The Firefox download that I mentioned a few weeks before has officially became a new Guinness world record, for the largest number of software downloads in a 24-hour period. There were 8,002,530 downloads on the day, and I was one of them, see the certificate below, yeh~~ my first time to contribute to a world record breaking event, haha!!

"Credit crunch", do you know what it means? Well, now you can look it up in the dictionary!! The latest edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary added a definition of crunch as "a severe shortage of money or credit".

Another interesting news was that for a single person to live in the UK, u need to have 13,400 for a minimum standard of living. Here are some figures:

Family type	Weekly budget
Single working age	157.84
Couple working age	240.61
Couple, one child	286.45
Couple, two children	370.05
Couple, three children	465.71

These figures does not include housing or childcare costs!!!! I don't know, this figure is not true for me, it looks scary! You can read more on the BBC website.

This is a torture for me, over the past few nights, I couldn't sleep well, when I go to sleep, my head was full of different models of laptops, keep thinking about the pros and cons unintentionally. Eventually I went asleep, then woke up in the middle of the night or very early in the morning, and my head starts again... laptops, laptops and more laptops.......

Then finally, I made my decision, it was a surprise really because I have never thought about getting it... an Apple MacBook!!!!!!! Wohoo~~

Well, before I got to that choice, I have analysed the pros and cons of the other models as below:

1. ASUS W7SG - it's a very powerful notebook, with C2D 2.4Gb, 3Gb ram, nVidia Geforce 256Mb graphics card, 250Gb HD, 13.1" monitor, 1.9kg weight and white in colour. However, many reviews told me that ASUS notebook tends to produce alot of heat, the aftersales customer service is really bad and it's quite expensive, slightly more than HK$10,000.

2. DELL XPS M1330 - this one looks good, slim design, have a powerful spec, customer service is good, reviews are good as well, but it's expensive, more expensive than the ASUS above, plus the fact that it takes 1-2 weeks to get it made and delivered, and there is a risk that it will be delayed.

3. HP DV27xx and 28xx series - well, I saw them in UK and Sweden that they look very good and trendy and the specs are powerful as well, but it's a shame that they don't have those models in HK, so it's a no no.

4. TOSHIBA U400 10H - didn't really look into this model actually, haha.

5. Lenovo 3000 Y310a - Law told me about this one, some sales shown him this when he went to look around in computer shops. When I first heard of it, I think can give it a go, although it has a lower spec, and it's heavier, but Lenovo made me think of IBM, which means very reliable and good lifetime. However, after some searching on the internet and found that Lenovo = IBM in their ThinkPad series, but not this 3000 series which is owned by Lenovo itself, so it might not be as good as what I expected, and the laptop looks too original, haha.

So, all was no good... and finally I came round and realised that nowadays the MacBook are actually powerful, it met all my requirements (well, with 2Gb ram and no good graphics card, but it's ok :D) and with the student offer I could get it for less than HK$10,000 plus a free iTouch or iPod!!!!! I mean, how good is this?! I wonder why I missed out this brilliant choice before...

Now I'm excited, as I have never used Mac OS before, there are alot for me to learn!!! It's cool, finally I'm gonna own a Mac, it seems like a big step for me in this technology world.... can't wait!!!! :D

It was such a satisfied result!

Congrads to Spain for their winning after 44 years! I didn't know that it was that long ago that they won something big, really happy for them, because they really deserved the win!

Now, back to normal life without football.... what am I gonna do on evenings then?! So empty all of a sudden..... >_<

A week ago I had this brilliant idea about giving Law my fine desktop to replace his not working one and asked him to get a laptop for me in HK. The idea has been approved and now is the question of which laptop I want.

Been looking around for a few days, went to some shops to look at the real thing and also serached on the internet about the prices and reviews. Here are my requirements:

- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750 2.0Gb (upwards, most preferably T8300 2.4Gb)
- 3Gb RAM
- separate graphics card (nvidia geforce etc.)
- any size hard drives with 7200 RPM
- DVD writer
- 13" or 14" LED monitor (NOT the glossy old-fashioned one)
- light weight most preferably less than 2kg, but can survive with 2.5kg

I have to admit that my requirements are high because I'm going to use it as a desktop replacement, the monitor size is small because I'll be using my own LCD monitor. Due to this reason, the cost of the laptop that can fulfil the requirements is really high, around HK$10,000!!! I really don't get used to spending that much money on a computer, since the one that I built about a year ago only costed me less than £300.... >_<

Anyhow... I have a few models in mind after looking around for abit:
1. DELL XPS M1330 (see pic, it's red!)
2. HP Pavilion DV2815TX or DV3103TX
3. ASUS W7SG
4. TOSHIBA Satellite U400-10H

Let me spent another few days to digest all the informations and decide. AR~~~~~~~~

Right, time to update a little.

My predictions after the first round of Group stage, look how many I got wrong:

Quater-finals:
Portugal vs Croatia Germany
Germany Croatia vs Czech Republic Turkey
Holland vs Sweden Russia
Spain vs Italy

Semi-finals:
Portugal Germany vs Germany Turkey
Holland Russia vs Spain

Many matches had turned out to be very unexpected, may be that's what makes football so fun to watch! Only three matches left, let's enjoy it while we can. This is my prediction of the final:

Final: Germany vs Spain

He is quite cute!

Suddenly realised that I'm an adult!!

Been reading a lot of magazines recently: Newsweek, Focus, Nature, New Scientists etc., they are all about the things that are happening to us around the world, unsurprisingly, all negative.

The credit crunch, increase in fuel costs (which is still increasing and double of the price is expected in 2018), mystery disease in bees (which reduced the number of bees by 30% each year --> decrease in pollination --> less plants and fruits --> less food for animals --> less food for humans!), war is continuing in Middle East, inflation, unemployment, etc etc.

May be my state of mind is not good at the moment, which makes me difficult to take these in. I know all these are happening, but after reading them in details, I'm very worry about the future, of myself and everyone on Earth.

I suppose this is what an adulthood is, worrying about this and that all the time... So depressing........!!

The new Firefox 3 is avaliable for download today, 17 June at 1800 BST. They are attempting to set a World Record for the most downloads over 24 hours. This is cool, I never participated in any World Record, so it will be fun if they managed!!

So, click through the banner below to participate by downloading this great browser!!

The new album from the amazing band - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends - was released on 12 June. Until Sunday 15 June, it sold 302,000 copies, outselling the top five biggest selling albums of the week, combined!!!

"The figures make Viva La Vida Coldplay's fastest-selling album to date." - BBC

I managed to listen to the last hour of the gig on radio last night, it was brilliant!!! It would be fun to be there, I now couldn't wait until December :D

A question keep popping up into my mind these days, it's a serious question and there are only two... or possible three answers to it. They are all positive, but differ alot that will affect the rest of my career life.

Seriously, I don't think there is any right or wrong, but it's such a difficult decision that I cannot make by myself, or... couldn't dare to make it. May be it's because the decision will cause some discussions or opinions from people around, and I know there will be more negative than positive feedbacks due to various reasons.

Although I myself favour the 2nd answer much more, which is the one that most people will disagree or have opinions on, but at the moment, I think I'll be a little cheeky and go for the third answer/approach, which is a combination of the 1st and 2nd answer...

I don't know, I wish things are clearer than that...... but will keep thinking and praying about it...

P.U.S.H.

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專家統計, 有80%正常人唔知道以下事物:

◎蝦的心臟在頭部
◎豬無法看到天空
◎老鼠和馬不能嘔吐
◎貓的尿液是夜光的
◎世界上有50%的人從來沒有接聽過電話
◎你睡覺的時候, 不知不覺中會吃入70多種蚤虫
◎你永遠不可能用你的舌頭舔到你的手肘
◎Sixth Sick Sheik's Sixth Sheep's Sick 是英文中最難以發言的一個句子
◎打噴嚏若過於強勁, 會導致胸腔破裂
◎如果你打電話超過一個小時, 耳朵裡的耳垢會增加7倍
◎打火機比火柴更早發明出來
◎你的心臟可以產生把血液噴出三十尺高的壓力
最後一個 ...

◎根據統計, 有90%的'低能友'未睇完呢篇妙事, 已經試圖用自己的舌頭舔自己的手肘!唔准講大話

你有冇先?????

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Below are four questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. Let's find out just how clever you really are!!

Ready? GO!!!

First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second place person. What position are you in?

Answer: If you answered that you are first, then you are wrong! If you overtake the second place person, and you take their place, you are second!

To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for the first question.

Second Question:
If you are in a race, and you overtake the last person, then you are?

Answer: If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST person?! You're not having a good time at this! Are you?

Very tricky maths! Note: This must be done in your head only. Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.

Third Question:
Take 1000 and add 40 to it. Now add another 1000. Now add 30. Add another 1000. Now add 20. Now add another 1000. now add 10. What is the total?

Answer: Did you get 5000? The correct answer is actually 4100. Don't believe it? Check with your calculator!

Today is definitely not your day. Maybe you will get the last question right?

Fourth Question:
Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, 4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?

Answer: Nunu? NO! Of course not. Her name is Mary. Read the question again!

Okay, now the bonus round. You can partially redeem yourself with this one!!!!!

Bonus Question:
There is a mute person who wants to buy a toothbrush. By imitating the action of brushing one's teeth he successfully expresses himself to the shopkeeper and the purchase is done. Now if there is a blind man who wishes to buy a pair of sunglasses, how should he express himself?

Answer: He just has to open his mouth and ask. He's blind, not mute - so simple.

I love these, haha!!

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