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I always hoped to be able to fit my Logitech sound system into my car, and then bring it home again for use with laptop. Blame the crappy sound system in myvi. Proton wins this deal, yeah only this. My desire to upgrade myvi sound system grew much much stronger today morning. Maybe it was the dream yesterday night. My only complaint (in audio section) for myvi is the bassless sound system, coupled with audible road noise. So, I went to a shop near E-mart, Tudan, Miri, Sarawak (In case for those in the West Msia, it's not ulu here... I don't go ulu places to get my upgrades. Was looking for plug and play equipment ( I'm not faithful to crappy car) and found this active subwoofer, Alpine SWE-1000. There were other subs there as well but Alpine caught my eye (the other eye was looking at RM1k pioneer HU, but no no, no money) This is it:- A fellow in the shop recommended me to fit in a voltage capacitor, where the voltage can be tracked and can avoid drainage of battery. I to...

You often see this quote since Najib took over. So lets review the meaning behind it. What is dahulu? Dahulu is defined as firstly. But on the other hand, dahulu refers to the past. Dahulu, saya sering melawat kakak di rumah seberang jalan it Last time, I often visited the sister from the opposite house. So, Rakyat didahulukan, Pencapaian diutamakan might/ should/ could mean Rakyat to be made 'history', Pencapaian diutamakan... What!

Under the new National Automotive Policy, the import of used spare parts will be banned by June 2011. So, wanna get spare part? Order from authorised dealers, that is only if your car is not from grey market... So, it seems kinda tough to get some sports car in the future. No more dreaming about Celicas, Skylines, Evos... Back to Impreza, ahahahaha, since Motor Image brings them in for decades in Malaysia.... The NAP is meant to design Malaysia to buy national car as one of their 1st cars, then upgrade to compact sedan City Vios Sentra. Then, stick to Accord Camry Cefiro till RIP...

Lately, I am so in In Car Entertainment craze. Went to ask around several shops for quotation. In brief, those shops sell their stuff kinda expensive, if compared to online price. Finally, there is one shop that sells (only) their speakers competitively. Head units there are mostly months outdated. So. this is my plan.. head unit Pioneer 7150; a pair of Sony 6" mid bass woofer (with tweeters) in the front and a pair of 6"x9" medium end woofer at the back. 6 speakers set up... Alas, one salesperson, assuming that he's an ICE pro, advised me that this set up in Myvi would not produce much bass as I expect. The car interior design is such way that it's not as easy to set up a decent system like those in sedan cars. One solution: add subwoofer. Okay, an alpine active subs there waiting for me. Costing almost RM800. I straight away bo mood (no mood)... and given that the factory Myvi sound insulation is bad, I was not as enthusiastic as before in Myvi ICE... Sounds gr...

Solve the noise problem at the back of my car today. I found out that the metal hitting sound from the boot of the car is caused by a loose metal which connect the handle of the 5th door to the locking mechanism. It is a moving part so I can really tighten it so I have attached polystyrene and some bundled tissues near to the area so that it could dampen the vibrating metal. Will upgrade the 'custom made pad' with proper insulation once I manage to purchase some insulation pads... Stripped 5th door The pad is not even cap ayam- made of polystyrene and tissue papers... but it works! Now the car is almost as silent as new. One more significant noise is from the head unit/ radio. Still assessing whether to change the whole aftermarket unit or to strip 'em down and insulate....lol. It's not cheap to set up ICE... But as for now, I'm quite satisfied with the new NVH. Thumbs down to the Service Centre for not being able to sort this out. I had been to the centre to get it...

Day 1: I boarded a helicopter from Miri Airport. It was my first time in a helicopter and was amazed that a passenger helicopter can actually carry 20+ passenger. It took almost an hour to reach the destination, E11 platform. We stopped by a platform in the middle of the journey to pick up two passengers. Immediately after arrival, we went to meet the medic, had a quick lunch and undergo safety briefing. Safety is very critical especially at offshore since it is isolated, and even significant since I'm attached to HSE department. E11 crew was very busy for the whole day due to start up process. Therefore, me and another HSE manager had to stay in our room, waiting for tea time in the evening. Then we returned to our room, waiting for dinner in the late evening. Then we returned to our room again, waiting for supper. So it was all about food that day! Anyway, we were given reading material, the E11 HSE Case but that was not sufficient for the many hours. Day 2: As a p...

Recorded at 12.4km/L. Usual driving without being petrol conscious.