Wednesday, October 31, 2007

An Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore


Al Gore had stumbled into the issue of global warming as a student at Harvard. He grasped the science quickly and, as his political star rose, he never relented in his determination to alert people that we're baking our planet and ourselves with our lust for fossil fuels. More than a few ignoramuses mocked the Congressman, Senator, Vice President and presidential candidate for his scientific insight. Only after Gore left politics did he find a formula for accomplishing his life's work, creating a global media brand around the PowerPoint presentation that became his aptly titled book and documentary An Inconvenient Truth.


Fate may have kept Al Gore from the presidency, but his tenacity has created something few politicians achieve: a movement. His Alliance for Climate Protection led to the Live Earth concerts, and on Oct. 12 he was named as joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, together with the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for being "probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted" to combat global warming. If Gore joined the throng now running for President — unlikely — he would be the only candidate for whom the question, "Why are you running?" would already have been asked and answered.


When he ran for President in 1988, Gore promised me that if elected he would fly the nation's top reporters and pundits over the Greenland ice cap and Amazonian rain forest on Air Force One. That would awaken them at last, he thought — thereby awakening the public, and eventually maybe even politicians.
The next President won't have to fly reporters over the world's still-shrinking ice caps and still-burning forests. The public has finally grasped the most important issue of 1988, 2008 and 2028. That is due almost entirely to the courage and tireless work of Al Gore. Excerpt from Times, Hero of the Environment Issue


Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Finals jus around the corner...

3 more weeks before the first day of final exams..Finals, the word mean so tense huh? Its time to reflect what I have done for the whole semester i guess...I dont feel that contented with what I have did for the whole semester..It just feels like the whole semester just flew pass me, without me actually doing or learning anything serious, as compared to last semester...Haiz...Its time wasted to put it in simple words...

How come? Every week for me, its jus FIS or HBC220 tutorial that keeps me occupied..thats the only thing i really work on for this semester. People are always asking me, how come u take this subject even u arent accounting student? dont ask me, i also dono why i took it. Frankly, i don regret taking it, cause its a must to at least know how basic accounting works to keep track of a company and also to analyze. I guess it will be useful in future..But, these things are giving me headache at the moment..I dont really understand what is being taught...though i did the exercises...so sad...will keep working on it...Hope a pass or credit can be obtained..with past failing rate of 78%, its really kinda hard to hope for anything beyond credit for a student like me...

As for the rest of the subject, i dono what to study also...jus revise and revise and get those concepts into my head...and microeconomics, with the scope given, i guess it should not be a problem.. Next week, a video named 'An unconvenient Truth' by Al-Gore, whom just won the Nobel Price lately will be screened to help us understand the topic Market failure better. Thanks to Callie, for screening of the video. I wonder is it the same video as i have watched before...

Should be studying at this time, but i just cant find the mood to start...and still i am here, wasting my time in front of the radiation emitting screen, looking and typing characters, trying to update my BLOG...hell...God help me...

Broken wire?..

Anyone have any idea what is that?

Friday, October 26, 2007

Nokia 7610


Nokia 7610, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

KIA


KIA, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

Starbucks!


Starbucks!, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

Starbucks brewing in kuChinG

Snapped Wire


Snapped Wire, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

DSC_1947


DSC_1947, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

DSC_1948


DSC_1948, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

Sunset


Sunset, originally uploaded by Werks'-Calvin's.

O&M Ionic Group Lundu trip.



A trip to Union Retreat..lundu...with members of Ionic group of O&M group..though majority cant make it to this trip...as usual..drove up there...me, khee and bertram drove...everything was jus nice all along..the beach was so nice and skies are blue...kites are flown, though i have a hard time running to fly the kite up!..dry spell there cause us not to have even water to brush teeth by nightfall..! ewww...they all played mahjong all nite and i slept..hahaz..usual practice..sleeping..i enjoyed sleeping when out of home cause of no disturbance..how nice!..cant sleep peacefuly at home?

we then went to palm beach the nex day afternoon after check out jus to have a nice bath!! crazy huh?? well, get to know more friends better..esp bertram..! DON judge a book by its COVER! thats wad i learnt from this trip..nice to know you all..!though its adjourning stage already in our group developement, we still cant maintain it if we want to, but to a limit of small groups i guess..take care and God bless

Ida's 21st Birthday...Again?!



Well, happy 21st birthday...2nd celebration huh? hahaz...guess this one must be real unforgetable for you for all the crazy things we did that night...don dare to post those photos here else nobody wans me later...hahaz...wei chen will chop me also..sorry for the late posting...happy birthday again..and all the best in all ur future undertakings! good luck and God bless...!

Organization And Management Ionic Group

Swinburne's HBH110 Semester 2, 2007 Organization and Management Ionic Group..

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Genting's Founder Passes Away...

Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, founder and honorary life president of Genting Group, passed away at 11.20am Tuesday at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre.

The tycoon, who turned 90 in April this year, was renowned for his vision in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop to one of the world's most successful casino resorts.

The fifth child in a family of seven children, Lim migrated from China's Fujian province in 1937 at the age of 19 with only a small suitcase and US$175.

The idea of a hill resort was chanced upon by Lim amidst the crisp air of Cameron Highlands in 1964. Lim was then working on a hydro-electric power project at the popular hill resort, patronised mostly by British colonials seeking cool refuge from the tropical heat, when he foresaw a prosperous Malaysia of the future desiring a cool mountain holiday resort within the reach of all Malaysians.

To date, Genting Highlands Resort has five hotels and two apartment blocks at the hilltop and Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort.

The company, founded in 1965, has since expanded and diversified from its initial hotel and resort activities to plantations, properties, paper manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, electronic commerce and information technology development under Genting Group.

According to Forbes Asia, the Genting Group founder was third richest in the country with a net worth of US$4.3bil (RM14.6bil).

Lim is survived by wife Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, and their six children and 19 grandchildren.

Monday, October 15, 2007

William's Engagement

Heartiest congratulations to William on his recent engagement with Sharon...I was not able to make it, but these pics below speaks the day at its best...taken with my camera..but Jeremy..



Sunday, October 14, 2007

Back in Kuching

Finally, I am back in Kuching from KL...went there on the 11th and came back on the evening of 14th of october....had a great time there. walked a lotz...talked a lotz...met lotz of peoples..thanks to janice and jiaan jhy for their time accompanying me for the whole afternoon...and of course mum and sis..for being there, though we had lots of lrt and monorail trips from bukit bintang to kelana jaya and also sentral...bought my new baby...!.. nikon 18-200mm AF-S VR lens..finally...cant wait to test it..and unleash its performance..well, thats all for the time being...no photos of kl this time cause my camera was lended to someone else...hope it comes back intact!..

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Chased by police?

As usual, MidNight Star have our gathering every Friday at MBKS. We will usually gather, talk around before moving up to Bako, a place familiar for gathering of motor sports lovers, though i will jus label us as 'beginners', with Kancils and Kelisas...

Today was an unusual gathering as i have not went for any of it for the past one and a half month..but today, when i went, only i knew that we are joining up with another group called eternity..after wasted much of their time discussing on how to place the stickers on the car, something which i don agree at all and i dono wad was their decision, finally we decided to move up to bako...well, today is special also as our leader, Kent resigned and his place is taken over by alvin...i really wonder why this kinda thing can happen...

me and jia han went up first as they all said there is road block tonight..but we encounter none on the way up..and so we called the rest of the team members and told them about the clearance...we raced a few rounds...and jus when all of our team members arrived, i noticed that i was following a police van...it did nothing...but i jus tailed it...

just as soon as i overtook it, it switched on its strobe light, and hell...each car parked beside the road began to get its engine start and before i can realise, i was tailed by rows and rows of cars, with a clearly visible blue police strobe light at the end of the row of cars when i look at my rear mirror...police began chasing us...and hell!..everyone was racing away as if a hurdle of hippos are being attacked by tiger creating a stampede..including me myself...and so i broke contact with the rest of the team and since its around midnight, i drove straight home...

phew, after roaming at that area for almost half a year, finally i encounter police around...its quite adrenaline rushing....the feeling of being pursuit...but not being caught i guess...and this is the first time i brought my car the speed up to 155km/h...latest record..

Thursday, October 04, 2007

HBH110 Ionic Group 'Ions' Gathering



These photos are shot during 'ions' gathering.....'ions' whom wants the full set of photos, please don hesitate to contact or email me.

National Day Display




Well, i guess for this post, those pictures speaks better than my words...

Happy 21st Birthday Ida...!




A happy 21st BirtHdaY to Ida Tan....though its still early....sorry for the late posting of the photos...well, all the best in your future undertakings, take care and may God Bless you always....It has been a blessing to have you as a friend...

Mid Autumn Festival @ Kuching




These are some of the photos shot at the mid-autumn festival, or simply known as moon-cake festival at 'atap street' in Kuching.....I just love those bonsai exhibited....it gives a feeling of ageing and oldness...which i am not...

Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Sarah McLachlan - Angel

Angel


Spend all your time waiting
For that second chance
For a break that would make it okay
There’s always one reason
To feel not good enough
And it’s hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
Oh beautiful release
Memory seeps from my veins
Let me be empty
And weightless and maybe
I’ll find some peace tonight

In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there

So tired of the straight line
And everywhere you turn
There’s vultures and thieves at your back
And the storm keeps on twisting
You keep on building the lie
That you make up for all that you lack
It don’t make no difference
Escaping one last time
It’s easier to believe in this sweet madness oh
This glorious sadness that brings me to my knees

In the arms of an angel
Fly away from here
From this dark cold hotel room
And the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage
Of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort there
You’re in the arms of the angel
May you find some comfort here

Quite a nice song....feel the beauty of her voice and the piano music....this song is also the OST for City of Angels...feel free to contact me if u want the song...

Sarah McLachlan - I Love You

Sarah McLachlan - I Love You
I have a smile
Stretched from ear to ear
To see you walking down the road

We meet at the lights
I stare for a while
The world around disappears

Just you and me
On this island of hope
A breath between us could be miles

Let me surround you
My sea to your shore
Let me be the calm you seek

Oh and every time I’m close to you
There’s too much I can’t say
And you just walk away

And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night’s
Too long
And cold here
Without you
I grieve in my condition
For I cannot find the strength to say I need you so

Oh and every time I’m close to you
There’s too much I can’t say
And you just walk away

And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night’s
Too long
And cold here
Without you

Monday, October 01, 2007

Out of Photoblogging for the time being...

Too bad my laptop is out of service for the time being....I dont know how long will it takes before it get fixed...no card reader, so cant upload any photos here for the time being...only text bloggin for the time being i guess...