I Love Cars!

One of my girl friend (not girlfriend ;-)) saw Lamborghini Sesto Elemento wallpaper themes on my laptop and asked, "Why almost every guy I know loves car?"

It struck me right away! 'Coz I usually don't like cars to this extent, but when she said that, I just realized that I was starting to love cars! All New Honda Jazz, Suzuki Swift, Ford Mustang GT, Lamborghini Sesto Elemento and Chevrolet "Bumblebee" Camaro are in my favorite list.

I don't love cars because most of men love them, or because cars are over-associated with masculinity! I love 'em coz they're gorgeous, awesome, beautiful, and how I'd like to drive it with pride and ultimate speed! I'd also love to try drifting. Really love to hear the screeching of tyres and how the car slides sideways. Rocks! \m/

I suspect the emerging of this new interest inside of me should be blamed to Ken Block. Yes, the DC shoes salesman! His viral Gymkhana video was one of the coolest thing I've ever watched (check the video below). I usually found watching racing program was rather boring, but when I saw how he drifted his Ford Fiesta, I fell in love... with drift, and rally, and cars, of course! Not with Ken, come on!

As my friend mentioned before, almost every guy [she knew] loves car. Well, that's not far from the truth. Most of men would stare and fix their gaze on a noticeable car as if it's an extremely gorgeous, sexy woman....

One survey was conducted on what makes a girlfriend jealous the most. Guess what's the top answer! Yes: car! Ummm... okay, that's too much ;-p . But if there's such survey, I'd argue the top three answers would be: other girl, job, and car!

Subaru Impreza WRX STi

Recently, I'm all crazy about Subaru Impreza. The sporty, aerodynamic body - tremendous! The combination of rattling, humming, buzzing & bustling sounds - epic! Richard Burns had drove it, Colin McRae had drove it, Ken Block had drove it... this should be the most iconic rally car ever made! Period.

One day, I'll have this car as my ride for sure, amin....

Sydney Opera House Paper Craft

This is my second paper craft model, and before I start, I need to disclaim that the parts were not my own creation. I found the parts and instruction in Canon Creative Park. I just downloaded these parts, printed them and constructed the model my own way.

Initially, I thought this paper craft would be much easier than Yamaha YZR model I had done before, but I was simply wrong. This model might looked easier, but there was a part which required me to "think out of the box". Hmmm... strong words, eh? Anyway, the trickiest part was to stick the protruding buildings, i.e. the white-shells-like parts, to the highest platform where the shells would stand. These shells had a very small and vulnerable feet, and it was extremely difficult to stick them to the platform. Using glue was proven to be inadequate as it would took times to fully dry up. Also, the glue could wet the paper parts and tore them apart. I knew it because I had tried it :-)

So, I finally came with the idea to stick them (the white-shells) with staples. This was done by piercing the  staples through the platform, and pinched the feet of the buildings to the platform so they would have a tight grip there. Alternate way would be to stitch the feet with needle and threads, but it would be nearly impossible to retrieve the needle back once it got through the platform without spoiling the shells.

Another tricky part, which wasn't as difficult as the part mentioned above, was to build steady, solid foundations beneath each tiers. I had to construct many small carton boxes to put beneath the highest platform. For the platform above the sea, I used cardboard as it fitted just right. The lowest foundation (beneath the sea level) was the merriest. As this part would sustain the heaviest weight of the model, I had to construct the steadiest foundation, which turned out to be heavier than the rest of the model. I used cardboard, jewel CD case, chocolate box and cellophane tape rim to construct a "long-lasting foundation", so to speak. The finished foundation was then wrapped with frames, and then the upper parts of the model was put carefully on it. Well, it's all set.

I finished this model by June for about a month. Um, actually it was not supposed to take that long, but... hey, I got life! Watching TV, sports, playing video games, internet, and so on. If you noticed that I got a lot of leisure times there, it was merely because I was in a holiday :-)

Anyway, this was what I came up with:

If you want to try constructing your own model, just download the full parts and instruction at Canon Creative Park - Sydney Opera House Paper Craft.