The Plumber

I was away during the week of Chinese New Year and suddenly I receive a call from one of my housemate telling me that the water pipe that supply water to my shower in the master room has broken. Water was splashing out and wet the kitchen area.

When I reached home I immediately contacted the plumber who did the pipping for me before to fix the problem. He came on the same day I made the call and I found that this was quite efficient but the problem arose later.

After examining the broken pipe, he suggested I change that to a PVC pipe instead of a soft one. I agreed with him because the soft pipe doesn't seem to be able to stand for the pressure for long run.

After the changing process have done, I almost fainted. Look at the mess around.

He burnt old newspaper and use the fire to soften the pipe so that he can shape it easily. I am fine with that method but using newspaper is really not professional and see what are the side effect around? My wall has been burn, all the ashes are every where on the floor.

OK, these are not the worst part yet, perhaps some of you might say this is normal after pipping work or even construction. OK, I am fine with it and accept the fact that I need to clean the mess after plumbing work.

But one thing that I can't accept is how he fixed the pipe in the bathroom. As you can see from the photo below, I don't understand why he installed the pipe until so low then only put a connector to my shower.

I mean he should also see is it convenient for people to use it. Like what you see from the photo, once you open the door and come in, your face will directly hit up with the white soft pipe. I told him should connect the pipe higher so that it won't block the way but he told me the white pipe is not long enough to go up. But the pipe was originally connected above, what did meant not long enough? This is a mistake that he didn't want to admit.

A plumber should be a solution provider, I paid him for solving my problem but not introducing more problems for me to resolve. OK, learned from the mistake and I will never ever ask him back again.

Bad Beginning of Tiger Year

Last night when I walked out from the car park, i came across this drain and I didn't notice that there is a big gap in between the drain covers. The most important thing is that I am "lucky" enough to step into it.

 

Don't understand why the management want to leave a gap here. WTF... Maybe for the sake of it... KNN...

Who should I blame now? Nobody! I blamed myself for not being careful enough to see such a gap and it was during night time, you can imagine how difficult is it to notice that gap. It was dark during night time.

After reaching home, I immediately applied cream to the wound to stop the bleed.

When I feel down I used my hand to stop the impact and this is the outcome as well. :(

I tried to wear slippers and wanted to walk out but I felt very uncomfortable and pain.

Scrathes all over my leg and the most serious wound is at the knee. It was a very deep cut but thanks GOD that I don't need to consult any doctor nor getting it stiched.

Oh ya, luckily I have put my iPhone in pocket but my hand was holding blackberry bold. After I felt down then only I notice the phone is facing down on the ground. The poor phone is as hurt as me, scratches are all over, even on the screen. :(

What I hope now is to take a good care of it and hopefully it can recover as soon as possible because I still want to go out and take photos during this CNY period.

My parents and friends were telling me, bad things will come and will get over too, good ones will be followed by that. And I really hope so.

Happy Birthday to me

19 of Feb is the 6th day of Chinese New Year and also the day that marked my 30th birthday. A lot of people were asking me where and how to celebrate, am I organizing any birthday party. I told them no and no one is organizing for me too maybe I am always a low profile person? Anyway, I am not really care about the party or not as every year also same.

Oh ya, although I don't have any parties for my birthday, I had 2 leng luis (pretty girls) to celebrate with me. I felt that this is already better than having any parties and moments that I treasured.

The 30th birthday is also special to me because I have no cakes and 30 candles to blow away. Thanks God, if there were 30 candles for me I will feel very embrassing and need a lot of energy to blow them off too. :)

For those who greeted me via SMS, Twitter, Facebook message and especially the wall, MSN and etc, I want to say thank you very much. Due to the over whelming response...opppsss...I might not be able to reply each posting on my wall (because there are really a lot), I want to say thank you to you guys and gals too and please don't think that I am so lc that I don't want to reply you. :D

The first leng lui who came out with me to have a drink in DOME.

And then I went for the 2nd round with another girl.

Fuyoh! Where to find this kind of birthday events, right?

Happy Chinese New Year

新的一年又到了，我要在此祝大家出入平安，身体健康，万事如意，虎虎生威，恭喜发财。也希望国泰民安，风调雨顺。

Sunburn after airshow

This is a follow up post where my friends were asking me how's my skin condition after the airshow. I can tell you this is terrible, this is the real sunburn that I ever had. This is my first time really get "burn" under the sun.

As you can see from the photo below, my shoulder area is badly burnt. Besides this, my face, ears, legs and hands are affected too.

Lesson learnt from this event are
1. Apply sunblock, the higher the SPF the better
2. Bring a cap
3. Wear long pants
4. Wear shoes
My skin is still under recovery mode and yes even after one week. But I am glad that I see the improvement and progress of recovery. Now I am like a snake, changing skin. And I am still applying lotion everyday and night (do I sound like a girl?)

Singapore Airshow 2010

Last Saturday I went to the Singapore Airshow which held every 2 years in Changi Exhibition Center.

I heard it was very crowded 2 years ago and the traffic was really terrible. I guessed the organizing committee is a fast learner, this time, they charge SGD20 for each car who want to park in the center. So the cheapest way is to take the shuttle bus from either T2 or T3. The shuttle bus fare is already included in the entrance ticket fees.

I was there early so the crowd was not there yet. It was a sunny until I got sunburn after the event. :(

People told me this airshow is better than the one in Langkawi (LIMA) but I was a bit disappointed after attending. During the airshow, airplanes are coming out one by one, twist and turn in the air to show us how great was a jet fighter. Apache helicopter was there to show us the stunt too but I was expecting something more. I wanted to see air formation like the one I saw in LIMA 2 years ago. I exposed myself to the strong sunlight and taking the consequences of sunburn just to wait for an air formation. At the end, I really got a serious sunburn but didn’t get to see what I wanted to.

Since there is no formation and I don’t have a long lens so I am not going to show the airplane’s stunt show photos.

 

After taking the shuttle bus for 15 mins and with a little jam, finally I had arrived at the entrance and they called it Registration Gateway.

As you can see here, they were very well prepared, already setup all the rails and security scanning devices. Just like before you board an aircraft, you gonna be checked to make sure you didn’t bring in something which is illegal.

After the security check point, I proceed to the place where I can have a close touch with the planes. Here’s the banner which welcoming everyone and afraid that if you have forgotten why you are here, at least this is to remind you.

 

There were a lot of this “Global Security begins with ISR” banner beside the walkway. But hey, they looked very hightech ya.

There were indoor and outdoor sections. And of course, the indoor one is equipped with aircond and plenty of booths just like a computer fair. But this is selling aircraft and military technologies.

I have decided to start with the outdoor first and before I start my journey, I asked my friend to take a photo of me. At least to proof that I was there. :P

OK, here’s the first aircraft which welcome me at the entrance of the walkway. I can’t remember what’s the name of the aircraft but it has something to do with spying.

Oh ya, before I move forward to show you more aircraft, I wanted to introduce to you this brand called Breitling. It is a brand for watches and the price is quite expensive and the targeted consumer group is pilots. The watchmaker offers Certified Chronometers designed primarily for aviation use, though most frequently worn as high-end luxury watches. Breitling's watches offer aviation functions, though their chronograph functions have become more of status symbols than practically applied tools.

Let’s continue the journey with more aircrafts.

When do I have the chance to walk on this carpet and go in to the plane?

This is the most special one among all because usually propellers are design at the front of the wings or nose to pull the aircraft forward. But in this aircraft, it is designed at the back of the wing to push the aircraft, just like a jet engine airplane. 

Private jets… How I wish one day I could own one.

Aha… this is a part of a wing, the surface is to reflective. Therefore you can see there are a few photogs taking the reflection. This is not a bomb.

There are a lot of this tag (Remove before flight) on an airplane, I was wondering what if I have forgotten to take out one of them and started the flying journey.

A nose gear.

This is not a bomb either, it is a fuel tank.

Yet another multi-propeller powered aircraft. You need a multi engine rating license to pilot it.

US Air Force is also participating here.

 

It is the tail of Airbus A330-200F. The Airbus A330 is a large-capacity, wide-body, twin-engine, medium-to-long-range commercial passenger airliner. Built at Toulouse in France by Airbus, over 600 units have been delivered. The A330-300 carries 295 passengers in a three-class cabin layout (335 in 2 class and 440 in single class layout) over a range of 10,500 km (5,650 nautical miles). It has a large cargo capacity, comparable to early Boeing 747s. The direct Boeing equivalents are the Boeing 777-200 and the Boeing 767-400ER.

The belly of A330-200F.

  

There are so many people queuing up to sit in the aircraft (picture below).

Out of so many photos that shown above, I didn’t post anything that’s related to helicopter and here you go. They were so cute! Haha…