MCKK MAC'ed

Some updates is due I guess;

...So, eversince I got the PSP (PSP'ed and loving it!), I've been spending a lot of time with it, so much so that my WoW gaming has been at a virtual standstill (managed to get my Druid to lvl38 a few days back). I also found out, some colleagues of mine are also into WoW (husband and wife playing the game together! GG Alena! FTW!).

Got together with some buds from my Alma Matter (MCKK),...

"FIAT SAPIENTIA VIRTUS"
1987-1991

"I spent 5 years of my life here, I wished I had spent 5 more (years)...",
quoted from a collegian, circa 1991 A.D.

It just so happens that they are MAC afficionados too! Both of them now have an Apple iBook G4! Leaving me as the sole innovator with my AMD/OS X hybrid. Anyways, we've been spending some time together getting familiarised with the new OS.

Head here to read about the exploits of a new MAC owner!

Finally, my wife and son is due to rejoin me in KL by this weekend. The wifey's confinement isn't exactly over, but I miss them too much. Besides, I need to get some raya shopping done...

Dual Personality, my PC marries a MAC!

TA DAA! ....just wanted to show what I've been up to these past few days.

I'm posting this blog from the 'cheap' PC that I bought the other day. Remember the Sempron? AMD S754 64bit budget cpu. I had XP Pro on it, but today, it is wearing an entirely new face!

VOILA! ....meet the OS X/x86 hybrid AMD PC, dual boot and running well with SSE3 from a MYR270 cpu!

More to come as I explore the wonders of this new OS!

October 5th, 2005 (D-day +1)

"THE DEED IS DONE...."

quoted by a friend of a PSP fanatic right after he handed overthe cash to the retailer

*look out for coming obsessive, compulsive and downright fanatical ravings of a deranged PSP owner lording it over the rest of humanity by virtue of being a PSP owner!

The PSP Dilemma!

And so it begins....All my thoughts are bent on it. While Gandalf may resist the power of the One ring and while Frodo bears it with a heavy heart, I can no longer resist the temptation to get myself ....a Sony PSP. Damn you Sony!

".....the craving is there,
buried deep within
the recesses of my psyche!"

Damn you for designing such an alluring device...so chock full of things I probably don't need, yet the craving is there, buried deep within the recesses of my psyche. No amount of hypnotic regression is going to suppress that desire...

The journey begins, tomorrow!

*most probably picking up a PSP tomorrow at Imbi Plaza, with my buddy (and fellow sucker for Sony gadgets). We'll see how it goes...

My new PC!

Well, today was a loooong day...Just got back from Batu Pahat yesterday, after spending the weekend with my mother and in-laws. My wife and the baby Aliff -I miss him already :(- stayed behind so that my wife can complete her confinement period in peace.

My sister-in-law, Hidayu, finally made her way to Nottingham University in the UK (yup, that famous land where Robin and his merry men once resided).

"cheerfull farewell...
for somebody going half-way
around the world!"

The bonus is here (good news finally!), so I settled my bills and all....and decided to get myself a new PC! (its the separation I tell you...it wreaks havoc with your will and desires!)

I knew I had to keep it relatively cheap (nothing of the sort I would've put together during the heydays of my PC gaming addiction). Nowadays, my requirements are more modest...I just need enough computing power to do some work, a bit of gaming (mainly World of Warcraft!) and a little torrent here and there....dum dee dum

Here's my cheap PC specs;

AMD Sempron 2800+ 64bit CPU
CMV CT-529A 15" LCD Monitor
80G Western Digital HDD
1024mb TwinMOS DDR400
ATi Radeon x700 PRO 128mb
Aztech 600EW ADSL, Wireless G router

*the rest of the PC specs are not worth mentioning!

When I have some free time............

Well, its just only 19th Sept, but its beginning to look like it'll be a very long month *sigh*. Still no sign of the bonus yet *glum*. On the bright side, my kid is doing just fine! *relief* and mommy is doing well too (despite the 'pantang-larang ') *joy*. In any case, this weekend I'm sending them back (balik kampung) to Batu Pahat for a needed R&R.

Umm..back to the topic;

What do I do when I have free time? Just so happens that a lot of 'free' time is coimg up...with baby and mommy back in Batu Pahat. I'll probably only visit fortnightly. That means I'll have two whole weekends to myself!

This is probably what my programme'll be like;

Weekend #1
Saturday : AM - Play WoW PM - Play WoW
Sunday : AM - Play WoW PM - Play WoW

Weekend #2
Saturday : AM - go back to Batu Pahat PM - Play WoW
Sunday : AM - Play WoW PM - go back to KL

"Me and Chumps hanging out
at the blimp tower,
Tirisfal Glades, UnderCity"

Weekend #3
Saturday : AM - Play WoW PM - Play WoW
Sunday : AM - Play WoW PM - Play WoW

Weekend #4
Saturday : AM - go back to Batu Pahat PM - Play WoW
Sunday : AM - Play WoW PM - go back to KL

Google WoW to find out what it is, or visit my links...

FTW!

KL Boy born to Johorean Parents

"Hi, my name is Mikhail, Muhammad Aliff Mikhail"

It had to happen...I mean, after all these while, everyone in the household is of Johorean descend. The Boy would have nothing of it. He's bent on being a citizen of the capital.

So, there I was, off to the NRD office at Maju Junction, right here in the heart of the city of Kuala Lumpur, to register the birth of my son, the KL Boy.

(about 2 hours later) voila! "Muhammad Aliff Mikhail bin Norkamarulazhar" is a proud citizen of Malaysia (with the relevant Birth Certificate to prove it) !

8 September 2005: My BOY comes into the world!

Baby boy!








Yeah, you read that right... My wife laboured to give birth to a bouncing baby boy on Thursday afternoon (3.01pm to be exact). Mom & baby is fine. We don't have a name for him yet (so AFundi's are still open!)

Anyway, I guess you'll want to 'see' him...

Hmm...he sleeps a lot...and feeds a lot too!

On the trip back home from the hospital, he was busy checking out the world...:) (unfortunately, the haze is back, or so I heard)

Baby's vital statistics:

Weight: 3.26kg
Height: 48cm
Eyes: brown (just like mom's)

* update about the bonus. Its coming! (soon!) and its a generous amount...All I can say is, its coming at the right time (finances are a bit stretched already)...AlhamduliLlah

Salary Revision rumors true! But where is the bonus?

I've been reading with earnest my friend's blog (URL: http://the-kimster.blogspot.com) and couldn't help but feel that, each of us have vastly divergent interest, yet we stick together through sheer ties that binds, e.g; friendship and camaraderie. Excellent!

"More often than not, its more of a token of appreciation by the powers that be (and is not at all related to performance)"

Also, its that time of year again. Everyone (employees at the company I work with) is anxiously waiting for the annual announcement of the bonus payouts. We'd all like to think of the bonus as a reward commensurate with the performance of the company. More often than not, its more of a token of appreciation by the powers that be (and is not at all related to performance). Either way, it means different things to different people.


meh!

Haze hits KL!

I guess every blogger worth his salt in KL will already have this on their blogsites, its becoming a critical event! How accurate are the API readings released to the public?

">300 API is already considered hazardous."

We're at >500 API, and I'm not hearing any call to actions at all?!? Things are getting worse...and the lack of action (or apparent lack of) is increasing anxiety levels.

Wedding Photos

A lot of sayings goes like this; "life starts at 40...." or "you'll never know the joys of life until...." etc....We'll, my life has seen its ups and down, but I will always remember my wedding day (August 21, 2004) in Batu Pahat, Johor (Malaysia).