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Re: IT News through Audio » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:05:00 -0000

The thought of migrating my emails from Outlook Express just sends the shivers down my spine...

Last checked, I've got around 7 Gigabytes of emails, well, considering the inconsiderates who sent VIDEO attachments...

I don't know about you guys, but sending video attachments are sinful!!! People should just link those videos to the source and stop wasting precious bandwidth, especially when someone like me still living with dial-ups at home.

Re: Bon Voyage, Killar! » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 13:27:00 -0000

Hehe... I smell some interviews brewing...just keep us updated.

Have some confidence man, you will be our benchmark against those people over there ;-)

Re: LazyBug... » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Sun, 29 May 2005 09:22:00 -0000

Hehe...it's still in a rather chaotic mess.

The kitchen is only coming this Tuesday. Can finally start cooking again.

Don't worry, will let you know when the place is ready for visitors. :-)

Re: Quality of Undergrads

yowchuan — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 12:51:00 -0000

Can't say I blame the institutions for such incidents.

Something must have gone very wrong in CyberJaya.

Re: A Quarter of a Century... » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 13:58:00 -0000

Hehe...thanks Ted for the wishes!

Yeah...the average mortality rate for males in Malaysia is 75 years old, so I hope I have the luxury for another quarter. :-P

Re: LazyBug... » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 10:36:00 -0000

Yup, the flies were definitely one of the attraction. It seems the coolness of the climate is what attracted the flies to setup their colony there.

The view from Kintamani is definitely breath-taking.

Re: Finally StreamyX-ed! » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:47:00 -0000

Hehe...but I hardly get to use it except for weekends, cuz by the time I got home on weekdays, it's bed time.

Re: Good Enough? » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:55:00 -0000

Hehe...good luck mate! A change for the better I am sure!

Re: Punch Cards » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 10:27:00 -0000

I hope by then I am working from home.

Re: Creative Advertisments » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 13:39:00 -0000

Uh-oh...

Anyway, it's not a direct attack against the advertising schools or prehistoric creative directors... I seriously believe we have talents that could have delivered similar results in the ads space, but I think the most limiting and discouraging factor would be the environment these superb talents are contained. You just can't propose anything too out of this world, either your boss (who graducated from any disciplines but creativity related) will ask you if you are still interested in the job or you are given 10 minutes to plan the ads campaign and spend the next 10 days regretting on the concept while executing it.

Sigh...

Re: Finally StreamyX-ed! » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:58:00 -0000

If you are a PC Gamer and have not heard of DOTA, time to get your butt of the house and visit your local cyber cafes.

Or simply just visit this link:

http://www.dota-allstars.com/

Re: Insignificant » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 16:58:00 -0000

Hehe...i am not so sure how to lead you there, but basically it's in a small town named Pangsun and on the way to Ulu Langat.

It's about 30 km from Kuala Lumpur.

So far, it's one of the more natural getaways other than FRIM.

Re: New Layout Skin! » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:02:00 -0000

whoops..you got me there! Yep, I shall continue to sow the seeds of nature as I go along.

Re: New Layout Skin! » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 06:13:00 -0000

Kotak:

Me going off into an entirely new field, though I don't think my design skill will just wither off like that.

I am going to keep sketching and drawing! Maybe more graphs and charts, heh.

Just keep in touch la.

Re: The Creative Path to Results » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 19:46:00 -0000

Yeah, I agree that time is an important factor in any projects that we do. Indeed, if we take out time from the equation, then the entire project's purpose would have lost its purpose, which is why I think many R&D; projects which either has got endless supply of cash (money), no fixed deliverable date (time) and improper selection of talents (quality) usually results in failures.

To add to my Creative vs Practical discussion, the best results does not mean that you must be at a certain point of the scale or achieve an equilibrium of Creativity and Practicality.

The best results will depend on how flexibility one is in adjusting the scale to meet the requirements of the projects or problems at hand.

Re: The Dreaded Meetings » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:45:00 -0000

ala...miss key, artikel nih aku dah tulis once upon a time le...

Okie, you too, this is the last time you will be saying "Happy Weekend" to me in the opis. :-P

Re: Meatless Starter Kit » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:07:00 -0000

Killar,

Indeed, every dreams worth pursuing is worth sacrifcing for. However, every obstacles cannot be overcome in a single day.

There are a few things you can try for now:-

1) Identify veggie buddies around your area. These people are very likely the same people who might have been through what you are going through.

2) Start small by helping out in the kitchen especially whilst preparing meatless dishes.

3) Take-away meatless food to add to the dishes during lunches/dinners.

4) Bring them out to a rather fancy meatless restaurant once in a while.

5) Stay away from oysterman's advice on vegetable cruelty.

Re: How to Get Any Projects Up and Running? » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Sun, 07 Aug 2005 20:28:00 -0000

Indeed, I like Mark Forster's analogy on how a project is similar to a plant; you have to water it daily, treat it like a child and nurture the entire process from childhood to adulthood, where it will finally be independent on its own.

Re: My Last Post from Inspiron 8500

yowchuan — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 07:27:00 -0000

No worries miss key, I shall visit you pretty soon. Wish you all the best, and will miss you all there.

Re: Back in Action…

yowchuan — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 19:23:00 -0000

Alrite, here goes the specs:

Intel Pentium M Processor CENTRINO 740 (1.73 GHz)

512 DDR2 SDRAM

60 GBytes Hard Drive

Intel Graphics Media ACC, 900

CDRW/DVD Combo Drive

2 x USB (2.0)

S-Video,

Infrared

14.1" XGA TFT LCD

2.7 KG

Windows XP Home Edition

Re: Back in Action…

yowchuan — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 00:39:00 -0000

When purchasing a new gadget, here's my general guideline:

1) Firstly, do a thorough check-list on whether the purchase is justified.

Make sure that I really need this gadget, I can't be productive without it, or best yet, I can't earn a living without it.

Make sure that I'm not getting it for the novelty features, which means I am really paying for the value that I will be getting from it. E.g. If I don't need 3G connectivity, screw 3G devices.

Make sure that I have done various comparisons with other models with similar functionalities and most importantly the price variations.

In short, make sure I do my homework and eat my veggies.

2) Secondly, check with my Ministry of Finance. Check how much cash exactly I am willing to part away to exchange with the convenience I will be getting with my new gadget purchase. Once I am happy with the amount that I feel is just right, I will repeat Step (1) again and this time filtering out those gadgets that is above my budget.

In short, always shop with the budget in mind, or you will end up losing on the opportunity cost that you could have had.

Re: New Gadget Procurement Tips

yowchuan — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 19:55:00 -0000

He he, I hope those tips will come in handy for you. I basically run through it whenever I am struck with the ever-subliminally-existing desire of "impulse buying", which I will later end up regretting and start finding 101 excuses to justify the purchase. :-P

Re: Sugarbabe » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 16:37:00 -0000

Nope, I do not advocate a sugar-less diet, in fact, that's the furthest thing I would recommend.

The 146 reasons listed there are issues that you might have if you do not control your intake.

For more information on added-sugar and natural sugar, check http://www.dietitian.com/sugar.html</br>

Re: Facts and Figures

yowchuan — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:02:00 -0000

Let's look on the bright side of things, at least we can have 100% full occupancy in the hospital's wards.

Re: The Spirit of Open Source Development » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:31:00 -0000

Hehe... Freedom is a double-edged sword.

If you can use it wisely, it's the best tool a productive mind can harness.

On the contrary, if it's abused, the results can be disastrous, and usually, it means going back to a 9 to 5 job again. :-P

Re: Role-Playing-Reality? » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 10:03:00 -0000

Interesting analogy, just like the birth of a child, you don't get to choose what you bring to this world.

Yes, you get a 6-sided dice.

Pick-and-roll!

Re: Credit-Card-Debt Free! » Meshio.com- a Malaysia Personal Finance Blog

yowchuan — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:56:00 -0000

Yeah, I must agree that the plastics are very convenient, that's why I still keep them with me.

But with great power comes great responsibilities.

Most end up abusing this power, and becomes the slave for banks forever...

Re: Ruling against Profiteering Hospitals

yowchuan — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 21:12:00 -0000

I must say that an RM 5000 deposit is a bit too much.

If you don't carry a credit card, the receptionist is expecting all of us to be carrying RM 5000 in cash in case of such emergencies.

Maybe RM 500 would be a more reasonable deposit, while the rest of the money can be paid after the patient is admitted.

A life is priceless!