Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. (Andy Rooney)

Wrong Bank

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Sun, 2006-02-26 02:23 | mine

WrongBank.jpgJust got this from a friend...  I guess this one is of no secret.  If you google by the word "Wrong Bank", you'll find that it is hosted everywhere.  I am impressed not only by the Thai humor, but also by the advertised subject at the end of the story...

101煙火 Video

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Wed, 2006-02-08 00:55 | mine

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I am impressed by the folks in Taiwan.  It was produced by DV hobbyists but quality surpasses those boring TV cuts here in HK.  The choice of music is excellent from my point of view - it gives the fireworks a grand mood that beyond just fireworks, but really an event of history.  The plot of the fireworks is also not to be undermined.  The building was effectively transcended to a giant structure of symbolic representation.  It's not fireworks, but a peom of lights.  (Well, although can be said just another advertisement from Sony, but still, an excellent one!)

3 cheers to Taiwan!

Advance Self-disciplinary System (ASS)

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Tue, 2006-01-31 00:38 | mine

勁 翔 re-posted on In Media a fable on Education Reform (Chinese) that he wrote about a year and a half ago.  Seems like the coporate self improvement/destruction movement has invaded our education system some time ago.  Dilbert (school edition) will come soon...

(English translation here)

Happy new year (take 2)

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Sun, 2006-01-29 04:15 | mine

It's nice to have 2 new year celebrations within a month... Have fun!

人家除夕正忙時,
我自挑燈揀舊詩。
莫笑書生太迂腐,
一年功事是文詞。

Artificial Intimacy

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Sun, 2006-01-22 03:33 | mine

NY TimesI called my broadband customer service today.  As usual, it was a sweet female voice broadcasting the latest promotional offer.  It was so sweet that I almost wanted to marry the girl immediately, even though it was just a machine talking.  After pressing thru a few numbers, I reached a human operator.  As usual, s/he was so courteous that I almost broke into tears.  They were so friendly that they won't let me go with just a simple bye bye because they have to complete all the due diligence in the handbook - just to make sure that there is no room for complaint.  As usual, as usual.

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