iPhone is out in Singapore

The key point, an FAQ at Singtel's website:
"Will my iPhone work with a StarHub or M1 SIM?
It may work but you may not enjoy the same iPhone experience as SingTel only supports iPhone 3G devices that are connected to SingTel’s network"

So, iPhone 3G in Singapore is probably unlocked out of the box. More proof that cellular business in the US is ancient and backward with all the locking crap.

Super Rider: Kamen Rider Kiva MV

A eurobeat MV of Kamen Rider Kiva that I made.

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Edit: Youtube blocked the video due to ID match by Avex police, even though there are plenty of others doing the same thing, and the fact that Avex does not distribute the music in the US.

Go-Onger Ep25 silliness

Hiroto cried, hilarious! LOL

Go-Onger Ep24

There are times when I felt sympathy, or even rooting for the bad guys in super sentai shows, simply because the heroes are simply too powerful. This Go-Onger clip shows exactly that. 1st, instant G9 formation. 2nd, the monster's attacks barely pushed Engine Oh G9. 3rd, the monster is supposed to be a strong one from Samurai World combined with Hiramekimedes, one of the most powerful generals, but Go-Onger defeated them in one shot. All in less than 2 minutes! LOL.


Here's a funny scene from the episode.
Points:
-Sousuke's reaction to the blank-faced Hiroto & Miu
-Gunpei touching Hiroto's face, and Hiroto looking at him in disgust
-Hiroto running form the ghosts. LOL

Calpico Aloe

DSC00015, originally uploaded by pika2000.

Calpico Aloe

Human skateboard

LOL

Time Maching Hints/Tips

Time Machine is Apple's backup utility included in Mac OS X Leopard. It has a straight forward setup and automatically works. Still, there are several tips I found on the web while searching a way to move my old Time Machine backup from an external hard-drive to my new drobo. I found 2 blog posts that are quite useful.
1. From Ryan Block's blog: a tip to save some space on your Time Machine drive. By default, Time Machine backs up everything on you Mac. There is an option to exclude certain folders/drives, and Ryan has a list of certain things that Time Machine can skip to save some space, things that are easily recoverable from other sources.

2. From Stephen Foskett's blog: Time Machine is great, but what if you want to upgrade your Time Machine drive to a newer/larger drive? There is an option to change disk in system preferences, but it doesn't move your old backup. This tip uses Disk Utility to "restore" the old Time Machine drive to the new one. One note, make sure you don't need anything on the new drive, since I can only make this work if I check Erase Destination option.

My lunch

My lunch, originally uploaded by pika2000.

My lunch

Go-Onger Ep21 Funny Clips

Another Go-Onger hilariousness. All they can think of is food. Hiroto's and Miu's expressions are priceless.

Kamen Rider IXA: Fight for Justice MV

Another proof that Kamen Rider is blurring the line between idols and tokusatsu, which is why it's so cool! :D Nago-kun, don't forget your Biore!

Momotaros-tachi funny scene

The 4 hilarious imajins from Kamen Rider Den-O will be coming back in the summer crossover movie between Kamen Rider Kiva and Den-O. For the last couple episodes of Kamen Rider Kiva, they are showing Momotaros-tachi promoting the new movie. The funny part is that they also did a crossover with Go-Onger. this time, from Kamen Rider Kiva Ep27, Momotaros-tachi are copying Go-Onger poses. Hilarious!

Moroccan food

Chi's flash game

She can get mad and scratch you.

Costco turkey roll, the next victim of grocery shrink ray

I remembered that they used to be much bigger, close to filling up the tray. Well, it's still the same tray, but the rolls obviously got smaller. Sign of a recession?

Cute Mouse

Got a new mouse that was on sale recently, Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000. It's so cute and tiny!


It's a wireless bluetooth mouse. Unlike most BT mouse, this one doesn't come with the annoying BT dongle, thus it only works with computers that already have BT built-in, like most Macs. :) Connecting it to my iMac is pretty straight forward, although I had to use a wired mouse first to setup the bluetooth configuration. It uses 2 AAA batteries.

Unfortunately, I don't see a way to configure the buttons on my Mac. So the back button doesn't work, despite being advertised as such. For some reason, it activated the Dashboard. Oh well, so much for that. The back button is 1 big thing I missed on the Mac. Wheel is rough, and only does vertical scrolling. I prefer the 4-way ball on Apple's mighty mouse. Still, the size of this MS mouse is very compact, good for travel. It even comes with a bag!