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Behold: the new Header....

Guess it was partly due to C prog that I guess that I should probably do something that would make this blog look better...

Anyway, the Technical Communications lecturer just landed a huge assignment... Damn...

Of Make Up and Bodykits

This thought just come to mind...

What girls thinks about cars are like what guys think about make up.


One example is that we guys know that she's wearing make up, maybe notices the lipstick and eyeliner but, what we don't know is how much time (I'll assume plenty) it takes to do the other stuff like foundation and the likes of it, whereby the products probably fill up the whole dresser.


Where as girls notices that a car that has been modified looks different. Kinda how we notice the make up. Different. If the car has an aftermarket sport rims, a bodykit and some blaring speakers that rocks the windows, judder it till it shatters and probably disorientating someone who just ate too much burgers, point is the girl would just say, "hmmm.." with one side of the eyes squinting. In short, just like girls and make up, they probably don't know how much research, shopping around and trips to the bodyshop to make it look at it is.



[Someone gave alot of time and money on it]



Like us, we admire sport cars, they do the same just like how we notice a bomb shell walking pass the door. It may be gaudy, attrutious, flashy, evocative and somewhat wrong, we stare.


However, much like all forms of vanity, narcissism, and obsession, its all about envy. Maybe?
Big corporation pushes these images of observed beauty, coolness to our minds with celebrity with make up which they would do fine without, and cars that look like sharks (cough-evoX-cough) and ground shattering V8s. Well, its sorta like we all want a Ferrari ( impractical as it seems) and they want all the free goodies and spas and the likes.



[Mitsubishi Evolution X]


So, I guess to sum up, always aim for a Ferrari but make do with what you have. Otherwise, there is always another form of obsession, like stamp collecting.

DIY: Sunday

What I did on Sunday was just DIYing the whole morning and afternoon.


First thing first, my bed frame. You know those planks of wood that goes from one side of the bed to the other? Those planks need a place to support it, right? Apparently those folks from Cavenzi either don't have a measuring tape or they just don't know anything about carpentry.





Those "sleepers" as I would call them are resting on supports that are too short, or either the "sleepers" themselves are too damn short. The result is that those "sleepers" keep on falling onto the floor, along with my mattress.








The solution? Well, just add another plank of wood to increase the width of the support.



[The scar from the 'sleepers' that keep on falling of its supports...]


Good thing the 'In-apartment-mini-mart' has roughly the same 'sleepers' frame at the back that I would just help them clear out.





1. Dis mental the salvage 'sleeper' frame with a hammer, safety glasses and gloves.







2. Take out those pesky nails.






3. Measure twice, cut once.



[To know where the screws are so I wouldn't drill into them...]


4. Remove the existing 'sleepers' and those things under the bed.


5. Drill and screw... Wait, that didn't sound quite right...





6. Tadaa! The increase width of the support makes the whole difference in the 'sleepers' not falling off.





I'll test drive it later...



But, wait! There's still more... I also made two step stools, if that what you would call it..



I needed/wanted a step stool for quite awhile now... Seeing that those plastic ones are hot, flimsy and could very well take your eyes out when you carry them around, I wanted a wooden one, especially when I needed to do more DIY projects in the future...



So, from good quality soft wood ( I would presume since they are very soft and loosely grained) I salvaged/found (I forgot), I started off making my step stool.






1. The top has to be made from two planks, good thing is that I managed to find both with almost equal height, laying flat side by side. (A good thing if you don't want your bottom to be pinched.)


2. With the planks quite long, I saw off roughly six inches to make its leg.


3. With a third plank, I fashion a cross brace, or horizontal column cum stabilizer.


4. Drill and screw all the parts together with 1'1/2 screws.


5. Tadaa! A wonderful step stool... Now I have something to rest my legs on instead of the speaker sub-woofer...








And, for the second step stool for my second sister, I used an Ikea shelf unit which she salvaged from her condo.



[Ikea Rian]



Roughly the same steps, but the outcome is far different. With the shelving unit a fair bit wide and long, it looks like it was used as a peddle-stool for someone giving a speech, like those soap box crates. I guess with a couple slaps of matte black paint on the legs and supports, it would look stunning.. Maybe during Monday afternoon...



[The double stool... LOLz]

I'm Just too Lazy to Think of a Title, Damn It!!!

So, here's some of the pics I took from my phone when I was back in Kuching for three months...



[At camp permai... Went there to Kayak...]




[Twice!!]



[Too bad these photos are not of SLR quality...]



[And the neighbor's kitten that sneak into my house]


And, here are the photos when I got back...



[Been seeing of plenty of cars with matte black paint work, saw another car, Naza Suria with the same matte black, i.e. the non-shiny-paint-that-aunties-will-think-its-an-old-car-and-bang-the-door-at-it-denting-it]


And the main reason why I was so damn busy during my first week back...


[Damn insurance company that doesn't want to accept third party insurance for a car more than 10 years!!!]



[Finally got to renew the road tax for my car... Thanks Allianz Insurance!!!]


So, that pretty much sums up what I did... Short ain't it when you are 'Godlike' for 3 months...



Last but not least, today's sunset...

IN KL!!!

I've forgotten how large a 19 inch monitor can be...

or,

How fast a speedy mouse really make things fun, and super fast at the same time.


But, been using a mac for these past few days, i can't stop 'expose' my desktop...



On another note, the plane ride was ok, minus the fact that the two person sitting next to me had running nose, and the taxi driver is having a cough. A virus come to mind???

Must be all those people wearing masks that are making me worry...