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Windows Mobile - the fallen

2009-10-14T20:21:00.000-07:00

Just like the PC, Windows Mobile (WM) is the most widely used OS fro smartphones. Although arguably it may not be the best one available. But like I said, when it comes to OS, its very subjective.
Anyway, WM has been around for many years, I guess it started of when the pocket pc was popular and and that time there was no function into making phone calls. As demand grew and the pocket pc being replaced by smartphones, we end up with what where we are now. The latest version is Windows Mobile 6.5 and upgrade from the previous version 6.1.
WM6.5 is basically version 6.1 after plastic surgery. Haha. I say this because deep down it is still 6.1 but Microsoft has made it more finger friendly to use and visually attractive. This version is actually a retaliation to Apple's iPhone OS or UI. All these years Microsoft has been developing the OS with the "stylus" in mind and out of no where Apple comes up with the idea to just use your finger and the whole world was crazy over it. So if you can't beat them (very obvious for Microsoft), join them. So, WM6.5 is all about catching up. I must say some of the new cosmetic upgrades are not bad. Bigger and more organized icons really allows finger friendly usage and looks way better than ver6.1.

However, since its based on the ver6.1, after you pass through all the eye candy stuffs, you will still end up with the ugly looking, not finger friendly, at time looks depressing Windows Mobile 6.1

But this is not the end of the world because WinMo 7 is expected to be released some time next year. Because WInMo7 will be an entire new start from scratch OS, it should be a strong competitor in the smartphone arena when it is out. According to Microsoft, WinMo7 is created largely based on customer feedbacks and suggestions, similar to what they have done with Windows7. Untill then, we can all cross our fingers can hope they would come out with something that would at least post some challenge to the Apple iPhone and not screw up like what they did with Vista. Haha.

One more thing we should hope for is for WinMo7 to have better screen color. Up until now, all Windows Mobile devices are being HANDICAPPED by the *%^$#*&#*#* OS as they being limited to only display 65K colours. Everyone is talking about 16million colours and Microsoft has to stick with 65k. Way to go Microsoft, being beaten more than 246times and still think that it's ok.

Therefore until a more promising(I hope) Winmo7 is out we will just have to learn to appreciate Winmo6.5

So, next we shall look at the 3 most promising smartphones that runs on Windows Mobile 6.5

HTC Touch Diamond 2

Samsung Omnia2

Sony Ericsson Xperia2

All 3 phones have they own plus and minuses in many areas. To make things simple, I will select a few common features that people will look for like UI, camera, screen, music... etc and rank them accordingly. Of course these are all based on my own experience and you may or may not think otherwise. Again, this is just a reference for people who wants to get a better picture of things.

*credit to gsmarena for the pics*

iPhone 3Gs - the chosen one

2009-10-11T19:53:00.000-07:00

I guess the iPhone was the one that started off the touch interface phone craze that has been going around. Its true that Windows Mobile has been around quite some time and also Palm is also a touch based UI(user interface) but its the iPhone that got everyone so hyped up about it. Until today, all the new touch phones are being compared to the iPhone.

In all my comments I will just highlight the features, advantages and disadvantages. All of those will be based on the common and general preference of users. Meaning, I will not comparing about techie things like how many RAM, ROM, built in memory, pixel counts and so on. It will just on what normal people would expect from the phone for the price that you are paying. Also, I will not explain much about the OS or UI because I think its very subjective among different people and you really have to try it out yourself and find the one that really suites your needs and style.

The latest iPhone is the iPhone3Gs and like all iPhones, there is only on version of it, the Apple version. Meaning, this OS is solely for iPhone and you can't find it in any other makers. Its either take it or leave it. And so far, everybody has been taking it.

Main Advantages

Great body. Its one hell of a sexy phone. The phone design is one of the main selling points. Being a touch phone the screen is big 3.5" big. But the design and curve managed to hide all that up and made the looks like really good for a phone that size. The phone design is really popular among the ladies.
Excellent OS. The phone is by far the most user friendly smartphone in the market. The phone is fast and performs each function with minimum or no lag at all. Its so far the most stable OS for a smartphone and also the most intuitive. The UI is icon based and it makes everything very simple and easy to use. Another plus point amongst the ladies.
Great Capacitive screen. Here is gets a little techie but its important. Normal touch phones uses a resistive screen which detects an action when you apply pressure on the screen. Basically you can use whatever to press on the screen and it will register, most people use their nails. Capacitive screen on the other hand detects the action when you touch the screen. And it only registers the finger touch and some special stylus. Finger nails or regular stylus do not register as an action. Its good because you will unlikely to press the wrong thing. Furthermore, capacitive screens allows multiple touch function. Hence, the famous Apple "pinch" to zoom gesture. Resistive screens can only detect one action at a time.
Excellent software options. Being a smartphone, you can upload additional software into the phone. Some for free and some you may need to buy them. But because the iPhone is so popular there's a library of different software around and which will definitely suite your usage. Furthermore, there are also lots of games made for the iPhone.
Great web browser. If you are a Macbook user. You should know how good the safari browser is and the browser for the iPhone is the mini version of it. So basically all the the good stuffs are in it. The "pinch" zoom makes it even better to use given the size of the screen. You cannot possibly see everything like in the pc.

Main Disadvantages

Crappy camera. Honestly I think this is the weakest part of the iPhone. The camera is totally a piece of *#*&. Sorry for the language but I'm really disappointed and feel short changed by the camera they are offering. For the price you are paying for the phone, you get a 3.2mpx camera. Personally I think 5mpx is the minimum requirement these days. Another thing about the camera is that there is no flash. I repeat, NO FLASH! Maybe 3 years ago, you can get away with that but the topic now is what type of flash you have (xenon or LED) and not whether you have flash on your phone or not. Another issue is that there is no dedicated camera button for taking pictures i.e. you need to press screen to snap a picture. However, I do think its cool that the camera has touch focus. Either way, if you are a person who like to take pictures with your phone, STAY AWAY for the iPhone. Obviously its not meant to be a camera phone.
3G and bluetooth is for data only. Given the crappy 3G service here, I don't think this is an issue but being a smartphone, I think it is. There is no second camera at the front for video calls. When it comes to bluetooth, I think the most common use of it would be with your bluetooth hands free. But I guess the people at Apple wants to see people hang their white cable from their pockets so the only bluetooth function in the iPhone is for data transfer. No hands free and no cool wires headphones for you to listen to music.
Just one keyboard option. The only keyboard they have is the full QWERTY keyboard. Its not a bad thing actually. In fact, when you are used to it, it makes typing faster then the usual alphanumeric keypad. The problem is that its practically impossible to type with one hand.
Same old design. This may not be an issue now but I think it will be in the near future. iPhone 3Gs is the third generation oh iPhone and it still carries the same design as the first. Maybe the white back is a change but it still looks the same. Its a good design but I don't think its good enough to survive until the next generation of iPhones. FYI, it looks exactly like an iPod too.

OK, this is about it for iPhone. I hope it will give you a rough idea what to expect and what to look for in the iPhone. If you are a first time smartphone or touch phone user and you don't mind the crappy camera, I think the iPhone 3Gs is a good start. The excellent OS will give you a good transition from your conventional phone to the high tech side.

Next, I'll be talking on the phone that runs on Windows Mobile. I'll be talking about the lastest version Windows Mobile 6.5 and I'll take 3 phones to compare. Samsung Omnia2, SE Xperia2 and HTC touch2

*credit to gsmarena for the pics*

What's your mobile?

2009-10-09T21:26:00.000-07:00

I'm writing this because I was thinking of changing my mobile phone (mp) and with the amount of options around, its really giving me a big headache. I'm using the term mobile phone(mp) and not hand phone because the term hand phone was used way back when phones were small and they could fit onto your hands. But now the emphasis is not really on the size of the phone but the features and the mobility it provides, hence, the term mobile phone (mp). And recently there is a new breed of mp whereby they can perform pc like task and also giving the felxibility of installing different programs in it. This new breed is called the smartphones.

I'm currently using a Nokia N95 and in the mobile world, it probably needs to be scrapped. 1 mp year is equivalent to 5 car years. So basically my phone is about 15 car years. It sure looks like it. haha.

Before I go on, please not that I am NOT a tech geek or something ... I am just "well informed"

OK. Let's continue. Basically the few famous brands would be Nokia, Sony Ericsson (SE) and recently Samsung and LG. Motorola is basically DEAD. HTC is also very popular in the smartphone segment. Thus, it would be impossible for me to talk about all of them so I will just focus on the feature packed high end phones. The reason is because they are the most expensive and similar. With the amount of money you are putting on a phone, you really need to think twice about it.

I don't think I can fit everything there is about in one article so I'm splitting it up into different segments. This article is the introduction and throughout the week I'll try my best to finish up on the everything.

As mentioned I will be discussing on the feature packed high end phones i.e. RM2000 and above phones. Coincidentally, they are all smartphones and are touch interfaced. I guess this is the trend mobile phones are moving towards. At least for high end phones.

Let me give a brief introduction on smartphones. Just like the pc, smartphones are getting very popular these days as the phone processors gets faster. At this moment in time, the fastest phone processor is 1Ghz. Its crazy if you consider some years ago, your pc or laptop is running at that speed. Like the pc, you can load different software into your smartphones and other features include full email capabilities, synchronizing data with your pc and etc. I guess you get what I mean. You can categorize smartphones either by the makers i.e Nokia, SE, HTC and so on or by the Operating system (OS). The current OS in the market are Windows Mobile (Winmo), Symbian, Apple as in iPhone and the recently launched Android.

In this discussion I will categorize them according to their OS because I feel that if you are a smarphone user like myself, your emphasis will be on the OS capabilities and not the brand of the phone. Furthermore, if I were to explain each phone individually I will have to repeat the OS info many times and its really annoying. Haha.

Well, that's about it on the introduction. So please look forward for the next article as I would embark on my first attempt to provided a guideline on purchasing a feature packed high end mobile phone. Note that this is not a comprehensive phone review, its just some sharing of information.

My first discussion will be on the iPhone, arguably the "holy grail" of the smartphone world. Some people consider it the best thing since Playstation. I just that its an iPod that can make phone calls. Haha ...

*Credit to gsmarena for the pics*

Into the black hole

2009-09-27T08:13:00.000-07:00

This will probably make some people feel uncomfortable but I think its important... haha.

Well.. I was at a local shopping mall yesterday, suddenly I had this urge to go to the toilet. Not for a pee but for the BIG one. So I went to the toilet and did my business. I chose the squat type cause for some reason I dun feel comfortable having my ass sharing the same toilet seat of many many strangers. If you know what I mean. Anyway, after I've done my business and of course i flushed the toilet and for some reason a thought came to mind. What if I dropped something into the toilet i.e. the BLACK HOLE. Holy shit... literally.

I have head cases where people dropped their stuffs into the toilet especially their hand phones. How would you react if it was to happen to you? Will you have enough courage to put your hand in and pick it up? If it was a seating toilet then its probably easier but what if it was the black hole?

What if it was worse? Your stuff dropped in before you flushed? With the UFOs (Unidentified Floating Object) is floating around? OMG!

OK, I believe there are brave people out there and they probably will have enough courage to pick it up. Before or after flushing. I dun want to know...

In the case of the hp dropping in it. I think its the most common tragic accident. Given that your hp actually survives the underwater treatment, will you have the courage to put the phone on your face and near your mouth knowing that it had been to the BLACK HOLE?

For those who think they are OK with it. I salute you. For those who are disturbed by the thought, dun worry, you are not alone ...

Either way, just be careful when you shit.

PS.
It may happen when you pee too so be careful when you pee

Movie: Marley and Me

2009-03-04T19:43:00.000-08:00

I saw the movie "Marley and Me" a few days back and I have to say its really out of my expectation. I mean, its really good.

The thing is, I did not know about the book, nor did I have any rough idea on what is the movie about. For one thing, the cover picture implies that its just a romantic comedy. In a certain way, it is a romantic comedy but most of the part it isn't. Its more about the relationship between people and their dog(s).

The story circles around this newly married couple, moved to a new place and new jobs and all. In the beginning it was all fun but at that moment in time, the husband Grogan or something, is not ready to have a baby so he decides to get a puppy for the wife instead. Just to get her mind off the baby thing for a few years. So basically the story shows the progress of the guys life with the dog, eventually they did have kids and a better life. But all of it they shared it with the dog, named Marley.

Anyone who has every owed a dog will definitely be able to relate to this movie and really like it. Myself included. You can actually see and understand the unconditional love that your dog gives you that in most occasion, you tend to forget and neglect. Personally I think its a good movie for you to think about. And appreciate your pet. Not only dogs.

The reason? They die before you do. Yes! its shitty but that's the price you have to pay for their companionship. Towards the end of the movie, Marley died of old age. At that moment that cinema was in total silence, you know that everyone was heartbroken and many cried. I cried too. Its nothing to be ashamed about cause I had my share of dog companionship and I see my dog died too. And trust me, its really shitty. I have a couple of dogs now and one of them, his name is Peanut, he's really very old and will probably go off any time. So its even more shitty for me watching that movie.

So it does make you wanna appreciate the short time you have with them and of course give them the unconditional love that they gave you.

If you have a dog, I highly recommend you to watch the movie as you will definately appreciate it as much as I have. For those who have never had pets before, perhaps this movie will help understand why some people love their pets so much and are willing to sacrifice so much for them.

Today in History: Hiroshima Atomic Bombing

2008-08-07T00:54:00.000-07:00

Today marks the 63rd anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, which was also the mark of the ending of WW2. As a results hundreds of thousands of people have died and suffered from the radiation of the bomb.

For some it was the right thing to do ... to be more accurate, it was the right thing to do at that moment in time ... However, war is never right... Killing is never right... but I do understand that it may be the right thing to do at that moment in time. Things or decisions would have been different now.

For some, it was not the right thing to do. It was too cruel. There has to be another way to end the war.

But who are we to judge. We were not in their shoes at that time. I wasn't even born yet. I guess we shouldn't get too uptight over the past but to learn from it. That's why we learn history. That's why we have these type of memorial dates. To remind us not to repeat the same mistake.

In any war, its always cruel. Perhaps we can never understand what our grandparents went through at that time but we can perhaps understand why the feel that way about the war. At time moment, was are being fought in other places like the middle east. Though it doesn't affect us directly but we can see the effects of it from a different point of view. Its just not right. However, the magnitude may not be as much as those who are affected directly. But then again, its not an excuse to forget.

After so many years, I guess the world is beginning to forget the importance of peace. The world is beginning to less appreciate peace. But I do hope we do not need another Hiroshima to remind us of peace.

雨　です　か

2008-08-06T22:30:00.000-07:00

今日やっと雨が降った。最近いつも暑いでしょう。たぶん今夏かもしれないし。でもマレーシアいつも夏じゃないか。

僕雨が好きです。天気が涼しいしときどき風があるし。いい感じでしょう。

でもだいたい人は雨が好きじゃない。たぶん嫌いかもしれない。

Haze-o-meter

2008-08-06T21:36:00.000-07:00

Recently, there was a fuss about the return of the annual HAZE in KL and some parts of peninsula Malaysia. This time of the year, everyone is expecting it as its the yearly practice of the traditional farmers in Indonesia to burn up barren lands for farming purposes. Its actually a good way to cultivate the land as the burnt up ashes and all will act as fertilizers for the plants but of course the bad thing is the fire and smoke ... lots of smoke. As a result ... HAZE ...

anywaz... the haze issue has become such a norm recently that we have come to be prepared for it. Recently the DOE have been monitoring the air quality and also the so called "hot spots" in the country as well as Indonesia. Well, thats the scientific part of the measurement.

For ordinary people like us... we have the haze-o-meter. Actually its our nose, and maybe for some people, it would be their eyes. Usually as the air quality depreciates as the result of haze, some people will start to get nose irritation, sneezing and the accumulation of extra BOOGEY (stuffs in your nose)... haha...
Visibility will drop, and some may even have watery eyes as the result of the irritation.

In more serious cases like mine, you will have something called cynusitis (dunno how u spell it) ... its a more severe nose irritation.. well not actually the nose but its related i guess ... you see ... your nose is actually connected to a chamber above your eyebrow... the function i dunno .. just that its there and its connected ... people have cynus problems is because of the fluid from your nose moving to the chamber or something like that ... causing discomfort and all

During the haze .. air quality is bad, so the problem arises when there is an infection in the chamber because the dirt and floating around in the air. Thus causing the a really shitty headache .. specifically above the eyebrow ... and its really a shitty pain ... the pain can so bad that i had to take pain killers ... haha...

anywaz ... thats my version the the haze-o-meter ... as compared to the DOE's high tech gadgets ... haha

Japanese Flim Festival - Movie : Fourteen

2008-07-20T22:38:00.000-07:00

This is a typical stunt that you should not pull if you cannot take the consequences.... haha...

Recently GSC had the Japanese Film Festival thing where they have a few seleceted japanese movies showing. Of course, since its a sponsored event, the tickets are cheap.. only RM5 as compared to your usual RM10...

anywaz ... as i was saying .. its a stunt as in i have no idea what the movie is about and its just a random selection... the movie was FOURTEEN ...

as the name and picture suggest.. its about the life and 14 year old students ... so i told myself ... should be an ok movie i guess ... worst case is that i probably just see lots of 14 years old girls in sailor uniform ... which is not bad actually ... hahaha ... and boy was i in for a surprise ...

the movie is basically about the problems faced by japanese 14 year olds .. in school and family ... at that age .. peer pressure ... education ... puberty .. everything bundled up ...

there is actually 2 parts in the story line ... one is the things affecting the current 14 year old students and the other is adults who are affected by the things that had happened when they were 14 ...

i agree that the idea of the story is good ... it does make you think of the importance of noticing these issues ... for those who have children reaching such an age ..

BUT ... the way the director put it ... seems more like a japanese horror movie ... a very ssssllllooooowwwww ... japanese horror movie ... seriously .. the movie is really draggy and at times... dunno whats the point of having certain scenes ... and it was not surprising that some of the audiences left half way through the show ...

i dun think words can actually decribe the movie ... well.. at least with my limited vocabulary ... but its just one of those movies that can be really difficult to digest ...

therefore ... be prepared if you want to watch this movie ... if u are brave enough ... if not i would recommend Ultraman Mebius and Ultraman Brothers ... its light and easy ... i think ...

the recent Bon Odori

2008-07-18T21:52:00.000-07:00

OK... seems like its been a very very time since i've written something... really need to put more effort in it .. haha...

anywaz ... today its about the recent Bon Odori festival .. BO for short... ermm,... i think i'll stick with Bon Odori ... haha...

well... it was actually my first time going to the festival ... for those who do not have any idea what Bon Odori is... its actually a japanese festival and i think it has something like a ghost festival ... but anyway ... the one we have over here in Malaysia is of a much smaller scale and its not so much about the ghost festival but as a medium to understand more about the japanese culture....

basically there's lots of stalls selling japanese food and drinks .. and some u can't normally find around town ... although the price may be a little on the high side ... alcohol is cheaper though... haha... helped myself to a couple of japanese sake too... =)

of course the highlight of the event was the cultural dances ... some done by the japanese students over here or by the members of various japanese cultural clubs in the country... also there are sessions whereby visitor participation is welcomed ...

another highlight would be the people participating in the festival ... mostly are by standers like myself... haha... but some really put alot of effort in it ... i mean... they really dress up to the occasion .. in traditional japanese dresses... i know that these traditional dresses don't come cheap ... and of course japanese who are residing here would come in their traditional wear as well...

its good to see people willing to accept and understand other nations or races culture ... through understanding then u can really learn to respect the differences .. this is something the world is really lacking right now ... lots of dispute due to lack of understanding and all ... kinda sad when u think about it though ...

well... anywaz ... it was good fun ... an eye opener ... given that is was my first time going to such a festival ... perhaps next year i will be more prepared and can really enjoy the festival even more...

400,000 graduates choose to be unemployed

2008-04-07T19:42:00.000-07:00

I just heard the news on radio that a total of 400,000 graduates choose to be unemployed. Meaning they do not want to get a job ... WOW! .. that's a lot of people ... then i realized no wonder i couldn't hire people these days .. because they do not want to work ... DUH!

well... they were discussions on the radio on why is this tragic thing happening... what has happened to the younger generations and all ... and personally i think its tragic ... and of course everyone is to take responsibility on this ... I dont feel that its 100% their fault that they have this mentality ... I think they should have the brains to think outside the box and realize that reality is the most cruel thing you can ever imagine ...

lets look at the factors

Amongst the reason discussed was that they are spoilt by the parents... to a certain extent this is very true ... these days the children tend to be more pampered and thus allowing them to do things that were seemed unimaginable many years back i.e. being a bump at home ... haha ... well... if you look at the ratio of children these days and also the quality of life ... you'll notice that most families these days are relative small in size ... with 2 to 3 kids. And parents these days can afford to "keep" one or two unemployed kids at home ... they do not need their children to bring money home.

Then there is education factor. Having a graduate degree these days is no more a big deal. Jobs that can bo done by someone with high school education, now require a graudate degree. In this sense, perhaps there is a certain degree of pride involve. Like I said... reality may not be as great as everyone has hoped it would be.

To make it worst, there is the exposure to loads of information provided by the internet ... you see cases where graduates earning millions through it or home based businesses.. Bill Gates didnt even graudate and yet he's one of the riches man in the world, creaters of Yahoo!, Google and Facebook are all billionaires in their 20s. I mean they are idols in this information age. Thus everyone wants to be like them... and like all cases they fail to see the millions of people who had failed miserably walking the same type of route ... Having ambition is a good thing ... I'm an ambitious person myself but ambition and ignorance are difficult to differentiate ... everyone wants to get rich fast... everyone wants to retire young... but bare in mind that there is only 1 Bill Gates ... what will happen to the remaining 399,999? and he is still working eventhough he doesn't need to ...

Of course this is not a Malaysian problem, other countries also have this issue. Countries like Japan, Korea and Hong Kong have been having these issues for many years. Younger generations prefer a more laid back lifestyle as compared to the working hectic life we are having now. However, they smart enough to realize that work is important. They may fancy the laidback life but also they work part time or free lance jobs for extra income. In terms of being ambitious they may not be all that great but at least they are contributing to the economy.

The solution? Well, there is no fool proof solution I guess. Its not that the country cannot provide jobs but its the workforce that are refusing to take up the job. It would take extreme factors like parents kicking out their children.. haha... not many things will make them change their mentality and contribute to the work force.

So don't start complaining when you see the numbers of foreign workers increasing cause somebody has to do the job. Somebody has to contribute to the economy and move the chain of workforces, that in return provide jobs for their parents who then provide food on their table. Something which they may think falls from the sky

the SHUTTER

2008-03-25T22:41:00.000-07:00

wel... i went and watched the movie "the shutter" yesterday ... and it was not bad actually ... if you have watched the original thai version .. this english version is quite entertaining in its own way ...

As compared to the recent Asian horror movies cross over ... this is really good actually ... the recent "the grudge", "the ring", "the eye" and "one missed call" .. are really quite disappointing .. the asian to hollywood transition was not good at all ... to some extent its was just like the english version from the orginal script ... thus in some ways ... the horror parts and the flow of the movie doesn't really click ... well... not all are unsuccessful ... if you can remember.. a few years back there was a hollywood version of "dark water" .. i think that was quite good ... honestly .. you really need to watch both versions to be able to compare them ideally ...

well.. back to "the shutter" ... the director used a different approach ... the intial concept remained the same i.e able to take pictures of spirits through cameras, the main plot was also the same but the approach and unveiling of the story was totally different from the original asian, or rather thai version. So it was really something different eventhough i have watched and loved the original version. If you have watched the original version, you may find some similarities in the in this one .. mostly the horror scenes .. so dun expect to get frightened out of your pants in this one .. other than that ... its ok .. so i do recommend this movie to anyone who is interested ...

new sets of glasses

2008-03-20T22:33:00.000-07:00

yesterday little purchase was out of the blue ... actually it was my friends who were getting new prescription glasses .. i just happen to show up ...

anywaz .. i also wanted to get my eyes checked cause recently my left eye is not functioning that well

my case is of of the rare cases i presume ... instead of your normal short sighted and long sighted ... i have both ... one on each eye .. there is actually a jargon to describe it.. but heck i forgot what its called ...

basically is that my right eye is short sighted and my left eye is long sighted ... yeah .. i had the 2 in 1 package ... haha

well anyway my power increased on both sides a little ... got a new set of glasses

its funny that prescription glasses are suppose to better our vision but most of us have our power increase year on year ... im not saying that glasses are evil or something ... over the years it has helped improve the lifes of millions of people ... i just find it ironic that it turned out this way. Even the latest technology of vision correction suffers the same fate ... As you may already know.. there is a permanent way to improve your vision and removing the need for precription glasses .. that is through laser eye correction ... basically is that they use laser to burn and remove the damaged cells on your retina and thus allowing the new cells to emerge and function .. like i said its not completely fool proof ... what i heard was that if the process was not done correctly ... you may end up on the other side of the table ...

lets say if you have short sighted and went for a laser correction ... there is a possibility that after the process.. you may end up being long sighted ...

well... everything has its risk i guess

wake up and smell the rain

2008-03-18T21:22:00.000-07:00

this morning when i woke up... it was raining ... really sets up the mood for the day ... i.e lazy and everything is slow motion ... its funny how the weather affects you whether you like it or not

well.. personally i kinda like the rain .. or rather the smell of rain.. if you'd noticed, the rain has a certain distinct smell.. before and after it rains ... basically its just the reaction of the rain affecting its surroundings .. if its on the field, u will notice a certain greeny earthy smell and if its by the road or something .. its like heated tar or hot pan

dunno whether if u've noticed.. whenever you are in a shopping mall or something .. and out of a sudden you see alot of people coming into the mall .. there is a 99% probability that its raining outside ... haha

anywaz ... i guess the weather affects people differently ... honestly i like the rainy weather very much .. more than hot sunny days ... of course some people don't ..

its ironic when people like us who live in hot countries where the weather is hot and humid all year round are always hoping for 4 season weathers with snow and all.. and on the other end people who live in cold countries just love the warm weather here ...

as for me .. i think it would be more interesting if we had 4 seasons ... you get to see the changes in the environment and the things around it ... it should be very refreshing each time ... also u can plan for diffrent activities for each season .. going to the beach on summer... hiking and ll during spring ... skiing during winter ...furthermore .. you can have different sets of clothing for each season ...

well... given that we do not have these over here ... all there is is to appreciate the rain and the sun

5 minutes snooze

2008-03-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

like most of us ... i have to wake up in the morning to work .. everyone does .. either for work or school ...

and like most of us .. its very difficult to wake up in the mornings .. especially if u slept really late the previous night ... thus it takes alot of effort to wake up in the morning ... for work or school

then someone had to invent the snooze button in alarm clocks ... i can understand the function of snoozing cause it really the best thing u can ever imagine in the mornings... having an extra 5 minutes to snooze is like heavens gift ... BUT 5 minutes is never enough ... then you snooze again for another 5 minutes ... and that is also not enough .. in fact they should have a snooze for half an hour ... that would be great .. but of course you would be really late too ... haha

anywaz .. i was having the same dilemma ... this morning i woke up earlier than usual cause i wanted to go for a jog before going to work .. and of course the wonderful snooze button was the highlight this morning ... used it couple of times myself

then i was wondering ... is the snooze button good or bad ... when u set an alarm in the first place ... means that u want to wake up at that time .. perhaps some people will have the habit of setting the time earlier to add in some extra snooze time .. but in general .. when u set the time at 6am means you want to wake up at 6am plus minus ... if you do not have the snooze option, you will have to wake up whether you like it or not ...

however, with the snooze button, you know that the alarm will ring again in the next 5 minutes and therefore, you will want stay in bed.. even for the mere 5 minutes which is rather insignificant ... and 5 minutes becomes 10 and then 15 and then.. you are LATE ... too bad

perhaps some have benefited from the snooze button with the extra 5 minutes of nap time but im sure there are those who have fallen victim to the SNOOZE button

anywaz.. good luck waking up the next morning ...

a new start

2008-03-17T00:20:00.000-07:00

this is actually my first time putting up a blog. Well i've been blogging at other sites but this is my first very own blog site, so to speak. anywaz i thought that it might be good to have a brief introduction.

first perhaps a short introduction about myself. I guess u can say that im a normal person.. haha... im fun and adventureous and not afraid to try new and exciting stuffs ... be it skydiving, putting weird stuffs into my mouth or driving 200km for a cup of coffee ... of course, there is a fine line between adventureous and absolute insanity.

Speaking of coffee... im extremely fond of coffee ... its probably the best drink ever created, second to alcohol ... haha... yes i enjoy drinking too ...

i like japanese culture and stuffs .. and is a fan of japanese animation. Like all anime fans ... currently i'm into BLEACH and NARUTO .. as well as a couple of others.. which are too many to name... =)

in terms of music... i prefer pop rock or just rock ... they are cool ... but kinda into the asian side .. like japanese and chinese .. well.. thats another story to tell ...

anywaz... i guess this a brief enough introduction and hopefully ... i'll post more later on