iPhone SE

I had switched to the iPhone SE 2020 from iPhone 11 Pro back in September last year (2020). Couldn't stand having to do FaceID every now and then with mask on.

Been using it for close to 4 months and have not regretted since, TouchID makes life so much easier with masks on most of the time. But to be honest - without COVID, I would have stayed with FaceID. So understandably, both FaceID with TouchID in a single phone would be a god-send.

The battery life of iPhone SE is definitely not as great as iPhone 11 Pro but it is not terrible either. I could easily get by a normal day as a non-power/normal/average user.

Yonex Racquets (The range and series)

I was browsing the Yonex website one day for badminton racquets, and man! Surely you would be confused by the many series and price range of all the racquets!

I used to play badminton actively (competitively) during primary school and if i remember correctly there is only the Carbonex range of racquets, with Carbonex 8 being the best-buy.

Luckily I found this diagram below that displays the placement of their range of racquets. They now have 6 ranges with a tonne in each range. But with this diagram it is then easier to decide which one is best for yourself.

I always feel that manufacturers can bull-shit all they want regarding the different quadrant that each racquet will occupy, but such marketing materials give potential customers the impression that they have acquired knowledge and that purchase decision is now easier. So they win!

So for my case I would likely go with AX55, AX7 or AX77 (all are of Astrox Series for intermediate/advanced players) if I were to make a purchasing decision. 

NZXT H1 Repair Kit

Near to the end of 2020, NZXT received reports that the H1 chassis has been catching fire, and the hazard has affected less than 10 customers. They had issued a temporary fix as below.

https://blog.nzxt.com/details-on-h1-case-safety-issue/

Fast forward to 2021 they have shipped the repair kit and has released a video on how to perform the repair.

Gonna install the repair kit before selling it off!

Keychron K3 Mechanical Keyboard

Upgraded to yet another mechanical keyboard - the Keychron K3 via the Kickstarter program.

This model has a choice of removable optical switches or Gateron switches. I chose the optical keys since it should be quieter and more responsive. The optical red switches feels too soft though so I would be upgrading the brown switches soon.

Here is a size comparison with the previous Keychron K1 mechanical keyboard (K1 on top and K3 below)

The K3 has 2 less columns of keys and is therefore more space-saving on the desktop.

It is also a low profile keyboard like the K1 and as such does not require a wrist rest when typing.

Doctor X

Have been binge watching Doctor X on Netflix over the 2020/2021 year end holidays. It's quite a nice show if you have time to spare - touches on ethics, grit of being a professional doctor, as well as one’s purpose in work and life, albeit peppered with medical terms and lingos.

If you have no time to watch all seasons, just watch season 1, 4 and 5. Seasons 2, 3 and 6 are so-so and can skip. If you only have time for 2 seasons, just watch season 1 and 5, if not just season 1.

Some linkages do exist between successive series but not an absolute must to watch all in sequence.