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Restless again

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On July 6, 2004

In Internet

As you can see, not much happening here recently…

However, not all is as it seems. 😉 I have been in fact evaluating some PHP-based blogging engines in preparation for a switch away from :mt:. Why? I guess partly because I finally want to try something that DOES NOT require a rebuild after I post something, and partly I want to use something that is totally GPL’ed, without some of the licensing restrictions of :mt: (which continues to provide a free version nevertheless). Also, it will be good to finally force myself to consolidate my PHP and put my PHP books to good use! 🙄

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Function God()

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On June 19, 2004

In Faith, Off Beaten Track

This entry was started on 23 August 2003, after the bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad, but I just never got around to finishing it, until now.

The UN headquarters in Baghdad was bombed two days ago. Shortly after that, a suicide bomb exploded in Jerusalem. Not long before that, the Jordanian embassy was bombed, again, with many casualties. Once again, many innocent lives were lost due to the ideals of the few. At the end of all this, US becomes isolated in playing the role of international policeman.

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Beginning

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On June 18, 2004

In Inspirational, Internet

Recently have started a number of new things (and seeing “new” things happening around me) so felt this is very relevant at this point. In fact, also contemplating switching from :mt: because of the licensing limitations, as well the opensource nature of :wp:.

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”

Plato

Budget-thinking

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On June 17, 2004

In Off Beaten Track, Reading List

Been reading the Rich Dad, Poor Dad series as mentioned earlier. In one of the books, the author advocated that money is just a concept.

In order to acquire wealth, one of the starting point is to actually change the thinking process. To be the rich, you need to act and think like a rich person. But, I gather, this does not mean spending as if you are loaded when you are not! The author’s central thesis is to challenge people to change the “I can’t afford this” thinking into “How can I afford it?”

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Trend vs discontinuities

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On June 17, 2004

In Off Beaten Track

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. As they say, it is always a 20-20 vision.

With hindsight, we can always make the correct decisions, spot the life-changing technological breakthroughs before they happen… With it, we all have the opportunity to become “geniuses”, able to see things no others can see.

Now comes the million-dollar question: how can we achieve that, given our human fallibilities?

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