Angry Bird Activity Park

Date:  Apr 11, 2015

Two weeks ago...

Teachers in LWPS all went to training courses, the pre-school is closed for a day.

I asked in the WhatsApp group where are all the kids going?

Some parents says “Go Angry Birds Activity Park in Johor Bahru”.

And here we are ….

The theme park is located at JBCC.  It is in a new mall beside City Square.  

I parked my car at the same building.

Within the building, there are signs indicating where is the park.  Look for “Angry Birds”.

Unfortunately, some of the signs are not obvious.  The park is located on a different sections in the same level 3.  So, you have to cross the car park to reach there.

Watch out for these sort of uneven steps.  Very annoying.  Almost fell down.

And we finally made it.  10am open.  Take some pictures outside the park.

We bought the tickets.

Here come Sofie.  One of Kay Kay’s friend.

More friends arrived.

It is important to go outing with friends.  This will make the kids remember the event very clearly.  This is their childhood, and we should give this nice memory to them.

It is not so big.  But have many things to play.

You can ride a car.

You can go up and come down from the tubes.  So happy.

Or you can jump down from 2-3 Meter above on to a landing pad.

At first, scare.  Don’t want to jump.

After the first jump, let’s do it again.

And again...

And again.  This is the fun part.

Swinging on a rope.

It has a mini trampoline park too.

You jump like an angry bird.

There are shooting game.  You play against each other.  Who ever shoot down all three piggy wins!

The park is quite decent.

You can ride bike together.

Or watch movies together.

They are showing Angry Birds of course on the TV.

There are lots of gaming station for you to play, Angry Birds of course.

Do you like the Angry Birds Park?

Yes!  We like!

It is better than the Jurong Bird Park.

While you are here.  don’t forget to checkout the food at the food court.  Nice!

It is not mandatory, but it is nice to wear something Angry Birds.  HaHaHa...

The best time to go may be is during holidays for Singaporean kids but not for Malaysian kids.

Park at the same mall, level 3 is the best.

Playing time is 2-3 hours.  Can be very tiring, after all these jumping and running.

The gift shops is not so exciting.  Not much merchandise surprisingly.

There are restaurants in the mall or you can go shop in next door City Square.

Go in on Sunday, as Sunday is Johorian’s school day.  So, lesser crowds.

How to Install Apps on MiBox Mini 小米小盒子 from Xiaomi

Date:  May 4, 2015

Updates:  You cannot use this method to install App anymore.  Please see here.  http://miniliew.blogspot.ch/2015/09/xiaomi-mini-tvbox-with-mibox-miui-1383.html

“May the 4th be with you!"

Today, let’s learn how to install 3rd parties apps onto the Mibox Mini.

First, what is Mibox Mini?

This is Mibox Mini.

It is that small.  Sometimes, it is better than the FireTV Mini.  Simply plug the Mi Box mini into the electrical outlet and plug in the HDMI cable.

The packaging is very compact.  Nice.

The foot print is very small.  It is like a adapter.

But it stream shows and movies onto your TV.  It is good and light to carry around when you travel.

Check this out.  The new WHITE COLOR remote control.

And it is a bluetooth remote control.

Just in case that you lost the bluetooth signal.  You can pair the bluetooth remote control by pressing the Home button and the Menu button and hold it for few seconds until you hear the beep sound.  You have to hold the remote very near to the Mi Box mini.

Ok.  There is only one interface on the Mi Box mini.  That is the HDMI port.  There is NO USB port.

So, with NO USB port, how do you install the third party applications?

Very easy.

1.  First, launch your Mi Box mini as per normal.  Setup the WiFi.

2.  Next, you go into the Mi Box setting.

3.  Then, you select the Account & Security Safety option.

4.  You have to select YES/ALLOW to install applications from unknown source.  (The First line option)

5.  Select Allow.

6.  Next, You need to allow ADB to be turned on.

7.  Select ADB developers option by allowing it.

8.  Press the HOME BUTTON.  Go back to the Xiao Mi Box UI page.

9.  Go and select the Applications Store.

10.  Under the Account menu.

11.  Select Fast Installation.

12.  Then, this page will be displayed.

13.  You need this URL address for next step.

14.  Go to a web browser, and type the URL given from last page.

15.  This is the remote installation page.  Simply drag the Apps into that box below, and the application will be installed on the Mi Box mini.

16.  Goto www.shafa.com to download the Shafa Application Store.

17.  Drag the APK file.

18.  Drop the Shafa app inside the box.

19.  Few seconds later, the application is successfully installed.  Click “Install other APK” to continue upload APK files.

20.  I just installed two APKs.  The Cartoon HD and the Shafa Butler/Apps Store.

21.  Then, you have choices, if you already have tons of APK on your computer, simply use the same method to install the APK.  The benefit of doing so is you not need to say “YES” to the annoying installation dialog.

22.  Or, if you want, just install the rest of the APK from the Shafa Apps Store.

 

I told you is easy.

This Mi Box mini is selling for RMB 199 in China.  It is about $50-$60 in China.

I think it is a very light and good carry companion to overseas.