Hừm. Thật là ghét. Mình lại ghen rồi, hừ.
Thế là chỉ còn 1 môn nữa thôi, còn nhiều cái phải làm quá :-SS Cố lên nao`!
Caramel walnut brownies
8 years ago
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Citibank notebook loan
- Does the indemnitor need to be a working person?
- Indemnitor and parents' CPF statement must be within the latest 12 months (must be obtained this Dec!!)
- NRIC and Passport copies of parents! (mum's also included!)
- Copy of invoice or purchase order of the notebook computer made out to the name of the Main Applicant
Supporting documents which are not in English must be accompanied by a translation in English. Applications with no supporting documents will not be considered. To avoid any delay in the processing of the application, please ensure that the supporting documents are complete and submitted to Citibank to the following address:
Citibank Singapore Ltd
1 Temasek Avenue
#13-01 Millenia Tower
Singapore 039192
Attn: Secured Loans Unit (Ref: ELA)
- Indemnitor and parents' CPF statement must be within the latest 12 months (must be obtained this Dec!!)
- NRIC and Passport copies of parents! (mum's also included!)
- Copy of invoice or purchase order of the notebook computer made out to the name of the Main Applicant
Supporting documents which are not in English must be accompanied by a translation in English. Applications with no supporting documents will not be considered. To avoid any delay in the processing of the application, please ensure that the supporting documents are complete and submitted to Citibank to the following address:
Citibank Singapore Ltd
1 Temasek Avenue
#13-01 Millenia Tower
Singapore 039192
Attn: Secured Loans Unit (Ref: ELA)
An old acquaintance
I ran into this blog of her today. I felt my heart touched, and my dreams craving out. It was such a beautiful soul, free and pretty. In the midst of everyday hassles, I realize my dreams could come true, and I want to live beautifully, too.. :)
http://360.yahoo.com/profile-wSU2OHA8brU.Nt0PDNlJysXl0bWy
http://360.yahoo.com/profile-wSU2OHA8brU.Nt0PDNlJysXl0bWy
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Infatuation
If I leave you, how sad would you feel? Sometimes, I'm starting to doubt how much loving you really share to me.
More than a flirting-by passion, I know I like you. I see this picture today, And I realize she is still there. You say you don't care. But I need more trust. Poor this weak and indecisive me. If you call, I will pick up. If you message, I will reply. I don't want to disappoint you. Since I like you so much, you see. I want to hug you :) But spontaneous a person as I am, I cannot help thinking, what is the end for this. I want to freely let the passions fly, and leave behind all the shadow that darkens between us. But I see the shadow here and there. You never say you let it leave. I may have dreamt too much when I believe you do. I was building castles along the way. Castles are nice, and I like you..
But I think I should resist myself. Friends is just what we can call ourselves. Much as I want to care about you, I feel insecurity growing. Ambivalence, once it is there without control, will just grow by itself.
I start to wonder, if now suddenly I get this "proposal" from you, would I agree? I will not. Since I do not trust you enough. It's time I open my eyes to the wider world, and look for more handsome and trustworthy and caring guys than you.
More than a flirting-by passion, I know I like you. I see this picture today, And I realize she is still there. You say you don't care. But I need more trust. Poor this weak and indecisive me. If you call, I will pick up. If you message, I will reply. I don't want to disappoint you. Since I like you so much, you see. I want to hug you :) But spontaneous a person as I am, I cannot help thinking, what is the end for this. I want to freely let the passions fly, and leave behind all the shadow that darkens between us. But I see the shadow here and there. You never say you let it leave. I may have dreamt too much when I believe you do. I was building castles along the way. Castles are nice, and I like you..
But I think I should resist myself. Friends is just what we can call ourselves. Much as I want to care about you, I feel insecurity growing. Ambivalence, once it is there without control, will just grow by itself.
I start to wonder, if now suddenly I get this "proposal" from you, would I agree? I will not. Since I do not trust you enough. It's time I open my eyes to the wider world, and look for more handsome and trustworthy and caring guys than you.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Synonyms and antonyms
1. matching ~ corresponding, equivalent, identical, like, duplicate, paired, parallel
# different, clashing
2. relatively ~ almost, approximately, comparably, comparatively, nearly, proportionately
3. conform
(adapt) ~ accommodate, adjust, comply, attune, coordinate, fit, follow, harmonize, integrate, make room, obey, reconcile, reconciliate, suit, tune, yield
# deviate, differ, oppose, rebel
(correspond) ~ accord, agree, match, suit, tally
# diverge, mismatch
4. confidence ~ inner strength, positive self-image, self-assurance
# diffidence, insecurity,, self-doubt
5. defeat ~ overthrow, conquer, conquest, annihilate, bear down, halt, hinder, impede, overwhelm, prevail over, suppress, vanquish
# triumph, victory, win
6. immediate family # extended family
7. acceptive ~ receptive, but: accept # receive
- acceptive (a) tendency, inclined to receive or accept
- receptive (a) having the quality of receiving, taking in, admitting, able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas (a receptive mind), willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers (a receptive listener)
acceptive ~ acceptant, acceptive, approachable, broad-minded, impartial, interested, observant, open to suggestions, perceptive, persuadable, swayable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding
# resistant, unresponsive
8. utilize ~ advance, apply, appropriate, bestow, employ, exercise, exploit, forward, further, handle, promote, resort to, use
9. thrive ~ do well, advance, bloom, blossom, boom, grow, progress, prosper, radiate, rise, shine, succeed
>< decline, fail, languish, blunder, break down, miss, run aground (of a ship - to become stuck on rocks), slip
# different, clashing
2. relatively ~ almost, approximately, comparably, comparatively, nearly, proportionately
3. conform
(adapt) ~ accommodate, adjust, comply, attune, coordinate, fit, follow, harmonize, integrate, make room, obey, reconcile, reconciliate, suit, tune, yield
# deviate, differ, oppose, rebel
(correspond) ~ accord, agree, match, suit, tally
# diverge, mismatch
4. confidence ~ inner strength, positive self-image, self-assurance
# diffidence, insecurity,, self-doubt
5. defeat ~ overthrow, conquer, conquest, annihilate, bear down, halt, hinder, impede, overwhelm, prevail over, suppress, vanquish
# triumph, victory, win
6. immediate family # extended family
7. acceptive ~ receptive, but: accept # receive
- acceptive (a) tendency, inclined to receive or accept
- receptive (a) having the quality of receiving, taking in, admitting, able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas (a receptive mind), willing or inclined to receive suggestions, offers (a receptive listener)
acceptive ~ acceptant, acceptive, approachable, broad-minded, impartial, interested, observant, open to suggestions, perceptive, persuadable, swayable, tolerant, unbiased, understanding
# resistant, unresponsive
8. utilize ~ advance, apply, appropriate, bestow, employ, exercise, exploit, forward, further, handle, promote, resort to, use
9. thrive ~ do well, advance, bloom, blossom, boom, grow, progress, prosper, radiate, rise, shine, succeed
>< decline, fail, languish, blunder, break down, miss, run aground (of a ship - to become stuck on rocks), slip
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Whisper words of wisdom
I had a weird dream today. From psychology tricks to interpret dreams, I guess it means ignorance will disappoint people who love you.
I thought I can be confiding enough. But I cannot. Yes, let it be. There will be an answer, let it be.
I thought I can be confiding enough. But I cannot. Yes, let it be. There will be an answer, let it be.
Saturday, November 3, 2007
country, nation, state and nation-state
In casual usage, the terms "country," "nation," and "state" are often used as if they were synonymous; but in a more strict usage they can be distinguished:
- Country denotes a geographical area.
- Nation denotes a people who are believed to or deemed to share common customs, origins, and history. However, the adjectives national and international also refer to matters pertaining to what are strictly states, as in national capital, international law.
- State refers to the set of governing institutions that has sovereignty over a definite territory.
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[edit] Characteristics of the nation-state
Nation-states have their own characteristics, differing from those of the pre-national states. For a start, they have a different attitude to their territory, compared to the dynastic monarchies: it is semi-sacred, and non-transferable. No nation would swap territory with other states simply, for example, because the king's daughter got married. They have a different type of border, in principle defined only by the area of settlement of the national group, although many nation-states also sought natural borders (rivers, mountain ranges).
The most noticeable characteristic is the degree to which nation-states use the state as an instrument of national unity, in economic, social and cultural life.
The nation-state promoted economic unity, first by abolishing internal customs and tolls. In Germany this process - the creation of the Zollverein - preceded formal national unity. Nation-states typically have a policy to create and maintain a national transportation infrastructure, facilitating trade and travel. In 19th-century Europe, the expansion of the rail transport networks was at first largely a matter for private railway companies, but gradually came under control of the national governments. The French rail network, with its main lines radiating from Paris to all corners of France, is often seen as a reflection of the centralised French nation-state, which directed its construction. Nation-states continue to build, for instance, specifically national motorway networks. Specifically trans-national infrastructure programmes, such as the Trans-European Networks, are a recent innovation.
The nation-states typically had a more centralised and uniform public administration than its imperial predecessors: they were smaller, and the population less diverse. (The internal diversity of, for instance, the Ottoman Empire was very great). After the triumph of the nation-state in Europe, regional identity was subordinate to national identity, in regions such as Alsace-Lorraine, Catalonia, Brittany, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. In many cases, the regional administration was also subordinated to central (national) government. This process was partially reversed from the 1970s onward, with the introduction of various forms of regional autonomy, in formerly centralised states such as France.
However, the most obvious impact of the nation-state, as compared to its non-national predecessors, is the creation of a uniform national culture, through state policy. The model of the nation-state implies that its population constitute a nation, united by a common descent, a common language, and many forms of shared culture. When the implied unity was absent, the nation-state often tried to create it. It promoted a uniform national language, through language policy. (When Italy was united as a political entity, the majority of the population could not speak Italian.) The creation of national systems of compulsory primary education and a relatively uniform curriculum in secondary schools, was the most effective instrument in the spread of the national languages. The schools also taught the national history, often in a propagandistic and mythologised version, and (especially during conflicts) some nation-states still teach this kind of history. [3]
Language and cultural policy was sometimes negative, aimed at the suppression of non-national elements. Language prohibitions were sometimes used to accelerate the adoption of national languages, and the decline of minority languages, see Germanisation.
In some cases these policies triggered bitter conflicts and separatism. Where it worked, the cultural uniformity and homogeneity of the population increased. Conversely, the cultural divergence at the border became sharper: in theory, a uniform French identity extends from the Atlantic coast to the Rhine, and on the other bank of the Rhine, a uniform German identity begins. To enforce that model, both sides have divergent language policy and educational systems, although the linguistic boundary is in fact well inside France, and the Alsace region changed hands four times between 1870 and 1945.
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The nation-state model in practice
Political science uses the term "nation-state" for most existing sovereign states, even if their political boundaries do not coincide with ethnic boundaries.
In some cases, the geographic boundaries of an ethnic population and a political state largely coincide. In these cases, there is little immigration or emigration, few members of ethnic minorities, and few members of the "home" ethnicity living in other countries.
Portugal is seen as one of the best examples of a nation-state. Although surrounded by other lands and people, the Portuguese nation has been the same for almost 900 years. Since its foundation, in 1143, Portugal remained as a single nation living in a single country. Ethnically, Portuguese people are related to Celts, Romans, Germanic peoples like the Suebi and the Visigoths and have been under moorish control for nearly 500 hundred years (see:Berbers and Moors) being the south of the country the region which have suffered the most. Portugal had a great colonial Empire for more than 500 years. Nowadays, Portugal is a very singular country that is still seen as a nation-state though Galicians are still considered by some the same ethnic stock as the Portuguese (specially those in the north).
Iceland is often seen as a strong example of a nation-state. Although the inhabitants are ethnically related to other Scandinavian groups, the national culture and language are found only in Iceland. There are no cross-border minorities — the nearest land is too far away.
Japan is also traditionally seen as a good example of a nation-state, although it includes minorities of the ethnically distinct Ryūkyū peoples in the south, Koreans, Chinese and Filipinos, and on the northern island of Hokkaidō, the indigenous Ainu minority; see also Japanese Demographics and Ethnic issues in Japan.
Both Iceland and Japan are island nations. Portugal, curiously, is not an island and is surrounded by other historic nations in Europe.
The notion of a "national identity" also extends to countries which host multiple ethnic or language groups. For example, Switzerland is constitutionally a confederation of cantons, and has four official languages, but it has also a 'Swiss' national identity, a national history, and a classic national hero, Wilhelm Tell. [1]
Many historical conflicts have arisen where political boundaries do not correspond with ethnic or cultural boundaries. For example, the Hatay Province was transferred to Turkey from Syria after the majority-Turk population complained of mistreatment. The traditional homeland of the Kurdish people extends between northern Iraq and eastern Turkey, and western Iran. Some of its inhabitants call for the creation of an independent Kurdistan, citing mistreatment by the Turkish and Iraqi governments. An armed conflict between the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Turkish government over this issue has been ongoing since 1984.
Belgium is a classic example of a disputed nation-state. The state was formed by secession from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830, and the Flemish population in the north speaks Dutch. The Flemish identity is also ethnic and cultural, and there is a strong separatist movement. The Walloon identity is linguistic (Francophone) and regionalist. There is also a unitary Belgian nationalism, several versions of a Greater Netherlands ideal, and a German-speaking region annexed from Prussia in 1920, and re-annexed by Germany in 1940–1944.
China covers a large geographic area, and uses the concept of "Zhonghua minzu" — "a Chinese people" — although it also officially recognises the majority Han ethnic group, and no fewer than 55 national minorities.
Where part of the national group lives in a neighbouring nation-state, it is usually called a national minority. In some cases states have reciprocal national minorities, for instance the Slovaks in Hungary and the Magyars (ethnic Hungarians) in Slovakia.
National minorities should not be confused with a national diaspora, which is typically located far from the national border. Most modern diasporas result from economic migration, for example the Irish diaspora.
The possession of dependent territories does influence the status of a nation-state. A state with large colonial possessions is obviously inhabited by many ethnic groups, and is not a mono-ethnic state. However, in most cases, the colonies were not considered an integral part of the motherland, and were separately administered. Some European nation-states have dependent territories in Europe. Denmark contains virtually all ethnic Danes and has relatively few foreign nationals within it. However, it exercises sovereignty over the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
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What states existed before nation-states?
In Europe, in the eighteenth century, the classic non-national states were the multi-ethnic empires, (the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire), and smaller states at what would now be called sub-national level. The multi-ethnic empire was a monarchy ruled by a king, emperor, or Sultan. The population belonged to many ethnic groups, and they spoke many languages. The empire was dominated by one ethnic group, and their language was usually the language of public administration. The ruling dynasty was usually, but not always, from that group. This type of state is not specifically European: such empires existed on all continents. Some of the smaller European states were not so ethnically diverse, but were also dynastic states, ruled by a royal house. Their territory could expand by royal marriage, or merge with another state when the dynasty merged. In some parts of Europe, notably Germany, very small territorial units existed. They were recognised by their neighbours as independent, and had their own government and laws. Some were ruled by princes or other hereditary rulers, some were governed by bishops or abbots. Because they were so small, however, they had no separate language or culture: the inhabitants shared the language of the surrounding region.
In some cases these states were simply overthrown by nationalist uprisings in the 19th century. Some older nation-states, such as England and France seem to have grown by accretion of smaller entities, before the 19th century. Liberal ideas of free trade played a role in German unification, which was preceded by a customs union, the Zollverein. However, the Austro-Prussian War, and the German alliances in the Franco-Prussian War, were decisive in the unification. The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire broke up after the First World War, the Russian Empire became the Soviet Union, after the long Russian Civil War.
Some of the smaller states survived: the independent principalities of Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Monaco, and the republic of San Marino. The Vatican City is not a survival, although there was a larger Papal State. In its present form, it was created by the 1929 Lateran treaties between Italy and the Roman Catholic Church.
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- Country denotes a geographical area.
- Nation denotes a people who are believed to or deemed to share common customs, origins, and history. However, the adjectives national and international also refer to matters pertaining to what are strictly states, as in national capital, international law.
- State refers to the set of governing institutions that has sovereignty over a definite territory.
------------------------------
[edit] Characteristics of the nation-state
Nation-states have their own characteristics, differing from those of the pre-national states. For a start, they have a different attitude to their territory, compared to the dynastic monarchies: it is semi-sacred, and non-transferable. No nation would swap territory with other states simply, for example, because the king's daughter got married. They have a different type of border, in principle defined only by the area of settlement of the national group, although many nation-states also sought natural borders (rivers, mountain ranges).
The most noticeable characteristic is the degree to which nation-states use the state as an instrument of national unity, in economic, social and cultural life.
The nation-state promoted economic unity, first by abolishing internal customs and tolls. In Germany this process - the creation of the Zollverein - preceded formal national unity. Nation-states typically have a policy to create and maintain a national transportation infrastructure, facilitating trade and travel. In 19th-century Europe, the expansion of the rail transport networks was at first largely a matter for private railway companies, but gradually came under control of the national governments. The French rail network, with its main lines radiating from Paris to all corners of France, is often seen as a reflection of the centralised French nation-state, which directed its construction. Nation-states continue to build, for instance, specifically national motorway networks. Specifically trans-national infrastructure programmes, such as the Trans-European Networks, are a recent innovation.
The nation-states typically had a more centralised and uniform public administration than its imperial predecessors: they were smaller, and the population less diverse. (The internal diversity of, for instance, the Ottoman Empire was very great). After the triumph of the nation-state in Europe, regional identity was subordinate to national identity, in regions such as Alsace-Lorraine, Catalonia, Brittany, Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica. In many cases, the regional administration was also subordinated to central (national) government. This process was partially reversed from the 1970s onward, with the introduction of various forms of regional autonomy, in formerly centralised states such as France.
However, the most obvious impact of the nation-state, as compared to its non-national predecessors, is the creation of a uniform national culture, through state policy. The model of the nation-state implies that its population constitute a nation, united by a common descent, a common language, and many forms of shared culture. When the implied unity was absent, the nation-state often tried to create it. It promoted a uniform national language, through language policy. (When Italy was united as a political entity, the majority of the population could not speak Italian.) The creation of national systems of compulsory primary education and a relatively uniform curriculum in secondary schools, was the most effective instrument in the spread of the national languages. The schools also taught the national history, often in a propagandistic and mythologised version, and (especially during conflicts) some nation-states still teach this kind of history. [3]
Language and cultural policy was sometimes negative, aimed at the suppression of non-national elements. Language prohibitions were sometimes used to accelerate the adoption of national languages, and the decline of minority languages, see Germanisation.
In some cases these policies triggered bitter conflicts and separatism. Where it worked, the cultural uniformity and homogeneity of the population increased. Conversely, the cultural divergence at the border became sharper: in theory, a uniform French identity extends from the Atlantic coast to the Rhine, and on the other bank of the Rhine, a uniform German identity begins. To enforce that model, both sides have divergent language policy and educational systems, although the linguistic boundary is in fact well inside France, and the Alsace region changed hands four times between 1870 and 1945.
-----------------------------------------------------
The nation-state model in practice
Political science uses the term "nation-state" for most existing sovereign states, even if their political boundaries do not coincide with ethnic boundaries.
In some cases, the geographic boundaries of an ethnic population and a political state largely coincide. In these cases, there is little immigration or emigration, few members of ethnic minorities, and few members of the "home" ethnicity living in other countries.
Portugal is seen as one of the best examples of a nation-state. Although surrounded by other lands and people, the Portuguese nation has been the same for almost 900 years. Since its foundation, in 1143, Portugal remained as a single nation living in a single country. Ethnically, Portuguese people are related to Celts, Romans, Germanic peoples like the Suebi and the Visigoths and have been under moorish control for nearly 500 hundred years (see:Berbers and Moors) being the south of the country the region which have suffered the most. Portugal had a great colonial Empire for more than 500 years. Nowadays, Portugal is a very singular country that is still seen as a nation-state though Galicians are still considered by some the same ethnic stock as the Portuguese (specially those in the north).
Iceland is often seen as a strong example of a nation-state. Although the inhabitants are ethnically related to other Scandinavian groups, the national culture and language are found only in Iceland. There are no cross-border minorities — the nearest land is too far away.
Japan is also traditionally seen as a good example of a nation-state, although it includes minorities of the ethnically distinct Ryūkyū peoples in the south, Koreans, Chinese and Filipinos, and on the northern island of Hokkaidō, the indigenous Ainu minority; see also Japanese Demographics and Ethnic issues in Japan.
Both Iceland and Japan are island nations. Portugal, curiously, is not an island and is surrounded by other historic nations in Europe.
The notion of a "national identity" also extends to countries which host multiple ethnic or language groups. For example, Switzerland is constitutionally a confederation of cantons, and has four official languages, but it has also a 'Swiss' national identity, a national history, and a classic national hero, Wilhelm Tell. [1]
Many historical conflicts have arisen where political boundaries do not correspond with ethnic or cultural boundaries. For example, the Hatay Province was transferred to Turkey from Syria after the majority-Turk population complained of mistreatment. The traditional homeland of the Kurdish people extends between northern Iraq and eastern Turkey, and western Iran. Some of its inhabitants call for the creation of an independent Kurdistan, citing mistreatment by the Turkish and Iraqi governments. An armed conflict between the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Turkish government over this issue has been ongoing since 1984.
Belgium is a classic example of a disputed nation-state. The state was formed by secession from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1830, and the Flemish population in the north speaks Dutch. The Flemish identity is also ethnic and cultural, and there is a strong separatist movement. The Walloon identity is linguistic (Francophone) and regionalist. There is also a unitary Belgian nationalism, several versions of a Greater Netherlands ideal, and a German-speaking region annexed from Prussia in 1920, and re-annexed by Germany in 1940–1944.
China covers a large geographic area, and uses the concept of "Zhonghua minzu" — "a Chinese people" — although it also officially recognises the majority Han ethnic group, and no fewer than 55 national minorities.
Where part of the national group lives in a neighbouring nation-state, it is usually called a national minority. In some cases states have reciprocal national minorities, for instance the Slovaks in Hungary and the Magyars (ethnic Hungarians) in Slovakia.
National minorities should not be confused with a national diaspora, which is typically located far from the national border. Most modern diasporas result from economic migration, for example the Irish diaspora.
The possession of dependent territories does influence the status of a nation-state. A state with large colonial possessions is obviously inhabited by many ethnic groups, and is not a mono-ethnic state. However, in most cases, the colonies were not considered an integral part of the motherland, and were separately administered. Some European nation-states have dependent territories in Europe. Denmark contains virtually all ethnic Danes and has relatively few foreign nationals within it. However, it exercises sovereignty over the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
--------------------------------
What states existed before nation-states?
In Europe, in the eighteenth century, the classic non-national states were the multi-ethnic empires, (the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the British Empire), and smaller states at what would now be called sub-national level. The multi-ethnic empire was a monarchy ruled by a king, emperor, or Sultan. The population belonged to many ethnic groups, and they spoke many languages. The empire was dominated by one ethnic group, and their language was usually the language of public administration. The ruling dynasty was usually, but not always, from that group. This type of state is not specifically European: such empires existed on all continents. Some of the smaller European states were not so ethnically diverse, but were also dynastic states, ruled by a royal house. Their territory could expand by royal marriage, or merge with another state when the dynasty merged. In some parts of Europe, notably Germany, very small territorial units existed. They were recognised by their neighbours as independent, and had their own government and laws. Some were ruled by princes or other hereditary rulers, some were governed by bishops or abbots. Because they were so small, however, they had no separate language or culture: the inhabitants shared the language of the surrounding region.
In some cases these states were simply overthrown by nationalist uprisings in the 19th century. Some older nation-states, such as England and France seem to have grown by accretion of smaller entities, before the 19th century. Liberal ideas of free trade played a role in German unification, which was preceded by a customs union, the Zollverein. However, the Austro-Prussian War, and the German alliances in the Franco-Prussian War, were decisive in the unification. The Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire broke up after the First World War, the Russian Empire became the Soviet Union, after the long Russian Civil War.
Some of the smaller states survived: the independent principalities of Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Monaco, and the republic of San Marino. The Vatican City is not a survival, although there was a larger Papal State. In its present form, it was created by the 1929 Lateran treaties between Italy and the Roman Catholic Church.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Goals to reach within the next 2 months and 1 week
(applicable from 26/09/2007 to 02/12/2007)
1. No late coming, all meetings and appointment must try to come earlier (5 minutes)
- Rewards: 1 great food trial outside in a famous Singapore food place every weekend (on Friday evening if the working day is Thursday and on Thursday evening if the working day is Friday)
- Punishment: Finish 1 book in the library other than the normal workload (practiced on the otherwise rewarding day)
2. Except for the recreation night (Friday night if the working day is Thursday or Thursday night if the working day is Friday), Internet access to 360yahoo, vnexpress, hn-ams forum, food pages, stories' pages and other miscellaneous pages must limit to 2.5 hours per day.
- Rewards: a free and happy recreation night
- Punishment: no more recreation night, replaced by writing an essay for the recreation night.
1. No late coming, all meetings and appointment must try to come earlier (5 minutes)
- Rewards: 1 great food trial outside in a famous Singapore food place every weekend (on Friday evening if the working day is Thursday and on Thursday evening if the working day is Friday)
- Punishment: Finish 1 book in the library other than the normal workload (practiced on the otherwise rewarding day)
2. Except for the recreation night (Friday night if the working day is Thursday or Thursday night if the working day is Friday), Internet access to 360yahoo, vnexpress, hn-ams forum, food pages, stories' pages and other miscellaneous pages must limit to 2.5 hours per day.
- Rewards: a free and happy recreation night
- Punishment: no more recreation night, replaced by writing an essay for the recreation night.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Some things will never change :)
Yes, there are things that can never change. I know how lucky I am to have a friend like you :) Thank you, dear! :x
Thanks for the comfort like in family, the trust without fear, and the pure joy that I can never find so much anywhere else, but in YOU :x
Thanks for the comfort like in family, the trust without fear, and the pure joy that I can never find so much anywhere else, but in YOU :x
Friday, August 31, 2007
Friday, August 31st, 2007
I realized whoever reading this blog must find it very messy. Thoughts, articles, beauty tips, sadness and happiness are rambling together. Anyways, it's supposed to be a private and lazy corner. Just that now I'm wondering, "should I let him enter? " It's a rusty window, half open, half closed to my world full of stupid secrets. I just decided I would not use emoticons in this blog. Overwhelming online closure startles me in some sense.
Mr Drowsiness is knocking the door, scaring my eagerness for storytelling away. And as I am admittedly a mere spontaneous child, cya soon!
Note:
spontaneous ~ impulsive (the two words've got differences in meaning though, to be explained in due time)
Mr Drowsiness is knocking the door, scaring my eagerness for storytelling away. And as I am admittedly a mere spontaneous child, cya soon!
Note:
spontaneous ~ impulsive (the two words've got differences in meaning though, to be explained in due time)
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Channel News Asia Documentary of the week
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/documentary
NOTICE TO ALL DOCUMENTARY LOVERS OUT THERE!
Documentary of the Week now airs on a full 1-hour slot, every Sunday at 7.30pm.
Tiger Tiger Burning Bright
Sunday 7.30pm
8 July
The East Asian Financial Crisis toppled governments, bankrupted entire nations, and claimed the careers of political leaders. Ten years on, look back at the event that shook markets around the world, and the remarkable recovery of the region.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Starting my diary
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Decided to start my diary today. it might be useful sometime, or at least, to partly clear my laziness.
oh gosh, my typing is getting terrible! must learn 10-finger typing, starting tmr! today is a relaxing day, started by me waking up at 5, pm. showering, then shopping with Ha ^^. he's still cute like ever, but getting skinny. a fun time with him to spend ^^
ya, missing someone i am.. but until when, dear :( such sadness towards time, and distance, still ever keeps haunting me. a great fun time is awaiting you ahead. jia you, dear. at least, i'm happy that we're soul mates now :). thanks for being so gentle and lovely to me, always, in the times i need you most, truly :)
this recalls me of the guys that have been so important to me. they are, still, as the past part that shapes me now, and as some of the few i would love most to see in my future wedding :p
regarding work, it's not bad, but it's taking place in real weird time. my pimples are all popping up, crazily, and scaring me! must call for application to other selected posts early tmr, remember!. oh and btw, note to be taken: i'm planning to write smth more formal about my working place. let my complexion-and-more torturing nights not be ever wasted. this is a good chance to learn.
meeting with counsellor to be decided and confirmed soon. be brave, baby!
chatting with sis, mum and dad just now. family is endearing. their worries abt me are to be avoided as best as possible. this means citibank visit is to be settled soon.
2.09am already. it's time for bed. good night :)
Thursday, April 12, 2007
part time job at Emerald Hill Group - application info - click here for the way to go
The Emerald-Hill Group Pte Ltd
www.emeraldhillgroup.com
________________________________________
Business Management and Consultancy Company which manages a group of outlets operating as bars and clubs.
Waiters/Waitresses
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS:
To maintain a professional appearance and attitude at all times, whilst delivering accurate and efficient service, with the highest degree of integrity and awareness of safety and hygiene.
DUTIES:
- To ensure a neat and clean personal appearance at all times.
- To adhere to all outlet Rules and Regulations.
- Maintenance of service standards, to the levels required by the Management.
- Complete all side-station and room set-up and close-down procedures.
- Maintenance of side-station stocks to the level required
- To have full and detailed knowledge of all products sold and their prices.
- Complete familiarity with all emergency procedures.
- To accept guidance, supervision and instructions from the assigned section Captain, all Supervisors and Outlet Manager.
Nature: Part Time
Location: Ice-Cold Beer (SMU) Pte Ltd, 50 Stamford Road #01-01, Singapore 178899
Wage: $7 per hour
Days/week: Flexible
Working time: (a) 11am to 5pm or (b) 5pm to 12mn
Start employment date: 01-Mar-2007
End employment date: 31-Dec-2011
Application closing date: 31-Dec-2011
For enquiry/application, please contact: Sherri Lee at 63388832 or jobs@emeraldhillgroup.com
www.emeraldhillgroup.com
________________________________________
Business Management and Consultancy Company which manages a group of outlets operating as bars and clubs.
Waiters/Waitresses
GENERAL EXPECTATIONS:
To maintain a professional appearance and attitude at all times, whilst delivering accurate and efficient service, with the highest degree of integrity and awareness of safety and hygiene.
DUTIES:
- To ensure a neat and clean personal appearance at all times.
- To adhere to all outlet Rules and Regulations.
- Maintenance of service standards, to the levels required by the Management.
- Complete all side-station and room set-up and close-down procedures.
- Maintenance of side-station stocks to the level required
- To have full and detailed knowledge of all products sold and their prices.
- Complete familiarity with all emergency procedures.
- To accept guidance, supervision and instructions from the assigned section Captain, all Supervisors and Outlet Manager.
Nature: Part Time
Location: Ice-Cold Beer (SMU) Pte Ltd, 50 Stamford Road #01-01, Singapore 178899
Wage: $7 per hour
Days/week: Flexible
Working time: (a) 11am to 5pm or (b) 5pm to 12mn
Start employment date: 01-Mar-2007
End employment date: 31-Dec-2011
Application closing date: 31-Dec-2011
For enquiry/application, please contact: Sherri Lee at 63388832 or jobs@emeraldhillgroup.com
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
trang diem mat
Công sở: Để giữ được vẻ tươi tắn và tự tin, bạn nên chọn kiểu trang điểm nhẹ nhàng với màu mắt hồng thật nhạt phủ lên khắp mí mắt. Tông màu này rất "xứng đôi" với những bộ trang phục có màu sáng hoặc sẫm.
Dạo phố: Chọn màu xanh biển nhạt ở mí mắt và xanh dương đậm nhấn tập trung ở phần đuôi mắt sẽ giúp bạn trẻ trung, tươi mát trong những chiếc váy, áo màu hồng nhạt hoặc xanh nhạt.
Tiệc ngày: Màu nhũ đồng và nâu đậm nhấn ở đuôi mắt sẽ "rất đẹp với dáng em" trong những chiếc đầm dạ hội cùng tông màu như nâu đất, vàng nhạt, nâu đồng.
Tiệc đêm: Dưới ánh đèn lung linh bạn sẽ trở nên quyến rũ và cá tính với mắt màu xám bạc và đen nhấn ở đuôi mắt. Những chiếc váy, đầm dạ hội màu đen hoặc tông màu lạnh sẽ tạo cho bạn một sức hút đặc biệt.
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Tiền Phong cuối tháng
15 điều cần biết khi dùng mascara
Thứ ba, 30/8/2005, 14:00 GMT+7
Chuốt mascara không hề đơn giản trong trang điểm. About Beauty đưa ra các mẹo giúp bạn thành công trong bước này. Trông bạn sẽ xinh đẹp hơn với đôi mắt rộng và sáng mà không hề tốn kém.
1. Hãy quên những chiếc lược chải mi rắc rối đi. Thay vào đó bạn chỉ cần lau phần mascara thừa trên cọ bằng khăn giấy, loại bỏ tất cả các đốm màu khô trên cọ ngay trước khi bắt đầu.
2. Dùng một cây cọ mascara sạch. Chuốt mi bằng cọ còn mới, sạch mi đang ẩm. Đừng lo đến chuyện phải mua cọ. Mỗi khi dùng hết một lọ mascara, bạn hãy rửa cọ trong nước tẩy trang mắt, sau đó rửa xà phòng và để khô. Giữ cho cọ luôn sạch bằng cách rửa chúng mỗi lần bạn vệ sinh các dụng cụ trang điểm khác.
3. Bỏ qua những lọ mascara màu. Quy luật của mascara rất đơn giản: Màu đen phù hợp với tất cả mọi người trừ người tóc vàng. Những người tóc vàng nên dùng mascara nâu đen ban ngày, chỉ giữ lại màu đen cho buổi tối.
4. Khi chải mascara nhớ lắc nhẹ cọ ở chân mi. Chính phần mascara ở chân mi chứ không phải đầu mi cho ảo giác mi dài thêm.
5. Chổi cọ mỏng và ngắn là tốt nhất. Một chiếc chổi cọ mỏng sẽ cho phép bạn đến từng ngóc ngách của đôi mắt còn chổi ngắn giúp dễ điều khiển hơn.
6. Chớp mắt để mi chạm trên chổi cọ nhằm lấy thêm chút mascara hoàn thiện hàng mi.
7. Đừng quên đánh phấn dưới mắt trước khi chuốt mascara. Đôi khi mascara lem là do bị hút bởi kem thoa quanh mắt hoặc mỹ phẩm che khuyết điểm dạng dầu.
8. Kẹp mi cong trước khi chải mascara. Lông mi cong khiến cho đôi mắt trông rộng và sáng hơn.
9. Di chuyển cọ tới lui theo đường dích dắc trong khi chuốt mi sẽ giúp làm “rụng” các hạt mascara khô.
10. Để có cái nhìn ấn tượng, chỉ nên chải mascara lên mi trên. Muốn cho mắt trông rộng hơn thì chuốt cả mi dưới. Nhưng phải chắc chắn rằng bạn chỉ chạm rất nhẹ đến mi thôi.
11. Dùng khăn giấy. Khi bạn không được khéo léo lắm trong việc chuốt mi dưới, hãy thử lót một chiếc khăn giấy xuống bên dưới xem sao.
12. Muốn chuốt lớp mascara thứ hai, bạn nhất thiết phải đợi khi lớp thứ nhất đã khô, nếu không mascara sẽ đóng cục trên mi bạn.
13. Đừng bao giờ “bơm” cọ dọc theo tuýp như thể bạn đang dùng piston. Như vậy sẽ khiến không khí lọt vào bên trong tuýp và làm mascara của bạn khô nhanh hơn.
14. Thử bẻ cong cọ xem sao. Một chuyên gia trang điểm hàng đầu có lần đã tiết lộ bí quyết của ông là luôn bẻ cọ theo một góc thích hợp.
15. Đợi 5 giây mới được chớp mắt. Bạn hẳn không muốn làm mascara lem ra mí mắt đúng không?
Dạo phố: Chọn màu xanh biển nhạt ở mí mắt và xanh dương đậm nhấn tập trung ở phần đuôi mắt sẽ giúp bạn trẻ trung, tươi mát trong những chiếc váy, áo màu hồng nhạt hoặc xanh nhạt.
Tiệc ngày: Màu nhũ đồng và nâu đậm nhấn ở đuôi mắt sẽ "rất đẹp với dáng em" trong những chiếc đầm dạ hội cùng tông màu như nâu đất, vàng nhạt, nâu đồng.
Tiệc đêm: Dưới ánh đèn lung linh bạn sẽ trở nên quyến rũ và cá tính với mắt màu xám bạc và đen nhấn ở đuôi mắt. Những chiếc váy, đầm dạ hội màu đen hoặc tông màu lạnh sẽ tạo cho bạn một sức hút đặc biệt.
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Tiền Phong cuối tháng
15 điều cần biết khi dùng mascara
Thứ ba, 30/8/2005, 14:00 GMT+7
Chuốt mascara không hề đơn giản trong trang điểm. About Beauty đưa ra các mẹo giúp bạn thành công trong bước này. Trông bạn sẽ xinh đẹp hơn với đôi mắt rộng và sáng mà không hề tốn kém.
1. Hãy quên những chiếc lược chải mi rắc rối đi. Thay vào đó bạn chỉ cần lau phần mascara thừa trên cọ bằng khăn giấy, loại bỏ tất cả các đốm màu khô trên cọ ngay trước khi bắt đầu.
2. Dùng một cây cọ mascara sạch. Chuốt mi bằng cọ còn mới, sạch mi đang ẩm. Đừng lo đến chuyện phải mua cọ. Mỗi khi dùng hết một lọ mascara, bạn hãy rửa cọ trong nước tẩy trang mắt, sau đó rửa xà phòng và để khô. Giữ cho cọ luôn sạch bằng cách rửa chúng mỗi lần bạn vệ sinh các dụng cụ trang điểm khác.
3. Bỏ qua những lọ mascara màu. Quy luật của mascara rất đơn giản: Màu đen phù hợp với tất cả mọi người trừ người tóc vàng. Những người tóc vàng nên dùng mascara nâu đen ban ngày, chỉ giữ lại màu đen cho buổi tối.
4. Khi chải mascara nhớ lắc nhẹ cọ ở chân mi. Chính phần mascara ở chân mi chứ không phải đầu mi cho ảo giác mi dài thêm.
5. Chổi cọ mỏng và ngắn là tốt nhất. Một chiếc chổi cọ mỏng sẽ cho phép bạn đến từng ngóc ngách của đôi mắt còn chổi ngắn giúp dễ điều khiển hơn.
6. Chớp mắt để mi chạm trên chổi cọ nhằm lấy thêm chút mascara hoàn thiện hàng mi.
7. Đừng quên đánh phấn dưới mắt trước khi chuốt mascara. Đôi khi mascara lem là do bị hút bởi kem thoa quanh mắt hoặc mỹ phẩm che khuyết điểm dạng dầu.
8. Kẹp mi cong trước khi chải mascara. Lông mi cong khiến cho đôi mắt trông rộng và sáng hơn.
9. Di chuyển cọ tới lui theo đường dích dắc trong khi chuốt mi sẽ giúp làm “rụng” các hạt mascara khô.
10. Để có cái nhìn ấn tượng, chỉ nên chải mascara lên mi trên. Muốn cho mắt trông rộng hơn thì chuốt cả mi dưới. Nhưng phải chắc chắn rằng bạn chỉ chạm rất nhẹ đến mi thôi.
11. Dùng khăn giấy. Khi bạn không được khéo léo lắm trong việc chuốt mi dưới, hãy thử lót một chiếc khăn giấy xuống bên dưới xem sao.
12. Muốn chuốt lớp mascara thứ hai, bạn nhất thiết phải đợi khi lớp thứ nhất đã khô, nếu không mascara sẽ đóng cục trên mi bạn.
13. Đừng bao giờ “bơm” cọ dọc theo tuýp như thể bạn đang dùng piston. Như vậy sẽ khiến không khí lọt vào bên trong tuýp và làm mascara của bạn khô nhanh hơn.
14. Thử bẻ cong cọ xem sao. Một chuyên gia trang điểm hàng đầu có lần đã tiết lộ bí quyết của ông là luôn bẻ cọ theo một góc thích hợp.
15. Đợi 5 giây mới được chớp mắt. Bạn hẳn không muốn làm mascara lem ra mí mắt đúng không?
danh ma' hong
Giúp bạn đánh má hồng
Thứ năm, 1/3/2007, 15:32 GMT+7
Đánh má hồng là bước rất quan trọng giúp khuôn mặt của bạn luôn "tươi sắc thắm". Do đó việc đánh má hồng "đúng điệu" phù hợp từng khuôn mặt sẽ mang đến cho bạn một "khuôn trăng" như ý.
Mặt tròn: Có thể dùng màu cam hoặc hồng nhạt đánh từ điểm cao nhất của gò má ra đến thái dương.
Mặt dài: Đánh má hồng theo chiều ngang của khuôn mặt từ trong ra ngoài. Sau đó phớt nhẹ qua cằm và trán để giúp gương mặt ngắn lại.
Mặt vuông: Dùng màu nâu đất che các ngạnh của xương hàm. Sau đó dùng màu má hồng sáng hơn đánh xéo lên vùng thái dương.
Mặt trái xoan: Căng cơ mặt và đánh má hồng lên vùng cao nhất của gò má ra đến thái dương.
Lưu ý: Nên đánh má hồng nhanh tay để tránh không đều màu trên da. Đánh xoay theo đường xoắn ốc ra đến thái dương. Sau khi đánh má hồng nên dùng phấn dặm lại để màu má hồng thật tự nhiên.
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Đánh má hồng theo khuôn mặt
Thứ tư, 18/10/2006, 10:57 GMT+7
Điểm chút phấn hồng bạn sẽ xinh tươi , rạng ngời hơn khi dạo phố cũng như tự tin nơi công sở. Các chuyên gia trang điểm ví phấn hồng như một phép màu làm tươi sáng gương mặt. Hơn thế nữa, đây còn là "vũ khí" lợi hại giúp làm hài hoà khuyết điểm của từng dạng gương mặt.
Mặt trái xoan
Là dạng gương mặt cân đối và lý tưởng nhất, không quá bầu bĩnh, cũng không quá dài.
Bí quyết: Đặt cọ ở phần hóp của xương gò má rồi kéo phớt cọ về phía thái dương.
Mặt vuông
Gương mặt dạng này có đường xương quai hàm to, tạo thành ngạnh ở hai bên mặt. Gương mặt vuông tạo vẻ cứng cáp và mạnh mẽ.
Bí quyết: Đặt cọ trên vùng cao nhất của xương gò má khi bạn cười, sau đó tán phấn hồng và kéo cọ về hướng thái dương để làm mềm đường quai hàm cứng cáp.
Mặt trái xoan Mặt vuông
Mặt dài
Là dạng gương mặt có vầng trán cao, cằm dài và đôi gò má thon. Với khuôn mặt này, bạn phải đánh phấn hồng sao cho mặt trông ngắn hơn, đánh lừa cảm giác của người đối diện.
Bí quyết: Đặt cọ từ vùng ngoài gò má, kéo phớt cọ đến phần đuôi mắt để cân bằng chiều dài của gương mặt.
Tán phấn hồng ngang cũng là một cách để gương mặt trông cân đối, đầy đặn hơn.
Mặt tròn
Là dạng gương mặt đầy đặn, hai gò má căng đầy, được ví như khuôn trăng ngày rằm.
Bí quyết: Bạn chỉ nên phủ phấn hồng ngay bên dưới xương gò má. Đừng quên tán một chút phấn nhũ đồng dọc theo đường sống mũi và giữa cằm để tạo hiệu quả gương mặt trông thon dài hơn.
Thứ năm, 1/3/2007, 15:32 GMT+7
Đánh má hồng là bước rất quan trọng giúp khuôn mặt của bạn luôn "tươi sắc thắm". Do đó việc đánh má hồng "đúng điệu" phù hợp từng khuôn mặt sẽ mang đến cho bạn một "khuôn trăng" như ý.
Mặt tròn: Có thể dùng màu cam hoặc hồng nhạt đánh từ điểm cao nhất của gò má ra đến thái dương.
Mặt dài: Đánh má hồng theo chiều ngang của khuôn mặt từ trong ra ngoài. Sau đó phớt nhẹ qua cằm và trán để giúp gương mặt ngắn lại.
Mặt vuông: Dùng màu nâu đất che các ngạnh của xương hàm. Sau đó dùng màu má hồng sáng hơn đánh xéo lên vùng thái dương.
Mặt trái xoan: Căng cơ mặt và đánh má hồng lên vùng cao nhất của gò má ra đến thái dương.
Lưu ý: Nên đánh má hồng nhanh tay để tránh không đều màu trên da. Đánh xoay theo đường xoắn ốc ra đến thái dương. Sau khi đánh má hồng nên dùng phấn dặm lại để màu má hồng thật tự nhiên.
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Đánh má hồng theo khuôn mặt
Thứ tư, 18/10/2006, 10:57 GMT+7
Điểm chút phấn hồng bạn sẽ xinh tươi , rạng ngời hơn khi dạo phố cũng như tự tin nơi công sở. Các chuyên gia trang điểm ví phấn hồng như một phép màu làm tươi sáng gương mặt. Hơn thế nữa, đây còn là "vũ khí" lợi hại giúp làm hài hoà khuyết điểm của từng dạng gương mặt.
Mặt trái xoan
Là dạng gương mặt cân đối và lý tưởng nhất, không quá bầu bĩnh, cũng không quá dài.
Bí quyết: Đặt cọ ở phần hóp của xương gò má rồi kéo phớt cọ về phía thái dương.
Mặt vuông
Gương mặt dạng này có đường xương quai hàm to, tạo thành ngạnh ở hai bên mặt. Gương mặt vuông tạo vẻ cứng cáp và mạnh mẽ.
Bí quyết: Đặt cọ trên vùng cao nhất của xương gò má khi bạn cười, sau đó tán phấn hồng và kéo cọ về hướng thái dương để làm mềm đường quai hàm cứng cáp.
Mặt trái xoan Mặt vuông
Mặt dài
Là dạng gương mặt có vầng trán cao, cằm dài và đôi gò má thon. Với khuôn mặt này, bạn phải đánh phấn hồng sao cho mặt trông ngắn hơn, đánh lừa cảm giác của người đối diện.
Bí quyết: Đặt cọ từ vùng ngoài gò má, kéo phớt cọ đến phần đuôi mắt để cân bằng chiều dài của gương mặt.
Tán phấn hồng ngang cũng là một cách để gương mặt trông cân đối, đầy đặn hơn.
Mặt tròn
Là dạng gương mặt đầy đặn, hai gò má căng đầy, được ví như khuôn trăng ngày rằm.
Bí quyết: Bạn chỉ nên phủ phấn hồng ngay bên dưới xương gò má. Đừng quên tán một chút phấn nhũ đồng dọc theo đường sống mũi và giữa cằm để tạo hiệu quả gương mặt trông thon dài hơn.
thach sua dau ca phe ngon ngon
Thạch sữa dâu, cà phê
Nguyên liệu
Rau câu bột: 50g, đường: 700g, dâu tươi: 100g, cà phê đen: 100ml, sữa dâu: 250ml.
Thực hiện
Cho 2,5 lít nước vào rau câu bột, hòa tan, đặt lên bếp nấu cho sôi. Tiếp tục cho đường vào nấu tan. Lấy nửa phần nước rau câu đã sôi hòa chung với cà phê, múc vào khuôn, chờ nguội và rau câu hơi đặc lại. Sau đó lấy nửa phần rau câu còn lại hòa chung với sữa dâu, trút lên trên lớp rau câu cà phê. Chờ lớp này tiếp tục đặc lại, để nguội cho vào tủ lạnh.
Thưởng thức: Cắt rau câu thành miếng vừa ăn, xếp ra đĩa chung với dâu tươi, dùng lạnh.
Nguyên liệu
Rau câu bột: 50g, đường: 700g, dâu tươi: 100g, cà phê đen: 100ml, sữa dâu: 250ml.
Thực hiện
Cho 2,5 lít nước vào rau câu bột, hòa tan, đặt lên bếp nấu cho sôi. Tiếp tục cho đường vào nấu tan. Lấy nửa phần nước rau câu đã sôi hòa chung với cà phê, múc vào khuôn, chờ nguội và rau câu hơi đặc lại. Sau đó lấy nửa phần rau câu còn lại hòa chung với sữa dâu, trút lên trên lớp rau câu cà phê. Chờ lớp này tiếp tục đặc lại, để nguội cho vào tủ lạnh.
Thưởng thức: Cắt rau câu thành miếng vừa ăn, xếp ra đĩa chung với dâu tươi, dùng lạnh.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The Constitution of the World Universities Debating Council
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A list of all ESL teams shall be approved for each worlds tournament at the preliminary meeting of the council held before the tournament begins.
Consideration of ESL qualification shall be based on 4 criteria:
- Language used at home
- Language of Institution
- National language
- Does the individuals level of English present a barrier to participation?
ESL qualification shall be dependent on the ESL status of both members of a team and not the institution represented.
Individuals who make the knockout stages of the main competition are no longer to be considered for the ESL break in that year and following years unless the council rules otherwise. This applies to the individuals only and not the institution.
A list of all ESL teams shall be approved for each worlds tournament at the preliminary meeting of the council held before the tournament begins.
Consideration of ESL qualification shall be based on 4 criteria:
- Language used at home
- Language of Institution
- National language
- Does the individuals level of English present a barrier to participation?
ESL qualification shall be dependent on the ESL status of both members of a team and not the institution represented.
Individuals who make the knockout stages of the main competition are no longer to be considered for the ESL break in that year and following years unless the council rules otherwise. This applies to the individuals only and not the institution.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
people around me 1
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She is cute. She acts on impulse. She cares about people and she finds fun in such. She is in a sense a fragile girl, easy to laugh and easy to cry. She is not very sensitive to others' feelings. To her, everything is half joking, half serious. Noone can predict what she's gonna do. Even she herself can not. She is a good friend, as long as she wants to be. She leads a happy life, and most people whom she loves, love her. She is strong, highly self-confident, ignorant, and energetic. Without acknowledgement, everything she does is best for herself. She has a strong personality. Things come and go. To her, most feelings are non-permanent. She does not care much about most people's inner feelings. She believes the part she sees in people is everything. She hardly draws up shortcomings of herself. Being smart and confident, she lays ahead an easy, successful life. She is a nice girl, a good friend.
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She is cute. She acts on impulse. She cares about people and she finds fun in such. She is in a sense a fragile girl, easy to laugh and easy to cry. She is not very sensitive to others' feelings. To her, everything is half joking, half serious. Noone can predict what she's gonna do. Even she herself can not. She is a good friend, as long as she wants to be. She leads a happy life, and most people whom she loves, love her. She is strong, highly self-confident, ignorant, and energetic. Without acknowledgement, everything she does is best for herself. She has a strong personality. Things come and go. To her, most feelings are non-permanent. She does not care much about most people's inner feelings. She believes the part she sees in people is everything. She hardly draws up shortcomings of herself. Being smart and confident, she lays ahead an easy, successful life. She is a nice girl, a good friend.
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Thursday, April 5, 2007
a promise
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sad at the picture today. he is happy. they are happy. and they deserve it. a beautiful couple, in love. i realize i'm the one who love to possess. i want my dearest to love me best and only. cos i truly think of him like crazy? i feel like crying at this sight.. yes, i will be happy as such too. i deserve it.. i was too shy, too undetermined, too uncertain, too stupid, and there's no use regretting :) i wonder where my prince should be. i am waiting dearly. i need to pick up confidence and determination and PASSION all day, and night, and never give up for a lazy, elderly, silly rest. overcome this big challenge i will, i promise!
dear.., i guess you will forget my birthday, and i will still forgive you? stay happy forever, my friend. i don't like you to act wrong, cos in me, u r forever a nice loving guy, crazily, truly in love, dear. Make her happy, if she is nice,,, and i hope she is, to make you happy, just like how i hope my dream guy that nice too :) forever be good friends, if not best friends, shall we?
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sad at the picture today. he is happy. they are happy. and they deserve it. a beautiful couple, in love. i realize i'm the one who love to possess. i want my dearest to love me best and only. cos i truly think of him like crazy? i feel like crying at this sight.. yes, i will be happy as such too. i deserve it.. i was too shy, too undetermined, too uncertain, too stupid, and there's no use regretting :) i wonder where my prince should be. i am waiting dearly. i need to pick up confidence and determination and PASSION all day, and night, and never give up for a lazy, elderly, silly rest. overcome this big challenge i will, i promise!
dear.., i guess you will forget my birthday, and i will still forgive you? stay happy forever, my friend. i don't like you to act wrong, cos in me, u r forever a nice loving guy, crazily, truly in love, dear. Make her happy, if she is nice,,, and i hope she is, to make you happy, just like how i hope my dream guy that nice too :) forever be good friends, if not best friends, shall we?
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Monday, April 2, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
from strait times home - 31/03/2007
why those under 35 years old can not get rental HDB flats with their grandparents?
Friday, March 30, 2007
news update - final week of March 2007
1. Playboy in Indonesia
2. FDA Tries to Thwart Web Accutane Sales
3. Unsafe Deposit: In Iraq, an Army Officer Battles to Open a Bank --- Military shifts Fight To Local Politics; Gunfire Outside Hall
4. Sanyo Ends Era of Family Rule --- President Steps Down as Owners Push to Shed Weak Businesses Faster
5. What Drove Spike in Crude?
6. Business-Investment Drop Stirs Worries
7. Business Brief -- Citigroup Inc.: Branch Openings to Help Accelerate Growth in China
8. Politics & Economics: Paris Clashes Shape France's Political Agenda --- Echoes of 2005 Suburban Unrest Sharpen Campaign's Focus on Law and Order
9. Slouching Dollar, Hidden Inflation
10. Why Private Colleges Are Surging in India
11. ProLogis Feeds Off China's Boom --- With Large Presence in Nation, REIT Pleases Wall Street
12. Politics & Economics: In Brief
13. Parents Rebel Against School Fund-Raisers --- Tired of Being Forced to Sell Wrapping Paper and Raffle Tickets, Some Opt Out While Others Devise More-Effective Alternatives
14. Finding Day Care That Helps Kids Play Well With Others
15. Does Cutting Oil Revenue Help or Hurt al Qaeda?
16. Bookshelf: Making Sense of a World Turned Upside Down
17. Reinventing the Wheel: Customizing the Sound of a Car Horn
18. Politics & Economics: Bush, Defensive on Iraq, Blames Congress
19. 5 in 10 consumer financial disputes are with life insurers
20. HDB unveils its first 'green' housing project
21. Crime Library offers hope to some people
22. MM to critics: Gauge S'pore by any yardstick of governance
23. US biologics giant to make anti-blindness drug here
24. Rejected for PSC scholarship but he's now MTI perm sec
25. Striking deals
26. Maximise Koon Seng Road's heritage potential
27. Neighbour's dog victim of hit-and-run accident
28. McDonald's will look into pricing of vegetarian meal
29. On streaming, motivating and educating students
30. 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY
31. No more increase in medical fees, please
32. Plan early to 'find the sweet spot'
33. Wheeling out a message
34. Vietnam under pressure to join anti-terror initiative
35. Kids freed as Manila hostage crisis ends
36. Leading the News: Indonesia reports three deaths from avian flu after WHO deal
37. Technology Journal: Companies tolerate ads to obtain free software --- Most users include smaller businesses; no tumbling clowns
38. Technology Journal: Microsoft-Sony games battle escalates
39. CAPITAL: Why skepticism about free trade appears to be on the rise
40. The 'Genocide Olympics'
41. Bad Chemistry
42. Bush, Democrats aim for trade compromise
43. China, Russia sign a trade deal
44. U.S. spending indicator falls
45. Fiscally Fit: Love Isn't Cheap --- Terri Decides to Replace a Trinket Whose Value Can't Be Measured
46. The Evening Wrap: Captives & Crude
47. The Afternoon Report: Terror in Tal Afar
2. FDA Tries to Thwart Web Accutane Sales
3. Unsafe Deposit: In Iraq, an Army Officer Battles to Open a Bank --- Military shifts Fight To Local Politics; Gunfire Outside Hall
4. Sanyo Ends Era of Family Rule --- President Steps Down as Owners Push to Shed Weak Businesses Faster
5. What Drove Spike in Crude?
6. Business-Investment Drop Stirs Worries
7. Business Brief -- Citigroup Inc.: Branch Openings to Help Accelerate Growth in China
8. Politics & Economics: Paris Clashes Shape France's Political Agenda --- Echoes of 2005 Suburban Unrest Sharpen Campaign's Focus on Law and Order
9. Slouching Dollar, Hidden Inflation
10. Why Private Colleges Are Surging in India
11. ProLogis Feeds Off China's Boom --- With Large Presence in Nation, REIT Pleases Wall Street
12. Politics & Economics: In Brief
13. Parents Rebel Against School Fund-Raisers --- Tired of Being Forced to Sell Wrapping Paper and Raffle Tickets, Some Opt Out While Others Devise More-Effective Alternatives
14. Finding Day Care That Helps Kids Play Well With Others
15. Does Cutting Oil Revenue Help or Hurt al Qaeda?
16. Bookshelf: Making Sense of a World Turned Upside Down
17. Reinventing the Wheel: Customizing the Sound of a Car Horn
18. Politics & Economics: Bush, Defensive on Iraq, Blames Congress
19. 5 in 10 consumer financial disputes are with life insurers
20. HDB unveils its first 'green' housing project
21. Crime Library offers hope to some people
22. MM to critics: Gauge S'pore by any yardstick of governance
23. US biologics giant to make anti-blindness drug here
24. Rejected for PSC scholarship but he's now MTI perm sec
25. Striking deals
26. Maximise Koon Seng Road's heritage potential
27. Neighbour's dog victim of hit-and-run accident
28. McDonald's will look into pricing of vegetarian meal
29. On streaming, motivating and educating students
30. 5 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY
31. No more increase in medical fees, please
32. Plan early to 'find the sweet spot'
33. Wheeling out a message
34. Vietnam under pressure to join anti-terror initiative
35. Kids freed as Manila hostage crisis ends
36. Leading the News: Indonesia reports three deaths from avian flu after WHO deal
37. Technology Journal: Companies tolerate ads to obtain free software --- Most users include smaller businesses; no tumbling clowns
38. Technology Journal: Microsoft-Sony games battle escalates
39. CAPITAL: Why skepticism about free trade appears to be on the rise
40. The 'Genocide Olympics'
41. Bad Chemistry
42. Bush, Democrats aim for trade compromise
43. China, Russia sign a trade deal
44. U.S. spending indicator falls
45. Fiscally Fit: Love Isn't Cheap --- Terri Decides to Replace a Trinket Whose Value Can't Be Measured
46. The Evening Wrap: Captives & Crude
47. The Afternoon Report: Terror in Tal Afar
Monday, March 26, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
The Economist reading - 24/03/07 week 4 March 2007 (part 2)
** New word: prone to take and reluctant to give
** New word: In the first place,...
flourish (v)
initiative (v+n)
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Can Asia Avert a Globalization Crisis?
The occasional rhetorical flourish by political leaders notwithstanding, the policy agenda for global trade is paralyzed. This endangers everyone, but especially Asians. As part of a growing backlash against globalization, protectionism, driven by a widespread fear of competition and job losses, is flourishing in many places and in many forms. Instead of common vision, ambitions and political will towards greater integration of markets and communities, there are today many symptoms of a "globalization crisis."
Protectionism is likely to cause considerable havoc, considering that goals such as global security and global prosperity are unlikely to be achieved in the absence of collective vision and action.
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Foresight 2020 Report, between 2005 and 2020 Asia's share in the global economy is expected to rise to 43% from 35%.
If the Asian economies can practice free trade regionally, they will be in a much stronger position to preach free trade globally.
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Britain: the price of knowledge - students' debt, Britain trying to make undergraduate education more easily available to the poor through better accessible loans.
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An inspector call: doing business in China
According to the official Consumers' Association, 44% of China consumers have been "seriously violated" during the past year.
In January inspectors from the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau began an investigation of foreign designer clothing. It found that 17 of 40 brands tested were selling "substandard" goods. But the faults it uncovered were hardly the stuff of lawsuits. MaxMara and Burberry were both pulled up for selling trousers that "fade easily" while Armani's Collezioni jackets were singled out for lacking "fibre content". Other big brands were accused of using poor dyes or having bad colour quality. Makers of designer goods, of course, are no more infallible than other firms, but the companies concerned cannot help wondering whether they are victims of a new form of protectionism--bad publicity.
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The cost of non-Europe, Serbia's future
While Montegreno has signed SAA (Stabilization and Association Agreement), Serbia is still out of it due to not having arrested war crimes like Ratko Mladic, restricting itself a great deal in economic activities.
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Oil-rich Iran may have to ration petrol. It sounds weid but the country is in a shortage of refineries, now meeting only 60% of the nation's demand. For the rest amount, ppl have to face with the expensive market price, abt 45cent per litre, more than 5 times motorists would pay at the pump. Especially after this new year festive, the bill is increasing more than ever.
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Hope fades for a fairer UN policy on human rights.
At best, the council is a declamatory body; real power lies with the Security Council in New York. But the mess in the UN's top human-rights agency augurs ill for the reform of the UN as a whole.
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A shift of perspective: malaria
Recruiting mosquitoes to fight malaria
MAKING an ally out of an enemy is often a good policy. And that is what Mauro Marrelli and Chaoyang Li of Johns Hopkins University are trying to do. Until recently, Anopheles, the mosquito that spreads malarial parasites, has been seen by those trying to eradicate the disease as a target. Now, a few far-sighted researchers see it as an opportunity.
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United States: collateral damage; the Iraq war
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United States: Of banners and bongs; Free speech in school
** New word: censor (v+n) (a person) examine and supervise the quality of others (things or human) regarding morality and manners
** New word: bong (n+v) a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell
** New word: In the first place,...
flourish (v)
initiative (v+n)
--------------------------
Can Asia Avert a Globalization Crisis?
The occasional rhetorical flourish by political leaders notwithstanding, the policy agenda for global trade is paralyzed. This endangers everyone, but especially Asians. As part of a growing backlash against globalization, protectionism, driven by a widespread fear of competition and job losses, is flourishing in many places and in many forms. Instead of common vision, ambitions and political will towards greater integration of markets and communities, there are today many symptoms of a "globalization crisis."
Protectionism is likely to cause considerable havoc, considering that goals such as global security and global prosperity are unlikely to be achieved in the absence of collective vision and action.
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Foresight 2020 Report, between 2005 and 2020 Asia's share in the global economy is expected to rise to 43% from 35%.
If the Asian economies can practice free trade regionally, they will be in a much stronger position to preach free trade globally.
-------------------------
Britain: the price of knowledge - students' debt, Britain trying to make undergraduate education more easily available to the poor through better accessible loans.
--------------------------
An inspector call: doing business in China
According to the official Consumers' Association, 44% of China consumers have been "seriously violated" during the past year.
In January inspectors from the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau began an investigation of foreign designer clothing. It found that 17 of 40 brands tested were selling "substandard" goods. But the faults it uncovered were hardly the stuff of lawsuits. MaxMara and Burberry were both pulled up for selling trousers that "fade easily" while Armani's Collezioni jackets were singled out for lacking "fibre content". Other big brands were accused of using poor dyes or having bad colour quality. Makers of designer goods, of course, are no more infallible than other firms, but the companies concerned cannot help wondering whether they are victims of a new form of protectionism--bad publicity.
-----------------------
The cost of non-Europe, Serbia's future
While Montegreno has signed SAA (Stabilization and Association Agreement), Serbia is still out of it due to not having arrested war crimes like Ratko Mladic, restricting itself a great deal in economic activities.
-----------------------
Oil-rich Iran may have to ration petrol. It sounds weid but the country is in a shortage of refineries, now meeting only 60% of the nation's demand. For the rest amount, ppl have to face with the expensive market price, abt 45cent per litre, more than 5 times motorists would pay at the pump. Especially after this new year festive, the bill is increasing more than ever.
-----------------------
Hope fades for a fairer UN policy on human rights.
At best, the council is a declamatory body; real power lies with the Security Council in New York. But the mess in the UN's top human-rights agency augurs ill for the reform of the UN as a whole.
-----------------------
A shift of perspective: malaria
Recruiting mosquitoes to fight malaria
MAKING an ally out of an enemy is often a good policy. And that is what Mauro Marrelli and Chaoyang Li of Johns Hopkins University are trying to do. Until recently, Anopheles, the mosquito that spreads malarial parasites, has been seen by those trying to eradicate the disease as a target. Now, a few far-sighted researchers see it as an opportunity.
------------------------
United States: collateral damage; the Iraq war
------------------------
United States: Of banners and bongs; Free speech in school
** New word: censor (v+n) (a person) examine and supervise the quality of others (things or human) regarding morality and manners
** New word: bong (n+v) a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell
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