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by Ooi Keng Siang
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Moved to WordPress
Monday, July 27, 2009
Malaysia Internet Service Provider
I know almost everyday also got people in Malaysia complain about their internet bandwidth speed. Especially the service name started with "S" and the service provider name started with "T". The user blame the service provider for providing the poor service while the service provider blame the user for mis-configure their router/computer setting. Well, I'm not going to do so like them. I just want to said something in a different view.
P.S.: If you are not a Malaysian, you maybe laughing why the theory "Customer is everything, customer is always right." does not apply on the internet service business in Malaysia, that is because we only get very few option and they monopoly everything... what to do?
I understand that in IT world, there is no 100% uptime. 99% down time free is consider world class best service already. User has the right to know what is happening to the service right? Even a shop closed also will put a notice what is happening. What about internet service down or slow? A notice or announcement should put on the website to inform the user right? But sorry to said you can't found those in Malaysia internet service provider website.
What the hell is their website hosting then? They only host about their product and the notice about down time they scheduled. What about those unexpected downtime? Keep quiet and hope no user will know it. Even if user know, they will just bring you around the garden until the service is fix. I don't want claim a single sen back from them, but I just want to know what the heck is happening only as a customer.
You probably always heard from friend that they complained to their broadband internet service provider about slow connection. Well, what they get is always, maybe your area got too many users so it is slow. That was a great answer to them, because they no longer have to do anything for you, because this is not their fault. The user has sign about the contract that internet service provider will provide their best service, but this is already their best service, so don't complain to them.
I think I was long winded and go out of track already. Well, all I want to said in this post is, Malaysia's ISP website are so suck! A website you will never want to visit again after you register / purchased the service.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Code7 Contest
Are you ready to welcome Windows 7? Want to get a chance to watch PDC2009? Here is the chance to win a trip to PDC2009 at US and stand a chance to win some award! You will get the chance to present your work to the world!
P.S.: For students, you can use the same application as you use in Imagine Cup, with the condition it did not win any prize on the final. Well, create one new application for this competition and use it to join Imagine Cup 2010! Yeah!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Misinterpret? Miscommunication? Mistake?
I can’t stop my laughing after I read the news about Imagine Cup on my local newspaper.
Sometime miss one word can have a big different, really big different. Most local newspaper put Malaysia won Imagine Cup 2009 without putting the category Design for Development. This can lead to a big misleading cause Imagine Cup main category is Software Design, thus Romania should be the winner this year. If team member of team Romania read this, I’m sure they will sure have a great laugh.
Sometime I really like to ask Chinese newspaper, why they want to translate every single word. If you translate it right, that is OK, if not, it will turn into a great funny story. Guess what is Imagine Cup translation? Answer was… 世界視像杯 (by Guang Ming & Sin Chew), 创意杯 (Kwong Wah). I have no idea how they come out the word “World” and “Image” in the name. Kwong Wah translation was acceptable. Guang Ming very nice, help our team, Team Cosmic translate a Chinese team name as well, named 宇宙隊 and Capricorn translated to 天蠍座. Sin Chew even translated the project name, this is the first time I heard about my own project name in Chinese language, Virtual Health Connect translated to 映像保健聯繫 and GreenEve2Peace translated to 和平綠化. Kwong Wah did not translate the team name and project name. Furthermore, Guang Ming enter my name wrongly, my name is 黄敬翔 not 黃散翔. I’m not split yet…
Guang Ming written that our project was provided RM40,000 development funding. Wawee, where the hell did the RM40,000 come in? Drop from the sky? Don’t simply write something like this, very dangours one lo. Mr. A said something funny to them?
Sin Chew written that USM joined Imagine Cup in year 2004. I think they have some misunderstanding what our Dean said. Actually is since year 2004, not on year 2004 only.
Lastly, guess what they translate “Microsoft”? 电脑软件公司 by Kwong Wah! I guess Bill Gate will laugh if he saw this too.
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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Imagine Cup 2009: Day 2 Video
Check out the video. Our competition still haven't started while other already go into top 6.
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