Padawan's Ribena Diary

NotePad Invaders! Enjoy! 8)

Game is dedicated to pp who lived on the humble Notepad for coding – this is your ultimate escape into the space wars galaxy!
For those non coders out there, it's also dedicated to you too 8)

Here's another series of sms for your reading and my archiving.. Enjoy! 8)

For starters.. 8)

这条短信，收到就好；
如果在忙，不回也好；
我的祝福，知道就好；
今天的你，顺心就好；
记得想我，偶尔就好；
看完之后，笑笑就好；
你的每天，快乐就好！

人在成长的过程中难免遇到挫折
懂得保护自己也要懂得爱自己
生命的乐章要看你自己如何去
谱写躲避不一定躲的过
面对不一定最难受
得到不一定能长久
失去不一定不再有
转身不一定最软弱
别急着说别无选择
别以为世上只有对与错
许多事情的答案都不只一个
所以我们永远有路可以走
你能找到理由难过也
一定能找到快乐的理由
懂得放心的人找到轻松
懂得遗忘的人找到自由
懂得关怀的人找到朋友！

清晨跑一跑整天精神好
开水不是药常饮有神效
说说又笑笑能够通七窍
饭吃七分饱无病活到老…
早上好 8-)

在你辛苦工作之余，
拨点时间看简迅，
那是我的祝福送来给你的时候！
累了，就要休息。
渴了，就喝杯水。
烦了，就静下来 …
想想一下到底自己吃蛇吃了多久。哈哈 8-)

小时候，胡言乱语。
恋爱前，花言巧语。
恋爱后，甜言密语。
结婚前，千言万语。
结婚后，三言两语。
生孩后，不言不语。
年老后，自言自语。

诶！你有空吗？有空的话就往下按…







还有空吗？有的话，就往上按

• posted by pàdawan • 10:20 AM  •  link  •  0 comments

Ultimate Irrelevance – A Bad Day

Where is the moment when we need it the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue sky's faded to grey
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carrying on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carrying on

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carrying on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Sometimes the system goes on the blink and the whole thing it turns out Wrong
You might not make it back and you know that you could be well oh that Strong
Well I'm not wrong

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You see what you like
And how does it feel, one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Daniel Powter – Bad Day

• posted by pàdawan • 10:40 AM  •  link  •  0 comments

Mixed Thoughts

This morning, late as usual, but got to sit beside a PSB Academy tertiary student who was reading his lecture notes on MIS and IT. Wow, come to think about it, I am actually Living the MIS and IT life at work! And I should embrace them wholeheartedly...

And on 19 July 2006 (Wed), a colleague of ours passed away and her obituary appeared on Saturday's papers, with Lim Kim San's photos (dop 20 July 2006) on the next. The email from Deputy CEO did not elaborate any further only that the family requested for privacy and quiet time during this trying period. She was in her mid 30s and a high flyer, worked at MFA and was posted to Berlin, Germany for 7 Years. Although I do not know her well, how I wished she resigned from college or posted to another country, but not to die! It was sad, and especially so for pp who had seen her the day before! And increasingly we'll be hearing and reading more of the younger folks dying younger.. You've probably heard in the news that people in the army dying from runs.. And should our hearts stop this very moment – that's it! Human, thy name is fragile!

LHY: News-Worthy..

Lee Hsien Yang quits SingTel in shock move 22 July 2006 (Sat)

TIME TO MOVE ON

SINGTEL chief executive Lee Hsien Yang stunned corporate Singapore - and his colleagues - yesterday by announcing that he is quitting after 12 years at the helm of the country's biggest telco. Senior managers were said to have greeted the dramatic news with 'stunned silence' when Mr Lee, 48, told them of his decision late in the afternoon.

He did not give any reasons for his move, except to say at a hastily-called press conference that this was 'as good a time as any to leave'.

'Twelve years is a long time to stay on in any single role and considerably longer than most CEOs... It is an appropriate time to move on.'

Mr Lee, who will stay on board until a new chief is found, said he did not have any immediate plans once he does step down, but firmly ruled out going into politics.

'I don't think politics is something I am suited for... I have no great interest to pursue politics,' said Mr Lee, whose older brother, Hsien Loong, is the Prime Minister.

He also made it clear he had 'neither solicited nor received any other job offers' in the government.

Mr Lee also laughed off questions on whether he would leave Singapore, possibly for a job overseas.

The announcement yesterday was a bolt from the blue, even to SingTel senior executives. Company insiders said Mr Lee abruptly convened a conference call with senior managers here and from across the region at about 5pm to break the news.

'We were absolutely shocked. In his characteristic straightforward, no-nonsense way, he told us that he was leaving, but did not offer any answers about his future plans,' said one executive.

Mr Lee later sent an e-mail to SingTel staff in which he emphasised that 'no-one is indispensable', and said he was leaving the company in good hands.

SingTel staff paid tribute to their boss, an unassuming financial whiz who 'was always very focused on the fundamentals'.

'He had no airs. While one would accord respect obviously to Hsien Yang, it wasn't like you had to reserve the lift for him; he would take it with the other employees,' said Mr Ivan Tan, former corporate communications head.

Mr Lim Chuan Poh, 50, executive vice-president of strategic investments, added: 'We are sad to see him leave. He has built SingTel up to where it is today and his name has become almost synonymous with SingTel.'

SingTel chairman Chumpol NaLamlieng praised Mr Lee as an 'outstanding CEO', saying, 'his track record speaks for itself'.

Mr Lee regards his time at SingTel as a 'very exciting period', in which he oversaw the company's growth into Singapore's largest corporation, with more than $40 billion in market capitalisation and $4 billion in annual profit.

He also commandeered SingTel's aggressive overseas campaign to diversify its earnings away from Singapore's tiny market.

Over the past decade or so, SingTel has spent over $17 billion to expand its empire, which stretches from Australia to India and other regional markets. It will launch an internal and global hunt for a new boss.

Mr Hugh Young, managing director at Aberdeen Asset Management in Singapore, told Reuters he expected the 'surprising news' to trigger 'an emotional, knee-jerk reaction downward' in SingTel's share price.

SingTel shares closed at $2.47 Friday.

Challenging and fun, but time to move on: Hsien Yang

SingTel chief executive Lee Hsien Yang yesterday said he will step down after 12 'wonderful' years with the telco. Here are excerpts from his press conference:

FUTURE UNDECIDED

Mr Lee says he has not decided what he will do next, but maintains that a career in politics is not something that he is keen on or suited for.

• Why are you stepping down?
I think it's really hard to find a reason. I think at some point in time you decide that you've been in a role for some time and I suppose we all want to have a change and I thoroughly enjoyed my role.

I must say it has been both challenging and great fun, but I think that it's appropriate a time to move on to something else.


• What are your options? Would you consider joining a government agency?
Given that my commitment to the board is to see through a transition to an end-point which we are not entirely clear about right now, I have not thought about what I might undertake. I suppose I will think about it carefully. To some extent, I suppose people have always assumed that I will stay with SingTel.

At this point in time I have neither solicited nor received any offers. I don't know what I might do.

Never say 'never' because you might regret saying 'never', but I'll think very hard about what it is I'll find interesting and fun to do.


• There has been some talk that you might move away from Singapore. Are you planning to leave the country?
That I'm going to emigrate? Oh dear. No, I don't think I'm thinking of emigrating. If that's the rumour going around, no.


• Would politics be something that you would consider?
I think I've said many times before that I don't think politics is something I'm suited for, and I have no great interest to pursue a career in politics.


• Do you think that this will create a leadership vacuum?
I think we have a strong management team in SingTel, we've been organised into three business units with a CEO responsible for each of them.

There will always be senior-level executive movements in any company but we've consciously succession-planned for all appointments and perhaps the CEO's appointment is no different.

I suppose I've always indicated, both to my colleagues in the management team and to the board, that I would not be here forever.

It's really very hard to pinpoint when you think it is time to move on, but 12 years is a long time in the tenure of any CEO.I think, given the strength of the company today, we have both the option of credible internal candidates as well as serious external candidates who may be interested and would want to be considered.


• What's the reaction of your father?
I don't know. Is it relevant?


• What targets did you set yourself initially and what do you think you have achieved? Do you have any regrets?
The goals that we set ourselves as a company were to go out and expand beyond the confines of Singapore. If you look at where we were in 1993 and 1994, we were essentially a Singapore operator with about $3 billion in revenues and about $1 billion in profit.

If you look at us last year, we have probably about $13 billion in revenues and $3-plus billion in profit, excluding some exceptional items.

We are a much more diverse company and one which is far more resilient today because we have three major business areas, each of them credible and seen as high-quality operations in their own right in Singapore and in Australia.

Asked at the start whether we thought we could get to that end-point, we might not have thought so. But every year we revise our goals and objectives.

You don't go over it like a game of chess, looking backwards, because what's happened in the past is almost irrelevant. You need to go forward.

• posted by pàdawan • 9:49 AM  •  link  •  0 comments

I'm parking another series of sms forwards coz I need to free up the phone memory.. Enjoy! 8)

For starters.. 8)

小明造句拿零分。

1) 难过：我家前面有一条大水沟，很难过去。
2）如果：可乐不如果汁营养。
3）天真：今天真热。
4）十分：妹妹只考了十分，真丢脸。
5）从容：我做事都从容易的做起。
6）棉被：小玉的卫生棉被偷了。
7）便当：弟弟把大便当作每天起床非得做的事。哈哈

一位父亲正在检查儿子的英语课本,
突然看到了极其恐怖的一页:

yes - 爷死;
nice - 奶死;
bus - 爸死;
mouse -妈死;
girls - 哥死;
was - 我死;
niece - 你死;
kiss - 气死;
those - 都死!?

Dengue fever symptoms: high fever, severe headache, severe joint n muscle pain, nausea n vomiting, rash over body.... Pls seek doctor advice...

• posted by pàdawan • 10:44 AM  •  link  •  0 comments

So I'm a: Kitten!

Cute as can be, kittens are playful, mischevious, and ever-curious. Like you, kittens hate getting wet. (correction: somehow I like swimming, but not getting wet when supposed to be dry) Kittens are often loving, but are known to scratch or bite when annoyed. These adorable animals are the most popular pets in the United States -- 37% of American households have at least one cat. Whether it is your gentle purr or your disarming appearance, you make a wonderful kitten.


I was almost a: frog or a bear cub
I'm least like a: bunny or a ponyWhat Cute Animal Are You?

• posted by pàdawan • 11:17 AM  •  link  •  0 comments