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Disposing old Textbooks

potemkin — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 17:07:09 +0800

I'm curious , what do you guys do with your old uni textbooks ?

I know the answer to sell but these are really old textbooks ( i was in the IT field) , circa 2000 - 2004 and with the exception of my Cisco books , i doubt even libraries want them.

Else i guess it's off the dump with them.

Any ideas ?

Mandarin Courses

potemkin — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:48:47 +0800

/K/ ,

Questions , any of you know any courses where a non-native speaker can attend to learn how to speak basic mandarin ?

I came across one "http://www.globalhanyu.com/msia/eng/learn_mandarin/GHCC_brochure.pdf.pdf" , 50 hour course for rm1500 but was wondering if anyone here have any better recommendation.

I'm slowly learning basics from my colleagues but it's for basic greetings. i'd also like to attend a course for this.

Need to see if i can master as much as possible in 5 months before a project starts and i'll be flying to Shanghai for a few months.

Problems with Malaysian Police

potemkin — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:53:32 +0800

/K/ ,

My car got broken into at Tesco Mutiara Damansara today , had a few items stolen and my window smashed (sadly a 2 other cars next to me were broken into as well). Lodge a report with Tesco's management , took some pics and off i went to make a police report.

Went to the nearest Balai Police , i was greeted with this landwhale who , even before i could explain the situation straight away told me , "System sudah rosak , kena pergi Balai lain , 2 hari tak jalan".

Sarcastically i remarked that it was pointless having the place opened since no work was being done , no response. So off i went to the Police Station in BU8.

This was the best, when explaining my case , first thing he ask was " Ini untuk insurance or saja saja mau claim" ?

Annoyed , i asked him , there's such a thing as saja-saja ? Dude responded "Kalau insurance , you buat report , kasi kertas kat insurance office".

So i asked , what about fingerprints ? Isn't he interested in gathering evidence , or at least , even taking a photo or something ? It's like they're not even interested in solving the case.

I pressed the issue and all i got was "Apa boleh buat , bukan you cerdera pun , mau sibuk apasal"

Can you BEAT THAT ? !! Now , i'm raging , and i wanna make a complaint.

Question is :

To who ? And would it have any effect ?

Where to buy Kimono/Yukata

potemkin — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 13:53:40 +0800

Dudes ,

Anyone here know where i can buy a Yukata / Kimono in KL or PJ area ?

I know there are a few shops online but i'd like to have a look as well.

I'm thinking if its possible to rent as well since it'll only be used for one day during the Bon Odori event and that's it.

Workout program construction ideas

potemkin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:14:28 +0800

Inb4 read sticky.

Hopefully this is unique enough of a situation to have it's own topic.

In a nutshell , i'm coming back from a shoulder impingement injury so i tried working out and find that the nagging pain is still there (minor tho).

What would you recommend in this case ? A fullbody routine or should i stick with an upper/lower split ? Personally , i'm working on my scap after reading a few articles on how impingements are caused by a weak scapular.

Recommendations people ?

Just being friends with the opposite sex ?

potemkin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:28:32 +0800

Guys question ,

I hang out with girls a lot but i'm still single.Don't intend to pursue any relationships atm despite my parents making noise (30 already) .

Thing is , i got called out by a friend of mine stating that i'm sending out the wrong vibes to girl that i hang out with frequently. She's 5 years younger than me and i like hanging out with her due to similar interests.

I'm just curious really , will she get the wrong signal that i just like hanging out with her (don't mind if she wants to be a friend with "benefits" ) but other than that i have really no feelings for intimacy or relationships.

Can't access 4chan

potemkin — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 18:50:51 +0800

/K/ tards ,

Anyone having issues accessing 4chan recently ? I've tried to get in but keep getting a page kenot be displayed error. Tried Vtunnel but can, is Tmnut blocking

Turning Gay after injury

potemkin — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:24:47 +0800

When 19-stone rugby player Chris Birch suffered a stroke during a freak training accident, his family feared it would be a life-changing injury.
Yet while his recovery certainly brought about a transformation, it seems to have been in a way no one could have expected.
For when he regained consciousness, the 26-year-old – who was engaged to his girlfriend – claimed he had become gay.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-...l#ixzz1dDLCiIDm

Seriously brahs , take care of yourselves and away from injuries. You don't want it to be life changing

Potemkin's Workout Progress Journal

potemkin — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:50:41 +0800

Started of a really fat person last September , joined a gym in January with the purpose of losing weight and managed the following : (via FF's Tanita. Height is 1.65m)

January 2011 September 2011

Weight 80kg 63kg
Fat % 30% 18.9%
Fat (kg) 24kg 12kg
Fat Free Mass 56kg 51.5kg (Bad i know , i lost a lot of this)

It could've been faster / better but being a total newbie and lack of discipline when it comes to diet it's isn't as bad as i thought.

Now , on to my new goal (the purpose of starting this Journal anyway) is to gain mass. One problem with losing weight is that i ended up being the epitome of a SKINNY-FAT (my bloody genetics suck ). Small arms and a fat belly.

Do hope for some critique on my routine. I've chose 5/3/1 workout since i can easily adapt / fit to it based on my schedule / equipment availability. E.g i can also bring forward / backup a day if i have to work late nights or standby as opposed to SS which requires the alternate day workout schedule.

My Workout :

Bench Day

Barbell Bench Press (5/3/1)
DB Bench Press 5x10
DB Rows 3x12
BB Row or Seated Cable Row (depends on Cable Row machine availability)
BW Pushups

Squat Day

Barbell Squat (5/3/1)
BB Squat 5x10
Hanging Knee Raise 3xfailure (would like to progress to the Hanging Leg Raise or V-up but still ..)
Weighted Ab Crunch machine (if i'm not fatigued by the above)

Overhead Press day

Barbell OHP (5/3/1)
DB Shoulder Press
Pullups (Still using the machines but my goal is do be able to do a BW pullup)
Lat Pulldown

Deadlift Day

Deadlift (5/3/1)

** Seriously guys i have no idea what to do for DL days. Should i treat it as a lower body day ? **

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Any criticism is welcome so i can fine tune this. I'e gone through my bench and Squat day and will post the workout updates soon. Of course if anyone has any other mass routine for beginners i'll be more than happy.

2 things on my mind though :

- Am i too old for this ? 29 this year is it still possible ?
- Genetics , i've been skinny-fat / fat most of my life. I do realize diet plays a part but based on my browsing BB.com misc forums , most posts mention that skinny fats shouldn't bother since it's difficult to build muscle and lose fat due to genetics.

I'm still gonna go through with the phase tho and see how it pans out.

[addedon]September 5, 2011, 11:05 am[/addedon]01/09/2011 Bench Day based on 60 kg Max

Warmup Bench Press

10 x empty bar (20kg)
5 x 25 kg
5 x 30 kg

BB Bench Press (I'm using excel to round up the loads). And yes , the weight is small , i'm weak i admit.

5 x 35 kg
5 x 40 kg
7 x 45 kg

DB Bench Press (Fitness First Uptown has them in Lbs)

10 x 20 lbs
10 x 25 lbs
10 x 30 lbs
5 x 35 lbs (failed to hit 10 so i scaled down back to 30)
10 x 30 lbs

DB Row

12 x 20 lbs
12 x 25 lbs
12 x 30 lbs

Seated Cable Row

3 x 10 x 25kg

Pushup

1 x 10 x BW
1 x 8 x BW (arms feel like Jelly so i called it a day)

[addedon]September 5, 2011, 11:33 am[/addedon]03/09/2011 Squat Day based on 70 kg Max

Warmup - Treadmill , 2km at 10kph

Squat Warmup

10 x empty bar
5 x 30kg
5 x 35kg
5 x 45kg

Squat (5/3/1)

5 x 50kg
5 x 55kg
5 x 60kg ( lost focus that i was suppose to do more than 5 aiih)

Squat (Rest of 90 sec btw sets)

10 x 50kg
10 x 50 kg
10 x 50 kg
10 x 50 kg
10 x 50 kg (Had to pause at the 6th rep , out of breath >_<)

Hanging Knee Raise

15 x BW
15 x BW
9 x BW

Weighted Ab Crunch machine

15 x 20kg
15 x 25kg

Ended it there and then , too fatigued to continue

ZYZZ IS DEAD !

potemkin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:36:13 +0800

My bodybuilding idol is dead

Inspiring /fit/izen's everywhere to be more aesthetic

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydn...i-1226111960086