Sunday, November 01, 2009
Useful link for iPhone dev
http://networkpx.blogspot.com/2009/09/compiling-iphoneos-31-apps-with-xcode.html
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Sharing Printers on Windows 7 (0x000006d9)
If you are trying to share a printer in Windows 7 and get the error 0x000006d9, check your system services. If your Windows Firewall service is off, turn it on and try again.
Worked for me when I tried to share a printer. I guess W7 was trying to add a rule to allow the printer to be accessible but as the service was off, it couldn't modify it and hence couldn't share it out.
Worked for me when I tried to share a printer. I guess W7 was trying to add a rule to allow the printer to be accessible but as the service was off, it couldn't modify it and hence couldn't share it out.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
How to compile freaking php on my mac.
./configure \
--prefix=/usr/local \
--with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs \
--with-ldap=/usr \
--with-kerberos=/usr \
--enable-cli \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr \
--enable-exif \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-mbregex \
--enable-sockets \
--with-iodbc=/usr \
--with-curl=/usr \
--with-config-file-path=/etc \
--sysconfdir=/private/etc \
--with-mysql-sock=/var/mysql \
--with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config \
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \
--with-openssl=shared,/usr \
--with-xmlrpc \
--with-xsl=/usr \
--with-pear \
--with-libxml-dir=/usr \
--with-iconv=shared,/usr \
--with-pdo-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config \
--with-gd \
--with-jpeg-dir \
--with-png-dir=/sw \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local \
--with-mcrypt=/sw
http://www.malisphoto.com/tips/php-on-os-x.html
http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/leopard-iconv-and-php5
--prefix=/usr/local \
--with-apxs2=/usr/sbin/apxs \
--with-ldap=/usr \
--with-kerberos=/usr \
--enable-cli \
--with-zlib-dir=/usr \
--enable-exif \
--enable-ftp \
--enable-mbstring \
--enable-mbregex \
--enable-sockets \
--with-iodbc=/usr \
--with-curl=/usr \
--with-config-file-path=/etc \
--sysconfdir=/private/etc \
--with-mysql-sock=/var/mysql \
--with-mysqli=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config \
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql \
--with-openssl=shared,/usr \
--with-xmlrpc \
--with-xsl=/usr \
--with-pear \
--with-libxml-dir=/usr \
--with-iconv=shared,/usr \
--with-pdo-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config \
--with-gd \
--with-jpeg-dir \
--with-png-dir=/sw \
--with-freetype-dir=/usr/local \
--with-mcrypt=/sw
http://www.malisphoto.com/tips/php-on-os-x.html
http://diymacserver.com/forum/topic/leopard-iconv-and-php5
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Changing ideas
Yes, it's been a while since I last penned here. There are several reasons ... too lazy, the tools are not available when I want to do it, it's all on FB already ...
But well, I guess I better put something here too :P So my loyal readers can read.
Things have pretty much changed since the ideas of last time. I remember last time, it was pretty much absolutes. The future partner must be a virgin! He must be this! That! Etc.
But reading SG Brides changed my mindset. It doesn't really matter whether he did It or not, it's still the same person regardless. I remember I was quite shocked actually, that many people are getting it on without getting married. (Yes I guess I'm a prude >_>)
Looking back too, while in Converscient, I was pretty satisfied (to use the term loosely). A job, doesn't pay much, but it was okay, not many big complaints, go back everyday play wow. That's fine really. Some time sooner or later I'll earn enough to afford a car.
Well that was the idea then. Things changed after going to muvee. I think it was due to a number of reasons - older (and hence more mature? lol), meet different people (the people I mixed with in Converscient were chiefly my peers in age).
The different people I met taught me different things, and somehow awoken the hunger. The wtf am I still doing here? Why am I not getting HIS pay? Why do I have to save money to afford this? Why can't I expand my income so that I can afford this?
I met SG and YJ the other day. I guess you can put us in the 'losers' category. (Yes, I'm not burning with self righteousness by saying I'm not in the grp). Amongst us we have people who have never dated, people who only had 1 partner and refused to try again, people who aren't excelling in their careers, people who are sitting on their bums waiting for stuff to happen, people who just accept everything that comes their way, people who don't fight.
It's kind of sobering, thinking about this. The only time is now. Do you want to live an average life? Look back upon it at your deathbed and realise that you didn't do anything at all. That you were a person of no consequence? That in a blink of an eye (on a cosmic scale), you were nothing. Friends say a few things about you at your funeral, and that's it. Life goes on. Nothing happened.
This is probably putting it a little too harshly. Unless you're a true hermit, most of us touch people everyday.
Well, at least I'm glad I realised this, and also realise the need to climb out of this cesspit. I don't know what to do about the people I know who are still like this. Do they know? Do they know and just ignore this? Do they know, and do nothing about it? Do they defeat themselves by telling themselves that they don't amount to anything?
Are they really comfortable with the idea that they are alone? Do they not think of whether they should find someone? Or just sit and wait? Jiang Ziya diao yu?
For some people, things happen easily for them. For others, they have to fight for it if they want to have it. Just because you don't have it now doesn't mean you're not destined to have it.
I came across this little gem when I was reading my (now) favourite site: www.cracked.com
And here's what one of my friends had to say about it:
Why are some people I know so afraid of failure? I'm afraid of it too, I know. I'm working to remove that. It's okay to fail. It's better to have tried, and failed, than not to have tried at all. Rather than sit staring at the closed door wondering what's on the other side, or fearing about what's on the other side, just wtf open it! Open it and deal with what comes out from the other side. It could be good, it could be bad. Whatever it is, it will make you stronger. You will learn from the experience (Well of course you can choose not too...)
Alongside with the realisation (that I hang out with losers), is that I have to make other kinds of friends. Friends who have the same kind of mindset. I only know four so far. Need to find more.
This doesn't mean I'm not a loser, nor am I saying I'll ignore nor think any less of the 'loser' friends that I have, but, birds of a feather flock together. Friends influence your way of thinking, what you do, and can give good advice.
Sigh. I dunno. I wanted to send all this and then some to my friends, but... well really. Is there a point to it? If you hold yourself so small, should I bother to hold yourself for your true worth? If you can't even see the beauty in yourself, should I even bother to tell you how beautiful you are? Should I bother to drag a boulder up a mountain? A boulder that doesn't even want to go up in the first place?
Doesn't seem like it's logical hor. But it's quite sad to see people wasting their time like this...
Not like I'm not wasting my time ;) I do do that sometimes... :P
I found this blog while stumbling, http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/03/21/why-some-people-almost-always-are-successful/ it seems pretty good. Nice posts. Check it out.
But well, I guess I better put something here too :P So my loyal readers can read.
Things have pretty much changed since the ideas of last time. I remember last time, it was pretty much absolutes. The future partner must be a virgin! He must be this! That! Etc.
But reading SG Brides changed my mindset. It doesn't really matter whether he did It or not, it's still the same person regardless. I remember I was quite shocked actually, that many people are getting it on without getting married. (Yes I guess I'm a prude >_>)
Looking back too, while in Converscient, I was pretty satisfied (to use the term loosely). A job, doesn't pay much, but it was okay, not many big complaints, go back everyday play wow. That's fine really. Some time sooner or later I'll earn enough to afford a car.
Well that was the idea then. Things changed after going to muvee. I think it was due to a number of reasons - older (and hence more mature? lol), meet different people (the people I mixed with in Converscient were chiefly my peers in age).
The different people I met taught me different things, and somehow awoken the hunger. The wtf am I still doing here? Why am I not getting HIS pay? Why do I have to save money to afford this? Why can't I expand my income so that I can afford this?
I met SG and YJ the other day. I guess you can put us in the 'losers' category. (Yes, I'm not burning with self righteousness by saying I'm not in the grp). Amongst us we have people who have never dated, people who only had 1 partner and refused to try again, people who aren't excelling in their careers, people who are sitting on their bums waiting for stuff to happen, people who just accept everything that comes their way, people who don't fight.
It's kind of sobering, thinking about this. The only time is now. Do you want to live an average life? Look back upon it at your deathbed and realise that you didn't do anything at all. That you were a person of no consequence? That in a blink of an eye (on a cosmic scale), you were nothing. Friends say a few things about you at your funeral, and that's it. Life goes on. Nothing happened.
This is probably putting it a little too harshly. Unless you're a true hermit, most of us touch people everyday.
Well, at least I'm glad I realised this, and also realise the need to climb out of this cesspit. I don't know what to do about the people I know who are still like this. Do they know? Do they know and just ignore this? Do they know, and do nothing about it? Do they defeat themselves by telling themselves that they don't amount to anything?
Are they really comfortable with the idea that they are alone? Do they not think of whether they should find someone? Or just sit and wait? Jiang Ziya diao yu?
For some people, things happen easily for them. For others, they have to fight for it if they want to have it. Just because you don't have it now doesn't mean you're not destined to have it.
I came across this little gem when I was reading my (now) favourite site: www.cracked.com
One of the most common reasons we procrastinate is fear that the end result won't live up to the "perfect" idea in our heads. Think about the writer friend of yours who has never actually written anything, because they're "waiting for the right idea" for a book to come along.
This is why people wind up living in their parents' basement--waiting for the perfect job, the perfect girl, the perfect friendship--before committing to anything.
And here's what one of my friends had to say about it:
You don't figure out the right way to do something without making mistakes. And nobody's perfect.
It's almost better knowing how something sucks and making due rather than for waiting forever for it to be perfect.
Why are some people I know so afraid of failure? I'm afraid of it too, I know. I'm working to remove that. It's okay to fail. It's better to have tried, and failed, than not to have tried at all. Rather than sit staring at the closed door wondering what's on the other side, or fearing about what's on the other side, just wtf open it! Open it and deal with what comes out from the other side. It could be good, it could be bad. Whatever it is, it will make you stronger. You will learn from the experience (Well of course you can choose not too...)
Alongside with the realisation (that I hang out with losers), is that I have to make other kinds of friends. Friends who have the same kind of mindset. I only know four so far. Need to find more.
This doesn't mean I'm not a loser, nor am I saying I'll ignore nor think any less of the 'loser' friends that I have, but, birds of a feather flock together. Friends influence your way of thinking, what you do, and can give good advice.
Sigh. I dunno. I wanted to send all this and then some to my friends, but... well really. Is there a point to it? If you hold yourself so small, should I bother to hold yourself for your true worth? If you can't even see the beauty in yourself, should I even bother to tell you how beautiful you are? Should I bother to drag a boulder up a mountain? A boulder that doesn't even want to go up in the first place?
Doesn't seem like it's logical hor. But it's quite sad to see people wasting their time like this...
Not like I'm not wasting my time ;) I do do that sometimes... :P
I found this blog while stumbling, http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/03/21/why-some-people-almost-always-are-successful/ it seems pretty good. Nice posts. Check it out.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Thoughts...
Talked to R today about LP.. about the stuff that I've been through.
His feedback. For weeks he's been seeing me go around this cycle looking for an answer to a non existent problem.
I've been feeling pretty shoehorned for this entire course. Why do I have to behave like this? Why .. why blah blah. For some people, I guess it works for them. They feel the breakthrough, they feel like they have done something different, and it's great for them. But people are different. What is important to them isn't necessarily important to another person.
In a way this course has been pretty beneficial. I did learn stuff, and to me, found my greatest breakthrough which will take me through life. But to other ppl, no it's not a breakthrough, etc etc. .. Duh? We have different ways of judging..
I've been judged by a person who said less than 50 words to me. Based on that quick analysis, he can say I don't make creative input at work. But R, being boss and all, said no. Well ya I guess so, that was what I answered then. And that person said even louder. You don't.
So well I gave up. I realised then if I continue fighting, I will be labelled as defensive. But yet if I just let it slide, I'm not being true to myself.
So was kinda blah.
And that happened again by that coursemate who said I don't have my breakthrough yet. Babe, we have different kinds of breakthroughs.
I know, there are various ways to look at this. To do something different, to try out different stuff. Ya .. I agree. But I'm just not wired that way. I like saying "I don't have that plugin installed" etc. It's just a quirk of mine. Then they say, don't think! Use your heart!
But ... well .. er the heart is silent leh. If you wanna listen to the heart... That's not the way I'm wired.
Then the same coursemate was saying that people want the same things. (Well in a very basic way I guess). And the fact that I want my car to be neon light, door lights .. etc etc, is cause somehow not open at all etc etc. That people are the same .. blah..
I dunno. I just like my car to have lights... flashy shitz.... No particular reason.
I dunno
Now feeling rather negative about the whole thing.
It has its merits.
But... I guess it's not for me.
His feedback. For weeks he's been seeing me go around this cycle looking for an answer to a non existent problem.
I've been feeling pretty shoehorned for this entire course. Why do I have to behave like this? Why .. why blah blah. For some people, I guess it works for them. They feel the breakthrough, they feel like they have done something different, and it's great for them. But people are different. What is important to them isn't necessarily important to another person.
In a way this course has been pretty beneficial. I did learn stuff, and to me, found my greatest breakthrough which will take me through life. But to other ppl, no it's not a breakthrough, etc etc. .. Duh? We have different ways of judging..
I've been judged by a person who said less than 50 words to me. Based on that quick analysis, he can say I don't make creative input at work. But R, being boss and all, said no. Well ya I guess so, that was what I answered then. And that person said even louder. You don't.
So well I gave up. I realised then if I continue fighting, I will be labelled as defensive. But yet if I just let it slide, I'm not being true to myself.
So was kinda blah.
And that happened again by that coursemate who said I don't have my breakthrough yet. Babe, we have different kinds of breakthroughs.
I know, there are various ways to look at this. To do something different, to try out different stuff. Ya .. I agree. But I'm just not wired that way. I like saying "I don't have that plugin installed" etc. It's just a quirk of mine. Then they say, don't think! Use your heart!
But ... well .. er the heart is silent leh. If you wanna listen to the heart... That's not the way I'm wired.
Then the same coursemate was saying that people want the same things. (Well in a very basic way I guess). And the fact that I want my car to be neon light, door lights .. etc etc, is cause somehow not open at all etc etc. That people are the same .. blah..
I dunno. I just like my car to have lights... flashy shitz.... No particular reason.
I dunno
Now feeling rather negative about the whole thing.
It has its merits.
But... I guess it's not for me.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Blatantly obvious .. To some
Regarding LP...
These few days I've been feeling resentful about the time needed, and my logical mind kept finding excuses to quit.
But last night, in bed, I was thinking when I solve problems like computer probs, fixing bugs ..
I never dwell on the "why did this happen!?!"
I just think of "It's .. ok .. It happened already. What can I do to fix it?"
Can't I just let the heart (or mind .. depending on subject matter) decide..
OK I want to do X and put the power and energy of my logical mind behind THINKING how to make it work rather than whining about it.
These few days I've been feeling resentful about the time needed, and my logical mind kept finding excuses to quit.
But last night, in bed, I was thinking when I solve problems like computer probs, fixing bugs ..
I never dwell on the "why did this happen!?!"
I just think of "It's .. ok .. It happened already. What can I do to fix it?"
Can't I just let the heart (or mind .. depending on subject matter) decide..
OK I want to do X and put the power and energy of my logical mind behind THINKING how to make it work rather than whining about it.
Monday, October 06, 2008
Gah
Been feeling rather depressed these few days. Frankly if really pressed for an answer, I wouldn't have one.. it's just .. blarhgz.
I realise that one of my difficulties is to trust people. Well, I can do things solo and all's fine, but rely on someone to do stuff... That can get quite difficult. And almost everything that happens always shows that's a correct assumption.
Maybe I'm a control freak :P
Anyways I've been talking to DA, asking him if he sees a possibility where he can shift too, and be well .. warmer, more trusting, closer to people and stuff like that.
He is cautious about it ... Not like totally unwilling to try, but kinda approaching this with a 1000 foot long stick. Frankly, I cannot imagine DA being like this. (Similarly I cannot imagine myself like this -.-). But well DA has his LA which he is completely 100%+++ devoted to.
But I guess I should try and sit down with him and see if we can work something out..kinda like .. get out there... be er .. I don't know =.= I don't even really know what's supposed to happen.
It's kinda silly actually, since well.. that's DA, and this is me. That's .. that.
I realise that one of my difficulties is to trust people. Well, I can do things solo and all's fine, but rely on someone to do stuff... That can get quite difficult. And almost everything that happens always shows that's a correct assumption.
Maybe I'm a control freak :P
Anyways I've been talking to DA, asking him if he sees a possibility where he can shift too, and be well .. warmer, more trusting, closer to people and stuff like that.
He is cautious about it ... Not like totally unwilling to try, but kinda approaching this with a 1000 foot long stick. Frankly, I cannot imagine DA being like this. (Similarly I cannot imagine myself like this -.-). But well DA has his LA which he is completely 100%+++ devoted to.
But I guess I should try and sit down with him and see if we can work something out..kinda like .. get out there... be er .. I don't know =.= I don't even really know what's supposed to happen.
It's kinda silly actually, since well.. that's DA, and this is me. That's .. that.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Shifting
No, this is not shifting house or what. It's a term in Asiaworks about shifting yourself. It's pretty interesting so far. These few days I've been feeling cautiously optimistic and actually cheerful these days. Usually everyday it's kinda of a blah mood, but it's been ^_^~
Not too bad I guess.
Also going to volunteer for the first time in my life >_> Omg. I actually signed up for 2 things at this current time in writing. Signed up for Cheshire Home and NLB. Tomorrow will be packed, gotta go for team meeting in the morning and then 10 - 12 is the NLB orientation and 4pm need to go to the Home. Add to that I need to get some work done! Zomg!
Looks like Sunday will have to work quite alot liao. Actually the NLB thing is abit extra, but it's quite cool, I've always liked libraries ^_^; Would most likely have to scale something back, depending lo.
Need to work on my project plan later.. Time is going to be tight, and I can't overcommit..
But .. bottom line .. I feel cheerful! ~ woo.
Not too bad I guess.
Also going to volunteer for the first time in my life >_> Omg. I actually signed up for 2 things at this current time in writing. Signed up for Cheshire Home and NLB. Tomorrow will be packed, gotta go for team meeting in the morning and then 10 - 12 is the NLB orientation and 4pm need to go to the Home. Add to that I need to get some work done! Zomg!
Looks like Sunday will have to work quite alot liao. Actually the NLB thing is abit extra, but it's quite cool, I've always liked libraries ^_^; Would most likely have to scale something back, depending lo.
Need to work on my project plan later.. Time is going to be tight, and I can't overcommit..
But .. bottom line .. I feel cheerful! ~ woo.
Friday, September 12, 2008
rawr!
Wah so long nv blog here, the new UI is slightly different! Pretty interesting.
I have been so busy these days, going on courses and such. Been doing this course by asiaworks.. Up to now I still can't really categorise it, except that it's for self awareness and living your life fully. Lol. It IS pretty good imo, although I have a friend in the States who took it and didn't feel so good about it. I guess it's individual experience and stuff bah. So far my mates are pretty cool, would love to keep in contact with them always.
Well, it's time to start rolling up the sleeves to speed pick up Ruby on Rails, it's going to be an interesting 3+ mths ahead. MUSTTTTTT be able to do well in this!! Will have to be super hardworking liao.
Was reading about the election news yesterday. Omg. Dudes, if I had to vote, I wouldn't vote for the girl next door. I'd vote for the smart dude, who can THINK and actually do shit rather than someone who's exactly like me. WTF would I vote for myself to lead a country? (Well in this case, I can do a pretty good job!). But seriously, what's with the, "Oh she's just like me! Therefore I shall vote for her!" or "Experience doesn't matter! It's your ethics that do!" ...
Stop dragging religion into politics man. Just because he's/she's a devout Christian/Buddhist/Muslim/whatever, doesn't make him/her a good politician/decision maker etc.
I have been so busy these days, going on courses and such. Been doing this course by asiaworks.. Up to now I still can't really categorise it, except that it's for self awareness and living your life fully. Lol. It IS pretty good imo, although I have a friend in the States who took it and didn't feel so good about it. I guess it's individual experience and stuff bah. So far my mates are pretty cool, would love to keep in contact with them always.
Well, it's time to start rolling up the sleeves to speed pick up Ruby on Rails, it's going to be an interesting 3+ mths ahead. MUSTTTTTT be able to do well in this!! Will have to be super hardworking liao.
Was reading about the election news yesterday. Omg. Dudes, if I had to vote, I wouldn't vote for the girl next door. I'd vote for the smart dude, who can THINK and actually do shit rather than someone who's exactly like me. WTF would I vote for myself to lead a country? (Well in this case, I can do a pretty good job!). But seriously, what's with the, "Oh she's just like me! Therefore I shall vote for her!" or "Experience doesn't matter! It's your ethics that do!" ...
Stop dragging religion into politics man. Just because he's/she's a devout Christian/Buddhist/Muslim/whatever, doesn't make him/her a good politician/decision maker etc.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Looking back..
So today marks the next chapter of my life... Today is the day where my ties with muvee are severed. Poofed.
It's kinda sad actually, I felt quite sorry ... kinda regretful ... etc.
Looking back at my work experience... I guess the years in muvee were the most fruitful.
In Converscient, I learnt to be a peon, learnt that SI was shit, and I didn't really want to do it, learnt what kind of projects I should avoid, learnt server setups ... etc.
In muvee, I learnt how to not be a peon, how to think about things. Not just listen blindly, but to think for myself. I must say I leave muvee a changed person.
But I still don't know what I really want. Maybe the workshop next week will tell me ...
It's kinda sad actually, I felt quite sorry ... kinda regretful ... etc.
Looking back at my work experience... I guess the years in muvee were the most fruitful.
In Converscient, I learnt to be a peon, learnt that SI was shit, and I didn't really want to do it, learnt what kind of projects I should avoid, learnt server setups ... etc.
In muvee, I learnt how to not be a peon, how to think about things. Not just listen blindly, but to think for myself. I must say I leave muvee a changed person.
But I still don't know what I really want. Maybe the workshop next week will tell me ...
Friday, August 08, 2008
Digital art
Went to the digital art exhibition last sat. It was pretty bad imo... Most of the time I was thinking wtf? What's the point of this shitz? Either I didn't understand it, or it just didn't .. well make sense to me.
These few pics are fun though. We saw this the moment we stepped into the museum lolz. Again I was thinking wtf.. the description totally is very lame.. Like David .. examined under the female eye.. blah blah yawnz IMO it's just .. stupid looking .. -_-;
These few pics are fun though. We saw this the moment we stepped into the museum lolz. Again I was thinking wtf.. the description totally is very lame.. Like David .. examined under the female eye.. blah blah yawnz IMO it's just .. stupid looking .. -_-;
owww...
Result of langaing with a bicycle =.=; I've always known at the back of my head that that place was rather dangerous, cos it was a T junction and ppl travelling on the _ side can't see the ppl approaching from |.. I've always told myself to look before heading out of the |, but I usually don't...
So well today it happened.. I walked out... and langa a bicycle =.= At first I was thinking not too bad, he didn't knock into my body, didn't crash anywhere... was ok. Then later in the bus I felt some pain at the toe, looked down and it was zomfg blood!!! =.= Pain ....
Underneath of the nail is purplesh liao.. Going to replace the name.. I think the bic didn't run over it, but more like maybe the nail hit it and was pushed to 1 side (as you can see it's a bit \ to 1 side...)
Urgh.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
How to make money... lots of it
So I went to a talk today about $$ planning. After the talk (which was pretty entertaining ... I was worried that I might /thud /snore /drool), I was mulling over it...
So basically, here are some of the ways to make $$
1 - Business
2 - Investment
... Got some other lah but I can't remember..
Out of investments there's
1 - Property
2 - Stocks & Shares
3 - Wine
4 - Zurich ..
5 - Other weird shit....
So I was thinking ... how best for us peons to earn the most $$? To me, it's either business or property... Stocks & shares depends on your capital (and/or how much you leverage it), and it depends on your trades..
The speaker succeeded (initially) on property. It pretty much seems like the way to go, but needs knowledge and timing .. and balls I guess. Take a huge loan to buy a flat... especially if you're not buying for your own. And if you're buying purely for investment, you'll need to buy private unless you're >35.
Business need risk taking ... But nowadays it's not hard to open a business? Just require bigger balls. Lol.
Time to do due diligence....
So basically, here are some of the ways to make $$
1 - Business
2 - Investment
... Got some other lah but I can't remember..
Out of investments there's
1 - Property
2 - Stocks & Shares
3 - Wine
4 - Zurich ..
5 - Other weird shit....
So I was thinking ... how best for us peons to earn the most $$? To me, it's either business or property... Stocks & shares depends on your capital (and/or how much you leverage it), and it depends on your trades..
The speaker succeeded (initially) on property. It pretty much seems like the way to go, but needs knowledge and timing .. and balls I guess. Take a huge loan to buy a flat... especially if you're not buying for your own. And if you're buying purely for investment, you'll need to buy private unless you're >35.
Business need risk taking ... But nowadays it's not hard to open a business? Just require bigger balls. Lol.
Time to do due diligence....
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Dumb shitz
So .. after a long agonising period, I finally threw letter. Woo. You cannot imagine the relief... and the release I felt. BU said "you cannot imagine the sense of loss I felt".. Well, I'd like to say to him, you cannot imagine the relief and release I felt.
Lolz
Anyway the moment I stepped home just now, my mom was saying .. I dunno what you're so busy doing outside, but if you're not interested in him, don't give him chance. (+ other sundry comments about guys and marriage and such)
My knee jerk reaction was what the fuck are you talking about?
Duh. Does she only see things like this? -_-
wtf.
Lolz
Anyway the moment I stepped home just now, my mom was saying .. I dunno what you're so busy doing outside, but if you're not interested in him, don't give him chance. (+ other sundry comments about guys and marriage and such)
My knee jerk reaction was what the fuck are you talking about?
Duh. Does she only see things like this? -_-
wtf.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Who knows? God knows? Nobody knows!
We were supposed to go to staging this week.
Didn't happen.
We are supposed to go live next week.
There has been 0 testing.
Are we going live?
Who knows? God knows? Nobody knows!
Didn't happen.
We are supposed to go live next week.
There has been 0 testing.
Are we going live?
Who knows? God knows? Nobody knows!
Life with an MBP
As some of you may (or may not!) know, I bought an MBP last week :D What's an MBP? It's a Macbook pro of course! And being the poor peon that I am, I went for the 24 mth interest free installment, and being the poor peon that I am, I bought the cheapest 15"er, souped up to 4gb ram :P
Her name? Imperator! At first it was a tentative name, but I guess it grows on you. Somehow Imperator seems to be masculine, but my fleet is always feminine.
So far I've alreadby bought a 110$ bag for her, but I haven't taken her out yet. Been mainly computing on the bed with her.. Thinking of buying a Belkin cooling pad, bring down her temperature. She usually runs at 71 on load.. Kinda hot huh. So far haven't done much programming on her.. Don't really have the right ergonomic environment for a laptop at the moment ..
But she's fantastic!! :D
Her name? Imperator! At first it was a tentative name, but I guess it grows on you. Somehow Imperator seems to be masculine, but my fleet is always feminine.
So far I've alreadby bought a 110$ bag for her, but I haven't taken her out yet. Been mainly computing on the bed with her.. Thinking of buying a Belkin cooling pad, bring down her temperature. She usually runs at 71 on load.. Kinda hot huh. So far haven't done much programming on her.. Don't really have the right ergonomic environment for a laptop at the moment ..
But she's fantastic!! :D
Friday, June 20, 2008
The power of options
No.. I'm not talking about the trading derivative. Rather, I'm talking about options as a whole.
What are options? TFD defines options as thus (irrelevant ones removed):
op·tion (
p
sh
n)n.
So .. how many of us have options, in terms of working, lifestyle? What kind of options do we need? Well I'm going to focus more on working options, since that's what I'm primarily concerned about these days.
Your boss is mean to you. His demands are unreasonable. You feel so angry and want to piak him/throw letter/etc. But can you? Do you have the capability to? How will your car/house/education loan get paid? Can you get a job elsewhere?
Nay, that will never happen to me, I hear you say. My boss is very nice.. sure he's abit mean sometimes but mostly he's nice.
Ah, but then again... some things are unforeseeable. What if he suddenly gets replaced? What if the company poofs? (It does happen! Well the example I've seen isn't really a company, but there was this kopi tiam which I walked past everyday at the old company. And one morning, when I walked past it, it was closed, with OCBC notices on it. Apparently the owner had been defaulting on payments and such. So imagine if you're one of the stall owners.. You wake up, prepare your stuff and go to your stall, only to find it closed. Who'd knew?) If shit happens, do you have the ability to escape relatively unscathed?
Having options gives you leverage. If you're underpaid, you can either walk, or show your boss the options (ie job offers) you have and negotiate for higher pay. Else? Sit around at lunch/dinner with friends and colleagues and bitch about it? I realised that I have no more patience for such crap. Don't bitch about stuff, not unless you're ready to make a change.
You need to anticipate and prepare for change. It might not be your doing, but it would most definitely affect you.
-----
Mindsets, this slightly digresses from the topic, but mindsets must also be changed. A lot of us (well I used to be like that too) always just think .. well okay, I'm just a peon, I do what the boss asks me to do. I obey his every order. He want me to go East, I go East..
That's the makings of a good peon. But do you want to just be a peon? You will just be a fixture in the office, the obedient one whom the boss can depend on. That's nice, but is this it?
I was talking to my ex line manager the other day, and he was saying, if you want to distinguish yourself, you need to show initiative. Similarly, the books I've read say roughly the same thing too. Don't go to your boss with a problem. Rather, go to him to notify him of the issue, and suggest solutions. In this situation, you can influence his decision to pick the solution that you want.
Mindsets about salary and money issues have to change too. Alot of people just go, well I'll save $X every month, and when I finally have enough, I'll be able to buy Y item. Why? Why try to save? What about turn it around (as wont in Phoenix Wright games)? Instead of saving the money, what about telling yourself that you want to EARN the money to afford Y item? (Admittedly it's hard.. I'm still trying to learn this). Why scrimp on your salary? What about think of ways to INCREASE your salary so that you can afford Y item (faster)?
And lastly... negotiate. Try to learn that (I'm learning too! ><) Nothing is truly cut and dried. Humans are not 0 and 1. You can always negotiate (and to do it better, you need leverage!)
Whoever reads this, please ponder over it. Don't just be a peon with no leverage. Improve yourself, anticipate and prepare for change!
What are options? TFD defines options as thus (irrelevant ones removed):
op·tion (
pshn)n.- The act of choosing; choice. See Synonyms at choice.
- The power or freedom to choose.
- Something chosen or available as a choice.
So .. how many of us have options, in terms of working, lifestyle? What kind of options do we need? Well I'm going to focus more on working options, since that's what I'm primarily concerned about these days.
Your boss is mean to you. His demands are unreasonable. You feel so angry and want to piak him/throw letter/etc. But can you? Do you have the capability to? How will your car/house/education loan get paid? Can you get a job elsewhere?
Nay, that will never happen to me, I hear you say. My boss is very nice.. sure he's abit mean sometimes but mostly he's nice.
Ah, but then again... some things are unforeseeable. What if he suddenly gets replaced? What if the company poofs? (It does happen! Well the example I've seen isn't really a company, but there was this kopi tiam which I walked past everyday at the old company. And one morning, when I walked past it, it was closed, with OCBC notices on it. Apparently the owner had been defaulting on payments and such. So imagine if you're one of the stall owners.. You wake up, prepare your stuff and go to your stall, only to find it closed. Who'd knew?) If shit happens, do you have the ability to escape relatively unscathed?
Having options gives you leverage. If you're underpaid, you can either walk, or show your boss the options (ie job offers) you have and negotiate for higher pay. Else? Sit around at lunch/dinner with friends and colleagues and bitch about it? I realised that I have no more patience for such crap. Don't bitch about stuff, not unless you're ready to make a change.
You need to anticipate and prepare for change. It might not be your doing, but it would most definitely affect you.
-----
Mindsets, this slightly digresses from the topic, but mindsets must also be changed. A lot of us (well I used to be like that too) always just think .. well okay, I'm just a peon, I do what the boss asks me to do. I obey his every order. He want me to go East, I go East..
That's the makings of a good peon. But do you want to just be a peon? You will just be a fixture in the office, the obedient one whom the boss can depend on. That's nice, but is this it?
I was talking to my ex line manager the other day, and he was saying, if you want to distinguish yourself, you need to show initiative. Similarly, the books I've read say roughly the same thing too. Don't go to your boss with a problem. Rather, go to him to notify him of the issue, and suggest solutions. In this situation, you can influence his decision to pick the solution that you want.
Mindsets about salary and money issues have to change too. Alot of people just go, well I'll save $X every month, and when I finally have enough, I'll be able to buy Y item. Why? Why try to save? What about turn it around (as wont in Phoenix Wright games)? Instead of saving the money, what about telling yourself that you want to EARN the money to afford Y item? (Admittedly it's hard.. I'm still trying to learn this). Why scrimp on your salary? What about think of ways to INCREASE your salary so that you can afford Y item (faster)?
And lastly... negotiate. Try to learn that (I'm learning too! ><) Nothing is truly cut and dried. Humans are not 0 and 1. You can always negotiate (and to do it better, you need leverage!)
Whoever reads this, please ponder over it. Don't just be a peon with no leverage. Improve yourself, anticipate and prepare for change!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Two things
Happened today.. (3 if you count this blogging event!)
1 - I received my first cold call. Woot.
It was for an SI position.. and she didn't bat an eyelid when I quoted my price. However.. sadly I had to decline the offer.. Why? Well cos I don't really want to do SI anymore. I have the (mistaken!?) belief that I can do more, better, than write custom apps for users... Well unless I'm designing the user experience... then that's another thing.
2 - I have found .. I believe.. my light.
Yes! I think I've found my career direction!
Sadly.. I'm still at novice level for that.. . hopefully I can find the opportunities and work towards it... ^^v
1 - I received my first cold call. Woot.
It was for an SI position.. and she didn't bat an eyelid when I quoted my price. However.. sadly I had to decline the offer.. Why? Well cos I don't really want to do SI anymore. I have the (mistaken!?) belief that I can do more, better, than write custom apps for users... Well unless I'm designing the user experience... then that's another thing.
2 - I have found .. I believe.. my light.
Yes! I think I've found my career direction!
Sadly.. I'm still at novice level for that.. . hopefully I can find the opportunities and work towards it... ^^v
Monday, May 26, 2008
What I learnt today
Is .. that sending emails to my boss.. is the same as not sending emails to him at all. I've been made aware that I'd have to go up and poke him, but... seriously. Do I have to fucking handhold someone to do something/request for input?
Well I guess the usual "If your boss is late.. it means he's been working late the whole night. If you're late, you're lazy" thing works here. He may be super busy... but .. busy until cannot even ever reply? Does he even read the emails I send? /facepalm.
Whatever. I just send the email. That's my duty.
Over the years.. My MO has changed to be somewhat of a "If I tell you something which I think should be corrected, and you don't ever do it, the most I do is tell you a few times. Then .. whatever. It's your onus."
That's not to say I'm right. Before people say I too arrogant =p
For eg. I've been helping my friend work on his website cos his FL is bloody irresponsible. My method has always been teaching the person how to do something, rather than doing it for him. I can do this once or twice for you, but don't think you can rely on me (unless you're paying me!). If you don't want to learn.. then that's your business. (Not to say that he isn't!!)
So, I (will try) never nag. At most I'll mention it a few times. Like, have you done this and that? Didn't you say you were doing it? If you still don't do it. Then too bad. I won't bother anymore. It's your life. Your choice. Your onus.
When I wait for you, don't expect me to wait forever. You say okok after this game .. but then play another .. and another. Screw that. I'm going home.
Hmz, if I sound angry, well that's cos I am.. I'm always angry :@ There's this strong latent anger and impatience which throbs inside.
Basically I keep feeling that there's no more time. And well actually there isn't! It's always marching onward and onward, and I still feel like a fucking entry level dude =.= urghz
There are people who prefer to do the same job day in day out... Get pay, increment, bonus and they are happy. They aren't wrong. But somehow I don't see myself doing that. I don't want to be Faceless Peon #2451511341. I was reading on CNA about the Mas Selamat case. A few peeps got fired cos of that.
So a bad thing happens, and they become the fall guys. Naturally no one wished for it to happen, but shit happened, and they were axed. What happens to them? Do they have enough money to pay for the housing loan? Their kid's education? Their car? Would it be easy for them to get another job? Would any security firm hire them (well since they are dealing with security, I'm assuming security firms)?
I don't want to be in the mercy of that..
Well sure, you can say .. hrm My job dun have any Mas Selamat lah, surely won't axe one. But .. you never know what happens. What if your company gets bought out? Or too low profits (or losses), and like Sun, to make the shareholders happy, just axe a bunch of employees? Shareholders are always happy when companies X ppl, but are the ppl happy? What are their plans?
So yeah .. time's running out.
Too many people just prefer to live everyday as it is. Go to work .. get paid... go home .. eat.. sleep .. whatever. Next day.. same shit. It's not wrong. Just.. BLAH. I don't want to live like that. I believe I can do more than that..
Hopefully.
Yes we can.
Well I guess the usual "If your boss is late.. it means he's been working late the whole night. If you're late, you're lazy" thing works here. He may be super busy... but .. busy until cannot even ever reply? Does he even read the emails I send? /facepalm.
Whatever. I just send the email. That's my duty.
Over the years.. My MO has changed to be somewhat of a "If I tell you something which I think should be corrected, and you don't ever do it, the most I do is tell you a few times. Then .. whatever. It's your onus."
That's not to say I'm right. Before people say I too arrogant =p
For eg. I've been helping my friend work on his website cos his FL is bloody irresponsible. My method has always been teaching the person how to do something, rather than doing it for him. I can do this once or twice for you, but don't think you can rely on me (unless you're paying me!). If you don't want to learn.. then that's your business. (Not to say that he isn't!!)
So, I (will try) never nag. At most I'll mention it a few times. Like, have you done this and that? Didn't you say you were doing it? If you still don't do it. Then too bad. I won't bother anymore. It's your life. Your choice. Your onus.
When I wait for you, don't expect me to wait forever. You say okok after this game .. but then play another .. and another. Screw that. I'm going home.
Hmz, if I sound angry, well that's cos I am.. I'm always angry :@ There's this strong latent anger and impatience which throbs inside.
Basically I keep feeling that there's no more time. And well actually there isn't! It's always marching onward and onward, and I still feel like a fucking entry level dude =.= urghz
There are people who prefer to do the same job day in day out... Get pay, increment, bonus and they are happy. They aren't wrong. But somehow I don't see myself doing that. I don't want to be Faceless Peon #2451511341. I was reading on CNA about the Mas Selamat case. A few peeps got fired cos of that.
So a bad thing happens, and they become the fall guys. Naturally no one wished for it to happen, but shit happened, and they were axed. What happens to them? Do they have enough money to pay for the housing loan? Their kid's education? Their car? Would it be easy for them to get another job? Would any security firm hire them (well since they are dealing with security, I'm assuming security firms)?
I don't want to be in the mercy of that..
Well sure, you can say .. hrm My job dun have any Mas Selamat lah, surely won't axe one. But .. you never know what happens. What if your company gets bought out? Or too low profits (or losses), and like Sun, to make the shareholders happy, just axe a bunch of employees? Shareholders are always happy when companies X ppl, but are the ppl happy? What are their plans?
So yeah .. time's running out.
Too many people just prefer to live everyday as it is. Go to work .. get paid... go home .. eat.. sleep .. whatever. Next day.. same shit. It's not wrong. Just.. BLAH. I don't want to live like that. I believe I can do more than that..
Hopefully.
Yes we can.
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