SkyChin & Passion

Thank tomorrow is Wesak Day,but somehow I had to take care of something in advance before I get to have my own time.Life has paced faster in the second week and I have been given the mandate again to take responsibility in serving others,as a class rep this time.

Unlike secondary times,we all been spoonfed with everything,but now college life is much different,we take care of ourselves,and we sometimes learn how to contribute in return.That's the maturity when you study in college.So far I enjoyed doing these tasks regardless of the hassle at times.

This is also my first attempt to blog from the iPad,blogging is abit hard from the tablet as you tend to face problem to type in the normal box.In order to input text properly,you may need to type from the HTML box.In general,I think blogger may want to improve in their further updates to fix the glitch.So far I have difficulty to find a suitable app which is tailored for my blogging existence.Well,if any convenient,I'd still resort to a fully fledged computer or a lappie instead.

Uploading pictures to the post could be really troublesome,since most of the img hostings are fundamentally based on flash,uploading pictures can be made possible only by their proprietary apps.

In a fair manner,iPad still has numerous improvement aspects when comes to blogging,doesn't mean that I started to despise or turn back to iPad.Frankly speaking,it's still a great device for surfing,light entertainment afterall.

Back to school topic,it struck me so abruptly that Mr Ho is gonna give us test on this Thursday,heck it's only week 2.Gonna so prepare it earliest tomorrow I think.I kinda feel under the weather lately,it rains and being hot in no time.

Still have not gotten rid of my throat ill now,it's been for 2 days.Somehow the condition is getting better as I gargled with some salt water and tried to avoid from taking oily stuff.More,especially when I talk incessantly,so it would be hard for me to cure,seriously need to stop talking too much for the present :D

A little confession for the post,the last paragraph was typed from my desktop pc.I have finally succumbed to the need to use a proper computer at last,couldn't stand blogging on a tablet still :0 Because my hands are so stretched tapping on a screen,typing could mean lethal to health?

Before I end,I'd like to wish everyone a Happy Wesak Day.Make good use of the holiday,it's hard earned afterall :D

A song to share,
Park Bom,Dont Cry.

After a long hiatus from schooling,now I'm back to school doing my A lvl in TarCollege again.The first week was all hectic to me,had been running around for the paperwork and the so called 'freshmen briefings'.



Not long after I quit working for the past 3 months,I had only enjoyed some time resting at home.Nevertheless,it's all paid off after getting my iPad 2 later on in the 29th.Talking about iPad,it's really useful especially when I'm in the campus.

Thank that TarCollege has a wide coverage of access point letting us to get online at no where.Basically iPad is really nice to use there,I just need to whip out from the bag and start surfing.The good thing is also because TarCollege's internet speed is quite commendable,my social networking existence has never been compromised so far.

Somehow,the only thing I'm not contented is because the JB hasn't come out.So a lot of features are hampered in the tablet.Keeping fingers crossed that JB can come out in soonest possible for iPad2.


My DIY passport photos are with me all the time especially in the orientation week,who ever knows that I'd have needed them for filling up application forms.It would be even better if they allow me to use this for my student id.


Here is a picture about my student id. Light Glare was specially designed to cover my bar code number lol.


The freshmen are provided with the TarCollege printed pendrive upon registration.The merchandises are quite practical I think.You also got a whistle tied along with the student id holder for emergency use.

I bumped into a lot of friends at the same time during the week.Alicia,Xue Yun,Haru are the ones whom I always met them in the campus.The school is seriously big compared to CHKL,I even got lost for several times during the week,but subsequently I found that it's quite easy to navigate actually.

A level isn't the easier thing over UEC,some of my seniors are pressured to maintain a satisfactory grade,if the result isn't complying, the scholarship would be redrawn without mercy.This is quite a challenge for me as I have not been excelling in my secondary school,gonna work very hard to maintain my scholarship seriously.

I was about to sign up for the supplementary Korean Language Class,but I took back the application in afraid that my timetable would clash with it.So I'm still dwelling whether to go for it.

p/s Some of the pictures are edited by NoiseNinja,the pictures were taken by my small A590IS.Quite impressive from the aspect of artificial noise reduction regardless of some degradation in IQ.

After the much anticipated iPad 2 that I had been longing for the past 2 months,it has finally come to the shore of Malaysia yesterday.By any cost,I would not be given any tolerance to not own it either.So I woke up in the early morning and queued at 1 Utama's Mac City with all the patience and perseverance.

The crowd was overwhelming to the extent that the line could be made looping back to the front again.After a painstaking 3 hours,I have finally queued to the entrance of the store and finally managed to get my foot infront of the counter and walked away with the iPad 2.Some turn down part was the white and 3G units were sold off and I could only walk away with the black unit.

At the end of the day,I settled down with the black 16GB Wifi model with all the sweats and tears.



For some reason,it rendered me a long course to procure the iPad 2 even after I have purchased it.


Above is a proof of tweet which I tweeted live for the incident.

The staff there spent time sacrificing 8 pieces of screen protectors to get my iPad sticked with no screen bubbles.It was due to the entire batch of SGP screen protectors were all defected and they finally resorted to replace me with another cheaper (Mocran)variant which was 99 compared to my existing choice priced at 149.Then, I was refunded with the advance fund too.

If I were to count in every pieces they used there,they would have spent equally to what I paid for an iPad merely by their trial and errors.

The iPad 2 is my first product from Apple,so everything is new to me.At first sight,the iOS is really fast and beautiful when comes to UI and its scalability.


The on screen keyboard is really fast and tactical albeit it's presented in a virtual way.Typing can be a really excellent experience with its 1:1 key size,I'm adored with the fast spell check dictionary and correction by simply hitting the space key.One word,Beautiful!


The screen is incredibly sharp and has a great viewing angle.I'm so delighted with the IPS panel with all the vibrant color reproduction,soshi videos can be uplifted to another perspective of eyegasm lol.


I was amazed with all iTunes can do,it can retrieve the highest quality of album cover whenever I drag in songs into my device.Song and album info are pretty accurate as all the iPod users are appealed to.

Items included in package

By right,I should have put out this at the beginning of the post anyway let's get to the point.The iPad 2 comes with no redundant things,you only get the adapter and cable in the package.Other than the quick guide booklet,there's no manual or CD provided as Apple would assume everyone'a having a broadband at home lmao.


iBook is the most crucial part of iPad.It came prompting me at the first page when I got to register my account in the App Store.Well,I downloaded the Royal Booklet of the Prince William's Wedding and had some pleasure reading on it :)


The sound is really amazing as I plug in my pair of Timbre headphones listening to it.HD videos play smoothly on it.There's no additional equaliser you can customize on the iPad because Apple had tuned the sweetest point of sound for us.I'm really in love with the screen seriously.



As for the carrying case,I didn't opt to buy from the mac store as it would be really expensive to me.Got this PVC leather carrying case at LYP the next day for 55 and it fits my iPad well with some minimal drawbacks only.The only thing I find is the case is not tailored for back camera thus I couldn't take picture with the case on my device.

There's too much of details I have yet emphasized,but definitely have no regret getting the iPad.It's the best tablet I have ever used,no bluff.Will update you all with my experience from time to time.

As a part of our dedication into this event,we have held a 2-day expedition to numerous places since yesterday.But I only got to join the Sunday's session due to my tight schedule.Thanks verx for driving us all the way to the uphill and the Korean Embassy.The others who joined were Alex Cheng and the 'Starcards Princes' lol.

Although we went through a lot to get this project completed,but it was all worthwhile as the pictures turned out to be nice.

Hulu Langat

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Korean Embassy

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Korean Village

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We had a hard time picturing group photo without the help of tripod.I should have brought the tripod as well.So we ended up leveraging stairs and tables as alternative,we then settled down our lunch at a North restaurant before continuing our next stops.

The Foods

Kimchi Fried Rice


JaJang Noodles


Mixed Rice


Dobbokgi(Rice Cake)

The foods were served in a rather small quantity,we couldn't get to fill up our hunger by merely finishing them.I found the North are better in making Kimchi over the South in Malaysia.The Kimchi was rather sweet and less of the cabbage smell which I don't like.

The waitress were all luckily chosen(By appearance) by their government in an agreement to serve their country by working here.They all looked really good,I was dumfounded as any of them could be actresses if they were to born in the South.And you could hardly find beautiful waitresses in south restaurant especially in our country,not to mention they happened to come in great number.

Just some nostalgic stuff to share with you all.Got this from Ms.Jessica(Finance Department),I was asked to check the condition of it yesterday.Well,to my surprise the mobo is still functioning well but only the HDD was dead preventing it to boot.

The thickness is no joke,which I guess it's up to 2.5 inches.And for the first time,I got to listen to the real 'robotic' TRON beep that had been extincted from decades ago.The beep was really cute in someway that you pretty much will remember of TRON lol.

Snapshots

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#4 The term,Armada was once used in the military industry symbolizing durability


#5 WHEE It's still alive after decades LED=JOY!



#6 Seagate had already existed back then :D


#7 Logitech was too!

This is also the first time I could squeeze out time to blog in the office.Time flies,I would be leaving here in less than 2 weeks to continue my further study.

Hey guys,thanks for the overwhelming birthday wishes on FB.I'm deeply touched with the blessings from the friends and acquaintances whom I barely get to reply them 'thanks' in the comment box.

So 18 will be a big leap to freedom and a whole new world of challenges.Today I have finally decided to fill up the form for my SPM reevaluation.Well,to the true of me,I was not happy to the result of 3B in my GCE-O Level.

Thought it was easy for me at first(I thought I'd give in),but I've eventually gave in to my heart.Because I wasn't really convinced to get 3B for GCE-O Level.English is like one of my strong point,and I can't come to be convinced that I didn't do well in that paper.

Although the circumstance may not be really good to me,the chance may be slim.But I decided to give it a try at a dignified manner.Well,if I were to get 3B,I'd like it to be scrutinized for second round,if I were to be mistaken in getting 3B,I'd be really resentful to not get it.That's the saying of me.

Off for that thing,the birthday resolution of me will not be much different from the previous ones.Things may not change,but new elements came in as I grow maturer.

My wishes are

• To procure scholarship that can allow me to study in KOREA
• Pray that I could someday ditch Diabetes(Very Slim,hope is there)
  
• To do well in my Cambridge A-level,I have nothing more to lose
• To advance in writing and stuff that pertained to that
• Nothing more,hope to inspire more about my DREAM in the future.

Today was a really busy day,went through a lot of paperwork and procedures for my SPM reevaluation and LCCI application.Fortunately,since that I'm working here,so things had become much easier to me going around and juggling between my work.

Ultimately,I have nothing more to ask this year,so basically I"ll continue to preoccupy myself with readings and things that will make me a better person.

To be honest,I have went through a lot in the work place and I have now become a much better person.When we look back,the snippets in the memory would serve as the yardstick of our doings in the entire year.For me,I didn't regret for going through the entire 17,not much of regret :)

Lastly,I'd like to once thank my family,the friends for the warm birthday blessings.I will be a better person and a better role model to the younger.

Well,it broke the norm of me for consecutively coming out with 2 posts in a day.Well to be honest,this post is specially written to appease my previous emotional post.

Basically,I went to 1 Utama with the Mother for movie this afternoon and hung by at the Mac Store.Saw one lady with her children hugging the iPad like cuddling it to suffocation,then I pretended to be interested in the MacBook Pro infront of it.Then it spent like half an hour for the lady and her kids to leave the innocent tablet back to its place.I then thrillingly drifted to the iPad and started to play with it :D

Though I've never touched the iPad 2 beforehand,but the iPad is really awesome and appealed to be my liking.It would be definitely the perfect option to own a tablet made by Apple,I'd say.Partly,I'm writing this post to serve as an antidote for the friends who're craving for iPad2 as me.

I have went through the forum and read a lot of reviews and comments about iPad and iPad 2.There were sayings that you may get bored with the iPad after the first month or something.For that I would say that it's all depended on your own,although iPad may not be the complete alternative to computer,but it's an excellent ebook reader I'd say.

I came to find that it's really sharp and clear when comes to reading on it,it wouldn't be a problem for people who live on books.iPad will definitely appeal as the thing that you can count on as a life companion :)

Furthermore,I have come to find that the accessories are insanely expensive and overpriced.I have once seen a RM3XX chasis sold in the Mac Store.It would be totally absurd for me as do you not know that it would be enough to get you a full fledged Aluminium chasis already(If that were to apply to PC).

For my preference,I would only spare RM200 for both of the Screen Protector and carrying case.It would be totally out of my spending to own a RM3XX chasis lol.

The most part that concerns me is the date when the iPad2 comes to Malaysia.Let's hope it will be April,so that I can get it in the Birthday month <3