Saturday, September 25, 2010

All your burning questions answered

MY PAPER, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2010, PAGE A21, LIFESTYLE
From http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ebook/web_php/fvbrowserjs.php?urljs=http://myepaper.mypaper.sg/ecreator/sphopf/mya240910cnd_opf_files/mya240910cnd.js&ver=Gen
By AZHAR KASMAN, akasman@sph.com.sg



PHOTO: Libby the Owl, the mascot for the microsite which signifies wisdom and knowledge, got its name from the word “librarians”.
MY PAPER, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2010, PAGE A21, LIFESTYLE


Do you know that Choa Chu Kang, Lim Chu Kang and Yio Chu Kang were possibly named after the headmen (chu) controlling the villages built near rivers (kang)?

Thanks to the Ask Libby service on Stomp, Asia’s No. 1 social-networking and citizen-journalism website, this and other useful pieces of information are readily available.



PHOTO: http://www.diabetes.org.uk/upload/MyLife/Kids/Kids%20Home%20Flash/problem_page.gif http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/My-life/Kids/


Ask Libby is the popular question-and-answer microsite on Stomp, the result of a collaboration between the website and Public Libraries Singapore.

Readers post questions on Stomp, which then forwards them the contacts of a team of librarians from the National Library Board (NLB), who uses reliable and authoritative library resources, or other external sources, to find answers.

In fact, Libby the Owl, the mascot for the microsite which signifies wisdom and knowledge, got its name from the word “librarians”.

An NLB spokesman said: “Singaporeans are curious and active seekers of knowledge and information. They are very much in tune with what’s happening locally and globally, and are savvy users of the various information channels available to them.”

This is evident from the steady stream of queries from inquisitive readers submitted through Ask Libby since its launch more than a year ago.

Readers have been submitting all kinds of queries through Ask Libby. They can ask just about anything, on topics ranging from money and legal issues, to fashion and entertainment.

One interesting query posed by a reader is whether it is illegal to visit a prostitute in Singapore.

The response states that prostitution is legal only in red-light districts within the city, where sex workers ply their trade in licensed brothels. The women have to carry a health card and go for regular medical checkups.

However, soliciting for sexual services on the streets and pimping are illegal.

Another reader asked if it could snow in Singapore. The answer is no, because Singapore’s geographical position at the equatorial zone makes the nation one of the warmest zones, due to its proximity to the sun.

For those of you who are into beauty, here is an honest and very relevant question from a female reader: “I have a high waist and a big butt, what should I wear?”

Experts cited by the NLB team recommend that women with a pear-shape figure (where one’s hips are wider than one’s shoulders) should wear halter tops, puff sleeves, A-line skirts and constructed trousers.

Kenny Loh, 28, believes that the hyper-local nature of the Ask Libby service benefits Singaporeans. He said: “There are answers to really Singaporean questions that you can’t even find on Google, because they are so local.”

So, get that burning question off your chest. Remember, no question is a silly one. Just Ask Libby.
By AZHAR KASMAN, akasman@sph.com.sg



HELPDESK
我的字典: Wǒ de zì diǎn
Mascot: 吉祥物 - jí xiáng wù
Inquisitive: 好奇的 - hào qí de
Soliciting: 拉客 - lā kè
Proximity: 靠近 - kào jìn



FIND THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS
  • How can I make my big nose look smaller?
  • Can dreams tell the future?
  • My PC has been hacked. What should I do?
  • How do animals cut off their umbilical cords?
  • How do I find a long-lost relative?
  • Is it legal to disown a child?
  • Is it OK to take vitamins with coffee?
  • Why do Olympic medallists bite their medals?
  • What do the markings on gold bars mean?
  • Will the world end in 2012?


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Monday, September 20, 2010

詹雅雯 (zhān yǎ wén) 無你卡快活 (wú nǐ kǎ kuài huo) - More happy without you

Source Website: http://www.youmaker.com/video/sa?id=ce44778cc0af4907b80c839cb35af42e001
From: 長男的媳婦片頭曲 (长男的媳妇片头曲) - Theme song of the movie "Men's daughter-in-Law"
cháng nán de xí fu piàn tóu qǔ



PHOTO: http://img001.photo.21cn.com/photos/album/20091129/o/23644AB3F53FC65CEB36351CDD59D492.jpg
http://m2.21cn.com/news/china/2010/06/24/7611421.shtml


無你卡快活 (wú nǐ kǎ kuài huo) 歌詞 (gē cí) - More Happy without you (Lyric)

Lyric (作詞 zuò cí): 詹雅雯 (zhān yǎ wén)
Music (作曲 zuò qū): 賴清木 (lài qīng mù)
Singer (歌手 gē shǒu): 詹雅雯 (zhān yǎ wén)
Source (来源 lái yuán): 長男的媳婦片頭曲 (长男的媳妇片头曲 cháng nán de xí fu piàn tóu qǔ)



PHOTO: http://www.glf.cn/bbs/attachments/month_1005/100521231628e19a9e9aadb6f9.jpg
http://www.glf.cn/html/25/t-39025.html


想一個真結束也好啦 - Want to end completely is also beneficial
xiǎng yí gè zhēn jié shù yě hǎo la

卡贏看你一日一個伴 - Too free to see you for 1 day or one and a half
kǎ yíng kàn nǐ yí rì yí gè bàn

愛一個人什麼感覺 - How does it feel to love a person
(爱一个人什么感觉)
ài yí gè rén shén me gǎn jué

我笑你根本不知影 - I laugh at you for throughly don't know
wǒ xiào nǐ gēn běn bù zhī yǐng

石會爛　海水會乾　咒詛的話你敢大聲 - Society is hopeless, even the sea can become dry, yet you dare to curse loudly
(石会烂　海水会乾　咒诅的话你敢大声)
shí huì làn hǎi shuǐ huì qián zhòu zǔ de huà nǐ gǎn dà shēng

感情不是物件　隨時會凍換 - Love is not a "thing", it can change anytime
(感情不是物件　隨時会冻换)
gǎn qíng bú shì wù jiàn suí shí huì dòng huàn



摸心肝　請你摸心肝 - Have some feeling, don't be so wicked
(摸心肝　请你摸心肝)
mō xīn gān qǐng nǐ mō xīn gān

對我甘抹尚絕啦 - You are very harsh towards me
(对我甘抹尚绝啦)
duì wǒ gān mǒ shàng jué la



死心　我最後的辦法 - I gave up, this is my last resort
(死心　我最後的办法)
sǐ xīn wǒ zuì hòu de bàn fǎ

甭聽甭看　無你卡快活 - Don't need to listen or see, without you live is happier
(甭听甭看　无你卡快活)
béng tīng béng kàn wú nǐ kǎ kuài huo

Translated by:
Using nciku (www.nciku.com), an online dictionary with English and Chinese language (with Pinyin)



PHOTO: http://www.glf.cn/bbs/attachments/month_1005/1005182315da3a3e302153759c.jpg
http://www.glf.cn/html/25/t-39025.html



PHOTO: http://www.glf.cn/bbs/attachments/month_1005/1005182316a10d099d7810facb.jpg
http://www.glf.cn/html/25/t-39025.html



台視群星會 詹雅雯下「無你卡快活」「請借問心愛的人」3 3

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4aBJ7HKnVs&feature=related



PHOTO: http://www.nem365.com/UploadFiles/2010-05/nem06/0525/2010052513273085828.jpg
http://yr.nem365.com/gs/gt/20100525617860362780.html


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Sunday, September 19, 2010

吳淑敏 (wú shū mǐn) 少女的心聲 (shào nǚ de xīn shēng) - The voices of young girls

Source Website: http://lyrics.oiktv.com/lyric.php?sid=2431&aid=5507&lid=60500
From: 吳淑敏歷年專輯(吳淑敏历年专辑) - Albums collections over the years
wú shū mǐn lì nián zhuān jí



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少女的心聲 (shào nǚ de xīn shēng) 歌詞 - The voices of young girls - Song lyric

Lyric (作詞 zuò cí): 葉明發 (叶明发 yè míng fā)
Music (作曲 zuò qū): 郭順祥 (guō shùn xiáng)
Singer (歌手 gē shǒu): 吳淑敏 (wú shū mǐn)
Albums (專輯 zhuān jí): 心肝親像鐵 (xīn gān qīn xiàng tiě) - Darling's relation is as strong as steel



PHOTO: http://news.a8-img.com/content/20070110093702024.jpg
http://data.yule.baidu.com/star/%CE%E2%CA%E7%C3%F4


東平日頭浮出來 - The sun rises from the east
(东平日头浮出来)
dōng píng rì tóu fú chū lái

清風對面吹過來 - The breeze blowing across from the opposite side
(清风对面吹过来)
qīng fēng duì miàn chuī guò lái

初出社會的少女 - Yong lady just coming out to the society
(初出社会的少女)
chū chū shè huì de shào nǚ

什麼都不知 - Do not know anything
(什么都不知)
shén me dōu bù zhī

惦厝內父母也時常交代 - At home parent often instructed
diàn cuò nèi fù mǔ yě shí cháng jiāo dài

出外來交朋友互相瞭解 - Outside home when making friends must have mutual understanding
(出外来交朋友互相了解)
chū wài lái jiāo péng you hù xiāng liǎo jiě

事事項項要小心 - Must be careful at all time
shì shì xiàng xiàng yào xiǎo xīn

不通來做歹 - Do not do anything that is bad (evil)
(不通来做歹)
bù tōng lái zuò dǎi



PHOTO: http://cn.yimg.com/gallery/cn_ent/20070110094046174114shu2.jpg
http://newspic.cn.yahoo.com/ent/article/gallery_show/p_17411/





黃昏日頭要落西 - In the evening the sun will set in the west
(黃昏日头要落西)
huáng hūn rì tóu yào luò xī

晚風對面吹過來 - Evening breeze blowing across from the other side
(晚风对面吹过来)
wǎnfēng duì miàn chuī guò lái

初出社會的少女 - Yong lady just coming out to the society
(初出社会的少女)
chū chū shè huì de shào nǚ

什麼都不知 - Do not know anything
(什么都不知)
shén me dōu bù zhī

一旦來出社會著愛瞭解 - Once out in the society will need to know
(一旦来出社会著爱了解)
yí dàn lái chū shè huì zhù ài liǎo jiě

有困難的代誌著要忍耐 - Need to be patient when come across difficulties
(有困难的代志著要忍耐)
yǒu kùn nan de dài zhì zhù yào rěn nài

事事項項目睭金 - Alert at all time
shì shì xiàng xiàng mù zhǒu jīn

不通來變歹 - Do not become bad (evil)
(不通来变歹)
bù tōng lái biàn dǎi



PHOTO: http://cn.yimg.com/gallery/cn_ent/20070110094046174110shu.jpg
http://newspic.cn.yahoo.com/ent/article/gallery_show/p_17411/



東平日頭浮出來
清風對面吹過來
初出社會的少女
什麼都不知
惦厝內父母也時常交代
出外來交朋友互相瞭解
事事項項要小心
不通來做歹


Translated by: Using nciku (www.nciku.com), an online dictionary with English and Chinese language (with Pinyin)



PHOTO: 吴淑敏寒风中挤乳沟 - Wu Shu Min's prominent cleavage in the cold weather
wú shū mǐn hán fēng zhōng jǐ rǔ gōu
http://www.ejfeng.com/pic/images/2007/0110/1168428035646/1.jpg
http://www.ejfeng.com/life/ent/ylzb/200701/20070111176960-1.shtml



吳淑敏-少女的心聲

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNLoXEFQnvE&feature=related



明日之星4月25日第27集吳淑敏演唱少女的心聲、李嘉演唱攏是為著你啦

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6v2prhuyPU&feature=related


少女的心聲

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0NmL55mLo&feature=related


とまり木 小林幸子 少女的心聲 [台灣許仙唱]

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5hY3-KlH-4


少女的心聲 翻唱者阿堯碎碎唸

From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWZN3mWYFfM&feature=related



PHOTO: http://image2.sina.com.cn/ent/s/h/p/2007-01-10/U1935P28T3D1405072F329DT20070110180215.jpg http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/p/2007-01-10/18021405072.html



PHOTO: 吴淑敏黄金甲雪乳荡漾 (组图) - Wu Shu Min's Golden Flower Armour for her Snow white wavy (undulated) chest (Photos)
wú shū mǐn huáng jīn jiǎ xuě rǔ dàng yàng (zǔ tú) http://image.xinmin.cn/2007/12/04/20071204103126330688.jpg http://ent.xinmin.cn/bagua/2007/12/04/983156_3.html



PHOTO: 吴淑敏黄金甲 (组图) - Wu Shu Min's Golden Flower Armour (Photos)
wú shū mǐn huáng jīn jiǎ (zǔ tú)
http://image.xinmin.cn/2007/12/04/20071204103126853930.jpg
http://ent.xinmin.cn/bagua/2007/12/04/983156_3.html



PHOTO: 台语小天后吴淑敏出新专辑《因为拄到你》- Taiwainese little princess, singer Wu Shu Min, launching her new album 《Beacuse able to lean on you》
tái yǔ xiǎo tiān hòu wú shū mǐn chū xīn zhuān jí 《yīn wèi zhǔ dào nǐ》
http://image.xinmin.cn/2007/12/04/20071204103125607875.jpg
http://ent.xinmin.cn/bagua/2007/12/04/983156_2.html



PHOTO:
台语小天后吴淑敏出新专辑《因为拄到你》- Taiwainese little princess, singer Wu Shu Min, launching her new album 《Beacuse able to lean on you》,
tái yǔ xiǎo tiān hòu wú shū mǐn chū xīn zhuān jí 《yīn wèi zhǔ dào nǐ》，

吴淑敏一袭金色低胸马甲秀出傲人的34C双峰，- Wu Shu Min dressed in golden low-cut vest, showed off twin peaks,
wú shū mǐn yì xí jīn sè dī xiōng mǎ jiǎ xiù chū ào rén de 34C Shuāng fēng,

吴淑敏玲珑有致的身材立即成为镁光灯的焦点，- Wu Shu Min wonderful body immediately become the spotlight (focusing point) of the event,
wú shū mǐn líng lóng yǒu zhì de shēn cái chéng wéi měi guāng dēng de jiāo diǎn,

让在一旁的特别来宾施文彬直说：Special guests Shih Wen-Pin said honestly:
ràng zài yì páng de tè bié lái bīn shī wén bīn zhí shuō
如果我是女艺人，一定不敢站在你身旁！- If I am a lady celebrity, I will not dare to stand beside you!
rú guǒ wǒ shì nǚ yì rén, yí dìng bù gǎn zhàn zài nǐ shēn páng

吴淑敏一身马甲劲装性感程度跟jolin较劲！- Wu Shu Min's brilliant low-cut golden dress make her as sexy as Jolin!
wú shū mǐn yì shēn mǎ jiǎ jìn zhuāng xìng gǎn chéng dù gēn Jolin jiào jìn
By TOM, 2007-12-04 10:31
http://image.xinmin.cn/2007/12/04/20071204103126092250.jpg
http://ent.xinmin.cn/bagua/2007/12/04/983156_2.html



PHOTO: 吴淑敏秀出34C的傲人双峰与玉腿 - Wu Shu Min showed off her 34C impressive peaks and beautiful legs
wú shū mǐn xiù chū 34C de ào rén Shuāng fēng yǔ yù tuǐ
http://image.xinmin.cn/2007/12/04/20071204103124805017.jpg
http://ent.xinmin.cn/bagua/2007/12/04/983156.html



PHOTO: 吴淑敏一身黄金色马甲性感出席新专辑《因为拄到你》记者会 - Wu Shu Min with golden sexy vest at her new album, 《Beacuse able to lean on you》 press conference
wú shū mǐn yì shēn huáng jīn sè mǎ jiǎ xìng gǎn chū xí xīn zhuān jí 《yīn wèi zhǔ dào nǐ》 jì zhě huì
http://image.xinmin.cn/2007/12/04/20071204103125385213.jpg
http://ent.xinmin.cn/bagua/2007/12/04/983156.html



PHOTO: 吴淑敏吊带裙亮相 大露酥胸仪态迷人 - Wu Shu Min strap dress exposes her asset, mesmerising her audience during her appearance on stage
wú shū mǐn diào dài qún liàng xiàng dà lù sū xiōng yí tài mí rén
http://www.sinaimg.cn/ent/y/p/2007-06-16/U1819P28T3D1600127F326DT20070616202732.JPG
http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2007-06-16/20271600127.shtml



PHOTO: http://djyimg.com/i6/706181326041576.jpg



PHOTO: 高凌风新专辑发表 师姐吴淑敏性感捧场 - At Gao Ling-feng new album launch, Wu Shu Min supported by her sexy appearance
gāo líng fēng xīn zhuān jí fā biǎo shī jiě wú shū mǐn xìng gǎn pěng chǎng
http://image2.sina.com.cn/ent/y/2007-03-15/U1978P28T3D1479773F358DT20070315110125.jpg
http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/2007-03-15/11011479773.html



PHOTO: http://gb.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2007/03/15/eo070315993.jpg
http://gb.cri.cn/9964/2007/03/15/108@1497471.htm



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Thursday, September 16, 2010

3D Pictures I

Source: http://www.callipygian.com/3D/
Copyright © 2003, 2004, 2005 Robert A. Swirsky, All Rights Reserved



PHOTO: Corpseplant.
http://www.callipygian.com/3D/corpseplant.jpg


Types of 3D Images
Callipygian 3D lets you generate two types of 3D image: Anaglyphs, where the left and right channels are separated by colors, and Stereo Cards, where the left and right images are printed side-by side and viewed with a special viewer.



PHOTO: http://www.callipygian.com/3D/FG1.jpg


Callipygian 3D Photo Editing Software
Callipygian 3D Photo Editing Software --a fast, easy way to generate full-color anaglyph (red/cyan and other modes) images from a pair of stereo images, as well as Holmes stereo cards. The software automatically handles images of different sizes, and lets you quickly and easily select a region of interest, position the stereo window, adjust a screen-resolution representation, and generate a full-resolution image.

1. Read the Manual (pdf)

2. Download the install file. (.msi file, requires Microsoft installer or Windows XP).

It's a free-download (no strings!), and comes with NO WARRANTY, express or implied. Windows XP with Service Pack 2 recommended.

3. See a tutorial on making 3D pictures with an ordinary digital camera

4. Questions or comments? Email




PHOTO: http://www.callipygian.com/3D/fg3.jpg
http://www.astro-nut.com/lunar-gibbous3D.html



Anaglyphs
You can generate several different types of color and black-and-white Anaglyphs:

Red Cyan Full Color
Default mode that takes the Red component from the Left image, and the Cyan component from the Right Image

Red Cyan Tweaked Color
Similar to above, but with primary colors (R, G, B) desaturated to reduce retinal rilvalry.

Red Cyan Graysale Red
The left channel is converted to Grayscale using the NTSC YUV colorspace and mapped to the red channel. This makes an easier-to-see 3D image, at the expense of color fidelity.

Red Cyan Black White
Both Left and Right are converted to Grayscale. This makes an easy-to-see 3D image, but with no color information.

Green Magenta Full Color
Uses Green/Magenta instead of Red/Cyan. For LCD projectors viewed with polarized glasses on a sliver screen

Magenta Green Full Color
Uses Magenta/Green instead of Red/Cyan, as above



PHOTO: 米兰达-可儿也玩3D风 幸运女万千宠爱在一身 - Youngsters in Milan Da (in Canada) are also crazy about the lucky female nude 3D
Mǐ lán dá kě ér yě wán 3D fēng xìng yùn nǚ wàn qiān chǒng 'ài zài yì shēn
http://images.yule.tom.com/data2/upload/24/855/12832261513674021634.jpg
http://images.yule.tom.com/vw/217476-1.html?source=YLTBTJ



PHOTO: For best results, use Red left/Green right 3D Glasses or eyepiece filters.
http://www.astro-nut.com/lunar-gibbous3D.html



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