Coming soon - Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is around the corner. Less than a week... When I was a little young boy, Chinese New Year celebration is one of the happiest moment I love. It was like my childhood dream for Chinese New Year. I love it not only because I can get fat and big ang pow, but also get to have fun with my cousin fired up the firecrackers...These was my childhood memory...

Today, it is just barely one week before the Chinese New Year. There is no more the 'feel' of Chinese New Year like how it suppose to be in the old days. The decoration in shopping mall were only so so.. Fireworks is strictly banned, thanks to the government. What more left to celebrate?...

I did a big mistake yesterday to get my hair cut. It was bad, very very very bad. Awww... it's freaking fugly. I ain't going back to the salon again. The worst thing is I pay 20 bucks for this bad hair cut. I can get a decent haircut at any express cut salon in the shopping centre and the charges are much more cheaper. Damn it! But, let's see the other side of it, hopefully my bad hair cut will turn good luck and prosperous new year for me.

My secondary school grand reunion dinner going to be held at a famous hotel ballroom on 3rd day of Chinese New Year. There' s a lot need to be prepare. I have tons of slideshow yet to be completed for the reunion dinner. On top of that, I still have a few hundred of RAW photo to be process..

Another part is to arrange a meet up with bunch of old friend and junkies. I can say almost every Chinese New Year holiday, I won't be sitting at home. I will be out in the early morning and come back late at night. Everyday without fail...

Looks like my CNY holiday are busier than my working life....sigh

List of things need to get it done before I balik kampung...
1. Spring cleaning my room(I am expected to clean up 5% of my room)
2. Prepare and pack my gear and stuff to bring back(laptops, cameras, clothes, gadgets.. etc...)
3. Top up my Touch N Go card - I don't wanna stuck in the fucking jam.
4. Shop for my CNY clothes and get some CNY stuff back home.

List of things need to do when I get back home. ( I am lazy to list it out, there's at least more than 100 list of thing need to do).

Last .. wish you all have a wonderful holiday beside Chinese. As for Chinese and who are celebrathing Chinese New Year, Gong Xi Fat Cai and ang pow mali!
;-)

The end of my CompactDrive PD70x Portable Storage Device

Being an idiot again. Forgetful me leave 4 pieces of AA sized Duracell alkaline battery inside my Compact Drive PD70X Portable Storage Device for more than 6 month! Until today, it just come across my mind try to open up the battery bay and check if there is any battery there.

My intuition is true, when I saw the battery inside the battery bay with some slimy and blueish alkaline chemical dripping out. Arggh...immediately I knew that it was the end of day for my PD70x.

Not satisfied, I crack open up my PD70. I found that the alkaline chemical already gone into the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) mainboard of PD70X. The resin on the board started to popped out and peeled off. I can't even clean the board because the alkaline chemical is everywhere. You can see blueish chemical on the board. I can't imagine how can I so forget to remove the battery from the device.

All I can say is SHIT....

Lesson learned:

NEVER EVER LEAVE ANY KIND OF BATTERY INSIDE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME

Result:

MANAGE TO SALVAGE MY HARD DISK, PRICELESS!

p/s: Time to scout for Epson P3000, there goes my hard earned cash!

The Fart Story

Got this from SMS:

Somebody farted during the Royal Comission Inquiry...

Inquiry office asked Tengku Adnan first: "Did you fart?"
Adnan replied: "You must be mad..."

Office then asked Dr M: "Did you fart?"
Dr M replied: "I don't remember. Anyway it's my prerogative to fart. I don't have to tell anyone.

Officer also ask Eusoff Chin the same question.
He replied: "If someone attribute it to me, I cannot prevent him."

Finally, officer asked V K Lingam:" Did you fart?"
Lingam replied: "Sounds and smells like mine.... but it's not mine!"

Bamboo fun?

My Company I got a bamboo fun on Tuesday. What is Bamboo fun? Nope, it is not a bamboo that give you a lot of pleasure and fun...Actually it is not a bamboo at all, it's a pleasure pressure sensitive tablet from WACOM.

This tablet device can be used to edit and process photo with higher accuracy than using the best laser mouse in the world. Why? 1024dpi pressure sensitive on the tablet itself. Batteryless mouse and pen.

I gain more control and accuracy on using pen than mouse. Unfortunately, I still need to get used to this even thou it is like normal pen writing on the tablet. Trust me, you need some time to get the correct "feel" on this device.

Here's how it looks like ( I knew my writing and drawing sucks!):

And these is the photo edited using Bamboo fun..

Before copying and editing using Bamboo and Photoshop (Sorry have to grab from http://www.viewimages.com/ without permission because this is the best image so far I can get, kudos to the photographer):

After editing using Bamboo fun and photoshop CS2:

PS: Pak Lah please don't sue me. I think he going to ban wacom tablet one day (I will keep on practising untill can draw your face looks 10 years younger)...

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《惜》

收到一个知友的短讯，带有很深的意识：

曾经拥有的不要 《忘记》，
属于自己的不要《放弃》，
辛苦的来得更要《珍惜》，
已经失去的当作《回忆》，
走过的路已成《过去》，
未来的梦想要《争取》，
很多事情原本就不能《顺其自然，随心所欲》。

加油吧！人只有一次的机会！

American are NOT stupid!

Watch this...







What can you conclude after watching this clip?



Conclusion:

American are NOT stupid, some of them are just dumb ass...

My year 2008 wish list for Photography

16 days has passed in year 2008. I got a wish list of photography gear to acquire to fullfill my desire and needs for photography. Of cause in the end of day, it still depends on my budget.

Here's the list:
1. Canon EFS 10 - 20mm F3.5 - F4.5 USM (RM2200) ACQUIRED!
2. Canon EF 70 - 200 F2.8L IS USM (RM6200)
3. Canon CP-E4 Speedlite Battery Pack (RM650) Bought it yesterday (19.01.08) for RM580 from YL Camera Service, Pudu Plaza
4. Canon Speedlite 580EX II (RM1500)
5. Canon EOS 40D / 5D body (RM4200 / RM8900)
6. Macbook (RM5000)
7. 22inch LCD Monitor (RM1100)
8. 2 x 500GB of External Harddisk (WD Book) (RM500 each)

Total estimation cost of ownership for my wish list :-RM21850 (whooooooah!)

Pray pray CNY win gamble or hit lottery!

Best poem of 2006 (nominated by the United Nation)

This poem was nominated by UN as the best poem of 2006, Written by an African Kid

When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in Sun, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black

And you white fellow
When you born, you pink
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
And when you die, you gray
And you calling me coloured?

Nissan Skyline GTR R35 Assembly Plant

This japanese supercar create craze around the world. Cost near to the price of Porsche GT3 and a chick magnet. Watch how this monster been manufactured. Amazing isn't it...

I gonna own this one day. Ride down the street of Seri Kembangan with the thundering exhaust sound of this monster... *Day dreaming*


Nissan GTR assembly plant



Nissan GTR engine assembly plant

Can't wait for Super GT 2008 in Sepang Internation Circuit... The new GTR...

What's the name of this song and band?

Anyone know the name of this song?

Tough time never last, tough people do...

Tough time never last, tough people do...

This quote suddently comes into my mind. How true can it be. Living in today's world, I strongly agree with the quote. Why? Something comes into my mind. From the people and today's society. I notice that people often giving up too soon. Yes giving up too soon until you will realize that you youself aren't tough enough for this society.

The decription of "TOUGH" today is different from the old days. Working from 8am to 10pm and hard doesn't mean you're tough. If you're hardworking in today's society, I would say it is not a wise thing to do.

Being "TOUGH" is not only hardworking, street and work smart, but to be able to face the challenges of the society. The society today full of wonderful people, your eyes gotta be sharp. Watch out for those cunning sly fucker trying to ruin your life and put you in deep shit that smells extremely bad. Nowdays, deperate people are willing to do anything to gain their advantage.

So how are you going to be tough? There's a lot of ways of being tough... In the end of days, it is you yourself who determine how tough you are. The tougher you are, the more challenges you can face in boleh-land society.

Unfortunately, I smells tough time coming soon to this boleh-land society. Hang on! Be tough!

Place that I have visited to date

7% of the total countries of the world?.. at least 50% in the future, still have 43% to go...

2008 New Year Fireworks at Midvalley City

2008 New Year Fireworks at Midvalley City, originally uploaded by Chee Wooi.

Goodbye 2007 and welcome 2008. Wish you all have a great year ahead in 2008.

New year new resolution. Great year and great expectation ahead.