Nothing beats God's creation!
Country club
Sunrise over country club
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Sunrise, Glorious Sunrise
Glorious sunrise sceneries, at Lower Seletar Reservoir, Yishun. Picture perfect, only drawback - noisy even at such an early hour on a Sunday!
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
20 ways you're getting ripped off without knowing it
Source (for full listing) : Asiaone
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Sunday, April 8, 2012
Does Your PC Have a Virus? Or Is It Just SLOW?
By Becky Worley | Upgrade Your Life – Thu, Apr 5, 2012
4 Major Virus Symptoms
Geeky Tricks for Diagnosis
Some people will tell you to hit CTRL-ALT-DEL to launch the task manager and comb through programs (processes) to look for unfamiliar items. I think this is a bad idea. Virus writers are sneaky and will often name virus files to look like parts of the Windows operating system or other common programs. Conversely, many legitimate parts of Windows have weird names that sound like viruses to a layman. I have heard horror stories of people thinking they were deleting a virus only to realize after a reboot that they had disabled a mandatory component of the operating system. Then they had a dead computer that needed a complete Windows reinstallation.
But one place where you can get useful info in the task manager is the networking tab. If you have all other programs closed and still notice a high level of network/Internet traffic, it's a good indicator you have a virus. This tip alone is not a good enough metric for virus diagnosis, but it's a clue as you compile information about the state of your computer.
Surefire Virus Diagnosis - Free virus scanners.
There are lots of free virus scanners online that can tell you if you have some form of malware on your computer. Personally, I like to run two or three programs, because there are hundreds of thousands of viruses, all with different heuristics (behavior patterns), so you increase your chances of diagnosis if you use multiple programs with multiple and varied virus definitions.
I like AVG, Avast, and Malwarebytes. All are highly rated by CNet and PC Magazine.
One tip: when you scan for viruses, be sure to turn off or disable any other security software. These programs do not play well together and can interfere with each other. Also, after you diagnose and remove the virus, keeping one virus scanner is probably a good idea, but you'll want to trash the other two since they can be real resource hogs running in the background.
Virus or Hacked Email
What if people tell you they are getting spam from you? This could either be a virus or that your email account has been hacked. First try these steps to take back control of your email account. If spam or unauthorized email is still being sent out from your account, it's possible you have a virus. In that case, you need to get rid of the virus on your computer and then go through the process linked above again to change passwords and block access to your email.
Slow Computer or Virus?
Once you've accomplished the steps above you should have a clear idea of the problem.
- Your system crashes or locks up often.
- It randomly restarts.
- You see strange error messages or pop-up boxes especially alerts about firewalls or viruses.
- Your system suddenly runs much slower, and the key here is suddenly. If it progressively slows down, it's probably getting bogged down by too many programs running in the background, you haven't defragmented it recently (or ever), or you are nearing full capacity on the hard drive. But if the computer suddenly takes minutes to load a web page, or suddenly takes 10 minutes to shutdown/start-up it's a good clue that you have a virus.
- New toolbars in your browser.
- New shortcuts on your desktop that you didn't put there.
- New items in the system tray at the bottom right hand corner of your screen.
Geeky Tricks for Diagnosis
- If you hit the start button in the lower left corner of your Windows screen and (depending on the Version of Windows you have) either find the run command or just type CMD in the search box, a black box should pop-up. This is a prompt used by computer technicians to run programs at a deep level within the computer and it's often used by the pros to remove viruses. As a result, some malware (meaning viruses, spyware, and other nasty stuff) will disable the feature to make it harder for the user or a tech to remove the virus.
- In a similar fashion, many viruses will prevent the computer from accessing the Windows Update feature, which can also assist in virus removal. So if you go to control panel, Security, and click Windows Update, and your computer can't launch that feature, it's another clear sign you have a virus.
Some people will tell you to hit CTRL-ALT-DEL to launch the task manager and comb through programs (processes) to look for unfamiliar items. I think this is a bad idea. Virus writers are sneaky and will often name virus files to look like parts of the Windows operating system or other common programs. Conversely, many legitimate parts of Windows have weird names that sound like viruses to a layman. I have heard horror stories of people thinking they were deleting a virus only to realize after a reboot that they had disabled a mandatory component of the operating system. Then they had a dead computer that needed a complete Windows reinstallation.
But one place where you can get useful info in the task manager is the networking tab. If you have all other programs closed and still notice a high level of network/Internet traffic, it's a good indicator you have a virus. This tip alone is not a good enough metric for virus diagnosis, but it's a clue as you compile information about the state of your computer.
Surefire Virus Diagnosis - Free virus scanners.
There are lots of free virus scanners online that can tell you if you have some form of malware on your computer. Personally, I like to run two or three programs, because there are hundreds of thousands of viruses, all with different heuristics (behavior patterns), so you increase your chances of diagnosis if you use multiple programs with multiple and varied virus definitions.
I like AVG, Avast, and Malwarebytes. All are highly rated by CNet and PC Magazine.
One tip: when you scan for viruses, be sure to turn off or disable any other security software. These programs do not play well together and can interfere with each other. Also, after you diagnose and remove the virus, keeping one virus scanner is probably a good idea, but you'll want to trash the other two since they can be real resource hogs running in the background.
Virus or Hacked Email
What if people tell you they are getting spam from you? This could either be a virus or that your email account has been hacked. First try these steps to take back control of your email account. If spam or unauthorized email is still being sent out from your account, it's possible you have a virus. In that case, you need to get rid of the virus on your computer and then go through the process linked above again to change passwords and block access to your email.
Slow Computer or Virus?
Once you've accomplished the steps above you should have a clear idea of the problem.
- If YOUR COMPUTER IS JUST SLOW: click here for our PC Tune Up instructions.
- IF YOU HAVE A VIRUS: click here for instructions to Get Rid Of The Virus.
Source: Yahoo.com.sg
Tiny US town fetches S$1.1m at auction
LOS ANGELES - Billed as the smallest town in America, Buford, Wyoming, was sold at auction Thursday for $900,000 to a Vietnamese national who wants to remain anonymous, the seller told AFP.
Twenty-five bidders signed up for the auction, held online and on-site, of the town with its three-bedroom house, school, gas station and several other buildings.
Buford's last inhabitant and the owner of the buildings, Don Sammons, 61, told AFP the package went to a Vietnamese man from Ho Chi Minh City.
"He actually flew here from Vietnam. He was on site," said Sammons.
The winner had to battle it out with bidders from Hong Kong, New York, Florida, Kansas and Wyoming, with the bidding starting at US$100,000(S$126,000). Some called in their offers by phone but about 20 people were on site.
"I'm happy and I'm sad all at once," said Sammons. "But I'm more happy than sad because this is all I wanted."
"I can continue and start the next chapter of my life," he said, adding that he planned to go someplace with sandy beaches and "maybe a palm tree" for a week or two before writing a book about his life in Buford.
The former railroad stop once was home to about 2,000 people. But they started moving away after train service ended, until the sign at the entrance to town read, "Buford. Population: 1."
The buyer will get 10 acres of land. Besides the house, a garage, cabin and barn, the property includes a cellphone tower and a parking lot that a trucking company uses to switch trailers at night.
The Buford Trading Post, as the outpost is called, benefits from regular traffic along the I-80 interstate, with Wyoming's state capital Cheyenne just 30 miles (50 kilometers) to the east, and San Francisco 1,150 miles to the west.
Source: asiaone.com
Twenty-five bidders signed up for the auction, held online and on-site, of the town with its three-bedroom house, school, gas station and several other buildings.
Buford's last inhabitant and the owner of the buildings, Don Sammons, 61, told AFP the package went to a Vietnamese man from Ho Chi Minh City.
"He actually flew here from Vietnam. He was on site," said Sammons.
The winner had to battle it out with bidders from Hong Kong, New York, Florida, Kansas and Wyoming, with the bidding starting at US$100,000(S$126,000). Some called in their offers by phone but about 20 people were on site.
"I'm happy and I'm sad all at once," said Sammons. "But I'm more happy than sad because this is all I wanted."
"I can continue and start the next chapter of my life," he said, adding that he planned to go someplace with sandy beaches and "maybe a palm tree" for a week or two before writing a book about his life in Buford.
The former railroad stop once was home to about 2,000 people. But they started moving away after train service ended, until the sign at the entrance to town read, "Buford. Population: 1."
The buyer will get 10 acres of land. Besides the house, a garage, cabin and barn, the property includes a cellphone tower and a parking lot that a trucking company uses to switch trailers at night.
The Buford Trading Post, as the outpost is called, benefits from regular traffic along the I-80 interstate, with Wyoming's state capital Cheyenne just 30 miles (50 kilometers) to the east, and San Francisco 1,150 miles to the west.
Source: asiaone.com
Boeing 747 Last Flight
SINGAPORE - The last Boeing 747 passenger service operated by Singapore Airlines took off Friday for a commemorative farewell return trip to Hong Kong.Flight SQ747, carrying more than 350 passengers, was due to touch down in Singapore at 7:30 pm.
SIA was one of the world’s largest operators of 747s but is retiring its entire 747 fleet in favour of more modern aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and the “super jumbo” Airbus A380, now the world’s largest jetliner.
“The 747 was truly the jewel in our fleet for nearly four decades, and we would not be the airline that we are today if we had not made the bold decision in 1972 to purchase this iconic jetliner,” said Mak Swee Wah, SIA’s executive vice president commercial.
SIA spokesman Nicholas Ionides told AFP the airline’s cargo arm would still continue to operate its fleet of 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters.
The Singapore flag carrier placed its first order for the 747s in 1972 and took delivery the following year, the statement said.
Source: asiaone.com
SIA was one of the world’s largest operators of 747s but is retiring its entire 747 fleet in favour of more modern aircraft such as the Boeing 777 and the “super jumbo” Airbus A380, now the world’s largest jetliner.
“The 747 was truly the jewel in our fleet for nearly four decades, and we would not be the airline that we are today if we had not made the bold decision in 1972 to purchase this iconic jetliner,” said Mak Swee Wah, SIA’s executive vice president commercial.
SIA spokesman Nicholas Ionides told AFP the airline’s cargo arm would still continue to operate its fleet of 13 Boeing 747-400 freighters.
The Singapore flag carrier placed its first order for the 747s in 1972 and took delivery the following year, the statement said.
Source: asiaone.com
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
"Linsanity" catchphrase to be trademarked by Lin
Friday, Feb 24, 2012
NEW YORK - Call it insanity or "Linsanity"! But in time to come, the phrase can't be tossed around like a basketball if New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has his way.
He has filed to trademark the term "Linsanity" with the US Patent and Trademark Office, a move that would give the rising NBA star sole rights to use the term on products.
According to the trademark regulators' website, Lin filed his application to trademark the term on February 13, about 10 days after he burst into the spotlight as an unlikely benchwarmer turned hero for the Knicks.
Lin, whose parents are from Taiwan, was cut by two NBA clubs but given a chance to play when two Knicks starters were sidelined. Lin produced the most points and assists of any NBA player in their first 10 starts since 1976.
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NEW YORK - Call it insanity or "Linsanity"! But in time to come, the phrase can't be tossed around like a basketball if New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin has his way.
He has filed to trademark the term "Linsanity" with the US Patent and Trademark Office, a move that would give the rising NBA star sole rights to use the term on products.
According to the trademark regulators' website, Lin filed his application to trademark the term on February 13, about 10 days after he burst into the spotlight as an unlikely benchwarmer turned hero for the Knicks.
Lin, whose parents are from Taiwan, was cut by two NBA clubs but given a chance to play when two Knicks starters were sidelined. Lin produced the most points and assists of any NBA player in their first 10 starts since 1976.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Jeremy Lin puts the ball in Asian Americans' court
The rise of New York
Knicks basketball player Jeremy Lin
has drawn fans as diverse as Harlem street ballers, late-night talk
show hosts and Sarah
Palin, but nowhere has his story been more deeply felt than within Asian
Americans.
In the Asian American community even third and fourth generations must contend with being treated as perpetual foreigners. So it comes as no surprise that they have embraced the big pop culture bang that created "Linsanity" — a force that already has turned long-entrenched cultural stereotypes on their heads and made the Ivy League-educated point guard the most visible Asian American in the country, if not the world.
"[Lin is] definitely a departure from the invisibility or the erasing of Asian American-ness of Asian American players," said Kathleen Yep, a Pitzer College professor of Asian American studies and author of "Outside the Paint: When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground." "There's a fascinating thing of many people claiming Jeremy Lin ... as part of the American story."
To continue reading ... Original Source
In the Asian American community even third and fourth generations must contend with being treated as perpetual foreigners. So it comes as no surprise that they have embraced the big pop culture bang that created "Linsanity" — a force that already has turned long-entrenched cultural stereotypes on their heads and made the Ivy League-educated point guard the most visible Asian American in the country, if not the world.
"[Lin is] definitely a departure from the invisibility or the erasing of Asian American-ness of Asian American players," said Kathleen Yep, a Pitzer College professor of Asian American studies and author of "Outside the Paint: When Basketball Ruled at the Chinese Playground." "There's a fascinating thing of many people claiming Jeremy Lin ... as part of the American story."
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Eventvwr scam, what do I do?
I recently received a similar call; so I thought I would alert others. This guy sounded like a caucasian, but sounded angry & frustrated when I refused to cooperate! (I found this answer from Yahoo! Ask)
Okay I know Im really f**king stupid, but it was first thing in the morning and I fell for this scam. I was called around 9am by some Indian guy and he was explaining to me that hes a registered Microsoft technician and had received a call alerting him that my IP address had a number of errors. He then told me to get to my PC and follow the steps to help me resolve these so called 'errors' once it was on he asked me to go onto run and enter Eventvwr (something like that) and when all the errors came up it shocked me and I wanted it fixed. So I just did everything he told me to do and eventually payed £46.99 for some security package. I then went downstairs turned on my other pc googled whether this was a scam and as soon as I found out I rushed upstairs turned off my laptop and internet and phoned my bank to cancel my card.
Am I still at risk, my card was cancelled about ten minutes after I selected 'make payment' as he had total control over my PC I'm afraid to turn my laptop as I think he might install malicious files.
What do I do! Arrghhhh (my bank only had £50 in it so they couldn't steal anything else)
Am I still at risk, my card was cancelled about ten minutes after I selected 'make payment' as he had total control over my PC I'm afraid to turn my laptop as I think he might install malicious files.
What do I do! Arrghhhh (my bank only had £50 in it so they couldn't steal anything else)
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker
If they had you install anything to actually control your pc then remove it...restore it to previous and check it actually uninstalled. If they used windows in built remote desktop then remove its settings.
Inform your service provider that you have falled for this, so that they can monitor the ip address you were on, then (and im assuming your on dynamic IP like most) turn off your router and wait 15-20 minutes and turn it back on. this gets you a fresh IP address from your provider and makes it harder for them to get back on anyway.
Run a antivirus scan on your machines and action anything that you find,
oh and remove any software they "sold" you as its probably infected with something..
I dont have to tell you as you realised but will post for others, anyone ringing you stating they are from or work in connection with microsoft (unless you rang them first) is probably lying, microsoft wont ring you unless you instigated it. Also they wont ask you for money or card details over the phone, do not give out information like this unless you know the source and have validated them like they should have validated you.
Calls like this are unfortunately very common and loads of people fall for it, you have done the right thing by telling the bank immediately. you should be fine.
With luck changing your ip and remote settings will be enough to cut them off. Just be vigilant for a while look for any unusual activity like activity lights when your not doing anything.
This scam is usually after your money not your pc (but not always)
Inform your service provider that you have falled for this, so that they can monitor the ip address you were on, then (and im assuming your on dynamic IP like most) turn off your router and wait 15-20 minutes and turn it back on. this gets you a fresh IP address from your provider and makes it harder for them to get back on anyway.
Run a antivirus scan on your machines and action anything that you find,
oh and remove any software they "sold" you as its probably infected with something..
I dont have to tell you as you realised but will post for others, anyone ringing you stating they are from or work in connection with microsoft (unless you rang them first) is probably lying, microsoft wont ring you unless you instigated it. Also they wont ask you for money or card details over the phone, do not give out information like this unless you know the source and have validated them like they should have validated you.
Calls like this are unfortunately very common and loads of people fall for it, you have done the right thing by telling the bank immediately. you should be fine.
With luck changing your ip and remote settings will be enough to cut them off. Just be vigilant for a while look for any unusual activity like activity lights when your not doing anything.
This scam is usually after your money not your pc (but not always)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Why is the lion dance so famous during Chinese New Year?
Lion DanceThis festive dance originated in China and is regarded as a dance for good luck and blessings. It is usually performed before letting off the red firecrackers, which will then fill your home and life with plenty of luck. Loud music is also played during the dance to further scare off evil spirits.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Monday, December 19, 2011
Scenes of Sentosa
Resort World Sentosa
View of the sea from Beach Station at Sentosa
View of Resort World Sentosa from Vivocity
Chrismas Trees
Christmas Tree made completely out of glass bottles. Got light also. At Sentosa, near Resort World Sentosa. The Merlion is at the background.
Chrismas Tree decoration at Resort World Sentosa.
Chrisstmas decorations at Changi Airport Terminal 2
Friday, October 14, 2011
Nassim Nicholas Taleb... and the Pursuit of Phronesis
by Alexander Green (of Spiritual Wealth - via e-mail)
Dr. Taleb is the bestselling author of "Fooled by Randomness," about the underestimation of randomness in modern life, and "The Black Swan," about the likelihood of major, unpredictable events occurring in financial markets. (With auspicious timing, the latter came out just as the financial crisis of 2007-2008 began to unfold.) Both books are now considered investment classics.
Taleb is an insightful and unorthodox thinker. A practitioner of mathematical finance, he is an Oxford University professor, a former hedge fund manager and a scientific advisor at Universa Investments.
Taleb believes that when facing situations where we have limited knowledge, we tend to squeeze our thinking into widely accepted ideas and prepackaged narratives... with potentially explosive consequences. (Many investors learned this the hard way during the financial meltdown a few years ago.) His goal is to get you to reexamine your premises.
Taleb's points are often counterintuitive. Some are maddening. A few are elitist. Virtually all are thought provoking. That alone makes him worth reading.
Here is just a small sampling:
An aphorism, he believes, is like poetry, something the reader needs to work out for himself.
Dr. Taleb is the bestselling author of "Fooled by Randomness," about the underestimation of randomness in modern life, and "The Black Swan," about the likelihood of major, unpredictable events occurring in financial markets. (With auspicious timing, the latter came out just as the financial crisis of 2007-2008 began to unfold.) Both books are now considered investment classics.
Taleb is an insightful and unorthodox thinker. A practitioner of mathematical finance, he is an Oxford University professor, a former hedge fund manager and a scientific advisor at Universa Investments.
Taleb believes that when facing situations where we have limited knowledge, we tend to squeeze our thinking into widely accepted ideas and prepackaged narratives... with potentially explosive consequences. (Many investors learned this the hard way during the financial meltdown a few years ago.) His goal is to get you to reexamine your premises.
Taleb's points are often counterintuitive. Some are maddening. A few are elitist. Virtually all are thought provoking. That alone makes him worth reading.
Here is just a small sampling:
- Education makes the wise slightly wiser, but it makes the fool vastly more dangerous.
- Work destroys your soul by stealthily invading your brain during the hours not officially spent working.
- Preoccupation with efficacy is the main obstacle to a poetic, noble, elegant, robust and heroic life.
- They will envy you for your success, for your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.
- Don't cross a river because it is on average four feet deep.
- Asking science to explain life and vital matters is equivalent to asking a grammarian to explain poetry.
- Those who think religion is about "belief" don't understand religion, and don't understand belief. By accepting the sacred, you reinvent religion.
- After a long diet from the media, I came to realize that there is nothing that's not (clumsily) trying to sell you something. I only trust my library.
- The opposite of success isn't failure; it's name-dropping.
- Read nothing from the past one hundred years; drink nothing from the past four thousand years (just wine and water).
- In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, the magnificent is the "great-souled" who thinks of himself as worthy of great things and, aware of his own position in life, abides by a certain system of ethics that excludes pettiness... The weak shows his strength and hides his weaknesses; the magnificent exhibits his weaknesses like ornaments.
- You will be civilized on the day you can spend a long period doing nothing, learning nothing, and improving nothing, without feeling the slightest amount of guilt.
- You are rich if and only if the money you refuse tastes better than the money you accept.
- It is as difficult to change someone's opinions as it is to change his tastes.
- The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist.
- Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.
- There are two types of people: those who try to win and those who try to win arguments. They are never the same.
- My only measure of success is how much time you have to kill.
- Older people are most beautiful when they have what is lacking in the young: poise, erudition, wisdom, phronesis, and the absence of agitation.
- We are only truly alive in those moments when we improvise; no schedule, just small surprises and stimuli from the environment.
- You need to keep reminding yourself of the obvious: charm lies in the unsaid, the unwritten, and the undisplayed. It takes mastery to control silence.
- The sucker's trap is when you focus on what you know and what others don't know, rather than the reverse.
- "Wealthy" is meaningless and has no robust absolute measure; use instead the subtractive measure "unwealth," that is, the difference between what you have and what you would like to have.
An aphorism, he believes, is like poetry, something the reader needs to work out for himself.
The 25 Smartest Things Steve Jobs Ever Said
One of coolest things about Steve Jobs was his willingness to respond to customers' emails. And some of the responses were legendary.
One customer wrote complaining about Apple Care after spilling water on his MacBook. "It sounds like you're just looking for someone to get mad at other than yourself," Jobs replied. Another complained that the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) iPhone 4 loses reception when cupped in your hand. "Just avoid holding it in that way," Jobs advised. Jobs openly shared his thoughts with the public. And he was more quotable than many think. In honor of Apple's visionary, who passed away on Wednesday, here are 25 of his best lines.
25. "Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed saying we've done something wonderful ... that matters to me."
24. "I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. Humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing about a third of the way down the list ... That didn't look so good, but then someone at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And a man on a bicycle blew the condor away. That's what a computer is to me: the computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
23. "In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service."
22. "I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do."
21. "We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we've all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it."
20. "My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each other's negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Great things in business are never done by one person; they are done by a team of people."
19. "The system is that there is no system. That doesn't mean we don't have process. Apple is a very disciplined company, and we have great processes. But that's not what it's about. Process makes you more efficient. But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we've been thinking about a problem. It's ad hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has figured out the coolest new thing ever and who wants to know what other people think of his idea. And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important."
18. "I wish [Bill Gates] the best, I really do. I just think he and Microsoft are a bit narrow. He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.''
17. "My self-identity does not revolve around being a businessman, though I recognize that is what I do. I think of myself more as a person who builds neat things. I like building neat things. I like making tools that are useful to people. I like working with very bright people. I like interacting in the world of ideas, though somehow those ideas have to be tied to some physical reality. One of the things I like the most is dropping a new idea on a bunch of incredibly smart and talented people and then letting them work it out themselves. I like all of that very, very much."
16. "Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it."
15. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
14. "You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new."
13. "A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."
12. "We're gambling on our vision, and we would rather do that than make 'me, too' products. Let some other companies do that. For us, it's always the next dream."
11. "The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament."
10. "A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets."
9. "When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don't put in the time or energy to get there."
8. "That's been one of my mantras -- focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex."
7. "We didn't build the Mac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We were the group of people who were going to judge whether it was great or not. We weren't going to go out and do market research. We just wanted to build the best thing we could build."
6. "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."
5. "We've never worried about numbers. In the marketplace, Apple is trying to focus the spotlight on products, because products really make a difference. ... You can't con people in this business. The products speak for themselves."
4. "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
3. "Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they've had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people."
2. "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle."
1. "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."
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25. "Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn't matter to me. Going to bed saying we've done something wonderful ... that matters to me."
24. "I read a study that measured the efficiency of locomotion for various species on the planet. The condor used the least energy to move a kilometer. Humans came in with a rather unimpressive showing about a third of the way down the list ... That didn't look so good, but then someone at Scientific American had the insight to test the efficiency of locomotion for a man on a bicycle. And a man on a bicycle blew the condor away. That's what a computer is to me: the computer is the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with. It's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."
23. "In most people's vocabularies, design means veneer. It's interior decorating. It's the fabric of the curtains of the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service."
22. "I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do."
21. "We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we've all chosen to do this with our lives. So it better be damn good. It better be worth it."
20. "My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each other's negative tendencies in check; they balanced each other. And the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Great things in business are never done by one person; they are done by a team of people."
19. "The system is that there is no system. That doesn't mean we don't have process. Apple is a very disciplined company, and we have great processes. But that's not what it's about. Process makes you more efficient. But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we've been thinking about a problem. It's ad hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has figured out the coolest new thing ever and who wants to know what other people think of his idea. And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important."
18. "I wish [Bill Gates] the best, I really do. I just think he and Microsoft are a bit narrow. He'd be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.''
17. "My self-identity does not revolve around being a businessman, though I recognize that is what I do. I think of myself more as a person who builds neat things. I like building neat things. I like making tools that are useful to people. I like working with very bright people. I like interacting in the world of ideas, though somehow those ideas have to be tied to some physical reality. One of the things I like the most is dropping a new idea on a bunch of incredibly smart and talented people and then letting them work it out themselves. I like all of that very, very much."
16. "Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it."
15. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma -which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."
14. "You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new."
13. "A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."
12. "We're gambling on our vision, and we would rather do that than make 'me, too' products. Let some other companies do that. For us, it's always the next dream."
11. "The cure for Apple is not cost-cutting. The cure for Apple is to innovate its way out of its current predicament."
10. "A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets."
9. "When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex, and most people stop there. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions. Most people just don't put in the time or energy to get there."
8. "That's been one of my mantras -- focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex."
7. "We didn't build the Mac for anybody else. We built it for ourselves. We were the group of people who were going to judge whether it was great or not. We weren't going to go out and do market research. We just wanted to build the best thing we could build."
6. "Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected."
5. "We've never worried about numbers. In the marketplace, Apple is trying to focus the spotlight on products, because products really make a difference. ... You can't con people in this business. The products speak for themselves."
4. "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something -- your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life."
3. "Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That's because they were able to connect experiences they've had and synthesize new things. And the reason they were able to do that was that they've had more experiences or they have thought more about their experiences than other people."
2. "Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle."
1. "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."
Original Source
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Bird's Eye View of Orchard / Bt Timah Area
Marina Bay Sands and the Singapore Flyer in the background
Bird's eye view of Newton / Bt Timah area. Didn't know there was so much greenery near Orchard Area.
Bird's eye view of Bt Timah / Orchard Road Area
Newton Road
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Evening at the Railway Tracks
Views from the Rifle Range crossing
The crossing was built in 1871?
The place was crowded with bus loads of people
At Tanjong Pagar Railway Station. Already sealed up. What next?
We won't see a toot-toot train in Singapore anymore... took this video before they were gone.
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