Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you!

What are the major sources and users of energy in the United States?

The sources of energy are oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and renewable energy. The major users are residential and commercial buildings, industry, transportation, etc.

Find out about the energy breakdown from this link What are the major sources and users of energy in the United States?

EETimes.com - Ten emerging technologies to watch in 2010

I like this article. It tells you what are the 10 emerging technologies which worth watching in 2010. From plastic memory to semiconductor lithography, who knows which one is going to be the next technology leader.

EETimes.com - Ten emerging technologies to watch in 2010

Sony Vaio Notebook

Stylish and Nice looking notebook...

Went to PC Show today and got myself a new stylish notebook. I go for SR45G model as I find it suitable for my need. Processor is powered by Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P8700. You get free RAM upgrade to 4GB. Most import thing to me is it weights about 1.9kg. Go check out the PC Show (11 to 14Jun-2009)...

Singapore Public Holidays for 2010

Here are the 11 specified public holidays for 2010 as release by Ministry of Manpower on 8-June-2009



Since Chinese New Year falls on Sunday 14 February 2010 and Monday 15 February 2010, the next day, Tuesday 16 February 2010, will be a public holiday.

Looks fine but not 100% perfect yet....Did some changes to my blog’s template.

I tried using Configure Header feature provided by Blogger to add new background image but the result is not what i wanted. The image wasn’t properly placed over the original position. It was slightly shifted to the right side. (Go to Layout Tab, click on Page Elements and follows by the Edit for Header)

To resolve this problem, I use Edit HTML to modify the HTML code directly. I uploaded my image to Googlepages and copied the image URL and paste it onto the following codes....It work as what you seeing it now. I also changed the header font and side header font to Cambria and text fond to Calibri. (Thanks to the tip from a website).

#header-wrapper {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
font: normal normal 100% Cambria;
background: url(paste your image URL here) no-repeat top;
}

I like to share this poet with you. Observe the words and you may catch the deep meaning the poet is trying to illustrate. I hope this may awake the giant lies within you and arouse to the altitude of achievement which you never dream before.

If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t
If you like to win, but you think you can’t.
It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
For out of the word we find,
Success begins with a person’s will
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man
But soon or late the one who wins
Is the one WHO THINKS HE CAN

Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Most of U.S. will move to Daylight Saving Time on 2a.m Sunday. U.S. previously switched to DST each year on the first Sunday in April, but in 2007, the start date was moved to second Sunday in March. Standard Time is to resume on the first Sunday in November. For those trading in US market do take note.

Warren Buffett and the Interpretations of Financial Statements

You have to understand accounting and you have to understand the nuances of accounting. It’s the language of business and it’s an imperfect Language, but unless you are willing to put in the effort to learn accounting – how to read and interpret financial statements – you really shouldn’t select stock yourself
--Warren Buffett

This book is about how to search for the company with a durable competitive advantage. It was written by Mary Buffett and David Clark. This book explains every item in financial statements from Warren Buffett's perspective.

I find this book suitable for beginner who is interested to learn how to read financial statements yet has no clue where to start. The book is divided into three major sections: The Income Statement, Balance Sheet and The Cash Flow Statement. Each chapter in the section is dedicated to one item of the statement. The authors uses companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Wrigley, Procter & Gamble, etc for an example to illustrate the differences between the companies that have durable competitive advantage and those without it. (But I wish the authors could have reduced the usage of the word ‘durable competitive advantage’ in this book. I do get it that ‘durable competitive advantage is important in every chapter that I read.)

You can get it from book store around the island for $40 but I recommend you borrow from national library (http://catalogue.nlb.gov.sg/) before you decide whether is it worth investing your money.