Days....Just Passed By.....

The next thing you know, it's already near the end of February, personally I feel the time is kind of accelerating on its pace - so quickly that I have forgotten that I actually have my own blog, which needs to be updated accordingly, well - let's just say the laziness inside me has taken its toll, seriously I'm gonna improve myself on it, quite very soon.

In these few weeks, think I'm having a bit of fetish for girl's song, and that of Shania Twain's From This Moment has been playing its tune on my mind long enough to make me appreciate the tune of the song even more, heck; I even add the song to my semangka.FM widget, though there's some introduction regarding the origin of the song by the singer herself - quite sad actually - she just got divorced from her husband, not long time ago. Pah.

Pic taken at my house in Bintulu, during CNY.

A bit of craps as usual, cheers. >_<

KK Family Trip.....Late Posting!!

Ok, now for a bit of non-car related posts. Well, went for family trip to KK. Just some sight-seeing, nothing much actually. And a bit of shopping sprees, well - just a bit upset couldn't find any car accessories shop nearby where I stayed.

May find some of my posting is a bit lame - sorry but at this time around, I'm not feeling very well for the past few days thanks to these uncertain weather condition. Just felt that I need to update my blogs with something....kan?

Arrived at KK LCCT - cheap tickets mahh. Notice my dad is behind me and my wife with her wide grin, kehkehkeh :P

This is Gaya Market and we also been to Pasar Filipina, damn the market (Tamu) is quite big and long, I would assume nearly 1km of stalls selling all those foods, stuffs, bags, cds, shirts, you name it. Got a sore leg after walking through the market....


And the next day, rent the hotel's van and went to Gunung Kinabalu, but not climbing it la....only went to the kaki gunung.....and the environment is quite chilly, felt quite fresh when you take a deep breath into your lungs. :P


Posing with my sisters....


Took a family picture at the kaki gunung.....


With my parents~ Luv this pic!


After that, went on to Kundasang, took a couple of pics too - the place is very very nice with all those trees, don't really feel like you're staying in Malaysia.....mind you with all those cool surroundings....hmmm....


Went on to Poring Hot Spring.....






On our way back, stopped by the roadside at Kundasang to buy some fresh fruits and vege.....


Camwhoring again....:P


That night, having dinner at the seafood's reataurant situated somewhere at the Waterfront (forgot the name already)


And the next day, shopping! Pic was taken outside Warisan Square's building.


Bluish seaview.....something you don't see everyday in Miri.....

Well, actually there are more pics to upload, but it will have taken me all day to resize and upload it, and in case you're wondering, yes we went to 1Borneo also.....I really wish there's this kind of shopping mall someday in Miri.....hmm....till then, will update again about my Chinese New Year celebration last week - stay tuned~ >_<

VIP or JDM style?

Done something to my rims - Well, not really what was in my mind at that time but I think it suits the looks of my ride currently.....these rims wasn't actually what I had in mind but due to budget constraint at that time, I was forced to buy this rims.....bought at Big Wheel, it's quite a steal for me actually - RM3700 came with Yokohama A-Drive tyres - I don't think I could find any other offer better. In case you're wondering, it's just a Singapore brand rims, SSW.....

Well after few weeks meddling with the rims I finally decided to change the looks of my rims dramatically - frankly I think the rims need to be "pimped" :P

So sent the rims to be sprayed in metallic black - Was quoted RM70 per piece, so a total of RM280 was spent - I would say I couldn't be more satisfied with the result -

the spray/paint/workmanship is
simply amazing, one could never tell whether my rims were originally bought like it is now.....

And.....in case you're wondering, this should be the rims that I would've bought - Was quoted RM6500 for the rims alone, with 18" in size - that's excluding postage/courier
fees from West M'sia.....


Not cost effective, you think? Well, think again dude - these rims although
18" in size, is much lighter than Taiwan made rims that you've typically seen - I dare say
it's even lighter than 16" rims with the tyre on! The brand is from SSR (Speed Star Racing)
and the model is Professor SP1.

And just for your info, I called this SSR - Sangat Sangat Ringan - These company
have the comparable reputation with Volk/Rays for producing forged and light sport rims.

>_<

Modding....Again!

Just gotta have those big 'buluh' muffler on my ride.....yes.....in case you're wondering, I just couldn't repent myself from changing my exhaust system to a more menacing looks - yeah, I actually prefer the looks more than the sound - but you just have to accept the fact that good looking muffler will set you back with big noise too, read : ATTRACTING SUMMONSES..... Well, who said car-modding is law-abiding by the way? Scared of summons, no need to mod loh!

*And I'm not gonna tell what type/brand of muffler I'm changing - judge/guess it yourself*

Up she goes.....the mechanic inspects the stock exhaust setup.....

Down goes the stock 2.5" piping.....looks heavy? Damn I was quite surprised the piping weighs only a mere 7 kg! Damn those JDM stuff are really high in quality.....

Now, see that two bulges along the pipe? That's the utmost reason I'm changing my pipe to a straight one, on the left is the catalytic converter, while normal bullet on the right.....rule of thumb for a turbo engine reliability (not to mention power increase) - no unnecessary restriction!

And the stock muffler.....also surprised me - it only weighs less than 4 kg! And just take a look at the size! 2.5" inlet and outlet.....

The 4WD driveshaft.....3 joints altogether.....I wonder if there's carbon material for these? :P

So.....done a bit of everything.....2.5" straight stainless white piping.....

Notice the 4.5" rainbow colour tip.....notice the mechanic only wore a RayBan glasses while doing the welds..... :P

Tadaa...!

Yea yeaaa.....I know.....Gonna be more careful and trying to avoid all those 'hotspots' where the law enforcers loved to setup blocks.....

And....What's this? Nah, surely it's not my engine. The pics I took is from the workshop's garage - their drag project car.....not gonna spill so much info about this, just take a look at the massive intake plenum to accomodate the air fed from an Apexi RX6 turbo unit, and the Bosch dual coil unit - seen this for the first time.......

Was wondering too - aren't there any non-car related stuff to be posted? Stay tuned for the next stuff. >_<

It's Been A While....

LAZY. Huarggghhhh!

Will update again, but don't put too much of a hope - recently have to take care loads of stuff. So just enjoy some pics below, and owh - feel free to comment too.

Now riding on 18" shoes - and lowered springs only (Tanabe NF210) - Those TEIN coilovers would set me back at RM3800 without shipping - so I guess this could just do at the moment.

Current engine bay - some add-ons such as genuine Samco silicone hoses & vacuum hoses, HKS SQV, and err....TRD(?) emblem.... :P Note that the air filter setup is still in stock condition...kuikuikui....

Interior....genuine Apexi TT with black casing and blue color digit show (limited edition nihh)

Not forgetting, new engine oil for that rejuvenated feeling! (well, could actually hear my engine breaths smoothly now :P, NOT)

A race sourced engine M-oil coupled with....a top end oil filter! The brand is Power Mag, and it has magnets inside it to trap all those metal particles to prevent long-term engine damage....konon nya lah! (sorry for the blurry image :P)

More stuff on this late afternoon! >_<