Category Age MAS SIN
B 8 0 4
B 10 2 2
B 12 1.5 2.5
B 14 0.5 3.5
B 16 2 3
B 18 1 2
B 20 2 2
G 8 0 4
G 10 2 2
G 12 2.5 1.5
G 14 1 3
G 16 2 2
G 18 1 3
G 20 0 4
M - 2.5 3.5
V - 2.5 1.5
W - 2.5 1.5
Malaysia : 25
Singapore : 45
Second Round
Malaysia : 25.5
Singapore : 44.5
Overall
Malaysia: 50.5
Singapore: 89.5
Got 'hassled' by taxi runners who wanted us to take their taxi. Wanted to take the Blue Bird because it uses the meter so it would not cost a bomb.
The last time I was here at Hatta Airport, Blue Bird cost 100,000 Rp plus 16,000 surcharge. We finally found the counter outside the Airport near the Mc Donalds. Seeing this the runners reduced their taxi charge from 100,000 to 200,000 Rp without surcharge. So we took the runner Taxi which was a Volvo cab. Well it was a big mistake as when we reached the Hotel he changed the fare to 150,000 Rp. So it was a good lesson for me. Take the Blue Bird cab from the proper Blue Bird rep counter. Avoid the 'independant' people who walk around looking for suckers like me.
The counter is just outside of Mc D. (note to self so that I won't forget this next time if I ever come to Indonesia again)
Neighbourhood schools these days are producing not just academically capable students but talented ones too.
One activity some schools are offering to nurture talents is chess.
For instance, chess is part of the curriculum for all Primary One students at Gongshang Primary.
The principal of Gongshang Primary School, Daisie Yip, said: "It's really to train them through a game, through a fun way, to be analytical. The best take-away would be when I plan the next move, I'm actually thinking 2-3 moves ahead.
Can't wait to enter the href=http://gilachess.blogspot.com tournament at Wilayah Persekutuan this coming Sunday. It's been 3 months since I've played any serious (or friendly) chess games.
Pictured above is two of my chess friends Vicky and Francis at the same venue some time back.
PC Fair 2005 will be in an hour's time.
I'll be going this time to get
Screen protector for my PDA
CD-Rs
Mic and Headphones for podcasting
Optical Mouse
I just hope it will not be too cramped like the previous PC Fairs.
Will be going just after it opens to avoid the crowd (hopefully)
The simplicity of scripting language PHP means it will be more popular than Java for building Web-based applications, Internet browser pioneer Marc Andreessen predicted Wednesday in a speech here at the Zend/PHP Conference.
"Zend Core for Oracle accelerates the building and deployment of mission-critical, PHP-based Web applications. Zend Core for Oracle also offers an updated PHP 'OCI8' driver to connect with the Oracle Database, providing enhanced reliability, stability, and performance for Oracle Database-driven Web applications.
Oracle offers free downloads of the products from
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/php/index.html.
Zend Core for Oracle is also available at http://www.zend.com/core/oracle. "
Malaysian officials says an acrid haze hanging over western Malaysia, including the capital Kuala Lumpur, could worsen in the next few days.
The haze has been blamed on the fires in the Indonesian provinces in Riau and northern Sumatra, as well as blazes in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Malaysia's eastern state of Sarawak.
States in central-western Malaysia, including Perak, Selangor, Malacca and Negri Sembilan were worst hit. "
What's fantastic about this is that she has not been playing serious chess for a long time. Most male GMs would struggle to find form after a few months lay off from chess. Here is Judit performing as if she never left. And the ONE YEAR absence from professional chess meant did nothing to slow her down.
Just discovered this wonderful tool offered
She is the strongest female chess player in the world. She is ranked top 10 in the world!!!
But I think she is over commercialised her website. Some call her the Anna Kournikova of Chess. :)
Belown is a picture of her in action on August 28 2004 when she was in Malaysia.
Hmmm.. looks like even google ads picked up on my morose and dull mood for the past week. Accidents and tsunami. That's not what this blog is about. At least I hope not. Promise to talk about more postive things in the coming days.
