Hot Day!! St Kilda Beach!!

It was a HOT DAY, wasn't it??
I get up late today cuz I have class late in the arvo(11pm).. I felt sun started to burn my room!! Later on I suffered all way long walking to and from the city..
I finished my class at 1.30pm cuz I'd done my presentation on last Monday.
I had my new haircut, a very shorty one, u guys must be astonished... LOL
Dicky arrived in Melbourne this morning to attend his bro's graduation, so he joined us for a walk today.
Then we took a long journey to St. Kilda Beach, a lot of people there!! Cuz I catched the next tram after them, I barely found them at the beach, too hot!! and too many people!! We had a view sightseeing, then went back to city cuz we're unable to bear with the heat..
Pancake Parlour was the next destination. We had the 2 for 1 price voucher, great snacks in the arvo, along with Coke, I loved it..
Later on we dropped by Ahin and Mule's apartment for a break, all of us took a long nap after a burning and tiring day at St Kilda Beach.. Damn HOT!!
When I took a bath later back home, I realized that my skin was getting darker and darker(no sunblocks at the beach).. I've to decrease the frequency of hangin' around hot-sun exposed place then.. :(

This week

This week seems too annoying for me, all things getting busier..
I had a research and presentation project yesterday(it's gone, relieved), and Pure Maths project had gone too...
Yet I have a theme essay plan to do for tomorrow, and a bunch of Computer n Networks assessments in class.. This Friday will be the worst and the best day this week, the worst thing is I have to submit General maths(which I don't like very much since the Probability thing), and the best thing is, I'll get the keys to my new apartment after class!! Yey.. Finally I'll feel like living in a 14th floor apartment, instead of 18 years living in low building(unfortunately now too) :(
But before, I had a lot of things to be worried about, I went to and fro the real estate office, callin here and there, bank, cleanliness of my current apt, anything else makin' me silenced..
Hmm, there are still things to do bout my new apt, the connection guy will call me in these few days to connect the water, electricity, and payTV.. Oh gosh, and furniture!!
I'll keep posting my updates guys^^

Basketball Shoes - TPU Cushioning Vs. Nike Flywire™

Hi guys, today I'm going to discuss the difference between the TPU(Thermalplastic PolyUrethane) cushioning and the new Nike Flywire™ on Basketball shoes.

TPU is a plastic+polyurethane material which is used as the usual basic cushioning foam in basketball shoes and other sporting shoes. Supports the area of the heels mostly, and the whole foot like a second sock. It is also a shock absorber material,since most basketball shoes have thicker TPU cushion on the ankle, heel, and both side of the shoes. It is cheap, easy and comfortable to wear mainly on basketball shoes. Like many materials, TPU can be affected by too much moisture. TPU is a hygroscopic material, which has a great potential in absorbing moisture.The time needed to dry this material may be a consideration,main concerning on sweating feet in basketball games. When the material is wet, it becomes less responsive and effective, therefore it cannot be wear for a long time at the same moment(e.g playing for 3 hours) without decreasing its performance.

While Nike Flywire™ is a new technology developed by Nike. The idea Flywire™ is inspired from the suspension bridge which has many fibers to support. The Flywire™ is designed to wrap the foot like a second skin, and since the support doesn't come from layers of material, it is flexible.Created by Jay Meschter, Director of Innovation at Nike in the early 2000, with tensile fibers as the only material. The fibers are called Vectran Fibers, a NASA-grade fiber. Thinner than human hair, lightweight, flexible yet high in tensile strength(5 times stronger than steel). Nike basketball shoes with Nike Flywire™ has decreased weight up to 50% of the previous TPU shoes.

Basketball shoes using TPU cushioning

                                                             

Basketball shoes using Nike Flywire™

RMIT Lunch - Sante Restaurant, Crown Towers

Hi,

Today I have quite a wonderful day. In the morning, it was quite breezing when I exit my apartment. I wondered, I arrived late but there were just a few people in the general maths class(usually there are a lot)..

Later on, because I was bored with the lesson, I listen to my mp4 player and sit-sleeping all the classes till physics class.

All I did in physics class was only a few questions and chattering, and because we had a lunch event at Crown Towers we asked for earlier break!!(after all I stayed in the class less then 45 minutes of 2 hours teaching, LOL)

 

Then Yoshi, Eddie, and Me, started our foot journey to Crown(gosh, it was around 10 blocks away!!).. Eddie kept moaning and moaning bcoz he didn't like walking..

Finally we made it!!The Crown Towers!!Yeah!!Walking in the hotel like kings,but... We didn't know where the Restaurant was(huh?!? embarrassing)..After a few turnarounds, we went straight to the information desk..We're looking for a Vodafone store,coz the Sante Resto was just right above..

And.. TADAAA!! We were welcomed by our program coordinator Tracey Salter and be seated..

It was quite loooong waiting for the announcement for the buffet to start(I was really hungry after walking really far), and the beardy 
oldman finally started it..

Great lunch dude!!There were Eastern(dim sims, buns, fried rice,etc.) to Western(chicken,lamb chop, fish crisps,etc.) dished.. A very big selection of foods!! Yes a long with desserts..

Two rounds of main courses were enough for me(Eastern+Western=Full).. But I didn't realize that I still fed up to three bowls of ice cream with toppings on it!!..INSANE!!

Later on there was an award session for the scholarship(my friend Haku won one of them), debating competition, soccer, and basketball competition.. I was envious to see the beautifully engraved awards and trophies..XP

Yeah, perhaps now it's not my chance, and I will get a chance later.. :)

Coming entertainment was.... The Lady Gaga and Britney Spears show!!..

OH my, this is the funniest acting show I've ever seen.. There were Tracey as the fat clown, Phil Harty as shemale Gaga, and other 2 guys and 2 females I didn't recognize.. They danced like CRAZY monkeys!!(I didn't expected them to be that insane!!).. Even Phil danced till his wigs off, funny LOL..

It was quite an amazing day, and we ended the lunch with a few words from the MC..

Next because Eddie went home earlier, Yoshi and me headed back to city,walking again.. We dropped by Bourke st.'s JB HiFi coz Yoshi's looking for a new PSP :D.. I'm looking for a new PS3 too, with a Final Fantasy XIII Bundle(looks great!! but I still hv to wait till next March).. I ended my day by goin to the F1 merchandise store, just window shopping coz they didn't have anything new :( then I took tram home.. Oh yeah!! I've just been disturbed by the false alarm made by the Bulley residents too~~ Damn party kids..Haha..

But overall a great day!!