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Google Desktop is good

Google Desktop is very handy when you want to dig some files on your desktop. I really like it. The first time indexing maybe time consuming, but afterwards, type something in the search box, all the info pops up in a snap. It searches Outlook, browser cache, and all kinds of documents. Some Google Gadgets come along with Google Desktop. I usually remove them all to make my desktop tidy. http://desktop.google.com/

Childcare centers to extend hours

I heard on the radio, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports suggests childcare centers to extend their office hours to help both-working young parents. In the news, it mentioned some already extended the close hour to 8:30PM. 8:30PM, gosh! Life sucks if someone really needs pick up the kids that late. Another related is about some Malaysia children. In order to study in Singapore school here, they get up at 4AM in the morning because it takes a while to pass the Malaysia-Singapore border. Even the Singapore local kids, they get up very early in the morning.

Church Wedding

We attended a friend's church wedding during the weekend. We saw church wedding dozens of times in movies, but it is our first time to be really there. The new couple both are Christians. The ceremony is well attended. I don't expect so many guests, colleagues, friends, and Christian brothers/sisters. The program is ordered as - Arrival of Guests - Processional - Songs of Praise - Exhortation - Solemnization - Special Item 1 (Song) - Special Item 2 (Dance) - Song of Commitment - Recessional - Re-entry of couple - Appreciation Speech - Prayer of Blessings - Photo Taking - Buffet Lunch Reception It lasts 2.5 hours. Everything is good. Just during the lunch, it is reeeally hot. Bravo! Blessing them.

Check memory and swap on Solaris

On Linux, use free to check them. One Solaris, no 'free' free. To check memory, run /usr/sbin/prtconf | grep size To check swap, run swap -l If some applications need more swap to install, add swap as below mkfile 1000m /var/newswap swap -a /var/newswap To make this swap permanent, add a line to /etc/vfstab /var/newswap - - swap - no -

店小二@Marina Square

进了Marina Square, 一定不会错过这家店.整个餐馆布置的好象宋朝酒肆的感觉. 门口还挂着三个酒幡, 分别写着茶, 鸭, 酒.里面的服务员也穿着古代店小二的对襟. 桌凳都是古朴的风格.菜单上来.我们点了药材烤鸭, 东坡肉, 古法蒸鱼, 长生不老汤, 都很有特色.两到三人份的盘子, 一般是12新元左右. 给我们点菜的小姐也不知道是故意的还是本来就那样, 说的都是儿化音, 很有意思.

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Jurong East Swimming Complex

The swimming pool in NTU starts at 1.4m, not suitable for small kids. We went to Jurong East Swimming Complex. This complex facilities look very similar to the Wild Wild Wet in the east. The ticket is just $2 per entry while that WWW costs $15. Because it is cheap, this complex has much more people inside. I saw quite a few with tattoos. Cool.