Thursday, September 03, 2009

Weekend Lepas

Mak saya suka dengar lagu Hindi. Suka dengan bangat sekali. Suka sampai ajak saya pergi Low Yat untuk cari modulator & USB drive untuk download lagu2 Hindi. Pergh. Ibu-ibu zaman sekarang adalah sangat hi-tech.

Tapi bila dah dapat apa yang diidamkan, dia tak pandai pulak nak download lagu dari Internet. Haruslah saya & adik saya jadi cikgu terjun tolong ajarkan cara nak convert Youtube jadi MP3. Tapi. Mak saya seumur hidup sebelum ni tak pernah pegang mouse, tiba-tiba nak suruh convert Youtube jadi MP3?? Apekah?

Mak saya terkial-kial sebab baru je belajar click & right-click tu apa. Nak masukkan nama lagu dalam kotak search pun separuh menangis jugak saya & adik saya mengajar. Apa lagi nak ingat step2 ni:

1. Taip 'youtube' kat kotak address dan tekan Enter
2. Taip nama lagu dalam kotak Search
3. Klik video clip yang nak di convert
4. Select url lagu. Right click untuk copy
5. Bukak software converter, tekan butang 'Youtube'
6. Paste url
7. Tekan butang 'Convert'

Untuk orang yang baru first time berjinak-jinak dengan mouse, korang rasa ni bukan sangat impossible ke?

Tiga hari jugak la emak kesayanganku praktis, tapi mungkin sebab benda baru (baru belajar la kan) jadi otak beliau mengalami culture shock. Mak selalu je lupa step2 di atas. Sampai la, saya bagi example guna aktiviti faveret beliau. Shopping.

'Mak, katakan la Youtube ni pasaraya Gi*nt. Mak kenalah tau nak pergi ke mana (taip URL youtube). Sampai sana, mak nak cari tepung (search nama lagu). Bila mak dah jumpa tepung, mak kena decide nak tepung brand apa (klik video clip). Bila dah jumpa, mak pun amik, letak dalam shopping cart (copy url lagu), pastu mak pergi ke kaunter bayaran (software converter). Kat kaunter, mak letak tepung atas kaunter (paste url). Then mak bayarlah (Convert), barulah mak dapat beli tepung (download lagu).'

Saya harus tepuk bahu sendiri sebab boleh come up dengan analogi spontan ni. Yang sangat bestnya, lepas tu mak sangat cepat tangkap. Sekarang, mak dah terer download lagu. Huhu...

Apapun, syabas kepada mak sebab dah pandai guna Internet! :D

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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Selamat Hari Merdeka

Photo credit: Eric Teoh

Cerita #1: Dulu saya ada rumet merangkap best friend masa kat UTM. Dia seorang Kristian. Saya seorang Islam. Tapi waktu Maghrib kami sama-sama baca kitab - saya baca Al-Quran atas sejadah, dia baca Bible atas katil. Untuk kamu agamamu, dan untukku agamaku...

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Berserah

Hold me and never let go
Show me and shine the light
Upon the path I trod
Give me strength so
I may make it right
Oh Allah, Great God.

Pasti ada hikmahnya semua yang terjadi.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Shopping Wish-List: Clothes

A couple of nights ago, while waiting for Suami Terchenta to finish his night course @ Cititel, I went to KLCC to cuci mata. Ya, ya... Working at KLCC doesn't mean I get the chance to cuci mata frequently. Usually lunch time I stay in the office coz so lazy to go down.

Suddenly walked into Isetan and blew away what's left of my salary on Communique blouse and Executive pants! :O I can't help it, leh! The mega sales discounts were so irresistible and no way I could get THOSE clothes at THOSE prices any other time. Hanya Tuhan membalas (as Diyana of diyanazman.com would say).

I must hand over my credit card to Suami Terchenta for safekeeping. Otherwise, I'll be getting a few more clothes such as:

1. A new swimming suit:

Source: Al-Fareeda Bazaar

I know, I know! I've got one already and since I don't go swimming every day why need two, right? But LOOK AT THAT DESIGN! How not to fall in love with that burqini? (Btw, burqini is the more or, a loooootttttt more modest version of bikini for Muslimah) Check out Al-Fareeda Bazaar for this kind of swimming suit. The price is reasonable too (RM100) compared to other online shops selling similar item.

2. Shawls

Source: www.shawls2u.blogspot.com

With the new baju, also need new tudung. Jen can become a testament to this crazy habit of both mine & Ainie's. These shawls are gorgeous. The good thing about this blog is, not only the lovely ladies sell shawls, they also provide step-by-step guide on how to wear them with style & elegance!

3. New Baju Kurung:

Source: www.butik-stareast.blogspot.com

I HEART this baju kurung, isn't it elegant? Except for its humongous sleeves, it is exactly something I want for my Raya outfit (eh? Baru je nampak kat Internet, dah kata macam tu?) Selling at RM290. Sigh. Is credit card accepted? :p

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Shopping Wish-List: Gadgets

Lately, I've been thinking to get a new phone. Preferably, something that can be a PDA, mobile phone and video/camera at the same time. The reasons are so I don't have to lug around my pda to keep track work, phone to call/sms people and some more, both also don't have camera. Kesian.

These are among the gadgets that I would grab if I had the moolah:

1. iPhone 3GS:

Source: https://technave.com/

When they first launched iPhone 3G, I couldn't understand why Suami Terchenta was head-over-heel with this phone. Yes, so it is gorgeous, looks futuristic and the widgets are cute. But that was just it, wasn't it? Then it came to Malaysia and when I laid my hands on it, I finally comprehends his passion for this baby. Like, OMIGOD, THIS PHONE IS SUPER-COOL! I MUST GET ONE FOR MYSELF! Yes, me. The crazy-for-gadgets IT engineer wife. I went gaga every time we passed by one of those billboards with gigantic iPhone on it. If you still don't understand why, read the review here.

This phone is Miss Universe in IT world ok. Don't play-play! The sheer beauty and dazzling shine off the phone kinda knocked me down and since then I have an insatiable desire to pocket one of this beauty. When it comes to touch-screen phone, iPhone has the widest screen and the most finger-friendly keyboard (I never like phones that require a stylus to operate). Also, we won't have problem to locate the kiblat direction because it has an in-built compass! The only reservations I have for iPhone are its price and the fact that it's not Windows-operated. Dammit.

Or, if iPhone is not for work, then maybe I wanna get this:

2. Blackberry Storm:

Source: https://techcrunch.com/

Work or play. Blackberry is your best bet. It's not half as beautiful as an iPhone but this phone packs it all. You can read all your emails, open Word / Excel document and even edit them. It even has GPS, and for travel fans like us, this would come in handy anytime. A unique feature of the phone is its clickable screen - when you tap the on-screen keyboard, it's like tapping on mechanical keypads. Cool, huh? Another plus, unlike iPhone, the memory can be expanded as it has SD-card slot. The beefed up memory means we can watch movie and I tell you, the picture quality is awesome, babe!

Ah-but-then, like HTC Magic, the phone is not as responsive as iPhone. We have to press real hard to get an application to open or to type email. And also, it's slightly heavier and bulkier compared to the sleek iPhone. But the most unforgiveable flaw of all - it doesn't come with a WiFi. Bleargh! What if I'm at the airport and can get free WiFi but cannot, coz phone got no WiFi mah! *slap forehead*

Then again, Blackberry seems like too serious for my liking, and where design meets functionality, you gotta give it to HTC to whip up something like this:

3. HTC Touch Pro

https://www.remo-knops.com/

Runs on Windows Mobile (checked). Has real slide-out / on-screen keyboard (checked). Achingly beautiful/doesn't look too masculine (checked). TouchFLO™ 3D that makes it almost feel like an iPhone (checked). I can almost feel its fingers closing around my heart, but I can't say more, coz I haven't experience this phone yet. Maybe it will jump to no 1 over iPhone if it manages to convince me that it feels as good as it looks.

Ok, enough about phone. Gadget shopping wish-list no 4 (and final, for this moment):

3. Olympus Pen E-P1

Source: https://www.dpreview.com/

I wanna take professional-looking photos but I don't wanna carry a bulky camera that I can't fit in my handbag. One day, jalan2 at PC Fair and suddenly saw this camera. Immediately drooled over it and spent days afterwards dreaming of it. It looks like a compact, feel like a compact (slightly heavier) but you can put on those professional lenses and voila! You have a DSLR in hand (ok la, for leisure photographer like me). Need I elaborate more on this fascinating gadget?

Anybody wants to give me any of these to-die-for gadgets? :p

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