"Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by
perpetual neglect of many other things."
--- Robert Louis Stevenson
When one is focusing in one single thing in life, the rest of the things surround him is just the black ground and the the front end that attracts his attention.
If the business is a valuable pursue, the perpetual neglect of many other things may be a worthwhile price one choose to pay...
Dexterine Ho Soo Miang
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
"South of the Ocean"=下南洋
"South of the
Ocean"(下南洋) is a 10-episode documentary on the history of the Nanyang Chinese
produced by CCTV.
The team visited different parts of Southeast Asia including
Singapore over a period of 3 years. Part of the MV for the title track was shot
in Bukit Brown, though it is not really recognisable (see from 3:57 to 4:14).
http://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rrhd7nwc.html
http://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rrhd7nwc.html
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Provide Loans and Membership Services on 7 – 8 Jan 2014
Just received this email alert from LAS over the week:
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LAS is pleased to organize another run of the LAS WSQ Level 2 training for
Provide Loans and Membership Services on 7 – 8 Jan 2014.
This 2 day course will be held at Training Room, Level 6, Central Library, National University of Singapore. (getting to NUS Central Library).
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN.
Register at: http://www.las.org.sg/eforms/view.php?id=39
This is one of the 5 competency based programmes at entry level which together form the WSQ Higher Certificate in Library and Information Services.
Important Note:
- Upon successful registration for the training, you will receive a confirmation message & email.
- The registration page will also display a message when the class is full. You will not be able to key in personal particulars when this happens.
- The course fees are listed in the course schedule here.
- On enrollment, you are deemed to have committed to both the training and proposed assessment dates.
- Participants or institutions who wish to withdraw from an enrolled course must submit reason(s) in writing to training@las.org.sg. Where notice of withdrawal is given before the start of the course, an administrative fee of $25 is payable to facilitate the withdrawal from the course.
- Please view full Terms & Conditions for LAS WSQ Level 2 courses.
Organized by:
LAS Training & Development Committee
Email: training@las.org.sg
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Source of information:
*Email received on 11 Dec, 2013 10:48 PM from lassec@las.org.sg
*LAS WSQ Level 2 training for Provide Loans and Membership Services http://www.las.org.sg/wp/blog/2013/12/las-wsq-level-2-training-for-provide-loans-and-membership-services/
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
超然 + 句句穿心 (2 of 2)
11.有時候，雖然能想明白，但心裏就是接受不了。
12.一個人最幸福的時刻，就是找對了人，他包容你的不足，並愛著你的一切。
13.心結如果真的打不開，你就給它繫成個花樣，其實生活就是這樣。
14.誰走進你的生命，是由命運決定；誰停留在你生命中，卻是由你自己決定。
15.不解釋的，才叫從容。不執著的，才叫看破。不完美的，才叫人生。
16.有一天你會明白，善良比聰明更難。聰明是一種天賦，而善良是一種選擇。
17.讓你難過的事情，有一天，你一定能笑著說出來。
18.我羡慕的不是風華正茂的情侶，而是攙扶到老的夫婦。
19.不埋怨誰，不嘲笑誰，也不羡慕誰，陽光下燦爛，風雨中奔跑，做自己的夢，走自己的路。改變自己人生的人永遠是自己。
超然 + 句句穿心 (1 of 2)
Just received these words of wisdom and quotations from a friend:
成大事的，都是情緒管理專家，有永不抱怨的思維。
1. 有人問余光中：“李敖天天找你碴，你從不回應，這是為什麼？”余沉吟片刻，答：“天天罵我，說明他生活中不能沒有我；而我不搭理，證明我的生活中可以沒有他。”
2. 有人問畢卡索：“你的畫，怎麼看不懂啊？”畢卡索說：“聽過鳥叫嗎？”“聽過。”“好聽嗎？”“好聽。”“你聽得懂嗎 ?”
成大事的，都是情緒管理專家，有永不抱怨的思維。
1. 有人問余光中：“李敖天天找你碴，你從不回應，這是為什麼？”余沉吟片刻，答：“天天罵我，說明他生活中不能沒有我；而我不搭理，證明我的生活中可以沒有他。”
2. 有人問畢卡索：“你的畫，怎麼看不懂啊？”畢卡索說：“聽過鳥叫嗎？”“聽過。”“好聽嗎？”“好聽。”“你聽得懂嗎 ?”
句句能穿透心 ...
1. 被恨的人沒有痛苦，恨人的人卻終將遍體鱗傷，所以，絕不去恨人。
2. 緣分是本書，翻得不經意會錯過，讀得太認真會流淚。
3. 不同傻子爭辯，否則就搞不清誰是傻子了。
4. 學歷是銅牌，能力是銀牌，人脈是金牌，思維是王牌。
5. 成功的人不是贏在起點，而是贏在轉折點。
6. 錢有兩種：花掉的是錢，是財產；沒花掉的是“紙”，是遺產。
7. 長得那麼美那麼帥氣，自己卻不知道，這就是氣質；那麼有錢那麼有才華，別人卻不知道，這就是修養。
8. 把脾氣拿出來，那叫本能；把脾氣壓下去，那叫本事。
9. 簡單的事重複做，你就是專家；重複的事用心做，你就是贏家。
2. 緣分是本書，翻得不經意會錯過，讀得太認真會流淚。
3. 不同傻子爭辯，否則就搞不清誰是傻子了。
4. 學歷是銅牌，能力是銀牌，人脈是金牌，思維是王牌。
5. 成功的人不是贏在起點，而是贏在轉折點。
6. 錢有兩種：花掉的是錢，是財產；沒花掉的是“紙”，是遺產。
7. 長得那麼美那麼帥氣，自己卻不知道，這就是氣質；那麼有錢那麼有才華，別人卻不知道，這就是修養。
8. 把脾氣拿出來，那叫本能；把脾氣壓下去，那叫本事。
9. 簡單的事重複做，你就是專家；重複的事用心做，你就是贏家。
Sunday, December 08, 2013
人生
Some words of wisdom forward by a friend:
人生1條路：
人生1條路：
走自己的路。
人生2件寶：
身體好、心情好。
人生有4苦：
看不透、捨不得、輸不起、放不下。
人生5句話：
再難也要堅持，再好也要淡泊，再差也要自信，再多也要節省，再冷也要熱情。
人生6財富：
身體、知識、夢想、信念、自信、骨氣。
Friday, December 06, 2013
有智慧的話
喜歡這些有智慧的話:
山有山的高度，水有水的深度，沒必要攀比，每個人都有自己的長處；
風有風的自由，雲有雲的溫柔，沒必要模仿，每個人都有自己的個性。
你認為快樂的，就去尋找；
你認為值得的，就去守候；
你認為幸福的，就去珍惜。
依心而行，無憾今生。
Wednesday, December 04, 2013
IFLA Trend Report
Just received IFLA Trend Report from LAS (Library Association
of Singapore)
TREND 1:
NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL BOTH EXPAND AND LIMIT WHO HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION
TREND 2:
ONLINE EDUCATION WILL DEMOCRATISE AND DISRUPT GLOBAL LEARNING
TREND 3:
THE BOUNDARIES OF PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION WILL BE REDEFINED
TREND 4:
HYPER-CONNECTED SOCIETIES WILL LISTEN TO AND EMPOWER NEW VOICES AND GROUPS
TREND 5:
THE GLOBAL INFORMATION ECONOMY WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Source of information and full text:
http://trends.ifla.org/insights-document
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Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:37 PM PST
"Read Insights from the IFLA Trend Report. The
Insights Document pulls together and summarises all of the information contained
on the Trend Report website for IFLA members. It identifies five high level
trends and considers possible future “collision points” between trends affecting
the role and identity of libraries"
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TREND 1:
NEW TECHNOLOGIES WILL BOTH EXPAND AND LIMIT WHO HAS ACCESS TO INFORMATION
TREND 2:
ONLINE EDUCATION WILL DEMOCRATISE AND DISRUPT GLOBAL LEARNING
TREND 3:
THE BOUNDARIES OF PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION WILL BE REDEFINED
TREND 4:
HYPER-CONNECTED SOCIETIES WILL LISTEN TO AND EMPOWER NEW VOICES AND GROUPS
TREND 5:
THE GLOBAL INFORMATION ECONOMY WILL BE TRANSFORMED BY NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Source of information and full text:
http://trends.ifla.org/insights-document
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