Life in KL: 2013

Monday, October 28, 2013

Maintenance on KTM Komuter

Not sure about the KTM maintenance schedule, but the windows has to be fixed. It leave bad impression to the tourists

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Google Map for iOS available for Malaysia

For those who missed the news, Google Map iOS is finally available for Malaysia back at June/July 2013. We can all finally says goodbye to "iLost"

You can download from here https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/google-maps/id585027354?mt=8

Too many books out to make money with little or no value

These day there too many books out there to make money. Many local Malaysia writers has started publishing their own book, especially on investment and personal finance subject. However many of title has little value. Most information in the book can be easily be found with a click on google.

Ok, there are many good genuine local writers as well but I just can't stay the pretenders. For the readers, like me, we need to be smart of selecting the right book and not wasting the limited budget on the valueless title.

How to value a book, non-fiction in particular? Here is some tips for you:

1) Don't misled by the book title. Read the table of content and see any of the chapters has anything that relevant and interest to you.

2) Read the first few pages of the chapters that you most interested. Whatever you read there must be some new information to you. Or it must has connection to you that touches you.

3) Information inside the book should be personal or specific. General information & description is not worth the time and money for you.

4) Result driven, think of what you can get out of the book. Inspiration, knowledge, action guidance, etc.

5) Select the book that matches your level of understanding of the subject. It is no point to buy a book you can hardly understand, it will likely end up collecting dust in your storeroom

6) Evaluate how much you can trust what the writers written. Most Author will exaggerate their experience and story. Whatever recommend in the book could very much a theory that never proven.

In conclusion, be a smart reader and don't be fooled and wasted your precious time and money on the junk that published just to make money from us

Monday, June 24, 2013

Hazy in KL

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Advise for the Hazy days

1. Ensure that all windows shut at all times and bathroom doors is closed

2. Haze breathe in gets lodged deep in your lungs and can't get out. It's the PM2.5 particulate matter that's dangerous

3. Make sure u cover your nose when outdoors

4. These particulates (in the haze) are too tiny and they will bypass the hairy and mucous nose to lodge into the lungs. As these particulates are non-water solvent, they will stay in the lungs, will cause cells to mutate and potentially cancer cells can develop from there. So do take care and keep your children and elderly folks indoors. And wear N95 masks even though it's a short walk from home to car and office.

5. Bring a huge umbrella out and avoid rain water at all cost. Gov't is planning to seed the clouds to rain and the rain water is harmful to human skin.

Please share if you have more information

Saturday, June 22, 2013

The Amazing Haze has return

No surprise that the Amazing Haze has return to haunt the Bolehland and Kiau City. It is always on time never late. The yearly event has been going on for years and no action was ever taken to address it. Personally I am very upset with the attitude of the authority, this is not only an environmental issues but also health issue for the 1.7 billions people than live around the Asia Pacific region.

Years ago, they told u it i because of the forest fire, but we all know that it is bull sh*t. It is actually open burning of padi fields. A bad neighbour can really make your day. Maybe Alvin Onn's post in Youtube out a be can help to cheer you out a little

It was predicted that haze will continue to sometime in late August or September. This will be a "Haziest" Hari Raya ever, my friends.

iOS 7 on iPhone 4

I have installed iOS 7 beta on my iPhone4 since it was released on the first day. So far the experience has not been good. It is slaggish and the UI is actually feelin out of place for me.

From the experience standpoint, it resemble a Windows cloned but don't lack of cohesiveness overall.

I actually is disappointed by it. However, anyhow, in the market, there are still not mobile OS is much better