tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66655192012-01-10T09:09:49.011+08:00Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-76851500416372661872012-01-08T10:00:00.000+08:002012-01-10T09:09:49.026+08:00

As I have indicated in my past reviews many times, Nokia makes great hardware for their mobile phones, but their software (once-formidable-Symbian S60) has been outdated in their UI and performance department, losing their market shares to iOS and Android devices for the past few years. Only fighting chance for Nokia is to adopt a new competent OS to compete with the more popular iOS and Android.

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Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-88373286592529319792011-12-04T14:18:00.001+08:002011-12-04T16:40:52.059+08:00

The Nokia Rangers are back together again on 1 December 2011 for a sneak preview of the upcoming Nokia Lumia 800. This is Nokia's first flagship Windows Phone since the announcement of the collaboration with Microsoft. The Nokia team presented to us the UI and functionality aspect of the phone and how to effectively work with it to optimise our daily use. Nokia team presenting the Lumia 800

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-22098699460286658292011-11-13T13:35:00.001+08:002011-11-13T13:52:46.201+08:00

PR1.1 has been released early this week, but for Singapore variant phones, to date there is still no OTA available for users to upgrade. So for someone who likes to have the latest version on his gadget whenever possible (yours truly), through the net, I have downloaded the flasher and Navifirm applications and download the firmware directly from the Nokia's server. After which I will flash

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-15243862075605742852011-11-04T17:22:00.004+08:002011-11-04T17:23:40.929+08:00

Guess the picture speaks for itself :)

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Back then in 2010, there was N900, N9's predecessor. It was running on Maemo (before merging with Intel to rename as Meego) and the device was a niche gadget in the telecommunication world. It was marketed as an Internet Tablet WITH basic phone functionalities. Now, Meego has matured in a way where Nokia can finally market N9 as a smartphone instead of Internet Tablet, which Maemo fans

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-36049519024911499452011-04-15T12:41:00.003+08:002011-04-15T13:05:15.121+08:00

The yearly major servicing for the FZ1S has finally come againMuch of the components on the bike are due for servicing and I also need to prep it for the next coming track sessionMost important part to go is the tires. The Dunlop Alpha 11 had proven itself for the past year as an excellent sports tire that provides good performance on the road and track alike. As it has reached its maximum heat

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-59408033655349167502011-02-21T01:04:00.004+08:002011-02-21T15:59:50.366+08:00

Received email from the Nokia's Rangers programme PR agency... looks like this session will be about a flagship business phone. Will know more on Thursday. Woot.

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Well well well,After about 2 months of arranging, rearranging, changing of dates, Liam, Phoebe and family has finally come to a finalised date to have their Singaporean ROM ceremony down here. Their main (and major) wedding will be held in New Zealand somewhere in September but down here they will be Husband and Wife in Singapore law. The one held in Singapore will be a simple and casual yet

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-39671832792098194302011-01-29T18:25:00.006+08:002011-01-29T18:45:52.435+08:00

This one is an unexpected total surprise. I was working when I received a sms from Nokia rep agency, telling me that Nokia has a CNY gift for me and will courier to me on the same day.So thinking may be some card or vouchers, I just gave the address and didn't think much about it. Later in the afternoon, when I was casually surfing the Hardwarezone forums, I seen the Nokia Rangers mentioning that

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Recently I managed to capture a very very nice sunset shot which I love very much. Armed with my Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens, I noticed that having just the sunset skyline as the photo isn't going to make a statement. So took bracketing shots at different exposures and decided to try out exposure blending to bring out the foreground as well as the background. Some of the results isn't quite

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-41361950385510880272010-12-13T01:10:00.003+08:002010-12-13T01:31:43.601+08:00

My pal, Rudy, actually gotten this product from overseas and replicate it locally (yes, what I installed is a replication of the real thing). He wanted to get enough people so that he can replicate it at a good cost. Once he has gotten the replicated products, he passed me one more than a month back (yes you heard it right), asking me to install it on my bike.Well, due to busy schedule and other

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-67336900917166311212010-12-06T21:39:00.002+08:002010-12-06T21:53:51.644+08:00

Just received an updated N8 FAQ from Nokia last week, and after seeking clearance from the Rangers contact, I will post the FAQ for every N8 users' benefit.4 THINGS YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT THE NOKIA N8Create amazing contentThe Nokia N8 offers excellent imaging capabilities with a 12MP camera featuring Carl Zeiss Tessar optics, a Xenon flash and a sensor that rivals those found in many compact digital

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-20198052050632310092010-11-23T22:30:00.000+08:002010-11-23T22:51:31.006+08:00

Ok, it's been more than a week since I was given a N8 for keeps by Nokia, and I had put aside my Android phone to use the new Nokia flagship for a proper user review. I had configured the phone to be up for my daily use, including my office work. My use of this phone on normal days are mainly: - Internet surfing (a lot) - Social-Networking (regularly) - SMS and making/receiving calls (duh) -

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-30806812171218283332010-11-09T23:07:00.004+08:002010-11-09T23:27:58.272+08:00

It was supposed to be my buddy looking for stuff for his car......Ended up, as I was strolling through the shop and something caught my eye: New HJC R-Pha 10 helmet.At first I was pretty hesitant to get it, even though my OGK helmet is pretty old and smelly, but when I heard the price quoted with the kind of stuff that comes with the helmet, I made a very swift decision. Here's why:3D Logo

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-83125794962548878742010-11-02T21:38:00.008+08:002010-11-02T23:07:09.327+08:00

Ok,Just received the event photos from the organisers, so here's some photos of the event:The venue and the EventHanseah, Dimitri_can & meThe presentation startsMarketing manager explained how we were selected and what we should do as RangersEveryone listens to what was presented, and that's where I was told each of us will be given a N8Product Manager comes in to introduce the N8. Market manager

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Just came back from the Nokia Rangers Induction Event. A total of 15 phone enthusiasts attended this event.Got myself comfortable and went thru the presentation on what is the programme about. Basically, we are just required to do what we have always been doing, giving advises to forum users who are asking questions on Nokia devices, giving reviews and tips.While I was expecting that we will be

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-46221478302092285102010-10-08T02:04:00.002+08:002010-10-08T18:15:04.257+08:00

It's been a while since i last posted an entry on this blog. Not realizing I have posted very few entries this year, I won't be surprised I'm seeing cobwebs all over the site lol. My new job has kept me pretty busy these days, hence not much time to really sit down and write something for the blog.Now, with a yet again new look on the blog, thanks to Blogger, there will be more entries coming in

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-66743995745638640962010-06-27T19:36:00.002+08:002010-06-27T19:56:52.842+08:00

During my usual surfing of Maemo-related site, I read about this 3D puzzle game called Zen Bound. It's fully featured in 3D graphics and it utilised the accelometer to achieve the objective of the game, which is using the string to cover the area of the shaped blocks as much as possible.Looks simple but not really that simple. The crisp graphics on N900 screen and the smooth 3D movement makes

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-14318584810722347782010-06-14T09:55:00.004+08:002010-06-15T20:31:55.931+08:00

Just found this new application in the Extras-devel repository. For a long time, N900 users have been yielding to have the capability to send text in portrait mode.While it is still in very alpha stage, its GUI looks decent and functional enough to use, abeit the lack of T9 and Caps use.I certainly believe that this will mature in very short time

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-46994134112377142182010-05-14T23:51:00.001+08:002010-05-14T23:51:47.786+08:00

Just reading thru tweet posts I have been following and found that the dev team from Opera had started a hobbyist project that ports the Opera Mobile 10 to Maemo 5. Without much hesitation, I quickly download it and installed on the phone. Although it is only in Alpha stage, it is pretty much functional. One thing I noticed is that the rendering speed is fast! Best thing is I can now key in URLs,

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On my usual checking of the Maemo forums, I noticed yet another thread stating that the long-awaited PR1.2 firmware, which consists of numerous improvements to N900, has been released. Going thru the posts, I noticed that the link is directed to a 3rd party host site (chinese site to be precise). As usual, many posters will starting putting the thread down of another trolling thread. However when

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Yes yes, it's more than a month since it happened and I had only write this up this time due to clearing up some stuffs...nevertheless, better late than never.Tong Tong, my beloved God-daughter, is going to be 3 years old this year and her parents, my buddy Weiming and his wife Scully, will be holding her first birthday party in HK. Of course, being in Singapore, I had to fly there to celebrate

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-62328158552245986432010-03-25T22:53:00.002+08:002010-03-25T23:38:00.285+08:00

.Salmon sashimi lunch bought from Salmon shop in Mackenzie district. Like I said earlier, awesome beyond wordsFinally saw my fav muscle car in the flesh @ town of Twizel: the Ford Mustang. Simply classic.YHA at Mount CookHooker's Valley @ Mount Cook. It's a pretty long walk with strong wind blowing at ~100km/h. We turned back halfway due to uneven path and worry about parents' safety. (Well, got

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-20270155054446443502010-03-15T21:38:00.002+08:002010-03-15T22:23:59.352+08:00

.Scenery along the road....Rented a tourist flat for parent at Kurow while Liam and sibling goes to Lake Aviemore to spend the night, camp-in-nature style.Stopping by Waitaki Dam to take some nice shots. Nice.Need to look out for this as we walk around. It will cause some serious damage to your skin if comes in contact with it.On the way to Lake AviemoreBenson Dam Power StationSunset at Lake

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-8640443304693792402010-03-10T22:28:00.003+08:002010-03-10T23:06:19.370+08:00

.Beautiful morning @ QueenstownSkyline Gondola to view the entire town from top of hillAt the skydiving airfield. All suited up and ready to go but all flights grounded when my turn to board the plane. What luck.Lunching at lakeside of QueenstownYHA @ Te AnauCapture this scene while Liam & Bee were admiring the sunset and scenery (Te Anau)Airplane landing on water.... (Te Anau)Uber wet weather on

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.Nelson TownThe shop that designed/made the jewelery used in Lord of the Rings moviesThe whole stretch of beer available...Visit to raspberry/boysenberry farm. You can pick yourself and eat on the spot. Fresh.Our YHA accommodation in Motueka, A backpacker hostel. No 5-star hotel treatment, but cozy enough. First place I get connected to the world in days.Split Apple Rock beach and the rock itself

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-84953252854804035552010-02-24T00:38:00.002+08:002010-03-10T23:06:52.241+08:00

.After 6 years, I finally have the chance to go back to New Zealand to see its beautiful scenery and great people there.The last trip was only me and my sister, Phoebe, when she went there to further her education. Now she is living the way of the Kiwis and pretty much settled there.This trip is to pay her a visit and also to meet our prospective brother in law, Liam, and his family. So the

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-84162520885203572692010-02-20T04:22:00.001+08:002010-02-20T04:22:34.514+08:00

Currently there's no proper document editor available for Maemo 5, only viewers from Dataviz.And for one who uses editor on his phone to update his expense records, bike fuel consumption, I have to find a way to get similar applications running. Fortunately, I read on the internet about Easy Debian application which enables Maemo5 devices to install debian-based applications and even a debian

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-77635912262922451952010-01-30T00:19:00.001+08:002010-01-30T00:20:57.543+08:00

.from Symbian to Maemo:- Maemo is Linux-based, meaning I can use linux commands in Terminal- Total freedom in modifying the system configurations- Active bug tracking system for bug reporting related to OS (Nokia) and 3rd party applications- Open Sourced applications are available free thru app creations by the community to enhance user experience and expectations- Active community where users/

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-42190440320240173682009-11-23T20:41:00.001+08:002009-11-23T20:41:37.743+08:00

As described in "The Last Lecture" by the late Randy Pausch, there will always be brickwalls along the path to your goal.They are there to make you realise how badly you want to attain that goal and with perseverance, you will eventually go around them reach your goal.I've faced and conquered a couple of them, there's a couple more I will need to deal with. Awesome.

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My old Merrell shoes had started opening its mouth, and despite using multiple tries of contact glue, I just couldn't shut it up.So no choice, have to go hunt for a new pair of shoes. Don't know what type of shoes to get, I just go around shops to look for thin-soled shoes. When going back to the shop where I gotten my current shoe, I picked a couple of shoe models to try out. When the shop

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for a short stay hahaGood to see him back and enjoy the night chatting with him while it lasts.

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-515496111250531002009-11-01T02:01:00.000+08:002009-11-01T02:02:22.161+08:00

It's about time that I change the guitar strings to prep them for recording purpose.Awesome brillance I hear from the new strings.

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Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-28881416757768507242009-10-05T23:48:00.010+08:002009-10-09T00:08:37.386+08:00

.In less than 3 months, I'm back in Hong Kong again visiting Tong Tong, Junion, Scully and sisters. It also happened that it's the China National Day that week and Junion is taking leave on the Friday so it will be kinda like a long weekend for him as well to allow me to spend a longer weekend with his family. Coincidentally, it is also the Mid-Autumn festival that week so I will get to

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A gift from colleague. Tasted awesome too, coming from a non chocolate lover lol

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.But it's not mine LOLAnyway, still prefer my N97.....even more so when V20 arrives keke

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-46027591087416560372009-09-06T23:59:00.007+08:002009-09-08T00:30:10.359+08:00

.It's been sometime since I have done some mod on my trusty Fazer. As Rudy had shown me the new LED signal indicators on his bike last week, and given the price he had revealed to me, I reckoned that this is one practical purchase.Why, the stock signal indicators are spoilt or what, some might ask. Well, for one, I'm a sucker for LED and LEDs are known to use less power than conventional bulbs.

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-66686758747275471842009-09-01T00:03:00.002+08:002009-09-01T00:12:32.582+08:00

.Having to work on weekends is never a pleasure, so while I was taking a break from it I suddenly felt a bit adventurous and decided to try out something on my N97. So I popped into my favorite Symbian sites and do some reading up...Some time back I read about the custom transition effects that is possible on S60 5th Edition OS from sites like Symbian Freak (www.symbian-freak.com). Of course the

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-51251477842908616782009-08-29T23:57:00.000+08:002009-08-29T23:58:27.165+08:00

Teh-O?

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Been a while since I last posted something on the blog, and since I'm on the train back home with nothing to do I just thought that I update a bit of what is happening around me recentlyRecently I bit the bullet and informed my manager that I wanted to change my job role, to a more challenging one of course. It's a big risk to take at this time considering the uncertainty looming in the company

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-91733511495855146992009-08-08T00:02:00.001+08:002009-08-08T00:02:38.784+08:00

The parcel that we thought lost had finally arrived at my doorstep! Woohoo! Thanks bro!Blogged with N97

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That's what my helmet will end up as when a Nerf gun with lots of suction cup bullets in my hands lol

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-61196062477129917352009-07-18T16:09:00.002+08:002009-07-18T16:37:38.614+08:00

.Was browsing through the mobile forums when I noticed this nice application for S60 5th Edition, called MyKeyLockWhat does this application do is to enhance the locking/unlocking features of the S60 5th edition phone, including an alarm feature to prevent theft (for those who have the habit of putting phone in bags).The app comes with a couple of options for locking/unlocking like setting the

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-28365670481215717352009-07-16T21:38:00.000+08:002009-07-16T21:39:03.714+08:00

The bike is finally getting its bath by its lazy owner. The last wash is when I came back from the Thailand trip and since I just don't have the time or mood to give it a bath.Now that it's getting it, I realised that it needs a second bath.......with a stronger shampoo!

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-42859208200365925212009-07-15T14:26:00.001+08:002009-07-15T16:55:45.930+08:00

Got an invitation from a friend to attend the Aprillia event where Aprillia will unveil the new RSV4 998cc superbike in Singapore. The event is held at RedDot bistro where we have our fill of food and booze (of course I have to pass the booze part as I'm riding). There was a soprano performance before the unveiling which the lady sang pretty good (even though I don't know how to appreciate it :p)

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. just one last thing to do.....

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.It was one day that I was working and the thought of Junion, Scully & Tong came to my mind. It's been more than a month since they shifted over to Hong Kong. i reckon that while they are starting a new life there and having fun with Scully's family, somehow Junion will miss most of his friends in Singapore. Given that the air ticket to Hong Kong is affordable these days and at the same time I

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-8944132720060240772009-06-28T23:36:00.002+08:002009-07-18T16:09:54.194+08:00

With the launch of N97, there are numerous sites putting up reviews of the phone for current and potential owners to check out. Since these had been done to death, I will go by a different approach: stating out the flaws and bugs I had experienced on the phone. In a way, you can say I'm nitpicking on it.So I'll list them out in 2 categories: Hardware & Software.Hardware:- the placement of the

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-67043300190677164752009-06-23T00:39:00.006+08:002009-07-16T21:39:37.378+08:00

.As Quizesilver is itching for a Malaysia bike tour before he starts his lessons, he had organised a one-day trip to Malacca for some speed blasting, good meal and shopping spree. I figured since my Thailand trip I had not been on a road trip for a while so might as well take this chance to bring my Fazer and the Fazer Devil for a spin.Basically it is only a one-day ride up and down the city of

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-67801098681395317142009-06-19T11:03:00.001+08:002009-06-19T11:03:26.487+08:00

I know it's made in China but need to put such BIG sticker meh?

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-71293799594931606252009-06-13T02:56:00.002+08:002009-07-18T16:09:54.194+08:00

While I still like my 5800 XpressMusic, I find the lack of hardware qwerty keys provide limitations as I frequently write down song ideas and notes on the phone whenever inspiration strikes. And upon a deal that was hard to resist (technically I paid less than half the retail price for it), I gotten this phone to suit my needs. Good camera, hardware qwerty keypad, massive storage are all in this

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-89801763459373230352009-06-06T03:18:00.003+08:002009-06-06T03:23:13.345+08:00

.gained some enlightenment today which is long overdue after confiding to 2 close friends with regards to my train of thoughts....Appreciate to my close friends for sacrificing their precious sleep just to lend their listening ears.:)

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from a colleague, good friend, and father of my god-daughter

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.Yes, yes, my babe.I know you had been trying very hard to tell me that you have problem breathing when you bring me places. Even with the power of the Power Commander 3 unit, you still gasping for more air. Since today is a sunny morning and I'm not feeling lazy, I decided to perform a little surgery on you to "clear" your nose.When I removed the "lung" (aka airbox), I find that your intake is

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-85923975386997665802009-05-22T21:37:00.000+08:002009-05-22T21:42:56.148+08:00

Wondered who or what it can fit haha

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Hot, cold and Dinosaur

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-61623905647296064882009-05-16T13:09:00.002+08:002009-05-16T13:10:38.495+08:00

.This photo is simply.... WOW------------------------------------------------------------------------STS-125 Atlantis Solar Transit (200905120002HQ), originally uploaded by nasa hq photo.In this tightly cropped image, the NASA space shuttle Atlantis is seen in silhouette during solar transit, Tuesday, May 12, 2009, from Florida. This image was made before Atlantis and the crew of STS-125 had

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Walau eh, does the word display have to be so big just to tell me that there is an error?

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-85378571966299476702009-05-13T01:27:00.003+08:002009-05-13T11:00:57.145+08:00

The battery on my FZ1 had been very weak recently. Whenever I charged the battery up to the optimal voltage, it didn't hold its charge for too long, usually not more than 2 nights without riding. On Saturday, the battery finally gave up on me, reaching a weak voltage reading of 12.3V. I will need a minimum of 12.4V charge in the battery to barely get the engine started. I should have gotten a new

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Successfully installed on my EeePC. Woohoo!

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Don't understand why I decided to get it in the first place but since I already gotten it, I need to find some use for it (except cooking noodles) haha

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-91579767736256363282009-05-02T00:58:00.000+08:002009-05-02T01:00:16.376+08:00

Park so close to each other?!?Or the truck driver just wanna test his parking skills?

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-52621349484908409152009-04-30T02:28:00.000+08:002009-07-18T16:09:54.194+08:00

Dunno if most of the 5800 users may have felt like I do, after leaving the phone for a long time the phone will start to appear sluggish. Somehow when I check the RAM status using Handy Taskman, I noticed a significant decline in available memory. I guess there is some memory leak in some part of the software. After reading thru the Daily Mobile website (www.dailymobile.se) one of the forum

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Someone early in the morning place this on my office desk.Someone wished me dead apparently lol

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-11156996171549178262009-04-27T09:24:00.002+08:002009-04-27T10:59:25.824+08:00

While I am no saint, that don't mean I need to have tolerance on a godly scale.Some people can really irritate the shit out of you.Oh well, it's their life, their choice.

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-6929695533071830682009-04-25T17:10:00.002+08:002009-04-25T17:19:23.861+08:00

I've ever drunk in a cafe to date.......and it's not even air-conditioned damn it!

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-32535913316059130852009-04-25T01:48:00.000+08:002009-07-18T16:09:54.194+08:00

Read from the forums 2 days back that a new version (V21) is released for my phone model. As it is only released for certain regions to date, and me being a firmware junkie, I managed to find a way to flash into my 5800.Initial impressions upon few days of use:- overall navigation of User Interface is snappier- "breathing" light is newly implemented. The menu key lighting sequence which was used

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-6401329324382796922009-04-20T00:14:00.003+08:002009-04-20T09:59:12.719+08:00

Well,It's been a while since I last did a redesign on my blog. The previous design is starting to get old on me and getting kinda messy, so i decided to give it a makeover.This time I hunt for template that is more simplistic yet do not looked dull. I managed to chance upon this green template designed by iwebnet and I decided on it almost immediately.Of course, I am not HTML nor CSS whizkid so

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-91162444236486099232009-04-07T23:05:00.000+08:002009-04-07T23:06:02.225+08:00

Something I haven't been doing since I gotten my motorbike license more than 10 years back. Now i'm back in action haha

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-9445518534854356382009-04-05T20:14:00.002+08:002009-04-05T20:21:07.965+08:00

Ever since the return from Thailand Trip, I've been left without a pair of long gloves for touring and tracking purpose.So since I am at LAB with Angkuguay and Dabitch, I was thinking might as well take the chance to check out the price and get the replacement gloves if the price is right. Went into the shop, and Darren, the shop's salesman, recommended the Alpinestar SP2 gloves which looked good

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-40719473570741857252009-04-04T02:51:00.001+08:002009-04-05T20:20:24.499+08:00

Hope it won't put me in permanent deep sleep mode if you get what I mean.

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A can of beer and doses of moody rock songs make a very wonderful combination....\m/

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-14492551384550098602009-03-24T01:06:00.000+08:002009-03-24T01:07:55.581+08:00

This is one item I had been wanting to get since AngKuGuay "poisoned" me with his DSLR last year. Actually I had been dabbling with phototaking but only done so with my N93 and N95. I actually wanted to get one before the Thailand trip last year but put it off for financial reasons. Now that my financial planning had been more stabilised, I could look into getting one finally. It was at this time

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Thanks to Stanley, I now have one year of unlimited legal music downloads.....woohoo!Update: After going thru hassle, highly suspected that the service system will check the phone's imei number to determine if the phone is eligible for the bundle service... looks like I'm out of luck... crap...

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It's been a while since I've gotten the world's first Symbian S60 5th Edition touchscreen phone from Nokia, and through playing with it for the last couple of days, I am able to write a review based on my personal usage. The phone is reviewed with an export set (shouldn't have any difference from the local one except no local warranty & no Come With Music service) based on the latest firmware (

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-21062286399977646582009-03-06T20:04:00.003+08:002009-03-06T20:12:56.563+08:00

Kinda going thru my old CD collection and found this album by Slaughter and rip one of my favorite song from the CD. Oh well, I could relate to the lyric pretty well haha. Nevertheless, one awesome song that I never grew tired listening. 90's rock/metal still rules \m/(posted this cos taking a break from work... yeah, still at my work desk at this time on a Friday....)Real LoveBy SlaughterI lie

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-42753813659786837452009-03-05T20:09:00.000+08:002009-03-05T20:10:13.140+08:00

Soon, the decade old mountain bike will be ready for the road and trashing again. Take it like it's a COE renewal haha

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-52771072862399681232009-03-02T22:19:00.001+08:002009-03-02T22:19:45.238+08:00

Saw this nice rainbow at my workplace while having break with colleagues.

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-44107649833879487592009-02-26T22:46:00.000+08:002009-02-26T12:47:09.913+08:00

After more than 16 months of abuses, surfing, shooting photos, tracking, navigating, gaming, headbanging (to my metal music collections), plus a couple of careless drops, I finally let go of my trusty N95 8Gb to get the Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic.Many will feel that why I would downgrade my phone to a mid-range music phone. Well, I see the only downgrade being the camera, which is only 3.2MP as

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-37322716249968538592009-02-22T00:23:00.004+08:002009-02-27T00:11:37.231+08:00

Bobby asked me to go Racewerkz yesterday as he is installing the Power Commander 3 for his Fazer plus dyno run for tuning. When I reached the workshop (after waiting for 3 hours for the weather to improve), Sam, one of the shop's mechanic, asked me for my bike key. I was like, "why you are asking me for my key when I'm only here to accompany my friends?"When Quizesilver and Bobby insisted me to

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-55754559583953972272009-02-21T11:44:00.004+08:002009-02-21T12:31:33.875+08:00

Yup,As much as I don't want to sound negative-speaking self-degrading bastard, this month had been particularly pretty depressing for me.. starting with thoughts about death which had returned after months of shaking it off.Guess it's due to the recent discussion on this topic with my colleagues when one of them who had lost her parent in an unexpected situation. That kind of thoughts had been

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-76727369310509328962009-02-10T23:15:00.000+08:002009-02-10T23:16:58.826+08:00

haha

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While some could have wondered what had happened to me for the last 2 weeks as there's no updates of sorts since the last post about my Thailand trip...Well, been on a rampage of on-off high fever since the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year and only fully recovered couple of days ago. Yeah, missed out all the good junk food during CNY. Too bad, but at least I'm back in action again. Since the

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Finally.A trip that was talked about 8 years ago in 2000 had been planned, executed and completed. This trip is a personal achievement for the both of us and we are glad that it had been fulfilled.Now let's see the summary of this awesome trip:Post-trip maintenanceAs with all long distance trips, the main workhorse had to be serviced after a gruelling endless run on the road. For my Yamaha 2008

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-11849373360869067862009-01-14T12:35:00.003+08:002009-07-16T21:42:02.893+08:00

Finally.Today will be our last morning in Thailand and we are heading back to Singapore in 2 days' time, staying a night in Kuala Lumpur. It had been a fulfilling and eye opening trip so far and been kinda reluctant to go back to the urban jungle of Singapore. What to do, reality....We pumped our last tank of Gasohol 95 at the last PTT petrol kiosk at the outskirts of Hat Yai as well as having

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-21747826189175508162009-01-12T03:42:00.003+08:002009-07-16T21:42:02.894+08:00

The initial plan of staying in Krabi for another day was changed as Eddie had pointed out that the night market in Hat Yai is only open on weekends. So as not to miss it, we decided to head out for Hat Yai today instead of tomorrow.Before heading out, we went down to Eddie's shop to collect our helmets (we left them there the previous day) as well as getting AKG's bike front tire replaced. His

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Distance travelled so far: Approx. 4700km Day 10Today we headed out for our second planned destination: Kanchanaburi. The location serves as a convenient resting point for our ride down south.The ride today covers Highway 1 from Kamphaeng Phet to Nakhon Sawan, turning to Highway 32. Then we changed to Highway 340 towards Chai Nat and to Suphan Buri where we turned to Highway 324 straight to the

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-19550073587326920182009-01-06T22:36:00.002+08:002009-07-16T21:42:02.895+08:00

We woke up to a chilly morning, real early as we had close to 500km of riding distance to cover today. However the town welcome us with a misty morning. Today we are supposed to head out for the town of Tak by sunset via Highway 105 southwards along the Thailand-Myanmar border.It is very very chilly as we woke up shivering (AngKuGuay even have problem trying to smoke in the balcony) and the

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After 7 days of "wake-ride-sleep" routine, and considering that we had arrived at our intended destination, we decided to switch from rider mode to tourist mode for today so we can explore more of Mae Hon Son area.After having our breakfast, we headed for the Tourism Authority of Thailand office to have our "conquest" certificate and stickers. The certificate basically writes that we have

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Total Distance Ridden on Road: 2610kmToday is the day where the route we taking is the one that initiate this trip: Highway 1095 to Mae Hon Son. We have been anticipating this day since the day we arrived in Thailand. Why this route, most might ask. Cos this highway consist a total of 1864 curves that pose great challenges even to veteran riders/drivers. Once these turns are conquered, a sticker

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Today, we have the biggest "hor lan" adventure since we touched down on Thailand. However, it is also thanks to this hor lan adventure that we saw some of the most beautiful scenery I've encountered so far.The path we took todayWe are supposed to go to Mae Taeng by the end of the day for accommodation to prepare for our 1864 turns to Mae Hon Son on the following day and in worst case scenario, we

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Today is the day, where we will cross the Northern Thailand border and into Myanmar and back again, one sole purpose is to extend our visa period so that we can complete our adventure without worrying about outliving our stay in Thailand.Both of us woke up early today for 2 reasons: 1st, to enjoy the free breaskfast at the Hotel since we had paid a premium price for the room (again) and secondly,

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Today is the day we are heading for Mae Chan instead of the planned Chiang Rai so that we can reach Mae Sai in a shorter distance on the following day. So the route is moving off from Chiang Mai into Highway 118, and then towards Chiang Rai via Highway 1. At the beginning of the ride, we had missed the entrance to Highway 118 TWICE before we able to find the right track again. So, guess that was

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-2467290745342059902008-12-31T23:00:00.001+08:002009-07-16T21:42:02.898+08:00

Due to limited internet and Angkuguay posting his entry with my lappy, so I shall post this entry with my trusty N95.After a good night rest at the hotel, we finally set off for Chiang Mai today. We moved on to Lampang all the way to Chiang Mai via Highway 1. Some part of the highway are very very bumpy, so much that we are worried that the suspension will be screwed as a result. However most of

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After about 10 hours of good deep sleep (surprisingly), we finally arrived at Nakhon Pathom Railway Station where we will load down the bikes unscathed.Both of us were hungry, smelly (yes, we haven't bathed since the beginning of the trip) but fresh from the sleep and seeing that we can continue with the riding again. While we were loading up the baggage onto the bikes, the crowd were looking at

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AngKuGuay and me, together with DaBitch and Quizesilver, moved off to Gelang Petah Petronas Petrol Kiosk where they will send us off. There we get our stuffs ready and once prepped, we moved off at 1am sharp, an hour behind our original schedule. Night riding is never AKG’s preferred choice of riding, but as we need to coordinate the train schedule at Hattyai, night riding is the only way

Johnny Nghttps://profiles.google.com/107524618092751639544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6665519.post-48465102684831494622008-12-28T22:52:00.001+08:002009-07-16T21:42:02.900+08:00

Goodbye Singapore!, originally uploaded by Xgrind.See you next year :)After months of waiting and weeks of preparations, AngKuGuay and Xgrind is finally moving off for the longest trip these 2 crazy fuckers (to non-bikers that is) ever attempted.Huat ah!Blogged with N95 8GB

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