My fellow Korean friend, Park, which I came to know when playing badminton together last week has been to Malaysia before for a vacation and he has been very kind in teaching me some Korean words which have the same pronunciation as the Malay words like “apa khabar”, “cinta’ and “sotong” but have completely different meaning all together. You might wonder what are the meanings of these words in Korean, well I would rather you find them out by yourself (not very pleasant to reveal them... (more...)
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The Easiest Way to Search for PDF Files using Google
On March - 4 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
As a university student, I often have to search for online materials like articles, documents, reports and journals in doing my assignments and research. In doing so, the first venue for me to dig for information is none other than the school library’s website. There is a whole wealth of e-resources in it as the school is generous enough to subscribe to many reputable publishers. But that does not guarantee that I will find what I am looking for. Therefore, the next venue to check on is Google.... (more...)
Tech Myth Demystified!
On February - 22 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Tech Myth No 1: Having battery in your laptop while connecting to AC adapter will shorten the battery life It is common for us to hear from our friends that we need to pull out our batteries when the laptop is connected to the AC adapter to avoid damaging the batteries. Well contrary to popular beliefs, the above situation only applies to old generation of nickel cadmium rechargeable batteries. All the batteries in today’s laptops use lithium ion compound and thus need not be taken out although... (more...)