Penang High Chapparal

IMHO, this is human greed at the finest.

Think of the following situation, I took a pair of shoes from a friend. The friend knew it, but keep silent on the notion to 'lend it out'. But now, the friend is asking back for the shoe and I'm asking him to buy me a replacement shoe of my choice for the return of the shoe I took? Silly, ain't it? But that's exactly it.

I have a feeling that Kg Buah Pala is a squatter village i.e. setinggan. And today, a government document has been declassified. My feeling was right. Kg Buah Pala is indeed a squatter village. So in a way, they are residing on land NOT belonging to them, it belongs to the state government. But they are demanding the govt to pay for them to move out! Why? Because they've been there a long time.

The document also revealed that these people are offered a RM75k terrace house for just RM1. U read it right, RM1 only, as exchange for them to vacate the land. Not just that, RM1k for moving-out costs and RM750 for renting another house for 36 months! But the villagers are asking for replacement land... even when the current land is NOT even theirs in the first place.

So now, refer back to the friend's shoe example above. Greedy.

Here's the declassified document: Click here

Can't believe it

these are the phones that I've gone though since 2000 till now

1st phone, motorola v2088 with interchangeable front bezel and keypad illumination. i have like 4-5 bezels which i always changed based on mood and situation
ericsson T28. thinnest phone on the market at that time. it's selling point

ericsson T39 after lost the above. chose it since at the time like the flip phone

1st nokia phone, nokia 6510. very small phone. the shortest phone in the market at the time probably

then, nokia 6610 after i dropped the above from the 1st floor of my house all the way down the stairs
after somewhile, back to a basic phone, nokia 2600
then changed brand to motorola, L7 SLVR. the phone that started the ultra slim phone trend. but smallish screen
afer the keypad died on me, changed to nokia 6300. very solid construction. aluminium parts. at one time, at least 3 people on my office floor used this, and a few others around me using it
then changed to nokia 5610
actually bought this twice after the 1st one met an accident and broke beyond repair. then the second one was recently stolen when my car was broken in

now i reverted back to this, nokia 6300

actually was thinking of buying the nokia 5610 again, it really does fit my requirements, very good camera, nice form factor, good looking and not that expensive. but no way i'm gonna buy the same phone 3 times!

until now i still cap myself to below RM1000 for a phone. i really admire people who keep on changing their RM1k+ phones. does it really worth that RM1k? or is it just to be the first kid on the block? and i think there's no way i'm gonna splurge more than RM2k on a phone e.g. N9x series, etc.. etc.. in the end of the day, it's just used to make calls and SMS

well to everyone to their own i guess

Desperate times, require desperate measures...

bought yesterday...
Horley's Ripped Factors. This is a protein formulation enhanced with fat burners. Well, as you might guess, one of it's purpose is to lose weight! Protein is to assist body recovery after an excercise session and this formulation is special that it also contains fat burner. So it's kinda 2-in1.

I need both. Need someting to help me recover quickly after all my sports activities. Feeling a bit lethargic and lazy lately. And my weight is not going down as quickly as planned, so decided on this.

Not cheap though. A 1.32kg tumbler is good enough for only 40 servings @ about RM8 per servings! It better do work! Luckily I can claim this from my benefits under supplements category hehehe

So at least, next time if this do work and someone ask me how do I lose weight, I have that 'secret potion' that people always expect me to tell them hehehe

ARRRGGGHHHH!!!! NOT AGAIN!!!!

yesterday, managed to drag myself out to Titiwangsa for a run. Was there at 8:45AM. Many people there since they have yet another fishing competition.

Parked my car at an empty space, a bit to the inside since the roadside parking was all full. But when I got back to the car an hour later, the front passenger window was all smashed up! Broken glass everywhere.

First thing noticed they took my wallet & handphone from the arm rest compartment. But from further check, noticed also that they took my boost meter on the dashboard, a pair of sunglass & my only alarm remote control. Damn! Luckily can still drive the car back home, albeit with the indicator light flashing due to the alarm triggered.

Could've been worse since apparently they ignored my speed meter on the steering column, but obviously within reach, the CD player & smart tag device with Maybank Zing card.

The loses are one thing, but the hassles are another. Now have to go through JPN, JPJ & Maybank, again, for the replacement cards. Not to mention this time also need to go to Celcom and two workshops to replace the broken window and the alarm.

This is gonna cost me a lot! New window, new wallet, new handphone, new sunglass & new boost meter. Not to mention replacement charges for MyKad, credit cards & ATM card. *sigh*

Hate these people. May they all rot in hell.

BNM vs 12 year olds

Yesterday, we had a friendly squash match between BNM's players and some 12 year olds from SRAM (squash equivalent to BAM for badminton). These boys are Malaysian future in world squash.

To be frank, I was very, very amazed looking at their ability, skills and determination. They really CAN play! Despite of their small size, they gave a hard time for our players and some of BNM's players are Division 2 and Division 3 players in KL League! I didn't play yesterday, but to be honest, I doubt I can win against them. They really are THAT good!

And their determination is solid. They really played it all out even it was just a friendly match, against unknown, albeit adult players.

I say, kudos to the boys! Keep up the spirit! Rule the world 8 years from now.

S1K race - 6 June 2009

Was there last weekend, after enduring a 1 1/2 hour long drive from Sg. Besi toll to Nilai/KLIA exit. Sounds ridiculous? Well, because it was! People slowing down traffic to a stop-n-go crawl, just to look at minor accidents by the road side, but that's a story for another time.

The stupid crawl on NSE

Was there to support my friends, Fahrein & Edrin driving for Team KL Motopark/Matspeed. Muzamil & Hisham driving their own team's car and old friend, Rashid, also driving for a private team.

The paddock pass. I was told it's RM50 for the pass, but found out its actually RM90 with parking. So chose to sit at the grand stand instead, which is free. Later I knew it was a wise decision. No way I'm gonna pay RM90 just to see race-prepped 'normal cars'... unlike MME race which normally has some nice Porsches RSRs, Astons, BMW Z4s and Holdens competing.

When I got there, it was more than 2 hours into the race, but still a long way to go to 1000km... In terms of car variety, it was very lacking. All I see was Integra DC2s, Civic EGs & EKs and Satria GTIs. The only saving grace was a pair of sharp-looking, white Satria Neo of Team Proton Axle, two Gen2s and two Toyota Levins. Sad also to find out last year's Class B MME winner, Proton R3's Neo parked in their pits, later I found out it was due to engine management problem.

Proton Axle's Neo

The race mostly was uneventful. The track looks kind of empty with the cars wide spaced between each other. But at times there are interesting scraps between similar cars, especially watching the how the Neos fighting off their bigger brother, the GTIs.

Integra vs GTI

But more importantly, I felt good to see the passion and determination of the participants, even for such a low-key event. Some teams came with fully prepped cars, complete with in-car hydraulic jacks and pit-lane speed limiter, backed by organised & professional pit crew. Meanwhile, some are competing just out of their passion for racing. I notice a very sick Putra, doing the laps at a very slow speed, but still keep on going, laps after laps. Just for the sake of racing and finishing the race. Quite a number of cars are devoid of any sponsor decals, except for Achilles and Petronas. the event sponsors. It means these people are racing out of their own pocket, for the fun of it. Their passion and determination amazes me and makes me of thinking of racing next year!

Fahrein & Edrin were driving the Team KL Motopark's rally-cross spec Gen2 (pic nicked from terato.com)

Rashid was the 1st driver of this rented Civic EG (pic nicked from terato.com)

Overall, it was an interesting race. I had to leave at around 4:00PM, the cars have done about 70-odd laps by then. At the end of lap 182 around 8:45PM, the race was won by team Type R with their Class 1 Integra DC2. Followed very closely by a Class 2 Civic EG! I totally believe the R3 Neo would've give them a good fight if it was still racing. Sad also that both Proton Axle's Neos expired before the end. Same goes for Muzamil's Levin. But Fahrein & Edrin finished the race, much to their delight.

Here, hoping for a better race next year. Maybe we can see more manufacturers taking part? Bring out the Civic FD2, Swift Sport, the over-dressed Latio, Vios, etc.. please...

BTW, 'S1K race' stands for Sepang 1000km race

A night at Titiwangsa

that was last night's run. Great!

That marks the start of the season for me. Pace and timing is immaterial at the moment, considering the shape I'm in now. But the fact that I dragged myself out of the house and did 3 laps around Titiwangsa non-stop is already good enough, for the moment.

Let's see if I can keep myself motivated until November. Must try harder.