Monday, November 9, 2009

What car colour says about you?

  • Silver: Elegant, loves futuristic looks, cool
  • White: Fastidious
  • Vibrant Red: Sexy, speedy, high-energy and dynamic
  • Light to Mid-Blue: Cool, calm, faithful, quiet
  • Dark Blue: Credible, confident, dependable
  • Taupe/Light Brown: Timeless, basic and simple tastes
  • Black: Empowered, not easily manipulated, loves elegance, appreciates classics
  • Neutral Gray: Sober, corporate, practical, pragmatic
  • Dark Green: Traditional, trustworthy, well-balanced
  • Bright Yellow-Green: Trendy, whimsical, lively
  • Yellow Gold: Intelligent, warm, loves comfort and will pay for it
  • Sunshine Yellow: Sunny disposition, joyful and young at heart
  • Deep Brown: Down-to-earth, no-nonsense
  • Orange: Fun loving, talkative, fickle and trendy
  • Deep Purple: Creative, individualistic, original
Source: 2004 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report.

Well, I like WHITE cars, but prefer RED motorcycles!!!

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Perodua Car Price List (for my rec)

  1. Kancil 660 Basic (only RM22K)
  2. Kelisa 1000 EZS Special Edition (M) Metallic (RM40K)
What a difference isn't it? I choose No. 1 because there is no car cheaper than this! While I like red Kelisa SE very much! Yet, I'm buying New Saga, the cheapest sedan car as compared to Myvi (RM7K more dear)

Perodua Kancil
Model
RM
KANCIL 660 BASIC 660 Basic
22,523.50
KANCIL 660 EX (Manual) Solid
24,443.50
KANCIL 660 EX (Manual) Metallic
24,802.60
KANCIL 850 EX (Manual) Solid
28,277.80
KANCIL 850 EX (Manual) Metallic
28,636.60
KANCIL 850 EX (Manual) (Special Edition)
30,076.80
KANCIL 850 EZ (Auto) Solid
33,724.60
KANCIL 850 EZ (Auto) Metallic
34,204.60

Model
RM
KELISA GXQ IMAGO (Manual) Metallic
37,871.00
KELISA EZQ IMAGO (Auto) Metallic
40,118.40
KELISA 1000 GX (Manual) Solid
34,919.40
KELISA 1000 GX (Manual) Metallic
35,468.60
KELISA 1000 EZ (AUTO) Solid
38,295.70
KELISA 1000 EZ (AUTO) Metallic
39,017.70
KELISA 1000 GX Special Edition (M) Metallic
37,640.10
KELISA 1000 EZS Special Edition (M) Metallic
39,887.40
KELISA 850 GX (Manual) Solid
31,011.70
KELISA 850 GX (Manual) Metallic
31,564.60

Model
RM
KENARI 1000 GX (Manual) Solid
39,046.50
KENARI 1000 GX (Manual) Metallic
39,620.50
KENARI 1000 EZ (Auto) Metallic
42,452.50
KENARI 1000 GX (Aero) Manual Solid
41,263.10
KENARI 1000 GX (Aero) Manual Metallic
41,837.20
KENARI 1000 EZ (Aero) Solid
44,250.60
KENARI 1000 EZ (Aero) Metallic
44,633.70

Model
RM
KEMBARA 1.3 GXB (Manual) Metallic
53,295.20
KEMBARA 1.3 EZB (Manual) Metallic
56,003.20
KEMBARA 1.3 ELE (EZS) Auto Metallic
59,863.20
KEMBARA 1.3 GX ( Aero) Manual Metallic
55,295.20
KEMBARA 1.3 EZ ( Aero) Auto Metallic
58,003.20

Model
RM
MYVI 1.0 (Manual) Solid
38,934.10
MYVI 1.0 (Manual) Metallic
39,457.30
MYVI 1.3 (Manual) Standard Solid
43,027.40
MYVI 1.3 (Manual) Standard Metallic
43,550.60
MYVI 1.3 (Auto) Standard Solid
45,932.40
MYVI 1.3 (Auto) Standard Metallic
46,455.60
MYVI 1.3 (Manual) Premium Solid
45,935.40
MYVI 1.3 (Manual) Premium Metallic
46,455.60
MYVI 1.3 (Auto) Premium Solid
48,812.40
MYVI 1.3 (Auto) Premium Metallic
49,335.60

Cruel Man-Killing Sharks

Water stands 70% of the globe, yet how much do human care about other life in the World? This topic I'm focusing on is whales & sharks, the most fearsome predator int the sea.

Having Discovery Channel & animal Planet at home, documentaries have given us insights of underwater world. Wanna guess how many of us appreciate it? Well, I'd better not know! Ystd's documentary was shark killing. Imagine you yourself being captured by some species smarter than you, cut off all your limbs, then throw you back into the rubbish bin, leaving you to die.

Would you still do the same to our fellow friends in nature?

How heartless are all humans living on earth?

Damaging any of our ecosystem will erupt other living beings... Haven't anyone discover that???

This shows how stupid or ignorant is human race!

When one says big, we could only imagine big. Yet, after watching ystd's documentary, I was shocked to hear how many sharks were caught every day for their fins! Let's put it this way (for more impact) - We kill 1000 humans every day around the world, including babies who have soft white skin. EACH & EVERY DAY!

What do you think would happen to the human population?

Well, if it gets lesser, I would be more happy! Less problems created! I couldn't agree more!!!

Worse still, shark killing occurs because of the belief the nutrient human benefit from it's fin! They don't even have the right to own their limbs!!! Pooh!

Same goes to human trafficking around the world - some humans are just ill-luck that they don't own they body. Else, how would prostitute & child trafficking occur?

This is a thought for us to think...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

When Opportunity Comes, Just Grab It!

The title above was inspired by Lye Song, my BF.

These couple of days, I (we) have been rushing aces going places to settle car loan finance, get release letter, e-batal, pay for inspections of exchange programme, book wanted car, prepare salary slips & supporting income docs etc...

I couldn't sleep last night though my eyelids were very heavy b4 11pm. Went to bed at 11pm, yet was awake by mosquito bites by 1am. Upon waking, my mind was focusing on how would I pay off my 7 year's loan... I have so much commitment that I couldn't survive without min RM 4k monthly!

Long, long ago

Remember this song's title? It is a cheerful, simple & short all-time favourite song.

Today is Wednesday. When the week reach this day, I feel that we r going towards the end of the week. Ystd, LS told me of National car exchange programme. When I went to ask this noon, I got a shock of being told that tmrw is the last day to trade in old car for Proton cars. However, Perodua still have not taken the voucher's privilege away.

Lye Song & me has been rushing half of the day to get my car driven back to Meru showroom's branch, & I later went to settle my Iswara's loan of RM 2187.06. Due to decentralized RHB Delta loan payments, I was unable to check my loan settlement balance not get release letter.

Not only I have to call HQ in PJ (Jln 222), I was referred to Malacca branch to get both. By 3pm, it was raining quite heavily & I almost finish calling banks. Yet, I was in confused state & unable to make decision...

We had lunch & was home by 3:40pm. After a few calls & a short thinking process, I finally make decision to trade-in my Iswara 1.for RM 4000. (Since tmrw is the last day, yet, I was unable to settle my car loan & provide release letter & e-batal, the salesman offered to buy my car for RM 1k lesser)

Truly, this is my first time buying a car. I felt a feeling like a new man. I wonder how trilled would I be on the day I am acknowledge that I could drive my car home. My car colour selection - metallic granite grey. New saga 1.3L B-line. (After considering whether to take metallic grey or solid white)

Though my favourite colour is white, I couldn't afford to buy a white colour car as I am too lazy to wash car once a week. Sometimes, not even once a month! Now, my next purchase would be red motorcycle! A white-washed house would fit my white selection perfectly!

Coming to think about that, it seems that though I would like to own a house, my mind & financial do not seem ready. Else, I would be doing tonnes of research of quality, price & my preferences; just like what I did b4 deciding to further study...

The reason why I put this blog's title as "Long, long ago" is the feel of life in me when I was studying in UPM. Which was 3 years ago. Quite some time gone, isn't it? Feeling of working hard to occupy my time; for my likings & going after my preferences. Chasing after my ambitions...

What's next? When will I aim for it???

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Quality of Life

Dharma is in every body.

Christians believe that when a child is born, he is as a piece of white paper. So pure. So beautiful. Which is true. No child is evil. Unless he photocopied it while growing up.

I am not trying to be one who cull people into another religion. As far as Buddhist are concern, we are not a believer. We understands ourself. One of the quality that we adore most is Freedom.

From my point of view & the lifestyle that I am leading now, I make sure that I don't regret in whatever decision I took & don't waste my time unnecessarily. If possible not even a minute. I vowed to myself ever since I achieved my goal of being independent.

Some of the ways that I viewed quality are:
  • Reading in the car
  • Bringing a book wherever I am
  • Talk to someone & exchange info if I find myself in a serious situation
  • Anticipate in local activities especially my interest-related
  • Improve my skills during my leisure time
  • One of the thing that I never fail to do is planning things ahead.
I do do things impromptu, yet I find planning to be the safer side of me.

Different people do view quality of life differently. Yet, as we can all be assure of, lifestyle of modern people have degraded immensely.

Yet, we couldn't blame anyone. One of the most important factor that changes our lifestyle immensely was technological advancement. When a new creation comes out, be it smple or complex, somehow or rather it affects our lifestyle. Whether in a speed of light or slow as a snail. Whether directly or indirectly. I have been affected as y mind knows it. Yet, my mental laziness prevents me from improving or moving forward spiritually. i know I have to practise meditation. I know I wanted to attend Dharma class. Yet, staying with a BF always comes into the way. Coz LS do not have an understanding for these things & feel that it is time-wasting. And I never explain it to him. I was ridden towards entertainment and pleasure of dating, wasting money & time...

People who have will power that read this blog will certainly scoff at me... What a weak girl! While writing this, I know that I'm getting lazier, drifting towards non-purpose of life... Lye song, I hope that you read this blog of mine...

Tips For Excellent Learning - Swimming

My first & foremost motto - "Going with the Flow"

That is the key.

Water is liquid. It has no shape, not solid, can't be hold nor can it be hurt.

How do you overcome or control something that has this stated characteristic?

Of course, you go with the flow...

One major attitude that applies in all sports is RELAX...

The moment you relax, you get focus easier. This can be seen significantly in swimming. Because the water is 'flexible', our body needs to be flexible too.

Stage one - learning how to hold breath in the water without fear. Fear is the one & only obstacle that obstruct our learning. Imagine, one going for bungee jumping, yet fear of falling. How could it be?!!

Stage two - as soon as you know how to get into the water without someone to push you to, we learn how to breath in the water. As breathing assists ones a lot in later drills, a correct technique helps tremendously.

Stage three - floating. This is another big leap to determine whether one can become a swimmer or not. Believe it or not, ones that become swimmer finds it easy to master all these basic techniques. They have no fear. On the other hand, they find this enjoying!

Stage four - push & glide off the wall. You are almost ready to swim like a fish!!!

What contains in all these steps? FLEXIBILITY! And going with the flow... All the key words in this article.

I am very sure that other sports contains this magical, simple word...

All the best to whoever is learning new things out there!!!