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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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
So, as per title. Gonna get a D60 soon.
Did I just say, Nikon D60? 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 Olympus FE-310, by the way.
On Friday the 29th of May, I am leaving for London with my family and also drop by Paris via Eurostar train that runs in the Channel Tunnels, 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!
A happy British family enjoying fish 'n chips on the pier.
Your Britishness,
Afiq Feisal
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British Family Eating Fish 'n Chips photo taken from Devon-Holiday.
This Sunday at Sungai Buloh, there will be an event called Selangor Mountain Bike Race. Don't expect any big-air stunts, as this is a cross-country race and not a freeriding contest a la Crankworx Slopestyle. My dad is joining, so by default I will be there too, joining the event for the Open Category.
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.
Check out the website here.
Mattel Warehouse Sale. 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 Hot Wheels are gone!
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 Volkswagen California Cruisin', a G-Machine '67 Chevy Nova, several Since 68 cars, two Monster Jam trucks, two Racing Rigs, two Speed Racer cars, a Speed Racer R/C car, six Matchbox playsets, and 3 Hot Wheels racing track sets. I'm stocking up on my toys (I am a collector). I chose some Cars themed toys for my bro, and my mom chose some Barbies and Polly Pockets for my sis.
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.
Mom 1: "Bang, tolong ambilkan My First Steps baby walker tu!"
Mom 2: "Hello, hello, can open up that box and see if got the Pop-On Blox or Jr. Baseball set?"
Worker: "Sabar, sabar, jangan rebut, ada lagi 2 kotak kat belakang!"
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!
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.
As many of you living in Klang Valley area know, 22nd October 2008 marks the Jusco J-Card Member's Day in their One Utama department store. Taking it as an opportunity to stock up on LEGO, I followed my mom there early in the morning, arriving at 7:30 a.m.
Traffic jam caused many of the drivers on the way to the mall started sipping their coffee in the car. We found a parking spot at the top level parking and waiting for the roller shutter doors to open. We were waiting for a long time, the lifts were all packed like sardines in a tin. So, being the smart boy here I led my mom to an escalator which nobody knew existed (It was newly added). Sadly, we had to eat breakfast first so we went to Mickey D's to grab some Egg McMuffin. Then, I rushed to the toy section which would be my home for the next three hours.
Hour 1 at Toy Section
I spent the first 20 minutes checking the price of every LEGO box. I noticed that the LEGO sets that I most wanted were not available. Damn! LEGO is only given a 20% discount, can't they give it 70% discount like they did with the clothes?! I picked up the MX-11 Astro Fighter and the MX-41 Switch Fighter, priced at RM32.90 and RM119.90 each before 20% discount. Both of the spacecrafts are from the same theme, Mars Mission.
Hour 2 at Toy Section
I went around to the large wire boxes where they dumped all the 50%-70% items. Although they were mostly boring Made In China toys full of lead, LEGO wasn't exempted from discount because it's damn well expensive in Malaysia. Did you know that LEGO here cost twice as much than in America? So you Americans better shut the feck up. I grabbed a parts pack which is the Doors and Windows because my buildings lack natural lighting. The only LEGO given discount are the Batman series, officially licensed by DC Comics/DC Direct so that it would even more expensive without discount as The Lego Company would have to pay expensive royalties. All of them were given only 30% discount (WTF!) and only two Batman sets were given a 50% discount. One of them is the Ultimate Collector's Series Batmobile, which was RM529.90 before discount. The other was the Two-Face's Escape, which I got because it was only RM99 after discount. The price after 50% discount is the price you Americans pay when it first came out. Damn!
Hour 3 at Toy Section
I saw this young Chinese lad who bought a whole trolley full of LEGO sets! Shit! And he made his girlfriend wait at the trolley as he went LEGO-hunting. Sighing, I quickly walked over to the movie-themed toy section. I grabbed three figurines from Indiana Jones, which are Indiana Jones in his normal outfit, Marion Ravenwood in her Nepali clothing, and Mutt Williams in his casual outfit. Yes, I am an Indiana Jones fan. I tried to find those uber-awesome Mighty Muggs figurines of Indiana Jones, but found only Lando Calrissian from Star Wars. Instead, I bought an Indiana Jones vehicle which is the German Troop Car, it is damn realistic. Also, it is in scale to the figurines I bought alongside it. The figurines are priced at RM16.90 after discount, and the vehicles are priced at RM44.90 after discount.
Later In The Evening
We came back to Jusco. Yeah, WTF. My mom forgot to buy new pillows, quilts, and bedsheets. Needless to say, it was a pain in the ass to carry two pillows on my left arm and a large quilt on the right. Then we went to the supermarket to buy a 15-pack of Pocky.
