GIANT bicycles

Went out to buy a new bicycle today… Very friendly shop owner.

Now, I can cycle around Hualien already! =D

By the way, the shopkeeper told us several fun rides we can join… in which we can cycle our way around Hualien County with a group of over hundreds of cyclists! It must be fun!

Hiking Bukit Gasing

A few of my friends would be heading to Sabah to climb the famous mount Kinabalu. That’s the reason why these people got the sudden urge of hill climbing. Haha.

It was quite a hike and the morning crowd was still bearable. Several paths for you to chose while hiking and we took about 2 hours to complete the hike. Then we went downhill for some famous Raju Mamak food…

Each small chef would be in charge of one type of dish, such as this one below prepares only Roti Canai.

This one on the left prepares Roti Canai as well, while the other on the right prepares thosai.

And this one, serves us! Thanks to him.

They served some very nice food. Should try when you go hiking up Gasing Hill.

Nerf

Recently, Jeffrey has gone crazy over Nerf…

The Dart Tag is just crazy!

I went to Toys R’ Us yesterday, and I saw kids and adults alike attracted to them. What to say? They’re cool man!

Anyways, if you’re interested in getting an idea how’s like to have Nerf in your office, take a look at this video:

Anyways, have fun people!

Sennheiser Sports Earphones

I got my first set of Sennheiser Earphones about 18 months ago, and I was totally blown away by the quality of the sound. One word, IMPRESSIVE. I got this PMX 70 mainly to be used for jogging purposes.

After so much of torturous use, my earphones finally gave up and the cable has torn. Sennheiser Singapore agreed to have a look at my old earphones before deciding whether I am entitled for a warranty claim. By the way, the earphones come with a 2-year warranty.

Not wanting to wait for the claim, I decided to go for a new set, and I got the PMX 80 instead.

Yet, another good set of earphones. If you like music, Sennheiser audio system comes highly recommended. I know it’s not as famous as other brands eg. Bose, Sennheiser provides some nice quality earphones for everyone.

By the way, this set of earphones costs RM 250 ~ RM 300 in Malaysia. And I got it at a lower price from E-Bay. Beware of counterfeits though.

Cycle all the way to Lata Kinjang Waterfall

The first expression WY gave me when I told him that I wanted to cycle to Lata Kinjang was

"you SIAO ah?!"

Still, I managed to cycle there… arriving 1 hour 30 minutes later…

We departed at about 7am in the morning. The journey of 28.5 kilometres was quite an enjoyable one… for the morning cycle… the sun was BLAZING HOT when the 3 of us cycled back from the waterfall…

The destination is Chenderiang. A small town 2 km away from the waterfall. We took this photo at Temoh town…

 

When you see this road sign, this means you are about 11 km away from the destination…

Featuring, the MAJESTIC LATA KINJANG WATERFALL…

The water was icy cold… and definitely fun to soak in… but not for too long… haha

Lots and lots of water coming down… we’re quite lucky as we went there 2 days after heavy rain…

A note of caution here…

Please DO NOT GO if it rained heavily the day before your departure… Soaking in the water may bring danger to you as there would be too much water and strong torrents may flush you off…

The three of us cycled there… while Jeffery’s housemate decided to ride his motorbike there instead. Edward is second from the left.

By the way, if you’ve heard of this phrase, “Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints”… please practice it… kindly do not leave any rubbish behind…

This applies to all the nature parks and trails… Thank you.

Anyway, here are some of the details of our journey.

Total Duration: 2 hr 58 mins

Average Speed: about 18.5km/h

Total Distance: 57 km (to and fro)

Departure time: 7.07 am

Arrived home: 2.05 pm

P/S: 3 UTAR students were feared drown at the Batu Berangkai Waterfall around 5.30 pm. The few of us are fine here. Please do not worry. It’s not the 3 of us… Thanks for the concern.

The Star report – 3 UTAR students feared drowned at Kampar waterfalls

Location of Batu Berangkai Waterfall

Paragliding at Pulau Indah, off Klang

Three years ago, my dad expressed his keenness on learning how to fly with a paraglider. Now that he has undergone the course to learn it, he pulled me along. I must say, it’s one of the best trip up the sky! *ahem, I’ve not gone up the sky with an airplane yet*

I’m not the pilot here, but I went 700 feet above sea level and had great time up there. Cool calm wind and great view above in the sky.

So here we go, prepping up… Heading up sky soon…

Views from the sky!

Other paragliders flying around.

Sunset coming soon… But the rays are just fantastic!

 

Cows below grazing grass…

One of the new paragliders…

Some panoramas…

i) Up in the sky

ii) Picturesque sunset

My dad has got a machine as well, but he didn’t manage to go up today… I can see that he’s disappointed… Now I know why he has been so keen on going up in the air again and again!

Here, I share some great photos with you and I hope I can share some more if I were to go up in the air again via paragliding. If you’re interested, do not hesitate to talk to me!

Coach Carter

I love basketball. I have a great interest in the game, and I have always wanted to play it, be good at it, mastering it. Weird isn't it? I don't play this game, yet I love it so much.

The question is... Why didn't I play during my high school? How about primary school years? The truth is:
1) There is no proper basketball court off me to train in my primary school and high school.
2) No proper support to play this fantastic game with others because the lack of confidence.
3) I hate those players in court who curse and swear like nobody's business.
4) The lack of respect and courtesy among some players, with no sportsmanship.

Yesterday, I watched a movie called "Coach Carter". This is a great movie as it shows that excelling in your sport is not worth anything if you are not successful academically.



Coach Carter may have taught the players well about playing great basketball, but he also showed them that good academic can change their lives. This is very true especially when they are from the poor and they need scholarships to further their studies. Indeed, very true!

So, what happened to my high school friends who used to play great basketball? The rich ones of course had their parents' support to further their studies. The poor... some of them started working, paycheck to paycheck. Some have to suffer from working under the scorching sun. Anyone in jail? I don’t know. Maybe?

So please, my fellow friends who play lots of sports and neglect your academics, watch "Coach Carter". Hope that you will realise the importance of academics besides excelling sports. One more thing: GROW UP!! Stop cursing, stop being a jerk when you’re playing with weaker opponents, and BE HUMBLE!!!

As for me, I definitely need to stop finding excuses to avoid playing the sport I “love”. Heh…

And 1 Streetball 2008

Okay guys, And 1 streetball is back in KL...!!!

It's great to see people play streetball, no rules, no boundaries, *no anger management, no friendship*..... etc... Not to say that it's not good. Sometimes, playing sports is all about the spirit and working together. Some teams do not have members who cooperate with each other, some got frustrated and refused to pass the ball to the opponent at the last minute. To tell you the truth, I've learnt quite a lot from my observations - give and take will make a great game, and be humble to go further.

Somehow, the games looked a bit 'easy' to play..... I just don't know why. It's like you can get a score very easily or something like that... at the same time, it's difficult to score a point. Maybe because of the court is small, I'm clueless...

Here's the journey so far...

the And 1 Official Truck...


Winner of Best beat boxing....


Some hip hop dances...


Look Ma, totally air-borne! Like Nike Air.... "Why drive when you can fly"



This cute kid was waiting anxiously to see his bro and friends play....


One point towards the MC..... he said, " you guys arrr, cheer louder when girls are playing. When the boys are playing, not as much cheer... What la you all......."

So boys in action:


Girls in action:


This guy in the blue jersey made 2 dunks and I wasn't fast enough to take a shot.... T_T
but he's definitely good!


so for more info, just drop by And 1 Malaysia for more information.

Yeah! New Nike shoes...

Well... I admit. I'm having knees weak for Nike stuffs... Strangely, only 2 brands you can cheat me on - Nike and DCShoeCoUSA. I know they're extremely expensive... and I do know that it's very rare you get good price for their products. So this is what happened....

Two years ago, when Nike launched the Air Max 360. I fell in love with it, but then again, the Nike 360 Basketball shoes looked HORRIBLE!! So I waited... then came the Nike 180. That's when I am truly, madly, deeply in love with the Nike 180 Basketball shoes. That time, the price for a new pair is almost RM 500!! Crazy! So, I ended up not buying it coz it's too expensive.

Then the price went down and soon, I knew that there would be no suitable size for me coz price goes down when there is no shoe size anymore. Miserable....

This July, Nike Launched a new range - The Flywire technology for the olympics. That's where again, madly in love with the Nike Hyperdunk.... Still the same price - RM 499.... That's expensive man!!

Then I started browsing E-Bay for the Hyperdunk coz the colour for sale in Malaysia is not the colour I wanted. After having found the blue coloured Hyperdunk, I was extremely happy - until I noticed that the price is not much cheaper... SO, I ended up browsing more shoes from Nike. That's when, I noticed THE pair of shoes in my 'Wish List' - the Nike 180 Basketball shoes.....

To my great happiness, the seller has my size!!! So I made the order and it costs only half of the original price. That's great!

Now that I have it, I'm certainly in cloud nine.....

There you go, my so called *dream* shoes...



I guess, 2 years from now, when Nike releases a new pair of shoes, I'll be eyeing for the Nike Hyperdunk pulak..... haha