Originally posted by Jrz:

Anybody know where to get compressed air? Its supposed to be used for cleaning ur computer of dust to prevent overheating.

 

army market used to sell small cylinders of compressed air for army inflatable life jackets....not sure if they sell it now...

if U need to use a lot...scuba tank is also compressed air....

but hell....why dont U just bring watever that U want to use it on to a petrol station and use the air pump there?free....just make sure that U dont blow up the station can already.

Originally posted by White_SoulReaper:

Who remembers the holocaust? Or does anybody here knows the holocaust...

Today in class during group discussions, I threw in the word holocaust when we were brainstorming... To my surprise, 90% of my 19-20 yr old classmates didn't even know what it is...

Haiz, never teach this unfortunate event meh?

we should be quite lucky if they know the names of our highly paid ministers...U want them to know about Holocaust,which happened long time ago in faraway Germany...U have to try harder loh....

Originally posted by youyayu:

er. i studying database...of cos must know la

diploma in IT

I see...then I hope U have,by now, found out how to identify the primary key and foreign keys(if any)...cos if U dunno...then basically no need to do liao...

in case U dunno...the very simplified explanation is

primary key - the unique field that differentiates every record

foreign key - the primary key of another table that U want to integrate into ur table.

Originally posted by rokkie:

yes they got allowance, but it's in rmb, if they give them 500 yuan monthly, it does not mean anything ,after divided by 5,become 100 dollar

problem is...they dont carry RMB500x12=RMB6000 back with them after their yearly visit back home...usually its more than that.

Originally posted by Fatum:

no simi .... this is a pure LJ thread ...

visible ones.

Originally posted by yamizi:

Dropping passengers as compared to filing in reports 8 days after was summoned, it may be immaterial as the period of saving the victim has expired, but the due time spent in responding to a wrong should be considered.

Such judgement is discouraging one from attempting to correct one's wrong.

I mean he did go back but got the same sentence as the one who treated as nothing happened.

Furthermore, they were charged for not rendering help, so the hitting itself has no punishment? Cannot be right?

Uncle

Leaving the victim=>+5mths

hit the victim=>+2mths

go back for the victim=>-2mths

Total=5mths (-2mths upon appeal)

Auntie

Leaving the victim=>+5mths

Total=5mths

Originally posted by limpper:

icic, how many practice sessions i have to do? or is it up to my liking?
thanks for your help.

I take it as U are talking about the theory practice sessions....no limit....no minimum number also....U can even go straight to take the evaluation but I wouldnt recommend it lor....The questions are not difficult...but its not a walk in the park either...generally U should be able to complete the practice papers in like....2-3 sessions....spending that time and money wouldnt kill U....after all...wat U are learning has the potential to kill...

Originally posted by limpper:

hey guys, im new in this. can someone tell what should i do after enrolment? i've done that this morning and now totally blurred. i know i've to attend something like 2 basic theory first lessons right? then do the final basic theory test, after a few more theory lessons then final theory test?

and also, i visited bbdc website, i see sessions around, does booking of 1 session means one lesson done? so it meant that attending 2 sessions will enable me to take the basic theory test already?

Booking of 1 session is different from attending 1 session of lesson leh...

U use the system to book ur lessons...then go attend the lesson that U booked...before U attend the lesson...U need to print out a slip of paper from Level 1...turn right at the main entrance......give that slip of paper to the instructor of the lesson that U are attending...The venue of the lesson is displayed on a notice board...left from the main entrance...This way...the system can take note of ur attendance and update accordingly...note that the updating can take like 1 hour to show on the system...damn long.

U need to take 2 BTT and 2 FTT lessons...after that U can go book for ur BTT practice trials and BTT evaluation in the system...something like doing past-year papers on computer...note that U need to pass evaluation at least 14 days before ur actual BTT...if not the system will cancel it automatically.

I cant remember when U can book ur actual BTT date from the system...U will have to wait for someone else to tell U or ask the instructor when U attend ur lessons.

FTT will be something similar except that U do not need to attend any more theory lessons since U have taken all the 4 theory lessons already...just do the trials and pass the evaluation at least 14 days before ur FTT.

FTT is valid for 2 years.BTT has no expiry date.

I think that's basically about it for the theory part.

Originally posted by yamizi:

It should be at least be considered as a mitigating factor. Probably the conscience of the uncle had caught up with him which made him turned back to render help.

Comparing to this auntie who went on to finish her task, went home and forget about it until a summons came to her.

I think the point that the 1st judge was thinking was that both the uncle or auntie did not stop to help immediately...whether he came back after that was immaterial after that...cos the golden period to help the victim was over...and seriously speaking...if U hit someone on the expressway...would U go drop ur passenger before coming back for the victim?

imagine U are the victim...hurt and bleeding on the road...dying...As if the uncle who came back after his drop at the airport would be very helpful...after U died.

anyway the uncle also got 2 mths off upon appeal...maybe because the appeals judge was in a better mood and considered his "mitigating" factor...

Originally posted by yamizi:

My experience in calling police is that they always dilly-dally one. There was once I saw a female driving knocking down a stationary motorcycle while doing reverse parking and just walked away. I went to a Neighbourhood Police Centre to make report, I waited for more than 1 and a half hours amd got myself summoned for parking at the wrong lot.

Fortunately I got my summons waived but was warned that I cannot use the same reason the next time if I were caught for parking wrong lot.

Very discouraging.

my experience different....called 999 for a case of 1 lady lying face-down on the road...police came quite fast but by that time...the lady...who was not very conscious(dunno drunk or disoriented)...was trying to walk up the road and the police car that came...bothered to U-turn and look for her..

maybe the case that U are trying to report was a non-emergency one bah...

Originally posted by yamizi:

5 months was given for not rendering help? How about hitting someone? Why was that not given any punishment? Weird.

Then the uncle at least came back to help, although late, also 5 months? Might as well don't come back at all.

Then he better pray he dun get caught or he wouldnt feel bad lor...

he hit someone...I dont think the "better than nothing" mentality should be applied here...

Just a piece of news in TNP that I wanted to share...

Source: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,179985,00.html?

RESCUERS expected the worst. What was left of a white Toyota car was scrap metal about half a metre in height.

 

On Saturday morning in Shenzhen, China, a driver had lost control of a lorry carrying soil. It then flipped sideways and landed on top of the Toyota next to it.

The impact crushed the car and soil was spilled all over it.

But a touching sight greeted the rescuers after the soil was scooped away and cranes lifted the lorry.

What they saw was a woman leaning over from the driver's seat to form a protective shield over her child who was sitting in the front passenger seat.

The mother, who is in her 30s, was dead.

But the baby girl, who's about a year old, was alive.

The mother probably bore the brunt of the crash. The air trapped between her body and her baby probably also helped save the girl from suffocating beneath the spilled soil.

As a result, the girl suffered only from minor wounds on her head, reported Shenzhen's Daily Sunshine newspaper.

  Soil-laden lorry flips and lands on top of Toyota next to it. Mum shields child with her body.

Cheers erupted among the rescuers as she was carried out of the wreck after the two-hour rescue operation. She was rushed to the hospital for a thorough checkup.

A woman in her 50s, who was in the back seat, also died.

A witness, known only as Mr Zhang told Daily Sunshine that it was about 10.50am. He rushed to the car after it had been crushed and shouted at its occupants.

He said he heard a female voice responding. But by the time the ambulance arrived, there was no longer any response.

The city's traffic police head, Mr Liu Fengjun, rushed to the site to direct rescue operations.

Initially, they had planned to tow the lorry away, but it was not feasible as it was too heavy. Rescue workers then thought of using cranes to lift the lorry up on both ends. But that idea was also abandoned as the bulk of the soil in the lorry may spill and bury the whole car instead.

In the end, they decided to remove the soil in the lorry first before lifting it up.

Those who had spades and hoes started digging away at the mountain of soil.

  Rescuers lift lorry with crane, remove top part of car to find baby alive beneath mum's body.

Mr Liu, who did not have any tools, jumped in to help, scooping with his bare hands, while shouting, 'Keep digging!'.

After 15 minutes, rescue workers managed to scoop away most of the soil. Then the cranes were activated.

At about 12.30pm, the cranes started to lift the lorry. It took them three attempts before they were successful.

Then, as rescue workers rushed in to the trapped occupants in the car, they hit another snag - a metal beam from the lorry was in the way. The hydraulic cutter was called in to remove it. Meanwhile, a rescue worker started shouting at the car's occupants. But there was still no response.

Then, after removing the top part of the car, they were greeted by the touching sight of the mother shielding the baby.

The lorry driver, a man in his 20s, had been detained to assist in investigations.

At about 1pm, traffic on the road resumed. The baby's father rushed to the hospital at about 2pm to take her home, but was too distraught to be interviewed.

Originally posted by FireIce:

after grad, work for a couple of years, get PR, serve finish bond (if any) then off to US!!!!

U so kind...some grad...take cert...fly off liao...bond?what bond?Dun come back to sg then no bond lor...

Originally posted by YouAc2c:

Please introduce on how to do the system Recovery and Backup , and introduce
PC Protection Software and System Tools and Utilities. Thanks

ur requirements so general...

dun say I dun help U...

www.download.com

Originally posted by rokkie:

the scholarship is 500 monthly, it really is not something, compare with locals, who have work already, or get allowance from parent.Even they work after graduation, have to pay extra money for renting a apartment, now the price is very high, so saying that, it's not fair

China students dun get allowance from parent ar?They do lor...

After graduation...U might not even see them in singapore.

Originally posted by FireIce:

im bery happy to see one bamboo pole hit whole boat ppl

ya lor...

Originally posted by sg_polarbear:

I think the service personnel at the call centre really didn't want to help at all. She was rude to challenge a customer to lodge a complain even though the terms and conditions are stated as such. The point here really is the service level we get from a reputable airline. This is a disgrace to SQ especially when her counterpart at Paragon is able to offer a solution.

I agree with this...The point of contention is the service level.

Originally posted by charlize:

Maybe if you said you were the foreign CEO of some MNC in Singapore, they might give you face.

 

Maybe.

 

Just maybe.

local MNC's CEO wife also can.

Originally posted by ahtansh:

Anyone been to Dempsey Hill, the army Barracks. They told me it was the old CMPB.

Nice place to visit for once but the rest (food, scenery, spa, price) very subjective.

Who has report there for National Service before? I guess its more than 20 years ago. Wonder there is any underground tunnels?

Worked there before....yes it was the old CMPB....

recruits reporting there for NS...should be at least 35 years ago liao....

Havent seen any underground tunnels...but there is a nice football field behind...with a back view of the Queenstown Remand Prison.

Originally posted by cherrycola:

How long do you take to decide what to wear?

2 seconds.

Originally posted by SBS7484P:

troublesome also not him.. its me.. haiz.. dunno why i offer to sell for him in the first place..

then see if U can grab hold of a garang-kuni in ur area and ask him to offer...hopefully U'll get a better price than I did.

Originally posted by Fishe8591:

Seek advice on best way to settle credit cards & loans outstanding?

My colleague's husband gambled and got burnt.  Regretted, too late! Owed 5 credit card companies (2x$8K, 2X$6K, 5K), 2 credit Loans ($7K, $5K), 2 ready-credits ($6K, $7K).  Altogether $58K.  My colleague got only $20K to help him.  How to pay $58K?. The funny thing is this guy knows how to go take from one credit card and pay another and yet doesn't know how much interest he is being charged.  Every month just pay minimum sum.  Correct me if I am wrong, I think it is 24%.  Can someone show me the calculation so that I can pass to this moron.  It seems he also borrowed his sibling's car and has an outstanding loan of $39K - paying $800 a month - 4 more years to go. My poor colleague, got 2 young kids to feed.

Cheers!

yes its 24%....for now.

Originally posted by youyayu:

mi not studying in poly..

can list out the steps? i still dont' know how to do the normalization steps by steps.. can teach me? thanks alot. and about foregin/primary key. how to identify?

Then why are U doing normalisation?1NF,2NF,3NF?

Originally posted by gnoik:

which firefox version can d/l movie from crunchyroll?

Go look at the add-ons...not really the Fx version...

Originally posted by nenepokey:

whoa...where to find windows me nowadays?

I dunno the requirements for the game...but ME really is Many Errors lor...might as well use Windows 2000 SP4.

Anyway ur options would be to create a dual-boot environment as mentioned by SBS7484P...or just virtualisation software such as VMWare or VirtualBox.