Chin Huey in Straits Quay...

The remorse feeling of me makes me write this blog post to show some beauty of Straits Quay with the vibrant and gorgeous model - Chin Huey. Major credits should goes to Chin Huey, and she should conceited as she manage to add colors to Straits Quay - an under development shopping mall/residential area.

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a remarkable shot. I've been brought to the security office 'mercilessly' after this shoot... -.-"

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Personally, I like this shoot a lot, as the directional lighting from left bring a little bit feeling of studio portraits. :p

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I took this photo sneakily from the staircase...

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That's how Chin Huey add the colors to Straits Quay!!

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She is also sweet as the lollipop, and the wallpaper is meant for her. :-)

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Thanks to Joey for the human-made wind to come out such effect.. :-)

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a seductive post from Chin Huey..

我在圣诞节2010做了什么？

这个圣诞节，在短短的9个小时里头，我将自己分成了3个角色：生日会、昔日猪朋狗友的庆祝会和同事的庆祝会...

一个对我日后很重要人物的生日会，当然是斯文、稳重的一面。当然，带着一个薄面具做人，感觉肯定非自然。在这个生日会，给自己打了70分而已，感觉自己有点迷失方向，失去平时自己懂得怎么寻找的平衡点。也好，我还可以在他面前拥有进步的机会...

昔日猪朋狗友，既是从中学到学院的一班‘死党’。因为之前要上下午班、夜班，导致两年以内都无法出席他们的聚会而疏远了彼此的感情，想借此机会去见见这班‘Long time no see’的老朋友。很明显大家都‘发福’了；同时，大家都纷纷地找到另外一半，双双对对了，很替他们欣慰。老样子，都会玩一些游戏来增加圣诞晚会的气氛，顿时，觉得自己老了，有点‘代沟’的味道；不过，还是很尽情地参与了...因为脑海里不停的播映着4、5年前的画面，气氛一样，只是景色、人物都已经换上崭新的一幕。我，还是很enjoy...

过后，从Tj. Tokong驾车到Air Itam同事家。刚踏进家门，就被要求喝一杯需要配一小匙盐巴的 - Bombay Sapphire，是Dry Jin的一种。说真的，味道超难喝，很干烈！喝到凌晨2时许，觉得到自己的极限了，晕沉沉地走到车子，不知怎的觉得胸口的气被顶住了，慢慢地驶到安全的拐弯处，呕吐了...很辛苦，那时候对自己说，不要了，以后都不要了！

直到隔天早上，一点进食的胃口都没有，直到下午3时许，才恢复了食欲，吃了一碗面线 + 红鸡蛋，原来，26-Dec-2010是我农历的生日。我很愧疚的吃完整碗面，那普通的味道却带着妈妈的心意，好温暖，真的好温暖....

转眼间，这又是一年多的照片了...每当觉得自己很‘废’的时候，都会回顾一下以前，比较一下现在，为的是得以进步....

80后的2010/2011 困扰

好久没有和一个好朋友这样子闲聊了，难得可以毫无隔膜的吐出满肚子的苦水，身为听众的我，也是很乐意给些真诚的意见...

80后的我们，在2010年纷纷收到同龄的一些婚讯；很自然的，就会让人觉得：“..是时候结婚了..”

又或是在办公室/友群里，被说成：“和某某很有可能”、“某某人很钟意他/她”、“身边的蜜蜂/胡蝶多得不计其数”等等。这一切，在我眼里都变成‘正常’了...

朋友告诉我她有点困惑，明知道有人很钟意她，但又很肯定他不是自己的那杯茶。她不想破坏了和这位朋友的友情，另一方面又真的不想让他有任何遐想， 还真的很烦恼！

想了想，这次我竟然一点意见都没给，还真的不太像平时的我呢！想了好久，手板是肉，手背也是肉，还是不要破坏这大自然的定律才好，让他们顺其自然吧！ :-)

看起来，这像是一条很寂寞的街道，就连大自然的风也不光顾的情况下，显出了非一般的宁静！好喜欢早晨这闲荡荡的感觉，好棒！

江枻丰为情坠楼自杀的后遗症

这件悲剧发生后，几天内成为本地中文论坛的热门话题，在刚过去的周末这话题更是白热化。我逛了一逛本地数一数二的中文论坛：Cari(佳里) ，有很多Lala仔和Lala妹竟然觉得这是一件可歌可泣，并可以见证‘真爱’的‘壮举’；很多90后的少女更开始质问自己男友会不会这样为自己‘牺牲’....

我傻眼了，怎么90后的人都那么‘不会想’?!?! 续之前的部落格，看来我的看法对了一大半：家庭悲剧是问题的根源，导致现在的华社都自私了！

之前有点控制自己的情绪，不想写一些那么主观的部落格，但是我真的想借博客的力量，告诉那些懦弱、自私、爱逃避、无能的年轻人：无论是因为什么原因而自杀，这都是自私、怕事的行为。别以为江枻丰为情自杀是真的想放开他女友，反之，这为那些在世的人带来许多不必要的悲伤、麻烦。试想一下，现在他的前度女友该以什么心情来面对这件事？懊悔？自责？这就是因为爱她而作的事吗？

在论坛里，发现有这么一个偏激的想法，完完全全的反对我的观点。她在面子书，对于这场悲剧给了以下评语：

看了那个为情自杀的事件后，有点感触，有人认为那个男生去自杀是太傻了，有些人认为他很专一，我个人认为不是说必要还是不必要，爱情是盲目的，爱情是可以牺牲的，但牺牲不是说拿自己的命去自杀之类的，从这件事来说，爱情是真的会让一个人想不开，想不开是因为太投入，太爱一个人，既然为了避免发生类似的事件再发生，那以后感情问题就别太投入，对某个人的爱别去到尽，对他说我爱你其实只是一个虚伪的表现，慢慢的大家会变得假情假意，那以后大家要如何来看待感情这个问题呢？然后世界不再存在真爱这回事，大家都不需要再受伤，适合在一起就结婚，而不是因为爱对方才在一起，那怎样想象以后的世界是会变得怎样的，人类和机器人有什么分别？既然如此人类何必需要感情呢？尤其那些玩弄感情的人，你们真的那么喜欢玩弄别人的感情吗？感情这问题真的那么好玩吗，看到人家对你生不如死的表情你很开心吗？看到人家为你自杀你很开心吗？

恳请大家以后认真看待感情和爱情，不要随便伤害对方！

读了之后，还以为她也算是理智的人。谁知，她接下来的回复，让我觉得她这段的评语，其实在字眼的另一面

人为何会有五情六欲，如果不需要就不要做人吧...请你认真想过还是体会过才讲这些...

看看这些人，还是很赞成：“...人，为最爱的人殉情是可以体谅、理解的...”

就这样，又一单为情坠楼案在世界的另外一角发生了...

我相信，这都是江枻丰为情坠楼自杀的后遗症...90后的你们，是否可以醒过来，看看这些所谓伟大的爱情故事其实一点都不伟大，反而让人觉得很无知，让身边关心他们的人悲痛欲绝 - 这就是所谓的伟大？

a bad experience in Penang Straits Quay

Recently, I heard about Penang new shopping mall – Straits Quay, but I have no idea what it looks like, just keep received a lot of positive comments: beautiful & nice environment, romantic, and suitable for portrait photography.

That’s what my buddy told me, a guy from Ipoh. I feel shame that I need an Ipoh guy to told me what is the famous thing in Penang now.

Then, they ask for portrait photo shoot at Straight Quay. I was thinking: Wow, what a good timing for me to hear about this shopping mall, and have photograph session there.

I wake up at my usual time - 6am, and get myself prepare for this photo shoot; maybe I’m getting too excited. We meet up at McD Sunrise tower, fill out my stomach with McD Fillet O’Fish breakfast set, and drive toward to Straight Quay.

When I arrive, I need to direct by the security officer to the right car park, before I equip myself with my lovely gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 85mm f1.8, Nikon SB900 Flash, & Nikkor 35mm f2.0. We spend our 35 mins ‘warm-up’ time there with some building shoots, before the arrival of the gorgeous model : xxxx.

After everything is ready, I made my first shoot with Nikkor 85mm f1.8, and I heard a very unfriendly voice shout at us:

“..Hey, you all can’t take photo here!! You need approval from our head office before you can do so!!!”

I’m so surprise that we’ve been stop by the security officer there. I tried to explain to him that we’re don’t use the photos for commercial purpose but for personal interest only, and our explanation seems to be ignored by this Indian security officer, and ‘invite’ us to meet his ‘boss’ in the security room.

I went there with my buddy: Luke, and we’ve been told that we need to get approval from their Sales Gallery office, and make the payment of RM500 per hour before we can take photo there. Again, I talk nicely to this Chinese ‘security officer’s head’ that we are not from any Magazine/Publisher that will use the photos for commercial purpose. And again, my explanation being ignored and rejected by this ‘uncivilized creature’, with a very unfriendly way I would said.

I know I can’t continue the conversation with this ‘creature’, so I request to talk to someone who has higher authority. He provides the contact number with a unfriendly way, and I just call up this lady straight away.

This lady: Emily, request us to meet her at the information counter. While we’re waiting, (stand there approximately for 20mins), some of my buddy just took 1 or 2 scenery photos inside the building. Their action attracts an Indian security officer come to ask us leave the building as no approval from their head office. Due to I do not speak the language as this poor creature do, I just ignore him, and continue standing there to wait for Emily.

At last, Straits Quay has someone civilized, and understandable that I can talk to. We provide her all the personal blog web addresses, and explain that we – bloggers, can help them do a free advertisement through the web to gain more people get knowing about this new shopping mall. Finally she allow us to continue our photo shoot there for 2 hours. I take this opportunity to feedback about we’ve been treated in a very unfriendly way by their security officer’s head.

Honestly, although the place is nice, but I would say they hire wrong people who totally do not know how to handle this situation in a proper way.

Please take a look to some photos that I taken from Straight Quay…

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The Banner...

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Still under construction..I believe this will turn into a very interesting place :-)

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Suddenly I see this view is better than Gurney sea view. What do you think?

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The Light House of Straits Quay..yet to complete

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I just love the sky so much....

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View from light house :-)

吉隆坡22岁华裔青年江枻丰为情坠楼自杀

这是一件极令人痛心的一个自杀案。同时，这也让我十分震惊，怎么这个时代了，还会有‘殉情’的悲剧上演？意想不到的更是这么一个帅气的小男生，竟然会为了一个树，而不顾家人以及其他关心他的人，放弃了这一大片绿油油的森林！

在自杀前45分钟，还在面子书 （Facebook）倒数，却没有一个朋友、家人相信，反而大家都以为他在借面子书来发泄他分手后悲伤的心情，谁知道，他，真的从14楼跳下去了....就这样，这自私的行为结束了一条宝贵的生命！

在还未跳下去之前，还要给自己拍了一张‘最后的照片’，Post上网后，就往外跳了...

听人说，要自杀需要一股很大的勇气，我很好奇，怎么这男生宁愿用这股勇气来自杀而不要鼓起勇气来面对分手的事实，难道，这也是一宗家庭悲剧‘后遗症’导致而成吗？

过后，他父亲声称不相信自己儿子这自寻短见的事实，但是看了孩子的遗体，不得不强行让自己相信，儿子真的为情自杀。奇怪的是，这父亲竟然怪责儿子的三位好友没有在他分手后加以劝导，而导致这场悲剧发生。我心想：既然身为一个父亲的，会基于某原因而无法向自己孩子多了解，然后给与支持；反之却把这父亲的责任推到别人身上，这也够‘尽责’了...

在这里，很感谢江枻丰为华族反映了现今社会的‘病态’，也希望他能够在九泉之下得以安息了！

更过详情：

http://cforum1.cari.com.my/news/kwongwah/news.php?Id=9559

虽然这里的设备不齐全，蚊子又多，不过，在这里长大的人拥有一个纯洁的思想。看见这一片稻田，我的思绪也清静了许多...

折腾的一个星期：喉咙疼

近期的健康真的下滑的许多，支撑不住的身体渐渐发出许多‘警报’，先是发烧、背椎酸痛，紧接着就是喉咙疼痛。这痛楚折腾了我整整一个星期，无论三餐都是白粥蒸鱼，满肚子也每时每刻都装着玉米水，这喉疼就是不愿离我而去，导致吞每一口口水都像是将一根根坚韧的针吞进喉咙似的疼痛。

自己在服用药物后，趁药力还未发效，在床上自己静思：即使多有权力、财力的人；又或是拥有千万个仇恨，只要病倒在床上，这一切都要归零！

听起来好悲哀，不过这就是事实。想到自己病倒的样子，爸妈、至爱、朋友担心的模样，其他的，都不重要了，就只有和自己说：

“我一定要赶紧好起来...”

喉咙就像这些堆积的石砖一样，好干硬，尽管你洒多少水，也于事无补...

终于都病了…

好久没有这种感觉了，觉得身体都垮了！昨晚，下班回家后，就突然累得像干了一整天搬运工作似的，倒在沙发呼呼大睡了…

睡了两个小时，发现好几通电话都没接，头也重得像石头，连转身也都很辛苦。洗了澡，到楼下时感到双脚轻浮，觉得那时的梯级变得特别高，走得相当吃力。想说看看电视节目，不到15分钟，眼皮又变得很沉重了…跑到房间时，看看墙壁上的时钟，仿佛在对我说：
“现在才9点12分而已，你就要睡了吗？”

我无力理会什么有的没有的，倒在床上，又睡了！

起身了，看不见昨晚讥讽我的壁钟，走到厕所，感觉很陌生。再看看自己的脸孔，想问问‘他’到底是谁，怎么会跑到和我一样的厕所？

回到房间，靠着厕所一丝微光，显示了壁钟长短针的方向，原来，才凌晨４点多而已。我又睡了...

这样醒醒睡睡，也忘了摸摸发热的额头，就下楼去准备上班了...吃早餐时，觉得今天妈妈有点失手，我吃不出味道来了...抬起头来，眼前景物有点模糊，头的重量也只会偏向两边...

这时候，我很确定，我真的病了....

身体像是这个生锈的机械般的无奈....我应该好好休息了~

水灾后的合艾 - this is the Hatyai after the flood

好久没有和家人远行了，难得有机会和爸妈、姐到合艾去拜佛，带了心爱的Nikon D700一起去了。途中，还一直担心那里水灾的状况是否会影响我们的拜佛之旅...

到了那边情况虽然没有我想象的糟，但也还蛮不堪...

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最后一天在合艾，决定到大巴杀买东西时，发现没人在所谓的巴杀开档，反而在路边摆起许多摊子来了，买的都是真正的‘水货’ -〉浸过水的货品...

途中，我们就可以看见很多商店都关闭，为的是清洗商店被水浸过的家私、货品。

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许多东西都被这场水灾破坏了....

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难得这个仁兄还能苦中作乐，被我拍下来了...

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在路边，几乎都是堆积如山的垃圾....

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其实，着一堆堆的垃圾，给合艾带来了异味！

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很多当地人都在抢购水货！

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这些都是水灾遗留下来的证据！

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这场水灾似乎也带来许多商机 :-)

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垃圾堵住了大水沟的水流，那里真的是臭味熏天...

槟城观音亭 2010

很久都没有到处走走，拍拍照了；难得同事约出去，我也选了一个对槟城摄影师来说最普通不过的地方-观音亭，希望自己能够跳出自己之前的框框，拍出自己喜欢，并且跨越自己的另一个观音亭...

感谢OngTc, Soh Pey Jin, Look Chee Wai, Patrick Lim, Barry Chang; 为这个摄影活动增添了不少颜色。

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一个很普通的观音亭外观...

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整百年了，屋顶上的雕刻还是保存的很好！

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有点旧，但是很有味道...

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经过了岁月的侵袭，它们还是那么引人入胜...

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这根柱子也有上百岁了...

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拿着相机，我才发现到这些手工雕刻的字是多么漂亮...

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我到那里的时候还算很早，因此很少蜡烛和信徒...

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一盘简单的菊花，也可以让人看得出信徒对观音那种虔诚的心..祈求的都是天下太平，顺顺利利！

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我注意了这个阿伯很久了，他在每一个香炉都是那么虔诚的膜拜着，忍不住，就拍下了这一幕！

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这位阿伯，在这里卖了整半个世纪，每天还是可以风雨无阻的在这里开档。每次到哪里，我都会光顾阿伯卖的花生饼，太好吃，太有味道了....

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摄影师的悲哀：都是要自拍，才勉强看见自己的影子...

VMWare ESX 3.x not able to detect Intel Gigabit adapters

Few days back, I received a customer's complaint about the VMWare ESX 3.X not able to detect the brand new Intel Network adapter. After check through the setup/configuration, I confirm there something to do with the product compatibility between this two famous company. This issue leave me no choice, but had to research by my own in order to appease this customer from bugging me through phone or email.

I'm lucky enough to get the below information within 15 mins, and I have to not only thank god, but need to thank Google - the powerful search engine as well.

From VMWare Knowledge-base, stated that the below Intel Adapter need to load the specify IGB driver, in order to get detected.

Networking devices based on the Intel® 82575 Gigabit Ethernet Controller:

• Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Network Connection
• Intel® 82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection
• Intel® Gigabit VT Quad Port Server Adapter

Networking devices based on the Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet Controller:

• Intel® 82576 Gigabit Network Connection
• Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter
• Intel® Gigabit EF Dual Port Server Adapter

Solution from VMWare:

Enable NetQueue in VMkernel using VMware Infrastructure Client:

1. Choose Configuration > Advanced Settings > VMkernel.
   
2. Select VMkernel.Boot.netNetqueueEnabled.
   

Enable the igb module in the service console of the ESX host:

# esxcfg-module -e igb

Set the required load option for igb to turn on VMDq:

The option IntMode=3 must exist to indicate loading in VMDq mode. A value of 3 for the IntMode parameter specifies using MSI-X and automatically sets the number of receive queues to the maximum supported (devices based on the 82575 Controller enable 4 receive queues per port; devices based on the 82576 Controller enable 8 receive queues per port). The number of receive queues used by the igb driver in VMDq mode cannot be changed.

For a single port, use the command:

# esxcfg-module -s "IntMode=3" igb

For two or more ports, use a comma-separated list of values as shown in the following example (the parameter is applied to the igb-supported interfaces in the order they are enumerated on the PCI bus):

# esxcfg-module -s "IntMode=3,3, ... 3" igb

Reboot the ESX host system.

Note: If you are using jumbo frames, you also need to change the values for netPktHeapMinSize to 32 and netPktHeapMaxSize to 128.

For more information:

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1009010

one of my favorite shots during wedding day..

Enquiry or Complaint?

Many Singapore customer tend to ask many technical question after they received the server/storage. For me, I don't think that is kind of enquiry, but I feel they're just a living thing that can't stop complaining.

Simple question for a LCD Monitor problem, they'll asking with a friendly tone, but with a lot of 'thorns' hide within the sentences.

"..I found the LCD is shaky and it happened every 8-10sec. Is that the hardware issue? Oh ya, can I sue Dexx as it cause my eye very uncomfortable.. "

I just answered as below:

"..Allow me to help you on the LCD monitor issue, and that's your choice whether you want to sue Dexx or not..", and blar blar blar....

I thought my answer can divert customer attention, and satisfy as I didn't reject him for the replacement. And recently, I'm always surprised by something that I totally can't think of;

"..Of course you must arrange for the replacement, because i'm pay for that! But do you think after the LCD monitor replacement my eye will just be fine in a second?? "

I nearly want to shout at this brainless, pity living thing like Adam Lambert's hit song :

"..Whatdoya want from me!!!! "

Of course, an educated and professional person like me wouldn't do this to customer, but frank to say I did scold him from my heart. -.-"

At last, I suggest him to call Customer Care department for those 'sue' request, and I just feel sick continue talk to this civilized people but only with a piece of Certificate, and that's it. I'm doubt whether in his skull did carry something that allow him to think like a human or not!!

Believe me or not, this is definitely not a kind of fictitious, but it does exist. Cheers for Singaporean!

another 'old' shot done by my 'old' Nikon D60 with Nikkor 55-200mm f3.5 - 5.6

*P/S: the main purpose I wrote this is to release/express my unbalance feeling toward my daily job only; there is nothing more than this

希望不顺利的一切可以换来一切顺利

上天总是这样子，为了让你珍惜，会像《西游记》里般，安排了999难让一个人通过...又会有多少人 能够通过这所谓的“999难”？那一些欲要过关斩将，不畏辛苦地面对这些‘难’的人，又有谁会相信他们呢？

可能时代不同了，用口说出来的‘诺言’，已经没有价值了；这也是为什么现在的法律都要有白纸黑字的纪录，免得其中一方面食言了。

千禧年后，‘诺言’、‘信用’的价值又贬值了。当了婚礼摄影师（Wedding Photographer）后，发现十之八九的接新娘的仪式当中，都会有姐妹团要求新郎签[爱的宣言]的部分，里边的内容都是一些要男方承诺一些在婚后要好好对待新娘的条规...

在那时，感觉超甜蜜，过后又想：

“即使有这些白纸黑字，那又怎样？因为离婚率也没有显然的下降！”

那这是怎么办好呢？

至今，我也不晓得该怎么办，只是觉得只要对得起自己的良心，就行了！因为我改变不了他人的想法，就唯有适应自己，做自己该做的事，全力以赴，无论到最后结果是什么，自己也绝对不会后悔！

确定了，自己什么也做不了，就唯有用时间来证明了...

如果人生每条必经之路都有盏明灯那该多好啊！

Power Consumption for Dell PowerConnect 6224P

Being a Server/Storage support for three years, I can't believe the below enquiry was first time delivered to my ear:

"..we already confirmed the order for Dell PowerConnect 6224P, and it should arrive tomorrow. Before that, we would like to know the power consumption for this switch, so that we can plan for the power input source..."

It sounds nothing wrong, but the documentation is killing me again because it just leave me with this lines:

"The 6200 series switches have one internal power supply which requires standard AC"

Surprisingly, this Singaporean doesn't know (or maybe pretend do not know) what is standard AC - Alternating Current for their own country. After research for almost one hour, I managed to get help from Google about the whole complete list of Singapore Standards -

SS 307 : 1996 -> Applies to portable cable reels for alternating current (a.c.) only, having a rated voltage not exceeding 250V, rated current not exceeding 13A and provided with a non-detachable flexible cable or cord, intended for domestic and similar purposes, either indoors or outdoors. Does not apply to cable reeling devices incorporated in appliances.

Luckily this typical Singaporean was satisfied with the provided information.

The simplest question always will become the most difficult one to answer.

one of my favorite sunrise taken from Penang Jetty...Guess what, this is also taken with my D60! :-)

at least 30 times "Thank you" per day

When my mind get stuck during office hour, I always look at the date/time from my laptop or the IP Phone right in front of me. Maybe, unconsciously I just want the time to move faster, so that I can stay out of the mess...

Time flies, I just can't believe I've been described as 'Technical Support Specialist' for three years plus. I always ask myself :

"..are you tired to serve customer through the phone? and just let customer scold you just they because want to? "

Time after time, I'm getting tired to budge myself suite the routine job, or 'motivate' myself look towards the $$ but not the job. What to do? I really no idea what to do, but seek for entertainment from the job.

Entertainment? Yes, this is exactly what I mean.

Today, a Singapore customer ask me:

"..I am not using your Server Rack, but I want to buy a rack's keyboard from your site. However, I have limited space, and the desire size is not more than 360mm x135mm..."

I'm just speechless for around 3 seconds, and inform customer that our rack's keyboard isn't design for other brands, and I advice him not to buy from us to avoid incompatible issue. The customer just replied me as such:

"..Yup, I know it might not compatible, but I just satisfy with the design, and I would like to try my luck to get the desire one from your end...."

I have no choice but need to get the required info for him.

*15mins later*

I can't get any info from any online resources, even our own documentation are just ruthless to give me nothing. In this helpless period, something just come out from my mind like the Kit-Kat Chocolate advertisement. *tink*

Solution:

I run to the testing lab to measure the keyboard with the plastic ruler, then copy down the measurement on a piece of paper. *sweat*

This portraits was taken with my Nikon D60 two years ago...ain't that bad huh. ^_^

毫无准备 = 浪费时间

无论是在商场，或是在大道收费站，我们都可以遇到很多‘毫无准备’可恨的人。为什么这么说呢？

在大道收费站，如果你是 Touch N' Go 的用户，那还好；不然的话，你肯定会遇到我最憎恨的情况：

到了收费站，才左挖右摸衣服或是裤子的口袋，正在确定钱包到底放在那里！

说真的，每次给现金的柜台需要排那么久，除了我们异族同胞在柜台那‘神速’的工作态度，其次，就是托那一些临渴掘井人的福了。有些更可恨，怎么都不要人找他零钱，死都要让后面的人等上几分钟，在车里这边找找，那边问问是否有刚好的零钱给收费柜台！

现在科技那么发达了，能够驾车到处去的人，十有八九家里都可以上网。那就麻烦各位在出发南北大道之前，先查看大约所需的费用是多少，然后可以预先将整数放好在一个信封或是更好的地方，一到收费柜台，就可以直接递给他/她，那就不会阻到地球转咯！

以下的连接可以查询你总共所需的费用，只要点击 [Toll Fare Calculator]，就会出现一个Pop-up Menu，输入你的出发点和目的地，所需的费用就可以一目了然：

http://www.plus.com.my/

我不只是坐在喝酒，同时我也很在意身边的一些景色...有得选的话，我比较喜欢Kilkenny多过Carlsberg 和 Tiger...

Photography or Graphic Design?

刚从相机店买了我人生第一架DSLR开始，我摄影的原则就出现了：

“...我要拍很多好照片，而不是设计很多照片...”

直到有机会带着相机出来闯江湖了，也带着这样的原则...谁知，我‘撞墙’了！原来，不是很多客户都真正的知道什么是‘摄影’；一半以上的人都给那些经过设计的照片‘吸引’了，‘好照片’的定义也因此而改变了。

一次，一个朋友问我：

“..为什么你拍的照片角度不错，但就是没有经过设计，看上去比别人输了一节..”

我问了一句：

“...是不是没有经过设计，就不算美呢？..”

他回答我：

“...不是不美，而是现在的市场的走势，都是一些有设计的照片。如果没有的话，就好像脱节了...”

因为这句话，我想了好久，甚至一次完全失去了摄影的欲望...

经过了一段很长的时间，我想通了！

我们活在这世界上， 都不可能是环境来跟着我们的原则，而是我们必须跟着环境的变化来改变自己。既然是这样的话，那好照片（即是那些没有经过设计的照片）就留给自己看；然后就顺众要求的在照片加以设计后才贴出来!

猜猜看，那一张是没有经过Edit的照片。