Steve Jobs the Scrooge

Dear visitor:

Until yesterday, I really didn't know that you can actually send an email to Steve Jobs and that he would actually reply your mail. I am very impress that a man in his position really care so much about what do people personally have to say about his product.

I mean he could have hired an 'impostor' to do the work for him (well he does have a PA) and yet he choose to do it personally. So how do a super busy guy like him actually reply all those fans mail? Short, not sweet and super simple!





Most people wrote to complaint about a certain dissatisfaction about the Apple product or services. People expect answer that could satisfied them. You know, apologize, try our best, yes you are right, we will look into it, what we will do, bla bla bla. Well Jobs style is the coolest!

A customer wrote to Jobs to complain about the new iTunes logo, which he believed isn't as good as the old one. Jobs's two-word reply: "We disagree."

Haha, how cool is that?! Well you can read Jobs's replied to some of the mails at www.emailsfromstevejobs.com . In a way, its very entertaining to read. I'm still on my way to own my very first Apple product and hopefully its the iPhone or Mac, haha.

Here's another one of my favorite reply from Steve Job.

Mike wrote:

Is Apple moving away from Desktop and laptop computers and more towards mobile devices? I love using a full Mac computer when I am at my desk and then use mobile devices when I am on the move. I think it is still important for Apple to have both computers and mobile devices, yet Apple hasn’t recently made any major updates to their computers for some time, especially the Mac Pro. I love the mobile devices but, I still like having a desktop or laptop computer too.

Mike Gdovin

Steve's reply:

Yep, we agree.

Notice that he use 'we' instead of 'I'. He does treat everyone in his company as a team and its not all about him alone. Great leadership characteristic! I guess that all for now.

Until next mail, bye for now =)

Yours truly:

daniel chiam from room8five

Persimpangan Jalan

Dear visitor:

Kadang kala perjalanan hidup boleh menjadi sangat menakutkan. Terutamanya bila kita berada di persimpangan jalan. Keliru dengan pilihan yang ada dan gentar dengan kesilapan yang mungkin berlaku.

Kita hanya inginkan kepastian, kepastian bahawa kesilapan tidak akan berlaku, kepastian yang segalanya akan berjalan baik dengan pilihan yang bakal kita buat.

Namun apa yang pasti adalah ketidakpastian itu sendiri. Kita hanya mampu merancang, namun hanya Tuhan sahaja yang boleh menentukannya. Kita hanya boleh membuat pilihan yang bagi kita adalah terbaik namun hasilnya tiada siapa yang boleh menduga.

Tabahkanlah hati wahai perantau sekalian. Perjalanan hidup hanya akan menjadi lebih mudah jika kita tabah dan redah dengan pilihan yang telah kita buat. Jangan sesekali menyesal dengan keputusan yang telah dibuat, kerana itu adalah pengajaran hidup yang amat berharga buat diri kita.

Jika tersilap jalan, baliklah ke pangkal jalan. Jika tersalah kawan, tinggalkanlah mereka. Jika terlupa daratan, carilah semula diri yang sebenar.

Kesilapan pasti akan berlaku, walaupun hanya sekali dalam seumur hidup. Namun apa yang penting adalah keazaman kita untuk berdiri dan bangkit semula, dan meneruskan saki baki perjalanan hidup yang ada.

Jangan gentar jangan risau, kerana anda tidak bersendirian, kerana aku juga sedang berada dalam persimpangan jalan hidup. Sama-samalah kita mencari jalan yang terbaik buat diri kita sendiri.

Until next mail, bye for now.

Yours truly:

daniel chiam from room8five

Raya 2010 | A Letter to Yann

Hi Yann:

Lama dah kita tidak berbalas surat. Rasanya tulis menulis surat tu sudah menjadi 'things of the past'. Haha, walau macam mana pun, saya tetap happy dapat berkenalan dengan kawan macam yann melalui surat. So, nak update la sikit tentang kejadian Raya tahun ni :D

Raya tahun ni taklah semeriah raya-raya tahun yang sudah. Sedih juga hati ini bila mengenangkan kembali apa yang terlah berlaku. Dulu kalau nak beraya, kawan-kawan pasti ramai yang berkumpul, malah kami membuat rombongan untuk melawat dari rumah ke rumah kawan-kawan yang lain untuk beraya. Kadang-kadang tu 10 orang pun boleh sumbat dalam satu kereta, haha.

Time tu memang best, memang enjoy berabis. Jumlah rumah yang nak dilawat tidak pernah berkurangan malah semakin hari menjadi semakin too much to handle. Guarantee kenyang sangat-sangat time raya. Berat badan mesti naik!

Makanan tu taklah menjadi agenda utama bagi saya, tapi perasaan beraya bersama teman-teman itu yang paling saya look forward to. Kalau tiada rumah untuk dilawat pun tidak apa, janji dapat berkumpul bersama teman-teman lama. Time Raya sahajalah teman-teman lama yang telah lama terpisah dapat berkumpul semula, dan aku rindu dengan mereka semua.

Tahun ni, aku cuma melawat 2 buah rumah kawan sahaja, jumpa pun 2 atau 3 orang kawan lama sahaja. Ahad ni akan melawat rumah seorang kawan lagi. Harap-haraplah dapat terserempak dengan teman-teman lama yang lain.

Kalau di atas kertas kira-kira matematik, tahun ni dah jatuh 99% untuk masa yang diluangkan bersama teman-teman lama jika dibandingkan dengan tahun-tahun yang sudah. Sigh, sedih sangat-sangat.

Raya tahun ni, banyak masa yang diluangkan bersama kawan-kawan Davies. Percutian ke Simpang Mengayau, Tenom dan Mahua. Nak dikatakan enjoy, memang enjoy juga, tapi ni kan Raya. What I have in mind was totally different than what had happened.

Changes is the only unchangeable thing in the world. Perubahanlah satu-satunya benda yang akan kekal dan tak akan berubah. Hari ini dah tak sama lagi dengan hari kemarin, begitu juga besok yang pasti tak akan sama dengan hari ini.

Time di KL, sakit hati ini bila tak dapat pulang beraya dengan teman-teman. Bila dah di sini, hampah pula jadinya. Hati ini dah tawar dah. Never again would I have such expectation for a reunion. Lebih baik aku terus menjadi lone wolf. Hidup tanpa sebarang attachment, bebas dari segalanya.

Entahlah Yann, maybe I just have to accept the changes that happened. Tiada benda yang akan kekal selama-lamanya. Rasanya, selepas kejadian ini, aku dah tak ada apa-apa perasaan yang membuatkan aku harus terus kekal lagi di Keningau. Haha, sekarang ni dalam perancangan nak berhijrah ke tempat lain.

yann, kalau senang-senang tu email la aku ni. inbox4daniel@gmail.com. Facebook pun ada. Bukan aku kedekut kredit nak phone atau sms, tapi yann tahulah aku ni, gagap, always have no idea on what to say on the phone -_-

Oh ya, apa sudah jadi dengan yann dan Davies? Ceritalah sikit! Davies pun suruh tanya Yann. Adei kamu ni. Anyway, take good care of yourself. I really hope to hear from you soon Yann. God bless!

Until next mail, bye for now =)

Yours truly:

daniel chiam from room8five

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Raya 2010 bersama teman-teman adik ku.

My First 3D Movie Experience

Dear Kevin:

How are you bro? Its been a busy week for me lately. A lot of travelling and hell lot of expenses too, haha.

So last week just before we went to Simpang Mengayau at Kudat, we spend a night in KK and after a super long while I've been absence from the cinema, I manage to persuade everyone to go for a movie that night. Resident Evil: Afterlife in 3D baby!

The sad case is, it was a last minute decision so the only available seat that we manage to get is the front row. Yes, the first line, the one where it will either get your neck hurt or your back pain. I just don't care anymore cause all I want is MOVIE in the cinema of course.

It was my first time watching a movie in 3D so I'm really excited about it. Super excited :D

You don't have to wait for the actual movie to start to enjoy the 3D experience, the trailers itself is magnificent! Especially the 'Legend of the Guardians' trailer. Its animation but when you put on the 3D glasses, its just become so surreal. It is as if you could touch the things that pop out from the screen. I know I did reach out my hand and try to see if I can really feel it, hahahaha.

The first 10 or 20 minute of  the actual movie, I was busy dodging bullets and hira-shurikens. After I get used to the whole 3D thing, I was busy being startled by the girls' screaming somewhere behind me, when each time a zombie pop out suddenly. I think most of us is trying to avoid the huge axe that was thrown 'right at us' by the giant zombie, haha.

All in all, watching movie in 3D really gives a whole new experience in the cinema. I love it, and I would be so damn sure that I will come back for more. I guess movie in 3D is like a roller coaster, you can't take a ride on it if you have a heart attack! Haha.


Until next mail, bye for now =)

Yours truly:

daniel chiam from room8five

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Simpang Mengayau, Kudat, Sabah

Dear visitor:

Simpang Mengayau also known as The Tip of Borneo is one of the most beautiful place to visit in Sabah. Its located almost 15km from the town of Kudat and almost 3 hours drive from the city of Kota Kinabalu. It could be a very tiring journey but the view is to die for!

Simpang Mengayau itself is a station and a landmark which indicate that you have already been to the tip of Borneo. The view there is astonishingly breath taking. The sea is as blue as the sky and the breezing wind is so refreshing when it touches your skin. Close your eyes and enjoy the moment, for which at that moment I really felt the place is heaven on earth.

Do not missed the white sandy beach and the crystal clear water. Its mother nature at its very best! Diving into the ocean blue, building sand castle or just sun bathing, everything is very peaceful there. The only downside for me is that there is no place for shower and you have to go back up to the station in order to do that.

If you choose to spend a night there, you can rent a chalet there from RM100 to RM200++ per night. There's also a few places you could visit while in Kudat. The bee farm, Rungus long house or Bak Bak beach. We didn't have much time to visit all the places, but Simpang Mengayau is already good enough to cover it all.

Do visit Simpang Mengayau, the tip of Borneo at Kudat, Sabah when you have the chance. It is one of the must go places in Sabah. I also attached a few pictures here from our first trip there.

I would love to go back and visit the place again with better camera :D

Until next time, bye for now =)

Yours truly:

daniel chiam from room8five

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