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

The Klang Valley's KTM commuter

I myself am no stranger to the KTM Komuter and started using it since early this year, which surely is the worse rail line in the Klang Valley. You look at the timing board and it reads “Klang 1730″ but when the countdown to 5:30 stops, the train doesn’t appear and the board recalculates, adding another 20 minutes to the waiting time.When it finally arrives, getting into the coach is like going to war and you're like a needle into the haystack. If you prevail, pray hard that the four persons glued to you don’t have body odour. And yes, the journey do much shorter time than car but....... Well, at least once a month, there's a small little shop which do sell the TopGear magazine, where i'll spend the time reading it and provide me some wow factors. And i'll always use the word FUCK and MOTHERFUCKER before, during and after the journey. That's my most Fridays back from my enjoyed pool session with buddies!