2008 round-ups

[ 29.12.2008 ]

Gần đây việc blogging bị lãng quên mất rồi. Một là do mình đang được nghỉ học. Mà nghỉ học thì không có gì làm ngoài đi chơi. Mà không có gì làm thì không có động lực ngồi vào việc –> do quá lười. Cái này không phải là mới khám phá ra nhưng vẫn muốn nhắc lại. Đó là chỉ có khi nào mà công việc ngập đầu ngập cổ thì mình mới muốn tranh thủ ngồi blog hay vẽ vời Photoshop, còn những lúc quá rảnh rỗi như thế này thì chỉ muốn ngủ và nghỉ :D. Thua chính cả mình luôn. Hai là đang theo trào lưu micro-blogging bằng twitter.

As the year 2008 draws to an end, I think there are lots of things to blog. In general, this year is quite a pleased year. Last year, I gave myseft twelve goals to approach. And happily, I’ve achieve over half of them. Those goals are here:

• Tháng 1: Lấy 100đ phần Java (khó đây :-ss).
• Tháng 2: Design lại blog \:D/.
• Tháng 3: Lên hạng 20+ trong lớp :-s.
• Tháng 4: Sẽ có bằng Diploma of Information Systems Management.
• Tháng 5: Lên hạng 15+ trong lớp.
• Tháng 6: Thi tốt nghiệp đàng hoàng /:).
• Tháng 7: Thi vào ĐH BK khoa CNTT 8-}.
• Tháng 8: làm sinh nhật thứ 18 thật bự <:-P.
• Tháng 9: thi bằng lái xe >:).
• Tháng 10: Quay lại học năm 2 của Aptech
• Tháng 11: Luyện AV :->
• Tháng 12: Kiếm bạn gái =))

Jan – 75%: ya, I did my 4 tests well. However, it wasn’t perfect because of one 90pts-test together with three 100’s. But I think I was satisfied with that.

Feb – 80%: I re-designed this blog on Feb. Exactly in the Tet holidays. I’d had tons of designs in my head before, but the user inteface you’re seeing here is the final I released. Quite clean, quite readable and simple. Do you think so? But I promise some changes next year.

Mar – 100%: Yeah, 100% because I was ranked 16th in that mid-term “score board”. I knew that wasn’t real, just the final result is true. But that result may reflect my attempt at studying.

Apr – 100%: Sure, because I’m sitting nearby my Diploma of Information Systems Management. I tried a lot that time. I had final test at highschool at the same time with my final project at Aptech (double final). I wanted to determine how much I can do. In both of them, I did well with my best tries.

May – 0%: Obviously, I fell to 30th in rank because of Litterature subject. Haha, maybe my style of writting went too fast for my Litterature teachers to catch up :)). In other word, they cannot understand what I wanted them to understand. So, I got bad marks. But no problems, that is how life goes.

Jun – 67%: Except Litt. and History, I think I did the best. With the score was Math: 10, Physics: 9.5, Bio: 9.5, English: 9.5, History: 6 and Litterature: 5.5. I got a somewhat high total score but still was ranked “Average Graduation”. The result took me to a situation that I’ve got 3 kinds of graduation: one excellent, one good and one average. :D I’m special, aren’t I?

Half of the year passed, the other half was waiting for me.

Jul – 101%: :D I passed this entry exam and I was satisfied all the requirements but finally I’m not a BKer :D. I’m now an Ef Pee Ter. FPT university gave me a unexpecting birthday gift lately in August. That was a “ticket” to get the scholarship. And the chance was taken, I was chosen :D. It wasn’t a full scholarship but I will have to pay about $550 for all of my courses here in FPT (I’m not get the highest scholarship but the unique one, like.no.others). Too cheap, at least, cheaper than in University of technology which had been my dream (but no longer).

Aug – 70%: My 18th birthday party wasn’t big (as my imagination). That day was a rainy day (or a stormy day?) but I still feIt warm. However, I realized that I’m just a normal person, not so special as I expected. But I still alive, sometime, being normal is better.

Sep – 0%: Too bad, too lazy to just go to the office to register (too many “to”). No comment available. This month, I started my University life.

Oct – 50%: I think I should change that goal. Because I don’t need to rejoin Aptech for 3rd and 4th semesters. I chose another line to go, not the web applications so Aptech isn’t quite helpful.

Nov – 90%: English training. It’s pretty good. I’ve learned lots of things from FPT University’s English Course (actually, it’s Summit course from Longman). I got 3rd rank in my class. And my class is the best class with highest average score of the whole University. Is it content?

Dec - -1%: I think I dont have any luck in the front, the love front :)). Damn, sometime I think I can get close to my “object”. But the reality is not. Terribly sad (within 5 seconds).

So, to sum up, I have 61% success of the year. That’s why I told you 2008 is pleased, content and satisfied. This year I learn one thing:

We survive because we’re different. No difference, no survival.

That is something for the ending year. I haven’t had any plan for the next year yet. Just wait and see in next post. See ya. Happy new year.

P/S:

Năm nay có thêm cái tên mới là Glô tức Gman – master of Lô :)) (cái tên nói lên tất cả)

Self-dialogue

It's very late and I'm still awake. Having nothing to do in the dark night, I imagine talking to myself.

MeOne: It's boring tonight, you think so?

MeTwo: Really? I don't think so, tonight we play game with friends. It's interesting, isn't it?

MeOne: Yah, kinda interesting. But I can't stop thinking.

MeTwo: Think? What did you think about all the day?

MeOne: About a girl...

MeTwo: Girl? haha, your girlfriend or your girl-in-dream?

MeOne: No, none of them, just a girl.

MeTwo: No! No guy on earth spends time just thinking about a girl who isnt his girlfriend.

MeOne: But me.

MeTwo: Ok, ok, I can't help laughing. But what did you think about her?

MeOne: A lot of things. She has just stopped talking to me because of thinking I'm not trusted.

MeTwo: Really? You're not trusted, what the heck you'd done making her think like that?

MeOne: Uhm, firstly, she thought that I had told Mr. HerTheThird the secret she told me these days. But I didn't.

MeTwo: Are you sure you didn't?

MeOne: I didn't tell him anything she told me these days, except that she wanna be friend with him again. And I knew he'd known it yet.

MeTwo: Keep going

MeOne: You know, they are both my friends, they've been having a problem. And I just wanna help them out of this. I came to talk the Mr. Her3rd what I'd known. It's normal, we are friends so I can talk about what I know and what I think. Do you agree?

MeTwo: Without telling what she wanted you to keep secret, it's totally ok.

MeOne: Ya, I did keep them secret. I just told what she didn't tell me, what I had just explored by myself. And when I was not sure about what I said, I always told "I think", "maybe", "I guess",etc. So THERE WAS NOT A WORD ABOUT HER SECRETS NOR A LIE.

MeTwo: Calm down friend. Why didn't you tell her that?

MeOne: Shit! She was as stubborn as a mule. She said she couldn't trust me any more.

MeTwo: This is a difficult situation, friend.

MeOne: I know. She also told that I'd made the relationship between her and Mr.Her3rd worse.

MeTwo: Arrg, what a girl!

MeOne: In my opinion, when a boy and a girl stepped further than friend stage, they are hard to comeback the stage. You think so? And both of them need time to calm themselves to be normal. I experienced that.

MeTwo: Yes, It's true.

MeOne: But it's not true with her. She just want to keep all friends by her side without thinking what they think. It's look like keeping them as satellites more than as friends. And such a girl like her cannot recognize this. Why don't release them for a while, and time will bring them back? Why must be so selfish?

MeTwo: hmm,... ok. I think, with such that girl, you just ignore what she says, don't pay attention to her life any more. Without you she may feel more comfortable. So stop thinking and continue living you own life. Ok?

MeOne: I used to think like you. But you know something? She really means to me. And I cannot leave her losing herself day by day. I really want she can go back 2 years - her most beautiful part of life, back to the real her, the girl I've known. She's changed dramatically for 1 year. At that time, she had a pure love, a pure relationship with pure friends. But right now, she even has no correct definition about friendship. Her so-called friends are just for short time. And with no doubt she cannot differentiate clearly what is sexual emotion between two genders and what is love.

MeTwo: arr, you seem know her so well.

MeOne: Not really. Don't talk to her about that, she is a really really really weak girl, physically and mentally. Hiding behind her strong apperance is the weak soul. She is easy to cry, to be stress... Sometimes, she tried to kill herself. This can lead to one of her bad attitute - easily misplace her heart.

MeTwo: Really? Your friend is soooo complicated. I cannot understand her. But I can see that she is in a high dangerous situation. She absolutely need help. Try to change her, bring the real her back.

MeOne: You think I didn't try doing this? I tried. But her arrogance and pessimism are 2 hardest obstacle to crossover. When I tried telling her that is not the way, she often said I was overconfident and I always thought I was the best.

MeTwo: No, I can confirm that you are not like what that girl said. She just doesn't understand you. Sometimes, you show up that you think you are the best. But it's needed. Would you try to do somthing that you think you cant do?

MeOne: Never... arr she asked me not to say "never" but she often say "always" :)), it's funny.

MeTwo: yeah, you are just an optimist. You never, arr, never say never. You rarely blame someone that he/she is very bad intendingly.

MeOne: yes, I just want everyone think they are the best too. Why everyone can be all the best? 

MeTwo: Yes, it's innovative, and people in the world shouldn't be too pessimistic.

MeOne: I just have no idea how to let her know all that things. By now I have no way to help her because she stop contact me in every way. Tonight we had an appointment in my home but she didn't come without any notice. So what can I do?

MeTwo: I don't know what we can do, too. Just wishing she could understand. It's really late, you should sleep now, tomorrow we have a test.

MeOne: Ok, I will try our best. One more funny thing, hardly when we plan to go to cinema, we fight :)).

MeOne talk to himself:

Someone hates that he tries but failed.

I hate not to try but win

Self-dialogue

It's very late and I'm still awake. Having nothing to do in the dark night, I imagine talking to myself.

MeOne: It's boring tonight, you think so?

MeTwo: Really? I don't think so, tonight we play game with friends. It's interesting, isn't it?

MeOne: Yah, kinda interesting. But I can't stop thinking.

MeTwo: Think? What did you think about all the day?

MeOne: About a girl...

MeTwo: Girl? haha, your girlfriend or your girl-in-dream?

MeOne: No, none of them, just a girl.

MeTwo: No! No guy on earth spends time just thinking about a girl who isnt his girlfriend.

MeOne: But me.

MeTwo: Ok, ok, I can't help laughing. But what did you think about her?

MeOne: A lot of things. She has just stopped talking to me because of thinking I'm not trusted.

MeTwo: Really? You're not trusted, what the heck you'd done making her think like that?

MeOne: Uhm, firstly, she thought that I had told Mr. HerTheThird the secret she told me these days. But I didn't.

MeTwo: Are you sure you didn't?

MeOne: I didn't tell him anything she told me these days, except that she wanna be friend with him again. And I knew he'd known it yet.

MeTwo: Keep going

MeOne: You know, they are both my friends, they've been having a problem. And I just wanna help them out of this. I came to talk the Mr. Her3rd what I'd known. It's normal, we are friends so I can talk about what I know and what I think. Do you agree?

MeTwo: Without telling what she wanted you to keep secret, it's totally ok.

MeOne: Ya, I did keep them secret. I just told what she didn't tell me, what I had just explored by myself. And when I was not sure about what I said, I always told "I think", "maybe", "I guess",etc. So THERE WAS NOT A WORD ABOUT HER SECRETS NOR A LIE.

MeTwo: Calm down friend. Why didn't you tell her that?

MeOne: Shit! She was as stubborn as a mule. She said she couldn't trust me any more.

MeTwo: This is a difficult situation, friend.

MeOne: I know. She also told that I'd made the relationship between her and Mr.Her3rd worse.

MeTwo: Arrg, what a girl!

MeOne: In my opinion, when a boy and a girl stepped further than friend stage, they are hard to comeback the stage. You think so? And both of them need time to calm themselves to be normal. I experienced that.

MeTwo: Yes, It's true.

MeOne: But it's not true with her. She just want to keep all friends by her side without thinking what they think. It's look like keeping them as satellites more than as friends. And such a girl like her cannot recognize this. Why don't release them for a while, and time will bring them back? Why must be so selfish?

MeTwo: hmm,... ok. I think, with such that girl, you just ignore what she says, don't pay attention to her life any more. Without you she may feel more comfortable. So stop thinking and continue living you own life. Ok?

MeOne: I used to think like you. But you know something? She really means to me. And I cannot leave her losing herself day by day. I really want she can go back 2 years - her most beautiful part of life, back to the real her, the girl I've known. She's changed dramatically for 1 year. At that time, she had a pure love, a pure relationship with pure friends. But right now, she even has no correct definition about friendship. Her so-called friends are just for short time. And with no doubt she cannot differentiate clearly what is sexual emotion between two genders and what is love.

MeTwo: arr, you seem know her so well.

MeOne: Not really. Don't talk to her about that, she is a really really really weak girl, physically and mentally. Hiding behind her strong apperance is the weak soul. She is easy to cry, to be stress... Sometimes, she tried to kill herself. This can lead to one of her bad attitute - easily misplace her heart.

MeTwo: Really? Your friend is soooo complicated. I cannot understand her. But I can see that she is in a high dangerous situation. She absolutely need help. Try to change her, bring the real her back.

MeOne: You think I didn't try doing this? I tried. But her arrogance and pessimism are 2 hardest obstacle to crossover. When I tried telling her that is not the way, she often said I was overconfident and I always thought I was the best.

MeTwo: No, I can confirm that you are not like what that girl said. She just doesn't understand you. Sometimes, you show up that you think you are the best. But it's needed. Would you try to do somthing that you think you cant do?

MeOne: Never... arr she asked me not to say "never" but she often say "always" :)), it's funny.

MeTwo: yeah, you are just an optimist. You never, arr, never say never. You rarely blame someone that he/she is very bad intendingly.

MeOne: yes, I just want everyone think they are the best too. Why everyone can be all the best? 

MeTwo: Yes, it's innovative, and people in the world shouldn't be too pessimistic.

MeOne: I just have no idea how to let her know all that things. By now I have no way to help her because she stop contact me in every way. Tonight we had an appointment in my home but she didn't come without any notice. So what can I do?

MeTwo: I don't know what we can do, too. Just wishing she could understand. It's really late, you should sleep now, tomorrow we have a test.

MeOne: Ok, I will try our best. One more funny thing, hardly when we plan to go to cinema, we fight :)).

MeOne talk to himself:

Someone hates that he tries but failed.

I hate not to try but win

Auto-hibernate in Windows Vista

Sometimes, while you're playing a full-screen game, using a full-screen application on your laptop that you can't see the low battery notification at the system tray. So when the battery becomes 0%, your windows vista turns off suddenly without closing any running application. All unsaved work lost and you might go crazy. To help you out of this, Windows Vista has some advanced settings you may not know.

Solution:

1. Open Control Panel
   Open the Power Options in Hardware and Sound
2. On the Select a power plan page, click Change plan settings under the selected plan.
3. On the Change settings for the plan page, next to Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep, choose the display and sleep settings that you want to use when your computer is running on battery and when it's plugged in.
4. Click Change advanced power settings.
5. On the Advanced settings tab, expand the battery category, set Critical Battery action to Hibernate (on battery) and Critical battery level to 5%. Then click Apply button to save changes

Now whenever you battery becomes lower than 5%, your laptop will auto hebernate to save your session and turn off your computer. You can also change the action and/or the level to suit yourself.

Auto-hibernate in Windows Vista

Sometimes, while you're playing a full-screen game, using a full-screen application on your laptop that you can't see the low battery notification at the system tray. So when the battery becomes 0%, your windows vista turns off suddenly without closing any running application. All unsaved work lost and you might go crazy. To help you out of this, Windows Vista has some advanced settings you may not know.

Solution:

1. Open Control Panel
   Open the Power Options in Hardware and Sound
2. On the Select a power plan page, click Change plan settings under the selected plan.
3. On the Change settings for the plan page, next to Turn off the display and Put the computer to sleep, choose the display and sleep settings that you want to use when your computer is running on battery and when it's plugged in.
4. Click Change advanced power settings.
5. On the Advanced settings tab, expand the battery category, set Critical Battery action to Hibernate (on battery) and Critical battery level to 5%. Then click Apply button to save changes

Now whenever you battery becomes lower than 5%, your laptop will auto hebernate to save your session and turn off your computer. You can also change the action and/or the level to suit yourself.

NBA live 2008 - timeout error fixed

If you are running NBA live 2008 game in your pc, you may get a critical error in playing time. That is whenever your foe makes a timeout called, the game terminates and a error dialog sent. It might take place at the halftime break or sometime at a quarter break.
NOW you can fix this bug easily.

1. Go to GameCopyWorld
2. Click on the blue floppy disk
3. In the pop-up window, choose a mirror link to download (note: some accelerating downloaders cannot work with these links, so you should use the regular download method)
4. Unrar the downloaded file htd-nl8f.rar
5. copy file nbalive08.exe to installed folder of your NBA live 2008 (overwrite the old one)
6. Run the game normally and no error appears again.
   

NBA live 2008 - timeout error fixed

If you are running NBA live 2008 game in your pc, you may get a critical error in playing time. That is whenever your foe makes a timeout called, the game terminates and a error dialog sent. It might take place at the halftime break or sometime at a quarter break.
NOW you can fix this bug easily.

1. Go to GameCopyWorld
2. Click on the blue floppy disk
3. In the pop-up window, choose a mirror link to download (note: some accelerating downloaders cannot work with these links, so you should use the regular download method)
4. Unrar the downloaded file htd-nl8f.rar
5. copy file nbalive08.exe to installed folder of your NBA live 2008 (overwrite the old one)
6. Run the game normally and no error appears again.
   

You Are An ISTP

You Are An ISTP

The Mechanic You are calm and collected, even in the most difficult of situations. A person of action and self-direction, you love being independent. To outsiders you seem impulsive, surprising, and unpredictable. You are good at understanding how all things work, except for people. In love, you tend to be very easy going and flexible. The only thing you can't stand for is someone trying to change you or your life. At work, you can stay completely calm under pressure. You handle stress well. You would make an excellent pilot, forensic pathologist, or athlete. How you see yourself: Logical, flexible, and unconventional When other people don't get you, they see you as: Indecisive, flippant, and disrespctful

What's Your Personality Type?

You Are An ISTP

You Are An ISTP

The Mechanic You are calm and collected, even in the most difficult of situations. A person of action and self-direction, you love being independent. To outsiders you seem impulsive, surprising, and unpredictable. You are good at understanding how all things work, except for people. In love, you tend to be very easy going and flexible. The only thing you can't stand for is someone trying to change you or your life. At work, you can stay completely calm under pressure. You handle stress well. You would make an excellent pilot, forensic pathologist, or athlete. How you see yourself: Logical, flexible, and unconventional When other people don't get you, they see you as: Indecisive, flippant, and disrespctful

What's Your Personality Type?

Akon: Sorry, Blame It On Me

Sorry, Blame It On Me...

Lyric:
As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility
And I realize that everything I do is affecting the people around me
So I want to take this time out to apologize for things that
I've done things that haven't occurred yet
and things that they don't want to take responsibility for


I'm sorry for the times that I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I'm sorry for the times that I had to go
I'm sorry for the fact that I did not know

That you were sitting home just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I'm sorry for the times I would neglect
I'm sorry for the times I disrespect

I'm sorry for the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry I'm not always there for my sons
I'm sorry for the fact that I'm not aware
That you can't sleep at night when I am not there

Because I'm in the streets like everyday
I'm sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I'm so proud to call you my girl

I understand that there's some problems
And I'm not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show

If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain
And you can put the blame on me

You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

I'm sorry for the things that he put you through
And all the times you didn't know what to do
I'm sorry that you had to go and sell those bags
Just trying to stay busy until you heard from dad

When you would rather be home with all your kids
As one big family with love and bliss
And even though pops treated us like kings
He got a second wife and you didn't agree

He got up and left you there all alone
I'm sorry that you had to do it on your own
I'm sorry that I went and added to your grief
I'm sorry that your son was once a thief

I'm sorry that I grew up way to fast
I wish I would of listened and not be so bad
I'm sorry that your life turned out this way
I'm sorry that the feds came and took me away

I understand that there's some problems
And I'm not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show

If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I’ll be the reason for your pain
And you can put the blame on me

You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

I'm sorry that it took so long to see
But they were dead wrong trying to put it on me
I'm sorry that it took so long to speak
But I was on tour with Gwen Stefani

I'm sorry for the hand that she was dealt
And for the embarrassment that she felt
She's just a little young girl trying to have fun
But daddy should of never let her out that young

I'm sorry for Club Zen getting shut down
I hope they manage better next time around
How was I to know she was underage
In a 21 and older club they say

Why doesn't anybody want to take blame
Verizon backed out disgracing my name
I'm just a singer trying to entertain
Because I love my fans I'll take that blame

Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you
I'll take that blame from you

And you can put that blame on me
And you can put that blame on me
You can put that blame on me
You can put that blame on me

And you can put that blame on me
And you can put that blame on me...

Akon: Sorry, Blame It On Me

Sorry, Blame It On Me...

Lyric:
As life goes on I'm starting to learn more and more about responsibility
And I realize that everything I do is affecting the people around me
So I want to take this time out to apologize for things that
I've done things that haven't occurred yet
and things that they don't want to take responsibility for


I'm sorry for the times that I left you home
I was on the road and you were alone
I'm sorry for the times that I had to go
I'm sorry for the fact that I did not know

That you were sitting home just wishing we
Could go back to when it was just you and me
I'm sorry for the times I would neglect
I'm sorry for the times I disrespect

I'm sorry for the wrong things that I've done
I'm sorry I'm not always there for my sons
I'm sorry for the fact that I'm not aware
That you can't sleep at night when I am not there

Because I'm in the streets like everyday
I'm sorry for the things that I did not say
Like how you are the best thing in my world
And how I'm so proud to call you my girl

I understand that there's some problems
And I'm not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show

If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I'll be the reason for your pain
And you can put the blame on me

You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

I'm sorry for the things that he put you through
And all the times you didn't know what to do
I'm sorry that you had to go and sell those bags
Just trying to stay busy until you heard from dad

When you would rather be home with all your kids
As one big family with love and bliss
And even though pops treated us like kings
He got a second wife and you didn't agree

He got up and left you there all alone
I'm sorry that you had to do it on your own
I'm sorry that I went and added to your grief
I'm sorry that your son was once a thief

I'm sorry that I grew up way to fast
I wish I would of listened and not be so bad
I'm sorry that your life turned out this way
I'm sorry that the feds came and took me away

I understand that there's some problems
And I'm not too blind to know
All the pain you kept inside you
Even though you might not show

If I can't apologize for being wrong
Then it's just a shame on me
I’ll be the reason for your pain
And you can put the blame on me

You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
Said you can put the blame on me
You can put the blame on me

I'm sorry that it took so long to see
But they were dead wrong trying to put it on me
I'm sorry that it took so long to speak
But I was on tour with Gwen Stefani

I'm sorry for the hand that she was dealt
And for the embarrassment that she felt
She's just a little young girl trying to have fun
But daddy should of never let her out that young

I'm sorry for Club Zen getting shut down
I hope they manage better next time around
How was I to know she was underage
In a 21 and older club they say

Why doesn't anybody want to take blame
Verizon backed out disgracing my name
I'm just a singer trying to entertain
Because I love my fans I'll take that blame

Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you
Even though the blame's on you
I'll take that blame from you

And you can put that blame on me
And you can put that blame on me
You can put that blame on me
You can put that blame on me

And you can put that blame on me
And you can put that blame on me...

The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore

28
Your questioning eyes are sad.
They seek to know my meaning as
the moon would fathom the sea.
I have bared my life before your eyes from end to end,
with nothing hidden or held back.
That is why you know me not.
If it were only a gem
I could break it into a hundred pieces and
string them into a chain
to put on your neck.
If it were only a flower,
round and small and sweet,
I could pluck it from its stem to set it in your hair.
But it is a heart, my beloved.
Where are its shores and its bottom?
You know not the limits of this kingdom,
still you are its queen.
If it were only a moment of pleasure
it would flower in an easy smile,
and you could see it and read it in a moment.
If it were merely a pain
it would melt in limpid tears,
reflecting its inmost secret without a word.
But it is love, my beloved.
Its pleasure and pain are boundless,
and endless its wants and wealth.
It is as near to you as your life,
but you can never wholly know it.

The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore

28
Your questioning eyes are sad.
They seek to know my meaning as
the moon would fathom the sea.
I have bared my life before your eyes from end to end,
with nothing hidden or held back.
That is why you know me not.
If it were only a gem
I could break it into a hundred pieces and
string them into a chain
to put on your neck.
If it were only a flower,
round and small and sweet,
I could pluck it from its stem to set it in your hair.
But it is a heart, my beloved.
Where are its shores and its bottom?
You know not the limits of this kingdom,
still you are its queen.
If it were only a moment of pleasure
it would flower in an easy smile,
and you could see it and read it in a moment.
If it were merely a pain
it would melt in limpid tears,
reflecting its inmost secret without a word.
But it is love, my beloved.
Its pleasure and pain are boundless,
and endless its wants and wealth.
It is as near to you as your life,
but you can never wholly know it.

Just be the best

Nếu bạn không thể là một cây thông trên đồi
Hãy là một bụi rậm nhỏ
nhắn,
nhưng rắn rỏi nhất bên cạnh quả đồi
Nếu bạn không thể là bụi cây,
hãy là một bụi cỏ
Làm cho con đường tươi đẹp hơn
Nếu không thể là con cá
to, hãy chỉ là một con cá nhỏ
Nhưng là con cá nhỏ nổi bật nhất trong hồ

Tất cả chúng ta không thể là thuyền trưởng, nhưng có thể làm thuỷ thủ
Có một thứ dành cho chúng ta
Có việc lớn và cũng có việc nhỏ
Và việc
nên làm chính là việc gần ta

…If you can't be a highway just be a trail
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or
fail-
Be the best of whatever you are"

Just be the best

Nếu bạn không thể là một cây thông trên đồi
Hãy là một bụi rậm nhỏ
nhắn,
nhưng rắn rỏi nhất bên cạnh quả đồi
Nếu bạn không thể là bụi cây,
hãy là một bụi cỏ
Làm cho con đường tươi đẹp hơn
Nếu không thể là con cá
to, hãy chỉ là một con cá nhỏ
Nhưng là con cá nhỏ nổi bật nhất trong hồ

Tất cả chúng ta không thể là thuyền trưởng, nhưng có thể làm thuỷ thủ
Có một thứ dành cho chúng ta
Có việc lớn và cũng có việc nhỏ
Và việc
nên làm chính là việc gần ta

…If you can't be a highway just be a trail
If you can't be the sun be a star;
It isn't by size that you win or
fail-
Be the best of whatever you are"

Pushkin

I loved You

I loved You; even now I may confess,
Some embers of my love their fire retain;
But do not let it cause you more distress,
I do not want to sadden you again.

Hopeless and tongue-tied, yet I loved you dearly
With pangs the jealous and the timid know;
So tenderly I loved you, so sincerely,
I pray God grant another love you so.

Winter Road

Through the murk the moon is veering,
Ghost-accompanist of night,
On the melancholy clearings
Pouring melancholy light.Runs the troika with its dreary
Toneless jangling sleigh-bell on
Over dismal snow' I'm weary,
Hungry, frozen to the bone.
Coachman in a homely fashion's
Singing as we flash along;
Now a snatch of mournful passion,
Now a foulmouthed drinking-song.
Not a light shines, not a lonely
Dusky cabin. . . Snow and hush. . .
Streaming past the troika only
Mileposts, striped and motley, rush.
Dismal, dreary. . . But returning
Homewards! And tomorrow, through
Pleasant crackles of the burning
Pine-logs, I shall gaze at you:
Dream, and go on gazing, Nina,
One whole circle of the clock;
Midnight will not come between us,
When we gently turn the lock
On our callers. . . Drowsing maybe,
Coachman's faded, lost the tune;
Toneless, dreary, goes the sleigh-bell;
Nina, clouds blot out the moon.

Pushkin

I loved You

I loved You; even now I may confess,
Some embers of my love their fire retain;
But do not let it cause you more distress,
I do not want to sadden you again.

Hopeless and tongue-tied, yet I loved you dearly
With pangs the jealous and the timid know;
So tenderly I loved you, so sincerely,
I pray God grant another love you so.

Winter Road

Through the murk the moon is veering,
Ghost-accompanist of night,
On the melancholy clearings
Pouring melancholy light.Runs the troika with its dreary
Toneless jangling sleigh-bell on
Over dismal snow' I'm weary,
Hungry, frozen to the bone.
Coachman in a homely fashion's
Singing as we flash along;
Now a snatch of mournful passion,
Now a foulmouthed drinking-song.
Not a light shines, not a lonely
Dusky cabin. . . Snow and hush. . .
Streaming past the troika only
Mileposts, striped and motley, rush.
Dismal, dreary. . . But returning
Homewards! And tomorrow, through
Pleasant crackles of the burning
Pine-logs, I shall gaze at you:
Dream, and go on gazing, Nina,
One whole circle of the clock;
Midnight will not come between us,
When we gently turn the lock
On our callers. . . Drowsing maybe,
Coachman's faded, lost the tune;
Toneless, dreary, goes the sleigh-bell;
Nina, clouds blot out the moon.

Google Moon

Khi Google công bố Google Moon vào hôm qua. Không biết đó có phải là những bước đầu tiên của Google trong việc cung cấp hình ảnh của Hệ Mặt Trời hay không? Tuy không có công bố chính thức nào nhưng được biết Google đã đăng ký xong các tiên miền theo tên các hành tinh trong Hệ Mặt Trời và hơn thế. Googleplex làm thế để chắc rằng các hãng khác không lấy trước những tên miền này. Google rất thông minh trong việc làm cho người sử dụng bàn tán, dự đoán, và thán phục. Đây là danh sách các tên miền mà Google đã đăng ký vào ngày thứ ba vừa qua:

1. Googlegalactic.com
   
2. Googleuniverse.com
   
3. Googlegalaxy.com
   
4. Googlesolarsytem.com
   
5. Googlesun.com
   
6. Googlemercury.com
   
7. Googlevenus.com
   
8. Googlearth.com
   
9. Googlemoon.com
   
10. Googlemars.com
    
11. Googlejupiter.com
    
12. Googlesaturn.com
    
13. Googleuranus.com
    
14. Googlenepture.com
    
15. Googlepluto.com

Google cũng đã đăng ký các tên miền .org .info .net ...

Google Moon

Khi Google công bố Google Moon vào hôm qua. Không biết đó có phải là những bước đầu tiên của Google trong việc cung cấp hình ảnh của Hệ Mặt Trời hay không? Tuy không có công bố chính thức nào nhưng được biết Google đã đăng ký xong các tiên miền theo tên các hành tinh trong Hệ Mặt Trời và hơn thế. Googleplex làm thế để chắc rằng các hãng khác không lấy trước những tên miền này. Google rất thông minh trong việc làm cho người sử dụng bàn tán, dự đoán, và thán phục. Đây là danh sách các tên miền mà Google đã đăng ký vào ngày thứ ba vừa qua:

1. Googlegalactic.com
   
2. Googleuniverse.com
   
3. Googlegalaxy.com
   
4. Googlesolarsytem.com
   
5. Googlesun.com
   
6. Googlemercury.com
   
7. Googlevenus.com
   
8. Googlearth.com
   
9. Googlemoon.com
   
10. Googlemars.com
    
11. Googlejupiter.com
    
12. Googlesaturn.com
    
13. Googleuranus.com
    
14. Googlenepture.com
    
15. Googlepluto.com

Google cũng đã đăng ký các tên miền .org .info .net ...

Xangsane Typhoon

Typhoon Xangsane has battered central provinces with heavy downpours, widespread flooding and damaging winds when it swept ashore on Sunday morning. According to the latest report, at least one person was killed, seven others were injured and 850 roofs of houses blown off in Da Nang city. High tidal surges of the Han River and torrential rains accompanied by strong winds flooded many parts of Da Nang city, bringing down power lines and trees and peeling off roofs. Several makeshift houses and restaurants on Son Tra and Dien Ngoc streets collapsed. Cleanup efforts got under way to remove fallen trees and ensure traffic flows. In Thanh Khe district, many roofs of people’s houses blew off, hundreds of big trees fell and several sections of main roads were 1m deep under water. According to the district’s authorities, most households in high-risk areas have been moved to safe areas. Power outages were reported in the ancient town of Hoi An and Dai Loc district in Quang Nam province. Two people were severely injured. The trans-national railway line and its communication system were paralysed. Six express trains had to stop traveling at stations in Lang Co (Thua Thien-Hue province) and Da Nang city. The special task force established under the Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control asked local people to stay at home and warned Central Highlands provinces of landslides and flash floods. Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, who has been in Da Nang to help out with storm control measures, told VOV on Sunday morning that he has asked local administrations to prepare all means to cope with the typhoon, particularly for national key projects. In Quang Binh province, the typhoon directly hit Quang Trach, Bo Trach, Quang Ninh and Le Thuy districts and Dong Hoi city at 04.00am. It caused tidal waves of the Nhat Le coast to rise to 4-5m high, submerging many parts of the province. Quang Binh has planned to evacuate nearly 1,900 households from the areas vulnerable to severe flooding. But by Saturday afternoon, about 500 households had not yet moved. After striking the central coast, Typhoon Xangsane moved further inland and weakened a little. Nguyen Huu Hoai, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee expressed his concern over whether they could ride out the storm, and said the province would try its best to save local people in high-risk areas.