3 Palz from Samad!

I've moved!

2009-01-21T15:13:00.000+08:00

Dudes, I've moved to blogger/blogspot.

Banana Talk 2.0

I'm not getting the Edifice

2008-12-22T09:48:00.002+08:00

I thought of dropping off a comment at the casio edifice post. but then making a new post on it seems much appropriate when i've decided NOT to get that particular watch.

The watch looks really good, no argues about it. But when it's strapped on my wrist, it grows bigger! yes, the watch is a giant for asian wrist. plus not to mention the full stainless steel construction of the watch and metal strap. wearing the watch is like strapping a brick to the wrist. it is in fact heavier then the cheap rolex knockoff that i owned many years ago. and having a lightweight watch strapped to my wrist for the past two years, i've gotten sensitive to how a watch should weight.

time to look for a full aluminum constructed watch.

SWATCH?

Doom Revisited

2008-12-17T12:47:00.002+08:00

I've already uninstalled Diablo 2 and installed this instead XD

The good ol doom. Enhanced with full 3D engine. no more 2d sprites causing headache and nausea. and it has mouse look too!

Yeah, i'm getting nostalgic, replaying old games that i grew up with.

Gundam OO Anime series

2008-12-04T05:04:00.005+08:00

After what I heard some friends say about the latest Gundam anime series - Gundam OO, I went ahead and watched the full first season of it. And I have only one thing to say - It is GOOD!

The storyline is much tighter than Gundam Seed Destiny (the only other Gundam series I watched. Haha). And the graphics and animation is just amazingly done as compared to the older series'. I even like the fact that all the mechas are unique in some way (but some Gundam hardcore fans might disagree as some say Gundam OO is a bit too 'altered' from the original series').

Gundam OO season 2 is currently airing in Japan, and I'll try to watch it one by one once I find time.

And because of this series, it has sparked my love for Gundams! Of course, I was always interested in their model kits for quite a long time, but this gave it the push that was needed.

Recently, went to Famitoys @ Kota Damansara. Prices are competitive and the boss there is very nice. This is the keychain that I bought recently. It's supposed to be an original. Costs RM10. Cute, huh?

This is the rest of the Gundams:
- 1/100 OverFlag (one of the modified Flag mecha units in Gundam 00)
- SD BB Gundam Exia (Gundam Exia is the star mecha in the series. He's melee-focused which is why I love him!)
- Black Action Base (to be used with the OverFlag once I've completed it)

For now, I'll just start very slowly I guess. The BAKUC 2009 will be coming in June 2009 so I guess I have about 6 months more to prepare for it!

I've found a cure for LYN addiction

2008-12-02T10:03:00.002+08:00

It's called facebook LOL

seriously, it's much more addictive then LYN kopitiam. Been almost a week since i last log in to post. anyways, I was at SIC for HPC last sunday. Previous track days was just play-play without proper time keeping. Now i know how slow i really am on the tracks.

Left 4 Dead - Awesome game!

2008-11-27T02:24:00.003+08:00

OMG. This game has got to be one of the best games I've played lately.
Great plots, characters and gameplay. And best of all, a revolutionary team-based multiplayer system for a mass-zombie game!
My bro just got it recently from a pre-order and I just played it once and loved it. I guess Valve (creators of Half-Life 2) have done it again.

Pic of the flat-packed original box (malaysian version):

Makan with Alex n WK

2008-11-27T01:27:00.005+08:00

Last Sunday we met at Times Square for some makan. Forgot the name of this restaurant in Times Square. The food there is presented pretty well. Here are some of the highlights. :D

Fish fillet with aloevera sauce:

Lamb Chops:

I guess have to wait for Alex or WK to give a review as I didn't eat any of them. haha

Casio Edifice

2008-11-26T14:29:00.003+08:00

This is the watch I was talking about. Almost 1K (before discount) About RM600 plus for the silver bracelet.

I like the red markings and CF face, like racing gauges. plus the pattern of the strap is like caring tires.

I think i'm going for full black.

DIY iPod speaker

2008-11-20T13:45:00.003+08:00

Found this in LYN hardware section. Going to try this later, LOL.

Hmm... the picture too big for this blog.

right click the picture and click "view image" for firefox users. for ie users...

please switch to firefox, XD

paintball auto-turret

2008-11-17T10:07:00.002+08:00

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my new phone, finally

2008-11-15T14:48:00.001+08:00

More to come XD

Watch-collecting? Haha.

2008-11-15T10:30:00.005+08:00

Just bought this Seiko Sportura Honda F1 Racing at retail price of RM2,000 last night. The main features that caught my attention:
- The looks
- The thin-and-wide foot print
- Sapphire Glass (just love this glass since with my Tissot watch which even under heavy use, does not have any scratches even until now)
- Alarm function (previously not available on my Tissot chronograph watch)

*picture taken from: http://www.testseek.com/home_electronics/watches/clocks/seiko_sportura_honda_f1_racing-p-47942b88-a67e-f986-809f-4ab76d8d0aab.html

This would be my second Seiko watch following the first one 3 years back.

Now thinking back, for the price of this watch, I could buy a full-blown air-brush set with paints and also a Gundam Perfect Grade kit. LOL.

Room Rebuild

2008-11-12T13:02:00.002+08:00

Just thought of converting my study room into a full home-office.

So far now I'm planning to just repaint the walls. Haven't decided on the colour yet. Any suggestions? xD

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1

2008-11-10T09:19:00.002+08:00

I saw an advertisement for Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 in the papers this morning. No review on mobile review yet.
Get?

btw, Marcus got a new phone! the E71

The Awesomeness of China Phone

2008-11-03T11:53:00.003+08:00

While waiting for my car to ready, we went phone shopping at Mines shopping center. I was looking for a phone to replace the bulky Nokia 9330, and also a dual sim phone capable for my dearest. Coincidentally Marc and WK were there at Serdang to COD some gundam kits.

Three things that I liked about Mines shopping center mobile phone outlets. Firstly its situated in a large, open air environment, brightly lit, with a high celling, a very comfortable experience compared to the cluster phobic feel of sungi wang and some corners in lowyat plaza.
The other thing I liked is the sellers there are willing to let the user try the phones, unlike snobbish snobs in sungai wang and lowyat where the customer have to look interested in a purchase to convince the phone shop/counter owner or the ah beng who runs the shop/counter to let the you try the phone.
Lastly, the variety of phones available there is astonishing. Other then major brands, there are also least famous brands like the year old malaysian AP distributor CSL which also sells phone in their own branding. (refer picture above)

My first experience with China phones was by brother's D600 knockoff. It looked like the real deal, except for the primitive user interface, lousy camera sensor, lack of upgradeable software and exceptionally loud speakers. The phone was still good when he upgraded to a W810i the following year.

The phones sold under the CSL branding can only be described as a mobile phone Frankenstein. Bits and pieces of sell able features were included in the phone feature. Most mid range CSL phones comes with 262k color 2"-3" touch screen TFT screen. Almost all of them comes with dual sim support, either single sim standby or for both sims to activate simultaneously. And they even package a TV tuner modulator with it and it also comes with a retractable foot long antenna. Camera, radio, MP3 and video playback is a standard feature for the entire CSL line. All these for less then RM700 (midrange). In fact, some of the low end phones also have most of these features, it's hard to differentiate high end phone from the mid to the low end, unlike big players who have clearly drawn the lines between models, except for K750i the first phone to blur the lines in the SE series.

My only gripe about the CSL phones is the limitations of the software and poor camera sensor. Funny why I complain about software when I hardly install new application in my 9300. probably because "having and not needing" is better then "needing and not have it". The sellers claimed that there are many downloadable software for the phones in the official website, but after checking, I only found one. The camera sensors used varies from 1.3mp (low end phones) to 8mp autofocus + 3X optical zoom (high end phone). Even with the high end 8mp autofocus + 3X optical zoom, it failed to capture bright, sharp images. CSL K800 even comes with xenon flash, and yet images captured 6 feet away is dark. Using the zoom will only make darker images with allot of noise. That's one feature China phones did not get right, dubious quality control.

New Hobby Coming Up

2008-10-15T11:13:00.002+08:00

http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/...055547/Article/

oh boy, oh boy, i'm so excited now.
hope that it will be legalized, so i can bring in cheap contraband airsoft springers from China. Any maybe one or two full metal built TokyoMauri rifles.

Thanks Guys!!!

2008-10-12T23:52:00.001+08:00

Look what WK and Marc got me for birthday.

You guys are the best. will take shots of the completed shelf.

Alex Bday Prez

2008-10-12T00:48:00.002+08:00

Got this present for Alex's birthday just now. Try to guess where it's from by the label on the box. Have to wait for him to set up it then for the real thing to be shown! hehe

Yummy Lamb!

2008-10-09T17:19:00.002+08:00

Had this amazingly delicious roast lamb few weeks back. Bought it 'to-go' at the night market in Section 14, PJ which they had right before 'break fast' time for Muslims. It's roasted then chopped, and mixed with some sauce and onions. Cost RM10 for the whole thing.

Nokia E71

2008-10-06T09:30:00.002+08:00

Don't think I'll be interested with an RC tank anymore when I saw THIS at the Nokia showroom at 1U. retails for RM1.7k XD

Anyways, after much consideration, I don't think I'll be starting a new hobby, in fact, I think I have way too many hobbies, 1/6 military action figure, Car related (modding, track racing, touge), movies, blogging. I hardly have time to stare at four blank walls.

Terrarium?

2008-10-01T23:34:00.004+08:00

After reading about it here (http://allmalaysia.info/news/story.asp?file=/2005/10/15/pastimes/11957436&sec=mi_pastimes), I wonder if this is the hobby that I want. It's pretty interesting since I do like these cool-looking things. But then, it is kind of a passive hobby. Mmmm. Furthermore, the price for a landscaped terrarium is RM300-1000. Worth it?

The place is at Bangsar Village if we want to check it out. xD

Marc's Hobby (Just a suggestion)

2008-09-26T09:14:00.007+08:00

Being a 1/6 military freak, I'd and probably should influence Marcus into my income depriving hobby. Till date I think I've spent way over 7k in my 1/6 hobby alone, with the latest being a RM345 purchase of SS CIA SAD ops figure. That's nothing compared to 1.75k lump sum spent acquiring a retired 1/6 collector. And I'm itching over another retiring collector's collection of 6 boxed figure for 1.1k which I'm trying hard to resist. After all, I'm broke >.<

Getting into any collecting hobby, the first thing that one need is a good display case. Yes, get the case first before getting the figure. The cheapest case is always self assembled bookshelf form Tesco/Carefour/Giant hypermarkets. Without a proper display case, your collection are exposed to the hazardous, value depriving substance called dust.

After getting that, only proceed in buying whatever collectibles.

Other then 1/6, I've collected die cast metal scaled cars, 6" Street Fighter II action figures (from SOTA toys) and gashapons. One thing about those PVC gashapons is how dust seems to like them. And it tend to get sticky after years in the shelf, probably due to reaction to the Malaysian heat. Which is also why I sold off my gashapon collection before it deteriorate any further.

Here are some less wallet damaging collectibles. Articulated figurines!

Pics from XL-Shop

Should I start a hobby in model kits? Mmmm.

2008-09-25T21:56:00.004+08:00

Just suddenly felt the urge to start this. Maybe model kits of WWII/military stuff, or perhaps collecting some anime stuff like nendoroids such as in the pic below (image from xl-shop.com).

I'd be interested to start purchasing like a variety of R/C stuffs but Alex and WK seems not to like them (although it'll most likely be temporary... like until I get bored =p). Haha. At least now, Alex is a kaki of 1/6th figures already; so maybe starting a hobby in model kits is not too far off. lol.

Or what other hobbies can one get into besides all these? Please don't mention tech gadgets or phones, as I'm almost sick of all of them already!! @.@

Shout Mix Chat/Shout Box

2008-09-25T16:26:00.001+08:00

Added Shout Mix chat widget.

Bukit Tinggi Sunday Drive Ver 2.0

2008-09-23T18:35:00.010+08:00

As Alex has did the well-documented itinerary of what we did, it's now picture spamming time!

Let's start with our breakfast at a McDonald's drive-thru along the highway to Bukit Tinggi.
Nothing beats having hashbrowns in the morning. It is so fulfilling~

McD Big Breakfast set

Welcome to Berjaya Hills (inside Bukit Tinggi).
Makes you feel like you're somewhere in Europe in this picture!

More western feel here. The drawbridge entrance to the place.

It feels different there. Sorta like you are in Venice (without the water).

The castle-like convention centre in the vicinity.

The tower where we can walk up to have a great view of the entire place.

We tooked some pictures there of ourselves too!

WK doing his modelling pose. xD

Alex and Lian Chee here.

Marc & Cherry here.

When we went down, there was a moat-area which had some nice swans. Two blacks and two whites.

One of the white ones looks the way he is. Very angry!
It wanted wanted a piece of our hands as we tried to touch it. =.=''

One of the black swans. Somewhat more elegant looking, and polite too! Alex fed it some groundnuts and it seemed to like it. Haha.

The buggy that goes to two places: The Japanese Tea House & The Rabbit Farm.

Check out this sign. World's first Japanese Tea House in the Tropical Forest.
Now, who'd want to build a Japanese Tea House in a Tropical Forest in the first place? Hahaha. Anyway, it's pretty interesting.

One of the tea houses in the place. Nice ambience.

As part of the Japanese theme, we have Japanese koi fishes as well.

Waterfalls here and there and some nicely-made Japanese-style terrace, steps and bridges.

Next, the rabbit farm. It's a petting zoo where we can actually play with the rabbits as we like. However, these baby rabbits (which was off limits to visitors) caught my eye. Cute~

For some reason, there were some donkeys there too. lol.

After the whole ordeal, we were pretty tired and haven't even had lunch! See WK here feeling really bored and gone a bit nuts. Haha.

We went back to Kepong, KL for some local food. Here's the prawn mee that we had. Slurpp~

Should we go again? It's a pretty good way to spend time on a Sunday (including the winding uphill/downhill slopes!) :D

Now, where are WK's pictures from his high-tech phone??? ^_^

Bukit Tinggi Sunday Drive

2008-09-22T16:05:00.004+08:00

It was more then just a drive up Bukit Tinggi. In the end, we ended up sight seeing (which cost each of us RM16 entrance fee).

The drive was set back an hour later for Marc to get some extra snooze. But everything else went according to plan, we had breakfast at McD Gombak Stop, then shoot for Bukit Tinggi via Karak highway. Traffic was minimal. There were vehicles here and there, but traffic was smooth flowing and surprisingly, no road hogs and I was cruising 120 all the way till 1km from the Bukit Tinggi exit where I slowed down with indicators on to beacon Marc.

On the way up (past the first guard house), we passed a group of yellow and white skylines and RX7 who were calmly exiting the hill. My initial guess was Eugine and his group of friends, and true enough it was them, since he blogged about it. When the super cars passed, and no one in sight I floored it and charged up hill. It's been a really long time since I last touge. And with the seasoned 1 year old PP2 tires on my Neo, I wasn't loosing much traction. Although I did lost traction mid corner a couple of times, but I didn't loose control at all. Traction was easily gained the moment I corrected my slip (weather over or under steer). But I do need to have my front suspensions looked into since I heard a dull thump from the front suspension pillars twice mid corner and once on the camouflaged speed bump.

After that short but fun rempit session, we bought entry tickets to access Berjaya Hill Resort attractions, The French Village, Japanese Village, Botanical Garden and Rabbit Park. It was Marc and WK first time there, so sweetheart and I became tour guides and camera man for them. We took allot of shots at the French Village and enjoyed the cool breeze at the look out tower, opposite the clock tower. The Japanese Village is next via tourist truck/buggy ride. Its actually a lorry fitted with seats at the rear to ferry passengers (like those in zoo negara). It was inadvisable to touge up this smaller, narrower, steeper road with much more blind spots and heavier traffic since it will be accessed by the tourist transport vehicle every 30 minutes. Furthermore the visitors carpark is quite a walk away from the entrance. Many more shots were taken at the Japanese garden as lighting conditions were pleasant to the sensitive skin, but enough to take clear and sharp images. Sweetheart and I fed some fishes while at it. We did not enter the Botanical Garden though since none of us are interested in plants.

After that we drove back down to the Rabbit Park cum petting zoo to molest some rabbits before heading back home. It rained on the way back, forcing me to reduce speed dramatically. and be gentler in the corners. But that didn't stop me from overtaking slower moving vehicles.

Only Marc and WK brought cameras and camera phones. My phone doesn't come with a camera :(

so, please post some pics guys.

So simple, yet so delicious!

2008-09-15T23:24:00.003+08:00

There's just something about fried rice that is nice. I don't know why I just love it. I could eat it everyday. :D

Here's the fried rice that my maid cooked recently. She's pretty good at frying rice. With a little bit of eggs, onions, chilli padi, salted fish; we have a perfect combo!

Bukit Tinggi Drive

2008-09-15T23:14:00.003+08:00

Marc confessed his rempit obsession. Since I'm a spirited driver as well, lets play at a nice beginer's touge route, this sunday (21 Sept). This month will be the best time since the road will be clear during fasting month, and it has been sunny the past week except for one or two showers. Unlike the previous month, when it rains, it pours.

Agenda
RV point: LDP (damansara) toll
Leave RV point: 8.00am
ETA (bkt Tinggi): 9.00am (inclusive of breakfast stop)
What to expect: Speed bump midway through the course, look out for sign. the bumps are unpainted.

Can you be as cool as this?

2008-09-11T20:46:00.006+08:00

Oh yea. This guy is like ultimately cool. Some kind of guy who wants to be a statue. Just sat there in a fixed position without any movement whatsoever. Fantastic (as this is the first time I've seen it here in KL). Alex and WK was there too.

Gave him RM1 for the effort. :D

Diablo 2, anyone?

2008-09-11T17:08:00.003+08:00

So, I've installed this 10 year old game last night. There's not much computing power in my laptop for crysis, and Alien Shooter doesn't have co-op multiplayer.

Yes, i'm thinking of playing this old classic again, multiplayer style. XD

[Discussion] Theme Change

2008-09-09T13:34:00.003+08:00

I think I'll implement a few new stuff. Like a discussion blog post. The rules are simple. Just post your reply here in the comment box below.
Lets start our first discussion, samadpalz theme need to be changed. so, what are your suggestions???

I've started with the dots theme for my 1/6 blog (yes, i'm blog whoring) and then modify it extensively to include custom images and such.

Secondly, i really like tags and tag cloud format for a label widget. My friendster WP blog has it, but i wouldn't want to re tag every single 200 over post in that blog. Since this blog is "new" with very little post, how about changing it into tag cloud format? I've scanned through the widgets but couldn't find it just yet. have yet to use the search function.

It's about time! (quoted from SC2 trailer!)

2008-09-09T02:28:00.002+08:00

Yeah.. It's about time. Haha.
OMG... 2 years?? Good thing you said something about this the other day, Alex. Hahaha.
Ok. Time to start posting again now... errr..wait.... in the next post =p haha.
Will update .... tomorrow! xD

Now, on another note, how do we 'nudge' WK to start posting here regularly. LOL!

Yes, I'm Rusty

2008-09-08T11:12:00.003+08:00

This blog has been sleeping for way too long. 2 years man. WTF?
It's like the dark lord has unleashed his reign of terror upon us.

So, why dig up an old grave?

I got all hyped up when friendster finally upgrade their blogging engine to Wordpress 2.6 about a week ago. So, yesterday, on an outing with Existenz and Shockk, I brought up this matter to them. Shockk is more then willing to contribute again, and Existenz is as usual, need a nudge before he agrees.

Before this, I wasn't much of a blogger until the Samsung giveaway contest.

So, it can be said that blogging is going to dominate much of my time. There is one more blog that i'm planning to revive. My 1/6 blog. I'll be working on the theme first, then will need to borrow Shockk's tripod for some photo shoot of my army man and woman.

Till then, signing out.

Alex a.k.a. Rusty

Return of the Dark Lord

2006-06-13T13:13:00.000+08:00

My long belated post has arrived. After months of bugging from my lowly underlings ( just kidding, guys ) to post a message, I have responded in the positive fashion as these past few months have been extremly spent on doing assignments and exams.
Since i am officially unemployed, time spent now is basically confined to the television and the internet to watch the most widely available sports event of the year. ( Wont spoil it for you)
Although there are probally tons of other blogs devoted to the World Cup, this blog will offer me a chance to spread my propoganda better ( just my views)
England was utterly rubbish, Argies totally rocks ( Riquelme is THE MAN) and Germany will most likely be at the Finals. ( If they can improve their bloody defence). Just love the atmosphere here, where everyone with a passing knowledge about football will enquire if they watch last night matches or the difference between the two Ronaldos ( one is the chubby one from Brazil and the other is the Portugese winger that dives a lot)
Yeah football is in the air, the noise of blood-curling cheering and groans feel the midnite air is almost intoxicating to the non-fans that they feel compelled to join the dark side or fear getting isolated in the next month or so.

In the non sports area, there is nothing much to do except chill and relax after my Finals. Sure there are the regular 'yum cha' session and the occasional movies and the ever regular critique of the best place in town to eat, but previous post have already covered that area (and with a great deal of expertise, i might add)

Bestari 206, test driven

2006-06-04T17:16:00.000+08:00

I got to test drive the 206 today all thanks to Mr Dennis of the Naza distributor in Kalana Jaya (opposite LRT station). Though it was Eddie who suppose to meet me, but Dennis was kind enough to layan me while Eddie wasn't there.

Okay, let me begin.

I took 2 friends together to test drive the car because I want to see how it handles with a full load of 4 adults. The course was pretty simple, down the LDP towards KDU from Kelana Jaya and then making a U turn at KDU back to the show room. Traffic was surprisingly heavy for a Sunday which leaves little room to speed, yet alone weave through traffic.

The most noticible thing about this car is the stability and the stiffness of the suspension. riding over pot holes is no fun at all with this car, but once on the highway, the pot hole encounter is easily fortotten. The stering wheel is very responsive though stiffer as compared to cars like the Savvy. However, there's one encounter when I fish tailed the car no thanks to a Wish over taking from the left when I was changing lane to the left. I was like WTF!?!? A car with ABS fish tailed? I've driven dangerously with a 99' Kembara, 00' AD Resort and 05' Savvy and yet never fish tailed before. Maybe i'm not ready for ABS just yet.

Engine performance wise was horrible. With a load of 4 adults, the car respond dutifully when i drive like any other 40 year old uncle ferrying their children to tution. But i'm not a 40 year old uncle. So, i floored the accelerator and was surprised to the lack of power. The RPM meter climed very slowly and that wasn't even at standstill but at a cruise speed of 60km/h. Maybe it's because i haven't set it to triptronic mode, but for older automatic cars, it would downshift when it registers lack of torque. Also could be due to the wide gear ratio since it's a 4 speed gear box. In short, if you are not planning to race with this car, it's an ok buy for the 70k price tag, but if you wanted more, then it's definitely not worth it.

p.s
As for the interior, it's down to personal preference. I liked most of the part except for the radio display and the big-red-button hazard light. other than that, it's quite comfortable at the driver seat with height adjustable, reclining semi bucket seat and a full black interior for a person who like black like me.a

p.p.s
I've left my name for a second evaluation, this time it's for the manual version. hope that it's better than the current model.

'SHOW'ing the 'ROOM

2006-05-25T15:12:00.000+08:00

Yeah well. It's holiday time and guess what i've been up to. XD Taking care of some shop in a shopping centre. T.T Wait. Really. No. But more of a manager here *wink*.

Ok so i was up to cleaning up my desk area. Wires everywhere. ZZZ. OMG have to clean up the mess left here by some previous peeps.

And so i did. Even did some 'partitioning' ala 'marc style' for the drawers. Whoahahhahaha. Yea! =p

Besides that, there's also some arrangement of speakers to be loaded onto a trolley to be transported away.. (WTH?!?!!) Yeah. Someone's gotta do the dirty job. =.='' So like myself, i just CRAMMED every damn speaker box onto the trolley so that everything can be moved one shot.. TA-DA!
Now, that concludes Part 1 of my workplace. WAHAHA. Just bored. My brain is rotting here (DUH). Don't know what to do. Going off to the toilet now. Been drinking 2L of water here everyday due to boredom. o.0 AHAH

Daily ride, the weekend garbage truck

2006-05-23T18:16:00.000+08:00

There was one time I was harping on the carrying capacity of my car the Malaysian built 1999 Kembara 1.3 after a delivery trip to a customer, carrying 10 boxes of Ryles tube. That was last year. Now when the old 2000 AD Resort 1.6 was sold off for the Renault Grand Scenic, the only old car viable for transportation of old discarded cardboard boxes and paper is my car. Although the grand scenic has a bigger trunk space, I doubt that any sane owner would let anyone to use their brand new RM164,000 car to transport rubbish for recycling. Not the mention that the recycling center is a hazard itself where fork lifts whiz by without the slightest consent of people or cars parked at the unloading bay.

Here’s what my car looked like when packed to the brim. I’d take picture of the recycling center however I was stopped by thug looking workers there. Thinking that I’m a competitor or something.

Torn between two

2006-05-09T18:59:00.000+08:00

My wrist has been pretty bare since my cheap Rolex knock off broke. It’s not that the automatic mechanism fail, but the strap just gave way. Now, after a year without a watch and a bulging wallet that needs to loose some weight, I’ve decided to accessorize myself once again.

Yesterday I was at 1 U (again) getting a replacement clear case cover for my K750i and I’ve noticed a shop which was having sales for Seiko watches. For some design the discount is up to RM100. Not a bad deal since it’s a timeless design, but it’s the name Seiko which gives me a second thought. I’m a sucker for big brand names. Though I’m not fancy of owning any Nike or Reebok, but when coming to watches, I still prefer Swatch most. Both Seiko and Swatch do have aluminum strap watch which is kinetic powered and has date setting. The price difference between the two is RM200. The Seiko which was on promotion is RM198 while Swatch Irony series of similar design and function is sold at RM400 at the showroom and there’s no discount for Swatch watches in all the shops in 1 U.

In the end, I ended up buying nothing because I don’t believe in spending RM400 for a single watch. If it was paired, then I might consider.

1/6 AK47 from Red Horse

2006-05-07T23:27:00.000+08:00

Wow, look what just came in today. A pair of customized AK47.

Such a big box for two guns? what a waste of space. Well, at least they took good care of the guns by wrapping it in lots of bubble wrap.

Oh, crap, it's broken !

The very thing that I've should've done first, consult the instruction manual.

I've manage to purchace a pair of customized AKs manufactured by Red Horse from my regular store at XL-Shop. Judging from the pictures at the internet and the XL forum, it looked good. But pictures could be decieving. Here's reasons why these guns don't worth RM98 for both.

Some assembly required.
When I notice that the scope wouldn't attach to the rifle, I knew something was wrong. After flipping through the instruction manual, only i realize that it need to be glued (note the blood drop icon on the lower left of each picture in the manual). WTH do i need glue for 1/6 military stuff? I'm not playing with Gundam. If compared to other 1/6 weapons like Dragon make and bbi, all gluing and assembly of weapons are done at the factory and not the user.

Is it 21C?
Frankly speaking, i'm disappointed at the build of these rifles. It's moulded as a one piece with additional addons. If you are clueless what i'm talking about, take a look at 21st Century or Hasbro GI Joe and you'd get the idea. Although the quality for a one piece weapon looks much better than 21C and Hasbro, yet it's no excuse not to follow the foot steps of Dragon which utilized multiple pieces and parts to make it look as real as possible especially when i'm paying almost to a hundred ringgit for this most hyped weapon set.

They could've given more
At RM50 a piece, that's amost double the price for a loose weapon salvaged from boxed figures. Even the rare Dragon G36 don't even cost that much. If Red Horse have improved in the quality of the rifle and strap (i can't believe they use cheapo strap that comes loose) then i might accepted it, but since they did a shitty job, it can only be compensated if it came in a set of 5 rifles instead of just 2.

And the irony is that i've already paid for the 50 caliber bereta sniper rifle which is due for collection on Tuesday. Hope that one don't sux that bad or else i'd really boycot Red Horse.

Taking a break

2006-05-05T23:21:00.000+08:00

Last Wednesday my uni pals and I took some time off (well, actually finals is over so we are bored) at 1 U shopping complex. Nothing much can be said about that other than I’ve blogged about it in my Friendster blog. To maintain my anonymity I shall not post the url here. I believe that shock and existenz already have the url, so do check if out if you are interested. There are photos too.

Being vegetarian..for awhile. XD

2006-05-05T20:04:00.000+08:00

More often than not, i've been accustomed to some unique simple-to-make dishes (like those you see on Discovery Travel-&-Living Channel's culinary show-chefs!).

Let's get on with the food. XD

Mixed Salad (salad leaves, lettuce, cabbage, and many more, etc.).
Dressed with
- olive oil
- grounded fresh black pepper & sesame seed
- lemon juice
- mustard
- eggs (some times if there are some cravings)
- meat like chicken bits (usually if in the mood for garden salad)
- cheese!
- some spices

Taste: I find it excellent especially when you're in the mood for some really fresh food! LOL. Not only is it mouth-watering, you also feel very healty when you eat it. Fresh veggie! Oh yeah. Makes you think being a vegetarian ain't such a bad idea after all. ^_^

Well, that's just one of it that i feel like posting right now. XD Now gotta get back to work. Ciaoz!

Phone-cameras. Purposely limited?

2006-05-05T11:10:00.000+08:00

After some thought, i'm thinking... The Sony Ericsson K750i phone (the one i used to take all pictures posted here so far) that i own could have been better, or at least it could have a more proper external flash! =.='' Reason being... The MXE-60 External Xenon-Flash for the K750i only has 'Auto' and 'Off' mode, where 'Auto' mode would detect the amount of light in the scene and the flash would only fire when there is insufficient light. The dumb crap part about this is, the lighting condition in the scene has to be EXTREMELY poor, like in very dark. >.<. And when the scene is not so dark, the flash won't fire, and the images turn out dull (as you know for any camera, lighting is very important and we want our images to be exposed properly.) So.... What the crap is this? Most digital cameras i've used allow the flash to fire even when there is quite a lot of light in the scene. The reason? So that the SUBJECT in the scene, like a person's face or an object that you want to capture is properly lighted. And most digital cameras allow the flash to be 'forced', which means you can make it fire anytime you want it to fire. Why can't Sony Ericsson just do this for the flash? Just put a damn 'ON' and 'OFF' mode for God's sake! That's so much easier to do then have to purposely put a proper light-sensor and light-detection system for the flash. Btw, don't get me wrong to say that the MXE-60 is a bad accesory to own for the K750i. It is GREAT actually. No other phone in the market now has a proper Xenon-Flash except for the K750i + MXE-60, which means this alone would make the K750i.. the best camera-phone to bring along with you anytime and anywhere. Imagine yourself at parties and with friends, all your pictures will turn out nice (if the place isn't too bright of course which would make the flash work). Then now comes the purpose of this blog post. Are these limitations PURPOSELY set on the flash unit? Is Sony afraid that their Cyber-Shot series of digital cameras will lose market share because of this? Hmm. I don't know what others might think, but i definitely think YES.
Even the upcoming Sony Ericsson K800i with the Cyber-Shot branding also has this dumb limitation on the built-in Xenon flash. The specifications for it are good, 3.2MP cam, Best-Pic feature, and software image-stabilization. BUT, For the flash, only 'Auto' and 'Off' mode are available, there's no way to force the flash and the flash only fires in really dark conditions. HELLO?? What the heck is this? Come on. With a Cyber-Shot brand name on the K800i, everyone would have expected more. Not to mention more that the K800i's Xenon-Flash light output (based on K800i reviews) is WEAKER than the MXE-60 for the K750i. So now what? Another stupid limitation made so that nobody can own a phone with proper digital camera functions and a decent BRIGHT flash?

Comparison... The K750i is worth keeping for me compared to upgrading to the K800i. A properly lighted and exposed picture will beat the heck out of any poorly-lit higher-megapixel picture anytime. Now what can be hoped for in the next Cyber-Shot Sony Ericsson phone would be to have a proper Xenon-Flash that is BRIGHT and FORCEABLE. Come on. A camera-phone is still a camera-phone. A Sony Cybershot digital camera (with superior lenses, larger sensors, adjustable controls) won't lose much sales because of it ok.

123456

2006-05-04T18:09:00.000+08:00

It was this morning, that once in a lifetime unique timeline passed. It's 01,02,03,04,05,06 which meant 2 minutes and 3 seconds past 1 am on the 4th of May (05) during 06. Such thing will not occour in another 100 years >.<
It was a special moment for me that I took that time to count my blessings and especially thank my friends for being there for me. Yes, it's another emo and eleborate way of saying I did mass SMS spaming an hour past midnight when everyone else was sleeping. ^_^ Except for Shockk who was burning midnight oil for this exams today.
Wish you the best dude.

In the heat of exams

2006-05-03T02:32:00.000+08:00

With my exams starting on May 4th and ending on May 6th, you can see that i'm rather stressed out with studying. XD. Now i'm focusing on my Accounting paper, which is on Thursday (tomorrow). Going through all the past year questions and practising as much as i can. This should be the hardest subject i'm taking in this semester. >.<. The other two subjects are Business Law and Macroeconomics which are quite okay. Well, i'm not planning on sleeping until midnight tonight. lol. Yes, i really want to get a distinction for all my subjects, especially Accounting. Although, i'm now very fluent with the subjects already, i still believe that constant revision will always pay off in the end. ^_^. So there you have it. Now i gotta get back to studying... Just can't wait for my exams to be over which is on Saturday, then on Saturday night planning a gaming session with Rusty and Existenz. Something to release stress and relax after some serious brain exercise. >.<

A day at work with Rusty

2006-05-02T18:20:00.000+08:00

Finals are over and I’m back in the office again. So, what do someone with the job title “bosses son” do in the office? Here’s a sneak peak on my average day in the office.

7.30 morning.

After a light breakfast of bread and butter with a nice warm milk tea, and flipping through the dailies (the comic section is compulsory to be read), it’s time to work. My daily 30 minute drive will take me 20km from my sweet sweet home in PJ to the chinese dominated capital outskirts of Kepong.

8.30 morning.

The good thing about staying in PJ and working in Kepong is that I’m going against the flow of traffic. Traffic out of Kepong and Sri Damansara is always at a bumper to bumper crawl while I enjoy an easy flowing traffic which permits me to cruise at 90kmh without stopping or at times speed and weave through traffic like a madman. Once arrived, my work begins. As you can see, I’ve loaded stocks into my dad’s MPV ready for the delivery of goods (which was ready on the previous day). So, you can say that I’m a delivery guy. Most delivery takes place before lunch because staff are always in to receive the goods.

12 noon.

Lunch time. Nothing much can be said here other than showing what I had for lunch. Fish head noodles (Yi Tau Mai) is one of my favorite. The lousy thing about this dish is that it’s filling for the moment but wouldn’t last till dinner.

1 noon.

Study time? No, it’s just some material that I need to read for my forthcoming project. Yes, the company do have projects and one of them involves steel chamber and high atmospheric pressure. So, there’s lots of homework and research to be done beforehand. Personally speaking, I’m not too keen as it’s something not even attempted before by any local manufacturer. Secondly, if the project sails, I’m going to be technical supervisor which will require me to baby-sit the project before, during and after commission of the project. Shh… don’t tell my boss.

Basically my work continues till 5.30pm with no breaks in between. Sometimes till 6.30 if there’s over time. On non project days, my work basically comprise of tools fabrication using CAD/CAM software and also basic web designing for the company.

So, there you have it. My job in a nutshell.

Yam & Lin Ko Fusion

2006-05-02T05:26:00.000+08:00

Ahhh... Snack time. XD. Now some of you may ask. Just what is Lin Ko? Well, it's a chinese pudding that is made mainly for praying by the chinese. The term Lin Ko actually means auspicious-year sticky-cake in Cantonese (with the term Lin meaning year and the term Ko meaning cake respectively). However, it can be a good snack as well. Here, the Lin Ko is fried together with yam which are the long tiny pieces on the outside. The Lin Ko, on the other hand, is on the inside. LOL. Actually, the food looks very delicious and unique from the outside, which kind of makes you don't wanna eat them =Þ. Alas, it's still food and food must be eaten. Muahaha. So, as you bite through the crunchy yam exterior, your teeth will then sink into the soft and sweet Lin Ko on the inside. Wonderful. Just wonderful =)

Mixed-Pork Porridge (Section 17!)

2006-05-01T00:22:00.000+08:00

The ultimate (or at least it is to me. XD) chinese pork delicacy... jeng jeng jeng... Chi-Chap-Chuk! or otherwise known as Mixed-Pork-Porridge (thank you Rusty for the direct English translation from Cantonese. ^_^).

I just found out that near my housing area, there's this stall that serves this awesome delicacy for breakfast. I can't believe that after so many many years, now only i've found this wonderful gem!! lolz. Opens at about 7am and it gets sold out by before 9am. Talk about good stuff!! XD They have fish porridge as well and also chicken porridge, and there usually is another stall opened next to it that serves Chee-Cheong-Fun and some other stuffs.

Review time. XD The porridge is darn SMOOOTH. oh yea baby. really a joy to eat and slurp down. It's how do you put this.. steamed and boiled to perfection. ^_^ The mixed-pork innards include fried-pork-intestines (which is always excellent and this is what defines Chi-Chap-Chuk!), steamed tendons and pork-blood-clots. They lack the pork stomachs and steamed intestines though. However, overall, the taste of the porridge is just so so good. The portion is quite small, but hey... it's for early breakfast, which is just nice. ^_^

Rusty and Existenz, got chance come we go lah. lolz. but i'm not sure what day they close though. just know that they should open almost everyday for morning only. If wanna go, we have to be there latest by 8am. ^_^ quite crazily early. XD

Rusty's solo Sunday Drive to Endah Parade

2006-04-30T22:21:00.000+08:00

It was 11am in the morning when Trowa log into MSN. As I was showing off my new Selphie Tilmit PVC figurine to him I was invited to Endah Parade for a Gundam competition held by a hobby shop there since he’s a regular at that palace and like all loyal customers, they’ll try to help boost business of the shop. Since I’ve nothing to do today, I might as well give it a try, who knows, that shop might sell some 1/6 military figs or some really cute anime figurine. I left at 2pm but only reached an hour later. What’s the hold up? I overshot the exit and had trouble making a U turn. So in the end I turn out to the federal highway and start all over. Yeah, that’s truly a Kodak moment.

Anyway, it appears that the journey was more exciting than the destination. The first impression was really bad. The moment I entered the basement car park where was blockade all over the place trying to force traffic into a unidirectional flow. Unidirectional flow is a big no no in car park as it tend to jam up the queue when the car in front stops and wait for someone else to exit. As I got through the ordeal in the parking lot, I was met with a ghost town. Yes, that place is quite vacant. Over all built of the place is quite big, think of it as 1 Utama new wing but only with more floors. Seven floors of shops (LG-L5). I thought I was in twilight zone as the parking was full but when I reached 3^rd floor where the competition was held, rows after rows of shops was closed. After further exploring only I discovered that only lower ground till first floor was fully occupied and those are the busiest floors. It’s a shame that for such a beautiful layout, many shop lots are vacant and not properly utilized. It could be due to the rather lousy location of the shopping center since it’s just a drive away from down town KL. What really attracted my attention was a huge wooden ship inside the shopping center. Quite nice to look at, but that’s just about it. The main crowd puller is Carefour which is at the lower ground. Another thing unique about this place is there are quite a number of foot reflexology centers at that place. I’ve stopped counting at ten, and that’s just in one floor alone.

Anyway, back to the competition, as I guessed it, it’s rather small. Only two tables used with about 10 participants (food and beverages supplied). I’m not a big fan of Gundam. Sure, I do admire the figurine and model kits but I wouldn’t buy them even for display. However I’d definitely buy some MechWarrior stuff though. According to Trowa, that shop is specialized in Gundam stuff and it’s true, inside the shop, there’s loads of Gundam kits stacked till the selling, no joke man. As for anime figure, it’s rather disappointing as the collection’s small compared to what XL is offering. But, if you are looking for rare items, this is definitely the place. For the first time I’ve seed Hasbro binaltech transformers. What’s the difference with Takara? Takara binaltech is die cast metal wile Hasbro’s plastic. And the quality difference is really noticeable. If I’m good on the air brush I might consider. Although no exactly what I had in mind of a Gundam competition, still it’s a nice experience and great opportunity to test out my K750i in macro mode.

The boat inside Endah Parade

Shops closed on a Sunday

Shop where the competition was held

it wasn't even big

believe it or not, you are looking at the winning entery

1 on 1 DOTA for Dummies

2006-04-30T10:14:00.000+08:00

I had a game of DotA (Defense of the Ancients) with my cousin yesterday and it really got me inspired in writing this. It’s been quite a while since I’ve ever played a 1 on 1 game plus most competition is set at 3 vs 3 or 5 vs 5, after all DotA is a team based game. So here are some quick tips for those interested (Existenz take note).

First blood
The best thing about 1 on 1 is that each player automatically starts with 3.5k gold. That’s already enough to buy lots of lvl1 items but also the most important early game lvl3 item, the Daggon (Staff of wizardry 1000 + blades of attack 650 + recipe 1350 = 3000). At level 1 it can churn out bad-ass bolt of red lightning at 400 damage. That’s already enough* to take out low hp heroes like bone Fletcher, oblivion, rikimaru and even the drow ranger. (* might need to soften up the hero first).

Top 3 heroes that’s deadly with the Daggon in early game.
Goblin techies – Daggon (400) + Suicide squad, attack (650) = 1050dmg
Pugna (Oblivion) – Decrepify (+40%) + Daggon (400) = 560dmg
Zeus – Lightning bolt (100) + Daggon (400) = 500dmg

Note, damage might vary depending on enemy’s armor rating.

Seek and destroy
With clever use of observer wards, it’s easy to ambush and prevent ambushes. There are many blind spot and ambush points in the game so, knowing here and when to use is purely based on wisdom and experience. I would’ve provided a map if I could.

Staying in the game
The longer you stay in battles, the more experience you get (provided you are near enough when a creep dies). So, it’s always best to stock up on lesser clarity potion and flask of sapphire water to save trips from base to battlefield. Also, getting a courier chicken is advisable. Having a 1-2 level lead is important especially for spamming heroes as spells would grow stronger, thus giving an edge in the game. Attacking the opposing hero first to force him to return back to base to charge up is also an age old technique that’s still being used.

Practice practice practice
Title explains it all.

picture curtersy of http://dota-allstars.com/

Best Claypot Chicken Rice

2006-04-30T05:56:00.000+08:00

Firstly, what does 'NgaPohFun' stand for? XD It means claypot rice in Cantonese. Here, i'll show what i had which was claypot chicken rice. What you can find inside is usually the rice itself, baked to yummy-goodness in a claypot! Then there is the chicken itself which is usually steamed first, then placed into the claypot. Additional ingredients to add to the taste are the preserved pork sausages ('lap-cheong' in Cantonese) and some salted-fish.

Ok. That's just the desciption of it. XD The kicker is. This is BY FAR THE BEST claypot chicken rice i have tasted! =) The taste is definitely there as most claypot chicken rice places fail to give a proper taste. The only other proper contender to this PJ Old Town one is at Damansara, which has dropped their standard recently (inconsistent food quality. sometimes can be too salty. ughh.).

After mixing, this is what it turns out to be. Steamy and yummy. From the smell, you can already tell how good it is going to be. lol. Then when eating it, i'm just oozing with satisfaction. Yum. ^_^

But wait! That's not all. There is also a soup specialty at the place. lolz. It's chinese herbal soup with a mixture of traditional herbs and spices in it. The taste is very good, just like having a relaxing drink. Best part is the presentation of the soup! It's done in an old coconut shell, very nice and creative. However, i don't know if it helps with the taste or not, but the soup surely tastes great! XD

I went to that place with my family that time. Perhaps one day can go with Rusty and Existenz. But thing is, i'm not sure if it opens for lunch or for supper. This is very important because Rusty, Existenz and myself are usually the night-time kakis. Supper is our favourite time of meal! LOL.

Identity Theft

2006-04-29T20:08:00.000+08:00

OMFG! Some noob in LYN thinks it’s cool to steal someone’s avatar. Picture worth more than 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 letters. The plus point is zaxiao hasn't done anything retard-ish yet. so it could be just an honnest mistake. I think i'm going to PM him regarding that issue, see if we could work something out.

News Flash

It appears to be an honnest mistake and zaxiao has changed his avatar. kudos to that fella for respecting other people's avatar ^_^

1/6 Irony

2006-04-29T18:57:00.000+08:00

I'm not sure what to blog about, so here goes my first post :p

Meet John Doe no 51. A weird name for a figure, but hey, Hot Toys ain't fancy about naming their products which is so unlike Dragon or bbi. Anyway, I got John about 3-4 months ago when he was first released as a Private Military Contractor. Since I couldn't afford the whole set, I manage to get him loose without any accessories or clothes on. "Poor John".

Anyway, I was quick to give him a new job away from the desert. Maybe as a British SAS deep in the tropical rainforest of the Kalimantan Borneo region as part and partial of this vigorous training. Then something happened, I didn't have enough gear for him other than woodland BDU, SAS Tactical vest (woodland), some Kevlar, Military Boots and a silver revolver which is not even part of the British armament. I was in a dilemma, my SAS bash is not materializing.

In the end, I manage to put up some quick desert tan accessories on John to make him look like… a private military contractor with too much grenade on him. The good news is, it’s not finished yet, so maybe there’s still a chance in the future that John won’t be breathing dust in the Iraqi desert.

Chillin' @ Mid-Valley

2006-04-29T17:25:00.000+08:00

Just came back from Mid-Valley.

After Rusty's exam this morning, we (with Existenz) went there and reached at about 2.45PM. Kinda hard to find parking on a busy Saturday when everyone was supposed to be on a longgg holiday since May Day is on Monday. XD

First went to the Mid-Valley Food Court.
Rusty ordered a plate of Japanese rice + chicken curry set for RM11 (includes a cup of tea, soup and salad). The amount of chicken they gave was quite a lot and it did look VERY yummy. *drool*. Forgot to take pics of the food because Rusty was so hungry already and i totally forgot about it (well, usually i take pics of my own food. that i won't forget. XD). hahahaha. I think by the time the food came, it was 3pm.. could you imagine lunch at 3pm. o.0 Me and Existenz already had lunch so we didn't take anything. Then after we wen't to order drinks at the Food Court then we thought again... for RM2 per drink (which was very small) at the Food Court, we order a large carbonated drink (for RM2.50)at McD's which was just around the corner.. and so we did! LOL.

After getting our drinks and quenching our thirsts (yes it is a darn hot day today, but luckily now at about 5PM, it's raining. yay!), Rusty had to get the USB-cables he bought replaced at a PC shop in IT-World Mid-Valley. Walk, walk.. walk.. then went there. Managed to change the cable but another one was tested ok. So kao-tim. Then duno wat to do in Mid-Valley.. There was some fashion show going on but it had finished already.

So kept on walking. Went inside a figure shop (XL-Shop) just to browse since collecting high-end figure toys is Rusty's favourite past-time hobby. Existenz wanted to get the talking-door-welcome alarm which was quite interesting. The alarm sounded 'Welcome' in Japanese when someone walked into the shop, and the alarm sounded 'Arigato Go Zai Maz (not sure how to spell this =p)' when someone walked out of the place. Quite a cool motion detector. Not sure how they do it though. And i'm also not sure why Existenz wanted to get one. Beats me...LOL

After that, wanted to go play DOTA (Defense of the Ancients) at E-Zone cafe Mid-Valley. Then Existenz said he still got work to do. Apalah... haha

- Pictures respectively sourced from http://www.midvalley.com.my/ and http://www.xl-shop.com/

Just for show?

2006-04-29T11:01:00.000+08:00

Bun's Putra. Edited photo to black-n-white.
Cool-looking car. Just that sitting inside it is a bit...errr.... XD

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!

2006-04-28T16:52:00.000+08:00

This blog's for us to share what we do and what we think. LOL.
Three of us will be posting here from time to time.
Crap, nonsense, and anything under the sun. You name it. XD

So, welcome to this blog.
Enjoy your stay. Muahaha. :p