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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>My name is Ryan Yam and this is my tumblog.  I’m a techie traveler photographer frustrated guitarist triathlete in-the-making ninja who’s into startups &amp; investing in the stock market.  I used to dissect SAP-related projects during the day while dreaming of that next great adventure</description><title>RYNYM</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ryanyam)</generator><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/</link><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lzzquKGC1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/21257384139</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/21257384139</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:45:24 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Free Wi-fi: What "Free Public WiFi" Is and Why You Should Avoid It</title><description>&lt;a href="http://lifehacker.com/5660769/what-free-public-wifi-is-and-why-you-should-avoid-it"&gt;Free Wi-fi: What "Free Public WiFi" Is and Why You Should Avoid It&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Hang out in airports, coffee shops, or other laptop-friendly spots for a while, and you’ll find “Free Public WiFi.” It never gets you through to the actual web, because it’s actually a weird Windows XP quirk—one you shouldn’t connect to.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lifehacker.com/5660769/what-free-public-wifi-is-and-why-you-should-avoid-it"&gt;Read more.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20950518800</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20950518800</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:53:16 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1ykc8IYA51qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20466200155</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20466200155</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:02:31 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1y4jih6NQ1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20458639485</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20458639485</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:21:18 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Giz Explains: What Exactly Is That New Car Smell?(via @Gizmodo)</title><description>&lt;a href="http://gizmodo.com/5896801/what-exactly-is-that-new-car-smell"&gt;Giz Explains: What Exactly Is That New Car Smell?(via @Gizmodo)&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;The smell of a new car is intoxicating. It reminds us of money and shiny objects. It evokes that golden period before repeat coffee stains, moldy Tupperware, and our trunk’s transformation into a Good Will depository change the way we feel about our car. But it’s kind of a weird smell, right?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20043813302</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20043813302</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:28:41 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Cute ad of an elephant and a Galaxy Note. I still find it too...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KBrmaE82uY4?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cute ad of an elephant and a Galaxy Note. I still find it too big though lol.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20043327488</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20043327488</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:20:50 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>It’s still not the same :( </title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1jdjxdXBT1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s still not the same :( &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20002619313</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20002619313</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:11:56 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Infographics: Why Your Company's Intranet is Failing</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/20http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2011/09/why-your-companys-intranet-is.php11/09/why-your-companys-intranet-is.php"&gt;Infographics: Why Your Company's Intranet is Failing&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Great insights that actually strike a chord regarding intranet use (from experience). If you’re thinking of implementing an intranet for your organization this will tell you what not to do. &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20000671731</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/20000671731</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:14:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>James Cameron and his Deepsea Challenger submarine set solo diving world record</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/9/2856838/james-cameron-deepsea-challenger-submarine-dive-world-record"&gt;James Cameron and his Deepsea Challenger submarine set solo diving world record&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Who would’ve known that the Titanic director would be into these these things. This is so cool. I can’t wait to find out what they discover.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19945964396</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19945964396</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:41:04 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Which credit cards have no annual fee? I&amp;#8217;m currently on bpi for convenience.</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Which credit cards have no annual fee? I&amp;#8217;m currently on bpi for convenience.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19712816828</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19712816828</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:12:48 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m14cb9def01qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19563406220</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19563406220</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:21:08 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0y9v0ljos1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19368488946</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19368488946</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:42:35 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0uwgdh75L1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19275950019</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/19275950019</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:00:12 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Now tell me this video doesn’t want to make you start...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eQLwdD9BstY?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now tell me this video doesn’t want to make you start taking photos again.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/18056297700</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/18056297700</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:58:02 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>"An idiot repeats his mistakes. A smart man learns from his mistakes. But a genius learns from other..."</title><description>“An idiot repeats his mistakes. A smart man learns from his mistakes. But a genius learns from other peoples’”</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/17757615736</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/17757615736</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:39:59 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Sungha Jung plays Rolling in the Deep by Adele</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/poeoAH0rUCU?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sungha Jung plays Rolling in the Deep by Adele&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/17143724485</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/17143724485</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:55 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>How do you take a photo?</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt3iptaUW1qz7x89o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;How do you take a photo?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16967029446</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16967029446</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:25 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>My yeye (that’s grandfather in Cantonese) on the cover of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyea1nG5wK1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;My yeye (that’s grandfather in Cantonese) on the cover of this month’s Asian Dragon magazine. I am a proud grandson :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16513262897</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16513262897</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:27:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>A 5-Minute Management Course</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 1: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ll give you $800 to drop that towel,&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, &amp;#8220;Who was that?&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;#8220;It was Bob the next door neighbor,&amp;#8221; she replies. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;#8220;Great,&amp;#8221; the husband says, &amp;#8220;did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 2: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The nun said, &amp;#8220;Father, remember Psalm 129?&amp;#8221; The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The nun once again said, &amp;#8220;Father, remember Psalm 129?&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The priest apologized &amp;#8220;Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129 It said, &amp;#8220;Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 3: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The Genie says, &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ll give each of you just one wish.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;#8220;Me first! Me first!&amp;#8221; says the admin clerk. &amp;#8220;I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Puff! She&amp;#8217;s gone. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;#8220;Me next! Me next!&amp;#8221; says the sales rep. &amp;#8220;I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.&amp;#8221; Puff! He&amp;#8217;s gone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;#8220;OK, you&amp;#8217;re up,&amp;#8221; the Genie says to the manager.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The manager says, &amp;#8220;I want those two back in the office after lunch.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Always let your boss have the first say. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 4 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A Small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, &amp;#8220;Can I also sit like you and do nothing?&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The eagle answered: &amp;#8220;Sure , why not.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 5 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A turkey was chatting with a bull. &amp;#8220;I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,&amp;#8221; sighed the turkey, &amp;#8220;but I haven&amp;#8217;t got the energy.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&amp;#8220;Well, why don&amp;#8217;t you nibble on some of my droppings?&amp;#8221; replied the bull. They&amp;#8217;re packed with nutrients.&amp;#8221; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually Gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BullShit might get you to the top, but it won&amp;#8217;t keep you there. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 6 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morals of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not everyone who gets you out of s**t is your friend.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;And when you&amp;#8217;re in deep s**t, it&amp;#8217;s best to keep your mouth shut!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16447005205</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16447005205</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:36:33 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwumotXLsT1qkb2g0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16446560976</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16446560976</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:27 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

