19000 revs...

What a day...as i approached sepang..memories..came back...it was a van full of people...drinks..noise...and carlos sticking his ferrari flag high in the air...that was quite a day...

On that day that road was packed...unlike the testing session i went to...
Well this time i had the opportunity to enter the Mall area, on a race day..i dont have the cash to access this place...so since testing is free..and i dont expect a lot of people to be there..it would a good day to see the cars and to take a load of pics...

The moment i park the car...i hear it..i can feel it...the sounds rush to my ears..and my heart jumps a beat..and my brain recognizes that thunderous sound of a V8 at 19,ooo revs....Ohh, what sound...it better than any orchestra put together...

You see its not just a sound..its a feeling..its emotion...its passion...its love...i know love can make u blind..but this one makes u deaf...ahhaha..once u get close to them...they rip ur ear drums apart...
Though i dont see the cars as i get in...but i can hear them shifting through the gears..braking..backfiring...there was a huge smile on my face..i couldnt wait to see them...its nearly a kilometre to walk in..and actually reach the spectators area...

The mall area incorporates the 2 long straights on the circuit..one of them is along the pitlane...there a hair pin bend connecting the two..and the Tower spectator are proved to be the photographer nest...one could take great pics..

One part of the straight..


i was there with my camera..and i soon found out...i was carrying a kancil..while people had ferraris in thier hand...lenses so big..they looked like canons..

The 2 safety Cars...quick as hell..wonder what so safe about them...


still learning panning shots..few came out ok..i think only one was good..
it was the one with the redbull...
anyways..this is the williams..


another closer one..


The Ferrari domination


I had 2 chances of capturing a locked wheel..and smoke..was just a little late on this one...


Ugly Renault



Probably my favourite shot...


i posted the rest not all..(took 400..selected around 70)on the picasa gallery

Rapid Fire..

Thats how i would describe my last few days, 4 different exams..with hardly a 24 hour gap...No time to think..only study..only revise..one needs to forget what he learnt yesterday and then turn over a new page for a new topic...

First exam was ok..it was Intro to auto..which didnt require much..second was Ethics..i thought it would require a lot of things..as i did read a lot on that topic...but a 2 and a half hour was over in a mere 45 minutes...
Next on the hitlist was Manufacturing Processes..Ohh god..this one i literally had to read the whole topic..as i never got what was going on in the scheduled night classes...but i weathered the storm...as i had around 30 hours gap...
The last of the 4 exams was today..and i was literally scared about this one..Mechanics of Material...its not a difficult topic..its just i hadnt touched it at all..and all i had was from

8 pm..tothe next morning...

Yes i know i should have prepared a week before..i did...but things dont go to plan...shit happens...

Well after this ordeal...my next paper is 5th April...kinda too far...

What else...well India has kicked itself out of the Cricket world cup...bunch of asses..they Lost to BANGLADESH..and then when they needed to win ..they lost to SriLanka...
The only match i watched was the one against Bangladesh..hoping for an indian domination...what happened was the total opposite..and humilation is not a word to describe my emotions after the damn match...
I was watching in the Uni from around 930pm to 5.30 am..what a waste...

The ocean of Bangla fans

A small contigent of indian fans+pakistanis...+ the lankans...

For those who dont know: Piston and Connecting Rod...

Things to do...

I know finals are knocking on my door, and i am getting ready to open that door....
well i have a few days before the first one starts...and then i have a long break between 28th april and 5th april...
i believe education is just one aspect of what we are therefore i want to do things not related to engineering, i want to expand my horizon...

First of all, i am planning to join a program...just to see whats going on...

The International Movement for a Just World (JUST), the Muslim Youth Movement of
Malaysia (ABIM) and the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) together with the
Inter-Religious Engagement Project: A Network for the 21st Century (IEP21) and
the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations (WCMIR), both based in
Chicago, are organizing an Inter-Civilizational Youth Engagement Program in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 17 – 24 June 2007.

The last date of submission of the forms is 1st april..so i have to get this finished...

I have taken up a "job"..to write articles for the Online website..Zerotohundred.com..though its still probationary...i have to prove my worthiness through my work..i dont expect anything from it except experience..i just want to improve my writing skills..and since we have to mostly write about cars..or car related news..i am looking forward to it...though i will start seriously only after my exams...

Secondly, more to do with Photography...this year Sepang is also a Testing circuit...and the Formula one teams are testing on 27-29 March..a week before the actual race...i am planning to go and take photos...as the testing sessions are free to watch..and u get to see them from the Grandstand area...
Armed with a camera...thats all i wanna do on maybe the 28th march...as most probably i will not be goin for the actual race even though it falls after my exams are over...there are things in life when u need friends to go with you, and Formula One is one of them...

Another Photo Op...is gonna be the 1st of April..the Galant VR4 club is organizing one...so will attend that...

hmm..what else...well i should get back to studying Mechanics of material...

Finals...

Last friday was the last scheduled class of this semester....and 2 years of my engineering degree are over...and from next sem onwards..i will be know as a 3rd year student...damn..time flies...no i think it travels at warp speed...

well..i think i said the same thing at the end of last sem...

Finals schedule is as usual screwed up..

24th 2.30 pm--Intro to automotive engineering...ok this one is easy..its just talking about car parts...

25th 9 a.m--Ethics...

26th 2.30 pm-Manufacturing Process

27th 9 am--Mechanics of materials

5th april 9am--Principles and Practices of Management

6 april 9am--Structural Dynamics

Few things have happenend...i joined a photography competition...where i got 3rd...well beginners luck as they say..hopefully will do better next time...

these days..i carry the camera nearly everywhere...just to capture things...i dont know..its an addiction..like the car...anyways i enjoy it..

pic.photo.

Kulliyah (Dept) of Architecutre.

...just a drop of water...

another one of those merged pics...

the builiding is the Cultural Activity centre...the Main hall is there...

Convocations...exams and events are held here...

Storks...yes..theres a gang that calls IIUM its Habitat..

Soar....