YY's Little O.L. Notes

Thursday, September 28, 2006

The Secret of the Mind Reading Program


Whatever number you use , you will end up in one of the green boxes.

Try it here!

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Retirement plan

In response to comments from insane green gorilla. I need to justify why I care so much about my increment.

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 globe trekker plan to step foot on every continent :D That number runs in millions ...

Monday, September 18, 2006

A Decade Review

Few 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.

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 :P

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Turning the MTR walkway into airport departure area


This may look like an airport departure gate but it's actually in a walkway that links up Central and Hong Kong MTR Stations.


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.

I do prefer Cathay over SIA for the better service.

《Keroro?曹》

The cute little aliens are one of the most popular anime in Hong Kong now.