Apple

Well, just finished an article in the Economist about Apple's history and its launch on iPhone. It's pretty interesting to view the life of Jobs in various perspective where his life is so related to how he succeeded to be one the best digital pioneers of the century. Here's some clips of his history with Apple:

It all started in 1984 when IBM was dominating the computer market as how Henry Ford dominated the car industry. It was then these colourful Apple computers kicked into the picture that claimed the honourable label to "think different". I guess until now, we still have such impression on Apple as, I magined, people would think of Jobs, a Hippie?, working in Apple. Apparently Apple was the first that invented mouse to use in computers which made them so much easier to use at those times. Then, even though he reached his success story in MAC computers, but the page turns out that he was kicked out of the company after his board just voted him out. Unlucky as I comment, with his comment that "What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating".
It was then the next 12 years changed him into an innovator and better businessman. "Best thing happened to me" as he claimed when he recalls it in 2005. "The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life." After he was kicked out, he had invested his time in two companies separately. 1st NEXT and 2nd Pixar. NEXT, the company that he developed a new computer product called "NEXT CUBE". This computer was absudly powerful but expensive box that...nobody bought it!!! Moving over that, NEXT head towards developing state-of-the-art operating systems. As for Pixar, well, who don't know Pixar but that was until Jobs had this company binded with Walt Disney. Before that Pixar attracted Jobs with its splendid graphics before he take over it. With Pixar's creative flair and Disney's marketing and distribution clout that it became success in its 1st blockbuster - "Toy Story".

During these years, he was much of a Californian hippie, "fruitarian" and a Zen Buddhist (the part of Buddhist that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means). I didn't really get this part of the article but I guess it meant that he was jus weird in all ways and also it described that he was an idealist in all aspects of his life including his strategies, his marketing skills - those parts of Apple which was non-technological and innovating. Of course, this impacted him to be more realism in terms of business part of him after he was sacked.
Well, tides turn around back to Jobs in 1996 when Apple was losing so much money and it was said to be imploded or be sold that time. It was then Apple's boss, Gil Amelio bought over NEXT which owns the most advance operating systems. And this in turn had Jobs back to the company. Not so much of an idealist, he invited Microsoft to invest in Apple which guaranteed Apple's survival in the market. Then, he used NEXT to develop Mac OS X and its later versions including Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and now Leopard. Geez, I guess he really liked Cats...can't wait until it counts to Jerry! lol. Then Jobs went on working with a British designer - Jonathan Ive to develop then-now Mac computers designs and concepts - iMac, iLife, iPhoto...etc where "i" just stands for internet.
In 2001, Jobs tranformed Apple into the leader of the music industry in the next coming years by introducing Applie iPod. Wow, this was the booming period for Apple and it was until next year that Jobs released availability of iTunes to PC users that allowed iPod to be used in PCs. EMI, a british label later used iTunes to sell its music without copyright protection. Success with one of his two company invested before, Jobs sold Pixar to Walt Disney and joined its board to secure its presence in Hollywood for things to come. As for the MAC computers, after the release of iPod, MAC computers users increased from a couple of percent in the world market up to 5% and rising. This is called the "HALO effect". Not to mention, with its chipset changed from Motorola and IBM manufacturer to Intel, such "virtualisation" changed MAC's usability to be able to run both Operating Systems in just one unit.
Okay, so now that we've talked about Apple's history. It's now it just released its iPhone product like just now? Wow, impressive. Just to inform if you haven't already know of its features: 1. A "multi touch" screen replacing the mechanical buttons of most phones uses now.
2. It uses Mac OS X and Safari as its operating system and web browser.
3. Automated features such as Sensors rotate the display, turn off display to conserve power when user lifts the phone to his ear and adjust its brightness according to the light.
Cons:
1. battery life just like Nokia N95 where it provides heaps of functionality yet the low battery life makes it meaningless. What's more, iPhone's battery is irreplaceable.
2. Slower data network compared to the current 3rd generation technology.
3. It's price at $499 is not as affordable to most people but only to rich and gadget-fans.

After reading this article, it just amazed me with some advice from Forry's dad yesterday that although there's so much things you can study in this world, but in reality, always take the most powerful career in the society. He mentioned about businessmen and lawyers are the big players in terms of career because these people are those who are controlling the world. Just like how we've seen how Jobs was kicked out from his company, who are those guys? Businessmen... Then, not to mention about it, it also gave him a realism lesson rather than being too idealist in all aspects of life. How do you feel when you're looking at t iPhone's poster? Innovative, Creative and Freedom as I imagined people would described it. But the literature and the comings of these things involved lots of other realism aspects. Turning that into my life itself, as I'm pretty idealist myself. I guess I really have to tone down and think in much realism in life in order to prepare myself to advance to the next step.

(P/S: That's why I don't totally agree with Forry's dad because I believe that everyone should study anything as long as they like because life is the journey that we're going through and we should walk it with preference to our decision and our perspective).

Well, if anyone's interested in looking for more about the new iPhone and what's coming next. This is it:

BMW E92 M3 Coupe

The Soul of Formula M - ReLoaDeD!!!

Aww...Everyone got to love this car and I mean this car itself it just brilliant. Just purely it's looks could alr make any man ready to launch and turns on any woman too!! Just for an intro:
Well, I got this photo from the Geneva Motorshow 2007 where normally all the new and exclusive launch of automobile is held. Apparently this is still a concept car even though I suspect it already looked like a production car already. It'll be launch for production in September 2007 after its world debut in the Frankfurt Motorshow 2007.

Looks: I guess BMW always sustains its gill-like front opening yet it's shape is not as squarish following the previous revolution of car design. Its bottom front is wider than its predecessor E46 for the purpose of large air intake. Coordinated with the sporty look front lights, it gives a wild look at the front. After all, I just thought its front had some similarities with the Z4.

Not to mention of it's sides. I just love the fact that its two-door makes you feel rich and generous as you slide the wide doors. The side gill is one of the features that differentiates itself to a sporty mode from its 3series brothers. It's 19inch alloy wheels was just proportional to the car's shape which is keeping it sweet, just the kind of thing I'll do to my car.

As for the back, I would say finally BMW is doing something about it. haha, to me it hasn't reached the high satisfactory level, but it's all done well enough than it's other 3series brother. Yet, it still "humbled" the car's aggressiveness to thrive for a wild side. Not to mention, its double twin exhaust pipes do characterise its sporty and adds credit to its outlook.

Speaking about Performance, hmm...I'll bet u'll be blown away. It's a bomb that explodes and rockets you from 0-100km/h in 4.8sec (it was said to be underestimated) with its 414bhp V8 engine. It's torque goes up to 400Nm at 3900RPM, with the redline RPM reaching up to 8400.Top speed can reach 250km/h, which I find doesn't really matter much cause there's not much street can exceed 200km/h. The most important part of what I love about this car is - IT's a 6_SPEED MANUAL and they've left the SM auto gearbox at the garage. HOORAY!!! Those who knows me, I drive manual fast and real fast + safe which makes me jumping up and down, in and out and through the window. I'm so going to get it ... For further specifications, check it here and here.

Well, I've got its catalouge at hand alr, just to show how much enthusiasm I had now. Even though I'm not able to afford it, but soon, pretty soon I'll have it...hehe! For those can't get enough of it I'll just post more photos and enjoy!!!

Stress Free Therapy...

Okay, I've finally made up my mind to make my stress for whatever reason to be free of it. Let's see, 1st I need to find something relaxing to do.

1. Probably reading Economist could be relaxing in some ways while benefiting my knowledge.

2. I just packed all my stuff today and probably start cleaning my room tomorrow. By the end of cleaning up, I'll be more refreshed with the fresh environment.

3. Finish what I promised myself to complete so that I don't add further burden on myself in the coming future.

All and all, I believe I'll feel better by the end of the list, or even before I'm done with all of them.




Regards,
Ken

Mental Accident...

It was a Sunday morning that you were waking up after sister's cleaning the house with her husband. It doesn't really bothered you, but thinking again, it does? It wasn't understood of the reasoning but the heart rate sky-rocketed and the mind is full of negative thoughts. Somehow, a disturbance that caused you won't want to get out of the house.

It could be the comment yesterday read from her blog. As she was suggesting she's finding a close friend to be known which sort of disappointed in some sense. Could it be the past experience of rejection led the uncontrollable mind to get wild or the mind had been anxiously waiting for time to be right and plan accordingly suddenly broke down because it might not matter anymore...it was not known.

It could be the fact that relationship with own sister is not well and indirectly the negativity of thoughts rush into the minds and interrupt its operation
or
the unconsciousness is responding to some hormone changes to decrease the substances of stress during the exam period to loosen me up yet the process just disgust the body.

There's the possibilities of having to shift out and be more independent on oneself. The fact that life might change and not confident with own ability to survive properly in the coming near future worried ownself.

All and all, I just want to continue sleeping. Even though the feeling of restlessness is there and the mind seemed to be clouded, the other part of the thoughts seems to tell the body the routine of today's activity and what's the best route to rescue ownself from such critical situation for the moment.

Now, just listen quietly Joe Hisaishi's Summer's Day. May summer's warmth will come sooner and bring the light to life.

Recent Updates 24th June 2007

Quote : For every start, there's a plan to path us through the journey of our needs and freedom.

These 2days…

Wow, two days in a row to sing K. It's really tiring and not worthwhile since I've used almost all my energy for these things. At least I cooked at my pet sister’s place today for dinner. 1st time cooking at her place feel little paiseh because I was mumbling about where this and that, then this should be there and that should be here. After saying those, I impose another statement that I’m feeling like a woman in this house suddenly… L NOoooo… STOP Laughing PAT!!! And her bro was like, OMG, really? …. I should sometimes speak my thoughts silently to avoid further embarrassments. Anyway, the dinner turns out fine after her bro made this Korean Pancake and I just stir-fry a simple dish. We then finished a simple nice meal before ending the rest of the night Karaoke.
Anyway, I've planned for what I'm going to do for this holiday. As for the 1st is Internship application for the end of the year. Well, other than just applying through online applications, I'm searching for any possible contacts to get into some relevent jobs that I'll be more exposed to in future. I know that somehow I have to be thick-skin sometimes because I can't seem to convince smoothly to get things I want. Anyway, see how it goes and hopefully things will be fine.

Friends’ Visiting:

Then, I’ll be preparing for a trip as my friend and her cousin from Brisbane is coming here to visit. 1stly, I think of having a start with the ski trip for a day. Then after that we have a rest and probably let her wonder abouts city shopping or maybe pop in my pet sister’s place for steamboat or something. Then, we have the penguin island trip the next day or so since it’s an afternoon trip which I guess everyone will be much relaxed after the tiring ski trip. Well, I’m half excited to see the penguins since everyone been telling me stories of how adorable they are. Let’s hope they come close enough to be seen and that day is a good day to see. Later on, girls girls, shopping shopping days for two days? I’m not convinced that it’s enough but at least a good estimate for now. Then there’s 2-3 days left and I still can’t think of anything. Thinking again, this reminds of what my pet sis said today that Melbourne’s boring after I told her my new hobby became Karaoke - apparently this is the next happening event after clubbing. Therefore, although I really might not like it but for the sake of their 1st time here, I might suggest going to Great Ocean Road. IF AND ONLY IF, I cracked my head and can’t even think of other alternatives :(

As for the next friend coming from Adelaide, I might be bringing him almost the same places other than ski trip because it’s expensive and I can’t afford to go twice!!! I did mention of coming together with us but he seems to be unable to take leave. Well, I guess I’ll have to make other arrangements for him soon after. Of course, how I wish he could have come at the same time then I might save half of my expenses to accommodate friends’ visits…Oh yeah, forgot that I could bring friends to St Kilda Beach. At least they haven’t been there before and should be able to accommodate them for a nice good day where everyone can relax by the sea, read a book, visit the morning market if we’re early enough. Then, there’s Victoria Market which is Victoria’s Petaling Street, haha!!! But so much cleaner >__<”” and if I had it a good day to buy things for steamboat, it’ll be an efficient and fun day since we’re shooting two birds with one stone…PERrrrFECT!!! Hehe…

Excited with this coming holiday’s happening yet I’ll be burning lots of money and struggle to survive for the rest of the semester :p Thus, before the 1st move starts, I’ll have to plan the schedule properly which features money saving + relaxing and enjoyable trip. Of course, there’s factors of allowance for extra expenses and I’ll have to watch on that based on the current situation.

Self-improvement:

I also need to have self-improvement plans for the holiday. Every week there’ll be an economist magazine sent to me. I’ve missed 3 issues since the exams been progressing for the weeks before this. Thus, I’ll have to finished them within this week and keep me up-to-date with the current affairs. Other than that, I’ll have to apply for internships and prepare myself for interviews and questions and answers if they were to be interested in me. Somehow, I think I’m nervous and stress in these situation. Thus, I thought of a way that I’ll find friends to do it together at least getting more opinion from people and at the same time won’t be too stressed out. Other than that, I’ve got lots of books left out which I haven’t really finished yet. Let’s see, there’s this Chinese Business in Malaysia, The Chinese Experience, The New Financial Order and a few more. Haha, I better stop going bookshops with Ben and Wang for a moment before they gave me the urge to add more collection which I haven’t finished yet.
Anyway, time to sleep since it’s 4am now and I had to adjust back my day and night before I turn my world upside down against the world. Shall see this world later today, NIGHTZ!

Flirtatious

Flirtatious is the my middle name sometimes. If you just knew me, you have three alternatives of my 1st impression, 1. Nice n kind 2. Flirtatious and playful 3. Stupid and boring. Well, it all depends on what kind of person you are as well since different people have different views. I've tried convincing someone who thinks I'm nice and kind that I'm flirtatious but it didn't work at all. Not to mention, I won't even speak much to a person who only think I'm dumb n boring. Haha!!!

If you look at my horoscope, I'm just a pure Piscean which is 3rd in terms of flirtatious. This means, I'm not as flirtatious as other horoscope hehe!!! I sort of think of this because I seemed to can't stop myself from looking at pretty girls. Last time I used to think that if you look at her more than three times, you're having some feelings for her. But then later on I realised actually this feeling is called good impression/appreciation. Having to fall for someone is very different and it's deeper than you think. How I found out?

This is pretty interesting. Because I had this thing in common with my brother is that we have a pair of sharp eyes that eletrifies girls as soon as they look back at us, haha!!! But sorry, I'm not flirtatious because I only make friends with all the people. I used to be so childish that I thought I have an opportunity for further development later on, but neh...now I realised that if it ain't gonna happen now, it even happen later. What's more, until I know Apple, I realised that a relationship really depends on willingness + timing. I could have been with some girls before but the timing was so not right.

Of course, I'm not flirtatious but the thoughts of being one is in my mind. I often have such imagination. How I describe is that it's like wind. If you did watch the House of the Flying Daggers, you'll find that I closely describe flirtatious as how it was presented in the movie. Indeed, the description suited very true. The reaction of wind often comes and goes without a trace but leaves a temporary notification of its existence before it disappear. Thus, flirtatious didn't last as we can imagine. And therefore, guys, please be loyal to your current partner. Once at a time is not flirtatious, but two or more is!!! What's more, although it doesn't last like wind, but flirtatious do leave a scar on someone's heart that indeed do bad to you rather than good in future. And when you expand your thinking about the society, this created the social problems around our lives. If this you can do, you're a step closer to the perfect world that everyone is embraced to have.

Last Day

21st is coming, well tomorrow actually. I'm having my last day of exam, subject? Financial Mathematics 3. I'm busy preparing with much diligence to get as good as I can get. There's always ways to improve things, but there's only one mindset which is don't give up.
Anyway, today my sister was not satisfied with me recently haven't been doing any housework. Well, apparently I was pretty in doubt because my bro-in-law asked me to leave the housework until my exams finished. It was that that I haven't done much housework at home. I even cooked my own dinner and cleaned things up. So, she's not satisfied with me saying that I haven't done anything at the household and then started speaking about the past, about how she took her savings to pay my school fees etc. I'm really touched in some ways, but I'm honestly trying to shift out of here as soon as possible. But no, I can't do it because my mum will have a larger burden on my financials. I'm grateful that my sis did pay my school fee. I would have argued that she did it herself and didn't mention to my mum. Well, she needn't do that but she've done it and she's making it like I'm owing to her. No, if I can choose, I won't owe anything to her never a peny. I'm sorry that this happened and I just have to act as though I'm grateful for it.
Now my strategy is just that I live my own life and just have her live by herself. Of course, this is not possible because I'm still having my clothes washed and using her electricity + water. What's more, I saved my accommodations already. Somehow, I'm thinking of a way to find a part-time so that I can decide to shift out pretty soon. This then I'm able to get my freedom n save my mum from such financial burden.
On the far future, I'm hoping to transfer my honours degree to Singapore if possible. Why? Well, part of it I just can't stand staying in Australia anymore. I haven't had a good experience here. Also, I get to be near home and enjoy a better life than here. I did consider that my degree will probably be lowered/downgraded, yet looking at the importance, I think my life deserve better than anything. Of course, if there's a way that I can stay in Australia, then I'll fight for it and sustain until I finish my honours. Till then, I'll have to stay put and concentrate on my exams 1st.

Starting a new Blog..

Hi everyone. Well, I used to write blogs in friendster which I often write into an essay rather than blogs as described by most of my friends. Thus, I created this blog so that I can be more interesting since I can add more stuff here compared to Friendster blogs. Hope you'll enjoy and share some comments along the way. Btw, 1st blog ever posted here, I shall have a good starting song to accompany it. This is a theme song from Joe Hisaishi in the anime Princess Mononoke. Try to close your eyes and imagine the sensation of nature + enjoy the wind fluency in it.



Most sincerely,
Ken