Lonely Guy

Porridge

2009-06-14T20:00:00.000+08:00

Today I felt like eating porridge because it had been ages I didn't ate it. So I went out and bought this ====>

It is pickled lettuce. I like the sweet taste of this pickled lettuce.

Energy Drink

2009-06-07T20:18:00.000+08:00

Sweet and refreshing drinks that keep you focus all night.

Long hour studying or spend my time on the computer overnight, I will drink a few bottle of this.
Actually forcing the body to it's max capacity is not good and should be avoided.

Box Drinks

2009-05-28T22:52:00.006+08:00

Assorted box drinks

First entry "Kiwi & Apple flavor"

The taste is a bit sweet overall I give 3 out of 5 star.

Second entry "Grape flavor"

I expected it to bit a bit sour but it is sweet instead. I give it a 3 out of 5 star.

Third entry is "Peach & Lemon flavor"

Oh my god!!! that's what I can say after I have a sip of it. Who in the hell think of this flavor. The taste is horrible. I think pure peach or lemon will be better. I give 1 over 5 star for this one.

Fourth entry is "Mango flavor"

The taste is just nice just not too sour or too sweet. I give it a 4 out of 5 star.

Last entry " Apple flavor"

Awesome!!! That's the word that come thru my mind when I taste this. I think this is the best flavor of all. I give a full 5 star for this.

Swift Codes For Malaysian Banks

2009-04-22T22:37:00.002+08:00

Malaysian Banks SWIFT codes

SWIFT code is an industry cooperative that provides a standard format for transmitting payments, stock transactions, letters of credit and other financial messages to more than 7,500 member banks, broker-dealers and investment organizations around the world. Founded in 1973 as the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, millions of transactions worth several trillions of dollars are sent each day with an average transit time of 20 seconds. Working like a bank routing number, a SWIFT code is widely used to transfer funds between banks.

Affin Bank Berhad = PHBMMYKL
Alliance Bank Berhad = MFBBMYKL
Ambank Berhad = ARBKMYKL
Bank Simpanan Nasional = BSNAMYKL
CIMB Bank Berhad = CIBBMYKL
Citibank Berhad Malaysia = CITIMYKL
Hong Kong Bank Malaysia Berhad = HBMBMYKL
Hong Leong Bank Berhad = HLBBMYKL
Malayan Banking Berhad = MBBEMYKL
OCBC Bank Berhad = OCBCMYKL
Public Bank Berhad = PBBEMYKL
RHB Bank Berhad = RHBBMYKL
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad = SCBLMYKL
United Overseas Bank Berhad = UOVBMYKL

some banks uses 11 coded BIC , so add XXX behind all the codes.

Nowâ€¦the Islamic Banking in Malaysia

AISLMYKLXXX - ARAB ISLAMIC
AIBBMYKLXXX AFFIN ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD
BIMBMYKLXXX BANK ISLAM MALAYSIA BERHAD
BKCHMYKLXXX BANK OF CHINA (MALAYSIA) BERHAD
BMMBMYKLXXX BANK MUAMALAT MALAYSIA BERHAD
CTBBMYKLXXX CIMB ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD
EIBBMYKLXXX EONCAP ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD
EOBBMYKLXXX EON BANK BERHAD
EXMBMYKLXXX EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF MALAYSIA BERHAD
HLIBMYKLXXX HONG LEONG ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD
MFBBMYKLXXX ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
NOSCMYKLXXX BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA BERHAD
OCBCMYKLXXX OCBC BANK (MALAYSIA) BERHAD (Both Islamic or Non)
PBBEMYKLXXX PUBLIC BANK BERHAD
PHBMMYKLXXX AFFIN BANK BERHAD
RHBAMYKLXXX RHB ISLAMIC BANK BERHAD
RHBBMYKLXXX RHB BANK BERHAD
RJHIMYKLXXX AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) BHD
SCBLMYKXXXX STANDARD CHARTERED BANK MALAYSIA BERHAD
UOVBMYKLXXX UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (MALAYSIA) BERHAD

Malaysia Prime Minister last day

2009-04-02T20:58:00.003+08:00

Today 02/04/2009 is our prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi or better know by locals as "Pak Lah" in malay last day as Malaysia prime minister. This were his last word spoken

“Please keep up the good work and continue to provide efficient service. I wish you all the best and thank you for your support and co-operation,” he said.

For compleate news pls visit this link
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/2/nation/20090402095343&sec=nation

Credit goes to the star online.

Internet connection (Wireless)

2009-03-29T20:00:00.000+08:00

Internet connection in Malaysia (part 2)

I never tried to use a wireless broadband before but I have some friends who use those services.

There were four Cellular broadband provider

Celcom, Maxis, Digi, and U Mobile

The speed provided is

ISP	Technology	Package download speed
Celcom	3G, 3.5G (HSDPA)	384 kbit/s, 3.6 Mbit/s
Digi	EDGE	224 kbit/s
Maxis	3G, 3.5G (HSDPA)	384 kbit/s, 640 kbit/s, 3.6 Mbit/s
U Mobile	3G, 3.5G (HSDPA)	1.8-3.6Mbit/s

Wireless broadband is good if you are constantly on the go and need a fast internet connection.

Save the world

2009-03-26T08:13:00.001+08:00

Join the earth hour this coming saturday

Cheap sales

2009-03-24T23:48:00.008+08:00

Today I went to the grocery store to buy some stuff and I saw this. Selling it for half price only. "This must be a lucky day" I told myself.

It came in two flavor one is chocolate and the other one is coffee.

There were 10 small package nicely packed in the box. I wonder how it looks lets open the package

After opening the package I took the first bite and the taste is awesome. I personally preferred the coffee flavor.

The package also come with a free 100g chocolate cream cookies.

The reason they sell it for half price because the expire date is almost near. As for me I would finish it less than a week. An hour later I went back there and there were only few box left. I manage to bought 2 box.

Internet connection (cable)

2009-03-22T20:17:00.004+08:00

Internet connection in Malaysia

In the past 10 years I remember connecting to the internet using dial up connection and it is very very expensive and slow. I have heard that there were case where one disconnected and reconnect to a overseas line and the phone bill jumps like hell.

In Malaysia the current biggest internet provider is TMnet Streamyx, a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia offering ADSL connection from the basic 384 kbit/s up to 4 Mbit/s.

Fot the 4 Mbit/s speed is only available at Cyberjaya area.

Good news for those that stay at Penang island where there is another brodband company "Penangfon" offering fiber optic connection where the upload and download speed is 2 Mbit/s and the monthly free is much cheaper than TMnet Streamyx.

For Kuala Lumpur and Selangor area there is another fiber optic services "Metrofon" for condominiums and apartments.

Price for internet connection here is quite expensive. Fiber optic connection is still new here and only a few company offering fiber optics for residential.

To bad I'am not staying in the Penang island or else I would personally recommended
"Penangfon". If compare to the connection speed and the price where I have to pay about RM 66 /month for the speed of 512 kbit/s "TMnet Streamyx" and compare to RM 60 /month for the speed 2 Mbit/s
"Penangfon".

There were pros and cons from this two services provider

The pros for "Penangfon" is, long term usage may save a lot of money for those heavy user.

The cons is "Penangfon" is, you have to pay more for the first payment because of the installation fee "can not done a self installation because special tools is need for the fiber optics connection installation" and where one can waive the installation fee for "TMnet Streamyx" and done a self installation "this is very easy actually".

I just hope more fiber optic service provider in the future.

Dairy products

2009-02-21T20:00:00.000+08:00

Breakfast is important in the morning. What would you guys eat for breakfast?. For me is milk and bread.
Which type of milk is prefer? instant or fresh?. If I am in the rush then I would pick the fresh milk as it save my time waiting to boil the water.

This is a 3 in 1 cereals drink.

Do you know that you can mix the cereal drink with nescafe (coffee). The taste is awesome, but you need a lager cup because you need to put more water or else it would be too thick and sweet.

Snack^^

2009-02-14T20:00:00.000+08:00

Smarties by Nestle. The packing is quite attractive with cartoon picture at the back of the box.

Next it the Cloud 9 from Jack n Jill. This is a Cloud 9 plus, it is different from the ordinary cloud 9. It is a chocolate bar with caramel fill, peanut and rice crispies. This party pack contain 20 small pack.
The packaging is nice but i wonder is the taste is nice.

One bite and wow.. speechless. It is good, the texture is not as sticky as the normal cloud 9 and it is not that sweet. Once you chew it you can hear the crunching sound from you mouth.

This biscuit is a Malaysian made biscuit. It's bring me back the old memory. I love to eat this when I was a kid. Actually it comes in two flavor but I prefer the chocolate flavor. It is funny remembering back the time, where I use to eat the head first ^^;. By the way it have 3 character as you can see in the picture. The left one is Sonny, the center one is Harry and the right one is Sammy.

My favorite sweets "Hacks". The left one is blackcurrant flavor and the right one is mandarin orange and ginger flavor. There were plenty off flavor but I like the mandarin orange and ginger flavor.

Thai temple (KG Pong, Perak)

2009-02-10T19:19:00.003+08:00

DSC00635, originally uploaded by lonelyguy0 .

A Buddhist Thai temple at Kampung Pong, Perak

More picture at my flickers picture set

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33761905@N02/sets/72157613384572753/

Mmmm......

2009-02-07T20:00:00.001+08:00

Great light snack RITZ Crackers from Kraft.

This single box contain 3 individual seal pack.

A value ginger biscuits from tesco. Love the taste of this biscuit.

A piece of the tesco ginger biscuit.

Ah this is my favorite biscuit. OREO Double Stuf from Kraft.

Cooler Master 250 (with one touch backup)

2009-01-31T20:00:00.000+08:00

Oh my god!! when I first look at this external hard drive. It is dam nice. The pouch that include in the package is dam nice. It is like a small cd case. The pouch is very spacious it can fit two external case.

Inside the pouch on the left the hard drive is securely strap. On the right it have a small pocket that enable a usb cable to be store nicely and I personally thinks that the usb head should be keep in the pocket to avoid scratches to the hard disk case.

Dam it is nice!. This case have a mirror finish on it case. you can see the light reflect thru it's body. Because of the mirror finish it give us a solid look not like cheap plastic case.

The back part of the case. As I know the previous model have the e-sata support but due to various complain from the coustomer Cooler Master have come out a new model without the e-sata support. It also have a 5 V dc jack. I don't really understand why it need the jack. USB power should be enough but it is diffrent case if the output is e-sata where user need to supply a 5 v dc to the case. I just wondering when will the 5v dc jack will serve it purpouse maybe never.

As you can see the body is full aluminium and it is mirror finish and this effect have its drawback where fingger prints will be seen on the case after some time of usage. So guys remember to keep your hand cleen before you touch this case. Oh almost forget in the package it also include a micro fiber cloth for you to wipe the case after usage.

Head to head. The Cooler Master 250 lite vs the Cooler Master 250 (with one touch backup). The Cooler Master 250 (with one touch backup) look nicer than Cooler Master 250 lite. I think it is because the mirror finish on The Cooler Master 250 (with one touch backup).

The Cooler Master 250 lite without the mirror finish looks plane but The Cooler Master 250 (with one touch backup) looks solid.

The X logo is remove on the The Cooler Master 250 (with one touch backup) and it is repalce by a small long rectangular button. Both still use the same LED, blue and red.

A back up cd also include.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

2009-01-26T00:00:00.000+08:00

Let the year of the OX be a year filled with new beginnings. Let it be a time to see things in a different light, to celebrate happiness and success and live life to its fullest. Life favors those who see things differently. Gong Xi Fa Cai & Happy Chinese New Year.

Happy Chinese New Year

2009-01-25T14:00:00.001+08:00

Happy Chinese new year to all. Today is reunion day.

Cooler master 250 lite

2009-01-24T20:00:00.000+08:00

My external 2.5" hard drive Western Digital and the cooler master 250 lite external case.

Pouch for the external hard drive is include. Black in color and the pouch is hard it seams like they put a hard cardboard under the pouch layer.

The connection use a 2 head usb to a 4 pin usb. Oh ya, the hard disk installation is quick and easy. I just need to unscrew a screw and plug in the hard drive to the case board and put it back in the case.

The blue LED is surprising bright. The light indicate the hard drive is on.

A transparent plastic crafted in X shape. Look nice when the hard disk lights up in the dark.

A purple color light (red+blue) lights ip when data is transfer to the hard drive.

2.5" hard disk

2009-01-23T01:02:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow I will post a review on the 2.5" external hard disk case. Yeah finally Chinese New year is just few days to go can't wait for it.

Backup

2009-01-17T20:00:00.000+08:00

How do you guys back up important data?
1. Hard drive
2. CD/DVD
3. Pendrive/ Flashdrive/ Thumbdrive

As for me I prefer external hard drive as they can store more information. I also use cd/ dvd to backup my movie. I prefer to use a 2.5" external hard drive than the 3.5" because the 2.5" is small and did not require additional power supply adapter.

racquet 2

2009-01-10T20:00:00.000+08:00

As for my racquet I am using the Yonex muscle power 21. The question here is how do we choose the right racquet?.

First know what type of game that suit you. It means that you are either a defensive or attacking player. Then secondly check your budget. An expensive racquet does not mean that it is suitable for you. Go to the shop and try the racquet, try hold it and swing don't let the sales person choose for you, you can ask for recomandation but try to feel the racquet yourself. Your wrist must not feel pain or heavy when you swing the racquet. If you feel pain or heavy then the racquet is not suitable for you.

If for beginner just get a cheap racquet and train with it. When you get better then switch to a good racquet. The cheap racquet usually is made of steel and this is usually heavy. A good racquet is mostly made of light material like carbon or titanium or graphite.

A racquet for Yonex, we can know the average price and the quality of the racquet by looking at the bottom of the racquet and see where it is manufacture. If it is made in china then it is most likely a beginer racquet, if it is made in taiwan or japan then it is a good racquet. The most expensive one is made in japan.

A racquet can last for quite a long time if you take good care of it. Rough playing and droping or knocking the racquet to a hard surface can cause the racquet to crack. A good grip at the racquet handel is recomanded. Grip is material mostly made of ruber or wool. Keep the racquet in the bag after usage.

Cooling Water

2009-01-03T20:00:00.000+08:00

Have you guys ever heard of cooling water.

The instruction said that:-

This is a traditional medicine. Each 100ml contains Gypsum Fibrosum extract 100mg. Mainly hydrated calcium sulfate, which is traditionally used to relieved body heatiness.

This water can be drink when you have a slight fever. As in the last picture you can see that it also can be use after you eat durian, satay or when the weather is hot. I personally have tried this before and is does work. The water is quite expensive. It only come in 200ml, that is small.

Falling Down and Standing Up

2009-01-02T10:14:00.009+08:00

In live there is always time where we make a biggest mistake and because of this some were unable to face the world. Falling down in live is part of learning process in live, but if a person can not handle the pressure, humiliation and anger, he or she will loose the confident to face the world. The most important thing is how you were able to stand up after falling down in live.

First one must be optimistic and always think the best way to gain confident. The longer the time that takes to stand up after falling down will be harder for one to gain their confident back. To be able to stand up again is not an easy task, it require tremendous effort and positive thinking. A person live might be change if he or she were able to stand up again after falling down.

Always know that falling down in live does not mean that he or she fails for the rest of their live. Actually falling down is the starting point or the beginning in live. Why I say it is the starting point or beginning, the answer is simple lets look back when you are the age of 2 or 3 where you were still a little baby that does not know how to walk and that time you never give up standing up even you falling down and by doing so you have start a new live where you learn how to walk and then how to run.

Lest take another example, a student fail in an important test. In this situation the student might think that he/she have embraced their parents or they have totally lost their confident and they have no more direction in live. In some case we often heard that student suicide after fail in an important test. If he/she were able to think more optimistic then they will see that suicide is not the solution, suicide is more like running away from the problem. Suicide will not cure the problem but it makes it worse, think about the parents feeling if the student die. There were many things that can be done even thou the student fail in the test. Face the problem and always think in a positive way. There is a malay proverb that says "hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih" it means that, if you want something, you'll do absolutely anything to obtain it. But if you don't want something, you'll give a thousand excuses to refrain from it

Happy New Year

2009-01-01T10:44:00.005+08:00

New year means we are getting older. For some people new year is a new start or new determination in live. Happy new year and welcome 2009, goodbye to 2008.

racquet

2008-12-28T19:00:00.001+08:00

Yonex muscle power 21 with Yonex BG 66 string. I started playing badminton since the age of 10 till now. I still remember that time, where me and my parents will play together at the field.

My mother is good at it. I did not go for special training, I just learnt by my self. I also play tenis but due to certain circumtensence I quit playing.

Here is some badminton tips

Thicker strings are more durable and gives more control but not as powerful. Thinner strings will give you more zip and power but they don't last long.

A lot of people think that a higher string tension means more power. In fact it's the opposite that is correct. A higher string tension will give you more control while a lower string tension will give you more power. This is due to the trampoline effect of the strings.

You can go for string tension in between 16lb to 26lb, depending on the strings you use.

Let say you want extra power. What you can do is - Use thin strings at lower tension. Or you could use thin strings at higher tension for a more balance approach.

As you can see, stringing is more like doing arts than math. There is no one common answer for all players. Understand your own style of play, strengths and weaknesses. Then string it accordingly.

Feel it... Test it... This is the best advice that I can give...

In the next blog I will explain how to buy a racquet. Stay tune for racquet 2.

Oh my god!!

2008-12-28T19:00:00.000+08:00

Oh my god!! I open my badminton bag and saw this

I didn't use it for just about a month. There were fungus growing @.@
I think the place that i keep it have too much moisture ^^;
Gotta change place or thinking of buying an anti moisture pack.

My sport shoe (not for badminton)

Instant Noodle and Bread Spread

2008-12-27T15:42:00.008+08:00

"Ibumie" Malaysian made instant noodle. Prawn flavor noodle, the taste is almost similar to the penang famous "hokkien mee". Penang "hockkien me" or being called "hae mee" in hokkien means prawn noodles.

One of my favorite bread spread .

How you decide

2008-12-26T20:05:00.005+08:00

How you decide in live will change will change your live forever. For instant if you decide to have a good day when you wake up then you will have a good day but if you wake up and decide that today is a bad day then it is a bad day.

If decide to study or work hard then you will succeed in live. Everything in live is about the decision that we take. Sometimes decision is hard to make or choose. Don't let other people make decision for you, you make your own decision because it is your life. You are the one that decide what life that you want to have.

There were time I regret the decision that I choose. But I believe that everything that we do will be awarded with something. Even thou the decision that we make is wrong we will gain something else such as experience.

I believe that live will be boring if there were no decision.

Yay second pic

2008-12-21T19:15:00.001+08:00

This is the second pic that i manage to take

Yay first post

2008-12-21T17:54:00.003+08:00

This is my first post in this blog.

This is a lovely pic from my backyard

Taken using Sony Ericsson k850i