Archive for June, 2009

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-29

  • Transformers 2 rocked! Robot crunching action and explosions!! What more can you ask for in a popcorn movie? Fantastic! #
  • RIP Michael Jackson. You truely was the King of Pop. #
  • It's been a tiring day. But I'm glad I was able to give support & love. Funerals are never easy, but God makes things better. Thank you Lord #
  • It's strange how some spend more on a funeral than celebrating a new life in a birth or a marriage. God truely puts things into perspective #
  • saved, for he died for such a wrench like me. Isn't he wonderful? #
  • has seen God constantly at work the past few days and I feel blessed. Tired, but blessed. #
  • watching Transformers 2 at the end of the week! urghhhh can't wait! #

Hot Toys Terminator Salvation: T600 (Weathered Rubber Skin Version)

Hot Toys have done it again and come up with the Weathered Rubber Skin Version of the T600. I already have the T600 Endoskeleton on pre-order, but this new T600 looks awesome. And being a fan of the Terminator movies, how can I resist not getting this! Hot Toys sure knows how to get suckers like me roped in! :P

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-22

  • really really realised today that it's time. It's the right thing to do. And I'm a happy puppy to do it! Just gotta find the right time! #
  • it's times like this when u really realise how much you care. #
  • hates the frailty of life. One moment they're there, the next they are gone. Treasure your love ones… #
  • Activate MMS & Tethering on iPhone 3.0 for StarHub Users. http://www.chazrt.net #
  • Pixar rules! Those guys are top blokes! http://twurl.nl/ycmafs #
  • interesting times for F1. Will there be a new championship next year? What will become of SG's Grand Prix? lol,, the drama! #
  • iPhone OS 3.0 is out. Go update using iTunes now! Make sure your iTunes is updated to the latest 8.2 version. Have fun! #
  • so many great new small features on iPhone OS 3.0. Check them out here, http://twurl.nl/avgggk #
  • reviewing the iPhone OS 3.0. two more days to upgrade! http://twurl.nl/xizpkq #
  • enjoyed the Taking of Phelham 123. Great acting n cast. #
  • got my facebook username, http://www.facebook.com/chazrt #
  • got my Transformers 2 tickets!! woot! Bring it on! #
  • feels like a new iPhone with OS 3.0. New features (which I actually use) and faster loading of apps n websites. Sweet #
  • It's official. WHO declares H1N1 Pandemic. First flu pandemic of the 21st Century and first since 1968. Hope it doesn't get worst. #
  • has bittersweet feelings that Ronaldo is leaving. Will miss his skills & goals, but certainly not his whinging! $80 mill isn't too shabby #
  • trying out iPhone OS 3.0. It rocks. Nuff said. #
  • wanna see a Gundam Robot life size? http://twurl.nl/ejfmxn #

Activate MMS & Tethering On iPhone OS 3.0 for Starhub Users

I’ve tested this and it works like a charm. It uses a custom ipcc file that has been edited with Starhub settings. By right, M1 users can also try to edit their own ipcc files. An ipcc file is essentially a zip file, just rename the ipcc to zip, open it up and edit using a text editor the carrier.plist files with M1 settings.

UPDATE: This works for the iPhone 3GS as well.

StarHub users, follow the steps below to enable MMS & Tethering!

1. Connect iPhone to iTunes and backup your iPhone just to be safe. After backup, disconnect your iPhone.

2. Follow the instructions on how to enable carrier bundle support in iTunes 8.2. For Mac Users. For Windows Users

3. After enabling carrier bundle support, proceed to download the custom ipcc file here or here.

4. Start iTunes and connect your iPhone.

5. Option + Check for Update (Mac) or Shift + Check for Update (Win) and select the ipcc file to update.

6. iTunes will update your iPhone. You can go to Settings >> General >> Network >> Cellular Data Network and see ’shwapint’ as the APN for Cellular Data and ’shmms’ as the APN for MMS. Do not change these settings as Tethering will cease to work if you do.

7. Restart your iPhone and test MMS & Tethering! It should work!

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My Toy Display

It’s been sometime since I got around to take pics of my toy collection. So I thought I’ll just take a few pics. Apologies if they aren’t the best quality, but hey, I’m lazy and can’t really be bothered. :P And at least I do open up my figures to display them!! I can’t understand collectors who buy figures just to store them in boxes! I mean if you truely are a fan, then damm well open the box, display and play with the figures! Who cares if the value is lost dammit!. Only if you don’t have enough space to display your stuff, then fine, keep them in the cupboard. That’s what I do, but I slowly rotate new and old stuff out of my already bursting cupboard. Can’t wait to get more display cabinets! lol.

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Apple iPhone OS 3.0

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The new OS 3.0 comes out 17 June (taking into account time difference from US) in SG and I’m sure many iphone users are anticipating the new software. I’ve been using the Developers Release version of the software the past few days and I thought I’ll give my views. It’s basically the same as the public release.

Firstly, I just want to say, the new OS is worth upgrading to. It’s snappier, the phone really does feel smoother and the apps do not lag as much when loading. GPS also picks up your location much faster than before. It’s like a new phone! haha

There were initial rumours that MMS and tethering would only work with Singtel users, well, I can safely say that MMS works just as well on Starhub! Been MMSing heaps lately! :P So much easier on an iPhone. lol

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Some Starhub users may not see the MMS camera icon when you SMS after having just upgraded. I’m not sure if this will be the same for the public release but this is a fix that should enable MMS for Starhub and possibly M1 users.

Under Settings >> General >> Network >> Cellular Data Network, input your Starhub settings as below. M1 users can easily find out their MMS settings by calling M1 Customer service or via online. The settings are no different to those for other phones.

Cellular Data:
APN – shwapint
Username -
Password -

MMS
APN – shmms
Username -
Password -
MMSC – http://mms.starhubgee.com.sg:8002
MMS Proxy – 10.12.1.80

After entering the settings, it should look something like the visual below.

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You will also have to add your own mobile number under Settings >> Phone >> My Number.

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Lastly under Settings >> General >> Network, turn Data Roaming ON and OFF once. Then reboot the phone. The MMS Camera Icon should now appear when you SMS people.

There are heaps of nice new features in the new OS 3.0, most of which are plastered all over the web by now. So I won’t go through all of them. Just some nice new ones which I liked, first is sharing of contacts, you can now send contacts to other phones!

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And one I find real handy, is the ability to change iTunes accounts within the phone, instead of previously having to connect to iTunes to change accounts. Good for those which multiple accounts like me. I have a US and SG account.

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All in all, OS 3.0 is great. And I’m finding out small new features daily. Some are huge changes and some are small ones which makes the phone just that much better. So look forward to local SG 17 June where the new OS should be available for download! Woot!

Toy Carnival @ SAM

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After some months of planning, details are officially out for the Toy Carnival. I’m happy to have played apart in connecting SAM with TFH. A bit dissapointed I couldn’t help organise it under one of my campaigns, but at least I can still enjoy the day!

Toy Carnival @ SAM
A day of fun for the whole family with more than 30 stores offering the latest in toys and comics collectibles! Look forward to free toy giveaways, bargains galore as well as character appearances from Star Wars and other anime & movie characters.

Date : 5th July 2009 (Sunday)
Venue : Singapore Art Museum (SAM)
Address: 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189555
Free Admission

It’s pretty exciting with a great line up of sponsors and partners.

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Some details on the additional highlights and activities on the day are as below:

  1. The 501st Legion Singapore Garrison will be staging an interactive game call Droid Hunt with visitors to the Toy Carnival@sam. If any stormtroopers find you to be in possession of stolen Imperial droids, you must surrender the droid without questions and a reward will be given for your cooperation. (http://www.kimncris.com/droidhunt/final.swf) Fabulous prizes are to be won so head on down for more information.
  2. Movie Mania will be showcasing some of their replica characters to brighten up the Carnival and will have a mix of Non- Star Wars characters that are kids friendly.
  3. OSW Singapore Embassy will be displaying a group bash diorama and various individual kit bashes.
  4. SGCollect.com will be promoting their site and selling some toys from past events.
  5. From Starwars.sg, you will be seeing their interesting collections and custom works of local Star Wars fans.
  6. ZoidsPoison will be promoting their website, sharing their hobby and selling some Zoids kits. There are tentative plans to have a Zoids Battle Game on the Nintendo Wii with prizes for participants.

So save the date and come down to enjoy the festivities. More info will be updated on http://toycarnival.wordpress.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter.

And Here’s a little video teaser for the event!


Life Size Gundam!

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Only in Japan will they do something like build a life size Gundam! It currently stands in Odaiba, Tokyo. They are putting the final touches to it, but already it looks really really awesome! It’s the RX-78 Gundam from the original series. The amount of detail is just fantastic. The decals, the colours, the size!!! That’s how a real Gundam robot would really look like! I hope they leave it standing for long time more, maybe till I make a trip up there early next year? :P

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Apple’s 2009 Worldwide Developers Conference

The 2009 WWDC didn’t really throw out the revolutionary iPhone upgrade that most of us were looking for, but it did have some pretty exciting news to look forward to.

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First was the upgrades to the MacBook Pro lines. The 13′ inch MacBook was upgraded to the Pro line as well as upgrades to the 15′ inch lines. Making them faster and heaps more affordable. The 15′ inch MBP now has a 7 hr built in battery!! woot! Too bad my MBP is relatively new, SG$1,988 for the 13′ inch MBP is pretty damm good.

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Mac OSX Snow Leopard was also previewed. This is what excited me heaps, the new OSX makes full use of 64-bit power with all the main apps in the OS being upgraded and redesigned to make full use of 64-bit as well as multicore computing. The new Quicktime X also looks pretty sexy. Built in Exchange support also is a thumbs up for the OS. Basically, everything runs heaps faster on this beast of an OS. The best thing, current OSX Leopard users get to upgrade to Snow Leopard by just parting with US$29 (SG$42)!!!! And it’s out in September! Windows 7? What’s that again?!?

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More info on the new iPhone OS 3.0 was also released. The earlier announcements at the beginning of the year promised an OS which would be like a new phone. And it continues to seem that way. MMS, Tethering, Safari upgrade, forwarding sms’s, bluetooth functions, and heaps more.

One thing I really liked was the new features for MobileMe subscribers, which I already am! There’s a new web based interface to find the location of an iPhone which has been lost. You can also remotely wipe the data in the device if the phone is unrecoverable! So when does this swanky new OS come out? Next week!! 17 June is OS 3.0 download day! Woot! I’m looking forward to it.

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Lastly, the new iPhone 3GS. Ok, I wasn’t initially that interested in this upgrade. The phone is relatively the same externally and internally it’s not a revolutionary upgrade. But the more I read about it and well since I’m not on contract on my HP provider, well it’s getting really tempting.

The main thing about the new phone is the Speed, hence, iPhone 3GS. The phone now does everything that much faster, up to 2 – 3 times faster when launching apps, surfing, etc. That is a good plus point as the current iPhone is a tad bit sluggish. Other new features are voice control, 3MP Autofocus cam, video capture, support for 7.2Mbps HSDPA 3G, in-built digital compass and heaps more. And it comes in black or white, 16 or 32GB. I’m thinking more of the 32 GB. heh. Too early to decide if I’ll get it, 50 – 50 now. But the new processor and memory upgrade calls out too me! lol. Come 9 July when it comes out in SG, I’ll make my choice.

So thats it for this year’s WWDC. Nothing revolutionary, no Steve Jobs, but still pretty damm exciting. Apple continues to excel in creating top notch software and IT products. And the fact that they are increasing making their products affordable really helps. There’s heaps of stuff I left out, you can read more about the rest of the new features over at Apple.com.sg.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-08

  • iPhone 3GS, 2 – 3x faster, 3MP Autofocus Cam, video record & edit, voice ctrl, compass, battery life, 16 & 32 GB & more. Out 9 July in SG! #
  • Woot.. iPhone OS 3.0 out on 17 June!! Can’t Wait! #
  • Snow Leopard rocks the socks off Windows 7 #
  • woot! 13 inch is now the a MBP!! dammm,, sweet! #
  • new cheaper Macbook Pros,, 15 & 17 inch,, sweet! power packed! #
  • hopes for some iPhone goodness at the WWDC 2009 keynote address tonite. 1am SG time. Maybe a suprise appearance by Steve Jobs? :P #
  • Come fly with me…. down Acapulco Bay…… #
  • Got the new rig up and running. Intel Core i7 920, ASUS P6T Deluxe Mobo, 6 GB RAM, GTX295, Blu-Ray Drive & 24inch Samsung LCD. Woot! #
  • enjoying Thai massage. Shiok! #
  • is happy the weekend’s finally here! Woot! Long long weekend here I come! #
  • getting high on kopi #
  • is gonna have $15 lunch at Clarke Quay! #
  • no lah,, bday tommorrow! :P #
  • just a step away #
  • loves typing minutes late at nite! Oh what joy. :p #