The Bush

Many ppl think George Bush is quite ignorant of foreign affairs and really makes a big mess of the whole show. I just read this in a book:

"....George W. Bush had to apply for a passport after becoming president of the United States, so he could travel overseas."

Gosh, and he became president.....

DAPS 2006

If you are wondering what I've been busy with, I just presented a paper at DAPS 2006.

Wan, Y. K. and Ng, P. H., “Numerical Analysis of Close-In Blast Effects on Reinforced Concrete Columns”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design and Analysis of Protective Structures, pp. 343–351, 2006.