PlayStation 2 (PS2) with Vertical Stand and 8 MB Memory Card

ps2 slim

I purchased a PlayStation 2 slim form factor console with a Vertical Stand and 8 MB Memory Card (both PS2 official accessories sold separately). It comes with two DUALSHOCK 2 Analogue controllers and 10 “copied” (a euphemism for intellectual property theft) DVD games for RM 590 in KL.

ps2 tv tuner

It’s a pretty good deal. I don’t have a TV at home so I use a USB TV Tuner with a mini Component AV Cable (compatible with PS2) to use either my notebook screen or the PC monitor at home to play the games. It works well and the resolution is great (up to 1280 x 1024). The USB TV Tuner comes at RM 220 and can be used with an external antenna to watch free to air broadcast stations too.

I don’t think the PS/2 really needs a review since it’s a pretty old console so I’ll put up some photos regarding the setup of the system – using a USB TV Tuner with a mini Component AV Cable to a PC monitor/notebook.

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Royal Selangor Spring 2006 Collection – Mojo

royal selangor spring lineup

Royal Selangor is a Malaysian based company which has gone international (seen an outlet in Chadstone in Melbourne, Australia) that manufactures pewter based products. It used to produce classic designs (think pewter) but has recently branched out into more contemporary showpieces and personal accessories.

royal selangor mojo range

The Royal Selangor Spring 2006 Collection has several new pewter lineups for this season – Mojo, Plus, Palladio, Plasma and The Ark. Mojo is a lucky charms based lineup for this new season and I saw a range of wearable charms on display at the Royal Selangor booth in the airport just now.

royal selangor mojo purchase

Mojo by Royal Selangor reintroduces charms as pewter designs on chokers for RM 110 each, and one particular charm caught my eye and I stopped to read the Mojo advertising spiel. It seems that Royal Selangor is breaking away from their traditional target market and moving into pewter items for today’s generation.

royal selangor mojo charm

I got the Flame Charm from the Mojo series. The Royal Selangor Spring 2006 Collection is all about different themes – The Ark is a series of nicely crafted pewter items such as picture frames, piggybanks and pen holders. Mojo is a whimsical personal accessories charms lineup and the others in the seasons collection each has its own cohesive theme.

royal selangor mojo flame charm

This is what the Flame Charm in the Mojo series looks like up close. I bought it coz the design looks great. I was just browsing around since my Kuching – Sibu flight was delayed from 8:30 pm to 9:25 pm (again…) and decided to get it on an impulse purchase. The Mojo range comes in a Royal Selangor display box and includes a choker strap and a protective cloth pouch in addition to the pewter charm itself.

I like the charm – it should protect me from being engulfed in flames should I nod off on a high opiate dose someday and drop my lit cigarette on the bed. πŸ˜‰

Flame On !

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The fight that spilled from the streets into a 7-11 store

711 fight 1

There was an incident involving a huge group of people which most people would have seen (another one of my co-workers was there too and no one knew what was going on) if you’re around the 7-11 outlet near Hilton in Kuching at around 2 – 3 AM last night (technically, this morning). It ended after several police patrol cars dispatched MP5 assault rifle armed officers to diffuse the public affray.

Nepasavaler offers this explanation:

anyway we was out tonight, having ourselves a ball at a certain club in kuching when last calls came and we was left with nowhere to go. so it was decided that we would find something to eat, or something like that. trailing my 2 other friends’s vehicles, i was led to the road leading down to hilton. then everyone stopped and went to the side of the road.

711 fight 2

on the opp. side of the road was parked this wira in an unsightly manner (kuching 45 degrees style) and there was a huge crowd of malays mostly crowding the streets. from inside of the car me and my friend could hear shouting and the people was like having a mini riot or something on the streets. much like mardi gras without the drag. taking cue from the occupants of the vehicles in front, we went down to witness this strange and amazing event. not everyday do you get riots on the tranquil streets of kuching.

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Download: 7-11 incident video Part 1 [sixthseal.com]

on getting down, i noticed a gold kancil parked in the middle of the road causing obstruction and basically shutting off our escape routes. having no options but to watch the chaos unfolding, we went to the safe haven of the sidewalk and joined a couple of curious bystanders. on the streets, people was running about shouting and a couple of them seems to be the catalyst for the whole even, chasing each other back and forth and trading shoves (in kuching i’ve never seen them punch, only shove). one guy who was obviously inebriated and deeply angry was lashing out at the kancil, kicking the side panels with much gusto. my car being parked just 2 metres away, i felt a slight tinge of worry.

711 fight 3

the shouting and chaos continued, until a police car turned into the road. the kancil made a quick exit (miraculous, nothing short of). and then the S&C continued. the police car had it’s lights on and everything going wooaaaahhhhwooaaaahhh and when it passed the spot in front of hilton carpark, one of the main offenders (mr. kick kancil) unleashed his fury on the patrol vehicle. i didn’t think he scathed the vehivle though, must have been adidas trainers those.

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Download: 7-11 incident video Part 2 [sixthseal.com]

the first patrol car made a quick exit and he must have called backup for within a few minutes came like 3 patrol cars. a couple of CIDs and cops with mp5s emerged and it was still chaos with nobody knowing what was going on. a guy with a torn tee ran towards the cops, and general cussing could be heard. the crowd converged around the patrol cars and no, nothing like what happened in france. it was just general loud debates and then a couple of them went into 7-11 shouting and all that (in video).

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Download: 7-11 incident video Part 3 [sixthseal.com]

the scene continued for a while, and then the fun was gone. everyone dispersed and an indian came over laughing saying no more fun when we was ‘interviewing’ the 7-11 staff. and that was that.

Thanks to Nepasavaler for the detailed narrative! Cheers! πŸ™‚

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I won the Sports Toto 6/42 Jackpot!

sports toto win

This is not a belated April Fool’s joke – I really did strike the TOTO 6/42 Jackpot! The 1st Prize Jackpot currently stands at RM 1,234,004.69. I bought 4D at Sports TOTO (Lotto Games) on Saturday:

1118 (6)
6130 (6)
6666 (6) – Sold Out
so I got
6661 (6)

and a LP (not Lampa, Lucky Pick – the automated numbers pick system for the 6 + 1 Jackpot) for both 6/42 and 6/49. I checked the Sports TOTO website [sportstoto.com.my] last night for the numbers before I left the office and none of my 4D picks came out.

Sports-Toto-Win-Results

I checked the 6/42 and 6/49 results just for laughs since I don’t expect that to ever come out and sure enough, the 6/49 numbers were way off. I checked the 6/42 results and was about to dismiss it (since the first digit was off) when a strange realization came over me…there were a lot of matches…

The draw results for 6/42 were:
6, 13, 18, 19, 20, 33

My numbers were:
5, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22

I got the middle four digits and I wasn’t sure if that was enough for a win, so I checked using their automated results checking system:

Sports-Toto-Win

Did I Win? Yeah, 5th Prize!

Sports-Toto-Win-Prize

I surfed over to the prize payouts for the 6/42 system and found out that I have won a whopping RM 30!!!!!111

………

Fuck lar.

The numbers were just off by 1 digit in the first and last numbers. I would have been a millionaire if it wasn’t for the digit offset. The remarkable near-win made me just a 30-dollaraire now.

sports toto slip

Oh well, at least I covered my initial seeding fund and I also got a printed result from one of the peddlers that stalk the traffic light junctions while driving home (50 cents a copy) just coz I was at a red light and he was there.

The total cost for my bet yesterday was RM 19.80 for the 4D numbers (I got 6 units of each of the 3 number picks at RM 1.10 per unit) and add RM 2.20 for the 6/42 and 6/49 lucky picks (RM 1.10 each) and that totals to RM 22.

sports toto slip win

I went to cash in my winning TOTO 6/42 ticket just now and got the 5th Prize payout of RM 30. I just have enough for a pack of cigarettes after covering the costs.

sports toto claim

Thus, I really did strike the Sports TOTO 6/42 Jackpot…but only got the 5th Prize. Oh well, RM 30 is better than nothing. πŸ™‚

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A MapleStory from a Lvl 2X Swordsman

maple-story

I’m told that MMORPG players act out the deepest instincts suppressed inside the id in-game. I guess that says a lot about me.

I’ve always wanted to be a lumberjack. Just a simple axe wielding, tree chopping, lumber felling person, just like in the old days. It has been my dream since I was a wee little kid.

People grow up wanting to become a doctor, a lawyer or an engineer. I’ve always known what I wanted to do when I grow up – chop trees.

Unfortunately, my dad had different plans. Chopping trees cannot earn money, he said. Chop tree people look down on you, he said. Thus, he sent me for an overseas education when I was 15 to quell this “tree chopping fantasies” of mine.

maplestory 15

…but I did not waver from my True Purpose (TM) in life. I secretly chopped trees (and sometimes people when trees are scarce) in New Zealand. I started out with small shrubs, and graduated to tree branches.

Alas, I was sent back when the tree chopping shenanigans of mine came to light.

However, I was not to be stopped. I went to Australia to do my college and uni and started chopping trees again. I even bought an axe [sixthseal.com] early on in the blog.

maplestory aussie

I started my activities with earnest then. I started secretly twisting branches off larger trees and chopping small trees in the middle of the night. I also plucked mushrooms if I needed a quick fix. I was soon graduating to large trees and when I came back to Malaysia to work, I started moonlighting as a tree chopper, venturing into DBKL protected tree plantations to chop trees. FELDA settlements are also a frequent hangout, since I also enjoy chopping palm oil plants occasionally.

I ventured into virgin rainforests when I came to Kuching to chop timber trees with earnest (at night, of course). I even earned a moniker for my actions.

They call me the Mysterious Midnight Tree Massacre.

maplestory life

However, one fine day, I was arrested and thrown into jail for chopping trees. They said I needed a timber permit. My place was raided and all my tree chopping equipment and miscellaneous lumber was confisticated. I was filed with criminal charges of possession of timber without a permit with a court case pending. I was let out on bail several days later, despite the regulation two week minimum remand time on one condition:

I was not to chop trees or speak of it anymore.

maplestory

Filled with resentment, I started playing MapleStory [maplesea.com] and chopped virtual trees.

(I also chopped real trees sometimes, but don’t tell anyone)

There is no Bigfoot. I took a personal trip to Johor a couple of weeks ago and the trees uprooted themselves in sheer terror and started to walk, leaving those huge prints on the ground.

The Mysterious Midnight Tree Massacre LIVES!!!!oneonesixthseal.comveritascastitas.com

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Balance the coin on the lemon!

luconia lemon balance

Luconia has this jar on the bar with a floating lemon inside a color tinted liquid. The liquid is changed daily so there’s a different color every time.

luconia lemon

The game is to balance a coin on the lemon for at least 3 seconds without touching the lemon or using prohibited methods like superglue (someone tried – it didn’t work coz the lemon was wet).

luconia lemon coins

It’s practically impossible to achieve due to the curvature of the lemon though apparently it is scientifically possible. You win a bottle of liquor of your choice or a jug of beer (depending on your preference) if you can manage to balance a coin on the lemon for more than 3 seconds.

luconia lemon tipping

It’s basically a glorified tipping jar, but it looks great on the bar. πŸ˜‰

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Tablet and capsule tongue piercing decors, witty T-shirts from Australia, Clive Barker's Tortured Souls 2 and other gifts

cherie pill tablets

Cherie just has this knack of getting me things that suits me (probably coz we have the same taste in things) and gave me this nifty tongue piercing from Off Ya Tree, a headshop in Melbourne.

cherie pill piercings

It’s supposed to fit into the 14 gauge barbell and comes with two standard round ends with a flaming skull, a tablet and a capsule. I love the pill and capsule ones…it’s perfect for me – constantly medicated. πŸ˜‰

cherie clothes

She also bought me a lot of clothes – there’s a Nike sweater, a long-sleeved shirt for work, and three T-shirts.

cherie bury bone

This one goes “Bury the Bone” and shows a pair of canines copulating. OMG, alliteration! πŸ˜‰

cherie aries

This one has horoscopes printed all over it and the text describes each star sign in a brutally honest take-no-prisoners manner. Aries goes “You are a pioneer type and think most people are dickheads. You are quick to reprimand, impatient, and scornful of advice. You do nothing but piss off everyone you come into contact with. You are a PRICK!!

cherie beer time

The third ones goes “It’s beer time any bloody time“. I love the designs, Cherie got them in Melbourne.

cherie zain

She also got me Zain from Clive Barker’s Tortured Souls 2 – The Fallen series. I’m going to display this at my work space in the office. πŸ™‚

Cherie also got me Tim Tams from Australia (one of each flavor), a mug which says “Fuck! I love you!” and Robitussin DX.

Thanks Cherie! I love the presents! Much love…

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Fortune Cookie: Your success will keep improving every year

fortune cookie

Fortune cookies – it’s a cookie with a paper couplet inside stating your fortune. I went to Mojo and everyone in our group got one.

fortune cookie break

Basically, it’s usually served after a meal in Chinese restaurants everywhere (except Malaysia and Singapore for some reason) and you break the cookie to get the paper fortune inside. I used to work in Chinese restaurant in Melbourne.

fortune cookie fortune

Mine goes “Your success will keep improving every year“.

No shit…

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Shopping @ KLIA – Shop & Unwrap the Nuggets

klia shopping

KLIA Shopping is running a promotion called Shop & Unwrap the Nuggets from the 14th of November 2005 to the 31st of March 2006 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The contest entails racking up a RM 250 minimum on any retail or F&B outlet purchase and redeeming the receipt at the KLIA Shopping Redemption Counter.

klia shopping redemption counter

The KLIA Shopping Redemption Counter has “nuggets” of Cadbury’s bite sized milk chocolate with a customized wrapper which has the prize printed on the hidden side. The main prize is a RM 5k Tag Heuer watch with other prizes which includes Rocaille decorative boxes and hotel stays, all immediately redeemable.

klia shopping nuggets

I picked a chocolate nugget from the container, reaching into the upper left quadrant and retrieving a “Shop & Unwrap the Nugget” piece before carefully unwrapping it…

klia shopping wrapper

I have won a set of three (3) pencils! w00t! I love pencils! I can’t get enough of them!

klia shopping pencils

The person manning the KLIA Shopping Redemption Counter also stuffed a small teddy bear into the pouch containing the pencils and threw in a Beryl’s chocolate box.

It’s like, the greatest gift evar!!!!!oneone

Got pencils?

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Lighting Reaction XTREME – This time it’s serious, only the fastest finger is safe!

lightning reaction xtreme

Lighting Reaction XTREME is the “Latest, greatest shock product” and comes with wonderfully hyperbolic taglines like Dueling for the 21st Century
and my personal favorite “red to green, get ready to scream”. Lightning
Reaction is basically a reflex based drinking game with an electric
shock delivered to the slower (or more intoxicated) players.

lightning reaction xtreme game

The Lightning Reaction XTREME contraption can accommodate up to four
(4) players with a minimum of two (2) players. It looks fairly benign
but with fresh batteries, it can deliver a rather pleasant shock. It
won’t kill you, and some of the more sado masochistic ones amongst us
just shock ourselves for fun. It seriously feels good – especially when
you hold more than one of the handles and let it shock you (it kinda
“sticks” to you while the electric shock is delivered, much like how a
real shock “grips” you).

lightning reaction xtreme start

Lightning Reaction XTREME has cords extending out to four handles
with a grip and a red “trigger” on each one. There are two variations
of the game – Lightning Reaction and Lightning Reaction XTREME.
The huge button in the middle is depressed to start the game and it
starts flashing red for a random number of seconds before turning
green. The fastest person to press the trigger on their respective
handles wins in Lightning Reaction XTREME and all the others gets a
shock (and has to drink) while only the slowest player to react gets
shocked and has to drink in Lightning Reaction Regular Mode.

There’s no way to cheat coz pressing the trigger prematurely (before
the flashing red light with accompanying sound effects turns green) is
a foul and that person gets shocked and has to drink.

It’s a great drinking game!

lighting game

Download: Lightning Reaction XTREME [sixthseal.com]

The movie shows Cherie, Huai Bin (me), Shin and Hope playing the game with Jimmy bringing beer and stout for the drinking game. You just gotta love the horror movie suspense sound effects…

Lightning Reaction – If you snooze you looze!

Happy New Year 2006 everyone! Party hard and party safe!

Cheers,
sixthseal.com

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