Anil Rekhraj

Top Cars in Malaysia

2011-11-12T05:51:00.001-08:00

Hey there folks! It’s been a while since I last blogged. Usual blame I’m afraid; exams, assignments, yada yada.. Anyway, I’ve been looking up for a car recently and with any purchase of a car, there is always the hassle of choosing the right car for the right price. Since I have do not have a vehicle of my own at the moment, moving around and searching for cars in showrooms was not an option.

So the next option was to utilize the internet. Google as you know, happens to be men’s best friend, or somewhere in between. After some random searching for about an hour or so, I came across a Malaysian car website that offers both a huge variety of cars for a very decent price. The cars are for sale by both owners and shops respectively.

CarSifu is the leading Malaysian car sale website. The cars for sale there are merely from people who are selling them and not by any form a compounded car from the police. I like the fact that they have a gallery for each car where pictures of the car up close are attached for a throughout view of the car. Most of these pictures are in HD format and thus even the most minute detail can be captured. More importantly, the car’s manufacturing date and distance travelled are mentioned too.

Cars are arranged based on their categories such as Toyota, BMW, Proton and so on. This is especially handy for finding a specific type of car say for example, Proton. I personally find this very handy as it helps me widen my choices instead of sticking to one model only. However if you are looking for a specific model, then there is a search bar that can be utilized to find you exactly what you need.

The website has also made it compulsory for the seller to post up accurate details of the car’s specifications. Most of the specifications are very accurate when compared to the company’s specifications. Also, the price is stated for each car to boost up sales. Knowing the price is essential because after all, we are going to pay for it in the end.

Also, requirements of purchase are also posted there such as a photocopy of your latest salary slip, identity card, and your driver’s license. Some may also require a blacklist clearance slip. This depends fully on the seller though. Loan details are also available for government workers, private workers as well as special schemes for students who wish to purchase the car.

The seller’s phone numbers are also stated for any inquiries that require a fast response. Some sellers who make a living by selling cars also share links to blogs that explains further about the car and the process of owning it. It makes this website all the much better and it is highly recommended by me to people who wish to buy a new set of wheels.

Well that’s all I have to share with you now folks. See you guys real soon!

An Experimental Hope…

2011-07-22T14:29:00.001-07:00

Coke is the largest consumed drink in the world. Even in Africa, coke is the one drink that unites everyone. They have thousands of people on rickshaws and donkeys carrying these drinks till the very last village in the region.

As we all know, Africa is pretty well known as the region with the highest number of HIV victims in the world. Partly because of the lack of education and also poverty which makes affording condoms and other safety precautions a little bit out of the budget.

I was recently browsing through some random websites and stumbled across a great banner made by the Coca-Cola company. It’s an ingenious idea of integrating condoms and coke together.

The way I see it, it’s a great way to reduce the rates of STDs as coke is distribute the almost every single village/town in Africa.

Here’s a graphical representation of the idea…Tell me what’s your say on the comment box. =)

Fleet Expansion 3

2011-05-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

As most of you would know by now that i have a knack for collecting plane models. Heck, i;d have a knack for anything related to planes...lol.. Anyway, i've been down in my hometown ipoh for the past 1 week and damn, every day is more boring than the day earlier. Any more time here and i might get depressed...lol. And so with all that boredom in me, i decided to take out all my plane models which were kept in the drawers for months as i had no place to display them..

And so...after the cleaning of dust cakes from the planes, i decided to ride on down to my local dealer in a daily night market. Why night market you ask?.. Well for one, this night market is the only place where i can find the planes i want in the entire ipoh for and extraordinary price ;). Also, i noticed his planes to be well done and there is alot of attention paid to details as well. No paint flaws or livery mistakes. Anyway, my total plane count till today would be 15 +1 in my uni. Hoping to reach 50 by end of this year...Jah bless!

Well i guess thats all i have for today guys.... as always here are some pics to indulge in and once again, thank you for wasting your time :)

Air Asia Airbus a320-200 "Kampung Boy"

Air China Boeing 737-800 "Beijing 2008"

EgyptAir Boeing 737-800

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-8

Boeing 747-400 House Livery

American Airlines Boeing 777-200ER

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800

Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-433

Lufthansa Airbus A380-800

United Parcel Services Boeing 747-400 Cargo

Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 "Blue Eagle"

Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300

Mikoyan-Guverich Mig-29

McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom

The Whole Collection

Technology at it’s weirdest

2011-05-03T18:32:00.001-07:00

hey guys....its been a while....ok its been too long...what can i say..been busy with college and shit...so yeah...anyway.... i was browsing through the web as usual...searching for some random stuff. Was thinking of a nice casing for my planned computer setup and found some pretty fascinating ones as well...thought i'd share some crazy computer cases out there with you guys :D...enjoy :D

have a nice day and tq for wasting your time

The pain of history

2010-11-11T08:28:00.001-08:00

Torture devices have been “improved” from the inhuman to the painless.. which doesn’t really correspond to the word torture at all. Nowadays, lethal injections, electric chairs and so on have taken over the ways to end a person’s life pain-free and humane. However, back in the day… it wasn’t really all quick and pain free… here are some torture devices that ought to set you straight for a while…enjoy

1. Tongue Tearer

A heretic or blasphemer was bound, his or her mouth forced open with the Mouth Opener. Next, the iron Tongue Tearer was produced, used to grab the most likely uncomfortably twitching tongue within it's rough grippers. Once a firm hold was maintained, the screw could be firmly tightened and the tongue was roughly torn from the prisoner's head.

2. Thumbscrew

The thumb-screw or thumbscrew (also known as thumbikins) was an old instrument of torture designed to slowly break the victim's thumb joint. Thumb-screws were much used by the Spanish Inquisition and in Scotland during the persecutions of the Covenanters for extracting confessions or recantations. Macaulay reports that a thumb-screw was often effective in wringing confessions when a bootikin had failed.

3. Heretic’s Fork

The heretic's fork, used to induce confessions, secured four sharp prongs deeply and painfully into the flesh of the victim. A small collar supported the instrument, as it was rammed one end under the chin and the other into the bone of the sternum. Firmly embedded into the victim's skin, the fork forced the head upright and prevented its movement. Penetration of any vital points of the victim's body were avoided, delaying death and prolonging the suffering. At this point, the victim may have been spared, or more likely, subject to further torture. However, if the Inquisitor was unable to illicit a confession using the fork, death was a certain, if not immediate, outcome. The fork remained firmly in place, as the victim was taken to be burned at the stake or hung.

4. Breast Ripper

Used as a way to punish women, the breast ripper was a painful and cruel way to mutilate a woman's breasts. This instrument was mostly reserved for women accused of conducting a miscarriage or those accused of adultery. The claws were used either hot or cold on the victim's exposed breasts. If the victim wasn't killed she would be scarred for life as her breasts were literally torn apart. A common variant of the breast ripper is often referred to as "The Spider" which is a similar instrument attached to a wall. The victim's breasts were fixed to the claws and the woman was pulled by the turturer away from the wall; DAMN!

5. The Pear of Anguish

The Pear of Anguish was used during the Middle Ages as a way to torture women who conducted a miscarriage, liars, blasphemers and homosexuals. A pear-shaped instrument was inserted into one of the victim's orifices: the vagina for women, the anus for homosexuals and the mouth for liars and blasphemers. The instrument consisted of four leaves that slowly separated from each other as the torturer turned the screw at the top. It was the torturer's decision to simply tear the skin or expand the "pear" to its maximum and mutilate the victim. The Pear of Anguish was usually very adorned to differentiate between the anal, vaginal and oral pears. They also varied in size accordingly. This torture very rarely provoked death, but was often followed by other torture methods.

6. Iron Maiden

Not the 80s heavy metal band, but the iron cabinet found in Nuremberg, Germany. The interior of this device is lined with strategically-placed sharp objects that is intended to torture a person unlucky enough to be put inside it. These spikes impaled the victim in the eyes, the chest and the back, but usually missed vital organs, so as to leave the victim bleeding profusely and in great pain, but still alive for a period of time.

7. The skull splitter

Just as it says: it splits skulls. This one resembles an angel's halo, but there's absolutely nothing angelic or holy about it. Inside this halo are very pointy spikes, which are driven into the side of the victim's skull as the screws on the outside are tightened. The skull splitting part comes when the torturer either grabs the halo by its handles and jerks the victim side to side or hoists him or her into the air, by those very same handles. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that the top of the victim's skull is violently removed by the aforementioned actions, and that brains tend to spill out all over the place in the process.

8. Head Crusher

The head crusher was widely used during most of the Middle Ages, especially the Inquisition. With the chin placed over the bottom bar and the head under the upper cap, the torturer slowly turned the screw pressing the bar against the cap. This resulted in the head being slowly compressed. First the teeth are shattered into the jaw; then the victim slowly died with agonizing pain, but not before his eyes were squeezed from his sockets.
This instrument was a formidable way to extract confessions from victims as the period of pain could be prolonged for many hours if the torturer chose to. This could be done by repeatedly turning the screw both ways. If the torture was stopped midway, the victim often had irreparable damage done to the brain, jaw or eyes. Many variants of this instrument existed, some that had small containers in front of the eyes to receive them as they fell out of their sockets.

9. Spanish Donkey

A number of medieval torture devices have the word "Spanish" attached to it, but this one is probably the most gruesome. The Spanish Donkey gave victims an unimaginably horrible ride, and here's why. Victims are put astride, naked, the apparatus, which is actually a vertical wood board with a sharp V-shape wedge on top. Varying weights are then attached to their feet. Eventually, the victim's own weight and the extra baggage cause the wedge to slice through their bodies, splitting them in half. Yikes.

10.Knee Splitter

A popular torture device during the Inquisition, the knee splitter does what it says: split victims' knees and render them useless. Built from two spiked wood blocks, the knee splitter is placed on top of and behind the knee of its victims. Two large screws connecting the blocks are then turned, causing the two blocks to close towards each other and effectively destroy a victim's knee.

There you go… just some of the many torture devices out there… so thank god you live in the 21st century and do not risk loosing you knee or even a boob. =)

The big guns…well…almost… for now…lol

2010-11-01T12:19:00.001-07:00

I’ve always been a fan of gaming and graphics. Its been a while since I’ve been using my trusty xfx 8600gt. It was good, no complaints. Could play a variety of games including the more recent modern warfare 2 and also hawx. However it was starting to show its aging symptoms such as frequent overheating and a lack in performance when playing new generation games such as assassin’s creed II and NFS shift.

It was time I’d decided, time to once again…upgrade… little did I know that this upgrade would literally take my pc to a whole new level. Anyway, it all began with my regular surveys and reviews on graphic card. Being an nvidia user all the way, I though it was only wise to stick to it. But after comparing and reading more reviews as well as taking benchmark tests, ATI proved to be more of a better buy compared to Nvidia. In the end it was a battle between 2 cards, the xfx 9800gt and the xfx hd4850.

In other words, it was a battle between Nvidia’s Phsyx feature and ATI’s AA capabilities. In the end…went for the ATI. Thought would just give it a shot and see how much better…or worst… it might be when compared to nvidia. Bought it from a shop and damn,….the box looked gorgeous. Packing was good, and the card is huge!…well… it seems huge because my casing is a rather mid sized one. lol. As far as graphics go, the 4850 really did proved itself much more worthy than nvidia’s 9800gt. It’s no surprise though…with 800 stream processors packed in the ATI card, there is no defeating its 24x AA capability.

However my card’s performance was capped by both my motherboard and processor . Games still lagged a little and I couldn’t take it. I decided to upgrade my processor from a dual core to a quad core…being an amd fan. I decided to go the amd athlon II X4 635 processor. It was worth the buy, the game went smoothly. Now as for the motherboard, my mom wanted to give me dad a pc as a bday present. She insisted on building one. I managed to find a good MSI motherboard with AMD/ATI chipset. My previous motherboard was an asus with Nvidia chipset which didn’t really click along that well with the ATI card. So with the new motherboard, came a new ram. Since my old board was DDR2 and this new one is DDR3.

So, my entire system has been changed yet again and I don’t see any signs of stopping anytime soon! =) Here are some pics to indulge in =)

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A glossy box…the trademark of XFX’s packaging..

The big dog now…against the big dog then

Very well packaged and well designed

Neatly arranged to conceal the hidden power underneath

The sleeping dragon awakening

Awesome and effective heatsink design by XFX

Just to give you a perception of how big this card was

3 way crossfire capability…coming soon! ;)

Blood Donation Drive

2010-08-27T12:22:00.001-07:00

On 24/8, the interact club of acs ipoh held a blood donation drive. It was only natural that the interact club was in charge of it as it has always been throughout the years. This was also something personal for me as i always wanted to donate blood and more importantly, this was my last round to plan and conduct a school activity on behalf of the interact club.

Preparations were made 1 day earlier. The location was the ever famous Horley Hall and the school cleaners were kind enough to sweep and mop the place on the 23rd. Before that, numerous phone calls and faxes were made between us and the hospital’s blood bank.

Finally the day arrived, 24th august. We were reminded to take a good and heavy breakfast as the blood donation drive will commence between 9am to 1pm. In the midst of all the chaos that was going through my mind that morning, i forgot to even take a drink before i left for school.

It was to my relief that i found out that none of my board members ate due to the final preparation hassle. So after further cleaning of the hall, we all had our breakfasts at the school canteen around 8.30am. At about 8.45am, the ambulance arrived with all the necessary equipments and human resources.

We soon found ourselves in the middle of a coordinated mess when we were setting up the stretchers and the necessary equipments. As soon as that was done, we, the coordinators of the program decided to officially start the drive by being the first one to donate. Donating first means that we can also keep an eye on the situation later when all the other students come to donate.

So we all filled up our forms and then we were undergoing a basic physical checkup which included a blood pressure test, temperature test and weight test. After that, we were pricked on our fingers to determine our blood type and hemoglobin count.

After the all ok, we were given a booklet for further donation. Now i was finally on the stretcher. Having the basic fear of needles. I decided to just close my eyes and see what happens. i was injected with a surface anesthetic and it wasn’t one bit pain…surprising. My heart went chaotic when i saw the size of the needle that was gonna be used. I just made a brave face and before i knew it, the needle was in and I was donating blood.

I soon found myself laughing and talking along with my classmates beside me and also I was happy that all our hard work and planning paid of. Soon the blood bag was full and the needle was removed. I was asked to rest for a while and then i was back to normal and monitoring the rest of the situation with my friends.

The day went smooth and we managed to obtained around 70+ bags of blood. A successful program all together. Thanks to everyone who helped and more importantly to everyone who donated.

There’s always time for a picture before anything starts..

Arrival of the ambulance

All the necessary equipments

Setting up…

A helping hand from everyone

all the part time nurses of the day

well..it doesnt hurt to help now does it?…

bringing in more equipment

now that’s a girl’s job

singing up…

there’s always time for a picture in between all the mess :D

Arrival of the hospital staff

blood pressure test

everyone had to go through it

blood type test and hemoglobin count test

donating time

injection of anesthetic without face

injection of anesthetic with face..lol

A much more relaxed face…

The “ i’m high” face

it was pretty ok…

the pleasure of donating blood

that’s a lot of blood guys..i think

see…it doesn’t hurt.. you can still give a pose for a photo :D

Common yet uncommon..

2010-07-20T07:31:00.001-07:00

Plane liveries don’t really catch our eye. Its not something that makes us awe, maybe because of its plain and simple appearance. Its also cheaper to keep things simple and amount of colours to a minimum. After all, a plane does require a few hundred litres of paint to be painted fully although the paint coating is less than 3 millimeters thick.

But there are some planes out there that makes you say wow because of their paintwork. These liveries range from cartoon characters being painted to the plane to special themes or events. here are some famous ones that are bound to make you admire they’re paintwork…

Japan Airlines’ (JAL) Disney's livery… to promote Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan.

Another Disney themed JAL plane. Both are 747-400s.

An Alaskan airline 737-800 with yet another Disney livery.

Another Alaskan airline 737-800, but this time, themed with the “make a wish” theme which includes the famous blue genie from the cartoon Aladdin.

Western Pacific’s Boeing 737-400 with the Simpson's livery.

A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 with the official FIFA 2010 livery.

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER with the Freedom Of Space livery. Short name, Heliconia. Regarded as one of the most beautiful plane out there.

A Malaysian Airline Boeing 747-400 with the hibiscus livery.

A continental Boeing 777-200ER with the Peter Max livery. This livery is meant to commemorate Peter Max for his iconic style during the 60s.

An Etihad Airways Airbus A340-600 with the 2009 F1 Abu Dhabi theme.

An Air Asia Airbus A340-300 with its Oakland Raiders theme.

So there you have it. Beautiful aren’t they?

How to avoid ghosts in hotel rooms

2010-06-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

Ever had those pesky calls at night when your sleeping in a hotel?... You wake up and answer only to hear no one on the line or maybe a mysterious eerie voice asking you to get your ass out? If your one of them, read this to avoid those friendly people of the dead from disturbing you in any hotel ever again! This was from an email, caught my attention so i decided to share it..

For single hotels, there is at least one permanent room which should be left vacant at all times. No matter how full the hotel is, they are not to sell that room(s) to any guest. It is said that the special room is 'reserved' for those 'special visitors'. So, if you plan to stay in some hotel, always book in advance. Try to avoid walk-ins. If the receptionist tells you there's no more room available, do not insist to get one anymore or try to bribe them to give you a room. If you do that, most of the time the room you have will be that 'special room'.

Sometimes those 'special visitors' might go to other rooms also, so here's some tips on how to protect yourself.
Before entering your room, always knock on the door first, even if you know the room is vacant. After you enter the room, if you feel very cold suddenly and have'chicken spore', leave the room quietly immediately and go to the reception to request to change room. Most of the time, the receptionist will understand what's happening.

After you enter the room, immediately switch on all of the lights, and open the curtain to let the sunlight in.Before you go to bed,arrange your shoes so that one of them is upside down.. Some say this represents yin and yang to protect you while you're asleep. Always leave at least a lamp on while you're sleeping, preferably the toilet lamp..
If you' re staying alone and they have give you a twin bed, do not sleep with the other bed vacant, try to put your things, like luggage, on the other bed before you sleep.. or you might find one white sexy beeyatch to get laid with...but not in a nice way.

Here's another tip. When you enter your hotel room,look for the Bible. Most hotels place the Bible inside a drawer, however, if upon entering, you see the Bible on the table, DON'T STAY IN THAT ROOM. It means 'special visitors' are there.If you see the Bible opened up on the table, LEAVE THAT ROOM IMMEDIATELY and request for a change of room! It means the 'special visitor' is really creating trouble in that room!

Now for those of you who prefer cinemas instead of hotels, here are some advise for you movie junkies as well...

Do not attend the first screening of any movies in the cinema. By the first screening, I mean the first time the movie is shown in that particular cinema. What's the reason? The first screening is meant for the 'special visitors'. However, if you insist on going, then sit somewhere in the middle. The first and last rows are reserved for 'them'. Be warned....

Well my dear readers, so now you know how to defend yourselves in hotels and cinemas, that is, if you think you have not wasted 5 precious minuted of your life reading this =).

Back To The Future

2010-05-29T10:45:00.001-07:00

It doesn't really end up as a priority in anyone’s life, but yet, we often sit down, gaze upon the heavens above and ask ourselves, is time travel really possible? Can i make a time machine and go back to see my great grandfather or go forward to see my great grandson?Well, the answer is..YES. But for now, you can only travel to the future. Dont be jumping with joy just yet, you aint going nowhere anytime soon.

Before 1905 there wasn't much to say about time. In the 17th century Newton defined time as something that continues, no matter what, without any link with reality and according to its own nature. Everybody believed that time had its influence on the environment, but if you believed that the environment had its influence on time, you really had to be mad! That changed in 1905 with Einstein's special relativity theory, in which he showed that time can be influenced. But this doesn't mean time can be changed in such a way that you can travel to the future or the past.

Einstein, based on a few experiments, showed us that time can actually slow down or speed up based on 2 factors, gravity and speed of light. The more closer you place a clock to the earth’s center, the faster time runs. This has been demonstrated by noting that atomic clocks at differing altitudes (and thus different gravitational potential) will eventually show different times. The effects detected in such experiments are extremely small, with differences being measured in nanoseconds.

Another theory states that, time slows down as an object accelerates. Time will stand completely still if an object were to travel at the speed of light. Take for example, an express bus moving along the freeway at 100 km/h. If you were to stand stationary, you will see the bus move across you at 100 km/h. However, if you were travelling at 100km/h beside the bus, the bus would appear stationary. Thus is you were to move at 101km/h, you will slowly but surely overtake time (the bus) itself.

Time is space is called spacetime. This spacetime is usually distorted by matter. It curves around matter thus taking a longer route.

In the picture above, time is represent by the grid and the matter is represented by earth. As matter distorts time from its path, it curves, thus slowing down the speed by increasing its travelling distance from one point to another. To put things in perspective, here’s another example. If you are travelling a total distance of 200km on A STRAIGHT ROAD, you are guaranteed to reach faster than taking a windy road towards your destination. This is because the straight road has less distance compared to the windy road even though both the roads have a same displacement of 200 km.

Here’s a 2d picture of how time bends with the presence of matter nearby in space. Now, if we were travelling using the displacement of time, and not the distance, we would have overtaken time and thus, travelled to the future. Another good example of distance vs. displament can be shown by an ordinary 15 cm plastic ruler. Take the ruler, and bend to a “n”. Notice that to travel using the distance, it would be a full 15cm. But if you take the displacement route to get from one point to the other , the distance is only about 7-8cm. This is the theory Einstein had put forward and it has been proven over and over again by both mathematicians and physicist.

In fact, Cosmonaut Sergei Avdeyev holds the world record for TIME TRAVEL. He traveled 0.02 seconds into the futureThere's no time-traveling phone booths. What Avdeyev did to travel in time is to orbit the Earth 11,968 times over the course of 748 days in the Mir space station. By the time his stint in space was over, he had experienced 0.2 seconds less than the rest of the world did.This made him 0.2 seconds younger than he would have been if he had never gone into space. To put it in another way, he traveled 0.02 seconds into the future.

There you go, not the ideal thing but hey, its travelling through time man!

Hot, hotter, hottest..

2010-05-24T09:40:00.001-07:00

How many times have u gone… “Oh @*%$..i ate a chili!!'” Its weird that many of us know that its hot without knowing the reason for it to be so… Well, chilies have a little secret weapon in them called capsaisin. It is an irritant for mammals including humans and it produces a burning sensation when in contact with tissue. Now i’m assuming your next question would be… why do chilies vary in hotness?… Well its simple really… the answer is simply because, chilies have a variety of species just like any other plants.

How are the hottest chilis determined? Believe it or not, the most common test involves human taste-testers. In the “Scoville Organoleptic Test”, chili extract is diluted in sugar water until the heat of its spice is no longer detectable to a panel of tasters. The resulting heat rating, measured in Scoville heat units, is a measure of how much the chili had to be diluted. “The hottest chiles, such as habaneros, have a rating of 300,000 or more, indicating that their extract has to be diluted 300,000-fold before the capsaicin present is undetectable.”

For normal human beings like me and you (i hope)… the normal bird-eye chili or “cili padi” is enough to send you spinning through space and back, the ranking of the bird eye chili in the Scoville scale is just a mere 50,000–100,000. It sounds alot but in fact its nothing compared to its other species. The most plain chili would be the bell pepper or known to most of us as… capsicum.

Now for those slighty weird ones out there, there is something that may satisfy your hunger for stomach ulcers and gastritis. Bhut Jolokia or Ghost Chili is commonly regarded as the world’s hottest chili pepper. Measuring at not 100 or 200 thousand units… but an ass-whooping 855,000–1,075,000 units. Now thats one way of commiting suicide. Also, in some places, bhut jolokia is also known as naga jolokia. Its origin is from northeast india.

So the next time you curse over those dreaded chilies that make it in your mouth… spare a thought on how it works and be thankful all you normal people that the pepper in your mouth is no ghost chili =)

BELL PEPPERS For weenies only
	BIRD EYE PEPPERS / CILI PADI Enough to send most of us flying without wings
Bhut jolokia/ Naga jolokia… Not something you should try before signing up for life insurance

Summary of 2009

2010-01-01T03:29:00.001-08:00

And so passes by the year 2009. Much has come and gone and more importantly, much has been learnt. Overall 2009 was quite a rough year for me and am really hoping 2010 will bring better (amen). The starting of 2009 was a smooth ride as i managed to fly to india and visit exotic places such as the golden temple, amritsar and also the taj mahal, agra.

However it wasnt all that smooth when i came back as friendship was put to the test and seriously, take my word for it, friendship ends for a better reason always. Never mind that. There were good times such as me receiving the letter from air asia saying that i have been selected for their cadet pilot test.

However luck wasnt really on my side at that interview, and worst still i have been stuck in form 6 eversince. Oh well. Life’s been pretty bumpy in 2009, filled with lots of joy and sadness. Well no one can expect to have joy alone right?

So here’s a toast to 2010, may it bring all the luck i need and may god bless!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Fleet expansion

2009-12-20T04:19:00.001-08:00

As you all are aware of, i’m a self proclaimed plane enthusiast. And one of my hobbies, besides fishing, includes collecting plane models, be it military, civilian, vintage, model kits or even helicopters. However for now i’ve just started collecting modern airlines or civilian aircrafts.

For now my fleet consists of 4 aircraft, 2 from kl and 2 from dubai. Anyhow, my plan is to expand the fleet to at least 10 aircraft by February. So for now i have a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 737-800, a Virgin Atlantic 747-400, American airlines 777-200 and a Lufthansa a380-800.

The scale varies for all 4 models because i cant seem to get 2 planes of the same scale… Malaysians dont really seem to take interest in these kinda hobbies i suppose. Which makes me the odd one out…lol.

These planes are not only just scale models, but they are the exact replicas of the real thing. As usual, alot of attention is given to the details from the engine fans, flaps, spoilers to even the special livery for that particular plane.

Well nothing much here for me to blog about….so here are some pics as usual…

~Falcon~

The 737-800 in KLM Livery.

Britain's Virgin Atlantic 747-400

As usual, detail is the key to making the plane look perfect

American Airlines 777-200. This one is the GE-90 engine version.

Lufthansa Airbus a380-800.
The biggest of its kind YET.

And of course its the details that makes all the difference

The whole collection

The McDaddy of speakers

2009-12-02T07:53:00.000-08:00

Nothing satisfies me most than having a good sound system. Be it car, home theatre. computer etc. As long as i can hear good balance between bass and treble, i’m a happy man.

Even my my mom’s car speaker tore…i really couldnt stand it and i went and bought a new pair for rm 30 just after 3 days of driving. Music’s always my passion and i like it perfect =). My previous subwoofer which wasnt really a branded one, was giving me a satisfactory performance.

Old is gold i suppose..haha. My previous woofer had one spec that most modern day middle class woofers dont. The ability to manipulate the balance between bass and treble. For me this feature is ESSENTIAL. Anyway within the past 6 months my reliable woofer was showing its colors already. Cant blame it, its 7 years old ya.

The left speaker was the culprit actually.. real pms case la… sometimes will work, sometimes wont work. So damn annoying. Anyway..i was fed up and i couldn’t stand the sound. However my budget didnt allow me to purchase a new one right away at that time..was a bit in a financial crisis as i had newly bought my phone.

Initially my budget was around RM +/-120. And the only brand i wanted was edifier…nothing else. Wanted sonic gear but than the sound quality sucks for me (sorry yong seng :P). Creative was also another option but somehow its hard to find it here in ipoh. Initially my eyes were set on the edifier m1335. A simple mid range woofer for the moderate user.

There were really good comments about it and also it had a rating or 9.5/10 for its class. However the inability to control the mix of treble and bass would take its toll. Than while i was browsing around, i bumped into the edifier m1550 5.1 system. With 5 speakers, its sure to pack a punch i thought. But the reviews told me otherwise. The set was well known to give out too much bass and again, one could not control the mix of bass and treble.

Again i was forced to rethink my choices. Still aiming for edifier, I came across the edifier C2 in lowyat.net. I was impressed as not only did it look awesome, it also had treble and bass control =D. So i aimed for this one right away…the thing was…it was already an obsolete model and now the C series was fully monopolized by the edifier C3 which is around Rm400. However upon further research, I stumbled upon the improved version of the C2, it was the edifier HCS2330. This model was produced for 2 reasons, 1 was because the C3 was crazy expensive and 2nd was because edifier wanted to expand its C series. The price of the edifier HCS2330 was around RM 290.

So i started saving since september and finally managed to save enough to get me this set. Went to my regular shop in yik foong complex. Asked for the price and to my amazement, they dealer went “ its rm 275 friend”… ha… 15 bux cheaper…but it gets better…after a hot bargain, managed to grab it for rm 260 =D….now if that’s not a good deal than i dunno wat is.

And so i’m listening to some awesome quality music while writing this post. All thanks to a bit of hard work of saving some money…talk about saving for a rainy day eh?…lol…anyway here are some pics of my edifier =D…its getting late…time for the bed to take me in =D..night guys.

finally got it… was dying to open and test power…lol

Edifier…might not have the looks of sonic gear…but certainly the best in sound quality…and a no.1 choice for me =D

The improved version of the C2…and way cheaper compared to the C3

Speakers or satellites along with their wiring and a cute remote.

The big deal, the woofer and the amplifier sitting peacefully below…waiting =D

The whole set =D

In comparison with my old woofer…the long bass throwing speaker of my edifier is bigger than the entire woofer of my old system.

The edifier satellites with the surf sound ones..

BEFORE

AFTER

The remote control is not only cute, its an edifier trademark…only edifier woofers come with remote controls be it wired or wireless

The most outstanding feature of the C series. Its external amplifier that allows one to control the mix between the treble and bass…a must have if u ask me =D

the new family member

2009-11-29T09:33:00.001-08:00

hey there folks…been a while since i went off from blogging…typical stuffs. busy with exams and diwali etc. Anyway allow me to start off by saying that ithere’s a new member to our family..one that would bring my family much closer, change my status frm my mom’s favorite child to 2nd favorite and one that will cure my boredom. Its my new baby, hazel. the most cutest and innocent looking mongrel or mutt i;ve ever seen.

I’ve actually always wanted a dog. Since we moved to our new house back in 2000 to be exact. i was 10 back then. But the constant rebuttal of my parents would actually cost me 9 years in getting one. I’ve always admired purebreeds. However, upon further reading, i concluded that not only are purebreeds way expensive, they’re not as healthy as mongrels too. Mongrels are the most healthiest and hardiest of all dogs…built for the streets u might say.

So i really do not know how my dad agreed for me to get a dog this time. I went up to him and said “dad…can i have a dog?”…and i was honestly expecting something like “your going off to college soon anil..why would u have one?…we cant take care of it".” But instead his answer was “sure…as long as u take care of it.”…I was rather stunned and i had to reconfirm the statement a couple of times…haha.

And so i was browsing around my normal forum lowyat.net which covers every single thing from pc’s to pets. And since spending rm 900-2000 on a purebreed was never an option, i decided to get myself a “normal dog” instead. And so i started searching for one..mainly by asking some friends and also looking around in that particular forum. My luck struck as i came across a cute lil puppy from kuala lumpur. It was only 6 weeks old and it had the most sweetest, innocent and cutest look i’d ever seen. I still do not regret having her at all…she;s such a baby…because of her light brown colour, i decided to call her hazel. A suggestion made by a good friend of mine vidya.

And so the deal was done than. she was delivered to my house on 21st of novermber 2009. I remember how scared she was…she was shivering because she was scared and cold as she has been in the air con for more than 2 hours straight. poor gal. 6 hours later, or after her nap, she became much more friendly..playing around, biting and chewing on my pants and all the normal things puppies do. Today she’s just 8 days old but she has already made my mom give her top priority in everything and she has made me smile after a long time. she loves playing and also sleeping on my lap

Anytime she sees me sitting down on the floor, she;ll come running and then jump on my lap and sleeps off…hahaha…she;s my new love now (sorry losh) :P…suprisingly, she;s growing up fast…i have taken note in her slight increase in size during her 8 day stay at my home. well its good cause i cant wait to see her all grown up and ready to take care of the house =)…here are some pics of my baby…well…it getting late folks..so i guess this is where i’ll end for now =)

When she was just 1 hour old at my place. you could see the look on her face and tell that she was terrified.

After 6 hours…she became well adjusted =)

Now she’s used to us..plays around alot and is loved by eveyone of my family and even my friends who come to visit her =)

her favorite thing to do =)

Of Rm 12 and a hungry stomach.

2009-09-07T08:01:00.001-07:00

i’m now left alone at home…bro’s gone back…sis is in her own world in college and as for me…well…am still at home doin my form 6..so its not common for me to be left alone at home most of the time. Last sunday, mommy and daddy left for a bday party…god knows why people who are 55 years old are having wild parties with free flow drinks while an 18 year old would just go out for a decent dinner with a gorgeous girl perhaps?…haha

so as usual dad was like…”here anil…take this 10 bucks and go have dinner while we’re gone”. Thank god for driver’s license !! =D . And so i was pretty undecided at first.. I wanted some nasi lemak but then my mind switched to kfc after watching an advertisement about it on tv…i was pretty tired as i was spending the previous night in a friend’s place and i only came back around 5pm the next day.

so i was still cracking my head till the last minute… I took the car out…and circled my regular mamak shop only to find that it was so dead crowded…football mah… and so…i cancelled my nasi lemak desire =( and drove to KFC which was about 2 km away. Again my hope of kfc was also down the drain…dead crowded…and so i stopped the car and thought….where next?…

It struck my head as soon as i glimpsed my rear view mirror…..KOPITIAM!!! =D . And so i took a turn and headed for the end of the block. Parked my car and went inside…and it was EMPTY…haha… looks like people were in a KFC or mamak mood that day. So then after seating down i browsed the menu and found NASI LEMAK!! =D…..so i ordered that…and for drinks i ordered a pepsi float thinkin that it’ll be a small glass….damn glass that came was 6 inches tall!!!….with 3 scoops of vanilla ice cream..haha…

almost immediately after that my nasi lemak arrive…boy oh boy…it was the best solitude dinner i’ve ever had…haha….loved it…. the chicken was fried so that can be counted as the kfc part and the nasi lemak could be counted as the mamak part…haha…. as for the float….i dunno…but i certainly did have a hard time finishing it….lol 6 inches tall….had a hard time finishing it…lol

3 scoops of vanilla ice cream…can it get any better?? =D

The nasi lemak that’s part KFC and part mamak…hahaha

And together….they make the perfect solitude meal for a sunday night!! =D

Time for a makeover….

2009-08-27T08:35:00.001-07:00

My pc has been in service to me for 6 years++ now… yes 6 years…and am still able to play games such as fs9 and farcry. well it wasnt always that way though. the pc started out as a super basic pc…AMD Athlon single core which packed a mind blowing 2.01 GHz at that time..haha… memory was 128MB…which costs around RM 100++. Comparing today’s prices…a 2gb crossair gaming ram costs +/- RM 95. Motherboard was from MagicPro. Never heard of the company till today and of course lets not forget the classic floppy drive and also a MSI combo drive. The one thing about the pc at that time was that it came with a 17” Samsung LCD screen…which costs about RM 1100 at that time..now its hard to even find a 17” LCD and an Acer 22” will cost you RM 345.

Although this pc was bought in 2004, there was no graphic card inserted until 2008….yes, only 4 years later there was something to fill the AGP slot crawling with spider webs and layers of dust. For the span of 2004-2008, playing counter strike on my rig was something that was just beyond imagination if you will…haha… But than came along the legendary Flight Simulator….which made me promise myself i’d get a graphic card but than my financial status din really allow me….sad i know. So i had to live without a graphic card for a while….funny thing is.. i din really need one until late 2007 when my flight simulator came in. However the minimum specs to run the game was rather low and surprisingly my pc was above the minimum requirements. So heck…lets give it a try…and it works like a charm!…a bit crappy frame rate though….but still….a real game!!! =D…hahaha…yeah sorry i know i’m over exaggerating…but heck…it was a game i could play…lol.

Moving on…. and so one fine guy comes along….Dr. N.R. He suggest i get a graphic card to further enhance the game experience.And by chance my savings were building up….just enough for a medium performance graphic card. GeForce FX5500. Chipset by Palit. 256MB graphic memory and 8x AGP. It was the perfect card to fit my budget or +/- RM 150. And so i bought it…and it truly gave me a remarkable experience. i could also play farcry now…

But the pc was getting old and it was showing its colours.. Frequent breakdowns were occurring and i wanted to change but again…my financial status din allow me to. And so again comes along Dr. N.R. who tells me that he’d sell off all the components of this pc and put in some of his own cash and buy new components. Well it was a success….he din have to take out any pocket money but instead he made a profit of rm 15 after everything was over…dun ask why. And so here are some comparison of what my pc used to be and what it is today. Thanks Dr. N.R… couldnt have done it without your help..haha….

	The processors back then and the one on my rig now..always was a big fan of AMD..
BACK THEN		TODAY

	The memory rams that powered my pc back then and today.
BACK THEN		TODAY

	The MagicPro motherboard which used to power my pc and the MSI one which powers it now.
BACK THEN		TODAY

	My FX5500 back then and the monster today… both 256 though.
BACK THEN		TODAY

	The crappy power supply unit and the cooler master one
BACK THEN		TODAY

of used tin cans

2009-08-05T09:03:00.001-07:00

hey guys…been a while since i blogged about schooling life…mainly cause i' joined form 6 around may and there’s also been nothing special to talk about in school….plain ol’ boring school… where some teachers cant speak a word of english and end up teaching maths…oh well…nvm that…

however something interesting did catch my eye….a 2nd attempt to embed the school’s name into the malaysian book of records… this time with a picture 52 meters long by 34 metes wide which is to be made ONLY with used tin cans… the aim was to collect around 180 000 cans but the students and teachers worked really hard and exceeded all expectations by collecting 186 000 cans.

the colors involved in making the picture were blue, green, red, orange, yellow and white. so the main cans consisted of COKE, SPRITE, 100 PLUS, F&N ORANGE, HEINEKEN, CARSLBERG, TIGER, REDBULL AND SEASON’S SOYA BEAN. the collection started around january…i wasnt in school yet but i heard it through some juniors who were involved.

the first step was to draw the huge picture on to the field…which was done by some measuring according to a set of scales here and there…which really wasnt my cup of tea and luckily for me i was not involved in that department. while the drawing was going on..the process of smashing the cans flat was also taking place…slowly and steadily the project was looking more and more convincing…

it was time….the cans had been collected and smashed…the picture had been drawn..it was down to us to arrange the cans….all 186 000 of them…

it took approximately 150 lower six students and 2 days to finish the project… and as serious as we were in achieving the record…we never seem to seize having fun all the way! =D

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Passion or craze?

2009-08-01T10:09:00.001-07:00

well its been a while since i’ve been here. mainly because i’ve been having a blast with my bro almost everyday..darn thing is i have to go to school 5 days a week…but oh well..life goes on…

getting to the point, i’m sure that many of you readers are aware of my NOT SO EXTREME craze of gadgets ..mainly electronics and all…well comparatively not as bad as my bro i guess =P …anyway the one electronic gadget that makes me go gaga is any remote control toy. always had a craze for off wheel rc vehicles but never had the courage to ask dad to buy it for me….reason?…go figure =D……

but be it from dad or others, i’ve had at least 7++ rc cars between the ages of 5 and 17..mind u 2 of them still exist and are in good working order unlike the other which may already be recycled 5 times… so this time i opt for something different….remote control but not a car…at first i was looking at an rc plane…but then there were 2 major factors that made me rethink it… it was a) the space required to fly it, take off, and land and b) the damn price…it starts from rm 500++….

i was discussing with my bro when he hatched an idea…he was like “if space and budget is concerned..why not get a helicopter?..cheaper and less space needed”….and after that i began looking around sites such as lelong.com…and true enough…price was way cheaper…the small ones would costs just around 50-80 ringgit while the bigger ones would start of from rm 200 to 2000++….

this was around 2008…and it stuck to me…was just saving enough cash for it… while saving as usual i did my research on what type to buy and what variations were there etc…and so it came to my mind that i wanted to get a 4channel helicopter…in layman’s term…4 channel means the helicopter is able to go up down, front back, twist left right and bank left and right. a 3 channel helicopter would do all of the above except bank left right…2 channel is useless…it can only go up down and twist left and right…the one for veteran rc helicopter enthusiast is 6channel…which is capable of performing acrobatic maneuvers and at the same time burning a hole in their pockets.

and when i went to kl to get it, the guy in the shop was saying that i should get a 3channel one because its not as easy as i think. but u know me… i wasn’t about to budge until he showed me how tricky it is to even handle a 3 channel copter…and mind u…its been like 3 weeks since i bought it and i crashed it more times than its take off…lol….well am still learning so yeah…below are the pictures of my 3channel helicopter.

once it was bought… my bro and i decided to take a couple of pics of our rc collection which i have posted here as well in the same album as my helicopter … all of them are in good working order. 2 of them belong to my bro and 3 to me…. well i guess my posts is more likely to be an essay…so i think i’ll cut off here…cya later!!

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~AniL RekhraJ~

the 16 million dollar toy

2009-07-15T21:11:00.000-07:00

firstly i’d like to apologize to all my readers who have been waiting for something new in my blog. Anyway…as u guys may already know….i got the air asia first stage interview which was basically a normal SPM standard and format written test.

I only had like…9 days to prepare for the test and so i got to work right away. 2 days were spent on actually finding my spm books and borrowing the ones i din have… sad i know. as soon as i got that settled. i neglected my form 6 and actually revised all my spm maths and physics frm the first till the very last chapter.

2 years of education cramped in my head in 9 days. And i wasnt surprise when my health wasn't fully 100% when i went for the test…and it got worst knowing i ad to go to LCCT to get lunch….one mineral water bottle and one hot dog made me take out rm 8.90…yes….8.90…hot dog was rm 6.50 and the mineral water was rm2.40….heart nearly failed but then again…no choice..haha… so diam diam makan and went back to the academy for the remaining 2 papers which were english and IQ.

all the papers went well and i was one of the first to finish,….good or bad?…go figure =D…anyway.. after i went out of the exam hall..i decided to loiter ard the academy as they had some pretty cool stuff to see. So i finally decided to go out the front door and catch some fresh air… and so i did.

after loitering outside the academy for a while, one guy comes up to me and asks if i had a lighter cause he’s couldnt work…and so i replied…”sorry sir, i don have a lighter as i do not smoke”… and he goes on saying “oh..its ok…hey arent you here for the air asia written test?”..and so my reaction was like..”yes…do u know about it"?”..and frm that we started talking and i soon found out that i was talking to a captain…lol….

most of my readers know that i’m an avid flight simmer and will talk abt planes for ages if given the chance..and so thats exactly wat i did with the captain…and he ends up telling me….follow me boy…i’ll give you a tour ard the academy..which was funny cause i had already told him that we have been given a tour ard the academy that morning…

he then took me straight into the most safeguarded area in the academy…the simulator training room…and honestly…for me… i saw heaven =D… and so he said..”u know much abt planes..wanna try a 737?”..and which idiot would refuse!! =D…so i was like yeah of course captain…and he took me in the simulator…and actually let me take off with it….a 16 million dollar machine in the hands of a guy who cant take care of a 2 ringgit phone casing…lol…

and so i tried it,….and it was so fkin awesome!!!…i’m lucky enough to have a recording of it…pls do not mind all the warning and alarms will ya?..thanks =)… and so i flew on all the 3 different simulators which were the boeing 737… the airbus a320 and the a330-300.

it was one heck of a day…i just expected it to be another normal examination day but hell no….just goes to show….always expect the unexpected

here are some pics and a video of my new no.1 love… =D

click here for the flight video

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~AniL RekhraJ~

17 JUNE 2008......

2009-06-22T06:33:00.000-07:00

17th june.... started as a normal day.... .got up at 5.30..... went to school... slept in school.... studied.. (yes i really do study)... lol... .and just had fun... parents werent home though... so came back home.... blasted music...played dhol.... slept....did homework...and makaned... as usual.... but then i ranged my sis up and she told me the good new...she got accepted for nursing in IJN and i was truly happy for her =).....

and so we were all like.....now only anil is left...one is a doctor already...one's on d way to becomin a nurse...now one is left...and funny thing is...dat day...i din on the pc watsoever....was not in d mood i guess..... so realising dat...i on the pc....hoping that someone good will be on9..lol....and i checked my mail as usual...now thats where the similarity ended.... i got an email...which i will copy paste a part of it here.....

Dear All,

RE: CADET PILOT TRAINING SCHEME

Dear Mr./Miss,

Thank you for the interest shown in the above scheme. After having
scrutinized all the applications received we are glad to announce that
your name has been SHORT LISTED

We will be conducting the various stages of the selection process as
indicated below and you are advised to prepare yourself well for the
process. All the test papers will be in English and the pass mark in
each of the test will be 75%. You will be required to pass all the 4
test papers in one sitting. There will not be any re-sit or second
chance given. Please remember that we will select only the top ten.

DO I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING MORE???...I GOT IT MAN.....I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!..... dreams do come trueeee.... and now....the hard part...i've got 2 weeks to study spm physics maths and do a bunch of iq tests....damn...well gtg...gotta get studyin...till den... tc

AniL RekhraJ

last min hero =)

2009-06-13T00:48:00.000-07:00

well the weekend has arrived...and so the holidays are comin to an end...and thats where my problems take off...lolx....HOMEWORK!!!!!!PENDINGGGGG HOMEEEEWWWOOORRRKK!!!! ...damn...lol....my PA teacher is mad.....2 essays 4 graphs and a bunch of questions....essays done....questions well...can be done in an hour or so...but graphs..

most of my friends would know that i hate drawing graphs...well...not exactly hate la..i just find it annoying to find and tabulate the data...and drawing the scale...i just like to draw lines on the graph paper...hahaha....summore my class all goody good students....3 days after school was out...homework finished....god....lol.... at least there still is hope cause the class still has the 5E blood in it...lolx.....

anyway gotta get back to my graphs now....cya!!

tom clancy's HAWX

2009-06-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

well as most of my readers would know, i'm kinda addicted to flight simulation games. i've been playing fs2004 for nearly 2 years now and i didnt really bother abt wat type of simulation was it...as long as i could take off...and land....it was good enough...however 6 months after playing i got bored...so i decided to look into a different type of flight simulator...which was called comback flight simulator (cfs)....however i din download it cause of the types of planes...all WW2 planes...lol...sorry not my type

then i came acros this game called LOCK ON....at that time it was pretty cool cause it involved modern warfare jets and all...problem was...it had very few planes and there were no freeware addons to download....so that was a pass as well...and so i continued takin off and landing in my fs2004... but recently thanks to to my bro.....i found an awesome game called HAWX by tom clancy....its d best action simulator cause it features awesome dogfights and all modern planes...and the planes range frm a mig 21 to a f22 raptor.... gameplay is awesome...and soon i'll be getting it...haha...damn streamyx...name ni broadband....download slower den regular dial up..lolx

the new toy =)

2009-06-10T09:08:00.000-07:00

finallyy....after 2 years of saving....i got the phone.....w910i..... and its a pretty awesome phone too....way way better then y 5200 of course....with a built in motion sensor or accelerometer...it tilts the image according the angle of the phone.... it also features a 2mp camera which is sufficient for me but the downside is that it doesnt come with a flash... the one thing i find nice about this phone it its style....thin....big screen...and simple layout.....the colours are good....bright but not as clear is most n series

the w910i also has a shake feature that lets u switch mp3 tracks by just shakin the phone....quite cool and i would say convinient....but wat this phone is really built for is games.... some games make use of the motin sensor and i gotta admit its pretty cool....the phone comes with 3 games in which one uses the motion sensor.....the game is called marble madness 3D....u haveto tilt the phone here and there to get the marble rolling to a specific destination and so on. other games are abundant on the net but its kinda hard to find games which uses the motion sensor.... but i somehow managed to find a few and now i have need for speed in my phone which uses the motion sensor to play and gosh is it awesome or wat!!

this phone also comes with a stereo headphones....and trust me...its a guarentee that you'll dance.... sound quality is awesome and the bass is just...wow.....its hard to sleep without hearing some tracks first...haha...yes it does become an addiction...the only thing that this phone doesnt have that my 5200 had is a scientific calculator...lolx...not that i need it or anything...but u never know right?....it also lacks wifi but thats one of the reason why this phone has a price tag of just three digits instead of four......but who cares....i've got a pc so no difference...lol...it has 3.5G although i dunno wat does the o.5 extra G do....lol....

erm keypad?...well the keypad is not too thick not thin...just the way i like it...and its broad...so no problem texting if u have fat fingers...overall its an awesome phone...might not be as great as an iphone....but for the price....its the best deal......

back to school =) / =(

2009-06-10T08:57:00.000-07:00

ahh....form 6....not wat i had in mind but well....its not a perfect world.....anyway.... i decided to do it as a backup incase my air asia thingy doesnt work out...yes i am still waiting for a reply.....slow i know. back to my point......form 6 isnt as bad once u get used to the atmosphere la....yeah no doubt u get excited by hoping for some extremly fine chick to show up...lol.... but trust me.....when ur in form 6...ur more worried abt things like...maths....lol...anyway..... the orientiation started at 18th may...but me....i went on 19th..lol...was too lazy to go on 18th....anyway....the orientiation lasted 1 week...and then we were placed into our respective classes.... i applied for a physics class and to my bad luck....got the first class!...yes,...u heard me right,....bad luck.....well the thing is....i never wanted to be in a first class... i find it to competitive and i dun like nerds who dun really know how to have fun while in class...

so i bucked up....and asked my crazy teacher wheter it is possible to go to the second physcis class where i at least have some friends there...lol...to my suprise she reacted in a calm manner and not like how my seniors told me she'd react....and presto!....next day i was in 2nd physics class....enjoyin it now....met some gr8 ppl.....girls and guys alike....their all sporting and we study and have fun too.....and well....i know form 6 isnt easy and if u ask me still....deep down inside i'm literally finding a way out...but oh well...lets just go with the flow shall we??.....haha... well thats all i can say now...will keep u guys updated soon.....

BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!...lolx....

i'm backkkkkkkk

2009-06-10T08:53:00.000-07:00

hey people....sorry for the extremmmmmly long pause....i just ran out of ideas i guess....well now am back!!!...fully pumped...i think.....i hope.......err...i'll get some ideas la...lolx.....as for u followers...sorry to keep ya'll waiting...hahaha

the best thing ever created

2009-01-30T05:35:00.000-08:00

ok this is a dare....so here it goes.....jas, the best thing ever created....hmmm.. wat to write ah....she's not single but she claims to be :P.....she gets high on caffein. she claims to be a princess. she likes to go shopping...and her mummy claims she's a nag :P...wat else can i write abt u la jas...dare me summore...hmmm.....she's got some short circuit in the head...nice friends...wonder how she got them :P....anyway...moving on...erm...she craves for chocolates...i think....and she has no life... :)....she doesnt do her homework.....likes to shake legs and expect her bro to do everything....erm..she wanna travel ard d world....lol..dunno wat she wanna be...lets just put her as a....ermm...lawyer la...lol..all girls wanna be lawyers dunno why.....err...thats all la...i also lazy d wanna blog abt u :)

the aircraft that flew ard the world without refuelling

2008-12-30T01:16:00.001-08:00

voyager was its name...it was the first plane to fly around the world without refuelling.... the primary engineers of the plane were dick rutan and burt rutan... 2 brothers who own the rutan aircraft factory....anyway...this plane was made mostly frm fiber glass...carbon and kevlar...making it weigh ard 426 kgs when empty...even lighter than a normal family car!!...the aircraft actually started out as a sketch behind a napkin...and 6 years later it broke the record of longest flight ard the world...the plane was piloted by burt rutan and jeana yeager.....the took off at edward's air force base and headed for the equator....they flew at an average altitude of 11000 feet and with an average speed of just 196 km/h....it took them exactly 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds frm taking off to touching down....the plane had super long wings to keep more fuel and it ran on a normal piston engine instead of using a jet engine....the plane had 2 propellers....1 on the front and the other on the rear...both propellers had their own individual engines...the back prop was used all the time and the front was used for additional power during take off or cruising through heavy winds...the plane flew a mind blowing 26 366 miles....and it still had a few gallons of fuel left after touchdown...the pilots took turn looking after the plane and 1 pilot could sleep only after 3 days....the voyager today sits at the national air and space museum in washington dc....truly an engineering marvel....

voyager in flight shortly after take off

the plane now sits in the national air and space museum in washington dc

the very first sketch of voyager behind a napkin

new year's comin!!! =D

2008-12-30T00:55:00.001-08:00

finally.....the year's ending!!...yay!!!! =D.....i'm gonna miss 2008 though...one havoc year esp in school... 5E rox abit too much..lol....anyway....2009's comin and there a few resolutions in which i HOPE can carry out..lol....

1...love my loved ones even more
2...getting my pilot's license =D
3...try to make a perfect landing in fs :P
4...GAIN WEIGHT
5...get mua license (yes i still havent got it yet...sad i know)

and tts abt all for now...lol...sorry for all those who have been following my blog...didnt know wat to blog abt so just left blogger for a while...hehe sorrryyyyy...anyway...holidays suck....and next year no school!!! :(....damn man...i miss school....i cant even find a job to make things better...hai....and oh yeah...may the new year bring peace and happiness to all who reads this post :)....thats all for now...its 4 am.....mua gonna doze of...lol...chowz

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! =D

where's the "any" key?????? :s

2008-12-12T03:32:00.000-08:00

ask homer simpson where the "any" key is...and he'll say "in the keyboard of my computer"... ask any brilliant IT student where the "any" key is...and he'll say..."sorry i dont talk to freaks" :)......well how wrong can geniuses be eh??.....check a few of these pics out....you'll never look at homer simpson d same way ever again...lol

Apple iphone Vs Nokia 5800 expressmusic

2008-12-02T05:35:00.000-08:00

as a cellphone fanatic..(lol)...its normal for me to be browsing ard looking for a new cellphone online.... nothing new has really caught my eye for quite a while except the new nokia 5800 expressmusic... for me it can be regarded as perfection.....and i'm bold enough to say that this will have a dramatic impact on iphone sales across the nations...yes dr N.S.R...its just as good as ur iphone :)...its even better in some features...hehehe....for a start...its overall look is better than the iphone...its less wider in size but slightly fatter...by approx. 4mm....it even weighs lighter than the iphone which weighs ard 135g (very..very heavy for a hp).....now while both phones are touchscreen....the iphone takes it by having a larger screen by abt 0.3inches...both phones are equipped with accelerometers ( images rotate with the phone).....and both screens produce ard 16millin colours..(battery hangus in no time)....now while the iphone comes in either 4, 8 or 16 GB shared memory...the 5800 only comes with a 8GB shared memory which can be expandable to 12 gb with the help of a trasnflash (micro SD) card....the one major setback for the apple iphone is that it eats battery....standby time is only ard 200 hours...if the phone is constantly being used...than just give it a maximum of 10 hours...now the nokia 5800 also has about the same usage time as the iphone but the standby time can reach upto 405 hours...which is pretty darn long....both phones have standard features such as bluetooth...WIFI....mms 3G etc etc...but the nokia has a 3.2mp camera with flash whereas the iphone only has a 2mp camera...however the iphone's shots a crystal clear....the one major difference is in terms of software usage.... an iphone uses apple software whereas the nokia uses symbian s60 software...the prices are about the same as well...overall i think that the 5800 is better cause iphone doesnt have a warranty unless purchased in the U.S...sad isnt it...lol...anyway enough abt me writing...go see it for urself :)

finallyyyyy....its overrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

2008-11-25T19:47:00.000-08:00

finally!!l...the day has come...its over...SPM IS OVERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!...ahhhh......i can taste freedom...but it doesnt feel as good as going back to school... :s...for some reason...i'm already missing school and i'm so deadddd bored at home....thank u DR. N.S.R...for exposing the early symptoms of rotting at home...hahah....damn i'm boreddddd......its like...dunno wat to do d...last time when had nothing to do at least can study...lol....now tt one also no use...hahaha....helpp!!!!...i dun wanna rot at home!!!!

spm 2008 add maths

2008-11-18T02:38:00.000-08:00

the one exam that made ne rethink my dreams....add maths...never have i seen such questions even in my text book....nothing from the past year book came out....dunno frm where they picked the questions....i dun see the point in making the exam so freakin hard la...i mean come on la...get real....if we who have the language as our benefit also cant do...wat abt those bumis.....how are they gonna do....and then to compensate the ministry reduces the marking graph...for add maths maybe a 10 will be a pass and 50-60 will give u an a1...ridiculous....i mean the past year add maths was...not to say easy...but it can be done with a little bit of practice....cause every year the format is the same...just the numbers and alphabets change...well that is until 2008 la....not even one shit came out like past year except the first question.....LOL....come on la...i think i can only 40-50 overall....damn..but nvm.....it izzzz alllllll fate.....god bless my add maths paper...lol......

air crew's beds....

2008-11-13T05:27:00.000-08:00

ever wondered where pilot sleep during the flight??...or maybe where do all the air crew disappears after sometime during the flight...well pilots and air crew normally have their sessionss...according to standard procedures, during long flight, pilots and air crew are constantly replaced by another badge after 4 hours...yes the plane takes off with 2 badges of cabin crews... but dun expect to see the pilots and flight attended comfortably sitting in the first class compartments...LOL....not allowed to...haha...they have their onw bunks and a small room like thingy just in front of the first class compartments.....anyway here are some pics of where pilots sleep.....

This is on board the airbus A340

These bunks are to be found on the air canada boeing 747-400

this one is from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

another view of the KLM bunks

this is from a singapore airlines boeing 777

and this is a from a standard boeing 777

cool right??...and now for the most prestigious airlines of them all....

AIR ASIA!!!!!!........................................................

cool right??? :)

spm break

2008-11-13T05:14:00.000-08:00

finally its the 13th....didnt know 3 days of SPM would suck the living life out of a person...seriously...every damn paper started at 8am and ended at 4.30 pm... the ministry thinks the students are robots...oh well...next paper is on the 17th...it'll be the worst one yet...add maths 1, add maths 2 and moral all on the same day.... if add maths is enough to screw ur head....imagine having moral right after it....haiyohhh.....kk...enough of me complaining...lol....anyway spm was good... non of the papers were like too tough and all...overall it was quite good and most targeted questions came out (wat a relief!!!)...anyway i gtg study now..haha....so tc k...

~anil rekhraj~

kai tak....a challenge for every pilot

2008-10-13T20:52:00.000-07:00

kai tak airport...also know as hong kong's OLD international airport...had been famous for its weird and crazy way of landing in planes......a normal plane cant turn more than 30 degrees from a straight line cause its against the rules to do so...but in kai tak....at about 1000 feet....the pilot has to turn his plane 47 degress to the right to line up with the runway...from the point of turning..the pilot has only got about 30 seconds to land...which means that there is no room for errors wat so ever......and to make things "better"....the airport is surronded by buildings nothing less then 15 stories....and also the runway is basically an island....so in general....too low...hit a building...too high..sink...here's a video of a malaysian airlines boeing 747-400 making a perfect landing in kai tak....something u dun see everyday :)

SPM trial papers 2008

2008-09-30T08:02:00.000-07:00

to all u SPM 2008 candidates...the SPM 2008 trial papers have been published....these papers come from all over the country and i strongly recommend all to get it A.S.A.P.....this papers are really worth it and its very normal for the real examinations to be based on trial papers.... some papers have a marking scheme along with them which makes life easier...however... the bad news is u can only download one paper at a time...thus making the process a time consuming one.... nevertheless the rewards are very very satisfying...pls start doin these questions and pls stop doin any other forms of model papers besides kertas ramalan....its not every year that these papers are published....we're just lucky this year.....thats all i have to say...good luck to all SPM 2008 candidates out there..... we shall make it through together...may god bless!! :)

click here for "SPM 2008 Trial Papers"

fishing...a sport that tests ur patience :)

2008-09-29T04:25:00.000-07:00

the moment i say fishing...i bet all of u guys will be like...."boring!!"....lol well i dun blame u guys... cause u havent tried it ;D.....no doubt it tests ur patience...but the rewards are satisfying...hehe...besides...fishing is one way to clear ur mind of all things and just take a break and let the fish come and grab your bait....no energy required....anyway....i had no worms to use as bait...so had to use gardenia bread....yeah desperate i know...tq.....i think these fishes go to school la...they bite the bread and run away...lol....got me really pist off....haha...in the end of the day...after 2 hours...managed to catch 3 fishes...hehehe....like finally!.....serves them right for stealing my bait...i had to use like...3 pieces of bread....which is alot for catching a bunch of 9 inch fishes......lolz...here are some pics la....enough of me crapping....enjoy ;D

my first catch for d day :)...sorry couldnt get a clearer shot

my second catch....quite a big fella...heheh

my last catch before it started raining...hai...this was the smallest catch for the day :)

finally....holidays...how disappointng....

2008-09-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

well trials are over...and the holiday week is here...damn la....no time to take it easy all....now its serious business..gotta sti down and really concentrate....damn man....i've never had hatred towards holidays b4...but honestly...i dun like to stay in d house...gotta go at least fishing :)......anyway....its monday...as usual i went through the early morning routine of getting wacked to get up :).....which i'm used too....and now while blogging am having my coffee and bread...hehe... later gonna go out and get me some revision books...hehe....yes am anil here...not anyone else.... oh btw...for all u punjabis out there....go watch "mera pind"....superb movie....i dun even plan to go play golf this holidays la....its not that i didnt do well in my trials....but i just feel that weird sense of fear which i seriously have to get rid of....hai....dunno la how is life treating me :P.....hahaha.....anyway my coffee and bread has finished...so its time for me to say adios.......

add maths = confusion times hatred

2008-09-23T23:29:00.000-07:00

add maths in one subject that one passes with flying colours or fails with flying colours :)..... there's no average average all...gets so damn sickening at times...i really dunno why our syllibus are so hard...and the best thing is there are more people failing add maths than passing it...this has been happening like...since it was introduced and our damned education system doesnt seem to be anywhere near changing the syllibus of this subject...i mean...why make it so hard until people cant even do it???....makes no damn sense....hai.....well i gotta get back to studying my add maths now...tomorrow last paper...add maths 2.......finally....tc

bad luck for spm trial candidates

2008-09-20T03:15:00.000-07:00

so far the SPM trials have been going on well...with all the subjects carefully scheduled to make life easier...however...life becomes hell once someone has to go through bio...physics...chemistry and add maths one by one....during a 4 day period.... has the eduction department lost their minds??...i dunno...and i certainly dun wanna know....i mean come on la...so damn ridiculous....how can u expect a student to sit for all 4 science subjects at once without any proper time interval...like there's a day...that we have to sit for BIO paper 3...CHEMISTRY paper 3 and ADD MATHS paper 1...all in that 6 hours....die oh....people just dun seem to get it that those subjects are hard...they all think that everything is easy once u study....yea no doubt...but at least have a 24 hour interval so that we can just browse through la....hai....anyway our education system sux la....seriously....tts all for now...tune in for more frustrating topics! :P tc.....

the alligator gar....

2008-09-16T20:53:00.001-07:00

ever heard of a freshwater fish 10 foot long and possessing more then a hundred teeth??....no?/...well then get ready to check out the alligator gar..its part alligator and part fish...they weigh between 100-300 pounds...these fishes are strictly carnivorous..although human are not their normal and natural prey... records have shown that this fish has actually ripped people's arm of cause they go looking for it in the amazon....its breeding wildly there....the species is about 400 years old...now thats a primitive fish....a closer look at its snout will also show that this fish has a pair or nostrils...not something very common u'd find on any other fish..just another prove that this fish survived evolution i guess.... but to my surprise...this fish is a normal catch for people who got fishing for them in the amazon...it has been considered a norm to catch this fish....but nvm...the alligator gar will still strike fear in any fisherman's soul who goes fishing in the amazon....

R.I.P friend....

2008-09-14T06:53:00.000-07:00

ever felt wat its like loosing a friend??...or wats it like to loose someone really close.... people say god does things for a reason...but i dont see any reason in taking away a 17 year old life...at 3 am sharp on september 13 2008...my cell phone rang....it was my classmate....thinking that he had no other person to disturb..i answered my cell phone....wat i heard took a few minutes to get into my head....my friend??....passed away??.....the news really made me desolated.....we've been friends since standard 3.....on top of that we've been classmates from 2004....we were very close and always would hang out together.....but now it has all ended......everything has to end one day but i never expected it to be this way....so long and goobye harpal singh....R.I.P....our memories with you shall be cherished for all eternity......goodbye.....

R.I.P harpal singh.... our memories shall be cherished forever by all....

the dhol's story...

2008-09-12T05:17:00.000-07:00

the dhol....or better of to be known as the punjabi drum to most of u.has actually been in existence from the 15th century....since then it has been widely used in india especially the punjab region....the drum has basically a very simple construction....its just a normal wooden barrel...fitted with a leather drum skin and a modern fiber drum skin....however simple it may sound...playing it is no easy task...even carrying it!...lol....my own dhol weighs little over 7kgs....now normally the wooden barrel or the dhol is made out of 3 types of wood....known as "taali"..or known as indian sheesham...these sheesham trees can be further divided into 3 types which are "kaali talli" or dark sheesham..."chitti talli" or white sheesham and "lal talli"...which is sort of a cross breed between the 2 mentioned woods above.....mind u dhols made from this wood are extremely heavy and there's no reason a beginner should own one cause it doesnt come in cheap too....instead the alternative that i would recommend to a beginner in this field is to get a dhol made from "amb" wood or wood from mango tree....now these types of dhols are the most common among all and although it might not sound as good as the sheesham wood dhol...it is way lighter and inexpensive...and a bit of regular fine tuning should make it sound perfect!...my dhol is made from mango wood and trust me...its light...and its loud ;).....the instrument is normally played using 2 different types of sticks called the "tilli" and "dagga"....it takes a while to learn the basics...but oncer u've mastered it.. it becomes a smooth sail frm freshmen to pro...hehehe...no joke....seriously...just getting the basics such as the beat and tempo right can send a person to therapy....anyway....i've been playing this instrument for little over 5 years now....and i have a couple of pics of my dhol ...enjoy :)

as u can see...my dhol is totally the original wood colour....

the treble side is a normal drum skin u may find in your local music store...

many dhol players prefer this version of remo drum skins cause of its sharp and loud sound...

the front view.....there are 2 options as to the type of barrel...straight or rounded...in this case...mine is rounded

the bass skin head is normally made from goat's skin...it should be maintained and kept away from humid areas...

this is one of the ways to attach the leather drum skin to a dhol... but no doubt it has been agreed to be the best way....

this is the normal way of attaching the treble drum skin to the dhol...notice the double ring??....the above piece has been fitted to prevent the hooks from piercing the skin and tearing it...plus the ring also distribute the stress evenly ard the circumference of the head...which gives it a better sound....

this bag was custom made to fit...normal dhol bags are a rare thing to find here in malaysia and normally their ordered or made from scratch....

the "tilli" and "dagga" used for playing....this is my collection...

"tillis" are on the right and the "daggas" are on the left....

and of course wats a musical instrument without his master??... :P

taking my extra 300s for a spin ard kl....

2008-09-11T00:44:00.000-07:00

its been a while since i actually touched my fs....but then again...its always good to take my small personal acrobatic plane out for a spin....as much as i enjoy it....it sometimes gets really hard to land d plane.. :P....but no matter....here are some scenery files for kuala lumpur that i've downloaded to bring the city to life....the details are incredible and salutations to the person who has created this scenery file.....but first....we'll be taking of frm subang airport with an extra 300s acrobatic plane....now this planes are normally used in air racers where u have to go through pylons...etc etc as shown on tv at times.....its d only plane for its size that actually uses a boeing engine....now thats some massive power...capable or reaching speed up to 200knots....or 360km/h...it truly is a must have plane for all daredevils :)

mother of all games :)

2008-09-10T01:25:00.000-07:00

i'm not really a gamer but then again...there is this one game that has really really caught my interest...be warned....ppl who are not interested in fliying and simulation games should look away now.... lol :p... yes....am talking about the one and only...microsoft flight simulator 2004....it is after all...one of the longest existing simulation games ever...and its the first one to be used to actually train cadet pilot....microsoft flight simulator began life as a set of articles on computer graphicswritten by Bruce Artwick back in 1976 about a 3D computer graphics program.....well now it has become a global trend for all pilots who undergo training....to complete an aviation course....a cadet pilot would have to spend nothing less then 48 hours in a simulator....by sessions of course......anyway....this specific version of flight simulator known as X-Plane is a much more realistic simulator but its abit to big and complex for normal use....just imagine 60GB of your hard drive taken up by a game!...yes,...it is that huge.....microsoft flight simulator 2004 or fs2004 is rated the most successful version of the microsoft flight simulator series......it features all the basic planes frm a cessna to an airbus a380.....many many other planes can be downloaded as well....and just about all the addons can be downloaded for free....here are some pics i'll post of my flight simulator....i downloaded some scenery files to futher enhance the scenery and i'm haveing a huge collection of boeings and airbus....for those of u who are already playing this game...i'd love you to drop a few comments :)....and for those who are interested in downloading this game...pls don hesitate to ask....its for ur benefit...you'll never know till u play it.....tc.... :)

~anil rekhraj~

these are just a few pics i took while flying this concorde...the graphics are quite real and can be upgraded frequently by downlaoding scenery files....the take off was at ipoh airport,perak,malaysia....or to all u fs2004 gamers...WMKI :)

heyyy

2008-09-10T01:06:00.000-07:00

hey there......my name is anil rekhraj....17...currently doin my o-levels or spm..... well..... am knida new to this blogging stuff so pls bare watever crap i may throw at u guys :).....anyway... i've got a couple of interest i guess...u know typical teenager stuffs....musical insturuments.....pc games.... sadly i dun have a PS....yea sad i know.....but anyway...its for the better (as if...lol) :).....i'm also...how should i say it eh??.....outgoing i suppose...haha....i do get really bored at home at times...so when i came across this only diary sorta thing...it was to my benefit :)....anyway thats all i suppose for now.....pls drop by...leave a comment and tq for wasting 5 mins of ur precious life reading my blog...hahahaha :),.....tc