Specially Designed Wedding Bands

Just attended another wedding last weekend, this one was pretty different. They couple who were pretty well off, had designed their own gold bands and had they custom made. The bands incorporated both their initials and was something very different from the usual wedding rings.

They understood the significance of gold in the wedding ceremony - gold being the most precious of all metals. Since the time of ancient civilizations, gold has been the standard to which everything else is measured. To this day gold price still reflects their value and there has never been a better time to invest in it than now.

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I H8 Roaches

Man, I hate roaches. My wife hates them even more, but i'm the one that has to kill them each time one of them strolls onto the toilet or kitchen floor.

Some crawl, some fly, some are tiny ones that run like mice. Either way, the best thing to do is to slap them down with a rolled up newspaper. Then starts the second process of cleaning up the icky brown innards and juice from the critters.

I read somewhere that these insects can survive a nuclear holocaust. How do these people know? Did they re-create a mini mushroom cloud in a lab with a few cockroaches? I dunno.

Maybe they should spend more time developing a device to rid my house of them critters more efficiently, once and for all.

Education for A Cause

Most people get college degrees and PhDs for the sole purpose of getting a better paying job and making more money. There's nothing wrong with that, everyone needs a job and more money isn't a harmful thing. But some of us put our qualification and education for a more different cause.

Jeannie McGuire, armed with her master’s degree in human services from the online university, founded the Project Unity and was the and former chair of the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners (TSBSWE). In addition to that, she received the prestigious 2008 Sunny Andrews Award for outstanding commitment to social work from the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).

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Nothing To Do At Work

Some years back, I worked in this stuffy, serious office right in the middle of the city. It wasn’t any of those offices where the bosses were liberal and every day is Casual Day, this was one of those stuffy, dreary offices where the lighting is dim and everyone was dead boring. Except me la.

There the bosses worked from 9am to 7pm everyday, and if you told them a joke, they’d probably take 24 seconds to get it, then think you just insulted his mother.

The secretaries are all dry, old ladies who still wear fashion from the 70’s.

Anyway, one day this young executive joined the firm. He was all excited about the new job, came in the first day wearing his best new long-sleeved shirt (with classy fake ivory cufflinks) and a dark blue tie.

Except that no one told him nobody dresses like that there. Short sleeve shirts (but no polo tees) were standard issue uniform. Why? By 11am he found out why. Damn air-conditioning is so old it makes the office stuffy.

By 3pm, he was chugging down water every 5 minutes and trying to hide the underarms sweat patches. The next day, voila! He’s dressed in short sleeves like the rest of us! No tie.

Anyway, being the old fashioned office this was, they hardly gave him much work for the first 1 month, just "let him familiarize himself with the files first". So day one, he read all the files. Same for day two. By day three he starts reading the files again.

Day four, I see him studying the phone directory. By the end of the day I think he can memorize all our telephone extensions already.

Over the next few days, he does all of the following – study his table calendar, looks out of the window, drinks his cup of coffee r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w-l-y, read files again, tries to stay awake, checks his watch… you get the drift.

Anyway, I left the company soon after. I heard his left after month three. I wonder why.

9 Goldfish

There is a Chinese custom of having 9 goldfish in a tank. The tank is usually put in your home or place of business. You usually need 8 regular goldfish and one black one. I've no idea how this arrangement came about. But a lot of people do it.

Instead of having the hassle of maintaining a big fishtank, some people keep a picture of the nine goldfish, i suppose it represents the same thing. Drawing these pics take a lot of skill - calligraphy is definitely something that is well revered in ancient times.

My dentist has one of these pictures in his office. It was given to him as a gift when he first opened his business.

Stock Options is the Way

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Two Week Report on Streamyx

I've had Streamyx for just over two weeks now.

If i were to give it a report card, it'd be bad.

Somedays i don't get any connection, some days are okay. But it's the down time that annoys the heck out of me. The last down time was from Thursday night right up to this afternoon. And I'm paying good money for this 'broadband' (and so are lots and lots and lots of people).

Before i subscribed to them, i used to read and hear lots of people including my pals rant and bitch about streamyx, now i can understand why. But it's not that i have an option, it's either this or dial-up. Or no internet.

On the good days, surfing speed varies. Sometimes it's slow, but it's usually adequate. I haven't tested the speed to see whether it's anywhere near 70-80% of the max, does anyone know of any good internet speed websites?

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On another note, i bought a computer table for my daughter (not IKEA).

When we brought it back (it was one of those DIY sets pre-pack in flat boxes), we found there was a piece missing - a crucial piece. If fact, the packet of screws and nails was not properly sealed, and they were all rolling around inside box, leaving fine scratches everywhere.

Anyway to cut the short story short, we gave the store a tongue lashing, and it took them more than a week to replace the missing piece. They even had the cheek to say they lost our contact number.

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Furniture business seems to be booming. Two more huge furniture malls just opened up down the street. Everyday, i can see loads of people buying new furniture. Not just Chinese folks - Malays and Indians and others.

Economic slowdown? What economic slowdown?

Good Company

Call me cynical, but wedding dinners are getting to be a real drag for me these days. i was at one the other day, and it really felt longer than the three hours i was there.

It helps, though, if you have great food to begin with. And good company is another important factor. Actually, if the company is good, i don't mind mediocre or bad food. Good company makes a lot of difference.

Speaking of which i had lunch with 2 of my pals the other day. A lot of stuff to catch up on, it's been a long time since we chatted.

Maya Riviera

I'll tell you a dream of mine. Its a combination of two loves of my life - travel, and food. It's have a sumptuous fine dining meal, in an exotic location.

Talk about exotic tourist locations - it doesn't get any better than down south in Mexico. And specifically, the Maya Riviera. And as for good food? Well, Karisma Hotels are having an excellent Adults Only All Inclusive Hotel deal where you can choose any one of their fine hotels and resorts along the fabled Maya Riviera to stay while enjoying the opportunity to dine of fabulous gourmet food by their reknowned chefs.

The concept is great - you get an intimate hotel room with beachside bar to rekindle that romance with your loved one, and even enjoy the services of their dedicated Beach Butlers to make your holiday experience wonderful.

And if your are a closet nudist, check out their Hidden Beach Resort Au Natural Club for some surprises... :)

Arrogant People

I just met up with this really arrogant person yesterday. I was unfortunate enough to be in the receiving end of this guys holier-than-thou attitude and not being able to defend myself, because of the nature of the situation - it had something to do with my company. I dunno, just because these guys are rich, and have political clout, they can act arrogant and gangster-ish with others.

That guy didn't even have the guts to look me in the eye. He twisted my words by quoting something i didn't say and making a big deal about it. Fine, do what you want, at the end of the day, my company is still in the right, we will get what we want as the law dictates, and there is little you can do about it. You can show off your influence with your small group of cronies, do all that you want, at the end of the day, life goes on.

That is what this place has become these days. Leaders with no political will unable to control what goes on.