Saturday, May 17, 2008
Ora Et Labora!
A few days ago, i was still wandering between doing form 6 or diploma.but, finally i'v made up my mind after consulting those who r experinced. ha! so my choice is St. Joseph! it's an ancient school which dated back to years much2 older than me. however, it is a nice one with all those complete facilities. by the way, did i mention that it's a Christian school?The school motto "Ora Et Labora" are actually latin words which mean Prayer and Work. students there use english as the primary language, so, i won't expect a smooth start for me as i'm not really good at speaking english. six years in primary school, i was chinese educated, followed by 3 years in SMK jalan arang( where most of students there spoke mandarin, even the bumiputra), then 3 weeks in Kolej DPAH Abdillah and 1.5 years in SM Sains Kuching ( i spoke Bahasa Sarawak as that was the "lingua franca" there). but, i think i'm able to acclimatize soon. haha...
Set aside the language stuffs, i chose physics rather than biology. from the very onset, i'm sure that form six is not easy. so, that's the truth. after 3 days in st joseph, that night, i really wished that form six is just a bad dream. and when i woke up the next morning, there is no such thing as form six. hahaha..........imagination sometimes soothes my anxiety. wish me good luck for the rest of study at st joseph.
Monday, May 5, 2008
facebook founder named " the world youngest self-made billionaire"
Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American entrepreneur. As a Harvard student he founded the online social networking website Facebook with the help of fellow Harvard student and computer science major Andrew McCollum as well as roommates Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. He now serves as Facebook's CEO. In 2008, Forbes Magazine named him as "the world's youngest self-made billionaire" with a theoretical net worth of US $1.5 billion, though the validity of this label has also been met with controversy.
Forbes mention
In March 2008, Forbes.com ranked Zuckerberg as #785 on its rich list, citing his net worth as $1.5 billion. The figure is based on a valuation of $5 billion, even though Microsoft's 1.6% $246 million investment is based on a valuation of $15 billion. Zuckerberg's worth is derived from his 30% stake in the company based on a value of $5 billion. Analysts have questioned Forbes, citing the illiquidity of Zuckerberg's wealth
In March 2008, Forbes.com ranked Zuckerberg as #785 on its rich list, citing his net worth as $1.5 billion. The figure is based on a valuation of $5 billion, even though Microsoft's 1.6% $246 million investment is based on a valuation of $15 billion. Zuckerberg's worth is derived from his 30% stake in the company based on a value of $5 billion. Analysts have questioned Forbes, citing the illiquidity of Zuckerberg's wealth
Founding
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004. It quickly became a success at Harvard and more than two-thirds of the school's students signed up in the first two weeks. Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Columbia and Yale and then to other Ivy League colleges and schools in the Boston area. By the beginning of the summer, Zuckerberg and Moskovitz had released Facebook at almost 30 schools.
Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004. It quickly became a success at Harvard and more than two-thirds of the school's students signed up in the first two weeks. Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. They first spread it to Stanford, Columbia and Yale and then to other Ivy League colleges and schools in the Boston area. By the beginning of the summer, Zuckerberg and Moskovitz had released Facebook at almost 30 schools.
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