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They Go Faster, We Get Expensive

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

So our broadband has been a rubbish for many years now but being Malaysians we try to go with whats available to us but when you see whats happening around us, i need to scream.

Ok, what am i whinning about.. Have a look at the streamyx pricing.

So the fastest speed offered is 4Mbps and its RM268 to get that kind of speed. Expensive? I definately think so, considering that the governemnt is pushing for broadband penetration, it looks like you need to pay a premium to enjoy such speeds. BUT THATS REALITY ISNT IT?

Now from across the Causeway :

SINGAPORE – Mobile broadband speeds are set to double to 42Mbps by the second half of the year. And this might not burn a hole in your wallet.

Now how much does it cost? Yes the currency is stronger and all that jazz but when you compare things like this, its gotta be dollar to dollar isnt it? Singaporeans dont earn less then you(dollar to dollar).

SingTel currently offers a 21Mbps mobile broadband service that is priced at $69.30 with a two-year contract. There is no indication of how much 42Mbps is going to cost but even if its double(very unlikely) its still cheaper than what we pay for blady 2Mbps!

Some simple maths so it makes sense to me, i pay RM118 (RM88 + phone line rental) and i get 1Mbps. In a Singaporean context it would be (RM3 per Mbps [RM3.30 x 21 = RM63] )

So in a nutshell we pay 36 times more!!

Amazing ha!

Source : TodayOnline

18.03.2010 IT/Gadgets No Comments

3D TV Set To Arrive

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

A 3D television is a television that employs techniques of 3D presentation, such as stereoscopic capture, multi-view capture, or 2D plus depth, and a 3D display

In laymans terms, did you watch Avatar in the theaters and did they give you this huge pair of glasses to wear while watching it? Well if you felt like you were so close to purple people and was afraid you almost got kissed, Thats 3D!

Now imagine having one of those at home? Imagine watching football and the feel of the ball coming so close to it you end up heading a wall thinking its the ball , Next month thats going to hit our shores! (more…)

16.03.2010 TV No Comments

Evil Rice

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

After watching the Biggest Looser Asia and how one can definately get to their ideal body biuilt and size, this is a good article that i found which tells you about the evils of RICE! Our staple diet is not the best and the article below tells us all about it! (more…)

13.03.2010 Thoughts 1 Comment

Maybank Boo Boo

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Malaysia’s number one bank ,Maybank has a boo boo on their website. One would think that the website will be well maintained and audited before going live but my friend found a nice little typo.

Check it out ->

So do you have a CUUrent Account as well?

12.03.2010 Malaysia 1 Comment

Digi To Offer iPhones

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

The iPhone duck is about to be cracked! Digi will soon be the 2nd telco to bring the iphones to Malaysia. This is superb news so you don’t have to only go to Maxis to get yourself a iPhone. Rates and costing have not been made available yet but will be in due course.

I have been on the Maxis network for a while and i must say that its getting more and more expensive so options aren’t a bad thing eh!

Head over to the Digi iPhone page and put in your email address so that you get updates of this launch!

Source : WingLoon

04.03.2010 Malaysia, Thoughts 2 Comments

Interview : Nurul Izzah

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

A nice interview by PopTv featuring the Member of Parliament of Lembah Pantai YB Nurul Izzah.

I agree that the future of the country has to shift to the young politicians who will determine the long term future of our country. There are a few real promising young politicians, hopefully there are more waiting in the wings to break into the scene.

02.03.2010 Thoughts, Video/Picture No Comments

As Seen By MIC

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Its all over the news, BN’s Supreme Council meeting last week, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, who is also Umno vice president, was tasked with looking into amending the BN’s constitution to enable direct-membership to individuals and groups who wish to associate with the coalition but do not want to join any of its component parties.

Good move? Not good enough for me but its a good step in the right direction.

Anyway, this move wont be easy to implement and one of its “core party” has already spoken

The MIC is expected to resist the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition’s proposal to allow membership for friendly individuals, political parties and non-governmental organisations. This is because the party, which boasts of 630,000 members, will lose its “monopoly” at the Barisan supreme council when it comes to Indian matters if other Indian-based political parties are allowed to join, say political pundits.

Good news for Indians in the country! Soon the “tiger” will be loosing its tooth and if you vote for the rulling coalition. What does this mean?

The MIC will definitely lose its dominance but it will be a boon to the Indian community as the Barisan leadership will be able to hear directly the problems faced by Indians, generally from various parties, rather than just from the MIC alone,” said former MIC vice-president Tan Sri M. Mahalingam.

What do i think about this? (more…)

23.02.2010 Malaysia, Thoughts No Comments

Tigers, Tigers

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Last call for the large cats! The numbers are dwindling and there is a need for a strong push to save the species.

A Video by WWF

Head on to the Tigers Times 2 Website! and learn everything there is to know and lets help save the Tigers!

16.02.2010 Environment No Comments

TX2 : Double or Nothing!

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

WWF-Malaysia is running a brilliant campaign in conjunction with the year of the tiger. The campaign is to double the no of tigers in the wild to twice of what we have now. How many tigers do we have now?

60 years ago we had 3000 , today we have less than 500!!

There is a website that has been setup, tx2.my which is the official campaign site where you can get useful information about tigers and how we all can play our part to keep them going, in fact to double the number of tigers in the wild. WWF-Malaysia has done a superb job in adding some fun into the campaign by giving you the opportunity to earn your stripes!

How does it work? (more…)

14.02.2010 Environment No Comments

Byond Team, Update Your Website!

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Byond is the brand spanking new introduction by Astro providing Malaysia their first taste High Definition tv (even though other parts of the world have had it for a while, in fact are already experiencing 3D viewing). While Astro have invested apparently millions in the roll out, they must have forgotten about paying someone to update their website.

Check this out ->

Notice the Coming Soon sign under ESPN HD

I have been watching the ESPN on HD since the 30th of January 2010 so whats coming soon astro?

12.02.2010 TV, Thoughts No Comments

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