Been v tired these few days ... but well.. 2008 is finally over. Been a tough year... with so many major events and setback happening around the world. No one would have expected these to happen, but well... things do just happen out of the blue.
2008 is also the year in which i ORDed. =) waited a v v long time for that. Couldnt wait any longer.
Will 2009 prove to be another year of disappointment ? Only time will tell.
High chance it will though, with the current situation in America being so unstable.
No matter what, lets just hope for the best. =)
Freedom.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Something New
I have just acquired a new boardgame: Power Grid
Ok, to start it off, its ranked number 3, just behind Puerto Rico, in the ranking of boardgames. It has a super high rating of 8.25/10 .
Description of the game:
The object of Power Grid is to supply the most cities with power when someone's network gains a predetermined size. In this new edition, players mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection, and then bid against each other to purchase the power plants that they use to power their cities.
However, as plants are purchased, newer more efficient plants become available, so by merely purchasing you're potentially allowing others access to superior equipment.
Additionally, players must acquire the raw materials (coal, oil, garbage and uranium) needed to power said plants (except for the 'renewable' windfarm/ solar plants which require no fuel), making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants for maximum efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to quickly expand your network to get the cheapest routes.
And there are even expansion sets for the game!
The expansions Power Grid - Italy/France, Power Grid - Benelux/Central Europe and Power Grid - Korea/China include new double-sided game boards. These change the game by not only changing the characteristics of the geography, but also by changing the rules for power plant availability, resource availability, tying plant ownership and/or resource availability and/or price to geographic regions on the map, etc.
The game has obtained several awards before.
Awards
2007 Gra Roku Winner.
2005 Spiel des Jahres Recommendation.
2004 Meeples' Choice Award Winner.
2004 Tric Trac d'Argent Winner.
Playable by 2 to 6 players
What more can I say?
Another great game under by Rio Grande Games.
Friday, December 19, 2008
End of the week
Well, its the end of the week again. =) Looking forward to saturday. Saturday is always the best day of the week. Although still have to work half day but still, saturday is the best time to go out. =) The week was the same as usual, nth much changed from the previous week. Hmm... well, there's gonna be a new temp coming in. Just one. Hmm... so maybe things are gonna change a little bit with a new guy hanging around.
Anything , I'm looking forward to my sec sch class outing. So rare to have a outing with them. It's like once in a blue blue moon? This one came up quite randomly and suddenly but well I guess its the first of many to come. =) It will be fun!
And here's wishing all a happy weekend! =)
Anything , I'm looking forward to my sec sch class outing. So rare to have a outing with them. It's like once in a blue blue moon? This one came up quite randomly and suddenly but well I guess its the first of many to come. =) It will be fun!
And here's wishing all a happy weekend! =)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
As wild as a Bushfire
Bushfires often start due to harsh, dry weather and continuing spreading and spreading till it gets into a massive,sticky situation. It takes lots of effort to bring it under control.
Rumours are just like wild bushfires, it spreads at a rate as quick as that of a bushfire. And rumours often cause misinterpretation, resulting in lots of confusion.
Recently, almost all the enquires I have handled are fueled by rumours. Its tiring to keep repeating the same thing over and over again. The situation is so messy now, and I believe I still have to explain countless times more. =(
Rumours are just like wild bushfires, it spreads at a rate as quick as that of a bushfire. And rumours often cause misinterpretation, resulting in lots of confusion.
Recently, almost all the enquires I have handled are fueled by rumours. Its tiring to keep repeating the same thing over and over again. The situation is so messy now, and I believe I still have to explain countless times more. =(
Monday, December 15, 2008
Jokes
Oh Shit!!!
There were these three guys. They had been walking for 3 days and were very tired. They found a hotel, rented a room and went to sleep. Then, this old guy comes in out of nowhere, and says there is a magic pool just outside their hotel room. He tells them "Ok, you must jump off the diving board, and yell out what you wanna land in."
So the three guys go over to the pool. The first guy, a vegetarian, yells out "Bananas!" and lands in a pool of bananas. The second guy was money hungry and yelled out "Money!" and lands in a pile of money. The third guy jumps, when a bird shits on his head, and he yells "Oh Shit!"
Qualifying for Heaven
Recently a teacher, a garbage collector, and a lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter informed them that in order to get into Heaven, they would each have to answer one question.
St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, "What was the name of the ship that crashed into the iceberg? They just made a movie about it."
The teacher answered quickly, "That would be the Titanic." St. Peter let him through the gate.
St. Peter turned to the garbage man and, figuring Heaven didn't *really* need all the odors that this guy would bring with him, decided to make the question a little harder: "How many people died on the ship?"
Fortunately for him, the trash man had just seen the movie. "1,228," he answered.
"That's right! You may enter."
St. Peter turned to the lawyer. "Name them."
Three Kicks
A big-city California lawyer went duck hunting in rural Texas. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence. As he climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.
The litigator responded, “I shot a duck and it fell into this field, and now I’m going to retrieve it.”
The old farmer replied, “This is my property, and you are not coming over here.”
The indignant lawyer said, “I am one of the best trial attorneys in the US and if you don’t let me get that duck, I’ll sue you and take everything you own.”
The old farmer smiled and said, “Apparently, you don’t know how we do things in Texas. We settle small disagreements like this with the Texas Three-Kick Rule.”
The lawyer asked, “What is the Texas Three-Kick Rule?”
The farmer replied, “Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up.”
The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.
The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the city feller. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer’s groin and dropped him to his knees. His second kick nearly wiped the man’s nose off his face. The barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer’s third kick to a kidney nearly caused him to give up.
The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, “Okay, you old coot! Now, it’s my turn!”
The old farmer smiled and said, “No, I give up. You can have the duck!”
There were these three guys. They had been walking for 3 days and were very tired. They found a hotel, rented a room and went to sleep. Then, this old guy comes in out of nowhere, and says there is a magic pool just outside their hotel room. He tells them "Ok, you must jump off the diving board, and yell out what you wanna land in."
So the three guys go over to the pool. The first guy, a vegetarian, yells out "Bananas!" and lands in a pool of bananas. The second guy was money hungry and yelled out "Money!" and lands in a pile of money. The third guy jumps, when a bird shits on his head, and he yells "Oh Shit!"
Qualifying for Heaven
Recently a teacher, a garbage collector, and a lawyer wound up together at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter informed them that in order to get into Heaven, they would each have to answer one question.
St. Peter addressed the teacher and asked, "What was the name of the ship that crashed into the iceberg? They just made a movie about it."
The teacher answered quickly, "That would be the Titanic." St. Peter let him through the gate.
St. Peter turned to the garbage man and, figuring Heaven didn't *really* need all the odors that this guy would bring with him, decided to make the question a little harder: "How many people died on the ship?"
Fortunately for him, the trash man had just seen the movie. "1,228," he answered.
"That's right! You may enter."
St. Peter turned to the lawyer. "Name them."
Three Kicks
A big-city California lawyer went duck hunting in rural Texas. He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer’s field on the other side of a fence. As he climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his tractor and asked him what he was doing.
The litigator responded, “I shot a duck and it fell into this field, and now I’m going to retrieve it.”
The old farmer replied, “This is my property, and you are not coming over here.”
The indignant lawyer said, “I am one of the best trial attorneys in the US and if you don’t let me get that duck, I’ll sue you and take everything you own.”
The old farmer smiled and said, “Apparently, you don’t know how we do things in Texas. We settle small disagreements like this with the Texas Three-Kick Rule.”
The lawyer asked, “What is the Texas Three-Kick Rule?”
The farmer replied, “Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times, and so on, back and forth, until someone gives up.”
The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.
The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the city feller. His first kick planted the toe of his heavy work boot into the lawyer’s groin and dropped him to his knees. His second kick nearly wiped the man’s nose off his face. The barrister was flat on his belly when the farmer’s third kick to a kidney nearly caused him to give up.
The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet and said, “Okay, you old coot! Now, it’s my turn!”
The old farmer smiled and said, “No, I give up. You can have the duck!”
Going back or going forward
Time passes fast when u are enjoying it.
And I have this question that I always ponder about.
If you have the chance to experience one year of yr life different from now(after which you would come back to the current time) , would u choose it to be
1) 10 years ago
or
2) 10 years from now
or
3) live out the present as it is
And I have this question that I always ponder about.
If you have the chance to experience one year of yr life different from now(after which you would come back to the current time) , would u choose it to be
1) 10 years ago
or
2) 10 years from now
or
3) live out the present as it is
Friday, December 12, 2008
Its Friday again =)
Today was quite a busy day... well at least for most part of it. Was just talking to my collegue that this morning got very little. And when it reach about 10am , the crowds started pouring in. I had to multi-task for two people at a time. They were quite impatient and wanted me to help them asap so I had no choice but to help two sides at the same time. Lots of enquires today too and lots of appeal cases. I think next Monday will be worse since quite 3 of my collegues wont be there on that day.
And I wonder if my patience will run dry one day.
Had the 12-1pm lunch slot today and went to Tanjong Pagar food centre. I walked quite a big circle and decided not to eat there... there was simply no space around. Went to the nearby Amara Hotel and decided to eat subway. But the queue is too long too. And the queue is moving so slowly too. In the end , had to go eat burger king... even so, burger king also got no space to sit for dining-in and I had to takeaway my order.
Anyway I ate the Fish Soup i mentioned previously at Amoy Street Food Centre yesterday. It taste really good. No wonder there's always a super long queue for it during the 12 to 1 pm lunch slot. Luckily i bought it before the queue started forming up. The amount of fish slices is quite a lot, but the price is a bit more than other stalls that sells fish soup. But the fish soup is definitely worth that price.
Taste: 5/5
Portion 3.5/5
Price: 4/5
And I wonder if my patience will run dry one day.
Had the 12-1pm lunch slot today and went to Tanjong Pagar food centre. I walked quite a big circle and decided not to eat there... there was simply no space around. Went to the nearby Amara Hotel and decided to eat subway. But the queue is too long too. And the queue is moving so slowly too. In the end , had to go eat burger king... even so, burger king also got no space to sit for dining-in and I had to takeaway my order.
Anyway I ate the Fish Soup i mentioned previously at Amoy Street Food Centre yesterday. It taste really good. No wonder there's always a super long queue for it during the 12 to 1 pm lunch slot. Luckily i bought it before the queue started forming up. The amount of fish slices is quite a lot, but the price is a bit more than other stalls that sells fish soup. But the fish soup is definitely worth that price.
Taste: 5/5
Portion 3.5/5
Price: 4/5
Thursday, December 11, 2008
10 Dec 08
Hmm... been feeling slpy lately, especially in the morning. Always feel like closing my eyes but tried hard to resist it. Reminds me of the time in JC, those GP lessons, where i nv fail to be hypnotised to slp. I think the chance of me falling asleep was like 80%. Even when I tried to do homework under the table during GP lessons, I can even fall asleep. Haha... the art of hypnotising.
Hmm.. anyway, went to eat at Amoy Street FoodCourt again and as always the queue is super long for some stalls. I'm gonna try the fish soup one day, if my lunch slot happens to be the 11 am one. The queue is always so long. I will comment on it if my tastebuds ever get in contact with the fish soup.
Yup.. feeling sleepy.
Off I go.
Hmm.. anyway, went to eat at Amoy Street FoodCourt again and as always the queue is super long for some stalls. I'm gonna try the fish soup one day, if my lunch slot happens to be the 11 am one. The queue is always so long. I will comment on it if my tastebuds ever get in contact with the fish soup.
Yup.. feeling sleepy.
Off I go.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Jokes
Some jokes to lighten up the day =)
Bar
A neutron walks into a bar and says "How much for a drink?". Then the bartender replies "For you, no charge."
Nuts
A guy goes into a bar. He's sitting on the stool, enjoying his drink when he hears, ‘You look great!’
He looks around - there's nobody near him. He hears the voice again, ‘No really, you look terrific.’
The guy looks around again. Nobody. He hears, ‘Is that a new shirt or something? Because you are absolutely glowing!’
He then realizes that the voice is coming from a dish of nuts on the bar.
‘Hey,’ the guy calls to the bartender, ‘What's with the nuts?’
‘Oh,’ the bartender answers, ‘They're complimentary.’
Lost Golf Ball
A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes and a five iron wrapped tightly around his throat. Naturally the doctor asks him what happened.
Well, it was like this, said the man. I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife, when she sliced her ball into a pasture of cows.
We went to look for it, and while I was rooting around I noticed one of the cows had something white at its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail, and sure enough, there was my wife's golf ball........stuck right in the middle of the cow's butt. That's when I made my mistake.
"What did you do?" asks the doctor.
Well, I lifted the tail and yelled to my wife,
"Hey, this looks like yours!"
Don't Step On A Duck
Three women die and go to heaven. However, as they enter they are told they can do anything they want but not to step on a duck.
The women think this should be easy to do until they get in and see that there are ducks everywhere.
Within the first day one woman steps on a duck.
One of the ugliest men ever is brought to her and handcuffed to her for eternity.
On the third day, the second woman steps on a duck and is handcuffed to an ugly guy for eternity.
The third woman goes a year without ever stepping on a duck and the most handsome man is brought to her and handcuffed to her for eternity.
She asks "What did I do to deserve this great surprise?"
The man says "I don't know about you, but i just stepped on a duck."
Taxi driver
A Japanese man was in a hurry to go to the KL airport, so he took a Proton taxi.
The taxi driver took his own sweet time driving within the speed limit but the jap was getting impatient.
The following is their conversation on the way to the airport.
A Toyota Camry overtook the taxi. ZOOM!
Jap: Look, look. Toyota! very fast! made in Japan! Proton not good. Made in Malaysia.
Driver: yah.
After a few minutes a Nissan overtook the taxi. ZOOM!
Jap: Look, look. Nissan! very good! very fast! made in Japan! Proton not good. Made in Malaysia.
Driver: yah, yah.
After a few minutes a Honda overtook the taxi. ZOOM!
Jap: Look, look. Honda! very GOOD! very fast! made in Japan! Proton not good. Made in Malaysia.
Driver: yah, yah, yah!
Arriving at the airport, the Jap is about to pay the taxi driver.
Jap: How much?
Driver: RM150/-
Jap: Oh. very expensive. you overcharge!
Driver: No. look, look. Sony meter! very good! very fast! Made in Japan!
Bar
A neutron walks into a bar and says "How much for a drink?". Then the bartender replies "For you, no charge."
Nuts
A guy goes into a bar. He's sitting on the stool, enjoying his drink when he hears, ‘You look great!’
He looks around - there's nobody near him. He hears the voice again, ‘No really, you look terrific.’
The guy looks around again. Nobody. He hears, ‘Is that a new shirt or something? Because you are absolutely glowing!’
He then realizes that the voice is coming from a dish of nuts on the bar.
‘Hey,’ the guy calls to the bartender, ‘What's with the nuts?’
‘Oh,’ the bartender answers, ‘They're complimentary.’
Lost Golf Ball
A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes and a five iron wrapped tightly around his throat. Naturally the doctor asks him what happened.
Well, it was like this, said the man. I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife, when she sliced her ball into a pasture of cows.
We went to look for it, and while I was rooting around I noticed one of the cows had something white at its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail, and sure enough, there was my wife's golf ball........stuck right in the middle of the cow's butt. That's when I made my mistake.
"What did you do?" asks the doctor.
Well, I lifted the tail and yelled to my wife,
"Hey, this looks like yours!"
Don't Step On A Duck
Three women die and go to heaven. However, as they enter they are told they can do anything they want but not to step on a duck.
The women think this should be easy to do until they get in and see that there are ducks everywhere.
Within the first day one woman steps on a duck.
One of the ugliest men ever is brought to her and handcuffed to her for eternity.
On the third day, the second woman steps on a duck and is handcuffed to an ugly guy for eternity.
The third woman goes a year without ever stepping on a duck and the most handsome man is brought to her and handcuffed to her for eternity.
She asks "What did I do to deserve this great surprise?"
The man says "I don't know about you, but i just stepped on a duck."
Taxi driver
A Japanese man was in a hurry to go to the KL airport, so he took a Proton taxi.
The taxi driver took his own sweet time driving within the speed limit but the jap was getting impatient.
The following is their conversation on the way to the airport.
A Toyota Camry overtook the taxi. ZOOM!
Jap: Look, look. Toyota! very fast! made in Japan! Proton not good. Made in Malaysia.
Driver: yah.
After a few minutes a Nissan overtook the taxi. ZOOM!
Jap: Look, look. Nissan! very good! very fast! made in Japan! Proton not good. Made in Malaysia.
Driver: yah, yah.
After a few minutes a Honda overtook the taxi. ZOOM!
Jap: Look, look. Honda! very GOOD! very fast! made in Japan! Proton not good. Made in Malaysia.
Driver: yah, yah, yah!
Arriving at the airport, the Jap is about to pay the taxi driver.
Jap: How much?
Driver: RM150/-
Jap: Oh. very expensive. you overcharge!
Driver: No. look, look. Sony meter! very good! very fast! Made in Japan!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Satisfaction
This week is coming to an end soon... time passes so fast I didn't realise it at all. At the blink of an eye , Monday has soon fade away and Friday has set in. And I'm looking forward to a great weekend. =)
This week was great. I interacted with lots of different people and helped them with their enquires. When at the end of it, they show their appreciation with a word of 'thanks', you will realise your assistance to them goes a long way. It really makes you feel happy when you are able to answer their enquires and put a smile on their faces. =) And in actual fact, i didn't wanted to take up this job at first. I was still thinking whether I would be able to handle a cust service job. Hmm... well, at least I didn't regret my decision and I will have to thank my consultant for introducing this job to me. Maybe that's what you call finding satisfaction in your job.
I learned lots of things too. And I am still learning new things as time goes by. Some of the lessons learned from working may never be be obtained through other sources. Its really a great opportunity and valuable experience.
Anyway, I went for lunch at Amoy street foodcourt today and ate wanton mee. I would like to recommend this wanton mee stall to you all. Firstly, it's nice and delicious and comes at a cheap hawker price. For a 3 dollars order, the portion is much bigger compared to any other wanton mee I have eaten in my entire life so far. The portion of noodles is a lot such that at first glance it looks as though you have ordered a portion with added noodles. The ingredients such as char siew, fried wanton and vegetables are so much that when they are placed on top of the noodles, they almost conceal the noodles from sight. (imagine the amount of ingredients on top when the portion of noodles is already so much)
If anyone of you wishes to try the wanton mee, just tell me and maybe next time if there's a chance I can bring you all to try it. I queued up about 30 mins for it during the peak lunch period, so I guess lots of people are fan of this wanton mee stall too.
Rating
Portion: 5/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 4/5
This week was great. I interacted with lots of different people and helped them with their enquires. When at the end of it, they show their appreciation with a word of 'thanks', you will realise your assistance to them goes a long way. It really makes you feel happy when you are able to answer their enquires and put a smile on their faces. =) And in actual fact, i didn't wanted to take up this job at first. I was still thinking whether I would be able to handle a cust service job. Hmm... well, at least I didn't regret my decision and I will have to thank my consultant for introducing this job to me. Maybe that's what you call finding satisfaction in your job.
I learned lots of things too. And I am still learning new things as time goes by. Some of the lessons learned from working may never be be obtained through other sources. Its really a great opportunity and valuable experience.
Anyway, I went for lunch at Amoy street foodcourt today and ate wanton mee. I would like to recommend this wanton mee stall to you all. Firstly, it's nice and delicious and comes at a cheap hawker price. For a 3 dollars order, the portion is much bigger compared to any other wanton mee I have eaten in my entire life so far. The portion of noodles is a lot such that at first glance it looks as though you have ordered a portion with added noodles. The ingredients such as char siew, fried wanton and vegetables are so much that when they are placed on top of the noodles, they almost conceal the noodles from sight. (imagine the amount of ingredients on top when the portion of noodles is already so much)
If anyone of you wishes to try the wanton mee, just tell me and maybe next time if there's a chance I can bring you all to try it. I queued up about 30 mins for it during the peak lunch period, so I guess lots of people are fan of this wanton mee stall too.
Rating
Portion: 5/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Irobot?
Farmer builds robot army
A Chinese farmer fascinated by technology has built himself 26 robots over the past 30 years
Wu Yulu, 46, who has only a basic school education, designs the robots himself and builds them from scrap materials.
"When I was 11, one day I was sitting on the doorstep, and while watching villagers passing by I suddenly came up with the idea of building a machine that walks like a man," he told the Beijing Times.
His first robot took several years to build and could only shuffle along in small steps as it could not raise its legs.
But his designs became more and more sophisticated, and he has built robots capable of climbing walls, serving water, lighting cigarettes, playing musical instruments and writing calligraphy.
Wu, who lives near Beijing, sees all the robots as his sons, and names them according to the order in which they were invented, from Wu No.1 through to Wu No.26.
"They are all my sons, so they must bear my surname," he said.
Out of all of his mechanical 'sons', Wu says he loves Wu No.25, a robot which can pull a rickshaw, the best.
Each day, Wu No.25 pulls his inventor around the local area. It can walk for up to six hours on one battery charge.
Wu says he has to sell off some of his robot collection after plunging his family into debt by spending up to two-thirds of his monthly income on his obsession.
You never know... somewhere , someday , sometime in another part of the world, someone your age may be achieving stuff that may be featured in the news in future.
The only way to survive is to outlast , outwit and outsmart. Sounds like Survivor series? Well, this is reality, except u cant vote ppl out of the race. You gotta bring yourself above them.
A Chinese farmer fascinated by technology has built himself 26 robots over the past 30 years
Wu Yulu, 46, who has only a basic school education, designs the robots himself and builds them from scrap materials.
"When I was 11, one day I was sitting on the doorstep, and while watching villagers passing by I suddenly came up with the idea of building a machine that walks like a man," he told the Beijing Times.
His first robot took several years to build and could only shuffle along in small steps as it could not raise its legs.
But his designs became more and more sophisticated, and he has built robots capable of climbing walls, serving water, lighting cigarettes, playing musical instruments and writing calligraphy.
Wu, who lives near Beijing, sees all the robots as his sons, and names them according to the order in which they were invented, from Wu No.1 through to Wu No.26.
"They are all my sons, so they must bear my surname," he said.
Out of all of his mechanical 'sons', Wu says he loves Wu No.25, a robot which can pull a rickshaw, the best.
Each day, Wu No.25 pulls his inventor around the local area. It can walk for up to six hours on one battery charge.
Wu says he has to sell off some of his robot collection after plunging his family into debt by spending up to two-thirds of his monthly income on his obsession.
You never know... somewhere , someday , sometime in another part of the world, someone your age may be achieving stuff that may be featured in the news in future.
The only way to survive is to outlast , outwit and outsmart. Sounds like Survivor series? Well, this is reality, except u cant vote ppl out of the race. You gotta bring yourself above them.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Weekend
This weekend seems quite boring. Went out after work on saturday, went to Sitex. Sitex was quite a bore, not as interesting as previous IT fairs, in my opinion. But lots of people bought stuff during Sitex... well.. I guess electronics industry don't get affected by the recession, or at least not as much.
Ate a super big bowl of ramen at orchard plaza, was a really big bowl.. nearly couldn't finish it. The soup base was nice but hte noodle is not as springy as Ajisen's ramen.
Sunday was ... hmm.. boring too. I'm looking forward to working on Monday again =)
At least i get to help lots of people. =)
Hmm... maybe I should get myself a boardgame for Christmas.. should I?
Ate a super big bowl of ramen at orchard plaza, was a really big bowl.. nearly couldn't finish it. The soup base was nice but hte noodle is not as springy as Ajisen's ramen.
Sunday was ... hmm.. boring too. I'm looking forward to working on Monday again =)
At least i get to help lots of people. =)
Hmm... maybe I should get myself a boardgame for Christmas.. should I?
Astronomers find hints of water on Saturn moon
This 2007 photo by NASA's Cassini probe shows plumes of gas and dust shooting off Enceladus
Possible source of water from outer space? Read on =)
Astronomers find hints of water on Saturn moon
Astronomers looking at the spectacular supersonic plumes of gas and dust shooting off one of Saturn's moons say there are strong hints of liquid water, a key building block of life.
Their research, appearing in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature, adds to the growing push to explore further the moon Enceladus, as one of the solar system's most compelling places for potential life.
Using images from NASA's Cassini probe, astronomers had already figured that the mysterious plumes shooting from Enceladus' icy terrain contain water vapor. New calculations suggesting the gas and dust spew at speeds faster-than-sound make the case for liquid, said study lead author Candice Hansen of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California. Her team calculated the plumes travel more than 1,360 mph.
Reaching that speed "is hard to do without liquids," Hansen said. While her paper offers more evidence building on what others have found, she added that her research is not the final proof of liquid water on Enceladus (pronounced en-SELL-ah-dus).
Other planetary scientists, such as Andrew Ingersoll at the California Institute of Technology, said the research is good, but that it is possible to achieve such speeds with ice particles and at cooler temperatures. So Hansen hasn't proven her case yet, he and other scientists said.
Carolyn Porco, the head of the Cassini camera team and an astronomer who didn't take part in Hansen's research, said "the evidence in my mind is building on liquid water." That moon, one of 60 circling Saturn, "has become the go-to place" for exploration in the outer planets, she said.
Europa, a moon of Jupiter, may have a liquid ocean beneath its frozen surface. But Enceladus, thought responsible for producing one of Saturn's rings, is more accessible, Hansen said. "Enceladus is sort of helpfully spewing out its innards," she said
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