for your enjoyment =)
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.
On average a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute.
More people are killed each year from bees than from snakes.
The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food.
Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!
The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.
You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.
Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds
Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not
Slugs have 4 noses.
Owls are the only birds who can see the colour blue.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!
Monday, June 30, 2008
The Final Week!
its finally here, the last week of my practical training! =)
It has been 9 weeks already of work and tiredness...
Going to miss this place, the people here and the great view from the 8th floor.
But even with that, I want to go back to UTM and meet my friends there again!
Its going to be great and an exciting new semester! With a lot of to be fun memories,
interesting presentations, assignments and learning new stuff.
It has been 9 weeks already of work and tiredness...
Going to miss this place, the people here and the great view from the 8th floor.
But even with that, I want to go back to UTM and meet my friends there again!
Its going to be great and an exciting new semester! With a lot of to be fun memories,
interesting presentations, assignments and learning new stuff.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Download Software
You want to get a software but not sure where to download it. Then, you start googling around for the software download. After going through a few/many sites than only you can download your software.
These three download sites will do you good. Do bookmark them.
Download.com
FileHippo
NsaneDown
Happy downloading guys! =)
These three download sites will do you good. Do bookmark them.
Download.com
FileHippo
NsaneDown
Happy downloading guys! =)
what is Mesothelioma
I was wandering myself what is Mesothelioma? I found out Mesothelioma is one of the highest paying Adsense keywords. (including mesothelioma lawyers, peritoneal mesothelioma)
Other pricey words are consolidate loans, refinancing mortgage, tax attorney,car accident lawyer, ameriquest mortgage, mortgage refinance.
My first impression was that it was some kind of civilization or disease. My latter guess was right. A quick check at wikipedia, mesothelioma is is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and chest cavity), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart). For more info visit Wikipedia
Other pricey words are consolidate loans, refinancing mortgage, tax attorney,car accident lawyer, ameriquest mortgage, mortgage refinance.
My first impression was that it was some kind of civilization or disease. My latter guess was right. A quick check at wikipedia, mesothelioma is is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and chest cavity), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart). For more info visit Wikipedia
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
English is a Crazy Language
From: Charlie Indelicato
Let's face it -- English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant
nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins
weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are
candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that
quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is
neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't
groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the
plural of booth beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index,
2 indices?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend, that you
comb through annals of history but not a single annal? If you have a bunch
of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preacher praught? If a vegetarian eats
vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? If you wrote a letter, perhaps
you bote your tongue?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum
for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and
play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that
run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and
wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while
quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell
one day and cold as hell another.
Have you noticed that we talk about certain things only when they are
absent? Have you ever seen a horseful carriage or a strapful gown? Met a
sung hero or experienced requited love? Have you ever run into someone who
was combobulated, gruntled, ruly or peccable? And where are all those
people who ARE spring chickens or who would ACTUALLY hurt a fly?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house
can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out
and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the
creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't a race at all). That
is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are
out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but
when I wind up this essay, I end it.
Thanks to Atikah for this..
Let's face it -- English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant
nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins
weren't invented in England or French fries in France. Sweetmeats are
candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.
We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that
quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is
neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't
groce and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the
plural of booth beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2 meese? One index,
2 indices?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend, that you
comb through annals of history but not a single annal? If you have a bunch
of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preacher praught? If a vegetarian eats
vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat? If you wrote a letter, perhaps
you bote your tongue?
Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum
for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and
play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that
run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and
wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while
quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell
one day and cold as hell another.
Have you noticed that we talk about certain things only when they are
absent? Have you ever seen a horseful carriage or a strapful gown? Met a
sung hero or experienced requited love? Have you ever run into someone who
was combobulated, gruntled, ruly or peccable? And where are all those
people who ARE spring chickens or who would ACTUALLY hurt a fly?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house
can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out
and in which an alarm clock goes off by going on.
English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the
creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't a race at all). That
is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are
out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but
when I wind up this essay, I end it.
Thanks to Atikah for this..
two weeks...
yeap.. another two weeks more (this week and next) and my practical training will be over.
I have learn a lot here. Meet many people here and had free food =)
But I want to go back to uni and come to study and meet with my friends.
Next sem, I got practicum ( have to plan and conduct a full training program) . There's three in a group. Wander who will be my other two 'business' partners in this training program??? The fac will select them. Most likely they are in the same section as me.
Who ever they might be, I will be sure to work together with them and we will conduct a great training program! =)
I have learn a lot here. Meet many people here and had free food =)
But I want to go back to uni and come to study and meet with my friends.
Next sem, I got practicum ( have to plan and conduct a full training program) . There's three in a group. Wander who will be my other two 'business' partners in this training program??? The fac will select them. Most likely they are in the same section as me.
Who ever they might be, I will be sure to work together with them and we will conduct a great training program! =)
Sunday, June 22, 2008
ThreatFire: additional layer of protection
ThreatFire is dramatically different to traditional antivirus software. Normal antivirus products usually need to have first identified and seen a threat before they can provide adequate protection against it. The protection is then provided via a signature or fingerprint update, which must first be written by an antivirus researcher. This creates a large window of time where threats are undetected and can therefore infect your PC even when you have antivirus software installed.
Download it here
Download it here
Convert documents to PDF format in a breeze
Wanting to convert your file to PDF format to make more compact and easier to open later.
Try using PrimoPDF
You can convert to PDF from any application by simply 'printing' to the PrimoPDF® printer - it couldn't be easier! Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type.
Try using PrimoPDF
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Free Antivirus with Avira
Having trouble with getting license keys for your antivirus or your antivirus can't detect viruses.
Look no further. Avira Antivirus free edition does the job well and it's free (no license keys problems). Avira Antivirus in its latest edition has scored very well (second place and first place in test) so you don't need to worry about it not detected and disinfecting viruses.
Download the Avira Antivirus here.
Look no further. Avira Antivirus free edition does the job well and it's free (no license keys problems). Avira Antivirus in its latest edition has scored very well (second place and first place in test) so you don't need to worry about it not detected and disinfecting viruses.
Download the Avira Antivirus here.
Superb compact MP3 Player
We all love listening to MP3 everywhere we go. When we are on our pc or laptop, we always just use the Windows Media Player, Realplayer or Winamp.
How about trying out Foobar.
It is a compact player ( the file size is less than 3 MB = same as your MP3 size)
Plus it consumes very little of your system resources ( low cpu, ram and disk space usage)
How about trying out Foobar.
It is a compact player ( the file size is less than 3 MB = same as your MP3 size)
Plus it consumes very little of your system resources ( low cpu, ram and disk space usage)
Defrag your hardisk fast and easily
Do you defrag yyour hardisk? How often do you defrag your hardisk?
Did you know that defraging your hardisk will increase your response time (startup, shutdown, opening a program) and also make your system more stable (less prone to crashes)
So you want to defrag your hardisk, but wait still using windows defrag program?
This program Auslogis Disk Defrag does the job better and fast.
You can set much cpu power you want the program to use to either speed up things or want it to silently run in the background without hogging your system.
Happy defraging!
Did you know that defraging your hardisk will increase your response time (startup, shutdown, opening a program) and also make your system more stable (less prone to crashes)
So you want to defrag your hardisk, but wait still using windows defrag program?
This program Auslogis Disk Defrag does the job better and fast.
You can set much cpu power you want the program to use to either speed up things or want it to silently run in the background without hogging your system.
Happy defraging!
Opening MS Office 2007 documents problem?
Now with MS Office 2007, more and more are starting to use this program. Still only a small percentage are using MS Office 2007. The most of us are using the trusted and similar MS Office 2003.
Sometimes a friend or colleague send you a file in MS Office 2007 format and you can't open the file. Here is the solution. Use FileConverters by Microsoft. It will enable you to open MS Office 2007 documents and you can save them in MS Office 2003 format plus you can too save your documents in MS Office 2007 format.
Sometimes a friend or colleague send you a file in MS Office 2007 format and you can't open the file. Here is the solution. Use FileConverters by Microsoft. It will enable you to open MS Office 2007 documents and you can save them in MS Office 2003 format plus you can too save your documents in MS Office 2007 format.
Friday, June 20, 2008
@ymail.com and @rocketmail.com by Yahoo Mail
Yahoo Mail is offering two new addresses. If you want to change your email address, there is an easy tool to that. Or those who want that special address, do hurry and it get!
The site is here.
Source : Yahoo Mail
The site is here.
@ymail.com and @rocketmail.com
Get a new address.
- FIND YOUR PERFECT EMAIL ADDRESS.
Think up a new address that’s totally “you” and get it on
@ymail.com or @rocketmail.com. - NEW EMAIL ADDRESS, SAME GREAT YAHOO!.
Your @ymail.com or @rocketmail.com address still delivers
all the great features you love about Yahoo!. - TRANSFER YOUR INFO.
Easily transition contacts and emails from other
mail accounts with our handy wizard.
after lunch
back in the office. Seems very quite here. On a few of us are on the 8th floor now. The rest still on lunch break. Air-con is off to save electricity (all government buildings off their air con and lights during lunch time)
Getting a bit hot but still comfortable.
Just another two hours and a half to go back home. So........ waiting for the weekend to come and it's almost here =)
Getting a bit hot but still comfortable.
Just another two hours and a half to go back home. So........ waiting for the weekend to come and it's almost here =)
Practical going to end soon
My practical training started with 10 weeks. Now I am on my 3rd last week. Then another 2 more weeks and it's over. Till now the feeling work and gain experience is great. Sometimes it is boring with the same work daily. The people working here are great and very friendly. They will regularly cracking jokes and get a smile on our faces =)
Now I am in the process of doing my final report for my practical training. Hope to finish it by the weekend. Then, I can continue with my other assignment. Collecting reports to put into the MPP (student council) magazine.
Blizzard out...
Now I am in the process of doing my final report for my practical training. Hope to finish it by the weekend. Then, I can continue with my other assignment. Collecting reports to put into the MPP (student council) magazine.
Blizzard out...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Firefox 3 is here..... Yeah! =)
It is finally here. I am using it right now and its superb!
Do download it now at Firefox 3
Happy surfing!
Do download it now at Firefox 3
Happy surfing!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Firefox 3 coming... Very soon...
FF3 will here in less than 24 hours. I can't wait! FF has never failed to improve its self over the years and FF3 is no different. Be prepared to download it within 24 hours of its release to set a new Guinness World Record for the Most Downloads In A Day! Happy downloading! =)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Mobile9 : free cool stuff for your phone
Mobile9 is great website to get free stuff for your handphone. Handphone freaks will be joyous on the amount of cool items they can add to their collection. Enjoy =)
Download from Rapidshare with Ease
I love rapidshare ( I think we all do) . There's everything and anything that we want, it is there for us to download it. It is free but you have to enter the code ( stupid sitting cats ) and also the waiting. Now with a simple program, you can do without those dumb cats. Just use CryptLoad
CryptLoad Features
* Downloading from One-Click-Hosters
* Decrypt Services
* Many plug-ins
* Intelligent download management
* Parallel downloads
* Part downloading
* automatic router-reconnect
* Files are ordered in packages
* Supporting CCF and RSDF container files
* Captcha recgonition
* Integrated Update-System
* Clipboard monitoring for fast link adding
* Possibility to shutdown the computer after downloads are finished
* Automatic extraction of downloaded archives
Enjoy downloading =)
CryptLoad Features
* Downloading from One-Click-Hosters
* Decrypt Services
* Many plug-ins
* Intelligent download management
* Parallel downloads
* Part downloading
* automatic router-reconnect
* Files are ordered in packages
* Supporting CCF and RSDF container files
* Captcha recgonition
* Integrated Update-System
* Clipboard monitoring for fast link adding
* Possibility to shutdown the computer after downloads are finished
* Automatic extraction of downloaded archives
Enjoy downloading =)
Recover your deleted files
Ever deleted a file by mistake? Sure it has happen to all of us. Feeling sad your deleted file? There is a solution out there. Use a file recovery program like Recuva (and its free and easy to use)
Download from Megaupload without a toolbar
We like to download from Megaupload but hate that pesky Megaupload toolbar. Here is way to avoid using that toolbar but still enjoy downloading from Megaupload. Just download the addon for firefox. ( Megaupload sx.3.2 )
There you are done! Simple as that =)
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3843
There you are done! Simple as that =)
Firewall protecting you or not?
If you wander whether your firewall or the windows firewall is doing is job well, you check out these sites. They will test your ports and various other methods to determine how safe are you online with your firewall.
If you don't have a firewall or if the windows firewall is useless (most likely). Here is a solution. Try out COMODO firewall or Zonealarm both are free to use. Happy safe surfing =)
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://probe.hackerwatch.org/probe/probe.asp
If you don't have a firewall or if the windows firewall is useless (most likely). Here is a solution. Try out COMODO firewall or Zonealarm both are free to use. Happy safe surfing =)
Red Alert 3 coming soon..
Great news to all red alert and C&C fans out there. Read Alert 3 will be released soon. Here are some screen shots from the game. It seems Red Alert 3 is going to be a superb and exciting game!
Friday, June 13, 2008
Firefox 3 download Day!
Firefox 3 is coming out soon and they want to create a new Guinness Record! That is the most downloads in a day! Here is the link Firefox 3, Guinness Record
and start using firefox 2 first before firefox 3 comes out. It's faster, more secure and much stable.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
Free Genuine License of Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 for 6 Months
Enjoy =)
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009
Quote:
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Get Genuine License Key:
Code:
https://activation.kaspersky.com/
Copy and Paste this on the Activation Field: T6B6K-8YK22-VBQH7-ZUZJG
Then Click next and download the key.
Download :KIS 2009
Windows 7 Theme
Windows 7 Theme for Windows XP
This is almost the same look as Windows Vista but have a little changes on some.
To install the theme:
(1) Download Windows 7 Theme. Windows 7 theme
(2) Install "UXTheme Multi-Patcher 6.0.exe" from "UX Theme Patcher" folder.
(3) Double-click "Windows 7 M1 VS.msstyles" in "Theme\Windows 7 M1 VS" folder to install.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Speed Up Vista Part 2
Here is an very important tip. Defrag ur hardisk often. Use Auslogic Disk Defrag (free). It is light and does the job fast. You can set how much cpu power for it to use. It maybe a very simple tip but defraging your hardisk often does improve your performance, the system is more stable, and you will get better startup and shutdown times
Another tip, always keep your Vista updated. There are fixes that are released to make Vista run smoother.
Another tip, always keep your Vista updated. There are fixes that are released to make Vista run smoother.
Speed Up Vista Part 1
I know, i know.... Now that you have vista (or forced to have one) you just have to life with it... There is no going back unless formatting the whole pc. There is hope, don't despair. I have collected various ways to improve the speed of Vista. I have tried all of them out and can say my Vista is much more speedier! =)
1. Turn off Transparency
- This only off the cool mirror like effect, without fully turning off Aero .
- right click, the desktop and select Personalize
- then choose Window Color and Appearance panel
- uncheck the transparency box
2. Switch to Windows Vista Basic
- it's turns off the Aero, but you still have Vista appearance
- under Personalize,Window Color and Appearance panel
-click the link to "Open classic appearance properties for more color options." Select an option (Windows Vista Basic)
-Windows Vista Basic is much faster than Windows Classic (in Windows Vista)
1. Turn off Transparency
- This only off the cool mirror like effect, without fully turning off Aero .
- right click, the desktop and select Personalize
- then choose Window Color and Appearance panel
- uncheck the transparency box
2. Switch to Windows Vista Basic
- it's turns off the Aero, but you still have Vista appearance
- under Personalize,Window Color and Appearance panel
-click the link to "Open classic appearance properties for more color options." Select an option (Windows Vista Basic)
-Windows Vista Basic is much faster than Windows Classic (in Windows Vista)
Simple Way to Convert Files without a converter
I found this site too at RapidPremium forum. The website is ZAMZAR.
This a great website if you always wandered which program to use to convert which files... Or just want to convert files, the simplest way possible. Here it is, go to the site and select your file. Then, select you want to convert it to which format and type in our email address. When, Zamzar has converted the file, the file will be send to your email! SO EASY! Enjoy trying out the service!
This a great website if you always wandered which program to use to convert which files... Or just want to convert files, the simplest way possible. Here it is, go to the site and select your file. Then, select you want to convert it to which format and type in our email address. When, Zamzar has converted the file, the file will be send to your email! SO EASY! Enjoy trying out the service!
Feed the people and become smart at same time
I was looking through the forums at RapidPremium and I came across an interesting thread. It was titled 'Free Rice'. So, I went into the thread and to my amazement, I don't get the free rice. The rice is actually for someone or some people. The people here are the poor people in the world.
The website is Free Rice FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice. 10 grains don't seem much, but it will increase with every correct answer. The website was created in October last year and so far has raised 36 billion grains of rice. Great job!
So now it's your turn to do your part! Work hard and answer as many questions as you can. You will be helping others and yourself at the same time. (Two birds with one stone!)
The website is Free Rice FreeRice, tests the vocabulary of participants. For each click on a correct answer, the website donates money to buy 10 grains of rice. 10 grains don't seem much, but it will increase with every correct answer. The website was created in October last year and so far has raised 36 billion grains of rice. Great job!
So now it's your turn to do your part! Work hard and answer as many questions as you can. You will be helping others and yourself at the same time. (Two birds with one stone!)
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