tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85344444093862600132011-09-13T08:57:25.084+08:00A self-proclaimed polymath. A Johannes factotum.Psionixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571887593897461654noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534444409386260013.post-67637996638713442162011-08-01T07:51:00.002+08:002011-08-01T07:54:52.150+08:002011-08-01T07:54:52.150+08:00

Today marks a new chapter of my life. After 6 years, I lost a huge part of my life yesterday. Perhaps its my own undoing that I allowed it to happen, perhaps its just the strength of time, perhaps it is just meant to be. It is futile for me to resist change and inevitable that I can only see its aftermath as I try to pass through every single day.It is sad to have nothing, but just as sad to have

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SE has really come a long way since their early days of venture into the Android realm. Their initial efforts were half hearted, half baked and mediocre at best. The SE Xperia X10 was lacking in more areas then some. Personally, being an ex-SE user, I was utterly disappointed in SE with what they had to offer. However, SE did mentioned that they will learn from their experience with the X10 and

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There are 6 general actions which can be used on a typical Android device.You firstly have the 4 command buttons at the bottom of the screen.They are (in random order), "back", "menu", "home", "search".The back button always brings you back a previous action. Much like the back button of a internet browser.The menu button brings up a context menu. This menu shows additional options and/or

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Everyone likes to ask me this question whenever they see me whipping out my N1: "What's the difference between this and the iPhone?", "What's so great about this phone?"I would like to answer them this: "With the announcement of Windows Phone 7 Series, the mobile picture is now officially a three-way dance: Apple, Google, and Microsoft. The same people who dominate desktop computing. Everybody

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1. Shopping experience2. Cheap gadgets3. Sparse land4. Weather and seasons5. The many places to visit6. The driving experience7. Fast dedicated internet connection8. TV channels9. Delicious fast food

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This is my first and probably last blog post since arriving here at California. I am glad to be given the opportunity to visit the US and being able to explore its many interesting places during the weekends.However, there is one thing that makes me a little regretful coming here. The Singapore General Elections 2011. Being here in California means that I will not be able to place my vote unless

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Wow, its been really a long while since I wrote anything here. Been busy. A lot have happened. Next year I will be joining a new company and will be posted to the States for a good half a year.Today is a significant day. It is the day when Google and Samsung launch the Nexus S. For all of you who still lives under an e-rock, the Nexus S is the second true and pure Google experience phone which

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Have you ever stop yourself from doing something you really wanted to do because you knew that you would get bored halfway or find it too troublesome after some time? Well I have... many a times. Even writing this entry had me thinking and reconsidering numerous times as I was afraid that I might just find it too much a hassle to pen down all my thoughts...I know I can excel in doing something

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He left us, a sad and tormented soul.Sad not because of people who misunderstood him, betrayed him, taking his money from him.Sad because these very people had deprived him his chance to help those children.Children whom he wished so badly to help.Tormented when he turns on the media to hear his name bastardized and publicized everyday.Know what it feels like to be referred as Wacko Jacko

Psionixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571887593897461654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534444409386260013.post-19022848961523873882009-05-10T14:36:00.004+08:002009-05-14T20:03:04.020+08:002009-05-14T20:03:04.020+08:00

This year's birthday celebration was indeed the most different one I had for my past 22 years here in Singapore. For the first time, I invited my friends over for a small party. Though it was a pity that Yeeshuan, Yunyen & Zhexun could not join in with us. Well I guess there is always next time.For this year, I got a Western Digital TV HD Media Player. Yeah I know it is a mouthful to say its full

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Wow, been some time since I wrote something. Time really flies. Tomorrow will be my one full year of full time work here in hellhole Singapore. Thank Haruhi I got a nice job with wonderful colleagues to help me past time. But not for long... I bet everyone is aware that Merck had recently made a move to purchase Schering-Plough in the form of a reverse merger. Mergers normally means cost cutting

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Today, my office had our Christmas celebration. We had a little gift exchange session. It involves us drawing names of our colleagues two weeks ago and buying a gift for them with a budget of around SGD$25. None of us will know who actually got the present for us nor what the present really is.Our presents were all placed under this treeDuring the actual gift exchange session, each of us were

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Its the time of the year. Christmas is around the corner. In view of this, I took up a Chocolate Truffle making workshop to learn how to make these yummy little things for my special someone. Its just a basic course so nothing really godly. There were a few different flavors being taught but I am just going to show the orange flavored ones here. So lets get down with it.Get some chocolate

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My colleague just got herself a SoftBank phone from Japan. It cost her around SGD$800. As Japanese phones can only be used with Japan's mobile network, her cell needs to be modified and sim card needs to be punched and cut.Dun mind the bunnyAQUOS LCD screenSwivel reminds me of Konata's keitai in Lucky StarsLike the little wordingsIts quite slim actually5.1 megapixel cameraPersonally I think its

Psionixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571887593897461654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534444409386260013.post-55341434585781863262008-12-10T20:02:00.005+08:002008-12-11T07:55:39.412+08:002008-12-11T07:55:39.412+08:00

Due to my work commitments, and mainly because of our ISPs throttling BT speeds; I am currently now back to using more direct methods. Having only a few hours at home each day, I cannot afford to waste my time on waiting for downloads to complete.Thus my search for the best download manager aka download accelerator began. After researching around and trying various programs, I had narrowed down

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I used to play MapleStory alot. Had a Level 53 Bandit in Global Windia and a Level 51 Bandit in SEA Delphinus. During Uni days, I will sometimes play well into the wee hours. However, sometime during my last semester, I stopped playing Maple and went for Trickster (had a Pure Evasion Cat... rocks!). I didn't thought that I would revisit the Maple world again untill recently when my girlfriend,

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From LegendKiller:I was driving at my usual leisurely pace toward my lunchtime destination, when I was being confronted.. well confronted seems to be the right word here, given the lack of words dedicated to describe "disturbance from the rear of the vehicle" by a yellow Suzuki Swift Sport from behind. Going at the non-threatening pace of 70kmh in the middle lane, my GT-R rumbled a little along,

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Finally, my 'dear' younger brother had managed to end my laptop's life. Yesterday morning, it gave up on me despite all my rescue efforts. That placed me in a difficult position. My laptop is suppose to last me till the day Starcraft II is out. By then, I will buy a top end spec Desktop to replace it. I am not willing to spend 4k to buy a top end computer now when the game is not even out yet.

Psionixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571887593897461654noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534444409386260013.post-73291008654093403762008-08-22T18:42:00.004+08:002008-08-29T08:20:58.157+08:002008-08-29T08:20:58.157+08:00

I can totally feel his pain. His agony. His ANGUISH! Finally someone with power had spoken up for commoners like us. BANZAI!AdblockJokes aside. I am not even going to begin talking about the behavior of the people taking the trains, Singaporeans & Gaijins alike. Just the thought of public transport alone makes me puke blood. Every time I walk pass the two "Better by Bus", "Better by Train"

Psionixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571887593897461654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534444409386260013.post-11083057569716548092008-08-22T13:09:00.004+08:002008-08-22T13:24:15.868+08:002008-08-22T13:24:15.868+08:00

With my life getting quite boring and monotonous nowadays, I decided to start a new interest before Starcraft II & Diablo III hits the shelves. I will now start to channel all my free mental energies into researching and studying this new field. Did I mention that it will go inconjuction with my life objective? Yup! To make more money than I spend.Without much hesitation, I started with a little

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Need I say more?

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"Derived from the Latin gluttire, meaning to gulp down or swallow, gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or intoxicants to the point of waste. In some Christian denominations, it is considered one of the seven deadly sins—a misplaced desire of food or its withholding from the needy."Sometimes work makes one just want to go out and have a big feast. One whereby you

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As someone who initially volunteered to be a small booth helper ending up as the Programs In Charge; I must say that we didn't do half bad. This is the first time SP organised its own Family Day without engaging external services. It is the true home grown Balik Kampung!Though the planning process may be a bit stressful, but I think it was well worth it. To see all the people and their children

Psionixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00571887593897461654noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534444409386260013.post-84694417859652377672008-06-20T23:36:00.002+08:002008-06-20T23:45:18.604+08:002008-06-20T23:45:18.604+08:00

Hurray! I finally gotten the Precision 2000 to do what I want it to do. By inputting some logic based programming commands, I managed to make it perform some of the tasks required to be carried out in my lab.Here is a short video of it performing one of the simpler tasks.I am still in the midst of improving the flow. But the satisfaction I get when I see the robotic arm move in the way I

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