Perodua Myvi Eco Challenge

Last Saturday, we USM engine lab team took up the challenge designed by Peodua Eco Challenge. We opt to do engine mods to enhance the fuel efficiency of current K3Ve engine used by Our MYVI. There were 12 instituitions been selected and all of us gather at speedway plus circuit for the race day.

USM was one and only one the black elegant myvi. So it is stand out as the champion. Nah...It actually the effort we have put in.







Its not the decorative sticker we put on as picture shown. THE real effort is what we have done inside the engine. Since we do not get the best weight reduction. We are actually 60 kg more that other teams...But we made our way by our unique engine mods and driving skills.


I pay some tributes to our driver...Mr Kong.

We modify our engine to overexpanded cycle in order to extract more work done after firing. I shall not explain the theory behind it in here. Also we deactivated 2 cylinders so basically our car runs on 13oo/2 cc = 650 cc. hehe...lots of work to be done and its not easy as thought. so we manage to beat other contestant even better mileage than some manual tranmission vehicle. awesome right!




Henry is the critical guy behind our team. He is our team leader and major force in this success. Good Job. I learnt a lot from him.

All of us shared the joy of being CHAMPION.

We ve been a great learning journey. I learn engines from 0 to now a sufficient level of knowledge. Work hard dude!

Its a privilege for me to work in USM engine's lab. Its been wonderful to play a role in USM perodua eco team.

some other cars...


All hail USM Engine's Lab. We are the champions of both categories, Engineering Presentation and Longest Distance travelled by auto transmission vehicle. Drive to lead. Lead the effort for a sustainability future in automotive.

Youth Leadership Academy 1

It never been so excited quite a few years ago, i am honored to be selected to attend

McKinsey's Youth Leadership Academy. We are the first batch consists of 25 members selected from over 1000 applicants, guess what? we possess something special in their perception.

This workshop have been the best workshop so far because all like minded exciting youths were been interviewed, scrutinised and selected to be here. We were well taken by them, those McKinsey people are really awesome!

Heres a brief a day schedule.

We were transported to UEM leadership center. Here i saw many aspired lads with their noble undertakings. Also i have seen many bright, outgoing college girls campared to my campus'. ( hehe, no offends. just a feedback )

We started with the highlight of the day, close up with MAS CEO, Dato Idris Jala.

He had a speech for us, the pursuit of excellence. He taught us the 4 principle to achieve the pursuit. 1. the game of impossible 2. the discipline of action 3. winning coalition and 4. divine intervention.

Well, i must say, he is a superstar. His speech was inspiring and he closed his session with 2 songs, unplugged by him. I am his fan now. Take MAS...lol...There is something i must say and share with all readers about him. He could have be the Shell CEO or having stable income, big house but he took on the challenge...something he described as the "calling". He managed to turnaround MAS from a soon to be bankrupt in 3.5 months to now soon to be 5 star budget carrier. Every declaration he made during the press or public event, he already well prepared and victory is almost guaranteed.

Next, we were working on our personal leadership oppourtunity (PLO) which is something we re working on as a leader to pioneer or create things happen. We were guided along the way, receiving feedbacks, mapping issue tree diagram and the plans were shaped in a more defined picture.

We were also been taught to use influencing skills. There are many ways to influence people. We had a gaming...they called it speed dating which i dont really think so as implied by the name. It was really fun. This event is very dense. I haven really meet and talk with some other participants...looking forward to meeting them on the workshop 2. However i got many new friends like Kimberly, Ruby,Michael, Richard, Mei, Alex, Jermaine, KS, Nick, 2 Michelle(s) etc etc...Havent get to meet them all.

It was great. It was totally fruitful.

Pimp my bike part 2

My bike is officially done on mechanical part !
Today i spent like 6 hours modifying the tranmission and horn handles with brakes.

Also i have wheel protector ( izzit its name ?) to my rear wheel. I collect from junk.

Seems like there are treasure from junk yard if you know how to appreciate it.

Overview of my front part...Looks arrogant !

Here comes my HORN BULL!! Anyway this is my dream of having the grip rotate gear switching mechanism...its more easy to change and fast...Unlike the previous one...too hard to switch gear.

Plus the horn is for fast speed traveling uses....Reduce body resistance to speed....Woohooo......

Pimp my bike-part 1

Today, after work. Had dinner with Jun Lii, somehow we are complaining our "conventional" bike along the way cycle back.

"Hey, wait a minute, Lets pimp our bike", i said. We went to engine's lab for the tools facilities, "steal" the long abandoned bike around campus and we begin PIMPING!




Above is our bike before pimping, say hello for new style ! First for safety, we both put up reflectors. I had one at rear so the cars behind can see me in the dark after the headlight reflection.
Heres the two unwanted bikes. Donate your organs!!

We prepare the surgeon tools. Different sizes of spanar, screw drivers and grease.

Tadaaaa....Simple first part of pimping.

Heres what i did:

1. Change the rusty bolts.
2. Put the basket at my rear left. (new style in school!)
3. Put up fancy handles.
4. Install rear reflector.

Going to put a back leaning plate. Can find the plate yet. Soon..coming soon..

Oh rite! part one done. Will do more in coming time.

Practising Entrepreneurship, Engineering and Leadership

A legacy in hand, a list of plannings in paper, hundreds of ideas to be unleashed and the time has come.

I have a legacy by thrust from Seniors and Prof. Establish a club. A very own student driven club which does hands on projects.

A semester has passed, silence remained but not totally no work done. Experience piling, personnel identified, the route in mind has become clearer, self enriching to "Ready Mode". These indicates THE GAME HAS BEGUN. Remember 28th May. (lol, just to make it cool)

Embrace the coming challenges, threat this as my start-ups. It gonna be fun.
Preparing business plan. Get Funding. Execute ( the most important). Lets Do It !

Bicycle Trip to Taiping

Here's the map of my Le tour. Total journey 100km.
Destination: Taiping Lake Garden.
Origin: USm Engineering Campus.




Hooray..bicycle trip...was being crazy and naive...


I planned a bicycle trip to taiping. never thought of how far it could be.


I asked my friend, how long you take from taiping to campus. He said:" 45 minutes".





Then my instinct tell me...Not that far really....


Turns out.....





Really nice in the beginning..Along paddy field take picture...Enjoy the 'kampung' scene, despite got a lot of lorries...dangerous...not a peacefull journey along.



Then i reached the next town, bagan serai which i think its near but in fact took me more than an hour to reached. Looking at the sign board, oh gosh its 41 km away. Let me see, i calculate, one hour 10 km...40 km means... 4 hours!! Another buddy beside me, dillion was schocked too. We planned a day trip, started late today..due to bed lazying and dim sum breakfast. we start at eleven. 4 hours go, 2 hours play, 4 hours back. Back before night has come. So the speed must constant or more..no less...


After strong determination and self empowerment, we made it to Taiping. Only one choice to be made. One place to go...where? Maxwell hill, Lake garden, Zoo, Mc Donalds? At last i chose lake garden as people said its everlasting peaceful there..Lets go!!




Took a uphill down hill before reach there. In the end, it is very worthy.That place is utterly well preserved. The grass there never longer than 5cm. Nice Nice, you can find zen at there. This place is also a nice place to hang out with girls.(if they like nature, and not super shopaholics)

I just put some of these here because i put almost all into facebook. No reason to put back the same things. These few picture can let you imagine the beauty of Taiping Lake Garden. Another "why" i feel so happy because i travel hard to reach here, and in the end not disappointing.

Taiping was a place that rains alot..Hope its not raining today. Well it did, just a bit. Halfway back from the garden, God fool me with 5 minutes heavy rain. Big painful raindrop...We keep moving and back to campus after this little joke.

Along the journey, i saw a couple of cyclist from western country. Duh! They are fast. Well geared, strong stamina...We wave at each other giving ecouraging sign. I was motivated. I can head back to campus with expected time. Yes i can.

Back to my second home, Parit Buntar, i got this trip celebrated with Lamp chop with mustard butter, mixed garden salad and carrot milk in Hotel Damai.

great, next time will get a BMX and nice suit to somewhere further...

No boundaries

I never watch American Idols...But this holiday, got nothin lively in dorm, thus download two last espisod-the Amrican Idols Finale. Well, just watch the last 2 espisod but i feel the charisma of a star...especially a new star.

Kris and Adam...you have got the world..no matter who wins. But typically, for my personal favourite, i really like Adam's Singing. Since i know he sings " Cryin" by aerosmith, i think...wow this is rocking and i like high pitch voices. Adam shows it all. No offence. My favourite "No boundaries " still goes to Adam's Version. This song is beautiful.

No Boundaries by Kara DioGuardi (”Kara’s Song”)
Seconds hours so many days
You know what you want but how long can you wait
Every moment last forever if you feel you’ve lost your way
What if your chances are already gone
Started believing that I could be wrong
But you give me one good reason to fight and never walk away
Coz hear I am — still holding on!
Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe
You’ll make it through the pain (or through all your aches and pains)
Weather the hurricaneTo get to that one thing
When you think the road is going nowhere
Just when you’ve almost gave up on your dreams
Then take it by the hand and show you that you can
You can go higher
You can go deeper
There are no boundariesAbove and beneath you
B-reak every rule coz there’s nothing between you and your dreams
Every step you climb another mountain
Every breathe its harder to believe