Happy 2009 New Year

hello again~~
 First of all...a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to my dear readers.....:D 2009 has been a superbly awesome year with many ups and downs (the latter not so much).

Just a big thank you to all my friends for being there when i need them.... Espcially my dear baby PuiMun who's always by my side when things go right or wrong.. for nagging me when i spend on my car...for telling me not to drink so much Coke....and for every little things that she has done for me....

This of course will also lead to some NO THANKS to some people who has given me misery in life.... who has given me broken promises...and also for being a pain in da arse! To whoever that is.... Those Thank YOus that i typed in previous paragraph EXCLUDES YOU!.... :D

ALso to all you out there who has been clicking Quanzilities.blogspot.com.... Thank you for your continuous support...and your undying interest in my boring life... LOL....THANK YOU GUYS! you are the ones who gave me the encouragement to keep updating the blog 3months ago.... :D

Alright some pictures of what happened in 2009

 

Don's Farewell...One of the closest friend i have since i came to Melbourne

 

My sister's been called to BAR...oh i am so proud of her~... Muahahah

Ok looks like i haven't taken enough picture this year...my camera is playing up...its been sucking up too much battery each time i take it out..B U T guys!! Don't get angry just yet... I have already purchased a Canon 500D DSLR !!! So....More quality pictures for you guys in 2010 yo! muahahhaa

Alright i better head off to bed now....most likely this will be my last post of 2009!. Hope you guys have an enjoyable new year's celebration....don't drink and drive...and be safe people~

Till we read/type again in 2010!...........

TOp Gear Season 14 Ep. 6

A reminder to all that Top Gear season 14 Episode 6 is out

ANd here's in High Definition

Sorry for the slow updates these few days... been busy with heaps of stuff......which means more to blog about very very soon....

Will update real soon guys....and girls!! :D

Box Box Boxing Daaaaaay

woke up : 6am
Left house 6.30
Arrive at Chadstone : 7 A.m
Departed Chatstone : 2pm...... = 7hours!

Results:

Present from my baby~

What's behind those wrappers?....muahaha....u will have to come back for future posts! :P

HAppy BOXING DAY YO!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS~

Dear ALL,

May each and everyone of you have a crazily awesome christmas! And lets wish for all our wishes to come true in the new year.... better health, more money, more friends, happiness, and for those who are planning to propose to your girlfriends, may you succeed too and remember to invite me!

A sMall present from me to you guys. Thank you for patronising this lil blog here. Though i haven't been consistantly updating it, i still see many returning readers. I appreciate your continous support thru the years and i will TRY (<-- :D) to be more consistant in 2010.

Once again, i want to remind you guys to be safe, and take really good care of yourselves be it on the road or anywhere else you may be. And finally, petrol was cheap this morning....so...PUMP IT UP!!! and burn it!!!!..... we need more smoke to simulate a white Christmas!

Till the next update,.........(prolly 1 or 2 more posts before the new year)

Some laughters

HILARIOUS STORY!!!!!!

sorry if u at work....i really had to do this...LOL!!!!!!!!

Pictureless for today

Haven't been taking much photos lately... maybe because i am bored with my camera? is it time to move on  and ditch the camera for a better one? Canon 500D or 450D? Nikon D60 or D90? or camera phone is just as good? Will see how when i go back to Penang in January. If i see a good price on any of those DSLRs, definitely they will not get away from my hands! hmmmm

I think i have bought most of the Xmas presents for the few that i am suppose to buy for. Kris Kringle at work tommorow....Lego for my nephew, UNO (<-- its has some kine of electronic card shooter) for my niece, TNC ring for baby, cordless phone for parents..LOL!, I will assume the Blackberry Bold is a present by myself to myself, and i think that is all. As i don't really celebrate Xmas, buying these few things should be sufficient :)

I am actually VERY tempted to get the Shimano XTR Rear Derailleur

BUT because it is 200++ i will settle for the Deore XT.... :P

Saw on ebay for around $80ish....delivered....so should be a good buy...my current one is old, outdated, ugly, and bent!.... :(

sorry for the boring post..... :( shall type more the next time....

HAPPY MID WEEK everyone!!!

1/2 day tmrw for me...and for some, final day of work!!! MERRY XMAS to all!! Have a goood Christmas, be safe, be good, and be happy! Eat EAT EAT!...and take this moment to catch up with families (<----ESPECIALLY!!!) and friends as well.

I shall continue to blog but for those who reads this blog to kill time at work LOL~~....we shall meet again in TwoThousandAndTen January~

and for you guys...... HAPPY NEW YEAR TOO!!....:D

Xmas wEEK, Top Gear Season 14 Episode

The festivei season has arrived. People are rushing to get their last minute shopping and xmas preparation done. Cars are bustling everywhere. And kids, and also adults are going on a loose with alcohol. As history has shown, Driving + Alcohol = Most likely Death. So to all u guys out there....be safe, don't drink and drive, be cautious of other DRUNK ppl on the road and have a Merry Christmas!....

Done.....had to do the wishing 1st b3fore i forget about it at the end of the post :D

Alright...1st and foremost, Top Gear Season 14 Episode 5 is out. Click on the <-- linked text to download.

Last wednesday!. Don't you just like the weather in Melbourne? sizzzzlinggggg............... :D The very next day, we were drenched in rain.....almost the whole day! and it was COLD!!!....madness....global warming really adds some variety in life. How nice is that! good job to the oil burners! muahaha...I will for sure continously contribute to this variation to give life more colours!...

Picture from Lysterfield park last last weekend. Had 22kms of fun in the jungle! oh yes!....

A bit of before and after picture~.....false panels have been made....

Built this bike last Friday. Awesomeness!!...3 hours from frame and parts to this complete bike yo!

Specs:

Groupset - Shimano Deore XT

Wheels - Shimano XT wheel set with 20mm thru-axle front hubs (UST Tubeless)

Frame - Giant Trance X0

Fork - Rock Shox (not sure of the model)

Headset - Cane Creek

Handle bar/stem - Race Face

Cables/outer cables - JagWire (blue)          

Owner - Gandu Kevin

Built by - Quanzilities.blogspot.com :P

 *for more information on bike builds, or if you are interested in building a custom mountain bike, please email me at yung.quan  @  gmail . com.

That was my Friday activity,

Saturday was haircut day, and....AND~~.......AVATAR 3D!!!...that movie RAWKS!!!!....best movie of 2009!....IT IS A MUST to watch guys...i shall make this compulsory to all that reads this blog... IT IS COMPULSORY!!!..... Just believe me for this one time!!!! AWESOMENESS !!!! you will not regret for sure!

Shopping with the missus on Sunday. She's got her xmas present...and i got mine too!!!! wOOHOO~~..... Went to Chadstone twice on that day. Shoppers gone wild! haha.

Played badminton with Peter and Benny at Albert Park yesterday night and met up with Chandran and Affendi in Brunetties later at night.....DOCTORS !!!!!....they are DOCTORS already!!!... Congrats guys!

nth much left to update for now. Xmas is coming....Half day on Thursday..followed by a long long off week till 4th January 2010!!!.....another end of a very good year. Will do a recap of 2009 within the next few posts. Looking forward to see Eric Gooi during his Xmas break to Melbourne (yes AGAIN!).

OH!!!.....1 thing that i saw and i REALLY want:

Oakley 12 Gauge Watch! what a sexy beast!!!!

ok...heading off to dream bout the watch now....more updates soon...Enjoy Top Gear people~ and also AVATAR 3D!

No Top Gear this week

As per usual. Top Gear is taking a 1 week off this week. Stay tuned for next week's posting for the torrent link.

One step backwards, 2steps forward

ahh....after a horrible week the week before, I am having a better one now. Last week was alright. Car is fixed. everything done and i can start my car now!...that is the most important.

OK....what are the forward steps? Sound system upgrade has commenced. will be adding a 2 channel Consonance Amp, 1 Eclipse EQ2101 sound processor, upgrading the splits from Crescendo Opus 3 to Crescendo Opus 8.6, upgrading power cables from 8gauge to 4 gauge, adding heaps of dynamat to the door, and a slight revission of the boot set up to accomodate the new amp. (All done with luggage space in mind)

Crescendo Diffusers will also be placed at the points behind speakers to reduce and absorb backwaves of the speakers, improving mid-bass and bass of the speakers.

Finally, all RCA cables were upgraded from the normal cheap ones to Harmonic Harmony 4M Acapella Interconnect RCA cables. :D

The active crossover box will also be relocated from under the front seats to the rear parcel shelf for display purposes.

a Kill Switch will be put in as well to allow easy access to isolate the power from the amps and what not in the boot.

Alright enough of typing, here are pictures of the progress so far. can't wait for the end result! :D

Eclipse 30channel equaliser on the ski hole flap.

That is it for now folks. Haven't got much time to really do it. Its actually a simple job but laziness slows everything down. Till next post, ..... ciaoz

Hybrid VS Petrol

Just giving a simple calculation on the cost savings of a Hybrid car or a Petrol car. To give you guys a better understanding, i will pick a car with similar shape,size,brand for a fair comparison.
In this case a Honda Civic Petrol Sedan and a Honda Civic Hybrid.

*This comparison has no intention of putting down any brand/manufacturer. By using Honda as an example is purely a random choice. It is just a use of a real life example for a better visualisation of the situation. Do NOT read on if you disagree with the branding choice. The "X" button is situated on the top right hand corner of your browser window and you are free to place your mouse cursor over it and click on the left button if you are a right handed user or the right hand button if you are a left handed user.

For a start, here are the specifications of a Civic Sedan (PETROL)
I am not going to provide the full specification but just the few that we will be using for this comparison.




RRP: $26,280.00 (Civic VTi base model manual)
Combine cycle fuel consumption: 6.9 l/100kms

Civic Hybrid:

RRP : $ 38,020.00
Combine cycle fuel consumption: 4.6 l/100kms

A few assumptions:
Average kilometers travelled per annum = 25,000 kms
Average fuel price for the next 10 to 20 years will be around $1.25/litre
Maintenance cost for both cars are equal (which is not true considering the battery in hybrids needs extra servicing)


Price difference : $ 38,020.00 - $ 26,280.00 = $11,740.00
Fuel used by Petrol Civic per annum = $1.25 X 6.9 X (25,000/100) = $ 2,156.25
Fuel used by Hybrid Civic per annum = $1.25 X 4.6 X (25,000/100) = $ 1,437.50

Savings in petrol from using a Hybrid Civic = $2,156.25 - $ 1,437.50 = $ 718.75

Therefore, to make up for the extra cost you paid to get a hybrid (thinking you will save more money on petrol and make back the extra cost) you will need to drive for ($11,740 / $ 718.75) years = 16.3years.

by then, your Hybrid will depreciate more in percentage than the petrol version which means, you need to drive a few more years to get back to losts.

Is it really more economical to drive a hybrid???
NO!....GET a petrol car ffs!
yes some might say save the planet and reduce CO2 emmisions....but the emmisions for the Hybrid and petrol version are 109 g/kms and 164g/km. Difference is 1.1 tonnes of gas per year. Considering the weight of atmosphere is 5x1018kg or 5 pentatonnes, 1.1 tonnes serves no purpose..its like you and me farting in a stadium....u smell within 2metre radius but beyond that...noone feels a thing.

So screw the Hybrid cars!! get Petrol!!!!!

Randoms~

A few pictures to share before i go to lala land~....Its Thursday tmrw btw....2days to go and WEEKEND !~!!!~
i love weekends!...but who doesn't???

Here's the number plate that i saw and i REALLY Want!!!!!....daMN!!!

And!...12 cartons of drinks that fitted into my little white baby!....12 cartons!!!... :D

Good night all!!!

Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4

Here ya go.....sorry for the delayed post :) :  Top Gear Season 14 Episode 4
In this episode:

• Airport vehicle Race!!!
• BMW X5 M vs. Audi V10 Diesel vs. Land Rover Range Rover
• Renault Twingo Sport vs. Fiat 500 Abarth

Hard COre DownHill!!

Bad bad bad week

For those who don't already know, last week was one of the worst week i've ever had. As mentioned in the last post, my car died and i short the car by connecting the jumper leads the wront way round and blew the main fuse. Had to get a new one fr Subaru for $20. Cheeky people! Standard fuses are up to 100Amps but Subaru had to use 120Amps...so instead of $8 for normal ones, i had to get the overpriced 120Amp fuse fr them! Money suckers!

So...i've found the problem behind the car failing. Its the bloody Optima battery that is playing up. Bought it in August last year and now...its DEAD!!!! 16months only WTF!.... Lost my receipt and so i couldn't claim warranty. The distributor of Optima wasn't very helpful too. What a jerk! So now i'm using a cheapskate battery from AUtobarn ($60!!!!)....SiXtY bucks for a battery!! can u believe it??muahahaha

Will be ordering another brand of deep cycle battery --> BatCap 2000 from the US soon! oh yeh babeh!

This is actually a better battery as it gives 2000CCA instead of the 450CCA for the Optima Yellow Top D51!

Will see how it goes....money AGAIN! eff!!!!

1 Problem solved but this was scaring me...Thought was the alternator problem...which is like $1600bucks new from Subaru...geezussss.....kill me if it was man!

Went to You Yangs bike track with Phillip and his colleague Juls.

Took us quite awhile to get to the start of the track as me and Phil had no idea where it was...but it was worth the time coz....that track...TRACK NO. 13....is AWESOME!!! Its a semi downhill track with big drops and jumps. Just awesome.....so awesome until.....Jules (pictured below) crashed!!! with a loud bang!

Check out his left side forehead!

Also check out the damage to his helmet. And this is no KMart helmet. So kids! ALWAYS put on your helmet. U never know when u need it!

And u thought that was the worst? NO!....when we finally got back to our cars, Juls's car brokedown! Talk about bad luck/day......what more can go worse than this? So we stayed on with him for another hour for him to call RACV and arrange for them to come.

ARGHHH.....In short, way too much happened last week. Might not sound as bad in this post coz i haven't mentioned everything....but these were the major ones. .. hmmm..anyways...i hope this is all the past now and will look forward for better days! Will be cleaning up the bicycle this week and get it ready for Lysterfield Park this weekend! woohoo~~

The Aftermath of 15kms offroad driving in You Yangs National Park:

What else?.....Oh yes...installed reverse sensors for Marvin

Measuring up a straight line along the bumper (Height measured from ground up)

Marking the horizontal spacing along the line

Drilling in the hole with the hole saw provided...this was the fun part!

All four holes drilled! :) Spacing looks equal to...THANK GAWD!

Found a groumet hole between bumper and chasis to put wires thru. This took the longest time but i did not take any pictures. oooops... Picture above shows all sensors put in place

One of the sensor stud

Display unit was wired thru the sides and up the dashboard

MAGIC!

Total work time was close to 2 hours. Spend a good hour trying to squeeze the wires from the sensors into the tyre well area. :D i rate this install  (8/10). Very happy with it muahahahah. Special thanks to Pei Ryn for helping out :)

Ok times up....shall update again soon~...Take care people!