private String returnDMY(Timestamp date) {
String str = "";
if (date != null) {
String d = date.toString();
// System.out.println("returnDMY (start): "+d);
int year = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(0, 4));
int month = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(5, 7));
int day = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(8, 10));
int hours = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(11, 13));
int mins = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(14, 16));
int secs = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(17, 19));

Calendar gc = new GregorianCalendar(year, month - 1, day, hours,
mins, secs);
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
str = sdf.format(gc.getTime());
// System.out.println("returnDMY (end): "+str);
}
return str; // returns empty String if DB field is null
}

private Timestamp plusOneYear(Timestamp date)
{
//2011-03-28 00:00:00.0 - Sample timestamp
String d = date.toString();
//System.out.println("Timestamp toString():"+d);
int year = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(0, 4));
int month = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(5, 7));
int day = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(8, 10));
int hours = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(11, 13));
int mins = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(14, 16));
int secs = Integer.parseInt(d.substring(17, 19));

Calendar gc = new GregorianCalendar(year, month - 1, day, hours, mins, secs);
gc.add(Calendar.YEAR, 1);

SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
String str = sdf.format(gc.getTime());
//System.out.println("PlusOneYear: "+str);

return Timestamp.valueOf(str);
}

1. Connect iPhone to PC and launch iFunBox
2. Navigate to [iTunes Control], and then [Music Control] folder.
3. Delete all sub-folders, sub-directories inside [Music Control] folder
4. Disconnect and close iFunBox, go to iTunes, and sync your iPhone WITHOUT the music (make sure to uncheck the sync music choice)
5. Disconnect iPhone. Reboot iPhone. Reconnect phone to PC again.
6. Launch iTunes, sync iPhone with everything you want (including music, make sure to check it again)
7. There should be a significant drop in the OTHERS space indicator in iTunes.

Amplitube

Amplitube (iTunes $19.99)
Amplitube (iTunes Free)

The Amplitube iRig costs like SGD$54 on my local Apple Store.
Maybe I should get the replica from DealExtreme instead.

StompBox

StompBox for iPad (iTunes $19.99)

Other Amplifier apps

AmpKit+ (iTunes $19.99/ AmpKit Free)

PocketAmp (iTunes $4.99/ Free lite version available)

(iTunes $1.99)

Gibson Learn & Master Guitar Application

(iTunes Free)

EQu – the quality equalizer

(iTunes $2.99)

Intel i7-2620M
8GB DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 6770 1GB DDR5
15.6″ HD LED
Blu-ray player

Funan, 3 weeks before IT Show
Damage: $1499

Just Mobile Alupen replica

Damage: USD$5 (DealExtreme)

FiiO E5 Portable Amplifier

Went to Adelphi to audition some headphones. The best pick for the intended budget range was the Alessandro MS-1i open headphones but then I have absolute no reason to get them. Got the Fiio portable amp to match my IE2s instead. Happy with the extra boost.

Damage: USD$17.41 (DealExtreme)

Craftsman ST30, Line 6 Spider IV 15

Suckseed + Thai pubs = ♥ Thai pop.
Experimental + tight budget = ST30 package from City Music.

Craftsman ST30 Black Strat copy
Line 6 Spider IV 15W Amplifier
Korg GA-1 Solo Tuner
Guitar Bag
Guitar Cable
Picks
Damage: SGD$307

Add: Hercules electric guitar stand GS402B $24 from Ranking Sports and Music Supplier, Bras Basah Complex

Fucking chio.

Wallpaper

Em Am F Em Dm G
ได้แต่คิดแล้วก็สงสัย อยู่ตรงนั้นเธอเป็นอย่างไรก็ไม่รู้ ฝากเพลงนี้ให้ไปถามเธอดู อยากจะรู้ในความเป็นไป

C Am
เธอยังคิดถึงฉันทุกนาทีอยู่รึเปล่า เธอยังจำเรื่องเราในวันวานได้หรือไม่
F Em Dm G C
เธอยังมีใจให้ฉันคนเดียว ยังรอฉันเค่คนเดียว เธอยังคงเป็นเหมือนเดิมอยู่ใช่ไหม ช่วยบอกให้รู้ที

C Am F Em Dm G
ฉันกลัวใครทำให้เธอยังเปลี่ยนไป ฉันกลัวสิ่งที่ไม่แน่นอนมากมาย ฉันกลัวคำว่าเสียใจ เธอรอฉันได้ ใช่มั้ย…

Em Am F Em Dm G
ได้แต่คิดแล้วก็สงสัย อยู่ตรงนั้นเธอเป็นอย่างไรก็ไม่รู้ ฝากเพลงนี้ให้ไปถามเธอดู อยากจะรู้ในความเป็นไป
C Am
เธอยังคิดถึงฉันทุกนาทีอยู่รึเปล่า เธอยังจำเรื่องเราในวันวานได้หรือไม่
F Em Dm G
เธอยังมีใจให้ฉันคนเดียว ยังรอฉันเค่คนเดียว เธอยังคงเป็นเหมือนเดิมอยู่ใช่ไหม
C Am
เธอยังคิดถึงฉันทุกเวลาอยู่รึเปล่า เธอยังดูรูปเราใบเดิมๆอยู่หรือไม่
F Em Dm G
เธอยังมีใจให้ฉันคนเดียว ยังรอฉันเค่คนเดียว เธอยังรักกันเหมือนเดิมอยู่ใช่ไหม ช่วยบอกให้รู้ที

Solo … C/C/Am/Am/F/Em/Dm/G

Em Am F Em Dm G
ได้แต่คิดแล้วก็สงสัย อยู่ตรงนั้นเธอเป็นอย่างไรก็ไม่รู้ ฝากเพลงนี้ให้ไปถามเธอดู อยากจะรู้ในความเป็นไป
C Am
เธอยังคิดถึงฉันทุกนาทีอยู่รึเปล่า เธอยังจำเรื่องเราในวันวานได้หรือไม่
F Em Dm G
เธอยังมีใจให้ฉันคนเดียว ยังรอฉันเค่คนเดียว เธอยังคงเป็นเหมือนเดิมอยู่ใช่ไหม
C Am
เธอยังคิดถึงฉันทุกเวลาอยู่รึเปล่า เธอยังดูรูปเราใบเดิมๆอยู่หรือไม่
F Em Dm G C
เธอยังมีใจให้ฉันคนเดียว ยังรอฉันเค่คนเดียว เธอยังรักกันเหมือนเดิมอยู่ใช่ไหม ช่วยบอกให้รู้ที

Was really lazy, and was hard getting myself in to blog just for the sake of  2009. The year of 2009 had been, and will still be a year of many changes. My plumpish friends went from fat to thin (some even suffer from anorexia nervosa), Rainie Yang replaced Ariel Lin as my favorite female artiste because of [不良笑花], partly due to colleagues’ influence, KTV outings with hyper colleagues who simply love to sing became a reality, and my sickening colleagues now call me 阿宅/宅男.

Ibanez AW15ECE-LG

While waiting for events & happenings to blog about, the idea of getting myself an electric-acoustic guitar was intriguing; my first guitar was only 3 months old; I don’t play the chords well; so why do I even bother.

On the 24th of Jan I went to Swee Lee and got myself an Ibanez AW15ECE-LG as my CNY prezzie.

My beginner guitar class ended shortly before the CNY period, and I’m stuck ever since with the same strumming and picking patterns which I’ve grown to be quite tired of after some time. I had to constantly find new song chords to retain the interest. Barre chords were mentioned and briefly introduced in the last lesson, a topic not so beginner-ish (at least) to me. I learnt that the usual F chord which I’ve practiced since week 2 was not the only F chord. Switching to the F Barre chord was hard; my finger strength was not there yet, but the real horror starts when I tried to do fingerpicking for the songs that I usually play. Not to mention that the strings that came shipped with the Ibanez was of a thicker string gauge then my old guitar. My fingers tire easily, I get muted sounds after few minutes of practicing Barre chords, even now. Still instilling muscle memory to chord shapes for Barre F + Bm.

Mac OS Leopard Dock for Windows

Was into mac machines these days. Came across this site with a sleek tutorial on emulating the Leopard dock. As I’ve been conscientiously using RocketDock for my shortcuts, this was just a minor tweak to my current dock to get the stacking feature. For further reading please click here.

Rainie Adidas Photoshoot

楊丞琳 半熟宣言 (CD+DVD) 幸福新年庆功版

Might be a bit late, but still I got myself a copy of Rainie’s 半熟宣言 (CD+DVD) (幸福新年庆功版) during our short meet with Stan and Bren for breakfast at BK this morning. 加油 陳默默!

Intro: |C     |G/B         |Am7    |Am7/G    |
|F      |Em Am7 |Dm7    |G7b9       |

Am7             Em                 F                     G
雨淋濕了天空 毀得很講究 你說你不懂 為何在這時牽手
Am7             Em                 F                        G               Am7
我曬干了沉默 悔得很沖動 就算這是做錯 也只是怕錯過
Em               F                       G                      Am7
在一起叫夢 分開了叫痛 是不是說 沒有做完的夢最痛
Em                      F                     Dm7           G9sus4  G7b9
迷路的后果 我能承受    這最后的出口 在愛過了才有
C                   G/B                 Am7              G
* 能不能給我一首歌的時間 緊緊的把那擁抱變成永遠
F                    Em         Dm7                   G7b9
在我的懷里你不用害怕失眠 如果你想忘記我也能失憶
C                   G/B                 Am7            G
能不能給我一首歌的時間 把故事聽到最后才說再見
F                    Em          Dm7                    G7b9      C
你送我的眼淚 讓它留在雨天 越過你劃的線 我定了勇氣 的終點
Bbsus2       A7   A7/C# Dm7       Dm7/C
你說我不該 不該 不該在這時候    說了我愛你
G/B                    Am7       Am7/G   Fmaj7 Em        Am7
要怎么證明我沒有說謊的力氣 請告訴我暫停算不算放棄
Dm7                Gsus4  G#
我只有一天的回憶 *

(Play * in C#)

Bbsus2 = x-1-2-2-1-1
G9sus4 = 3-3-3-2-x-x
G7b9 = 3-2-0-1-0-0
Gsus4 = 3-2-0-0-1-3

“A capo tasto s a device used for shortening the strings, and hence raising the pitch, of a stringed instrument such as the guitar”

Got myself a Jim Dunlop 84FN Flat-Nickel Trigger® Capo for acoustic guitars at $21. At least nickel goes well with my guitar, haha.

Not perfect nor smooth, but with practice I hope to get better as to what I’ve posted now.