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Took me 2 days to get everything fixed and i finally changed my alarm. First, the window costs RM130 plus installation, and that already took one day off, cause i had to wait for the window to come, while they vacuumed up the pieces of glass everywhere and also to take out the dangling SAFC wiring, if not my car wouldn’t run nicely.

The second day, i went to get my alarm changed to a better one which costs RM1700, and to get back my window tinted which costs RM50. Let’s hope my alarm won’t go haywire sometime in the future again.

Anyway, it’s been a month long wait for the Pro-Hatch convoy up to Penang! It’s tomorrow and we’ll be there till Sunday night. Will update again when i’m back !

This morning at 5am, my house phone suddenly rang, being the lazy me, of course i was too lazy to get up and answer the phone considering i slept at 2am. But when the phone stopped and then rang for the second time, my mum answered the phone. It was actually my opposite neighbour calling to tell us that there are 4 ppl in our car porch stealing my car stuff.

I still didn’t know what happened at that time cause my mum was panicking although i kept on asking her what’s happening, she just didn’t tell me. She told my dad about it then we went downstairs to peep through the window and guess what? I saw 2 men carrying my hood away and then my dad asked me to switch on the house alarm.

After i switched it on, i ran upstairs back into my room to get hold of a stick, but knowing it was already too late, i just went outside to my porch to check the damage. Driver side window shattered, Apex’i EL Boost Meter taken, Apex’i SAFC II Black Face Limited Edition gone, and of course my Carbon Fibre hood. I parked my car close to the wall and they even had the time to push my car out so that it would be easier to remove my hood. My air filter was already taken out, meaning they wanted to take it too but didn’t manage to.

Andrew and Fugz came soon after and helped me around. Fetched me to make a police report, blah blah blah, came back and waited for the Inspector(?) to come over and take photos since i didn’t wanna drive my car to the police station but he only came at around 10.30am. Andrew and Fugz didn’t sleep the whole night and they came and helped out and they went back only after brunch which is at around 12pm.

Anyway, got my stock hood fixed and i’m soo not used to the original hood colour now, sigh. If i ever do catch any of those thieves, even those that has got nothing to do with my car, i’ll seriously whack them with everything i’ve got man, and i hope that those 4 ppl that stole my stuff will somehow meet a major accident someday and slowly suffer to their death man. Even if they somehow manage to escape, hope that their children will suffer the same fate some day.

Looks like my car will be stock for quite some time. Lost the mood to actually mod my car anymore for the moment.

My lost CF hood.

My boost meter vacuum hose left dangling

Shattered glass

More shattered glass and my glove compartment ripped off

This will be my last post for at least 5 days cause i’m gonna shift over to my newly renovated house today ! The phone line only will be shifted over on Monday, then i’m guessing that it’ll take a few more days for Streamyx to be connected there BUT, knowing TMnet, it MIGHT take more than a week like what happened to me before when i shifted over here. Anyway, see you guys when i’m online again =)

Finally felt like posting about WCG after 2 weeks i think? Heheheh, anyway it was real fun working in WCG although the pay isn’t that high. All this while i’ve always wanted to be a part of WCG as a gamer, but looks like i quit playing CS before i even got to WCG =P Finally, this year i’m part of WCG ! Heheh, but as a Marshal and i didn’t mind at all. It’s FUN.

All the gaming PCs from the back

Well, since it was 2 weeks ago, i’m only gonna post what i can remember. The first day was the registration day and the day where registered gamers get to stress test the PC. The day was freaking hot since they didn’t switch on the air conditioning for the exhibition hall, so we were all actually sweating away the whole day.

All the gaming PCs from the front

I just walked around and look at gamers test the PC and make sure they don’t screw up with the settings but of course occassionally we get to play too provided that there’re no gamers playing. The other exhibitors (Intel, Samsung etc.) are also busy setting up their booths while the rest of the ppl gets busy setting up the main stage, mini stage etc.

The mini stage where small but interesting matches are held

Cubetech and Sendi Mutiara booths

Main stage where the finals/performances are held

The Intel, Samsung, MOL, TMnet etc. booths

The day ended at around 10pm with the usual meeting/briefing for the next day and this is when we got our shirts for the next day. The shirt looks quite good this year and the best thing is, they’re printed by Radioactive!

Front of the shirt

Back of the shirt

And of course, my Marshal tag =D

Day two. Friday. Today is when the competition starts. It all started at about 11am with the opening ceremony and the speeches by the VIP and when it all ended at about 12pm, the competition starts! Round one started immediately and of course we as Marshals had to stand and just look at the gamers battle their guts out. The format is a single elimination so actually we felt quite bad for the gamers cause if they lose, they’ll have no chance whatsoever in the tournament anymore. Everything ended at about 4pm-ish and the DoTA tournament begins, this dragged till night and then the day ended at around 9pm-ish again with another briefing.

The amount of ppl waiting to come in the gaming area

Gamers battling it out in the gaming area

Day Three. Saturday. It was a very very long day which actually stretched up till 10pm cause the national qualifiers are down and of course a small mistake i made. =P

Day Four. Sunday. Today’s the finals and of course the closing ceremony where everything ends. Basically we’re quite free to walk around as most of the games have already finished playing and we’re free to do anything we want. Of course, the most anticipated game would be CS :Source finals which are at about 3pm. That is the time everyone gathers at the main stage to witness the finals. Blah blah blah, then the closing ceremony and prize giving ceremony begins.

Prize giving ceremony

All the winners of WCG 2005

After everything ended at around 6pm-ish. We started the tear down, clearing up the places, taking down the booths, keeping the PCs back into their respective boxes blah blah blah. And since it was the last day for a staff of In2, there’s a dinner in Cafe Flam in Sunway. All of us went there at about 10pm-ish and started gobbling down the food cause everyone was super hungry, heheh. At 1am-ish everyone started saying bye to each other and shaked hands and left.

Clearing the boxes

The amount of boxes we have to fill up with ! >_<

Monday, i went back there to help out with the tear down. It was quite easy actually, and not to mention fun too although a bit tiring cause we’re all carrying PCs, monitors etc. around. We all finished at around 6pm so me and another friend went to catch a movie since everywhere will be jammed if we try to leave. Watched Herbie and it was great =D

Overall, it was a great experience working in WCG and of course fun ! and of course i wouldn’t mind working again next year IF i get the chance. This year’s grand finals will be held in Singapore and it’s quite rare we get to witness the grand finals so near to my own country, so there’ll be quite a chance that i’ll be going down to Singapore in November, heheh.