tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52099182011-12-15T10:55:41.083+08:00YP's journey, often on roads less traveled ... often lost on the way but at the end of the day it is the adventure and its meaning that matter.<br> Standard Disclaimer AppliesYPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-77429757378250910632011-08-29T05:50:00.000+08:002011-08-29T05:50:41.639+08:00

"We think too much and feel too little " - Charlie Chaplin

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I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Blessed New Year 2011 !! It's still not quite sinked in for me that it is already 2011 ... Anyway, just to share two great new year videos:

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BLESSED CHRISTMAS ! Wow, it has been 1 year 17 days since this blog was updated. Well, nowadays with facebook, most of my updates are done through my facebook at http://www.facebook.com/wongyaping. For the first time in decade, I have much more free time before Christmas, but unfortunately I fall sick for a week and only began to recover today on Christmas Eve 2010. So, at about 9pm, I set up

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Oh no, again, I am on leave but working just as in 2008 and in 2007. :(Hope this is the last year having to do this. :(

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-8901835264285100152009-08-13T05:32:00.001+08:002009-08-13T05:33:59.782+08:00

"Give me the Love that leads the wayThe Faith that nothing can dismayThe Hope no disappointments tireThe Passion that'll burn like fireLet me not sink to be a clodMake me Thy fuel, Flame of God"— Amy Carmichael

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Hi everyone, it has been a long time this blog has been hibernating (nope, it is not dead) because I have been real busy the last few months.Well, just as in my previous two blog entries, i just want to share a video which I really enjoy...here it goes:Celine Dion and Elvis Duet on American Idol 2007:I have not been watching American Idol for long long time, I actually missed this back in 2007!!

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Whatever difficulties of life that we may be facing, we can always rest assured that 明天会更好 (It will be better tomorrow) !This is indeed one of the most wonderful song of yesteryear!蔡琴：轻轻敲醒沉睡的心灵 慢慢张开你的眼睛余天：看看忙碌的世界是否依然孤独的转个不停苏芮：春风不解风情 吹动少年的心潘越云：让昨日脸上的泪痕 随记忆风干了甄妮：抬头寻找天空的翅膀 候鸟出现它的影迹李建复：带来远处的饥荒无情的战火依然存在的消息林慧萍：玉山白雪飘零 燃烧少年的心王芷蕾：使真情溶化成音符 倾诉遥远的祝福黄莺莺：唱出你的热情 伸出你的双手让我拥抱着你的梦 让我拥有你真心的面孔 洪荣宏：让我们的笑容

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This is a nice song and a good prayer to start the year 2009.I pray you'll be our eyesAnd watch us where we goAnd help us to be wiseIn times when we don't knowLet this be our prayerAs we go our wayLead us to a placeGuide us with your graceTo a place where we'll be safeI pray we'll find your lightAnd hold it in our heartsWhen stars go out each nightRemind us where you areLet this be our prayerWhen

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Indeed 2008 has been a Year of Change as I stated in my blog entry "2008 : The Year of Change !" in the beginning of the year. For one, my university has a new President, US is getting a black President into the White House for the first time in history, Malaysian on the other hand has reduced the 2/3 majority of the ruling party in the parliament and there were surprisingly and unexpected change

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On Leave But Working ... Again !!Just like last year ( see HERE ) , I am officially on leave from Dec 12, 2008 to the end of 2008. However, classes need to be conducted, research needs to be done and Ph.D needs to be completed, so I am still working... :(Let's hope this is not going to be an annual feature.

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-47165451452246373782008-11-03T00:24:00.004+08:002008-11-03T01:13:33.458+08:00

Below some videos of 6-years old Connie Talbot singing at Britains Got Talent talent show 2007.Simply adorable!Britains Got Talent:Britains Got Talent SEMI FINAL:Britains Got Talent FINAL:Official Youtube Channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/ConnieTalbotOfficial

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This morning I got a phone call at my house phone from a lady who claimed to be from Malaysian High Court. She said I was suppose to attend the court and she questioned me why I did not sign the letter delivered to me twice, thus I will need to collect the letter myself from the court.My initial reaction was wondering who could be the people who want to bring me to court since I paid all my bills

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He can provide protection for 18 hours but you have to be arrested under the ISA.Say NO to Internal Security Act (ISA).

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-77233019056116448962008-09-08T02:27:00.010+08:002008-09-08T04:39:13.514+08:00

Two weeks ago, we attended the CGIV08 Conference organized by USM and IEEE at Penang. Here is the six of us:From left are Hau Lee, William, myself, Victor, my friend Dr. Ong from USM and Hee Kooi (Research Officer).The official group photo:Victor presenting our paper:Hee Kooi presenting another of our paper:Of course conference is not just about papers presentations, it is about ... well, what

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Simply beautiful.

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Randy Pausch (1960-2008), creator of Alice dies at 47.I have earlier in Sept 2007 blogged about his very inspiring Last Lecture HERE which is so much about living rather than dying.See the news HERE and HERE.If you have yet to watch the video, make sure you watch it at http://www.cmu.edu/uls/journeys/randy-pausch/index.htmlLife is really fragile indeed.The world will miss you Randy, rest in peace.

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life and death is all part of life...it is one thing to see an old man goes...it is another to see a young life ends...one had live his life...the other had yet to begin...to hold the hand of a young boy...and see his life ending...the feeling of helplessness...is just all too overwhelming...why is life so fragile...why is life so fragile...why is life so fragile...

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-43735075656271506162008-07-01T19:25:00.001+08:002008-07-02T09:35:09.225+08:00

Here is my iPhone...sorry...WAS my iPhone...Now you see it, now you don't..it's SOLD for a small profit via http://forum.lowyat.net/. :)I attended the GDCSE’08 The Third Annual Microsoft Academic Days Conference on Game Development in Computer Science Education which was sponsored by MDeC and Microsoft, and we came back with an Apple product!! :) 4 out of 5 of us who went there from Malaysia

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At last, MMU has a swimming pool, a proper football field and running tracks !!The new Sport Complex also has indoor badminton and basketball courts. I forgot to take picture of those. The photos above were taken using my handphone's camera, so the qualities are not so good.Oh yes, a gym too and it is pretty well-equipped.No news about ticketing system yet, I think they have not decided on that

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-48153720760956980222008-06-09T00:49:00.001+08:002008-06-09T00:50:20.521+08:00

I was on leave for the last two weeks to escape from the university in order to take some breaks and to relax a little. Nowadays it is always more productive to study by being away from the office and campus in order to have better concentration, it is actually more relaxing as well without all those administrative works bugging us.My hideout place was my sister YenLee's new home at Meru Valley,

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-88058770739478395162008-05-27T17:17:00.001+08:002008-05-27T17:19:36.215+08:00

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Interesting!Do you see the dancer below spinning clock-wise or anti-clockwise?Initially I saw her spinning clockwise, but I knew this is an illusion, so I tried and managed to make her spin anti-clockwise, later I can also make her just move from left to right within spinning! :)Source: HERE.So I guess I am a right-brainer than a left-brainer .. but then again my left-brain is pretty strong too..

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"The Love from God that started since the beginning of your birth becomes connected with us meeting each other. You were born to be love"

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Never call anyone stupid publicly.. but this time I have to make an exception!STUPID Cyberia Management !!This video say it all:

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At last GSC Cinemas at Alamanda Putrajaya !!http://gsc.com.my/RD/upcoming2.asp?search=alamanda_opening :GSC ALAMANDA PUTRAJAYA OPENING IN APRILIn anticipation of the opening of the 5-screen GSC Alamanda Putrajaya on April 3, the public will be treated to free movies for five (5) consecutive days starting this Saturday, March 29 till April 2, 2008 (Wed).Click the link above for more info on how to

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Well, I guess everyone already knew the election results, so I will not say much about it.For those who are still unaware BN lost Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, Perak and Selangor. BN is denied 2/3 majority in Parliament.The whole Gerakan ship sunk in Penang. Koh Tsu Koon and Samy Vellu (a.k.a. semi value) lost...they deserved it big time.If you notice, now you could drive from Selangor to Penang

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I just came back from casting my vote in the General Election. My voting station was at Taman Putra Perdana, it is actually very near Cyberjaya but there is no direct road to there as both places are separated by the KLIA highway. The only way is to go to Puchong first via the Pulau Meranti road ..... so near yet so far.I thought there would be some free transport to go there but the population

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Don't ever ask me where I was on March 5, 2008 because I do not exist on that day.... well, kind of....Just came back from a 30-hours journey flying from Miami to KLIA, took off from Miami Airport on Tuesday March 4, 2008 (Miami time) and reach KLIA on Thursday March 6, 2008 (Malaysian time). Feeling kind of weird of having one day of my life seems unaccounted for.. of course equally weird is

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Happy and Blessed Chinese New Year 2008 to everyone !!Also...The above is the new set up of my fish tank !!Added 04 Feb, 2008 :(the water somehow is clearer after 3 days)

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One month of 2008 just flew by without me getting the time to write a single blog. Most of the first 4 weeks of 2008 was eaten up by the monstrous schedule of MMU. The first week of 2008 was the week MMU students was 'celebrating' the new year by digging their heads into the books preparing for final exams, resulting me having to dig my head into their exams answer scripts wondering what they

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Ya I know I know... it is a little late ....Well, Christmas is traditionally celebrated for 12 days (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas), so I guess it is not too late to wish everyone:BLESSED CHRISTMAS !Well, this year I didn't have the time to set up my Christmas tree mainly for the same reason that I set it up very late on Christmas Eve last year ( see http://

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-3727728182040554482007-12-05T00:16:00.001+08:002007-12-05T00:28:58.245+08:00

The picture say it all!In fact it is the busiest time of the year :(

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In the famous story of Egg of Columbus, according to Wiki at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_of_Columbus Christopher Columbus said: 'My lords, I will lay a wager with any of you that you are unable to make this egg stand on its end like I will do without any kind of help or aid'. They all tried without success and when the egg returned to Columbus, he tapped it gently on the table breaking it

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Alright... I almost never blog about politics, but today I felt compelled to make an exception!So many things happened in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur (KL) this afternoon and yet most main stream media was silent about it and gave the diluted "news" later the day as if nothing have happened.Thanks to the information age, news blockage is the thing in the past.In case you missed it, here are

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My Chinese name is 黄耶斌, 黄 is my surname and literary means yellow.You may notice, my blog is going Yellow today (Nov 10, 2007) BUT it has nothing to do with my surname.If you are a Malaysian and you do not know why I am going Yellow today, then let me tell you that THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW IS THE REASON WHY I AM GOING YELLOW TODAY. Go figure....The Winds of Change is blowing everywhere,

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I just eaten RM150 worth of ice cream !!Crazy? Well, a little, but I pay only RM39 for them! :)The photo below should explain it:It was a Haagen-Dazs ice cream buffet at Bangsar Village 2 Shopping Complex.If you are reading this on Oct 31, 2007, it is the last day of the offer, go for it, it is really nice and worth !!I don't remember eating any Haagen-Dazs ice cream before this, so this is my

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Many people seems to think that academic world (i.e. universities and institute of higher learning, particularly those with strong emphasis on research other than just teaching) is all perfect and free from all those negative thing associated with the industries, such as politics, corruptions, injustice, unfairness etc. Many people who have worked in both industries and academia told me that

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-26575527668848738802007-09-27T00:42:00.000+08:002007-09-27T01:26:26.804+08:00

I just realized I am "kind-of" not left-handed, I am ambidextrous !!Ambidextrous what?Relax.... it is not a disease.Wiki Entry on Ambidextrous says:In modern times, it is more common to find people considered ambidextrous who were originally left handed, and learned to be ambidextrous either deliberately or during childhood in institutions such as schools where right-handed habits are often

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I almost never review or comment anything I seen on the net in my blog, but there is always a first.Sadly, my first is about somebody's last.A famous professor of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university a few days ago on Sept. 18, 2007. The title of his talk was "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams".

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Yes, you read it right!Hooray! Secret Recipe now has a branch in Cyberjaya !!We discovered it by accident!Today when me and the new tutor (William) went hunting for food, we decided to go to the relatively new mamak stall opposite Street Mall since it was at about 9pm and there won't be food left at Street Mall.To our surprise, we saw the Secret Recipe restaurant near that place! Here it is:Oops.

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I went to see the Putrajaya Fireworks display once again for the Grand Finale. The place we watched from was about the same as the previous one but a little nearer, in fact it is at a point in Cyberjaya that is the nearest to PICC, but across the lake. The view there was very good. Click HERE to see the location.The display seems to be much more boring as compared with the previous two display,

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After the Italy performance last Saturday, we just can't get enough of it and decided to watch the one by the Japan Team (formerly World Champion I think) on the Merdeka (August 31) Eve.Previously we watched the Italy Team performance on the road towards Dengkil and PICC but we got to sit on the floor with little stones and occasionally the ERL will zoomed by disturbing our views. My blog about

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-53913942935299930052007-09-02T05:36:00.001+08:002007-09-02T05:58:30.582+08:00

I have never used the photos sharing Flickr though I have heard of it long long time ago. Yahoo who owns Flickr had announced that they are closing down their old Yahoo Photos, of course this is a smart move.With that all Yahoo Photos users were given an option to migrate all their photos to the Flickr site. We were given a free three months Pro Account which allows unlimited storage and

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-71403904218208707772007-08-27T01:43:00.000+08:002007-09-02T04:04:48.517+08:00

Wah......................... !That was the expression of most of the spectators of The Malaysia International Fireworks Competition 2007 held near the PICC (Putrajaya International Convention Centre) from 18 August, 2007 till 2 Sept, 2007.Yesterday (August 25), we went to witness the fireworks performance by the Italy Team. The show started at 10pm but at about 8pm time, Putrajaya traffic was

YPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13591663796826171693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5209918.post-4324859868699375552007-08-18T00:17:00.000+08:002007-08-18T03:08:50.905+08:00

Convocations every year have always been happy time for me to see our former students graduating and catching up with them on their new jobs and lives. Of course photo taking sessions is a must to add to the fun.This year convocation was a specially happy times for me as my dear niece Sin Hwei was also one of the graduate in this batch, here is a photo of her on the stage:Sin Hwei and me:Sin Hwei

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Yeah... I got a new "new LCD monitor" !Referring to my previous blog, I have purchased the Dell E228WFP 22" Entry Wide Screen Flat Panel LCD Monitor (non-UltraSharp). After trying it out and also trying out my niece's 20" UltraSharp model, the differences in quality are quite significant.Thus I have decided to change to the 20" UltraSharp model and return the 22" non-UltraSharp model. Here is my

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I just bought a new Dell 22 inches Wide Screen Flat Panel LCD monitor (Model E228WFP). Here it is:The photo above shows the LCD along with my old 17" monitor. Previously I was using one 21" CRT monitor and one 17" CRT monitor (shown above), When I assembled my PC two or three years ago, I already spent too much money already on the PC that I can't afford a LCD monitor, so I bought the two second

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Wow.....! It has been so long I didn't write anything. Not that I do not have anything to write, in fact it is because there are too much to write that I hope to find some longer free time to write them... only that nowadays there are simply no such things as real long free time, one simply got to make time to do the little little things amidst all the important things that we need to do.In the

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Oh... my blog is not dead yet, still very much alive!! ..so am I!! In fact more alive than ever!! :)I just realized I have not have a blog entry since last Christmas, okay..here it is (belated ones) : Happy New Year, Happy CNY .... :)Will have to try to find sometime to have more updates in this blog, at the moment, i am too busy being alive!! :)) :D

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Blessed and Merry Christmas to everyone !!Due to the hectic short 2nd trimester, I hardly have much time and energy to think about Christmas celebration.In previous years, the Christmas season is at the beginning of the long 3rd trimester and we could afford to be more relax and plan for Christmas party. In previous years we would have BBQ, sing Christmas songs etc, usually one or two weeks

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At last I get to blog after a hectic month!!Trimester II (which is a short and compressed trimester) in MMU is always a hectic one. It is almost impossible to get much of anything else done other than teaching and teaching and all the thing associated with it (preparation of materials etc.). Before you know it, the trimester is almost over! It's CRAZY time for everyone, lecturers, tutors and

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I attended a very unique lunch function at the Palm Garden Hotel on Nov 12,2006.The event:The lunch is actually free as the hotel reserved 30 seats specially for MMU staff.The menu:Usually when you eat in a hotel, it is either buffet or course dinner. For the case of course dinner, usually a dish will be put in the middle of the table and everyone on the table will share the dish. However, for

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I just came across the article in the Malay Mail Online (HERE) that quoted me supposingly saying:“Grades are the most important; it doesn’t prove that you can do something well but it in the absence of a good portfolio, it is useful.”Gosh! That is NOT what I said!!!!In referring to the discussion of whether grades are important or not for a graduate to find a job in the industries, what i did say

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It has been a long long time since I wrote an entry, have been busy with many things. Here are just some updates...MMU Convo 2006MMU had its Convo 2006 at the new Grand Hall (with 4500 capacity) on August 12, 2006 and August 13, 2006.After 3 years of being 'tortured' by MMU Lecturers (me being one of them, 'guilty' as charged), they finally graduated!Here is the view of the hall from the stage:

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In the last few weeks, I am kind of sick of the food in Cyberjaya, so I decided to make some of my own food and drink. Afterall, I should make full use of my fridge and microwave oven... :)I have been experimenting various type of fruit and milk nix, well, below is one of the product:It is Ice-blended Banana Soya Milk Shake!! Yummie......!!I am surprise I have not tried this before since it is so

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At last I have a fish tank of my own, since I was small I have always wanted to have a fish tank.Here it is:'The fishes I have in the tank are:Albino Angel (Pterophyllum sp)Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi)Red Eye Tetra (Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae)Ramirez's Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma ramirezi)Silver Distichodus (Distichodus affinis)Albino Catfish (i.e. Bandaraya Fish)It is so nice just to look

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MMU UNite2006 was held yesterday on April 14,2006, it was the much awaited event by MMU students. Especially for the final year students, it was probably the last time they will ever have to have a good time with their fellow university friends, it is also a tension-releasing time, a last chance for them to have some fun before the last race to complete their final year projects and the final

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It is Christmas day! Merry and Blessed Christmas to all!May Peace, Joy, Love and Happiness be upon all.It has been exactly one month that I did not blog, the university has changed its trimester system such that now Christmas falls on a crazy and busy time of the end of second trimester, a time of FYP evaluations, end of trimester rush, various year-end report deadlines etc. In contrast, previous

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This few days, I have been so tired in the labs preparation that I have been sleeping very early (around 9pm or 10pm) and waking up around 3am or 4am, because there are so many things to do.Yesterday I went to the M2USIC Conference (nothing to do with music la) and ate a lot there..:). Thus I did not take my dinner before I went to sleep at 9pm because I was very tired. This morning, I woke up

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Hmm....the Whale asked why my blog has been so "dead" lately...:(Well, it is a new trimester now and I am the coordinator of the computer graphics course, so there is a lot of works to be done including re-designing all the lab materials to make it more interesting and relevant. In the first lab itself, students would get to see this:Students would learn to modify the models and create their own

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I almost never called anyone stupid, but this time I have to make an exception!Look how much Astro chase me to pay!!!Not only their TV program is 'gila' (crazy), their computer program also is 'gila' !!!

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Ok, after the much delay, here are the answers to my earlier questions..Q1: What is my most favourite food?A: All type of nuts and beans especially peanuts!Haha...nothing exotic, somehow I like peanut since I was a kid. My family planted groundnuts near the rubber estate, and every Chinese New Year, we would 'fry' the groundnuts using sands instead of oil, in a huge wok, it was fun to do that,

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...continue from Bangladesh Experience - Part II.Some more photos:Biggest burger I have ever seen!Even the Whale having trouble biting the burger...!(Putrajaya ERL station) Home sweet home....but dead tired!THE END. :)

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...continue from Bangladesh Experience - Part I.Here are some more photos:Saying goodbye to Dr. Abul L. Haque, the director of the Regional Competition who invited us over, he visited MMU one or two years ago to promote the competition, he is a nice guy and humble man.The supposingly "cultural show" ...unfortunately it was not what we and even the organizer expected....as a result of the "

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Wow...I just realized it has been almost a month I have not blogged. Sorry people. As many of you know I brought a team of our students to the Regional Contest of the ACM International Collegate Programming Competition (ACM-ICPC) at Dhaka, Bangladesh from Sept 21, 2005 to Sept 24, 2005. We were given a short notice of 3 weeks to get ourselves organized, obtained the passport and visa for the team

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Thanks to everyone who gave their comments, all comments are appreciated and it make blogging fun...:) The comments do give some insight what others think and also a reflection of what i wrote. Some comments contain good advice as well, thanks thanks.Yes, i will definitely asked for "Teh Kurang Kurang Manis"...normally I would say "Teh Sikit Sikit Manis"! Sometime I forgot to ask for that, I

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Katrina, Katrina, why are you so cruel...?Nope, Katrina is not somebody's girl friend, it is the Hurricane that strucked USA (over the gulf of Mexico) a few days ago.I asked someone if he knew what is the biggest news in USA this few days, he replied "Iraq?", I said "Nope!". After a few tries and given a hint, he said "oh...a big wind?".It is not just a big wind, it was the worst natural disaster

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BBC reports that:Malaysia has announced that it hopes to put a man on the moon by the year 2020 as part of its $25m space programme.More info on : http://news.bbc.co.uk/ and http://thestar.com.my/Also: A team is to be sent to Houston in Texas to find out how to process teh tarik (sweet tea), roti canai (flaky griddled pancakes) and nasi lemak (coconut rice) for consumption in zero gravity.That

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Hey guys/gals,Here are a list of things many people do not know about me, but they are no secrets, people who know me well usually know these, including many of my students.So, let's see if you can answer them, if you can answer at least 7 questions, I will give you a reward..perhaps a piece of cheese cake at Secret Recipe (hmm..just eat there yesterday evening, nice cake) or just belanja you

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Wow! Today whole day is clear blue sky, white cloud and most importantly FRESH AIR !!!!Goobye Haze! Wish NOT to see you ever again!The above photos are taken at about 5pm today (August 13, 2005), so it is a bit dark because of the cloud (not the haze), the sky is actually much brighter and clear the whole day.At 3pm earlier, it was like this:Apparently the haze is moving up north due to the wind

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At last there is sunshine over Cyberjaya! Sun over Cyberia at 4pm.....but the haze still here.. :( MMU viewed from Cyberia at 2pm MMU viewed from Cyberia at 4pm.....but at least it is much better than the last 2 days. I heard there were rain in PJ and other places. hopefully, the rain will come to Cyberjaya soon...:)These photos were uploaded with the request of Neowhale, I therefore declared

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Am I dreaming?Am I in Genting Highland?Am I in London?I think I am in Cyberjaya....I think I am in Cyberia...BUT......where is MMU?Oh, NO...MMU is gone!!!Oh, NO...I can't breath....Oh, NO...I breathe fire.....another Hiroshima, Nagasaki...?..terrorist attack?...:(..Oh...thank goodness, I see it...MMU is still here......it is just the HAZE !!!!Terrible, I can't breath....Now we can all sing "Smoke

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Microsoft is "killing" OpenGL in Windows Vista !!!The Inquirer has an article about this.Click here to see the discussion at the opengl.org site. :( :(

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I just came back 2 days ago from a conference at Beijing, it is a great experience. I would write a blog soon and put up some photos when I find the time to do it, hopefully soon. So, please be patient.

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What does "Vista" in the WindowsVista (formerly codenamed Longhorn) means?veggiedude says:VISTA = Viruses, Infections, Spyware, Trojans, AdwareHahahaha.....

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It is official..Longhorn is now Windows Vista...http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/22/technology/microsoft_vista/index.htm?section=cnn_topstorieshttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.mspxIn:http://www.calgaryarea.net/cpted/cpted/glossary.htm"Vista" means: An enclosed view, usually long and narrow.Hmm... the name does reflect the nature of Microsoft !!!Now you can really say:Windows, Hasta la

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The Whale has just declared Whale War with me....actually not with me but with my blog. The Whale and me are in good term, don't worry...we are not fighting in anyway...partly because he know I like to eat Fish and Chips and I am ready to try Whale and Chips anytime, so he better be nice to me.I kind of wonder why he want to launch a pre-emptive strike on my blog, I guess he worry nobody read his

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Ok hold it.... hold it....before you ask why I ask such a silly question...I was talking about C++ lar!Ok, this is probably my first technical-related posting...but I won't say anything, I will just ask the question and see what you people think.My question is:Does the "friend" access modifier in C++ enforce or break encapsulation?Confession time: I used to say in class that you should avoid "

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Just some minor update, now you can put your comments without a blogger id..:) Do give your comments....just don't start World War III !!Somebody asked when I am going to Shanghai...actually I am going to Beijing for conference from 26 July, 2005 till 2 August, 2005 but I am NOT going to Shanghai. I was really puzzled how come somebody asked me about going to Shnaghai... only later I found out

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I think I finally find a reason to write a blog entry, this time I did not wait for 2 years to add an entry...:)I put up a yahoo status today saying "Something wrong with me..I am getting too normal...", and I got many message asking what's wrong with me..haha...So I was just wondering how to reply everyone...put the explanation in the yahoo status to explain...probably too many characters....

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There has been talk, lately, about a possible acquisition by Micro$oft, of a company called Claria (formerly known as Gator) !! If you have been using spyware removal software and has been requested frequently by your friends or family members to solve spyware problems, you would realized that Gator is one heck of a big headache!!!Recently, it seems Micro$oft's Windows AntiSpyware application is

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I am so amaze how time flies without me knowing it. My first and last post was more than 2 years ago, it was only a test post as I am really not into blogging, I just don't seems to have the time to do that. Even this post is a test :(In fact, I didn't even remember having a userid in this blogspot!!!I was having lunch with one of my former students today, he was talking about people reading his

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Heard of all this things about blogging long time ago but somehow do not get the time to see what I can do with it.Anyway I think the idea is great. I used to write down some of my thoughts in exercise books and dialy but I never able to consistantly update them, perhaps nowaday I am just not use to writing using pens in contrast with writng on the keyboard.. :)Very often I find that my thinking

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