Bisdak Babbles

I took up Computer Engineering in college, so we had a few electronics and communication courses. Trying to make those circuits work was really fun but I hated calculating frequencies, resistances, capacities, etc. Why am I talking about this now? My cousin happened to ask me about Cat5e Keystone jack and I was clueless. Forgetting it because it had been years since my electronics courses is a lame excuse.

Cat 5 or “Cable and Telephone” is a type of cable often used for computer networks. Cat 5e is just an enhanced version of Cat 5. Keystone jack, on the other hand, is the female connector, and the matching male is referred to as the keystone plug. Still a bit confused? The photo on the right side shows a Cat 5e keystone jack. From there, I’m sure you can already figure out how does a keystone plug look like.

MP3 players - Almost everyone has an MP3 player and I’ve been wanting one since I arrived here. I badly needed one especially when I was working in Kobe. The 4-hour travel to and from work was so boring. But I have priorities so I was just contented visiting the electronics store and try out the samples.

Recently, our manager held this writing contest, in Japanese! I intended not to join but it was a bit embarrassing after he extended the deadline, and I’m glad I joined! Of course, I didn’t get one of the top awards but among the rest, I received gift certificates as a consolation prize that was almost enough to buy the cheapest MP3 player I could find.

I really wish to have an iPod Touch but right now, I’m more than contented to have a Creative Zen MP3 player:

Features:

Memory: 2 GB

File Format: MP3, WMA

Interface: USB 2.0

Dimension: 53.7×35.6×16 mm

Battery: Rechargeable, lasts for 20 hours if fully-charged

Special Feature: Built-in speaker

Now, the 20-minute walk to the station is no longer boring!

I was very depressed so I gave my self a treat … a hair makeover!

And it cost me 20,000 yen! He he… I wish! I really had a good laugh trying out different hairstyles and as I have suspected, I look hideous in lighter hair color.
Just for fun, you could try playing with your favorite photo here.