HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

hELLO to all .

Yes today is the eve of the New Year 2008 (ye leng leng fatt). Since the year ending with a "fatt = prosperous" so I want to be the first to usher this blog to the prosperity New Year 2008. (haha)

After a long hiatus, I intend to share some exciting travelogue during the Christmas season where the spirit of Family Gathering is practised on an annual basis. That will be the starter for the New Year 2008.

So look out for the travelogue coming soon, n with this I wish one n all , big n small, old n young, mister n misses, boys n girls

A VERY PROPEROUS N SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR 2008

Binturong vs. Panther

This morning as I was going through the news, one of which that caught my interest was "Bearcar escapes from zoo" - smh.com.au

Bearcat, also known as the Binturong to us back home, escaped from its new enclosure and went for an exploration nearby. Spotted by a motorist, as it crosses the road up to a tree. Police was informed and thought it was a Panther. The male binturong was safely escorted back to the zoo.

Here is where I feel the story lies:
When interviewing Acting Supervisor of the Zoo, she said this:

"And he (binturong) just had a bit of an explore, and you know what, I give it to him, he did a good job of getting out of that exhibit because we certainly had done everything we thought we could to make it as escape-proof as possible,"

It obviously wasn't escape-proof...
so Don't give me this type of bullshit trying to give credits to the animal when it was your failed responsibility. This is only a binturong. Imagine if it was a Panther? Wouldn't that be exciting? With the weather hot like this, leaving your balcony doors or windows open for air-circulation is a norm. Having a panther visiting your room while you sleeping. Priceless...

Seems like everybody has a "reason"/excuse on everything that's happening.. Almost similar to a political debate. With all the recent elections debate happening, I've started to realise how many people uses various technique of word play to divert curly questions or to cover up the mistakes committed. By praising or glorifying a neutral party to divert the attention off oneself. How clever... Not! People will know the truth... Intelligent people can see through this. So what do you know...

By the way, this is a picture of the bearcat aka Binturong vs. a common black Panther:

versus

Would you know the difference at 1.45am in the morning?? Good Luck~

The Right Brain vs Left Brain test

Do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain. Anti-clockwise, left side of the brain. Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it. (I can't...)

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS...

...uses logic detail oriented facts rule words and language present and past math and science can comprehend knowing acknowledges order/pattern perception knows object name reality 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

SIMPLE TEST...

[non-researchical basis, in other words, only for fun]

Instruction 01: Note down the No. which the statement applies to you.

1. I constantly look at a clock or wear a watch
2. I keep a journal or diary of my thoughts
3. I believe there is a either right and wrong way to do everything
4. I find it hard to follow directions precisely
5. The expression "Life is just a bowl of cherries" makes no sense to me
6. I frequently change my plans and find that sticking to a schedule is boring
7. I think it's easier to draw a map than tell someone how to get somewhere
8. To find a lost item, I try to picture it in my head where I last saw it
9. I frequently let my emotions guide me
10. I learn math with ease
11. I'd read the directions before assembling something
12. People tell me I am always late getting places
13. People have told me that I'm psychic
14. I need to set goals for myself to keep me on track
15. When somebody asks me a question, I turn my head to the left
16. If I have a tough decision to make, I write down the pros and the cons
17. I'd probably make a good detective
18. I learn music with ease
19. To solve a problem, I think of similar problems I have solved in the past
20. I use a lot of gestures
21. If someone asks me a question, I turn my head to the right
22. I believe there are two ways to look at almost everything
23. I have the ability to tell if people are lying or guilty of something, just by looking at them
24. I keep a "to do" list
25. I am able to thoroughly explain my opinions in words
26. In a debate, I am objective and look at he facts before forming an opinion
27. I've considered becoming a poet, a politician, an architect, or a dancer
28. I always lose track of time
29. When trying to remember a name I forgot, I'd recite the alphabet until I remembered it
30. I like to draw
31. When I'm confused, I usually go with my gut instinct
32. I have considered becoming a lawyer, journalist, or doctor

Instruction 02: Check the "key" on the Comments section of this blog entry and label "L" or "R" next to your no.

Instruction 03: Add up your "L"s & "R"s, your results will reveal if you're more Left-Brain or Right-Brain dominant.

Try it...

Climatecrisis.org

aninconvenienttruth

Over the weekend, we watched the DVD by Mr Al Gore of the above titled. Before watching the show, I never understood how this simple "GLOBAL WARMING" issue affects us.

During the show, it's said that due to Global Warming polar bear researchers actually found drowned polar bears! Because the world is getting so warm that icebergs/glaciers are melting, land-based ice becomes thinner. Ice layers eventually break away into the water. Polar bears now do not have a ground to rest, they'll keep swimming, exhausted and drown. Animals can go from endangered to extinction, due to drastic climatic changes. With this climatic changes, flood-prone areas get submerged underwater; drier regions will suffer even more sever heat wave. Recent hurricanes, typhoons, drought, heat-wave are the evidence for this crazy climate.

I loved animals since I was a little girl. I had a landscape poster pasted on the main door that pictured the world's map and the animals which can be found in the different continent. One day, I still wish I would get to go and see the animals in their environment compared to them coming to us in cages. I want to see Emperor Penguins in the Antarctic, Polar bears in the Artic, Lions & Giraffe in Savannah Africa, Tigers prowling within Jungles in Asia. However, this day may never come because we have taken our planet for granted and things are changing too quickly for living things, including us, to adapt to their natural environment. Animals, maybe even human race, may be forced out.

I've said too much. It's actions. It's not easy but we can make it work by doing our small bit. Simple things like changing to energy-saving light bulbs; watering plants with watering-cans not hose; washing cars with pails of water instead of hose-spray; reduce usage of air-conditioning & heater; cut-down on hot water usage; avoid plastic bags, if so reuse them; catch a bus, take a walk, reduce carbon emission; so on & so forth...

Check out the film or website for more educational material. Let's save Earth, a place for us to continue living in. And let our children's children see this real life:

Traffic Engineering Advice

if there's anyone who needs advice on traffic matters e.g traffic signals / roundabouts intersection analysis, local area traffic management, pedestrian access and mobility study, crash analysis, public transport system, bicycle plan, traffic management plans, feel free to contact me at the above contacts.

thanks!

Thierry Henry

the picture speaks a thousand words. finally, the king of Arsenal has left for Barcelona. Personally, he has made the right move. Yes, he was the main man for Arsenal, it was Arsenal or rather Arsene Wenger that brought the best out of him. Remember him playing as a left sided midfielder with Juventus? Arsene bought him to Highbury and transform him into one of the most feared strikers in the world.

But age has been catching up on him and what had he achieved from Arsenal? apart from the Premiership, FA Cup, nothing, no champions league medal to show off in his trophy cabinet. I think he has move on at the right time, to achieve something for himself.

now the question, how will Barcelona and Arsenal fare with/without him?

with players like Ronaldinhno, Messi, Giuly, Eto'o, Gudjonsen, Deco and Saviola already in the team, what will Rijkaard do? with only 3 positions up for grabs, will Henry be offered the assured starting place he had in Arsenal? we will only have to wait for the season to start to see whether with his inclusion, would there be any internal issues within the team?

on the other hand, Arsenal has signed Da Silva to "replace" him. Some of the players like Fabregras has committed himself to the club which is good news. With no Henry scoring the "individual brillance" , spectacular, "last minute" goals, would Arsenal still be up there on the league table with Chelsea and the Red Devils at the end of the day. will Arsenal be able to get the Champions League trophy they had been trying for the last few seasons? I hope they will, maybe without being dependent on their former captain, other players would step up to the occasion and win games.

some good transfers for the off season, and more will soon follow after Copa America.

Strange but True...

For full stories, please visit http://www.smh.com.au/ :

In New York, a Peacock was strangled and hurled to the ground by a man who thinks the bird is a vampire.

Quirkz thinks: The man is mad. He must have been a worm in his past life.

A golfer lost his ball in the pond, and a 3.3m alligator grabbed his arm.

Quirkz thinks: Not a happy alligator, the golf ball must have awoken it. Poor thing..

4 zebras & 3 horses from a circus had an "unscheduled" show parade along the highway.

Quirkz thinks: Haven't you been to Malaysia or India? Cows crosses the road all the time!

Man coats cooking oil on a 3-week-old puppy to feed his pet Boa Constrictor.

Quirkz thinks: Does snakes get indigestion?

Qn: How does one catch a leopard?

Ans: People in India used a mobile phone ringing tone of a coo mooing, goat bleating, chickens crowing to attract the leopard.

Quirkz thinks: Cool. Alternatively, they can just keep talking, like how they normally do, the leopard would come too. To stop the annoying chatter.

Wimbledon Open

Now that the soccer season is over, as a sports fanatic, attention is turn to any sports that is available on TV.

Wimbledon Open 2007, 1st round starting on Monday, as usual, the king of grass, Roger Federer is the favourite, followed by the clay prince, Rafael Nadal.

Is a pity Federer was not able to complete his Grand Slam collections with yet another failure French Open, this time he got really close. a losing finalist to who else but of of course, the Spaniard wizard.

Would the story have the same ending in London this year? with the Swiss Guy holding that prestigious trophy he has held above his head for the past 4 years? or will Nadal prove that he is not a one court expert? how about a young unknown player re-writing the whole history of Wimbledon.

The ladies open tournament is always up for grabs, sharapova, henin, mauresmo are the few names I expect to be in the quarter finals list.

1st game on the Centre Court, the grass king himself, Federer taking on Gabashvili. will there be an unexpected upset?

enjoy the tournament.

Hungry Hungry Hippo

Hippopotamus comes from a Greek word - "water/river horse". Translated into Chinese is also similar "河马" meaning "water horse". However Hippos are more closely related to a pig, then a horse. Then again, some research has shown that Hippos have DNA relating to whales & dolphins.

• 2nd/3rd heaviest land mammals (after the Elephants & much debated White Rhino)


• Hippos have webbing between their toes, which assists in dog-paddle swimming style


• They can't swim! And their bodies are too dense to float. They simply walked, on tip-toes like aquatic ballet dancers, pushing themselves through the water.


• When a Hippo yawns, it's not because it's lazy & sleepy. Because its angry! Becareful the next time when you see one with its mouth open.


• One of the ways for Hippos protect themselves from enemies by giving them a dung-shower! By swaying, swaking & rotating their tails to spray their excrement.


• Hippos have T-shaped pupil, which allows them to see above water and below water at the same time.


• Back to the picture, Hippos have an average running speed 30 - 40km/h for a few hundred metres. This stats have proved Hippos can outrun many humans.

Morale of the story:

Never judge the anything by its looks.

And also, run when you see a Hippo with its mouth opened.

Or else, you might get dung-showered!

helo o'people:) something to share with and hope may help:

Some people with pain in joints/spine/body.
1. fry coarse salt.
2. let it cool.
3. apply on affected area.

Also, hv heard of people having hair loss.
1. prepare a pail of salt water n rinse scalp/hair.
2. this takes about 2 weeks to 1 month.
3. this method can prevent hair loss BUT cannot help to grow new hair OK ?

Blessings from gossip arena 2

LETS GET RICH

U know, I always read, think day in, night out, dreaming of getting rich like Bill Gates. Recently, my get-rich mentor gave a speech, so sharing here with u all. So if any of u get rich , don't forget who shared the idea with u ..Okay.

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they do not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Here's what he said:-

• Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
  
• Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
  
• Rule 3: You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
  
• Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure
• Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
  
• Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.
  
• Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.
  
• Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
• Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.
  
• Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
  
• Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

Okay now u have read and absorbed n digested. Now go out n make all the money and be rich.

OOOppsssie, guess those are not the rules to be rich, however, hope it will inspire u to see the reality n in return make money be rich , no??? Apa tunggu lagi, move that butt n go

Cheers

helo o'people :) ever look into thy faeces n say 'o' are they healthy ? come come take a test :)

Q1 do they float in the toilet bowl ( yes 1pt no 2pt )
Q2 how hard are the ( like toothpaste 1pt hard 2pt )
Q3 weight of faeces ( over 200g 1pt below 200g 2pt )
Q4 how often visit ( once a day 1pt not everyday 2pt )
Q5 colour ( yellow 1pt dark brown 2pt )
Q6 smell ( not much 1pt bad 2pt )
Q7 shape-like ( paste 1pt banana 1pt pebbles 2pt liquid 2pt very hard 2pt mud 2pt)

scoreboard:) 7-9 healthy 10-12 careful 13-14 bad

blessings from gossip arena:):)

Did you know... Part 01

Did you know... ...

**Hummingbirds can weigh less than a penny**

= Penny weighs approx. 2g? Hummingbird's wings beat @ 100 times in a second, eats twice as its weight in food per day and its ability to fly backward. They also have a tongue to lick the nector from the flowers.

**Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand**

= Yes, this is true. Camels are equipped with a thin 3rd eyelid protected by long eyelashes, so it can see through the harsh desert storm. They also have small, hairy ears & nostrils that can close completely to keep flying sand from entering.

**Dolphins sleep with one eye open**

= It's true. Dolphins are conscious breathers. Sleeping dolphins can be seen resting or floating on the surface with one eye open. They alternate the eyes throughout their entire nap. If they were to go unconscious, as we do, they would drown.

**Owls are one of the only birds who can see the colour blue**

= Maybe? Debates on this were still unresulted. Although owls often hunt in low light conditions, ability to see colours would be of no advantage. However research found on Little Owls are able to distinguish yellow, green & blue; and had problems with colours red & grey.
*Little Owls was the messenger for Goddess of Wisdom - Athene, which coined the phrase "As wise as an Owl".

**Fabric silk are silkworm spit**

Remember that nice silk blouse? Most often we spent extra bucks on? Silkworm's silk spits out a thread of gooey liquid forming the silk fabric. So that nice silk blouse you spent a fortune on is actually just worm spit.
[Hmm.. good one to think about...]

How's that!!!

First post of the blog!

Okay, I'm going to start off with the first post of the blog.

Let's start off by giving credit to the people who did up this blog.

Idea - dFasty10
Creator - Quirkz
Blog Deisgner - Rless


I'm guessing that's about it?

Ok! First post! Done!