Finally done with backing up all my DV tapes. They had been lying on my table for years. Other than laziness, it was because I do not have proper software tools to do that efficiently.

This time, I found Exsate and DvDate. Exsate captures video from camcorder into separate files split according to date codes / timestamps. This way I can browse through the different scenes easily. Before using Exsate, everyone of my DV video was captured as a single big file (>10 GB). It is a pain to browse and backup this file into DVD.

 Maggi Mee lunch before going home.

Bak Kut Tea lunch on the way to Desaru.

I am a happy man today. I found a shop in Sim Lim selling OEM Eee PC 901 keyboard last week. I bought one. Unfortunately, that was a defective one. I went to Sim Lim again this afternoon, the sales girl willingly change it to a new one. It is now working flawlessly. For 27.50 SGD, I should not complain  too much.

Last Saturday, I accidentally made a powerful over head smash. I was excited, trying to repeat that throughout the game.

I went home to do some research on the internet. There were some nice youtube videos showing proper smashing technique. I guess I found out the trick. It is to tilt the body sideway, and raise the elbow, position the elbow behind the head, point the racket head downwards behind the head, swing the racket from right to left. The idea is to swing the racket head the longest trajectory before hitting the shuttle. At the point where the shuttle is hit, the racket should have gained enough speed and power to generate an explosive smash.

Simeon commented my smashes today are 30% more powerful. That is really exciting. I need to refine the smashing further, to execute it naturally every time. My right arm is aching at a different position after the intensive games today.