Cameron Trip 1 (Photos from Luqman)

Look at how dirty is our shoes and boots.

Remember the telco tower is our starting point?

They said the trees looks like the one in Lord of the Rings.

Due to it is hard for sunlight to penetrate into the woods, the ground is very wet and moist.

Perfect living condition for moss.

It was really a long hike. We started from 10:45am, when I reach the final point it is already 4:38pm, include lunch and resting time.

Some old trees that were wrapped with moss.

The telco towers - Our starting point.

We paid RM50 extra each to rent out these very old Land Rovers to take us to the hill.

Gunung Irau (Photos from Kwong)

Ok... my shots are pretty amateur....

Halfway I have to clean my boot with the help of the moss, cuz I accidentally steped on the mud.

The distance looks short, but that is another 100 minutes journey ahead.

I think this is funny... I name this photo: "When the Hobbits found the Shire".

Everyone pose for the photos.

白撞? That is a very funny way to use it for the sign board.

Took this two photos early in the morning, cuz I am the first one reaching the hilltop, we stopped there for 15 minutes waiting for others. The shocks and springs which I mod to my car really good at tackling winding road. So I was able to drive my car spiritually when we are going uphill. Hehehehe

My Cameron + Gunung Irau Trip

The trail to the BOH tea garden

(above) pitcher plant that I saw on Gunung Irau...

Stay tuned, will post more photos...

Joke: 'Osama Been Laiden'

Receive a funny joke from friend. Depends on how you see it, the joke can be racist.

'Infernal Affairs' in MACC HQ

Last seen on photo, the guy on the right (Teo Beng Hock) before he is heading to MACC (Malaysian Anti Corruption Crap, aka running dog for BN government) to assist on some investigation..

On 1:30pm, someone found his dead body in MACC HQ... Please, don't tell me he fell off from the building by accident, don't tell me he committed suicide as he suppose to get marry on this Friday. And also please, don't tell me some crap that he scared of being charged, so he jump off from the building. I mean, this is not a 'Malaysian style', because Malaysians are kiasi and they rather spend a few years in jail than killing themselves if proven guilty. Remember, this innocent guy went to MACC to assist on an investigation, so he didn't do any wrong.

You farkers (MACC) better explain yourself!!!! I am joining the protest/vigil at your HQ on Friday night!

Testing... testing... 1...2....3

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Memories of Utah State University

Saw someone joined the group of Utah State University in facebook, so I click on it and discovered some pictures that bring me back to time for 13 years. During that time, there aren't any digital cameras, and Intel just introduced Pentium PCs and our school already using it in the labs, where as my friend is still using 486 machine in UK.My uni is located at a town called, Logan. It is just half an hour drive to Idaho state, where you can eat one of the best produced potatoes in Idaho.

This is the 'Old Main' Building, first USU building since 1888, I hope I didn't mixed up the years with other watch makers.

Another view of the Uni. The institution provide shuttle bus that travels around the campus, I still remember phone call around Logan are free. You can chit chat with your friend on the phone as long as you want. That is how I learn to become I good listener, where some 'broken hearts' called you earlier in the morning to complain about their relationships and some share with you on their achievements.

Old Main building during winter time. It is a torture when you have a class at 8am. It is very hard to wake up in such a nice cooling weather. I try not to turn on the heater because my skin will get itchy. However, some Malaysians turn on the heater like no tomorrow, you feel like walking into an oven whenever you enter their room. I guess they want to make their dorm 'feels like home'. Back to the 8am thingy, I want to confess that I have been skipping quite a number of Marketing course during my uni days because it fell on 8am class during winter time. One day, I went to the class, and then you know what I found out? The class which I attend was the last class of the semester, which I never know...Anyway, I scored a 'B' for my marketing subject, I think I could have done it better if I attend classes because some of the answers in the exams are from the lecture. You won't be able to find it in your text book unless you attend the class.

Look at the hill! You can ski during the winter, just 20-30 minutes drive from the campus. It is the view that makes me choose USU for my tertiary education. Of course, I will never make it without my father's sponsorship. It is the greatest gift which he had ever gave me - Education. I proudly told my friends and colleagues that whatever he had sponsored me before, I had make the money back before I return to my home country. But of course, I can only pay him back via interest, not the principal. -_-

Hmmm... if I am not mistaken, those International Student who doesn't mean the English requirement will spend a quarter in this building. I never spent a quarter here, that's why I forgot what building is this. :p

The USU students call themselves Aggies, the bull is like a animal symbol for USU.

If I am not mistaken, the bull statue comes with a artificial dick too... good thing is, the dick never shrinks no matter the weather is warm or cold.

I guess this is during spring time, crossing the field takes time. With my walking speed, I think it takes more than 5 minutes from one end to the other end.

I know there are walking trails prepared for me, but usually I prefer to walk over the grasses. Reason? It can prolong the lifespan for my Nike Air, especially the thread of the shoes.

Okay, here are some Aggie chicks with blonde and brunette hair. The capital city of Utah State is Salt Lake City, it was named the 'Whitest City' in the US. Even a lot of football players are white, that is why you look at the photo, it doesn't give you any feel of a 'melting pot' even though you move your focus out of the 5 girls. Don't be surprise if 2 out of 5 girls on the picture are married. They married quite young, we used to have a debate why Mormons get married so young? The main conclusion that we found out is - Mormons can't have pre-marital sex. It is just a debate, or your can call it a 'intellectual discussion', you can always challenge our assumption.

This is the stadium that I watched my first and last live American football competition. That day we are challenging our strong competitor - BYU. Unfortunately, USU was smacked even though we possess the home court advantage.

Really missed my Uni life. When I look back, I feel like I missed out a lot of things in my Uni life. Of course, I also gain a lot of things in return...

A kind warning

I think someone's rims might be stolen by some thieve(s), till the owner sprayed such a message near Taman Paramount station to warn others. I am quite worry after I parked my car there, image if the blardy thief steal one rim out of my car, I figure out my damage will be around RM600 per piece even I am not using any expensive rims. Not to mention the troublesome that I have to go through. I love to park in this area because I hate paying parking fees, imagine they charge you RM3 on open parking even on Sunday! May be I get used to the days in USA where most of the parkings are free except you park at downtown area such as San Francisco. But now, I think I might have to pay RM3 in exchange for a peace of mind till I put on a anti-theft wheel nut.

Stock springs

with Eibach Springs

During weekend, I bought a full set of used Eibach progressive springs and put it in my car. The owner paid more than Rm800 for it. Now I paid him RM280 to buy his 2 yrs old spring with Rm100 installation at the workshop. I am curious why the coil springs can be so expensive despite it is from Germany.

Well, after installing the springs, I would say the handling and cornering ability slightly improved, you can feel the car is more stick to the road. The sound of going over road bumps at the front has been totally eliminated. The best part is, the springs really makes the car looks sportier. It is not too low but just nice. Check out the photo. :)

Oh ya, I also pay Rm50 for the wheel lock.

You know the warning sign from the top that says, "Check your rims and tyres?" The owner doesn't mean you should check if your rims are still there, because it is so obvious, once the rims are stolen, you will see your car sitting on the bricks, so you don't need to check at all. What the message means is, do check the lug nuts, make sure it is tightly locked, this is because when the thief wanted to steal your rims, he might unscrew 1 or 2 nuts, and when he came to your wheel lock which has different opening that requires different tools to open it, then they might let go your car because it is too troublesome to steal your rims. When this happened, the nuts that already loosen for one the thief has done, you can't expect them to screw it back for you. So it is better you check if the nuts are tightly locked before you speed on highway. I really appreciate this victim for putting up such a warning sign.

I was telling myself, if someone did stole my rims, then he better be careful, because I will park my car there again, but this time, I am setting up an ambush for him. Will bring along extra friends with iron pipes or machetes, just in case. I will whack him from the back while he is busy unscrewing the wheel nuts!

Swedish Stamp

Have you seen any postage stamps from Sweden before? Well, this is the first time I am seeing some, look at the stamps and it doesn't says anything about "Sweden". But there is a word that spells "Sverige".

A starving millionaire

Today I read an interesting article, I can't wait to share it, it is based on a true story, the article is in chinese, so I will try to translate it into English from what the author has written on the newspaper with minor modification...

"In the modern city like Singapore, it is almost impossible to find a millionaire that will die out of hunger, well, it did happened during my lifetime, and I have seen one...
We used to go to this open compound in group to work on our Taichi and our exercises together in the evening. Most of the time, there will be a dog that come near to us and bark loudly on us, the sound is indeed annoying but the dog never attack us.
One of the group members can't stand the barking, he complained to the millionaire who stood next to him on how annoying is the noise. The millionaire told the group member, 'I have an idea to get rid of it, give me two days and I will solve the problem for you.' When the group member asked the millionaire what is his solution? The millionaire refused to reveal his plan, he gave him a tigerish grin.
Two days later, when there are having their exercise together just like usual, the dog came again. The millionaire went to his Merz and take out a bag of meat and throw it to the dog. The dog quickly ran to the meat and bite it without hesitation. In less than few seconds, the dog barks even louder! But then, the sounds has become more like a weep than bark, it ran off to a direction and slowly, the group of people can't hear any noise from the dog. The dog never come back...
After the exercise session, one of the group members ask the millionaire what did he do to the dog? He proudly told the group members, he had used a piece of cooked pork meat and stuffed it with sewing needles. So when the dog swallow the meat, the needles will poke at its' throat and force the dog to silence itself. Among the group members, some listen and keeps quiet, some criticized him, said that he is too cruel to the dog. As expected, someone found the carcass of the dog somewhere around the park.
It was very weird, for not too long, the millionaire didn't show up for his exercise session. Everyone was curious where did he go? We don't know what happen to him until someone started to talk about him after nearly a year. Finally, I found out from others that not long ago after the dog incident, the millionaire was diagnosed by the doctor that he got throat cancer. I didn't see him until one year after the 'dog incident'.
When I saw him, I was shocked because he looks so skinny and I almost can't recognize him. Heard that his throat is so pain and even swallowing his own saliva through his throat caused so much pain to himself. So he can't eat any solid food at all, so the nurses fed him with liquid food to sustain his life. According to his family, the doctor has refused to do a operation on him as he said that he won't lived for too long. From his face, I can tell that he is very hungry and would like to eat some food, but he just can't swallow at all. I think that is the last time I have seen him...
I am a buddhist myself, through this incident, I can foresee that the millionaire will walk 'the path of hungry ghost' when he passed away..."

My first rehab service

I went for my first rehab service today, (I have a hard time pronouncing the word 'Rehabilitative', so I just call it 'Rehab')... some people call it 'physical therapy'. Let me share with you how was it like....

Basically, the moment you step into the re-ha-bi-li-ta-tive service center, to me, is like a mini 'Fitness First', there are some gym equipment there. I ask the nurse there how much they are charging? She told me first time hundred something, second time and so forth is seventy something. In short, 'NOT CHEAP!'. Well, the doctor gave me the slip which also include some other things like infra sound therapy.

Here is what I did in a rehab center, first of all, a nurse or may be a young Malay lady doctor, around her late twenties, show me how to do some exercise to improve my back muscles, there are several ways to do it for instance having your knee stick to your chest, also, she thought me how to do a proper doggie style to regain my pelvic strength... seriously, I never thought some act of making love can 'rehabilitatize' me. Hmmm.... interesting...

Then, after the physical training part... I lie down on bed again, another nurse perform some infra sound treatment on the affected area. The last one is stick some wires on my back and use some electronic device to vibrate my back... it is quite comfortable till I fell asleep and started to snore lightly.

The whole session I think it takes 45 minutes, shorter than the time I spent on waiting. Will have to go there again tomorrow...

After finish this blog, I will have to start working on the exercises that I have learned. Of course, the doggie style part I have to do it alone... hahahha, just kidding la!