Watch List (1): Ronde Louis Cartier

source:www.cartier.com

A newly added watch on my original one dream watch list.... Here is the spec of this new-found babe:

- Created in Cartier's Paris workshops, the Ronde Louis Cartier watch is a classic with clean lines and a timeless shape

- The shape of this watch, round, pure and extremely simple contrasts with other watches in the Collection Privee Cartier Paris. Note the work on the dial and in particular the afternoon and evening Roman and Arabic numerals

- Large model, 950 platinum, 18K white gold circular-grained crown set with a sapphire cabochon, guilloche silvered dial, central rose motif, Cartier Paris signature, apple-shaped blued steel hands, hand-sewn full grain alligator strap, 18K white gold adjustable deployant buckle, transparent back with sapphire crystal water-resistant to 30 metres / 100 feet

- Workshop-crafted mechanical movement with manual winding, calibre 437 MC, diameter: 9" / 20.5 mm; thickness: 2.1 mm; 18 rubies, balance: 21,600 alternations / hour, bridges decorated with the Cartier interlocking double-C motif. The tansparent back reveals the 437 MC movement. The blue index-assembly in the C de Cartier shape gives the movement its signature, as do the bridges decorated with the interwined double C cipher de Cartier

認住呢個婆婆...

Be it in chip form like the attached or stick form... it is DELICIOUS!!!!!

Savantas

Source: http://www.savantas.org/aboutlogo.asp

The name "Savantas" was built by combining the French word "savant", meaning a person of great learning, with the suffix of many Latin nouns (for example veritas, caritas, pietas), to signify our accent on knowledge and wisdom. Its Chinese name 「匯賢智庫」 puns with 「匯賢致富」, meaning "congregation of talents is the source of wealth creation". Together, they signify our vision that long-term wealth creation lies in people and in enhancing the knowledge component of our economy.

Savant

A savant is a learned person, well versed in literature or science, often with an exceptional skill in a specialized field of learning. The term is also commonly used as an abbreviation of autistic savant, formerly "idiot savant". The word is a loanword from the French language.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant

Example: Rain man

An autistic savant (historically described as idiot savant) is a person with extraordinary mental abilities, often in numerical calculation, but sometimes in art or music. These skills are often, yet not exclusively, associated with mental retardation, and low I.Q.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autistic_savant

中譯: 白痴天才

一舊雲沒有事業?

Reading k's 'sword life' and AY's 'garden life', I realized that there was supposed to be a description of 'work life', but my 'white cloud life' doesn't have any... 孰喜孰悲?

Do you have the passion?

Pedestrian A: hey, sounds like this is C's job!
Pedestrian B: yeah... looks like it...
Pedestrian A: can 'feel' C's boss's spirit inside... 'a passion to contribute...', 'collaborative influence'...
Pedestrian B: well... i think it's drafted by C himself...
Pedestrian A: ... ... (speechless)

Source: www.jobsdb.com

Skills & Learning Program Manager
Responsibilities:As a full-time member of the Greater China Professions & Competency Management team, the Skills & Learning Program Manager leads the overall skills & learning management virtual team in Greater China, over the following lifecycle phases and infrastructure support:
- Manage the process to assist the skills leaders in identifying critical skill gaps and establish learning plan to bridge the identified skill gaps based on current business goals and future direction
- Establish a reference learning budget as health indicator for execution
- Review and help skills leaders to revise the learning plan semi-annually and on as-needed basis
- Coordinate and execute special learning programs as needed
- Play a "hub" role to improve transparency and leverage across countries, skills leaders & professions
- Ensure timely and accurate capture of learning records
- Manage the quarterly skills inventory update cycles
- Populate and promote the use of skills inventory information in resource planning and deployment aspects
- Conduct monthly/quarterly learning highlights with business executives to review alignment of learning investment with skills/learning focus
- Identify and initiate improvement opportunities in the skills & learning management practice
- Institutionalize improvement measures
- Own the use and deployment of WorldWide Personal Development Tool
- Play a supportive role for the Tools

Requirements:
- University Graduates
- Professional with a passion to contribute in professions & competency management
- Familiar with the services business in general
- Knowledge/experience in one of our TS/MA/SO business a plus
- Work independently with strong planning and project management capabilities
- Analytical to pull up learning points from statistical data
- Effective communication (verbal and written)
- High Collaborative influence trait in pulling the individual country skills leaders together to work as 1 virtual team
- Provide innovative ideas to enhance the learning environment/opportunity for the organization

我是一舊雲

Source: http://www.superfate.com.tw/22_free_8word/

◎我是自在的白雲，喜歡過自己的生活，不喜歡被拘束。才華出眾，喜歡有仁慈，守承諾的人。有點唯美，愛好文藝，有多方面的興趣與才華，但是缺乏執行力與行動力。◎

根據命理來分析我的個性，潛意識，以及行為模式，我是屬於「白雲命」，因此我天生具有白雲的特質，聰明有才華，學習能力強，觀察敏銳，喜歡探究事物背後的道理，思路清晰，有獨具一格的判斷與分析能力，但是缺乏執行力與行動力。白雲隨風飄流，一下飄到這邊，一下又飛到天邊，因此我的思路十分活躍，一下想做這個，一下想做那個，想像力豐富，但是缺乏持續力，容易流於空談。白雲變化萬千，所謂白雲蒼狗，因此我能夠以不同的角色來適應週遭的環境，不論多惡劣，我也能漸漸適應，進而改變環境。我對於環境的變動有很強的適應力，所以容易給人表裡不一的觀感，但其實是一般人不容易想像我的思維模式。白雲漂浮不定，不容易停下腳步，因此我思考能力強，但執行能力弱，我對週遭生活有很多的不滿與期待，也有能力改善，但就是不容易付諸行動。此外，我喜歡平易近人，親切友善的人，不喜歡油嘴滑舌，虛情假意的人，而能讓我佩服的人，多半是成熟穩重，誠懇踏實的人。我的一生，像白雲一樣，無論飄向何方，也能保有赤子之心，但是白雲也會經歷考驗，有時會狂風暴雨，有時會烏雲蔽日，這些都是我一生中最大的磨練，只要我經得起外在的考驗，不怨天尤人，進而學習成長，一旦通過考驗，我的生活會更上一層樓，富貴綿長。

◎我本命五行水太旺，體質比較寒冷，所以身體比較弱，容易手腳冰冷，要注意婦科的保健。◎

根據命理分析，我天生腎水系統比較差，所以容易感覺疲倦，冬天常常手腳冰冷，體力似乎不如人，因此無法從事需要大量勞力的工作。在年輕的時候不會有太大的問題，但是如果我現在不照顧循環及泌尿系統，隨著年紀越來越大就很容易有血壓、貧血、心臟、婦科的問題。因此我不能過度勞累，要維持正常作息，早睡早起，才可以保護先天比較弱的腎水系統。此外，由於體質偏向心虛血弱，所以盡量不要喝冰的飲料，也要避免房事太頻繁，以免傷了元氣。此外，所謂「病從口入」，人類大部分的疾病來源都跟飲食有關，根據中醫理論，食物可以分成金、木、水、火、土等五種五行。我可能偏好重鹹口味的食物，調味料也用很重，因此，我的細胞中，充滿太多「水」的五行，會導致健康，財運與事業的不圓滿，尤其重口味的食物吃多了會傷腎，建議我平時最好能飲食均衡，菜色均衡，養成清淡的口胃，調理食物的方式也要由多油炒改為多蒸煮，減少鹽分和油脂的攝取量，才有助於我陰陽五行調和，生活美滿幸福。

◎但是我八字缺金，呼吸系統機能也比較弱，容易呼吸不順，感冒咳嗽，或有氣喘等症狀。◎

根據命理分析，我天生呼吸系統功能比較差，在年輕的時候不會有太大的問題，但隨著年紀越來越大，呼吸系統需要更多的照顧。因此我不能過度勞累，而且千萬不能抽菸，要維持正常作息，早睡早起，才可以保護先天比較弱的呼吸系統。此外，我是屬於比較隨性的類型，凡事方便就好，因此不會很注重居住空間以及工作環境的品質。我做事情也比較心急，缺乏耐心，所以我與其他人相處的關係並不是那麼的融洽，也缺少貴人的提攜。如果我想改變這種現象，要開始練習腹式呼吸，此外，要保持週邊環境的空氣新鮮，通風順暢，尤其晚上睡覺的時候，臥房千萬不可緊閉門窗。只要我體內的氧氣充足，那我的命運將會有很大的改變，身體健康，財運順利，事業圓滿，家庭幸福。

◎簡易愛情分析，我是屬於有幫夫運的好太太。我的愛情稱得上是濃情密意，卻沒看到愛情現實的問題，因此感情一旦開始降溫，會發生許多相處上的問題，需要我們以智慧與包容來一一克服。◎

◎簡易財運事業分析，我會賺錢，但不容易守財，也不容易經由儲蓄累積財富。我對於生命比較達觀，不會對自己或家人朋友太小氣。◎

根據命理分析，我會賺錢，但是不容易守財，也就是不容易經由儲蓄累積財富。我對於生命比較達觀，因此不會對自己，也不會對家人或朋友太小氣。在我手頭比較緊的時候，該花的錢我還是會花，不會一毛不拔；在我手頭比較寬裕的時候，我花錢會很大方，不會對自己、家人或朋友小氣，正因為如此，我當然不容易存錢。此外，我很容易因為朋友的介紹而做了某些投資，而且常常虧本。這是因為我的個性交遊廣闊，也認識很多人，所以當朋友來找我投資時，我不容易分辨風險，也不容易拒絕，所以當然很容易虧本。如果以一生的時間來衡量，我今生大部份的財富會被我拿來做自己想做的事情，我會認為我使用過的錢財才是我真正擁有的財富。之後，這些財富大半會遺留給子孫。

Speechless (2)

When the Technical Lead requested the Project Manager of Human Resource Management System project that the team wanted to have security cable for the new laptops... the PM rejected the request because the team is supposed to take the laptops back home after work to continue working, so no need of such cable...
--- speechless... ~_~'

Speechless (1)

The supposedly very experienced Project Manager of Human Resources Management System Project says, 'Just use real data from the current payroll system, 'pour' them into the new HRMS and use them for different testing... '
--- speechless... ~_~'

咖喱物語

Dinner we had on Friday night:

Miniatures

Had dinner with k and pd last night (a was not available, not even to pick up our calls). Afterwards, we wandered inside Sogo... first at basement supermarket and commented on the ice-creams and soba and soba sauce and then $100 O-toro... then went to 6/F... the miniatures there are fascinating... I paid a visit to the sylvanian families (they no longer carried my house) and other food & cooking utensil miniatures... soooooooooo cute and tiny...

Another sub-milestone accomplished

2nd assignment has got a satisfactory grade... one more assignment to do, and exams in less than 2 months' time...

My new toy at work...

Finally back to my laptop life... I've just been allowed to use a T60 because of my project work... finally after a year here... ~_~

Fortune Global 500

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/global500/2006/index.html
5 Oil Companies:
1. Exxon Mobil
3. Royal Dutch Shell
4. BP
6. Chevron
10. ConocoPhilips

Four Automakers:
5. General Motors
7. DaimlerChrysler
8. Toyota Motor
9. Ford Motor

One Department Store:
2. Wal-Mart Stores

IBM? dropped from no. 20 to no.29, but still ranked the first within Comptuters, Office equipment Industry.

No more Welch rules?

http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/10/magazines/fortune/rules.fortune/index.htm

my new toy...

http://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=10693
I have got the red one... a consolation to the loss of my memories... :P

Over the Hedge (2)

Hehe... got this wallpaper after playing the food food food game... :D

Over the Hedge

I watched this movie just 3 hours ago... highly recommended :)

http://www.overthehedgemovie.com/main.html

movie tickets for kids?

chatted with k and then mildly wondering... do we have movie tickets for kids in Hong Kong? Hehe, k & myself are still single thus never takes notice of the (non-)existence of things like that, albeit k is a frequent cinema-goer... :P

Engine finally gets started

Just checked my blog and found that I haven't written anything since sunday. Apparently, I've been very busy...
And indeed I'm. The Capex, short for Capital Expense application form in my current company, was approved finally. It means the long-waited project can finally start.
And then all of a sudden, the boss dug out the communication structure proposal I had done months ago and decided to execute it...

soccerball?

I was mildly curious about the following and thus did some search:

The ball used in a volleyball game is called a volleyball;
The ball used in a basketball game is called a basketball;
The ball used in a tennis game is called a tennis ball;
The ball used in a golf game is called a golf ball;
The ball used in a soccer game is called -- a soccer or a soccerball?

Progress

Co-incidence 1: While Portugal and France succeeded in progressing as two of the final four, I submitted my 2nd assignment at 04:xx as well and could progress to my final 2 milestones for this year...

Co-incidence 2: While England and Brazil were hexed, my external harddisk was about to be certified after a fatal drop onto the ground, of course with the data inside not backed up, which includes the draft of my 3rd assignment, and lots of memories...

Personal wealth? Social wealth?

29 Sep 1986: Fortune quoted Warren Buffett saying that a very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing.

10 Jul 2006: Fortune quoted Warren Buffett that he and his wife never thought they should pass huge amounts of money along to their children. Their kids are great. But he would argue that when your kids have all the advantages anyway, in terms of how they grow up and the opportunities they have for education, including what they learng at home -- he would say it's neither right nor rational to be flooding them with money. In effect, they have had a gigantic headstart in a society that aspires to be a meritocracy. Dynastic mega-wealth would further tilt the playing field that we ought to be trying instead to level.

26 Jun 2006: Warren Buffett, the world's second-richest man, signed a letter of commitment that will eventually turn over most of his fortune--some $31 billion--to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Double effect?

none of my friends are on YM... is it 'cuz of Ger v Arg & Ita v Ukr last night & this morning plus 1 Jul anniversary?