I Have Moved
Mood:  blue
Topic: General
I have moved at Blogspot.

Check it out.

Actually it's my original Blog site.

Tripod will remain, and will be sorta mirror blog, until I got tired of it.

The BDL Craze
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Nirvana - Smell Like Teen Spirit
Topic: Car
I must find the BDL needle.

I crave for the claimed fuel economy.

The end of the year is getting near.

I 'fraid that the petrol price will go way up come next year.

Everything Else Is Superficial
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: General
The ship developed a similar problem, as mentioned by the ship staff to a colleague of mine on Saturday.

At first I decided to head to Lumut on Wednesday, but some conflict saw me going there a day later.

There's no major problem with the PLC. It just have this intermittent fault which caused it to run sometimes, and unrun sometimes.

But then again, it seems major.

Most hours are spent checking and rechecking the PLC, whether it will operate properly everytime switched on, or not. We repeat this 5 times. All OK.

Everything else is superficial.

We head back at 8pm.

All in all, we are relieved the ship air-cond works this time. We don't sweat as much, and tempers doesn't flare.

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Mood:  caffeinated
Topic: Lyrics
Load up on guns and
Bring your friends
It's fun to lose
And to pretend
She's over bored
And self assured
Oh no, I know
A dirty word

hello, how low?

With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yeah

I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

Hello, how low? (x bunch of times)

With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yeah

And I forget
Just why I taste
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard
It was hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind

Hello, how low?

With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yeah, a denial
A denial
A denial…

Alone Again
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: General
My wife spent his weekend at Kuantan. And so was my son.

I am alone again at home. Not quite. My brother-in-law accompanies me sometimes.

I don't always join Mini meets, so I intend to join one tonight at Petronas near Eastin Hotel PJ.

Saw lots of performance Minis. Mine was one, but probably those on the weaker group.

One of them needs a modification spending of 40 thousand ringgits! And it hardly looks like it costs 40K. But anyway it's the most stunning of the night.

I enjoyed this night. Really.

Trying To Master The HIF44
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Anuar Zain - Mungkinkah
Topic: Car
I've had some problem adjusting my HIF44 carb before. Today I tried to change that.

Armed with a half-length flathead, I try to find the new screw hole on the right hand side.

It's a bit flimsy at first, but think I have adjusted it a bit when the idle suddenly went to a complete stop. I guess it's already adjusted for max economy already.

Based on what I hear from the previous owner, the carb probably has the rich-type BDR mixture jet. And according to the HBOL, a 1990s Mini Cooper 1275 uses the BFY jet. I shall see what the IME ought to say about this.

Not Amused At All
Mood:  don't ask
Topic: General
Arrived at Lumut around 5.30pm. Entered ship straightaway.

The repair works was done by me and a colleague starting from 6pm under extreme heat from the lack of air conditioning. We are simply not amused.

We are lucky we started close to nighttime. If not, abandonment is an imminent necessity.

Finally done at 1.15am. We're so relieved.

Shut off time. We're tired.

Double Job Took A Toll
Mood:  crushed out
Now Playing: Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole
Topic: Music
Been very tired and lazy today.

Woke up at around 10am. Some pain on my body. And a lazy attitude.

Must be the jamming session last night.

By the way, it's a satisfactory session, as far as I think and feel.

The traditional stick grip I had learnt proved very useful. I think I have more control of the beat strength, though I need to get used to it.

Drawback? I can't roll so fast like I did with symmetrical grip.

But I think it helped me with my singing. I find I don't struggle as much as before.

In fact, I did more singing last night.

But the double job really took a toll.

I had to rest for a few more hours, and straighten up my attitude, before heading back to Seremban.

Tomorrow will be my wife's younger sister's trip back to Ireland.

Gotta nap.

Beta Tester
Mood:  caffeinated
Now Playing: Mawi - Dari Kekasih Untuk Kekasih
Topic: General
I finally sorted out my company website. It is a simple version of what I can call, beta version. I will host it temporarily at Tripod, which I just did. Finally it's done, sorta. Well, maybe some correction is needed.

With this job being done, I probably will be able to head to Lumut first thing next week.

Now, to concentrate on the jamming session tonight.

Some preparation I did, apart from lots of air drumming (with shticks of course!) is to drink a cup of Nescafe.

That cup will ensure I get to the desired keynote.

And Then Some
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: XPDC - John Jenin
Topic: General
Today is our third anniversary. I'm far away at Paka, for Petronas Gas Berhad site maintenance. I just had to wish her that, but this time from a long distance.

I'm really itchy for a jamming session, so I can't wait. I heard from somebody that there is a jamming studio in Kemaman. Since we stayed there, we had to find it.

After quite an effort, we finally arrived at around 10.40pm, at a one-studio place.

We had an audience, but I didn't mind. I guess my guitarist's quite nervous, so he couldn't manage to play. So here I am, playing with strangers, with some karaoke-loving boys.