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2016-09-09T14:35:00.002+08:00

Here's a deal recommendation for Flickrshare fans :-

If you are looking for an Android TV Box set, this special offer must not be missed. Only available till 9th September 2016 as it is part of Banggood.com's anniversary sale.

NEXBOX-A3-Amlogic-S912-2GB-RAM-16GB-ROM-TV-BOX

Trying my best to explain in simple terms, the selling points of this set top box are :-

Running on the latest CPU for set top boxes - Octa-Core Amlogic S912, 

it has 16GB ROM (storage space to store your apps, files, etc) 

2GB RAM (for brain power processing), 

Support dual wifi channels (2.4G and 5.0G) if your home router supports dual channel, 

4K HDR output (4K TV or UHDTV required to enjoy the best visuals), 

easy to use preinstalled Kodi (an app for watching movies, shows, sports, music, etc),

Up to date Android 6.0 (other models in the market still run on 4.0 or 5.0)

It is a good USD 30 or more worth of savings compared to similar specifications set top boxes out there.

More information on this box available here.

http://www.tvboxnews.com/nexbox-a3-amlogic-s912-tv-box-online-at-banggood-com-octa-core-2ghz-64-bit-arm-cortex-a53-cpu/

Life Hacks For The Household

2016-02-29T11:31:00.005+08:00

Household Tips

Here are some household tips which I picked up recently.

Using chalk to reduce moisture / dehumidify closets

If your closets have a musky smell, it means that the humidity levels is high. Leave a bundle of chalk in your closet to keep it dry and fresh. The chalk absorbs the moisture from the air.
Discard it when the chalk feels a bit damp / not like "fresh" chalk.

Using pandan leaves as a refrigerator freshener

Sometimes your fridge may smell bad because of fish, meat or other food that went bad. Pop in a bunch of washed pandan leaves, tied in a bundle with a rubber band and leave it inside. It will kill off those odours and gives a fresh pandan fragrance.
What is pandan leaves?

Natural mosquito repellent

Slice a lime into half and insert some cloves into the flesh and leave it where the mosquitoes cause a nuisance.

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Candy Crush Jelly Saga - Tips and Tricks

2016-01-17T13:03:00.001+08:00

Have you tried the latest Candy Crush Jelly Saga yet?

More challenges await you in this game, kudos to King for coming up with yet another game to suck our time away!

One of the main highlight of this game which I particularly enjoy is the battle with the Jelly Queen. It becomes like a game of chess as you take turns with the Jelly Queen to unveil the hidden marshmallows called Pufflers or to spread your jelly over the game board.

Here are some of my personal tips for Candy Crush Jelly Saga.

When you are playing the Pufflers battle with the Jelly Queen, there are a few things to note. As you are taking turns with the Jelly Queen, you must ensure that your moves do not allow her to take advantage of the game when she takes the next turn. For example, if you leave the next move for her to just flip open the last jelly to reveal the Puffler, it will be to your detriment. Creating special jelly on your turn will force her to miss a turn.

If you are playing the battle to spread the jelly over the board, make sure you are matching the jellies with at least one of them on a tile with your colour in order to spread the jelly. If you are matching with no tiles of your own but that of the Jelly Queen, you end up spreading the Queen's colour instead.

Similarly, creating special jellies will make her miss her turn. Creating 3 special jellies in a row will fill up the entire board with your colour, winning the game for yourself.

In this game, I find the jelly fishes only useful if used when there are few tiles left to clear. So don't be in a hurry to use them, use them strategically.

Download links below

iOS Appstore

Android Playstore

Watch these videos for more tips for Candy Crush Jelly Saga!

Simple Guide on how to jailbreak iphone ipad running on iOS 8.3 & 8.4

2015-06-25T14:44:00.001+08:00

Update : This latest jailbreak tool can support up to iOS version 8.4!

The latest jailbreak tool for iOS version 8.3 / 8.4 is out.

The TaiG iOS 8.4 – iOS 8.1.3 jailbreak is compatible with the following devices:

iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5 and iPhone 4s

iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3 and iPad 2

iPad mini 1 (1st generation iPad mini), iPad mini 2 (Retina iPad mini), iPad mini 3

iPod touch 5th generation

THE SIMPLE GUIDE TO JAILBREAKING iOS DEVICES RUNNING IOS 8.3

Do a backup of your iOS devices using iTunes.

Connect your iOS device to your laptop or PC with the USB cable.

Turn off Passcode or Touch ID (Fingerprint ID) on your device.

Turn off Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone/iPad.

Download the TaiG jailbreak tool here

Note : This tool is currently meant for Laptops or PCs running Windows Operating System only.

When fully downloaded, extract the file into a folder.

Run the file TaiGJbreak_EN.exe as an Administrator (Right click on the file and select from the pop up menu)

Click Start and it will detect your device.

While running the jailbreak tool, if you get the following error message “Apple driver has not been found please download and install iTunes”, you will need to download and install your iTunes with the installer from this link.

(Optional) Deselect the 3K Assistant 2.3.0 (TaiG’s App Store) option, if you DO NOT wish to install the TaiG 3K Appstore which is an alternative (and illegal) Appstore which allows you to download paid apps for free (i.e. illegal pirated apps!). Select this option at your own risk and responsibility.

Let the jailbreak tool do its job, it will reboot your iOS device a few times and inform you when its done.

When jailbroken successfully, you will see the Cydia icon on your device. If you don't, do a spotlight search for it. Re-run the jailbreak tool if necessary.

Done. For more details on how to make full use of your newly jailbroken device, you can google about it.

It will not work if your device is running later versions than 8.4.

How to Restart iPhone, iPad without Power and Home Button

2015-01-16T11:27:00.001+08:00

How to Restart iPhone, iPad without Power and Home Button

If your iphone or ipad has a faulty power and home button, this is what you can do within the phone software itself to trigger a reboot, without the need to physically press the home and power button.

Basically it involves changing some (non-critical) settings in your iOS devices such that the device will prompt you to restart itself to effect the changes.

"Why didn't I think of that?" - I hear you say....

How To Make Candy Crush Candies Using Rainbow Loom Bands

2014-07-22T15:07:00.002+08:00

Candy Crush Rainbow Loom

This is for the advanced rainbow loomer.

How to get started with Rainbow Loom - Make Rainbow Loom Bracelets For The Beginner

2014-07-22T15:05:00.002+08:00

What is Rainbow Loom Band?

Other than being a global phenomenal trend, Rainbow Loom is a simple handicraft set consisting of the following items :-

Loom board that looks like this

Loom Board

A Loom Hook and some clips that looks like this :-

Hook and Clips

and finally the rubber/silicon bands that comes in many colours.

Loom Bands in Rainbow colours!

How to get started on Rainbow Loom - making bracelets

Rainbow Loom is the name of the brand that started this craze. However, there are many other products out there offering similar if not the same items as you see above. Their prices may differ and so will their quality.

If you are wondering why you are so slow to catch on this trend, don't despair. The advantage of being slow is that there are tons of tutorials out there to help you on your learning journey.

The easiest thing you can learn if you are beginner is this "Single Chain Bracelet". It is simple and you should be able to accomplish it easily. For Rainbow Loom, your imagination is the limit and there are like limitless possibilities in what you can create with some rainbow loom bands and a loom board!

Once you are done with the single chain bracelet, you will definitely want more. You can then progress to the next tutorial - Diamond Bracelet

[Share] AfterShip - Track Packages, Parcels & Mails and Get Delivery Updates of 130s International Couriers FREE

2014-04-21T11:31:00.002+08:00

Following up on the earlier post explaining the various shipping tracking terms for purchases from China, here is an awesome app that is available on the Apple iOS Appstore to help you track multiple purchases by just keying the tracking number once.
That's really how easy it is!

AfterShip - Track Packages, Parcels & Mails and Get Delivery Updates of 130s International Couriers FREE

It is easy to use
Free of charge
No advertisements
Can track multiple shipments
Allows you to name each reference so that you know which tracking reference is for which purchase
Auto detects the carrier service for you!

There is no reason not to download this app if you need to track multiple shipments at one time!

If you dont own an iOS device, you can use their web page to track as well!
https://www.aftership.com/

Strongly recommended!

Download here

https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/aftership-track-packages-parcels/id507014023?mt=8

Tencent to Bring Candy Crush Saga to China this Summer - iPhone.PandaApp.com

2014-04-21T11:26:00.001+08:00

Wow! What have they been missing!

Tencent to Bring Candy Crush Saga to China this Summer - iPhone.PandaApp.com

Candy Crush Saga publisher King Digital Entertainment is bringing the sugary sensation to China this summer with the help of Chinese internet and media firm Tencent, King announced today.

Tencent will distribute a Chinese version of Candy Crush Saga on its Mobile QQ and WeChat services. Candy Crush Saga is already available elsewhere in Asia — last year, King released the game in Japan and South Korea.

"I am thrilled to be launching Candy Crush Saga with Tencent in China," said Riccardo Zacconi, CEO of King, in a press release today. "Tencent has the largest mobile social network in China and is a great partner to work with. I look forward to working together to make Candy Crush Saga as popular in China as in the rest of the world."

"Tencent always hopes to bring global premier mobile games to China, and Candy Crush is one of the best. We are excited that our collaboration will combine King's enjoyable mobile gaming experience and Tencent's strong game publishing and operation capabilities in China. We are looking forward to bringing great moments of fun to Chinese users soon," said Steven Ma, senior vice president of Tencent.

In February, King reported that as of December 2013, it had 93 million daily active users for Candy Crush Saga, which is the publisher's most popular game by far. The company went public in late March with an initial public offering set at $22.50 per share, for a total valuation of about $7 billion.

Source: Polygon

[How-To] [Share] How To Interpret China Post Hong Kong Post EMS Tracking Information

2014-04-06T12:33:00.000+08:00

Update : Get this awesome free parcel tracking app if you have an iOS device like iPhone or iPad. Check out this post here

If you have bought things from Ebay, Dealextreme, Aliexpress, Alibaba, DHGate, PriceAngels, Focalprice, Lightake and so on, you might come across a tracking number issued to you by the seller from China or Hong Kong.

To track your package, this is a good website to track parcels mailed via major postal services like China Post, Hong Kong Post, Singpost, EMS, DHL, etc.
http://www.17track.net/en

However, if you are a non-native Chinese reader, you might have problems understanding the terms that shows up sometimes. For eg.

收寄局收寄, 深圳市国际大宗邮件处理中心
出口总包互封开拆
出口总包直封封发
交航

and the translation (usually via Google) churns out funny interpretations that leave you non the wiser.

Help is here.

Basically you would have difficulty understanding the tracking status from the point the supplier dispatch the goods to the postal vendor till the point in time it reaches your home country. Once it reaches your home country, the tracking updates would be provided by your home country's postal service handler and the language would likely to be in something which you can understand more easily.

Here is a brief explanation on the common terms used in tracking statuses for China outbound mail services.

Step 1

The first step is when your supplier sends it to his domestic postal vendor, you will see something like this :-

收寄局收寄,

深圳市国际大宗邮件处理中心

To understand this, there is two portions :-

收寄局收寄 means it is received by the mail handling agency or postal agency

深圳市国际大宗邮件处理中心 is the name of the local mail agency. In this case, it refers to Shenzhen. You may see other words in this second portion as it depends on which province or state your supplier ships it from. Common ports are Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing.

Step 2

Next you are likely to see a term like this : 出口总包直封封发

It basically means the item has been dispatched onward to its next destination.

Similarly, there will be some more characters behind it, indicating the port of departure.

If the goods were sent from a minor port or smaller province, it would probably head off to a major international port first. In this case you will come across the next step.

Step 3

出口总包互封开拆 literally means export total package mutual seals open (no meaning literally)

This actually means that there is an exchange taking place from the domestic port to the international port.

For example Shenzhen > Guangzhou.Usually the smaller postal players will handle the domestic transport and then it reaches the international port where it will finally leave the country towards your country.

When this interchange takes place, you will see the next tracking update as 出口总包直封封发 which simply means that it is onwards to the next destination.

This Step 2 & Step 3 could be repeated for a few cycles depending on the parcel's original dispatch location. The smaller province will take a few cycle before it reaches the major international departure port. Hence, some parcels take longer to emerge out from China compared to others.

Step 4

交航 literally means navigation.

However in postal terms, it means that it is in the midst of transportation, whether in the air or via sea to your country.

Step 5

The next status you will likely be seeing is that it has reaches your home country. And from then, you can probably track via your own postal service website for your parcel in your own language.

Hope this article helps you!

[How-To] [Share] Best Jailbreak Tweaks for iOS 7

2014-03-26T08:45:00.001+08:00

Now that you have jailbroken your iPhone/iPad device running iOS 7 and above (excluding 7.1), you must be wondering how to make good use of this jailbreak.

Here's a good read on the various tweaks that you can install for your jailbroken iOS 7 devices
Best Jailbreak Tweaks for iOS 7 on iPhone and iPad

Point to note if you have not jailbroken your device yet, currently there is no jailbreak method available for the latest iOS 7.1, if you are running iOS 7.0x, you can still do it. So don't upgrade to 7.1 if you want to jailbreak after reading the above article.

[Share] Sharp 32 Inch LED TV Going For A Song

2014-03-23T15:33:00.002+08:00

[SHARP]Super Discount - Sharp 32-Inch LED TV (Black) Aquos LC-32LE340 with 3-Year Local Warranty
S$269.00
Grab this deal if you live in Singapore!

Things that make us Singaporeans

2014-03-11T09:54:00.001+08:00

If you have never been to Singapore, even if you have been here as a tourist, you probably couldn't imagine how it is like to live in this little country. Not that we live like in North Korea, but there are just many little things that is uniquely Singapore even though it is a tiny island.
If you are planning to come over to Singapore whether for work, study or holiday, this post would give you a good mental preparation for what to expect.
This year the nation turns 50 years young and there is a national project going on to commemorate this special anniversary.
Here is a video to start things off, hopefully after watching this video you have a better idea of how it is like to live in Singapore :-

A Valentine's Day Video for the Lovebirds out there!

2014-02-10T14:14:00.001+08:00

王力宏 - 依然愛你 Still In Love With You- Wang Lee Hom (Cover by 高豪力 feat 林威) (...

2014-02-10T13:57:00.001+08:00

Another nice cover by Gerald Ko

"我的歌聲裡"-曲婉婷 (You Exist in My Song - Wanting Qu) - 高豪力 (Gerald Ko) 翻唱 (+p...

2014-02-10T13:53:00.001+08:00

Best cover of this song by 曲婉婷 Qu Wanting.

Valentine's Day Woes

2014-02-09T10:15:00.001+08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to Flickrshare readers!

[Share] Flappy Bird - Has anyone tried this game yet?

2014-02-08T10:34:00.001+08:00

Have you tried Flappy Bird, the game that has taken over the Appstore by storm?

Its an awfully difficult game but apparently it is the hottest game right now!

Personally, I wouldn't waste my time on this game though.

[Candy Crush Saga] New update to Mobile Version of Candy Crush Saga

2014-02-04T13:30:00.003+08:00

There is a new update for the mobile versions of Candy Crush Saga - adding more Dreamworld levels.

Get it from Appstore or Google Play Store, depending on your device of choice.

[Candy Crush Saga] How to clear Level 95 Candy Crush Saga Tips & Hints

2014-02-04T13:29:00.003+08:00

Here is a guide to clearing Level 95 Candy Crush Saga (non-Dreamworld)

Candy Crush Level 95

For Level 95, candies will exit from the bottom of the lowest row in the middle columns and into the lower portion on the extreme left & right columns. The arrows pointing down is showing where they will exit.
The trick is to get the cherries and hazelnuts to the extreme left or right columns and then get them out of the system by using horizontal striped candies or other combos to blast away candies blocking the exits.
Plenty of big blasting action on the lower half of the board would help to pave the way for the cherries and hazelnuts to filter down and out of the board.

[Candy Crush Saga] New update to Candy Crush Saga mobile version

2014-01-24T11:33:00.003+08:00

Latest mobile version update brings you up to Level 500.

{How to] Use PS3 controllers with your iOS devices

2014-01-20T18:07:00.001+08:00

This is way cool but it requires a jailbroken device.

[How-To] Where to track your China Post or Hong Kong Post parcel tracking number

2014-01-20T00:04:00.002+08:00

How To Track Your Parcels

If you have ordered something from a website like DHGate, Alibaba, Aliexpress, Dealextreme, Ebay, etc and the seller issued you a Tracking No for your item, you can check the status and location of your parcel on this site

http://www.17track.net/

Regardless of which courier company is sending the mail, it will be able to search on your behalf, something like what Google does for you for the internet. It is able to check more than just China Post or Hong Kong Post - the two most commonly used postal agents by sellers in the above mentioned websites - which by the way can be very slow.

Unless of course if the seller gave you a dud tracking number (which do happens sometimes, due to error or fraud).

Do take note that the updating of tracking information onto the internet is not immediate - sometimes the information is updated 2-3 days after the parcel left the post office, so do not be alarmed.

[Candy Crush Saga] New Update to Desktop Version of Candy Crush Saga - Levels 501 to 515 available now

2013-12-28T00:32:00.001+08:00

Levels 501 to 515 Added to Candy Crush Saga Desktop Version

After a long hiatus, the desktop version of Candy Crush Saga has finally been updated with Levels 501 to 515.

Prior to this update, there was an introduction of Dreamworld which is in another realm and starts all over from Level 1. You can play Dreamworld on the mobile version as well.

Dreamworld in Candy Crush Saga leads you to another realm for more Candy Crushing fun!

With this latest update, now you can play in two concurrent worlds.

Don't forget that logging in to the desktop version these days allow you a free spin daily to win booster prizes like a Lollipop, Rainbow Sprinkle, etc.

[How-To] How to display battery life in percentage on iPhone iOS 7

2013-12-24T14:50:00.002+08:00

Open the "Settings" app,
Go to "General" >>> "Usage" >>>
Scroll down and under "Battery Usage"
You will see the button to turn the percentage on and off.