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Apple iPad annouced, not a workhorse, but hey it can run iPhone apps!

It interesting that such technology and capability already existed ages ago, but no one seemed to put it all together for the consumer. Apple seem to always get that right, this time they are doing it again with a new slate tablet computer called the iPad. At first glance, it looks like an over sized iPhone, which the...
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Solving iPhone 3Gs apps “unknown error” or “file not found” in iTunes 9.0.2 64-bit

I had this problem with iTunes previously, but solved the problem by reverting the program, so I am posting this here in case anyone who experienced the problem on a same setup can get a solution here. After updating iTunes on my PC to the spanking new 9.0.2 64-bits to suit my current system platform, I kept...
University

Cambridge University 800th laser & light show finale

What other cooler way to mark the end of the university's 800th anniversary celebration with a cool and ambient lightshow held at night with fire art performances? Apparently, the whole stretch along Cambridge King's parade street was closed for much of the night's last week for the event, consisting mostly of laser and light shows. The crowds...
Family

Christmas with the Plowmans at Yateley Hampshire

Aunt Jenny is an old family friend who I know since I was very little, in fact she knew my mum even before I was born. Jenny now resides in the UK, having migrated there and living in Hampshire with her husband Uncle Raymond, they have 2 children. My mum had been in contact with her all...
Europe

Cardiff Wales Trip (Barry Island & Castles in Cardiff and St Fagans)

In stark contrast to the modern buzzes of life in Cardiff, this second part of my Cardiff trip will cover trips to more medieval parts of town, particular the Cardiff castle and the St Fagans village and National History Museum. The Castell Caerdydd, which most of us come to know as the Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle...
Europe

Cardiff Wales Trip (By the Cardiff bay, River Taff & Millennium stadium)

Cardiff city trip (19th to 22nd December 2009) Cardiff is the capital of Wales and has a population estimated at three million. Wales (Cymru) itself is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and is officially bilingual with English and the indigenous Welsh language, both having equal status. My trip there started with a long bus...
Interesting Stuffs

Avatar the movie in 3D

Caught Avatar 3D yesterday afternoon at the Vue Cinema in Grafton shopping center. Yes I know it's been a month since it was released and everyone had already watched it, let be some even 2 to 3 times, so this rant is not new. But I had not really been watching movies very often these days, let...
University

Hello 2010! What you have for me to date…

And hey, it’s 2010 and we are almost more than a week into it already. A whole new year, a whole new year of possibilities and expectations! So far so good, but still largely very far away from home. Well not that I actually miss home, much, but I guess the bore of work seems to creep up...
Occasions

Happy new year from London!

And so 2009 comes to end with 2010 already here. I was in London to formally welcome 2010 with a group of friends, technically it’s one of the few major cities where the countdown is telecasted worldwide (besides Tokyo, LA, etc) and man was it a bashingly crowded. You will be greeted with a human wall crowd...
Europe

Snow in Cambridge! Off to Cardiff!

It snowed throughout last night, what better way there is than to spend the day before touring UK with a snowy white Christmas here in Cambridge? Whoohoo! *fluffs* It had been about 8 and 14 years (if I remember correctly) since I last played with real snow. And it feels just like the morning of Christmas like...
Blog

Natwest charged what?

Had some problems with my bank a few days ago. Apparently I was charged like 3 pounds from my account without any notice, clarified that with that at the branch and was told it was a stray bank charge and they immediately refunded the value in full. Scary! Banks are different here and the bank's online facility is...
Blog

With this new found time, comes great responsiblity (and procrastination)

It's important but not Urgent! With term ended a week ago, had about a whiff of freedom and lots to procrastinate, well so as it had been now. I remembered dreading the long days in lectures and supervisions of the previous term, always hoping for some breather off so I can consolidate and get work on track. Then...
Blog

Spilling the beans over studentbeans

Woohoo better-than-dominos quality pizza with the same 2 for 1 offer in a restaurant, how else can it be better? Apparently it's possible with coupons! and lots of them! Headed up to Pizza express situated near Jesus College with the gang for dinner recently, the chow down was definitely not possible without the website my friends discovered...
Current Issues

Borders UK to wind up business

Word of good buys can go a far way, well despite the financial situation of the store actually offering the bargains. Borders UK and it's current owners and joint administrators are currently working with the company's management in order to attempt to sell the business as a going concern. Much of Border's UK operations are winding down...
University

The last day of the term to end

Today is the last day of term! Two months of back to back hectic lectures, supervisions and lab, all over! well for 6 weeks of term break at least. And whoa was it hectic. Quite notably, the pace of classes going on here in the department are so fast it can be compared to almost a half...
University

The week in Photos

Last week was exceptionally busy, particularly with term coming to and end in about 1 weeks time. Time do pass rather fast when you are buried with work almost literally every day! I even do not have time to send out Christmas cards yet, despite having telling myself to send them weeks ago! Nevertheless, some interesting things...
Interesting Stuffs

Down San Francisco Market Street in 1905

Ah, good old San Francisco, one of my favorite cities in the world, only this showing how it looks like in the past, specifically set in 1905 before the big earthquake and fire of 1906. Well, besides the fact that this video is more than a century old and almost everyone you see in this video is...
Computers

Word random crash on Windows 7 Ultimate and Office 2007

I came across this problem when doing some word processing on my new installation of Office 2007 on Windows 7. If you are running the final release build of Windows 7 (build 7600) and Office 2007, you may have this problem of being unable to use your mouse to click on text or click-drag the right scroll...
University

Work hard? Play harder! oh yea there’s food as well!

In my latest email from home, it seems that there were some highlights and talk in Singapore of our PM Lee’s speech at Cambridge 800th anniversary gala dinner. Well not that I do not know of despite it happening within close proximity from where I am, but hey I have other things to worry about. There was social...
University

About Cambridge colleges and formal (nomming) halls!

With some spare time to spare between classes, I will talk about the college culture here in Cambridge. I believe I touched briefly on this previously on a dated post about Cambridge being a college based university, but didn’t dwell deeper into it College culture It comprises of 31 different colleges, including 3 all-girls colleges as well as 4...
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