The rainbow on my way home……
By jykwan | August 28, 2008
It’s about 7.15pm and i was still on my way home because it’s jammed everywhere. Class ended at 6pm, so any road i take will not be smooth anyway, plus it was raining which means jams will be alot worst, and additionally the police closed some roads in town for a Floral parade rehersal for Malaysia MERDEKA day. Traffic home today = DISASTER. But today was slightly better off at one point. Because of the slow traffic and after the rain, a rainbow showed up for about 15 minuetes or so, but it was good enough as it cooled me down from some internal road rage.
OK, the picture is not good cause it came from Samsung SGH-E250 1.3MP VGA camera. I don’t normally bring my camera around plus i’m driving alone, so at this point, one hand on the wheel and the other on the phone, don’t do what i do please…
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Macross PLUS 1/60 Perfect Transformation YF-19 25th Anniversary Model (Completed)
By jykwan | August 23, 2008
The Macross YF-19, supposedly an experimental fighter in the Macross PLUS series before it became mass produced in Macross 7 and renamed the VF-19. The YF-19 is the earliest VF(Variable Fighter) that seemed to look properly good compared to it’s predecessors at it’s time. Although at first glance it seems rather bare with not much armaments except for its Gatling Gun Pod which most VFs have, it is actually quite heavily equipped based on specifications (mahq.net specs on YF-19). What i got here is the 25th Anniversary version, which the only difference is the sleek black colour instead of the white or beige colour from the original release.
The Box set
The back of the box set
The box set allows people to open up and have a glance at what the model looks like
I have 2 set of pictures here, 1 is from me and the other is from HobbySearch. I got these pictures because the pictures i took are not that nice i must admit, and boy taking pictures with a hold and shoot type of camera is not easy.
These are the pictures i took
front view of Fighter mode
rear view of fighter mode
Front view of Gerwalk mode
Rear view Gerwalk mode
Battleroid front view
Battleroid rear view
Simple action post
Perhaps i should say that although it may feel nice to get this model, i realize one thing which i find it problem for me. The transformation manual book is in japanese and i don’t know how to read japanese, so it took me quite a long time to figure out how to get the fighter mode into gerwalk and battleroid and vice versa. The model is not all that solid too so be careful if you try to unlock things from their positions.
Pictures from Hobby Search which are clearer to see
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Fixing my keyboard the poor man’s way….
By jykwan | August 19, 2008
OK. It’s already been a few weeks that my keyboard is starting to give out problems which is the ‘J’ key is getting insensitive. I know keyboards have this problem when used over a long period of time and tend to happen on cheap keyboards. Mines is Microsoft for christ sake. Anyway, instead of sending it for warantty which will end me with no spare keyboard and i’m reluctant to buy another one. I decided to see what i can do.
This is my keyboard. A Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 v1.0. Used for 2 and a half years now, all the keys are working perfectly except for the ‘J’ key which i’m mad about as my name has a ‘J’ in it and i can’t type my name smoothly.
OK, forgive me for the camera, my left hand can’t keep still while taking this picture. So now to check whats wrong i have to make a few things clear. To check the sensitivity problem i have to open the key and see if the key button is actually working or assume the electronic board is faulty. To this, i use a minus screw driver. I have no idea if this is the correct way, but i have been doing this for 8 years now. And it never spoils (so far). Also a note, put your hand above the key because once you snap it out, it normally goes flying. My furthest was an estimated 4 meters away.
OK, now the key is out. To test this you could use the screw driver to press the button to see if its the sensivity problem of the electronic board is faulty. Now then…. tap, tap…. tap, tap, tap… (checks notepad, and monkey test a few more times). Looks like my keyboard is not all that bad, its not so sensitive so the electronic board is working but the button need to be pressed harder to get a response…. by the screw driver that is.
Ok now what should I do to fix this. (Knocks on head and thinks)……………….. I thought if i put something small inside to make the pressing harder it would work. So i tried it. Errr lets see what i have?
Well I have paper, a small note paper to be exact. Crushing the whole thing won’t fit thou. Perhaps a smaller piece would work. OK, here I actually tried different sizes to fit it in. Actually you only need very little paper. And boy making a round ball with so little paper is hard.
Once you’ve found the right size, put it in and make sure it moves smoothly and not like you’ve chucked your failed exam report away from your parents.
To finish the job just put the key back and press it hard enough untill it snaps back in. Now test again to see if it works to your liking. At this point i felt the key abit allevated because of the paper beneath it but it doesn’t really matter cause over time i got used to it. If its not to your liking, just snap it out again and change the paper ball.
Yeah…. my keyboard is fixed. (Very Happy!). No need to send for warranty and loose my keyboard.
*An additional update, ‘enter keys’, ’space bars’ and other bigger keys are a little different, they have a metal support or assistance that drags the whole key down when you press it. So don’t use the way i showed up there at face value, you most likely have to be extra carefull when snapping it out. I’m adding this cause a friend broke her ‘enter’ key. So again, perform your maintenance at your own risk!
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My 8800GT SLi
By jykwan | August 3, 2008
OK… today i’m boring and so i looked at my computer and decided to talk about the most obvious thing i can see. Well the most obvious thing when looking at my computer is the GPU configuration. The dual ZOTEC 8800GT SLi configuration weather it is during day light or at night. Of coure as i type this the 9 series of Nvidia is very common and the 8 series is phasing out soon, but at the time i got this it was like “WOAH”. Here are some pics when it was new, i took them to show to a friend thou.
This is the 8800GT that i’m currently using.
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Proton Journey Through Technology… Part 3: R&D Section
By jykwan | August 3, 2008
Continuation from Part 2. Here is the R&D building. Basically here is where new cars are designed and tested in every possible way. Concepts and new technology are also researched and implemented here to see if it is feasible for production. This building is also not small, it may not be wide but it is long. By this time i have already stayed standing for 3 hours plus walking and boy i’m starting to feel tired.
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