Our holiday in Yokohama

February 24, 2008

SakuragichoFrom 20 to 22 Feb 2008, we’ve been to Yokohama for holiday after first semester. It’s so attractive to see the port, sea, the tallest building in Japan and china town. On the first day we arrived Yokohama, one Khmer and two Myanmar friends had brought us to visit some shopping malls around Yokohama station and introduced some big sale shops for ending of winter. After that, we took subway to National Yokohama University. We’ve spent our dinner at Pasta & Pizza restaurant, Italian restaurant, which looked similar to Saizeriya. Then we walked to the hill of Yokohama dormitory where we slept there. Yokohama dormitory is quite old and each room does not provide a bath tube. We’ve to go to common place for having bath and cost 100yen for 10mn if we want to access hot water. Moreover, shared kitchen in common room also needs 10yen for cooking with limit amount of gas usage.

Day2, in the morning we walked around National Yokohama University campus and spent lunch in cafeteria. From afternoon, we started visiting Sakuragicho, Motomachi and China town. Tabehodai, eat free for 2500yen with 90mn was our dinner at a restaurant in China town. 5 persons in total, have eaten 61 dishes including desserts. And then we went back to dormitory.

Day3, we went back to Tokyo and visited Ueno straight away. And later on we come back our home sweet home, Honjo dormitory by school bus. These were what we’ve done while trip to Yokohama. Thanks for our friends in Yokohama who shared time for us.


Air-Powered Car First Ever Seen In The World

February 23, 2008

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The CityCAT, already being developed in India (bottom left), will be available for U.S. production in three different four-door styles. But it’s the radical dual-energy engine, with a possible 1000-mile range at 96 mph, that could move the Air Car beyond Auto X Prize dreams and into American garages.
 

Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM) confirmed on Thursday 21 Feb, 2008 that it expects to produce the world’s first air-powered car for the United States by late 2009 or early 2010. As the U.S. licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, which developed the Air Car as a compression-based alternative to the internal combustion engine, ZPM has attained rights to build the first of several modular plants, which are likely to begin manufacturing in the Northeast and grow for regional production around the country, at a clip of up to 10,000 Air Cars per year.

And while ZPM is also licensed to build MDI’s two-seater OneCAT economy model (the one headed for India) and three-seat MiniCAT (like a SmartForTwo without the gas), the New Paltz, N.Y., startup is aiming bigger: Company officials want to make the first air-powered car to hit U.S. roads a $17,800, 75-hp equivalent, six-seat modified version of MDI’s CityCAT (pictured above) that, thanks to an even more radical engine, is said to travel as far as 1000 miles at up to 96 mph with each tiny fill-up.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4251491.html?series=19


Sand Artist makes Love 2008

February 14, 2008

This is another thing to share with you in Valentine’s Day. The movie has shown the unique technique to make a particle of sand to be an art that reflects to love. I hope you enjoy it. Wish you all have a chocolate love.


Valentine’s Day!

February 13, 2008

Valentine day 2008

នៅស្រុកខ្ញុំ​ការ​បើ​គេ​និយាយ​ពី Valentine’s day នោះ​ក្មេង​ជំនាន់​ក្រោយ​ ឫចាស់​ស្ទាវ​មួយចំនួន​អាចស្មាន​បាន​ភ្លាម​ថា​គេ​សំដៅ​លើ​ថ្ងៃ បុណ្យសង្សារ។​ ខ្ញុំ​មិនបាន​ដឹង​ទាល់​តែ​សោះ​ថាពាក្យ​នេះ​វាមាន​តាំងពីពេល​ណា​មក ប៉ុន្តែ​ខ្ញុំ​គ្រាន់​តែបាន​ដឹងថា​ប៉ុន្មាន​ឆ្នាំចុង​ក្រោយ​នេះ​ យុវជន យុវនារី មួយចំនួនកំពុង​តែទទួលយក​វប្បធម៌នេះ​យ៉ាង​អឹកធឹក។ ពេលថ្ងៃ​នេះ​មក​ដល់ គេឃើញមាន​ការ​ទិញ​ផ្កា និងជូន​ផ្កា គ្នា​ទៅ​វិញទៅមក​​យ៉ាងអូរអរ​ ជាពិសេស​នៅ​តាមសាលា​រៀន។ តាម​ពិត​ទៅ​វប្បធម៌នេះ​មិនជាជះ​ផល​អាក្រក់​អ្វីទេ ណាស់តែ​អ្នក​អនុវត្ត​​ទេ​ដែល​មិនយល់ពី​តំលៃ​របស់វា។ ជាក់ស្តែង​តាម​អត្ថបទ​រឿងខ្លី​ ដែលនិពន្ធដោយ​លោក​(មិនចាំឈ្មោះ) មានចំណង​ជើង​ថា “ស្តាយ”​​ បានលាត​ត្រដាង ពីឆាក​ជីវិត​របស់យុវតីម្នាក់​ ឈ្មោះ លីនី។ លីនី ជាយុវតី​ម្នាក់​មាន​រូប​សម្បត្តិ​ស្រស់​សោភា ស្លូតបូត និង​ចូលចិត្ត​ការ​រៀន​សូត្រ។ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ ១៤ កុម្ភះ មិត្តនារី​របស់នាង​បាន​បបួលនាង​ទៅដើរលេង និងបានណែនាំបុរស​រូបសង្ហា​ជាកូនអ្នកមាន​ទ្រព្យ និងជិះរថយន្តទំនើប​ ចាយ​លុយសុទ្ធតែដុល្លារ​​ ឈ្មោះគូលេនអោយទៅលីនី​បានស្គាល់។ លីនីដែលធ្លាប់​តែលួចបេតី​លើ​មិត្ត​រួម​ថ្នាក់​ម្នាក់​ឈ្មោះ ប្រណិត ដែល​ជាយុវជន​សុភាព​រាបសារ ចូលចិត្ត រៀនសូត្រ និងចេះជួយ​ទុកធុរះមិត្តរួមថ្នាក់​ ក៏បានលង់​ស្នេហ៍​លើគូលេន ដោយសារតែ​ផ្កាកូលាបមួយ​បាច់​ដល់​ស្រស់​ស្អាតទៅវិញ។ ដោយ​សារ​តែ​សប្បាយ​ភ្លេច​ខ្លួន លីនីក៏ត្រូវ​ធ្លាក់ក្នុងអន្ទាក់ព្រានគូលេន។ ចាប់​ពីថ្ងៃនោះ​មក លីនីក៏បានរស់​នៅ​ដោយ​លួចលាក់​ជា​មួយគូលេន និងបោះបង់​ការ​រៀនសូត្រ​ចោល។ ថ្ងៃមួយនៅ​ពេល​ដែលគូលេន បើកឡានទៅ​រោង​ចក្រ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ក៏ត្រូវប្រទះ​គ្រោះថ្នាក់​ ចរាចរណ៍ជាមួយរថយន្តរបស់ ឪពុក ម្តាយលីនី។ អ្នកទាំង​៣នាក់បានបាត់​បង់ជីវិត ក្នុងគ្រាហ៍នោះ​ដែរ។ លីនី​ស្លត់រន្ធត់​រហូតដល់សន្លប់​បាត់ស្មារតី នៅពេលដែលបាន​ទទួលដំណឹង​នេះ និងត្រូវបាន​បញ្ជូន​ទៅ​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ ដោយពូរបស់នាង។ នៅ​ក្នុង​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ លីនីនៅតែម្នាក់​ឯង សូម្បីតែ​មិត្តជិតដិត​របស់នាង​ក៏មិន​ទៅ​មើលនាង​ដែរ។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ចេញពីពេទ្យ​ ពូរបស់នាង​បាន​ឲ្យនាងទៅស្នាក់​នៅ​​ជា​មួយ​​គាត់​នៅឯទីជនបទ ដើម្បី​បំភ្លេច​ទុក្ខ។ ថ្ងៃមួយលីនី បានលេង​ផ្ទះ​ឪពុក​ម្តាយ​នាង នៅឯភ្នំពេញ តែគួរ​ឲ្យ​ស្តាយ ផ្ទះនោះ​ត្រូវពូ​របស់​នាង​លក់​បាត់​ទៅ​ហើយ។ នេះបញ្ចាក់​ឲ្យ​ឃើញពីការ​យក​តែ​ប្រយោជន៍​ ខ្លួនឯង។ ដោយ​គ្មាន​ទីពឹងលីនី ធ្លាក់ខ្លួន​ជាស្រី​ខារ៉ាអូខេ និងត្រូវលក់​ខ្លួន ដើម្បីតែ​ប្រាក់​ចិញ្ចឹម​ជីវិត។ និយាយ​ពី ប្រណិត បាន​ក្លាយ​ជាអ្នកគ្រប់​គ្រង​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​មួយ។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​បានដឹង​ពី​រឿងលីនី ប្រណិត​បានជួយ​ឧបត្ថម និងរំដោះ​នាង​ចេញ​ពី​នរក​អវចិយ នោះ និងទំនុកបំរុងនាង​ឲ្យ​រៀន​វិជ្ជាជិវផ្សេងៗ។ អស់​រយៈពេល ៥ឆ្នាំ លីនី​បាន​ក្លាយ​ជា​ម្ចាស់​ផ្ទះ​តូច​មួយ​នៅ​ជាយ​ក្រុង និងបើក​របរ​កាត់ដេរ​សំលៀក​បំពាក់ ឫឯ​ជីវភាពនាង​ក៏បាន​ប្រសើរឡើង។​​ នៅ​រៀងរាល់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​ ១៤ ខែកុម្ភៈ ប្រណិត តែងនាំ​លីនី ជប់លៀង ជាមួយ​មិត្តរបស់​គេ ដើម្បីពង្រឹង​ស្មារតីលីនី។ តែ​ជាអកុសល ប្រណិត ត្រូវ​ចូល​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ ដោយ​សារតែ​មានជំងឺ​បេះ​ដូងចំហរពីកំណើត​ ឫឯលីនី​វិញ លទ្ធផល​ពិនិត្យឈាម​បាន​បង្ហាញថាមាន​ផ្ទុកមេរោគអេដស៍។

អ្នក​និពន្ធ​បាន​បញ្ចប់រឿង គួរឲ្យ​សោក​សង្វេង តែវាបាន​បង្ហាញ​ពីការ​ភ្លេចខ្លួន របស់​នារី​ម្នាក់​ និងការ​គេង​ចំណេញរបស់​បុរស​ម្នាក់​ក្នុង​ថ្ងៃបុណ្យសង្សារ។ ដូច្នេះ​យុវជន យុវនារី​គួរតែពិចារណា​ ក្នុងការទទួល​យក​ និង​ការប្រព្រឹត្តិ​ទៅ នៃ Valentine’s Day​ ឫខ្មែរ និយម​ហៅថា បុណ្យសង្សារ នេះឯង។


Panasonic offers big and fast SD card–for $700

February 13, 2008

Panasonic SDHC Panasonic announced a new SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) flash card on Tuesday that offers both high speed and lots of space for those willing to pay.

The 32-gigabyte card, called the RP-SDV32GU1K, is due to ship in April for about $700. It’s a high-speed “class 6″ card that can transfer data at speeds of 20MB per second–the world’s first at the 32GB capacity, Panasonic asserts.

SD is the dominant format for flash memory, and with the newer SDHC technology that extends capacity beyond 2GB, it’s begun spreading into space-gobbling videocameras. SanDisk, a top flash card brand, announced a 32GB SDHC card costing $350 in January, but it transfers data a notch slower, at 15MB per second.

One major flash card alternative to SD, CompactFlash, can transfer data at a maximum of 45MB per second. However, top transfer speeds are often more useful when copying files from a flash card, since cameras and videocameras often can’t write data at those top speeds.

Source: http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9870488-39.html?tag=nefd.top


Surprising lycog birthday

February 10, 2008

Birthday cake 1Birthday cake 2

My friends just not to be named give me a shock with an unexpected birthday event. First, I think possibly my fiancee and friends should celebrate for me because they did the same for others. But it is different from what I thought because everybody prepares a good scene. My fiancee is one of the main actor who make me believe that they are eventually busy and of course not to celebrate for me tonight. In the morning, I have asked her to eat RAMEN SUMORY for dinner and she also agreed. So I cannot think that she will have a chance to do anything for me besides eating out with me. Moreover, a night before my birthday, I went out to make a snowman with Pink coat lady and she also told me that she was busy. With these information, I decided to go to labs to finish my tomorrow dead-line assignment and celebrate my birthday with my fiancee as usual. Second, in the labs, my Cambodian senior was there. This is another information to tell me to forget about birthday party with friends. Anyway, about 6:30PM, 3 of us went back dormitory and my fiancee prepared for dinner because we are lazy to ride bicycle for dining out. When it was about 8:00PM my fiancee asked me to throw garbage into the dump and she also went along with me. After returning, she asked me to go to lounge A where I realized everything. They prepared for surprising me.

Now I know that a tallest man among us with Rire went to supermarket to buy stuff and family of my senior helps to cook and Pink coat lady is a chef. They all worked cooperatively to make this event happen.

The story and scene have been well-prepared. I can say that again. :D

Thanks so much to my fiancee and my friends just not to name. :-)


My Dell XPS M1330

February 10, 2008

DELL XPSM1330

Not a commercial break, nor is it a marketing. 

I have bought Dell XPS-M1330 since July 2007. According to CNET, it used to be the most-popular laptop with a stylish design ever seen before. Recently, its descendant is Dell XPS-M1530 which also receives TrustedReviews Award 2007. Regarding design of M1530, Dell takes the superb M1330 chassis and expands it to a 15.4 in frame. The purpose of using this laptop is versatilely ranking from mobility and performance. Moreover, as of January 24 2008, Dell is expanding its open-source offerings. The XPS M1330 laptop is now available with Ubuntu in Germany, the U.K, France and Spain.

It’s not bad!!! :D

Below is my Dell XPS M1330’s specification:

  • CPU: Intel Core Duo T7200 / 2GHz
  • L2 Cache: 4MB
  • RAM: 2GB
  • HDD: 160GB Serial ATA 7200rpm
  • Display: 13.3′ TFT active matrix
  • VGA: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M 128MB
  • Optical Storage: DVD+/- RW Integrated
  • Webcam: 2Megapixels Integrated
  • WLAN: 802.11 abgn (MIMO)
  • Bluetooth: Integrated with WLAN
  • Card reader: 8 in 1 card reader
  • Fingerprint
  • HDMI port for high definition video plug into TV

It’s cooooooooooooooooooooooooool!


My Snow Man — Snowly

February 9, 2008

3rd Snow Man

The weather is still cold and precipitates snow to fall again. This is the 3rd time that snow has been fallen down in this winter. After having Shabu Shabu Kosu, in front of dormitory there is a snow shed on the ground in the garden. so there is a good chance to enjoy making snow man as shown in picture. Even though this snowman isn’t really look good, my first self-made snowman isn’t ugly at all. Everybody can call it “Snowly”. :-)


Shabu Shabu しゃぶ しゃぶ たべほうだい

February 9, 2008

Shabu

Since we arrive here, it is our first time to taste shabu kosu. It’s a kind of soup with beef, pork and vegetable. During 2 hours with the service called tabehodai we can eat as much as we can and therefore the price is 2 500 yen each person. We can taste this food because of some friends which just not to name. Thank them for sending us there. I think Cambodian students here will definitely have a chance to eat together Shabu Shabu Shabu Shabu Shabu……


Fresh Strawberry Sundaes

February 8, 2008

Fresh Strawberry Sundaes

Anyone wanna try??? It can be found in Honjo, Apita department store. The price in each is 450Yen. There are many flavors which is customized according to buyers’ need.