Read this interesting article about Apple culture on Wired.com.
Apple, a name in some sense synonymous with innovations, seems to be able to continually and tirelessly churn out novel ideas. Time and again, Apple reinvents the industry with seeming ease. However, this was only possible under the leadership of none other than Steve Jobs, as we have all witnessed.
Have you ever stopped and pondered: why it is that after a short holiday where you go off to some place, you always return feeling exhausted? I mean, the purpose of the trip is to take a break away from work/studies, no? How is it that you end up feeling even more tired than before the trip?
I must admit, from time to time, I am also, like many people, guilty of the “tiring holidays” syndrome.
Was out with some friends for a birthday dinner last night (for two people actually, two days apart). Funny to think that in the short time that I have been in Singapore, many of the close friends made in my first employment are no longer working at the same place. Some are off to other, similar, organisations, others stayed put when my work place went through a merger, while others have since changed lines of work completely, say, from engineering to patent law, or to financial institutions.
Last night, a friend commented that after watching the recent movie Home Run* one can really appreciate the value of a pair of shoes. Useful advice for shoe-lovers out there!? 🙂
Here is an editorial from Iraq Today concerning the recent power outage in New York. Call it a sense of humour, or what-not, but “the irony, of course, has not been lost on most Baghdadis”. As the article says, the New Yorkers only had to endure loss of power for one day. Not months. I think this really puts things in perspective, don’t you?
Here’s a nice twist on the “Doubting Thomas” theme:
“Some things have got to be believed to be seen.”
Ralph Hodgson
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