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Benefits of Solar Energy

2011-07-21T11:09:00.000-07:00

Those charged with governance of providing energy nowadays still do not see the benefit of solar energy over other conventional methods of supplying power. Solar energy is a renewable energy source fuelled by the radiating sunlight from the Sun. There are several strong reasons to support why solar energy would top other conventional or renewable energy sources.

Renewable energy means having a perpetual source without the reliance on raw materials as fuel for power. With assistance from the Sun, solar energy possesses tremendous potential as a future alternative of providing power and there are strong reasons to suggest it might edge out its current energy providing counterparts. With coal and gas, there is a reliance on raw reserves to generate energy and these resources will eventually run dry. Nuclear fission places a great deal of risk on the environment and its inhabitants with a potentially fatal cocktail of radioactive radiation from its residues.

When performing a cost benefit analysis, solar energy also edges out other renewable energy sources. Hydroelectricity requires construction of a dam which would inundate large areas of natural habitat, potentially destroying the ecosystem. Wind energy is not reliable as wind is only generated when a cold front comes into contact with a warm current front, and predicting wind currents is a lot more complicated than relying on the Sun for power. With solar panels, the only requirement is to place them directly under the sunlight.

A very good argument supporting the cause for solar energy would be regarding conserving the environment. Global climate change is now a major concern for every inhabitant on this planet, and everyone must play their part to help conserve the environment. By choosing solar as a renewable source of energy, environmental threats can be greatly reduced. Solar energy does not emit pollution into the environment as compared to coal and gas power. Chlorofluorocarbon emissions which destroy the ozone can also be greatly reduced, thus indirectly minimizing the threat of a greenhouse effect. Although it might be too late to revert climate changes, but at least all these benefits lend a helping hand in subsiding the threat. A reasonable person would definitely opt for solar power knowing the benefit it provides for themselves and also the conservation of the environment.

Solar energy with its renewable attribute is fast gaining acceptance throughout countries all over the world. Governments are now opting for solar as their preferred choice of power source. Deserts with their barren landscape and glaring heat are perfect locations and are fully utilised for solar farms. Individual households are also installing solar panels to create their own personal power station. Agencies across the globe are now promoting the benefits of solar power to households for generating their own electricity with the help of the Sun. With the climate and environment at knifepoint, it also would be wise to educate the younger generations of using environmental friendly means of generating power rather than rely on scarce and sometimes dangerous resources as an energy source.

We can help save the environment and trim our electricity bills by starting to live off the grid with the use solar power as our preferred energy source.

Going Green With Solar Energy

2011-07-11T12:11:00.000-07:00

Solar is an energy source derived from radiation of the Sun’s rays. Basically there are two common types of solar energy: solar thermal energy and solar photovoltaic energy. Solar thermal energy converts the radiation into heat whereas photovoltaic energy converts the radiation into electricity. The primary focus is on the latter source of energy.

For photovoltaic solar energy to work, photovoltaic cells are required to convert sunlight into energy through the photoelectric effect. These cells are also known as solar cells and are made of silicon composite materials which absorb the sun’s rays. Solar energy will excite the electrons in the cells, thus converting the energy into a DC current of electricity. This form of electricity would then be converted into AC and then back into DC for general electricity consumption purposes.

Solar power is renewable and has the perpetuality advantage due to the Sun being its one and only primary source of energy. It does not create any chemical residue which may pollute the environment. Other sources of energy have their own drawbacks and adverse effects on the environment. Coal and gas deposits will run out one day and these sources of energy generates a considerable amount of pollution onto the environment. Nuclear fission generates tremendous amount of power, but they leave an adverse effect on the environment with a possibility of severe catastrophic outcomes.

Solar energy also gains widespread approval due to its practicality. Photovoltaic panels can be easily placed and installed into residential or even industrial units. For a residential home, one popular way would be to place solar panels directly on the roof, with direct exposure to sunlight. Industrial units usually opt for solar towers or substations to generate their own source of electricity. It may seem straightforward, but solar power presents its own drawbacks. Solar power generates a small amount of energy compared to conventional power supplies. It may be practical for individual households to have their own solar panels, but it might not be feasible for industrial units to invest in solar power on a large scale. Another reason might be the reliance on the Sun. Most industries need to keep a clockwork progress and they cannot afford to have a cloudy day block out their main power source.

Solar power is fast gaining popularity over its more conventional counterparts. Nowadays, solar power is preferred mainly due to it being environmentally friendly. Being a renewable source of energy, solar power remains independent of the amount of sunlight so it does not require any raw materials to keep the power supply going. Solar power also does not pollute the environment and it does not present any environmental threats compared to other energy sources.

As of now, solar power is being heavily endorsed by government bodies worldwide. From a cost benefit standpoint, solar energy presents more benefits compared to its drawbacks. Solar power stations are being constructed as an alternate source of power for some countries like Germany and Spain. More and more technological projects are incorporating solar power into their plans. An example would be in Japan and USA, where the feasibility of creating solar powered cars for daily road use is being investigated. With oil reserves running dry, you won’t be surprised to see solar powered cars on the road one day.

Choosing and Comparing Private Health Insurance

2011-07-06T11:55:00.000-07:00

There are a wide variety of private health insurance plans out there in the market, but which one to choose for you represents a daunting task. Not only are you looking for the package that caters best for you, other factors such as the price and reasoning of the private health insurance comes into question. There is however some basic ways to compare and choose the package that suits you most.

The most important aspect of comparing options would be to understand what is needed for you beforehand. These insurances cover a wide range of daily behavioural patterns and incur different premiums for them. Physical health conditions, hazardous habitual lifestyle patterns like smoking and drinking and also the job that you currently hold affects the premium costs the most. Other factors such as age, relationship status and selected benefits to be covered also have a significant impact on the insurance premium costs. Therefore it is important to know beforehand what you already have and what you need the insurance to cover when comparing and choosing different insurance quotes.

After deciding on what you require for your insurance plan, the next thing to compare would be the different features and benefits of your targeted plan. A typical insurance plan covers a wide range of benefits for the holders and also their direct family. However there are more intricate features of the plan which needs to be understood beforehand before making a decision. Therefore when comparing different insurance quotes, one must look at different features such as type of cover, services covered, limitations on benefits, waiting periods and also excess options when comparing health insurance policies. There are also miscellaneous things to consider such as deductible costs and also cost of making claim for the policy. The general consensus is that the higher the premium paid, the better the insurance coverage. Therefore it is important to look into these details when comparing and choosing the insurance policy of choice.

Now knowing the basic necessities and features to compare when dealing with insurance policy decision, the next step would be knowing how to make these comparisons and then making the decision. One very common way of comparing different health insurance policies would be through the internet. The internet represents a treasure chest full of information on different insurance policies. There are dedicated websites to compare insurance policies and these websites help consumers make decisions by elaborating insurance jargon and terms and also highlighting the differences in insurance options.

Another essential way of knowing the right insurance policy for you would be to consult an independent agent who represent different insurance companies to advice you on the policy of choice. The reason being so is that knowing these agents would not be entirely biased to one company as they are attached to a multitude of insurance providers. You can expect an honest opinion from such agents as opposed to agents attached to solitary insurance companies. Usually there are no additional fees incurred when these agents provide consultation, hence the premium fee paid would therefore be the same.

Coming of a New Age

2011-07-04T11:20:00.000-07:00

This blog has been dormant for quite a while. To kick start a new Renaissance, i won't be posting random crap about life or bullshit about my neighbor's dog anymore. Instead, i will place more attention on factual and intellectual findings regarding anything that i find amusing and interesting.

Stay tuned.

Dues Paid

2010-09-11T06:08:00.000-07:00

Paid my dues for 22 years living in this shithole known as earth. So how much have I achieved up until this point?

Not much really.

Time to make some changes. Time to make some things work. Time to settle some doubts. Time to exorcise some inner demons.

For once make a resolution and stick with it. Cheers and happy birthday to myself:)

Unavoidable Laws

2010-07-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

Good stuff=)

Burned With Desire

2010-07-10T00:07:00.000-07:00

For each forgotten kiss
For all the memories
For all the times a look
Said all we had to say

You played your part so well
A modern Romeo
You came on Cupid's wings
And then you flew away

When you touched my face
When you called my name
I burned with desire

When you touched my face
When you called my name
I burned with desire
But you left me in the rain

For every sleepless night
Forever in your arms
For every hour spent
Lost in the reverie

You broke your promises
No shame and no regrets
You burned the bridges too
An endless mystery

When you touched my face
So beautiful
When you called my name
My name..
I burned with desire

When you touched my face
So beautiful
When you called my name
My name..
I burned with desire
But you left me in the rain

When you touched my face
So beautiful
When you called my name
My name..
I burned with desire

When you touched my face
When you called my name
I burned with desire
But you left me in the rain

Good Shit

2010-06-17T10:46:00.001-07:00

THE SQUAT

2010-05-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

Passive

2010-05-14T10:08:00.000-07:00

“Dead as dead can be,” my doctor tells me
But I just can't believe him, ever the optimistic one
I'm sure of your ability to become my perfect enemy
Wake up and face me, don't play dead cause maybe
Someday I will walk away and say, “You disappoint me,”
Maybe you're better off this way

Leaning over you here, cold and catatonic
I catch a brief reflection of what you could and might have been
It's your right and your ability
To become…my perfect enemy…

Wake up (we'll catch you) and face me (come on now),
Don't play dead (don't play dead)
Cause maybe (because maybe)
Someday I'll (someday I'll) walk away and say, “You disappoint me,”
Maybe you're better off this way

Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
You're better of this…you're better off this…
Maybe you're better off!

Wake up (why can't you) and face me (come on now),
Don't play dead (don't play dead)
Cause maybe (because maybe)
Someday I'll (someday I'll) walk away and say, “You fucking disappoint me!”
Maybe you're better off this way

Go ahead and play dead (go)
I know that you can hear this (go)
Go ahead and play dead (go)
Why can't you turn and face me? (wake up)
Why can't you turn and face me? (wake up)
Why can't you turn and face me? (wake up)
Why can't you turn and face me? (you)
You fucking disappoint me!

Passive aggressive bullshit

Its Been A While

2009-12-31T01:50:00.000-08:00

I've decided to drop a random post since its the last day of 2009. To be frank, my 2009 has been kinda fucked up. Let's have a run through of what 2009 has been for me.

First of all things did not go smoothly for me for the big part of this year. I'm talking of course about all the small matters and also the more apparent ones which adds up to quite a dismal year for me. Let's see, the highlight would be losing as much as i possibly could in 3 days. What are the odds of that? I lost my sports bag with everything in it when my car was smashed at a coffee shop at night. Two days later, my car was broken into and my phone and of all things, my wallet, was stolen. The total lost was astronomical considering how poor i was. KNNMCBCCB

Besides, i destroyed a new racket 2 months after buying it. I wasn't feeling particularly well throughout the year with some minor and major health, physical and fitness issues. Life at home has been up and down with some issues that are better left unmentioned. Besides, my results should have been a lot better.

Although a big part of my 2009 has been overwhelmed by negative issues, there are still some good stuff worth taking note of. I met new people which i never regret knowing. Ive gotten to know people i want to know a lot better. Ive learnt to deal with shit and accept the fact that shit can happen for no apparent reason. I got a slight windfall at the tail end of the year. And last but not least, i have learnt to be appreciative and see the other side of things. Thanks everyone for making it possible. You know who you are=)

I'm not going to make any resolutions for 2010 as history has shown that resolutions are mere gibberish made by people trying to make things right. However, i will try to make the most out of a bad situation and get along with it.

So, bottom line, Fuck 2009.

Random Laughs

2009-09-19T21:54:00.000-07:00

This is an extract from Richard Benson's Blackboard Blunders book, where the author could not resist compiling all the homework howlers of today's students. Enjoy

1) On school reports: My teacher said I was very epidemically bright. I was prowed!

2) On art classes: Today I painted an octopuss with big eyes and eight purple testicles.

3) In his own story: Time seemed to be standing still. Nothing was happening and I was getting scarred. I looked again at my cock. It hadn't moved since I last looked at it.

4) On the choir: In last year's Christmas concert, Linzie played the main prat. I played one of the smaller prats and I would like to have a bigger prat this year.

5) On Geography: In Scandinavia , the Danish people come from Denmark, the Norweigans come from Norway and the Lapdancers come from Lapland.

6) On charity work: I feel sorry for the people in Africa. They are staring to death. They only get a little groin to eat. I wouldn't like to eat groin.

7) On maths: The total is when you add up all the numbers and a remainder is an animal that pulls Santa on his Sleigh.

8) On automobiles: Helicopters are cleverer than planes . Not only can they fly through the air, they can also hoover.

9) On history: Sir Walter Raleigh circumcised the world with a big clipper.

10) On the 1930s: If you had no money in the 1930s, you could get some by going to a porn shop. The man at the porn shop had three balls hanging over his entrance.

11) On World War Two: Sometimes in the war they take prisners and keep them ostridges until the war is over.Some prisoners end up in consterpation camps.

12) On ancient history:In a field near my house, they think they have found the remains of a roman fart.

13) On the holidays: When it gets near Christmas, I get choclat penis. I get one every morning.

14) A prayer: Dear God, My wish is that there would be pis all over the world. Make the wars end and let people live in pis all their lives.

15) On illness: I went to see the doctor because I have awful crap. I woke up with crap all down my leg yesterday and I cuddent put my foot down.

16.) On hobbies: My hobby is insest. I learnt about all kinds of insest from a book I bort at a bring and buy sale. I speshly like aunts.

17.) On nuclear anxiety: My dad talked about weapons of mass destruction while eating dinner. I'm worried about this. I don't want to get bumbed.

18) What she did at the weekend: This wikend we went shopping. I got some new shoes and mummy got a new pair of tits.

19) When I grow up: I would like to have lots of babys when I am a grown-up. My mummy says I need to wait until I'm older but Tina across the raod has lots of babys and she isn't grown up. She also has lots of husbends.

20) Bedtime: It is verry noisy for me at night because we live above a pube.

Makes you feel kind of smart and high placed after reading this huh?

Uniten Sarawak Tour Part 2

2009-08-21T08:57:00.000-07:00

Part 2 of the saga. After the friendly match and the visit to the crocodile's orgy place, we decided to head up to Damai Beach for an overnight stay. There were around 20 of us so this trip turned out to be quite interesting.

Random snaps of the participants.

Unloading stuff from the car

Uniten gay orgy. lol

Chilling in the room

Snaps of the beach

Beach volleyball

The losing team

Head's up!

After the volleyball match and a brief dip into the sea, we showered and went for dinner at Beach Seafood.

Seafood dinner

After dinner we headed back to the room. We had 3 surprise premature birthday celebrations planned.

1st up is Rowin a.k.a. world champion with his girlfriend.

Next up is Justin

And lastly the biggest surprise celebration was reserved for joy=) see her priceless expression.

Witnesses to the comical ordeal

GG-ness

After checking out, the Uniten gang went to the Sarawak Cultural Village for a visit, while the rest of us headed back to get ready for dinner. We gathered at Topspot for our farewell dinner.

After the dinner, we sent them off at the airport. That practically concludes Uniten's Sarawak Tour. I'm sorry if i missed on some pictures. I had a hard time picking the pictures from a large pile. Till the next time.

Uniten Sarawak Tour Part 1

2009-08-19T10:49:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since my last update, so i guess i'll just fill in on the recent happenings around me. Recently the badminton team from Uniten came over to Kuching for a friendly match with Swinburne's badminton team. Needless to say our team got owned and if it were not for our star player we would have been whitewashed blank.

Random snaps during the friendly match.

1st doubles match

Mao Yuan and Guan

Uniten captain, Jia Ming

Darren and Saiful

The lovely sisters, Joy and Jane

The ladies that night

Mike and the tall guy

Mao Yuan and Emilia

Jia Ming and Joy

Group picture

And finally food. Supper time

Those were some of the pictures from the night of our friendly match. I just selected a few of the pictures to post up. Apparently we had a bunch of photographers that night who cannot stop taking pictures. So i had to make do with a handful i selected out of the pile.

The next day we decided to head up to Jong's crocodile farm for a visit.

Group picture

Crocodile orgy

The most annoying thing

The coolest dude there

The biggest motherfucker there

And finally, the laziest dude there. Enough said=)

'If' by Rudyard Kipling

2009-06-05T11:47:00.000-07:00

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, but make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating, and yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream, and not make dreams your master;
If you can think, and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken, and stop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings and never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, or walk with kings, nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, and, which is more, you'll be a Man my son.

Nature Trails

2009-02-23T07:26:00.000-08:00

Just recently, we decided to head out to a waterfall recommended by roshan. He said it was 20 feet so that made us (me, anthea, steph and joseph) interested. The waterfall is at some village named Baan Gong if im not mistaken. We had to park the car by the village and hike for about half an hour through some tough terrain to reach the waterfall.

We had to make our way through the villages, padi fields and cross a few streams to reach the waterfall.

After half an hour's hike, we reached the waterfall. It was quite big actually as the picture doesnt really put to scale a person's size relative to the waterfall's size. There were a lot kampung kids bathing in the pool which made the water greasy and murky. Potong stim.

Roshan, anthea, joseph and steph. Pro photographer.

Isolated pics of everyone. Sabah asshole.

Asshole from nearby 12th mile with his emo pose.

Me.

Steph promoting sprite.

Anthea with waterfall dementia going crazy for the camera. After some pics we dipped into the water.

The rest of them got out from the water after a while. Me and roshan then climbed up the waterfall to take a plunge.

I swear it looks way higher from the top. My balls shrank by half a size when i reached the top. The rocks were very slippery and the current was strong, which made finding a safe spot to jump off kinda difficult.

Roshan went first. I had to take some moment to calm my nerves. After some persuasion and dissing by that sabah asshole, i jumped and landed hard on the rocks in the pool.

When it was his turn, joseph chickened out and instead he tried to divert attention by doing some crayfish documentary.

Two and a half men.

The girls were inseparable as they could not get enough of each other. lol

Santa going through his bag...

and cleaning up the mess. We poured our shampoo and shower cream from the top of the waterfall and the whole pool was full of foam. Good thing was that after that we had the pool all to ourselves.

Horny tits crazy idiot.

I had to cover my tits from him as i was the only one not wearing a shirt.

One of the few shots where u can see everyone and the waterfall. Joseph was having a blast chickening out and playing with girls. lol

Some random pics. After that we cleaned up, changed and head back home. Till the next time=)

14/1/2009-20/1/2009

2009-02-20T23:58:00.000-08:00

The week before everyone left. Gerard went back to Singapore to screw chicks. Jonat left for Melbourne to study. Pin migrated to Perth to find work. Shenton went back to Perth.

Wanted to go karaoke on Valentine's day night. But apparently couples nowadays all prefer to sing to serenade each other on Valentine's day as all the karaoke outlets were fully occupied. We went dinner at Causeway Bay, then went to gizmo for COD4 then finally head to Jeff's house to finish the leftover beers.

Jonat and Pin

Pin, Kif and Gerard

Jeff

Kif gg. Actually he fell asleep

Heineken and Becks. Imo heineken tastes a lot better than becks

Went karaoke the next day (15/1/2009) after lunch. Here are a few pics that i took. Shenton dropped by a while but did not join us as his flight was at 5 in the afternoon.

The next up and coming pop star.

Gerard and Kif. Gerard is t3h karaoke king.

Jonat and Pin. Pin sang his Jay Chou and Teresa Teng songs all afternoon. Gerard went back to Singapore after karaoke. Went to Pin's house the nights before Jonat and Pin left and played some poker. No pictures as i was too pre-occupied with poker. Pin won a lot the night before he left.

Damai #2

2009-02-12T08:22:00.000-08:00

Date: 12/2/2009-13/2/2009

Place: Damai

People: 8 guys (how gay is that?) me, Jeff, Jonat, Gerard a.k.a. Mr. Universe a.k.a. Mr. Riverbank Suite a.k.a. Mr. Ranchan Pool a.k.a. Mr. Damai a.k.a. Andy Lau a.k.a. Stephen Yong, Pin, Shenton, Keith and Jonah

Trade-offs: empty wallet again, terrible sunburn

Damai was so empty except for us and some angmos. We practically owned the pool the whole afternoon.

And we owned the beach as well. The waves were not as big as the last time i came here.

Some of the pics by the poolside. Shenton and jonah did not get wet.

Finally some girls. Wendy and Grace drove up for a day trip to meet us here. They left before we went for dinner.

After dinner at buntal we drank a bit and played some drinking games. I did not drink as much as i did last time around. Pin drank the most and started acting weird and being totally random. He was obsessed with Gerard a.k.a. Mr. Universe a.k.a. Mr. Riverbank Suite a.k.a. Mr. Ranchan Pool a.k.a. Mr. Damai a.k.a. Andy Lau a.k.a. Stephen Yong and kept taking pics of him while he was asleep after Gerard a.k.a. Mr. Universe a.k.a. Mr. Riverbank Suite a.k.a. Mr. Ranchan Pool a.k.a. Mr. Damai a.k.a. Andy Lau a.k.a. Stephen Yong mumbled some words during his sleep that attracted pin.

The next morning we woke up late and missed the breakfast. The breakfast was supposed to be for the two drivers. But both of them overslept as well. In the end we decided to head down to nk food network for lunch after checking out then head home.

CNY 2009

2009-02-12T07:56:00.001-08:00

This is oficially the 19th day of the new year. So happy belated Chinese New Year to all my chinese peeps out there. Not many pics this time around because did not bothered to took them and forgot to ask from people.

Went visting with some friends during the 3rd day of CNY. Met up with old classmates and friends during the outing. Ate, drank, gambled and thats about it for CNY. Wishing everyone out there all the best and a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year=)

Damai

2008-12-24T07:00:00.000-08:00

Date: 22/12/2008-23/12/2008

Place: Damai

People: 4 girls(anthea, steph, alison tan and angeline), and 6 assholes(me, tambi, jonat, samuel, vyner and shin)

Trade-offs: empty wallet, puked my guts out, terrible hangover

Trying to be emo#1

Trying to be emo #2 (WTF)

Random pic. Tambi also trying to be emo. Anthea looks so happy playing with the salt from the seawater.

After a while most of them got bored and decided to try some sand art. The girls, as vain as they ever will be, decided to engrave their names in the sand.

Angeline

Anthea

Alison Tan @ Ah Tan

This is more like it.

Tambi engraving the memories of his shattered dreams in the sand. Anna Molly? lol

SHIT!

The masterpiece. Hump Me! Im so turned on after finishing this work of art. I hope some sick bastard out there jacks off to this. lol

The rest of them came around 4 in the afternoon. Spent the whole afternoon by the pool and beach. Went to buntal for dinner then drank the night away. Till the next time=)

A Random Saturday

2008-11-30T09:32:00.000-08:00

Date : 29/11/2008

Venue : miscellaneous
People : random

Consequences : sore throat, lost of voice and a whole day practically wasted lol

Steph and Anthea

Jacqueline and Indian Casanova

Steph and Ellane

Siew Lam and Anthea

Kuching pai kia trying to study

After that some sabahan asshole insisted we go steamboat. The pics are as follows

Mua

Indian Casanova trying out our Malaysian cuisine

Sabah asshole

Anthea

Anthea (again) and Siew Lam

Angeline and Steph

Hangover from excessive butter

Group pic

My Sticks

2008-11-07T06:24:00.000-08:00

I noticed that there are quite a few tennis rackets around my house. So ive decided to do a post on a few of the rackets that i can find at home.

This is the wilson nPS95. These are what im currently using now. Bought these for half price 2 years ago i think. Not too bad, just that if i wasnt on a tight budget i would be going for smth better.=)

This is the wilson Prostaff Tour 90. It was my favourite stick so far. I used to have 3 of these sticks but i have only one left now. The other 2 ended up in quite a sorry state.

These are my other two Tour 90s'. Both are unplayable now. One cracked somewhere near the throat and the other one cracked somewhere near the top.

This is the wilson nSix-One 95 Team. These are my sister's sticks.

The one on top is the wilson nPro while the one at the bottom is the wilson nPro Open. These belong to my bro but since hes not playing anymore these have been left at the side for quite a while.

This is a totally naked head Ti.Fire CZ. No strings no grips no whatsoever. It plays quite ok but it is a bit on the light side.

This is an antique head ArthurAshe Competition. Its not bad to play with considering it is around 30 years old.

This is the wilson Triad3. Used to belong to my sis i think. Very light and powerful. I think have a few more sticks but somehow i could not find them at the time being.

Random weekend part 1

2008-10-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

We decided to head up to Ranchan Pools in Serian for a picnic on a Sunday. Guys are terrible at planning so as expected, everything was a mess. Everyone was having a hangover from not enough sleep i guess. Guess i'll keep the talking to a minimum and let the pictures speak for itself.

This is the bright side of nature. Clean, undisturbed and free of shit.

This is the dark side. Full of shit, rubbish, crap etc. Super potong stim

Random pictures of everyone. This is our Mr. Universe here posing for the camera.

Keith with a very fabricated smile.

Jeff trying to hide himself from the camera.

Ah Loong here trying to become a hippie and smoke weed.

Jonathan with honey and a piece of chicken.

Tan Pin here also trying to be a hippie and smoke crack. Must be the new trend.

Here are some random group pictures.

Jeff our photographer is nowhere to be seen as he is doing some documentary about longkang aquatic wildlife.

A group picture with everyone in it.

Another version of the group pic. This time with everyone acting a bit out of the ordinary.

Here we are trying to pollute the stream with shampoo and body wash. Notice that Ah Loong and Gerard are both in undies LOL. Keith looks like the joker in the dark knight.

Below are some before and after pics.

Normal human mode.

The Incredible Hulk mode. Notice the veins in his biceps. Not your normal Incredible Hulk.

Super Saiyan Tenkaichi Budokai Technique.

The fusion technique LOL. Tan Pin + Ah Loong = Mr. Universe Gerard Chan.

We had chicken wings for lunch. Took quite a while to get the fire started but it was well worth the wait.

We even made full use of nature. The water was practically cold enough to keep our drinks cool. Imagine how it feels like to dip into it. Proves how environmental friendly we are.=)

Random

2008-09-23T11:02:00.000-07:00

Ok heres a long overdue post. Been kinda busy and lazy at the same time. I turned 20 recently so happy birthday to me. Thanks to everyone who wished, messaged etc etc. Since im entering a new phase in life i would like to make a few resolutions. The list is as follows.

- I'd try not to be such an asshole
- I'll try and concentrate on my studies
- I'll try and make something useful of my life
- I'll get rich or die trying
- I'll eat more and try on put on some weight
- I'll try not to procrastinate too much
- I'll remind myself to register as a voter on my next birthday

There are many more but these are just the few that i could think of at the moment. So i guess thats it and we'll see how it goes.

P/S: Im fantastic at making resolutions but i absolutely suck at keeping them. So dont keep your hopes up =)

Food Fest

2008-08-22T10:50:00.000-07:00

Went to Amanda's house for dinner on wednesday night. Apparently she wanted to celebrate her removal of her wisdom tooth so she decided to cook for all of us. Failed to spam her food but we did take some shots of the liquor that was available that night.

I managed to refrain myself from getting too carried away because i had classes the next day. I did however took a shot of this Jameson Whiskey and i must say its pretty good. Too bad there wasnt enough for everyone.

This is a bottle of pear flavoured Absolut Vodka. It was unopened because nobody seemed to dig vodka. Noob photographer.

This is a bottle of some Russian Vodka. It was already opened and i guess some of them drank a bit of this. One guy got quite knocked out because i mixed a bit of this vodka into his bacardi which i'll show in the next picture. He did manage to get home safely though. Again noob photographer.

This is a bottle of bacardi oro. Its a type of rum i think. The girls opened it and mixed it with pineapple and apple juice. I did not drink this because the smell of this liquor brought back nightmares.

So in the end it was more like an alcohol fest than a food fest. LOL

Sick World Records

2008-08-18T08:33:00.000-07:00

Here are a list of interesting records that i doubt very few of you out there would wanna try and have a go at it. Enjoy

Sick WORLD RECORDS

MOST SEMEN SWALLOWED Michelle Monahan had 1.7 pints of semen pumped out of her stomach in Los Angeles in July 1991.

LONGEST PUBES Maoni Vi of Cape Town has hair measuring 32 inches from the armpits and 28 inches from her vagina.

MOST CAVERNOUS CROTCH Linda Manning of Los Angeles could, without preparation, completely insert a lubricated American football into her vagina.

ZIT POPPING In July 1987, Carl Chadwick of Rugby, England, squeezed a zit and projected a detectable amount of yellow pus a distance of 7ft 1 inch.

WORST DRINK The most horrible drink to be considered abeverage and safely drunk is Khoona. It is drunk by Afghani tribesmen on their wedding night and consists of a small amount of still-warm very recently attained bull semen. It is believed to be a potent aphrodisiac.

MOST OFFENSIVE COCKTAIL This is available from a few select bars in New York. It contains tomato juice, a double shot of vodka, a spoonful of French mustard and a dash of lime. It is not mixed, but served with a tampon (unused) instead of a cocktail umbrella and is known as a 'Cunt Pump'.

GREATEST DISTANCE ATTAINED FOR A JET OF SEMEN Horst Schultz achieved 18 ft 9 in with a 'substantial' amount of seminal fluid. He also hold the records for the greatest height (12ft 4in) and the greatest speed of ejaculation, or muzzle velocity, with 42.7mph.

LONGEST TURD The longest dump ever verified was produced by an American, who produced a 'staggering turd' over a period of 2 hr 12 mins which was officially measured at 12 ft 2in. The offender is banned from 134 washrooms in his state. (LOL!)

MOST PROLONGED FART Bernard Clemmens of London managed to sustain a fart for an officially recorded time of 2 mins 42 seconds.

Impressive, isn't it?

Politicians

2008-07-19T01:20:00.000-07:00

Recently my friend gave me a link to a politician's website. I couldn't help but read then get hooked and curse every swear word i know at the same time. IMO i think all politicians are either full of shit or a hypocrite or both. So ive decided i would dedicate this post to all the politicians in Malaysia. Congrats on making complete fools out of yourselves. Here goes..

There are two squashed corpses on the North-South highway. One is a dead dog, the other is a dead politician. What's the difference?
There are skid marks before the dog.

Hillary Clinton was out jogging one morning. As she passed a small boy she saw that he had a box full of puppies. She stopped and asked the little boy what kind of puppies he had. He looked up proudly and said, 'They're all Democrats.' Hillary was pleased as she just jogged away. She returned home and told her husband the story.
About a week later Bill was jogging by a young man with a box full of puppies. He stopped and asked the young boy what kind of puppies they were. The boy looked up confidently and said, 'They're all Republicans.' Somewhat puzzled, Bill asked him if he was the same boy that had told Hillary about his Democrat puppies. The boy said yes. Bill then asked him if he had a new box of puppies.
'No,' said the boy, 'they are the same pups.'
Bill asked, 'How can they be Democrats last week and Republicans this week?'
The young boy said cheerfully, 'Last week when they had their eyes closed, they were Democrats. Now that their eyes are open they are Republicans.'

Three plastic surgeons met at a conference. The first, an American talks about his latest triumph in Californian reconstruction. 'A guy as shot to pieces in a shoot-out. All we had left was his right ear. We took the ear, reconstituted the entire body and now he's back at work. In fact, he replaced six men.'
The English plastic surgeon promptly tops the story. 'We had a nuclear accident at a power station, and all that was left was a single strand of hair. We took that hair, reconstructed the entire human being and now he's back at work at the power station. As a matter of fact he has replaced twenty men.'
The Malaysian surgeon was unimpressed. 'I was walking along a street a few weeks ago and smelt a fart. I trapped it in a bottle, got back to the hospital, manage to constitute it into an arsehole and then into an entire human body. That guy's now the Prime Minister of Malaysia and he's put a million out of work.'

President Bush wakes up one winter's morning and goes to the window of his bedroom to look at the freshly fallen snow on the White House lawn and is aghast to see, written in what is obviously urine, the legend 'Bush sucks'. Furious, he calls his CIA chief and bellows that this incident has ruined his whole day and they'd better find the culprit immediately. The CIA chief scuttles off and later that day fronts Bush in the Oval Office and says, 'Sir, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that we can unequivocally tell you who the culprit is. We've run the piss sample through spectrometers, the CIA computers and a urine-inspect-o-nalysis doo-dad and without a shadow of a doubt I can tell you, it was Barrack Obama!'
President Bush reels in shock and gasps, 'Barrack Obama! That's the good news? What on earth could the bad news be?'
'Well sir,' says the CIA chief, 'the handwriting's Laura's.'

A politician was driving a constituent and her young son through Kings Cross when the son pointed out at some women loitering on the footpath and asked her, 'What are those ladies waiting for?'
To which she replied, 'Son, they are waiting for their husbands to come pick them up after work.' Whereupon the politician, obviously Labor, cut in and said, 'Lady, you can't shield you son from the real world. Admit to him that they're prostitutes.' The boy then asked, 'Mummy, do prostitutes have babies?' To which the mother replied, 'Of course son, where do you think politicians come from?'

LOL

Classics

2008-07-16T12:29:00.000-07:00

A young Chinese student was travelling in a train compartment with a ferocious soldier, an old lady an a stunningly attractive young lady. The train went through a tunnel. In the darkness they heard a kiss followed by a resounding smack. When they came out of the tunnel the soldier was rubbing a very swollen face, and they each contemplated what must have just happened...
The old lady thought, 'What a proper young lady that is to chastise the soldier for his unwelcomed advances.'
The young lady thought, 'Why would the soldier want to kiss the old lady instead of an attractive person like me?'
The soldier thought, 'That student is a lucky asshole. He gets to kiss the young lady and i get the smack.'
But the student knew all along, 'I'm a cunning fellow. I kiss the back of my hand, give the soldier one tight slap and get away with it'

An American oil-drilling company was erecting a new offshore platform in total isolation. Their industrial psychologists was concerned about the effect this might have on the crew. It was therefore decided to test the reactions of three men. An Englishman, an American ans the inevitable Chinese were selected and told to pick out their favourite leisure gear to help them cope with the next three months completely on their own in the middle of the ocean.

The American turned up with a suitcase, the Englishman with five huge plastic bags and the Chinese with only his hands in his pockets.

The industrial psychologists was naturally very curious so he took turns to interrogate each of them. The American explained that he was taking his Linguaphone records and books to learn languages. The Englishman said he had 5000golf balls to help improve his driving skills.

Then they quizzed the Chinese who produced a packet of tampons from his pocket. reading aloud from the label, 'With this you can go swimming, scuba diving, aerogliding, dancing and do aerobics.'

The Australian, the Frenchman and the Canadian were bragging about their sexual escapades with their respective partners.

'After i have zee sex wiz my wife,' said the Frenchman, 'I cover her wiz crepes suzette and eat it sensually off her silky bare skin. She becomes so excited she rises centimetres off zee bed.'

'When i screw my wife,' drawled the Canadian, 'I pour maple syrup on her and lick it off slowly. She's in so much goddamn ecstasy she rises feet off the bed.'

'Me?' says the Aussie. 'When I'm done with my old lady i wipe my dick on the curtains and she hits the roof.'

Blondes LOL

2008-07-14T12:14:00.000-07:00

Some things are just not as it seems..

What do an intelligent blonde and an easter bunny have in common?
No one has seen either of them

How do you confuse blondes?
Sit them in a round room and ask them to find the corner

Why was the blonde so pleased when she finished the puzzle in 6 months?
Because the cover said 3 to 5 years

How do you know when a blonde's been doing a crossword?
Because all the boxes are coloured in

How does a blonde kill a fish?
She drowns it

How many blondes does it take to change a lightbulb?
3. One to find a ladder, one to find a lightbulb and one to find a man to do the job

Why are blondes like toilets?
Because they are either engaged or full of shit

A blonde and a brunette were walking in the park when suddenly the brunette says, 'Oh, a dead bird!'
The blonde looked up and said, 'where, where?'

What do you call a blonde with half a brain?
Gifted

What's the first thing a blonde does in the morning?
Gets dressed and goes home

What do you call a brunette standing in between 2 blondes?
An interpreter

What do blondes and turtles have in common?
Once they are on their backs they are screwed

What do blondes and computers have in common?
You dont know their true value until they go down

How does a blonde like her eggs?
Fertilised

What did the blonde say when she found out that she was pregnant?
I hope its not mine

What do peroxide blondes and a 747 have in common?
Both have big black boxes

What do you call 10 blondes standing ear to ear?
A wind tunnel

How do blondes' brain cells die?
Alone

What is a blonde's mating call?
I think i'm drunk

Why do blondes need an arsehole?
Well someone has to put out all the garbage

P/S: JK=)

Pick Up Lines

2008-07-07T10:15:00.000-07:00

I found this somewhere in the internet. These are basically pick up lines for pick-up artists, plain wannabes or just total idiots. Read on...

The Lazy Talker

Man: Wow!

The Totally Lost

Man: I lost my number..

Girl: Huh??

Man: Can i have yours?

The Geek

Man: I love YOU!!

Girl: ...weirdo

The Player

Man: May i know your name?

Girl: Not in this lifetime!! (*roll eyes*)

Man: Thats ok. It would save some trouble too as i would have probably forgotten it anyways by the end of the night.=) So how bout me buying you a drink?

The Clueless

Man: *runs straight to a girl and kisses her*

Girl: What was that for??

Man: Oh.. im too drunk to think of a pick up line.. *walks away*

The Dont Even Try's

He could have just drowned himself in those tits.

For The Impersonater
Man: Im a celebrity!
Girl: Wahh.. Take pics of me!
Man: Okok.. *takes pics*
Girl: Thanks!! *walks away*
Man: *dammit*

For The Ah Bengs
Man: Wah lao eh! You an Chua sI BeH SuI Le! You gal me Man *raise arms exposing fats* Leks PoK PoK ToNighT!
Girl: *slappppp*

For The Rich And Spoilt Pai Kias
Man: Can you keep my keys for me? *waves Ferrari keys*
Girl: Wahh…ferrari ar! Thanks!
Man: Eh eh…its ok…gimme back!

For The Pai Kia Wannabes
Man: Can you keep my keys for me *waves Ferrari keychain* *hinting grin*
Girl: You drive Ferrari?? Later I follow you ok! *sexy smile*
Man: *fuck…what am I gonna do when she actually follow me back in my scooter*

Cucumbers...

2007-10-13T12:18:00.000-07:00

Never underestimate
a cucumber...

Here are a few reasons why MOST cucumbers are better then men...

- An average cucmber is 15cm long

- Cucumbers can stay hard for up to a week

- Cucumbers never suffer from performance anxiety

- You'll know how hard a cucumber is when you take it home

- Cucumbers can get away any weekend

- A cucumber will always respect you

- You only eat cucumbers when you feel like it

- Cucumbers don't need a round of applause

- Cucumbers don't ask questions like "Am I the best?" or "How was

it?"

- A cucumber can hide in the fridge when your mother comes over

- A cucumber can stay up all night

- And with a cucumber, you never have to sleep in a wet patch

Ode To The Nice Guys

2007-09-22T19:51:00.000-07:00

Recently, I came across this article..

This is a tribute to the nice guys. The guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at departmental stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl's every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends back from parties and never take advantage once they're at the door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who know a girls is fishing for compliment but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules favour the cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriends material but somehow don't end up as boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she shouldn't worry about it. This is for the time she interrupted the best killing spree you'd ever orchestrated in Warcraft to rant about a rumour that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumour to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she didn't have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing "serious" between the two of you, she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: "oh, but we're just friends!" And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyway. Because you're nice like that.

The nice guys don't often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don't seem to get laid as often as they should. And i wish i could logically explain this trend, but i can't. From what i've observed on campus and what i have learned from talking to friends at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion i can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches (no offense). Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as "oh, he's too nice to date" or "he would be a good boyfriend but he's not for me" or "he already puts up with so much for me, i couldn't possibly ask him out!" or the most frustrating of all "no, it would ruin our friendship." Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect too-nice-to-date guys to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry guys, girls like that are beyond our ability to fathom. I can't figure out why the connection breaks down between what they say (i want a nice guy!) and what they do (i'm going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one thing i can do, is say that the nice-guys-finish-last phenomenon doesn't last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of the train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, i propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and i know you're sick of hearing yourself being described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, insane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitiude gou out to you. You do have credibilty in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming...

p/s: im not a sexist.

My first entry

2007-09-14T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well since i have time to burn, so might as well start writing a blog, so here goes...

I have been itching for a time to tell the world about 1 fantastic friend of mine. He is so special that it is an honour to be his friend. Behold, the one and only..

ALEX YEO SIANG CHIEW

Also known as Alex Yeo Kim Choi and God of Physics.

This rare photo was captured when he was dwelling in a mind of his own, formulating new theories and proving heroes past and present wrong. Notice how different he is compared to us. What im talking about is the green thing holding up his Kama Sutra of Physics. Maybe it is this very thing that separates the gods from the mortals.. What an awesome sight!

In case you are still wondering who this perfect product of procreation is, let me fill you in with some essential facts you need to know about Alex Yeo Siang Chiew. He has been the top student in our school for 6 straight years, a feat never before achieved by any other student in Green Road Secondary School. In fact, he is so far ahead in terms of knowledge and power that sometimes he might go and prove teachers wrong. I am lucky enough to have this video when he was having a hot debate with our PA teacher.

Of course the teacher proved no match for Alex as his extensive knowledge and power reigned supreme over the hapless teacher. Besides his achievements in school, Alex has also announced himslef onto the scientific world. He has formulated theories which define the way we live. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contributions to the field of chemistry. His discovered that the unsaturated fat in his abdomen can be used coincidentally as a universal indicator. This nobel prize is only a minor fraction of his entire resume. In fact, listing down all his accolades would be impossible.

In this rare photo, Alex can be seen explaining his newfound theories on vector to an enthusiastic fan of his.

Besides his inhuman scholastic achievements, Alex is also a world class badminton player. His shots are known to scream across the net at speeds in excess of mach 1. Up till now he hasnt met a worthy rival. Therefore it is undeniable that he is the undisputed badminton champion of the universe. He also holds the inter-galactical record for the shotput, discuss and the javelin field events.

Alex Yeo Siang Chew is a hardcore fan of BMW cars. He also shows similar interest in anything to do with war and destruction. He is willing to sacrifice himself for honour and country, this includes killing even loved ones. Raise a topic about Russian jet fighters and he will fill you in with every fact available. One can only wonder how a human can store so much data in an organ within the skull. This question is best left for biologist!

Alex is now happily married to Laura Yap...

P/S: For entertainment purposes only.