Archives for June 2008
Cutting Down on Fuel Expenses
Fuel price hike!
Never go above 80 km/h: check.
Maintain correct tyre pressure: check.
Don’t carry around stuff unnecessarily: check.
Avoid traffic jams: check.
Minimize aircon use: Now there are two schools of thought here. On the one hand, switching on the aircon makes the engine work harder and consume more fuel. On the other hand, opening the window causes […]
The Night when I was a Zombie in a Band
Last Saturday I performed on stage with the guys during the company annual dinner. At first I was supposed to sing Patience, but after a couple of practice sessions I didn’t think it was going to work out. Then, two days before the big day, the lead guitarist brought a pair of maracas to the […]
Tidings to a Friend
For the upcoming annual dinner the guys are going to sing “Berita Kepada Kawan.” Written by legendary Indonesian songwriter and singer Ebiet G. Ade, it was made popular in Malaysia by M. Nasir who performed a duet with Ebiet and included it in one of his albums.
I think the lyrics are very poetic. I’ve translated […]
Google Reader Easter Egg
This is cool! I tried it and it works:
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Source: http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-06-09-n29.html
Basic Mental Mutilation
Once during a job interview I mentioned that I had been programming since I was ten. At the time BASIC was all the rage. Or maybe BASIC was all there was. Anyway there was no Internet so where could a kid find a GNU C compiler in 1985? Er - hang on, there was no […]
