First Day of Term 2

Hi, today is the first day of Term 2. Everything is pretty much the same. Rested during A.Math. PE we tried the inclined pull up--- sore Biology , we continued to Chapter 6: Nutrition in Humans. However, for Chemistry, we have a long way more to catch up with the current plan. We had lab, which was to observe what gases are produced when certain compounds are broken down. There was CO2, O2, H2O, NO2 From sulfides / sulphates, nitrates and carbonates . Test for those gases listed above too. Finally CCA. Same teacher as lab assistant == A.Math Test tomorrow. No ploblem

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Biology Chemistry Physics

Nohing much today --- I was doing Biology TYS in the morning... Just the usual Cells, Nutrition Also, I had a quick read about Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids under Chemistry. Basically it is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl functional group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom. For Example: Methanol ( the simplest ) CH3OH Shall continue some other time. Moving on to Physics. Inertia We can understand Inertia using Newton's 1st law of motion. An object in motion that is not subjected to any net external force. Similarly, an object at rest would have the reluctance to move when a net external force is applied. (A quick introduction)

Hi, I did many things here. First of all, had lunch at Yummy Duck. The Duck was quite good. Next, went around looking for a wall fan -.- Couldn't find any nearby. Went to Ampang Point to get a Logitech Laser mouse. The mouse is not lighted up. instead it has an invisible laser. Seems to be good. RM 35- The cord can be wound around the base too, for storage. Included in the box is an extension cable, for desktops. Finally, bought some Korean snacks, rice crackers and multigrain crackers. Had dinner at Hakka Restaurant.

Jakes Charbroiled Steaks

Hello, Today, we were invited by friends to Jakes Charbroiled Steaks. Quite decent place. I ate a Tenderloin Wagyu Steak. It costs MYR 198. Unfortunately it is only grade 7 -- 9 . I feel that the restaurant is just profiteering too much. The cost price is only <$90-I rather buy Wagyu and eat at home, mush better and cheaper. Found another place that sells pork ribs: Checkers . Their full rack is $88. "Lord of the ribs" hehe , should go and try.

Transcend HDD

Hi, I just went to Low Yat plaza to get a Transcend Hard Disc Drive (HDD) 500 GB Store Jet 25 M for RM 303. It is shockproof, drop tested with U.S Military Standard( MIL-STD-819F METH.516.5 Proc.IV) This should suffice, as the HDD wouldn't be dropped from a height of 1 meter. My previous encounters with Hard disks have not been too good, when my Western Digital couldn't even withstand a knock, whats more, a drop? I rather get a lower capacity Solid State Drive (SSD) This, has no moving parts in the drive, thus can withstand drops and knocks well. The cost is more expensive though. It comes with 2 year warranty with 1 year additional provided by the store.

Also, I got a HP ink refill for the printer. Give it a try, see how it compares to the original.

Picked up some Mitsubishi DVD+R in 25s. This is for the DVD recorder. Had some plastic holder to go with it.

I saw a 128GB flash drive retailing at RM1000+ hehe, this would be good for compact storage that wouldn't be damaged too easily. Maybe for a mission ?

In future, flash drives will be much cheaper with much more storage space.

Jusco, maluri

Hi . went to Jusco at Jalan Maluri today. Well there were discounts on many produts, and got the chance to pick up some clothes.

We were here the previous day to buy a microwave oven for a tenant, however it was closing time then. Today we had much time to shop around and look at interesting products.

I met my previous kindergarten teacher, now working at the mall. About 10 years later? hmm....

Need to shop more before the end of this year

Astro Beyond HD

Hi,

Looks like tm net just upgraded the Internet service today. That was considered fast<1day>

I was hoping it would be immediate. When I tested the speed using Speed test, it was about 1.6Mbps to a local server :) That confirms it.

Anyway, Astro is also upgrading its service for High Defenition (HD) broadcast. This should be exciting. You need to upgrade the satellite dish, decoder and cabling. They offer a few channels initially,but will add more soon. It costs RM20 additional for the HD service. 5 HD channels----National Geographic HD , ESPN HD, HBO HD, History Channel HD and Supersport HD.

The new decoder has new features---5.1 channel audio output, 1 USB port, 1 LAN port and 1 HDMI output.

The 5.1 channel audio is good for surround sound with 5 speakers. USB is for your external Hard Drive which can be used to record videos, taht can only be played back by the decoder. LAN port is for future use where you can plug in the LAN cable to download movies. Something like IPTV by Singtel Mio in Singapore. Wait till the internet gets faster to use that fuction -.-

The HDMI output will give you 16 : 9 widescreen format that has the original aspect ratio and not compressed to fit.

We will just have to wait until this is approved for condominiums.

This service will commence on the 19th of December 2009

Streamyx

Hi, I upgrade my Internet in Malaysia from 512kbps to 1Mbps. As you know the Internet there is turtle and expensive, unlike South Korea, where most places have 100Mbps Internet for about USD 60. Quite good for the most wired nation. Well here it is RM66 (+5) for the upgraded 1Mbps. They give free 4 months. Then after that RM5 extra. For streamyx, the 2 and 4 Mbps is not reasonable. You also need to use their modem ...The Pear to Pear sites are also given low priority,

=== Torrent will be slowed down.==== Just hope for tm net to upgrade their server to handle more bandwith and have a better infrastructure. Also, the Internet always lags at night. This is primarily because of the amount of users at night, as compared to morning users. The solution? Same as the above

Well let's look at the other ISPs. Metrofone is interesting. They use fibre optics and provides 2Mbps in the form of Ethernet to the Home(ETTH) This means that you do not use the copper line, instead a fibre optic one and no modem is needed.RM 60 is quite ok. Unfortunately it does not provide service to my area and is available to condominiums. MiMax is another option. The 10Mbps is expensive though. This has a usage limit, so if you use more than the quota, they would throttle your speed :(

Let's see how long it takes for them to process our request and provide the 1Mbps Internet service. :D

Reading up

Hi,

I have been reading up on the different subjects, namely A & E Math, Chinese, Science, Geography. I find A math a bit more complex than E math, that is why you need to get the basics right first, such as Indices. Like what Mr koh said, Indices would be useful in A math. Hmm, Surds, Indices, Logarithms. Science, as it is pure, is more detailed.