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Sunday, October 25, 2009
HITB Malaysia 2009 : Day 2
Day 2
|Morning
Woke up really early for an early breakfast, heeding Samson's advice to avoid the breakfast crowd at the breakfast buffet.
Pasta bits (They were very salty, and I mean VERY SALTY.)
Ishaan having a casual conversation with Rubern.
Esmund. His morning appetite is remarkeable, and he definitely makes the most out of the buffet :)
The breakfast buffet area.
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Daniel leans over to take a peek at Rubern's screen.
Rubern thinking...
After all of us had finished our breakfast, Samson briefed us about the competition, its rules, regulations and format for scoring marks. Honestly, I was really tired but I still held on nevertheless; Just needed a cuppa' to fix me up :D
The competition venue.
HITB 2009.
That's us! The Terminators!
Waiting for the competition to start...
We checked out the event merchandises whilst waiting...
"Teams, you have 30 minutes to set up your equipment."
Discussing about the strategy.
Rubern waits for his Backtrack 4 to load...
... and the competition starts.
Yes, it might seem very uneventful at the competition, not because I didn't take all the shots, but because it is really quiet, with only murmuring going around, but not any of the big hoo-rah, contrary to typical competition sites.
Other teams at work.
As only three members were allowed to stay in the field, the rest went up to attempt to reverse engineer the daemons.
Ishaan looks 'esmund-like', in his own words.
After going up, we took turns on an hourly basis to swap around team members on and off the field, as the environment down there isn't as pristine as we thought it would be, not because of the competition, but because of something else...
We also set up our routers in our respective rooms so that we can be connected to do some minor penetration testing and port scans. I and Esmund brought along a router each, so all was good :)
Well, you see, we're located in the centre of a grid of 4x3 teams, and guess what? Both teams beside us and the team in front of us were smoking! Firstly, I didn't know you were allowed to smoke in air-conditioned rooms, let alone in a five-star hotel event room! Secondly, they are ruining the air quality, big time. Lastly, They didn't stop at a few sticks, they chain-smoked all the way. Holy bejesus.
Now, for the more candid stuff :)
We went for lunch and helped to buy back lunch for those who were still in the field.
I, for one, particularly liked my 1/2 pound meat burger from Wendys'
Check out the horrid cable spaghetti.
Look-out shot from the room.
Soon, day 2 came to a close. Just took this shot for memories lol.
... this post continues soon, will update with the next day's events! ...
|Morning
Woke up really early for an early breakfast, heeding Samson's advice to avoid the breakfast crowd at the breakfast buffet.
Pasta bits (They were very salty, and I mean VERY SALTY.)
Ishaan having a casual conversation with Rubern.
Esmund. His morning appetite is remarkeable, and he definitely makes the most out of the buffet :)
The breakfast buffet area.
height="480" width="321">Daniel leans over to take a peek at Rubern's screen.
Rubern thinking...
After all of us had finished our breakfast, Samson briefed us about the competition, its rules, regulations and format for scoring marks. Honestly, I was really tired but I still held on nevertheless; Just needed a cuppa' to fix me up :D
The competition venue.
HITB 2009.
That's us! The Terminators!
Waiting for the competition to start...
We checked out the event merchandises whilst waiting...
"Teams, you have 30 minutes to set up your equipment."
Discussing about the strategy.
Rubern waits for his Backtrack 4 to load...
... and the competition starts.
Yes, it might seem very uneventful at the competition, not because I didn't take all the shots, but because it is really quiet, with only murmuring going around, but not any of the big hoo-rah, contrary to typical competition sites.
Other teams at work.
As only three members were allowed to stay in the field, the rest went up to attempt to reverse engineer the daemons.
Ishaan looks 'esmund-like', in his own words.
After going up, we took turns on an hourly basis to swap around team members on and off the field, as the environment down there isn't as pristine as we thought it would be, not because of the competition, but because of something else...
We also set up our routers in our respective rooms so that we can be connected to do some minor penetration testing and port scans. I and Esmund brought along a router each, so all was good :)
Well, you see, we're located in the centre of a grid of 4x3 teams, and guess what? Both teams beside us and the team in front of us were smoking! Firstly, I didn't know you were allowed to smoke in air-conditioned rooms, let alone in a five-star hotel event room! Secondly, they are ruining the air quality, big time. Lastly, They didn't stop at a few sticks, they chain-smoked all the way. Holy bejesus.
Now, for the more candid stuff :)
We went for lunch and helped to buy back lunch for those who were still in the field.
I, for one, particularly liked my 1/2 pound meat burger from Wendys'
Check out the horrid cable spaghetti.
Look-out shot from the room.
Soon, day 2 came to a close. Just took this shot for memories lol.
... this post continues soon, will update with the next day's events! ...
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Monday, October 19, 2009
HITB Malaysia 2009 : Day 1
Here it is! The coverage of my team's expedition to Hack-In-The-Box Security Conference 2009 at Crowne Plaza, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
Day 1
|Morning
We started our day by meeting in the morning at Harbourfront. We had to be there by 8am.
Rubern, the de-facto leader was there first.
Most of them had only haversacks and camping bags, but I and Esmund carried a small luggage each, as I had to carry some networking equipment along.
Not sure what Esmund's reason was though.
We went to Superdog for a small breakfast, I didn't really want to eat cos' I already had breakfast with my dad who very kindly gave me a lift to Harbourfront despite his working place's location being at the other end of the island.
Daniel, the de-facto reverse enginnering guy of the team.
Ishaan and I went to get the tickets as the others had their breakfast.
After the breakfast, we made our way up to the coach bus, which was pretty comfortable. We quickly got comfortable with the surroundings and the plush seats.
Esmund quickly set up his laptop for some serious movie binging.
Ishaan, while had the same intentions, had to deal with some unforseen changes in his immediate surroundings.
Ishaan: WHAT SIA...
Jun Hao, the considerably more adept team member of our contingent.
Me! The photographer :D
Pretty big bus...
Daniel got comfortable, maybe too comfortable :P
We were served a light meal, a cup of tea or coffee, and then we waited for the bus to reach KL...
... and I killed 2 houseflies along the way.
|Afternoon
After getting to Crowne Plaza, we checked in, only to be disappointed that the rooms weren't ready yet. We then chose to stash our bags at the Porter and then decided to come back 4 hours later, at 7pm. Upon looking back at that decision 10minutes later, we all agreed that waiting for so long was clearly a stupid idea.
We then walked around Times Square and Lot 10. Some went to buy clothes, some went to Cold Storage, and some were just idling around.
You might be wondering why there are no photos for this segment, that's because I was afraid that my camera would get stolen.
|Dinner
Checked in, dumped our bags into our respective rooms, then we set out for Times Square (again) for some food! Settle for the restaurant called "Vivo!".
I can't exactly remember what happened for this situation to occur.
The team! (Ishaan taking the photo)
Introducing the Cheng Shen!
Some sorta lemon smoothie with ice cream on top...
Daniel likes to take photos too!
Ishaan and his baked spaghetti!
Me and my baked rice with mushroom!
Someone's dish (can't recall)
Esmund almost seems too happy to show his plate of rice.
Daniel, inspecting his Cabonara dish with his nose lol
Really, really nice dinner we had there!
After the food for thought, we headed over to Borders for some book browsing.
Rubern, feeling happy about the place.
... and Rubern again, this time fixated to the book he's reading.
At night, Jun Hao was ready to deploy his strategy and utilize his tools for the competition the next morning...
... this post continues soon, will update with the next day's events! ...
Day 1
|Morning
We started our day by meeting in the morning at Harbourfront. We had to be there by 8am.
Rubern, the de-facto leader was there first.
Most of them had only haversacks and camping bags, but I and Esmund carried a small luggage each, as I had to carry some networking equipment along.
Not sure what Esmund's reason was though.
We went to Superdog for a small breakfast, I didn't really want to eat cos' I already had breakfast with my dad who very kindly gave me a lift to Harbourfront despite his working place's location being at the other end of the island.
Daniel, the de-facto reverse enginnering guy of the team.
Ishaan and I went to get the tickets as the others had their breakfast.
After the breakfast, we made our way up to the coach bus, which was pretty comfortable. We quickly got comfortable with the surroundings and the plush seats.
Esmund quickly set up his laptop for some serious movie binging.
Ishaan, while had the same intentions, had to deal with some unforseen changes in his immediate surroundings.
Ishaan: WHAT SIA...
Jun Hao, the considerably more adept team member of our contingent.
Me! The photographer :D
Pretty big bus...
Daniel got comfortable, maybe too comfortable :P
We were served a light meal, a cup of tea or coffee, and then we waited for the bus to reach KL...
... and I killed 2 houseflies along the way.
|Afternoon
After getting to Crowne Plaza, we checked in, only to be disappointed that the rooms weren't ready yet. We then chose to stash our bags at the Porter and then decided to come back 4 hours later, at 7pm. Upon looking back at that decision 10minutes later, we all agreed that waiting for so long was clearly a stupid idea.
We then walked around Times Square and Lot 10. Some went to buy clothes, some went to Cold Storage, and some were just idling around.
You might be wondering why there are no photos for this segment, that's because I was afraid that my camera would get stolen.
|Dinner
Checked in, dumped our bags into our respective rooms, then we set out for Times Square (again) for some food! Settle for the restaurant called "Vivo!".
I can't exactly remember what happened for this situation to occur.
The team! (Ishaan taking the photo)
Introducing the Cheng Shen!
Some sorta lemon smoothie with ice cream on top...
Daniel likes to take photos too!
Ishaan and his baked spaghetti!
Me and my baked rice with mushroom!
Someone's dish (can't recall)
Esmund almost seems too happy to show his plate of rice.
Daniel, inspecting his Cabonara dish with his nose lol
Really, really nice dinner we had there!
After the food for thought, we headed over to Borders for some book browsing.
Rubern, feeling happy about the place.
... and Rubern again, this time fixated to the book he's reading.
At night, Jun Hao was ready to deploy his strategy and utilize his tools for the competition the next morning...
... this post continues soon, will update with the next day's events! ...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
I need a break from my mind...
Being too competitve and making too many comparisms, while has made me who I am today and has allowed me to perform fairly well, has inflicted me with a restless mind and a insatiable yearning for more information.
Someone stop this vicious cycle.
gibs.
Someone stop this vicious cycle.
gibs.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Meeting other girls helps to keep my mind of just one.
Well, it's kinda hard to explain. It's like, you have already liked this girl right? Then you get all focused and stuff, and then, you go out to meet other girls... so it keeps your mind off the original subject?
lolwut.
gibs.
lolwut.
gibs.
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3 events that i've yet to post about.
Trip to KL for Hack-In-The-Box Competiton
Trip to Australia for Holidays!
Primary School Class Gathering!
Gosh, Why am I so lazy...
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Trip to Australia for Holidays!
Primary School Class Gathering!
Gosh, Why am I so lazy...
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Sunday, October 04, 2009
How do you feel about this new cell?
Kara, the cell group leader asked.
I said.
"It's fantastic. In church, people are more accepting of you."
It's been a long time. A long tme since I was so readily accepted.
I've been judged, and stoned for my wittiness, cynicism, tendency to wear shirts, tendency to use perfect english and bombastic words, and my grade-centric work ethic.
For me, church is more forgiving.
gibs.
I said.
"It's fantastic. In church, people are more accepting of you."
It's been a long time. A long tme since I was so readily accepted.
I've been judged, and stoned for my wittiness, cynicism, tendency to wear shirts, tendency to use perfect english and bombastic words, and my grade-centric work ethic.
For me, church is more forgiving.
gibs.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
I remember that during my trip to Australia...
... My family and I actually ate 11 bags of chips across 13 days at Australia.
I remember we bought mostly from the local brands, 2x Doritos, 1x Twisties.
And ya, I love their meat pies haha :)
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I remember we bought mostly from the local brands, 2x Doritos, 1x Twisties.
And ya, I love their meat pies haha :)
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I feel lazy to update this blog with the Australia Trip
You gotta understand, that's over 4000+ photos and 5hrs+ of video footage.
gibs.
gibs.
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