Useless Fact to relieve your boredom :

The word "OK"
Definition: Approval; agreement.
[Abbreviation of oll korrect, slang respelling of all correct.]
Word History: Although we use this word hundreds of times a week whether things are OK or not, we have probably rarely wondered about its history. That history is in fact a brief one, the word being first recorded in 1839, though it was no doubt in circulation before then. Much scholarship has been expended on the origins of OK, but Allen Walker Read has conclusively proved that OK is based on a sort of joke. Someone pronounced the phrase all correct as oll (or orl) correct, and the same person or someone else spelled it oll korrect, which abbreviated gives us OK. This term gained wide currency by being used as a political slogan by the 1840 Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren, who was nicknamed Old Kinderhook because he was born in Kinderhook, New York. An editorial of the same year, referring to the receipt of a pin with the slogan O.K., had this comment: “frightful letters . . . significant of the birth-place of Martin Van Buren, old Kinderhook, as also the rallying word of the Democracy of the late election, ‘all correct’ . . . Those who wear them should bear in mind that it will require their most strenuous exertions . . . to make all things O.K.”
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition Copyright © 1996, 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

4:17:13 PM HKT [ link ]

I received as a gift one of my most awaited DVDs.. the complete X-files season 1 and 2 on DVD.. damn.. have to stop typing this and go watch all 14 DVDs now.. sorry...

7:55:17 PM HKT [ link ]

Have been interested to golf since I installed Links the PC game on my 80286 almost 10 years ago...So after 10 years later.. I've finally started taking lessons on golf! It's never too late to learn.. hmm..

12:31:59 AM HKT [ link ]

An old friend of mine has just set up a fantastic homepage... check it out.

2:40:03 PM HKT [ link ]

This piece of news came out on Valentine's Day... and I thought it was 1st of April that day.....check it out if you haven't heard about it yet...New Chip Can Hold All Contents of British Library.

1:10:07 AM HKT [ link ]

Since the day AOL has taken over ICQ... ICQ users have been attacked by killer ads in their ICQ message windows.. If you're one of the victims of such shameful acts of capitalism.. please head over to this page to find out how to disable the ads.

2:27:04 PM HKT [ link ]

Got info on the major nominations for this year's Oscars.. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon has so many nominations!! unbelievable!!

-----> BEST PICTURE - CHOCOLAT, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON, ERIN BROCKOVICH, GLADIATOR, TRAFFIC

-----> DIRECTOR - Stephen Daldry, Ang Lee, Ridley Scott, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Soderbergh

-----> BEST ACTOR - Javier Bardem, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, Ed Harris, Geoffrey Rush

-----> BEST ACTRESS - Joan Allen, Juliette Binoche, Ellen Burstyn, Laura Linney, Julia Roberts

-----> BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Jeff Bridges, Willem Dafoe, Benicio Del Toro, Albert Finney, Joaquin Phoenix

-----> BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Judi Dench, Marcia Gay Harden, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Julie Walters

-----> BEST SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL - ALMOST FAMOUS, BILLY ELLIOTT, ERIN BROCKOVICH, GLADIATOR, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME

-----> BEST SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED - CHOCOLAT, CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?, TRAFFIC, WONDER BOYS

Steve Martin will host the OSCARS live, March 25th, on ABC.

7:19:58 PM HKT [ link ]

Valentine's day has passed and never have I seen so many bouquets in the streets...but apart from having an expensive dinner with your loved one.. does anyone know the meaning behind Valentine's Day or how it all began? Why is there such a weird celebration? Why 14th of February of all days? and why is it not a holiday in Hong Kong!! the answer is still shrouded in mystery till this day.. if you want to know more... check out The History of Valentine's Day.

No matter how people spend it.. it certainly is the most romantic day of the year...

2:39:10 AM HKT [ link ]