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Peninsula Trip Part 2 – Day 2: Kota Bharu

Published July 7, 2008 in Food and Travelogue. 4 Comments

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Peninsula Trip Part 2 – Introduction
Day 1: Kuala Lipis, Gua Musang
Day 1: Kota Bharu

In the first day, we have traveled from KL to the very northeast of Peninsula Malaysia. The journey began from the heart of Malaysia economic development (Kuala Lumpur), to a state enriched with forestry resources (Pahang), and then hooking at the first Islamic state of Malaysia (Kelantan). The surrounding environment of our route changes from metropolitan city, to misty greenery, picturesque limestone caves, and finally signboards of Jawi letters.

Green view greeting the morning

From second day onwards, our plan was to start heading southwards, along the east coast. By 8am, all of us have already waked up from the comfortable beds at Ah Fai’s house. Surrounding us was a green misty scene.

Breakfast at White House Kopitiam

Wow~~! What a big pleasure. We were at the White House for breakfast!

“Ya ya.. I don’t bluff you one.. we had breakfast at White House. Yes again, if you didn’t hear me right; I’m saying White House Kopitiam”

at White House Kopitiam

Located at Jalan Sultanah Zainab, White House Kopitiam is found opposite the Padang Merdeka, and beside the State Museum. Owned by a Chinese old man, but this is a Halal dining place. Apparently, this kopitiam is quite “wai sui”, very famous in Kota Bharu. It was full of crowd during our visit on Sunday morning.

GPS coordinate: N6 07.891 E102 14.212 (show location map)

Toasted breads at at White House Kopitiam

Coffee at White House Kopitiam

White House Kopitiam is known for its toasted breads, half boiled eggs, nasi dagang and nasi lauk. Frankly speaking, the toasted bread at Kuala Lipis Tongkok Hotel is much better than White House Kopitiam. Though satisfying, but the color of kaya spread served at White House Kopitiam, told me that it wasn’t made from authentic kaya recipe. Authentic kaya should be light brown in color; not dark brown, not green, and not yellow.

Half boiled eggs at at White House Kopitiam

The half boiled eggs served have passed my benchmark – yolks were really half boiled and egg white was slightly congealed. However, out of 7 sets of half boiled eggs served, there was 1 set with broken yolks. By right, to upkeep the kopitiam’s reputation, they shouldn’t even serve it out, if yolk was broken. True enough, not everyone minds about broken yolk; but people like me who prefer to swallow the yolk in one mouth-full style, really mind about broken yolk. (of course I wasn’t the one to take the set of broken yolks lo :p)

White House Kopitiam

According to Ah Fai, the local Chinese Kelantanese have other better preferred kopitiams. So in other words, we kind of ended up in a more touristic kopitiam la hehe. The bill was on pricey side. If I have to pay KL price in Kota Bharu, isn’t this considered pricey? I know I don’t have to pay KL price when dining in Melaka kopitiam. Continue reading ‘Peninsula Trip Part 2 – Day 2: Kota Bharu’

Me and Google Search Appliance

Published July 4, 2008 in Google and Life Log. 2 Comments

Me with the Google Search Appliance

This picture was taken on 16th June with my Sony Ericsson P1i. It was the day when the Google Cheese Search Appliance (GSA) arrived at my office. I’ve been keeping this picture for weeks, and not planning to hao lian 好恋, until I’m “inspired” by Jason Lioh’s latest post. hahaha

After been using Google web search for so long, this is the very first time, my colleagues and I have a chance to see, touch, test and molest the set of Google search hardware, software and algorithm designed specifically for enterprise use. This is a loan unit we got from Ingram Micro to on search integration with our flagship product.

Learn from Jason. Allow me to hao lian 好恋, can or not? haha

Withdrawn AdSense Earning with Western Union for the First Time

Published July 3, 2008 in Life Log. 6 Comments

All the while before this, I was withdrawing my AdSense earning via cheque delivered to door step via snail mail, all the way from Mountain View USA to Malaysia. This method took me 3 weeks for cheque arrival, and 4 weeks for the cheque to be deposited into my CIMB Bank saving account. In other words, from the date when my AdSense earning was issued by Google, it took 7 weeks for me to get the payment.

Wah lao~~~ luckily I was never urgently in need for the AdSense earning, or else.. wait until siao haha

In early June, with advice from my friend, Loh, I’ve changed my AdSense payment method to Western Union.

CIMB Bank Western Union Withdrawal Form

And for the very first time, my AdSense earning finalized on 23rd June, is eligible for pick-up at any local Western Union agent, beginning from the day after payment date, hahahahah.

This morning I had an appointment in KLCC Petronas Twin Towers. So, I brought along the Money Transfer Control No. printed on the AdSense Payment Details page, filled up Western Union withdrawal form at CIMB Bank KLCC, presented my national identity card, and I got my payment in CASH from the authorized counter. Continue reading ‘Withdrawn AdSense Earning with Western Union for the First Time’

They Are Leaving

Published June 27, 2008 in Life Log. 1 Comment

I started my career with my present employer as the first job, on 2nd June 2005. Together with me who joined on the same day, is a MMU coursemate of mine - Ken Wei. Besides, we also have another MMU graduate of the same batch (but from different faculty), who joined a month earlier - Chee Wei.

So, 3 persons, same batch, started career with the same department in the same company. While Ken Wei and Chee Wei are developing their career as senior software engineer (they are like celebrity engineer in the company I tell you), but I made a switch (after 17 months) to pursue my career interest as system analyst (lucky enough to be offered an opportunity).

But today, we’re bidding farewell to Ken Wei. Not just that, we will also be bidding farewell to Chee Wei on coming Monday. Yes, buddies are leaving, to pursue their career interest at a higher peak. I was kinda sad and at the same time shocked, when I heard about their resignation 3 months ago (ya, our resignation notice is 3 months).

Foot steps

Well, everyone has a dream to pursue. “ALL THE BEST” friends! You both are the gems in the software development industry, will surely do well at higher peak.

Tomcat Context File “Mysteriously” Disappeared or Deleted

Published June 26, 2008 in Web Applications. 1 Comment

If you’ve done any Java web project deployment on Tomcat which involves NFS or SAN, you might have encountered a scenario where the Tomcat context file (\jakarta-tomcat\conf\Catalina\localhost\context.xml) mysteriously disappeared, especially after server restart.

Looks like it’s a Tomcat bug, you may refer to the Bugzilla record for further information.

This issue will only happen if the physical location of the web folder is different from Tomcat. For example, the Tomcat context could be configured with docBase residing in remote storage such as SAN or NFS.

When Tomcat detected that the web folder specified in docBase is not reachable, such as during storage server restart or network disruption, then the context file will be automatically deleted. Some may call it a feature though :p

How to Resolve in Linux?

In Linux, you can issue the following command to make the context file immutable. It’s like giving it “power overwhelming” StarCraft cheat…. will never die hahahaha

chattr +i /opt/jakarta-tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml

Please change the location path accordingly.

chattr +i is to make the file immutable, it can’t even be deleted by root user.

If you try rm /opt/jakarta-tomcat/conf/Catalina/localhost/ROOT.xml, you will get “Operation not permitted”… wah really never die

What if one day, you decided to remove its immutable status??

Instead of chattr +i, just use chattr -i will do

Sorry but I don’t have solution for Windows yet.

Anyone with better alternatives?

Not a Good Record - 18 Hours in Office

Published June 24, 2008 in Life Log. 4 Comments

After 3 years in the workforce, I’ve set the highest personal OT record yesterday. Went into office at 8am (23 Jun), and left today early morning at 2am (24 Jun), a total of 18 hours. Minus out 2 hours of breakfast, lunch and dinner time, I had a total of 16 productive hours… holy cow… that’s 2 mandays!

Slept for 5 hours, woke up and went into office again at 8am this morning. But I didn’t start work at 8am la hehe.. went down for 1-hour breakfast with Jack, KC and Edwin. And now, 8pm, I’ve just done my work @-)

I’ve been superbly busy recently. A huge project is coming very close to the first deployment. There are a total of 36 deployments for this project.

So, to my friends whom I’ve ignored your instant messaging chat recently, please bear with me and accept my apology :p

Well, to be frank, my job is actually not as hectic as this. In fact, very much satisfying; it’s my first job since graduation. This is just a temporal surge of work load, due to tight project schedule and the technical complexities involved. Most of the time, things are very well manageable. So, no worry friends, especially my dear bao bei :D

Now, I hope there’s an accompany for a decent dinner. But somehow, I think I’ll be ending up eating alone instead.

Firefox Spellchecker Not Working. How to Enable?

Published June 24, 2008 in Software. 2 Comments

Before installing Firefox 3, I’ve uninstalled my Firefox 2 to prevent any unforeseen conflict. However, as I use it more, I find something missing.

No one is correcting my spelling mistake anymore! “Aiyo.. Inglish spelling mistake in email and bloc beli paiseh one le..”

So, what has gone wrong? Apparently, the English dictionary was removed; most probably, when I uninstalled the Firefox 2.

Firefox - "Add Dictionaries" Option in Context Menu

“Easy job lo.. dictionary missing ma install it back lo..”

  1. Right click on any textbox or multi-line text input control (such as Gmail email composition box).
  2. If no dictionary is installed, you will see the “Add Dictionaries…” option in the right-click context menu. Click on “Add Dictionaries…”, and you will be brought to the Firefox Dictionaries and Language Packs add-ons.
  3. Just select your preferred spellchecking language, such as English (US), and install the dictionary.
  4. After restart, spellchecker will start to function in Firefox.

By default, Firefox spellchecker is working on multi-line controls. If you want the spellchecker to work on single-line text field as well, do the following:

  1. Type about:config in your browser location bar.
  2. Accept the warning message if prompted.
  3. Search for layout.spellcheckDefault option, double click on it, and change its value to 2.

Finally Own a Victorinox 1.6703 Swiss Army Knife

Published June 20, 2008 in Gadgets. 8 Comments

Besides electronic gadgets, I think most guys are easily fond to hardware utilities and tools as well. When I’m at hardware retailing shop like Ace Hardware, I can easily spend my time there “admiring” at the wide range of tools showcased, even if I have no plan of buying anything :p Some of the stuffs are just too cool to deliver some degrees of visual pleasures.

I’ve been wishing for a Victorinox Swiss army knife for years. However, this is not a cheap hardware in Malaysia. In fact, the price tag is quite steep, easily cost more than RM150 for a simple original army knife.

It came by chance, when Wai Pei told me that the Victorinox Swiss army knife is very cheap in Mexico. Her husband was there for job assignment. Without second thought, I told her to get favor from her husband to help me buying an army knife. No particular model in mind, as long as it features a useful set of tools, and most important, as long as it’s Victorinox haha.

Finally, traveling by air, a brand new set of Victorinox Explorer 1.6703 Swiss army knife has arrived at me on Tuesday :D Many thanks to Kevin and Wai Pei for helping me to fulfill my wish.

Victorinox 1.6703E Swiss Army Knife

Victorinox 1.6703E Swiss Army Knife

I love the model that Kevin has chosen. The Victorinox 1.6703 is featuring a comprehensive set of 12 tools for 16 purposes, all made from the first class stainless steel by superior workmanship. Continue reading ‘Finally Own a Victorinox 1.6703 Swiss Army Knife’

What To Do Before Wed’s Early Morning Euro Cup Matches?

Published June 17, 2008 in Software. 3 Comments

Firefox 3 will be officially released on 17 Jun (Tuesday) at 10.00am Pacific Daylight Time. In other words, it means 18 Jun (Wednesday) 1.00am in Malaysia. Find out your local time from here.

So, before tomorrow early morning Euro Cup matches, please go to Mozilla Firefox official site and download a copy of the new Firefox 3. hohohoho… This is a big day. Let’s play our part to help setting a Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours.

Let’s Paint Malaysia to Orange for Tomorrow’s Big Day

Published June 16, 2008 in Software. 2 Comments

Tomorrow is a BIG day.

Ha?? You mean you don’t know what’s going on for tomorrow?

Serious? You really don’t know what makes tomorrow a BIG day?

“National day?”, another 2 months ahead la. “Agong’s birthday?”, already passed. “Petrol price will be decreased?”, you slow slow wait la.

Ladies and gentlemen… tomorrow is the Firefox 3 Download Day! It will start at 10.00am Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday (1.00am on Wednesday in Malaysia). Yes, a BIG day in the open source world, a BIG day that marks another heavy strike in the never-ending browser war.

Mission 1: World Record

The all new Firefox 3, the fastest version of Firefox browser ever born, is set to be officially released on 17 Jun 2008. In conjunction to this event, Mozilla aims to set a Guinness World Record – Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours.

Currently, there’s a pledging campaign going on. Quick, by end of today (do it now la hehe), please click here and proceed to pledge for your participation in Firefox 3 Download Day. All you need to do, is to select your region (such as Malaysia), and enter your email address. Then of course, don’t forget to download a copy of Firefox 3 on tomorrow to help realizing the world record mission.

Download Day 2008

Mission 2: Paint Malaysia to Orange

At present, there are a total of 7,432 pledges in Malaysia. For countries with pledges above 10,000 and below 50,000, they will be painted with light orange on the pledge map. Right now, Malaysia is still in dark blue (below 10K).

Firefox 3 Download Day - Pledge Map

Let’s make it more happening, by painting Malaysia to light orange!! Come on, there couldn’t be so few Firefox supporters in Malaysia right? Let’s make Malaysia standing out in Southeast Asia region!

Can we? Yes, in let’s than 24 hours from now, let’s submit your pledge if you have not done so. Just another 2 thousands plus and Malaysia will be painted to light orange in the pledge map :D

Why Firefox 3?

The improved location bar search is the feature that I love the most in Firefox 3. You may take a walk-through of all Firefox 3 features in this complete field guide compiled by Deb Richardson.

And again, please remember to pledge now, and download Firefox 3 on tomorrow.

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