April 12th, 2009 / No Comments » / by deyan
After visiting Grossmünster church,I went to Dolderbahn and ride on the cable car. It brought me up to the hill, where Dolder Grand Hotel is located, and from there, I can enjoy a panaromic view of Zurich city. (More on Dolderbhan)
Entrance of Dolderbahn
I just spent an hour there, as I couldn’t find much attractions on the hill. Perhaps, I should visit the zoo nearby but it might be too late after that. It was still early to go for dinner, and I decided to visit Globus, one of the famous department store in Switzerland.
In front of Globus
Lotsa of fruitss~~
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Posted in: Events, Vacation
Tags: Switzerland, Zurich
March 9th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by deyan
I visited several places on the second day of my stay in Zurich, including Switzerland National Museum, Chinese Garden Zurich, Lake of Zurich,and Grossmünster Church. After having my breakfast, I bought a day pass for 8.00 CHF and went out to the city center by tram. Zurich is famous for its highly efficient, clean and safe public transport system. It is quite convenient to travel around the city with public transport. First, I paid a visit to Switzerland National Museum, located near to Hauptbahnhof,the main train station.
Switzerland National Museum
The entrance fee cost me around 10 CHF, and I spent about 2 hours there. Yeah, after this, I took the tram down to Chinese Garden Zurich, but unfortunately the meseum was closed for maintainence. Even though, it is still worth to spend your time here with the fantastic scenary .You can have a leisure walk here, to refresh your mind and free yourself from stress.
Chinese Garden Zurich
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Posted in: Vacation
Tags: Switzerland, Zurich
February 16th, 2009 / 3 Comments » / by deyan
Transcend Store Jet 320GB 2.5 Mobile HDD
Yeah, I bought this portable hdd from View Net at Lowyat Plaza last week, with the price of RM 249 (USD 68.98). Nowadays, 320GB is actually insufficient to store massive data and also huge collections of multimedia files. Hopefully, I can get myself a 1TB desktop HDD in the near future, and serves as my primary storage component. 
Specifications
- Capacity - 320GB
- Interface Type - USB 2.0
- Data Transfer Rate - USB2.0 speeds, up to 480MB per second
- HDD Details - 2.5″ Hard Disk Drive (SATA interface)
- Dimensions - 134mm × 80.8mm × 18.8mm
- Weight - 206g
Accessories
- StoreJet Mobile 25
- USB Y-Type cable
- Software CD (StoreJet Elite Software included, One-touch back-up function, Shock resistant an anti-shock to meet the US Military standards)
- Quick Start Guide
- Warranty Card
Features
- To protect against data loss or damage from accidental slips or falls, the StoreJet 25 mobile meets the U.S.military drop-test standards MIL-STD-810F 516.5 procedure IV (transit drop test) with advanced two-stage anti-shock technology, literally making it one of the safest places to keep your data.
- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 compliant and USB 1.1 backwards compatible
- Easy Plug and Play installation
- Ultra-Portability
- Additional software pack :StoreJet elite (helps you manage your data)
- OneTouch Auto-Backup function
- Powered via the USB port. No external power or battery needed
- LED indicates power on and data access
- Warranty : 2-years
** Quick Note - You have to format the HDD into NTFS file system in the first place, in order to transfer any file larger than 2GB.
Posted in: Technology
Tags: Gadgets, harddisk, Transcend
January 28th, 2009 / No Comments » / by deyan
I spent one of my weekend in Zürich (Switzerland), as this city was relatively near to Milan. It took me around 4 hours to reach there by Cisalpino train, passing by Swiss mountains, villages, lakes, rivers, streams and hilly areas. Yeah, the view of Swiss countryside was so excellent, just like a paradise. The scenery along the journey was so fascinating and breathtaking, yet the calming and relaxing surroundings were like a remedy to your stress. I wish I could visit this place again. 
Stepped out from Hauptbahnhof, the main train station in Zürich ~~
one of the tram stations
boats were parked @ the lake side (Lake Zürich)
Bahnhofstrasse - One of the busiest and best known shopping areas in the world
Bahnhofstrasse is one of the busiest area in Zürich city, and famously known as world’s most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. You can spot those luxury brands or prestiguous goods there such as Channel, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Tiffany and Co, Globus and H&M. Official Website.
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Posted in: Vacation
Tags: Switzerland, travel, Zurich
January 16th, 2009 / No Comments » / by deyan
Castello Sforzesco (English: Sforza Castle) is one of the remarkable landmarks in MIilan, Italy. The orginal construction of this building began in the 14th century, and Francesco Sforza, the founder of Sforza Dynasty in Milan strated the reconsturction in year 1450. In 19th century, the restoration of the castle was strated following its transfer from military use to the city of Milan. It was directed by Luca Beltrami, a famous Italian architect and architectural historian, known particularly for restoration works. Unfortunately, the castle was severely damnaged during World War II and the post-war reconstruction of the building was undertaken by BBPR architectural partnership. Now, the building is used to accomodate several city’s musuem and art gallery collections.
Since the building is situated at the city center, it is quite easy to reach there by public transport. You can try the following routes, which were quite convenient to me.
- Subway: MM1 Cairoli - Castello Station
- Streetcars: Line 4 (last stop towards Duomo direction)
Some snapshots of this historical castle…
Main Entrance of Castello Sforzesco
the fountain in front of the main entrance~~
the Garden in Castello Sforzesco~~ a good place for recreation and leisure
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Posted in: Vacation
Tags: Castle, Italy, Milan, tourism spots
January 8th, 2009 / 2 Comments » / by deyan
I saw this message, “Hacked by ring04h, just for fun”, while I was browsing a forum, powered by Discuz!. I tried to surf on Cari Forum and I got the same message as well. Check the screenshot below:
Try it out~~
I did a quick search on Google, and found that a lot of Discuz! forums were hacked by ring04h. Check it out here. Hopefully, the Discuz! team or Network Administrators will come out something to patch this. You can temporarily disable the Javascript on your browser to prevent this irritating message. (Firefox user: Tools -> Options -> Contents -> Uncheck ‘Enable Javascript’
According to this article, ring04h is actually one of the team member for EvilOctal Security Team, EST. Fortunately, there are also some Discuz! forums survive in this attack, including 12chat.net. Let’s wait for the official announcement from Discuz! 
Posted in: Technology
Tags: hack, internet
January 3rd, 2009 / 5 Comments » / by deyan
Chinese New Year 2009 is around the corner and what are the upcoming movies in Malaysia during CNY?
Language: English
Cast: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Shane Brolly
2) Red Cliff (Part 2) - 赤壁: 决战天下
Language: Mandarin
Cast: 梁朝伟, 金城武, 林志玲, 赵薇, 胡军
3) All’s well, End’s well 2009 - 家有喜事 2009
Language: Cantonese
Cast: 古天乐, 郑中基, 吴君如, 黄百鸣
4) Look for a Star - 游龙戏凤
Language: Cantonese
Cast: 刘德华, 舒淇
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Posted in: Coffee Break
Tags: CNY, movie
December 29th, 2008 / 3 Comments » / by deyan
AC Hotel Milano is a 4-star hotel, located near to the town centre of Milan, Italy. The hotel belongs to AC Hotels Group, a popular hotel chain in Spain, Italy and Portugal. The range of hotels presented covers almost all of Spain and part of Italy and Portugal. I am staying in AC Hotel Milano due to my project commitment. Although this is not a 5-star luxury hotel, but they offer great service and comfortable stay to every guest.
“Our aim is not only to grow, but to always offer the best quality and the same level of innovating and exclusive details in each one of our hotels.”, adapted from their website.
AC Hotel Milano, Lombardia
King-sized bed?
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Posted in: Vacation
Tags: Hotel, Italy, Milan
