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While I'm gone...
By the time you read this blog post, I'll be in Bangkok with Fabian, Nadia, Nadia's BF & Victor, and shopping the hell out of it! Hope we don't get robbed or something! *CHOOOOOIII*
Anyway, I've been taking alot of random videos using my LX3. And well, the reason for getting it was largely due to its awesome HD video function. You can't ask for anything more with such a great function in a handy point-and-shoot camera. I enjoyed shooting the random scenes so much so that before long, there's a substantial amount of video clips for me to put them together. Here's the result of a quick 5 min editing + a random choice of piano piece: Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFtlHhfz_lQ I won't blame you for getting bored after the first 10 seconds, it's supposed to be totally random and mean nothing at all. The only "meaningful" thing that I realised after finishing the video, is that it starts from a dawn scene and moved into a night scene at the end of the video. Kinda cool 'cos I didn't plan that before hand at all! I'll see if I can try to make this into a yearly thing! Alright, until I come back from BKK, HAPPY HOLIDAYS YOU GUYS! P/s: Do follow me on Twitter at @jayleif if you wanna catch my adventures over there! 
Merry the Christmas!
This year's Christmas is gonna be one of the most memorable ones! Just had an awesome eve dinner with Brad, Valerie, Arissa, Dawn & Fabian last night, and I'm gonna be in Bangkok in less than 24 hours' time!
 I'm rushing to pack for the BKK trip so if you wannna read about our awesome albeit impromptu dinner, head over to Brad's and Valerie's blog! *UPDATE* Monoxious updated with a beautiful post too!  Thanks Adam for these delicious xmas cookies!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!!!
That night's a good, good night.
Here are the videos from the rocking night!
Click here to watch it on Facebook if it's too laggy over here! And if you're a fan of Beyoncé, here's Queen B for you!!! Click to view! An upbeat version of Destiny Child's classic - Say My Name  Single Ladies  Dance performance of Video Phone! Hot stuff!  Queen B singing Halo in tribute to the late Michael Jackson and an awesome closing speech! 
Of the B & the peas.
This is a pretty loooong photo-collage blog entry! You have been warned! Anyhow, I finally got the kick to edit the photos taken when I was at F1 Rocks! Please enjoy the effort I took to make this! :D
           Videos from the concert are coming up in the next blog entry! Stay tuned! :D P/s: Please comment on the 2nd comment link!! (i.e., the one closer to the speech bubble) I'm currently porting over the comments from the fuckadilly Haloscan who decided to screw things up by turning into a paid service with only 15 days notice!!!
To mask or not to mask?
 If my memory serves me well, I've worked in Gmask for about a year and then Skinjam for another. Both are gadget-skinning business with very similar expertise, but the latter is no longer in Singapore. Therefore, my experience from wrapping/skinning the gadgets are what I based on as I write this blog entry. Here are pointers to look out for if you're considering to skin your stuff. #1. Not all gadgets are suitable for skinning. By far, Apple products are the best for wrapping/skinning due to their minimal design and lack of intricate joining points. Can't exactly recall which devices are difficult to wrap/skin, but they are those that have irregular surfaces, and weird "joining lines".  Also, the material of your device plays a huge role in terms of the durability of the skin. Most surfaces are okay, but those that are too smooth or textured will hasten the process of the skin "shrinking". The "shrinking" process is inevitable, it is only how fast and how bad is the shrinkage. Here's my iPhone skinned last Sunday and already showing signs of "shrinking":    #2. By skinning, you are cutting ON the phone. I have come to terms with it already, but just so you know, unless the person skinning your gadget is a Shaolin Kungfu master, cutting ON the phone is unavoidable. No, I'm not talking about careless mistakes of the knife going out of course. But unlike how the staff usually claim that they are "cutting in the air", more often than not, the knives are sliding along the joining lines. Here's an illustration to describe it:   Nothing is perfect, so the claim of the process of "cutting in the air" is a tad far fetched - even for the most skilled wrapper/skinner. Don't know to thank my experience or not, but I already found those lines that are not supposed to be there.  I feel the heartache. But, I have managed to convince myself that it is a small sacrifice for a almost perfect protection. Another illustrative description:   #3. Results may vary. There are so many Gmask outlets and there are so many staff around. Everyone has gone through the training phrase BUT the almost perfected skills still vary from one staff to another. If you'd previously skinned at Gmask and you think it was a job well done, do take note of who was the one who did it. It's always safer to keep going back to the same person you "trust". It's a little like finding the perfect hairstylist. #4. To err is human. Apart from the skill level of a staff, you'll have to understand that he/she is only human. And human make mistakes. So if you can, make the perfect situation for him/her to get the perfect results (or minimal mistakes). - Don't rush him/her to finish it within a time frame. - Not advisable to go during peak hours. There'll be more devices for them to do and sometimes when it gets too busy, he/she might tend to try to finish each device faster, hence a rush job. - Please, don't stay and stare at him/her doing it. It's rude and it's distracting. #5. Taking care of the wrap. Getting your device wrapped/skinned doesn't mean it's invincible against everything. After all, it's just a thin piece of plastic. Scratching it (hard) with your nails WILL cause marks. Remember, it is resistant, not proof! #6. The designs do fade, fast. It actually depends on how you take care of the wrap/skin. But ultimately it fades. Especially those corners that is needed to be stretch during the wrapping/skinning process. This is Fabian's laptop:  It was wrapped/skinned 3 years ago and send for laptop servicing once. And it is still looking great. On the other end of the spectrum, there is his iPod nano done 2 years ago:  Just in case you think the design is like that, No. It was originally vibrant green stripes. Although laptop skins are thicker and therefore will be more lasting, it shows how human handling of the wrapped/skinned devices can affect the durability of it. So before you listen to hearsay about how bad (or how good) Gmask is, this are the factors you should consider when Gmasking.
All hail the Jesus Phone
 YES! After so much hemming and hawing, I've finally gotten the iPhone! Couldn't get it any earlier because my contract's under M1 for the longest time ever and also, getting a camera phone during NS is out of question. But well, I'm still 6 months(GOSH! TIME FLIES!) till ORD though. So when I heard M1's bringing in iPhone, my reaction was, "ABOUT TIME?!" and got mine reserved via the website.  I might sound like a douche to those who have been using iPhone since it came out, but I don't care! ICANHASANIPHONENAOOOOOOO!!! Having using it for a few days now, I thought to myself, "WTF am I thinking of when I even considered getting a Blackberry OR an iPhone?!" The iPhone vs. BB war is seriously over-hyped. I'm aware how our blogger queen is constantly bashing Apple stuff, especially so on the iPhone after she has gotten a Blackberry, BUT, I don't get it. No, I'm not starting a war over here. Personally, I just feel Blackberry cannot match up to iPhone's awesomeness. I don't want to bash Blackberry, but you've got to be blind if you say that it is chioer(more beautiful) than iPhone in terms of form factor.  image by fonearena.com But then again, I shan't be too quick to judge because this is really a 'to each his/her own' thing. For me, I really adore the slick design of the iPhone. Blackberry on the other hand just looks like any other smartphones with the QWERTY keypad. I could go on and on about how "cool" iPhone is, but if there's only one thing that I would say about it that (I feel) triumphs over any other phone, is that it doesn't feel like a phone when you're using it. Prior to getting it, I'd actually been playing around with my friends' berries (sounds wrong LOL), and although I do agree BB is a very nifty smartphone, it only felt like I'm using yet another very good mobilephone. iPhone on the other end, has got this user-experience that gets me addicted. It is like a device that came from year 3000 in the future that has been brought waaaaay forward(or is it backwards?!) for us to use. Then again, you can say I'm totally bias towards it because I think it's "cool" to own an iPhone - akin to how some kids think it's "cool" to smoke. But if there is anything to blame at all, it should be the snobbish iPhone users and NOT the phone itself.  Went to Gmask to skin the phone straight after purchase. And that's the design I sort of randomly picked just because it was the only one with lightning bolts in it. I'll be writing abit more on the skinning in my next blog entry. Oh and the most ridiculous buy of the year is this:  $55 for 6 socks. It's the fanboy in me that made the decision. So with all that, you can call me an Apple-snob or whatever you want, but I'm happily addicted to my iPhone. My life is now complete. P/s: And just so you know, I named my iPhone "Gagarin".
The Wowest Podcast in Singapore
I've been listening to The Shareen & Joe Show for quite awhile now. I happened to chance upon it when I followed our emcee, @JoeAugustin (on Twitter), during the Tangs Blogathon.
It's a podcast dubbed as "Real People, Real Stories." Well, it's essentially Shareen & Joe talking about anything under the sun. The combo of these two witty ex-deejays is highly entertaining and the podcast is probably one of the funniest in Singapore! My only complain about it? The recent revised length of the podcast is too short! I need MORE for my daily fix of the podcast!!! Haha! Well, guess what?! They mentioned yours truly in today's episode (click here to listen)!!! It's actually about the comments that I left on Wednesday's episode - about the Shareen's wowed reaction (literally) towards Joe's story of "the ultimate sex doll".  Didn't expect them to put that into the show! It's damn funny to hear their reaction, about my reaction! HAHAHA! Anyway, do listen to them by subscribing to "The Shareen and Joe Show" on iTunes or via their website!
Chameleon is here.
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon You come and go You come and go
Post Hiatus
I took a self-proclaimed hiatus from my blog after the blog awards. Needed one badly, so I MIA-ed from twitter for a week and over here for almost a month until now.
In fact, what I am looking at, is to close down this blog. And for that matter, I've already told a handful of people I'm not going to write anymore over here. Kinda giving a tight slap on myself now that I'm still doing so. Well, I'll explain my intentions on a later date. For now, I'm setting up my portfolio website and alongside doing up a design blog (and maybe a new lower profile blog?). So I'll still be hanging out here for awhile since the blogging bug is back. Something is cooking up. On another note, christmas came early for mua!!! Can't thank Pat enough for this awesome Nike track jacket!!! (that I heard is not even in stalls yet!)  Since we're on the topic of christmas, can someone please help me tell Santa my wishlist? 1. NOOKA ZIRC Watch 2. NOOKA STRIP Belt 3. PORTER Messenger Bag 4. CANON 7D 5. iPhone 6. 27-inch iMac 7. Ferrero Rochers 8. Ferrero Rochers 9. FERRERO ROCHERS 10. FREAKING FERRERO ROCHERS!!!
Holga camera GIVEAWAY!!!
Quick question: What does Holga Lomo camera, iPhone 3GS and Nintendo Wii all have in common?
Answer: Any one of it could be YOURS if you take part in SG Tidbits 365 contest!!!  It is a Singapore Discovery Centre initiative and they are having a contest (till 31st Dec) with those awesome prizes for you to win, just by submitting a photo or video with bite sized captions to showcase an interesting or fun fact about Singapore.  That's that... BUT I'VE GOT MORE FOR YOU! . . . . . . In conjunction with the above mentioned SG Tidbits 365 contest, I'm running a mini contest over here too! You get to win this awesome white Holga 135BC camera! *Terms and conditions apply.  Here's how! Step 1: Guess where the 2 photos below were taken You can find the answers at SG Tidbits 365 website. You might need to do a little hunting among the growing submissions there. Step 2: Submit with the form below You will need to fill in the form below this post with your particulars and answers. If there are more than 1 person with correct answers submitted, a random draw will be conducted to pick the winner. Step 3: Wait for my email Wait for my email in your mailbox between 24 Nov to 30 Nov. I will be contacting the winner via email. Winner will have to collect the prize in person at the stipulated date, time and venue, which will be given in the winning notification email.
Terms and Conditions This will be running from today till 22nd Nov. So start searching for the answers now! Psst... Location #1 is a giveaway lor! Can it get anymore obvious than that?!
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