Summary of 2009

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

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

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

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.

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….

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

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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