Flowers from Secret Garden

As requested by my friend GrApe, this is the latest collection of blooming flowers in my secret garden. This is Paphiopedilum sp. on bloom. Quite lasting cause its been 1 month since its open.


Paphiopedilum niveum. There are quite a few pots that in bloom. This is one of them.


This is Aerides lawrenceae. They grew on large tree trunks with their roots expose. I like them cause they look like little faries with wings flying in the wind. Nice colour too. This is from my second secret garden.


This is a ever bloomimg hybrid orchid. Low light but can bloom one after another for more than half year.


Doritis pulcherrima. Quite hard to bloom but once it does, it looks very nice. Some of the buds is not fully open yet. This is from my third secret garden.

Friends

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.

They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime.

A Little Bling Bling!

This week I’ve been doing some cosmatic and hardwear changes to my bike. First thing is sow 2 badges I bought to my jacket. Ohlins I got from Sungei Wang and Kawasaki Racing Team at Kawasaki,Shah Alam.

My rear number plate have a crack on it so I decided to change a new one and added carbon fiber plate to it. Looks nice from near but from far, it will look black so that I wont get into trouble with the police.

For the front suspension, I have added some custom made Marzocchi sticker to the top and bottom. Marzocchi is the suspension fork MV Agusta use on their F4 bikes.

I manage to open up my front wheels to paint it. Now it is metalic gun metal with red line running around it. Marchesini Forged sticker is used to add extra bling bling! Marchesini are use on high end Ducati bikes.

Front disks got the golden treatment with Brembo sticker added for extra bling too!

The end cam have change to a new one which is much bigger. Sounds better. It’s a Akrapovic replica but it sure looks nice. The sticker is Akrapovic new logo and it’s custom made with sticker that can withstand heat.

The hanger that comes with the end cam is metal and the heat shield is blue rubber. This will look like normal replica end cam to me. So I decided to buy the original Akrapovic carbon fiber hanger. Results, …. So much lighter and looks better.

Seat Cowling

This is what I've been doing this week. I always wanted a single seater cowling but cant find someone who is willing to make one for me. So, if you want to do something, you got to do it yourself. I'm not pro at doing fiberglass so I use a broken windshield. The plastic is hard enough so it should work. First I measure the size I need then cut out the windshield accordingly. To shape it, I used a hairdrier. It is hard to bend cause even with so much heat, it took me a long time. But at last I did it. For the inner hooks, I fashion out of aluminium plate and use a 2 ton glue to stick it to the plastic. Then I painted it white for the time being to go with my present Mc Donalds colour. I have also added rubber pad so that my butt wont break it. Strips of rubber pad are also used in the inner rim to keep the water out. All in all, I have tested it and it is stable. Am I happy? Yes I am!!

Protective Gears

I’ve been changing glove a few times. Most just don’t fit my hands nicely or too hot to wear. This is the first glove I bought and it’s quite cheap. Brand is Givi. Protection wise, it is minimal but ventilation is very very good. It really surprise me that it does not smells unlike the more expensive brands. But as fate would have it, I lost one side of the glove. Now I am left with the other one. Maybe I can do a Micheal Jackson with it! Haha!!

My next glove is by Scott from USA. I buy this glove because of its looks. I really like the fingers section which looks like claws. This glove fits nicely but for all its looks, it smells very bad and it is hot to wear. This is my own mistake cause this glove is used for snowmobile! Haha! Imagine using it in our hot weather. My goodness!! Protection wise, minimal to average.

Next is from Fox Racing. As you can see, I got this thing for claws! Hehe!! It is a fairly ventilated glove. The feel of the leather is quite nice actually. Protection is average. This glove size is big so it does not fit me nicely. But I’ll keep it as a spare.

This is my latest glove, RS Taichi from Japan. As you can see, the claws looks like its been clip! It’s actually just some rubber to deflect air into the glove. But I must say, it really is quite cooling and it does not smells at all. Carbon fiber for knuckle protection and also some protection at the wrist bone. Something my other glove does not have. It is not easy to find a glove that gives you protection and cooling at the same time. I just have to make a balance and this glove gave me that balance. It really fits me nicely and protection is average to good.

I’ve been looking for some protective clothing for some time now. I saw a friend protective gear and was intrested to get the same thing. It’s a body armor from Fox Racing and honestly it really looks cool. Another friend told me I’ll look like riot police. Another tells me I’ll look like Robocop! Haha! It looks very ventilated. But as times pass by, I realise I cant really wear it if I were to go shopping. Something that I do quite offent. So I decided to get a normal jacket with some protection on the shoulders and elbows. Another friend recommended me Bates from USA. It does look nice I must say. But before I manage to try Bates, I came across another jacket. The brand is Duhan. Made in China and cost me RM350. The first time I saw it, I’ve fall in love with it. And when I put it on, it really fits me nicely and the most important, I look really cool wearing it. Makes me look slimmer too! Haha! I tried a few other brands but this look the best. There is also minimal protection on the back but it is not as impresive as Fox Racing body amour. It is not as ventilated as I wants it to be but sigh, you cant have everything right? I was thinking of asking a tailor to punch some holes in certain places for me to channel some air in and out. That will make it cooling in an afternoon ride.

ZX2R Cosmatic Changes

Last week I decided to do some cosmatic upgrade to my bike. The picture above shows the condition of the bike when I got it and the one on the right is the enhanced one. I manage to buy a real carbon fiber sheet. So I cut out the correct size and paste it on my cockpit. The cutting process blunted my cutter! That’s how tough carbon fiber is.

Here is a close up of it. I also spray 18K Gold on the clip that holds the brek fluid cap. I also add a new ignition cap that I have lying around. Stick some refelctive & glow in the dark sticker so that I can see it at night.

This is a close up of the carbon fiber.

I also manage to buy a mat black spray for my pipe. It is for BBQ stove and can withstand tempreture up to 1000C! Looks good and so far it did not peal or melt.

I’ve been having numb palm if I ride the bike for some time. So I get this soft rubber grip to make it manageable. Cost me RM6 only and it feels nice to grip it.

Few week ago I got a paddock stand for RM150. I manage to find a bobbin for the swingarm. It is not easy to find one that fit ZX2R. Those in the market cant screw in. Their nut is too small. At last I found this in PJ. Its great cause not only is it a bobbin for the paddock stand, it is also a crash protector for the swingarm.

Got this Xena Disk Lock Alarm for my peace of mind. Quite loud!

I’ve add some metal sticker of Brembo to my brek clipper. I’ve also respray them gold.

Suprise Cup

Its been a while I did not cook anything new so I decided to cook this Surprise Cup. It’s a satrter dish but if you make 3 cups it is enough as a meal for one person. What you need is Ham (I use Franch Ham cause it smells nicer. Slice), 3 Eggs, Garlic (chop small), Spinach (a few leaf will do. Wash and slice smaller) Shiitake Mushrooms (slice small), Spring onion (cut small) and Minced Chicken Meat.

Heat up a pan with a bit of oil. Add in the Ham. Fried untill brown and put aside.

In a bow add 3 Eggs and an equal amount of water. Mix well and pour it into 3 cups (don’t use plastic cups).

Add in the cooked Ham and Spinach and stir them in the cup. Then cover the top of the cup with foil. Heat up a wok of water and set the cup on top of a grill and cover it. Steam till the Eggs in the cup is set. I think 15-20 mins is enough.

Now we do the toppings! Add oil in a pan and fried garlic. Add in the Minced Chicken Meat and fried well. Add in Shiitake Mushrooms and fried.

Add a bit of light soya source and oyster source. Stir fried it and add a bit of water if it is too dry. Then pour the topings into the Egg cups. Don’t mix it just add them to the top will do.

Add Spring Onion on top and you can now surprised your guest with this dish!