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Hindsight
       -Guy Kawasaki

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
        -Bertrand Russell

Wear sunscreen
       -Mary Schmich

Man was given an imagination to compensate for what he isn't; a sense of humour to console him for what he is.
        - Francis Bacon

Leisure
       -W.H. Davies

Not all those that wander are lost.
       -J.R.R. Tolkein

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
       -Jean de La Bruyère

The average person thinks he isn't.
       -Father Larry Lorenzoni

Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
       -Pablo Picasso

Become who you are.
       -Nietzshe

Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.
       -Frank Tyger

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
       -Anon









muse


IMHO, video on demand has been the biggest innovation in passenger comfort that airlines have introduced since I've started travelling. Yes, its even more significant than the almost flat SpaceBeds Singapore Airlines touts - or noise cancelling headphones - two of my other favourites!

Being able to choose what movie (from 25+ movies instead of the typical 8-10 channels!), when to start, and being able to pause, rewind and fast-forward dramatically change the in-flight experience. I can now watch a movie, doze off in the middle, wake up - continue where I left off, and then doze off again after the movie finishes. The conventional systems work more like TV - if you doze off in the middle - you have to wait till the next cycle starts, and it's often 90 minutes before you get to the point you dozed off at! Big difference!

I've watched Bad Boys 2, 2 Fast and 2 Furious, Hollywood Homicide, Terminator 3 and part of a Hong Kong flick - Truth or Dare already, and I expect I'll get through a couple of episodes of Friends by the time we land!
9:52 PM Saturday, November 29, 2003

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