Bacs Blog - Technology, happenings, investment (stock option), photography

Changing from Nokia to Android

2011-04-28T16:25:00.003+08:00

I just changed from Nokia to Samsung galaxy Ace (Android phone).
Normally the hardest thing is updating the contact info.
Lucky I did a search online and able to do it in few minutes, instead of hours of entering every single contact that I had in my Nokia Symbian.
Go to the link and ignore the MTP Application error.
Go to full blog post to go to the link.

Link to instruction to import click here

Happy Androiding...

Health responds survey

2011-04-03T13:55:00.003+08:00

Currently I'm gathering information about how we Sleep, eat and exercise.
Would appreciate your help just by filling in the survey below.
It would only take a minute of your time.

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Is Slumdog millionaire a true story?

2011-02-07T15:56:00.004+08:00

I have been wondering if the Slumdog Millionaire show is true or not.
Base on this link from the Director, it looks like it is true :)

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2007/07/02/danny-boyle-heads-to-india-for-a-millionaire-tale/
If you know differently, do let me know.

Malaysia Bank Routing number

2011-02-01T13:43:00.003+08:00

I was searching for Routing number or bank swift code.
For everyone's convenience, I'm just gonna keep a copy of all the bank's here. :)

Bank Name – MEPS Bank Routing Code
AFFIN BANK BERHAD – PHBMMYKL
ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD – MFBBMYKL
AMBANK BERHAD - ARBKMYKL
BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD - BIMBMYKL
BANK KERJASAMA RAKYAT BERHAD - BKRMMYK1
BANK MUAMALAT BERHAD - BMMBMYKL
BANK OF AMERICA - BOFAMY2X
BANK SIMPANAN NASIONAL - BSNAMYK1
CIMB BANK BERHAD - CIBBMYKL
CITIBANK BERHAD - CITIMYKL
DEUSTCHE BANK - DEUTMYKL
EON BANK BERHAD - EOBBMYKL
HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD - HLBBMYKL
HSBC BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD - HBMBMYKL
MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD - MBBEMYKL
OCBC BANK (M) BERHAD - OCBCMYKL
PUBLIC BANK BERHAD - PBBEMYKL
RHB BANK BERHAD - RHBBMYKL
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MSIA BHD - SCBLMYKX
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND BERHAD (RBS) - ABNAMYKL
UNITED OVERSEAS BANK - UOVBMYKL

Happy Banking

Want PS3 Game?

2010-05-06T01:20:00.008+08:00

Hi Friends... if you want to get PS3 games... I got a friend who is selling them.. I'm not earning any commission nor am I doing any guarantee for it. I'm merely passing information to those who are interested. :)

Games included are Final Fantasy 13 CE
Batman AA GOTY (with 3D glasses)
Resonance Of Fate
Resonance Of Fate
Final Fantasy 13
GTA4 Liberty Stories
Heavy Rain
Star Ocean 4
Assassin’s Creed 2
Uncharted 2
Demon Soul
Super Street Fighter 4
Super Street Fighter 4 (with DLC)
Killzone 2
Resistance 2
Lost Planet 2
GOW 3
GOW 3
Nier
Tekken 6
FIFA 2010 World Cup

Click to read more on the prices...

Game	Region	Price (RM)
Final Fantasy 13 CE	R2	320
Batman AA GOTY (with 3D glasses)	R2	160
Resonance Of Fate	R3	175
Resonance Of Fate	R1	195
Final Fantasy 13	R3	175
GTA4 Liberty Stories	R3	118
Heavy Rain	R3	170
Star Ocean 4	R1	200
Assassin’s Creed 2	R1	165
Uncharted 2	R3	160
Demon Soul	R3	175
Super Street Fighter 4	R3	145
Super Street Fighter 4 (with DLC)	R1	145
Killzone 2	R2	130
Resistance 2	R2	125
Lost Planet 2	R3	148
GOW 3	R1	198
GOW 3	R3	188
Nier	R3	165
Tekken 6	R1	140
FIFA 2010 World Cup	R3	150

Just give him a call. Jerry @ 016-4424018
Remember to say you got the offer through this site... Bacs' friend is his friends too. :)

Happy Gaming...

Intel Rockstar interview from NBC.com

2009-10-23T18:24:00.002+08:00

Quite funny interview with the Real person of the co-author of USB Port.

Funny...they even have have a remake of the advertisement...

Yummy.... Durian Party at the end of the Season...

2009-07-11T20:37:00.004+08:00

RM15 for this durian leh.... forgot what type it is already :P

When there is Durian, there must be Mangostine!!!

Close up... a new way of opening mangostine. :)

Dear posing before eating...

A bunch of them.... never seen mangostine this way before...all halfly

After all the fruits... super full...

Left over.... hehe...nice...

There is more... to be continue -> Got one more Big Red-Prawn durian at the kitchen for tomorrow...heheheh

How to keep yourself safe in hospital?

2009-07-10T10:44:00.005+08:00

I'm currently in the hospital, waiting for my checkup. My appointment was for 9am to11am. And doctor has just arrived, at 10.45am. In front of me, there is at least 10patience. So here I am, sitting in the waiting area, waiting for my doctor. While waiting, I'm the only one around happily typing away on a laptop. Using the hospital's wireless. :) Thank you Hospital, for having wireless, if not, I would have grown mushroom by now.

Anyway, is hospital a scary place nowadays?
Sitting next to me. there is a guy who keeps burping.. burp loud and clear. The nurse keep coming out and giving him drops on his eyes, probably an eye infection I guess.
On my far left and far right in the common area, there is two person, older senior citizen on wheel chair, which is coughing like crazy. When I was at the Hospital registration counter, I glanced at the H1N1 Symptons and coughing is one of it.
I wonder. Is our world very safe? Or is safe and dangerous is just one thin line away?

Continue waiting and working for now...hopefully can get till me by 12pm... crossing my fingers and toes...

Want a Cute Shitze puppies?

2009-06-23T21:24:00.003+08:00

I have here 3 very cute Shitze puppies looking for their one and only owner oh....
Are you lucky enough to be their owner? If you interested, take a look at their pictures...

Hi Hi...me just woke up...

Cappuccino: I'm still sleeping...but I'm watching u....

Introducing puppies (Hot Chocolate) as it is the darkest of them all :)

Doggie: I'm Vanilla...are you my new owner?

Do you want one? Click on to see how!!!

Just leave a comment on this post and I'll get back to you... :)
Shih Tzu puppies are so cute...

My Musical Shows DVD released - Bing At Sennett

2009-05-23T23:46:00.008+08:00

Get it now for only $22.49!!!

I have always been a fan of Musical Show... this is a combination of 6 musical plays that I have cast in. :)
This is really nice... Don't miss it oh....

Order it now!!! @ Movies Unlimited

PS:: Btw, if u didn't notice, it was produced in the year 1933...!!!!

I was googling to see if I can find some personal info about myself and I stumbled upon this. It is amazing.. I tried to find out who this guy is but unfortunately, camera was a bit expensive back then, there is no pics of him. We can only confirm the looks by downloading the movie to watch.

Malairen and Chiok's Wedding ooo...!!!!

2009-05-09T00:24:00.008+08:00

Another of my coursemate has just got married...
This took place in a Beautiful but yet wet Sunday Morning in Ipoh.

I reached there around 9.15am.. And I'm the 2nd person arrived, as "heng tai"'s Photographer. :) Chung Ming was the first "Heng Tai" who arrived right on 9am...

As the photographer, I took "some" pics. Give some comments on the photos I share with all of you. Enjoy!!!

If you think being pregnant is hard, wait till u do sit up...

WANT MORE? CLICK to see more....

A very important piece of paper

A like this one alot :)

Success :) ...

YAM SING!!!!

Ended with a picture of all of us, coursemates. :)

Or is it? Of course, my blog don't have enough space to put all the photos...
If you like it and want to see more of it......70 pics more!!!!
See the Photo Album Here!!!

An "Intel Star" TV ad -- Sponsors of Tomorrow

2009-05-09T00:13:00.001+08:00

USB star...
This is really hilarious too. Watch now... I like the hand post he did half way through his walk. Must watch oh...

For more info you can go to http://www.sponsorsoftomorrow.com/

Intel "Oops" TV Ad -- Sponsors of Tomorrow

2009-05-09T00:02:00.002+08:00

Intel's ad is changing the way they do advertisement. This is really funny..hahaha...

Must watch...hehe...

For more info you can go to http://www.sponsorsoftomorrow.com/

Toastmaster Kuching Trip

2009-04-15T21:51:00.003+08:00

This weekend is coming... what is in store for the weekend? well.. for me...it'll be the Toastmaster Annual Convention at Kuching 2009. I'll be going for it... it'll be a 3 days event, including contest, workshop, dinner and voting for the next Division level position.

Everyone is super excited!!! Some that have never flew on a plane before is super excited, and got me a bit more excited. I'm thinking what to bring, what to wear.... *me never been to one before*... hehe...

I believe the most excited or nervous people would be
1) The Contestant, Internation speech and Table topic that will be competing in a District Level, District 51.
2) The Running for post in the Division.. busy calling all the people to buy votes for them. Calling to tell that Friday 2pm... please attend and "vote for me". The people buying vote by sending email, sms and even go till calling the voters... to get confident on their campaign...

Stay tune for more update as tomorrow I'll be going there :)

Read more at the official site -> Kuching Convention

Wawasan Open University Contest

2009-04-14T22:05:00.005+08:00

Here are some educational Postcard advertising...

For the kids out there... I only have one message for you guys -> Stay in school, School is cool!!!

Riger DB102 - TM net Streamyx Router Setting

2009-03-27T23:30:00.003+08:00

Modem Riger DB102

Today I help to setup the modem to become router. I know the hassle of setting it up so I'm providing the info here for you all. Happy Surfing!!!

Here is some info on this modem

Go to http://192.168.1.1.

* Username: tmadmin
* Password: tmadmin

Then you will see this above page. Go and click at the WAN Tab and click at PPP.

Set the new interface as:

* PPP interface = 0
* ATM VC = aal5-0
* Protocol = PPoE
* Use DNS = enable
* Security = PAP

Don’t forget to set your username as USERNAME@streamyx and also your TMNet Streamyx password. When done, click Submit.

Click on ATM VC and make sure interface are set as:

* aal5-0 VPI = 0
* VCI = 35
* MUX = LLC
* Max proto = 2

After that, click on Admin and then Commit and then Reboot Once it’s done you should check your Internet connectivity by loading your favorite website.

If you’re unable to go to 192.168.1.1, please make sure that your PC IP is in the range of 192.168.1.x.

For other modem, see below:

Default password for all TMNet Streamyx supported modem.

1. ZTE modem
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: ADSL
Password: expert03
* Username: ZXDSL
Password: ZXDSL
* Username: admin
Password: telekomst
2. KASDA modem:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: admin
Password: telekomst
3. ArtNet modem:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: admin
Password: telekomst
* Username: admin
Password: admin
* Username: admin
Password: password
4. Triz modem:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: admin
Password: aaaaaaaa
5. Aztech modem:
* IP Address: 10.0.0.2 OR 192.168.1.1
* Username: admin
Password: blank
* Username: admin
Password: password
* Username: admin
Password: admin
6. Billion modem:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.254
* Username: admin
Password: password
7. Huawei modem:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: admin
Password: admin
8. Hyundai HSE-220 Modem:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: ADSL
Password: ADSL
* Username: admin
Password: ADSL
* Username: root
Password: root
9. Riger DB102:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: tmadmin
Password: tmadmin
10. TP-LINK MODEM / ADSL2 / ROUTER:
* IP Address: 192.168.1.1
* Username: admin
Password: admin

2009 03 20 SK's Farewell Lunch

2009-03-22T21:55:00.009+08:00

Starting with Group photos :)

Guess who is this? :)

A Token Appreciation for SK from us.

See the full post for more pics...

President and Immediate Past President

Our Intel DTM, Clement

Cute pen... can't help notice

Mei Ling with the cute pen...

Passing official docs to the President

Peng Yew presenting a token of appreciation to SK..

SK showing the fully filled Farewell Card..

Some pictures of the few dishes we had, others I didn't manage to get as all was super hungry and devour it before I got my camera ready :P

All the Presidents Intel Toastmaster had before or currently have.

Some of us taking photos with SK. :)

SK leaving us with a Green apple each..."Evergreen concept" :)

Click on this pic to link to the Picasa web album.

Toastmaster Area N2 International Speech and Table Topic Contest

2009-02-19T23:17:00.010+08:00

Committee members for the Contest

Winners for International Speech Contest

1) Ong Swee Keat
2) Yoon Peng Yew

Table Topic Contest
1) Ong Swee Keat
2) Jerry Low

Wei Qi in deep though... A photo taken by Pei Gee

Trophies...

Two photographers getting their photo taken by another photographer :) .. Me

Seah and me... Looking sharp? :) Check out the ties...hehe

Burmah road.... what is it in chinese?

2009-01-17T17:32:00.004+08:00

I was looking for Penang nice food to eat... "water dumpling", Jiaozi, Gyoza, Mandu, I can't find.. So I decided to use Chinese to find... :) 餃子, 扁食, 水餃, 蒸餃, 煎餃, 鍋貼

As I'm using Vista... had to install the keyboard application. Luckily Vista already have that installed, just need to enable it (ControlPanel -> Classic View -> Regional and Language Option -> Keyboards and Languages Tab -> Change Keyboards -> Click Add -> Find Chinese PRC (Chinese Simplified Pin Yin) and there we go.

I found this site... using chinese . However the street name is called 槟城车水路. How am I going to find that in my GPS? haha.. no chinese input. So I dig some more... and I found this... u won't believe it... It is a table to convert....

English to Hokkien Road Name Conversion from Wiki. And I found out.... 槟城车水路 is Burmah road...!!!!
On to eat "water dumpling" or big wanton :) Wish me luck....

Get your own Adam Sandler ringtone in Bedtime Stories the movie

2009-01-14T23:23:00.013+08:00

Release Date: 25 December 2008

A must watch movie. Catch it now ooo!!!!
He uses this funny handphone ringtone throughout the movie. Very funny, especially when you hear it from your phone. :) Try it. Get your own here...->
http://www.backyardgardener.com/ringtone/Bedtime_Stories.mp3

Raining Gum Ball..see the next pic :)

Domino Pizza on sales...today only... RM6 for a PIZZA!!!!

2009-01-13T20:30:00.005+08:00

I was passing by the Domino Pizza at Krystal Point when there were two guys lazying around the turning corner. I look closer, and notice they were actually holding signs up..kind of... that says Personal pan RM6 , Regular pizza RM15. It was a deal!!! (normally RM10++, RM20++)

We decided to stop there and grab two persoanl pan to go. I got Pepperoni pizza while my gf got Hawaiian Chicken :) .... you can see here...my pizza is a mixed.... Half Pepperoni and half Hawaiian Chicken ..hehe...

Must show the box as well..so you know it is Dominno pizza... :)

PS: side note, Personal pan not enough for a person....well..at least not enough for me...

Awana Kijal... Terengganu

2009-01-08T00:07:00.007+08:00

Group pic at Awana Kijal

Collection of photos @ Hai Peng Cafe

Collection of food for Dinner

Another view....water fun paradise

View more here !!!
Playing Monkey chase the ball

In the water photo...

Water polo...man...look at the size of this pool!!!!

Me swimming side way....

Banana anyone?

Danger....

Golfing with everyone

Beach with big waves...can't go into the sea at all...

Waves.....

Famous Satar

Famous Otak Otak

Ikan Bakar

Fry sotong

"Ho Chiak"

Curry mee

Lemang!!!!

Lemang Bungkus Satu....

DIGI... I will follow u...INTEL....

View bigger size at Picasa.com

Shen's Wedding.... some moments through out...

2008-12-20T12:17:00.006+08:00

Wedding of my dear cousin. Check it out!!!

Some collections of everything!!!!

Group photos!!!

Group photos!!!

My Nieces!!! :)

Thinking hard!!!

Some more nieces and nephews...

Roasted Pig!!!Yumm!!!

My beautiful cousins!!!

My aunties

Group photos of all girls around the bride and grooms!!!

And MORE!!!!!! CLICK HERE!!!

Intel job cuts coming, says analyst in EETimes.com

2008-12-06T02:51:00.002+08:00

An analyst said on Friday (Dec. 5) he expects Intel Corp. to cut 6 to 7 percent of its total headcount, or roughly 5,000 to 6,000 employees, as part of a series of cost-cutting moves that could save the company as much as $1 billion annually.

Berger expects Intel to further cut costs by announcing there will be no "focal" raises this year. Employee bonus payments, which are largely based on profitability metrics, will be down in 2008 and 2009, he said.

Wonder how this will pan out... cross my fingers and hope for the best. :)

http://www.eetimes.com/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212202108&cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_newsRSS

2008 11 01 Ee Tieng's Wedding

2008-11-04T22:05:00.026+08:00

My Uni friend got married last weekend... I took some photographs that evening..
Take a look :)

Coursemates - Girls

Special Wine that is sweet with no bitterness at all..
5% from Australia..

Two models posing in the Restaurant.

Cute couple...

Posing siting down...

Food

2nd dish

3rd one I think...

Some dishes later...

"hoing ha fan" Kampung Fried rice.... one of the last dishes

Cutting cake time..

Champaign pouring ....one of the famous moment in wedding dinner

"Yam Seng"!!!

"Yam Seng" - mostly SET ppl...

Schoolmates and Uni-mates...

Bursting with Laughter...

Another table

Another one...

A pic of the mom... :)

Look...small kid also Yam seng!!!

haha... he drinks as well...

Group photo

SET's girls.... where's the bride?

Going away d.... final pic...

Link to more photos...

The Comfort Zone

2008-11-02T11:37:00.001+08:00

The Comfort Zone

If you are still in your Comfort Zone,
this poem is for you.

The Comfort Zone
Author Unknown
I used to have a Comfort Zone
Where I knew I couldn't fail
The same four walls of busy work
Were really more like jail

I long so much to do the things
I've never done before
But stayed inside my Comfort Zone
And paced the same old floors

I said it didn't matter
That I wasn't doing much
I said I didn't care for things
Like diamonds, furs and such

I claimed to be so busy
With the things inside my zone
But deep inside I longed for
Something special of my own

I couldn't let my life go by
Just watching others win
I held my breath and stepped outside
To let the change begin

I took a step and with new strength
I never felt before
I kissed my Comfort Zone "good-bye"
And closed and locked the door

If you are in a Comfort Zone
Afraid to venture out
Remember that all winners were
At one time filled with doubt

A step or two and words of praise
Can make your dreams come true
Greet your future with a smile
Success is there for you!

A poem I pull from Janet Ooi's Forwarded email.. unsure the author.

2008 10 23 ww43.4 Toastmaster meeting Pink Wonderland

2008-10-28T21:10:00.009+08:00

Welcome to the Toastmaster Meeting Pink + Toys = Wonderland

One of our leng lui...TOE....

Some gifts for the brave!!!

Some new faces...

What is everyone so entertained by?? even the stuff animal also lining up to see...

The Grammarian for the meeting, Wei Qi is thinking.... mmmm

Denise is giving her CC#7 already...

That's some Chinese Calligraphy!!! Awesome!! Forever

TOE Bee Nee, Maz winner of the Table Topic, and TOE Denise

Percy is having fun with his new Canon DSLR!!!!
Posing like a pro...

Guess what...is Pei Gee's toysss :) So cute...what's their name?

Ernie here??

Dog Dog conquered Ernie....

Pink is the new color....

Album

2008 10 24 Aunty Susan's baby

2008-10-28T20:14:00.007+08:00

Aunty Susan's Baby...

Photo taken on the 8th day of the baby born :)

Baby sleeping on top of Panda

Having his afternoon nap...

Baby's Aqurium with music and real bubbles...!!! by Fisher Price

Aunty Susan showing off one of the baby's "toy"

Another baby sleeping area.... on the right is the diaper's changing area...wao...

One of the gift... hehe...actually got another one for mom one...
"If you think I'm cute, wait till you see MY MOM"

1st part of our gift... lots of sleeping shower stuff...for the baby to sleep better

2nd part, Winnie the Pooh... :)

Not enough of BABY? Got more!!!!!

All the baby's stuffs!!!

Closer on the gift we bought, From left, baby gap from Hooi Ling, and the middle and the right from all of us!!!

While we were "lepaking", suddenly the baby's leg came out!!! Wah, something to take..hehe..

Just how small it is? We use Aunty Ai Ssa's hand to do a comparison!! :)

So calm and peaceful

Guess how long the baby is? :P ....

Wearing the gift...sort of...

Close up of the baby...so cuteee....

Congrats Aunty Susan....First Silicon Taped out!!!!

Album

2008 10 12 Toastmaster Division S Humorous n Evaluation Contest

2008-10-20T21:41:00.011+08:00

Division S in District 51. Malaysia Penang Island.

Organizing Chair Johnson giving his speech.

Contestant Name list

Front view

Backview

Break time, Vegetarian anyone?

Get more food here!!!

Area S7 Governor Bee Nee and Assistant governor Percy

Karipap -> Curry Puff!!!!

Group photo

Another one!!

Eating away

Smile!!! Super Muttu!!!

Here comes interview Session by Thiang Bee Nee Contest Chair

Pei Gee -> Main photographer

F & B Manager!!! :)

Money, Money, Money-MAMMA MIA!

2008-10-13T20:59:00.001+08:00

Very upbeat and happening song ... hehe...

MAMMA MIA!!!!!

Get a Hippo Water Roller now!!!

2008-10-13T20:36:00.007+08:00

Guess what are they doing? hmmm... well, they are getting their daily supply of water. For some to get water...it is hours of walking under hot sun, and a test of their muscles. The traditional method, they carry water on their heard, 5 gallon, 20 liters, over couple km everyday.
Because of this, lack of clean water caused lots of diseases that are the leading cause of childhood death in some developing countries.

What to do????

They invented this Hippo Water Roller Project. Which makes 24gallons or 90 liters of water (Five times the amount possible using traditional methods, with ease and with less time. The most innovative is that ..it allows water that weights 90kg to 10kg weight only. So almost anyone can easily manage a roller over the road.

One single Hippo carries enough water to meet the basic needs of 5 people per day!!!!!

Do your part now...!!!! Help...and get involved by

DONATE / PARTNER / VOLUNTERR

which way better? Compare your self...

2008 09 30 Toastmaster Area S5 Contest

2008-10-11T01:36:00.008+08:00

Moments of laughters....

I was the Test Speaker.. the one that get evaluate by all the competitors....
This is probably the only time I'll be able to get a few shots of people on how they look at the Speaker. :)
Now you know how I feel as a speaker, standing in front of so many people in a Area contest that consist of 5 clubs.

What is that? You sure you holding the cert's right?

The Toastmaster of the evening...bleeding his finger, not for the light hearted.

All the contestants for Humurous Speech Contest

All the contestants for Evaluation Contest

For more pictures, click on any pictures to link to the picasaweb.

Nice KL night shot

2008-10-10T03:00:00.001+08:00

Small Genting view...

2008 10 10 Pei Chiao's baby visit

2008-10-10T02:20:00.006+08:00

Hello!!! Cutie...

Ahhh.... :)

Coursemate visiting Pei Chiao at her place...

Ahh.. again...

:)

Look to the right...

Look Look :)

Don't leave... will misses you all

The first and ever ... Altera's Humorous Club Speech Contest ....

2008-09-26T22:26:00.012+08:00

With free food and free entrance fee... the crowd rush to the place...

VIP meeting in front

A snap shot of the VPs

Some audiences eager to get the show on the roll...

VP Writing out the participant's name with a subtle smile

Look at the turn out!!!! Amazing....

This is the participants corner.. all 5 of them are getting ready edit Delete caption

Winner Annoucement!!!

Winner goes to Joehan!!! Altera's Representative to Area Contest

Thank you speech by the VP

Group photo!

Another group photo before leaving ...holding prizes.....

VPEsss... with the Winner

A snapshot in Altera's Corridor

Altera's Cafe

Pretty neat....

Last group photo before we leave Altera... Look at our funny shoes
Link to bigger size photos....

2008 09 23 Buffet Dinner for Raya Celebration

2008-09-26T02:11:00.019+08:00

Evergreen Laurel Hotel
Team buffet dinner.... mmm ...just looking at it, makes my tummy growl again...

Ice cream with all kind of toppings.... mmmm

1st Table out of 3

2nd table out of 3

Bhav enjoying his roti canai

Shannon caught on camera... :)

Lovely Waheda and Najwa....

Timonty laughing till can see teeth and can't see eyes... forgot what was so funny... haha

3rd table... pose a bit...

Who's laptop is that, Panda...bringing work along to dinner huh..

Group photos...in the very very end...

Three leng lui posing for a shot before leaving...

The last people to leave...time was 8.58pm..

Ant of the universe, is there one?

2008-09-18T21:25:00.024+08:00

google Ant of the universe in the internet and guess what I found on the number 8th entry on the 1st page is:
Ant-Man (Scott Lang) - Marvel Universe

Scott Lang was an electronic engineer who was unable to support his family, and decided to turn to crime. He was caught and sentenced to 5 years in jail, but got out early for good behavior. Once freed he began to work at Stark International's design department.

When his daughter was diagnosed with a fatal heart condition, Lang sought help from Dr. Erica Sondheim, who was kidnapped by Cross Technological Enterprises founder Darren Cross, for help with his own heart condition. In order to rescue her, and save his daughter, Lang broke in to the home of Dr. Henry Pym, the first Ant-Man, and stole his technology. After a successful rescue, Lang tried to turn himself in, but Pym allowed him to keep the suit, but for the purpose of good.

After that he turns Good and start to was working alongside several super heroes, aiding members of the Avengers . Later on the Fantastic Four subsequently hired him as an electronics expert. Haha..who say electronics engineers can't be super hero!!!

What's his specialty? Well, he is a electronic expert and when he is the Ant-Man, of course the obvious that Ant Man, should have something to do with Ants. And there you go, he has the power to command Ants to help him fight crime!!! Go Go Ants!!!

Further more, he can change his size. Big to super small!!! Why? Well there's Biochemist Dr. Hank Pym uses his latest discovery, a group of subatomic particles, to create a size-altering formula. Though his first self-test goes awry, he develops an instrument that helps him communicate with and control insects.

Look at the nose of Incredible Hulk!!! What is crawling out from his nose? Is is ...Ant Man!!!!

Guest what? Even the movie is already schedule for 2010.
Movie type classify as Action with Adventure with Comedy with Sci-Fi and a bit of Thriller. Is already announced, and 2nd draft is already underway. Directed by Edgar Wright.
Check it out at IMDB!!!

Holland got pigs?

2008-09-18T21:25:00.006+08:00

When I first see this statement Holland pigs, I was thinking, are you sure Holland got pigs around? It's so cold there, how can pigs survived?

I decided to google it. To my surprise, the number of pigs in Holland actually is quite amazing. Do you know that, in Holland there are three times as many pigs are kept as needed for the whole nation to consume.
Meaning? 2/3 of the production doesn't get eaten in Holland but exported out of the country. Amazing!!!

Here's a statistic for you, in the year 1999, 88kg meat per capital was available and the average gross consumption pork in KG is 43kg!!! That's 645,000,000kg yearly got eaten in Holland.

Let me break this down for you. If you are in Holland, you have 88kg of meat available for you every year and in average people consume 43kgs. Divide that by 12 that's almost 4kg per month on average. Assuming half of that 1/4 got consume into your body, that's 12kg per year..

What's more!!!.....

Holland has nearly 12 million pigs!!!!!
And to date, Malaysia population is around 25million. Holland's pigs population is already half of the Malaysia's population.. Holy cow, or should I say Holy PIG!!!
Source: Holland pig Check it out!!

Free themes and games for Symbian S60 - 5 ways to download

2008-09-14T22:27:00.005+08:00

The first way is to check dedicated forums and look what they can give to us. The most well-known forums dedicated to Nokia S60 software and freeware are imserba.com, noeman.org, symbian-freak.com, gsmarena.com, allaboutsymbian.com etc.

Personally I have tried imserba.com so far. I have gotten tons of quality screen saver and theme from this site. Just make sure to sign up before you can do any free downloading.

Symbian s60 phone... make full use of it

2008-09-14T21:57:00.006+08:00

If you happen to check out my phone, my phone is a Nokia E51 that uses Symbian S60 Operating System to run. It is pretty nice and slick phone. E51, with the E stands for Enterprise, for Business people that needs everything on the go.

What I want to do now is that, I'm going to post things on how to you install software into the phone.

When I first got the phone, I learned how to "hacked" the phone and install bunch of software into it like SkyeQuiKey1.0 which is a really nice and handy software. Why?

Goto this website to know how to hack your phone
http://www.finestfones.com/2008/05/symbian-signed-now-undisputedly-and.html

If you already hacked, you can learn how to install any unsigned application by watching this video

2008 08 27-30 Kuching Trip with Carol's Wedding

2008-09-06T18:48:00.003+08:00

Convocation @ USM 2008

2008-08-20T01:18:00.003+08:00

Normally convocation is about posting in front of the camera, holding a bunch of flowers with your square hat. This time I want to bring something different to everyone, something that ppl don't really focus on. Most of the time they are at the background, quietly making their mark.

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It was a bright and sunny day. Got a nice tan from that afternoon... If you notice, those bear bear also enjoy a half day of fame while everyone takes photos with them.

Memory difference from 20years before and now....

2008-06-21T21:52:00.003+08:00

1 GByte 20 years ago compare to now

New Song!!! Listen to it.....Here In My Home - Malaysian Artistes For Unity

2008-05-24T22:20:00.019+08:00

Here In My Home - Malaysian Artistes For Unity

What is it? It is the Malaysia Unity Song =) tututututu...I'm loving it......
Thanks to and I believe it's my turn to do so.

Lyrics to go along, found it on wei-zhu.blogspot.com
Title: Here In My Home
Singers: Malaysian Artistes For Unity

Hold on brother hold on
The road is long, we're on stony ground
But I'm strong, and you ain't heavy
Oh there's a misspoken truth that lies
Colors don't bind, oh no
What do they know? They speak falsely

Here in my home
I'll tell you what it's all about
There's just one hope here in my heart
One love undivided
That's what it's all about
Please won't you fall in one by one by one with me?
(Fall in~ Fall in~)
Fall in with me
(hmm ... fall in~)
Fall in fall in fall in with me

Push back sister won't you push back?
Love won't wait, just keep pushing on
Yes I'm strong, you ain't heavy
Oh don't you worry about that ...
What we have shadows can't deny
Don't you know it's now or never?

Here in my home
I'll tell you what it's all about
There's just one hope here in my heart
One love undivided
That's what it's all about
Please won't you fall in one by one?

(dududu lululu ... alot of dululu until i micount them)

(Bahasa Malaysia)
Bertubi asakan berkurun lamanya
Hati ke depan mencari yang sayang
[Years of fears and years of tribulation
The heart keeps searching for that endless devotion]

(Bahasa Mandarin)
手牵手大家一起走，我们代表国人开口未来就没有丢走
shou qian shou da jia yi qi zou, wo men dai biao guo ren kai kou wei lai jiu mei you diu zou
[Hand in hand we'll march like blood brothers
I speak for my people, hope we'll find peace forever]

(Bahasa Tamil)
இந்த பயணம் பயணம்.. என் வெற்றி தாகம்,
அந்த கனா காலம்.. நம் வெற்றி ராகம்,
நண்பா.. நண்பா..
inthe payanam payanamm yen vettri thaagam
anthee kaana kaalam naam vetri raagam...nanba nanba
[May the road ahead quench my thirst for success
May the road behind echo a song of the blessed]

(Bahasa English)
Yes I feel it in my bones, so I will let it be known
No matter where I roam this is home sweet home

Sing!

Here in my home
I'll tell you what it's all about
There's just one hope here in my heart
One love undivided
That's what it's all about
Please won't you fall in one by one by one with me?
(yeah~ Yeah~)

Here in my home
(Here in my home)
I'll tell you what it's all about
(I'll tell you ...)
There's just one hope here in my heart
(one hope! one hope yo!)
One love undivided
(aa~ one~)
That's what it's all about
(That's what it's all about~)
Please won't you fall in one by one by one with me?

Here in my home
(Here in my home~)
I'll tell you what it's all about
There's just one hope here in my heart
(one love one love one love ^^)
One love undivided
That's what it's all about
Please won't you fall in one by one by one with me?
(clap clap clap woo~ i love you man)

One more thing, we were spending a day in KL the other day and we bump into Reshmonu.... :)

Don't believe me? well.. I took this picture for a friend. Just so nice that I have mine Nikon D50 on hand...

One is we 'chasing' after him at KLCC and the other is my friend Marilyn taking photo with him.

See the next photos for a clearer view... !!!!!

Looking for book? But not enough money to buy all the books? Well...solution is easy..find Ebook!!!

2008-05-24T21:36:00.005+08:00

I was browsing and I found this site to be quite potential.
It has a full range of books from investment, business week to photography and more...

It reminds me when I was in the states, I often go to the Public library in Hillsboro. In there, really have all kind of magazines and books. I miss reading lots and lots of Magazines FOC :)
In Malaysia, I haven't able to find anything close to it.

Check out the website, you'll surprise at what you can find. Read at your own risks.. hehe...

Surf and read at your finger tips @ http://getanebook.blogspot.com

Screenshot here:

No Petrol point from Citibank, HSBC CC? Maybankard Visa wave credit card for ur petrol points... and Maybank give you all the treat points you want!!!

2008-05-24T20:16:00.006+08:00

Petronas Maybankard Visa

The fastest way to earn POINTS..!!!!!!

From 1 February to 31 July 2008 every RM1 spent on the card for petrol at PETRONAS Service Stations gets you 5x TreatsPoints closer to petrol vouchers, which mean pump gas RM70 = 70x5 = 350 points !!!!
One month for example RM200 which mean you get 1000 points. I applied my card 2 months ago, now I only get... 23/5/2008. Now I only left two months to get 5 times points.
Estimation = RM200 x 2 months = RM400 which turns to 2000 points.

What best -
NO annual fee for life!!!!! NO expiration for points!!!!! Get points for petrol!!!!!

What more, it has Visa payWave - contactless card payment.
List of benefit in maybank2u.com.my

How to get it???

Get it now!!!! while still can .... :)
Step on the accelerator and call 1-300-88-6688 or visit www.mymesra.com.my to get your PETRONAS Maybankard Visa today and start getting Free Petrol 5x Faster!

Check out my New Credit Card :) Freshly baked out from the oven!!!

Mosquito Ring tones or High-Pitched Repellent that only teens can hear and adult ignore

2008-05-23T22:22:00.024+08:00

This idea is really thinking outside the box. Innovation that lots of company can't even think of. I try many times thinking of Invention Disclosure Filing but this have never crossed my mind.
This is using different frequency that human can hear. For example, dogs can hear much higher frequency than human. This is using the similar implementation.

What is it all about? Imagine this, nowadays you are a student and you brought your phone to school. Putting it silent and it vibrate people will still here it. What to do? .... Use something that you can hear but adult can't hear it. Think about this, a ring tone that many adults cannot hear. Only if you are young, you only can hear it. :)

This was marketed as an ultrasonic teenager repellent, an ear-splitting 17-kilohertz buzzer designed to help store owner disperse young people loitering around thier stores while leaving adults unaffected.

The principle behind this biological reality that is classified as aging ear. When a person get older, most adults' ability to hear frequencies higher than that begins to deteriorate in early 30's.

What is the Mosquito Ringtone?
The short version, A tone outside the audible range of hearing for most people over the age of 30. This means that you can get phone calls and receive text messages in class or school without teachers hearing it.

Source:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/technology/12ring.html

Vol# 4: Exit strategies: When do you bail on a covered call

2008-05-12T21:32:00.002+08:00

Plan on the Exit for the transaction before you get into it!!!

This is probably the most important part of the calculation. If you didn't do throughly homework on the stock you purchasing, you must at least plan on exiting the transaction and calculating ALL of the possibilities for this investment. You should never enter a transaction without planning on the exit.

The ideal case for most covered calls is that the stock price remains the same and you collect the premium. But you have to be prepared for ALL the other possibilities as well. What happens if the stock suddenly take a plunge downward on you? Do you keep the current option open and let it expire, or do you roll down the option to the next lower strike price? What happens if the reverse scenario occurs and the stock suddenly shoots up on you? Are you going to leave the option and get assigned at expiration or are you going to roll up with the stock price?

If you do not plan at all on an exit strategy you may end up wondering how in the world you lost on this transaction when the expiration date comes. By planning on an exit strategy early and writing it down in your worksheet you are also able to check your position at any time during the expiration time frame and deciding if it is still make sense to remain in the position.

To me, that’s the best way to decide if you should exit a stock. If you can say to yourself that this is a good buying point, then you should stay invested. If you aren’t sure if you would buy the stock at the current price, get out. I always wonder those analysts analysts who rate a stock a “hold”. Who would hold the stock with prediction that it won't go up at all. All stocks should be only either a buy or a sell. If you aren’t sure, then it is a “do not hold” because another stock is probably a better place to invest your cash.

For example, if I got assigned a stock from a naked put, I immediately sell a covered call on it the following trading day. A predefined strategy and then the only decision I have to make is at what strike to sell the covered calls base on the stock's situation.

Have fun and Always begin with an end in mind!!

Vol #3 Strategy with Calculation on returns....

2008-05-12T21:10:00.004+08:00

Today let's do some simple calculation on our expected returns
If you establish a buy/write on Microsoft (MSFT) trading at $54.05

February 55 call (3 weeks): $1.35-$1.45
February 60 call (3 weeks): $0.15-$0.25
February 65 call (3 weeks): $0.00-$0.10
March 55 call (7 weeks): $2.45-$2.55
March 60 call (7 weeks): $0.75-$0.80
March 65 call (7 weeks): $0.20-$0.25

Let say investor choose March 65 calls:
With the purchase of 400 shares MSFT and writes 4 March 55 calls @ $2.45.
We need to calculate for every possibilities:

1. Static Return
What if the underlying stock remains unchanged for the 7 weeks.
The return will be $2.45 / ($54.05-$2.45) = 4.75%
You'll need to annualized this for comparing buy /writes using options with varying terms to expirations. (Some 3 weeks, some 7 weeks) (4.75% x 52 weeks) / 7 weeks = 35.3%

2. If-Called Return
Best case scenario: If the option is called. This require the underlying stock to raise the above targeted price.
Maximum return the strategy can generate: ($2.45 + $0.95) / ($54.05 - $2.45) = 6.59%
Annualized it: (6.59% x 52 weeks) / 7 weeks = 49%

Now we have our two scenarios:
If the stock stay relatively unchanged (below the strike price) vs bull market (over the strike price)

Returns 4.75% vs 6.59%
Annualized 35.3% vs 49%

Of course, the annualized rate of returns only applicable if and only if you can get the same returns 6.59% over every 7 weeks in that whole year. :)

Vol #2: Four basic strategies for Stock Option

2008-05-04T18:04:00.005+08:00

How we come out with four basic strategies?

Well.. there's two, Call and Puts option. And when you buy something, you must have someone selling it. There's how option is created anyway. With four combination this create the base four strategies.

For every buy of Option, there must be someone else selling the Option.
For every investor who obtains a right, the other side someone must assume an obligation.

Seller = Writer : Writing a Call option is the same as issuing a call option for someone to purchase, to reduce confusion, from here onward, writing a call option means assuming obligation or issuing the call option to the market.

An Example, the buyer of an call option obtains the right to purchase 100 shares of Intel stocks @ $22 until the third Friday in May and the writer of that option assumes the obligation to sell 100 shares of Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) at that price if the buyer decides to invoke his right. This is called contingent obligation because the writer doesn't know if he needs to meet the obligation in the future. It is up to the option buyer's decision.

Summary, four options strategies:
Write Call, Buy Call options
Write Put, Buy Put options

1. Buying Call option
Bought $18.20 May GOOER.X (stock NASDAQ:GOOG @ $590)
Current Price = $593

Objective:
Bullish market (Anticipate Market is going up)
Risks:
Option purchase cost: $18.20 x 100 shares = $1820
Risk is lower than stock ( $1820 option vs $59,300 stock)
Stock must increase in price some time over the life of the option or it'll expire worthless or sold for less than the purchase price.
Not Entitled for Dividends
Gain:
Unlimited upside, if the option expires, buyer can upgrade to purchase stock and fully utilize the upside of the stock.
Break even @ Stock + option purchase price = $593 +$18.20 = $611.20

2. Buying Put option
Selling shares short means to sell the shares at $60 and when it drops to $50 buy it back to cover the shares. Never ever do short selling, cause this is how you go bankrupt and jump off a building (not all, some just runaway).
!!!! An alternative to that is to purchase a put option.
With Yahoo shares trading at $28.88, the May $28 put was offered at $2.90.
Purchasing this option gives its holder the right to sell the shares at $28 until the option's expiration date.

Objective:
Bearish market (Anticipate Market will go down)
Risks:
Put buyer can't lose more than $2.90 the premium paid.
Gain:
Every dollar the stocks drop, the Intrinsic value increases. (option value increase)
Break even @ stock - premium = $28 - $2.90 = $25.10

3. Writing Covered Calls
What's different between covered and uncovered calls.
If the option writer is in a position to fully meet the obligation then is covered call writing.
If the option writer doesn't own the stock or have money to cover it then is uncovered or naked call writing.

With Yahoo shares trading at $28.88, the May $28 Call was offered at $2.90.
Purchasing this option gives its holder the right to buy the shares at $28 until the option's expiration date.

Comparing stock holder and covered call writer

Objective:
Bullish or Stable market (Anticipate Market will stay or goes up)
Risks:
Both also bear the full downside risk of stock. However, writer receive the premium $2.90 on the next business day when he write the call option, which mean his risk is less by that amount. (Normally option is 5% of stock price so his risk is 95%)
Gain:
Bullish market for Stock holder = Winner
Market unchanged good for Covered Call Writer as he earns premium for the time.
Both gets dividend of the stock

4. Writing Covered Puts
With Yahoo shares trading at $28.88, the May $28 Put was offered at $2.90.
The writer of this option gives its buyer of the option the right to sell the shares to him at $28 until the option's expiration date.

Writer looking to add shares to his portfolio but at a lower price than current market value.

Objective:
A little Bearish market (Anticipate Market will go down a bit)
Risks:
Ownership of the stock if the stock price drop to the the targeted price. Then will have to bear with the full downside of the stock if it continues to go down.
If changes mind and don't want to purchase, you can buy a put option to counter yours before the market assigns to you.
Gain:
Stock never goes down to Targeted price : Put writer gains premium, and no stock purchase
Stock goes down to Targeted price: Put writer gets the right to buy the stock at that price with the premium as a subsidy.

Key take away for this post covered the risk, gain and objective of the buy/write of calls and puts.

Stay tune for next Volume on Strategy with Calculation on returns....

Merlion in Sentosa Island

2008-05-04T15:27:00.006+08:00

The Merlion is one of the most well-known tourist icons of Singapore.

The merlion is a statue with the head of a lion and body of a fish. Its name comes from combination of mermaid and lion.
The merlion was designed by Fraser Brunner in 1964 and normally people makes it as a souvenir that represent Singapore.

Based on the Singapore Tourism Board's publicity campaign, the lion head and fish body of the creature recalls the story of the legendary Sang Nila Utama, who saw a lion while hunting on an island, en route to Malacca. The island eventually became the sea port of Temasek, a precursor to Singapore.

The original or the first ever was built from cement fondue by the late Singapore craftsman, Lim Nang Seng. And from then on it has been replicated 5 across Singapore.

These include the two at Merlion Park, one a smaller Merlion and the other the main Merlion (both by Lim Nang Seng in 1972).

Merlion Park (2)
Sentosa which is a taller replica
Mount Faber
Tourism Court in Tanglin

Check out the bottom one's I taken from the Sentosa Island which is the tallest replica.

All taken from different place in Sentosa Island. Enjoy!!!

Weekend in Singapore and what to check out new Happening?

2008-05-02T22:48:00.008+08:00

Check out what's happening in Singapore at this site!!!

It lists activities from Arts & craft, performance, fine dining, businesses, charities, shopping, nightlife and much much more....
With great details of what day, what time to what time, and exactly how to get there to join the fun.

For example, check out things for this weekend ....
Saturday, May 03rd, 2008

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

HSBC TreeTop Walk @MacRitchie Reservoir

06:00 PM - 02:00 AM
Chill out @ Oosh

Screenshot:

Goto: Whats happening at Sg

Vol #1: Important info for Starting the Option Game

2008-05-02T12:47:00.019+08:00

Basic:
Option comes with two type. Call option and Put Option.

Call Option: Gives the buyer right to purchase the shares at a targeted price.
Put Option: Gives the buyer right to sell the shares at a targeted price.

Example of an option:

AMD Jan 6 call @ 1.30

This call option gives the buyer right to purchase shares at $6 (strike price).

This is January option, which mean the right to purchase the shares at $6 will expire on the 3rd Friday of January.

$1.30 for buyers means that, by paying $1.30 now. You are granted the right to purchase a shares of the underlying stock and since US market is counting by 100 shares for one contract. This buy will cost the buyer $130 to reserve the right for 100 shares of the underlying stock @ $6 x100 = $600.

Note that, option of the month always expired on the 3rd Friday of that month.
i.e. Jan will be on the 3rd Friday on Jan, Feb call option will be on the 3rd Friday in Feb.

Expiration cycles:
Why do you think that sometimes you see this share with Option expiring on Jan, Feb, May, August? While some expire on Feb, March, June, and Sept.

This is because at anytime, there'll be four different expiration months listed for trading on any stock.

In total there's three cycles known as the January, the February, and the March cycles.

Jan cycle: Jan, April, July, October
Feb cycle: Feb, May, August, November
March cycle: March, June, Sept, December

One example:
AMD shares trades in Jan cycle. If now we are in April, the four different expiration will be, April, May (current and next month), and July, October (the next two months in the Jan cycle).

To find out what cycle is the stock trading at, just pull out the option trading for that day and check the expiration months.

Find out here in Yahoo's Finance website. finance.yahoo.com

Option the way to make money!!!!

2008-05-01T13:11:00.009+08:00

The Options Strategist: How to Invest and Trade Equity-related Options

By Marc Allaire

Recommended books:

Overview:
Investors of all types with whatever portfolios size should really consider and take advantages of the unrealized protection and profit in equity options. It was mostly seen as a volatile investment designed strictly for chancer, gamblers and high rollers, options in fact offer unique advantages to even the most conservative investors and are suitable for rounding out virtually any investment portfolio.

The book tells you everything you need to know to trade and invest with equity options. Whether you want to use options aggressively to increase profits through the power of leverage or conservatively by protecting your stocks in your portfolio against sudden market reversals, this hands-on, practical guide will introduce you to strategies from basic to advanced, including:

Buying calls and puts
Writing covered calls and puts
Writing naked calls and puts
Straddles
Spreads
Strangles
Collars
Combinations

The book doesn't just explain how to do it but also explains why to do it. It is definitely a great read.. Take your time and have a read, it surely worth your time.

If you aren't sure, you can have a preview of the book in Google = Google books

Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 1991 KB
Print Length: 256 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (March 3, 2003)
Price: RM119.90

Find out where u are without GPS technology.. Possible?

2008-04-28T23:35:00.008+08:00

In case anyone was wondering how google maps work. Have a look at the youtube video.

I have added this application to my Nokia E51. Is pretty easy and cool.

Although this application let you know where u are at that instant, and you can browse around for roads and stuff. But is pretty helpless if you want to search for a place or a road or anything.. In Malaysia that is.

Anyway, in case you didn't catch it, you can go to www.google.com/gmm on your phone or pc to download the application. Is still a pretty nifty technology when you traveling or just when u are totally lost, last resort or when nothing else can SAVE u... hehe.... Have fun!!!!

This application is available for most web-enabled mobile phones, including Java, Windows Mobile, Palm, and Nokia/Symbian devices. and this should only be use on Web-enabled phone with a data plan. Charges from your carrier may apply. Please take note!!!

2008-04-26T20:39:00.000+08:00

A weekend at the park in the City center of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Have a nice stroll in the park?

Lost in Penang? Know where you are....

2008-04-26T03:44:00.000+08:00

Ever wonder how your apartment looks like from above? Well, this was already solved by Googlemap. You can see everything...zoom until great details..

Now we have Great tools with label ... Your apartment? Neighbor apartment's name? Where is the restaurant to meet your friends?

Check out the Enhancement to Googlemap = wikimapia

Windox XP no more.......

2008-04-07T08:08:00.000+08:00

Microsoft stated June 30th Cut-off date set in stone.

You know how normally computer purchased comes with pre-installed windows? After June 30 2008, you will never boot up with Window XP anymore....

Well...EXCEPT for Ultra Low-cost PCs which are like the Asus Eee and Intel Classmate..

As Microsoft officials announced on April 3, makers of ULPCs will be allowed to continue to preload XP on ULPC machines until June 30, 2010, or one year after general availability of the next version of Windows, whichever comes first, according to Microsoft.

Please do note that Microsoft target date for its new Window 7, next window version sometimes in 2010.

Vista users.... Rejoins!!

Can't access your computer physically but need to shut it down?

2008-04-04T12:18:00.001+08:00

How to reboot from remote desktop:

I was looking for a way to shut off this computer without physically going down to my lab and press the shut off button. I tried Remote desktop but there's no option for me to reboot or shut it down.

Thanks to Wayne Kao, I am able to do so. check out the command below:

When you're connected to the remote machine, from the command-line ("cmd"), just do:

- "shutdown" to shutdown
- "shutdown -r" to reboot
- "shutdown -i" to get a GUI
- "shutdown -l" to logoff

Shut it down!!!

Not only Mt. St. Helen looks great, check out the lake!!!

2008-03-30T16:40:00.000+08:00

Digging up my pile of pictures and I found a picture that I took in 2007 when I was passing by Mt. St. Helen, Oregon, at the bottom of the Mountain.

Does it taste differently eating Japenese food in the Jail??

2008-03-30T13:53:00.000+08:00

Obake-ya Restaurant Japanese located in Penang's only blue house. Penang Island in Malaysia. It located right opposite Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion. Obake|お化け and bakemono|化け物 (sometimes obakemono) are a class of monster or spirit in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean a thing that changes, referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting.

Front door's obake "ghost" welcome any new guess :) Muahahahaha.....

The bar in the middle of the jail.

Japanese food set. Anything looks like jail food? For RM20++, I think it taste much better than any jail food.

Look at this, is the door way to the back... Scary??? It is a shaking bridge... to where? to..... the restaurant's Toilet :)
Got time? Should drop by and check it out. I would definitely recommend to any dare adventurer out there to go and have a try...

Turn off your light ...Do your part to help to create awareness

2008-03-29T21:28:00.000+08:00

Found out yesterday that today in the United States will have a Earth Hour. One hour from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone.
Google even turn off its light on its search engine main page. www.google.com see left.

Article: On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.

Save earth today!! Acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.

Some sources:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/earthhour/
http://www5.earthhourus.org/

Death.... is only a matter of time...but intrigue to know exactly when?

2008-03-27T14:20:00.001+08:00

Yesterday I was searching for a timer to use for work. But I stumble upon this. A death Timer.. Interesting? It is a timer that will tell you exactly when you'll "expected" to die.

Scary? hehe...check it out... below is mine expected time of Death.... uuuu.... Only 42 years to go for me...sad sad...
Only when you know there's an end, ppl then only start to cherish the people and things in their life. Don't wait till you know when you going to die then only start to appreciate.

Moral of the story? Enjoy today, plan tomorrow and most importantly

Have FUN along the way!!!!!

IPhone Style Launcher for Nokia 3rd Edition

2008-03-23T06:05:00.000+08:00

Device Owned: Nokia E51 S60 3rd version phone

Objective: Installing flash application or swf to the phone

Ever fancy an Iphone? Well I did...Until I got myself a E51. Is the phone that I really hit the spot. With 2MP camera (standard), all Connectivity (any kind of connectivity you can think of, 3G, EDGE UMTS dual-band global 3G (850/2100 MHz), Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), bluetooth, Infra-red, USB, and even WIFI :)

It is truly a phone for Business man. Want Full Spec?

Well, if I still fancy an Iphone, I can still do so, with a flash GUI. That makes it looks like an Iphone. :P

Final result:

Try it!!!
Here's how:
1. Nokia S60 3rd Phone.
2. Flash Lite Player - Included on all models (if not, u can download it from adobe)
3. Nokia PC Suite - Included with all models
4. USB Data Cable/Card Reader/Bluetooth to transfer files to your phone
5. Flash files (file extension .swf) for the Iphone GUI

Downloading SWF files and transfering them to your phone
1. Download any desired files to your PC

2. Connect your phone to your PC using your USB cable. You must have the Nokia PC Suite installed on your PC. Note that you do not need to open the PC Suite at this time.

3. On your PC, go to Start -> My Computer. One of the entries in My Computer will be Nokia Phone Browser. Double-click on it.

4. Double-click on your phone.

5. Choose either Phone Memory or Memory Card if you would like to save the flash content on your phone.

6. For ease of use you should save your flash content in one of two directories.
C:\Data\Others or E:\Others
These are the only two directories that the Flash Lite Player can access so browse to one of those two directories.

7. Once the transfer is complete and the new filename(s) is displayed in your Nokia browser window, you may close the window and disconnect your phone from your PC.

8. For E51, open Menu-> Media -> Flash Player
and launch your flash file from that location

MyStyle used 3mil to promote Mobile discount voucher

2008-03-21T22:47:00.000+08:00

CENTURISE Group has allocated RM3mil to promote its latest product, a mobile discount voucher called MyStyle. Check out full-article on theStar

Funny thing I found online discount for Giordano... check it out
Voucher

My111: Great 50% off purchase below RM200 for all items.
Sms 'my111 giordano' to 33365.

My365: FREE umbrella for purchase of RM150 and above.
Sms 'my365 giordano' to 33365.

I thought there's only coupon that have minimum requirement but this one limit the top. haha.. I guess they scare you buy his whole store :)
But for you shopping maniacs...it is really really worth it. Imagine RM200 shirt become RM100.. what a deal for just RM3.50 on sms!!!

Scare of the overly charges? Don't worry, is only RM3.50 each for every my111 sms at and every my365 sms at RM1.50 each. The charges will only apply when the voucher is received on your mobile phone.

How to do it?

Voucher Type:
my 111
Enjoy (1) fantastic offer up to 50% discount from all merchants, limited to (1) mobile number, once (1) a year.
Step 1: Type e.g. my111 giordano pg
Step 2: Send to 33365
Step 3: Show mobile voucher-on-demand to cashier or waiter
my 365
Enjoy continuous fabulous offer up to 30% discount from all merchants, unlimited to all mobile numbers (365) days a year.
Step 1: Type e.g. my365 giordano pg
Step 2: Send to 33365
Step 3: Show mobile voucher-on-demand to cashier or waiter

Terms & Conditions: Customers need to present their mobile voucher-on-demand to the cashier/waiter for verification in order to redeem its discounts.

The only one I have used is Sushi king. buy 1 dish free 1 dish. i.e. Buy RM5 plate you get another one absolutely free.
Very worth it, we eat till we all bloated and it only costs us RM50 for FOUR of us!!!

Anyway, check it out yourself.

Visit Official site now!!!
What other think? check out popular voucher list by another blogger -> Go

Bacs's Race to the Top

2008-03-21T22:07:00.001+08:00

Guess what!! :) I have created my first blog.

Time taken:
Choose to have a blog: 26 years
Choosing Name: 30 mins
Template: 1 min
First entry: 1 min