Free Captive..

It's all finally over! Yes! Free from all that have been suffocating my lungs. The air is clear and fresh. I can do as I please without checking at the clock every few second to like it's going to blow up if I don't.

Freedom. I'm going to cherish every moment of it now... By reading sociolinguistics! HEHE..

Deepavali Is Happier..

Even though it's Deepavali today, the people celebrating it aren't causing anyone any trouble. They're more decent.

The Malay community decided to extend their celebration of Roadblock Day. Yesterday I was blocked from coming home to my flat. Today, I couldn't even get out. They've blocked all possible escapes routs there are within this housing area.

I don't know what else to say except, if you decide to have your kenduri in the middle of a major artery, the least you could do is send us a card. If not an invitation card, at least a warning card so we could move our cars out before you people start eating your nasi minyak and can't leave your plates even for a second to move your cars for those uninvited guests who has better places to be.

Long Shortcut..

Kenduri here, kenduri there. It's must be kenduri season. Not that I have anything againts kenduris, especially kenduri kahwin, but today, it's like the national roadblock day.

Happy Roadblock Day everyone!

Let me break it down for ya'll, There are two main roads that lead to my flat. The one in front of the flat and the other one behind that leads to the parking lot.

Today, both roads are closed. If I come from sek18 and come in from the junction just before the shell junction, I'd go pass Kak Aisyah's flat and and come in from the behind to the parking lot. But they've block the junction with cones. The pengantins must be traffic cops.

The junction right in front of the 7E is also blocked. These people must know I desperately needed to go to the loo.

So what I did was I went through the housing areas, and 6 turns later, I got home. Fiuh...

Other than that, it was a nice Roadblock Day.

Calm Storm..

The storm has arrived. It feels like I've been walking through a storm that I knew as eventually coming, but I still didn't bring along an umbrella.

For some, the storm has already passed. I'm still in the middle of it. I'm still looking for cover. The longer I take to find an shelter, the wetter I get.

I still don't see the end of the storm. All I know is, I better get through this storm before a bigger one arrives. When it does, it'll flood everywhere. There's no longer any use looking for cover.

The Mini and Beetle Heritage..

Last week or so, Acad of Ethos! had requested I write a review on the Mini Cooper and the VW Beetle. I was thinking of writing about the whole history of these two models, but that would occupy so much of my time. Like that would stop me! *HEHE..* I love writing about cars no matter how time consuming it might be.

I'm sure everyone knows these two cars, the Mini and the Beetle. They were popularized by the media so much that they have names for them. Remember Herbie from the Disney tv series The Love Bug? Most of you would. Disney has even made a new movie about Herbie starring Lindsay Lohan. *Refer to picture below.. Might ring bell.. Makes very noisy sounds in head..*

This barely covers the beetle history. There's just way too much to scoop up, I just chose the exciting parts of its history.

Now on to the Mini. I sure everyone would picture the same wacky, loony, and hilarious face with a mold when a green Mini is mentioned. Yes, one of the most popular Minis on TV is Mr. Bean's Green Mini Cooper with a black colored hood and uses a padlock. It's such an important car, they even made it in the cartoon.

This isn't at all insightful. But at least you know how the originals look. For the next post, I'll review the new Mini and Bee'l in much more detail.

"Open" House At Aimi's...

Last night, my housemates at I got hungry. So we decided to got to Aimi's place for dinner *Suke hati kitorg je..* . Everyone went except for Tajul *who has started his diet again..*. Ekwan came along and decided to fry some kuih cucur udang without udang in Aimi's kitchen. Hafriz, Niza, Duang and myself attacked the ayam masak lemak cili api in the kitchen. Then we slept in Aimi's living and dining room like it was our own house. *HEHE.. Aint that the truth?..*

Telstar Update..

(10th of October)

Here's an update on my little experiment. From almost half a tank on Monday, 6th of Oct, it decreased to less that a quarter of the tank on Friday, 10th of Oct.

That Friday night, it became almost empty. So I filled the tank with RM20 of fuel. The meter got back up just above that quarter line.

So folks, from this little sick experiment, I can conclude that RM50 could last up to 5 days in a 2.0l V6 car. HOWEVER, with the exception that you use as less air-cond as possible and keep the car at low revs AND stay within the area of Klang Valley.

This experiment will continue to be conducted throughout the following weeks until I return it to my brother.

*Acad! Still working on your request!*

Living With A 2.0L V6 Car..

(My lil' bro's Ford Telstar 2.0l V6)

My younger brother has lend me his car since I had no transportation to return to Shah Alam to Melaka. I was excited about driving the around Shah Alam but I was also worried.

I was worried about the power house under the hood of the car. Yes, bigger engines do mean a smoother and faster ride, but what about fuel? A 2.0L engine car doesn't really strike me as the most suitable car for a student like myself. Especially when it's a V6.

So I've decided to take this chance to conduct a small experiment to see how long it takes to finnish HALF a tank of the cars fuel in other words or how long can half a tank of the 2.0l V6 Ford Telstar last.

Of course there are some "variables" I need to consider like the way I drive. If I drive around like the speed demon I usually do, that would definitely contribute to a faster rate of fuel depletion. Not only that, I also need to consider the frequency of driving or how often I do I use the car.

Let's change the title of this experiment then, How Long It Takes For ME To Finish Half A tank of fuel of The 2.0l V6 Ford Telstar.

The count starts from the time I arrived here in Shah Alam, which was Sunday night. So far, I've gone through 2 whole days, and I still have a quarter of fuel left.

I'm not really sure about the size of the fuel tank. I'll figure that out later. Then I should know how much half a tank of fuel is worth.

*Acad! I working on your request!... HUHA*

Proton's MPV..

Not long ago, Proton announced that they were making a family MPV. However, they haven't a name for it yet. Like the new Proton Saga, Proton is holding a contest in naming the MPV as well.

According to Motor Trader, they have received 251 thousand entries already. The winner will get the MPV for free and some thousands of ringgit and gets to visit Lotus in the UK. But the contest has been closed. *Sorry guys, too late..*

Here's a peak at how the unnamed Proton MPV will look like.

(The hood resembles the one from the Savvy.. It might come in a 1.6L Campro engine)

Injured On Duty..

Some of you may still remember, last semester, I borrowed my grandpa's 1996 Ford Laser 1.5. It was a really nice car. I had a classic look to it.

Recently my grandpa had an accident while driving that car. *it wasn't his fault.. it happened a week before Ramadhan..* He's OK though. He wasn't injured in anyway.

But the car suffered quite a lot of damage.

It's been like this for almost a month. But the mechanic said it might be all fixed up in 2 to 3 weeks.

This car really means a lot to me. I love the way it looked and the way it drives. I really hope it can be back exactly to the way it was before the crash.

1st Day OF Eidul Fitri...

My family celebrated the first day of Raya at my mom's kampung; Kampung Seri Asahan, Gemencheh, Negeri 9. There's not much to say, I'm still celebrating raya!

Selamat Hari Raya Everyone!!

*From the left, front row, Hilmi, Sakina, Dr.J, Ummi, Farzana and Sobri... Back row, Fahmi, Khairi, and Me...*



*Cuzzins!!*