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January 2004 - Posts

Fastfood is REALLY EVIL ..
Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:10 AM

We all know fast food from restaurants such as McDonalds is bad for us. But there is an interesting perspective.The Real Price of a Big Mac - MSNBC<foodnote>Finding it very ironic that Im posting this link. This morning, I had enuff of "rabbit food"

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Whale Penis Anyone?
Saturday, January 31, 2004 6:06 AM

Another interesting article from MSNBCThar she blows! Dead whale explodes

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Isn't Ink a 1st class citizen in Tablet PC Operating System?
Friday, January 30, 2004 6:21 AM

Just wrote a simple tablet app on my laptop (installed with Tablet PC SDK)and ported the .exe on my Tablet PC. Simple win-form stuff with labels and 1 inkcollector object. Worked fine on my laptop.When I ran it, it prompted me with an exeception, its

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Deployment Blues
Friday, January 30, 2004 4:14 AM

Too much trouble trying to deploy the Tablet PC app by remote deployment from my laptop.First there were the network/sharing issues to overcome. Which I did not really enjoy after like 2hrs ... yes short patience span.Next was the whole issue of some

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Rain .. rain .. go away
Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:29 PM

Went to bed at 10 last night after my workout. Planned to get up at 6 to make lunch but slept all the way till 8am. So much for the much hyped storm that was supposed to hit Melbourne during the night. There wasn't much to account for it. The worst part

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CSE3211 - Handheld App. and Operating Sys
Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:22 PM

Just got verbal acceptance that I will be tutoring CSE3211 next semester :)<addition @ 1806 hours AEST>Yeah, Im overjoyed that I am given this opportunity because in some way, this unit enforced my interest in the .NET Framework. I had lots of fun

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Installation Blues
Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:08 AM

Trying to install Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition on my other machine. Suffering from licence key blues .... I got a valid uni licence key from MSDN Subscriber Network but it keeps saying the key I entered is not valid!WHY!!!!MAD NOW!

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This Morning + Freq + Long Emails + GST (A Tale of Two Cities)
Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:27 PM

<morning>Got up at around 6.10am this morning. Decided that I need to cook at home if Im serious about saving some money. The A$ is at a 5 years high against the greenback, that translates to about S$1.30 = A$1. When I first came to Melbourne,

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Feeling Full
Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:16 PM

Just mentioned on an earlier posting that I am have going to the gym regularly. Well, not today.I had plan to do so and certainly was in the mood for a good jog on the treadmill but ....Had too much of a falafel roll in St Kilda a momemt ago. Adam rang

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Anyone for a new boyfriend?
Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:56 AM

Ladies ... feelin lonesome tonite ... Get yourself a new boyfriend .... check out this link and get ready for a laugh

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Finally some work?
Wednesday, January 28, 2004 7:49 AM

Done some serious reading on the relevant thesis, Windows SDK, WMI, interfaces and delegates(refresher course from last sem - cse5000), enums.My coolcampus scholarship admin manager just wrote to me for an account of my progress. That kinda jolted

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Happy Birthday to You (Yes U!)
Wednesday, January 28, 2004 5:37 AM

Day 7 of the Chinese New Year - Ren RiEveryone's birthday.Wishing you a happy birthday plus a healthy, peaceful and successful new year ahead.

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Am or have I been too political?
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:19 AM

Have I been too political?Anyone bother to check out the RSS feed from our blog?There is a element in the rss document and it back-tracks to Howard Dean's election campaign. what's happening?<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>

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Got a 30 bucks to spare?
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 6:09 AM

Got S$30 bucks to spare? Buy something nice for your ears.Check out this cd. I could never imagine myself bought anything from Ministry of Sound label esp one to that tries to describe anything Latin.(correction: I do buy MOS stuff, only when they are

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Uni Dorm Life
Sunday, January 25, 2004 4:05 AM

In a hurry at the moment, but just want to link this for reference :)http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/geny/story/0,4386,231615,00.html?

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UFO in Victoria?
Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:06 AM

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/23/1074732605811.html

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Preserving the spirit of Chineseness
Saturday, January 24, 2004 2:30 AM

Still on the spirit of the festive season, the Straits Times have a fantastic article which accurately describes how I feel as a Singaporean Chinese ... I am a cina boy who cannot speak good mandarian but end of the day, Im still chinese at heart.http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,231469,00.html?New

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Aus Open - 1st Day of Chinese New Year
Saturday, January 24, 2004 2:13 AM

This is kinda late but better late then never.Its 12.42pm over in Melb. Back in office, blogging. I only meant to have a quick check on the email but everyone knows the Net can be a real time blackhole.Anyway, its the first day of the Chinese New Year,

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Aus Open XP
Saturday, January 24, 2004 2:13 AM

Stayed in Melbourne Park till 9.30pm as the weather was getting too cold. I was only in t-shirt and shorts. Good thinking ;PAnyway, it was a really good experience going to Melbourne Park to watch the game in person. The atmosphere was great and it was

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First Blog of the New Year - Gong Xi Fai Cai
Friday, January 23, 2004 2:01 AM

Our Spread (which initally we thought we made too much but in the end we ate it all). Just for the record, the extra pair of spoon and knife are for the vegetables and ???. Honestly, I have no idea why Anita placed another set of utencils there. .....

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Flu ... Again
Thursday, January 22, 2004 9:27 PM

Just when I thought the flu has finally left, it returned today.Stepped back into my office ... ahchew!Yesterday I was feeling A-OKAY throughout the 4 matches I caught during Aus Open in Melbourne Park. I think Im suffering from the lack of sun ...

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Sneak Preview and Personal Programming Custom
Thursday, January 22, 2004 8:14 PM

<snip> earlier stuff about home page preview etc </snip>Even since I started programming in .NET environment, I have always given my projects and web services Japanese perfecture/region names.Kobe & Aomori - My first web service and mobile

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Chinese New Year Coming U Know ... heheh
Wednesday, January 21, 2004 12:37 AM

Yew Heng, an old army mate forwarded this url to me. It's a shockwave game to BBQ "Bak Kwa" (pork jerky) .. traditional chinese sweet meat especially popular during Chinese New Year.Happy New Year everyone :)http://pachome2.pacific.net.sg/~melvingoh/ahmah.htmAh

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International Mews Home Page 2004
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 11:28 PM

Finished with my "college hall" home page. Let's face it, I have no control over where it is hosted and its Im the only one shoved to do it. So here is the end result. No aspx, no database or .NET stuffings. Just plain static html. Spent almost 4-5 hours

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Interesting Stuff to Read from The Straits Times (Singapore Daily)
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:37 AM

Penang ... never knew it was so interestinghttp://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/story/0,4386,230912,00.html?Thank God for Malaysia ... Singapore can be so cramped and our pace of life is so fast ... thankfully .MY is just a bridge awayOn a racial note

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Springvale Visit
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:06 AM

Went down to Springvale this morning with Anita (the former college hall mate .... mmm can I use mate for girls .. ok .. friend). Man, Springvale feels almost like the market we used to have in Singapore until the recent times when they cleaned up the

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Melbourne Weather + Flu
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:48 AM

Got all excited up because the weather forcast for today was 31C. Horray! Finally some heat! Nah ... typical melbourne weather ... its 22C outside. Not hot enuff for me!Have been having a flu for days. Taken antihistamine for days but its not helping.

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Tomorrow 19/1
Monday, January 19, 2004 10:38 AM

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, about another two days time (22/1). Found a former college hall mate who was going to spend Chinese New Year all alone just like me. Luckily we found each other to be in the same boat, as a result we

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16/1 (kinyoubi) in B3.50
Thursday, January 15, 2004 9:42 PM

A mate just forward this link to mehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3398043.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2012559.stmWhat is your take on NGO like Amnesty International? Do you truly believe and accept a fair majority of what they

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Gourmet Coffee? aka Coffee Blues
Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:40 PM

Poor marketing students are taught that customer is always right or consumers vote with their money.That's not true when it comes to things like buying coffee in an Q.People who are usually in a queue are usually not the best of mood. Let's face it, $3.60

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Antz Tuna Pasta Receipe
Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:35 AM

Made my own tuna pasta yesterday. Yes, I was suffering from variety deficiency before I came up with this good grub.What u need1 x tuna in oil short pastachopped onions (lots of)chopped garlic (lots of)fresh mushroom (sliced)sun dried tomatoessaltpaper-

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13/1 (kayoubi) in B3.50
Tuesday, January 13, 2004 2:22 AM

Perhaps I should update my blog to life of a hermit worker antz.Just moved in a new unit and I am the only one staying there. No TV, no phone. Hermit ... maybe this is good for my soul :) At least for the next two weeks.

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A Life Defining Moment
Sunday, January 11, 2004 11:10 PM

Here is a once in a life defining moment for you.In my typical Japanese fuelled crazed idiocy, I am inviting you to choose my next hair colour!See http://www.gatsby-net.com/cosme/index.htmlActually I am currently using smoking fire ... but I am not too

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11/1 (nichiyoubi) in B3.50
Sunday, January 11, 2004 1:15 AM

Here is an excerpt of an sms sent to my sister earlier this evening.My 1st wkend back in Melb. Spent it alone. Some frens r back in SG or in other distant parts of Melb, otherwise working this evening. Most have gone home for good. Have to make new frens

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9/1 (kinyoubi) in B3.50
Friday, January 09, 2004 11:30 AM

Friday, the start of the weekend. Got back in Melbourne after more than 3 weeks in Singapore. Felt like a tourist. Initially, I was a bit disoriented with the location of various things. Singapore has certainly changed alot, especially the retail sector.

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