Good luck

Congrats to Mohd. Azrul b. Nordin on the new job at Sunway. May you prosper well and don't forget to work hard. Our prayers are with you.

Moga bertemu kembali satu hari nanti. :)

Being bogged down with final year project. duh, its tiring. :(

What's the difference between Civil Engineers and Mechanical Engineers?
- Civil Engineers build targets, Mechanical Engineers build weapons.

P/S : Introducing my pet python, Ahmad (quite an inappropriate name). Though I don't know whether its a female or a male. Just a couple of months old.



-So cute!

Sorrow

Cats are quite possibly the best thing in my life. They've been around since I was very young. Although they might not be the same ones over time, but I do have a great affection towards them.. and I feel very attached to them. Very.
I'm posting(despite having a paper tomorrow) this, is because something bad happened just now. So terribly bad, that I don't feel like telling more about it. But its enough to make me feel angry, betrayed and really really sad.

I'm sad because they're gone. Its not that they're dead. But they're gone.
Chances of finding them back are really slim. :(

Hiatus

For those of you who have been checking out this blog recently, I'm sorry to announce that I'm on hiatus. No updates for a while, as I'm busy preparing for my internship and also on my final year project, which will start next semester. I'll be designing a fuel injection system that utilises liquid and gaseous fuel, to be used in a pulse combustor.

But then, there'll be sporadic updates when I have the time. :)
Cheers.

To celebrate Aizad's return to the blogosphere.
Sunset pics dedicated to you, from 'jimbit jiwa kental'. Hahahaa~ :D



p/s: Pardon his messy template, as its still under 'construction'. :D

I feel so.. red.

Trigger-happy

Since my camera is ok and the next paper is on sunday, I'll post some pics. Just to kill time. Owh, its a mini G3A3 assault rifle. German made I think, by the famous Heckler & Koch. Unlike it siblings the HK G41 and HK33, this rifle vomits 7.62mm rounds instead of 5.56mm, so much for NATO huh?



My exam just now was sooo crappy. I couldn't imagine those taking up social science.. and actually enjoying it. Just one paper full of historical quotes and stuff, is enough for me to have migrain and having to re-educate my mind for years. Yup, I hate history. And anything related to it.



And uh, I've bought DCM for the first time (pity me). Got to say its gonna be a regular mag for the next few years, and it even might make me discontinue Hypertune. :D
I love fast cars, no doubt. But I just don't have the money.

The Return

The exam season is here. Just when I thought of taking a breather. *sigh*
Anyway.... My T33 is back. It took Sony only a day to repair it. And its 100% free of charge. I'm happy! :D

But that doesn't mean I'll post new images. Pics are still from my ancient folders. ;p
I'm busy. My first paper is on the 17th.



PC fair is currently held at JB City Square from today till sunday the 15th. Thinking of upgrading my 3-year old laptop's RAM, getting a decent keyboard, and etc.
Also, thanks to Prop d ace for the B&W tutorial. Its just that I can't find the right time (and image) to practice it though. But it works. Thanks.

Infinite Finite

The project that I'm working on right now. Studying the load effects on UTM's solar race car transport platform. Supposedly to be done using NASTRAN. But hey, its 2007 already. COSMOSWorks is better. Way better!



1:1 scale



300:1 scale



800 times the stress applied



crushed.
Not likely to happen in real life though. ;p

p/s: Thanks to my group member, Boon Chin for the countless hours spent on solid modelling.

The Six Day War

Right now, I'm facing a challenge to complete my finite elements analysis project in just 6 days. Got balls?

Mech A Tronics

Mechatronics test, tonite at 9. Hmmm. Have gotten lazy these few days. :D

Because my T33 passed away, I've nothing else to do but dig old pics.
Found some pics taken when it was about to rain.

Expired

Expired SAE membership. Need to renew. Fast. ;p

Don't have time to say anything. Post pic only can? :D

Demise

I've lost something dear lately, my T33 collapsed after 3 good years of service. The LCD display just turned dark, but it still displays info i.e ISO, battery life, focus, WB and etc.. it just seems that, its gone 'blind'. I think it might've something to do with its sensor.

Nevermind that.
I've been focussing on the more important things in my life recently : As a student.
With that said, do expect a long silence from me. But, I'll try and update when the time is appropriate.



Some photos taken before T33 passed away. Shot at KRP, during the stressful week of project completion and studying for tests. Models were involuntary, and I hope it captures the immense pressure felt by all of us towards the semester's end.

















To my friends who are on the verge of assignment deadlines, final examinations, internship preparations, and etc.. My prayers are with you all.

Godspeed us all. And good luck.

End

Yup, the semester is nearing its end. I might not be able to post much, I'm being bogged down with projects, assignments and tests, as well as final exams preparations.

On another note, congrats to Prop d ace for finally getting your DSLR.
Here's an image variation of his original photo.



Keep shooting dude, pray that I'll follow your SLR footsteps one day. :D

The Six

I seldom play games. But when people pass me the ball. I play along. Oh well.
Farah tagged me.. so here goes. :)

Six weird things I think I have :

1) I love teddy bears. Now now, don't get me wrong.

2) I have minor Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); I make sure my keys are in place, my wallet secured, my desk tidied, my laptop speakers and cellphone are muted, my pillows are 'arranged', and the list goes on before I sleep. It takes around 5 minutes.

3) I drink water a lot. Four 1.5litres bottles in approximately an hour.

4) I quit smoking in a matter of seconds. Now that's will-power!

5) I was ambidextrous when I was in kindergarten. I can write and draw with both hands. At least it used to be.

6) I am easily offended. My bad, still working on this one though. :(

I don't have anyone to tag at the moment. Feel free to assume you're tagged. ;p

Mundane Monday

I hate mondays. I've shitty lab classes at 8am. But fret not, this is THE last week of lab assignments. No more after this.. at least for this semester though. And I'm lucky that my group doesn't have to complete the dreaded Solid Mechanics assignment or worst.. a visit to the Thermodynamics lab. Thank God. :)

Ah, another two-posts-per-day today. I've hit a wall a while ago. Not literally though, I met a dead end in my design process. I just.. don't know where to start.

Fatigue

It seems like I have a lot of free time lately. No engineering test for the mean time, and no immediate project deadline. I used up most of the free time thinking though.
Yup, the projects this semester ain't easy no more, and I'm chosen as the team's 'captain'. *sheesshh~* With that said, I have passive teammates.. who need constant motivation to do their work.



Although I don't work much, I feel tired. I don't know why.. maybe it has something to do with brain activity. ;p
And I don't feel well either. Maybe old age really did catch up on me.

My pet cat murdered a rat lately. It was beheaded. Needless to say, a job well done.
I only discovered later in the morning, that she dismembered the rat's body to shreds of intestine and rat limbs.



*The crime scene*



*The head hunting psychopath cat a.k.a Si Putih*

I lack enjoyment and relaxation in life lately. And days were spent Solid-whoring using the unholy yet 'easier-than-autocad' SolidWorks. And I've SolidWorks 2007 installed just now, for reasons I myself is unclear of. Though I think it has something to do with solid modelling animation.



*What year is it?*



*This photo is dedicated to Jiok, may you have good sleep all night and all year long*

Cheers~

Thanks to Farah for the valuable piece of advice on friendster. I'm somewhat pacified now.. and much 'cooler' than yesterday.
And also thanks to Firdaus a.k.a Abott of Automotive Engineering for being a good listener.

Thank you~

We had our class picture taken today. Mechanical Engineering batch 2003/2004.

Tebrau City

Last saturday, I went to Jusco Tebrau City with Yus. After some friendly misunderstanding, we decided to layan the new bloody movie 300.
I found it quite good. Although it has a very linear storyline, it delivers what the target audience want: Blood, gore and nudity action.
As it was already 6+pm when the movie finished, I decided to hang around a bit longer and took pics. Most of the pics taken were handheld, so blur is a must. Only managed to salvage a few pics. :(



*The sunset is on the other side.*



The good thing living down south though, is that you'll see exotic cars by the dozens daily. I think malaysian people boleh tahan kiasu competitive when it comes to rivalling our singaporean neighbours, in terms of showing off their rides.



*An MR-S, with a Greddy Mutiara Motors sticker*



On the way home, a jet black singaporean 350Z with full bodykit whizzed past me, and later a yellow johorian Evo 9. :D



*A Slowbaru Subaru Impreza WRX*







I reached home late that night. Mom didn't bombard me with the usual nagging though. Thank God. :)