Point of life

I think I have to come to a point of life that I am lost about my direction. I feel that I am having problem coping with the everchanging tecnology and even tired of keeping up with it. But isn't it too old to change my career path at this juncture? I have been thinking hard, hard enough to make me headache and still heading no where.. Should I force myself to upgrade my skillset to cater for the world?? Or should I just take the alternate route and start a fresh?

Thought

Didn't know what got into me, I am so not into the idea of working anymore, I felt draggy to wake up in the morning by having the idea of going into the office. I feel so not interested in doing any "work" I am only half way through of life, how am I going to carry on from here?

Our ex-PM Dr M is trying to make money through bloging too

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I am surfing the internet and coming to an interesting article, it was about our ex-PM blog that he has set up and attract a lot of traffic who those still regard him as "god". Apparently he is making good money from the blog with the advertisement scheme. If take a look at the screen captured above, he is charging proton for the top banner of Proton Exora for RM12,000 for 7 days of advertisement. Just in case you are curious, the charges are as follow:

• Side Box - 170px x 200px - RM5,000/month
• Top Banner - 728px x 90px - RM12,000/month

And on the fine print of the Terms and Conditions.

• Discounts available for advertising periods of one month & above.
• All advertising positions are on rotating basis with a maximum of 5 ads.
• Rates quoted above are on a per banner/day basis, minimum of 7 days.
• For banner designs, a fee of RM70 per design will be charged. Design fees will be waived for advertising campaigns of above RM2500.
• Ads in Top Banner & Tower Box positions will appear in the Main Page & Inside Page .

If you read carefully on the fine print that saying rotating basis of 5 ads maximum. A basic calculation without the inside banner, our "beloved" Ex-PM will be potentially earn up to RM185,000/month (approx USD51,000/month), and this is not including the inside page banner. I am quite sure this is the most "Money Making" problogger in the shortest amount of time.

我要去旅行!!!

心痒痒了... 我想去旅行了.. 新航又有特价机票了.. 从墨尔本去香港.. 澳币七百三十七. 不错吧.. 优惠会在四月十七号截止... 我还有两天可考虑... :(

Easter Holiday at Lakes Entrance

Last week was the easter holiday. We enjoy a 4 days consecutive public holiday. So I have decided to plan for a trip to Lakes entrance to relax over the long holiday. It was pretty much a relaxing trip with no much itinery to cover. We wonder around the town and sit around the green grass facing the lakes. The feeling is great.. as you feel no burden of city life. First day was pretty much relaxing at the apartment we rent. Making full use of the facilities like the Swimming Pool and of coz playground for my niece :).

On the second day morning, we rented a boat to ride on our own. It was pretty exciting as this is the first time we ride a boat on our own.. Hahaha.. eventhough it is just a boat that can go as fast as 5 knot/ hour. But I guess for someone who never be "captain" of the boat before, it is good enough to satisfy our "childhood dream".


On the third day of stay, We decided to follow what majority of people is doing over there. Get ourself a fishing rod and start fishing like the rest... however, it can never be like the rest.. as this is the first time I go on fishing, a lot of funny things happend :P I put the string from the wrong side and cause the whole fishing rod to jam :P I cannot hook the bait correctly, each time when I do my casting, I lost my bait... I become the laughingstock for both of my sisters.. :( But after much practise, I finally improve... I can hook my bait better and I can cast further then I thought :P Will post more photos after I process it .. :)

What is this??

This is actually a catchment design to collect all the floating rubbish in the river. I think this is really innovative.. This is how their maintain the clean river in Melbourne.. Nice!

墨尔本的钱柜

http://www.cashboxparty.com.au/intro.html

哈哈。。 别误会。。 钱柜可不是那“钱柜”。。 这可是台湾数一数二的Karaoke.. 就犹如槟城的Redbox.不过， 设备，音响，环境比起Redbox 就有过之而不及。 上个礼拜终于去了PartyWorld（钱柜). 本人非常的满意. 钱柜设于Melbourne Central 的购物中心. 一进去给人非常高贵的感觉. 价钱也非常公道.Happy Hours 是从下午一点至六点. 每个人十八块八. 包括了一杯饮料和午餐.

New words from theage.com

The SES this morning warned motorists travelling in bushfire-affected areas of the state to be alert to the increased risk of landslide and debris on roads.

Debris = Noun:
1. The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.

Melbourne Airport closed its tarmac for a short time this morning.

Tarmac= Noun:
1. A paving material of tar and broken stone; mixed in a factory and shaped during paving.
2. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.

Verb:
1. Surface with macadam

Macadam=Noun:
1. Broken Stone used in macadamized roadways.
2. A paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar.

Singapore Airline promotion for Australia

It is spending season again... Last night I received an email from Singapore airline notifying me about the upcoming promotion applicable to the Australia region. The promotion start from today.. It seems like quite an attractive deal. From Melbourne, the airfare to Singapore return is as low as AUD699 with everything inclusive. Even to Penang it is only AUD787. I am tempting to visit HK again since my last visit to HK was about 12 years ago??? Damm time really fly... The fare from Mel to HK is AUD730.. which is not too bad for a commercial airline, of coz it is not comparable to budget airline like the Airasia or Jetstarasia. But I would said it will not be an apple to apple comparison. Travel bug is biting me bad.. Go or no Go?? I still have 14 days to consider, as the promotion end 17 April 2009. think think think...

New words

Extract from News: "but this week's balmy autumn weather is rapidly coming to an end."

balmy = Adjective :
1. Mild and pleasant " Balmy days and nights"
2. (archaic) Informal or slang term for mentally irregular " it used to drive my husband balmy"

Extract from news : "Boy, 12, at the centre of state care furore"

Furore = Noun :
1. An interest followed with exaggerated zeal
2. A sudden outburst ( as of protest)

Zeal = Noun :
1.A feeling of strong eagerness ( Usually in favour of a person or cause) " he felt a kind of religious zeal"
2. Excessive fervour to do something or accomplish some end "he had an absolute zeal for litigation"
3. Prompt willingness " they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"

Fervour= Noun:
1. Feelings of great warmth and intensity
2. The state of being emotionally aroused and worked up.

How to Open Excel Files in a New Instance.

How to Open Excel Files in a New Application Instance

By default, when you try to open an Excel file by double-clicking it in Windows Explorer, it will open in an already existing instance of Excel. But sometimes, you want it to open in a new instance and even make it the default behavior.

The following steps will allow you to do that.

STEP 1. In Windows Explorer, select Tools->Folder Options. In the Folder Options Dialog, go to the File Types tab and look for the XLS file type. Then, click on the Advanced button.

STEP 2. In the Edit File Type Dialog that opens up, click on the New… button.

STEP 3. Give the new action a name like “Open in New App Instance” or even “My Own Open”. Click on Browse and look for the Excel Executable. If you used the default installation paths, just paste this (make sure you include the double quotes):

“C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE” “%1″

STEP 4. Click on OK to close the New Action Dialog. Click OK to close the Edit File Type Dialog. And finally click on Close to close the Folder Options Dialog.

Now, when you right click on an Excel file, you will see something like this:

You will see that your new action is now available in the right click menu for Excel files. When you double-click the Excel file, it opens in the default behavior (i.e., in an existing instance of Excel). But if you right click and the click on your new action, it opens in a new Excel instance.

If you want your action to be the default action on double click, just go back to the Edit File Type dialog (Step 2 above). Select your action. Then click on the Set Default button. Your action will turn to bold and it is now the default action. Double clicking an Excel file opens in a new Excel application instance.