Monday, October 22, 2007
The News

A 15-year-old girl was found dead in a flat in Marsiling.

This happened last Saturday.

She was announced dead when paramedics arrived.

Stepfather was arrested on spot and no weapons was found on scene.

Apparantly the girl sustained shoulder and neck injuries.
Mummy was from Jilin, China, came to Singapore 5 years ago and got married.

They divorced and she got her girl a step father.

The girl had just completed her PSLE.

Dear readers. How do you feel after reading this news?

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E-alert System.

Residents in Nee Soon South have spent the past five months learning what to do in the event of a major crisis, and on Saturday they got the chance to demonstrate their skills in a simulated bomb attack.

As stated clearly on CNA website, more than 100 youths and adults from different races were involved in the exercise. They included students, grassroots leaders and members of religious establishments.

Well. I guess being a Singaporean really got to get use to this: Different Races. The country is certainly very careful in not to have any internal conflicts and it is very important to maintain racial harmony... and religious views.

Well. Quoted from CNA website, Ms Lee Bee Wah, MP of Ang Mo Kio GRC, said: "We have this e-alert system because during emergency, different people may pass different messages and by the time it goes down to the ground it may be distorted. So with this e-alert, we can send out messages through email and to the mobile phone straight away."

Well. Human response. If only Humans view responsiblilties more.

Fine. So Nee Soon South residents get to try out this system. I wonder when will it be implemented in whole Singapore. Haha... It took so many years to get a 179A bus agreement to see to the needs of N-T-U students.

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Sales of laptops in region expected to cross 20m units this year.

This was the forecast of IDC Asia Pacific.

Regional demand for personal computers has been up an average of 20 percent this year. Propelling the surge are laptops, with a 60 percent on year spike. The growth is being driven by demand from the retail end. Mr Bryan Ma, Director, Personal Systems, IDC Asia-Pacific commented, "You would think a desktop would be really cheap and affordable but we're seeing especially in emerging markets in the SEA region...you've got users that are going to jump into a notebook because it's sexy and cool."

Sales for Hewlett Packard and Dell trail behind Lenovo, which continues to be the top PC seller in the region. In the third quarter, PC sales in Singapore saw a 20 percent on-year jump.

Well. I'm a proud owner of a Lenovo too. But I guess the key thing here is due to a demand for conveniency? Why?

There are more degree holders out in Singapore streets these days. With everyone going to universities, the environment, people, expectations and everything has its own influences. I wouldn't have gotten my lappie if not for my need for it overseas. Can't expect me to lug a personal computer to and fro isn't it? Its impractical.

Hence, a majority of proper demands and a minority of people with bits of spare cash in hands, its A no surprise that there's a jump in IT sales.

Nowadays. More people own IT stuff and more victims are out there facing cyber attacks. What's the point of behaving like a high-tech geek on the surface, not knowing what you are using and one day being scorned by what you own? The hacking teams seemed much more busy and hardworking than the cyber security teams. Hahaha.. Its a booming industry man.. better than making babies! May I suggest that those who wants to own IT gadgets, be your own geek. Do some proper readings and spare yourself from unneccessary trouble in future. Please.

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Singapore stocks fall sharply on blue chip losses... sigh. I'm not into buying any stocks yet. But I really wonder when and really hoping that the property market will crash soon? Don't strangle me because of that statement. I'm just a human.

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WalkerGal is very impressive with the NikeSG website. Check it out: Nike Singapore.

I've just signed up as a Runnerholic! And guess what, Nike sent me this email:


Hello Runaholic,
This message is to confirm that you are a self confessed Runaholic. Please validate that the email address you registered with Nike Runaholic Lab is correct.

To validate your address, click on the following link:
YES. I AM A RUNAHOLIC!

If you have not registered with Nike Runaholic online, please erase your memory of this email, if not we might need to kill you.

Thank you,
Nike Runaholic Lab

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Hahaha.. isn't it damn cool? I had a good laugh after I signed up as a member. Oh, until 31 October, every pair of Nike Plus will come free with the Nike iPod. Sounds cool right? Ah ha.. that is if you have spare cash on you! =P

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The Right Brain vs Left Brain test

Which direction is the Dancer turning in? Clockwise or Anti-clockwise?

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and pastmath and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object namereality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

Wanna see what others feel about this test? Check it out!

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Guess what. Eileen cracked the mystery of Assignment 3. I was pretty troubled by the cookie monster problem today. I thought when the group meets on Thursday might solve the problem. Who knows.. Genius Eileen... I love her! Mister Woo said it will take 1 hour to complete. oh my. The brain child was good... She solved it in 1 min!
Finally. All assignments for Creeptography have came to an end.

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Today studying at LWN was cool. Peaceful. No inmature people screamings. Oh. I forgot to mention. Last week I was ill and my BJ housemate, Claire came all the way from South Spine to LWN Library just to see how I am. Goodnessly, I'm speechless. Haha.. AND it turned out that the girl sitting right beside my single table was another GIP BJ friend.. Shufen! Oh well. Of all places and timing. Hahaha.. FYI, its not common for them to see me in school. =P

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There's a new shampoo out. Sunsilk Super Soft. I wonder if it can do miracle to stop me looking like from animal planet.