090909

nice number, eh..? heard on the radio that it's 'Radio Day'. a friend got married last year on 080808, (yes redz, happy belated anniversary :-P)... wonder how many would have their wedding on this 090909 day. 070809 has past but didn't hear anyone talking abt it. so what's next? just wait for another 13 months & we'd see ppl making fuss abt 101010... esp those born on 10th oct... yeah, i got one of those too... how abt a computer geek who's born on 10th oct..? it would be even bigger excitement for them since 101010 are also the binary codes in machine language... :-P

hmm.. how abt 1st nov 2010..? that would be 011110, which still read the same from either end, & those geeks gonna be at it again, i guess... not only them but a few others too, just like in 101101.. :-P forgot what they call these numbers lah - the one that can be read from both ends... lets see how many there are since beginning of the millenium

- 101101

- 201102

- 301103

all in nov, eh...? moving on...

- 111111 nice ek..? ;-)

- 211112

- 311113

there'd be more if we take only 5 digit, like 03330 (3rd Mar 2030) or 02220 (2nd Feb 2020), which also can be in full numbers format - 02022020

more if i got any more ideas on this... hard to write while talking on the phone lah... ;-)

added on 150909 :

hey.. raya will be on 20th sep 2009.. that's 20092009... how abt that...? ;-)

It's here...!!!

after travelling almost half the globe, the Indy is finally here... address on the package clearly said 'COE', but then i have to go to HR to pick it up... why can't they just send it direct to me, as per address...? oh well, it's ok lah.. as long as it's here...

the travel..

west coast to east coast then alaska... all that distance when they can just cross the pacific to asia... but then again, depends on how much we pay lah... :-P

ok, guys.. here it is, the first ever '09 Independence in the country (as far as i know lah).... ;-)

'09 Independence within Independent month of '09

just got my paypal prob sorted out & put up an order for the new marker - '09 Alien Independence... hopefully can get it within this month, yeah.. it's our independent month.. nice coincidence, eh..? ;-P

here's what i suppose to get - an all-black '09 Alien Independence... :-)

here's nice review from techpb.com...

-> http://www.techpb.com/videos/alien09.wmv

editted (260809):

- still waiting for the FedEx tracking number... :-/

- ok, got the numbers already... ETA 010909 :-)

(310809)

- Independence landed on Independence Day..! ;-D

what's in a name...?

well, nothing except it's a reference to something, be it a person, a group or things. but then there are times when a name can get u somewhere, like if ur dad is a well-known figure (vip/royalties??) or u r a very close friend of a big bro taikor... but the latter can bring u trouble too... never been to that situation but i'd say 'almost'... ;-)

few guys in the team did voice out abt changing the team's name, mainly to be fair with all members since we originally agreed to use a 'neutral' name instead of using our old team's monicker... besides, we wanted to get a fresh name with out fresh start of the season. anyway, had to stick to one of the old name since the name supposedly has a potential sponsorship coming.... yeah, right.... if name is so important then how come a D3 or even those unknown D4 teams can get sponsorship without even showing what they can do...? clearly it's not who, or which team u r from, but who u know (& knows u in return) or as they said, how big ur cables are...

see lah if the name stay come WCA... IF the team is playing lah, which is another topic to talk abt, maybe in next scribblings... if i'm rajin enuff to do it lah... :-P

MY-NPL Melaka '09

1st ~ 2nd aug, was in melaka for the 4th leg of MY-NPL... field was nice & the atmosphere also nice.. had fun time there... game was not bad, in fact the best achievement by the team so far, tho we only got 4th place...

started on the 1st day with 8 players in total, but then carol & ila had to go back to kl due to some important bisness. we were left with 6 players to play the rest of the 7-man tourney... finishing 8th in the prelims, just enuff to get into the quarter, doesn't really help since we'd be facing the 1st-ranked team in that round. anyway, after a nite of head-cracking session in re-planning the game strategies & all, 2nd day was a fruitful one - we, the underdogs, beat the top ranked killer beez 2-0 in the quarter-final...! not bad for a team positioned at the lowest going in with only 6 players... ;-) but then lost to nemesis in the semi & ronin during the 3rd placing battle :-<

*more pix to be added later on... if me rajin enuff to do it lah...

haven't been playing the snake for quite a while, what supposedly a dive looks more like a fall... :-D

thanks to dezmond (www.residentevilchef.com) for the nice pix.

Rainforest World Music Festival 2009

went to see the RWMF on 10th ~ 12th july in kuching. thanks to the SPA gang for the accomodation arrangement. coincidently they got a booth in the SPRM's anti-rasuah karnival, so lepak there only la... so much for a non-paintball vacation, huh..? :-P

the RWMF crowd was not as big as previous years, the H1N1 is the main cause, apart from the higher ticket price - RM100 per day.

*pix collections are not editted yet, just make donno of the lousy, off-focus pix...

MPOC 2nd leg

hmm.. it happened again, or they just never learn from past experience..? D3 finals played in the dark - bad scheduling? bad organising skill..? no wonder some teams don't wanna play the mpoc

Labuan Trip

yeap.. just came back from Labuan earlier this week, & did i get to play paintball..? well, was hit by minor flu on the 2nd day, just a running nose & sore throat, but that didn't stop the paintballing... & hell yeah..! 6 straight days of paintball right from the day we arrived. it's a record since the most before this as like 3 days only.. 

lotsa memories there, new experiences, new faces & slightly different environment. ppl were quite friendly, well.. we ARE the so-called 'pro' from semenanjung, or at least the one with more experience... ;-) handling clinics, doing demos & also views on how the event should be.. consultant..? yeah, maybe something like that lah...

Labuan Open 09 - one of the best event so far. there are things that never been done before in Malaysia's paintball tourneys - the biggest prize so far, the walkways around the ground, carton of mineral water for each team, open shower & of course, the umbrella gals.. just wish there were more teams joined in, a date-clash (yeah, same date as NPL) is never good for any event... another event is planned in May, in conjunction with Pesta Air Labuan, hope it doesn't clash with ISSC09... :-/

will be in labuan again..? maybe.. we'll see come this May... ;-)

*pix will be added later...

updates...???

hmm.. nearly a month since the last entry. am i truly a blogger or just someone that gets into the 'fad'..? ntah la.. guess i'm just using this to channel out what i feel & all..

feel like writing something but now rasa tak pulak dah.. thot gonna write abt the big issue in the other blog, & also how i got part of my indy. yeap, it's here tho only the body. still waiting for other parts b4 can really test it out. hopefully b4 labuan.. aahh~~ yes, labuan.. going to labuan next mnth for 2 weeks, working for a paintball event there - 2 solid weeks of paintball, not sure abt playing tho.. but what the heck, the money is good.. ;)

hmm.. i did write something, didn't i..? well, guess just a snips abt something that i should be writing. well, till next time, yg tu dulu lah...

MAPAAC BBQ

ok.. ushering the new year in less crowded place.. where else but MAPAAC's BBQ in astaka since other place would be jam-packed with ppl.. beside, they got food there & of course paintballer friends la.. tho i'm considered as the only MPOC player there but what the heck... me not into those political shit, i just wanna play paintball wherever i can....!

ok, not much but just a few pix taken during the BBQ, more on the karaoke session - one of the fun time had during the party. other than that it was just the normal bantering from from a few, as said, i was the only not playing NPL there but it doesn't bother me a bit... :-P

New Look...?

yesterday was Ma'al Hijrah.. & what did i do..? stepped into a barber shop after years of not visiting it... yeap, haven't had a haircut for like few years now... so what's new look..? being the lazy old me, had it cut as short as i possibly can, told the barber to use #2, which less than 3mm...

me almost botak now.. maybe i'd put up pix later... ;-)

year end blues

yeap.. it's that time again - the year end. as per previous years, no work from christmas till new year, which is one whole week of doing nothing, usually... well, actually there were plans but most of it didn't go as planned.

anyway, hopefully this year would be better, got few plans set to go, tho 1 already down the drain.. guess i'm being too nice & not as pushy as others - responded to others' needs & all, but when it comes to own needs, they are none around, most would be to bz enjoying their problem-free life.. but they'd come back for more ears&shoulders eventually. guess the 'replacement pleaser' tag kinda suit me well for now... sigh.... :-/

things to do (hopefully get to be done)

- renew my expired amatuer radio license

- get the car's minor glitches look by a mechanic (more money flying away there)

- kemas rumah incl. shop for a new bedsheet (LOL...!!)

- settle things with banks, pnb, imigration & some other authority bodies

- get son his driving license (more money fly away..!!)

- cut my hair.... (still thinking..)

as for now, try to move my lazy ass to go & look for some food....

It's here...! finally...

yeap.. got the replacement solenoid for my ceptor, after a long wait.... phew..! felt like running back home right there & then to fix it & have a go... ;-)

ok, got right at it once arrived home after work, marker's fixed alright, dry-fired it & seems ok, no leak.. just can't wait till the weekend to have a real go at it. marker might need some re-tuning tho as i've been running it with a bad noid for quite some time, which of course needs lotsa tweaking to make it work, did everything possible up until the very end of its life.. RIP old friend.. then, borrowed friend's noid taken from his unused marker as replacement, but not that great (maybe coz it's not mine - the 'feel' is just not there.. )

nice isn't it..? comes complete with everything - just need to fix it to the ram & connect the wires... ;-)

*tomorrow - the black/grey rotor.. yay..! :-)

good..? bad..?

hmm.. was it a good weekend? donno lah, let's see now...

friday
- got news on FB, a friend of a friend passed away due to spinal cancer, still young but then it's God's will, we can never tell... many condolences to her family..
- heard from a friend, which is also on FB, her team's pb equipments was stolen from their car..! not 2, not 2 but 4 set of markers..! 3 egos & an etek2, man..! that's a lot.. not accounting the harnesses, apparels etc.. that's more than rm10k of stuff lost just like that. to make it worse, they are actually on the way for a tourney... dad must've a damn big headache... :-s

saturday
- got myself an Invert hoodie jacket.. at a very special price, not bad, huh..? ;-)
- found a black/grey rotor, can change with my blue rotor lah.. now only need a balck/grey jesrsey & pants lah...

sunday
- friend's wedding.. meaning gather with other friends for makan free... ;-p

so, overall..? i'd say so-so lah.. win some, lose some...

ok, finaly manage to update the penang's C&C pix..

combined as one...

well, finally decide to combine both blogspot into one, which is this one lah.. the other blog has only 2 entries in it, plus this one's url is better.. ;-)

was searching high & low for ways to do it, when all u need to do is copy the old post & put it, under the same old date.. & wallaa..! it fit perfectly on ur blog as if written on ori date... nice ek..?

time for some breakie now.. lapo lah.. belum kena teh tarik pagi ni lagi..

ciou

later in the afternoon...

hmm.. MacDev came out with their own brand of paint, & the package was designed by Sir Caranthir of villainpaintball. works of locals on international products, not bad i'd say... congrats to caranthir for gaining the trust of ppl at macdev for that... ;-)

Badman's back...

yeah.. & here we go again.. another try updating (actually maintaining) the blog. ;-P
just came back from the Penang C&C, held in the vacinity of the War Museum in Batu Maung, Penang. Had no intention to go for the C&C but then, last minute change of venue - from Pulau Jerjak to the War museum. Just the place i plan to visit.. so with free transport & all, apa lagi.. 'on' je lah.. hehhee

here's some pix taken there, not the C&C but the museum itself...

(trasferred from the other blog)

pheew..! man.. it's been more than 2 yrs since i wrote here, totally forgot abt it.. :-/ guess it's the paintballing thingy that kept me off lotsa things these past 2 yrs.. a bit slow on that already since not handling any team anymore - just an ordinary team member now.. ;-)

maybe i'd link this one to my other pc-related blog or maybe just let this one as a standalone... see la how rajin i am later.. (decide to transfer this blog here instead - 10th dec'08)

update on my ham activity..
nothing much, guess i'm kinda re-starting back on this. just got myself an FT-60R yesterday, still trying to figure out its full functionality. that gonna take some time i guess - depends on how bz or rajin i am at that time...

ok, time to shower & go out to see a friend & collect the 'tak jadi' payment of the handy... need the money for jerantut trip this weekend - cousin's 2nd daughter getting married, have to attend this one as i missed her 1st daughter's... 8-|

till next time... 73

08 1st MPOC

1st leg of MPOC's coming, 16th ~ 17th feb to be exact. team's name changed again, from now on we are known as team ISIRIMBA, taken from owner's Kem Isi Rimba. new coach/capt appointed & few changes are abt to come - less performing players will be sitted out from the 1st leg, altho some still remain in the roster, a few would have to say "good bye" to the team. maybe the boss would create another team in the lower division? only time will tell...

new appointed coach/capt is actually a senior player from a quite well-known team which was disbanded some time ago & now, a few of them are coming to make a come-back thru the the team, we'll see how lah.. if my service is still needed, will definitely be there... else, just give them the much needed support lah...

just remembered that i have another blog, created early last year.. thinking of maybe just keeping to one single blog but then see first lah... maybe put that one mainly on ham & just link it to here... tgk tahap rajin camana..

..& here we go again...

well, here's the 2nd time, after pushing myself for it... i mean the posting la.. berat tul nak tulis padahal dalam kepala macam macam ada...

- unknown person using an unfamilliar name online just to flame ppl & create havoc, so what else is new, huh..? there would always be this type of coward, who doesn't even know where to stand. guess by being unknown it's easier for them to flame others, & also it's easier for this is the lalang to switch side, eating up on their own words without anybody knowing. in the political world, these would be the potential ISA candidate as they have no other purpose in life except to establish hatred among groups of ppl...

- new format in the MPOC, plus competing in the 1st div., it's really a challenge for the team this year... esp. with new members who're freshly from D3.. really hope the team can withstand the fight & not finishing with zero... or at least won't make it an easy win for the more seasoned D1 teams.. God-willing...!

what else..? will continue later when there's a mood for more ranting....

new year.. new season...

it's a brand new year, brand new season for paintball with a brand new team.. yeap, will be playing with team Mayhem of Isi Rimba this season. apart from the new year & all, this season also see the introduction of a new format for the MPOC - the M7 superlite... a race-for-3 games within 10mins game time. man... it's gonna be one tiring tourney..!

new year, which also means new effort to keep the blog going after abandoning a few sites last year.. hopefully this year would be better than before, not only paintball but everything - studies, work & of course gals... ;-)

MPOC07 in JB - 1st outing with new team