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Boiled potatoes

2012-01-13T06:55:00.001+08:00

I decided to keep my blog more alive this year like a log book. To remind myself simple things that makes life feels alive.

Butter salt and boiled potatoes garnished with parsley.its simple delight and offers much energy.

Cole gummy bears taste good too.

Airplanes

2011-11-13T21:09:00.000+08:00

If you dont have a soul because you went to 9gag, you may notice that there is a saying that life is better, when you no longer give a fuck.

And when you realise, you gotta live and will live, things just doesn't seem as severe as they are. Some say this is irresponsible but its just you staying alive. Be mature, as long as you live, things will bound to turn bad or undesirable at some point. Live with it. And while doing so, live it the way you want. Be happy. Enjoy the moment.

Because the weight disappears when you dont give a fuck. And that is when your inspiration comes. That is the way i live by. Because ultimately, you are born this way.

Gabrieanne!!

2011-11-13T00:36:00.001+08:00

They say you can't stay mad at your child. So true.
No matter that you broke my spectacles and also being so demanding at the wrong time, you are cute as a button and daddy loves you.

Bitching

2011-10-27T22:21:00.001+08:00

I think it's been countless times since I'm here bitching bout my life. And readers will be like 'damn, kids nowadays are never satisfied'
I'm from the 90s so I do know what gratitude is, but at this point I'm just stretched so thin that I'm in the verge of snapping.
Perhaps it's because of the white hair thing that people loves to associated with stress. The less you have the happier you are, or so that is how it goes. Then I really should grow to be a silver haired teenager pretty soon.

6 October 2011

2011-10-06T15:11:00.000+08:00

He had die young, bury him in satin
Lay him down on a bed of roses
Sink him in the river at dawn
Send him away with the words of a love song

The sharp knife of a short life, well
He had just enough time

Farewell Mr. Jobs. You are epitome of “Not how many breaths you take but the moment that takes your breath away”

May you rest in peace.

2 October 2011

2011-10-02T19:44:00.001+08:00

I tailed a Lambo Murcielargo yesterday. Driven by one of those oversized sunglasses wearing aunty. I’m not entirely sure on the aunty part as it wasn’t me who confirm the driver.

Then it was a black Ga-yar-do at night. I count two as lucky. My birthday and birth month.

But it gets better. GT-R later, white then another silver on my way back home.

Two most desirable supercar (as rated by me for efficiency and style wise) and double sighting of each.

This is a good sign!

30 September 2011

2011-10-01T00:11:00.001+08:00

Happiness is within reach.

Just a simple house, with tv and sofa, good air flow, cosy.

Internet access for the guys and movies for the girls.

Living together with friends that is housemate, or sibling.

What separates is just money. Just money.

29 September 2011

2011-09-29T21:32:00.001+08:00

Today i saw some blue collar worker pulling some broadband cables beneath the ground over to the traffic light right out of my house.

This is going to be epic!!

Then i wonder, everyone wants to live their life. Their ideal lifestyle. Be it driving a car, buying new apparel each week or so.

But how few realise that they can’t? For example, even eating out or simple to power and even gas consumption. Plenty dont. And they count the eggs before they hatch.

Dont be surprised that this is what life you’re living. With loans on our shoulder we are already spending what we have no earned. And those happily with a house and car, dont forget who bought that.

Which our government doesn’t put it into their basket of inflation measurement goods. Good for you. Apparently rent is free and car is a luxury. So in this view, gas is the same. Inflation are always stated at low of 3% when the truth we know, can be 6% or higher.

Stating the inflation at low will benefit foreign investment, to say that whatever you earn her will not deteriorate in value anytime soon. Its to say the environment of money’s worth will stay. What it does signal however is salary doesn’t need to be adjusted. Or if need to, 4% more than enough.

So at 3% it is also to say that the government did a great job in fending off inflation, compared against the world.

And after that, says we should change our lifestyle to consume less.

Bravo i say.

Never ending rant

2011-09-29T14:28:00.001+08:00

The world has evolved to a state of turmoil. That statement by itself is a paradox.

Evolution as termed, is adapting to the environment. Survival of the fittest.

And our current state, is a product of what we thought is suppose to make life better.

The economy is failing and the future is uncertain. Governments blame nations blame citizens. And its getting worse.

Its depressing. Yes. And i definitely know how money on a constrain can cause hysterical behaviour in a person. Just like how a government can be.

We want to consume and less on production. I don’t blame, it feels good to spend.

To address this disparity, we need to earn more, produce more. with millions unemployed.

So i am also one of them, new in this capitalist world, working, looking for enough income for my wife to stay home, raise my kid.

There is no propose instruction to do so. They say ‘you’re still young’ and i know. Which is the reason why i will have to work extra hard to cover the shortfalls.

A wife know her roles, that is to ensure a home is a home, clean, habitable, comfortable, everyone well looked after.

A husband’s role, is to provide for it to happen. And I need to provide more.

So i ask, if there is anyone out there having more a good use of me and pay me for what i’m worth?

whining

2011-08-03T21:47:00.000+08:00

here states my pathetic and feeble complains.

i hereby denounce myself of any honour, dignity or titles, should i held any.

i am a fraud and broke.

i know, knew what i want, where to go.

somewhere along the journey perhaps i was distracted, lost.

and may the world be poorer from my absence.

and my soul forever writhe for that road not taken.

6 July 2011

2011-07-06T15:03:00.000+08:00

This is a piece of text, call it a dictation as it may just be another rambling by me, knowing how much I talk. This is a biography of myself, if you call it that way. This is the story of me.

This story is written without a draft. Its whatever coming to my mine. The story shall speak for itself.

I’m currently writing from my desk at work, having nothing pending to be done. No deadline has dulled my senses. Too much deadlines have killed my creativity in the past. I consider this act to be unassuming, having being paid to work but right here typing away, pretending to look busy. Its not only wrong but a high risk attached to it. What if my boss were to show up behind me? Writing this piece too proves to be a challenge, being downgraded from my own 4 years old pc of AMD Athlon x 2 to what it is a mere dual core Intel Pentium 4 3ghz with 512 ram? Even on windows XP this feels ancient.

Back to my story, I grew up in the nineties. Big nine ‘O’. My childhood I think was the last of the glory days of the time. Super Santei – Power Rangers, Voltron, giant robots, masked rider, even the best Batman movie directed by Tim Burton came out in the nineties. Yes, the effects were not that good but it delivered the goods. Character, design, story, the presentation. Heck, who could ever forget Terminator 2?

I grew up reading comics. Something younger generation might be unheard of or seldom to pick up. Not that I’m very old, they have anime nowadays. Highly compressed into 20 minutes show, full of colors with real voice acting behind. Though this wave may not have been that new, existing for decades in Japan, its not so rampant in other parts of the world. The states only picked up Dragon Ball few years back. 20 over years since its inception.

I take pride in knowing. I hate to be left out. I am a curious person. I feel compelled to read the list of well known and prized titles. My upcoming title to read will be Akira.

Currently I’m reading Zetman. I must give it to the author/artist. He’s been very consistent in his work. And its inspiring on his artwork and story. The story although may not provide much depth, especially the very flat characters and their fate, it was bolster with good distraction to relate to. Maybe all that attracted me was the art.

It was so inspiring that I decided to write this piece. Being an author or artist has always been my dream, I a dream I am reluctant to let go off.

Despite being relatively docile in appearance, rebellious is a part of my soul. Rebel against the norm, rebel against what ever mainstream and common, rebel against procedures I find rigid and unaccommodating, you can almost throw a stone anywhere and still hit the target. I am that bad a rebel, but not without a cause.

Crowd is something I like. But perhaps, a community is a better word. Grouping of similar peoples or should they be different, adhere to a common cause. In trips and in work, I like to operate in a community, though my friends would say I’m rather reclusive at times. I beg to differ. It’s just that I don’t have the means to be out there.

I enjoy reading. Its very easy to forget something that you like when you don’t do it anymore. I think it takes some effort too in order to enjoy. The biggest hurdle in reading is always the same. Money to buy, and the luck to find a good read. Though reviews are everywhere, its just not that easy to find a good read.

Drawing as mentioned was my forte, as I would like to recognize it. Since the inception of myself, my personality is a manifestation of images in my mind. Everyone thinks with images in their head. We don’t exactly have thoughts in words. This is why we always have a hard time remembering texts, history. But when we break it down into story, things make sense. When it is rhythmical, its even better. It will stick in your head. Literally.

Guess that is how photographic memories come in. Instead of keeping the text, the whole layout made into an image and you ‘read’ it from there. Its cool to know that photographic memory can be taught, and with practice, can be harnessed. The same goes with creativity. To question and construct a diverging alternative. Perhaps what I’m talking about will be something similar to Edward Bono’s 6 thinking hats, which I have not read yet. I did read his new thinking for the new millennium and I am astonished by his views. It captivated mostly because I agree with it.

To me, to have an open mind is important in order to absorb whatever happening objectively. Video games is a great tool to open up your mind, not just living as another person but also to experience something out of the norm. You can say its like movies only this demands more focus to maneuver through the progression.

Back to drawing, these images in my mind, I tend to consolidate it into a 3D model. Thus I could toss it around and still know what I looks like. Parts that I am unsure of are filled with what you call imagination. That is how people find me full me full of baloney. I tend to get too far with imagination and when its out of control, it just becomes a fabrication. Fair enough, self control and discipline must be applied.

But like how Bono put it in his book, human finds thinking a chore. The sooner we get to the conclusion or truth, its better to just hold it there. The same where you constantly trying to construct an image in your mind, it is even harder to form something out of pure imagination alone. There is where traveling comes in.

It broadens our view. But this too is something of a privilege. Money is a bitch.

The same reason I become an accountant. I was under the impression those who governs money will be better off their own. I may be wrong. I don’t feel richer. But I do feel I have better financial control. Just control, not better off financially. Perhaps not now. Perhaps I’m coming apple to nuts. Me being nutty over money.

See, money became increasingly a pressure on me. To everyone else living on their own too I suppose. A dream of riches. The pressure kicks in harder, with more NM when you have a wife and kid. Financially, it is no longer jolly along but something to be accomplished.

In a way, this will be a drive, something to propel me further. But the trick here is the risk appetite. A balance of return and risk taking. For example a high risk high return act will be going overseas to work. But I will lose the chance to visit my beautiful daughter and loving wife. Staying behind in Ipoh will lead me nowhere far. At least in KL, I earn better, and learned that there are more to offer in life. Still, I miss them.

Sigh, such is life. You can only go one way, or the other. Having both ends is simply a perk only few are able to enjoy, if not utterly impossible.

I mean, I would’ve been glad to have travel to England and adopt their language to my own. Fly over to America and enjoy the amazing purchasing power. Or even the Land of Oz below will be an eye opening experience.

But all these, who wouldn’t? It would be even better if I can experience Japan for its culture and what not.

Still, people say all this are not impossible and it is achievable. But the economy as it is, I don’t think I can afford a cool apartment for my family plus a car anytime soon. In fact, with the prices escalating, I don’t think I can move out of Malaysia anytime soon.

Such is the way of life now. People are asking too much? Or the economy is too cold? The Pareto 80/20 rule with me being one of the 80% who doesn’t command wealth and weighted down by debt.

Don’t be misunderstood because I will do everything I can in my powers to afford for my wonderful daughter. Thus back to the trick, I believe its not so much about sacrifices but to strike the balance. A mark made so fine and illusive from the vast disparity clouds the target.

Its amazing how much things like this change a person, not in an impressed way, I find its staggering the paradigm shift from the person I was to who I am today.

It doesn’t change the fact that I believe, motivation drives the best out of us. And this source of motivation varies from person to person. One will have to identify it, draw it out before he can use it. Being lazy or not, the right motivation will set the motion.

The fact that I forget this is why I am disappointed with myself. Being contemplated into comfort zone so easily. Perhaps its human nature as pointed out by Bono. The feeling of thoroughly inspired should be engraved and ingrained to each and every part of the brain. Much like prayers you make for your religion, which I don’t strictly adhere to.

I don’t know if my views will change but as of today, this is the story that I am.

Now if only that lottery ticket works its magic.

Need you now

2011-06-04T12:02:00.001+08:00

I will admit that I am greedy. I want to have everything under my disposal. Being rich gives me power. That's what I think. And that's how the world works. Period.
They say when the gears of fate locks on to your life, the motion is effortless. This is not a theism view but a truth from observation. Your law of attraction no doubt works it's part but people do say, careful what you wish for. You might just get it. In a way I think this is what they mean.
So I'm a dreamer of the day as written in Lawrence of Arabia. Since a kid, in present and in future.

Location:Pantai Baru Hwy,Subang Jaya,Malaysia

PC FAIR April 2011

2011-04-24T22:16:00.001+08:00

Its really very loser like to say this is my first time I’m going to PC Fair in KL.

Expectations were high, from all those pictures and comments. The hype were strong and hyper, is the word that match what I was feeling through the week.

Anticipation got the better of me.

So I braced myself. To ask them for a picture.

But I notice… or lack of noticing any decent booth babes, it turned out to be more boring than I thought.

Poor hiring effort. Or lack of budget? I tried to detail every booth but….

Perhaps I lack the appeal for them to take pictures by. It was pretty evident when…

They expect you to hold DSLR with zoom of 14 inch long or something to be worthy as a photographer.

Tough life

2011-04-19T19:09:00.001+08:00

Malaysia, if I would say over the year created a gap, a disparity between earning and expenditure.

While no amount is enough for a person to squander, mere survival and essential is hard to sustain.

A job very well require you to have your car but it will cost you 1 to 2 times annual income. All this said to promote national car maker should have left us poorer.

Then it must be our weak currency. At an undervalued position, we are paying more for less. It's not logic to have re same thing but costs 2.4 times compared to our near neighbor. A correction will soon come in to fill the gap but no. The difference have only increased.

Then the flow of funds must have been disturbed. The supply and demand is not reaching it's equilibrium. Something cannot be expensive when it's widely available!

Then there must be policies and regulation that impede the natural order, just like how stones is set to prevent grasses from growing.

And in logical sense, we blame the government policies which have clearly not functioned as it was planned to. Or it did, just that the benefit wasn't meant to reach the people in the first place?

This disparity leaves Malaysian at high leverage ratio, with everyone in net liability to afford for car and house.

Despite the fact that Malaysia is practically funded by petroleum export ally with tax collection, our government too operate in an indebted position.

Once petroleum is dried and out, we will be for the first time be funding our government with tax payers money's.

Back to the point high above, increasing tax will only increase burden on the people. With their debt ratio, Malaysian will be affording less and less.

A risk of default then? With our weak currency, it is not surprising.

So going down and down this spiral, we shall not even touch about the cause of this but rather a solution must be found to fix this grim situation.

From what we know is, all this are not addressed nor have it received the attention it should.

Is it our habit to refuse to learn that have killed our future? Or is it our ignorance to reality that brought this to ourselves?

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Wealth planning

2011-04-12T23:02:00.001+08:00

It's never to young to plan your own wealth. In this interest, we know wealth accumulates and gain by compounding. So the earlier you start the better.

Of course that is in view that you do something with your money, not keeping it in a metal tin under the bed. They won't reproduce by itself, no matter how much you wish they do.

So let's invest! There is only a certain amount you earn in a month considering you're a salaried worker. For the accumulated wealth, you could let it sit or snowball. Although it sounds easy, but it's doable. Even fixed deposits counts.

And also, that is subject to your ability to accumulate such amount of money in your possession. While I can, I did reach a 5 figure amount. Just too bad my obligations now is just too close to my earnings.

Which is where the contradiction lies. I want to earn more to fill my obligations but my it's also my obligations that is taking away my ability to invest and the gains that follows. Cest la vie.

Then this is when your organic growth is impeded. You will seek out any other way possible to access into new funds. Debt is attractive indeed.

I can go on and on in this matter with my studies in financial management. And perhaps, I really should be a lecturer.

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Johore

2011-04-08T18:14:00.001+08:00

Damn I'm sick.
One moment I'm craving for nasi lemak the moment i have it I'm poisoned. Great.
And today I'm having one day trip to Johore. Magnificent.
Weather through all the discomfort here I am, in Johor. My entire journey was eyes closed.

- Posted from my trusted handheld

Location:Jalan Jumbo,Senai,Malaysia

First Post from KL

2011-03-18T08:46:00.000+08:00

Good morning.

Life have just started in KL and, well, no comments so far except the transport is really... =_= omg. You can choose to jam an hour to go home by driving, paying 10 bucks for parking and misc. toll fees, or take the public transport, but you still need to drive to the station though.

Travel takes average an hour to the least. Yesterday i reached home at 6.30 pm. A great success!! Took monorail > lrt > car. As usual, during the hour of 5.30> is a state wide jam festival. If you go through monorail you will see the one malaysia spirit everyone is promoting, all walks of life (mainly those earning less) and races will be sardin packed inside the tiny little cabin. Its colorful and rich with odor.

Yesterday's dinner was also, richer, since my brother and cousin is here. I mean, it will be inefficient to cook and eat alone. You are not doing the environment any good to use so much gas and electric to cook for yourself.

So behold, oriental bacon and potato stew with long beans - my own creation. In my opinion it was a pretty good job. It tastes passable. The 'gravy' was starchy due to the potatoes and the bcaon do add in a meaty taste. Because if it didn't taste delicious, i dont think it will be finished =D

More update for the life and times of mine when i got the time to ramble.

Harder better faster stronger, and richer.

2011-03-05T13:53:00.001+08:00

I’ve been MIA for a long time. The last time I checked I’m on average one post a month. Come on, life has more to offer than a little thing to say once every month.

Personally, social network is to blame. Facebook allows us to share pictures and short messages all too easy. Which keeps us too occupied to actually blog anymore.

Seriously, we know better that blogging provides a fuller ‘story’ to tell.

There is this book I’ve been reading, “The science of getting rich”.

Wish someone had shown me that earlier.

Forget about Rhonda Byrnes’ take in “The Secret” or “The Power” because it feels vague. It doesn’t really connect the dots. Or so that is how it felt to me.

The term rich defined by Wallace D. Wattles was wholesome. Rich is fulfillment. And desire is a manifestation of expression.

Call it a religious take of modern materialistic craving, but to act in a “Certain Way” is subconsciously telling you to fulfill your life.

One of the perspective you could take is rich equals money. Think of it in an open mind that money does no harm. It is the act of people that hurt the most. Think deep, a blade is as good as its wielder. And each stroke is swing by the arm of men.

And that reading the book with ‘science’ could be atheist in nature. Throwing your believe and becoming the devil. The greed for money is evil. You would be surprised that the book actually enriches the soul.

In life, one should be objective, in simple terms. Rather than Rhonda’s take that you put your imagination to attract, use your imagination to create. Put your effort to materialize the creation.

Your creation should always be innovative, creative and not competitive. All things being equal, take the radical steps if it require to attain your ‘dream’.

The act in a “Certain Way” is and always will be, to be efficient in effort and always held unyielding believe in faith and purpose.

Happy Chinese new year!!

2011-02-06T03:47:00.001+08:00

It's been long since I have last posted anything here. Well, I've been through some ups and downs. It would be negative to say that most of them are downs because certain good stuffs do count as significant even though it may not mean much to others.

Work has been hectic. I will not elaborate here to bore anyone who might be reading this nor do I want to recall it to write it here. Thats the reason I hardly post anything here anymore.

Source of my downs as well.

Anyway, things are looking up and hopefully the dog days will be over soon.

They say that best things happen when you least expected it. Like an epiphany it happened to me.

Thanks again to my family for planning my birthday celebration. I totally didn't anticipate that and I'm truly sorry and regret that I could not share the time with you guys more. It would have turned out to be the most wonderful night ever.

And to my friends, although on short notice, I appreciate how it was remembered. The thoughts and kind gesture truly counts and touch me.

And in this Chinese new year it's so great to meet you all again. It reminds me of how much it means to spend time with those that are really close to you.

This is me getting my head clear and growing up to the age of 23 into the new year. Wish everyone grows stronger by the minute and inch closer to their dreams every second.

2-0-1-1

2011-01-01T23:38:00.001+08:00

The year is now 2011.

The most eventful ‘bittersweet’ year, 2010 have passed.

Whats next?

What I know is, my new years resolution are lining up.

I should list them here like the 10 commandments to remind myself.

10. Gain weight! (The never done resolution since 1994)

9. Live more healthily. – More exercise.

8. Contact my friends more often! – I was told to be those annual wishing friends you receive messages for new year/christmas etc.

7. Buy a few lots of ‘shares’ under my name.

6. Be more organised! –I was told to have an impossible desktop.

5. Read more! – To increase your knowledge is to increase your value.

4. Learn another language – not to be completed but at least improve!

3. Bring my wife to a honey moon!

2. To have an even more active mind! Proactive in actions!

And finally…

1. To teach my baby girl to call DADDY!!

All and all, I hope this year I’ll be able to create more (good) memorable moments to be brought to 2012. May this year bring us all closer to our dreams.

Happy New Year!

Christmas!!

2010-12-12T02:51:00.001+08:00

Dear Gabrieanne, this us your first Christmas. Now have you been a good girl?

The dog days

2010-12-05T22:53:00.000+08:00

If anyone of you listened to dog days are over, its a song about how hardship is fishing over. That's how I woe decipher it anyway. I listen to the song in an episode of glee.

Well, one hit for sure, the dog days are the times when you have Soemthing happenin beyond your control, in adverse. Most of the time I think this happens without support from another person. In deep shit alone.

Well, the dog days certainly make the sunshine dim during the day. The night felt colder. You mind poisone by the enom of insecurity. Sign of anxiety and depression? Well it definitely felt so.

Well, if I may quote, man, these times are hard.

Well, perhaps the road is young and everything seems to happen so fast.

Instead of 'smiling but we're close to tears', isn't it much better to face it with a smile? Hey life goes on. And you don't have to be a jackass all over it. A little playfulness is all it need to brighten up the day.

Batam/Bintan

2010-11-14T16:12:00.001+08:00

First of all, at the place I’m working, you’re required to wear something like an Uwabaki. But i guess its just some safety feature.

Batam is pretty cool. I mean, there are events every weekend and its quite hustle here. Shopping options aren’t that bad either.

Except high end stuff of course. Piracy is rampant here. I saw a perfectly shaped China Iphone. Perfect!

Back to Batam, its a very nice place. The weather is superb. Cloudy always. Perhaps the reason people here have pretty good complexion.

This is Grand Duck. Good food. Price, are ok.

Pizza Hut here is damn different. I mean, in the menu, except serving pan pizza, everything is different. Drinks, toppings, even side dishes.

Moving on, Batam have nice tourist spots too. (Although in their Batam 2010 promo they sing about nice Batam girls…@.@)

KTM Resort. I dont know what the acronym stands for, but its a nice place. Facing Singapore at that.

The place, well, looks pretty simple. But serene anyway (most probably because I’ve been to a better one, to be explored below)

The accommodation here, not bad. Would be great for family gathering, thats what i think.

But my heart register nothing of it. Mainly because it was swept away like maiden’s heart meeting prince charming.

In Nirwana.

Took the cheaper room. I mean, if you consider it a room.

Real cosy and quaint. Of course, being beach centric, it really does have its quality to live up to.

It was really really awesome. The scenery, the air and funny thing is, the scent. The ‘salt water’ smell doesn’t seemed to be present here. Possibly the positivity i received stuff blocked my senses of anything negative about this place. Yes, this may be biased due to the fact this is the best beach i’ve visited so far.

The pool may be slightly smaller than you expected but the view, is great. Here, ang moh are the majorities. So you can see signs of no nude sun bathing everywhere.

Not that the sun is strong anyway. I wonder was it due to the monsoon season or its just plain cloudy all the while.

Feels quite exclusive that you can have your drinks on the pool. And drinks include booze. Just imagine, your body warm from a gin tonic, and subsequently in the water again.

Too bad didn’t try it. Cause everything is in SGD and its really taxing.

And they have very fancy souvenir for sale.

VERY fancy souvenirs.

But whats the fun if you keep on being thrifty? For all its worth, i’m here and i should enjoy.

Like going for a ride. It should’ve made me feel like a king riding on Barney here. But the fact that i have to literally spread my legs >100° and his scapula bone keeps hitting my ass when he walks…… i dont want to relive that moment.

Went for archery and air rifle sniping. as far as the arrow goes, well, you see it. Sniping however, i’ve got 2 cans down and shook the bottle like numerous time, but its just like those never fall doll.

I went for kayaking and snorkelling. The latter was a bit disappointing due to the fact i can’t swim and there was nothing much to see.

The food is good. Depending on how far you’re going with your spending, i think the choices wouldn’t disappoint.

Took the set dinner at SGD 50 + tax of 21%. It’s really expensive to me. But the food really did make up for it, unlike in Indulgence . Cappuccino Mushroom anyone?

My main dish, Surf n’ Turf. With beef and cheese baked prawn. The portion is definitely larger too. The juicy piece of tenderloin was pinkish on the inside =D

That basically sums it. For the short period of time i’m there, i felt it wasn’t enough. The fact that my wallet wasn’t thick enough was another factor. But for my budget trip here, things are as good as i can get.

By the time we were to check out, it suddenly occurs to me this place felt like cgi. The colours, the scene. The only regret i have is not having a decent camera.

Its like a 3D book cover. With breeze and all.

First week @ Batam

2010-10-31T13:02:00.001+08:00

Before you say backwater, this place is actually more lively than Ipoh.

This is inside Nagoya Mall. (not to be confused with Nagoya in Japan, this is an area name in Batam)

Things they sell, well, might be even more limited compared to Malaysian variety but you get all the basics stuff here. If you need high end, Singapore is just 45 minutes away.

Lets talk about food.

Food here generally taste good. Have been through some misadventure (sup ikan tasted like salted fish + water) but its a fun experience. Belacan/chilli sauce here are freaking spicy! Everything is spicy. KFC have no original recipe but a hotter more crispier one.

This is Avocado Juice. Avocado is cheap here. The chocolate brown lining is coconut sugar i presume. The fruit said to have tons of benefit for the body and being soft and succulent itself, the juice is rather viscous.

This very funnily packed coconut water. Didn’t taste nice though. And the way they load sugar, pharmaceutical companies have bright future here.

The bread shop nearby, Holland Bread. It looks damn high class inside. The bread tastes just as good. Wasn’t expensive which is the best =)

The cinema sitting is nice. Broad and spacious, the seats most importantly is accommodating. They even serve food inside! You just have to buy at the counter and they will deliver to you inside!

But the movie sucks (King of Fighters). I don’t even understand what it is about. It feels as if there were 3 scrip/story writer where they just continue where the other left off. It doesn’t connect!

There were INADEQUATE sexual content although they tried, INADEQUATE action/violence where it should be the core of the movie. Overall, a fail movie.

Apart from that, this is my humble room.

Besides being termite infested (the cupboard will have some wood dust leftover every morning) and the bed sheet was covered with unknown dust/powder thingy, its rather cosy. This new bed sheet didn’t fit though….

Our neighbour looks something like this.

This isn’t the back yard. Its the front. Only one car may pass at a time. Cars are suppose to be parked at ‘car park’ located right opposite our house. If two cars somehow meet each other, one will have to ‘hide’ in the car park for the other to pass.

Thus so far, everything’s fine. Update again once i gather more resource.

Angry Birds

2010-10-28T23:27:00.001+08:00

This is one angry post.

Angry at our country having lousy politician – who provokes racial tension. Again, i’m not pointing fingers but for someone who only need its own race voters of 32,000 to win the election as majority and referring others as ‘customer’. Clearly this is not in spirit of equality of 1Malaysia. But whoever endorsed it, i wonder he even gave thought about it.

Mere customer, not your own citizens. Selfish ass gets to be a politician? Wtf?

And seriously, we’re getting social impairment. Some really do have a single track mind. Grow up and know what your life. As if you’re definitely growing older but not wiser.

Being a person is being alive. Everyone just wanna live. No pun intended to Good Charlotte’s song but if you’re going to be mentally and socially happy, just bloody use your head and think like how a human would!

Why is leaders made leaders because they are closed minded? Predictable and rigid. Times change, see the bigger picture! You are going to bite the dust, just make it a beautiful journey before you breath your last.

22/10/2010

2010-10-22T17:18:00.001+08:00

I found this funny thing last night in Facebook. There is this local ponzi scheme revolving facebook where they pay you to use facebook. You have to initially ‘invest’ or ‘register’ a small sum, which they later will bank RM100 back to you according to your ‘performance’ in using facebook.

It smells MLM all over it. You get downline, you get RM100, from their initial deposit. Eventually, the ‘wealth’ ends up at the top. The name of the ‘scam’? Infinite Downline. Please, at least save the pun.

Which the UMNO meeting yesterday gave a similar vibe.

“Hidup Melayu… Biar berkecai tulang….Pertahankan Putrajaya”

The prime minister is provoking racial tension.

Doesn’t he know what the citizens are more concerned of right now?

Its the economy.

Wealth creation is very different from money creation. Money, can be inflated. Wealth, is a measurement by qualitative factor. For example, to be a millionaire ala the 80’s would require you to be a multimillionaire today.

I dont know how they evaluate the needs and distribute the budget down to the vision and objective of the political party. What i know is average citizen of the country is worry of their financial security, in this country with minimum liberation from obligations.

Cars are over priced, with property within the tolerable level on the world stage, but on a 3rd world pay scale? I don’t think its affordable in anyway.

Which brings down to the MLM i mentioned earlier. We have Land Transport Commission Chairman who is chauffeured around in a luxury car with his last use of public transport was 30 years ago. Woot? Dont believe me? Read The Sun on Thursday.

Thus, all those propaganda, defending Putrajaya is meant for who? I thought its for the development of the people who put their trust in you? But then again, there are some who are …well… pissed off and militarized in any age. Watch American History X.

So the boss will speak to all the representative (salesmen) and then the rep of their place (bukit tak untung, pasir perak or something) will go on and spread his words. In return, you pay taxes who should make you ‘wealthier’ but most probably ended up in their pocket.

A scam? I’m not pointing fingers but questioning sovereignty is sort of a thing of the past. We’re just generally too damn busy taking care of ourselves.

I wonder if they even realize MLM is a plague in this country. Those are not wealth creation, its ponzi!, ruining your country!

But they probably wont even know. And you ask me to vote for someone to take care of our tax monies like that? Sorry.

Proton is still a baby. The reason Inspira was attractive was only the fact you copied a Lancer, priced it cheaper and make the original one more expensive. What you think we’re monkeys not to realize this?

A Lancer Evolution priced at somewhere 40 k USD translates to 125 k MYR? With that price here, you get a normal Lancer.

If you are wiser, why dont you give tax incentives for those who purchase local car, and lowering the custom taxes?

Guess you dont care with your AP.

Amending the expenditure according to your propaganda to defend your pride/throne/control isn’t really a popular move, unless to your infinite downline. I know voting for the opposition may not solve everything, but its worth a try.

The opposition gets my vote in the next election.

10.10.10

2010-10-10T23:13:00.001+08:00

Today is 10th of October 2010. A very auspicious date, though there is certainly no religious or spirituality link. (Unlike 12.12.12 which many have booked into their calendar as apocalypse)

If you look into the dictionary, apocalypse can be a revelation, which hardly meant disaster. It could very well be a good thing!

Back to today, there is still roughly an hour before the day is over.

I’m in high spirit to blog because today, you can consider some sort of ‘dream came true’ for me. Literally. Because a few days back, i dreamt she got married. Today, ny sister received her wedding proposal today. I’m so happy for you.

No so lucky with lottery. Just found out magnum’s jackpot was won by some dude in Kuantan today as well. As per The Power, i am happy for you. Your dreams must have been realised by now. Dont know for sure about your dreams, but for me, its very well a milestone. Vacation to Japan, new house, new car, rigs and own business. The list goes on and guaranteed to excite you.

But at this moment, i should be listening to Dareka no Negai ga Kanau Koro by Utada again.

When i search in youtube, i found ‘Distance’, the song that made me love Utada Hikaru. And then there were ‘Traveling’. Damn nostalgic. I think i was form 2? I’ve already forgotten.

But i do know, i want to close all distance, and be travelling in upbeat fashion.

Perhaps i’m really longing for an unforgettable adventure in my heart. Hey, i’m still young you know?

Mine

2010-09-26T13:48:00.001+08:00

I have this fear to say i like Taylor Swift’s song. It gives the impression that i have this maiden heart and no man card.

But this phrase caught my attention.

You said, "I remember how we felt, sitting by the water.
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time.
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter.
She is the best thing that's ever been mine."

Well, Gabrieanne is definitely a careless man’s careful daughter.

Then my wife would be the careful man’s careless daughter to choose me :P

Things i love - Part II

2010-09-18T23:04:00.001+08:00

Well, those who knows me well enough should be aware of my interest to draw and create fiction.

Until now i'll still never forget what joy it does to do this. A passion born purely from love.

If you guys think i've been using the word 'love' far too often, its obvious you have not read 'The Power'.

While at it, i love to read. I'll even read cereal boxes.

I love gadgets (who doesn't?)

But no full stop yet. I extend it to the software and hardware in it, the tech specs. While not fanatic level, i do know how to differentiate between OS efficiency and hardware effectiveness.

I love discovery.

Today i discover this giant plant on the corner of the building near Yik Foong. Did i blog about this before? This almost 'magical' plant just seems to be illusive to us.

I mean, to discover is what means to be alive. Mr. Louis, my ex principal in St. Michael once said, once you stop learning, you are degrading. True in a way that when your passion of learning new things stops, you becomes a walking zombie, running your routine rather fulfilling what you are doing.

I love songs with a good story.

Maybe its the happy endings. Or songs that actually describes something like Photograph by Nickelback. Maybe i just want my life to be what they sang.

I love money.

The Dollars and the Euros, Yens and Pounds, it feels good =)

And i shall be a kind loving banker for the family.

After a long lost

2010-09-13T13:35:00.001+08:00

A twitter account i think is best for quick expression. Short shout out. But blog still remains the best story behind the incident.

Now, besides ranting bout the not so good side about my life, lets talk about things that i like today.

In my opinion, when i feel happy, there is a body language clearer defined from myself, aside of the smiling.

I love a good game.

Trashing out opponents generally leaves me feel good. I love cars, especially hatchbacks.

The new Ford Fiesta still remains the best value for money car in my opinion. But of course the Focus TDCI will be more robust and economical at the same time.

New Jaguar XJL is a good family mover too =)

I love a good spa.

Now, never forget good R & R. For your physical health and soul, all the same.

I love to treat my wife.

Contrary to popular belief, i actually love to treat my wife to things that she likes =) fingers NOT crossed.

Of course, since its not a bed of roses for me, triple cheese burger will have to count for now.

I love good food.

Contrary to popular belief again, i like to eat. Japanese, Italian, American and even Thai!

I love to shop.

As shabby as i am, i do like fashion. Not window whenever possible, i love to look around and make purchase, if my wallet permits.

I love family time.

Kid (no S as of now.) and family, its nice to spend time together once in a while, so to know we are a family because a house is not a home, a family is not just parents and siblings.

More things that i love but those will come in part 2.

Dear Daughter

2010-08-23T22:09:00.001+08:00

You are the cutest thing that i ever had.

Ultra Beam!!

Most probably because i dont possess much anything cute =P

But you surely are the dearest thing to me.

Happy full moon and good night.

Ohh~

2010-07-11T21:58:00.001+08:00

In my journey of self discovery and also to find a whole new chapter in this adventure called life, i learned that one particular line from ‘Zombieland’ is very true.

Enjoy the little things.

Sometimes its all this small delights that makes life wonderful. Its really easy how we cold all forget this.

Just like this first video i upload. Something that i truly have forgotten.

Ethics vs Moral

2010-07-06T21:10:00.001+08:00

Everyone knows ethics and moral is different. Well i hope most people realise that.

Ethics should be a set of behavior that a person in their certain position should act.

Moral would be definition of right or wrong effect from an action.

Why did i bring this up? Thats well caused by a story i’ve read once, where a speeding train with no way of stopping, can be diverted through its railings, to a railway where a bunch of kids are playing, or to an abandoned track, where only ONE kid is living ON the track.

Obviously people will choose to sacrifice that ONE kid in bid to save the other bunch of them.

You are obviously wrong. Because that kid was innocent, and those playing there should know better they are against their sane minds. So when you’re doing something ‘wrong’ in a group, you do get to be spared.

This is where the ethics and moral contradiction comes in.

To which when i relate back to my work, i wonder to myself.

Ethically right would mean i should complete my work asap. Even if that means working till 12 am right? – completing on time and of quality.

But morally, i dont think i’m doing justice to my family, nor even my colleague whose performance whose evaluation is not comparable. (I dont mean i work till 12 am everyday, that would be insane)

But everyone seems to do this, does this mean as the situation above, is the right thing to do?

A person

2010-07-04T23:15:00.001+08:00

Can’t forget nor ignore how life have changed for me.

Things have been pretty much 180° degrees for me ( i think when people mention 360° is back to the same place right?)

Apart for being a person, a son, a friend, and a brother, i find myself involved in more.

Being a husband and father soon is for starters, huge change. Money or should i say, security have never came so high priority for me.

Being an employee was even more. Because i’m expected to be constantly in my professional gear.

Heck i think that occupied me so much, i find myself forgetting what it is like to be myself! I forgot how i was, being 22 and my own behavior.

Aside from fanatic for hysterical for a moment there, i guess things finally calm down now.

But being myself, i’m awaiting for another adventure to happen. A great venture!!

All those if possible, please wait until my little star is born =)

Discrimination

2010-07-04T15:57:00.001+08:00

Is very much alive in our society and everybody knows it.

Racism – If you are no chinese, its pretty hard to find a job in Ipoh.

Ageism – Experience seems to outweigh everything. Its not so much about achieving objective, but rather following history in a ‘not wrong’ manner.

Appearance – Looks like you can will get you there. Doing that will come later which is to be worried then.

Is there no fair play?

Describe a pic

2010-06-08T22:08:00.001+08:00

This is a very greyish picture. No photoshop is involved in the production of this image.

So tell me, what does this depressing photo tells you? Let me break it down in my own senses when i took this picture in Jalan Lahat Ipoh around 5.40pm during a weekday.

1. What is wrong with ordinary road that you have to spend tax payer’s money into getting interlocking stone/bricks?

2. Thats the taxpayer which walk in the sidewalk. But instead of getting a shade, he’s getting stone road instead of…..tarred road?

3. And in this grey scene, i ask, what is this money spent for? They say to beautify it. Seems more to me those bricks can’t be sold and used here instead.

4. Causing the mass traffic jam, disruption to business, again i ask, whose idea was it?

Take away the subsidies, use it on these useless expenditure instead. Spilling sugar and petrol on the ground.

Life in the city

2010-06-07T22:18:00.001+08:00

Went down to KL last weekend. Saw something that really brighten up my day.

Better if it was white =P

I was babbling while i was driving about how much faster the family of four can travel 178 kilometers in an hour in a GTR.

And also saw this Gundam Competition in Sungai Wang. This particular Exia reminded me of Cloud Strife.

It should be damn obvious why it is that way.

There was one where i really considered it as art.

It was freaking hard to take a good picture with all the reflection going on. Double layer of transparency. I’m not a real camera junkie.

And i’m pretty sure this was lifted out from Gundam Wing Zero.

The body looks Unicorn. The wings undeniable. Its the body which left me wondering which poor thing had to bend so bad.

This one reminded me of Gundam V with a very double O feeling.

Perfect grade model of Double O. Nice.

Perhaps the one on grand scale epic would be this red one, which i can’t identify.

Absolutely epic. I liked it completely. Others include;

Slums of Ipoh

2010-06-04T13:59:00.000+08:00

I lived in Ipoh for 22 years of my life.

Have you ever wondered what is behind those row of shops but somehow there is no road leading into it? Most likely, its some factory or uncharted lands you might think. But its not.

Beside Jalan C.M. Yusuff, well i bet most of you wouldn’t know from the name and resort to google like i did, its the road where it connects the town to the Sri Maju bus station roundabout.

I have only been here once, and it was due to an “accident”. The car i’m driving started to rattle…..no… grinding loudly, like you put a steel bolt into a blender machine. Turns out the bearing in the dynamo was broke.

Hardly being the reason of my blog, it was the place i was introduced that shocked me.

It feels so run down here, it reminded me of Slumdog Millionaire and at the same time, the post apocalyptic environment of Borderlands.

The mechanic i was introduced to even have a rotting Volkswagen Type 2 (those hobo mobile) as its office/store. The roof of his ‘place’ was the top of another one of those van. Epic. I was bit shy to take the picture right in front of him.

This abandoned house looks really film worthy.

In a way, it sort of reminded me of our forefather’s struggle in this foreign land called Malaya back then.

The most amazing thing is, its just right behind the shops, and this place which existed some decades ago, is just oblivious to me.

Just when you think Ipoh is small.

Secret

2010-05-31T22:46:00.001+08:00

I dont know if its the song, or just the epic violin.

But can you afford to lose your secrets?

Have a nice day =)

2010-05-20T22:55:00.001+08:00

When the world keeps trying to drag me down,

Gotta raise my hands, gotta stand my ground,

Well i say, HEY!, Have A Nice Day

Its a verse from a song from Bon Jovi. Legendary. And thats no reference to Barney Stinson’s You Give Love A Bad Name.

Listened to that while i was going home today. And it was epic. Perhaps because it was after work?

Then came back, i turned on Its My Life. Guess Bon Jovi had his upbringing rough, singing songs like these. Unleashing all his resentment, he appeared like a messiah.

Now since when did i bend so low?

Funny scenarios

2010-05-11T22:25:00.001+08:00

Scene no.1

Gang bang.

If you couldn’t see properly, its snails. I dont know whats the occasion here but it does seem merry, though no movement was sighted.

Scenario no.2

On the left - Nissan GTR. In Ipoh.

Well, this isn’t funny but considering the fact Ipoh cater for the mature folks, (spot all those Porsche Cayenne, Toyota Harrier and BMW x6?) finding one young and hype ride like that is almost diamond in the sand. I mean, in Ipoh, you will find old Toyota Corolla 87’ speeding like nobody’s business and Ferrari F430 turning in roundabout at 15km/h. True story.

And what is more funny, is how you grow into someone you are not, someone you hate. Just to conform to the society and pressure, to be acknowledged that you are successful you turn into someone you have always despised.

And you have even saw it in tv and read it in books/comics. But it just happens to you without you realising until a point you say, wtf just happened? Until you listen to a song and reminded you of where the true and pure self was.

I admit, i was thrown into this mild depression since my grandpa passed away. Its like the world is telling me things do change. And you too, be it subconsciously.

In the memory of my grandpa, this is for you. May you be reunited with grandma and live happily ever after.

At May 10 2010

2010-05-10T23:13:00.001+08:00

Dear Journal (influenced by Glee perhaps?), today is May 10th, 2010. Nothing really special happened today, other than the brawl in the middle of the street, between a man who got his feet rolled over by a Toyota Unser.

So what else is happening?

Well, seeing my 2 junior wrote about the economy, i did a small research. With benefit in mind.

Its HP Touchsmart, TM2, and its damn pretty.

So here’s the deal, currency in Europe as we know it is taking a beating after Greece is planning to default and Spain, Portugal got a lower credit rating. The UK is in a twist as their Scottish Prime Minister finally leaving. With our country having slightly higher strength lately, we will have a bargain shopping in Europe?

Lets take a look. The prices in various location are damn different.

		MYR
US	1224.99 USD	3920
Europe	899.00 Euro	3754
UK	704.65 GBP	3374

Bloody obvious the great deal is GBP?

Maybe due to the new election? But compared to Malaysia Ringgit, its obvious that the UK pound is undervalued? Or is this not a suitable item to compare forex?

But for all i know, Europe have never been so accessible =)

Sarsaparilla

2010-04-26T21:13:00.000+08:00

Sarsaparilla if you didn't notice, is actually a herb, used in soft drinks for its taste. If you look at the cans of A&W Root Beer and the one that gives away mostly, Sarsi. Now you know where the name comes from?

Being one of my favorite drink, I crave for it badly right now =/

Its Sunday night and tomorrow morning, its back to work. Well, working is a norm for everyone. Those who doesn't need to work are abnormal and are in a sense, privileged. Wake up in the time you want and listening to music all day long. Me personally, is actually a headphone freak. I love headphones.

Well i would like to get my hands on that. I mean, the looks is just =)

And there are also the futuristic/eccentric by Psyko, although not entirely studio type.

Speakers over your forehead.

But I do think the minimalist design and high quality of Superfi would be great enough.

But all this is out of reach for me right now. North of USD 200. That would translate to MYR 700.

Not to mention, i'm a tablet maniac too.

I always have this thought to draw on digital paper, and color on it as well, since i'm bloody bad with photoshop. I know what i want to achieve, but hardly how to do it. So i'm very manual, with pen and painter.

Imagine, HP ENVY but being a tablet with a pen, for its Wacom Penabled. I think that laptop is one of the most desirable portable computers as of this moment =)

Or maybe i should just get a tablet?

If you dont understand about tablet, maybe the recent iPad would ring a bell. But i prefer something you can really hold a pen to draw on, although iPad supports autosketch.

All and all, those are going to blow a hole in my wallet. And its just plain sad. Knowing hat by the time i can afford all this is when i dont need all these anymore, feels... retching. To make things worse, even if you saw a good deal, its most likely not available here. Because even Amazon is only available in America. (or if you have American Express credit card, you can ask them to send over) Here you can go Mudah.com.

Another +1 reason that living standards in Malaysia is quite in pain, having no consumer power. You can hardly afford to buy quality goods. Maybe due to our inability to export dwindle our trading?

Anyway, its i can't believe i'm listening to Taylor Swift's Today Was A Fairytale. Because it actually calms me. If today was a fairy tale, tomorrow might just be my wish coming true!

Imma be

2010-04-21T22:49:00.001+08:00

Imma be livin that good life ~

Mind will fold with energy
For the soul new-sonicly
Sending positivity

Crossed the globe, and seven seas
Taker of our family

Livin life, feelin free
That’s how it’s supposed to be
Come join my festivities
Celebrate like Imma be

First time i’ve done a post like this.

Eureka 7

2010-04-20T22:40:00.001+08:00

This is one of the best anime of all times that I’ve watched. Not because of the mecha-giant robot mix nor the cute psalm monsters. If you would think in someway, its like Evangelion or a more modern production, Gurren Lagann.

Dont take me for an otaku (though sort of) but this anime to me, is one of the best. Particularly drawn to its surfing theme, sunshine blue skies and most of all, the sound track.

On no particular reason, a day back i was reading this book, and it suddenly reminded me of this anime, with its famous quote:

“Don’t ask for it. Go out and get it. Do that, and you will be rewarded.”

If you’ve watched the anime, you will hear it over and over again spread over 52 episodes (x 20 mins that’s 17 hours and 33 mins of play time!)

And based on the book, that quote will ultimately unlock “ the secret”. No prize on guessing what book i’ve been reading.

Off day activity~

2010-04-16T00:14:00.001+08:00

Guess today is the first off day i took for a leisure time since college.. Yes, leisure in way that i have nothing much planned.

Maybe because i didn’t have much fun ever since then, it just seems so much more alive today.

Maybe because FF XIII for Xbox 360 is not available yet =/

And visiting the cinema today seems to bask in a different light. And it makes me feel outdated. I mean, since when there is this kind of movie?

I mean, Chinese plagiarising is no surprise. But just how obvious do you want it to be? Both displayed at the same time?? Luckily they didn’t put it side by side.

And i was there to watch Clash of The Titans. The reviews were bad. But i mean, it looks fine. The effects were perfect. What could go wrong?

But apparently, it does.

I mean, the story feels flimsy. The connection doesn’t fit. You don’t even feel why Perseus wanted to fight. Yes he killed his parents but you don’t even feel rage in him. And on one part, its like Yong Guo and Siu Lung Lui story. On the note, hair and make up does make a big impact.

I think she appear best in Prince of Persia.

Back to the story, you couldn’t help but to think that the director must’ve had a tight budget which was spend on effects mostly. You see him skipping the scenes, like some Bollywood musical dance. You dont feel the journey at all. At least in Bollywood, you get to watch them dance.

Worse still are the the battle sequence. Having watch How to Train Your Dragon earlier, i can dare say, Disney have more action than this rubbish.

The Kraken was a joke. Much said of how terrifying it is. But didn’t last for 3 minutes.

The scorpions, didn’t even show how it was killed. Medusa, nothing epic. One clean slice to the neck. No struggle. Some flying demons, one lunge.

Perhaps this is the effect of playing God of War. Clash of the Titans is just plain.

Deserves worst Epic-Myth movie of the year.

My first MG Gundam

2010-03-29T22:04:00.001+08:00

And i’m proud its Gundam Exia.

But i dont like to be ordinary and plain. So i plan to color it white. It was quite an adventure for me considering i never assembled a MG before. Coloring it with spray paint isn’t hard. But the effect =/ well, not so smooth. But it works.

Basically i just inverted the red to black and blue to white. But i think it looks damn cool!~

A white knight XD

But this is also the one gundam, i think looks as attractive behind as it is in front.

AHAHAHH~~~ SUCCESS!!

Saltwater room

2010-03-29T21:45:00.001+08:00

There is such a contradiction.

Time flies when you work. You want them to fly anyway, to your next pay check.

But you want them to pass slower so as to not lost yourself in the chase. To know you are indeed growing.

That you end up chasing after life itself, not once living it, eventually letting it be.

So if that’s the case, you might as well throw yourself out. Even if its ridiculous.

Built to last

2010-03-01T22:38:00.003+08:00

If you were gay or named Dennis, you would have expected this post to be up here.

Now, what does built to last meant to you?

So obviously it is a song for wedding and or finally meeting up with the one you love. Yes, its even written in the lyrics.

Well, i felt in a way, its bout how this guy relates to his family and friends too, being part of his life.

But it sounds much more to me.

I don't know if i have mentioned this to you guys reading this but recently, i had a conversation and it went something to a statement that sounded like this;

Your effort shows how far you want to be. Only you know how far you want to walk down this road.

Well, its some wise words, though bit cliche. But it pierced right into my thoughts.

So obvious i want to walk down the path where it's built to last. It reminded me where am i heading towards, not to build a comfort zone, a territory like a beast, but something to say, look at this, my masterpiece.

I mean, looking at how walking down the path in so many years later without something of mine, I'll really regret it.

Some say this is the upward slope in the learning curve. Okay, but would this incline be worth it? Doesn't seems like anyone can answer it but from the example I've seen, its high time.

Leap of faith

2010-02-26T21:30:00.001+08:00

Yes. That was how it was to me.

And I'm getting married.

Not to say that i have no faith in this relationship, after all, I've been with my girlfriend (now wife) for 3 years and 11 months. Too bad it fell short of a week towards our 4 years.

Yes, i know the courtship doesn’t seem long enough but like one of my buddy says, there is no early or late in the pursue of happiness =)

And hey friends, thanks for your help and support. Couldn’t have done it without you. Not the ~~lousy~~ lack of challenge of the bride’s trials, but you know what i meant.

And also thanks to all who attended.

I mean, dont joke around. I can gather quite some numbers.

Not least must be my family,

Dear mama, you’ve got another daughter. And i hope you’re happy and delighted to accept her =) ~~whether you like it or not~~

And all this goes down to…

Making me feel how small i am and how far there is to walk on. Yes all this really makes me more mature. Life philosophy ~~gayism~~ and all. I mean, who could forget that ~~lame~~ scarring bachelor night’s party.

I vow to control my drinking from now on.

My work

2010-01-24T23:26:00.001+08:00

There is little i’ve said about my work place. In fact, i think i never mention before how my workplace looks like.

Its pretty simple really….

‘Just’ like that.

Sexy calendar (given by client).
Jiu Choi Mau (maneki neko)
Christmas exchange gift (next to my calender)
Lychee flavored jelly (from Taiwan given by Wei Loong)
Telephone
Chicken essence
Files and stationaries

-___-

=__=''

2010-01-16T01:23:00.004+08:00

No words left to speak off. 2009 really ended with a BANG to me.

The stories i would insert later. But one of the biggest bang would be this...

SMALLEST MAIN DISH EVER!! (costs RM 95 for the whole set)

The beef was tender. Other than that, lousy (for its price).

I will not EVER recommend Indulgence... not that i ever did.

Dear grandpa

2009-12-13T16:24:00.001+08:00

You’re somewhere else now. I can’t reach you anymore. So sorry for being MIA from you lately.

But i couldn’t expect that you would leave us without any notice. When your presence was so strong all along.

All the times where i could have reached you but didn’t, it will now never be fulfilled. All your stories would come to a permanent halt. There was so much more on your road but no one foresee such a thing would happen.

The biggest regret is that i didn’t send you when i was so near. I hope and wish, you did rest in peace.

Dissing this movie

2009-12-06T14:25:00.001+08:00

As a normal ‘guy’, i find this movie full of absurdity.

And as usual, i have no choice over this movie. I admit there is ONE reason that i would want to watch this movie. That is to diss it and know what to diss this time.

But seriously, while the first one have a song that i liked (flightless bird) the second one should have Bad Romance by Lady Gaga. The ‘obsession’ with Edward is just too disgusting to watch. Which can only be matched by even more goosebumpish speech by him.

I hate the girl. Bella looks like a witch. And i don’t understand what the guys like her for. She’s being plain attention seeker like a bitch. No one can read her mind. Cause she doesn’t think anyway.

And i think the only thought she has was to choose between a wolf and vampire. Vampire obviously. They are cooler and less savage. You wont get a permanent scar at least.

And why am i even bothering to curse this movie in the first place?

3 Life Book?

2009-11-22T17:28:00.001+08:00

I think that should be the direct translation. In essence, its some sort of fortune telling. Telling your past life leading to your current one and briefly of the next. All base on your date of birth and time of it.

Located at a very grand but without much attention Perak Cave, you feel like you’ve arrive in China the moment you step in.

And it isn’t disappointing inside. There are very grand drawings and idols that really live up to the spirit of the temple. Makes you feel like setting of some celestial place.

And i was taught to be generous if you are capable to do so. And when i did so, i learned something. That my surname, leaf was bloody hard to be written in traditional way.

And so, what did the fortune teller told me?

Work hard. You still have plenty of days to go but in later days you will be rewarded.

=D

2009-11-12T19:59:00.001+08:00

Of late, it has been a busy and eventful time. Got to suit myself better in Deloitte, went to KL for holidays and most important of all, my graduation.

Yes, to finish off what i started.

Before (May 2009) After (November 2009)

THIS IS SPARTA!!

One thing, wearing the robe makes u feel like Harry Potter =D

The best of both worlds

2009-11-01T22:59:00.001+08:00

PS: One of my good friend is coming back in about two weeks time. I dont know if he’ll get me any souvenir but one thing for sure, i know he’s a bloody kiasu. And i hope this post will make him remember to get me something special (some kangaroo stuff not FRIDGE MAGNET which i have no freaking use for)

I found something rather amusing today.

People, all along you’re eating at Sushi Kin Sdn Bhd.

Also a marvelous feat, finally, one of my purpose to buy the Xbox have been achieved. Tekken 6!

I wanted to post a picture of where i was fighting Azazel but then again, i was too occupied to fight that freaking shit. And of course, there was NANCY, which i still haven’t found a way to finish ‘her’ off.

And to show off, i finally got this working. With the help of my even-more-free-than-ever-since-exam brother.

To run windows on Mac OSX. That seems pretty normal to some where they have already heard of boot camp and all. But to some who haven’t heard of VmFusion, let feed your eyes on this.

Direct windows programs on your Os X =D the best of both worlds.

Bottom line is , Get A Mac. And if i can’t convince you, try Youtube and ‘get a mac’. There is plenty reasons enough.

sunshine in the rain

2009-10-25T23:36:00.004+08:00

First of all, happy birthday to @PEH!

Image might be bit blur. Didn't have the time to edit it. Was very busy lately =/ Not to say i have to work on weekends but, i was pretty occupied.

One of them being restoring my computer -__- You can't see the changes cuz i have to replace my motherboard with a new one. And new ones are as usually, way smaller.

While installing it wasn't hard, its getting the operating system to function again that is the problem. And here i found something really interesting.

That Hackintosh/Os X actually restores better. Even without a time machine, if you hook your old mac here, u can just drag and drop everything, even programs. Songs are sorted by itunes and photos, from iphoto.

But that aside, right now i need some sunshine. Its been lousy at my working place lately. SIGH~

Ou-Mai-Gord

2009-10-20T22:10:00.001+08:00

That was the only thing i could say. -where i stay. Crown hotel, next to ~~Bore~~ Brem Mall-

It was only 2 weeks job in Kepong. Doing audit for a marble/construction resource company. -Milo Dinosaur-

It felt like a month to me. It was freaking boring to the point, i slept at 10 pm =/

So over the weekend, i’ve planned my sweet escape with my cousin and sister. Went to Midvalley and found something spectacular.

Totally wonderful. And notice the bunny girls at the side? =) Sweet indeed.

The only ‘special’ good meal i had for two weeks in Kepong was the spaghetti i cook (with curry gravy =P) and this big spoon Taiwan noodle.

Bit spicy but the noodle was wonderful.

More update to come when i get my computer fixed. Came back to see the motherboard have permanent period. –__-

Cars

2009-10-04T16:50:00.004+08:00

Tired to see all this sickening cars already.

Trying to pretend to be something they are not. Plastic material METAL petrol cap. 1.6 liter engine for ALL cars. There isn't much variation in local cars really. And don't even get started on the ride comfort and quality.

The other day i experienced a turbo L5 Kancil (if not mistaken) which really blew away my expectation. So in my opinion, local cars are made to be boring. You have to mod it to have a little fun.

That is why i think in this slow town of Ipoh, we need something like this.

Fast forward

2009-09-22T01:33:00.001+08:00

Thats how life feels like to me now. Exactly the way Adam Sandler did in Click. But when you work, it happens.And so, i listen to My.fm when i work everyday. And i missed T music festival My chance to catch Lee Shen Jie perform live.

Last weekend went to KL cause my sis wanted to collect her appointment letter. And i think its my call =P

Couldn’t wait no longer. So i bought it while i’m there. Currently its not all that engaging. Wait till Tekken and Final Fantasy XIII is here =P

While we were there, it just occur to me that, Iphone, really is an elite multi tasker. It wasn’t brilliant but its getting there.

Without the map, confirm we would be lost for some time. Makes me wanna get one even more.

Of course, before i forget, i must say, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH!! *your parents must be all very busy in January! =P* To William, SaiMun (look good with the beret), Pin Jun and also et cetera.

Haha, i know some would flame the pic but i would still leave it here. Its my blog XD

There is suppose to be other pictures to be uploaded. Those with my collegues in Deloitte but somehow i just dont see them getting uploaded anywhere, even more so to reach me. Till then, i just hope my wallet wont get any slimmer –__- less isn’t more.

End of Aug

2009-09-06T14:18:00.004+08:00

Means the beginning of September. Its a 'brought forward' figure. -__-

All this accounting debit/credit and MS excel and stuff feels so foreign and alien to me. Though i study accountancy T_T

One day i was bathing and it suddenly occur to me, that yesterday was a debit balance, an asset and its expensed. Tomorrow is a credit balance, liability for what you did, or income to be anticipated. And i must be going mad.

Anyway, i spotted this thing in Sushi King.

Big Bowl challenge!!
Finish it within 10 minutes (noodle and soup) and you get to eat for free. Or else its 38 bucks ++. It may be due to me wearing all formal with tie, they were very cooperative until telling me the that the fat man that left failed to finish it in time. Because there was 4 udon or 5 soba inside that gigantic bowl!!

And for the first time, i went outstation to do a stock count.
And Daymen, my field senior gave me this mask to protect from h1n1, or so i thought. But the fact was, palm oil factories are bloody smelly. Imagine the smell of throw up. Luckily it rained and the smell wasn't that bad. But on the other hand, climbing the silo and tanks was hell dangerous.

But as for her, the environment appeared better than it actually is.
You see in the picture, Casuarina is so coy. The truth, they switch off the air con to save electricity and there is NO drinking water to provide as it Ramadan month. Tsk.. working is tough.

And finally, i know i've been going on and on about this but...

On a very bright tone, Microsoft decided to lower Xbox (the Elite which is black) prices due to PS3 slim, though in denial. Good news for me since i haven't buy one. The top line model (black -__-) will be discounted 26%. So i might be able to afford it within this month?!

Back dated 22 August 2009

2009-08-23T12:55:00.004+08:00

This was suppose to be posted yesterday. But was real tired to do so =P

Amidst rumors of H1n1, there is a new fusion restaurant that opened in Kinta City. Japanese Italian. Price was reflected too in the fusion of Japanese and Italian which is considered higher than usual.

Of course, not all works well, like my Vege Cheese Baked Japanese Curry Rice. A real fiasco. But the environment was not too shabby.

The furnishing seems very pleasant. There are chairs that looked like toilet seats lifted up. Behind the menu there is photos of 4 guys responsible for all the design and concepts. Advertisement everywhere.

And not to mention they hire 'kawaii girls' by Japanese/Taiwan standard. The funky hairstyle was a total WHOA to me. I went to hair saloon later that day, to get a 'smart' look cut. Seems like funky hair styles will no longer apply to me no longer.

Not least, its Nic's birthday. SUPER IMPRESSIVE food he had in his crib. Not your normal buffet. There was this funky cream and fruits in a tiny cup which was my first time. Forgot to take picture though -__-

Happy 21 bro.

Smacked ACCA

2009-08-22T14:00:00.001+08:00

Yes, regarding the previous post, i've smacked ACCA, completing my tertiary studies. Getting a pay raise XD Wonder if its effective this month or next.

But i do miss the days in college. Just like how i deeply miss the days in secondary school. You just have to go to school and mess up to be the cool guy.

Then there is the standard food which i miss. You dont really have to think much. And the food still tastes great. Not so much now. There are certain cafes which are great. Fai Kee for example, i love the fish head noodle. But JYU bento at 14.30 offering meals like economy rice? Fuck it man. I could eat in Chan Heng 4 times!

But seriously, study is one thing. Working is another. Working meaning no mistakes. Or else you will get reviews again and again until you get it right. And that is also affecting your performance.

In studies, write more and get credit for right ones. Its an exploit.

So much for playing games during exam. Wolverine, Dota and Spiderman and stuffs. I just feel damn lucky to be passing, thanking god and all. I mean seriously, i don't think i'll be passing P2: Corporate Reporting. Was being real lucky.

This may be regarded as a lan si speech but i really don't recall reasons i could pass. But i remember that was how when i fail too. Like a dream.

So to all who made it, congratulations! To those who slipped, try again. Listen to Bad Day or something. Get up and take another go. Its the climb, and the view is nicer on top =)

Feeling very chicken

2009-08-17T23:35:00.000+08:00

Because i just got my results this afternoon, for my June attempt.

Following the June 2009 session at 31-JUL-2009:

Congratulations on completing ACCA's examinations. You are now an ACCA Affiliate. Please remember that you must not use ACCA designatory letters until you have obtained full membership.

I have passed my exams, attaining my original goal of completing my higher education within 3 years XD

Was kinda unexpected. It was one of the least productive semester for me. Certain incident didn’t help me to improve the situation much. Even nearing the exam period i was fooling around, reading manga online =/

All and all, i’m very glad to pass. They say now i could take leave for things i want, not to study XD

Fuck in the ass

2009-08-13T22:35:00.001+08:00

2 bad things happened.

1. A fucking thief broke into my house. Stole my mum’s purse and bag, even my brother’s wallet. The digicam and worse of all, the laptop I'm issued by Deloitte.

Imagine that, i only worked for one week? Real cb.

2. Remember how i told you i did nothing and still got paid for the day? Well, its coming back to fuck me.

Those who are working knows that you need to fill in a working time report. So that they know how efficiently we use our time towards ‘growing’ the firm. In other words, no idle time. And cb i whole day did nothing!!

This is going to really screw my name –__-

deeper conversation

2009-08-10T20:48:00.002+08:00

Heard of Yunalis aka Yuna? Malaysian artist exordinaire. On par with Norah Jones i say.

It would not be worthy to put her picture here cause she looks entirely ordinary. Its the song that matters. So before i get my salary (1/4 month down. 3 quarter more to go), i shall give my support by doing online promotion. Link to her myspace. Listen and be mesmerized.

Ok, going down, i'm counting down the days. The days until my first salary ever is out. And the shopping list have been building up. Xbox, upcoming ipod touch (bottom of the list), and my first original cd of Yuna maybe?

Not average JOES

2009-08-09T21:00:00.005+08:00

First of all, of course, is to congratulate ah ben which have graduated! XD

(sorry i couldn't attend =/)

The movie was totally in the 80's. The time where secret lair and base seems so cool, and the villains have tons of money. In that sense, this movie is highly recommended. And sienna miller is hot.

There are some flaws. Like if you dont enjoy those base and army thing, its waste of time. I think i found some bloopers.

1. The part they 'shoot' the gate and it 'blasted' open.

2. The part they blew up the ice cap, and it sank.

But its entertaining, even when a lot of the shoots were animated and the humans moved like rag dolls.

And about my work.

Can't say i'm very excited and happy about it. In fact, i'm slightly paranoid about it and is in a minor distress. I guess that happens to everyone at some point. When i first entered Form 4, i wasn't familiar with anyone much. And the subjects seem foreign. I was pessimistic.

Back to the topic, i was unhappy and feeling blue into the first week of work. I dont know who i can talk to and what i should do. afraid of this and that and everything. Felt like an unwanted child when my seniors were out work and i'm being unassigned. Heck, imagine the lunch hour!

But as i go on, it did help that there was this party on friday night. A social event in my opinion. Though i dont know anyone much, it was like a debut for me, though i didn't really socialize.

So, thats work. 8.30 to 5.30. I mean, i'm not the first one to work or experience this but, i would like to keep this noted down =)

First day of work

2009-08-03T20:32:00.003+08:00

Ladies and gentleman, this is not a joke.

What wrote on the pic actually materialized.

But its fairly normal it seems. When you join during a non-peak period you could slack.

And i sit there with nothing to do for the whole day. The first few minutes bothered me when everyone was walking around with papers and laptops and everything. And for the next few hours, it continued to haunt me. No orders, no request nothing.

But luckily i was given a laptop.

Albeit slightly aged, it served its purpose. Spent my whole day messing with it. An IBM T43. Amazed at how slim it was.

I'm still anticipating what's to come next.

GG = Gay Gar?

2009-08-02T12:57:00.002+08:00

FOUR NAMES THAT FRIENDS CALL YOU:

Ah seng
OI
Konde
Kok Seng

FOUR MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN YOUR LIFE:

2nd of february
14 of february?
25 of december =D
31 august

FOUR THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES:

Read the newspaper
Eat
Facebook-ed, 92% naughty
Bath

FOUR WAYS TO BE HAPPY:

To travel somewhere with friends, a bunch of them
Eat out with girlfriend
Listenting to juicy gossip =)
Playing games and winning

FOUR PEOPLE YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:

My dear grandmother.
My grandpa
Friends that use to get together in school
Mr.Cheng Ah Lek

FOUR GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE:

Money
Holiday resort, the whole of it, not expense paid thing.
Gift of cheering people up
Superpowers?

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES (CURRENTLY):

Watching videos
Sleeping (seriously)
Drawing
Playing games as always

FOUR PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR VACATION:

Japan
Europe - Italy / Paris
The states. New york maybe?
Australia.

FOUR FAVORITE DRINKS:

Suger Cane
Orange juice
Coke/100 plus
Chinese tea

FOUR THINGS ALWAYS FOUND IN YOUR BAG:

(been ages since i last carry a bag)Books
Stationaries
Tissue paper
Water bottle

FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:

This is boring. Blue lately
White
Black
Red

FOUR HANGOUTS:

My room
Parade
Jusco (its that two!)
Car

TOP FOUR U LOVE SO MUCH:

Sound of music (not the film)
Tech/gadgets
Bonding
Fantasy

TOP FOUR "THINGS" SPECIAL TO YOU:

My crazy school days (crazy parts only)
My handphone? though not exactly perfect
Playstation
Can't think of now

TOP FOUR WHO YOU THINK WILL ANSWER THIS SURVEY:

.............
.............
.............
Michael Jackson

TOP FOUR REASONS WHY YOU ANSWERED THIS SURVEY:

Gay
I'm bored
Nothing much to do
BORED

THE PEOPLE WHO I GOING TO TAG:

Everyone

August 3rd

2009-07-30T17:04:00.001+08:00

Its an important date. This is because…

I’m starting work. First step of my career path. But i think those who knows me are well aware. But on separate note, even my girlfriend is starting work. Recruited into Casuarina via Jobstreet. I say she is damn lucky.

=D Words fail me to express how happy i am for her. CONGRATS!!

I kid you not

2009-07-27T20:19:00.002+08:00

Occasionally i'm late for appointments. Most of the time i dont intend too. People who knows me should be aware that i'm a perfectly early person.

When i say i'm late that something had happened, it does. Because i dont usually drive slow nor am i a coward that is afraid of the road getting tight.

But when i say that there is a truck carrying another truck with its load and carriage sagging, tilting to the side, wavering about to fall on the road........

I kid you not.

The fail is strong within this one

2009-07-23T18:53:00.004+08:00

It didn't turn out to be working for me.

I got average line strength in my house area. The 'salesman' was good enough to change the modem for me to try again. I assume a FAT commission is awaiting. He was desperate enough to ask me to sign it up, he'll pay the first month for me -___- Whats the point of using when it doesn't load youtube?

Speaking of youtube, this guy dare to say go stream a video, there will be no buffering. At most, only 3 second. It sounded like bluffing to me instead.

No cosplay.

2009-07-15T20:42:00.001+08:00

My bro won this very cool gaming headset from hardwarebistro.com.

Steal series 5h v2. the 5 stands for surround sound. Damn cool considering the fact one of these stuff costs hundreds.

Disappointing that for casual audio playback, its too clear to produce ample bass.

But Siberia Steelseries wasn’t meant for that. Its the gaming experience. Playing call of duty with this thing was really exciting. You could hear where the grenade explode and where the groans are coming. Best stage was the one with Japanese Zero airplanes sweeping around.

The second coolest thing would be the mic. Very clear without being too noisy for the other side to listen.

Third, its a cool piece of accessory. And see any resemblance here? Best of all, its free =)

*ah ben, please don’t flame*

Figurine lover

2009-07-09T00:40:00.001+08:00

If some of you thought i was obsessed enough,

Think again.

Epic win

PDA

2009-07-08T23:13:00.001+08:00

Something caught my eye last day.

In KTM station, you’re not allowed to have public display of affection.

The fourth one on the row.

So, if you do, maybe they’ll give you a summon. Or accept a bribe.

You are not allowed to do that.

i DID not strike the lottery

2009-07-04T15:02:00.002+08:00

And that is also if you call this lottery. I thought i had it but i didn't.

You see, the second prize for 3 numbers is 085. And that day, i took my car to fix the air cond which the number is 8085.

But i didn't buy 3 numbers. What the hell

A day in Sunway Pyramid

2009-07-02T17:48:00.004+08:00

I still got no news after my interview =/ Guess its high time to apply for other places.

There are other events to be updated but, due to lacking pictures, i'll do this first.

Basically its nothing much at all. Another shopping mall. And i didn't went for ice skating so it wasn't anything exciting. But my sis took me to do the fish foot massage spa thing.

At one point they just swarmed my foot till it looks like i'm wearing socks.

I bet a lot of you have try it before. But the fun thing here is that the fishes comes in different sizes.

This were the medium ones. And also in my opinion, the more unbearable ones. Its large enough to tickle you. At the same times, they is enough of them to cover your leg.

Then there was the gigantic ones.

Epic feeling. Imagine their mouth the size of 5 cents coin. Even more exciting is that once you're bored, you can kick them!

During my visit, this family of Ang Moh, all woman, came in. Pretty big in size that i would label them vikings. The moment the fish touch their feet, they were screaming in shock. So loud, the whole hallway of the shops could hear. And of course, it attracted plenty of attention -_-

And nearby, there were something that really caught my eyes.

Girl in space suit? That was what i thought at first.

Up in Asia Avenue (a popular place for the younger ones i guess) or Lala-land they call it, i also found something.

This snowy place have some cosplay thing. Again i must stress, i just happen to be there! My cousin picked the place and i have no fetish for maid dresses!

Maybe because the one 'on display' wasn't that good =/

She didn't made my day -___-

Signs of age

2009-06-28T14:17:00.002+08:00

Time pass. Nobody escapes life cycle. Eventually you go downhill. Unless its antique Michael Jackson's hits. Black and White or Billie Jean. The person just kicked the bucket.

And so, it seems his time is up.

He still works. But bit too old to be playing anything new. =/

TRANSFORMERS : REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

2009-06-25T22:37:00.004+08:00

First off, i'm quite a fan of Transformers. So much, that i have a story to tell. It happened when i was very small. After much begging, my mum finally buys me this toy. I was so happy, i picked a fire truck, thinking it was a Transformers Optimus Prime.

Fate rarely calls upon us at the moment of our choosing.

That was Optimus Prime. I think his voice is sexy.

Okay, summary of Transformers 2. I liked it. Just kind of sad that its Transformers but focuses on the humans instead. Of course Megan Fox was hot but, i'm here to watch Transformers.

And this one feels like an adventure. Yeah, its good stuff. Optimus Prime became a real deal fighter perhaps learned some martial arts and he had this major 'upgrade'.

The movie even made me want to own a Chevy Camaro.

Only Rm 100k or so. Cheaper than a Civic here. But Malaysian taxes you know =/

The story seems... shallow but it serves alright. After all its Transformers. But the action just... swoops away. In the final battle in Eygpt, i bet some of it is the unused part in Transformers 1, where there was a fight in the desert.

Just hope there were more action. And really better story plotting. The final part was REALLY not creative. The bottom one holds more juice.

this is going to be awesome!

2009-06-24T13:04:00.001+08:00

but just too bad it isn't the first show -_- last night was.

For the interview

2009-06-23T17:05:00.002+08:00

At time of blog : interview results still pending.

Writing a resume isn't easy. You would like to provide as much information about yourself, hoping that you wont miss all the best parts. And certainly minus the shame parts.

Thus, inflating the resume is a very normal thing to do. But same time, you wouldn't want to be too bragging. That the whole paper is like reading Harry Potter.

Yea, it almost drove me up the wall. I went halfway hysterical and became a hawk for 3 hours.

In the end, i sum it up within a page. It didn't tell much about myself was what the senior manager said. =/

And submitting a photo of yourself is just as important as to presenting a good resume. It tells character. The guys in the photoshop in Canning Garden surely did a bad job.

Never mind they did a poor job on taking a good picture, worse still my collar was blurred. My eyes look like they were about to shoot laser.

And i really wanted to submit my resume already, through the help of a friend. Yeah, i'll do an online submission. Then came a bummer. This was what happened (not actual words used)

Friend : Hey, your picture looks like lala chai. Be more professional. You're applying for a job here.

Me : Serious? Unacceptable?

Friend : Just take another photo!

Well, i'm stingy. I don't believe in letting someone to take my picture half heartedly and still pay them, when i'm perfectly fine doing it myself. So this calls for improvision.

Me : Google > suit.

And a lot of wonders can be made.

I wouldn't call it cheating though. You go to this photo shop, they lend you this suit and take a picture. Snap. Then go to 'photoshop' and retouch it. Print it out.

So i think i'm just extending the photoshop process.

And print again. Tada! Technically there is nothing wrong, except the pixels being mismatched. Right? Right?

Its not right but..

2009-06-18T02:15:00.003+08:00

1)What is this guy thinking? Fashion show?

I'm vain intolerant. It was freaking hot. Imagine packing a 100 student like shown in picture in 3 rooms without efficient cooling. It was bloody hot, i was sweating like mad. 30% from the difficulty in the paper, 70% from the heat.

2) Sorry mama. There is bugs in this noodle!!

Yeah, true story. I found 4. Don't know how much i ate. But i know it was very effective in leading me to the toilet.

3) I didn't pay for playing in cyber cafe.
What you think? Halfway through there was a blackout. Bail is the answer.

4) Mr. A, you look like you're going through mid life crisis instead of enlightened. Sorry. But it was an amazing experience =D

Cash Flow

2009-06-15T15:40:00.003+08:00

Everybody knows now you can get zero interest installment purchase (repayment within a year) of almost anything.

But i'm having trouble looking for one.

Biggest problem being an unemployed -___-

I've even hooked the best price of Rm 990, arcade version.

If i buy it, i would have to change my long saved 100 euro :(

Worse still, i wont have money for lunch when i'm working -___- A major blow.

So, anyone want to buy my secondhand FAT PS2? =D

Miley Cyrus The Climb

2009-06-15T15:06:00.002+08:00

And so i enjoyed the movie. People say i'm becoming 'soft' and all. But hey, gotta admit it that the song, The Climb was pretty good. Not to mention Taylor Swift appeared in the movie =D

I was hoping to find another version of The Climb. Since radio repeat it like Pitbull's I know u want me's chorus, the freshness meter depletes real fast.

And youtube, being the best place to look such a thing provided me with a great relief.

4th consecutive post for the day

2009-06-11T18:13:00.001+08:00

Yeah, it shows how backdated this runs. This one dates back to the day i went kl for my sister’s graduation. Hope it’ll be mine next year =)

I’m now looking for this. As lame as it sounds, its a World of Warcraft action figure. Human Priestess Sister Benedron. Yes, she is black.

Anyone willing to lend a hand?

Perfect migration

2009-06-11T18:08:00.001+08:00

Yes! Finally, something done right. A perfect installation of Mac OS X 10.5.6.

Took me quite awhile for the trial and error. I actually downgraded my gpu from Ati 4650 back to my old Nvidia 7300gt. So anyone want to purchase a new GPU? Its really not bad performer. 512 mb 128 bit lots of juice once you overclock it.

But just a few days ago , 10.5.7, major update (Snow leopard) came out. –________-

Back to the story, i got it running. Everything was fun. Installation of new program works. The video is playing the song are blaring. Photoshop was running and it felt native in Os X. Iphoto identifies my face. Haven’t try Imovie or any other yet.

But a weird feeling surfaced. Like Lou Rawls’ You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine.

As sexy and smooth it performed, i still feel attachment to windows. Maybe i haven’t discover a better blogging software like Windows Writer Live.

Now just let me slowly sink my teeth into it…….

Terminator fury

2009-06-11T17:32:00.001+08:00

The lack of update of late (didn’t live up to the one post per day resolution) wasn’t because i was busy studying.

One reason being sitcoms. Yeah, i was busy watching mindless sitcoms.

Some thought i watch it because of appearance of Britney Spears. Please~

Yeah, grinded through all 3 seasons which i have. And it was achieved prior to sitting exam. A great success!!

Also, I've watched Terminator Salvation. And i remember i was one of the very firsts. Prior to exams too XD

Being a fan since Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( i don't think anyone would be a fan AFTER that), I'm absolutely disappointed. Now let me rant.

TERMINATOR, as the name suggest is about the robot. Arnold if you like. Terminator 1 have one robot in human skin terrifying the streets trying to kill a woman. Okay…… TERMINATOR 2 was epic. Post apocalyptic world with time travel. Pit off a terminator against a liquid-metal terminator. A desperate run from an evil super-villain. Every ingredient for success i say. So its 2 robots wrecking havoc across town, killing anything in its path, Terminator style. TERMINATOR 3. Trying to repeat the success, this time with a hot chick liquid metal terminator. This starts to get ‘twinkle’. Worse off, it feels more like a fun ride instead of anything epic. Then along came TERMINATOR SALVATION. Yeah, the teaser and promo images look so intoxicating. But the fact is, there is a reason the numbering is lost. Suddenly, the robots are not so bullet prove already. This time, its a few human, running across the place, killing TONS of terminator instead. Yeah, suddenly its the other way around.

The only sense of desperation i get is the producer trying to mimic Terminator 2. Arnold went offline after a crowbar pierced thru his chest and its left for the puny humans to defend themselves. But since he is a machine, the blue screen of doom was fended off with a reboot. Hasta La-Vista (see you later), the famous punch line came in.

Salvation, had another thing in mind. Let the not so important Sam get smacked his human heart to ‘offline’. Leave it to Christain Bale, the over emo guy, to kill THE terminator (Arnold without flesh) instead. Ironically, with a crowbar thing.

Its seems such a big departure and it turns into a paradox. I think due to Skynet outsourcing to China, which explains the built quality.

And i find Hannah Montana Movie slightly better =/ What a bummer.

30 seconds

2009-06-11T16:28:00.001+08:00

Yeah, that would be what that could have saved me from 50 bucks.

Rewind back to last night, i was ‘arrested’ by police for a traffic offence. And like any other encounter with them, a bribe is on the way.

And it didn’t made me felt better that i only have rm 50 as the only note in my wallet. They actually took everything.

This is shit. I felt like i was robbed.

Imagine this, a robber is chasing to mug you. You saw no cars on the road and decided to dash through a red light for pedestrian. Opposite of you, there is a police waiting to summon you because you ‘broke’ the law that was supposed to protect you.

Get mugged or get robbed.

If that was really the case, i would have given my money to the robber. Because i know he’s desperately in need of it.

Sure i was wrong at first and i admit it. But the fact that they were figuratively robbing me off the last note in my wallet and bullying a ‘student’, reminds me of P1:Ethics and something.

May god damn you.

All behind now

2009-06-09T19:28:00.001+08:00

Exam is over just an hour ago. And i’m excited of the things to come XD

I have plenty of plans. Those i delayed due to exam, and those i thought up while day dreaming these past few days.

First one would be modifying my comp into a Hackintosh.

Next, find solution to my phone as its stock now –___-

More and more things to come!

Officially, i’m now an unemployed.

EXAMS

2009-06-04T20:30:00.001+08:00

Yeah. its finally here. Today. And its again, P4.

Gotta salute them. Very consistently creative. Never fail to surprise you.

…………..

Well it was better this semester. But time management become my second issue –_________-

And all the bad things seems to happen lately. My memory card in my phone is unable to be read. I dont know what my girlfriend did with it.

Yeah, i’m blaming her >_<

Sigh…

On a better note, i found out that Xbox 360, although is infamously more troublesome because of its hardware, actually uses ‘almost’ the same but modified CELL processor from IBM. This means its almost an evil twin of Ps3, without using blu-ray.

I’m going to buy XBOX!!

If i did well in exams =/

Unethical

2009-06-01T00:41:00.001+08:00

Anyone got cheated by those fucking SMS to get result from Facebook advertisement thing? Once you sms them, you’ll be haunted forever and its rm3 per sms they send TO you. Yea, basically worse than Ah Long.

Here is one of the way out.

http://www.wixawin.com/my/info/terms_content.html

Type STOP send to 36181.

They fucking cheat you. No one ever play that shit. Those result displayed there are entirely FAKE!!

I almost kena though =P Until i find it suspicious and googled it.

NGAUM!!

2009-05-30T22:30:00.001+08:00

A perfect time to use this expression. NGAUM!!

Basically just the onomatopoeia of yet another version to roar.

Its not that i’m stressed or anything. Really. But rather its stress on myself being relaxed.

Its like i’m not giving my best –___- haizzz…

Then got nothing to do. I even resort to cooking! Haha, entirely by myself. Guess what was it?

Its angel’s hair pasta + ‘unique’ traditional spaghetti bolognaise sauce. Haha…

…….

Counting down 5 days until D-Day and i’m blogging and facebooking here.

Impervious

2009-05-29T20:20:00.001+08:00

I say i hardly ever study for exam =/ Don’t know why but my academic focus just seems to have run away. The pressure doesn’t seem to register in me =/

And i’ve just discovered another problem. Lately using Engrish too much that my have and has messed up –___- Professional marks there it goes.

But my other focus is still here.

The game, X Men Oirgins : Wolverine would be one of those very few nice game adaptation. Not that its superbly excellent, but its good enough to stand alone.

In the face of death, just laugh. Cause you’ll recover.

And i learned something here after finishing the game.

In the face of exam, just play. Life is short, play more.

Mishap

2009-05-28T16:46:00.001+08:00

So i went to KL. My cousin which studies there came and have a sleepover with us. And as if fated, his toothbrush is the same as mine.

Yea, you could guess what happened next –___- Mistakenly swapped. And i gotta fork out money to get a new one >_<

I went to Giant in Tambun, Ipoh. I thought Oral B is still the best brand around. And i like a hard brush.

Asshole charged me 11.59 when the retail is 9.90. Bloody hell!

Holidays amidst exam season

2009-05-28T16:34:00.001+08:00

Its suppose to be my sister’s graduation. That is why i was down in Kuala Lumpur. To attend her graduation from ACCA.Its a week or two away from my exam date –___-

And i notice my brother is a poor photographer. He sure wouldn’t like to hear this (he have terrible mood swings). I asked him to take a picture of me kicking the board and he really just took a picture of me with my leg up –___-

Spot the traits similarity?

Anyway, DSLR is fun. Using my cousin’s Nikon D-40 i think. Its fast and its accurate compared to normal digicam. But its so bulky, its hard to get a good shot at certain angles. Not to mention the viewfinder thru the lens thing. I find it hard.

But the quality out of it is seriously different.

From digital camera. From a DSLR

Its like real color vs digital adjustment.

Enough about camera, this is my sister and her boyfriend. Dont bother bout the picture. Because its his house area that i’m impressed with =P Located in Gita Bayu. Those high class housing area with plenty of facilities. Koi fish IN the house POND/GARDEN!!!!1111oneoneone

It feels Siam oriented inside. But heck its really really really nice.

Seriously nice place.

He’s a real tea lover. Plenty of pots and cups to display.

I thought it was jade :P

Other than that i went shopping for 3 days, 3 location. But bought absolutely nothing for myself =/ Really dulan. Only eat eat eat. Taiwan food. Did not suit my taste =/

Bak kut teh.

Dun play play, this palce have lots of celebrity visitors.

Ironically from we have Jay Chou from Taiwan. Haha, Taiwan food not nice XD

And my modest supper….. Haa….. I’m still not in mood to study. Counting down a week to actual exam >_<

Mr.Bushido

2009-05-21T00:47:00.001+08:00

I’m against half naked man. Yea, even more after the failure of the game.

But this one is just nice (not the guy but the whole picture in general)

I love the color and the strokes he uses to draw that. The artist is Muuten.

Conflict of Interest

2009-05-20T23:39:00.001+08:00

Spiderman : Web of shadows allow you to choose a ‘black’ path or ‘good’ path after series of events.

One is after you defeat black cat. I thought “SAVE HER!” and chosen the ‘good’ path to save her.

Turns out, you have to choose the ‘black’ one to get the ‘kinky’ ending.

They say, the villains always win.

So, i should be studying *again i’m mentioning this but not doing so* And again a surge in me tells me to do something else instead.

Lets see… For an otaku like me, the choices aren’t many.

Dvd? I’ve watched Ong Bak 1 & 2, Tom Yum Goong, and Chocolate. Anime? Currently no new releases. Series? Not really a fan and didn’t download =/

Comics? Read up all those i’ve been following.

Games? Yea, i have it but its lagging –___-The Last Remnant requires you to have some seriously l33t graphic card. Or of course a game console.

Since i’m low on any other form of entertainment, i went to read about coming games. And i feel that i’m truly outdated.

The famous god of war, have became God of Action games it seems. The influence heavily spotted in almost ALL games of its genre. Especially those from the United States.

Coming Darksiders for example. Great visual and consider it an alternative title to God of War.

Of course there are other titles as well such as Wolverine Oirgins who copied it in successfully in a Marvel way. There are also lousy titles such as Bionic Commando. Even the name fails.

Then of course there is my favorite genre, RPG games. Though of late games lack substance.

Star Ocean got a pretty good review.

And of course the coming big title…

Final Fantasy XIII.

Ar…… i need to get myself at least an Xbox 360.

Meanwhile i’m looking forward to this. Sims 3. I’ve never played anyone of it and having great hope on this one. And its already leaked in the internet >)

And i’m praying that my graphic card could support it (* /\ *)

What bout my star? ★ Formo

2009-05-18T18:24:00.001+08:00

Lately life seems black and white to me. Boring, repetitive. Need something to break out of this chain.

And i discover turning up the volume on my speakers do help, with appropriate songs.

It feels like colors DO come out from the cones.

I’m not talking about BOOM BOOM POW!!(which i think is rather lame) but songs like You Get What You Give by New Radicals, from the amazing 90’s.

Actually i manage to dig out a folder that i didn’t delete back in the days when i had my first 256 MB (or was it 128?) pendrive music player which was quite popular back then. Its nostalgic. Its sweet memories.

Why all frustrated i am all of a sudden? This all because of this thing that arrived at my house today.

It feels like a traffic summon to me >_<

F*** my fren

2009-05-18T12:53:00.001+08:00

I dont really care about the title. This is a post to ease my boredom. Its my ‘Dota’ name in the last feeding game that i played.

There should be something that i should blog about. Something that dennis mentioned in kopitiam.

Or was it something about screwing my friend who ffk us? (attempting to start blog war for my boring teddy friend)

“She likes to be kicked over and having her tits rubbed” quote.

I forgot what is what. The thing i remember the most was perhaps the 4 gay fella with a necktie used as a ribbon on his neck –___-

….. I desperately need to find something to spice up my life. Not spice girl’s song though.