636. Rantings.......
13th Oct
After reading about all the flaws in the new 3G iPhone, I finally have the chance to test it out courtesy of Chong. Well, first impression was really good. It's sleeker than my i780 and the touch interface is really responsive. That's abt where it ends. The more I play with it, the more I began to dislike it. The "trendsetter arguement" is overated! It lacks basic phone functions out of the box. I can't send MMS, I can't forward smses, I can't cut & paste, I don't have advance camera functions (zoom or brightness nevermind flash) and also I can't capture videos. GPS didn't work too well either, I need to download data in order for it to refresh the map. Crap! But I can't deny the cool factor. Everyone still wants one......secretly I'd get one, but it means I'll have to learn to hack it to get what I want out of it. A shame really. For such a premium product, I don't understand why they can't include all these softwares. These are simple SOFTWARE limitations! Why didn't they address this? Becoz they're trendsetters? Sheesh, gimme a break, if they're trendsetters, then set a trend, but don't take away the basic ammenities. Not everyone can afford the unlimited data packages as yet. Perhaps when data becomes dirt cheap, then this phone will make more sense.........or when the whole world adopts data, then MMS will be a thing of the past......
After reading about all the flaws in the new 3G iPhone, I finally have the chance to test it out courtesy of Chong. Well, first impression was really good. It's sleeker than my i780 and the touch interface is really responsive. That's abt where it ends. The more I play with it, the more I began to dislike it. The "trendsetter arguement" is overated! It lacks basic phone functions out of the box. I can't send MMS, I can't forward smses, I can't cut & paste, I don't have advance camera functions (zoom or brightness nevermind flash) and also I can't capture videos. GPS didn't work too well either, I need to download data in order for it to refresh the map. Crap! But I can't deny the cool factor. Everyone still wants one......secretly I'd get one, but it means I'll have to learn to hack it to get what I want out of it. A shame really. For such a premium product, I don't understand why they can't include all these softwares. These are simple SOFTWARE limitations! Why didn't they address this? Becoz they're trendsetters? Sheesh, gimme a break, if they're trendsetters, then set a trend, but don't take away the basic ammenities. Not everyone can afford the unlimited data packages as yet. Perhaps when data becomes dirt cheap, then this phone will make more sense.........or when the whole world adopts data, then MMS will be a thing of the past......
The 3G iPhone & my i780
Anyway, OK, enough ranting abt the phone. I hope the next iPhone would come back down to earth and address these short comings. Till, then, no iPhone for me (unless it's sub RM1000).
Let's see now, what else happened........Oh yeah, my fish died. Yup, dead! It stopped eating the pellets I bought for it. I even tried mosquitoes. Didn't work. I think it was protesting something, too bad I don't speak fish, so its hunger strike ultimately meant nothing. Well, guess I won't get the aquarium I was planning to. Would've end up flushing all the money down the drain. I think I'll settle for those 3D aquarium themed screen savers.
Wee took Isaac to the driving range hoping to make a Tiger Woods outta him. :)
Let's see now, what else happened........Oh yeah, my fish died. Yup, dead! It stopped eating the pellets I bought for it. I even tried mosquitoes. Didn't work. I think it was protesting something, too bad I don't speak fish, so its hunger strike ultimately meant nothing. Well, guess I won't get the aquarium I was planning to. Would've end up flushing all the money down the drain. I think I'll settle for those 3D aquarium themed screen savers.
Wee took Isaac to the driving range hoping to make a Tiger Woods outta him. :)
17th Oct
To my surprise, I received a rather heavy GDex package (note how squashed the package looks and count how many fragile stickers were on the package!). It shows it's sent from Kuching. It's a cake! I kid you not! It's a home baked fruit cake from Tening all the way from Kuching.....and it's not even my birthday :) Thanks T. It was delicious.
To my surprise, I received a rather heavy GDex package (note how squashed the package looks and count how many fragile stickers were on the package!). It shows it's sent from Kuching. It's a cake! I kid you not! It's a home baked fruit cake from Tening all the way from Kuching.....and it's not even my birthday :) Thanks T. It was delicious.
18th Oct
Wilson and Jaclyn got married. Honestly this is the most Indian I've seen him. :D Those who know him will attest to this. It is however a strange experience, there were candies as table gifts, there's a stray clown running around and NO alcohol! Wilson's wedding and no alcohol! :) 'Twas nice to catch up with the old schoolmates nonetheless. Some I've not met for at 15yrs.
Wilson and Jaclyn got married. Honestly this is the most Indian I've seen him. :D Those who know him will attest to this. It is however a strange experience, there were candies as table gifts, there's a stray clown running around and NO alcohol! Wilson's wedding and no alcohol! :) 'Twas nice to catch up with the old schoolmates nonetheless. Some I've not met for at 15yrs.
The stray clown; The couple
The gang
25th Oct
Had a mini reunion with old uni mates in KL. As always it's alway nice to see what everyone is up to these days. Thanks to technology, we were even able to set up a video call to Franco in US. We also took the opportunity to celebrate Sang Sang's b'day while we were there. :)
Had a mini reunion with old uni mates in KL. As always it's alway nice to see what everyone is up to these days. Thanks to technology, we were even able to set up a video call to Franco in US. We also took the opportunity to celebrate Sang Sang's b'day while we were there. :)
Unimates
Our video call setup; Sang's b'day celebrations
27th Oct
It's Sophia's b'day and I've taken photography duties at her party. I gotta say, Seok Hong and Chuwy sure went thru a lot of trouble to organize this party. Even the grandparents drove all the way from Penang for the party.
It's Sophia's b'day and I've taken photography duties at her party. I gotta say, Seok Hong and Chuwy sure went thru a lot of trouble to organize this party. Even the grandparents drove all the way from Penang for the party.
Sophia & grandparents; Sophia & dad
Sean; They even have sand art
Sophia's gift from me
After cleaning up and all, Chuwy & I head to Wisma Tun Sambanthan for Comedy Court's performance of "We Don't Swear!". Laughed our asses off. Hats off to them.
