Personal priorities

I have a small piece of paper in my wallet to remind me of the below

1. Being healthy
2. Being physically active
3. Simplifying my life
4. Making a difference
5. Enjoying my hobbies

I've forgotten about them for a while; need to step up my focus on the above...

Tokyo Auto Salon - photos

The wacky (I mean it in a good way) Tokyo Auto Salon is here again. 3 forum threads with lots of great photos...
Thread 1
Thread 2
Thread 3

My favorite? That would be the LF-A

Motor Cycle News (MCN) 7th Jan 09 edition

I didn't know that MCN has a free online edition; anyway, enjoy...

Get your own - Open publication

Curse of the draft post

Part of the problem (actually also a great feature) with Google Toolbar is the ease with which one can blog a post.

See a nice article online? Putting a blog post on it is a simple 3-click process. Except you want to properly comment on it. So you perhaps put down some points and save it as a draft.

The problem is that you sometimes never come around to editing that draft post. You end up with lots of draft posts. Bummer.

Tale of 2 bands (and a third)

Quick post after watching 2 bands at the esplanade.

Quasimodo's playing was not tight, and were going off-tune at times. A limping lead singer only distracted even more. Final nail was the usage of cover songs.

You and Whose Army (which I previously like when they performed at BayBeats) was a totally different story. The playing was tight, the sound was and their songs put me in a trance. Pure bliss.

Hopefully Tiramisu will have a good performance. Waiting for 11pm to arrive...main act to follow.

p.s. I can't seem to see my photos on my SD card when it is inserted into my Eee PC. So this is temporarily a no picture post...

Update (2nd Jan 2009) Photo slideshow below

Long termer shootout at Curborough Sprint Track

The drivers from Drivers-Republic having a riot of a time at a track...

E71 - missing date on home screen

Only noticed this a few days ago

see screenshot below


normally, when i'm out, i'll set my phone on silent mode (i.e. vibrate only). but i recently noticed that the date disappeared



only this morning, i realised that it was the silent mode that "blocked" the date. wonder what the solution is...

Research on volunteering & philanthropy

National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)
The guides on volunteering may come in useful...if I find the time to read them...

Distractions: Get Stuff Done by Becoming a Weekend Luddite

Lifehacker
Have been trying to avoid surfing Lifehacker (as its interesting articles tend to take up quite a bit of time), but anyway, surfed by this afternoon and found this article about cutting down usage of the computer. Good idea, but I wonder if I can stick to it...

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Wikipedia
What a great anime movie! Just watched it on okto. Sure, some parts are mushy, but the plot is damn well written. Wikipedia's synopsis may not do it real justice, but I'm no wunder-writer too...