The number of baby announcements among my friends (not just in Singapore) and family seems to have continued on in 2003 where they left off in 2002. So, far, I have been told of two already. Must be something in the water… 🙂
Rules
I have always believed in the maxim: Rules are made to be broken. To some, this may be a bit of a cliche�!? However, this should not be viewed in a negative fashion. I am not suggesting, for example, either a total disregard for rules, or that there are always loopholes so we just have to accept and live with that. Instead, I think we can regard the situation more positively, i.e. as an incentive for all of us to try understand the same thing in more meaningful ways. Or, in the words of one of my lecturers, “To see new things with an pair of old glasses and see old things with a pair of new glasses”. After all, it is through understanding that we can effectively ‘break’ the rules, and yet be ‘correct’ at the same time, no?
Search broken
Just realised (as of last night) that the search form is actually broken. Who knows, maybe has not been working since I upgraded to v2.63? Will try to resolve it during this weekend. There should not be any problem with the underlying MySQL database, since in editing mode, search is possible.
Extra Categories
Given the number of quotes I have posted, decided to create a new category called Inspirational. Also creating something for announcements too: Announcements.
Directions
I am sure from time to time, we all feel a bit lost somehow. Saw this nice passage on Inspiration Peak:
Hold on to what is good,
Even if it’s a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe,
Even if it’s a tree that stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do,
Even if it’s a long way from here.
Hold on to your life,
Even if it’s easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand,
Even if I’ve gone away from you.Pueblo Indian Prayer
Spelling
After I was kindly informed, decided to do a spell-check on every entry that has been posted. Well, can’t believe how many errors were unearthed! Hopefully all you can see here is free from spelling mistakes.
Rain or shine?
Added in some real-time weather information on the front page. Implemented in PHP, this was based on the code from cruelacid, with the data pulled from Intercept Vector. Incidentally, there was already an MT plugin which pulled figures from the same Intercept Vector site, as I later discovered after searching on the :mt: Forum. However, it did not suit my needs, hence I needed to make my own modifications. That’s the beauty of using Open Source stuff!
ps. No longer applicable as I am now using :wp: (8/12/2005).
World champions!
The Final of the Cricket World Cup 2003 took place last night (local time anyway). Australia, after a magnificent batting display during their inning, reaching 359/2, came home with a well-deserved win, after they have gone through the tournament undefeated!
RE: Europe photos
Some more words on the Europe trip have been added in the :myphotos: section.
PHP reference
Tonight decided to bite the bullet and ordered the Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL, 2nd Edition from SitePoint. I have enjoyed the style of writing, after reading the (free for download) first 4 chapters. Also, since I have a few PHP+MySQL projects I would like to work on but don’t really have the time to browse all the resources on the internet, this should be a good reference to have. Will post some opinions of this book once I receive it.