Roadrunner United - The End

This is my ultimate metal artist mash up. Enjoy. =)

Cheers.

Kentang oh kentang

I woke up early this morning to shop for groceries and vege at Tesco with mum. We went early to beat the ragging traffic and eager shoppers. And here's what I found...

Normal potatoes, RM1.19 per kg

US potatoes

Pink potatoes

Washed potatoes, RM7.99 per kg. Saper yang malas nak basuh kentang bole la beli cap nih.

Cheers.

Que sera sera

Embarking on another life, a working life, is scary for me. Come to think about it, you hold sole responsibility of your tasks. No one to share or take the blame. It is definitely not like internship I experienced last year.

These questions arise from my thoughts as I strolled worriedly at MMU's Career Fair 2009: coulda, woulda, shoulda.

1. Could I land a job?
2. And if I landed a job, would I accept it?
3. Should I accept it based on my interests in that job or just for the sake of owning a stable income?

I can say, this is so much like choosing a partner in life. But back to the issue at hand, I would be grateful if I could get a job in the wake of global recession. Females prefer to play safe. Get a job which promises steady salary. Find a partner that would provide her everything else that she could not (from monetary gains to happiness). But that was last time. Now, on the contrary, women prefer to be independent, which definitely screams ME. And when I say that, it means I will accept the challenges of achieving my goals, the obstacles to achieve my goals, the fear of failing to achieve my/company goals, the risks of uncertainties, and the gender competition.

Of course, with given time and experience, I could achieve all that. But time and experience are not the only factors that could guarantee success. The determination to excel, the will to push myself, and with the right opportunities, an optimal goal could be achieved.

Above all, no matter how strong you are, men and women, fear is still a number one factor. Emotion can take over anything.

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Career Fair is organised with Consumer Fair as well. So commerce businesses such as BodyShop, Air Asia, etc. participated in the event. For so long, I wanted my Lavender Body Mist from BodyShop but I was told that they stopped its production cause it is an old product. How can a product gets old when it is something that consumers adore?! *grrrr* I had no choice but to try a different scent. And my pick is Cassis Rose. It has this very sweet rosy smell. So, next time this scent comes into your nostrils, you'd know it is ME. Hahaha..

With my free 'Graduan 2009' book

In another ocassion, I found an aged van near Pantai Hospital. I am unable to detect what species it is. Might be Ford, but I'm not too sure. Pop the hood mister. (Taken with my Z610i)

When my brother went to Sepang International Circuit last 2 weeks to book the circuit for vehicles drive tests, he stopped at the souvenir shop and bought some stuff. He bought himself a polo shirt and a lanyard. Being the thoughtful brother that he is, he bought his lovely sister a polo shirt and a lanyard as well. Cost of the shirt? close to RM70 and Rm10 for the lanyard. Geez!

My brother said that the shirts are all small in sizes.  So, he picked 'L' for me, which is for major cuts, is not my size.  But this suits me perfectly well. Love it! Thank you Ko! =D

It sure is.

With racing stripes

Cheers.

Mystery Spots: Places Where Bizarre Forces Obscure Reality

Mystery Spots: Places Where Bizarre Forces Obscure Reality

This is definitely eerie, true or not.

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Ferrari Model Cars

Resting in solitary with my Reader's Digest collection

Here's my Ferrari Model Cars collection...

250 GTO built to race in the 60's

F40 coupe sports car ('87-'92)

360 Challange Stardale, a variant of 360 Modena introduced in 2003

360 GTC, race version of 360 produced in 2004

612 Scaglietti is a grand tourer introduced in 2004

F430 Challenge unveiled in 2005

599 GTB Fiorano gran turismo replaced 575 M Maranello, produced in 2007

430 Scuderia, successor of Challenge Stardale unveiled by Michael Schumacher at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show

F2008, used in the first season of 2008's Formula 1 unveiled in January 2008

So, there goes my whole, however, incomplete collection.

Cheers.

What's on my iTunes: Trance, Chillouts, House, Ambient, Electronica, and Psychedelic

DJ Encore - High On Life feat. Engelina

Chicane - Offshore (Ambient Mix)

Armin Van Buuren - Unforgivable feat. Jaren

Ferry Corsten & Ramin Djawadi - Made Of Love Feat. Betsie Larkin

DJ Tiesto - Dance 4 Life

AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats remix)

Massive Attack - Everywhen; Teardrop

Hooverphonic - Inhaler; Mad About You

The Black Ghosts - Full Moon

The Engine Room - A Perfect Lie (Gabriel Dresden Remix)

Holymen - Red Queen

Enigma - Return To Innocence; Sadness; Mea Culpa; Gravity of Love; Turn Around; Once In A Lifetime

Adiemus - Adiemus; Elegia

Gotan Project - Santa Maria; Whatever Lola Wants (Remix)

ERA - Mysteria

Groove Armada - Superstylin'; At The River

Groove Coverage - Moonlight Shadow; God Is A Girl (Piano Version); Only Love; She; Moonlight Shadow 

Fauxliage - All Alone

Mazzy Star - Into Dust

Eric Prydz - Call On Me

Dirty Vegas - Days Go By

Gianluca Motta - Not Alone feat. Molly

Goldfrapp - Black Cherry

Mighty Dub Kats - Magic Carpet Ride

Nitin Sawhney - Sunset (Prophesy Album Version); Say Hello

Robert Dougan - Clubbed To Death (Kurayamino Variation)

Telepopmusik - Breathe

Yves Larock - By Your Side Feat. Jaba; Rise Up feat. Jaba

Bliss - Don't Look Back; Lost Soul

FC Kahuna - Hayling

San Ilya - Bellissimo

Ladytron - Destroy Everything You Touch; Playgirl; Sugar

Daft Punk - One More Time; Technologic; Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Astrix & Melicia - Felicidad (Astrix Remix)

Infected Mushroom - I Wish

Paranormal Attack - Technologic; You and Me; Tell Me Why

1200 Micrograms - Numberstruck; God Of Rock

Cheers.

What's on my iTunes: Maybe some Reggae, Hip-hop, R&B and Rap now?

Tweet - Oops (Oh My) feat. Fabolous

Lil Wayne - Prom Queen (rock infused)

Pitbull - Blanco feat. Pharrell; I Know You Want Me; Bojangles; Midnight feat. Casely; Fuego; Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera); The Anthem (Calabria Remix) feat. Lil Jon; Culo feat. Lil Jon; Dime ft. Rakim & Ken Y;

Timbaland - All songs in his Shock Value album

M.I.A.- Paper Planes, Boyz

Maino - All The Above feat. T-Pain

T-Pain - Church

Kanye West - See You In My Nightmares feat. Lil Wayne; Homecoming feat. Chris Martin; Through The Wire; Heartless, Streetlights

T.I. - Slide Show Ft. John Legend

Swizz Beats - Swing Ya Rag feat. T.I.

Nas - Hero ft. Keri Hilson

Keri Hilson - Knock You Down Ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo; Turnin' Me On ft. Lil Wayne; Energy; Return The Favor ft. Timbaland

Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock ft. Lil' Wayne

Kevin Lyttle - Drive Me Crazy; Sexy Ways; Turn Me On

Keyshia Cole - Love

Tank - I Love Them Girls (Part 2)

Amanda Perez - Candy Kisses

Common -Make My Day (feat. Cee-Lo); I Want You (Feat. Will.I.Am); Drivin' Me Wild feat. Lily Allen; Universal Mind Control (Feat. Pharrell)

Charlie Wilson - There Goes My Baby

Chris Cornell - Long Gone Ft. Timbaland

Jamie Foxx - Blame It (On the Alcohol) ft. T-Pain

Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite

The Dream - Rockin' That Thang ft. Fabulous

Soulja Boy - Kiss Me Thru The Phone feat Sammie

Natalie - Better Get It Right (Feat. Max Minelli); Emptiness; Where Are You (With Justin Roman); Goin' Crazy; Ooh; Love You So

Ne-Yo - Most of his songs

Orishas - Represent, Cuba Feat. Heather Headley

P. Diddy - The Future; Come To Me feat. Nicole Scherzinger; Tell Me feat. Christina Aguilera; Last Night feat. Keyshia Cole

Mya Thompson - Do You Only Wanna Dance

Frankie J - The One Feat. 3LW

The Game - It's Okay (One Blood)

RBD - Tu Amor

Reik - Inolvidable

Nicky Jam - Me Estoy Muriendo feat. Rakim & Ken Y

Rakim & Ken-Y - Tengo un Amor; Mai Muevete; Dame Lo Que Quiero

Cheers.

What's on my iTunes: Alternative Rock, Rock

Paramore - Decode; That's What You Get; My Hero (Foo Fighters Cover); I Caught Myself; Misery Business

Evanescence - Going Under; My Immortal, The Only One, Bring Me to Life, Hello

Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody; Photograph, Savin' Me; If Everyone Cared

Nonpoint - In The Air Tonight

Emery - Studying Politics (used in one of my theatre acts); Listening to Freddy Mercury; Returning The Smile You Have Had From The Start

Chevelle - Still Running, Get Some; Bend The Bracket; Well Enough Alone; Closure

Breaking Benjamin - Blow Me Away; Diary of Jane; Dance With The Devil; Unknown Soldier; So Cold; Break My Fall; Forget It; Sooner or Later; Rain 

Forty Foot Echo - Drift; Brand New Day; Born Yesterday

Pillar - Echelon; Bring Me Down; Frontline; Fireproof; For the Love of the Game; 

Styles of Beyond - Nine Thou (Superstars Remix); Second To None

Cold - No One

Linkin Park - All of their songs

Hinder - Without You; Better Than Me; Lips of An Angel

Pink - Sober; Please Don't Leave Me; Dear Mr. President

Citizen Cope - Let The Drummer Kick (HP ringtone =P)

Megan McCauley - Die For You; Tap That; Fragile; I'll Pay You To Shoot Him; Wonder

Hoobastank - Running Away; Reason; Diappear

Mogwai - We're No Here

Bif Naked -Nothing Else Matters (Metallica Cover); Back In The Day

The Cardigans - I Need Some Fine Wine and You, You Need to Be Nicer; And Then You Kissed Me

Chris Daughtry - Feels Like Tonight; It's Not Over; Used To; Home; Over You; Gone; What About Now

David Cook - A Daily Anthem; Come Back To Me; Lie

Kings of Leon - Closer; Revelry; Be Somebody; Sex on Fire

P.O.D. - Lights Out; Goodbye For Now; Alive; Going In Blind; Youth of the Nation

Shiny Toy Guns - Stripped, Nothing Compares 2 U; Starts With One; Don't Cry Out; We Are Pilots

Placebo - Running Up That Hill; Meds (Paranormal Attack Remix)

Pop Shuvit - Mara Bahaya; All I Got; Rockera

Heart - What About Love; Alone

Cheers.

What's on my iTunes: Metal, Death Metal, Gothic Metal, Syhmphonic Death Metal, Symphonic Gothic Metal

Flyleaf - Cassie; I'm So Sick; So I Thought; Fully Alive; There For You

Apocalyptica - I Don't Care feat. Adam Gontier (Three Days Grace)

Within Temptation - The Howling

Fireflight - Unbreakable; Star of The Show

Trivium - The Anthem (We Are The Fire)

Apocalyptica - Quutamo

Apocalyptica - S.O.S. (Anything But Love) feat. Cristina Scabbia (Lacuna Coil)

Apocalyptica - Life Burns ft. Lauri Ylönen (The Rasmus)

Apocalyptica - Master of Puppets

Apocalyptica - Path Vol. 2 feat. Sandra Nasic (Guano Apes)

Apocalyptica - Until It Sleeps

Within Tempatation - What Have You Done feat. Keith Caputo (Life of Agony)

Within Tempatation - All I Need

Within Tempatation - Memories

Lacuna Coil - Heaven's A Lie; Closer; Swamped; Within Me; Our Truth

Fireflight - You Decide with Josh Brown (Day of Fire)

Trivium - Ignition; Like Light To The Flies; Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr

Ill Niño - Tu Eres Parte De Mi; Te Amo, I Hate You; What Comes Around; Unreal; This Time's for Real; All I Ask For, Corazon of Mine (all Spanish versions are better by a mile)

Rammstein - Mein Teil; Engel; Moskau feat. Tatu

Roadrunner United - The End

Celldweller - Tragedy; Afraid This Time;  Shapeshifter feat. Styles Of Beyond; Switchback

Disturbed - Ten Thousan Fists; Deify; I'm Alive; Inside The Fire, Indestructible

Demon Hunter - The Tide Began to Rise; Not Ready to Die, Heartstrings Came Undone

Slipknot - Vermillion; Scream

Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama; Fate in Motion

Orgy - Dizzy

Cheers.

What's on my iTunes: Indie, New Age, Country, Pop, Pop Rock, Folk

I thought I would make a list of the songs that I love this time...

Lene Marlin - What If

Deanna Carter - Strawberry Wine

Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová - Falling Slowly

Demi Lovato - Don't Forget

Britney Spears - Out From Under

Natasha Bedingfield - Soulmate

The Whip - Trash (Crookers Remix)

Adam Lambert - Mad World

Peter Gabriel - The Book of Love

David Usher - Black Black Heart

Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth

Ryan Farish - Rejoice

Kate Walsh - Your Song

India.Arie - Beautiful

Blue Foundation - Eyes on Fire

Joshua Radin - Today; Only You

Cat Power - The Greatest

Mayang Sari - Tiada Lagi

Mandalay -Like Her

Elisa - Dancing

Bat for Lashes - Sad Eyes

Letto - Ruang Rindu

Sia - Breathe Me

Nena Cherry - Seven Seconds Away

Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red

The One - Sarang Hal Gge

Sade - King of Sorrow; By Your Side

Marc Cohn - Man of the World

Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter

Tom Waits - I Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You

Esthero - I Drive Alone; That Girl

Gabrielle - Dreams Can Come True

And these are just a few genres...

Pulau Redang?

The semester break is around the corner and my friends and I are planning for a beach vacation. We might settle for Pulau Redang, but unsure whether to take the 3 days/2 nights or 4days/3 nights package. Anna and I have been scouting around for cotton beach dresses and here are the two that I found in the Reject Shop.

It's halter dress. My favourite! =D

There was another one in black and white. Which are my two favourite colours.

Cheers.

Phew~

I just came back from a 65-minute brisk walk. Definitely more than my usual routine. Around the same amount of time I finished my 10 km Charity Run about a month ago. *exhausted*

Nyonya Delicacy: 'Kuih Ku'

My mum made kuih ku this morning. This is definitely one of my favourites beside kuih koci. My mum made the filling and natural colouring earlier on. The filling is mostly green beans. As for the shiny black colour of the delicacy, the colour first comes from a plant. The only thing this plant bears is leaves. When the leaves are old enough, it will be plucked, cleaned, and dried. It is easily crushed when it's totally dried up (still maintaining it's dark green colour) which is made into small rounded balls. Then these mashed leaves will need to be cooked. The cooked mashed leaves will then combined with 'tepung pulut'. There is a mould to shape the delicacy.

Here are some images I managed to take.

Yet to be steamed. As you can see, it's not black yet. It is the colour of the leaves. Moulded kuih ku will be put on cut banana leaves.

These are how it looked like after 12-15 minutes of steaming. Ready to eat. Nyum nyum!

Some home-makers will use the artificial red colour for sale. Even the black colour comes in powder form.

Cheers.

The MotherTrucker

I first spotted the Nissan Navara LE in Bukit Beruang more than a month ago in Supreme Black. I didn't have the chance to snap a picture then as both parties were in motion. Fortunately, I had the chance to be up-close and personal with another Navara LE when I was visiting Jaya Jusco.

The 4x4 twincab is the most powerful pick-up truck in Malaysia. It became available on November 5th last year, in Malaysia's market sold by Edaran Tan Chong Motor. Unlike the Frontier, Navara only comes in 5-speed automatic transmission. What I am amazed is that, with its 2.5L diesel churning 174hp at 4000rpm and 403 Newton meter at 2000rpm, this beasty baby is the most forceful in the 2.5L twincab 4x4 segment. Added with 16-inch wheels, this beauty is majestic. =D

One thing I know now is that I was wrong in saying that Frontier is being replaced by Navara. Navara is being offered as another option besides the Frontier which is renamed to DD2. It is still in the market but with limited quantities. The Navara is larger and bolder than the Frontier though. It is not a compact pick-up truck anymore. Even the Toyota Hilux is defeated. Downside is, the Navara is harder to park. And there were a few problems reported in the Australian market that the fan is made from a plastic substance and it is easily damaged. This 4x4 twincab is being sold for AUD50,000 and the cost to fix the fan? AUD24,000. But that is in the foreign market.

With a torque of 403Nm, Navara has officially come close to 335i beemer and the new M3. Talking about performance and speed. Me likey!

For the exterior, Navara is probably the first of its kind in Malaysia to be equipped with Xenon HID headlamps which according to Edaran Tan Chong Motor that it is JPJ approved. The lamps are also height-adjustable. Cool. The Navara has a gallant and aggressive look I must say. Its steel body incorporates bold grille and distinctive angular lines.

As for the interior, the seats and doors are lathered with leather. With the dashboard being dark beige and light beige seats, it looks like Latio. It has 2 glove compartments, ample storage space by the doors and arm rest in the cabin.

This baby comes in 3 colours: Supreme Black (like the one I took), Twilight Grey, and Tungsten Silver.

Now, for some images...

Not enough space to take this angle straight.

It is being sold for RM103,721.90 in Peninsular Malaysia and RM104,800.00 in Sabah and Sarawak.

Cheers.

The Breed

Cenghih in August 2008

Cantik in August 2008

Yesterday, I spent an hour at the gym, and another 30 minutes for aerobics. I had to come out early from that class because Anna and Fiqa were waiting for me to take a look at Epul's newborn kittens. 3 of them: 2 black fur and 1 white fur. They are a week old and eyes are still close shut. We played with them for a bit and here are some images and a video. (Excuse for the bluriness due to dark area and constant uncontrolled movement.)

Cantik with her new babbies

The white one. It was bobbing. Hence, the blurry picture.

Cenghih's reaction upon hearing Meng's footsteps. They are very attentive.

Cenghih feeling jealous of our attention to his babbies. He was smaller a year ago.

Feeding time!

A video of them all.

(Ignore our conversations. =P)


A video of Cantik & Cenghih back in August 2008

Cheers.

P/S: Anyone who wants to adopt the kittens, may contact me via email or YM!

TIME Magazine

I received my first ever TIME mag copy! I cannot wait to flip page-by-page and read every single word. =D

Here are some images I took...

Front cover

Back cover

Cheers.

MMU Autoshow 2009

I was a crew member of MMU's Autoshow 2 years ago. The line-up was amazing with awesome drifters including Malaysian's own Tengku Djan and his Potenza team. This year, I was dissapointed. Why? Well, it all comes down to poor management. I see lesser crew members on the tracks. Responds were slow with only a handful of what they call "Security" teams on hand looking out for rolling tyres and flinged cones. The ONLY thing I was proud of was one of the Honda Civic exhibits was a Type-R. That made me smile far and wide, from ear to ear. No kidding, it was hurtful.

As for the drifters line-up, I see a new gender added to the team, a FEMALE. She owns a Nissan S15. Not being gender biased, but she's the ONLY drifter who was consistent throughout the praciting rounds. No tyre-hitting, no cone-bumping. Anyway, the drifting competition was from 2pm-4pm. Sadly, I had to go home as mum was waiting for me to have lunch with her. But it was a good decision to go home because it rained after that. I bet the drifters and on-lookers were dissapointed.

Vintage and modified cars were exhibited in a carpark ground beside Subaidah. '07 crew members said this is an achievement for their part. Apparently, they did invite the owners to exhibit their cars back in 2007. It was either not many responded or the event was not attractive enough. But I can tell them that they missed a whole LOT! *beaming*

As usual, here are some pictures:

I had time to be in touch with nature. =P

Nissan S15

For more images, click here and here.

For videos, click here.

And now, I am pecan brown (from the heat).

Cheers.

Beemer M3 (4th Gen)

Pak Cik have been telling Anna about 2 M3's roaming in Bukit Beruang. Those babies are registered in Malacca. I wanted so much to witness the black beasts and I was lucky to see of 'em after gym just now, the coupe version. YES! Called Anna right away. *chuckles* I was so enthused I screamed "M3! M3!" that Anna didn't know what the pebble was I saying. This is the 4th generation of BMW M3. It comes as sedans (E90), coupes(E92), and convertible (E93). 

The run down:

The exterior: One look at the BMW M3 Sedan reveals all: here is a perfect blend of sports car and sedan. That muscular front end with its large air vents and prominent powerdome. The wind tunnel-honed exterior mirrors. The four chromed tailpipes and wider rear track. It's an exterior that promises exhilarating performance - combined with four-door practicality.

The interior: The BMW M3 Sedan is as special inside as out. Its cockpit has a true sports car feel, but combined with high ergonomic comfort and fine design. From the leather-trimmed M multifunction steering wheel with stitching in M colours to the special M sports seats or the Titanium Shadow interior trim, every detail reflects the exclusivity and sporting pedigree that define BMW M.

Cabin space: A performance car that brings racing technology to the road, yet has ample space for all occupants? That's the BMW M3 Sedan. Its spacious four-door cabin ensures even rear seat passengers can travel in comfort, while the generous 450 litres of luggage space enhances its everyday usability even further. All that practicality doesn't disguise its true nature however - that of a thoroughbred sports car.

The aerodynamics: Thanks to intelligent aerodynamics, the BMW M3 Sedan not only slices effortlessly through the air, but also channels it to where it's needed most. The intake hole next to the powerdome feeds air directly to the V8 high-rev engine. The side vents in the front apron help to cool the engine and transmission oil. And the aerodynamic wing mirrors and rear diffusor both contribute to the car's exhilarating dynamics.

The V8 high-rev engine: Power all the way to the redline - the BMW M3 Sedan's V8 high-rev engine has genuine race-car character. Every component has been carefully optimised to maximise output and engine speed. The result? 309 kW, up to 8,400 rpm, and 400 Nm of torque at 3,900 rpm. And that's not all: the individual throttle butterflies and engine management system ensure the engine responds rapidly to driver inputs, translating every touch of the right pedal into instant acceleration.


Engine
Cylinders/valves: 8/4
Capacity in ccm: 3,999
Stroke/bore in mm: 75.2/92.0 
Max. output in kW (PS) at 1/min: 309 (420)/8,300
Max. torque in Nm at 1/min: 400/3,900
Power-to-weight ratio (EU) in kg/hp: 3.8 (3.8)

Performance
Drag (cw): 0.30
Top speed (km/h): 250
Acceleration 0 - 100 km/h (in s): 4.9 (4.7)
Acceleration 80 - 120 km/h in 4th/5th gear (in s): 5.1/-

And finally, my spyshot and other images...

Sorry about the blurry pictures. I was in a hurry.

Cheers.