One Fine Saturday at MAS Touchdown @ SKYPARK Terminal

Ahhh...Subang's Terminal 3. Now with a new name, SKYPARK Terminal, I used to went through this place a lot of time during school holidays back when I studied in Kota Bharu. This was before everything shifted to KLIA...so yeah, haven't been there for quite a while.

Three pesawat with Pesawat's autograph. Berapa banyak pesawat daaaaa...

Since I pretty much go to airport only to fly in and fly out (haven't got the chance to do in quite a long while); or to pickup/greet people, I felt a bit weird coming to airport for casual visit. But it was all good, because we were there for MAS Touchdown @ SKYPARK Terminal event. Story continues after the jump.

Help Megat and His Family: Show That You Care

Since 2 years ago, Megat (http://www.megat.net) has been suffering a mysterious disease which has taken too much of his resources in terms of time, energy and financial; till the extent that he have to resign from his post as IT Senior Engineer.

Although he is currently into full time writing at his blog together with a number of small businesses (explained here), he is currently in dire need of supports, especially in term of financial means; as his resources has depleted into critical level. What I wrote here is just a tip on an iceberg, do read the full story HERE.

With a wife and two your, he needs your support more than ever. So, if you are able to contribute to help ease his burden, please do so through this channels:

CIMB: 0123 0015 4575 21
Maybank: 1010 7541 8124
Full name: Faisal Amirul Othman

If you would like to contact Megat directly, you can do so through HERE or leave a message on his Twitter.

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On To 2010!

This mighty Saturn V represents what I want my 2010 to be. I hope that through this year, it will reach greater heights. =D

My 2010 resolution list is very long...and repetitive. It mostly consisted of "I have to [fill in the blank] this year so that I will [fill in the blank]". Many of them are very personal to me, so I'm make it very simple.

"2010 = next level."

To elaborate it a bit further, I would say 2010 is the year that I'm going to mend things, fix + build relationship, fulfill broken/empty promises and of course, grab + re-grab opportunities. They are my next levels and with that, great days are coming ahead, my friends.

Yosh, ikimashou! =)

[image credit: NASA via Wikipedia]

Reviewed @ Lowyat.NET: The 2009 Nike+ SportBand

Another week, another review. This time, it's the 2009 Nike+ SportBand! Now you know why there's a Nike+ widget on my sidebar hehehe~

So, what is this gizmo all about? It is basically a companion device for people who loves to jog or run out there:

When activated during a run, the Sportband has four type of display mode: distance, pace, duration and calories burned...In addition to that, the Nike+ Sportband is also a watch.

...the Nike Running website is basically a social media platform for Nike+ owners. Users are not only able to keep track of their runs uploaded from the Nike+ Sportband but they can also engage in many activities at the site such as set up personal goals, train with Nike+ Coach program, publish Nike+ activities on Twitter or Facebook, enroll in challenges and also, add other Nike+ owners into their friends list.

That's just a small glimpse of the full review. Do check it out if you are looking for something to spice up your mundane jogging or running sessions. Maybe this device might able to give you just that. It certainly did for me, as written on my Twitter. I really dig its web interface and functions. =D

If you own a Nike+ product whether the Nike + iPod Sport Kit or the SportBand itself, do add me to your friend list by searching for this nick - "chapree" or you can post your nick in the comments section or also, on my Chatbox at this blog's sidebar.

Looking Back Into The Year 2009

Tong sampah la gamaknya.

Hmm, looking back at 2009...well, it has a fair share of ups and downs. For the first half of the year, it was relatively quiet as I went through classes and all the jazz of college life of a (super) senior.

Second half of 2009 was the period that actually defined my year. I became a full time writer while at the same time, went through my industrial training. Once the training ended, I went back to uni, finished the first part of my final year project and a math class; in between writing duty.

In terms of competitive gaming, there was not much event for us racing gamers and event at those events, my performances was quite bad - 5th place at Go.ESC and 4th place at CELgames'09. Of course, there were also Top 8 at WCG Asian Championship'09 in Guitar Hero World Tour but I qualified to the event just because I'm 2008 rep. It was a rather complicated circumstances which would take another post to explain, so I'm gonna let it be.

Along the way, I also faced with some difficulties. First being the bike accident which left my knees swallon for few months and my movement got restricted for quite a while. Then, my grand dad past away due to cardiac arrest and last not least, the family's favorite cat - Buncit - past away due to kidney failure. She might be just a cat but she is a family too.

Of course, there is another difficulty which has been plaguing me for the past two months but I rather not discuss it here because 1. it's too private; 2. I don't want to be thought as finger pointer or a whiner; 3. it will most probably bore you to death.

So, that's pretty much summed up my 2009. I want to have a fresh start in 2010. Let this be the starting point. :)

P/S: Take a look at Multiplay.LYN New Year's post as well. ;)

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My Top 3 List of Bohemian Rhapsody Parody

Queen - Ze legend!

Generally, when the name Queen is mentioned, many would remember these two songs: We Will Rock You and We Are The Champion. Music fans and older generations (like our parents maybe) would then say, "You n00bs, Queen got a lot more than those two..." and point out this legendary song: Bohemian Rhapsody.

True story there (hint: I'm the n00b). Anyway, due to its legendary status, the song or rather, the music video has been remade/spoofed lotsa time. From straight out hilarious to geeky, here are couple of my favorite Bohemian Rhapsody spoof.

Reviewed @ Lowyat.NET: AcBel 90W Name Card Universal Notebook Adapter

Apart from writing about tech news on Lowyat.NET main page and gaming news on Multiplay.LYN, another part of my job is product reviews. I figured that, since I alrdy got this blog running comfortably, I might as well let you guys check out (or know the existence of) my reviews from time to time, right? *LOL*

So, here's the latest one I did - AcBel 90W Name Card Universal Notebook Adapter. Here's an excerpt from the article:

...what's with the "Name Card" in its name? It is actually a reference to its size which at 70 x 96 x 16 mm, is just slightly larger than a common business card. At 230g, the AcBel 90W Name Card Universal Notebook Adapter is also generally lighter than most OEM or third party notebook adapters out there...

Check it out in full HERE. Meahwhile, there are more reviews available HERE as well. Expect to see my reviews to be highlighted here whenever a new one is up there. :)