Awesome! sunny day returns!

After almost 1 and a half week of continous rain and dark clouds those bright blue sky and white puff clouds emerge slowly and bring warm to my skins at noon. I can see in my minds tonnes of interesting outdoor activity ready to wreck some havok. mmmmm....cycling.

Dangerous limit

Just recently i have to start my computer like an old car ignition, start..stall, start..stall, start..stall, start..stall, start..stuck at login, start..Ble Screen of Death error on desktop...but if i'm lucky after 8th try i manage to login to my computer. At random times it slows showing pop-up "insufficient memory" event tough i have 7GB worth of temporary swaps space on my HD. My computer which is the main work station for all 3d creation is counting ticking towards the edge of the cliff. However i tried to squeeze as much juices from my computer to produce few output of 3d projects and design before its times comes. The computer now worth nthing in the market since most of its hardware are very much legacy as equal as the technology of yesterday abacus. I have the mentality not to invest very much on computer products even i'm very much rely on it. You buy today and tomorrow worth a piece of rotten wooden plank.

ATI graphics major problemo. Nvidia is vice versa but still a problemo..

I didn't say the ATI hardware suks but the the graphics are very not so realistic in rendering. Color too strong and still jaggy despite having to turn it to the max. However Nvidia is vice versa, its graphics are very much realistic in rendering and color but the hardware are very fragile to heat and overloaded GPU/RAM. Throughout my entire life i have my first respect to ATI graphics in the late 90's when DX7 was very much hardware utilized for soft render without TNL. Then came NVIDIA TNT with TnL with more life like graphics. Until present day i've burned 6 pieces of NVIDIA graphic cards just because of rendering my 3d works, i did not even Over Clock for gaming yet...actually i hardly play any games. However no hardware failure problem for ATI just the poor graphics i have to live with it. My last project rendered with Nvidia was "EXAGE" models, everything before it also have smooth render and in game looks..perfect Anti-aliasing. "XAVAGE" project was on ATI hardware....yes you can see all the rendering and screenshots isn't on par with Nvidia render as you can compare from several screen shot from my projects. ouch!
However I would thank to ATI today because the still making AGP slot support for older pc which is now i'm survive because of it. If i'm loaded with huge budget i'll get back to Nvidia

Effort is important: "Old man and a hammer"

I receive the email from our cycling buddies which represent a good example about ones experiences, below quotes:

> A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after
> another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the
>
engine.
>
> Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing
ships since
> he was a
> young. He carried a large bag of tools
with him, and when he
> arrived, he
> immediately went to work. He
inspected the engine very
> carefully, top to
> bottom.
>
> Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping
>
he would know
> what to do. After looking things over, the old man
reached into
> his bag and
> pulled out a small hammer. He gently
tapped something.
> Instantly, the engine
> lurched into life. He
carefully put his hammer away. The engine
> was fixed!
>
>
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for
> ten
thousand
> dollars.
>
> "What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He
hardly did anything!"
>
> So they wrote the old man a note saying,
"Please send us an
> itemized bill."
>
> The man sent a
bill that read:
>
> Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ........
$ 2.00
> Knowing where to tap.......... ......... ...... $ 9, 998.00
>
> Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes
> all the
> difference!

Beat traffic! I wanna ride my mountain bike again.

This is an outrage! Having to stuck in a jam as early as 6.30am a few block just outside your own house is insane. Queuing, honking, bumper to bumper and some road rage attitude is not a good day to start my work in the office. The situation make no different even when its time to get back home in the evening. Fuel guzzling and extra headache. I wish i was back in the 80's where car was much less on the road because each family could afford 1 car only. Since our nation progress to wealth each moderate income family comes with minimum 2 to 3 cars. These added up congestion to our local road. Being stuck is worst than eating sour stale fruit.

I have no problem riding my bicycle back to the office but the big problem is this is raining season, who knows a second later those blue sky turn into dark cloud pour sudden rain behind me. I did encounter funny happening when the rain tailgating me from behind and the wind try to spread fast behind me but i was luck to reach the office before

XAVAGE hit top of the chart!

The month of January is a big lucky month for XAVAGE release especially in Track Mania (http://www.trackmania-carpark.com/car.php?id=1820). In exremely short period XAVAGE GTR and XCR model was a favorite car among fans, modders and gamers around the world. I would like to thanks to Chazcatrix, Starbuck and friend from TM for hardwork and support from bringing XAVAGE super car design to higher level. Starbuck going to release video of XAVAGE. Can't wait to see how he direct a movie on it.

Rain 48Hour!

Just when i was about to kick my day off riding my mountain bike the clouds in the sky seems to watch my move and spoil my mood. This week i'm not in the mood getting wet but i'm very much firey getting back on my bike and do some urban stunts and get my muscles all heated. January shouldn't have rainning. I blame the world heavy industrial for changes in the weather aka "Global Warming". It really changes the world climate drastically. Go ride bicycle people.

So unlucky guy in GTA

Its Sunday again, the weather is wet, cancelled my cycling schedule and prepare to meet up with my buddies for PSP multiplayer gathering. We played GRAN THEFT AUTO all noon but i was hopping we'd get back to MEDAL OF HONOR but no ones into it probably chickened out since last week looses. So once again after end of the GTA game i triumph again with more bloodied winning over my buddies. It was easy and i've finished him off in a seconds. LOL. Attached are some sad screenshots taken from our multiplayer screen shots (my nick: allokitt.. and P627). Hey its not my choice choosing GTA for the whole afternoon, i just jump in and i win.

Another MB4 buggy hybrid truggy

Yes i sold my LRP S18 TC TEAM FACTORY but in return i get back as replacement; An upgraded Anderson MB4 buggy with SPEED PASSION burshless system.

Specification:
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-Anderson MB4 buggy
-Speed Pasion SP Brushless System: ESC 18 A + 7800KV brushless motor,
-HPI SX1 servo
-LRP Steel CVD drives with Steel outdrive cups,

I almost going to sell these buggy as soon as i bought it because i just ripped out some usefull parts (Steel CVD/UJ) which is usefull for my earlier version of white LRP buggy. However since its raining seasons i make use of the buggy by turning it into hybrid version of buggy with truggy arm width via conversion using some MB4 truggy suspension kit to make it looks wider and stable. Buggy looks with truggy performance. Added advantages the ESC is actually waterproof making this models an ideal wet condition basher especially under heavy rain. Overnight i worked our sealing the gearbox, diff case, radio systems and lighten the kit to make ideal model to run under wet condition.

I may have plan to design a virtual models into 4x4 EVOLUTION 2 game based on these 1/18 MB4 buggy. Maybe wait until i finish off other projects.

LRP S18 TC TEAM FACTORY

AWESOME! I got myself an MB4 type touring 1/18 scale all pro race grade race. All carbon and alloys upgrade under the hood. No question ask. However i don't have guts to go outdoor run it on the tarmac yet due to open air spur/pinion and fragile looking tyre after experienced several several 1/18 collection i have in the past. Its to much jeweled and bling to see it runing outdoors, should i keep it on the cupboard or should i play with it?
Unlike the off-road version of MB4 this Touring spc have interesting suspension system, i took few hours of my time to dismantel and examine each mechanical parts, its a good experience and knowledge to know these thing as it can also apply to my virtual car design and 3d models which i work on my secondary hobby. The models are much tougher, rigid, solid and have high quality mechanism and performance compare to my old NRX18 and HBX 1/18 tourer.

Specification:
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-Anderson MB4/LRP Shark 18 TC (1/18 scale) Full light weight carbon fiber,
-12T Brushless Motor,
-Carbon Fiber wheelsets,
-Full Aluminum Racing upgrades
-LRP Steel CVD Universal Drive (dogbone)
-BLUEBIRD BMS-385 DMAX (Digital + Metal Gear) competition servo,
-25A-SL EZRUN Version 2 USB Programmable Brushless ESC + Programmable card version 2
-2x ATOMIC roll bar/stabilizer bar
-Adjustable Oil shocks, Diff gears, 4wd
-Upgraded rear MB4 aluminum knuckle.

After lots of thinking and future investment thingy on this models, 2 days later i decided to sell it off to local buyer because i don't think i'm getting back on-road racing again. Off-roading have more kicks in me.

Rain rain for entire week

Our local weather forecast show our city going to get rough for the next two weeks as it says the rain going to be continous for the entire 2 weeks non-stop. Looks like my outdoor sport going to be no no and fat begins to accumulate around my thigh and waist. Bummer.

PAINT WORKS for XAVAGE released!

PAINT WORKS KIT for XAVAGE GTR and XCR have been released at my website. For all 4x4 EVO fans, Track Mania and modeler/modders/fans you can head to http://www.supermotoxl.com and go to PAINT WORKS page to dowbnload eidtable texture templates to decorate and paint your favorite XAVAGE. For the first time i release an uncompiled raw CPT (Corel Photopaint Templtes) format which contain layers of object with several attributes of "MERGE MODES" to maintain the texture quality and standard.
Enjoy.

Line up the R&D dummy for 4x4 evolution simulator

Finally i've completed refurnish all the potential models for off-roading, all equiped with powerfull brushless system and top notch ESC. This year i'm going to use it for my technical research and implement its experimental mechanical characteristic on my design and models simulator through 4x4 Evolution game software. I hope my current on going VEXUVIUS project will mimic the handling of MB4 Truggy and A-Tech Mini monster.

Fits like a glove!

After nights of hardwork soldering, cutting, rearrage and tuning, the SIDEWINDER ESC fit perfectly and clean on my MB4 Truggy. Since its 1/10 scale version of ESC i've lowered the performance and acceleration punch to 50% since my 1/18 scale could go beyond what it was designed for. Just like my friend says: "Designed within the limit". So i won't risk breaking it by pushing the power beyond the limit.

Http://www.supermotoxl.com back online again. doh!

2 days my website down with low bandwidth. After much thinking finally i've upgraded my hosting package to higher web capacity, bigger bandwitdh and bigger space....just for the sake of long term investment. All along i didn't expect to receive heavy amount of visitor popping up at my website like angry crowds in one day. Finally http://www.supermotoxl.com is back online after 2 days break down due to exhausted bandwidth. However, i really dig way deep into my pocket just to pay for bigger site bandwidth and cater huge visitors. There goes my hobbies budget.

SIDEWINDER 1/10, the speed brain!

Oooo...my crown jewel hardware! This stuff is pure engineering! Symbol of mankind achievement over the years of technological advancement in micro computer techno stuff...and yaadaa yaa daa.. I just got it yesterday after a good bargain over the internet. This is a rare item to bargain. As you already know this CASTLE CREATION: SIDEWINDER 1/10 Electronic Speed Controller will be use to replace the dead MAMBA 25 ESC. Saw and holding it made a big smile on my face. Can't wait to install it.

Moonless ride!

Evening looks gloomy but that doesn't stop us enjoying our evening mountain bike ride into urban city. The wind blew strong, after few miles we stroll with our bike around the city we decided to have a break near by cosy restaurant and have our dinner outside in the open. Cold wind and sounds of bustling busy people around us provide cheering scene and feel like we're on tour in foreign places. BBQ lamb chop rice, Wantan soup, fried black pepper beef kolo me and carbonate drinks keep us full for the day. The rain drizzle so we decided to stick around chatting about our good old time taking our past adventure on bikes.

What webhosting? meowwww!!

I have trouble with young kids now days, they got this web page to show to their mommy, daddy and friends, put it online on their local home computer connected through ip addresses and run online, Yes everyone can see! After shut down his computer and run to school anxiously show his webpage to his friend on his computer url....null, "page not found" Noooooo!!! cry the little lads. So i tell them 'your nice cute page must sit far away in another computer where computer don't shut down and run 24 hours connected to internet everyday. You need web hosting!'

Ok kids today we're talking about web hosting. You know what is webhosting? A web hosting where you can put your nice beautiful web page or HTML into a special big computer where it connected to internet 24 hours everyday runs without being switch of the power. If switch off...no webpage! . That's why when you put website in your own computer and you switch it off the webpage won't able to be seen by your friend next door through internet. This special computer where you can put your web page is called a "Computer Server": its role to host your webpage and serve it into the internet for continous 24hours everyday. The big brother and sister who help you to put your webpage inside the Computer Server is called "web hosting service".

Once your webpage is inside the big computer your page will be given special name address like your house and street address. In internet its called "Domain name" and it start with "WWW." and ended with a tail such as ".COM", ".NET" and etc. So if you want to give a name address for your page it will be like for example: " WWW.MYWONDERFULPAGE.COM". So when your friend want access your web page you can ask them to type your very own special address: WWW.MYWONDERFULPAGE.COM and impress your friend that you have very special .COM website. Be proud kids, start making a webpage for your own website and get your own web hosting services and join your friends in the internet to show that you have some cool stuff to show to the world.

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