Unfair

There is this village where day shines. Let's call it village Tok Shu. The villagers who were staying in the place are farmers. They plant paddy and fruits. This time of the year, the villagers are all very very busy to finished up the harvest before the cold winter come and destroy the hardwork that they had been toiling throughout the year. As day looked onto the village, day tried to help out by calling the clouds to cover the sun so that the heat will not beat the backs of the farmers. Or day will call the wind to help them as they beat the paddy to get the grains. Day felt happy doing all these things that can help the farmers complete their work.

When darkness comes, nite will come and help too. Nite will call the moon to shine more brightly than usual to guide the farmers as they pluck the fruits from their plantation. Nite also helped to put in more stars in the sky so that the farmers were able to rest well at night for the next day's work.

There is this head villager that seemed to be respected by every farmers. There was one day, the head villager announced to the whole village that he will invite all the villagers for dinner and that he will give away a tractors and a few of his prized bulls. The farmers were really happy. "Two more days to go, my friends, do your best to complete the harvest and then we can have a feast thereafter." Day smiled as day saw the villagers cheered and motivated to complete what seemed to be a mountain within the next two days.

In the village, there are some villagers that don't do farming. They rear chickens and ducks. That is the their work. Though they didn't work during this harvest, they wanted to participate onto the prize that the head villager is giving out. Day shoke head, "How can these people qualify for the prizes that the head villager is offering? They didn't work as hard as the farmers. Funny people." But day knew that the head villager loves his people. He would allow all of them to have a prizes. Yet day felt bad for the farmers who toil all year and even more so this harvest.

"There will be a huge feast at the last day of the harvest. Good wine and food will be given out. These prizes will be drawn and the winners will get the tractors and the other prizes. But these will be for the farmers who worked hard these period." the head villager told the people one day. "But that is not fair sir. We didn't know that there are such prizes given out. If there is, we will help out. We will. This is so UNFAIR!"

The head villager thought long and hard. What to do?. Day felt sad for him. At long last the head villager told the people, "Alright. These prizes will be eligible for everyone provided that they help out these last two days of the harvest."

"But that is not fair either", day thought. "but what can i do?....ah ha! I know what do now.....hehehe.." And so day begin to plan..... :p

Ready or not, 2006 is coming!

Saw this cartoon in the newpaper. Hagar the horrible was telling his friend that the year is coming to an end real real soon. Time seemed to have passed by so so fast. Whoosh and there she goes....leaving traces of memories behind....

How have the year been treating you? Good or bad, year 2006 is coming soon and the world is going to embrace him. So stop for 10 minutes today and be thankful for all the good and bad things that you have encountered for the past year and dream of what 2006 will bring!

The Doughnuts

As promised, the follow up of picture...

P/S: I'm only trying to upload 2 pictures but it too ages.. serious ages. It has been more than 1 hour. So, guess would have to be contend with just one picture... till i have so much time to spare on uploading another picture :P

Backdate: Christmas Eve 2005

Super Chu Chai is bugging
DaynNite has not been blogging
Thus this post needs a little 'backdating'
So can have doughnut breakfast posting

Its working day on the day before Christmas
Had cinnamon rolls & doughnut for breakfast
He was to join us,also 5 days before 31st
so a short one to your 'blog reading' thirst :P

p/S: will patch up the pic later...

Pedu

After staying in Alor Star for more than 20 years, i have never set my foot in Pedu Lake, the famous, beautiful lake situated in Kedah itself, about 20 km from the capital of Kedah. Late yesterday night, my sister spontaneously announced that we are going to Pedu Lake and leave for KL the next day straight from there. After hearing how beautiful the lake is for so long, i finally get to see it with my own eyes. I dont have picture evidence of the picturesque scenary as i did not bring home charger for my digital camera. All i have is measley picture taken using my hand phone.

I shall not go into details how what time i left house, how long it takes, how many winding road we passed... but anyway, we reached our destination with full bladder. Thus, the first restroom we saw, we were all so happy, and make our way towards it. The toilet surprisingly dry but alas, it is soooo smelly, cant really identified what kind of smell but there were loads of tiny, black "beads" on the floor. And no, i dont major in animal's dropping, thus cannot identify the source of the droppings.

Despite the shortcomings, we checked in the room and found spider on the wall near the bed. Je je's bf called the front desk and they send someone to help us clean it up. However, one sweep with the broom, 2 black lizards came out of nowhere and what was worse was the cleaning guy put the broom on the bed!! Housekeeping? If i ever do that at home, i think i would have to endure endless long nagging and lecture by my mother. In fact, i doubt that she would actually let me live and forget about the whole incident.

After quite a few phone calls to the front desk on that and also the not cooling air cond, and numerous promise that "i'll be right back." (which they never did, till we rang up again, then only they came back). They finally agree to change the bedsheet, only manage to fix the air cond to be really airing the room after 4 separate calls and visits by different person. Before that even the outside air is cooler than the room. All of us was sweating inside the room.

Well, in fact, i'm typing this inside the chalet at Lake Pedu, after a buffet dinner which only offers limited variety of food but it beats having nothing. And by the way, we had a great 50% discount as compensation on the poor service and accommodation. Anyway, till then, and yes, if you are wondering, there is no mobile phone reception here, and that would give u a good guess that i still dont have internet connection, thus no MUD, and explain the time for this blog post. ;)

A Moment of Silence

Just a short post...
... to offer condolences to our Prime Minister upon the demise of our First Lady at 7.55am on Thursday

Beware, Nite is at it again....

You want to know why nite doesn't blog anymore nowadays? Let me tell you. It is not because she is lazy. It is not because she has blogger's block. It is not because she is pak tohing....maybe it is, not sure...have to go pester her again. :p Anyway, it is something pretty nasty. She was infected of this dreadful infectious disease named Mudagitis. Where you go Mudding all day long. What was it about? I am not sure, but she is begining to infect me. Sigh....so far there are 4 ppl who had this disease. Piggy, Super Chu Chai, Nite, and another friend of ours. I even heard that Verb might be infected by this disease as well....

So here is a warning note....should you ever heard of the word mud, be afraid...be very very afraid. Cause it will change your life 180 degrees. my my...even your speach wil change because of this Mudagitis.....

You are wondering if I am infected by this? What do you think? ;p

It has been 15 days...

I wonder if this is the longest i have not post here. 15 days, think even when i wanted to take hiatus, it wasn't this long.

I was around, in fact glued to the pc every single day loyally. Just that i didnt get around to write something. Well, now i understand why a certain chu chai didnt blog so often, even have vague memory of pestering him to blog :p Well, lucky he didnt pester me to blog anyway...

This is just another excuse for me to look at the notes lying on the sofa and not picking it up... at least when people do ask, i can honestly answer, "i didnt mud the whole day. I blog too" :p

Anyway, i have better go feed myself. Dont even know where the instant noodles that i took just now gone. I didnt know sitting in front of pc playing games can take up so much energy.

Till then, everybody, you are welcome to pester day to blog. *whisper - she blogs even lesser than me*

Introduction to "celebrity crushes"

haha.. saja write this as piggy commented that she dont know who is Heiji Hattori. So since a bit free during lunch time... so .. so.. here it is


~ shinichi


~ kakashi


~ naruto


~ lee hom


~ heiji


~ conan

Se7en

Tagged by Jellio' on "Seven" and now taking a break from my Naruto jigsaw puzzle. My back is breaking, and my eyes felt like going to pop out soon (i'm working on the floor). So, shall do it :)


7 things I plan to do before I die
1) To watch Manchester United in Old Trafford
2) To work/study in overseas (somewhere further than Singapore)
3) To serve in the 3rd world country
4) To learn and really know how to use sign language
5) To do masters
6) To travel to more places
7) To be more involved in charity work

7 things I could do
1) Sleep more
2) Read more
3) Talk less
4) Go home more often
5) Clean my room more often
6) Be more patient
7) Try my best not to pick a fight/argument with my friend

7 celebrity crushes
1) Kakashi
2) Shinichi
3) Conan
4) Lee Hom
5) Heiji Hattori
6) Naruto
7) ... i cant think of anymore...

7 Often Repeated Words
1) Huh?
2) Har?
3) Oh...
4) Ok...
5) Apparently
6) :þ (does this count?)
7) yah?

7 physical traits I look in the opposite sex
Erm... i dunno...

7 victims I can tag
1) Day (Jellio' tagged dayNnite but i foresee Day would pretend that if i do it, she'll escape, so i tag her again)
2) Super Chu Chai
3) Verb
4) Piggie Buzz
5) Little P (oo)
6) Kimmie
7) Would want to tag bay bee Dino as well but since she has no internet access at the moment, i shall spare her :þ

Are you a morning person?

I have long forgotten about that as no one talks to me in the morning for probably 5 years, after i left home. Of course when i was home, i had to reply to whatever my mother asked, regardless if i want to talk or not. Otherwise, there is more to listen to. Yes, there comes the lecture.

But, its coming back to haunt me, again. A few weeks ago, my mother came over and stayed for a week plus, and yes, she talked to me early in the morning. Oh, i dont know why, but i just dread to talk early in the morning. Its not that i got bad breath or something cos already brushed my teeth, even brushed my tongue, but i just dont like to talk right after i wake up in the morning. Slightly after that is ok. So, thats why i'm called nite lar yah...

I'm just not a morning person.

Please be at my workstation :(

i'm stressed. I cant find my thumb drive anywhere in my bag.

*think think*

i can't remember if i took it back home with me, all i remember is that if i put it in my bag, i didnt take it out anywhere except at home. So, if i cant find it at home, please, please, please, be in my workstation. :(

if i lost it, i think i would be better off knocking my head on the wall. Or probably jump into a longkang. :(

Minor Revamp

As the title fully describe it. Try to revamp a little of dayNnite as it was with the exact same colour ever since we started it, and to think of it, it has been more than a year already.

So, tried adding some pictures. As for the colours, remain dark colour though i would have want to opt for a lighter tone cos was with the same blue for ages. However bearing in mind that there are quite a number of posts that we make it more noticable by adding pastel colour, at the moment is rather lazy to edit each and every of those posts. So, will only edit it when i have more time :)

The more alike one

From this post - I've found it ;) i have found another version of the prawn sweets and it look more similar to the ones i remembered. Actually it was a while since i took the pictures, even the sweets are finished, but i honestly confessed that i am a little lazy. Ok, ok, rather lazy.

Anyway, back to the sweet. Funnily, the new packing one is more similar to the taste, more peanut taste as compared to this one.

Why is English so hard to learn?

This is another of the forwarded mails that i think is interesting and pretty true :)


1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present
8) I did not object to the object.
9) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
10) They were too close to the door to close it.
11) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
12) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
13) I shed my clothes in the shed.

Let's face it - English is a ridiculous language.

There is no egg in eggplant, nor ham in a hamburger; neither apple
nor pine in a pineapple.

English muffins weren't invented in England, nor French fries in France.

Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.

We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that bakers bake, but grocers don't groce?

If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of Booth - beeth?
One goose, 2 geese...So one moose, 2 meese?
One index, 2 indices?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

Sometimes I think all the English speakers should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane. In what language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?

We ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
Have noses that run and feet that smell?
How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which
Your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out and in which an alarm goes off by going on.

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects
The creativity of the human race (which, of course, isn't a race at all).
That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.

And finally, how about when you want to shut down your computer you have to hit "START".

Time of death certified at 10.28 am

Ok, i lied. Not exactly, just not telling the whole truth. It really has died, on national day, just that i am not too sure of the exact deceased time. But it is somewhere around 10.30 am, at least for mine. Apparently my colleague said that it was terminated in groups, phase by phase.

Well anyway, we are official off it, the good stuff. Cut off all means of communication, and left with this weird thing that keeps on invite people to join strangers conversation.
Anyway, speaking of this thing, it can really make me complain & complain... So i shall spare you all the misery (at least for now, i'll probably blog another one just for complaining that thing)

So, for now, i officially inform everybody that we are all off the internet instant messenger. If you want to bug, kacau, say hi, miss us, do drop us an email. :)

(Note: given up hope that it will be resuscitated. Have uninstall it)

Stray

The night is cold. I'm limping off to find a warm place to call for the night. With the wind blowing, i shiver up to my litte bones. Scratching myself with my good left hind leg, i walked nearing to the car parked by the roadside pavement (chu chai commented that he cannot picture how the broom come flying when there is no witch around). The engine generated some heat, hopefully would warm me up a little.

"Go away! Shoo!" the owner shooed me and start poking with a broom. I gave a small yelp and limped away. What was on my mind then? Why on earth would i leave him? He was the one picking me up when i lost in that fight 3 yrs ago, injuring my leg. But, that was history. He no longer cares for me, ever since she came. I hate to admit it, that little thing is rather pretty. But it still cuts me, knowing that i longer is the priority in his life.

To be continue...

Addition: Have seeked professional help & outsourced it to super chu chai. Here is the link to the 2nd part of the story.

Alanna

Nice name? What is the first thing comes to your mind? Sophisticated, gentle, sweet, pretty girl? Hehe.. i dont know. I seriously dont know. I picked up the name from a book that i read ages ago in my hometown public library. No pictures at all. Only words :p

Setting of the story was during the knight era. This Alanna inspires to be a knight but of course at the time, females are only allowed to knit, and all those very prim and proper things. On the other hand, her bro Thom was to be send to train to become a knight, yet he doesnt has the "thing" of becoming one. Instead opt to be a wizard. So they tried to kind of come up with a plan where Alanna could undergo the necessary training to be a knight and Thom wizardry.

There, Alanna disguised herself with the name Alan. (not bad eh). anyway, its really kind of entertaining book. But of course, sad to say, the public library did not have the full set of it. Only 2 books, and it was kind of hanging half way. But i have never come across the book in anywhere.

So, i was really surprise when i saw the book in MPH the other day. The best thing was, if i am to buy 2 books, i get another book free. There is 4 books all together - so buying 4 books and get 2 free. Or in another words, i only need to buy 2 books, i get the 3rd book free. At the most, i buy another 1 or 2 more and get another free (huh? what was i saying?)

erm, lets try it this way

• Buy Book 1+ Book 2 -- get Book 3
• Buy Book 4 + another book (a) -- get another book (b)

Now you understand what i'm trying to say? And anyway, my hometown friend was with me then and she read the book too but only manage to find Book 1. I'm a bit luckier, read book 1 & 2. So we could actually share (so everybody happy)

Ahhh... but it was not to be. Imagine the dismay when we found out that...

• Buy Book 1 + Book 2 -- get a book from the Charmed series free
• Buy Book 3 + Book 4 -- probably get the SAME Charmed series free

So... in the end didnt buy lor. Its not that i have anything against Charmed. Its just... a wee bit disappointing... hmm... wait till i have more $$ to splash around. In the meantime, pls keep me away from MPH (just in case, i cannot stand the temptation) :p

Emporer's Clothes

Disclaimer this post is purely for entertainment purposes. It is not meant to insult or belittle anyone in anyway. Any names or references which might seemed familiar is purely by chance.

I never thought such stories would come alive. Yet it was fun that in times like this where children believes that trendy fashions and mindless jokes are 'in' and adults don't believe in Santa Claus or angels, such stories could actually embarked itselves in our lifes.

Once a upon a time, not too long ago, there was one director who were put incharge of the York Marketing team in Netherland Research Company. He was a kind man. And his subordinates were a bunch of hardworking, introverts who seemed to want to please the CEO of the company more. The director would once in a while have a conference meeting with the rest of the directors to discuss on how the company could run its researches in a more creative and effective way. At times the CEO himself would attend the meeting and motivates anyone who attends that meeting.

Yet it was a funny thing that could honestly happen to any director who can't seem to expressed himself well among his subordinates. Still he is confident that his subordinates will be able to ride on the motto which the CEO himself put forth. Time and time again, the director would have small discussions with his subordinates to inform how a project should be running and so forth. Sometimes his people would be able to catch his words. Sometimes not. Most often times not, well, at least in this story it is not.

His subordinates were one highly self-discussed group of people. One would be fortunate to have such high thinkers who evaluates and analysed a project and would be able to form a proper step by step procedure to obtain the best possible results on that particular research. One of the hidden problem that might result in such group of people were there would be multiple excellent procedures towards one research that there would not be a proper measurable result that may come out from it. Yet being introvert as they are, at times they would keep it to themselves and put up a brave face saying that everything is a OK, eventhough its basic formula may be crumbling apart.

Such petty things would not be expressed to the director himself because he would be handling too many things. Being ambitious as he is, the director himselves hold one too many portfolios in the department. With things on top of his head, his subordinates would just tell him that everything is OK whenever he holds a small review over the project. There might be times where one or two of his subordinates would bring up some issues, yet they would be 'tamed' down for not being on the same objectives as the rest of them or the director himself.

There was once project however that the director placed before his subordinates. He handed down a memo to his subordinates to complete the procedure, management planning and expected results without proper briefing to what it is all about. How would a research be done without clear guidelines and tools? One would be too timid to even ask what the objective was for. But knowing past happenings, the subordinates would want to just leave it under the table. The director himself must have felt pretty good about the whole thing because in his mind something was going to happen, some mighty results from that research may change the world. Thus when the memo was put up on the research board, his other subordinates would nod and agree and confidently ask when that project needed to be hand over to the client and assure that client would be outmost satisfied over the end product.

Sheepishly and quite embarrased for being imbecile of any kind, one subordinate just do not understand what was happening. Quietly that she asked the director - "What in the world are you talking about?" The director was pretty pissed off with such behaviour. Yet being a nice man as he wanted to be, calmly and with a controlled voice, he explained the principles and the reason behind the whole project, as well as what the client is expecting. "It will be a world changing experiment if we are to be able to carry this out with excellence" Nodding mindlessly, she backed out from his room, heart trembling and still unsure of what to do. "Would the rest know what to do? Oh my, they were doing it individually. Now how am I to come up with the plan?"

There was one subordinate however speaks his mind whenever there was a need. Not abashed at anything, he voiced out, asking loud and clear, "Mr Director, what exactly is this project for? What is the objective to this research?" Shocked, she marvelled at his courage. Speaking and questioning directly to the director to her naive mind is a no-no. Yet here comes one who speaks. To her amazement, before the director himself could even address him, one by one his other subordinates raised their hands and confessed that they too do not understand what the director have in mind.

.....and we all know the ending of the story.

180th Crap.

I didn't know that people would be conscious whether or not what they do show that they are gay or not! asked one questions and a whole lot off farnie answers I received. I haven't actually found one or befriend one. Still it is hilarious to read some of the answers. And nope....it is only for dayNnite's pleasure viewing. haha....don't think senget!

While nite is making her masterpiece on the PC next to mine. Well, I'm waiting for her to post it up, IF she is going to. Ah....well...

Terminated

Yesterday added one link. At first thought it was funny to read her stuff. Then somehow somehow, it was much too corrupted to my liking. So I am taking it off.
If anyone of you wanted to read it that bad......haha...go search it yourself!

Stalker

A friend of mine made a stalker today. Caused me and nite too. 5 minutes stalker. Started off innocently....

Day: Am going to ask M to introduce me to Jien.
A: Jien? Why he?
Day: Cause he is adorable (gushing....)
A: Bbuut he is already 30++. so old!
Day: Where got?? Less than 30 lerr...
A: Yes la.

Day go ask nite: How old is Jien?
Nite: dunno why?
Day: This friend of mine lorr....say he is old..where got old? See face also know he is less than 30.

Day then tell A: I go google him.

And start that 5 minutes stalking. Can't find his profile..haha...not famous enough.
Then at last found that Jien indeed is 30+ haha in another blog. Pretty funny that blog. So added her link into ours....

mm....stalker can be quite fun. hahaha...

Guess what?

Dino posted up some pictures and had a guessing game. Brought my camera to office that saturday and dino suggested that we have another guessing game... well, me happily taking pics of soft toys, luckily very few people around, otherwise would thought i'm crazy. Anyway, here it is...

Lets start off with an easy one...





Can you guess? the 1st one is very popular, the 2nd looks familiar?
Here are a few more...















And finally.. erm.. the controversial one.. a few people saw this pic.. and they thought i took obscene pic? Nay..innocent picture only...

Things We (Can) Do To Get A Day Off

Well, as all know, its another new day, the sky is hazy, the sun cannot be seen, somehow - where's the birds yah? Anyway, when the haze API hits > 500, its consider emergency and all of we will be ask to stay indoor... Thus, one of the favourite past times is to look out of your window and guess - is it 500 yet. I know it sounded real mean when the haze is so bad but cant blame people when its hazy and you need to travel to work. Especially when your housemate need not to work cos company close for the day...

Well, there are a few things that you can consider doing to get a day off... of course... no guarantees that you wont have higher authorities coming after you...

1. Keep on chanting - 500, 500, 500, 500
   (got a friend who won himself a DVD player (or was it a HP) after keep on chanting his own name in a lucky draw)
   
2. Change all your YM message status to API > 500 as well
   
3. Get your COUGHING colleague to call up HR and ask if we are going to have a day off
   
4. Try to burn some more things (but i heard this is subject to you have excess RM 5k to spent)
   
5. Eat more satay, ikan bakar... (wonder if it will work)
   

Anyone wants to try?? ;)

It's a bird,it's a plane...

It's... i cant see. Reason? If you are here, in Malaysia. Then you will know what i mean. Look outside your window. Can you see anything? What happen to the tall & "lanky" KLCC?? Disappear? David Copperfield at work? Nay, no such thing. Just that our neighbour is have some burning going on and we are just sharing the not-as-nice-as-BBQ-smoke air.

Anyway, its just another day. Where people always say if its a bad day, just take a deep breath, take a look at the beautiful flowers along the way, instead it is now - DO NOT take a deep breath (for your health sake) and flowers? Cant see - too hazy.

Well, i came with my motorbike today. Initially i can see the KLCC on my way via Sungai Besi. A few days ago - can see half of it but today - no at all. Like a piece of flat land. Unlike other days, i could feel my eyes itchy and a littly teary. (Nope, there is nothing nostalgic, so i'm was not crying)

Believe me? No? Well, at the end of day - go out of whatever building you are in. Inhale as much as you can, see if you can smell of the smoke, and who knows, you might get a day or two of MC. No proof guarantee though... :þ

snow blizzard - NOT!!

I looked out of the window this morning. I can see cars. And the sky. During lunch time I looked out of the window again. I can't see anything. Worse of all, I can't see KLCC. And my place has such a beautiful view of it. To think if this is winter, I would be so happy. But no...it is hot and stuffy and irritating.
Worse there isn't any declaration of leave by the government. Perhaps they are too cooked up in the office that they didn't realise how bad it is. Stay stay at home. Even Dr Liew wants to declared emergency leave!!!

A Quick & Dirty IQ Test???

I dont really understand the title of the test, quick and IQ i can get it but dirty? Hmmm... *ponder ponder* where's the dirty part? Honestly i do have this "thing" on quizzes, haha, just like to complete them, erm... must be my curiosity. People say curiosity kills a cat, wonder if it does work.

Ok ok, i dont want to make myself against any cat lovers or what but i do have some grudges with cats.

1. A cat causes me most scars on my body, including the keloid (A red, raised formation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or surgical incision) on my right knee
   
2. I was being chased up & down, in & out, everywhere by this cat during camping years ago as the egg i pocketed crushed and stained my pants and that was the last pair of pants i had. (and yes, it was dreadful & digusting as it also generated out some foul smell)
   
3. I had experienced of being stalked by a small kitten, following my friend and me everywhere. I have no idea as to why both of us were afraid of the kitten but yah, in a way, i was scared. :þ
   
4. My alleged ex-bf was nickname "cat". Some similarity with his name... hahah.. nay, if you are thinking if i'm still sore over that.. nope... nil, zilch...

Back to the quiz, i am glad that my maths still sticks to me, after all these years. And i solemnly confess - i even the calculator for 1+1 calculation. haha...

Your IQ Is 110

Your Logical Intelligence is Above Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Exceptional Your Mathematical Intelligence is Genius Your General Knowledge is Average

A Quick and Dirty IQ Test

Do I look like....?

Had a fantastic endorphin rush this morning when super chu chai query me.....still am laughing.....
Do I look like I'm in love? How does a person who is in love look like?
What do you think?

Breakfast is meant to be skipped if cannot wake up :þ

This post is a day late. Reason being i spent most time of the day SLEEPING.
The story begins like this...

I slept at 3.30 am on Sunday and anticipating that i can sleep in on Sunday. The day before which is Saturday, Dino & Piggy already ajak me out to eat dim sum at Pearl Hotel. I was not thrilled to go cos ...

1. I am totally broke and overbudget for July (sigh...)
2. I want to sleep and sleep and sleep

Happily logged off my pc at 3.30 am that day and shut my handphone. Unfortunately, ages ago i emailed them my house phone number and you know what? Piggy rang my house phone NON-STOP, successfully waking me up and drag me out for dim sum (Read: Verb, dont you dare laugh or i shall wake u up in the middle of the night :þ)

Knowing the fact that Piggy & Dino would probably call again if i go back to sleep. I was so good and dragged myself to the bathroom, even wash my hair to kill the sleepy look. No sleepy look but still drown in Dreamland, i changed my clothes and only realise i forgot to brush my teeth. Anyway, make my way to destination.

Half way eating, suddenly feel like dropping by Popular Bookstore and checked my wallet. Oh NO... not there!! Did i drop it on the floor? *Squat down & look look* (Piggy said the way i squat got ala ninja in Naruto :þ) No?? Argghh.. I dont want to experience the agony of going to few police stations to lodge report again. D*rn!! Funnily my hp still in pocket and rang my sister, she confirmed wallet at home... phew!

Happily finishing dim sum with sleepy eyes and safely reached home and sleep all the way till 7.30 pm. That explains as to why didnt blog this up earlier :)

Erm.. wanted to blog up some pictures but i forgot where Dino load it... still sleepy.. hahaha...

Sun Catcher

Have you seen these things? Have you tried it?
Gosh, this is so fun, fun, fun. By the way, it's call sun cather.
Erm.. i guess it kind of blocks the sun. anyway, its a great "art" project. Notice the "..."? Well, basically i put that cos it only involves painting. But it is great fun. Try it ;)

I've found it ;)

I've found it! After looking high and low, shops after shops, supermarket after supermarket, and i found it, practically like "behind my own backyard".

I've been to Extra, Carrefour, Watson, JJ and endless chinese herb shops (they usually sell grocery as well), also Verb and Piggy has been so nice as to upkeep with my craziness. Practically its like i've been looking for it at every possible shop. BUT, there is anywhere. I have it figured out, if i really cannot find it... i guess i can more likely find it at my hometown in A/S. ;)
I'll have to go home sometime.

Just now, Piggy coming over to my place and decided to stop by this big mini market (am i making sense? its a mini market but big kind) to grab something. And as usual, i would just casually tell her - i want to look for it and guess what? I found it! I found it! and it's somewhere near my house, ironic how things turn out to be yah?

Well, here it is... feast your eyes on... lobster crisp...hehehe

Tribute to a Plunger

Whoever come out with the invention of plunger - applause. *Clap clap*
I am trying to the inventor or creator his/her credit. I actually go surf a bit to find out who actually come out with it. And yes, i am not so hebat as would know this thing is actually call a plunger. I would have call it toilet pump or something like that...

Anyway, due to some plumbing error at the place i stay, this plunger thingy is becoming so important. Once in a while, a rather frequent while that the toilet would get clogged up. I had just spent quite awhile to pump/unclogged it... Still it is only very temporary and i noted that its has yet fully un-clogged. So i shall be very, very, very grateful if some plumber able to fix it, i would not hesistate to tribute a blog to the plumber as well :D

Btw, if you cannot get this post and dont know what a plunger is, just google up - plunger+image.. and you will get the image ;)

Human Nature

Disclaimer 1: Ini hanyalah rekaan semata-mata, tiada berkaitan dengan hidup atau mati. Jika ada, ia hanyalah kebetulan sahaja.

Disclaimer 2: It is advisable to note that I have practice "Dont let the sun sets upon your anger" and that i had had a very good Thai food before this.


*Take a deep breath...*
... Some things happen last few days, things that i am not thrilled over. In fact, it had made me realise, no matter what it is, it is just what we call human nature. Yet, it is disheartening to see that people whom all the while you have the best compliments for, would also have a side that you dont exactly appreciate.

Of course, perhaps i was not tactful enough. After all, i was the one sent & compulsory to attend some Building Championship Team training. In the training, we were thought on how to give effective feedback, in order to avoid negative response. Funnily this training actually got me into thinking - which is pretty true that it is kind of a subconsciousness reaction that if you think someone accuses you, you would turn defensive. If you think someone is correcting you with your best interest in mind, then by all means, i wouldnt think anyone would be less grateful.

... i have no idea how this post took its course to there and i somehow unable to put a finishing touch to it... so, shall left it hanging...

Note: To follow suit from Piggy, no comment is allowed for this post.

Just because....

Sometimes I wonder why people have the perception that is just isn't the real thing.
I'm working with a bunch of Sanguine people. When there is no work, we talk and laugh and joke. When there is work, we talk and laugh and joke. When there is alot of work, we talk and laugh and joke and blog! :p

Yet somehow because we talk and laugh and joke. People tend to think that we are not doing any work. They seem to think that so long we are doing something else apart from what they are doing, we just goyang kaki and wait for pay issit?? Dead wrong....

The management told us how to make some dead place alive by watching this motivation programme called fish. Just because some of us are naturally able to handle stress better than they, change stressful job into something pretty enjoyable, it doesn't mean that we are not doing anything. sigh...

So I think they are just plain jealous that we handle stress better than they do. And because of this, they often come over and instruct to do this this this. Darn! So to them I so so wanted to say... na na na na na.....give me half of your pay then I do.... :D

Then again, we are to be of a team and diplomatic. So what to do, have to bite lip and smile, explain..."Are you going to help me do my job if I agree to help you do yours?" Works wonders! haha...

Backlog

I'm out of service standard!!! Erm, not that i give myself a service level to keep track... but in a way, i'm having some books & VCDs have yet watched. Its nice in a way that I have things to do finally, thanks to everybody who contributes as i remember lamenting, no books, no VCDs and nowhere to go...

My pending tasks are:-

Books

1. Soul Harvest by Tim Lahaye & Jerry B. Jenkins -- the 4th book of a series, the Left Behind, Tribulation Force and Nicolae (I left it in the office.. for a few days...)
   
2. Savage, Ascension and Beginnings by Kelly Armstrong -- highly recommended by Piggy & Chu Chai (i have yet read as Piggy said must only read during weekends as i'll be hooked and this weekend had to work and some things to do. Still dare not touch... )
   
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince -- have to admit that i'm not that enthusiatic about this release as begin to think that it is a little too long already and that the first few books seems like a better read. Also, perhaps of the long story, there are a few things that seems contradicting in a way. Yet, since I have the past few books and was said that HP would be in school for 7 days, so shouldnt be a lot more to go. Besides, i can deduct for income tax ;)
   
4. 魔帝-- i think there is 10 books of the comic. Have not started on it yet.. so wont be addicted yet :)

VCDs/and the likes

1. A step into the past (Cantonease - as "Cham Chun Kei") -- there are 40 episodes of it. I dont exactly remember at which episode i stopped but due to some error which i cannot identified, i can play it using the DVD player, only can use PC to watch. Jie Jie works very hard which includes weekends, so a little hard to watch
   
2. Naruto anime -- this one i foresee will finish watching faster as i'm having withdrawal symptoms of waiting for the next episode of the hard copy manga :)

So there, i shall categorized priority for the pending tasks and hope to clear the backlog soon :þ

How does MSN messenger work?

How does it work? MSN messenger, not the web version. Something make me ponder. A friend of jie jie (my sister) can see her ID online when i was online and when he sent messages via jie jie's ID, i received those messages (its intended for me cos he knew jie jie not in town over the weekend). But, the funny thing is, i didnt even sign in! How do this happen?

I register for MSN messenger using yahoo email. He reasoned that when i signed in my yahoo messenger, it is connected as well. What? I signed in yahoo using my own ID, but he saw jie jie online in MSN???? Whats the connection?

I thought i got things mixed up, probably signed in already or he is sending offline msg... but how? Even just now, he send messages right after i on pc, meaning he can see right? But, but.. i din even signed in anything? And the thing actually shows "MSN Messenger - Not Signed In". Then.. what happenned?

Well, calling all kind soul out there, can please explain the so-call phenomenon to me - the IT idiot and dont kill me if i go "huh?" yah.. :p
Otherwise, i think i shall uninstall the MSN Messenger....

Washing Day

I dont remember exactly when i last wash my bike. Ok.. you are allowed to open your mouth wide big... but due to certain inconvenient, i have sort of given up to wash it... and yes, you are allowed to scold me (should you be near me). Seriously, give it a thought, dont you think staying in non landed house makes it kind of hard to wash my bike. Of course, i have never seen people sending motorbike for washing, at least not in KL (had vague memory that my friend paid someone to wash it in Alor Star previously).

My mother used to nag me and commented that in the whole stretch of bikes parked, my bike is the dirtiest. Well, please dont misunderstood me, i certainly dont enjoy the "compliment". But at that time, i really didnt think it is that dirty. But that was ages ago, nowadays my mother never nags at me not washing my bike, simply because she has not seen it. :D

Anyway, somehow, out of the blue, I suddenly noticed that my bike is rather dirty. Ok, just imagine a very lazy me found out that my bike is dirty. Probably one of the factor i never realised was that i see my bike from side or from the back, which does not appear so bad. I dont remember why i look at it from the front view.. and there... i noted of the dirtiness... Well, since i also cannot tahan already, asked for a huge favour from Piggy and Froggy, told them that i need to wash my bike at their house. (Note: I'm staying at a apartment and cannot ride my bike in, no motorbike parking and some lame, long reason which i shall not elaborate now). Piggy then also told me that she imagine my bike was dirty... hmmm... so it is time for bike bathing.

To keep the story short, i made an appointment with Piggy & Froggy to wash my bike at their house just now and it is now - i proudly announce CLEAN and i certainly hope that it shall stay clean for a very, very long time...

Here is the before & after picture... ;)

Before...



After...

Initial D

Went to watch Initial D - the movie last night with a couple of friends. Light entertaining, not those drama drama kind of movie and a good entertaining one. Someone told me that the human character actually resembles the manga character. Well, me being so ever curious, decided to google a little. Here is what i found...












Hmm... so, what do you think? ;)

Source:
http://lovehkfilm.com/reviews_2/initial_d.htm, http://pages.sbcglobal.net/perry470/go2id/characters/index2.html

How to be a irresistable?

Few months ago, Day had been begging Inbetween for this particular book that Inbetween brought. Eyes almost popped out.......went and asked but Inbetween just laugh and laugh.....
After a few months of constant asking, I guess I had irritated Inbetween enough. Finally got the book.
Must be imagining what book is that huh? The title is "How to be irresistable?"
muahahhaa....

Haven't completely finish reading it. And nope, I'll not share it with you. na na na na na....so there!

Upgrade Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0

Got this forwarded mail for quite a few times but couldn't help amaze with the writer's creativity each time. So decided to post this up. Its fun reading that applying currently IT life to this piece of writing :)


Dear IT Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a slow down in the overall performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications that had operated flawlessly
under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 un-installed many other valuable programs,such as Romance 9.5 and Persona Attention 6.5, but installed undesirable programs such as Formula One 5.0, NBA 3.0 and World Cup 2.0.

And now Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House Cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. I've tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do?



Signed,

Desperate

=================================

Reply:

Dear Desperate,

First keep in mind: Boyfriend 5.0 is an entertainment
package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Try entering the command C:\ I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME and download Tears 6.2 to install Guilt 3.0. If all works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. But remember, overuse can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Late Night Teh Tarik 6.1. Late Night 6.1 is a very bad program that will create SnoringLoudly.wav files.

Whatever you do, DO NOT install Mother-in-Law 1.0 or reinstall another Boyfriend program. These are not supported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have a limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly.

You might consider additional software to improve memory and performance. I personally recommend Hot Food 3.0 and Lingerie 6.9.



Good Luck,

IT Support

I'm R2-D2

I love Star Wars, ever since i watched my 1st episode which was Episode 4. Somehow this science fiction show have always been a part and i have never fail to watch each and everytime it shows on TV. Even have the collection of it. So, obviously i have watch Episode 3 :D




Well, and i took the test - I'm R2-D2. My favourite robot in the show, though till now, i have no slightest idea how it "talk".

Ring.. ring... toot toot... toot toot...

A small incident prompts me to post this entry. I found out that there a few ways people do to avoid certain calls. Having an internet access means that i have a phone line at home. But there are hardly anybody who calls this fixed line. Reason being that:

1. I hardly give anybody this number as we try to confine it to internet usage cos later might be hardly to split the bill (though actually we are not charge to receiving call... i must be out of my mind)
   
   
2. i know that there is only 2 person who rings this phone - my mother and my sister's bf. So i have the liberty of not answering phone calls. Yes, i have the patience of letting it ring and ring and ring and ring.

However, I notice that my sis and housemate also have this habit of letting their handphones ring (not a problem to me cos hardly anyone calls me). And i found that there are a few ways to do so and in a erm.. polite way ;)

1. Assign a nice melody/song to the certain person
   You know why? Nobody would kacau or bug you to answer the phone if the song is nice or the melody is good and you, yourself wouldn't mind if it rings :) (smart eh)
   
   
2. Use Nokia phone (i'm not advertising nor am i using it)
   But... noted that there is this feature in Nokia phones that when the phone rings, it gives option of "answer" and "silent". The function of this "silent" key is when you press it, it stops ringing but the person on the line actually hears the normal "toot toot... toot toot..." as if waiting for you to pick up the phone... (not bad leh)
   
   
3. Have great patience
   This - be it house phone or handphone. Just let it ring. Don't bother. (I have that cos that day my mother rang the house phone, i didn't that it would be her... i let it ring for rather long but a bit pai seh already cos my housemate at home and dont want to disturb her, then only i picked it up. My mother thought I was already asleep, thus took so long to answer the phone ;)
   
   

So, there be it. But do it at your own risk. I'm not teaching you to neglect those phone calls, it's just something i happened to find out. :)

LRT

Went to work today with the famous LRT. Found something rather funny about the ride.

The LRT is supposedly to be fully air conditioned. But it doesn't appear so at times. Whenever there are alot of people riding in the LRT, the air-cond seemed to be off, leaving the rest of us passangers sweating like a pig. Mind you some of us need to go to work in the morning, not the gym! I would think those intending to go gym can just go home after riding the LRT. Free sauna. And save up the gym's monthly fees. ANd if you want a full workout, just take the LRT when it is low peak. It seemed like they will blast the air-cond full blast. You can have a free lesson on "shake a bom bom, shake a bom bom dance". Even the bus have this thing call windows to wind down whenever it is hot or wind up whenever it is cold.

What's more when there are multiple women with different perfumes put on them. And you are standing in between. Turn right - one whiff. Turn left - one whiff. Face front - both whiffs combined! WALAUEY!!! Can faint, straightaway take MC. When you go home from work, during the peak hours, packed like sardines. I think this is even whose than going on a bus. With the temperature rising, you can even hatch an egg. Hmm...I think even the chicks refuse to come out.

Sigh....and to think I'll be riding on the LRT later today.

The Mystery of the Missing Socks

I bought 3 pairs of socks end, end of April 2005. Remembered it well as I ran out of socks and since would probably need to walk a lot in my trip to Taiwan, so bought those 3 for RM 10 socks - blue, grey & brown ones.
All 3 socks were brought to Taiwan and exported back to M'sia, safe and sound. But, disappearing act strikes on those socks thereafter. The thing is like this...

1st week after trip - grey color socks disappear
-- I thought that probably my sis wore it and havent wash it...

2nd week after trip
-- we do laundry including a pair of socks,the brown one. Found out that only left 1 side after finish laundry. My sis said she counted it before bringing it up (we use the public washing machine and mind you, washing machine is one of the greatest invention of all time). I am equally sure that i make sure all socks are pegged and wont be blown off by the wind. Anyhow, so left the blue one (cos didnt wash) and 1 side of the brown one. The grey one still nowhere to be seen.

2nd week after trip - a few hours later
-- bought 3 pairs of socks, the blue one complete, the grey one missing and the brown one incomplete. Since only left one pair, so i told my sis and we went digging around the house. Finally found the grey ones in the bathroom. Ok, so now only lost one side of the brown socks

3rd week after trip
-- since found the grey socks already. Put the grey and blue socks to laundry. This time my mother went down with me. Positively sure all 4 socks were in the machine but during collecting time, I only collected 1 side of each socks but my mother said she got took some. Since so many clothes, we didnt really check it but has looked into the washing machine 3 times to check if we left anything behind.

Funnily, when hang the clothes to dry, found out that...
The blue socks - only left one side

I bought 3 pairs of socks, now left with 2 pairs but incomplete blue and brown socks. Perhaps I should mix and match next time - wearing the blue one and the brown one ;)

Clumsy or Accident Prone?

Wonder if the last 2 weeks should be called - the clumsy time. It has proven that somehow i have join the statistic of accident prones and has left me with new scar (not that i dont have any), blue black & bumps. Chronology is as below.

Incident 1:
Venue: In toilet, finish bathing and want to come out already
"Aiyak!" Knock head on door knob. I know i'm short but hello, thats way short. So i dont really get it as to how i manage to knock my head. Ok never mind.

Incident 2:
Venue: At home, walking to room
"Ouch!" Accidentally kicked the wall. Sheesh.. its same day after knock head...

Incident 3:
Venue: Stil at home, on the way out to go to work
"Ouch!" Knuckles hit the side of door. Crap.. its the same morning....

Incident 4:
Venue: Home
*Rub rub shoulder*
Accidentally hit shoulder on wall... Nope, i'm not drunk

Incident 5:
Venue: Outside at Klang with friends
"Ah..." Accidentally kicked my friend's shoe. Toes so painful

Incident 6:
Venue: Home, after heat toast some nuggets
Accidentally touch the very hot plate. Reflex, and pulled hand away.. but has left me with a patch of redness on my hand. Hmm.. yah, this one just 2 days ago, so the scar still there... crap.

Ride Trips

Due to some time sharing thingy, my sis and me were granted a voucher to stay overnight in Genting Highlands as a reward for our “obedience” to sit through the whole session and gave necessary replies. Anyway, that was about a year ago. As it was a free voucher, of course, there were strings attached and it was rather hard to book a place during holidays. The voucher would be expired this coming week, so after rescheduling a few times. The best is only yesterday. Yet, we were not keen to take leave as annual leave entitlement is not luxury enough. Though it’s a little odd that we book the apartment the same one day trip that we planned, but I guess it was better than nothing at all. Besides, if it’s really that tiring, then could take a little cat nap.

Well, that’s a rather long introduction. Anyway, that trip was what I called a ride trip. Of all the few times I went to Genting, I have never attempted any rides, indoor or outdoor. Also did not expect to be taking any rides this time. Well, just went up the highlands, my sis’s friend queued up to buy the day pass, and the next time, we were lining up for the rides.

The arrangement was easy, we go for the more exciting rides first, but from mild to more heart stopping. There were 4 such rides, excluding the newer Flying Coaster which has to pay additional 10 bucks. The 4 were what I called “The Banging One”, “The Flinging One”, “The Turning One” and “The Commit Suicide One”. Can you guess? Well, if you have been the theme park in Genting, I assume it’s not an unfamiliar to you, unlike me. I don’t remember the real name they give to “The Flinging One” but it’s the colourful flinging around thingy. The other 3 are – Super Toboggan, Corkscrew and Space Shot.

As I lined up for the rides, I was given engineering courses by my sis and her friend. Telling me the concept of the rides, how mechanical was used followed by free fall. Tsk, tsk, typical of engineers. ;)

I was having palpitations as I was waiting for my turns. Things were not better with people shouting and screaming. Must be getting old and hey, I was actually paying for people to give me a fright!! As I was waiting under the sun for the Space Shot, I even worried that during the ride, I would be so scared that would experience the fight and flight response, which includes uncontrolled micturation. Can’t help it; at that time felt that my bladder was rather full. Who knows that nature would accidentally call? ;) (Ahem, if you are wondering, nope, it did not occur.)

Oh yah, before I forget, if you have not tried the Space Adventure. Take my kind piece of mind. Don’t. Just don’t. We lined up for quite a while, expecting it to be kind of swinging thing, well, it did swing subtly but the description would be more of accurate if I use the word vibrate. We even worry on how to place the cameras so that they wouldn’t fell, and the signboard did say it was not for the weak hearted!! But all the machine did was VIBRATE! So, you know what to do…

This post seems kind of long already, so… shall not drag it and make it any longer. But just an after note, I used to think that Genting is those family outing place but somehow I noted high frequency of super lovey-dovey thingy. Is it the date to go that I picked or the rides that I chose? I don’t know.


Disclaimer: This was written over the weekend. Does not represent exact feeling right now.

Shoe, the overdue picture

This is the long overdue picture for the post awhile ago, on shoe

MP3 Player

Have been seeing MP3 players everywhere I looked. Funny, it’s like waving its hand, telling me “Buy! Buy!” Crap, but figuratively, that’s what I felt.

Went to Carrefour in Mid Valley the other day, on the front page of its monthly promotion booklet – there is this Malaysian manufactured MP3 Player – 256 MB, voice recording, and built-in radio receiver. Fine.

As I was reading my dose of Saturday newspaper, the word MP3 player seem to emphasize and bold among all the advertisement – another brand but nevertheless 256 MB MP3 Player, USB 2.0, hours recording time, multi-languages & lyric display function ….

Another instant was when I went to Taiwan with a couple of friends. One of them brought along a MP3 player. That small thing is just so tempting. Small yet so big a memory capacity. Handy, sleek…

Or when my colleague asked me to pass a MP3 player to my other colleague. I kept it in my drawer, waiting for my colleague to come back from meeting. Waiting & waiting, it was late & I left before she came back. Perhaps I should’ve brought it home with me, rather than leaving it all alone in my cold drawer overnight. Could even felt it blinking at me pitifully as I closed the drawer & locked it for the night. (Note: I’m still sane, very much.)

Yes, it is still waving its hand to me… asking me to grab one… but no, haven’t got it yet. Thus it is still there, looking at me from various magazines, newspapers, advertisements….


Disclaimer: This was written over the weekend. Does not represent exact feeling right now, though still want a MP3 Player.

Hair

Recently read Dr Liew's blog on how long haired girls are able to attract guys more than short haired girls. Pretty hilarious while you were reading it, as Dr Liew mentioned no matter what gender you are, long pretty hair will surely make guys nose bleed.
I had been wanting to cut my hair for quite sometime. Too long for easy maintenance. Not to mention the amount of shampoo as well as conditioner. Had been wanting to go to the salon to cut it short, until I read Dr Liew's blog. Went to do some survey among the guy friends of mine. They said, "Sadly but true. Girls with long hair tend to attract more guys than the short haired one" I guess, too much shampoo advertisement. Either that or pontianaks, if they combed their hair will sure attract more nose bleed without any scare.
Anyhow, nite cut her hair short. I guess by now, everyone should had already guessed. I cut mine as well. Pretty funny though when I was in the salon. Frequent question the people there would ask, "Do you want to dye your hair?" and "Don't you feel sad cutting your hair?"
I guess it will defeat the purpose if everyone felt sad cutting their hair wouldn't it? I mean, if every girl or guy felt sad cutting their hair, they wouldn't be having customers would they? So snip and snap the scissors went. And so did my the length of my hair. Took me almost 2 hours just to cut my hair. Was so restless, eventhough I had my book with me to read.
When he finally finished, I hadn't realised that my hair could look so bouncy! :p I guessed with the weight of my hair while it was long, my hair actually looked flat! hehe... Well, feeling rather light on my head...till the next hair cut.

Hair

Ok, here it is... out of the blue, I opened my eyes on Saturday morning. Despite of Dr Liew's blog on long hair, I dragged myself out from my bed, took my bike out, chopped my hair short, sat under this hot, steaming air for 30 minutes, hearing the hairdresser "complaining" that my hair is too course, too much. Thats the part of the reason why i need to be cooked under the hot steaming air for 3 different sessions while she trying to pull my hair...
And by the way, just for the record, i was practically having long hair for quite a while but i am still single... so i dont know if long hair really got those "attraction".

The hairdresser was practically asking and confirming whether i really want to chop it short. Somemore asked if i want to keep on hair... hahah.. it has never ever cross my mind of wanting to keep my cut off hair. As if i dont have enough rubbish to clog up my room.

Reasons that i justify to myself as to why I did it...

1. I must've woken on the wrong side of the bed
2. I must've been crazy where there are times when i too "chong dong"
3. I am way too lazy to tie & comb my hair each time I get off my bike
4. I want to sleep longer
5. U tell me...

Back!

Came back to work today. Found alot of interesting things while I am gone.

The world still goes on eventhough I'm not around! :p Inbetween seemed to be madly in love. Nite went away and was lost for words in those places she went!

Well, I'm not too bad myself. Hadn't been falling in love..hahaha...but did get to spend alot of time hanging upside down for the past few days. And want to know something?

The sky is bluer. The grass is greener. The flowers are prettier. The food is bigger and more delicious. The dogs are more obedient. The streets are cleaner. The air is fresher. The people is whiter! haha.....seriously...am not joking.

Let me get on with my list.

Their accent are weird even though we speak the same language. The animals are one of the kind. I now know how the Drs had the idea of C-section. By observing these animals. Amazing! I didn't realise that the seagulls are of the same size as the pigeons. I always thought that the seagulls are way way bigger than that. Perhaps the TV has a magnifying effect on animals.

The people are so so friendly. Have you ever seen salesgirls or promoters in shopping complex actually dances while they are working? No? Me either...if you are from the same country as I am. So so darn polite that they actually makes you feel good? Thus you are able to buy more stuff from them? Marketing strategy I would think. Really bring out the true meaning of 'service with a smile!'

There aren't any tall buildings though. The highest there would be 5 storeys? Houses there are gigantic. Compared to my house, it looked puny! Hmm...houses and cars there are really cheap. With the cost of my snooopy car here I can get a much much larger car there. I guess you and I will not be able to really say "This is Life" until you been there. Not much activities there. Everything closes at 5pm. The sky goes dark at 6pm. Streest empty by 7:30pm. Where in the world did all the people go. I'm still searching for the answer. There are no mamak stalls there. Privacy is a BIG thing. I guess they have more time for themselves. Maybe that's why they have such enthusiasm while working!

What really puzzles me most is, how in the world are they able to complete their work if they start from 9-5pm with 5 days of work per week? Must be really really smart those people.

So there goes my life being upside down. Coming back right side up seemed weird all of the sudden. Perhaps Life being down under is much better. If there are any place where the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? This will be the place. Can't really show how green the grass is though, cause it is winter, but the sky is bluer. Ask anyone who had been there! More stars too for those star gazing lovers!

Well, that's all for now...

I dont want to go back to work!!

Must be the long hiatus that my brain is not working properly. Condition aggravated by the fact that tomorrow I have to wake up earlier due to road block. Heard that it starts at 7.30 am to 8.30 am, which means that I have to leave house by 7.00 am??

So, do forgive me but I think the brain just can’t really generate some output for proper, elaborated description on the long leave that I had taken. Don’t scold yet, but I believe if I put up a certain photograph, you would know where I’ve been the past week. ;)



Well, I think it’s not a hard guess… so no prize for guessing correctly. So, what’s there? Food, food and food. There are also lots of night markets which sells – FOOD as well. I think the rate that I eat is probably equivalent to the amount that I ate during Chinese New Year. Even the normal rice with dishes came with 8 different dishes and a soup, not forgetting dessert and fruits. The fruits were usually oranges and they are all sweet, not sour at all. Unfortunately that I was dining with a rather big group of 8, otherwise would’ve taken photo of all the meals before eating.

Night market is the “IN” thing there… I suppose. But I noticed that the big huge difference of the night market there and pasar malam here is that there are no pirated CDs, VCDs and DVDs. Well, what can I say, the CDs, and its counterpart is relatively cheaper than here. Most of it are food, and a little of earrings, clothes and costume jewelry.

Hmm… really kind of lost of words. See, told you must be the long hiatus that I can’t compute words. Well, then, shall substitute with pictures. :)

Blogger's Block Type II

Many words I want to say
Things that I want to convey
But it all stop at half mid way
And has harden like clay

There's an invisible wall blocking
Words formed continue crumbling
I don't know where to start patching
Blogger's block Type II - I am having

But hey, can still write, you argue
Yet cant potray what I think and feel
Thoughts are saturated till can kill
All cooked up at the brain at a stand still

From Sherlock Holmes to The Alienist
Of Agatha Christie to The Alchemist
Books I read to increase my vocab list ;)
But everything is still vague like mist

I need to flow it all out!
Otherwise blogging is just not therapeutic enough!
Please help me to reduce this "brain crowd"
Now I've even run out of word to end this poem of doubt

Get A Life

Been sitting here all day long,
Work seemed growing, it is wrong,
Social life seemed deprived,
A small voice whispered, "Get a life"

Productivity and quality needed uplifting,
Target needs achieving,
At times I don't know what I'm doing,
"Get a life!," that voice seemed to be shouting.

Seemed to be stuck infront of the PC,
Looking at the monitor till eyes blury,
At night still work not completed clearly,
"Get a life!," the voice shouted loudly.

Things will continue to pile,
From 1 to many files,
Time seemed to be running fast,
Up my hands I cried, I give up!

Unless I have 4 pairs of hands, which I wouldn't,
I might complete the work soon, which I couldn't,
Work will still need to be completed,
But I will not work myself exhausted.

"Get a Life," the voice said,
Quality, purpose and restful life I craved,
Work equals Life, not an equation to be derived,
"Get a Life!, Get a Life, Get a Life!!"

The Story of Kampung Attap

Do you know where is Kampung Attap? If you don’t know, you would probably err, sympathize a bit with me. If you do, then I figure you will laugh a real hard. Well, me? I would tell you that I have heard of it but don’t know where it is till over the weekend, 2 days ago.

Thus, I name this post – The Story of Kampung Attap. If you ask me, I’ll just tell you, I have never been to Kampung Attap, and it sounds to me like some kind of Bandar Baru. Also when I was staying in Setapak, I would pass it to go to UM. That was all I know about Kampung Attap and it never bothers me not to explore it out. Anyway, well, the day to explore further came. I was duly informed that it was responsibility to declare my income. By the way, the slogan was “Tanggungjawab Anda”. I was told that there is one IRB branch in Kampung Attap, supposedly the nearest to where I stay now. Well, I only heard of it, never knew where the dot is on the map.

My sister’s friend was so helpful that he gave me this direction – you are heading to KL, with Kuen Cheng Sec School on your right (across the road). At the 2nd exit, showing Istana Negara and Kampung Attap, turn left & up the exit. Follow the road till the end and turn left. The road actually leads you down and then turn left again. Go about 300 m and you will see a police station. It’s further down the road. The building is just there. Well, simple enough, thought I just drop by on my way home after going out with my friends at Bintang area. Fine.

After having a hard time looking for a photocopy machine in the happening Star Hill, to cut the story short, I found it and rushing to IRB at Kampung Attap before it closed for the day. It was about 4+ in the evening, closes at 5 pm daily. Well, I was on from KL, passing through Lok Yew heading to Federal Highway. Passed Kuen Cheng but nope, no U turn found along the road. I went all the way till Old Klang Road for U turn!!! Then followed the route given by my sister’s friend. Well, I found the place. He gave a good direction. But imagine my shock when I reached there. I saw the Koperasi Polis right in front of me and a white building that so reminds me of the Chinese Assembly Hall on my right. The place soooo familiar. Never mind. Went up the building and er… trying to settle my stuff (can’t say it’s settled cos I have to go at least err... 2 times more to see the guy there before completing it).

After coming out of the building, wanting to go home… found out that I was at LOKE YEW, the same road that I passed by on my way to look for Kampung Attap. I passed the building right under my nose but went all the way to Old Klang Road just for U turn!! Crap. Why didn’t I ask the exact location? Why didn’t the person tell me where exactly it is? Why didn’t I ever notice that the place is call Kampung Attap? Grrr…

Signs To Tell That I'm Desperate...

For a pair of shoes

1. It rebel and gave up on me... the heel literally coming off
2. I used UHU and cellophone tape to seal up the gap every night and it make weird sound when i walked
3. I limped to the extend that I was afraid I would forget how to walk without limping
4. I walked bare-footed even on weekdays
5. I kicked start my bike in extreme carefulness, in case I aggravate the gap
6. I refuse to go any where on weekdays after office hour
7. I woke up early in the morning on Saturday just to go shopping
8. I stepped into each and every single shoe shop available in Sg Wang even the ever crowded Vincci

So there, if you ever happen to see me shopping, frantically, alone. Please be merciful and note that I've been limping the whole week. When I did walk a little less limping, I had shining cellophone tape, making squeeky noise accompanying me every single step :)

Inbetween

Inbetween day N nite,
That's how we gave her that name, right?
So that's when her blogging takes flight,
Hopefully it will add colour and light.

"Smart Tag"

I wonder who was the first person thought of the one in one out access card? I wonder they themselves ever tried it. It is sheer stupidity and crap! Sorry but no offence but there is soooo many example of unnecessary hassle. What’s the point? Is it to keep track of attendance? Then what happen if the person forgot his/her tag? And the necessity of recording your attendance by pen and paper? Or to keep track how many times so one goes to toilet?
Imagine that you are stuck alone in the office after working hour and there is not a soul around. Before that, someone KPC turned the knob, just after he closed the door. You tag out & d*rn, the door stuck and congratulations, you are “home alone” in the office! You are very much welcome to urinate on the office carpet, sleep on the desk and eat up everybody’s food on their table.

That was pure imagination but you can’t rule out the possibility. A first hand story, a group of 5 (me included) was going visit the toilet, that time was doing testing, only few more “permanent” staff have the ever precious one in one out access card. Alas, some KPC turned the door knob & we tag the first card – turned the knob, did not budge. Found a second card, tagged, still stuck. Nature called, urgently. Lucky, found a third card, tried another door. Phew…

Scenario no 2 – someone in front of me tagged… the door is rather wide open. I tagged, missed the door, it closed! I tagged again, got locked out. Crap. In the midst of trying to hold the door, I knocked my mug on the door. It cracked, after surviving 5 times of moving; from A/S to uni, to my sister’s house to Setapak to Ampang to current new place. It survived but the door cracked it and I got stuck outside. Dumb.

Well then, I have had it. Things are stress enough without the help of the door and the smart tag. I just don’t get it, why would someone use such inconvenience “technology”.

Still at that - Boredom

I am so bored
Think I am going to rot
My brain is so clogged
No doubt soon I’ll have brain block

Watch TV? No good show
VCD/DVD? My stock is so low
Books? Not enough to go
I’m bored, think I might growl (grrr..)

Oh, please help me!
I’m infected with mushrooms and fleas
When am I going to break free
From this season of boredom and crappy

I’m bored! I’m bored! I’m BORED!
Like I’m being locked up in a fort
Or stuck inside a log
Do save me before I mould and rot :þ

Mundane Underwriter?

The job that we had to do,
The things we will be handling,
Is not as easy as making poo,
Neither it is as easy as dodoi-ing.

Actual job is underwriting,
But jobscope goes far more than anything,
Clerical, Admin, even Actuary we are doing,
Practically everything except eating and sleeping.

Soon we will be able to handle from A-Z,
Later might as well do marketing, selling and handling queries,
And they say an underwriter is boring,
Come and try, test and see its doing.

News like this soon be all knowing,
Some people will be clapping,
Others will be crying,
This is so darn happening.

And who say going to Hub will be boring,
So many challenges, I could hardly be breathing,
So many rocks that needed turning,
My gosh, the journey is just starting!

What to blog?

Nite had been bugging me to blog. Even asked piggy to chant with her 'blog blog blog blog' over the table, over jabber.....before lunch, after lunch......
Ok Ok.....blog blog.....
The problem......WHAT TO BLOG??
So thought of an ingenius way.....
Go visit somebody else's blog! hehee......
Until I had recovered from this blogger's block syndrome....
Till then.

Season of Boredom

I’ve search high and low
My pace is as caterpillar slow
Noted above flying are black crows
Everything will induce yawn and doze

Spring, autumn, winter and summer
But this season I’m in is vague and dimmer
Boredom is here to stay and linger
Restlessness would come sooner or later

Work takes longer to complete
Deadlines are harder to meet
Those are few in the signs and symptoms list
Things are either stationary or in crisis

The recurrence rate is just too high
After chemo or radiotherapy, you would still sigh
It’s so hard to tell if you are cured or will die
Boredocarcinoma will just squeeze me dry

by nite

Are you sure it's a 24 hours clinic?

I was woken up by a few attacks of sharp pain at my gaster. I figure, probably just my hallucination, well, I got weird dreams these days. However, the sharp pain was then followed by this churning feeling at my gaster. Then, it goes off. Unfortunately, that left my eyes wide open, staring at the ceiling. Thought I’ll just tire myself with watching of DVD. Dragged myself out of the bed, and started watching “The Terminal”. Catherine Zeta-Jones is still as beautiful.

Only half way of the show, I had paid several visits to the washroom. The sharp pain became more frequent. Hmmm, it has got to be that acute gastroenteritis thing again. Hey, I only had home-cooked food since morning. Wonder what trigger it. Never mind, had in mind that there is this “24 hours clinic” just a stone throw away from my place. It was then 3 am in the morning. I got out of the house and made my way to the so-call 24 hours clinic (mark my word, so-call).

Reached the clinic and rang the doorbell. An Indian clinic assistant let me into the shop and she dropped the bombshell – the doctor is not in. Crap, then why is it called 24 hours clinic? The doctor will only be in by 8 am the next morning. I feel so stupid woke up in the middle of the night and walked that short distance for nothing.

Did not continue with the movie, at least something is working. My eyes and brain were finally tired. At least I could get some sleep. Would wake up by 8 am the next day, see the doc, get an MC and continue to sleep. Alas, the doctor is NOT in at 8 am. I went again at 10 am, still NOT in. Was told by another clinic assistant to leave my phone number and she would call me when the doctor is in. W-T-H? Gosh, if I’m in severe dehydration state, I would have died waiting for the doctor!! Btw, credit to the clinic assistant, she did ring me.. but at 1 pm in the afternoon.

Finally decided to take a risk and took my bike to search for another doctor. After all, the pain is not continuously but once in like 10 minutes. Thank goodness, there is so many other clinics, though not within walking distance…
The end… I got my medication, MC and sleep…

All I wanted to do was to buy a birthday present

All I wanted to do was to buy a birthday present in JJ in Mid Valley Megamall (MV). Well, JJ is because I have some cash voucher and MV is because it’s the nearest from where I stay. Well, there must be something about MV because it was at 4 pm on a Sunday and it is full, full, even for motorcycle parking. The way to motorcycle parking was blocked and I can’t even go in. Fine, I know that there is another open air parking at the other side. I took my bike and go another round, found that place and it was rather empty. Well, it has its reason for being empty – I think need to walk at least like 20 minutes to reach the entrance of MV and I saw a few foreigners from neighboring countries parking their bikes. I was not keen to walk under the hot sun and not too comfortable to chuck my bike there, though I began to feel that my bike is old but I wont ditch it. Well, the next nearest JJ was in Taman Maluri. Cheras is not too far away, I reasoned. So, off I went….

Cheras really isn’t far away and I took the exit to Bandar Tun Razak. Mind you, I have not whatsoever memory of Bandar Tun Razak. Don’t remember any roads or trees or whatever, but still I went… haha… well, I’m not in a rush, its not really, really hot though it’s hot. Passed Taman Tasik Permaisuri, something like that… haha, it must be a joke cos my sister had just asked me if I want to go there. Well, at least I passed there. I was not too worry, as I know there is this HUKM. If I ever get so lost, I’ll just ask the way to HUKM and I’ll know how to get to where I want to go. Hmm… things were okay, I got to Jln Yaakob Latiff, saw Loke Yew but alas, I forgot that I wanted to go to Maluri instead of Leisure Mall, took the wrong turning, and was heading to south of Cheras. I was not keen of taking a U-turn at Leisure Mall so casually turned into Jalan Kuari, I knew it would head to Ampang but though there out to be a turning to KL. I got faith…

So much for my faith, Jalan Kuari leading to MRR II – leaving me option of Sg Besi, Hulu Langat and Kg Cheras Baru. The other 2 sounds a bit far off, but Kg Cheras Baru, still got the word Cheras. Took that turning, went the whole road, with turnings to Jalan 20, Jalan 17 – where is that? Gosh, I finally saw the word “MPAJ”. Sh*t, that’s the last place I want to be. From Ampang, I’ll probably need at least 30 minutes just to reach KL if I just go on straight. Though I seriously wanted to another route to go back to Maluri but Ampang is the last place I want to be. I dutifully U-turned and back to MRR II. Then I saw another road, quite a number of cars heading to this road call Jalan Semerah Padi. I have this perception that if got cars go, then it’s not a bad place. Decided to risk my luck and ha… the word Serkut on the road signs. I’m back to Cheras :) and then turning to Jalan Cheras Lama. Maluri JJ? On my right side :)

The way back was another disaster. At that time, I even wished I had stalked my friend when he goes home cos I had to go through 3 times on the same roundabout to get to the road that I want. But I’ll spare you with that.

Looking on the bright side, I have known KL slightly more and perhaps I would get lost in Cheras again. (hopefully)

Deferred due to low BP

I’m not well off, thus I can’t really donate moneyI’m don’t really own anything, thus cant really donate thingsOne thing I know I’m capable of is donating blood. It saves lives and I seriously got nothing to lose… red blood cells lasted for 120 days before “died” (if I remember right, correct me if I’m wrong).

Remember the first time I heard of it, I was seriously enthusiastic of going to donate my blood, unfortunately, I was below the requirement weight. I don’t mind piling up a few kilograms to make myself eligible, after all, my BMI would still be in the normal range. Started to donate blood when I was in my first year of university. Though I don’t go every 3 months, but at least I have been at the National Blood Bank for more than 5 times.

However due to unknown reason, my blood pressure has been way too low to qualify for blood donating. According to the doctor, it is still in the normal range, yet it is at the lower end. My BP was about 97/64, recorded last Saturday. The systolic murmur should at least hit 100 before they allow me to go on with donating. I recalled my BP value used to be about the range of 110/70 but I wonder why that it has dropped. One of my colleague even commented that “Working not stress enough is it?” Well, I also don’t know.

So, calling all doctors, medical students or whoever knows what it is to take to raise my BP, please kindly let me know :)

by nite

2nd Wedding

I wonder if it’s just what or me… I begin to feel that I’m at the age where I’m getting more and more “red bomb”, or what you call wedding invitation. Well, this is why, the title – The 2nd Wedding :)

I have not been so prim and proper so ages. The last time I donned on a blouse and skirt or wore a dress was like… erm… I believe, in January 2003? Or was it January 2004? I think its 2003, my final year annual dinner Yes ;) , it was that long, cant believe that I was actually working for about 2 years? Wow…

Anyway, was invited to a wedding reception in Corus Hotel the last Saturday. My friend willing to fetch me there except on one little detail. I was not allowed to wear T-shirt and jeans, regardless if the T-shirt is new or the jeans is Levi’s. Another one even said that high possibility that I would not be allowed the entry if I am to wear that (I secretly think she is not telling the truth but I was good not to try that).

So the day came, I was exceptionally good girl as I wore a respectable blouse with a skirt, complete with high-heeled sandals. Yes, I can’t believe that I could be that prim and proper My friend came and the minute I opened the door of her Kembara, she stared at me, thought I wore slacks and she would order me to change. Well, I didn’t, thus was allowed to board the car. The “driver” even requested that I called Day to let her know that it is a must to wear skirt or dress. Otherwise, would not fetch her… Nope, I’m not lying…

Unfortunately, I have no proof or evidence for my word. Did not bring camera, though took a few pictures but doubt that I would get the photos. Anyhow, anyway, Day can vouch for me, should there be anyone open their mouth with disbelieve that I actually did behave prim and proper.

Final word, nutritionist did put their knowledge to good use, look pretty with slim figure. Some of them just look stunningly beautiful :)

by nite

Tunnel

It is there, i cant hide
It is there, i'm too tired to fight
Even though i have try all my might
The tunnel just does not have light

The roads are rougher
The potholes are bigger
The tunnel seems to be longer
and i'm still stuck in the middle

My legs have given up running
My senses have protest to working
My brain has stop turning
I'm still stuck in the tunnel with this poem hanging

Crap

It is now 9.15pm, 14 Feb 2005. As i write this, i'm having a slight headache, a little discomfort or rather experiencing slight epigastric pain. Must be the late dinner. I had just finished washing the dishes. Considered taking gelusil if it worsen. Also at this time, i'm having unilateral right left knee sore. Wonder if it's a "good" sign as my muscles tend to sore when i'm falling sick. Do i see MC tomorrow? Perhaps i shouldn't be so hopeful.

Story begins an hour earlier, out of the blur, it rains!! And at the time when i dont want it to come! i was half roasted back at my hometown. How could it rain now? Especially when i only go to work using this "metal horse" of mine. Somemore right in the evening. Argghh... i've to go through all those drenched spells again.

Ha.. choo.. (3 times) - sign of my MC coming? or just someone cursing me. I have been nice all these while... so people shouldnt be cursing right?

Till then, while i still hoping for a MC. Maybe should stay up a little late to aggravate the outcome ;)

And, i worked yesterday.... no MC in view...


Btw, i had a sms from a friend saying - "happiness isnt the easiet to find, but one place you are guaranteed to find. It is in a friend's LOVE"
So there, Happy Valentine's Day (Though when i post this up, already belated)

After CNY, I'm officially a...

A. PIG
Well, to be more to the point, I am officially a half-roast pig. The entire thing that I do is just basically – eat, sleep and watch TV.
Sequence no 1: Sleep, eat, watch TV (lots), eat, eat, eat, sleep, eat, eat, eat
Sequence no 2: Sleep, eat, eat, sleep, eat, watch TV (lots), go out, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat
Sequence no 3: Sleep, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, go out, watch TV, eat
Got my idea?
Then comes the roasted part, I’m only half-roasted cos some of my friends’ house got air-cond, so me semi-roasted. Somehow, northern part of the country seems hotter. Even when you travel via the highway, you can see that the trees colour changes from green to yellowish green. Hey, I’m not seeing things, in fact, if you see the weather forecast, you will notice that the maximum temperature is 35C in Perlis, Kedah and Penang. South bound, the max temperature is only about 33C.

B. SOTONG
Heard of as blur as a sotong? Well, that’s me. Picture this, my hometown, dubbed as the 5 minutes town by my previous English teacher. Though a little exaggerating but pretty true. Max time required, taking into consideration of “traffic jam” is about 15 minutes. Note that “traffic jam” is in “….”, well, that’s because it shouldn’t be really considered traffic jam, just a little more cars than usual. Well, I got lost in this 5 minutes town, took the wrong turn to the most popular housing area. Haha… one friend said that she doesn’t trust my driving, the other has given up hope on me. I don’t even know the road to his house after all these years. And I seriously fear that when I go back to work, I am clueless and blur. ;)

C. VICTIM OF THE POPULAR QUESTION
Can guess what is the question? Give you 5 seconds….
Give yourself a round of applause if you guess it right, no present, as it’s a little too easy. Well, ahem.. the question is – Are you married yet?
Yup, the whole world knows that I don’t even have a boyfriend when I left that small, quiet town. Though they might not hear from me for quite a little while, but hey, at least ask lar – “Do you have a bf yet?” instead of jumping straight to THAT question of the year. I have this friend who each time I send sms to him (though not often), he would reply by asking that question.. tsk … tsk. Then I bumped into an old friend at the “most happening place”; she asked exactly the same question.
Well, then to answer the question. Nope, not anytime soon that I can see it. But all of you people can start saving up so that when the time comes, I imagine tidy sum of $$ has been saved and I’ll get a very good gift. :þ
By the way, no, I don’t have a bf yet.


So, there you have it – I’m officially the poor, blur as a sotong pig. :D