Attempting the Impossible

The Law of Attraction

2011-02-24T17:16:00.005+08:00

The practitioners of the Law of Attraction perceive that thought precedes physical form and ultimately predetermines the outcomes of life itself.

It has been said (from the Law of Attraction) that positivity attracts positivity and negativity attracts negativity.

In the modern world understanding of the physics of matter, electrical charges exist positively or negatively. Two positively charged substances or two negatively charged substances experience a repulsive force. However, a positively charged and a negatively charged substance will experience an attractive force.

Interestingly, the neurons in the human brain uses electrical signals to transmit information.

The Law of Attraction denotes that involving in deep positive thoughts, will result in real-world translation of the positive thoughts itself.

Careful planning in certain aspects of life is crucial, needless to say for everyone. The process of planning usually involves various mental simulations of failures or "what-if" ideas or according to the Law of Attraction, negative thoughts. The planning phase devoid of "worst case scenarios" or even a plan B in case something doesn't turn out as planned, is unthinkable.

The questions are then:

Is it possible that the concept of the Law of Attraction subjugates the physical properties of matter itself?

Will the negative thoughts involved in the process of planning attract negativity, and affects the thinker?

Of Malay Businesses

2011-02-16T16:33:00.009+08:00

It has come to my attention lately, that Malay businesses have been showing symptoms of a seemingly contagious plague.

This is not meant to degrade or disparage the efforts by the Malays, it is merely my observation on how business activities have been carried out in Malaysia, by the majority Malays.

Have you ever noticed that there is an awful lot of similarities between a large group of Malay businesses? For example, if one uses the name "D'anjung Cafe" then the whole lot of other cafe or restaurant operators will use the prefix D, as in "D'nenek Corner", "D'lima Restaurant", "D'engki Kopitiam" (pun intended), etc. Again, this is nothing detrimental or retrograding. But take another case, have you ever tried counting how many brands are there for Malay-produced coffee? You have Radix, Power Root, Kopi Janda, and a deluge of other brands, which by and large are the same product: Coffee.

I have started to wonder if there is any ingenuity at all in Malay businesses these days in Malaysia. Without doubt there is a large number of original products and services offered by the Bumiputra, but the sheer number of copycat entrepreneurs simply waned the pioneers of the business. One might argue that this is necessary for healthy competition and for the benefit of the customers specifically, but is it too much to ask for breakthrough and innovative businesses from the Malay people? Are we not ready? Or is it because of insufficient incentives and encouragement from the Government?

I will pen my thoughts some other time regarding this issue, and maybe even comment on the Multi-level Marketing (MLM) scene in Malaysia. In which I think, has been exploiting the Malays by promising riches beyond their initial investment, and forcing them to carry the burden of sales through the recruitment of new members.

* One of the antiquities of the world. This product could have possibly preceded the AK-47 assault rifle. =D

The Haunting

2011-02-15T19:11:00.005+08:00

This post is regarding a weird incident, which occurred nearly 2 weeks ago.

A close friend of mine, named M called me one late afternoon and asked for help.
This particular assistance request is that of a peculiar if not supernatural nature.

According to M, her cousin's family was 'attacked' by an invisible unknown force, in which the unseen marauder literally sets fire to beds, curtains, shoes, etc. The family's belongings such as car keys, laptop, etc also disappeared into thin air. Only to be found in weird places.

The disturbance then followed their family to Malacca, and even to the school of their children.

Intriguing.

* A burnt bed sheet

2010-10-14T00:04:00.002+08:00

Everything is clear now. The signs have been revealed.

Options. Decisions.

The Story of Love and Honor

2010-05-04T14:48:00.005+08:00

Love..
Irrational. Unconditional. Forgiveness. Above all else.

Honor..
Pride. Ego. Respect. Supersedes everything.

It happened that they met by coincidence.
All seemed well until one day..
They realised that they were not meant to be together.

Because of honor.. love will vanish..

and because of love.. honor will let go..

Rewind

2010-05-04T00:52:00.003+08:00

Tuhanku. Aku berdosa. Aku lalai dan melupakanmu.
Tapi kini Engkau memperlihatkan kembali dosa-dosa yang telah aku lakukan dahulu.
Dosa-dosa yang sangat aku kesali..
Aku bertaubat kepadaMu.
Dan aku terima balasan dan kaffarah terhadap dosa-dosaku yang lalu.
Semoga Engkau mengampuniku wahai Tuhan sekalian Alam.
Dan aku percaya wahai Tuhanku. Bahawa Engkau tidak pernah menzalimi hamba-hamba Mu.
Sesungguhnya hanya kepada Engkau aku memohon keampunan, kekuatan dan limpah kurnia rezeki.
Amin.

Restart

2010-04-28T03:01:00.003+08:00

A lot has happened lately. I handled too many things. Too much shit on my plate and I've gotten in this deep. I know this is part of His mysterious plan. I can't complain. I accept my fate and from this point in my life onwards.. There's no turning back.

Its time to grab life by the balls.

Everyone had made mistakes in their lives before. I believe a lesson learned the hard way is a lesson learnt best. Once bitten twice shy.

This is my second chance at life. And I'm not going to screw up again insyaallah.
God, please give me strength and guidance. I can't do this alone. But its worth everything I have. I'm putting all my chips on the table this time. I've went this far..

This is something worth fighting for. Worth dying for..

..with that said, I push the restart button in my life.

Fast Forward

2010-03-31T15:08:00.002+08:00

Sejak kebelakangan ini banyak sangat yang terjadi.
Relationship sangat bermasalah sekarang.

Need someone to console me. Need solace..
But I couldn't find anyone who can provide me with comfort at the moment.

I feel hollow. There's a large void in my heart.

Farewell

2009-12-03T00:23:00.002+08:00

Well.. I guess this is it. Goodbye Kemaman.

Thank you for having me.

To my dearest friends, colleagues, foster family and my jemaah.. It's been a pleasure. Thank you for everything.
I will never forget all of you. Never.

Pray for my success. Wait for me guys.

Wait for me. Insyaallah.

Raindrops

2009-11-23T02:06:00.004+08:00

It has been raining non-stop for the past 6 days.
Ambient temperature dropped to 22 deg celcius.

kPa

2009-11-07T02:16:00.002+08:00

Tiba-tiba rasa tension pula!
Tonnes of stuff to study.. so little time!

Packing Up

2009-11-06T17:53:00.003+08:00

* Mom used to work for Statoil

Making my final preparations to Abu Dhabi, Labuan and who knows where next?

Merantau

2009-11-06T00:28:00.002+08:00

Dalam tradisi Minangkabau,
setiap anak laki-laki suatu hari akan pergi meninggalkan tanah kelahiran mereka.
Dan berjalan mencari pengalaman hidup.
Pengalaman hidup yang akan membuatnya menjadi lelaki sejati.

Dimano bumi dipijak, disitu langik dijunjuang.

My late grandfather is of Minangkabau descent. Been thinking about him lately.

2009-10-16T00:10:00.002+08:00

Toolman: Ko tau apa tu UMT?

Wireline Assistant: Tau, Ultrawire Memory Tool.

Toolman: Salah.

Wireline Assistant: Abih tu pebenda UMT?

Toolman: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.

Wireline Assistant: ....

I'll be flying to Abu Dhabi sometime in December, insyaallah if everything goes well.

Doakan saya berjaya! :)

The Unexpected

2009-10-13T01:08:00.002+08:00

Barely a year in Kemaman and I'll be joining one of the largest oilfield services company in the world, insyaallah. Talk about rezeki. Alhamdulillah.

P/S: Tukar kerja lagi. Huhu.

Nak Raya dah

2009-09-11T16:04:00.004+08:00

* Somewhere in PM-3

Bila dah dekat nak raya ni selalu teringat ke kawan2 yang terpaksa naik ke laut untuk bekerja.

Semestinya cabaran paling hebat bila bekerja dalam industri minyak dan gas apabila terpaksa berjauhan dengan keluarga dan orang tersayang di hari perayaan.

Diharapkan sahabat2 di laut bersabar dengan ujian ini.

Bak kata seseorang:

"Kerja minyak dan gas ni memang kotor.. tapi duit dalam bank tak kotor pun."

Hehe. Selamat beribadah di penghujung Ramadhan ini.

Selamat Berpuasa

2009-08-22T12:26:00.001+08:00

Mudah-mudahan amalan kita diterimaNya.

The Shift

2009-08-21T01:38:00.003+08:00

My world turned upside down last July when I had to quit my job. Its due to office politics, plus uncooperative seniors who always prioritize in covering their own lame asses and refusing to guide me, fearing one day that I will be able to take over their job and render them redundant. All 3 personnel before me obviously left because of the same reason. I mean, the bosses can tell you that they got a better offer somewhere else.. but hey, if the company is that good, they would've stayed. There's an internal power struggle in the company and I'm glad that I left early.

My decision to go jobless guerilla-style is questioned by many. Including my own Mom.
I don't have any other offer at that time. But hey, who the hell cares anyway!

Miraculous at it may seem. I started to get numerous interviews and subsequently several job offers just after I quit my job. And the best part of it all, is that..

I still get to stay here in Kemaman. Enjoying its relaxed lifestyle. And working in the oil and gas industry.. still. Alhamdulillah.

* Transocean drilling rig, slated for repair if I'm not mistaken.

And yes. Its a better paying job. With a more interesting work scope (nope, Flowserve didn't even provide me with a work scope). And I even get to go offshore with friendly and helpful work colleagues.

What Drives You?

2009-05-24T23:21:00.002+08:00

Electricity?

Money?

Or is it Divine Power?

Standing on guard from the skies

2009-02-16T22:46:00.003+08:00

Was at PETLIN Kerteh at around 4pm today, when suddenly there's a loud explosion coming from the sky above.

BOOM!!

It turns out that a couple of RMAF MiG-29s were flying at supersonic speed, and were practising some combat manoeuvres somewhere in the middle of the ocean.

I just heard and experienced a sonic boom. Holy..!! :D

Thanks to our fighter pilots up there, for their tireless vigilance.

Al-Muhaymin

2009-01-23T01:21:00.001+08:00

Hanya kepadaMu aku berlindung.

Working Life

2009-01-09T17:29:00.002+08:00

Months ago before I came to Terengganu, some of my friends told me that life here in the east coast is boring and quiet.

No, I don't miss city life. Life here is great!
Its so relaxing here, so relaxing in fact that I think I'm on holiday. :D
There's a saying which sounds more or less like this, "White skinned or fair people would love to get tanned, Tanned or dark skinned people however wish to be fair". Its very relative. If you lived in the city for about 20 or so years, you'll find the east coast life here to be heaven-like.

I've started work (in case you don't know). Barely a month in the oil and gas industry and I have so far felt satisfied. Many people think that working in this field is financially rewarding, which is true, but at the end of the day.. you got to love your work - that's the driving factor to keep you going, no matter what industry you're in.

I've met many people with various personalities in this field. At times work can be very stressful, and I haven't gone offshore yet. I once asked a senior work colleague about working offshore, and I asked him: "Best tak pergi offshore?". His answer was:

"Best apa benda? Mu duduk atas bom!"

Wish me luck guys. :)

and Mom, this is for you. Thanks for all the love and support for all these years. You can have your holiday now.

Tak Semestinya

2008-12-01T22:36:00.002+08:00

Double posting untuk hari ini.

Tak semestinya orang yang kita sakit hati dan geram serta kita ingat jahat dan zalim berperangai sedemikian. Juga tak semestinya orang yang kita sangka baik dan alim serta warak bersifat sedemikian. Pendek kata, janganlah kita bersangka-sangka dan mudah percaya.. dan jauhi lah prasangka buruk sesama kita.

Di sini, saya ingin memohon maaf kepada semua sahabat-sahabat saya sekiranya saya ada menyakiti hati mereka sama ada melalui perbualan, sms, ym atau mahupun melalui posting di blog saya, sengaja ataupun tidak sengaja. Maafkanlah saya, saya mahu mula mencari rezeki.. dan mudah-mudahan dengan kemaafan yang diberikan saudara saudari dapat memberi keberkatan dalam rezeki yang saya cari.

Enough is Enough

2008-12-01T22:09:00.004+08:00

Orang zaman sekarang selalu cakap masa tak cukup dalam sehari. 24 jam tak cukup.
Ada yang skip waktu makan, tidur tak lena atau tak cukup, anak-anak terbiar akibat lajunya masa berjalan dan sebagainya.

Sebenarnya bukanlah masa yang bergerak pantas, tapi ianya adalah diri kita yang terlalu sibuk dan terlalu banyak urusan. Ada orang walaupun dah kaya-raya masih tak henti-henti menekan diri untuk bertambah mewah, walaupun makan masih 3 kali sehari dan setiap kali makan lebih kurang 1-2 pinggan nasi juga.

Dalam kesibukan kita, janganlah kita mengabaikan hakikat yang bahawa satu hari nanti kita akan pulang menemuiNya. Kenapa kita mahu kemewahan itu? Adakah untuk membantu mereka yang memerlukan dengan harta kita, atau.....

Hari ini

2008-11-29T22:22:00.002+08:00

1) Its suprising how people will treat you, just because you remember their birthday.

2) Susah betul nak kutip hutang. Time nak pinjam duit sikit punya manis menanam tebu di bibir.

A New Beginning

2008-11-26T22:48:00.003+08:00

To all those who've been wondering why there hasn't been any update for quite a long time:

1) I was busy with my final year project. Have finally submitted my project today at around 4.15pm, and that marks the end of my student life.

2) I've been busy seeking employment from various companies, TNB, Perodua, MMHE, Sime Darby, Titan Chemicals, Bumi Armada, bla, bla.. you name it. But just last week, I was offered a job at Flowserve. Alhamdulillah.

Insyaallah, if God wills it, I'll be moving to Kemaman, Terengganu to start work in the oil and gas industry this 15th December.

Makan Diri

2008-10-08T00:05:00.002+08:00

Di dalam ilmu persilatan ada diajarkan tentang meniru atau mengikut langkah musuh. Tujuan dilakukan adalah supaya musuh hilang ilham untuk bergerak langkah dan bertempur.

Mengatur langkah adalah penting di dalam kehidupan sehari-harian.
Dalam kita mengatur langkah dan gerak, janganlah kita lupa bahawa pergerakan kita sebenarnya berada di dalam genggamanNya.

Dan apabila manusia merancang, sesungguhnya Allah juga merancang. Dan Dialah yang sebijak-bijak merancang dan membalas tipu daya.

Mencari Erti

2008-10-06T00:02:00.002+08:00

Apakah ertinya berpuasa Ramadhan sebulan jika Syawal dicemari dengan perbuatan hasad dengki.

Jika kamu menghadap Allah dengan 70 dosa di antara kamu dan Allah, lebih baik dan lebih ringan daripada menghadap Allah dengan satu dosa di antara kamu dengan sesama manusia.

Fikirkanlah.

Relax

2008-09-23T19:57:00.001+08:00

Jangan tension sangat. Relax sikit.

Posting ditujukan kepada tuan punya blog ini dan juga kepada seseorang. hehehe.

Change for the better

2008-09-23T14:09:00.003+08:00

I've been observing lately. I've been observing my friends, those that I used to know: new and old alike, my relatives and people that I don't know around me.

I realized that people change over time.
Some grow and mature and become better person, while some took a turn to the darkside.

The question is, do they or should I say, do we change for the better?
I know it sounds corny. But it is serious. Serious to those who choose to think.
It seems nowadays that most of us have forgotten our religious roots, what a pity.
How do you expect someone from a different faith to respect you, if you yourself don't respect your faith and religion.

Ahh well..

Ramadhan is just a couple of days left.
Hopefully all of our good deeds and puasa are accepted by Him. And may He prolong our life to the next Ramadhan.

Jumpa lagi

2008-09-02T23:04:00.002+08:00

Alhamdulillah. Jumpa lagi seorang sahabat karibku dari sekolah rendah. Dah lebih 10 tahun tak dengar berita daripada beliau! Canggih betul Facebook. Hehehee.

Kesal

2008-09-01T22:40:00.002+08:00

Baru hari pertama puasa dah ada perkara yang kurang menyenangkan berlaku.
Aku cukup kesal dengan perbuatan salah seorang teman ku ini.

Bertudung.. tetapi tidak menutup aurat dengan sempurna. Puas dah aku menegur beliau tentang pakaian yang ketat dan sendat ini. Tetapi banyak betul alasan yang diberi. "Tengok si S tu, dia lagi teruk.. marah la dia". Apa nak jadi.. Dahla tak menutup aurat, pergi pula ke pasar juadah Ramadhan. Habis semua orang yang melihatnya akan kekurangan pahala puasa.

Adapun hadis Rasulullah SAW yang berbunyi:

Dua golongan dari ahli neraka yang tidak pernah aku lihat: seorang yang membawa cemeti seperti ekor sapi yang dia memukul orang-orang, dan perempuan yang berpakaian tetapi telanjang, berlenggok-lenggok, kepalanya bagaikan punuk unta yang bergoyang. Mereka tidak akan masuk syurga dan tidak akan mendapatkan baunya. (HR Muslim)

Insaflah.

Syukur

2008-08-30T01:29:00.004+08:00

Alhamdulillah, hari ni memang penuh dengan pelbagai rahmat Allah.

Petang tadi, lawatan Dr. Hyzan dari OSA Technology ke lab berjalan lancar.
Malam pula aku berpeluang mempelajari teknik-teknik bergayong dengan lebih mendalam daripada Abang Adli. Hah, kelakar juga melihat saudara segayong Auzani pancit tak tahan latihan 'warm up' yang agak lain dari yang lain. Aku juga berpeluang berbual panjang tentang isu-isu politik Gayong masa kini. Hmm, malas nak cakap apa.

Tengah malam tadi pula aku bertemu dengan sahabat karibku yang aku kenal sejak dari sekolah rendah lagi. Pertemuan di Facebook yang tidak disangka-sangka. Ingatkan dah lost contact. Alhamdulillah.

Kalau ada sumur di ladang,
Boleh kita bersama mandi,
Kalau ada umur yang panjang,
Boleh kita berjumpa lagi..

2008-08-25T22:42:00.002+08:00

Subuh hari ni aku sekali lagi dikejutkan oleh berita kemalangan jalan raya. Berita kemalangan kali ini aku dapat daripada Friendster oleh teman wanita seorang sahabat karibku, Mior Ahmad Aizad.

Mior Ahmad Aizad atau lebih akrab dikenali sebagai Mior atau Jad ditimpa kemalangan dalam perjalanan ke Kelantan. Tapi Alhamdulillah, Allah masih memberi peluang dan rezeki kepada beliau untuk menjalankan kehidupan di dunia ini. Beliau cedera di bahagian tangan dan bibir, manakala teman beliau di passenger seat cedera di bahagian kaki.

Bersama kita mendoakan beliau cepat sembuh. Insyaallah.

Apa yang aku ingin kongsi di sini ialah kisah pelik sebelum dan semasa kemalangan tersebut terjadi. Beberapa hari sebelum kemalangan terjadi, aku kerap kali mengingati Jad agar berhati-hati apabila memandu. Seolah-olah aku dapat merasakan bahawa ada kejadian yang bakal menimpa Jad.

Dan menurut ibu ku lagi, pada malam kejadian kemalangan tersebut, aku menjerit dengan kuat di dalam tidur sebanyak 3 kali. Pada pendapat ibu ku, aku mungkin mengigau dan membiarkan sahaja aku tido. Tapi yang anehnya, aku langsung tidak mengigau, kerana memang aku ni jenis kalau mimpi-mimpi buruk mesti ingat bila bangun.
Kejadian aku berteriak dalam tidur sekitar pukul 3 lebih atau 4 pagi.

Aneh.

Adakah hawa telah menjadi nyalaan api?

Wallahu'alam. Segala Puji bagiNya, Empunya langit dan bumi.

2008-08-22T22:26:00.001+08:00

Masjid Raya Al-Mashun - Medan, Indonesia

Kembali

2008-07-30T12:12:00.004+08:00

Pagi ni, seorang sahabatku telah kembali ke rahmatullah.

Allahyarham Darmawan bin Sukaimi meninggal dunia dalam kemalangan jalan raya dalam perjalanan ke Proton untuk bekerja.

Allahyarham adalah seorang sahabat yang aku kenal sejak dari zaman matrikulasi di penang lagi. Beliau merupakan seorang sahabat yang baik dan mulia budi pekertinya.

Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmatNya ke atas roh Allahyarham Darmawan dan menempatkan dia di kalangan orang-orang yang beriman dan diredhaiNya.

Al-Fatihah.

Update

2008-06-29T10:06:00.003+08:00

Its been a while. But some quick updates on what's happening around me:

- My respected guru, Ijan will be going to Vietnam for an oil and gas work. :C
- Yuchie now is a proud owner of a MyVi SE. :)

- Updated to a Quad Core CPU and GeForce 8800GT with Zalman Cooling Fan yesterday. Yeay!

- Traded my PS2 for a PS2 Slim. ;p
- Owns a PSP Slim now. :D

- My kittens attacked and killed 20+ feeder mice (for my snakes) yesterday, amounting the loss to about RM120+. :C

- Insyaallah I'll be a hawker soon. :) Times are bad, Thanks Barisan Nasional.

2008-03-15T00:11:00.002+08:00

Woke up to the coldest morning in my life.

Heating up

2008-03-02T16:11:00.001+08:00

Can you feel it?

2008-02-03T02:39:00.000+08:00

Just installed Google Earth.

and look what I found..

Lots of fun memories back then. :)

Choko

2008-01-31T01:33:00.001+08:00

A painted bronzeback hatchling, named Choko.
Has only one eye and a deformed head due to high incubation temperature. :(

First time being a father. :p
Hopefully it will survive and grow fat like its mother, Ichigo.

2008-01-29T08:30:00.000+08:00

Was doing FYP this morning, when..

Picture says it all.

2008-01-23T20:57:00.000+08:00

Sorry for the long silence. I'm busy with my final year project, which is on the design of a total knee arthroplasty implant. Which looks more or less like this:

Image from Johnson & Johnson DePuy.

Good luck

2007-09-29T12:09:00.000+08:00

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. :)

2007-08-13T12:22:00.001+08:00

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

2007-07-29T01:41:00.000+08:00

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

2007-05-02T22:19:00.000+08:00

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

2007-05-01T12:44:00.000+08:00

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.

2007-04-24T00:12:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-20T01:28:00.000+08:00

I feel so.. red.

Trigger-happy

2007-04-17T23:47:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-13T20:33:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-10T20:04:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-07T11:46:00.000+08:00

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

Mech A Tronics

2007-04-06T18:05:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-04T00:19:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-03T17:38:00.000+08:00

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

2007-04-02T00:10:00.000+08:00

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

Demise

2007-03-31T22:22:00.000+08:00

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

2007-03-25T00:43:00.000+08:00

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

2007-03-20T23:46:00.000+08:00

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

2007-03-19T11:12:00.000+08:00

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. :)

2007-03-18T18:25:00.000+08:00

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

2007-03-18T00:15:00.000+08:00

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~

2007-03-16T15:16:00.000+08:00

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~

2007-03-15T20:15:00.000+08:00

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

Tebrau City

2007-03-13T20:38:00.000+08:00

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. :)

2007-03-09T23:13:00.000+08:00

Yup, I'm taking a break today. Skipped english in the morning.
Just another friday.. until.. in the afternoon. I've just refuelled and was about to exit petronas. When I saw a red sports car.. hmm, might be a Ferrari I thought. But as it draws nearer, I can hear familiar VTEC-ish noise. Oho~!

Its a Honda NSX.

A 3.2 litre V6 JDM machine, rivalling even the notoriety of Supras and Skylines alike. Not many in Malaysia though. :)

*Managed to snap a pic :) *

The Stress-Strain Relationship

2007-03-08T23:27:00.000+08:00

I've spent 3 years of my life doing mechanical engineering, and there's one more year left before graduation. Looking back, there are some things that I've regret doing, friendships lost, relationships broken, and many more. But along the way, I've matured. I've learned a lot. And its worth the sacrifice I made.
There seems to be something that bugs me for quite some time. Yeah. Its been hell of a while. Its about effort. You see, I'm not clever.. and far from being gifted. It takes me 2 hours to study a chapter, while others can do it in 1 hour. But the thing is, I work hard. I don't play at all, and that makes me a very dull person. My life revolves around my work. And my work only. I've to admit, sometimes I do feel jealous for my peers that seem to take life easy and performing quite well in their studies. I am jealous, because I don't seem to have enough time for everything.. but they on the other hand, are enjoying life at its fullest. Although I perform better, but its not that significant.. its like I get 3.55 and they get 3.47 for cgpa.

Sometimes, it made me question God's work and His great plan.. although I know I shouldn't. I wish I have the freedom of doing what I like. Sometimes, I do cry at night in bed. My life is hard, and it is so because I chose it that way. I cry because I couldn't change.. I'm destined to be a hard worker. It just doesn't seem fair, for some to achieve so greatly with such little effort.. while people like me walked through hell and back. Its not fair when you have to go through 4 levels of job interview, while others get their job because of 'connections'. Its not fair.

Though I always keep in mind, that hard work will pay off someday.. at least that's what I do to keep myself contented. I've seen people who work so hard, just to experience failure in the end. And for some weird reason, I feel that I'm destined to live life that way.

Hence, my blog's title : Attempting the Impossible.

Its like I want to go against all things destined for me. And to be successful in the end, to be able to say : "Look, this is what I get after years of pure hard work."
I don't believe in working smart only. People who only work smart, are lazy. They don't work hard, and I believe that we only get what we worked for.
But all that is about to change.. on wednesday the 7th, I did an awfully stupid and careless mistake during my component design test. I didn't look carefully at the weld sign, and that has cost me very dearly. Nearly half of my marks are gone. I might get a maximum score of 50%, and only if my first question is 100% correct.

*A typical welding design problem*

*And I chose no. 4, while its actually weld type no. 5!!!!*

*An example of an optional bolt design question*

After that incident, I began questioning myself. For all the effort that I've put up.. was gone in a split second. The more jovial and relaxed type of student however, answered it correctly.. and with little problem.

Was this God's judgement on me? I don't know.

*sigh*
anyway, time for some lousy picture break.

Oh, its been really hot here lately. I'm wearing sleeveless on a daily basis at home. Need some rain. Please God, end this sudorific climate soon. :(

*Me sweating. Reminds me of Aathi Iswaran. ;p *

Sometimes

2007-03-02T21:02:00.000+08:00

I feel like writing more than one post per day. Today happens to be one. I'm having a slight fever with minor sore throat. And also, I'm taking a breather from the hectic week. There'll be open interviews for UTM students tomorrow till monday. All the big players are there, including the much sought-after Schlumberger. I haven't decided whether to go or not. Need rest. As there is a test next week.

These are sunset pics. Taken from the areas around my Taman. Some of them on the same day, some are not. They are all taken hand held, and may contain slight vibration. Comments are appreciated.
*Cheers*

and yes, taken using Sony T33. Except pic no.5, taken using my Sony-E W810i. Waaa~!!! I wan D80 laaa!!

Pasir Gudang Part 2

2007-03-02T18:30:00.000+08:00

It was about to rain when I reach the main port area. The beach has fine white sand and it reminds me of Langkawi (nostalgic me). Nope, Langkawi is better. But the sand is nearly identical. The water was dark, and contains small particle of I dunno what.. silt maybe. But it is very clean throughout, unlike Port Dickson. Later after walking around, I notice that the color of the sea there was peculiar. From the beach and about 100 meters onward it was brown, then it was dark green. I think the logic behind this, is that the sea has been reclaimed (is this the right term?) or in other words, it was made shallower.. to support the pier or harbour or whatever they call it. Maybe that explains the murky waters there.

The main pier or whatever you may call it, is very very very long and far away into the sea. I think its several hundred meters, if not a kilometer in length. The pier is equipped with long metal pipes, according to Mom, its fuel line for refuelling the ships. I dunno. But the scene there was really great. The entrance was sealed off from the public, and there are signs that say "Trespassers will be shot dead with automatic assault rifles".

Back to the beach, there are some stalls selling colorful kites, and there is a yacht club nearby. From the beach, I can see several yachtsmen doing their stuff in the middle of the ocean. I don't intend to be unadventurous, but it really looked like there was a thunderstorm waiting to unleash its fury.. any moment. There are children bathing in the sea, and a family playing kite with their children. There is also a group of anglers lining up beside the pier with hand grenades.. no with fishing rods laa, catching dunno what. Then all in a sudden.

It rained.

It rain hard. I've encountered this type of rain less than 3 times in my life. Its the type of rain where you have to wear your umbrella horizontally. Yep. Its raining sideways. And my umbrella's frame was nearly crushed by the strong wind. Quickly, Mom and I rushed to the underside of the pier, to take futile refuge from the rain. And it seems that everyone else is doing the same. Except for the suicidal yachtsmen. Hahaha~

*Notice the sudden heavy downpour*

As it rained very hard and continued for quite some time. Mom and I decided that we better make a run for the car. And we did, and get wet as well. We then decided to head to the Muzium Layang-Layang. I dunno why Mom wanted to check this place out. Maybe she saw it on TV. Hmm.

Upon reaching there, we stopped by Masjid Jamek (I don't remember the name) for our prayers. And continued the trip after a short while. And we were there in no time. The museum, has a unique structure.. it has a windmill on top of its roof. I later learned that this windmill is a working one, in tandem with turbines under a lake nearby to generate electricity for the museum. And it costs millions if I'm not mistaken. Duh.

The entrance fee is RM2 per kepala. The museum personnel there looked tired and sleepy. Not much customer I reckon. The place as the name suggests is laden with kites of various culture from all over the world. Most of it comes from the Malay Archipelago itself, and some Japanese flyers too.

The lighting inside the museum was very poor, resulting in image shakes (wish I had VR or Steady Shot eheh). Basically the tour, tells you of the history of kites, how they are made and some prominent events that were associated with kite flying. I also learned that the Sultan of Johor has a keen interest in kite flying and festivals.

Hopefully I'll be there in the next festival, for photographic opportunities.
We went home after 30 minutes or so, Mom wanted to get back before dark. And with that said, we joined the infamous Pasir Gudang Highway jam all the way home. Very tiring.

The End.

Pasir Gudang Part 1

2007-02-27T20:03:00.000+08:00

My test this thursday was postponed to next tuesday. Giving me some free time to write about my trip to Pasir Gudang on the day before Chinese New Year. It was my first time going there via the Pasir Gudang Highway (state famous for its traffic jam). I got past the industrial area, with the roads having names like Jalan Keluli, Timah, etc. all with metal names to it. The road as all Johorians know, is ultra bumpy.. complete with huge potholes. Don't drive a car with lowered suspensions here, it can get you killed. I think this is because of the heavy loaded lorries and trucks that use this road now and then. Also, there is a railway crossing with a defunct boom gate. It was dangerous.

I kept on driving, following the directions to Tg Langsat. The road on the far end towards the port is long, straight and smooth. Not much traffic. In my case, there was no traffic at all. Those driving 800Hp Skylines now know where to put your GTR's potential to good use. ;p

We then entered Kg. Langsat, which is a fishing village. But the beach there wasn't as clean as expected. We moved on later in the afternoon after lunch. This time, heading towards the port itself.

To be continued..

Finally..

2007-02-26T18:54:00.000+08:00

I got rid of the nasty blog title.
many thanks to Jiok for showing me the way. Thanks bro!

p/s: you can also see his work here.

2007-02-19T00:01:00.000+08:00

Coming soon..

2007-02-16T23:43:00.000+08:00

Sip this...

and combo dip with these...

...lethal!

Just changed the template. Haven't installed photoshop yet. Bah! Who cares!

Road Trip

2007-02-15T19:13:00.000+08:00

Went to Desaru yesterday with Mom. Although a bit late arriving, the sea was great. Not that great actually, its just me feeling nostalgic with beaches. It was a weekday, hence not much people around. save for a few couples doing you-know-what.. hahaha!
I went to Tg Balau's beach to be exact. there is this pier that stretches far out to the sea from the rocky beach. Though a few suspicious men were there, prevented me and Mom from getting near. But it was nice.

Getting there at noon on a work day meant that the majority of makan places are closed.. they do business at night, when its somewhat cooler I think. But the super-strong wind makes you forget that you're walking along the beach at noon. There are some fishing villages, a few chalets, a few resorts, a golf course, a go-kart track and a fishing museum. The chalet rate is quite attractive, around RM70 for weekdays and RM90 for weekends. I was told that it was fully booked for the upcoming chinese new year. The museum was closed on wednesdays, better luck next time.
The thing that you'll first notice about the beach is that its far-stretched. When I say far, I do mean its REALLY far. Its because of the low tide, kinda like the sea was sucked back and the beach expands. Note that the beach has some unique rock formations, mainly caused by millions of years being pounded by the waves.. and hey, they look like waves themselves.

The waves are not bad either. There's a no swimming notice board erected at the beach. Guess that tells a lot about the waves. Well, there are some surfers going out in the ocean to commit suicide when I was about to go home.. hahahaa. So, its quite safe actually. Provided you don't swim out too far, I guess.

All in all an interesting place, though I've been to better and more beautiful beaches. A word of advice though, you need to plan your journey using the shortest route available.. and hopefully not driving 260km to and fro like me. damn.

p/s: Shots were taken using Sony DSC-T33. They were underexposed, some overexposed, blurred and grainy due to high ISO settings and crappy white balance. My first time shooting outdoors in full blast afternoon sun. Need more practice.

Break

2007-02-12T23:23:00.001+08:00

Mid-sem break is here.. finally. Though nothing much happened lately.. I was held busy with stupid lab reports and notably the 3-tests-in-a-row catastrophe. To me, this is one hell of a semester, it drains me of my youth. With classes starting early at 8 (hahahaa) and ending late at 5pm. As a professional cram artist, I find it diffucult to cope with(padan muka). But, there are plenty of others like me.. and even as we wait for our experiment results, we study for the night's test. Study performance as I predict will be at a minor and hopefully not a major downfall this semester.

Oh Happy Day

2007-02-01T15:04:00.000+08:00

Have started playing again. :-)

Blown

2007-01-30T23:01:00.000+08:00

This is what happen when you study too much. Engineering is detrimental to your health!

Feeling good

2007-01-29T22:32:00.000+08:00

Its been a while since I experience such wonderful weather. Sunny morning and not so cloudy afternoon with cool strong breeze towards sunset. My laundries are drying up superfast.. but this ain't sudorific weather at all.. Its just nice~
Now that explains why I'm having sudden 'increases' of horsepower while driving.. Guess intake air temperature does drop a degree celcius or two. Not to mention the Simota CF cold-air intake installed last year. Hahahaa~
An elderly chinese couple's home (2 units away from my home) was broken into last week. Happened around 2pm, while they were out fetching their grandchildren from school. It pains me when something like this happen.

Big time for the government to recruit more police personnel in JB.
Its like living in a cowboy town.

2007-01-23T18:23:00.000+08:00

I had this sudden urge to go.. err.. faster (?)
counting my days (years actually) to the 'real' thing.

2007-01-22T22:16:00.000+08:00

I bought 4 terrapins as to 'rescue' them from a villainous petshop owner. One died this morning, and two looked "hidup tak mau, nak mati segan". Animals and teddy bears are my weak spot, no doubt.
Another good news is, I'm looking forward to own either a Nikon D80 or D70s. Tough decision to make. hohoo~ also, I'm a W810i user now.. finally changed my phone after 4 years.. heh, Nokia was tough those days! Though I can't complain much.. picture quality is satisfactory, with AF, light and macro (see above pics).. sound was solid, but lack good equalizer options to match various music. If there's anything I'd like to complain, it's the user interface! I'm used to Nokia's simple organiser option and contact settings.. well, it takes time i guess. Nonetheless, a good phone if you're not bothered with 3G.

2007-01-19T20:09:00.000+08:00

I yearn to play futbol again. *sigh*

2007-01-08T19:24:00.000+08:00

Nothing in particular happened today. Went to Pekan Nenas for Mom's dental visit. I'm quite suprised at how long and strenuous johorian highways can be. I didn't even hesitated to go full throttle. But its not that fast, anyway. *sigh*
mind you, that's not my car in the picture.. hohoho~

Welcome 2007

2006-12-31T19:49:00.000+08:00

2006 was comfortable. Minor bumps in life, great experience gained and goals achieved. Hopefully 2007 will have a plethora of fun and even better surprises in store.

I pray for better faith, long life, health, happiness, domestic as well as global peace.

Happy new year & God bless us all.

2006-12-31T19:33:00.000+08:00

The first week of the semester went by with much ambiguity. Many was caught off guard by either the torrent or the 3-hit combo holidays. With that said, I've been enjoying myself lately.. mainly because of the extra cool weather and plenty of sleep.

Although the cogs of this semester have yet to turn, great pressure is eminent and students have started worrying over harbinger-of-death subjects.. namely component design, materials engineering and finite elements method.

I always picture defeat instead of victory. And I slowly work my way from the end, rather than beginning from the starting grid. Thus, my cerebrum is full of negative thoughts at the moment.

Its a principle in design engineering : "always begin with failure"
(to determine design limits)

Its illogical to think that I literally took the whole phrase into my daily life. But it works. For me at least.

Ah, just what I need from mother nature : rainy days.

2006-12-22T18:37:00.000+08:00

I hate it when pirated software vendors cheat. It happens sometimes.. But nevermind that.

Support piracy my fellow countrymen!

2006-12-21T19:34:00.000+08:00

During this particular 'wet' period of the year, some people loses their property and watch them go down the drain. I on the other hand, watches my own life go down the sink and into the drain eventually. Several more days to new year and I still have work to do (thanks to Final Fantasy XII). My days of relaxation, extended sleep and gastronomic indulgence are numbered. I don't like that.

Just looking at the evergrowing collection of engineering books, makes me feel even worse.

Not that I hate studying or engineering education though, I just wish my holidays are longer.. and more fulfilling.

2006-12-18T00:02:00.000+08:00

My cat gave birth yesterday. 3 cute kittens in total. I'm happy!

My holidays are coming to an end. Yet, my hands are full. Not because of kitten-sitting though. I'm desperately finishing off my electronics project and SolidWorks self-study (self satisfactory reason). 2nd semester will kick off on 26th december. I've been thinking of treating myself with retail therapy lately.. gadget and tech stuff tops my list. Hmm, what'll it be.. I wonder.

Selamat Pengantin Baru!

2006-12-11T23:55:00.000+08:00

Selamat pengantin baru kepada Kak Aminah dan suami beliau!
Moga berbahagia dan selamat hingga ke akhirat. Amin~

2006-12-09T00:34:00.000+08:00

Thought and perception is relative, relative and subjective at the same time. There's even a colloquial phrase "Its all in the head". One can only think so far and to a limited extent. It pisses me when someone becomes dogmatic.. that adds to my list of allergies (including hypocrites and snobs). Being dogmatic or egocentric or just plain crass at the right place and the right time can positively reward you.. BUT if played at the wrong time and place, you might even earn yourself a kick to the nuts.
Engineering education trains you to assume a lot of things.. assumption that is, i.e assume x is too small, thus x=0. On the daily basis, I make assumptions (every healthy sane person does).. things that aren't related to study. I always assume that other people respect me, as much as I respect them. The beauty of assumption is that it isn't necessarily true.
Hah! I hate it when some people say : "oh, you're the one who swears a lot when you're pissed in primary school", "oh my, I'm not mistaken.. you must be the one who..", "but oh you're so sweet when you're happy... that smile of yours..etc". (like fuck who doesn't).
You see, associating people with past memory is sodomy. Especially when that particular gay memory is when you're about 10-12 years old. It stinks when someone you don't know (and they forgot your name.. "eh ni firdaus ke?") potrays you as the antichrist. It doesn't get any profane than this, these retards are so damn convinced of the holy septic truth, even kicks to the groin, knee cap and hip just doesn't seem to do the work anymore.

I wish Malaysia doesn't have gun control.

As if you couldn't have guessed. I completed the 'oh-so-simple' LED project, with no C programming background and very little electronic basics. I got the hang of it now, although only a little.. Things that I've learned include PORT input/output basics, loops, subroutines, delays and a little on circuit design and theory.

I've not had enough though, its far from over.

My next 'project' revolves around more complex principles: PWM a.k.a pulse width modulation, power supply, capture/compare modules, timer modules, infrared emitting and receiving devices, motors and gear ratio. Save for the motor and gear ratio, I've no idea what the rest is all about. Its like playing RPG to me. Curiousity and oh, passion are all that I need.

With some divine help too, of course.

Some preview of the upcoming work :

With the obviously promising prospect of the industrial and manufacturing sector, why would one man who sits on top, revert our economy to agriculture?

2006-12-02T19:24:00.000+08:00

I enjoy my holidays. Therefore I'm slow. I'm slow getting to bed, thus waking up late. Slow to get my meals, thus skipping breakfast. And I work slowly during holidays. Well, just managed to put together some components to work as a voltage regulator today. Pretty much basic, tweaked around by putting a switch, changing the LED colors and all. But decided not to go with those crap and made it simple. Well, that's it for today.. pretty dull and slow.

LED lights up as a signal that the regulator circuit is up and running.. duh?

Savour

2006-12-01T18:29:00.000+08:00

Just got myself a usb programmer for 8/18/28/40 pins PIC. Hopefully this'll be a good start. The programmer or let's just call it UP00A cost me rm160 after much negotiation. Not that expensive, but it still hurts a beginner looking for a low-budget introductory project. Come to think of it, the guys at Cytron deserve credit for this baby.. I mean, its an innovation! One can only imagine the hard work and countless hours spent on developing the hardware and software. The UP00A does make life easier for noobs like me. Kudos to the Cytron guys.

2006-11-30T01:56:00.000+08:00

I forgot... today was a bit on the rainy side. Kinda cool and it makes you more prone to hibernation. The only glimpse of sunlight is around 6.50pm. Of course its sunset.

its the view from my toilet window.

2006-11-30T01:20:00.000+08:00

I hate last minute change of plans. Have made up my mind finally to give it a go at robot building.

well, not exactly advanced robotics. But who cares anyway. It does cover some basic line-following concepts, mechanical tools and C programming.. and the usual mechanics of statics, dynamics and some fundamental machinery.
The list of things so far that I'll need (or supposed to) are :

1) pirated software (like you don't already know)
2) free tutorials/ebooks
3) usb programmer, PIC, actuators and stuff
4) tonnes of coffee to keep me up

it is a standalone project which means virtually I don't get any help from anyone. And the due date's on the 1st of november. I'll give it a try anyway.

2006-11-27T13:05:00.000+08:00

At last, my hard earned holidays are here. Well, one has the feeling of a void or somekind when the exam season is over. I'm so used to hectic schedule.. and now its over, hell.. what do I do?
and yeah, I've been thinking of old times lately.. right from my primary school years..