My first badminton tournament in the last 14 years!

DomDom invited me to be his partner at his company's doubles badminton tournament. I glady accepted the invitation. We found time to practise anywhere from once a month to once a week. The hardwork paid off, handsomely, in the first round.

We finished 1st in our group during the round-robin stage. We won all 3 games. The first game was a surprise. We thought it would be a tighter match and we'd probably lose but we won by 8 points. The second game we were probably a little too relaxed and underestimated the opponents. We ended up winning the 2nd game only by 2 points.
The third game, we're back to our old form, finishing at something like 15-3. And then we headed out to grab some lunch before the 2nd (elimination) round began. To make long story short, we got creamed totally in the 2nd round -- 15-0!

Brief update

Wow, it's been almost 3 months since my last posting. I knew some of you were checking this page daily for updates.

What happened in the last 3 months? I wrote too much -- too many assignments, projects, and case memos. I couldn't drag myself to writing anything non-essential.
So if you received an email or MSN message from me, consider yourself a VIP.

Until then, I should write more soon.

Kevin

Octopus Cards

Some people asked me why I am going to Hong Kong in the Summer? This is one reason why.

Cell #4

(Inspired by DenDen's Cell #5 posting)

DenDen, it's good to see you're on to your 5th phone. I'm only using my 4th and will be back to my 3rd phone!

My first one is a Fido Nokia 5190 (see Figure 1.1 below). This thing is a workhorse.

Figure 1.1: Nokia 5190

Then a Rogers Nokia 8390 (see Figure 1.2 below). Small footprint but that's the only good thing I have to say about it.


Figure 1.2: Nokia 8390

And then a Rogers Nokia 6310i (see Figure 1.3 below). Can't beat the real thing. High- resolution mono screen, bluetooth enabled, and great reception and voice quality. I loved it!




Figure 1.3: Nokia 6310i

And now I'm using a Rogers BlackBerry 7100r (see Figure 1.4 below). Crackberry is close to the best thing since sliced bread. The 7100r is known for audio problems but the PDA and email functions rock. The keyboard is just all right though.


Figure 1.4: Blackberry 7100r

I'm going to switch back to 6310i after my last day at work.

Zidane -- A new way to solve life's problems

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Product placements are everywhere. In movies, TV shows, and sometimes on blogs like this!
I didn't know Lois Lane likes the new Audi A3 like me until I saw Superman Returns on the weekend. (BTW, the IMAX experience is overrated. Maybe because it's partial experience. ) I thought "Bed, Bathroom and Beyond" is a fake name until I saw one of the reviews on "Click."

I just bought a new pair of headphones. This time it's a Sennheiser CX300, the "in-ear" style headphones. It's my 3rd pair of Sennheiser's I have. Okay I'm not counting that cheapy one that came with my iRiver. I really like my first pair -- PX-100, which is now in my ho pung yau's flat. My second pair is PXC-150, the one with the noise cancelling feature. It's not very comfortable to wear but you can't find a better model at a lower price. (This sounds like a radio commercial for a 2-way voice alarm system. [Insert another product placement here]).

One downside about the "in-ear" headphones is that you will need to get rid of the earwax on the earbuds. It's all right if you clean your own and clean often. But if you don't and leave it on your desk at work, your coworkers will probably not appreciate it.

Click

JJ and I were planning to go see "Cars" tonight but decided to check out "Click" instead. He likes cars but I think Click will be more fun to watch. Turned out I was right! Despite all the PG-rated stuff, the movie is touching and meaningful. Don't want to give too much away. Tell me after you've seen it.

Coins

My manager who sat next to me got up yesterday and said, "here you go, Kevin." Then he took a few things out of his pockets and put them on my desk. "You are going to need these," he said. They were one 2-dollar coin and three 10-cent coin...not CAD but HKD! He might have gotten them from his dad. His dad worked for Air Canada as a pilot and frequently flied the Asia route.