Just some time between noon and about 8pm today, you may have noticed that it was difficult, if not impossible, to enter my website. The problem was eventually traced back to a memory allocation error with the server. Apparently this was caused by a ‘server migration’, which the service provider informed me about some 2 …
For those who are in need of some encouragement, here is a round-up of motivational quotes for the new year. The perfect recipe for our new year resolutions. Problems are only opportunities in work clothes. – Henry J. Kaiser A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is …
The switch to WordPress wasn’t an easy one, because to me it felt like I was moving my web presence into a new ‘home’. I originally advocated the use of Blogger as the best way to set up a web presence, but it isn’t necessarily the best option for those who clamor for more control …
Today is the 21st of December of the year 2012. Just about every mention of ‘twenty-twelve’ brings back haunting memories and vivid imagery of the scenes in the movie ‘2012’, that of the earth crust crumbling and sliding into the bottomless depths of the ocean as survivors try to cling on to the last vestiges …
Recently, while checking for updates in Facebook, I came across an interesting posting by a good old friend of mine. It is as shown below: ______________________________________________________________________________________ In Pursuit of Happiness Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 10:26pm Don’t let someone become a priority in your life, When you are just an option in their life … …
It had been a very sad day, for today was the day my friend was laid to rest, marking the closing of the final chapter of his short yet colorful life. His passing was unexpected, and we all thought what a bright future this young man had ahead of him. Alas, that was not to …
Of Slums and Poems The Sunday Post 26, October 2008 (with permission of the author) By Dunstan Chan “Maybe the thing that makes Kuching lovable is not that tangible. It is the relaxed ambience and quiet charm of a contented city where people of different races and religions live harmoniously together. Such a nebulous attribute …
The Malaysian National Anthem, ‘Negaraku’, was believed to have been adapted from a local Malaysian song called ‘Terang Bulan’. However, some schools of thought have suggested that the national anthem’s melody was actually borrowed from an old Hawaian song, ‘Mamula Moon’. To play the song, click the play button below. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPcNnHEsFM0&hl=en&fs=1&border=1] So what …
The following article was taken from: http://www.salon.com/books/it/1999/09/13/machiavelli/index.html I had recently been reading a thing or two about ‘Machiavellianism’ (oh wow, I think I spelled it correctly this time), but this article which I found on www.salon.com is the best I’ve read on this topic so far. For those who are not familiar with the term, …
I used to wonder, and I am still wondering even today, how long can you keep a computer running without switching it off. It’s not difficult to imagine how much we use computers today, with the advent of the internet as the ‘in’ thing. Computer addiction is a real problem these days, with kids spending …