'Overworked' Monitor Retires in Rising Smoke

(this is the best effect i can do w ms.ppt)

A CRT monitor within the premises of Desktopowers' office had broken down this afternoon.

A smell similar to burnt food was detected by witnesses, followed by the sight of quick-rising column of grey smoke.

The owner, DS, was not at her workstation when the incident took place. When notified of the situation, she immediately removed the soft toy bear sitting on the monitor and proceeded to shut it down, with the help of a colleague, AT.

A distressed DS said, “I was shocked to see that my monitor was giving out so much smoke. I thought the burning was caused by the soft toy’s fur falling into the monitor. My files in the CPU will still be there right?”

One of the witnesses, AK, said the whole episode happened too quickly, some of them did not know what to do.

AK was busy with her work approximately two metres away from DS’ workstation when the event occurred.

“Initially I thought the smell resembles that of fresh popcorn. It was only when I heard someone mention about the smoke did I realize it was actually the monitor,” reported another witness, ML.

With the retirement of her CRT monitor, DS had hoped she would receive a flat-screen LCD monitor as replacement.

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The manager, KT, came over to help when he saw the rising smoke. Instant action was taken to remove the spoilt monitor. It was replaced with a similar monitor for DS to continue with her work.

No investigation on the cause of burning will be carried out.

Reported by: Chuanhui not Cuifang

Feeling Good by Eugene Loh

Now we all know at least person who seems to have it all - good looking, well-to-do, great job, nice apartment, with a car and so on - but strangely, they're not happy. And you know they're not happy because they're mostly grumpy, complain about almost anything, and are inclined to be mean to people. Why?
Well, things don't make one happy. Neither do appearances. The keys to feeling good and lasting joy are intangible.
We can all start feeling good by regularly engaging in something as simple as appreciating the moment. I know that there are experiences that just cannot be enjoyable in any way, but most of the time, we don't take the time to cherish what we have around us. We're always queueing, waiting to be served, waiting to get somewhere, waiting to get something, delaying joy until that goal has been achieved. As a result, we spend a lot of time feeling impatient and just "spacing out". So learn to appreciate whatever you can at the moment - whether it's something beautiful, something that sparks an idea, thinking of what you can do for your loved one, nature, imbibing a piece of information and so on.
Also, give yourself a higher calling. Indulging yourself produces temporary happiness. Helping others creates lasting joy. Life is short, so make a difference in someone's life. And it need not just be charity. You can help others by using your expertise and knowledge to guide others towards making better decisions. For example, if you're a sales executive, in cases where you genuinely feel that the customers will not benefit from a certain product, tell them. Being ambitious doesn't mean you have to be heartless.
Feeling good also requires you to immerse yourself in moments when you're so engrossed in something, the rest of the world disappears. It could be when you're reading a gripping novel, writing a piece of music, or playing basketball. These moments when you're giving your all, and you're also receiving a lot, are crucial to feeling good.
Believe you have choices. Don't believe in dead-ends. What helps greatly in this is cultivating relationships, having hobbies, taking up new skills, absorbing new knowledge. Build dynamic communities both within yourself and in your external sphere. So when problems arise, it won't seem as if the world is ending.

September 2007 叫错名字 chart

Announcing September results for the fierce competition. YM managed to wrestle the title off AT to become the undisputed champion! In fact AT did not even made it to the top 3. KT marked his debut by clinching the 2nd place. We added a new "Witness" column, it seems that the combo of YC, PS and CH is the most deadly!

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