We were on our way to Gurney Plaza when we came across the most promising business in Pulau Tikus. Let me introduce you to Farmasi Ego; should be the most famous pharmacy in Pulau Tikus!

I seriously hope their business will continue to be successful. They HAVE to be successful, else it will definitely hurt someone’s ego.

Seriously, nobody will believe this if I tell anyone. My car just got hit again on the back and exactly on the same spot! Damn it! The first time was somewhere back in December last year. I was hit by a Vios coming on fast on a downhill slope. It was quite scary and that was months ago. This time it’s by a Ford Ranger. It’s not where I got hit. It’s how I got hit… at the traffic light junction near Asiajaya LRT. It was at an uphill slop and I was like stationary for more than a min. Stupid fella dunno how to apply his brakes?!?!

Some moron just doesn’t belong on the road. Stay off the road for fcuking sake! Kanninnahbuehchowcibai!

At the exact same spot!

I just replaced this new plate not long ago. damn it!

I’ve been following Heroes since the day it when on air and now the show is taking its second break for Season 1. Heroes will return 23rd April which is about a month from now.

“Like a parasite” - Scene from Heroes episode 18

Its episode 18 now and we’ve seen pretty much of what will happen to New York city. We also know who is Sylar now and what he is up to and why some of the Heroes are trying to stop him. The excitement continues this coming April.Here’s a quick history lesson. I grew up watching Misfits of Science during my younger days. This TV series followed the adventures of a group of young superhero misfits fighting crime. Each member had their own unique power, from shrinking to controlling electricity to telekinetic powers. The team was led by Dr. Billy Hayes. The series lasted for 17 episodes before being canceled. It was a short-lived American superhero fantasy series that aired on NBC from October, 1985 to October, 1986.

Just like how I imagine myself being Hiro Nakamura in Heroes, I used to imagine myself as ‘Johnny B’ back in those days. Johnny was the guy that shoots bolts of energy from his fist. Besides fancied being Johnny, I also had an infatuation with Gloria which was played by Courteney Cox. She’s really cute back then.

The casts from The Misfits of Science

Here’s some information of the characters from the series that I gathered:

• Dean Paul Martin played Dr. Billy Hayes, the non-powered yet undisputed leader of this misfit team. Billy was a research scientist at the Humanidyne Institute.
• Kevin Peter Hall played Dr. Elvin “El” Lincoln, Billy’s colleague and close friend. El was a towering black man who gave himself the ability to shrink to doll size via hormonal treatments. The character struggled socially because, despite being very tall and black, he played basketball poorly.
• Mark Thomas Miller was Johnny Bukowski, a.k.a. Johnny B. He was a rock and roll musician who was electrocuted on stage, thus giving him formidable electrical powers. These same powers also granted him some limited superspeed abilities, but they also made him vulnerable to water.
• Courteney Cox played Gloria Dinallo, a troubled telekinetic teen with a history of juvenile delinquency.
• Mickey Jones played Arthur Beifneiter a.k.a. Ice Man, The team would drive around in an ice cream truck because Ice Man would die if he got too warm, so they kept him in the freezer. Ice Man only appeared in the pilot episode.

Now how cool would it be if the characters from Heroes can combine with the characters from the Misfits of Science. It would be such as blast! Or perhaps the Misfits turned evil and the Heroes had to fight them now. Haha… that’s a thought.

There was another short-lived superhero series, The Greatest American Hero that was aired from 1981 to 1983. I was much younger than so I don’t really know what’s the series all about but I always had a good laugh seeing Ralph, the hero in red suit trying to fly but keeps falling instead. What I love most about that series was the theme song. Check out the theme song below:

The casts from The Greatest American Hero

Ahhh… going down memory lane sure does make me feel younger

Here’s a review on Magic-Sing Karaoke Microphone that I just bought recently. It’s a nifty little gadget with big surprises. The microphone itself is the karaoke system. Yes, there’s whole 2064 songs built-in into the microphone. Impressive huh? But before I proceed with the review, I wish to share a little bad experience I had not long ago.

My Experience
My last karaoke session with my younger friends have proven to be much of a humiliating moment. They make me feel really old every time I chose songs by Rick Price, MLTR and sometimes even good oldies by Air Supply. Usually everyone will be fighting over the mic whenever there’s a familiar song playing but not when I play the songs I chose. There’ll be a total silence in the room as I sang to my favourite karaoke song. Well, it’s quite hard if I’m not a hip person singing “All The Things She Said” by TaTu which is totally IMPOSSIBLE to sing along to at all! So I swore not to go karaoke with anyone else except peers of my age. Or else I can just sing in my own car just like how I always do.

My Discovery
2 weeks ago, I was introduced by a friend of this new little gadget that just got around to Malaysia. This little handy gadget is called the ‘Magic-Sing Karaoke Mic’. It’s an All-In-One Digital Karaoke microphone with 2,064 songs built-in. Yes, the mic itself is a karaoke system. No more bulky devices with lotsa cables and extensions. The karaoke system itself features other capability such as mic volume control, volume control, and tempo and echo control all within a press of a few buttons. Still don’t get the idea? Here, lemme show you.

This is how Magic-Sing karaoke mic looks like. The Mic also comes with an optional smaller Submic ( left).

Setting up the hardware is as simple as hooking up your VCD player to the TV. The only cables attached to the mic are the RCA cables (Red, White, Yellow) and a power cable which comes with an adapter.

Once the cables are all hooked up, power up your TV and select your Video Channel with your remote. Depending on types of TV, usually a Video Channel is set to AV1 and AV2. For my TV, it is set to AV2. Power up your Magic-Sing by pressing the ON button for about half a second (just like how you power up your mobile). Once the mic is on, you can see an intro screen playing.

To start singing, you need to choose your song. The karaoke set comes with a handy songbook. The very nice covered song book comes in a form of a ring-bind folder. In future if you wish to purchase more songs(chips), you can add the additional song list pages into the book.

Now that you know what song you wish to sing, get the code and punch it into the system with your mic. Since there’s no display screen on the mic, your TV will act as a display screen. Once you keyed in your code, hit the PLAY button and away you go… sing your heart out!

There’s a mode button on the mic that allows you to select volume, echo, tempo and key control. You can even have song reservations, view your singing score in real time and have a little contest among your family and friends. I tried singing one of my favourite song, “100 Years” by Five For Fighting and I did pretty well… hehe. Oh yes, the songs are quite updated. Don’t worry about not having any songs to sing. There’s a hefty 2,064 songs for you to choose from!

The Magic-Sing does come with an optional Submic, called the “Magic-Duet”. It’s a wireless, standard AA battery powered sub-microphone that need to be paired with it big brother, Magic-Sing mic. After pairing up with the main mic, you can have a back-up singer, a duet partner and even a little singing contest together. Now isn’t that cool?

If you find that 2.064 songs are not enough for you, you can always opt to add in additional songs by getting the optional Song Chips. Currently, there are only 5 song chip titles available. Chinese, Indonesian, Hymn, Pop-Vol 16 and Pop-Vol 17 song chips are sold separate from the Magic-Sing mic. More songs can be added into the mic by simply plugging the chip into the mic. There are 5 slots available in the mic so you can have up to 5 song chips inside the mic. Once inserted, your list of songs will be extended! Cool!

After a few songs on my own, my brother then joins me for a couple of his favourites. He sure liked it as he was really into it.

I just found out from the distributor that the set comes with an optional car adaptor. “What’s the car adaptor for?”, you may ask. Well, it’s to totally PIMP YOUR RIDE! For those having a LCD display panel hooked up in your ride, you can simply hook up this gadget to your existing car stereo system, get the car adaptor and you’ll be instantly popular among your friends. (Car adaptor and singing karaoke in the car is optional. We do not encourage the driver to sing along while driving :p)

Hooking up is easy, packing up is as easy too. The Magic-Sing karaoke mic, songbook and adaptor come with a nice and easy carrybag. Now your can bring your karaoke set to any party and be an instant super star singing to your favourite karaoke songs!

My Verdict
The mic is really really cool and easy to use. You have everything built-in into the mic so you can control everything with just one device. The mic is really sturdy and really comfortable to hold. There’s of course a few drawbacks but that is not gonna stop a superstar wannabe from his/her favourite song. I’ll give this gadget an 8/10. It could be slightly pricey for some but if you can afford it, you must get it.

My Recommendations

• To those who wants to join Malaysian Idol. This is a must-get gadget. Practice singing and grooving to your favourite tunes and who knows, you might get lucky.
• To those avid karaoke goers. This will save you alot of money in long run. Just gather your friends over your place and have a fun night fun singing together. Hey, you can even charge them if you want to.
• To pub, bar or even restaurant owners. Have this little gadget installed in your outlet and you will have more patrons coming over. Hopefully they order as much as they’ll sing. hehe
• As a gift. A great gift for house-warming party.

I’m sure there’s more that you can think of. But I only need one reason to own it… Singing relaxes me. Yes, it’s how I distress myself.

Here’s a little video on how singing and karaoke can save your marriage too

Technical Specifications
I gathered these informations from the distributor’s website (http://magicsing.voicecreations.net)ED-9000 Special Feature:

• Lyrics appear on TV screen
• Photgraphy scenery displayed on TV
• Echo, Key, Tempo and Volume Control
• Song reservation, Score in real time, Random play
• Music Contest, Musical Instrument, Voice Change
• Melody Guide On/Off

Optional Devices:
1) Magic-Sing Sub-Microphone - Wireless microphone for the duet/backup singer. Must have a Magic Sing microphone to operate.

Features:

• 900MHz Ultra high band
• Crystal clear sound by using a noise reduction circuit
• Great reception range of up to 20 ft.
• Controls speed, pitch, music volume and vocal volume.
• Makes use of the functions of the main microphone.
• 2 x AA Alkaline Batteries required (not included)

The Magic-Sing Karaoke Microphone is currently retailed at RM988. Since I’m one of the few first customer, the distributor agrees to give me a discount in my future purchase. So if you want one, email me at galvin@dawgbyte.com