Illustration of web browsers

I kinda find this very true.

Taurus is a segway

This is a wonderful concept, which makes you wonder why did Segway not thought of this first.

It combines the balancing gyro on a segway and merge it with a cool motorbike design.

Now wont this make driving an electric vehicle fun

Gundam 00 movie

My late Gong Gong

My maternal grandfather passed away when I was still in secondary school. And sad to say, I barely know him.

Growing up in an English speaking family, I was unable to comprehend the dialect that my gong gong was speaking. I could only guess its a mix of hainaness and others.

And though I din know him well, he made an effort to know all his grand kids by our names. Even if our names are in English. And yes he did pronounce mine in a funny manner.

What I did know abt my gong gong back then was that he was a Chinese doctor. One that could tell you all your problems just by the feel of your pulses pulsating onto his fingers.

And for this, I find him a great man.

PS. I din know his pic was found on this website, until my cousin pointed it out.

and so the journey begins

if there was a lack of post for the past few weeks, its largely becos I was busy planning and plotting for a big surprise.

The surprise works and well lets just say that things are turning out well.

Very soon my journey would be changing and join by someone dear.

and I guess the ride wont be lonely no more.

The art of sushi

And now you know what to do at a Jap shop

The smokers

My dad has been a heavy smoker even before I was born. He can easily burn up to 1 pack every 2 days, though I suspected this is a conservative guess.

My late grandma was even heavier. When I was a kid, we cousins pool together to buy a carton of cigarettes for her birthday. Well we din know better back then. It was our favorite grandma beloved pastime. And we just want to make her happy. (yeps you can buy a carton of cigarettes even you are 12 years old back then)

Anyway, my grandma suffered from the endless smoking and did pass on from a weaken health. This led me to think that some tough love is needed for my dad.

Getting him to quit is rather impossible, but I have to try. Decided that as a start, I would buy him a pack of lighter cigarettes with longer filters to reduce on his intake.

I ponder on what he would think if I were to buy him a pack. Well I would be finding out soon

To upkeep ones image

Lately I have been wondering, what is the value of Face again.

Came to know of a close friend whom appeared to be earning well but is sadly in the biggest debt.

He dresses well when we meet. Comes zooming down the street in his sporty wheels. And we always seems to find the classy place to go to. It seems like he is in fact earning well and in the capacity of taking off to Europe for a long vacation.

Yet sadly, this is far from the truth.

Sometime back, I blog abt the poverty cycle which one of my dear buddy was going thru. That dude comes from a poor family and without much education, could barely make ends meet.

In no doubt, my buddy is the one whom truly needs the support more.

Whereas my close friend's desire to upkeep his lifestyle and image have cost him dearly. It started from end 2008 when the stock market crashes. The job he was holding has left him with little income. This led him to fall back onto his savings and they didnt last very long. Months later, with savings depleted, the next time is to spend money which you dont have yet.

All credit card company, happily offer a credit line. "Take what you need, they say. Pay them back later, no hurry there." Dont forget about our fine print. So when the times come to pay back, what did he do? Well get from another credit line to pay back this.

The start of a declining spiral grows and the image falls apart. Depression and anxiety sets in. Chances are taken at the lottery, without much result. The free times are spend at home, with the excuse that he is tired and not keen to meet up.

When I found him, his image still shows the confident. However, it didnt take long for me to uncover the massive debts he is in. I ask him to consolidate the massive figures. I have to see what they are. And like the colors of wallstreet in late 2008, the redness of his debts shows.

Looking at him, I reprimanded him that things have to change. He is not a kid and doesnt need a harsh scolding. Still he needs someone to tell him off now, as a reminder for the future.

After which, its to the bank I went.

Happy Founder's day

And also Happy Thinking day.

Boy do I miss the joint activities

The only tank

I have lost the battle and have removed my office tank.

All prawns have been transported back home.

So I thought I should share you what my home tank look like.

Tomcat

Before Tom Cruise became a hardcore Scientologist (frankly I still dun understand this "religion"), he was a pin up icon. A young dashing man whom many girls want to grow up and get married to. Yes including his current wife.

He did starred in this one movie which inspired many to consider a career as a fighter pilot. Yes I am talking about Top Gun. Where he is known by his callsign Maverick and flew the incredible F-14 Tomcat.

Ever since that movie, I was inspired to take up flying and somehow managed to wiggle my way into the airforce. Its there I went for a few short flying lessons and ended up finding the role of an aircraft technician to be a rewarding NS. It was however sad that I never get to be close to the F-14. The bird that was meant to be the F-111 replacement.

It was the aircraft that I would very much like to see in action, but alas the US has taken it out of service and the only remaining country operating it, just happen to be Iran. Strange.... aint it.

Hopefully one day, this aircraft would be on ebay and perhaps by then I could afford to bid for one.

sidenote: Val Kilmer aka sexy lips batman was in the movie as well as Iceman.

quote: "You can be my wingman"

Placebo buttons

The advent of computer-controlled traffic signals make the walk buttons at pedestrian crossings on heavily trafficked streets obsolete. By the late 1980s, most (but not all) walk buttons in New York City have been deactivated yet people push them anyhow, either in ignorance, out of habit, or in the off chance the buttons did work.

Many large office buildings also have dummy thermostats to give office workers the illusion of control. Some even go as far as installing white-noise generators to mimic the hum of fans after the HVAC system is shut off.

The same goes for the close button in elevators. Most elevators built or installed since the early 1990s don’t have close buttons that work, unless you have a fireman’s key. People do push them anyhow, because the fact that the door eventually closes reinforces their belief that the button works.

Vday gift

I have bought and delivered my vday gift. Have you? This is a set of Casio G Shock and Baby G watches. It speaks of simple elegant and touch of trendy colors.

PS. This is the lover 2008 edition. If you wondering why din I get the 2009 edition. Take a closer look at them.

So much to watch, so little time

I am a big fan of Sci-fi and even a bigger fan of comedy. There are just too many things to catch that I am running low on sleep time to complete them all

First up, Comedy. The funny bones that is in all of us. My watchlist are as follows.

1. Simpsons (ever green or yellow)
2. Top gear (Aint they suppose to be a auto show?)
4. Big Bang Theory (Never realise Nerdy comedy can be so fun)
5. Scrubs (I like the old series but this new one seems to capture the style)


Drama/Sci-Fi

1. Lost (Season 6 now. Have been drawn to them since an old fren share with me a disc)
2. V (they seem friendly)


Animes (where man are just boys)

1. Fullmetal Alchemist (brilliant story)
2. Gundam (new series starting)


I wish they bring back these

1. Sarah Connor Chronicles (I miss seeing Cameron)
2. Firefly (I miss seeing River)
3. Futurama (Heard they are coming back)
4. Full Metal Panic!
5. Star Trek (any generations)
6. Stargate (I like Macgyver)

Airshow 2010

Its my fourth airshow and I never seem to get enough of them. Here are some snippets.

The tango between the Apache and F16. I think the Apache would win against the F16 in a dog fight.


All the exhibitors' and visitors' flags are flown here. Kinda cool huh


The US bomber flying real low. Its like its on a bombing run

I flew the Piper warrior 2 before. This brings back memories.


Cute little plane here.


Cuter little bird (with lots of arsenals)


The mighty Hercules


Some dude whom had an even longer lens before he swapped for something he can carry.


This is the cheapest food items I had found.


See you in 2 years time.

are you insure?

I got a ring while at work. It's someone I am not expecting to hear from. He asked if we could meet up once more to sign off an agreement. I did not hesitated for a moment and agreed.

This person is the son of the driver whom had run me down last year. Their family was sorry about what had happen and had see that my medical bills are paid for. From that accident, I had been left with some scarring and the death of Aileen.

Anyway, he explained to me that his dad car insurance has sky rocketed. And is asking if he could get a written agreement from me to state that they had settle the matter with me privately and I would be releasing them of further liability. I am not sure how the insurance company works. Its likely that their fee would not be reduced. Nevertheless I had agreed to it.

Reflecting back, the good thing from that day is that I am able to walk about from it with just bad memories. Had I been abandon and hospitalise, it would be a hefty fee. I had made the mistake of terminating my hospital insurance coverage the year before. Of which , My agent, a close friend who pass away, had advised me against it.

After all, I am young and healthy. And paying 200 per year seemed to be a waste.

Just a couple of weeks ago, I got a call from the insurance coy. Had tot that they wanted to check on my financial health. Instead its merely another agent sent with the intention of getting me into a new policy. I was keen to restart the hospital coverage and she was not showing the necessary concern.

I din follow up from there.

Anyway, I would advise all my readers. Yes all 7 of you guys. To look into a minimum coverage. You never know when such things became... "If only I had...."

I would be meeting up with an old friend tomorrow. She is an agent and would be helping me with my coverage.

Recurrent image of pain

To be honest, there is no real pain. It just my imagination.

Months ago, I was hit by a car. And though I survived from that with nothing more than cuts and bruises, I was nevertheless having an endless phobia when crossing roads.

Strangely, this co-relates to an event that happen to me years ago. Where I was on top of a high platform and was nearly killed by a 2 ton rotating monster.

Though that happen a long while back, but lately the memories of the 2 events are getting to me. I can see myself not escaping my near miss incident and dying just there.

It got me thinking. You can never expect death. It may come any time when you least expect.

I have started to relook into my insurance policies and may invest in more.

I am also hoping that if the worst happen to me, you should know what to do.

PS. I am not sure if I am ever able to rid myself of the recurrent image of pain. Perhaps I need to leave my job to end my nightmare of it.

Sand performance

Blue - Eiffel 65

This was a big hit song in my Poly days. Strangely looking at the MTV, I cant make out what so cool about it. It must be something I have forgotten. Strange is my growing up years.

and to eenki, yes I am rocking to old skool. Very soon this would be retro music

Moodiness

Ever get one of those days where you just stare blank at the screen. Work is sitting beside you and you cant be bothered about it. In fact, you just show the stockpile a little smile and went back to staring blank.

Time slowly began to slip away. Lunch appears out of nowhere and you would countdown for the opportunity for a teabreak session.

Sad to say, this is happening to me far too often. Guess its time I seek a new challenge.