the man in the mirror

i get irritated when people keep shouting out loud just to get to the other person
and usually people who does that have hearing problems, which is even more irritating.

I'm lazy to keep in touch with online friends online. I mean, I'm losing interest in MSN.
Not forgetting FB chat. Unless they are the peeps I've met a couple of times before and such.

I'm not doing anything to activate TSTV once again because I don't know what's happening to us.
Doesn't mean I don't care. Deep down I still want to have a band.

I afraid of cousins actually. Cousins who actually dare to scold you if you fail to meet expectations
cos they know how parents struggled to raise their kids and you grow old and fail. fail. fail.

I think I've become the type of person that I wanna avoid in the first place,
unmotivated, clueless and dying out on lifestyle.

damn what have I become

kick me in

Cant accept the fact that I actually forgot to backup my developed photos from the sunrise shoot-out! I haven't really figured out how to get it all back again. Anyway, Alhamdullillah I'm being blessed with loads of things. Mass night cycling with the Jacks, go friday prayer with the all the motor boyz, my bicycle in a few weeks, new hp (last month), lappy's "new", new course, new shoes, new jacket, still the same old me, only more irritating as told by Faris.

Intending to hard reset my hp because I kinda messed up the thing from the previous developers' software installations. Got my lappy to Acer and then to school and now its a good a new. Points to note: wipe it up, clean it up, install audio related software and learn how to use Microsoft Office. Yes I'm a noob at it.

I'm kindda surprised that my dad offered my brothers and I new shoes. My sister was over at my cousin's so she was left out at the chance. Aside from that, I got myself enrolled to *hehhehhehe* but I'm loosing interest already. But then again I've got reasons to carry on, so never mind that!

Got myself a new jacket from a second hand shop in Malaysia for 10RM if I remember correctly. I now feel guilty because its sunny and when it rains, I'll will definitely be indoors. Oh well good things have to wait like we all say.

Yet to settle my resume and from there I will probably learn how to use MS Office. Get toneport from buzzreen, something that I'm getting tired of because there's no response from him. My plans to turn myself into a morning person isnt really working out yet :( And I really really want to touch on videos but not yet lei. wah~

photos in courtesy of NQMN and MHMMDFZ from Twitpic. hehe! (It was taken at 4 plus am. we were from x859x > ITECCK > Jln Bahar > Pioneer Mall > Home)

It's the cheek of the ice to live or to die
riddle without a clue
i spend my days in a dreamy haze
thinking of what to do

there's nothing left to say
sleep as the dead
It's time to live out
The dream inside your head

Sun Chasers

So, getting up in the morning before sunrise was a success. I got only like about 45 minutes sleep and I'm was out of the house. So lets cut to the chase. I didn't really follow any flow while shooting so I'll just dump it. heh.


Other DSLR users aside from myself, there is (from left) Nuqman and Azrin.


And we reach our destination on, yes bikes again.


Nuqman was on the roll shooting time-lapse.


While Arin and me are on the same mission, just shoot around and get the best out the the scenery.


Where were we at? That's right, Lakeside.


Of course, not everybody have a camera. Arep joined us to feel the morning ride and to chill pillz!


Not forgetting the only guy among us who has a fixie. Mr Tit.


I've always wanted to play around with shot on the water. Got my chance I guess :)


A tripod is always an essential.


A little mist in the distance though. Something that I learned that morning. Gonna learn how to make misty shots look good.


Arin's D80 on a Tamaron.


And Nuqman's 7D.


Never lose out the chance to take individual shots. Fauzi.


Arin.


Arep.


Nuqman.


They filmed some action shots.


Cos even I have to admit, the wood divider simply looks amazing.


Right?


I have got a couple of HDR photos but its a little off for the post itself. After we are done, WE were off to Mr Teh Tarik for breakfast and then a slow (warm but luckily windy) ride home.

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PS
I take serious pride in my work. (i know, how ironic it is cos I didnt put in watermarks in any of my photos).
If you wanna use them, do credit me. Its the standard procedures.
The reason I hate watermarks is because it makes that person look proud.
And a watermark on a shitty picture just proves that you care more about your name than your work.
That's what I think. But then again, its a prevention against theft.
But yeah cant really trust anyone nowadays can we?

waking up before subuh later on to catch some early morning activities. hopefully i've got time for post production and blogging.

these past few days, nothing much. cycling, bikes, games, the usual stuffs all over and over.

results were great ive improved academically. but thats the end of it. diploma awarded.

oh, i dont know how many people know about my blog but, just a random thought, tell me what you guys might want me to post about. anonymous peeps are welcomed.

peace.

feel hearty

Recently, I had a dream. It made me realise that deep down I still can't let it go. I keep telling myself to be cool about things, give up the dreams that I once had, and take an alternative route. But that dream came and I now know that even though I'm still able to behave normally, there will still be a part of me here and there.

And then there's this night where all my deep thoughts came out. Where the sub-conscious mind became the conscious. Where things that you would not give a damn becomes sensible. Somehow, I felt that I'm actually smart just that I'm blinded by distractions all around me. Well that does not apply to me but to everyone to be honest.

Looking back and looking forward, there's a lot of changes. Its not about how successful you are in those times. Its more of how special you feel. The unique surrounding and atmosphere, the excitement of living through life with happiness, anticipation and zest. Feeling hearty all the time.

We all miss the good old times. And when we grow older, we will miss this present time. I'm not gonna make this post look like those typical motivational posts by saying quotes or motivational paragraphs haha! bye.

del Sol

Just came back from an impromptu supper with some of the jacks. Pretty much contented with it. Firstly, its been too long since I set my butt on the seats of a car. Second, there was food. Third, great companion. Forth, this durian seller gave me a ride in his cr-x del sol, a car that I've been eyeing for some time. Fifth, I'm actually staying up for Subuh. Six, heh heh hehehe!

I feel contented with life right now. But I know that there's more. There future is well out of hand but every decision is critical. I've got a couple of things to settle now and I would like to settle them slowly, leaving no strings attached. :)

grass

I now know why the activities done by schooling and non-schooling people are different. Back then when I have to be in school for five days a week I was constantly online, knowing what's happening and what need to be done/seen here and there. Now, I have too much time that I'm moving on to other stuffs which takes up more time than usual basically because I don't have to worry about deadlines and time.

A few more blinks of the eyes and I will be on the next stage of life. Its fast. I haven't really worked out my plans yet. The first one is to start reading. Yes, books of knowledge, literatures and all sorts. I will also have to start reading my emails and look up on further education websites but I'm still uncertain about enrolling myself, in terms of where, when and how. Yet to correct my resume because the ones that I used for my lessons were mixed with spoofs heh heh! Andddd a job. job. job. yes.

I feel happy when I find my friends' blogs being updated. I'm not going to act like a professional blogger or writer because there are probably more grammatical and spelling errors than what I am aware of but I feel like writing a novel. HAHAHAH not.

lately..

been pretty busy lately. sit talk, chalets, motorcycle, cycling, napfa. totally different from what I usually do right haha ikr?

Sit talk makes me think again about what i really wanna do in the future. chalets, well i learn alot of stuffs from it. virtual dj, motions and paranoia. took photos of bike but then i decided not to upload it cos it will mean more work for me and less time to actually think what im doing. we cycle about 30plus km last fri. idk abt later on. napfa, i was doing so well for the stations. until i got stitches during 2.4. damm wasted man.

I shall be more efficient on the next post i promise. MIO broadband is giving me problems again.

tuesday night

We were at our usual place, PPM (due to being chased out from RC), the usual night whatnots. Around close to midnight, on our way home, we called up Faris because we saw Haikool entering his carpark but never did came out. It turns out, they were cleaning up their motorbikes. I had always wanted to take photos of their bike but never had a chance. So I rushed home to fetch my camera.


Faris found an alternative to putting up chrome parts on his bike. Instead of buying the engine cover, why not sand off the coating? He has been doing that one round part there since 9pm earlier. Kindda tedious if you ask me. I decided to help him out since we are catching soccer at Fico's coffeshop later around 4am.


That is not the only highlight of the night. Another target to achieve was to clean up Haikool's RX-Z. The bike is not in the best condition I must say but its still pretty good. Even I, as a pillion driver felt comfy on this bike. The only thing is that its loud and sharp, not much of my liking.


And there's also a lot of little spots to be taken note of. Both of them wanted to change their cover set real soon and I cant wait for the new look! Hopefully by then I've improved my photogs skills and find a nice backdrop.


The first thing I wanted to do after Faris finishes off his engine was to polish the whole thing. I have somehow build the interest in polishing ever since my NCC shoes turns out fabulously sparkling. There it is, his new chrome footrest, suspension and wheels. I wanna keep his planned looks to myself first because I dont wanna spoil it to you guys.


They told me one way to compare the older versions and the newer version is by looking at the side cover set and and front side signal lights. Above picture is the older one with its all in separated kits.


While this one has everything combined into one.


Like the saying goes, boys will be boys. I'm not sure it that even fits in this scenario. hahaha. But I just love looking in mechanisms and engines and wonder how it is able to work so smoothly. Furthermore, I just cant resist customisation. There are endless possibilities if I were to start my interest in mods.


See the round thing with the Yamaha logo. That was the part that we sand. The before was pretty much alike with the right hand side of the area.


Remember this shot cos after the next shoot, it just might be different :)


Haikool had the luxury of a stool while we all are either squatting or sitting on the underside of the pails.


Surely, there are other people involved in this. The rest were meant to help out with Haikool's bike. To wash it and then polish. But nehhh they were tired and lazy and stopped halfway.


And you'll definitely feel hungry, what more when you are planning to catch a soccer match later on.


As soon as the basics are done (some part we decided to leave it for "phase 2"), we were ready to set to Fico. Faris went home for a while to fetch me his helmet for me (btw thank you bro (: ), others went to take a cab first, and Faiz on the way to this carpark.


I think a better comparison could be made only if the used the same type of stand. haha I don't know if its true but.. yeah.


Somehow, I kindda like this particular angle. In still learning on how to take automotive photos. Maybe that will be my homework for tomorrow. hmm.


I just love the clean look. I trust Faris in making things look better!


A must-have sticker for your IU?


This must be the saddest thing on the bike. Its rusting very quickly though.


hehe a close up of what we had done. I've found a few tricks and tip for the finishing. The trick is to HEH HEH.


Faris reached the washing bay with the helmet and we are off! Majority of the people there are foreign workers if you would ask me. Had our Mee Goreng there too. Pretty weird Mee Goreng cos theres alot of carbon if your know what I mean and he used some rojak ingredients. Very interesting experience indeed.


And I finally got to seize the chance to a photo take of my favourite bike, RX-K. This belongs to Faiz. He intended to repaint it. I was thinking of editing on Photoshop to give him a preview but I've been onto other stuffs lately.


There's this particular vibe that the bike is giving me. Awesome!


So that how I spent my time that night. It was well spent for me to be honest. Doing something that is actually productive and you can see your effort paying off. After that, chillax. And not forgetting the morning ride! It's incredible mannnn.

Few days before, Sunday my dad's tank was leaking due to rust. I was kindda sad cos he NEEDS to use that bike for work, to the market and such. So this week, I've been doing a lot on bikes and my new phone! I'm not gonna blog about the phone because I've had enough of technical IT stuffs. I've learn alot, and there's more to come. I will be updating again after the weekends.