Seanny's Google Nexus 4 by LG

Ever since the announcement of Google's very own flagship smartphone, Nexus 4 manufactured by LG, I told myself that I'm going to get one & I did. The high end phone with a low price point is a definite turn on , and I got mine from DiGi in February this year as they're the only Telco in Malaysia that offered this brilliant device at an attractive price, RM499 without any advance payment, but with a monthly subscription of RM148 & comes with a 3GB data plan. The price is only offered for those who have been a DiGi postpaid user for a year and above.

The more I use it, the more I'm falling in love with it, especially with its friendly features, like swype keypad, widgets, panorama & photo sphere. It was quite a tough time adapting to type with a virtual keyboard especially after using my BlackBerry for 2 years which have a physical one, but the swype feature definitely helps a lot. It's just so smooth & makes typing easier.

The panorama feature helps in taking panoramic pictures, be it a vibrant city or natural landscapes, and it can take 360-degree pictures, which means everything around you. Photo Sphere is also a cub feature to play with.

Taken using Panorama feature when having dinner at Khunthai, Klang

Taken near my working place using Panorama feature

Not forgetting the awesome Widgets feature, which gives easy access & shortcut to a certain settings or app without having to fumble through everything in the app menu.

Love the widget to control Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Location, Screen Rotation & Brightness

Google Play Music Widget allows song playing and controlling without going into the app menu

Of course I'm also a total sucker for its cool, slim & sleek appearance. Both front & back are covered with glass & the glossy surfaces give it a classy look. I especially love the back where some glittery dots are visible when turned to certain angles and exposed to lights.

Playing games is smooth, taking notes, messaging & staying connected with the world via social networks is a breeze. The only downside is there's no expandable memory, so I have to control from storing too much stuff or download extra apps.

Anyhow, I'm still a proud LG Google Nexus user & I'm using my Nexus 4 to update this post. Guess I'm gonna get a Nexus 7 by Asus in the future too.

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A New Furry Member in the Family

A little furry member had joined my family on 27 November 2012. A Mini Shnauzer which I named her Bridget. Bringing cuteness, joy and laughter to us and mostly me. She was shy when she first came here but her shyness faded off a few days after and with her very accurate internal clock, she'd wake me up every morning at 7am to feed her. I don't need an alarm clock since then. Behold the fluffy cuteness below.

When Bridget first came.

Bridget sleeping soundly.

When Bridget first follow me back to Seremban and in the embrace of my sister.

Bridget sleeping hugging her Pooh Bear.

After bathing her.

We were having a restless Saturday  due to a renovation nearby.

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My Life as an Editor in LivingSocial Malaysia - Interlude

Happy times didn't last long as June came, our expectations and hopes were swept away. This brings back to end of May, where we were happily accepting the transition from Everyday.com to LivingSocial and working overtime wasn't a problem, not only because of the money and free dinners, but also the thought of us working together even till 9pm, filling the whole department with laughter.

With promises and hopes given to us that everything will be better, I must say we had quite a high expectation, but that was where our downfall begins. The first week of June, when Greg and Kim were here from US, guiding us on using the new system, everything was smooth and peaceful as sales people were aware of not bugging us for amendments and major changes which mostly caused by their own mistakes of not providing enough details and information. Our serenity turned chaos when both Greg and Kim left with so many unnecessary and last minute changes and laughable rules implemented, all favourable to sales, and leading to the imbalance flow of energy in the company.

Fickle minded management was of no help at all, implementing one rule the first minute, and changing it the next second. Of course they were standing on the same line as sales as they were the ones "contributing" bringing in revenue and "pay" for our wages. Somehow it was true, but without the help of MA, Editors and Customer Service, their revenue will just vanish to smoke. Most of them didn't understand the golden rule of co-operation and we are not under them but we're in the same rank which was just as important.

Thanks to the so called operation manager and director who have no interest in knowing how the system works but laughing the day off, the farewells began with one leaving 1 or 2 weeks after another, and that made up to 15 farewells within 3 months, including MA, Editorial and CS Team. This leads to the next post where farewells become celebrations and leaving a place where it’s no longer homely and undertaking risks to a better future.

Photos credit to Vincent, Caroline, Faizah, Marianne & Jasmine.