mobil one

It's so amazing how when it seems like life's being tough, and keeping your joy is such a challenging chore, GOD has His creative, super original, unexpected ways of surprising you with little bits of sunshine and stuff to brighten you up and remind you that He's taking care of you. What a priviledge..

On monday night i was with the family at Subang parade, and there was this Mobil one-Mercedes bEnz promo thing going on. tpeeps had organised aFormula one simulator trial for anyone who bought their engine oil and stuff. It was odd cos my dad, who's never ever into this stuff had this sudden rush of gung-honess and decided to sign me up for the competition. cutting a long story short, the fastest time for three laps of the HOCKENHEIMRING set on sunday had been 4 mins 16 secs point something(set by an australian F3 driver apparently) and up to monday night it was 4 mins 15 seconds point something.. and by some crazy miracle i set a 4:13 for the test run and a 4:11 for the final run.

The guys were so convinced that the 4:11 time would be unbeaten for the rest for the KL leg of their promo that they awarded me the hamper on the spot. got an an ovasion from the crowd of people there and in my head i was thinking like.. "Gosh it's just a phreaking game!" haha they wanted to take a photo.. so yeah..



there was.. let me see.

• a watch and compass
• two jackets
• a t-shirt
• a mug
• a water bottle.. the metallic one.. whatever you call it
• a key chain
• a towel
• a mercedes Sl500 model
• and of course the bag..
  

God is Good and i thank Him for little blessings like these...

oh OH!!. and i was told.. that if my time remains the top two in malaysia for the rest of their promotion, i will be given an opportunity to drive a porsche carrera GT in sepang international circuit next year during the Formula 1 race weekend.. how cool is that.. (Johor bahru best time was 4:18) next is penang i think... i've got my fingers crossed... :)

fourth year

just dawned on me that we're in our fourth year... gosh.. haha.. :) :)

you've never failed to make me smile and be there for me every time no one else is. and i couldn't ask for more from ANYONE on this earth.. you're the best.. n i mean it.. the BEST!!.. n i love you.. :)

thanks for the best three years of my life.. :)

and thus entered the roof

ok.. i hereby declare that this blog now has two authors.. *grins* i think it's sufficiently obvious from that sentence who it is.. so yeah.. *drum roll* here are the two peeps... :)

last week i was making some changes to my settings and realised that you can actually have multiple authors to the blog. so i decided to invite ruth to join me.. hehe. anyway. she's already told me that she won't really blog much.. so don't worry guys. my posts aren't gonna be like drowned in floods of FOoD!!.. haha.. basically she just wants to blog about the stuff she cooks.. which i'm sure will get all of you peeps drooling. sadly... my stomach.. is nearly always the final destination of the food.. HAHAHAHAH!!! that was a joke.. :) i'm not that selfish... i share.. :p

went to mid valley today to spend the public holiday.. and here's another photo we took which i like.

home made

i was at ruth's house yesterday.. and she made me this incredible home made noodles... looks a bit like wan tan mee. She actually bought the flour and eggs and water and whatever not and did the mix and stuff all by herself.. then she used this special machine thing to squeeze it into the noodles. Got this special oil, can't remember what it's called. and added the ingredients... and voila.


and while i was busy eating and dancing and singing for joy all at the same time there she was snapping shots of me and my antics. dunno why when i eat the stuff she makes. just gets me feeling so bubbly.. and.. hehe. LOVED!! that's the best part.. there's no holding back when she cooks for me cos it's not like a business or anything.. she just.. yeah.. so cool right!!




and right at the end.. a wonderful glass of anglia SHANDAYYY!!!! :)


so yeah... what a lovely afternoon.. and not forgetting the part where we sat and chatted for quite a long time.. :)

start using hydrogen!!

lately people have been complaining so much about the price of petrol. (and i include myself.. gosh!! i could have an extra meal if i skipped driving to college one day man!) and i think it's great that our government is trying to subsidise the cost for the people. But truth is that's not the answer. we're gonna run outta crude oil within the next 15 years. Or at least Malaysia will. And that means we're gonna havta start importing. It's obviously time for all the BILLIONS that we have been splashing around on random stuff like the twin towers and the F1 circuit and this and that stop getting wasted and used to develop and alternative! build new fuel stations.. get the national car company to start producing affordable options ad hybrids.. whatever!~!

and this is where i state my suggestion.. hehe


the hydrogen fuel cell car. what on earth is a fuel cell? it's basically a battery, except.. you can refill the chemical in the battery and you don't have to replace or recharge the battery simply because it operates on FUEL!! how incredibly cool is that.. (imagine if our mobile's had a fuel cell, we'd just have to carry this bottle of.. stuff.. around and refill it every few hours or smth and never have to charge!!.. ok but that's off topic)...



so yeah.. hydrogen fuel cell cars is the way because aside from the required energy.. the only other waste product is... hehe.. brace youself.. WATER!! seriously man.. no carbon dioxide!! no lead!! no sulphur.. just phreaking WATER VAPOUR!! .. only thing is. it'll cost billions to refit cars with this technology. and billions to rennovate fuel stations to accommodate hydrogen fuel on a large scale basis. And i think that's an investment our government should look into rather than these MEGA projects to make our country LOOK good.. better BE good than just Look good.

chen

"The sensational Malaysian pianist BOBBY CHEN burst onto the musical scene in 1996 with a stunning series on concerts which included a tour of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin (no less) and a recital at the Royal Festival Hall. Since then he has gone on to regular appearances in the main UK concert halls and to win many awards and scholarships. He also plays regularly in the Far East. His early studies were at the Yehudi Menuhin School, hotbed of some of the most prodigious musical talent anywhere; hence his selection by Lord Menuhin to join him in the Beethoven concerto. He has now played twice at the Wigmore Hall, a supreme accolade for a still young artist. Locally he has played for the Leighton Buzzard Music Club and with the Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra."

“Chen is an armour-clad player of complete technique, a thinking musician, a natural Romantic…his arsenal of gran espressione phrases, thunderbolt octaves and basaltic chords is imperial, his ability to suggest colour and image through touch, timing and dynamic voicing already masterly.” International Piano Magazine



Met this amazing pianist on monday for a masterclass which lasted about an hour and a half. Sadly i didn't get a photograph wit him cos there were students before and after me. but anyways. He's stunning! i tell you.. i'm always wondering why some pianists get nervous when i'm around and now i understand why. But he's such a nice guy. SO softspoken and humble for all his incredible accomplishments.

PLayed the Pathetique by Beethoven for him. And i received some very very helpful tips from him. the most encouraging thing that he told me was that i know what I want from the music and i understand the direction of how to produce that sound and to just carry on practicing as i have been.. and if i do that it would help me to continue improving and refining my technique.. how cool is that??? hehe.. :) :)

and then there were parts i hadn't practiced properly.. and he was like "THAT"S VERY BAD".. haha.. but somehow even when he said that it was not like hurtful... so yeah.. bobby chen rawks!!! got a cert with his autograph too..

mpyo

i'm reading a book that i think i should've picked up a long time ago. but then of course it's never too late. To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Lives up to it's reputation and outdoes so many others for sheer simplicity of thought and yet such a powerful satire of our outlook and perspective on life as humans. Amazingly heartwarming, probably the best feature of it is the fact that Lee has managed to capture life and growing up in such a way that never once seems remotely monotonous but rather the beautiful gift of learning and maturing that God has given us. oddly the main character of the story, jean louise finch.. or scout.. this super cute little girl reminds me of someone i know. hehe.. so yeah. all in all, a solid read!!

Anyways, saturday night was mabel's concert. the whole bunch of us.. umm let's see.. RUTH, tab, sheryl chong, brian, nicole, jan, and sarah and pastor chris and family went to support mae who was doing her final performance with the MPYO for this semester. As far as the music was concerned i ws pretty disappointed with the winds last night but could tell that the poor guys were tired out.. they were just not there. but still i'm so proud of you mabel though!!! you did so well.. :) here's some pics..

MUST put the one of ruth first.. hehe..
here's the STAR of the evening.. our violinist doink.. heheh.. ;p check out tab in the background
and nicole.. :)

anyways as for amazing RACE.. it was awesome.. if not for the fact that BARRY.. yes BARRY... i hope you're reading this.. gave our team the wrong route number which sent us all over the place.. which really didn't matter cos we still had fun.. minus the getting wet and the enormous bruise on my left knee (julia you wait!! "mind my step ehh.. "). but a big thank you to all the organisers and we appreciate your hard work.. :)