HTC Desire vs. Samsung Galaxy S

Frankly speaking, im sold by the sleek n sexy looks of these phones.

Dimension and Weight: Samsung Galaxy S compared to HTC Desire is appearing longer and thinner , lighter too.
Display: Both Galaxy S and HTC Desire have 480 x 800 pixels. HTC Desire is 3.7 inch AMOLED display while Galaxy S has 4 inch super AMOLED display. Both are scratch resistant n display 16M colors.
Display (Function): Auto rotation, multi-touch and proximity sensor are in common. Samsung Galaxy S has TouchWiz UI 3.0 and Swype text input. HTC Desire has HTC Sense UI and also has optical trackpad for navigation.
Sound: Both have standard 3.5mm headphone jack, play mp3s and alert via vibration. Only Samsung Galaxy S can alert using WAV.
Memory: Both have unlimited phonebook and call records, hold up to 32GB. However, Samsung Galaxy S has the internal memory size of 8/16 GB. HTC Desire makes it up by including 4GB memory included.
Camera: Both have 5 MP as well as face & smile detection and geotagging. Samsung Galaxy S can record 720p@30fps HD video, has touch focus. HTC Desire has LED light and records video at WVGA (800×480p) @ 15fps.
Video Calling: Both are able to preform the task; however HTC Desire does not have a front facing camera and Samsung Galaxy S can.
Features: Both have similar abilities such as being fast, can do messaging, browse the web
OS are the same: Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair)
Radio: Both have, Games: — untested so far –
Colors: Both have brilliant colors, GPS: Both have the ability.
Out-of-Box Playability: Samsung Galaxy S beats the HTC Desire on social integration (content aggregation), document editor, video playback and Flash support.

Pros for the Galaxy S are:
better sound quality, better music player, better video capabilities
better video capture n camera (low light conditions that require a flash aside of course)
1.8GB of app installation space, TV Out via cable, DLNA, WiFi tether
better bluetooth implementation, significantly better battery life,
supports landscape rotation in both directions
Pros for the Desire:
multicolour LED notification light, hardware keys, HTC email app better than Samsung
better browser with flashlite 4.0 (although I prefer browsing on Galaxy S cause of larger screen)
better initial setup (a lot better)

okay, seems like im goin to sided with Samsung more. mmm.. still it hard to get one cos the retailer didnt carry much stock due to overwhelming sales of iphone4 (everyone' focus). even i didnt get a glance at it.

Smartphone... ..touchscreen

Once i back in sg, i was pondering whether to change my hp. but its still fairly new, cos i just change nt long b4 i left sg and i didnt use it much in overseas.
im totally shocked by the fashion trend of ppl carrying iphone everywhere, even little kids know hw to navigate it.. amazing.. later learnt from my frnds that it was a trend in cny that every kids is playing games with that aka latest game gadget: Must have?.
There is even a saying that every mom carry iphone for her kids.. during daytime, parent usage, once they reach hm, phone become gaming station on kids hands..wow...
i was tempted by it too.. but sorted halted by e news of latest iphone4 internal antenna error. still got ppl rushing to buying/owning one, they had prebooked it way long ago.
so i wait lor..(no hurry.. lol)

oh yes, i forget there is also other smartphones around; HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy not to forget upcoming fav brand; Nokia N8.

Finalization of ID / design

Finally, we kind of finalized our renovation design, been goin around sg for weeks, hunting good, cheap ID n looking mags for idea. My hubby and I decided to go for modern look and abit of minimist… of cos nt extreme like concrete gray flooring as we r living with my in-laws.

Simple functional kitchen design, with glass backing (which I tot is kinda cool) as for wall, simple plain white ceramics tiles will do. Flooring I opt for beige colour to match my living… dun reali like black for my kitchen… but I take black for my bathrooms. I want to have showers in both bathroom but in resale flats, seem cramped (luckily my hubby n I are abit at small size??). Living room flooring I use big homogenous tiles with a feature wall to conceal the wiring of TV. We also have false ceiling done for my new home.

Chef Daniel’s Kitchen Iluma Bugis

Chef Daniel’s Kitchen located at level 7 of the shopping mall’s Sky Garden. For just $10.50, the 3 course set lunch at Chef Daniel’s Kitchen can be one of the best value for money lunches in Singapore. Everyone starts a soup of the day with herbed bread, a main course from more than 15 choices to choose from, and a dessert of the day.

The choices for the Chef Daniel’s Kitchen set lunch are rather diversified. For a Japanese fusion meal, go for the tonkatsu don, otherwise there’s the popular grilled beef burger, fish & chips, or spaghetti. Dun be taken by the look of petite portions, u would be surprised that u wre full by the end of meal. Most of the main courses come with a helping of fries and greens and complimentary soup and dessert.

Ginger Milk Curd

Ingredients: (for a bowl)
150 ml whole milk
1 tbsp ginger juice
1 tsp sugar/sugar substitute

Method:
Grate ginger with a microplane grater and squeeze the juice through a strainer. Measure 1 tbsp and leave in a small bowl. Measure 150 ml of whole milk and add in 1 tsp of sugar or sugar substitute. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes to obtain the temperature of 176f - 186f. Cooking time differs as microwave oven differs in wattage - know your microwave wattage. Stir the ginger juice, then pour the hot milk into the ginger juice and allow it to set. Curd should set in 10 minutes. A spoon rested on top of curd will not sink, then you know that the curd has set.
ENJOY

Inception

there is alot of great movies goin on this yr. gd for me; as a movie fan, i could say this movie will reali top the chart of the yr 2010. Great, may confused at first requires thinking n also at the ending... sort of let ppl anticipated if there is a sequel of it. but i rather nt. Sequel is always a poison to the box-office as it seem to lose / failed to have the initial affect n fantasy that previously able to enrapture ppl.

anyway tis movie is abt dreams... dream dream. Imagine ppl can go inside yr dream n reveal yr darkest deepest secret, absolute no privacy. if serious, it's even get u killed Woah speaking of tat, lucky its' wasnt a nightmare like em street.
while ppl may gussing over the main lead Leonardo i prefer his side kick more partner Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), it look like kenve reeves in Matrix. i also like the actress Ellen Page, she act in Juno and X-Men too. interesting refreshing cast, i should say n eeveryone had their own characters to play out, flaws n their gd points.