A year has passed...what have changed...

When I look back a year ago....realize many things has happen for the year that has gone pass. I remember exactly on 31st August 2006 what happen:::::

1- Rock climb in 1U
I think that is the last time I rock climb in Camp5 in 1 Utama. Also its my fist climb with David Beasly. Actually we just wanted to burn some time before driving to Kuala Terengganu at midnite.

2- Exactly 2 months din kerja d
Actually still quite happy "surveying land" that time. Never had the problem of difficulty gtting up every morning...hehehehe.

3- Take rescue diving course
Never thought that after 3 n half months since started diving....I would be on my way taking rescue diver course. Its the most challenging course i too by far....more details bout that trip is available in my Dive dive dive....yahooooo...diving is FUN (Episode 3) - FINAL EPISODE posting.

4- Drive Honda Accord 3.0 V6 V-tec
1st time drive such big n powerful car ler. Also 1st time drive such expensive car. Kasi try all the features kaw kaw...EBD, ABS, TCS....etc etc. Summo it was raining heavy on the old narror road from Ceneh heading to Kuala Berang...perfect condition to test out the car. For such a big n powerful car, it handle very well, very nimble and nice to drive....really a big experience for me.

lastly....the finale:

5- Meeting and knowing her

Luv u

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My Wii Experience

It all started with this sms:

FROM: Sister
i am bringin d nintendo wii game back 2nite.pls try n give me feedback. tq

So I was cordinally invited by my sis to test the Nintendo Wii her company just bought for a promotion they are doing soon. They are not promoting Wii but using it to attract customers.

For those who dunno what is Nintendo Wii.....well its a new game console introduced by Nintendo. Its very unique in the sense that it changes the way people play console game. Usually u uses a joystick or controller to play...however in Wii....u uses its controller like as an object in the game. Example if u r playing tennis, the controller serves as a tennis racquet handle...hence u play the game by really swingging the controller as if u r really playing tennis. Movement of the controller are sensed by a sensor you place on top of your TV. For more info about Nintendo Wii, please visit their website @ http://wii.nintendo.com/

OK...back to me cerita....

So here i am...like a small kid wanting ice cream when i saw the Wii console on the floor. I give the manual a few flip through n immediately pasang the console.


Nintendo Wii console ah.


Nintendo Wii console with wiress controller ah.


There is a lanyard attach with the controller....any before any games begin, there is a reminder to remind u to strap the lanyard to your wrist so it won't accidently fly off your hand while u swing it and break something...most common is your TV.


** Fasten the lanyard to your wrist like this....to avoid accidently launching any "projectile" controller towards ur TV, home hi-fi, mirror mirror on the wall, out of your house via the balcony or ur sleeping cat on the TV ** warning by Siew :P


The sensor which sense your controller movement. Also I suspect there is a motion detecter in the controller which sense your wrist movement.


There is also another warning (yes...this is a warning) to remind you to clear off a radius of area surrounding you....coz u r going to swing ur arm in multi directions according to the game...and i am sure u do not want to hit anyone while doing that. So I clear of an area about 6 square feet....enuf for me to play Wii tennis as shown in the pic above...hehehehe.

Then while playing.....aiks notice got kipas. Aiks...dangerous, later hand hit kipas how...cialat lor.

Realize the kipas is quite low also...alamak...susah ni.

So I test test....see my hand can reach the kipas or not.

Ah....luckily tak sampai.....now can continue play Wii tennis d.

Wah...play for 1 hour d...sweating a lot liao. Started from level 4 now see see...

play until level 381 d...terror leh...also the game start to feel like real tennis d now.

Opppsss.....din notice a danger just now. I reach my hand to touch the fan...but clearly won't kena....but then din realize this type of fan got a short tali to adjust the speed wan. This tali clearly my hand can hit.

Look closely...can see the tali geh.....very low saja.

Then it hapen.... **pring prang**...hand hit the tali.

The tali terus putus....kena repair with tapes......haihzzzzz...

So summary of my Nintendo Wii experience are:
- Nice to play....its seriously is something new.
- Good innovation...those jipun fellow in Nintendo really got good brain to come up with this console.
- Graphic and sound ok ok saja lah...standard stuffs lor, nothing spectacular.
- Din't really get me glued to the TV...maybe its the game which is not exciting.
- Good for exercise...i seriously sweat a lot playing Wii tennis.

lastly:
- Seriously make sure your radius of play area is clear...inclusinf overhead n underhead.

Result: 4 out of 5 mamee snacks

Faces and expressions

I've been climbing mountains for years now...and many people kept asking me what motivates me to continue in this tough and rigorous activity. Well...below are just some of the reasons:

** warning: content might deemed insulting to some...hehehehehe...hahahahaha....hihihihihihi **

Faces of satisfaction:


Admiring the beauty of nature....


Taking picture in tent b4 sleep...


4 gentlemans smiling for the camera....

Faces of happiness: (usually found after a good nite sleep at the peak of the mountain)


hehehe...see see what I mean....altitude doesn't work well with logicness/sound mind...


eeee....look so innocent....


Everyone look so happy....can stand so long to pose for the camera despite the heavy backpack...


Wah...karate kick summo....


The six warriors of the jungle......hehehe...got 1 warrior buncit wan....kekeke

Faces of accomplishment:


6 warriors smile of accomplishment after a 4 1/2 days conqour of 87kms in the jungle....1 warrior still buncit...kekekeke


Wah...see those smiling teeths....


Early morning shot...


All looks so satisfied.....like after drinking a cup of hot soup on a cold day.....ahhhhh

Of course....before all those faces appear...there are also faces of agony, despair and suffering....as below:

Faces of agony:


Aduh...letih sampai mau makan lumut.....kesian.....


This is how to "smile while in agony"...hehehehe


2nd method to "smile in agony"


3rd method....just might as well don smile since hair look like sakai d....


Kesian...have to jump into mud...really agony...

lastly....faces of suffering: **warning...content can be hilarious**


This is how to "Smile while suffering"....kekekekeke


Uncle so kesian...almost 60 years old d....but then still as strong as iron...


This one classical lah....for those who r there that nite..., they will not forget the experience seeing someone suffer so much...


This uncle suffer until blur blur d....a state we climbers call "zombie' d.....kekekeke


Arghhhhh....torture ah....suffer ahhhhhh......kakakakaka


Shen thinking "Ahhhh......hot milo hot milo.....tq tq.....ahhhhhhh".....oh btw he is smiling...


Real torture ah...just look at the facial expression....


Leng chai torture look......


Breath in...breath out....breath in....breath out.....slowly....


This is classical....just check out the difference in "smile"......hihihihihi

Those are some of the compilation of the many "faces" people go through while climbing mountains and jungle trek. In no intention I mean to insult those in the picture with my comments.....

Overall.....what kept me really really motivated in this rigourous activity can be summed up in the pictures below:


The gathering of friends and family...all gathered for a common interest...what a team.


The teamwork....it goes by the motto "All make it or no one makes it, leave no one behind".....


Teamwork do not see age and colour.....that is the beauty.....


The nite gathering after a day of hard work.......


Kenduri...hehehehe.....one of the best moments on every trip.....


Feeling of achievement......even for a father and a son, proud of each other.....


For 1st timers also....really proud of the hardwork and effort put in.....


The moments of joy....yahoooooo


"I made it"....nothing more else to say......


Oh yeah....remember its all FUN at the ending....

Well...that is all.....with so many faces and expressions...how could I ever give up this beautiful tough activity. Also its in me genes.....hahahaha...tq dad.

Cheese baked rice

Sometimes I like to experiment with cooking.....if I taste something nice or unique in a restaurant....I will try to create the same/almost same lah thing at home. Some of my success include making the Sunrise drink...its a ice blended orange+milk drink usually served in Coffee Bean. Used to know how to make Ice Blended Mocha also...but then long time din practise liao so kinda forget the ingredient d.

Recently I makan few times cheese baked rice in few restaurants....hmmm...I feel that I can make this. So on 1 fine weekend...I went shoping for the ramuan with Beckz.

So here we are shopping.....for tomatos, cheese, meat, sauce, jipun rice (so cute...bulat bulat kecik kecik, remind me of doraemon), spoon, fork, toilet paper (wipe the oil), oil, orange + milk (for Sunrise), plasters (in case kena lecur)...hehehehe....joking bout the plaster :P

So when got back to home...I masuk nasi tomato....then Beckz masak the meat...also we got soup from Beckz mum. After 2 hours of our collective effort....jadilah aku punya cheese bake rice + black pepper chicken h herbal sour.


My cheese bake rice ah....yummy...


Another close-up on the cheese bake rice....yummy yummy


Black pepper chicken...looks normal...but taste superbly nice and delicious....


Herbal soup...contributed by Beckz mum...., or maybe Beckz curi from home wan...kekekeke


Full dish set....for two....yummy