Archive for February, 2010
15th Day of Chinese New Year
Feb 28th
Today is the 15th month of Jan (Chinese calendar), also Valentine’s day in Chinese Calenda. Most Chinese gather to have reunion dinner with family & friends. I happened to know 2 Malaysian familes that live in my neighbourhood (we moved in 2 months ago), so we decided to have a More >
New to blogging
Feb 28th
Internet to me is all about chatting & watching TVB drama online for the past decade. My dear brother Kee emailed me this Blog & seeing his entries made me have the urge to do something like this too. Being a “computer illiterate” person, it is taking me quite a More >
Gadgets to beat speed cameras?
Feb 27th
There are now free software available for the iPhone and the Blackberry to alert users of approaching red light and speed cameras. It uses the GPS functionality of the phones and some programming smarts. The software also allows users to collect new camera locations, which will be added to the More >
Steak strips with black bean sauce
Feb 25th
iPhone apps censorship
Feb 25th
With the iPhone, there are so many apps and games you can download and try. The free apps are mostly More >
Backup of important computer files.
Feb 23rd
Touch wood, nothing actually happened to my computer. It was actually the better half who reminded me about backing up her notebook. I was surprised that she mentioned about backup. She normally More >
Winning is not everything!
Feb 20th
Is winning so important?
Would anyone do anything to win a game of basketball or in any other sports?
My kids play basketball for the local club. Comes Friday night, we travel to almost anywhere in the South Eastern of Victoria to play their weekly games. Depending if it’s a home or More >
Parent’s worst nightmare!
Feb 18th
A 12-year-old boy drowned at a school camp in Kinglake yesterday.
He was with 20 other students swimming in a large waterhole when the tragedy happened! It took more than 2 hours for search and rescue officials to locate the boy’s body.
I heard the news this morning while driving to work. More >
Australia’s first true unlimited ADSL 2+ plan
Feb 17th
Finally, AAPT an ISP in Australia is offering an ADSL2+ plan with unlimited download, 24X7 and no throttling. They also throw in $50 worth of music download. But (there is always a but) please read the fine print if you want to sign up with them. In short, it’s a More >
Quiet Chinese New Year in Melbourne
Feb 15th
Year of the Tiger it is… This year, it was on a Sunday 14/2/10. Yeah…
It’s not a public holiday here in Australia for Chinese New Year(CNY). Maybe mandarin speaking K Rudd can align our nation with our neighbouring SE Asian countries and declare CNY a public holiday? I am sure More >
