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At Lilian's ROM

My dearest buddy got married today. Well Ho Lilian will now be officially addressed as Mrs Goh. Congrats to Mr/ Mrs Goh, formly known as Dan and Lilian. My feelings are in mixed bag, on one end I was happy to see my best buddy engaged herself to a man, but on the other I felt I lost a sister. A big sister. 

Lilian have always been like a Sister as well as my best friend since like we were 14. A decade had passed, though we aren't so close as compared to school time, but there is always the special connection and the comfortable feeling when we meet up once in a while. She walk me through my teenage phases, and the experience we had, were still vividly clear in my head. Don't bore you with all the details, but all the memories are for us to keep.

I mean not that we are any different after her marriage. We will still be the best of friends and always be with each other when we need each other. So glad we met. 

Just finished "the persue of happiness" movie by will smith. Pretty aspirating show, of a poor dude fighting his life trying to make his end meet. Very emotional and motivating. I highly recommend you to at least google its summary.

Some after thought, i felt my girlfriend was pretty much going through the roughness of life now, just like what willsmith was going through. Last semester yet she is unable to concentrate in her school work, still she had to scrafice time for me. Yet i am not being appreciative, i am being so selfish and self centered. How can she bear up with me all this while? I could long have given up on myself. My poor girl, how can i contribuate to relief her from sorrow and misery? I felt i falling deeper with her, how can i make us a better couple? How can i going to be a more exciting parnter.

I dont wish to take anyone for granted, which i felt i have been all along. My mother, my girlfriend, my friends and many many other people. I dont want to be so goal-less in life. I felt that i am not fighting, didnt even try. Always gives up when i am face with a tough problems. I am pretty useless. I hate to think so negative about myself. Come to think of it, are there anyway to be more positive and involve in my life. I wants to work hard, not solo for myself, others as well.

Very sponeatous abd random post isnt it?
Ignore my spelling error will u? I couldnt be bothered.

-- Post From My iPhone

Best and the CHEAPEST espresso coffee in town

Espresso coffee in Singapore is less popular compare to other country like Australia and Italy. However there are still reasonably vast amount of royal coffee fanatic around. Feel like a coffee fix. You can of course go to those popular outlet like Coffee Bean, Starbuck and etc. Well, there are really very little places where they offer the top quality standard coffee at an affordable price.

This latte art is created by the barista, it's double shot, double happiness. He told me about his passion for coffee and stuff, telling me that all other outlet like coffee bean are doing "American Style" coffee whereas he is doing it "Italian Style".

I can safety tell you, its 10X better than coffee bean's latte.

Hang around much and he will start telling you all the technical stuff about coffee. Temperature, espresso milk proportion, originality of beans and stuff like that. Impressive!!


Hidden at basement 1 of Sim Lim Square, there is this coffee outlet named "Sleek Espresso" bar, where they offers great standard coffee at a stealing price. To name a few, its latte double shot sell at only $3.40.


Locate them at:

Sim Lim Square
Sleek Espresso BAR
#B1-29
1 Rochor canal road
S188504
63372568

Mon–Fri: 9am – 7pm
Sat–Sun: 9am – 8pm

How to install unsigned application on Nokia n8 tutorial


Shortly after release of the Nokia N8, hackers are quick to release the camera mod to give 30fps, 97% raw quality and continuous auto focusing. Now, they officially released the hack to the community.

Fully hacked N8 includes hacked installserver, which allows us to install all application without signing it. Hope you hope how powerful this thing can help us. Access to sys/bin folder with read and WRITE function. And a fully built up file explorer optimized for symbian^3.

Download (Hacked UDA) and Flash using the known Phoenix procedure:
Download Links

Source
PNHT Forum.
Hyper-X

Nokia N8, Hard format (button combination) tutorial

Many guys here face the "brick" problem after trying to play with FontRouter. So I have to find the way to recover it and at last I found one. (And I have to warn you here that DON'T USE FontRouter ON YOUR N8 OR YOU WILL BRICK YOUR DEVICE)

Here is the method to full format and make bricked N8 come alive again:

1) Turn off your phone

2) Hold "Volume Down + Camera Key + Menu Key" and press power button until your phone shake

3) Wait until screen show properly... and welcome back!!

Problem you face after hard format:

1. Ovi map data lost!!! download it here

2. Ovi Store 2.0 and can't be installed correctly thereafter.

**Hard format remove QT runtime, which was used on Ovi 2.0. You need to go Nokia care to flash it again.

Therefore please do not use the hard button formatting unless you absolutely needs to!!!!!

Nokia N8 HyperX camera mod 30fps, uncompressed hack tutorial


HyperX camera mod, below the changelog:

1. video 864x480 change 25FPS to 30FPS
2. photo quality: high quality change from 85 to 100
3. photo quality: mid quality change from 75 to 85
4. photo quality: low quality change from 60 to 75
5. photo estimate size update to reflect more accurate file size
6. photo capture profiles update, remove 1152x864 profile from low/mid quality, included 4000x2248 and 4000x3000 profile into low/mid quality.

How to sign your own App?
download SISSigner, then you need to put in ur certificate and key, then browse for the application then sign.

to get certificate and key go to http://www.s60certkey.com/index.php, sign up, put in ur imei number, wait 24-48 hours to be completed and then download cer and key.


you need to sign the package first before installing...

For advanced user, use at your own risk!!

download mod

My little N8 Image explained

I am so sick, totally down with a stomach flu. Blame it on the Korean cold noodle I ate last Sunday. This lesson taught me not to act like one "cum some hamnida", no everyone can take their food cold/raw. That's a reason why people invented fire with a flint and a stone. Brighter note, I can take a long 5 day break to rejuvenate myself. Of course, people around me are worried, irritated by my poor health and losing concentration at study. The poor person who is worrying about me, I am sorry to have caused all the negativity. And thanks for chanting "Ah Mi Tou Fu" to hui xiang for me :)

The culprit for my stomach Flu "Korean cold noodle"

Recently we were into beading animal. We spent many hours of time and concentration to do the animal, everyone we put in our heart and soul. There why they are so live like. They are so alive that they BITE. Only the first one we did, sort of failed. We classified it as premature birth, and born with mild deformation. Poor seal... But as we became more experienced, the kitten, piggie, snowman and twitter bird are strong and healthy.





Whao, very long since I last updated. So long that Liping came for 6 weeks attachment at JI and now it was already 4 weeks into her new semester. Time really flies. Life moving on, still hunting aimlessly. When the one day that my life is finally orientated?

Dax & CLP (the intern)

Zhen Hao & Zhen Zi (the operation engineer)

When can you define a couple's honey moon period over? When both forgot about their anniversary.

Bought and Sold N8: Few days

Sembcorp shares jump from $3.7 (sold off rate) to $4.9: Few months

Me and Liping lovingly together: Few years and still counting.........

"Love doesn't really kick into the picture until the honey-moon period is over. There where people becaeme rational. And also the time to judge whether is it true love. Because true love will withstand the test of time." - Limbe say eh -_^

p/s: Picture above this line are not taken with Nokie N8, those below are.

Oh ya Some N8 photo sample:

Macro ModeLandscape mode
Portrait modeNight mode

I can't be bother to upload "flash in complete darkness" mode. You can very well expect crystal clear, noiseless, motion stopping high speed shutter image. Sharp, crisp and well exposured image from Nokia N8, it should well deserve a ISO 9001 engraved on its anodised high scratch resistance aluminium body.

  1. Good xenon logarithm for even distributed shot.
  2. Wide angle lens to fit more into the frame.
  3. 1/1.83 sensor size (bigger than most of the standard Pt&Shoot Cam) for noise control
  4. Carl Zeiss lens for maximum quality output.
  5. Real Mechanical shutter for instant focus even under low light (0.5sec).

This is GODLY.. This is CRAZZZYYYYY!!!!!!! WAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Post AGM 2010


We had a wonderful post AGM gathering. Thanks Valerie for all the picture as well as organizing such a great party for us. Food was nice and people were even nicer. As the milestone for this year AGM, as usual passing baton from old president to new president. Celestine our new president is a capable and well versed lady whom will leader us through many great events near future.

The party was held somewhere in Novena Square I think. They booked the whole game shop down, which made us felt ultra important and VIPness~ We had about 6 game console station to ourselves, Xbox and Wii. Oh btw the badminton was a great game, I battled with Fendy. Hmmm as usual, suck ball at music section. Guitar hero totally got owned. The game ain't much to tell.

Food couldn't have been better. In fact it was the best I had for since so many so many catering from sembcorp. Salad prawn, deep fried salmon, pepper beef, fruits tarts and the best pink pom pom cha cha in town!!


Cynyi, our Hippo head

Love Sembcorp, Love Hippo, Love N8

How to choose your N8 color

Hi people, note down this big big dates, Nokia N8 officially release on 5 Nov. Finally. It comes in 5 colors and what will you choose? Let me give you a little statistic from a recent poll as well as color senses to help you pick your best color. I know its hard. It didn't surprise me that black came up as first most wanted color, but the least wanted color did. I thought green was featured many times in the ads, why had it became the most unwanted color. Anyway already pre ordered the orange and CLP ordered the green. Oh, btw I seen the actual phone at Vivo city when a person applying his screen protector on. I instantly identify the gorgeous baby. It was an absolute head turner, specially with my illuminates orange.



BLACK

Black is authoritative and powerful; because black can evoke strong emotions, too much can be overwhelming. Black represents a lack of color, the primordial void, emptiness. It is a classic color for clothing, possibly because it makes the wearer appear thinner and more sophisticated.

SILVER (no silver, gray will do)

Gray is the color of intellect, knowledge, and wisdom. It is perceived as long-lasting, classic, and often as sleek or refined. It is a color that is dignified, conservative, and carries authority. Gray is controlled and inconspicuous and is considered a color of compromise, perhaps because it sits between the extremes of black and white. Gray is a perfect neutral, which is why designers often use it as a background color.

ORANGE

Orange, a close relative of red, sparks more controversy than any other hue. There is usually strong positive or negative association to orange and true orange generally elicits a stronger “love it” or “hate it” response than other colors. Fun and flamboyant orange radiates warmth and energy.

Interestingly, some tones of orange, such as terra cotta, peach, and rust have very broad appeal.

BLUE

Blue is the overwhelming “favorite color.” Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable, and committed.

The color of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming. However, not all blues are serene and sedate.

Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic — an engaging color that expresses exhilaration. Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring.

Indigo, a deeper blue, symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery, and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings.

Blue is the least “gender specific” color, having equal appeal to both men and women.

GREEN

Green occupies more space in the spectrum visible to the human eye than most colors, and is second only to blue as a favorite color. Green is the pervasive color in the natural world, making it an ideal backdrop in interior design because we are so used to seeing it everywhere.

The natural greens, from forest to lime, are seen as tranquil and refreshing, with a natural balance of cool and warm (blue and yellow) undertones. Green is considered the color of peace and ecology.

However, there is an “institutional” side to green, associated with illness and government-issued green cards, that conjures up negative emotions, as do the “slimy” or “bilious” greens.



OKIE.. CALL ME A NOKIA FANBOY.

No U-turn syndrome (NUTS)

No U-turn syndrome (NUTS) is coined by Sim Wang Hoo, director of Creative, to mock the conservative behavior of the people in Singapore. A common social behavior to seek for approval to higher authority prior to any action taken. No U-turn Syndrome uses traffic system in Singapore with comparison with other country to illustrate this phenomenon. Both systems serve the same purpose albeit in a different approach. However the social repercussion is significant.

In Singapore: Drivers are not allow to make a U-turn unless a sign specifically allows them to so.

Oversea: You CAN U-turn freely along the road, which you deem safe to do so as long as "No U-turn sign" is not present.

The "No U-turn Syndrome" permeates into the life of every citizen including our parent, which drove down this concept into our brain as little as we are 4 years old. Our lifestyle and decision since young were rule based. If there is no rule for you to do, then it’s NO DO.

In his articles, he further elaborate that we were nurtured to be easily manipulated so that foreign MNC would be attracted to establish their sub base in Singapore. They came in, set a rule and system from oversea headquarter and all our citizens were always ready to comply. No question asked.

And due to the rigidness of our country's educational system and culture, everyone had to follow other people's paths. If everyone has a degree, then we have to get a certificate even if it means giving up our integrity, passion, lifestyle, dream and creativity.

Hippocampus 2010 committee

I was rather surprise, i could squeeze into he hippo campus commuitee. I love to organize event for people and therefore glad with our arrangement. People in event management are generally good people and easily associated.

Just finished a dinner section with them yesterday at Suntec skinny pizza. Head scholar was generous on our dinner budget, which totalling to $300 plus. As we are eye of an apple which deserved to be well fed, and fed well. I quoted her here. Thanks Cynyi.

President role was passed to Celestine from ex-president; Valeria. Both were excellent female icon who holds great leadership criteria. It rare for women to have my respect and they totally deserve my all due respect. Cynyi ended the dinner with a great motivational speech, and I was all charged with positive energy to face my mundane lifestyle all over again. How powerful is that, when you really can communicate and motivate your people whom you manage. These are great people.

Time flies and CLP came to her last week of her attachment. She going to part us for her last semester in school before she return to join us full time. She had been a doll all this while, being strong and supportive to me. I really had to owe it to her for helping me over one major assignment. I had been assigned for PUB clarification and she helped me to document it and typed 9000 words on words. Almost took her half a day typing. I think from 2pm till 9pm. Couldn't had made it w/o her.


-- Post From My iPhone

缘中秀的紫微斗术

缘中秀的紫微斗术。

Master Ivan told me the same thing that he told me last time during Aura reading. The first thing he see my chart is: 你很乱。乱乱乱乱乱。


Missing elements from earth and fire

According to my ba zi, out of the five element ; wood, fire, metal, earth and water. I had 5 elements under fire, 2 under water and 1 under wood. (Everyone supposed to have 8 random elements of any kind). As illustrated in the above diagram, I had a strong characteristic (metal), but lacks in career(earth) and drive(fire).

本命: 缺火,缺水。 很难突出,没方向。

夫妻: 老婆为贵

子女: 为贵

事业: 先成家而再立业, 有想法, 胆缺, 冲不到。

迁移: 适合到国外发展。

朋友: 女为好, 身边小人多, 朋友截你福气。

财: 正财为旺, 不宜赌。

The simplest sentence to describe all the craps are: 我天生我材, 被人用. Had the potential but display for the wrong person, unappreciated. Career/ Environment meet evil star of 陀螺. Spinning round and round without directions, disorientated in life. Stepping all over in the wrong directions.

Got the plan to do but lack the courage to carry it out. Insecure of myself. Discontented with life, suitable to live in the moment of glory rather than remaining forever under a low post. Responsibility is my motivation to changes. Suitable to get married this year or next year. If not have to wait till 2013.

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End of the session, master recommended me to rectify my fate by purchasing some $988 kind of pyramid, which of course I had kindly rejected. I think it will be more worthwhile investing in my Nokia N8, which by the way only cost $799 if you pre order online.

Well, 一命 ,二运 ,三风水 ,四读书 ,五福报. 中国五千年历史源远流传, 必然有他一定的道理. I do not doubt the existence of Feng Shui itself, I am just not so sure about the person conveying it, the creditability and the accuracy of it. I am just taking it with a pinch of salt, it will not affect my decision in whatsoever. Anyone interested in reading the thingy, i say, save it up for something else. Some things are better to left alone.

My birthday celebration, 2010

I am one year older today. So ytd went celebrate with CLP at Wisma. Went Porter international to get my present, end up getting a sling bag instead of a waist pouch. And probably that will be my best present of my life, i love it so much. Muackzz.





Shortly after we went to the side and stumble upon Swendson, went in to indulge ourself with some ice cream. Since its my birthday to speak, i guess we could be a bit generous on the spending. We were really engross in watching Andy lau's MV and end of the meal, we just walked out without paying for the ice cream. Funny thing was when we walk pass the manager, he still thanks us for having our meal there while I just replied with a "welcome". Opppsss!!!!!!



Walking out for our dinner below wisma at the live band resturant, I couldn't remember the name thou, but that was the classist resturant i wanted to dine in for a long time. Accomplished! And yes, we did remember to pay for the dinner. :) thanks again for my dear who paid for it. She insisted to pay of course.






Thanks all buds who wish my happy birthday on my FB. Thanks, you all had made me felt important. It a very general gesture I know, but it meant a lot.

-- Post From My iPhone

Building cage for fatty bombom


As promised, I will have to deliver the exciting titles. So beginning from that day when we ran away home, two of my besties came to offer their help. Come to think of it, when we starts working, friends are getting lesser which is why the same faces keep reappearing. Well, anyway, that's fatty bombom. If this picture doesn't melt your heart away, I bet nothing can. She was initially shy when we brought her home, thinks she needed some time to acclimatize herself. She didn't drink or eat as much as expected, but she is recovering.

Alright, speaking back to the day after I quarrelled with my father, Ethan and CLP joined me the next morning helping me carry stuff back to my aunt house at Chinatown. After unpacking everything at there, we explored the place a little, I still know my way around as I stayed there when I was very young. We bought some DIY material to cage my pig. Let's see some action from us.

My new view at Chinatown

CLP mothering her with vitamin C water

Ethan measuring dimension

CLP acting 'involved' in front of camera


Woooo, fatty likes to be tickles at her belly.

Finally, fatty pom pom warming up her new house

Updates: CLP had brought fatty pompom back to her house at Woodland. We were so afraid to let her father know about it, but he just happen to came back home while we were setting up the cage for her. I was so afraid that he might be like my father, throwing tantrum at us. Surprisingly, he just asked me what was that and where did we buy at. Whao!!! Now finally, fatty can have a nice place to sleep in.

P/S: Sorry for the boring entries that were abruptly ended. I do not have time to really sit down and write.

Mum and I moved away from father

We brought a guinea pig, named fatty bombom. A typical introduction will be me introducing the guinea pig as a new member to our family and how all of us adore the new pet, ending with a happily ever after. However, not for my case.

This guinea pig had precusored a family tragedy which likely leads to a divorce between a couple, a complete tie cut between a father and son and a ugly situation of family members competing for monetaries. This is my introduction for my pet.

Its overrated to put the blame on the pet. Put it this way, an already shattered family without love for each other, is like a high pressured; leaking gas cylinder. So readily to combust and a pet had triggered an ignition. BOOM!!!!!!!

When we bring home fatty bombom, I thought its only courteous to inform him about it. No rymth and reson he started to scold me and complain about me using air con and not doing household shore, bla bla bla. And he threaten to throw my guinea pig out the next day. Through out the whole commotion, i just kept my silent. I do not know what did he said. Somehow he just manage to waken the bengness in me, like when i was 17. The past which i tried hard not to become, buried deep in some neverland. That moment I erputed, like totally being taken control. In my trance, my adrendine maxed out where my body gain awareness peak, fight or flight mode. My heart raced, pupil dilated and every single pores excreted cold sweat. The adrendine rush overwhlemed me and trying hard to find source to disspate, so it ended up making my whole body shiver. Its not that i am scared, i am so ready to take him like a men, one on one we talk outside kind of fight. My poor old lady stood between us attempt to stop our fight. We exchanged valgurities at each other, he proclaimed himself as the owner of the house, scolded CLP as well, telling her he don't ever wish to see her again at our house. Is either of this reason or the fact that he said he don't wanna pay electric bill lim peh and lim bu decided that we have hax enough. If its hard ball he wants to play, then hard ball it is. We had a short debrief between lim bu and CLP, we want a divorce and we are moving out.

We are comtemplating a series of pay back. We gotten sweep him off guard. But its very confidential to disclose our plan now. So check back later. As quickly as possible i applied 2 day urgent leave with my boss at 11pm at night, by the next morning we packed our essential stuff and we are gone staying at my aunt house. Clp and ethan came helped me to move. This isn't childplay or a getaway. This is for real and it gonna be permanent. We are dead serious. 有你没我的境界. But we must do the divorce asap so he would not have the time to react and also to prevent my mum from giving in again. She is very flicker minded on this and she had already endured him for so long.

2nd morning, we went back and packed our other stuff, i even moved my desktop, 人去搂空 basically. Stay tune, for future exciting titles:

-Building cage for fatty bombom

-Living live before and after

-家好月圆 singapore version

-- Post From My iPhone

My one year anniversary with CLP

Phew.

Can I not be so lazy anymore. I nelgected my blog for so long not just because I don't have the time to write it, but I am really lazy. Okie, enuff nonsense. Something happy to share about.

Liping and I had just celebrated our 1 year anniversary. Many people foresee our relationship to not last that long. How can such two different person to be getting along so well. Our secret receipt is not to compare with other couple and be contented with what we have. Besides, compromising and understanding to each other is very important. So the special night, we just have some home-made cheese platter and red wine while spending quantity time with each other. That's enough. (For me)


So long never went oversea together. last time was to shenzhen. So that day went over with CLP and her sister, she brought some clothes at lucky plaza, we ate dinner together at road side hawker. End up I brought nothing. Learnt that custom in Malaysia had some major make over.





Good news aside. Now don't mention NUS or BBDC to me. Because when you add these 2 things together. I become unhappy. Dinner, motor ride, telephone number...... All is so shit. Hate hate hate. Why something like this had to happen during one 1 year anniversary?


Apple Peel 520, convert Ipod touch to Iphone




If you are one of those who dream about making phone call on ipod touch, like I used to. The wait is over, our prayer had been answered. It yesterday news already, but I still would like to alert those still not in the picture. China geeks had unveil apple peel 520. Essentially, a rubber that contain a spare extension battery, a sim card reader, a microphone and a vibrator.

The only draw back, is that the casing only hack itouch with the ability to make/ receive call and send/ receive message only. The still hasn't support 3G network. Meaning not on the go internet access.

Retailing at $49

Why not take a look a itouch 4th generation. Retina display, A4 chip, better RAM, thinner, lighter, facetime and much more coming on the way. You even get to engrave words when you order online.

Wait, isn't that makes up a total iphone 4 costing less than 350SGD???