Chauvinism Is Dead?

I can't remember when is the last time I took the bus. So I decided to take a bus today and wasn't familiar with the cost and when the bus driver told me the amount, I was fiddle around my pockets looking for small change. He was pretty annoyed as I was holding the line but I did stand aside but I heard him mumbling something like I should prepare small change when I board. Hello, I have small change, just that I am not sure how much is the ride. Anyway, the whole bus ride experience really brought back some memories. On the way back, I was prepared and quickly slot in the exact amount and boarded. Yup, I'm a fast learner. lolx~!

On a different account, I was taking the MRT and as usual it was quite pack as it was 8pm. I was listening to my pod sitting down when I saw a middle age women walked in and I offered her my seat quickly. But she said it was alright and asked me to sit down. As she left, she walked over to me and said, Thank You. Oh, that makes my day. Who said chauvinism is dead and  good deed doesn't return in good. People were looking at me and I think this is good to show that we Malaysian also got manners one lar~~~ Duh!!!

iPad Anyone?

Finally after the long guessing game, the word is finally out. At 5.00 (AEMT), people at Cupertino finally unveiled the much awaited table named iPad. The ceremony is headed by it's head huncho, Steve Jobs at the Yerba Buena Centre at California. So what does the new gadget had in store for us. Well according to the man himself, the tablet could do the following task: browsing the web, mailing, sharing files, videos, pictures with the leisure of listening to your favorite musics to playing games and reading eBooks. During the launch, Jobs shows how the tablet be able to do all the stuff mentioned but one thing obviously lacked from the tablet which is the support of Flash. From the features mentioned, you could have guess that it's very similar to what you can do on your iPhone. Someone even said that the tablet is actually iPhone magnified and put on steroids. Well I can't say that they are far away from that. I mean the machine weighs 1.5 pound (roughly) with a 1/2" thin 9.7" IPS Display. IPS? I just know it's super high quality shit. Super responsive capacitive multi-touch screen similar to the iPhone. It had a 10 hours of battery life (moderate).

The baby runs on a custom Apple chip called A4. 4th Gen? Don't know bout that. With 1GHz of processor power, the iPad comes in 3 options of storage , 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. Standard 802.11n, WiFi and Bluethooth connectivity as usual. As for the apps, all iPhone apps would be able to run on it without any modification. Good news on that for the SDK. I heard that the apps for the iPad will start running today concurrent with the launch. During the launch, developers like Gameloft, New York Times, Brushes and EA tested their apps using the new iPad and everyone was quite amazed by it. There is this new apps or features called iBook which is available on the iPad. You can download the books from the new iBook Store application. It's similar to iTunes store actually. Doing spreadsheets, the tablet shows it's power with the new multi-touch gestures, multi-finger taps, pinch, double tap and etc. There is a new data entry keyboard just for entering those info to your spreadsheet which looks really cool. As always, iWork products are available for a price of $9.99 (Yes, USD not RM).

You can buy two data plans for the iPad from AT&T @ $14.99 for 250MB or unlimited data for double the price. Good news, you don't need to buy any contract with the tablet. iPad 3G are unlocked and use GSM micro SIMs. They will go international with this around mid of the year. The Apple iPad pricing starts from $499 for a 16GB, $599 for 32GB and $799 for 64GB. For 3G models, just add another $130 to each of the ranges. Other than the lack of Flash feature, there are also the lack of the front facing camera for video conferencing and also no Notification features mentioned. And Yes, there were also no news or announcement on the next generation iPhone OS or iPhone 4.0 or anything about Verizon partnership or sort. So is it just a marketing gimmick to boost the hype of the whole launch? Well you be the judge of that.

A Little Less Conversation

I remembered that I read some where about the Starbuck syndrome. Initially the idea of people gathering in a coffee house and talking with each other while updating each other with their life and work had now turn into a little less conversation. People would just go in and open up their notebook or book and go into their own world. Well that is old news as now we have the iPhone syndrome. This is because, wherever we (iPhone user) go, we tend to be busy with our phone. be it Facebook-ing or MSN-ing to playing games, reading mails and so on. I hate to admit it but to be honest it's the truth. As most of the apps in the iPhone are equipped with PUSH notification, so we won't stop texting or replying each other conversation the whole night. Lately when my gym mates went for supper, most of us would just take out our phones and doing our own stuff. There are occasion chit chat like, "Why the line so slow tonight?", "Wah, you update your FB status so fast ar?" or "What's the password for the WiFi over here?". Damn this is so funny but true~

Did I Heard A Crack?

I was just talking bout reducing my classes and all as I am worried that it would hurt my body and it really did, my back actually. It all happened last night during my 2nd class of the night. Didn't went to TC and decided to go for WC classes. RPM was alright, didn't felt much but it was during BP that the pain kicks in.Well actually there were indication that my back was giving me some issue few weeks back. But it was really minor stuff. Didn't really bother much of it but I tried to give my back less stress along the way. So I was doing Chest track when we have a break in the middle and I think I was coming up a bit too fast and pull my muscle at the back. Fark~! Pain~!!! Couldn't move for a while. But continued to finish off the track and couldn't really get myself up from the board for those who saw me would know. Lowered down the bars to my chest and slowly roll it down to the floor. Standing up was painful at that time. Decided to stop the class and went out to do some stretching to lessen the pain on my back. It was better after a while but the pain still kicks in once in a while. Some advice from a friend to skip the classes tonight. Well most probably will skip the first two classes as I think BS and BP give me the most stress to the back. Will consider BC if I can make it. Sigh~! Sign of old age~ NOOOT!!! lolx!!!

Reduce Resistance or Reduce Classes??? Both???!!!

As you all know, I joined a lot of classes (gym) every week. For the last two weeks, it was really crazy as I changed some of my usual routine or classes. Particularly my Wednesday night class. My usual class would be going to Uptown for RPM Challenge. But I'd decided to cut down on the RPM as I think I joined too much of it and the latest release isn't that impressive to me. So I went over WC and joined Body Combat, Body Pump and RPM instead. One class becomes three classes for me now. And I was deciding to cut down my classes previously. So I am doing 15 classes in 5 days. I am not sure if that is a lot but let me say that, I can memorized all the chorey by head. Another reason to cut down the classes is because I don't wanna strain my ankle which I think is gonna give me an issue in the future. So the idea would be cutting down the classes and taking supplements like Glucosamine & Fish Oil to help relieve the pain (which I am not having YET?!!). I should lower down my resistance level for all the classes, especially Body Step, but I like going crazy during the class. Body Pump is alright as it doesn't incurred much strain to the ankle rather to the back. Am decreasing the impact during my Body Combat classes these days too. Maybe cutting down classes is good or at least lowering down the resistance of each classes. Free weights? Someone invited, well let's see how it goes.

Sudah Potong?

I was checking my bills from the banks last weekend and realized that I have some cards which I don't use that much. Since the Government had decided to impose a RM50 tax on all our cards (RM25 on supplementary), I had decided to cancel off some of them. So I grab all my bills and copied down all the numbers and wanted to give the bank a ring this week to cancel off. I had a few method of canceling my cards in the past. First the fast way would be cutting the card and sending it back to them. Second, I faxed a simple letter stating that I wanted to cancel off my card and they will call me back to offer me a waiver. But the one that I saw recently was so damn funny which I need to share with you all. You can call and ask for their Cancellation Form. But as usual you need to fill in the details and states the REASON of your cancellation. So what's so funny? Please see the below picture and tell me if it's not funny~! Well I was laughing my ass of when I read it. If you can't read from the picture, please let me spill it out for you.

Reason of cancellation: ASK NAJIB WHY (RM50 CHARGE)!!!

iPhone OS 4.0 Features LEAKED???

OK, when I said leaked, it's not the water leak but rather information on the features of the new and anticipated OS 4.0 for iPhone. What I heard is that people at Boy Genius Report heard some news from one of their trusted source about the new upcoming OS 4.0 for iPhone. Words has been around town that the people at Cupertino had been testing the new OS 4.0 few months back and rumors has it, it was for the new iPhone 4G. Excitement and anticipation are growing each day as everyone is waiting for D-Day on the 27th Jan at 10am, when Apple will reveal their 'Latest Creation'. iTable is a confirm agenda of the day but rumors are mounting that Apple is gonna show their Demo iPhone OS 4.0 on the same day too. Only selected media and people are invited for the special occasion. Now let's get back to the OS 4.0 features.

According to the trusted source, the good news about the new OS 4.0 is, allowing 3rd party iPhone apps to be run on the background. There is also a revamp on the GUI which said to be more user friendly. But do take note that these changes only applies to iPhone 3G, 3GS and newer version of iPod Touch. So for those who are still using 2G, it's time to upgrade. This is what BGR sources had to say about the new OS 4.0.

• There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone)
• “A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking.
• Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient. We haven’t had this broken down, but we can only hope for improved notifications, a refreshed homescreen, etc.
• The update will supposedly be available for only the iPhone 3G
  
  
  
  
  and 3GS, but will “put them ahead in the smartphone market because it will make them more like full-fledged computers” more than any other phone to date. Everyone is “really excited.”
  
  
• The last piece of information is the most vague, but apparently there will be some brand new syncing ability for the contacts and calendar applications. 

It's really nice to hear that Apple had finally open up to 3rd party apps to run on their background. I am currently using ProSwitcher which is really useful and also user friendly for switching between apps without closing them. So if the new OS 4.0 is as good as it sound, I might even considered upgrading my OS 3.0.