Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Rinjani volcano trek on Lombok Island


This picture was taken during the Rinjani volcano trek on Lombok Island in Indonesia at sunrise.

United States of America road trip


On the final leg of a six-week United States of America road trip, I was driving east across Interstate 40 when a spot storm with golf ball-sized hail struck. A sign near Groom, Texas, announcing the "largest cross in the western hemisphere" explained the large crucifix I’d been wondering about for miles on the highway; it seemed like an OK place to wait out the storm. On my way to getting stuck in the mud and a giant double rainbow, I saw this silhouetted view of the cross, splitting the sunny sky from the stormy plains.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

lovely Twitter icons

Saturday, September 05, 2009

The most beautiful libraries in the world


Real Gabinete Portugues De Leitura Rio De Janeiro , Brazil
(Possibly the most beautiful library of them all.)



Library of Congress, Washington , DC , USA


Abbey Library St. Gallen , Switzerland


George Peabody Library, Baltimore , Maryland , USA


Biblioteca Geral University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

注意农历七月

一位法师算出来,今年的农历七月是最阴的。

注意农历七月开始:

1 不要穿黑色的衣服,因为会让它们靠近。

2 出去不要带有铃的手链脚链及吊饰,因为会引来色鬼。

3 晚上不可以晒衣,因为刚去世的鬼,被风吹后会吹进衣出不来,穿了有事。

4 下午5点前收衣

5 雨伞要在门口前关,不可以带进家。

6 晚上不要出门。

7 不要去海边。

8 不要让人拍你肩膀。

9 尽量不要吹口哨乱喊

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Safety First!!!

The cheapest H1N1 Mask....Can try if u want...


Monday, August 17, 2009

Coconut Water can prevent H1N1...pls take coconut water daily...

Former associate professor of ecology at Universiti Malaya has authored several books on complementary therapy called, 'Ecological Healing System'.

Dr Palaniappan said his 33 years of research had shown that high acidity in the body resulted in loss of immunity, thus making people more susceptible to viral diseases like Influenza A (H1N1).

Hence, to prevent acidity, it was essential to consume alkaline food and drinks that could neutralise excess acid in the body.

Dr Palaniappan recommends
coconut water, which is alkaline, and therefore could be used as a herbal medicine for the prevention of H1N1.

For example, he said, those who felt feverish and developed a burning sensation while attending to a call of nature because of extreme acidity, could neutralise it by drinking coconut water, twice a day, for three days.

He also recommended orange, lemon and pomelo which, despite containing citric acid, were very rich in potassium and therefore, would not disturb the body's immunity.

According to Dr Palaniappan, excessive physical activity like running a marathon should be avoided as it produced acid due to excessive metabolic activity.

Similarly, he said, keeping late nights without adequate sleep and working without proper rest could also increase the body's acidity which in turn, lowered immunity and made the body vulnerable to viral attacks.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Paris Car Show









Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Powerful of mind

learning according to top performers in persuasion, therapy, education, management, marketing, sales, law, health care etc
  • Take effective action in spite of fear.

  • Behave confidently in any situation.

  • Create positive, pervasive changes.

  • Rapidly acquire skills and strategies.

  • Achieve goals elegantly and easily.

Success is dependant on a persons ability to communicate, with themselves and with others.

Learn the structure of that experience and ways in which to use it. Understanding how the brain works and the language that drives it, creates new ways of maximizing your effectiveness.

NLP is powerful, here are some of the ways you can use NLP.

As information that powerfully transforms thought, behavior and language.

As an amazing tool to acquire new behavioral capabilities.

As a way to change perceptions of experiences.

As a way to control unconscious mind.

As "the power tools" in business.

As a persuading capability.

As skill modeling tools.

As rapid learning.

As awareness.

As creativity.

As healing

As fun!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Wordpress 2.8 And 8 Things That You Should Know Before/After You Upgrade

Wordpress 2.8 had been released at 10th June 2009. There are a lot of add on features and improvements in this version. It is good for Wordpress users to upgrade to the latest version. Today, we are going to summarize some of the important features and also something that you should read/consider before you upgrade to the latest version.

Before you upgrade

There are two criteria that you need to consider before you upgrade your Wordpress to the latest version.

1. Plugins Compatibility

This is the most important thing that you need to consider before upgrade your ,Wordpress to 2.8 version. We use a lot of plugins for our Wordpress blog. At least some plugin to improve our SEO, right? If your plugins are not compatible with Wordpress 2.8, it may crash the whole blog! Wordpress 2.8 Codex does provide us a checklist that list out plugins that have been tested for compatibility with Wordpress 2.8.

Besides the Wordpress codex, BraveNewCode also provide us a Wordpress Plugin Compatibility Checker that has more details about the requirements for each plugin. Currently, the list contains around 5040 plugins. Below is the screenshot for the list.

wordpress-plugin-compatibility-checker-checklist

If your plugins are not listed in the list, you better contact the plugin author before upgrade your Wordpress.

2. Themes Compatibility

After make sure your plugins are working fine, you can then proceed to check your theme whether it is compatible with Wordpress 2.8. Most probably your theme will be compatible with Wordpress 2.8, except it comes with a lot of features that use wordpress action hooks and filters extensively. You can proceed to check your theme compatibility by visiting the Wordpress Codex.

For those who are using premium/custom theme, you may need to consult the theme author.

After you upgrade

If you had already make sure your plugins and theme are compatible with Wordpress 2.8, then you should upgrade your Wordpress and start enjoying the cool features that it brings to us. Below we will look into 8 main improvements of Wordpress 2.8.

1. Theme Installer

Wordpress 2.7 adds Plugin Installer, which make installing plugins very quick and easy. In Wordpress 2.8, this feature come to Theme Installer.

theme-installer

You can find a theme base on its specific features such as colors, columns and width. You can upload your custom theme through the built-in uploader or browse the theme gallery from the new Theme Installer. Wordpress 2.8 also adds the ability to install themes with a single click.

2. Better Themes Management

In the previous version, you have to click on the particular theme’s screenshot and then the “activate” link in order to activate the theme. That means, you have to preview the theme before you activate it. However, the preview sometimes get stuck because of plugin not found or incompatible, which makes activating the theme impossible!

Now, with the brand new Themes Management System, you can easily activate/preview/delete the theme by using the links provided.

better-themes-management

3. Better Theme/Plugin Editor with functions lookup and syntax highlighting

If you had been using the previous built-in code editor, then you will know how much improvements had been done to it. Take a look at the new code editor before we proceed:

wordpress-28-code-editor

As you can see from the screenshot above, we have syntax highlighting and functions lookup now. The functions lookup will point you to the Wordpress documentation. ( not Wordpress codex!)

4. Edit Comments In Individual Post Section

edit-comments-in-individual-post-section

In Wordpress 2.8, we are able to view and edit comments while we are editing the post. The comments are placed in a separate box, which by default is under the Discussion box. You can easily approve, unapprove, spam, delete. edit. and reply the comment without leaving your post.

5. Better Tags Management System

better-tags-management-system

Wordpress 2.8 has a better Tags Management System. Just like the Categories Management, you can add/edit the Tag name, Tag slug, and Tag description. The main difference within 2.8 and previous version is the add-in Tag description, which make it acts like a category.

6. Improved Widgets Management UI

improved-widgets-management-ui

There are not much changes on the widgets management. The first thing that it impressed me is the new UI. Now, the widgets management will list out all the sidebars, where the previous version require us to select from the drop-down list. It is better in terms of user-friendly and usability

Besides this, the new widgets management also adds a box called Inactive Widgets, which is the place where we put our widgets aside, but still want to keep their settings for future use.

7. Timezone selection and Daylight Savings Time

timezone-selection

In the previous version, you have to manually update your timezone for Daylight Savings Time. In the new version, you just have to select the city in the same timezone with you, and Wordpress will automatic update the DST for you. This feature require PHP 5.1.0.

8. Finally, a better Screen Options

better-screen-options

The new screen options adds a layout selection, which you can choose number of columns that you want to be shown.

Some Resources for Theme/Plugin Developer

Below are few links which maybe helpful for theme/plugin developer:

Thursday, June 04, 2009

爱她娶她 就不要嫌弃她

爱她娶她 就不要嫌弃她

酒吧里,两个男人喝着酒,谈论着各自的老婆。

'我老婆是公司的经理,经常在外应酬,小孩很少带,家务事很少做。

我真希望她在家的时间能多一些,做一个贤妻良母型的家庭主妇。'

甲男人喝了一口酒,无奈地说。

'我老婆没有工作,就在家带带孩子,做做家务,成天粘着我。

没钱了就伸手找我要。

我真希望他能像你老婆一样能干,会赚钱。'

乙男人抽了一口烟,叹了口气说。

'你当初为什么要娶她做老婆呢?' 甲男人问。

'那时我事业有成,我喜欢她的温柔贤慧,

我对她没多少要求,就希望她能做个贤内助。'

乙男人回忆着说,'那你呢?为什么会娶她?'

'那时,我就是看上她的工作能力,欣赏她对工作的热情,

被她职业女性的气质所吸引。' 甲男人说。

邻座,两个女人喝着咖啡,也在谈论着各自的老公。

'我老公英俊潇洒,风流倜傥,事业有成,身边总有一些女人缠着他。

真让人没有一点安全感,虽然住在宽敞房子里,

可我的心总是孤独的,我宁愿他穷点。' 丙女人说。

'我老公没什么本事,收入平平,成天围着我转,

我真希望他能像你老公一样有钱,

能让我活得跟你一样风风光光,潇潇洒洒。' 丁女人说。

'你当初为什么要嫁给他呢?' 丙女人问。

'那时我就是想找一个平凡一点的人,有安全感,能在意我,经常陪着我。'

丁女人说,'那你为什么要嫁给他呢?'

'那时我就是看上他的英俊潇洒,事业有成,

有车有房,我觉得他能让我过上好日子。' 丙女人说。


这两个男人和女人都在婚后埋怨着自己的婚姻。

生活中许多人都是看着别人的好,却忘记了自己选择的初衷。

当初你毅然地选择了什么样的伴侣,

是因为你觉得那样的伴侣更适合你,更能给你幸福。

一个男人,如果你想找一个职业女强人做你的妻子,

那么婚后你就不要埋怨她对你关心少,做家务少。

如果你想找一个温柔贤慧家庭主妇型的女人,

婚后你就别嫌她不如别人家的女人能干,能赚钱,

就别怪她每天伸手找你要钱。

如果婚前你选择了一个其貌不扬但很有内涵,

并能给你安全感的女人做你的妻子,

那么婚后就别嫌弃她不如别人的女人漂亮,别叫她黄脸婆。


一个女人,如果你选择了一个英俊潇洒大众情人般的男人,

婚后你就别为有一些女人围在他身边而吃醋。

如果你选择了一个花花公子型的大款男人,婚后就不要为他会找情人而痛苦。

如果你选择了一个事业心太强,太会赚钱的男人,

婚后你就别为他整天忙于工作,没时间陪你而埋怨。

如果你选择了一个整天围着你转,疼爱、在意你但很平凡的男人,

婚后你就别因为他没有别的男人会赚钱而数落他。

每个人都不可能十全十美,每个人的婚姻也不可能那么幸福完满。

别去数落对方的不完美,因为你自己本身也不完美。

有得到就必定有失去,别忘记当初你最需要的是什么。

接受你所选择的,克服一切困难过好日子,才是最重要的。

选择了,就去面对,请别忘记了自己的初衷。

Saturday, May 30, 2009

SeDO COLLAGEN PROTEIN MIX (深海胶原蛋白)

The formula of Sédo Collagen is quite unique and is the result of advance hydrolisation and extraction process that takes 2 - 3 months to complete and is conducted under clean room conditions governed by international pharmaceutical standard with regular quality control checks and which is free of preservatives. Sédo Collagen offers optimum absorption by the body and has been shown to be in the blood stream within 10 minutes of ingestion.


深海胶原蛋白白的独特配方,是透过尖端技术,用2至3个月时间的分解与萃取等各种步骤才逐渐完成。在制造的过程中,我们严格监控每一个制作流程,同时不添加任何防腐剂及化学原料,以求符合国际卫生标准。经过专家证实,Sédo深海 胶原蛋白可以在十分钟里面,完全被身体及皮肤所吸收。


Rumusan Sédo Collagen adalah amat unik dan dihasilkan melalui proses hidrolisasi dan pengekstrakan canggih yang mengambil masa 2 hingga 3 bulan. Proses ini dijalankan di bawah keadaan bilik yang bersih, dikawal oleh piawai farmaseutikal antarabangsa dengan pemeriksaan kawalan kualiti yang tetap serta bebas dari bahan pengawet. Sédo Collagen membolehkan penyerapan maksimum oleh badan dan dibuktikan berada dalam saluran darah dalam masa 10 minit selepas ditelan.

Net Weight: 15 Sachets x 15g

(more info: www.findwo.com)

Friday, May 22, 2009

Money Wise - Organize Your Budget

Money Wise - Organize Your Budget with The Money Jar Programme with Effendi Hassan, Senior Financial Fortress Coach with LVG Consultants



Effendi Hassan, shares how this simple concept can help you execute a money management programme.




Monday, May 11, 2009

Island near Phuket.....Just grand opened

So nice for relaxing....






Friday, March 20, 2009

Mini Budget - How does it affect your tax?

How does the mini budget announced by the DPM on 10 Mar 2009 affect us as salaried employees ? Basically, not much.

There are only 2 relevant issues as far as personal tax is concerned.

  1. Tax exemptions for retrenchment benefits
    Under the present law, if you are retrenched and receives retrenchment benefits, you are allowed exemption of RM6,000 on your retrenchment benefits for each completed year of service. This amount has been increased to RM10,000 if you were retrenched on or after 1 July 2008.
  2. Relief for interest on residential housing loans to set off against personal income. If you are buying a residential property and the Sales & Purchase Agreement is dated from 10 March 2009 to 31 Dec 2010, the housing loan interests that you pay can be set off against your personal income, up to a maximum of RM10,000 each year over 3 years from the first year housing loan is paid. The property must also not be rented out.
If you are not retrenched and not going to buy a residential property or a car, then there is absolutely NOTHING for you.

The other issues which might be of interest, but not tax related are :-
  1. If you are retrenched, and wishes to pursue your studies at Master or Ph. D level, the government will subsidise the fees of up to RM10,000 and RM20,000 respectively. These courses must be enrolled in local universities.
  2. If you are retrenched, you can apply to your bank to withhold your housing loan payment to the banks for 1 year.
    This is just s delay of payment. The longer you delay the payment, the more interest you will have to pay at the end, although it does provide a breather space for those who cannot fork out the instalment payments now.
  3. If you have extra money, you can buy government bonds for 3 years which give 5% interest per year. The details of this are not yet finalised. Considering housing loans are relatively cheap now (some are offering BLR-2.2%) At the BLR rate at 5.95 now, it may be more beneficial to invest in this bond than to repay the housing loan.
  4. If you want to change cars, buy a Proton or a Perodua and trade in you old cars (must be more than 10 years old) and get a rebate of RM5,000.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Sony Ericsson Idou 12.1 MP Camera Smart Phone !

Sony Ericsson showcased an upcoming mobile phone by the concept ‘Idou’, which is going to give us a glimpse of what lies ahead for us, and what Sony Ericsson is currently working on. The ‘Idou’ is one of a number of projects that will be launched this year under the umbrella of Entertainment Unlimited.

The ‘Idou’ is a cameraphone with special focus on media. It will feature a 12.1-megapixel camera with auto focus and an array of advanced camera touch features and a xenon flash. I’m guessing the sensor in this phone will the Sony’s new 1/2.5-inch 12.25 megapixel sensor for mobile phones. That would be awesome! The Media menu will now be fully optimized for the 3.5-inch 16:9 widescreen touch screen, and will enable you to tap directly into your favourite movies, TV-series, video clips and tracks.

The phone will be based on what will become the Symbian Foundation operating system, which means that thousands of applications will be available online. PlayNow will be pre-installed, and will allow you to personalize the phone.

The ‘Idou’ will be available during the second half of 2009 - naturally marketed by a different product name.


Monday, February 23, 2009

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Elizabeth Wong Nude Photos Causing Another Malaysian Scandal

Malaysian politics is fun, see the leaked photos below. Controversial semi-nude photographs of Selangor Executive Councilor Elizabeth Wong are being circulated on the Internet. The Bukit Lanjan assemblywoman has lodged a police report over nude pictures and videos of her that have been circulating via the Internet and MMS. Ms. Elizabeth Wong also released a statement saying that the photos and video were leaked to smear her public image. It is also rumored that the pictures may have been taken and circulated by an anger ex-boyfriend. The compromising pictures showed Ms. Wong partial nude and one even show her exposing her private parts. Copies of the nude pictures were sent to a number of Malaysian newspapers last week. The pictures were supposedly photographed by a former boyfriend without consent while she was sleeping. Today a contributor sent these three pictures said to be among the pictures sent to Malaysian newspapers.








Selangor will convene a state executive meeting on tomorrow to discuss an incident involving one of its executive councillors, whose nude photographs are currently being circulated in public.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said he was aware of a police report lodged by exco Elizabeth Wong on the matter.

"I am waiting for the police report. We will be discussing this incident at the state exco meeting tomorrow," he said at the parliament lobby today after attending the opening of the new parliament session in his capacity as the Bandar Tun Razak MP.

He said PKR will also be having a meeting on the matter.

"I think it will be unfair to make any decision at this time without proper information as it could be misconstrued as someone is trying to frame the victim.
"The best we can do is to urge the police to investigate the matter properly," he said.

It was reported that the naked photographs were taken while Wong, who is also the tourism, consumer affairs and environment exco, was sleeping and without her consent.

The Bukit Lanjan assemblywoman had since lodged a police report.
Wong's plight had received support and sympathies from her party colleagues and MPs from both sides of the divide.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail said she has yet to obtain full details of the incident.

"This is sad. It showed a consistent pattern of attacking our assemblypersons. We will look into the matter and we will handle it," she said.

Vice-president R. Sivarasa said the matter is a gross invasion of privacy.
"This is a non-issue because it is something personal. Unfortunately, the pictures had fallen to the hands of unscrupulous people, who are using it to attack her personal life. The timing quite clearly politically-motivated."

Teresa Kok (DAP-Seputeh) said Wong does not need to resign from all her political posts as this is clearly a private matter.

"It is not like she is with another man or someone else's husband. But if the pictures were leaked by a former boyfriend, then I believe not only is it a betrayal of her trust, but politically-motivated as well," she said.

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Nazri Aziz (BN-Padang Rengas) said such incident should not have taken place at all.

"It is not a good to use such tactics to sabotage her work," he said, and adviced Wong to stay strong.

Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai (BN-Bentong) said: These kind of things, like infringing on someone’s privacy shouldn’t have had happened. I don’t know what is their motive or aim.”

PKR information chief Tian Chua (PKR-Batu): "I don’t rule out that they will go after one another, to divert from the problems that the government is facing.

"Following a police report lodged by Wong today, the police should investigate and give protection to people like these, not exposing them. The media should also be ethical and not invade their privacy."

Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of the Public Complaints Bureau T.Murugiah: "The disclosure and distribution of these pictures is uncalled for and should be condemned. This is a culture that people must avoid and it also disrespectful to women. How would we feel if anyone were to do this to our daughters, wives, sisters or mothers?

"In view of an increase in such incidences I would also like to warn ladies especially to be more careful in future and be cautious of whom they entertain.

"There are many possibilities here and in this case it seems like an
attempt to tarnish her image as an assemblywoman to bring her down. I hope the police will conduct thorough investigations and bring the culprits to book. It is of concern when a person’s personal life is made into an issue."

Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera): "If it (the pictures are) true, then she should resign. But if she thinks she was victimized, then lodge a police report and let the police investigate."

Asked to comment on allegations that it was the work of Umno, out to tarnish the name of Pakatan Rakyat representatives, he said, "We have a lot of work, and it’s not our kind of work to take pictures of people in nude."

Thursday, February 05, 2009

衣服抖一下就能下藥

> 衣服抖一下就能下藥(急件)
> 如果你們有幸,看見這篇文章,請轉給所有你所有的女性朋友!!!
> 我利用午休時間到郵局辦事,停好機車時,看到有一女子行跡可疑,
> 所以多看了她兩眼,就匆匆的進去郵局辦好事情後,下樓沒看到那個
> 女子時,忍不住的搜尋四週圍,正當我要騎車離開時,那個女子從旁
> 邊走過來,問我有沒有時間,要耽誤我一些時間;但是,因我之前
> 看她就有些不對勁,所以就直瞪著她;原本她是在我旁邊的位置,之
> 後她走到我的正前方,而且還不停的抖動她的薄襯衫,之後有陣香味
> 飄過來,我直覺不對勁,不敢跟她交談,趕快騎車就跑,不到幾分鐘
的時間,我的頭就有昏厥的感覺,之後回想起感到慶幸的是,有保持
> 警覺。此封信的用意,是要告訴大家,到郵局、銀行等公共場合,
> 要隨時提高警覺,小心身邊的人事物,以防萬一。

>   <<典型的金光黨手段!!!>>

> 請告訴你週圍的女生吧..男生也要啦
> 歹人也有可能是喜歡男的說........
> 有人抽煙,女生迴避*Very重要*
> 大家要小心點!!!
> 有陌生人抽煙時,女生要盡量迴避*真是可怕的社會,大家真的要小心....
>有人抽煙,女生迴避,迷魂香,讓妳失財失身!!
> 這是新招!請小心!女性朋友注意吧!!
>男性朋友也幫忙提醒親朋好友、家人寄給女性朋友們ㄅ!!
>尤其是搭計程車更要小心,我的朋友在機場搭乘計程車要回家,
> 到了中途計程車司機突然抽起一種煙((類似於香煙,有香氣))
> 但是我朋友聞到之後卻四肢無力。她趕緊閉氣,叫司機緊急煞車,
> 她匆匆的扔下錢就衝出車外,下了車之後,她差點走不回家.和另一個朋友談起這件事,她說這是一種國術館、乩童、神壇、中藥店都可以拿到的藥材,
> 一種會使人四肢無力,意識卻清楚.另一種則是會使人完全的失去意識..........
> 有一個女生說出她的經驗是類似我朋友的情況,請大家在搭計程車千萬要提高警覺,沒有前座計程車証或是車上有小小的薰香爐的計程車最好是不要搭。
> 另一個例子是有一個女生,原本與她哥哥約下午五點在東區見面,結果在四點左右她和一個抽煙的男生說話,之後就失去了意識等她醒過來時已經隔日了!

> 請轉告你身旁的女性朋友唷....希望大家提高警覺,別讓不法之徒得逞嚕!!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Predictions for the year of the Ox

Fire Industry:
FIRE: Average


Properties of fire: warm and gives off heat.
Fire industries are those related to electrical products, stock markets, restuarants, lightings shops, fast food chains, bakery shops, accounting firms.


Earth Industry:
EARTH: Average


Properties of earth: hard and stillness.
Earth Industries are those related to properties, human resource, pet shops, chemicals, cosmetics, renovation companies, developers, agriculture, insurance, construction firms, cosmetic surgery etc.


Metal Industry:
METAL : Excellent


Properties of metal: hard and piercing.
Metal Industries are those related to banking, machineries and equiptments, law, fortune telling, gold jewellery, robotics, steel, vehicles.


Water Industry:
WATER: Poor

Properties of water: Wavy.
Water Industries are those that deal with internet (dotcoms), consultancy, shipping, transportation, logistics, distribution, tourism, lottery, cold beverages, hotels, shipbuilding, information technology, broadcasting, airlines, oil, marine products, money lending, telecommunications, animation, advertising.

Wood Industry:
Wood : Excellent


Properties of wood: hard and grows upwards.

Wood Industries are those related to Government, printing, seminars/events, universities, schools, textile firms, paper and pulp, timber, furniture, fashion, politics, education, hair salons, photography.