Empire Motorsports at Kluang Mall

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Pit Stop Challenge with Empire Motorsports talented pitcrew

Lotus Club members getting into the joy of the festivities

interview minterview!

With Denis Lian for a drifting experience

1 Malaysia...hmm.

Autocross-ing!

Dato' Seri and Mr Tey Ah Kau having a light moment

YB Dato' Seri Hishammuddin gracing the occasion

Kiki and I sharing a private moment together

Kluang Mall hosted the ‘Kluang Mall Motorsports Day, boasting special appearances by Empire Motorsports and their Lotus 2 Eleven GT4 race car. This marked a special day not just for this newest and grandest mall, but also for the residents of the small and sleepy town of Kluang.

Minister of Home Affairs, YB Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussien and his wife Yang Mulia Tengku Datin Seri Marsilla Tengku Abdullah graced the event in support of what can be considered a landmark affair for Kluang. With also the support of Lotus Cars Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin flagged off the event with a Lotus Elise to officiate the launch of the Motorsports event held for the first time in Kluang.

Also present at the launch were Kluang Mall Owner & Chairman, Mr Tey Ah Kau and Empire Motorsports Team Principal and driver, En. Ashraff Dewal.

“This is the biggest event in the history of Kluang since 1910. We are very excited
to be doing this branding exercise with Empire Motorsports. Besides hyping up our year-end shopping ambience at Kluang Mall, it gives our locals the opportunity to further understand the automobile industry and promote awareness for this healthy and positive sport,” quips Mr Tey Ah Kau.

Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin, who is also the MP of Semborong, applauded Kluang Mall’s initiative to hold a grand event such as this because Motorsports is fast becoming a popular sport in Malaysia. He urged parents to support their child if they are interested in any area Motorsports as it also encourages the spirit of competitiveness especially amongst the youths.

“Who knows one day, we will be able to produce more Motorsports Champions including categories like Formula 1 and drifting,” he positively adds after acknowledging that Empire Motorsports was the first Malaysian team to have participated and to complete the Dubai 24 hour race held early this year.

Dato’ Seri unveiled the Kluang Mall’s sponsored Lotus Two Eleven GT4 race car and took an Autocross ride on a Lotus Elise with one of Team Empire’s race drivers, Denis Lian.

“Kluang Mall Motorsports Day” was carried out for 2 days and was made merrier by the presence of the Lotus Club members who traveled from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore in a convoy of 20 cars to join the fun and festivities of the weekend. With a colourful and attractive display of Lotus car, the main road outside the Mall was temporarily closed to host a display of Lotus cars drifting and to conduct the Lotus Cars Autocross Challenge for public viewing and entertainment.

Residents from in and out of Kluang came in droves to Kluang Mall for a chance to get passenger rides with the team’s drivers and the Lotus Car owners. Empire Motorsports, who organized the Autocross as well as the Pit Stop Challenge, invited members of the public to pitch their skills against the highly-trained crew of Team Empire.

“We are honoured and proud to be given the opportunity to showcase Empire Motorsports together with Lotus Cars Malaysia and the many Lotus Car owners who have come here to support this event. Moreso, Kluang Mall has done a fantastic job in organizing this event. There is so much more to motorsports than just drivers and fast cars, but the crew members who are the backbone of any motorsports team. We train these young men to be better, faster and smarter in every aspect of their educational development” said Ashraff Dewal, Team Principal of Empire Motorsports.

The event that was hailed a success by Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin. The ex-Minister of Sports and Youth commended the efforts of Kluang Mall and Empire Motorsports for their efforts and further urged the support and development of not just the drivers, but for the “unsung heroes” of Malaysian Motorsports consisting of its pitcrew. He added that the interest of Motorsports amongst the public of all races would further support the 1Malaysia campaign spirit initiated by Prime Minister , Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Lost dog?

An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard.
I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.

He calmly came over to me, I gave him a few pats on his head;
he then followed me into my house, slowly walked down the
hall, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.


An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.

The next day he was back, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour.

This continued off and on for several weeks.

Curious I pinned a note to his collar: 'I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask if they were aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.'

The next day he arrived for his nap, with a different note pinned to his collar: 'He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3 - he's trying to catch up on his sleep.

Can I come with him tomorrow?'

Leave It to God

Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

Romans 12:19

This classified ad actually appeared in a San Francisco area newspaper:

For sale: 1984 Mercedes, 240 SL. Loaded. First $50 takes it. 868-5737.

Not believing his eyes, a man called the number to see if the "$50" was a misprint. A woman assured him it wasn't. So the man rushed to her home and gave her $50 in cash. As she handed him the title to the luxurious automobile he asked the obvious question:

"Why are you selling a Mercedes for $50?"

"Well," she explained, "my husband just phoned me from Las Vegas. He's there with his secretary, and he said he's leaving me. He went broke gambling, and he asked me to sell the Mercedes and send him half of what I get for it."

This woman got what she thought was "sweet revenge." Unfortunately, it's a pattern of behavior that often creeps into families that aren't breaking up, as well as those struck by the tragedy of divorce. We justify getting back at people when they take advantage of us. Accounts need to be "evened up."

Why does the Bible challenge such thinking and behavior? Why are we to leave vengeance to God?

Because He, not us, is the source of right and wrong. When your mate hurts you, it ultimately wounds God more than you.

Furthermore, God is the One who can dispense forgiving grace to you when you hurt your mate.

To take on the right of getting back at others is basically a sign of pride. The apostle Paul's counsel, "Bless those who persecute you"

(Rom. 12:14) is followed closely by the command,

"Do not be proud" (v. 16, NIV). We dare not clutch for ourselves that which belongs to God.

Punishment belongs to Him.

Marriages work better when we leave such lofty matters to GOD.

Daphne designs for Eclipse

Serena-pet was the emcee for Eclipse

This is taken during the recent M-IFW '09. Yes. I have embarked into fashion...yes ME!

Eclipse by Daphne Iking collection is available in all Eclipse stores and I opened the fashion show for this year's M-IFW for Sonny San... and boy did I have fun!

(Okay..fine. I was nervous like hell backstage..but thank God for good friends and my (darling) blackberry )

After the show, I was told by Sonny that my collection had sold out.

Seeing my designs paraded by the beautiful models and THEN getting news that my collection had sold out just brought tears to my eyes.

After all the shit I have been going through over the past few months, and then getting ill with dengue - this had to be the BEST news I had heard in a long, long time.

The only bummer was, I didn't have anyone to share the good news with. All I wanted was a hug and perhaps a glass of Cristal.

So, after dinner with Sonny and the team - I drove alone to get myself a glass of red wine. Downed it with some bread and butter pudding and enjoyed the serenity of the night.

I am okay drinking and eating alone. But just for that night, I wished I had that special person to hold me still. To let me gloat and grin.

Sigh.

I didn't give a hoot. I drank the whole bottle before giving in to friends who wanted to congratulate me personally.

So yes. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity and the blessings.

And I will continue to be grateful.

Thank you Lord.

Xandria and I closing the show. Xandria also designed.

A first for both and many more to come?

What do you think?

Ford Models Supermodel of the World Malaysia

From Left to Right: Azrul Kevin Abdullah, Gillian Hung, Daphne Iking, Amber Chia, Kee Hua Chee, Ben Thong

Want to be a supermodel?

Then take part in Ford Models’ Supermodel of the World Malaysia 2009 reality show

EE ANN NEE

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 06:57:00

BABES: Chia (left) and Iking at the launch of Ford Models Supermodel of the World Malaysia 2009 reality show yesterday

AFTER much drama and delay, the Ford Models’ Supermodel of the World Malaysia 2009 is finally back on track.

The reality show was officially launched yesterday and will now commence with a new line-up and concept.

Model Amber Chia, embroiled in recent contractual disputes and franchising issues, said: “Everything that happened, had happened. But I’ve become stronger now. I’m happy with the results and I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be an exciting show.”

The show, which will be in search for the first Malaysian Ford Supermodel for the Ford Models’ Supermodel of the World Competition in Brazil next year, will be aired online, with eight episodes starting from Nov 16. Viewers can watch the episodes as they unfold on www.fordsupermodel.tv.

“New episodes will be out every two to three days, in time for the grand finale in December. The show is made accessible worldwide over the Internet and the audience can watch it anytime, over and over again,” she said, adding that Star World (Astro Channel 711) will also screen the grand finale as a two-hour episode in mid- December.

For the show, Chia will be assisted by two resident judges — fashion guru Gillian Hung and photographer Azrul Kevin Abdullah. The show is hosted by Daphne Iking.

Chia said there are a lot of potential models in Malaysia but because some of them are not involved in the modelling industry they are not aware of their talent.

“This is why we come in — to discover their potential and to mould them into supermodels.” Chia said the supermodel search is different from beauty pageants, where the supermodel search aims to discover talents with distinctive characters, such as the likes of Ling Tan and Kate Moss.

“We have received 200 applications and we anticipate the figure to reach 300,” she said, adding that prospective models should come forward and audition.

Both female and male contestants between the ages of 16 to 25 are invited to participate in this competition by registering at http://www.fordmodels.com /smowapply.

There will also be a final walk-in registration this Saturday and Sunday at the Lot 10 Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

The prizes for the top three female and male winners is valued at more than RM250,000.

Thorns and Petals

Very True....Read on.

By Lysa TerKeurst

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
Luke 8:14

My life has not been a bed of roses.

What an odd statement. It is supposed to mean that I haven't lived a life without snags and hurt. However, think of an actual bed of roses. Doesn't it have both thorns and flowers?

Let me say, if I was reading this devotion and I saw it was going to be about roses, I might be tempted to click "delete" while rolling my eyes and thinking the last thing the world needs is another cutesy Christian analogy. But stick with me here. There is something significant to be discovered about roses and thorns.

My aunt has grown roses for years. When I was in middle school and my family was falling apart, I went to live with my aunt for almost a year. I remember her telling me not to run through her rose garden. After all, she had what seemed like hundreds of other acres that unfolded in wide open fields. I could run there.

But I didn't want to.

I only wanted to run through the rose garden. I wanted to spread my arms wide open and run between the rows brushing my fingertips across all the velvety blooms. I wanted some of the blooms to burst and shower petals all around. Then I could gather the petals and spread them along my path.

As if I could carve a new place in this world lined with beauty and void of adult words like divorce, rejection, and hate ... I wanted my world to be soft, pink, and lovely. So, I took a running start with my arms outstretched only to be shocked with searing pain within the first few steps.

Thorns. Big, mean, vicious thorns. Thorns that ripped my flesh and opened up the flood of tears I'd been so determined to hold back. Suddenly, I hated that bush. I wanted to chop it down and beat it into the ground. But I couldn't do it. I couldn't bring myself to destroy something that produced such beauty.

I stood back from the source of my pain and wondered should I call it a bush of thorns or a bush of flowers. Really, it could go either way.

Suddenly I wasn't just staring at a bush. I was staring at my life. My life. Such a bed of roses. Would I see the hurt or would I see the beauty?

Luke 8:14 says, "The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature." The seed being referred to here is the Word of God. Isn't it interesting that people who are choked by life's circumstances and never mature are referred to as having thorns in the soil of their soul? Yes, life sometimes hands us thorns but we have the choice to park our mind on the thorn or on the beauty it can eventually produce in us if only we'll cling tightly to God's Word. For however a person thinks is how they will eventually become.

If we dwell on and think about the negative in life, we will become negative and God's Word will have a hard time taking root in our souls. If, however, we acknowledge the negative but choose instead to look for the good that can come from it, God's Word will take root in our souls and produce a lush crop of beauty.

It all comes down to choice. That day in my aunt's garden, I chose to be aware of the thorns but park my mind on the petals.

And I guess you could say, I've been making that choice every day since.

beautiful chakras

I'd like to dedicate this post to two special people: Jojo and Ida Mariana. THANK YOU.

There must be a reason why they reappeared into my life. Jojo and I have an exquisite relationship. I often joke with her about her voice irony. High-pitched yet soothing. "It must be the zen in you" I'd tell her. I was right. Her aura is beautiful. And everything she does for a friend is pure zen.

Another beautiful soul is Ida. We met recently, thanks to Miss Universe Malaysia. She must have been a Shamman in her previous life, but just her sheer presence heals. We finished rehearsals earlier than normal today (yay!) - so we sneaked into her friend's performance at the theatre downstairs and it was there where I enjoyed the simplicity of pure love. Charitable hearts and the innocence of children, kindness and pure thoughts.

Healing can only take place if you learn to forgive yourself first. New age practioners and even the bible tells us this.

I did an exercise to reconnect with myself. My life. To understand. It was a painful discovery, but when I understood the pattern, it made letting go easier. The next step was to forgive myself first -or else "forgiving others can never take place."

It took me 3 attempts before PH was convinced.

I was told that you can't own a person, and neither can he or she. Once you understand this; it makes letting go so much easier.

Joyfully surrending myself for instant happiness!

;)

Let's play lanterns now!



i love you darling(s)