tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78293492024-03-13T22:25:03.537+07:00bitslice cipher's blogbitslice's personal blog.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-83310267053295935512015-03-29T14:36:00.000+07:002015-03-29T14:36:32.172+07:00Booster and Truevisions Cable<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been having problems with the cable signal since I moved in my new house. Well, it was not <i>that</i> bad, I mean most of the time I can watch my
favorite channels without any problems. But sometimes the signal dropped
on certain channels and I got mosaic pictures or only heard sounds
without any pictures. <br />
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The cable company told me I had too many outlets and too long coaxial cable inside the house, and recommended that I put in a "booster" to help. The situation was acceptable to me at the time so I went on without it.<br />
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Lately the signal got worse, I got mosaic picture too often, and sometimes I even got a "no signal" screen. So I thought it's the timei to install a booster. However, calling a cable guy in to fix that would be too expensive so I decided to do that myself. I tried to search for information but could not find much so I decided to share it here. Note that I have a digital cable (TrueVisions) as in coaxial cable from the tap in front of my house, not a satellite feed.</div>
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What you need: a booster (of course), cables, and connectors. A booster can also be called an amplifier.</div>
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Buying a booster: first thing when you look for a booster is its operating frequency band. Usually the channels in the higher frequency range are more likely the ones having signal problems because higher frequency signal suffers more loss in the cable. So look for a booster in UHF range, from 300-1000MHz. It's gonna be hard to find one that operates up to 1000MHz, especially in Thailand. I couldn't find one either (the one I got was up to 870MHz), but I was told some shops carry such model.<br />
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Now you will see terms such as multi-band/wide-band/UHF-only. They are technical terms regarding how it works. A multi-band booster has filters in it and lets you adjust signal strength in each band (VL, VH, U). A wide-band booster covers its all frequency range. I got a wide-band and it's working fine.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">A booster with gain and slope adjustment knob is better as you can adjust the signal to best suit your needs. Please note, however, to correctly adjust gain/slope you may need a special equipment. Cable company engineers usually carry this tool, and they can help you fine tune your booster in case you are unable to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Now you need a short cable with F-type connectors on both end. You can ask the shop you buy the booster to make one for you. They usually have excess cable, and may give you one for free, or for a small amount of money.</span><br />
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The installation is easy. You just put the booster in <i>before </i>the splitter, i.e. cable from company <---> booster <---> splitter <----> cable box. That's it.<br /><div>
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bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-87866622774684050682009-07-18T06:37:00.006+07:002009-07-18T07:42:30.652+07:00Connecting Android Phone Through Adhoc Wifi NetworkAn Android phone works perfectly when you have a wireless connection, either through wifi <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Access_Point">wireless AP</a> or mobile network <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPRS">GPRS</a>. However, when it comes to places where only wired connectivity is available, for instance an Ethernet connection or a dial-up connection, or when you're roaming and using mobile network's data roaming might cost you a fortune, some workaround must be done.<br /><br />My HTC Magic works fine back at home. I got both unlimited wifi and GPRS connectivities. But when I roam elsewhere, which I do a lot, the data roaming cost would be too high and most hotels I stay have no wifi but only wired Ethernet in-room.<br /><br />One thing which I know will work is to carry with you a wireless AP, plug the LAN cable in, and you're all set. But I don't want to add any more weight to my bags. So I think about turning the laptop into an access point instead.<br /><br />So I did some searches and found a <a href="http://modmygphone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22681">very useful information</a> at <a href="http://modmygphone.com/">modmygphone.com</a>'s forum. The thread mentioned configuring your G1 Android phone to connect to a laptop's ad-hoc wireless network. That's exactly what I need!<br /><br />I didn't modify the files directly on the phone, but instead I used <span style="font-family:courier new;">adb pull</span> the 2 files onto my laptop, then edited the files, then <span style="font-family:courier new;">adb push</span> them back. So the steps were:<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;">> adb pull /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini tiwlan.ini</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />> adb pull /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf wpa_supplicant.conf</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />[.edit tiwlan.ini and wpa_supplicant.conf according to the guide]</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">> adb shell</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /># mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /># exit</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />> adb push tiwlan.ini /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"> > adb push wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">> adb shell</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"> # mount -o ro,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /># exit</span> <span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />> </span></span><br /></blockquote>You will see your ad-hoc wifi network name in networks list (Settings -> Wireless controls -> Wi-Fi settings). Phone modification part is complete.<br /><br />Now back to the laptop. An ad-hoc wireless connection has to be created and Internet Connection Sharing enabled. There are many guides available on the Internet. (for example <a href="http://www.home-network-help.com/ad-hoc-wireless-network.html">here</a>.) When it's created, in "Choose a wireless network" window, select your ad-hoc network and click "Connect." Your phone and laptop should try to connect to each other and you're all done!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi047SMVfTgLOEM-pfzxZRDGFCcy806JBjF0SkcD7lWRhVhySnwEDlk6D5QCvJGvAEOM9s0b7YpswisEEqxEtwQ-LNfB_r_NaSe95tXIfJIKIk2H0yyZ1jhv_Rycg7P1ADdgTZs/s1600-h/scr_wifi.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi047SMVfTgLOEM-pfzxZRDGFCcy806JBjF0SkcD7lWRhVhySnwEDlk6D5QCvJGvAEOM9s0b7YpswisEEqxEtwQ-LNfB_r_NaSe95tXIfJIKIk2H0yyZ1jhv_Rycg7P1ADdgTZs/s400/scr_wifi.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359590184983229522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In case you're unlucky and your hotel network assigns IP address in 192.168.0.0 net, ICS will not work. Try create a network bridge between the wireless connection and LAN connection instead.<br /><br />Have fun with your Android! ;-)bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-30320736574819704352009-03-10T18:48:00.003+07:002009-03-10T20:15:26.834+07:00Lost My WalletLast Saturday I had to go to Chiangmai to attend my girlfriend's best friend's wedding. We're booked for the earliest 6.30am flight.<br /><br />I got up at 4.30am and on the way to the airport I stopped at 7-eleven at a PTT gas station to grab a cup of coffee and to get some cash from the ATM nearby.<br /><br />Everything went fine until the plane had landed at Chiangmai Airport when I reached for my wallet to pay for the car rent and... it wasn't there!<br /><br />The following hour was spent trying to locate the wallet in every bags, figuring out whether I'd left it in my car in Bangkok and finally calling banks to suspend the credit cards (some were kind enough to let me suspend temporarily).<br /><br />After a while I managed to get over it and went on with the trip.<br /><br />--<br /><br />Later that day my girlfriend's sister was kind enough to drop by the gas station just in case someone had found it.<br /><br />Guess what? It was there! A 7-eleven cashier found it!!<br /><br />You might wonder why I'm so excited but in Bangkok when you lose your wallet or another valuable things you rarely get them back.<br /><br />Now I'm thinking what I should do to show my appreciation to the girl.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-57360638160462802012008-06-03T17:55:00.003+07:002008-06-03T18:00:49.140+07:00PFTOh, it's been such a long time. And there's nothing much to write. Anyway my simulator exam sessions, or PFT, are scheduled this Thursday and Friday. Have to study a lot.<br /><br />By the way, my <a href="http://twitter.com/bitslice">Twitter timeline</a> gets updated more often so you might want to check that out.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-41695108883550016172008-05-08T23:31:00.003+07:002008-05-09T04:30:42.278+07:00Bye bye Gisteq, Hello HoluxAs mentioned in <a href="http://blog.joint.net/2008/03/tracking-my-photos.html">my earlier entry</a> about logger device. I'd enjoyed using it for a while but unfortunately I'd lost it in Dubai. -_- Well, I turned it on while sitting in a cab and thought it might get better satellite reception if put in the back of the seat, near the windshield. Then when I got to the place I just jumped off, leaving the tracker behind...<br /><br />It's a <a href="http://www.gisteq.com/">Gisteq</a> <a href="http://www.gisteq.com/phototrackr.php">Phototrackr</a> unit. It's based on <a href="http://www.nemerix.com/">Nemerix</a> chipset and supports 16 channels tracking. My experience with it was good. Almost all the time it's got accurate position. Supplied program, Phototrackr, did a great job downloading data and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding">geocoding</a> photos. It also associated photos to <a href="http://map.google.com/">Google Map</a>, letting you see exactly where they were taken.<br /><br />To be able to continue tracking my photos, I've bought another tracker, this time it's <a href="http://www.holux.com/">Holux</a> <a href="http://www.holux.com/JCore/en/products/products_content.jsp?pno=341">M-241</a>, and it just arrived today. <br /><br />This M-241 has got a MTK chipset which supports 32 channels tracking. It has a display on it which can show its status, position, etc, and can be used to edit its settings. And it's 30 bucks cheaper than my previous Gisteq. However, it doesn't have extensive software support like the Phototrackr. From my research through the net, there are a few people using it and someone's already posted an alternate solution, so I thought it'd be ok to get it.<br /><br />Will give it a test run for a few days. More on this later.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-61925152152644474522008-05-02T09:00:00.002+07:002008-05-02T09:04:03.673+07:00Genius Pianist<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/ntReE2n15bo' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/ntReE2n15bo'/></embed></object></p><p>Ref: <a href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntReE2n15bo'>Star King #8 - Five Year Old Blind Genius Pianist (en)</a> on <a href='http://www.youtube.com/'>YouTube</a>.<br /><br />She is amazing!! Blind since she's born. At the age of 3 she heard her mother sing and can play the song right away.<br /><br />See her 2nd appearance in the show <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-qPDMCGiPc&">here</a>.</p></div>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-75278406010834675842008-05-01T11:43:00.004+07:002008-05-01T12:08:04.689+07:00Hello D300I've just got a new digital SLR camera--the Nikon D300. Took me a long time to finally make the decision (I was about to buy a DSLR when D200 was out to the market, that's a few years now).<br /><br />After playing with it for a while, I'm getting used to its functions and controls. Quite different from my previous F90x which was bought about 13 years ago back in 1995. It's a nice camera, with good quality images comparing to affordable price.<br /><br />See some pictures at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitslice/">my flickr page</a> or click picture below.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitslice/2456018350/" title="BMW on the road by bitslice, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2456018350_f5635702aa.jpg" alt="BMW on the road" height="266" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitslice/2456018350/">BMW on the road</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bitslice/">bitslice</a>.<br /></span>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-28065605103055745632008-04-23T20:05:00.002+07:002008-04-23T20:07:44.304+07:00Contender Asia: Final EpisodeWatch it tonight 8pm Thailand time on AXN. Last episode of the series. 2 hours.<br /><br />For rerun schedule, check out <a href="http://www.axn-asia.com/">axn-asia.com</a>.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-88028250639805601712008-04-10T11:29:00.003+07:002008-04-10T12:11:34.648+07:00Lufthansa Airbus crosswind landing at HamburgOn Saturday March 1st, a Lufthansa <a href="http://www.airbus.com/">Airbus</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320">A320</a> made a crosswind landing at Hamburg airport. With strong gust during its final stage of approach, just before touchdown, the aircraft almost had a wingstrike. Watch the video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/z42fchrzhHY&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/z42fchrzhHY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />News article: <a href="http://www.thehamburgexpress.com/content/view/646/61/">24 year-old Co-Pilot Steered The Lufthansa Airbus A320</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Note: </span>People are still misunderstanding that only the pilot (<span style="font-style:italic;">captain</span>) can fly the aircraft. That's not true. <span style="font-style:italic;">Co-pilot</span> (First Officer) can also fly the aircraft, takeoffs and landings, however with final decisions made and assisted by Captain.<br /><br />The captain, as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_in_command">Pilot-in-Command (PIC)</a>, is responsible for overall aircraft operations and safety. However, he doesn't need to be the one who fly the aircraft. (Read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_in_command">wiki:Pilot in command</a> above.)<br /><br />For most modern 2-crew airliners, flying is divided into 2 roles, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_Flying">PF</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_Flying">Pilot Flying</a>, or piloting pilot) and PNF (Pilot Not Flying, or pilot monitoring). PF, as the name says, flies the aircraft. And PNF monitors flight parameters and assists PF in whatever he needs. <br /><br />PF/PNF roles can be switched, i.e. if the captain is a PF, then the co-pilot is PNF, or vice versa.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-77027136173829708662008-04-09T12:02:00.002+07:002008-04-09T12:11:10.783+07:00Flickr now on Video!Photo sharing website <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> <a href="http://blog.flickr.net/en/2008/04/09/video-on-flickr-2/">introduced</a> its new service, Video on Flickr. Videos are limited to 90 seconds, and only pro members can upload right now.<br /><br />Flickr also recently increased picture upload limit to 20MB/pic for pro members, and 10MB/pic for regular members.<br /><br />Check out the following sample video:<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=1.167" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="300" width="400"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=44054e3e75&photo_id=2399574121&show_info_box=true"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=1.167"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=1.167" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=44054e3e75&photo_id=2399574121&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="300" width="400"></embed></object>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-29391673478442890092008-04-01T23:28:00.002+07:002008-04-03T14:40:36.727+07:00Life on Mars: Google's Virgle ProjectRecently Google has teamed up with Virgin to offer an opportunity to the public to participate in their newest project: a human colony on Mars!<br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">For thousands of years, </span><br />the human race has spread out across the Earth, scaling mountains and plying the oceans, planting crops and building highways, raising skyscrapers and atmospheric CO2 levels, and observing, with tremendous and unflagging enthusiasm, the Biblical injunction to be fruitful and multiply across our world's every last nook, cranny and subdivision.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">An invitation.</span><br />Earth has issues, and it's time humanity got started on a Plan B. So, starting in 2014, Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading hundreds of users on one of the grandest adventures in human history: Project Virgle, the first permanent human colony on Mars.<br /></blockquote>Check out <a href="http://www.google.com/virgle/">Virgle</a> now!<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Happy April Fools'.</span>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-46123709027681643992008-03-28T20:41:00.003+07:002008-03-28T20:56:20.031+07:00Tracking My Photos<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitslice/2365882993/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2131/2365882993_114292503d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bitslice/">bitslice</a><br /><br /></span>Before, when uploading photos to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, I had to manually edit each picture's description to match with where it was taken, which would be a pain if I had to edit the whole set.<br /><br />For as long as I can remember, Flickr has this feature that allows you to add specific position information (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system">latitude/longitude</a> pair) to each photo. It also integrates maps and satellite images onto it so you can browse pictures by the place they were taken. I wasn't so interested in it because I didn't have a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System">GPS</a> unit and thought it's too expensive, too large, and too heavy to carry along.<br /><br />Only until recently I came across those special GPS units designed for tracking photographers (and their photographs, of course). They are compact, light, and in my opinion not expensive (under USD100). They don't have displays, just some status LEDs, and all they do are just recording GPS position on a time interval or a distance basis.<br /><br />All you need to do is connect the unit to your PC and download the log files. Usually a program is provided to assist you in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoding">geocoding</a> (or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geotagging">geotagging</a>) each photo's GPS position. That's all. When you upload your <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocoded_photograph">geocoded pictures</a>, if the web supports it, the position will be shown right next to your photo. Check out my picture above to see how it works.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-15955196476908883622008-03-15T21:13:00.004+07:002008-03-15T21:37:12.108+07:00Welcome to Airbus WorldDuring the past few months I'd been training for new aircraft type-rating, an <a href="http://www.airbus.com/en/">Airbus</a> A330-300. It's much larger than <a href="http://www.boeing.com/">Boeing</a> 737--with a capacity of 305 passengers, comparing to 737's 149.<br /><br />An aircraft type determines its route. Larger aircrafts fly to further destinations. (But not always the case, I must say.) A330's destinations are located around Asia and the Middle East regions. I was so excited to explore the new places, and of course the new plane. Before each flight I tried to plan my trip during my stay at that place. (Normally after a long flight, crews get a rest period of say 24 hours before flying back.) Sounds like fun, huh?<br /><br />However, that's only one side of the coin. Further destination means longer flight time, much longer than domestic routes. Sometimes it even takes the whole night. And I believe you can imagine how it's like to stay up late to like 5 or 6 am. It's <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">exhausting</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">! </span>I always went straight to bed after arrival from such flight. Sightseeing? Nope, maybe next time. So far only few places were visited. And my list still grows. Anyway, that's something I've to get used to.<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Sigh.</span><br /><br />I wish I have enough energy to explore more soon!bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-56369365786425126242008-03-13T19:12:00.002+07:002008-03-13T19:15:07.261+07:00Thai Airways A300-600<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitslice/2302791543/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2399/2302791543_c66ebe4e64_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bitslice/2302791543/">Thai Airways A300-600</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/bitslice/">bitslice</a></span> <p>A Thai Airways' Airbus 300-600 en route from Beijing to Bangkok on Feb 27th, 2008.<br /><br />This was shot mid-air over China airspace around Nanning. I was at 11,600 meters (38,100 feet) and they were at 11,000 meters (36,100 feet). We were both heading for Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport (I was back from Shanghai). The newly implemented China RVSM airspace made it possible to spot closer at aircrafts on cruise in the same direction.</p>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-68800640719367815792008-01-26T08:26:00.000+07:002008-01-26T08:38:44.135+07:00The Contender Asia.. is now showing on <a href="http://www.axn-asia.com/">AXN</a> every Wednesdays at 9PM Thailand time. It features 2 Muay Thai fighters from Thailand; <a href="http://contenderasia.com/index.php/content/view/20/73/lang,english/">Naruepol</a> (นฤพล) and <a href="http://contenderasia.com/index.php/content/view/15/78/lang,english/">Yodsaenklai</a> (ยอดแสนไกล). They haven't fight yet but from their profiles I don't think they're gonna lose those <span style="font-style: italic;">farangs </span>easily. Let's watch and cheer Muay Thai and Thai fighters!bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-90941597700058703172008-01-02T07:23:00.001+07:002008-01-02T07:58:06.569+07:00Hi 2008This year I wasn't around for the new year party as usual. I had to work over the new year like few people. The trip was to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, India and it was right <span style="font-style: italic;">over</span> the new year period--December 31st to January 2nd.<br /><br />However, I managed to go to a fancy bar at the hotel for the countdown event. It's pretty expensive, imagine a 1100-Baht 60-ml shot of Johnnie's Black Label, or a 350-Baht Heineken. But at least it's better than sitting alone in the room. By the way, I'm still confused about smoking law in Mumbai because when I asked the waiter whether smoking is allowed in the bar, he said no, I had to go outside to smoke. However, not long after that I saw people smoked. Well, maybe bad communication with the waiter. Anyway, I had a few drinks and did the countdown thing and enjoyed the music. Not a bad night.<br /><br />I just got back to Bangkok this morning at almost 6am. Weather report at the airport said nice weather and temperature at 19 degrees Celcius. Seems like Bangkok is getting cold again. Cool. Not a bad day to start 2008 with in Bangkok at all.<br /><br />Happy New Year 2008 to you all!bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-13051939407829992742007-12-22T15:18:00.000+07:002007-12-22T15:27:38.255+07:00Missed by a Day<a href="http://www.dubaidutyfree.com/">Dubai Duty Free</a> at <a href="http://www.dubaiairport.com/">Dubai Int'l Airport</a> had its annual sale on December 20th, only one-day offer. This year is its 24th anniversary so all items were on sale at 24%. I wish I was there but unfortunately I got there (Dubai) on December 19th and left on 21st.<br /><br />Next year if it has 25% offer, I'll be there.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-79793103284515013192007-12-13T19:31:00.000+07:002007-12-13T19:55:20.540+07:00Election CampaignA few days ago I came across this poster for the upcoming election in December. What I liked about this poster was the comment under each candidate's picture.<br /><br />Under the picture of candidate No. 1 it says "ex-member of constitution drafting committee." Ok, he has some experience in politics.<br /><br />Under the picture of candidate No. 3 it says "Ph.D. from Cambridge." Makes sense, he has knowledge to which he can adapt in his future political career. (If he got elected, of course.)<br /><br />Now let's see candidate No. 2, under her picture it says "ex-Miss Teen". Do we need an ex-Miss Teen for this job? Doesn't she have any better qualification to put there?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAA7ZI18dlCuPw1SsOXydG3F8GlbTVg56rZh_dbTNNa0706ADFoCVKJPzrPlJBN5U5pqv8_-yurX1TMCZzifUBgQGTg3tQtoMqfEsevor3tfr4cNNWG9fEzwBsYvh6sSEAWh3/s1600-h/DSC00396.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAA7ZI18dlCuPw1SsOXydG3F8GlbTVg56rZh_dbTNNa0706ADFoCVKJPzrPlJBN5U5pqv8_-yurX1TMCZzifUBgQGTg3tQtoMqfEsevor3tfr4cNNWG9fEzwBsYvh6sSEAWh3/s320/DSC00396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143434623014473762" border="0" /></a>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-90246164195968557052007-11-20T19:55:00.000+07:002007-11-20T20:13:18.751+07:00What I've MissedThis evening I did my usual things when I got home--get changed, turn on my computer, well actually only the monitor because I always keep my computer on, then check new emails. One of the most frequent email updates I got from those community sites is <a href="http://www.multiply.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Multiply</span></a>'s <span style="font-style: italic;">What You've Missed</span> email.<br /><br />I skimmed through the mail quickly. Normally I just delete this kind of email right away. But suddenly something caught my attention! I just couldn't believe my eyes. Picture below was part of the message I captured. Look at topic '<span style="font-style: italic;">Puma Ads</span>.'<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQUIyX1NjArkgosBx0c7kPhxubTq-mmzEWUewPLWbMKbv6YucD4nxsEtFi_WdLm3ixweKETOAKCLHa_ucLvSOzNVhMtJzrKkmd8OS1hFD4xWTLgdPfirIZ-p7Fp94R5JvblKS/s1600-h/multiply_updates.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQUIyX1NjArkgosBx0c7kPhxubTq-mmzEWUewPLWbMKbv6YucD4nxsEtFi_WdLm3ixweKETOAKCLHa_ucLvSOzNVhMtJzrKkmd8OS1hFD4xWTLgdPfirIZ-p7Fp94R5JvblKS/s320/multiply_updates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134906590994358530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Jade? My best friend <a href="http://jessebackpacker.multiply.com/">Jade</a>'s got a girl? That's a big update, to me at least, thanks to Multiply. Congratulations, dude.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-19399569099259087022007-11-19T15:12:00.000+07:002007-11-19T15:16:54.584+07:00The Japanese TraditionThis video series on YouTube is really funny. They look so real that some people might actually believe! Ocha (Tea):<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aLtaVoH0WAc&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aLtaVoH0WAc&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Check out more: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bMM73-qHo">Shazai</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuNu2a4FGTI">Sushi</a>. See related items on the pages for more.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-66966586472281644792007-11-17T13:00:00.000+07:002007-11-19T15:18:22.070+07:00Short Film: Yark Ja Borg Ter Wa Rukอยากจะบอกเธอว่ารัก - หนังสั้น หนังรักของเด็กเกรียนๆ<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HtHE0CtmGdE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HtHE0CtmGdE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-87672686063855873172007-11-15T19:11:00.000+07:002007-11-15T19:18:19.371+07:00BalloonI wanna fly a balloon like this! P'Varan took really great pictures.<br /><a href="http://rbjphoto.multiply.com/photos/album/108/Luv_is_in_the_air_Balloon_Festa_"><br />Luv is in the air : Balloon Festa !!</a>bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-11412758530212783252007-11-12T18:26:00.000+07:002007-11-12T18:37:39.874+07:00Productive ArguingArguments in a relationship are not good. And I think almost every couple must have had disagreement in their relationships. But how <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span> to let an argument become so bad and painful? This <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/">BBC</a> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/couples/comm_productive.shtml">article </a>provides 10 tips that will help you <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/relationships/couples/comm_productive.shtml">argue in a more productive way</a>. (Of course, it's <span style="font-style: italic;">Productive Arguing</span>!)bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-5147834242780017492007-11-09T00:43:00.000+07:002007-11-12T18:44:01.928+07:00Interesting LifeHack ArticlesI came across these 3 Lifehack articles relating to exercise and diet. Thought they're related to my previous post. They are:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/15-tips-to-restart-the-exercise-habit-and-how-to-keep-it.html">15 Tips to Restart the Exercise Habit (and How to Keep It)<br /></a></li><li><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/13-tips-to-actually-enjoy-exercising.html">13 Tips to Actually Enjoy Exercising</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-diet-hacks-to-keep-you-slim-trim.html">10 Diet Hacks to Keep You Slim & Trim</a></li></ul>They're from my <a href="http://lifehacker.com/">Lifehacker</a> feed.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829349.post-32837763462470900902007-11-08T11:20:00.000+07:002007-11-08T11:58:29.659+07:00Protein and ExerciseLast night while we were hanging out at <a href="http://www.saxophonepub.com/">Saxophone</a>, Jo mentioned himself losing weight by controlling diet without much exercise. He mentioned something about daily protein intake of 90 grams/day. I woke up this morning and was still curious so I googled it up and found <a href="http://exercise.about.com/cs/nutrition/a/protein.htm">this</a> and <a href="http://www.cptips.com/protein.htm">this</a>.<br /><br />Basically daily protein consumption is pretty important if you're controlling weight. I've always thought of less carbohydrate, less fat, but no idea about protein. If you do not eat enough protein, the body will suck protein from parts of your body for essential body functions (instead of fat which we would want to lose). However, excessive protein consumption will <span style="font-weight: bold;">end up as fat</span> on your body.<br /><br />I'd have to start monitoring what I eat too.bitslicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15296457715801765031noreply@blogger.com6