Samsung Galaxy Note II Media Launch in Malaysia

by Daniel Chiam 

Recommended Retail Price: RM2,299

Thank you Samsung Malaysia for the invite of the media launch for the Samsung Galaxy Note II at Zebra Square KL yesterday. It was an awesome event, great food, great company and of course the main highlight of the night, the launch of Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Let's cut to the chase and see what's so great about the Note II. After seeing the presentation and short demo, I can conclude that the Note II is absolutely great for multitasking and for creativity purposes.

5.5" (140.9mm) HD Super AMOLED (1,280 x 720, 264 ppi)

Multitasking.
Like Note 10.1, Note II also has the ability of multiwindow which enable you to multitask and be more effective in getting your work done. With the 5.5" screen, I find that the space you have to jot down notes, while browsing the net is quite sufficient and being able to adjust the size of the windows to suit your need, it really made multitask a lot easier.

Now sadly the multiwindow function doesn't come in the first batch of the Note II yet, and you will need to wait for the OTA upgrade before you can use the multiwindow function.

Dimension: 80.5 x 151.1 x 9.4mm, 180g.

S Pen.
The S Pen is cool. I didn't really get a good try during the launch of Note 10.1 but I did get to give it a good feel this time, and I must say that it is really cool. The S Pen works like a laser beam and without touching the screen it enable the "air view" function, which allows you to preview inside a folder without having to open it first. I know we have a lot of function like that with our computer but to have it on the Note II, it is really cool.

The sensitivity of the S pen is very good. I tried scribbles a few time on the S note and trying out the air view function, it responded very well and I get the hang of it quite fast too :D

1.6 GHz Quad-Core processor, 2GB RAM

Scribbles, doodles and be creative.
Note II is really about sparking your creativeness. Crop, paste, draw, write on-the-go, whenever, wherever and it is totally awesome. Perhaps Note II can really makes you forget about typing and get more personal with your writings.

Instead of typing a caption for the photo that you just took, you can write it down and make it more personal. Just like taking picture with an instant camera and when the photo came out, you can just scribble on it or behind it before giving it away to someone. With Note II, instead of giving it to just one person you can share it with all your friends and also in the social media with the world.

Now, this is just a short overview of the Note II from what I saw during the presentation and also from trying it out myself for a short while. I believe that there is many more things that you can do with the Note II and some will only works better when you have it on Wi-Fi.

Hopefully I'll be the selected one to be able to take home the Note II for review purposes and be able to write more on this amazing device. So far, I really like the Note II, the things that it can do, the possibilities that it can offers and also how it helps you to be creative in the marketplace. 

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[Upcoming Movie] Oz The Great and Powerful (2013)

by Daniel Chiam 

This fantasy adventure film is the prequel to the infamous story; The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. It will be directed by Sam Raimi (who directed the Spider-Man trilogy 2002-2007) with the estimate budget of $200 million. It is the story of how Wizard of Oz came about to Land of Oz in the first place.

James Franco (Your Highness) will play the character of Oscar Diggs, otherwise known as Wizard of Oz. The 3 witches are played by Mila Kunis (Ted) as Theodora, Rachel Weisz (The Bourne Legacy) as Evanora and Michelle Williams (Shutter Island) as Glinda.

Oscar who is a small time circus magician has lost his way to the Land of Oz and was reluctantly drawn into the problems of the land. The witches was not convince that Oscar is not the great wizard that everyone is expecting and now Oscar must find who is able to help him. 

Looking at the trailer and knowing that the film is by Walt Disney, be prepared for a massive usage of computer-generated imagery, and tho I was hoping the film to be more darker theme, it still has to carter for the younger ones.

I always have that something for Mila ever since I fell in love with her exotic look in That 70's Show. Now that she's Theodora, Wicked Witch of the West, I really hope to see her outshine herself, if not better than her role in Black Swan.

Oz: The Great and Power coming in March* 2013

*Date is subject to change

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How Often Should You Wash Your Jeans?

by Max Law from MaxMayo.com

So be honest: When was the last time you washed your favorite jeans?

Some people wash it after each wear. Some people wash it every few weeks. And some people, wash it once or twice a year.

Here's a piece of advice: Only wash your jeans when it starts to smell.

"Isn't that not very hygienic?" You might ask.

Given the nature of denim fabric, most dirts will "drop off" your jeans by itself. Bacteria are not that likely to live on denim, but when it does, it will smell – that will be your signal. 

A research even proved a jeans worn for 15 months is no dirtier than a jeans worn for 13 days. So, you don't really have to wash it as frequent as your other clothes.

Washing gives character to your jeans, but over-washing makes your jeans fade and fray faster. Your jeans will end up looking too washed out and pale.

Here's a new jeans:

New Jeans. Before any wash.

And here's the jeans after 2 years:

That is how a 2-year-old jeans should look like after frequent wear and disciplined washing. If your jeans looks waaaay beaten up, you might have washed your jeans too frequently.

This is not good:

I used to wash my jeans after every wear (which is bad), but now I'll just stick to once after 3 to 4 wears, which will normally be every 2 months (I don't really wear jeans that often nowadays).

Hope my post is helpful to you. :)

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My Malaysia Story: Mikhal Anindita

by Mikhal Anindita from Indonesia

Hi, my name is Mikhal and I am from Indonesia. I have been in Malaysia for quite some times now, and I had just graduated not long ago and is currently back in my homeland to work.

The idea of coming to Malaysia for study was my dad’s idea. The expenses of studying in Europe and America is just too expensive, and it would be a financial burden in the long run. My dad once applied for Monash Master scholarship before, but he couldn't make it. So perhaps, I am just fulfilling his unfulfilled goal in Monash.

Malaysia is a lot similar to Indonesia. The language, the weather, the environment, the people and in many ways, I don’t feel like I have stayed far away from home after all. Although I do find that Malaysian really stick to their own ethnicity. Chinese with the Chinese, Indian with the Indians and Malay with Malays. Perhaps it was the language barrier. When you speak only your own language, you are limiting your circle of friends.

It’s a lot different with my hometown, where we only use one main language to communicate. Even though the difference is still there, but at least we still can communicate to each other well. Overall, Malaysian are friendly and I have no problem making friends with any Malaysian that I've encountered.

Being away from home made me realize how much I love to travel and visiting new places. Not necessarily have to be somewhere far, even exploring the corners of KL for the first time can made me happy.  Usually I go around with my friends around KL and PJ during the weekend, and tourism spots during the holiday.  I remember, I went to Genting, Bukit Tinggi, Langkawi, Penang, Melaka, Ipoh, Cameron Highlands, Fraser Hill, Broga Hill, Tioman, Perhentian & Redang.

Fraser Hill

I like Malaysian food.  Err... actually I like most kind of food, haha. I am the kind of person who love to try new type of food. Personally, I love tasty and spicy food (typical Indonesian), and here in Malaysia, I can still find those food. Though I will miss the food back home after awhile, but I still can live with Malaysian food.  I love Indian roti and hokkien mee. I wonder if the Malaysian can make their chili saude spicier? Hahaha,  all of the chili sauce that I tried here tastes like tomato sauce.

Oh, and I love how food is available 24 hours in Malaysia! How people can eat anytime, even if it is in the middle of the night.  The habit of having supper, another meal after dinner, tempt me a lot. It impacted my physical body a lot. :'(  I wonder how Malaysian girls keep their body slim? Not just slim, but also skinny, with their eating habit.

I have too many good memories in Malaysia. Arranging and celebrating every friend's birthday is one of them.  Although after few years it becomes a habit, it is always a good feeling that people, other than your family, remember and care for you. It's not about the gift, not about the cake, it is more to the warmth and the gathering.

It's an awesome opportunity to know everyone that I've met in Malaysia. Do keep in touch with me, that's why they create Facebook and Twitter, right? Hope to see everyone of you again and wish you all a greater success ahead! :)

Love Miksuper!

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[Movie Review] Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

by Daniel Chiam 

Fans DEMAND for Retribution! ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ 2/10

I made a quick recap of the previous 4 installment of Resident Evil if you never watched any/some of it, or just to refresh your memory of what happened before Resident Evil: Retribution. 

This is by far the most disappointing, uncreative, uninteresting and unimaginative Resident Evil EVER! The story line and plot is crap. Script was just horrible and even the humor felt like it was force to be insert into the script. The fight scenes was uncreative, lazy and uninteresting at all!

It's a zombies actions movie for goodness sake. How can you messed up the zombies and made them look so uninteresting and so not scary at all! There was just too many flaws, too many loop holes and worse, NOTHING IS MAKING SENSE AT ALL in the movie!

I am truly disappointed with Paul Anderson the director. I went and watch with the lowest expectation ever and hopefully something simple could really impress me, but I ended up with further disappointment. Other than the hot girls, there's really nothing good I can say about the movie at all. 

Overall, the 5th installment was finished just for the sake of "lets get it done with so we can all called it a day and head to the bar for some beers. It's on me!". SO EFFORTLESS! If possible, I really hope they could give RE a much more worthy ending in the 6th installment. PLEASE!

Thanks to Sony Pictures Malaysia and Nuffnang for the invitation.

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