Public enemy: review

Johnny Depp was the reason I went for this show.  I went in blind without reading any reviews. 
Guest what?


Warning!  Spoilers!!

[The review]

-Starting scene
ta-ta-tat
ta-ta-tat
ta-ta-tat (firing sound of a repeating gun)

-Most of the story
ta-ta-tat
ta-ta-tat
ta-ta-tat (firing sound of a repeating gun)

-Ending
bang!
bang!

Great movie isn't it?  Hope I didn't spoil the movie too much
 

Loss of passport in Malaysia

In the event that you lost your passport in Malaysia, you should do the following:
1. Make a local (Malaysia) police report. Have the "narration" of the case be written in English.
2. Inform the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur at 0166610400.
3. Go to the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur to obtain a temporary passport.
4. Return to Singapore, explaining to each checkpoint that you lost your passport.

That's the by-right path.
I took a by-left, legally.

Yes, I lost my passport but the story won't be told here.

Overall, I was impressed with the Johor police. They were professional and friendly. They don't scare you. They don't ask for coffee money.
The Singapore Police set the bar even higher. While I was kept waiting, I imagined them pulling out my security clearance and all the intelligence on me...
Overactive imagination.


[Time wasted]
Johor police station - 1 hr
Making calls - 2 hr
Johor CIQ - 30 min
Singapore CIQ - 30 min
Singapore police station - 30 min
Singapore ICA - 1 hr
Grumbling about lost passport - XX hr

Total time wasted: 5 hr 30 min + XX hr

Tamago kake gohan

Yummy.

Tamago kake gohan (卵かけご飯, "egg sauce over rice") or Tamago gohan in short is a popular Japanese breakfast food consisting of boiled rice topped or mixed with raw egg and—optionally—soy sauce.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamago_kake_gohan

white eggs are NOT duck eggs! http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=746

19-21 July

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YouTube: 黃義達-那女孩對我說(揚聲)(KTV)

YouTube: 黃義達-那女孩對我說(揚聲)(KTV)

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhJMmWsFAZM

Panadol and Paracetamol

How much do you know about this common drug?

reading information:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100003607.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracetamol

thanks to ST for supplying the info.

Bandai: VB-6 Konig Monster from Macross F

Bandai: VB-6 Konig Monster from Macross F.

Prototype pics shown at Tokyo Toy Show 2009.
Price and release TBD.

http://www.collectiondx.com/news_item/07162009/robot_soul_destroid_monster_from_macross_f

Yes is yes; no is no; don't give "See how"

"See how" is a very annoying thing to hear when you're planning stuffs.  So, is that a yes or a no?  Organisers do need to know the headcount; it matters.

I wonder...

What is the legality of SMRT fining passengers for eating?

Why the owner of the school that was accused of pedalling fake degrees, not arrested for fraud?  Instead, the punishment was the closing down of the schools.

Macross Toys from Bandai

Bandai - Macross Frontier DX - Macross Quarter
http://eshop.tfh.com.sg/product_details.php?prod_id=349

Bandai - The Robot Spirits [Side MS] - VF-25F Super Messiah Alto Custom
http://eshop.tfh.com.sg/product_details.php?prod_id=355

Bandai - The Robot Spirits [Side VF] - Queadluun Rea (Klan Custom)
http://eshop.tfh.com.sg/product_details.php?prod_id=356

Microsoft warns of computer security hole

Microsoft warns of computer security hole.
Funny how this article can force a switch to Firefox when I had been highlighting how much of a greater emphasis Mozilla places on security...
Full article here: http://www.avault.com/news/microsoft-warns-computer-security-hole/

A dated but simple breakdown of the various browsers, as at Dec 2008: http://www.obsessable.com/news/2008/12/04/browser-break-down-ie-firefox-safari-chrome-opera/

Vulnerability statistics:
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox#Vulnerability_statistics

Firefox security vulnerabilities have been patched relatively quickly. Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report Vol. 10, based on data from the first half of 2006, reported that while Firefox had more vulnerabilities than Internet Explorer during that time period (47 vs. 38), Firefox's vulnerabilities were fixed on average one day after the exploit code was made available, as compared to nine days for Internet Explorer.

[excerpt]
Microsoft has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn’t yet fixed. This vulnerability affects Internet Explorer users whose computers run either Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, and can enable hackers to remotely take control of victims’ machines. The victims don’t need to do anything to get infected except visit a Web site that’s been hacked.
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Microsoft has urged vulnerable users to disable the problematic part of its software, which can be done from Microsoft’s Web site, while the company works on a “patch” for the problem.
[/excerpt]

Full article here: http://www.avault.com/news/microsoft-warns-computer-security-hole/

related post: http://jwitworker.blogspot.com/2006/01/1-2-3.html

Thor (Marvel) Movie: Set for 2011 release

I've been grumbling about the lack of news on this movie (yet too lazy to search movie sites :p)
Today I stumbled upon the news of Natalie Portman being cast for the movie, here.

Playing as Jane Foster the nurse?  Why can't she be Sif?  Sif had more "screen time" in the comics...

Anyway, here's some sites with some info on the movie:

http://marvel.com/movies/Thor.Thor

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800369/

Personal updates, July 2009

[Work]
I'm stuck in a vicious cycle.

I'm required to write reports and plan my work for the entire year.
But these interfere with my work, causing my deadlines to slip.
Then I'll be asked to revise my work plan for the year.
This again will interfere with my work.
Repeat.

What the hell...
Am I in the wrong job or am I too slow?


[Assets]
After 5 years and 2 hospitalisation stays, my laptop is showing her age.  My precious had accompanied me to UK; wrote many a Java program and processed thousands of photos.
You'll be missed when your retirement comes.  :'(

Sadastic inmates in Singapore

Play a game - choose your own torture
http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,207170,00.html?

Aware Saga: Money matters

They made a profit with from the surge in membership, so the extravagant spending is forgiven...
http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,207178,00.html?

Internet censorship in Imperial China

It was reported that Facebook is now inaccessible in China, land of stone walls.
I don't know about the other violation of human rights but I find this quite distasteful.

Why?  The Ürümqi Riots.

[SAP] RFQ printing: No print-relevant changes to document, ME 140, OSS Note 678834

[SAP] RFQ printing: No print-relevant changes to document, ME 140, OSS Note 678834

Scenario: When printing or faxing a PO / RFQ, an error is encountered that says, "No print-relevant changes to document". Message class ME; message number 140.

Solution: Create your new output line instead of using "Repeat Output". Using "Repeat Output" will cause the error to replicate itself.
1. Go to the Message details, accessible via the relevant change document program ( me22n / me42 ) or via the print programs ( me9f / me9a ).
2. Create a new output line.
output type: NEU
medium: 1 (print) / 2 (fax)

source: http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-log-mm/no-print-preview-143740
more reading, OSS Note 678834 - ME140 with immediate output of change message (login required):

I hate quacks, who copies *wrong* solutions and pass them to others. I found the correct solution here, which nobody seems to notice that it is the *right* one and happily continue to post their wrong answers.

Good one, Patrick Arnoldts

Dolphin drive hunting

First they herd them into the bay.  Then they cut their throats.

wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphin_drive_hunting
video: http://www.glumbert.com/media/dolphin

glumbert - Dolphin massacre in Japan