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You know what is going on when..

.. the weather has been unbearably hot these days..

.. the volume of cars roaming in Ipoh has tripled with foreign-registered number plates almost outnumber the locals..

.. food price increase at least 10%..

.. the nice aroma of freshly baked cookies lingering all over the house..

.. the only decent shopping mall is choked with streams of last minute buyers.. bringing traffic almost to standstill..

.. and yes, the lunar new year is coming!

Let’s party, gamble and eat all day long!! Huat arr!!

恭喜发财！Have a roaring start to the year!

Skyfire has just launched the revolutionary web browser for Symbian S60 5th Edition platform! I have been waiting for like 2 months ago after it first appeared on Windows Mobile platform.

What’s new with Skyfire 1.5 for Symbian 5th Edition (Beta)?

Available for the first time on Symbian S60 5th edition.

Finger friendly UI: A new, intuitive, and finger friendly UI for high resolution touchscreen devices provides an easier browsing experience.

Smooth Scrolling: Kinetic scrolling has been enabled to Skyfire. Pan or flick the screen to move in any direction smoothly on touchscreen.

Full screen mode: For touchscreen, browse in full screen mode for maximum screen real estate. Bring the controls back by clicking on the corner icon at any time.

Auto-Rotate: Browse in portrait or landscape mode with a simple change of the device orientation.

What are the unique features of Skyfire?

“Full web” mobile browser: The only mobile web browser to support all the rich media on the web for a PC-like web browsing experience.

Browse any page: Browse your favorite websites on Skyfire exactly like you do on your PC. No compromises! We’re the only mobile browser to support all major Web 2.0 standards - Ajax, JavaScript, Flash 10 - it just works.

Watch any video: Skyfire is the only mobile browser that gives access to the full media experience on the internet by supporting Flash 10, Silverlight 3.0 and Windows Media. Catch up on the freshest sports commentary, celebrity gossip or TV on your phone!

Share instantly: Easily share what you find on the web or what you are up to. Post web pages and status updates to Facebook and Twitter, with one click!

Stay connected: Check your Gmail, follow your friends’ Facebook and Twitter updates, and keep track of news, sports, video and other content in your own customizable activity feed.

Blazing fast: Skyfire fires up fast and web pages load quickly. Skyfire is the fastest mobile browser available in market.

So, in a nutshell, I’d be able to play my favourite FB games like Farmville, Happy Farm and so on while on the road. Muahahaha.

Special note to Kenny: My phone indeed has the “slide-to-unlock” feature when answering calls, that’s because I’ve updated the firmware to 40.0.0.5!

Date: 12 December 2009
Time: 5AM

It was freaking 5 in the morning. We had a mission of the day - to capture sunrise at Sekinchan.

My last trip to Sekinchan was on 2008, and it was a blast. So, I prayed hard for this trip so that it will be a fruitful one, and guess what, we had another blast!

We already prepared for the worst to come - rain, crops being harvested, etc - all sorts of bad things came across our mind. I told myself not to be disappointed if things turn out unexpectedly.

Anyways, to cut story long short, we reached there at about 7am and the sky already brightened up. Wasting no time, we hurriedly find a place where the crops were not harvested yet and let our creative juice flow along.

First glimpse of sunrise

The sun is here finally! Woohoo!!

Good morning sun!

The “wow” shot…

It took us an hour or so, with big grins on our tired faces feeling satisfied with the day’s catch. Here’s more for your viewing with some taken using my UWA lens.

Thanks for reading!

Want more photos? Head over to my Flickr for more juicy shots!