Friday, May 29, 2009

AnalogMan builds an Amp! (well sort of…)

analogman-pedalamp

It’s a poweramp in the form of a pedal that can be plugged into any speaker…

Features:

- 10-watt

- two-channel

- solid-state

Control panel knobs:

- volume, bass, treble, drive volume, drive, boost,

- two footswitches (one for channel switching and one for boost)

Checkout the Video:

 

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Singapore confirms first case of H1N1!

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“SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed its first case of Influenza A (H1N1).

The patient is currently being treated at the Communicable Disease Centre at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and is in stable condition.

The patient is a 22-year-old Singaporean woman who was in New York from May 14-24. She arrived back in Singapore from New York on SQ25 on 26 May at 6.30am. She was seated at Row 55.

She began to develop a cough while onboard. She passed the thermal scanner uneventfully as she did not have fever then.”

- CNA

 

full story:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/432062/1/.html

 

 

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Famous Picks –> Jeff Beck

My favorite guitarist, Jeff Beck’s Guitar Picks

tn_BECK JEFF-03A tn_BECK JEFF-02A tn_BECK JEFF-05A tn_BECK JEFF-06A

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Soundtrack For A Book

soundtrack

Concave Scream releases their new album in second-hand books secured with bolt and nut.

 

Available at The Esplanade Store

OR

pick it up from them at this address:

2 Leng Kee Road, #03-02 Thye Hong Ctr, Singapore 159086 (near RedHill MRT) during work hours.

 

http://www.concavescreamband.blogspot.com/

 

Change in Singapore’s Political System???

merlion_park

3 principles for change:

One: they must be fair to all political parties

Two: they should result in a strong, effective Government after an election

Three: they must ensure diverse views are represented in Parliament

~ Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_381309.html

 

…seriously???

Obama sets new credit-card law

creditcard

 

The Credit Card Holders' Bill of Rights Act restricts credit card interest rates and fees.

It is expected to constrict the flow of credit to consumers

 

More information here:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/30873054

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Friday, May 22, 2009

Free music

junk

Junk magazine came up with a list of free legal music download sites:

http://www.junkonline.net/articles/1640-Absolutely-FREE-downloads

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Toto 5million

So, i bought the very first TOTO ticket of my life…don’t really have much hopes of winning, but the prize money is high!

so what the heck

toto5m1

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

RR5 Cleanup

Finally had some time today to do some Guitar Maintenance for my Jackson RR5.

Haven’t touched it in months….it isn’t in very good condition :(

Tarnish on the metal parts have worsen since the last time i checked

00 pre-bridge

01 pre-elec

02 pre-v

so i took them out and polished them….

here’s a picture of the wirings if anyone’s interested:

08 elec-cavity0

after some autosol action:

09 polished

10 polished

11 polished

pretty shiny now…but the golden shine is gone…but i’d rather have it shiny than rusty & golden…

12 frets0

frets polished.. i love shiny frets!

13 stringed

Stringed…..i love fresh strings even more!!

14 polished3

looks much better now!

17 full-stringed3 

Ready to Rock!!!

 

Monday, May 4, 2009

is this the end of my 2nd year?

2ndend

took the last paper of my second year (i hope…no repeat please!)

normally i would be pretty happy & strangely excited after taking last papers….but today…i feel a tinge of sadness……

maybe its the uncertain future that lies ahead…or maybe its…