think.out.of.the.box

Priyam & Kanika

2011-11-03T13:12:00.000+08:00

Smiling Clock :)

2011-10-21T23:35:00.001+08:00

The clock is smiling at you... It's reminding each and every passer-by, no matter what have happened, you should be positive and don't forget to smile... :)

钟楼上的时钟对着你微笑... 时时刻刻提醒着每个经过的路人，不管发生什么事，都要积极的面对、还有不要忘了要用微笑面对这个世界...... :)

Pathway to the Antarctic

2011-10-16T01:18:00.000+08:00

Carrousel

2011-10-15T16:05:00.000+08:00

“旋转木马是世界上最残忍的游戏。彼此追逐，却隔著永恒的距离...”

I am watching you!

2011-10-15T00:00:00.001+08:00

The Peak, I ♥ U

2011-10-11T02:30:00.001+08:00

I just wanna sleep...

2011-10-08T20:27:00.003+08:00

Sleeping Beauty Castle

2011-10-08T01:29:00.000+08:00

Perth

2011-10-05T16:01:00.003+08:00

Peaceful Demonstration @ Fremantle, Australia

2011-09-25T19:39:00.000+08:00

During my last visit to Perth, I visited Fremantle, the Harbour city of Western Australia. Coincidentally, there was a peaceful rally being hold over the park there so I went over to witness how a rally being held in a democratic society without the disturbance from the authority. The atmosphere is so joyful and is more like a carnival instead. Only a few polices are spotted and they are merely observing the demonstration. :)

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Loving the sky ♥

2011-09-23T15:42:00.001+08:00

Facebook Photo quality after last update became worse......

2011-09-23T15:12:00.003+08:00

Following is the screenshots of facebook photo display page of the same photo which was scaled to 720 pixel (long edge) prior uploading with different upload time. The left one was uploaded on August 18, 2011 while the right one was uploaded on September 23, 2011. I have saved the left picture to the desktop and uploaded the same file and right picture is the result.

There is significant variation in the color tone as well as the smoothness of the picture which differ from the original picture on the right picture. Noises are also introduced to the picture. I wonder if Facebook have changed their picture processing engine during last update.
Do try it yourselves and reports if you are getting a similar result...

不该患癌的癌症病患

2011-09-14T20:59:00.001+08:00

看了太多因嚼槟榔、抽烟、喝酒这些坏习惯的五六十岁的老人家诊断出患上口腔癌的病人，只觉得如果不是当初的这些坏习惯，今天也不必受这些苦... Haiz... 当初又何必呢？

今天接见的病人不一样，一个年近四十的中年病患舌头左侧边竟让有着一块二厘米宽三厘米长凸起的红白斑的溃疡，临床诊断目测怀疑是恶性肿瘤，病人带来的活体组织采样检查报告列为鳞状细胞癌，有待超声波检查淋巴结才知道癌细胞有没有扩散的迹象...

这位病患不抽烟、没碰槟榔、家族没有癌症病史，只是偶尔会小酌一下... 照常理说患上癌症的风险不大，但是很不幸的癌症却偏偏找上了他... 只能说，有时候很多事情是没办法预料、就算做足预防措施，它要找上你，你终究避不掉... 人生无常啊.....

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未来

2011-09-05T23:15:00.001+08:00

明明前面的就有条笔直的马路，我看了一看却始终都不踏出那一步，宁愿选择走向陡峭的山路...
不是我喜欢爬山，只是一眼望去，看到马路另一端的世界还算过得去，可以让我这辈子都衣食无忧，但是如果我不越过这一个山头，又怎么会知道另一个山脚下会不会是我向往的世界呢？
马路是已经盖好了，只要我想，我随时都能踏上这旅程，所以，趁年轻，还是先爬一爬山吧，到了山顶，眺望一下，喜欢就继续走下去... 不喜欢，下山不就得了......

Temple

2011-08-29T16:36:00.001+08:00

Perth

2011-08-12T21:55:00.002+08:00

Jayesslee live @ HTC Likes Awards 2011.07.23 - Part 2

2011-07-31T18:03:00.000+08:00

Neenee 2011.07.31

2011-07-31T17:23:00.001+08:00

Theresa 2011.07.31

2011-07-31T16:38:00.004+08:00

Vivian 2011.07.24 - Part 2

2011-07-30T21:04:00.001+08:00

Jayesslee live @ HTC Likes Awards 2011.07.23 - Part 1

2011-07-25T01:07:00.005+08:00

Vicky & Nikki 2011.07.24

2011-07-24T23:47:00.009+08:00

Vivian 2011.07.24 - Part 1

2011-07-24T23:03:00.006+08:00

India Post @ Lovedale

2011-06-05T23:14:00.002+08:00

为什么还会有这样的思想偏差？

2011-06-04T23:07:00.000+08:00

我在三八妇女节的时侯写了篇“女性到底在争什么？”。
那时我还真的是不明白女性到底还在争取些什么，可能我接收到的讯息大多来自台湾，那里的社会较开放，女性都蛮自主，知道自己的权利和自己追求的是什么...

今天看到这篇报道“千依百顺妻子俱乐部正式推介副主席：妻子应做丈夫“妓女””，我才发现到，原来我们马来西亚的水准到底到哪里......

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Railway track @ Lovedale

2011-06-01T23:25:00.003+08:00

Monkey

2011-06-01T18:27:00.003+08:00

Tea Plantation @ Ooty

2011-05-26T21:58:00.004+08:00

Sunset @ Malpe

2011-05-24T22:04:00.004+08:00

Eunice & Eva - Part 5

2011-05-24T20:08:00.003+08:00

Sunrise @ Ooty

2011-05-23T23:09:00.002+08:00

Eunice & Eva - Part 4

2011-05-23T14:53:00.003+08:00

2011-05-23T14:22:00.002+08:00

无知的人民造就了无能的政府，这是民主制度最大的劣势。

Eunice & Eva - Part 3

2011-05-19T15:52:00.006+08:00

Eunice & Eva - Part 2

2011-05-19T15:33:00.007+08:00

Eunice & Eva - Part 1

2011-05-19T02:14:00.009+08:00

宗教

2011-04-21T00:28:00.003+08:00

宗教，往往是在人最脆弱、最无助的时侯侵占、渗透你的思想，并且从此根深蒂固... 至于你会选择信奉什么宗教，只是在于你当下遇到的是什么人罢了......

Eagle...

2011-04-19T00:52:00.001+08:00

Just realised that I have shot eagle once after reading Moose Peterson's blog post...

Lighting - 1st rain in 2011 @ Manipal

2011-04-10T22:00:00.002+08:00

Blast Fishing

2011-04-07T19:07:00.002+08:00

Tree

2011-03-29T21:00:00.002+08:00

Rose Garden 2011.03.27

2011-03-28T20:31:00.002+08:00

Pictures taken at Rose Garden, Kemmangundi, Karnataka, India.

St. Mary Island

2011-03-22T14:15:00.003+08:00

An small island near Malpe Beach, Udupi......

Super Moon 2011.03.19

2011-03-20T02:29:00.005+08:00

When it's just 356577 km away from Earth.....

女性到底在争什么？

2011-03-08T19:25:00.001+08:00

我不明白，女性一直在争取的两性平等到底是在争取些什么？男女从大脑构造到思绪思维都完全不相同，为什么女性就是要和男性做比较，总是觉得一定要和男性平起平坐，才是公平、平等？

我曾经看过一本书，书中提及男性和女性大脑构造的差异。根据脑部与神经学家的研究，男生大脑和女生大脑控制各种不同的功能区域有很大的不同。该书提到，空间辨识能力在男性的大脑占有相当大的区域，所以男性在于需要空间识别的活动如泊车相对的比女性好。然而，女性的大脑大部分被情感和观察力占据，所以相对来说，女性有着灵敏的触觉，总是在男生还没观察到一些事情的时候就已经察觉到。而且，女性还有一项男性都没有的本能，那就是能一次进行多样任务......
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Mikomo 2011.02.12

2011-03-05T01:39:00.003+08:00

真理？

2011-01-10T03:21:00.002+08:00

当你所相信的事情被科学证据道破时，一开始，你意志坚定，坚信你所相信的是真理。但是，当越来越多相关的证据被提出，你的思绪就会开始动摇，你心中会有所不安，因为你不能接受一直以来相信的事情竟然不是真理。于是，你开始捍卫你的信仰，但同时又不能不对事实妥协，所以，你不惜改变了你对自己信仰的诠释，将那与其信仰原意冲突的证据纳入了其中，重新诠释了你自己的信仰，并要众人信服...Read more »

再一次感到无奈...

2010-10-29T15:43:00.004+08:00

再一次感到无奈...

你知道它的病因，于是你向病人问了超详细的病历...
你知道它的症状，无论你想不想，你都得下这个临时诊断...
你知道要确定是不是它，唯一的方法就是大刀阔斧的把它部分切除取样化验...
你知道化验报告上如果写着它的名字，就100%错不了，于是你下了最后诊断...
很好，你很厉害，你成功做出正确的诊断，不枉费你学医学了5年...

可是，然后呢？
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You can't imagine how great is it until you step in... MARENA - the Multi Level Sports Complex

2010-09-03T00:58:00.004+08:00

Finally... the much awaited sport complex is open for everyone in Manipal University. You can't imagine how great is it until you step in. It's simply toooooo AWESOME!!!

So... Let's starts with the outside view of MARENA
Check out the floor plan and the membership details from my previous post :)

MARENA Sports Complex starts operation @ 1st Sept 2010! and most of the facilities are free!!!

2010-08-10T22:06:00.003+08:00

I just received an email regarding this...

Check your mailbox or read it below... :)

Dear All,

This is to announce the operationalisation of MARENA the Multi Level Sports Complex at Manipal with effect from 01st Sep 2010.

Facilities Available.

       a) Entry Level:       Gymnasium, Cafeteria, Sports Shop.
        b) First Floor:        Walking/Jogging Track.
        c) Level Minus-1: Sauna, Steam Bath, Change Rooms, Lockers.
        d) Level Minus-2: Badminton Courts(5), Squash Courts(4).
        e) Level Minus-3: Basketball Court.
        f) Level Minus-4: Services.
        g) Level Minus-5: Cricket, Football, Simulated Games.
        h) Besides above there will be Tennis Courts at open to sky areas.

Palm oil, Soybean oil and Rapeseed, Which one is more environmental friendly?

2010-04-07T03:50:00.006+08:00

As I said in my earlier post, that particular environmental organization intention is clear, i.e. tarnish the name of palm oil and ask people stop buying palm oil product. What make me feel worry and sad is people actually do believe in whatever they've written in the report. However, they've purposely missed out so many important facts so that the public can be easily deceived.

I've been reading each and every single post by fans in that food maker facebook's page. Eventually, I found some important fact which they've missed.Read more »

Respond from CEO of WWF-Malaysia - Earth Hour is to shed light on environs

2010-04-06T14:09:00.006+08:00

I am happy that WWF actually takes this matter seriously. Following is their respond to my previous post.
I will reply them soon when I am free. Stay Tuned:)

Taken from The Star:

Earth Hour is to shed light on environs

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The untold truth about Earth Hour - It's on Newspaper! :)

2010-03-31T15:25:00.014+08:00

Yeah! I am so happy that the editor of The Star actually do read, edit and publish my article about earth hour. I was feeling uncertainty initially whether to send them this article since they have some advertiser who actually advertise about earth hour on the paper. But eventually I sent it as encouraged by one of my friend Wei Seng. And they did published it, and also polished by poor English. I am feeling so excited now... :D

This is the URL of thestar online: The Star: The untold truth about Earth Hour

And...

This is my original blog post: think.out.of.the.box: Earth hour, stop misleading the public!

Thanks again for publishing my post:)

Taken from The Star:

The untold truth about Earth Hour

Earth Hour is a global event organised by World Wildlife Fund and is held on the last Saturday of March annually. Households and businesses are requested to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

However, by turning off the lights and electrical appliances for one hour does not contribute to the environment if Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and Independent Power Producers (IPPs) are not involved.

TNB purchases electricity from IPPs in Malaysia under certain agreements. It transmits and distributes electricity to almost all houses and premises in Malaysia.

To achieve uninterrupted electricity supply, TNB always produces more electricity than the usage by the public so that there will be no power failure due to insufficient supply. That unused electricity generated is known as electricity reserve margin.

Malaysia had a high reserve margin of 42% in the year 2009. This simply means that we are wasting 30% of produced electricity every second as the unused energy can’t be stored and will just be lost.

Nations like Japan have only single digit of electricity reserve margin. Why should Malaysia need 42%? I didn’t understand until I found out that it is mainly because of the contracts between TNB and the IPPs.

TNB has to purchase a certain amount of electricity at a contracted price, whether it uses the electricity or not. TNB has no choice since the contracts have already been signed. So our precious energy resource is wasted.

How much coal or petroleum is required to produce such a big amount of electricity, all of which ends up wasted?

Back to Earth Hour. We are asked to switch off our lights for one hour. The claim is that we can help to conserve the environment. Is this possible in Malaysia without the cooperation of TNB and the IPPs?

You might be switching off the lights and not using electricity, but the same amount of electricity is still being produced each and every second. The same amount of coal and petroleum is being burnt and the same amount of waste gases is being produced.

The only difference is that your electricity bill will be a little lower. But you have done nothing for the environment.

I am not against the protection of the environment and conservation of energy, but please do it in the right way. Why doesn’t the WWF talk this over with TNB and the IPPs and get them to participate in the project?

The objective is right, but the message the public is receiving is misleading. People believe they have done their part to conserve the environment by turning off the lights for one hour, but the truth is not that.

WWF should focus more on instilling the right positive attitude towards Mother Earth instead of making this event seem like entertainment, with people doing as asked merely because it is trendy.

ANG YEN,
Kota Tinggi.

Environmental organisation called to boycott only certain products made by palm oil?

2010-03-30T23:13:00.014+08:00

I was shocked while reading a news article recently about an environmental organization asking people to boycott a product of a well known food maker. I think most of you have known the story. I do not want to name both parties simply just because I don't want to get into trouble by writing their names out, but I despise the move of that environment body for being so subjective and I doubt if there is a hidden agenda behind the plot.

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Earth hour, stop misleading the public!

2010-03-27T21:20:00.005+08:00

Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.(Wikipedia, 2010) However, by turning off the lights and electrical appliances for one hour does not contribute to the environment if Tenaga & Independent Power Producers (IPPs) is not involved in this event.

Tenaga, the largest electricity utility company in Malaysia produce, transmit and distribute electricity to almost each and every houses and premises in Malaysia. Besides the electricity that generated by the company itself, Tenaga is also purchasing electricity from IPPs in Malaysia under certain agreement between them.
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