How to run VMware ESX WebAccess plugin in Firefox under CentOS 5.3

June 16th, 2009

Background:

Accessing VMware ESX via website (webAccess) is easy. Using IE under Windows, installation and execution of the plugin encounters no problems. But installing the Firefox plugin under CentOS, while this doesn’t show any problems, getting the virtual console to come up is a different matter. The main issue here is that the console plugin is looking for one particular library, the libXcomposite package. Installing this package would now let you open up the virtual console.

Troubleshooting:
1. Go to ~/.mozilla/firefox//extensions/VMwareVMRC@vmware.com/plugins
2. run ./vmware-vmrc
3. will print out an error referring to a missing libXcomposite.so.1
4. running yum whatprovides libXcomposite.so.1 will provide you with the correct package name to install

Photo with FVR

June 14th, 2009

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In my opinion, he’s one of the more capable presidents that the Philippines ever had.

Passed away …

June 9th, 2009

Tonight I just received word that Atty. Hector Siruelo has passed away, suffering from a heart attack. For me, it’s both shock and sadness that someone, who’s full of life, would suddenly go away. Death will eventually come for all of us, the great equalizer.

He was our family lawyer, was always there to help when needed. He was a friend, he even jokingly referred to me as his protege. Above all, I know him as a person of integrity, an honest person. He may have some vices, but hey, no one’s perfect. Not even the Pope.

Come to think of it, he was in my thoughts recently. I guess I should have listened to myself and went ahead to visit him. Now all that remains are memories, thoughts and regrets for those that have been left behind. It is my sincerest wish and hope, that his family would get through this crisis and become stronger as a result.

天安門事件20週年:中華歷史最黑暗的一篇

June 3rd, 2009

人類漫長的歷史可以說是一本充滿悲慘的故事. 自稱世界最進化的生物,人類也干了不少的禽獸不如的事件. 在近世中國,其中最悲慘最殘忍的故事就是六四事件(天安門/北京大屠殺). 一個自稱”人民共和國”竟然用了粗暴武力來消滅政府所稱為”反革命”者.問題是這些反革命者到底是哪些人?是武裝的恐怖分子? 或者是非法的武力組織? 還是平民老百姓,懦弱書生?只有中共領導能把這羞恥的事情成為共產主義社會主義的勝利. 還說如果沒有怎麼做將會有大亂. 以我看是領導們不願意失去政權, 已經把自己認為新代皇室王族.

Revilla’s Kho tirade: Reflection of what’s wrong with the damned Congress

May 20th, 2009

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/topstories/topstories/view/20090519-205920/Revilla-calls-Dr-Kho-maniac-predator
“Revilla then pushed for the immediate passage of a bill against voyeurism as well as punishing internet service providers, which allow the uploading of such sex videos.”
He filed Senate Bill No. 12 or the Anti Pornography Bill. This simply shows that Senator Revilla doesn’t know crap about how the Internet works. Typical knee jerk reaction of someone in power, who thinks he knows better than those running the business.

Using the Congress as the floor, calling for the revocation of the MD license of Hayden Kho for conduct unbecoming for a doctor, is only not appropriate, it’s simply grandstanding. It also deprives the people concerned, their due process.

Over the years, we have seen senators and congressmen filing bills and resolutions, condemning and penalizing immoral acts. They have become the moral crusaders and guardians of our collective conscience. Remember the quote from the Bible? “He who has no sin, cast the first stone”. They are our modern-day Pharisees and Sadducees, full of self-righteousness. Well, pardon me, your honorable personages, your actions speaks louder than your words. Just for once, please do the country a favor. Resign, retire out of politics if you don’t have any constructive to contribute to the progress and welfare of our people, other than filling your pockets with the taxpayers’ money.

Iptraf – removing a dead iptraf session

May 14th, 2009

I was running iptraf via ssh on my box when the connection soured on me. After logging back in, running iptraf to do a detailed monitoring of ppp0 device, I got an error message saying “Detailed interface stats already monitoring ppp0″.

Running ps aux, reveals that no iptraf process is currently running. After thinking about it for a while, I started looking for a lock file. I found it under /var/run/iptraf directory, iptraf-detstat.tag.ppp0. Removing the lock file enabled iptraf to start monitoring ppp0 again.

Middle East: Peace or war?

May 11th, 2009

Recent warnings by the King of Jordan that war is inevitable in the next 12-24 months unless something is done regarding the Palestinian issue, is indeed a grave concern considering that we are currently in a global economic downturn. Any major conflict in the Middle East will push up the price of oil and will subsequently affect all economic activities directly and indirectly relying on it.

Perhaps Israel should start considering the two state proposal by the international community. No, they actually should consider it. The present generation of Israelites have strayed far beyond their roots, conveniently forgetting the lessons from the Diaspora and Holocaust.

“You shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the feelings of the stranger, having yourselves been strangers in the land of Egypt.” [Exodus 23: 9]
“When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not wrong him. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as one of your citizens; you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt…” Leviticus 19:33-34

I am not saying that Israel should just acceed to the two-state solution without question, they should consider a carrot-stick approach. The creation of the Palestinian state should be contingent on conditions that will ensure the safety and survival of Israel and her citizens. For the Arabs, they should quit their inflammatory rhetoric and implicit support of terrorist acts for this to work.

月光愛人

April 26th, 2009

我醒來 睡在月光裡 下弦月 讓我想你
不想醒過來 誰明白 怕眼睛睜開 你不在

愛人心 沉入海 帶我去 把它找回來
請愛我 一萬年 用心愛
〈愛是月光的禮物〉〈我等待天使的情書〉〈說你愛我〉
我願為了愛沉睡 別醒來

永恆哪 在不在 怪我的心 放不開

北極星 帶我走 別躲藏 把愛找出來
我愛你 每一夜
我等待〈等你〉 我的心 為了愛 睡在月之海
孤單的我 想念誰 誰明白

〈我在月光下流淚〉〈也在月光下沉睡〉〈沒有後悔〉
等待真心人把我吻醒
〈我在睡夢中一天〉〈也是在回憶中一年〉〈說你愛我〉
我願為了愛沉睡 到永遠

将心照亮

April 26th, 2009

歌曲:将心照亮
歌手:张学友&王菲等

爱词酷.歌词网.谢谢您支持

张学友、王菲等

将心照亮

何陆平制作

(张) 茫茫人海汹涌

生命中最多刹那错过

青春就在追逐中匆匆飞逝

你一直让我感动

(菲) 渡过多少夜深

只因为相信有一个人

日夜不停为着我

(菲、杰) 深深祝福 只有你

(蜢) 能改变一生

(合) 为我点盏墱 将我心照亮

从你的手中我感觉希望

有你在心中更加温暖

你微笑是我灿烂的阳光

为我点盏灯将我心照亮

对你的守候无论在何方

有你在身旁不怕黑暗

点盏灯将心照亮

(汤)渡过多少夜深

(黎)只因为相信有一个人

(刘)日夜不停为着我

(合)深深祝福 只有你

(张、蜢) 能改变一生

(合)为我点盏灯 将我心照亮

从你的手中我感觉希望

有你在心中更加温暖

你微笑是我灿烂的阳光

为我点盏灯将我心照亮

对你的守侯无论在何方

有你在身旁不怕黑暗

点盏灯将心照亮

Music

(张、菲、蜢) 为我点盏灯 将我心照亮

从你的手中我感觉希望

有你在心中更加温暖

点盏灯将心照亮

点盏灯将心照亮

美麗的神話

April 26th, 2009

孫楠韓紅版

孫楠:夢中人熟悉的臉孔 你是我守候的溫柔就算淚水淹沒天地 我不會放手每一刻孤獨的承受 只因我曾許下承諾

合唱:你我之間熟悉的感動 愛就要蘇醒

韓紅:萬世滄桑唯有 愛是永遠的神話潮起潮落始終不毀 真愛的相約幾番苦痛的糾纏 多少黑夜掙扎緊握雙手讓我 和你再也不離分

孫楠:枕上雪冰封的愛戀 真心相擁才能融解合唱:風中搖曳爐上的火 不滅亦不休

韓紅:等待花開春去春又來 無情歲月笑我癡狂

合唱:心如鋼鐵任世界荒蕪 思念永相隨

孫楠:萬世滄桑唯有 愛是永遠的神話潮起潮落始終不毀 真愛的相約幾番苦痛的糾纏 多少黑夜掙扎緊握雙手讓我 和你再也不離分

合唱:悲傷歲月唯有 愛是永遠的神話誰都沒有遺忘古老 古老的誓言你的淚水化為 漫天飛舞的彩蝶愛是翼下之風 兩心相隨自在飛

韓紅:你是我心中唯一 美麗的神話

成龍金喜善版

(龍) 解開我最神秘的等待 星星墜落 風在吹動終於再將妳擁入懷中 兩顆心顫抖

相信我不變的真心 千年等待有我承諾無論經過多少的寒冬 我絕不放手

(金) 이젠 나의 손을 잡고 눈을 감아요 現在緊抓住我的手 閉上眼睛 yi jie na ye so gei qia gou nu die ka ma yo 우리 사랑했던 날들 생각해봐요 請你回想起過去我們戀愛的日子 nu li sha da hai de na zu sai de kai ma yo 우리 너무 사랑해서 아팠었네요 我們是因為太愛所以更使得我們痛苦 nu li mo mu sa da hai so ha pa so nie yo 서로 사랑한단 말도 못했었네요我們連愛你 這句話都無法講 suo lu sa da ha da na yo mo te so nie yo

(龍) 每一夜被心痛穿越 思念永沒有終點早習慣了孤獨相隨 我微笑面對相信我 妳選擇等待 再多苦痛也不閃躲只有妳的溫柔能解救 無邊的冷漠

(金) 이젠 나의 손을 잡고 눈을 감아요 現在緊抓住我的手 閉上眼睛 yi jie na ye so gei qia gou nu die ka ma yo 우리 사랑했던 날들 생각해봐요 請你回想起過去我們戀愛的日子 nu li sha da hai de na zu sai de kai ma yo 우리 너무 사랑해서 아팠었네요 我們是因為太愛所以更使得我們痛苦 nu li mo mu sa da hai so ha pa so nie yo 서로 사랑한단 말도 못했었네요 我們連愛你 這句話都無法講 suo lu sa da ha da na yo mo te so nie yo

(合) 讓愛成為你我心中 那永遠盛開的花 穿越時空絕不低頭 永不放棄的夢

(金) 우리 소중했던 약속 잊지는 말아요 我們千萬不要忘記我們的約定 nu li mo mu sa da hai so ha pa so nie yo 서로 사랑한단 말도 못했었네요 我們連 愛你 這句話都無法講 suo lu sa da ha da na yo mo te so nie yo

(合) 讓愛成為你我心中 那永遠盛開的花 (金) 우리 소중했던 약속 잊지는 말아요 我們千萬不要忘記我們的約定 nu li shu zu hai de na so yi ji de ma da yo (合) 唯有真愛追隨你我 穿越無盡時空 (金) 서로 사랑한단 말도 못했었네요 我們連 愛你 這句話都無法講 suo lu sa la ha na ma yo mo te so nie yo

(龍) 愛是心中唯一不變美麗的神話