Wednesday, October 29, 2003

What's In A Name You Say? Part II

Name Analysis by Kabalarians



It is interesting to note that there is about 60-70 percent accuracy to this kind of analysis; at least from my point of view. The site did caution that there are many additional factors (legal name, nicknames, family surname, combined names, previous names, etc.) that contribute to our entire personality - and our entire life.



Brief Analysis



The influence of your name makes you positive, self-assertive, and independent. You can be creative, inventive, and ingenious in practical matters, such as handicrafts. When you have the opportunity to pursue your own goals and interests free from interference, you can feel very agreeable and express a buoyant optimism. On the other hand, you can be impulsive and forceful when opposed, and act without due forethought and discretion. Hence you have many bitter experiences and generally rather unsettled conditions in your life, with little progress and financial accumulation. You cannot tolerate any domination by others, or circumstances that restrict your freedom and independence. You are inclined to make changes abruptly in your life as an escape from such conditions. When annoyed or offended, you can be very candid and sarcastic in your speech. Many disruptions in friendship and association have thus resulted. Verbal expression is difficult for you, and you can be forthright in situations requiring delicacy, even though it is not your intention to be.



Health Weaknesses



The intensity of your nature would cause you to suffer in the senses of the head, as well as with digestive problems. You also would have a sensitivity in your solar plexus. In extreme cases, mental turmoil, major stomach operations, and accidents of a serious nature could occur.



Related : What's In A Name You Say?

At Nightfall

I need so much the quiet of your love
After the day's loud strife
I need your calm all other things above
After the stress of life.
I crave the haven that in your dear heart lies,
After all toil is done;
I need the starshine of your heavenly eyes,
After the day's great sun.

(by: Charles Hanson Townes )

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Me, Inc.

I love this article from Oprah.com. I'll always read and re-read the article when I sometimes feel like the work is not fulfilling and change is required. When sometimes I'll keep asking why am I so busy, for what and for whom. I'm actually lucky enough to be doing an interesting job (most of the time) and there's nothing much to complain about. But sometimes, this discontented feeling will still creep up. Maybe my job is not that interesting to some people, or the pay is not good enough, but I've heard worst stories. So I'll keep telling myself how lucky I am again.



Back to the article, it mentioned that we have to look at ourself as an organization/a business entity called Me, Inc. We have to create our own business plan and make our career our life's work. We are the CEO of our career.



We must first identify where we are, and then identify where we want to be in 15-20 years time. Some people are lucky enough to have doors of opportunity opened for them. But for others, we have to work for what we want. Identify our valuable skills and other skills that is required in order for us to get to where we want to be in 15-20 years time. Then start acquiring the skills that we don't have. We can either go back to school, attend courses or buy related books.



Any CEO would also need the following:



  • A vision for the business

  • Financial skills

  • A marketing plan

  • The ability to manage and motivate others


Read out the article for more.

From My Inbox: Corporate Lessons

LESSON 1



A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.

A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?” The crow answered: "Sure, why not.”

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.

All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit... and ate it.



Moral of the story is:



To be sitting and doing nothing you must be sitting very, very high up.



LESSON 2



A turkey was chatting with a bull.



"I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy.”

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree.

The next day, after eating more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.

Soon he was spotted by a farmer who promptly shot the turkey out of the tree.



Moral of the story is:



Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.



LESSON 3



A little bird was flying south for the winter.

It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field.

While it was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to realise how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out!

He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.

Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him!



The morals of this story are:



1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.

2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.

3) And when you're in deep shit, keep your mouth shut

Monday, October 27, 2003

Using Inhaler During Ramadhan

Here is some information that I'd like to share regarding the use of inhaler during fasting.



Using a puffer for asthma during the day in Ramadhan does not invalidate the fast because it is a pressurized gas that goes to the lungs, and is not food, and it is something that is always needed, in Ramadhan and at other times. Fatwa al-Da’wah, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ibn Baaz, no. 979.



Source: http://www.islam-qa.com/




The use of an inhaler during fasting is permissible because the inhaler only provides some moisture, it doesn't involve the taking in of any liquid or food through the mouth. Even when we take a breath, we take in some moisture into our throats and that doesn't break our fast. Therefore, in an similar way, the use of an inhaler is permissible.



Source: http://www.islamonline.net




The use of aerosol inhalers by asthma patients, to relieve their breathlessness, is permissible and does not invalidate fasting. It is true that one uses the inhaler through one's mouth, but the aim is to get the medicine into the lungs. Some fine particles may be left in the mouth, but this is not food.



Source: http://www.ourdialogue.com

Sunrise and Me

I'm taking a break again and taking more quizzes to entertain myself. This particular result is a real surprise considering my sleeping pattern which is only known by few people privy to the information :)



Sunrise
Sunrise - You seek to learn all you can so that you may teach the wisdom of the world to others. You enjoy tranquility and peaceful beauty, and like to feel at one with the world.



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?? Which Of The Greek Gods Are You ??

Something to lighten up my day :) My lesson on Greek mythology comes from watching Hercules and Xena the Warrior Princess tv series. Glad to know I'm the good Greek Gods.



Aphrodite
Aphrodite/Eros



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Monday Blues

It's been quite difficult to get back to the normal working mode after a few days of break. I've taken a leave last Thursday so that gives me 4 continous day of break. Sigh! The intention of having a break is just that... to get a break from the never ending work. But when the break ends, all the pressure of the never ending work will be haunting us again. Can we ever break the cycle? Stop working is not an option at all unless you suddenly get a big inheritance from an unknown wealthy relatives :) I know I have none from the known relatives. When one project finishes, another awaits. Another Sigh! But, no more sighs after this. Think positive! At least when one project ends, I'll have one less project to think about right.



I'm still in the first month of blogging. And I have discovered it really is quite difficult to be a dedicated blogger. Sometimes there are so many things to write but no time to do it. This 'not enough time syndrome' also affects work, my 'special' daily email, time for myself and family. Will we ever have all the time that we need? The Qur'an said in surah Al-Asr:



"By (the Token of) Time (through the ages), Verily Man is in loss, Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching (advice) of Truth, and of Patience."



Source : http://www.oneummah.net



The year is coming to an end which means it is time to renew my resolutions. Personally I think we shouldn't reserved resolutions for new year only. But doing it in the new year will make it easier for us to track whether we have achieved what we want to achieve by the end of the year. So probably in this coming new year my resolution should be along the line of time management, giving the priorities to the rocks in my life as someone keeps advising me (I'll tell the story about the rocks some other time). Hmm.. easier said than done though. "Time is golden".... you can buy anything if you have the greens, but not time. But the people with the greens can hire other people to do things for them so they can have more time for themselves. Since I definitely don't have an abundance of greens, I'll just have to make do with whatever resources that I have at my disposal.



Hopefully this pep talk or should I say pep thoughts can improve my monday blues mood.

Ramadhan Mubarak

SELAMAT BERPUASA

TO ALL FRIENDS

RAMADHAN MUBARAK

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

SuNfLoWeR.cOm's New Home

I've finally moved the hosting of my blog from blogspot to http://sue.frens.ws/. I'd like to thank LcF of http://www.frens.ws/ for the hosting.



This will make it even easier for me to manage my blog + website. I hope my friends will use this new URL (http://sue.frens.ws/) in the future. Don't forget to change your bookmark/favorites OK!

Thursday, October 16, 2003

Joke : Computer vs. Car

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon".



In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:



If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics:

  1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a day.

  2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

  3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to pull over to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply accept this.

  4. Occasionally, executing a manoeuvre such as a left turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

  5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

  6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by a single "This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation" warning light.

  7. The airbag system would ask "Are you sure?" before deploying.

  8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio antenna.

  9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

  10. You'd have to press the "Start" button to turn the engine off.


Source : Unknown

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

My Political Philosophy

Try out the world's smallest political quiz.



According to your answers, your political philosophy is centrist.



Centrist



Centrists favor selective government intervention and emphasize practical solutions to current problems. They tend to keep an open mind on new issues. Many centrists feel that government serves as a check on excessive liberty.



The red dot on the chart shows where you fit on the political map.







Your Personal Self-Government Score is 50%.

Your Economic Self-Government Score is 50%.



Scores falling on the centrist border are counted as centrist.




Find your political philosophy at http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html

How many vehicles are there on Malaysian roads?

According to Datuk Emran Kadir of Road Transport DG as reported in the Star today, the number of registered vehicles are 12.48 millions as of July, making Malaysian car ownership to one vehicle for every 4.4 Malaysians. However, the numbers don't quite tally. Malaysian population as at 2000 is 23.3 million as reported here. And the latest population figure reported by the Statistical Department is 25.05 million. Immediately we can see that its about a vehicle for every 2 Malaysians.



Excerpts..



KUALA LUMPUR 17 Sept. - Jumlah penduduk Malaysia hasil Banci Penduduk dan Perumahan Malaysia pada tahun 2000 ialah 23,274,690 orang.



Setiausaha Parlimen Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Noh Omar berkata, bancian tersebut mendapati bilangan penduduk lelaki adalah melebihi wanita iaitu 50.9 peratus berbanding 49.1 peratus.



- Utusan Malaysia -




Datuk Emran is further quoted as saying :-



-> 5.25 million of the registered vehicles were private cars.

-> now the JPJ records showed there were 8.02 million motorcycles, 52,127 buses, 9,909 taxis, 728,704 trucks and 35,436 other types of vehicles (the total is 8846176, or about 8.85 million)

::> 5.25 + 8.85 is 14.35 million



Could the 5.25 million figure be only up to July and the other figures are not? I wish the newspaper will give a more intelligent reporting next time. Anyway, other figures sprouted are as below. The JPJ records shows :-



- the Federal Territory had the highest number of vehicles totalling 1.53 million

- Johor comes second with 679,095 vehicles

- Selangor had 661,559 registered vehicles

- Penang had 508,376 registered vehicles

- Perlis has the fewest registered vehicles i.e. 9,966



- Johor had the most number of motorcycles, totalling 912,264

- the Federal Territory comes second at 799,991

- Perak is third at 756,275

- Selangor comes fourth with 690,789 registered motorcycles.

News : Malaysian Astronaut

The search for Malaysia's first cosmanaut is officially on. Click here and here for context. Interested? Anyone can apply at Angkasawan Programme Candidate Application. Basic requirements are:



Requirement

Monday, October 13, 2003

Chinese Calendar Compatibility Chart

OK! Can anyone tell me why I don't feel any of the suitable career for the tiger suits me? Or am I in the wrong career now. Athlete?? Naahh.. not very good in sport. Businessman? or woman? Studied business, yes, but don't really have what people call the business acumen (in contrast to what's stated in my name definition by Zodiacal Zephyr... but that is for my last name). Politician?? I respected good, honest politicians. Do they exist? But most are corrupt and I don't want to be in the same circle with them. Like one saying I received from my inbox, "Birds of a feather flock together and then leave a mess on your car." :) Police Officer?? That is more like something that I would do. I've always love police and detective stories. But somehow PDRM has not really projected the image like all those shown on TV. By the way, I'm referring to the good cops story here people. Explorer??? Hmmmmm...... that is a position that has been appointed to a special someone I know :D



Years of the Tiger: 1914, 1926, 1938, 1950 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010



The Tiger can beCompatibilitySuitable Careers
Charming and manipulativeHorse Athlete
Optimistic and independentDragonBusinessman
Bold and passionate DogPolitician
Organiser and a leader RoosterPolice officer
Reckless and foolish TigerExplorer




Click here to check out yours.

What's In A Name You Say?

Zodiacal Zephyr has their interpretation. "Recent studies by name societies disclosed that names influence character and do have a definite bearing upon one's life path. Letters carry their own energy patterns relating to personality traits and needs. Name analysis using letter qualities is called ACROPHONOLOGY."



My first name's interpretation:



Status is important to you and your ability to achieve success and earn money. You have a need to be noticed and seek status. You are soft-hearted with a charitable nature. You work hard to achieve material success through your own efforts. You have much enthusiasm with a driving attitude toward achievement in life. You are relatively demonstrative in your affections. You enjoy being stroked verbally and physically. You can handle details well. You have a methodical mind. You have a need to be up front.



My last name's interpretation:



You try to be prudent. You have good business acumen. You need to learn the meaning of true giving. You have a diplomatic flair to your nature. Equality and fairness are important to you. You have a need to be up front. You need to learn to give and receive love for love's sake. You have a need to be assured of affection. You are always involved with projects and things to do. You have a need to be up front. You must learn to give 'wise' service and not be a martyr.

Moments....

There are moments in life when you miss someone so much
that you want to pick them from your dreams and hug them.




Sometimes, there'll be moments in our life where someone will come along in the least expected way and becomes a very important part in our day to day existence. It is beyond our imagination that someone can give so much care and attention, and we'd wonder how we have survive all these while without them. We would also be wondering what we have done to deserve such a wonderful gift.



Sometimes, we should just accept the gift without asking too many questions. In our life, we would have gone through many bad experiences... so probably this is the time for the good. Thank you God for such a wonderful gift and thank you dearest for the friendship.



Bila Wajahmu Ku Bayangkan



bila wajahmu aku bayangkan

terasa sayang ku rasa rindu

terasa sayang mengenangkan mu



bila kasihmu engkau curahkan

ku rasa hairan rasa terharu

ku rasa hairan mengenangkan mu



pernah... dulu pernah ku dicinta

berkasih bermanja

tiada... tiada pernah ku alami

dicinta begini



~Allahyarham Sudirman Hj Arshad~




Click here to listen to the song. You may experience some problem assessing the website if the bandwidth has been exceeded for the day. It is truly a merry song.

News : Feasibility Study for Selangor Park

I'm going to monitor the development of this so called Selangor Park reported in the NST. First, the country is fond of studies. Implementation??? You don't have to look very far but every time you passed by Templer's Park area, you can see hills flattened for development from the time you're entering the area from Selayang , until you reach Rawang. I'm not against development but is it necessary to be done there where that area is famous for the Kanching waterfall, the Templer's Park and the Commonwealth Park to name a few.



The road is currently on a widening process which I thought is to ease the current congestion during peak hours and also school holidays where people would swarm the area for a respite from the city. But with new housing development in the area, the road widening project will not have that much improvement over the current congestion, except to accommodate the future traffic. Templer's Park area might not be in the proposed study but I'm just quoting it as an example. Sometimes I see that people don't care and appreciate for what they have now until they have lost them.



Excerpts ...



The feasibility study to establish the proposed Selangor State Park, which will become one of the world’s leading forested areas, will be launched on Oct 19.



The study, to be launched by Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo in Hulu Kelang, will cover some 113,000ha of forest. The area, along the eastern side of Selangor, forms the longest stretch of forest in the State and has been designated as an environmental sensitive area (ESA). The RM1.2 million study will be funded by the British High Commission. It will be ready in July.



The Selangor Town and Rural Planning Department, in association with Treat Every Environment Special Sdn Bhd (TrEES), will undertake the study. The department's assistant director, Yunos Kashib, said the State Park was a step in the right direction to preserve ESAs and safeguard Selangor's future water supply. "All the major rivers, five of the largest dams and 23 of 30 water abstraction points in the State, which provide 98 per cent of water supply, are in the study area," he said. The proposed park would also help curb poaching in the area.



Yunos said the study would encompass various aspects including legal and legislative provisions to enable the park to be gazetted for effective management. The park, to be developed in phases, is expected to take five years to complete.The development concept reflects the State Government's commitment to achieving balanced social and economic development, with emphasis on the preservation of natural environment.



"The park area would also serve as a unique natural heritage for the younger generation." The study area, he said, was also special in terms of geology because it comprised the Quartz Ridge of the Klang Gates, which is a unique natural monument.




According to the Malaysian Civil Service Link website, the URL for Selangor Town and Rural Planning Department is http://jpbd.selangor.gov.my/ but trying to go there will give me a "Cannot find server" message. Is this another of cobwebbed, no maintenance government website?



Also found related links below:



1. Malaysian Nature Society

2. Geological tourism locations

Sunday, October 12, 2003

?? Which Season Are You ??

Season = Spring



You're Most Like The Season Spring ... Click here if you can't see the image.



Fresh faced, with a young outlook on life - you smile at the world and expect it to smile back at you. You're mostly a bubbly, fun - innocent person. Described as cute possibly. However, you're a little naive about things and tend to be a little too trustworthy.



As the first season, it makes you the youngest -and so most immature - but people are inclined to look out for and protect you.



Well done... You're the most fun of the seasons :)



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From My Inbox : A wonderful Message by George Carlin

GEORGE CARLIN POST 9-11 (His wife recently died...) Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - gross and mouthy comedian of the 70's and 80's could write something so very eloquent .... and so very appropriate for 9-11.



The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.



We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.



We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.



We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.



These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.



Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.



Remember, to say, "I love you" to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.



Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.



HOW TO STAY YOUNG



  1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.

  2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

  3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.

  4. Enjoy the simple things.

  5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

  6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

  7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

  8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

  9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

  10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.




AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. If you don't send this to at least 8 people.... who cares?



George Carlin

Friday, October 10, 2003

Internet : Web SMS

Has there been a time when your place suddenly has got no handphone coverage and you can't live without SMS? Fret not as there might be a solution for you (provided you have an internet connection of course). Sending SMS thru web may be the short term answer for your problem. What's the long term solution you ask? Obviously it is to report your problem to your mobile phone network provider lah. OK... here's a few web sms that I've used and might be useful for you too.

  • Bluehyppo - You have to pay for the service and not so reliable when you friend is overseas and using roaming facilities. You need a handphone to register for the facility.

  • iRepublics.com - You must have an account with them, and the service is provided free for their customer. You have an option to use handphone or not when sending messages.

  • ICQ - You can also use ICQ if you have one installed but I'm not sure how many SMS you can send per day since some of the messages I sent got thru and some don't. You don't need a handphone to use the service.

  • Yahoo Messenger - Locally, can only be used by TMTouch user. You don't need a handphone to use the service.

  • Webportal - This is a very reliable free service, but you are limited to 2 sms per day. You don't need a handphone to register for the service.

  • sms.ac - This is also another very reliable free service, but again you are limited to 2 sms per day. You need to give your handphone no. so they can send your activation code via sms. Obviously has to be done when you have network coverage.


Even though some of the free services are limited, at least you can inform your loved ones of your predicament. And almost all of the above services only works with Maxis and Celcom unless otherwise specified. It is wise to check whether it can work with your mobile phone network or you might find you can't use the service after all the hassle of registering.

Thursday, October 9, 2003

Joke : IT Technical Support

I found the following hillarious jokes in my mailbox :)





Dear (IT) Technical Support:



I am desperate for some help. I recently upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 and found that the new program began unexpected child processing and also took up a lot of space and valuable resources. This wasn't mentioned in the product brochure. In addition Wife 1.0 installs itself into all other programs and launches during system initialisation where it monitors all other system activity. Applications such as Boys Night Out 2.5, and Golf 5.3 no longer run and crash the system whenever selected. Attempting to operate Saturday Rugby 6.3 always fails but Saturday Shopping 7.1 runs instead. I cannot seem to keep Wife 1.0 in the background whilst attempting to run any of my favourite applications. I am thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0 but uninstall doesn't work on this program. Can you please help.



Joe






Dear Joe,



This is a very common problem resulting from a basic misunderstanding. Many men upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 thinking that Wife 1.0 is merely a UTILITIES & ENTERTAINMENT program. Whereas Wife 1.0 is an OPERATING SYSTEM designed by its creator to run everything. You are unlikely to be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to girlfriend 7.0 as Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this and it is impossible to uninstall, delete or purge the program files from the system once installed.



Some people have tried to install Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but have ended up with even more problems. (See in manual under alimony/Child Support and Solicitors Fees). Having Wife 1.0 installed myself I recommend you keep it installed and deal with the difficulties as best you can. When any faults or problems occur, whatever you think has caused them, you must run the C: \I APOLOGISE program and avoid attempting to use the *Esc-key. It may be necessary to run C:\ I APOLOGISE a number of times but hopefully eventually the operating system will return to normal.



Wife 1.0 although a very high maintenance program can be very rewarding. To get the most out of it consider buying additional software such as Flowers 2.0 and Chocolates 5.0. Do not under any circumstances install Secretary (Short Skirt version) as this is not a supported application for Wife 1.0 and the system will almost certainly crash. Good Luck






Source : Unknown

Wednesday, October 8, 2003

From My Inbox : A Simple 'HELLO!'

A simple 'HELLO!' can be a sweet one.



H = How are you?

E = Everything all right?

L = Like to hear from you

L = Love to see you soon!

O = Obviously, I miss you...



News : Padan Muka

There are no better words to describe my reaction when I read comments by Choi Tuck Wo in the star today, about the wanna-be-seen-with-the-DPMs. A convoy of 40 cars following Pak Lah around on his visit to the flood relief centers in Penang prompted a "tak payah kerja?" question from the DPM himself. Pak Lah set a gruelling pace of covering 12 relief centers, ordering food stuffs and giving comforting words all in 4 hours, much to the dismay of those who wanna-be-seen-with-the-DPMs that they do not really bother getting out of their car then for not wanting to wet their leather shoes probably.



And again the authorities concerned are to be partly blamed for the flood condition, from poor coordination of opening the tidal gates, setback in pumps' installation, lack of monitoring on hill-side development and no enforcement on traders who clogged the drains, to name a few. First KL flash flood, now Penang... whose turn next?

News : Its About Time

The MAS Empoyees Union will protest against age policy on the female cabin crew. The news can be found in the star today. Its about time, if not too late i might say, to do that when we've gone past the male-female discrimination for so long. The arrogant answer that air passengers would like to be served by sweet young stewardess is really blood-boiling.



I don't care how young/old, pretty/not so pretty and handsome/not so handsome stewards and stewardesses serving me. What's important is whether they are corteous enough. Same goes to the male passengers that I observed on the flight. Oftentimes I saw bored and can't-wait-to reach-there faces instead of please-prolong-this-flight-because-the-stewardesses-have-pretty-faces look.

Our Destiny

I found a very interesting sayings from http://66.98.138.31/~shagalot/ and have copied them below. There's also an interesting discussion in era.fm yesterday about destiny. One caller said a movie (i've forgotten the title) make him realized something... not his actual words but it goes something like this .. 'Your destiny may be presented to you in a silver platter, but nothing will happen unless you take action on the opportunities presented to you'. In his example, its the girl that he likes but never had the courage to tell her. Linda did asked him whether he's successful in winning the girl's heart after telling her how he feels but he said that is his secret. Sigh! I'd love to hear how it turned out.



I've known a few similar cases in my univ. days. I knew because I have so-called a spy on the guys side :) The guys, though really like the girls, never said anything (control macho konon) and then got frustrated when the girls got married. Not their fault right! They never knew about your feeling guys so you all are never in their list of guys to be seriously considered. If you can't bring yourself to tell them your feelings, then they really are better off without you in their life.



Watch your thoughts

They become words

Watch your words

They become actions

Watch your actions

They become habits

Watch your habits

They become character

Watch your character

They become your destiny



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Sunday, October 5, 2003

My Blog

Finally my very own blog after being an avid blog reader for several months. There are many reasons prompting me to have my very own blog. One of it is of course so I can write on things that are not touched by my favorite blogs. The other reason that is not less important is so I can let out my frustration, let off steam or whatever you may want to call it.



Today is my 5th protest day. Protesting of the never ending work ... I have not been doing any of them. Not a very wise decision since I'll be having trouble finishing all of it in the last minute. But I'll still indulge myself for now. Without a place to let off steam, maybe I'll have more of this kind of protest which is not good for me and for my company. Still the ever considerate me. So this begins a journey..... we'll find out whether I can be as dedicated as my favorite bloggers.