Freezing the Enterprise Part II

OK, so after leaving it in the freezer for a day, it was time to see the results. The theory is to let the water seep into the model's cracks and gaps so that when the water freezes, it would expand. By doing do, the stress from the expansion would then force the super glue to fail...

And so, the Enterprise is taken out of cold storage...

At this stage, I was very tempted to just put
this in my drink. But somehow, the very idea
of being choked by a warp nacelle or have my
throat ripped open by the secondary hull is
not a good idea afterall. No amount of coaxing
can get them out from the butt either except
by surgery.

OK, the first casualty was the warp nacelle which
failed to separate cleanly into two pieces.

And the Secondary hull was a disappointment as
well. In the end, I had to try an pry it even further
but after thinking much about it, its best to leave
them alone for a while.

A call to Bruce later yielded more information; I am supposed to do this repeatedly, something which I am not too keen as I notice some paints are actually chipping off from the model. So, what else can be done to separate these parts?

Poo-poo killer in a can

Years ago, I've been collecting these metal containers. They are actually air fresheners which usually, comes in very handy after you made a very bad poo-poo. With just one press of the finger/elbow/nose/forehead, a slight mist is released and within seconds, the whole room/toilet/car/underwear smells nice.

Whatever it is, everyone still knows you made a bad poo-poo.

And you can see these little things everywhere, especially in a company toilet, housed in a little two piece plastic case and double-side taped to the walls. And then, you will notice something about these little things;

1. They're always empty
2. When you release it, the fumes are uncontrollable (see Point #1)
3. No one ever replaces them

Still, this is great news for me because, I get to *ahem* liberate empty ones on every toilet I visit...

So, why the fascination with these little metal containers? Because they looked great as fuel containers or other stuff when it comes to Science Fiction scale modeling. At that time, all I could think of was that it will look great on a 1/100 Gundam model. Fast forward years later, I still do not have a perfect Gundam model but I can tell you that it would look great on a Gundam...

Anyway, this is how you would 'clean' the can.
Make sure the contents are empty just in case.
You do not want to have shrapnel embedded
in your face, as this is very embarrassing when
going through Airport Security. Anyway, take a
pair of pliers and carefully crimp and twist the
top part until it breaks as the metal cap is very
soft. And stop smelling the expired fragrance
otherwise people would think that you have
an extemely bad case of poo-poo in your nose.

Because it was my first time taking it apart, I
was afraid that I may have spoilt the can. But
on closer look, I saw the rubber seal which tells
me that the cap can still be taken apart further
without totally destroying the can. I was right.
And so, there you go, a nice clean poo-poo killer
taken apart.

Japanese Vitagen

You know, somehow, either the Japanese's Vitagen
(or Yakult over there) is smaller than ours or, the
new Hasegawa Falke model kit is smaller than the
Kow Yokoyama's original. Then again, I am unsure.

Still, what do you think?

Someone got married to Someone else

It had to happen anyway. It started with one day, someone met someone and they both found out that they somehow liked each other. At first, they did not realised it as it took them sometime to discover what is love.

Finally, after much something, something, they got some where...

Someone with Kaelynn

Someone with Someone

Lunch at Noble House, Near Jalan Imbi. So, I am
not going to say much about the couple as I am
hungry. And this is the only place that has so many
sauces at once. From left you have the crispy prawn
chili, the chili sauce, the green chilies, sambal, raw
garlic and the last was the green chilies which packs
a punch. But there is no soya sauce in sight.

So, I settled for the sambal (with lots of onions)
and the crispy prawn. Since I am one of the
designated driver, I decided that it was best
not to eat too much garlic...

You can see that I am bored by the way I
stuffed the decorative cucumbers with the
crispy prawn chilies.

They're great! So I expanded the idea with garlic,
the prawns again and also, the sambal. I had a hard
time deciding which was best as the table ran out of
cucumbers all of a sudden *ahem*

In the meantime, Kaelynn wasted no time with
all the food coming thick and fast to our table.

On the other hand, Kristine is discovering
the pleasures of slurping up fish skin.

And an Orange Ben10 was seen sipping
some very suspicious liquid....

Halfway through, something exciting happened.
This also means we do not have to go through
THE forthcoming Dinner.

Me? I am more interested in this semi-transparent
kuey teow thing that came with the fish. Its delicious!

But not so was this. The waitress came and showed
it to us country bumpkins as if it was made of gold
which we have not seen before. She even asked if
we want to take pictures before she cuts it up, and
I swear her tone was very sarcastic. In the end,
not many at our table ate the claw thing.

In the end, the girls and I decided to
have a walk around Noble House. Its
a very nice place and with this fish
pond located indoors, it is a great
attraction for everyone.

That is, if no one decides to jump in
and catch the fishes.....

Everywhere, the decorations in
Noble House screams of photo ops.

Finally, Someone got the knife and someone
else made the cut. And I am so happy for
them both.

On the way home, it was raining heavily and
with the strong winds, a lot of things really got
blown. But that is another story which I won't
tell. It just full of air...

So, Congratulations to *censored* and *censored*!


PS - If that someone does not pay me RM 1million by , I will reveal their faces.... soon, on June 31st.

Freezing of the Enterprise Part I

This is one of the Star Trek spaceships which I loved. However, like all other Star Trek ships, they only look good in certain angles and this Enterprise-D is no exception. But that is another story.

I got this via eBay because in Malaysia, it is very hard to find. And usually, if they do sell them, the prices are ridiculous and most places will sell them as a set even if you do not want the rest of the toys. Therefore, as sad as it may sound, Internet was my only option. The reason I chose this F-Toy version was, according to my fading memory, it was almost the same scale of the AMT Deep Space Nine model. I could try to get the episodes but in my mind, DS9 was one of my most favourite series to avoid, mainly because well, being stuck in a Space Station with no exploration (only in the later series) was kind of boring. so, it was like Babylon 5 but that, also, is another story.

The problem with this toy is that I want
to light it. But looking at the toy, putting
the wires through the thin warp pylons
was the least of my problems.

This was because they used some kind of super
glue which did its job too well. In one of the
warp nacelle, the upper part did not
snap properly and the glue had set.

The bigger problem was in the secondary hull
where the top part, as you can see here, is a
real pain in the ass to remove. And it is already
starting to break off.

The primary hull or saucer was also a real
challenge too. And as you can see, they did
not do a good job gluing the parts together.

It took two person and a chipped fingernail to
get the darn thing opened.

So, why am I so insistent in opening up this
toy? Looking at the material used, it is some
kind of plastic or resin and most of the parts
inside are actually hollow. Yes, HOLLOW!

So, this means that I can put in some LEDs to
make it look more 'convincing'. And because
Bruce said he had some extra, he told me to
go ahead and wreck it and he will give me
another one...

But first thing first. I have to remove the parts from
the warp nacelle and also the Battle section. This can
be done by freezing them and letting it thaw...

Ma.k Pumpkin Melusine

While I was at ICW, I decided to get this vinyl Ma.k toy. To be exact, its the Screaming SAFS series where each Ma.K Super Armoured Fighting Suit was dressed up and painted with Halloween themes.

Yes, these stocks ar not moving and so, I, the Great
Fatty, bought one. *ahem*. He was so honoured by
my generosity and by my glowing presence, my
Life was spared. Not so, was my wallet which lost
a green note in the encounter.

And, here he is, the Melusine. Just standing
over a a few inches, it was enough to scare
the living daylights out of the other occupants
on the table.

The figure is quite poseable and it boasts of
a generous four points of articulation. And,
it can also be customised to suit the needs
of the moment, as shown above. This is
the narrow canyon wall climber variation.

And, this is the casualty variation.

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ICW is a nice place...

ICW is a nice place...

ICW is a nice place...

This is starting to get very strange. ICW is really out of the way from my house and yet, my brain is telling me that, by just driving Vee-Chai over, it is a very convenient place afterall. Because if I were to walk there, it might just take me about over three hours, as stated by Google Maps. And a pair of new walking shoes too.

The usual suspects were, as usual, at
their usual places, usually doing things
that are, well, unusually usual to them.

Then I noticed the unusually
large amount of stocks which
is usually not a lot.

Anyway, the reason I came was to take some photos
of my two De Loreans. This is so that I can post some
pictures of the differences between the two cars.

And so, here it is. Once I have the time and the
sanity, I will post them up in my website. Yes,
my WEBSITE, not my BLOG.

Eurggh

Add some natural lighting and this is what
always greeted me when the girls do not
finish their meals. Just this one, I actually
lost my appetite... because it reminds me
of sliced leech and eel sashimi with pickled
salmon strips (OK, so they don't exist)

Vee-Chai is dirty

When I bought Vee-Chai, I wanted a white car. This was because, in my mind, if you wanted to get a small car, it has to be white. Not because it makes it look cuter (which it already does) but so that it is visible most of the time.

This has been proven in my own research years ago where I pretend not to notice any white cars on the road. And despite my best efforts to ignore them, they can be seen all the time. However, this is not the same with darker cars and hence, the accidents that ensued with the Bengmobile I. If you do not believe me, here is another example. Look at people whose faces are white. No, not those Clowns or Mimes, but those with tons of make-up. Even desperate bachelors would avoid them like the Plague the moment they stepped into the room.

From this picture, you can tell that I am
secretly wishing for a grey car.

Which is very soon if I do not wash Vee-Chai

The Lunch before Melaka

I was hungry and there is a long trip ahead of me.
So, I decided to have this plate of rice with lots of
*ahem* carbo. why? I also do not know. Because
if I dd, I would have just taken a banana and then
washed it down with a can of Cokey Coley.

Beads

There is this project that I am thinking about and well, instead of boring you to death about the theories, I am going straight to the point: I want to make some drop bombs. Well, there is no other words to describe it. Ths project is supposed to fly around and well, drop some droppings which is fatal for the targets below.

And so, I decided to try to make some, using
beads that is meant for making necklaces. I
got the white ones in Kepong while the green
and the round ones are from Art Friend at
The Gardens.

Yes, its very small. Years ago, I would
not have any problems with them.

Anyway, this is what it looks like, and
well, its more like the AIDS virus.... :-O

My antenna

Sometimes, people often wonder how I can be so 'update' or knowledgeable on certain subject or people. Well, to tell you the truth, I am not. Its just that information comes to me at the right time or just by coincidence. But no, they do not believe me. So, how to convince them that I am not psychic or something.


Aha! I have it!

Ta-da! My 'antenna*'
(or just plain booger with white hair)

Over here, when people say, "Wah, your antenna very long, eh?" it means, You know a lot of things or to be exact you are very 'update' about people/gossip.

Kaelynn Reading

We are making sure that Kaelynn can read books because reports from her teacher said otherwise. And so, it is my job to make sure she can read.

When possible, she needs to read
even before she can sleep.

And read even after dinner.

That is, if I can remember to make sure she reads... bad parent.