Broadband Speed Test (ADSL, Streamyx, TMNet)

Do use TMNet Speedometer anymore, it a lousy bandwidth test site, give a try to SpeedTest.net, it great!!

With SpeedTest.net, you are not limited to Malaysia servers in Cyberjaya only, you even can test your bandwidth with server located in USA and Europe. I had tested my Streamyx broadband speed with Penang server, and surprisingly, my connection speed is almost close to 512kb/s downlink and 256kb/s connection speed!!



That why, you see in above screen capture, I rated Streamyx 4 stars, because it really exceed my expectation!

Again, to get the true performance of Streamyx bandwidth, we should test with Cyberjaya server too. I did it, and the result per show in figure below (it contain link to SpeedTest.net for more detail info):

It still provide competitive bandwidth compare to Penang server connection for my 512kbps Streamyx package.

I further clicked on the stat, wow, PenangFone is the best broadband provider (or ISP) you could find in Penang Malaysia!!! See it yourself from the chart!!

Workout Tips For Abs

Best way to get abs development (synonyms with six-packs) is don't do situps! This exercise uses hip flexors and can cause lower back pain. Crunches are far better then situp.

Crunches

For more detail description, visit Crunch at wikepedia.com

Except for crunches, you may use a variety of exercises, including decline situps, flat V situps (flat V situps example), leg raises, weighted situps and turning movements into your ab routine.

Example of decline situps

For more detail description of decline situps from MuscleAndStrength.com

Advice: You should not work your abs every day. Your abs are just like any other muscle group if you are working them to exhaustion (which is the best way to develop muscle tone), they’ll need about 48 hours of recovery time between workouts.

Extra: When doing pumping, wide-grip give you best exercise for creating the "V" shape.

Negarakuku (Namewee) Souvenir

After the big politic tsunami wave of Negarakuku MTV on youtube, the "hero" Namewee seem like become super famous among the youth! Nowaday, even you bought handphone, they would preload the Negarakuku.3gp file into your multimedia mobilephone so that you could enjoy the Negarakuku MTV with your video capable phone.


















If you "really" interested to buy the products (apparel, cap, shirt, tracksuit, pillow, mug, tile, clock and whatever la!), you may find more choice from www.cafepress.com/negarakuku. Please be remind do not wear in Malaysia, else you will risk your freedom and end up in lockup!!

What Is Whey Protein?

Whey protein basically is a by product when manufacturing cheese. While the original whey (not go through additional process) nutrition fact consist of major carb and fat. Refer to link below for detail nutrition facts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey

The Whey protein is protein process from whey, thus call whey protein. There are several methods to process whey, 3 major methods are concentrate, isolate and hydrolysate. Hydrolysate is the best way to extract protein from whey but the process is expensive. Thus both concentrate and isolate (better if compare to concentrate) are common process use by most supplement manufacturer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey_protein

The Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein (or Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard) is protein process via isolate method (major content). While the manufacturer claim their proprietary stack include major content of whey protein from isolate process (Microfiltered and Ion-Exchange) and minor of concentrate process (Ultrafiltered). And very minor whey peptides, or whey protein process via hydrolysate method, label by Optimum Nutrition as HydroWhey Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides. All this process is to remove fat, cholesterol, lactose and carbohydrates, while increase the protein quantity per weight ratio (as high as 79% protein).

Link: Official website of Optimum Nutrition

Michael Backman Comment On Malaysia Politician Again!

Welcome Michael Backman, you are back with another article (article date: Oct 24, 2007). The article title is "Malaysia's PM seems to be failing his people at every chance".

The article can be reach at: Malaysia's PM seems to be failing his people at every chance

Some of the highlights:
The first was when it emerged that his Trade Minister, Rafidah Aziz, had handed out to her relatives, government
officials and former officials hundreds of lucrative licences to import cars - without any clear procedures or
transparency. A good leader would have fired Rafidah immediately. She is still there.

After all, it's not as if Malaysia has a shortfall of ministers. On the contrary, Malaysia has no fewer than 72 ministers
and deputy ministers at the federal level. By way of comparison, Australia has 32 ministers and assistant ministers.
Is the quality of public administration in Malaysia more than twice as good as in Australia? Let the facts speak for
themselves.

Listen To Tibet (听见西藏)

This is a flash show by a 50 years old women who spended 50 days alone in Tibet (XiZang). Spend your time and enjoy the music, photos and sentences by her.

Listen To Tibet Flash Show

How Much You Understand About Fluorescent Light?

Do you know what the different between fluorescent and incandescent? The fluorescent is the long 4 foot cylinder tube light and compact fluorescent (CFL), while the incandescent is the dimmer light bulb, or the light bulb that generate heat and the light generated look yellowish.

What the different of compact fluorescent versus traditional four foot fluorescent? No different, both are base on same concept where the UV generated by argon gas (plus mercury as booster to improve the efficient of UV generated) hit the phosphors inside the tube wall, it generated cool white light. Visit How Fluorescent Light Work page for more info or if you prefer something easier to understand, visit HowStuffWorks Fluorescent.

The compact fluorescent basically is a fluorescent light system with all require part integrated (eg: ballast).

Visit Efficiency of fluorescent light compare incandescent, you may find a table compare different kind of lighting system. From that table, if you plan to use 2-3 compact fluorescent to light up your living room, better you go for traditional 4 foot fluorescent, where it provide better brightness and lower cost!

Why Japan AV Girl Better Than America AV Girl?

See the video clip, the America guy in Japan had a good explanation!!

CBU Car Tax Rate

Do you know how much you pay for the completely built-up car's tax? Let check out from the list below. You would feel surprise that you pay such a high tax for the "imported" car. Anyway, look in other way, you contribute to the development of the country.... LOL.





















You may refer to PaulTan.org Blog NAP Tax Rates for more detail.

Accident Happen In Taiwan Kao Shiung

Hope after watching this video clip, you may change your attitude of driving, both car and motorcycle. Please drive safely, or don't drive at all.