tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38081452024-03-06T19:50:33.624-08:00YY's Little O.L. NotesThis blog tells you my thoughts and things happening in my life.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-76325981742537479282009-05-22T01:56:00.000-07:002009-05-22T01:58:52.297-07:00Published.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyo/3553811168/" title="Changi Class Magazine by YY, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3553811168_24f5c192dc.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Changi Class Magazine" /></a><br /><br />My photo was used for the May 2009 issue of Changi Class, a magazine published by Singapore Changi Airport.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-86146937366409113372008-08-12T00:26:00.000-07:002008-08-12T00:29:17.606-07:00First Place of Winner's Circle Contest #334 - Stock Photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2719194886_a7335b336e.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2719194886_a7335b336e.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-23313728543219210952008-06-11T00:18:00.001-07:002008-06-11T00:18:57.366-07:002nd Place of Contest #289 Keys/Locks - Winner's Circle<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyo/2230231730/" title="Rusty Door by YY, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2249/2230231730_e4f6df7bc4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Rusty Door" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-56903229153902807162007-12-20T19:43:00.001-08:002007-12-20T19:50:46.909-08:00Photo Short-Listed for Schmap Paris Guide<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/504561521_8b15a128e8_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/216/504561521_8b15a128e8_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />My photo is short-listed in the fourth edition of the <a href="http://www.schmap.com">Schmap Paris Guide</a>, to be published at the end of this month.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-37340918551070844802007-11-15T07:29:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:31:26.841-08:00Sleeping & DreamingToday, I had a strange dream. I was lying on the bed and I dreamed that I was sleeping. How I know that? I heard noise from TV which I did not switch on. When I increase my awareness, the noise of the TV faded, but when I relax, the noise got louder. I opened my eyes and I found myself in the same room, but I know that I was dreaming. I got up from the bed and walk to the toilet. Now I really confirmed that I was dreaming as the toilet I was in was different from the actual one. I found it hard to maintain my awareness (that I know I am dreaming), and once when I lost the concentration, I really fell asleep.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-52958482439926820572007-09-20T03:25:00.000-07:002007-09-20T03:46:36.392-07:00Back on TrackI have lost the momentum of yoga practice since April this year. My favorite instructor, Yograj, has left the studio, then I hurt my back, always on business trips and I fell sick (fever and cough). All these has disrupted my usual 3-4 times a week's practices. It's a big wastes of my limited membership fee and I am now trying to get back on track. <br /><br />I went for a Hatha 1 session yesterday evening and I was shocked that my body has deteriorate so much. Back then, I only attend Hatha 2 as Hatha 1 was too easy. But now, even a simple "Tree Pose" is challenging. The deterioration covers all aspects, strength, stamina, flexibility, balance, even concentration. <br /><br />I need to resume my normal alternate-day-practice and I need to find a good instructor again. There are quite a number of new instructors joining my studio, it would take me quite a while to find one that suits me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-86935393868283076262007-08-28T21:32:00.000-07:002007-08-28T21:37:47.845-07:00WINNER of Contest#103 Exits and EntryHere's my winning shot for the contest #103 Exits and Entry on the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ratings_and_contests_amos7_group/">"Ratings and Contests Amos7 Group"</a>. <br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyo/930061764/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1052/930061764_a06c0a0ad8.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Connection Tunnel" /></a></center>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-8814442304666764702007-08-06T22:17:00.000-07:002007-08-06T22:21:21.088-07:00Life in the Big City*WINNERS PostedI'm so lucky to be one of the winners for the contest of "Life in the Big City".<br /><br />Here's my photo:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyo/323608839/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/323608839_3dcc7e4b8a.jpg" alt="Busy Street in Central" height="500" width="334" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-59408912049283989332007-06-18T03:37:00.000-07:002007-06-18T21:05:08.409-07:00Winner of Weekly Scavenger Hunt (9th Jun - 17th Jun)<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyo/506966375/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/506966375_73cdc3bd96.jpg" alt="Mirror Effect" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />I won the challenge and my above photo, <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Mirror Effect"</span>, was <a href="http://theworldthroughmyeyesgroup.blogspot.com/2007/06/mirror-effect.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">blogged</span></a> by the Admin of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/the_world_through_my_eyes/">The World Through My Eyes! </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/the_world_through_my_eyes/">Click here to visit the Group.</a><br /><a href="http://theworldthroughmyeyesgroup.blogspot.com/"><br />Click here to visit the blog.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://theworldthroughmyeyesgroup.blogspot.com/"> </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-60482797452546458202007-01-28T20:12:00.000-08:002007-01-28T20:54:11.597-08:00Interview Q&AYou may not believe it, but the following are actual account of my interview session with a potential candidate last week.<br /><br />Q: Tell me about yourself.<br />A: It's all in my resume, read it yourself.<br /><br />Q: Why do you want to apply for this job?<br />A: I didn't! I don't know who send my CV to your company...<br /><br />Q: So, are you looking for a new job?<br />A: I don't know. I'll see how the offer is...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">~ a total waste of my time... </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-58252336710400182292007-01-20T07:30:00.001-08:002007-01-20T07:46:59.335-08:00Profile WidgetI have flickr account for quite a few years and I always dream that some day my photos would be selected for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/explore/">Explore</a>, where the 500 most interesting photos are selected among all the uploads each day.<br /><br />I did not know any of my photos are selected until recently I found the <a href="http://www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/profile.php">Profile Widge</a>t which can count it. I am so happy when I see that 3 of my photos are really interesting enough to get into Explore.<br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/44124456275@N01/"><img src="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/profilewidget/interesting/000000/ffffff/44124456275@N01.jpg" border="0" alt="YY. Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr" title="YY. Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-40483238723545521532006-12-13T22:31:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:58:42.477-08:00Winterbells Game<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/g3/bells.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguurG9bD8AhyphenhyphenSrE7LuCg1Yz-gWeQXqd2IB0qFB2LFUwJAKqnj7Tk1Id-L6qrFrgTEGW5w52KdtA9j5jqP6MxTgTevg-0pHOGMZ85P4ttFHvd9glboAMGv77paRRzyiXDnxyfRE5w/s400/game.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5008266678757645154" border="0" /></a>A very interesting game introduced to me by duma. Enjoy it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-9306600677515264432006-12-10T19:58:00.000-08:002006-12-10T20:08:52.116-08:00Reflection<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuyo/317642595/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/138/317642595_4dc32d639c.jpg" alt="Reflection" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /></div><br />I never know what is the use of manual focus until recently. I always thought that since auto focus is so quick and easy, and wonder why people still have to waste time doing it manually.<br /><br />I discovered the greatness of manual focus when I attended a business event. I saw the reflection of the candelier on the dinner table. It looked interesting so I wanted to capture the image. Very soon I realised that it cannot be done with auto focus, so I have to switch to manual focus. The result is amazing, the image is better than what I saw throught my eyes. I am so happy that I have found a new way to take photos :DUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-71236480333840119032006-12-07T19:00:00.000-08:002006-12-07T20:19:09.772-08:00A Small Bump in YogaMy usual yoga practice schedule was affect by the personnel changes at the yoga center. My favorite instructor, Yograj, was transferred Centrium, and the Hatha 2 classes at Langham Place was replaced by other instructor.<br /><br />The classes started to suck. Even thought it's Hatha 2 lesson, it feels like going back to Hatha 1. The postures taught were simple, no challenge. Most of the old students have disappeared, replaced a bunch of newbies, who can't even do the posts. And some of them even complained about the lesson being too difficult on the internet forum. Why don't they just stick with Hatha 1?! I think the poor instructor is really at the losing end, with experienced students complain too easy and beginners complain too difficult.<br /><br />I was unhappy that even if I carry on, I won't be able to advance in my practice. After considering for 2 weeks, I finally decided to upgrade my membership to "All Centers" so that I can stick on with Yograj's classes. I re-joined Yograj's classes at the Centrium last evening for a session of YIN. The lesson was great and I learnt a few new postures, so I'm back on track again! *muahmuahmuah*Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1160991285254751142006-10-16T02:09:00.000-07:002006-12-07T20:21:03.782-08:00Yoga ManiaI started picking up yoga again after I signed on for a two-year membership. With unlimited classes, I must make my money worth. After the first month of relative intensive classes to try out the different yoga style and instructure, I finally landed with a more stayable schedule for my weekly practise (3-4 days a week).<br /><br />I choose <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatha">Hatha</a> 2 as my basic practise twice a week. I try not to miss the classes as it is the opportunity for me to learn new poses, moving to more advance level. In addition, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pranayama">Pranayama</a> and Meditation on sunday morning follow by another session of Hatha 1 (Hatha 2 no available on sunday). Yin on saturday and any other weekdays when I need do more stretching. It is quite painful to stay in a position for 3-5 minutes but somehow I enjoy torturing myself :P. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_yoga">Power Yoga / Ashtanga</a> on weekday energize my body. May be trying other new classes ... but not hot yoga, I hate the heat. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1160713989700556652006-10-12T21:29:00.000-07:002006-10-12T22:50:49.153-07:00Level 4 Cantonese Test<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="94%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#f6f6f6"><td align="right" valign="top" width="30%"><h4>考试分数:</h4> </td> <td bg="" style="color: rgb(246, 246, 246);" width="70%"> <h4><span style="color:red;">86</span></h4> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#f6f6f6"> <td align="right" valign="top" width="30%"> <h4>菜刀老师评价:</h4> </td> <td bgcolor="#f6f6f6" width="70%"> <h4>很不?,再努力一些就成功啦!</h4></td></tr></tbody></table>My test result.<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.jobdao.com/protest/vtest001_1.htm">here</a> if you want to test your cantonese standard.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1159435236264996162006-09-28T02:05:00.001-07:002006-09-28T02:20:36.286-07:00The Secret of the Mind Reading Program<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/1600/mindreading.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/400/mindreading.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Whatever number you use , you will end up in one of the green boxes.<br /><br /><a href="http://ant.d4b.net/webs/html/magicguess.html">Try it here!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1159342865453355462006-09-27T00:18:00.000-07:002006-09-27T00:41:05.466-07:00Retirement planIn response to comments from<span style="font-style: italic;"> insane green gorilla</span>. I need to justify why I care so much about my increment.<br /><br />I'm looking at retiring at 45, which means I only have about 15 years of working life to go and to make enough money until I vanish. The average life span for female probably reaches 90 when I reach old age (if I'm so unlucky to live that long), that means I have to live off my saving for 45 years (with the same standard of living). Plus the medical bills for old age, and not to mention my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Trekker"><span style="font-style: italic;">globe trekker</span></a> plan to step foot on every continent :D That number runs in millions ...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1158635082678730392006-09-18T19:12:00.000-07:002006-09-20T20:37:27.560-07:00A Decade ReviewFew days ago, I suddenly realised that it has been 10 years since I started my first job. After my "A" Level and before going to University, I found a clerical job in a local bank. The pay was low, even at that period of them. My main job was to count all the cheques, which were sent in from the branches, manually! Obviously, it was a no brain job with very low pay. At that time, I never thought that I would ended up with what I'm doing now. I wasn't even sure of my future. Bank jobs where hot at that time, so I thought I should have a career in the banking sector. I never know that that was the only bank job I had.<br /><br />As the pay was so lousy, I job hopped after 2 months to work as account assistant in an MNC. Now, ten years later, my pay is ten times higher than what I got for my first job. I wonder what will my pay like ten years from now, but it's quite hard to get another ten times increment (assume normal inflation rate of 2%-5% per annum) in my income for the next ten years. Annual income in millions? I would have to really be a high flyer to have that kind of pay :PUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1158561124506339912006-09-17T23:22:00.000-07:002006-09-17T23:33:32.426-07:00Turning the MTR walkway into airport departure area<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/1600/SP_A0139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/400/SP_A0139.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This may look like an airport departure gate but it's actually in a walkway that links up Central and Hong Kong MTR Stations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/1600/SP_A0137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/400/SP_A0137.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cathay Pacific, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary, has transformed the walkway into a big simulation advertisement. To enhence passenger experience of the airport, there's even simulated flight information broadcasted in the walkway. I would vote it for the Best Advertisement of the Year.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I do prefer Cathay over SIA for the better service. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1158560444922648332006-09-17T23:15:00.000-07:002006-09-17T23:21:55.776-07:00《Keroro?曹》<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/1600/SP_A0145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/400/SP_A0145.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The cute little aliens are one of the most popular anime in Hong Kong now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1156402585148766732006-08-23T22:40:00.000-07:002006-09-04T02:52:18.693-07:00Organizational BehaviorThis is a subject that I can across using my undergraduate study. It was never my interest and I was never good at any management subjects. I always looked at it as a acedemic subject or a topic that is only relevent to senior management of big organisations or business consultants. I have never forseen that I would ever come across this in my work, or so soon.<br /><br />It is never a easy subject for me. I like applicational subjects, which I can use it in my daily work or living, like, finance. Organizational behavior, on the other hand, has tones of theories (which I found them quite useless in some sense) to memorise, also involves writing of long essays (another thing that I hate).<br /><br />Now, my retribution comes. I need to write reports and I find that my brain really short of ideas and theories of this subject, or anything that can support or qualify my thinking. *Sigh* It's time to go to the library...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1155190443011820202006-08-09T23:01:00.000-07:002006-08-09T23:14:06.700-07:00Can you tell me what happen to this man?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/1600/SP_A0112-a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6027/108/400/SP_A0112-a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Recently I have been working at my company's office in Shenzhen. After lunch today, I went to the washroom and this is what I saw when I looked out of the window. A man was lying under a tree in a weird position on the pavement outside my office building. All the people who passed by ignored him. I started to wonder if he is alright.<br /><br />After 15mins, while I was tying this blog, I couldn't help, but to go the washroom to check him out again. This time, I saw him, still lying in the same position, instead of under the tree, he's on the grass patch at the bottom of the picture (I forget to take picture this time).<br /><br />Now then I realise that he's actually taking his afternoon nap!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1153461130797854592006-07-20T22:50:00.000-07:002006-07-20T22:53:50.923-07:00十大最受欢迎的男性/女性特质<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://forward.hkwebs.net/resserver.php?blogId=1&resource=%E5%8D%81%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%80%E5%8F%97%E6%AD%A1%E8%BF%8E%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E7%89%B9%E8%B3%AA.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://forward.hkwebs.net/resserver.php?blogId=1&resource=%E5%8D%81%E5%A4%A7%E6%9C%80%E5%8F%97%E6%AD%A1%E8%BF%8E%E7%9A%84%E7%94%B7%E5%A5%B3%E7%94%9F%E7%89%B9%E8%B3%AA.gif" alt="" border="0" /> <span style="font-style: italic;">source: </span></a><a href="http://forward.hkwebs.net/">http://forward.hkwebs.net/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3808145.post-1153217273227723382006-07-18T03:01:00.000-07:002006-07-18T03:07:53.226-07:00老燕子的BLOGIntroduce a new link to my colleague's blog, which starts today. She is really a blog enthusiast, wrote 6 entries so far to day. Usually it happens to new blogger right? I send my bloglink to her, but since she's in China, there's no way she can view my blog. Hee Hee, that means I can continue to write things about my working life, office, gossip, etc.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0