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100 GB ipod to come soon

2006-12-07T15:11:00.000+08:00

With respect to my yesterday's post about 100 GB mobile drive and how it could benefit the IPOD or MP3 or MP4 market.

Here is what in the store for you.

CNET noticed that Toshiba yesterday announced plans to introduce in the early new year a 100GByte hard disk of the size (1.8in) used in iPods - and moved on from there in the knowledge that Apple has traditionally snaffled up the company's latest and greatest mini hard disks to boost the selling power of iPods.Naturally, as usual, Apple was unwilling to comment on any future product launch when CNET asked for its take.

WOOT! It seems we are IN for 100 GB surprise :-)

Toshiba unveils 1.8" 100 GB hard drive

2006-12-06T14:43:00.000+08:00

Great news for the fans of tiny lil Mobile HDD. Toshiba has unveiled a 1.8" 100 GB mobile HDD.
The new model MK1011GAH has two platters, four heads, and can transfer data at 100 MB per second, according to Toshiba. The company also reports a 4200 RPM platter rotation speed, a weight of 59 grams, and dimensions of 54x71x8 mm.

Impressed with the stats? Now here is what in the store. Similarly, another company Hitachi is currently in the final stages of introducing a 250 GB HDD...Thats sounds pretty cool.

You guys must be wondering how does that help me? Well it can improve the capacity of IPODs etc.

Microsoft Launches Vista Officially

2006-12-01T10:46:00.000+08:00

On 30th November, Microsoft finally lauched much awaited VISTA in a business conference. It was almost 2 years since it was proposed codenamed as Longhorn and later renamed as Vista.

The launch of Vista has been repeatedly delayed because -- by Microsoft's own admission -- it over-complicated the product. But it now claims the software system makes loading and playing digital music and displaying digital photographs much easier.

Microsoft's chief executive, Steve Ballmer, claimed the company's new launches were "game changing" developments. "We expect that more than 200 million people will be using at least one of these products by the end of 2007," he said. "I believe they signal the beginning of a new wave of innovation that will have an even more profound impact during the next decade."

Does that mean vista can offer more to the gaming communuity. Well they said the same thing when they launched XP, but besides offering Latest Direct X drivers, they didnt do much. In fact screwed up many games after patching XP 2 intial version (it was fucked up if you remember).

As we all know, with micrsoft products being highly utilised by other vendors and game developers. Its very unlikely that we wont switch to VISTA and considering Microsoft sheer hijacking techniques when it comes to distribution, you can imagine all new desktop being VISTA ready before they hit your desk.

eventually Microsoft will leave you only ONE choice, Upgrade to Vista or DIE!

Microsoft release Virtual Earth 3D beta

2006-11-29T16:24:00.000+08:00

All you Google earth lovers, he is something else to talk about. This cool tool by Microsoft lets you do what you did with that Google earth. So you must be wondering, whats so great about it?

I strongly suggest you checkout this tool for its 3D features and very detailed driving Directions.

The Live Maps site could give me a perfect way to drive from Little India MRT to Shenton Way. (both places in singapore).

you guys should give it a try.

Download it here.

One of the trick while searching for driving direction is search for place and then country.

So say if you want to go from Baker Street to King's Cross, then you type

From: Baker Street, United Kingdom

To: Kings Cross, United Kingdom

System Requirements:

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, or the Windows Vista operating system.
Windows Internet Explorer version 6 or 7, with security settings set to enable or prompt Microsoft ActiveX controls.
A video card with 32 MB or greater video memory that is compatible with Microsoft DirectX 9.
Hardware acceleration must be set to Full. For more information, see Help.
Recommended: Broadband connectivity.

Brainbench offering FREE C$, J2EE, RDBMS test

2006-11-28T20:36:00.000+08:00

Exclusive news to the Readers of this blog. Brainbench is offering the following tests free of cost. So what are you waiting for. Typically $49.95, these tests are available to you absolutely free! Upgrade your resume - impress your boss - show off to your friends - and it will cost you nothing but your own time investment.

C#
ASP.NET
Computer Forensics
RDBMS
J2EE
Computer Technical Support
MS Office 2003
Project Management
and many more.

Enjoy...and remember to visit this blog again for such exclusive offer tracker

How not to be an iPod killer

2006-11-28T16:53:00.001+08:00

I wrote an article about Zune VS Ipod and what Zune needs to do kill IPOD and suceed.

Interestingly, this guy at Computerworldwrote an article very similar to my finding or ideas.

Please check it out! Alas....i aint that bad in creativity and imagination :-)

http://playlistmag.com/weblogs/ipodblog/2006/11/ipodkiller/index.php

Nintendo Sold 600,000 Wii Consoles

2006-11-28T16:48:00.000+08:00

In plain shipment numbers, Nintendo's Wii can claim to have had the most successful launch week. The manufacturer today said that more than 600,000 consoles were sold in the first eight days after launch, generating sales of more than $190 million. Meanwhile, Ebay is experiencing brisk PS3 and Wii activity with sale prices having settled around $1200 and $400, respectively.

Console market is surely hotting up. Please read my earlier articles about Consoles and their future.

Blogger Beta Hack List

2006-11-28T10:47:00.000+08:00

There are numerous articles about old blogger hacks and template over the internet and finding them is a piece of cake. However, we dont find much about Blogger beta. whatever you need hacks or templates are not so easy to track or find.

I thought it might be a good idea to put it under one single blog for easy access and information. I will be covering these hacks as series of post so please be patient and visit again for more updates.

Note: Hacks posted in this blog are not designed/owned by me and all rights lie with the original author.

Hack #1: Adding Social Bookmarking for Blogger Beta

I found this hack at Hans . This cool lil hack can add social bookmarking to your blog. Forget all the pain of coding for each bookmarking site.

What you need to do: A complete guide to the Beta Blogger NEWB.

1) Backup your current beta blogger template
2) Go to Edit HTML under Template
3) Expand Widgets
4) Search for HEAD tag. You will find it in the first 20 lines in HTML.
5) Step 1: Add the following code to the head of your template
script type="text/javascript" src=http://home.planet.nl/~hansoosting/downloads/beautifulbeta.js. Add <> at the start and end.

6) Find the following line of code in your template:
p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'

7) Replace it with this file. download file and open in notepad. Copy and paste over that line.

You are Done..Boom!

If you liked this article, please read my TIPS for booting your Adsense Income

Consoles might beat PC As Preferred Gaming Platform

2006-11-27T12:26:00.000+08:00

As most of you know that i am gamer myself (wouldnt make a mistake by calling myself a PRO) for more than 10 years now. Surpised? but hell yeah. I am playing since PC came to India lol. Now even though i moved out of india and soon becoming 30, my passion for gaming is not going to end too soon :-)

Perhaps the medium might change sooner than i thought. I am referring to the Killer Consoles which slowly but steadily making their way in the gamers house and of course their mind. The next couple of years are going to be crucial for consoles, if they want to lead the gaming scene. They need to provide alternative gaming (basically providing more alternative to gaming). The new consoles must provide stuff to lure those gamers who feel a necessity for consoles. Today gamers are happy with PC. It gives them not only gaming but music/videos etc. Of course the new consoles provide all that, however it should be distinctive. One of the few ideas could be to provide a non-downloadble buffered gaming content over the internet (of course only possible with fast broadband connections) but surely not a show-stopper. sooner or later world is getting converged with better connectivity. Next 5 years we could expect such technology. UT2007 is said to streaming maps over the internet and its a much awaited game on my list.

I surfed over the internet to know that Gears of War sold more than 1 million copies in less than a month (MS FTW) and that Zelda for Wii (and other games for it too, like Wii Sports or Red Steel) are also registering stellar sells.

One more important thing about consoles sales/marketing is the Pricing. Most of the gamers belong to teenage to 30's age bracket. People in 30s can afford the consoles but teenagers are largely dependent on their parents who wouldnt too happy to give their kids another gadget to play with when he already invested a few dollars on his brand new PC.

This question pop-ups every now and then. If consoles are purely for games why should i buy them? I again need to switch back to the PC for other activies, so consoles isnt that great.

Sony, MS and nintendo need to answer these questions before time slips off their hands. It looks like they wil.

Good luck to them and wish for a better hassle free gaming platform :-)

What Gadget you might see in next 5 years

2006-11-26T12:39:00.000+08:00

After looking at today's technology, can someone make a wild guess as to what technology gadgets might be available to us and which is that gadget which will be converged more. I guess i can give it a try. I might not be right but i am sure i would be close to the reality :-)

1) Mobile: One of the widely and largely used gadget around the world. Would be converged the most with TV, Movies and more entertainment added to this already bulky options catalogue. But i am getting a feeling that mobiles will not be called mobile. The primary function will not be Calls it will be video calls and even much more than that.

2) Consoles: This is going to be a HIT and slowly people wont play games on their PC. 5 yrs might be a short time for that but surely consoles will make their way in more and more houses that they are today. Next 10 years you will see Console market is the hottest and i can expect more companies in the next 5 years exploring the scene.

3) Mp3/Mp4/Mp5 Player: MP3 player is a cheap word today. Ipod has already leading the mp3 player scene. However you can expect more intelligent Ipods in the next 5 years. These Ipod are internet driven and you can play music over the internet without downloading them on your Ipod. Better wireless control and free download will make this market as HOT as the girl next door. Maybe you might see Mp5 a new standard with more compressed data storage facility. Most of these players with be HDTV compatible.

I would cover some more electronic items which might change in the next 5 years.

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Sony PSP 3 Firmware Download

2006-11-26T12:31:00.000+08:00

If you have this cute lil gadget, its perhaps time to upgrade to the next patched version 3.1

The new update, version 3.01 is meant to allow users to achieve a close connection with the company's next generation games console PlayStation 3.

The update allows users to watch data stored on their PS 3 through their PSP courtesy a wireless connection. Sony has also improved the RSS reader and has provided support for the camera accessory.

Additionally users can also play music stored on any memory stick using the PSP's MP3 player. A visual player feature has also been added, as has a 3-speed fast forward and fast reverse feature for the music category.

You can also downloaded some games on the PS 3 and played on the PSP. These games include Resident Evil Director's Cut, Konami's Antiques MSX Collection, Bishi Bashi Special, Arc the Lad, Jumping Flash, Hot Shots Golf 2, Silent Bomber and Tekken 2.

Firefox & IE7 Vulnerability- Fake Login Pages

2006-11-25T13:19:00.000+08:00

Did you switch to the latest firefox 2 or IE7 lately and you thought you are safe in the holy shit world of internet.

The recent review done by ZD net shows that the flaw lets hackers compromise users' passwords and usernames by presenting them with a fake login form. Firefox Password Manager will automatically enter any saved passwords and usernames into the form.

The data is then automatically sent to an attacker's computer without the user's knowledge, according to the Chapin Information Services site. An exploit for this flaw has already been seen on social-networking site www.MySpace.com , and it could affect anyone using a blog or forum that allows user-generated HTML code to be added, according to ZD net.

At the time of writing this post, no fix is available on the Mozilla site but the bug is reported under the bug list.

Recommendation to Minimise the Risk of Attacks:

Review your server code for the possibility of XSS and RCSR injections, especially operators of encrypted Web sites.

Now Watch TV on your mobile

2006-11-25T13:16:00.000+08:00

Converge is here.. We always strive to make our life better and one of the most widely used gadget is none other than "Mobile Phones". Mobiles have changed almost every year starting from a simple phone to make a call to a 3G phone, the journey was faster than your daily nature's call.

With 3G phones making video calls is no more a dream and now since people are addicted to TV as hey are to internet, companies are now thinking of giving TV access to the mobile users. The first step is already taken by Sony & Ericsson.

Sony has recently targeted nokia customers and trying to woo them with classy phones. I must say nokia lost a significant market to SE. SE gave awesome phone series with their W series being a major hit. I somehow dislike the bulky N series. IMHO it sucks big time. It sounds like handling a bloddy Walky-Talky phone. LOL.

Anyways getting back to the topic, Having co-operated successfully in cellphone handsets Sony and Ericsson are eyeing what they expect will be a boom market enabling people to watch TV on mobile handsets.

According to Sony, about one third of the world's mobile phone users will regularly be watch TV broadcasts on their handsets in two years.

""Associated Press reported that the two companies demonstrated a number of solutions they expect to become commonplace in home entertainment, including systems where film footage and pictures can easily be sent between a regular TV and a mobile phone, allowing friends and family members to share footage with the press of a button."

Ericsson also announced that Belgian operator Proximus had awarded it a contract for an end-to-end mobile TV solution, including Ericsson's Channel Selector. "It will enable customers of Proximus to enjoy fast and easy channel surfing for mobile TV," Ericsson said.

Ericsson will provide Proximus with what it claims is the world's fastest channel selector solution, making mobile TV channel surfing much more convenient. "Changing from one channel to another needs just one click on the mobile handset. This saves time and brings the mobile TV experience closer to that of a home TV experience. The launch of the solution is planned for 2007.

Sounds like we are in for a treat. With more and more technology, i always wonder if mobile phone will be used for other services than making a call. I am predicting that in next 5 years, mobile will be a convergent device and it will change your life.

PhotoGallery-Sentosa Cable Car Ride from Harbourfront

2006-11-25T09:00:00.000+08:00

I would be posting some pictures from my ride to Sentosa by Cable Car. Especially those who never been there or want to come down to singapore.

For more Pics check out the following link:

View My Flickr Album

Zune Vs IPod -Who will win the war

2006-11-24T23:53:00.000+08:00

Microsoft has official launched Zune a rival product to the already famous iPOD. Ipod revolutionised the way we hear to music. It gave us a sleek and sexy gadget to handle and listen to quality music.

What MS will surely do is to create a marketing BUZZ as they always do in the market, but who will win the war? Well YOU will win...lol..we get better products prolly an upgraded ipod in near future.Afterall competition is healthly for consumers.

If you wanna be Zuned, please take a look its features.

Size and Weight
4.4 in. x 2.4 in. x 0.6 in. (h x w x d)

Weight: 5.6 ounces

Battery[2]
Music, up to 14 hours (wireless off), up to 13 hours (wireless on); pictures, up to 4 hours; video, up to 4 hours
Charge Time: 3 hours; 2 hours to 90%

Display
Size: 3.0 inches
Orientation: Vertical and Horizontal
Resolution: 320 x 240 pixels

Audio
Windows Media® Audio Standard (.wma): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate
MP3 (.mp3): Up to 320 Kbps, CBR and VBR, up to 48-kHz sample rate
AAC (.mp4, .m4a, .m4b, .mov): Up to 320 Kbps, Low Complexity (LC), up to 48-kHz sample rate

Pictures
JPEG (.jpg): All resolutions (desktop software will automatically convert to 640x480 at sync time)

Video
Windows Media Video (.wmv): Main Profile, CBR or VBR, up to 1.5 Mbps peak video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio; Simple Profile, CBR, up to 736 Kbps video bitrate, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per sec., with Windows Media Audio up to 192 Kbps, 44.1 kHz, stereo audio.

Wireless
Connectivity: 802.11 b/g
Range: Up to 30 feet

Language
English (a possible drawback??)

If you really love the new zune..check out a Zune Desktop theme

Go get that Zune this thanksgiving/christmas.

Firefox 2.0 Its out!

2006-11-24T22:35:00.000+08:00

Yeah its out and if you havent downloaded it yet. Give it a shot. Lets look at some interesting features of the new firefox.

1) Search Engine Manager

You can now quickly add, remove and re-order your search engines in the Search bar. Firefox 2 will also detect when a Web site has a search engine that can be installed, and will install it for you with a single click in the drop-down menu.

2) Clear Private Data (You naughty watching p()rN, get this :-)

Firefox offers the ability to clear all your private Web browsing data with just one click with the “Clear Private Data” tool. You can be confident that when you clear your private data in Firefox it’s gone - whether you are using your own computer or one at the library.

3) Phishing Protection- Very important these days with sites phishing you more and more. If you dont know phishing, read here

Phishing Protection takes Firefox’s security to a new level, helping to safeguard your financial information and protect you from identity theft. When you encounter a Web site that is a suspected forgery (known as a “phishing” site) Firefox will warn you and offer to take you to a search page so you can find the real Web site you were looking for

4) Live Titles- Now thats interesting.

Keep an eye on that auction or the status of a delivery using the new Live Titles feature in Firefox 2. Compact enough to fit as a bookmark label, Live Titles are regularly updated summaries of the most important information on a Web page. As the information on the page gets updated, so does your Live Title. Try one out in Firefox 2 by bookmarking www.woot.com.

5) Spell Checking--Very handy while blogging. Now be rest assured i wont make spell mistakes:P

Sometimes you’re in a rush, and can’t remember if it’s “i” before “e” or the other way around. Firefox 2 has built-in spell checking to keep you from making any mistakes in your blog posts and Web-based email, so you can worry about more important things.

Wanna grab it.......................................HERE it is

Its direct download link

Singapore Suntec City Fountain Show

2006-11-24T21:27:00.000+08:00

Guys, I had this video shot at the singapore suntec city fountain of wealth show. This show starts everyday at 8:00 PM and runs for around 10-15 minutes giving you a breathtaking laser display........Have a look and enjoy the video.

American influence on the world

2006-11-24T18:36:00.000+08:00

Ever wondered why americans call themselves different? I never wonder coz i know for sure why they are different. American society was always founded on the very word "Freedom". This word was perhaps the first think a child learns before even identifying english words or even his/her parents.

One of the other things about america and which is equally important is their power to influence other countries which were distinctively different from them for e.g.China or india. We followed americans on everything we did in the last couple of years. We followed them with MTV, we did the same with fashion brands, we did it with neverendingcrap soap operas. Although we are born in different countries we are half-americans today. Yes, dont believe yourself, but its true. Try to jot down 10 things you did which were anywhere not influenced by america. I am sure you wont come out with many...what you got 4..look closely..even they might have some influence.

It was the early stage of internet back in india and chatting was a new concept to an indian. Thankfully, i had a PC then and freakin dialup connection with a spedd of 33 KBPS. (damn..i cant even think about it.) I remember talking to an american in yahoo chat rooms, when i told him i live in mumbai, india (i used to live there before moving to singapore), he wasn't too sure about where india is. Man i couldnt stop laughing. That day i realised that most of the americans are in their own world. they feel there is nothing beyond america and america is the world for them.

Neverthless sooner or later, they realised that there is someone more power(fool) and that was Mr. Laden. The old frd of america who paid back his debts. Americans now are more literate about the world. They know where is Iraq, they also know about being banglored (loosing a job to an indian).

Whatever the globalisation gave to the asian countries is of debate but one thing for sure it gave them a "Value" and a "Image".

If americans know YOU...YOU really made a difference. Trust me its hard to make your BOSS realise your value :-)

Boost your Google Adsense Income with these simple tweaks

2006-11-24T14:39:00.000+08:00

Did you wonder why your adsense income has never been upto the mark? Did you bitch about those who earn more than $100 per day? Its time to TRIPLE that income you earn on your blog/website.

Here how you do it:

1) Organise your blog's content
2) Submit your blog to Technorati
3) Use smart keywords to drive more traffic
4) Put ads in logical places. How you would determine it?
5) Get yourself a Google Analytics account. This program will let you run a marketing campagin and analyse user clicks and its a full bundler revenue analysis service for FREE.
6) Use your brains, dont put too many ads on the blog/site, which distracts people.

I would share some interesting facts to boost your income by over 600% by fixing your adsense code. Will share it in the second part. Do drop your comments.

If you dont have Google Adsense account, get one

You Don't KNow

2006-11-24T00:10:00.000+08:00

Nobody knows me yet everyone knows my name
Some people judge me, not knowing that I'm the same
Thanks for the offer but I keep my old friends always
But then I get lonely, counting the endless days

Are you here for me at all?
Do you care for me at all?
Well this time now I know
I aint standing alone no more

Cause all I want is love
Someone who can share the pain I feel
And the eyes that stare
Won't stare at me no more
Cause all I need is time
Time for me to open up and show
The person I am
The person you think you know
You don't know
You don't know

Some heartfelt emotions
Creeping from deep inside
Cause being this person
Is all I've got left to hide

Were you here for me at all?
Did you care for me at all?
Last time I was told
I aint standing alone no more

All I need is love
Someone who can share the pain I feel
And the eyes that stare won't stare at me no more
And all I need is time
Time for me to open up and show
The person I am
The person you don't know
You don't know
You don't know

By: Westlife

Google's new born Babies

2006-11-23T11:50:00.000+08:00

As i have spoken many times about google as a innovation company than a tech company. The company never fails to ensure that your belief is firm.

The technovators (Technology innovators, word coined by me. Dont republish) are working their ass out to give something new to the world and of course make money in the short or long run. The strategy is to have internet and people googlised. They have been successful so far but lets see what we have in our plates. I would covering some of the insider info here. Some of the products are in their alphas and not known to googler like you.

So enjoy and do drop a comment or two.

1) Google Web Toolkit (Now Build AJAX apps in the Java language)

When was the last time you thought of using AJAX, if you never thought about it. I guess its high time you should go for it. Its the language of the future and largely used by google labs for creating new systems/apps/webapps. Go for it and enjoy this new toolkit which can make your life easier.

Google Web Toolkit Features
Dynamic, reusable UI components
Create a Widget by compositing other Widgets. Lay out Widgets automatically in Panels. Send your Widget to other developers in a JAR file.
Really simple RPC
To communicate from your web application to your web server, you just need to define serializable Java classes for your request and response. In production, GWT automatically serializes the request and deserializes the response from the server. GWT's RPC mechanism can even handle polymorphic class hierarchies, and you can throw exceptions across the wire.
Browser history management
No, AJAX applications don't need to break the browser's back button. GWT lets you make your site more usable by easily adding state to the browser's back button history.
Real debugging
In production, your code is compiled to JavaScript, but at development time it runs in the Java virtual machine. That means when your code performs an action like handling a mouse event, you get full-featured Java debugging, with exceptions and the advanced debugging features of IDEs like Eclipse.
Browser compatible
Your GWT applications automatically support IE, Firefox, Mozilla, Safari, and Opera with no browser detection or special-casing within your code in most cases.
JUnit integration
GWT's direct integration with JUnit lets you unit test both in a debugger and in a browser...and you can even unit test asynchronous RPCs.
Internationalization
Easily create efficient internationalized applications and libraries.
Interoperability and fine-grained control
If GWT's class library doesn't meet your needs, you can mix handwritten JavaScript in your Java source code using our JavaScript Native Interface (JSNI).

Interested wanna download

2) Make a Call from Google Maps

Wow. sounds cool and yeah its possible. Now you can search for a contact in Google maps and can actually make a call to that company.

According to Min Zeng, Google Maps team

Here's how it works: Search for a business, like a hardware store, on Google Maps, and click the 'call' link next to its phone number. Then, enter your phone number and click 'Connect For free.' Google calls your phone number and automatically connects you to the hardware store.There are two things that I really like about this. The business's phone number is automatically stored in your caller ID so you can easily call back in the future. And by checking the box to remember your phone number, you can make future calls from Google Maps with just two mouse clicks (and picking up your phone, of course).

Enjoy and have fun

Aggresive Singaporeans- A Video Story

2006-11-22T21:36:00.000+08:00

I wouldn't say much. Just see this series of videos to see how singaporeans are going wild in the city.

Bloddy hell..

Hong Kong from the Peak

2006-11-22T20:26:00.000+08:00

Yet another series of travel blogging, i am presenting Hong Kong. The city much talked about in the west but still very much in the east. Probably the only city where you can see high rise building next to a small chinese town alongside (singapore can be quite close to it). I love hong kong for its diversity and local people. I even think hong kong has a great option for foodies. The local chinese food is very much similar to mainland china and you can easily get food from your own country. You name it hong kong has it. May it be prada, mango or any other brand, hong kong is newyork of the east. The only other city in the east which can compete with HK is only singapore. bangkok doesnt quality and KL sucks imho.

Lets look at this photos and video series. This post is only about Peak. The peak is the most visited destination or place in HK. One of the oldest tram still exist in HK and which takes you to the top of the peak. When you are in the tram you feel like you are going in a rocket or something and you can see building around you bending down..Its funny but its so cool. you gotta be there. Once you are on top, you gotta love the view of HK. Try to visit during non-winter days else its kinda dizzy and not so clear plus you will be freeze to death lol.

Check out The peak from my angle.

Hong Kong Racing- Happy Valley Racecourse

2006-11-22T19:50:00.000+08:00

During my last official visit to Hong Kong during Feb-March, i took some pictures & Videos of Happy Valley rece course. I eventually won 20$ in the end.

I out about $80 and lost $60 = $20. Not much, the max i won was $150. Neverthless, here are the pics. This place is a must visit if you are travelling to HK. Usually Happy Valley host races on Wednesday and on saturday the races are held at Sha Tin (a bit far from city).

Videos

Enjoy and watch some more such exciting exclusive videos only on Creepy Ideas

India and China- New Monsters on the Horizon

2006-11-22T10:09:00.000+08:00

Today's news read..............India and China have pledged to double trade to $40bn (£21bn) a year by 2010 during talks between Indian PM Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao.

On this ocassion Hu jintao said, "We both believe that an early settlement on the boundary question serves the fundamental interest of our two countries ". Please read it carefully..China is a smart nation which never gives full control to another nation and always keep situation ambigious for their own benefit.

Lets look back and discuss how the relationships are gonna work.

Currently China and India along with Russia are the frontrunners for the next big economic giants. Perhaps, china will take over their rivals to lead the race as they are doing today. Strong government, right attitude and pouring FDI has made china a strong nation that it was 20 years back.

India on the other hand is just starting to taste the globalisation fruits. With growing demand for real estate in india (for novice, the real estate market in india has grown by more than 800% in one year) has changed the way people look at india. However, poor government rules in smaller states along with attitude of the perople, growing population and sustained growth will be the issues hovering around for the next 15-20 years. I suspect india start to really develop by mid-2025. The time when most of the other countries will forget whats development, coz they will be living in 2080's. India will lag till 2050 before they could make it up with likes of singapore, china etc.

One of the concern for india to be with china is growing relationship between china and pakistan. Anything related to pakistan, india gives a second thought.

I believe, this will definately help india but unfortunately not a quick difference, but definately not a waste since it will make a difference in the long run perhaps after 10 years or so, when markets become more competitive and low cost countries will dominate business.

Good luck to India and one advice.."Play safe with China"

History of Singapore- Part 3

2006-11-22T09:52:00.000+08:00

Morning Line from my desk. Covering the parts of the history of singapore series. Hope you like it.

1984 - Two opposition MPs elected to parliament for first time.

1990 - Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stands down after 31 years, but continues to exert significant influence as senior minister. Goh Chok Tong becomes new prime minister.

1993 - Ong Teng Cheong becomes first directly-elected president.

1994 - Caning of American teenager Michael Fay for vandalising cars grabs world headlines.

1995 - Nick Leeson's disastrous dealings on Singapore stock exchange lead to collapse of Britain's oldest merchant bank, Barings. He is convicted in Singapore and sentenced to six and a half years in jail.

One of the major decision during the 90s was the ban on chewing Gum. There is an interesting story behind it about a vandals using chewing gum to stick between the MRT doors so that they get jacked up.

To be honest, chewing gum isnt very popular in asia, however americans miss it too much to be true.

Maybe some americans can give their comments?

Blog with Offline Editors

2006-11-21T17:42:00.000+08:00

We always thought we could writes HTML codes with a cool HTML tool and manage all those complex pages with Dreamweaver. While browsing through the net, i found this cool tool to manage your blog offline. Maybe you are on vacation, dont have any access to the internet but lot of free time to blog. This might be the right solution for you, just write the blog post here and store it. Additionally, you will get all the features as in like you are in blogger.

This nice cool utility comes in FREE and its a must download for a Blogger user. So go forward and Grab it

Enjoy and have fun blogging.

Christmas Travel- How to save a Blunder

2006-11-21T11:41:00.000+08:00

Do you always end up buying a full price (no promo) tickets coz all the Promotional tickets are over?

Here are some TIPS for you to ensure that you enjoy a great holiday and save on the extra penny for travel, which you can shell out at something extra at your destination.

1) Checkout online deals. People always make mistakes by only looking at TOP airlines likes SIA, Cathay or Qantas. Try searching for local airlines (country you are visiting). For e.g: If you are visiting Colombo, you would be lot smarter to fly on Srilankan Airlines than Singapore Airlines which might cost you $100 more per pax. Imagine the money you save with tickets can buy you a sensual massage at the resort............

2) Checkout NATAS fare deals. This local singapore travel association typically host a travel fare during september or peak season. I am sure they will have one more around Chinese new year. so grab tickets during this time. Very cheap Lah (LOL..am turning singaporean day by day). ..

3) There are some local travel companies which gives good deal for a fair price. Check out some of the these.

www.airfares.com.sg (Misa Travel)- Dont have to pay in advance while booking. You can block tickets and pay later.
http://flights.chanbrothers.com/cbflights/ Didnt use them, but good enuff as i heard from other. Sometimes give best market prices.
www.zuji.com.sg Somehow i feel its a rip-off. If you compare prices with other companies, they sometime charge way too high.
www.priceline.com.sg Perhaps the only good thing about this site is, you can set your own price for a ticket. If the airline accept it, you might get a deal for $300 return to Sydney (cool yeah?).
http://p2ptravel.com/ Pretty OK site. Has some good deals.

4) Try to plan your vacation in advance, however do not book your tickets in advance. Most of the promo fares start coming in 1 and half month before your travel date. But once it comes out, go grab it fast before it last :-)

5) If you are one of frequent flyer, check out deals at airline website. They sometimes give away 10-30% discounts on tickets. Might come in handy during this season.

6) Try to get foreign exchange before you leave singapore, since it might turn out to be a costly affair at the airports abroad and you might be ripped off with the forex rates. For e.g In Srilanka, they do all transaction in USD and if you give them another currency. They rip you off by giving u a nominal exchange rate.

Hopefully this will help you in the coming holiday season, christmas and chinese new year. Enjoy your trip and travel safe.

Moving around in Tampines

2006-11-21T11:27:00.000+08:00

I got a couple of videos while moving in Tampines. They are actually recorded by a frd (Sapna) while she was there last week.

Enjoy the other part of Singapore (Besides the CBD & city)

History of Singapore-Part 2

2006-11-21T09:43:00.000+08:00

Morning Line- Concluding Part from yesterday.........

1946 - Singapore becomes separate crown colony.
1959 - Self-government attained with Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister.
1963 - Singapore joins the Federation of Malaya, Sabah (North Borneo), and Sarawak in the Federation of Malaysia.
1965 - Singapore pulls out of the Federation of Malaysia, at Malaysia's invitation, amid political and ethnic tensions. The territory becomes an independent republic and joins the United Nations.
1967 - Singapore founder member of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
1971 - Last British military forces withdrawn.

End of an era

Google- A Company with Ideas

2006-11-20T17:18:00.000+08:00

Google- a monster grown from a baby infant within a short span of time. One of the striking difference difference between google and other companies was always the passion to create something new. To innovate was the key for google's success and of course now they adopted a new technique of biuying out companies which are doing well in the niche areas (e.g Youtube).

With such amazing ideas and somethingnewhappening@googleallthetime , everyone is looking for new stuff coming our way from Google. Lets look at what we can expect in coming months.

1) Google Code Search: http://www.google.com/codesearch

After being a undisputed leader in search engines and offering value added services like google desktop search, google suggest etc. Google is now focusing on a niche market of programmers. We all know more than 70% of the code written by programmes is inspired/searched over the net. I wouldnt called it a rip-off but a knowledge re-use. Its necessary and its has its own market. Programmers always find it difficult to find codes but not anymore.

They might be able to do stuff like..

regexp
Search for a regular expression go{2}gle hello,\ world ^int printk

2) Google Transit: http://www.google.com/transit

After google maps, a new extention to the series with Transit services tracking. Unfortunately, its gonna be available only in US atleast in beta.

3) Google Accessible http://labs.google.com/accessible/

are you handicapped? visually impaired? Google has a answer. This new site will help handicapped people with search over the internet.

4) Google Mars http://www.google.com/mars/

Ever wondered about aliens? Fed up of living with Animals around you (LOL). Its prolly time for you to imagine youself buying a property over mars. I am kidding., but new service definately put a lot of light to the notsohypedup mars mission.

Enjoy browsing through the sites and drop some comments. If you are looking for some specific reviews about websites, products etc, please let me know. I would cover them here.

Is your PC good enuff for Windows Vista?

2006-11-20T15:29:00.000+08:00

Wanna find out if your PC is game for Windows Vista? Just download, install, and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor RC. You gotta check out this small utility which will let you know what are the upgrades needed to be compatible with this new Microsoft OS coming this christmas.

This small software tool will scan your computer and create an easy-to-understand report of all known system, device, and program compatibility issues, and recommend ways to resolve them. Upgrade Advisor can also help you choose the edition of Windows Vista that best fits the way you want to use your computer.

Before you begin
Before you run the Upgrade Advisor, be sure to plug in any USB or other attachable peripheral devices (such as printers, external hard drives, or scanners) that are regularly used with the PC that you're evaluating.

Direct Download Link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=65926&clcid=0x409

Are you Spywared?

2006-11-20T15:20:00.000+08:00

Did you get those annoying ads pop-up while visiting this blog? Have you lately seen some suspicious activities on your PC? Is your machine working slowly?

If your answer is YES to any one of the above questions, its highly likely that you are Spywared (Spyware screwing your system).

Now you must be wondering What the heck, how do i get rid of this shit. Here are some things you might want to do.

A new product by Microsoft claims it can do it for you FREE.

According to Microsoft

Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against
pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other
unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that
recommends actions against spyware when it's detected and minimizes
interruptions and helps you stay productive. Now with 2 free support incidents
for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
If you wish to download this FREE utility by Microsft. You should visit.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=435BFCE7-DA2B-4A6A-AFA4-F7F14E605A0D&displaylang=en

Good luck and say good bye to annoying spyware ads.

History of Singapore- Part 1

2006-11-20T11:34:00.000+08:00

Morning Line from my Desk:

Today's morning line is special. I am talk about singapore's history and how it shaped up as a world class city in this concluding series of blog posts. Enjoy and drop some comments.

A Series of Events in Singapore's History

1819 - Sir Stamford Raffles of British East India Company establishes trading post on Singapore island.
1826 - Singapore, Malacca and Penang become British colony of the Straits Settlements.
1832 - Singapore becomes capital of Straits Settlements. The port attracts thousands of migrants from China, India and other parts of Asia.
1867 - Straits Settlements become crown colony of British Empire.
1869 - Suez Canal opens, trade booms.
1922 - Singapore becomes main British naval base in East Asia.
1941 - World War II. Japan bombs Singapore.
1942 - Singapore falls to Japan, which renames it Syonan (Light of the South).
1945 - Japan defeated. Singapore under British military administration.
On this day 1957- British Government agrees to Singapore self-rule.

Make money in Singapore with EmailCashPro

2006-11-20T09:47:00.000+08:00

Did you go nuts with those online services giving away dollars for surfing, reading emails and clicking adverts., you aint the only one in this world. There are million such people who are fedup with this concept and have opted out rather than wasting their time on such stupid services which never payout any real income.

I used to think in similar way till im ran into this new service only available for singaporeans (anyone living in singapore not just citizens.). Even if you are an expat living here, you can give it a shot. It works as a MLM concept and you even get paid for links you didnt click but one of the MLM partner under you did it for you.

Its kinda cool and you actually get paid in real. People always have concern over the email they get from such providers, well they typically send only 1 email per day that too of your interestes (identifed at the time of registration).

So what are you waiting for give it a shot. Click below to register and make a good some of money for nothing.

Americans get ready to be fingerprinted!

2006-11-19T18:27:00.000+08:00

Iran (too scared of americans) has now made fingerprinting identity checks for all americans entering iran.

"All US citizens should be controlled and subjected to digital fingerprinting when they are issued with a visa and when they enter Iran," according to the bill, adopted after a debate broadcast live on state radio.

"This law comes in response to the American practice of taking digital fingerprints of sportsmen, political officials and other Iranians, sometimes with an insulting attitude," MP Kazem Jalali said during the debate.

WOW..now thats what i call a revenge..Wonder what will be the rules for George W Bush while entering Iran on his next trip sometime. LOL..they might get his a$$ scanned. lol.

Sentosa Integrated Resport- Opportunities for Singapore

2006-11-18T12:50:00.000+08:00

The recent deal with Las vegas Sands for Marina bay IR (Integrated Resort) has put Singapore on the forefront of travel destinations to visit in next 5 years. Singapore has always been a first choice of asians, especially indians for a annual holiday. Although recently, its lost a bit of charm after HK took over singapore by getting disney by their side. It was about time for a conservative singaporeans to look beyond the natural beauty and welcome tourist round the globe by offering something unique and out of the box.

PM Lee agaisnt all opposition has decided to go ahead with his IR plans. One of the major change in what was earlier proposed and whats coming our way is the "Casino". The earlier concept was just to build the casino, but there was immense opposition since chinese people love gambling. (if you dont believe me go to genting casino. Every other guy next to you is chinese). finally a more demanding and value-added plan was prepared. A plan that will help singapore to be on TOP as a entertaining as well as cultural city in Asia.

IR will have casino, entertainment atriums, food malls and a convention center to attract the business travelling community. One of the things singapore always lacked was BUZZ. If you happen to visit HK, you would soon realise its all about BUZZ. HK is more happening that singapore for nightlife. However lack the singaporean greenery, which i love the most.

Singapore is perhaps the greenest city in the world and we still maintain it when the world is moving toward cementing their lives.

I got some photos of the recent bids submitted by various casions/corporations for Sentosa Ir bid. Have a look and dream for that singapore...............

IR Bid 1: Third Wonder

IR Bid 2: Genting & Star Cruises Bid

IR Bid 3: Kerzner & Capitaland

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Keep Watching this space for more exciting news.

What do you think?

2006-11-18T02:54:00.000+08:00

What do you think about the job position as a funeral director for a female? Being a funeral director has been my ambition for quite sometime... I've always wanted to be one since my grandmother passed away... I saw how the funeral went and instantly I realise it was somthing most people fear of but yet everyone has to face some day... However, protective parents of mine never agree to my point of view... probably not going to succeed in being a funeral director...Can't imagine myself as being a successful business woman...(what my parents want me to be) Hope I'm able to find the right path and please everyone on my way... *tough luck*

Tell thing Programmer What to do

2006-11-17T17:07:00.000+08:00

I found this cut lil program/prank whatever you call it over the internet, sharing with you all.

http://www.subservientprogrammer.com/main.aspx

Try commands like..

Get up.

The Morning Line

2006-11-17T09:50:00.000+08:00

From today each business day, i will be writing a Morning Line. A daily quick news bit from my desk.

1) Prez Bush on the run to Hanoi
Well poor prez is on the run again this time trying to vow wounded Vietnam. This APEC, you can expect a cautious prez talking favourable about Asia-Pac countries. Its highly likely that britain might stop supporting prez now over a period. Bush now trying to find old asian frds for the rest of his time@ office. Good luck bush..Its time to pay for Iraq.

2) Sinapore Rains:
Damn the singapore rain caught me twice since yesterday. Yesterday afternoon during lunch and now morning, the rain lashed singapore for not more than 10 mins. However, made a lill damage to my new giovani shirt...:-( lol.

Blog Listing

2006-11-16T23:13:00.000+08:00

Blog Listings

Pictures from Singapore

2006-11-16T20:59:00.000+08:00

Some Places around my home. A beach, Kallang River

GST to eat extra cash in Singapore

2006-11-16T18:07:00.000+08:00

Recent announcement by PM Lee to increase GST from 5% to 7% is going to hit singaporeans in one way or the other. GST is almost on 90% of the products/services that we consume in singapore.

Time to save that extra buck to pay to the goverment. I hope that really make the difference for the needy. Atleast i am confident that the singapore goverment will put it to a good use. This feeling makes me welcome this 2 % burden although that would disrupt my saving potential and targets.

Blog is now on Technorati

2006-11-16T17:02:00.000+08:00

Technorati Profile

Bush visiting Singapore

2006-11-16T16:47:00.000+08:00

Poor Mr. Bush after loosing with democrats in the mid term elections is now on the run. The screws have tighten up his a$$ to get moving and show the americans that he is worth the next 2 years in office. I wouldnt be suprised to see many lucrative benefits for asians in the next few months to gain popularity from asian leaders and overall support for the north korea issue.

Have a good one Mr. Bush and i am sure you would like singapore :-) just like we all like in here *Wink*

Enjoy ur stay and relax in Asia coz its going to be a bumpy road ahead when you return in office.

Legalise Prositution & Betting in India

2006-11-16T16:28:00.000+08:00

I really dont understand a reason why prositution & Betting is a taboo in the indian society when almost 60% of the youth involved in either or both the activities. The recent sex survey by Indian today also revealed the habits of the indian youth and the risk they can/want to take for the 10 min pleasure time.

We call our indian society to be bound by values and culture. I guess all this is passe as we move to the next generation charged with porn movies, internet and MMS scandals they have nothing more to think about. The guys today spend half of their time in something related to sexual acts. Its not surprising but since we created it. Its the fruit of the so called Indian society tress which was watered with regulations and oldtimesake cultural foundations (which one follows).

I do agree that we have a great cultural history but unfortunately its not understood by the youths or its too late now to embibe it in the system. Many countries are still conservative in the nature however changed in the way to dilute their beliefs to the new socital changes.

The world will change and its bound to change, but India is not changing in the way they think about this issues. I think its high time to legalise some of the illegal (not anymore in many countries) things in india.

Why legalise prositution?

60% of the youth today and more in future, will feel the need of a prostitute (thanks to the societal rules), and the goverment will be left with rules which they dont follow. If its illegal and we cant stop it from happening. Atleast make it legal and ban people aged below 21 to enter such areas.

The goverment can build legal brothels and keep a close watch on the happenings there. This will ensure that the business is following the regulations. If these things become legal, the gangsters, gundas will have little say in the business and making them loosers in the end. Furthermore, to ensure that AIDS campaign is followed strictly, do regular medical checks at the brothers. This will definately curb down the momentum.

Similarly, Betting needs to be legalised. The goverment should allow private betting companies to enter the market and setup a shop here. The goverment by this easy mean can earn a huge commission over each betting transaction which can be used for the benefit of underpriviledged. I would say we can go to the point that the betting account will be traced by I T dept to even track down on the high earners, or even deduct TDS on the winning amount. This will ensure that everyone is happy. the goverment makes money, the guys makes money. Today only the punters earn...

I would continue with some other issues and solutions later

Mumbai- The freedom City

2006-11-15T16:49:00.000+08:00

Mumbai a city which never sleeps. Neither people sleep here, coz many of them dont have their own house. 2 days back i read a stroy on Mid-day about 7 people getting killed by a uberspeedster young guy in early 20s. Eventually they were sleeping on the pavement. If this case goes to the court, which it would...how will the guys protect themselves..

1) Pavement is not the place to sleep.
2) We were drunk but heck if no one was the pavement, it wouldn't have been a accident.

Suprisingly and surely these guys will escape from the Long (barely we can see) arm of law. The justice system in india is broken down and its useless to say the least. If you file a case today in family court, you would most probably get a date which is 15 yrs later. Am i sounding stupid? but heck i aint..its the fact and its true.

We always say USA is all about freedom. Be it related to sex, going naked on the beach or doing whatever you like. I counter that opinion, I strongly feel Mumbai gives freedom to do things which none of the country/city can ever think of.

Our road transport authority build pavements/footpaths for people to walk. during my visit, the footpaths were very new and build about 2 weeks back. I thought mumbai is finally improving, i started walking over the footpath. I couldnt walk for a mere 5 mins before i had to get on the road coz some stupid hair dresser has a illegal stall on that road. What the FCUK is that? Now the whole pavement is hijcked by bhelpuriwalas, vada pav stalls and what not. I guess these guys pay BMC for building nice polised cement concrate areas specially designed for them.

I dont know where Mumbai is leading to...but i feel like crying thinking of it.

Hello

2006-11-15T16:27:00.000+08:00

My first post on this blog. Dont know how to start with. \

Maybe i could talk about my vacation to India during diwali, that typical diwali smoke (better than travelling on sakinaka roads). Talking bout sakinaka, i suspect its the most polluted area on earth..damn am sure it is....

Mumbai is just like as it was about 6 months back when i left india. I certainly miss mumbai but not for what it is only for the people around me...

I would surely talk more about mumbai and my experience during the 3 weeks visit.

P.S: this blog will talk about everything..politics, games, music, movies...anything your brain can chew..

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2006-01-24T17:49:00.000+08:00

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