Houses
Very cool houses - but will you live in them?? Not exactly sustainable housing nominees are they?!
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Economic Models explained with Cows
SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour.
COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
SURREALISM You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION You have two cows. One is mad the other has foot and mouth. AN IRAQI CORPORATION Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of Democracy....
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.
A SPANISH CORPORATIONYou have two cows.You sell to foreigners the land so cows can grow up. You sell so much land your country is full of f.... cows.
A GREEK CORPORATIONYou have two cows.You use them to make yogurt.Thats it.
COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk.
FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk.
NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you.
TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.
SURREALISM You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons
AN AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead.
A FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows.
A JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide.
A GERMAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.
AN ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch.
A RUSSIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka.
A SWISS CORPORATION You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them.
A CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation.
AN INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You worship them.
A BRITISH CORPORATION You have two cows. One is mad the other has foot and mouth. AN IRAQI CORPORATION Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the **** out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of Democracy....
AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate.
A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive.
A SPANISH CORPORATIONYou have two cows.You sell to foreigners the land so cows can grow up. You sell so much land your country is full of f.... cows.
A GREEK CORPORATIONYou have two cows.You use them to make yogurt.Thats it.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
十二生肖的意義
中國人的祖先是很實在的，我們十二生肖兩兩相對，六道輪迴， 體現了我們祖先對中國人全部的期望跟要求。
第一組是老鼠和牛 。老鼠代表智慧，牛代表勤奮。 智慧和勤奮一定要緊緊結合在一起。 如果光有智慧不勤奮，那就變成小聰明；而光是勤奮，不動腦筋，那就變成愚蠢。 所以這兩者一定要結合，這是我們祖先對中國人的第一組期望和要求，也是最重要的一組。
第二組是老虎和兔子。老虎代表勇猛，兔子代表謹慎。勇猛和謹慎一定要緊緊結合在一起，才能做到所謂的膽大心細。 如果勇猛離開了謹慎，就變成了魯莽，而你沒有勇猛，謹慎就變成膽怯。這一組也非常重要，所以放在第二。我看著這些貴族，補上一句：所以當我們表現出謹慎的時候，千萬不要以為我們中國人沒有勇猛的一面。實際上，我們祖先追求的是一種和諧的智慧和圓融，從來不會單獨給一個要求和任務。
第三組是龍和蛇。龍代表剛猛，蛇代表柔韌。所謂剛者易折，太剛了容易折斷，但是如果只有柔的一面，就易失去主見，所以剛柔並濟是我們歷代的祖訓。 接下來是馬和羊。馬代表勇往直前，直奔目標，羊代表和順。 如果一個人只顧自己直奔目標，不顧周圍，必然會和周圍不斷磕碰，最後不見得能達到目標。但是一個人如果光顧著和周 圍和順，之後他連方向都沒有了，目標也失去了。所以一往無前的秉性一定要與和順緊緊結合在一起，這是我們祖先對中國人的第四組期望。
再接下來是猴子和雞。猴子代表靈活，至於雞呢，以前的年代沒有鐘，都是聽雞鳴聲決定一天的開始，所以雞定時打鳴，代表穩定。靈活和穩定一定要緊緊結合起來。如果你光靈活，沒有穩定，再好的政策最後也得不到收穫。但如果說你光是穩定，一潭死水、一塊鐵板，那就不會有我們今天的改革開放了。只有它們之間非常圓融的結合，一方面具有穩定性，保持整體的和諧和秩序，另一方面又能不斷變通地前進，這才是最根本的要旨。
最後是狗和豬。狗是代表忠誠，豬是代表隨和。一個人如果太忠誠，不懂得隨和，就會排斥他人。而反過來，一個人太隨和，沒有忠誠，這個人就失去原則。所以無論是對一個民族國家的忠誠、對團隊的忠誠，還是自己理想的忠誠，一定要與隨和緊緊結合在一起，這樣才容易 真 正保持內心深處的忠誠。這就是我們中國人一直堅持的外圓內方，君子和而不同。
中國人每個人都有屬於自己的生肖，有的人屬豬，有的人屬狗，這意義何在實際上，我們的祖先期望我們要圓融，不能偏頗，要求我們懂得到對應面切入。比如屬豬的人能夠在他的隨和本性中，也去追求忠誠；而屬狗的人則在忠誠的本性中，去做到隨和。
第一組是老鼠和牛 。老鼠代表智慧，牛代表勤奮。 智慧和勤奮一定要緊緊結合在一起。 如果光有智慧不勤奮，那就變成小聰明；而光是勤奮，不動腦筋，那就變成愚蠢。 所以這兩者一定要結合，這是我們祖先對中國人的第一組期望和要求，也是最重要的一組。
第二組是老虎和兔子。老虎代表勇猛，兔子代表謹慎。勇猛和謹慎一定要緊緊結合在一起，才能做到所謂的膽大心細。 如果勇猛離開了謹慎，就變成了魯莽，而你沒有勇猛，謹慎就變成膽怯。這一組也非常重要，所以放在第二。我看著這些貴族，補上一句：所以當我們表現出謹慎的時候，千萬不要以為我們中國人沒有勇猛的一面。實際上，我們祖先追求的是一種和諧的智慧和圓融，從來不會單獨給一個要求和任務。
第三組是龍和蛇。龍代表剛猛，蛇代表柔韌。所謂剛者易折，太剛了容易折斷，但是如果只有柔的一面，就易失去主見，所以剛柔並濟是我們歷代的祖訓。 接下來是馬和羊。馬代表勇往直前，直奔目標，羊代表和順。 如果一個人只顧自己直奔目標，不顧周圍，必然會和周圍不斷磕碰，最後不見得能達到目標。但是一個人如果光顧著和周 圍和順，之後他連方向都沒有了，目標也失去了。所以一往無前的秉性一定要與和順緊緊結合在一起，這是我們祖先對中國人的第四組期望。
再接下來是猴子和雞。猴子代表靈活，至於雞呢，以前的年代沒有鐘，都是聽雞鳴聲決定一天的開始，所以雞定時打鳴，代表穩定。靈活和穩定一定要緊緊結合起來。如果你光靈活，沒有穩定，再好的政策最後也得不到收穫。但如果說你光是穩定，一潭死水、一塊鐵板，那就不會有我們今天的改革開放了。只有它們之間非常圓融的結合，一方面具有穩定性，保持整體的和諧和秩序，另一方面又能不斷變通地前進，這才是最根本的要旨。
最後是狗和豬。狗是代表忠誠，豬是代表隨和。一個人如果太忠誠，不懂得隨和，就會排斥他人。而反過來，一個人太隨和，沒有忠誠，這個人就失去原則。所以無論是對一個民族國家的忠誠、對團隊的忠誠，還是自己理想的忠誠，一定要與隨和緊緊結合在一起，這樣才容易 真 正保持內心深處的忠誠。這就是我們中國人一直堅持的外圓內方，君子和而不同。
中國人每個人都有屬於自己的生肖，有的人屬豬，有的人屬狗，這意義何在實際上，我們的祖先期望我們要圓融，不能偏頗，要求我們懂得到對應面切入。比如屬豬的人能夠在他的隨和本性中，也去追求忠誠；而屬狗的人則在忠誠的本性中，去做到隨和。
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
2007 Ig Nobel Winners
Medicine - Brian Witcombe, of Gloucestershire Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK, and Dan Meyer for their probing work on the health consequences of swallowing a sword.
Physics - A US-Chile team who ironed out the problem of how sheets become wrinkled.
Biology - Dr Johanna van Bronswijk of the Netherlands for carrying out a creepy crawly census of all of the mites, insects, spiders, ferns and fungi that share our beds.
Chemistry - Mayu Yamamoto, from Japan, for developing a method to extract vanilla fragrance and flavouring from cow dung.
Linguistics - A University of Barcelona team for showing that rats are unable to tell the difference between a person speaking Japanese backwards and somebody speaking Dutch backwards.
Literature - Glenda Browne of Blue Mountains, Australia, for her study of the word "the", and how it can flummox those trying to put things into alphabetical order.
Peace - The US Air Force Wright Laboratory for instigating research and development on a chemical weapon that would provoke widespread homosexual behaviour among enemy troops.
Nutrition - Brian Wansink of Cornell University for investigating the limits of human appetite by feeding volunteers a self-refilling, "bottomless" bowl of soup.
Economics - Kuo Cheng Hsieh of Taiwan for patenting a device that can catch bank robbers by dropping a net over them.
Aviation - A National University of Quilmes, Argentina, team for discovering that impotency drugs can help hamsters to recover from jet lag.
Physics - A US-Chile team who ironed out the problem of how sheets become wrinkled.
Biology - Dr Johanna van Bronswijk of the Netherlands for carrying out a creepy crawly census of all of the mites, insects, spiders, ferns and fungi that share our beds.
Chemistry - Mayu Yamamoto, from Japan, for developing a method to extract vanilla fragrance and flavouring from cow dung.
Linguistics - A University of Barcelona team for showing that rats are unable to tell the difference between a person speaking Japanese backwards and somebody speaking Dutch backwards.
Literature - Glenda Browne of Blue Mountains, Australia, for her study of the word "the", and how it can flummox those trying to put things into alphabetical order.
Peace - The US Air Force Wright Laboratory for instigating research and development on a chemical weapon that would provoke widespread homosexual behaviour among enemy troops.
Nutrition - Brian Wansink of Cornell University for investigating the limits of human appetite by feeding volunteers a self-refilling, "bottomless" bowl of soup.
Economics - Kuo Cheng Hsieh of Taiwan for patenting a device that can catch bank robbers by dropping a net over them.
Aviation - A National University of Quilmes, Argentina, team for discovering that impotency drugs can help hamsters to recover from jet lag.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
101%
101%
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint -What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? What equals 100% inlife?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z are represented by numbers as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K will be represented by: 8+1+18+4+23 + 15+18+11= 98%
And K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-Ewill be represented by: 11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But:A-T-T-I-T-U- D-Ewill be represented by: 1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 =100%
Now pause to take a deep breathe, THEN, look how far Love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E- O-F-G-O-D will be represented by: 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God thatwill put you over the top!ha!
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint -What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? What equals 100% inlife?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:
If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z are represented by numbers as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
Then H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K will be represented by: 8+1+18+4+23 + 15+18+11= 98%
And K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-Ewill be represented by: 11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
But:A-T-T-I-T-U- D-Ewill be represented by: 1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 =100%
Now pause to take a deep breathe, THEN, look how far Love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E- O-F-G-O-D will be represented by: 12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God thatwill put you over the top!ha!
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Saturday, July 14, 2007
全關節金屬小人
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Sunday, May 27, 2007
Word Rearrangement
DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Sunday, March 18, 2007
測你(妳)是屬那個朝代的?
1、你對現在的自己基本滿意嗎？
A、是（去2）
B、否（去7）
2、喜歡戰爭題材的作品嗎？
A、很喜歡（去7）
B、否或一般（去3）
3、有過強烈的無奈感、發覺生活中有些事是不得不接受的嗎？
A、是（去5）
B、否（去4）
4、相信善有善報、等價交換的說法？
A、是（答案A）
B、否（去5）
5、你的自我保護意識很強嗎？
A、是（去8）
B、否（去6）
6、比起游樂場來更喜歡名勝古跡？
A、是（答案E）
B、否（去8）
7、更喜歡對抗類的比賽（如籃球、擊劍）還是輕松的運動（如游泳、散步）？
A、對抗類的比賽（去12）
B、輕松的運動（去3）
8、你是個喜歡質疑現實的人嗎？
A、是（去10）
B、否（去9）
9、最近經常有迷茫的感覺嗎？
A、是（去10）
B、否（答案G）
10、你相信只要努力改變自己，自己以後會成為一個更出色的人嗎？
A、是（答案F）
B、否（去11）
11、偶爾會覺得一切都是虛幻？
A、是（答案D）
B、否（答案G）
12、有人說過你太理想主義了嗎？
A、是（去13）
B、否（去14 ）
13、"肮髒"這個詞比"罪惡"更讓你討厭？
A、是（答案B）
B、否（去14）
14、混亂對你來說意味著什麼？
A、可怕（去3）
B、機會（答案C）
A、傳說中的堯舜時代這是個美好和天真的時代，傳說那時的人們都純潔高尚、沒有險惡的勾心鬥角， 大家幸福地生活在一起。相應地，你是個充滿夢想的孩子，不管實際年齡如何， 至少現在你的心理年齡很年輕，可能在18歲以下。你相信世界的美好， 喜歡"從此王子和公主幸福地生活在一起了"的結局，然而世界真的是你想像的那樣子嗎？
B、戰國時代 戰國時代是一個比較復雜的時期，這一時期既充滿戰亂，又充滿各種思想的火花， 盡管有許多殘酷的事，但高尚與優雅在這一時期依然受到很強的推崇。 你是個不安於現狀的人，過久的和平讓你感到厭倦， 也許偶爾你因此會被冠上"好戰"的名號，但其實你只是討厭沉悶罷了。 你有脫離現實和在意形式的一面，美麗的事物對你很有吸引力。
C、三國時代 比起同處戰亂年代的戰國時期來，這是一個更不擇手段的年代。 你喜歡競爭，好勝心強，充沛的精力讓你對各種有挑戰性的事都很感興趣。 但與戰國時代不同的是，和"美"這種抽像的東西相比你更注重現實， 即使你是一個很道德的人，也不喜歡把道德掛在嘴邊，在你看來，能驗證一切的只有行動。
D、魏晉時代 魏晉時代的特點之一是種種頹廢的風氣，由於經歷的苦難太多， 人們變得開始不相信現實，感到在這無常的世界中，一切都是不可能的。 生活在這一時代的你，同樣是個喜歡懷疑的人，有時甚至懷疑自己的存在。 你對世界持悲觀的看法，現實對你來說常常是令人悲哀和無能為力的。 但這並不意味著你是個消沉的人，所謂絕望的頂點是樂觀，你只是比別人更清楚地看到了世界灰暗的一面而已。
E、唐朝 唐朝是安定和繁榮的時代，無論文化還是財富都達到了太平盛世的頂峰。 生活在這個時代的你，內心也是安穩的，你喜歡平靜的生活，個性溫和成熟，具有較強的包容心。 你應該經歷過一些小的苦惱，但卻沒有遭受過太大的打擊，可以說你是個幸福的人，也會給你身邊的人帶來幸福。
F、五四時代 套用《雙城記》裡的那句話，這是個光明的年代，也是個黑暗的年代， 我們的前方有著一切，我們又一無所有。你或許正處在思想上的轉變期， 一些事讓你對過去的自己發生了懷疑，決定重新調整一下自己的生活方式。 走過這段路之後，一切會變得更好的。
G、現代 你簡直就是為我們的這個時代而生的！你並非不知道這世上有許多不盡人意之處， 但你能把它們作為生活的一部分來接受下來，這讓你過得很好。你不喜歡紛爭， 也會盡量避免不必要的紛爭。儘管有些事依然會困擾你， 但基本上說來你對現代社會裡的種種問題多數能應付的比較好， 也懂得如何在這紛繁的世界裡找到自己的位置，這說明你是個成熟且適應力強的人。
H、未來 如果你在做這套測試時做來做去總是回到同一道題目上，那麼你是個奇特的未來人……
A、是（去2）
B、否（去7）
2、喜歡戰爭題材的作品嗎？
A、很喜歡（去7）
B、否或一般（去3）
3、有過強烈的無奈感、發覺生活中有些事是不得不接受的嗎？
A、是（去5）
B、否（去4）
4、相信善有善報、等價交換的說法？
A、是（答案A）
B、否（去5）
5、你的自我保護意識很強嗎？
A、是（去8）
B、否（去6）
6、比起游樂場來更喜歡名勝古跡？
A、是（答案E）
B、否（去8）
7、更喜歡對抗類的比賽（如籃球、擊劍）還是輕松的運動（如游泳、散步）？
A、對抗類的比賽（去12）
B、輕松的運動（去3）
8、你是個喜歡質疑現實的人嗎？
A、是（去10）
B、否（去9）
9、最近經常有迷茫的感覺嗎？
A、是（去10）
B、否（答案G）
10、你相信只要努力改變自己，自己以後會成為一個更出色的人嗎？
A、是（答案F）
B、否（去11）
11、偶爾會覺得一切都是虛幻？
A、是（答案D）
B、否（答案G）
12、有人說過你太理想主義了嗎？
A、是（去13）
B、否（去14 ）
13、"肮髒"這個詞比"罪惡"更讓你討厭？
A、是（答案B）
B、否（去14）
14、混亂對你來說意味著什麼？
A、可怕（去3）
B、機會（答案C）
A、傳說中的堯舜時代這是個美好和天真的時代，傳說那時的人們都純潔高尚、沒有險惡的勾心鬥角， 大家幸福地生活在一起。相應地，你是個充滿夢想的孩子，不管實際年齡如何， 至少現在你的心理年齡很年輕，可能在18歲以下。你相信世界的美好， 喜歡"從此王子和公主幸福地生活在一起了"的結局，然而世界真的是你想像的那樣子嗎？
B、戰國時代 戰國時代是一個比較復雜的時期，這一時期既充滿戰亂，又充滿各種思想的火花， 盡管有許多殘酷的事，但高尚與優雅在這一時期依然受到很強的推崇。 你是個不安於現狀的人，過久的和平讓你感到厭倦， 也許偶爾你因此會被冠上"好戰"的名號，但其實你只是討厭沉悶罷了。 你有脫離現實和在意形式的一面，美麗的事物對你很有吸引力。
C、三國時代 比起同處戰亂年代的戰國時期來，這是一個更不擇手段的年代。 你喜歡競爭，好勝心強，充沛的精力讓你對各種有挑戰性的事都很感興趣。 但與戰國時代不同的是，和"美"這種抽像的東西相比你更注重現實， 即使你是一個很道德的人，也不喜歡把道德掛在嘴邊，在你看來，能驗證一切的只有行動。
D、魏晉時代 魏晉時代的特點之一是種種頹廢的風氣，由於經歷的苦難太多， 人們變得開始不相信現實，感到在這無常的世界中，一切都是不可能的。 生活在這一時代的你，同樣是個喜歡懷疑的人，有時甚至懷疑自己的存在。 你對世界持悲觀的看法，現實對你來說常常是令人悲哀和無能為力的。 但這並不意味著你是個消沉的人，所謂絕望的頂點是樂觀，你只是比別人更清楚地看到了世界灰暗的一面而已。
E、唐朝 唐朝是安定和繁榮的時代，無論文化還是財富都達到了太平盛世的頂峰。 生活在這個時代的你，內心也是安穩的，你喜歡平靜的生活，個性溫和成熟，具有較強的包容心。 你應該經歷過一些小的苦惱，但卻沒有遭受過太大的打擊，可以說你是個幸福的人，也會給你身邊的人帶來幸福。
F、五四時代 套用《雙城記》裡的那句話，這是個光明的年代，也是個黑暗的年代， 我們的前方有著一切，我們又一無所有。你或許正處在思想上的轉變期， 一些事讓你對過去的自己發生了懷疑，決定重新調整一下自己的生活方式。 走過這段路之後，一切會變得更好的。
G、現代 你簡直就是為我們的這個時代而生的！你並非不知道這世上有許多不盡人意之處， 但你能把它們作為生活的一部分來接受下來，這讓你過得很好。你不喜歡紛爭， 也會盡量避免不必要的紛爭。儘管有些事依然會困擾你， 但基本上說來你對現代社會裡的種種問題多數能應付的比較好， 也懂得如何在這紛繁的世界裡找到自己的位置，這說明你是個成熟且適應力強的人。
H、未來 如果你在做這套測試時做來做去總是回到同一道題目上，那麼你是個奇特的未來人……
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Monday, November 27, 2006
The Belief Cycle
There is a more complex version, but I cannot seem to locate the literature online.
Essentially, Your Belief drives your Expectation. Your expectation in turn drives your Thinking, which drives your behaviour. Behaviour then determines the Outcome of an Incident, which confirms the original Belief.
The underlying idea is to reinforce positive Belief Cycle. And, through awareness of the cycle, to break out of the negative cycle if necessary and channel the energy into positive thinking.
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posted by Annie @ 10:18 PM
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Thursday, June 22, 2006
I thought this is good...crude...but good ;p
ROMANCE MATHEMATICS
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
OFFICE ARITHMETIC
Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
SHOPPING MATH
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn't need.
GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
HAPPINESS
To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
LONGEVITY
Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
PROPENSITY TO CHANGE
A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE
A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.
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posted by Annie @ 11:25 PM
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Thursday, April 14, 2005
No Offence to Singaporeans
This was an assignment for a student who is taking English as a second
language. Keep this in mind when reading this one. Lim Ah Toy, a Singaporean
student, was asked to make a sentence using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and
10. Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1. This
is what he came up with.
"1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But couple saw me, so I
panic and 4 down. The man rush out and want to 5 with me. I run until I feel
6 and throw up. I go to 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him. Then I
took a 9 and try to stab him. 10 God he run away. So, I put the 9 back and
pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven. Next day, I call my boss and say I am 6. He
said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also ask me to climb a
3 and jump down. I don't understand, I so nice 2 him but I don't know what
he 1. THE END."
and Lim Ah Toy graduated from his ESL class with honor.
language. Keep this in mind when reading this one. Lim Ah Toy, a Singaporean
student, was asked to make a sentence using 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and
10. Not only did he do it 1 to 10, he did it again from 10 back to 1. This
is what he came up with.
"1 day I go 2 climb up a 3 outside a house to peep. But couple saw me, so I
panic and 4 down. The man rush out and want to 5 with me. I run until I feel
6 and throw up. I go to 7 eleven and grab some 8 to throw at him. Then I
took a 9 and try to stab him. 10 God he run away. So, I put the 9 back and
pay for the 8 and left 7 eleven. Next day, I call my boss and say I am 6. He
said 5, tomorrow also no need to come back 4 work. He also ask me to climb a
3 and jump down. I don't understand, I so nice 2 him but I don't know what
he 1. THE END."
and Lim Ah Toy graduated from his ESL class with honor.
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posted by Annie @ 6:41 PM
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Friday, April 01, 2005
Oxford Dictionary's Latest Definitions
The Oxford Dictionary's latest definition of the following words:
Divorce : Future tense of marriage.
Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other
Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through the minds of either
Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Tears :The hydraulic force by which masculine will-
power is defeated by feminine water power.
Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
and everybody disagrees later on.
Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Etc. : A sign to make others believe that you know
more than you actually do.
Committee : Individuals who can do nothing individually and
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb : An invention to end all inventions.
Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Divorce : Future tense of marriage.
Cigarette : A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool on the other
Lecture : An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through the minds of either
Conference : The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Compromise : The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Tears :The hydraulic force by which masculine will-
power is defeated by feminine water power.
Conference Room : A place where everybody talks, nobody listens
and everybody disagrees later on.
Office : A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Etc. : A sign to make others believe that you know
more than you actually do.
Committee : Individuals who can do nothing individually and
sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience : The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb : An invention to end all inventions.
Boss : Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
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