GT-R vs PORCHE

Firstly, for a preamble, a review by the popular and quite unbias car magazine, evo. Click on the picture to be directed to the review.

MINES GT-R R35 vs PORCHE 911 TURBO 997, videos of the two cars battling had surfaced not too long ago. Its not done by Best Motoring but had staffs of BM in it. Take a look at the videos below.

Looks like the GT-R won this round. However, it might not be a fair test as the GT-R, being a MINES probably isn't totally factory stock. And there seems to be some issues with the 911's tires. Sad to say that we might never actually see a stock GT-R competing in Best Motoring as the rumored upcoming battle will be between the MCR GT-R, two Porches, an NSX and a Gallardo. Nevertheless, we can sure look forward to it ;)

Before we go, have a look at the JGTC GT-R in action.

Vocaloid Hatsune Miku

Yeah, look at all these chibi versions of Vocaloid Hatsune Miku Nendroids by Good Smile Company. Kawaii~~

I am sooo hoping to get one of these.









For ippan-jins who haven heard of Hatsune Miku, here is a song "sung" by her. Just one of the many examples out there.


Darlin', Please.

Now, going a bit off topic, I am a huge fan of Lucky Star. And again for ippan-jins who had never heard of it, here is an opening of the anime.

Lucky Star Opening

And here is a Vocaloid parody of it :P

I think the song was not synthesized by the vocaloids but rather the original singers.
After the parody there is the song synthesized by Vocaloid Miku which brought fame to herself.

Apparently, lots of parodies on the Lucky Star opening float around the net.


Gundam Parody with the song synthesized by vocaloid, which version I am not too sure. Listening to it, it might be an alpha version


Haruhi-styled parody with original singers.

Last but not least, some more recent anime mecha having a go at it.

Mecha from Gundam 00 doing the dance :P

My base is under attack

In Perth, the bush flies were annoying. But at least they only come in summer and stay outdoors. Back here, I suddenly find myself irritated by mosquitoes. This only happened after I have shifted to my new house which is at ground level. These mosquitoes are here all year round, indoors, and the itch is always there. Much more worse than just some bush flies flying all over you. I do not seem to have this problem with mozzies last time as I was staying pretty high up. There was a study claiming that insects are less likely to fly above 7 storey high. Should have stayed up high.

Multiply this by say... 10. The itch is KILLING ME SOFTLY!

In order to combat them, I pillaged the store room and whip out the mosquito electric zapper. With a combination of Ultra Violet light and High Voltage Coils, they claimed to be able to destroy these pesky little fliers.

It was kind of old but still working.

And to add to the protection, I lighted some mosquito coil. It stinks the whole room up.

Had to place it in a bowl.

The result? The coil really works, despite stinking up the room. However, its effect was too short lived. The coil burnt up even before I fell asleep and the buzz of the mozzies can be heard almost immediately. The Electric Zapper? Total bullshit! I did a short research and found out that these zappers are 90 % ineffective. The companies just want your money. Female mozzies, those that bite, are not attracted to UV light at all. My zapper was on the whole night and there wasn't a single insect dead in it. Mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide instead.

So ultimately, I found an easier solution. That is to switch on my fan throughout the night to diffuse the carbon dioxide concentration in the room. And cover myself from head to toe with my newly bought quilt. It has cow patterns on it. Kawaii ne?

Fan is the better way. Cooler room and keeps the mozzies away.


I can't sleep without these. Else I would have runny nose.

City Garden Chinese Restaurant in Perth

Back here in Singapore, food can be found everywhere; especially Chinese food. After a month of eating around, I still find myself missing the food from Perth City's City Garden Chinese Restaurant. Although some of the dishes can be found in the menu of any Chinese restaurant, others are less common.

Here are some of the "must order" dishes which never failed to find their way onto our table when my friends and I went there for dinner or supper during our school days.

Deep Fried pig intestine.
Very sinful and yet, the crispiness, crunchiness and oiliness makes us pretty much addicted to it.


Fried pork cutlets.


Salted fish hot plate tofu.


Golden Calamari.
Calamari pieces dip in salted duck egg yolks before dipping into oil.
Yummy!


Fried Rice.
In this case, special fried rice. Its oiliness is just right.

I guess, instead of saying that I miss these food, it would be more accurate to say that I miss the time I share with my friends eating out as such times do not come often during school days.