CZ12 十二生肖 Gala Premiere

 Last action movie by Jackie Chan? I doubt IT!

Jackie's still got it!
 

16.12.2012, among the first of Malaysian to watch CZ12, 101th movies by Jackie Chan which take 7 years to complete. You had to be amuse with Jackie Chan ability to performed Hong Kong old school action classics together with slapstick humour at the age of 58 (borned in 7 April 1954). Not to be miss the pretty saliva dripping sidekick; Zhang Lan Xin, Yao Xing Tong, and Laura Weissbecker. 

HIDDEN MESSAGES

Fantastic plot; focus on patriotism with the will and effort of each races to retrieve and preserved their own nation culture artifacts. On the other hand, rogue merchants making huge profits by 'laundering' stolen artifacts and producing imitation relic. Jackie Chan, started off as a villain, but ended up as a hero.

p/s: Watch out for cameo appearances by Bolin Chen, Kenny G, Shu Qi and Daniel Wu! Also, body blading and sky diving figthing scene.

 

GALA PREMIERE

Venue: GSC Pavilion KL
Date: 16 December 2012 (Sunday)
Time: 9:15pm
Hall: 3  

MOVIE INFO
Malaysia Release: 20.12.12
Director: Jackie Chan
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kwone Sang Woo, Laura Weissbecker, Yao Xing Tong, Liao Fan, Zhang Lan Xin, and Steve Yoo Seung Jun

URL: http://jackiechan.com/films/869750--cz12

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

12.12.12! Once in 100 years! What else can be more memorable fun other than be among the first to catch the Premier Screening of 'THE HOBBIT'? To spice thing up, we even treated with sneak peek of all brand new TGV 1U cinema (Re-open on 13/12/2012).

NO DOUBT! The Hobbit is simply better if not as good as the Lord of The Rings (LOTR)!

What an better viewing experience in 3D with 48 fps? Peter Jackson's displayed masterful filmmaking skills, lighthearted storytelling, imagery scenery; filled with rich, bright colors and textures around complex sets and scenery. The clarity is absolutely amazing, although some critics doubt it as computer game alike.

STORYLINE

The movie takes place 60 years before LOTR, center on Bilbo Baggins epic journeys to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.  With wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo joined 13 dwarves led by Thorin Oakenshield. Along the way, they faught Troll, Goblins, Orcs, Wargs, Giant Spiders, and Gollum. 

PREMIER SCREENING

Venue: TGV 1 Utama (old wing)
Date: 12 December 2012 (Wednesday)
Time: 9pm
Hall: 2

MOVIE INFO

Malaysia Release: 13.12.12
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Lee Pace, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood, Martin Freeman, Leonard Nimoy, Ian McKellen, Christopher Lee, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Ian Holm, Dean O'Gorman, Mikael Persbrandt, Aidan Turner

URL: http://www.thehobbit.com/ (Official Movie Site)
         http://www.thehobbitblog.com/ (Official Blog Site)

121212

WELCOME to the last repeating number date of the century.

Happy 12.12.12 everyone. Have a memorable day!

Beauty and The Beast, The Musical

Sunway Lagoon re-flash your childhood memory with Beauty and The Beast, The Musical in conjunction with their 20th Fun years anniversary.
 
This is definately NOT an ordinary evergreen tale of Beauty and The Beast as it blend with 'live, 8-piece musician' and the famous 'PSY - Oppa Gangnam Style' (Be WARNED! I'm NOT kidding you; Oppa Beauty and The Beast Style).

SHOWTIME

Date: 1 - 31 Dec 2012 (Except every Wednesday)
Time: Daily @ 7:30 pm
Duration: 2 hrs (15 mins intermission)
Venue: Sunway Amphitheatre
Entrance: Surf Beach





TIX PRICE

Adult: VIP RM183
          PS1 RM133
          PS2 RM93

Child (Below 11 y/o): VIP RM153
                                  PS1 RM103
                                  PS2 RM73

Purchase online @ http://redtix.airasia.com/Events/BeautyAndTheBeast/

URL: http://www.sunway.com.my/lagoon/whatsnew_BB.asp

Samsung Smart School for Galaxy Note II

Invited to Samsung Smart School featuring their latest smartphone, the Galaxy Note II. The phone hit our shore in mid October 2012 with price of RM2,299.00.

Smart Class:
Date: 17 November 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Venue: S-043 & 043A Second Floor, Mid Valley Megamall

GALAXY Note II Hissing Sound While Charging

Problem: Loud hissing sound while charging Note II.

Cause: Galaxy Note 2 is such a powerful device, that it has a really big 60Hz transformer. The hissing noise made by the charger is NORMAL

Solution: Charge via laptop/ PC USB port, but it'll take much longer to complete.
                OR Try lower-rated charger will charge the device more slowly with less noise.
                OR Charge in seperate room if the noise keep you awake at night

URL: http://www.samsungupdate.com/android-how-to/samsung-galaxy-note-2-common-issues

GALAXY Note II: First Time Setup

1. Select language: English (United Kingdom)

2. Click Accessibility button for visually impaired or hard of hearing user to change to accessibility settings (optional)

3. Click Next.

4. Wi-Fi networks:

5. Follow prompts on the screen to connect. Click Skip to setup Wi-Fi network later.

6. Samsung account > Create new account

7. Check I accept all the terms above > Agree

8. Fill in all the requested info > Sign up

9. Welcome to Samsung account! > Next

10. Uncheck both Restore and Auto Backup > Next

11. Got Google? > Yes

12. Enter Gmail email address and password > Next

13. Uncheck Keep me up to date with news and offers from Google Play > OK

14. Signing in...

15. Entertainment > Not now

16. Uncheck both on Back up and restore > Next

17. Uncheck both on Use Google Location > Next

18. Dropbox > No thanks

19. Uncheck Enable easy mode setup > Finish

20. Swipe left or right to switch between home screens > Check Do no show again > OK

21. Attention > OK

Samsung GALAXY Note II 16GB Marble White GT-N7100

 In The Box
. Samsung GALAXY Note II 16GB Marble White
. Headset EHS64AVFWE(GH59-11720A) F
. Headset cap
. Micro USB cable
. Micro USB Charger (ETA-U90UWE)
. S Pen
. Documentation

COOL’s
. Storage expansion - microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC up to 64 GB
. Larger screen - 5.5"
. HD Super AMOLED display
. S Pen

SUCX’s
. Expensive
. Bulky
. Slow camera shutter

URL: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note2/spec.html?type=find

iPhone 3GS Wrong Time Zone

Settings > Location Services > If OFF slide to ON

Settings > General > Date & Time > Set Automatically = ON. Check the Time Zone

Settings > Location Services > Slide to OFF

iPhone 3GS: Turn Off Data Roaming

Do the following to avoid paying huge sum of money when you abroad:

Settings > General > Network > Data Roaming > slide to OFF

Create BlackBerry ID

1. Click on BlackBerry softpad key

2. Select App World

3. Click I Agree

4. Enter desire First Name, Last Name, Screen Name, Username, Password, Confirm Password, Password Recovery Question and Answer. Click Submit

5. Click Continue

Update BlackBerry Device Software from the Smartphone

1. Select options on your smartphone’s home screen.

2. Click Advanced Options.

3. Select Wireless Update.

4. Check 'Don't show again' on Introduction page. Click Next.

5. Click Check for Updates on Available Updates page.

6. Select BlackBerry App World

7. Select Download Now

8. Select English. Click Next

9. Select Download

10. Select Replace; i.e: version 1.1.0.35 with version 3.1.2.32

11. Click OK on The application was successfully installed.

12. Press and Hold Escape softpad key

13. Scroll down on SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENTS. Click I Accept

14. Click Yes on 'A BlackBerry Identity update is needed...'

15. Click Restart Now

Check BlackBerry Curve 9300 OS Version

1. Click on BlackBerry softpad key.

2. Select Options.

3. Select About.

4. BlackBerry OS version display at 3rd line; i.e: v5.0.0.977 (Bundle 1602, Platform 6.3.0.63)

Transfer Photos from iPhone 3GS to Windows XP

REMARK: DO NOT turn on iTunes

1. Connect iPhone and computer with Windows XP using USB Power Adapter.

2. On Apple iPhone pop-up screen, Select Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard. Click OK.

 3. Click Next

4. Select all/ selected photos by check/ uncheck the checkbox on top of right hand size of each photo. Click Next.

5. Click Browse button to choose the destination folder on your computer to save the photos. Click Next.

6. Copying photo on progress.

7. Select 'Nothing. I'm finished working with these pictures'. Click Next.

8. Click Finish.

'Unable to Run bootsect to Make The USB Device Bootable' Error When Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

SYMPTOM: At the end of step 4, the following message appear, 'Files copied successfully. However, we were unable to run bootsect to make the USB device bootable. If you need assistance with bootsect, please click the "Onlne Help" link above for more information.'

CAUSE: User creating a 64-bit bootable USB device from a 32-bit version of Windows.

WORKAROUND:

1. Download 32-bit bootsect.exe from Microsoft Store account or copy from 32 bit Windows 7 Installation DVD.
2. Copy :\boot\bootsect.exe file to Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Installation folder (e.g; C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Application Data\Apps\Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool).
3.Re-create bootable USB device.

Create Windows 7 Bootable USB Drive Using Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool

REMARK: 
- Make sure the USB drive is empty. Else, copy the USB data to another storage before proceeding as the tools will format the drive and all data will be lost.
- The tool ONLY accepts .ISO images.
- Make changes to BIOS to enable boot from USB drive.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

. Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)
. Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)
. 50MB of free space on your hard drive
. DVD-R drive or 4GB removable USB flash drive

PRE-INSTALLATION: FOR WINDOWS XP USERS ONLY

Install the following prior to installing the tool:
A. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 must be installed. It can be downloaded here
B. Microsoft Image Mastering API v2 must be installed. It can be downloaded here

1. Download Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool-Installer-en-US.exe Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe
2. Run the Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool-Installer-en-US.exe Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe.

3. Click Next

4. Click Install

5. Installation in progress

 6. Click Finish

7. Start > Programs > Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool > Windows 7 USB DVD Download Tool

 8. Click Browse button to browse Windows 7 .ISO file. Click Next.

 9. Click USB device button.

10. Click Refresh button if USB drive not shown. Select and click Begin copying.

11. 'Not Enough Free Space' message will prompt if the drive is NOT empty. Click Erase USB Device

12. Click Yes to remove all the content

 11. Formating... and Copying files... in progress. ETA about 20 - 30 minutes.

12. Once complete, close the tool and use the USB drive to install Windows 7.

URL: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

Garmin 1350 How to Update the Software?

REMARK: Please backup waypoints and route data by copying the GPX files in the Garmin storage into your computer disk

1) Download nuvi13-14xx_SG_v310.exe from:
URL: http://www.garmin.com.sg/products/ontheroad/nuvi1350/#updateTab

2) Connect the device to PC via mini-USB cable. The device will initialize into USB mode.

3) Execute nuvi13-14xx_SG_v310.exe.

 4) Click OK button

5) Click Setup.

6) Click Next

 7) Click Next

 8) Transferring Data screen will appear

 9) Click Finish

10) Unplug the USB cable

11) Nuvi will automatically restart and perform the update. Message "SOFTWARE LOADING..." will appear.

WARNING: DO NOT turn off the nuvi or remove the external cable (if any).

12) Once update completed, nuvi will restart by itself.

13) Select a locale, click left button until Malaysia appear. Click OK

14) Register Your Product, click OK

15) On WARNING, Click Agree

iPad 2: Create Folder on Home Screen

Benefits - Better organise a group of similar apps into one folder.
             - Able to locate apps easily
             - Make home screen look neater.

Here's how:

1. Go to the iPad Home screen.

2. Touch and hold on apps icon to group into folder. Wait until it jiggles.

3. Drag the jiggling icon onto another icon and a new folder is automatically created which contains both icons.

4. Tap on the folder name field to change the folder name.

5. Click on Home button when done.

Lady on Mission: Tribute to Sabrina Yeap Wen

In loving memory of animal saviour. May her soul placed among angel in heaven.

1963 - Born as Yeap Wen

         - 1 month old both parents died in car accident. Raise up in temple.

         - Worked as animal inspector with Selangor Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

2004 - Together with SPCA Selangor volunteer, Dawn Peacock, drafted the SPCA Petition to amend the Animal Ordinance 1956

4 Oct 2006 - Officially register Furry Friends Farm located in Kundang, Selangor

9 Jun 2007 - Launched Dr Dog Malaysia, an Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) programme with Jill Robinson, MBE, the CEO and Founder of Animals Asia Foundation based in Hong Kong at Bandar Utama, Selangor

May 2009 - Led The Pulau Selat Kering rescue mission to rescue stray dogs abandoned by residents of Pulau Ketam to curb the overpopulation of stray dogs

24 Jul 2011 - NTV7 Magseven Documentary Programme documented and aired Furry Friends Farm

18 Jun 2012 - Celebrating the four-legged Pulau Ketam hero Kuning’s 8th birthday

28 Jun 2012 - Appeared on Bella Unwind on NTV7 to spoke about cat care

16 Jul 2012 - Slipping into coma at night

17 Jul 2012 - Passed away at the Sungai Buloh Hospital due to leukaemia at 2.50pm at the aged of 49, leaves behind 200 dogs, 150 cats, countless friends and admirers.

                    - Her funeral sponsored by NV Multi Asia Sdn Bhd, owner of Nirvana Memorial Park.

20 Jul 2012 - Cortege leaving at 10am from Sungai Besi Nirvana Memorial Centre to Shah Alam Nirvana Crematorium. Her ashes will be scattered in the sea at Port Klang in the afternoon.

Garmin 1350 How to Check Your Software Version?

1) Touch Tools > Settings > System > About > Software Versions

2) Current Software Versions will be displayed:

GPS:    4.49
Text:    2.80 (American English)
Audio:    2.00 (British English-Daniel)

Install iTunes on Windows XP Pro SP3

1. Download from http://www.apple.com/itunes/

2. Click Download Now

3. Run iTunesSetup.exe

 4. Click Next

 5. Click Install

 6. Wait for installation to complete

 7. Click Finish

 8. Click Yes to Restart the system

9. After Restart, Start iTunes Application

10. Click Agree to Accept the Agreement