My MP3 Sound Quality

I just can't go back to 128kbps coded mp3.
192kbps is a good compromise between quality and file size.
With my above-average earphones, it really makes a difference in terms of sound quality.

If only my iPhone comes with 1 TB space....

Macro Lens Photography

I came across this "Macro + Wide Angle" lens for mobile phones few weeks ago and bought it to have some fun with macro photography.

The one I bought is this "clip-on" type that can be used by simply clipping it over the edge of the phone with the lens aligned to the phone's lens.

Today I've taken some close-up pictures with the macro lens and I will show them beside their respective original photo taken without the lens.

There's also the Wide-Angle lens that comes with the package and I touch on that at a later time.

These pictures were taken indoor at night under florescent lighting, which explains the poor photo quality.
But still, the macro effect is apparent.

K to J-Pop Again

Just like many other craze in the world, fatigue will eventually come.

K-Pop has been ringing all around us for a bit too long now. At least for me.

So, I decided to put back those prior-K-Pop craze songs which is known as J-Pop onto my phone again.

Here's one of my favourite Japanese Pop songs of its time:

恋をしている by Every Little Thing.

Here's another live performance of that song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h9_620UNkQ

The Instant Messenger War

I guess Whatsapp is still the number one IM app because it's the pioneer of its category and got many existing users "stucked" to it.

I would think Line by Naver can give Whatsapp a run for its money.

Lots of features such as the support for "timeline", which is rather like Facebook's status.

And I've just saw Line appearing on TV for the first time yesterday.

Seems they are all out for prime time!
Bring it on!

Singapore - Our Garden City?

Singapore has long been known to be a "Garden City".
Credit to the government who has put in much effort in it.

Is Singapore really that beautiful?

Yes!
If you take into account the super clean streets and roads and the nice greenery plants and trees throughout the country.

No!
On some occasions, I would think otherwise!

Look around you the next time you commute to work or school.
Here are some common sights you will see:

Singapore is so "dynamic" to an extent that you see changes and improvements to the buildings, roads, transport system on a daily basis.

During your short commuting to your workplace or school, I guarantee you will see several of these sights along the way.

Especially with the ever-constructing MRT system, such sights are here to stay for years to come.

If you take these into account, it's not that beautiful anymore.

Song to Cool Me Down

This kind of song really cool me down a lot whenever I'm under pressure.
It has this "stretch of highs" that really make one forget about any existing worries.

Did a Font-Face Lift to my iPhone 5

Apple has this "Palm Treo feel" in it, such as the mute ringer, home button to quit app(pre-multitask version), ease-of-use designs,etc.
But the really bad one that they followed Palm is to use a really thick font as their system font.

Being Retina-display capable, the screen should be better with finer and thinner fonts like those used in many Android phones.

So today, I decided to do a font facelift to my iPhone 5.
Here's the finer font I use.