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feel sorry for Afghan women

kpchoo29 — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 02:38:05 +0800

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When you were in women's shelters, did you see extreme violence?

Yes. Unbelievable. Extreme. I've seen women who have been burned with metal. I've seen women who have been gang-raped. I've seen women who've had their noses cut off. Everything. I mean everything. I've seen things that I never imagined a human being could do to another human being, much less a woman. I used to go to shelters routinely over the years, and almost every time I would end up in tears, paralyzed by sadness. For every step forward there are ten steps back. At some point Afghans need to decide for themselves if they want to move forward. This law, essentially, rolls back all the gains that have been made in terms of protecting women.

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Science quiz by creationist school

kpchoo29 — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:36:30 +0800

source

Orionid meteor shower

kpchoo29 — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 00:21:52 +0800

The 2012 Orionid meteor shower peaks on the night of Oct. 20-21, and that night's almost-new moon favors a good show. The moon's absence from the pre-dawn sky during the Orionids' peak also means that bright moonlight won't be a problem.

In addition to Orionids, you'll see brilliant Venus, red Mars, the dog star Sirius and bright winter constellations such as Orion, Gemini and Taurus. Even if you don't spy a meteor, the rest of the sky is dynamite!

Set your alarm, brew some hot chocolate and plan to enjoy the show with NASA astronomer Mitzi Adams. She will be answering your questions via live Web chat on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. EDT.

http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/orionids2012.html

Inspiron 15R

kpchoo29 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:57:19 +0800

I'm planning to order n5110 directly from dell.com.my. The red highlights are the reason i pick this model, especially the 3 yrs complete cover warranty. You guys think the price is okay? or suggest me a better option.

i7-2670QM
15.6" (39.6cm) HD WLED True-Life (1366x768)
6GB (1 X 2GB + 1 X 4GB) 2 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz
NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M - 1GB <-- doesn't matter
1TB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive <-- 5400rpm is a bit letdown
3 Years CompleteCover Accidental Damage Protection
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English) Media DVD (SEA)

RM 3,159

I heard this model got serious heat problem, true? But i'm thinking that the warranty should able to take care of it....? Btw this laptop is only for graphic design use, no gaming.

Help build my PC

kpchoo29 — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:59:43 +0800

Hi, I need to build a PC solely for Adobe photoshop, Illustrator...etc, no 3D software like Maya and no gaming at all.

My budget is around RM2k excluding monitor. My minimum expectation is i7-2600k, 8-16GB ram(1600mhz a good choice?). Since now HDD price is around RM400, is it a good idea to take 60GB SSD instead?

Lenovo or MSI?

kpchoo29 — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:37:31 +0800

Please help me decide which 1 better.
Should I pay extra RM300 to get a slightly faster CPU and a better brand(heard Lenovo build quality is good). GPU is not a concern for me.

Lenovo G470 (B950) 1GB/DOS 5930-9141
"Intel® Pentium® Processor B950
(2M Cache, 2.10 GHz)"
2GB DDR3
DVD Super MultiBurner
500GB SATA
14.1" WXGA LED
ATI Radeon HD 6370M 1G
6 cell
DOS
One Key Recovery/ Veriface 1 Year Carry-in (INTERNATIONAL) Warranty
RM1300

MSI CR460
14" HD 16:9 wide screen display
Intel® B940 (2.0GHz)
2GB DDR3 RAM
500GB 5400 SATA HDD
Intel HD 3000 Graphics
Free DOS
RM999

My item prohibited by kastam?

kpchoo29 — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:59:02 +0800

Hi, my item is now being held at kastam for inspection and im worry abuot it. The thing I bought is human anatomy figure for artist/medical purpose, and it is half nude ( pics here http://anatomytools.com/products/anatomy/fig-female2a ). Will kastam rampas my item cuz it is a nude figure?

<WTA> DHL shipping route

kpchoo29 — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:21:09 +0800

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
9 Departed Facility in HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 03:10

8 Processed at HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 03:07

7 Clearance processing complete at HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 02:40

6 Arrived at Sort Facility HONG KONG - HONG KONG HONG KONG - HONG KONG 02:32

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
5 Departed Facility in SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE 21:31

4 Processed at SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE 20:12

3 Arrived at Sort Facility SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE 17:30

Monday, April 11, 2011
2 Shipment on hold SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE 20:37

1 Shipment picked up SINGAPORE - SINGAPORE 17:01

I order a laptop from SG to Penang, but now my laptop is in HK?! Is this normal?

I check my address and it is correct.

Buy 1st and wait for IvyBridge, worth?

kpchoo29 — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:38:59 +0800

Hi guys, I'm planning to get myself xps14 for now and wait until IvyBridge released. The question I have is by that time I sell my xps14(probably 1 year later), no more warranty, what is the rough price I can get?

spec:
14.0 HD WLED TL (1366x768)
i7-740qm
8gb ddr3
500gb 7200rpm
gt 425m 2gb

Price: RM3.8k

I'm so tempted by SandyBridge, but have to wait until April. Which is too long for me, as I need a decent laptop for my work now.