2009 H1N1 aka Swine Flu

Some interesting facts about the swine flu. Do you know that the virus is called H1N1? It is the same virus that is responsible for the Spanish Flu in 1918 that cause thousands of death, although it's a mutated form.

Summer time

We are reaching the hottest season of the year again where the weather is just getting hotter and hotter. The period April - August is usually the hottest months of the year and we can feel the heat wave now. Once you are out in the sun, you can feel the searing heat burning your skin. HOT HOT HOT!

How to prepare for work in 5 mins

Things girls look out for

Jenny sent me this video... is it true?

Mask

Haven't been blogging much of my daily life these days. Life just seem so monotonous. Bought this face mask from KOSE for $18 (U.P $35) thanks to last min lobang from Jenny. I haven't tried this Japanese brand before as you know, some facial products are really expensive. But this should be very well known to women. Anyway, so I read some reviews saying it is really good and since it's at a big discount, I asked my sister to grab one for me. Vain aren't I? Hahahha! Yes I'm a bit of vain for some reasons, but I have been trying to take care of my face as a good facial complexion means a good and lucky life. I'm not being superstitious, but in terms of face reading, you'll know some things about a person's life by looking at his/her facial features. You can tell by reading the face of a person whether he/she is currently or will go through good or bad fortune. As a cantonese saying goes: "Your ricebowl and congee depends on your front". So take good care of your face!

NTU Employment Data

The NTU employment data is out. The biological sciences (honours) have an overall employment rate of 86.7% while full timers is 77.9%. Not many get hired it seems but the starting salary seems comforting with a mean of $2,963 and lowest salary at $2,586. We won NUS in terms of starting salary by a bit but lost in employment rate. Overall sciences have one of the lowest employment rate compared to the other degrees.

Economics students are one of the best paid.

More information can be seen here at http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/post-secondary/

The Trader's Mind

This week, Doug Hirschhorn gives viewers the opportunity to peek into the mind of a trader.

Video: Market Coach Doug Hirschhorn talks to trader and former hedge fund manager Mark Moskowitz about his daily thought process.

Mark Moskowitz has been a professional trader for 18 years and has even run his own hedge fund. He breaks his own trading day into four parts:

Pre-Game—When he looks at charts and other data, and decides what stocks to buy.
Early Open—Begin early-order entry and the search for signs of support & resistance.
Mid-Day—As the market gets quiet, take time to review morning & strategize afternoon.
Late Day—Take info from morning & early afternoon, see if daily plan is working.
The pre-game is the most important part, says Moskowitz, because good planning provides the “psychological edge” all traders need. Once he knows his potential losses and gains, he adds, he gains confidence he can work his plan throughout the day.

At the end of the day, Moskowitz says, it's time to look back, analyze and learn. The lessons of today can always be put into play tomorrow.


watch video here:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/29995372

Choosing a boy or girl?

I was reading some blog and chanced upon this interesting stuff. For those intending to have a baby, you can predict whether you will have a baby boy or girl just by conceiving on a certain month using a chart!



You can choose for yourself whether you want a boy or a girl by following the chart. The woman’s age from 18 to 45 (Chinese reckoning) is on the top line while the months Jan to Dec indicate the month when the baby is conceived. By following the chart you will be able to tell in advance whether your baby will be a boy or a girl. Thus, you can plan to have a boy or a girl.

It is said to be 99% accurate and the chart originated from a Royal tomb near Beijing, China. The original copy is kept in the Institute of Science of Peking.

So is it really accurate? Why not give it a try?

Try my Breast LOL

Insight on Psychology of people

In times of uncertainty, like the loss of the loved ones or recession, we usually go through 5 unique stages:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance

Think of the times that you lose something. First you deny the fact that you lose it. Next you are angry for losing something. Then you started questioning yourself what if you had moved another direction. Finally you get depressed. And then you finally accepted that the thing is lost. Do you find it strangely familiar about your own emotions? Interesting.

Worth Congratulating

Congrats to Shirley on passing her QP! After 1 year of slogging and tears, you finally passed! No more suffering to study while working. Happy for you!

Sub-prime crisis

Here's a very good video on why our economy is in such a deep shit because of such banks.

http://vimeo.com/3261363

Stanger Than Fiction

"Sometimes don't you think that our lives are written like a book? Routines, discovery, falling in love, disappointments and tragedies............. what's at the end of our story?"

If you haven't watched this movie. Do watch it. Extremely beautiful piece of film.

Pachelbel Rant

Size does matter

Size does matter to girls.....................the diamond size. In a recent discussion, I have found that girls want diamonds of adequate size. It must be big but the size has to be proportional to the finger. Of course they said, it has to have the 5Cs: Carat, colour, clarity, cut and cost. Well the higher the carat, the better. And best, it has to come in a blue box.

The Weird, Perverted and Lustful

I was out on a good night dancing with my few female friends when I saw some of the actions of desperate, perverted guys on the crowded dance floor. It's just so sick. There were two foreigners (ang mos), who were obviously checking out chicks on the dance floor squeezing towards a group of girls and just stared at them lustfully, giving that perverted smile hoping that they would be interested in them and tried to grind them. Haha they failed. But they didn't give up and kept looking for new targets throughout the floor until they snagged one. They were not even good looking at all, just ugly and perverted. The other incident was that there was a ugly looking guy dancing behind my friend, Jasmine. He was trying to grind and probably touch her! Jas avoided by moving away but he still followed her behind trying get fresh! We were signaling to each other about the weird guy and finally moved far far away from him so he can't have anymore chances. It's just so sick to bump into such people when you just wanna have fun.

Probably the saying: Girls wanna have fun, guys wanna have sex.

Problems with cuddling in bed? This video might help

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year to all! May all get prosperous and do well in 2009!

Soft Language

Why some words are made to sound nicer.........

Relaxed Cat

I noticed that this cat in my block loves to sit in this position whenever he's relaxing. He sure knows the right way of relaxing!