Archive for February, 2008

How do you feel?

Written by Niezzam on Feb 26th, 2008 | Filed under: MyLife

Apa perasaan anda bila kereta anda di halang sebegini oleh kereta yg sama pada setiap hari?

Mujur dalam gambar ini kereta aku tak dihalang, tapi hari2 sebelum ini, kereta ini dah banyak kali menghalang kereta aku. Dan almost setiap hari jugala aku terpaksa tolak kereta ni sampai aku naik geram dgn tuan punya kereta ni. Kesian aku tengok wanita2 tolak kereta ni kalau kereta dorang kena halang.

Kalau boleh aku nak tolak kereta ni sampai hilang dari pandangan so tuan punya kereta ni tak tau mana kereta dia

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Gambar dirakam pada pukul 12 tengah hari.

Kalau menghalang kereta org lain setiap hari takpa, tapi keluar la awal. Ni tak, petang baru kereta ni hilang. Ia akan muncul semula pada tgh malam, di spot yg sama, dan hilang balik waktu petang keesokan harinya. Dan seperti biasa, spot ni ialah kawasan aku selalu park.

Setakat ni, aku boleh bersabar lagi, tapi tak tau la sampai bila…


A modified version of Phoogle Maps

Written by Niezzam on Feb 24th, 2008 | Filed under: PHP, Programming

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If you want to include Google Maps in your project or your website using PHP, the use of Phoogle Maps is highly recommended. It is a PHP class that integrates with Google Map API and Google Geocoding API. To know about Phoogle Maps, you can go to http://www.systemsevendesigns.com/phoogle

The version in above example will get work done with at least 5 lines of PHP. Currently, I’m working one project that involves Google Maps API. After a few days studying Phoogle class, I’ve modified and added some functions to satisfy my requirements.

You can take a look and download the modified version of Phoogle class here

My modified version includes:

  • Latitude & Longitud conversion to decimal function
  • Icon picker function.
  • KML appender function

This version also automatically set the center of the map once the class is called, make it a lot easier. The icon picker function give you some options for your marker icon, instead of the default icon.

If you ever want to highlight your own roads and paths, you need to include the KML files and append them into Google Map API. To cater this, I’ve added KML Appender function in this modified version.

I hope with my little contribution, I can help others.


Filem Redline, bagus ke?

Written by Niezzam on Feb 23rd, 2008 | Filed under: Entertainment, Movies, MyLife

Setelah seminggu menyepi tanpa sebarang post baru, hari ni baru berkesempatan utk menulis tentang filem Redline yg sedang ditayangkan di panggung. Asyik sibuk minggu ni, :)

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Tgk sneak preview yg keluar di TV mcm hebat dan dah plan nk tengok di wayang. Filem ni dah ditayang di US tahun lepas lagi, jadi torrent filenya memang dh ada. So aku pun download la. Dah siap download, terus main, layan…

Lepas je habis tengok, aku pun bersyukur. Kenapa? Kerana aku tak membazirkan RM10 utk tiket wayang filem ni. Filem yg menghampakan, dull, flat.

It’s totally about racing and big money. Kesemua plot yg ada semua menjurus kepada plot utk race. Character development lemah, tau tau je, dh nak start race. Filem ni juga mempergunakan wanita2 cantik dan seksi. Lakonan lemah, harap cantik je. Kalau filem bagus, lakonan tu akan menusuk hati atau sampai ke hati kita. Filem ni tak sampai, rasa bosan je.

Cita pasal kereta pulak, semuanya kereta2 supercar yg mewah2 dan mahal2. Bukan jenis yg selalu nampak di jalan2, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Mercedes SLR, Porsche Carrera.

Kesimpulannya, filem ni tidak setanding dgn filem2 berkisar tentang racing seperti Fast & Furious. Kepada sesapa yg berhajat nak tengok di wayang silakan, tapi pendapat aku buang duit je, :)

Rating out of 10 : 4/10


Season Finale of The Amazing Race Asia 2

Written by Niezzam on Feb 15th, 2008 | Filed under: Amazing Race Asia Season 2, Entertainment, TV Shows

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This season The Amazing Race Asia has come to end. Last season, it kicked off at Malaysia, ended up at Kuching, Malaysia and the winner was also from Malaysia. This time around, the history repeats itself. It started at Singapore, ended up at Singapore, and Singaporean team won the race. What a coincidence!

Colin & Andrian, the underdog who came in second in most of the leg, finally won The Amazing Race Asia Season 2 and brought home the grand prize of USD 100,000. The sisters from Malaysia, Pamela & Vanessa came in second and the fan favourite, Marc & Rovilson ended up third.

Some says, knowledge is power. I agree 100%! That’s what separate the teams especially in the last task. Even though going into the last task of the race in first, Marc & Rovilson couldn’t take advantage on that.

Rovilson had problem recognising the flag of the countries that they had visited through out the race hence Pam & Vanessa and Adrian & Collin got passed them.

Congratulation to Adrian & Collin. It shows that even with disability, if you put a lot of effort, determination and never give up attitude, you will achieve what you want.

While for Marc & Rovilson, I feel sad about them. Even though they did not win, they have already won the heart of the fans with their characters. As for Pam & Vanessa, god jobs girls! You made all Malaysians proud!

 

 


Amazing Race Asia 2 Ep. 12

Written by Niezzam on Feb 8th, 2008 | Filed under: Amazing Race Asia Season 2, Entertainment, TV Shows

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At the pitstop 12 at South Africa, we already have our season finale. Top 3 teams for this leg will automatically become this season finale participant. They are Marc & Rovilson, Adrian & Collin and Pam & Vanessa. These 3 teams will compete for the grand prize next week!

Classification at pitstop 12 (South Africa)

1st - Marc & Rovilson (Phillipines) - left previous pit stop at 10.37pm
2nd - Adrian & Collin (Singapore) - left previous pit stop at 8.10pm
3rd -Pam & Vanessa (Malaysia) - left previous pitstop at 10.56pm
4th - Ann & Diane (Malaysia) (eliminated) - left previous pitstop at 11.24pm

Teams now left Hungary and headed to Cape Town, South Africa. As usual, when it comes to air travel, teams that were left behind will have ample time to catch up with the leader of the race.

Adrian & Collin yet again tried to find some early departure via Internet. But unfortunately, they were unlucky this time. Other teams went straight to the airport and found out that there was no direct flight to Cape Town. All teams decided to go to Frankfurt to get their connection flight, excluding the moms. Ann & Diane decided to take some risk by getting into flight that has confirmed seats. So they took London-Cape Town instead.

Upon arriving at Cape Town, they had to drive to Signal Hill for their next clue. Adrian & Collin had difficulties in getting their car started and took 15 minutes to figure it out with the help from the local.

Next clue lead them to Killarney Motor Racing Circuit and RoadBlock was waiting for them. One teammate must drive a 412 horsepower single seated race car for 8 laps. For the first 4 laps, Vanessa drove very slow, this made Marc & Rovilson to catch up. Luckily, Pam & Vanessa finished it first.

Teams now must headed to Community Project and need to paint some house for charity work. Even though first to departure from the circuit, Pam & Vanessa were third to arrive here.

Next task was a Detour, In One End or Out The Other. In In One End, teams must prepare 100kg of food and feed them to the elephants. In Out The Other, teams must clean out the elephant stalls of the elephant dung, using the tools provided and on to a marked area.

All teams chose Out The Other since it is much easier. Without any problem, they finished their task and headed for the pitstop.

Who will be in the winner of The Amazing Race Asia Season 2?

After what I’ve seen so far, Marc & Rovilson are the favourite since they are in pole position next week and I think they deserve the grand prize. This team brings some excitement in this race with their humor, spirit and fun to watch. 

Congratulation also to Ann & Diane, even though they are moms and older than any remaining teams, but still can give others a run for their money

 


8 hidden facts about me…

Written by Niezzam on Feb 6th, 2008 | Filed under: MyLife

Ya, sudah agak lama tak update blog ni, maklumlah tengah cuti raya cina. Post ni pun pasal si Dee dah tag aku (kaco la ko dee, hehe)…

So here it is… :)

The Rules:
1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
2. List eight (8) random facts about yourself.
3. Tag eight people at the end of this post and list their names.
4. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.

8 hidden facts about me…

1. Pernah berkelana di US (Louisiana) selama 5 tahun

2. Pernah putus tunang

3. Suka drive laju walaupun keta tak laju mana…. :D

4. Suka goreng berlada ikan masakan emak, makan tiap2 hari pun takda hal

5. Pernah mengalami kecederaan yg serius di lutut kanan pasal badminton. Putus/koyak cruciate ligamen lutut kanan masa tournament antara fakulti UiTM setahun lebih yg lalu. So sekarang, tak boleh buat fizikal aktiviti yg lasak2. Nak lari pun aku tak berani. Kena wat operation baru ok! :)

6. Aku rasa aku student full time yg paling tua di Malaysia… hehehe!

7. Tak suka berenang, pasal tak pandai…. :D

8. Last but not least, pernah menjadi juara mingguan Tournament Daytona USA Arcade Game di Plaza Bkt Bintang. 12 tahun yg lalu… Sekarang ni bawak Daytona sekadar bersiar2 saja, :D

Itula dia sebahagian fakta tentang aku dan tibalah masa aku cari mangsa utk di tagkan… :)

Mereka yg bertuah ialah:

1. Fath
2.
Armilla
3. Ibnu Hassim
4. Syawal
5. Abd Fatah
6. Hasrol Prepaid4u
7. Eddie Prepaid4u
8. Maizul


Amazing Race Asia 2 Ep. 11

Written by Niezzam on Feb 1st, 2008 | Filed under: Amazing Race Asia Season 2, Entertainment, TV Shows

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Classification at Pit Stop No 11 (Hungary)

1st - Adrian & Collin (Singapore) - left previous pit stop at 5.08am
2nd - Marc & Rovilson (Phillipines) - left previous pit stop at 5.35am
3rd -Pam & Vanessa (Malaysia) - left previous pitstop at 6.51am
4th - Ann & Diane (Malaysia) - left previous pitstop at 7.01am
5th - Paula & Natasha (Thailand) (eliminated) - left previous pitstop at 8.01am

Adrian & Collin now are leading the race. Teams now must search for Little Princess Statue for their next clue, but no information on where its located. Most of the teams tried to ask hotel’s staff for info. At this time, Marc & Rovilson managed to catch up with Adrian & Collin at the clue box.

Fast Forward came up next, and both teams decided to try it. The task was to count the vertical bars at Elizabeth Bridge. The correct asnwer will lead them for their next clue and skip all tasks, head straight to the pitstop.

Adrian & Collin managed to get the correct answer and got their next clue. This made Marc & Rovilson scrambled back to the other task. As for Adrian & Collin, they now can go straight to the pitstop at Gillert Hill Citadel which made them first to arrive.

Marc & Rovilson now had to race with the remaining teams and the gap was close. The next task, teams must now go to Buda Castle. RoadBlock was waiting for them. One teammate must enter the labyrinth and search the treasure chests for their next clue.

All teams did successfully completed this task, and their next clue was to leave their car and locate Margaret Island. There, teams must then ride a pedicab, and find the home of Saint Margaret. There, they must pick up a souvenir and return with it to the pedicab man for their next clue.

At this stage, Ann & Diane were so close with Marc & Rovilson but the Phillipines managed to beat the moms for their next clue. Teams now must headed to Hero Square, and caution….Yield Ahead! Coming in second, Marc & Rovilson had to yield Ann & Diane because had been told perhaps by Paula & Natasha. So they had to wait there.

Next task was a Detour, Say It or Play It. In Say It, teams must pronounce the names of the 14 kings whose statues are erected in the square. In Play It, teams must solve the six colour sides of a Rubix Cube, one colour at a time. They must also alternative colours between team members

All teams did their task without a hinch. The next clue was a clue they had been waiting for, instruction to the next pitstop. Since Paula & Natasha were the last teams to arrive, they had been eliminated from the race…

With 4 teams left, who will be in the top 3 next week?

p/s: Gonna miss cute little face Paula , :)