Netmoirs of A Solemn Rover

Sorrow Via the Webcam

Is Chinese New Year, and I'm still stuck in here. Air ticket sold so fast like hot cakes. I did my ticket hunting in November, and the tix are all booked up till January. Even February's tix is scarce and pricey. I think i am gonna miss this CNY trip home again this year. Meet up with my cousins via the webcam. Chat about camera. Feeling really homesick while chatting with them. Sis and mom, everyone in the house enjoying the holiday season while I am sitting ducks in my quiet room in a...

Lottery Win

This is the only gambling activity I did - playing Lotto. Today I won £7.40 from Euro Million. Strike 3 numbers out of 7. The numbers were 8,20,29,40,49 with 2, & 5 as lucky star. Strike 40, 49 and 2. Never win bucks like this in my life, this is my first. Well, I hope I won't be enticed to...

Brown Goes Bonkers

Transformers mania has not only influenced millions of fans worldwide, but also to the British politician. The only person who got poisoned with this mecha craze is none other than the British Prime Minister - Gordon Brown. I am not sure if his statement was a mere joke but his statement does cause some resentment among the representative of the house branding him as childish. Check out this news article from Dailymail. "Just weeks ago, Gordon Brown claimed that he had saved the entire world...

Canon 40D Firmware Update 1.1.1

The undesirable winter is the reason why my DSLR has been dormant for sometime. Unbeknownst to me that there were already three releases of firmwares for Canon 40D since my last time updating it from 1.0.3 to 1.0.5 since January 2008! The releases were 1.0.8 released as early as April and towards year end, 1.0.10 and 1.1.1 followed suit. From the information I have obtained around the blogs, 1.0.10 and 1.1.1 are actually unofficial. The only official one was 1.0.8. I am unsure why but from...

MMIX Is Here

Happy New Year MMIX. 2008 was okay, but hopefully 2009 will be sumthin' different. Happy new year to all. A transition in my life will happen soon. Pray for...