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A Very Quick Update once again

Ali — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:25:32 +0000

Once again, I post a very quick update… I seem to be busier than I expected.

I have been really active on twitter, you can follow my daily life through twitter if you would like to.
On April 25th I received the iPad. (Posted on Twitter)
I found the template I am looking for.
Testing Yii Framework as a replacement for CodeIgniter and Kohana…

Being a father is not easy.. Hmm, while I am typing I remembered that I never posted that I have become a father. I am a father of a beautiful daughter named Sara.

Quick Updates

Ali — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:30:41 +0000

It has been really a long time since I last wrote something on my blog, but here is a quick update..

I have been really active on twitter, you can follow my daily life through twitter if you would like to.
I have purchased Apple iPad, and I am hoping for it to arrive sometime next week.
I have upgraded my MacBook from Mac OSX Leopard to Snow Leopard.. Significant performance difference, and a better battery life.
VIVA service is getting better, and I am getting less disconnected calls.
Searching for a web app template that have a generic use, still can’t find a useful one.

I have been extremely busy with my life the past few weeks. I think that I try to do tons of stuff at the sametime, but I end up finishing the important stuff only.

Since Viva BH doesn’t provide manual settings…

Ali — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:10:41 +0000

Since Viva BH doesn’t provide manual settings… I decided to extract their manual settings from the automatic settings and post them here…

Internet Connection:

APN: viva.bh
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)

MMS Settings:

Service Center: http://mms.viva.com.bh:38090
APN: vivawap.bh
Username: (blank)
Password: (blank)
Proxy: 172.18.142.36
Proxy Port: 8080

VIVA Bahrain – 1 day review

Ali — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:01:46 +0000

I am one of the people who gets really annoyed when I don’t get what I have been promised with. I have people who don’t keep their promises. So, I walk to Viva Shop in Jawad Dome. I stay in the Queue, and the shop says sorry we are closed. After waiting for 1 hour, they said they closed. Of-course after people showing their annoyance, they said they’ll process who ever was there.. and they wont accept new customers. So, I wait for another hour. And I get my SIM Card, but not activated card. I get promised to have the card active by the same night, or maximum by next morning (Which is today). However, today at about 3.00pm, I try to use the card. and the Card is not active, so I call 124.. I make a big deal of it and the team leader Hussain Alfardan, does his magic… and gets my card activated 4 hours later… Anyway, I call this magic… It rarely works with telecoms companies. However, the card is active, so I try it on my iPhone. I get the regular message from any provider saying that the handset cannot be configured automatically and I have to contact 124. However, I call them, and they say:

Sorry Sir, we don’t have manual settings.

I tell him to escalate my issue, and he forwards me to his manager, and the manager says:

Sorry Sir, we don’t have manual settings and there is nothing I can do to help you!!!

Wow, what a customer service guy, if he worked for me, he would have been fired instantly. They don’t provide manual settings and they tell me they cannot do anything for me… I am paying for a service and I cannot use this service.

Also, I call again asking about why I am being charged BHD1.429 on the unbilled for my number. He they say we cannot help you sir.. We have to call you back after couple of hours. What type of service is this? They are running a joke company!

Few days ago, I purchased an iPhone 3GS 32GB

Ali — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:25:11 +0000

Few days ago, I purchased my White iPhone 3GS 32GB. My History with iPhone is long back when I the 2G. I love the changes in the in the iPhone… Specially the feature that I missed much, Copy-n-Paste Text!!! and the New Push notifications!!

I replaced my BlackBerry with this iPhone. It has been doing it’s job perfectly.

Rain and accidents

Ali — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:47:38 +0000

Today was a rainy day. Which we are not used to. So we’d expect accidents. Here is an example taken by my N900

Nokia N900

Ali — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:21:25 +0000

On Saturday, I got my Nokia N900… Simply this phone rocks! I love this phone!

Saturday, 21st November was my birthday

Ali — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:16:42 +0000

On Saturday, 21st of November 2009 was my birthday. It was a very special day for me. Thanks to everyone to made me enjoy my day, and specially my wife. She took me to have dinner in Pizza Italia and prepared a very nice table for me. I love the Aigner package! Thanks for the special dinner honey!

Added a feature to my blog!!

Ali — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:48:34 +0000

I just installed the plug-in Add to Any on my blog. It allows visitors to be able to share my posts using it rather than copying and pasting the links!

Beautiful time in the past, I wish I can go back!

Ali — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:29:23 +0000

Once upon a time, there was the most beautiful part of my life, when:

When my Dad was the only hero,
When Love was my Mom’s hug,
When my Dad’s shoulder was the highest place on earth,
When my worst enemies were my siblings and cousins,
When the only thing that could hurt was a skinned knee,
When the only things broken were my toys,
And when goodbyes only meant till tomorrow.

Yesterday was one of the best days in my life…

Ali — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:41:18 +0000

Yesterday was one of the best days in my life… Many good things happened yesterday!

Hassan Alasfoor — My friends father, my uncles friend passed away

Ali — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:56:24 +0000

Few days ago Mr. Hassan Alasfoor passed away in Germany while having his treatment. On Friday, his body was brought to Bahrain and the Funeral started on Saturday. Today was the last day for the funeral. Mahmood and Emad his sons are my friends, however, Mahmood is a closer friend to me, we are somehow like brothers. Mr. Hassan was my uncles friend since childhood. Only death separated their friendship and brotherhood. I am really sad for my friend and his loss, in fact, our loss.

Back to Bahrain

Ali — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:07:15 +0000

I am just back to Bahrain!! Home sweet home!!

Going to Turkey tomorrow morning…

Ali — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:46:52 +0000

Well, I am leaving to Cyprus Turkey for one week!! Leaving tomorrow morning night.. I am so excited!

Long time since I last blogged….

Ali — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:57:10 +0000

Hmm, Its has been a really long time since I have last blogged, I just have been really busy with tons of other stuff. I am currently developing a system using Kohana PHP Framework. I really love using Kohana, it makes things easier, its more flexible than CodeIgniter.

Which Programming Language Are you? — I am C++

Ali — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:40:40 +0000

A friend of Mine sent me a link to an online quiz “Which programming language are you?” So here is my result:

The quiz is accessible via this link: http://www.bbspot.com/News/2006/08/language_quiz.php

My Nicknames — Compiler and Ali the savior

Ali — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:29:34 +0000

I had two nick names that I always loved to be called with, I didn’t invent them but they just got attached to me and I loved them. I remember the first day I was called Compiler… I was in the Computer Science Lab, Building 15, University of Bahrain — Location Isa Town.
We were doing the computer science 102 (C++ Programming) assignment. I completed mine faster than everyone. So I started helping others… Many of my colleagues didn’t have good knowledge or let’s say interest in programming, so they had lots of structural and logical mistakes… So, one of my colleagues had an error when compiling the C++ Code. So, I took a look at the code and I found the error and fixed it.. And I heard people around me saying: Aah, Compiler!! Since that day, many people know me as Ali Compiler!

The other name Ahmed Alghawas (Friend of mine) called me it and I loved it… I think I will start using it too.. He had an issue with a Linux server, and he have been told that I am a Linux Expert, so he spoke to me and I helped.. He called me Ali the savior.. And we became friends since that day!

I was telling Jassim BuHayal about the new nickname since he only knew Compiler since UOB Days… And he said, its nice.. Use it as:
The Savior, Ali The Savior… Just like, Bond, James Bond!

I know it has been sometime since my last post but…

Ali — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:44:25 +0000

I know it has been sometime since my last post, I have been really busy trading my BMW 330i with VW R32 and F1 Event.

I will be writing a full review about the R32 and my reasons to trade the BMW. As for F1, the weather has been extermely hot. It was fun! and I didn’t imagine that Brawn-Mercedes would win!! I am a big fan of RedBull and BMW Sauber! So, expect some posts soon!

Memories from Citibank Old Days!

Ali — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:59:09 +0000

Special Thanks to Abdulla Yateem (My friend) for sending me those pictures.. Those are more than a year old and they remind me of days when Abdulla was a trainee in Citibank!

Such a wonderful memories!

The first Picture: Sayed Salman, Myself and Abdulla Yateem.
The second Picture: Sayed Salman, Myself, Abdulla Yateem and Miandad Rahim
The third Picture: Mariam Mohammed, Sayed Salman, Myself, Abdulla Yateem and Abdulhadi Khalifa

Migrated to Word Press

Ali — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:29:47 +0000

I migrated from sNews CMS, which is the smallest Content Management System to WordPress for my Blog.

I have updated the .htaccess file to redirect the old feed to the new feed link, so everyone who is subscribed could read my wordpress blog.