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<p>Save the bandwidth. 56k friendly on the most part.</p>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-22123000681412331152009-08-08T00:12:00.002+08:002009-08-08T00:22:01.106+08:00Free Physics Tuition<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now every Thursday, my class has a free Physics tuition class after school. It appears that the inhabitants of my class suck at Physics, including me. On Thursdays school ends at 1.10pm and the class starts at 2.30pm. That's 1 hour and 20 minutes of free time! For some people it's total bore because they're too scared to leave school and walk around malls for abit before returning back for class. All they have to do is eat lumpy school canteen food :(<br /><br />As for me, my trusted bicycle store is right nearby! After school me, Brian and Adrian headed of the bike shop. I brought my <span style="font-style: italic;">Commencal</span> on that day. The brake cable clips on the top tube appears to have dropped/picked off, so the cables are really loose and hanging with no support. Johnny, the bike store owner gladly gave me a few zip ties to save my bike. Now it's <span style="font-style: italic;">El Neato</span>!<br /><br />Also, I got Brian his birthday present.. a bicycle repair/parking stand. He's getting a new expensive bike this weekend so it's only appropriate that I got him something to add with. As you can see, mountain bikes don't use a <span style="font-style: italic;">tongkat</span>.<br /><br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-45632032982904501792009-08-02T11:42:00.002+08:002009-08-02T11:46:33.410+08:00Hari Koko 2009<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Friday our school had a Hari Koko, in which uniformed organizations take part in to showcase their skills. There are the Pengakap, KRS, PBSM, Pandu Puteri, Kadet Polis, Taekwondo, Karate, Silat, Wushu and that's about as much as I can remember unless that's all.<br /><br />KRS bagged the top spot, obviously. I personally like the Silat performance. That's all I have to say.<br /><br />+ photos on Facebook album link would be updated another time.<br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-91521463769573927162009-07-30T21:52:00.002+08:002009-07-30T22:03:55.207+08:00Sonic Gear Evo 3nity<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today I followed my mom to Tesco because she wanted to buy a washing machine to use while our current one is rosak, and also to buy a <span style="font-style: italic;">Nokia N70 Music Edition</span>. Not being fair to me, I grabbed a speaker set and placed it in the trolley. Hey, what could I do - it was too frickin' cheap! It was only RM50 (after Tesco discounts it). Hmm RM50 AFTER discount.. that is the normal <a href="http://www.lowyat.net/v2">LowYat</a> price! But who cares, you'd probably spend more money on petrol than any savings.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.sonicgear.com.sg/images/products/1463_ego3nity-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 375px;" src="http://www.sonicgear.com.sg/images/products/1463_ego3nity-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's a <a href="http://www.sonicgear.com.sg/?id=2&pcid=18&pid=204"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sonic Gear Evo 3nity</span></a>! I felt like trying out a stupidly cheap surround sound system, but Tesco doesn't have any long audio extension cables (which I need to place some speakers behind me) and the speaker set is already inside the basket. Too much energy will be wasted to carry the thing back to the shelf. Anyway, it's a 2.1 channel audio rating and comes with a standard subwoofer and two satellite speakers. The 'woofer is now under my desk (with my legs resting on it) and the two satellites are wedged beside the monitor.<br /><br />The sound isn't as good as my <a href="http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/232&cl=GB,EN"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Logitech X-240</span></a>, but when combined just pushes it up to 'Okay'. Perhaps I should have gotten an RM500 set like <a href="http://www.altecpro.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Altec Lansings</span></a>, or if I double up the ante I'd get <a href="http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-audio/razer-mako/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Razer Mako</span></a>!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Rating:</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" >5/10</span><br /></span></span></div>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-25609727422022876572009-07-30T21:36:00.002+08:002009-07-30T21:45:56.417+08:00Gotong Royong<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today my school had gotong royong (cleaning up day) because tomorrow there is Hari Koko and there'll probably be some important guests expected. Each class has a max of 6 people cleaning it. Me, Jian Ming, Brian, Chuan Yew, Belle and Najwa stayed in class to clean it up.. first the rusty fans, then the very dusty windows, an effortful attempt to remove marken pen shit drawn on desks, the transporting of broken chairs and tables to the Dump Site, the filling up of wall holes with newspaper and covering it up with sugar paper, the pasting of newspaper cutouts and articles on the boards surrounding, the sweeping of the floor, the rubbing off paint spots that some asshats spilt on the floor, and heat we endured when the block's electricity failed. Yeah, that many things happened.<br /><br />How very tiring! But still had fun to slide across hallways. Eh? Pour some turpentine on cement floors and slide your way across. People walking about the school. And the last thing I have to say about this topic is..<br /><br />.. there's a headless wooden giraffe laid to rest at the dump site. RIP.<br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-13516804669590502382009-07-25T11:49:00.002+08:002009-07-25T12:03:10.964+08:00Update for the past week?<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I have only done so much to update my nearly dead blog. I'm too busy doing other things such as online gaming, online window browsing, online nose-picking, spending my money and learning C++ programming language.<br /><br />Instead of waiting a bit more to buy a Razer gaming mouse I blew off my money on a pair of Philips headphones and CyberClean, a sort of gel that absorbs dirt and kills germs. Example: My keyboard is full of biscuit crumbs, dead ants that I accidentally squished while in an intense gaming session, and dust. I slap the CyberClean gel between the keys and voila! All the crap are gone!<br /><br />CyberClean is on sale now at ThinkGeek, the world's leading geek item online store. I now use my CyberClean on my phone, my PSP, my camera, almost anywhere my CyberClean slime ball can fit. It reminds me of the Thinking Putty.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pixelada.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/cyberclean.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 436px; height: 356px;" src="http://pixelada.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/cyberclean.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">I came across this wonderful cleaning substance when I read an article in The Star reviewing this. Then I went on ThinkGeek and it was on sale there too. Feeling beat, I went to All IT Hypermart and saw it for sale for about RM19.90.. what to do, just buy lah! Grabbed a pair of headphones I needed too.<br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-35032098885216011032009-07-16T19:55:00.003+08:002009-07-16T20:14:37.863+08:00Reen's Outing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/Sl8ZYJGI10I/AAAAAAAAAjg/WLnwlbgf_-E/s1600-h/DSC_4655.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/Sl8ZYJGI10I/AAAAAAAAAjg/WLnwlbgf_-E/s200/DSC_4655.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359029984143398722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Last Sunday, Reen made an outing for her old SKBUD(4) friends (with the exception of Belle). She's going back to Australia soon, so yeah. AS USUAL, pics would be on my Facebook. I am not one for slow upload processes.<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=91695&id=582268566&l=1b1e566da5"><br />CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL ALBUM OF REEN'S OUTING</a><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-83664374352080191362009-07-12T03:26:00.003+08:002009-07-12T03:29:04.104+08:00SMKBUD4 Malam Bakat / Talent Night<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10th July: 7pm-10:30pm</span><br /><br />I'm too lazy to say anything. If you want a full review, go read someone else's blog.. not in the mood to give a damn about blogging full-length.<br /><br />Anyway, I must say that all the Michael Jackson dances, the Chinese diabolo players, the shufflers, the hip-hoppers certainly rock my socks. Hope to see them again at next year's Malam Bakat!<br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-79801889954819736242009-07-08T21:25:00.003+08:002009-07-08T21:37:11.325+08:00Club Day is Fun Day<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">School today was rather uneventful on the morning half when we were supposed to be learning.. but after school was filled with good old-fashioned fun that doesn't involve online games, for once. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Science </span>club seems inexistent today, so I wandered around school and stumbled upon Marwan who wanted to take a picture of a group on the ground floor. It was rather interesting how they (the people below) make something simple so hard LOL.. all they need to do is assemble themselves in the P shape. P for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Photography</span> club.<br /><br />Daryl, Brandon, Timothy and Ah Yang said that they are gonna play football, but they lied! We ended up going to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chess Club</span> (which is generally, a board games club). I requested that we play Monopoly, but the school only had <span style="font-style: italic;">Saidina</span> sets.. these are Malaysian-made real estate board game. The game was really fun. I also saw many people playing Chinese checkers. They seem interesting, I might wanna try them soon.<br /><br />Our group soon dispersed and I walked around again. Our ground floor foyer is always a busy area. A place where dance groups practice, those black hoodie wearing Malays shuffle to hardcore trance, and also where cheerleaders can be seen warming up. But today is a club day, and there is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Fitness Club</span> going on. This fella named Raymond from <span style="font-style: italic;">Celebrity Fitness, One Utama</span> will come with sporting equipment like weightlifting stuff. Then the members of the club would exercise and lift weights to some energetic music.<br /><br />I went home, and at 7.00pm I went to the local field to have a game of football. Daryl was already there, and soon people poured in to play. Yeah, we play that late.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-46692574918649580562009-07-08T20:58:00.004+08:002009-07-08T21:13:33.684+08:00Cheer '09 - It's Over, And We Won<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Dayumm, I'm a bit late on reporting this due to procrastination. I can say is that I took well over 2500 shots during both days, most of the cheerleaders look real fine, the hosts were funny and entertaining and the imported judges such as Santwon and Tye never failed to keep the crowd on their toes everytime they approached us.<br /><br />Aaaaaand;<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">BLITZERZ WON.</span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0);">WE WON. </span></span><br /><br />Blitzerz took home the overall cheer champion, best makeup, and best supporters category. Check this, yo!<br /><br />As for pictures, I've uploaded them onto my Facebook instead as all blogs make uploading photos a bitch. Don't worry, Facebook albums are public so you are free to browse through. And at the time of writing, not all pictures have been uploaded yet. FYI, most of the pics aren't so high standards because I had to sacrifice quality in order to snap a photo at the *cough*perfect moment*cough*<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89842&id=582268566&l=ba5e4f9464">CLICK HERE FOR CHEER '09 PHOTO ALBUM BY AFIQ FEISAL</a><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-73783443900528395312009-07-03T19:31:00.002+08:002009-07-03T19:35:33.972+08:00Cheer '09 - Are You Going?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://rage.com.my/cheer/images/top_logo01.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 150px;" src="http://rage.com.my/cheer/images/top_logo01.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Tomorrow and the day after will be the days <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cheer '09</span> are held on. Basically, most of us would be there to support our own school's cheerleading team. Mine is <a href="http://rage.com.my/cheer/profile/profile.asp?id=13">Blitzerz</a> - don't mess with the wrong blue!<br /><br />So, are you going? :D<br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-29142455413310127702009-06-27T13:17:00.008+08:002009-07-03T19:37:16.129+08:00R.I.P. Michael Jackson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/pictures%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 223px;" src="http://image.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/pictures%282%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Everyone now knows that Michael Jackson a.k.a. <span style="font-style: italic;">The King Of Pop</span> has now left the world early morning yesterday. His death is an ultimate shock, as revolting as Princess Diana's. I'm a bit late to post here though, and as a tribute to him and to spread the MJ lovin' I am going to insert a video of the coolest thing he has done - the moonwalk in Billie Jean.<br /><br />Just for the record, my top three fave MJ songs are Bad, Billie Jean and Smooth Criminal.<br /><br /><div style="padding-left: 0px; display: none;" ontop="true"></div><object width="340" height="285"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7MmEMrCRfc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7MmEMrCRfc&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />Make sure you don't forget to leave a message/tribute to him on his website <a href="http://www.michaeljackson.com/">here</a>.<br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-63549262856187709972009-06-24T23:50:00.003+08:002009-06-25T00:16:09.083+08:00The Invisible Car<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I haven't posted something that's not related to me for a while, so here's one. University of Central Lancashire student Sara Watson did one hell of a good job on an 'invisible' car. Have a look. It's really just paint at correct angles, but no doubt impressive.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://noelevz.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sara%20watson%20invisible%20car2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 262px;" src="http://noelevz.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sara%20watson%20invisible%20car2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-28064790843627192102009-06-16T00:33:00.004+08:002009-06-29T17:17:32.733+08:00The Really English Vacation<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">To commemorate my arrival in Malaysia back from London, to do something special but not special for this 80th blog post, and also to purposely invoke jealousy (admit it, I didn't even write anything about my trip yet and you're already planning to wage war against me).</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><ol><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disneyland Paris</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Walt Disney Studios</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">very fun.</span><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Legoland Windsor</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">- nice!(not to mention Britney Spears sighting there!)</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eiffel Tower</span> -<span style="font-style: italic;"> it's really tall!</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oxford Street</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">Shopping artery of central London.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The London Dungeon</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">scary attraction with live actors and props!</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Buckingham Palace</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">boring guards.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hyde Park </span>-<span style="font-style: italic;"> peaceful area in the middle of the city.. really nice!</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">EuroStar </span>- <span style="font-style: italic;">fast train that takes you to Paris via Channel Tunnels</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fish n Chips</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">certainly unbeatable! It's soo.. nice :P</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Candy</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">just how many Jelly Babies did I consume?</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tube</span> - <span style="font-style: italic;">Try not to stray into wrong network lines!</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stamford Bridge</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> -<a href="http://www.chelseafc.com/"> Chelsea's</a> Home Stadium! I took the tour there :D<br /></span></span></span></li></ol><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >So that's the main points of my 2 week trip there.. in case I'd want to elaborate more, I might as well write a damn book and make money out of it.<br /></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-57542392166331131402009-05-21T21:32:00.007+08:002009-06-24T23:50:09.879+08:00Life Snippets #30: Nikon-ized<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hey guys sorry (again) for lack of updates. I'm having my exams now, which basically means that I ain't studying and I'm still here in front of the computer every day for hours at length and too lazy to update.<br /><br />So, as per title. Gonna get a D60 soon.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.newphotoguide.com/images/DigitalCameraNews/Nikon-D60.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 385px; height: 377px;" src="http://www.newphotoguide.com/images/DigitalCameraNews/Nikon-D60.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Did I just say, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nikon D60</span>? Yes, it's a DSLR cam. I like photography but my current compact camera isn't very.. versatile. It runs on two AA batteries and each pair lasts only minutes of use. It's a black <span style="font-style: italic;">Olympus FE-310</span>, by the way.<br /><br />On Friday the 29th of May, I am leaving for <span style="font-weight: bold;">London</span> with my family and also drop by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Paris</span> via <span style="font-style: italic;">Eurostar</span> train that runs in the <span style="font-style: italic;">Channel Tunnels</span>, connecting the British Isles and mainland Europe (France). We'll be there for about 2 weeks. I am gonna get to eat some real British fish 'n chips! Also, a perfect chance to fool around with the D60!<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.devon-holiday.com/information/images/appledo-pm2-july06-10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 272px;" src="http://www.devon-holiday.com/information/images/appledo-pm2-july06-10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A happy British family enjoying fish 'n chips on the pier.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your Britishness,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Afiq Feisal<br /><br /><br />-------<br />British Family Eating Fish 'n Chips photo taken from <a href="http://www.devon-holiday.com/information/appledore.htm">Devon-Holiday</a>.<br /></span></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-50879921083687260312009-05-15T21:48:00.005+08:002009-05-16T21:42:29.673+08:00I'm A Bookworm<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">You know what, before I get carried on with today's post about my book obsession, I think I'll slip in a tiny section here about sunglasses. I've seen T-Pain wear this pair of white sunnies (the older version) and I was like <span style="font-style: italic;">"Dayummm! That is da bomb!"</span>. After some Googling I found out it was a pair of <a href="http://oakley.com/pd/2222"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oakley Gascans</span></a>. The ones you see him wear now is Oakley Oil Rig. Here's a picture of the Gascans.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/Sg11nWUxGpI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/YRtMNZQXqB4/s1600-h/OakleyGascan.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 104px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/Sg11nWUxGpI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/YRtMNZQXqB4/s200/OakleyGascan.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336050452371937938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As many of you know, I am a huge fan of books. I don't know why most of you find books are boring, but boy don't you guys know what you're missing! </span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So yesterday, me and my mom went to the </span></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.shoppingnsales.com/2009/05/12/14-18-may-big-bad-wolf-books-sale/">Big Bad Wolf Books warehouse sale</a>. It has like a kajillion books, and a whole crowd of book-fans like me. I wound up taking a whole box of books (when you feel that your arms can't carry anymore, you may take a box to fill up books with). Alot of books, and that was just ME. I know it sounds geeky, but I'm really a geek of all sorts so here goes a list of the books that I chose for myself.<br /><br />1) Real World by Natsuo Kirino <span style="font-style: italic;">(Novel)</span><br />2) Memoirs of an Exorcist by David Devereux <span style="font-style: italic;">(Novel)</span><br />3) London and The South-East by David Szalay <span style="font-style: italic;">(Novel)</span><br />4) The Joy of Swearing by M. Hunt <span style="font-style: italic;">(Leisure Reading)</span><br />5) Avalon High Coronation Vol.1 by Meg Cabot<span style="font-style: italic;"> (Manga)</span><br />6) Avalon High Coronation Vol.2 by Meg Cabot <span style="font-style: italic;">(Manga)</span><br />7) Princess Ai: Ultimate Edition by Misaho Kujiradou, Courtney Love & DJ Milky <span style="font-style: italic;">(Manga)</span><br />8) Carrie by Stephen King <span style="font-style: italic;">(Novel)</span><br />9) Snakebite by Robert Swindells<span style="font-style: italic;"> (Light Novel)</span><br />10) Java in a Nutshell by David Flanagan <span style="font-style: italic;">(Reference Encyclopedia)</span><br />11) The Game Maker's Apprentice by Jacob Habgood & Mark Overmars <span style="font-style: italic;">(Guidebook)</span><br />12) C++ Programming In Easy Steps by Mike McGrath <span style="font-style: italic;">(Guidebook)</span><br />13) The Complete Bike Book by Mel Allwood <span style="font-style: italic;">(Reference/Guidebook)</span><br />14) Kaiser Chiefs - A Record of Empoyment <span style="font-style: italic;">(Band Scrapbook)</span><br /><br />Other than that, I also bought a <span style="font-style: italic;">Spanish Starter Kit</span> from Teach Yourself for only RM20. Not to forget, a Spanish language accompaniment book to go with it. For some reason I love learning new languages if it doesn't involve 2000 symbols and characters (I don't mind Japanese!).<br /><br />Pic from the <a href="http://oakley.com/pd/2222">Oakley Gascan site</a>.<br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-85856830159692393062009-05-08T21:15:00.004+08:002009-05-08T21:25:37.651+08:00Broken Collarbone<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm back, fellas. With a broken clavicle (or collarbone), or should I just say, shoulder. No, not the right one. The left one.<span style="font-style: italic;"> OUCH!</span> Get your dirty hands off my shoulder! Nuff' said.<br /><br /><br />I'm too lazy to write bedtime stories about how I ended up with a broken collarbone, so let's keep it short and sweet. It involves a 15 year old Malay boy, a red Commencal Normal Disc mountain bike, a kapchai motor, an Indian man, a sweaty Indonesian tractor driver, a Bobcat tractor, a stretch of long downhill tarmac, and a speed bump. To top it off, a 10-metre Superman fly off. Use your damn imagination, kiddos.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The two pieces of bones are overlapping by 1.5 cm. I could opt for surgery though, where they'll use a scalpel to slice open my shoulder skin, drill in holes on the clavicle, put on a titanium plate and secure it with matching titanium screws, and sew back my shoulder skin. Sweet, no? Oh, I'll have a bitchin' good time walking through airport metal detectors too! But my injury's not that bad, and since my growth stage is growing into an adult, I won't have to worry much as the bone will widen into an adult bone anyway instead of leaving a huge irregularity when compared with the other shoulder.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Your Crippledness,</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Afiq Feisal</span><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-2921641774525121532009-04-22T22:23:00.004+08:002009-05-08T21:29:12.400+08:00Le Boring School<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Man.. anyone notice how school has just gotten a whole lot boringer lately. Our new pengetua has recently posted some revised or original school rules on each class noticeboard. There are so many unnecessary rules spotted there and the whole class were having their own say on each rule. The weather isn't helping either - it's gettin' real hot and just the perfect weather to induce students into a short nap in class.<br /><br />Today, I've changed my Commencal's pedals to a pair of platform pedals by the name of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kona Jackshit</span>. I wanted to get a pair with sealed bearings (more safe/last longer) but those platforms cost like RM200++ per pair. The Jackshit was only RM80 (after discount) but I only had RM50 so I managed to persuade the boss to let me pay RM30 later in the week. C'mon, I'm a regular customer xD.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SgQzJfsdhkI/AAAAAAAAAiI/lsss39Z_7u4/s1600-h/jackshit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SgQzJfsdhkI/AAAAAAAAAiI/lsss39Z_7u4/s200/jackshit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333444096933332546" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Recently, I've found out that I was on a slowpoke on discovering this music group called <a href="http://www.thelonelyisland.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lonely Island</span></a>. They're the brains behind the songs called <span style="font-style: italic;">Jizz In My Pants</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Dick In A Box</span>. I know - it sounds weird at first (the song name) or either gross to you, but hit up the music videos on YouTube and you'll find it funny. Justin Timberlake is featured heavily in <span style="font-style: italic;">Dick In A Box</span>, and this'll probably be your first time seeing JT on a lighter side.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kona Jack Shit pedals picture courtesy of <a href="http://www.pinkbike.com/">PinkBike</a><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-22506255117221163572009-04-16T21:53:00.004+08:002009-04-16T22:37:23.674+08:00Life Snippets #28: Die, Frog, Die!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm late to post this by a day, but what the heck. Yesterday I decided to go to Science Club meeting 'cos I heard last week we gonna dissect frogs. I mean, it's sort of cool. Better than adding chemicals into a boiling beaker and watched it <span style="font-style: italic;">wonderfully</span> change color.<br /><br />I entered the science lab which was abuzz with kids eager to watch frogs die at their fingertips. True, I was there for the same intention. Here's a secret: I have FROGOPHOBIA, or whatever phobia it is. Go figure.<br /><br />Anyways, here are the pictures of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Operation Leapfrog</span>.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBtEv2jdI/AAAAAAAAAiA/CPShd03aIb8/s1600-h/P3090024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBtEv2jdI/AAAAAAAAAiA/CPShd03aIb8/s200/P3090024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325297327013268946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >The tools necessary to perform a surgery on a frog.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBsiULJ4I/AAAAAAAAAho/Fv6CRgg2Puk/s1600-h/P3090009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBsiULJ4I/AAAAAAAAAho/Fv6CRgg2Puk/s200/P3090009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325297317770372994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Frogs awaiting their turn outside the Emergency Ward.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBtIJzwmI/AAAAAAAAAh4/X2ooDJ27rcI/s1600-h/P3090008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBtIJzwmI/AAAAAAAAAh4/X2ooDJ27rcI/s200/P3090008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325297327927444066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >Two young doctors practice castrating a frog.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBs5QWxjI/AAAAAAAAAhw/2w0aD2XIgcM/s1600-h/P3090017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SedBs5QWxjI/AAAAAAAAAhw/2w0aD2XIgcM/s200/P3090017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325297323928372786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >A thoroughly dismembered frog up for shipment to a Thai roadside snack stall.</span><br /></span></div>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-77337373114139033482009-04-14T22:17:00.005+08:002009-04-14T22:42:58.554+08:00Life Snippets #27: Cyclo-Crash, Cacat Club<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last Friday, at around 7:45 pm I was cycling back in the rain from Saiful's new house. As I cornered a junction, my bike tyres slipped on a sand spill on the road. It was WET and before I knew it I was faceplanted on the ground. Groaning and slightly confused at the split-second fall, I mustered up the strength to push my body up and sat in the middle of the road, groaning. What to do after a fall?<br /><br />Inspect your injuries. Yeah? Okay so I was looking at my right knee.. there is a strangely large WHITE spot on the knee.. also noticed two white spots on my feet. Suddenly the white spot on the knee turned pinkish-red and blood finally emerged and started flowing down my thighs into my pants. (I was sitting down). Skin tore right off, gone. As expected. My arms are scraped all around. My right palm had a small spot that has been skinned just like my knee. <span style="font-style: italic;">Double groan</span>. Must there be so many spots?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">**You were here for the pics, weren't you? Not for the pregnant ladies. Scroll down.**</span><br /><br />I was rubbing my chin due to some gatal feeling and saw blood.. <span style="font-style: italic;">triple groan!</span> My chin too?! What I did next was to scream. I was screaming <span style="font-style: italic;">"ARGH!"</span> and no one heard me. Except some bangla labor workers in a under-construction house nearby. They waved at me and shouted a shrill "</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"WUUUI!</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> at me. Then they waved at me some more and went back into the shady darkness of the construction site. Annoyed at them, I raised a middle finger towards the construction site.<br /><br />Suddenly.. I saw a bright light. Could this be.. salvation? Nah, it was a <span style="font-style: italic;">Proton Perdana</span>. The vehicle stopped before me and a middle-aged lady came out of the car with an umbrella saying "Are you okay?!", yeah you get it. She called my mom after successfully extorting my house number from me. Within 1 minute the familiar engine roar of a <span style="font-style: italic;">Toyota Land Cruiser Prado</span> came within earshot. The Land Cruiser pulled up beside me and the windows rolled down.. my parents were there. Blablabla, I went to the nearby clinic, got an injection to prevent infections and had my wounds cleaned and all those stuff.<br /><br />Anyway, pictures.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfLbUZQLI/AAAAAAAAAhI/EDKPxQFJ9Mo/s1600-h/P3040001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfLbUZQLI/AAAAAAAAAhI/EDKPxQFJ9Mo/s200/P3040001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324555678119444658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Skinned wrist/palm. Hard to write now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfL2-FUfI/AAAAAAAAAhY/iQ7yhdSite4/s1600-h/P3040007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfL2-FUfI/AAAAAAAAAhY/iQ7yhdSite4/s200/P3040007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324555685542056434" border="0" /></a><br />Free shaving?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfLpmDPlI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/fa6kfeZeZXk/s1600-h/P3040003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfLpmDPlI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/fa6kfeZeZXk/s200/P3040003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324555681951596114" border="0" /></a><br />The one near the ankle looks like a bulletshot wound!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfL_PbxMI/AAAAAAAAAhg/DWlEy4X0QCk/s1600-h/P3040004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K4urgztKgiw/SeSfL_PbxMI/AAAAAAAAAhg/DWlEy4X0QCk/s200/P3040004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324555687762314434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You haven't seen it after I took off the plaster.. dayumm.<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Guess what? I'm in the Cacat Club now. If anyone has noticed, both me and Nabilah (the cheerleader) is limping in school now. We both have injured legs haha. So we're like temporary OKU's (Orang Kurang Upaya).<br /></div></div>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-17237749571824974612009-04-07T23:34:00.004+08:002009-04-16T21:31:08.205+08:00Kindness<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is the kindness survey for blogs. Have you done anything kind lately?<br /><br />1) Name one or some of your kind acts that you have done today.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I gave Rez a MicroSD card + adapter F.O.C. I gave Rez his early b'day present <span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">[<a href="http://www.islandrecords.com/site/artist_home.php?artist_id=259">Sum 41</a> album Underclass Heroes]</span>. I lent my bike to a restaurant owner and a French guy because they wanted to test it out? </span><br /><br />2) How about unkind stuff?<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Intention of prank calling the arse of a Streamyx call center to piss off their monotonous workers.</span><br /><br />3) Why did you do the kind stuff stated in 1?<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I had too many tech stuff that I already have a few of or don't need, Rez spotted the CD and asked me about it, and because I knew these people (hanging out at the BU bike shop).</span><br /><br />4) Why on earth would you do that as stated in 2?!<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Because 1 - Streamyx sucks, 2 - Their workers sucks, 3 - Their service sucks, 4 - Frekkin' slow connection, 5 - It was a con-job, 6 - Streamyx sucks, 7 - Streamyx sucks<br /></span><br />5) So did you think you pulled it off as a kind person today?<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Well to say something here I think I am a generally kind person; it's just that you guys always think I make jokes here and there - open your eyes and see, fool! Me is a good person (:<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span><br />EXTRA TIT-BITS :D<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFpn2tBcGBDzWs9IJWI3fGeXFgiI5Cvyw6MIk13CQ1DK8Gc-1iTY8m_dtq1AyrsoGoMTD53qfIbPmyBoq3Q1Yg8iaDkDIEmDy5apX4w-qOlZWpxZu6egRRmZL2ueZYOdIhJ4Z5770Lp3q/s320/Sum+41+-+Underclass+Hero+%28Front%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFpn2tBcGBDzWs9IJWI3fGeXFgiI5Cvyw6MIk13CQ1DK8Gc-1iTY8m_dtq1AyrsoGoMTD53qfIbPmyBoq3Q1Yg8iaDkDIEmDy5apX4w-qOlZWpxZu6egRRmZL2ueZYOdIhJ4Z5770Lp3q/s320/Sum+41+-+Underclass+Hero+%28Front%29.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">That is the album that I bought for Rez.</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Underclass Hero, performed by <a href="http://www.islandrecords.com/site/artist_home.php?artist_id=259">Sum 41</a>.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">--<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Picture courtesy of </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.sum41music.wbl.sk/">Slovakian Sum 41 Fangroup</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-59908273624494715182009-03-27T00:47:00.005+08:002009-03-27T01:15:53.278+08:00Selangor Mountain Bike Race & Mattel Warehouse Sale<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This Sunday at Sungai Buloh, there will be an event called<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Selangor Mountain Bike Race. </span>Don't expect any big-air stunts, as this is a cross-country race and not a freeriding contest a la <span style="font-style: italic;">Crankworx Slopestyle</span>. My dad is joining, so by default I will be there too, joining the event for the Open Category.<br /><br />My race is 25KM long through Sungai Buloh/parts of Kepong and will probably be very tiring. Better check on my own bike to see that everything is in tip-top condition.<br /><br />Check out the website <a href="http://selangormtbchallenge.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mattel Warehouse Sale.</span> Probably the hottest warehouse sale of the month. I did not manage to go to school yesterday (it is 12:55 at time of blogging, and I had to be correct) so I went with my mom to the warehouse sale at Atria, Damansara Jaya. Today is the first day, and it opens at 10am. I went in at about 10:40am and already MOST of the good<span style="font-style: italic;"> Hot Wheels</span> are gone!<br /><br />I grabbed a large empty box and started stuffing. Over a course of 2 hours of squeezing and body contact with at least a thousand other shoppers (not joking!), I managed to come up with a nicely filled cardboard box. Got around to getting most of the good stuff such as nearly the whole series of <span style="font-style: italic;">Volkswagen California Cruisin</span>', a <span style="font-style: italic;">G-Machine '67 Chevy Nova</span>, several <span style="font-style: italic;">Since 68</span> cars, two <span style="font-style: italic;">Monster Jam</span> trucks, two<span style="font-style: italic;"> Racing Rigs</span>, two <span style="font-style: italic;">Speed Racer</span> cars, a <span style="font-style: italic;">Speed Racer</span> R/C car, six <span style="font-style: italic;">Matchbox </span>playsets, and 3 <span style="font-style: italic;">Hot Wheels</span> racing track sets. I'm stocking up on my toys (I am a collector). I chose some<span style="font-style: italic;"> Cars</span> themed toys for my bro, and my mom chose some <span style="font-style: italic;">Barbies</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Polly Pockets </span>for my sis.<br /><br />The baby (Fisher Price brand) section was hilarious. The products are strewn on plastic card tables like in mamak shops, and the products I am talking about are almost gone. Every single mother there was shouting to the workers to open up another crate. It's as if Mattel is giving away free stuff! All the noise like you've never heard it before. A woman was standing on a table to get attention from the workers. The rest were shouting and pointing at crates in which they think that they can find the desired item.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Mom 1: "Bang, tolong ambilkan <span style="font-style: italic;">My First Steps</span> baby walker tu!"</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Mom 2: "Hello, hello, can open up that box and see if got the <span style="font-style: italic;">Pop-On Blox</span> or <span style="font-style: italic;">Jr. Baseball set</span>?"</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Worker: "Sabar, sabar, jangan rebut, ada lagi 2 kotak kat belakang!"</span><br /><br />Things really went out of hand went several impatient mothers managed to collapse some card tables on the floor, thus a whole crowd of greedy baby-toy hunting moms stampeded into the 'workers only' area and started to rip open boxes. Some of the workers even videotaped those 'hungry' customers!<br /><br />Next, time to wait in line to the payment counter. The line was snaking and there were 2 u-turn bends in the line I lined up in. It took 2 hours to reach the counter, no kidding! In between the wait time I went to buy a drink while my mom jaga the stuff, then go check if got any other stuff turn up.. it was a seriously long wait. In the end, we managed to reach the cashier and we heaved several heavy plastic bags to the car park.<br /><br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-35108246092168903912009-03-22T23:53:00.003+08:002009-03-23T00:08:55.971+08:00Life Snippets #26: Kiara Group Ride with LYN Members<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today had been a really fun day. Last night Maxguy had alerted everyone in LowYat.Net's Mountain Biking Heaven thread for a ride in Kiara today at 8am. I woke up at 7:48am, and I was hesitating - should I go? Am I too late to get prepared and reach there?<br /><br />I quickly got into my preferred clothes for cycling, put in a spare shirt, granola bars and iPod in a small backpack, fixed a bottle cage on my bike, had a quick breakfast, grabbed my gloves and helmet and hit the road at 8.12am. I pedalled fast out of the 'hood, Cineleisure, IKEA, my school, One Utama, those big Taman Tun bungalows, through a neighborhood, out on another main road, pedalled faster uphill, past a more bungalows, past Devi's Corner, and reached the meeting point - in front of KSH Taman Tun.<br /><br />While I approached the group already hanging out in front of KSH I could see NS - riding his Da Bomb Sputnik. He introduced me to everyone and each other. BTW, we call each other by our online forum names. Maxguy brought this Giant Glory, Scotty had his Jamis Dakar, Snapshots brought his new BH Expert. Then we pedalled all the way up the long, arduous tarmac climb to the crossroads on the jogger's hill.<br /><br />We rested for a while at the pondok, and rolled into 2k. The trail was smooth and flowy. Soon we came back out, rested for about 15 mins while watching about 30 or so other bikers already hanging out on the crossroads. Here, I can see many downhill riders with their dual-crown forks and full-face helmets, etc. Its like a freakin' convention.<br /><br />Went back into 2k loop in reverse order, entered the Apollo trail, negotiated a drop, and after some time back out onto the jogger's tarmac. Another uphill tarmac climb, then back to the crossroads, and into Carnival we go. Initially I wanted to go to Twin's Peak to check out what's all the downhiller's fuss about, but we went straight into Carnival instead and joined the downhill descent track used in Kiara Downhill Domination races.<br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-19492979630719352992009-03-22T02:25:00.004+08:002009-04-16T21:33:44.495+08:00Life Snippets #25: New Mountain Bike<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finally, I've got my new bike. It's a <span style="font-style: italic;">Commencal</span>, by the way. Decisions were hard. Should I get a<span style="font-style: italic;"> Scott Voltage YZ 0</span>, a <span style="font-style: italic;">Da Bomb Tora-Bora Dirt</span>, or what? Until I went to KSH Cycles.<br /><br />Today is my paternal grandma's birthday, so my family headed to a cake shop in Taman Tun to get, well, a cake. If you read my second last post, I mentioned about getting a new bike, but that was my dad's. Conviniently we went into KSH to take a look at the bike frames and complete built-up bikes. Dad wanted a trailbike but was instantly eye-glued to the <span style="font-style: italic;">Norco Atomik</span>, a full-suspension downhill bike complete with a<span style="font-style: italic;"> RockShox Boxxer World Cup </span>dual-crown fork, at a relatively cheap price of RM7,000. Cheap, considering it came with a champ's dual-crown fork, a <span style="font-style: italic;">Manitou</span> shock, and other whatnots such as a pair of <span style="font-style: italic;">Kenda Nevegals 2.35</span> and other crap which would cost well more than RM10,000 if bought separately.<br /><br />In the past few days I had noted my parents that I'd like to buy a dirtjump bike, or the frame at least. Weren't interested in buying any dirtjump from KSH (there were only 3-4 models), until suddenly I spotted a salsa red colored bike with an unmistakable dirtjump frame. It was only RM2,990, tolak RM300 jadi RM2,690. Because it was so cheap, it has good parts, and my whole family likes it (red colored bikes are nice). It comes complete with bombproof (they meant UNDESTRUCTIBLE) frame and rims, <span style="font-style: italic;">SRAM/Deore</span> groupset, <span style="font-style: italic;">Avid Juicy 3</span> hydraulic disc brakes, and dayumm! They set off to servicing and properly checking the bike before use by the new owner (me).<br /><br />Then I realized, that dirtjumpers need either a bowl/skate helmet or a full-face helmet. I can't wear skate helmets because I am wearing glasses and it's not very reliable for us four-eyed. The cheapest full face helmet was the <span style="font-style: italic;">SixSixOne Strike</span>, and it came in a red/black color combination. This one costs RM400, but heck - safety first!<br /><br />--------------<br /><br />A few guys from my favorite thread in Lowyat.Net which is Mountain Biking Heaven decided to get together tomorrow (in 5 1/2 hours, to be precise) at 8am to go and hit Kiara trails. They invited me and I was anxious anyway to try out my new bike in it's proper environment.<br /><br />Just now I called up Irfan who just came back from Singapore last night, and I told him that I got a new bike and a full-face helmet. He was like, <span style="font-style: italic;">"YOU LIAR! DON'T TRY TO FOOL ME, DUDE"</span> and I can't help but laugh, which made him think I was joking even more. So I said <span style="font-style: italic;">"You come see lah"</span>. And in 5 minutes he arrived at my house at around 12:50am, driving his dad's <span style="font-style: italic;">Toyota Hilux</span> (with permission).<br /><br />He kept on chanting <span style="font-style: italic;">"LIAR, LIAR"</span> all the way to the door until I opened the door and he saw the bike and his reaction was *mouth gapes open*. He went <span style="font-style: italic;">"Holy crap, this is such a sweet bike! Hydraulic brakes! Great fork! Oh man.. is that your new helmet? What the hell.."</span><br /><br /><br /></span></span>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-70395438547550710782009-03-20T23:49:00.005+08:002009-03-22T02:49:26.636+08:00Disappearance? I'm back!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Again, I was gone for a few days. *smackhead* This time it was because of my metal rig. The computer received a BSOD while loading Windows Vista Home Premium. Unable to get past loading since that. So until now I am using my mom's MacBook to achieve my daily dosage of Internet.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Today I sent the rig to a reliable shop/service centre in <a href="http://www.mycen.com.my/directions/digital_mall.html">Digital Mall</a>. Tempted to buy and install a Nvidia GeForce 9800GT, but I'm not heavy into computer games anymore and a GeForce 8600GS is better than most.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Browsed a few phone shops with my dad, since he wants a new phone. He's eyeing the <a href="http://www.maxis.com.my/iphone/">iPhone 3G</a>, <a href="http://www.blackberry.com/blackberrystorm/">Blackberry Storm</a>, <a href="http://www.t-mobileg1.com/">T-Mobile G1</a> w/Google, and a few cheap Sony Ericsson 3G phones. I can't help but drool at the phones.. especially LG Cookie. What? I already have a LG Cookie! No, mine is anodized silver and the Vandyke brown and black colour is just so.. sexy. The colours - it redefines the revolution of touchscreen phones!<br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">We wanted to buy a new mountain bike (trailbike, to be specific) so we headed to Bikepro after that. There are tons of <i>Scotts </i>in the store, and the frames are nice too. <i>Banshee Pyre </i>has got to be the best frame in there. We didn't get any layanan because of the huge number of bikers in the store, so we headed to Joo Ngan in Uptown. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Getting either a <i>Trek Fuel Ex 6.5</i> or<i> Gary Fisher Hi-Fi Pro.</i> They cost RM7,500 and RM6,500 (+/-) respectively. I'm still keeping my <i>GT Backwoods</i> as a cross-country bike and my <i>Giant XtC Team</i> as a dirtjump bike, but I might get a <i>Scott Voltage YZ</i> frame. It's really cheap, only RM500 second-hand provided I sapu the deal first!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://www.evanscycles.com/product_image/image/894/c07/a2a/33026/product_page/trek-fuel-ex-65-2009-mountain-bike.jpg" alt="" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 260px;" border="0" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>The Trek Fuel EX 6.5</i></span></div></div>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8663228532183913820.post-8989590631426590162009-03-12T21:27:00.003+08:002009-03-12T21:59:43.320+08:00Tagged & Shuffle Mode On<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Rules</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">1. Put your iTunes/Winamp/Media Player on shuffle</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">3. You must write down the name of the song no matter how silly it sounds!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">5. Tag at least 10 friends</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">6. Anyone tagged has to do the same, because fun pointlessness spreads like a virus.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">If someone says "Is this okay?" you say?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Live at The Barbeque - Main Source ft. Nas <span style="font-style: italic;">[BBQ's are sizzlin' hot, so of course it's okay!]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">How would you describe yourself?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Absolutely Wasted - Sporting Riff-Raff <span style="font-style: italic;">[Not sure if I'm a wasted youth *rushes to check*]</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you like in a guy/girl?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G. <span style="font-style: italic;">[What on earth.. juicy girls.. then again.. mmm]</span><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">How do you feel today?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Synchronicity II - The Police. <span style="font-style: italic;">[Not synchronized to the school timetable]</span><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What is your life’s purpose?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Mad - Ne-Yo <span style="font-style: italic;">[Mad, mad, watch more MadTV]</span><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What is your motto?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Everyday I Love You Less and Less - Kaiser Chiefs. <span style="font-style: italic;">['Cos you left me for Afiq! WTF!]</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do your friends think of you?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Teenagers - My Chemical Romance. <span style="font-style: italic;">[Duh, I'm a teen at the time of writing]</span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style=""></span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you think of your parents?<br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Holidae In - Chingy ft. Ludacris & Snoop Dogg <span style="font-style: italic;">[Yes they've have been to several Holiday Inns]</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you think about very often?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5 <span style="font-style: italic;">[Yeah, I wonder..]</span><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What is 2 + 2?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />La La La Kerjalah - Meet Uncle Hussain <span style="font-style: italic;">[Lalalala~ buat kerja sendiri~]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you think of your best friend?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Laid - Matt Nathanson. <span style="font-style: italic;">[You got laid and didn't even tell me.. WTH!]</span><br /><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you think of the person you like?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Cinta - Kris Dayanti ft. Melly Goeslaw. <span style="font-style: italic;">[Memanglah cinta, bodoh!]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What is your life story?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Kiss Me - New Found Glory <span style="font-style: italic;">[Kiss me and I tell you!]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you want to be when you grow up?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Seize The Day - Avenged Sevenfold <span style="font-style: italic;">[More like seize whatever chance I get]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you think of when you see the person you like?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Life - Des'ree. <span style="font-style: italic;">[Life, oh life - oooh life~]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What will you dance to at your wedding?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Alhamdulillah - Too Phat ft. Yassin. <span style="font-style: italic;">[Thank God 'cos you're not Too Phat for me!]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What will they play at your funeral?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Gonny Fly Now - Bill Conti. <span style="font-style: italic;">[Gonna Die Now~ *cue orchestra symphony*]</span><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />What is your hobby/interest?</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Fuel - Metallica <span style="font-style: italic;">[Pour fuel around your house and throw in a match]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What is your biggest fear?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />I Predict A Riot - Kaiser Chiefs<span style="font-style: italic;"> [The end is near!]</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What is your biggest secret?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue <span style="font-style: italic;">[Thanks to the secret, it's stuck in my head ever since]</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What do you think of your friends?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf <span style="font-style: italic;">[Tsk.. tsk.. locomania!]</span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;font-family:Trebuchet;font-size:13;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What will you post this as?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br />Ridin' - Classic & 86 <span style="font-style: italic;">[Will not post this song, makes a stupid title!]</span><br /></span></span></span></div>A.A.Feisalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232074902889689944noreply@blogger.com0