From BBC: Cenotextricella simoni is about 1mm in length (see scale-bar).
It would have inhabited a wooded area and lived in a warm climate. Internal details can be seen in the view at bottom-right.
The ancient creepy-crawly had been trapped in amber and preserved in a lowland area around Paris, France.
Ron found this when he was in Italy.
That's a good one.
Would the Real Francesco Admirer Please Stand Up?
Thanks again, Ron.
Yesterday Kuan Yew called me for yamchar.
I was in Genting.
So I told Kuan Yew: "Sorry la, i'm in Genting"
Kuan Yew: "Wah, so syok ah!!"
Me:" No la, alone leh"
Kuan Yew:" Wah, so pathetic(痺) ah??!"
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See, the wording part (which carries only 7% of total message of human could deliver, according to research) can make such a B-I-G difference
I've got this small little article written 5 years ago.
I even printed out and distributed to some of my friends.
In case you forgot or didn't have the copy - feel free to grab one
Yes, till now, my form 3's life during high school, remains as the fondest memory I had :)
I went to Singapore few months ago. June, in fact. But I kept forgetting to blog about it.
I stayed at Fatimah's house. The first time and the last time.
That trip is not exactly a trip - more like a colleague visiting trip - I visited four hospital in total - I was perfectly fine - to visit my ex-colleague.
It was nice meeting up the colleague whom I had been talking over the phone.
By the way, before that, the last time I really visit Singapore was years ago. This time, the perception of Singapore's food has changed a bit - their JAPANESE FOOD ROCKS! FRESH AND JUICY! YUMMY~~~~!
Dahao, me and Sarah - taken at Clarke Quay
Francesco with the lion status (outside the delicious taiwan porridge restaurant - thanks to Denis for the intro!!!)
Francesco eaten by the lion
BIG THANKS TO DAHAO and SARAH for thier hospitality! not to forget about Denis and Jerome :)
I have a plan - since long long time ago, to migrate my current 
msn account
to 
In case you see this post, kindly please add me.
Or I'll add you real soon :)
Er koestet - zwanzig Ringgit.
Es war teuer. Und ich wirde essen nicht mehr
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That was to practise my rusty German - and it's very much broken still.
I tried this prawn noodle with Nicole (my ex-colleague cum san po cum best m***h in h***en)
It cost RM20 per bowl. If you want extra soup - it cost RM4 for an extra small bowl.
Taste? Nice, the soup was cooked with the pork ribs. That's why the tasty.
Next time? I don't think I'll pay a second visit - it's bloody expensive ok! (Champ's is located in Central Point, PJ)
Third years on, Sony Bravia came out with the third instalment of the ad.
Sorry but, I think first was the best, second was ok, this was the worst.
I think they are wasting more and more money in these series of ad. =_=
The worst is, seems like they took the idea from somewhere else.
Hari Raya made the weekend a bit longer, so I extended my stay in my grandparents house :)
Activity is basically the same - eat, sleep, watch drama series
But well, before I went up, I went to FRIM to have a walk with Weihan and Agatha.
It's a walk but it's a 1 hour 45 minutes walk. A lot shorter than the usual woman shopping time though
Here's the proof
Preview: There'll be a new Korean restaurant opening, just beside my uncle's shop. The price... erm erm... no comment - I wonder if they can really sustain? (according to the Korean tauke, they can, because there are about 100 Koreans coming up to Genting, daily, on average)
That day I tried out my uncle's shop's curry pork rib noodle. The taste? The soup was nice, but the pork ribs were a bit dry.
Muahahahaha. I did 'big' him, i said, "You scared ah" Then he picked up and eat.
While eating, his got his tears and snot dropping.
My grandpa was amazed by the sight - it's not usual to have so many houses lightened up. Thanks to the long weekend.
Francesco in Genting - taken while my grandparents went to sleep. (yeah, I don't want them to have the 'cultural shock' by my bear)
Going down the hill on Monday afternoon.
I've been enjoying this video since months ago.
I particularly like the near ending part, where Kimura danced with the bear - IN A FUNNY WAY!
They are cute.
Now, new template for the blog.
Nice, eh?
P/S: By the way, I don't know why every latest post will leave a large gap. Mind the gap? I do mind actually :)
Anybody can help?
This has been my motto in the past few weeks.
It should have been used long time ago.
Been a reckless person sometimes.
This will always be a good reminder.
Read all about its history and origin HERE
This is a funny song, I think I blogged about it about 3 years ago. But it's just funny to listen again.
Look at how Londoner rant about their underground train - what shall we do with ours?
WARNING THE LYRICS USE VERY STRONG LANGUAGE
Belgian Chocolate... yummy
This morning I went to Bangsar Village II to have the Häagen-Dazs all you can eat session. (I was on leave but I didn't purposely take leave for this)
I ate 12 scopes in total. I think 7 out of 12 were Belgian Chocolate.
I purposely took the photo above to show that the amount I ate was real (I missed another 6 scopes, though -_- )
12 scopes may not sound much for some people. But it's enough to explain why I look round :)
Special thanks to Kexin for the on dutch session
Taken from BBC: Shopping cart of "In Rainbows" album
Radiohead's latest (7th) album is optionally available free, online.
Why optionally?
Cos in the website, you can pay between 0.00 to 100.00 pounds to get the digital copy of the album.
I paid 0.00 and I got the download link for the album :)
It's not their best album, but it's definitely one of the best album advertising :)
Get your copy from the website: www.inrainbows.com
Tracklisting:
1. "15 Step" – 3:57
2. "Bodysnatchers" – 4:02
* 3. "Nude" – 4:15
* 4. "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" – 5:18
5. "All I Need" – 3:48
* 6. "Faust Arp" – 2:09
* 7. "Reckoner" – 4:50
* 8. "House of Cards" – 5:28
9. "Jigsaw Falling into Place" – 4:09
* 10. "Videotape" – 4:39
Rating: 3.5/5
Lately been hearing this piece from Classic FM.
It's a lovely piece. Romantic is a better word.
I wanna play this piece (thou i don't know how to play piano) for the woman I love next time :D
This is a song about my previous relationship. It was a long, memorable and an important one. Was pity that it was over, but definitely, I believe we both gained a lot from it.
Thanks.
Lyric: 2006, 2007
Music: 2006
Download
Lyric:
Good Morning and good evening,
Though you might be sleeping.
Can't you wake yourself with the sunshine?
It's pity that it ended,
Though it's complicated.
Maybe we were sick with the white lies.
Isn't it fine?
Isn't it right?
Would that be nice?
Would that be kind?
You wake me up,
You shake me down.
We made what life's for,
Walking down the street of light.
We let the life (move) on,
There's so many left in past
We'll be fine.
Would that be right?
Thinking back, stepping back with
So many, so many doubt
Would that be ok?
Slipping back, turning back with
So many, so many sigh.
(Definitely not)
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Dedicated to everybody, who still can't recover from the ex-relationship
Actually I know this song long time ago. It's lovely composition by Schubert.
The trailer of Hitman had this song played in it.
When I Googled it, the first result was Pavarotti's version.
Rest in Peace, Pavarotti.
This is easily one of the best movies this year.
It's action packed. Beautiful scenaries(reminds me of one of the reasons why I love 007) make it worth to have a watch :)
However, Jason Bourne was too invincible. Else I would easily give this movie a 5 out of 5
Rating: 4/5
(Rotten Tomatoes gave it 93% out of 100%)
You know, the reason why I switched from Opera years back, to FireFox was because:
1) It didn't open ('render' is a better term, btw) the page as fast as FireFox
2) It hangs frequently when opening heavy pages like picture rich, or jave-based website
3) It lacks the customisablity like FireFox
Now, I don't know why, starting from FireFox 2.0x, I feel that FireFox has some sign of not doing its good job anymore.
And for some reason, I tried Opera 9.5 (Preview version), it reminds me the good memory when I switched from IE -> Opera about 10 years back - the light but fast web page loading software.
It blows off my mind :)
Starting from Opera 9, there's a good function called "Speed Dial" (Firefox fan had create a similar extention, which you can find it HERE)
Opera 9.5, at the moment, is recommended who intended to try the new stuff at risk. It's still at Alpha Preview version (yes, not even Beta version), so if you wanna use it at your own risk, grab a copy at HERE
Else, stick to stable Opera 9 @ www.opera.com
The picture below shows the DSK-customised Opera 9.5 ;)
Big thanks to Zmin, who enlightened me that there's even better options to download video from site such as YouTube.
I DSK-ed, and found an exciting tools, yes, better share it out
It's called VDownloader 0.61
Using the software is easy, but I'll share the personal preference below:
1) When you launch the software, go to Download section and select "Output Format" as "ORIGINAL FILE (NO Conversion).
The default setting is "AVI", but I don't like it because it:
i) Generates larger file
ii) Conversion takes time, I can't enjoy the movie instantly
See the bigger picture below :)
Then, proceed to SEARCH section, and search for a video.
The result appears, and as an example, I just double click on the first result - Sophie's Me and My Imagination
Here, I only focus on YouTube (i.e. I deselected all the other sites option, as shown in the picture).
And the download window will pop up!
Last but not least, et voila! The downloaded file in .flv, hot and ready to be playback :)
Look, you don't have to rename the file from get_video to bal blabla.flv, like in the Keepvid.com
Installation Guide:
1) Download from SoftPedia
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/VDownloader-Download-51327.html
2) Extract all the files to a folder.
3) Create a shortcut of VDownloader.exe in the deskstop if you wish
4) Run the VDownloader.exe
5) Enjoy
This is an audio enhancement plugin I've been using for my laptop and deskstop, for the past few months.
You should have been seeing SRS brand in TV speakers etc. It is good in doing the psycho-acoustic thingy, which helps on enhancing the sound quality on lower range of the speakers
My verdict on this little plugin is that, it REALLY enhance your speaker output. You can get extra clarity + BASS with this plugin. And this is no bull shit. (tips, if you already turned on the SRS audio enhancement in your Windows Media Player, please turn it off, else you may get audio distortion)
Get a copy to try, you have my word :-)
http://downloads.srs-store.com/SRS_Audio_Sandbox.exe target="_blank"
1) Install GreaseMonkey
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/748
2) Click on the "Restart Firefox" button (it will save all your session, but advisable to save your work :) )
3) Click on this .js file and select "Install" on the pop up window
While I was blogging about how to download YouTube video with Firefox, I found that they no longer working. Which means that, it has been a while since I last downloaded YouTube video with FireFox.
Now, a quick one, start with this:
1) If your computer can't play Flash video, with the file extension .flv, grab this installer and install in your computer
http://www.codecs.com/K_Lite_Codec_Pack_download.htm
(Download the FULL version please)
This install is called K-Lite Codec Pack, it's one of the best codec packs available that lets you playback many many kinds of video files :)
2) Go to YouTube, search for the video you wanna download.
3) Then right click on the search result item, and copy the link (example shown below, using FireFox)
4) Then go to website like KeepVid, please do click the picture below to see the enlarged version, and follow the steps
5) After that, if you had rename the downloaded file to .flv, you should be able to see the icon shown below
Double click it, et voila! You'll be able to enjoy the dowloaded YouTube video ;)
I thought of Classic FM, one of my favorite radio station when I was in UK.
Then I searched for its live radio, and guess what, 128kbit quality! CD QUALITY!
I enjoy listening it. I hope you love it too.
Listen HERE
