Manly library

This picture speaks for itself. Lol.

I still think he's a great sportsman though.

Semenyih Waterfall Mountain Biking

Here it is, the first offroad ride for 2013. Can be considered a relaxed ride. Probably because there were too many relaxing point during the ride.

The trail was just slightly over 9km. But it took us almost 2 hrs. The reason?

2013

Hello 2013.

Although it's already 2nd Jan, i guess it's still not late for a Happy New Year wish!

Guess what, i still have this on my table:

So i guess 2012 is not the end of the world, at least yet. I bought the book when one of my colleague was doing some kind of direct selling of books in my office, and i just wanted to somehow help to support him. That was in 2011 i think. So i ended up with this particular book since then on my messy office table, alongside with other "i dunno what" things that makes my table a mess everyday.

Oh yeay, and i still haven't finished reading it too. I just read, like 10 pages or so. Then it serves as the second purpose as a place to put my coins on since then.

And now since it's already 2013, i guess i will never read the book anyway.

Happy 2013 guys, may it'll be a prosperous year for us all.

Have a break ..

Since i've just got myself certified with CCNP and CNEV6 recently, i've decided to reward myself with a gift i've been drooling ever since. This gift was one of my motivation to study for the certification, (and perhaps my motivation for my CCIE track next year) and since i've managed to get through it, and at the same time was offered with great value, i just grab these ..

DEORE XT 2012 M785 Hydraulic Brakes

Rumor has it that these are so powerful, that when it is properly mounted on a bike, and the lever is pressed, it will tend to stop the rotation of the Earth!!

Well, just kidding. But i was told ( i mean i read it somewhere ) that it was a good brake to start with. So i guess the reputation well exceeds my need, and to have it to complete the bike, is well worth it. Now i have a complete 2012 XT groupset, just well before the end of 2012, or the day that the Mayan Calender ends.

If Mark Beaumont trusts his 2011 XT brakes for crossing the Americas, so i'll trust my 2012 XT for jamborees.

Review of this brake can be found here courtesy of BikeRadar.com.

Android-based compact camera

Well, since i've got my kids an android device a few weeks ago, i've been browsing about androids a lot.

One of the interesting news about android that i've came up lately, is the Samsung Galaxy Camera.
Beforehand, i would like to remind you guys that this is not a review of the device.

IOS 6 is here. When will it be for iPad mini?

The world's most advanced mobile operating system is here. I haven't got my hands on the new update yet, but from worldwide reviews, i think i'd hold my horses until everything is actually in place for IOS6.

What i'm waiting for, is the iPad mini, or the so called 7" version of the iPad. Rumours has it that the iPad mini is now in production, when it was supposed to be revealed with iPhone5, but it doesn't. Perhaps the Cupertino guys would save the iPad mini's glory on it's own.

Well let's just wait ..

Steel threads, no?

Since a week ago, I've been bugged with the awkwardness of my
bike. When it come to turns, it's just doesn't feel right. My green monster
doesn't want to respond to my direction. Same thing happened on white lines. It feels like the bike is dancing on white lines. It doesn't rain much lately, so i didn't notice how it performed on wet conditions.

My thoughts are, that it's just me. Too much of bicycling probably makes my bike handling feels awkward.

However somehow today I took a peek at my front rubber.. and ..

I guess it's time, huh? or should i wait somemore? haha