Just so you remember, I’m the guy who loves rollerblading & porn. Haha. More photos at bytebot’s Flickr set. Thanks for the bicep-xual photo Colin!
March 30, 2009
March 25, 2009
Earth Hour article in NowPublic
Few days ago, I wrote a post on how you can spend that total darkness time during Earth Hour. I submitted the post to NowPublic and next thing I know it’s on the front page in the “Environment” category. Interesting.
March 24, 2009
Call me if you need me, the porn buyer
Da Huang Pictures is previewing something….
Call me if you need me. I sell pr0n.
March 23, 2009
Things to do during Earth Hour blackout
The Earth Hour community blackout (hehe, spinning the story way too much) is happening this coming Saturday, 8:30pm, worldwide. It’s a global event, where citizens of the world turns off their electrical appliances for 1 hour, just to show their love for mother nature. Just don’t go switch off any datacenters.
But what will you do during this 1 hour blackout? I thought up a few things to do last weekend while driving south & back up north for a few days. The amount of thinking that you can do while just driving.
Hold your very own Earth Hour campfire
Oh yea. Campfires are the best. All that you got to do is find a spot, preferably a wide open area, with no bushes or lalangs that can burn together with your fire pit. Preparations: find old drift wood, or some old wooden planks/strips from your local neighbourhood industrial area. Stack ‘em up like Apache Indian campfire pit, make it wet with some oil, and at the exact moment the clock strikes 8:30, you light the fire. And ye’ shall see it roar!
Earth Hour graffiti battle
This is borderline illegal, but graffiti significant benefit and impact in the art industry. Take a look at Banksy. Gather up your crew (or yourself if you’re a solo tagger) & wait at your spot of choice before 8:30pm. It’s better if you choose a spot that obviously supports the Earth Hour blackout, so you can take advantage of the “total darkness”. Make your piece in 1 hour. After the lights are back up, give the world a surprise!
Tuck yourself & your love one in bed for an (extra) hour *cough*
This is pretty obvious, innit? Hehehe. Candle lit dinner. In-bed dinner. Ahh, bliss. Now, if only I had the luxury to experience such moments. Maybe next year…
Star gazing picnic. Or beach picnic and look at the stars that night.
The point: Enjoy the dark & star studded night at a beach, at a local star gazing spot or just somewhere up there at a spot where no one will bother your privacy. Pack a picnic basket & have a sweet garden dinner under the stars, next to an apple tree. Sweet.
Swim with only your skin.
Yup, skinny dipping. If you have a private pool, by all means. Jump right in, paddle paddle & do a little slow backstroke routine while watching the stars. Awesome right?
Watch the fireflies fly!
Getting back to nature is always the best. Remember the old Tenaga Nasional advertisement for Aidilfitri? There’s a place called Kampung Kuantan in Kuala Selangor, which has been the place to catch some fireflies. Watching them in total darkness in the outbacks is really really awesome. I think I might just do this. Anyone?
Boat cruising at Putrajaya Lake
The most simple idea I had in mind. But hell, it just doesn’t feel right idea to do when I have to cruise the lake alone. But if there’s company coming ahead, I might just change my mind. Chillaxing & cruising in the boat the lake during Earth Hour, in darkness, with those cute tea cup candles.
There’s probably 1001 cooler ideas things to do during Earth Hour, and these are just some of the things that came up on my mind. What’s your plan for Earth Hour?
March 12, 2009
Super Mario cookies!
This is super. Beth made some schweeeet Super Mario Bros cookies for her geek boyfriend. This is by far, the most thoughtful gift ever to give a geek. A geek can have everything in his drawers, but somethings or someone… are just not easily attainable. Like Beth.
How I wish… But hell, that’s life right?
Via BoingBoing.
NotSafeForYourOwnRead. NSFYOR. This is getting out of hand.
I’m anxious. Something big is about to drop on me. I can feel it. It’s near, but hardly noticeable. It’s here. It’s definitely here. Bad? Good? I despise this anxiousness. I despise myself for not being able to explain it.
I’m going crazy over this gut feeling. I hate my guts. I MUST disappear.
But not before I finish this.
An interesting project, although I have to struggle to manage my time. Maybe this month or before, my timing was never right. Always wrong timing. Always not the right time. Oh… when will be THE time?
What the fuck is wrong for the past few months!?!?!?!
March 4, 2009
I’m disposable
Of course. I knew that already. Like duh! You are down to earth and people like listening to you because you are so straightforward. Having said that, you can be an efficient problem solver because you listen.
Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classrooms & cubicles.
Since you’re afraid of failure, be courageous in chasing the career of your dreams. Not only that, you fear of having no one to rely on in times of trouble.
Mature, reasonable, honest and gives good advice, that’s who you are. Your views on different issues makes you an attractive person to ask for an opinion.
Today is a slow news day, and I feel like jumping off a bridge. Like right now!
BarCamp Malaysia 2008 photo essay using other people’s photos
This post is way overdue. I’ve been saving this post on my drafts section for months & months. Only today when I rummage through my drafts, I found this unposted. But since we’re building some hype for the next BarCamp KL 2009, let’s take a view of what happened last year. I was unable to attend BarCamp JB 2008, so I won’t know how to relate or show the experience gathered from there. Enjoys!
Packing goodie bags with @tekong of Flavert Media Lab. If you need some Flash work done, this is the guy you have to meet!
Roni, tu barang baik tu…
Buy water from the mamak stall below. Empower domestic economy!
The schedule wall.
I missed this session. I was late!
Here’s my session at BarCamp Malaysia. Thanks to all who has made their attendance.
I was nervous like hell. Sweating. Late. Scared. I just wished for some good luck. The last presentation I made in person was for the Minister of Entrepreneur & Cooperative Development & his cabinet team. And that was like 3 years ago!
People listening. I’m surprised!
“Ok, tengok ni. Nampak semut – semut bekeliaran?”
More people listening. Tengok ape tu bang?
I was ready to cast a “jampi” to Khai Lee. Ooooooommmmm….
And people was still listening…
ar.zu.my teaching us some Criss Angel magic tricks! Put your left hand here & put your right hand there… and you shake it all about!!!
Sedap tak bang? Sedaaaaaapp giler!!!
Cheryl Goh was the winner for the Nokia phone. Kamal: “jual kat i bleh?” Cheryl: “let me be a werewolf first!”
This is bad. Even when I was in DevFest, with almost half of the attendees were Malaysians, I observed that we Malaysians never understood the importance of a garbage bin.
We were waiting for Talat to start hist mathematical magic show.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Free of everything. Huh?
Thank you to Azman Saini for sharing these photos on Flickr. Can’t wait for the next BarCamp!
Oh wait, it’s going to be in Penang & JB! Don’t forget Batam!
March 3, 2009
BarCamp Singapore 3. The super short report.
I went to BarCamp Singapore. And it was only for 1 day! Which I found out at the very end of the day. Other than all night karaoke session afterwards (with old friends in Singapore), there’s only one session I’d like to highlight.
Photo courtesty of Ivan Chew
D-I-Y Music
My favourite topic. Last year, I presented Music 2.0 at BarCamp Malaysia and received good words from attended participants. I wanted to present again about music for BarCamp JB 2008, but I knew something was missing in my idea. And I’ve found the 5th element in BarCamp Singapore! Meet Ivan Chew, a self made recording artist from Singapore. He has a virtual band partner. And he records his band’s albums all by himself, without paying expensive audio engineer fees. His presentation opens up a new level of knowledge sharing in music, which although I already knew the how-to, but I was waiting for a real musician to come out and play with us BarCampers. I just know how “kedekut” & “insecure” our Malaysian artists can be, so I am not expecting my very own Malaysians to open up their “trade” secrets. But coming over to a foreign soil & see how one person can change the world, my hope was not hopeless. I hope to work with Ivan on a few ideas to continue spread the knowledge of independant music business.
And this was why I came for BarCamp Singapore. To search for that missing piece. Is it the right one? Only God knows and only us can try work things out. Let’s see how it goes.
I’ve also enjoyed Chandra’s session about “3 interesting marketing stories” where he explains how a certain established publication changed the way they do business, he describes how minimal input can greatly improve your business and another part which I missed. Listening to Chandra talk has always been interesting ever since I met him the first time at Google.sg office. I see you next time too Vinoaj! Get well soon.
I have no major complaints about BarCamp Singapore 3, other than the small crowd and the usual overcrowdness of the typical tech, business topics. I couldn’t be bothered with those stuff because what I’m looking for is something I never knew and would love to learn from anyone.
Like what? Hah, at the end of my trip, a few hours before I boarded my bus back to KL, I learned how make my own “minyak lintah” with all the super secret ingredients. Now that’s one knowledge you can’t buy or get at BarCamps!