Gosh! The Internet!

@ndy    Broadband, Life Log    

Less Productivity. The internet connection at my work place now is VERY SLOW. Slow. Slow..

That’s the problem when your day-job depend 100% on the broadband. Nothing much can do now.

slow connection, broadband, streamyx, gary the snail

Popularity: 44% [?]

Again to Melaka

@ndy    Life Log    

Woot! Tomorrow the team and I will be going to Melaka (again) for the recording. Will be leaving Shah Alam roughly around 7am. Do pray for our journey, our food, our instruments, our place to sleep and our vehicle as well.

Everything will be alright, that’s for sure.

recording, studio, melaka, gecko, happy

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What Is Platypus?

@ndy    Interesting    

Now I’m reading about Platypus in Wikipedia.

What is Platypus, anyway?

The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. It is the sole living representative of its family (Ornithorhynchidae) and genus (Ornithorhynchus), though a number of related species have been found in the fossil record.

The Skeleton.

The Platypus has been used several times as a mascot: “Syd” the Platypus was one of the three mascots chosen for the Sydney 2000 Olympics along with an echidna and a kookaburra,”Expo Oz” the Platypus was the mascot for Expo ‘88 which was held in Brisbane in 1988, and Hexley the Platypus is the mascot for Apple Computer’s BSD-based Darwin operating system, Mac OS X.

Nothing better to do. But it’s good for your knowledge. Peace.

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platypus, skeleton, ornithorhynchus anatinus, semi-aquatic mammal

Popularity: 38% [?]

FireFox 3 Out Now

@ndy    News, Open Source, Technology    

The latest version of Mozilla Firefox web browser, Firefox 3 released today. I’ve tried the beta version of Firefox 3 before in my Ubuntu (Hardy Heron) and what i can say, it’s not good enough. Few plugins/add-ons were not compatible (i dunno why Ubuntu 8.04 set Firefox 3 Beta as their default browser). Also a bit lagging when you open multiple tabs. Yea, i consider all that since it was a beta version. However it has improved! Still rocking lar, i must say. Much Better than IE7.

I’m sure this latest version of Firefox is getting better. Download for free. Hey! Don’t forget to spread the word about the Download Day, a mission to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours!

Woot! I’m going to..

Update:

Extra reading : http://me.zestful.org/2008/06/first-look-at-firefox-3/

firefox 3, Guinness World Record, download day, mozilla

Popularity: 43% [?]

Story to Tell

@ndy    Funny    

Once upon a time..

I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other stall saying: ‘Hi, how are you?‘

I’m not the type to start a conversation in the men’s restroom but I don’t know what got into me, so I answered, somewhat embarrassed, ‘Doin’ just fine!‘

And the other guy says: ‘So what are you up to?‘

What kind of question is that? At that point, I’m thinking this is too bizarre so I say: ‘Uhhh, I’m like you, just traveling!‘

At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I hear another question. ‘Can I come over?‘

Ok, this question is just too weird for me but I figured I could just be polite and end the conversation. I tell him, ‘No……..I’m a little busy right now!!!‘

Then I hear the guy say nervously…

‘Listen, I’ll have to call you back. There’s an idiot in the other stall who keeps answering all my questions!!!‘

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Oi, this is not based on my true story lah! It’s taken from my inbox! (i’m telling you, just in case..)

true story, funny, the toilet story

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My Zoom B1 Bass Effects

@ndy    Life Log    

Quite reasonable for me, that’s why i choose Zoom B1. The bass effect does not come with power adapter so i need to buy them separately. Altogether the bass effect pedal + the power adapter = RM280.

Zoom B1 Features:

• Clear and solid bass sound (96 kHz sampling)
• 13 different bass amp and stomp box modeling choices
• 46 dedicated bass effects
• Bass synthesizer
• 40 preset patches reproduce the sound of the pros
• User friendly interface
• Integrated drum machine with PCM sound sources
• Built-in auto-chromatic tuner for bass
• Ultra low noise
• Optional foot switch allows remote operation

Some review site said that this new B1 brings the speed of Zoom’s powerful ZFX-3 processor for low latency when changing effects. Yeah. I have tried few effects in it and hey, i loved it! The bass pedal makes me sound really good (although i’m not a pro bass player ). Lot’s of fun and really cheap too! For the price, why not?

zoom b1, bass effects pedal, bass

Popularity: 25% [?]

Ad : 1a.m. Academy Launch

@ndy    News    

1a.m. is launching the very own 1a.m. Academy, a place where talents are groomed to be at their best, where new ones are discovered, and taught by experienced facilitators, integrating the message of excellence, with full fledged facilities provided but at an affordable price.

1a.m. Academy is dedicated in bringing forth positive music that will revolutionize and impact the future of the music industry. Inspiring transformation that will surface a new standard of creativity that is set apart, creating tracks of opportunities for a new generation of people combined with creative elements.1a.m. Academy is officially launched in June 2008, introducing courses like Music Production, Church Sound Production and Play-By-Ear as well as our instrumental classes and vocal classes. Come and learn from the best, check out our amazing range of courses and instruments classes that is offered, either learning a new or just improving your skills, let them help you to be at your best!

Contact 1am Academy for more information!

1am, music, positive music

Popularity: 16% [?]

Ah Beng: New Stuff

@ndy    Funny    

Good Day.. Again! From my inbox. Hehe..

Ah Beng bought a new mobile.
He sent a message to everyone from his Phone Book & said,
“My Mobile No. Has changed.
Earlier it was Nokia 3310. Now it is 6610″

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Ah Beng : I am a Proud, coz my son is in Medical College .
Friend : Really, what is he studying.
Ah Beng : No, he is not studying, they are Studying him.

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Ah Beng : Doctor, in my dreams, I play football every night.
DR : Take this tablet, you will be ok.
Ah Beng : Can I take tomorrow, tonight is final game.

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Ah Beng : If I die, will u remarry?
Wife : No! I’ll stay with my sister. But if I die will u remarry?
Ah Beng : No, I’ll also stay with your sister.

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Ah Beng : People consider me as a “GOD”
Wife : How do you know??
Ah Beng : When I went to the Park today, everybody said, Oh GOD! You have come again.

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Ah Beng complained to the police: “Sir, all items are missing, except the TV in my house.”
Police : “How the thief did not take TV?”
Ah Beng : “I was watching TV news…”

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Ah Beng comes back 2 his car & find a note saying “Parking Fine”
He Writes a note and sticks it to a pole “Thanks for complement.”

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How do you recognize Ah Beng in School?
He is the one who erases the notes from the book when the teacher erases the board.

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Once Ah Beng was walking he had a glove on one hand and not on other.
So the man asked him why he did so. He replied that the weather forecast
announced that on one hand it would be cold and on the other hand it would
be hot.

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Ah Beng in a bar and his cellular phone rings. He picks it up and
Says “Hello, how did you know I was here?”

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Ah Beng : Why are all these people running?
Man : This is a race, the winner will get the cup
Ah Beng : If only the winner will get the cup, why others running?

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Teacher : “I killed a person” convert this sentence into future tense
Ah Beng : The future tense is “u will go to jail”

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Ah Beng told his servant: “Go and water the plants!”
Servant : “It’s already raining.”
Ah Beng : “So what? Take an umbrella and go.”

Enjoy!

ah beng, funny, jokes, humour

Popularity: 14% [?]

Petrol will be RM2.70 a litre

@ndy    News     hike, petrol

Serious stuff dude…

The new price of petrol is RM2.70 per litre beginning midnight tonight,
it was announced a moment ago by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad. Diesel will go up by RM1 per litre while
the price for ULG 92 per litre went up by 74 sen. The 78 sen hike or 40
per cent increase for the ULG 97 petrol is still below the antiticpated
RM4 per litre price projected earlier and among the cheapest in Asia.

[Source : NST]

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