Kouda Entry_327: Umrah 2017 (Part 2)

So, my pilgrimage with the fam took a little over a week, and we spent time visiting some (religiously significant) sites. T’was an experience.

There’s a kind of calming effect in how the urban planning. I had absolutely zero concerns about getting lost while running around town taking photos and videos.

Run-down 2.0:

• Went to Jabal Uhud (Mount Uhud). Which was… brief.
• So many birds.
• The Al-Masjid an-Nabawi was gorgeous, and the Giant Umbrellas fascinated me to no end. Seriously, that stuff is Final Fantasy-grade awesomeness.
• Shawarma good. Like. Moar plis.
• Wind chill is still not fun.

 

Watching in HD is always a good thing:

Umrah 2017 (Part 2)

 

 

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Kouda Entry_326: Umrah 2017 (Part 1)

Went on a (lesser) pilgrimage with my family recently. Took the opportunity to some spend time with them and cross a few religion-, and travel-related achievements off of my bucket list.

Seeing the Kaaba in real life was amazing. Being shoved around by random strangers during Tawaf was not. There were just so many people i kenot tahan.

Run-down:

• Spent the entire flight there in full ihram clothing. i.e. “8 hours in an international flight wearing only 2 large white towels”.
• Performed Tawaf at around midnight and was done at 3am (8am Malaysian time). Jetlag was real.
• My feet were rekt by the end of the Sa’ee.
• The Masjid al-Haram is absolutely breathtaking. The entire thing exudes a sense of purity. Design win.
• A staff in the Mosque told me off (nicely) for recording in the there with my giant-frikkin DSLR. Oops.
• I regret not recording the Kaaba, but refer the above point. Lol.
• My nephew is the adorable-est.

 

Watching in HD is always a good thing.

Umrah 2017 (Part 1)

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Kouda Entry_322: Guns

I needed some ideas for powerpoint presentations, so I  decided to try Valkyria Chronicles, finally. Also, because I was bored with Assassin’s Creed 3’s slow-ass gameplay. Don’t ask me why I’m playing (relatively) old games.

If you’re not familiar, Valkyria Chronicles is essentially a love-child between Realtime Strategy- and Third-Person Shooter genres. So, basically you take turns to move your troops around and shoot all the things. It’s like Chess. With boom sticks. I guess.

However, throughout the years, I found that I have lost all patience for RTS games. Which is why I prefer action-type games such as Kingdom Hearts, Monster Hunter, Dragon’s Dogma, Lost Planet, etc.

Anyweh, after a few minutes into the game, I decided to screw with the strategies and just go batshit crazy.

 

How normal people play Valkyria Chronicles:

How I play Valkyria Chronicles:

Yes, I am an advocate of the run-straight-to-the-enemy-and-shoot-your-goddamn-gun-in-his-face strategy. Needless to say, many of my troops didn’t make it. But hotdamn it worked. Lol.

 

 

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Kouda Entry_321: To Korea (Part 6)

This is the last one. I swear.

It’s mostly me recording footage of the girls in their hanbok at the Goguan Hanbok Photo Studio. The staff there was nice. They even let me record the photography session.

We also paid Insadong a second visit so that I could indulge in my unhealthy love for art. We dropped by Miss Lee Cafe and the O’sulloc Tea House. The former had a quirky setting to it, which we had fun with, while the latter provided a more adult ambience with its serene, ambient lighting and niche menu. The cakes were superb btw. Much recommendations.

Oh, and we caught a sight of a relatively heavy snowfall while waiting for our flight back to Malaysia (Keep in mind of the limited sample size due to my obvious lack of travelling experience). But we were stuck in the terminal, so we couldn’t experience the frigid flakes on our jakun cheeks that day. But, at least we got to experience a two-hour delay thanks to it. Haihhhh…

Anyweh, the level of narcissism in this final video is too damn high. Y’all have been forewarned.

 

To Korea (Part6)

 

Watch the entire hexology:

 

 

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Kouda Entry_320: To Korea (Part 5)

The bunch of us paid the Ewha Women’s University a brief visit during the morning. It was quiet serene IMO, despite the copious amounts of people walking to and fro. We didn’t stick around long though, so I didn’t have that much footage of the place.

We then took a tour of The Secret Garden Palace, which was quite a treat. And despite my aversion to anything history-related, listening to the stories behind the structures was very interesting. Again, not the best season for the tour, but I take what I can get.

Rose and I followed up with a quick look at the Seoul City Wall while the others took a break. The brief hike wasn’t bad at all, especially since the weather wasn’t as merciless as in Malaysia (Honestly though, if you ask me to go hiking in Malaysia, I’d probably just kick you in the nuts and call it a day).

Oh, we tried out the Noryangjin Fish Market, and to put it bluntly; overpriced, not worth it. But maybe if you could speak the native language you could do a better job of haggling and not getting swindled. I guess. Also, smelling like fish the entire trip back was not fun. :|

 

To Korea (Part 5)

Here’s the rest of the stuff and things:

 

 

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Kouda Entry_319: To Korea (Part 4)

Aite, so we went to the Hangdang River to take a look at the river cruise. But apparently it wasn’t available. So, we chased pidgeons instead. Hardcore, bruh. Especially since my foot was still aching.

Oh, and we tried the Lotte World theme park too. But all my footage there is shit, so let’s just leave it at that. But I will say that they boast some of the hottest dancers in one of their live performances *totally missing the point. Or am I?*. Now aren’t we all a bit pissed that the footage is shit? Har de har har.

Anyweh, we took a look at the Cheonggyecheon, and I was deeply disappointed over the severe lack of hot dancers. I froze what little ass I had while filming, but it was a nice view. The river, not the ass. Perverts.

Oh, Insa-dong was amazing. I’m a sucker for handmade artsy nonsense, and I pretty much wore my debit card out. Too bad they don’t allow cameras in the shops. Which is natural.

Rose and I also got to try out a Cat Cafe at Insa-dong. Hey, felines AND coffee, what more can a dude ask for?

 

To Korea (Part 4)

 

But wait, there’s more!

 

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Kouda Entry_318: To Korea (Part 3)

Here’s part 3. We split up so that I can take my sweet ass time recording videos and taking photos. Because y’all can’t rush art. Rose and I tried out the Rail Bike ride in Gapyeong. It was a great view, despite the autumn setting. Although I imagine it would be even more breathtaking during peak seasons (but the idea of braving through a mountain of tourists is a dealbreaker for me).

To be quite honest, there wasn’t much to look at in Nami Island during the off season. Which is what you wouuld expect. But, we still had a pretty enjoyable time. The galleries were…ehh…different? And some of the scenery was still remarkable regardless of the season.

 

To Korea (Part 3)

 

Thou shalt enjoyeth the other parts…eth…

 

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Kouda Entry_317: To Korea (Part 2)

Here’s part 2 of the Korea trip. We went lolligagging around Myeongdong Street for a while. Not much to record there. Mostly because my right foot was aching the entire time. Nak menghapuskan dosa2 kecil mungkin lol sabo je la.

Luckily, we manage to stumble our way to Namsan Tower, despite my slowly deteriorating appendage. Ok fine, I did all the stumbling. The others were all showcasing their health and rubbing it in my face. #WhySoBitterLol

Anyweh, watch it in full HD glory on Youtube:

 

To Korea (Part 2)

Watch me stumbling in the other parts (o god y):

 

 

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Kouda Entry_316: To Korea (Part 1)

We spent a week in Korea last month, and I recorded a bunch of stuff. And as we all know, I’m completely unreliable when it comes to getting a video of anything up on time. Lulz.

Watch it in full HD glory on Youtube:

 

To Korea (Part 1)

Watch the other parts:

 

 

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Kouda Entry_297: Le Sis’s Wedding

Two video entries in a row! I know, I know, my semangat to blog/vlog is very de sporadic lulz.

Kouda Entry_297: Le Sis’s Wedding

My sister got hitched recently (well, 2 months ago, but you know how I am with my video entries. Nasib baik sempat buat je lulululz). And I've put my video editing and (mostly) stalking skills to some use.
I was surprised when I heard the news, to be honest. Mostly because there were never any hints that she was going to get married. But nonetheless, I’m nothing but happy for my sis. :3
One more wedding to go (Which is my brother’s), and then I’ll be the only one left in the family spending every waking moment dodging the “bila nak kawen” question. *mental preparation*
Delayed entry. But my computers decided to make this difficult, so what can ya do.

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Kouda Entry_279: Final Assignment

After a looooooooooooooong(seriously)oooong hiatus, I have finally returned!! And later I’ll probably be gone for another year again. Lol.

Anyhoots, since today is a somewhat-maybe-sort of-a little bit-special kinda day, I figured I’d break what’s left of my back and make something a tiny bit fancier than I’m used to.

It’s an animation(-ish) y’all!! Checkit.

Kouda Entry_279: Final Assignment

I’ve had this project in mind since late last year. Never got around to finishing it, since I’ve been either preoccupied with my research, or just generally being a lazy-arse turd. Your pick.

Oh, I’ve upgraded to PhD-student status recently. So, my workload upgraded along with it. Tis the life.

But I hope that quick animation makes up for my prolonged absence (maybe?). I probably won’t be touching any video editing software for the next century or so after this. Lol. Penat okeh. Spent the entire 4-day (Chinese New Year) holiday finishing this thing. But it was worth it!(?) Puas hati kot finally siap ini project. Hoho!

Aite, laters.

 

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Kouda Entry_263: HLAB*1502 Launching

Youtube isn’t cooperating and keeps effing up my upload. So, for now, I’ll be putting it up on my Facebook. :3

SNAA Medic Sdn Bhd launched their new genotyping kit, and I was asked to put together a video for them.

I had limited resources and time. Managed to pull this off in a matter of 2 days. The voiceover is crappy. Well, I recorded in my car (least echo) with a headset. Studio bajet~. Trolololol. It was freakin hot in there without air conditioning, okeh! ~_~

Oh, the background music is by Dummeh:-
http://www.youtube.com/user/dummeh

The dude does awesome orchestral versions of video game soundtracks. :D

Aite, that’s it for now, Imma go catch up on some rest. Kbai.

 

 

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Kouda Entry_241: Doomsday

2012 is finally here! And that means it’s time to unleash the latest collaboration between the comic bloggers of Malaysia!

*Watch in HD to get the full effect. :3*

Kouda Entry_241:- Doomsday

 

Cast:-

The Doom Bringers (Left Side)
1. Ernest Ng (http://dontlikethatbro.blogspot.com) – Shadow Ninjas
2. Aujinz (http://aujinz.blogspot.com/)- Blue MECHA
3. syuthekitteh (http://syuthekitteh.tumblr.com/) – Sailordoom & Super Evil Kitteh
4. Miss Morbids (http://missmorbids.net) Lady Morbids and Sir Oreo
5. Miao&WafuPafu (http://akiraceo.com) – DragonMaster
6. UTAR Boy ( http://utarboy.blogspot.com ) – Bankai Shinigami Boy
7. Pauline Low (http://iknowyoudontgiveadamnaboutmylife.blogspot.com) – Queen of Evil
8. Robin (http://burungrobin.blogspot.com) – Prince of Evil
9.The Sharkox (http://www.thesharkox.com/) – Mutant

The Protector of Earth (Right Side)
1. Amin Aizuddin (http://amin-aizuddin.blogspot.com)-Zorro Malaya
2. Egg & Yolk (http://theeggyolks.blogspot.com) – Eggatron
3. Munyamunya (http://charchillies.blogspot.com/) – Kitteh Army
4. Kendy’s life a.k.a house88kend (http://kendylife.blogspot.com)- Flower Goddess
5. A Medical Student Life Told in Comics (http://www.mistersimpleton.blogspot.com) – Medic Team
6. cheeChingy (http://cheechingy.com) – PokemonMaster
7. Bolehland (http://bolehland.net) – Samurais
8. SE ( http://syafeikaedora.blogspot.com)
9. Dorky Guy (http://dorkyguy.blogspot.com) – DragonRider
10. Kyoru (http://koudamainframe.blogspot.com) – Aegis Warriors
11. SayaDoodle (http://sayadoodle.com) -
12. Pek Chek Kia (http://pekchekkia.com) – Super Pek Chek Saiyan 4

 

Wuiyo, there’s a lot more people now. Ohsemnez. :D

To download the 2012 Doomsday collab wallpaper, click the links/images below:-

Akiraceo’s version:-

Kouda Mainframe’s version:-

 

Hope you enjoyed the video. And please enjoy the wallpapers. Looking forward to future collaborations with these guys! :3

*update – My version of the wallpaper was missing 2 people. Edited and ready for download. Sorry for the inconvenience. ^_^;;

 

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