The 2010 Australian MYCNM Badminton Open. This inaugural tournament has been sponsored by Riget Reeb(TM).
For those unfamiliar with this brand, this is a company that was founded in 1997, by a man by the name, Phillip Riget. It has grown to be one of the world's largest exporter of chilled Tiger ribs with an annual turnover exceeding AUD 9.6 billion.
A statement from their website, "we can assure you our livestock have been grazing on wide open pastures for the majority of their lives and are guaranteed to contain:
No Genetic Modification
No additives
No growth hormones
No artificial feed
No antibiotics"
[Information taken from www.rigetreeb.com]
With a big international company sponsoring such a prestigious event held right here in Melbourne, who wouldn't want to participate?
Therefore to ensure that I will be the one holding the Riget trophy, I will be taken an absence of leave from this blog to travel to the following badminton nations. Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. Singaporeans don't actually play badminton, I am just going there to eat Tiger meat.
I managed to book the next boat to Thailand and this trip will take approximately take 1 week one way. Therefore I will spend 2 weeks at sea with only 1 week to find a badminton player and train altogether. So I will probably get a total of 3 days training.
So long and goodbye. Remember 3 weeks.
PS.
Congratulations to cK tree for becoming a big potato. Welcome to the human world.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Blog 0.7 Injury days are over
I visited my family doctor for a checkup on my injury. It has been 3 weeks since I strained it. Been laying off it and I tell you it felt like forever.
[Green word are spoken by me and red words are Dr. Phil's.]
Hi Dr. Phil, I am still suffering from severe depression.
Oh is it time already to checkup on own your injury?
Why you have to say it like that?
Like what?
Injury... You think I'm a wimp? Gym is my life!
Coughwimpcoughsneeze... excuse me, I have a cold.
Anyways, let's have a feel of your injury.
Dr. Phil pokes and prods my left tricep area/elbow joint and asks me if I feel any tenderness or pain. I didn't feel any.
Looks like everything is fine
Dr.Phil then whips out a 10kg dumbbell from under his desk.
Give me 10 reps.
I do 10 slow repetitions of standing bicep curls and I didnt feel any pain!
While doing my reps, "Say why are you wearing flip flops to work. That's like so unprofessional."
Why don't you start beating your arch rival? That's like so embarrassing. Yes, that's right, you told me about your blog. HA!
I keep quiet and concentrate on my reps.
Dr. Phil then swaps my 10kg for a 12.5kg dumbbell. I begin to wonder if I am at a clinic or Gold's gym. By the way, like why doesn't Gold's gym open in Melbourne?
No pain? Looks like your injury days are over!
Wooo...
Hold onto your hooo for a bit longer, you are only half way there because..
Dr.Phil quickly turns on his radio and a familiar song was playing...
its time for you to to rehab
I say no, no, no
Do you want the pain to come back huh, huh, huh?
I've waited for a long time and you just said I'm fine
And now you want me to go to rehab? I won't go, go, go!
-End of my visit to Dr.Phil-
Summary : Basically my strained is healed but I have to take it easy on the biceps and nothing over 10kg on the left hand. Might take another 2-3 weeks until I am fully recovered and back to pumping 60kg again. Ooooooh I can't wait. The passion is being reignited. I cannot wait to get back to normal. I've learnt my lesson to not be overzealous again, ever! Let's go rehab!
Gym 17
Feeling lazy... i really mean it. my logic is since not doing doing biceps or chest just focus on back only.
Back
Smith machine Deadlifts.Set 1 20kg 10 reps
Set 2 30kg 10 reps
Set 3 40kg 10 reps
Set 4 60kg 10 reps
Set 5 60kg 10 reps
Set 6 60kg 10 reps
Trapezius
Set 1 50kg 10 reps
Set 2 50kg 10 reps
Set 3 50kg 10 reps
Set 4 50kg 10 reps
Calves
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Blog 0.6 BB #360 Gundam Unicorn SD
Oh my gosh. Like double oh my gosh. Like there's like 16 more sleeps until my favouritest gundam in the entire world is officially released.
Gundam Unicorn SD. Released 25th February. Probably will cost around under AUD30 inc. postage
This must be the greatest SD model ever! I will name my next cat, Unicorn. I will legally change my name to Unicorn-Jay. I will try to grow a uni-horn. I will do something relating to a Unicorn. I am contemplating to buy either one or two units of this model. One to build and one to keep and pass it to one of my great grandchildren.
Good night. I hope I dream about Unicorn tonight. Yummy.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Blog 0.5 Lost in translation
The question for today is, "Why do I keep losing to Mr.P?". A few nights ago Mr.P, Ms.Suzuki, Mr.Catjer, Ms.Tintin along with myself played ping pong at a pool house in a certain suburb in Melbourne.
The street outside the pool house was crawling with gangsters and their Japanese tuned import cars. Tintin was freaking out coming to this area so she packed her .44 while I had my beam sabers hidden in my shorts. Mr.Catjer was injured so he couldnt do much while Suzuki had her MMA and Mr.P was ready to shoot fireballs from his calves.
That is how scary this place is. You definitely need to come in packs if you want to play ping pong in this neighbourhood. Below is a picture of the area
Yes, there was some gunfighting going on, luckily we weren't hurt. [Image is from blogthis. GTA4 is property of Rockstar North]
Quick story between the rivalry between Mr.P and me. In 1997, I met Mr.P on an online rivalry website. This site is now defunct but our 'friendship' still continues. This site is where two or more random people get together from all over the globe to challenge one another in a variety of sport/games such as video games, flying kites, and even baking cakes. Every player's profiles had skill levels which makes it fair between rivals. During that time, Mr.P and I had similar skill levels, but now come to think of it, I believe he may have fudged those stats of his. Anyways, on with this lengthy story.
So we played doubles (mixing up partners as we progressed) and quickly made up some rules on how to play as the four of us genuinely didn't know how to play ping pong. I mentioned four, yes, because a certain fifth person has had considerable ping pong experience.
Ping pong is a really awesome sport to play. I wish we could do this every week. Anyways, we then onto the main attraction of the night... SINGLES ACTION and no, I don't mean speed dating. I mean one vs one ping pong battle. However, I quickly lost against Mr.P and so did everyone else. It seems apparent to everyone that Mr.P had been playing more than one game of ping pong then he had led us to believe. He had an irritating serve which bounced really low and had alot of spin to it. He also forehand smashed the ball more than anyone of us during the night. If he was trying to hide the fact that he had months of ping pong training, he was doing a poor job of it. He even had ping pong gloves on. By the way, watching that forehand smash youtube video is making me salivating for more ping pong action... I WANNA SMASH SOMEBODY, yes... him!
I know its appears that I am making excuses for losing. I am not making any excuses and I admit Mr.P was the better player of the night. But since I lost, might as well provide an explanation/excuse whatever you want to call it.
I know why I have lost to every single competition I've had to Mr.P, it's because I have been misunderstanding him. Recalling back the times when I spoke to Mr.P prior to a game, it makes sense now why I lost. It's because he is an experience player and has practised many games for lengthy periods whereas I am a beginner with no or little experience coming into that sport. I dont believe I have no skill, its that I should be playing against someone who is as inexperienced as I am (such as Mr.Nat Chan or Ms.Suzuki) and together we can progress in skill and experience!
Below is an example of what I meant
Me: Hey Mr.P, wanna play PES? I just got this new game and wanna kick your butt.
Mr.P: Ok, I will let you kick my butt.
RESULT: ME LOSING.
Translation of what Mr.P really means:
You fool! I know that you will be using Liverpool, while I will be using Manchester United. Anyone but you knows that PES has severely screwed up the stats for all Machester United players giving them god-like powers while the Liverpool players stats are like the team stats for the Malaysian National football team. Its like taking candy from a baby.
Scene : Battle of Guitar hero (Playstation 3)
Me: Hey Mr.P, I heard you just got Guitar hero. Want me to kick your butt?
Mr.P: Ok, I will let you kick my butt.
RESULT: ME LOSING.
Translation of what Mr.P really means:
You fool! I actually bought that game months ago and I have actually been playing it everyday for 2 hours a night and 3 hours on the weekends. I will trick you into thinking I have not been playing by planting an old newspaper from months ago to 'prove' to you that the newspaper's 'date' was when I last played the game. muahahaha
You get the picture? So now I have learnt my lesson and I posed yet another challenge to Mr.P, if you are reading this. I will beat you in a new sport to both of us, BADMINTON! I will be training hard and come back to kick your butt.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Gym 16
Managed to do 1 set of 10 reps with 60kgs for deadlifts. Needed a belt for this one. Injuring arms is bad enough, if my back is out that's ten times worse. Felt good. Thinking of attempting 70kg is plain scary.
Did a few biceps today, didnt feel any pain at 10kgs. Healed? Must take caution so did 2 sets 7.5kg.
Increased shrugs to 50kg. Not sure to rotate shoulders or just straight up.
Back
Smith machine Deadlifts.Set 1 20kg 10 reps
Set 2 30kg 10 reps
Set 3 40kg 10 reps
Set 4 40kg 10 reps
Set 5 50kg 10 reps
Set 5 60kg 10 reps
Trapezius
Set 1 40kg 10 reps
Set 2 50kg 10 reps
Set 3 50kg 10 reps
Shoulders
Set 1 15kg 10 reps
Set 2 15kg 10 reps
Set 3 15kg 10 reps
Dumbbell side raises.
Set 1 15kg 10 reps
Set 2 15kg 10 reps
Set 3 15kg 10 reps
Calves
Set 1 50kg 10 reps
Set 2 50kg 10 reps
Set 3 50kg 10 reps
Abs
Set 1 5 reps
Set 2 5 reps
Set 3 5 reps
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Blog 0.4 Hair
My hair is too long. I need to cut it. I have been thinking to cut it like Soap Mactavish from the superbly great game, Modern Warfare 2. Mohawks are cool!
Idol 2. Jay Zhou. I love his music so much that my mum legally changed my name because of him. The following video was his first single and when I first saw it I feel in love with his music instantly. I dont mind having this look he had going on in this video. However I don't really like how he looks now. Anyways too achieve this look, seems like I must wear caps and have curly hair. Dunno if my boss will allow wearing caps to work and if I will ever curl my hair.
I dunno. Hairstyle are troublesome... thank God I am not a girl that be ten times worse. Good night.
Sadly not everyone shares my opinion
Mr.P, "You'll look like douche bag"
Ms.Japanese, "You'll look like Mr.P"
Ms.Legend,"I know I make empty promises, but I will promise to bake you a chocolate banana walnut cake if you don't cut your hair like that"
Mr.Chan,"I'm like ten times better looking than Mr.P. What? Oh you mean cutting your hair like Soap Mactavish? Hell no! Bros before toes!"
Ms.Youffy,"Who is Mr.P?"
I'm pretty sure that Mr. Nat Chan was high on something when I chatted to him. Anyways, I am a stubborn person, I still wanna do it so then I thought why not photoshop myself to see if I do look like a potato if I go mohawk.
Ok I have zero skills in photoshop and actually I don't even have photoshop, but I am a ranked number 19th in the world when it comes to using MS Paint. Mmmm looks a bit douchy, maybe I need to have an unshaven look because Soap Mactavish does have that look going on.
Wow I look so hot. Unfortunately, I am an asian. Yes, I am an asian and if you wiki 'asian and the facial hair' you will find somewhere in there, it will say, "asian men and facial hair are like heaven and earth; or like oil and water, and even like brothers and potatoes".
Before I go on, I must comment briefly about this term, 'bros before toes'. This is short for, "Never choose french fries over your fellow brother". Which basically means if you are eating McDonalds fries and your brother that is not blood related asks for some chips, you better share it!
Sad but true, every time I tried growing a beard and I end up having a chia chin, Apparently one can still buy chia pets. Same with moustaches and side burns... can't grow them even if I feed chocolate banana walnut cake to it. This is the curse of asians. So now my other options are haircuts of guys that I idolise.
Idol 1. Dunno his name but he models for the men's fragrance by Paco Rabanne, 1 million. I so wanna look like that.
Idol 2. Jay Zhou. I love his music so much that my mum legally changed my name because of him. The following video was his first single and when I first saw it I feel in love with his music instantly. I dont mind having this look he had going on in this video. However I don't really like how he looks now. Anyways too achieve this look, seems like I must wear caps and have curly hair. Dunno if my boss will allow wearing caps to work and if I will ever curl my hair.
Lastly Idol 3. Dr Mahatir. The greatest Malaysian prime minister ever. I dont swing left or right or plant trees, but I admire this man. I wish he was my godfather. Yes, with lenless glasses and lots of hair gel I can achieve this look.
I dunno. Hairstyle are troublesome... thank God I am not a girl that be ten times worse. Good night.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Gym 15
There is no greater feeling than being at the gym after a very long crappy day topped with extra bird poo. One thing about late night gym is I have only 30-40mins max so shorter reps and if possible higher weights.
Doing fifty kilos for deadlifts was great! The bar was digging into my hands and forearms cramping but I completed the 10 reps. Rarrrrr. 60kg is not too far off.
Comments for other exercises : Slow movements on both positive and negative. Controlled movements. Feeling stronger but dont want to become too comfortable. Felt the injury was nagging abit. Arms away from body for shrugs. Looks like I'm on target. Need to check with someone at the gym regarding rehab or physio for bloody injury.
Back
Smith machine Deadlifts.Set 1 20kg 10 reps
Set 2 40kg 10 reps
Set 3 40kg 10 reps
Set 4 50kg 10 reps
Trapezius
Set 1 40kg 10 reps
Set 2 40kg 10 reps
Set 3 40kg 10 reps
Shoulders
Set 1 15kg 10 reps
Set 2 15kg 10 reps
Set 3 15kg 10 reps
Dumbbell side raises.
Set 1 15kg 10 reps
Set 2 15kg 10 reps
Set 3 15kg 10 reps
Calves
Set 1 50kg 10 reps
Set 2 50kg 10 reps
Set 3 50kg 10 reps
Abs
Set 1 5 reps
Set 2 5 reps
Set 3 5 reps
Set 4 5 reps
Monday, February 1, 2010
Gym 14
I think I may never recover from this injury. Its really depressing not being able to work biceps or chest. SIGH! I shouldn't have gone to the gym today. Seriously need miracle healing and fast.
Trapezius
Set 1 40kg 10 reps
Set 2 40kg 10 reps
Set 3 40kg 10 reps
Set 4 40kg 10 reps
Shoulders
Set 1 15kg 10 reps
Set 2 15kg 10 reps
Set 3 15kg 10 reps
Dumbbell side raises.
Set 1 15kg 10 reps
Set 2 15kg 10 reps
Set 3 15kg 10 reps
Calves
Guide 01. How to make Vulcan 300
Anyone that collects gundam robots will tell you that one must keep the boxes that they come in. So I keep all my gundam tools in my RX-78-2 box, all my extra runners and accessories in my Strike box but today I wondered what was in my Aegis box.
Opening it up I found that's where I stored my old Pocky boxes. Anyone that eats Japanese confectionery will tell you that one must keep the boxes that they come in. Okay, this is not true but before I explain myself, allow me to do a mini foodview about Pocky. By the way the pink strawberry pocky box was a rare find.
Taste : 1 out of 5 stars. These chocolate coated preztel sticks are too tiny to taste anything.
Value : 0 out of 5 stars. Too expensive for 10-12 sticks.
I rather spend my money on these.
From top to bottom : Cadbury's Brunch Bar Fruit & Nut and Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Bar Original.
and the mini foodview
Taste & Value for Cadbury's Brunch Bar Fruit & Nut : 3 out of 5 stars
Taste & Value for Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Bar Original : 1 out of 5 stars
The only reason why anybody including myself buys Pocky is because its from Japan. Yup, if you are fascinated or obsessed with all things Japanese, you will no doubt have put one of these in your mouth. Pocky can be purchased at all good asian grocery stores throughout Melbourne. Just beware of imitations and govras. I have tried the imitations (you can tell by the Thai writings on the package) and they are even worse than the original - the sticks all clumped together.
Now back to why I kept these boxes is because of Vulcan 300 from the manga, Konjiki no Gash Bell also known as Zatch Bell in America. I read this comic back in 2006, its one of a few comics that genuinely made me laughed hard and even shed a tear. It has been adapted into an animation or anime, here is one of the funniest scenes in the entire show. [Warning : Some may find the following scene very crude and offensive. Also you must be good at reading subtitles] Parco Folgore's song, Groping breast.
Vulcan 300 is a robot toy that one of the characters, Kiyomaro makes to keep another character, Gash company while he goes to school. You must click here to see what I'm talking about.
Now why would I want to make a Vulcan 300? Well, its so cute, tell me who wouldn't want to carry Vulcan 300 in their hand walking around town? Even manly-type men especially the muscular ones should be entitled to like certain cute things.
Now let's make a Vulcan 300.
What you will need
- Rubber bands
- Skinny circular type disposable chopsticks (if you are brave enough you can ask for one of these from all good asian restaurants that does take-away or just snatch them whilst paying your bill)
- An original Pocky box
- Scissors
- Knife
- Black Gundam marker
- Some knowlegdge of Japanese writing, Hiragana and Katakana
Now write and draw as above on the box with a black marker. The first three characters are katakana, 'Ba', 'Ru' 'Ka' and the last character is hiragana, 'N' (pronounced as nnn like "mmm, I love pocky"). These characters put together have no meaning to them but when you say them together, they sound like the word 'Vu-l-can'. The '300' doesnt show up well against the chocolate sticks, lol.
Now with a knife or scissors, make slits or cut a hole to poke through the chopsticks on the sides of the box for his hands and
at the bottom for his feet. As you can see from the expiry date, that's when I stored them in the Aegis box.
Then cut the chopsticks in half with a knife
Next is to tie the rubber bands right at the tips. While never explained in the comic, I found that this is the best way to hold the chopsticks in place yet gives the robot articulation.
Now poke through all the chopsticks in the slits/holes and you have just made your very first Vulcan 300 robot!
Specifications of the robot as per comic
- Vulcan 300 is a friend that will always give you company and even brings you luck.
- Vulcan 300's age is dependent on how fast you can make it, mine is 7 minutes old.
- He can launch up to 300 air missiles
- Vulcan 300 has a hyper body made of confectionery box and disposable chopsticks
- For the ladies, you can use Vulcan 300 as a handbag to safely store your items like handphone. Louis Vutton? Who is that?
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