Video on Mitsubishi Evo 10

Video of Still Pics
on
Mitsubishi Evo X.
Very nice!

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 8 MR vs. Lamborghini Murcielago

This is a very good video on
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII MR 400bhp
vs.
570bhp Lamborghini Murcielago (more)
(Makes me feel like buying one)

Toyota Concept Cars

These are a glimpse of Toyota cars we can expect to see in the future ... with some minor variations of course...

They really look very nice (courtesy of Toyota.com)

Go to Toyota Website

A Parent Driver's Worst Fear

Just when you think your car's reverse parking sensor is child safe, you should take a look at this video, to see the safety tests of cars backing up towards small children playing.

(See Video under Auto Video Center)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118790376498007050.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Happy Birthday - Jane

Today I dedicate this day to Jane, my best friend, as it is her birthday today.

Happy Birthday Jane!

Nokia warns on battery overheating risks

HELSINKI - The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said on Tuesday 46 million batteries used in its phones could overheat and the company would replace them at no cost to consumers.
Nokia said the Nokia-branded 'BL-5C' batteries were made by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co between December 2005 and November 2006.

Related link:

The 'BL-5C' is Nokia's most widely used battery and several suppliers have made more than 300 million of them for Nokia.
Shares in Nokia dipped on the news and were 1.2 per cent lower at 22.35 euros by 0831 GMT.
Nokia said replacing millions of batteries would have some direct costs and financial impact to it, but Matsushita would pay part of the costs.
'Matsushita will cover certain costs,' said Marianne Holmlund, spokeswoman for Nokia.
Matsushita said there had been a rare problem in the manufacturing process, noting the cost of it was still uncertain.
'We are still in discussion with Nokia about how to divide the replacement cost,' said Matsushita spokesman Akira Kadota.
'At this moment, we cannot calculate what the effect will be on earnings,' he said.
Nokia said 100 overheating cases of batteries in question have been recorded globally, but no serious injuries were reported.
'(The batteries) could potentially experience overheating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge,' Nokia said in a statement.
Nokia said it issued a product advisory to consumers based on preliminary findings of an ongoing investigation and it hopes the warning would not hurt its brand.
'By reacting swiftly and responsibly, and by being fully transparent, we believe that consumers will continue to view Nokia as a responsible and trustworthy brand,' Robert Andersson, head of customer and market operations at Nokia told Reuters. -- REUTERS


YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED......

USE NOKIA PHONES AT YOUR OWN RISK.......

Haiti UFO's? Recorded August 6th, 2007

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=833_1186752934

You really must see this!

Malaysia Caning Judicial Corporal Punishment

(Article contributed, courtesy of David Loh & Live Leak)

This is a good link that shows how caning the corporal punishment is carried out.

Warning: This is rather distrurbing and gory, and those with weak hearts are advise to give this a miss.


http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5ab_1172940415

NIKE / GOLF Ad, DRIVING RANGE with TIGER WOODS

This ad on Tiger Woods really shows that it is mind over matter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P17_N2iV-ZE&mode=related&search=

Mr Big & Mr Small

(an article from my friend Darren)

I have been harbouring a secret for about five years now. Now that I'm likely to move out of my apartment soon, I feel compelled to share this secret.

I think my next-door neighbour is a freak. He weighs an incredible 180kg, and has a very beautiful Vietnamese wife. Let's call him Mr Big.

In the same house lives a handsome 60kg man, about the same age as Mr Big. I don't think he's married. Let's call him Mr Small.

Forgive me for thinking this way, but it just doesn't make sense for her to marry Mr Big if she has the choice of Mr Small.

But something else is wrong.

Never in the past five years have I seen Mr Big and Mr Small appear at the same time. I'd bump into EITHER Mr Big or Mr Small at the lift, never the both of them together.

And every time I speak to Mr Big in the morning on a certain topic, Mr Small would continue on that same topic with me in the evening.

Then it became clear to me: Mr Big and Mr Small are the same one person!

I've been puzzled for so long, and I'm pretty sure now. They speak with the same mannerism, drive the same van, and if I imagine Mr Big's face minus the fleshier portions, I get Mr Small.

That must be it!

How he manages to transform from one form into another, I don't know. Which one is his original self, I also can't tell. I suspect it's Mr Big, because he's the one with the beautiful wife.

Maybe someday before I leave, I should ask him directly.

Then again, maybe not. If he finds out that I know his secret, I don't know how he'll deal with me. All 180kg of him.

I guess some mysteries are meant to be unsolved.

Funny Fishing Video

This funny fishing video is for my fishing kakis.

Bernard, this one is for you.

(Don't be like the guy with the fishing rod).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lge3hyQt-Nc

This is a link that captures the video of the Minneapolis bridge collaping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjCic0YlJwQ


All this was over in a matter of 4 secs.

My 2 Dolls

These are pics of my 2 daughters Thea (on top) and Lydia (below).

They are the love of my life, and very hug-gable. They are always there to see me off at work.

They are my very motivating force.

2 Aug 2007: Woman Without Arms

I received this link from my friend Jane about this lady in China (Shantong, I think) without arms, who does everything with her legs. (Video is in Cantonese)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GNzBFnUAdo

After seeing this, it makes me treasure the very hands I have to write this blog.

I shudder just at the thought of using my legs to do my Managerial Finance assignment.

Any views on this?

Bargains: Toys R Us (National Day Celebrations)

Dear friends,

For those of you who are young-at-young (like myself),

or are parents with the Toys R Us card, take note of National Day Specials at this holiday season:

http://www.toysrus.com.sg/newsletter/NationalDay07.htm

Afghan police find body of 2nd Korean

This is the face of the 2nd Korean hostage victim. For more details check this link:

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8F16A1D5-D6A3-4EBF-8519-12AA3BAD9343.htm

2 Aug 07: Curent Affairs (Minneapolis Bridge Collapse)

(image courtesy of ABC news. See link: http://www.abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3438802 )

9 Killed in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

Whao.... the collapse really looked very bad. Heard that about 50 cars dropped 20 ft into the Mississippi River & were swept away by the strong current.

2 Aug 07: Article #4: IBM Thinkpad 600 Shutdown Problem Resolved

I had this problem with my daughters' IBM Thinkpad 600 Pentium II notebook/laptop, which actually switches off by itself. There are no batteries connected, just a direct connection to the mains.


At the advice of my friend, I took the computer apart to see if there was any problems with the CPU fan and heat sink.


I could not find any anomaly. After I put all the screws back, the computer seemed to have rectified itself miraculously, and was back to normal.


After this I have no problem using the notebook to post this blog. Little things like this, really make my day.

1 Aug 2007: Article #3: Phew! (Stock Market)

I am just glad I sold of my investment in a property counter at a profit yesterday.

Today it is a bloodbath at SGX, with market capitalization having gone down 3.27%.

Maybe this is the correction at Q3 that they are anticipating.

If it is, it means buying opportunity of some equities at bargain prices.

Anyway it is true that share prices are really at an all time high, so like the saying goes, "What goes up , must come down".

My take is that there will always be opportunities to get shares of companies with good fundamentals.

Meanwhile, I will just enjoy the spoils of my labour.

31 Jul 2007: Article #2: Investment to make $ to shop online

I am rather happy as I have made some money today from my recent stock investment, thanks to a report made by Mah Bow Tan, which help to make me some small $ from a property counters.

Using the $, I went online to buy myself a pair of Timberland moccasins from ShoeBuy, which I discovered was cheaper if I were to buy them from USA, and deliver to Singapore using VPOST USA. This is because just like another online shoe company Zappos, they provide free delivery to USA. But upon comparing prices, I find that Shoebuy is slightly cheaper.

I also bought some good clone golf accessories and components from Hireko Golf for myself and my golf kaki. Another good place for buying branded golfing stuff cheap is this place called Rock Bottom Golf. I noticed that during some major golf events like the recent Masters, this website will have very good promotions like 13% off, or a dozen of re-furbished Titlest golf balls free for purchases above a certain value.