Thought basket

why do kids these days seem to grow faster??

i wudnt have noticed it myself if someone else hadnt pointed it out…the other day, i went on a family outing to Subang Parade..the whole family went, jalan makan angin sorta thing..
as usual, if my sister went along, it wud be either me or mum or any of my other bro who wud hold her hand, u know, just in case she gets lost or sumthin..
that day, i was on hold-her-hand duty, so while parading thru the massive, holding on to i-chin’s hand (we call her dat, her real name is nisrin), she suddenly let go..and the following dialogue ensued

me: i-chin, hold my hand, nanti u get lost..
i-chin: i dun wan to, i tired
me: nanti u get lost, bang-ngah kenot find u
i-chin: heloooo…im nine bang-ngah..
(a moment of silence from me)
o_0..??..did she just say ‘helooo’..did she just blonde talk to me??

me: how about u hold my pinky, just in case..
i-chin: ok2, hmph..(makes a sour face)

ichin at 5 or 6 yrs old..cant remember

so okay, she maybe nine now, but where the heck does she learn to blonde talk??..it seemed just yesterday she was a little sweet bundle of giggles..can dukung her here and there..

i blame it on cartoon network,(-_-")

my bro after me, rite now 15 yrs old, is oready taking 0-levels exams..learnin add maths, fizik and stuff…i learned most of those stuff at 16 yrs old..even the education system seems to suit a more hyper youth growth rate..

the more younger generation seem to grow faster, while i cant help feelin like i age at a snail speed pace..my bro who is 11, asked me wheter he cud update the flash codec for my comp…0_o??

at 11, i was scared to even touch the bloody keyboard..

and owh, he want to buy a new school bag at TROPICANA LIFE…double 0_o?

yeah2, i know that this is the information age and so forth..i just wonder, will these people have a memorable childhood like i did?..going to the padang, main tepi longkang tangkap berudu, naik basikal sampai eksiden and having a bloody knee..kids these days are too tied up with their mobile and chat and frenster (cough2x)…

i can rest assure that i have some intersting tales to tell to my kids and grandkids about my childhood,about how i use to spend time petang2 time skolah rendah..but can the same be said for those living their youngster years drowned behind their flashy mobiles internet alter ego..

kids grow up faster, but i dont feel like im getting any wiser…

all i can do now, i just let it flow, and maintain my cool…

discussion prior to the start of construction

these babies are RM 400 a piece!!!

some of the less work moments

bot test run

‘minor’ adjustments..(-_-")

more on the way..

every screw,nuts,bolts,all working in unison with each other..it really is a beautiful thing..

OUR ROBOT MOVES!!!!

after countless hours of labour, our robot can finally walk.rolling high on its 4 inch wheels…like a babys first steps, it wasnt smooth,and although it just inched forward…but go forward it did..and thats all that matters right now….before, it was a pile of aluminum, now its a WALKING, GRIPPING and RELEASING pile of aluminum!!!!

i dubbed thee, Droidmaster 1  XP

there isnt a word that can best describe the feeling i have right now…hours of man labour now finallys seems worth it..all those long nites seems worth spending…yes, before this our confidence has been swayed, staggered, unsure of how it’ll turn out..but tunite it seems, it didnt turn out all that bad..

there were times when we felt like running full speed into a wall..felt like we wanted to just throw that pile of metal to the dogs..

PRESEVERANCE!!

presevere we did, and thank GOD we did..if not it’ll just be another pile of scrap metal in the corner (me macam tau which robot will end up being scrap metal..;p)..huhuhu

got no pictures to share rite now..ill upload it as soon as i get my grubby hands on it..

rite now, it needs improvement, fine tuning and stuff..hopefullly in the future it’ll ride more smoothly..God willing