A New Planet Found Close to Earth

(An article dedicated to my small but long fascination in Astronomy! : P)

A new planet has been found outside our solar system by "Swiss, French and Portuguese astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's 3.6m telescope at La Silla in Chile".

This planet has not been named yet but it is the smallest planet to be found discovered our solar system and it could possibly have the right temperature and environment to support life! (Aliens!!!! 0_0??? hmm the idea of aliens existing in the universe....haha think I will need some time to take in this if it's true!)

It is 20.5 light years away from Earth and one year on the planet only lasts for 13 days (as it is 14 times closer to the Sun then the Earth). Well, by 2020, the telescopes should be advance enough for the astronomers to take a closer look at this planet!!!

(hmm 2020! ahah who knows! May be I'll have the money to do space travel!!! : P)


Source: It's 20 lightyears away - but still close to Earth

My First Man-Made Espresso at Work

Since I left my part-time uni work around 5 years ago (which was my first real job in the workplace!!!), where I worked at a world famous coffee shop, I have never used an espresso machine to steam milk again!!!

And I have to say....I miss making a cup of hot and freshly brewed coffee on the espresso machine..and miss the sound of steaming milk too!!!!!!!

Luckily the espresso machine at work has been revivied...so one day last month...I finally made my first cup of espresso coffee at work!!!! : P Here it goes!


hahah it's not the 'perfect' cup of coffee...with small amount of tiny bubbles on the side! eheh oh well...but I'm pretty proud of it after 5 years of break! hehe and I realise how much I miss making a cup of espresso, latte, cappucino, flat white, caramel macchiato!!! haah one day, just may be, one day.....when I earned enough money and retired.....I should open that coffee shop at the corner of the streets.....ehhe one day....!

FYI - One interesting page on different styles of pouring and decorating the top of an espresso:
How to make a good coffee?

Common Reason Results in Common Thinking...

Q: What can possibly get everyone in a company fired up on a Friday morning?

A: When a 'stupid' car has decided to park besides the entrance to the company's car park on a Friday morning (around 8am) and blocking everyone's way into the car park.


So basically anyone who arrived at work after 8am could not get into the car park simply because this 'car' was blocking part of the way into the entrance!!! It's was just fustrating to have to find parking along the side streets when you can see ALL THE EMPTY spaces in the company's car park!!! -.-"

So basically everyone got angry and annoy by this 'little' car that was blocking everyone's way!!! Fortunately, later on in the morning the HR assitance was able to ask the construction workers to move their gates to allow everyone into the car park through another route.

Moral of the story:
Well it was funny to learn there's at least one that that can make everyone (well a big majority) in a company to have the same feeling about....i.e. moaning and growling over that silly little car!!! But seriously...people were not happy (incl myself) to see such a silly thing happening and affecting a lot of people!

hehe I guess I now realise one thing...when there is a 'common reason' for a group of people, they will share 'common thinking'!!! i.e. the SILLY 'car' resulting in a group of 'annoyed workers'!!!

P.S. - Another importnat 'moral' is that....make sure you think about 'other people' in your action!!! In particular when you are parking esp outside 'my company's car park' (hehe! j/k : P) make sure you do not 'block' other peoples way of travelling!!! Because it could potentially 'affect' a lot of people!!! (this is specifically to the owner of that little car that blocked everyone's way!!!!)