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Just got my very first album printed. I gave a name, alpha as to symbolize the very first milestone I've achieved. Alpha (not to be confused with Sony Alpha, as I'm an Olympus user) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1. I hope my beta will be arriving soon.


In this album, my pictures cover four major themes:

• the eagle’s home
• junk ceylon
• the fifth continent
• the lone star state

Let me know if any of you would like to have a "peep" on it. Cheers!

白癡都猜到的政治動機

對雪州議員黃潔冰被偷拍裸照一事，前雪大臣基爾第一時間促請黃潔冰辭職，這混賬可能是背後的黑手，司馬昭之心。

國陣，或者是巫統更為貼切，最近的行為已到了神憎鬼厭了，別讓可惡的巫統得逞。

Now everybody has an App Store

It’s Mobile World Congress week in Barcelona, where the city’s famous pickpockets have dozens of new gadgets to choose from, and the shadow of Apple’s iPhone once again looms large.

Last year, rival cellphone manufacturers used the event to announce their own touchscreen smartphones.

This year, what’s getting the love is the iTunes App Store, with its 20,000-plus applications and half a billion downloads.

Among the announcements making headlines this week:

• Nokia's Ovi Store. An online app and media portal that comes “pre-integrated” on Nokia’s new N97, but will be available for download on a slew of existing Nokia phones come May.

• Windows Marketplace. Along with a new version of Windows Mobile, Microsoft announced Monday that it will open a new Windows Marketplace offering — you guessed it — 20,000 apps, some of which actually run on mobile devices.

• App Store for Symbian. PocketGear, which had previously built its own Palm App Store and an App Store for Windows Mobile, unveiled an App Store for Symbian, the operating system that runs Nokia’s smartphones. How it will compete with the Ovi Store remains to be seen.

• Android Market. Google opened an application marketplace for the Android platform last October, but so far it has only accepted free apps. Look for an announcement from Google this week about how that’s going to change.

• BlackBerry Applications Center. Research in Motion invited developers to submit programs to its forthcoming Applications Center in October. We may be hearing more this week about when that will open for business.

• Palm Software Store. This one went live in December with 2,000 apps and 1,000 free games available for download to both Palm OS devices and Windows Mobile.

Also making news in Barcelona is Adobe, which announced Sunday that it expects to ship a full-fledged version of its Flash player in 2010 that will run on Windows Mobile, Google’s Android, Nokia’s Symbian and the new Palm OS. Steve Jobs had complained that Flash Lite wasn’t good enough for his iPhone. Last we heard, Adobe and Apple were working together to get Flash up to speed, but apparently they’re not there yet.

“We would love to see it on the iPhone, too,” said Adobe’s Anup Murarka, according to a report on CNET.com. “But it’s Apple’s decision on when and how they support any new technology. So we will continue to work on it.”

定汽油和柴油零售價的津貼及免稅計算法

備注：★附加價（Alpha）--市場油價浮動價格而設定的附加價A和B將直接影響油站出售的汽油和柴油零售價。

為了穩定變化無常的零售價，政府採取提供津貼或豁免銷售稅（C和D）的措施。

國際油價如何影響汽油零售價

當國際油價維持在每桶39.59美元至78.73美元之間，RON97汽油零售價就會維持在每公升1令吉80仙。

當國際油價漲至每桶65.48美元，政府將提供汽油津貼。

當國際油價漲至每桶78.73美元，政府必須提供每公升30仙（最多）的汽油津貼。

當國際油價上漲至每桶超過78.73美元，汽油零售價將提高，而汽油津貼則保持在每公升30仙。例如：國家油價每桶90美元，汽油零售價每公升為2令吉零5仙，豁免政府銷售稅及提供每公升30仙的汽油津貼。

當國際油價漲至每桶超過118.48美元，政府可選擇是否維持當時的汽油零售價格為每公升2令吉70仙，但承擔更高的汽油津貼；或維持原有每公升30仙的汽油津貼，調漲汽油零售價。

當國際油價下滑至每桶低於39.59美元，每公升1令吉80仙的汽油零售價也會下跌，並允許政府征收稅務。例如：當國際油價下滑至每桶35美元，汽油零售價將跌至每公升1令吉70仙，而政府可征收每公升58.62仙的銷售稅。

Microsoft to open own stores, take on Apple

Microsoft Corp announced plans to open its own chain of branded stores as it looks to catch up with rival Apple Inc's successful move into retailing.

The world's largest software company, which also makes the Xbox video game console and the Zune digital music player, did not say how many stores it was looking to open, or when, or which of its products would be on sale.

That is to be decided by David Porter, a former DreamWorks Animation executive, which Microsoft named as its new vice president of retail stores.

Turner, a former Wal-Mart Stores Inc manager, will report to Microsoft chief operating officer Kevin Turner.

The long-rumored move to open stores comes as consumer spending is under severe pressure due to the recession, which has already pushed electronics chain Circuit City into bankruptcy. A similar attempt by computer maker Gateway to open its own stores some years ago was not successful.

Microsoft, bruised by the poor reception of its latest Vista operating system, is facing increased competition from Apple, which is eating into the personal computer market and dominates the personal digital music player market with its iPod line.

Apple's stylish stores, now numbering more than 200 worldwide, have been crucial in attracting customers in recent years.

娶美女必备的条件

条件一：敢娶美女的人一般来说都是智勇双全，能力非凡。正因为美女难养，挑剔、娇嫩、人人慕仰，肯定应酬多，所以男人首先必须大度，再包容。

条件二：娶美女就像炒股，要有冒险精神，要有投入，而且还要有眼光，知道哪股能赚，哪股是亏。

条件三：美女惹眼、抢手，美女脾气大，而且小气，所以娶美女的人须神通广大，既能化解家庭危难，又能理解外界纠纷。

条件四：美女非一般女人，对丈夫和家庭的要求难免偏高，所以这也就给想娶美女的男人增加了许多压力。所以敢娶美女的男人一定是一个有上进心、已经成功或者渴望成功並有能力和希望成功的男人。

条件五：敢娶美女的人一定是一个有极强的奉献精神的男人。美女不是锁在笼里的金丝雀，不是藏在阁楼里的娇娘，更不是家庭主妇，所以男人要能吃苦；要有充裕的时间陪美女逛街、会友。

条件六：美女肯定有脾气，討个美女做老婆，最重要的就是要有一套对付美女的独家本领。

条件七：美女们有点脾气就像明星们不时闹点緋闻，那才和他们的身份相得益彰，这就要看你是否具有宽广的胸怀及非常人所能包容的姿態。

条件八：家有美妻，不时会有好心人半真半假地拍著你肩膀开玩笑：“你夫人那么漂亮，得当心一点啊！”说到要害处，又戛然而止，他那神色，够让你回家心惊肉跳半天。可谓人心难测，人言可畏，这就要求你身心健康，否则，保不准会闷出什么病来。

Source: http://www.sinchew-i.com/liveoutloud/node/1670?tid=65

心裡的獅子

作詞：姚若龍　作曲：陳小霞
演出：潘裕文　專輯：夏雨詩（EP）

一夕改變的命運　一夜長大的必須
渺小的自己　假裝平靜
巨大的孤寂　卻騷動不已

我們緊握著手心　眼睛微笑成星星
在子夜輪替　守護指引
外面太冰冷　就披上風衣

帶著站在心裡的獅子　穿過更像叢林的城市
沒有意志　就沒有鑰匙　能打開未來做最想做的事
跟著跑在心裡的獅子　優雅但卻勇敢地嘗試
擁有支持　才擁有天使　完成我一個人做不到的事

有陪伴的人不害怕　不害怕的人最瀟灑
只要邁的步伐夠大　被貼的標籤會飛走吧

Malaysian asshole politicians

Remember these assholes... Nasharudin Hashim, Mohd Osman Jailu, Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Hee Yit Foong.

These self-serving, greedy, unprincipled, cowardly and dishonest frogs should be thrown to fire. They have treated the public as stupid, betrayed Perak voters' trust and angered the whole Malaysian public.

Especially Hee Yit Foong, she is the biggest shame to DAP that having her on board. She is not only a disabled woman, but a total brain damage lier.

Should anyone trust a lawmaker like them? Should any voter trust them in the next time they stump for votes? Asshole!!!

Google Earth Sets Course for Open Seas

Google Earth has taken to the high seas with version 5.0. The popular geo-mapping application now contains more detail and information about the ocean floor, rather than the plain bluish green photos of the surface included in previous versions. Google teamed up with several scientific organizations to string together maps from under the sea.

Also in the offing for the fifth iteration of Google Earth are historical maps that allow users to look into the past and view images and changes to the planet over the course of time. There is also a new 3D Mars mapping feature and a new touring function that enables users to document and share their virtual journeys.

The addition of oceans makes Google Earth richer and more complete as an information resource. It also enables Earth to become a better teaching tool to students and users generally about the importance and role of the oceans in the planetary ecosystem. It's great that Google sought to include Ocean in Earth and to bring all these content partners together. It will help build awareness about climate change and its impact on the ocean. In addition, it's just a fun and interesting tool.

The addition will also help Google gain users for its Chrome Web browser. Oceans in Google Earth is a new attraction to lure more consumers to download the Google Earth desktop application, which conveniently includes Google's Chrome Web browser. The business goal here is for Google to keep gaining market share. For example, many of the ocean sites link back to YouTube videos and Google owns YouTube.

Business aside, Google Earth still serves as a great learning tool for curious minds about Earth sciences. The depths of the oceans are definitely one place few of us would see otherwise.

Bill Gates's Daughter?

Someone sent a picture of a lovely girl claiming that she is Bill Gates’s daughter. Many of my friends received the same email too and everybody thought that this is real. The picture has been widely distributed and obviously we have been fooled by the original mailer.

The fact is...

Bill Gates has three children...

* Jennifer Katharine Gates, his daughter born in 1996
* Rory John Gates, his son born in 1999
* Phoebe Adelle Gates, his daughter born in 2002


Well, you might be wondering who is this girl then...

To date, some said she is Alyson Stoner and some said Rachel Leigh Cook. I'm not sure which is the one. What do you think?

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