Copenhagen, multicultural metropolitan city - Day 1

23rd September 2008 - Sunny

As I woke up to a Sunny Morning, I realize it was going to be a great day with loads to see.

We quickly had breakfast, officially check ourselves into this apartment with the front desk. The guy in front was great in helping us to decide on how to get into Copenhagen city center. He told us that we should go to Hilleroed Station where there is a direct train to get into the city center.

From Wikitravel:

Indre By is the downtown area of Copenhagen, bounded by the lakes circling the inner city and the habour, it reflects the entire city’s extent during the reign of King Christian IV, when the town was fortified. As the historical center, it is the home of most of Copenhagens attractions, nightlife options, and hotels.

We were advised not to drive into Copenhagen since like most of the European countries, parking is really a headache in the city center.

Decided to get the car fueled up before heading out.

Was wondering why petrol kiosk would sell carrot in big bags like this. Apparently it was for the horse!

Then drove to Hilleroed, was a headache even to find parking there (coz it was free). We quickly board the train that leaves every 30min.

Not surprise, the train are actually are in great tip top condition, looking so modern and clean. There were automatic doors between compartment, and some compartment require passanger to be quiet and no handphone allowed.

Some people came up to the train with the bicycle, and they were only allowed to stay in front of the entrance, between to compartments.

As we alight from the main train station, we were tad bit lost. Tivoli Park was just right next to the train station, but it was closed during winter times. I figure we didn't loose much, coz it just look so small from outside!

Walked past the Christianborg Palace that was under renovation.

Not sure where to go at first, so decided to go under the Christianborg, apparently the palace was build on top of the old one. Was quite interesting to see the old walls and wooden pipping + sewage left to rot underneath unknown to many.

This Neo-baroque palace, completed in 1928, after 11 years of construction - is unique in the world, housing both the executive power, the legislative power, and the judicial power of Denmark, in a single building. It is the 5th construction at the sight, and the ruins of the original castle dating back to the 12th century - was excavated during the construction of the current palace, is open to the public, along with the halls of the parliament itself.

Since we came by to the dock where the DFSF canal tour was operating, we decided to see the city by boat.

Børsen, the former stock exchange from 1640

Nyhavn, once a poor loaded port, and where Christian Anderson used to do stay while searching for his breakthrough in theater play.

Was this the new convention center, or theater again?

Having enough with the boat tour, we got out and started walking around. We eventually reached Strøget, which claimed to be the biggest outdoor pedestrian shopping area in the world, regardless of whether this is true or not, it is a shoppers paradise, and the historic buildings as far as the eye can see, makes it a welcome alternative to any shopping center.

The Danes love their bicycle, especially that city parking is hard to come by.

We came out from Strøget, and started walking more, passed by the Det Kongelige Teater (The Royal Theatre)

Passed by the Amalienborg

Amalienborg is the the Royal residence, and consists of four identical classical mansions, facing an octagonal courtyard. At the Queens birthday at the 14th of January, and at other highlights in the lives on the royal family, the square is jam packed with people waiving Danish flag, and greeting the Queen.

Real crystal or what?

It is interesting at here, people are welcome to wander around palace ground. Guess that's why the Danes love their "people-friendly" royal family so much.

Behind the Amalienborg is the Marble Church

My mom thought she was in England, can go disturb the guard. SIGH!

And finally, we end the day by saying Hi to the little mermaid, a story by Christian Anderson.

To Copenhagen, Denmark via Gotenbörg

22nd September 2008 Sunny, Warm

We have agreed that today, we will drive down to Copenhagen via Gotenberg. Originally we wanted to cross over to Denmark via the long bridge, which cost around USD90 per way. Then we decided that through Helsingor and Helsingborg, it will be way much nearer to where we gonna stay.

Half way through, we stopped by at Gotenberg for lunch.

Passed by a local Asian grocery shop, to our surprise, we met someone from Malaysia that came to Sweden and have a Malaysian restaurant here. He was very enthusiastic to meet someone from Malaysia there, and offered to show us around Gotenberg. We politely thank him but told him we had to rush down to Copenhagen before night sets in. He seemed a little disappointed, but still showed us quickly to a nearby market where we can have lunch there.

Since we have been cooking our way throughout Scandinavia, we didn't have much chance to eat out really.

This is our first time eating stromming... which really translated to deep fried fish with mash.

Also, we have order pan fried beef (with lingonberry, just like the one for their kottbullar), and a chicken chop. Somewhat remind me of a typical cheap fast food, hmmm...

We then quickly continued our journey, passed by some wind farm, looking majestic from afar.

Soon we reach the ferry terminal, and quickly board on it to cross over from Helsingborg to Helsingor (erm, was it the other way round?)

Helsingor

Helsingor

Then it was another 30min or so to get from where we alight to Feriecentret Rågeleje Klit - the place where we will put up for the next few days.

Sigh... what a relieve to know that we won't have to pack every night to move from one hostel to another. Dad managed to book this place through RCI timeshare exchange, pretty much in a very tight time frame.

This RCI timeshare is located right next to the seaside, and at a very quiet neighborhood. There are some wild birds very big in size. My mom was very daring to feed them some rice on one of the day.

By the time we reach here, the guys that maintain this place has long gone home. Since it was a long day for us, we decided to cook something easy then retire early for another long day tomorrow.

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It has been a while since I last update on this trip. I guess it is about time I finish off on this trip, and perhaps I will write a little about Dubai as we will be going there coming Christmas.

当猪开始独立的时候

来源： 作者：洛克菲勒

亲爱的约翰：

我已经注意到那条指责我吝啬，说我捐款不够多的新闻了，这没什么。我被那些不明就里的记者骂得够多了，我已经习惯了他们的无知与刻薄。我回应他们的方式只有一个：无任他们如何口诛笔伐，我都保持沉默、不加辩解。因为我清楚自己的想法，我坚信自己站在正确的一边。
每个人都需要走自己的路，重要的是要问心无愧。有一个故事或许能够解释，为什么我很少理会那些乞求我出钱来解决他们个人问题的人，更能解释让我出钱比让我赚钱更令我紧张的原因了。这个故事是这样的。

有一家农夫，圈养了几头猪。一天，主人忘记关圈门，便给了那几头猪逃跑的机会。经过几代以后，这些猪变得越来越凶悍，以至于开始威胁经过那里的行人。几位经验丰富的猎人闻听此事，很想为民除害。但是，这些猪却很狡猾，从不上当。

约翰，当猪开始独立的时候，就会变得强悍和聪明了。

有 一天，一个老人赶着一头拖着两轮车的驴子，车上拉着许多木材和粮食，走进了野猪出没的村庄。当地居民很好奇，就走上前问那个老人：“你从哪里来，要干什么 去？”老人告诉他们：“我来帮助你们抓野猪啊！”众乡民一听就嘲笑他：“别逗了，连出色的猎人都做不到的事你怎么可能做到？”但是，两个月以后，野猪已被 猎人关在山顶上的围栏里了。

村民们再次惊讶，追问那个老人：“是吗？真不可思议，你怎么抓住它们的？”

老人解释说：“首先，就是去找野猪经常出来吃东西的地方。然后我就在空地中间放一些食物做陷阱的诱饵。那些猪起初吓了一跳，最后还是好奇地跑过来，闻食物的味道。很快一头老野猪吃了第一口，其它野猪也跟着吃起来。这时我知道，我肯定能抓住它们了。

“第二天，我多加了一点食物，并在几尺远的地方竖起一块木板。那块木板像幽灵般暂时吓退了它们，但是那白吃的午餐很有诱惑力，所以不久它们又跑回来继续大吃起来。此后我要做的只是每天在食物周围多竖起几块木板，直到我的陷阱完成为止。

“然后，我挖了一个坑立起了第一根角桩。每次我加进一些东西，它们就会远离一段时间，但最后都会再来吃免费的午餐。围栏造好了，陷阱的门也准备好了，而不劳而获的习惯使它们毫无顾虑地走进围栏。这时我就收起陷阱，那些白吃午餐的猪就被我轻而易举地抓到了。

这 个故事的寓意很简单，动物要靠人类供给食物时，它的机智就会被取走，接着它就有麻烦了。同样的情形也适用于人类，如果你想使一个人残废，只要给他一对拐杖 再等上几个月就能达到目的。换句话说。如果在一定时间内你给一个人免费的午餐，他就会养成不劳而获的习惯。别忘了，每个人在娘胎里就有被“照顾”的需求 了。

在很久很久以前，一位聪明的老国王，想编写一本智慧录，以飨后世子孙。一天，老国王将他聪明的臣子召集来，说：“没有智慧的头脑，就像没有蜡烛的灯笼。我要你们编写一本各个时代的智慧录，去照亮子孙的前程。”

这些聪明人领命离去后，工作很长一段时间，最后完成了一本十二卷的巨作，并骄傲地宣称：“陛下，这是各个时代的智慧录。”

老国王看了看，说：“各位先生，我确信这是各个时代的智慧结晶。但是，它太厚了，我担心人们读它会不得要领。把它浓缩一下吧！”这些聪明人费去很多时间，几经删简，成了一卷书。但是，老国王还是认为太长了，又命令他们再次浓缩。

这些聪明人把一本书浓缩为一章，然后减为一页，再变为一段，最后则变成一句话。老国王看到这句话时，显得很满意。“各位先生，”他说，“这真是各个时代的智慧结晶，而且各地的人一旦知道这个真理，我们大部分的问题就可以解决了。”这句话就是：“天下没有白吃的午餐。”

智慧之书的第一章，也是最后一章是：“天下没有白吃的午餐。”如果人们知道出人头地要以努力工作为代价，大部分人就会有所成就，同时这个世界将变得更美好。而白吃午餐的人，迟早会连本带利付出代价。 字串4

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一个人活着，必须为自身与外界创造足以使生命和死亡有点尊严的东西。

爱你的父亲

Unlocking Lokatoo GPS to use Garmin Mobile XT

Screw Malsingmap, I will post my own findings in my own blog here.

Recently my brother bought his brand new Proton Persona and was given one very crappy GPS named Lokatoo.

Not convince with the crappy map that have, I spent over the weekend trying to break into the system and eventually prove my thoughts that this is on a WinCE platform.

The whole GPS software was set to run on this Guider.exe at first start, so that is why you won't see the WinCE desktop. In order to break open to that, you will need to:

Step 1. Insert your SD card into the card reader and find this file: GpsRunfile.txt
Step 2. Open this file in using notepad, then change from:


//this file is set path of the file of navigator
"\SDMMC\Guider\Guider.exe"

to

//this file is set path of the file of navigator
"\SDMMC\CECMD.EXE"

This tells the WinCE to run CECMD instead of Guider (which is the original GPS crappy software)

Step 3. So, where to we get the CECMD then? What I did was I went to this website Navigo Hack and found the hacking method is similar to lokatoo.

http://navigo.wikispaces.com/Navigo+WinCE+Hack

Note :

• I have followed the old method, which was said to be very tricky but it works for Lokatoo.
• Also, I did not do an ActiveSync prior breaking into the Lokatoo because I can't find how to work it. It has something to do with the baud rate setting.

So Please be very careful as you might be very well turning your GPS into a brick, then I don't know how to help you after this.

Step 4. So, by now after you have play with the registry, you will already be starting your WinCE everytime your turn on your GPS.

Step 5. I've then proceed installing the Garmin Mobile XT (warez from torrent site) and never look back since then!

Step 6. Where to get free maps? Where else by Malfreemaps?? Screw Malsing again. Heh...

Still not sure how to do it? I will offer to crack for your for RM50/unit. PM me, thanks.

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Edited*

Looks like a lot of people are interested to crack their Lokatoo and use Garmin Mobile XT instead.

I have found another site that this guy is doing similar approach like me, he also has done the part to adjust the screen size as well. So, do have look!

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1160071/+200

动物结婚

来源:青年文摘·绿版 作者:王庆纲



蚂蚁和大象准备结婚，大象跟蚂蚁商量：“咱们是不是就不办酒席了？”蚂蚁问道：“为什么？”大象看了看厚厚一本书的客人名单道：“你们家的亲戚实在太多了啊!”蚂蚁哼了一声道：“我们家的亲戚多怎么了，我们家这么多亲戚加起来，还不顶你们家一个亲戚吃得多呢。”

驴和骡子结婚了，过了好几个月，驴对骡子道：“你是不是应该去医院看看啊？”骡子问：“怎么啦？”驴道：“我怀疑你有不孕不育症。”

蛇和蜈蚣相亲，蛇看了一眼蜈蚣道：“哎呀妈呀!你咋这么多腿呢？这得花多少钱买鞋啊!”蜈蚣一听不高兴了，“哼，小样，还嫌我腿多，我没嫌你四肢不全就不错了!”

白头翁和猫头鹰结了婚，猫头鹰整天唉声叹气道：“唉，我真倒霉，竟然嫁给了一个头发花白的糟老头子。”白头翁也气哼哼地道：“你倒霉？我还倒霉呢!你白天睡觉，晚上是整夜整夜地不睡觉，还咕咕地叫，弄得我每晚都失眠，搞得我神经衰弱，你说我的头发能不白吗？”

癞蛤蟆先生娶了蚊子小姐，晚上睡觉，蚊子抚摸着癞蛤蟆身上坑坑洼洼的皮肤道：“你得赶紧去做皮肤美容整形了，你看你身上一个包一个包的，让外人看到还以为是我叮的呢。”

鹅和大雁结了婚，大雁对鹅道：“你看你胖的，该减减肥了，不然有翅膀也飞不起来。”鹅听了把眼一瞪道：“都结了婚了，你还想飞到哪去啊？给我在家好好待着吧。”

寄居蟹和蜘蛛新婚之夜，寄居蟹害羞地问蜘蛛道：“告诉我，你娶我不是看上了我的房吧？”蜘蛛也问道：“那你告诉我，你嫁给我不是因为我们家能上网吧？”

长颈鹿和猴子结婚了，晚上洞房里面，猴子性急地规划起他们孩子的未来了。猴子对长颈鹿道：“你说我们的孩子将来干什么好呢？”长颈鹿害羞地一笑道：“傻 样，看你急的，我早想好了，将来我们的孩子可以去打篮球。”猴子道：“哦！为什么？”长颈鹿道：“这都不明白，我的身高加上你的弹跳，这孩子将来肯定是个 姚明二世。”

苍蝇和蝴蝶订的是娃娃亲，他们从小就认识。新婚之夜两人坐在窗前一边赏月一边回忆小时候的事。苍蝇对蝴蝶说：“没想到一下子我们都长大了，还记得小的时 候，你是一条小青虫，没想到现在变得这么漂亮了，真是女大十八变啊。”蝴蝶幽幽地叹了一口气看了一眼苍蝇道：“是啊，你小时候倒是白白胖胖的挺讨人喜欢， 没想到长大竟然变得这么黑了。”

山羊和猪准备结婚，山羊对猪道：“你看你该减减肥了吧？我怕你这么胖婚纱都套不进去。”猪小姐听了老大不高兴，也不甘示弱地教训山羊道：“还说我，你看你整天邋里邋遢的，不讲究个人卫生，一点也不注意个人小节。胡子都这么长了也不知道刮一刮。”