20070228

Motor's Stuck

Tiny Mini motor's stuck!

So overhauling time!

With Muzaffar prodding nearby watching me "cutting" up the electric motor open, I carefully diagnosed what's wrong.

A wire was disconnected from the motor, and compressed itself in between the magnet and the carbon. Ahhh that's why.

And now I felt like modifying the amount of turns. But later I guess.

It's simple enough though. I can only imagine at the moment, as I don't have the materials yet.

MoreoverMuzaffar was prodding closer to my knees that I am quite irritated by. So I'll frighten him a bit in return with the motor's sound.

Come testing time, it's as addictive as listening to VTEC induction.

I like it when Muzaffar imitates the whine of the motor. So cute!

20070226

Muzaffar In His Elements

Muzaffar appreciates the book more than the TV.

We observed him to be more interested in learning now.

He knows letters from A to Z, a to z, numbers from 1 to 30, and all Arabic letters.

He keeps repeating them like there's no tomorrow, which worries us sometimes.

He seems to be studying for exam.

We just hoped he continues this way for a long time.

20070223

Fast Food Scare?

All these fast food scare is making me more concerned about my diet.

Reading this book Jauhi Bahan Kimia Dalam Makanan by the Consumer Assoc of Penang (CAP) makes me wonder, are the chemicals the actual culprit to blame in most modern day disease, especially cancer?

I do believe so. Most of us never actually cared about what we eat anymore.

Most people are more concerned of the costs. Actually the thing that costs less may be laden with more chemicals, than the more natural ones.

Actually it's nothing new to me. I have been concerned with trans fatty acid the first day I saw the words.

There goes all the peanut butter, margarines, Amos biscuits etc.

CAP will have a field day explaining to the public why there is a need to be concerned with the processed food product.

Although I know I cannot easily give up on chocolates yet, I do think I can have a better alternative somehow in that. Maybe, bitter chocolates will do to me in time.

Maybe I need to detoxify. Maybe not eating anything for a week? A diet of water only?

20070220

Forty Day Old Cough

I have a cough that lasts for forty days already.

It even begins a day before Muzzammil was born.

And now I disturbed his sleep with all these explosive coughing and wheezing.

I wonder, should I stop or pause my Linzhi intake, the supposed cause?

Let's try that one out, and see if it's the cause.

20070217

Tiny Mini Me

Dusted off my tiny Mini today.

It's been quite a while since I played it. About two months I guess.

After being busy with prior commitments, now deep inside me felt like speeding around again.

And the screamer terrorizes Paroi housing estate...

20070212

Shhhh...

I have a secret to confess.

I have a guitar in my office.

It begins with a tune I can't resist not playing. Thin Lizzy's Roisin Dubh (The Black Rose).

It's tasty, and if you remember I blogged about the song's video on YouTube not long ago.

Now I am playing several other songs, simple tunes like
  • Def Leppard's Armageddon It solo
  • Yes' To Be Over
  • Ratt's Lay It Down solo
  • arrrgh I forgot...
Later dude, wanna play them now.

20070208

Adventurous Drive

Sometimes while driving alone, and cruising on the highway, I make both my hands available.

Instead, I steer with the left knee, or the lower left thigh.

Then I can use my hands to put on, for example, stereo headphones connected to my Walkman, or beat the hell out of the steering wheel to any drum patterns, or closing a stuck windowscreen.

Don't try this anytime, unless you are confident. But really, it's quite simple.

20070204

Get Motored

At the advice of my dentist, I somehow thought of buying a motorized toothbrush.

Actually the only advice she gave me was by polishing my teeth while doing a scaling session. So I got the message immediately.

And I finally decided to get one on Friday.

As you can see, it really does felt different.

Downside is, it's quite noisy.

But it's worth the 27 dollars I spent anyway.

Now I can do the critical motorbrush at night, and brush conventionally in the morning.

20070202

Wanna Be 60 Again

Yep, that's in Kilogram.

I am still 68 and I am not really amused by my looks. Ahhh talk about not being grateful.

Anybody feeling like helping to show the way?

I feel that later, my bicycle will get worn in no time, in achieving such dreamy figures which I lost since 2002.

I just imagined riding on the bike for an hour, 5 days a week. Muscle ache for a few weeks.

I don't ask much. But hopefully I will lose the fat, low-profile Falkens or Goodyears around me midsections.

And then I might be able to carry my own weight plus one 15kg kid for half an hour, at least.