Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Hi guys
Sorry for this correction to the "Overhaul" post.
I think we're gonna be removing the cute little penguin that you can play with from the sidebar as a gadget. You can only feed it fish and make him fall into the water so it doesn't seem to be of much use.
Anyway, its name Tux was inspired by the Linux mascot, the penguin, Tux too. Well, we're gonna say bye bye to Tux, aren't we?
Talking about the Open-Source community, we're still going to include the Ubuntu Linux gadget on our sidebar with a countdown to the next Ubuntu distribution (every 6 months) and the release. Ubuntu is a Linux distribution.
That's all
Ciao
Dan the Man
BlogMaster
Hi guys
I'm rearranging some of the sidebar gadgets today and giving them some "cooler" names. I will be updating the imeem playlist soon to a new music player that allows you to stream full tracks (imeem has a 30-second restriction now).
As you know, I have already removed the Obama news and video gadgets, and I'm also going to remove the "The Strain Trilogy" sidebar gadget. We are all now waiting for the second book in the trilogy, "The Fall".
For more information on The Strain Trilogy, you can check out the following links:
That's all for now, I think, until I update the music player.
Ciao
Dan the Man
BlogMaster
Hey readers!
Over the past year, XDantheManX Online has cenn constantly supporting the first ever black American U.S. President, Barack Obama in his long election campaign and presidency. We did put up a "Vote for Obama" gadget on the sidebar which included a link for you to "vote" for the next U.S. President.
When the election results were announced on Election Day and Obama won the presidency, we took down the "voting" gadget because obviously, he had won. Not long after, we put up an all new Google News and Google Video gadget, "Support Obama" giving you the latest and exclusive news and videos of Mr Barack Obama himself.
Well, I have frequently checked that gadget for updates this year but the news and videos seem to be getting a bit outdated, dated 2008 so we are all going to say "Bye bye Obama" from all of us here at XDantheManX Online. We are going to be taking down the gadget from the sidebar and best of all, you can still find the latest news and media about Obama on the Internet anyway.
We will miss Obama (gadget).
Ciao
Dan the Man
BlogMaster
Monday, November 09, 2009
Hey all!
Here are some good news for fans of Marvel Comics.
Come December 2009, Marvel is starting on a brand new "SIEGE (of Asgard)" storyline that brings a possible end to Norman Osborn's "Dark Reign" epic.
Ever since he killed the Skrull queen and ended the "Secret Invasion" saga, Norman Osborn has been given the authority to rule the world while Tony Stark a.k.a. Iron Man, Director of Shield has been kicked out and has since kept a low profile. Osborn has completely overhauled the Marvel universe, changing various objects such as the Dark Avengers, Dark X-Men, the new Thunderbolts special forces unit and most significantly, SHIELD to HAMMER.
Many comic readers may like this "Dark Reign" storyline while some may not. Anyway, what we are going to see come December 2009 may be an end to this catastrophe. Norman Osborn has stroked off and eliminated many superheroes on "Dark Reign- The List" and the only thing that seems to stand in his way is Asgard, the land of the Gods, the Mighty Thor and his evil brother/sister, Loki.
Marvel's greatest heroes unite against the deadliest threat they've ever faced, but even they have no idea what's coming next. The most jaw dropping comic book event of the decade begins in December with SIEGE: THE CABAL and continues in January's SIEGE #1! Don't miss the free prologue to SIEGE on Marvel Digital Comics too!
Marvel: SIEGE trailer
Enjoy this exclusive trailer from Marvel.com!
Bye
Dan the Man
BlogMaster
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Hi all!
GI JOE is a nice movie, I'll be coming out with the late reviews of that movie which I watched on my B'day but I am going to be removing the now-outdated GI JOE gadget from the blog's sidebar.
However, you can still view the quick post with the gadget at http://xdanthemanx.blogspot.com/2009/08/gi-joe-movie-widget.html and the post is still probably on the blog homepage.
Adios!
Dan the Man
BlogMaster
Hey guys!
After what seems to be a 2-month long hiatus, the guys at XDantheManX Online are up and running again!
My last post was in August 19, 2009 and it has been a really way long time since I last blogged. I had my Common Tests in mid-August, followed by a week-long September holidays (which I wasn't allowed to use the computer). I have been studying really hard for my End-of-Year Examinations (EOY) in early October and I do hope that I get some really good results.
The test papers were fairly average, and I think I did well for some of them, such as Chinese, English, Science... Hope that the Overall results in my Progress Report are as great as well. You may have seen me online on WLM for some days or so but I did not blog then. Well, since now the exams are over and I have worked so hard, it seems the Perfect time to relax now during the holidays. Everybody love the holidays, don't they.
XDantheManX Online is basically BACK and I am thinking of getting a major facelift for this blog. Getting a new blogskin and stuff like that. Make this one of the most popular and widely read blogs on the Earth. I shall spent some time on that, and meanwhile, you can enjoy the latest news, gossip, buzz, entertainment, reviews on XDantheManX.Co.Cc and I am also going to be posting some old To-Do posts that I made a mental note of in the past.
We welcome all helpful suggestions and you can reach me by e-mail at my Blogger Profile (About Me) and we can stay connected on all fronts by social networking such as Plurk!, Twitter and Facebook, which you will be able to find on the sidebar too. Don't forget to join the XDantheManX Online group on Facebook and Become a Fan of our Facebook Page too!
Stay tuned and check this space for updates on XDantheManX.Co.Cc!
Dan the Man
BlogMaster
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Hey guys!
Haven't updated my blog in a while. Here are some quick posts and updates to freshen this blog and update it!
Recently, I played the all new Lady Gaga Lovegame on Facebook as it was a new game and I thought that it would link with her song itself. Unfortunately, there was an outburst of unsuitable content for young children and I strongly feel that you all shouldn't play it. There are six things that Lady Gaga will do to you (try to score them all and get lucky).
The six things are:
I managed to get Lady Gaga to do all these things to me but some people were a little bit shocked and posted some comments. Anyway, I've embedded Javascript tags for you to reveal them if you want to.
***Umm, okay maybe not. You can still check out those posts on my Facebook profile anyway at http://www.facebook.com/danielkylee. At the same time, you can join the XDantheManX Online group on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=130950732628&ref=ts. Why not become a fan of our Pages Profile while you're at it? Head over to http://www.facebook.com/pages/XDantheManX-Online/127026595738?ref=ts.
Please check out our Plurk and Twitter pages for updates at the gadgets on our sidebar and our Fan Box for the XDantheManX Online Page for Facebook! Follow us on Twitter and Become a Fan on Plurk!
You can play the official Lady Gaga Lovegame on Facebook if you wish, by the lady herself at Lady Gaga Lovegame Facebook. :D
Speaking of singers, I heard a humourous joke while studying for my Common Test major exams for the past two weeks on the Muttons to Midnite show on local radio station, 987FM. The joke was:
What do you call a singer and jelly mixed together?
The Answer: LADY AGAR
Har har de har... ~ bleah...
***We're supposed to craft a Photoshop banner for the Student Leaders' Investiture today during Infocomm Club meeting for the assembly tomorrow and they posted the Infocomm Club logo here. We can Magic Wand it and get the logo out of the black backdrop. Anyway, the logo looks a little something like this:
Nan Hua High's Infocomm Club Logo (Singapore)
I just hope that they do let me put this up without any trouble from the club or the seniors as I have promised them not to get into any kind of trouble after that stupid occasion.***Some F1 news now.As the world may know already, Nelson Piquet Junior has been sacked from the Renault F1 Team after underperforming and French driver Romain Grosjean will replace him in the R29 car. Grosjean, 23, became part of Renault's Driver Development program in 2006 after winning the French Formula Renault title. In 2007, he was Formula 3 Euro Series champion, and in 2008 he won the GP2 Asia Series. This season he has been competing in the GP2 Series with Barwa Addax.
Renault's Ex-driver and Fernando Alonso's former teammate, Nelson Piquet Jr
As some people may know already, Nelson Piquet's father, Nelson Piquet was sort of a racing legend. He was a former F1 world champion in his glory days of 1978 to 1991. He won the World Championships in 1981, 1983 and 1987. So it was a bit disappointing to see his son not performing well and getting sacked.
Nelson Piquet, the ex-F1 World Champion and father of Nelson Piquet Jr
Nelson Piquet in a Fila Sport (Brabham) F1 car in his glory days
Provided below for your viewing and interest are pictures of French driver Romain Grosjean. Wonder how he will fare as a new entry to F1 from F2. Jaime Alguersuari, the new Toro Rosso F1 driver after Sebastien Bourdais was sacked did not fare too badly. So, we'll see. Well, well. Hope Romain does well too so he can help Renault acquire some useful Constructors' Championship points, along with two-time former World F1 champion, Fernando Alonso.
Romain Grosjean in a portrait photo as an ING-Renault F1 Team Driver
The gang of three before he was sacked with Renault team boss Flavio Briatore
***As we may all know now already, seven-time F1 world champion and racing legend Michael Schumacher of Ferrari had retired from his decision to race for Ferrari for the remaining legs of the race as Massa is still recovering well from his crash at the Hungarian Grand Prix Qualifying. Michael Schumacher complained of lingering injuries from a motorcycle crash early in February this year.
Michael Schumacher in the hot seat, racing for Ferrari in his glory days"The consequences of the injuries caused by the bike accident in February, fractures in the area of head and neck, unfortunately have turned out to be still too severe," Schumacher said. "That is why my neck cannot stand the extreme stresses caused by Formula One yet.
"I really tried everything to make that temporary comeback possible. However, much to my regret it didn't work out," he added.
"Unfortunately we did not manage to get a grip on the pain in the neck" which arose after he tested an old Ferrari at the Mugello circuit in Italy, Schumacher said.
Therefore, he will be unfit and unable to race for Ferrari. Instead, Ferrari long-time test driver Luca Badoer will make his F1 return in place of Felipe Massa. Badoer last raced in F1 in 1999 with Minardi and has been a Ferrari test driver since 1997 and despite starting 48 races, he has yet to score a point.
Ferrari's world-reowned president Luca di Montezemolo
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo confirmed Badoer as Massa's replacement this morning: “In agreement with Stefano Domenicali, we have decided to give Luca Badoer the chance to race for the Scuderia after he has put in so many years of hard work as a test driver.”***Until then, this is all for this post's F1 coverage. We will see you once again this Sunday on 23 August 2009 with an F1 LIVE COVERAGE of the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. Fernando Alonso will be racing in front of his hometown fans after Renault's appeal against the race ban to the FIA was dropped and they were imposed with a fine and a warning for safety issues.
Renault's Fernando Alonso's front-right wheel of the R29 car came off as he was leading from poleSome info about the Valencia Street Racing track:
Valencia is a relatively new track, just like Singapore's Marina Bay Street Circuit night race last year. Both hosted their first F1 race in the 2008 season.
A map of the Valencia Street Circuit race routeJoin us this Sunday, 23 Aug 2009 as we give you the LATEST and LIVE F1 COVERAGE exclusively by LIVE STATUS UPDATES. Blog author XDantheManX a.k.a. Daniel Lee will be watching it LIVE! on StarSports and he will provide LIVE STATUS UPDATES on his Plurk and Twitter pages and Facebook User Profile. Catch the action LIVE! if you do not have access to Cable TV or if you're out and about!See you then!Daniel Lee :Don behalf ofXDantheManX Online
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Check out the latest GI JOE movie ! Rise of the Cobra, hitting cinemas.
Saturday, August 01, 2009
The big news are finally out!
Alonso being comforted by Sebstian Vettel after his retirement at the Hungarian Grand Prix 2009
Michael Schumacher is preparing for an epic revival of his F1 career by standing in for Brazillian Felipe Massa, who was injured and suffered a head concussion during last Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, when a loose spring dislodged from Reuben Barichello's Brawn and hit him, causing him to crash into a tire safety barrier. During that race, Fernando Alonso, Renault's two-time F1 world champion who has been linked with a move to Ferrari in 2011 had to retire to his garage after his front-right wheel flew out of his car as it was not properly secured in the pit lane. Renault has been banned from racing in the next European Grand Prix.
Alonso' Renault F1 car front-right wheel came off after a pit stop when the wheel was not properly secured
As we all know, Valencia is in Spain and Spain is Alonso's home country. There will be many fans turning up for the race, just like the other Spainsh Grand Prix in Madrid earlier this year, just to catch a glimpse of their favourite hometown hero. Many fans will be disappointed and Renault is appealing to the FIA. Alonso was linked with a one-off with Ferrari during the Valencia race as there was no driver standing in for Massa perviously but however, times have changed and Alonso will not be able to race until Reanult's appeal has been approved.
Alonso walking out of the Ferrari team quarters in his ING-Renault F1 Team shirt
Michael Schumacher has just been announced as a replacement driver for Ferrari for Felipe Massa and he shall be standing in for Massa until Massa fully recovers and is deemed fit to race. Massa will probably be doubtful to race for the rest of this season and Schumacher may stand in for him for the rest of this season. Michael Schumacher is now 40 years old and he officially announced his retirement from F1 in 2006 but he is now making a possibly temporary comeback.
Michael Schumacher, seven-time world champion presenting the Ferrari F2005 F1 car
Michael Schumacher had won 7 world titles, the largest amounted by any F1 driver and he is called the King of F1. However, in his later years, possibly in 2005 and 2006, he failed to defend the world title and lost it to Renault's Fernando Alonso who went on to win in 2005 and 2006. Schumacher then officially announced his retirement in 2006 at the end of the season. Alonso went on to drive for McLaren for a year in 2007 and finished 3rd, behind rookie Lewis Hamilton, whom he thought had been given preferential treatment by the team.
Fernando Alonso finishing on the podium with Michael Schumacher in the Bahrain Grand Prix
Alonso returned to Renault in 2008 and he preformed averagely in an underperforming F1 car, the ING-sponsored Renault F1 team. Previously, Renault had been sponsored by Mild Seven and Alonso was famous for winning with their blue team shirt. Alonso made a breakthorough in the later stages of the season when he went on to win the Singapore Grand Prix and Japan Grand Prix in succession, winning the world's inaugural night race and finished well in the last few races too.
Fernando Alonso "The Dark Knight" after winning the world's inaugural night race in Singapore in 2008
This year, we have seen Alonso performing fairly well but he is not at the top of the standings and many have supposed that the Renault car is underperforming yet again. Now that we have reached the later stages of the 2009's F1 season, will Alonso make a big improvement as he showed us in the last season. With Michael Schumacher coming back to race, the man whose retirement was possibly threatened by him as a result of the 2005 and 2006 world championships, will Alonso show us his winning spirit and determination?
Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher are good friends before Michael Schumacher retired from F1
Will Alonso make a revival? Will he make Renault proud? Will he beat Michael Schumacher and make him retire once again just like he did in 2005 and 2006? Possibly. XDantheManX supports Fernando Alonso of the ING-Renault F1 team in winning Michael Schumacher or finishing higher than him in the races after Valencia. Hope that there will be no safety problems once again. Renault is losing another major sponsor in ING after they had announced to stop all activities in F1 so Alonso has to work hard to attract new sponosors for the Renault F1 team.
Michael Schumacher competes with Fernando Alonso in their F1 cars for a finishing win
Maybe he will be sigining for Ferrari possibly in the next year or few years later but he will stay in Renault for now, the team that helped him to win his two world chamiponship titles. We wish Alonso all the best in his future F1 races just as we had wished him a Happy 28th Birthday in the last post and this rivalry between Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso will attract more viewers and gain awareness of the sport. Although it is just a friendly rivalry like it was in 2005 and 2006 and not as bad as the rivalry with Lewis Hamilton in 2007 at McLaren, it will make for good action and sport.
Alonso had the ups and downs with McLaren and Lewis Hamilton in 2007 and this was a happy moment for both
We will see M Schumacher for Ferrari and F Alonso on the same race score board again in the races after the European Grand Prix in Valencia and it will be very exciting indeed.
A race chart review of Alonso's season with Michael Schumacher courtesy of F1Fanatic.co.uk
I'm Daniel Lee of XDantheManX Online and we will be having LIVE coverage updates of the future F1 races on our official Plurk, Twitter and Daniel Lee's Facebook profile just like we did for the Hungarian Grand Prix and s few other races. Check this space for updates and stay tuned!
Fernando Alonso - the man that I, Daniel Lee, supports!!
Have a good time ahead and I strongly support Fernando Alonso!
Daniel Lee
Blog Founder
XDantheManX Online
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
RE: This post was supposed to be posted yesterday and I posted it yesterday but I think I accidentally saved it as draft. So, Fernando Alonso's birthday is actually on Wednesday, 29 July. Yep.
Hi guys! This a just a short post also found on the XDantheManX Online on Facebook group page and in the inboxes of those who are fans or members of XDantheManX Online on Facebook.
Alonso's turning 28 today and we would like to wish him
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FERNANDO ALONSO!!
Fernando Alonso is one of the best drivers in the world and he is a two-time world champion with the Renault F1 Team. He left for McLaren in 2007 after his two world titles in 2005 and 2006 but the spell at McLaren was only brief
XDanthemanX supports Fernando Alonso all the way and it's his birthday today! Fernando Alonso turns 28th and he's still young to drive in an F1 car. His team Renault were banned from the next race in Valencia, the European Grand Prix.
But he may race for Ferrari in a one-off during the next race. Massa is still recovering from last week's accident during the qualifying of the Hungarian Grand Prix and Renault team boss Flavio Briatore may release Alonso to Ferrari for that one race.
Will it happen? Will it not? Seriously, XDantheManX hopes that it may happen and that may certainly give us a preview of how Alonso might perform in a Ferrari F1 car when he may join the Italian sports car manufacturer's F1 team in 2011. We hope for all the best and wish Alonso a Happy Birthday!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Hey guys.
Check out Fernando Alonso's official website, http://www.fernandoalonso.com/DEFAULT2_i.cfm?seccion=0!
Be sure to click on the English version on the sidebar or else it's all in Spanish.
Thank God there's English.
Daniel.
LATEST NEWS FROM TWO-TIME WORLD CHAMPION FERNANDO ALONSO
Alonso retires at lap 17/10 after leading from pole position and he finally retires after encountering some front-right tyre problems. Saw him limping with three tyres on his F1 car after that one flew out and he had to pit at the garage soon after.
Sad. Disappointing. Uneventful.
As this is Fernando's 18th career pole, I thought that he might lead from start to finish but unfortuantely, not as the front-right tyre was loose and it ruined the whole race. Tyres. Damn tyres. Sigh.
Hope you'll do well in the next Grand Prix and make us proud.
I just hope that Lewis Hamilton who is leading won't win this race and instead, Kimi Raikonnen of Ferrari in 2nd place wins!
Aarrgh. I don't care about the Kop Comes to Asia match when Liverpool plays Singapore tonight. The score is currently 0-5 to Liverpool at the 93rd minute and Liverpool will just OWN Singapore. Math ending soon. I can hear the final whistle on TV. Alright, that's all for tonight. Fernando Torres doing much better than Fernando Alonso. LOL.
DAN THE MAN :D
Always your loyal and faithful fan!
Alonso's my favourite driver!
Welcome back to XDantheManX.Co.Cc once again!Today is Sunday and we are currently providing LIVE F1 TIMING UPDATES from the Hungarian Grand Prix in Fernando Alonso, my favorite driver starts from his 18th career pole position after his last pole in the Italy Grand Prix of 2007. Will he lead from start to finish and win the race? Will he spark off a revival similar to last year’s breakthrough when he won the Singapore Grand Prix and Japan Grand Prix in succession nearing the end of the season?Catch our LIVE F1 UPDATES on three sites, Facebook (www.facebook.com/danielkylee), Plurk (www.plurk.com/xdanthemanx) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/danielkylee). Alternatively, you can refer to and refresh our Plurk and Twitter LIVE streaming gadgets on the blog’s sidebar but probably not, if you want race updates for the whole duration of the race.The race starts at 2p.m., 8p.m. We have just received the latest news that Fernando Alonso is retiring from the race after a problem with the front-right wheel in lap 12/70. He pits and changes his wheel in 9.7s to a harder tyre but he pits again at lap 17/70 and his car is pushed into the garage. That means he is retiring from the race. What a disappointing and uneventful race this has been from Alonso. Just after starting from pole position, he encounters a tyre problem with his front-right tyre on lap 12 and after he pits and changes tyres, he rejoins again in position 18 and pits again on lap 17 and retires from the race.As I say, WHEN THERE IS NO ALONSO, THERE WILL BE NO EXCITEMENT IN F1 RACES. Therefore, we will still continue with the LIVE F1 UPDATES but it will be in short intervals as Alonso has retired from the race and the race would not be as exciting as before. ALONSO RETIRES IN LAP 17/70. OMG! My favorite driver! But anyway, the race still has to continue.Lewis Hamilton seems to take his first win of the season here in Vettel is losing control and he is heard telling his team over the radio that something maybe broken and he loses his position to 11th. Alright, enough of the blog post. Let’s head over to the LIVE F1 UPDATES!Although everybody seems to be watching Liverpool VS Singapore today, I seem to be watching the Hungarian Grand Prix. But it’s not so exciting now, since Alonso has retired so early in the race. Good luck Alonso in the next race!Some other updates:I bought a Marvel comic today from Cheers. Seems like Cheers Jurong East is the only Cheers that sells Marvel comics although they sell them like two or three weeks after the initial release. I can get the latest at comic shops such as Comics Mart and Absolute Comics but I don’t go there so often. The comic I bought today is Amazing Spider-man #599, American Son 5 of 5, before the highly anticipated ASM #600.Bought a new electronic dictionary from Creative. Seems like they updated a bit of the old firmware and the new design is without a cover, more of a calculator design.Ate Kit-Kat dark chocolate, bought from I think I will be rooting for Kimi Raikonnen of Ferrari to win the race now as he is 2nd at lap 33 and never Lewis Hamilton, who is still leading. You gotta overtake him, Kimi. Hope Alonso does well better in the next Grand Prix.Unitl then, bye!DAN THE MAN :D
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Hi guys and infocommers too!
I think tomorrow, there's gonna be an ORD party or ROD or whatever-you-call-it party.
Perry and I took a lot of food last year and hid them in the cups for drinks. I am gonna eat a lot this year! Muahaha! And Perry is a secondary 3, for your information. We are slackers!
XOXO :D
Dan the Man
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Hi guys!
It's XDantheManX here again.
XDantheManX Online has successsfully created an online Facebook group for our readers and users out there. XDantheManX Online is really happy to advance into this new age of social networking sites.
Firstly, we had our Plurk! account www.plurk.com/xdanthemanx
Then, we had our Twitter account www.twitter.com/DanielkyLee
We also had our official Facebook author's profile www.facebook.com/danielkylee
We had also integrated the FEEDJIT! sidebar gadget to keep track of our visitors and many other interesting gadgets too.
Now, we have our latest: XDantheManX Online Official Facebook Group - Join Us TODAY!
Feel free to tag us on our tagboard today! Leave a tag today! Check us out!
Dan the Man :D
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