tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68034333424878283712024-02-08T03:58:31.361+00:00Saru-kun says 'Irrashaii'saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-4444743325232455832010-08-18T21:41:00.003+01:002010-08-18T21:48:42.849+01:00Apple by Aufrecht Melcher Großaspach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K7zEUNTdlGVpU5ExzrVSXas1dYd4iej14Voc3vFILWrLGU_Pn49t6_bryhDch_P6A8uqd-3-HuDhMNrKyoGxtOviJ4lX2UIWmqG5FmQU_6B2X1_otLBX7ZGk0PSIOaZ21RBnK62O0JQq/s1600/P1040154.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K7zEUNTdlGVpU5ExzrVSXas1dYd4iej14Voc3vFILWrLGU_Pn49t6_bryhDch_P6A8uqd-3-HuDhMNrKyoGxtOviJ4lX2UIWmqG5FmQU_6B2X1_otLBX7ZGk0PSIOaZ21RBnK62O0JQq/s400/P1040154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506854187057554034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4swJ_TVzdcLdFnI8puJfmHSq4TB6sfUfozKo1BGTJrU-wTxZ8Ugd_jmQg2FYzjEMs_LfzSbxz-L-t1UIOUjDmihEZDQL4kuo8BVNUPbtA5IHXBZpASeRlFUHz4Oqxev7msOAMQTQlyhx/s1600/P1040155.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4swJ_TVzdcLdFnI8puJfmHSq4TB6sfUfozKo1BGTJrU-wTxZ8Ugd_jmQg2FYzjEMs_LfzSbxz-L-t1UIOUjDmihEZDQL4kuo8BVNUPbtA5IHXBZpASeRlFUHz4Oqxev7msOAMQTQlyhx/s400/P1040155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506854194552743090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrgiw7Y30cuFACRolWbNcwhbyiLM-JYoaremUcqaBcw1fuvcLKHPOqMl1n8yBFFjXm4q0WBWIpALM1Og86VfBVSV1QffL6lMaDi01FumctV5yVQlxwRFLBmbmUcNiYbr5UXYCJH_BUXTY/s1600/P1040156.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUrgiw7Y30cuFACRolWbNcwhbyiLM-JYoaremUcqaBcw1fuvcLKHPOqMl1n8yBFFjXm4q0WBWIpALM1Og86VfBVSV1QffL6lMaDi01FumctV5yVQlxwRFLBmbmUcNiYbr5UXYCJH_BUXTY/s400/P1040156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506854196602835314" border="0" /></a>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-5832333230480615322010-07-10T01:47:00.008+01:002010-07-10T01:59:16.405+01:00Dinner(s) and a carPictures of the last few dinners just to break the unplanned hiatus until I find 'inspiration' to blog about something more readable:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLnWmOj74sszoeY-_phIClDuzyU5_cf3jWbqACUTRnMxoPTLujfgMmA6N2wQKaXnTWm5V9FCxF4jvDpWqMNPeqVtaLKJnypv-Rk1FAvP8G8gNwqLXIW5CayOYKIajMrjprIoRoe9X-G-B/s1600/P1030709.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXLnWmOj74sszoeY-_phIClDuzyU5_cf3jWbqACUTRnMxoPTLujfgMmA6N2wQKaXnTWm5V9FCxF4jvDpWqMNPeqVtaLKJnypv-Rk1FAvP8G8gNwqLXIW5CayOYKIajMrjprIoRoe9X-G-B/s400/P1030709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492073462798279778" border="0" /></a>Pad Thai<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW6gz5cFCOGj3o1dgVd9tnas0aT5sydUDmvNtlo08pMh3NOLw4aWYvQ5UbV9wFr5AsU8Igk-kB0ZIEvwKr2d_R-NAt0e4saBEy0wEWRimaJweDrBvIkoIZRFeHt5VbEGC7lPXjpUCvTme/s1600/P1030711.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeW6gz5cFCOGj3o1dgVd9tnas0aT5sydUDmvNtlo08pMh3NOLw4aWYvQ5UbV9wFr5AsU8Igk-kB0ZIEvwKr2d_R-NAt0e4saBEy0wEWRimaJweDrBvIkoIZRFeHt5VbEGC7lPXjpUCvTme/s400/P1030711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492073715897266818" border="0" /></a>Chicken Tom Yum<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWduUexH0K23fUOxAJmiMzCxPXAuaCAJ76T0hReShgwD2mDd5WaHSpi4bady5LasM63bw_LV4Reh3VBbl5PvsNSiIerX1EkuSL8KmdKX-Qgx4sAsRTt0WsQO6NpH7kG_qhg81q1DW5DVsh/s1600/P1030712.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWduUexH0K23fUOxAJmiMzCxPXAuaCAJ76T0hReShgwD2mDd5WaHSpi4bady5LasM63bw_LV4Reh3VBbl5PvsNSiIerX1EkuSL8KmdKX-Qgx4sAsRTt0WsQO6NpH7kG_qhg81q1DW5DVsh/s400/P1030712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492074006322839378" border="0" /></a>Thai Green Curry<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3hTbh22zdmz9g9MggLVc8FgbWT1gL_EfteNXL91KYyyOWLBjOZcnc1AIMFdSWk5hyDdOya-O8c3ecA2GWghqz223nMq49Uahyl2iNWniWt4vCk7j8bwe8XCxTnqIAs2YmTLU0qOzruL3/s1600/P1030716.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3hTbh22zdmz9g9MggLVc8FgbWT1gL_EfteNXL91KYyyOWLBjOZcnc1AIMFdSWk5hyDdOya-O8c3ecA2GWghqz223nMq49Uahyl2iNWniWt4vCk7j8bwe8XCxTnqIAs2YmTLU0qOzruL3/s400/P1030716.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492074882198192866" border="0" /></a>Mushroom soup, minestrone soup, garlic cheese bread, coleslaw, potatoes and one roast chicken<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Between two guys.<br /><br />Random shot of our new car testing:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-El-uvrMiP2eO3gPeE1jCsk9o4ASmQIIazQWikxaGrsfFITgfwC3wwOK_9K_ruqm3jX4gGj9UpyyWMzWTws-7MOSKAFa7m-fVLsQ8q7oGdGvOIjZlCiEyZTtcgKp2pRZlgow5WZVmTfm/s1600/P1030718.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-El-uvrMiP2eO3gPeE1jCsk9o4ASmQIIazQWikxaGrsfFITgfwC3wwOK_9K_ruqm3jX4gGj9UpyyWMzWTws-7MOSKAFa7m-fVLsQ8q7oGdGvOIjZlCiEyZTtcgKp2pRZlgow5WZVmTfm/s400/P1030718.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492075733533852546" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-30866462607562497402010-04-27T21:33:00.003+01:002010-04-27T21:42:40.229+01:00DinnerToday I made Hainanese chicken rice, with ready made mix out of a jar with boiled chicken mixed in a combination of soy sauce, sesame oil and ground black pepper. There were also ready made fried fish balls that were thrown into the rice pot to steam for a little while.<br /><br />Yesterday I made pan-fried salmon steaks with rice and a fried egg.<br /><br />Yesterday was also the first time I had a hot meal with rice in a week since getting back from Birmingham.<br /><br />There is also a severe lack of vegetables in my diet.<br /><br />I think I'll head downstairs and make a pot of green tea.<br /><br />20 pages of final year report done. 10 more to go.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently watching: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa969kAXIQU&feature=related">2010's SuperGT @ Okayama Circuit replay on Youtube</a><br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-40769697480740411142010-04-21T19:43:00.003+01:002010-04-21T19:50:47.446+01:00Screw threadsToday I learnt that the little hole at the base of all cameras meant for the tripod mounting plate to screw in uses a 1/4" x 20 TPI thread.<br /><br />If that doesn't fit, then it's a 3/8" x 16 TPI thread.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: Grounds For Divorce by Elbow<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-20250947264798011252010-04-14T21:37:00.000+01:002010-04-14T21:37:00.184+01:00Singer Sewing Machine Co. is BADASSWho would've thought that they had been awarded a production study contract to manufacture one of the most famous and iconic pistol of modern times eh?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6mxmvraXYByTYzA5_34JkjeBz-DlVBdlOa4gf5aQIRMfU2SPxc27hJBoww01-ECxhbqXrtkdBkz437dD6cmqRKKiPLoE-gsrxJdcOBmMI05iGaeTEQLfHFwBSZehIvrnnl9nUyLktcsc/s1600/M1911+Marine+Expeditionary+Unit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja6mxmvraXYByTYzA5_34JkjeBz-DlVBdlOa4gf5aQIRMfU2SPxc27hJBoww01-ECxhbqXrtkdBkz437dD6cmqRKKiPLoE-gsrxJdcOBmMI05iGaeTEQLfHFwBSZehIvrnnl9nUyLktcsc/s400/M1911+Marine+Expeditionary+Unit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459725674398254098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Marine Expeditionary Unit service M1911 sidearm</span></span><br /></div><br />In total, 500 serialised pistol were produced in 1940 and these days, an excellent, genuine example of one could fetch in excess of $25 000. Compare this with a super custom shop 1911 like an Ed Brown or Nighthawk Customs which retails anywhere from a minimum of $2000 onwards.<br /><br />For a more detailed history, follow the link below to read up Singer's involvement.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/singer.htm">Singer M1911 Pistol Story</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >Note: Picture above taken off the internet a long time ago. I cannot remember where it was from, however, if the owner of the image stumbles across this humble site of mine and would like it removed, please shoot me an email and it will be done. Thank you kindly.</span><br /><br />I'd love to handle and shoot one of these at least once in my lifetime. For awhile now I've been amazed and in awe at the engineering genius that is the designer of this firearm; Mr. John Moses Browning.<br /><br />Single action only to provide a short, crisp and light trigger pull and intuitive thumb and grip safety which demands sufficient training for proper use of firearm under duress marks this out as a fighting pistol through and through. The .45 ACP chambering also provides more than adequate stopping power that a fighting pistol requires albeit at a reduced round count in the magazine.<br /><br />The 7+1 round count has in some ways placed this pistol into the self-defence category instead of active war duty as the new generation Glocks, H&K, Sigs, Berettas and S&Ws pack more user friendliness, firepower in terms of round count and to a certain extent, reliability as well.<br /><br />Anyway, I think its time for a trip to Thailand or the States for some shooting...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: 憨過頭 by 梁静茹<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-37956129843269897822010-04-13T15:09:00.004+01:002010-04-13T15:31:21.730+01:00I bought new shoes yesterday...... as I was tired of tripping over uneven ground and bending my ankles the way they shouldn't be bent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHTy9lk_T8Mvpqc96FzPk4bs4m9KeNSSCppCdQ3-CjotS0m2qPpnaayEljL01N8OsqC_SE4V0duuv35oJUxWf_5dbfxy4WyA2ok3w6E2adTOQL98FnOTojrJJfSKRt3AbSFvWkaxep1A7/s1600/P1030193.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHTy9lk_T8Mvpqc96FzPk4bs4m9KeNSSCppCdQ3-CjotS0m2qPpnaayEljL01N8OsqC_SE4V0duuv35oJUxWf_5dbfxy4WyA2ok3w6E2adTOQL98FnOTojrJJfSKRt3AbSFvWkaxep1A7/s400/P1030193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459624351535261010" border="0" /></a>Behold! Scarpa's Terra GTX!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNqflPfhMVGla-Wne6KnITSeZkC6QBl54PGwkIE0NR8ykCutGPEW9sla0utbIoAu4Gr3f1ML4nLm2vX8Fd20gCv5gGc4b2Wnnsx3-sN3Q7ThMsDhtxob_jwbq3w5j37Y6Dt_kntGvuPHj/s1600/P1030196.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNqflPfhMVGla-Wne6KnITSeZkC6QBl54PGwkIE0NR8ykCutGPEW9sla0utbIoAu4Gr3f1ML4nLm2vX8Fd20gCv5gGc4b2Wnnsx3-sN3Q7ThMsDhtxob_jwbq3w5j37Y6Dt_kntGvuPHj/s400/P1030196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459629142343375250" border="0" /></a><br />Oiled full grain leather uppers, Gore-Tex waterproof/breathable membrane lining and Vibram sole. For a 120 pounds, this Italian beauty should last for the next 6-8 years of daily urban walking.<br /><br />On the plus side, I can now kick people in the face with far more effectiveness too!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: Kaisoroku, by Key<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-23803523309705709922010-04-05T21:23:00.002+01:002010-04-05T21:28:32.617+01:00I'm like 'wow'<object width="480" height="385">People with reasonable internet connection should watch this:<br /><br />These lot have wayyyy too much time on their hands...<br /><br /><c><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Dr2ZB36p9Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7Dr2ZB36p9Y&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></c></object><br /><br />HOMGWTF @ No. 3 I swear I'd run away as soon as I hear the jets...saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-13755002981694868572010-04-03T23:24:00.002+01:002010-04-03T23:26:47.774+01:00I like this......very much =)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.joythebaker.com/blog/2010/04/how-to-impress-a-boy-with-baking/">How to impress a boy with baking</a></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: One More Time, One More Chance by Yamazaki Masayoshi<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-5662753008475832652010-04-02T01:31:00.002+01:002010-04-02T01:33:54.112+01:00Seems like it's been dammed...... I don't have any flow. Or I just can't find any.<br /><br />When I do, they always end abruptly.<br /><br />Somewhat like a quick flowing stream crashing into a dam made by an unexpected rockslide.<br /><br />It's always been like this.<br /><br />When will it finally run freely?saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-46060576848064245102010-03-31T08:00:00.001+01:002010-03-31T08:00:01.084+01:00Bike LustThis time round, it came after an unplanned and uneventful drop-in to the local bike shop to say hello to the boys in the mechanics area. Displayed against the pillar, attached through the rear dropout to the wall was one of the prettiest prettiest prettiest frame I've seen since Cervelo's S3 (formerly known as the Soloist SL).<br /><br />I haven't had one this severe since I had the urge to build a road bike a year and a half ago.... which I did... culminating in the birth of this <a href="http://saru-kun.blogspot.com/2009/01/2008-giant-scr-saru-kuns-special.html">one</a>. And I thought I'd never want a replacement for my old faithful Fisher.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_FhiR2ttgonx5fTGDppo51yQQ2-aQM48oysjjQvI-hb4MiRlgbdrLIgr9HuRVyIi1vTOf66DjOV_62umTjILa0A1N0mZQf7Jwficpgs7TvfE1ZylyjkBqjTS7kNAVlb3SiDKl1fV0XK4/s1600/DSC00232.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_FhiR2ttgonx5fTGDppo51yQQ2-aQM48oysjjQvI-hb4MiRlgbdrLIgr9HuRVyIi1vTOf66DjOV_62umTjILa0A1N0mZQf7Jwficpgs7TvfE1ZylyjkBqjTS7kNAVlb3SiDKl1fV0XK4/s400/DSC00232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454577844296125106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Alas, after 8 years, there's a worthy replacement for her... may I present the Tranny!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAv-rfQ395oFRiKZGLPi197vpqyfZXGSkETARp8ky_1HlrFWrhpowUTiLMz1Z8cwPfbhlmg5HrZfeUE0IMFQUXalalO6_oKEEOZOoeZVMqtsCNjtzYdOUiDOueQZTtW7xUs4NfilO7JQD/s1600/Tranny_frame_green.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAv-rfQ395oFRiKZGLPi197vpqyfZXGSkETARp8ky_1HlrFWrhpowUTiLMz1Z8cwPfbhlmg5HrZfeUE0IMFQUXalalO6_oKEEOZOoeZVMqtsCNjtzYdOUiDOueQZTtW7xUs4NfilO7JQD/s400/Tranny_frame_green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454579283442407330" border="0" /></a><br />In your choice of Nude, Granny Smith Apple Metallic Green and Copper Metallic. I'd personally go for either Nude or the green. As for the components, I'm pretty torn between full XTR with Formula brakes... or SRAM XX the damn thing.<br /><br />Now then... 1200 quid for the frame shouldn't be too hard to come by now would it?<br /><br />*head desk*<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now listening to: Viva La Vida by Coldplay<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-15653419400979477052010-03-31T00:22:00.003+01:002010-03-31T00:26:22.512+01:00iSadShe cracked her sorry arse in to oblivion...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4urYFXCZzlKsCayrlnNNitVfRdHFcp1c5hJS7DYATP5c1hPbYaS34v067hZI_Mgm6OqVBRba2-Xy_sncesgcLLRoRAusy7XerZX8HuBh4vklYLnJz4OZqcOaipCjSDof_4GkUhPvbXNV/s1600/P1020361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4urYFXCZzlKsCayrlnNNitVfRdHFcp1c5hJS7DYATP5c1hPbYaS34v067hZI_Mgm6OqVBRba2-Xy_sncesgcLLRoRAusy7XerZX8HuBh4vklYLnJz4OZqcOaipCjSDof_4GkUhPvbXNV/s400/P1020361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454572122937106354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I now have no table lamp. Tsch.saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-15144503883106886012010-01-27T02:15:00.002+00:002010-01-27T02:19:55.681+00:00conversation starter winSo I was talking to an old friend on Googlechat a while ago:<br /><br />Me: So what do you usually do at work? You seem pretty free'ish.<br /><br />Friend: At this moment in time, I fly around the country and close banks.<br /><br />Me: *speechless*<br /><br />One cannot seriously consider a reply to that, in all honesty. Banks! Steadfast and solid institutions so entrenched into the concrete of modern civilization... and he closes them! My God man! People lose jobs and murder their families because of him.<br /><br />I want a job like that too. Then I can make millions of people unhappy.saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-12283368779009702392010-01-25T19:42:00.001+00:002010-01-25T19:43:54.322+00:00Drag myself from my bed around 20 past 6<br />Get my kids up make breakfast 1 egg 2 toast 3 weetabix<br /><br />And as I sit down I look up<br />And your standing in the doorway sun at your back<br />in my old brown dressing gown<br />Well no one can love you more than I love you now<br />but I<br /><br />Gotta go running for the bus<br />Coat flying and i try not to miss it this time<br />But the drivers waiting and that's strange<br />Kids on the top deck quiet for a change<br />And theres no rain and no roadworks in the<br />Bus lane and all my hurts run away<br />And im smiling as I'm punching in<br /><br />Chorus<br />The day I died was the best day of my life<br /> The day I died was the best day of my life<br />Tell my friends and my kids and my wife<br />everything will be alright<br />The day I died was the best day of my life<br /><br /><br />Secretaries they got a smile for me<br />and the in tray on my desks almost empty<br />I get a memo from executive joe<br />saying Rob the gob is getting kicked out<br />for embezzling funds from the company account<br />and i'd be lying if i said i wasn't chuffed<br />cos i always hated rob<br />and now they'll probably offer me robs old job<br /><br />And in the park at lunch<br />Theres no whinos on my favorite bench<br />none of that drunk chatter none of that greasy stench<br />and the scrawney little pigeons with the gammy leg<br />decide to dine from someone elses sandwich instead<br />and there's something about the city today<br />like all the colours conspire to overwhelm the grey<br />and this close to the fire I can feel no cold<br />but a rainbow halo around my soul<br /><br /><br />Chorus<br />The day I died was the best day of my life<br /> The day I died was the best day of my life<br />Tell my friends and my kids and my wife<br />everything will be alright<br />The day I died was the best day of my life<br /><br />So I leave work get to the high street and i miss my bus<br />Should I wait for another no I can't be arsed<br />I begin to walk and rush hour crowd seem to part<br />Like the red sea, and im stopping at the offy<br />20 cigerettes and a 6 pack to relax me<br />And as I cross back over the street<br />I guess i never saw that taxi<br /><br />Chorus<br />The day I died was the best day of my life<br /> The day I died was the best day of my life<br />Tell my friends and my kids and my wife<br />everything will be alright<br />The day I died was the best day of my lifesaru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-62323342764802965462010-01-19T19:01:00.002+00:002010-01-19T19:04:13.785+00:00Hello 2010Uhh... dear readers:<br /><br />Happy 2010. Hope everyone has a very nice and good and wonderful and honey-filled year planned out.saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-47121696780722953812009-12-04T02:36:00.004+00:002009-12-04T02:51:29.561+00:00My trusty time-teller has returned to my sideAlthough 'trusty' might be giving it too much credit...<br /><br />The reason it was gone for some time was because it stopped telling the time.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCsfYG0NhVKB4yx3wxyoDNOTwyRPnUvg_Onv6Ep4cNZRksByJu-6QhUYivaOWIhvSq1H-QG1FApGLxxGu6IMrAYoJ0wN8_tMN3aiShgIOzX1CRaqa2phwQkKnJpkXFWCQyeHv0PS9ewLv/s1600-h/P1020037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCsfYG0NhVKB4yx3wxyoDNOTwyRPnUvg_Onv6Ep4cNZRksByJu-6QhUYivaOWIhvSq1H-QG1FApGLxxGu6IMrAYoJ0wN8_tMN3aiShgIOzX1CRaqa2phwQkKnJpkXFWCQyeHv0PS9ewLv/s400/P1020037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411204888220320978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNYvd6yIkX5eA99App_w7hPoIxCl1cmHfPXu9MOC88BmJIwxM9w6T_5zU-cpv9w6-TeMCPrt8ppW0va5ZmEVrPqn6-Ju8QeVpH0TTk1ih61-FilkbeBctkAMVGAeEnFQXuN2alCR1nw1g/s1600-h/P1020038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNYvd6yIkX5eA99App_w7hPoIxCl1cmHfPXu9MOC88BmJIwxM9w6T_5zU-cpv9w6-TeMCPrt8ppW0va5ZmEVrPqn6-Ju8QeVpH0TTk1ih61-FilkbeBctkAMVGAeEnFQXuN2alCR1nw1g/s400/P1020038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411206610104778274" border="0" /></a><br />Shall go to bed.<br /></div></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-5648540301692849352009-11-28T09:58:00.002+00:002009-11-28T10:01:54.186+00:00Sleep is goodI've been awake for the past 50 odd hours and last night was one of my best sleeps evar.<br /><br />Feeling woozy and light-headed with the tendency to fall asleep just about anywhere is quite amusing. I foresee this happening a few more times before the end of this academic year.<br /><br />Wonder how the SAS guys do it... 7 days with no sleep?<br /><br />Superman.<br /><br />Say hello the next time you see a scruffy hair Chinese dude in black lolling off in a chair while sitting with a book open in the library.saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-43001861360460608732009-11-12T23:04:00.001+00:002009-11-12T23:06:26.969+00:00New websites added to 'My reads' SectionCheck them out:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.motoiq.com">Moto<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">IQ</span></a><br /><br /><a href="http://philsaunders.blogspot.com/">Phil Saunder's blog</a><br /><br />Cheerios~saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-63524076234298107822009-11-09T23:10:00.006+00:002009-11-09T23:41:05.543+00:00When dinner has settled comfortablyToday was a good day... one of the better ones I've had in awhile. I woke up a couple of minutes past 8 this morning a shivering wreck. Outside temperatures plummeted to 4 degrees C while I was in dreamland, it seems. Oh I haven't turned the radiators in my room on as well. Winter has well and truly arrived... or not, as the rest of the day turned out beautifully sunny and almost bearable.<br /><br />Oh well.<br /><br />It was a good start though, having woken up early enough to wash, make breakfast, enjoy a good cup of tea and leisurely make my way out to my uni's Learning Resource Centre (fancy schmancy name for 'library') for a group meeting for my Vehicle Engineering Design module. That went pretty well... me having been assigned to do the framework of the written report as well as some bits of CAD modeling. No one ranted and no one whined. One did complain from lack of sleep as he was busy screwing the brains out of a bird throughout the night.<br /><br />Random. 'Bird' is a British euphemism for 'chick' or 'leng lui' but back in Malaysia, its just another word for aunties and ladies to refer to your penis.<br /><br />Anyway! After a detour home to take a dump, I then proceeded to my lecture on thin plate bending theory. On rare occasions, having your brain bombarded with differential equations of the fourth order isn't completely bad. Very rare occasions I must add. I dropped by the Formula Student lab after class and 'took' a wheel off one of the racecars home with me... under the pretext of 'measuring the piece'. *cough*<br /><br />So now there's a shiny 3 piece wheel with tired Avon hillclimb slicks sitting behind me against the wall. Mmmm... shiny.<br /><br />Oh yes... dinner.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjXik5ZJ9wBPaoCMVulCmI-8isoy7RYVH3WIbhlL9sm1xgO5lI7kiwQnWC_BxZuSGOwUM9_uSXLA8Qv_T7TLXmTu9phF0r3Nxh8Hsmmz-bdVnmg8aiJEHOIz1q9LWYKMn6_WqLZTh9A8Z/s1600-h/P1020015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjXik5ZJ9wBPaoCMVulCmI-8isoy7RYVH3WIbhlL9sm1xgO5lI7kiwQnWC_BxZuSGOwUM9_uSXLA8Qv_T7TLXmTu9phF0r3Nxh8Hsmmz-bdVnmg8aiJEHOIz1q9LWYKMn6_WqLZTh9A8Z/s400/P1020015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402249968726354578" border="0" /></a></div><br />Courtesy of half a jar of Tesco's Finest Thai Green Curry sauce... which was everything but spicy. Still nice though. I liked my own dinner.<br /><br />After-dinner Googling led me to Ahma-san's (of RE-Amemiya fame) <a href="http://plus-u.jp/blog/amasan/">personal blog</a> and a site called <a href="http://www.motoiq.com/">Motoiq.com</a>... which inspired me to come back to blogging (read: write crap for no one in particular to read). We'll see how long this stint will last this time round.<br /><br />As a treat, I'm going to bed early. Tried to yesterday, but ended up falling asleep at five.<br /><br />I must be hated in dreamland.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: Boomdeyada<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-73427161621322368862009-10-05T22:43:00.003+01:002009-10-05T22:46:12.516+01:00Short change?I find it such a laugh that people would pay more money for a high pixel count camera and NOT run them at full resolution.<br /><br /> "Oh I want to fit more pics in my one and only memory card so I'll use 3 mp instead of 8<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: Rock & Roll Creation - Spinal Tap<br /><br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-51498034134905767532009-06-22T13:03:00.002+01:002009-06-22T13:16:55.266+01:00MomentThere was a moment of immense calmness yesterday, where everything slowed down... sitting in the quaint, cosy dining room of a friend's home. I was holding a cup of hot tea. The skies were shades of steel. The air, cold...<br /><br />Everything seems so peaceful and tranquil and all I could do was let go of all worries and anxiety and stare out the window.<br /><br />I could use more of these moments. It's strangely addictive.saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-10827643454071217182009-06-13T18:01:00.004+01:002009-06-13T20:15:17.053+01:00I feel smart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT5yjSyoTsdKhPh8vFjTV5pg2KELhGQai7wInzqN__xzxEidwwQqKoQhl9AUHwJCvokznkxt-lJmUcLEBpIUECWBViVNNcU2nei8T0WB9A3kHMmMXSk_UwfwmAfhuGNqyUICmVJ0HI1JL/s1600-h/IMG_5465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT5yjSyoTsdKhPh8vFjTV5pg2KELhGQai7wInzqN__xzxEidwwQqKoQhl9AUHwJCvokznkxt-lJmUcLEBpIUECWBViVNNcU2nei8T0WB9A3kHMmMXSk_UwfwmAfhuGNqyUICmVJ0HI1JL/s400/IMG_5465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346886192099573282" border="0" /></a>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-46476730796937174732009-06-10T09:41:00.002+01:002009-06-10T09:46:44.910+01:00A post about nothing in particular<span style="font-size:85%;"><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype style="font-family: georgia;" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 135135232 16 0 262144 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:1 135135232 16 0 262144 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">An old friend suggested I update this place more often. I felt compelled to oblige…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I think I’m still operating on autopilot this morning. Everything seems so vague and unfocused, something akin to a rainbow wash of water colour splattered on a white tile. I think.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Hmm… hot chocolate is nice though…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I’m now fairly immune to the failings of <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place>’s finest in public transport. The Tube announced their decision to strike beginning 1900hrs yesterday evening and as a direct result of that, the streets and buses this morning were crowded with commuters who are usually found 100m or so underground.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Both my inbound and outbound trains were cancelled with little to no notice yesterday and the bus I was on today decided to abandon its route to Kings Cross, dumping all passengers at Euston, roughly 10 minutes walk away. Difficult to fathom their way of thinking, really. I still feel a little cheated that I lost a pound for that unfinished ride.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Looking on the bright side, Chee-kun has managed to land himself a part-time job with a Michelin-starred restaurant and we’re all happy for him. Good pay, so I hear. He’s perked up from his self-induced glum <span style=""> </span>and has started discussing his wishlist again. ‘Yay’ for him. I haven’t heard from the Penguin in a while now. I wonder if she’s okay, as the last I heard from her was that she was coughing pretty badly. Shall pinch her cheeks if I see her this Saturday.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Tre-sama is coming in to Heathrow in a couple of day’s time. Another big ‘yay’. Temporary long distance relationships aren’t much fun. Can’t wait.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Many of my colleagues at work are of the opinion that I’m counting down the days until my placement is over. I suppose they’re right in some ways that I’m keeping track of the time left but I’m not obsessive enough to count them down to the days and hours. Or am I? I’m just thinking “Another ‘yay’ for finishing a year’s worth of proper work”… That’s all.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I think its time I start doing shopping for people back home. Mostly chocolates, a shirt here, a book there, some lingerie for her, a bikini for another her and a merino wool baselayer…</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">As an ending note, my boss just came up to me said “Ah, now I remember the word that you used in your interview 12 months ago which left a lasting impression on us which subsequently led to our decision to take you on”.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US">“Imbued”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p>Currently listening to: The whirr of the electric fan set on the lowest speed</o:p></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-6350259811344296562009-05-30T02:59:00.004+01:002009-05-30T03:27:10.966+01:00Cuntwaffles (credit to Tobias for teaching me such bad words)I turned 23 yesterday.<br /><br />The Taliban has issued threats to bomb Pakistani towns yesterday. North Korea has recently detonated two nuclear devices and has shown intentions to wipe South Korea off the globe. Swine flu swept through the world and is now leaving, as news reports would imply. We are apparently still in recession. Susan Boyle was reported to have been cussing at journalists due to extreme pressure.<br /><br />Life's good eh?<br /><br />Something of a more personal note: another complaint to the cuntwaffles who are in charge of the trains I take to work on a daily basis. Two of my trains were cancelled and the third one delayed with no previous information and due to 'electrical supply problems'. Keeping my cool as well as being late for work, I methodically filled in the delay repay compensation form (even this is a mouthful that fails spectacularly to roll of the tongue nicely) and dutifully handed it in to the ticket office. The fuckers better refund my money back.<br /><br />London's finest red buses made me miss my train to Birmingham earlier yesterday evening. A full 25 minutes of waiting and the only one that went to Euston told me he wouldn't be going to Euston. The bastard. I hope he won't get laid for the rest of this year and next. I wasted another 26 pounds for a ticket to replace the one that expired by one minute. Then, when I got to Birmingham, I missed the last train home by a minute again! So there goes another 5 pounds for the taxi ride.<br /><br />Little wonder then that Londoners rank tops in a survey of angry city folks.<br /><br />I seem to have digressed. Quite a tangent away as well =.=<br /><br />It's my birthday. I'm supposed to be happy. And happy I feel, everytime I look at my facebook page. Rather surprised that so many dropped by to wish me well. I thank you all sincerely. Oh and Auntie bought me cakes and gave me ang pau. That makes me happy too. Oh and I got a letter from the To-Ken Society notifying me of another meeting in about a week and a half. Is happy again.<br /><br />Wish the other half was around to celebrate birthday with. Oh well. Another fortnight to go.<br /><br />I shall sleep in preparation of the dim sum feast that is to come later.<br /><br />An ode to the worst place in the world; London, Fuck you.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: Maria, by Rage Against The Machine<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-38063350994341260872009-05-27T22:00:00.015+01:002009-05-28T00:24:49.573+01:00Why I like racing and racing carsI love racing. I love race cars.<br /><br />Really, I do. As much as I don't write a lot or talk alot about this, racing technology, cars and automotive racing has a place in my heart.<br /><br />The spartan functionality, directly a result of the <span style="font-style: italic;">form over function</span> appeals to me. No nonsense, no assisted braking, no traction control, no driver aids. Just the plain basics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVnbpJ4h97kf1L9PuwLa8-9qvTeGeRNtbWlDsDDS9qx8kQYo6mXDcKcPgcQEx33Sv-5PNLt9EBxZx7mPrC-2lUO9iQa_ODy94txrh6U5ODwe_m4g5JO9IfpMv9dTq1ZsW_cjsT2XWrvQj/s1600-h/m01gt3_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVnbpJ4h97kf1L9PuwLa8-9qvTeGeRNtbWlDsDDS9qx8kQYo6mXDcKcPgcQEx33Sv-5PNLt9EBxZx7mPrC-2lUO9iQa_ODy94txrh6U5ODwe_m4g5JO9IfpMv9dTq1ZsW_cjsT2XWrvQj/s400/m01gt3_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340638616028379266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil10i0Qy5Fk0IlQrXVZs2aBEcFyy6BIq-FaeKIQZgS45EB8JFeaLoNM5LBIe8D22FlglNn6Irn0NEVZfBJo5Q5-aM_GbNoi3ZBHsKPmRH0ZiCFzbARSC2Io-9lgcgl2PE9eZm0B9RAlQ0Q/s1600-h/IMG_4888.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil10i0Qy5Fk0IlQrXVZs2aBEcFyy6BIq-FaeKIQZgS45EB8JFeaLoNM5LBIe8D22FlglNn6Irn0NEVZfBJo5Q5-aM_GbNoi3ZBHsKPmRH0ZiCFzbARSC2Io-9lgcgl2PE9eZm0B9RAlQ0Q/s400/IMG_4888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340644221585644338" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzZXKp4eY5TaAs6H-8yLPaYSJNQ8BrgZcWzIgVjCho2xrFdxFLqRpRqQp67ySFGtz9nSD07DGoT4NzZjKmxa_JWpbkgdZKLlu71tFjhBaJDzaJ8U-FuYEqb_CzXXCNszlYVOcP43xR9MW/s1600-h/Honda+-+GT300+M-TEC+NSX+0.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjzZXKp4eY5TaAs6H-8yLPaYSJNQ8BrgZcWzIgVjCho2xrFdxFLqRpRqQp67ySFGtz9nSD07DGoT4NzZjKmxa_JWpbkgdZKLlu71tFjhBaJDzaJ8U-FuYEqb_CzXXCNszlYVOcP43xR9MW/s400/Honda+-+GT300+M-TEC+NSX+0.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340627341363397426" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Fastidious attention to detail, both in the engineering phase as well as the final execution of the design. The wonders of rubber technology that allows a 1100kg GT500 NSX to rail Sepang's Turn 5 at constant speeds of over 100 km/h. Imagine that, just 4 patches of rubber with a total area amounting to roughly an A4 sized paper holding up to 3 tonnes of lateral force.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-M4KL-DZfBCp86VSzIbR7aDS2bhUj-ww1scL2ec4JH4YExWNPAAIWqrBQA6nBmk8QVXMfy7352riW-qFzFTOozYYWgQ7AxgSb9U3SR-5jsmmzSD-MPjf9QOgZdIRox751Y-pYt9jyOkg/s1600-h/Honda+-+GT300+M-TEC+NSX+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-M4KL-DZfBCp86VSzIbR7aDS2bhUj-ww1scL2ec4JH4YExWNPAAIWqrBQA6nBmk8QVXMfy7352riW-qFzFTOozYYWgQ7AxgSb9U3SR-5jsmmzSD-MPjf9QOgZdIRox751Y-pYt9jyOkg/s400/Honda+-+GT300+M-TEC+NSX+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340616556301615346" border="0" /></a><br />Graceful patterns and bodylines, interspersed and accented by forms required by the demands of racing. Beautiful colour, tasteful placement of sponsors' names and logos. Well balanced, pleasing to the eye. Not all of them manage to achieve it, but Raybrig seems to have hit the jackpot with this catchy scheme.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhwiFSQJrUC7dZeKv3eXWXbZ9U_32OqrfClCt7ABY0Xu3FiXVMeO0ftoblZ9cG_4nnuBCYAJWTc8zCyTeTdvgFUqCx7BiAbrIIb594KEtls-K5hSXDappeeZAiFfMMaVfizo0cuQZ7_NC/s1600-h/GT500+-+Raybring+NSX+%2705.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhwiFSQJrUC7dZeKv3eXWXbZ9U_32OqrfClCt7ABY0Xu3FiXVMeO0ftoblZ9cG_4nnuBCYAJWTc8zCyTeTdvgFUqCx7BiAbrIIb594KEtls-K5hSXDappeeZAiFfMMaVfizo0cuQZ7_NC/s400/GT500+-+Raybring+NSX+%2705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340618425048003362" border="0" /></a><br />As has RE Amemiya with their 2003 car...<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldi_aOGeeaXmPm7cxOBo78Lmmy5tAyge5_LvVu66wYSPm_YBYJI0LkocUieAAf37ExTtEfwPbJ7tslq_ZiBN-aaIHxPYyJXMZN_4QzfdTR5MXEcyDRfZ6KpBF9BedShtZJwMxMZ3FKXji/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldi_aOGeeaXmPm7cxOBo78Lmmy5tAyge5_LvVu66wYSPm_YBYJI0LkocUieAAf37ExTtEfwPbJ7tslq_ZiBN-aaIHxPYyJXMZN_4QzfdTR5MXEcyDRfZ6KpBF9BedShtZJwMxMZ3FKXji/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340638618900468770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Obviously, there's the driving sensation to consider as well. Dog engagement gearboxes, sequential shifting. Stiff and easily modulated brake pedal. A steering wheel which tells you what the fronts are doing. A positive clunk with every ratio selected giving marvelous marvelous marvelous feedback. Road cars from the late 90's to present day is just so... too cosseted, too refined, too soft, lacking all forms of enjoyable tactile feedback.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt22pX4rs7DEVaMGtd5qLbU1ocWlknuKZNie5xGoPLYfhSFCU8UGEkHfRDH-xNJyvNTeibnKWoD5GtWrLFaDPLn8GXQs8h3IbqylmjmVlqzeKd4b8dqb2_olnFeidEEyTmJyWy1OrvNXL3/s1600-h/P1130080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt22pX4rs7DEVaMGtd5qLbU1ocWlknuKZNie5xGoPLYfhSFCU8UGEkHfRDH-xNJyvNTeibnKWoD5GtWrLFaDPLn8GXQs8h3IbqylmjmVlqzeKd4b8dqb2_olnFeidEEyTmJyWy1OrvNXL3/s400/P1130080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340622436673346130" border="0" /></a><br />Unmuffled roar of exhausts and induction noises add in to the feast for the senses. Very little would come close to a 3 rotor screaming at 9000 rpm rev limit married to the high pitched whine of straight cut gears to the appreciative ear.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjFuoSAPOm6toip1USU86DGbaaweW15OjQHhTXGdlFFBxp5w0fql6sxdQ4IT0UNovOxp04Wa5cUXcI_I5Cvd2cuf3peMymId2N0glmnEZGH9exUClYPGzXI0pQ5YHwNzBNgU57EK-OroV/s1600-h/IMG_0072.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjFuoSAPOm6toip1USU86DGbaaweW15OjQHhTXGdlFFBxp5w0fql6sxdQ4IT0UNovOxp04Wa5cUXcI_I5Cvd2cuf3peMymId2N0glmnEZGH9exUClYPGzXI0pQ5YHwNzBNgU57EK-OroV/s400/IMG_0072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340638627425729874" border="0" /></a><br />Lots more reasons but pictures speak of a thousand words, no?<br /><br />The excitement...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOI_z3zO2rx-rxTwEgxYs_X-v_dr8lIMITJI_pez_m7sv57JsdFScvGLINNDrG_htYnHfJGFFU3S8zYPKghf12MnlzHFbpFgWaokEPSxfTJQUc6sxDjL2Pq8FrY3otU2zPsR2IOhlLzcV/s1600-h/Mazda+-+RE+Amemiya+Asparadrink+GT300+RX-7+%28Sepang,+05%29+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlOI_z3zO2rx-rxTwEgxYs_X-v_dr8lIMITJI_pez_m7sv57JsdFScvGLINNDrG_htYnHfJGFFU3S8zYPKghf12MnlzHFbpFgWaokEPSxfTJQUc6sxDjL2Pq8FrY3otU2zPsR2IOhlLzcV/s400/Mazda+-+RE+Amemiya+Asparadrink+GT300+RX-7+%28Sepang,+05%29+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340638614766368578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0-hZ4nEizkh-_6RYIh51JKwrMT62GLF2MmT5QGe3o-dUMWJhuszQ2Oh63jUd6lR_vPWZEniJvufjxI8oeX1Hs6WrKYzwGUG94qPhDlKXGog_Nhd4fDTJMZFryTfS4O_8GFfnFV90S46F/s1600-h/P7120063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0-hZ4nEizkh-_6RYIh51JKwrMT62GLF2MmT5QGe3o-dUMWJhuszQ2Oh63jUd6lR_vPWZEniJvufjxI8oeX1Hs6WrKYzwGUG94qPhDlKXGog_Nhd4fDTJMZFryTfS4O_8GFfnFV90S46F/s400/P7120063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340634549306531762" border="0" /></a><br />The technology...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2NJ2C3PxHqJ190jvIhm1BcqQwHRS3rLWv_DgAoWx0_TgmJFgpMqIOtKCbdOKYm0nCuuzPm2G3Vksz1RTHVlwOE-lFYbJDDn6lD22XxRdQV3ghNBovo5StKGK5YJO9Z1oFTv7OARG7I9M/s1600-h/P6250302.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYR4tttwPnIKYG1ZtLude4oBokTIMvODSyCEYPyYRnmLJdd0C9eyJu24NfaA5tYlbJW1lW2vlWYSwCOAWkkNeLLba-vJSw_g1bbe1t2fF_CdC3UzAOQR9KDL6zdgAjNXV-Vj7Fa1y1ZQXF/s400/audi_r8_11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340642689045682690" border="0" /></a><br />The people...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HEUn2FZWP-Zj9PebJBBX4JwQOMPYZg740X8LUH2mBL28VwU2j8gZNfdj5RCH5Zsnq2pg7oeXSplXe797pY4I9TA8LqurgOkX83uyHRe84kh1gjlPlZLDiCww1PumA7s90ej7sPA7kpcl/s1600-h/P6250311.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HEUn2FZWP-Zj9PebJBBX4JwQOMPYZg740X8LUH2mBL28VwU2j8gZNfdj5RCH5Zsnq2pg7oeXSplXe797pY4I9TA8LqurgOkX83uyHRe84kh1gjlPlZLDiCww1PumA7s90ej7sPA7kpcl/s400/P6250311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340629594281816786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjvtURxhrIgyi-VNMF92HCr4ubsWyiFzUyh9lz-QQHNA6GwtRw7ck8_bPBYXMHa0c1fnK3a5FdbdLQcW5gnZv-oMlqLU5Xzc_YmliXqOFZ7qtOuD8tvena1bBuTAPqpSSFMzxZEFgStRX/s1600-h/P6250280.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgniQUXbNMa2PWGkClF3G6e9yqN0uc8-_CrWm4FirSqZxcQB3Hc_bLDCbw9Jeq5nx1dy0RfvbPKxV7yvHVdGKv5neWOyIkz4xQq6sd-X2MS39dHYPOJ9PPFdTWUR7ELQZilBARJ96899fC9/s400/P7130117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340634572857569906" border="0" /></a><br />The girls...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7Bh7DhKNk8ghZqilno1c-2MOC0Vaws-totvqJdaghfXH0XhhZSObpdIpSD4GlC43OzRNFfNBRkZAUo8K_pNW3pzv8S0lzHKqiVLPn0g3MlUGnj5Tq6BQqsDLsscEybyCG-c8RUsm4j15/s1600-h/P6250298.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV7Bh7DhKNk8ghZqilno1c-2MOC0Vaws-totvqJdaghfXH0XhhZSObpdIpSD4GlC43OzRNFfNBRkZAUo8K_pNW3pzv8S0lzHKqiVLPn0g3MlUGnj5Tq6BQqsDLsscEybyCG-c8RUsm4j15/s400/P6250298.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340629605129626946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LPoFOum-In6UXwcEzNKV2j5S_xC6k8SvXPA_nnVqk4yv_WG84HsMIoeT35z4oXGdFe7IXdZc8SocPjqJ1AgBZ3PBlhEVt7JSygbFm7RRs_XfeOUvgKePoiAbhyhZBR77sSSTRle11MHx/s1600-h/P6250284.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LPoFOum-In6UXwcEzNKV2j5S_xC6k8SvXPA_nnVqk4yv_WG84HsMIoeT35z4oXGdFe7IXdZc8SocPjqJ1AgBZ3PBlhEVt7JSygbFm7RRs_XfeOUvgKePoiAbhyhZBR77sSSTRle11MHx/s400/P6250284.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340629599117584802" border="0" /></a><br />Motorsports engineering companies in the West or East Midlands, hire me please. I graduate in 2010.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: 'Renegade' by Yanni<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6803433342487828371.post-70448346942858432032009-05-11T23:30:00.003+01:002009-05-11T23:38:45.396+01:00Traffic weaving is still awesumz!I managed to bring the <a href="http://saru-kun.blogspot.com/2009/01/2008-giant-scr-saru-kuns-special.html">road bike</a> down to London despite failing to make a reservation on Virgin Trains (wahey wasn't my fault... their damn system was down).<br /><br />The trip to St Pancras this morning consisted of 10 minutes of weaving in and out of rush hour traffic along Euston Road. Definitely brings back lovely memories of doing 40km/h on a bicycle with skinny rubber on the NKVE with Saiful~ 'Cept that over here, you do actually have to contend with red buses pulling out of stops with all intents to maul you and kill you =D<br /><br />But it's still awesumz!<br /><br />Yoshu~ is sleeps nao~<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Currently listening to: <span style="font-style: italic;">No Tomorrow</span> by Orson<br /></div>saru-kunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965694814901875822noreply@blogger.com0