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Tuesday, March 22

Just Another Weekend

I had officially moved into my house more than a week now. Felt really good living under my own roof and waking up every morning seemed so great. Although I need to endure some extra time in the road due to longer distance and jam from my previous place, it still felt so good. Last weekend, babe and me went IKEA shopping again for a last minute dash on their sales. Bought a lot of stuff over there but couldn't get their clothe hanger which is one of my main reason over. Was told by the staff that it was out of stock. Dang~!! Walked around IPC and then to Curve for some Starbucks sessions. Went to Daiso and again bought tons of stuff for the house. It felt great spending all the money knowing that it's for your own house and all. Life is good~! ^^

Tuesday, March 15

Finally Moved In

Finally I moved in to my new home last weekend. The official moving in date was last Wednesday but I had just slept over that particular night as my clothes wasn't fully shifted over yet. Did the whole traditional moving in ceremony that day alone and my invited my lunch buddy to join me for lunch. Sourcing for those traditional ceramic type stove (or what you called it nowadays) was really a head ache. Finally decided to get a mini BBQ grill to replace it. Well, we need to improvise when we can't find what we wanted. Started the fire up and walk over it and shout HUAT AR!!! (OK, I added that last part myself at the last minute). 

I was advice to bring the furnace in to boil a pot of water and make a coffee/tea to drink. But some of my friend told me to cook some red bean dessert out of it. I opted for the first as it's more convenient and well, the oven took ages to cook the dessert if you ask me. Turned ON all the lights in the house for 2 hours and finally hanging up the 9ft long red cloth in front of my main door for 9 days (Cheong Cheong 9 9 wor). Lunch buddy came and decided to dine in with KFC that afternoon. Another friend came along and we chatted for a while waiting for the rain to stop before driving around the area scouting for properties. And 3 of us supposed to be working that day. lolx!! 


Everything is done and I overnight on that day before returning to Puchong the next day. It was last Sunday when I finally stayed and drove to work the next day (Monday). I was a bit worried at the beginning of the traffic condition since I heard the it was quite bad lately. But I was lucky this week as it's the school's holiday and traffic was not that bad. Trying out a few route to work this week to have an idea how long do I have to get myself prepare every morning. But it's nice staying under my own roof. The satisfaction of the tiring and long wait for my house to get ready finally paid off.

Friday, March 4

iOS 4.3 & iTunes 10.2

Since I got constant request or questions on what to expect on the new iOS 4.3 lately, I had decided to write something up so that everyone can share about it. Is it out yet? Yes and No. iOS 4.3 Golden Mater had just recently been released to developers and not to public yet. But it's expected to be released sometime around 11th March. As for iTunes 10.2, I am downloading it now as we speak. So what's new? Is it safe to upgrade? Is it worth upgrading? Let's see now. I will try to explain what I know and understand from what I heard and see. So it might not be 100% accurate but at least 95%.^^

The iOS 4.3 will see some improvement on our mobile Safari browser in term of loading speed. You will also see some new feature like iTunes home sharing, Air Play enhancements and my personal favorite, the Personal Hotspot feature for iPhone 4 users. Let's get into details for some of the new features mentioned earlier. 

Faster Safari: 
There is a boost in loading speed from our mobile Safari due to the Nitro Javascript engine which is currently being used in our desktop version of Safari. You can expect two times faster in loading a page compared to the current version. Or so they say. 

iTunes Home Sharing: 
This is something only available on the Mac & Windows PC but now it's available on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch devices. This new feature allows music, movies and TV shows to be shown on your iDevices from your iTunes library. How? Via local Wi-Fi  network. How cool is that? Now you can walk around your house with your iPad while listening to your music or movies all around your house.

AirPlay Enhancement: 
I am not such a big fan of this update (it's already available since iOS 4.2).  Basically it allows iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch to wirelessly stream digital content to their Apple TV 2G. In this new update, users are able to stream these digital content using 3rd party apps and website rather than pre-installed apps such as iPod/Video apps and YouTube. 

Personal Hotspot: 
As the name explain, iPhone 4 users can now utilize their 3G network to create a hotspot for other devices via Wi-Fi. Imagine you are having an iPad (Wi-Fi only) and wanted to go Online but you don't have any local network Wi-Fi in your area. You can now switch this feature ON your iPhone 4 and create your own personal hotspot. It can support up to 5 devices in a combination of 3 Wi-Fi & 3 Bluetooth and one USB device. Actually I had been using this feature since my iPhone had been JB. But will most probably switch it back to this since it's an official update from Apple themselves. But I will compare the differences of them two of course. 

Others:
  1. You can now change the font for your Notes. There are 2 more extra for you to choose from
  2. You can now Cancel/Delete an App during installation. (Finally)
  3. You can now customize the alert for your messages. It means that you will be able to set how many times you will be alerted on an unread SMS/MMS. 
  4. App Store Update page had been redesign for easier viewing and update. 
  5. You have a new Push Notification feature for Ping (Apple's social network for music). 
  6. You have a new WAIT button to be added into your contact number. This will make a pause on your call for that specific contact before the phone actually make a connection.
  7. You get a new Parental Control for Ping.
  8. Location Service option had been moved to the Main Page in Settings.
The new iOS 4.3 is compatible with all iPhone 4, iPhone 3G[S], iPod Touch 4G/3G, iPad and iPad 2. So for those iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G users, iOS 4.2.1 will be the last update for you guys.

iTunes 10.2
You need this update to upgrade your phone to iOS 4.3. Nothing much in this update except it improve Home Sharing, Browse and Play from your iTunes library. But as I said, you need this new version to be able to use iOS 4.3.

Wednesday, March 2

Not Naked Anymore

Finally my house is not naked anymore. The curtain shop had just finished my curtains and called me up yesterday afternoon while I am having lunch with my brother. Yesterday timing was so perfect for me. I had a good lunch with my brother nearby our house when the phone rang. The workers can come over and start installing the sliders and all. The whole process took around 1.5 hours to complete. Not too long actually as there are two of them and both are very efficient in their work. 

There are only two rooms which I had decided to do the curtain which is the living and master bedroom. The rest of the room, I had only asked them to installed the sliders on top. This way, I can just get the curtains any time I wanted in the future. Since there are no one living in the guest rooms, I didn't see any reason to put curtains on them since I need sun light to come into both the rooms. Why? Because the Feng Sui Sifu told me too. haha! 


The workers were so nice  to give me extra hook for the rails for support. Initial was 3 and I added 4 during negotiation and on site, this guy told me he can give me five. Great~! Since I am hanging a double rail curtain with over 6m width curtains, I think I need more support for the rails.

 
Couldn't find a good angle for the master bedroom curtains as it was really dark after I let the curtains fall. I am using a thick anti-sunlight which block most of the light coming in. Plus the yellow down light in the whole room makes it even more soothing and suitable for slumber. I think the front thin piece of curtain for this master bedroom cost the most as it's the latest design in the shop. Ouch~! So finally, I can move in real soon now.

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