Have I Told You Lately...

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness
Ease my troubles that's what you do

Oh, the morning sun in all it's glory
Greets the day with hope and comfort too
And you fill my life with laughter, you can make it better
Ease my troubles that's what you do

There's a love that's divine
And it's yours and it's mine
Like the sun at the end of the day
We should give thanks and pray to the One

Say, have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one above you?
Fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness
[- From: http://www.elyrics.net/read/v/van-morrison-lyrics/have-i-told-you-lately-lyrics.html -]
Ease my troubles that's what you do

Well, there's a love that's divine
And it's yours and it's mine
And it shines like the sun

At the end of the day
We will give thanks
And pray to the One

Have I told you lately that I love you?
Have I told you there's no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness, take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that's what you do

Take away my sadness
Fill my life with gladness
Ease my troubles that's what you do

Fill my life with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles that's what you do....Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?

PC Fair 2011 and a whole lots more..

Last Saturday was a much awaited day for me. I was so looking forward to attend the Pikom PC Fair at KLCC. I left at 9.30am from college, followed by Mark, Doris, and whole gang of friends. We travelled to KL Sentral by KTM Komuter, and when we reached, Mark, Doris and I decided to head first to KLCC, while the others stayed back to fill up their empty stomachs with breakfast.

We travelled to KLCC by LRT, and what a view to behold when we reached! The place was just teeming with people! We quickly made a beeline for the convention centre, and were amazed at the sheer amount of booths set up there. I've never seen that many IT products being on display, ever in my life!

The Samsung ST600 on display.

Anyways, we broke off, and I went in search of what i was there for, a camera. I had already done my researh on what kind of camera I wanted, and finally, I was contemplating againt the Canon IXUS 220 HS, and the Samsung ST600. Both cost RM 999 and were equally matched out. But I had to try them out before deciding. So, I made my way to the Canon booth, and saw the IXUS on display. I tested it, took a few pictures, but somehow I was not so pleased with the quality. To me, the pictures lacked the clarity that we would usually associate with a 14.2 MP camera. I then approached the Samsung booth, where I saw the ST600 on display. I tested it, and again took a few pictures, and I was amazed at the amount of clarity the pictures possessed! It was truly HD imaging.

The ST600.

But then, I saw another camera next to the ST600, the ST550. This model was the predecessor to the ST600, having the same specs as the ST600, except for the 12.2 MP lens. I gave it a try to, just for fun, but I was amazed that the picture quality mirrored the ST600. Plus, the ST550 came with Super Macro, which allows you to take clear pictures of objects at a distance of lesser than 5cm. Moreover, it was so much elegant compared to the ST600, and I felt I had a better grip of the ST550 compared to the ST600 when I held both of them. The ST550 was priced at RM 699, which was a better bargain and it came with a free MP3 player, casing and a screen protector. I made up my mind, and paid up for the ST550. It was definitely worth it.

The Samsung ST550.

The back of the ST550. Can't get enough of the minimalistic design and the 3.5" screen.

The ST550 with the front LCD turned on.

To many to choose from.

Leaving KLCC, we went to SungeiWang Plaza for a quick lunch, and crossed the road towards Low Yat Plaza, Malaysia's largest IT mall. It was just as amazing as the PC Fair, with each floor designated to one kind of product, for example, the 1st floor was for handphones, and the second floor for PCs. After a while, we went to Times Square, where the Petronas Battle of the Bands were being held. What I did not know was that there was also a Ducati Roadshow at the same time. DUCATI!! My favourite bikes are all Ducatis, and it was a dream come true for me to see so many bikes on display.

The Ducati Diavel Carbon.

The newest Ducati bike, the Diavel Carbon was also in display. It was more than a beauty. It was a masterpiece. The place was just so filled with likewise, bike aficionados and members of the media. After much oggling of the bikes, we decided to hit back to college and after a long and tiring journey, reached back at around 9.00pm. But whatever it may be, the trip was worth it.

The Ducati dual - purpose Multistrada 1200.

The 848 Evo.

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Image taken using the front LCD, with soft colour applied.

Night potrait mode with Slow Sync flash. Camera Stabilisation was not turned on.

Taken using Samsung Smart Auto system in Daylight Mode.

Happy Birthday Maegyvear!!!

I was going to the library in college about 8.30 pm when a friend of mine told me that they are celebrating Maegyvear's @ Maegy birthday at the Bintang Walk (a narrow path dividing the two blocks in KTT) at about 9.30pm.

Now, who is Maegy you may ask, and to answer your question, Maegy is first and foremost, my classmate and a very good friend. He is one of the most popular and well - respected student in KTT, and in short, a gem of a guy.

It was already 10.00pm when Maegy walked along the corridor leading to the Bintang Walk, and we purposely switched the lights off. Somehow, it didn't strike him odd that the lights were off (it was meant to be a surprise for him). As he reached the Walk, we started singing "Happy Birthday" and you should have seen his face! Haha a mix of surprise, warmth, Excitement and awe were just so evident. Following that, Maegy followed the procedures of every birthday party as usual, and surprise was in store when Edwin "unveiled" the poster they created for Maegy. We had it stappled to the notice board, with it having an enlarged picture of Maegy and signatures and wishes all around it.

What striked me on Maegy's birthday is the fact that all of us have become so close to one another, as friends and comrade - in - arms, that we stand out for each other, and we celebrate each other. This was not the 1st birthday party in KTT, obviously, but knowing that all of us are going to leave KTT soon, its a real good time to just sit back at these moments, and reflect on what the past 2 years that we had spent in KTT has taught us. It has forged bonds of friendship among people who, before this, were complete strangers to one another.


It has taught us the value of life, and the joy we garner in helping and being there for one another. If not anything, KTT definitely has made us into better people, with the heart and will to make others happy, and I wish that all of us would stay the same even in changing times.

Where the Heck is your Common Sense?!

I encountered a really bad moment today afternoon, as I went out with my family to have lunch. There is this small Indian temple near my house, where the devotees were celebrating the temple's annual festival today as well. I am okay with the festive mood and atmosphere that comes together with these kind of festivals. But what I hated the most when it comes to today's festival, was the way the devotees parked their cars along the road.

As you can see from the photos, the road is just a normal two lane road, but with cars parked on both road shoulders, the road is now reduced to only one lane. How in the world is a single lane road going to cater for traffic flow on either sides? To make matters worse, there were no RELA members around to control traffic flow along the road.

As proper citizens, we should first and foremost think about the implications of our actions on other people. No one is against them celebrating their festival, as it is their right to do so according to the Constitution. But what makes things look ugly is the lack of civic mindedness and common sense of those people involved, whereby in this occasion, the devotees. There is ample of parking space at the nearby Tamil school, which is less then 20 metres from the temple, but it was hardly used, if not at the nearby community field. I don't get it, why do the devotees have to park so closely to the temple? Can't they just park at the school's parking lot or the field and walk a mere 20 metres to the temple?

The temple authorities also failed to enlist the help of RELA members to coordinate the traffic flow along the road, despite knowing that traffic would be bad on this day due to the congregation of devotees. Isn't that clearly a failure to utilize their common sense? What if someone using the road was in a hurry? What if an ambulance were to use the road? This issues are supposed to be thought about when such events are carried out.

  So, guys, if you carry out any such events or be a part of it, please, 4 everyone's sake, be civic minded so that your activity does not bother anyone else. Think always, what are the implications of your plans onto others. Don't do what you would not want others to do to you.

A Start For Everything..

Its quite new for me to blog, despite being 20, belonging to the so - called tech savvy generation (the iPhone generation). Thanks to my fellow housemate and college mates for instilling the idea in me to blog. There are so many things in my head that I want to spill out, and see what people have to say bout those issues. I strongly believe that the current  generation has so much to say, and these issues should be heard and discussed, as they are the views of the future leaders - to - be. SO, I invite anyone at all to feel free and post any issue that you would like to talk bout, besides mine and I hope this would instill the idea of constructive discussion among our peers. Till the next post..