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Thank you for your visit to my blog, hendrikch.com. I am currently away and will have no access whatsoever to any computer, laptop, keyboard, mouse, let alone Internet. I will be back in two weeks time when I hope to see everyone back here again :). If you really really really have to talk to me, or miss me, you can always call me, SMS me, but please pity my mobile phone bill, can? hehe… When you do your morning/noon/afternoon/evening/night prayer, and if you remember me, you can pray for my safety too. Although there were five bombings there in today’s morning news, and we are closing in to five years celebration of 9th September, I’m sure I’ll be alright, but I don’t mind extra prayers Take care everyone.

Microsoft released Windows Vista pre-RC1 (build 5536) last weekend and I have gotten it up and running in both my home PC and my laptop. I have been starting to use it as my full time Windows PC. In fact, I have been using Windows Vista whole day in office to do my work. As far as all the application that I need can work in Windows Vista, I can do my job already The main list are not extensive, I only need a browser (IE7 so far suffices), Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and OneNote (all part of Office 2007 Beta 2), Visual Sourcesafe (for document control), some utilities like Daemon Tools, Adobe Reader, and Winzip, and finally a music player (Windows Media Player 11). See, I’m a simple guy when it comes to do my work :p

So, how is Windows Vista you would ask? It’s pretty (I’m sure some Mac users will start flaming here :p), it’s stable (so far), it’s still rather slow (compared to XP), it’s powerful (you have to use it to appreciate it) and it requires high-end PC (meaning good processor, graphic card, memory, hard disk, etc.). Here is my home PC rating.

If you are interested, Microsoft has made it public, go and help yourself to download the ISO file and install it on your own machine. Hurry, it’s limited to the first 100,000 downloads. Download it from WindowsVista website.

I think I am running out of patience already. I think I am running out of steam already. Should I continue my life like this, knowing that I am doing something good, being a good friend for a friend in need or should I just be selfish and save myself from all these problems? Neah, I’m not a quitter, I’m a fighter, and no matter what, I will fight on. The thing is, it’s always hard for me to say I’m wrong until I know I can’t go on.

But, what have I done wrong this time round? What ???!!!

This is what I call, don’t fight a war you can’t win hehe…

Poems by not so famous poets… found on toilet doors and walls………

1/ A budding poet trying his best…
Here I lie in stinky vapor,
Because some bastard stole the toilet paper, Shall I lie, or shall I
linger, Or shall I be forced to use my finger.

2/ Before he graduated to be a poet, he wrote this…
Here I sit
Broken hearted
Tried to shit
But only farted

3/ Someone who had a different experience wrote,
You’re lucky
You had your chance
I tried to fart,
And shit my pants!

4/ Perhaps it’s true that people find inspiration in toilets.
I came here
To shit and stink,
But all I do
Is sit and think.

5/ There are also people who come in for a different purpose…
Some come here to sit and think,
Some come here to shit and stink,
But I come here to scratch my balls,
And read the bullshit on the walls…

6/ Toilet walls also double as job advertisement space……. (written
high upon the wall)
If you can piss above this line, the Singapore Fire Department wants
you.

7/ Ministry of Environment advertisement.
We aim to please!
You aim too! Please

8/ On the inside of a toilet door:
Patrons are requested to remain seated throughout the entire
performance.

9/ And finally, this should teach some a lesson…
Sign seen at a restaurant:
The hands that clean these toilets also make your food…please aim
properly.

PRAGUE - Scientists from around the world on Thursday approved a new definition of a planet, downgrading Pluto’s status to leave just eight classical planets.

After a heated debate, 2,500 scientists and astronomers voted at the International Astronomers Union General Assembly that Pluto, which has been called a planet since being discovered in 1930, would be put into a category of planets called “dwarf planets”

So so so, now we are left with only: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Time to update every single textbox on the planet hehe…

Read more about Scientist decide Pluto’s no longer a planet.

Take care there man, Eric, the man called “B34R” … It’s a kingdom far far away, keep blogging, and see ya maybe in 2008? Till our paths cross again

We’ll miss you …. *sob*sob* :p