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Mt Everest: Get to know them…

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

everest_north_face.jpgSalam, mmm… semua org dah pasti tau apa pasal Mt Everest, budak2 sekolah rendah pun tau.. tapi base camp? aku rasa tak semua yg tau, ye dak? tapi in order to get to the top, you have to begin at the bottom, right? and the journey to base camp do offer the challenges in itself. Dgn ketinggian kurang lebih 5500m (base camp 1), ianya bukan mudah untuk di jejaki. Sebagai permulaan, kita kenalah tau keadaan dan cabaran yg akan ditempuh, supaya kita dapat membuat persediaan yg betul..sbb kalau kita bersedia pun, tapi tak kena dgn gaya, silap2 tak sampai beb…!!

**** Bagus jugak kalau kita belajar geography sikit, (subject kantoi aku…hehe)

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Mt Everest: Prelude to Base Camp 1

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

image005.jpgSalam, Ini merupakan catatan saya yang pertama berkaitan rancangan kami untuk menjejaki Everest Base Camp 1 dalam bulan Oct 2009, yang merupakan base camp yg pertama dari 4 base camp yg ada sebelum para pendaki memulakan usaha menakluk puncak tertinggi dunia; Mount Everest.

Maaf, mmg kalau boleh kami juga ingin sampai ke puncak, as everyone’s dream, but that will cost us a bomb! hehe… So, sbg permulaan, kalau kami berjaya tiba di base camp 1, itupun dah cukup baik, dgn keadaan fizikal dan sumber kewangan yg terhad, harap2 kami mampu melakukannya. Terus-terang saya cakap, saya masih tak 100% pasti samaada kami akan berjaya melakukannya, simply because it is not goin’ to be easy….!!

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Airsoft Shop: 79 TG, Sg Wang Plaza, Malaysia

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

79-tg-shops_1024x768.jpgHi,
Again, this is not really an airsoft shop, (damnnn!!) but more on tactical shop selling adventures stuffs… The name is 79TG Tactical Shop. Been there a few times, nice place to be, and it’s full of choices. It’s a bit pricey though, as most of it are a high quality stuff and use mainly by enforcer in Malaysia (as I was told).

How to get there? Well, ask anyone about Sg Wang Plaza, and it’s behind it. Just look for a jeep replica plus a toy soldier abseiling on the wall. (See picture).

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Airsoft Shop: The Base, Malaysia

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

dsc00068_1024x768.jpgHi, Just went to The Curve, Mutiara Damansara, last week, for a cinema treat, and bump into this airsoft shop, well, it’s not really an airsoft shop, as airsoft toy is banned in Malaysia, but I just want to get a kick out of it. hehe…

It’s located just one level below the cinema itself. (See pic for address). It’s a tactical shop, meaning that it sell all tactical related gadgets and clothings for paintballers, airsofter and adventurer… Just click on the pics above for the full address.

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Sniper vs Photographer

Monday, May 18th, 2009

3military2_specforcessniper_photo_02_dl.jpgHi, Do you know what’s the similarities btw Sniper and Photographer? Well, they use the same technique, that is! I got some interesting tips on how get a sharp pictures from your camera, using the same technique by the military sniper, in order to hit their target 3000m away! read this:

From: Nature Photography, Insider Secrets from the World’s Top Digital Photography Professionals, by CHRIS WESTON

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Airsoft: THE ROLES - Rifleman

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

img_5431_watercolor.jpgFrom Tactical Airsoft review mag

Rifleman
By: Arthur Lowther

You sitting there with your gear all set out. Setting it up for the first MilSim Op your planning on attending. You just received your registration packet in the mail it has all the details and your all kinds of excited. You get to the page that shows your assignment. Rifleman And your excitement deadens.

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Airsoft Shop: Intruder (Taipei, Taiwan)

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

sopmodlithograph.jpgGood day! Mmm…it’s been 2 years since the last time I was in Taipei. Business trip is tiring, but looking fwd for a visit to airsoft shop always intriguing me… After all, Taiwan is one of the Airsoft heaven…!

Intruder Shop is a very well known airsoft shop here in Taipei, and it’s there where I headed! It’s full of armaments and accessories and you’ll spoilt of choices! You just wish it’s there in your own backyard!

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M4A1 Rifle for Malaysian Army: Huge Mistake???

Monday, February 16th, 2009

cqb_1.jpgMmm…this will never end, in fact, it might get worse…

Bad decision

1) Malaysia has a well-known reputation for ad-hoc defence spending policy. The politics of it is about keeping up with the Jones’s and prestige projects. Its not just this rifle, it’s the other procurements in the past, including aircraft.

This about turn on the Steyr has only made it a laughing stock. They have spent so much money only a couple of years ago to buy the Steyr and even more time & money to train the soldiers. All that down the drain. Its hard to imagine the MAF being able to be effective given such hare-brained procurement.

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Malaysian Armed Forces Open Day

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

ad_seal3.jpgMmm…this is something I shouldn’t missed. With that, me and friend headed towards ‘Dataran Merdeka’ where this was held on 31st Jan 2009. Well, I would say, this is not new, I remember they had it many times before, but it’s the 1st time I went myself.

Briefly, there’s nothing much new thing to see, except that you have a chance to be up close and personal with the officers, be it regular infantry soldier or special forces (Gerakhas, PASKAL, PASKAU etc). It was fun to get a static ride on the APC, tank (?) and jeep. Chances to get hold on metal M4, M16, SMG, Barret Sniper rifles etc is a good opp esp for 1st timer. One thing though, I doubt they show all the latest and best arsenal in their inventory for obvious reason!

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Airsoft: Tauke senjata tiruan ditahan

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

ad_seal4.jpgAisey..this is the worst news to begin 2009 with…ni yg tak best ni, baru nak start, dah kena camni….takkan la ada orang dapat PHD camni….

from: http://www.hmetro.com.my/

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Airsoft:THE ROLES - Sniper vs. Designated Marksman

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

From: Tactical Airsoft Magazine

The Roles:

Sniper vs. Designated Marksman
By: Patrick Scott

3military2_specforcessniper_photo_02_dl.jpgAs many of you in the sport will attest, one of the least expensive ways to get into airsoft is by buying an airsoft sniper rifle. However, many, if not most, of the players who get into the sport this way find that they want to act more like Designated Marksmen rather than the Sniper that their equipment would dictate as their role. For many, this is because they find that they like the faster pace of going after their opponents. For others, it is simply because they do not understand their role in an airsoft engagement as a sniper. The purpose of this article, therefore, is to educate the airsoft community as to what each role entails, and how to act accordingly.

The Sniper
The role of the sniper, contrary to popular belief, is not to be an assassin-like
shooter. It is not the sniper’s primary job to find the target, eliminate it and move on to
another target. It is the sniper’s job to shoot when the situation calls for it. However, the
primary role of a sniper, believe it or not, is to observe and report. They are intelligence
gatherers first, shooters second.

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Better than M4, but you can’t have one

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

cqb_1.jpgFrom: http://www.armytimes.com

Better than M4, but you can’t have one

By Matthew Cox - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Mar 1, 2007 17:43:36 EST

Delta Force worked with a gun maker to come up with a better weapon. The 416 is now considered in many circles to be the best carbine in the world, but the regular Army is sticking with the M4 and M16.

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Kota Kinabalu 20-25 Dec 2008

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

img_4289_213x320.jpgI’m here in Kota Kinabalu now, on vacation, together with my wife and kid. A part of it is basically I want to visit my in laws, who is Sabahan himself. His wife is goin to deliver a baby anytime now, so if we are lucky, we’ll be around when the baby come into the world… :)

As usual, here’s the pics from the visit! Pics from Kota Kinabalu 20-25 Dec 2008

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Survival tips

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

military2_armyparatrooper_photo_01_dp.jpgThe following is the military’s quick survival reference when soldiers find themselves behind enemy lines. But these same skills are highly relevant for civilian survival in the wilderness.

The team travelling light, bringing only the essentials (swim gear, F/A,ammo, Echo-echo kit, and first aid kit for the down teammate) in order not to compromise the ability to move and react swiftly

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Saigon: Shooting Ak47 and M16 with LIVE ammo!!

Friday, November 28th, 2008

img_3453_800x533.jpgThis is the videos of my 1st experience shooting the AK47 and M16 with live ammunition, when I was in Saigon, Vietnam in Nov 2008. Sadly the videos was a short one as most pics were captured on a camera. Nevertheless it was an awesome experience and I will definitely do it again if I have a chance!

Here’s the complete pics of my adventure in Saigon, Vietnam. (Note: It will be VERY slow the 1st time you view it, but it will be perfectly fast after a while, as Windows save the cache in, even after you open it many weeks later…You might require ‘flashplayer’ to play this, which you can download from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/?promoid=DXLUJ)

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