Take into consideration the smartphone battleground these days. In one corner are the iphone boys, and in the other corner are the android fellas. Then in the secluded corner are the WindowsPhone and Blackberry guys. Instead of just getting a phone which fits their budget and how they use their smartphones, they go for who people are talking about.

Which is why in the secluded corner, the Windows Phone and Blackberry guys are happily using their phones while the android and iphone fanboys hurl facts and make believe facts at each other.

It just plain and simple, get the one you like.

Each of the smartphone platforms have their own plus points, and their equal share of negatives. So why bother comparing? Is apple or Google actually paying you to defend them? Do they actually GIVE you a phone or phones? Do you get special treatment and do not have to queue up for hours to BUY your dream phone?

Anyways, having said all that, please do keep it up you guys. Your actions actually pushes the smartphone companies to up their ante and try to out do each other. The one who benefit are actually us, the consumers.

So, I would like to firstly apologise for kutuk-ing you, and then follow up with a big thank you. It’s because of you guys that people like me who use all kinds of phones of all platforms who really benefit from it all

And here’s a totally unrelated photo

The musang king durian. Hebat belaka rasanya!!

With today’s smartphones sporting better and better cameras with more interesting applications like Facebook, Google+, Instagram and Pinterest, more people are taking photos and sharing them online. I read somewhere that in the first half of 2011, almost 100 billion photos were uploaded to facebook. That’s about 64 photos uploaded per second. This number could double by today.

I do upload quite a number of photos to social media sites including facebook, google+ and instagram. I just love the camera on my current smartphone, the HTC One X.

Everywhere I go, my phone is with me. So I tend to flick it out to grab a random snap shot like the one above which was taken as I was on the way to breakfast.

The lobster as I was browsing through the numerous tanks filled with live seafood at a restaurant.

This is rather interesting. The Sony MP3 player which I bought some quite a long time ago. It was laying dormant in my office drawer for a couple of years. Still works fine

This is interesting. A shot of my office’s plotter doing a printhead calibration.

Even when travelling. During my recent trip to Bangkok, i did not even bring along a camera. First of all, my DSLR is too darn huge and bulky. And my current point and shoot camera is a bit dated and my smartphone would perform much better :p

This is my point and shoot. As you can see, it’s very well used. It’s still working fine except for the LCD which is a little wonky. Much discoloration, but Ive excepted it since it was followed me to the beach, construction sites and was used rather roughly.

and with ever more interesting camera apps which emulates film and other effects, it very interesting to take photos like the one above; double exposure.

I think in time we will get to see much more advanced features being incorporated into smartphone cameras.

Recently Nokia introduced to the world their range of new phones powered by WindowsPhone8.

Pic thanks to gsmarena.com

The new WindowsPhone 8 tiles seems to be a bit more cluttered, but apparently is more customisable compared to the previous versions.

But they simply must pull their socks up when it comes to messaging. I mean, as I mentioned previously, messaging apps like whatsapp and viber are a pain to use with WindowsPhone 7.5 as they are extremely slow. Like it’s loading message history online.. and on the fly. Let’s hope they have addressed it in WP8.

Oh.. and Nokia introduced the wireless charging. Hmm… interesting.

Pic again thanks to gsmarena.com

Oh.. and apparently, as you can see in the pic above, they have done away with the annoying “press to open” flap to access the micro usb port. I had to be extra careful not to snap that flap off each time I wanna charge or sync my phone.

Anyways.. This month is an exciting month indeed. Many new phones, tablets and camera being announced.

Oh joy!!! but not so joyous for my wallet :S

Anyways.. another quick thought which hit me a couple of days back…. brand loyalty. Personally I think it’s quite stupid. Some people take it to the extend when it becomes fanboism. You know, when everything that particular brand makes or does, it’s the bestest of the bestest of the bestest.. and nothing else can stand before it. THOU SHALT KNEEL BEFORE THY GOD OF PRODUCTS!!! Bah!! I mean, if they actually pay you, then it’s a different matter altogether. I would go fanatical and wear Nokia t-shirts and caps and drive around in the Toyota Prius (which Nokia gave me) with Nokia decals and logo, brag and evangelize about the coming of the new Nokia with WindowsPhone8 and post all things Nokia on my social networks.. and defend Nokia against blasphemy and the untruth … if Nokia paid me enough….

*hello?* Nokia… ? No?

ok then… next…

Again… a blog without photos.. hmm…

oh..i went to Bangkok last month. Did not take any photos. In fact, did not even bring a camera along with me. Just enjoy the trip. But good thing I brought along my mobile phone (non-brand specific.. for the fear of being labelled a fanboy)… here’s the highlight of my trip there..

Tilapia fish.. rubbed with salt.. then grilled over charcoal. Very nice when washed down with ice cold Chang beer. Tip : Get it from the streets. This particular vendor sold each fish for THB100. The restaurant just down the street? THB350. Chang big bottle at 7-11.. THB44. nice!!

And yet another different note… Burger Bakar. Fuh.. wonderful. Home made beef patty, perfectly grilled over charcoal.

Alright… very random indeed.

Will update blog more often…

hmm.. i tend to say that a lot… “will update more often”… hopefully lar hoh. 

Cheerio!!

You also get to see people from all walks of life, from students to families, rich buggers and company directors. This is where everyone is the same, and no one treated different.

Oh yeah…although this is called the night market, it starts as early as 5pm. I am usually in and out before 7pm.. or 7.30pm at the latest.

There are many stalls there, and there are a few which is a “must visit/buy”. Like this stall in the photo above with bright yellow table cloth and red box. Selling fried chicken fillets or chicken chop… skinless. So a bit more healthy. But very tasty. The other is the fruit rojak stall right next to it.

And this is the chicken nugget/fillet. Very tasty with the spicy powder.

Must make it a point to take more photos the next time I am there.

Unfortunately, it has been threatening to rain for the past 2-3 hours. It is now that it had only started to drizzle a little bit, often taking a break in between.

I have been taking cold showers since last weekend. Really utter over the limit. And  I am sticky with sweat most of the time Ok.. time for another cold shower to cool down.

So I thought I just drop a line or two here. It’s almost time to pack up. Apparently it’s raining out there. Peak hour traffic + rain is not a very good combination here in KL.

Anyways.. went for the new BMW F30 launching the other day. Interesting. Maybe I blogged about it other time.

But here’s a photo..

Tomorrow is mid-week.

Have fun people!!

The sky was blue…

and the morning sun was peeking through the trees. Surprisingly, it was not hot at all.

But in the midst of it all, while I was on the way to work. I noticed many many cars making weaving their way through the dense traffic as if their very lives depended on it. And they were weaving extremely dangerously. Either that or their shit has all piled up right at their asshole, threatening to burst through anytime.

I mean, you weave in and out of traffic, tailgate other cars, and blast through other motorists at breakneck speeds.. just to save 5 minutes? Does not seem much right that 5 minutes. But sit down and think about it nicely. You will see how moronic it is to risk the lives of other innocent motorists or pedestrians just so that you can save 5 minutes.

The next time you guys want to show off your little manhood on the road, take it to the tracks la. Unless your manhood is not big enough for the tracks?….

Anyways… it was all good. Had wonderfully fresh and tasty curry puffs courtesy of kelik.

Yumz!!