Sunday, November 2, 2008

Manga

Manga are comics and print cartoons (sometimes also called komikku), in Japanese and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after World War 2 but have a long, complex history in earlier Japanese art. In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, and include a broad range of subjects: action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce, among others. Since the 1950s, manga have steadily become a major part of the Japanese publishing industry, representing a 481 billion yen market in Japan in 2006 (approximately $4.4 billion dollars). Manga have also become increasingly popular worldwide. In 2006, the United States manga market was $175–200 million. Manga are typically printed in black-and-white, although some full-color manga exist (e.g. Colorful manga, not the anime series). In Japan, manga are usually serialized in telephone book-size manga magazines, often containing many stories each presented in a single episode to be continued in the next issue. If the series is successful, collected chapters may be republished in paperback books called tankōbon. A manga artist (mangaka in Japanese) typically works with a few assistants in a small studio and is associated with a creative editor from a commercial publishing company. If a manga series is popular enough, it may be animated after or even during its run, although sometimes manga are drawn centering on previously existing live-action or animated films (e.g. Star Wars).
Manga as a term outside of Japan refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan. However, manga and manga-influenced comics, among original works, exist in other parts of the world, particularly in Taiwan ("manhua"), South Korea ("manhwa"), and the People's Republic of China, notably Hong Kong ("manhua"). In France, "la nouvelle manga" is a form of bande dessinée drawn in styles influenced by Japanese manga. In the U.S., manga-like comics are called Amerimanga, world manga, or original English language manga (OEL manga).

Smile =)

It improves the quality of our lives, and help us to live happily and people will love us.
So here is some more information:
1. You can give it to whomever you choose.
2. You can give it as often as you choose.
3. It requires no special equipment.
4. It costs you nothing to give it , absolutely free.
5. You can give it to many people at the same time.
6. It can go around the world.
6. It is always appreciated and may do more good than you will ever know.

Thanks for your smile too! Keep smile and i really really love your smile. =)

How To Rob a Bank

I have to tips how to rob a bank and get away with it. I found this tips from a movie. Very very funny movie indeed. So here the tips:

  1. Decide to rob a bank.
  2. Have a plan.
  3. Have a back-up plan.
  4. Establish clear communications.
  5. Choose your partners carefully.
  6. Expect the unexpected.
  7. Shit happens.
  8. Dont get greedy.
  9. Remember shit happen!
  10. Hang up and know when to walk away.

So there are...but please dont use this tips..i dont really trust it will work..huu =)

Eagle Eye

This story begin with the death of Jerry Shaw's (Shia LaBeouf) twins brother. He come home after 7 years when he heard that his brother die in a car accident. when he come back to his place, he have a little suprise that make him into a really REALLY BIG trouble. In the same time, the same thing happen to Rachel Holloman (Michelle Monaghan) but no actual the same thing. Her son have been kidnap by a terrorist. After a while Jerry and Raxhel meet and they realise that they have been involve with the same terrorist. Than they try to figure out how to defeat the terrorist together. However thing going wild when they have been chase by the FBI that thoght that they was the terrorist. They have to run away and do what ever the terrorist tell them or they will die. The terrorist control then trought a cell phone. The terrorist also can control all the thing that control by a compute. After they knew who is the terrorist, they were shock because the terrorist it self is a compute that build for defending their own contry that call "Eagle Eye". The Eagle Eye can to kill a the top 12 politician including their own president. The Eagle Eye plan to kil the top politican and the president in one conference by blowing them in a peice with a cristal bomb that were by Rachel. This bomb will be set off when Rachel's son play the F tone with his trompet (Rachel's son scholl was invite to play their national song in the conference). In the end Jerry manage to stop Eagle Eye with the help of an soldier and an agent from FBI and safe the president but he got shot twice, one in the chest and one in the hand. Eventhough he got shot and badly injured he and Rachel was fine at the end of this story and was given a medal for saving the president and the top 12 politican.

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Phoenix

The phoenix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient mythologies starting with the Egyptian, Phoenician and later the Greek Mythology. A phoenix is a mythical bird with a tail of beautiful gold and red plumage. It has a 600-800 year life-cycle, and near the end the phoenix builds itself a nest of cinnamon twigs that it then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (sun city in Greek). The bird was also said to regenerate when hurt or wounded by a foe, thus being almost immortal and invincible — it is also said that it can heal a person with a tear from its eyes and make them temporarily immune to death; a symbol of fire and divinity.

K-ONE

K-0ne Technology Berhad have launch a new product of Global Positioning System (GPS), K-One 870. It complete with more than 200 maps of famous town (colaberation with MapKing) that can plan your journey optimum beside make your fuel cost less than usual and your time much more shorter. It is design with monitor TFT 4.3", also complete with multimedia function that can read MPEG fail, AVI,WMV,JPEG and anything that can put into a 2GB card. It also can receive a strong setelite signal. This GPS install with 8 respond language voice with a Bluetooth for an easy phone communication.

USD Eva

A software and games company in Japan, Kaga Create have make a USB that look likes a silinder of Evangelion that based on Evangelion remake filem. It have been sold on last September with 2GB capacity. It have two model, EVA-00 and Eva-01. Each USB is sold about USD37.40. Before this, a mouse of Neon Genesis Evangelion (NERV) have been produce by a company in Japan names Quadelement.

Dog Cosplay

Cosplay is not only for human but it is also for an animal. Recently, dogs have enter a cosplay. A pet store in Japan, SkipDog! have made a cosplay for dogs. Their made a Mobile Siut Pundam hat based on anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" and Epangelion based on anime "Evangelion". Series hat of Pundam is MP-06 Zapu, MSP-006 Zeta Pundam, PX-78 NT-1 Pundam Alepx, Paro and much more. Series based on Epangelion is Epangelion Unit 1 and 3rd Angel, Puchiel that also have complete with a beg inspiration from bee, bear and pig.

Cosplay

Cosplay short for "costume play" is a type of performance art whose participants outfit themselves, with often-elaborate costumes and accessories, as a specific character. Characters are usually sourced in various Japanese and East Asian media, including manga, anime, tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video games, and fantasy movies. Other sources include performers from J-pop, J-rock, Visual Kei, fantasy music stories, novels, and objects from cyberspace or the real world that are unique and dramatic.
Cosplay participants or cosplayers form a
subculture centered around wearing their costumes and reenacting scenes or inventing likely behavior inspired by their chosen sources. In some circles, the term cosplay has been broadened to include simply wearing a costume, without special consideration given to enacting characters in a performance context.

Webcam Logitech

Logitech have release their new webcam, Logitech QuickCam S 5500 that complete with 1.3 megapiksel sensor, RightSound and RightLight for a better performance web. This webcam can uses on Skype, Window Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and AIM and also have a software that can upload video into YouTube portal. S 5500 also have Fun Filter that make your chatting much more fun with an attractive 12 graphic.

Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes are recorded with a seismometer, also known as a seismograph. The moment magnitude of an earthquake is conventionally reported, or the related and mostly obsolete Richter magnitude, with magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes being mostly imperceptible and magnitude 7 causing serious damage over large areas. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale.At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and sometimes displacing the ground. When a large earthquake epicenter is located offshore, the seabed sometimes suffers sufficient displacement to cause a tsunami. The shaking in earthquakes can also trigger landslides and occasionally volcanic activity.

Cigarette

A cigarette is a product consumed through smoking and manufactured out of cured and finely cut tobacco leaves and reconstituted tobacco, often combined with other additives, then rolled or stuffed into a paper-wrapped cylinder (generally less than 120 mm in length and 10 mm in diameter). The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder for the purpose of inhalation of its smoke from the other (usually filtered) end, which is inserted in the mouth. They are sometimes smoked with a cigarette holder. The term cigarette, as commonly used, refers to a tobacco cigarette but can apply to similar devices containing other herbs, such as cannabis.

UFO

Unidentified Flying Object or UFO is the common issues in all of country in the world.Some people already see it and some people not.A lot of question appear in our mind like who are them?,Is it there is another creature like us in other planet and if yes,why they come to us?".Until now,we still cannot answer these question.Several country like America make organization in order to investigate this thing like British UFO Research Association (BUFORA),UFO and Research Midlands(UFORM).We hope someday,UFO is not mystery to us anymore and a lot of question in our mind will be answered.

Take care of you laptop

Step how to take a good care of your laptop:

  1. Keep liquids away from your laptop. As tempting as it might be to drink coffee, soda or any other liquid near your laptop, accidents can happen all too easily. Spilled liquids may damage the internal components or cause electrical injury to the laptop. Short circuits can corrupt data or even permanently destroy parts. The solution is very simple: Keep your drinks away from your computer. Even if you're careful, someone else might bump into your desk or you.
  2. Keep food away from your laptop. Don't eat over your laptop. The crumbs can go down between the keys in the keyboard and provide an invitation to small bugs. The crumbs can also irritate the circuitry. Worse, it makes the laptop look dirty if there are crumbs and food stains on it.
  3. Always have clean hands when using your laptop. Clean hands make it easier to use your laptop touchpad and there will be less risk of leaving dirt and other stains on the computer. In addition, if you clean your hands before use, you will help reduce wear and tear on the coating of the laptop caused by contact with sweat and small particles that can act upon the laptop's exterior underneath your wrists and fingers.
  4. Protect the LCD display monitor. When you shut your laptop, make sure there are no small items, such as a pencil or small ear-phones, on the keyboard. These can damage the display screen when shut; the screen will scratch if the item is rough. Close the lid gently and holding from the middle. Closing the lid using only one side causes pressure on that hinge, and over time can cause it to bend and snap.
  5. Hold and lift the computer by its base, not by its LCD display (the screen). If you lift it by the screen part alone, you could damage the display or the hinges attaching it to the base. The display is also easily scratched or damaged by direct pressure – avoid placing pressure on it.
  6. Don't pull on the power cord. Tugging your power cord out from the power socket rather than putting your hand directly on the plug in the socket and pulling can break off the plug or damage the power socket. Also, if you have the power point near your feet, avoid constantly bumping into the plug or you could loosen it and eventually break it.
  7. Don't roll your chair over the computer cord. Stick the cord onto your desk with tape or a special computer cord tie which can be easily undone when you've finished using the laptop. Always try to keep most of the cord away from the floor or your legs; sometimes you can be so engrossed in what you're doing that you move your legs and forget the cord is there.
  8. Insert drives into their slots carefully and at the correct angle. Pushing the wrong drive into a socket, or at an angle, or even upside down can jam it.
  9. Check to see if labels are affixed securely before inserting media into your laptop computer. Media such as CDs, DVDs or floppy disks should not have any loose label parts that might jam inside the laptop drive. Never insert undersized CDs, as these can damage the disk player permanently.
  10. Don't expose your laptop to rapid temperature fluctuations. When bringing your laptop indoors during winter, don't turn it on immediately. Instead, let it warm to room temperature first. This will avoid any potential for damage to the disk drive from condensation forming inside the machine.

http://www.wikihow.com/Take-Good-Care-of-Your-Laptop-Computer

Nintendo DSi (N-DSi)

Nintendo DSi (N-DSi) is one of the console that produce by Nintendo. A big different between Nintendo DS(N-DS), Nintendo DS Lite (N-DS Lite) and N-DSi is that N-DSi have a camera on it. N-DSi first launch in Nintendo Conference 2008 in Tokyo,Japan on 2 October 2008. From there the N-DS and N-DS Lite will be upgrade to N-DSi and N-DSi Lite. However there are abit advantage and disadvantage. The battery on N-DS and N-DS Lite can hold much longer than DSi and N-DSi also the DSi and N-DSi cant play any GameBoy Advance (GBA) games. N-DSi only have two colour right now, Black and White. N-DSi is much lighter than N-DS Lite. N-DSi is much longer than N-DS Lite but the thickness have been reduce. In Japan, N-DS have been sold 23million unit in 3 years since it is been releas in 2004. In 2006, N-DS Lite have been launch. Until 30 Jun 2008, 77.54 million unit have been sold around the wolrd.

Shinto

Shinto is the original religion of Japan and it is use to be the national religion of Japan. It is based on politheisme, in other word it is mean that believe in god of spirit. Some of the god of spirit can be represent of some place or things snd even nature. For example AMATERASU is the god of sun. However, there are some different between the old Shinto and the new one. The new Shinto have been change a bit by Buddhisme since last 6th century. After the Wolrd War Two, Shinto is no longer the national religion but it is still was one of relion in the country.

Wau

Wau-making is an ancient art inherited from the Melaka court who popularised the kite-flying sport. The art/skill is usually passed down from father to son. Kite-making requires tremendous skill and patience. First, they use split bamboo to make the frame of the kite. Then they cover the frame with tinted, shiny glazed paper. Intricate floral cutouts and designs are delicately pasted on this paper until the wau is ready for its final decoration of bright paper tassels. A bow-shaped device is attched to the neck of the kite - this will provide a pleasant, high-pitched humming sound when the kite is flown on the sky.Wau-making has become a declining art in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Occasionally, you may see small wau-making activities along the road of villages, but they are not as prevalent as they were two decades ago. Traditionally, after the harvesting of padi, the people will rejoice and take part in kite-flying sport, when farmers have spare time to decorate and fly these waus. Today, this event also happens in conjunction with the royal birthday celebrations. Kite flying competitions are often held in Terengganu and Kelantan state. The person who posses wau that is superior in design and flying height will be the winner.

Moon

The phases of the moon are caused by the relative positions of the earth, sun, and moon. The moon goes around the earth in 27.3 days, or 27 days 7 hours 43 minutes, on average. This measurement is relative to the stars and is called the sidereal period or orbital period. However, because of the earth's motion around the sun, a complete moon cycle (New Moon to New Moon) appears to earthbound observers to take a couple of days longer: 29.5305882 days to be exact. This number is called the synodic period or "lunation", and is relative to the sun.The sun always illuminates the half of the moon facing the sun (except during lunar eclipses, when the moon passes thru the earth's shadow). When the sun and moon are on opposite sides of the earth, the moon appears "full" to us, a bright, round disk. When the moon is between the earth and the sun, it appears dark, a "new" moon. In between, the moon's illuminated surface appears to grow (wax) to full, then decreases (wanes) to the next new moon.The edge of the shadow (the terminator) is always curved, being an oblique view of a circle, giving the moon its familiar crescent shape. Because the "horns" of the moon at the ends of the crescent are always facing away from the setting or rising sun, they always point upward in the sky. It is fun to watch for paintings and pictures which show an "impossible moon" with the horns pointed downwards.
http://www.calculatorcat.com/moon_phases/moon_phases.phtml

How To Be Friendly

  1. Being friendly should be an easy task, no matter who you are. It requires a few minor adjustments, but overall you will feel better and treat people better.
    Smile when you see people you recognize.
  2. Learn to speak small talk.
  3. Try to talk about positive topics.
  4. Have a sense of humor.
  5. Break your worst habits.
  6. Never ever be rude.
  7. Look at yourself in the mirror and think positive thoughts about your appearance...If you like yourself, you'll be more likely to pay attention to others rather than focusing on your insecurities.
  8. Don't be shy!! Say hello to people you haven't talked to in a while, send an email, a letter, a nice Post-It...Just keep in touch, it will be appreciated.
  9. Say Hello, it never hurts to say "Hi, how are you doing?"
  10. Try to use peoples' names. A hint for remembering names is to repeat their name every time you see the person.


Warning

  1. If you are overly friendly, you might end up seeming creepy.
  2. Be careful with your sense of humour though, saying a joke which seems funny to you and tell it to others, it might be not funny and you will be totally be embarrassed, so try it on people you trust first.

Fasting

During the Muslim month of Ramadan leading up to Hari Raya, it is mandatory for Muslims to fast from dawn to dusk. All Muslims except the young, old or infirm must fast. Many Muslims also abstain from pleasures such as cigarettes, eating, drinking and intimate relations with spouse doing during the daylight of the fasting month.Muslims usually wake before dawn to take a small meal called “suhoor”. They abstain from eating, drinking and sensual pleasures during the daylight hours of the blessed monthWidely, markets, or 'Ramadan bazaars' are held in many areas around the country, where all sorts of food and kuih — traditional Malay delicacies — are sold for breaking fast or buka puasa. Hotels and restaurants have also exploited this situation to offer exorbitant Ramadan buffets. This practice of overindulging has been criticised by Muslim clerics, notably the mufti of the state of Kelantan.

Mochi Ice Cream

Mochi Ice Cream is 1 of the most popular ice cream in Asian but not in Malaysia. So this is the first time i heard about it. Some one told me that the ice cream is popular in Japan.

Ingredients that you need to make the Mochi Ice Cream is ice cream flavor of your choice, 100 grams of glutinous-rice flour, 180 ML of water, 50 grams of sugar and cornstarch. So there are 8 steps to make Mochi Ice Cream and there are:

1. Let the ice cream sit in room temperature for a few minutes or until it becomes soften. Scoop and roll the ice cream into 10 round balls. Put the ice cream balls back in the freezer to re-harden.
2. Mix the water and flour together well in a bowl. You'll want to achieve a paste. Dump the sugar in and mix it until the sugar has dissolved.
3. Cover the batter with plastic wrap (for example Saran Wrap). Place and heat in the microwave for two minutes. Remove the plastic wrap and stir the batter.
4. Place the plastic wrap on it again and put it back in the microwave for another 30 seconds. Take it out and stir the batter.
5. Cover a chopping or cutting board with plastic wrap. Then spread and cover the board in cornstarch. Make sure that it's a good amount and not an amount that the mochi batter will stick to the plastic wrap or board.
6. Put the batter onto the board when it's cooled down. Cut and divide the batter into 10 pieces.
7. Pick up one piece of dough. Flatten it with your palm and wrap it around a ball of ice cream. Repeat this process for the other pieces of mochi and ice cream.
8. Place it in the freezer to re-harden the ice cream. Serve when ready.

Also i have some tips for you:

  • You can use any ice cream flavor you wish. The most popular flavor in ice cream stores are: green tea, vanilla, strawberry, and red bean.
  • The bigger the ice cream balls are, the more dough you have to put around it.
  • Be sure not to stretch the dough around the ball to the point where the dough breaks. If this happens, mold a little more dough where the hole is.

Langkawi Island

One of the most famous island in Malaysia is Langkawi Island. Langkawi Island is the main island are richly blessed with a heritage of fabolous myths and legends. As a natural paradise, the island are perhaps unmatched anywhere alse in Southeast Asia. The rustic beauty of the island is in itself a compelling attraction.
The name Langkawi is a combination of "Lang" and "Kawi". "Lang" comes from the Malay word helang which means eagle. In the past, the land was a home to innumerable eagles. "Kawi" is Sanskrit for marble, which is found in excess in this part of Malaysia. Both words are joined to form the word "Helangkawi" which ultimately became Langkawi.
Another reference found in the book by Tun Mohamed Zahir titled The Legends of Langkawi which says that the name is a mix of two Sanskrit words—"Langka" (beauty) and "Wi" (innumerable).
The legendary Isle of Langkawi is located in Kedah, northwest of Peninsular Malaysia. Comprising a group of 104 islands, the biggest being Langkawi, it is a place for those seeking tranquility and refuge from the hustle and bustle of city life. So powerful is its charm on visitors that many have returned to the island time and again.

Critical Thinking

A person can be good at critical thinking, meaning that the person can have the appropriate dispositions and be adept at the cognitive processes, while still not being a good (in the moral sense) critical thinker. For example, a person can be adept at developing arguments and then, unethically, use this skill to mislead and exploit a gullible person, perpetrate a fraud, or deliberately confuse and confound, and frustrate a project. The experts were faced with an interesting problem. Some, a minority, would prefer to think that critical thinking, by its very nature, is inconsistent with the kinds of unethical and deliberately counterproductive examples given. They find it hard to imagine a person who was good at critical thinking not also being good in the broader personal and social sense. In other words, if a person were "really" a "good critical thinker" in the procedural sense and if the person had all the appropriate dispositions, then the person simply would not do those kinds of exploitive and aggravating things. The large majority, however, hold the opposite judgment. They are firm in the view that good critical thinking has nothing to do with... any given set of ethical values or social mores. The majority of experts maintain that critical thinking conceived of as we have described it above, is, regrettably, not inconsistent with its unethical use. A tool, an approach to situations, these can go either way, ethically speaking, depending on the character, integrity, and principles of the persons who possess them. So, in the final analysis the majority of experts maintained that "it is an inappropriate use of the term to deny that someone is engaged in critical thinking on the grounds that one disapproves ethically of what the person is doing. What critical thinking means, why it is of value, and the ethics of its use are best regarded as three distinct concerns."

Music

Why people like music? It's not just an entertainment. Whether you realise it or not, music also plays an important role in one's self improvement. There are 3 ways one can use music to accomplish this:1. Music For Motivation - When you find the music that energizes you, relaxes you, or makes you happy, keep it ready for when you need it.2. Music For Intelligence - Studies show that music trains the brain for higher forms of thinking. It creates neural pathways in your brain that stimulate creativity.3. Music For Brainwave Entrainment - Music is embedded with beats and pulses that entrain your brain waves to a specific frequency which varies with mental state.Therefore, if you want to have a better quality of life and even self improvement, why not try listening to some music? From http://www.enhancedhealing.com/articles/view.php?article=478

PlayStstion Portable (PSP)

PSP is a handled game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. As you all know, Sony Computer Entertainment is one of the bigger company of the world and it is from Japan so PSP is already become the most wanted console ib the world.PSP also have many advantages that make it quite different with PS1, PS2, and also PS3. It does not need the television to play the game. We can bring it everywhere because of its small size,lightweight and also easy to brought. The price of psp IS arround RM700 and above. We can alsao use it to surfing internet because it consist of wireless LAN. Other than that, we can also watcht a movie and listening to a music using the PSP console. So the PSP have a lot of uses to all of us beside of the main uses of the PSP console and that is to play a game.