Sunday, May 27, 2007

When you look up you see white blue heaven.


I've been out riding my bike much more frequent than any other month, reason? "Its the Sky!"...its all about the sky. Random formation of white clouds and pure blue sky catches my heart. Looking at the sky bring calm and peace to my heart....gives harmony feeling and inspiration to those who know how to experienced the existance of their surroundings. The best hours to view it is between 2.30pm and 6.30pm.
On every Sunday this month i went out early for biking activity into the country side. Everytime i ride i always gaze up into the sky looking at the clouds and how they form themselves againts the pure blue sky,... the wind blew breezy and the sunlights are pure white illuminate the white clouds. If you're lucky you can see it glows like heaven's sky fortress made by God above.
As the wind blew further they form various trails of cloud formation as if its like Living Art in the sky....form into sharpe of birds,dog, cats, fishes, hards, trees, flower, big ship, Noah Ark like object and etc. Sometimes i wonder if those white clouds are clumps of living souls flew together in bunch up in the sky wonders the earth looking down on us....ah! that only my theoretocal guess,lol.
By dusk the blue turn into orange with linear mix of violet pink color,...almost fantasy like sky as the sun sets behind the sea. A beautiful sights to behold. By then its 6.40pm, i head back home.
Sometimes i felt like i'm the most lucky people to be able to roam around outside the city and enjoy the outdoors witnessing gods hidden creation and beauty that can only be seen in places where no mans whishes to be there.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

26th May, Birthday!

Today is my very special day, yes my birthday! (26th May). I was greeted very early from a girl via SMS messaging in my phone exactly midnight, I'm was glad and lucky to have somebody reminded me about my special day. Saturday at my workplace i received dozen of chocolate and also received cute stuffed animal mostly from the ladies. They knew i like chocolate since it was my favorite munchies, most importantly its CADBURY brand my fav! The stuffy animal was cute too. A black piggy beg from a special girl with cute greetings cards custom made by hands and hand drawn greetings picture. I can see they really avid about the event and i'm really appreciate and happy to share this happy day.

Usually i don't really care much about my birthday celebration, for the past years i have ignored or let just day passes by... that i always forgot.. you can say that on every 26th May its always just like any other normal day, nothing much special. I always ignore any special day that relates to mem which doesn't bother me much...maybe it too much work to celebrate an occasion..hmmmm,,,

Except for today that is in this year of 2007, maybe its worth a while to remind myself that i'm not alone in this world..someone wants me to be happy and knew i exist. I should thanks to the ladies that life is worth living and keep on the track. Anyways i have to sign off and unwraps those chocolates...i'm hungry! yum! yum!

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mothers day!


Its Mothers day today, a day we must remember how hard and how passionate our mom take care of us regardless countless of effort, expenses and hardship she went through. I manage to bought her some light gift, some kitchen stuff and cozy slippers for her to walk around the house. A gift usefull and enough to give her comfort, also it means that i really care for her. After hand over the gift i greeted "Happy mother day" gave her a huge hug and kiss on her cheek. She was happy, i can see through her eyes that its not all about the gift, what matters her the most is how her children feel and appreciate her sacrifices for the love of her children.
Infact i really respected and glad to have such mother who brings miracle when her children in trouble,..seriously...i mean miracle...god really blessed my mom and she cure her children with miracles, what to know more? I guess i'll tell you some more on my next post maybe next week. Till then i wishes all wonderful mothers around the world especially to my mom a very very "HAPPY MOTHERS DAY". Without you we wouldn't be here. Thank you mom.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Whooopss!!..updates!..long time no see.

Hi there!, woah! its been a while i haven't been here telling you some updates and what's going on around the 4x4evo and the 3d modelling community. Sorry i haven't been updating my blog much frequent like i used to back then. Things going pretty slow lately. In fact I was busy day and night with bundles of work in the adult world, in the office, outside labour work and some part time jobs to feed the family. This month I was lucky to get some opportunity to get more income coming into the house. The IT (Information Technology) business and work does add up to my experience library behind my head…other include website designs, advertisement graphics, photo shooting session and scouting for new mountain biking trails behind wild borneo forest….was good enough to pay the household bills. Tired but hey got cash can do! Everytime I got home I always doze immediately on the sofa without knowing I should’ve taken bath and dinner first…hey its morning already, lol!. Then just today I realized I had to get back here to settle some updates and status on our community hobby.
Ahh yes!! Just as promised I’ve revived project WHIRL WIND version 2 which is my track making and models. (picture attached). I manage to spent 1 hour per-day working on track project despite with tight real life schedule. I was really happy and eagerly waiting to finish it up. I expected to release on 26th May 2007 but after double thinking I think I should be patient and keep on doing some fixes and improve the framerate gameplay on the track because it lags by 25 frame and below. Maybe my models too much of animated objects. Lol. Thanks to Luke for his inspiration on his cool LEGO LAND track for 4x4evo2 I was like in pumped adrenalin to continue my cause for track making just this time and make my single and final shots making this project big time before jumping into making models for other game genre.
SIXTY-7 however left sleept in the garage waiting to shed of its high poly object since people keep complaining that the models lag by 2x than NEMIXIS. I should spent more trimming those fat from SIXTY-7 model.
Oh btw other superb news on my side of interest, after months of hard work and part time job just bought my self a new bike free ride full suspension mountain bike frame to replace my old retired hardtails, yippee!! Maybe I’ll snap some picture of my bike tomorrow and post it here. Hey its mothers day next week!...i must get some cool goodies for my mom.

Friday, April 06, 2007

Brighter among the stars!


I was playing 4x4evo2 for 2 hours just now after came back from partime work.. then i went outside the corridor house and lay down on the chair look above the sky at night.
Its Aprill!!!...damn it!
I never realise how hard this few days starting last march. It made me realise being grown up in the adult world is really hard than being me few year back....i'd prefer life 10 years backward. Back then i was on 17, life is good its just like those in the teenage comical story book. .. you only have to think just few task you need to accomplised: Study, make friend and play hard. Counting year foward after graduation from university and now standing in the year 2007 my shoulder began to carry heavy burden which once our parents carried for our living sake. Work...work...work...work.. yup money doesn't fall from the sky and money make the world turn around like water flows from waterfall, rivers and into the sea. I wish there would be 48 hours a day...half working for employer for decent salary and half for family and self ambition. I hate the idea of money for everthing in live. I hardly enjoy myself having a slot of time to go out enjoy riding my bike, playing games and meet people...time always full with office jobs and partime work all for money; then pay bills, electric, water, taxes, house hold necessity, car loan, house loan, insurance, medical, food, parents allowance, brother and sister education funding and my study loan that i use in the past. Arrrggghhhh... heavy burden!
I used to read Christian bibles about house Jesus used to live in the days where civilisation was moderate and just enough to live with natural resources live fishing and agriculture. There on part that took my attention in the book "worry nothing, thin nothing on material gains and daily task that burden us, enjoy life and worship...in the after life we will gain what was lost". I wish i was in the same path as Jesus live but nowadays things isn't fair in commercialisation world.
Today is "Good Friday", even after came back from church i still have to go out full filling my part time job on computer task and some graphic work at my contractor place...then i came back home, grab out some hard earn cash from my pocket, then i realised i lost my touch some important things to do than just working my ass for money. I should have spent more times with my family and quality with my friends, all work make me stray away from social activity.
Its been a month without rain right here in my town. The night sky is couldless. The moon shines so bright!! Its beautiful..i can see stars that shines more beautiful than any other days..the stars is like people shines in the dark. I wish i was one of the star which shines much brighter that anyone else and let people below the sky watch me in awe.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Who's cooking this weekend....lame*

My older sister sucks at cooking! man i wish she improve her cooking yet she even complained i did even touch her food for dinner. I hope she didn't invite her boy friend to taste her cooking. Yuk! My cook taste better then her.

Monday, March 19, 2007

SIXTY-7 body shell re-edit.


I made some private test run on track in some of my cousin's PC. He and his sister was watching my designs roam around the track using "Race View" cam in 4x4 EVOLUTION 2 game. It was perfect view like contorlling remote control RC cars. Slowly the audience picking up opinion and hinted that i should improve the frontal nose of the car chasis hood. The say it was a bit long/protruded out wards and feel abit of 90's exotic cars like the days of Lamborghini Countach. The latest design for frontal chasis and hood suppose to be short nosed and flat just like today's TOYOTA VIOS and 2007 HONDA CIVIC which is short and as close to front wheel fender which most real life manufacturer says it much better that way because for car with front located engine should be place behind front wheel instead of sitting above the engine. The wheels serve as extra obtracles or natural impact bumper before reaching the engine thus pushing the engine impact inertia towards the passanger inside the cockpit. Designs must take into account of driver safety too. The above picture the body shell, it is re-improved short nosed SIXTY-7.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Bird attack!


I'm not lucky today, I was cycling racing ahead of the pack try reaching the finishing point first spot. Cycle along the coastal road then suddenly i felt as if little pebble of rock fell on top of my helmet "tap", "tap"!..i peek a little above my lid...hhmmm??...none! So i keep on pedalling and then "tap!", "tap!"....peek up and i see a white wing flew pass by and made a back turn in a dash...hmmm??.. I keep on pedalling a few meters and there's go again..."tap!" tap!"...a bird flew pass above my head and do some roll barrel 360 up and down sweep in attacking position aim towards my white helmet at high speed! ....WTF!!!....so i accelerate like made fear it would break through the lid and crack my cranium skull. .....I can still hear the bird wings flapped above me like wild! "Shuuuu!! you mad bird! git off! @$%$#^#$". I was like pedal to the metal at high speed until i reached the finishing point and took sharp cornering into Esplanade lot near the beach meeting up with the remaining mountain biker at the parking lot. I braked infront of them and made a big huuufff puuffff breathing. I was like " Did you see that?!"..."See wut?!" the replied. A few minutes later came another of our riding buddies from Poland......."Mad bird! mad bird! wut a wanker!" He was earing a white helmet too..i get it now.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

OMG! I'm lazy bumm!

I think i absent minded this month, I forgot to update my blog and check my mail for important request and some stuff. Glad i've checked today and replied to the sender, some are important ones including 3d projects and agreements. Wheww!, glad i've checked that out. Sorry if some of you out there waiting for my e-mail reply. I guess getting as old as 28 can get your brain slow mo like my grand parents.
Some good news is that more and more people grab some of my designs for their productive project including making mods, 3d game development and also fun simple 2d games. I'm really exciting and thankful to those guys who are really supportive an interested in my models. It really make me wanna make more for them. Awesome!

Friday, March 09, 2007

Slack day at models

March! Its march! Omg! This month of march I should get my butt working. Talk about way behind schedule I completely blank minded about SIXTY-7 model. I need to UV map some mirrored body parts in Z-modeler to make left and right side of the car looks synchronized in appearance. On the other I’ve receive a request from female fans propose a special request to ask me to make a special SIXTY-7 with pale pink, pearl white and golden gold lace color theme…..a cute side feeling of the car. As for me I’ll just put it aside first and see if I have enough time slot to built those after completing the original SIXTY-7 models.

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Beneath the sunset.


I’ve gone cycling today evening, unlike everyday sunny weather today is much special day. Me and my buddy cycle anti clock wise on our usual route follow along where the wind blows and not against it. Its was not a fast ride we used to cycle like athletes but instead we did an easy ride, pedal easy on the crank and slow down on the speed to enjoy the scenery as wind blow to our face as we stroll along side the coastal path. It was sunset by the time we cruise along the coastal beach, the sun sets down in golden orange color flashing the sea in golden liquid. I release my hand from my handle bar and let it steer freely as my hand wave up into the air and I gaze up into the sky. Wow! Its beautiful…..way up I see a cloud formation pointing and drift towards the sun. It looks like a column of giant floating island of heaven with trails of mini golden shaded clouds forming stairway up to the peak of the heaven’s summit. Just below the cloud it looks like some dusty trails blown like big cotton wool underneath the floating island just like scenes from dust storm from Sahara desert. The back ground sky is all golden orange + pink violet atmospheres. A sight to be holds and inspired….exotically wonderful moment to experiences the scene that comes once in a blue moon. I’m really proud and lucky to be born outdoor type of man and born life outside the box. I wish I could duplicate those moment and clone those environment inside 4x4 EVOLUTION 2 driving experience. It does reminds me like being inside the game’s stock track AUTUMN LEAF as shown in the picture above.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Latest updates for 4x4EVO2 game.


One down few more to go, yup! i've just added extra work on 4x4 evolution 2 UI (user interface) modification. Few set of UI from variable themes already uploaded into my website ready for download plus UI patch, tutorials for those who wants DIY (do it yourself) UI making. Yesterday i manage to make 8 sets of UI and expected to break it till 12 sets plus Luke's LEGO based theme to support his track making mods. After getting all 12 up there then i'll procede with sounds, decals and tweak up possible scripts to change the feel and sights on game UI...make the game feel more new rather stick 5 years on boring interface. As for yesterday work updating website and upload all my works it really worn me up till 3.00 am. Its been a while i haven't stretch my finger on keyboard and mouse on web updates which now make me feel like old man and slo mo when waiting my file to be uploaded into webserver....yeah 3 websites taking care of really test my level of boredom while waiting it to finish FTP. For the first time custom made DODGE RAM 1500 appear on scene at my web frontpage twisting and drooling the mind of visitors and fans of 4x4evo1/2 community...mind boggling no more guys because the ride only to be available as item for treasure hunt event in the future. Tonight i have to stuff i need to work on reconfigure my bike and work out on Luke's custom UI sets and 2 of my pesonal UI touch. Yum! yum!

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

HEAVEN vs bike tube.

Today is Ash Wednesday, a day that i should go to church by 5.30pm (compulsory). But few hours earlier at 2.00pm i sneak out for mountain biking ride to nearby rocky trails and some downhills track under super bright cloudless blue sky and super hot sunny weather. Flew here, jump here and there. With all those fun i have I have funny feeling that i would missed my church attendance,lol. Few miles ahead i made a huge leap down from the top of the ridge and landed on two wheels with front tyre pinch flat at bright sunny afternoon at 4.00pm. I pulled out my spare tube which recycled from previous pinch flat with few patch of glue to fix the hole and stuff it back on the wheels while the broken tube put back into my bag. I pumped the tube and the tyre back to full air..yipeee!! Then a few rolls it punture again..so i pulled out the tube and checked...stupid little torn stab the tyre, pulled it out and throw away..repatched and pumped. A few roll and suddenly a hissss of air leaked out, pull out the tube again and checked...the old glue patch peeled, i renew the patch and slap a new glue patch...pumped the air again. So i roll the the tyre...it was full and ready to go. Few minutes and meters away rolling my tyre again flat to ground zero...again i pull out the tube and checked where the air leaked, this time its the opposite side of the tube area with on old previous patch peeled off again. So back to step 1 and pumped. A few roll...flat...pull out tube...patch..pumped.., A few roll...flat...pull out tube...patch..pumped..A few roll...flat...pull out tube...patch..pumped..A few roll...flat...pull out tube...patch..pumped..
Arrggghhh!!! its 4.45pm! Why this happen to me....this tube sucks! ...thinking back and look back up into the blue sky i smiled and say "If you can hear me LORD please make this tube works so i can get back riding back home and in time for Church....i'm going back for YOU".
This time i pumped and the tyre back to full air. Roll few meters and stop for few minutes to hear any air hissing for leak....nope. So i cycle way down the steep hills and through bumpy technical trails and off to home. Reached home at 5.00pm super fast. Put my bike into my room and took bath..then do this and that, took my car keys and...wait check my bike tyre....its flat! ..."thanks LORD, i think i got YOUR message loud and clear".. and so off to the church i go.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Working on mini tutorial on 4x4evo 2 UI and patch.

Ok, i've been working for more than 3 days setting up tutorial to implement changes on 4x4EVO 2 UI (User Interface) changes and user can mod it plus made few patch to make it possible for user to make themself custom made UI. Work still in WIP and expected to finish off by Saturday. Messy work on HTML editing for tutorial purposes...actually i hate html editing...waste but hey, save me headache from incoming noobs. Hope to see it available at my website by this weekend.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Catching up with everyday events..

uh oh!...damn i haven't put any updates on my blog and also on my websites. Sorry being lame with no news about what happening around my work desk. Just like i in previous week, February is my break time....the sun, the winds, blue sky and hill top..every afternoon. At night it my payckeck hours. Sunday xtreme day and etc....phewww...i really missed 3d modeler work. Well a lot of things happen back few weeks since my last updates recorded in here.

1. Congratulation to my sister for getting 1st prize for 21 inch plasma TV
2. Nuggets every Sunday morning…….i feel sick. I hope I’ll cook better one next months.
3. Night shift is bad for health… I hope I could get better part time jobs on computer.
4. After a months of dark cloudy and gloomy rainy day finally last Saturday sunshine break through and welcomes the blue sky and white clouds. Good thing my bike don’t have to swim through the monsoon flood no more.
5. Clothings stay dry.
6. Friends offer cheaper bike parts.
7. More urban bike jumps every weekends, public and cars stay alert.
8. Watch more anime episodes than working on my 3d models.
9. TV boring, Pc rocks.
10. Office work is boring, I don’t think human can evolve by confining them self behind the desk.
11. WTF these mosquito come from every nights?…sheeeesssshhh!!
12. Fast internet connection…..i guess our local ISP fixed their bandwidth after earth quake hit Asia months ago.
13. Try spend $2.00 below everyday so I could save up on bike upgrades and computer gadgets purchase.
14. Valentine is a lonely day…

Also I would like to send my heart felt condolences to our mountain biking buddy Mr Gilbert who’s his wife past away instantly after involve in tragic road accident and his son suffer broken leg on Sunday 11tth February. It was shocking for us and traumatic for Gilbert to face such news about his love ones. I also saw news and picture on the local paper….that was horrible sideways impact on the car, driver’s door heavily knocked out again a tree. I hope that Gilbert and his surviving children will stay strong and live on a normal life and may his wife be remembered in beautiful memories and seek peace and happiness in the heaven.

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Blue sky!

Finally the rainy seasons is over! Its been two days and the sky is so blue, the night sky sparkle twilight stars and yes! Reward myself full days outddoors on two wheels. Don't worry! i haven't ditch my 3d work aside in the corner... i'll be back active on 3d stuff soon :D

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Cold breezy rainy day.

A kilometer away the sound of wave pounding the sandy beaches much louder and noisy that ever. The wind seeps into the door howling push cold wind into my house. The weather have been very cloudy and rains heavily very ofthen in the morning...which spoils my plan to go out for mountain biking both yesterday and this gloomy Sunday morning. I been munching lots of calories in the morning...egg, nuggets and sausages hoping i could burn them for noon activity..well postponed tomorrow so keep it under the skin. The whole day i'm on PC playing Ripmax Radio Control Simulator and checkout some files for 4x4evo2 games..let say house cleaning the files. I wish tomorrow will be a brighter day.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Day 2: take a break..have a kit kat...watch anime.

Since this week and forth will be a week break away from 3d modelling tools and task every night i spent some times watching some collection of anime episode that i've been keeping for long time. After night shift and get back home... i pull out disc of episodes from 'Chrono Crusade' to keep me entertained. Tonight i supposed to watch episode 14 and 15. It was great but not as good as AKIRA movie. Watching anime is a great activity for me,... pull out some great stuff to watch help me refresh my brain. My brain kinda like VCR recorder...as i watch i actually record back into my brain and put the into sequential library of movie so i can remember back and rewind the movie and play back again whenever i go...that's memory power! Whenever i feel boring i just recall back those episode and movie enjoy as if jump into virtual world and be part of it.

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Enjoyable weeks.

Ouch! man...thing going pretty slow as snail around here especially on the design developemtn side... i also forgot to update my blog to tell you guys updates on 4x4evo1/2 and some designs for our gaming and modelling community. Its been weeks i haven't blog some updates but i think those weeks should be rewarding for me to get my burden on designs and models off my shoulder. Those weeks i spent more times with my family, friends, pc games and finish up some collection of anime episodes behind the desk. I manage to get special part-time work on graphics design for my friend's father company at night which explain why i didn't have much time to pop-up with updates on my blog so soon.... late at night i pretty worn out and doze to sleep...z.zzz..zzz...zzzz. Made some good cash and spend on upgrading my bike and put aside some few for February special day....emmmmm!!.
January and February 2007 will be my breaking month to cool myself down and enjoy my life before i head back on the drawing board. Btw i was thinking dumping some parts from SIXTY-7 like wheelsets and part into my website download section as an advance. I haven't decide yet but i need to arrange suitable time slot to make it available in pairs. Wheeewwww! what a week!..

Sunday, January 14, 2007

Toy from the past.

A toy from the past. XCALIBUR...a replica of my kiddy minded dreams. Still it was my best lightweight 3d models and well enjoyed dune buggy vehicle models. Just this evening i was trying it our for a ride around the Autumn tracks, it rolls over through any terrains flawlessly in 4x4evo2 sims. Back then in real world,my uncle used to have an Radio Control buggy almost jut like this. When i was a kid he used to live round my house and his room fill of models from Radio to mini scaled plastic kits. My eyes caught on his RC buggy collection which he used to bring it out and let it sprint around the sandy track infront of our house. Playing Radio Control models was expensive hobby back then. As a kid i can only watch him control this mini wonder round and round the track which attract much crowd nearby. I remember having to drool all over the shopping window glass which housed a big box of R/C models of "TAMIYA Super Sabre" and "TAMIYA Boomerang" pretty expensive for a kid like me.
But now i'm grow older and no need for real thing to be in my hands, i can always have on virtually and share with others thanks to 3d modele tools and 4x4evo2 sims, with race cam view and PS2 via PC to USB adapter i feel like kid again...my my 20 years went by so fast!