Mr. Chiew is the funniest lecturer!

Learning how to use a portable defibrillator. Seriously this thing could save your life so every household should have one but it cost RM10k per piece. So expensive?!?!? How to save life like that? CPR!

CPR = cium cium, pump pump and raba raba~~

The most awaited moment…kiss the bride dummy!! Give 2 Cium cium.

A kiss from beauty queen..Lucky dummy isn’t?

Practical test

Pump pump time. It shall be between 16-18 secs of 30 pump pump. Then repeat cium cium and pump pump for 5 cycles.

Recovery position.

Stop bleeding and bandaging 101.

Failed Frankenstein. Never wrap both eyes if possible.

Acting 101 – smile when your arm is broken and the bone is jutting out

Learn how to bandage around the broken arm

Don’t worry, be happy, even if your arm is broken.

Acting 101 – before doing the actual stunt, visualize and play it out first.

Learning to use the neck guard or whatever it was called.

During emergency, pose for the camera when the reporters come.

Make up 101 – stand still

Make up 101 – sit still

Acting 101 – scream when your backside is stabbed!

Acting 101 – scream when your ear is digged with a bloody finger!

Acting 101 – scream frantically when you lost a thumb!

Zombie attack!

Acting 101 – After attacked by zombie, lie down for a while before turning into zombie yourself!

Blood does not only attract sharks and piranhas but also zombies.

Zombie mama #1

Zombie uncle #2

Set ready for the scene

Madman standby!

Director: All “ke po chis” aka busybody bystanders are to create havoc and disruption to the first aiders

like this…

Director: a.n.d…..ACTION! go go go

Scream louder!!

S.c.r.e.a.m your lungs out!!

Post mortem. Director said not good enough. Must do take 2

Director: Take 2, a.n.d….ACTION!

First aid 101 – to shield victim from hot sun and dust, cover the face and body with newspapers

Graduate from acting school

Now we’re all unqualified first aiders. So if you need CPR don’t be hesitated to contact us. We will come and help you to cover your face with newspapers.

If you’re looking for an outdoor activity, Skytrex adventure offers an exciting  scared-the-heck-out-of-you experience. Well at least for me in certain trails. Skytrex is located in Taman Pertanian , Shah Alam, just further down i-City (another place worth visiting). Just head towards Shah Alam / Klang by Federal and you’ll reach within 30-45 minutes coming from PJ/KL center. Taking the morning session is recommended as the air is refreshing and it’s not too sunny plus you’ll get to go first instead of waiting for another group as it is only allowed one person to go at a time.

You may reach at 8am sharp, just in time to board the bus which will take you into the game area. The bus cost RM3/person and it takes roughly 10 minutes.

Upon arrival, proceed to the registration counter where you will sign your death warrant (lol) and purchase a pair of glove for RM3. Glove is optional, but highly recommended. However the ones they have are so-so only as it does not protect your fingers entirely. You may use your own glove if you have it. For some reason, they might insist that you use their glove, but seriously, you don’t have to listen to them. Their glove will be just a good or bad as phua chu kang’s.

Instructors will help put on the safety harness. I think these devices are designed by a female.

Warning for guys – they are very crotch-unfriendly. So brace yourself, there’s no way to escape the torture.

Okay, ready for Extreme Challenge. FIY, if your group is more than 10 people, you will get 10% discount. So we paid RM40/person for the Extreme Challenge that supposedly cost RM45/person. I’d suggest to take on Extreme Challenge, even for first timers so that you’ll not feel you’ve left out something and kept wondering what it was like for the hardest one. It is worth every penny except if you took the chicken exit. Then that’s too bad…you chicken! lol.

Instructor will give safety briefing, while showing you the dos and don’ts, and also some tricks. Then everyone gets a little training before the starting on the actual circuit.

That’s how high it might be. About 4-8 storeys high. Make sure your shoe has proper grip as the pipes may be slippery. Trust me, even with harness, you wouldn’t want to slip.

The longest line of the circuit. You can actually just sit on the strap and enjoy the ‘flight’. But it’s easier said than done, if you’re zipping for the first time. I held the strap like my life depends on it (actually it is), hence my arms was holding my whole body weight. That is still okay, cause I’m featherweight. If possible, just relax and sit to lessen the pain in your arms and to save energy for the rest of the game because even climbing up the trees may be quite tiring and scary at times.

There are many different types of obstacles on air that you’ll have to go through. Never one is quite the same, thus you’ll not get bored. Some platforms may have no instructors, so you’re practically on your own. Even if they’re on the station, they won’t really bother you much, which is good in a way because you don’t want to be told what to do all the time. So pay attention to the safety briefing and have fun decide stuff for yourself!

Walking on these pipes are the scariest for me. Fear can be so real despite knowing you have safety harness. Friends presence might be good, not because they’ll cheer for you (quite the opposite rather), but more like you don’t want to lose face, or let them see you fall down or worse – take the chicken exit. That’s the ‘motivation’ you might need if you’re a person who’s very afraid of heights. lol!

All of us went through the challenge successfully though two took the chicken exit, one due to light injury, another – fear got the better of him. You can actually carry your bag with you if you want, just make sure it is not heavy. Otherwise locker is provided for free. Bringing some water is a good idea.  Also, get your cameras ready so that you can capture all the sky-high action!

Took pictures while we waited for the bus to ferry us out.  If you happen to meet a french guy, who’s kinda in charge of things, notice his sexy french accent. It’s seductive that you’ll want to have it.

Since we’re near Klang, we went for Bah Kut Teh. We went to the famous Teluk Pulai Bah Kut Teh in Taman Intan, Klang. It’s just about 10km from Skytrex and 1 toll to pass. Thanks to Google Maps, an Ipoh guy like me can lead a bunch of KL people to such place. Anyway it’s not that hard to find. That area alone has about 5-6 BKT shops, but evidently you’ll see this one most packed.

And it is not famous for nothing. For me, it’s quite tasty. You can read about it in other food blog. Suffice to say, Teluk Pulai BKT doesn’t disappoint.

Since drivers don’t have to pay, the rest forked about RM20/person for this satisfying meal. Otherwise, you can enjoy BKT here for about RM10-15/person.

If you have the chance, go for Skytrex challenge at least once! (and also not forgetting i-City ya~)

cheers~

Luckily, Dad came back with me but unluckily for him to be part of the labour. Cause’ he had to do this

Dad and I painstakingly scraped off the newspaper. Rubbing off with thinner doesn’t seemed to work. Water does make the removal easier though. After that, we applied two layers of wood protection just like previously. When it’s dry, assembly is commenced!

We used two types of ‘L’ Bracket – plastic and steel. We wanted to use all steel but out of stock so we bought plastic ones and they are cheaper anyway. We used plastic ones for the simple tables.

Applied carpentry glue between two pieces so that they hold more strongly..

After many many screwing (no pun intended), we’re done! 2 simple tables, 1 weirder looking table and 1 shelf.

and

Piles of newspapers to throw and clean up.

The total cost of the project is RM 156.50, and approximately 65 man-hours. Worth it? Yea to some extend it was satisfying but the process wasn’t exactly that enjoyable. We had bruised palm and backache due to much bending. urgh! But it was certainly a rich learning experience. Below are some of the things I would improve on / reduce the next time around (if any):

• Reduce wood protection coating. Perhaps only use them for the sides. That would dive the cost down by 40%, using only one tin and lower the man-hours by 50%. Using less chemical is also more environmental friendly.
• Would love to try paint instead. Black or white would be my top choice.
• Install then only paint the side to avoid newspaper sticking on the wood. This would reduce the man-hours by another 20%.
• An electric driller would certainly speed up things and reduce physical pain.
• Minimize throwing of newspaper and recycle them instead. Almost all are torn while separating them from wood.

Without a good assistant like Dad, this project will not be completed so wonderfully. Thanks!

]]> http://alexlee.youthchapter.com/2010/02/27/diy-woodwork-part-ii/feed/ 3 http://alexlee.youthchapter.com/2010/02/11/diy-woodwork-part-i/ http://alexlee.youthchapter.com/2010/02/11/diy-woodwork-part-i/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:10:46 +0000 teik http://alexlee.youthchapter.com/?p=239 In support of green architecture, I have decided to make my own furniture by re-using pieces of wood that I managed to salvage. Apparently some people left it lying by the stairs and seeing that no one came to claim them, I loaded as many pieces as I can into my poor little car in the middle of the night when no one was watching and transported back to my apartment. The pieces, weigh more than 5kg a piece, are still in very good condition. There are still more  pieces of variety sizes and shapes by the stairs but that’s all I could carry though I have the desire to go back for more. Perhaps some other day. Each of the wood measure 1 inch thick but of different length and width. So this is what I did to them thus far:

1. Wiped them clean and stacked according to size
2. Took measurement with IKEA measuring tape
3. The GOAL: use up all the pieces and make as many furniture as possible. The designing work is actually the hardest process. It had me thinking for quite a while. Below are my engineering-ish drawing sketches:-
4. The preview of the end result. There will be three tables and one shelf. Each shape is tagged with alphabet corresponding to size. This is for easy identification and to avoid using the wrong piece during assembly.
5. Recently my wooden computer table was covered with mold – same type of wood, only thinner. So I’ve decided to apply wood protection to avoid having the same problem. Went to Ace Hardware to look around and here’s what I came back with:- 
6. Painting. This is when the actual labour begins. Each surface was coated twice. I had twenty two pieces and the recommended drying time before re-applying is 12 hours. But I waited only about 7 hours because I was impatient. I worked from morning till midnight.
7. The second coating made the wood even darker. The surfaces are now not so smooth as I thought they would be.

One litre of wood protection wasn’t enough so I went and bought another two more tins. If I had another chance to do another woodwork I would want to try coloured paint. Now I left the reverse side to coat but I face a problem. The newspapers are now glued to the wood. Anyway I’ll figure out how to solve it after the Chinese New Year break. I can’t wait to get them done. It’s my woodwork since ‘kemahiran hidup’ back in the secondary school days. As for now HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!!!

p/s: Go watch AVATAR. Not only it is visually stunning, watching it actually makes you wanna be a ‘sakai’ and live in the jungle (a luminous one of course). The casts are good too. However, the plot is straight forward and predictable. Despite its oh-so-familiar theme of good vs evil, Avatar is just too beautiful to pass.