Monday, 20 April 2009

Insommia Or Holiday Mood?

Its already 5.25am and I still not asleep. Really couldn't sleep, as I had already used to sleeping at 7am everyday during my holidays. Missed those days man ! However, got to prepare for class later at 8am. Its going to be a long day till 5pm, though its my first day of school after my holidays. Got to endure my way through and readjust my sleeping time. Luckily, tuesday class is 10am. Go Go Go !

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Tuesday, 14 April 2009

Medabot



Anyone played this game before? Its kinda fun and interesting to kill time. Its an old game and playable in GBA console. The above is showing the battle zone of the medabots. If anyone is currently playing or want to play, can discuss about the game =)


One of the main medabots' skill !

Saturday, 11 April 2009

Bluetooth 3.0 Standard Launches This Month


The Bluetooth SIG has approved its 3.0 spec with a 21 April launch date: I've written before about Bluetooth 3.0, which pairs the 3 Mbps low-power frequency hopping radio system of 2.1+EDR with high-speed transfers via 802.11 standards. The idea is that a properly integrated Bluetooth 3.0 system will have a bulk-transfer mode that two devices can swap into. (Note that the SIG is referencing 802.11, the generic standard, as it doesn't have a specific program in place with the Wi-Fi Alliance--yet?--for cross-certifiation.)

For instance, if you had one of those ubiquitous BlackBerry or iPhone smartphones with Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi inside, you could start a sync session with your PC. For normal calendar data and other matter, the sync would use the Bluetooth radio system. To sync a large music or video file, the handset's BT gear would talk with the computer's, agree to switch to 802.11, and then make the bulk transfer. At the end, communication would return to the other radio.
This mode works in a quasi ad-hoc fashion, without requiring that a device join a Wi-Fi network, which is part of why the 802.11 label is being used. With the collapse of UWB as a near-term generic option for personal area networking (PAN)--it may wind up being important, but it's not right now--802.11 standards will likely morph into WLAN/PAN systems. Intel has been working on this for a while, disclosing its Cliffside project a year ago as part of a larger effort to rethink mobile device functions.

Bluetooth 3.0 will get its formal unveiling later this month along with information about which chipmakers have products ready to sample. Because the SIG is a practical group, standards aren't released until there are multiple vendors with interoperable prototype chips and hardware.

Thursday, 9 April 2009

Value of my Mobile Phone

Prices of technology products are always dropping. I just gave a real example. I bought my 128MB Sandisk Flash Drive for S$48 in the year 2004. But 5 years later, on the recent IT show, a 8GB Sandisk Flash Drive costs only S$26 !!

Under the category of the three Mobile Service Providers, my mobile phone, Nokia N95 8GB falls under Category A which is valued at S$400. I bought and recontract my mobile phone last year at S$698. Just recently, my contract had ended and I wanted to recontract and get a new phone. I decided to trade in, so i went to a Starhub shop and ask them whether I could trade in at S$400? After checking, they quote me S$270 for it. At that time, I was quite pissed off, i said how come so low, as my phone is in good working order. Then he said, market price now is S$340 for a new N95 8GB trade in, furthermore, my casing is quite bad, so reduce S$70 to S$270. Thats simply crazy, so i don't want to trade in my phone anymore. I rather use till it spolit. =(

Friday, 27 March 2009

Red Meat


People who eat more red or processed meat have a higher risk of death from all causes including cancer, while a higher consumption of white meat reduces such risks, a decade-long US study released Monday found.
The joint study begun in 1995 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and seniors group AARP followed more than half a million men and women between age 50 and 71, who filled out a food frequency questionnaire estimating their intake of red and processed meats as well as white meats such as pork, chicken and turkey.
Over the study period, 47,976 men and 23,276 women died. The one fifth of men and women who ate the most red meat -- a median of 62.5 grams per 1,000 calories per day -- had a higher mortality rate than the one fifth who consumed the least -- 9.8 grams per thousand calories, according to the report.A similar rate held true for consumers of processed meat.
Comparatively, the top fifth of white meat consumers had a slightly lower risk for death than those who ate the least white meat."For overall mortality, 11 percent of deaths in men and 16 percent of deaths in women could be prevented if people decreased their red meat consumption to the level of intake in the first quintile," wrote the authors led by Rashmi Sinha of NIH's National Cancer Institute."
The impact on cardiovascular disease mortality was an 11 percent decrease in men and a 21 percent decrease in women if the red meat consumption was decreased to the amount consumed by individuals in the first quintile."Cancer-causing compounds are know to form during high-temperature cooking of meat, the report stated, and meat is a major source of saturated fat, which has been linked to certain cancers.Lower meat consumption has been linked to reductions in risk factors for heart disease, including lower cholesterol levels and blood pressure."
These results complement the recommendations by the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund to reduce red and processed meat intake to decrease cancer incidence," the authors wrote.

Thursday, 19 March 2009

Singapore Poly Results Were Out Yesterday !!



Didn't do well and GPA is going down ! As expected, Maths 1B i got a D+. Two Reasons. Firstly, its myself to blame for having last minute study, didn't really listen and understand what the lecturer is saying. Second reason, i got a crappy lecturer that assume maths is easy for everyone.

Monday, 16 March 2009

Business Concept - My Business, My Views !



Currently doing some crazy things exactly the same concept as the above scenario. Nothing
much, but I do not agree with things like leaders following 100% from people. Thats simply not
leaders, but rather some workers following instructions.

I believe being a sucessful leader, is to have its own ideas, LISTEN but NOT FOLLOW people's
ideas. With the previous statement, I'm talking about learning from the best practices of
business.


Is the above model familiar? I'm not challenging against someone's system. However, I do agree
to an extend, but if doing business is being condemn by 1% of the population, there is no point.
What will the people in the HOT category thinks? Other than COLD, WARM & HOT, what do you think about the forth one? Explode? Irreversible? FYI, Irreversible means : Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back. I do not want that to happen. Friends I made, my relatives, I do not want to lose friends and being despised by relatives.. There is just too many flaws in the current system. Its simply not right for me.
P.S. I will get pissed off by people who think that they could brainwash me by "SPAMING". I won't make u feel bad, I will simply ignore it, because I treated you as a friend and respect that friendship. Don't spolit it. I already condemn a friend that of four years friendship with me.

Sunday, 15 March 2009

DICT 1B03 Class BBQ



As planned before our holiday, our class BBQ will be held at:
Venue: East Coast Park, Area D, BBQ Pit 35
Date: 16 April 2009 (Thursday)
Fees: ?? (Still in the process of planning)
For anyone who wants to stay overnight, we have night activities as well.

Friday, 6 March 2009

Gang Robbers in JB strikes again (as usual)

Dear Friends,

Its just not safe to go in JB even just a meter away from the customs. My friends always ask me to go in, but i decline them. Its not that I'm a coward, but its really too dangerous to go in just to have a good meal or something. Totally not worth it. I rather spend more within the island to have an enjoyable and worry-free life. For my friends who like to go there, please be careful and always stay alert and know how to handle it in a safe way when encountered.

Below is an article I read and extracted from HardwareZone for sharing:
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