Earth Day 2009

Yesterday is Earth day, people and organization around the world band together to stop electricity usage for 1 hour and also hope to reduce emission, I think even my company is participating on this event. But what did I do? I did nothing during earth day.

Not only I did nothing, I wasted extra electricity because I forgot to switch off my apartment's light since Friday morning, and usually its not just 1 but 2 florescent light (master bed room and toilet)... and it has been switched on for 72 hours as of now for no reason (source: Jeebs). There goes my record of maintaining a monthly TNB bill of < RM20.

And did I help on emission? Guess not, the ongoing process of converting 4E into my G100 would definitely double the emission pollution due to the forced induction nature of the engine.

Technically 2009 I did the opposite of what others are hyped up so much for. I really just hope the earth died and let everything restart, we had screwed up the system soo much that a breakthrough is required. Awareness doesn't work if you are halfway killing a dog, and you spend 1 hour applying Dettol and stitches to him, but after that goes back to killing it again...

Transplant: Everything is up except for the dashboard

Basically the engine bay is done, the steering rack is done, the condenser / blower / controller has been done. What needs to happen next is to install the dashboard. This shouldn't take much effort and if it goes through, the car shall have a 2 week trial run.

Lets hope the car doesn't explode when it start...

Transplant: Intercooler decision mk2

OK, so maybe Silvia's intercooler is not that cool. Why not get a new custom intercooler with so much better cooling efficiency?

Bring it on !!!

Long and skinny, just like me.

Now that this is on the way, the damage will be double the original intercooler price, not something wise during this economy downturn period but what the heck, its better to buy something you want rather than compromising due to budget. I am the type that rather skip meals and beg just to get a bling bling that is nice, a bling bling that can put on the shelf even it doesn't bring in any revenue or income... yeah, pathetic mentality, I know...

On the personal life side, I just realized what is going on in my mind, and there had been so many thoughts that came through lately, priority is important when it comes to tackling problems in life, it also changes the way you view things... Therefore I believe everyone must always know what they want before they go out and tell people what they think... I already made some decision about my life, and the path that I choose ain't an easy 1... but then again who would want to take the boring and easy path? Like I told my friend HL, there are things in life that gave me energy that I never discover that I have, and this are the things that I will cherish and pursue, even if the path might not bring me to a happy ending.

OK, on a sidenote, I changed the layout of my blog to expand and utilize the real estate around the space, so that it doesn't waste the 21" monitor screen.... If you are using anything less, you should seriously consider updating yourself with technology :P

Transplant: Intercooler decision

Just more pictures...

So here's how a SR20DET intercooler looks like, small and fat

There is no much changes except for some detailed pictures showing the in and out of the car at 4th week of the conversion

Yup, the interior is still a mess, I am requesting a sub-project to rewire the power window and central locking cables, the old cable are so thin...

An engine that once served me well and now cast aside, waiting for someone... RM600 to claim its loyalty :)

Here is what a completed conversion would look like, there seem to be alot of 4E in Aura around BM lately... This is the 3rd 4E i've seen in a week!

Transplant: Engine da masuk

Today went and took a look at my car, the engine bay is beginning to resemble a proper engine bay, with everything in except the turbo and intercooler. I had made a decision last weekend to straight away mount the intercooler at the front bumper, this is to prevent heat stroke, get away from cutting the front bonnet and made the car more low profile... But this will also mean higher cost and more turbo lag. The pros and cons were weighted and due to the fact that this was to be a daily driven car, the cons were acceptable.

So far the huge radiator is in, the air condensor is in, power steering, master brake pump and hydraulic clutch is in... the clutch system and timing belt is to be purchased new for replacement.... air filter still needs to be clean and re-oil

The strut bar still haven't simulate for installation, looks like it might be able to make it in bypassing the brake pump.

Intercooler need to get a SR20 type which is small enough to place on a charade but big enough for the CT9 turbo.

Lets hope the car will be out in 2 weeks time... I beginning to miss her :(

Moment of self doubt and weakness

Sometimes human can be such a slave to comfort, few days ago, I encountered a status quo change in my lifestyle, and somehow I realize how significantly it could screw up the way I think, the way I sleep, the way I talk... I admit I am weak, but I didn't know how easily I could collapse, I used to think that I am indestructible. But then again I didn't, I always like to imagine myself as a pathetic creature and extrapolate the situation until the point of no return. I believe one day I will achieve my status of total failure, and why would someone wanted to be a failure? Because they say once someone reach the point of no redemption, that's when the person will grow wings and become an angel (or demon, I don't care, as long as it got transcended)

But one thing for sure that made my life sucks that day, never in my life that my favourite McD double cheeseburger tasted that bad and so hard to swallow :P For what's worth, I learnt that work and personal life should never be mixed, for a person that is being judged at work, is never subjected to the same judgement at life...

On a side topic, my perception had reduced significantly yesterday when I mistaken my cousin Ah Bee as my other cousin Ah Teik... I wonder why I could made that mistake, I hope its not my eyesight or memory that is failing me, for I am too young to experience alzheimer.. No, there are alot of things that I haven't experience, don't let me starts forgetting now. Then again, not that I am praying to god to hear me out, not that he/she cares anyway.

Regardless, the world will still evolve with or without me, today the Dow Jones is still below 6900 points, politician still bickering about Ipoh and my company still trying to ship parts per schedule. I hate being insignificant and with insignificant finance capability...