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[REST API] Insert, Update, Delete In One POST Call

iPaul8889 — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 13:48:11 +0800

I have to admit that I'm not really good in the concept of RESTFUL API. I'm now trying to re-architecting an old SOAP based webservice to be REST API.

let me try to explain the current system behavior: In the client, there are forms which consist of a lot of tables inside, and there is a big save button to save everything.

Okay, so now i need to make a request to my API to save the form and the tables within. Problem is, the data in the inner tables can be insert, update or delete. The key is that I need the transaction to be atomic. In other words, I must send the data of the form and its inner table in one go. let's say, i try to do all this in one POST request. Does it make sense? It clearly violet the REST API rules. But is there any other way to do this? Or if I have to re-design the way the form works, how should it be?

After a long time...

iPaul8889 — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 02:35:18 +0800

It took a really long time for me to get over my past relationship. And I'm happy that i longer live the life where I everyday think of my ex, demotivated to do anything in my life and faking my smile whenever there are ppl around.

Since months ago, i start to live more normal life. Social, sport, working hard for my dream, travel and all... So i guess I had moved on.

Recently (one month ago), I met with a friend. I knew her since University. And we start texting each other a lots (day and night). She is a really nice girl...kind hearted, cute, positive. Kind of the type that I like.
But the thing is, she just lost her bf one year ago (in an accident). In fact, the way we started texting each other is that i sense that she is not as happy as she looks from the outside. Maybe bcos we are the same kind of person who will only show the "smiling side" of us to the other, so i can sense her sorrow inside. That is when i start to text her and just try to do what a friend should do (caring).
And then we start to text more, and we start to und each other more. We can't go on a date bcos im currently working in other place. we are abt 10hrs driving distance away. I motivate her in her work, cheer her up, talk with her in the phone for hours sometime at night. Like how a guy do with their crush normally.
I know that she still haven totally moved on yet. I guess its completely ok to me...putting myself in her shoe, I would be the same too. But now that I fell in love with her. I feel like I want to protect her and be with her whenever she is unhappy. Seeing her being so strong make me feel sad bcos I can actually feel how hard is all this for her. I asked myself if I am in love with her or im just sympathy of her, my answer is that I have develop some feeling towards her.
She ever warn me not to fall for her. There is one time that something happened to her, i was so worry that i over-react and say something which show some of my feeling, and she immediately call my name (full name) and the say "you don't"... I know exactly what it means, then i stop.

I really wish all this can be more simply. I'm quite sure if it wasn't her past, I could have do more to be with her. But seeing the situation like this, I couldn't take the next step. All I can do now is caring for her, continue to be her listener, and her pillar of mental support. She did tol me that at this point she will not be able to accept anyone, until she can find someone that can accept her past. Every time i try to hint her that I like her, she will say she is a very lazy girl, and she don't want to think about the problem of "accept a guy o not". I really wish to tell her that I have no problem with her past at all, she can still miss her ex and even cry to me when she do. But I don't want to risk it that it will scare her and mayb she will avoid me after that. I am happy that now she will tell me all her problem, share all her stuff with me... it really make me feels good.

What bother me is that, do we have a mutual feeling here? Or it's just bcos im being nice to her, so she treat me well too? I und that now might not be the right time to make the next big move, i can wait. But how long? How if in the end, i got friendzone by her? Or should i just tell her my feeling? and just see what will happen.

Half a year after the broke up

iPaul8889 — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 01:03:20 +0800

It has been almost half a year since that day. Until today, you are what I have to think about before I start my day. My work is all I have now, my "drug" that keep me busy so that I do not feel the emptiness of my life without you.
I guess you have totally put me at the back of your mind now. Since that day, I never even dare to log into my facebook, bcos I am so afraid to see your post about you and him. It is true that Until today, I cant forgive myself for letting you go so easily, I wish that i have done something more extreme to make you stay.
Here is what I wish to say to you:

"If one day I fall sleep and never wake up again. You will be the one that I wish I can dream of. You don't know how much I love you. I would trade my life to spend just one more day with you. Baby, I love you very much. I truly wish that he will bring all the happiness in the world to you, make you smile every day. Farewell..."

Today, I feel extremely tired after working all day long. There is a question keep repeating in my head, "What is all this for? Even if I can have all the thing I want, who are there to share my happiness, my laughter, my tears?"

To you guys out there... Please treasure whoever you have now. Please do your best to bring smile to their face, please do not let them down even for a second. Because someday if they leave you, you might wish to get them back even if it will cost your life, but that is NOT gonna happen.

Buying a house now is good or bad for me?

iPaul8889 — Mon, 12 May 2014 16:23:48 +0800

My situation now:
1) I'm 26 years old. Have been Working for 2 years now.
2) Jus bought a 90k new car.
3) Still single.
4) Manage to save atleast net 4k each month now.
5) Do not have any investment now (other than some insurance saving plans).
6) Currently have 30k cash ready to buy house.

Details of the house I wanna buy:
1) Price = 548k, double storey, 1800sqft.
2) Downpayment = 54.8k - (7% + 2k)rebate = 14.44k
3) Monthly Installment = roughly 2.3k (90% loan for 35years)

I hope that we don put the house under the spotlight in this discussion.
This is my first house. So, without any experience, I really have no clue whether buying a house with tat price now is a right choice o not.
My intention of buying the house is for investment. I hope to rent it and use the rental to cover atleast 80% of the monthly installment.
Then just keep on hoping that the price of the house will raise, then sell it to earn some money from there.

I hope to get some advice from all the sifu here.
Thx....

Adult learning piano

iPaul8889 — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:35:55 +0800

Im 26 this year.
I found a piano teacher, and considering whether i shud spend my money n time to learn it.
I love music and always wish that i can play piano since i was a kid.

Basically, the question that is in my head now is:
1) Am I too old to learn piano?
2) Do I need to have a piano at my home if I really want to learn it? If yes, is ther any alternative? Can I use a Keyboard or Organ for training? Bcos I'm renting room now, its not possible to have a piano in my room.

Please give me some advice.

I need advice

iPaul8889 — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:05:43 +0800

This relationship has last for two years (coming to three years soon). we have been living togther, experience almos 99% of our live together. She is my first true love. I love her very much, even until now.
But I am a workaholic. I spend my time too much on my work. I try to be an entrepreneur , hence I sacrifice almos all my time, working working working....
Until something happen, that i felt like i hv been given a big slap on my face...and wake up.
My gf hav a bunch of close friend. While im bz, she always chat with them, and hang out with them. Thing happens when she accidentally felt for one of the guy in tat gang.
She admitted about her feeling. We talked about it. I feel so stressful at tat moment bcos of this problem n my works. I feel like my world is all dark. My heart break n bleed so badly. I feel my heart hurt so much, Physically! We din break up. I try to win back her heart. I do so many thing that i won usually do. Until she complain tat she dun like the way Im acting.
Then we come to a conclusion tat i give her time to think carefully what she really wan. We stil live tgt, but we won interrupt each other too much. We r like friend, but closer 1. I stil hold her hand when go out, give her gud night kiss every night. But we just won talk about the problem.

This is the 5th day we hav been like this, the problem is stil ther. She have been very secretive lately. When I get close to her. she wil turned her phone screen off. I know she is stil contacting with the guy. I feel my heart break abit everytime i see she laughing while texting. Alot of time, I have the chance to peek on her msg, i know her iPhone pin number. But i din do it. Bcos i know what i see wil make me even more sad. I use to trust her 100% tat i nvr even imagine about this problem happening. But now, I just duno if i can trust her lidat again. And i feel like she is fighting with herself inside. She stil dun wan to let me go, but she cant forget tat guy.

Actually after this few day, Im constantly asking myself, should i let her go? or just give her some time, and hope that she wil come back to me? Wil everything be better if we just break up and jus be friend?

I know i wil be regret if Im the one who ask for the break up. But i really dun wan to see her fighting with her own feeling anymore. And altho im trying to act like im back to normal, but Im the only one who know tat im not...my heart nvr stop bleeding since tat day. I feel so bad sorry for her. I failed miserabiy in relationship, i tot im right for working extremely hard for our future. But i forget that at the same time...I ignored her feeling that causes her to felt for other guy that hav time to listen for her. If im given another chance, I wil change my life and give time to ppl around me. Im so sad...

btw tomoro is my brithday... the most emotional birthday in my life i guess. Mayb i shud ask for a present from her. The key to set us free...

Sorry for not using my real acc to post this...i dun want to let her find out about this