Archive for February 2010
My first SIT venue: Power Qube Industries Sdn. Bhd.
I'm not gonna write a lot about my first week on my SIT (Supervised Industrial Training) as a technician/mechanic, but thought I could share some photos I took on my camera phone. Yeah, the pictures might be a bit blur, small and whatnot but my phone camera is only 1.3 megapixel. Hopefully I can get a new phone soon lol...
Anyway, the workshop is quite a cool place to work. The people there are very nice and helpful, and I hope I can learn a lot from them. Spent the first 2 days clearing and cleaning the workshop, moving car parts, furniture and whatnot to make the working environment a bit more comfortable. After those 2 days I finally got to work on some of the cars there, even though I didn't get to work on all the cars as much but nevertheless its quite fun to work even though my body starts to ache a lot nowadays ever since I started work lol. Okay, enough about me though and lets take a look at some of the cars inside the workshop:
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
Ford Mustang
Lexus GS300/Toyota Aristo JZS161 (with a automatic 2JZ-GTE motor)
A BMW 3 Series E30...
... with a Nissan RB26 swap!!!
Nissan Silvia S15
Honda Integra DC5 race car (ATCS Spec)
Well I do wish I could write some more about the workshop and stuff, but I just feel too tired to explain everything. Oh well, I'll try to post some more when I have a better camera/camera phone (yeah right) and have some more free time to post something. Who knows, maybe there will be more better cars coming into the workshop in the future. (*cough*Aston Martin GT4*cough*) Its only been a week, and there is 19 weeks left to go hahahaha...
Anyway, the workshop is quite a cool place to work. The people there are very nice and helpful, and I hope I can learn a lot from them. Spent the first 2 days clearing and cleaning the workshop, moving car parts, furniture and whatnot to make the working environment a bit more comfortable. After those 2 days I finally got to work on some of the cars there, even though I didn't get to work on all the cars as much but nevertheless its quite fun to work even though my body starts to ache a lot nowadays ever since I started work lol. Okay, enough about me though and lets take a look at some of the cars inside the workshop:
Nissan Skyline GT-R R32
Ford Mustang
Lexus GS300/Toyota Aristo JZS161 (with a automatic 2JZ-GTE motor)
A BMW 3 Series E30...
... with a Nissan RB26 swap!!!
Nissan Silvia S15
Honda Integra DC5 race car (ATCS Spec)Well I do wish I could write some more about the workshop and stuff, but I just feel too tired to explain everything. Oh well, I'll try to post some more when I have a better camera/camera phone (yeah right) and have some more free time to post something. Who knows, maybe there will be more better cars coming into the workshop in the future. (*cough*Aston Martin GT4*cough*) Its only been a week, and there is 19 weeks left to go hahahaha...
Some recent purchases...
Its not that I'm rich or anything, but I just like posting stuff that I buy and post it online lol. Well you could say that I'm a showoff or whatnot (maybe just a bit or a lot depending on how you see it) but really, its my blog and I can post whatever I want! Anyhow, these are just some stuff that I bought from Lowyat a few days ago.
So what are they exactly then you asked? From the left you can see the Belkin SurgeMaster surge protector (had to buy it after what happened a few weeks ago), a Sensonic DVD+R blank cds (10 pieces), a D-Link Ethernet PCI adapter (had to replace it since the one on my PC got strike by lightning), a 3.5mm jack extension, and of course the Logitech QuickCam S5500 (hopefully get to use once I get my internet working again). The Siberia headset is not really a purchase but rather, a replacement for my old one which got killed by bass, hahaha. (seriously, I think it was after I listened to Round Wave Crusher for an hour on OHR3 lol)
Okay, and then there was a purchase from today...
Yep, I finally got a pair of Macbeth shoes! Now I'm a part of the scene... *cough* *cough* (well apart from this I also bought some trousers but I guess that doesn't really matter now does it?)
Can't read? Then scroll down below...
Oh lookie here, whats that inside the box?
The poster does look pretty cool yeah? (okay, maybe it was a bit too obviously photoshopped, but who cares...) Oh yeah, the shoes itself...
Behold, the Macbeth Wallister. Yeah yeah, nothing great or limited edition but at least it looks cool and hip! Its a Macbeth after all...
and some more photos...
But I do have to say that, if I bought this with my own money I would have been well over broke and really have to be a vegan just to get my money back hahaha. But yeah, thanks mom. =)
So what are they exactly then you asked? From the left you can see the Belkin SurgeMaster surge protector (had to buy it after what happened a few weeks ago), a Sensonic DVD+R blank cds (10 pieces), a D-Link Ethernet PCI adapter (had to replace it since the one on my PC got strike by lightning), a 3.5mm jack extension, and of course the Logitech QuickCam S5500 (hopefully get to use once I get my internet working again). The Siberia headset is not really a purchase but rather, a replacement for my old one which got killed by bass, hahaha. (seriously, I think it was after I listened to Round Wave Crusher for an hour on OHR3 lol)
Okay, and then there was a purchase from today...
Yep, I finally got a pair of Macbeth shoes! Now I'm a part of the scene... *cough* *cough* (well apart from this I also bought some trousers but I guess that doesn't really matter now does it?)
Can't read? Then scroll down below...
Oh lookie here, whats that inside the box?
The poster does look pretty cool yeah? (okay, maybe it was a bit too obviously photoshopped, but who cares...) Oh yeah, the shoes itself...
Behold, the Macbeth Wallister. Yeah yeah, nothing great or limited edition but at least it looks cool and hip! Its a Macbeth after all...and some more photos...
But I do have to say that, if I bought this with my own money I would have been well over broke and really have to be a vegan just to get my money back hahaha. But yeah, thanks mom. =)
Dear Lightning...
I hate you. I really really hate you! If it wasn't for you my dear lightning, I would probably not be in despair for over a week of not having no internet at home. Because of you almost my entire life is screwed up as it is right now. So many routines, plans, schedules, and all sort of things that I do online has been completely ruined because of you. If you knew how I would feel right now, you will probably would not even dare to exist in this life ever again...
So lightning, what did I do to deserve this? Was it because of some things that I was just meant not to do? Is it because I was praying for something that was well beyond my capability to handle? Did I piss off someone that this happen to me? If you have an answer, don't bother telling me cause whats already been done has already been done. No need to rub salt into my already deep cut wounds and having to live through this just makes me lose my mind, sanity and the will to live normally like everyone else.
Alright people, enough of this so called lettter/note or whatever you people think I'm writting. If you all didn't already know, my house got strike by lightning one evening on Friday, February 6th 2010. It was just after my practical exam for one of my college subjects, and when I was still at college I saw this big and loud lightning come by. Little did I realize how the lightning strike my phone line, killed my modem and my LAN card on my PC. What that means is that not only I cannot go online, but I cannot even make phone calls using my house phone either!
To make it more ironic, this happened just the day after I got to meet the person that I had always wanted to meet all this while. But I'm not gonna tell that story to anyone, but certainly its not something that I will forget that easily. Not sure if she was the one who wanted this to happen to me or anything, or was it god that was angry at me for being with her that night but I couldn't care less if the lightning strike was a coincidence, a reminder or just sheer bad luck as it has always been for my entire life.
You might wonder what I have been doing for the past few weeks without internet then? Well all I have to say is that my life could not be any more desperate or unfortunate. Had my SIT (Supervised Internship Training) exam at my college, which determines whether I could go for my on-job training or not. For the theory exam I did fail the first time but luckily managed to pass the second time around. Got to say that the exam was probably difficult like anything! Not only do I have to answer 150 objective questions, but the passing mark was 80%! (got 75.66% on the 1st try, 80.67% on the 2nd try) Okay, maybe it is not as hard as some other subjects and such but you got to admit you would say it was tough if you were in my shoes lol.
Anyhow, after I passed my theory exam I had to do my pracitcal exam straight away after that. All in all I managed to do good enough to get a passing mark without repeating any tasks whatsoever so I'm kinda thankful for that. So all I have to do for now I just wait until the SIT briefing before I actually go for my on-job training with some other workshop. Hope that I could learn a lot for working at the workshop as well as getting some sort of allowance or even an income if its possible haha. But yes, its definitely not gonna be something easy or to be joke around with. Once your doing a job you have to be 100% serious about it.
Well other than my college exams I really didn't do much else other than maybe going to a cyber cafe just to go online on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter for a while (yeah, thank goodness for cyber cafes near my place. Otherwise I would have died a long time ago...) and also helping out my family and friends drive around and stuff. Apart from that, I also got my car mirror replaced after a small accident a few weeks ago.
There are also so many things that happened these past few weeks I don't even know if I could post all of them by the end of the month cause I don't even know when I can get my internet working again. I feel like my life starts getting shorter and shorter each time I don't get to go online at home. But I guess this is all a part of life isn't it? Meh...
So lightning, what did I do to deserve this? Was it because of some things that I was just meant not to do? Is it because I was praying for something that was well beyond my capability to handle? Did I piss off someone that this happen to me? If you have an answer, don't bother telling me cause whats already been done has already been done. No need to rub salt into my already deep cut wounds and having to live through this just makes me lose my mind, sanity and the will to live normally like everyone else.
Alright people, enough of this so called lettter/note or whatever you people think I'm writting. If you all didn't already know, my house got strike by lightning one evening on Friday, February 6th 2010. It was just after my practical exam for one of my college subjects, and when I was still at college I saw this big and loud lightning come by. Little did I realize how the lightning strike my phone line, killed my modem and my LAN card on my PC. What that means is that not only I cannot go online, but I cannot even make phone calls using my house phone either!
To make it more ironic, this happened just the day after I got to meet the person that I had always wanted to meet all this while. But I'm not gonna tell that story to anyone, but certainly its not something that I will forget that easily. Not sure if she was the one who wanted this to happen to me or anything, or was it god that was angry at me for being with her that night but I couldn't care less if the lightning strike was a coincidence, a reminder or just sheer bad luck as it has always been for my entire life.
You might wonder what I have been doing for the past few weeks without internet then? Well all I have to say is that my life could not be any more desperate or unfortunate. Had my SIT (Supervised Internship Training) exam at my college, which determines whether I could go for my on-job training or not. For the theory exam I did fail the first time but luckily managed to pass the second time around. Got to say that the exam was probably difficult like anything! Not only do I have to answer 150 objective questions, but the passing mark was 80%! (got 75.66% on the 1st try, 80.67% on the 2nd try) Okay, maybe it is not as hard as some other subjects and such but you got to admit you would say it was tough if you were in my shoes lol.
Anyhow, after I passed my theory exam I had to do my pracitcal exam straight away after that. All in all I managed to do good enough to get a passing mark without repeating any tasks whatsoever so I'm kinda thankful for that. So all I have to do for now I just wait until the SIT briefing before I actually go for my on-job training with some other workshop. Hope that I could learn a lot for working at the workshop as well as getting some sort of allowance or even an income if its possible haha. But yes, its definitely not gonna be something easy or to be joke around with. Once your doing a job you have to be 100% serious about it.
Well other than my college exams I really didn't do much else other than maybe going to a cyber cafe just to go online on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter for a while (yeah, thank goodness for cyber cafes near my place. Otherwise I would have died a long time ago...) and also helping out my family and friends drive around and stuff. Apart from that, I also got my car mirror replaced after a small accident a few weeks ago.
There are also so many things that happened these past few weeks I don't even know if I could post all of them by the end of the month cause I don't even know when I can get my internet working again. I feel like my life starts getting shorter and shorter each time I don't get to go online at home. But I guess this is all a part of life isn't it? Meh...
Parents finally bought a new TV!!!
Hahahaha... its kinda funny and unexpected ya know? My parents have never changed their TV in like over 20 years lol. Of course, we did get new TV's for the living room, for our other house as well as for my room (hehe) but wow... never thought my parents would get this new Sharp LCD TV in my entire life!!
I mean, honestly I never thought my parents would get an LCD TV that is relatively new on the market. My dad always said he was gonna buy one, yada yada yada but always been put off by the price, or that I kinda begged him not to buy it just yet and stuff, haha. So yesterday during lunch my father just (randomly at that) suggest that he wanted to buy a new LCD TV later that day. Didn't knew he really mean it!!! So that night we went to Subang Parade and bought the TV after some consideration. But I got to tell you, it wasn't cheap whatsoever... (at RM5699, of course its not!)
But whatever it is, me and my parents can't be any more happier getting a new TV and just in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup as well, hahahaha...
Another pic of the TV from the side. Probably not the thinnest of LCD TVs but still looks heck of a lot better than my parents old tv lol.
Oh yeah, my recently bought new headphones. Its a Audio-Technica ONTO headphones, gonna replace it with my iPod earphones which doesn't look like it anymore (all the rubber came off and I had to put bandage on the jack) but still usable after all the abuse I put it through, haha. Haven't tried testing it yet but hopefully it will be soon. Not gonna write a review for it though since its a bit "cheap" hahahaha... (bought it for RM30, original was about RM100+) Hopefully though, it will last a bit longer than my SteelSeries Siberia. (had to be exchanged when the left side suddenly stopped working. Luckily it was under warranty...)
Okay, nothing left for me to say other than. ZOMG I'VE GOT A NEW HDTV IN MY PAERNTS ROOM. FULL HD FTMFW...
I mean, honestly I never thought my parents would get an LCD TV that is relatively new on the market. My dad always said he was gonna buy one, yada yada yada but always been put off by the price, or that I kinda begged him not to buy it just yet and stuff, haha. So yesterday during lunch my father just (randomly at that) suggest that he wanted to buy a new LCD TV later that day. Didn't knew he really mean it!!! So that night we went to Subang Parade and bought the TV after some consideration. But I got to tell you, it wasn't cheap whatsoever... (at RM5699, of course its not!)
But whatever it is, me and my parents can't be any more happier getting a new TV and just in time for the 2010 Fifa World Cup as well, hahahaha...
Another pic of the TV from the side. Probably not the thinnest of LCD TVs but still looks heck of a lot better than my parents old tv lol.
Oh yeah, my recently bought new headphones. Its a Audio-Technica ONTO headphones, gonna replace it with my iPod earphones which doesn't look like it anymore (all the rubber came off and I had to put bandage on the jack) but still usable after all the abuse I put it through, haha. Haven't tried testing it yet but hopefully it will be soon. Not gonna write a review for it though since its a bit "cheap" hahahaha... (bought it for RM30, original was about RM100+) Hopefully though, it will last a bit longer than my SteelSeries Siberia. (had to be exchanged when the left side suddenly stopped working. Luckily it was under warranty...)Okay, nothing left for me to say other than. ZOMG I'VE GOT A NEW HDTV IN MY PAERNTS ROOM. FULL HD FTMFW...
