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Dr Hook – Sharing The Night Together

// July 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // Entertainment, Music, Thoughts

This is the first time I’m hearing Dr Hook’s Sharing The Night Together and I think it’s a nice song with catchy melody and lyrics.

Thanks Mike L for the tip!

Enjoy the video:

Love it, loathe it? Comments Appreciated.

-Boon

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If IKEA would to take over GM….

// July 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Thoughts

If IKEA, the Swedish Furniture Company, would to buy GM, the Once Great American Auto Company – now bankrupt, we will have alot of trouble when we buy cars from IKEA.

This is what you will get.

A standard Allen Key that comes with most of your IKEA furniture.

and….

Your car pieces….so you can build the damn thing yourself!

IKEA – we sell it, you build it. Haha.
Love it, Loathe it? Comments are very much appreciated.

-Boon

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What Is That? – A story between Father and Son

// July 22nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Thoughts

Below is a video that was forwarded in an email. The video is about the relationship between a father and son. Enjoy!

When was the last time you said “I love you dad”? Have you hugged him lately? Our parents love to us is unfailing and unconditional. I urge you to show love to your parents while you still can.

Now, go hug your mom and dad, and say I love you!

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What can you do with a trillion dollars?

// July 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Politics, Thoughts

A very entertaining and amusing video from wallstats.com and mint.com. It depicts what can you do with a Trillion dollars. Our current budget deficit is at a mind boggling 1 trillion dollars and it is still growing…

Enjoy the video:

-Boon

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Funny Thai Commercials Part 1

// July 21st, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Entertainment, Thoughts

Funny Thai Commercials Part 1.

Some of the funniest commercial come from the land that gave us Pad-thai and Tom-Yum soup, Thailand!
Enjoy some of the best commercials that can be found on YouTube.

Thai Snack

Thai Insurance Co

Thai Optometrist

Thai Yellow Pages

Pepermint field gel..

Another Thai Snack

Thai Electronic Payment

Thai Phone Co

Thai Bank Autopay

To be continued….

-Boon

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A Happy Journey Starts Like That! – PCK Rap

// July 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Entertainment, Music, Thoughts

I was browsing through YouTube, when I stumbled upon this great video where Phua Chu Kang, a famous Singaporean TV Sitcom character, is rapping about etiquette in the Singaporean Subway system. The title of the song is “A Happy Journey Starts Like That” and I must admit, the tune is damn catchy.

More on Phua Chu Kang here and enjoy the video:

-Boon

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Columbia University Visit 7.16.2009

// July 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Thoughts

It was 75 degrees that day when I hiked up to 116th St and Amsterdam Ave for Columbia University’s MBA Info session. The first impression that I got from stepping into the gorgeous campus was that I was in garden of Eden. An absolutely, amazing and freaking-fabulous looking campus, with luscious gardens and shrubs, located in the upper west side of Manhattan. Not only the campus is amazing, the students are very diverse and speak multiple languages. As I walked from the Main entrance to the foot steps of the library, I heard people speaking Korean, Mandarin, Italian, English and Spanish. A truly “International” campus.

Finding Warren Hall, the building where my info session was held, was disastrous. I printed out the map of the campus but there seem to be two Warren halls! Asking students where Warren Hall is, none of them knew. Ughh! So i decided to go to the visitor center to get directions. After doing that, I got the directions to Warren Hall, not to be confused with the other Warren Hall opposite of the Law School. I was 10 minutes late for the presentation and as I was walking in the room, I could sense some stares from the audience, giving me that “My god, how can this kid be late for an MBA info session….” feeling.

The info session started at 12.30pm and it was conducted by Columbia MBA Admission Office Assistant Director, Christina Shelby and she was very informative and entertaining. She was going through the slides and played us a video with all the Alums of Columbia Business school, ranging from Lew Frankfort (CEO and Chairman of Coach) to Sidney Taurel (CEO of Eli Lily and Co). The main highlight of the info session was the application process. Christina explained to audience that Columbia MBA admission process is a rolling basis and every applicants’ admittance decision is done as they come in. Pretty neat I must say.

The session ended around 2 pm and some of the participants stayed to talk to Christina more but I didn’t, so i left.

Considering it a nice sunny summer day (mind it its 75 degrees F and humid outside – similar to a typical Kuala Lumpur weather), I decided to walk downtown. Oh boy, walk i did, 66 streets downtown. Whoopee! I walked from 116th st to 50 st, along Broadway from North to South. Along my way, I got myself a dollar ice tea from McDonalds and a couple of free granola bars from people who were handing out flyers. I journeyed on to 5oth St Station where I boarded the uptown E back to Forest Hills.

-Boon

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Team Hoyt – An Inspiration (stolen from http://ymtoh.blogspot.com/)

// July 21st, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Thoughts

After reading a post from a friend’s blog here, I decided to post this as well. Very touching and inpiring indeed. The song is “My Redeemer Lives” by Nicole C Mullen.

Enjoy and share this!

-Boon

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An experience one must go through every 6 months…

// July 20th, 2009 // No Comments » // Health, Thoughts

-image from here

The clock on the wall was showing 12 noon when my name was called. I was escorted to a room, brightly lit and cheerfully decorated, where I was told to lie down and relax. “He will be with you shortly”, I was told. When he entered the room, I was instructed to spread it wide open as he put on protection. I held my position and had it wide open for an hour, while he insert his instruments inside. After the ordeal, I was all clean and white, albeit bloody and sore. It was definitely worth the trip to see my dentist for a routine checkup and cleaning session. No cavities, nothing majorly wrong, just some tartar. =)

Here’s a dentist joke I found online. Enjoy

“Open wider.” requested the dentist, as he began his examination of the patient.
“Good God !” he said startled.
“You’ve got the biggest cavity I’ve ever seen – the biggest cavity I’ve ever seen.”
“OK Doc !” replied the patient.
“I’m scared enough without you saying something like that twice.”
“I didn’t !” said the dentist. “That was the echo.”

Have you visited your dentist lately?

-Boon

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Cheap enough to say….

// July 16th, 2009 // No Comments » // Thoughts

The billboard speaks for itself!

A little background on AirAsia, Malaysia’s own budget airline company –

“AirAsia Berhad (MYX: 5099) is a low-cost airline based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It operates scheduled domestic and international flights and is Asia’s largest low fare, no frills airline. AirAsia pioneered low cost traveling in Asia. It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticket-less travel and unassigned seats”

Further details on Wikipedia  – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirAsia

-Boon

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