DIY

Nope, just in case you're wondering, I'm not referring to that DIY you do on your own private time in the bathroom. I'm talking about some DIY projects you can do during the weekend. I love doing DIY projects, not because it saves some money, actually sometimes, you might even spend more doing the DIY as compared to buying the completed product off the shelf. I do it mostly for getting kicks out of it.. yeah. Here's one I did over the weekend - my own Canister Filter (CF). For those wondering what the hell this is, it is one of the most effective external aquarium filter ever created. There're many types of filters, & to name some, you got overhead filter, internal filter, sump filter etc... So here's how mine is done.

Things & cost needed:

1) PVC piping (free punya, leftover from previous house owner)

2) External pump (I'm using Atman 105, rated at 2000 L/Hr. I've poor bargaining, skills, so I managed to reduce price from RM53 to RM45, from one of the roadside stalls in Jalan Pasar)

3) External Filter (RM25.00 from Giant)

4) PVC elbows (20 pcs x RM0.50 each - RM10)

5) Micellanous stuffs (About RM20.00 more)

Equipment/Tools needed:

1) Saw

2) Screwdriver

3) PVC Piping glue

4) Sillicon (not for the implants, make sure it's aquarium safe)

5) Sweat, blood and tears.

Instructions:

1) Kasi gergaji sama itu PVC pipe, make sure it fits as in Pic 1.

2) Make many many many holes at the bottom of the PVC pipe using the driller.

3) Sillicon it as in Pic 1. Wait for the sillicon to dry and cure (will take at least 1-3 days).

4) Put your filter medium in, this is how I do it:

- ceramic filter medium at the bottom

- coarse filter medium in the middle

- fine filter medium on top

5) Then pasang aje the filter, with your pump. The filter must be done backwards (OUT to WATER INLET & IN to WATER OUTLET) to acheive flow from bottom to top. Confusing, eh? Pic 2 illustrates it better.

Mine has been running for the past 2 years & I recently just built another one. So now, I've got 2 filters for my aquarium. Yeah, I know, I give lousy instructions, but if you wanna know better, c'mon over and I'll show you.

Pic 1

Pic 2

Ceramic Filter Medium.. with kopi nescafe..

Fine Filter Medium

Filled up with filter medium (black one is the coarse filter in the middle)

JENG! JENG! JENG! Ready to be used

Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls.. Filter System in action!

Clean and clear!... Alamak.. ternampak reflection gua tengah tangkap gambar tanpa berseluar.. eii.. malunya...

Nak menggigit pulak..

Random Pic

Been pretending to be busy lately & I've been neglecting this blog, but here's one random pic taken from my camera your amusement..

spotted in HK...

stop and stare

I like this song. this song makes me ponder. The way i see it, it has got 2 meanings to me, the maksud tersurat is what i've been doing all my life, stop & stare whenever there's a hot chick nearby. The other maksud tersirat (well, the way I interpret it as anyway) is the one that makes me think, makes you wonder, throughout the hustle and bustle of our ever so busy lives in the city, sometimes from all the activities you do, you don't get anywhere, you realize you're still in first base. The one thing that really sends jolts to my brain is.. hmm.. I don't even know or plan where or what I want to be or my what my plans are. I've friends that has 5 or 10 or 15 plans... but I've not really got one yet. Now, that is scary. Anyway, it also tells us not to let fear stop you.

Anyway, here're the lyrics. Great song, I like how good he can still sing it live:

This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us
It's time to make our move, I'm shakin off the rust
I've got my heart set on anywhere but here
I'm staring down myself, counting up the years
Steady hands, just take the wheel...
And every glance is killing me
Time to make one last appeal for the life I lead

*Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
And I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare
I've got to wonder why I'm here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, can you see what I see

They're tryin to come back, all my senses push
Un-tie the weight bags, I never thought I could...
Steady feet, don't fail me now
Gonna run till you can't walk
But something pulls my focus out
And I'm standing down...

Repeat *

What you need, what you need...

Stop and stare
I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
And I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be
Oh, do you see what I see...

10 INCHES!!

It's not that measurement.. I don't have one 10" schlong... wish I had. Hmm.. but that size could be uncomfortable for both parties... OK! I digressed.. back to the topic.

Just did latest measurement on my fly river turtle yesterday. 10" long! 5 years ago it was only 3". Internet sites says it can grow up to 22" in the wild....

taking measurement..

feeling restless out of the water, trying to crawl away...

back in the aquarium

first time experience(s)

So I was in Kerteh couple of weeks back for a meeting, and we decided to spend the night in Kuala Terengganu (about 1 1/2 hours up North of Kerteh) as my flight back KL was the next day in from KT.

We did not made any hotel reservations as we thought getting a place to stay would be easy. Wasn't easy all the major hotels were fully occupied due to the preparation for Sukma.. that's what the locals said.

So we went round and round KT looking for a place to spend the night & finally found this small hotel that still got a room. The receptionist (an old pakcik) said to me in perfect english "This is a budget hotel, it's only RM40 per night, so here's the key, go up to the room, check it out if it OK to you first".

I went up to the the room, and it reeks of cockcroach smell, and the bed was kind of in a "U" shape. Looks like someone with a big ass slept and destroyed the bed. Only consolation was it has water heater and it's air conditioned.

So I went back to the pakcik and said, "Thanks for the warning, you're very honest when you said this is a budget hotel".

Finally we ended up in another budget place - RM55 per night, much better & smells better. An old place where if you grew up in the late 70's and 80's, you'd noticed the electrical sockets and switches were from that era.. haha.. didn't know they still have this around..

Anyway, this trip has been a lot of first times for me - meeting the honest receptionist, staying in a RM55 hotel and being in KT.

some camwhoring (can't believe i'm using this word) pics infront of petronas in kerteh

signs going krazeee

Just few days ago, I somehow felt something missing whilst doing the laundry. I chucked dirty clothes into the washing machine, and zam, zam, alakazam.. it does what it does as usual. Suddenly it came to me, did I or did I not put the washing powder in? HELL YEAH, I forgot.

Too much things on the mind, too much things to do...

Now & Then

I've noticed some changes in myself lately as compared to when I was in my younger & more dangerous years..

1) Sleeping pattern: It's getting harder trying to stay awake pass midnite. Few years back, I could force mahself to stay awake at 2, 3 or 4 am.. you name it. Lim teh at the mamak at wee hours in the morning is a norm. Nowadays, my eyelids get heavier near midnite, and the most I can hold on is probably at 1am.. then KO liao, which brings me to the next..


2) Waking up: I'm becoming more & more of the morning person. Waking up early at 6.45-7.30am even on the weekends is a usual thing. Then, I could sleep pass noon, not a problem. Somehow, my biological (hmm.. that doesn't sound right), I mean body clock somehow rings the alarm by itself early in the morning. It seems like I wake up even before the alarm strikes. I'm living by the old saying "Early bird gets the worm" and I'd like to seize the day doing so.


3) Drinking habits: Back then, a typical weekly drinking session with the buddies is like a battle. Challenges thrown among ourselves: "Lim ahh", "Boh Lim Boh Steady", trying to outdo each other. Each drinking session will have someone throwing up, I even had a friend throwing up right under the table, he couldn't even get himself to the loo, somewhere in Sri Hartamas, (damn malu until I didn't step foot into that pub for few months after the incident), stopping midway back home by the roadside to throw up... Now, drinking is no more a war, and we take ourtime to slowly enjoy the taste, and we don't even drink that much anymore.


4) Smoking: Thank god I'm not hooked to this, but back then, I did quite a lot, during drinking sessions. A good friend of mine has a saying, "Not smoking during drinking, is like effing without a blowjob".. OK, sounds fair enough. Now, I don't do much of this anymore, even when drinking, I'd try to fight the temptation to have one.

5) Staying healthy: Health is ignored and youth is forever - at least that's what I thought when I was in my 20's. Glad that I finally realized this is important before any disease or pain catches up. Now, I make sure I get my excercizes done, get your daily dosage of vitamins, veges & fruits. It's not that I'd like to live to 150, but I'd just realize it's important to go through life without pain or not being able to do this or that because of it.

6) Knowing what you want: Still, I don't fully know this, even until now. But it's starting to fall into place litttle by little. I don't spend money keeping up with latest gadgets or cars this device, that device anymore. As of now, one thing for sure that I like - good food. I don't mind paying a little bit more to satisfy the stomach. I don't mind going to a nice place to eat in my 14 year old car, as long as it gets me there and doesn't breakdown halfway. Having a small place with good security which is easier to clean is OK to me now, rather than having a big house where cleaning it will break your back.

Uh-oh.. tell-tale signs of getting old..