Pirates 4 : Why like/dislike it?

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Despite the title, I must first say, I like the movie. Not a single dislike in it because i know... or i can guess... why people do not prefer this pirate other than pirate 1,2 and 3... i mean, i remember asking one of my colleagues... who hath not watch 1,2,3 but watched this straight.... she actually thinks that this movie is quite good... why? But comments, tweets, feedbacks are saying it's bad compare to the first three... that's when i felt unfair.. i mean.. dont compare please? it's a totally different storyline and a different setting....
Well, i suppose i've made my point already? If i have not though, i have some examples further down... well... after the mermaid of course.... of why you should like it and i also guessed why you might have hated it...

I'll go straight to the point...
Why Like It? Or rather, how to make you start liking it when you aren't preferring it.
1) It's a new story.. not really a sequel but we have had enough of Turner and Swann's love story....
2) Treat it something like the lord of the rings. Since this movie, journeys, explores and finds a target. And in some scenes i actually felt it look like LOTR...
3) Mermaids... i think you know why...
4) Jack Sparrow.. i think you know why too...
5) Penelope Cruz (for some guys perhaps)
6) Humor
7) New storyline

Now as for why people will actually not prefer this than the previous... not really hate it but... not prefer...
1) more land, less sea.. for a pirate movie that would seem... not particular..
2) more cowards, less gunshots and swords and battles of the ships...
3) Zombies.. wtf?
4) No more Orlando Bloom (for many girls perhaps)
5) No more Kiera Knightly (for some guys perhaps? she's pouting after all)
6) lame jokes at parts...
7) predictable ending...


That should be it.... anymore of why the likes/dislikes shall be in my comments.. by YOU....

Anyway, to me, it's a good movie... because i see it as a new one... not totally related to the first three (except the cut map/chart)... but rather a quest.... much like lord of the rings...marching for the fountain of youth... but i still prefer the sea.... it's still a pirate movie anyway.... it feels kinda low budget compared to the last one.... but... like i said... we should not compare at all... i'd say we give them a chance... aye? drink up me hearties Yo-Ho!

Y.K.Lim

Why MIUI...

I'll write a lil about my lately flashed ROM called MIUI, developed by some Android@Desire fans in China... which soon further ported to many other phones as well.... 

Mind you, this post contains geeky stuffs and design of a phone platform as well... anyone aint interested... time to hit the back button of your browser...

Now for those who are interested.. i'll keep this more-picture-less-talk post the way it is... Let's get started.

 First thing about desire is the internal memory.. one of the weakness of HTC Desire. It does not have more than enough spaces for you to put as many apps you like... even tho rooting helped... eventually, the space is going to be full if i keep adding in apps and games.... Even tho there is A2SD apps which could move PART of the data of your app to the SD card, still some are left on the internal memory and will soon fill up..

So first thing about MIUI is, it supports A2SD+. A2SD stands for Apps to SD Card Plus... meaning your apps will be installed on the SD card instead of internal memory itself... It moves the Delvik (dont ask me why is it named like that but it really is called Delvik) cache to the SD Card.. i gave it a 500Mb, android apps are small so they dont take much.. 500Mb is just enough to contain many many many many... many apps... basically when i install an App now, none of it will be at the internal storage.. not even PART of every app.. instead... the WHOLE app will be installed on the SD card A2SD Partition leaving internal memory FREE.. 

Picture above... 

Next...

 HTC Sense stock ROM comes with 7 home screens, MIUI can add home screens... see the plus sign there? That is to add home screens... even after the page is full with 9 home screens, swipe to the left... and you can add more... another page of 9 Home screens... the little home buttons are to determine which home screen will be your main home screen.. the one that is lighted Orange.. is my main... 

My Main Home Screen...

Launcher settings : Classic = typical swipe animations... left and right, fade = screens fade when another approach, Spin = pages animate spinning as if the track ball is the center of a wheel, Page Turn = flip it like a book, Stack = one page on another before disappearing, Rotate = pages turn and poof, the next one comes, Cube = see pictures below... 

 Cube animations when home screen is swiped to >>>

Cube animations when home screen is swiped to <<< 

No bluetooth on PC? no USB cable? need files from your phone? 

Introducing, MIUI FTP service... In fact, all the screenshots here are taken from my phone through FTP... this way i do not have to mount my card...

The proof on my browser... =) that's my SD Card...  

Musics on the go... lock screen's miui music player is better than the stock Sense Rom... Sense has it docked, MIUI lets you double touch the clock on the lock screen to bring up the player... press play... and it'll be like this... The player inside on the home screen (not on the lock screen) has auto download lyric .lrc file support...  

Do note that there is phone and messages on the left and right of the lock bar respectively... this is because it lets you unlock and goes to phone, or unlock and goes to messages, or just unlock (drag the clock down)... cool? when there are messages/calls, the lock bar will have notifications on specific pictures : either phone or message...  

The music when it is paused...  

The music player when the clock is not double touched when music is playing...  

Quick power controls on notification... 

It has Wifi, data plan, auto rotation, brightness, volume, GPS, torchlight, AutoSync, CPU, Lock, Bluetooth, Vibrate, Flight mode, reboot, and power off... 

Lastly, it supports theming.. a feature smartphones have ditched.... i think..

How i capture these pictures? MIUI has the feature of capturing a screenshot when pressing the down volume button and the menu button... fantastic...

The bottom line is, MIUI kinda unlocks my Desire at its best... So far so good.. I'm lovin' it...
There are alot more features... and i mean ALOT more... but these are the ones caught my attention...

Anyway, anyone needs help on flashing rom on android phones, i might be able to help.. till then....

Thanks for reading.

Y.K.Lim.

On the Super-Moon Night

I went to Melaka...

Depart at 1:30pm, Jack drove Tommy and I down Melaka.
With the intend to watch COS Concert at Dewan Panggung Budaya. It was promised to be a huge one. Perhaps because i wasnt always at Melaka to see them going to school late night to practice.. maybe that's why i didnt see how much effort they've put it in.. i was expecting something like last time... we use to have it at main hall... songs were good and we enjoy it.. and that's it...

This time... was different...
It was VERY successful... and i would regret if i did not buy a RM30 VIP ticket...

We reach there early... about 2:30.. so i hang out at Khesvin's...  share some stories... update some statuses... copy Assassin's Creed : Brotherhood for them... realizing all the changes that the unit has made... Then meet my Gf... pak-toh for some while since it's one week since we've seen each other... there's too much hugs on the pending and i have to give it all out... lol... Half way between that... at almost 4:30pm... called and asked if we want to join them in dinner... them as in he and his gf.... I thought it was just dinner.. because i remember quite well she aint coming for concert.. but to my surprise... she's going... well... the more the merrier... We dine at Family Heritage. Which the food was always good... i did not take any pics because we were in quite a rush...

After everyone's ready... i told Jack that SMS is not needed.. we're waiting at downstairs.. just come when you are avail...

We reach there at almost 7:30pm... or more.. i dont know.. but the show's not showing that early.. everyone knows it... we go early just to get better places.. and since we're VIP tickets  *ahem*... so there's no need to worry... Kent was at the entrance of the hall when we entered.. i gave him a long-time-no-see handshake.. and asked if there is good seats left for us 6... luckily there's one more Row of VIP not occupied yet... so we quickly took the seats... The theater was Cinema Seats based... much like an Orchestra seats for olden times... and i actually like it better than Main Hall... because now we're viewing the performers form the top... and can see everyone... rather than Main Hall which i will be able to see maximum of 3 rows only... all at the back was completely covered... Not long after i settle myself and make sure im comfortable.. Crapping with Jack about the comment paper... i said... If you find it bad... write it bad... please TRY to write it bad... because i've been to many of their concerts... i cant write them bad... so i figured this will be the same.. or perhaps better.. so write as bad as you can... because i promise you it's gonna be darn good... Then, Emcees consist of A girl and a boy... the normal combination... announcing that the show will soon be started... and frankly... i never knew I was so much looking forward to it already...

The Emcees

I sat beside my gf... of course.. and hamburgered by Jack.. cause he said im more talkative... perhaps it wouldn't be so boring lol... And the show started...

Percussion storm the start of the concert

Percussions team lead the start of the concert... i took this picture and realise their hands and drum stick were all blur... hitting the drum... storming the hall... creating a fabulous start for the concert...
Jack asked in the midway of the first song... why cant i see FongE? i was like.. wtf she's just IN FRONT there... at the most right hand side! lol... He and his friend laughed at themselves... FongE blend too well with the colours behind her... making her barely noticeable.. but i know... percussion team has 3 IT students inside.. all are my friends... so i noticed her... IT and percussion... do they have some kind of a relationship? lol of all 5... at least 3 are my IT friends... imba

I have to admit... the songs before the break could be boring for people who arent into Chinese Orchestra...
Im not saying that they're not good... but it's not my first time so it's ok... i get used to the oldies, the artistic musics of the people form the alpines... horse neighs performed by Er-Hu... it was pretty impressive... very good indeed.. but people like Jack may have find it boring... or maybe he do not understand.. cause it's his first time attending a COS concert...
But what makes me high...or rather what makes everyone high..  was the after break.... mainly because it consist of modern songs.. and it was so well performed... with even fantastic singers (note: not choir.. singers..)  combination of western music with eastern instruments... and of course... my favourite oldie group.. ABBA songs...
It's ABBA time surely rocks... and their performances were giving me constant goose bumps... because it was rather touching.. and you know when that's good.. when a music gives you goose bumps.... that's not something horrific... but rather something touching and perfect.... yes... perfect....
The only thing tho.. is someone's string instrument kept pulled accidentally and there's messy-sounds heard. but it was small matter... just that it happens when it's quiet.. so it was clearly heard...
Emcees were good.. choir... (i dont believe im saying this but) they improved... at least till the second song.. not when they start dancing ye lai xiang... i cant help but laugh... but they're not so scary anymore... lol... still i do not like choir performance... perhaps im not someone that's into those sopranos or such... but i guess they do have their credit of hardwork too.. ensemble... er-hu solo by jiawen.. some special instrument consist of er-hu + Harp or something invented by someone at the recent years... which i think it was too bulky and it's just a combination of things... not something new... but they all performed good... perfect..

The Ensemble

Miss Puteri - My Heart Will Go On 

Isaac & Mayi - 一眼瞬间 

I did not take pictures of the first singer and also a man with a wind-instrument which he plays like he's praying using joss sticks... so pattern one...
Rather, i took pictures which i think i will surely mention them...
Ensemble team is the one always gives me goose bumps.. because they are simply good...
I did not take Jia Wen's Er-Hu solo photo because i was stunned by his finger skills... running on Er-Hu strings.. making a jaw-dropping experience for the audience.... I was too focus to think about taking pictures.. what a miss..
I did not take the flute trio which August was inside... but high pitched sounds kept my eyes locked at their fingers and mouth... they're perfect....
Puteri that sang our MMU's Permata Dunia has a very good voice... but i didnt know she has THAT good a voice control... she really is IMBA....
Mayi and Isaac.. same thing... i never even know they can sing so well... especially mayi... talk and sing sound so differently one... lol no offence.. but she's really good... i'd better take her signatures when i get back after 3 months internship.. else the next thing i know, i need to queue up to take signatures from her next time in the future.... she knows how many intruments.. i dont know if my fingers can cover counting them... but she sure leads a strong percussion team... she can also conduct... and yet she wrote Wonder Girls - Nobody into scripts so that the ensemble can play... the ENSEMBLE...the last i heard that was from the flutes during a Music sharing night.. but didnt expect i'll hear this time from the ensemble team... as the last song... a song that people shouted encore... thinking back the encore moments gave me goose bumps again... man... they're too good..
Encore part was unexpected... i mean... i know they prepared encore songs... the participants who shouted encore.... last time... during the time when they performed at Main Hall... the elders were more than students... encore was shouted by the committees... and that's it... no audience shouted... at least not much... but this time... they surely touched the audience even the elders... the kids.... and us.. the students/teens... we shouted encore.... because perhaps.. ABBA time, the singers, the modern songs.. made us high... i dont know about ABBA time to the teenagers... but i definitely enjoy it because i use to listen to it when my father plays it when im small... so what song is playing... i know.... and they channel one song after another... from gimme gimme gimme, money money money, mama mia, dancing queen, the winner takes it all, etc... and they end it with the winner takes it all on the back ground.. with mixtures of all ABBA songs previously played.. sounds like the songs emerged from the tempo... and go back hidden... i dont know who wrote that... or rather how they combine it... but it was really awesome...

The concert ended with Nobody... with the cooperation from the audience when we clap during the chorus part...
The gilrs took picture... but daby and mayi were too busy... or else they surely wanna take pics with them...
               FongE ah... your eyes with that make up not bad leh... can sot people ad....

memories were taken down... altho i do not mind listening to all.. but the performers are tired... it's one of the largest... longest... most songs... ever played.. and all was well...

I get into the car.. and asked Jack... how? was it worth it...? he said... DAMN WORTH IT.....
Thanks to him again, we reach Ixora for the night...

I'd be staying at Khes's unit... just for few hours' sleep... but Khesvin has brought his induction cooker and bought eggs, bread, butter, Ramlee chicken patties, Maggi seasoning... and when i entered his room he was like.. good you're back... let's cook some burger... i heard him mentioning it's his first time so i volunteered... i can cook... it's not hard when it's patty... i've cooked all vegetarian stuffs which basically are like chicken patties... already cook you just have to make it golden... so i cooked... wrapped it with eggs... and make some ayam special and ayam double... lol... my last piece... which was originally meant for tommy... was wrapped like a pentagon... but tomy doesnt wanna eat it.. so it's mine =x i signature it with tomato sauce... it tasted OK... not very delicious... but edible... khesvin even said.. ok la... know what to do for Cyberpreneurship ad la.. lol... sadly im not taking together with him haha...

UK Pentagon Ayam Special

This was mine... the previous one was suppose to be tommy's but eventually... MINE!

Pentagon ayam special

Came back at Seremban early in the morning... received birthday gift from my GF... thanks darling.. be tough.. and I'll miss you...

I hereby thank my friends... FongE, Daby, Mayi, KK, Kent, for making my night... it was... after all... wonderful...

On the super-moon night...
The moon wasnt the brightest after all...
To me, COS shone brighter...
Keep up the good work...
And I bid good luck to all cosmmu members...

Thanks for reading...
Y.K. Lim

For the clevers; about the retards...

430pm GMT+8 Malaysia -

Japan's power plant number 2... gave out steam just like the previous plant 1 and plant 3.. a measure to further cool off the reactor, releases the pressure so that blast prevention is done...

It has been the THIRD power plant to do the same... they do that so they can prevent themselves from exploding...

meanwhile...

At facebook, and sms, people are sending messages about how a power plant has blew up, and that it will (note: WILL not MAY) cause acid rain in the coming days in malaysia... people are advised to stay indoors so that you will not be exposed to the radiation... through RAIN WATER...

I was in the office, working.... when the disastrous idea hit me... well that can be just true... so i logged on to CNN and BBC... their live updates about Japan... expecting (im sorry i didnt mean to expect a blast) a news of the blast because im fairly interested in the updates of the condition there in Japan. I disappointed... nothing came up... instead... power plant letting off steam was seen... i hesitated on trusting the initial news then on... finally my senior found out... it's just the steam.. nothing has BLOW UP at 1630pm...

I already have that mindset before i came home... i know people on FACEBOOK will surely pull some stupid information about the hoax and start spreading...

"Im gonna teach them a lesson" i thought..

came back... and there goes my few comments.... which i will quote here... the comments i replied to the hilarious remarks of people... who might score better than me in exam.. but will never learn and apply in real life...

i said this after seeing my friend sharing the acid rain bla bla please spread news on FB

"lol... there was a nuclear reactor STEAM let-off.. it's a system to further cool down the reactor when the normal one fails... to PREVENT blast that is... it NOT a motherfucking blast so please stop spreading fake news... altho i dont deny the risk of blast... and the steam to be radioactive... there's NO WAY it can reach malaysia given the concentration of radioactive particles in the steam is ALOT LOWER than a real nuclear blast... please dont exaggerate... it's funny and stupid..."

i said this when i comment on a friend who shares a same thought with me....

"yet they still cant stabilize it no matter what... the impact on Japan isnt just that simple as cash can overcome... but im very impressed with the country....

Nature tested Japan but Japan taught the world a lesson... of just how civilized and strong-spirited a country can be....
staying quiet, queuing for supplies and medicine... sitting on the bench to remain calm even there's no home... every basic needs became FOC yet no one is taking it for granted...

That itself is very hard to achieve... my respect to fellow Japanese..."

Said this after discussing with my father about the matter... laughing while we can... and i told my dad... Facebook is good when it comes to spreading news... it's fast when people say Japan got struck by Tsunami! but the downside is... fake news spread fast too! My father is a retired geography teacher... and i dare say he's very enthusiastic towards the subject... and his knowledge is not JUST within the syllabus.... this is where i learn most of the things about maps and distances too... anyway... the quote on the same friend that shares same thoughts...

"i cant believe people are saying that even tho they studied physics... they're embarrassing themselves with wrong facts... causing some stupid havoc...

I just told my dad... i'll skip the part that we laughed.. let's talk geography... The wind... as of this season... is blowing north... that's it... first fact that radioactive wont reach malaysia pinned...
secondly... Russia and Taiwan has tested their radioactive reading... and it is NORMAL... even taiwan also x kena... you talk malaysia ah?
Third off... even if the nuclear reactor DID blow up... *touchwood*, it still wont reach malaysia... it's too far...

my father's not a scientist.. but at least he's a geography teacher... and we share the same jokes.... =)"

Lastly, i short-spoken my statement because im tired and fed up with the news...

one of my friend said that retards are saying the world's gonna end and all... his friend said that they need a chill pill... i said...

"nah... they need a brain"

Then i tweeted something I amused even myself...

"teachers of SPM physics... you all should be damn sad now if you see people causing the havoc of fake news at FB... of power plant blew up?"

Well i said that (sorry for being not obvious), because i LEARNED that in physics... yes i actually learned and knew about the structure of the power plant... i dont simply CRAP... i might be weak in the chain reaction part... chemistry part but physics? pressure? heat? sorry... i believe i have my share of interest, concern and curiosity towards physics of that kind that makes me better...

Im not saying im cleverer... but rather i dont just study for the sake of studying...

I said this when my another friend defended my friend who spreads the news, when i commented the first FB quote of this blog...

"well it's not just him, there're many others, but im just letting go half of my lecture here (note: ONLY HALF)... people do embarrass themselves with wrong facts do they not?

concern or not people should think more before spreading news like that... my point.."

I know people are always simple-mindedly thought that "Oh! i'll spread this and people will *like* or think that im a good guy or an informative person spreading such news quickly... i should start spreading so i get the credits too... "

but sorry... when you wanna spread news like that... please...before that... install your brain...

I'll touch a lil about the Japanese.. like i said earlier... i respect their discipline acts, their calmness... strength to overcome.... patience....

the government limit food for homeless victims... but FOC... no one is taking advantage of the free services and they all share... talk about civilization... i dont care if Japanese has killed chinese or whatever... what changed them in such a short time between WWII and present that they are so civilized that i think they are the best in asia in terms of that...

"Nature tested Japan, but Japan taught the world a lesson." This could just be my favourite quote for awhile..

I only hope that no other disasters like power plant explosion or another wave will strike Japan again... as for the citizens, im confident enough that they'll go through this without a sweat... Good luck Japan.

Im not here to humiliate... neither am i here to find fault... but i think people should learn to think before they speak... This post however, is for the clevers; about the retards....

Thanks for reading.

Y.K.Lim

Quit blogging? Hardly.

Oh wait what's that smell...?
Mum is busy cooking behind and dinner should serve soon... that leaves me little time to blog...

Well why am I back to blogging you'd ask?
Despite the support from my readers.. especially my girl and my friend Aaron (eeeeeeeeek)...
It always is something to do with the recent changes about me.. and most of you know.. I've recently bought my HTC desire.

Alright what's the big deal with smartphones? Nope.. nothing big.. but the problem with it is, when you have one.. you WANT to do all sorts of things with it(especially when it is fresh =x ) so here I am with my android Blogger app...

It's only one more week for me to start working at Samsung for my internship.. I don't think I can enjoy much holiday... not to mention Im still sick with cough.. just done with fever... will I be able to enjoy the holiday to the max? I don't know.. but I am going to enjoy it no matter what...

Back to seremban yesterday.. finally.. and much had changed.. perhaps my retired father has finally started thinking of enjoy life and rest.. not worrying anymore for any work...
He bought this.. picture below.. (how you like my instant capture? =x)

42".. anyone that knows about my dad well... It's not easy for my dad to fork out some money to buy such thing..

My sister and grandma is at home too... adds up the number.. not so boring.. and besides messaging with my girl.. or install some shit to my phone.. the phone is usually with my sister.. she found interest in angry birds.. and had addicted to the game.. like how enthusiastic I was when I first found out the game.. I did ask her to try something else.. but whenever I looked.. It's always the birds vs the pigs for her...

It's three months guys at melaka.. do miss me... ha..

Now I wonder.. with all the social networks... should I start trying tumblr and foursquare? Or are they just simply something too extra...?

I'll leave that to you guys my beloved readers to suggest/comment.. leave it at my chatbox or as comment if you have a google account..

Lil bit about what will I write next.. perhaps some android review or my boring life again... till then... thanks for reading..

Youkang