Goodnight Beautiful...:p

A traveller named John pulled into a little town for the night to find every hotel room was taken.


“You’ve got to have a room somewhere,” he pleaded, “Or just a bed - I don’t care where.”


“Well I do have a double room with one occupant,” admitted the manager, “And he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained. I’m not sure it would be worth it to you.”


“No problem,” the tired traveller assured him, “I’ll take it.”


The next morning John came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.


The manager was impressed. “No problem with the other guy snoring, then?” he asked.


“Nope,” John replied, “I shut him up in no time.”


“How did you manage that?” asked the manager.


“He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room,” John said.
“I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and said “Goodnight Beautiful.”


“With that, he sat up all night watching me.”

Winners Versus Losers

Read on..... winners :)


♦ The Winner is always part of the answer;

The Loser is always part of the problem.

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♦ The Winner always has a program;

The Loser always has an excuse.

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♦ The Winner says, "Let me do it for you";

The Loser says, "That is not my job."

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♦ The Winner sees an answer for every problem;

The Loser sees a problem for every answer.

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♦ The Winner says, "It may be difficult but it is possible";

The Loser says, "It may be possible but it is too difficult."

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♦ When a Winner makes a mistake, he says, "I was wrong";

When a Loser makes a mistake, he says, "It wasn't my fault."

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♦ A Winner makes commitments;

A Loser makes promises.

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♦ Winners have dreams;

Losers have schemes.

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♦ Winners say, "I must do something";

Losers say, "Something must be done."

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♦ Winners are a part of the team;

Losers are apart from the team.

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♦ Winners see the gain;

Losers see the pain.

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♦ Winners see possibilities;

Losers see problems.

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♦ Winners believe in win-win;

Losers believe for them to win someone has to lose.

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♦ Winners see the potential;

Losers see the past.

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♦ Winners are like a thermostat;

Losers are like thermometers.

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♦ Winners choose what they say;

Losers say what they choose.

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♦ Winners use hard arguments but soft words;

Losers use soft arguments but hard words.

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♦ Winners stand firm on values but compromise on petty things;

Losers stand firm on petty things but compromise on values.

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♦ Winners follow the philosophy of empathy: "Don't do to others what you would not want them to do to you";

Losers follow the philosophy, "Do it to others before they do it to you."

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♦ Winners make it happen;

Losers let it happen.

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♦ Winners plan and prepare to win.

The key word is preparation.

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How's the weather?

Forget advanced science or meteorological tool to tell you what's the weather gonna be. the one below is simple, light and easy to DIY. Best of all, it's cheap to make one too. Wanna give it a try? :)

Plasma vs LCD

Plasma or LCD, what is your choice?
Perhaps the table below can help you to understand further on the differences between these two.

	Plasma	LCD
General
Screen sizes	42-65+ inches	5-65+ inches
Cabinet depth	3+ inches	3+ inches
Power consumption	Slightly less-efficient per square inch	Slightly more-efficient per square inch
Off-angle viewing	Excellent from all angles	Image fades slightly when seen from extreme angles from sides or from above or below
Reflectivity of screen	Glass screens can reflect lots of light, so may be an issue in very bright rooms. Some models have glare-reducing screens that are more- or less-effective	Matte plastic screens usually reflect less light. Some models have screens that are actually more reflective than plasma
Features
PC connectivity	Less common but still included on many models	More common than with plasma
Other features	Varies per model	Varies per model
Picture quality
Motion blur caused by display	Negligible	Difficult to discern on most models, although subject to more blurring than plasma. 120Hz models less-subject to motion blur
Black-level performance (depth of "black" displayed)	Varies, although excellent on many models.	Varies, although generally worse than plasma on many models, and better than plasma on best models
Color saturation	Varies, although generally a bit better than LCD due to black level and off-angle advantages	Varies, although the best models can equal the best plasmas
Resolution	Typically 720p, up to 1080p on high-end models. The benefits of 1080p are not obvious at screen sizes below 50 inches to the majority of viewers.	Typically 720p, but 1080p is more common than plasma at more price and size points. The benefits of 1080p are not obvious at screen sizes below 50 inches to the majority of viewers
Durability
Burn-in (faint after-images left on-screen)	Possible with still images left on-screen with very bright settings for hours, although new models much less susceptible, and most burn-in is temporary and goes away after watching moving images	May occur in extreme situations (very bright still images left on-screen for days) but much less likely than with plasma or even standard tube TVs.
Lifespan (hours until fades to half-brightness)	Typically 60,000 hours, or about 20 years if used 8 hours per day.	Typically 60,000 hours, or about 20 years if used 8 hours per day.
Program type
HDTV	Excellent	Excellent for HDTV-compatible models.
Standard-definition TV	Dependent mostly on screen size. The smaller the screen, the better standard-def usually looks	Dependent mostly on screen size. The smaller the screen, the better standard-def usually looks
DVD Movies	Excellent given a model with good black-level performance	Very good, although models with worse black-level performance are less desirable
Games	Excellent for most users, although burn-in might deter gamers who leave screens paused for hours or overnight	Excellent, although motion blur might deter the most sensitive gamers

40 TIPS FOR BETTER LIFE

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.

3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'

5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.

7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

9. Dream more while you are awake.

10. Eat more food that grows on trees and plants, and eat less food that is manufactured in 'plants'.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts.

12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In 5 years, will this matter?"

26. Forgive everyone for everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.

28. GOD heals almost everything.

29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.

31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

33. The best is yet to come.

34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35. Do the right thing!

36. Call your family often.

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:

I am thankful for __________.

Today I accomplished ___________________.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

40. Please Forward this to everyone you care about.

Basic Economics - Only the U.S. Knows Well.

The monetary system works in a cycle, there is demand and there is supply and if there is saving then there must also be consumption. Nation like Japan saves a lot to maintain high pile of cash reserves while US spends as every other nations owe them. what will happen if economy in US collapse and it doesn't have enough money to pay back to these nations??

Basic Economics - Only the U.S. Knows Well.
…written by an Indian Economist

Japanese save a lot. They do not spend much. Also Japan exports far more than it imports. Has an annual trade surplus of over 100 billions. Yet Japanese economy is considered weak, even collapsing.

Americans spend, save little. Also US imports more than it exports. Has an annual trade deficit of over $400 billion. Yet, the American economy is considered strong and trusted to get stronger.

But where from do Americans get money to spend?

They borrow from Japan , China and even India .

Virtually others save for the US to spend. Global savings are mostly invested in US, in dollars.

India itself keeps its foreign currency assets of over $50 billions in US securities. China has sunk over $160 billion in US securities. Japan 's stakes in US securities is in trillions.

Result:
The US has taken over $5 trillion from the world. So, as the world saves for the US , Americans spend freely. Today, to keep the US consumption going, that is for the US economy to work, other countries have to remit $180 billion every quarter, which is $2 billion a day, to the US !

A Chinese economist asked a neat question. Who has invested more, US in China , or China in US? The US has invested in China less than half of what China has invested in US.

The same is the case with India . We have invested in US over $50 billion. But the US has invested less than $20 billion in India .

Why the world is after US?

The secret lies in the American spending, that they hardly save. In fact they use their credit cards to spend their future income. That the US spends is what makes it attractive to export to! the US . So US imports more than what it exports year after year.

The result:
The world is dependent on US consumption for its growth. By its deepening culture of consumption, the US has habituated the world to feed on US consumption. But as the US needs money to finance its consumption, the world provides the money.

It's like a shopkeeper providing the money to a customer so that the customer keeps buying from the shop. If the customer will not buy, the shop won't have business, unless the shopkeeper funds him. The US is like the lucky customer. And the world is like the helpless shopkeeper financier.

Who is America 's biggest shopkeeper financier? Japan of course. Yet it's Japan which is regarded as weak. Modern economists complain that Japanese do not spend, so they do not grow. To force the Japanese to spend, the Japanese government exerted itself, reduced the savings rates, even charged the savers.

Even then the Japanese did not spend (habits don't change, even with taxes, do they?). Their traditional postal savings alone is over $1.2 trillions, about th! ree time s the Indian GDP. Thus, savings, far from being the strength of Japan , has become its pain.

Hence, what is the lesson?

That is, a nation cannot grow unless the people spend, not save. Not just spend, but borrow and spend.

Dr. Jagdish Bhagwati, the famous Indian-born economist in the US , told Manmohan Singh that Indians wastefully save. Ask them to spend, on imported cars and, seriously, even on cosmetics! This will put India on a growth curve. This is one of the reason for MNC's coming down to India , seeing the consumer spending.

'Saving is sin, and spending is virtue.'

But before you follow this neo economics, get some fools to save so that you can borrow from them and spend!!!

Management Lessons...

we all love stories and sometimes, these stories do have implicit meanings which we can digest and understand the rationale behind. They may sound like children's stories but in fact if you were to think in depth, they do apply in current corporate world. Read on....


Lesson One:

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?" The eagle answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Management Lesson:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.



Lesson Two:

A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients."

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Management Lesson:
Bull shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.


Lesson Three:


A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As th frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He laid there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.


Management Lesson:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

For ladies wearing high heels...

I find this article quite informative and useful for ladies who like wearing high heels regularly. It shows the posture when standing on both feet on flat surface as well as the effect of wearing high heels shoes.

High heel shoes are definitely one of the accessories that women today must have as part of complete wardrobe. However, it is also good to bear in mind of its negative effect when putting on high heels shoes. The higher the heels, the bigger pressure applied on the forefoot which may cause hips and spine out of alignment. After wearing for a long time too, women can feel pain on those feet as well. Hence, it is good if we can alternately wear high heels and flat shoes to prevent potential long term injury. Do take good care of our feet :)

Unusual weather yesterday

This is a scene you will typically see in movies but this happen quite real in an area nearby my place yesterday (April 2). Just what has happened to the global weather lately.. Few years back, this scene is unheard of but more of it happening....



Dark clouds over KL Tower and its surrounding


Gloomy...

Proton made its recall on Savvy

this appears to be the 2nd time for Proton to do a recall with this time is it Savvy. The recall is due to wheel bearing at the rear that may cause malfunctions to affected components. The first time involved Proton Waja due to faulty alloy wheels... Proton said it's just a precautionary measure only. Anyway, to be safe.. send it the car for inspection and if it's free, they'll replace for you free of charge... phew!!

Shah Alam [31 March 2008] - PROTON is recalling its Savvy cars to address a possible problem.

In line with PROTON's continuing commitment to quality, regular random checks are conducted on PROTON cars as part of its i.Care programme. The results from the most recent inspection brought to attention the possibility of water entry into the rear wheel-bearing which could lead to a malfunction of the affected components.

PROTON's Managing Director Dato' Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said, "The safety and satisfaction of our customers is a primary concern. As a precautionary measure, we are recalling all Savvy's for inspection and repair. We do apologise to all the Savvy owners for any inconvenience".

The recall will affect a total of 34,000 Savvy cars and PROTON will conduct the necessary checks and replacements at no cost to the customer. All Savvy owners are advised to take their cars to the nearest PROTON EDAR or EON service branches for an inspection. This recall is purely a precautionary measure as the convenience and safety of its customers is PROTON's highest priority.

Customers are therefore encouraged to immediately contact the nearest Proton Edar or EON service branch for an appointment to have their cars inspected.

As an alternative, please call PROTON i-Care at 1-300-880-888. Our staff will be happy to answer any queries that you may have as well as assist in making an appointment with a service centre.

PROTON assures its customers that it appreciates the trust and confidence reposed by its customers in its products. PROTON sincerely regrets any inconvenience to its customers.

PROTON thanks all of its customers for their patience and understanding and their support.

View the full listing of Proton Edar and EON Service Centres.