Finally the box arrived last Friday. That is my new work notebook and it is the EliteBook 2540. Some of the great features in comparison to my old notebook are:

1. The DVD-RW is attached to it. I don’t have to carry separate devices.
2. It comes with a camera. Yeah I can do video conferencing with my family when I am traveling.
3. It comes with double the amount of disk storage. I was running out of storage with my old notebook.
4. It has a strip of touch screen panel for adjusting the volume, Wifi, etc…still figuring out.
5. The size is smaller but screen looks bigger.
6. It has the fast Intel Core i7 chip.
7. Spill-resistant keyboard. Let’s hope no water or dirt can fall into it.
8. Longer lasting 6-cell battery.
9. It doesn’t generate a lot of heat.
10. It has the cool LED light for night reading. Not for the screen, for the keyboard.

I’m liking it. For once, my notebook wakes up faster.

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There are not many warehouse sales in Penang. However I am always hearing warehouse sales in KL. Funny when I was staying in KL, I never heard of any warehouse promo. Well a couple of my friends had told me about warehouse toys sale and the toys were on offer 50% discount. The famous Lego was also thrown out as offers. If I were there, I will grab the wholesale lots of Legos.

Maybe I can resale it again in Ebay . It will be a good side income for me. Well you can start a small business by getting wholesale lots of merchandise with low price and sell it online stores. I have a friend who does that very successfully.

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I just got to know about Black Friday, the Friday after Thanksgiving. It will kick start the Christmas shopping. It is the busiest shopping day because you get lots of great Black Friday deals.

I wished I am in US on that day so I can get good stuff back. I am eyeing on a Lumix camera. How come things are cheaper in the US? I always wonder about this question. I am definitely looking out for sale now.

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I don’t know about you but I like my toilets dry and clean. I really cannot stand people wetting the entire toilet or bathroom after they shower. Why do they have to do that? Isn’t it more comfortable if it is dry?

In my wish list, I hope to have a “Atlantica” Steam & Jetted Shower Enclosure. Just imagine, you get a water massage while you are bathing. It is so cool. Here is a picture of it.

With this installed, after a shower the rest of the bathroom will be dry because it has an enclosure. In fact I tried one of these in the hotel and I kind of like it.

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In Penang, there are quite a lot of vacancies for production jobs because there are a lot of manufacturing plants here. I remembered when I went for an interview to get a job here in Penang, I was shocked to see there were over 100 applicants. I was nervous because I thought my chances are low. However, I found out that they were all looking for production jobs.

Do you know that I was the first applicant to arrive for the interview? All the managers who interview me remembered that. It is good to set good impression for being punctual. In fact, I was only one who made it through and got the job. If you are looking for a job, think of something that make you stand out from the rest. It helps!

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I must say the Malaysia Immigration for passport renewal has improved. Kudos to all the staff there in Penang!! First they sent me a reminder stating my passport is about to expire. I will travel soon so it really helps me to get it renewed. I don’t want to be at the immigration gate only to find out my passport is not valid.

Secondly, I can download the renewal application form from their website. I remembered I used to queue for that form and also need to pay RM1 for it. It is also a waste of time because a number is given only after you filled up the form.

It only took me 30 minutes to get everything done. However it still takes 2-3 hours before I can collect the passport on the same day. I collected the next day instead.

Next is the US Visa application. The online form is driving me crazy. Imagine I filled up half of the form and it all vanished into thin air.

You can download the form here.

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My iPhone wifi went cuckoo again, I meant it is not working. Well I read a lot of problem with wifi after it has been upgraded to 3.x firmware. It looks like it is looping to find wifi access. I am running out of my wits to fix it permanently.

I didn’t have this problem when it was 2.x firmware. What is Apple doing? I thought they were improving the operating system but it looks like it is degrading.

Last approach that I was very reluctant to try was to freeze it. I heard because it is looping, it caused the chip to heat up.

I had to freeze the iPhone in the freezer for 5 minutes. After that, it goes back to normal. I can detect the wifi and get connected. However this is not a permanent solution. I had the final fix in mind but I do not have time to try it out yet. When I do, I will post it here.

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I am glad I have laptop insurance as part of my house insurance. Lately I heard that in my neighborhood, there has been a couple of house breaks in. The insurance will give me some peace of mind.

It is not very expensive to get a plan. Now you can get insurance quotes and purchase one online. It is really simple and hassle free.

By the way, one of friends whose house was broken in, she told me that her insurance company pay her completely and it was done with speed too.

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TNB has just provided a way for us to check the payment or status of the usage of electricity in our home. Lately there were some news about tenants not paying their electricity bills and it was amounted up to a shocking RM50K (~USD20K) without the land lord knowing it. After the tenants left, the land lord is left with a great debt. Worst is the land lord cannot sell or rent out the property with money owing TNB. The land lord must clear the bill.

However, most of us will wonder why TNB didn’t cut the electricity when the tenant didn’t pay the bill. Worst was, one of the case were related to an employee of TNB where he went through the back door to have his electricity re-connected back after it was cut. More stories here for TheStar newspaper.

If you are a land lord, better go sign up to the TNB Online and monitor the bill of your property closely. You can go to www.tnb.com.my and look for the e-service.

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Wow I liked the neckties on this site, many are affordable designer ties too. Do you know that, if you are into fashion, they have different color for different season? You can find out more from Ties-Necktie.com. Light blue tie is for warm summer days while rose, pink and orange are for spring.

Ties come in many different colors and pattern. You can find most of it on the website. I wonder how this one looks like on my man. Maybe it can add some charm to his life. Shall I order one?

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I stayed in this hotel in Jan 2010 on my business trip to Santa Rosa. However my stay wasn’t that pleasant. It had a bad start and finish. I booked the hotel through my company travel agent and it was suppose to come with a free breakfast and Wifi. I was very sure of it because I checked before I booked it.

On the day of arrival, the front desk told me no complimentary breakfast or Wifi. I should have printed out the reservation info. Anyway I went online with paid Wifi to verify and call the front desk. The front desk verified again but he said I can have the free Wifi but no complimentary breakfast.

I stayed there for 4 nights and on the second day, I received a notice from the General Manager with an email address. I wrote to him with regards to my complimentary breakfast. He told me to go ahead and order the breakfast, he will have it waive off my bill. Pretty cool.

I worked late for a few nights and in the morning, I called room service for breakfast so that I do not have to make a rush.

At the end of my stay, the bill came but the breakfast was charged. I told the checkout person but he told me that room service was not part of the deal. He also explained to me that I should get the complimentary breakfast vouchers upon check-in and have my meal in the restaurant. I wasn’t given those vouchers upon check in and the GM didn’t say I could not call room service for breakfast. I just didn’t like the way the checkout guy talk to me. Anyhow, he settled it with his GM.

Another upsetting part was I went for dinner at Brasserie Restaurant, I wasn’t given a menu for ordering. I had to get the menu myself. On top of it, the waitress who saw me didn’t bother to come and take my order. I had to go to another part of the dining area and a waiter serving that area served me right away.

On the last day, there was a fire drill but there wasn’t any notice given. All the doors were closed. I took the stairs but it led to a lock door. If really there was a fire, I will be dead. I climb back up the stairs. The drill was over when I came out of my room but no one bothers to open back the doors. Ooh there was also a door for the elevator. Elevator was not working too. I had to walk a couple of rounds to get to the exit. Imagine dragging my bags here and there. It was really frustrating.

There wasn’t any DIY laundry service and I have to go to Marriott Hotel next door to do my laundry. The front desk lady was kind enough to do a electronic key for me to get into the laundry room and provided free WiFi while I waited for the laundry to be done.

I will not ever stay there again! Of all the Hyatt hotel I stayed, this was the poorest customer service ever!

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Computer industries are booming and many computer companies are offering all kinds of desktops and notebooks. They come with many different technologies. I am lost keeping with their technologies even if I am from the IT line.

I find it very useful to read desktop computer reviews to search for the right PC for me. It helps to learn what technology each desktop or notebook comes with and whether I need it or not. It has a complete list of the hardware specification. Of course, users who buy the same desktop will put his/her feedback on to the reviews.

Now I am waiting for my HP Business Notebook 2530 to arrive.

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After watching so many series of Grey Anatomy, it makes me want to go into medical line. Well, it is just a thought. I am sure a lot of us what to do something to save lives. I also heard that in many countries, there are should of nurses or medical assistant. It will be a good paying job too.

If you are interested like me, you can go to medical assistant school. It is an online program and it takes only 10 months to complete.

Many other schools also offered scholarship for medical assistant or nurses. I am sure you will have a good career in this.

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I was organizing my asset list and documenting all my insurance policies. You see I was preparing a Will and I am glad it is finally done. I thought I finished it in month of May but there were changes I need to make. I went back and forth with my legal advisor, messaging her. Thank goodness, I finally got a Will.

I was reading one of my insurance policies too and I am glad that it covers disability insurance. It is something which allows me to get some pocket money when I am no longer capable of work due to illness or accident.

Most of us buy insurance to either cover our life or critical illness. However we missed out disability insurance when we have to take leave to recover from a serious illness or we get hit with an accident that disallowed us to continue to work. It would also mean a loss of income. I am glad I have it covered.

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I was thrilled to hear that Shabu Shabu was in Penang. I am not sure if it is the same chain from Kuala Lumpur. I doubt it. It opened in Queensbay mall at the 3rd floor, near the Queens Food Court.

Shabu Shabu is a place to have buffet steam boat. They have a conveyor belt to serve the food and there are soup pots in the table to boil the food. It is RM31.90+ per pax.

However this Shabu had a 90 minutes time limit, the KL one doesn’t. The food variety was limited and very small in portion especially vegetables. There weren’t many types of sauce too. Definitely not what I expected. When I was there, I didn’t see any noodles.

The one in KL and town is much better than this. I will give them a rating of 2 out of 5.

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I am sure for those who book Air Asia flights and pay by credit card, you are charged RM5 per one way ticket per person. Return trip will be RM10. If you have n number of people flying, it will be n*RM10.

Today I booked AA flights and realized they don’t charge if I pay by debit from my CIMB account. It also applies to Maybank, Public Bank, Ambank and Bank Rakyat. Just click Debit on the payment page.

Don’t let them charged you the costly convenience fee unless you don’t know where to use your money. Be Smart!

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If my kids see these power wheels, they would pester me to let them ride or get one for them. Yes even my little girl. Every time she goes to the mall and see this smaller size vehicle for rent, she will ask me permission to let her ride. Once in a while I will give her and my boy a treat. However, they never get tired of it until I ran out of money.

Maybe if I am out of job, I would invested on these big wheels and rent it out to kids. It is so easy to earn from them. And parents cannot resist the pestering of their child. It will be good business.

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I have been learning about how diamonds are graded and how to appreciate its value. I also like looking at diamond to check out if any flaw in them.

If you are looking to buy one, you need to understand its grading system. The characteristics of a diamond are Cut, Carat, Color, Clarity and Certification. The 5Cs. The color ranges from D to Z. D being colorless and Z being yellowish. A D color diamond is more precious.

Carat is the weight of the diamond. The heavier it is the more valuable it will be. Diamonds come in many types of cut from round brilliant diamond to the princess cut. I would prefer round diamonds.

Clarity will indicate whether the diamond has any flaws like blemishes within the stone. It is graded with FL (Flawless), IF (Internally Flawless), VVS1, VVS2 (Very Very Slight Included), VS1, VS2 (Very Slight Included), SI1, SI2, SI3 (Slightly Included), I1, I2 and I3 (Included). Anyone would want a flawless diamond here.

Today, there are many types of certification that are recognized like GIA, AGS, EGL and others. You can resale your diamond if it comes with certification.

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Last few days my iPhone was really sick, not literally. It couldn’t detect any WiFi anywhere. I wasn’t sure what I did. I didn’t install any new apps or change any configuration.

I search the internet for answers or fixes. You know what? I have found so many people having the same problem that their iPhone cannot detect WiFi. However there was no absolute fix, just some trial and error suggestions which many people feedback, it didn’t work for them.

I decided to backup my iPhone and apply the firmware again. It worked for a while and it was back to square 1. I did that for a few times and I also managed to crash iTunes too in the midst of doing that. Everything was not working. Sigh.

I started from ground 0 again. I applied the original firmware so that everything will be wiped out. Secondly, I jailbreak the iPhone with redsn0w. The WiFi was working. I restored my backup. WiFi was working. So far so good. I installed some apps from Cydia. WiFi broke down.

Ahhh…I realized that It was one of the apps from Cydia. Guess which one. It was MxTube version 1.5c. That was preventing my WiFi from working. I removed that, WiFi is back on! Hooray!!

I used to have MxTube on 3.0 firmware but looks like it is not going well with 3.1.3. Believed me, it ran for a whole month without any issues and suddenly it didn’t want to work anymore.
Moral of the story, if your WiFi is not working, it could be some apps you installed. Try removing one by one to see which one is causing the problem.

I have downgrade from 3.1.3 to 3.1.2. Now it is really working fine!!

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As a parent, I want my children to be protected and make sure they are well taken care of I am not around. That is one reason why some of us get life insurance. However if someone has a sickness to begin with, he or she may not be able to buy an insurance plan. No fear, now you can get no medical questions life insurance. You will not be turn down.

It is great to hear that everyone is able to get a plan. If you need more information, contact WholesaleInsurance.net to get a quote today.

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