gets a little vulgar towards the end..

Books Xchange

What do you guys think of exchanging (temporarily/permernantly) books? And fleshing out a list would help greatly. To start the ball rolling, here's mine:

Fantasy

Lord Of The Rings - 3 books + Hobbit, JRR Tolkien
Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
The Teenage Textbook, Adrian Tan
The Teenage Workbook, Adrian Tan
Asking For Trouble, Jason Hahn
Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum

The Xanth Series by Piers Anthony:
Centaur Aisle
Crewel Lye
Heaven Cent
Isle of View
Ogre Ogre
Question Quest
Roc and a Hard Place
The Color of Her Panties
The Dastard
Swell Foop
Vale of the Vole
Yon Ill Wind

The Apprentice Adept Series by Piers Anthony:
Split Infinity
Juxtaposition
Out of Phaze
Phaze Doubt

The Belgariad by David Eddings:
Pawn of Prophecy
Queen of Sorcery
Magician's Gambit
Castle of Wizardry
Enchanters' End Game

The Malloreon by David Eddings:
Guardians of the West
King of the Murgos
Demon Lord of Karanda
Sorceress of Darshiva
The Seeress of Kell



Fiction

The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Mitch Albrom
Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, Mark Haddon
Charlotte's Web, EB White
Sophie's World: A Novel About The History Of Philosophy, Jostein Gaarder
The Solitaire Mystery: A Novel About Family And Destiny, Jostein Gaarder
Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare

Non-Fiction

Walden + Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau
Catch Me If You Can, Frank Abagnale Jr.
A Beautiful Mind, Sylvia Nasar (With Wins)
How to Talk to Anyone, Leil Lowndes

Economics/Social Science/Business

The Lost Art Of Drawing The Line, Philip K. Howard
Tipping Point, Malcom Gladwell
The World Is Flat, Thomas L. Friedman
Open World: The Truth About Globalisation, Philippe Legrain
Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Blue Ocean Strategy, W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne
The Wealth Of Nations, Adam Smith

Hello everyone. it has been a good year, hasn't it? At the very least everyone is safe and sound (must have been Bong praying hard for us), which is already something to marvel at considering there's such a big group of us and thus decreasing the chance of EVERYONE being safe and sound.
The guys are having their SoccerManias every month, the girls are having their little private meeting every time Christina comes back from Australia, and occasionally the two worlds do collide and we see each other as people of the fourth dimension and are relieved that everyone is alive. the jokes have remained crude as ever, the people as lame.
The funty blog is still alive and well-oiled after an amazing 2 years since graduation. MJ claims that its because of this blog that we're still keeping in contact. rubbish. I believe it was always the other way around - because we're still fooling around, which gives this place its Life. most of us have already changed our blogskin at least once over the course of the year - or created a new one. but the skin of THIS blog is largely left untouched from what i remember. laziness -or the unwillingness to take ownership- could be the reason. Or maybe we're silently and unknowingly hoping to keep things status-quo here. (but i believe its the first reason, u lazy asses!)
The weather has been crazy. WET WET WET making a comeback. (must be Bong forgetting to pray for good weather, as always.) We've seen Taxis in the drain, we've seen Thomson becoming a "sungei", and we've seen Malaysia becoming Venice. What a Good Year. i mean - look on the bright side! we're not affected at all. so spare me the righteous need to feel bad for catastrophe happening everywhere ELSE.
Apart from the funty going-ons, everyone is having a nice "own" life, isnt it? so even though there really isn't much to blog about regarding funty as a whole, i still insist that this is a good year. after all, funty is always like "sideline". everyone else has a DAY JOB. our own "investments", own "career", and all these are unique to everyone. so as a sideline, we're still surviving very well, isn't it?
For the year ahead, its going to be exciting for the guys. stressful for the girls. guys reading this, i want to congratulate you all for having completed your national service, and now we all get to spend five crazy months together. its all going to be work-work-work-play-play-play. its time to par-ty. its time to fly.

Happy new year, mates.

http://www.edmw.sg/viewtopic.php?t=18926

A former Hewlett-Packard worker could barely wait for their non-disclosure-agreement to end so they could spill 20 company secrets to The Consumerist.

1: Many HP Printers, like their laser printers, have a built-in page-count after which they won't work. This resides in the a transpart sometimes called image or drum kit. Rather than get the printer fixed, it's often cheaper to buy a new printer, OR you can do a NV ram reset. It resets everything in the printer, including all the page counts, but it's not without risks.

2: To get past the voice prompt system, repeatedly say "Agent." It will take two or three repetitions, but it will get you to a human.

3: If a set of cartridges cost more than the printer, don't buy the printer. It's considered a "throwaway" printer. HP service techs are told to spend no more than 30 minutes working on these because at that point, you are costing HP money.

4: HP cartridges have a warranty separate from their printer. The printer might be out of warranty, but the cartridges might not be. Cartridge goes plooey, call in.


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http://www.springwise.com/weekly/2007-02-16.htm#uport

Uport currently operates six vending machines in Singapore, with more on the way. For SGD 6 (USD 3.90 / EUR 3), customers get a good quality umbrella dispensed in a can.

Uport, which launched in December 2006, is seeking investors and franchisees for expansion to Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China.

Website: www.uport.com.sg
Contact: contact@uport.com.sg / investors@uport.com.sg

hi all. this blog has become next to nothing other than some public announcement spot. although it is still highly utilised, but i am calling out to everyone to start to make this blog lively again! but until then... here's another public announcement. or poll, rather.

leonard tham (yes he is alive in case those who dun join soccermanias are wondering.) has proposed a MATCH on a field, between the funty&associates and a team of his friends! i do not know whether that should be seen as a challenge, but being the bloated-egotist that we are, it is unforgivable if we just let it slip by. he is proposing the 3 MARCH at SAJC, which gives us a very convenient excuse to turn down the "invite" by claiming that we're going for odac night-cycling on the 2 MARCH. (which by the way, all shld be interested as well - FRESH JUNIORS!!)

So, what say you, Team? is it time to play FootBall - the real deal - or shld we go night cycling and ahem. or both. but point to take note of is, all the teachers (including lam-on-steroids & Ho-indispensable) will not be able to take part, and 11 players might be an unreachable dream.
pls poll. i think its good to get the general opinion. so that we can let leonard know ASAP.

personally? i would love to go grind some bones, rather than some meat. haha..

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i want.

legitimate power

from my negotiation text:
Legitimate power is often derived from manipulating other sources of power. Military officiers have known this for a long time. All military-style organisations still drill their personnel, even though military units no longer march into battle as they once did. There are several reasons for this: A drill is an easy place to give instructions, teach discipline and obedience, closely monitor large numbers of people, and quickly punish or reward performance. Drilling gets large number of people used to accepting orders from a specific person, without question. Those who follow orders are rewarded, whereas those who do not are quickly and publicly punished. After a while, the need for reward and punishment drops off, and it seems natural or legitimate for the soldier to accept orders from an officer without asking why or inquiring about the consequences.

guys... they have been screwing with your minds all these while.