Maxis Phones Trade In Program

My eyes twinkled at the sight of this very exciting news while  I was lazily scrolling through the news feed of my Facebook a few days ago.

Guess what I saw....


Jeng, jeng, jeng...

Trade in Program by Maxis

I mean there's no Telco in Malaysia ever offered such kind of service to the smartphone users to trade in their phone in exchange of a new phone. It's unprecedented! Please kindly correct me if I am wrong.

Of course, I was thrilled to see my 2 year-old iPhone 4S is in the list of phones that can be traded in.
(Other phones in the list are: Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Samsung Galaxy S3 & iPhone4)

All phone plan is subject to 24 months binding contract.

As I am a current iValue1 user, I can trade in my old phone with an additional top up RM849 to get the new iPhone 5S. Isn't it a good bargain to get the latest phone with just RM849, and continuing my current phone plan for just two years?

Excitedly, I brought my old phone to The Garden Maxis center to be traded in. The friendly receptionist briefly checked through the condition of my phone before whisking me to the technician for another round of phone validation. During our conversation, I was also informed that the program is open to anyone with any telco service.

While the technician was helping me to validate my phone, he found out the faulty power button of my phone and did not allow me to trade in the phone. Although I felt let down, the technician helpfully suggest that I can try to get the part fixed and come back for the trade in program again.

From the beginning, I was already suspicious they would allow me to trade in the phone. But to be fair, I admit that my phone is not completely perfect and Maxis is doing their job to have a fair trade- in program.

As I am quite bothered to send my phone to get fix and left without a handy companion,  I convinced myself that I should just skip this phone and wait for i6.

BUT may be, just may be,  my heart was telling me that it is the phone that I bought  because of the special someone whom I used to love....

Happy 2nd Anniversary

The commonly broken part in iPhone. ISHHHH

(PS: For more details of the trade-in program, please kindly visit http://new.maxis.com.my/en/personal/devices/trade-up-offer.html)

Tilt to Live

Hi guys, today I am going to talk about a game that I have been playing for quite a while now and yet it is still entertaining. It is called Tilt to Live and it is available for iPhone, IpodTouch and iPad/iPad2. Tilt to Live is developed by One-Man-Left (gave develop studio) and it costs $2.99 (convert to your own country currency) in iTunes.

Tilt to Live

##Description

** The 2010 Game of the Year – AppAdvice.com **

A 2010 Best App Ever Award Winner

A 2010 Staff Favorite – TouchArcade.com

A 2010 Top App of the Year – AppAddict.net

A Top 100 App of 2010 – theAppEra.com

Features:
• Fast, Frantic Action
• Responsive Tilt Controls
• Pick-Up & Play
• 4 Exciting Gametypes!
• 6 Unlockable Super-Weapons
• 46 Award Challenges
• Retina Display Compatible
• Game Center & AGON Leaderboards
• Post Your Highscores on Twitter & Facebook

Would you enjoy unleashing a screaming flock of heat-seeking cluster missiles? A flash-freezing blast of glacial ice? Or transforming into a buzz saw of razor-sharp spikes? Then you’re in luck. That stuff is in this game. Help yourself to a variety of unique gametypes, unlockable weapons, and diabolical award challenges. No buttons or thumbsticks to fumble around with, just tilt. Tilt for your life. ##

The words between ##/## are quoted from iTunes.

It is already so tempting to get your device and head over to iTunes to download the game after reading the description right? For those who are still doubting whether to get it or not, fret no more. Why not continue to read this entry and get to know about this game? It may change your mind!

Tilt-to-Live consists of 5 gametypes. There are Classic mode, Code Red mode, Gauntlet Evolved mode, Frosbite mode and iVivala Turret! mode. Each game type has its own attraction and different rules of playing.

The 5 game types : Classic mode - chain kills back-to-back to multiply your score. Unlock Awards to earn new weapons.

Code Red mode - It's Classic Mode on crack. Prepare to die!

Gauntlet Evolved mode - Weave through deadly crowds of dots, collecting orbs for points.

Frostbite mode - Shatter your falling frozen foes before the hot spring can reanimate them!

and iViva la Turret! mode - Man the Perforator! Mow down dots, then collect their loose moneys to build a multiplier.

By the way, do you notice you can play the game in different postures? Yes, you can select the way you are holding your device based on your different sitting/sleeping/standing postures at that time. Personally, I find that holding the device in Top-Down way is the most comfortable way for me to navigate and control the cursor.

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The Classic and Code Red modes share the same game play rule, that is to kill as many red dots as possible before you bump your cursor into any dots. Their only difference is that Classic mode is more suitable for beginner whereas Code Red mode requires more skills to play as the red dots are quickly spawned and moving at a faster speed. These red dots are evil, they will follow your cursor everywhere. Therefore, you must try to get as many weapons (orbs of different colors with different symbols in it) as possible to arm and protect your cursor.

The Classic mode with less spawning of red dots and slower moving speed.

The Code Red mode - is a busy version of classic mode. You must react fast and alert to those quick spawned red dots.

I am in love with the Code Red mode. It is so addictive because every time I set a new record, I will want to come back to play and set another new high scores! See my newly set high score? Are you dare to challenge me?? Hahaha...To be honest, there are a lot more expert players around us who get extremely much higher score than me. You can check your score and different players on Leaderboards when your device is connected to internet.

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Basically in Gauntlet Evolved mode your aim is to get as many colored orbs as possible in order to earn more points. Beware of your enemies-red dots, they will come in large crowd when you get more orbs and spend more time in the game.

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Cool blue screen in Frostbite mode. Initially your cursor is protected by the green protecting shield. Kill the frozen red dots before they get to bottom of the screen as they will be reanimated and turn into moving red dots that come chasing after your cursors! Don't loose your protecting shield (when the animated red dots hit your cursor) as it will make your cursor vulnerable to direct attack from these red dots and of course Game Over la when you get hit again.

Notice the thermometer below the screen? Try to kill as many frozen red dots as possible in order to push the temperature from cold to hot, as shown in the above two pictures. When you reach the maximum temperature, the thermometer will turn red and a reddish firery orb will be spawned. Use it to set a line of fire across your screen to assist you killing the increasingly fast dropping of frozen red dots from top.

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The last game mode ( iVivala Turret!) offers you a complete different game play as above. Once you pick up the yellow orb, your cursor will be protected in a fort that is armed with Machine Gun. Shoot down those red dots and they will turn into blue shining diamonds. Collect these blue diamonds to gain scores. Please be reminded that the fort will not last long, it will explode after some time and you need to search for the yellow orb to built up another fort. Don't let the red dots to attack your fort.

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I really enjoy this game. I instantly in love with this game when my friend, Kyle lend me his iPad to play this game. I was sorry to him as I had to bother him to play the game as I did not own iPad yet that time. Hehe.....I started playing the Code Red mode straight away because i feel that the classic mode is too slow and boring...Though, I could not handle this busy type mode instantly, I picked up the skills quite fast and broke my friend's record (i still remember i broke his record during his birthday. It is my gift to him to set the highest score in his iPad...hahaha..and he still cant break my own record yet until now...Sorry Kyle to mention you here).

SO, have you made up your mind to buy the game?? If you are still hesitating, you can just go to iTunes and search for " Tilt to Live". There should be a free version where only classic made is playable. You can upgrade the game anytime when you feel you are ready to pay for it!

My rating: 4.5/5 ......It is hard to get bored with this game!

IPhone4 & Me.

The long awaited IPhone 4 has finally available in Malaysia. Everyone is so exciting about this new upgraded smartphone and successor to IPhone and IPhone 3GS. The sleek and sophisticated did manage to grab my attention! I was so fascinated as my classmate, Joo Ean suggested we buy the new phone together. Since my current mobile phone, K800i looks quite old, unattractive and dull, I had this sudden urge that burgeoned rapidly within me when Joo Ean told me about her plan.

However, after mulling over and over about the pros and cons of buying the iPhone, I had to convince myself it is unworthy for me. I mean, it is not so suitable with me and somehow I feel that it is unnecessary for me to spend this prodigious amount of money to buy this highly-coveted phone.

Buy me or not?

I can only think of 2 advantages over the many many disadvantages. Here’s what I had been thinking:

Advantages:

1) its design is sleek and attention-getting. Everyone would turn their head when they see me using the phone (you’re so vain!)

2) I felt that it will always stay in trend

Disadvantages:

1. I won’t use up all the applications in the phone, they will be wasted. so they become unnecessary for me.
2. If I bought the phone, I will not have any more money to spend on other things like going shopping, watching movie or dining out with friends with sumptuous and scrumptious food.
3. I really can buy many new shirts, shoes, bags….that i really wanted.
4. New camera may be
5. or a MP4 player?

This was what I got after considering much for every aspect and how the phone will cost me (if i ever buy it la). If I subscribe for the cheapest plan in DIGI (RM58 per month), I will have to pay up to 2 years (24 x RM58 = RM1392). This is just for the basics monthly phone usage, without adding the extra that you would incur if you exceed the quota. Besides, the phone itself already cost RM2090. So if I buy and subscribe the DIGI plan, then they will add up to a GRAND total of RM3482 which I can use to buy a decent high end laptop already! I would rather buy the latter because….(no need me to explain the advantages of owning a laptop right?)Furthermore, I would have to scrimp and save in this 2 years because I wont have any money left for each month. No more shopping. No more entertainment. And no more outings with friends.

So, in order to ‘reward’ myself for my self-control act, I went to shopping at Times Square and Sungei Wang with Jun Hui and her sister yesterday. Initially, I was only planning to watch a movie at Mid Valley. But,knowing that they would go to Sungei Wang to Sing K, I quickly agreed and joined them. We had a fun day there and bought a few things too in order to pamper myself.

A chinese zombie black V-neck tshirt.

A skin tight jeans. I had been longing for it for very long time as I am really bored with my old blue jeans.

A pair of converse sneakers. It is out-dated, but they look good with my jeans!

A belt. I got it together with the skinny jeans at Shibuya with some discount.

A Puma bag. Got it a month ago at Timesquare too.

And these were what we had for our dinner:

Small servings but nice. The sauce is simply irresistible!

Apple green tea juice.

My order. A dessert which tastes like marker pen because it contains almond.

Though I cannot own the iPhone, I still can have very much fun with other things!