Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex?

This is an interesting article on Cybersex, discussing technological advancements and its enhancement towards cybersex. Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex? What do you think? Will Cybersex Be Better Than Real Sex? What is your take on this? Will Cybersex ever be BETTER than the real SEX? Your comments........... :-) That depends on what lights your diodes. But judging by the quality of today's — "teledildonics," some things (hooray!) will never change. BY JOEL STEIN There are two fields in which i'm anxious to see technology improve: medicine and hard-core pornography. And since I'm not sick yet, I'm pretty focused on the porn thing. Luckily I am not alone in my stunted vision of utopia. The desire for newer, better smut has long been a major impetus behind technological progress: vcrs, dvds, Web development and I believe X-ray glasses were all spurred by prurient desires. ...Read more.... Cheers, Stan

Yes,our annual gala dinner is round the corner again:

Yes,our annual gala dinner is round the corner again: this Friday 3rd Nov 2006. Hopefully, members are excited and all geared up for our fabulous annual event. Do remember to put on your best Shanghai outfit. Again, a great night of entertainment and networking is guaranteed. I really look forward to meeting all old friends from HP and chatting with them. Hope to see all of you soon! HP Alumni Annual Dinner 2006 Date : Fri 03-Nov-06 from 6.30pm onwards Venue : Raffles Town Club. Details of Entertainment: Wu Yue Ge Ge (The Five Princess) - www.wygg.com.cn A young but experienced band of musicians. The average age of the band is 20 with all the band members having graduated from Chinese High-Level music schools, indicating high proficiency in their music education and background. The 5 pretty ladies are skilled in playing traditional Chinese music instruments, such as Er Hu, Yang Qin, Gu Zheng, Pi Ba, Zhu Di (Bamboo flute) in a modern way. They also add a touch of female class by integrating some singing voices in the show. This band is highly versatile and is in total synergy, and caters to a wide range of different audience's tastes. They are young, energetic, and dressed in modern fashion. Registration: Please send an email to the HP Alumni Secretariat hpa.secretariat@gmail.com to book your seat(s). Write a cheque for the appropriate amount made payable to"HP Alumni" and send it to: HPA Annual Dinner SubCommittee HP Alumni Rochor PO Box 1030 Singapore 911831 Please write your name, email address and telephone number at the back of the cheque. We will only confirm registration upon payment. Cheers, Stan

Horror Movie, 'Saw III' Cuts Up Competition in Debut

SAW III: Synopsis Dr. Lynn Denlon becomes a pawn in the Jigsaw Killer's latest gory game. Kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse, she finds Jigsaw bedridden and dying. Lynn's task is to keep the maniacal murderer alive long enough for Jeff, her fellow victim, to complete his own task. Each is unaware that Jigsaw has much bigger -- and deadlier -- plans in store. See Associated Press Report 'Saw III' Cuts Up Competition in Debut Halloween came early at movie theaters as "Saw III" sliced up the competition with a $34.3 million debut, the best opening yet for the gory horror franchise. Lionsgate's "Saw III" easily took over as No. 1 at the box office, bumping off Disney's dueling-magicians saga "The Prestige," which slipped to third place with $9.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. "The Prestige" raised its 10-day total to $28.8 million. ...Read more...

What Do You Think About The SHPA Blog?

The SHPA Blog has been in existence since 12th October 2006. So far, besides the postings by the moderator, plus one or two comments, no one seems interested to comment or take part. Should we continue with the SHPA Blog? Does it serve any purpose at all? What do you think? Maybe we should just drop or dis-continue the SHPA Blog altogether. Thanks for your inputs. Cheers, Stan

Your Suduko Puzzle For The Weekend - Have A Nice Weekend

Have some time to spare for the weekend? Your golf game has been cancelled? No worries, this is a Suduko puzzle to help you pass your spare time. Have a nice week end! :-) :-) Having problem solving it. Come back soon. The answer will be posted next week. Cheers, Stan

Do You Think The US Torture Prisoners?

Recently, the US Vice President Dick Cheney allegedly embraced the suggestion that a "dunk in water" might be useful to get terrorist suspects to talk. Human Rights Watch said Cheney's remarks were "the Bush administration's first clear endorsement" of water boarding. The US President then claimed that the US does not torture prisoners. Read the report below and have your say. What do you think? Do You Think The US Torture Prisoners? Bush: U.S. Doesn't Torture Prisoners Oct 28 3:03 AM US/Eastern By TERENCE HUNT AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON President Bush said Friday the United States does not torture prisoners, trying to calm a controversy created when Vice President Dick Cheney embraced the suggestion that a "dunk in water" might be useful to get terrorist suspects to talk. ...Read more.... Cheers, Stan

Intelligence Test - Can You Solve Them?

Below are 33 Cryptics. The first one has been done. Can you figure out the balance 33? If you can figure out 19 or more, you are a genius. Ranking: 19 or more ---- Genius 12 to 18 -------Intelligent 6 to 11 --------Somewhat intelligent 1 to 5 ---------Average If you cannot figure out, do not worry. The answers will be published next week. Good luck. Stan No.-----Cryptic ----------------------------Answer 0)------24 H in a D ------------------------24 hours in a day 1)------26 L of the A-----------------------____________________ 2)------7 D of the W------------------------____________________ 3)------7 W of the W------------------------____________________ 4)------12 S of the Z-----------------------____________________ 5)------66 B of the B-----------------------____________________ 6)------52 C in a P (WJs)-------------------____________________ 7)------13 S in the USF---------------------____________________ 8)------18 H on a G C-----------------------____________________ 9)------39 B of the O T---------------------____________________ 10)------5 T on a F-------------------------____________________ 11)------90 D in a R A----------------------____________________ 12)------3 B M (S H T R)--------------------____________________ 13)------32 is the T in D F at which W F--____________________ 14)------15 P in a R T ---------------------____________________ 15)------3 W on a T-------------------------____________________ 16)------100 C in a R-----------------------____________________ 17)------11 P in a F (S) T------------------____________________ 18)------12 M in a Y------------------------____________________ 19)------13 is UFS--------------------------____________________ 20)------8 T on a O-------------------------____________________ 21)------29 D in F in a L Y-----------------____________________ 22)------27 B in the N T--------------------____________________ 23)------365 D in a Y-----------------------____________________ 24)------13 L in a B D----------------------____________________ 25)------52 W in a Y------------------------____________________ 26)------9 L of a C-------------------------____________________ 27)------60 M in a H------------------------____________________ 28)------23 P of C in the H B---------------____________________ 29)------64 S on a C B ---------------------____________________ 30)------9 P in S A-------------------------____________________ 31)------6 B to an O in C-------------------____________________ 32)------1000 Y in a M----------------------____________________ 33)------15 M on a D M C--------------------____________________ Cheers, Stan

More Difficult To Recruit Staff

In a recent survey, Singapore employers are finding it more difficult to recruit staff. Do you feel the same? What is your experience when trying to recruit staff? Singapore employers finding it more difficult to recruit staff: survey By Loh Kim Chin, Channel NewsAsia Singapore employers say they are finding it more difficult to recruit staff now than a year ago. Many even have to offer job applicants substantially higher salaries and more performance bonuses to attract talent. .....Read more...

Can We Turn Back the Rising Tide of Incompetence?

Can We Turn Back the Rising Tide of Incompetence? This is an interesting article by The Conference Board, discussing Incompetency in the work place: What is incompetence; What cause incompetence; What is the Peter principle; Are employees more incompetence now than before? The article discusses the following: -Incompetence, Defined -Do They Know They're Incompetent? -You Can't Just Fire Everyone The Conference Board Press Release / News Can We Turn Back the Rising Tide of Incompetence? Oct. 4, 2006 In almost any division, department, or office, there's a weak link — someone whom everyone has to work around, someone who makes everyone's life a little more difficult, someone who holds back the rest of the group. It's a simple fact: Not everyone can do the job. It's been thirty-six years since Laurence J. Peter introduced the Peter Principle: "In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence." That is, workers keep getting promoted until their new job demands more than they can give, and then they stay in that job pretty much forever. ...Read more....

Thought Of The Day - Confucious' Saying

"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" - Confucius Famous saying from a great Sage. How much do you agree with this saying? Cheers, Stan

Calling for ideas and suggestions

I understand that we have more than 200 members and would appreciate if members can help by giving some content, ideas, suggestions or put in their comments. Do you have any interesting happenings at your workplace to share with our members? Have you come across any good networking opportunities and like our members to know? You can go to our SHPA Yahoo Group (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/SHPA/) to post them. Or email to me so that I can add them on your behalf.

Let me know what you would like this blog to achieve, what you like to see on our blog or how to make the blog more exciting and interesting. Only active participation by members can make this blog be more lively. Depending only me to post articles, news or information is not going to be very successful. I am sure our members will be sporting enough to participate. Thanks in advance. Cheers, Stan

Greatest Moments in Golf History

What do you think are the greatest moments in golf? Listed below are some of the greatest moments (as researched from the Web). The list stops in 2002. There must be other greatest moments beyond 2002. Do you know of other moments that you think would surpass these moments? Let us know. Greatest Moments in Golf History Date Story Sept. 21st, 1913 Ouimet World's Golf Champion Nov. 6th, 1927 Hagen keeps title Sept. 28th 1930 Jones four times champion - 18,000 see Jones win April. 8th, 1935 Sarazen ties Wood with great rally April. 9th 1935 Sarazen subdues wood in play off June. 11th, 1939 Trio who finish on even terms in National Open June. 11th, 1939 Nelson, Shute tie with Wood at 284 June. 13th, 1939 Nelson beats Wood in second US play off, 70 - 73 Aug. 5th, 1945 Nelson is victor in Canadian Open June. 12th, 1950 Hogan wins US Open Golf - Remarkable comeback Aug. 10th, 1953 140 yard approach for deuce decides July 4th, 1954 Miss Zaharias tallies 291 for 3rd Open Golf June 20th, 1955 Fleck beats Hogan, 69 - 72 June 19th, 1960 Palmer's 280 takes US Open by 2 strokes July 5th, 1961 Palmer is victor by 5 strokes June 21st, 1964 Venturi truimphs by 4 strokes April 5th, 1965 Snead takes Greensboro Open to become oldest winner April 12th, 1965 Nicklaus shoots record breaking 271 June 21st, 1966 Casper shoots 69 and defeats Palmer by 4 strokes Aug. 21, 1967 Sifford cards a 64 for 272, captures Hartford Open April 15th, 1968 Millions watch Masters tie - Goalby wins on an error July 13th, 1970 Nicklaus wins British Open June 22nd, 1971 Trevino's 68 defeats Nicklaus June 19th, 1972 Nicklaus wins US Open by 3 strokes June 18th, 1973 Miller's record 63 for 279 total wins April 14th, 1975 40ft birdie putt at 16 helps Nicklaus win his 5th Masters July 10th, 1977 Watson, 0n 65 - 268, wins Brtish Open June 19th, 1978 Record 5th for Miss Lopez July 22nd, 1979 Ballesteros wins British Open by 3 June 21st, 1982 Watson wins open - The best shot of my life April 14th, 1986 Nicklaus wins 6th Masters - The bear who wept Aug. 12th, 1986 Tway wins PGA with birdie sand shot at 18th April 13th, 1987 Mize master 140-footer Aug. 12th, 1991 Spectacular drives by long shot stuns golf's best Sept 30. 1991 Putt goes awry and US wins Ryder Cup Aug. 26th, 1996 Unyielding, Woods fights back for 3rd Amateur title April 14th, 1997 Tiger Woods rewrites Masters' History June 21st, 1999 Stewart rides his putter in final holes to US Open victory Sept. 27th, 1999 US seizes Ryder Cup in an epic comeback June 19th, 2000 Tiger Woods wins Open by 15 strokes June 19th, 2000 Woods now sets his sights on British Open March 17th, 2001 With 13 birdies, Sorenstam records first 59 by women April 15th, 2002 Woods captures 3rd Masters crown - Woods Masters challenge Cheers, Stan

Ready to Pop Your Top Over "Pop Up Spam?" Here's How to Make it Stop

Ready to Pop Your Top Over "Pop Up Spam?" Here's How to Make it Stop Are you interrupted by a stream of "pop up" messages that stop you from using your home computer until you close them? Are you tired of seeing one message invariably morph into more — even when you're not using your Web browser? Are you frustrated by the fact that many pop up spammers are advertising software to block the exact type of messages they're sending? It's a high-tech variation on a classic scam: Pop up spammers want your money to fix the very problem they created...Read More....

Answer To Your Suduko Puzzle

Below is the answer to the given Suduko puzzle. Enjoy yourself. :-) This is the puzzle whose answer is above. Cheers, Stan

What do you see? Young Girl or Old Woman??

Look at the picture above. Do you see a young girl or an old woman? Cheers, Stan

A Very Happy Deepavali and Selamat Hari Raya Adilfitri

Wishing all our Indian and Muslim friends: A Very Happy Deepavali and Selamat Hari Raya Adil Fitri.

Family Business Vs Professional Managers - What Is Your View?

I attended the Asian Chinese Entrepreneurs Summit, organised by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday and listened to Mr. Wee Cho Yaw's speech, making a case for family-run busineses. He cited the failures of Enron and Worldcom. What do you think? UOB's Wee Cho Yaw makes case for family-run businesses Banker expresses his reservations over giving full control to professional managers By Erica Tay Oct 23, 2006 The Straits Times BANKING magnate Wee Cho Yaw yesterday spoke strongly in favour of keeping control of family businesses in the family. The billionaire banker, 77, who is chairman and chief executive of United Overseas Bank (UOB), said such businesses have not outlived their value. ..Read Article...

Cheers, Stan

See What Was Discovered About Our Chairman, KBH and Our President, WNL on the internet!!!

See What Was Discovered About Our Chairman, KBH and Our President, WNL on the internet!!! I did something unusual this morning: search "Koh Boon Hwee" and "Wong Ngit Liong" using my favourite search engine. Guess what came out of the search. It was amazing! Co-incidentally, both searches came up with 68 documents. The information was even more intriguing. Click below and find out for yourself. ....Read more.... Forbes Article on WNL...

Koh Boon Hwee shares insights from his experience....

Cheers, Stan

Worry Over Haze Effects On NS Men In Training

Recently, 2 gentlemen wrote to the ST Forum page, expressing concerns over the haze effects on NS men in training. While the Health Promotion Board advises all people to reduce vigourous outdoor activities when the PSI falls between 101 and 200, Mindef's stand is not to stop IPPT sessions unless the PSI hits 150 (as related to them by someone who has an upcoming IPPT). While national security is important, the NS men's health is important as well. Do you think that there should be a different threshold for NS men? What do you think of Mindef's stand?

SHPA Yahoo Group For Our Members

Hi, Members, Do you know that besides the SHPA Blog, we do have a SHPA Yahoo Group, to allow our members to interact in the virtual world? This is not to replace the valuable physical meetings or interactions, but to serve as an alternative medium for our members to network, exchange ideas, share resources and opportunities. It has an online membership database, email exchange, job and resume postings, and periodic networking sessions. It allows you to “Reunite” with your former fellow colleagues and make new friends through this extended family. Anyone who has worked in Hewlett-Packard for at least two years is most welcome to join us! Those who did not meet this criterion and would like to be associated with us can join as associate members. Feel free to explore this Yahoo Group site: - "Files" contains 'Career Opportunities/jobs' and 'Members' businesses (feel free to list your company here). "Links" contain useful resources that you would find useful - take a look. Please add in links that you think will benefit our members. Visit the SHPA Yahoo Group and sign up today! Click here. Cheers, Stanley Tan

Are You Affected By The Haze Recently??? :-)

Are You Affected By The Haze Recently??? :-)

With the end of the haze situation no where in sight, many Singaporeans must be feeling helpless when the PSI reading starts to ascend. It is interesting to note some of the Indonesian Ministers' comments that "Indonesia's neighbours should be thankful for oxygen on good days rather than complain about bad ones": an interesting line of argument. Following this logic or "illogic", it would be fine to give people adulterated water once a while, if we have been giving them water!!!!! What do you think? Nearer to home, what would you do when the PSI shoots up? It would be interesting to hear your views and comments. We are updated on the PSI reading on the TV screen regularly. One webpage that shows the hourly PSI readings is the NEA website. (click here to view) I check it regularly and if the PSI gets really bad, I close all the windows and doors and stay indoors. What about you? What do you do; like to share with fellow members? :-)

Suduko Puzzle For The Long Week End - :-)

Your Suduko Puzzle For The Long Week End Do you have some free time on hand? Do you like to sharpen your brain? Then try to solve the Suduko puzzle below. If you are not sure about the rules, visit the Suduko website to find out more. www.suduko.com Having problem solving it? Visit this blog again next week for the solution. If you cannot wait till next, email me for the solution.

Robinson chairman ousted in shock shareholder vote - unceremoniously

On 19th October, we highlighted the episode on the above and asked: Is it right to treat a long-serving and highly regarded Chairman this way? What should have been done? Would you do it differently? Yesterday, a Business Times reported that many were dismayed at the way that the Chairman was ousted! See below: Dismay among some over ouster at Robinson Some think better communication would have made all the difference By MICHELLE QUAH (SINGAPORE) Observers are shaking their heads in disbelief over the shock ousting this week of Michael Wong Pakshong from the board of Robinson & Co - not that they object to the chairman's removal so much as the way in which it was carried out....See Report.... What do you think? Will you do it differently? How would you do it?

What Do You Think The Man Is Thinking? - Answer Time !!!

Hi, Members, What do you think is under the man's towel??? Did you guess correctly? How close were you to the truth? See the answer below. Have fun and have a great holiday. Cheers, Stanley