It has had taken decades for me to finally appreciate life and living - I recall spending a fair amount of time in my teens and an embarrassingly huge part of my 20s (early phase) thinking that if I could just manage to be raptured the next world(wotever ur beliefs are) through a pain-less method whihc i have yet to discover, nobody and no one would be particularly concerned for me.
After seeing how a close fren passed on and my dad. Things are drastically different. I wouldn't miss my mortgages and payments if my memory serves me right.
So to the little baby who lost her entire family at the age of 60 days, I am so so so sorry and i deeply understand the pain in future.
What is good? All that heightens the feeling of power in man, the will to power, power itself. What is bad? All that is born of weakness. What is happiness? The feeling that power is growing, that resistance is overcome. ^ Friedrich Nietzsche ^
Life for some time now has been somewhat depressing and you feel 'under the weather'. You are looking for a means by which you can escape from all the pressures of everyday life. But you must remember that the 'Past does not equal 'Tomorrow'. You are seeking a way to escape from all the trials and tribulations that oppress you at this time, but at least you haven't given up - if one pattern of behaviour doesn't seem to work then you'll change it for another.
You are a leader and possibly at this time in a position of authority, but you are experiencing problems. You are not quite sure how to handle the present situation.
You are a rather inhibited sort of person. This could be the result of your upbringing or of your schooling, whatever. You are able to obtain satisfaction from various forms of physical or emotional activity but all in all you are inclined to be emotionally withdrawn. As a consequence of this you find it difficult to sustain any deep involvement.
You are an emotional, sincere and impressionable individual experiencing frustration and unnecessary stress. You are carried away by other people's enthusiasm and looking for that idealised relationship, be it in a business or personal situation, which you are able to share with a mutual depth of understanding. You have lowered your defences in the past and you have been hurt, so you are now extremely wary of being exploited. You are still ready to trust people on the condition that they are prepared to offer you proof of their sincerity.
Matters are not all that they would appear to be and you are critical of the existing conditions which you feel are confused and disorganised. You are therefore looking for a modus operandi which will simplify the situation so that you will be able to see the 'trees in the woods'.
This medley/song is ringing in my head all afternoon now...
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow Praise Him, all creatures here below Praise Him above, ye heavenly host Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Amen, amen, amen, amen
CHORUS: How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all who sing How great, How great Is our God
VERSE(1): The splendor of a King, Clothed in majesty Let all the earth rejoice, All the earth rejoice He wraps himself in light, And darkness tries to hide And trembles at his voice, And trembles at his voice
CHORUS: How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all who sing How great, How great Is our God
VERSE(2): Age to age he stands And time is in His Hands Beginning and the End, Beginning and the End The Godhead, Three in one Father, Spirit, Son The Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb
CHORUS: How great is our God, sing with me How great is our God, and all who sing How great, How great Is our God
BRIDGE: Name above all names You are Worthy of all praise and My heart will sing how great Is our God (Repeat 2X)
CHORUS: How great is our God, Sing with me How great is our God, and all who sing How great, How great Is our God (Repeat 3X)
Watch the video here
*Afterthots* Simple song + simple words + simple chords.
Today i had the privilege of being on a moving escalator which stopped.
In a split second, I was on my knees. Left knee to be precise My Coffeebean kopi split. Loss of $5
The wound looked bad enuff to warrant me to go see a doctor to do cleaning.
The doctor told me , Its a clean cut and looks pretty superficial.
I was like WTH...... Next she propped up my leg and poured the antiseptic over the gaping wound.
**Cringes** **Cringes** **Cringes** **Cringes**
then its a plaster over it...
Went outside to the dispensary. Thot clean wound cheap cheap.
The CSO muttered, "No medicine. Consultation + Cleaning, $47, Cash or Nets or VISA"
Kaozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... Further losses of $47
And now i walk with a limp in my left leg when i walk briskly or run due to the wound on my knee. Further loss of image *Tinks of a recent missing person*
The only silver lining amidst all these pain are these, This week no need go pasir ris for soccer (Yay!!) and 90% fo the monetary loss is claimeable. =)
21Mar2008 - This week Symantec announced new versions of its storage management and high availability solutions that support Windows Server 2008. Steve Wilkins, Sr. Manager, Product Marketing, talks about what this announcement means to Symantec.
Q. What is Symantec announcing?
We announced new versions of Veritas Storage Foundation and Storage Foundation High Availability for Windows that enable our customers to manage multi-vendor storage without disruption to users or applications. We enable organizations to reduce costs, lower risk, and have the same confidence and manageability deploying applications on the Windows Server platform as they would have deploying on more robust enterprise-class platforms.
Q. Why is Symantec supporting Windows?
Support for the new Windows Server 2008 reflects the fact that Microsoft is pushing up into the data center and that mission critical applications are increasingly being run on the Windows Server platform – the most obvious being Exchange.
Q. What's unique about the new products?
Storage Foundation for Windows allows data center admins to manage the islands of storage across a variety of vendors, given the heterogeneity of most data centers. We are trying to provide a standard set of tools so admins aren't restricted to working only on familiar products.
Storage Foundation High Availability for Windows integrates Veritas Cluster Server, protecting the application as well as the data across local, metropolitan, and wide-area distances, be it for a cross-country or globally-based organization. In the event of a fault, the application is moved to another available server, physical or virtual. As far as the user is concerned, the application just keeps running.
Storage Foundation for Windows also provides support for the high-end stuff in the data center – such as EMC SRDF/Star which is used for multi-site replication and disaster recovery.
Q. What else is new in this release?
Besides support for Windows Server 2008, version 5.1 also extends support to the Vista client, Exchange 2007 Service Pack 1, SharePoint Portal Server 2007, Blackberry Enterprise Server, as well as compatibility with new storage arrays from third-party vendors.
Among the new feature enhancements, SmartMove dramatically reduces the time it takes to bring the new array online by copying only the relevant data blocks, and not the white space; 3-pass and 7-pass volume shred provides confidence that sensitive data is securely deleted before retiring or repurposing a disk array; and enhanced Fire Drill makes it even easier to test disaster recovery plans without taking down applications.
************************************************************************* “For a point release, this has some nice additions - better Microsoft support, more high availability and disaster recovery options, additional array support and greater efficiency and ease of use.” — Enterprise Strategy Group Analyst Bob Laliberte *************************************************************************
Q. How are we doing on ease of use?
One of the issues for our customers, as Windows Server moves up into the data center, is that administrators are encountering far more complexity than they have in the past. Our job is to mask that complexity as much as possible and remove the opportunity for manual errors. The Configuration Checker does automatic checks against our compatibility lists, the new wizards help set up campus clusters, DR configurations, and Enterprise Vault, and Storage Foundation Manager provides single-pane-of-glass visibility and reporting.
With all these new features and capabilities, storage administrators could be seeing a whole lot more of their friends and families!
Q) What is the difference between a hedgehog and Old Trafford........ A) On a hedgehog all the pricks are on the outside !!
Q) What is the difference between David Beckham and God? A) God doesn't think he is David Beckham.
Q: How many Manchester Utd. fans does it take to change a light bulb? A: Three. One to change the bulb, one to buy the "1997 lightbulb changing" commemorative T-shirt and video, and one to drive the other two back to Torquay.
Q: Why do NASA send their astronauts to train at Old Trafford? A: It's the only place in the world with no atmosphere!
Q: What's the difference between O J Simpson and Man United? A: OJ Simpson had some sort of a defence!
Q: How do you confuse a Manchester United fan? A: Show him a map of Manchester.
Q: How do you kill a Man Utd fan when he's drinking? A: Slam the toilet seat on his head!
Q: How do you stop a Man Utd fan from drowning? A: Take your foot off his head
Q: How do you stop a Man Utd fan from drowning? A: Shoot him before he falls in
--------------------------------------------------------------- Fergie was wheeling his shopping trolley across the supermarket car park when he noticed an old lady struggling with her bags of shopping. He stopped and asked, "Can you manage dear?" to which the old lady replied, "no way you got yourself into this mess, don't ask me to sort it out!" --------------------------------------------------------------- A Liverpool fan, an Arsenal fan and a Man Utd. were all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze. All of a sudden Saudi police rushed in and arrested them. The mere possession of alcohol is a severe offence in Saudi Arabia, so for the terrible crime of actually being caught consuming the booze, they were sentenced to death! However, after many months and with the help of very good lawyers, they were able to successfully appeal their sentence down to life imprisonment.
By a stroke of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day their trial finished, and the extremely benevolent Sheikh decided they could be released after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip. As they were preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh suddenly said: "It's my first wife's birthday today, and she has asked me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping."
The Arsenal fan was first in line (he had drunk the least), so he thought about this for a while and then said: Please tie a pillow to my back." This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes before the whip went through. The Arsenal fan had to be carried away bleeding and crying with pain when the punishment was done.
The Man Utd. fan was next up (he almost finished a half-can), and after watching the scene, said: "Choice! Please fix two pillows on my back." But even two pillows could only take 15 lashes before the whip went through again.
The Liverpool fan was the last one up (he had finished off the crate), but before he could say anything, the Sheikh turned to him and said: "You are from a most beautiful part of the world, your city has some of the best and most loyal football fans in the world. For this, you may have two wishes!" "Cheers mate, your Most Royal and Merciful highness", The Liverpool fan replies. "In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give me not 20, but 100 lashes."
"Not only are you an honourable, handsome and powerful man, you are also very brave. "The Sheik says with an admiring look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so be it. And your second wish? What is it to be?" the Sheik asks. "Please tie the Man Utd. fan to my back." --------------------------------------------------------------- One day a Jew, a Hindu, and a Man United fan all arrived at their hotel to find that there had been a mix-up with the bookings, and that there was only one room left for them to share. The manager explained that this room only had two beds, but that there was a barn at a neighboring farm which the farmer, an old friend of his, would let one of them sleep in free of charge. They complained a bit, but since there was nowhere else to go, the Jew graciously said he'd sleep in the barn.
The Hindu and the United fan were just settling down to sleep in their room, when there was a knock on the door. It was the Jew. "I'm sorry," he said, "but there's a pig in that barn and because I'm Jewish I feel uncomfortable about sharing the barn with it."
"No problem," said the Hindu. "I'll sleep out there instead." So off he went to the barn, leaving the United fan and the Jew to share the room. They were just settling down to sleep, when there was a knock on the door. It was the Hindu. "I'm sorry," he said, "but there's a cow in that barn and because I'm a Hindu I feel uncomfortable about sharing the barn with it."
The United fan grudgingly agreed to give up his bed and stomped off to the barn, leaving the Jew and the Hindu to share the room. The Jew and the Hindu were just settling down to sleep, when there was a knock on the door. It was the cow and the pig. --------------------------------------------------------------- Four football fans were climbing a mountain one day. Each was a fan of a different team in the premiership and each proclaimed to be the most loyal of all fans of their football team. As they climbed higher, they argued as to which one of them was the most loyal of all. They continued to argue all the way up the mountain, and finally as they reached the top.
The Arsenal fan hurled himself off the mountain, shouting "This is for the Gooners!" as he fell to his doom.
Not wanting to be out done, the Newcastle fan threw himself off the mountain, proclaiming "This is for the Magpies!"
Seeing this, the Liverpool fan walked over and shouted "This is for the true Reds and everyone!" and pushed the Man United fan off the side of the mountain.
(ED: For those who read to the end... a picture of ur R and R)
I have refrained from expressing my political views on this blog and will probably continue to do so (most of the time haha!)
but i've just spent 30 odd mins of my life watching Obama's a more perfect union and i cant help but to give a little comment... ... this guy ish brilliant!!!
i cant even recall the last political speech that could stir my heart so! wait, actually i can! they were i have a dream and I've been to the mountaintop
I've had always languished the fact i couldn't watch martin luther king speak with my own eyes but maybe, God knows, another era of awe-inspiring oratory is just around the corner with this Indonesian-borne guy.
if you haven't been following and wanna know the context, click here for summary then if you have 37mins to spare (trust me, it's worth it), have a listen...
Organised by National Museum of Singapore Every Saturday 5 April – 10 May 2.30pm – 4pm Seminar Rooms 1 & 2, Level 2 Admission: $15 per person for individual session $70 per person for all 6 sessions
360°, 14th century, 1819, 1888, 14 Feb, 090865, 150 000. Can Singapore's history be reduced to numbers in dusty history books? Numbers mean nothing without history. History without people lacks meaning. Historical facts and figures only become meaningful when seen through the eyes of individuals creating their history.
Come listen to the National Museum's history curators as they present their own personal perspective on the history of Singapore from 14th Century to the present. A quick, accessible, introduction to how Singapore came to be for all visitors.
Understanding Temasek – Myth and History of 14th Century Singapore Presenter: Cheryl-Ann Low Saturday 5 April 2.30pm – 4pm Seminar Rooms 1 & 2 Admission: $15 per participant
The 14th century history of Singapore can be derived from various sources such as archaeological findings, accounts of people who witnessed Singapore centuries ago, records of neighbouring courts, and the Malay Annals (otherwise known as the Sejarah Melayu and Sulalat’ul Salatina).
Together, these sources present us with a multi-faceted view of early Singapore. The archaeological surveys present us with the locations and a glimpse into the material culture of the early settlements, the eye-witness accounts give us descriptions of the people and the life, while the legends and remembered histories give us insights about some of the beliefs held by the people of early Singapore. Using these sources, the lecture will seek to give the audience an understanding of the world of Temasek.
Presenter Cheryl-Ann Low is Senior Curator at the National Museum of Singapore. She joined the museum in 1996 as Assistant Curator and has been involved in various exhibition projects such as Rumah Baba – Life in a Peranakan House, From Colony to Nation, Rivertales, and the current Singapore History Gallery. She also had the privilege to leverage with esteemed scholars in publications such as Rumah Baba-Life in a Peranakan House (1999), Chinese Triads: Perspectives on Histories, Identities and Spheres of Impact (2002), Early Singapore1300s- 1819 – Evidence in Maps, Text and Artefacts (2004).
It about routes, not roots; Singapore, 1820’s – 1860’s Presenter: Iskander Mydin Saturday 12 April 2.30pm – 4pm Seminar Rooms 1 & 2 Admission: $15 per participant
The lecture will present a glimpse of this formative period of Singapore history when the social, economic and cultural landscape of the Singapore entrepot settlement was established. During this half-century, the entrepot saw momentous changes as it grew from a thin strip of settlement along the Singapore River into an imperial colony ruled from London. The boundary of the island was defined at the same time as it became linked to a wider regional world. Trade, migration, capital, communications shaped the island and its communities with consequences for the future.
Presenter Iskander Mydin is currently Deputy Director (Curation and Collection) at the National Museum of Singapore. Prior to joining the National Museum as a curator in 1990, he worked in the Fort Siloso museum at Sentosa. He has curated several exhibitions on Singapore history, and his more recent works include the early colonial and World War Two periods in the National Museum’s Singapore History Gallery. His background is inter-disciplinary having studied modern Asian and European history, sociology, psychology, and visual anthropology. His research interests include the social history of the Malay community in Singapore, cultural history of Singapore, trauma and memory, colonial art history with reference to historical paintings of the colonial period in Singapore, and historical fragments like diaries, letters, and anecdotal history.
Lambert's Eye: Late 19th century Singapore through the lens of the colonial photographer Presenter: Jason Toh Saturday 19 April 2.30 pm – 4pm Seminar Rooms l & 2 Admission: $15 per participant
As the 'eye of history', photography has played a major role in documenting and recording events, peoples and places. In colonial settler communities like Singapore, photography was first brought in by the european photographers who travelled to the East as early as the 1840s. G.R Lambert, a photographer from Dresden, was one of these commercial photographers whose work spans some half a century from the 1860s to 1910s and whose oeuvre of work is one of the most well-documented in the museum collection. This lecture examines a series of photographs from the collection in an attempt to reconstruct how late 19th century Singapore was like through the eyes of the colonial photographer.
Presenter Jason Toh is a liberal arts graduate from Middlebury College in Vermont, USA. He has been a curator with the National Museum of Singapore since 2004 specialising in photography and colonial history of Singapore. His research interests focus on the history and social history of photography in Asia.
Emergent Voices: Women in 20th Century Colonial Singapore Presenter: Wong Hong Suen Saturday 26 April 2.30 pm – 4pm Seminar Rooms l & 2 Admission: $15 per participant
The etches of contemporary Singapore society appeared in early 20th century Singapore. From being a predominantly male bachelor port city in the 19th century, the emergence of women in private and public space from the 1900s changed the face of Singapore society. While a significant number of women were still smuggled out of their homelands and driven to prostitution or slavery, a larger number found ready employment in urban services such as domestic servants and seamstresses. A small group was highly educated and held professional positions such as lawyers, doctors and principals. Their lives individual and collective both parallel and provide a counterpoint to Singapore society in the period 1900s-1940s, a society increasingly politicised and whose domiciled communities were becoming increasingly vocal.
Presenter Wong Hong Suen is a curator at the National Museum of Singapore. She was part of the curatorial team that put up major exhibitions such as I do, I do: An Exhibition on Weddings in Singapore (2002), Designing with Nature: An Exhibition on Design in Basketry (2003) in collaboration with the National Library Board and Rivertales (2004), an interactive exhibition about the social history surrounding the Singapore River.
She is currently the curator of the National Museum’s Food Gallery about the history and sociology of food and eating in Singapore, and the “Modern Times (1900-1940s)” section in the Singapore History Gallery. Her research interests focus on Southeast Asian and Singapore’s cultural history and include the history of representations, art history and colonial photography. She specialised in Southeast Asian art history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University College London.
Singapore : The War-time Years Presenter: Iskander Mydin Saturday 3 May 2.30 pm – 4pm Seminar Rooms l & 2 Admission: $15 per participant
The lecture will present an aspect of Singapore history that was a turning point for the future. Using the approach which was developed in the war-time component of the History Gallery, the lecture will discuss personal experiences or personal histories during this traumatic period of invasion and occupation.
Presenter Iskander Mydin is currently Deputy Director (Curation and Collection) at the National Museum of Singapore. Prior to joining the National Museum as a curator in 1990, he worked in the Fort Siloso museum at Sentosa. He has curated several exhibitions on Singapore history, and his more recent works include the early colonial and World War Two periods in the National Museum’s Singapore History Gallery. His background is inter-disciplinary having studied modern Asian and European history, sociology, psychology, and visual anthropology. His research interests include the social history of the Malay community in Singapore, cultural history of Singapore, trauma and memory, colonial art history with reference to historical paintings of the colonial period in Singapore, and historical fragments like diaries, letters, and anecdotal history.
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Although HR departments should be aware of questions that are illegal to ask prospective employees, some hiring managers aren’t so savvy. Many illegal questions are easy for just about anyone with elementary social graces to avoid, but others might surprise you. In general, you should not ask interviewees about their age, race, national origin, marital or parental status, or disabilities.
Note that this list offers only some very broad guidelines and is not exhaustive. Check with your company’s HR department to see if your state or locality, or even your company, has additional restrictions on what you may ask.
#1: Where were you born?
This question might seem like small talk as you get to know a person, but it could also be used to gather information illegally about the candidate’s national origin. Although it may seem more relevant, you should also avoid asking, “Are you a SG citizen?” You can ask whether a candidate is authorized to work in Singapore, but avoid asking about citizenship.
#2: What is your native language?
Again, the problem is that this question could be used to determine national origin. You can ask whether the person knows a language if it is required for the job. For example, if job responsibilities include supporting Spanish-speaking customers, it’s fair to ask whether the candidate speaks Spanish.
#3: Are you married?
Here’s another question that would seem innocent in most settings, but definitely not in a job interview. Because you can’t discriminate on the basis of marital status, this question is off limits.
#4: Do you have children?
This might sound like small talk, too — an innocent question in most settings — but not in a job interview. It’s covered by a general prohibition about discrimination over parental status.
#5: Do you plan to get pregnant?
In the past, employers sometimes asked this question to weed out women who might take a maternity leave. It has always been rude coming from a casual acquaintance, and now it’s illegal as well.
#6: How old are you?
Some companies used to avoid hiring older workers for a variety of reasons, ranging from a fear of higher healthcare costs and absences to a social bias in favor of youth. But age discrimination is clearly illegal, and you should avoid this question. Don’t try to get the information by asking when the person graduated from college, either.
#7: Do you observe Yom Kippur?
You can’t discriminate on the basis of religion, so this question is illegal, as would be asking about Good Friday, Ramadan, or the Solstice. If you’re concerned about the candidate’s availability, you could ask whether he or she can work on holidays and weekends, but not about the observance of particular religious holidays.
#8: Do you have a disability or chronic illness?
This information is not supposed to be used as a factor in hiring, so the questions are illegal. If the job will require some specific physical tasks, such as installing cables in walls and ceilings, you may ask whether the person could perform those tasks with reasonable accommodation.
#9: Do you smoke or use alcohol?
In general, you can’t discriminate on the basis of the use of a legal product when the employee is not on the premises and not on the job.
Tip: To avoid asking the wrong questions, develop an interview form and use a copy of it for each candidate. It will document that you asked each interviewee the same questions. Failing to do so may establish a pattern that could seem discriminatory. For example, if you ask only women about their willingness to travel, thinking that the responsibilities of childcare would make them balk at business trips, you could establish a pattern of discrimination.
