Now, thats more like it!

Nokia's n810 web tablet is just too darn sexy.

The bundled GPS will salivate location based services (LBS) dreaming nerds like me.

But actually having a device like that is a distant dream in reality. Need to save, save, and save.


dreamer nox
-Technolusting on a mundane monday afternoon.

The Adventure Continues

The Adventure Continues
Originally uploaded by nocs

Wether I have Hemingway's, or Picasso's, or Casanova's touch is another question reserved for mundane Monday morn.

The real question is, can I really produce readable handwriting? This ancient art long forgotten by my keyboard bound fingerlings.

I didn't go for the planner ones, I'm no manager material, am a fracking 21st century software architect. People who don't plan, but dream of how code will change the world on a daily basis.

moleskinned nox
-is $1 enough as a reward for my handwritten twisted ideas?

Rojan The Ballerina

Rojan The Ballerina
Originally uploaded by nocs

Life is but a never ending stream of events...

A few days back, my daughter turned 6. Can you imagine that! The tiny lovable little creature I once held in my hands not too long ago is now 6 years old.

Nothing worries me now at this stage, than failing to become a good parent. Raising two kids, defies all the laws of the algorithmic universe. There is no design pattern to get hold of. No tried and true exception blocks. This is randomness in its truest meaning.

But other than that, nothing beats having a family to be a witness to your life here in middle-earth.

daddy nox
- life in the parental universe...

Middleware Thoughts

In the ongoing battle with Websphere integration.

JTA seems to work nicely. Although I had only tested connection pool setup and used user transaction config.

Next step is to try XA mode where the JMS guys are hitting a snag.

No luck on running Websphere in OS X . This is where Glassfish rocks, OS X support.

OFW quickies

The past few days was terribly disappointing. I should have listened to my instincts and forget about being idealistic.

Trouble is, I believe people could always change for the better.

But the saying goes, in a foreign land, sometimes you have to be most wary NOT of other cultures, but of your own.

Apparently my so called Kababayan, whom I have been helping, whom I have defended, whom I considered a friend, took a point of no return and unleashed his frackin foul mouth on me, in our own language, for no apparent reason. His sorry excuse is that I raised my voice. Which as a matter of fact he assumed, because I did not. But a sorry excuse nevertheless, because if thats the case, then is it justifiable to do the same for the countless of times he raised his voice?

Sometimes I really don't understand people, crab mentality and jealousy really screws them up.

But life goes on, I had enough of his sensitivity and paranoidal shit.

Anyway, good thing I was brought up to be a better person, at the end of the day, that is more important.

Things that suck.

Websphere + Oracle XA + Hibernate

This buggers are not playing nice, they don't generally get along out of the box.

Some tweaking here and there.

Frack! If you application doesn't require transactions across more than one data source, save yourself the headache and don't bother with XA at all.


dev nox
-having a frackin' bad hair day.

Life Quickies

Currently eating at the new Chinese resto outside our condo. Home baked spaghetti with real tomato sauce, bundled with sunny side egg, ham and hotdog. Loving the taste and the low cost of food here. Will be staying for about an hour and pick-up my daughter from Ballet class.

Tomorrow will be my 30th birthday. Taken my first official leave since I joined the current workplace. We are planning to dine out and visit a tourist spot nearby KL. Should be fun!

Good food, happy, wacky family, what more could I ask for?

PSP still rocking...

Just tried the freeware PSPTube app by a Japanese developer. This is so shiny!

Now I can watch transformer re-runs on the PSP via youtube. My kids are also loving the fact that they can also watch Barney shows hosted on you tube.

This makes the PSP a better value against the iPod. Aside from the awesome games, you can catch up on your RSS feeds (via google reader mobile edition), play music, play movies, and now stream you tube videos directly!

Now if only this thing could also read PDF's.


nostalgic nox
- The old megatron looks so frackin' lame as an oversized pistol.

Life Quickies

- Some frustrations at work. The frackin' code base needs tons of refactoring love. But the fracking T's (SAT, UAT, etc.) are a few weeks away.
- Still so many books to read. So little time.
- Education here in KL is really expensive. International schools that is. Hope its worth every penny. Need to start saving for the next school year and finally decide where my kids will study here or there back home.

Bathroom Quickies

Bathroom Quickies
Originally uploaded by nocs

MMS test. 1, 2, tres...

Pastel Balls

Pastel Balls
Originally uploaded by nocs

And I started clicking the shutter button again. Rediscovering the joys of capturing the beauty in everyday things.

And I am blogging again.

But still the same short burst of words my twisted mind can offer.

My love, My life, My joy.

Good times!
Originally uploaded by nocs

no matter how hard you work,

or how fast you play,

at the end of the day,

when family is there,

life is always ok!

And my boy turned 3!

Janro's 3rd Birthday
Originally uploaded by nocs

A few weeks ago my boy turned 3. It was a relatively simple celebration with her sister, me and my wife spending the entire day together.

A part of me is happy our baby is turning into a bubbly and irresistibly cute little boy and another part also wishing kids doesn't grow up so fast. Time flies so fast.



daddy nox
- hoping and struggling to be the best dad in the world ;-)

Optimus Prime

Am more like a prime lens person. The fantastic 50mm 1.8 I have really produces bright and sharp pictures. But on the 350D its not as wide as I would like it to be. The 24mm is more like what a normal lens should be on a cropped sensor camera.

So am torn between this and a 430ex flash for my next photography purchase.


shutter nox
- clicking the shutter once again.

Thats why we drink it here.

Developers simply don't quietly snore into the middle of the night.
Not with laptops in our hands and design patterns in our hearts.

nox
- Happy Code == (Beer + Code)

Transformers

Transformers == Nostalgia

I feel nostalgic today.

Lots of things I miss. Some things cannot, and should NOT be forgotten. My ROOTS.


nostalgic nox
- staring on my window pane

Job Post

We are in urgent need of Java Developers 3 years or more experience. We need dynamic individuals willing to go into the Banking domain in one of the largest international banks. Be prepared to be an OFW as this is post requires working abroad.

Email me your CV's or post your email in the comment section. This is urgent and be prepared to leave in a month's time.

The Mind of the Married OFW Men

There is nothing to tell.

Skype, because the world is flat.

Just upgraded my Skype mac app. Noticed the shiny animation whenever you toggle show contacts or show history. Now its more Mac-ish than ever.

Skype is an OFW's best friend. You can skype-babad to your hearts content if your family back home is connected to the internet. Although it can't still (yet) substitute being there, it helps a lot to keep your sanity intact. The video is a welcome bonus, I hope in the future it becomes pervasive to mobile devices. 3G video calls is not the way to go, unless you want to burn a hole in your pocket. Not to mention international 3G video Cellco agreements is the exception rather than the norm.

If your are sleeping under the rock, then what the frack! Wake up! Mobile is the way to go. Advertisers must be itching to capture this personalized-direct marketing opportunity.


mobile nox
-- The futre is mobile...

FlickrVision

Shiniest Mashup WTF Web 2.0 I have seen so far.

One of those why didn't I think of that moments.

For the meantime. Am down with the flu.