcing a smile for her daughter , egging her on to walk forward to place daddy's photo's on the altar which was too high for her.
My heart broke as i saw her being lifted up by the pall bearers to place the photo.
My heart shattered.
The tears flowed.
She started crying. as though she understood wat was happening. She started wailing. She started to move the entire procession and bystanders like me.
The mum was now in an inconsolabe state.
Wailing even louder than her young daughter , bemoaning the loss of her husband, her bedfella.
I felt a sense of loss and insecurity for the poor child.
Or was the feelings for me ?
August 19, 2007
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