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Embarrassment: Malaysian High Commission in London

Why so CACAT ONE!?!?!??!
Webmaster: madsalleh@btconnect.com ????
“Photographer Service Availabled” ????

The Network Is So SLOWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwww

A few said it’s Streamyx. A few said it’s undersea cables damaged because of the earthquake in Taiwan. Whatever it is, it’s not getting any better. And I’m not even on a Streamyx line. The whole office is experiencing a crawl.
Lowyat
Lowyat forum post
Monster blog
Shagedelica
Satkuru.com
Kukujiao
I don’t forsee things getting better very soon. Might as well resolve [...]

Malaysia steals engadget “brand”

Engadget is a pretty cool blog that keeps up with device trends. It’s just plain distasteful that someone has ripped off its good name and set up a shop in Midvalley with the same name, same font, same logo:

Just like the Friendster cafe in Damansara Perdana.
What did Engadget (the blog) think? Well…. not too highly [...]

WordPress themes

WordPress logo
Originally uploaded by jesusguevarautomotriz.
I know the current Hemmingway theme looks nice and presentable, but because of it’s pure simplicity, I can’t manage eye-catching photos onto the front page without botching up the presentation format.
I chose to go with Hemmingway for a quick fix, until I find a proper theme for my blog, or end [...]