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Skype Me ;)
Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:05 PM

I'm now on the skype bandwagon - bernardohwn (my skype name)Are you?Now listening to Phonography 2 - DJ Smash (Very Good)

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Would You Click 'Ok'
Thursday, March 31, 2005 4:04 PM

If you were to pop in an audio CD and this dialogue appear, what would be your response?

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A Bit of Norway
Thursday, March 31, 2005 2:50 PM

Want to see a bit of Norway? Check out these various web cams.

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Private Number Wanker
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 3:38 PM

The series of private number nuisance calls resume this week and it's really bothering me. What does this wanker wants? This person rang me repeatly but doesn't repond. Other times, this person would ring up and disconnect before I can respond.I rang

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MSDN ‘Secure to Survive’ Conference
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:31 AM

Tomorrow I will be attending the MSDN ‘Secure to Survive’ conference held in Suntec City. The event agenda looks very interesting and I hope to gain some ideas before next week's TechEd related meeting. . Security EssentialsThis session provides the

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Christus resurrexit! Vere resurrexit!
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:54 PM

This evening I was rather bothered and sadden with the state where my life is going. I took a moment and prayed sorrowful mysterious with my rosary. Mediating upon our Lord's face on the crucifix, I felt better and more optimistic. He was nailed onto

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If I have a job
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:02 PM

If I have a job soon ... I want to work so hard to reclaim some of my lost time ... 2.5 years in the Army, 2.5 years in uni, time spent on contract IT teaching in Singapore....Man ... I have Aussie friends who are younger than me who are paying off 3

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Love Can Make People Do Strange Things
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:31 PM

Don't need to say more ... just click on this link and scroll to the 57th minute.

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Earthquake Struck Again in Asia
Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:42 AM

Last evening, another strong earthquake hit the island of Sumatra. Check out this article and this link (MSN Search News) for reports and more information. (Source: BBC) I was sitting in front of my PC when I felt myself swaying left to

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Virtual PC Bootup Blues
Monday, March 28, 2005 3:01 PM

I am trying to bootup my Virtual PC for the first time after setting it up with the wizard. I have selected Windows XP as designated OS thru the wizard.But I am still experiencing problems trying to bootup. BIOS is asking me to provide a proper boot device.

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Ber's Aus Trip 05 Series: Port Melbourne - St Kilda
Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:59 PM

It was one afternoon, Leona and I decided to check out Port Melbourne. That day's weather was pretty nice so I took a few pictures as we walked from Port to St Kilda. Hope you will like them.Port Melbourne - St Kilda

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Note to Myself and Blog Readers
Friday, March 25, 2005 3:08 PM

Future blog entry ideas:Thunderbird - Spams Filtering - Kick Arse - Reason: Bayesian filter - Talk more about Bayesian.Tools for .NET Developers

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Life has changed ...
Friday, March 25, 2005 2:29 PM

. Today was the death anniversary of my great grandmother and it was close to the Qing Ming festival. Most part of the morning was spent in the columbarium (in a Chinese Buddhist temple near Upper Paya Lebar Road) to pay my respect to her

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Maundy Thursday - Holy Thursday
Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:59 PM

This week is marked Holy Week by the Church. The Easter Tridium starting from today, starting with Holy Thursday, followed by Good Friday and finally the Easter vigil.What is Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday)?Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter.

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A-choo! Cough! Cough!
Thursday, March 24, 2005 1:22 AM

Gonna stay indoor today. Air-con is humming the background. Time to go to the pharmacy and get some medication.No gym or swimming this arvo I reckon.Boys and girls, welcome to the annual haze season in Singapore.You can read about more the haze (mainly

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Another reason to seek full time employment
Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:41 AM

Knock! Knock!Yes?Bernard, have a look at this month's credit card and mobile bills.This month's mobile bill is pretty high. Your Thailand roaming calls and smses alone cost more than $24!Oh, here is the credit card bill. You better watch how you spend

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Worms Found in Apple
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:40 AM

Hackers loose worms on Apple: The AustralianChris JenkinsMARCH 22, 2005 THE era of perceived invulnerability for Apple's Mac operating system is over. The company's Unix-based operating system is now the subject of a growing number high-risk vulnerabilities,

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Adult-Proof Internet Software for Safer Browsing
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:16 AM

If we have software to safeguard children on the Internet especially those undesirable sites. How come we don't have one version for ADULTS? A software to protect them from phlishing, pop-ups, internet scams, free anti-spyware, make money from the internet, free

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Ber's Aus Trip 05 Series: The Age Harvest Picnic
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:45 AM

When I was over in Melbourne, Adam and Tramy took me out to visit the Hanging Rocks. Both of them are some of my dearest friends in Melbourne. We knew each other since the start of our uni days in International Mews. During the journey, we stopped over

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Closing Thought of the Day
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:50 PM

Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.- T.S. EliotNow listening toTanto Tempo - Bebel GilbertoSingapore is too hot ...

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Bloody W@nk3r!
Monday, March 21, 2005 2:06 PM

Sorry boys and girls ... please excuse the language.There is a bloody w@nk3r out there who have called me on my mobile repeatedly all day with an unlisted number but refuses to identify itself.I can hear background noises out there but this person does

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Thank you "linksys"
Monday, March 21, 2005 9:44 AM

I'm currently connected to the Internet, thanks to the network with the ssid broadcasting as "linksys". Wireless networks very standard in Singapore households but not everyone are taking all the necessary measures to secure their network.How are

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Acquisitions Notice
Monday, March 21, 2005 8:03 AM

A'skani Music Network is pleased to announce our successful acquisitions of several excellent new records in Australia. Our CEO believes that this new acquisitions will add strong long term value to our existing stellar collection of records. Fabric

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Bangkok Trip Pictures
Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:31 PM

Here is the link for the pictures from my recent Bangkok trip with my primary school friends, Xuanming and Axton.Some of the pictures have captions included.Bernard's Bangkok Trip 2005

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Good Morning Melbourne ..opps Singapore
Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:17 AM

Good morning noisy MRT trains, no more regular friendly neighbourhood Monash gym staffs and environment, say hello to city gyms, fake, fat smoking California Fitness gym staffs who don't have their members' interests at heart, posers, feminine behaving

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Shark Island Swim
Sunday, March 20, 2005 12:13 AM

Check out the excellent picture by Nick Wienholt. Nick is one of 2 Sydney .NET user groups leader. This is just a thumbnail preview of the actual picture.Currently catching up on my blog entries, later my Herald Sun AFL season preview ;)

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I'm Back! Did anynoe notice ;)
Saturday, March 19, 2005 11:45 PM

I'm finally back in Singapore after a long holiday in Melbourne. I had a wonderful time revisiting my fav stores, restaurants, haunts, parks and friends. Had an opportunity to sit in for Dave Glover's Web Services presentation. Finally I understood

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Closing Thought of the Day
Friday, March 18, 2005 12:56 PM

You keep asking us who called the cook a bastard;what we want to know is who called a the bastard a cook.- Anonymous Australian Soldier

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PCs bad for banking
Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:16 PM

Below is the link to the secure internet banking article featured on The Weekend Australian article (reprinted on The Australian IT).Summary:PERSONAL home computers were never designed to act as secure ATMs and could not be trusted for internet banking

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Is MAN-kind Dying Out?
Thursday, March 17, 2005 11:01 PM

.... "The human X chromosome has a unique biology that was shaped by its evolution ... (and) holds a unique place in the history of medical genetics," says their paper. In their set of 23 pairs of chromosomes, humans have a pair of gender chromosomes,

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A phishing wolf in sheep's clothing
Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:21 AM

An easily remedied Web site loophole may be leaving banks and other companies that do business online more susceptible to phishing attacks, according to Netcraft. ... more on News.comI decided to blog about this because last week in the Weekend Australian,

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Nike Melbourne Running Club Run
Monday, March 14, 2005 9:20 AM

Had a active day today. Went to the gym in this morning, did 30mins on the treadmill and 10 mins on the steeper and proceeded with some swissball and strength training exercises (part of my training program). Most part of the afternoon was spent

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Where is Microsoft heading with Web Services?
Monday, March 14, 2005 2:38 AM

For the guys in Melbourne.Dave Glover is to present a talk on what is going on at Microsoft and across the IT industry as part of an effort to define and utilise enabling Standards for SOAs. Dave will give a broad overview of the SOA vision and explain

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Chelsea Beach - City - Moomba Waterfest
Monday, March 14, 2005 2:33 AM

Yesterday I went to for a beach outing organised by the Students Association of Singapore . Although my membership has expired since last year, Richard (the Secretary, one of my friends from gym) and Glynis (the President) welcome to come for

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Capability Maturity Model Integration in VS 2005 Team System
Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:54 PM

I just came across this press release from the Aus .NET Mailing list :)It is really good to have CMMI process guidance in VS 2005. It's one thing to know about the features of the tool, it crucial that we know to access and use it. Apart from software

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Back in Melbourne
Friday, March 11, 2005 3:14 AM

I have just got back from Sunshine Coast-Brisbane early (1am-ish) this morning. It was a relaxing trip and I had lots of sun, the sea, outdoor activities, over-priced food ("But hey, I'm on vacation ..."), visited the Australia Zoo, the awesome Sunshine

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Dinner @ Fed Sq
Saturday, March 05, 2005 2:08 PM

This evening I had dinner @ Timeout Cafe with some of the old Honours gang. Andrea (and her partner, Luke), Fiona, Margaret, Dhaminda and Leona. We had a pleasant and simple dinner meal together and had lots of laughs and catch up.Some of the old

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Sir William H. Gates
Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:22 AM

Gates to receive honorary knighthoodSource: The Age Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates will be awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth today for his outstanding contribution to enterprise. Gates, the world's wealthiest

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Enjoying Myself
Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:16 AM

I having been enjoying myself since returning to Melbourne.Yesterday, Leona and I took a tram right to Port Melbourne and from there we walked all the way to St Kilda (Fitzory Street).The weather gods have been very kind to me since I have been in Melbourne.

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