My 1st(or 2nd) Green

Nhy and i went to ECC for our 1st 9-hole yesterday. This is our 2nd time on the green and i was kind of nervous initially. My tee-off was the best of the day as i managed to reach the fringe of the putting green with my iron 7. Frankly speaking, i used iron7, Pitching & putter(oh, i think i used the sandwedge once) throughout the whole course. The rest of the game is a complete disaster. Anyway, i think this is a good day for us as we managed to finish our 1st 9-hole course. Hooray..

My "frightening" face when i saw the flag at 300m away.








A view of the "Longest Hole" i think this is the sixth hole.

View from my moonroof

While waiting for my wife at her office area, my itchy fingers took a few snapshots thru' the moonroof on my Airwave. The photo looks pretty good and i think i will take a few more next time. :) So.. stay tuned for more in the future.

A new road ahead

Just came back from NTU this morning. I have just registered for the Msc(Log), starting this Aug 08.

People keep asking me "You are already so old, why do you still want to study" whenever i told them i am doing further studies. Personally, i think my main motive is for upgrading of myself and learning more theoretical stuffs to substaintial my experience. If i were to re-wind the clock to 8-9 years ago, there was no logistics or supply chain related course or degree. Whatever knowledge that i have acquired is through jobs and books. Although this mode of study has served me well, i think there should have a formal foundation for me to continue to build up my knowledge on. Anyway.. i believe my decision is a wise one :)

However, the only worry that i have is my kid & wife. The idea of my wife alone at home handling our little dinosaur tends to deter me from studying. But fortunately, with my wife's encouragement, i have taken the first step. I would really thank her for her support.

Finally, You little dinosaur, better be a good boy when i am not at home. smuck. - Daddy.

Airwave with CNG

This is the 17th day since i collected my new Honda Airwave. The potential saving on CNG is pretty good, around 14km per S$1 (based on the price of S$1.3+ per kg at that time). The FC for AW is around 13-14 km/l if running on petrol. The saving is almost 50%!!!

The only problem now is that i am still running on petrol. The reason is that my CNG is down. Here is how the story goes...

Initially the CNG is running well, albeit the vibration from the engine when I stopped at traffic lights. But maybe my "backside itchy", i drove my car to the workshop for a tuning and that's where all the nightmare started...

The technician has actually changed 2 of the rubber pipes to the ECU without tuning as they do not have the equipments at the workshop at that time.

Lesson #1 - Never let the technician change any parts without doing tuning.

After the 1st visit, my engine stalls whenever I stopped at traffic light. You can see the rpm reading falls to 500 and then the engine vibrates till it dies off.

I have gone for 2nd visit but they couldn't manage to get it resolved. The workshop manager has arranged another session this coming Sat(5 Jul). They better get it up this time round, or else....

Farewell Altis...

Farewell, Altis. I have said goodbye to my Toyota Altis on 16/6/08 (Hey, that's my birthday). It has served my family well for the last 3 years. This blog is to serve as a memoir for my dear "metal horse"...

I still remember driving it around for preparations of my new house (in Sembawang), wedding and many more. We share alot of "First-time" with this good "metal horse". On the day I collected the car, i even brought a whole army with me(my late father, my 3rd brother, my gf(my wife now) with me.

Overall, Altis is a good car. The handling is good for beginner(btw, I just got my license when I purchase this car), FC is even better(~13 - 14km/l) and the interior is spacious.

Farewell... my dear Altis.