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 Meet Lyo and Merly.... by Kelvin Chua on
7th Aug 10
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Heres what in the bag, Lyo and Merly, plus a mousepad! After working so hard for 2 months plus, I ought to reward myself with some small gifts. I wanted to buy some IT gadgets like Canon EOS 550D, iPhone 4 or iPad at first, but I got hardly any chance to use them. Plus now I'm on budget to save up for the future (like wedding, HDB flat and car). Wanted to get Starcraft II, but no time to play so no point. Since YOG is here and our country is the host, so lets support them! Honestly, I find them cute, so might as well get one set. There is the large set, which costs SGD$39.90 each (either Lyo or Merly, $79.80 for both), medium for $22.90 and small (key chain size) for $12.90. I got myself the medium size. I also bought one mousepad for my girlfriend @$5.90. Total Damage: $50.70. Should spoil myself once in a while. LOL...
A Mousepad for my girlfriend.
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Guess whats in the bag... by Kelvin Chua on
4th Aug 10
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After working so hard for the past few months, I decided to reward myself with this. Guess whats inside the bag? Reveal to you shortly. Haha...
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My new gadgets: My HP laptop and new HDD! by Kelvin Chua on
14th Jun 10
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I have been longing for a laptop. I really need one. My IBM X60s laptop has broke down. My HP Mini 311 is slow, I really can't stand the speed of a netbook! Anyway, PC show 2010 is an opportunity for me to get one. Initially, I wanted to get Apple MacBook Pro 13" for my work. I love the MacBook, but its something that I don't really need, it is only something I want. I don't have many Mac Software to utilize its potential, plus the total cost is very expensive, around $2K if you include extended Apple care warranty. In addition, the specs are low (Still Core 2 duo at this point of time), it will not be fast for me in the future. I want something that can be fast for me for the next 3 years. I also want something that is cheap, around $1.5K though I can afford much better ones (need to save up for the future). Hence, I'm looking laptops with i3, i5 or i7 processors. After looking around on the PC show 2010 in the Saturday afternoon, I finally found my choice: the HP dv 3 4036TX. I need a laptop with powerful processor as I love to multi-tasks, running many programs at once. A discrete graphics card is a need for my HD videos, not games. Most laptops in the PC show will only offer you core i5 with $1.5K price. HP dv 3 4036TX is the exception. Originally, it costs $1699. PC show specially sold it @$1599 with some free gifts. After shopping there for 1 hour, they finally reduce the price to $1499, with many free gifts and laptop upgrades. I also got a 500GB Seagate free agent go external portable harddisk @$109. SRP costs around $129. Here is the final spec:
HP Pavilion dv3-4036tx Entertainment Notebook PC
Win 7 Home Premium 32-bit
Intel® Core? i7-720QM Processor, 1.6GHz Turbo Boost to 2.8GHz, quad core & 8 threads
4 GB DDR3
320 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
LightScribe SuperMulti DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
(13.3") diagonal High-Definition LED HP BrightView Display 1366 x 768
ATI Mobility Radeon? HD 5450 Graphics (switchable) with 512 MB dedicated
1 VGA port
1 HDMI port
1 stereo headphone-out
1 microphone-in
3 USB 2.0 ports (3rd shared with eSATA port)
1 eSATA + USB port
1 RJ45 ethernet port
Slots
5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro or xD Picture cards
Webcam
Altec Lansing speakers
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth® wireless networking
2.085 kg
Final Price: $1499
Free Gifts Include: 2 Years warranty extension, Laptop case, free 1000 songs download from HP, Norman security suite, laptop fan, mouse, keyboard protector, screen cleaning kit, headphone.
To me, it is the most worthy laptop as it is the cheapest quad core laptop around there. My friend even follow my recommendation and bought it. Do you think this deal is worth? Anyway, I'm using it now to do my blog. I'm loving it!
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Latest Updates on my life.... by Kelvin Chua on
14th Jun 10
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It has been along time since I blogged. I have started work about may. It may not seem easy at first, but lucky I have many good friends that help me to adapt this new working environment. Its interesting to see people from various discipline field. I'm personally a computer graduate. I have friends from Business, Real Estates, Sociology, Political Science etc. Each of them have different personality and different strengths. For me since I got a computer degree, naturally I'm the IT man there. However, I learnt a lot from them. Each of them have demonstrated their own strengths like leadership, initiative, organizing skills etc. It is fun for me to work together with them. I really enjoyed it. Time really flies each day. Though I still miss my holidays where I get to slack, sleep late and enjoy myself for the whole day; I find these days very meaningful for me. I really get to push myself to the limits. Together working as a team with my friends here, we are able to overcome many obstacles. Hence, I'm cherishing my time here now. What about you? Hows your job?
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The worst pain... This blog is dedicated to my lost tooth... by Kelvin Chua on
28th Apr 10
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As I'm blogging now, my mouth is full of blood and saliva. Yup, its disgusting. I'm bearing the pain now. I almost faint. This is the worst pain ever. I think the best phrase to describe is excruciating pain. My most painful moment ever. I have been through 3 operations before;
one during a road accident when I was in sec 3, stitching my eye brown, another extraction of four teeth for braces, and last one to remove foreign particles under my skin. None of those beat this.
I had been suffering toothache for the past few nights. Yesterday was the worst one, I couldn't sleep. I'm suffering pulpitis, an inflammation of a pulp. Pulpitis can be extremely painful and in serious cases calls for root canal therapy. The root canal therapy cost around $1.2K++. Where to get that sum of money? Especially when I haven't start work? Hence, I have no choice but to opt for tooth extraction, which cost only $100.
Despite the dentist injecting anesthetic, the extraction is too painful. I have to get extra dose of anesthetic, which is still very painful during the extraction! I struggled and screamed in the process, just like those people you watch in movies and dramas, so dramatic! Imagine applying sheer amount of force on a damaged bone (tooth), how painful can it be. I can't imagine that I'm still conscious now, able to blog and tweet.
On my way back, my gums are bleeding profusely, I have to split out blood five times on my way back. I rather walk 22km road march or do 16 pull-ups at one go. Those pain are much better. I can't believe that I'm able to do 16 pull-ups despite all the pain.
As for my lost tooth, I'm sorry I couldn't save you. I feel guilty for not being able to afford the treatment. You have served for me for 26 years, helping me in chewing and digesting all my meals. Its my great honour to have you around with me. I salute you with all my respect. Hooyah!
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