Here's a nifty piece video from earth@sg taking a 3D test drive down the F1 track. It's not flash-bang like a slick commercial or advertising video (dang, it hangs abit once or twice), but it's pretty good effort from a group of dunno-whos.
And if you were trying to figure out what each of the buildings and landmarks were, here's a detailed route map from the Singapore's URA (Urban Redevelopment Authority).
Not sure if Fifth Gear read my earlier post (Euro vs JDM - Civic Type R specifications only review), but they decided to do a track shootout in episode 3 of the current season. The conclusion... was I right or WAS I RIGHT?
Anyway, Fifth Gear provided some performance figures for the JDM CTR that I was not able to find. A sub-6 second century dash [vs the Euro's 7.0s (Honda Sg website) or 6.6s (Fifth Gear)] and a top speed of 160mph / 256kmh [vs the Euro's 231kmh (Honda Sg website) / 140mph (Fifth Gear)].
The Singapore F1 GP will be held next year on 28 Sept 2008. And yesterday, exactly one year before the race, FIA gave its approval for the finalised track layout. The finalisation of the track layout sets everything else in motion.., from roadworks, additional construction to the recruitment of race marshalls and volunteers.
Now the only question that remains is whether the race will be held at night. Confirmation will only come early next year but current lighting trials overseas are promising. In any case, the official Singapore GP website is optimistic. They've got their countdown targeting a race start of 8PM.
Go here for the news report on ChannelNewsAsia. It's filed under the date-category of 28 Sept 2007 with the title: 'Countdown to F1 race on 28 Sep 2008 begins, night race pending.'
Malaysiakini has this headline: Is the tape authentic? That's the panel's ONLY job.
The Star confirms this by quoting the Chairman of the panel, Haidar Mohd Noor as saying:
Haidar pointed out that the panel’s terms of reference “is very clear” – to check on the authenticity of the video clip. -OK... then here's a simple question.
I wonder if the fact that the "independent" panel of unquestionable integrity -
According to NST, Beyonce Knowles has shown the finger to religious zealots and moralistic morons in Malaysia.
The much anticipated concert by bootylicious Beyonce Knowles in November has been called off.At the risk of sounding like Oprah Winfrey...
It is learnt that the concert, which would have been the first by the sexy R&B singer in Malaysia, will not go on as planned, as many organisations are against it.
Pineapple Concert chairman Razlan Razali refused to comment but said that a statement would be issued today.
However, in the last few weeks, rumours had been rife that the concert was called off as Beyonce had apparently refused to adhere to the government's dress code.
Lots of pictures of the Bar Council's Walk for Justice from Screenshots, Sun2Surf, Malaysia-Today and the Bar's website.
For me, these 2 pictures from Screenshots probably best tell the story of the socio-political condition in Malaysia right now.
On one side, are the people are on the streets, demanding that their voices be heard. Demanding that the institutions of democracy, good governance, religious freedom and rule of law be restored to their rightful places.
On the other side, are the politicians and bureaucrats sitting in their ultra-luxurious offices in ridiculously expensive complexes which irrelevance is only surpassed by the even more ridiculous amounts of public funds squandered by those who walk their halls.
And finally, the police and armed forces stand in the middle, blocking the way of the people, protecting the politicians. Do they not remember where their true allegiances lie? That they should be protecting the people from criminals, and not the other way around?
Also read Malaysiakini and Screenshots about how the Internal Ministry sent explicit 'instructions' to the mainstream media not to feature the Walk for Justice with any prominence.
I never fancied lawyers very much. I resent the fact that they charge too much (a few thousand ringgit to photocopy a Sale & Purchase agreement?...) and as the native Americans would say, 'man in black suit speak with forked tongue' or f*cked tongue... (same difference though).
So as the voices against Sauron... oops Pak Lah's govt, grew (the Lingam video being the latest sensational news), and as the govt changed its stance from ignoring those voices to silencing them... imagine my surprise that the Malaysian Bar Council has turned out to be the foremost defenders of public voice, governmental & judicial integrity and most importantly, the primacy of the constitution and the (civil) laws of Malaysia. Here's a professional organisation that's actually willing to take a stand for what's right, even if it antagonises the govt (thereby putting their rice bowls on the line). For that, they have earned my respect.
Today, a march to Mordor... oops, Putrajaya was organised by the Bar Council. See Walk for justice ends with memo submission on Malaysiakini. Kudos to the Bar Council and I promise I'll never make any more lawyer jokes... well.., I promise I'll try not to.
And speaking of websites, the Bar Council website, malaysianbar.org.my, has morphed into a really good socio-political website. Frequently updated with news from paysite Malaysiakini (good for impoverished homeless bloggers like me), insightful editorials and legalistic viewpoints into current events. I find it as enlightening a read as my usual bevy of alt-news blogs. It's a refreshing difference from the usual postings and announcements about meetings, new by-laws and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) events that you usually find on these professional association websites. Give it a go.
This is an interesting one. And I've got to admit, Caprice has got a pair of really nice ones.
And the perfect pair of breasts belong to...
by ANN LEE - Monday, September 24, 2007 It's every woman's dream to have perfect breasts and one cosmetic surgeon claims to have found a formula for the best chest.
Patrick Mallucci spent hours scrutinising photos of topless models in lads magazines and tabloid newspapers - all in the name of research – as he formulated his theory. [Photo inset: Caprice... The perfect breasts]
The model breast has a nipple that points slightly up with an upper half that is a bit smaller than the bottom half, according to the cosmetic surgeon who will outline his findings in a lecture titled Concepts in Design for Breast Augmentation.
“The ideal is a 45 to 55 per cent proportion – that is the nipple sits not at the half-way mark down the breast, but at about 45 per cent from the top,” Mr Mallucci told the Daily Mail.
He will present his formula, which he hopes will be used by other surgeons, at the first international conference on breast enlargement in London this week.
“I studied a wide variety of photographs of the most popular topless models to work out the various proportions they had in common and what made those particular features attractive,” said Mr Malluicci, who only studied pictures of models who had not had breast enlargements.
“These findings allowed me to form a template around which to plan a breast augmentation, and set a standard of aesthetics.”
According to Mr Mallucci, the best breasts belonged to model Caprice Bourret while the worst were Victoria Beckham's “unnaturally round globes”.
He is one of the founding surgeons of Mybreast.org, which shares best practice on breast enlargement.
Metrosexual
Turkey's Prime Minister Gul is seen as an Islamist in his home country, and a regular target of criticism from Islamophobes in Turkey and the EU.
In responding to critics of his religious agenda, he gives the Turkish people and the EU an assurance...
Turkey CANNOT be like Malaysia... or Iran.1. Malaysia has become an example of what NOT to be.
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Update 4 Oct 07: Astrocannot is also Cosmocannot
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According to The Star, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar is our astronaut. According to Malaysiakini, he's a part-time model AND astronaut.
According to NASA however, he's neither Astronaut, nor Cosmonaut (ie. Russki ler)... but get this... he's a "Spaceflight Participant". In NASA-speak... that basically means baggage. The kind a space crew needs as much as you'd need a pair of testicles growing out of your forehead.
And the website also has short descriptions of what each person will be doing on the mission:The Expedition 16 crew members pose for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center. From the left (front row) are Russia’s Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; astronaut Peggy Whitson, commander; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muzhaphar Shukor. From the left (back row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut Dan Tani, all flight engineers.
Some samples... Commander Peggy A. Whitson - Whitson is the commander for Expedition 16. This is her second tour of duty aboard the station. She also was a flight engineer and science officer for Expedition 5 in 2002. Whitson also worked underwater as a NEEMO 5 crew member in 2003. + BiographyEveyone's either a flight engineer or the commander. But what will our jaguh kampung will be doing?...
Flight Engineer Daniel M. Tani - Tani will fly to the station aboard space shuttle Discovery on STS-120 and join Expedition 16 as a flight engineer. He will return home aboard space shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-122. + Biography
Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor - Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor will launch with Expedition 16 and land with Expedition 15. + [no Biography linked].Ahem... that's as concise as it gets... he go up, waste some oxygen, and he come down. And THAT folks is what our tax-payer millions is paying for. Wasteful and grossly misplaced national pride. Well... that and a live test on the trajectory of ejaculate when one masturbates in space. Because judging from the amount of respect our 'space flight participant' is getting from NASA, wanking will be about all he's allowed to do.
