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I completed my 30 Day Challenges for squats and beginner's push up today!
Feeling so happy to have completed it, such an accomplishment. haha.

I can feel my thigh and shin muscles firming up instead of the tau fu fa consistency.
Arms are still flabby though not as much, still working on it~
I lost a little weight the last time I was on a scale, so my effort is slowly paying off! 

Ohhhh and I was skiing for the first time yesterday, it spelled F-U-N !!!
So for obvious reasons my arm muscles are a bit sore today and some bruises on the shin.
But thanks to the light exercises I've been doing, the soreness was milder than expected!

Tomorrow I shall start with my abs and push up challenges for the next 30 days.
Wait and see world, I'll be a fitter and leaner me by my target date: 7 November 2013!

#ICanDoIt

I don't usually write stuff like these right here cos I absolutely dislike politics.
Just suddenly felt like ranting out my feelings!

I personally believe all politicians may or may not begin their careers for a good cause,
but would eventually be lured by corruption as they climb up the ladder of success.
Whether they are from the ruling Government or the Opposition.
I am not referring to Malaysian politicians alone but around the globe!

I mean seriously, humans in general are greedy.
The more we have, the more we want the never ending satisfactions.
I've been there, done that - so no doubts about that!

The most talked about news back home now is the 13th General Elections (GE 13).
Parliament was dissolved few days ago, so the GE 13 date should be announced ASAP!
It'll save the troubles and funds of parties promoting themselves and destroying the others.

I believe Malaysians already have their votes in mind, just waiting to cast them.
And we're all just praying it'll be as fair and square as possible.
Cos we are already anticipating fake votes that magically appear and disappear.

I don't particularly favour any political party back home.
Couldn't be bothered with their manifesto and stuff, cos I know it's all bullsh*t.

Some of the ridiculous or unrealistic examples, from both sides, in my opinion are:
"Free education for all up to university level" 
I reckon taxes would need to be insanely high!
I would rather they make it compulsory to finish high school or vocational training.
Or at least train the teachers better so they could teach students proper English.
I know a final year TESOL trainee who once said "I want to be a better cooker".
Not funny at all, considering he's going to teach our future generations.

"RM200 off smartphones for youths earning RM3000 and below"
If they can't afford to fend for themselves with the income, how can they settle the bills?
I was charged RM650 a month alone (RM1 per 1MB) for using 650MB =.=
It was the telecommunication operator's fault cos I did sign up for the data package.
But even said so, RM50 for 500MB  package is not cheap either - crazy 3G charges!
I would rather the government slowly implement Free WiFi throughout the country.

"Increasing annual cash handouts to RM1200 to poor households through BR1M scheme"
If you have mentioned it's for vote buying, I would say you still have some conscience.
But by denying the fact, you've just made a fool out of yourself in front of the Rakyat.
I would like to see how long your family could last with additional RM100 each month.
How about increasing the minimum wage per hour? 
RM3.50 per hour working part time at McDonald's can't even buy you a meal there.
Providing clean piped water or food for the poor would have been a better option too!

"The 1Malaysia Ideology"
Malaysia has always been multi-ethnic and generally peaceful place to live in.
Well in my opinion, until they decide to politicized this and stoking tensions among races.
If you REALLY want a 1Malaysia, be a Singapore minus the mainland Chinese immigrants.
Everyone would have the equal chances to enter public universities, 
to get bank loans and pay equal interests, to buy houses or lands at the same price,
to have the same opportunities for government business deals,
or even to be the next Prime Minister of Malaysia etc. Just saying.
I actually can't think of another country whose political function of rights,
actually protects the majorities rather than the minorities. Can you? 

I am sure there are plenty more of these, nothing and nobody is fool proof.
The current ruling Government has been there for 56 years, they have done good in the past.
Older generations and their supporters especially are in the comfort zone,
only reading from newspapers, they may be thinking "if there's nothing wrong, don't fix it".
I mean our newspapers are all government-controlled anyway, eg. think of the Psy event.

It's the younger generations who usually access to the world wide web.
Everything that goes on the internet, knows no boundaries and may even go viral.
So there are videos, pictures and even articles about everything that happened.
A lot of effort, skills and time would be required to do any editing.
So if something that happened a minute ago is posted up now, it'll most likely be true.
I mean, we are the generation who want the "in" news to be up immediately, right?
The internet news would have shown the flaws of the current Government,
that's why it's the tech-savvy and thinking Rakyat that would want a change.

A change can be for the better or the worse, we'll never know until we try!
Chances are that the next ruling Government will be pressured to live up to expectations.
What is the worst case scenario if the current Opposition wins?
Malaysians would probably need to suffer for the next 5 years.
But what is 5 years if it could lead to a better Malaysia?
It definitely can't be worse than the 3 years of sufferings during the Japanese occupation.
Our parents and grandparents have survived through that, I am sure we would too.

I really can't wait to cast my first ever vote!
Hopefully the Election Commission will notify me soon enough cos every vote counts.
May the better party bring our beloved Malaysia closer towards achieving Vision 2020!

i am back! =D

sorry for not updating in a while.. i was pretty occupied lately!
and no, i was not part of ME209 orientation..

our dinner that night.. for FOUR people!

Daniel blowing off the candle for his mummy..

cousin Syuen and my bro posing with some of the accessories~

i took this picture with Tay's DSLR.. =D

me, Joo Yong and Shi Wen before the performance..
this was a successful 3rd attempt by me! pro right? =)

some of the 105 MPYO members and their funny conductor..

with some of the Phoenix badminton team for IMU Cup!

last but not least.. a picture of me and Chiew Yi on Merdeka Day!

yesterday marked one year since Beijing Olympics 2008 started..
i started my day by waking up at around 7.15am..
we had CPR theory class to attend at 9am.. compulsory!

it was pretty fun and i like Prof Mark's accent.. lol
can't wait for the practical part for CPR..
but we have t0 first pass the theory exam.. 42/50!
that's like taking undang all over again.. haha..

anyway, exactly a year ago (yet again), Isabelle was born..
she looked exactly like me when i was a month old too..
but now, she no longer has THE look..
in fact she's prettier and less chubbier than my baby self.. hehe..
we celebrated her step into babyhood last night! =)

her birthday cake.. look lovely and taste yummy~
cheese on the outside with icing design, chocolate cake in the inside!

Isabelle with daddy, mummy and Ivan..

cousin Syuen with the Porsche..

with the poster of JPM drivers: my uncle, cousins and their partners..

myself with the Integra..

the inside: very tight seat, wet and smelly!
what do you expect when it has been driven for 11hours?

a picture next to the race track..

finally: the winners for the A1 category..

estatic Syuen cos he got the cap thrown down from the podium!
behind him are some umbrella girls.. not the best-dressed though..

it ended with a 5-miute fireworks display.. first time ever! =)

seriously, i need to stay away from my books for a while!
somehow now, my head is feeling very heavy..
it's not that it's fully filled with information alright..
our brains can store 1 million plus another
i-don't-know-how-many-miles of zeroes..
(the distance is approximately from earth to the moon!)
gigabytes of information.. it's definitely a lot!
like a memory of a few billion computers!!
so obviously my brains still have a lot of space.. =.=

i have been studying in the library for the past week!
not alone la of cos, studying together with my classmates..
Shi Wen, Melissa, Sun Mei and Yizhen..
at least i studied more than i studied at home.. haha..

but on Thursday, the 5 of us went prom dress shopping..
it was tiring but fun.. haha..
we are planning on casual wear shopping next! XD

talking about Thomas Cup now..
i hope the Koreans make the Chinese fight till the end..
just like Malaysia against China in the semi-finals..
that stupid Hafiz Hashim!! *@!#$%^&*
he didn't even put up a fight for god's sake..
even if he did, it didn't last long.. ish.. that attitude of his!
Malaysia have no other players ma???

the only Malaysians who fought well yesterday were..
Lee Chong Wei who beat Lin Dan in straight sets..
and Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd tazari - Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
who beat Xie Zhong Bo - Guo Zhen Dong of China..
their winning styles were superb!! XD

maximum adreline rush in Lee Chong Wei

world no.1 Lin Dan

Bao Cun Lai beat old-timer Wong Choon Han

winning moment for Fairuzizuan and Zakry (L-R)

Chen Jin beat "very hot when hot, very cold when cold" Hafiz

Malaysia had to settle for the bronze medal..

Park Sung Hwan won Korea's first semi-final match in style!

Koreans ecstatic when Lee Hyun Il sealed a place
for them in their first ever Thomas Cup finals

Cai Yun-Fu Hai Feng of China

Jung Jae Sung- Lee Yong Dae of Korea

the battle of the Davids: Cook VS Archuleta

my brother Shyang is back from Melbourne!

some of you might know about this..
it's his reward for getting 5A's in his PMR..
from my Uncle Pyng of cos..
i got 8A's also get nothing from him.. haiz..

anyway, they went there for a week..
but their main purpose was the Australian Grand Prix..
the first stop for Formula One 2008..

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes won the race!

Easter eggs! *sorry, i had to ganti one cos he ate it!* XD

lots of nougats + Pods wafer + Kitkat!

more Cadbury chocolates and Skittles.. *yum yum*

Macadamia nuts..

koala bear and some eye-popping key chains..

boomerangs! for me to hit him..^^V

my family and i left for Sepang International Circuit
at around 9am this morning
cos MMER2007 was to start at 11am..

as i mentioned in the last post..
G1 JPM Motorsport is involved in this 12hrs endurance race..

the tickets and carpass

hundreds of potential cars have to enter the qualifying round..
these cars are from 4 categories.. class O, A, B and C
which both the JPM cars qualified for class O and A..
each car has 3 drivers and drivers take turns to race every 1.5hrs..

at the pit-stop

i had to go to the race track alone armed with the camera
cos my dad and bros were not wearing long pants..
so they could only be in the pit-lane..swt..
after walking under the blazing heat and in black shirt
for like 15mins, i finally met with ze wei and cecilia and his dad..
she's a very nice gal from kajang..=)
i spent some time with them but tried not to be the light bulb..hehe

with drivers of car no.19 nissan skyline, L-R: TP Chin, me, JP Chin, Jeff Wong

with drivers of car no.17 porsche, L-R: Firhat, Eric Yeo, TJ Chin, me

the crew of team G1 JPM Motorsport

ze wei and cecilia

the lotus car which i find very cute

another lotus car

some other car which also participated in JPM Integra Cup

sepang race track flooded with people..

the national service trainees were there too!!

when i left sepang at around 3pm,
both car no.17 and no.19 were in the pit-stop
being repaired due to technical problems..
they were like 2hrs behind.. and drivers seemed frustrated..
we will return to sepang after dinner..
hopefully they can catch up with the rest by 11pm!!

i went to take my blood test results this morning..
thank god i am overall healthy..=)
except that i have low blood pressure and low sugar level..
so basically i have to do more exercise to strenghten my heart
who want to play badminton better ajak me ya! lol..
and eat more food..healthy ones!
according to the nutritionist i have to eat like every 3-4 hours
especially heavy breakfast cos my metabolism rate is quite high..

in the afternoon i went to Equatorial Hotel in KL
for the launching ceremony of G1 JPM Racing Team
who races for charity during the Merdeka Millennium Endurance Race!
must support our family members ma..hehe
it will be held on 25aug from noon till midnight - 12hrs continuosly..
at Sepang International Circuit..
they will donate a few thousand ringgit for every lap they finish..
hopefully it will be podium finishes again..=)

Dato' Seri Sharizat Abdul Jalil was the VIP invited to lauch it..
i got to shake hands and have a picture taken with her..
thanks to my big mouth..lol
she's a very nice lady who is also passionate about motorsport!

L-R: cousin jee, sharizat, rueben, my bros haw, shyang n i

G1 team drivers, sharizat n chairman of motorsports