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		<title>Tutorial: How To Make a Reversible Laptop Sleeve</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have always wanted to learn how to sew or at least learn to make my own stuff. As you know, the accessories for Apple products are generally EXPENSIVE. A simple laptop sleeve costs about RM100, so I decided to make my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have always wanted to learn how to sew or at least learn to make my own stuff. As you know, the accessories for Apple products are generally EXPENSIVE. A simple laptop sleeve costs about RM100, so I decided to make my own.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0402.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3629" title="IMG_0402" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0402.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>I bought these fabrics at Nagoya and I&#8217;m never going back there. Why? The Chinese guy there are so stingy. I wanted canvas material, but the cloth was a bit dirty. Generally, textile stores will give you an additional 1/2 meter to compensate for the dirty part. This guy told me to go home and wash it. Fuck you man. So we walked away.</p>
<p>Anyway, I got the tiny polka dotted and some rough cotton. My advise, buy non-slippery fabric because you wouldn&#8217;t want to let your laptop slips off your hand.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0407.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3630" title="IMG_0407" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0407.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>1. Cutting the fabric. I prefer mine snugged so it&#8217;s a hard to slip off the sleeve. I left at least an inch for every side so it&#8217;ll be easier for beginners like me to sew. (That&#8217;s my wife&#8217;s hand btw)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_04102.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3641" title="IMG_0410" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_04102.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>2. Sew a &#8220;U&#8221; shape for both fabric, except one, sew double &#8220;L&#8221; shape leaving holes at the bottom, so you can flip it once you&#8217;re done.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0416.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3632" title="IMG_0416" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0416.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>3. Cut the edges so that it&#8217;ll form a sharp corner.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0419.jpg"><img title="IMG_0419" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0419.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>4. Flip &#8220;U&#8221; shape so that the right side faces each other.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0418.jpg"><img title="IMG_0418" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0418.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>5. Slip the flipped one into the other.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0424.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3635" title="IMG_0424" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0424.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>6. Sew the end together. Make sure you don&#8217;t overlap, otherwise you&#8217;ll have to do all over again. I assure you that can be frustrating.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0425.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3636" title="IMG_0425" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0425.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>7. Remember the hole of the &#8220;L&#8221; shape? Carefully pull the inside fabric out.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0432.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3637" title="IMG_0432" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0432.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>8. The last part, sew the holes using the ladder stitch. (Such manly arm! Hahhaa)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0434.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3642" title="IMG_0434" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0434.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>9. Flip the inside out to make sure the reversible sleeve works.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0444.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3643" title="IMG_0444" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0444.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="347" /></a></p>
<p>Now it fits well into my bag along with my other red stuff. The possibility of getting a scratch from keys is reduced. Job well done.</p>
<p>The story begins last night, I got home at 12 am and told my sleepy wife, &#8220;I want to learn to sew a laptop sleeve&#8221;. She helped me through the process and showed me how to operate a sewing machine. The rest was history. I made one complete sleeve in one hour. Not bad for a noob eh?</p>
<p>If you feel cheated by Apple or any other laptop accessories, share this post, we all might benefit from a thing or two <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>We Want Yamaha XJ6 Naked</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My latest rambling about superbike was the ER6-N of ER6-F. Unfortunately, after hearing the 2 cylinder engine, I was no longer interested in the model. I mean no offense to present owner of ER6-N, but the sound is somewhat inferior [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My latest rambling about superbike was the ER6-N of <a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/the-er6-f-story.html">ER6-F</a>. Unfortunately, after hearing the 2 cylinder engine, I was no longer interested in the model. I mean no offense to present owner of ER6-N, but the sound is somewhat inferior to 4 cylinder engine.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Yamaha-XJ6n-09-4.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3596" title="Yamaha-XJ6n-09--4" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Yamaha-XJ6n-09-4.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="393" /></a></p>
<p>This is the naked version. Such beast can only be tamed by a MAN!</p>
<p>Presently, Yamaha Malaysia manufactures the XJ6 Diversion. This is the one with fairings and seriously it looks rather timid for a super bike. A super bike has to be aggressive looking. In a semi-crotch position waiting to attack, unfortunately, Diversion lacks that.</p>
<p>I wrote an email to Yamaha Malaysia, asking them to import the Naked model. Their reply was if they see a sizable market and demand, they will do it. So I&#8217;m doing everyone in Malaysia a favor by starting a list to register your interest. You can do so by filling in the form below.</p>
<p><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dDFlQ18tT0lYblM3RTFXdkJQLVRRaVE6MQ" width="100%" height="565" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading&#8230;</iframe></p>
<p>Alternatively, you can share the form by using this link: <a href="http://bit.ly/xj6naked">http://bit.ly/xj6naked</a></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t worry about getting pushed to buy, and I will definitely not solicit your email.</p>
<p>ps: Good news is, my wife allowed me to get the bike <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>NuffNang Blogger Sports Carnival @ CityGolf</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 02:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Truthfully, I don&#8217;t really give a damn about NuffNang events because they usually involve clubs and alcohol. But lately they are being different, and they are starting to engage bloggers differently especially those who&#8217;s a little pious. The way I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Truthfully, I don&#8217;t really give a damn about <a href="http://nuffnang.com">NuffNang </a>events because they usually involve clubs and alcohol. But lately they are being different, and they are starting to engage bloggers differently especially those who&#8217;s a little pious. The way I see this, in fear of potentially losing bloggers to future competitors, they are engaging this differently. Well done NN. Advertlet? Well, if they have no manners plus rude boss, would you even give a damn? I know I won&#8217;t.</p>
<p>So to start off, they hosted a <a href="http://www.nuffnang.com.my/blog/2011/06/14/tee-up-at-the-blogger-sports-carnival-with-citygolf/">Blogger Sports Carnival</a>. Which is awesome! It promotes health and explores new activities.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2a.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3237" title="2a" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2a.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>I&#8217;m not the type that really likes to suck up to NN or any organization, but credit given to where it&#8217;s due. They did an excellent job at managing it. The turn out was really a friendly bunch, more like the usual people (since they&#8217;re casual amongst themselves).<span id="more-3236"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2-crowd.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3239" title="2-crowd" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2-crowd.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>They also have pool table, but pool for me is like <em>meh</em>. I like golf <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/3-testdrive.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3240" title="3-testdrive" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/3-testdrive.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>Driving range mode. I am amazed at the golf simulator actually. It uses IR sensors to detect the flight of the ball. I even tried throwing the ball at the screen and it did calculate the distance. Was seriously flabbergast!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4-briefing.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3241" title="4-briefing" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/4-briefing.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>The briefing for the games. They have 4 games in total, pool, darts, longest drive and nearest to pin. Longest drive is hitting the ball as far as you could while nearest to pin is anyone closes to the hole.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5-a.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3242" title="5-a" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5-a.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>I did my longest drive. For the closes to pin, I did initially trump the crowd but as the game progressed someone beat me to it. Guess I&#8217;m just not that lucky. I kinda felt disoriented, playing on the green is way different than hitting a screen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Driving-Range-177.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3244" title="Driving Range 177" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Driving-Range-177.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>This girl flirt with me! She even bought me dinner *<em>Don&#8217;t tell my fiance ok? </em>*</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3245" title="7" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/7.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>The flirty girl also gave it a try. Honestly, she looked like a makcik trying to mow her garden with a scythe but in heels.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/8.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3247" title="8" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/8.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /></a><br />
My office floor also has a pool table, but I suck at it so bad it makes me puke!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/9.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3248" title="9" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/9.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>The ranking for longest drive. I wasn&#8217;t kidding when I told people I could hit 270m.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/10.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3249" title="10" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/10.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /></a><br />
The prize is an hour lesson with that guy I was trying to slap.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/11-Nearest-to-the-Pin.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3250" title="11-Nearest to the Pin" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/11-Nearest-to-the-Pin.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /><br />
</a>Rizman won the closest to the pin. I think we used to play rugby together. His prize is test drive any BMW from the dealer for the weekend! <em>Matilah bayar minyak bro hahaha.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/12.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3251" title="12" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/12.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /></a><br />
Just in case you want to know the price per hour. Not that expensive really.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BSC-md.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3252" title="BSC-md" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/BSC-md.jpg" alt="" width="550" height="367" /></a><br />
On the way back we (<em>me and &#8216;aheem&#8217;, the flirty girl</em>) bumped into my MD and his wife. He asked, so this is your fiance? Hahaha I guess I had to nod in agreement. Yes the girl is my fiance who&#8217;s been flirting ever since I got the longest drive <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>My MD is one cool guy, he&#8217;s insanely smart, tall like a pillar and takes interest to know people. It&#8217;s the reason why I don&#8217;t leave my company despite offered twice my salary.</p>
<p>Back to NuffNang sports event, next up. Let&#8217;s do wall climbing! It&#8217;s damn fun and a real test of manhood. They should categorize man/woman and weight. I think I fit in heavy weight, I have huge ass!</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>ps: </strong></span>Thanks B for accompanying me <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Green Lantern: Is It Really 6.6/10?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday I had the luxury of watching Green Lantern with my fiance. The commotion around was so immense, I find it hard to resist. Plus it&#8217;s Ryan Reynold, a legend in Van Wilder and Blade Trinity. And yes, this [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Thursday I had the luxury of watching Green Lantern with my fiance. The commotion around was so immense, I find it hard to resist. Plus it&#8217;s Ryan Reynold, a legend in Van Wilder and Blade Trinity. And yes, this is a spoiler.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1133985/">IMDB rated 6.6/10</a>. Personally anything above 6 is to watch at cinema. Somehow I find it otherwise.</p>
<p>Truth be told, the movie was not paced properly. Sometimes it&#8217;s too slow, and sometimes it&#8217;s too fast. Just when the story peaked, it got cut off. It&#8217;s like doing yourself but stopped half way through. Where&#8217;s in the pleasure in that?<span id="more-3204"></span></p>
<p>The fighting scene was rather boring. I think I have a better imagination than that! The hero was quick to win and never really endured hardship like Rocky 3, where he lost a friend, unfit but trained himself in a woodshed and won the fight against Russian crowds. I gotta admit, new superheroes are sooo emotionally attached, it did occur to me, super heroes so weak-minded meh?</p>
<p>When we walked out of the cinema, I told AR, they should just rename the movie to Green Lame. I was fighting against dozing off not only once, not twice but thrice! Watching the makcik&#8217;s reaction when Green Lantern was beating the crap out of the villain was even more thrilling.</p>
<p>I guess it&#8217;s the kind of expectations you anticipated. But if you have the bandwidth, go download a Green Lantern animation. I assure you find it more amusing than this.</p>
<p>For this movie, I give a 5/10.</p>
<p>What I don&#8217;t get, how can being afraid or fear be a source of power? Lame&#8230; Ryan Reynold had no choice, I guess it&#8217;s due to his terrible divorce to Scarlett. Nevertheless, still is amongst my fave star, minus this movie of course.</p>
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		<title>Maxis10: HTC Desire Z Feel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s touted as &#8220;Desire&#8221;, so let&#8217;s see how desirable can it be? Immediately in my hand, it feels heavy. Heavy is good, it&#8217;s solid! (About 200 gram.) The HTC Desire Z built quality is not what it used to be. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s touted as &#8220;Desire&#8221;, so let&#8217;s see how desirable can it be?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5a.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2568" title="5a" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5a.jpg" alt="In my hand" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>Immediately in my hand, it feels heavy. Heavy is good, it&#8217;s solid! (About 200 gram.)<span id="more-2567"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5c.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2569" title="5c" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5c.jpg" alt="The back of HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>The HTC Desire Z built quality is not what it used to be. They&#8217;ve come a long way to improve this baby. I know I&#8217;d be overselling if I say this, but I can&#8217;t help myself telling you that it&#8217;s the best HTC qwerty based I&#8217;ve held so far! It spots a combination of brushed metal and high grade plastics for it&#8217;s trim, it gives slight professional look.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5b.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2570" title="5b" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5b.jpg" alt="the QWERTY" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>I used to own a Sony Ericsson Xperia x1, I sold it off because I hated the keypad. It was metal, hard to press, overall it feels annoying. Quite the opposite for HTC Desire Z, the keypad is well raised, made of rubber (so you won&#8217;t slip) and properly spaced. For a common resistive screen user, I tend to use my nails to type. So no exception here. The input is very fast. It won&#8217;t lag for a few seconds and fill your screen with typo (like Windows Mobile).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5d.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2571" title="5d" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5d.jpg" alt="USB HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>The right side of the phone lies the USB port and volume controller. The USB port is used to charge and all so transfer data to computer. Let&#8217;s just hope the USB port does get loose easily.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5e.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2572 alignnone" title="5e" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5e.jpg" alt="top HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>At the top, Power button and audio 3.5mm jack. Nicely positioned audio jack. I believe all device now should have audio jack built at the top. It&#8217;s easier to pull in and out of your pocket. (I doubt I&#8217;d lugged HTC Desire Z to jog with me).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5f.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2574 alignnone" title="5f" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/5f.jpg" alt="right HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>The right side has the trigger for camera and release toggle for battery access.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/61.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2575" title="6" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/61.jpg" alt="HTC Desire Zvs 5800" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>I won&#8217;t bother to put the dimension to it&#8217;s milimeter. Because if I did, you&#8217;ll need to pull out a ruler and imagine its&#8217; size. So I placed it next to one of the best selling Nokia phone with more than 100 million shipped worldwide, the Nokia 5800. So if you have one, or your grandma or cat, you can borrow them for a few minute just to imagine the size of HTC Desire Z.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/71.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2576" title="7" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/71.jpg" alt="HTC Desire Z stacked on Nokia 5800" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>As seen, although built with qwerty keypad, it&#8217;s a lot thinner than Nokia 5800. Probably 2/3 of the Nokia. (sorry for the poor quality photo, not enough light).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/81.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2577" title="8" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/81.jpg" alt="Out of the Box HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>Out of the box, the HTC Desire Z comes with an ear piece, 3-pin connector, USB to power converter, the USB cable, HTC Desire Z (<em>duh!</em>), 1300 mAh battery and if you&#8217;re lucky, along with 8 Gb microSD.</p>
<p>Now back the main question, is it an object of desire? Sadly, based on its&#8217; physical appearance, I&#8217;d have to say I&#8217;m on the fence leaning towards desire. The look is similar to Nexus One but with keypad. Coupled with brushed metal, I&#8217;d feel like I&#8217;ll be scratching it any day. But hands down, the build quality is sturdy and solid. It looks like it can take the beating for 2-3 years.</p>
<p>To tell you the truth, I only have desire towards sexy models and car, not a phone.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #888888;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">ps: </span></strong></span>Struggling to find the screenshot software for Android.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Maxis10: HTC Desire Z Handout</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I start, I&#8217;d like to thank @Maxis for giving me the opportunity to review and Android phone, the HTC Desire Z, and special thanks goes to April Yim and Fiona for handing it to me. I&#8217;ve been toying with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before I start, I&#8217;d like to thank @<a href="http://twitter.com/maxiscomm">Maxis</a> for giving me the opportunity to review and Android phone, the HTC Desire Z, and special thanks goes to April Yim and Fiona for handing it to me.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been toying with Android phone for years but never actually use one on daily basis. So I have no idea what kind of burden will be latched onto a light/business user. All I know is a phone is just a phone, to make call and send text messages. Beyond that, it&#8217;ll be something of unnecessity.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be taking you through my experience as a light mobile phone user. By definition of light, I meant the following;</p>
<ol>
<li>Make calls no more than 15 per day with an average of 3 minutes per call</li>
<li>Text messages no more than 30 per day (excluding gf)</li>
<li>Browse 3-4 times a week</li>
<li>Social networking, once a day</li>
<li>Never check email through phone</li>
<li>Navigation 2-3 times a week</li>
<li>Charging phone every 2 days</li>
<li>Using phone for wake-up-go-to-work-lazy-dude!</li>
<li>Games, only when bored</li>
</ol>
<p>So let&#8217;s hope by the end of the two weeks review, the HTC Desire Z will be something I can&#8217;t live without!</p>
<h3>Pick Up at Maxis Tower!</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/19.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2551" title="1" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/19.jpg" alt="Pick up HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>From left standing, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/rodgerMY">rodgerMY</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/Roslan_Nazri">Roslan_Nazri</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/joshuatly">joshuatly</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/heymijie">heymijie</a> and @<a href="http://twitter.com/yanmie">yanmie</a>. Squatting, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/noktahhitam">noktahhitam</a>(me with a smiley face) and @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/zzuhry">zzuhry</a> who&#8217;s envious of my HTC Desire Z!<span id="more-2550"></span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/21.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2552" title="2" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/21.jpg" alt="HTC Desire Z in my hand!" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>We took the phone at 630 pm at Menara Maxis, next to KLCC. After being briefed, we were each handed the HTC Desire Z. Initial response was, I STILL CAN&#8217;T BELIEVE I&#8217;M HOLDING ONE!</p>
<p>We were also told why each and everyone of us were chosen to do the review. Apparently mine was, &#8220;Your English is very good. You sure know how to write well. And you&#8217;re also known to be very honest.&#8221; I&#8217;m unsure about the first two, but I second the last bit. Hehehe. &#8220;Brutally honest&#8221;, I added.</p>
<h3>Unboxing HTC Desire Z with Bloggers</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/31.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2553" title="3" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/31.jpg" alt="Unboxing of HTC Desire Z at Mamak!" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>Since AzmanIshak did an unboxing of HTC HD7 at mamak restaurant near Setiawangsa. I thought I&#8217;d repay the favor and let them caress it before I went back home. There was @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/Roslan_Nazri">Roslan_Nazri</a>,@<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/azmanishak">azmanishak</a>, <em>abang keras </em>@<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/heymijie">heymijie</a>, annoying @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/bubbles182">bubbles182</a>, <em>budak manje </em>@<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/sickchild72">sickchild72</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/zelo55">zelo55</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/piratz">piratz</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/hanep">hanep</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/fzren">fzren</a>, @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/khairilafzal">khairilafzal</a> and @<a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/andyhowtt">andyhowtt</a> who took the photo while I undress unbox the HTC Desire Z.</p>
<p><a rel="user" href="http://twitter.com/heymijie"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/41.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2554" title="4" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/41.jpg" alt="AzmanIshak doing live unboxing of HTC Desire Z" width="530" height="353" /></a></p>
<p>AzmanIshak, as usual, a geek doing the recording of the unboxing from his HTC HD7.</p>
<p>We adjourned at 1.30 am, after bitching and geek-open-up. Some of us have work tomorrow, but I&#8217;ll be on leave till next year. Yes!!</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">ps:</span></strong> Nice meeting you all! It was fun and tiring!</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>pss:</strong></span> Today was such a lucky day. Received payment from client and a phone to review. But that doesn&#8217;t discount the headache I&#8217;m dealing with.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>My First Baby Competition, Sort Of..</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 06:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was told by my cousin to enter the competition, depicting my cutest niece, Adriana Batrisyia. She thinks, Adriana Batrisyia has a fair chance to win, especially this picture. Being the &#8216;ohh-whatever-kinda-guy&#8217; I duly submit to her request. There are [...]]]></description>
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<p>I was told by my cousin to enter the competition, depicting my cutest niece, Adriana Batrisyia. She thinks, Adriana Batrisyia has a fair chance to win, especially this picture. Being the &#8216;ohh-whatever-kinda-guy&#8217; I duly submit to her request.</p>
<p>There are literally thousands of cute baby posted on the competition&#8217;s wall. I am not even sure that I&#8217;d go far with this, &#8220;<em>cube try dulu</em>&#8221; (redundant use of word, hahaha!).</p>
<p>Now, here&#8217;s the irony, I need your help to vote for the photo ONLY IF (one of the following)</p>
<ol>
<li>You think she&#8217;s cute;</li>
<li>The composition of the photo is nice;</li>
<li>The photography technique is acceptable;</li>
<li>Lastly, did I capture the moment or not</li>
</ol>
<p>You can go by going to<a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=447832141675&amp;set=a.447022926675.239351.288045316675"> facebook link</a> and click like.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>ps: </strong></span>I have a friend name Adrina, she&#8217;s quite the head turner <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></blockquote>
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		<title>The New Big Boy&#8217;s Toy &#8211; Canon 60D</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years I&#8217;ve been contemplating on a dSLR, I finally got one last Friday and it&#8217;s the Canon 60D. Before I jump to the next inline, let me reiterate my photography background. I had Pentax SLR back in the 90&#8242;s [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For years I&#8217;ve been contemplating on a dSLR, I finally got one last Friday and it&#8217;s the Canon 60D.</p>
<p>Before I jump to the next inline, let me reiterate my photography background. I had Pentax SLR back in the 90&#8242;s and have never bought a digital camera, never. I&#8217;ve experienced (shot at least 50 photos) using Sony A300, Sony A700, Canon 450D, Nikon D5000, Nikon D90, Nikon D700 and Nikon D3. And I did <a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wedding-photos-eezam-and-ain.html">one wedding photoshoot</a> (it was tiring as hell).</p>
<p>Initially, I was planning on getting the <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/sonyslta55/">Sony A55 SLT</a>. But when I held it, it feels cheap and too small for my hands (my hand isn&#8217;t huge). To sum up, it feels a bit girly and awkward (the viewfinder is LCD not optical like normal dSLR). The video feature caught most of my intention and it costs, RM 2,400.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t want to settle for Sony A55, so I moved to Canon 550D. It was <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos550d/page29.asp">highly rated in dpreview</a>, however it was still considered a beginners dSLR (Canon&#8217;s market target). I don&#8217;t want to outgrow my camera easily as the buttons, weight and overall feels simplified. Truly for beginners or upgrading from Point and Shoot.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Canon-60D3.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2327" title="Canon-60D3" src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Canon-60D3.jpg" alt="" width="535" height="384" /></a></p>
<p>The comes the <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canoneos60d/">Canon 60D</a>. It was out of budget at RM 3,300, but somehow I can learn to close an eye for the piece of Japanese machinery.</p>
<p>Just to bore some of you, it&#8217;s 18.0 megapixels, APC-S sensor (pretty standard), full HD video, 5.3 frame per second shoot and 3 inch screen. What drew me closer to Canon was 3 factors.</p>
<ol>
<li>My younger brother has sets of Canon lens and flash</li>
<li>I wanted a mid-range camera, not intention to outgrow the camera</li>
<li>If I buy lenses (or accessories), I can share with AR</li>
</ol>
<p>At the moment I&#8217;m not too sure whether I&#8217;d venture in part time photography. I know it&#8217;s fun but can also be very tiring, weekdays full time, weekend part time. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;ll pay handsomely.</p>
<p>Hopefully, the next time you open this blog, it&#8217;ll be bursting in colors.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">ps: </span></strong>Still halfway through the Taman Negara post. Maybe Wednesday.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>DiGi &#8211; Make This Happen!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 14:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Telco Business Analyst, my daily task is to read up on telco bits and pieces all day. Anything new, I&#8217;d be the first to figure out. That also includes white papers, case studies, crunching numbers and finding ways [...]]]></description>
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<p>As a Telco Business Analyst, my daily task is to read up on telco bits and pieces all day. Anything new, I&#8217;d be the first to figure out. That also includes white papers, case studies, crunching numbers and finding ways to enable telco. Aside from my work, I am what they call a cheap mobile phone user but that doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t squeeze money from me. So here&#8217;s how..</p>
<h3>Entry Level Broandband</h3>
<p>All over the telco atmosphere, the cheapest rate you can possibly get is RM 68 and that&#8217;s thru DiGi Smart Plan. But for me, RM 68 is too expensive. It&#8217;s not like I want to use Internet everyday on my mobile phone. The screen is too small to see anything. And seriously, who&#8217;d want to download a Dvd-rip movies onto their mobile? (this plan also does not include calls to other phone)</p>
<p>Then there&#8217;s the RM15 for a week by DiGi. Unfortunately, DiGi only offers this to prepaid users, when we all know that the ARPU* for prepaid user is averaged at RM50 per month and the biggest spender is the postpaid user, ARPU of RM 100 per month. So why focus on the 80% when the 20% of DiGi&#8217;s network user is &#8216;very keen&#8217; on spending more? (ARPU &#8211; Average Revenue per User)</p>
<p>Too some extent, I am pretty upset when the RM15 deal is only for Prepaid users only. I mean, I want to spend, additional RM 20-30 per month on mobile broadband too. You know, to do my social obligations, facebook-ing, tweet-ing and foursquare-ing. And maybe sometimes, Google up things on the fly to appear smart.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a recap of DiGi&#8217;s available plan.</p>
<ol>
<li>Smart Plan. RM 68 per month, unlimited data, not including calls etc.</li>
<li>Max5. RM 5 per day =RM 60 per month, but I don&#8217;t need unlimited data</li>
<li>Unlimited15. RM 15 per week, only for Prepaid.</li>
<li>iDiGi88. RM 60 per month, 200 minute, 20 sms &amp; 1Gb download</li>
<li>Discover. RM 68 per month, needs laptop &amp; modem 3Gb</li>
</ol>
<p>Can you find the flaw? What about the likes of me? Someone who needs less that 100 Mb per month? Well, there&#8217;s always the on-the-go Internet, 10 sen per 10kb. But imagined if you fired up Google, that&#8217;s about 36kb so it&#8217;s 36 sen. When you search something, another 66kb. In the end, it&#8217;s gonna cost me RM 1 for 1 search. That&#8217;s pretty ridiculous don&#8217;t you think?</p>
<p>So here&#8217;s what I think is a new plan that DiGi can package to squeeze some juice out of moderate user like me.</p>
<p><strong>Entry Level Plan &#8211; RM 10 per month for 150 Mb</strong>. Just nice to do some social thingy on the phone. Coupled that with DG50, it&#8217;ll be a prefect combo.</p>
<p>Through the DiGi&#8217;s Discover plan, RM68 is for 3Gb, therefore per Mb is 2.2 sen. So if I want 150 Mb it&#8217;ll cost me RM 3.3. But charging me at such a low rate is suicidal if not insane. I mean, you guys have to make quick bucks too right? What more being questioned by your share holder. So RM 10 for 150 Mb is reasonable (heck that&#8217;s 300%).</p>
<p>Assuming there are 1 million postpaid users and the take up rate is 15% based on your successful marketing campaign, that&#8217;ll bring DiGi revenue of RM 1.5 million a month. With such a good bargain, there&#8217;ll be more MNP-ing into DiGi network, not to mention Prepaid conversions to Postpaid. This is also inline with MCMC&#8217;s plan of 50% broadband penetration by end of Q4 2010.</p>
<p>So there you go DiGi, something smart from your consumer.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">ps:</span></strong> If you like this proposal to DiGi, you can tweet this post or RT to @DiGi_telco thousands of time or share on facebook.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>pss:</strong></span> I am not paid to do this, but I think it&#8217;s the right thing to do.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The ER6-F Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every time I look at you, I long for your touch. The sharp edges of your body, the fumes you left, the snaring sound, the breath-taking experience, the oh-so-good rush , you left quite an impression to this goatee-d boy. I think about you, I [...]]]></description>
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<p>Every time I look at you, I long for your touch. The sharp edges of your body, the fumes you left, the snaring sound, the breath-taking experience, the oh-so-good rush , you left quite an impression to this goatee-d boy.</p>
<p>I think about you, I look you up, I even googled you. Yes, I am your fond stalker.</p>
<p>But I can&#8217;t have you.<span id="more-2112"></span></p>
<p>I can&#8217;t let you snuggle between me and my lover. I&#8217;d hate to make an impossible decision of owning you. I&#8217;d have to starve just to keep you by my side. Not now, not at this critical time.</p>
<p>I bet you&#8217;ll make me feel alive, pumping adrenaline through my veins, pulling every strain of hair left on my head. You were the one, I&#8217;d even lock you up in my room. Too bad, you&#8217;ll not be featured in the picture I&#8217;m painting.</p>
<p>This is good bye, this is it. I&#8217;m officially parting ways with my dream. Bye, for now.</p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>ps:</strong></span> In case you&#8217;re wondering, I test drove an ER6-F today and it was awesome.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>pss:</strong></span> <em>Kumpul duit, pakcik nak kawen</em> <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Polis Tembak Mati Budak 15 Tahun</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A kid, 14 going 15 was shot dead while driving her sister&#8217;s Iswara near the vicinity of Seksyen 9 Shah Alam. The kid was suspected to be involved in a robbery. Open fire with no clear basis? PURE WTF man? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A kid, 14 going 15 was shot dead while driving her sister&#8217;s Iswara near the vicinity of Seksyen 9 Shah Alam. The kid was suspected to be involved in a robbery. Open fire with no clear basis? PURE WTF man?</p>
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<p>This is not a Hollywood movie, where you aim and fire at will. This is real lives we&#8217;re talking about. There are ethics to open fire and I believe it can only be used when the police&#8217;s life was at stake.</p>
<p>Reading and watching videos of the news brought a sudden fear within me. What is the police interest? Was the police man fucking drunk? Was that 15 year old boy so fucking lethal that they had to brought him down? What was his mistake? No driving license?</p>
<p>Picture this, you&#8217;re on your way back home from teh tarik and all of a sudden, the police starts shooting at you. What would you do? You&#8217;d probably contemplate, to hit the police, speed up or stop. Most of us would probably stop. But for that boy&#8217;s case, he had no license, so I guess he sped off.</p>
<p>What ever it is, I hope the shooting police man gets a life sentence. It&#8217;s because bad seeds like him, the police force&#8217;s integrity is at jeopardy. Fucking retard!</p>
<p><a href="http://malaysiakini.com/news/130328">Malaysiakini: Aminulrasyid</a> or <a href="http://www.malaysiakini.tv/video/19171/jangan-lapor-yang-bukan-bukan-rayu-ibu-aminulrasyid.html">Malaysiakini.TV</a></p>
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		<title>Tumpang Lalu La!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone was rushing down the escalator, but I decided to relax and jumped into the elevator, so were other makciks and pakciks. I was probably the youngest in the crowd. Like I said, I wanted to relax and I wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone was rushing down the escalator, but I decided to relax and jumped into the elevator, so were other makciks and pakciks. I was probably the youngest in the crowd. Like I said, I wanted to relax and I wasn&#8217;t in a rush.</p>
<p>As I was holding the door for others, a pakcik came marching and ran into my back. I was sandwiched to the wall. I didn&#8217;t want to scold him for his rough behavior. I&#8217;ll let him slide. <em>(Control high blood konon).</em></p>
<p>The car was considerably packed, everyone fought for their space. It would definitely be a mess if someone farts. Thank God, nothing exotic happened.</p>
<p>The door slowly opened, the same pakcik pushed everyone aside, being selfish as ever making his way out.</p>
<p>This pakcik needs some schooling. Allow me to introduce some anarchy here.</p>
<p>I held his bag and let everyone passed. Everytime he asked me to let go, I pretended not to hear and kept my grip firmer. One hand on top of the other.</p>
<p><em>Ko ni apehal? Kurang ajar ke?</em> He yelled at me.</p>
<p><em>Lain kali, kalau nak cepat keluar, masuk last sekali. Itu pon tak reti ke?</em> I replied.</p>
<p>Too me, it doesn&#8217;t matter if you&#8217;re an old fart or a hot girl with a pierced tongue. Just as long as you know how to respect others. Here&#8217;s an example.</p>
<p><a title="Capture" rel="lightbox[pics1670]" href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Capture.JPG"><img class="attachment wp-att-1671 " src="http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Capture.JPG" alt="" width="502" height="337" /></a></p>
<p><em>(taken from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/65231640@N00/3199491616/">wazari </a>using SniperTool)</em></p>
<blockquote><p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>ps:</strong></span> Tak malu ke jadi orang tue yang tak bersopan?</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Pemandu Perasan Gile</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There I was, doing 90kmh taking my sweet time over taking cars on the fastest lane. Until I saw an Orange MyVi, I slowed down. There were 2 girls inside the car and I&#8217;m not sure they&#8217;re hot or not. [...]]]></description>
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<p>There I was, doing 90kmh taking my sweet time over taking cars on the fastest lane. Until I saw an Orange MyVi, I slowed down. There were 2 girls inside the car and I&#8217;m not sure they&#8217;re hot or not. It was dark and obviously I had to focus on driving.</p>
<p>The driver&#8217;s door wasn&#8217;t properly shut, so I honked them, worrying of their safety.</p>
<p>I honked again. Raising my hand, trying to get some attention. She looked at me and pretended she didn&#8217;t see me.</p>
<p>The third time I honked, she raised her hand as if refusing to communicate. WTF?</p>
<p>Eventhough I am driving a souped-up Gen2 with nasty looks and peeled paints, doesn&#8217;t mean I&#8217;m trying to get girls on the road! What more while driving! Obviously I know a better technique to get a girl&#8217;s number. Shessh. <em>Perasan gile ok!</em></p>
<p>Down-shifted and sped back to chase the traffic.</p>
<p>It left me puzzled for minute there. Here I am, concerned about their safety while they tried hard to refuse my good-will gesture.</p>
<p>It&#8217;ll probably be too late to tell her, &#8220;I told you so&#8221;, when she&#8217;s thrown out of her car.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">ps:</span></strong> I can imagine her telling her friends, someone is trying to woo her on the road. <em>Ko igt ko abes comel la?</em></p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">pss:</span></strong> That&#8217;s not my car, in case you&#8217;re wondering. Bad ass pipping exhaust, good design but fail air flow.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Hydro Planing, ESP, Accident and A Yellow Umbrella</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NoktahHitam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was raining heavily, coupled with strong winds and thunderous clouds. The visibility was almost close to zero. We were heading down south back to our home from Penang. There was my newly wed brother and his wife, my youngest [...]]]></description>
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<p>It was raining heavily, coupled with strong winds and thunderous clouds. The visibility was almost close to zero. We were heading down south back to our home from Penang. There was my newly wed brother and his wife, my youngest brother and me, riding in the car, ridiculing the possibilities of the &#8216;WTF&#8217; car plate number. (Seriously, there are, maybe soon.)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve never liked the <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Mercedes_Benz_esp_system_off">ESP built into Mercedes</a>. In fact, I&#8217;ve wrote about it before. But there were pot holes everywhere, a perfect culprit for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroplaning_%28tires%29">Hydro Planing</a>, I had no choice but to turn it  on.</p>
<p>As we strolled along the highway, things got pretty worst. The wind was blowing in our direction. Raindrops were knocking on the windscreen, making infinite annoying thumping sound. Even the wiper couldn&#8217;t keep up wiping the screen. I decided to slow down and  cruise at 80kmh on the fastest lane.</p>
<p>A Toyota Altis was following our trail, roughly 15 meters behind.</p>
<p>We ran into a huge pot hole, thanks to ESP, the car&#8217;s computer calculated and stabilized us almost instantaneously. I knew, I saw and felt it but I was dead sure the car behind couldn&#8217;t endure the hydro planing.</p>
<p>I looked at my rear view mirror and saw something terrible. The Altis spunned 900° degrees ( that&#8217;s two and a half spin) whilst bouncing and knocking the road divider. The Altis ended up facing the traffic flow on the fastest lane! Shit! It was a critical moment. I certainly don&#8217;t want to see other cars run into that Altis, what more see someone die before my eyes.</p>
<p>I pulled over immediately and asked my sis in law to call for help, while my brother and I rushed to the victim. We grabbed an umbrella and ran as fast as we could, barging into the heavy pours.</p>
<p>There were 3 passengers in the Altis, Driver &#8211; slightly aged, his wife and young adult son. The car looked completely wrecked. Fortunately, they had airbags. But still, that doesn&#8217;t solve what&#8217;s coming next, incoming cars.</p>
<p>&#8220;Boy, help them to get out while I go slow down the traffic&#8221;, I had to shout to my brother, the sound of rain knocking the ground pretty much blocked our hearing. I ran about 50 meters down the road.</p>
<p>Thankfully, the umbrella we had was yellow, which made it easier to see and signal people to slow down. There I was, on the fastest lane, waving the umbrella up and down, not knowing what&#8217;s coming next. Will incoming cars see me? Will they slow down? Worst, will they run me over? I have to admit my balls pretty much shrunk to the size of  peanuts. But I toughen it out, we&#8217;re dealing with lives here, rest aside fears and be brave!</p>
<p>(For a moment there, I felt like Mary Poppins, but that&#8217;s a different story altogether. )</p>
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<p>Our call for help came was minutes later. A police car and a highway patrol arrived. They pulled out Orange safety cones and flags. My job here is done. Next is to get the passengers somewhere safe, i.e. on the roadside.</p>
<p>Fortunately, the passengers were ok. No broken bones nor tragic condition, only bruises and gushes and most definitely, traumatized. (Who wouldn&#8217;t after staring death straight in the face?)</p>
<p>We made it safely on the road side few seconds later.</p>
<p>As I was heading back to the car, I looked back and saw the driver, soaked and drenched in the rain (his wife and son shared their only umbrella). I walked back to him and handed mine, knowing that he&#8217;ll be standing there, looking at his car, replaying the incident for a while longer. And it certainly breaks my heart to see that  slight bald aged man mourning over his loss or thinking what might&#8217;ve happened.</p>
<p>When all this is done with, police reports has been lodged, insurance has been claimed and everyone sitting at the comfort of their home, that man will look at the yellow Michelin umbrella and remembers, that 2 courageous strangers helped him. And I hope one day, he returns the favor, Act of Random Kindness.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">ps:</span></strong> Luckily dad didn&#8217;t scold us for soaking his Mercedes CLK <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">pss:</span></strong> Thinking of buying a Superbike with<a href="http://portal.jpj.gov.my/v5/index.php/no-kenderaan-terkini"> WTF 9600 plate number</a>. My car is WMY 9600 XD</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><strong><span style="color: #800000;">psss:</span></strong> Thankfully, I didn&#8217;t panic. It&#8217;s times like these critical thinking becomes a necessity.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Negaraku.net Buka Puasa (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two days ago a blunder happened at our Negaraku.net Iftar Gathering. We didn&#8217;t get the table nor the chicken. Today, it&#8217;s payback time. &#8220;Ayam ni potong macam mane?&#8221; &#8211; NH &#8220;Nampak macam potong 4 bahagian je&#8221; &#8211; Bat &#8220;A&#8217;ah potong [...]]]></description>
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<p>Two days ago a blunder happened at our <a href="http://www.noktahhitam.com/sorry-is-all-i-can-say-for-negaraku-buka-puasa.html">Negaraku.net Iftar Gathering</a>. We didn&#8217;t get the table nor the chicken. Today, it&#8217;s payback time.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ayam ni potong macam mane?&#8221; &#8211; NH</p>
<p>&#8220;Nampak macam potong 4 bahagian je&#8221; &#8211; Bat</p>
<p>&#8220;A&#8217;ah potong 4.&#8221; &#8211; Life4Hire</p>
<p>&#8220;Aku makan 4 ketul.. kire seekor la kan?&#8221; -NH</p>
<p>&#8220;Ko memang gile&#8221; &#8211; Semua hadirin.</p>
<p>4 is close to being correct, but actually I ate 5 pieces! Back in MCKK days, I usually buy 1 whole chicken for myself alone during weekend outings. Stuffed everything just before rugby training (in the evening). I could feel the chicken bouncing up and down as I conquer the field. Funny, I don&#8217;t feel like puking (maybe because I enjoy running in the great blue sky of Kuala Kangsar).</p>
<p>Beyond this is camwhoring. Load the page, go to other sites and come back.<span id="more-1373"></span></p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2622/3874724193_4f236cf991.jpg" alt="The Crowds!" /><br />
We came a little too early and decided to loiter at Kerinchi&#8217;s Bazaar Ramadhan. This used to be a stretch of food stalls.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2670/3875514834_c5edfce3c6.jpg" alt="Mana Depa Ni?" /><br />
<a href="http://SembangKomputer.com">MK</a> &#8211; Mana depa ni? Awat tak mai-mai lagi.<br />
<a href="http://noktahhitam.com">NH</a> &#8211; Sedang skodeng MK.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3874726081_4f4a3b948b.jpg" alt="Adik Sesat?" /><br />
<a href="http://azmanishak.com"> Azman</a> &#8211; Adik ikut jalan ni, sampai depan buat U-turn, pastu U-turn sekali lagi. Ulang-ulang sampai penat.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/3874965201_04b6c6fc67.jpg" alt="Buka Puasa" /><br />
2nd Time &#8211; Break fast by the roadside, while waiting for <a href="http://infomalaya.com">Bat</a></p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/3874727341_83dbc17ee7.jpg" alt="Ayam Golek" /><br />
As yummy as it looks. 1 whole chicken, isn&#8217;t that enough to justify?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3874729647_821483956d.jpg" alt="Still Eating" /><br />
Still going strong. One more to go.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2516/3875519716_ef24ee61fe.jpg" alt="Bat &amp; MK - Geeks Stuff" /><br />
<a href="http://infomalaya.com">Bat</a> &#8211; Looking sharp. As sharp as his design. I tout him as Dewa <strike>CSS</strike> UI<br />
<a href="http://SembangKomputer.com">MK</a> &#8211; Looking tired. Can&#8217;t blame him, he did so many U-turns beforehand.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/3874731939_38b6064185.jpg" alt="LOL" /><br />
<a href="http://infomalaya.com">Bat</a> &#8211; Apa yang kelakaq sangat tu <a href="http://noktahhitam.com">NH</a>?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3874734489_930e906bdc.jpg" alt="KillVearn - What is Wrong?" /><br />
<a href="http://luthtextile.com/blog/">Luth</a>, DesaFM (left) came all the way from Penang. Thank you mate! <a href="http://killvearn.com">KillVearn</a>, troubleshooting <a href="http://azmanishak.com">Azman</a>&#8216;s Lappy.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/3874735651_11953026e7.jpg" alt="Geeks!" /><br />
Geeks will be Geeks. Enough said!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3875528582_26dd800228.jpg" alt="Yawn" /><br />
<a href="http://life4hire.berceloteh.com">Life4Hire</a> yawning, when listening to non-geeky topics. One of my best friend from MCKK days. Same dorm, same class and I was the Class Monitor. Can you imagine me being in POWER? Madness!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3536/3874739515_6e4aca4ee4.jpg" alt="Syam" /><br />
<a href="http://aeropama.com">Aeropama</a> &#8211; Sengeh tersipu-sipu apabila kakak air tanya nak order ape?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2460/3874741395_5435bc597e.jpg" alt="1, 2, Snap!" /></p>
<p>Everyone who came. From left, Rihays (Syahir), Bat, Aeropama (Syam),KillVearn (Syah), Kakeru, Kruel74 (Khairul), MK, Azhani (Khairul&#8217;s wife), Sae, Luth (DesaFM DJ), Life4Hire (Yam), AzmanIshak (Azman) and Aus (DesaFM DJ). Me not in picture.. (duh!!)</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3874737883_39c6815bd3_s.jpg" alt="Azman Pressing His Luck" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2436/3874737493_b4704a3b30_s.jpg" alt="KillVearn - Apa Tengok²?" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3875526104_8caa176364_s.jpg" alt="Girl Talks.. or Cats?" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3875524250_14eddfa391_s.jpg" alt="Rihays - Not as Quiet as I Thought" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/3874734489_930e906bdc_s.jpg" alt="KillVearn - What is Wrong?" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3874725043_7ac374a51b_s.jpg" alt="She Saw Me" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3874722787_48c1e1e898_s.jpg" alt="Hello Cutie" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/3875512658_05a8c509af_s.jpg" alt="Under Age Cigarrette" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2449/3875511506_acbff63f97_s.jpg" alt="Jangan Main Api" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3468/3875510180_46a1163950_s.jpg" alt="Indo Singer" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3874720689_267b3273eb_s.jpg" alt="Traffic at Kerinchi" /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3874724721_e71c26f31f_s.jpg" alt="Ape Nak Beli?" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3875520500_cc1eec41d6_s.jpg" alt="Modelling for 5800xm" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/3875525458_b724731dba_s.jpg" alt="Apo Tangkap-Tangkap?" /><br />
via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/edwinmasripan/sets/72157622197589274/">my flickr</a></p>
<p>My special thanks goes to everyone who came. Especially <a href="http://luthtextile.com/blog/">Luth </a>who came all the way from Penang. Thank you for making this a wonderful get together. Now, don&#8217;t miss your terawih!</p>
<blockquote><p><font color="#800000"><strong>ps:</strong></font> Finally, the loo, unleashing the chicken in me <img src='http://www.noktahhitam.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><font color="#800000"><strong>pss:</strong></font> Seriously, editing photos from RAW sucks! Thanks to my younger bro for lending me his A700.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p><font color="#800000"><strong>psss:</strong></font> Really wish <a href="http://bongkersz.com">Bong </a>and <a href="http://lochoe.com">Lochoe </a>was there. Maybe next time.</p></blockquote>
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