Linkin Park + Jay Z

This was out last year, I think. Didnt like Linkin Park nor Jay Z individually but somehow when they combined, it's pretty cool:)







Even Sir Paul likes them apparently...

Poor Asimo

Poor fella took quite a fall:P

MacSaber

This is so so cool, if you got a mac laptop, you gotta try the MacSaber. It's a prog that uses Mac's in-built Sudden Motion Sensor to generate light saber sound every time you move the laptop. Not sure about the longevity of your machine after excessive use but what a way to start a conversation in a party:P

Best F1 Overtaking Moves

This is obviously very debatable but just enjoy it...

Daniel Chan (陈晓东）-Xin You Du Zhong 心有独钟

Finally finished my first semester. And it snowed for the first time this year! So thought I'll do what I've been wanting to do in the blog:) Ignore the pathetic attempt at music-video-ing (I'm a bit kaku(frozen), i know) ..concentrate on the song;)



这种感觉从来不曾有
左右每天思绪
每一次呼吸 心被占据
却苦无厌
是你让我着了迷
给了甜蜜又保持距离
而你潇洒来去玩爱情游戏
我一天天失去勇气
偏偏难又难忘记
等等为你心有独钟
因为爱过才知情多浓
浓得发痛在心中 痛全是感动
我是真的真的与众不同
真正为你心有独钟
因为有你世界变不同
笑我太傻太蒙懂 或爱得太重
只为相信我自己
能永远对你心有独钟

Zhe zhong gan jue chong lai bu cheng you
Zhuo you mei tian si
xu mei yi chi hu xi
Xin bei zhan ju que ku bu yi
Shi ni
rang wo zhao le mi
* Gei le tian mi you bao chi ju li
Er
ni siao sha lai qu wan ai qing you xi
Wo yi tian tian shi qu
yong qi
Pian pian nan liao nan wang ji
** Dan dan wei ni
xin you du zhong
Yin wei ai guo cai zhi qing duo
nong
Nong de fa dong zai xin zhong
Tong cuan shi gan
dong
Wo shi zhen de zhen de yu zhong bu tong
Zhen zhen
wei ni xin you du zhong
Yin wei you ni shi jie bian bu
tong
Siao wo tai sha tai mong dong
Huo ai de tai
zhong
Zhi wei xiang xin wo zhi ji
Neng yong yuan dui ni
xin du zhong

FIR-天天夜夜

Quite an interesting way to mix in Leann Rimes's How Do I Live..



[天天夜夜] 正確歌詞
黎安萊姆絲：How do I live without you
Faye：I want to know
黎安萊姆絲：How do I breathe without you
Faye：If you ever go
黎安萊姆絲：How do I ever
合：Ever survive　How do I　How do I　How do I live

阿沁：當你的淚在微笑中滑落 回憶的風 吹著我走 我卻情願停留
Faye： 等一顆心到時間的盡頭 呼吸也會痛
合：可是我記得 你給我的夢

Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺妳的存在　走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛

Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪妳看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you

Faye：How do I live

阿沁：當世界都遺忘我的時候 妳的一切 對我來說 緊握才能擁有
Faye：我明白一份真愛的背後 藏著苦和憂
合：心痛的時候 更深刻感受

Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺妳的存在　走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛

Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪妳看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you

黎安萊姆絲：And tell me now

Faye：每一天在你的懷裡等待
阿沁：每一夜我感覺妳的存在　走過傷害
Faye：我回頭看
合：是永遠都燦爛的愛

Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪妳看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you
阿沁：without you

合：是永遠都燦爛的愛

Faye：這一次我決定勇敢去愛
阿沁：這一次我陪妳看到未來
Faye：So, how do I live
阿沁：How do I live
合：How do I live without you

黎安萊姆絲：How do I live without you
　　　　　　How do I breathe without you

N Sync - It's Gonna Be Me (Live)

I know most wont agree with me but this is a really cool song. I think I tried to learn the dance steps when it first came out quite a while ago;)

Firefox Crop Circle

Wow, some cool farmer has created a Firefox Crop Circle and it's now on Google Maps:) Check it out at Google Sightseeing. They've even arranged their vehicles to say FX2:))

Cool BMW Advert

So delightfully cheeky:P

Proof That Dogs are Rear-Wheel Drive

..or more like two-legged run.

12 Days of Christmas (Hindi Style)

Got this from coolcat. This is guaranteed to crack you up:

The 90/10 Principle

Common sense, this but it's a useful reminder, that our actions or rather reactions do make a difference:

Author: Stephen Covey

Discover the 90/10 Principle.

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).

What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is
decided by how you react.

What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.

We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which
throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.

We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the
other 90%.

How? ..........By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool
you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee
onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened.

What happens next will be determined by how you react.

You curse.

You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in
tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup
too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs
and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy
crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.

Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your
daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph
speed limit.

After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your
daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20
minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it
continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home.

When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse
and daughter.

Why? .... Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?

A) Did the coffee cause it?

B) Did your daughter cause it?

C) Did the policeman cause it?

D) Did you cause it?

The answer is “D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5
seconds is what caused your bad day.

Here is what could have and should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok
honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush
upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time
to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and
waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss
comments on how good the day you are having.

Notice the difference?

Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.

Why?

Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was
determined by your reaction.

Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something
negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You
don't have to let the negative comment affect you!

React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a
friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.



How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound
on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you
curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?

WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your
drive?

Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.

You are told you lost your job.

Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time
into finding another job.

The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour
frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on.

Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It
will just make things worse.

Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results.
You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and
apply this principle.

The result?

Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and
heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.

It CAN change your life!!!


Enjoy....

MMU Pre-University 1998's Theme Song

Aaaahh...belaian jiwa (we always call it belakang kira, trying to be funny). When I was doing my Pre-University studies in MMU Malacca, this song played on the radio at least 10 times a day. Those were fun times. Studies werent as tough as the days to come. We could go bowling in Mahkota Parade in between classes though we were at Bukit Beruang. After exams, can go to Pantai Klebang, all the plays we did, all the concerts we organized and made a mess of:)) We could even go see meteor shower for the whole night and next day went for classes without sleeping. Though until today, I think I missed all the meteor that went across the sky that night:)) Not very good eyesight, I have. So thankful that the bunch of us still meet up for movies and mamak even after graduation and repeat all the stories we had again and again and again... Though some of us are now in UK, some will be going to Australia, some probably gonna get married and will be going nowhere:P, we can still look forward to fruitful friendships ahead!

p.s. I was also incidentally banned from driving my car into campus for a week then, thanks to a certain fella who is now CTO/CEO/CFO of his own startup company and he even hires a well-known car blogger as his employee:P

Mungkin Nanti by Peter Pan

Nice Malay song that I heard one of the band's in Shell IT performed during the finals of CBJ Idol. Couldnt forget it after hearing it. Here are the lyrics and chords (the original song is in A key):

G Bm
Saatnya tuk berkata
C G
Mungkin yang terakhir kalinya
G Bm
Sudahlah lepaskan semua
C G
Kuyakin inilah waktunya

D C
Chorus : Mungkin saja kau bukan yang dulu lagi
D C
Mungkin saja rasa itu telah pergi..

G
Reff : Dan mungkin bila nanti
Bm
Kita kan bertemu lagi
C
Satu pintaku jangan
C G
Kau coba tanyakan kembali
Bm
Rasa yang ku tinggal mati
C
Seperti hari kemarin
D
Saat semua disini......

INTRO : G-Bm-C-D

G Bm
Dan bila hatimu terbangun
C G
Bangun dari mimpi-mimpimu
G Bm
Membuka hatimu yg dulu
C G
Cerita saat bersamaku

back to chorus
back to reff 1x

G
Tak usah kau tanyakan lagi
Bm
Simpan untuk sendiri
C
Semua sesal yang kau cari
D
Semua rasa yang kau beri......

INTRO : G-Bm-C-D

European Masters In Informatics (scholarship provided)

For those who are interested in doing their masters in IT in Europe, the program I'm currently enrolled in is open for application again. Dateline is January 15 2007. Program is two years and you get 21,000 euros each year for living costs and tuition fees. If IT isnt your cup of tea, just go see the Erasmus Mundus program for other masters program;)

Aaron Kwok is back singing

At 41, Aaron is back with a new album. Used to my idol, as you can see from my past performance. Too bad, I'm not as good looking...if not....

The Amazing Passion of Schumacher for Racing

Even his car was on fire, he's still calm, collected and 100% committed. Hard to forget Austria GP 2003 where Michael was comfortably leading the race till his last pit stop when his car caught fire. He still went on to win the race and ultimately the championship in the slightly less spectacular F2003-GA. He made it work.

Happy and Sad Day for Formula 1

It's been 10 years since I've started following Formula 1 in 1996. It's been 10 years since Michael Schumacher switched from Benetton to Ferrari after winning his 2nd Drivers' Championship. No coincidence for sure. Too young to really understand the meaning of the word controversy and sportmanship, I admired Schumacher and Ferrari tremendously and had not stopped doing so. It's so sad that he is retiring but I'm glad that he's retiring at the top of his game, especially if you've seen his final race in Brazil. Even when things were going against him, a failed fuel system in qualifying, a puncture in early part of the race, he still fought back to finish 4th. Would someone who is retiring do that? It's just so amazing!

But F1 is in good hands. Alonso's career path is so Schumacher-like, it's really scary. Also coming off his 2nd World Championship with Renault (who was Bennetton), he's moving to Mclaren (which is in backward slide, just like Ferrari in 96). But can he do the Schumacher there, to build a team around him and pulverise opponents for the next 10 years? Hard to tell but it is highly unlikely...

... cause Ferrari is still strong and I just cant wait for next season to start already. With Kimi Raikkonen (I believe this guy is in almost everyone's list of favourite drivers) joining the ever-improving Felipe Massa, the future boads well for the Scuderia. With Schumacher hopefully staying around in an advisory role, it's gonna be fantastic. And for people who dont have the chance to watch itv, here's a tidbit information which will crack you up: before the start of the race, Pele came down to the grid to gave Schummi a special trophy to commemorate his retirement. Martin Brundle, itv's f1 commentator was as usual going around interviewing people on the grid. When he approached Kimi and asked why was he not at the ceremony, Kimi actually cheekily explained to Brundle that he had to go for a shit!!!!!! (I'm not kidding!) The fella was grinning happily, being honest on international tv:)) Who say the Iceman has no sense of humour:P And we learn a bit more about what F1 drivers do before a race as well;)

Maybe, Ross Brawn, going into sabbatical is training Schumi to be a pit-stop tactician/strategist like he is. Not surprised if he does cause Schumacher can not only drive fast, he is also pretty smart, tactically and mechanically as well, I believe. So, have we seen the last of Schummi? As a racer, maybe. But we just have to wait and see. Really cant wait..I just cant wait!

Selamat Hari Raya

To All my Malaysian friends, Selamat Hari Raya and Berholiday:) Eat more ketupats and rendang for me!



Selamat Hari Raya

Selamat Hari Raya
Kepada saudara serta saudari
Setahun hanya sekali
Merayakan hari yang mulia ini

Di masa bulan Ramdan
Kita berpuasa hingga sebulan
Pabila Syawal menjelma
Hari raya disambut dengan gembira

Miskin kaya memakai baju baru warna-warni
Mengunjungi sanak-saudara kaum famili
Sungguh hebat pemandangan di hari raya ini
Tua muda wajah berseri-seri

Marilah bergembira
Bersama menikmati hari raya
Mintak mak kuih sepotong
Saya mahu makan kerna perut kosong

Maafkanlah jika ada terlanjur perkataan
Diharap supaya jangan disimpan
Kuberdoa selamat panjang umur murah rezeki
Semoga Tuhan akan memberkati

Selamat hari raya
Hari untuk kita bersuka ria
Selamat kami ucapkan
Untuk kita hingga sampai tahun depan

Selamat hari raya

Work Work

It's inevitable isnt it? Yup, the drawback of going back to studies is the notion of assigments and exams:P Thank God I only have 4 subjects but each of them have assignments aready:)
Studying Applied Databases, Distributed Systems, Java Programming and a Research Review course.

Research Review's pretty cool. Based on my area of interest, I get to do a paper on a subject matter, requiring me to go through journals and stuff. I'm specialising in Databases and so my supervisor has given me a topic on Web Services. Should be fun since one of the topic is to review 2 web services offering. Planning to talk about Google Maps and Youtube:P


Thanks to Farul, I will still get my healthy dosage of wholesome American TV programs such as Lost and Desperate Housewives:P So it aint too bad:)