badminton

Sometimes I don’t quite know why I am keeping this blog alive. There isn’t much hits, nor any financial incentives. I suspect I am probably the most frequent visitor anyway. But oh well… I guess it’s like watering your own backyard, it’s not quite for any kinds of benefits except the joy of watering it. So whatever, I will keep writing… I usually post my personal updates on facebook, but usually you have to keep it short on facebook, otherwise… I guess it will look weird to have it too long, though there isn’t any guideline on the message length… I guess it’s a general social protocol or etiquette. Let’s see how it goes on this blog. ...

October 13, 2010 · 2 min · birdchan

Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived

[youtube &fs=1&hl=en_US] Stacey Kramer: The best gift I ever survived http://www.ted.com/talks/stacey_kramer_the_best_gift_i_ever_survived.html

October 8, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

和不一樣的人在一起,就會有不一樣的人生

和不一樣的人在一起,就會有不一樣的人生 在現實生活中,你和誰在一起的確很重要,甚至能改變你的成長軌跡,決定你的人生成敗。 和什麼樣的人在一起,就會有什麼樣的人生。 和勤奮的人在一起,你不會懶惰; 和積極的人在一起,你不會消沈; 與智者同行,你會不同凡響; 與高人為伍,你能登上! 巔峰。 科學家研究認為: “人是唯一能接受暗示的動物。”積極的暗示,會對人的情緒和生理狀態產生良好的影響,激發人的內在潛能,發揮人的超常水平,使人進取,催人奮進。 遠離消極的的人吧!否則,他們會在不知不覺中偷走你的夢想,使你漸漸頹廢,變得平! 庸。 積極的人像太陽,照到哪裏哪裏亮; 消極的人像月亮,初一十五不一樣。 態度決定一切。有什麼態度? 就有什麼樣的未來; 性格決定命運。有怎樣的性格,就有怎樣的人生。 有人說,人生有三大幸運:上學時遇到好老師, 工作時遇到一位好師傅,成家時遇到一個好伴侶。 有時他們一個甜美的笑容,一句溫馨的問候, 就能使你的人生與眾不同,光彩照人。 生活中最不幸的是:由於你身邊缺乏積極進取的人, 缺少遠見卓識的人,使你的人生變得平平庸庸,黯然失色。 有句話說得好,你是誰並不重要,重要的是你和誰在一起。 古有“孟母三遷”,足以說明和誰在一起的確很重要。 雄鷹在雞窩裏長大,就會失落去飛翔的本領,怎能博擊長空,飛翔藍天? 野狼在羊群裏成長,也會“愛上羊”而喪失狼性,怎能叱翅風雲,馳騁大地? 原本你很優秀,由於周圍那些消極的人影響了你,使你缺乏向上的壓力,喪失前進的動力而變 得俗不可耐,如此平庸。 讀好書,交高人,乃人生兩大幸事。人生的奧妙之處就在於與人相處,攜手同行。 生活的美好之處則在於送人玫瑰,手留餘香,人生就是這樣。 想和聰明的人在一起,你就得聰明;想和優秀的人在一起,你就得優秀。 善於發現別人的優點,並把它轉化成自己的長處,你就會成為聰明人; 善於把握人生的機遇,並把它轉化成自己的機遇,你就會成為優秀者。 對他人的成功像對待自己的成功一樣充滿熱情。 學最好的別人,做最好的自己。借人之智,成就自己,此乃成功之道。 和不一樣的人在一起,就會有不一樣的人生。

October 8, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic?

This material is definitely better than Styrofoams! [youtube &fs=1&hl=en_US] Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmDENxTPn8Q

October 6, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

Zelda-like game in javascript

This is a proof-of-concept ARPG game written in javascript. The game is actually quite smooth. You probably won’t notice any lag from it, just like playing in a simulator. To play, your “Z” key is the A button, and your “X” key is the B button. The first time I played on Easy I got my “game over” in like 10 mins… the second time 5 mins on Hard… more than anything I appreciate the js programmer making this possible! ;) ...

September 29, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

The World's Most Attractive Employers 2010

Top 50 Business CompanyRanking 2010Google1KPMG2Ernst & Young3PricewaterhouseCoopers4Deloitte5Procter & Gamble6Microsoft7The Coca-Cola Company8J.P. Morgan9Goldman Sachs10L’Oréal11BMW12Sony13Johnson & Johnson14The Boston Consulting Group15McKinsey & Company16Morgan Stanley17Apple18IBM19Deutsche Bank20Nestlé21Bank of America / Merrill Lynch22IKEA23adidas24Accenture25Unilever26General Electric27PepsiCo28Citi29UBS30Credit Suisse31Kraft Foods32Bain & Company33Heineken34American Express35Barclays36Hewlett-Packard37Volkswagen38LVMH39Shell40Toyota Motor41Nokia42Esso/ExxonMobil43Intel44Dell45Pfizer46Ford Motor Company47Cisco Systems48ING Group49General Motors50 Top 50 Engineering CompanyRanking 2010Google1Microsoft2IBM3Sony4BMW5Intel6General Electric7Siemens8Procter & Gamble9Apple10Cisco Systems11Johnson & Johnson12Hewlett-Packard13Shell14The Coca-Cola Company15Esso/ExxonMobil16Volkswagen17Toyota Motor18Nestlé19Ford Motor Company203M21Dell22General Motors23Accenture24Philips25McKinsey & Company26Nokia27BP28L’Oréal29Schlumberger30Oracle31Pfizer32Bosch33Goldman Sachs34IKEA35The Boston Consulting Group36DuPont37Kraft Foods38Bayer39Deloitte40J.P. Morgan41Unilever42adidas43Lenovo44BASF45Novartis46GlaxoSmithKline47Heineken48Ernst & Young49Morgan Stanley50 Ref: http://www.universumglobal.com/top50

September 29, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

飛兒樂團 (F.I.R.) : Lydia

[youtube &fs=1&hl=en_US] 歌曲:Lydia 歌手:F.I.R. 专辑:F.I.R.(飞儿乐团) Lydia 迷离的眼眶 为何流浪 心碎的海洋 受了伤 连微笑都彷徨 gypsy 女郎 为谁而唱 你会看见雾 看见云 看见太阳 龟裂的大地 重复着悲伤 他走了带不走 你的天堂 风干后会留下 彩虹泪光 他走了你可以 把梦留下 总会有个地方 等待爱飞翔 Lydia 幸福不在远方 开一扇窗 许下愿望 你会感受爱 感受恨 感受原谅 生命总不会只充满悲伤 Ref: http://www.chinese-tools.com/songs/song/3/lydia.html

September 23, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

badminton rules

If you ever get confused when to switch side during the serve, or whose turn to serve, here is a very nice webpage that lists out the rules. It’s only 1 page long with examples. http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=14914

September 17, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan

The last night of the world by Ray Bradbury

“What would you do if you knew that this was the last night of the world?” “What would I do? You mean seriously?” “Yes, seriously.” “I don’t know. I hadn’t thought.” He poured some coffee. In the background the two girls were playing blocks on the parlour rug in the light of the green hurricane lamps. There was an easy, clean aroma of the brewed coffee in the evening air. ...

September 17, 2010 · 4 min · birdchan

Jim Rogers on Freedom Watch 09/11/10

[youtube &fs=1&hl=en_US] Jim Rogers on Freedom Watch 09/11/10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSDOmUKDbr8

September 16, 2010 · 1 min · birdchan