.... between talking on the phone when driving, and putting on your makeup when driving???
I mean, I saw this OL using the liner and brusher for easily 5 mins, slowly applying her makeup through this morning's wet weather and heavy traffic.
Well, I'm not for banning putting on makeup but I just feel the ban on hp when driving could be unnecessary. I'm not sure if it does really cut down on accidents. So how about talking to your passenger with hands all over the place while driving? Should the ban be removed?
On the other hand, Singaporeans ain't that good at driving. Just compare to any European, American, or even Malaysians. Put us to shame.
But still ... lady, don't distract me from driving! hahaha.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Decisions...
we all have to face them. some have it easy, some have it tough. some ... we just don't get.
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A friend commented to me recently, said that with my grades and overseas SEP experience, it shouldn't be too hard for me to land a IB job, one that pays ~2k over what I'm offered right now. While I already knew of my options then, nevertheless, these words seem to run through my mind every now and then. Of course the work will be quite different, some say tougher, while others say it's easier. In any case, it did leave me with a decision. Should I pursue other options?
Anyway, my conclusion thus far is that I'll stick to what I have now. I think it has good prospects in any case, and it's a commitment to my earlier choice. Will I regret? Only time will tell. But for now, no.
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Another friend of mine, who went SEP to IC with me, is facing a tough decision. He landed an offer from DB recently, pays real well, and looks set and happy. Recently he waas offered a post grad position in MIT ! Wow, what a decision I would love to face. I'm happy for him honestly, and I suppose whatever choice he makes, it will be one he wouldn't regret. both options are really, really good. (I'll probably pick DB, but my penchant for research isn't half as strong as his heh.)
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On a cards board I played a couple of days ago. I held T3 and called the big blind. some guy in LP called too, the rest folded. Flop came 6 K T, rainbow. (i forgot the suits but a flush wasn't on the board.) So I raised the pot amount, and he called quickly. The turn was a T. I raised, and this time, he reraised! Strong play I must say.
So I wondered, with me having a set, did he actually have a set of KK, 66, or KT for the full house? Those were the hands I was afraid of. very playable hands in any case. I thought he may be bluffing, and in any case with a straight draw remotely possible, I reraised him again. He called, to my surprise. He must have something strong I thought.
River came the Q. Bad card for me. I checked. I thought if he made his straight he would raise for sure. He checked! He seemed afraid.... I was certain I won the pot at this point....
Until he flipped over AJ. Wow. that was a seriously weird play.
While I can't comment on his play pre-river, which on hindsight was unusual perhaps but still not a bad play considering he had outs, but his check on the river really threw me off. I mean, if you were waiting on the 1 card that you think can beat the other players, and when it came, you checked in the last position????? So weird.
So much for decisions. =)
PS I lost 300 in that pot.
EDIT (20/4/08): Re-reading this post, I realized I may have made an oversight. What could have happened was that even though he made his straight, my strong betting made him think I might have a FH with the board being paired. So, just in case I did have the FH, he would check on the river, for 2 reasons: He can win a showdown if I did not have a FH, and still win a substantial pot, and also , if I did have the FH, he would minimise losses in case I was check-raising him. So it might be a viable, conservative play. However, it still doesn't address the fact that knowing I might have a FH, he still went on to call my raise on the turn for his straight draw. In other words, he was just gambling on the turn and I got drawn out (in fact, he must have realised that he only had Q as his only out against me, or unless he thought I was bluffing. And he still called 2-to-1 on the turn). You gotta gamble, to win big.
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A friend commented to me recently, said that with my grades and overseas SEP experience, it shouldn't be too hard for me to land a IB job, one that pays ~2k over what I'm offered right now. While I already knew of my options then, nevertheless, these words seem to run through my mind every now and then. Of course the work will be quite different, some say tougher, while others say it's easier. In any case, it did leave me with a decision. Should I pursue other options?
Anyway, my conclusion thus far is that I'll stick to what I have now. I think it has good prospects in any case, and it's a commitment to my earlier choice. Will I regret? Only time will tell. But for now, no.
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Another friend of mine, who went SEP to IC with me, is facing a tough decision. He landed an offer from DB recently, pays real well, and looks set and happy. Recently he waas offered a post grad position in MIT ! Wow, what a decision I would love to face. I'm happy for him honestly, and I suppose whatever choice he makes, it will be one he wouldn't regret. both options are really, really good. (I'll probably pick DB, but my penchant for research isn't half as strong as his heh.)
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On a cards board I played a couple of days ago. I held T3 and called the big blind. some guy in LP called too, the rest folded. Flop came 6 K T, rainbow. (i forgot the suits but a flush wasn't on the board.) So I raised the pot amount, and he called quickly. The turn was a T. I raised, and this time, he reraised! Strong play I must say.
So I wondered, with me having a set, did he actually have a set of KK, 66, or KT for the full house? Those were the hands I was afraid of. very playable hands in any case. I thought he may be bluffing, and in any case with a straight draw remotely possible, I reraised him again. He called, to my surprise. He must have something strong I thought.
River came the Q. Bad card for me. I checked. I thought if he made his straight he would raise for sure. He checked! He seemed afraid.... I was certain I won the pot at this point....
Until he flipped over AJ. Wow. that was a seriously weird play.
While I can't comment on his play pre-river, which on hindsight was unusual perhaps but still not a bad play considering he had outs, but his check on the river really threw me off. I mean, if you were waiting on the 1 card that you think can beat the other players, and when it came, you checked in the last position????? So weird.
So much for decisions. =)
PS I lost 300 in that pot.
EDIT (20/4/08): Re-reading this post, I realized I may have made an oversight. What could have happened was that even though he made his straight, my strong betting made him think I might have a FH with the board being paired. So, just in case I did have the FH, he would check on the river, for 2 reasons: He can win a showdown if I did not have a FH, and still win a substantial pot, and also , if I did have the FH, he would minimise losses in case I was check-raising him. So it might be a viable, conservative play. However, it still doesn't address the fact that knowing I might have a FH, he still went on to call my raise on the turn for his straight draw. In other words, he was just gambling on the turn and I got drawn out (in fact, he must have realised that he only had Q as his only out against me, or unless he thought I was bluffing. And he still called 2-to-1 on the turn). You gotta gamble, to win big.
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