Splurge! Bling! Bling! Tick-Tock! Yes! I splurged today! Shopping is a therapeutic exercise for me, denting my bank account however Bought an Omega Constellation Double Eagle! Hiak! Hiak! Isn’t it beautiful???? Another closer look What did you buy at GSS (Great Singapore Sale) this year? Boy Boy’s New Costume :D Coming 7 Feb 2008, it’ll be the year of the Rat! Bought this cute costume for Boy Boy. Let’s see if macho Boy Boy can take the cutesy look? Hehehe… Tada! I’m amazed he didn’t struggle when I tried to clothe him with this Rat costume Guess he’s not suitable to wear it! MyHomeTown.SG Running a portal is not an easy feat. Away managing the technical, contents and marketing aspects of this new social networking portal for residents in Singapore - http://MyHomeTown.SG If anyone is looking for me, I will most likely be at MyHomeTown.SG site or handling matters related to it. If you live in Singapore, please join as a member in MyHomeTown.SG. Be part of this community if you are interested what’s in and happening in Singapore. Share your experience and engage us with your pictures and words. This portal can do well only with all Singapore residents! Will be back updating this blog soon Protected: Test at RSVP - Post Picture This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: Test at RSVP Funny Monkey and Dog Situp! My brother recommended that I should watch this! Watch out for that conduit cover! It was morning peak on 11 Jan 2008 that I took SMRT bus 961. To my horror, one conduit cover was left hanging and swaying (as shown in the picture) throughout my trip from Farrer Road to Chinatown! As the bus was packed, some of us standing (before I sat down) in that direction tried to prevent the cover from swaying too much. Though one (very nice) passenger had tried to close the conduit cover, it was too loose to be tightened. This could be an exception case. I sincerely hope public transport companies would be more responsible in maintaining and checking the safety of their buses before running them on the road. Similar Post: http://hyacinthus.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/would-you-sit-in-a-dripping-bus/ It’s Fun Talking to the Seniors at RSVP Blogging is more than an online journal. That’s my blog appreciation talk title for the seniors / retirees conducted at RSVP or Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme, Bishan Junction 8 today. It’s a precursor of a blog course for the senior trainers whom in turn will train the other seniors. They were full of questions about the blogosphere. From the talk, I gathered that Seniors may be IT illiterate, they are eager to learn. Unfortunately, I don’t have the pictures to show. Cos, I was overwhelmed with questions that I have no time to take pictures… What a pity… Basics like the following before embedding in blogs were second nature to me: Taking, resizing and uploading pictures Searching using Google and pasting hyperlinks Finding widgets and pasting code / url However, as I talked and realised - they need to know the basics first before aggregating the fun stuff together to create an interesting post. Of course, anyone can create a blog with simply textual posts without video, audio and other widgets. But, it wouldn’t be fun to read if there aren’t pictures and videos. I hope they have fun and at least remembered how to create a blog using WordPress.com today. They have a lifetime of experience to share with the world and should leave a legacy for future generations to come! At RSVP Test These are some books bought to learn about Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection. This is a test to show how to embed a youtube video. See My Dancing Monkey! Found a fun site to share. Draw something and watch that thing dance! Simple but cool. See my creations dancing at http://roxik.com/pictaps/?pid=a109146 / http://roxik.com/pictaps/?pid=a1091498 or here at my blogspot (where I do some testing) => http://hyacinthuslove.blogspot.com * WordPress disallowed javascript… Can’t embed directly here New Toy Again! Wacom Bamboo (Med) New Year Resolutions are meant to be broken, aren’t they? hehe… I’ve spent again! Bought a Wacom pen tablet - Bamboo Fun today! Unboxing begins! The items found in the package Had to clear my table for it… It comes with tutorial too. I have experience using a wacom tablet before. But, went through the tutorial for fun… Dislike things like this to happen when registering online… nobody checks!!! There’s no 2008 for selection I like how quickly Vista’s handwriting recognition software converts the Chinese character I wrote and inserts into browser and productivity software! I don’t have to open MS Word to copy the chinese text into the browser anymore! Yay! Also, I like the pan and zoom feature using this thing in blue shown in picture below! It’s so easy to magnify! Zoooooming in. This is not the most magnified version yet! Or reduce the size… My old Wacom pen tablet which was too small to be productivity. Will bring this to office to use instead. Still using XP in office. :p Damage? S$289! (plus Adobe CS3 Flash Professional Upgrade at S$322 on New Year’s eve!) How to save??? haha… Right Next to The Right One One thing about Celine Dion’s albums - I always need to listen to them at least twice before I can find a song I like. You should never listen to her songs using lousy car stereo… Like this song she sang by Tim Christensen - Right Next To The Right One. Couldn’t find her version on youtube. But, I like Tim Christensen’s version better. Like this version too What if we were meant to be together What if you were meant to be the one I could hide a million years and try to believe That any time the girl in mind will come and rescue me Cause youre the fire, youre the one But youll never see the sun If you dont know, youre right next to the right one And I could call it many names But its myself I need to blame If you dont know, youre right next to the right one In the end youve got a friend for lifetime Truly there to truly care for you I know you cry a million tears so I want you to know That a pretty face can take you places, you dont wanna go Cause youre the fire, youre the one But youll never see the sun If you dont know, youre right next to the right one And I could call it many names But its myself I need to blame If you dont know, youre right next to the right one So in the end it all depends on whether youll find Warm embraces when I replace the one you had in mind… Cause youre the fire, youre the one But youll never see the sun If you dont know, youre right next to the right one And I could call it many names But its myself I need to blame If you dont know, youre right next to the right one ——— So, are you sitting right next to the right one? New Year Resolutions Last day of 2007. Not taking fireworks pictures tonight - as I had done so in the past few years. Pooh’s at work tonight again. Thus, I’m enjoying quiet moments at home and looking forward to 2008. My new year resolutions (following sequence does not correlate to importance): Learn and master Adobe Flash CS 3 Professional (started today) Save at least 30% of my monthly salary Exercise for an hour at least twice a week Get to know at least 10 interesting (new) people outside my current circle of friends Surf no later than 10pm and be in bed by 10:30pm Good night and happy new year to all! Saw Him Again - 12 years later What would you do if you see your crush again 12 years later in Lau Pat Sat?  歌曲：暧昧 暧昧让人受尽委屈 找不到相爱的证据 何时该前进何时该放弃 连拥抱都没有勇气 暧昧让人变得贪心 直到等待失去意义 无奈我和你写不出结局 放遗憾的美丽 只能陪你到这里 毕竟有些事不可以 超过了友情还不到爱情 远方就要下雨的风景 到底该不该哭泣 想太多是我还想你 我很不服气 也开始怀疑 眼前的人是不是同一个真实的你 Just look at him. Same charming eyes and smile Speed Test and Blogging using U1010 Speed using Wireless@SG on U1010  Speed using Singnet 1800 mobile broadband on U1010 Verdict: prefer mobile broadband as it does not drop when move from Singtel shop at Killiney Rd to Great World City.  Cool! Fujitsu U1010 a A5-Size Diary? Wanted to get Fujitsu U1010 (3.5) or a Kohjinsha last Thursday. Finally, decided on Fujitsu U1010 (cos U1010 - 3.5G version was reserved by M1 for its customers) at S$1,888. The box. Tada! The Fujitsu Lifebook U1010! Only 610gm and fits nicely in my handbag The package. Compare its size to my Lenovo Y410… … or my LG Viewty. Looks small and nifty, right? My key review after using it. > Very light and fit snugly like a game machine. > Tracking mouse (see the black square in the pic below) is easy to use > The 2-cell battery can only last 1.5hours if surf using Wireless@SG or the mobile broadband non-stop. My package comes with 4-cell battery too. So, I have 4.5 hours in total and would require to shut down to change the battery. However, if u lower the LCD brightness and surf Wireless@SG without any USB peripheral connected to it, the 2-cell battery life can be extended to 2.5 hours > There’s only 1 usb port for my usb mobile broadband modem. You can get a USB hub to overcome the issue. But, hey! why connect to so many peripherals if u surf on the move? I also bring along the external VGA/RJ45 port and USB hub for external presentations. > Using MS Office is fast. > Text is very small at 96dpi. I’m using 110dpi but some menu items cannot be seen. > Surfing speed and experience is better than that of Kohjinsha. > Its screen at 5.6″ is smaller than Asus Eee’s and Kohjinsha’s 7″ screen size. So, it will strain your eyes especially on a moving vehicle. > Fujitsu U1010 has 3 years warranty compare to 1 year offered by Kohjinsha Image from Fujitsu LG Viewty Review II - Video at 120fps Looks cool, right? New Singpass Login Haven’t checked my CPF account for quite a while. Pondered at this new screen… I find it tough answering 2 questions. At least pet’s name is easy. But, I have no single answer to the other questions. Why not include “Ask your own question #1” and “Answer to your question #1” with some examples included? LG Viewty Review I - Taking Pictures This is taken using Fujifilm F50fd. This is taken using LG Viewty. See more pictures taken using LG Viewty. Resize to 500 x 375 px. At 100% crop Resize to 500 x 375 px. At 100% crop Resize to 500 x 375 px. At 100% crop Not bad for a camera phone. What do you think? *All pictures were not edited. Who’s this on Home Concepts? Someone requested that I buy home concepts magazine. I did and bought home & decor too. hmmm… who’s that on this page? That’s the reason why he had asked me to buy, right? Found Mr Marlique? How to install and use a USB Modem for broadband on Mobile? Finally signed up Singtel’s mobile broadband plan - 1800. Its Christmas bundle was attractive! Pay 6 months and get another 6 months (plus USB modem) free! About the Data card, you can choose to have a single Data / SIM card or 2 separate cards. If you surf on a single Data / SIM card, you cannot receive or make calls out when surfing. Before installing the software, insert the Data card or Data/SIM card into your USB modem. Use the cable with 2 USB heads and insert into your computer. You’ll be prompted with a screen to install Mobile Partner. Just click Next all the way. Installation complete! Now, use the cable with a single USB head to connect. You’ll see cyan light on the USB modem (provided by Singtel) after it has been connected successfully. Strange? 7.2 Mbps? Thought up to 1.8 Mbps? You can view your usage traffic. You can receive sms to this data card when you surf and will not be charged. But, Singtel charges you for every sms sent using the data card. I’ve yet documented my experience using M1’s broadband 1800 plan for comparison. Bye old friend! Hi new friend! Just bid farewell to my old friend yesterday. Felt so sad to trade in my old friend for a new friend. Took a last picture of it… :_( This is my new friend LG Viewty (KU990). It’s tough getting used to it as I’m more familiar with Windows Mobile 5 on Dopod D810. Sms-ing is slower using LG Viewty. Perhaps, I’m not getting used to it yet. This is the screensaver. I like its 5 megapixel camera, video functions and battery life. Will say more about them in another post. This is the customised screen when unlocked. I need to upload the pictures and videos taken with LG Viewty. Hmmm… where’re the cards? Can you spot the micro SD card and my 3G SIM card? See the ejected micro SD card after a slight push. See the size difference of the micro SD card and a normal SD card size? Old friend was using mini SD card which is twice the size of micro SD card. I’ll say what I didn’t like about LG Viewty after one day of usage: - Both micro SD card and SIM card are underneath the battery; that means I have to switch off the handphone, open the casing (good thing it’s much easier to open than other handphones), remove the battery before I can take out / replace the cards (one can argue to use the data cable provided instead of removing the micro SD card. As for the SIM card, I have no choice as the data card for broadband mobile surfing is separate - how troublesome!) - The screen protector provided. Perhaps, I don’t have the skills to paste it. So many “bubbles”. - Volume control is the aperture control ring like thing; was looking for the volume control dial… - There’s no lens cover - I missed the mobile office apps like ms excel/word and ease of sms-ing using the touchscreen keyboard on Dopod D810 - Felt and looked casual when compared to HTC TyTYN II which was my the other choice for consideration - Fingerprint marks on the screen. - There’s no wifi function Will say more about what I like about LG Viewty soon. Cool Comparison on Video Quality Looking for a new handphone to upgrade tomorrow. Eyeing on HTC TyTN II or LG Viewty cos I prefer touch screen phones like my current D810 to phones with number pads. While doing research online, I found a cool comparison video on youtube. I like how this guy did to compare handphones’ video quality. The best review I’ve seen so far as he has benchmarked N95’s 30fps video quality with HTC TyTN II and Toshiba G900’s 15fps video quality. Wish someone had done that for LG Viewty too. Here’re some slow motion video using LG Viewty. Think this guy fell in love with KU990 after buying TyTN II 3 days ago! LG Viewty Introduction HTC TyTN II or LG Viewty???!!! LG Viewty! Crispy Curry Puffs Found some really nice curry puffs… Sardines Puff - S$1 each Curry Chicken Puff - S$1 each Yam and Sardines - Like their yam and sardines puff at S$1 each They also have Crispy Black Pepper Chicken Puff at S$1.20 each. Amoy Street Food Centre #01-21 John Goh 9765-9611 881 一人一半 Fell in love with this song after hearing Liu Ling Ling sang in 881 DVD. Can’t find that version on youtube though.   一人一半，感情不散 一人一素故，感情才会久 时光累积，安静的泪滴 一心去追，爱那么可贵 这样的人，这样地等 无非是等个回应眼神 为爱翻滚，不急伤痕 甘心为你一生都浮沉 这样的人，别笑我蠢 傻傻地心痛也不觉疼 就算天冷, 就算残忍 等你想起这没用的人 一人一半，感情不散 已经找到爱，为何要离开 时光累积，安静的泪滴 一心去追，爱那么可贵 这样的人，这样地等 无非是等个回应眼神 为爱翻滚，不急伤痕 甘心为你一生都浮沉 这样的人，这样地等 无非是等个回应眼神 为爱翻滚，不急伤痕 甘心为你一生都浮沉 这样的人，别笑我蠢 傻傻地心痛也不觉疼 就算天冷, 就算残忍 等你想起这没用的人 一人一半，感情不散 已经找到爱，为何要离开 已经找到爱，为何想离开 Christmas Tree at Sunset brotzeit bier bar & restaurant Just had dinner with Pooh at brotzeit bier bar & restaurant. The interior - most guests prefer alfresco Brotkorb - Basket of assorted German bread Tagessuppe aka Soup of the Day - Potato Soup that has taste of sausage in it as well Wurstelplatte - Authentic sausage platter with 6 flavours: spicy chicken, lamb sausage (has mint in it… I dislike mint), chicken and pork cheese cracker sausage (my favourite! the thin brown ones on the left), weisswurst sausage (quite good too… the big fat white sausage - third from the left) and garlic sausage with sauerkraut, horseradish and mustard Damage and Restaurant Details - HSBC and Amex card holders get 15% off the total bill. The service staff felt strange when we said we don’t drink beer. “We offer beer for free” We laughed at his kind offer. “Ice water will do” Wedding Lunch at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Just came home from my cousin’s semi-buffet wedding lunch at Grand Copthorne Waterfront. Here’s the menu One of the souvenirs - cute? Prawn Cocktail Combination Platter Closer look Braised Hashima with 4 Treasures - Can u find the 4 treasures? Crispy Fried Chicken in Pipa Style Braised Baby Abalone and Sea Cucumber with Dou Miao Steam codfish Glutinous rice wrapped in beancurd skin Haha… Did this with fruit tarts, mango pudding and strawberries from the dessert buffet. I’m very tired now… Need Zzz… Difference between Yellow and Blue? Do you know the difference between yellow and blue text used in the direction signages at Changi Airport? Perhaps, nobody really cares. Yellow means key places in the airport while Blue means the services. That also explains why the yellow text is on top of blue text.  Megumi Japanese Restaurant It’s rare that Pooh could pick me up from work at 5.30pm on Friday. He always busy with projects. These days, he had to go to Malaysia more often. Haven’t seen him since last Sunday. We had our dinner at a Japanese restaurant in the eastern part of Singapore. UFO Maki - Not sure what’s in it. Taste of tuna. Tara Nabe - Codfish Soup. I like this very much! Seafood Fried Rice Saikoro Steak Deep-fried Unagi on Toufu - Yum! Tobiuo or Flying Fish air flown from Japan costs S$32 - Sashimi or lightly salted. This fish has lots of fine bones and is best eaten as sashimi. Total damage (ABN AMRO Credit Card members has 10% discount currently) Megumi Japanese Restaurant 77 Upper East Coast Road #01-03 Tel: 6243 0700 btw, there’s another Megumi branch at Sunset Way