The countdown

Today was really really awesome! We had steak, mushroom soup over rice and salad for dinner. Then we went of to church for thanksgiving and countdown. We feasted and fellowshipped there again, and then had a time of praise and worship. After that we shared our testimonies and sang in response to the messges.
Pastor Lucas handed me the clock to take picture as soon as 2010 came in, and it was super awesome! Instead of the usual 3-2-1 countdown, pastor Martin was singing Emmanuel. We were all laughing and singing in anticipation as we told pastor martin it was gonna be 12!!
Here is how it went:'emmmmaaannnuueellll, happy new year!' right exactly on the 12! Woweee, talk about awesome tempo!
The air you breathe in now is the air of 2010.
Let's look forward, not behind. 2009 is over, learn from our mistakes. Don't repeat them.
Glory to God for the year gone pass. Hello 2010, thank God for it cause I see so much potential in the year ahead! God Bless you all, and happy new year!(:

-DK

My first sermon.

Scripture reading: Galations
5:22-23
"But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, He will produce this
kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

-A relationship is NOTHING without love.
-Giving is NOTHING without joy.
-The world is NOTHING without peace.
-Prayer is NOTHING without patience.
-Generosity is NOTHING without kindness.
-Kindness is NOTHING without goodness.
-Trust is NOTHING without faithfulness.
-Mercy is NOTHING without gentleness.
-Perserverance is nothing without self-control.

Some extra pointers:

-Healing is NOTHING without hope
-Fruits of our labour are NOTHING without hard work.
-Thankfulness is NOTHING without gratitude.
-Apologies are NOTHING without forgiveness.

You are NOTHING without God.
-Daniel Khoo

Sent from my iPod

All the praise to you!

Little did I know I played for the last service of the year!
Just played my best and hearts out! I was cold. Thought was off, but christine said it wasn't, I was mostly on time, mostly... Gotta work on that plus my drum rolls.(:

-DK

What an awesome birthday, yet(:

For my birthday yesterday,(28th) my parents decided to bring me to Johor for go karting! So drew, christine and jere tagged along. So much drama. Let the story unfold... Now!

1025am:
Me: we're leaving at 1030 right?
Jere: yeah.

1100am:
We left the house.

Next stop,ACS Barker, to buy second hand books. At first I was enthu about it till my mum just picked loads of chem workbooks. Thank God it was pure and we only got two bookLETs for chem notes, plus other subjects. Checked out the tennis court, court 3 isn't even painted yet!! FAILURE!

At the open car park with me, drew and tine:

Drew: let's race.
Me: can't run, headphones around my neck, itouch in my back pocket.
Tine: slippers!
Me: kk.

We ran; I grabbed my headphones as soon as it touched the ground and guess what? I dropped my frigging itouch on the gravel paved ground, bounced in circles on it's side. Ahhhh!! The top right corner got scratched and one deep chip!! Die lah! Got over it for then.

Next stop, Johor!
Headed to checkpoint. Full house man! Saw a sign which said queue cutters will be fined.

Me: wah liddat we signal to the guy behind to come forward and then he get caught by the camera.
Everyone: hahahahahahahahah

After about one hour to get pass the crowded causeway and two checkpoints, we rushed, little did we know the flyover was wrong. As soon as we got directions, we went to eat.

Drew: this restaurant is selamat dating(datang)
All: what dating ah? It's datang...
Me: next time you study here you tell a chick,'eh, selamat datang( in drew's case is' I wanna date you' ) ' haha!

1415:
We went to eat. I ate mee rubous(how to spell??), no chilly.awesome stuff.

About 3pm:
Went to search for the place. Went along the coast. Can't find ahh!! Wind downed windows to ask for directions, stopped at gas station. Missed turns and all.we ended up at a long highway, pasir gudang: 55 km.

It was 345pm. Tension rose.

Dad:if we can't reach by 4 we're going back. I'll bring you another time.
Me:aiyo, next time then dowan.. So long!
Dad: *sigh*

4pm:

Dad: next time I bring you k?
Me: hmm, we just drive to a mall and see if we can find on the way.

Got directions, long story cut short, we reached the long entrance before the go kart track. 3 km deep jungle trail with two narrow bridges, no barriers.
You see, the last time I drove the tuscani in, my dad took over at the bridges. Cows blocked the way. This time was a change.

Switched sides with dad, I drove off.

Dad: lemme know when you cannot ah.
Before I could say okay, I crossed over the bridge without a thought. Hahah!
The trail was filled with pot-holes and could travel the max at 30kmh. Reached, I parked the car. Hallejuah!

Another cool thing. You see, when I woke up this morning, I surfed Vaughn gittin's facebook pictures. Came across this rainy drift meet in japan with noburetu taniguchi's car:



Then I was like, hopefully it drizzles a bit and I can drift the kart like them, the spins, the water kick ups(: it drizzles, we raced. Spun on the first lap when I flew down the slope upon turn in. The foot brake is like a handbrake. Then I didn't have any visor.

First run:
Helmet with no vise, rain got heavier, speeding with the kart and drops flying against the face like needles! Then the gravel that kicks up when you draft behind.

Second run:
Visor on, we ran. Really awesome!

Third run:
Three strangers joins us. I attempted an overtake after the long sweeper on the Outside line to the inside line on the chichane on the stranger. Unfortunately, my front left wheel hit his rear right wheel and I spun. Thinking he was gone, I u-turned and saw him in the gravel. Waved to apologise, he was nice(:
Then on one last turn before the finish line, I turned but due to the wet surface at bad steering lock, I was headed for off road. Doing it drift style, I rode the edge of the track, drifting with my rear wheel about to slip off the track! Talk about skills!(:
One of the spins were so great that before I spun I full locked my wheel to right and the force made it end up left after I spun. Scary but fun!

620pm:
We left, I drove out, my dad took over when we were out of the trail(:

Went to search for jusco(after numerous directions asked). Went to eat awesomeness chicken rice. Jere wanted a chicken so it dropped on the table. Wanted to use my untensils and quickly pick up but it dropped again, picked, it slipped and dropped on the chair then on the floor-.- fail!! Watched Alvin and the chipmunks 2! Cute ah!!

Walked around the mall, in the carpark I idoitically stepped on puke, mistaking it for water! Watched my soles and put some soap. Phew, close call.

Directions again,finally one babe gave us the right direction, topped up gas, causeway jam.

Police officer reading out name:
Wong.. Er, swee min?
Christine: here! Haha!

Finally got out, yadayada. Dropped christine off and reached home exactly at 1205am!
Me: thanks dad for bringing me
And bearing with my attitude and wrong directions.
Dad: okay!(:

Me: I can't belive I dropped my itouch!! Ah!!!

-DK

P.S. Remember the bridge? I learnt a lesson, by faith you can cross bridges. Goodnight, sleepwell(:

Prayer changes things

A few days ago, I felt really down and out, that I just stopped my relationship with Christ. I was really frustrated with life! I went for two days being a freethinker but hated it when Christ kept bugging me in a sense to pray. I Nugged it off and then on Christmas night I got bugged again. It was then I prayed a short prayer despite being reluctant. Guess what? It turned my life around and He forgave my sins! I'm back on the walk and am excited! All Glory to Him!



-DK

Whee(:

Thanks Guys, though it's one day early(: oh well^^

-DK

Acts church 27/12/09

Acts church 27/12/09

Speaker: Kien Yiak Wong (Chief elder of ACTS KL)

1 Samuel 30

God understands you, He sees your tears, emotions and feeling...

Emotions play a big part in our life. Stay with negative people you
become like them. Sometimes instead of reaching out we tend to join
them if we are not careful.

Trials and testings come into our lives. Bills and all.

We have a different choice, we don't needa reply like others. Change
that attitude around! Don't conform into the environent that the enemy
prepared for you.

Are you living in an environent the enemy has prepared for you or God
has prepared for you?

Strenthen our relationship with God. He comes at the very last minute.
Just at the right time!

We can either live like the world or live by God's ways. Be a David!! (:

We all have dreams, desires, aspirations that God has placed in our
hearts.

To God be the Glory forever and ever!
Amen

-DK

Acts church 13/12/09

Acts church 13/12/09

Pastor Kenneth Chin

Psalms 37
Title: Journey towards our dream/ desire/ destiny(:

God works by order.
Step one step two step three.....

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Six steps to walk the walk to our dreams.

Step 1:
Psalms 37:1
Don't compare yourself with others.
It will only get you discouraged.

Step 2:
Psalms 37:3
Trust in the Lord and do good.
Trusting his character.
He never fails nor forsakes you.
Just keep on doing good.

Step 3:
Dwell in the land and stay put.
Plant your own fruit, don't pluck others' hard work.
You will see God's faithfulness in both good and hard times.

Step 4:
Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of Your
heart!
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Checklist:
1)Desire
2)Dicipline
3)Delight
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Give you means form/create in you. It's His desires He puts in your
heart.

Step 5:
Commit your ways to the Lord, Trust also in Him and He shall bring it
to pass.
Come with a dream, leave with a plan.
Don't attempt to 'run' faster than Christ.

Step 6:
Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.

Isaiah 40:21
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The words people hate:
1) stay
2) wait
Love them.
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There is a greater gift than faith and testing our faith will unveil it.
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Amen!

-DK

Acts church 06/12/09

Acts church 06/12/09
Pastor Martin tang.

-Luke 1:26,29,37,38

-the greatest gift that we can ever give this Christmas is the life of
Christ in you(it's rarely given out)
We should celebrate Christmas everyday, giving these types if gifts(:

- very seldom 'we say be it unto me'(Mary during her late teens)

1) W- willingness
Mary was willing when she said be it unto me.

2) W- are you willing?
Are you placing yourself in that place of wilingness to give?
Open that hand which holds the gift! God's sayin what's that in your
hand?

3) W- worth.
Grace is the point of our life when sin and God's majesty collides!
We give something that is priceless. We didn't buy it, God gave it to
us to pass it on!

Don't let the devil rob you of your gift, confidence God gave you.

-John 4:9,10,28,29
Don't let the devil place you in delusion.
Jesus is greater than any of our needs!

Be in a position to say 'be it unto Him'.

4) W- wrap
Gift wrap? Unwrap the life of Christ to many.

God looks beyond our fault. Our need should be to touch someone who
has yet to know Christ.

5) W- worship with a winning attiude. It turns the heart of men to
praising God!
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Grace is a passport that takes us into the will of God.
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Amen!

-DK

Acts cell group

Acts cell group
28 November 2009

Speaker: Kim Hwa

-Jeremiah 29:11(similar to alex's testimony)
Plans to Prosper and Bless.

-How to be blessed and remained blessed?
Ans:
Isaiah 1:16-20
"If only you would obey Me."

-Psalm 23:5
God prepares a feast for us in front of our enemies.

-Challenge: consider fasting*
(refrain from something that keeps us from seeking God)
Basically, seek God during that period! (:

-Alex adds:
Matthew 16:24
Deny yourself. Pick up that cross, daily!!
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God has plans for you even though what YOU WANT does not come to pass.
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Amen!

*fast from cars. Reading, doing.

-DK

1 Peter 4:7-11

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
1 Peter 4:7-11


-DK

Call me

How cool is that? A call from the world's famous drifter! ^^

-DK

P.S. I love fake a call(:

Hellaflush

(:

-DK

Gift exchange

Thanks for the planetshakers bottle drew!(:

-DK

Driftspeed

Faithfully serving me still. Tuned the suspension, semi lock front diff. Drifts like a champ!

-DK

Run

Was about to finish up some paper work today when the dogs ran out the house! Drew wanted to let them out to run in the garden whilst washing the car. Gate was open and the dogs left, with drew calling me to come. I took the leash and called Burma. She turned as saw me with the leash in my hand and started running. Urghh, I chased after her without a shirt! Frap happily followed and then confronted a dog. Managed to tie up Burma and drew called frap then. On the way back, there was this Labrador behind the gate of someone's house. Frap went to pick a fight, thankfully there were no injuires cause they only barked and snarled fiercly at each other. My knee became pain.. Ahh..



-DK

Planetshakers- One

We stand together with hearts joined as ONE.

-DK

Happy Birthday!

As you know today is the 25th, I would like to shout out to my Saviour
Jesus Christ, happy birthday my Lord!! Today was kinda cool, me and
drew left home to pick up the Christmas tree for church at the church
office at Rangoon road. Then we realise the key pastor Lucas gave us
was wrong!! So we had to frigging drive all the way down to kovan mrt
near his place to get the right key0.0 but the long flyover was cool.
Went to church for Christmas celebration, met megan's friend Marcus.
Lunch was way awesome! Learned some new stuff from Josh Khoo's parents
and Denise parents(: really really awesome. Went home later to rest,
watched WTCC, went to tune my car. Left to my mum's mother's place for
dinner and gift exchange(: took a wild load of pictures! Celebrated my
birthday at the same time and got some cash in(: was so shacked that I
just fell asleep on the sofa-.- well then, goodnight folks, I'm of to
the land of dreams.God Bless
-DK160

P.S. Shine your light

The cars

New love

She's gone, and now another came. This girl's name is Lancer ex,
that's right, lancer ex. Lancer came in with a deep black glossy
clothes. I must say, the only thing she lacks are better looking
shoes. They are nice though. Now she gotta sit closer to the ground,
sorta ride it. Have that wings to hold her down so she won't fly away
from me. Make her fart louder and make her run faster. Her asshole is
just too puny! How is the fart gonna be loud?

And that's the story of our new Mitsubishi lancer ex 1.5(A) that took
the place of our Hyundai tuscani(: planning to fit on a wing, lower
the suspension, fit an aftermarket exhaust over the tinny one and new
rims(:
that's all folks!(:

-DK

My love

5 years has gone so fast! Eversince I laid my eyes on your black
clothes and sleek body, I knew you were the one! We were so small and
young then, all of us fitted into you and you took me for rides I
never forget! You later received wings that prevented you from flying.
Your eyelids flew off while running. Pain. The fin you shaped like my
hair. I gave you a pair of black shoes and you loved it! Helped you
breathe better and clearer. Took you for spins, awesome times! The
time has came, you're falling apart. He came and took you away. We had
our last journey together before you were gone forever. Our last
picture we took. Now I've taken off your wings, fly away!

And that's the story of how our Hyundai tuscani served us well and was sold off.

Awesome times.

-DK

I'm back!

Hey guys!! Haven't blogged for such a long time! Gonna post up pics of
what I have been doing so far soon!(: Penang tennis trip was awesome!
Played singles against this 16 year old guy from Penang, lost 6-3 6-1.
I must say that's not bad yo! Doubled with victoria sec ong kang
sheng, we lost 9-1! Haha, what a failure(: shopping for awesome
clothings, arcade, movies!(: and those late night chats! That's all
for Penang folks!(:

-DK

the holidays.

Got 26/40 for physics, waiting for the rest. holidays gonna be awesome. tennis camp till the first week of December. parents are letting me plan the modifications and tuning for the car. guess thats about it apart from the social world. not to mention more time with Christ(:

-DK

CRAZZYY!!!

well, things have gotten quite crazy over the month. failed 3 subjects, two weeks of bridging for physics, chem and a-maths. sighh.. art of animation course at ngee ann poly. due to the exam, had to mugg like crap. family got so stressed with me cause of the re-exam. studied two days in a row from 9am to 12am the next day. sucks ttm. grr, gotta admit, the month that has gone by, my relationship with God wasn't what i was supposed to be. kinda neglected Him and all.. prayed in the bath yesterday about re-affirming my relationship with him. im not going back, im moving ahead.





-DK.

FINALLY!

Wow! exams are finally ova!!
damn! tmr there is camp for four days, gonna miss all you people loads!
Seeya in four days!

-Daniel Khoo

18.10.09

sighh

stupid chem exam today.. studied so damn hard for it. and paper was super hard ttm!
i really wanna drop to combined.. cause as long as i have a maths i can do engineering courses..
sigh... with only 8 subjects?make that 7 cause chinese's not counted. shit... makes it so hard to drop...
now im bracing myself for bridging... ahhhhhh!!!



-Daniel Khoo

Erased?

Yknow, there's sucha thing called erasing your memory. Many say it
isn't possible. Take an eraser and rub off something you hate, what do
you see? You'll see the depression there, like a scar. Now thats the
same for your memory. You can erase, but the scar is there.

-daniel khoo

sigh...

this sucks ttm man! exams are alreday on and since then i was mugging like shit and could hardly blog...
sorry people...



-Daniel Khoo

Sunday (:

One heck of a week.
Week didn't go too well, late nights, early morning. Moody...
sigh, then had to mug as exams are coming in 5 days time. oh damn.
Last thursday was awesome in school though, cause in a class room the P.A phone was unhooked(is that what you call it?)so someone played like some sex sound clip from his phone and the whole school was literally quiet for 5 whole seconds! haha.
yesterday i had rehearsal and cell group. half way through playing the spring for the bass kick broke off the pedal. dang, impovisation through using the floor tom.
after that was really awesome (:
Blushes, innocence (:
well, gotta go off for church soon, playing drums(:


-Daniel Khoo

Temptation

Temptation. For a moment just stare at those 10 letters. Those 10
letters may seem like all other letters that form any other word.
However, these letters are the one that leads you towards the Devil
and wandering away from Christ of you fulfill what the Devil is
attracting you with. Temptation comes in many forms. Dirty jokes,
profanities, cursing... Many times when we give in to temptation is
always cause we feel that we can't overcome them. However God said
that it's possible to overcome them. 1 Corinthians 10:13. The
temptations in your life are no different from what others experience.
And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than
you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so
that you can endure.
What an awesome assurance we can get from Him. Why not view temptation
this way: To Emerge Merrily, Place That Assurance That I (Christ)
Overcame, Now! May sound kiddy or lame though, but anything to
overcome temptation rocks!(:

-Daniel Khoo

WWJT, WWJR

Well, since the last messae on WWJS, I admit it's kinda hard to follow
up, but when it's fufiled it's great to see a smile on the persons
face, be it a teacher or a school cleaner. So WWJT and HWJR, what
would Jesus think and how would Jesus react. Christ has led a Sin-free
life. At Calvary, as Jesus hung on that cross, he didn't retaliate
when he was spat upon, nailed to that very cross or looked down upon.
Instead he thought and reacted by asking his Father to forgive us our
sins for we didn't know what we were doing. Even while typing this, it
spurs me on to do my best and make the most out of life. For Christ
when he was on earth was also man. He made the Judgements in wheter to
sin or not. Instead of following others, follow Christ. To encourage
yourself along the way, applying WWJD, WWJS, WWJT and HWJR can be of
great help.

-Daniel Khoo

Ebisu Circuit: Spring Matsuri Part I - The Drift エビス ドリフト 祭

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXxlZvdyww&feature=youtube_gdata

- Daniel Khoo

WWJS

I'm sure you've heard the letters WWJD, meaning what would Jesus do?
This may help you in your daily walk with Christ, for every little
decision you make is only by your judgement. Being encouraged to do
what us right is walking in Christ's footsteps. But how about guarding
our lips? We live in an evil world,
where the tongue is the deadliest weapon. How we can overcome that is
simply using WWJS, what would Jesus say? Trust in the Lord and lean
not on your own understanding. Follow after Him. Make a difference and
touch lives. Why not start today? (:

-Daniel Khoo

The climb

The only way to success is not the escalator but rather, taking the stairs.

-Daniel Khoo

Never giving up

Yeah, the devil can rob you of any and everything. But pray and make
an effort in everything you do, for giving your burdens to God for He
cares for you. Nothing van ever settle down if you mix it up.

-Daniel Khoo

STRONGER

We're getting stronger everyday. despite trying to tear us apart, we've got good intentions.
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.


-Daniel Khoo

Pete and Kel's wedding

really happy its over, in a good way, they're happily married(:

in a bad way, the stress is over (:

Sigh, all good things must come to pass :(

Super tiring, but at least i managed to be a good brother and finish it well (:

-Daniel Khoo

Life still goes on

Crap! i just realised that this saturday's last tennis training clashes with pete's wedding. ahh, i guess attending my eldest brothers wedding is once in a fun life time (:
and i bought something from ION! its a UNI QLO tshirt with a racing theme on it^^
and also cut my hair too.
finally finished typing out the powerpoint slides for this saturday's wedding ;)

-Daniel Khoo

Closer or futher?

Hearing the ticking of the clock means that every second of my life is passing away. But i know that every second i'm getting closer to Christ.

-Daniel Khoo

A painful break?

So today is the last day of school before the term closes and the one week break.
Super complicated though.
During PE i did 20 pull ups on the bar.
10 underhand and 10 overhand pulls ups in a row respectively.
Super good, but now i've got blisters that burst.
Then for holiday homework.
E-maths is 270 questions.
A-maths is 120 questions.
Just counting through them already gave me a headache and a lil' breathlessness.
But i believe nothing is impossible through Christ who strengthens me! ROCK ON!!

-Daniel Khoo

Drift madness

well, maddman has really shown its potential of its given name.

-Daniel Khoo

Impossibly possible?

If you say that something is impossible, that'll be a possibility.

-Daniel Khoo

Drift nut?!

Just brought my maddman out for drifting on tarmac with HPI type A compound tires. real fun with speed, however, the rear right nut popped off, and the next thing was the car on the ground, wheel over the other side. Crap. lost the nut but by the grace of God, i have a spare lying around.
Pics will follow soon (:

-Daniel Khoo

Yourself.

Your looks is something that you can't change. But what you can change is your personality.-daniel khoo

-Daniel Khoo

Drift School?

So today i brought my car along to school, supposed to do some tandem action with Bryan Yap. Long story cut short, last minute he had to go off for a funeral. So yeah, i ended up drifting by myself. Feel quite proud though, cause i drifted for half an hour, let the engine cool while i did my chem and physics for an hour. after that one more time and home i went to blog (:

p.s. i arm wrestled with drew until he gave up. (:

-Daniel Khoo

This is official!

official release of my latest creation! so far it has gotten positive comments from family and friends(: whoohoo!




-Daniel Khoo

Sunday Morning.

Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in
But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
And I would gladly hit the road get up and go if I knew
That someday it would bring me back to you
That someday it would bring me back to you

That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on sunday morning
And I never want to leave

Fingers trace your every outline
Paint a picture with my hands
Back and forth we sway like branches in a storm
Change the weather still together when it ends

That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow on sunday morning
And I never want to leave

But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do
Sunday morning rain is falling and I'm calling out to you
Singing someday it'll bring me back to you
Find a way to bring myself home to you

And you may not know
That may be all I need
In darkness she is all I see
Come and rest your bones with me
Driving slow?



P.S. People like you for who you truly are.

-Daniel Khoo

She's ready

And oh boy, one word. SEXY!

project s15 is complete!

special thanks to:
Andrew Khoo for supplying the paint
Bryan Yap for the trade(:

-DRIFTK