Gray – Graysontang.com

Finally, we have a stable ICS running on Samsung Galaxy S i9000!

As usual, the installation procedure is very simple and straightforward.

Just let me give you quick and simple step by step guide instead of lengthy instruction!

Note: Please backup everything before start.

Step 1 – Make sure your current firmware is already on the rooted version of XXJVU. To check, go to SettingsàAbout Phone. In order to know if your device is rooted or not, check if you have an application called “Super User” or “SuperSU”

If the step 1 is not done yet, please follow the steps below taken from androidadvices.com

Procedure to Update Galaxy S with XXJVU 2.3.6 Value Pack Firmware

Procedure to Root Galaxy S on XXJVU Value Pack Firmware

Step 2 – Download the files below and copy it to your device SD card

1. IMM76I based ICS 4.0.4 custom ROM firmware 
2. Google Apps

Step 3 – Turn your phone into recovery mode by pressing Volume Up + Home Button + Power Button

Step 4 – Usually before I apply new firmware, I will do “Wipe Data/Factory Reset” and follow by “Wipe Cache” in the recovery mode. This will make it clean.

Step 5 – IN recovery Mode, select “install zip from SD card”

1. Choose the “ICS333-1.0-signed.zip” file which you downloaded and click apply
2. Once the first file completed, choose the 2^nd file “gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip”
3. Once done, reboot and you will get ICS4.0.4!

Monday blues…monday blues…

Monday alone…monday alone…

Lunch time is here…

Eat what…eat what…

Eat this!

I want you ! Pork ribs!

This pork ribs are very tasty! the meat is super tender and juicy! yum yum

Finished…

Ok, mission accomplished…back to office.

What is it? Hehe! I just got myself a new 18-200mm Canon lens. Since my sister at Taiwan, I asked her to get it for me, it is cheaper by RM500! The price after conversion is about RM1638 compared to camera2u.com.my at RM2200.

Well, good and bad, there are risks I chanced…there is no international warranty. If you want to get it with international warranty, the price will be RM2000. To my surprise, there was no box packaging, as if that is 2^nd hand etc. It just comes with plastic wrapped. Maybe that’s why it is so cheap?

Happy Android shot by 18-200mm

I notice that there is some marking inside the lens; I am worried if it is crack or defect. Just hope that it is really a marking as I don’t have any other choice!

Anybody got idea on this?

Anyway, let me show you my new happy Canon family!

Sim Lim square is famous for the variety of electronic gadgets and “cheap” price. Is it true?

Be careful if you are intending to get something from there as there are many hungry “Sharks” there waiting to get your money!

Today I decided to get a Hoya HMC UV filter for my new lens, happily asking the price and compare. I thought I was cautious enough, first shop I managed to get it at price $50 @ level 1. The guy looks helpful, explained to me the pro and con of different brands. I told him I will check the prices first and I proceed to check prices with few other shops. Some even sell $78 and some doesn’t have the model. At last, reached level 2 at a shop called Camera Talk Pte Ltd. He quoted me $45, sounds good and I proceed to deal with them. To my surprise, after I passed him $50 and waiting him to give back the change, he told me I need to pay for GST! I end up paying extra $3.15. Though it is still cheaper than the first shop, I feel cheated. I told them they are not honest, but he is giving excuses, blab la bla…etc. Since it is just a small amount of few dollars, I just walked away instead of arguing with those people.

Lesson learned – Always asked if the price is GST included when you are getting something from SIM LIM Square Singapore. I guess we just have to be extra careful as I saw some other people had even worse experience and authority can’t help much as well. Can somebody do a live TV show and pretend to be customer there? So that everybody knows there is such nonsense there?

Some other link regarding scam in Sim Lim Square…

Scam 1

Scam 2

I just had a quick holiday to Bali, it was a wonderful holiday, it’s all about food and relaxation. Of course there’s still some sightseeing.

Stayed at 101 Legian – This hotel is new, so everything seems clean and in order. Recommended!

There are a lot of shops that sell souvenirs and weird stuff like this. On the street you can see that most of the tourist is AngMoh.

Beware of small money changer!

When you at Bali and if you intend to change currency notes, please be extra careful. Try avoiding those small money changer counters, their rate might look tempting but you will be conned!

I had an incident where the guy gives the best rate in town, so I proceed to deal with him. He looks genuine as he put each of the notes on the table for us to calculate. Then once we had finished calculating, he gathered all of it and right before he wanted to pass to us, he purposely dropped few pieces of 100,000 notes back to his drawer. It was like split second, super fast! Luckily we managed to spot it! He then pretend that it was accidently dropped and claimed that the rate is actually not the rate mentioned earlier. Why? Coz he failed to trap us ! Pissed off and cancel the deal! So, if you wanted to go to money changer, go to those big one with electronic board that shows the rate, those will actually give u receipt as well. Safe and easy!

Good Food!

First one – Mee Goreng! But please remember to tell them to reduce salt! “Kurang Asin” in Indonesian

Blink Villa – Superb!

Rented bike and got conned by this uncle for tips for taking photo. Petrol cost 5000 x 2 bottle and photo taking another 10000 rupiah. So if you have 10,000 rupiah in a note, you will be saved. Why I been conned? Coz I only got 20,000 notes at that time. He refused to change the balance.

Bali Hai Cruise Dinner – This is recommended for couple who wish to have a romantic dinner. The environment is nice plus the live classical entertainment. You can dedicate songs for your love one as well. This is USD49 per person. I would say you are paying for the mood and environment, not really on the food. Coz the food is just so so only, not very nice but still acceptable.

ULUWATU – Great View, look at the sea

Tanah Lot – Temple

Happy Valentine’s Day !

Today when I opened my email, saw this interesting title. Wondering who that is and here it goes…Nata Baby

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This is so funny! “Saw your email today and become interested in you”

Is my email sexy? hahaha

Received this call this morning, I am so blurred that I pickup this call and a china lady start talking in mandarin asking if can do some survey.

1^st question – Have you visited gym before?

2^nd question – Have you used aromatherapy oil before?

Then I ask her what is all this for? She just says that they are expending some business from Malaysia to Singapore so the survey will eventually help. I told her that I don’t have time for this as I am busy, she then started to sound irritated saying that ‘I know you are busy…bla bla bla ‘

Next, I hung up the phone.

Internet is such a good place to get information. I goggled this number and found the answer. A lot of people are getting called from this number and many had said it is a spam. Some even says that they will tap on your number to make oversea calls where the bill goes to you. I hope this is not the case.

Any spam police out there? Go get this people !!!

I had been thinking to get my teeth re-aligned for some time. Had been feeling that my front teeth moving forward while i am aging…ahh!!!

Been goggling and found this Invisalign. It looks good and the best thing is that it is almost invisible. Sounds good huh ?

Next, the most important thing, the price. You can have it if you planning to spend around MYR15K-25K. Super expensive !!! I think if you extract all your teeth and then make set of fake teethes won’t even need to be so expensive. Well, look into another perspective, if you want a better smile, less pain, no metal thingy on your mouth, this is the only solution at the moment. Anybody want to sponsor me ? Anyone ???

After so many years, i had started running again. Yes, i had just signed up for the 21KM run.

Based on my training recently, i can clock 45minutes for 6.2KM run, quite a bad record compare to what i need to accomplish.

If based on this timing, i need to run 3.5x more with the time 45mins x 3.5 ? That’s 2.6 hours ! i need to target 2 hours max for 21KM.

Endurance ! Endurance ! I will keep running every alternate days !