ENFJ

I just tried out the free quiz on this website, http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp, which is supposed to be similar to the famous (and very expensive) Myers-Briggs personality type indicator test. The results show that I'm an ENFJ. Thats:
Extraverted
iNtuitive
Feeling
Judging
Never really thought I was much of a teacher, but the detailed analysis of my personality seems quite accurate, even on other websites that talk about the Myer-Briggs test. Try it out and tell me what u get!

Stem cells

I just read this article in the Economist about stem cells: "Some analysts in the past have forecast a US$10 billion market for stem-cell technologies by 2010... but not Michael Steiner and Nils Behnke, consultants with Bain and Company... come up with a far more modest (and convincing) forecast of US$100m for stem-cell therapies by the end of this decade...."
Well, $10 billion and $100m is a world of difference! 100 times to be exact! If this is really true, I wonder what's gonna happen when the biotech bubble bursts.....

Wine

I just found the coolest wine place today! Their wine cellar was 3 stories high. The waitress (dressed as a fairy) hooks on a harness and flies up to get your wine bottle after you place an order! And she goes up and down all over the place (like a mini performance) before she gets to your drink! How cool is that?

solving problems

"There is a time in the life of every problem when it is big enough to see, yet small enough to solve."
Mike Leavitt

Kudos

Kudos to the pilot who landed the Jetstar airplane this morning over LA! Would that malfunction have happened if it were not a budget airline?

Stereotypes

People say its wrong to stereotype/generalize or put people in categories. But hey, everyone stereotypes others to some extent, and as long as one is not a bigot, I guess there really isn't much harm done.
I realise, from having intellectual conversations with others, that people can really be divided into 3 categories: Those who read The Economist, those who do not read The Economist but read the papers regularly, and those who do not really read any form of news. Oh, and reading the New Paper doesn't count in the second category....

Southpark

Did I come to the right party?

Good service at last!

I had dinner at Dome Cafe at Shaw Center (Lido) tonight. The service was pretty good, although the check was really slow to come, though the waitress was quite apologetic about it. She actually asked me how was the food, whether I come here often, have I tried this dish before, etc, and for a moment there I thought I was in another country! They probably sent her for some customer service course after all that hoo-haa in the press about bad service lately. What really spoiled a great night was the Ang Moh sitting at the next table. He whistled (rather rudely) for her to come over and serve him as she was talking to me, as if she was his dog or something! And they say Ang Moh's make much better customers than locals.....

Brain drain

"Better brain drain than brain in the drain."
-Rajiv Gandi

Price of Peace

Yesterday marks 60 years since the day the Japanese surrendered Singapore to the British after 3 years of occupation. I happened to visit Changi War Museum and was reminded of the atrocities committed and the brave troops that fought the northern front till the very end even though they knew they were no match for the incoming Japs. May we never forget the price of peace!

Agnelli and Nelson @ Zouk

Party on!

Singapura

Here you go folks! Singapura, Oh Singapura, sunny island set in the sea....

Google Earth

Google Earth is cool! Check out the Cal campus:

Bowles Hall and the Maxwell (Kleeberger) field...

How about the stadium during a football game?

Finally some Asian food at Ranch 99!

Coming up next: Some pics of Singapore for those of you in the US...

Looting

Let's say you are stuck in a town which has just been hit by a hurricane and its all flooded all around you. Everything is messed up, your house is gone, your family is missing, and there are dead bodies floating around everywhere. You are cold, hungry, wet, tired and need medical attention. The authorities were slow to respond, so nobody's there to help. Then you see a Wal-Mart. The shelves are all messed up by the flood, and the store's probably gonna be torn down anyway. So you go in and help yourself to the half soaked food and get some clothing.

Should anyone really blame you for "looting"? Come on, the merchandise is not sellable anymore anyway, and you still need to survive! I'd be damned if you actually stood outside the Wal-Mart and die of starvation because of "upholding the law" or some bullshit.

Some people compare it to Sept 11 where there was general law and order in the aftermath. Well, a few pointers:
1. Sept 11 affected a small area of the city. Survivors could still walk to the unaffected parts to get some food, medicine and aid. If your entire city is destroyed and there is no place to go, that's a whole different story.
2. The authorities were fast to respond in Sept 11. Most people could get some form of help within a few days, if not hours, of the incident. If you ain't getting any help, you gotta help yourselves.

Someone's getting married (Again!)

It's hella late, I need to wake up early tomorrow morning so I gotta sleep real soon. But I've got to post this blog. Someone's getting married! OMG, I can't believe it!
All I can say is that this Saturday, we're gonna party till the sun comes up! Congrats guys! :P