More of iPhone

You have heard and seen alot of the upcoming iPhone(which Steve Ballmer reckons it is the most expensive phone in history!) over the past few weeks, the following video is somewhat refreshing...

Phoneline dead -> Internet dead -> TV dead

Phone line has been down for past 2 days, apparently due to some technical issues with my BT line. Thanks to my 'neighbour', I can barely get a signal to my in my flat. Well, it's better than nothing, at least I can logon - I can't imagine if I were to live without internet!

BT - Wake up your idea and fix my phone line!!!

Update 6 Jan: Got a sms from BT this morning updating me that they have fixed my line! So glad I do not have to spend the weekend without the net.

Connection to Singapore sites down

All connection to SG-related domains seem to be dead for the past 24 hours if not more. I thought it was a problem with one site, but seems to affect all .sg related.

London Underground/Oyster - RIP OFF!

London Underground/Oyster recently introduced this new ruling to remind all users to touch in/touch out of the gates at the gantry to ensure that they are paying the correct fare. I thought it was a good strategy to catch people who has been dodging fares until I became a victim of their system myself over the weekend which is aimed at protecting their maximum profits with little or no concern for the millions of passengers like me.

The story goes that the gantry at Oxford Circus was apparently faulty on 26 Nov and it did not register my Oyster card when I touched in and I ended up paying a maximum fine of £4 for nothing (See screenshot). I went to argue at the tube counter today but I was not sure if it was the stupidity of the staff over at the counter or they simply did not see a point to entertain an Asian like me. After trying to explain my situation for 10 min and thoroughly annoying the long queue that was fast snaking behind me, I simply gave up with a Oyster card registration form that has a Helpdesk number to call. And you probably guessed it, it is not a Free number! I swear I am going to avoid the tube at all costs in future and going back to my faithful bike and reliable pair of legs instead.

Mating Cuttlefish

My dive buddy just came back from her trip to Malapascua Island, north of Cebu, and hugely famed for its thresher sharks. Although she only did manage to have a 2 sec glimpse of the elusive, she did manage to capture this video of mating cuttlefish which is pretty amazing itself.

You can see that the female was trying to push her eggs into the cavities while the male tries to fertilize them with his sperm. That's when the other jealous male comes into the picture trying to establish his presence and take the female to himself.