Apple iPhone

Apple iPhone released on 29th June 2007. The most awaited phone, this phone has some really cool features. Talking about features following are some highlighted features of this phone

GSM phone which runs on the OS X platform, it’s a multi - touch screen phone (which obviously most of the people know :)). Most of the people have gone crazy just for the multi-touch part of it, surely it gives you more control, and now can you do whatever you please, with the highly sophisticated imaging software in place, you can expand those pictures with your finger tips.

Display

o 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display

o 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 160 dpi

o Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Capacity

o 4GB or 8GB flash drive

o Video

o Many formats supported (LOL)

o Wireless data

o Almost all widely used wireless protocols (:))

The coolest features of this phone are the imaging and the iTunes it really rocks. So it combines the features of the iPod with the iPhone and a imaging software. A true treat for all the music lovers and Apple followers. Of course there are a lot more features that makes it stand apart from it opponents, but unfortunately I don’t have an iPhone to give you those details (;))

But there have been all sorts of drama going on with this phone, firstly the stores were shut down at 4.30 PM on 29th of June the launch date and re-opened at 6 PM bcoz the delivery of the iPhone was expected in this time frame, and this was done specifically to avoid any pre-release sell of the phone. Secondly, it broke all the sale records, it was so liked by everybody that the stores nearly flooded on the day of the launch, soon the stock of the over, and the stores still had a high demand for it, most of the people hence were put on hold. (Wow!! what a success)

Lastly, within a week of the launch of the phone, it has already being hacked, though in the premature stages, but the file system of the phone can be scanned, the services can be stopped, people can play with the interfaces, and many more. Oh man these hackers are awesome.

Life - has diff meanings

Life has always been said and known as the never-ending. It will stops - only when you're having symptoms of difficulty in the body causes. Or when you get some sort of unexpected disease. Insane. Asylum. And if you are a criminal.

The wise man (whoever is this so-called wise man) said that life must be fruitful and go spread among the others and to wherever you can go to occupied. Sounds like Jesus eh? Maybe. The same goes with other mystical god's saying. Yet the world is still round with earth and water. You got the Indian version, the the Chinese , romans, the muslims and other crazy people in the world about the earth creation. But still everything's just the same. The only thing that make it so different is ideology and philosophy and influence.

During the ancient times, people listens to the strong ones because the strong ones will be the leader of the pack. So you see, they uncivilized people. Reminding you KoRn's Follow The Leader album. Well it's also even today that this shit still happens. Yes and at least we vote for our legit leader and with capability. A woman running for presidency? India doesnt have that guts yet and some countries already have.

So we are living in a world of reality by dedicating our entire life to work and study, for children, for weddings and for our coffin and funerals too. Sounds so right and pathetic? You bet!

So the only thing that is left to make yourself feel more relax is to do the thing you have always wanted within the law? The boundaries of knowing right and wrong. You might say "Hey! What the fuck is this!?"

What about virtual reality? That's what the 20th and 21st century people are doing about. The world wide web (WWW) - gone are the days of the "Chalkuya'' style. The internet is a massive media productivity to do and upgrade life and connected to anyone in the world. Far way much better than newspaper which only comes out the next day when we get to view it on the spot. A better way of propaganda is to blog / orkut and see how many pings you did be getting so far. And then get interrogated by some stupid government servants who might think it's not appropriate to talk something which is not true.

Blogs - the alternate living diary! Does diary still exist? Yes it does. I still write on them and that. Times may be different and change but things still exist.

Business Logic - is it needed !!!!!!!

It's been running thru my head lately that I heard this word more than once in my work experience.

"I have learnt enough business logic; it's time to move on."

"This company offers me a lot of business logic experience."

Many people would agree that being a fresh architect, you need to learn as much as the business logic/knowledge as you can take. Therefore, on your next job, you can tell you interviewer that you have working with this, this and this industry with a lot of business logic experience.

Having a lot of business logic experience, nevertheless, it's good. But I think it's not the key point for a architect. In my view, I think a architect/interior designer job is to change the business logic/requirement from the client into a useful solution that would able to help them. Furthermore, I bet the client has an expert or people who has more business logic experience than any architect has.

So, does more business logic experience helps a architect?

I have switched for several jobs and no any business logic from the first have any similarity to the current one. Unless you're moving the end user position such a project manager, where you can work in a large project rendering solution and change jobs once you're bored with the architecture industry. Until then, having the skill of turning the user requirement/specification into practical and feasible solution has far more advantage than simply just learning the business logic.

Then again, people would argue that you can use your business logic experience to your new company in the same industry. This, I wouldn't agree more except you want to stick with same industry for the rest of your life. Of course, the chances of getting new job will be shrank since the job scope is limited to one industry. Not to mention that the employment contract usually stated you can't work with the same industry for a period of 1 to 2 years after your resignation. Does having more business logic helps a architect? I don't think so.

Next time, if some architect told me that they work in a company just to learn the business logic, I will have myself a really good laugh, quietly.

Blood !!!!!! - Give your blood !!!!!!!!

Blood donation is a process by which a blood donor voluntarily has blood drawn for storage in a blood bank or for subsequent use in a blood transfusion.

Blood donations may be scheduled at local centres, or at times a "blood drive" will occur. These are events where a blood bank or other blood collecting organization will set up in a convenient location—such as a shopping centre, large employer, university, high school, or a local church—for people to stop in without appointment during their daily routine to donate blood. Sometimes a bloodmobile is used to run a blood drive. Usually a modified recreational vehicle, it is an easy place to run a blood drive because it is already set up for the process of blood donation.

Blood Group Basics


OK, folks, this post requires your full attention as it's all about the complicated differences between everybody's blood types. I've tried to make this as simple as possible.

Here we go.

• We all have these little marker things called antigens on the surface of our red blood cells.
• These are so tiny they can't even be seen under a microscope.
• Everyone's got different ones - blame your parents and grandparents for all that.
• In fact, only identical twins will ever possess all the same antigens.
• All that's very well and good, but when it comes to blood transfusions, there are two very important systems of antigens which need to be matched to avoid any nasty complications.

The ABO System

If you have blood group A then you've got A antigens covering your red cells.

Blood group B means you have B antigens, while group O has neither, and group AB has some of both.

The ABO system also contains lots of little antibodies in the plasma, antibodies being the body's natural defense against foreign antigens.

So blood group A has anti-B in their plasma, blood group B has anti-A (you probably get the picture at this stage).

To complicate matters though, group AB has none and group O has both of the antibodies.

Which means giving someone blood from the wrong ABO group could be fatal.

The anti-A antibodies in group B attack group A cells and vice versa.

Which is why group A blood must never be given to a group B person.

Group O negative is a different story.


The Rh system

Still with me???? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, it gets more complicated here on in, because there's another antigen to be considered - the Rh antigen.

Some of us have it, some of us don't.

If it is present, the blood is RhD positive, if not it's RhD negative.

So, for example, some people in group A will have it, and will therefore be classed as A+ (or A positive).

While the ones that don't, are A- (or, wait for it...A negative).

And so it goes for groups B, AB and O.

This effectively doubles the number of different blood types to be matched, because you shouldn't mix blood type A+ with blood type A-.

84% of the population is Rh positive.

(And yes, that means the other 16% of the population is running around with Rh negative blood.)

My MSc experience !!!!!

My exams are comin up. Am nearly at the end of my 1st sem. If I pass these and 1 more sem, I'll be Ramesh Dixit , MS in PM . 1 yr, 10 modules and about thousand bus journeys to get two letters after my name after the four which I got 6yrs back. Cool.

People tend to be very disparaging about an Post Grad education. "What's the big deal?" says my ex boss- a architect . "Herd mentality, I say. Herd mentality," "Far too many project managers. MS. has no value at all!"

Crap. An post grad education has given me far more than I ever expected. Read on. Please.

What has been the purpose of my post grad education, as charted out by good old national university of Singapore ? To make me a responsible citizen, an ethical human being and a qualified technical manager who can contribute to the growth and development of my society and the human race at large. WRe nwlsmg;s shdslk hgn dslfg. I'm sorry, I couldn't see what I was typing through my tears of laughter! (I'm sure my co- mates will be rolling on the floor, clutching their sides and beating on the ground, laughing hysterically.)

OK, seriously, what have I learnt? Have the past few months been of any use? I say a clear,YES! I am now trained to pursue not just a career in a technical field, but any of the following...

1. Secret agent
What's so secret about a secret agent? A large part of a secret agent's job is to do things while ensuring that he's not being watched. Sulking around and all that. Sneaking around the campus, hoping one won't be caught by a prof. Charting plans to get out of class unnoticed. Sending Secret Messages and Stuff (SMS) in the middle of class. Passing chits. Using ones ocular skills to the utmost during 'test'ing times. And, of course, slyly pumping the lecturer for the test questions. Last heard, PM link is recruiting people from my batch.

2. Negotiator
Squeezing just one mark more out of a sadistic examiner. Convincing the forbidding class counselor to grant one just another couple days of OD. Trying to get out of having to pay a fine of a several bucks at the library. Again, pumping lecturers for questions... all this makes one such an awesome negotiator and tactician, you'll have terrorists eating out of your hand.

3. Xerox operator
"Watching is learning." Having closely watched more papers being photocopied over the last few months, I am a master of the xerox game. All I need is a machine and confusing reading list given by our proff to refer and study , and the money will pour in... Clever marketing tactics (All paper types xeroxed! Give one paper, get two!) and pricing (5 cents per side. Even less if you bring your own paper.) will make me a millionaire some day lol !

4. Professional athlete
So I've watched the photocopying process. Why was I there in the first place, you ask? Well, taking a photocopy of portions you didn't know existed until the very last minute (read the day before the exam) is a well documented aspect of MS. Running, cycling, biking or driving in the sweltering heat or pouring rain, battling heavy winds and pedestrians, on all types of roads (tarred roads, mud roads, no roads) has elevated my skill levels to that of a pro. And catching the damn bus has also contributed to this.

5. Torture machine tester
Having sat through what seems like gazillions of classes over the course, I can confidently say this - Nothing gets worse than it. Chinese torture? I laugh at it. Breaking my knuckles? Pooh! Tying me up and tickling me with a peacock feather? Huh, child's play to resist it... It's no laughing matter that I've survived so many hours of boring classes. An Masters education hardens you from within.

Please don't mob me, presspersons. I have time for just one more question. Yes, you in the green bowtie and fluorescent pink pants.

Press chap: raags !!!!!, what is the one thing you think you have learnt the most from the entire experience?

Well, the most important thing I have learnt in the few months has to be the value the beauty of friendship. I've met some awesome people... sniff... Had some great times, super fun, lots of memories. Thanks to all those who have made these few months of Masters actually enjoyable! :)