[Huiyoh] Nizam Lee - The Malaysian Skater Featured On The Berrics. Dayum.

If you a skateboarder or appreciate the art that is skateboarding, you definitely have come across The Berrics. Believe it or not, the world famous private skatepark by two legends in skateboard world - Steve Berra and Eric Koston - which also spawned an equally famous website (www.theberrics.com, duh) has recently featured a skater from Malaysia.

That skater is Nizam Lee, which indeed one of the best skateboarder in the country. Just check out this sentence: "Nizam Lee has one of meanest hardflips in the game,". Dayuummmm, son.

Just head on to The Berrics to see the proof for yourself. Here's hoping to see Nizam on Battle at The Berrics soon enough. :D

[via Wheel Love Skateshop]

[Random] So, Ramadhan Is Here Once Again...

Suddenly, a box of Yusuf Taiyoob's dates. You know what season it is now, people. *whispers* Bulan puasa dah sampai.

Don't get me wrong though. Of course Ramadhan means more than just a box of well-marketed dates. In fact, the beauty of Ramadhan to me is that you just never know what it has in store for you, year after year.

Anyway, happy Ramadhan to all, wherever you may be. May this blessed month brings you peace and everything that you seeks for. :D

[Music Monday] When Minions Sing John Michael Montgomery / All 4 One’s I Swear...

...it becomes UNDERWEAR. Oh you all, Minions.

I’ve yet to watch Despicable Me 2 (or even the original) but think I’m going to do that soon. For the Minions...and all the lulz that they might provide.

[Video: Isaac Teh @ YouTube. Image: Inside The Magic @ Flickr]

[All My WTF] My Honest Feeling Regarding The Start Button In Windows 8.1 Preview

Do excuse me: this is a bit lengthy. But fortunately, not in words.

So. Microsoft have recently released the new Windows 8.1 Preview which featured many fixes in all sort of area for Windows including the “return” of the Start button. Obviously, I installed it just to see what's up.

Frankly speaking, there is no difference for me whether the button is there or not as I’m already used to Windows 8 interface (using touch-based device helps a lot) but nevertheless, this new Start button in Windows 8.1 somehow left me a bit puzzles.

Because this is not the Start button that we all know from Windows 95 to Windows 7.

[Huiyoh] Glow-Suit Dancers At Intel's Computex 2013 Party

I don't whether it is a written tradition or just natural, a lot of tech companies organize a gathering or a party for media and their guests during Computex in Taipei. This year (which is my second time in Computex), I ended up at Intel's party since they are the one who invited me there.

Despite the fact that I didn't get to stay long (it's Computex = work in beast mode!) there, I get to check out these glow-suit dancers over there:

While there are many things from Computex 2013 that I've yet to published, I've already posted quite a number of them including several demo videos over at Lowyat.TV such as this Intel Bay Trail demo, Intel Iris Graphics demo, NVIDIA Shield demo and an introduction to both Razer Blade as well as Razer Blade Pro with Razer's CEO himsef, Min-Liang Tan.

Do check them out if you are game for them. :D

[Vroom Vroom] Some Say He Likes Donuts: When The Stig Drives Red Bull Racing F1 Car

Every self-respecting petrol heads would know this particular personality in white racing suits and white racing helmets. That personality is called The Stig from the world famous Top Gear automotive show and the fella was recently given a Red Bull Racing F1 car to drive around.

Here’s what happened...

...and this is how it looks like through on-board cameras. Clearly, The Stig loves donuts.

[Source: Bigbosscorin @ YouTube and Top Gear @ Facebook. Image: Top Gear Festival South Africa @ Facebook]

[Music Monday] Ava Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins

I admit: I'm not what you can call as a “fan” of The Smashing Pumpkins but I do like the band despite only knowing a handful of their songs such as 1979, Cherub Rock, Tonight, Tonight, Today, The End Is The Beginning Is the End and this particular one - my personal favorite - Ava Adore.

Taken from their album called Adore, it was actually the first Smashing Pumpkins’ song that I ever heard thanks to this one TV channel (I forgot which one) who played it almost on daily basis before they start their normal transmission years ago. Think I was in secondary school that time...

Anyway, the band is coming to Kuala Lumpur (yezzz!) later this August to headline the Good Vibes Festival and with that, my entry for his week’s Music Monday is to celebrate that news. Can’t wait, woot! :D

[Image: dido @ Flickr, used under Creative Commons license]