新职员到岗

老板：万分欢迎，没有你们的公司肯定大不一样！
职员：如果工作太累，搞不好会辞职的
老板：放心，不会让这样的事情发生的！
职员： 双休日可以休息吗？
老板：当然了！这是底线！
职员：平时会天天加班到凌晨吗？
老板：不可能，谁告诉你的？
职员：有餐费补贴吗？
老板：还用说吗，绝对比同行都高！
职员：有没有工作猝死的风险？
老板：不会！你怎么会有这种念头？
职员：公司会定期组织旅游吗？
老板：这是我们的明文规定！
职员：那还需要准时上班吗？
老板：不，看情况吧
职员：工资呢？会准时发吗？
老板：一向如此！
职员：事情全是新员工做吗？
老板：怎么可能，你上头还有很多资深同事！
职员：如果领导职位有空缺，可以参与竞争吗？
老板：毫无疑问，这是我们公司赖以生存的机制！
职员：你不会是在骗我吧？

进入公司后 到真实的一幕（从后往前读）

Yin Nong and Swee Ping's Princess

Yi Ting came to this world at a weight of 3.35 kg. My first impression when i received Yin Nong's sms announcing the good news was "Wow! It is a huge achievement for Swee Ping to naturally deliver a baby of such weight as she is some how skinny :)"

Boon Seong, Boon Ee, Tian Poh and I made good use of the Deepavali holiday to pay Yi Ting a visit and here are some photos to share! We sure feel happy for the proud parents!

The proud parents with the baby

Hakka Connexion

"All people are migrants on this earth, in time and space.
There is but one race - the human race.
Knowing our root is to better understand and respect other people's roots.
Preserve our cultural heritage to promote diversity and not hegemony."

Very well said! The quote above was seen hanging on the wall of this unique eatery, the Hakka Connexion which serves Hakka delicacies situated at Jalan Bawasah behind Dorsett Hotel and Giant Jalan Burmah, Penang.

The food served here was not superb to me, but it is a unique place in a sense that beside the eatery, lies the Memorial of the late Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, the first Chief Minister of Penang. The owner of the eatery was the son of the late Tan Sri.

The wisdom that lies in between the quote...

Pictures were seen on the wall of the eatery, tracing the root of the Hakkas from Hongkeng Village, Yongding County

The Late Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee

Pictures on display inside the memorial

Tea Set on Display

An ancient typewriter

Some other items on display

Hakka Lei Cha

Hakka Noodle

Deep Fried Soi Kao

Tu Ka Chor

The eatery is selling products made from Beetle Nut, under the brand of Myristica.

Beetle Nut Seeds

北马 vs 南马

从同事转发的电邮里看到这篇漫画, 令人会心一笑. 这应该是他从麻坡初到槟城时的心情写照吧! :)

5 Minutes Management Course

Lesson 1:
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you $800 to drop that towel.'
After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.
The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.
When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?'
'It was Bob the next door neighbor,' she replies.
'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?'

Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2:
A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident.
After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said, 'Father, remember Psalm 129?'
The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, 'Father, remember Psalm 129?'
The priest apologized 'Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.'
Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, 'Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.'

Moral of the story:
If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3:
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.
They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, 'I'll give each of you just one wish.'
'Me first! Me first!' says the admin clerk. 'I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.' Puff! She's gone.

'Me next! Me next!' says the sales rep. 'I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.' Puff! He's gone.

'OK, you're up,' the Genie says to the manager.
The manager says, 'I want those two back in the office after lunch.'

Moral of the story:
Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4
An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, 'Can I also sit like you and do nothing?'
The eagle answered: 'Sure, why not.'
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull. 'I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree' sighed the turkey, 'but I haven't got the energy.'
'Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?' replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients.'
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:
Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there..

Lesson 6
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field.
While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.
The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

THUS ENDS THE FIVE MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE

ADSL Router + Wireless Router Configuration

Pheww!! I finally got my Internet access at home back to normal...

We have been experiencing intermittent connection problem at home since the week before Raya and the connection finally came to a halt two days before Raya. Calls after calls to the Streamyx support at 100 (for those who are not aware, Telekom has standardized all their service hotline to 100), the technician who attended to our problem identified that our modem is the culprit. It decided to retire after serving us for 2 years plus. I got ourselves a new DLINK DSL-520B ADSL Router and after some setup, managed to connect to the Internet through direct LAN cable connection.

Now come the problem. Our old ADSL modem is just a modem, it doesn't need any setting and can be directly configured by the wireless router (Linksys WRT54G). Now, with the new ADSL router, how can i configure 2 routers to enable us to go online wirelessly?

I finally found a way and i thought i better jot it down here just in case i need to do the same configuration again! Searching through the Internet while i was trying to solve the problem, there was not much comprehensive explanation about how a proper setting can be done. Since i have gone through all the pain, i do hope that this will serve as a guideline for those who might need to do the same configuration in the future. (Note: If you are using the new Linksys Wireless-N Router, WRT310N which i just bought for office use, it is intelligent enough to configure itself through the quick setup)

If you found this useful or you came across other ways of configuring such setup, do drop a note or two so that other readers will benefit.

ADSL Router Setting:
* Set through direct LAN cable connection
1. Set connection type to "PPPoE" and key in your PPP username (i.e abc@streamyx) and password
2. Enable the Bridge PPPoE Frames Between WAN and Local Ports option
3. Enable WAN service option
4. Set the IP to be 192.168.1.1 and Subnet Mask to be 255.255.255.0
5. Enable the DHCP server with a valid entry for start and end IP following the IP you set earlier (i.e Start : 192.168.1.2, End : 192.168.1.1o) and Subnet Mask to be 255.255.255.0

Wireless Router Setting:
* Set through direct LAN cable connection - ensure the LAN cable was plugged into one of the 4 router port instead of the Internet port
1. Set Internet Connection Type to "Automatic Configuration - DHCP"
2. Set IP address to 192.168.2.1 and Subnet Mask to be 255.255.255.0
3. Enable DHCP Server with a valid entry for start and end IP address (i.e 192.168.2.2 - 192.168.2.10). Take note that you can only change the last number of the IP address but the router will automatically change the first 3 number to match your IP address after you save the setting.

With this, we are done! My experience is that you need to wait for a while for the PC to acquire the IP after the setting before you can go online.

Festive Greetings...

It is now a day past the Nine Emperors God Birthday, one week past Hari Raya and I know, it is WAY past the Mooncake Festival…

I was tidying up the SMS in my phone and think it is not a bad idea to compile the wishes received during the Mooncake Festival to be shared!

Happy Belated Mooncake Festival!

*****

中秋临近白花香

一条讯息带六香

一香送你摇钱树

二香送你贵人扶

三香送你工作好

四香送你没烦恼

五香送你永安康

*****

我将真心的中秋祝福装进玻璃瓶，

愿我在乎的朋友都可以得到中秋祝福。

于是瓶子飘啊飘。。。

如果你收到这封手机瓶中的信，

你就是我在乎的朋友。

*****

花好月圆圆又圆

圆圆月饼到处见

七彩灯笼挂满街

又到中秋好佳节

轻轻向你说声中秋快乐

让你平平安安，称心如意。

*****

送你一个有名堂的月饼

外层关心，

一层理解，

二层宽容，

三层健康，

四层快乐，

五层平安，

六层如意，

七层成功，

八层幸福，

九层甜蜜。

*****

我要送你一个特制的灯笼！

点燃你的路，亮着你的前途，

在你需要温暖的时候，让你保温！

也送你以关怀和祝福为馅的月饼，

配一壶温馨茶，祝你中秋节快乐！

*****

星星月亮天上挂

嫦娥奔月了牵挂

牛郎织女谈情话

月老红娘是神话

有个傻瓜不说话

拇指不停往键按

眯着眼睛看电话

等着我跟你说 《中秋节快乐》

*****

I look at the moon, the moon is beautiful…

I look at you… i… i… I’d better look at the moon again…

Happy Moon Cake Festival! ;)

*****

月到中秋分外明

嫦娥下凡送月饼

吃了月饼庆团圆

送你一个好月饼

吃在嘴里甜在心

幸福美满在心底

事事顺利永如意

脸上永远笑嘻嘻

*****

男人要成功，靠的是两粒：

第一粒是努力，第二粒是毅力。

女人靠的那两粒更大粒：魅力和耐力！

笑什么？ 四粒加起来就是一盒月饼了。

过节咯。。。 中秋快乐！

*****

人生吧，0岁出场，1岁快乐成长，20 为情彷徨，30 基本定向， 40 拼命打闯，50 回头望望，60 告老还乡，70 搓搓麻将，80 晒晒太阳，90 躺在床上，100 挂在墙上。

生得伟大，死得凄凉，所以该吃就吃，该喝酒喝，遇事别往心里搁。

洗着澡，看着表，舒服一秒是一秒。。。

能牵手时牵手，请别只是肩并肩，

能拥抱时拥抱，请别只是手牵手，

能在一起的时候，请别轻易分开。

祝中秋节快乐！

*****

天上月圆，人间团圆，

家庭情圆，心中事圆，

左右逢源，愿你在每一天中，人缘，情缘，福缘，财缘，缘缘不断，事事如愿！

*****

我要送你一个灯笼！点燃你的路，亮着你的前途，在你需要温暖时让你保温！

也送你以祝福与关怀为馅的月饼，配一壶温馨茶，祝你中秋节快乐！

*****

中秋节要到了，我送你一盒特制月饼，

里面有幸福金翡翠，快乐黑豆沙，健康万紫千红，平安冰皮莲蓉！

祝你幸福快乐，健康平安！

*****

秋风清霜入月花，

中秋花诞共丽莲，

碧夜良宵何处去，

斟盏遥约望月圆，

月圆齐全，家国两团圆，

花好月圆团圆夜，

思念千里梦甜甜。

祝合家团圆，月圆人更圆！

*****

好累啊！我和太阳打了一天架，想抢个月亮送给你，

没想到那家伙不给我面子，我一气之下把月亮采成月饼，

不介意就收下吧！

*****

亮亮的蜡烛，

亮亮的灯笼，

亮亮的大街小巷，

八月十五，我祝你说有的希望都如愿，收有的梦想都实现，收有的等候都出现！

*****

八月圆圆是中秋，月亮圆圆天上挂，

月饼圆圆桌上摆，杯子圆圆盛香茶，

灯笼圆圆放光芒，人在圆圆地球上，

用手圆圆画圈圈，万事圆圆又满满。

*****

月饼香，月饼甜，

我家的月饼有甜也有咸。

哪怕吃多也不会嫌，只怕多吃变圆圆。

Bravo to Yuh Jau

Yuh Jau is a friend i know since my university days. I'm glad to know that she is doing quite well in her business and was recently featured in Sin Chew Daily.

Do visit http://www.sinchew-i.com/special/food/node/559?tid=11 to understand more about what she was doing now and for those visiting Malacca, remember to pay her outlet a visit! I will, asking her to give me a treat ;)