of work, ict and away

Haven't been blogging for the past 10 days. Had been busy busy at work. On top of that, had 2 days of ICT. Some more I'll be overseas for the whole of next week. So I'll be out of action again.

It has been a hectic week at work. Mostly attended meetings and discussion. Almost squeezed dry.

Finally changed our SL55 for the 3120. We are converted back to Nokia users again.





What have I learnt during my ICT? Nothing has changed much in SAF. Flow of instructions still sucks. Expect the unexpected. On the SAF100, it informs us just to bring the SBO and helmet. Fine. In-processed, to find out that we are not allowed to book out. All have to stay-in. Nevermind that. There's still the gift shop right, as some of you might say. Gift shop has all the essentials. Shower gel, towels, blah blah blah... At 0920hrs, we were informed that all had to sleepover. Closing time for the gift shop? 0930 hrs! Duh!

At home, LancerLady gave Lancerlad a haircut. She had wanted to bring him to the barber but the queue was long and so she gave it a shot at being a barber. DIY.




Now I'll be going through my daily reads over the internet to catch up what I've missed out for the past week.

Happy Lunar New Year to all!

Gong Xi Fa Cai! ("May you be prosperous")
Nian Nian You Yu! ("May you have abundance through the years")
Da Ji Da Li! ("Good luck")
Wan Shi Ru Yi! ("May all your wishes come through")
Cai Yuan Guang Jing! ("May prosperity spread")
Hong Yun Dang Tou! ("May good luck arrive now")
Tian Tian Mi Mi! ("May your life be sweet")
Pian Di Huang Jin! ("May gold pile at your feet")
Yue Lao Yu Qi, Lao Dao Feng Shen Shui Qi! ("May you reap overwhelming fortune")
- ripped from today's The Sunday Times

of stevie wonder fires liverpool to league cup final

In today's news at Yahoo! Sports, there was a headline reading "Stevie Wonder fires Liverpool to League Cup final". I became curious and Wondered what Stevie Wonder did. Having supported Liverpool for a long time, this was Wonderful news.

Reading the news, there wasn't any mention of Stevie Wonder. It only hit the thing inside my head (which many called the Brain) after a while. Then it made sense to me that it was refering to Gerrard.

Browsing the sports news section further, I spotted another earlier news snippet reading "Gerrard fires Liverpool to League Cup final" describing almost the same pice of news.

of tonight's moon

A shot of tonight's full moon. Swissotel The Stamford in a distance.

of I am 28 years old

I am 28 years old according to "What Age Do You Act?". Close.

of frog and book

Kids talk sure can lead to laughter.

Just yesterday Lancerlad said "Uncle fuch...uncle big big fuch" as he pointed to the TV showing Jeff Corwin holding a big frog.

And just now he said "My boobs...my big boobs", holding up his oversized book.

of 23|1|2005

Another do-nothing-much day. Quite stone. Watched Kung Fu Hustle. Arranged and uploaded tons of photos to Flickr. (There was a lot of down time as the site was under maintenance a couple of times.)



Got this pic from funpic. Applesoft, once upon a time progamming language in the 70's and 80's.

Got to know Bikes Against Bush (Joshua Kinberg) and what Germans pranksters are doing.

Some things to do (and they are not new), if you have nothing better to do.
1. If you have plenty of cards, stack them up like whatBryan Berg (Cardstacker) does.
2. Try fingerboarding. Here are the rules

3. Got a Zippo? Try some ZippoTricks or 50 Ways to Rock A Lighter (Alex Aarvik) [Video]

of wait security guard catch you

Lancerlad is sick today. We made an appointment to see the doctor. It's not a good time to see the doctor over the weekend. Long queue. Babies and kids crying everywhere.

Well this was an actual conversation between an elderly mum and her 2 kids, while waiting for their turn to see the doctor. I'm guessing her kids are about 4 -6 yrs old.

Elderly mum: If you all don't behave yourself, the security guard will come and catch you. They have cameras looking at you.

* Both kids started to look up on the ceiling. Their faces scared stiff *

Elderly mum: There there! The camera is just on top of you.

* Both kids remained silent and their faces? Still scared stiff *

I looked up and this was what she was pointing at. She forgot to mention to her kids that this 'camera' also lets off water.

of what you can do with a shuffle

2 weeks have past since its launch, yet I am still posting stuff about the iPod Shuffle.



AppleMatters has a step-by-step illustration to strip a iPod Shuffle [more]



Philippe m. Torrone has built MP3 sunglasses by sticking a iPod shuffle on them. [more via i4u.com]

of cars n such

Got these pictures from mycarforum and funpic.

of mikerowesoft.com

This news was 1 year back, thanks to ShiHui and Andrew



ZDNet 20 Jan 2004

Microsoft: We took MikeRoweSoft too seriously

Microsoft says it may have been overaggressive in threatening Web entrepreneur Mike Rowe over the name of his Web site, Mikerowesoft.com.



Rowe, a 17-year-old student from Vancouver, British Columbia, registered Mikerowesoft.com to front his part-time Web site design business in August 2003. Three months later, he received an e-mail from Microsoft's lawyers, asking him to transfer the domain name to Microsoft. They offered to pay him a "settlement" of $10, which is the cost of his original registration fee. [more]

of everyone needs a moantone

Article in Mobilemag: Adult Industry Invading Cellphones

Jenna Jameson, the world's best known sex icon, has teamed up with technology developer Wicked Wireless to provide Latin American cell phone users with "moantones" and other steamy content.



"Everyone needs a moantone," says Ms. Jameson. "And we'll provide them in the universal language of sexy sighs recognized around the world but with our own personal touch. The technology is way beyond most of us, but the bottom line is that you'll able to hear the other Jenna's Web Girls moan and me when your phone starts to ring. We'll also provide audio content in Spanish plus photos and text features." [more]

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What's with JJ? She's going full STEAM. First iRiver wants her in their ad and now this. Moantone and vibrating feature in the handphone. How creative! OK let me imagine. My handphone rings and a "universal language of sexy sighs recognized around the world" going "ahhh, ahhh, ahhh, oh yes, oh yes, yes..." coming out from my handphone. At the same time 50 pairs of uncle and aunty eyes staring at me. Will this catch a trend? Go figure.

of you've got all my emails

Hacker reads Paris Hilton’s e-mail: Paris Hilton just can't keep things private.

Poor Paris Hilton doesn’t have too much luck when it comes to privacy issues. The partying heiress has been the victim of a hacker who somehow got access to her Blackberry and was reading her private e-mails, says a source.



“It became obvious to her what was going on,” says the source. “She was pretty upset about it. It’s one thing to have people looking at your sex tapes, but having people reading your personal e-mails is a real invasion of privacy.”



Hilton’s rep couldn’t be reached for comment. [link]

of we don't play nice

Lochers has a collection of tees for men and women. Entering the website, I was greeted by its slogan "For Those Who Like Their Fashion Rough & Dirty"

We don't play nice or we don't play at all. Locher's is a fashion label, that writes its own rules and is made for spoiled little brats that want to have everything.

In this world of over-styled people, we go back to the basics and offer the simplicity of a white T-Shirt with a big twist. We understand that you are bored of what you are wearing these days, so why not raise a few eyebrows next time you enter a room.

Perverts , degenerates, and nasty bitches can finally rejoice because now you can parade your hidden thoughts right out in the open. Locher's shirts are bold and daring and are not for everyone. If you are cute as hell and you know it, nothing will fit you better and make you even more adorable that one of our shirts. The whole reason behind fashion is to play and feel good.

Have fun and don't take you or anyone else too seriously.



Its just fashion darling.......

of taking-apart the mac mini (how-to disassembly video)

What do you get when you develop a low-cost PC?

You get people to buy it and rip it open.



Got this from smashsworld via slashdot.org: Mac Mini Dissection



Smash posted this showing a video on how to dismantle the Mac Mini [video]



I like to borrow one of his statements (hope he doeesn't mind)

I am not responsible for any damage to your Mac Mini. This is purely for instruction ONLY.

Other interesting links mentioned:

Apple's Mac mini's mini motherboard [more]

Comparing Apples and Oranges [more]

of just rewards for lion's triumph

Having delivered Singapore football its first major honour on home soil, thanks to a 2-1 (5-2 aggregate) win over Indonesia in the Tiger Cup final's second leg at the National Stadium on Sunday, the Lions are set to reap the rewards. [more]

On top of the $20,000.00, each player will also walk away with a pair of slippers, sponsored by FEFA (Fédération Elementary de Footwear Association)

of googly woogly picasa

Just out. Picasa - the free photo-sharing service recently bought by Google.

Going to check it out to see if it's good. [more]

of 17|1|2005

Glancing through today's papers, came across an article titled "New alarm sounded on use of cellphones". Immediately I thought there is some sort of technology out there that could sound off an alarm when a cellphone is being used. It turned out otherwise. My England not powderful. Engerrish tak jadi. Wrong interpretation! [more]

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If you need some helping hand, who you gonna call?

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Article in LittleSpeck on why the local Malaysian TV stations fail so miserably in reporting the tsunami. [more]

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Someone in Seattle is "Waiting For Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith" and he's writing a blog on it. [more]

of badonkadonk

Posted in amazon.com

The JL421 Badonkadonk is a completely unique, extremely rare land vehicle and battle tank. Designed with versatility in mind, the Donk can transport cargo or a crew of five internally or on the roof, and can be piloted from within the armored shell or from an exposed standing position through the hatch, thanks to special one-way steel mesh armor windows and a control stick that pivots up and down to allow piloting from the standing or seated positions. The interior is fully carpeted and cozy, with accent lighting and room for up to five people. A 400 watt premium sound system with PA is mounted to project sound both into the cabin and outward from behind the windows. [more]

Some other features:
It carries cargo or a crew of up to five internally or on the roof. Piloted from within the armored shell or from an exposed standing position through the hatch. 6hp Tecumseh gasoline engine, top speed 40 mph. Includes head/tail and turn signal lights, trim and underbody lighting. 400 watt premium sound with PA system, plush interior, and external camera.

And:
Item Weight: 1100.00 pounds.
Shipping Weight: 1300.00 pounds.
Dimensions: 114.00 inches x 53.00 inches x 55.00 inches

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After reading through all the articles posted on this, I was still scratching my head.

of 16|1|2005

SMS exchange between Lancerlord and Lancerlady today.

Lancerlady: At lp. Trimming now.
Lancerlord: Took me 2 seconds to know what was lp. First word I think was L$m P$h
Lancerlady: Alamak! Your mind brain washed already lah.

For those readers out there, lp = Lucky Plaza. And my blain alledy blain-wash long long time ago when I in Serve.And.F$$$-O$$

Brought in-laws down to Chinatown. Walked and shopped for nearly about 2 hours. Peng San!


Lancerlad: Oh no! See my Choo Choo Train still sleeping. Have not wake up!
* Lancerlad then reaches out and picks up the Choo Choo Train *
Lancerlad: See my Choo Choo Train wake up already!


Tool tip: Backflip save and share important things you see on the Web.

of lion's cup

Tiger Cup is Lions!

of hospital hits and misses

In yesterday's papers (ST 15 Jan 2005) [more]

In today's papers (ST 16 Jan 2005) [more]

of my name in a game

Didn't know LancerLord is a name in a game.

of broken tooth

My tooth broke just now. Quickly made an appointment with the dentist to get it fixed.



Amalgam 2 surfaces = $100

Removal plaque and subgingival calculus = $50

Total = $150

of terms and lottery

In the papers today.



SOLDIER'S DUNKING DEATH: Sentenced for their roles

4D spotted ah!

of 14|1|2005

In-laws are here visiting.

I came across some useful tools online. Plaxo provides "a service that securely updates and maintains the information in your address book". TribalPages allows you to "build and maintain your family tree website".

LancerLady popped by Zara during lunch and bought me a long sleeve tee. She also got Lancerlad a pair of orange trunks which was oh so cute!

of ipod shuffle here, there, everywhere

Mr Brown started a hilarious post on iPod Shuffle. He pioneered the iPod to iPod Shuffle Conversion which led to other inspirations.

After reading it, I was also inpsired to DIY. But I wasn't sure if I implemented the stick pads correctly. So here's my contribution... the iWA.

of creative apple, apple creative

We’re expecting a good fight but they’re coming out with something that’s five generations older. It’s our first generation MuVo One product feature, without display, just have a (shuffle feature). We had that — that’s a four-year-old product. So I think the whole industry will just laugh at it, because the flash people — it’s worse than the cheapest Chinese player. Even the cheap, cheap Chinese brand today has display and has FM. They don’t have this kind of thing, and they expect to come out with a fight; I think it’s a non-starter to begin with.

- Sim Wong "Boo" Hoo, comments on the iPod Shuffle

Mr Sim was unimpressed. He said the iPod Shuffle is a throwback to the first generation of Creative players, which also relied on flash memory and were introduced more than two years ago.



He promised that Creative would put out more MP3 players and accessories soon, including the Zen Micro Photo, which can play MP3 files as well as display photos on its 1.5-inch screen. The Zen Micro Photo earned Creative its third Best of CES award in a row, after Prodikeys in 2003 and Zen Portable Media Centre last year.

So when Creative introduces the Zen Micro Photo, I hope Steve Jobs will not say

"We’re expecting a good fight but they’re coming out with something that’s XX generations older. It’s our first generation iPod Photo... We had that — that’s a XX-year-old product..."



Even someone in the US has an iPod.