13.11.08

Batman

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mayor-of-batman-takes-on-the-might-of-gotham-city-1015835.html

Some cock is trying to take on batman...

7.11.08

on my end

anyway, on my side... started my new temp job... its ok.. not mentally hard.. but physically quite challenging..

racing against time.. coz i'm alone and i have to repack 1,200 will packets, from a collection of 6,000... then

1) label the 1,200 new packets... fastest i can do is about 35/hr
2) take out the 1,200 from the collection of 6,000.... about 120/hr.
3) put (2) into (1).... fastest i can do is about 20/hr
4) send the remaining 4,800 will packets to be scanned
5) send the 1,200 newly labelled will packets to be scanned...

*note, 4 and 5 has to happen simultaneously. infact (1)-(5) has to happen simultaneously so as to maintain the will packets in alphabetical order for normal office use.

the tricky bit is, see my timing, that's me working alone... the scanning crew, a professional scanning crew hired to do this project, takes about 5 seconds to scan one will packet and all its contents, or less.

and on top of that I have to do the movement of the packets from the strongroom to the scanning room and back.

The scanning team is going to catch up with me really really soon. Scanning only starts on monday and of the 6,000 only about 200 in total is ready to go. and yet today in their test run they already scanned 25 packets.

oh man.... company has been around for 125 years but now a temp employee has no time.

5.11.08

Yeah, exams are over.

Yeah, exams are over. Wait for a month, get the results and see how this semester was...

Well, on good news, my marks for another module will be improved, hopefully improved enough that it jumps a grade, that would really be great. The would be more realistic to get the GPA of 3.5 I am aiming to get. Well, see how things go, still have at minimum one semester more.

Busy November it will be for me.
Will be in camp for 10 days this month, Woodbadge Course and helping out at the National Patrol Camp.
Some relatives from my mom side coming over, will definitely spend at least 3-4 days

so 14 out of the remaining 25 gone for this month. Well, December should be more slack, can get other stuff done...


Got to level 21 in Kangaroo Jack, think there is no end to this cheap game...

1.11.08

New online presence

Created an online CV/Portfolio thingy....

still in the works of being tweaked and all...

check it out here

http://muhammad-shamir.blogspot.com

4.10.08

I laughed when I read this...

I guess it can only happen in Australia.

http://www.straitstimes.com/World/Story/STIStory_285685.html

Edited: Added the whole article.

Oct 4, 2008
Boy, 7, feeds zoo creatures to croc
SYDNEY: A seven-year-old boy broke into a popular outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock, the zoo's director said yesterday.

The boy jumped over a security fence at the Alice Springs Reptile Centre in central Australia early on Wednesday, and then went on a 30-minute killing spree, using a rock to slay three lizards, including the zoo's beloved 20-year-old goanna, which he then fed to 'Terry', a 3m-long, 200kg saltwater crocodile, said zoo director Rex Neindorf.

The boy, whose deadly acts were caught on the zoo's security camera, also threw several live animals to Terry over the two fences surrounding the crocodile's enclosure, at one point climbing over the outer fence to get closer to the giant reptile.

In the footage, the boy's face remains largely blank, Mr Neindorf said. It 'was like he was playing a game'.

The zoo's security system relies on sensors and probably did not detect the boy as he was so small, he said.

The boy caused the death of 13 animals worth around A$7,000 (S$7,900), including a turtle, bearded dragons and thorny devil lizards. Although none was rare, some will be difficult to replace, said Mr Neindorf. 'We're horrified that anyone can do this, and saddened by the age of the child,' he said.

Alice Springs police said they had identified the boy, who lives in the area, but were unable to press charges because of his age.

The zoo is planning to sue the boy's parents. 'If we can't put the blame on the child, then someone has to accept responsibility,' said Mr Neindorf.

ASSOCIATED PRESS


2.10.08

In memory of a hero...

It’s been 2 days since a patriot of Singapore died. Rest in peace JBJ.


We were told that we need to pay millions of dollars every year for
each of our leaders in order to ensure that the best people are always
in power. You proved them wrong. You gave up your cushy government job
and your money only to be insulted and treated with disdain. In my eyes
you were more qualified than any other to be our leader.


Thanks for everything.


JBJ

JBJ


Being in the opposition in Singapore all these years has
cost you dearly and you even had to sell off your properties. Any
regrets?


I did not have many properties but I had to sell a bungalow in a
very fashionable area in Singapore to pay the judgement obtained by
Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Having sold that, three years later I
bought a small apartment, and then I had to sell that too. All in, I
had easily about 12 to 13 suits to pay off. Some people say I was a
fool. All I can say is I do not regret it because, to me, life is not
all about making money and acquiring wealth. Life is doing something
for the people around you.


Source: The Star