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April 2004 - Posts

What lies ahead
Friday, April 30, 2004 7:30 PM
One of those weeks... culminating in one of those days where you wake up thinking it's going to be an okay day... and some minor insignificant no-second-thought-to-it type of event happens... and it snowballs into something that turns into something serious
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Today's Question of the Day
Friday, April 30, 2004 6:19 AM
Whoever came up with today's Question of the Day is awesome!One of the things I have been speculating about for awhile..."What does Bill Murray whisper to Scarlett Johansson in the final scene of Lost in Translation?"
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Harvard
Wednesday, April 28, 2004 2:45 PM
Harvard has just completed a review of their undergraduate curriculum - the last time they did this was 30 years ago.They will encourage their students to study abroad as well as emphasize a better understanding of the sciences.I thnk they are on the
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More articles and updates
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 5:29 PM
An interesting night; I just got off a conference call with the worldwide team (starring Morris, Mario, Shreyas, Matthew, Dena, Tom, and others).  Updating us on what new plans will be coming; some exciting stuff!  From our Asia regional level,
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MSN Messenger 6.2 now available
Monday, April 26, 2004 10:44 AM
A "silent" launch...MSN Messenger 6.2 is now available.One of the new features is the emoticon now displays while you are typing it (as opposed to just showing up after you send the message).Enjoy!
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PowerPoint jockey
Sunday, April 25, 2004 6:22 PM
Well, it's 2:15 in the morning and I'm sitting here trying to find the right pieces of Clip Art to throw into my presentation.  And then I'm going to go and try to add those fancy effects where parts of the slide come swooping in from the side and
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Singapore Airlines is #1!
Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:28 AM
In the latest SkyTrax survey, Singapore Airlines was voted the #1 airline in the world.They really must be doing almost everything right - heck, I'm even feeling "proud" somewhat that they won #1, and I don't even work for them!  I guess they
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What happened to my other entry?
Saturday, April 24, 2004 3:54 AM
Hey, I had a blog entry with an article about the European Commission's antitrust ruling, another article about a new technology preventing file sharing, and then an Xbox Live launch info...What happened to it??  I don't think I accidentally deleted
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People moving companies
Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:30 AM
Today I read an article about how Microsoft hired one of its key rivals that was working for SuSE Linux.I was thinking about this, and in the news I constantly read about how former rivals or competitors end up joining Microsoft.  Other than Rob
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sunday, April 18, 2004 2:10 PM
(Writing this at the airport while waiting for my flight back to Singapore)   Even though I do love Vietnam and really like the hotel I’m at, for some reason I am unable to get a good night’s sleep here.  For both nights I think I slept like 
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Sunday
Sunday, April 18, 2004 7:04 AM
A pleasant Sunday... eating cotton candy and watching Shrek while laying in the hotel bed. Ah... time to pack up and head to the airport.  And fly on back to Singapore.
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Where is the love?
Saturday, April 17, 2004 6:42 PM
You haven't experienced Asia until you hear a Vietnamese hotel band playing "Where is the Love" by the Blackeyed Peas.
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TV
Saturday, April 17, 2004 2:22 PM
Does anyone else think it's funny that I'm in Saigon, Vietnam, watching that sappy movie "Sweet Home Alabama" about the American south?It's funny to me... lying in this hotel bed, watching the movie... seeing all these suburban scenes of the US (okay,
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Vietnam
Friday, April 16, 2004 2:42 PM
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Every time I come back to this country I remember why I moved to Asia.Vietnam is fantastic!
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Why not?
Thursday, April 15, 2004 5:11 PM
A funny thing happened when I landed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week.  While I was in the baggage claim area, I pulled out my XDA2 (Pocket PC phone) to turn on the wireless service.  As I was using it, this little kid came up to me and asked
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Another interesting e-mail to see...
Wednesday, April 14, 2004 3:06 AM
My old team (Office) is moving to a new building over the course of the next few days.  This is what my former manager sent out to the group:"I have a couple of bottles of whiskey that have more than a few shots left in my office that I do not want
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Stranger at the door
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 1:54 AM
An interesting and somewhat humorous e-mail that was sent out to all the employees of one of the Microsoft offices in Singapore (names changed to protect confidentiality): From: -------Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 8:26 AMTo: -------------Subject: Stranger
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Winners from Malaysia
Saturday, April 10, 2004 6:34 PM
Introducing the winners from Malaysia's Software Design Invitational for Imagine Cup 2004...
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Results!
Friday, April 09, 2004 10:03 AM
Fresh news from the Malaysia Imagine Cup Finals... the winning team is from Universiti Sains Malaysia; their project is the I-Diners System.Pictures to be posted later, but let me just say that you computer geek guys out there are going to fall in love
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Selamat Datang
Friday, April 09, 2004 3:33 AM
2 teams (out of 6) so far presented in Imagine Cup Finals, Malaysia.Some good stuff... a smart scheduling system that is very extensible to third parties and a system for e-voting - factoring in security, accessbility, and localization.The upcoming teams
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Thursday, April 08, 2004 8:17 AM
Well, I'm here at lovely Singapore Changi Airport, about to start off on another trip - this time a short hop over to Singapore's nearest and dearest neighbor, Malaysia.  I'll be attending the Imagine Cup Finals for Malaysia, being held in Kuala
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Bummer
Thursday, April 08, 2004 6:57 AM
While packing for my trip right now, I just realized I lost my sunglasses.  They were in this case that had been in my backpack forever (I don't really wear sunglasses much at all).  The case is still there but the sunglasses are gone. 
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Good at video games = good at surgery
Thursday, April 08, 2004 5:49 AM
From a Straits Times Article:If you want to be a good surgeon, you should play video games.I'm probably the top surgeon in the world.
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Go wish him luck...
Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:40 AM
This guy is about to have an interview with Microsoft.Go wish him luck or help him relax!Or try to make him as nervous as possible.Kevin, what's going to happen if the recruiting shuttle that takes the candidates from building to building for the interview
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Channel 9 has launched
Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:02 PM
Channel 9 has launched."Channel 9 started as a personal story from one of us about fear of flying. Lenn realized after years of dealing with it, that it was actually a fear of the unknown. The fear was conquered through learning. The more transparency
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What help do you need with final year projects or thesis projects?
Tuesday, April 06, 2004 6:10 AM
I'm on a blog roll today...Here's a question for all you graduating students.  As you look back on your year and think about the thesis or final year projects you had to do (IT-related), what kind of help would you have wanted with them?Some help
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UConn Huskies beat Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Tuesday, April 06, 2004 4:07 AM
University of Connecticut Huskies defeat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to win the NCAA Tournament.I miss watching college basketball.  I used to have season tickets to the University of Washington men's basketball team.I went to Las Vegas in March
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Stuck?
Tuesday, April 06, 2004 3:36 AM
Stuck in a creative rut?  Unable to figure out how to flesh out your idea?  Not sure what to create for your Imagine Cup Short Film?I'm stuck right now... brainstorming for what types of things I would like to do during the new business
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Women in MS Research
Monday, April 05, 2004 5:53 AM
I believe it's Women's History month this month.As part of that, Microsoft Research has profiled a few of the women that work at Microsoft Research.Interesting stuff to read about their backgrounds and how they got involved with their fields of research
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ATM machines and the people that use them
Monday, April 05, 2004 4:59 AM
Seriously - am I that much faster than other people when I am pulling money out of an ATM machine, or am I just as slow as the people who always seem to be ahead of me?I don't understand... I stand behind them in line, I hear them punching a lot of buttons
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Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey)
Sunday, April 04, 2004 3:00 PM
FYI if you have access to MSDN Subscriber downloads, you can grab a March build of Visual Studio 2005.  (Code name Whidbey)Got the news from Don Box's blog.  Don Box is one of the architects for the Windows team.
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A few articles
Saturday, April 03, 2004 8:50 AM
Here's a few articles you may find interesting:Linux Loyalists Leery - supporters of Linux are growing skeptical towards the licensing policies of companies such as Red Hat.Microsoft and Sun Microsystems enter cooperation agreement - did anyone see
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Bangles
Friday, April 02, 2004 7:07 PM
I re-discovered my love for 80's music and the Bangles during this trip to India.The whole flight to Bangalore and back I listened to the Bangles' greatest hits album.  (It was either listen to that or listen to the guy snoring next to me).My favorite
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