Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Love & Lust


When asked, I suspect most people would describe being love as feeling strong attracted to someone else, as considering another person to be overwhelmingly desirable. When people are in love, we imagined they're constantly preoccupied with thoughts of their beloved, and that they want nothing more than to be with that person.

Actually, however, these feelings don't describe love at all. They describe lust- an initial physical attraction to another. It's overwhelmingly powerful and it's driven by pheromones, although we're not generally aware of that.

When we're madly attracted to someone else, it's because we sense (unconsciously) that they'd make an excellent genetic match, someone who would allow us to produce the strongest and healthiest offspring. Lust is all about survival of our DNA. It's not about long-term compatibility, about "happily ever after"

Love on the other hand, isn't an immediate feeling. It grows over time. Love is more akin to a friendship than coupling. Love is the desire to extend yourself-at whatever personal cost - for the purpose of nurturing the growth and furthering the dreams of another individual.

Love is effortful; it involves personal sacrifice, and it grows slowly. Love is not about "me" - what can I have? It's about "you" - what can I do to make your life richer? When we separate "lust" from "love" in this way, it's distressing to note than one in five people desire someone other than their partner.

They're simply confusing between LUST and LOVE.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

The Opposite of Luxury


Some people think that luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not, it is the opposite of vulgarity.


-Coco Chanel-

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Get Over With It






It will never and won't want to make it, so just get over with it. The only way to get over with it is by replacement. And seal it away with the most powerful spell right down to the bottom of the heart as


MEMORIES




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Loves.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Supercars Student

His burnt 458 Italia.
We could spend hours on how jealous we are about this 21-year-old, just god damn 21! or how spoiled he is and how he’ll never know what it’s like to have a tough life. But we just have to respect his pure taste in supercars and the fact that he actually pursued an education rather than sitting back, driving his fine collection of cars and living off his (clearly affluent) businessman father.Student Dhiaa Al-Essa has 30 ultra luxury, fast motors in his garage including five Ferraris (F430, F430 Novitec Rosso, F458 Italia, California, 599 GTB), five Porsches (997 Turbo, 997 GT3 RS, 997 Turbo Spyder, Cayenne Turbo, Panamera Turbo), a Bentley Continental GT, five Mercedes (McLaren SLR, S65 AMG, G55AMG, E63 AMG, CL65 AMG), four BMWs (M5, X6M, X5M, 760Li), two Audis (R8, A8), a Lexus 460 and a Maybach 62 all equates to a total of £4.5 million- a total of nearly RM100million if they were owned in Malaysia. (Why 100mil? Malaysia's high taxes).The supercars you see above are just a handful of exotics owned by just a 21-years old student.

"The Mercedes McLaren SLR is my favourite. I love the way it looks and drives and it's also been reliable for a car out in the 50 degree temperature. With a top speed of 205mph, it's also very fast", says Dhiaa. The international playboy, whose father's business empire spans everything from property stock markets, is currently studying for a degree in engineering in Riyadh, his home city. He is one of many rich youngsters from the Middle East who descend on Europe and America every summer to escape the scorching desert temperatures. His summer tour this year includes jaunts to the upmarkets of London, Montreal, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York . The playboys have infuriated residents in Knightsbridge by turning the posh area into a multi-million pound race track.

The poshy and undoubtly fast Mercedes SLR McLaren.

Not enough? Of course not! He's reportedly making orders for the Koenigsegg Agera (a Swedish hypercar looking to topple the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport’s 267mph world record top speed), a Ferrari GTO Roadster and a Buggati Veyron. The £1.6 million is a gift from his father for completing his engineering degree and 22nd birthday gift All his cars have a personalised number plate featuring the figures 070, which sets him back around £100,000 every time he buys a new car. His upcoming Agera will feature diamond-laced leather interior with his signature stitched on the seats and a special key made out of gold. CRAZY !! Isn't it?

The Veyron's top speed breaker, Koenigsegg Agera..

Reportedly speaking from his mansion in New York, he said "I love speed, but th limit in Saudi Arabia is 75mph so I'm pretty limited. So, when the Bugatti arrives, I hope to take it to Germany where you can drive as fast as you can on parts of autobahn". This chap must be feeling poor, his Ferrari 458 Italia has recently just burned to cinders during the massive fire in Heathrow Airport's warehouse. The car cost him £300,000 and is decked out with a £50,000 Dolce&Gabbana interior. But, Dhiaa's torment will be short-lived as he is replacing the 458 with the production number 70 of 70 Ferrari 599 GTO Roadster.

A 21 year old having all these? How lucky is that. Envy is a cruel mistress. And we shall not succumb to her petty, poisonous advances.


Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Angelica

Olivia Ong
Such beautiful figure and voice she had.

She has the most sensual, soulful, innocent vocals I've ever heard in my life. One of the new wave of Singapore talent being exported internationally and has an incredible talent in singing. Though some of her songs isn't written by her, she's able to turn songs in to exceptionally soothing tune. My favourites were her Sometimes When We Touch, Close To You and I Believe. You should go check it out :)


Saturday, September 4, 2010

Fastidiously Engineered

Designed by possibly the most fastidious design engineer you could ever meet, a continuously developed species of Pagani for over a decade, a car bonded by materials you could never see in any other cars in this world, an Italian ultra-supercar a step above Ferrari or Lamborghini's finest machine, so expensive in fact it's called the 'billionaire's toy' by many. It's none other than the latest creation by Horacio Pagani's final iteration of his iconic supercar, meet the
Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster.This is it. God damn it! It's beautiful.
Today, a new Zonda is an extremely expensive car and you'll need a very deep pockets if you want to take the advantage of this last chance to join the Zonda club. This Cinque Roadster (pronounced as chin-keh) costs an astonishingly £1.5million (which is somewhere north of RM30million if it's sold in Malaysia and we had only one of the older Zonda S in Malaysia). Question is why is it so expensive? Simple, because it's Pagani, just like the price for a pair of bespoke shoes from Berluti. So exclusive in fact only 5 will ever be built and all had been spoken for before it was launched, therefore owning one would be elusive. Besides, it's being a singularly bespoke car even it's components made on a largely individual basis including the engine.The first of five of a masterpiece. Lucky fella, eh?

Just like it's coupe version, it's body tub, crafted from what Pagani called it their 'wonder material' of carbo-titanium. A type of carbonfibre with threads of titanium woven into it which allows Pagani to shed some extra kilos from it's already bantam-weight monocoque chassis while also adding extra stiffness to the tub. So tough in fact it's stronger than concrete. Everywhere you look in the car there's high-tech stuff, from magnesium-titanium suspension to brake discs from carbonfibre rather than conventional carbon ceramics or heavy steels, even the bolts are made out of magnesium.Truly magnificent isn't it? Everywhere you look, it's carbonfibre.

Behind the driver sits a massive Mercedes AMG's 7.3 litre V12 engine, which gives an output of 678bhp which makes it the most powerful street legal production ever made by Pagani (besides the Pagani's track-only 750bhp Zonda R). That's gonna propel this beast from nought to hundred in mere 3.4 seconds and all the way to top speed of 348km/h with a mind-boggling 556 horsepower per ton (mind you a Bugatti Veyron has only 529hp per ton ratio).
It's rather like having a stethoscope on the heart of the car.

Notice that brilliant prominent snorkel-style air-intake hanging amidships, like a praying mantis eyeing up it's next victim, it helps feed air into the engine and to provide some aero effect. The Cinque's ceramic-coated exhausts howl magnificently as you wind on the revs, the noise is simply spectacular. Floor the gas pedal, wait until the rev-counter hits the red paint, flick the right-hand gearshift paddle and outside the car the noise is accompanied by a stab of blue-flame from all four tailpipes.
Zonda's iconic quad tailpipes never changes.

Bucket seats are a new design made by Toora and are unique only to the Cinque.

It's just absolutely stunning to look at. Agree?

Well, it's a shame that only very few people get to experience this phenomenon of a car. Is it just another billionaire's toy or a real driver car? It turns out to be both I think, being stunning to look at and simply magnificent to drive one. This is definitely the best Zonda ever made and probably the last Zonda and it was rumoured that a brand new replacement named the C9 is coming real soon. I'm hooked to it, seriously.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Hunger and Poverty


Dear People, do you know that every year, nearly 9,000,000 children die due to hunger. TODAY, over 24,000 children die every day around the world. In which it's equivalent to a child die every 3.6 seconds you count, 16-17 children die every minute you lived and a 2004 Asian Tsunami occuring every 10 days. The term “Children” I'm using in this context means infants under the age of 5. It is a weapon of mass destruction and they are a total silent killer. In spite of the scale of this daily/ongoing catastrophe, it rarely manages to achieve, much less sustain, prime-time, headline coverage.

Days ago in the news, a British child kidnapped in Portugal. This is definitely a tragic story that needs reporting, but why, media outlets that pride themselves in outstanding international media coverage, is the plight of millions of children dying not daily headlines? WHY?
And they “die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death.”

So people, cherish your food, don't waste 'em. Help spread this message who are still unaware of this situation. We are all a similar human race by which they do not have to suffer this way.

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Ice-Creamology

The 'sweetest' ice-cream I ever had, I'm afraid I'll have early age diabetes mellitus.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

I Wonder



What my future will be? I wonder. So eager to find it out. Till when until I stop seeing this wonderful world I had? What I must go through? Despair or happiness? How much can I see in this world? Going fast or slow? What is the meaning of my life? What do I live for? What's the purpose of my existence? What should I do after my life?

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Sunday, July 4, 2010

10 Most Incredible Things To do Before You Die


Breaking The Sound Barrier

Bored of everyday travelling at 140km/h? Why not give it a shot at this Thrust SSC which produces 40,000 pound of thrust, which means under 16 seconds, you'll be travelling at 1000km/h and in half a minute, you'll be rumbling at 1360km/h(Mach 1)!!! Mind-boggling! Imagine what will you be seeing at the speed of sound.



Sipping The World's Most Expensive Cognac


An elixir mixed since 1776 by the direct descendants of King Henri IV, each batch of Henri IV Dudognon Heritage is aged in a barrel for more than 100 years and capped inside a 24-karat gold-dipped and 6,500 diamond-bejeweled bottle. One most interesting question, what's the price? Well, a staggering US$2 million!



Holiday In The Carribean

A tiny little island in the Carribean, the St. Barth is a vacation destination for the millionaires. Its astounding white sands and sapphire blue waters plus lavish resorts in the island has also attracted A-listers such as Beyonce, Uma Thurman and Michael Kors. Arrival to the St. Barts would require your luxury private yacht or by your plane and you'll be unimaginably welcomed. In case you've got a last minute invitation for a dinner at a Microsoft mogul Paul Allen's private yacht, there's high-end haute couture boutiques such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior , Cavalli and Chanel along the main road of Rodeo Drive of the island. It would be a lifetime memorable vacation for anyone who ever holiday here. Awesome I would say.


Climbing The Great Pyramid Of Egypt

Following in the footsteps of King Khufu and travel back in time to 2720-2560 BC to marvel at the engineering masterpiece of one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Giza. An estimated 2.6 million blocks weighing as much as 70 tons apiece were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid. Can you imagine the sense of achievement that it would be to climb to the top of the 482-foot Great Pyramid and panning the vast desert landscape? Climbing a masterpiece with the richest history in the world, why not?


Alpine Downhill Skiing

Whoosh to the right and swoosh to the left and lift-off over that slope. Tuck the arms in and bend the legs and speed over the cold, white snow at over 60 mph. Ok, maybe not that fast just starting out, but plenty of spills along the way while getting use to your ski legs. The great thing about skiing is that there is a bunny hill for the beginners and that there will always be that one guy who will blindly try the big hill, before he’s ready, and thats me! My all time favourite / dream sport!


Hang Gliding

Flying like a bird and soaring through the sky while skillfully navigating the unseen wind is one of the coolest places to be. Hang gliding is a sport that can cost an estimated $6000.00 in training to gain the required skills to fly as high as 10,000 feet, but there are places around the country that offer tandem flights for as little as $120.00. This is an adventure that will deliver the adrenaline at an affordable price. Woots...


Edge Of Space Supersonic Jet Ride

Ok, so you don’t have a spare $20 million to spend for a 7-day trip to the International Space Station. That’s fine, but you don’t have to give up. How about considering a trip to the edge of space in a British Jet Fighter called the Lightning? Just think about it for a minute. Imagine flying 60,000 feet high over the earth at a speed of 50 thousand feet per minute and seeing the curvature of the earth. Now, that would fill a barf bag up with a stomach full of excitement. WOW!!!


Dock With the ISS

Just imagine, staring out from the International Space Station and gazing at the awesome blue marble that we know as Earth and experiencing weightlessness would be a hoot, too. Well, you gotta spare a little extra change of about $20 million to book a trip to spend a week on board the International Space Station. I would if I've $500million of disposable cash.


Skydiving

Skydiving has the most incredible ride of a lifetime. Taking a leap of faith out of an cargo of an airplane at an approximately 30,000 ft above sea level and free falling for about 2 minutes requires humongous courage out of yourself!
Can you imagine the rush that skydiving is falling at more than 120+mph(200+km/h) straight towards the earth, knowing that there is a chance that this jump could possible be your last? There is a fact that skydiving is statistically safer than scuba diving, I'm not sure whether it's true or not, anyway I'm gonna really give it a go one day!



Milan's Men Fashion Week- Spring/Summer 2011 Runway

Bottega Veneta
The sublime luxury that is Bottega Veneta spends the new season examining the many possibilities of a man's wardrobe. Designer Tomas Maier has discovered an innovative medium between classic tailoring and athletic sportswear that resulted in fluid cotton suits in creams, claret red, sapphire blue, and army green. Then there were the highly original military jackets built with suedes and cottons in desert taupes, royal blue, and moss green — nice.


John Varvatos
For his tenth-anniversary collection, John Varvatos did not stray from his formula for success: rock and roll, with a healthy dash of sophistication. He treated the fabric for the season — linen — by making it worn and dusty, with gray Glen Plaid being the signature. Linen was layered under ultra suede jackets, coated and made into peacoats, knit into fair-isle cardigans, and mixed with cotton and wool. It was a true rock statement: mix and match to make something new and individual.


Versace
You could tell you were in for a treat as you entered the Versace Theatre: '80s archives everywhere, a sculptural stage, the black-and-white floor — it was all like some great old Bruce Weber image. But Donatella Versace kept the retro to a minimum on the runway, hinting at the '80s/'50s vibe but hitting hard with innovative fabric blends and iridescent skinny suits. If fringe isn't quite your bag (there were sleeveless dress shirts here), the fantastic sharp, skinny tuxes can surely please one and all.


The 'chun'-ted Chinese silk robe by Alexander McQueen. woots...

Alexander McQueen
The late designer's sharp and chic tradition is most assuredly in safe hands with Sarah Burton. At an appropriately subdued presentation here, she showed off amazing trench coats with a World War I flair, plus sharp suits in neutral hues, Chinese silk (it's everywhere) that showed up on robes as well as shoes, and a spectacular washed leather jacket that was a take on the waxed-cotton biker jackets of seasons past.



PRADA
The post-punk anthem "Bela Lugosi's Dead" set the energetic pace for Prada's show big here, the star of which was footwear. The shoes — either plain-toe or wing-tip; black, two tone, or three tone — all sported every type of sole a shoe can have, all at once (including espadrilles!). Their exaggerated proportions were mirrored by the clothes — suits, shorts, surgeon's smocks, graphic knits — whose silhouettes oscillated between slim and voluminous; between navy or dark denim and bright shocks of orange, yellow, and cobalt. With all these modern takes on work- and sportswear, there was something for everyone. And everyone in attendance wanted something.


Gucci
Creative Director Frida Gianini has found her groove for menswear at Gucci. Specifically, she's discovered the perfect balance between what a man needs and her love of the elaborate — the result of which was an eminently wearable collection with luxury details. There were great core basics — sharp tailoring in gunmetal grey with a slight shine, for one, didn't overdo it. And her sportswear looked cool when paired with the new faded Gucci jean. Then there was the eveningwear, which was smashing when tied silk jackets were paired with white pants.WOW! The one i favoured most.


D&G
The grass runway here was the perfect setting for Domenico and Stefano's '50s tiki garden party. Ginghams of every scale were mixed from blazer to shirt to rolled-pants hem. The washed-linen sack suiting had Hawaiian print collars overlapping the lapels and pleated loose trousers pegged at the bottom. Khaki and washed-out denim completed the looks. D&G is always an exploded concept, and like last season's ski bunnies, this period interpretation was high energy and, when dissected, full of desirable pieces like a tiki-lined cotton blazer or a crew-neck knit overprinted with gingham.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Rampant Germany Thrashed Argentina

Germany are through to the semi-finals after producing another masterful performance to beat Argentina 4-0 at Cape Town’s Green Point Stadium. Diego Maradona’s came into this match with high hopes of avenging their quarter-final defeat in 2006 but they ultimately had no answer to a slick, powerful German side who will now face either Spain or Paraguay in the last four.
Thomas Muller applied the slightest of headed touches to flick the ball into the net during the 3rd minute. It was Germany’s 200th FIFA World Cup goal, their fastest in 32 years and the quickest so far at South Africa 2010.

Miroslav Klose(68', 69') and Arne Friedrich(74') both scored their memorable goals against the helpless Argentinian defender and keeper.

What's Next?


What's next two years later after Buggati has delivered its 300th Veyron? Here's the answer, though. This is the all new concept its maker describes as 'the most exclusive, elegant and powerful four door automobile in the world' and it is called the Galibier.

But this much I do know. The Galibier, named after a Type 57 four door and Alpine mountain road - is powered by a twin-supercharged version of the 987bhp and 212mph (340km/h) top speed, 8.0-litre W16 engine that propels the Veyron. Both its chassis and body are made of carbon fibre, with the exception of the wings and doors which are polished aluminium. The car has a special nine-layer paint job which subtly highlights the weave of the carbon fibre when light shines on it. And it don't just run on unleaded petrol but also on bio-ethanol fuel in which it has higher octane rating allows an increase of an engine's compression ratio for increased efficiency and power.

This monstrously beautiful Bugatti has a discreet 'spine' line bisects the full 5m-plus length of the car, including the windscreen, concluding with a vivid flourish just above the rear diffuser and eight exhaust pipes. The bonnet, meanwhile, opens in two separate panels, mimicking a butterfly's wings.

Lord knows, these guys in Bugatti must be expert at fielding exotic requests by now. Designing and building cars at this stratospheric level is a strange business. It's almost about what you leave out, rather than how much you cram in. Following its press debut last September, the Galibier embarked on a tour of the world's moneyed hot-spots to gauge client opinion. Apparently, the reaction has been overwhelmingly good, but a decision on whether to put the car into production is still pending. Bugatti's top brass are getting increasingly less good at hiding their desire to get on with it. If this shit gets a green -light, expect the production to begin at 2013 and a price tag no less than a million quid.The Galibier even featured Parmigiani's Bugatti Tourbillon removable clock/watch, which is impractical as it is too small. A tourbillon movement clock in a car??!!! Oh Gosh!

The Ridiculous Golden Veyron


Rich people have problems too y'know - overly-tight diamond y-fronts, wallets too small for £50 notes, garage too narrow for a Lambo... Well, on that last note at least, some enterprising folk have engineered an ingenious solution: a solid gold and diamond Buggatti Veyron model. The work of Robert Gulpen and Stuart Hughes, this 1/18th scale Bug' is miniaturised not - as we hoped - using freakin' lasers, but rather with 24 karat gold and 7.2 carats worth of diamonds.

The end result is pretty bling, as you can see before you. The price for this fine item? US$ 2,930,000. More than twice the price of an actual Veyron. And just three will be made.
If you take medication in the mornings and evenings to prevent you from toasting your kittens and filling your car up with cheese instead of petrol, maybe this is for you.
Alternatively, for those of us who prefer our walls in ‘un-padded' flavour, what would you feature in your supercar garage if you had three-mil?

The BIG BAD Bug

A day spent at Bugatti's factory HQ in Molsheim is like going through Alice's looking glass. The famous and almighty Veyrons in various states of undress are sprinkled about the place, an entirely odd sight that has you rubbing your eyes in disbelief to begin with but which soon becomes strangely normal.

It has 1001 brake horsepower and 1050 if you're lucky enough, 253mph (407km/h) and the century sprint in 2.5sec. Mind-boggling I would say. It's mighty power, harnessed from a quad-turbocharged W16 8.0 litre engine. 16 huge cylinders and four turbos!!!! And statistic which you couldn't find it in any other articles in the world about the Veyron, to be able to produce a thousand horses, it would need to burn at least 5 litres of gasoline in a minute!

Price? Somewhere north of USD 1,200,000 depending on specs. Making it ranked in one of the most expensive car in production. Exclusivity? Only 300 masterpieces will ever be made. Buggati needs to get satisfied with your net worth and your produced accounting sheet of your assets and bank statement to be able to acquire one of these. Of the 300 Veyrons scheduled for production, 135 have been delivered so far, with orders having been received for a total of 220. Production of Veyrons is due to cease on 2012.
A car made for the aristocrates. Even its interior's fine leather is made by the famed high-end fashion house of