PPS: How to watch Hong Kong Series

这个叫做PPS 越权法，是能让大家在PPS观看被隐藏的节目和最新的港台剧场节目。 我最喜欢的香港TVB剧场电视剧原本被隐藏的，用了这个方法就可以看了 ^^

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【Windows XP】 :

（第一步骤）：
首先， 先在C:Windows 找这两个FILE NAME (ppsarea 或者是 psnetwork)

（第二步骤）：
找到之后就打开并更改里面的内容，然后点击 save。

1.） 打开 ppsarea （Right Click Properties），删除原装内容，然后复制以下的内容上去，然后按 save。

[areainfo]
servertime=1318520564
localtime=1318520576
country=4S4K3ZM3XU
area=4WGY5ZFYTQ
province=42YZ72ELR4
city=4WGZPZF2VQ
net=42KZT2ECWLT33EI
ip=352611


（第三步骤）：

save了过后， 在这个file right click > Properties > 打勾Read-only > Apply > OK

最后重新打开PPS PLAYER， 在这时最新的香港节目就在您眼前！

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【Windows 7】：

（第一步骤）：
首先找这两个FILE NAME (ppsarea or psnetwork)

寻找方法 1 ：在RUN那里打开然后输入 %APPDATA% 然后按 Enter


寻找方法 2 ：
在C:Users用户名AppDataRoamingPPStream找这两个FILE NAME (ppsarea or psnetwork)

接下来的第二步骤 & 第三步骤跟着 Windows XP 以上方法去做就可以了。

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【Windows vista】 :

（第一步骤）：
先在C:Windows 找这两个FILE NAME (psnetwork)

寻找方法 1 ：在RUN那里打开然后输入 %APPDATA% 然后按 Enter

寻找方法 2 ：
在C:Users用户名AppData> oaming> PPStream 找这FILE NAME ( psnetwork)

（第二步骤）：

找到之后就打开并更改里面的内容，然后点击 save。

1.）打开 [psnetwork] ,复制以下的内容上去，覆盖旧的内容,然后按 save。

[areainfo]
ret_code=200
last_tick=1051906
country=4S4K3ZM3XU
area=4WGY5ZFYTQ
province=42YZ72ELR4
city=4WGZPZF2VQ
net=42KZT2ECWLT33EI
ip=692071634
ut=1318520576

（第三步骤）：

因为vista 找没有 ppsarea，就自己新建记事本，复制以下内容，然后保存为「psnetwork」。

[areainfo]
servertime=1318520564
localtime=1318520576
country=4S4K3ZM3XU
area=4WGY5ZFYTQ
province=42YZ72ELR4
city=4WGZPZF2VQ
net=42KZT2ECWLT33EI
ip=352611

（第四步骤）：
save了过后， 在file right click > Properties 请打勾Read-only > Apply > OK

最后重新打开PPS PLAYER， 在这时最新的香港节目就在您眼前！

螞蟻怕酸，蚊子怕辣，蟑螂怕香

驅趕蚊蟲一定要用藥嗎?不用!!快來看看以下文章!

螞蟻怕酸，蚊子怕辣，蟑螂怕香

螞蟻怕酸味

家裡的甜食擺沒幾分鐘，螞蟻大軍立即來襲，讓人又氣又厭以
我以從事糕餅業的經驗，獻給各位一項無毒無污染又安全有效的妙招
整粒的新鮮檸檬，對切成兩半，在看得到螞蟻的地方及其動線，擠出檸檬汁，並拿著切半有果肉的那一面，沿途塗抹，
神奇效果讓您再一次驗證大自然的奧妙！

蚊子怕辣味

蒜頭嗆退牠我家院子百花爭豔，誘使我常流連其中不忍離去，然而花多蚊子也多，叮咬得我腫包纍纍。一天，友人送了一袋蒜頭，媽媽留下夠用的量，其餘的分植於花壇四周，其特殊的辛辣味隱隱飄散。
令人訝異的是，平日兇猛的蚊子不見了，連下雨過後會出現的超大隻蚊子，也銷聲匿跡了！所以，驅蚊除了打掃環境、清除枯枝爛葉，
試植蒜頭絕對是上上之策！

蟑螂怕香味

神出鬼沒的蟑螂，最愛隱身於掌管我們民生大計的廚房裡。面對「打不死的蟑螂」
我的辦法是將一塊浴用香皂切小塊，置於容器內注入清水，擺放在蟑螂出沒的櫥櫃內，不出數日，打開櫥櫃將令您訝異於蟑螂的無影無蹤，櫥櫃內還多了怡人的香味。想要效果持續，僅須定期補充香皂容器內的清水。

Asia's 10 greatest street food cities

To those in the know, Penang is one of the world's top dining destinations. And street food--or hawker food, as it's locally known--is the city's big draw. Penang hawker food reflects the multicultural makeup of the town itself, which boasts citizens of Chinese, Malay and Indian descent. You'll also find a distinct Nyonya cuisine in Penang, the fusion food that has resulted from the intermarriage of Chinese and Malay immigrants.

One thing that unites Penangites of all backgrounds is their love of good food. The streets of Penang are lined with hawker stalls, coffee shops and hawker centers where multiple vendors offer their specialties.

Penang’s personality in a bowl.

1. Penang assam laksa

Assam laksa is so closely associated with the city that it is often called Penang laksa. The fiercely contrasting flavors of this soup -- fishy mackerel, sour tamarind and fiery chili -- come together perfectly in assam laksa. It's served with chewy white noodles and garnished with fresh mint, shallots, cilantro, cucumbers and sweet pineapple. You can find assam laksa outside of Penang, of course, but it's never as sour and certainly never as delicious.

Try it at: Cecil Market Food Court, Lebuh Cecil, Penang

Chinese goes Malaysian.

2. Hokkien mee

It may have its roots in the Fujian province of China, but the Hokkien mee you'll find in Penang is deliciously different. The soup is a fragrant, fatty prawn-and-pork-bone-based broth served with a combination of chewy yellow egg noodles and thin, white rice vermicelli. Topped with hard-boiled egg, small prawns, fish balls, crispy fried shallots and spicy sambal, the dish is one of the few perfect breakfast foods in existence.

Try it at: Beach Street (between Magazine Road and Prangin Road Ghaut), Penang

All together now.

3. Wonton mee

You'll find variations of wanton mee, a dish of Chinese origin, all over Asia, but the one in Penang leaves them in the dust. Springy egg noodles are served al dente with a sticky sauce made from soy sauce and lard oil, with a spoonful of fiery sambal on the side. It's topped with pieces of leafy green Chinese kale, sliced green onions, pickled green chilies and wontons. The wontons are either boiled or steamed, as you'll find them elsewhere in Malaysia, or fried, in a unique Penang twist. If you prefer, you can also order wanton mee "wet," meaning the noodles are served in a rich broth.

Try it at: Lebuh Chulia (in front of furniture shop), Penang

Rich flavor for not-so-rich eaters.

4. Nasi kandar

Nasi kandar, a dish of Indian Muslim origin that’s now a Penang specialty, used to be peddled by men carrying containers full of rice and curry on poles balanced on their shoulders. Today it’s most often found in small restaurants that spill out onto the street. This richly spiced meal features various meat curries and gravy over white rice -- prawn curry is especially popular.

Try it at: Line Clear, Alley next to 177, Jalan Penang, Penang

Fruit salad, Penang-style.

5. Rojak

A dish that sounds unappetizing but tastes wonderful, rojak is a fruit salad with pieces of fried crullers and topped with a thick, sweet sauce made of black shrimp paste and crushed peanuts. Sweet pineapple, green mango and papaya, rose apples, jicama, cucumber and guava are tossed in to the dark sauce, which has the consistency of molasses. The combination of sweet fruit and savory seafood is confusing but surprisingly good.

Try it at: Gurney Drive Hawker Center, Persiaran Gurney, Penang

So tasty, you don’t even need the dipping sauces. But try 'em anyway.

6. Lor bak

A Nyonya dish that is a specialty of the Chinese of Penang, lor bak is minced pork that has been marinated in five-spice powder before being wrapped in soft bean curd skin and deep-fried. Lor bak is served with two dipping sauces, a spicy red chili sauce and a gravy thickened with cornstarch and beaten egg called lor.

Try it at: Jalan Johor (near Jalan Dato Keramat), Penang

More ingredients, more taste. Forget about the more calories.

7. Curry mee

Sometimes called curry laksa, curry mee is an amazing spicy coconut curry soup with yellow egg noodles and rice vermicelli. The soup is rich and a bit sweet; it's definitely not for calorie counters. Each bowl has at least a few of the following: chicken, tofu puffs, prawns, pork blood, cockles and cuttlefish. Garnished with fresh mint leaves and a spoonful of peppery sambal paste, curry mee is, at its best, transcendent.

Try it at: Lebuh Cintra between Lebuh Campbell and Lebuh Chulia, Penang

Even better when served on a banana leaf.

8. Char kway teow

A Penang specialty, char kway teow consists of long, flat rice noodles stir-fried in a hot wok with soy sauce, fresh prawns, cockles, scrambled egg, bean sprouts and green onions. The dish is commonly served on a banana leaf and is one of the most popular hawker dishes in town.

Try it at: Pulau Tikus Night Market, Jalan Pasar, Penang

Taste the adventure. And the ears, tongue and blood.

9. Koay chiap

This fragrant pork and duck soup is flavored with star anise and cinnamon and filled with the parts of the duck and pig that many prefer to avoid: ears, tongue, liver, intestines, blood. The rice and tapioca noodles, or koay chiap, are handmade and the soup is served with a hard-boiled egg, sliced green onions and spicy chili sauce. Usually served at night, this is a delicious dish that rewards the adventurous.

Try it at: Kimberley Street Duck Koay Chiap, Lebuh Kimberley, Penang

Beans and corn for dessert? Some might say.

10. Ice kacang

The perfect refreshment on a hot day, ice kacang is a shaved ice dessert topped with red bean, grass jelly, sweet corn and attap chee (palm fruit). Sugar syrups and condensed milk or coconut milk are then poured over the ice to sweeten the dish. A Penang variation on this Malaysian dessert is the punchy addition of shredded nutmeg, a native fruit.

Try it at: Gurney Drive Hawker Center, Persiaran Gurney, Penang

source: http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/asia-street-food-cities-612721?page=0%2C1 

36 Hours: Penang, Malaysia

source: 

http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/travel/36-hours-penang-malaysia.html?ref=travel

PENANG is on a roll. Thanks to an influx of private and public investment and creative energy — precipitated in part by Unesco’s 2008 listing of Penang’s capital city, George Town, as a World Heritage site — the Malaysian island is padding out its list of attractions. To the region’s best street food add smart restaurants and bars. And a lively street culture anchored in religious festivals has now been joined by shows at the recently opened Performing Arts Center, and events like the Penang World Music Festival (March 30 to April 1; penangworldmusic.com), as well as the annual George Town Festival (June 15 to July 15;georgetownfestival.com), a month of exhibitions, performances and readings by local and international artists and writers. Your stay will very likely be more comfortable than it would have been a few years ago, with new boutique hotels opening in recently renovated pre-World War II shop houses and mansions.

Friday

3 p.m.
1. VIEWS FROM THE PEAK

Get your bearings with a stellar view atop 2,750-foot Penang Hill. The easiest way up is by funicular. The slightly white-knuckle ride in new Swiss-made air-conditioned coaches takes five minutes or less. Up top, the air is fresh and cool, and the vistas unparalleled: to the south, George Town’s neat rows of clay tile roofs; to the north, undulating hills backed by a turquoise sea. If you’d rather walk down (two to three hours) than ride, a little-used jeep trail ends at the Penang Botanical Gardens at the foot of Penang Hill, a 30-minute taxi ride back to George Town.

5:30 p.m.
2. ESPLANADE SUNSET

As the day’s heat begins to fade, runners, dog walkers and idlers converge on Padang Kota Lama, a grass pitch sandwiched between Penang’s stately town hall and 18th-century Fort Cornwallis. Poke around inside the fort (entrance, 1 Malaysian ringgit, or 33 cents, at 3 ringgit to the dollar), then cross the street to the esplanade overlooking the Strait of Malacca. Buy a bag of kacang rebus (boiled chickpeas seasoned with turmeric, 3 ringgit) from one of the parked white trucks and head to the unpretentious (and nameless) cafe at the esplanade’s terminus, where you can watch the sky turn orange over a beer.

8 p.m.
3. CHINA HOUSE

Among George Town’s recent flurry of openings in refurbished structures, China House (153-155 Beach Street and 183b Victoria Street; 60-4-263-7299) is the most stunning: over 10,000 square feet of food, drink, and retail and arts outlets in three interconnected shop houses in the city’s warehouse district. The décor leans to heritage chic, with exposed beams, weathered timber and cement floors, an eclectic mix of Chinois, mid-20th century and contemporary furnishings and splashy textiles. Start with dinner at the intimate BTB+Restaurant (dinner for two, 190 ringgit), where the menu runs to Western dishes with Asian and Middle Eastern influences, then climb the stairs to Galleries I and II to view works by Malaysian and international artists. The best place to wind up the evening is at the stylish Canteen+Bar (drinks for two, 80 ringgit), where arty types mingle with (upscale) backpackers and the after-work crowd around a sheet metal-clad bar; local musicians perform on weekends.

Saturday

7:30 a.m.
4. MALAY SECRETS

Book ahead for a spot at Nazlina Spice Station (71 Stewart Lane; 60-12-453-8167; pickles-and-spices.com; 135 ringgit for a class), where the bubbly former electrical engineer Nazlina Hussin imparts the secrets of Malay dishes like chicken rendang and ikan masak lemak (fish cooked with spices and coconut milk). Hands-on classes start with a tour of a local market, where you’ll taste pickles made from local nutmeg fruit, and end with a communal meal. Or greet the morning with the old-timers at the dim sum institution Aik Hoe (6 Carnarvon Street; breakfast for two, 30 ringgit) and follow with a walking tour of the city’s architectural highlights led by a member of the Penang Heritage Trust (60-4-264-2631; pht.org.my; 180 ringgit for up to three people; book several days ahead). Finally, have lunch at the International Hotel (92 Transfer Road; 40 ringgit for two), where a Sumatran-run hawker stall in a Chinese-owned coffee shop serves a selection of Malay, Indonesian and Indian- and Chinese-influenced curries, vegetable dishes and sambals.

2 p.m.
5. OVERVIEW

Housed in a former school built in the late 1800s, the Penang State Museum (Lebuh Light; 60-4-261-3144; www.penangmuseum.gov.my; 1 ringgit) presents an engrossing overview of the island’s history, architecture and multi-ethnic population over two floors of exhibitions in Malay and English. Plenty of space is devoted to kitchen culture, local specialties and even the history of Penang’s kopitiam (coffee shops).

3:30 p.m.
6. HISTORY AND ART

The two-block stretch of Armenian Street, named after an immigrant community of businessmen that included the Sarkies brothers of Eastern & Oriental and Raffles hotels fame, is rich with history and consumer diversions. In addition to Sun Yat-sen’s Penang base (120 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-0123), where the architect of the Republican China plotted the downfall of the Qing dynasty, four Hokkien clan associations reside here. With its opulent temple and small but fine museum, Khoo Kongsi (18 Cannon Square; 60-4-261-4609; khookongsi.com.my; 10 ringgit) is most definitely worth a look. Gallery hop from Studio at Straits (86 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-7299; straitscollection.com.my), showing mostly Malaysian works, to Galerie Seni Mutiara (118 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-0167;galerisenimutiara.com), exhibiting international artists on the ground floor and, upstairs, a permanent collection of paintings by Malaysia’s early post-independence artists. Handblown glass is sold at Fuan Wong Gallery (88 Armenian Street; 60-4-262-9079). China Joe’s, below Studio at Straits, sells women’s wear and contemporary Asian housewares and furniture, while the “antiques” shop Chin Seng Leong (55 Armenian Street), a dusty hole in the wall, is for serious treasure hunters.

7 p.m.
7. LOCAL DELICACIES

When it moved, almost two years ago, from a glorified lean-to in a nearby alley to a spiffed-up shop house, Tek Sen (18-20 Carnarvon Street; 60-12-493-9424; 100 ringgit for two) tripled its seating capacity. That hasn’t diminished the family-owned restaurant’s charm, or its ability to turn out flawlessly executed dishes that have been drawing locals for over 45 years. The extensive menu includes Teochew and Malaysian dishes, each of them memorable. Highlights: stir-fried roast pork with chiles; whole pomfret steamed with ginger, tomatoes, pickled mustard and sour plums; and gulai tumis, stingray in tamarind-soured spicy gravy.

8:30 p.m.
8. NIGHTCAP

That Little Wine Bar (54 Jalan Chow Thye; 60-4-226-8182;thatlittlewinebar.com), a snug social spot frequented by expats and Malaysian residents, pours vintages by the glass (20 to 28 ringgit) and by the bottle. A youngish crowd gravitates to Behind Fifty Love Lane (Muntri Street at Love Lane), a cafe and bar in a low-slung cubbyhole; the owners have been known to organize patrons into teams for games of charades.

Sunday

8 a.m.
9. JUNGLE AND BEACH

Pack a towel and hire a taxi (30 ringgit per hour) to Taman Negara Pulau Pinang (Telok Bahang; 60-4-881-3530;wildlife.gov.my/tnpp/biindex.htm; no charge), a 3,100-acre smidgen of beach-fringed jungle in the northwestern corner of the island, about 11 miles from George Town. After registering at the park office, hire a longtail boat for the short ride to Monkey Beach (40 ringgit, one way for two people), where you can swim and laze on the sand before tackling the moderately challenging 1.8-mile trail back. The hike, traversing a combination of paved and dirt trails and passing a few secluded coves, takes about 90 minutes.

Noon
10. NOODLE SOUP

It would be a mistake to leave Penang without sampling its most iconic dish: asam laksa, a sour, sweet and spicy fish-based rice noodle soup garnished with mint, cucumber and shreds of peppery torch ginger bud. On the way back to George Town, stop at Miami Beach (Jalan Batu Ferringghi) and make for the food court, where a female vendor named Ita serves an exceptional version, thick with bits of sardine (3 ringgit). Eaten accompanied by coconut water (2 ringgit) sipped through a straw, it’s a fitting end to an island interlude.

IF YOU GO

Modeled on European boutique hotels, Campbell House (106 Lebuh Campbell Street, Georgetown; 60-4-261-8290;campbellhousepenang.com) delivers warmth and top-notch service. Each of the 10 individually designed suites has an iPod docking station, minibar and espresso machine. Rates, starting at 400 ringgit ($134), include breakfast, in-room refreshments and Wi-Fi.

After an 18-month restoration, the Oasis Hotel, formerly a hostel, has re-emerged as a bijou boutique hotel named after its street address,23 Love Lane (Georgetown; 60-4-262-1323). Housed in four 19th-century structures set around a walled garden, the hotel’s 10 rooms (including a duplex), from $150, are furnished with antiques and contemporary artworks by Malaysian and Southeast Asian artists from the owner’s private collectio
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The meaning of Pizza !

Volume of the pizza is --> pi *z*z*a where z is the radius & a is the depth

Angry Birds

The real angry birds! 

哈佛大学开放课程：幸福课(Harvard Open Course Positive Psychology)

2011/2012年就業前景和薪金指南”結論

梅麗莎：與過去4年調查相比‧大馬企業願高薪留人才

• 國內
 

 2011-06-30 19:15

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  邱寶玉（左）和梅麗莎週四（30日）公佈“2011/2012年就業前景和薪金指南”，分析結果是大馬企業願意以高薪留住人才，但是要求人才在短時間內達標。（圖：星洲日報）

（吉隆坡30日訊）人力資源咨詢公司Kelly Services公司馬新區董事經理梅麗莎指出，大馬企業求才若渴，願意付出20%加薪的高薪厚酬吸引人才，但同時要求人才在更短的時間內達標。

她今日公佈該公司“2011/2012年就業前景和薪金指南”後說，與過去4年的調查相比，這次研究結果最大的不同是企業願意留住人才，但是對人才的要求更高。

【新潮】聞不到自己的體味即代表無體臭？

她說，大馬人才流動迅速，這是一個以關鍵績效指標（KPI）為先的時代，人才的確可以很快找到工作，但是也很快失去工作，企業不再給予人才2、3年時間拿出表現。

她指出，企業願意開出更好的條件留住人才，不僅止於豐厚的待遇，也願意讓人才在生活和工作取得平衡、以績效表現為標準的獎勵金配套、伸縮性的工作時間和地點等。

每年出現人才難求現象

她說，每年都出現人才難求的現象，其中原因包括人才外流，人才願意到國外工作，留在本地的人才也願意換工作。

“我們也發現，年輕的Y時代對工作的要求，除了薪金和獎勵金配套之外，可以為他們帶來熱誠、意義和成長的工作，也是留住他們的條件。”

她舉例說，重視環保的年輕人會比較願意留在積極履行社會責任的公司。

這項調查是從去年第四季至今年4月為限，該公司從1萬家企業取得資料，經過份析後得出各項就業和加薪幅度的結論。

邱寶玉：就業機會高
資訊科技屬熱門行業

人力資源咨詢公司馬新區市場經理邱寶玉指出，根據調查，資訊科技領域仍然是大熱門的行業，就業機會高於其他領域。

“擁有資訊科技背景的人才在其他領域包括金融業也一樣深受歡迎，畢竟各行各業都需要依靠資訊科技。”

她指出，在工程和技術領域多採用特約員工制度，例如房地產以個別專案聘請員工。

員工溝通能力更重視

“企業對員工的要求，不只是擁有熟練技術，也更加重視員工的溝通能力以及與客戶保持聯繫的能力。”

她說，調查建議企業在面對青黃不接的問題時，可以聘請女性員工和退休人士，這也符合首相拿督斯里納吉所提出的私人界職業女性達30%的目標。

“不少擁有學歷和工作經驗的女性為了家庭而不能工作，企業可以通過安排更具有伸縮性的工作時間和地點，或提供看顧孩子的支援服務，留住女性人才。”

她指出，至於退休人士方面，大馬可以考慮將退休年齡提高至60歲，如今醫療發達，不少已屆退休年齡的人士仍有工作能力。

專業和超過8年工作經驗
薪金將增15%至20%

根據調查，擁有專業和超過8年工作經驗的人才薪金增加15%至20%；擁有3至5年工作經驗的普通執行員或高級執行員加薪5%至10%；只有3年或以下工作經驗的半熟練員工加薪幅度介於3%至5%。

目前熱門的職業是財務管理、回教金融和投資顧問服務的高級經理、高級銷售及市場經理、品牌經理；在網絡、網絡安全和多媒體創意方面的資訊工藝科技專才；建築、公用事業、設計和汽車業的工程和技術專才；會計、稽查、稅務和信貸服務專才。

調查發現，到國外工作的人才持續增加，留在本地的人才頻密更換工作，人力資源領域的管理層在留住和吸引人才時面對更大的挑戰，可以通過加強培訓留住人才。

“2011/2012年就業前景和薪金指南”結論：

（一）銀行和金融業
薪金增幅：12%至20%（7至10年工作經驗的高級經理）
月薪：月薪8千至1萬5千令吉
就業機會：1萬5千900

熱門職業：
● 商業情報經理
● 熟悉回教法律條規的主管
● 產品開發主管
● 信貸風險主管
● 商業主管
● 金融分析員

（二）資訊工藝科技
薪金增幅：15%至20%（5至8年工作經驗者）
月薪：月薪8千500至1萬2千令吉

熱門職業：
● 軟件開發經理
● 軟件發展人員
● 應用程式開發人員
● 高級系統工程師
● Unix作業系統專才
●諮詢服務分析員

（四）工程和技術領域
薪金增幅：15%至20%（管理層）
月薪：月薪8千至1萬令吉

熱門職業
● 建築工程經理
● 電子工程師
● 機械工程師
● 高級設計工程師
● 工程銷售經理
● 土木工程師

（五）市場行銷
薪金增幅：15%至20%（外加傭金制度）
月薪：月薪5千至2萬令吉

熱門職業：
● 市場行銷主管
● 銷路管理主管
● 區域銷售經理
● 業務發展經理
● 銷路行銷經理
● 行銷經理
● 重點客戶經理

（六）人力資源領域
薪金增幅：15%至20%（超過10年工作經驗者）5%至10%（至少5年工作經驗者）月薪：月薪3千至2萬8千令吉

熱門職業
● 人力資源主管
● 高級人力資源經理
● 招聘經理
● 招聘人才的專家

（星洲日報）http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/210413?tid=1

Shoes Type?

Now I know there are so many types of shoes for female. 

no wonder female likes to buy and collect shoes :p

Top 5 Tips to Build Wealth and Success

source: http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-110926-6907-5-top-5-tips-to-build-wealth-and-success?ywaad=ad0035&nc


Warren Buffett is worth $45 billion. That wealth isn't only a factor of savvy investing and good business — the "Oracle of Omaha" is also known as a penny pincher. Buffett still lives in the same Omaha, Neb., home he bought in 1958 for $31,500.
Follow his frugal formula, and you too may wind up with a lot more money than you ever dreamed.
This week Financially Fit covers five tips to build wealth and success.

1. Live Below Your Means.
Being wealthy isn't just a product of your salary or investment prowess; it's learning how to save.

"We can make a lot of money, you can make a little bit of money, but the second you spend all the money is when people get into trouble. Saving is the key to preserving your wealth," says Ed Butowsky, managing partner of Chapwood Capital Investment Management, a firm that manages money for wealthy individuals.

As many Americans realized during the booming real estate market, just because you think you can afford something doesn't mean you should buy it. Keeping an eye on your bottom line will pay dividends over the long term.

2. Bounce Back From Defeat
With nearly 15 million workers unemployed right now in the U.S., it's easy to get discouraged. Don't! Most successful and wealthy people have overcome obstacles and failure along the way. Steve Jobs was ousted from Apple when he was 30. Today, he's a billionaire and a legend. Plus, after getting fired, he created another billion-dollar media company, Pixar.

"Bouncing back from defeat is something all great achievers have. They have this undying belief good things will happen and will continue to happen," says Butowsky.

Take Michael Jordan. "His airness" was cut from his high school basketball team. Motivated by the rejection, Jordan became a star the next season. The rest is history.

3. Self-Promote
Regardless of the profession, the rich and successful tend to have a strong sense of self-worth — key to skillfully navigating an upward career path. Mark Hurd, who was ousted as CEO of Hewlett-Packard in August, couldn't be kept down for long. Using his business skills and connections, in September, Hurd was named president of Oracle. (Hurd and Oracle founder Larry Ellison are known to be close friends.)

4. Have Street Smarts
Bernie Madoff lived the high life for decades, scamming unsuspecting clients, with a money-making formula that proved too good to be true. Only afterward did we learn that with a little due diligence, most clients could have easily uncovered the fraud.
But it's not only the swindlers and the con men you have to watch out for. Many times, friends and family take advantage of the rich. Whether it's a handout or an investment idea, Butowsky advises his high net worth clients that in most cases, it's wisest to just say "no." The best way to do that: have someone else do it for you.
"You need to really set up a wall between you and your family," he advises. "If you don't want to give them (family or friends) money ... saying no is probably a good idea."

5. Buy Cheap
The rich can afford to splurge, but that doesn't mean they do.
John Paulson, a billionaire hedge fund manager, bought his Hamptons "dream house at a bargain basement price," according to Greg Zuckerman, author of the Paulson-based book, "The Greatest Trade Ever." The story has it that Paulson eyed the home while it was in foreclosure. Finally, on a rain-soaked day, he purchased the home on the Southampton town hall steps. He was the only bidder.
On New York City's Upper East Side, Michael's— The Consignment Shop for Women— has been a bargain-hunting destination for more than 60 years. "We have a good percentage of women who can afford to shop on Madison Avenue but really like the idea of saving that money," says proprietor Tammy Gates.
From Chanel to Gucci and Louis Vuitton, the store specializes in high-end designer merchandise for a reasonable price. Speaking of her clientele, Gates says, "they're wealthy for a reason. They recognize that bargains keep people wealthy. Paying top dollar when you don't have to doesn't make sense."

Baba Vanga predictions 2010 – 5079

WWIII is going to happen according to this prediction? Now there is a tension situation between North Korea & South Korea and it happened in Nov as her prediction. Wow... do you believe it?? Time will tell


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copied from : http://lighthead.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/baba-vanga-predictions-2010-5079/



Mr. Lighthead comments: Got this via e-mail. Well, if true we are awaiting one hell of a ride. If true. But then again, it’s been too long too quiet and maybe it’s time for another world war. Not that I want it. It’s just human behavior too go nuts once in a while an fuck up everyone and everything.
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Baba Vanga was a Bulgarian alleged clairvoyant. She convinced many followers that she possessed paranormal abilities.
Predictions:
2010 – World War III. War will begin in November 2010 and end in October 2014. Will begin as usual, then nuclear will be used initially, and then chemical weapons.
2011 – As a result of the fallout of nuclear fallout in the northern hemisphere will not be any animals or vegetation. Then Muslims will wage war against chemical surviving Europeans.
2014 – Most people will suffer skin cancer and other skin diseases (a consequence of chemical warfare).
2016 – Europe almost lonely (empty).
2018 – New China becomes a world power. Developing countries in turn operated from exploiters.
2023 – A little bit of change in the Earth’s orbit.
2025 – Europe still little settled.
2028 – Creating a new energy source (probably a controlled thermonuclear reaction). Hunger is gradually being overcome. Launched a manned spacecraft to Venus.
2033 – The polar ice are melting. Greater levels of the oceans.
2043 – The world economy is thriving. In Europe, Muslims rule.
2046 – any bodies (organs) can be manufactured (cloning?). Replacing the bodies is becoming one of the best methods of treatment.
2066 – During the attack on the Muslim Rome, the United States used a new kind of weapon – the climate. The sharp cooling (instant freezing).
2076 – Classless Society (communism).
2084 – The restoration of nature.
2088 – A new disease – aging for a few seconds!
2097 – The rapid aging defeated.
2100 – Artificial sun illuminates the dark side of the Earth.
2111 – People become living robots.
2123 – The war between small nations. Big nations do not intervene.
2125 – Hungary will receive signals from space.
2130 – Colony under water (with the help of sympathetic councils).
2164 – Animals turn half-human.
2167 – A new religion.
2170 – Major drought.
2183 – A colony on Mars becomes a nuclear power, and demands independence from the Earth (like when – the United States from England).
2187 – Will stop 2 large eruption of volcanoes.
2195 – Sea Colony fully developed, abundant energy and food.
2196 – Complete mixing of Asians and Europeans.
2201 – At the Sun slowing thermonuclear processes. Temperature drops.
2221 – In the search for extraterrestrial life, humanity comes into contact with what – something terrible.
2256 – Spacecraft forgotten to Earth terrible new disease.
2262 – Planets gradually changing planetary orbit. Mars is threatened by comets.
2271 – Restart physical constants are changed. (Laws of physics changed?)
2273 – Mixing yellow, white and black races. New race.
2279 – Power from nothing (probably from a vacuum or a black hole).
2288 – Travel back in time (Time Travel invented?). New contacts with aliens.
2291 – The sun cools. Attempts were being made to light it again.
2296 – Powerful eruption on the Sun. Changing the force of gravity. Beginning to fall old space stations and satellites.
2299 – In France, guerrilla movement against Islam.
2302 – New important laws and secrets of the universe revealed.
2304 – Secrets of the Moon revealed.
2341 – Something terrible is approaching Earth from space.
2354 – An accident in one of the artificial Sun leads to drought.
2371 – The great famine.
2378 – A new fast-growing race.
2480 – 2 artificial Suns collide. Land in the twilight.
3005 -The war on Mars. Violated the trajectory of the planet.
3010 – Comet hits Moon. Around the Earth – ring/zone of the stones and dust.
3797 – By this time on Earth killed all life, but mankind will be able to lay the foundations for a new life in another stellar system.
3803 – A new planet is populated by little. Fewer contacts between people. Climate new planet affects the organisms of people – they mutate.
3805 – The war between humans for resources. More than half of people dying out.
3815 – The war is over.
3854 – The development of civilization virtually stops. People live flocks as beasts.
3871 – New prophet tells people about moral values, religion.
3874 – New prophet receives support from all segments of the population. Organized a new church.
3878 – along with the Church to re-train new people forgotten sciences.
4302 – New cities are growing in the world. New Church encourages the development of new technology and science.
4302 – The development of science. Scientists discovered in the overall impact of all diseases in organism behavior.
4304 – Found a way to win any disease.
4308 – Due to mutation people at last beginning to use their brains more than 34%. Completely lost the notion of evil and hatred.
4509 – Getting to Know God. The man has finally been reached such a level of development that can communicate with God.
4599 – People achieve immortality.
4674 – The development of civilization has reached its peak. The number of people living on different planets is about 340 billion. Assimilation begins with aliens.
5076 – A boundary universe. With it, no one knows.
5078 – The decision to leave the boundaries of the universe. While about 40 percent of the population is against it.
5079 – End of the World.

Airasia Chart: to check ticket price easily

   

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This airasiachart chart can be setup with & without the airport tax. Sometimes the price difference is mainly due to the airport tax charges.

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For those who want to check price much more easily. You could visit
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It will list down 15 days airasia ticket prices. Hope this help :)

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it displays one year airasia ticket price range!
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How to Know Your Life Purpose

An article worth to read!!

http://www.relfe.com/life_purpose.html

It might change your life entirely!!

How to Know Your Life Purpose
plus
How You Can Make a BIG Difference

(From the works of Buckminster Fuller & Dr W. Edwards Deming. )

'Freedom From' vs 'Freedom To'

Copied from: http://www.thefinancialphilosopher.com/2010/08/freedom-from-vs-freedom-to.html

My recent thoughts on financial freedom extended to interesting TFP reader discussion here, which in turn provoked more thoughts of my own that I would like to share now...

When speaking of freedom I believe it is important to distinguish, as 20th century philosopher Erich Fromm did, between two forms of freedom: Freedom From and Freedom To:

There is only one possible, productive solution for the relationship of individualized man with the world: his active solidarity with all men and his spontaneous activity, love and work, which unite him again with the world, not by primary ties but as a free and independent individual.... However, if the economic, social and political conditions... do not offer a basis for the realization of individuality in the sense just mentioned, while at the same time people have lost those ties which gave them security, this lag makes freedom an unbearable burden. It then becomes identical with doubt, with a kind of life which lacks meaning and direction. Powerful tendencies arise to escape from this kind of freedom into submission or some kind of relationship to man and the world which promises relief from uncertainty, even if it deprives the individual of his freedom. ~ Erich Fromm

Freedom From: This, according to Fromm, is negative freedom and it is based in fear because it is sought as relief from uncertainty or from restrictions placed on the individual by society (other people) and/or institutions (e.g. government, financial creditors). The pursuit of freedom from can paradoxically reduce or remove one's freedom.

For our purposes here, specifically with regard to the idea of financial freedom, one must be careful not to seek money only as a means to "buy freedom" from something, such as work, from society, from debt or from whatever it is one wishes to escape, unless this freedom from is attached to (or followed by) a freedom to something...

Freedom To: This is the healthy form of freedom because it is the form where the individual obtains the capacity to be creative, to act as the authentic self. When one obtains the means to be authentic, they are enabled to reach the highest form of productivity because their actions are purposeful and meaningful; thus the actions are self-feeding and self-radiating; therefore, the individual is happy by virtue of doing -- they are free because they are acting as the authentic self, not because of a certain or pre-defined amount of financial capacity.

Where many people are mistaken, in my humble opinion, is that freedom to can only be obtained after freedom from. This is the primary reason why I don't like the conventional idea of financial freedom; because many people are led to the mistaken belief that money buys freedom; that one can only be free, to act as the authentic self, once a certain financial objective has been met.

Furthermore, there is never truly freedom from money because money is required as a means of exchange for the things that meet your physiological needs; you will always have some need for money as a tool.

"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." ~ Viktor Frankl

Freedom from, therefore, is a choice; and where my ideas of freedom depart slightly from Erich Fromm's is that social, political, and economic entities are not conditions absolutely necessary for freedom. Society, governments and institutions will always have their objectives that are somewhat restrictive to the individual; some more restrictive than others. Choice, however, remains the primary means of freedom.

If one believes that freedom is essentially the capacity to act as the authentic self, it is therefore in one's best interest to seek and find (and act as) the authentic self; and not necessarily seek to acquire a large sum of money or to seek the help of society to create the freedom.

You must first ask "What is the purpose of my life?" before asking "What is the purpose of my money?" Once the first question is answered, you have thus answered the second. Making your money a tool for life, and not making your life a tool for money, is a choice.

In summary, and most importantly, by placing meaning before money and purpose before planning, your freedom becomes freedom to rather than freedom from.

Are there any more thoughts on freedom you would like to share? Are there social, political and economic conditions necessary for one to be free? What is freedom? Additionally, are people (or you) afraid of freedom? Can the pursuit of freedom paradoxically limit one's freedom?