Cap + T-Shirt + Khakis + Backpack = Techogeeks?

The equation is not mathematics but I'm quite amused when my friend mooted the above equation. Farid deduced it after seeing members of i-Symbian at our recent meet last Saturday. I myself didn't realize the similarity among our attire but safely said, Farid's equation is eighty percent correct at most of the time. There aren't any instruction for up to dress like that but for a group of people with the same passion it's not surprising that they have similar idea in any particular are. The above equation hits squarely at me and I think it arise out of our need as a tech and gadget freak. The backpack is where geeks like us store and organize our gadgets. Brand of choice is usually Targus, Dicota, Crumpler and Deuter (not really techie stuff but tech friendly anyway). Made with gadgets in mind this bags have generous padding to protect the valuable cargo (and our back too) and lots of pockets to store the various gadgets with the accessories, chargers and what not.

As for the cap, most geeks don't give much care to tend their hair like the current crop of metrosexual guys so just cover it up to make it look tidy. As for t-shirts there aren't any particularly preferred brand but at gatherings mostly wear one emblazoned with a logo of their group or any tech company. Khaki is usually Dockers Mobile Pants, with lots of pockets but without that baggy look of cargo pants. So many pockets you can put your wallet, handphone, PDA, music player and a foldable portable keyboard inside. Plus the fabric is treated with water repelling chemical to protect the precious gadgets inside. Such a geeky posting today, at least you guys know how to spot a geek. Heh.

Enough of geek stuff last week. Gonna get artsy for this weekend. :)

Busy as Bee

Whew, it's been such a long time since my last update. I'm busy as usual with examination before and after Eidul Adha. Then topped up with programs such as Matric PEERS training and organizing events. During Chinese New Year break I was busy repairing the PC at home so that hampers me from posting any update apart from pictures at http://photobucket.com/v281/ibnu_ariff .

Anyway, CNY break is quite memorable since I get to meet some of my classmates in form 3 which I haven't seen them for at least a year or so. Among those who turn up is Wan Nadiah, Salwa, Syafiq, Azni and Syamsina. Too bad I didn't get to meet Azree and Hasnul although both them was in town during that time. Too many things to be settled perhaps. The only other I get to meet and spend quite a time chatting up is Faiz since he had moved to the neighbourhood next to mine.

Tonight I attended two events, the GOMA (Go Martial Art) Opening Ceremony and Legal Theatre. Both was interesting but the Legal Theatre is quite heavily plagued by technical problems resulting in time wastage and disrupting the flow of the story especially regarding the display of video scene. There's a lot of mistake and the projector is not that cooperative either. I myself isn't perfect in handling the AV and IT stuffs but most of the time I'm doing fine after learning from other person's mistakes. I shall always bear in mind to check the projector and sound system prior to any event I'm in charge of.

Insya'allah on Sunday, 27th February the Guidance and Counselling will have it's first outdoor activity. The original plan is to do a visit to Asrama Darul Falah but it turns out that they are having their Open Day. Severely lacking of manpower we are asked to help them to organize the event. Adil, Mahfuz, Razif and I went there on Thursday for a meeting. The place is at the top of Bukit Persekutuan with two palaces neighbouring it but sadly the place is untidy and need quite a number of renovation to the building. Surprisingly our seniors from Gombak Main Campus joined us too under the name of CENSERVE. Discussing job scopes with them was very interesting, heheh. They were a bit mad as we grab the easy job first and pass to them the tougher ones. They say it's easy but we need to crack our head to came up with ten telematch games and ideas to do emceeing all day long.

That would be enough of my rambling, I need to settle a few things for the event. Hopefully I can blog again in a few days. :)

mAthan for Series 60

Well, here's another addition to my phone's arsenal of software. This nifty software by KortaSoft will allow me to have updated prayer time in my hand at all time. No more spending my credits for notification via SMS. :) Too bad for Malaysia only Kuala Lumpur is available. For me at least they should include one East Malaysian city because their prayer time is way ahead of us here in West Malaysia. Anyway, kudos to KortaSoft for making this useful software!



You guys can get the software at http://www.kortasoft.com/symbian/mathan/s60/mathan.sis

*Note: For Series 60 Smartphones - Nokia 3650,3660,6600,7610,6260,6670 - Sendo X & Panasonic X700