An excellent generalisation of Parkinson’s Law, as taken from Wiki, is as follows:
The demand upon a resource tends to expand to match the supply of the resource.
The law applies to time, money and pretty much any other unlimited resource in the world. The amount of work always expands to fill up the available free time. [...]
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Parkinson’s Law
Posted in Just Yet Another Day on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cost per hour
Posted in Just Yet Another Day, tagged Dollars & Sense on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Got reminded of an interesting time-saving & money-saving concept by an article.
Always think of costs in terms of how much time it’ll take you to earn it back.
If it’s a recurring subscription, do you have enough savings that generates enough interest to cover these expenses monthly? SG savings accounts are paying a measly interest rate [...]
aching like an old lady.
Posted in Just Yet Another Day on July 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I signed up for a gym about a month ago and the membership offer came bundled with a discounted package of 3 sessions with a physical trainer.
My 2nd session (skipping, lunges, squats, free weights, weights machines) on Tuesday has left me aching endlessly. I can barely walk up or down staircases without yelping in pain now.
It’s a [...]
Posted in Just Yet Another Day on July 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Attempting to resurrect this blog.
I fear looking back at my old entries though. There’re memories that I’ve made myself forget and I’m not keen on reliving them.
Suddenly, I remember why I left this blog to languish in cyberspace. I can’t deal with the judgments by friends, passerbys and most of all, myself.
Some things are not meant to [...]
Hold your judgements.
Posted in Just Yet Another Day on June 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
But don’t presume to know shit about me
‘Cause I don’t know myself
From one day to the next
And I don’t pose perplexities purposely
‘Cause it isn’t a game
It isn’t a test, oh no
~ Geek Love by Nerina Pallot
Needs & Wants
Posted in Just Yet Another Day, Music, Movies & Books. on June 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And you can’t always get what you want, honey
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want,
But if you try sometime, yeah,
You just might find you get what you need!
~ You Can’t Always Get What You Want
fear.
Posted in Just Yet Another Day, School on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
fear is the main motivation force acting on me right now.
i know i get a tad neurotic and whiny every time an exam arrives despite my endless, boundless, all-conquering love for studying… but this time round, it feels different. it could be the fact that i’ve currently chalked up 2 failures in sample tests so [...]
Protected: Quiet ludicrous obsession.
Posted in Just Yet Another Day on May 28, 2008 | Comments Off
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NY Dream.
Posted in Friends, Just Yet Another Day, School on May 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Living on a shoestring budget in a city of dreams…
The article caught my eye as mer & I (and later on, ailin too) were talking about how we all wanted to go to the US for our graduate degrees in 2-3 years’ time. Coincidentally, without any prior discussions whatsoever, we are all targeting the same [...]
Ordinary Days
Posted in Just Yet Another Day on February 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
1) Met up with some of the aunties and we might be going on a grad trip together after all… I’m not too keen on the location since it’ll be like another sm*x excursion but at least i’ll get to climb Mt Kinab*lu! If this trip does materialise, I’ll definitely be looking forward to the [...]
