Coffee

Came across this some time ago, and I thought, I should put this up. Some of you may already have seen this, but I guess with a name like that, we should share this wonderful brand of coffee with loved ones. :)

Try googling the name to see what it really means, and what language it is in.

Succumbing to the geek

I haven't been blogging as of late, and it leaves me feeling guilty, to have felt lazy to write, update and even take photos of life around me. What matters most in this blog, are the memories I make of the life I stumble through, the people I meet, the lives I touch, the places I've been to and most of all, my thoughts. I promise myself, that this new year will be different, with more perspectives in writing, more photos in the journey of my history, and yes, more on the people in my life.

I couldn't resist buying a new PC this week. Its been months since I've been looking at different configurations of these hitherto contraptions that constantly make you feel you are behind time. My most current machine is 2 years old, and the oldest in the group (yes, I have 3 in my room, not including my gaming laptop), is considered ancient at 5++ years old. Many people have asked me why I have so many, and most times, I can only fumble up an answer, and it goes like this: " interest......" For those of you who know me, please, resist and desist from asking me this question.

Now that this new rig is in, I think I'll have to retire 1 machine, either tear it apart for the spares, or re-config it and donate it to someone who really needs it, or a relative..... The latter 2 options sound more viable, as opposed to stacking my room with more stuff. :)

Here's the specs (bear with me, I'm showing off)

AMD Phenom Triple Core 8650

XFX 750a SLi Mainboard w/ GeForce 8200 onboard 256MB, HDMI/DVI/VGA

XFX GeForce 9600GT 512MB discrete graphics accelerator

4GB Corsair DDR2

1TB Western Digital SATA HDD

There, I'm done. I think this can last me for..... another 3-4 years? When the time comes to pass, I would think I don't have a need for so many of these whirring contraptions...... I hope.

More photos here

The 'Le Pow" Enterprise

A fellow colleague of mine just announced to the office today (via msn), that she has set up a site dedicated to her pastry creations.

Most everyone in the office is encouraging her to pursue her dreams of pastry creation, and so we're all going to envelop our taste buds, at her expense.

Do visit her at: The Vanille Bean

Of exotic cars

Last week was hectic, but I survived. 3 days of traveling in a car, sleeping at 2am and waking up at 7am, took its toll on me. I was pooped the whole weekend. Here's a photo of what I was dealing with.... 

I'll upload more once I get better ones downloaded.

'Jailbreaking' iPhone's firmware

Don't be mistaken, I'm not good enough to claim to have broken iPhone's firmware, nor am I anywhere near with enough skill to do 

'Jailbreaking' just allows iPhone users to download new applications not available in the iTunes app store, and customise display attributes amongst other not so important tweaks. (like changing Singtel to AT&T or anything else)

I have to say it took quite a bit of reading to get the procedures correct, but after that, its smooth sailing!!!

Kudos to the devs!!

Photos on Flickr

Blog Woes

Just a short note to those who have been reading..... if you know how I can change the spacing of my left navigation bar, please let me know. I have no clue!!!!

Music to the ears....

Just got a new pair of V-Moda headphones (see picture). There was a lot of hype on this pair of supposingly high-fidelity headphones, and I had done quite a bit of a reading before I finally bought a pair (at reduced prices too!!!)

Conclusion? Sounds fantastic, and I believe the people who also had tried it (upon my insistence.... :p) would agree. I give it 8 stars out of 10, one of the better headphones I have encountered. It sure beats the stock headphones that came with the iPhone.... hands down.