creative commons (cc)

Heard this term floating around but didn't really bother about it till as of yesterday, whereby the eLearning Standards Seminar invited a speaker, Mr Warren Chik, to give a talk on that topic.

A few things learnt from that topic:

1. Protectionism. Copyright law is there by default, so the usage of phrases like "© entity name. All rights reserved. " is not necessary. But useful as declarative evidence. 'Copy Right' means only the owner has the right to copy.

2. Open source. Free for all to use.

3. Creative Commons - Free but with conditions.

#1 and #2 are the two extreme ends, while #3 is somewhat between those two.

Click here to learn more about creative commons or visit their official site at http://creativecommons.org

imustbethworldsmosteasilyconnedperson

ya, tell me any sob stories.. no, i think tell me any stories and i'll readily surrender all my cash to you...

yup, just gave $10 to 2 students who claimed to be volunteers and raising funds to help the ex-offenders. didn't see any license nor anything, and the students just place the money inside their pockets. no donation tins whatsoever. sigh

shopping

Had a pleasant experience shopping at Harvey Norman West Mall today. Was looking for a digital voice recorder and was recommended to a Samsung mp3 player with that function instead. Price was within budget, so I bought it. The surprising part was when the sales girl brought out the accessory for the player (cover and lanyard). Then I saw the price tag ($20), so I said, "Must pay money one isit?" Then the sales girl Bena said, no need.. free one. That was pleasant surprise #1.

Then went to counter to pay for the device. After settling the bill, then she asked me wait for a while. After that she brought out a pack of ice cream and gave it to me. She said treat me eat. Wah.. that was another pleasant surprise!

random thoughts

Tired tired. Probably will sleep early tonight. My brother's currently in Japan for work and will be back in a weeks time. Muahahahha, toilet for my entire self for one week!

Received a phone call from my sales rep (funds). She sounded quite apologetic that due to the current market situation, the funds are not performing as she said it would. Haven't recoup the sales charges as incurred. Will need the price to go up by about another 16-18 cents more before it makes a small profit of about $100-$200. As long as the money dun go down the drain, can already. Haha... first time investing in a fund that is rated as aggressive.

Other than that, this week is work work work. Ya, today ate the "Ah Koong Fishball Noodles" at Food Republic (Suntec). Supposedly famous. So tried the fishball noodle lor. Everything there also expensive. Costs me $4.20 per bowl. Hmm... nothing fantastic. The noodles(mee kia) wasn't springy, quite soggy in fact. Fishball... I've tasted better ones. The soup got 3 plain fishballs, 1 small fried fishball and 1 piece of fried beancurd skin, plus some little(really little niah..) bits of pork. Dunno who created the hype one. Maybe the original one in Johor better? Don't know 'coz never ate at Johor before. But I'm quite amazed at why the Food Republic must use such heavy bowls. Very difficult to carry and then navigate thru throngs of ppl hor! The only good thing there was, that those dirty dishes will be cleared by pretty ladies in cheongsam (also dunno who said must wear those tight fitting cheongsam, and then must carry heavy plates and bowls and then still must navigate thru the crowds and avoid dirtying customers' clothes).

lifeache by leunig

A HERBAL Remedy for LIFEACHE.

You suffer from lifeache.
Your whole life is sore; it hurts when you move it.
HERBAL REMEDY.
Take one patch of grass, a mild day and two large, green trees.
Lie on the grass beneath one tree and contemplate the other tree.
Nap from time to time or gaze occasionally at the grass.
Pain will subside. Lifeache cannot be cured but you can learn to
MANAGE THE SYMPTOMS.


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i am obese

Went to the gym the other day to look look see see. I've always thought of gym as a sweaty smelly place (thanks to my experience in Ngee Ann Poly, where you only need to stroll past their small small gym... and the musky, stale sweat smell will assault your nostril in no time!)

So while I was there, they did a body composition analysis (probably it'll give them more fire power in terms of convincing the customers to sign up). Anyway.. I am indeed.. OBESE. I will need to lose 11 kg of fat, and to gain more muscle mass.

Feels almost like ... mission impossible.

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buying into a dream?

These few days we've been buying TOTO like nobody's business. Dreaming of all the "what ifs..." if we ever strike the first prize. Thinking of which property to get, which areas to invest the surplus money into... But alas, reality always keep us grounded. We never did get beyond 3 numbers.
Probably each of us had already sunk in about $30 per person (or more!) for this year.

Maybe, if we pool the money and use it to invest. The returns could've been much higher?

money no enuf...

Heard from my bro that owner will increase rental to $2500 next year. $2500 divide by 3 means about $833 per pax. Wow... that kind of price I could rent a 2 bedroom flat in Serangoon North 3 years ago. How things have changed since then. But all these are expected with the boom in property. So will be looking for a place to move to for next year. Nowadays, HDB rental should be between $1500 to $1800 for a 3 bedroom flat. Sigh...