tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56140785306136503882024-03-13T07:25:43.096+08:00Ego Gin's 796Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-33325179169270100072009-02-02T01:15:00.001+08:002009-02-02T01:16:59.540+08:00Sleep Eating Relative<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nyzs8Kd6REM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nyzs8Kd6REM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-4921214968552979692009-01-18T00:44:00.002+08:002009-01-18T00:47:28.896+08:00Losing SleepIt is starting to become that time of life on the job. Slightly late nights at first then becomes late nights which soon border onto the next day.<br /><br />Well it is starting for me now. Hope and pray it doesn't become a daily thing for the near future.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-35051826956290890552009-01-14T00:47:00.008+08:002009-02-02T01:18:40.319+08:00Big Fish<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Um3sZl5BBbY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Um3sZl5BBbY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />Having seen my small fish ... Now I need to show you my big fish.<br /><br />Some koi and shubankin (the poor man's koi). My current favorite tank ... so much so my wife "says" that I neglect my first fish pets ... Well maybe true partly ... <br /><br />Although .. taking care of these big guys is a lot harder and the small ones. They've actually grown quite a bit since the beginning. Need to start thinking of bigger swimming area for them ... A fish pond perhaps ... :)Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-72738595410322845632009-01-14T00:39:00.001+08:002009-01-14T00:39:33.072+08:00Rain drops .. on leaves<a href='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/SWzDxPps6gI/AAAAAAAAAKA/gROs2QxE4Wg/s1600-h/DSC_0402.JPG'><img src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/SWzDxPps6gI/AAAAAAAAAKA/gROs2QxE4Wg/s320/DSC_0402.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;' /></a> <br /><br />I don't know what it is about water droplets .. but they look magical when you find them on the leaves after the rain.<div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-85580094530153920212009-01-14T00:22:00.006+08:002009-02-02T01:20:07.784+08:00Small Fish<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ct8yzZ7QPRg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ct8yzZ7QPRg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />As you may have already noticed, that I embarked on a fish project a little over an year ago. Well it has evolved into a significantly bigger tank and more variety of fish.<br /><br />What you see here is the small fish version.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-85395895877641273292009-01-14T00:20:00.002+08:002009-01-14T00:21:38.969+08:00That Water Droplet<a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/SWy_aXC8jJI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xh9bKjgUsc4/s1600-h/DSC_0488.JPG'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/SWy_aXC8jJI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/xh9bKjgUsc4/s320/DSC_0488.JPG' border='0' alt=''style='clear:both;float:left; margin:0px 10px 10px 0;' /></a> <br /><br />I'm sure you've seen all those photos of the droplet ... Well here's my attempt at it. Not much practice ... But seems like a good first attempt (i.e. one good photo out of a hundred)<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-32395365319271696352009-01-14T00:14:00.001+08:002009-01-14T00:16:08.183+08:00Back from hibernationOh yeah ... Just to say that I'm back from hibernation ... And hopefully I don't go back to that mode so soon ...<br /><br />Wishing myself luck.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-49038428526256210762009-01-14T00:05:00.002+08:002009-01-14T00:13:52.324+08:00What does it takes to blog ..It is actually a very simple question with a simple answer. But it has some people tied in knots figuring out what to say.<br /><br />My wife, for example, is (born and) bred as an editor, due to work experience. As a result she can't let that editor's hat fall off her head. She's been wanting to start a blog to figure what it is all about, but has a lot of trouble putting down three or four lines without re-writing a sentence about 20 times over and around.<br /><br />Well .. here's my answer to you, my darling. All it takes to blog .. is to throw your thoughts out there, don't necessarily need to edit it. No one really worries too much about grammar, choice of vocab, standard or slang English ... As long as the text is coherent (or even some blabbering like mine tend to be) ... Its a blog.<br /><br />Enjoy Bao Bei!!!!Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-13815226878045702692007-11-22T22:43:00.000+08:002007-11-22T22:44:06.526+08:00New Tenants @ the Tank<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0WVt9PmSOI/AAAAAAAAABU/JYS2OoeNXi0/s1600-h/DSC00054-746528.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0WVt9PmSOI/AAAAAAAAABU/JYS2OoeNXi0/s320/DSC00054-746528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135675566852557026" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0WVudPmSPI/AAAAAAAAABc/6f2pRoMeAB8/s1600-h/DSC00056-748823.JPG"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0WVudPmSPI/AAAAAAAAABc/6f2pRoMeAB8/s320/DSC00056-748823.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135675575442491634" /></a></p>New tenants have moved into the Tank. Hope they settle in nicely. <br>And hopefully none of rest of them will try the stunt that Tetra Nemo <br>pulled.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-24241067087681071632007-11-22T22:35:00.000+08:002007-11-22T22:36:13.477+08:00Finding Nemo Stunt<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0WT3tPmSNI/AAAAAAAAABM/SquFAKjJ_uY/s1600-h/FindingNemo-773480.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0WT3tPmSNI/AAAAAAAAABM/SquFAKjJ_uY/s320/FindingNemo-773480.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135673535333026002" /></a></p>First day in the tank, and perhaps not even the first hour completed, <br>and he had to go and try that stunt.<p>Well it looks like Tetra Nemo didn't make it. May his soul rest in <br>peace.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-61058692023924749712007-11-20T22:00:00.001+08:002007-11-20T22:00:21.190+08:00Live or Leave?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0LoddPmSLI/AAAAAAAAAA8/qBmwK-w52ls/s1600-h/DSC00051-721192.JPG"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0LoddPmSLI/AAAAAAAAAA8/qBmwK-w52ls/s320/DSC00051-721192.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134922117919688882" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0LodtPmSMI/AAAAAAAAABE/v4zxVPSd_ic/s1600-h/DSC00052-722338.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0LodtPmSMI/AAAAAAAAABE/v4zxVPSd_ic/s320/DSC00052-722338.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134922122214656194" /></a></p>From Purple leaves to green. And another from green to transparent. <p>Looks like somethings not right for the plants. Sigh.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-89581136194479976792007-11-19T21:46:00.001+08:002007-11-19T21:46:08.595+08:00On the Fish Trail<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0GTo9PmSKI/AAAAAAAAAA0/3Ri6Fir503A/s1600-h/DSC00050-768596.JPG"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J-tNvnVzeXQ/R0GTo9PmSKI/AAAAAAAAAA0/3Ri6Fir503A/s320/DSC00050-768596.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134547382023112866" /></a></p>Started a fish tank project at home. What you see is the current state. Hope it lasts.Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-67804345305269054772007-04-09T20:00:00.000+08:002007-04-09T19:59:49.684+08:00Lemon and Lime<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/1600/z/656782/image-upload-17-788531.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/300/z/409023/image-upload-17-788531.jpg"/></a><br /><span>Lime juice and Lemon tea, at some coffee shop on Woodlands road.</span><br /></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-47380403443720473362007-03-30T22:47:00.001+08:002007-03-30T22:47:16.422+08:00Celebration!<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/1600/z/456661/image-upload-1-735300.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/300/z/446543/image-upload-1-735300.jpg"/></a><br /><span>A temporary reprieve for my wife's hideous studies. Starbucks, you're sure gonna make more bucks from me. </span><br /></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-63486348714889816962007-03-28T14:48:00.000+08:002007-04-03T15:00:53.239+08:00Multi-Touch Screen - Pogue PostsJeff Han's back. This time at TED 2007.<br /><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/27/technology/touchspan.jpg" alt="" /><br />You can see Jeff Han <a href="http://www.thelastminuteblog.com/2007/03/19/new-jeff-han-video-multi-touch-ui/" target="new">narrating this demo in this video</a>, although with bad camera work. Or you can see Han’s <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/video/player.html?bctid=422563006" target="new">official, wordless demo here</a>.<br /><br />For the full post, check it out at <a href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/27/the-multi-touch-screen/">Pogue Posts</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pogue" rel="tag"><img style="border:0;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:.4em" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=pogue" alt=" " />Pogue Posts</a>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-19119754045245558362007-03-28T14:16:00.001+08:002007-04-03T15:09:23.152+08:00Kitty and Daniel @ Hong Kong<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/1600/z/65252/image-upload-20-770092.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/300/z/214728/image-upload-20-770092.jpg" /></a><br /><span>Guess what I passed by within Hong Kong's MTR passageways?<br /><br />Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel.<br /><br />This was in early March, so must be a leftover from V Day. Cute and really a girl catcher. Sad that I didn't get much time to admire the audience. :-P<br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Hello+kitty" rel="tag"><img style="border:0;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:.4em" src="http://static.technorati.com/static/img/pub/icon-utag-16x13.png?tag=Hello+kitty" alt=" " />Hello kitty</a>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-64592360398079186902007-03-28T09:27:00.001+08:002007-03-28T15:29:26.908+08:00Samsung PromotionSubject: Promotion / Annual Salary Review Communication Pack<p align="justify">Apparently Samsung HR thinks I'm on their payroll. Funny at that, considering I don't seem to be getting any money from them.<br /></p><p align="justify">Unfortunately, since I don't have access to their network, I'm unable to verify if I'm one of the people who was promoted and can't find info about the Salary Review. Damn!!!<br /></p>I guess whatever the increment percentage is, 0 * x% is still 0. Damn!!<br /><br />haha,<br />Arun.<br /><br /><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><b>From: </b>"SAPL HR" <a href="mailto://saplhr@samsung.com/">saplhr@samsung.com</a><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Date: </b>24 March 2007 4:06:37 AM GMT+08:00</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Subject: Promotion / Annual Salary Review Communication Pack</b></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><b>Reply-To: </b><a href="mailto://saplhr@samsung.com/">saplhr@samsung.com</a></div><br /><p align="justify">Dear Colleagues, </p><p align="justify">In recognition of excellent performance and contribution to the company, a total of 34 colleagues have been promoted with effect from 1 March 2007. You can view the promotion list by clicking the hyperlink : <strong> <a href="http://gems.samsungelectronics.com/service/ERM2?vid=50&cid=16895&gid=1&mid=191136&e=saplhr@samsung.com&amp;amp;amp;amp;n=&oid=1" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> VOE / HR Connect / HR Announcement / Promotion List for March 2007</a></strong> (after the hyperlink, please click on HR Connect, then HR Announcement to view the list). Please join us in congratulating our fellow colleagues.</p><p align="justify">Please also click the hyperlink : <strong> <a href="http://gems.samsungelectronics.com/service/ERM2?vid=50&amp;amp;amp;cid=16895&gid=1&mid=191136&e=saplhr@samsung.com&amp;amp;amp;amp;n=&oid=2" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> VOE / HR Connect / HR Announcement / Annual Salary Review Communication Pack</a></strong> (after the hyperlink, please click on HR Connect, then HR Announcement) to view the SAPL's Annual Salary Review Communication Pack for details of the 2006 Annual Salary Review and changes made to the 2007 ICP. </p><p align="justify"> Regards<br />SAPL HR</p></blockquote>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-9572931250990116462007-03-28T09:25:00.001+08:002007-03-28T09:25:14.265+08:00EzLink top up<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/1600/z/988518/image-upload-13-713732.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/300/z/191388/image-upload-13-713732.jpg"/></a><br /><span>Want to use this Sony reader to top-up my EzLink card, but I'm stuck behind my office firewall. Damn! <br />Must do it from home.</span><br /></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-31057205387841288252007-03-22T15:04:00.000+08:002007-03-22T20:19:46.860+08:00Bumptop Desktop - Pogue Posts<span style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Something from Pogue's Posts.<br /><br /><big><b>Bumtop Desktop</b></big></span></span><span style=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/19/technology/monspan.jpg" /><br /><br />You definitely need to see the YouTube video of this thing.<br /><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0ODskdEPnQ</a><br /><br />For the full post:<br /><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/bumptop-desktop/">http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/19/bumptop-desktop/</a><br /></span></span> <div class="moz-signature"><br /></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-81324267300654559352007-03-22T14:38:00.001+08:002007-03-22T14:38:11.788+08:00Sour Heaven<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/1600/z/555805/image-upload-6-791139.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/300/z/866140/image-upload-6-791139.jpg"/></a><br /><span>My latest sour heaven. Simple sourness but it does bruise my mouth after a while. But what to do when you satisfy the urge. :-)</span><br /></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5614078530613650388.post-12279942466054992692007-03-22T13:53:00.001+08:002007-03-22T13:53:13.028+08:00Coffee Shook<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/1600/z/463439/image-upload-31-792314.jpg"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/980/685312320631549/300/z/328120/image-upload-31-792314.jpg"/></a><br /><span>A nice coffee shake at Coffee Club Express. Wonderful and refreshing in this super hot sun.</span><br /></div>Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02634566660469493017noreply@blogger.com0