-- new Macbook Wheel

Latest stuff from Apple's last Macworld outing.


Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Greatest stuff ever i must say. Whoosh.

-- Mapple

The Simpsons' latest episode parodied everything Apple - from Steve Mobs, to Mipod, Mytunes, Myphone... and their legion of fans. It's so true till i have to ...





The screen crash is a parody of Apple's own Mac ad, back in 1984...


The irony is, Apple really does have a legion of mindless humans now, who suck up everything Apple... oh, what a dream come true.

-- Lil update on myself

Got lazy to update for a while... since there's just so many things to do during the holidays...

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Reason 1, Company of Heroes: Gold Edition (which includes the expansion).
Original... and... only Rm39.90!!??



You don't get it this cheap anywhere else!! Even on Steam it's $29.90.
It's only 1 year old, and it's one of the best RTS out there... can't get any better than this.

The distributor for this is Replay Interactive, a Singapore company. How did they managed to convince THQ to reduce it to this price is a wonder to me...



Have it delivered to you by...
PC Game.com >> http://www.pcgame.com.my/product_info.php?products_id=2243&osCsid=1c1688d0fdea76ca569f998bc5e239be (where i bought) or
The Software Boutique >> http://www.tsb.com.my/product.cfm?id=522

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Reason 2, Left 4 Dead.

A zombie apocalypse game, where you and 3 other mates (AI or real human) wade and gun through zombies to get rescued.

The DEMO itself is already so addictive that i managed to clock lots of hours a day from it's 7-day only demo release. The co-op online play is just amazing...

From the makers of Half-life - VALVe.

But the actual team amongst VALVe that developed it is Turtle Rock Studios, i think, which are the original makers of Counter Strike.


The 4 Survivors. Bill, Louis, Francis, and Zoey.


Back facing a wall is better than back getting ripped by zombies...


Zombie "boss" - Witch.
Nicknamed - emogirl, coz you can hear her weep when approaching... together with creepy music.


Zombie "boss" - Hunter.
Leaps from faraway and pins you down, and rips your guts out... literally.

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Reason 3, I'm designing a new look for this blog . About time.

-- BigDog Beta

Still remember the rather creepy but amazing quadruped robot - BigDog? If not, here's a reminder how cool it balances itself in complex terrains and situations.



How did they manage to do that? Let's take a look back at BigDog Beta, with some early testing footage.



Pretty amazing isn't it? hahaha. Check out RHex, also by Boston Dynamics... feisty little thing it is.

-- Mac vs PC : Musical

While Apple's "Mac vs PC" ads serve to fuel the fanboys war, how about a musical... yes, musical, that brings a message of "What can't we just get along..."

Beware of heavy gore before cuddles... NSFW.

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Though admittedly, amongst the 3 new "Mac vs PC" ads, these 2 are rather funny... haha




(this one is kinda ironic actually, think about it)

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Those 2 above are direct attack at Microsoft $300 million ad campaign... featuring these 3 ads below. 300 million!! yeap, hence the 2nd ad above. And try to listen out for the word "Vista" in the 3 ads below... lol.


(clearly, this ad in itself is to counter Apple's earlier "Mac vs PC"ads)

The next two ads feature, Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld (which aired earlier than the one above). There's no clear message from these Seinfeld ads though, interpret them as you see fit... but they are kinda funny in itself (if Seinfeld comedy is your taste).

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And I just have to mention this if you haven't noticed yet - Apple's ads are Microsoft/Vista bashing (instead of focusing on Macs or Leopard's good points), while Microsoft's ads are... well, redeeming itself. But that's not to say that the ads aren't effective.

-- Peace be with the dove...

New peace symbol, Plummeting Dove.


There ya go, revenge from the birds... . Nice timing! lol


Email signatures FTW!


Yeah, what the pic said... *smacksface*

More fails at http://failblog.org/ if lolcats or loldogs aren't giving you the lulz anymore . And do check out other ICanHasCheezBurger sister sites too.

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Meanwhile, theStar reported...

Cops: No MILF hiding in Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police have dismissed reports that MILF fighters are seeking shelter in the state.

State Police Commissioner Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim said such reports about the Philippine-based group were untrue.

“Based on our present operations along the border area, there have been no unusual activities,” he said after the distribution of Hari Raya cakes for police personnel serving at forward bases around the state.

He said police were monitoring international boundaries and also smaller isolated islands between Sabah and the restive southern Philippines.

>> http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/25/nation/2114296&sec=nation
(sry, i took a chunk of words out :P, link for real story)

-- The future of inks

Esquire, October issue...



Now... imagine the future of pr0n mag...

..

...

Well... not so bright...



It's just limited to black (grey?) and white, as seen in Amazon's Kindle e-book reader. And the one on the mag is really simple, it just lights up the "backdrop". *hopes shattered*...

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-ink

Anyway, off topic... TechSpank "episode 2" (just started up hence the low views, but professionally done show, and i like this wacky guy), somehow... featured our local blogger-turned-politician - Jeff Ooi of Screenshots. Check it out.



Oh well... just a flash, but I'd like to know the reason he/they chose Jeff Ooi... lol.

And i'll say it here. I like Facebook's new tabbed layout. I want a quick look at someone's Feed and Info, i can view them straight... frikkin EASY!! instead of having to frikkin search through thousands of frikkin applications to look for that frikkin "misplaced" Info.

-- Tag complete

Instructions: Remove uninteresting questions from below and answer the rest :P

Note: I already did this quite a while ago, but I have to give way to Hari Kebangsaan :P

Edit: Oh shit, left some Jensen remnants :P

If you could spend one Ringgit in 5 minutes, what would you spend on? Only if i really could...

What would you give up in return to eat all you want in the world and not get fat? Already am.

Is there someone in your heart right now? You mean there are mini-humans workin' the hell out in my blood pump machine!!?

Do you believe you can survive without money? Wealth can buy you health. Hard Fact

What are you afraid to lose the most? My laptop? I feel it the most when i'm outside.

If there’s someone that you love, would you confess to him/her? What? Confess to my family and embarrass the hell out of me!!? no wai!

List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you Sexy, cute and big (70 inch)^

If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Eat myself out...

If you had a choice to be rich or happy, which one would you pick? Being rich is happiness...

If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change? STR +20, DEX +10, INT +50

How do you see yourself in 10 years time? Still arse kickin...

What is the one thing you love about yourself? My ****.

If you can bring only one thing along with you to another world, what would it be? Teleporter... so i can come back.

If there’s someone that you love already got another half, would you still confess to him/her? Confess to the guy in front of the girl... *bwahahahah*...

-- Hari Kebangsaan...

Hari Kebangsaan?? pffft.

Happy Birthday Hatsune Miku!!
一周年おめでとう、ミクちゃん！


From the official blog (http://blog.piapro.jp/2008/08/post-101.html)

Who is she?
Crypton's singing synthesizer software, which is based on Yamaha's Vocaloid2.

What is Vocaloid?
Grabbed from wikipedia:
"Vocaloid is a singing synthesizer application software developed by the Yamaha Corporation that enables users to synthesize singing by just typing in lyrics and melody"

Well, that was Vocaloid, she's a Vocaloid 2. Yeah, she's a "singing software"... . And her birthday is today...

How did she became so popular? Most probably started off with her songs getting lots of hits on NicoNicoDouga (whom today remains the greatest source for Miku song and videos) which was then spread far and wide by anime fans who frequent Nico.

This song became one of her earliest hit songs and sort of became the official "Miku song" for a quite a long time. (the other being leek spinning Ievan Polka)

Miku Miku Shite Ageru

(animated by fans)

Yeap, her popularity was totally driven by fans themselves - songs, arts, videos, paper figures... There's even a 3D animator called MikuMikuDance created specially by fans.

Official illustrations for Crypton by Kei (http://kei-garou.net/blog/archives/2007/08/vocaloid2.html)

Who's the other 2? More on them below.


More arts of Miku.


Below is one of her more professionally done hit song - Melt


Miku's voice can be adjusted to pronounced english words too, but it just won't be that accurate (but but, pretty accurate engrish ). There are also english Vocaloid-2s - Sweet Ann, Prima and Big Al... just not popular .

So, one year later, with her popularity established... we get a manga, cameo appearance in anime, figures!..

Figma series Miku

(Figma series are very posable, unlike normal static PVCs, hence the joints)

Nendoroid series Miku


Nendoroid Miku, joined in by her lil sis and bro,　Kagamine Rin and Ren... also by Crypton

Talking bout Rin and Ren, they're also Vocaloid2, but the voice is provided by a different voice actress. Both got popular really quickly too because of Miku .

...and ofcoz, popular enough to be cosplayed!!

The Vocaloid family.

Miku's oniisan - Kaito (in blue) and oneesan - Meiko (in red)... they're from the 1st Vocaloid. Got pulled out from oblivion by Miku... hahaha.

And let's see the whole family in Nendoroid form dancing...

(also animated by fans ofcoz)

Two more? Yes, those two standing on top are the more popular derivatives of Miku:
- Yowane Haku (meaning "Speaking weak words") and
- Akita Neru (which sounds like "I’m tired. Gonna go to sleep").
If a song by Miku turns out bad... they take the blame, sort of...



Cosplays of them!


More derivatives!!


But I do know the pink hair drill girl on the right is Kasane Teto

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One last family group hug!!

亜北ネル、初音ミク、鏡音リン、MEIKO、KAITO、鏡音レン、弱音ハク
Akita Neru, Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Meiko, Kaito, Kagamine Ren, Yowane Haku

THE END

>> http://www.crypton.co.jp/mp/pages/prod/vocaloid/
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsune_Miku#Hatsune_Miku
>> http://blog.piapro.jp/2008/08/post-101.html
>> http://kei-garou.net/blog/archives/2007/08/vocaloid2.html
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrome34/tags/vocaloid/
>> http://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki/show?nordirect=1&title=yowane_haku
>> http://danbooru.donmai.us/wiki/show?title=akita_neru

-- ニューハーフ

可愛いでしょうね。ooo, cute right?



Then let's take a look at his model shooting session. Cute voice he has .

But do check out his other videos too through related videos.

-- seriously...

1300-13-1300 *ordering a happy meal now*
*maniac *laugh*bwahahahaha*

-- Dick'in the Desert

Just thought i'd share this...



This is so full of wrong or rights... depending on which way u sway.

-- my iTunes Store

Normally, i have iTunes Store disabled through Parental Controls, so i don't know how long this existed...

iTunes Store > Choose Store > MALAYSIA!!



Well, that's quite a surprise.



But going further inside, looks like "our" iTunes Store is just... App Store - the newly launched sub-store to download applications for iPhone or iPod touch. No music or video downloading.

Sounds logical, since we do officially have iPod touch. (And i think it's possible to pay Steve Jobs for iPod touch firmware 2.0 now, in Malaysia), (or torrent it)

It also means, Malaysia might be one step closer to be officially getting an iPhone 3G (other than the Maxis/Apple dealing floating around. Would've been better in DiGi's hands).

-- Richie's dolphin and "cow"

It's really rare to see a dolphin and cow together don't you think? Not to mention, a rich person's dolphin and cow...



Apparently, the cow's sideskirt got damaged (can be seen in the upper pic) on Malaysian road, need some medical attention.



Oh yeah, dolphin and "cow" alright...

Photos taken by my dad using his Nokia 6230i.

-- ラムネ

If you have a chance to visit a Japanese culture festival, like our Bon Odori, have a try of this drink - Ramune, which comes from the word Lemonade.



What's so special about this drink??? The design of the bottle and the distinctive marble inside it.
Yes, only that. Otherwise, it taste like sprite or 7-up (if i remember correctly). The marble actually makes the drinking slightly harder, but that's what makes it special.

Normally consumed during the warm summer in Japan (which is now actually). And as mentioned in wikipedia - "modern symbols of summer in Japan"... but that's not how i came to know or why i would want to drink it, it's because of an anime titled Lamune... ahahah.

The one i drank came from Singapore's own "bon odori", brought home by my sis. Then this pictured one is from the most recent Bon Odori.



For those who did not watch the anime, instructions are provided on how to pop it open. You can see the marble clearly form this pic.