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What can possibly go wrong?Scientists have created a strain of the human AIDS virus able to infect and multiply in monkeys in a step toward testing future vaccines in monkeys before trying them in people, according to a new study.The movie ‘Outbreak’ comes to mind.
The past two days clearly demonstrated to me the influence of Twitter. Jan Moir wrote an article for the Daily Mail on the death of Stephen Gately. The former Boyzone member had died in his sleep, and basically she was bashing him because he was gay. The article was originally titled, ‘Why there was nothing ...
A quick glance at my Twitter and something caught my eye yesterday.‘David Edding has passed away.’It was a name that I was familiar with, yet a name that I have not come across in years. It brought back the memories when I was still schooling, and when I actually read books.I remember the first fantasy ...
10 business lessons from ‘Battlestar Galactica’. Why TV shows have to be so complicated and complex?
The Last Supper recreated using 4,050 Rubik’s Cubes.
How cool is this?A single USB connection is all that is required to power and get an instant high-resolution display. There is even a touch screen version!The toys geeks have nowadays.
I am having a lot of problems with Windows Vista. If it was not the fact that I actually paid for this copy, I will have downgraded to Windows XP. As such, I am waiting for Windows 7 since most of the reports that I have read says it is what Windows Vista should be.And ...
After leading a guild in World of Warcraft for quite some time, I realised there is a lot in common between leading a guild and managing in work place. As I am getting more and more management responsibilities, I find that it is helpful sometimes to apply what I have learnt from leading a guild. ...
In addition to having more responsibilities pushed to me recently, I was informed that I might be managing my own project.My own project. And I will be managing it.It is still uncertain though. There are just too many variables. But this is the first time I was informed that I might be managing a project.The ...
Everytime there is a horrific tragedy, no matter how terrible it is, some miracle will happen amidst that seems to tell everyone there no matter how bad it is, there is still hope. It is almost like somehow there is a divine intervention just to drive that message across.I hear of people who survived for ...
No matter what the people around me are doing, or behaving in front of me, I would like to think I still have some morals left, and stand firm in the face of temptations.I may be a bastard, but I am a bastard with certain morals.
Last night’s dream reminded me of a certain song’s lyrics:I?m here without you babybut your still on my lonely mindI think about you babyand I dream about you all the timeI?m here without you babybut your still with me in my dreamsAnd tonight girl it?s only you and me- Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
After coming back from Bangkok, I promptly fell sick.I was already having a very bad sore throat the last night in Bangkok, but it got worst when I was back. Sore throat and a nasty bout of flu kept me up whole night for the past two nights.I wanted to see a doctor, but realised ...
Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floorReachin’ for the phone ’cause I can’t fight it anymoreAnd I wonder if I ever cross your mindFor me it happens all the timeIt’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone and I need you nowSaid I wouldn’t call but I lost all control and I need you ...
I needed it badly. In my mind, I was screaming for a drink. Instead, I decided to pound the treadmill. Struggling through the pain for almost an hour, I was almost in a state of bliss as the endorphins kicked in.I still went for that drink after though.
Lifehacker has discovered a way to block the Gmail text ads from appearing. It seems like the advertisers do not like being associated with profanity and tragic violence. Lifehacker took advantage of this by carefully crafting an email signature that should block the ads.
It has begun, well, sort of.It is pretty close to confirmation. Questions fly to and fro, time spent pouring through every reply, every document sent. Every decision made is with the blessing of the management so there will be no screwups during this critical period.In the midst of these hectic activities, planning has to be ...
I was sad to find out today the koala bear, Sam, who survived the worst bush fire ever in Australia has died. I have written about it here before.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/5981168/Koala-who-survived-Australian-bush-fires-dies.htmlIt is sad really. She survived the fire only to fall to a disease that affects 50% of her kind. Rest in peace Sam. You have brought ...
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