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We Are Still Alive

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:05:11 PDT

It's been a long long, long while my friends. We're really really sorry for not replying to your comments because currently we're busy with all the works we have on our other websites.

This blog is not officially dead yet. We are still monitoring it daily, otherwise your comments will not be published since they require my moderation.

We're happy that this blog is still receiving quite a number of visitors daily and we've got comments coming in almost everyday, especially in our posts about CABAL guides and Blogger Widgets but we just don't have much time to keep up.

In the meantime, we're not planning for any updates just yet but we certainly appreciate your visit to dualtranz.com and thank you for each and every bit of your support to our blog.

Best Regards.

CABAL Force Blader Guide For Dummies v2.0

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:20:42 PDT

*notice* Comments on this posts has exceeded 200! Click here to view from comment #201 onwards, thank you all for your continuous support!

*update* Before proceeding to my FB guide, here are some useful CABAL tips and formulas that I've picked from many of my comments on this post (or click here to skip this part):

*To win PvPs, it is important to deal as much damage as possible to your opponent. So you need equipments that can increase your Attack, Sword Amp and most importantly Crit.

*In PvE, it is crucial that you must survive or prevent yourself from dead. So you must have high defense to reduce the damage you receive from mobs and high defense rate to make mobs miss their attacks (which means no damage) on you more often, which is why Def Rate is much more important in PvE. Lifesteal is another option where you can absord HP and recover yourself from the damage you deal.

*Crit means Critical hit, the blue damage numbers that occasionally come out when you attack. Critical hits damage are counted by multiplying your normal damage with the % of crit damage you have and all characters have a base critical damage of 120% (means +20% crit damage and 100% is actually the normal damage you deal from a non-crit attack). E.g. assume that you have 60% crit dmg from your equips and you deal 2000 dmg on a Bloody Orc, so when you make a critical hit, it'll be 2000 X (120%+60%) = 3600 damage.

Critical Rate on the other hand, is the % of chances that you'll make a critical hit. Hence, more Crit Rate means you'll crit more frequently and more crit dmg means you'll deal more damage when you crit. Crit Rate limit is 50% and base crit rate is 5% for all characters and to raise the limit you have to wear +max crit rate items (+max crit rate will not work if your current crit rate doesn't reach above 50%).

*Amp means Amplifier, which is the multiplier of your base attack. Formula to count the damage you deal is Attack X Amp% + Additional Damage. E.g. assumed that you have 700 Attack and you use Assassinate lvl 9 which has amp 1.7 (which means 170%) and Add. Attack (additional damage)of 904 and you have 10% of sword amp from your equips, so 700 X (170%+10%) + 904 = 2164 damage. The final damage you deal on your enemies will be affected by their defense and level.

*More Def Rate increases the chances of your enemies missing their attacks on you. More Att Rate increases the chances of you NOT missing your attack on your enemies. However, when you use combo, you won't miss your attacks.

*Life/HP steal/absorb formula is your lvl divided by 10 + Max HP Steal from your equips AND you need items that have HP steal % in order to steal HP and to determine the lifesteal limit. So assumed that you are lvl 130, wear a life absorb ring +2 (5% HP Steal from total damage), Vampiric Amulet +4 (Max HP Steal +40HP) and you deal 2000 damage on a Bloody Orc, hence you steal 130/10 + 40 = 53HP per hit and your lifesteal limit is 2000 x 5% = 100HP per hit. HP steal is counted per target hit, which means the more targets you hit, the more HP you steal, e.g. using the above situation, if you happen to hit 3 Bloody Orcs, you'll steal a total of 53 X 3 = 159HP.

*Stat bonuses that you'll get from every skill rank up:

Sword Rank	STR	DEX	HP	MP
Nov > App	4	4	20	10
App > Reg	6	6	30	15
Reg > Exp	8	8	40	20
Exp > A.Exp	10	10	50	25
A.Exp > Mas	12	12	60	30
Mas > A.M	14	14	70	35
A.M > G.M	14	14	80	40
G.M > Comp	14	14	90	45
Comp > Trans	14	14	100	50

Magic Rank	INT	DEX	HP	MP
Nov > App	4	4	10	20
App > Reg	6	6	15	30
Reg > Exp	8	8	20	40
Exp > A.Exp	10	10	25	50
A.Exp > Mas	12	12	30	60
Mas > A.M	14	14	35	70
A.M > G.M	14	14	40	80
G.M > Comp	14	14	45	90
Comp > Trans	14	14	50	100

Now here goes my FB guide:

Overview:

FB is a an all-round balanced character with decent stats, good in both PvE (Player versus Environment/Monsters) and PvP (Player vs Player). No doubt that FBs have the best looking gears/equipments and skill animations + some Devil May Cry kind of style in them which is too cool to resist.

Also, due to FBs skill distribution which goes to all STR, INT and DEX, enable them to wear all type of equipments (Amourset, Battleset, Martialset) according to your needs (eg. armourset for more def, martial for more def rate, battleset for better looking and balance def+def rate)

However being a hybrid class, FB's stats distribution made them a weak melee class character compare to Warriors and Bladers because of their low base attack and base defense. But with a good combination of gears/equipments, FBs can really pawn hard.

Stats distribution:

*Update* Guide on FB Stats Build has been fully revised. Click here to view it!

Gears/Equipments: *updated for better vision*

FBs have relatively high Crit Rate and Crit Damage due to Lightning Blade buff and on higher levels you can even stack it together with Ice and Fire Blade after rank up quest (WOW!). Also, due to FBs low base Attack, FBs won't deal good damage with full sword amp gear. So GO CRIT WHEN YOU CAN CRIT AND THE REST GO AMP/HP, hence FB equipment formula, Crit>Amp>HP.

PVP/War Gears preferably (armourset/battleset/terragrace +6/7):

2 ring of luck+2
Amulet of Battler/Amulet of Pain
Double Slotted Crit Damage Helm (Crafted Deathblow 5/8% crit damage if possible)
Double Slotted Crit Damage Osmium (or higher) Blade / Lapis (or higher) Crystal (Deathblow if possible)
[Amp][HP] or [HP][HP] Double Slotted Suit (Crafted Will or Amp if possible)
HP Double Slotted Boots (Crafted Will if possible) or [Amp][HP] boots (rare)
Gloves slotted Amp (rare) or crafted guard/destruction and slot with whatever you like
2 Vital Earrings
2 Bracelet of Fighters +1 or above
Epaulette of Fighter +6 or above
Astral Board (Bike not recommended as it does not +HP)

PVE: Use the above set for full damage and you may replace vital earrings with earring of guard and you may use amulet of guard+8 or above. OR use lifesteal set to survive longer in higher level dungeons. Lifesteal set:

replace 1 ring of luck with 1 life absorb ring or force absorb ring with 5% lifesteal (yes 1 ring is enough, and you should focus on items that can raise lifesteal limit/+max HP steal)
use Vampiric Amulet +3 or above
Vampirice Earrings
Other equips crafted vampire if possible but not necessary
lifesteal formula is stated on top of this guide

Skills: *updated for Episode 2 as requested*

Although FBs don't do much damage, their skills have additional effects such as lower enemy's defense, attack, and deal damage overtime (which is really useful).

Generally, skills that are worth keeping in high levels are:

Sword:

Assassinate(lvl9 or 12)
Infernal Impact (lvl9 or 12)
Abyssal Crystal (lvl20)
Infernal Stigma (lvl18/19/20)
Force Assault (lvl20)
Dance of Ruin (lvl20)
Force Slash (lvl20)
Dash (lvl9)
Fade step (lvl9)

Magic:
*all lvl 20 but there might not be enough points, so lower some skills that you don't use often

Hard Luck
Field of Enervation
Field of Execration
Mana Freeze
Lightning Canon
Wind Canon
Aqua Canon
Stone Canon
Lightning Blade
Aqua Vitality
Wind Movement
Earth Guard
Lower Defense (optional)
Blind (optional)
Enervation (optional)
Execration (optional)
Ice Blade when you reach lvl 140 *Lightning and Ice Blade can be stacked once you have done the lvl140 class rank up quest
Fire Blade when you reach lvl 170 *Lightning, Ice Blade and Fire Blade can be stacked together once you have done the lvl170 class rank up quest

Upgrades:

Vitality Mastery
Offensive Sense
Defensive Sense (you may replace Defensive Sense with Reflex to get more Def Rate for PvE)
Impact Control
Damage Absorb
Sixth Sense

Combos:
PVP: Force Assault>Force Slash>Assassinate>Force Assault>Force Slash>Dance of Ruin/Crystal>Infernal Impact (as finisher)

or Force Assault>Force Slash>Assassinate>Infernal Impact>Dance of Ruin/Crystal>Assassinate

DO NOT use long cast time skills like Force Impact or Infernal Stigma because they greatly reduce you DPS!

PVE: Stigma(to stun)>Assassinate>Infernal Impact>Dance>Assassinate>Stigma (for this combo assassinate and infernal impact must be lvl9)

Battle Modes: *minor update for the new BM2*

Force Enchanter, probably one of the strongest BM1 among all characters. Besides having stats bonus like Battle Aura and BM2, if you have the following canons: Aqua, Stone, Wind and Lightning, they will automatically be casted as your Aqua Vitality, Earth Guard, Wind Movement and Lightning Blade.

These new buffs are not the same as your 4 regular buffs, instead they give a heck lot more bonus attributes, like Aqua Canon (Aqua Vitality) gives 1000++ HP/MP, Stone Canon (Earth Guard) gives 200++ Def, Lightning Canon (Lightning Blade) gives 200++ Att and well over 1000++ Def Rate/Att Rate from Wind Canon.

These bonus attributes are directly affected by your magic attack and the lvl of your canons, hence more magic attack + higher canon lvl = more bonus in BM1. You can consider using +magic attack items like EoS, mana condense pots & friendly buffs from FA/Wiz when you wanna use BM1, e.g. in high lvl dungeons.

*note* You can't cast your 4 normal buffs in BM1. Instead, they will be auto re-casted soon after you finish your BM1.

Battle Mode 2 for Force Bladers has been changed after the new update, thanks to DUDONG PUGE for the heads-up. Lasers will no longer be available when you cast magic skills during BM2. Basically, all you have to do now is to activate auto-attack and normal attack your target, and your FB will start using a different style of melee attack. The following video is a demonstration of the new FB BM2 by F9AngeL:

Finally, a video of Force Blader with a little mix of Devil May Cry theme which I found in Youtube:

Remember to read these following guides as well:

*notice* Comments on this posts has exceeded 200! Click here to view from comment #201 onwards, thank you all for your continuous support!

This post is still opened for discussion to all fellow FBs and CABAL fanatics.

Recommended Force Blader Stats Build

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:23:43 PDT

*Updated* this is a complete revised version of the old guide:

How Much Bonus Does Each Stat Point Gives?

Force Blader
Per Level	2.5HP	1.5MP
Per Stat	STR	INT	DEX
Attack	0.24	0.1	0.23
Magic Attack	0.1	0.3	0.25
Defense	0.125	0.1	0.125
Hit Rate	0.4	0.4	1.75
Defense Rate	0.1	0.1	1

The table above shows how much stat attributes of a Force Blader rises as one stat point is added on STR/INT/DEX. Informations that we can get from the table:

STR only gives a slightly more Attack than DEX, which is not noticeable
STR and DEX both give the same amount of Defense
DEX gives a lot more Hit Rate, Defense Rate and Magic Attack than STR
INT gives the highest Magic Attack but lowest ATT, DEF, and HIT/DEF RATE
We can conclude that:

DEX gives the most bonus
INT gives the least bonus
STR does not give as much bonus as DEX

How To Determine My Stats Build?

To determine the best stats build for your character and distribute your stat points accordingly, first you need to know what equipments (armoursets and weapons) you're going to use. As for me, I highly recommend Osmium Armorset over Battleset because to sum it up, full Osmium Armorset will give 24 Defense more than full Osmium Battleset.

Although Terragrace and Mithril set seems to give way more Defense, it's really hard to get them in double slots + crafted. Thus, double slotted + crafted Osmium Armorset, which is easier to obtain, will give more bonus such as HP, Critical Rate and Critical Damage compared to regular Terragrace and Mithril.

For weapons, Blade and Crystal give more Attack than Katana and Orb, so think for yourself.

Hence, the best stats build (as most of the FBs' recommended, including me) is:

283 STR
227 INT
all the rest goes to DEX

This is by far the best FB stats build which allows us to wear complete Osmium Armorset/Battleset/Martialset/Terragrace +7, Redos/Osm Blade +7 and Topaz/Lapis Crystal +7 with maximum bonus gain from DEX.

DEX Build Versus STR Build:

This has been an arguement of all the FBs around town for ages already. Still, DEX OWNS any other builds! Here's a comparison between full DEX build and full STR build obtained from http://www.orazur.free.fr/, a really useful and accurate CABAL Character Builder developed by MrThink. Click on the image for full size viewing.

I set both the characters at max level 170, max class rank and max skill ranks trans/trans, then adjust the stats according to +7 equipments requirement. Next, I add all the rest stat points to STR on the first character and DEX on the second character. I did not add in any upgrade skills to provide a better overview and because they don't really affect anything.

Notice that STR build only gives an extra 5 Attack (not noticeable at all in PvP and PvE) over DEX build, while DEX build on the other hand has way, way lot more Hit Rate and Defense Rate than STR build as well as a heck lot higher Magic Attack. Hit/Def Rate greatly affects your performance in PvE, because if you are STR build, you'll be hit by mobs all the time and you'll miss so much more often, which leads you to hell even faster. Now who's the boss? DEX ftw!

Please read my Force Blader Guide for more details

CABAL Force Blader Essential Skills At The Warfare

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:43:48 PDT

Yesterday when I was cleaning up my hard drive, I stumbled upon my old CABAL Online screenshots which happens to be me carrying the Legacy Weapon during a war at the Tierra Gloriosa map (well this happens to everyone in most wars). So I thought of writing something about "Force Bladers at wars" to fill up my blog posts. Here it goes...

FBs are often expected to be weak at wars (yah I know, low attack/defense/hp) and really they can hardly put a last hit on dying foes ("thanks" to fellow Bladers and Warriors). Well, that doesn't mean we can't kill, our Assassinate still deals a heck lot of damage. Thus, FBs generally play the supporter role by utilizing their almighty debuff skills.

Now, you should understand that war is not pvp, they are total different stories, you have to use different strategies.

Skills
These are some of the must have skills for FB before going into the battlefield:

and the usual 4 buff skills...

Dash
I guess there's nothing much for me to say on this...

Fade Step
ALWAYS do fade steps when you're under attack. Remember, it's 100 vs 100 out there (at least 40+ people will be in the same spot), so when your opponent lost you, he would probably target someone else that appears on his sight. Then, you can make your counter-attack.

Assassinate
Don't forget you're in a WAR, not a one on one fair fight, so don't expect to pull out a complete combo. In fact, pulling off a combo means making yourself more vulnerable for others to attack you since you can't fade step or dash away immediately. Hit and run is the best technique in the middle of the warfare. Use Assassinate, then fade step or dash away, wait for it to cool down, then launch an attack again.

Infernal Impact
Your secondary attack skill, use it while waiting for Assassinate's cool down.

Field of Execration
The most useful supporting debuff skill in war. With this skill, you can immobilize a large crowd of opponents within a range of 10, preventing them from escaping or charging into you and your teammates. Your team can easily gang bang (all on one) and finish them off quickly before the execration effect ends.

Field of Enervation
Use this skill soon after Field of Execration to weaken your foes, lowering their overall stats (HP, Mp, Att, Def, Rate, etc.).

Mana Freeze
This skill can only be casted on ONE opponent, so make sure you choose the most threatening one (Warrior or Blader), rendering them useless for 10seconds. Probably won't work with other classes since FA, FB, FS, Wiz can have more than 1400MP at high levels.

Force Enchanter (Battle Mode 1)
FBs Ultimate Skill!! Of course before you activate it, make sure you have earth, aqua, wind, lightning canon all at lvl20. However, don't expect youself to be "invincible" using BM1, you're just a little bit stronger than the others, you'll still die when you got gang banged. Remember to keep some SP for crucial stages such as when your base is under attack or when you are going to charge into your opponents base.

Battle Aura
Battle Mode not enough for you? Increase your rage by using BM+Aura!!!

Equipments
Still the same old thing, Crit/Amp/Hp [Once you entered Tierra Gloriosa, your MAX HP will increase by 500% (no effect on normal potions) and Damage increase by 400%]. Gears preferably (armourset/battleset/terragrace +6/7):

2 ring of luck+2
Amulet of Battler (remember HP it gives X5)
Double Slotted Deathblow Helm Full Crit Damage
Double Slotted Crit Damage Osmium (or higher) Blade / Lapis (or higher) Crystal (Deathblow if possible)
Amp/HP or HP/HP Double Slotted Suit (Crafted Will or Amp if possible)
HP Double Slotted Boots (Crafted Will if possible) or Amp+HP boots (rare)
Gloves crafted guard/destruction slot anything or Amp(rare)
2 Vital Earrings
2 Bracelet of Fighters +1 or above
Epaulette of Fighter +6 or above
Astral Board if possible

War Tips
Party with Force Archer/Warrior/Shielder
Having a Force Archer in your party is a must because FA is the one and only mass healer. Normal potions cannot recover much of your HP since they are not X5. Most of the time you'll be hearing people yelling "Please Heal Me!" or "FA Heal!" or "Buff Me!". Warriors on the other hand, have +MAX HP party buff and its 500% more on TG. As for Shielders party buff, I'm not sure if FB can get it, maybe the lvl140 rank up quest should be done to stack buffs, but some other class can.

Stay Alive
As I said, hit and run, always fade step, use debuffs at the right timing. FBs are easy preys for Warriors and Bladers. Staying alive at the battlefield is as important as getting kills. Every death causes you to loose points and more deaths will gradually make your nation loose.

Teamwork!
Don't try to be a hero or rambo and please don't act like one. Don't just simply rush through your frontline and start slashing enemies you see, it's just like jumping into a black hole (point of no return). Your job is to immobilize and weaken your enemies before going in the fight and Shielders/Warriors/Bladers should be in front of you. Gang bang your target (all on one), attack an enemy together with teammates.

Avoid Mighty Shielders
Try not to aim for shielders because you won't deal any real damage on them especially when they are using their damage absorb buff, let Warriors/Bladers/Wiz do the job.

Grab The Legacy Weapon!
Upon occupying a position you'll get items such as Legacy Weapon and amp potions. How the Legacy Weapon looks like? I don't know how to describe it but it looks like a Transformer Cube, right click on it and you'll be holding your Legacy Weapons depending on your class. This is me holding it (click to enlarge):

Resistance 2 Collector's Edition Obtained!

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:35:49 PDT

How can one be called a PS3 hardcore fan without a Collector's Edition in his bag? Thus, we decided to hook ourselves up with the Top Rated First Person Shooter PS3 Exclusive:
"Resistance 2 Collector's Edition"

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We placed an early order on Play-Asia.com for the last few weeks (3-5... I forgot) and lucky us, it has finally arrived. This complete Collector's Edition set is absolutely worth the price, $89.90 (~RM330) which comes with:

An original copy of Resistance 2 game blu-ray disc
An exclusive Chimeran Hybrid action figure
A double-sided hard-cover Resistance 2 art book
A Bonus Disc containing:
- Exclusive in-game HVAP Wraith weapon skin for multiplayer mode
- Behind the Scenes video, "America Forever Lost"
- Shattered History: The Resistance timeline video
- Sneak peak at the upcoming Resistance novel, "Resistance: The Gathering Storm"
- Digital copy of Issue #0 of the upcoming Resistance comic book series

Okay now, time to try out the game, ciaos...

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic On Dualtranz.com

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 22 May 2010 01:39:46 PDT

Managed to pick up a new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic before Christmas, just love it. To me, the 5800 is definitely much worth buying than the present hottest touch screen mobile, Apple iPhone 3G with half the price of the iPhone and similar specs as well as a better camera.

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Video demonstration
Get yourself a full set of brand new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic for LESS than RM1299 (Prices are negotiable and may vary according to area of delivery/COD and postage fees). Drop us a comment or contact us via email or instant messaging for more details.

Some key features of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic:

111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc
109g
TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Handwriting recognition
Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Stereo speakers
microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 8GB included
81 MB internal memory
128 MB SDRAM memory
ARM 11 369 MHz CPU
GPRS Class 32
HSCSD
EDGE Class 32
3G HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
v2.0 microUSB
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60
SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash primary camera + secondary videocall camera
Built-in GPS receiver
A-GPS support
Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
Java MIDP 2.0
MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player
Stereo FM radio with RDS
TV out
3.5 mm audio output jack
Voice command/dial
Document viewer
T9
Photo editor
Built-in handsfree
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh(BL-5J)

Ratings:
Coolness: 8/10
Functionality: 9/10
Worthiness: 9/10

Overall we give it a 9 out of 10

[WTS] Lee Hom Music-Man Concert Tickets and T-Shirts!

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:26:27 PDT

We have lots of tickets and shirts for the upcoming Lee Hom Music-Man Concert..
And there are TWO++ Days left before the concert starts!

Lee Hom Concert Tickets;
Less than RM80, contact us!

Concert happening on the 2nd of May 2009, this Saturday evening!
[Worth RM88, FREE SEATING ZONE tickets available..]

Music-Man T-Shirts;

Only size M and L available, and the measurements are written below..
[Refer to the picture below if you can't understand.. XD]

[Value : (M/L)]
From the side of the "round neck" to the bottom : 68cm/74cm
Along the chest [under the arms] : 49cm/52.5cm

**Take Note**
They are measured while laying flat on the floor..
So please don't measure your body..
Instead, you should compare the measurement with a best fitting shirt of yours laying flat on the ground as well..

Get it from us right away, we are letting go everything at a reasonable price..!
[Please e-mail or PM us directly, look at our Contact section for our details..]

Jogoya's Vouchers

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:19:05 PST

Who wants to have dinner at JOGOYA, Kuala Lumpur?

Currently I have these two vouchers left.
One is for DINNER and another is for SUPPER buffet.
Refer to the information below, or ask me if you have any question.

What you should know before using them?

They are for adults only.
By paying one adult entrance fee, you get your partner ONE free meal.
You need to know that, Jogoya only give you a discount of ONE free meal, but the total bill for both of your tax and service fee still counts.
In short, you pay the regular bill as usual then they will give you a discount of the ONE adult basic payment by ignoring the tax and service fee.
Time has been set for each meal, but each person can only enter there for TWO hours.
Dinner is at 17:00-21:30 and Supper at 21:40-00:00.
Can be use until 30th of April 2009.
Do remember to make a reservation before going, and tell them bout this voucher!

Anyone who wants these Jogoya's Vouchers can get it by offering us something in return.. LOL!

Fortune Cookies!

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:15:07 PST

Just got a box of fortune cookies from my relatives, and I opened it up straight away!

Taste like "thick" Kuih Kapit.. Not to say very good but not bad actually..
And it seems like this box of fortune cookies doesn't have any bad prediction inside..
Plus, they don't lie for the one I ate huh?

WTS Used Nokia N-Series Handphones

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Mon, 24 May 2010 23:20:33 PDT

Nokia N81 8GB up for grab at Not Available

Phone condition is at its best too..
Used less than half a year..

This unit has everything, EVERYTHING just like a new phone..
Including the box, phone, battery, back cover, charger, headset, manuals,
cable, CD, Stickers [The Dark Knight : Batman] and the Nokia Carry Bag..
Plus a personal FREE screen protector..!
Not yet or need not restore factory setting..
But all contacts already deleted..
Firmware is up-to-date, newer than those which is selling..
Many mp3s, N-Gage games and Gameboy Advanced application..
The only scratch mark is on the Lock Key right above the phone..
Left one stock only..!

Photos :
[Warning! Pictures below may look a little too Hi-Def, so it might looked like it has got lots of dirts and scratches.. Usually it won't look that bad with naked eyes...]

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Nokia N95 8GB up for grab at SOLD

Phone condition is at its best..
Used around 6 months..
And I found it scratchless, not a single
flaw on the phone with my naked eyes..!
[Don't blame me if you found one.. ]

This set still contains everything a new phone had..
Including box, phone, battery, back cover, charger, headset, manuals,
cable, CD, screen protector, TV Output Cable and Nokia Carry Bag..!
Not yet restore factory setting, can do it anytime..
Still have 5months warranty by us..
Only one unit available..!

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The reason why we are selling these phones :

Scud:
Just got bored with the phone and I am going to get another superbly high tech phone, like these :

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They have many major benefits and special functions such as :

I guess theft have no interest in stealing it.
You can whack someone or to defense yourself.
It's a comprehensive protection kit!
You can used it as a brick to throw or frighten dogs, birds, strangers, good guys, bad guys, etc. if ONLY they harm you.
[Please don't worry, I love animal and I don't hurt them]
It is all-NOT-in-one!
Need no SIM card, can't SMS/MMS/EMS, no camera, no colour, no music, no touchscreen, almost everything you can think of inside today's phone, they had none.
If you like attention, you can easily get noticed with this one!
Your wall is missing a brick? Not a problem at all, just stuck this phone there.
Most of all, if you found this phone broke, gone, lost, missing, shattered, etc. you won't be sad at all!
If the model is big enough, you can even take off its antenna and drink water from it!
So why wait? Make your order now, call 1-800-BRICK..!
[Obviously, this wasn't a part of the reasons and the number may not exist]

Haze:
Just wanted to try out something new since I've been using it for about 4+ months now. The design, functions and overall features are really good, won't regret buying it. But hey check out my new cell phone:

"Retro style at its best"Don't worry, that funked up guy in the picture is not me, just a mad man that I found him laying on the street, so I pay him a few bucks (and of course the shirt and pants) to promo my new phone.

The Other Moment Of 9/11

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:44:46 PST

Back in the year 2001, September 11 is one of the most sad, sorrow, painful, etc. experience for most people in the world. But there is this news that came out from the paper which 'does not' fall in the dark or unhappy category.

The first divorce directly related to September 11th terrorist attacks has been filed in New York.

It appears a guy with an office on the 103rd floor of the World Trade Centre spend the morning at his girlfriend's apartment with his phone turned off.

He wasn't watching TV either.

When he turned his phone back on at about 11AM, it rang immediately.

It was his hysterical wife, "Are you OK? Where are you?".

He said, "What do you mean? I'm in my office of course!"

Klang Bah Kut Teh Carnival

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:32:59 PST

I woke up this morning and saw this flyer on the table. As a "Banana Man", I don't know Chinese well, so I can't explain to you everything.

I apologize for the accidentally torn part. Just too curious and pull it out without some sense of softness [I mean gentleness].

As I know it is some Bah Kut Teh Carnival, where no free Bah Kut Teh to eat but just to smell [Yes! you will definitely smell something up your nose] and some so called WORLD BIGGEST BOWL of Bah Kut Teh?

Venue : Kwang Hua Private Secondary School, Klang.
Date : 22 & 23 November 2008

For more info visit klangbahkuteh.com?

Testing Out The Samsung F480

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:43:11 PST

We get to lay our fingers on one of Samsung's touch screen mobile phones, the F480. Unlike its predecessor, the F490 and the similar model of it, the i900 Omnia, F480 is much shorter in size and a little bit different in terms of design. Still, all of them uses the same TouchWiz GUI (Graphical User Interface), which is quite simple and user-friendly.

However as compared to Apple's iPhone, the F480's overall features and usability are still far inferior from the iPhone, not to mention their latest 3G model.

"Hand-held"

The screen is not as touch-sensitive to begin with.

Well at least it has a powerful camera.

Classic look, or should I say "old"?

And over here, a short video clip of us toying around with the F480:

Ratings:
Abnormality: 7/10
Uncoolness: 5/10
Crappiness: 8/10
Worthlessness: 8/10
Humiliation Level: 8/10

Scud comments:
Unbelievably bad impression on my first "senseless/non-sense" touch. Is Samsung making fun of us with this piece of "joke"? I would only give it a 3 out of 10. Sorry Samsung, surprisingly you have let one of your biggest fan down.

Haze comments:
Nothing much to say about this, just another average touch screen gizmo from Samsung and doesn't seem to catch my interest. Had a few minutes of fun though. A 4 out 10 from me.

The Impossible Quiz II

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:34:15 PDT

Play in full screen!

Controls :
Just like the previous one.
Hands on your mouse [psst! + keyboard this time],
and to start, all you need is most obviously.. your brain!

Description :
Butt System user will stuck here forever and ever!
Therefore, Brain System user is highly recommended.

Addictive Rates : 11/10 [Yea.. you'll see]

Time To Hands Off : 15/20 [You can try to..]

Still missing the old ones? Get it here : Impossible Quiz I

Start asking for clues!

PS3 SIXAXIS Controller As PC Gamepad

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:02:17 PDT

Unlike most First Person Shooters and strategy games which are best played with mouse + keyboard combo, other genres of PC games such as Third Persons, RPGs, racers, sports, etc which require lots of actions, controls, button combinations and most of all, a full swing 360° movement, doing all these using a keyboard just plain sucks for many gamers, of course that includes me.

Thus, we've got to have an alternative, an all-in-one + handheld device = a GAMEPAD to put us out of this keyboard misery. For folks out there who own a Playstation 3, look no more, the saviour is right beside you, go grab it and play your PC games like how it's supposed to be played (duh, why PC since we've already got PS3? Relax... This post is just about the controller).

Enough crap, now how the hell do I get the SIXAXIS to work with my PC?

1. First, a PS3 SIXAXIS Controller of course

2. A USB 2.0 High Speed A to Mini-B 5(pin), or whatsoever cable they name it, which comes together with the SIXAXIS, used for charging purpose

3. The USB driver, download here, extract all the 3 files and install libusb-win32-filter-bin-0.1.10.1.exe

4. Plug the SIXAXIS into your PC

5. Run ps3sixaxis_en.exe (this file needs to be executed everytime you plug in your controller) and press the PS button once.

Test your SIXAXIS in Control Panel > Game Controllers > Properties

If everything goes well, you're ready to ROCK! Grab any PC games (FIFA, NFS, GRID, DMC4, etc) and start slamming your fingers.

Wait, now I'm confused about the keys, what the hell are these numbers? When customizing the keys, remember this:

For demonstration purpose, I tried it on Devil May Cry 4 which doesn't seem to run well on my noob PC but the buttons work like a charm.

And a demo video over here:

Game Time!

Setting Up A Flash Header In Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:03:46 PDT

For many bloggers who tried setting up their flash animation (.swf) file as their blog header, simply typing the <embed> code in the blog template just doesn't seem to work and probably there's no way for you to edit the header part of your blog in the Page Elements customization.

Now there's a simple way to have a flash header without much tweaking of your template's HTML code. Login your Blogger account and head on to Layout > Edit HTML. Before doing anything please backup your template first.

Find the following code (might look a bit different for some other templates):

<div id='header-wrapper'>
<b:section class='header' id='header' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='no'>
<b:widget id='Header1' locked='true' title='Azure Haze (Header)' type='Header'/>
</b:section>
</div>

Change the no in showaddelement='no' to yes, this enables you to add gadgets on top of your header in the Page Elements customization in the future.

*optional*Change the number in maxwidgets='1' from 1 to any number you like if you want to setup more gadgets in the header part.

Remove the code coloured red, which is the current header you're using. Save template (you might be asked to confirm your Header1 deletion, just confirm) and head on to Page Elements.

Now you should be able to see the "Add a Gadget" box on the header part, click on it and add HTML/Javascript (if you don't see it, add the gadget from your sidebar, then shift it to the header).

Type in the <embed> code which looks like this (replace http://yourhost.com/yourflash.swf with the address of your .swf file):

<embed src="http://yourhost.com/yourflash.swf" loop="false" height="240" width="1300"></embed>

Adjust the height and width number according to your flash size. The loop="false" code is to prevent your flash animation from repeating, so if you want your flash to be played repeatedly, remove that line. I'm pretty much sure you'll know how to deal with the rest of the code. Save the gadget and you're done.

If the flash is not in place, you might need to tweak the Header part of your template CSS stylesheet in Edit HTML that somewhat looks like this:

/* Header
-----------------------------------------------
*/

#header-wrapper {
float: left;
width: 1300px;
height: 240px;
margin:0;
padding:0;
clear: right;
background: no-repeat top left;
position:relative;
left:-170px;
}

Remove the border line code to hide the header borders and do some adjustments to the CSS code to position the flash the way you like. That's all. Time to PIMP your blog, people!

Blogumus: Animated Label Cloud Widget For Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:57:24 PDT

(Update) Some changes have been made to the previous code. If you have been using the previous code and not being able to view the tag cloud, please replace the entire widget with the new code provided below.

Demo:

Installing the widget:

In your Blogger Dashboard, go to Design > Edit HTML and search for the following line (remember to backup your template before editing):

<b:section class='sidebar' id='sidebar' preferred='yes'>

Paste this code immediately after the above line

<b:widget id='Label99' locked='false' title='Labels' type='Label'>
<b:includable id='main'>
<b:if cond='data:title'>
<h2><data:title/></h2>
</b:if>
<div class='widget-content'>
<script src='http://bloggerhosting.appspot.com/serve/dualtranz.googlepages.com/swfobject.js' type='text/javascript'></script>
<div id='flashcontent'></div>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var so = new SWFObject("http://www.swfcabin.com/swf-files/1265483417.swf", "tagcloud", "240", "300", "7", "#ffffff");
// uncomment next line to enable transparency
//so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
so.addVariable("tcolor", "0x333333");
so.addVariable("mode", "tags");
so.addVariable("distr", "true");
so.addVariable("tspeed", "100");
so.addVariable("tagcloud", "<tags><b:loop values='data:labels' var='label'><a expr:href='data:label.url' style='12'><data:label.name/></a></b:loop></tags>");
so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
so.write("flashcontent");
</script>
</div>
</b:includable>
</b:widget>

Preview the template and you should see the Blogumus on your sidebar. Save your template. You can now adjust the widget's position in Design > Page Elements.

Important Note:

Do not use the apostrophe or quote character (' or ") in your Labels or the widget will stop working.

Customizing Blogumus:

"tagcloud", "240", "300", "7", "#ffffff");

width
heigth
background color

so.addVariable("tcolor", "0x333333");

text color

so.addVariable("tspeed", "100");

rotation speed

values='data:labels' var='label'><a expr:href='data:label.url' style='12'>

text size

(Known Bug) Somehow one of your labels will not show up and unfortunately I'm not really sure of the cause, maybe this is how it was coded to be.

Ultraman Fan Fest!

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:18:25 PDT

Believe it or not, this picture is not edited and these are real people:

"Ultraman ain't saving the world but doing something else instead"
Image taken from a Flickr member, gchuang, wonder where he got this photo but my first guess is these Ultramen are actually watching some kind of live football or soccer match somewhere in Japan? And yeah, I can see that they are cheering and clapping along with the crowd.

Anyways, this picture is absolutely outrageous.

The Tree Homicide Witness

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:06:19 PDT

The Prelude
Due to extreme violence of this incident and for the sake of the safety of our camera guy, Scud, he's restricted to take images of evidence from a safe region, which is from the inside our very own house.

This is the tall tree that long lived for more than 15 years in front of our house and it's about to be pawned.

The Setup

"Announcing the arrival of the MPK Lumberjacks..."

"The Lorry", to carry and transport its victim
In case you don't know what MPK stands for, it's Majlis Perbandaran Klang, I guess for most Malaysians, they know what a Majlis Perbandaran does but I don't recall them of being responsible for cutting down trees.

"The Crane", to lift up its victim as well as speeding up the transportation process

The Homicide

"Ouch! I feel sorry for you, old tree, rest in peace buddy"

"The smart murderers prefer to cut down their victim into smaller parts to ease up the disposal process"

Their weapon of choice: the all-time-favourite "Chain Saw"

The Sweet Escape

... And off they go...

The Epilogue

The above content is for entertainment purpose only and is not intended to violate the copyrights of any company, any local, state, or federal laws

The Kiddo Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:51:33 PDT

Just spotted a huge (well, not that "huge" really) pack of Chocky brand choco sticks in the supermarket. Bought it and brought it back home...

...but then...

"This Chocky belongs to me! It's MINE, muahaha"
ARGH! Been snatched away by The Kiddo!

"Nice one Kiddo! But now what...? Think Kiddo, think, how the hell am I suppose open this damn thing"

"Crap... it just won't open"

"Leave it to the elderlies, punk"

"This will not happen again. I'll get you and the chocolate next time. You're going down! You got that?"

<< The Kiddo Part 2

The Mini Darth Vader

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:06:19 PDT

"A short time ago, in a galaxy near near around.."

Alright.. alright.. It's a toy from McDonalds that I got from a Happy Meal recently!
Don't laugh, Happy Meal is not only for kids, it's perfect for an adult too.

The Star Wars : Darth Vader

It comes with the toy, and a sticker of the character.
[Sad, why they don't have Storm Troopers...]

"I am your father... Whatever"
Quite cool though, but serves no purpose, looks more like a decor to me...
[Hmm... maybe I can use it as a keychain or a hang item thingy]

Any idea?

Little Big Planet Is Coming!

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:45:11 PDT

What does Little Big Planet really means?

Is it the 'Little' is bigger than the 'Planet'?

Or is the 'Planet' bigger than the 'Little'?

Anyway, who cares right? It may be one of the best, popular and most demanding game this year!

Peace ya'll~

Like Super Mario Bros.?

noreply@blogger.com (Scud) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:51:50 PDT

You have to check out the "New Super Mario Bros." site at Nintendo. This game is made for the Nintendo DS platform. It offers the usual gameplay with cooler graphics and control! Doubles the graphic, triple the fun!

Actually I accidentally bounce to this site by no reason. What I wanted to tell is that the interactive site on the downloads area [green pipes at the left side], you can grab yourself a bunch of wallpaper and here's a couple of them.

But you most probably can't get to find this wallpaper?

Why? There's a catch here, look it for yourself! [Or you just grab it from here]

Start Your Own Money Making Site

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:50:56 PDT

Gaining a substantial amount income by utilizing the power of the internet is very common to all of us these days. Many people are running their own Home Business today right from their own home PCs, being a complete boss on their own, bringing in steady profits as comparable to any other jobs out there.

There are really a lot of ways to Make Money Online. Some of them includes affiliate marketing, online investments or trading, article writing, blogging and advertising. All these online money making methods have one thing in common, we need to setup a website for them before we begin.
If you are not familiar with website buildings or new to online home business, it's best for you to seek professionals for their advice. Many online money maker veterans offer their tutorials in the form of eBooks, blog posts and articles. While some of them requires you to pay a small amount of fee, most of them are free of charge.

Plug-In Profit Site offers a free 30 days training program to help members make money online even if they have no previous experience at all. They also teach affiliate and network marketers how to promote 6 different affiliate programs from one website which include ClickBank, SFI, Traffic Swarm, Success University, Empowerism, and Host4Profit.

Get your own Plug-In Profit Site now at www.HomeBusiness.us!

LED Text Scroller Widget v2

noreply@blogger.com (Haze) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:15:50 PDT

It's been a while since we did a major change on our blog's template and design, approximately 4 months back, and we got rid of a lot of our blog widgets, such as the digital clock, music player as well as the TEXT SCROLLER just to make our new blog look as simple and as cool as possible!

But we just miss the old text scroller thingy so much and we thought of putting it back on our blog. Yet we had no luck finding one that could match our new blog's style. Hence, we did a search again a few days ago and finally found the cool LED text scroller v2 from MyFlashFetish (the same website that we had our previous text scroller).

How it looks like? It's just on top of our blog! It's font size is much bigger than their previous text scroller and looks a lot better now without the border showing their website below the text. Just compare:

the old (if you love this one, click here to get it!)

the new (if you love this one, click here to get it!)

Setting up the widget:

Type in a text > pick your favourite colours (for v2: color 1: upper text, color 2: lower text, color 3: border or choose from their preset styles) > save > copy the code > log into your blogger account > customize layout > page element > choose where you want to put the scroller > add html/javascript gadget, paste the code and voila, there you have it!

Editing the widget:

To put things simple, I pasted the code on wordpad and coloured some parts of the codes.

click on the thumbnail to view a larger image

Remove everything that's coloured red to get rid of the unnecessary links and positioning. You can change your text scroller colours by altering the 6 alphanumeric colour codes (mycolor: upper text, mycolor2: lower text, mycolor3: border).

To change the scrolling text to be displayed, change the text coloured in green, which is next to &txt=. The length of the scroller can be altered by increasing or decreasing the value in width="600" (coloured in purple). Lastly the alignment code coloured gray, which is "left", "right" or "middle".

Now it's time to PIMP UP YOUR BLOG!