Despicable Me 2

We really had a great time watching Despicable Me 2 last night. We planned to watch it earlier but didn't have the time. We ended up catching up a late show, and did raise some eyebrows from the passersby who thought that the boys skipped school. That could sometime be awkward when their timetable and holidays were slightly different from normal school.

The movie was a really funny affair, taking off from where the first movie left off. Many funny moments at the expense of the Minions. By the time the boys left the cinema, they were already plotting to get their hands on those little critters. The question was, where could we get them. I knew McDonald's had some as part of their meal.

Checking out the trailers before taking his seatThe theatre was finally open for seatingI would definitely recommend this movie to those with small children. Great fun and the storyline was simple and children would definitely enjoy it. Sweet ending as well, but not as sweet as my unexpected favourite in the past year, Wreck-It Ralph.

Next movie would be The Smurf 2, which would hit the cinema on Hari Raya.

Decor at Pavilion

I had a couple of hours to venture around Pavilion yesterday as I needed to do some payment at the bank. Anita and the boys did some shopping while they were there.

Suffice to say, with Aidilfitri less than a couple of weeks away, the decor was already up.

The main lobby was transformedCloser look at the houseWouldn't mind the songkok if I couldn't get the carTime to head out towards Bukit BintangWhat was in store? A life-size replica of a Malay kampung house, which one could enter and explore. I didn't have the time to do so though as the boys were hungry when we got there - obviously they weren't fasting.

There was also a Mini car promotion, and in the spirit of Aidilfitri, it was wearing a songkok. And a huge one at that.

On the way to the bank, I passed by Fahrenheit. Some scenes worth taking photographs for there, but unfortunately I only had the HTC One on me. Quick snaps and then in was off again.

Entering Fahrenheit Fake coconut treesDikir Barat at Sungai Wang PlazaReturning to PavilionNot sure who this fellow isAt the entrance to Pavilion I noticed a metal artwork which was designed and made by one of my patient, Nizam. It was gorgeous and he had a couple of work up there. My wife was impressed to say the least.

Might be returning there armed with a proper camera. When it came to details, sometime mobile phones may not cut it.

Good Morning

Revival

I have three main interests and from that three sister blogs had spawned over the years. The first of the three was photography, and I had always wanted to aggregate all my photos into one site. Not for hosting - I have SmugMug for that, plus Flickr for the social side - but as a gallery.

As I was a beta tester for Squarespace, I was given a good offer to use their services. I used that opportunity to create photobyharis.com. It has a fantastic interface, but unfortunately, I never had the chance to really tweak around with it. Since I had some time off, I finally had the chance to look things through.

First out was the planning of the site, plus uploading the material. And they were tons of them. Fortunately, with the bandwidth I had at the apartment, that part was easily taken care of.

Next came the finishing touches. And this would be the one which I would struggle with. But hopefully, the site would be ready by the end of the weekend ........

As for my other two interests - tech and Haematology news - that would have to wait. A lot of work ahead then.

Switching to the One

After putting off the switch for quite a while, it had finally became official. I would be retiring my Nexus 4 in favour of the HTC One.

After using the One for the last couple of months, the difference became rather obvious. First of all, the speed as far as blogging was concerned. The main drafting app I use is called Writer. The speed between the two devices were very obvious when I type. The One was definitely superior.

Then came the camera. Not much difference between the two camera-wise although One took better photos off the sensor, but when it post-production, using Snapseed was definitely a better experience on the One. Since the file was smaller - the sensor chip was only 4 MP - editing was snappier.

But the main killer was battery life. It was abysmal on the Nexus 4. Snapdragon Battery Guru helped a bit, but not much.

I might still be visiting the Nexus especially if it had the 4.3 upgrade pushed down first. But for daily use, I had to use the One. There were just to many reasons to switch.