Who Will U Vote?

8 Mac is drawing nearer. It's our national polling day. With all the news and propagandas we read in the papers and internet, every politician seems to be the right person to lead our country. Every party will come out with all sorts of promises so that they are elected to be the MPs and leaders of our nation. But who is telling the truth? Which party is the right one for us in the next 5-10 years ahead?

We have experienced and gone through whatever BN has to offer for the past few decades. Do we still want to give BN another opportunity this round to bring Malaysia to another height? Or should we at least let the opposition parties a chance to prove that they are more capable ones?

The choice is in your hand. This 8th March will determine our future. Vote wisely! :)

Samsung 32-inch LCD TV

I ordered a new Samsung 32-inch LCD TV yesterday, and it was delivered in the same evening. It was really a very slick and sexy TV to start off with its outlook, and the display is gorgeous too! I was initially comparing among Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, LG and Haeir. At the end, I took the cost, aesthetic and display quality into consideration, and chose Samsung. I didn't go for a plasma TV because I read many negative feedbacks on plasma technology. And the display isn't as crisp as the LCD screen.

It has an 8000:1 compression ratio, and a response time of 8ms. The outlook of the Samsung LCD TV is aesthetically appealing to our eyes. The Panasonic and Sony have good display as well, but the looks are just too old fashioned! There are 3 HDMI slots, and I purchased a HDMI cable as well at a very special price. Immediately after I connected my Dell XPS laptop to the new Samsung LCD TV, via the HDMI cable, the display on the screen was gorgeous! I tried surfing net using the 32-inch LCD screen, and it was a nice experience! I also tried out playing the RMVB videos using Codec Media Player -- watching Ice Age 2 -- and I must admit the quality of the display is just superb! :)

Well, another new toy added to my collection! Need to work harder now to earn more $$$ for my next gadget! ;)

My Indon Maid

After a long wait, finally today my Indon maid arrived. So this morning went to settle all the final bills with the agency, and then brought her back home. This is her 2nd time to Malaysia working as a maid, and she was lucky to work in Singapore for a year before this - but lucky for me, coz with her experience in Singapore, now she could speak very fluent English! I was surprised too, as I think her English is as good as my relative's Filipino maid!

I hope she could adapt well working in my family, and that she enjoys her stay in Malaysia.

My New Nuvi 200W

During the Chinese New Year break, I gave my ol' trusty Nuvi 200 GPSr to my father-in-law, because he was just too impressed what the gadget could do to save time and patrol while driving in Johor and Singapore. And he was astonished how accurate the map (from Malsingmaps) was, despite it being slightly outdated (unlocked public map - June 2007). Initially I thought of coming back to KL first before buying a new unit for him, but his gesture at that time showed that he wanted that unit, even though not a new one, very eagerly! And so that gave me a good reason to hunt for another new GPSr after I came back to KL.

At first I was thinking of the more expensive range, like Nuvi 310, 660 or the latest 710. But after consulting a few GPS "sifu" and Google around; my conclusion was that I don't need the Bluetooth, FM transmitter, TTS etc. functions -- all i need is just a simple straight forward GPSr! I thought the previous Nuvi 200 had a tad small screen, and that I hope the new unit I am gonna buy will have a bigger and wider screen.

So I came across the Nuvi 200w, and it has a 480x272 pixel WQVGA TFT screen. I bought it from the previous eBay seller I purchased my Nuvi 200, and he was kind enough to give me another RM50 off.

With this new Nuvi 200w, I personally feel that the cold startup time is very much faster than my previous Nuvi 200. And now with the new unit, the wide screen is so much nicer to look at, and so much clearer. Driving in KL is very much comfortable with a GPS on board! ;)

Plastic Surgeon As Psychiatrist?

Spotted another amusing typo error (I hope!) at the Putra Medical Centre's website. According to their site, the Consultant Psychiatrist Dr A. Brito is apparently holding a Diploma in Plastic Surgery (UK), instead of a postgraduate degree in psychiatry! ;)

Witch Yoo Hee

Recently I just finished watching the Korean Drama "Witch Yoo Hee" 《魔女幼熙》. And I must admit that it is really a nice and touching love drama (and who said guys don't like Korean Love Dramas?!) i am particularly attracted to one of its soundtrack. Thought of sharing with you guys here. If you have watched the series, the song is even more meaningful!

Malaysian English?

This is probably the best English standard you will get from our MMC.

Bomoh

With the recent shocking news of the missing girl Sharlinie, I really feel that our society's safety is at stake. Today, I read in the Star paper with the headlines "Sharlinie alive and will be found, predicts bomohs".

One thing really makes me ponder a lot: as far as I know, Islam discourages (or is it prohibits?) its followers to believe in bomoh and all those ilmu sihir. Then how come bomohs can come into picture amongst these muslims in our country?

Thaipusam

Glad that this year's Thaipusam is declared a public holiday for KL and Putrajaya, and not only for Selangor and the other 3 states. This means that my wife has holiday as well. So early in the morning today, my wife and I woke up pretty early and brought our 5 month old daugther to Kota Damansara for breakfast. My brother and sis in law joined in as well. My daughter usually wakes up around 10-11am, but whenever it is a weekend or public holiday, she will automatically wake up between 7 and 8am; without needing us to tell her (as if she could understand us even if we'd told her?!) This is something quite consistent over the past 2-3 months, without fail; even my nanny also realises this fact too! ;)

I really enjoy weekends or public holidays nowadays, not so much like in the past when I enjoyed going for movies or makan; but now I enjoy taking out my wife and daughter for sightseeing, as well as breakfast at places like Jom Bali cafe, Burger King etc...

Relaxing Time

This is how I relax in between study time. :) How about you?

8GB SDHC

I bought an A-data 8GB SDHC few days ago, and happy to know that my "new" x50v with WM6 ROM is able to recognise it. And with Softick Card Export installed, I don't need to purchase a SDHC-compatible card reader for the moment. It is really great to now have a total of 10GB in my x50v (8GB SDHC and my old 2GB CF card)! ;)

My Ol' Faithful Axim

Recently I flashed my ol' Dell Axim x50v with the unofficial A03 WM6 ROM (courtesy of XDA developers), and revived the "brick" into a whole-new gadget!

With the new ROM, I have so far been very satisfied with the speed improvement and attractive GUI - more so with the VGA display of the x50v. The only worry initially was whether the Thinkoutside Bluetooth keyboard driver was compatible with the WM6 ROM - but luckily after installing the driver, the bluetooth keyboard works like a charm - so much so it is better and more stable than during the WM2003SE era! But you must remember to turn off the built-in HID option.

I even tried out the RealVGA for WM6 - although the display is greatly enhanced, especially during surfing net with PIE (or Opera 8.65), the speed is tremendously slowed down. I did a hard reset because I was unable to tweak the setting back to the original one.

The Treo 680 is indeed a great PDA phone, and when we compliment it with the x50v (WM6) - they are the best companions a gadget-freak-doctor can have! ;)

Braun Oxyjet

Last Christmas, my wife got a gift from her mom - the Braun Oxyjet - it's essentially a powered device utilising high pressure water jet tooth cleaner! It's not any ordinary electric toothbrush, but a fine piece of equipment, to really clean your teeth right to their base!

All this while, I thought I am really satisfied with my rechargable electric toothbrush plus the dental floss, but after I tried on the Oxyjet, I am just overwhelmed by the result it gives! My teeth look so much cleaner than before, and the best of all, you could clearly see food particles dropping out from your oral cavity, as the water jet is in progress - sounds gross, but the after-effect is just marvellous! This is especially useful for those people with malaligned teeth, giving rise to deep seated cavities which could potentially hide food particles which are impossible to be removed during normal toothbrushing.

It has a container to place water in it before you activate the waterjet system; if you like, you could even add a cupful of mouth rinse (eg. Oral B, Listerine etc.) in it -- it feels so much better!

The price could be a little steep for most of us, but if you care much for your teeth, it is a worthwhile investment! You have to try it to believe it! :)

Fall Sick

This morning I woke up feeling very dizzy and throbbing headache; to make it worse, I even had diarrheoa. I was so lethargic that I couldn't even go to work - gotta sms my consultant to spare me from work today.

Towards the night, I am feeling slightly better, but still feverish. I hope I can get back to work by tomorrow.

Chua Soi Lek In Sex DVD

What a way to start in 2008. I was utterly shocked to read this in The Star today, in my on call room.

I am the one in the sex DVD, says Chua
LABIS: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek admitted he is the politician in the sex DVDs
circulating in Johor.
In a press conference here Tuesday, Dr Chua said the girl is his “personal friend”.
He apologised to the Malaysian public, his supporters and colleagues.
He said he did not make the tape himself.
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He is quite an out-spoken health minister, and has fought for quite a few benefits for the doctors and paramedics. I wish him all the best, and may luck be with him.