hash out Raj =): 2007/12

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Ten Commandments

Exodus 20:2–17 Deuteronomy 5:6–21

An easy way to remember ........

I am the Lord.

I-Idolatry =>You shall not make for yourself an idol

A-Adultery =>You shall not commit adultery
M-Murder =>You shall not murder

T-Take => You shall not steal
H-Honor =>Honor your Father and Mother
E-Envy =>You shall not covet your neighbor's wife,...

L-Lie =>You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
O-Other Gods =>You shall have no other gods before me
R-Rest = >Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
D-Disrespect =>You shall not make wrongful use of the name of your God

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Friday, December 28, 2007

Write A Strong Close

adapted from Dr. Judith M. Newman, http://www.lupinworks.com/roche/pages/busLetter/strongClose.php

If the average business letter starts poorly, then it invariably finishes poorly. Your closing paragraph should bring your letter to a polite, businesslike close. Typical final paragraphs in business letters invite the reader to write again or use overused and meaningless phrases that detract from the impact of the letter. Take a look at these examples of good closing sentences for business letters:

I would again apologise for the delay in replying and I trust that this has clarified the points you have raised, however, if you wish to discuss any points I have not clarified, or need any further information, you may wish to telephone or contact me accordingly.

I look forward to hearing from you and in the meantime, should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I regret that I cannot be of more assistance in this matter, and should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Your last paragraph should do something. In a longer letter it can summarise the key points or repeat the key message. If some action is needed, explain what you want the reader to do or what you will do. Use positive words such as when not if.

Avoid using weak phrases and overused business phrases in your closing paragraph.

Thanking you for your...
Hoping for a prompt reply...
Thanking you in advance for your assistance...
Trusting this answers your questions...
Please do not hesitate to contact me
I trust this clarifies the situation

End your letter positively and politely. Don’t leave your reader in mid-air, but use the final paragraph to explain or repeat what you want your reader to do.

Core Values

SAF core values:

1. Loyalty to country
2. Leadership
3. Discipline
4. Professionalism
5. Fighting spirit
6. Ethics
7. Care for soilders

HILT by Daren during a project meeting:

H -Honesty
I - Integrity
L - Loyalty
T - Trust

Friday, December 14, 2007

Result 10km

Receive my result for my 10km run, here is how i am rank in the race....

193

41263

12:47:21

The top 15 in this category as follows:.....

Rank	RaceNr	Name	TeamName	Nation		ChipFinish	Remarks
1	60109	KUMAR RAI	Team Men A		NEP	12:34:41
2	60253	VIKKRAM S/O SADASIVAM	Akira Swift AATeamA		MAS	12:34:55
3	60203	KILLIAN PATTWELL	Akira Swift AATeamB		IRL	12:34:59
4	62696	TAY SHEAN CHYI ALEX	MR 25 Team 1		SIN	12:35:06
5	60382	DARSHANANTH	RedsXtreme		SIN	12:35:30
6	60368	TILAR BAHADOR MAGAR	Team-Men-A		NEP	12:35:34
7	60115	REM BAHADUR MAGAR	Team Men A		NEP	12:35:37
8	60251	MUNIANDY S/O RAMADAS	Akira Swift AATeamA		MAS	12:35:46
9	60119	PREM BAHADUR RAI	Men B		NEP	12:35:48
10	60111	JAGAT BAHADOR MAGAR	Team Men A		NEP	12:35:48
11	60254	VIGNESWARAN A/C JAYKUMAR	Akira Swift AATeamA		MAS	12:35:56
12	60118	NABIN KUMAR RAI	Team Men A		NEP	12:36:02
13	60112	YUBARAJ MABO	Men B		NEP	12:36:18
14	43286	SUBRAMANIAM S/O RANGAR			MAS	12:36:14
15	62344	FONG@PHONG TONG LIM	PACESETTERS CLUB B		MAS	12:36:26

Top guy came in 34 minutes.....

Competition are eye openers ..... some compete to win, some compete to challenge their the limit,some compete to get exposure, it requires commitment and there is a saying can means can cannot means cannot.Nevertheless treasure the fun gotten in the process undergoing ups and downs...

Results ....

Rank	Name	Solved	Time	Prob 1	Prob 2	Prob 3	Prob 4	Prob 5	Prob 6	Prob 7	Total Attempted / Solved
1	Prime	6	513	1/5	14/-	1/22	4/203	1/69	1/74	1/80	23/6
2	Othello	6	535	1/5	4/-	1/39	1/123	1/143	2/133	1/72	11/6
3	Excalibur	6	603	1/8	2/70	1/42	0/-	2/153	7/134	1/36	14/6
4	Sofasquad	5	353	1/6	6/-	1/41	0/-	1/139	1/58	1/109	11/5
5	ZSU_Phecda	5	491	1/4	14/-	1/19	0/-	4/193	3/97	1/78	24/5
6	B.F.W	5	572	1/6	10/-	2/33	0/-	3/192	4/100	1/121	21/5
7	YoiMon	5	589	1/15	2/-	1/21	2/254	4/-	3/145	1/94	14/5
8	Metaphor	5	629	1/10	6/-	1/42	0/-	2/245	5/104	1/128	16/5
9	TOKIERS 020606	5	858	1/7	5/202	1/56	0/-	0/-	5/229	2/184	14/5
10	Larva	5	871	1/10	2/136	3/136	0/-	0/-	4/225	1/244	11/5
11	NTU Ivory Gull	4	241	1/7	3/-	1/28	0/-	2/-	2/67	1/119	10/4
12	rand N-SAT	4	313	1/34	1/-	2/72	2/-	0/-	2/117	1/50	9/4
13	eagle	4	382	1/9	6/-	1/32	0/-	3/-	2/166	2/135	15/4
14	Nanyang Eagles	4	425	1/9	3/-	1/76	0/-	1/-	1/130	1/210	8/4
15	UP Fighting Morons	4	586	1/6	0/-	3/39	0/-	4/233	6/108	0/-	14/4
16	Maximum_TGM	4	602	1/111	5/-	1/192	0/-	2/175	3/-	1/104	13/4
17	KhAN	4	664	2/16	0/-	1/102	0/-	1/-	1/246	2/260	7/4
18	Maximum-Coffee	4	692	1/13	2/-	7/147	0/-	0/-	1/172	1/240	12/4
19	12TIN@NUS	4	735	2/16	4/-	3/136	0/-	4/260	2/183	0/-	15/4
20	HiWorld	3	234	1/16	0/-	1/60	1/-	1/-	1/158	0/-	5/3
21	Ganesha ITB	3	331	1/14	5/-	2/48	0/-	0/-	5/-	1/249	14/3
22	Y2F	3	363	1/7	10/-	2/50	0/-	3/-	4/226	0/-	20/3
23	T2B	3	385	1/30	1/-	1/50	1/-	2/-	4/245	0/-	10/3
24	Code Warrior	3	421	1/14	1/-	1/150	0/-	0/-	3/217	1/-	7/3
25	H&&H	3	495	1/28	5/143	5/164	0/-	4/-	4/-	0/-	19/3
26	NUSSOC	3	498	1/19	7/-	2/42	0/-	4/-	9/257	0/-	23/3
27	ACMon	3	504	1/12	5/-	5/114	0/-	0/-	5/218	0/-	16/3
28	GeJe	3	534	1/11	3/-	3/145	0/-	0/-	7/218	1/-	15/3
29	TMNQ	2	56	1/7	15/-	1/49	0/-	7/-	0/-	0/-	24/2
30	Al-Khawarizmi	2	67	1/8	4/-	1/59	0/-	0/-	1/-	0/-	7/2
31	9.99 Accepted	2	78	1/28	4/-	1/50	1/-	3/-	0/-	0/-	10/2
32	USU - The Last One	2	84	1/10	0/-	1/74	0/-	2/-	2/-	0/-	6/2
33	Makara	2	151	1/14	5/-	1/137	0/-	0/-	1/-	0/-	8/2
34	Freshfox	2	168	1/17	4/-	1/151	0/-	3/-	1/-	0/-	10/2
35	ROH	2	174	2/34	4/-	2/100	0/-	1/-	6/-	0/-	15/2
36	Inspirations	2	254	1/9	6/-	5/165	0/-	1/-	4/-	0/-	17/2
37	KiWiChan	2	307	2/196	5/-	1/91	0/-	1/-	3/-	0/-	12/2
38	cxxC	1	6	1/6	7/-	1/-	0/-	3/-	0/-	0/-	12/1
39	Polymorphic	1	9	1/9	0/-	4/-	2/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	7/1
40	USU - The Last Two	1	11	1/11	0/-	0/-	0/-	1/-	0/-	0/-	2/1
41	Coding Bunnies	1	28	1/28	7/-	0/-	0/-	5/-	0/-	0/-	13/1
42	NewFace	1	143	1/143	2/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	3/1
43	!	1	230	6/130	3/-	6/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	15/1
44	CODE BREAKERS	1	280	3/240	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	3/1
45	STT01	0	0	2/-	0/-	1/-	0/-	3/-	0/-	0/-	6/0
45	PSU-PKT	0	0	2/-	1/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	3/0
45	joj	0	0	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/0
45	Infinity	0	0	5/-	2/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	0/-	7/0

ICPC event i got a chance to take part in.
A long way to go ....

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Icons

Icon useful for swing GUIs:

http://java.sun.com/developer/techDocs/hi/repository/
http://www.codeguru.com/java/articles/656.shtml
http://www.iconfactory.com/ware.asp
http://sourceforge.net/projects/icon-collection/
http://wiki.java.net/bin/view/Main/IconsAndGraphics

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Keyboard Interior

Did a forensic study on my faulty keyboard here is a shot:

Word to avoid

Some words can sent wrong the wrong signal even you don't me it that way:

1.Have to -> very commanding => 'Are you willing to....?','Will you...?'

2.i can't or you can't -> rejection => 'I am unable to because.....'

3 .i will try -> wishy washy=> 'This is what i can do'

4.but -> contradicts => and

5.sorry -> overuse => I apologize

Singapore Marathon 2007

Happening:

Took part in the 10km event.The start point and running route has changes and the ending is similar to past year events.I had a great time with all music hype up to run.Strangely i did not to bump into anyone i know this year.I am expecting my timing to be within 46 minutes.

Take away:

Adidas provided runner with tag to encourage fellow runner here, some of those that caught my eye

--->I walk,you walk,who run ?
--->Caution:I farted stay clear from me
--->Enjoy =)
--->Overtake me at your peril

Quotes

You are your thoughts.The thoughts in your head are what institute the laws of attraction. You think therefore you are. - Joe Vitalli, The Laws of Attraction
Don't react blatantly in Anger and become a Zero - Papati
Don't miss out in the learning values of problems by over-looking the root causes but starting at the occurences - Raj
You can do almost anything if you have a steady income. Little or much, what matters is that you can count it, month after month.Without the regular flow of funds, you will be constantly distracted from you goals - Norm & Bo
Time is greater than money, you can never really buy time. Don't let time slip away. - Raj
Ignore technology advancement and you will either be left behind or you have to fork out more - Raj
Without passion nothing happens in life but without compassion the wrong things happen - Jan Eliasson
The poorer you are the more you need to plan and act wisely. Any undesired outcome you have little resource to manoeuvre.
“Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.”
To get to where you want to go in life you must start from where you are - Tan
Maturity does not come with age,it comes with the acceptance of responsibilities - Tan

hash out Raj =)

Our Daily Bread

what I need to do ...