as an engineer, we get to choose what we want the process/things to work. and if it doesn't work, we get to correct it. keep correcting it until we get it right. that's called feedback.
but in an engineer's life there are things that we don't really get to have feedback or correct them. it's called interpretation of a situation. when we were in a situation, we have to interpret what will be our next move. but if we interpret it wrongly, it will definite affect us. and especially when we made some wrong decision or we interpret it wrongly, people will have perception judgement on us.
i'm in a situation where something is going to happen. but i really can't interpret it correctly. and i don't really have 100% confidence on my own interpretation. because i mentioned before last time that about someone listening to the heart. the heart is the closest connection to your fate. when you stop listening to them, they will stop telling you things about your fate. but previously i did listen but it seems like whatever happened seems so different from what my heart told me.
shall i listen to my heart once again? or whatever previously happened, it happened for a reason, to end a misery or suffering?
Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
christmas again
at a blink of an eye... it's christmas again...somehow it sparks a little memory from my past days where christmas means alot to someone... somehow it's now back to my normal life where christmas is just another day of rest.
so what i did for my christmas eve ? yeah i went one U.. crazy ? some say jam like hell.. yeah it did jam like one kind but i wasn't there for any celebration, i went there for wall climbing.. it has been awhile since i last climb. so... climb climb climb... then finish around 10 plus.. grab a burger then head to eugene's shack for a party. and i got stuck between one utama car park and LDP took me 30 minutes to get out to LDP. just plenty alot of cars.
then it's just another year of celebration like previous year that we did at eugene's place. and on the christmas day.... ahahhaha climbing again :) i'm insane.. i'm hardcore.... yeah i'm climbing outdoor this round.. with some minor aching on my muscles... i'm climbing even harder than last night... so... i got home around 4 PM... and my whole body was like aching like mad...
head for a massage.... relief all my achiness and all the ergo problem that i built up in my office. then night time it's steamboat at my place. family gathering.. where all my relatives are here.. big party of people... i brought beer back home... nothing beats steamboat with icy cold beer.
then boxing day... dinner at Ozeki... my parents allow me to choose where to eat as they are treating a fren of theirs for a dinner.. so i choose ozeki. something not everyone tried before... it's just nice... even a MAS engineer that travels the world says he haven't eat such japanese food before.... cool stuff.. the bill came out to be 400 bucks for a party of 5. heavy for the pocket... i'm already pretty light in ordering the food... i excluded stone grill sirloin.. excluded wagyu beef.. :) just some simple yet delicious yet fusion dish... made everyone happy and full.
and that's about it.. :) so fast it's end of the year already... 2009 coming.. not sure what's interesting ahead for me.... hope it's good thing... as i've been a good boy for 2008 :)
so what i did for my christmas eve ? yeah i went one U.. crazy ? some say jam like hell.. yeah it did jam like one kind but i wasn't there for any celebration, i went there for wall climbing.. it has been awhile since i last climb. so... climb climb climb... then finish around 10 plus.. grab a burger then head to eugene's shack for a party. and i got stuck between one utama car park and LDP took me 30 minutes to get out to LDP. just plenty alot of cars.
then it's just another year of celebration like previous year that we did at eugene's place. and on the christmas day.... ahahhaha climbing again :) i'm insane.. i'm hardcore.... yeah i'm climbing outdoor this round.. with some minor aching on my muscles... i'm climbing even harder than last night... so... i got home around 4 PM... and my whole body was like aching like mad...
head for a massage.... relief all my achiness and all the ergo problem that i built up in my office. then night time it's steamboat at my place. family gathering.. where all my relatives are here.. big party of people... i brought beer back home... nothing beats steamboat with icy cold beer.
then boxing day... dinner at Ozeki... my parents allow me to choose where to eat as they are treating a fren of theirs for a dinner.. so i choose ozeki. something not everyone tried before... it's just nice... even a MAS engineer that travels the world says he haven't eat such japanese food before.... cool stuff.. the bill came out to be 400 bucks for a party of 5. heavy for the pocket... i'm already pretty light in ordering the food... i excluded stone grill sirloin.. excluded wagyu beef.. :) just some simple yet delicious yet fusion dish... made everyone happy and full.
and that's about it.. :) so fast it's end of the year already... 2009 coming.. not sure what's interesting ahead for me.... hope it's good thing... as i've been a good boy for 2008 :)
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Lexus IS 250 test drive
finally after so many reschedule of test drive of the Lexus IS 250, i get to drive it today.
compared to the UK spec Naza imported Lexus IS 250, this one is a full luxury spec. the difference is Mark Levinson audio, memory seat, electronic steering adjustment.
start the engine like normal.. depress the brake and press the start button...the steering feels so blardy light....so easy to drive... the accelleration is not instantaneous like 3 series or C class. it gives gradual power... very smooth engine.. very smooth gear box... 6 speed auto... barely feel any gear change.
only one turn off.... when the car is running at low speed... it's bumpy.. it's even bumpier than my vios or camry... but at high speed.. the car is SUPER steady... considering it's a 17 inch.... not 16...
next year they are launching a basic model, which doesn't have the mark levinson audio, Bi-Xenon, memory seat, electric steering adjustment, headlamp cleaner, ventilated seats, calf leather instead of smooth aged leather. but the most attractive thing is that.. the price is speculating around 250 to 270K.. which is a whole 30 to 50K of reduction....
their best selling is GS series... intereting...
compared to the UK spec Naza imported Lexus IS 250, this one is a full luxury spec. the difference is Mark Levinson audio, memory seat, electronic steering adjustment.
start the engine like normal.. depress the brake and press the start button...the steering feels so blardy light....so easy to drive... the accelleration is not instantaneous like 3 series or C class. it gives gradual power... very smooth engine.. very smooth gear box... 6 speed auto... barely feel any gear change.
only one turn off.... when the car is running at low speed... it's bumpy.. it's even bumpier than my vios or camry... but at high speed.. the car is SUPER steady... considering it's a 17 inch.... not 16...
next year they are launching a basic model, which doesn't have the mark levinson audio, Bi-Xenon, memory seat, electric steering adjustment, headlamp cleaner, ventilated seats, calf leather instead of smooth aged leather. but the most attractive thing is that.. the price is speculating around 250 to 270K.. which is a whole 30 to 50K of reduction....
their best selling is GS series... intereting...
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
yet another eventful weekend
it's been yet another long time since i last updated this post.. as you all know i came back from taiwan. and i have hell alot of things to do... also i got order from my customer which is a really good thing at this economy down turn...
in this post... i'll emphasize on 4 thing which happened over the 2 weekend.
earlier the week before...
HPC track day !!!... it's been like 1 blardy year i haven't been pushing myself toward the limitation in driving fast... yes then now i managed to do it... with my own car... properly setup.... wider tires... rebuilt suspension... and it's pure adrenalin.... pure fun.... i'm running group 3 :) which is basically for expert group.. i have fun.. i didn't misbehave on track .... although there are some slower cars in there.. just have my own sweet time and fun time.... but i realise that my tires managed to last for 5 laps only.. before the tires reached maximum gripping temperature.... where i lose my grip over corners... that's how hard i'm pushing my car... :)
then the thing that happened over the this weekend
i was recomended by a friend of mine to be the instructor of HPC events. yes... instructor for driving on the Sepang F1 Circuit. to guide the begineers. and on saturday i had my instructor training...
1st thing in the morning.. i realised that my car's radiator hose broke... what a bad day to start... and i have to get off with a 400 bucks 2nd handed silicon hose. pain... then i managed to reach to the training ground.. slightly late as i have to dissemble my car and go grab the part in another car.. and go back home and install it... and head to the training ground.
the training was really awesome !!! some of those are basic.. but it's something that i haven't been realising i'm doing it.. so.. good training.. the highlight of the training... getting to drive in 2 very awesom car... Toyota Corolla LE... yeah blardy old car with god knows how many years of suspension in it. we all did trash the car on rain... making the car's rear wheel one side leaving the ground when cornering... the 2nd car is the HPC's Celica Track car. VERY AWESOME SHARP HANDLING... infact.. it's easier to drive than my car.. probably it's the lightweight that matters there... yes i get to do autocross on the cars IN RAIN... that's pure fun !... so end of the day.. i go home with a wheel punctured by a SCREW i pick up from the training ground. and knowing my car understeers ALOT.... so end of the day i have to spend 150 bucks to get my alignment done up correctly. hopefully i can perform better.
2nd interesting part
Quattro... yeah it sound like the Audi's Quatro technology which is 4WD... but this one is the club in down town KL. opposite KLCC... Avenue K. this round we started going into autumn bar... AGAIN... it's packed !!! so packed that can't stand.. can't walk... and they got a table at the walk way where everyone walking up and down.... so then all moved up to Winter Bar.... that's the highlight of the night. 10 degrees ambient temperature... cooling... smoke free....and there there's this another room called chill room.. sub zero...nice to hang there when the alcohol kicks in and the face gets red... :) gone home half drunk this round... probably i got tired from the training of driving...
3rd interesting part...
Genting autocross event... after a night in Quattro 10 degree.... the day in genting is 16 degrees when the wind blow... plus... it's raining.... so... blardy cold 2 days straight down. but then this autocross i wasn't rolled under competition class... i was left into a non-competition class.. although i dun have THAT much experience on autocross... there are alot of nice picture taken as well during this event... because they have one of the most happening car club i've ever seen... the mini club.. see how they decorate their car...it's really wicked !... so.. as the day goes... the mini finish their run...and my turn to have some fun.... with the new alignment settings.... i was having hell of a fun... my car is sharp... but a little understeer on low speed. but generally my car's control skill i realise it has significantly went up... and it's real fun.... accidently ... my time was 2nd fastest among the turbo cars... and i won myself car waxing voucher.... :) that's was a bonus of the day.... oh yeah.. did i mentioned i met Leona Chin ? at first i have no idea who's she...nor what she do... then i get to know.. she's the driver of Red Bull racing team for MME race. wow.. 22 year old drifter girl with pro driving license. and a cute little girl... holding a soft toy everywhere she goes...hahaha really doesn't make much sense as she's a pro driver :)
anyway.. this is a blardy long blog... weekend had ended... and time to get back to my work...time to deliver products to my customer... get back more money.. buy a new anti-roll bar for my car.... so that i dun get that much understeer. :)
in this post... i'll emphasize on 4 thing which happened over the 2 weekend.
earlier the week before...
HPC track day !!!... it's been like 1 blardy year i haven't been pushing myself toward the limitation in driving fast... yes then now i managed to do it... with my own car... properly setup.... wider tires... rebuilt suspension... and it's pure adrenalin.... pure fun.... i'm running group 3 :) which is basically for expert group.. i have fun.. i didn't misbehave on track .... although there are some slower cars in there.. just have my own sweet time and fun time.... but i realise that my tires managed to last for 5 laps only.. before the tires reached maximum gripping temperature.... where i lose my grip over corners... that's how hard i'm pushing my car... :)
then the thing that happened over the this weekend
i was recomended by a friend of mine to be the instructor of HPC events. yes... instructor for driving on the Sepang F1 Circuit. to guide the begineers. and on saturday i had my instructor training...
1st thing in the morning.. i realised that my car's radiator hose broke... what a bad day to start... and i have to get off with a 400 bucks 2nd handed silicon hose. pain... then i managed to reach to the training ground.. slightly late as i have to dissemble my car and go grab the part in another car.. and go back home and install it... and head to the training ground.
the training was really awesome !!! some of those are basic.. but it's something that i haven't been realising i'm doing it.. so.. good training.. the highlight of the training... getting to drive in 2 very awesom car... Toyota Corolla LE... yeah blardy old car with god knows how many years of suspension in it. we all did trash the car on rain... making the car's rear wheel one side leaving the ground when cornering... the 2nd car is the HPC's Celica Track car. VERY AWESOME SHARP HANDLING... infact.. it's easier to drive than my car.. probably it's the lightweight that matters there... yes i get to do autocross on the cars IN RAIN... that's pure fun !... so end of the day.. i go home with a wheel punctured by a SCREW i pick up from the training ground. and knowing my car understeers ALOT.... so end of the day i have to spend 150 bucks to get my alignment done up correctly. hopefully i can perform better.
2nd interesting part
Quattro... yeah it sound like the Audi's Quatro technology which is 4WD... but this one is the club in down town KL. opposite KLCC... Avenue K. this round we started going into autumn bar... AGAIN... it's packed !!! so packed that can't stand.. can't walk... and they got a table at the walk way where everyone walking up and down.... so then all moved up to Winter Bar.... that's the highlight of the night. 10 degrees ambient temperature... cooling... smoke free....and there there's this another room called chill room.. sub zero...nice to hang there when the alcohol kicks in and the face gets red... :) gone home half drunk this round... probably i got tired from the training of driving...
3rd interesting part...
Genting autocross event... after a night in Quattro 10 degree.... the day in genting is 16 degrees when the wind blow... plus... it's raining.... so... blardy cold 2 days straight down. but then this autocross i wasn't rolled under competition class... i was left into a non-competition class.. although i dun have THAT much experience on autocross... there are alot of nice picture taken as well during this event... because they have one of the most happening car club i've ever seen... the mini club.. see how they decorate their car...it's really wicked !... so.. as the day goes... the mini finish their run...and my turn to have some fun.... with the new alignment settings.... i was having hell of a fun... my car is sharp... but a little understeer on low speed. but generally my car's control skill i realise it has significantly went up... and it's real fun.... accidently ... my time was 2nd fastest among the turbo cars... and i won myself car waxing voucher.... :) that's was a bonus of the day.... oh yeah.. did i mentioned i met Leona Chin ? at first i have no idea who's she...nor what she do... then i get to know.. she's the driver of Red Bull racing team for MME race. wow.. 22 year old drifter girl with pro driving license. and a cute little girl... holding a soft toy everywhere she goes...hahaha really doesn't make much sense as she's a pro driver :)
anyway.. this is a blardy long blog... weekend had ended... and time to get back to my work...time to deliver products to my customer... get back more money.. buy a new anti-roll bar for my car.... so that i dun get that much understeer. :)
Thursday, November 27, 2008
chasing for something
this early morning... i just recovered from a very tiring day yesterday travelling upside down from one corner to the other corner serving customers, meeting suppliers to find out what i can do for the coming days....
and although i just recovered, but this morning i wake up. i'm asking myself what am i chasing? i use up my energy, my brain juice, my time, yeah i get a good deal in business, i get alot of compensation in return for my success. but what is the end in mind?
am i assuming that i will succeed? that's why i'm moving on with my new target? or just merely money and project success ain't enough for me?
what am i chasing for ?
and although i just recovered, but this morning i wake up. i'm asking myself what am i chasing? i use up my energy, my brain juice, my time, yeah i get a good deal in business, i get alot of compensation in return for my success. but what is the end in mind?
am i assuming that i will succeed? that's why i'm moving on with my new target? or just merely money and project success ain't enough for me?
what am i chasing for ?
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
ever more
the harder i work..
the more tired i get...
and the more tired i get...
the more i felt like i need someone to accompany me...
this is crap... make me feel so blardy weak whenever i stop working but yet a human's stamina is limited. can't be forever working..
just really need someone to help me recharge... just let me think of that someone will do...
who shall she be....
the more tired i get...
and the more tired i get...
the more i felt like i need someone to accompany me...
this is crap... make me feel so blardy weak whenever i stop working but yet a human's stamina is limited. can't be forever working..
just really need someone to help me recharge... just let me think of that someone will do...
who shall she be....
Sunday, November 23, 2008
compressed november
it's been quite sometime since i last blogged... yeah like the title.. comparessed november...which means my november barely allow me to breath through my days.
my previous post was training for a week.. that was part 1 of my training and just a blink of an eye... my 2nd part of my training is done as well.
somewhere at the end of october, i decided last minute that i have to go to Taiwan for my design review and alot of supplier visits and sourcings. so, from the day i paid my air ticket to the day i travel only 1 week for me to prepare everything.
10th of november i headed to Taiwan, yet again. this round i have to find my way down to Tainan as that's my 1st stop. 3 days in tainan, 2 days in taipei. very compressed trip. alot of supplier to visit, and daily is just eating and drinking. but after the drinking i still have to go back to my hotel and shower then continue with the design and next day to be reviewed by experienced manufacturers.
basically all my current suppliers were also saying that i planned my trip too tight and they wanted to spend some time bringing me around but yet i don't have the luxury. can u imagine when i was in taipei, i didn't get to step into a shopping mall at all...it was so hectic...
the reason is because when i returned from my trip, there's an important appointment at 5PM. so i can't delay my flight or add extra day. and following monday is my 2nd part of coaching training. and there goes another week... 1 week of travelling, 1 week of training.. i didn't get to rest at home... and the training is in a crappy hotel called Hotel De Palma in Ampang.
this is a place where i ate curry rice for 3 meals a day and 5 days straight down. terrible crap.... and the weekend is packed with gatherings... no voice for karaoke also... ahahahah
and then i'm busy preparing my car for the 30th november track event.... so compressed... so tiring.... tmrw my days will be back to normal...but i can expect the amount of things that i need to look into is pile up like mountain after 2 weeks of disappearance...
my previous post was training for a week.. that was part 1 of my training and just a blink of an eye... my 2nd part of my training is done as well.
somewhere at the end of october, i decided last minute that i have to go to Taiwan for my design review and alot of supplier visits and sourcings. so, from the day i paid my air ticket to the day i travel only 1 week for me to prepare everything.
10th of november i headed to Taiwan, yet again. this round i have to find my way down to Tainan as that's my 1st stop. 3 days in tainan, 2 days in taipei. very compressed trip. alot of supplier to visit, and daily is just eating and drinking. but after the drinking i still have to go back to my hotel and shower then continue with the design and next day to be reviewed by experienced manufacturers.
basically all my current suppliers were also saying that i planned my trip too tight and they wanted to spend some time bringing me around but yet i don't have the luxury. can u imagine when i was in taipei, i didn't get to step into a shopping mall at all...it was so hectic...
the reason is because when i returned from my trip, there's an important appointment at 5PM. so i can't delay my flight or add extra day. and following monday is my 2nd part of coaching training. and there goes another week... 1 week of travelling, 1 week of training.. i didn't get to rest at home... and the training is in a crappy hotel called Hotel De Palma in Ampang.
this is a place where i ate curry rice for 3 meals a day and 5 days straight down. terrible crap.... and the weekend is packed with gatherings... no voice for karaoke also... ahahahah
and then i'm busy preparing my car for the 30th november track event.... so compressed... so tiring.... tmrw my days will be back to normal...but i can expect the amount of things that i need to look into is pile up like mountain after 2 weeks of disappearance...
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