IN MEMORY OF THE LIVES ON MH17

TODAY WE SADLY COMMEMORATE YOUR TRAGIC LOSS AND MOURN TOGETHER WITH YOUR GRIEVING FAMILIES, WHICHEVER LAND THEY MAY BE.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK JUSTICE FOR YOU.

MAY YOUR SOULS REST IN PEACE

Don't throw away a good PC

Many moons back, I bumped into a friend who was sending some old PCs to be recycled and he gave me two to play with from the boot of his car.

I installed Linux on one - a first generation Intel Pentium 4 machine and it's working OK now. It's motherboard is rather finicky though, it seems to be only compatible with ROSA, a Mandriva Minux-based distribution from Russia.

The second PC had been dropped whilst my friend was passing over a wall to the neighbour, or something like that, and it emitted an alert sound like a police siren when switched on and as a result, would not boot up.

I put this one aside from months but last night I decided to take a closer look at it.

Its motherboard hss an AMD Athlon 2800+ processor and an ABIT gaming motherboard with a cylindrical blower fan atop the processor's heat sink and I noticed the fan was not turning when the PC was powered up.

At first, I thought that the fan was thermostatically controlled and would kick once the processor gets hot enough but upon closer inspection, I noticed thatrgere was no power connected to this fan.

After connecting this fan to the PC's power supply, the alarm stopped and the PC worked normally.When I block the fan from turning, the siren sound comes back and the PC shuts down.

So this is a protective measure which shuts the motherboard down to prevent the processor from overheating. Remember, this is a gaming motherboard optimised for high performance graphics and multimedia, and AMD tends to make processors which cater to the PC gamer market.

I then booted up the PC from a CD, as there is no hard drive in it yet and it ran.

Anyway, this now is is a working platform to play with, thanks to my friend.

However, it's a pity how many people these days dispose of still perfectly workable PCs just because its Windows OS is infected by a virus, is corrupted, it runs an earlier version of Windows, they've got some new PC or something like that, when more often than not, any PC can be repaired, refurbished and restored.

Of course, time could be limited for those who know how to fix PCs, whilst  unfortunately for the less savvy, the guy at the shop will tell you to buy a new PC, rather than fix the old one. Instead, you should go to a PC service & repair shop, not a retail shop.

Anyway, without further ado, click on the link below to see a short video clip of the problem and resolution. Pardon me for the poor lighting and please note that towards the end, what you see in the screen is from the PC referred to here, not the one standing idly to its left.

Cheers

Charles

An art and science of making that personalised cuppa

“Let's meet up for coffee,” is a familiar refrain we often hear today as an invitation to meet to discuss business, work or just chat in the many international and domestic branded franchised chain cafés dotting the major cities and towns across Malaysia and much of Asia.


The operations of many of these popular coffee outlets are based upon industrial supply chain, distribution, production processes, delivery practices and standardised products, to optimise on purchasing costs and high labour costs in the brands' home countries.

As a result these outlets and their end products regarded by some to have a rather standardised, cookie cutter look, fell and taste which lacks individuality and the personalised touch.

However, the Coffee Ritual café, formerly located on Jalan 14/20, Section 14, Petaling Jaya is unique, with its display of coffee making paraphernalia, bags of coffee beans from around the world, coffee-themed paintings by a local artist on its walls and its its unique colour scheme and décor.

One also can't help miss the rather ritualistic manner in which cups of what it calls “single origin gourmet coffees” are individually brewed  manually by its manager Chung Yeh Chin on its front counter using equipment which look more at home in school science lab.

Jaya Supermarket Collapse 28 May 2009

This is a little bit of history - i.e. The Collapse of Jaya Supermarket in 2009

 

 

These videos were captured using a Sony Cyber-shot F707 in .mpg format.

Lolen and Muzza at Online, Damansara Kim

Rediscover Malaysia's heyday of live rock music as Lolen of Bonfire fame and his son Muzza (19) belt our golden oldie rock numbers from the 1960s and 1970s with covers of bands such as Free, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Whitesnake and more at the Online Pub and Restaurant in Damansara Kim, nestled inconspicuously between the huge developments of Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Damansara Utama.

Rockers don't ask for much and but a venue to play and entertain their fans in a spirit of fraternal brotherhood.

Both playing acoustic guitars, dad and son complement each other in perfect symbiosis to entertain their fans, while willingly welcome others to join in the jam.

Located at No. 32, SS20/10, Damansara Kim, Petaling Jaya, Online has been long bypassed by the new road to Taman Tun Dr. Ismail but it retains the nostalgic spirit of its 1980s simplicity and back to basics appointment and still reasonably priced beer at RM10 per mug of Tiger, though Guinness and Kilkenny draft are also available. Tel: 03-77280532

Perkahwinan Hasraf & Fazliena

Perkahwinan Hasraf & Fazliena, 28 Julai, 2007 Dewan Tun Hamdan Sheik Tahir, Kuala Lumpur.

Heaven

Heaven is sitting on this platform and watching the breathtaking scenery of the river slowly flowing by while contemplating the reality of life.

Picture: Northern Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada -- August 1997

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A decisive change in one's life

I must congratulate Gman, a self-confessed "computer geek" and dedicated
musician for having the courage of his convictions to take this bold step.
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I wish I can do it too, one day.

Charles

Nicole Moreira, Singapore

Boon How & Pearly Wedding

Charles F. Moreira (Siemens U15 3G phone)