visa needed for singaporean too..into US

Having Singapore Passport doesn’t mean one will be exempted from the requirement of visa into US!
One traveling to US will not need a visa unless:

have new biometric passports
older passport that was issued, renewed or extended between Oct26,2005 and Oct25 last year, has a digital photograph printed on the data page or a biometric chip containing


Details of immigration rules can be found at
www.travel.state.gov

cat and mouse game :(

Time is running and I am chasing burden with excess baggage of STRESS, WORRY, UNCERTAINTY and unhealthy body.
Ek :(

SITEX 2007 COME AND GET IT show

SITEX 2007 COME AND GET IT show
By SITF Singapore Infocomm Technology
With 13 segments that are defined by themes such as gaming or computers and hardware.


Date: Nov 29 to Dec 2 (Thursday to Sunday)
Time: 11am to 9pm
Location: Singapore Expo halls 5 & 6
Official site: www.sitex.com.sg

Ps: Cast Converters will be offering a trade-in-service-with-instant cash of visitors who bring their old unwanted items/devices such as computes, game consoles and cameras.

dilibear yet..another lesson learnt

28th Nov 2007

I have learnt that it takes both courage and serious consideration to come up with the right decision or the so-called correct choice when one is put in a dilemma or difficult situation where by neither can one take a step forward nor backward . And it takes even more guts and remarkable strength to stick to the decision/ path chosen as with human’s complexity nature, regret and doubts of what-if will surely follow like a shadow to the aftermath of it. In much coincident to Dilobear’s lesson leant today, I would like to mention about this close friend of mine whose character I admire greatly. He is the type of person who will never ever check out the prices or compare them after he had bought things, be those cheap items or pricey stuffs like pc or hp! His thumb of rule is that one should never look back once decision has been made and have acted upon on that particular choice. For he said that there will always be a better offer somewhere at some unknown shops but surely one can’t be smart or well-informed enough to know it all. Content is what we should practice to achieve and in control of emotion is what one should be good at!!
Woah, isn’t it? Yes. Such is a person I have as a friend and I am so proud of this character of his. Someday if miracles do happen, I will introduce him through my post with all my readers-cum-friends.

Driving Styles---(Superb!!)

One Hand On Steering Wheel, One Hand Out Of Window…

You Are in SYDNEY …

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One Hand On Steering Wheel, One Hand On Horn…

You Are in JAPAN …

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One Hand On Steering Wheel, One Hand On Newspaper, Foot Solidly On Accelerator…

You Are in BOSTON …

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Both Hands On Steering Wheel, Eyes Shut, Both Feet On Brake, Quivering In Terror

You Are in NEW YORK …

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Both Hands In Air, Gesturing, Both Feet On Accelerator, Head Turned To Talk To Someone In Back Seat…

You Are in ITALY …

may i be..

May I be granted with the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can

and

the wisdom to know the difference...

Friendship and love ...

Friendship and love defined in a single photo...... .

A thoughtful ad from Durex

A thoughtful ad from Durex

things to take note...

01. YOU WILL RECEIVE A BODY...
You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period you're around.

02. YOU WILL LEARN LESSONS...
You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life.
Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons.
You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.

03. THERE ARE NO MISTAKES, ONLY LESSONS...
Growth is a process of trial and error, experimentation.
The "Failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately "works".

04. A LESSON IS REPEATED UNTIL LEARNED...
A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it.
When you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson.

05. LEARNING LESSONS DOES NOT END...
There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons.
If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.

06. "THERE" IS NO BETTER THAN "HERE"...
When your "There" has become a "Here",
you will simply obtain another "There" that will, again, look better than "Here".

07. OTHERS ARE MERELY MIRRORS OF YOU...
You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

08. WHAT YOU MAKE OF YOUR LIFE IS UP TO YOU...
You have all the tools and resources you need.
What you do with them is up to you.
The choice is yours.

09. YOUR ANSWERS LIE INSIDE YOU...
The answers to life's questions lie inside you.
All you need to do is look, listen and trust.

10. YOU WILL FORGET ALL THIS...
Unless you consistently stay focused on the goals you have set for yourself,
everything you've just read won't mean any thing.

a song i like to listen...

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By JOEY MCINTYRE "Stay The Same"

[Chorus]
Don't you ever wish you were someone else,
You were meant to be the way you are exactly.
Don't you ever say you don't like the way you are.
When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far.
And I hope you always stay the same,
cuz there's nothin' 'bout you I would change.

[Verse]
I think that you could be whatever you wanted to beIf you could realize,
all the dreams you have inside.
Don't be afraid if you've got something to say,
Just open up your heart and let it show you the way.

[Chorus][Bridge]
Believe in yourself.
Reach down inside.
The love you find will set you free.
Believe in yourself, you will come alive.
Have faith in what you do.
You'll make it through.

[Chorus]

1st birthday Dedications..from me-2-u

Hello Dear

"Each New Year of our lives carries with it a passage to reflection and re-evaluation. This is a rich blessing; to revel in the excess of your prosperity and use it, Swim and get lost in the depths of copiousness; in the wealth of the lessons that surround you, birth you, grow you, teach you.The walk to our legacy is a glorious one.Make poetry with your words.
Make music with your breath and the verve from your soul.
Make love with your kindness. Unconditionally love.
Make truth with what is.
Make life with the spirit that exists within you.
Make movements with your force for they only reckon with you out of fear, out of insecurity. Be fearless back. And move!Be courageous in your pursuits and Live. Live! For the sake of all that is being around you; be a part of it too. Be inspired to find freedom in the midst of constraint. Laugh in the face of anything that doubts you for sometimes that’s all that we can do to fight back.The world never stops; it merely waits long enough for us to jump aboard and take hold of our destiny.”

This moment is yours.
This day is yours especially;

A gift to cherish, like you.

On your day, I wish for you all the happiness and love that the universe has to offer. Keep writing, speaking, and touching lives and hearts with all the gifts that have been bestowed you since your creation. You are loved and you love in return. That alone is the best gift anyone could ever hope for in this life. Wish you nothing but smiles and happiness for your 28th birthday.Happy birthday to a warrior amongst men, my dear… Happy, happy birthday to you…May your birthday truly be something special this year, as well as every day that precedes and follows it.

Aa OPEN L E T T E R To S-M-O-K-E-R-S

Illustrated is the forwarded mail which I would love to forward it once again to the readers of my blog!I did not meant it in an offensive way or to provoke any smokers.. Its just that I myself do not smoke and if possible would love to "encourage" those smoker frens of mine to quit this bad habit! Of coz, life is a struggle at times and we need some way to release those stress out..

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To my good friend who smoke,

I don't mind if you smoke .
It is your right, and I respect it.
It is your life , and it is your health that will suffer in the long run, anyway.
Moreover, it will be your family and loved ones who would be affected.

I do understand that you cannot live the day without smoking a stick or two or even a pack of cigarettes, for that matter. It is your money you waste, anyway.

But I do mind, friends, whenever you smoke around us non-smokers . Because I can't understand why you smoke so carelessly around us, like you don't respect our right to breathe clean air or the right for us to be non-smoker and stay healthy.

I know you like the smell and feel of your smoke, but maybe there are people around you who hate it.

We would like to respect your right to smoke because you are my friends. But can you also please respect my right too? My right to live a long and healthy life, with my loved ones and family.

Yours truly,

Your friend who would love to stay free from smokes and smokers ~

shine where u can be..

If a drop of water falls in lake

there is no identity.

But

if it falls on a leaf of lotus

it shines like a pearl.

So choose the best place where you would shine...


Have a great weekend ........

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trust!

i hope the TRUST will still be there...even when love is tainted with suspicion, mistakes, hurts, sorrow and pain!

i only need this much help..

In my opinion, the problem with humans is that either we are not helping each other at all or that we are simply giving the "wrong" kind of help!
I have illustrated such problem with a saga which was forwarded to me from a friend. ..And oh coincidently, I can't help but be reminded of a little incident.. when I needed to go and download software to set up my printer. Being a pc idiot, with almost zero knowledge, I needed help to get the newly bought printer started..Somehow someone offered to do it and come and install for me. But I refuesed to get such help as I believe that so long I can get the link I am sure I will be able to figure out how things are done. Moreover, if such things were to happen in future, I would have had an experience in handling. So you see even for such small things, we can get wrong type of help. A small geture of help will do in this case but if given extra helpings then perhaps, one can't learn anything except dependency! don't u think :P

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Once a friend of mine was getting off a train in the Cleveland Terminal, and a young man got off in front of him, carrying a suitcase in one hand and a cane in the other. The man walked awkwardly as he felt his way with the cane.

"May I help you carry your suitcase?" my friend asked.
"No, thanks, I don't need any help with the suitcase,"
came the reply.
"But if you wish, you may guide me up these stairs so I
won't run into anyone. I am blind and I have a new set
of artificial legs. But I've got to learn to make my
own way, you know."

When they got to the top of the stairs my friend took the young man rather firmly by the arm to guide him through the crowd entering the terminal. But the blind man stopped at once and spoke quietly:

"No, don't take possession of me, just guide me,
please. Put your arm on my shoulder; that's all I need."

Good words to remember when you help someone.
"Put your hand on my shoulder and just guide me, please...and not to clear away the crowd for me.."

14th Nov

its been a year since i got ÏT!..hard work..with lots of complains, much sweat and toil, headaches and many agonising moments..in obtaining it..
but oh well..a year to get ÏT..a year to wait for ÏT to turn "1-year"..so ya..the moment is here..!
em..finally can let out the anticipating fear and worry of getting summon .. or the ever lasting care to prevent any accident on the road or bring damage to others..
its such a joy to..take away the triangular plate..which usually indicate to others that i can be bullied easily!!!!woahaahaha
yipeeee yeh yeh! :P
i DID it..

Contrary Proverbs :

Contrary Proverbs :


All good things come to those who wait.
BUT
Time and tide wait for no man.

The pen is mightier than the sword.
BUT
Actions speak louder than words.

Wise men think alike.
BUT
Fools seldom differ.

The best things in life are free
BUT
There's no such thing as a free lunch

Slow and steady wins the race
BUT
Time waits for no man

Look before you leap
BUT
Strike while the iron is hot

Do it well, or not at all.
BUT
Half a loaf is better than none.

Birds of a feather flock together.
BUT
Opposites attract.

Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.
BUT
Forewarned is forearmed.

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom.
BUT
Faith will move mountains.

Great starts make great finishes.
BUT
It ain't over 'till it's over.

Practice makes perfect.
BUT
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

Silence is golden.
BUT
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

You're never too old to learn.
BUT
You can't teach an old dog new tricks

What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
BUT
One man's meat is another man's poison.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
BUT
Out of sight, out of mind.

Too many cooks spoil the broth.
BUT
Many hands make light work.

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.
BUT
Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.

DEATH CAN'T BE CLOSER THAN THIS?

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this year, even though i did not get many presents like in the past years, what i got were something much better and more meaningul and more memorable than i ever could wish for!so ya..thanks for those moments..those wishes and those unmeasurable presents!

so before the clock strikes 12, ah hem..being a year older little dilobear, i would like to express my gratitude to all who have made a difference in my life not just today nor in the past year of 2006-2007, but for all the time you have been there!
it meant alot..much much more than you can ever imagine! heee :D
gd9..sugar candy..choco dreams..

wishes-from-me-to-U

just wana say...
thanks..
for all your wishes...
your thoughtfullness..
your remembrance..
even if what i got were not tanglible stuffs,
still they meant alot to me..!
i shall treasure each and every little one of them..
so ya..thanks thanks thanks..
and coz you guys are being so nice and sweet.. i am sending my virtual wishes from here..with a little prayer..
to keep you healthy and happy..for now and always

In soft gleaming night of stars,
May all your dreams come true,
May every star of every night,
Bring love and joy to you. ..
that's my thany-you wishes
in return of the-Happy-Birthday-wish-from-you-to-me*

Teacher Q and Ram Ans

Teacher vs Ram


Teacher : Why have you come late ?
Ram : Sorry sir ! I was in such a hurry that I forgot to think of a new excuse.

Teacher : Tell me the truth.
Ram : Err...I came late becz of the sign

Teacher : Sign... what sign
Ram : The sign which said "school ahead go slow "

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Teacher : Ram.. when all the students are sitting on the floor why are you sitting in the table
Ram : Sir... that day you adviced us to do multiplication using tables.

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Teacher : Ram... Tell a sentence using the letter " I "
Ram : I is.......... .

Teacher : Only, I am will come , I is will not come
Ram : Then ok..I am the ninth letter of the alphabets

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(during maths period)

Teacher : Ram...If I give you one puppy today and another tommorow then how much would you have

Ram : Five Sir......... ....Becz I already have three at home

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Teacher : Ram... How do you spell elephant
Ram : E-L-E-F-A-N- T

Teacher : It is wrong
Ram : But you asked me how I spell it

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Teacher : Ram....Yesterday I asked you to write two essays
Ram : Here it is sir

Teacher : One essay has been written neatly while the other has been scribled?
Ram : That is because my mother's handwriting is than my father's

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Teacher : Ram... why do you always score less marks in history
Ram : Because they keep on asking things which happened before I was born

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a part of me..

whenever 11th of nov draws nearer every year, i always tend to feel extra lonely, more depressed with much much higher dose of low confidence and faith!

i wonder if i m cursed ...or was it my fate..

simply duno wat shall i do with it..

but whatever it is, life it seems doesn't wait for anyone! neither time and tide does!

regards of how much emotional turmoil one is going through, clock will continue to tick, time will continue to run, morning will still come, with night chasing behind it..sun will rise and sun will set...
so ya..just like what singaporeans love to say "iyo..bo pian..wat to do..life's like tat lor..so jus live with it..die die also must make it..right or not eh" :D

lessons to learn from a humble pencil

Five important lessons to learn from a humble pencil.

1. It tells you that everything you do will always leave a Mark

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2. You can always correct the mistake you make ..

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3. The important thing in life is what you are from inside and not from out side ..

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4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in whatever you do ..

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5. Finally, to be the best you can be,

you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

xxxxxx

hapi deepavali..

to all the indian frens..out there..

romba..romab..hapi deepavali nae

dun give up!

aza aza fighting! yeh..
dun give up..even if u reach the end of the rope, do tie a knot and hold on to it!..
coz u never know how close you are to reaching your goal..
hoat te hoat? :D

How Quickly the Years Pass

How Quickly the Years Pass

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taddy says : (prt 1)

taddy says:

"sorry me mess up everything!..forgive me..
really really appreciate everything you did...truly madly deeply sincerely faithfully..
especially the pix of butterflies..the pix of me-to-you bear..
your time and effort in getting it done...
i still keep it ..but then..i tot a lil modification ..a lil change..will do..so i alter it..
hope u dun mind!
ah he..
will put it up...someday..somehow..when the MIRACLE i am praying for..will take place..
yes..i m holding on to the faith and hope and believe that someday...somehow..it will come.."

i wod lov one of these :D

can i have one? pls pls.. :D

goodbye..

Bidding farewell is never my cup of tea!
Neither will I look forward to doing it, even when the situation calls for it.
I like to part with a word of “see you” or “tata”.. never will I say “bye” or “good bye”. Coz goodbye seems like forever and there is this foreboding feeling of never going to meet again. This is the feeling I hate to have and will try not to have.. I rather have the hope of seeing once more, the faith that someday we shall meet again. Oh yes. Such is my character.. an old conventionalist.. the anti-change resisitor! Perhaps I may be too optimistic for my own good, looking forward to only positive things. Never even consider the “what if” or to weigh and consider both sides of the coin.
So you see, I need to grow..need to learn to think.. to expect things in both positive and negative ways..
Tsk tsk.. dilobear..indeed..she is in such a bad shape..better buck up soon..
Aza aza fighting!

letter from piglet to pooh

pooh, dear,

in a moment of folly and faulty mentality and strong as bull stubborness, i have made the biggest mistake of my life! and to make up for it, for such long periof, i have waited, with patience, with much tolerance of your flings, with much much hope and much much much more goodiness on my side..! just to have you look back..to piece back things as they are...

Yet

....... it always ended up back to square one! to the un-finished painting!

And now with tolereance, faith and hope using up..reaching all the way to sub-zero, i wonder what more can i give, what more do i have to do, to eliminate this memory, this remembrance.. the pain and agnoy i could not contain anymore..what shall i do with them..when i m left here..all alone..in such a stressful time..with many left undone..needing me to see to them..but all the time i am distracted..or rather attracted to only thoughts of you...how shall i kill the thoughts, the unbearable pain and all kinds of emotions rushing up at the mere remembrance of things we have shared, we have touched, we have eaten, places we have gone ...

what shall i do with life when u have packed and left me here ..in search of more honey, a greener pasture..i hope u are happy with the life you are leading now..for i hope someday i can be much more happier and lead a more fulfilling life than you..

i hope someday somehow there will be atime...when wounds are healed..when words will be spoken again, when bad memories will have been washed away with the flow of time..where there will only be smiles, warm heart greetings and of once-upon-a-time-good memories!

with remembrance

and well wishes

pig-ie-let

goodie noon!

Sometimes
....................life isn't all about a bed of roses..
that is:
soft..
smooth..
warm..
peaceful..and soothing..

em, perhaps
.......................struggles are exactly what we need in our life.

If we were to go through life without any obstacles,
It would cripple us.

We would not be as strong as we could have been

And
we could never fly.
So next time you are faced with an obstacle,
A challenge, or a problem,
Struggle a little- then fly.

Happy Punctured day!

Happy Punctured day!
Yeh..

Have heard of stories and even read articles on tyre punctured cases...
But I didn’t realize that how terribly upsetting and troublesome it can be when “ruby” accidently step on some spiky stuffs left on the road by some inconsiderate fellowers!!!!

Damn! (woops..pardon me on my language)
The worst thing was that I didn’t even realize it until a friendly old man told me at the approach of the junction to wait for traffic light to turn green. Best isn’t it?
Ek..
And oh never did I know that for tires with tubes, the car will be out of control and go “hay-wire” wise once the tire get deflates. In contrast, for tubeless tire, it is only when the car has stopped then will go off unbalance by a little height. Of course, tubeless tires are better in a way that it is less risky and dangerous compare to the old conventional ones.
Also if one is on a low speed, it is impossible to detect any deflation in the tires, unless one has much experience and has encountered such cases many a times!

And I must say I am lucky to discover it fast and early to drive to a near by pertrol station. More importantly thanks to my lucky star, I get to meet many kind souls who would lend a helping hand in inflating the tire for a temporary time so that it can be used to drive to workshop and also another who guide me all the way to a reputable tire company (Stamford Tyres). I got a good discount for the repair and get to know the manager there. The guys at the workshop were so friendly and such fast worker that they help me check the pressure in all four tyres after repairing the spoilt one. So all in all, I spent less than 10bucks and get it all settled in 15 mins. Hee..so ya..
Emm.... this is such a joyous occasion for me.. to celebrate..isn’t it?
0_o’’ toi toi toi

hapi is for me to wish u...

For all the November born "babies" out there..

From me to you..
Sincerely, truly, madly, deeply
wishing ..you guys..a very happy birthday..

with many many many Happy RETURNS on this special day of yours and the year ahead!

Even if it meant getting a year older, I believe its such a joyous way to celebrate your day.. with all your loved ones, friends ...who cares...simply because if not for this day many years ago, you would not be here with them .. so we are celebrating your existence .. coz it meant a lot to us :D