Thursday, 6 August 2015

Wayang filem To the Fore oleh Pengarah filem Dante Lam

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Wayang filem To the Fore oleh Pengarah filem Dante Lam memang dinanti-nantikan oleh pengemar sukan berbasikal jalan raya. Filem ini membuatkan saya sebagai penonton dan pengayuh basikal melonjak kegembiraan kerana memang ianya merupakan filem hasil orang asia, di mana kita melihat watak wataknya menyerupai kita dari segi susuk badan kita, saiz basikal dan kawasan kayuhan.


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Pelakon utamanya Ming, Tian, Zhiyuan dan Shiyao dikembangkan dengan baik setiap wataknya. Sudut cerita watak-watak ini dikembangkan dari segi cita-cita, kelakuan, perubahan dari segi masa serta setiap kekuatan dan kelemahan seseorang. Pengarah memasukkan banyak bahagian emosi , masalah yang biasa dihadapi di dalam pertandingan, Pengurusan kelab, kejayaan sesuatu acara serta unsur unsur penipuan perlumbaan dilakonkan di sini. Saya ada terasa pipiku basah kerana ada sebahagian cerita ini berkait rapat dengan kehidupan saya. Nasib baik cinema itu gelap, takut orang lain ternampak saya.

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Babak romantiknya cukup menarik, mengingatkan masa saya mengejar isteri saya dahulu.

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Saya cukup teruja dengan jalan ceritanya yang penuh dengan agedan kejar mengejar, mendaki bukit, kecederaan yang menyakitkan dan memang ianya sakit,luka lama saya tak sembuh lagi, oleh itu saya merasai kesakitan mereka.

Persahabatan yang erat antara pasukan dan cinta yang berputik antara watak utama itu membuatkan filem ini bukan sahaja melibatkan basikal sahaja tapi kehidupan manusia biasa.

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Tempat tempat scenic yang cantik dan sesuai untuk aktiviti berbasikal ini bukan sahaja membuatkan saya suka menontonnya, malah saya bercadang untuk melawat tempat tempat tersebut pada masa akan datang. Saya juga dapat melihat keindahan setiap kawasan dan di samping itu melihat teknologi yang digunakan untuk membuat pengambaran ini. Banyak kamera berdefinasi tinggi digunakan, dipasangkan pada pelbagai posisi untuk tangkapan imej watak dan aksi yang tengah dirasai oleh pengayuh dapat dirasai oleh penonton sendiri. Teriakan pada penghujung sprinting, pengalaman nyaris maut dan kesakitan daripada luka jelas dipaparkan . ini adalah sesuatu yang jarang dirasai oleh penonton biasa. Bagi saya setiap aksi ini sangat benar kerana saya pun mengalaminya sewaktu berjambori MTB .

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Penggunaan Basikal Merida jelas terpampang kerana penajaan lebih daripada 400 biji basikal dalam pembikinan filem ini. Basikal Merida cukup ternama di dalam pasaran dunia dan ini sekaligus membuatkan kualiti keseluruhan perlumbaan Nampak professional dan boleh dibandingkan dengan Giro di Itali. Kepelbagaian jenis pelumbaan sama ada di pusat Bandar, di luar kawasan lereng gunung, tepi persisiran pantai, Keirin dan kawasan gurun menceritakan pelbagai cabaran yang perlu dihadapi oleh pelumba jalan raya. Bukan setiap atlit basikal kuat pada semua bahagian. Oleh itu dapat dirasakan kekuatan rider pada bahagian bahagian pelumbaan. Saya kuat pada pendakian , jadi agedan mendaki tu memang menusuk jiwa saya semas gambaran mendaki gunung di Taiwan. Saya rasa saya perlu mendaki gunung itu pada masa akan datang.



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Saya rasa pembikinan filem ini banyak memberikan manfaat kepada bakal pelumba basikal ataupun yang ingin menjaga kesihatan. Semangat yang utuh dan tidak mudah untuk berputus asa pada setiap karater, sedikit sebanyak menaikkan semangat untuk terus Berjaya dan menjadi yang terbaik. Kesihatan daripada berbasikal ini boleh menjadikan kita berasa cergas dan aktif. Aktiviti seharian seperti kerja di pejabat yang menjadikan kita pasif dan banyak terkumpul lemak di bawah kulit ini harus kita imbangi dengan berbasikal atau bersenam selalu.


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Terserempak sahabatku Engku Iskandar, photog Cycling Malaysia
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With Cycling buddy Tan Soon Soon

Filem ini memang disarankan untuk semua. Rider basikal atau tidak, dua jam setengah ini tak cukup untuk kita menyaksikan aksi nya. Masa seterusnya untuk kerja, rehat dan senaman juga sebagai pemangkin hidup yang seimbang.

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Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Yummy Pelicana Fried Chicken Review

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Last week, I got the chance to review the latest crazy Korean Fried Chicken in town, Pelicana Chicken now in Ecurve. It was a long day taking care of my boys and to end it with feasting on some delicious chicken to replenish my energy was a welcomed plan.

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Although this is considered a fast food joint, there are many types of healthy options when it comes to drinks. Here I am caught drinkinPelicana Signature Mocktails  Forest Maracuja. It is a mixed of different kinds of real fruits so I drank it up before the chicken even came.

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So many more types of drinks available here, softdrinks to canned yogurt drinks, but for starters we had the Pelicana Signature Mocktails, Passion Fruit Peach and Forest Maracuja, Pelicana Signature Mocktails, Passion Fruit Peach and Forest Maracuja at RM8.50 each. I love all of them, they tasted great and is great for health I am sure.

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Besides chicken, we can have healthy rice meals like the Korean Fragrant Rice served with Two Side Dish of Seaweed and Radish Salad. I love the rice, I need my carb loading to get back more energy, and it's very nice soft rice, perfect to be eaten with the chicken later.

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Peli Crunchy Chicken Wings and Biggie Drums. We eat this dipped in the special yellow sauce, I think made of mustard and wasabi.

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This is the only chicken that Josiah can eat because it is crunchy and not hot.

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Peli YangNyeom Chicken Spring Onion is also fried but with spring onion covering it and the skin is more juicy type, is it some kind of their special sauce? It just makes it delicious, also not spicy for me, but maybe the inside got a little spice that the children don't like.
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Peli YangNyeom Chicken Original, the difference between this and the above is this one does not have wasabi taste. I guess some people might not like wasabi so they should order this one. Not spicy too.

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The Pelicana Chicken so popular here, you see many people want to take pics of it first before eating.

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Peli YangNyeom Chicken Charcoal BBQ I like this one because finally I feel a bit of challenge with the spicy level, I love that feeling, able to taste the juicy taste yet also the chilli taste, makes me need more of that juice just now. By the way, Pelicana also serve plain water if you can't take it anymore, just ask the friendly staff they will help you.

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They told me there's another hotter chicken that above, so I couldn't wait to taste this the Hot Spice! Everyone wants to have a piece of it to see how hot it was, and I tell you, it's really very hot, so hot that you want more of it. Eat the Chilli on top together if it's not hot and spicy enough for you!

Spice up your Life <3

So spicy made me think of this, my wife old time fav girl band,

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Finally we tried the burger, Peli Jumbo Fillet Burger, got many more in the menu, but we all cannot eat anymore, but I can be sure all of them taste great like this one. So good, I am burger lover so I think I sure order this every time. They also have fish types.

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Then, they serve this Ramadhan Platter and I was quite shocked as we were already too full, but it's ok, it was meant for us to take pics only, we can't eat anymore but during this Holy Month of Ramadhan, anyone is free can come here to dine for Buka Puasa, as this platter can suit for 4 pax or 6 pax, depending how fruitful your family is! For me, 4 pax one is enough!

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See the chicken looked so delicious, I want to go back and eat right now. Who wants to join me? Come jom sama sama pergi ke...

PELICANA CHICKEN MALAYSIA
E-Curve Mall (Next to IKEA) 
Level 1 Lot 1-43 Mutiara Damansara 
Petaling Jaya. 
Tel: 03-7732 0087 
FaceBook: Pelicana Chicken Malaysia 
Twitter/IG: @pelicanamy 
Hashtag: #pelicanamy 

For more detailed review, you can also read it on my wife's blog Leonalim.com

Thursday, 4 June 2015

TWITTER Sutama MTB Jamboree 2015


Check out the before race video and see if you can spot yourself in here.


This was a very hard with 800 racers flagged off by 8.15am and another 2000 Jamboree riders only flagged off after that. The whole trail was about 32 km with six hills to climb and the toughest hill was called Bukit Babi with three segments.

The trail started off with Elmina Palm Tree estate and then later to the pure virgin jungle single trail and ended with 1KM technical trail.  I had a fall while going downhill at Bukit Babi and my freshly healed wound tore again. It was very painful to continue but I managed to finish it below 100. My ranking was Junior Master 29 and overall 94.

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USIM Jamboree 2015


My last Jamboree was at USIM in Nilai on 31 May 2015. This is my first time recording the before after of the event. Do check it out above if you have never been to a jamboree!





Check out my ride video. There are about 500 riders on that day. 
The trail is considered Easy, with 2 main climb, fast track and rideable for all.  It took me 1 hour 10 min to finish 30 KM, overall 14 position, Men Open 9th position. There was about 10km on road and the rest was off road.  

There was 2 river crossing and we didn't need to go down and push at all.

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Saturday, 2 May 2015

Mobile, IT & Electronic Expo in MVEC MOBITE

Today I'm writing something different, something to do with my fulltime job, which is selling computers and gadgets. I was here at Malaysia's first Mobile, IT and Electronic Expo or MOBIE at MVEC stands for Mid Valley Exhibition Centre KL. This expo is running from 1-3 May 2015, 11am onwards.

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At 10.30am already people are queuing up to get the coupon to buy really cheap things inside, for eg. 500GB Seagate HDD for only RM99, or laptop backpack for only RM0.28, or 8Gb Thumbdrive for only RM1, or even a 8400Mah Powerbank for only RM9.90, everything super cheap if you ask me, thus the long line.

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Tune Talk is one of the main attraction here, the official TELCO for MOBITE offering 6 months free data, just buy any device here and you'll be eligible. This expo got over 80 global brands and 300 booths covering three halls, took us 2 hours to go through it all.

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Some nice pics for all you guys to see. There are AMD laptops here at the AMD Cool Zone going for as low at RM899. Check it out yourself tomorrow and you'll be able to see the special LOVE Demos throughout the day showcasing the unique features, love the water coolent on the mainboards that look very sci-fi.

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VIVO is the latest Smartphone brand in the market, is also the main presenter at MOBITE. You can just come and try out the handphones here, and maybe even win VIVO Smartphones with a SURE-WIN spin the wheel activity by spending a min of RM100 in a single receipt at this event.

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Don't forget to visit KooZaa, the official estore partner of MOBITE, they have hot deals like Tech Titan 8Gb Thumbdrive at RM1, Tech Titan 8400 mAH power bank at RM9.90, Tech Titan Monopod with remote at RM5, Seagate 500Gb HDD at RM99 and AMD Laptops at RM899 amongst many others.

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On the spot you can also like the FB page to get some more freebies with the Spin and Win activity here.

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Kaspersky the co-presenter also have special deals, Kaspersky Internet Security for Android is available for RM9.90 and their flagship product such as the Anti-Virus and Internet Security is available at Buy 1 Get 1 during MOBITE only.

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Throughout the day, can also check out the stage area for RM1 daily auctions of tech must-haves such as mobile phones, iPads, and other exciting gadgets. There will be no-stage activities such as quizzes, magic shows, product presentations and contests.

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Popcorn was being given away at the time we were there by just following what the MC want us to say, such as I LOVE MOBITE or I LOVE VIVO. Simple only...

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Fans of Fu Ying and Sam, ambassadors of ACSON should come down tomorrow to visit too, can even get their autograph when they make a special appearance on stage. Most important of all, shopping at MOBITE has NO GST! Means GST is absorbed.

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Courts Mammoth Booth is having an amazing deal where you can get a LAPTOP BAG or 16 GB SD CARD for only RM0.28! Where to get right? This will be happening at Court only at 11am-12pm, 3-4pm, and 8-9pm. Just next to the counter are IT and Electronic Gadgets going for up to 50% discount off, so if you had been eyeing something at Courts Mammoth, this is the best time to get it.

If you want to save some money, yet need to be equipped with the latest tech, just visit MOBITE tomorrow.

For more information on Mobile, IT & Electronic Expo, activities schedule, promotions and latest happenings, please visit: http://www.MalaysiaITFair.com.my/.


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Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Melawati Jamboree 2015 Race Edition Full Loop



 Venue:
Beside Masjid Al-mardhiyah
Jalan Taman Melawati
Fasa 5 Taman Melawati
53100 Kuala Lumpur
W. P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Event Type:Jamboree Ride
 Start From:Sun, 26 Apr 2015  08:00 AM
 End To:Sun, 26 Apr 2015  01:30 PM
 Registration Fee:JAMBOREE (RM50) JAMBORACE (RM60) LIMITED 1300
 Closing Date :Fri, 17 Apr 2015  11:30 PM
 Attendance :1,268 Participants

My first back to back jamboree while having injured leg!


The day before the jamboree, I went to Bike Corner Mahkota Cheras to repair my bike due to gear shifting problem. Thank God he had the spare and my bike was fixed in no time. Due to heavy rain again the night before, I use wet lube again for the chain so that it can shift smoothly in wet muddy condition. Less slip this time, went down as early as 5.30am as usual I had my McDonald's Breakfast Wrap and some coffee for caffeine boost.

Reached the place quite late due to location hard to find. After parking my car, I headed straight to the caged area, flag off was at 8.30am. I didn't have my warm up time at all, so my startup was sluggish and not so front this time.

After a few spin, I managed to catch up with the fast riders. Heading to Kemensah Trail was a long ride.It is a very hard core trail, with a lot of high climbing and deadly downhill. The rain the night before made the trail extra muddy and slippery too. A lot of riders fell down while going downhill fast. I heard some riders had their eyes poked by bamboo shoots in the jungle. After 12km deadly trail, we meet up onroad again, that's when I had to chase the pro riders. I managed to finish the race with a position of Men's Open 28 Overall 64.

Rapidino Cyberjaya Jamboree 2015 Full Loop



Racing on two events back to back is really not something I do, with less rest and used up bike on the first ride. Thanks To God I able to finished both race with good result and no injuries..can't wait for my legs to heal back so that I can cycle again.. This is my first Jamboree riding with injured leg, just injured last Tues. The trail is superb, long single trail, about 5km single trail. I need to go through newly discovered forest, and it was really slippery with lotsa pushing. Thank God I was wearing flat pedal which I can disengage from my bike easily, while clipless pedal rider will have a tougher time getting off suddenly when the road is jammed.