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There's something peculiar about studying in Cambridge. I just can't find the right words to describe it. Something that strikes a chord. When I said "chord", I really meant the musical "chord".
As an organist, when I play a C-chord, the G,C and E keys are pressed together. So when I describe a C-chord, I don't just say that it's pressing a C, or a G or an E only, but all three of them. I see Cambridge as that. When I try to describe my experiences here, I just can't pinpoint an event that can reflect the entire experience of studying here. It's a range of things put together.
Tonight we had a BBQ at Brendan's and was probably the last time I could meet some of my coursemates before everyone goes off to do their own things and get on with life. The moment of truth came when I needed to leave. The farewell hugs suddenly threw me into a sense of sadness. It was as if I was in this bubble called Cambridge and then *pop!* it burst. O gosh, I just hate saying goodbyes. I remember doing that in Japan and it was horrible. Now it's like reliving the whole experience, Part 2!
But it was really nice keeping in touch with everyone. Tomorrow is the deadline for our dissertation and almost everyone in the class has already charted their next plans in life; jobs, travel or PhD. Talking to a few of them bring me into another world, a world that I could only imagine.
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
JG: I'll be back in the States to serve the Army. Yea, I'll be doing 5 months of school in the Army before I start.....**truncated** There's this 6 miles obstacle course that we have to do and it's really tough.
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
JM: I'll be working in London until end of this year before I work in the New York office in January.
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
OG: I'll be travelling abit. I'll start with India, maybe I'll drop by Malaysia before I head back to the UK and attend B's wedding in Argentina. Maybe I'll go to New York en route to Argentina.
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
VH: I'll be working for 2 weeks in **this consultancy firm** before I travel to South America for 3 months.
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
DR: I've got some offers. I'll either be based in Scotland or Reading. I think I'll choose Reading since ahemm, my friend is there!
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
KY: I'll be travelling to Europe next week for 3 weeks before I return to help a friend to settle down in Cambridge. Then I'll return to my country and come back to work in Nottingham in **that consultancy firm**.
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
BB: I will do some independent consultancy roles on water projects.
Everyone's impressive career path only reminded me of the type of people I'm studying with - the best of the best! I am so very sure these people will make it great in life! So what's peculiar again? The fighting spirit, will to succeed, positive attitudes towards life and great confidence.
Of course, it was a two-way conversation. I was also asked the same question...
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
So what would you do next?
Me: Whatever you will read after this....
Friday, August 31, 2007
Knock! Knock! Can I come into your world?
There's something peculiar about studying in Cambridge. I just can't find the right words to describe it. Something that strikes a chord. When I said "chord", I really meant the musical "chord".
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Happy 50th Birthday, Malaysia!
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Finishing the last mile...
Colour printing at the Printing Area, Engineering Dept. Sent to the binders last Friday, hoping to get it back on Wednesday. Can't believe hard-cover binding is so expensive here! I ended up paying 31quid (from the cheapest 26) to get it hardbound. But it's okay. I just want to finish and get over with it.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
A Unique Article
Photo of Al-Maunah leader from BBC
Now, if the problem is misuse of the Act, then we should gear our solutions towards eradicating the misuse of the Act, not the Act itself. I am neither advocating for the preservation nor abolishment of the ISA but it's only logical that for once, we call a spade a spade. Repealing an Act is easier than bringing it back later. We really have to think hard. Do we repeal the ISA because it has been used too frequently where the line between political foes and threats to national security has been blurred or cannot be distinguished? Or because it's the right thing to do? Ultimately, we need to ask what was this Act for in the first place? Has it solved past threats effectively? Would the incident that the Act was meant to solve likely to recur in future? And if it would, why take it out when it has proven to be effective?
Amitai's testimony has only made me imagine, what if one day Malaysia is being infiltrated by terrorists or attacked by them and the ISA has been abolished, how then could we tackle terrorism through "prevention"? I think Amitai has the answer...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Ikumi is my Japanese host mother. I used "is" because she has sort of "adopted me" into the family. She jokingly suggested that I should take the Nakata surname as well! We were choosing between Aruden Nakata or Nakata Yap. Somehow, we never got passed that before I left. I will just keep it that way for now so that when we meet again, we can continue our conversation from where we left off.
Today is Ikumi's birthday. I feel very glad that I still have somebody to keep in touch with in Japan. I don't know about my other classmates but I have stayed in contact with my host family even though we are now as far apart as I am with my family in Malaysia! Three things will always make me smile when I think about the Nakata family;
The three children showing off their junkfood1. My first day in homestay. The three children bought loads of junkfood - the craziest Japanese junkfood you can think of e.g "mouth explosives"; beans that pop/explode in your mouth when they get in contact with the saliva! They divided the junkfood equally among themselves. Then I saw them whispering among themselves and re-arranged their junk food. The youngest came to me and said, "Aruden, this is yours!", as he handed me my share of junk food! Cute!
Unexpected appearance at the public presentation
2. My Japanese public presentation was filled with jitters. Ikumi and her children emerged from the crowd and surprised me. She said, "We are here to support you! Ganbatte ne!" They traveled 60km to do that and my presentation lasted only 20minutes or less. I am still very touched by that.
3. My last day in Japan. I was already in the bullet train waiting for it to depart. Then Ikumi and her children emerged from the escalator and were running frantically on the platform. Obviously they were looking for me. Imagine trying to look for someone in one of the platforms in King's Cross. You don't know which coach, which train and which platform. But they were lucky, I spotted them instead. I waved to get their attention and the eldest son spotted me. Then I stepped out to greet them. I looked at the overhead clock; 1 minute to departure. Ikumi apologised profusely that she was late even though she didn't need to. We didn't even plan to meet! "The kids couldn't wake up. That's why we were late. We came to see you off and wanted wish you a safe trip back to Malaysia," she said.
It's easy to lose touch when you're no longer living in the country-now I don't talk, speak or read the language anymore. If there's any indicator to tell, my Japanese is getting from bad to worse. I have even forgotten the appropriate verbs to use when I wrote an email to Ikumi recently. It used to take 5 minutes getting a simple email across. Now it takes 15 minutes and most of the time were spent on deciphering the right verbs and words to use. More time are spent if I needed to check with the dictionary. Saying the wrong things to an old friend is the last thing you would want, especially if this old friend is also your host mother! That's why I go the extra mile to counter-check every verb I use when sending a Japanese email to her. For example, I nearly missed out on the verb "sending" an email or "submitting" an email. But that's not as serious as "doing" something and "dying" now, which I nearly made yesterday! It would have been a grave mistake to send an email like this on a birthday, wouldn't it!
I dedicate this page to Ikumi Nakata and wish you a very Happy Birthday!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
I was merely a dormant member until yesterday. Looking through "my friends", I realised I have 18 friends! Woohoo...I have friends.
Facebook vs Friendster
Quote of the Week
Quote from Fr Alban's sermon today, "....many temptations promise life, only to trade with death; but frail as we are, it's difficult for us to distinguish the two."
Friday, August 17, 2007
What's next?
I have not submitted my dissertation. I am still waiting for my supervisor to go through it and give his final "blessings" to print.
I have not bought my flight ticket because I am still weighing several options post-Cambridge. As this will lead me to different things in life, I would certainly need to take some time to ponder and pray over it. I hope I could receive a feedback on one of the options by next week. I will be more decided then.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Internet surfing - only when you need to
I do not promote softwares but I must talk about this one. The new Google Desktop (GD) is really cool. It looks like a Windows Vista add-on but I would rather give this credit to Apple (am sure you'd know why).
Before I am asked the question: "Are you checking on my blog every minute? I just wrote that article and you have commented in less than 20 minutes!", I would like to clarify that I don't. It's just that I have found a more effective way of keeping track the list of cool blogs that I go to through the RSS feed offered by GD. Living in the UK, I definitely find the real time weather forecast an extremely useful tool.
You can customise the gadgets according to taste. There are live feed on NASA's satellites, real time news updates from BBC, CNN, etc. And am sure my Muslim and Taoist friends would find the position of the moon gadget, a useful tool, especially when it comes to festivals.
Sounds like a marketing pitch but GD has altered the way I surf and saved me lots of time! Now I only surf when I need to. I would certainly recommend this to everyone! It's already been out since June, so some or most of you may already have this in your PC/laptops. If you don't, it's not too late.O wait, der_pacemaker and Raymond just updated their blogs....see ya!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Goodbye to the Roes
It's coming. Everyone's saying goodbye to each other and I just hate it. I hate saying goodbyes. But it must come somehow, someday. As far as I know, four of my classmates have already left Cambridge and yesterday I cooked Chris and Melissa a Malaysian Hainanese Chicken Rice (farewell) dinner before their turn to leave (on Thursday).
Hainanese Chicken Rice; de-boned to make it easier for the Mat Sallehs to eat (Mat Salleh = Caucasian; a term I have already thought the Roes)
Then again, I am equally excited because both of them have decided to visit Malaysia in September, when I am back. Yay! If everything goes as plan, Owen too would be coming and it'd be really great to see them in Malaysia as I get to show them around KL and other parts of Malaysia!I must attest I have taken alot of things for granted living in Malaysia. It's easy if you only need to tell the way to travel by bus from KL to Penang, but what about travelling from KL to say, Pulau Tioman? It's quite different living in the country and travelling there as a tourist. There were many things I didn't know their significance too. Every Malaysian is familiar with the Petronas Twin Towers and the Sultan Abdul Samad building, but it's a different thing altogether if you were asked, "Why did the British architect who designed the Sultan Abdul Samad Building ended up with an Islamic design when it was done in the neo-colonial period?" I have not (yet) been asked that question yet but these are the type of questions (inspired by The Star recently) that would make me google to find the answers.
Monday, August 13, 2007
High Standard of English in Cambridge
"Don't be nice, Dr S. Be very strict in your marking and tell me if it's bad. I want to learn and improve."
Initially I felt horrible upon learning that my English was awful. My swollen confidence has obviously burst this time! But I was nevertheless satisfied and in fact, very happy to know the weaknesses and errors that have passed me for ages. Dr S managed to point them out today and I am so thankful for that. None on spelling errors, but many on punctuations, sentence structuring and articulation.
I pondered a while after reading the marked report, "My God...the standard of English in Cambridge is so high!" The almost impeccable IELTS score last year must have only qualified me to the kindergartens if Dr S's standards applied. Now I wish I have another year in Cambridge to "graduate" to Dr S's level of English, then I'd be more confident writing for next year's National Essay competition.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
You must be kidding, Mr Potter!
Impulsive Demeanour
The weather yesterday was perfect. The papers wrote that UK is at its emptiest on the 2nd Saturday of August. But there were no plans for activities from my end. I thought it would be a waste if I just sat in my room and did nothing.
I left for London on impulse without thinking what I wanted to do there. It was afternoon and half the day was gone. But I didn't care even though I had to fork out 12 quid for the day ticket. I just wanted out of my room.
I reached London's King's Cross station and didn't know where to go. But it was exciting. That means I didn't have to rush for anything! So I took a bus to "no-where". Then I pressed the button to stop on instinct. I was in Camden Town! I walked around and up to Kentish Town. I continued walking and then I reached Parliament Hill near or at the Highgate Village, the upper class section of London. It was a great place to hang out. People were just enjoying the sun and there were lots of family activities. I read a book at the park bench. The sun was scorching and I had to apply suntan lotion. I never thought I would ever use such a thing in this country. But it's great to smell those stuff on the skin. It reminded lots when I used it at the beaches and triathlons in Malaysia.
I received a call from Winson on my walking tour to nowhere.
"Hey where are you?" he asked
"Erm, am in London!", I answered proudly as if I won a prize for that.
"London?! You must be kidding. I spoke to you a while ago and thought you wanted to join me in (Cambridge) town for coffee."
"Aw, too late. I'm already here. Do you want to come to London instead? What's your plan for the rest of the day?"
"No. I am not going to London. But I'd be going for a Shakespeare play in the evening with some friends. Are you interested? It's 10 quid."
"Sure! I'd love to! " I answered on impulse (again).
"Can you make it back by 6.45pm?"
"Sure. See you there!"
Suddenly I was locked in an itinerary. So I had to time my pace accordingly and check the timetable for the next train back to Cambridge. I wandered in Camden Town and bought some really cheap groceries at the 99p Store for the next hour or so before I decided to go home.
I reached Cambridge at 5.30pm, took a shower, grabbed a quick bite, checked the emails and left for the Shakespeare play at the Trinity Hall park. I went home after the play and watched another movie.
I have not taken in so much stuff in one day for a loooonnnnggggg time. It was certainly my shortest turnaround time in London and probably the ugliest side of me doing things on impulse for this one time. But it felt really nice.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Summer delight
I received a call last two weeks at 5am on my Malaysian mobile. Still in a daze, I answered the call. It was a lady who spoke to me in Malay.
"Hi Mr Yap, recently you submitted an essay for a National Essay Competition?"
I paused, trying to recall what on earth was this lady talking about at such an ungodly hour! O what the heck, I just answered, "Er, yea. Anything?" I thought it was the essay assignment for the Cornwall project. Maybe the department's online submission screwed up and some Malaysians got hold of the essay and liked my Disneyland Project idea. Now that I am awake, I realised how ridiculous my mind works when I am half awake. **Warning for all you prank callers**
"Okay Mr Yap, I would like you to attend for our prize presentation ceremony at this place and at this time..Would you come?", she continued.
"Erm, yea, yea..of course. By the way, what have I won? Erm, essay?", then I remembered I submitted an essay a month ago. I could hardly recall what I wrote in the 3000-word essay. I could only remember I did it in 8 hours! I wasn't serious about it but merely submitting it for the sake of submitting it. After all, Irene called all the way from Malaysia and coaxed me into it and dropped me email reminders at almost every hour a day before the submission deadline. Just write anything, "any $#!T" that you usually put in your blog and it would make up 3000 words. Oh right, that was really inspiring to get me started!
"So, what have I won? What placing?"
"Sorry sir, I am not allowed to divulge more information. You will know on that day. Would you come?"
"You see, I am currently not in Malaysia. I can send a proxy if you don't mind"
"Sure, just give me the person's name and email address"
I gave Irene's name since she was the one who told me about the competition. Obviously there's a fair share of success from her part.
"No chance of telling me what position I won?"
"Sorry sir, I can't. But I can only tell that I was given the instructions to invite the top three finishers. I can't tell more."
Lots of suspense for the past two weeks. But the goal to finish my dissertation was an effective antidote.
Today Irene called.
"Guess what. You are number one!"
Praise be to God!
Sunday, August 05, 2007
Summer is here!
Friday, August 03, 2007
UK Farewell Dedication
It has been the best one year I had in my life studying with the brightest and smartest peoples from all over the world. It is not only a wonderful experience but a great honour to get to know all of you. This video presentation is dedicated to you who appear in it! Hope you enjoy it.
Special thanks to Chris Roe for introducing me to a cool software to make all the funky stuff in the video.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Working on a 15,000-word dissertation is like solitary confinement. There are two persons in me. The first person turns to hypotheses and anecdotal findings, while the other challenges all those assumptions and analyses and tries to make sense if they deserve a place in the dissertation. Insanity beyond the point of no return? Sometimes I think I am in that direction but how could I not if no one else is doing the same dissertation as I am and have no one to turn to.
I have also been trying innovative ways to make it less painful by switching locations to write; sometimes in the department's computer lab, sometimes in a train, in the plane or even in a restaurant! However, most of the time I'd end up in my room.
New places give new inspirations but moving around can be tiring and cumbersome if you have a laptop like mine that'd make you feel like you've done 15 sets of 20 on a dumbell, by the time you reach your destination to start writing again.
Cross-activities? Well, I do take a break to go running, swimming, a stroll at the park or a big cookout with friends.
I just can't wait for this to end. But the other person in me is also dreading the end of student life. Bidding farewell is always a difficult thing. The two persons in me are now lost at this crossroad. However, they agree that life has to move on.


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I have officially edited five chapters. The best part is I have yet to destroy an entire chapter in anger. I really feel like this is the best version yet. In the past I would have reread everything and wanted to start over, so this is a step in the right direction.
I feel like everything is making sense. It is much easier to go back through and add descriptions once I know what I want to be revealed and what I plan on saving for later. I also have a better sense of my characters through their dialogue and actions. A lot of people seem to story board, which makes it easier to add foreshadowing. My best ideas come in the middle of me writing a chapter, so I'm not sure if story boarding will help me. I suppose it doesn't really matter as long as I know what I am doing and I am able to keep everything in line.
I keep a notebook next to my bed, so whenever an idea pops into my head I can just write it down. It is very hard not immediately working on the second part of the story, but I know if I want to see it published I need to finish polishing the first part and put all of my effort into that. Once I have sent it out to someone I will have plenty of time to write more waiting on an answer. Anyone have any advice to give about the editing process?


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Wine Mark Ups in restaurants-I came across an article in www.jancisrobinson.com were wines in restaurants were debated and their profitability discussed. It was stated that the areas discussed (UK) used mark ups of 60%-70% and food costs at 22%-25%. I find it disgusting that South African restaurants can have mark ups of 150% to 250% and get away with it. If consumers stand together and refuse to pay exorbitant prices for wine that was not even stored properly or matured at the restaurant's expense, with a few exceptions, like Browns and The Butcher Shop and grill, than what right do they have to make more money than the wine farm itself? and most of the time the wine lists are atrocious with so few good wines available and only wines from one or two suppliers with loads of cheapies selling at premium prices.
Guys, you need to take your own wine! If we refuse to buy high priced wines and all take good quality wine with us we will still save money. If your retail price for a bottle of Chardonnay is R100, hypothetically, then the restaurant price will be R250 (more or less as the restaurant will not be paying retail prices) so if you take that bottle of wine with you and pay R50 corkage, you still save R100, the price of the second bottle!!
I always like to suggest to retail customers that they have a so called "restaurant rack" in their cellar were they keep the wines from R100 upwards and take these wines with them when they dine out. You will off course have your own benchmark and can take something a little cheaper but remember that if you take a cheapie you will be saving far less and have to drink bad wine with good food (maybe have a separate set of wines for your franchise sojourns)
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Reasons to Workout Before the Kids Wake Up
When we're all getting ready for school in the morning, it's easier to workout before the kids get up. Now that we're all on summer break, I don't always get up and going before they do. But working out with the kids watching is very demoralizing.
- "Mom, how come you don't look like them?" (Referring to the people on the DVD.)
- "Mom, are you out of shape?"
- "Mom, they're using bigger weights than you."
- "Mom, they're doing it faster/higher/better than you."
- "Mom, they're not breathing as hard as you."
- "Mom, you better not try that…you might hurt yourself."
And my personal favorite, after said child attempts the exercises with me for mere minutes before plopping back down on the couch:
- "Mom, I don't know why you're making this look so hard. That was easy!"
I've been a little neglectful of my blog lately, but as school was winding down and summer activities were winding up, I just got a little busy. Hopefully I'll make more time for writing over the summer.


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My friend, T, called me the other morning, distraught. It seems T's significant other had just walked out, very upset, and was about ready to break up. The trouble was, T had no idea what led to this. There had been some joking the night before, and the next thing T knew, it turned into a giant kerfuffle.
"Chicks are like that," I consoled. "They fly off the handle for no apparent reason and storm off. Just calm down, and wait it out. That's what we dudes have to do. I bet by the end of the day, your chick will be acting like nothing even happened."
"We dudes have no idea why chicks do that," I explained. "But we know from experience that they do, and we shouldn't take it personally, because it has nothing to do with us. That behavior is just part of being a chick. And dealing with it is just part of being a dude."
The twist here is that T is a woman. She's totally a dude, and her boyfriend is totally a chick.
She and I established a long time ago that she is a dude. She appreciates a great set of tits as much as the next dude. She doesn't sweat the small stuff. If something upsets her, she deals with it and moves on. Drops it. Never brings it up again. Total dude behavior. Chicks don't drop stuff. They hold on to little petty things and bring them up days, months, even years later.
Anyway, you don't need me to recite all the stereotypes. Everything that a comedian says is true of women are the things that are actually true of chicks. And the stuff comedians say are true of men, those are the the facts for dudes. But those gender stereotypes aren't right. I've only ever dated women, but I've dated both chicks and dudes.
My high school girlfriend was a chick. She would get totally bent out of shape over the weirdest shit. Like one time when she and I and my sister went to the movies together. And she was upset because I seemed to like my sister more than her. What? She's my sister! What the fuck is wrong with you? I was still young then and didn't know anything. Now totally weird behavior like that from a chick wouldn't phase me at all, because chicks are crazy. You just think, huh. Yeah. That's crazy. And you move on.
Chicks can be fun, but they're exhausting that way. Always going off the deep end for no apparent reason, then bouncing back and being totally rational. It makes great TV, I guess, but that's not something I really need in my day to day life.
My friend T is really gaga over this chick she is dating, though. So now she's got to deal with that. Judging by her rudderless reaction, I'm thinking that he may be the first chick she's ever dated. So that's tough. I suspect that's the case for a lot of women. They've never dated a chick, so they have absolutely no idea how exhausting and unsettling it can be. If a chick dated a chick… man, I can't even imagine that level of crazy.
My wife is not a chick. She is rational and almost never brings up weird random shit from the past. She never gets mad for no apparent reason. I really like that about her. It's refreshing. If she's mad at me, I probably did something really awful. And actually, she never gets mad at me, because I'm actually pretty awesome. So there's that.
I suspect that most relationships are dude/chick, which explains why everyone seems to think fighting is a normal part of a relationship. My wife and I don't fight. If either of us is upset about something, we write letters or text or talk it out. Whatever works. I've never had a relationship that involved fighting. The whole concept of fighting with someone you love just strikes me as bizarre.
I'm not judging. I'm not saying it's bad or wrong or anything to fight. It's just completely foreign to me. Fighting is really unpleasant to watch. My wife likes a TV show called "Parenthood" which consists mostly of grown couples fighting with each other. It's painful to watch. Hey, American TV viewers, what the fuck is wrong with you? They wouldn't put this stuff on TV if you didn't reward them with stellar ratings.
It's gotta be the chicks. Chicks be crazy.


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For the next two weeks I'll be working on a writing project. I'll be posting links to articles and blogs I find interesting. I'll also write a short blurb on why they interested me.
It seems my last post "Fit for leadership?" generated a lot of discussion in some of my Linkedin groups. Then one of my fellow group members, Mr. Guy Farmer, posted an article titled "Your Impact as a Leader". The gist of the article is that the kind of leader you are impacts morale, productivity, and corporate culture. So friends, read the article and tell me what you think. Thank-you.


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Whitewash the room. A whitewashed aesthetic not only imparts a space with a uniform feel, but also manages to camouflage the fact that the bed sits directly on the floor.
Portability. Rolled and vaccum packed mattress. A great benefit of all of the three mattresses stated previously are their portability features. As illustrated in this image, the mattresses offer a roll and vacuum packed feature allowing them to be easily transportable.
Tapestry headboard. Similarly, a tapestry can work as a headboard, adding a bohemian vibe to any floor bed. Go colorful or try a neutral option with lots of texture.
Move everything down. Your bed is floor level, so it only makes sense that everything else should be within reach, too. Move your headboard down to prop it against the wall and eschew a standard bedside table for a chic tray instead.
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How to Sing Online
Nowadays, there are many people searching on the internet for how to sing online.
And to be honest, with so many websites providing vocal tips and advice, if you're patient and have the time to search around, you can learn a lot for free.
However, if you are really serious about improving your singing, there comes a point when it's worth spending $30 to $200 on an online course.
The value that the best ones provide is nothing short of amazing.
So, if you can't find a local teacher (or can't afford the lesson fees) online singing lessons may be the right and most economical option for you.
What Kind of Online Singing Course?
It's best to choose an online singing course using the same criteria you would use to choose an in-person teacher. First, define your goals by asking yourself…
- What style or genre of music do you want to sing?
- Will you be singing with or without microphones?
- Where will you be singing (church, bars, nightclubs, jamming with friends etc)?
- How deep do you want to go into music theory and history?
There are many different online courses available. Your choice will depend on what you want to learn. Some programs offer a comprehensive education in music history and theory, along with vocal technique. Others focus more specifically on performance aspects, such as tone placement and resonance, stage presence, and emotional interpretation of songs.
Whether or not you will be using microphones and electronic amplification is an important consideration. Some courses don't teach you how to project your voice without it. If you can sing and project without a microphone, it's not difficult to adjust to using one. The opposite, however, is not true. If you don't know how to project and the sound system fails, you have a problem!
How to Sing Online
Cost and Value
The best online courses cost about the same as ten to twelve in-person lessons. They include both guided audio lessons and text material that explains the principles and rationale of the exercises demonstrated in additional audio files. Some even offer email support.
Two of the best programs are Singing Is Easy by Yvonne DeBandi which is amazing value at around $30! And Singorama by Emily Mander which packs in a ton of incredible lessons for $100.
What Singing Modules Should Be Included?
The early lessons should teach you how the human voice works and how to improve it, as well as the fundamentals of posture and breath support, tone placement and quality. You will also learn a variety of warm-up exercises .
If you're eager to get to the fun stuff, you may be tempted to skip the "boring" parts, like the breathing exercises. That's not a good plan–you'll only be shortchanging yourself, and you won't get your money's worth from the course. Professional athletes can't play at their best if they skip the fundamentals, and it's the same concept with singing.
With an online program, you're pretty much on your own. Your only accountability is to yourself; there are no deadlines and no pressure. If you work well without close supervision, that can be a good thing. But when you run into problems, it can be a real challenge.
Support and Feedback from Online Vocal Teacher
Lack of support is the main problem among all online singing courses. With in-person lessons, the teacher can suggest alternate exercises if a particular one doesn't work for you. That isn't possible with online singing lessons.
Also, you can't get immediate feedback on your technique or your progress. Because our ears are located so near our vocal tract, we hear our own voice transmitted through our skull and sinuses, not through air as a microphone or listener would receive it.
The only way to hear yourself as others do is to make an audio recording of yourself and listen. This enables you to compare your sound with the audio examples in the lessons. The only issue is that it can sometimes be difficult to objectively judge your own voice.
However, if you are honest with yourself about your areas of improvement, you will get great benefit when learning how to sing online.


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Sunday, February 11, 2007
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- Michelle said...
Being the Queen of Procrastination, I can see the merit in this idea.
The problem is all of those other things that are great to do while the sun is shining, too.
Darn. I guess I should repair the roof first then go play!
- puggimer said...
Or in the case of a co-worker - the time to fix the snow blower is before the next snowstorm.
Looks like she is back to the shovel, as it won't start.
- said...
I like to play when the sun is shining. It's so pretty out so why not enjoy it while it lasts. However,I guess its better if you fix the things that you need to first. I guess I better change my train of thought.
- said...
i think that tjis comment means that yu should do things while they are going smooth. Say if you and your friend are fighting, then get along, you should talk while you both are getting along, not when you are both in an angry position
- said...
Say if you and your friend are angry, don't try to make peace in the middle of a war. Wait til things cool down a bit, then make your move


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Hair day: neatly trimmed in cheap Tooting establishment yesterday
Ah, beautiful Wycombe. All the humdrum years of repeated groanings as the boys in blue kick yet another ball out of the ground are worth it for those sweet few moments of astonishing triumph; in 2001, it was our rip-roaring FA Cup run all the way to the semi-finals against Liverpool, getting within a hair's breadth of European football. And this year, it is our equally searing streak up to the semis of the slightly-less iconic League Cup, but equally impressive given that we've seen off Fulham and Charlton on the way.
On Wednesday we welcomed Chelsea to our humble 10,000-seater ground. Though gracing a few away games, I shockingly hadn't visited Adams Park for about 3 years, and it was sooo good to be back, having miraculously blagged two much-in-demand tickets for my little bro and I. Strolling down the mile-long factory-lined road, casting a pitying eye to the replica scarf sellers and the 50/50 draw man, queuing for dodgy hot dogs and standing in our traditional corner of the only standing terrace with recognisable faces of old.
And it was such a top game! Happily, HILARIOUSLY, Wycombe, a motley crew of free transfers, on-loans and one £80,000 player, managed to match the glossy-haired SW elite - worth £100m - almost throughout. We fired off well, yapping at the heels of Michael Ballack ('never mind the Ballacks, we're the chairboys!' cheered our fans' site the next day), Ashley Cole, latterly Frank Lampard et al, had a few decent chances, before Chelski got a silkier grasp of proceedings. Wayne Bridge made the most of his upfront role and flicked it over our Portuguese under-21 goalie, silultaneously colliding with him in spectacularly gruesome, Mel Gibson-directed fashion, ending up not even seeing his goal through the veil of blood. Nice. We remained unbowed, manfully hauling ourselves to half-time, and came back with all guns blazing for the second half. Frankly, we had the upper hand for much of the half, with Tommy 'Captain Marvel' Mooney so ragingly passionate he had to eventually be subbed for fear of getting a red card. Kevin 'Heavens to!' Betsy left trails of DiLorean-esque fire down the wing and it was most amusing to be introduced to Wycombe's new cult hero, Sergio Torres, who, although plucked from Basingstoke, is Argentinian, and thus automatically revered for all his style-over-substance fancyfree footwork; he looked visibly chuffed to hear 'SERR-GI-OOOH' roared endlessly around the ground in unwitting canon.
Anyway, we scored. Against Chelsea. Jermaine Easter, crowned man of the tournament so far having scoring in every round (inspiring 'Easter Rising' headlines on almost every back page the next day), popped it in neatly past the keeper and we all leapt up and down in sheer, gleeful astonishment and delight. Had it been a one-off match, we could've swiped it; as it is, I'm sure Chelsea will leave only a few mangled blue limbs on the pitch at Stamford Bridge in two weeks. But I don't care: we, a jumble sale of a team, drew with one of Europe's mightiest teams, got right up Mourinho's sleek nose, and I took the opportunity to laugh gloatingly in the faces of every little Chelsea fan I could track down at school the next day in a most unteacherly fashion.
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WINNER of this years Axient Milkminder manager of the year competition, announced at the show, is Somerset producer Derek Mead.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
STILL Still Here
I am just waiting on a call from the hospital, letting me know they are ready for me.
That's the thing about living where I do - people here like to have babies.
Which means the maternity floor is always crowded.
Which means that even if you are a week overdue, you wait.
But if you go into labor on your own, you are welcome to come in anytime.
It makes me feel like I'm naughty for being induced.
At this point, I don't care.
Wasn't it nice of this little boy to wait until May?
The only months we have left now are August and December.
Whatever that means.
The phone is still not ringing.
But I'm having a baby sometime today!
11 comments:
- cari said...
What a great May Day present! I hope they call soon!
- May 1, 2008 at 8:23 AM
- Hi! said...
I remember saying I want him out. Do what you have to do to get him out. I wasn't a week late though. Come to think of it maybe that would have been better for him.
- May 1, 2008 at 10:30 AM
- Boyd and Sarise said...
Woohoo! Yay for Gerb! We are so very excited for you.
Too bad though, if you'd waited another week *wink* we could have seen each other in the doctors office again.
- May 1, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- ~j. said...
WOAH, they gave me the "short on nurses" line, too. My call came during our family prayer asking for it, at 9:45 that morning. I hope you're at the hospital now. Best wishes!!
- May 1, 2008 at 1:56 PM
- Chelle! said...
YIPPEE SKIPPEE!!! He is coming today!!!! (I hope)!!!
- May 1, 2008 at 4:18 PM
- Rebecca said...
It's not just your happy hometown that is full of baby-makers. We get the same story from our hospital here, which sort of surprises me. But I'm sure today will be your day. It's just one more way pregnancy tries to teach a person patience!
- May 1, 2008 at 6:18 PM
- Rebecca said...
P.S. I'm trying to figure out how you covered 10 months of the year with only 9 kids....this is #9, right?! Am I losing it?
Anyway, I can tell you that it's no treat to have a December b-day. (Well, Lauren doesn't seem to mind, but I think it's unfortunate for her!) So if you decide to shoot for one or the other someday in the future, I'd go for August before December. Just a thought.
- May 1, 2008 at 6:58 PM
- Shellie said...
Woo hoo!!! Yippeee!
- May 1, 2008 at 11:53 PM
- Cherie said...
Thinking of you!! (I'm just going to have to email Bec way far away to get the 411 on our Gerbie a block away) :D
los juárez
- May 2, 2008 at 10:18 PM
- Teachinfourth said...
Congrats on your new arrival. I talked to "A, The Elder" who filled me in on the birth of the newest Black edition.
Hope he's as much fun as the others are...
- May 3, 2008 at 2:42 AM
- Farscaper said...
CONGRATS on the little babe. Poo on those nurses... making you wait. YOU!!! If you'd been a first or second time mom then OK.. But, you've paid your dues and then some. You should get the complimentary shower cap and robe after all the dues you've paid.
Sunday, they were so casual about announcing the birth. When your hubby got up in testimony meeting we ALL were expecting him to say something... anything. Nope! We had to beg in RS for someone to let us in on your secret.
CONGRATS!!!! BTW.. if you don't know who this is... I'm 6'1" and I do our ward newsletter. ;-) (I don't use personal names online when I can help it) ((HUGS))
- May 7, 2008 at 9:44 PM


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Discussion in 'Beta Firmwares' started by MINIX - Ken, May 21, 2015.
i have LG 60PM6700, not sure if it was 2013 or 2012, it works well with CEC and minix
I have my Minix hidden away in a cupboard and I don't have any problems. I don't use an IR remote. I connect Minix to TV and control with CEC-HDMI.
I can then use and surprise depending on what I'm using it for.
My Minix comes out of standby with CEC, so don't need IR or having to keep the box in line of sight.
In this beta version , it is contemplated to solve that when Minix are on standby keep on the ethernet network? (foro link)
It's not designed to work that way...
Just keep it on if you need Ethernet at all time, it's consuming ~1W without active loadings.
In a future firmware, it's will be possible to have multiwindow?
Okay so this minix is comparable? if just it had one usb port with power it would all be fixed. It is like the people that actually designed this, just forgot about this....
Perhaps there are some hacks?
Live with it man.
Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-G920F met Tapatalk
Full image and zip packages will be uploaded for you guys to update to official build,
thank you very much for your participation of the beta tests.
For goodness sake, leave it go!! When buying anything, decide which features are important to you, do your research via the Internet then buy and enjoy using the item you ended up getting. Don't buy a bicycle and then complain that it doesn't function like a tricycle!!!
Someone on XDA has solved it. Cant insert the link but you can google it with "android ethernet sleep". The link is the one titled "[SOLVED] Keeping Ethernet active when screen is off/locked"
yes but not sleep, our box is the only one in the world which actually sleep. other players just black out the screen. it's different.
Good news - the dark screen issue is fixed
Bad news - it couldn't catch up our 006 FW release
So your box is the only box where Flirc etc dont work? can it modded so that it does not turn of completely, making it usable if you dont want the box in front of your TV?
Repost:In a future firmware, it's will be possible to have multiwindow?
No such plan.
Why on Earth would you want to do that?
Edit: @ChrisCiardy Why you deleted your previous post?
Yes, what a strange request !! lol
Pictures screensaver , plz open the acces to the pictures from the screensaver to change them
I am getting difficulty getting WiFi to work my device wont turn on WiFi with this build can anyone help with this similar issue would be great.
Why are you using this very old BETA firmware?
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Sri Lanka V/s New Zealand: 1st T20
Jacob Oram took two wickets in two balls in the final over of Sri Lankan innings to pull off an improbable win for New Zealand against Sri Lanka, in the 1st T20 international Cricket Match here in R Premadasa Stadium Colombo.
New Zealand batted first and thanks to a good effort from Ross Taylor, they reach 141 in their allotted 20 overs. Martin Guptill also played a handy knock of 29 runs.
For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga took 2 wickets and Kulasekara, Mathews, Mendis and Bandara chipped in with 1 wicket each.
Sri Lanka didn't started well, when they lost Veteran left arm opener Sanath Jayasuriya for 1. Sri Lanka soon got into deep troubles as they lost their captain Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene cheaply. It was once again the dashin Tilakratne Dilshan who did the rescue work for the home team. What an effort from Dilshan! He scored 57 off just 28 balls to take care of the scoring, but none of the batsmen supported him.
Even in the end, it was looking like a Sri Lankan victory when they needed 19 off 18 balls. But first Shane Bond and then the lanky all rounder Jacob Oram bowled two very good overs to turn an almost sure defeat in a win. Jacob Oram dismissed Malinga Bandara and Nuwan Kulasekara off successive deliveries, thanks to excellent catching by Brendon Mccullum and Neil Broom, respectively to bring back things under Daniel Vettori's control.
Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori was adjudged the Man of the Match for his excellent bowling spell of 11-2 in his four overs.
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Dear Mr. Holness:
I read your commentary in today's Observer, and while I will comment
in a more public fashion later, I thought it more appropriate to
respond to you directly at this time.
For far too long, public policy in Jamaica has been crafted in a silo
– one defined by political allegiance and expediency, and completely
separate from (as well as contrary to) the mountains of relevant
research and scholarship that exists on a given topic. The government's lack of coherent policy on how to treat Patwa and English in the formal school system is a casualty of that silo approach.
Jamaica is neither special nor unique as a post-colonial society
possessing both an indigenous language and a formal, inherited language. Nor is this country unique in treating the indigenous language as inferior to the inherited language. What is different (and quite troubling) about the Jamaican context is the absence of reasoned discussion and focused understanding among policymakers about what issues are at stake, how the issues overlap, and concern about the unintended effects of any policy on the population in the short and long term. No topic can be meaningfully understood by casting it in polarized terms. A debate requires multiple points of view, not simply the ones that are loudest or best mesh with political agendas. This silo approach to public policy is simply unacceptable and, as we have experienced for decades, detrimental to the social health of the society.
In my view, your comments reflect the problems created by such an approach.
It may be in vogue to claim that Jamaica needs to get its people ready to participate in the information age and become "key players" in the "global economy", etc. etc. However, the country already does that. What is being asked – indirectly – is for all institutional systems to work together to improve that performance, and to expand how (and which?) Jamaicans participate. What is also being presumed, but not made clear, is that better facility in English expands such participation, and to what end. And yet, you have not presented any evidence to support this point of view; nobody has, to date. As [outgoing] Minister of Education, it would behoove you to make this argument crystal clear, providing whatever systematic evidence that exists about how English will improve Jamaicans' economic and social standing.
It's not enough to say that "English is a universal language." It could be argued that Jamaica does not observe other "universal" conventions, so what makes this situation different? Indeed, is it true that we don't speak it enough or adequately? Why should we speak it more than we currently do? To me, good public policy is premised on being able to provide answers to the basic questions, rather than leave everyone guessing what those answers might be.
At this moment in the 21st century, there is also little value or sense in telling Jamaican youth that their future in a global environment rests [only?] on their ability to converse in the 'universal' tongue, English. The evidence simply doesn't support that claim. To be "Jamaican" is already a distinct identity in the global marketplace, and one of those markers is that we possess a language of our own, Patwa, through which we convey what is unique to us. It is a rather sorry state of affairs when Patwa speakers can be recognised as contributing to world culture but not to our own society. In case you weren't aware, in a moment where hundreds of languages are dying every year, we have contributed a new one, and whose users grow every moment!
While I certainly agree that the quality of writing and speaking in mass media is paltry, that's not about lack of respect for English (frankly, the warping/dancehall-izing of Patwa is just as bad), but about the generally low standard to which decision-makers hold and subject the population in all areas, from education to politics: appearance counts more than content. Again, public opinion and impressions are not adequate bases for good public policy.
What you seem to be getting at, and which I do agree, is that not being able to speak, read and write English well does constrain the choices that individual Jamaicans do have and how much influence that one has over their lives. While facility in English does not remove all constraints, it is worthwhile to note that the limitations that youth may experience because of non-fluency in English are not created by the choices that they make. Instead, those limitations are imposed by the kind of thinking that you are also guilty of, and which has already been embedded in the education system.
That is, there is no formal recognition that Patwa is a language, separate from English, and is not "broken English". Those who come to school not speaking formal English are never taught to do so; they are dismissed as dunce, slow and backward, and treated accordingly. They are never given the tools they need to help them excel, and so leave school (often early)
feeling like they are not worthy members of the society. In a similar vein, non-English speakers are treated with disdain in every quarter of the society except the ones where *only* Patwa speakers dwell.
It's not a coincidence that those arenas are also the ones where you
won't find well-stocked libraries, well-run schools, banks, effective
community organisations, etc. and where criminality and alternate
economies flourish. So, it is indeed disingenuous for you to say that
you don't "buy" the argument that non-recognition of Patwa in the
classroom is a form of marginalization, when the very working of the
institutions over which you are responsible is the touchstone of that
Unfortunately, your stance "It is not one or the other, we must be
able to speak English" is least supported by research-based
scholarship. Perhaps you should have added "…as well". Jamaica is
a bilingual society; this is not about what one wishes or believes to
be true. It simply is so. Consequently, public policy on language
use in the classroom (and elsewhere) has to be crafted based on the
understanding of what that means for us, and what will work in the collective best interest of Jamaicans. Cutting edge practices in
literacy and in Education today recognise that one cannot simply replace, ignore or wish away another language that already exists. Rather, one must figure out how to work with it to attain fluency in
another language. This is a critical area of concern in your policy
recommendation, and which was never articulated clearly or addressed
properly in previous policy frameworks. For that reason, Jamaican
children have emerged from elementary education over the past two
decades as, at worst, illiterate in both languages and at best,
literate in one and completely ignorant of the other. And yet, this is
the precise area that will determine whether this new policy is
workable. I think everyone would appreciate some elaboration of how
you expect this to work, teachers included.
Getting Jamaican children fully fluent and literate in English does not lay in simply dictating that English be made the lingua franca of schools. There has to be a process for making this so, one which takes note of the problematic way that Patwa is currently treated in schools i.e. as a non-language that is not being used to educate children in an adequate way. In order for English language to become the formal language of school contexts, Patwa and English must first be treated as equal and complementary language systems. Administrators will have to communicate in the language. Teachers will also have to treat Patwa as distinct from – not an inferior or broken form of – English, and be able to teach English as a language.
You must also deal with the systematic discrimination against people (including children) for not speaking English, including within the ministry's jurisdiction. In a context where value is attached to ability to
communicate in English, Patwa will retain its power as the language of
opposition, dissent and subversion. How will this focus on English
affect how children (and staff) are treated when they don't use English to respond to the authority figures? Does this expectation include non-teaching staff?
As you may be aware, the majority of teachers do not know how to
distinguish or move back and forth between English and Patwa except to
say "that's wrong" or "speak properly" or to characterize Patwa as
"broken English", as you did. That approach is neither useful nor effective, pedagogically speaking. Thus, the teachers' capacity to work with the languages must also change. In addition, you are essentially requiring teachers to use only English in schools, when you have no assurance that they even speak and write the language well enough to conduct instruction in it. In fact, this may be an important moment to further distinguish between Jamaican English and textbook English; too many conflate these, as we see in the newspaper columns.
If your proposition is a backdoor strategy to delegitimizing Patwa, it will backfire quickly. Neither public opinion nor one's biases about the problems of Patwa (and merits of English) are adequate or legitimate bases for making policy or taking public stances on this (or any!) issue. The language question is a sufficiently complex issue that requires you as incoming Prime Minister to step back from the fray, to tease out all (not just some) of the merits and drawbacks of the various approaches to a dual-language environment, and to present a careful, thoughtful, knowledgeable and pragmatic position to the public. Whether or not you like or approve of Patwa is irrelevant and ought not to figure *anywhere* in whatever decisions are made. What should be done is what is best for the country, given what is known and understood.
I write this as an educator and as someone who is very invested in improving the capacity of every single Jamaican to be able to make
choices about their lives, including the ability to speak back to
power. That is why I have been working to create a community-based
literacy programme that immerses children in reading and creative
activities in an English language environment. I want children to know English because their social value and future possibilities are being determined by that language within a deeply unfair system. I believe that they need to be given the tools they need in order to show what they are capable of, and to be able to choose how they express themselves over the course of their lives. It's why I tell parents to spend time talking to their children in English so that the link between what their children hear and speak and what they encounter in books, public airwaves, etc. is easier to forge.
But nowhere do I convey the message, subtly or otherwise, that it's not
acceptable to speak in Patwa, that Patwa is somehow inferior to
English, or that if they do not speak English they won't be able to get a job. None of that would be true, and for obvious reasons. Indeed, I do correct parents when they restate my request as "telling the children to speak properly" – one can speak properly in Patwa as well! The children also get to write and create in Patwa, and be able to read that back to themselves. Myself and the other instructors teach them how both languages operate, so they are able to understand the differences and know how to use them. Eventually, they will be able to tell when what they read or hear is "incorrect English", separate and distinct from what is Patwa.
Knowing how to make that distinction is a form of cultural literacy. Unfortunately, this is not a form of literacy that is widely available or encouraged. Tellingly, your approach – English or else – does not support that form of literacy either; your comments certainly do not distinguish
between "broken English" and Patwa, nor do you seem to realize that in
a bilingual environment, a distinct form of communication emerges that
is a hybrid of the existing languages.
This is what silo thinking does: it blinds you to the complex
realities that do exist, and reduces those realities to dualisms that
are easy to swallow and to offer opinions about. Sadly, what Jamaicans
need more experience with is the ability to think in nuanced ways, and
to accept gray areas as legitimate spaces in which to work. The
position that you have spelled out takes us a few steps backward in
that regard. This issue calls for an attitude of respecting the
history and utility of each language form, and for making a case for
why English should be taught with more precision and attention in
schools than has been to date. It is not necessary to create more
discord and to take potshots at Patwa in order to advance that
Your goal as chief policymaker ought to be to devise effective public
policy that reflects the cultural situation as well as creates a more
vibrant and inclusive society. Such policy has to create better
outcomes than what went before, and needs to be useful to everyone
interested in promoting the social well-being of Jamaican citizens. I
hope that you are able to meet that goal with regard to the language
issue and schooling in contemporary Jamaica.


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light vehicle modification specs for S.A.
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here you go guys. build your car to these specs and laugh at cops why try to defect you :)
ps i suggest you guys get this stickied
Suspension heights for All cars as put out by Tpt SA, has steering wheel measurements for some makes as well
Page 45 is where the VL is.
stickied (and link fixed ;)). :)
thanks :)
thanks duz360 time to build :p
The link wont work for me????
i just clicked it and it worked
God Transport SA f ukn sux........but cheers DUZ for letting me know exactly what im going to get defected for...lol.
hhmm yes thx very muchly for this.. I needed to ring regency over a few quieries anyways.. & this saved me a couple of Q's.... lol
Hmmm New Year - New Project.....
Pointless:), they will still find something even if you adhere to
the code, ask any traffic patrol, same with engineers reports.
They can defect a brand new stock vz, its just the way life is with good ol' John Q. Law.. :mad:
had to laugh at the mudflap rule....imagine if they enforced that one....!!!!
can some one download it and post it up cos it aint working for me
Its massive! would be too big...
oh... ok
check the first post ;)
yeah i dont have acrobat reader or what ever it is u need and my comp has pretty much allready died in the ass so i dont wanna download nething onto it
Better to be safe then sorry.
Suspension heights for All cars as put out by Tpt SA, has steering wheel measurements for some makes as well
Page 45 is where the VL is.
Mods, it would be nice if this could be included in the first post of this thread.
Thanks anonymous mod
thanks man, that info's really good stuff :)
Awesome links Duz. :D
beeing a new car owner there is all ways some one to help. thanks for the info.
after market plenum
Hey just reading though this, looks to me that fitting an after market plenum would be a defect according to this statment from the doc
Vehicles manufactured on or after the 1 January 1986 (ADR 37).
This category of vehicle may only be fitted with an ADR 37 complying engine (i.e. an engine designed to only
operate on unleaded fuel), which incorporates all associated components. The fitting of an engine other than an
original or optional engine would require approval from Transport SA.
No alterations to the engines camshaft, inlet manifold, carburettor/fuel injectors, air cleaner or catalytic
converter are permitted.
Actually thats rather interesting about the cat, 20 years old most of the honeycomb rattle these days and if you replace it with a hiflow cat and they look under your car are they gunna defect it even if it probably produces less toxic gases?
Urgh, i've had a read through the Bulletin 3, and sounds annoying to bring a vehicle from interstate and register it here. Reading the transport SA website, quote -
"Unless you hold a current interstate registration certificate in exactly the same name as the intended South Australian registration, the vehicle must undergo an identity inspection to confirm the correct identity of the vehicle" source - http://http://www.transport.sa.gov.a...gistration.asp
Now, im assuming these vehicles will be checked not only for identity, but if they look modified, they will also be checked that they comply with SA's ADR's as well. Which pretty much rules out, bringing any modded VL to SA.
"No alterations to the engines camshaft, inlet manifold, carburettor/fuel injectors, air cleaner or catalytic
converter are permitted"
Has anyone tried to register a modded VL they have bought in from another state? and if so, did you have to go through a full inspection?
I registered mine, but it was registered in exactly the same name as the intended SA rego, hence all I did was fill out a piece of paper and it was
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