How frequent do people blog ?

I realize that lately , the number of people around me who hasn't been regularly blogging has gone up. Why is that the case ? Is it due to hectic worklife ? Lack of discipline ? Shift of interest ?

That naturally leads me to the question , why do people Blog in the 1st place ?

1)As a biography to chronologies their own life what they eat , what they look like, what they do blah blah blah.

2)As a storefront to hawk their wares. Their dresses , their blah blah blah .

3)As a point of news , people deliver what they See , Hear , Touch , Taste , Feel about things around them . See accidents , Hear rumours , Touch whatever , Food they taste , things they feel .

4)To propagate their political agenda. Be it in national affairs , in games etc.

Why do they start a blog as opposed to alternatives ?
Probably bcos blogging is cheap to use , costing only the time it takes to blog.
Then there is twitter. But i will safe that for another week ( @leechenghao btw)

So why do i stop blogging for sometime ? cos maybe there is no new content to update ? There is no significant change other then growing perpetually fat. Partially it was due to lack of discipline , but largely the dearth of new ideas to entertain readers and log about my own boring life.

A change will do you good

Had a few interesting things happening in the week past
Painted for a friend the whole house , spent 3 hours and it was done
Learnt Rock climbing for the 1st time thx to shirley. My toes are now crippled and crushed while my back aches like i have lifted a thousand times my own weight.
Had a few bad beats in poker , made a few good plays but overall still too passive !
Now looking for a job / be a teacher ?

Those around me are moving forward while i seem stuck in my own singularity continuum. Time to change the way things are done , things are thought.

Photos to SIC from HWZ

All talk no pictures , a bit hard to digest also , so sit back , relax slouch and enjoy































































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SWOT of myself

Time for some Self reflection for the start of 2nd financial quarter of 2009.

SWOT = Strength , Weakness , Opportunity , Technology.

Strength
when i get addicted to something , die die also i must achieve it , i have freaking persistence for it. ( think magic the gathering , think secondary school education , think chess)

I usually dunno how to do anything conventionally and so willing to learn from anyone
not really a strength but lol

scientific school of thought

Weakness
I lack discipline in nature , probably bcos of so many years of you must do this , must do that , i had institutionalized discipline instilled upon me , when there is no institution , my discipline falls apart

I dun do things when i am not so sure of it , need more information to decide , so i tend to deliberate a lot upon a new change , this was evident truout my school / army life , in primary school , every 2 years i would be depressed for 3 months, in sec sch , i started out depressed until weixin cheered me up with the " jiao ta shi di speech"

I am fat , no denying it already ( i am 80 kg , so my bmi would be 80 /1.77 / 1.77 = 25.535446392
when the healthy limit for asian man is really 23 bmi or 72.0567 kg

I can't be bothered with grooming , beauty is but skin deep , but everyone else don't think so , i too judge people by looks for first impression.

This two factors less relevant but just add a bit.
Opportunity.
I had roadshow-ed , get referred so many chances but i blew them all.
Two girls i like is single now , but i lack the finance ( my bankroll is in tatters) or the confidence to chase them.

Technology.
i got 2 mobile phones , 2 computers (one with a broken scsi hdd), a wii , an mp3 player , internet access , AIO printer. poker set ( lol ? )

The Freaking blog song imeem now truncates the songs to 30 second previews liao ! tmd lar just realised it when i got a new song , micheal jackson's tribute song, time to change content providers

AAR :

Capitalise on my strength , since i like to teach and gain satisfaction from pupils getting good grades , i think i should go back to tutoring weekdays , weekend agent.

i should also meet more people , be more emphatic on them and learn their perspective

to curb my weakness , lack of discipline , i would have to compensate institutionalized discipline with responsibility based discipline ( changing from i have to do something bcos i have been told to do so , to i have to do something bcos someone would suffer if i didn't )

to curb the doubt in event of asymmetric information , i should start to do things with more intuitive. In event of doubt , all choices have equal weightage of 1/(number of choice)

to rejuvenate my health i shall run every single f**king morning until i go below 72 again , then keep it that way. I will only stop when i break my legs. When i reach 72 again , i will maintain 4 days a week running in the morning.

Grooming ? i think i will buy a comb to start with lol. but i dunno what else to do for grooming , can anyone help me

Oppurtunity ? i think once i get my tuition income next month , i will start to date around liao , i am not young anymore._. i am wasting away my life ._.

Technology , i want to learn how to drive a car , i want to repair my comp again ( for diablo 3 / starcraft , freaking cool toss can blink lol)

This is probably my 2nd downest moment in my life , with the 1st being when i broke my leg in secondary school after chasing alvin down a flight of stairs as i thought i would never be able to walk again.

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On today's poker game , i made 3 donk moves , i shove all in when i tot i had a straight but only mid pair lol
preflop he had a tight image and he went $2 , in a 0.2/0.4 game , its a 5 Big blind
i merely called.
i held K 8 suited while he had JJ , flop comes 8 7 6 ( i tot there was a 9 so it was open ended straight draw) he bets 2 i check raised him $2 over his $2 bet , he called.
then flop a 10 , i tot my straight hit so i led out with a half my chip stack hollywooding act raise.
at this point , he had 10 j 8 7 gutshot , jj overpair while i had 8s with Ks kicker.
he called.
on the river he had nuts straight while i got junk.
Losing to a new live player is the worst thing that can happen !

, 2nd donk move was river raising a tight check raiser , the host's gf or something has check raised all in on the river 3times before already and seem to won all of them , i should have just checked :(
i had Q 5 on big blind , she had Q j on the small blind , family pot
on flop came Q T and another card. i led out with $1 , she called ( i had Qs with 5 , she had Qs with j kicker)
on turn came 5 , i led out with $2 she called.( i had Qs & 5s she had Qs with j kicker.)
on river came J , she dominated me but she checked i should have just check and see her hand for $3 , but i went to raise to $5 , the trapper becomes the trappee , she reraised all in for $15.80.

While i had her covered , i had huge doubts to call as the only thing i could beat was Qs without another pair , or just a lower pair
i would lose to Straight bothways ( board has Q J T , there can be AK ( which i tot was unlikely for her to limp as she would raise preflop, K 9 to chase gutshot a jack for $3 , not likely for a tight player, 9 8 i put her on this hand)

i would lose to set , but since i am holding Q and 5 , its unlikely for her to have either set , since she all in on the river , i put her on set of jacks too.

then again , she might be making use of her check raiser image as she thinks i would raise for sure to represent that she has something strong.

when i was about to fold , matt chipped in to say he will give me $1 if i call if i lose. at that point i was starting to tilt. then i asked for more insurance from across the table , then the host's dad whom had been a silent spectator till that point commented it was unfair to the host's gf , then i didn't knew why , i just called and proceeded to lose an additional $15.80

the only thing i could beat was a QK , QA , or a bluff , as she has chasen with mid / lower pair before , but not all in , i should have folded then knowing i am beat.

3rd mistake was when there were to players who raised reraised i go and shove , its just stupid . raise reraise , you should only call or shove with AA , KK , QQ , AK suited , AQ suited.

my mistake is in general , i should avoid all the tight players and aim only the 2 loose aggressive players like matt and the other guy who i successfully chiped about 2 buy ins off.

AAR : if i decide to LAG , i should lose some small pots at the start and flip over my cards to advertise how noobish i am that would work against new players. If i decide to go TAG , i should make disciplined folds. and disciplined steal with continuation bets

I dunno why i am playing with scared money when i got 7 buyins worth ._.

Mood : Upset over how noob i am

Hilarious moment of the day is : when there was a triple straddle , jacob commented if i get aces , i would be damn happy ( or something along that line ) then he went on to really get the aces and he called the blind , folded to the other guy who checked , flop gave him a set of aces or something then ended up jacob shove and won that game, totally coincidence.

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Japs are crazily good

Gundam becomes a reality!!!
YouTube Video
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These Japanese never cease to amaze me.
Life-size Gundam so nice
Who wants to be the pilot?!
This can be further enhanced as a war weapon??! xD

More Pictures here : http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/06/gundam-night-pics/

link from : http://www.ebuzzcafe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22235

Continuation from the previous post , BBC's food series :

The truth about food : Idea to test - every job needs a different diet , what you need to eat to bring out the best in your job.

Question 1 : Are Vegetarians weaker then meat eaters ?
Vegetarians and meat eaters swap diets , with a vegetarians control group.
before they change diet for 2 months , they were tested for their capacity in whatever sports they were in.

the vegetarians were initially repulsed by the idea , the smell , the looks of various meats like pork and duck
question is : will the micro nutrients like creatine iron etc , found in meat improve their performance

For the vegeterian group , no significant improvement in their results.
For the meat eater , did 50 push up as compared to 55 before the test.

Question 2 : Will Omega 3 reduce your stress levels ? (found mainly in fish , like mackeral salmno , tuna , sardines , etc. medium rare tuna steaks.
Test subjects : 10 taxi drivers , fed omega 3 fatty acids 4 times a week.
measure their cortisol(stress) , dhea (anti stress) hormone level in their saliva. and E.c.g to monitor their heart rate.

They plant cameras and used a test subject to see how they react.
intially , then 3 months after their new diet. Stress hormones went down 22 % of the cortisol , Increase in 12 % of the dhea , complemented by their heartrate.

Omega 3 may help you deal better with your stress

Question 3 : Are three meals a day or snacking better for your working day ?
2 groups of fireman
1st group : hearty meal in an hour , meal eaters
2nd group : snackers / grazers , eat a little every 90 minutes.
same amount of calories for both diet.

Less blood rushes to the digestive system for the snackers , so they have more energy. snackers have 25 % higher performance
Snacking an make you productive then eating larger meals , if you snack on healthy food of course.

Question 4 : Why does a high carb diet , keep you going for longer ?
they used sets of twins , subject them to different long endurance sports , one twin to consume low carb(e.g. bacon and eggs) , another to consume high carb .(e.g. cereal bread etc)

1st long endurance bike race , after 2 hours , the low carb team had problem . After 5 hours the high carb team was way ahead of the other team.
after the bike race , they competed for a 3km log race. Once behind , the low carb diet team's gap just widens. The high carb team exhibit a consistent amount of energy throughout the day.

A high carb diet is better for long endurance activities.

Question 5 : Does caffeine give you the mental edge.
tested radio dejays with coffees , one given decaff , another given caff.
Testing their alertness , reaction time , and hand steadiness before and after a week of test.
The guy is expected to experience caffeine withdrawal and recover after a week.

one of the effects of caffeine is to restrict the amount of blood into the brain , so without it initially , a throbbing effect would be felt.
given time , we would function just as well without caffeine.

Caffeine vs decaf , mental edge? no it makes no difference.

eat right , stay healthy

Review of BBC , truth about food 4 : dieting tips , nutritional advice(About not getting fat , healthily )

Question 1:
Is it my metabolism?
Metabolism is the energy a person burns , just by being alive
the show monitored 2 participants
the fatter you are , the higher your metabolic rate.
what they found out was that if you are fat , you take in more calories then you use.
if your fat , you just eat too much
Top tip : so eat less lor

Question 2:
What's the most filling ? Fat carbo or protein ?
They got 3 buddies , starve them for 12 hours , then feed 1st :
plain pasta and tomatoes (high carb)
more chicken then pasta (high protein)
rich creamy sauce covers pasta (high fat)
two hours later , they fed them a plate of pizza each.
the high fat meal ate almost the whole pizza , the high carbo ate a bit , the high protein meal barely touched the pizza.
top tip : eat high protein (like lean meat , tofu , skinless chicken , beans , fish) to sustaintiate yourself longer

Question 3:
Can Diary help you absorb less fat ?
they compared 2 sets of testers by making them eat 2 different diet each week. both week's fat content is the same , 1st week came from diary fat , 2nd week comes from normal fat eaten.
then they analyse their waste product.
a 100 % more fat was excreted while on the high calcium dairy diet compared
to the low calcium diet
top tip : eat dairy to excrete more fat , like low fat milk, diet youghurt etc.

Question 4:
Does portion size affect how much we eat ?
the scientist took a cinema of trial movie go-ers and shoved buckets of popcorns to them.
1/2 a group got medium tub of popcorn , the other got large tub (twice the size) and half of each group got stale popcorns.
after the movie was over , the uneaten pop corn was measured.
the more popcorn they were given , the more they ate. same was true.
the larger the portion the more you will eat
toptip : use smaller plates and portion to limit your portion sizes ,

Question 5 :
can keeping track of what we eat make a difference?
they used 30 battle actors , distributed them equally among two different tables and fed them with chickens ( when you eat the chicken , you can see the bones) 1st group got their chicken piled up , 2nd group got their bones removed as they eat. the 2nd group ate 10 % more chicken
top tip : watch what you eat , keep a food diary. it reminds you of what you eat

Question 6 :
can water help fill you up?
fed two teams of drivers driving across a long stretch of desert.
they used distance to illustrate their findings.
they first fed the teams before they filling up a questionaire measuring their hunger levels.
1st group had their solid food + water
2nd group had their solid food + water mashed up into a soup
the 1st group had a higher level of hunger after 90 minutes.
the 2nd group reached the same level of hunger 60 minutes after the 1st.
an Mir scan revealed that the 2nd group's stomach was stretched longer then the 1st
top tip : eat soup it will fill you up for longer. but only when its enriched with food.

Summary + pratical application:
You will look good , feel good , and live longer if you apply the tips

eat less lor
eat high protein (like lean meat , tofu , skinless chicken , beans , fish) to sustaintiate yourself longer
eat dairy to excrete more fat , like low fat milk, diet youghurt etc.
use smaller plates and portion to limit your portion sizes , watch what you eat , keep a food diary. it reminds you of what you eat
eat soup it will fill you up for longer. but only when its enriched with food

Addiction addiction

I went from being addicted to games , to addicted to poker xD ... even considered going pro but hack no lol

anyway here is an awesome play by Durrrr Tom dwan.

from

http://kelvintan73.livejournal.com/113736.html

Barry's perspective
http://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/dwan-posterizes-greenstein-eastgate-on-hsp

Other's perspective
http://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/dwan-posterizes-greenstein-eastgate-on-hsp

Mine : I think Durrrr has an excellent capacity to read other other people would react to other players , he is able to memorise plays from hours ago and swiftly react to the situation.

Another reason why not to buy in with a lot. it can affect your plan in no limits