When you share something on the internet, give credit where it is due

Sometimes when we find something cool on the internet and immediately run off to post it on our Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Digg, it's important to credit the original author.

"See Something, Cite Something," by webcomics artists Loldwell and Rosscott, makes the point more effectively. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

How fit are you?

I have been planning to purchase a gym equipment for a long time. So, as soon as I got my bonus for this year, I paid a visit to Fitness Concept store in IOI mall.

The equipment of my choice was Body solid's G1S dual station gym. It cost me a whopping RM 3,000.00 and I shall write a review about it after its delivered on wednesday.

I also had my fitness level measured today by body composition analyzer. Below is the reproduction of the report i received.

BODY TYPE : STANDARD
GENDER : MALE
AGE : 24
HEIGHT : 170 cm
WEIGHT : 72.1 kg
BMI : 24.9
BMR : 6733 kJ (1609 kcal)
IMPEDANCE : 474 ohm
FAT% : 24.9%
FAT MASS : 18.0 kg
FFM : 54.1 kg
TBW : 39.6 kg

DESIRABLE RANGE
FAT% : 14 - 20%
FAT MASS : 8.8 - 13.5 kg

TARGET BF% is : 20%
PREDICTED WEIGHT : 67.7 kg
PREDICTED FAT MASS : 13.6 kg
FAT TO LOSE : 4.4 kg

So, despite all the workout I've been doing for the past few months I'm still a little overweight it seems. But, I was also informed that once we start building mass (body building) BMI cannot be applied anymore.

I have already made my new year's resolution. How about you? How fit are you?



P.S: You can also refer to the bottom of my blog for fitness tips. Its updated daily!!

3D cross-eye stereogram

A stereogram is an optical illusion of depth created from flat, two-dimensional images. Originally, stereogram referred to a pair of stereo images which could be viewed using stereoscope.

Stereogram was discovered by Charles Wheatstone in 1838. He found an explanation of binocular vision which led him to construct a stereoscope based on a combination of prisms and mirrors to allow a person to see 3D images from two 2D pictures.

Here are some really impressive photos I’ve found on the net and there are hundreds of them. These images do not need stereoscopes to view and can be viewed by slightly defocusing your eyes and then cross them until an image appears in the middle and then relax your eyes to get a stable 3-D image. It’s worth the trouble.

Click on pictures for larger view

And finally a video stereogram,

Brain teaser: Who owns the fish?

Its going to be a long weekend i guess, with Raya Haji holidays in the corner. It doesn't hurt to work your brain a little while enjoying the holidays.

The following brain teaser was designed by none other than Albert Einstein himself. Have fun figuring out.

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There are 5 houses in 5 different colours. In each house lives a person of a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. Using the clues below can you determine who owns the fish?

The Brit lives in a red house.
The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
The Dane drinks tea.
The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
The green house owner drinks coffee.
The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
The man living in the house right in the middle drinks milk.
The Norwegian lives in the first house.
The man who smokes Blend lives next door to the one who keeps cats.
The man who keeps horses lives next door to the man who smokes Dunhill.
The owner who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
The German smokes Prince.
The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
The man who smokes Blend has a neighbour who drinks water.

answer: The German owns the fish

Snake in Phaaradm

Last Wednesday (26th Nov 2008) some members of my company found a snake near fire test room area in the afternoon. They managed to snap a couple of photos and also killed the snake.

However, they also suspect that there could be more of them hiding inside the company. Scary thought, eh?

So, where did the snakes came from all of sudden? You see, there is a construction going on just beside my company. The contractors have cleared up a small jungle beside the company to make way for Shah Alam Memorial Park. Therefore, these animals have nowhere to go and migrated to our company. No wonder some of the members have been complaining about monkeys at the car park area.

This is what happens when we clear up jungles without regard for creatures living there. Thus, these uninvited guests will have nowhere to go and will start claiming space in our habitat.

Who owns who?

The automobile industry can be pretty confusing in terms of ownership, shareholding or joint venture.

But this scanned image from a magazine shows the map of the global car industry and would definitely give you a clearer picture of the global automobile industry today.

Click on the picture for Fullscreen view

The entire automobile industry seems to be dependent on one another.

But if you study carefully, you'll notice that Proton-Lotus partnership is isolated from the rest of the automobile industry. (I wonder why? No promising growth?! or unfavorable terms?!)

...And don't be shocked to find that SAMSUNG is also making cars!! You can find it somewhere inside there.

Rainbows

How often does anyone sees a rainbow?

How often do you see double rainbows?

I managed to capture a double rainbow while on my way home after a heavy rain. Click on the pictures to get larger view. Try spotting the second rainbow.

Luxury cars and fancy number plates

Luxury cars and fancy numbers go hand- in-hand.

Some people choose fancy number for showing off;
some choose them because its their lucky number;
some people choose them to match their vehicle model (ie: CLS 350 for Mercedes C-Class CLS 350 model, DB 9 for Aston Martin DB9. Btw, these 2 numbers are real and owned by some tycoon in Malaysia. Spot them on the roads if you're lucky!!);
while, some prefer all their vehicles to follow suit (same numbers for all the vehicles)

Here are some of the cars I managed to capture on camera while on road. Click on the pictures to view them in larger size.


2nd runner up: The wicked one (WCK 9, BMW 6 series, I bet you can find more 7 series on road than this one ;-))

1st runner up: The exotic one (MAU1, Benz...dunno what class, caught it at the lobby of Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort)
Grand prize: The royal ride (BMW 7 series, just look at its number man.....)

So, why am I talking about cars suddenly? Just watch out for my future posts.