2007 Top 100 Most Influential People By Times

For those of you who don't know, each year the Time magazine list out the top 100 most influential people in each category of discipline. I happened to stumble up on the 2007 one while researching for my Toastie (toastmaster speech). So here's the results:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/

Enjoy! : ) See if you agree or not!

歌曲分享: 回到過去

I guess I started to really enjoy and to like this song since the beginning of this year, while I was listening to it at work....! : P

Again a classic love song by 周杰倫. But what made this one special to me was once again the 'mood' of the song. In particular I love the plugging of the guitar in the intro, it really captured my attention to the song. It then lead to a quiet and lonely first verse, slowly building up to a sweet and powerful melody in the chorus and finally an emotional last verse just before the chorus is repeated; music + lyrics, telling us the story and frustration of the guy! (And I guess as I become 'older' and 'wiser....the song title "回到過去" does have a meaning for me! : P All the memorable memories from the past! eheh may be another reason why I like the song! haha)

The guitar intro was especially memorable to me after watching Jay's '無與倫比'演唱會 with his farmers look! And of course only after researching for the song did I find out that the lyrics was written by 劉畊宏!!! The lyrics are quite good too, mixing well with the melody of the song, linking well with the mood. (Gee....both are so so talented!!!! ><") So I would say this song is a pretty good piece of work between these two good friends! : P A job well done! So another Jay Chow's classic love song...which you may have forgotten. But may be now that you listened to it again, may be you too may have a different 'feel' on it and find the song not bad too!? Perhaps!? ehhe : P

回到過去

詞：劉畊宏 | 曲：周杰倫 | 編曲：邁可林

一盞黃黃舊舊的燈 時間在旁悶不吭聲
寂寞下手毫無分寸 不懂得輕重之分
沉默支撐躍過陌生 靜靜看著凌晨黃昏
妳的身影 失去平衡 慢慢下沉

黑暗已在空中盤旋 該往哪我看不見
也許愛在夢的另一端 無法存活在真實的空間

想回到過去 試著抱妳在懷裡 羞怯的臉帶有一點稚氣
想看妳看的世界，想在妳夢的畫面
祇要靠在一起就能感覺甜蜜
想回到過去 試著讓故事繼續 至少不再讓妳離我而去
分散時間的注意 這次會抱得更緊
這樣挽留不知還來不來得及 想回到過去

思緒不斷阻擋著回憶播放 盲目的追尋仍然空空盪盪
灰濛濛的夜晚睡意又不知躲到哪去
一轉身孤單已躺在身旁

(lyrics from http://orzt.com/lyr.php?n=MDAxMDIwMDUwNjAwMDg@00JQQYT5eeGEI)

Video:
回到過去 (Original MTV)
(Unfortunately I was unable to find the version in '無與倫比'演唱會. So may be the following can be a replacement for showing off the song in guitar style! : P)
回到過去 結他 Demo By mansonwise
回到過去 from The One conert

(母親節 Edition) 歌曲分享: You Raise Me Up

I remembered I listened to this song before....but just recently both my mum and I have been hearing this song on radio and tv and so I finally looked up the song on the web! (Yip I can't believe why I didn't listen to this song when it was first released....must've been too busy back in varsity, because this song is just too nice and meaningful to ignore!!!!! : O)

Another great classic ballad song from Westlife. I would probably agree that it's one of their best songs too!!!! Simply because the composition of the song is nice and simple and meaningful...with the violin in the interlude...adding the Ireland feel to the song (which made the song appeared to be tailored for Westlife). No wonder it was used as the comeback hit in 2005 after Brian has left the band.

Anyway, enjoy the song (and the lyrics)!!! I have nothing more to say as the song and its lyrics are just simple and meaningful and powerful. haha it's pretty much self explanatory!!! : P And I shall dedicate this to my mum (which has become her recent favourite song) and to my dad too (although it's only Mothers' Day hehe!)!!! 母親節快樂!!! : ) 多謝你們的培育!!!! 多謝你們 for "raising me up" to become the person that I am today...多謝...!

(Part of the) Lyrics:

When I am down and oh my soul, so weary,
When troubles come and my heart burden be,
Then I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit a while with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains,
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas,
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders,
You raise me up To more than I can be.

Enjoy the video:
Westlife (featuring Secret Garden) - You Raise Me Up (Live version)
Westlife - You Raise Me Up (Original MTV)

ALZip: One Reason Why it is Better

Compression utility, a software that allow you to bundle multiple files together and compress the resultant file into a smaller size than the combined size of the original files. Great for transferring files between devices and for sending them across networks.

So I started off with using one of the original file archiver, Winzip. Then I opted for WinRar due to its light weight and have been using it ever since....until yesterday!

You see I was having this problem of opening an archive that hold files with Chinese characters as its file names. Windows nor the compression program itself can recognise the file name and hence, there was no way I could extract the needed files.

But then comes, AlZip, which saved the archive!!!! : ) ALZip allows you to rename the files inside the archive. So I was able to rename the badly named files and I was able to extract the files out afterwards! Although it takes up more space than WinRar, but it has a more modern look to the application including some 'cute' looking icons.

A screen shot of ALZip (taken from ALZIp website, in reality actually no 'picture' of the thing in the bottom right corner at all)

So if you are experiencing similar problems as me, I would recommend you to try to use ALZip to resolve your problems (and I have actually uninstalled WinRar off my computer now!) Enjoy!!! : P

The Evil Devil Hell's Pizza

Food Review:
Let's see back in early April (8th April 2007) I purchased two snack size Hell's pizza down in the Quay Street branch.....and yip....these two pizzas were devilishly tasty! (Well actually one was special and the other was just vvv tasty!!!) @.@### It was probably one of the best pizza (not just Hell's) that my family had!!!!


First of all I have to add that the snack size pizzas just looked very cute!!! : P Inside the petite sized box you'll find 4 slices of pizza in a box. Although they are snack size, but the fillings on top of the pizza were well sufficient with enough melting mozzarella cheese spreading across the pizza's surface!!! mmmmmm.......@.@####



You probably wont' be able to tell the difference between the two pizzas in the photo, but on the left is Cursed and on the right is Serpent.

Cursed was a very 'different' pizza for me as it uses honey mustard and gherkins. So the pizza was sour and sweet in taste (but more tended towards the sour side). Not the kind of strong salty mustard sauce that I hoped for. If you like sour taste, you may like this pizza. It was an ok for me...let me give it a 3.

Next came the marvellous Serpent. Let me give you the description here:

"Smoked Salmon, Spring Onion & Cream Cheese. Optional : Capers or Caesar dressing"

We picked Caesar dressing....and basically the pizza was just NICE, FANTASTIC, GREAT!!! Even my dad said it was his best pizza ever!!! : P

The pizza had enough fillings, with the cream cheese melting and blending in with the melted mozzarella cheese and topping it with some caesar dressing!!! mmm..Delicious....definitely my best pick for Hell's pizza (but not that I tried too many)!!!

However I can't promise whether the fillings and cheese will be the same on a regular pizza...not too sure if the snack size of my pizza made any difference!!!??? But if you haven't try it...highly recommend it!!! Definitely giving it a 5+!!! My pick!!!

Choc Bilby: A Gift from Aus

Yeah my first Chocolate Bilby!!! A gift for me from my 'partner-in-crime' from Aus!!!! : P (Thx mate!)

You see coz the Aussies does not like 'rabbits' at all (as you know the battle between farmers and rabbits)....so during Easter in Aus....instead of having the traditional Easter Bunnies...they have Easter Bilby instead (Read here for more info on the 'Aussie' section)!!!! And this is my first!!!! : )

(Pic of my Choc Bilby before it 'disappears'...oh...the two eggies that came with the Bilby have disappeared ALREADY!!! ehehh they were very good tasting chocolate too!!!! : P)

一周年

Preface:
This post was originally created as a memorandum for my one year anniversary at work (which was suppose to be 16th Jan this year)!!!! hahah unfortunately I didn't get around to writing the entry for this post at all..... ><" (bad me!)

So...I thought today I shall.....which is already 1 year + 1 day (1st May) since I attended my University Graduation that I shall finish up this post!!! As a "一周年" 紀念 (one year anniversary).

So I've been out there for a year...
I can still remember the day of my graduation vividly in my mind...a lovely sunny morning...walking down from UofA down to Queen Street (and with our unforgettable 'Ah 4' on the side). So much happiness and joy! ahhh....wonderful, marvellous, lovely!!! : )

Life has certainly treated me well for the past year...very fortunate of me! : ) Went on some great trips, been to fantastic places that turned my little eyes bright and big, still get to chill out with my friends doing stuffs together each weekend and I'm still the same at home nagged (but loved I hope : P) by my parents.

Work is great too....well it certainly didn't turn out to be what I was expecting....but what more can I ask for! Get to work in a lay back company (of course apart from needing to meet the release date!), listen to music while working (& 'socialising' on the net too!!! : P), get to work on a product that I know (well at least hope) it will have a positive impact to people's lives. Although I was hoping to be able to 'gain' more knowledge in terms of programming, but with a job like that....not bad not bad....to have a start like this as a graduate!

A year later...what now?
I'm grateful, definitely very grateful for what I had for the past year! Really, 不經不覺, a year has past. Thinking back... I've been officially out of uni for a year now and actually out there in the work force for a year too! wow! Time really does go fast!!! ahah and boy, when I went back to uni....lol I really do think the students look YOUNG!!! ahha I guess that just show how 'mature' I am now! haha : P

(In memory of our beloved Flying Dish UofA Engineering Main Entrance)

Knowing that it's gonna be 2 years anniversary next year, haha I think it's time I really need to try to 'learn' and absorb more knowledge and start to challenge myself again (I guess this is reflected in my new year resolution too).

To my fellow friends (who were in the same year of graduation as me):
Happy One Year Anniversary to you too! I hope your year out there was not rough and that you enjoyed your year free of uni, free of studying, free of exam...and free of 'annoyance' from me (but of course there are still those unlucky ones who still suffer daily annoyance from me over this technological web2.0 age!!! mwahha) ! : P

And of course...how can I end this blog without dedicating the following song to you girls and boys (and to all those who are going to graduate soon)! : )
'Graduation' (Harry Potter version)
'Graduation' mtv (if you wanna see the original version)

p.s. - Kind of 'nostalgic' when I listened to this song again....haven't heard it for so long! lol another sign of becoming more 'mature'! : P Hope you enjoyed it too!