DIY Unifi cable gutter

The few things I did before installing Unifi was visit my cousin who had it already and had a look at the wiring. I know that the technicians will pull a Unifi cable from the telephone post behind your house. But I wanted to make sure what else they may have to do.

TM Unifi box

As far as I know, landed properties with telephone poles behind or in front of the house should have this if Unifi is in your area. For high rise buildings, friend of a friend shared it’s cables running through the electrical cabinet or something like that. For commercial or business areas, there’s a flatter box (in that colour) stuck on your wall – most likely near your mailboxes.

My cousin said their TM Unifi involved some drilling because technicians had to pull the cable into the house to where your STB (set top box) for the HyppTV is placed. I chose not to configure this yet during my installation because:

  1. We already have Astro.
  2. I rarely watch TV and Astro.
  3. I’ve no interest in the programs HyppTV offers.

Anyway, technicians still had to pull the Unifi cable to the 2nd floor of where our router was placed. The cable ran through the window and no hole was drilled. Apparently, they didn’t have the tools to do it either. *shrug*

Now, here’s the part where I made a cable gutter at the window. Simply because I was worried if the fibre optic cable bent too much, it’ll damage the cable later. God knows what’s the cost of doing the rewiring work again.

Ta-dah

So I’ve made a small gutter. The cable won’t be damaged in the long run after being grazed by the window now. Tools used were a small hacksaw, chisel and hammer. After which I took some wiring tape to stick the wire down.

Sorry to say that if your window is the casement type.

This one

You may need to put a hole in your wall for the wire to run through.

Or, if you’re a Unifi customer or installer with these windows, please do share how you worked around this. 🙂

The Recesky Twin Lens Reflex camera kit

Not so long ago, friends of mine bought me the Recesky twin lens reflex camera kit of my birthday. And not so many days ago, I finally assembled it and to my surprise, it was orange! Woot!

Orange orange..er..very orange?

For those who didn’t know, orange is one of my favourite colours. Beats me why orange, it just stuck. And yes, that’s the camera front completed. Also, I’d like to add turning those 2 knobs where the lens is located is tough. After prolong turns, my fingers felt like I carried heavy durians bare handed.

This is a classic camera where the viewfinder is at the top. Though the focus is more manual by turning those front knobs, I’ve so far measured the focal distance to be approximately 30cm. Though reading online, some say the distance is capable of 60cm?! 0.0

No hawt chic nearby so Danboard had to do

When I first completed the camera, me and Ariel thought whether this camera could really be used because the translucent plastic protecting the mirror inside made everything really blurry – until we noticed it had to do with the focus knobs on the front.

Looking through the viewfinder

I’ve turned the front knobs as much as my fingers could tolerate, ending up with a fixed 30cm focusing distance now. All that’s left is to buy me some film and experiment with this camera. 🙂

Here are more angles of the Recesky twin lens reflex camera kit:

Slowing down

Y’know you’ve to lose weight the moment you see a bulge. But most of the time, what happens is we think about it and not do it. Well, now that Ariel’s started work, I get up earlier in the mornings to drop her off and this has given me extra time to spend. Otherwise, I’d normally just wake up and start work in front of my computer.

So taking this opportunity, I’ve started a routine of walking around my park rather than on the treadmill. After all, why walk on that when I can actually walk outside – which I rarely do.

And here’s what the outside looks like in the mornings

It’s really amazing what you’d notice when you slow down once in awhile.

I’m in definite need of some conditioning again after not following a training schedule for so long. Even my legs feel wobbly after walking for just 2 days.

More importantly, I hope this regular routine with healthy eating would bring down the kilograms. Target; lose the freaking bulge!

P.S.: All photos taken with iPhone 3GS and Instagram. 🙂

Gotta try this tonight

Not sure who the original author is but it holds some truth in it. By the way, this isn’t some stupid chain letter where you’ll die or go poor by the end if you don’t deposit RM10,000 in order to claim the inheritance of some dead rich person from a novel. So you’re safe to read this story from start to finish. 😛

Once, a professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, “How much do you think this glass weighs?” ’50 gram!’ ….’100 gram!’ …..’125 grams!’ ……the students answered.

“I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”

“Nothing.” the students said.

“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the professor asked.

“Your arm would begin to ache” said one of the students.

“You’re right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?” “Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis; have to go to hospital for sure” ventured another student. All the students laughed.

“Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?” Asked the professor. “No,” replied the students. “Then what caused the arm ache; the muscle stress?”

“Instead, what should I do?” The students were puzzled.

“Put the glass down” said one of the students. “Exactly!” said the professor.

“Life’s problems are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head; they seem OK. Think of them for a long time; they begin to ache. Hold them even longer; they begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.”

It is important to think of the challenges in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to ‘put them down’ at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh, strong, can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!

Remember friend – PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY!

I was really inspired by this story because I saw it connecting with me TWICE. I see myself relating to how a long thought paralyses me. I’ve noticed the longer I ponder on something the more difficult it becomes to make a decision. Plus, in effect may affect your followers too.

Then, I really liked the point of how before we go to bed, we should clear our minds. I’ve gone to bed feeling more refreshed the next morning because my mind was empty and without dreams. Some researchers have said when you don’t dream, you’re in a very calm state of mind.

Ohmm….

Mister 29

I’m not sure when it started but my previous birthdays has been to restaurants with good food. The recent years it’s been either Lobsterman with the family or Japanese buffet places with my friends. Last year if I recall, I made the not-so-great decision of having it in Tenji. This year, I wanted to try something different from medium rare steaks and melt-in-your-mouth salmon sushi.

My friends helped make reservations at the talked about Simply Mel’s located in Bangsar South.

Chillaxing with a rose drink and cincau

We were lucky enough to walk-in and meet with the owner; Melba, who was dressed ready to head into the kitchen. Then seeing a cake box being passed to her staff, she asked who’s birthday was it and humbly congratulated me on my birthday – thanks Melba. 🙂 But shy-la. Lol.

We decided to order some dishes to share, in addition to some ala carte for those with bigger stomachs. I had quite a lot of rice in the afternoon so I stole some of Ariel’s belacan fried raice and it tasted awesome! 😀

Simply Mel's fish and chips
Omelette, Signature Melaka laksa and Belacan fried rice

One of my friends had their signature laksa. I didn’t try it but it looked really thick and yummies. The fried rice can be prepared in 4 styles if I recall. Ariel ordered the Belacan style while Hawk ordered the Chinese style. All I can say is the Belacan was yums! 😛

Devil's curry and Mixed vegatables

Some of us felt the Devil’s curry was spicy but hey, this is Malaysia. I’d say the Devil’s curry spiciness was well-balanced thanks to the tangy after taste of it. Besides, I found the stingray to be even spicier as you eat more of it – and you would. LOL!

Stingray and Chicken pongteh

The singray was soft and well seasoned that went very well with my Belacan fried rice – yes, I love my Belacan fried rice. 😛 As for the chicken pongteh, I didn’t get to try it as there wasn’t much chicken pieces shared. Though I believe it would’ve been awesome since the last friend who arrived even specifically asked us to keep the sauce for him! Alas, he told us too late. LOL!

Sago with gula melaka and Last Polka

For dessert, I opted for the Sago and Bubur cha cha to taste the must-have classics of what I call; nyonya cuisine. Sadly, bubur cha cha had run out so it’s a given excuse for me to visit Mel again. LOL!

And yes, we also tried some Last Polka. It was my first time having it and must say it’s texture is of another degree. Like Hawk was describing, you don’t get that icy rough taste in your mouth. The Nutella had the taste of Nutella but me being a 10-bread-slice-Nutella-monster, felt the Nutella spread still tasted much better. 😛 On the other hand, Hawk had the taste of the deep dark chocolate in grained in his mouth already. LOL!

And for my birthday present, my friends got me a Recesky build-it-yourself Twin Reflex Camera. Yes, I’ve got to assemble it in order to use it. Plus, it runs on 35mm film – ISO200 recommended! 0.0

Chi chak chi chak

Thanks peeps. Already very curious what kinda photos would turn out from this piece of art. 😉