Canon MP145 "E5 error" workaround - using printer in "SCANNER" mode

This post is an "E5 error" workaround for the Canon MP145, it does not fix the printer cartridge issues but rather bypasses the "Printing" functionality, using it in "Scanner" mode only.

I couldn't fix the "E5 error" (Reset Waste Ink Counter) because my printer cartridges are faulty, and I already have a primary Laser printer for printing use. I would still like to use the Canon MP145 as a scanner, and hence this workaround.

1) Unplug power cord from the printer
2) Press and hold "ON/OFF" button (from steps 2-4)
3) Plug in power cord to the printer, wait till green LED lights up on "ON/OFF" button
4) Press "Stop/Reset" 5 times
5) Release "ON/OFF" button

You will have to repeat the above steps if the Canon MP145 is switched off, as its default mode upon powering up will include the "Printing" functionality, and E5 error will reappear.

Hope you find this workaround useful, I certainly did after some googling and experimental work! :)

Figure of Speech

I had to look up "paraprosdokian".
Here is the defintion:
"Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation."

"Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian.

Here are some more:

1) Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

2) The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

3) Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4) If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5) We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6) War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

7) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8) Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proced to tell you why it isn't.

9) To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

10) A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops, On my desk, I have a work station.

11) I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted pay checks.

12) Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:" I put 'DOCTOR.'

13) I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

14) Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

15) Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

16) A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

17) You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

18) Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

19) There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

20) I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

21) You're never too old to learn something stupid.

22) To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

23) Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

24) Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

25) Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

Forwarded email

The Feel of Freedom

Isn't the feeling of freedom just wonderful?

I feel like a bird which is released from the cage.

Finally, after 1 year plus, Mescorp 2011/2012 has come to an end.

Throughout the journey, we've visited Singapore and South Korea, and also gained valuable experiences and friendships.
Updates about the trips will come later, gotta prepare for the roller-coaster ride as I'm in the middle of my 3rd year 1st semester right now!

Till then, do chat with me at the chatbox or leave a comment on my blog posts!

Cheers and have a great 2nd half of year 2012 ~

Relax, chuckle away~

Pacman rings  :)

Look into the clouds more often!

Be cute and affectionate !

Be amazed at your own creativity!

Be confident in you!

Challenge yourself, step out of your comfort zone!

Take the risk and try something new!

Be special, stand out of the crowd!

Never mind the failures, improve and strive harder! 

Break the rules occasionally...!!

Cherish and laugh with your friends~  =D

Play a prank on them  =P

Beauty of teamwork!

Be grateful to ur loved ones, love generously!

Listen and communicate more, argue less =]

Last but not least, laugh and smile everyday!

Live life to the fullest

I've recently viewed some videos that greatly inspire me to change my perception towards life!

Below are few of the videos:

There is only 1 life for all of us to live.

So ask yourself, whether you'd choose to lead a simple, carefree, happy life;
or would you live a stressful, unhappy, complicated life.

Everyone of us here is living in a borrowed life, nobody is immortal or live forever.

Hence, why make our life so unpleasant for ourselves?

I've realized that life is precious, and from now onwards, I should be grateful for everything in life, and appreciate my loved ones dearly, because who knows, if tomorrow never comes, I'd have regretted for not living my life to the fullest, and not being appreciative towards people who mean greatly to me.

So, go out there and do what you aspire, work hard and make your dreams come true, because if you don't try, you'll never know how great your achievements will be! Enjoy life to the fullest, and forget all your worries! Be amazed about the beauty of life!

520快乐！

It's the 20th of May, wishing everyone Happy Valentine's Day [520 stands for 我爱你 or I love you in Mandarin]

Hope that everyone can convey their love and confession towards their love ones, especially on a significant, meaningful day like this!

Happy Valentine's Day, 520快乐！

Goals to achieve

During this holiday

1. Grow taller [probably by jumping]

2. 6 pack abs [sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups, running]

3. Read at least halfway through my "Get People to Do What You Want through body languages"

4. Compile Mescorp reports

5. Prepare my best for the significant event

Appreciate everyone around you before it's too late

~ credits to Stephanie for forwarding this email to me

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Vietnam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with hi s teacher.

'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.' 

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

 'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.'

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.'

Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.'

'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists'

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.

And One Way To Accomplish This Is: Forward this message on. If you do not send it, you will have, once again passed up the wonderful opportunity to do something nice and beautiful. But it's up to U to fwd this one.

 If you've received this, it is because someone cares for you and it means there is probably at least someone for whom you care.

If you're 'too busy' to take those few minutes right now to forward this message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that little thing that would make a difference in your relationships?

The more people that you send this to, the better you'll be at reaching out to those you care about.

Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others comes back into your own.

May Your Day Be Blessed As Special As You

The Mayonnaise Jar

*/credits to Mak for forwarding this email to me*/

PLEASE READ TO FIND THE MORAL OF THE STORY

The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem, Almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
And had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, If the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.

He then asked The students again
If the jar was full.. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand
And poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded
With an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced Two cups of coffee from under the table
And poured the entire contents Into the jar, effectively
Filling the Empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, As the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that This jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - God, family,
children, health, Friends, and Favorite passions –
Things that if everything else was lost
And only they remained, Your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter Like your job, house, and car.

The sand is everything else --
The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued,
'there is no room for The pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time And energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for The things that are
Important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things That are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time
To clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first --
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand
And inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for A couple of cups of coffee with a friend.'

Please share this with other "Golf Balls"
I just did......

NO Speak English

 NO Speak English


A Russian woman married a Canadian gentleman and they lived happily ever after in Toronto  . The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but did manage to communicate with her husband. The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries.


One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy chicken legs. She didn't know how to put forward her request, so, in desperation, clucked like a chicken and lifted up her skirt to show her thighs. Her butcher got the message and gave her the chicken legs.

Next day she needed to get chicken breasts, again she didn't know how to say it, so she clucked like a chicken and unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher her breasts. The butcher understood again and gave her some chicken breasts.

On the 3rd day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages. Unable to find a way to communicate this, she brought her husband to the store...


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What were you
Thinking?



Her husband SPEAKS English!
Now get back to your work !


I worry about you
Sometimes !

Funny pictures lol

Some quotes about life

Ashley Smith:

“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.”

“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.”

http://chiotsrun.com/2010/06/06/quote-of-the-day-ashley-smith/

TANJOOBERRYMUTTS lol !

By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND " TANJOOBERRYMUTTS "...

 In order to continue getting-by in China , we need to learn English the way it is

 spoken....... ......... ........

 Practice by reading the following conversation until you are able to understand the term " TANJOOBERRYMUTTS ".

 With a little patience, you'll be able to fit right in.

 Now, here goes...

 The following is a telephonic exchange between maybe you as a hotel guest and room-service today......

 Room Service : "Morrin. Roon sirbees."

 Guest : "Sorry, I thought I dialed room-service."

 Room Service: " Rye . Roon sirbees...morrin ! Joowish to oddor sunteen ???"

 Guest: "Uh..... Yes, I'd like to order bacon and eggs."

 Room Service: "Ow ulai den ?"

 Guest: ".....What ??"

 Room Service: "Ow ulai den ?!?... Pryed, boyud, pochd ?"

 Guest: "Oh, the eggs ! How do I like them ? Sorry.. Scrambled, please."

 Room Service: "Ow ulai dee bayken ? Creepse ?"

 Guest: "Crisp will be fine."

 Room Service: "Hokay.. An sahn toes ?"

 Guest: "What ?"

 Room Service: "An toes.. ulai sahn toes ?"

 Guest: "I.... Don't think so.."

 Room Service: "No ?  Udo wan sahn toes ???"

 Guest: "I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'udo wan sahn toes' means."

 Room Service: "Toes ! Toes !...Why Uoo don wan toes ? Ow bow Anglish moppin we botter ?"

 Guest: "Oh, English muffin !!! I've got it ! You were saying 'toast'...  Fine...Yes, an English muffin will be

 fine."

 Room Service: "We botter ?"

 Guest: "No, just put the botter on the side."

 Room Service: "Wad ?!?"

 Guest: "I mean butter... Just put the butter on the side."

 Room Service: "Copy ?"

 Guest: "Excuse me ?"

 Room Service: "Copy...tea.. meel ?"

 Guest: "Yes. Coffee, please... And that's everything."

 Room Service: "One Minnie. Scramah egg, creepse bayken , Anglish moppin, we botter on sigh and copy ... Rye ??"

 Guest: "Whatever you say."

 RoomService: "Tanjooberrymutts."

 Guest: "You're welcome"

 Remember I said "By the time you read through this YOU WILL UNDERSTAND 'TANJOOBERRYMUTTS' ........and you do,

 don't you !  :-)  :-)

5th Malaysia Inter-Varsity Song Composing Contest

5th Malaysia Inter-Varsity Song Composing Contest
第五届全国大专华语歌曲创作比赛

Please log onto
http://5thivsc.blogspot.com

thanks!

Handbook 2010

HANDBOOK 2010 

Health: 
1. Drink plenty of water. Remind yourselves to take deep Breath.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
5. Make time to pray and meditate.
6. Play more sports; cutting down TV and computer games.
7. Read more books than you did previously. Integrate them in life for good use.
8. Help others constantly.
9. Sleep sufficiently (a good reference is 7-8 hours. However, some people only sleep for 5 hrs but feel fulfillment).
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk or exercise daily. While you walk, clap your hands and smile. 

Personality: 
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a like a movie, you are here on earth to experience fully and play your role and if you do not like your role now-change it. When you grow more positively and bigger than your problems, all ill fate will fade away. Lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more. Forgive and forget.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree... 

Society: 
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.  

Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything. Establish your soul connection with God.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy. 

A Meaningful Short Story

Hello There Nice Person,
Reading My Blog Here, =)
Did Anyone Ever Tell You,
Just How Special You Are
The Light that You Emit
Might even Light a Star

Did Anyone Ever Tell You
How Important You Make Others Feel
Somebody out here is Smiling
About Love that is so Real


Did Anyone Ever Tell You that
Many Times When They were Sad
Your E-mail made Them Smile a bit
In Fact It made Them Glad

For the Time You Spend Sending Things
And Sharing whatever You Find
There are No Words to Thank You
But Somebody, Thinks You're Fine


Did Anyone Ever Tell You 

Just How Much They Like You
Well, My Dearest Friend
Today I am Telling You
I believe that without a
friend you are missing out on a lot!!!

Have a nice day, and I'm glad we are friends!!!

THIS IS A HAND OF FRIENDSHIP
YOU MUST PASS IT TO all yr FRIENDS!!

The Wave ----- keep it going


Just wanted to say Hi,

HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY