I’m now officially Crumpler-fied

  

Long long time ago, I heard my bro say that he wanted to buy a bag.

A laptop bag, he said. To store and protect his laptop wherever he went.

At that time, my firm belief was to use the bags that CAME WITH the laptop, i.e. if you bought a Dell laptop, you get a Dell bag. Or when you buy a Sony laptop, you get a Sony bag.

 

That means Free lah. I’m a cheapo like that :D

And then I saw bro’s bag…

Crumpler ‘The Moderate Embarrassment’.

 

Then I saw his 2nd bag…

Crumpler ‘The Hee-goer’.

For such a silly name it sure looks good for a bag, and it’s pretty strong too.

And I have this Mount KK trip that’s coming up in less than 2 weeks time, and I look for my bags….

For a minute, try to ignore the silly look on my face and the pose, but look at the bags. One is an Uncle-type camera bag, and the other, a small day-sack (not obvious), that I brought up Gunung Datuk with Desmond in February. One’s on my back, and the other hangs by my side.

 

I remember that the climb was all fine, until the part where I had to climb up a ladder while squeezing through a small crack between two rocks.

 

I got stuck. Something in my mind told me that it’s terribly not normal that I should get stuck. I mean, the fatter Malay aunties before me got through, so I bloody should too! Imagine me with a slightly distressed look on my face..while the fatty (and heavier) aunties look down at me with the wtf face haha.

Red arrow : marks the Stuck Point. Even Desmond’s got that smirk on his face as if he already knew I was gona get stuck. The bugger.

 

Anyway, it was the camera bag that was hanging by the side that got me stuck. Very bad idea lah, to carry two bags.

 

So, I’m determined not to let it happen again. So, like my previous post said, today I went to KLCC with EGo to the one and only Crumpler shop in Malaysia.

The Customary Barge that stores Laptop + Camera + other stuff. A bit big but I guess that’s how backpacks would look. Right? ……Right? ^^

 

Anyway, I’m a very happy man now…new toy yeah!

 

I was so happy that I decided to go binge-eating with EGo and Leowazza at Jln Alor coz I didn’t get enough at Penang. Tonight’s was Satisfying as hell :D

 

Tomorrow’s Advertlet’s Genting event, who’s going? Free transport + makan + show + couple room. What could be better? (besides free casino chips) lol. Can’t wait to hang out with the blogger kaki again :) Renee I’ll see you there! We’ll find a spot where they have Tandoori chicken a’ight!

 

Sneak preview : more Penang pics leaked…

 

 

Note : I don’t condone / discourage homosexuality. But Sam really loves David Cook ahahahaaaaaaa.

Photo credits + patience waiting + post title thanks to EGo..!

 

Cheers!
-EVo-

Bryan Lim @ bryanlyt is not really what he seems to be..

I was trying to search for Twitter users today within my Facebook friends when I also searched for Bryan Lim.

 

I'm pretty sure Bryan's not Bryangelo cause he's not based in S'pore.

That leaves us with the other 3 users that could possibly be Bryan where they each have something in common *ahem*penis enlargement story*ahem*.

You've been a Very bad boy Bryan LOL. And until I find your real username I will always have that image of you HAHA.

Ok, time to sleep y'all!

Cheers!
-EVo-

 

*** Update : Bryan Lim has just added me and he's not any of the 3 penile-*** above (damn). I should've searched for bryanlyt actually. haha..! Check out his twitter at http://twitter.com/bryanlyt.

TM NUTS! Firefox or Chrome?

I.

Hate.

Streamyx.

 

I really cannot figure out why people are still hanging on to this #@#*&^@# service. Including myself.

Even worse, when I'm loading anything to do with Facebook.

I click inbox and I get this:

 

And after 10 minutes, still this:

 

I can't believe it. Why why why. Is facebook dying? Is facebook running out of funds to get more servers? Is Zuckerberg planning to elope with his gay partner?

It's obvious they don't have the same mindset and firepower as Google does.

Despite the latest crap from streamyx, Gmail still loads in a zap.

 

Anyway, streamyx.

I already had issues since 4 months ago where I kept getting disconnected every hour.

It's not that I'm sitting here complaining to the ceiling and doing nothing about it. I got TM Nut to send a guy to fix the problem, he came, I paid him rm40 to rewire the line to reduce the interruption.

Next day, the line screws up again.

So what the heck, I paid them and nothing got fixed??

Never mind. Call the Malay guy again.

This bugger's full of excuses and he won't come to help me out.

For 3 days in a row, when I call him, he says he'll come in 1/2 an hour, and no show. I tell him to tell me if he can't make it so that I can fck him if he says he can't make it. But he don't come and he don't call.

What an Ass.

Habislah my rm40.

 

(I just checked back on my Facebook after another 10 mins, and still this.)

 

I know many people (most likely you!) are facing the same crap as I am so I'm gona share something I discovered lately to try speed things up.

Use Google Chrome.

I was recommended by LogicYuan to use this new browser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I know it looks like some kid's rubber toy, but the reason for its color is to suit Google's kindergarten color theme (Blue green red yellow).

I'm sure you wanna know if Firefox or Chrome's better eh? Some comparison would be nice eh?

The Verdict:

PROS:

(1)  Installing it is a breeze. Just download and click some straightforward questions. About the same installation time as Firefox.

(2)  New tabs, when opened, slide out faster than Firefox, making it seem very light and happy. Haha.

 

(3) Check out the two screenshots below.

Firefox has the additional title bar (that says 'Gmail - Inbox (2) etc') and the Control Panel (that says 'File', 'Edit' etc) whereas Chrome doesn't.

Firefox looks damn fat because of that lor.

 

 

And, Firefox has the status bar (that says 'Done') whereas Chrome doesn't.

 

So what does that give us? More vertical viewing space, almost like you're surfing full screen. I likes. Especially if you're surfing with one of those microscopic mini-notebooks yeah *ahem*psychkin*ahem*

(4)  It surfs faster than Firefox (especially Facebook). Just a liiiiiitle bit faster. I could be biased. I don't know.

(5)  It starts up faster than Firefox. By quite a noticeable amount...say...20-30% faster, depending on how many saved tabs you have open.

 

Stuff I didn't like about Chrome:

(1) It's ugly. See lah the blue tabs, the whole window is blue like Windows 95.

 

(2)  It doesn't memorize common stuff like Cbox values, Comment box values. When I type stuff in Firefox, it 'auto-remembers' like this:

...even when I'm at other blogs. It sticks there, so to speak.

It doesn't happen with Chrome. I have to type every letter again damn mafan -___- Maybe it's some setting that I ter-forgot to switch on. wahahaha.

 

Other interesting stuff:

One thing I noticed is how it allocates its memory. Check this out:

Chrome.exe has 3 instances (total 78Mb Ram)

 

With the same webpage opened, Firefox has only one instance (60Mb Ram).

Does that mean Chrome eats more memory than Firefox? Hmmm....But it's faster wor!

I don't know lah. Just trying to act smart. LOL.

 

Now comes the kicker:

Did you also know that Google partially funded the development of Firefox? And after all that shared technology, Google launches Chrome (that probably is built based on Firefox) to kick Mozilla's butt and grab a solid hold on Web browsing AND the search industry. Damn smart.

 

Ok, that's all the tech-talk for today folks! Hope it helps to make your surfng a less painful experience.

I'm temporarily making Chrome my default browser so I can test it, and cause I'm actually having an overally slightly better time surfing =) I'll post more as time goes by (if it makes my pc crash or causes some major virus outbreak).

Click here to get Google Chrome. And do leave me a comment if it works out (or doesn't work out) for u :)

Just one last thing. I really can't tahan this lauyah logo lah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serious damn ugly.

This is so much better right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But this... brings ugly to a whole different level that it's almost obscene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't ask me why it looks the way it does. Ask Google :D I was just being...observant :P

Cheers!
-EVo-

Apa ini notifikasi Facebook gila?

Was looking through my mail spammed with Facebook notifications and I saw this :

 

  'Natalie menulis pada Dinding saya' ??

Why change my Facebook setting to bahasa melayu?

 

 

I'm already cheesed by Facebook being slow and all. Now this happens all by itself.

 

Then I get this a bit further down.

Oooh. Aku sudah dapat Rakan baru.

 

 

Hahhahaha

Pautan! Is that what 'link' is called?

And what is 'memaparkan profil' ?

Which genius decided to use the word 'beliau' ?

I can imagine the translator pulling his hair out if he tries to translate more high-tech words.

 

So while I was thinking..my itchy finger decided to really find out how facebooking in pure Malay would be like.

 

..And bravely ventured into the unknown.

 

 

 

 

Holy shit.

 

 

Navigation sounds screwed up.

Now I know what 'inbox' is in Malay.

 

My status message goes:

Buat apa tu?

 

What happens when you're tagged in an album?

 

If you're hungry, you get fed with news.

'Suaplah' saya - *aummm*

 

The very popular 'poke' application is now called:

 
Sakitnyeerr.

 

When you comment on a photo, it becomes:

 

 

 

 

 

When you wanna see which friends of yours are online.

LOL.

 

Last but not least..for some reason, Facebook seems to think that Malay users have some sort of physical dysfunction.

 

Send 'Surat Komplen' in full Malay to Pasukan Facebook then only they know. obscene betul. CIS.

Cheers!
-EVo-

 

P.S. I think a couple making love in Malay would sound like a comedy more than anything else. Daymn. Sayang abang.

2009 New Toy #1

I picked this up from Computer Exchange outside my house.

Introducing..........

Maxtor Basics External HDD with....

 

 

1 Tb of delicious storage!

Yes omg 1,000,000,000,000 bytes of files ermmm.....Pics, Videos, Movies, ermm yes VIDEOS.

Hehehe.

It's not very big, but bigger than most regular external HDD. That makes it a little bulky for travel, but ideally it's supposed to sit on your desk almost permanently and suck in whatever you feed to it.

 

1,000,000,000,000 man. One Million Million. I'm not sure if I should be this shiok, maybe this is a common household item in everyone's house now, but so many zeroes makes me happy like money can.

Surprisingly, it costs me only RM370. Very affordable, yes? The last time I checked, that was the price of a 200 - 300 Gb HDD.

Anyhow I was very happily filling it up with my junk then I checked properties.

 

 

 

Just take a look at the capacity. Only 931 Gb? If it's 999 Gb and they say 1Gb was taken up by system files I understand la. But 931 Gb wor.

I feel conned by Maxtor. 69 Gb la.

One small harddisk you know?

Anyhow I'm running out of ideas on what to do with the 840 Gb space left...

So I'm renting it out! Yes, who needs backup storage please contact me. VIDEOS and PICS content preferred! xD

 

Cheers!
-EVo-

Tech Break : Apple introducing new iPods on September 9th?

 

'There's been a lot of iPod chatter in the air lately and now MacRumors and Ars Technica say that we'll be seeing El Steve boom-boom some new gear on September 9th. No specifics on what's in store, but new nanos are obviously on the table, as is that rumored subscription service and possibly a new iPod touch at a lower price. Anything you guys hoping for?'

FuAHH!! And I got my nano only 5 months ago..babi apple.

Note : Excerpt only. Original article here.