After months of working like a dog (wonder how dog works anyway?) I am taking a week off. I have yet to decide what to do during this down time. These are the things I think I should do:

1) Make more love

2) Read more books

3) Spend more time with people that matters

4) Have more coffee time

5) Fly a kite

6) Stare at clouds/sky

7) Smile more

let’s see what happens. I will twit more so follow me there

 

I am so freaking tired of work. In 48 hours, I will be on a flight to somewhere. I will turn off the data for my blackberry and try to have a holiday in peace. Let’s see how it goes first.

…about girlfriends? Funny thing happened today. It was raining in Sepang and few guys decided not go on track (including myself). There were too many accidents due the wet track and the sessions were stopped not less than 5 times, so we went to the back to have a drink. Naturally, our conversation went from cars to girlfriends. It’s hard to not discuss as some guys brought their lovely gf together to the track.

Note: The more the expensive their cars are, the shorter the gf skirt/pants LOL. Has to be something in the petrol nowadays don’t you think? Sorry to digress…

So the conversation naturally drifted to gf. One guy has his girlfriend pictures in his phone. He took them out for us to see. Mama mia….she was wearing something sexy and posing very seductively. Lucky man – some of us think. So we compare notes on what kind of gf we have or had or will have (some are single but some are not). It was an interesting talk-cock. Everybody’s view of beauty is different. Some shared openly more than others I on the other hand, just listen. I have nothing to contribute

I have been driving Beebee for the last 5-6 months  now. I came to realize that BMW cannot be driven hard ALL the time. It is not built to withstand the daily 200kph drive to work / meeting I normally do with Scooby.  It is a car meant to be driven at leisurely pace and only once a while be driven like it’s stolen. Pampered car.

When driven hard, I can see from the blinking DTC lights on when I took hard corners at my speed. This is especially true if the road has less than perfect surface. Personally, the car was never in the ‘danger zone’ that needs ((DTC) intervention. I guess Beebee beg to differ. LOL

I also realized that the brakes can overheat after 30-40 minutes of hard driving. It might be the hydraulics or it could be the brakes itself. Either way, I can’t do late braking as much. Maybe brakes upgrade in the future?

The engine oil indicator drops like hot pie in the middle of winter. After hard driving, the next oil change mileage reduced significantly. I estimated by about 1000km for a 30min, 150km hard driving. Beebee is protecting her magnesium engine, I know.

I now have to change my behavior. When driving Beebee, I must be gentle. Must treat her like a sophisticated and cultured women. It can be tough for me…holding back my urge…..

Unlike Beebee, Scooby has been driven like it was stolen for 5 years now. Other than the 1x conrod bearing failure and a turbo change, she is taking it like a pro. That’s why I need more than 1 car for myself. I wonder how robust M5 is?

Oops, got to go. Going to track with Scooby this afternoon with fellow petrolheads…….. bliss

If you are familiar with Baseball, you have to watch out for curve balls if you play the game. Once in a while, life throws you a curve ball and all you can do at that moment is to decide – to swing or let it go. If you decide to swing, chances are you will miss. However, if you are lucky and practice long enough, you might hit a home run.

I got a curve ball thrown at me recently and I decided not to swing. I let it go. I have been in this game long enough to see the ball coming from far away. I decided not to swing. I will never know what would have happened. I just have to live with the decision.

Due to the weather, we have to abort the 2K drive. We went up Gotong Jaya instead. A much slower than normal run but not a bad one.

On the way up, we saw one accident involving a taxi and a road divider. It was near a blind corner and few of us had do the emergency maneuver (aka brake hard, steer and pray nobody hit us from behind).

On the way back, we saw another accident on Karak. This time involving a white Nissan with a Singapore plate. earlier, the car overtook us on the way down nonchalantly. It has a loud blow off noise (modified maybe) so we let him pass. I guess his enthusiasm or shiokness overshadow his skills. Hope he is ok.

Personally, I was just glad we are able to see how dangerous the KK drive might be in this wet condition. Going home safely is our main priority despite our manly-man need for adrenalin rush.We did just that

Scooby’s turbo failed on me few weeks ago. A few days later, I managed to get a new replacement turbo installed. I was very lucky to get one as my old turbo was rather hard to find. Somebody ordered the same turbo but backed out last minute His loss is my gain.

Ever since the ‘operation’, Scooby engine has running rough. The new turbo and old CPU mapping is causing Scooby to jerk at slow speed. Blardy hard to drive.

Last Monday I sent scooby for tuning. Ken did a fantastic job. The power has increased by 15 whp. The combination of new turbo, new air filter and a new engine oil can brings my car to BMW 335i power band. Who would have thought? I am very estatic.

Tomorrow, a bunch of us will drive out on our favourite back-roads. It’s going to be fun.

I have luncheon at KL Convention Center today and before driving back to office, I drop by at Starbucks near Aquaria. While ordering my usual kopi, the barista said I looked familiar. I was thinking my face must be so ‘common’ that I look familiar to everyone. Happens to me many many times.

Turns out that she recognized me from my years or working at Starbucks with my notebook. LOL. She remembered me  from my days sitting and working at KLCC Ground Floor Starbucks.

I am not sure if I should be proud or the opposite? One thing for sure, I am an addict.

In Singapore, most people will go to Orchard road to do their shopping. I on the other hand go to Toa Payoh for my shopping itch. What’s there? car aftermarket parts of course. 

I am currently in Singapore for work and pleasure After my meeting, i dash off to Subaru showroom in Toa Payoh and got a couple of things. I got STI air filter and a SWRT Team Shirt I would have bought few other parts but I promise not to mod Scooby anymore. BTW, the STI pads are freaking expensive!! RM2K for front and back. Sheech…

The brain is the most complex equipment god gave us. Keeping it together is a challenge. Nowadays, my brain is constantly being barraged with new stuff, process new information, find solutions to new sets of problems and try to keep it all together. It’s tough