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Xigmatek Red Scorpion S1283

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:24:00 +0000

All the time, I'm always thinking about buying cool stuffs to mod my computer. Then recently. I noticed that my computer is running too hot for my liking. Therefore, I went to search for some nice CPU coolers and I found this.

Xigmatek Red Scorpion S-1283 HDT

An outstanding performance air cooler with H.D.T. technology, RED SCORPION-S1283 creates most efficient heat conduction and particular spoiler design to cool down components around CPU.

RED SCORPION-S1283 combines transparent colorful fan, Nickel Heat-pipe (Φ8mm), 4pcs white LED lights on fan, anti-vibration rubber, spoiler and 3 in 1 application retention module.

With anti-vibration rubber for fan and 3 in 1 application retention module design, RED SCORPION-S1283 provides users not only easier and quicker installation, but also lowest noise level.

H.D.T. (Heat-pipe direct touch) technology.
4pcs white LED on Fan
Transparent colorful housing and blade.
Anti-vibration rubber design.
3pcs Φ8mm high performance U type heat-pipes.
120mm highly efficient PWM fan.
Light weight.
High performance & easy installation.
3 in 1 application: LGA775 push-pin / K8 & AM2 tool-less clip.

Had to take out the whole motherboard to mount the heatsink. I also bought the mounting bracket plus some Gelid GC-1 performance thermal paste go with it. The pins included with the heatsink didn't provide a secure mount and some say that it might bend your motherboard over a long period of time. Thus I used the mounting bracket which costs less than MYR50. The thermal paste is to ensure maximum contact between the processor and the cooler. It fills up the tiny gaps in between. Heat transfers better through solid than air.

Anyway, after some testing and some burn in using Prime 95 and other benchmarking softwares, I found that temperature was well kept. At stock settings aka no overclock, during idling, temperatures remain at about 30-40C. Noise level was way quieter than the stock ones due to the size of the fan which is 120mm. Larger fan do not need to spin as fast to give the same amount of airflow.

Rest of the pictures including how it looks like in my system now HERE!!!

Main Website

Review 1

Review 2

Review 3

Review for Gelid GC-1 Thermal Paste

Review 2 for Gelid GC-1

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H1N1 updates - 20/8/2009

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:33:00 +0000

New email received from Mr. Chew Teck Aun, Principal of Sri Kuala Lumpur Secondary School.

Dear Parents,

We have a confirmed case of influenza A (80% H1N1 according to her doctor) this morning. She is on Tamiflu and resting at home.
As she is from 5A and attended school on monday, the school, as a precautionary measure, has placed the Form Teacher and all the students of 5A as well as their siblings (those in Sri KL)on house quarantine for one week as of today, 20th August. Since the school will be on holiday as of next week, it it hoped that this will help to prevent any further cases of H1N1. We seek the cooperation of parents to keep an eye on their children at all times and to ensure that they are kept at home if they show signs of Flu. All homework will continue to be posted on the web and parents are requested to monitor that the work is done.

Warmest regards,

T A Chew
Principal
Sri KL Secondary School.

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Sri KL H1N1 Updates

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Hey guys...I have new updates on the situation of H1N1 in Sri KL.

Click Read More for the details.

These are updates sent by the school to the parents.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:55:19 AM

Dear Parents,
Thank you very much for your patience in the face of AH1N1 epidemic.
We are ever-ready to update parents on any new development on the AH1N1 situation in school. But, we cannot go beyond official and reliable sources as it would only add unnecessary stress and anxiety to parents.

This morning at 8.30 am, a parent of Std 3 Nangka informed us that her son has been confirmed a H1N1 case last evening. We have decided on the following steps:

1. Contact directly the parents of 3 Nangka to take their children out from the school for a 7-day home quarantine
2. Contact the parents of Pre 1 to take their children out of school for a 7-day home quarantine as the sibling of the affected boy was in the class.
3. The vacated classes will be disinfected today.

In the meantime we continue to remind students of the importance of wearing mask, cleanliness and personal hygiene. Each class has been provided with sanitiser so that students will have their hands sanitised at all times. The toilets are also being disinfected, equipped with disinfectant soap dispensers and more frequently cleaned daily.

We would strongly advise all parents to be alert to their children's health condition. Any symptoms of influenza is reason enough to refer to the medical practitioner and we strongly urge parents to keep their children at home if they show signs of discomfort, fever, sore-throat and cough. We need the cooperation of all members of the school community to stop the spread of the epidemic and tide over this difficult period.

Best wishes,
Tan Khun

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:45:50 PM

Dear Parents,
Please be informed of the latest development of the school's H1N1 status:
A male student in 4 Salak has been confirmed as the latest H1N1 case. This brings the total number to two since the school reopened yesterday 17/8/09.

This case was confirmed when the student was admitted to SJMC at 10.00 am. this morning. We were informed of the case at 1.45 pm today. As the child has not been present in school since the school closure on 8/8, the class members have had no physical contact with him and hence do not need to be home-quarantined.

Nevertheless, the school will remain vigilant in our efforts to mitigate the spread of this epidemic. We appeal to all parents to continue being alert, considerate and cooperative to ensure that the chances of spread of this new strain of influenza virus among the school community are minimised.

Best wishes,
Tan Khun

That summarises the updates for today. I'll be posting new ones as I get more current news on the situation.

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[wts] Business Fax/Printer

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:11:00 +0000

Item(s): Toshiba DP80F Business Fax/Printer. Laser Type, using toner. 8 pages/min. DP80F digital fax machine offers the benefit of reliable fax , fast 8 page per minute , and multifunctional options include printing, copying and scanning. Very suitable for office use.

Package includes: The unit itself which comes with drum unit, toner, and all the necessary trays.

Price: RM1200 nego. Brand new is 3k++ because this is heavy duty type. You can also rent at RM35 per month, 3 sen per copy, RM400 REFUNDABLE deposit and all will be provided toner/repairs/parts FREE!

Warranty: 1 month

Dealing method: COD or can deliver to your office for free.

Location: Subang Jaya

Contact method/details:
Email/Skype : fisherman10@gmail.com / rfkwfoong
Windows Live Messenger : dwarling_90@hotmail.com

Item(s) conditions: As good as new, Reconditioned, original paint, low meter count, good print output

Reason for sale: Trader

Fax, Printer, Copier and Scanner

With the standard Toshiba Viewer software you can connect the DP80F to your PC and transform it into a printer, copier and scanner as well as a fax. You can print documents directly from your PC at an impressive 8 pages a minute with a resolution of 600 dpi. Copy and scan are also possible at 400 dpi. In addition you can send faxes from your PC, electronically archive and print out faxes you have received.
Speed Dialling and Fast Transmission

The DP80F allows up to 138 abbreviated dialling codes, including 38 one touch keys to enable your regular fax recipients to be stored for faster despatch. It also has a broadcast facility allowing convenient despatch of originals up to 25 variable groups.
Memory

The DP80F has a standard 1.5MB memory that can store 100 jobs for retrieval later, making it ideal for situations where secure reception is needed at busy times and weekends.
Reporting

Transmission reports can be printed with an image of the original document you have sent. The DP80F will also print the exact time of receipt on faxes that you receive and even insert separation sheets between faxes, to save you time having to separate faxes from one another. With the optional network connection from your PC you can see the status of all fax jobs and error messages.
Paper Technology

In addition to the 30 page document feeder, a 250 sheet cassette and the single sheet front feed bypass, there is an optional 500 sheet cassette, enabling you to print automatically whilst keeping the first cassette free for incoming faxes and other jobs.

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[wts] Ballet Shoes

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:12:00 +0000

Item(s): 3 pairs of children ballet shoes

Package includes:
1. Size 11D
2. Size 10C
3. Size 9.5C

Price: Offer Me. Can take all together or separately.

Warranty: Just check on the spot when COD

Dealing method: if possible COD in subang area, if by postage, can negotiate

Location of seller: Subang Jaya

Contact method/details:
E-mail/Skype : fisherman10@gmail.com / rfkwfoong
Windows Live Messenger : dwarling_90@hotmail.com

Age of item: 1 year

Item(s) conditions: Fairly good, still usable

Reason for sale: Too small for my sister already.

Click Read More for the pics.

1. Size - 11D

2. Size - 10C

3. Size - 9.5C

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Carpenter Ants

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Yesterday, as I was doing something in the kitchen, I came across a bigger than usual ant. A quick search on google revealed that its known as the "Carpenter Ants"

Carpenter ants are large (¼–1 in) ants indigenous to many parts of the world. They prefer dead, damp wood in which to build nests. Sometimes carpenter ants will hollow out sections of trees. The most likely species to be infesting a house in the United States is the Black carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus. However, there are over a thousand other species in the genus Camponotus. Carpenter ants are found in homes. They are much bigger (1/4"-5/8"), darker in color, nests in the walls, floors and ceiling and can cause significant structural damage. People's first reaction often is "what are these BIG black ants in my home?" These are the carpenter ants. As these large, powerful ants expand their nest they can destroy the materials (structural wood, insulation, sheathing) that surround it. Thousands of dollars in damage can be caused by a single carpenter ant nest as it grows.

I then ran and grab my camera, and quickly switch to macro mode.

The photography basics needed to achieve this kinda shots in layman's language would be to use your camera's Macro mode. Also, I used my own DIYed flash diffuser to prevent the flash from blowing out the details.

For the rest of the pics go to -

http://basics-of-photography.blogspot.com/2009/08/carpenter-ants.html

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Drum books for sale!

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Hey guys...I have some drum books for sale.
This is the latest and current syllabus used by Trinity Rock School.

Items available : Drum book Grade 2 and Grade 3.

Package includes : The book itself and the original CD that comes with the book. The CD contains full mix of the songs, backing track without click and backing track with click. That's all you get when u buy it new.

Price : Offer me. but pls....check with the original price first and be reasonable.

Warranty : No warranty needed.

Dealing method : Prefer COD in subang area but other methods are negotiable.

Location of seller : Subang/USJ area

Age of item : Few months old.

Condition : Superb, like new, wrapped nicely, CD no scratch. Can view and check on the spot when COD. I just used it for like 1 month coz i already know how to play drums when i started learning. So my teacher just wanted me to brush up on the basics.

Reason for sale : I'm already in Grade 5 now.

Contact method : PM, email or MSN. (fisherman10@gmail.com, dwarling_90@hotmail.com) I'm not able to answer my phone during the day so better just email me or through msn. U can leave me your phone number if u like, i'll sms u or call u back.

Other things u can find in the books are like "drum notations explained", "general music notations", "score for all the songs", "technical exercises which include rolls, fills, paradiddles", "guru's guide to the songs" and many many more!!

Click Read more for the pictures!

[Click on the pics for bigger view!]

For more info, refer to http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1127822

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Stacks of CASH!!

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:56:00 +0000

Well guys, I dont know if you have seen this. These are huge stacks of cash. Looks almost as real as the real one. Only thing is all these RM5, RM10 and RM50 looks a bit different in texture, colour and size.
My first time seeing such innovative way of giving "green packets". I wonder when is the Chinese New Year version coming out?

Seen at Mydin USJ, nxt to Giant Hypermarket USJ, behind Summit USJ.
Comments are welcome below.

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NOTICE ON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SRI KL SCHOOL

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:54:00 +0000

Hi guys.....this is original copy of the "urgent" notice from SriKL admin (admin@srikl.edu.my)

Before that, let me update u guys on the order of events happened today.

Friday, August 7, 2009
3:07:57 PM

Dear Parents/Guardians

Please be informed that the H1N1 case in the Secondary School that was
confirmed on Saturday 2nd August has since recovered and that all students
from the quarantined classes ( Form 3 Alpha and Form 3 Lambda) are to
return to school on Monday 10th August after the one week's quarantine.

Contrary to rumours that have been going around please be assured that
teaching and learning has been carried out in the secondary school and
homework has been posted on the website for those who have been away from
school. Parents are therefore urged to send their children back to school
on Monday 10th August.

As for closure of the school this can only be done on instruction from the
Ministry of Health, to which we have reported the case. At the moment we
have not received such instructions and are keeping a close watch on the
situation and will keep parents informed about the situation.

Regards,
Chew Teck Ann
PRINCIPAL
Sri KL Secondary School

And then, at 4:30PM today
, the H1N1 Control Centre has given approval to the school to close the School as a preventative measure.

And as of Friday, August 7, 2009
5:06:16 PM
, they sent this VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE.

VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE

Dear Parents and Guardians,

H1NI Virus – NOTICE OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SRI KL SCHOOL

On Wednesday 4th August 2009 a new case of H1N1 virus was confirmed affecting a student of Primary School.

The School immediately contacted the Ministry of Health’s H1N1 Control Centre with a request to temporarily close. Today at 4.30PM the H1N1 Control Centre has given approval to close the School as a preventative measure. As such the following procedures apply with immediate effect.

• PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL shall be temporarily closed as of Monday 10th August 2009 and all students are to remain at home for ONE CALENDAR WEEK.

• ALL students without flu-like symptoms must return to School on Monday 17th August 2009 unless otherwise advised.

• All co-curricular activities are suspended with effect from Saturday 8th August 2009 and no students shall be allowed to come to school for any activities whatsoever during the one week closure.

• All students should remain quarantined at home during this period and should practice social distancing and a heightened level of personal hygiene such as frequent hand-washing with disinfectant soap, covering the mouth when coughing/sneezing and not sharing food and drink.

• Quarantined students who display any flu-like symptoms during this time should immediately seek medical advice.

• Parents must inform the School immediately if your child is confirmed as having the H1N1 virus.

• Homework for quarantined students will be made available via the Sri KL website and students are requested to complete their assignments in a timely and responsible manner.

The School is in regular contact with the Ministry of Education and the Health Ministry and will update parents as and when there are any new developments.

In the mean time, adjustments will be made to the School Calendar to accommodate the disruption to lessons and mid-term examinations.

Your close cooperation is much appreciated.

THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT, SRI KUALA LUMPUR
08 /08/09

Links
Homework for Preschool Students - http://www.srikl.edu.my/news/hw_pre.htm
Homework for Primary Students - http://www.srikl.edu.my/news/hw_pri.htm
Homework for Secondary Students - http://www.srikl.edu.my/news/hw_sec.htm

The school announced today (Friday, 7 Aug 2009) that all students are suppose bring their books back. I think maybe they are going to disinfect the whole school or smth like that. I also think that they'll either replace on Saturdays, take away the August monthly holidays or minus away from the year end holidays. Bad news right?
So spread the news and tell everyone!!!

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IMPORTANT NOTICE – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:43:00 +0000

[UPDATE! - Sri KL is now closed for a week starting Monday, 10th August 2009. Click here for the latest information. - http://rfkw.blogspot.com/2009/08/notice-of-temporary-closure-of-sri-kl.html]

[Message from Sri KL Administration (admin@srikl.edu.my)]

Dear Parents and Guardians,

H1NI Virus – First Confirmed Case at Sri Kuala Lumpur Secondary School

On Friday 31st, July 2009, a student of Sri KL Secondary School was confirmed as having the H1N1 virus. This student is now quarantined at Sunway Medical Centre.

As such, the School wishes to inform all parents and students of Pre-School, Primary School and Secondary School of the following procedures that shall be effective from Monday 3rd August 2009.

• ALL STUDENTS of Classes 3 Lambda and 3 Alpha are to remain quarantined at home for 7 days from 03/08/09 until 09/08/09 and can only return to school on 10/08/09. No students from these classes are allowed to attend school for any reason during this period.

• ALL SIBLINGS of students in these classes are also to remain quarantined at home for 7 days from 03/08/09 until 09/08/09 09 and can only return to school on 10/08/09. This includes siblings in Pre-school and Primary School.

• Quarantined students who display any flu-like symptoms during this time should immediately seek medical advice.

• All other classes in Secondary School will remain open and students may attend school until further notice.

• Pre-school and Primary School will remain open and students may attend
school until further notice.

• ALL STUDENTS of Pre-school, Primary School and Secondary are now required to wear facemasks whilst in school until further notice. Students must bring their own facemasks to school and students who refuse to wear facemasks will be sent home.

• Students experiencing any flu-like symptoms should seek medical advice and remain at home until given the all-clear to attend school by a medical
practitioner.

• Homework for quarantined students will be made available via the Sri KL website and students are requested to complete their assignments in a timely and responsible manner.

The School has informed the Ministry of Education and the Health Ministry of the situation and will update parents as and when there are any new developments.

Your close cooperation is much appreciated.

THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT, SRI KUALA LUMPUR
01/08/09

So guys, when do you think we are gonna have holiday?
I dont think it's a good idea coz I have got some insider info that if school closes for a week, they'll either take away our one week holiday in August or take away one week from year end holidays. That's bad...rite?

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Leo 9th Annual Joint Installation

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:37:00 +0000

I joint the Leo club this year and was elected as the Assistant IT director under some fella by the name of Wong Keng Ngee.

So after a few weeks, then came the joint installation thing which is COMPULSORY for all board of directors to attend. Thus i had NO choice but to attend and also fork out an extremely huge amount of money to pay for certain things required for the installation.

Anyway, as the "Assistant" IT director, my boss "asked" me to take pictures so that it can be posted up. I had no choice again coz he's my boss la.

For the pics, I've uploaded it to my photoblog which you can check out here

That's all for now from me. Till then.......
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The Impressions at PJ Gospel Hall

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:39:00 +0000

The Impressions worship lead for the youth conference at PJ Gospel Hall last saturday [2-5-2009]
And then Juwita Suwito also sang some songs.
So, here are the pics that i took with my old skool, dying Panasonic DMC-LZ2 camera. My sensor is actually semi - dead, but still can use la although its horrible. Its noisy and grainy as usual. The spotlights there were also not bright enough making conditions worse as my camera lens is not that fast.

[click read more to read more] [also, click on the pictures to enlarge and have a bigger view]

Before we start, lets have some motion blur shots first.

This shot just proves how good is panasonics image stabilizer. Sitting in a moving car, more than 1 sec exposure time and look at the clock there. Just so little blur.

Ok, now lets get to business. Lets see if you can spot what model is the guy with the dslr using. Answer will be revealed at the end.

Worship leader this time - Ritchie Tay

Pianist - Jackie

Bassist - Kevin Foong [my father la...] (5 string bass......hahaha)

Lead guitarist - James Yee

Keyboard - Steve Leong

Drummer - Nigel Tay [I know it's blur but just bear with it till i get smth better la]

Backup - Adam and Rachel with the violin

See the guy in orange? He was so stressed up, running up, down, left, right and everywhere because there were plenty of technical problems.

Adam

The crowd

the emcee

First shot!. Try to guess.

2nd clue.

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3rd clue. Front shot but a bit blur. See whether u can figure out the model number. haha

And then, Juwita Suwito went and sang a few songs.

4th clue. One of the lens he was using was AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED. Estimated market price for this tele lens is RM6k!! He brought 2 lens and he changes it on the run. The other lens he was using i think is AF-S Nikkor14-24mm f2.8G ED (114°). super wide angle and super expensive. go google the specs if you want to know more.

5th clue. By here you should be able to guess by the strap that he's using.

But u might get it wrong because all these straps can be bought separately.

Juwita then went on the grand piano and sang another song while playing the piano.

And then this guy shared his testimony about his mission to China and all.

And then this guy shared a little. If i'm not mistaken his name is Andrew i think.

And so there you have it. The END.

Ohhh....yeah.....the answer.............is................a NIKON D3 la. what else could it be la. RM17000, body only. Weighs 1.3KG without lens n flash. 11fps. ISO 25600 which is cleaner than my ISO 400.

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Sri KL Secondary School Sports Day 2009

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:48:00 +0000

Pictures for Sri Kuala Lumpur Secondary Annual Sports 2009
[click read more for the pics]

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Band captain

Band members

En. Hanif Merican

Yen Lin stressed

Chow chow

Panorama done using Adobe Photoshop CS4

Priceless expressions

Somebody jumping off sherlin

More?? - check out http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=74347&id=793483935&l=f78cc246b4 also

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Grace USJ Easter 2009 Events

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:09:00 +0000

Grace USJ Easter events update!
Click Read More for more.......

Firstly, the children church held an event/party to invite outsiders to teach and inform them about the true meaning of Good Friday and Easter.
Then events on that day were Priase & Worship, games, the drama, some light refreshments and finally the giving out of party packs.

Full video compilation

The drama entitled "An Inquiry...Why Did He Do It?" [Part 1 of 2]

and Part 2 of 2

Pictures can be found here.

And also, the youth also did a presentation/play to share about Jesus' great love.

The whole play is here:-

[p.s. I know a lot have been waiting for the youth video to be up but oh well.......its finally up after much struggles but helped a lot by my Core 2 Quad]

And for the pictures, here.

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Children's Church Photoshoot

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:40:00 +0000

Last week, the children church was run by the youth. One of the object lesson required a digital camera. So I brought mine and I went on snapping in church. (After service)
I also tried putting in a border together in order to frame the subject as u can see in the first few pictures.

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Ostrich Photoshoot

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:20:00 +0000

Taking pictures during the day might seem easy for normal shutterbugs. But, ask any pro and they'll start telling you about harsh shadows, fill flash, with a large softbox to really diffuse the flash, just enough to fill in the harsh shadows.
But for this time, I was fortunate enough that the weather was the best situation to take photos. It was about 11am, so the sun was shinning brightly, BUT, while being bright, it was cloudy. Making a nice natural softbox which diffused the natural sunlight.

All this happened during my recent trip to the ostrich farm in Jelita, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Click more for the awesome pics. [Click on the pics for bigger size and also you can view the EXIF data if you are using Firefox or Opera when u right click on it and click properties]

Located about 10km from Seremban, visitors are briefed on the ostrich industry by an experienced multilingual guide who will take visitors through the farm. Visitors are then taken to a breeding pen where a demonstration on the right way to pick up eggs will be shown.

Visitors are allowed to ride ostriches and those who do so are given certificate qualifying them as ostrich jockeys. A visit to the farm is now not complete without the race and the chariot ride.

Only four to five birds would take part in a race and the interesting feature of an ostrich race is the way the birds manoeuvre at bends.

There are no rules in an ostrich race and the first bird that turns back and heads for the starting point is the winner. They can just run a few metres and head back to the starting point. An ostrich can achieve a speed of up to 70kph.

The other attractions at the farm include ostrich rides where visitors are also given certificates, and the “man against egg’’ challenge where one stands on an ostrich egg in an attempt to break it.

Apart from the farm activities, there is a souvenir store, a stall serving ostrich satay as well as ostrich essence with ginseng are available.

And now for the pics.

There were many ants all around the place. Probably because the soil over there is a suitable habitat.

The ostriches!

The peck but they don't bite because they do not have any teeth.

Yeah!....i know.....

Now for some of ostrich photoshoots. One thing amazing here is, I was just using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2 and not a dslr. The difference is, mine was using a small teeny sensor whereas a common dslr would be using a very much larger APS-C sized sensor. This would make it easy for a dslr to acheive a very shallow depth-of-field expecially when using fast lenses such as f/1.8 or f/1.4. But for me, the depth-of-field on my compact camera here is amazing, although any photographers would know that contrast-based autofocus would be a bit slow as in the case here. In simple english, this means that the background is nicely blurred while the main subject remains sharp in focus and also, it is not easy to get this shot with the slow autofocus of a compact consumer camera.

This is an emu.

Ostrich eggs. Its big, heavy, hard and not easily broken.

Notice the bright backlight but yet the subject is well exposed?

One of my favourites!

And then we proceeded to the ostrich riding area.

Its eyes are covered with a sock so that it wont panic and start attacking people.

Sorry, but you can actually find these everywhere around the place there.

And then the race where there is no rules. The tough thing about this game is to control the birds. Controlling one is not easy as one has to cover one side of its eyes for it to turn the other way. For example, if you want to turn left, you would have to cover its right eye.

And its not easy to maintain your balance on it as its featheres are pretty slippery and silky.
Notice the guy falling down at the bottom part of the pic.

Ostrich skin used to make stuffs like handbags.

They even drill a hole in the top of the egg and drain out its contents to get the empty shell.

And then it can be decorated to form decorative items.

Some pics on their feathers.

Then we saw a small coop where they kept some birds and chickens there.
There's one particular one here where it's a bit bald.

All comments are welcome to be added below.
That's all from here for now. Till next time!

--rfkw--

Drumming Madness

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:14:00 +0000

Found some awesome, cool n funny drum vids in youtube.
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First one, 3 drummer playing the same awesome drum solo all at the same time!

Next, snare drum solos by many drummers, Dom Famularo and friends. It's like a drum breakdown where one person plays one part of the drum but with 4 snares and one double-pedal. Make sure you watch till the end. Nice ending.

And then we have this, another funny drum solo. The vid starts with some skills and then the funny part comes at around 1.45.

Lastly, a vid on marimba. I didnt know 2 person playing 2 marimbas can be so fun.

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Quad-Core Crash

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:36:00 +0000

I crashed my new Quad-Core system!!!

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Remember my previous post about my new Intel Core 2 Quad PC?

Well, based on that post, i stated that I am using an nVidia 9600GT. It's by Gigabyte and it comes with a program called the Gigabyte Gamer HUD.

I still havent say how i crashed my computer. So the whole story is, actually i used that software to perform Software Overclocking. I overclocked it slowly and after every small step, i would run a round of benchmark from 3d Mark 2006. My card even reached 80°C!
After increasing bit by bit, all of a sudden.....pooofff!!
It crashed. I didnt select the "Disable system restart on system failure" at the F8 menu during startup, so my system automatically restarted.
And then, i got this, the "Bluescreen error dialog".

Chinese New Year Trip

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:32:00 +0000

Most ppl enjoyed thier Chinese New Year by going back to hometown and having family lunches or dinners. If you enjoyed yours, then its good for u, but for me, if was BAD =(
Read on for why it was so bad.

You want to know why is it so bad?
Well, let me tell ya. My whole family and I got stuck/stranded some 200 kilometres away from home and it was like at 7pm+ (getting dark la)
Wanna know why can get stranded?
Let me give you some advice on what car you shouldnt ever, never ever no matter what buy.
THIS!!

Kia Karnival

Dont even think of buying the Malaysian version, commonly known as Naza Ria.

If you're stubborn, you'll get this.

Smoking in the middle of no where. It smokes right where u dont want it to smoke.

The cause of it?

A design fault which cause the cylinder head gasket to get burnt.

Dont believe me? Check this - http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=kia+carnival+gasket&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Incase you dont know what's a gasket,

A gasket is a mechanical seal that fills the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression. Gaskets save money by allowing "less-than-perfect" mating surfaces on machine parts which can use a gasket to fill irregularities. Gaskets are commonly produced by cutting from sheet materials, such as gasket paper, rubber, silicone, metal, cork, felt, neoprene, nitrile rubber, fiberglass, or a plastic polymer (such as polychlorotrifluoroethylene). Gaskets for specific applications may contain asbestos. It is usually desirable that the gasket be made from a material that is to some degree yielding such that it is able to deform and tightly fills the space it is designed for, including any slight irregularities. Many gaskets require an application of sealant directly to the gasket surface to function properly.

For more info, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasket

This is not the first time for my dad's car. It has happened before and it just got fixed like a year ago. And now its dead again. If you dunno how serious is this problem, in simple words will be, the car cant be driven anymore until its fixed and if you continue to drive it, u get to get your car up in flames for free. and fyi, to fix it once costs a bomb like 2X Atomic BOMB!

This problems requires like a week for it to be fixed which requires the whole engine to be taken out and then open up the whole enjin cylinder head.

So what happened is, the car spoilt shortly after we left Ipoh. It started making wierd noises, so my dad decided to stop at the Simpang Pulai rest area to check what's wrong. After that we found out, the car cannot be driven anymore, so we called PLUS and then they toll the car to the nearest toll station. and left it there till we can get something to get it back to KL. So in the end, we borrowed our relative's car and returned home in a Proton Gen-2.

So in conclusion, DO NOT ever buy a Kia Karnical or a Naza Ria no matter what, if you're thinking of buying an MPV, its either u collect enough $$ to buy a Toyota Wish, Honda Stream, Honda Odyssey, Toyoto Estima, Toyota Alphard.....OR.....dont buy at all.

So yeah....that kinda concludes my 2009 Chinese New Year trip.
On the other hand, although it was bad, I managed to get some nice pics..haha

[Click on the pics for bigger view]

Doing HDR without a tripod. That's why a bit blurred.

--rfkw--

More update on pics

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 17:08:00 +0000

More updates on pics....
Click Read More to read more la.

Grace USJ Children Church Appreciation Lunch pics - http://xrl.us/ccapprelunch

And also, Emily Chan's 16 bday
http://xrl.us/em16bday

As usual, all pics taken by me and uploaded by me....haha

My PMR results

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:00:00 +0000

All glory to GOD mannnn!!!
My results -

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It is truly a miracle as I only studied at the last minute, but still got all A's.
This song here says it all:

Grace USJ Youth Harvest Party

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:02:00 +0000

Grace USJ Youth harvest party pics are up!!!
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The youth cell in my church held a harvest party last night in which we were suppose to invite unbelievers to come for the party.
And also, i would like to thank Grace for fetching mr home to grab my camera......haha. =D
All the pics have already been uploaded to facebook. Check below for the links!

The links are, - http://xrl.us/uthharvest1 and also this - http://xrl.us/uthharvest2

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Merry Christmas!!!

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:40:00 +0000

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

And to wish all of you a nicer christmas, click play and enjoy this video. This guy can really reach high notes and feel free to sing along!

And this vid below here is the vid which i edited for the Christmas presentation in my church. Its just part of the whole presentation. The whole presentation, i think unc Jan will be uploading it soon.

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PMR results UPDATE

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:33:00 +0000

PMR results will be out on the 30th DECEMBER 2008!!!
Several newspapers already confirmed it. Go read the newspaper yourself if you dont believe!!!

Aiyooo......dunno why they have to release the rusults so late and school starts on the 5th of January 2009. They should start school like one week later or what la. Where got time to choose what stream or even organise everything??!!!

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Children Church Christmas Event Pics & More

noreply@blogger.com (RFKW) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:47:00 +0000

Children's Church Christmas Event and Unc Morgan & Vimala's House Warming Pics.

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To view more of the pics, go here - http://xrl.us/CCchristmas2008

And for Unc Morgan & Aunty Vimala's House Warming/Christmas Party.

Go here for the rest of the pics - http://xrl.us/morganhsewarm

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