I remember that I posted something about The Gadget Show last year. It was about one of their reviews on top portable gaming console. iPod Touch came out top, beating PSP and Nintendo and I was admittedly quite furious especially the review was demonstrated by Jason, whom I disliked at that time. A few more episodes, I began to see his funny side and his tremendous gadget knowledge. Anyway, I was spending a lot of time on my PSP at that time mainly because I only have PSP for gaming purposes. The desktop PC is mainly for Mee to use. I later bought a Samsung netbook and the desktop PC is now serving Mee full time. PSP was my only companion before the Samsung netbook.

When I saw that review, I thought how could iPod Touch be the best portable gaming console when it’s not even designed for gaming. I still think I was right but also wrong. Having own an iPad now, I can see how iPod Touch can compete against PSP. The screen is gorgeous though not as big as PSP. Initially, I thought touch screen control would not be better than physical control. Well, I play Fifa 12 on my iPad almost daily now and I do not feel that it is any different from playing Fifa on PSP. True enough, Fifa 11 for iOS was not really a good game to play with but the jump to Fifa 12 really makes it on par with PSP Fifa games. I believe that Fifa 13 will be really great to play.

Adding the accelerometer, playing racing games offers better experience than PSP. Okay, you might say that PSP Vita covers all these but the price is double the price of an iPod Touch. At the time of the review, PSP was still the chunky ones.

iPod Touch does a lot more things mainly because it runs iOS. It’s almost limitless compare to what you can do with PSP. The battery lasts longer and small to pocket too. On top of all that, the loading time is significantly faster than PSP and I can jump from games to games quickly and easily. I don’t even have to worry that I might worn out my PSP buttons and joystick anymore.

This is our new Body Shop Oil Burner, to replace the cracked one that we had for years. It costs only £5 online and in addition of other products to make it up to certain amount, we got free delivery. It looks nice and simple, without the top cover like the old one. We never covered the top when we were using the old one anyway. The only thing which I am a bit uncomfortable is the hole where we put the tea light in. It looks like a big scary mouth at night, when I switch off one of the two room lights just so Mee can sleep while I stay up late.

Buying things online can be quite comfortable but sometimes, it can be a headache too. I normally only buy hardware stuffs and try to avoid clothing as I never know whether or not the size would be suitable. Regrettably, I bought a Nike sports jacket about a week ago. The price was too good to turn down. There I was, chose a size and click purchase. Item didn’t arrive promptly but I didn’t mine as I was updated every now and then regarding the status of my item. Tomorrow, I have to send it back to zavvi.com as the size, though M, is still too big for me. It states there 178cm which is totally different from my other M-size Nike shirts. Well, it’s also a relief as it is not an expensive jacket. Imagine if I bought a RayBan sunglasses online and had to return it in the end. That would be disappointment plus more headache because I would have been eagerly waiting to wear it and the price would have been higher than a jacket.

Well, not exactly a great photo. It was taken around midnight using my HTC Desire. This tea light holder has accompanied Mee and I for years, but now, we have no choice but to abandon it as we got a new member. By the looking at the picture, it looked perfectly fine. However, there are cracks appearing near the top. Every time we light a tea light candle with essential oil + water on the top, the mixture somehow absorb into the burner and through to the cracks. When it cools down, the mixture becomes hardened, making it difficult to clean. Therefore, we decided that it’s time for a new member which arrived just a couple days ago. Goodbye then…!

New year, new you. That’s what most people said this month. Surprisingly, I had two persons saying Happy New Year to me. Well, for some, it might sound a bit late but for Chinese, it’s our other new year. Check back the previous post!

As the new year arrives, everyone is talking about resolutions. I don’t really have any but if I were to list out mine, most of them would be always on going. That’s why I wouldn’t call them as resolutions. One thing in particular would be to maintain my weight or to increase it to the weight that I thought would be ideal which is about 65kg. I think I had that resolution from two years ago and it proves to be hard to achieve. I always believe that there is a limit to how far you can go with your weight without the help from surgeries and medicines. I prefer the healthy way and that’s why I only consume how much my body can take rather than forcing it.

Diet seems like a big business. Same as free dating sites and job sites. The beginning of the year is where they advertise almost constantly throughout the day. I, for one is getting tired of watching these advertisement. Another advertisement that has been going on for almost every day would be loan company. Their annual percentage rate (APR) is unbelievably high where I label them as licensed loan shark. How could the government allow them to operate legally where the rates are so much higher than bank. I believe that if one ever borrows money, say £1000 from them, it would take years to clear.

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, year of the dragon. I guess it’s the second or third time that I will not able to be at my home country celebrating Chinese New Year with my families. And this year, I am not even going back to Malaysia at all. My sister is at home though and they should all be at my grandpa’s home at the moment. I am working now by the way. What a way to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Yesterday was, of course, Chinese New Year eve. Mee and I didn’t have anything special, just some everyday meal. We did call back home and talk for a couple of hours with our family members. I spent most of the day washing my car and jailbreaking my iPad2. Though jailbreaking my iPad2 wasn’t a smooth sailing process, I am still quite glad that I got it right in the end. More here