Heading Back SG Soon

it has been quite sometime since i last blogged, guess blogging just hasn't become a habit yet. anyway, today's entry is just to announce that i'm kicking :P

btw, have been quite busy lately, as we are heading back sg (for good) very soon, before end of feb 09. it has been 2yrs since i last got back ... things must have changed quite abit (heard from my friend that the land is getting damn crowded), yet there are probably still alot that haven't changed (it still takes a long time to get a reply for an email to a civil service).

anything i missed back in sg? yup, i missed my parents plus the swimming pool just down my hdb. oh yes, and the annual free for all jap film fest !!

(written on my mobile)

U Don't Have to be Ashamed of Using Ur Own Ideas

Quite recently, i've been reading the pragmatic bookshelf's Pragmatic Thinking & Learning and have got to know abt Oblique Strategies, which as quoted elsewhere: The Oblique Strategies were originally a set of one-hundred cards, each bearing a short phrase. They were devised by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt as ways of working through creative problems. When a blockage occurs, draw a card, and see if it can direct you in a tangential way that helps solve the problem.

I must admit i'm not a creative person, but i do quite often encounter mental blocks when doing programming ... with a quick googling round, i've found these 2 sites that would show a strategy upon refresh:

• simple but well designed
• bare minimum no nonsense

And the first strategy i see is "You don't have to be ashamed of using your own ideas" ... I like this one :]

why 4th of jan ??

Why call this blog { 4th of jan } ?? Well i guess it is a good way to remind people abt my birthday (haha) !! Well well, i guess it wouldn't be hard for you to understand why my wife always says that i have a weird sense of humour :P

Why have this blog ?? I guess it is a good way for me to force myself to write down my thoughts ... let me tell you, i'm going to put down an entry everyday !! Yes, not kidding !! And if i do miss out on any day, PLS CHASE ME FOR IT !!

Ok, time for bed, i'll start my first entry tomorrow ... nites !!

zzz