Went to IKEA Causeway Bay this morning and managed to pick up a copy of the 2012 catalogue after getting past the cashiers. Seemed like the catalogues – each measuring 19cm (W) by 22cm (H) and 1cm in thickness – were fresh out of the oven (so to speak) as they were still stacked on… Read More: IKEA 2012 catalogue »
“Better save that. We’ll need it for the autopsy.”“Accept this sacrifice, O Great Lord of Darkness”“Bo! Bo! Come back with that! Bad Dog!”“Wait a minute, if this is his spleen, then what’s that?”“Hand me that … uh … that uh….. thingie”“Oh no! I just lost my Rolex.”“Oops! Hey, has anyone ever survived 500ml of this… Read More: Things you don’t want to hear during surgery »
Every day we observe things that we scarcely notice. Our brains automatically attend to the important and ignore the incidental. From the rush of incoming stimuli, they filter out the repetitious and insubstantial, allowing only the “important” information to pass. But sometimes, even the most trivial details may turn out to be significant. Take this… Read More: Have you been paying attention? »
Saw this little snippet in the 12 Sep edition of Sky Post. I think it applies to Singaporeans as well. “香港人没有太多机会面对大型灾难，小事不满便立即投诉。相反日本人面对灾难时的安然和自律很值得大家学习。”~ 香港前天文台台长林超英为《日本.再出发–在日港人311地震后感》撰写书序 Related stuff:No, you listen to me first!How to protest effectively
1. Don’t miss the boat.2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.3. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.4. Stay fit. When you’re 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.5. Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.6.… Read More: Everything I need to know, I learned it from Noah’s… »
…similarities? Let’s hope studying in the UK is no longer a nightmare now that the British Pound has taken a pounding.