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August

2010-08-09T15:34:00.001+08:00

August is gonna be a busy month again. Lots of new things to learn and study =)

Card trick - except it tricks you in a way you didn't expect

2007-05-04T12:27:00.000+08:00

Video showing what looks like a simple card trick, but keep watching for a complete surprise. Very clever psychology twist.

Fastest Secretary In The World

2007-05-03T12:07:00.000+08:00

Meet the worlds fastest secretary who can stamp documents faster than anyone else in the world!

Click Here for more great videos and pictures!

She needs to in Guinness World Records as the "fastest human stamper" :-)

Ping Pong Ball Kings

2007-04-19T10:33:00.000+08:00

Check this out! These guys are unbelievable...!

PIng Pong Ball Kings - Watch today's top amazing videos here

Freaking Inhuman Player

2007-04-12T11:36:00.000+08:00

Wow! Look at his skills! How on earth can he play two players at one go? Check out the video below:

Only for Malaysians (Singaporeans also can)

2007-04-11T17:15:00.000+08:00

I just found this site and it's for Malaysians (yes Singaporeans also can).
Why not visit the link & check it out.

Malaysian Young MILLIONAIRE Reveals Internet Secrets

A young Malaysian millionaire Jason Tan reveals his secrets on how he makes millions on the Internet working only a few hours per week.

For the first time ever Jason Tan is revealing his never before told secrets.

Jason's Only In Malaysia Mah has been rated the number one opportunity by numerous online reviews and has been seen in Entrepreneur Magazine.

http://onlyinmalaysiamah.com/?ref=malaysiaonline

You can start earning RM100, RM500, even RM1,000+ every day working at home from your computer. RM90 one time investment with a 60 day no risk, full money back guarantee.

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Excelent Driving

2006-06-19T18:08:00.000+08:00

Check out the video below. Great driving from the SAAB performance team!

Josh Groban - You're Still You

2006-05-08T00:50:00.000+08:00

Below is a nice and powerful song from Josh Groban. Enjoy!

Through the darkness
I can see your light
And you will always shine
And I can feel your heart in mine
Your face I've memorized
I idolize just you

I look up to
Everything you are
In my eyes you do no wrong
I've loved you for so long
And after all is said and done
You're still you
After all
You're still you

You walk past me
I can feel your pain
Time changes everything
One truth always stays the same
You're still you
After all
You're still you

I look up to
Everything you are
In my eyes you do no wrong
And I believe in you
Although you never asked me to
I will remember you
And what life put you through

And in this cruel and lonely world
I found one love
You're still you
After all
You're still you

Dream - I Love World

2006-03-28T16:32:00.000+08:00

This is another song from Dream. This is an older song though. Enjoy!

SUN SUN to taiyou wa dare nimo kagayaku yo
bokura no mirai ni nani ga motsu no kana PARADISE!?

kokkyou no nai sekai chizu o hiroge
jiyuu na ashita o souzou shite miru

kirana koto mo tama ni wa aru
kimi hitori janai
kokoni iru... to sakenderu kokoro no koe ni moshi kizuita nara
YES! honno sukoshi yuuki atsumareba kanarazu okina chikara ni naru

sekaijuu no shiawase wo utao
koko de deatte nanika wo mitsukete
sekaijuu no shiawase o utao
aishi aisare ashita o mukaeru

chikyuu wa mawaru sanbyakurokujuugo nichi
arasoi mo naku itsumo egao nara ii na

taisetsu na hito o mamotte yuku tameni
bokura ni wa ima nanika dekiru no kana

kimi to taiyou o kanjita basho
kitto eien
sora o oyogu shabondama no hikari ni wa sorezore no kagayaki
YES! shippai to ka suru kedo kimi no kawari wa dare nimo dekinaitte shitteru

sekaijuu no shiawase wo utao
koko de deatte nanika wo mitsukete
sekaijuu no shiawase o utao
aishi aisare ashita o mukaeru

minna no kokoro ga hitotsu ni naru youni
zutto nokoru saikou no omoide

ai nimo shi katachi ga aru to suru nara
ima tsunagatteru boku tachi no kono te

sekaijuu no shiawase o utao
minna de isshoni ai o kanjite

LALA LA-LA LA LA LALALA LA LA LA LA
LALA LA-LA LA LA LALALA LA LA LA LA

sekaijuu no shiawase wo utao
minna de isshouni ai wo kanjite

minna nakama LET'S SAY YO "I LOVE DREAM WORLD"
I LOVE DREAM WORLD ...
I LOVE DREAM WORLD ...

Dream - Transit Independence

2006-03-01T23:05:00.000+08:00

Dream is one of my favourite jpop group. This is their most recent song. Love it!

sono TABLE de
namida muku hito wa
itsuka dokoka de
suteta watashi datte

datta ichimai no
hane ga toretadeke
mamori tobidateru
sore ma demo wasure kakete

hajimari wa itsumo kokoro ni aru
kaseneteku toki ga kotae ni naru
owari ni wa kitto meguru atsuga aru
surechigau ano hini ni wa sayonara

toega karu hodo
tsurai dekigoto sae
atata ga itede
ima wa tsutsumi komeru

anatano shiawase
koyono koberu kimochi
sore mo taisetsuna
ai nande sou moeru

hajimari wa itsumo jibun ni aru
nani mo nai basho ga michi ni kawaru
kanashimi mo hanaradzu chikaran dekiru
omoende miwokuru kumo sayonara

machi no hi mi hibiite hoshi no hodo
sunagaete ashita no kaze no iro
yubisaki ni fureru hodo no kunzen ni
atarashii watashi ga iru

hajimari wa itsumo kokoro ni aru
kaseneteku toki ga kotae ni naru
owari ni wa kitto meguru atsuga aru
surechigau ano hini ni wa sayonara

Starcraft 2 ?

2006-02-21T00:16:00.000+08:00

Somethings that Women can't do in public

2006-02-17T02:33:00.000+08:00

My Sassy Girl

2006-02-04T12:11:00.000+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year 2006

2006-01-27T12:38:00.000+08:00

To those who celebrate CNY, Gong Hei Fatt Tai Choy! May this new year bring you to greater heights and manny many returns!

To those who don't celebrate CNY, happy holidays!

To those who don't celebrate anything at all, have a great day and weekend! You deserve it after a long year of downs and ups.

To all may next year be better than the this one.

Merry X'mas & Happy New Year!

2005-12-24T10:18:00.000+08:00

Haven't been updating this blog for a while. Was busy with stuffs. Will update you guys later. 2005 Desktop Calendar was updated - it's been late than never =P~~~

To those who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas.
To those who dont celebrate anything at all, happy holidays, you deserve it after a long year of downs and ups.
To all may next year be better than the this one.

Season greetings.

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

2005-10-13T17:00:00.000+08:00

You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like Heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you

Pardon the way that I stare
There's nothing else to compare
The sight of you leaves me weak
There are no words left to speak,
But if you feel like I feel,
Please let me know that it's real
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay
And let me love you, baby
Let me love you

You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you
You'd be like Heaven to touch
I wanna hold you so much
At long last love has arrived
And I thank God I'm alive
You're just too good to be true
Can't take my eyes off you

I love you, baby,
And if it's quite alright,
I need you, baby,
To warm a lonely night
I love you, baby
Trust in me when I say:
Oh, pretty baby,
Don't bring me down, I pray
Oh, pretty baby, now that I found you, stay...

99 SECRETS GIRLS HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT GUYS

2005-09-13T21:09:00.000+08:00

1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. They prefer neat and presentable girls.

2. Guys hate flirts.

3. A guy can like you for a minute, and then forget you afterwards.

4. When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.

5. "Are you doing something?" or "Have you eaten already?" are the first usual questions a guy asks on the phone just
to get out from stammering.

6. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.

7. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.

8. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.

9. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention.

10. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend.

11. When guys want to meet your parents. Let them.

12. Guys want to tell you many things but they can't. And they sure have one habit to gain courage and spirit to tell you
many things and it is drinking!

13. Guys cry!!!

14. Don't provoke the guy to heat up. Believe me. He will.

15. Guys can never dream and hope too much.

16. Guys usually try hard to get the girl who has dumped them, and this makes it harder for them to accept their
defeat.

17. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.

18. Giving a guy a hanging message like "You know what?!..uh...never mind!" would make him jump to a conclusion
that is far from what you are thinking.

19. Guys go crazy when girls touch their hands.

20. Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.

21. When a guy makes a prolonged "umm" or makes any excuses when you are asking him to do you a favor, he's
actually saying that he doesn't like you and he can't lay down the card for you.

22. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as "try again tomorrow."

23. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.

24. Guys hate gays!

25. Guys love their moms.

26. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses.

27. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.

28 You can never understand him unless you listen to him.

29. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.

30. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.

31. Like Eve, girls are guys’ weaknesses.

32. Guys are very open about themselves.

33. It's good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.

34. No guy is bad when he is courting

35. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.

36. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.

37. Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.

38. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.

39. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.

40. A guy finds ways to keep you off from linking with someone else.

41. Guys love girls with brains more than girls in miniskirts.

42. Guys try to find the stuffed toy a girl wants but would unluckily get the wrong one.

43. Guys virtually brag about anything.

44. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.

45. Guys think too much.

46. Guys' fantasies are unlimited.

47. Girls' height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does!

48. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So watch out girls!!!

49. When a girl makes the boy suffer during courtship, it would be hard for him to let go of that girl.

50. It's not easy for a guy to let go of his girlfriend after they broke up especially when they've been together for 3
years or more.

51. You have to tell a guy what you really want before getting involved with that guy.

52. A guy has to experience rejection, because if he's too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he
won't be matured and grow up.

53. When an unlikable circumstance comes, guys blame themselves a lot more than girls do. They could even hurt themselves physically.

54. Guys have strong passion to change but have weak will power.

55. Guys are tigers in their peer groups but become tamed pussycats with their girlfriends.

56. When a guy pretends to be calm, check if he's sweating. You'll probably see that he is nervous.

57. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl. He really is.

58. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying "Please come and listen to me"

59. Guys don't really have final decisions.

60. When a guy loves you, bring out the best in him.

61. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him.

62. If a guy has been kept shut or silent, say something.

63. Guys believe that there's no such thing as love at first sight, but court the girls anyway and then realize at the end
that he is wrong.

64. Guys like femininity not feebleness.

65. Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do.

66. A guy may instantly know if the girl likes him but can never be sure unless the girl tells him.

67. A guy would waste his time over video games and basketball, the way a girl would do over her romance novels and
make-ups.

68. Guys love girls who can cook or bake.

69. Guys like girls who are like their moms. No kidding!

70. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.

71. A guy's friend knows everything about him. Use this to your advantage.

72. Don't be a snob. Guys may easily give up on the first sign of rejection.

73. Don't be biased. Try loving a guy without prejudice and you'll be surprised.

74. Girls who bathe in their eau de perfumes do more repelling than attracting guys.

75. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.

76. Guys don't comprehend the statement "Get lost" too well.

77. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions but still love them more.

78. When a guy gives a crooked or pretentious grin at your jokes, he finds them offending and he just tried to be polite.

79. Guys don't care about how shiny their shoes are unlike girls.

80. Guys tend to generalize about girls but once they get to know them, they’ll realize they're wrong.

81. Any guy can handle his problems all by his own. He's just too stubborn to deal with it.

82. Guys find it so objectionable when a girl swears

83. Guys' weakest point is at the knee.

84. When a problem arises, a guy usually keeps himself cool but is already thinking of a way out.

85. When a guy is conscious of his looks, it shows he is not good at fixing things.

86. When a guy looks at you, either he's amazed of you or he's criticizing you.

87. When you catch him cheating on you and he asks for a second chance, give it to him. But when you catch him again and he asks for another chance, ignore him.

88. If a guy lets you go, he really loves you.

89. If you have a boyfriend, and your boy best friend always glances at you and it obviously shows that he is jealous
whenever you're with your boyfriend, all I can say is your boy best friend loves you more than your boyfriend does.

90. Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.

91. You can tell if a guy is really hurt or in pain when he cries in front of you!

92. If a guy suddenly asks you for a date, ask him first why.

93. When a guy says he can't sleep if he doesn't hear your voice even just for one night, hang up. He also tells that to
another girl. He only flatters you and sometimes makes fun of you.

94. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.

95. Guys seek for advice not from a guy but from a girl.

96. Girls are allowed to touch boys' things. Not their hair!

97. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.

98. Guys hate girls who overreact.

99. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships.

Bryan Adams - Here I Am

2005-08-22T11:10:00.000+08:00

It's an oldie but a goodie =P~

Here I am - this is me
There's no where else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am - it's just me and you
Tonight we make our dreams come true

It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of - young hearts
It's a new day - it 's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am

Here I am

Here we are - we've just begun
And after all this time - our time has come
Ya here we are - still goin' strong
Right here in the place where we belong

It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of - young hearts
It's a new day - it 's a new plan
I've been waiting for you
Here I am

Here I am
Here I am
Waiting for you

Here I am - this is me
There's no where else on earth I'd rather be
Here I am - just me and you
Tonight we make our dreams come true

It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of - young hearts
It's a new day - it 's a new plan
I've been waiting for you

It's a new world - it's a new start
It's alive with the beating of - young hearts
It's a new day - it 's a new plan
I've been waiting for you

Here I am

Here I am - next to you
And suddenly the world is all brand new
Here I am - where I'm gonna stay
Now there's nothin standin in our way
Here I am

Here I am - this is me

You think Malaysian Idol is bad enough, you should check out China Idol!

2005-08-12T14:28:00.000+08:00

You think American and Malaysian Idol is bad enough, you should check out China Idol!

Link: Click here

The story so far - Part 1

2005-08-08T15:00:00.000+08:00

I've haven't been blogging for awhile... many things have happened within the last 3 months. I find that the within this period, I've learned a lot and life will never be the same! Life is changing!

Ok, I'll pick it up from my last proper post (This post was about the steamboat and the my birthday celebration).

16/05/2005 (Monday)

Today is my grandmother's 100th day leaving us. So the whole family gather at the Nilai Memorial Park for prayers. Prayers was short. Gonna miss her.

17/05/2005 (Tuesday) to 21/05/2005 (Saturday) - Dubai Trip

Went over to Dubai to have meetings with agents and in the meantime tour around Dubai. Guys, I tell you, the trip was really worth it, eventhough Dubai is a dessert. The temperature is when we arrived was about 39'C. Ooo... it's hot! Luckily everywhere is air conditioned =D

Dubai just started construction in the last ten years and today I can say that Dubai has overtaken Kuala Lumpur in terms of development! As of today, Dubai is only about 10% finish and they're building 24/7 non stop! Walaueh! Now, they have the Burj Al-Arab (Arab Tower - The world famous 7 star hotel). All the big international companies is already there. It's a place where the East meets the West and a lot of business deals will be made and a lot of International Convention will be held in the future!

What makes Dubai so attractive? Firstly, it is strategically positioned and there are no red tape or bereaucracy. Crime rate is also almost zero - punishment is severe! Also, you can leave your goods at the port for a few days and no one will ever touch it! Isn't it a safe place. Also, they have a great leader with great vision. In the future, they're gonna have the tallest building in the world in Dubai (Dubai Tower), the biggest shopping complex in the world, F1 autodrome, Dubailand (something like Disneyland LA, but bigger 3 times), ice-skating in the dessert, and lots lots more.

Also, in Dubai, I see everyone mix with everyone eventhough you're from different countries, colour or religion. Wow! Therefore, I encourage you guys to go visit Dubai while it's still building. You get a sense that in this world, nothing is impossible. If you can dream it, you can build it! Cun~ The best time to visit Dubai is around December to February (the temperature is about 20'C-25'C).

During our trip to Dubai, we went a few places:

Desert Safari - going through the desert with a four wheeler... camel rides... getting my first henna... belly dancing... cun!
Creek River Cruise - Nice dinner on a boat... got to chat with some Japanese and a really really rich guy... see Dubai in the night... it's so beautiful!
Gold Souk - You'll never see more gold anywhere on the planet! An eye opener!
Spice Souk - Lotsa spice... not my kind of place =P
Electronic Souk - Lots of electronics gadget here... no time to finish visiting it
Jebel Ali Port - This port is huge! Bigger and more advanced than Port Klang alot!
Burj Al-Arab - The world famous 7-Star hotel. We managed just to stop outside to take some photos. If you wanna enter, you must have resevations and pay RM500 for lunch or RM200 for tea. Wanted to go for the tea, but it's already fully booked. You gotta book one week in advanced! Anyways, I struck out this one out from my to do list already. Yeah! =P

Overall, I'm glad I visited Dubai!

21/05/2005 (Saturday night)

Just came back from Dubai in the morning, we had a pot luck party over at Ah Seng's house. We had some nice spaghetti. After that we went to watch Star Wars 3. (Aiyoh, stupe has been telling me he watched this during the official premiere in Malaysia while I was having a meeting in Dubai)

My ratings for Starwars 3: 3.5 / 5 (The story is so-so only. I expected more. It'a a movie just to complete the whole Starwars Saga =P~ Episode 1, 2 and 3 no need to watch lar just watch episode 4, 5 and 6 instead!)

23/05/2005 (Monday) to 24/05/2005 (Tuesday) - NAC2005

This is my 2nd time attending NAC (National Achiever's Congress). It's an event organize by Success Resources. For NAC 2005, they brought in:

Jay Abraham - World's No 1 Marketing Genius
Deborah T. Patel - Expressing YOU, Taking your communication to the next stage
Ken McElroy – Building wealth through Real Estate
Ron White – Magic Memory : How to remember anything instantly
Peter Ho – Cash is King : Mastering Cash flow
Dr Demartini – Inspiring laws for your magnificent life

Day 1:
Jay Abraham was good, but is not us the full value for the ticket. He seems to hold back and is more interested in selling his more expensive seminar. Deborah T. Patel had a great entrance and got everyone doing exercises and giving tips on expressing yourself and how to sing with full enthuism. The song we sang was 'What A Wonderful World'. Ken Mc Elroy was boring. Boring until can sleep =P What he says is nothing new, it's all general stuffs. Ron White gave us some techniques to remember 10 things. It works! Cool! After the event, I bumped into Harjit, a friend I met at last year's NAC.

Day 2:
Peter Ho makes accounting so fun. His teaching method is very good. I can still remember what he say until today. Cash is blood.... Accounting is easy.... =P Later, I bumped into Isabelle, Michael, Mei Han and Phyllis. What a coincidence! After lunch, it was Dr Demartini's turn. Dr Demartini brought down the house! He's the man! What he said is just so inspiring and so true! He's very different from other speakers, he gave us not only his 100% but his 120%! I don't know about the rest, but he really got me thinking hard!

After his speech, we had a photo session with all the speakers! We have a great time! Guess who's coming? The guy from 'Catch Me If You Can'. Not Leonardo Dicaprio lar. The real guy that forged cheques and tricked everyone that he was a pilot. Wah! I've already sign up for next year's NAC. Have you?

28/05/2005 (Saturday) - Four Seasons

Watched the Four Seasons at the Bangsar Actors Studio brought to you by the Tasa Young KL Singers (YKLS) choir. Was there to watch Li Sun perform. The show started with young children singing. They are just great singers for their age (some of them are only 7 years old!).

Great openning by the children but I cannot say the same thing for the adult singers. I know that the Four Seasons production was kinda rushed and they are suppose to sing songs from many different countries of the world. Yup, they sang the songs in their original language. They are suppose to flow smoothly, but there were a few singing mistakes though. Some of them even forgotten the lyrics. Also, they did not sing with all their hearts out. I expected more but... haih... but what can I say.

Luckily they have a killer song for the finale. They sang a hokkien song! (Can't remember the song title though =P~) It's nice and catchy. For this song, they really sang with full enthuism and passion! This is what I came to see. Overall Four Seasons by YKLS has good starting and ending, but the body was so-so only. I know YKLS has brought us a few good production in the pass, hopefully in future, YKLS would bring us better and exciting productions.

My ratings for Four Seasons: 3 / 5

Photos from the Four Seasons

To be continued...

Adidas to pay $3.8bn for Reebok

2005-08-04T14:01:00.000+08:00

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Germany's Adidas-Salomon is to buy rival sporting goods firm Reebok in a deal worth €3.1 billion ($3.8 billion), Adidas said on Wednesday as it posted a forecast-beating second-quarter profit.

more here

Malaysia english mou tak teng man

2005-08-03T09:55:00.000+08:00

Malaysia english mou tak teng man....!!!!!!! learn la veli usefull one kekekekeke
Malaysia English vs Britian English ... Who says our English is teruk. Just see below - Ours is simple,short,concise, straight-to-point, effective etc. The English did invent the English Language, but they cannot use it economically when communicating their intentions. Compare these phrases that Malaysians and Britons use to say the same thing: So, why make things so confusing and waste of money when you are and a long distance call.
WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Britons: I'm sorry, Sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you.
Malaysians: No Stock.

RETURNING A CALL
Britons: Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone page for me a few moments ago?
Malaysians: Hallo, who page?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY.
Britons: Excuse me, I'd like to get by. Would you please make way?
Malaysians: S-kew me

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Britons: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me.
Malaysians:No-need, lah.

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?
Malaysians: (pointing the door) can ar?

WHEN ENTERTAINING
Britons: Please make yourself right at home.
Malaysians: Don't be shy, lah!

WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Britons: I don't recall you giving me the money.
Malaysians: Where got?

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Britons: I'd prefer not to do that, if you don't mind.
Malaysians: Doe-waaaan!

IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Britons: Err. Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're
coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue.
Malaysians: You mad, ah?

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE.
Britons: Excuse me, but could you please ! lower your voice, I'm trying to concentrate over here.
Malaysians: Shaddap lah!

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU.
Britons: Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for some time. Do I know you?
Malaysians: See what, see what?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION.
Britons: We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.
Malaysians: Die-lah!!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Britons: Will someone tell me what has just happened?
Malaysians: Wat happen Why lidat????ADUI!!! (jumping to conclusion)

WHEN SOME ONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Britons: This isn't the way to do it here let mne show you.
Malaysians:Hoi!!!u pig ar lidat also doe no how to do!!!!

WHEN ONE IS ANGRY
Britons: Would you mind not disturbing me
Malaysians:Celaka u/LANCAUUUUUUUU/cibai la/puki mak/pu nya ma!!!

Happy 1st Anniversary

2005-07-26T09:30:00.000+08:00

One year have passed since I started this site. It seems like it was just yesterday. Time really flies! There were ups and downs, but life goes on. We gotta learn to deal it and seize the day! In future, I hope to blog more and bring you guys more insteresting stuffs =P~

Cheers,
DKBU

PONDERABLES

2005-07-23T23:48:00.000+08:00

Can you cry under water?

How important does a person have to be before they are consideredassassinated instead of just murdered?

If money doesn't grow in trees then why do banks have branches?

Since bread is square, then why is sandwich meat round?

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"...but it's only a "penny foryourthoughts?" Where's that extra penny going to?

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would beagood idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake uplikeevery two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

If you drink Pepsi at work in the Coke factory, will they fire you?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

How come we choose from just two people for President and fifty forMissAmerica?

Why do doctors leaves the room when you are changing? They're going to see you naked anyway.

If a 911 operator has a heart attack, whom does he/she call?

Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet soup?

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out!" Or watch a white thing come out a chicken behind and think, "that ought to taste good."

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

When your photo is taken for your driver's license, why do they tell you to smile? If you are stopped buy the police and asked for you license, are you going to be smiling?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?

If the professor on Gilligan's island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

What do you call male ballerinas?

Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream?

IF WYLE E. COYOTE HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY ALL THAT ACME CRAP, WHY DIDN'T HEJUST BUY DINNER?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made fromvegetables,what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Is Disney World the only people trap operated by a mouse?

Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune? Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your rear end?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you,but when you take him for a car ride; he sticks his head out the window?

Bad English

2005-07-20T17:26:00.000+08:00

Sharing interesting signboard read in English.

English is such a terrible language.

In a Bangkok temple:
"IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN."

Cocktail lounge, Norway:
"LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR."

Doctors office, Rome:
"SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES."

Dry cleaners, Bangkok:
"DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

In a Nairobi restaurant:
"CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER."

In India:
"TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE."

On a poster at Kencom:
"ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO, WE CAN HELP."

In a City restaurant:
"OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS."

At a cemetery:
"PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES."

Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
"GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED."

On the menu of a Swiss restaurant:
"OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR."

In a Tokyo bar:
"SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS."

Hotel, Yugoslavia:
"THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID."

Hotel, Japan:
"YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID."

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery:
"YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS, AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY EXCEPT THURSDAY."

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
"IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE."

Hotel, Zurich:
"BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE."

Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?"

The box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong:
"GUARANTEED TO WORK THROUGHOUT ITS USEFUL LIFE."

In a Swiss mountain inn:
"SPECIAL TODAY - NO ICE-CREAM."

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
"WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS."

A laundry in Rome:
"LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME."

Shall We Dance?

2005-07-18T11:51:00.000+08:00

Am back from the B2B Retreat in Genting Permai! It was a great! We had lotsa fun =)

Watched this fantastic movie Shall We Dance? (1996) yesterday night on Astro. Not to be confused with 2004 version starring Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere. This is a Japanese movie! It's about a successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.

Link 1
Link 2
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It's funny, heart warming and make you feel good after watching this movie. This movie have openned my mind to view dancing from a different perspective. Dancing will not be the same again, eventhough I don't dance =P~

My ratings for Shall We Dance? (1996): 4.5 / 5 - Whether you dance or not, this movie highly recommended!

Hmm... might wanna catch the Shall We Dance by Jennifer Lopez & Richard Gere.

Question of the day:
I haven't seen much ballroom dancing in Malaysia. So, the question of the day is, can you ballroom dance or salsa? And who would make a better dancer, guys or gals?

7 Habits Of Highly Ah Bengs

2005-07-08T13:12:00.000+08:00

Click on the image for a bigger view.

Walaueh... Lolz... This is Good!

Terror Explosions Rocks London

2005-07-07T23:19:00.000+08:00

LONDON: Near simultaneous explosions rocked the London subway and a double-decker bus at the morning rush hour Thursday, police said, causing at least two deaths, injuring scores of riders and sending bloodied victims fleeing from debris-strewn blast sites.

More here and here.

Would guys date older girls?

2005-07-06T13:37:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, we (Famie, Xinni, Yan Yan, Premi, Wilson, Vijay & DKBU) went to McD Bangsar about 10:30pm to celebrate Famie's birthday (her actual bday is today).

So, we waited till 12.00am to sing her the birthday song and blow and cut the cake. The funny thing, we put 'magic candles' on the piece of cake ;-) Immediately after the birthday song, Famie tried to blow the candles but just to find the candles reignited and reignited again. She tried and tried and tried to blow them off. Finally we have to remove the candles and wet the candles with water. Hehe... Overall, she gave a damm good blowjob. Lolz... Seeing Famie blowing and blowing the candles off is Priceless! Wahaha.... Laff sei ngo =P~

Overall, we had an unforgetable nite. Happy Birthday again Famie! Wishing you all the best and may all your wishes and dreams come true! Smile always and get happy!

In between waiting for the time to reach midnight, we had some interesting discussion on whether guys would date an older girl. For me, the first thing that came to my mind was 'why not?' This is because my grandmother is older than my grandfather, my brother is dating an older gal and my cousin sister is dating a younger guy. So what is the big fuss?

But of course, the older girl have to meet some requirements lar. I have high standard =P Firstly, do not boss around. Secondly, she must be fun and adventureous. Thirdly, she must be albe to handle me. Also, if the girl can cook, it will be a plus point. Because the secret to a man's heart is through his stomach. Lolz... Better still if she is indepedent and rich. Wahaha.....

Discussion of the day:
Guys: Will you date and older women?
Gals: Will you date a younger men?
Guys & gals what's your view?

6-pack abs, Japanese style

2005-07-04T11:32:00.000+08:00

Here's a fun Japanese method of getting back your 6-pack abs. Click here for more information.

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How To Be Happy?

Click here for the 3 step program.

What A Wonderful World

2005-07-02T12:41:00.000+08:00

The pics here reminds me of 'What A Wonderful World' song by Louis Amstrong. Yes, indeed this is a wonderful world. Enjoy the pics! Take care and have a great weekend!

What A Wonderful World
by Louis Amstrong

I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world

The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"

I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world

Oh yeah

An Irishman's Daughter...

2005-06-30T23:12:00.000+08:00

An Irishman's daughter had not been home for over 5 years.

Upon her return, her father berated her; " Where have you been all this time, you ingrate! Why didn't you rite us, not even a line to let us know how you were doing? Why didn't you call? You little tramp! Don't you now what you put your Mum through??!!" The girl, crying, replied, "Sniff, snif... Dad... I became a prostitute..."

"WHAT!!? Out of here, you shameless harlot! Sinner! You're a disgrace to this family - I don't ever want to see you again!"

"OK, Dad - as you wish. I just came back to give Mom this luxury fur coat, title deeds to a ten bedroom mansion, plus a savings account certificate for £5 million. For my little brother, this gold Rolex and for you, Daddy, the brand new Mercedes limited edition convertible that's parked outside plus a lifetime membership to the Country Club...(takes a breath)...an invitation for you all to spend New Years' Eve on board my new yacht in the Riviera, and...."

"Now what was it you said you had become?"

The girl, crying again said, "a prostitute, Daddy!"

"Oh! Sweet Jesus! You scared me half to death, girl! I thought you said "a Protestant". Come here and give your old man a hug!

Modern Laws of Nature

2005-06-29T23:44:00.000+08:00

Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:

After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

Anthony's Law of the Workshop:

Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Kovac's Conundrum:

When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.

Cannon's Karmic Law:

If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

O'brien's Variation Law:

If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.

BELL'S THEOREM:

When the body is immersed in water , the telephone rings.

RUBY'S PRINCIPLE OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:

The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

WILLOUGHBY'S LAW:

When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

ZADRA'S LAW OF BIOMECHANICS:

The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

BREDA'S RULE:

At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

OWEN'S LAW:

As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask
you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Which Blogger Are You?

2005-06-28T23:38:00.000+08:00

Congratulations DKBU, you are...

minishorts of minishorts.net

You are outgoing, direct, smart, pretty, and a definite go-getter. You are frank, a little too frank perhaps that sometimes you get on people's nerves and make them very upset. If people attack you, you hit back with triple the force without blinking because you are the kind of person who knows exactly what you are talking about or else you wouldn't talk about it. Your quick-thinking is what makes you special. You are an elitist.

Which Malaysian Blogger Are You?

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Congratulations DKBU, you are...

Cowboy Caleb of cowboycaleb.liquidblade.com

You are smart, loyal and sensitive. You are also very caring towards other people and you help them out whenever you can. You are very passionate about your line of work. You fight for your beliefs and if someone doesn't agree with you, you argue your point of view across in a very convincing yet diplomatic manner. For that, you earn respect.

Which Singaporean Blogger Are You?

Women over 30...

2005-06-27T00:26:00.000+08:00

This is for all girls 30 years and over.... and for those who are turning 30, and for those who are scared of moving into their 30's...AND for guys who are scared of girls over 30!!!!... This was written by Andy Rooney from CBS 60 Minutes.

Andy Rooney says:

As I grow in age, I value women who are over 30 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.

If a woman over 30 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually something more interesting.

A woman over 30 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 30 give a hoot what you might think about her or what she's doing.

Women over 30 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.

Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

A woman over 30 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women.

Women over 30 couldn't care less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 30. They always know.

A woman over 30 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 30 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.

Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a
jerk if you are acting like one! You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.

Yes, we praise women over 30 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 30+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old
waitress.

Ladies, I apologise.

For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free". Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage, why? Because women realise it's not worth buying an entire Pig, just to get a little sausage.

Why does the moon look so big now?

2005-06-26T00:19:00.000+08:00

For the past few nights the moon has appeared larger than many people have seen it for almost 20 years. It is the world's largest optical illusion, and one of its most enduring mysteries.

Click here to find out!

Clon to Come Back with 5th Album

2005-06-25T12:43:00.000+08:00

Woo hoo... Clon is back! One of my top favourite KPOP group!

5 years after the group stopped activities, two member group Clon (Kang Won Rae and Goo Joon Yup) will reunite to release their 5th album.

Best known for their song "Goong Dari Shabara", the group was hit with a hard blow when Kang Won Rae was involved in a motorcycle accident which paralyzed him from the waist down. The accident happened in the midst of their 4th album performances and thus stopped any more planned activity.

Kang Won Rae has continued his work in the entertainment business as tv host as well as Radio DJ on KBS2 with the "Kang Won Rae and No Hyun Hee Music Talk" Show. He even married his girlfriend after the accident.

The title track of the new album will be "To Song Ee" and is scheduled for a July release with live performances to follow.

Link

Baton Game!

2005-06-22T22:22:00.000+08:00

run run run run run.... getting near to dkbu.. keep running! run run!! run as fast as you can baby... run!! Well, I should just accept this baton right now, right here.. and I shall post it again here! hee hee!!

Total volume of music files on my computer:
about 47GB .. erm.. DKBU.. beat this pls.. haa haa! :P

The last CD I bought:
It has been a long long time since I bought a CD, unless a black CDR is counted...

Songs playing right now:
Simple Plan - Untitled

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me:
1. Simple Plan - Untitled ~~and I can't stand the pain, and I can't make it go away... How could this happening to me, I've made my mistakes, Got no where to run......................... :'(

2. Rob Thomas - Lonely No More ~ I don't want to know the lover at my door, is just another heartache on my list....

3. Akon - Lonely ~~

4. Frankie J - How Do I Deal ~~ But nobody said that it would hurt so bad, So how do I live...how do I deal without you

5. Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending ~~ You were everything everything that I wanted, we were meant to be supposed to be but we lost it, And all of the memories, so close to me, just fade awayAll this time you were pretendingSo much for my happy ending ..............................................................

This baton ain't that fun to play with anyway! :(

Dig a hole and burried the baton .. :P

Passing on the baton...

2005-06-21T16:01:00.000+08:00

Since Mindy passed me the baton, I must do the honor to complete the following questions.

Total volume of music files on my computer:
4.1GB songs on my computer.

The last CD I bought:
Haven't bought a music CD for a while. Bought some motivational CDs from NAC 2005 last month.

Songs playing right now:
None at the moment.

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me:

1. Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off You aka 'Carlsberg Song'
2. Christina Aguilera aka Christina 'Akurela' - Beautiful
3. Dario G - Sunchyme
4. Black Eye Peas - Where Is The Love?
5. Japanese songs - Songs by Dream, Speed, Do As Infinity, Move, Mika Nakashima, Ayumi Hamasaki, Utada Hikaru, Amuro Namie, Kiroro, Puffy, Hana Hana, Takako Matsu, etc.

And I'm passing on the baton to:

1. limevan
2. ivanchoe
3. tingkeling
4. cyber-red
5. pillowmui

And also not forgetting caRie =)

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Happy Birthday Donna Wong! Wishing you all the best and may all your wishes and dreams come true! Smile always and get happy! Have lotsa fun and enjoy!

Cheque Presentation, BBQ and Steamboat

2005-06-17T11:27:00.000+08:00

14/05/2005 - Saturday

Was at the Rotaract cheque presentation event. We managed to collect about RM20k for the WTYS project from the treasure hunt, the foot massage and donation from the public. Below is the report from the Organizing Chairperson.

The mock cheque presentation

The food served after the presentation

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Windows To Your Soul Cheque Presentation ceremony
Report by Kavita Sukanandan

Every minute a child loses his or her sight. Loses the chance to see the brilliant colors of a comic book, the rainbows in the sky, enjoy sunsets & the twinkling stars...

With this in mind, we embarked on Project Windows To Your Soul - to raise funds towards the vision care of underpriviledged kids. Starting in December on one raining evening with a seemingly impossible target of RM20K, we are proud to have come this far with the same energy, enthusiasm and commitment that we started out with. And of course, we are proud to say......

We surpassed our target and achieved RM26,081.53 which we happily passed on to Dato Dr Veera Ramani, medical coordinator of Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital and vice president of Malaysian Association of the Blind in a historic cheque presentation ceremony today!! All the funds collected will go to the setting up of the new MAB&THONEH centre in Kota Bharu, Kelantan where it will be used for kids with vision problems/ educating blind kids. :) woo hoo, feels good after all the late nights, chicken rice and sweat pouring...

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After the cheque presentation, we headed over to Irene's house for house warming party. We had BBQ! We were using the same stove as in Sg. Congkak =P~ Aiya Irene didn't prepare enough food leh. So some of the girls went out to tapao some food.

BBQ at Irene's house

The food the girls tapao

Anyways after all the food. The girls were sitting together, chit chatting and laughing. The guys were eating and eating =P~~~

Later, we played the "Honey, honey, will you marry me?" game. Err... didn't like it. Next we played the untangling game. The game was not bad, we got tangled and untangled but in the end, we end up untangling into 2 circles (suppose to be one circle). Then we played the "Heart Attack" game. Damm fun woi this game, but this time it was a little crowded (too many players).

Untangling game

After all the games, it was time to celebrate Michael's Be-early Birthday (the actual day is tomorrow 15/05/2005). As usual we sang him a Happy Birthday song and the Birthday song ala Rotaract style. No cake for him too, just a candle =P~

Later, we adjourned to Tanjung Mamak Bistro for some supper. We left the place at 1am.

Supper at Tanjung Mamak Bistro

15/05/2005 - Sunday

Cath invited us to her house for Steamboat and to have a WTYS post mortem meeting. We were suppose to start 6pm but you know lar Malaysian time. Dinner started at 7:30pm =P~

This is the my first time eating steamboat from rice cooker! Walaueh... it cooks really slow. But at least the soup was great. Thanks to Cath for making the delicious Tom Yam soup and Kavi for making the Chicken and Vege soup. Mmm... Delicious!

The food

Tom Yam Steamboat - Yummy =P~~~

Since everyone has to wait so long for the second round, we just took out our handphone for display (aka Nothing Better To Do). Guess what? Almost everyone uses Nokia phones.

Hanphone Display

After the dinner, we have WTYS post mortem meeting. The meeting lasted about 2 hours. After that, some of the guys appeared with a Tiramisu cake. It's time to celebrate Michael's Birthday again. Aiya, they also celebrated my birthday again (they celebrated my birthday last week). Am speechless. So as usual they sang the Birthday Song ala Rotaract style. Always say 'That I'm no use at all'. That's a lousy song lar =P Anyways, thanks guys!

Tiramisu Cake... Mmm... Slurps...

Caught this pic outside Cath's balcony

After the Birthday celebration, we cleaned up and left Cath's place. Overall, we had a great and wonderful time =)

How I End Up Learning Japanese

2005-06-09T23:55:00.000+08:00

One day (around 1999 I think), a friend introduced me to this song Alive, My Graduation and White Love by Speed. Don't know you guys know the song or not. But Speed (consist of 4 girls) and they can really sing! Their songs were really great and catchy! Since then I've been listening to many other Japanese songs (Jpop and Jrock) and have watched some Japanese dramas.

Have visited Japan in 2001. Well it was a short trip (about 5 days) but it was enjoyable. Visited Kansai Airport, Kyoto, pass by Mount Fuji, Mount Hakone, Yokohama and finally Tokyo. It was great to see the that Japan is so advance and yet have many beautiful landscapes.

The Japanese culture is so different from Malaysia. Whenever we enter a shop, every worker would greet us with a smile and bow to us including the boss. Walaueh... where to get such service in Malaysia?

Also, in the morning, everyone will be rushing to work. Wah! All the guys would be wearing a coat and tie while the ladies wore stokings and high heels running and rushing to their office! Respect! You'll never see something like this in Malaysia.

We also tried out the Shinkansen (bullet train) and it's really really fast (faster than ERL a lot) and it's a smooth ride all the way. Cun~

Nihon tabemono wa taihen ooishi desu! Tried their sushi, ramen, miso soup, Japanese shabu-shabu (steamboat), Japanese BBQ and etc... Yummy =P~~~

I can go on and on about Japan.... But if you ask me if I would love to go Japan again, I would! Definitely! But there's a problem. Everything in Japan is expensive lar. Anyone wanna sponsor me to Japan =P~

Anyways, if you guys get a chance, you guys should go and visit Japan!

Fast forward to 2005, since Daniel san, Desmond san and myself is interested in learning Japanese, we enrolled together for the class in ICLS. That's where we ended up at =P

The class was fun and enjoyable with a taihen omoshiroi (interesting) sense. Well Fujiwara sense will be going back to Japan very soon. So this coming Sunday, Fujiwara sense has invited us (the whole class) to her house for a party and try out some Japanese food... Ooo... Can't wait... =P~~~

After the party, we'll be sitting for our exam on Monday. So good luck everyone! Ganbatte ne!

Check out http://dkbu.blogspot.com/2005/03/japanese-class.html also.

Violence and Vulgarity...

2005-06-05T17:38:00.000+08:00

Violence

Since a child, I've never liked watching action pack movies, violence, war.. oh whatever.. it is just not my kind of movie...

Being beat up is not fun, and neither beating up someone is fun. Fight will bring nothing else but hurt.

Since I get to know him, and the kind of person he's mixing with, I constantly remind him not to get involved in any fight. I believe there'll always be solution for anything, there's no need to engaged in a fight.

Why must he reacted that way? Must you hit up someone else just to prove your love and care for your lover? Does this means I have to hit up all the girls in this whole wide world because I love you with all my heart?

Violence puts everything to an end. Sorry but I just can't forget what I see...

Vulgarity

Words can heal, and words can bring harm too. It is important for you to control the words no matter how angry you are. Couple of years ago, I used to be someone who is VERY bad tempered, and even when chatting online, I get furious and started scolding people, like as if I care about how they felt. Later after that, I tell myself, being vulgar is not everything and I really have to change.

If I can change, why can't he change?

Getting scolded like a dog on the street with heavy traffic and a lot of people nearby there is not fun. I felt so ashamed, and what's more.. I did not do anything wrong. Where is your conscience? Can't you think rationally?

Everything I had about how nice a rainbow is went down into the drain and all my feelings shattered the moment you scolded me a bitch. If I am a bitch, what made you to fall in love with a bitch? There are loads more of the F words that you used on me, I am just truely disappointed, because I believe I was not born to be scolded that way...

Bitch? Well, for me.. a bitch is born as a bitch, live her life like a bitch and will die as a bitch eventually....

Sg. Congkak Trip

2005-06-02T12:20:00.000+08:00

07/05/2005 - Saturday

This Sg. Congkak trip was organized by Lauren (RAC KL) and Jack (RAC Subang). Great job guys!

There's two groups going to Sg. Congkak. Group 1 (Lauren, Steven, Irene, Neeraj, Boon) arrived at the Sg. Congkak camp site in the afternoon. While Group 2 (DKBU, Jennifer, Jennifer's cousin, Jack, Joanne, Lilian, Harley, Anne, Ivan, John Lai, Garrett) reached Sg. Congkak in the late afternoon. We've initially planned for a BBQ at the camp site. But guess what? When we (Group 2) arrived, it's raining cats and dogs, how wanna BBQ?

Sg. Congkak Front Gate

Another shot of the Sg. Congkak Front Gate

There's a medan selera next to the front gate?

The walkway to the camp site

Anyways, we waited for the rain to stop. Luckily it stopped in a short while. While we waited for the tents to be set up, we introduced ourselves and get to know each other =)

The water is too Haiya, can't go in for a dip.

The tents all set up!

When the tents were up, we chose our tents and started to light the mosquito coils (essential for camping trips). And we remove the BBQ stove from Steven's car. The BBQ stove was black and have not been used for quite some time. Eeeee... Guess what? Lauren took it to the nearest toilet and wash it with her bare hands! Walaueh~ Respect lar!

Lauren returned with the cleanned BBQ stove and we started to put charcoal. Err... someone forgotten to bring the firestarter lar... Ish... The guys gotta start it using some newspapers and a lot of patience. While the girls are prepared some tuna with bread and also the chicken for BBQ.

The guys starting up the fire

When the fire started, everyone was BBQing like mad cause all of us are hungry =P~ We ate, we laughed and we enjoyed it! Hehe...

Soon it's getting dark and someone forgotten to bring lamps or candles. Aiyoh... how to BBQ in the total darkness? Luckily few of us brought some torchlights. I wonder, have any of you guys ever BBQed in total darkness with only a torchlight? Hehe... what an experience!

Setting up the stuffs. It's so dark that we need to shine a torchlight =P

Everyone BBQing like mad!

After BBQ, we played 2 rounds of Twister (not again!) in total darkness. The winners were Jennifer & Harley and Anne & Boon. Wow! They can really twist! =P

Human Entanglement

Wah! Nice Posse =P~

After 2 rounds of Twister, we played Charades. Charades is a game where you have to act out a phrase and your group must guess the phrase. The person acting out cannot talk or make any noise, they can only use hand, leg and body to act out the phrase. That game is so funny.

By this time, Vijay and Brahma arrived just in time to join the charades game. They brought some food and candles for us. Hooray! At last no need use torchlight jor =P

Playing charades

08/05/2005 - Sunday (Mother's Day)

You know, this passes so fast. It's already almost 2 a.m. All of the sudden, they asked me to stand in the middle. Hmm... okay, I complied. Haiya, they reallly really surprised me! They all sang Happy Birthday song and the Birthday song ala Rotaract style (the you're beautiful and no-bloody-use-at-all song =P) and gave me a candle to blow off. You guys miss the cake! Where's the cake lar? Anyways, I wanna thank the Rotaract people for remembering because I don't remember telling anyone about my birthday leh. Anyway, thanks guys!

After that, Vijay and Brahma gotta leave. Vijay got something to do in the morning.

After Vijay and Brahma leave, we played ben dum ben dum game. Can't remember how to sing it or how to play jor. But it requires a lot of concentration.

After the not so nice game, we played 'heart-attack' game. Anne taught us how to play it. We were give a topic like fruits. Then we sit in a circle and name a fruit. That's be your nick name for that round (Tips - Get long and hard to remember nicknames). Then, Anne will distribute the cards on by one. And if both have the same numbers, ie King and King. Both the player have to call out each other nicknames. Whoever can recall the other person's nickname first wins and all their cards will be passed to them. After that the round continues until the all the cards are distributed. The person with the most cards is the loser. Then, it's up to the winners on what you wanna punish him to do. It was a really fun game! We started calling ppl mangostene lar, durian lar, rambutan lar... Then there's a round with animals lar... hehe...

Heart Attack Game - Fun!

After the interesting heart attack game, some of them went for a walk around the woods in total darkness. I went to sleep, it's already 3 a.m. plus and it's been a long day.

The next morning, was woken up by Anne's shouting. Haih... thought wat happen tim... some of them were already in the waters (the water is really cold, cause it just rained yesterday), splashing waters here and there, shouting here and there, like small kids =P (BTW, it's only 8am and it's Sunday lar)

Crazy kids splashing water and shouting here and there

The water has calm down

The greens

After waking, we got everyone to get up and have breakfast. We have tuna with bread. Nice! Was surprise to see Jennifer still around. She say she gotta go off at 7 a.m. because she has a seminar in the morning. Guess we had so much fun, that she decided to join us =P

After breakfast, Jack started collecting money from all us for the BBQ food like a loan shark. Hehe... We took a group photo and after that we were ready to jump into the cold waters for a dip. Oh... it's so cold! =D

Ready to jump in!

After a dip, we changed and packed. It's time to go back.

Packing to go home

We left Sg. Congkak about 12pm. We had lunch at Restoran Lisan in Cheras. Tried their pan mee and popiah. The pan mee is not bad though and the popiah is nice but a little too sweet.

Restoran Lisan - that reminds me of the BM aural test...

After lunch, and sending off the people, I went to Teik Seng's place. He had a gathering to watch a movie. They're watching Ocean's Twelve. Had already watched it. Oh well, just watch it again. It's a witty movie. After the movie, was exhausted and returned home for a rest.

For dinner, our family and uncle's family went to the vegetarian shop opposite Fitness First Uptown to celebrate Mother's Day. The was good! The restaurant was packed! Luckily we have made reservations earlier. Dinner was great! Eat until full, the food still keep on coming =P~~~

We back home, online awhile and straight to dreamland... zzZZzzzZZZ...

Here, I wanna thank Lauren and Jack in organizing this wonderful trip. Was really a surprise that you guys remember my birthday! Thanks again! =)

It's been a while

2005-05-29T14:58:00.000+08:00

Nothing will ever be the same again.

Since there has been tremendous changes in my life lately, I have decided to put down all my blogs for the time being, as I think I have got enough troubles in life and I do not have enough time to actually put on any post in my blog anymore at the moment.

For those who had been hoping that I put down my blog, I hope they'll feel better that way, and for those who goes to my blog once in a while, I am sorry but I just have to do this. I might be coming back, or I might not.. I do not know..

Having my cousin walked away just like that is something I had never expected. Who would have thought someone would leave at such an early age? He's only 25, which is like only 2 years elder than me and now he's totally gone for eternity. Life is just too short.. sigh.

Everything seems to turn from bad to worse. I do not know what else I can do.. could anyone please help?

Why is he so insecure, when I have passion and love him? He forgotten that I love him? He must have caught amnesia...

I am tired of explaining anything else to anyone anymore. Since no one believes whatever heck that I said, so why bother to explain?

Dear God, please show me what I should do? Please give me guidance and forgive me for all the sins I have done.

Ronda-ronda Trip....

2005-05-28T10:18:00.000+08:00

01/05/2005 - Sunday (Labour Day)

Xinni planned this wonderful ronda-ronda trip around Kampar, Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh & Bidor. While, Vijay offered to let us stay overnight at his new condo in Ipoh. Thanks guys!

We're suppose to meet up at Xinni's house in Cheras at about 9am. But you know lar, it's Sunday and everyone's fashinably late =P~ In the end, all of us met up at Xinni's house at about 10am. Then, we when to Steven's Corner to have breakfast. There we met up with Vijay and Mei Han.

After some roti canais, we filled up our petrol tanks at the nearest petrol station and we zoomed straight to Kampar.

Car 1 - (Vijay, Mei Han, Kavi)
Car 2 - (Michael, Lauren, Lai Peng)
Car 3 - (DKBU, Neeraj, Xinni)

I thought its would be a long journey. Turned out it was a short drive (2 hours plus) because both the passengers (Neeraj & Xinni) in my car was having a stimulating discussion. What's the stimulating discussion all about, you might ask. It's for us to know and for you to find out... =P~

We arrived at Kampar about noon. Just in time for lunch. We had the lou shue fun, the green drink (some kind of grass), the fish balls and fried fish cake. Ooo... it's all so yummy =P~

Lou Shue Fun

The green drink "Yummm Senggg!"

Fried fish cake

After lunch, we took some photos of the Old SB Rex Cinema and drop by CB to buy some biscuits. I'm still wondering what does CB stands for. So we had a game on guessing what CB stands for. Here is what we came up with - China Biscuits, China Boy, Cute Babe, Cruel Bastard, etc...

Old SB Rex Cinema

CB Biscuit Shop

After all that, we continued our journey to Xinni's hometown in Kuala Kangsar. The drive was slow because after all the food, everyone's tired and sleeping... hehe... We met Xinni's parent. They're nice people and they brought us to makan-makan in a Malay hawker centre. There we tried the cendol, laksa, rojak, etc.

After food, we took a stroll in the park behind the hawker centre. We took some pictures of park, boats, bridges, tanks, etc.

Park behind the Malay hawker centre

Boats

Famous Bridge (Err... forgotten the name =P)

Warning Signboard

Old Tank

Neeraj showing off his gymnastic skills

After that we drop by the Masjid Ubudiah and Istana to take some pictures. And we also drop by the city to take a photo of a jet plane. Weird lar, putting a jet there =P

Masjid Ubudiah

Jet plane

After all the photo sessions, we headed back to Ipoh to Vijay's condo. The drive was interesting - lotsa twist and turns and mostly down hill. Woo hoo... Kinda felt like Takumi driving downhill from the Initial D anime. We finally arrived at Vijay's condo about 7:00pm. Walaueh, the apartment is huge! Anyways, some of us rested while the others went for swimming in condo pool while is quite huge.

After everyone have recharged, we went over to a hawker centre in Ipoh. We tried their chu cheong fun, seafood, hor fun, white coffee, etc. We were all busy eating and suddenly Neeraj got a crab shell stuck in his throat. Haiya, no need eat so fast lar man... We got some chee cheong fun and we asked him to swallow it all down. Phew, luckily the crab shell went down, if not gonna visit the hospital.

We were busy eating... no time to take pics =P~

After that, we went over to Lou Wong Taugeh Ayam Kuetiaw for their famous taugeh, chicken and hor fun. But before that, since everyone was so full, we went to the shop behind Lou Wong to do some shopping. I bought some Ipoh White Coffee and The Butterfly Heong Peah as recommended by Lai Peng (Note: Haiyo, should have bought more, it's so delicious). After shopping, we went for their pasar malam (night market). Didn't really buy anything, just walk and see =D After all the walking, we were ready to eat again. We met Tim (Michael's friend) who drop by after attending a wedding dinner nearby the area.

We all went to Lou Wong to try out their stuffs. The taugeh was fat and juicy and the the kuetiaw soup was one of the best I've tried. Yum yum.... *Burps* Also, it's amazing to see Michael finish everything for us because we were too full. For his skinny body type, he can really eat! What an eye opener! =P~

After the nice supper, the rest went back to Vijay's apartment while a few of us went driving around looking for 7-11 to buy some stuffs. Haiya, it's damm hard to find the bloody 7-11 =X After we bought our stuffs, we also headed back to Vijay's condo.

Fat juicy taugeh

Lou Wong (Photo blur lar)

Arriving at Vijay's condo and after a delicious supper, we're gonna burn some fat and do some yoga aka we played 'Twister'.

Twister consist of a mat with circles and colours and a spinning wheel. Firstly, we have to spin the wheel and the wheel will tell us what to do. For example, if the needle lands on right hand on the blue circle, then you put your right hand on the blue circle. If you fall, you're out of the game. It seems easy at first but will get very complicated later in the game. Phew what a great work out game!

After twister, we played Taboo! I won't go into details on how to play this game. But there were some funny phrase like 'A Orange Pussy'. What are you guys thinking about? It's Garfield lar... =P

Twister

After Twister and Taboo!, all of us was tired and we went to bed. Err... because there was not enough bed, most of us slept on the floor.

02/05/2005 - Monday (Holiday)

All of us woke quite early and got ready for some Ipoh dim sum. We headed over to Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum. We reached there about 8am but there's already so many people eating already. It's full house and the business is really really good! I tell you, we have to stand next to a table to pressure those people to eat faster. Wahaha... that's fun =P~

Ming Court Hong Kong Dim Sum

Finally after waiting about 20 mins, it's our turn to eat while others stand next to our table to eat. Hehe... Initially we ordered enough dim sum. But to our surprise, every dim sum we ordered have double layer. Woah... now we have 2 times the dim sum. So everyone eat as much dim sum as they can lar. The dim sum was really yummy~ and one of the best dim sums I've tried. As usual, we cannot finish everything, so we see Michael sapu everything again lar. After he finished everything, we asked for the bill. To my surprise, the bill was around RM100+ That's really cheap! If we to eat that much of dim sum in KL, it would have cost us double or triple the price.

The Yummy Dim Sums

Michael sapued everything

After a big breakfast, we decided to walk around the Ipoh town. We went over to a shop that sold this chicken wrapped in paper and heated using salt. Some of us ordered it. Nah, I didn't order it. So full jor, still wanna order meh? They say they wanna tapao. After that we jalan-jalan around some more.

Cooking the chicken wrapped with paper and it's heated using salt

3R for 20 cents - That's cheap!

To Run Business - I don't get the meaning

Later, we walked to the best tau fu far shop in town where they make the best tau fu far. Unfortunately, they are just openning and have to wait for 1 and half hours for them to cook the tau fu far. Because we have to rush for time, we didn't wait. We headed back to our cars and we went to see the Pamelo girls.

Best tau fu far shop

I've been hearing a lot of stories from Stupe about these Pamelo Girls. When our cars arrive, all stay out in front of their stalls ala Army style. And they're not pretty also =P Stupe, what so special about them? After buying some pameloes, we headed off to Lata Kinjang waterfall. We had a fun time playing in the water =)

The Pamelo Girls

Buying Pameloes

We arrived at Lata Kinjang an hour later. Walau, so many cars around lar. Luckily there was a few more space available. After parking our cars, we changed and hike up to the waterfall. The waterfall is really big and nice.

Sign Board

Welcome to Lata Kinjang

Check out the T-shirts

T-shirts from another shop

Children having a fun day at the waterfall

Lata Kinjang Pic 1

Lata Kinjang Pic 2

Lata Kinjang Pic 3

After the playing in the water for a while, we were hungry and headed to Bidor for some delicious Duck Mee. *Slurps Slurps*

Duck Mee - *Burps* So nice until finish already only take pic =P~

After some lunch, we headed back to KL. There were some jams in the highway. Luckily it was not all the way. Just some parts of the highway. Reached home safely at about 6pm. After a short while, Andrew called for dinner.

We had steamboat and BBQ ala all you can eat at Restoran Talipon with Andrew, Eleena, Wendy, Kyle and Mervin. That's a funny name for a restaurant - Telephone Restaurant. Hmm... I don't see them serving telephones??? Lolz... Anyways, it's nice seeing Wendy being promoted doing pretty well. After dinner, we left about 9pm. Went back home and straight to dreamland... zzZZzzzZZZ...

Restoran Talipon

Steamboat and BBQ at Restoran Talipon

What a weekend! Food, food food all the way =P~~~ Would do it again but not anytime soon. Gotta go to the gym to burn off all those delicious foods first!

Here I wanna thank Xinni and Vijay again for organizing this fun and enjoyable ronda-ronda trip! You guys rock!

She's gone...

2005-05-26T23:28:00.000+08:00

Anyways, I've been writing this for awhile. It's kinda difficult to write this stuff you know. But today is her 100th day leaving us. So here's the story...

I'm sure many of you already know this by now. My grandmother passed away peacefully at her home (Sg. Chua, Kajang) on 17/02/2005 Thursday (9th day of CNY also The New Year for the Hokkiens) at about 3:00pm. She was 82. She died of 'heart failure'. Don't get the wrong ideas here... it's not heart attack lar. The doctor said that 'heart failure' was the technical term they use. In fact it's the slowing down of her heart.

12/02/2005 - Saturday (4th day of CNY)

We had a CNY dinner at Fortuna Restaurant with 'yee sang' and 8 course meal. We had about 3 tables with the the whole family - uncles, aunties, cousins, father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather and grandmother. The atmosphere of the dinner was a very happy and a lively one. We lou yee sang, we ate, we laughed, we took lots of pics, we caught with latest stories, etc.

Our grandmother's face looked very red (probably sick?) but she insisted on attending the CNY dinner because being with the family is the most important to her. Glad she went and she was very happy. We all had a great time there. But, this dinner turned out to be the last dinner we had with our beloved grandmother and it's the last time I saw her before she passed away.

13/02/2005 - Sunday (5th day of CNY)

Nothing much happen on this day.

14/02/2005 - Monday (6th day of CNY, also Valentine's Day)

My grandmother said she has difficulty breathing. We rushed her to the hospital and the doctor and nurses did some medical checks on her. All the medical checks gave negative result. Since everything was fine, the doctor allowed my grandmother to go home. And so we brought her back.

15/02/2005 - Tuesday (7th day of CNY, also Yan Yat aka People's Day)

Nothing much happenned today. Had a 'yee sang' dinner with my parents and a uncle's family staying in PJ.

16/02/2005 - Wednesday (8th day of CNY)

My grandmother was having breathing problems again. To make matters worse, she was weak and fell two times. This time, it's worse and rushed her to the hospital by ambulance.

The doctor checked on her again. This time the doctor said the heart was slowing down and she will be transfered to the heart department. And since her condition have not improved, she was later transfered to the ICU (Intensive Care Unit).

17/02/2005 - Thursday (9th day of CNY, also The New Year for Hokkiens)

My parents came home from the hospital about 3:00 am. Then the hospital rang up an hour later and informed my parents to go to the hospital. The doctor informed that she is very weak and old (she's 82) and they can't perform any surgery on her. Later, the doctor told us he had done his best and will not last till the end of the day.

Since she was not very conscious, and after a long discussion, all the brothers and sisters decided to bring her back home. (She did inform us that she would like to pass away in the house long long time ago). After all the procedure, we brought grandmother home using ambulance and with some oxygen tanks, ECG and other equipments. Then, my father called me to go back to Sg. Chua to see my grandmother for the last time.

So I left work, and I was rushing home from work to fetch my brother and sister to see my grandmother for the last time. But it was too late already, when I reached home, my father called that grandmother has already passed away (about 3:00pm). She passed away peacefully on her bed after arriving at her house about 10 minutes. And oh yeah, she died smiling. (A lot of people said that it's a blessing when a person dies smiling).

My brother, my sister and I rushed home to Sg. Chua and the atmosphere was sombre. It's a sad, sad, sad day for us all. Everyone was weeping. Eventhough grandfather looked strong and didn't cry in front of us, I know he is crying in his heart and the saddest person in the family. And I will always remember this day. And the wheather was kinda funny - it's a sunny and hot day in the morning and afternoon. And in the evening it rained and stopped about 3 times. Kinda like the God is also weeping 3 times.

Also when we arrived, they already engaged undertaker services. Since, our grandparents are a very respected couple in the small village of Sg. Chua, we tried to make as grand as possible. Overall their service is quite fast except for the tent they built. It took so long. We also had a newspaper annuoncement in one of the Chinese dailies.

Later when the casket arrived, the undertakers took grandmother's body and put it into the casket with dry ice and we are not suppose to look while they are doing that because it will bring bad luck to us. After that, we 'jong heong' (put josstick) and prayed for her. Later we started folding and burning paper money for her (I was wondering will she receive it but this is Chinese tradition, just follow lo, don't ask so much! =X) This burning of paper money, the josstick and candle will continue to burn non-stop until the day of the buriel.

Folding paper money? Haven't fold before lar. Hmm... there's a few shapes and the harder shapes mean more money. And after a few tries, folding paper money was easy. Practice make perfect =) Oh yeah, we were on vegetarian food until the day of the buriel.

By this time also, I started to SMS people regarding my grandmother's death because I was going to have a party at my house on 19/02/2005 Saturday and invited quite a number of friends. Guys, thanks for replying back with your comforting messages.

About 3:00 am, I went back to PJ while other family members continued burning and folding. We have to pack our stuffs because we would be sleeping in Sg. Chua for the next few days. Went to bed about 4 plus.

18/02/2005 - Friday (10th day of CNY)

It's the same thing again. Continue to fold and burn. A lot of people and relatives (that I've never seen before) come over to pay their last respect and give donations (pak kam).

In the afternoon, we started prayers (da zhai). You have to do alot of praying and kneeling. It's long and I don't even know what the hell is the master (who's leading the prayers) are talking about. Some funny kind of language. Just follow only lar...

Prayers ended about 12 midnight. After some clean up. I'm off to bed, err i mean the floor. There was not enough bed around so most of us slept on the floor.

19/02/2005 - Saturday (11th day of CNY)

Continued prayers. People and relatives coming and giving their last respect giving donations. Flowers starts to arrive in a bunch.

In the evening, the master performed some acrobatic stuns. Then later we burned a bungalow, a mercedes car, a driver, a butler, a maid, astro, mahjong, cigarettes, plenty of clothes, tonnes of gold, and lots lots more (all made of paper). We burned all these at the park behind the house. It created a big ball of fire and we felt the heat eventhough we were standing quite far from it. After burning has complete, we went to sleep.

20/02/2005 - Sunday (12th day of CNY)

It was the windiest day of all days. We were preparing the neccessary stuff because today grandmother would be burried at the Nilai Memorial Park. After awhile, the music band arrives in style. Walau... the music they played damm rock lar... after some rock tunes, they started to play all those sad songs like 'Mama Hau' and others. Everyone started to shed tears and I never had so much tears rolling down my eyes before. Then all of the family assembled to see grandmother for the last time before they close the coffin. They put all the neccesary stuffs inside and sealed the coffin with super glue.

Then they brought the coffin outside for some prayers. We wiped the coffin with water and money (after-life bank notes). Wah! If real, that's gonna be so expensive. We not only wipe one or two times. Everyone wipe at least more than 10 times. Then we have all the guest and relatives pay their last last respect.

After all that, they carried the coffin into the van and ready to go. We walked for about 1 km and then the bus picked us up. We reached the Nilai Memorial Park an hour later.

Reaching there, we prayed to the gods there and we have a drink and light lunch. After lunch, about 12:30pm we arrived at the burial site. At about 1 pm (good time according to the master) the coffin was lowered into the hole and we gave our last bow and grab some soil and throw it onto the coffin and walked away without looking back.

After all that, we got onto the bus and got back to Sg. Chua. We have another prayer and later change into red clothes and wear cogs (wooden slippers). Then we started hanging red cloth on top of the door. And we have a feast! Isn't that ironic? Our grandmother just pass away and we are having a some sort of party. Well, the master say, after the burial, it's a happy moment, we must do all these. Well that's tradition. The master also mentioned that we have to leave for before 6pm. So after taking a long rest, we packed our bags and went home.

06/04/2005 - Wednesday

We had the 49th day prayers.

16/05/2005 - Monday morning (Teacher's Day)

Grandmother's tomb is ready. And the whole family have assemble and welcome her to a new home. We had so many stuffs there. The prayers was short, within 2 hours. The master thrown us some changs for good luck. We ate some of the stuff we brought. Finally, we even burn firecrackers before leaving!

26/05/2005 - Thursday

The 100th day our grandmother left us...

About my grandmother:

You know, my grandmother is very happenning person. She likes to smoke Salem and gamble ginrami. The food she cooks is absolutely delicious. She likes people to be around her. She likes to throw parties for her grandchildren. She likes to tell grandmother stories. Some are very educational and some are really funny. Like stealing techniques - During Chinese New Year, she was sharing with us how people steal from the market during the old times. Some of the techniques can really 'laff sei ngo'. One of the technique:

At the morning market

Customer : Hei, how much is this cabbages of vegetables?
Vege seller : RM 5.00
Customer : Okay! Please pack the cabbages and I'll be back in a minute.
Vege seller : Okay!

After five minutes

Customer : Hei where's my veges.
Vege seller : Here you go.
Customer : Hei where's the change?
Vege seller : What change?
Customer : I gave you RM50 just now what.
Vege seller : Really ar?
Customer : Yalor! You some more say my veges RM5 only.
Vege seller : Err... ya meh... here's your change RM45. (The vege seller got confused because there was too much people buy veges on that day)
Customer : Thanks, bye.

She's smart! Really smart! She can even do maths in her head eventhough she didn't receive any formal education. She's well travelled. She's hardworking. She's funny. She's everything! We'll really really miss you pohpoh!

Pulau Perhentian...

2005-05-23T00:05:00.000+08:00

The two Perhentian Islands are rated as some of the most beautiful islands in the world... a virtual paradise for snorkelling and diving in crystal-clear water or just for lazing on one of the white sandy beaches waiting for the coconuts to drop...

Pulau Perhentian is located in the South China Sea 25 km from the coast of Kuala Besut. It consists of two islands, Pulau Perhentian Besar and Pulau Perhentian Kecil. Both islands are surrounded by beautiful palm-fringed sandy beaches andcrystal-clear turquoise-blue sea.

All manner of aquatic life is visible both near and far from the beach such as turtles, sharks, coral and thousands of tropical fish. The interior is covered by jungle with a wide variety of species. You can watch monitor lizards, monkeys, geckos, flying squirrels, butterflies and many other types - sometimes right in front of your chalet. There are no roads and not many paths, so the islands are mainly peaceful and untouched - so far.

In fact, Tom from tomsjalanjalan will be coordinating a trip to Pulau Perhentian in June. Have already confirmed to go for this trip. Will also be going for the PADI Open Water Course (Scuba Diving First Level). Come join us. It'll be great fun!

Tom's the man! Going on a trip with Tom will never be boring. He's always got some nice stories to tell and you can learn so much from him. Anyways, here's the message from Tom:

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For those who are keen to explore Perhentian's sun and the sea....

Date : 03.06.2005 - 05.06.2005

Activity : PADI Open Water Course (3D2N), Leisure Dive (3D2N), Snorkel & Relax (3D2N)

Cost : PADI O/W RM1,040.00 , Leisure dive RM680.00 and snorkel trips RM320.00

Trip costs inclusive of :-

- return ferry, twin sharing fan chalet, full board food (2B,2L,1D & 1 BBQ)
- OW diver includes full course, pool training in KL & full dive gear
- Leisure diver includes full dive gear & 6 boat dives
- Snorkel includes full snorkel gear, 1 boat snorkel trip to Tanjung Basi, Shark Point & snorkel with turtles and shore snorkel

Add : RM15.00 for TJJ Activity Fees (non TJJ members pay RM25.00)

Coordinator : Tom (tom_chan_@hotmail.com or 012-2918883 after 7pm)

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Kindly confirm ASAP! Space is limited! Can't wait to get out from the hustle and bustle KL city! See you guys! Have a great week ahead!

Imagine this...

2005-05-11T12:45:00.000+08:00

Hi guys, thanks for the birthday wishes. Have been busy with some stuffs. Will post up the report on Ronda-ronda Ipoh and Sungai Congkak trip very soon. Meanwhile, below is a nice story for you all...

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Imagine this...

You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus:

1. An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.

Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?

Think before you continue reading...

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This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application.

* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first;
* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect hance to pay him back.
* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again.

The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer.

He simply answered: "I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams."

Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box."

Birthdays...

2005-05-07T13:12:00.000+08:00

Birthday people for this weekend:

May 7 - Zulisnita Aneida, Tan Su Wen, Sri Ganesh
May 8 - Christopher Kwok Yick Fung, Liew Siew Chu, Ah Cheong, Onn Yen Yen & myself

Wishing you guys all the best and may all your wishes and dreams come true! Smile always and be happy!

Also, not forgetting all the mother's around the world. Happy Mother's Day!

Going to Sungai Congkak for camping this afternoon. See you guys later! Have a great weekend!

Once in 7000 years...

2005-05-05T17:32:00.000+08:00

New years come and go... but today is a special day, because 05.05.05 comes only once in 1000 years and coinciding with Thursday (5th Day of the week) comes once in 7000 yrs It happens only once in our lifetime. later will be 05.05.05. 5:55pm. Wishing you a wonderful day!

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Karen Lim, thanks for the early bday card =P Yeah, my bday is coming soon *hint hint* Hmm... I should come up with a wishlist... hehe... Received a card from the dentist too, but it's a reminder to visit him =P~

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Went for the WTYS (Windows To Your Soul) Project meeting with the Rotaractors at KL Central today. It's fundraising project in aid for vision care (Spectacles & Surgery) of underprivileged children with the collaboration of the Tun Hussein Onn National Eye Hospital (THONEH) and Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB).

You know the funny thing, just before meeting up with the rotaractors, when I just entered KL Central, I saw this blind man walking with a stick. He was using the stick to feel his way around. He was at the opposite of me. As I was walking nearer to him, he bump into some clothes at the stalls. I was gonna help him, but he just gave the sweetest smile and just walk off.

Wow! That had made my day lar... After a hectic day and travelling here and there just to see that smile was well worth it! I think, it's the simple things that make us happy like seeing people smile and not people with a grumpy face. So guys, sit back and give people a smile! ;)

Many a true word

2005-05-03T11:56:00.000+08:00

Many a true word, simple but ...

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a Laxative on the same night.

2. Don't worry about what people think, they don't do it very often.

3. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car.

4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

5. If you must choose between two evils, pick the one you've never tried before.

6. My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.

7. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.

8. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.

9. For every action, there is an equal and opposite government program.

10. If you look like your passport picture, you probably need the trip.

11. Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of cheques.

12. A conscience is what hurts when all of your other parts feel so good.

13. Eat well, stay fit and die anyway.

14. Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.

15. No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes.

16. A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.

17. Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.

18. Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.

19. Junk is something you've kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it.

20. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

21. Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

22. By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.

23. Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.

24. Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world.

25. It ain't the jeans that make your butt look fat.

26. If you had to identify, in 1 word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, & never will achieve its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

27. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

28. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

29. You should not confuse your career with your life.

30. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.....

31. Never lick a steak knife

32. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

33. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.

34. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

35. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

36. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

37. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails)

38. Your friends love you anyway.

39. Thought for the day: Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

Typical Malayisan

2005-04-30T12:52:00.000+08:00

caRie just sent me these. It's about rude Malaysians in action. Eventhough I'm Malaysian, I can't help it but laff at it. Check it out!

Clip 1 (Right click and save as) - 1.89MB
Clip 2 (Right click and save as) - 1.10MB
Clip 3 (Right click and save as) - 0.94MB

Happy Be-early Labour Day! And have a great holiday weekend!

Glad to have helped someone

2005-04-29T10:59:00.000+08:00

Am glad that this site have helped someone. Click Here. Pillowmui, No Matter What Happens, Life Goes On! =)

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Happy Birthday Nicholas Boon! Good luck and may all your wishes come true! Don't drink too much and stay cool!

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Guys, if you've haven't noticed, I've added the Download Section (on the right panel) and the May 2005 calendar a few days ago. Here's the link (right click and save the file). Enjoy! Have a great weekend!

Why I Fired My Secretary

2005-04-28T09:51:00.000+08:00

Got this story from the net. Nice story. Enjoy!

Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday and I wasn't feeling too good that morning. I went to breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and say,

"Happy Birthday!", and probably would have a present for me. As it turned out, she didn't even say good morning, let alone any happy birthday. I thought, well, that's wives for you, the children will remember.

The kids came to breakfast and didn't say a word. So when I left for the office, I was feeling pretty low and despondent. As I walked into my office, my secretary, Janet, said, "Good morning, Boss. Happy Birthday." And I felt a little better that someone had remembered.

I worked until noon, then Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know, it's such a beautiful day outside, and it's your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me." I said, "Well, that's the best thing I've heard all day. Let's go!"

We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; instead we went out to a private little place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said, "You know, it's such a beautiful day, we don't need to go back to the office, do we?" I said, "No, I guess not." She said, "Let's stop by my apartment."

After arriving at her apartment she said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip into something more comfortable." She went into the bedroom and, in about six minutes, she came out carrying a huge birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends, all singing Happy Birthday.

And I just sat there . . . on the couch . . . naked......

Encouraging Words...

2005-04-27T08:15:00.000+08:00

The other day, I overheard Celes jie talking about encouragement. She said 'keep on encouraging until you see something happening'. That statement really openned my mind.

It's no use to force people to do things if they do not want to do it. But if you keep on encouraging and encouraging, this will give them confidence that they can do it. Eventually they will want to do it and you see miracles happening... Wow! It seems so clear to me now... So guys, remember to encourage people!

Below are some 'Words to Forget' and 'Words to Remember'.

Words to Forget

I can't
I'll try
I have to
Should have
If only
Problem
Difficult
Stressed
I, me, my
Yes, but
Hate

Words to Remember

I can
I will
I choose to
Will do
Next time
Opportunity
Challenging
Motivated
You, your
Yes, let's do it
Love

Hope you've enjoy the words and have a great day you guys!

A Date With Yasmin Ahmad

2005-04-26T01:15:00.000+08:00

24/04/2005 - Sunday

Skipped F1 just to meet up with Yasmin Ahmad (the director of 'Rabun' and 'Sepet')" at Setenang.org.

Adrian, introduced us (about 17 people) to Yasmin. Yasmin is just fabulous and is a people person. She's also very open-minded and speaks fluent English, Malay, Cantonese, Japanese and little French. Wow!

Firstly, there was screening of Yasmin's past Petronas TV Adverts. After the adverts, there was screening of 'Rabun', Yasmin's first film. 'Rabun' won the Best Asean Feature Film (ABOVE 60 MIN) at the 8th Malaysian Video Awards Fest 2003. It has also been selected for four international film festivals, including being chosen for competition at the Torino International Film Festival 2003 in Italy.

'Rabun' (difficulty in seeing) is a story about an old couple where the husband has rabun and a wife who's the queen of the house. Hehe... This movie shows how they go through life despite the husband having rabun. The impact of the movie was the old couple was so loving, and would be running around the house just like little kids, eventhough they've grown old. That was so heart warming and sweet!

My ratings for Rabun: 4/5 - Watch it if you got the chance =)

After the screening, we had a photo session and we have Bro Wong presenting a terrarium to Yasmin.

Bro Wong presenting a terrarium to Pn. Yasmin

After that, we had a mamak session and everyone was asking Yasmin about 'Rabun' and 'Sepet'. Why this happen lar, why that happen lar, etc... Ahh... If you guys wanna know, come for the screening of Sepet at Setanang.org in the near future =P Currently, Yasmin is making another film called 'Gubra'. Let's hope it's as good as 'Rabun' and 'Sepet'. We chit-chatted and we adjourned at about 12 midnite.

What a day! Adrian, thanks for organizing this event. Really enjoyed meeting up with Yasmin. Looking forward for more events like this in the future. =)

Also, remember to visit Yasmin's blog.

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25/04/2005 - Monday

Happy Birthday Shamini Nadarajah! Wishing you the beauty of life in all it's simplicity. May all your wishes come true! Smile always and get happy! Have lotsa fun & enjoy! Take care!

The Apprentice

2005-04-23T12:43:00.000+08:00

Bought The Apprentice Season 1 DVD Series last Wednesday and finished watching it on Thursday! Holiday ma... Hehe... =P

The Apprentice is a reality-tv based show in which contestants compete for a job as an apprentice to billionaire American Donald Trump. The winner of the competition, the true "apprentice" will be granted the dream job of a lifetime with The Trump Organization and a salary of $250,000.

Have you guys watched The Apprentice already? Learned alot of stuffs from it. I think the most important lesson I learned from watching this show is about getting good people who you can trust to get the job done.

Bill Rancic

Amy Henry

For me, Bill (the winner) deserves to be hired. He's street smart and hardworking. Also, if there's another choice, I would also hire Amy. She helped Bill alot during the last few episodes. The final task would be more interesting if we get to see both of them fighting each other. Hehe... Anyways Great show! I highly recommend it! Will post the lessons soon.

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Some Donald Trump memorable quotes from The Apprentice:

1. Don't deal with underlings - Always deak with the boss wherever possible.

2. The art of the deal - Negotiation is a delicate art. It isn't learned, it's in the genes. A negotiator is born.

3. A deal's a deal - once you shake hands, that should be it.

4. Stand up for yourself - Nobody will fight for you

5. Know what you're up against. The big thing in negotiation is to try and figure out your opponent. Otherwise you're going to look like an idiot and lose big."

6. Beggars can't be choosers - Never beg when you're trying to sell something. If it doesn't work out, take your lumps and relax. Never sell through begging.

7. You gotta believe.

8. Think Outside The Box - It's easier to think big. It's easier to attract money and capital to a big project than it would be to do a small job that nobody care about and nobody wanted to finance.

9. Passion - You cannot be successful without passion. If you don't love what you're doing, if you don't have passion for it, forget it. Do something else. You'll lead a lot happier life.

10. Dog Does Not Eat Dog - The greatest thing that can happen to a business man or woman is to surround yourself with talented people who also happen to be loyal. If they're not loyal to you one time, don't give them a second chance because they won't be loyal to you next time.

OK, finished The Aprrentice Season 1. Gonna get another series. Which is better? The L Word or The Office?

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Set a date with Yasmin Ahmad (director of SePeT & Petronas TV Adverts) for a screening of Rabun @ Setenang Mayang Jaya on the 24th of April 2005 (Sunday ) @ 8:30 PM

Click here for more info.

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TASA Young KL Singers presents Four Seasons!

The upcoming production Four Seasons will feature diverse compositions and choral arrangements by famed musicians from the past depicting sounds and events relating to the four seasons in a year. The approximately 50-member choir under the wing of The Actors Studio Academy (TASA) will present choral works of different European languages such as German, French, Swedish, Spanish and English. These pieces are music associated with famous poems, spirituals, festivals and scenes from all four seasons - the chirping of birds and dewdrops of spring; the gentle breezes to the psalms of summer; the falling leaves of autumn; to the cold, freezing nights and the festivities that abound during winter.

Click here for more info.

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See you guys later. Till then, have a great weekend!

The movies I've watched recently

2005-04-21T16:53:00.000+08:00

Below are the movies I've watched last month till now:

Spy Girl (Korean DVD) - 2.5/5
The leading actress cun only.The show is empty and meaningless. Nuff said.

Wet Dreams 2 (Korean DVD) - 3/5
Lousy compared to Sex is Zero and in the end it's still meaningless.

Matchstick Men (English DVD) - 4/5
Recommended by Joanne. It's about the life of a conmen, how they con people and the interesting thing is seeing Nicolas Cage having double personalities. Nicholas Cage also makes sure everything in the house is clean and spotless. Nice! Hehe...

Pulp Fiction (English DVD) - 4/5
It's quite an old movie. This one contain lotsa foul language, some violent scenes (you have been warned) and a nice soundtrack. Stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis. This movie is all about coolness. =P

Chasing Amy (English DVD) - 3.5/5
So-so only. The story is about how the main character (Ben Affleck) chasing a lesbian girl. =P

Love, So Divine (Korean DVD) - 3.5/5
So-so only. It's about a student (Kwon Sangwoo) whose ambition is to become a priest and eventually falls in love with a girl (Ha Ji-won). Ha Ji-won (from Sex Is Zero fame) is hot! =P

Nobody Knows (Japanese DVD) - 4/5
Nice opening and leaves the ending open. Maybe there's part 2? It's kinda art film, either you like it or you don't. It's a story about how 4 children survive in a flat without anyone noticing them. The pace of this movie is a bit slow, but good acting skills by the main actor (Yuya Yagira).

My Little Bride (Korean DVD) - 4.5/5
This one is funny and entertaining. Talks about a guy and a 16 year old girl forced to get married by their parents. Cute!

Samara (English) - 3.5/5
Watched this with the Rotaractors in TGV Sunway. It's dubbed The Ring 2. Haven't watched Ring 2 yet =P It's suppose to be a horror show but nothing scary about this one though. Maybe in the starting scene of the movie only =P

Old Boy (Korean DVD) - 4.5/5
Recommended by Kelvin. This movie is violent! It talks about how a main character was imprisoned for 15 years dunno for whatever reasons. And after 15 years, he is released and he seeking revenge against the person who imprisoned him. Actioned packed and violent.

My Sassy Girl (Korean DVD) - 5/5
Recommended by Kelvin again. This one about a love story of total opposite characters. This is a MUST watch! Also get Windstruck (the prequel of Sassy Girl). Oh yeah, Jeon Ji-hyun is hot and sexy. You guys will definitely like her =P

Bruce Almighty (English DVD) - 4/5
Nice one by Jim Carrey. Imagine you can play God for a week, what would you do?

Philadelphia (English VCD) - 4.5/5
Recommeded by Li Sun. It's an old movie starring Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and Antonio Banderas. Talks about how Tom Hanks got AIDS and got fired by the boss. And how bring this case to court and sue his former boss. Nice comeback! IMO, All lawyers should watch this one!

Sepet (BM, English, Hokkein VCD) - 4.5/5
Got this one from my colleague. Everyone's talking about Sepet. Well, Sepet is very Malaysian and brings back memories of my childhood. Hehe... Sepet's funny, romantic and sad. Definitely a good watch for all Malaysians.

Watched a few more DVDs, can't remember the rest. Oh well, will update if I remember them. Ja ne! Have a great day!

/// Updated 23/04/2005 ///

Continuation from last post:

My Tutor Friend (Korean DVD) - 4.5/5
This one talks about a man from a wealthy family who should be in his second year of college, is still finishing his highschool. His family hire a tutor for him who is his own age but she comes from a poor background. Good acting and very funny movie.

2009: Lost Memories (Korean DVD) - 4.5/5
This one talks how a failed assasination changed the course of history. Walaueh... only Korean can think of this type of movie =P Lotsa action, lotsa guns and violence. Cun~!

Star Wars Revelations?

2005-04-20T00:40:00.000+08:00

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

StarWars.com has unveiled three TV spots for STAR WARS: EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH!" The three spots are shorter than the longer trailer that has been seen earlier, and a little bit more pop action than the dark trailer that gave me hope. Anyway, here is Spot 1, Spot 2, and Spot 3.

Star Wars 'Revelations'

Meanwhile, for those who can wait for Star Wars Episode III to come out. Panic Struck Productions have just released their first Star Wars movie, 'Revelations.' The movie has been produced on a not-for profit basis by a team of volunteers and is available for free download. Despite its humble origins, the production appears extraordinarily professional. The film is over 40 minutes long, complete with space battles and lightsaber fights - need I say more? See more details at the official site, or jump straight to the download mirrors. (242MB)

Guess what's this...

2005-04-15T23:40:00.000+08:00

Why Not You!

2005-04-15T13:19:00.000+08:00

by Jerry Clark

Someone will Be the Top Distributor in their company... Why Not You!
Someone will Buy a New Car of their choice... Why Not You!
Someone will Donate a hundred thousand dollars a month to Charity... Why Not You!
Someone will Purchase a Million Dollar Home... Why Not You!
Someone will Use and Share the products their company offers... Why Not You!
Someone will Expose their opportunity to the masses... Why Not You!
Someone will Wake up when they are done sleeping... Why Not You!
Someone will Hire a Maid, Butler, Gardner, and Cook... Why Not You!
Someone will Travel around the World First Class... Why Not You!
Someone will Sponsor the next Network Marketing Superstar... Why Not You!
Someone will Write a best selling empowerment book... Why Not You!
Someone will Spend more time with their Family... Why Not You!
Someone will Serve as an example instead of a warning... Why Not You!
Someone will Live life on their terms... Why Not You!
Someone will Create a life filled with Peace, Passion, and Prosperity... Why Not You!
Someone will Fire their boss... Why Not You!
Someone will Be the next Millionaire... Why Not You!
Someone will Produce the next blockbuster audio training series... Why Not You!
Someone will Have a Statue built Honoring them... Why Not You!
Someone will Call 3 People Now and Thank them for their support... Why Not You!
Someone will Give Thanks for all the Blessings in their life... Why Not You!
Someone will Leave this planet a better place than before they arrived... Why Not You!
Someone will Smile once they realize the truth in these words... Why Not You!

Until Next Time... Go, Go, Go!!

Date Match and Acoholic Drink?

2005-04-13T23:45:00.000+08:00

Got this from Reta's blog.

Your dating personality profile:

Romantic - You know exactly how to melt your date's heart. Romance comes naturally to you and is an important component of any relationship you have.
Stylish - You do not lack for fashion sense. Style matters. You wouldn't want to be seen with someone who doesn't care about her appearance.
Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate.

Your date match profile:

Outgoing - Shy and timid people are not who you are after. You need someone with a vibrant personality to breathe life into a relationship.
Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.
Wealthy/Ambitious - You seek someone with goals, someone to whom success is important. You would like for this person to open up new experiences and opportunities for you.

Your Top Ten Traits

1. Romantic
2. Stylish
3. Liberal
4. Sensual
5. Wealthy/Ambitious
6. Athletic
7. Big-Hearted
8. Adventurous
9. Funny
10. Shy

Your Top Ten Match Traits

1. Outgoing
2. Practical
3. Wealthy/Ambitious
4. Adventurous
5. Stylish
6. Athletic
7. Romantic
8. Sensual
9. Funny
10. Traditional

Take the Online Dating Personality Quiz at Dating Diversions

Hmm... Romantic? Lolz... Laff sei ngo... BTW, I'm not romantic that leh... Stylish? OK lar.... Liberal? I'm definitely not into politics =P

As for my date match, most people likes people who are outgoing, adventureous and practical. Who doesn't? =P

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Got this one from caRie's blog.

Cocktail

?? Which Alcoholic Drink Are You ??
brought to you by Quizilla

Mmm... cocktails... Yummy! =P~

Amazing Hunt

2005-04-08T23:29:00.000+08:00

03/04/2005 - Sunday

Photo Session at the Amazing Hunt (click the photo for bigger view)

Was at the 'Amazing Hunt' in Bangsar Village last Sunday. Was there to help out as one of the ~~caremamen~~ cameramen. Since this is a charity treasure hunt, all the participants will be running around Bangsar area for clues while I was chasing the participants for photos. It was fun!... hehe... =P

But you know what? It's not so easy to organize such an event. And I have to mention here that all the people involved in this project did a very good job to make this Amazing Hunt a success and kudos to the RotarAct Club of Kuala Lumpur (RACKL). Overall it was an Awesome Event!

Photos can be found at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wtys_rackl/my_photos

More stories at http://rackl.blogspot.com/ and http://rotaractkl.org/

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Check out http://metro.thestar.com.my/news/2005/4/10629105.html too.

Treasure Life!

2005-04-07T23:28:00.000+08:00

When you're feeling down and depressed .... read this.....

As I jumped off the building...

adultary?

2005-04-01T11:51:00.000+08:00

Don't lose that 90% you already have.

Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have. "Wow, this girl in my office is a real looker. I'm crazy about her because she's also understanding, intelligent, tender - so many things that my spouse is not."

Somewhere along the way, you'll find a woman or a man who will be more charming or sensitive. More alluring. More thoughtful. Richer. Have greater sex appeal. And you will find a woman or man who will need you and pursue you and go loco over you more than your spouse ever did.

Because no wife or husband is perfect. Because a spouse will only have 90 of what you're looking for. So adultery takes place when a husband or wife looks for the missing 10%.

Let's say your wife is melancholic by nature. You may find yourself drawn to the pretty clerk who has a cherry laughter. Or because your wife is a homebody in slippers and pyjamas, smelling of garlic and fish oil, you may fall for a fresh-smelling young sales representative that visits your office in a sharp black blazer, high heels, and a red pencil-cut skirt.

Or because your husband is the quiet type, your heart may skip a beat when you meet an old college flame who has the makings of a talk show host.

But wait! That's only 10% of what you don't have. Don't throw away the 90% that you already have! Add to your spouse's 90% the 100% that represents all the years that you have been with each other.

The storms you have weathered together. The unforgettable moments of sadness and joy as a couple. The many adjustments you have made to love the other. The wealth of memories that you've accumulated as lovers.

Adultery happens when you start looking for what you don't have. But faithfulness happens when you start thanking God for what you already have.

But I'm not just talking about marriage.I'm talking about life!About your jobs.About your friends.About your children.About your lifestyles.

Are you like the economy airline???

April Wallpaper

2005-03-31T14:04:00.000+08:00

Wallpaper for April is done. Enjoy!

Here's the link (right click and save the file).

Amazing Hunt

2005-03-28T14:10:00.000+08:00

Firstly, I want to wish Kelvin Soh and Tin Wai Han a very Happy Birthday! May all your wishes come true!

Got the below email from the rotaractors. Will be there this Sunday... Quick quick register... see you guys there! =)

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What other better ways to have fun and at the same time to do charity?

03 APRIL 2005
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The COUNTDOWN has begun. It's just less than a week away. Have no idea what's happening on 03 April 2005? It's our AMAZING HUNT proudly brought to you by the "Windows To Your Soul" project in aid of funding vision care for underprivileged children. Pen in the following details in your diary now........

DATE : 03 APRIL 2005
TIME : 8.00 to 1.00 pm
VENUE FOR HUNT : BANGSAR BARU
Meeting point is : Bangsar Village, (opposite Devi's corner)

What is all this about ler??? Okie, okie, simple enough. Just pay RM60 for a team of 2-4 pax and you are in for loads of fun all for the sake of charity and you get to help the needy! Grab your friends, colleagues, girlfriend, boyfriend, relatives, sisters, brothers, even kids or anyone that you can form a team. It's about FUN and CHARITY anyway!

There will be loads of goodies up for GRABS. All you need to do is outplay and outrace the rest to stay ahead. Amazing Race meets Fear Factor meets a Wacky Amazing Hunt. Come one, Come All!! Have fun while contributing to a good cause.

Registration is now open. Call Prem (013-6070833) and Li Sun(012-3981540). Check for further info on the terms and conditions at www.rotaractkl.org

Forward this to your friends, colleagues and all in your contact list. Irene will be assisting you in the registration. Please look out for her at the club meeting this Saturday and have your payment of RM60 ready.

We look forward seeing you on 03 April 2005. Thanking you all in advance!!

"Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts" - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Cheerio,
Mei Han (Tel No : 016-308 7603)
PR & Promo team, Windows To Your Soul

Life is Art

2005-03-25T10:59:00.000+08:00

To all Christians in the world, Happy Good Friday and Happy Easter.

Have been busy with work, Jap class, charity for blind children, yoga classes and other stuffs =P

Anyways, here's a great article by Jim Rohn. Enjoy!

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Life is Art by Jim Rohn

In my years teaching people to be successful, I have seen that
basically people break their lives down into two major parts: Wealth-building
and the rest of their lives. Having done a lot of reflection on these
two topics - wealth and life - I am coming to some new conclusions about
how to perceive the two.

Until recently I thought that there was a significant difference in how
we should tackle the two areas. In fact, I thought that the two topics
should be addressed in almost opposite fashion.

You see, wealth-building is just math. While life -- Life is art.

Think back with me to high school. Most of us were required to take
math and most of us probably took art as well. Now, think about your final
exams in the two areas. Your math paper was graded on hard facts:

Ten times ten is always one-hundred
Thirty divided by three is always ten
Seven plus seven is always fourteen
Fifty minus twenty-five is always twenty-five

There is always just one answer in math. The answers are hard fact, set
in stone. Math is a science. It is formulaic. You can know the outcome
before it happens, every time.

But what about your final art project? Art is much more subjective.
"Beauty," they say, "is in the eye of the beholder." There is no one right
answer.

Think of the different styles of the famous artists:

Renoir. Monet. Picasso. Rockwell. Warhol.

Different people find different styles beautiful, and that is what
makes art, art. So how does this fit with Wealth-building and life?
Wealth-building is like math:

If you add $1000 to your retirement account each month and gain seven
percent interest over twenty years, you can know now how much you will
have then. It is math. If you buy a rental property for $200,000 now and
it increases in value by three percent a year, you know exactly how
much you will be able to sell it for in ten years. The beauty of math is
in the knowing. You can work the system, set it on auto-pilot and the
math does the work for you, and you know the outcome.

But life? Life is art. And that is the beauty of life. You do not know
how it is going to turn out. Life, like art, is always changing.
Different people provide different colors. When you make a mistake you can go
back, erase it or even paint right over it. You can change the scenery.
Life, like art, is ever evolving, and what looks good to one person is
of no interest to another. And that is what makes life beautiful.

Another lesson I think we can draw is that in life we should do our
math, of course, but life isn't made up of just wealth-building.
Wealth-building should serve our ability to live our lives. Jesus, the master
teacher, said that our lives are not made up of the abundance of our
possessions. He didn't mean that possessions aren't good, just that wealth
isn't what life is all about.

So let me ask you: Are you spending more time on your math or your art?
Do your math. Everybody should do their very best at their
wealth-building plan so they can take care of themselves and their families.

But life is about the art. What does your canvas look like? What kind
of picture are you painting? What kind of pot are you creating? What
kind of statue are you sculpting? Take your time, make bold strokes, use
brilliant colors, and make of your life the most beautiful masterpiece
that you can.

In other words, do your math so you can focus on your art.

To Your Success,
Jim Rohn

Live Is In The Living

2005-03-18T17:02:00.000+08:00

Got this meaniful message from a friend =)

Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Happy White Day!

2005-03-14T16:07:00.000+08:00

Just got to know that White Day falls on every March 14.

Hmm... want to know what's White Day? Click here to find out =)

Happy White Day everyone!

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Also, check out the Rejoice Shampoo CF. It's in Catonese with English subtitles. I wish I could describe it but I don't want to ruin it for you. Click Here (1.3 MB)

beeep beeeep!

2005-03-13T13:55:00.000+08:00

*cough cough* AhhchieiewwwwwwW~

gotta leave some trademark here and hope everyone get a part of these since they told me I cannot be selfish and must share the good things with others.. hee hee! Try to look at this in a different point of view.. being sick allows me to get 5 days MC in 12 working days.. kinda cool uh? ;) You just can't resist it at times you know? haa haa! Nahh.. it is not as enjoyable as you think it is when you are coughing til your tears flows down.. when you are having running nose and a blocked nose.. sore throat and migraine at the same time right?! I read an article in The Star today and they said 1 of the cure to migraine is to go for plastic surgety and uplife your nose and forehead! ;) Now I've got a STRONG reason to go for a plastic surgery!!! Yippie!!! I've always hated my nose though he said my nose is just fine.. but he did comment on my forehead.. cuz my forehead is not nice :'(

It has been quite some time since I last enter a post here, well what to do? Mr DKBU himself is also busy and keep on copy pasting articles... As for me, life has been pretty bad. it is like I am now in the journey to hell and life has been changing from bad to worse.. for those who read my blog, I am sure they know what I am talking about.. Well, and for someone who has seen what I am going through, he said "sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga" Well, what can I do? Just hope that things will get better eventually... *sigh*

As I am typing here, I do have a lot of things in my mind that I wanna shout it all out, hee hee but then I am kinda melting as the weather is killing me... Oh it is just so damn farking warm.. Can someone donate me an aircond? 1 is insufficient. hahahaa!!! Oh yeah I know, you are feeling warm just like I do.. ah.. but I just can't stop complaining cuz the weather just can't stop getting hotter and hotter every minute! So ffs, do something about it!! Please don't come and tell me I just have to tolerate with it?!! Bleh... alrite I am going to no where I know.. so I better stop.. anyway, I guess after all that I've been through until now, I am starting to change to become someone racist, especially against indian womens.. Well, generally I do not understand why they have like so damn fucking much to complaain.. going aiyoyo here and there.. you are just making my head goes spinning you know? so for fark sake.. shut ur yep! You should know that you are dark and dark absorbs heat.. so.. there's nothing you can do but to feel even warmer than me! and I am not interested to know even if you melt!

Signing off,
The Broken Child

Japanese Class

2005-03-12T11:17:00.000+08:00

10/03/2005 - Thursday

Went for my first Japanese class at ICLS Subang Jaya. Well, since my cousins are joining and I like Japanese songs, I joined it anyway =P

Our sensei, Fujiwara (our Jap teacher from Yokohama, Japan) did a brilliant job in teaching us! She made the class very lively, fun and exciting! And she's so 'semangat' until it just makes you wanna learn more =)

FYI, all ICLS teachers teaching Japanese classes are native from Japan. That's better because they are teaching it in their original form and partly also they would not teach us Japanese rojak... Lolz...

The first day was easy. Anyone wanna learn some basic Japanese?

I don't know Japanese yet, if there is any mistakes, kindly point it out. Here's we go...

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Introducing myself:

Kim: hajime mashite (How do you do)
Kim: Kim desu (I'm Kim)
Kim: Dozo yoroshiku (Nice to meet you)

Telling & asking name:

Kim: o-namae wa? (What's your name?)
Lee: Lee desu

Introducing someone to other:
(Suzuki introducing Kim and Lee to each other)

Suzuki: kochira wa Kim san desu (This is Kim)

Kim: hajime mashite (How do you do)
Kim: Kim desu (I'm Kim)
Kim: dozo yoroshiku (Nice to meet you)

Suzuki: kochira wa Lee san desu (This is Lee)

Lee: hajime mashite (How do you do)
Lee: Lee desu (I'm Lee)
Lee: dozo yoroshiku (Nice to meet you)

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Kim: Otaku wa dochira desu ka? (Where is your house?)
Lee: Ampang desu

Kim: Inaka wa dochira desu ka? (Where is your home town?)
Lee: Penang desu

Kim: o-kuni wa dochira desu ka? (Where is your country?)
Lee: mareshia desu (Malaysia)

otaku = house
inaka = home town
o-kuni = country
dochira = where (pronounce do chi da)

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Country:

Ma re shia - Malaysia
Tai - Thailand
Sin ga pore lu - Singapore
In do ne sia - Indonesia
In do - India
A me ri ca - America
Ni hon - Japan
Chu go ku - China
Kan ko ku - Korea
Fi ri pin - Philippines
I gi ri su - UK

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Bango (Numbers):

0 - zero
1 - ichi
2 - ni
3 - san
4 - shi (for normal number) / yon (for telephone number)
5 - go
6 - roku
7 - nana
8 - hachi
9 - kyu
10 - ju

Watashi no bango wa zero san no (dash) go roku san go no (dash) zero san kyu san
My number is 03 - 5635 - 0393

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Greetings:

Ohayo gozaimasu - Good morning
Konnichiwa - Good afternoon
Konbanwa - Good evening
Sayonara - Good bye
Oyasumi nasai - Good night
Arigato gozaimasu - Thank you
Do itashimashite - You are welcome
Sumimasen - I'm sorry
Iie - No
Hai - Yes
Watashi - I
No - 's
Wa - is
San - Mr or Ms
Mo ichi do - One more time
Hajimemasho - Let's begin
Owarimasho - Let's finish

The class ended with owarimasho, sayonara and oyasumi nasai =)

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12/03/2005 - Saturday

Happy Birthday Serena Ng! May all your wishes come true!

Fresh fish anyone?

2005-03-11T10:48:00.000+08:00

A friend emailed me this challenge. Anyone wanna try to solve it?

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish.

If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste. To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish.

The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste.

The Japanese preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish. So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan?

If you were consulting the fish industry, what would you recommend?

/// Edited 12 March 2005 ///

Here is the approach...

How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh:

To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively state. The fish are challenged.

Recommendations:

Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat the heck out of them. Enjoy the game.If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not give up.Failing makes you tired. Instead, reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge, more help.

If you have met your goals, set some bigger goals. Once you meet your personal or family needs, move onto goals for your group, the society, even mankind. Don't create success and lie in it. You have resources, skills and abilities to make a difference.

Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go!

The Prison Of Life

2005-03-09T00:49:00.000+08:00

Got this from a friend. It's taken out from "Heart Sutra" by Tsai Chih Chung. It's deep yet meaningful, don't you think?

Click the pic for larger view

Happy Women's Day

2005-03-08T14:18:00.000+08:00

Happy Women's Day to all the lovely ladies out there.

Click the pic

Here's a Ecard from bluemountain.

Watched Million Dollar Baby with Ah Seng during the weekends.

Million Dollar Baby

Story:
In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, boxing trainer Frankie Dunn has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time-- then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. In a life of constant struggle, Maggie's gotten herself this far on raw talent, unshakable focus and a tremendous force of will. But more than anything, she wants someone to believe in her. The last thing Frankie needs is that kind of responsibility-- let alone that kind of risk--but won over by Maggie's sheer determination, he begrudgingly agrees to take her on. In turns exasperating and inspiring each other, the two come to discover that they share a common spirit that transcends the pain and loss of their pasts, and they find in each other a sense of family they lost long ago. Yet, they both face a battle that will demand more heart and courage than any they've ever known.

Review:
This movie is not bad! It doesn't have any special effects, just a damm great story line.

You've done it again Clint Eastwood (director). No wonder this movie got the Oscar award for the Best Picture and a few strings of awards. Also, Hillary Swank gave a brilliant performance. Didn't know a girl can fight so well. Hehe... Ladies, maybe you wanna catch this for Women's Day.

The number One rule is boxing is "Always protect yourself!"

My rating for Million Dollar Baby:
4.9 / 5 (Go watch it! Also, it's the best picture of the year!)

Also, I would like to take the opportunity to wish Kumara a very Happy Birthday! And may all your wishes come true!

Edit:
Pauline just sent me this (how to shock a pig). =P

Indulge in Ice Cream?

2005-03-06T23:12:00.000+08:00

Sonny sent me a pic. Real or not one? I want...

B A N A N A S

2005-03-05T01:33:00.000+08:00

This is interesting. After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official
claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert..

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives,

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure
their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood
enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6 and B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine,"eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

P/S: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! =P

A poetry...

2005-03-02T08:43:00.000+08:00

I will open you
Petal by petal
Taking all the time in ther world

I will build you with a slow fire
Stick by stick
And watch the colour of your sunrise

I will play with the wind of you
Cover your body with smiles and games
Promises and fantasies
That disappear without a trace

I will stir your secret core
Witches brew of potions and incantations

And feel you folling
Floating
Simmering in my hand

I will slowly fill you up
Every crevice and curve

Watch
Hear
Smell
Feel
Taste you
Growing Full

Peak Performers Get More Done!

2005-02-28T18:30:00.000+08:00

(Author unknown)

In the long run, performance counts. In fact, only the things we actually DO really matter. The things we DO are how our lives are measured.

Generally speaking, our intentions do not count. The road to failure is "paved with good intentions." Even our values do not matter until and unless they are ACTED upon.

In the end, only performance counts.

Genius and education do not count - we all know bright, highly educated people who have made a mess of things. Our plans and hopes do not count, and even our faith counts for very little in this world. I recall a critical comment about a well-intentioned but ineffective friend who was described as "so heavenly minded she's no earthly good."

The key to success is knowing where to focus and how to get extraordinary results from our ordinary daily efforts.

Yes, of course I believe in genius and luck and good fortune, but the winners in life have all worked very hard. Whatever genius Einstein and Edison and Dickinson and Madam Currie brought to the game of life, they also WORKED very hard!

The key to unusual success is knowing WHAT to work on, knowing WHERE your talents give you the opportunity to make a HUGE difference. The key is not just working hard - everyone does that. Nor is the key found in ambition or desire - everyone has that.

The key is leverage, focus, patience, perseverance and persistence PLUS an element of genius (we all have that, as well) and effort. Archimedes said that with sufficient leverage he "could move the world", and through his ideas, he did! There is no force on earth "as powerful as an idea whose time has come" and fortunately, we all have powerful ideas!

Here are some practical suggestions to quickly maximize your results:

1. Clarity of purpose. Whatever it takes, know your values and your priorities. Read. Keep a journal. Get organized and stay organized. Life is short - know where you are going and what you want to accomplish!

2. Eliminate the trivial. We are all tempted to do a thousand minor tasks every day. Peak performers just say no. They pay whatever it costs to delegate or avoid distractions.

3. Learn from experts. Invest in education and get a mentor and do what successful people do. As Tony Robbins says, "Success leaves clues," and if you do what successful people do, you will get similar results.

4. Stay the course. Persistence and patience pay off. We all know the saying, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," but the winners in life modify that. They say, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try UNTIL!"

5. Hard, hard work. Every time I recommend hard work, I get emails from people who claim that success "should be effortless," and that when we do what we love, "we'll never work another day in our lives." But Edison slept in his laboratory and Betty Friedan was famous for her 18-hour days.

I believe the "good life" is about balance. Rest and play, and family and friends are important, and vacations help us renew our spirits. One of the best things I do is to read every day, but in the end, actually getting stuff DONE is essential! Work allows us to make a difference, to achieve success, and leave a legacy. Whatever it takes, get more stuff DONE!

Mastering Your Habits

2005-02-06T21:12:00.000+08:00

[Got this great article online]

Someone accurately pointed out that "habit starts out as a thread. As new threads are added, it becomes a rope we cannot break." We want to be careful about the habits we make, for they eventually make us. But by making strong and productive habits, we build strong and productive lives.

Here is a list of habits, drawn on research from numerous sources, that peak performance people share. They are essential to master successfully if you intend to master a successful life. Yet one does not need to be a CEO or corporate head to benefit from the research. Anybody who works to develop these traits will experience almost instantaneous results.

Are you ready to rise to the next level? Here is what my research shows:

1. People who master their lives are people who know what they want and are willing to devote energy toward achieving it. They develop the habit of writing their most important goals.

2. People who master their lives create healthy relationships. They get along well with the people with whom they live and work. They give special attention to their families.

3. People who master their lives practice integrity. They habitually do what is right, even when nobody will know. They live by self-imposed principles.

4. People who master their lives are honest about their strengths as well as their weaknesses. They build on their strengths and work daily toward self improvement.

5. People who master their lives take care of their bodies. They exercise regularly and eat sensibly. They receive proper medical treatment. They tend not to smoke, they take drugs only as necessary and they limit their alcohol intake.

6. People who master their lives control their time. They take at least an hour every day for personal time. They spend daily time with close friends or family, and guard against spending too much time in areas that are unimportant.

7. People who master their lives understand their emotions. They don't leave emotional pain untreated. They know that healthy attitudes are as essential as healthy behaviors. They develop a trusting and optimistic outlook on life.

These essential habits of people who master their lives are threads that, when woven together fashion a rope so strong that it can hardly break. Master these habits and you will master your life. Master your life and you will master your future.

2005 Calendar Part 1 (better late than never)

2005-02-05T10:42:00.000+08:00

Here's the calendar I promised. Enjoy!

Stepped on a duck?

2005-02-03T14:23:00.000+08:00

Three women die together in an accident and go to heaven.

When they get there, St. Peter says, "We only have one rule here in heaven: don't step on the ducks!"

So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place. It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their best to avoid them, the first woman accidentally steps on one.

Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw.

St. Peter chains them together and says, "Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to spend eternity chained to this ugly man!"

The next day, the second woman steps accidentally on a duck and along comes St. Peter, who doesn't miss a thing. With him is another extremely ugly man. He chains them together with the same admonishment as for the first woman.

The third woman has observed all this and, not wanting to be chained for all eternity to an ugly man, is very, VERY careful where she steps.

She manages to go months without stepping on any ducks, but one day St. Peter comes up to her with the most handsome man she has ever laid eyes on .... very tall, long eyelashes, muscular, and thin.

St. Peter chains them together without saying a word.

The happy woman says, "I wonder what I did to deserve being chained to you for all of eternity?"

The guy says, "I don't know about you, but I stepped on a duck!"

Things every woman should know!

2005-01-27T01:50:00.000+08:00

Got this from a website. It's interesting, isn't it? =P

1. That you should RSVP within a week of receiving an invitation.
2. That your doctor does not have all the answers.
3. That being female is no excuse for not knowing how to get on the Internet or to program a VCR.
4. Want to look five years younger? Get out of debt.
5. That your carry-on luggage can be an expensive indulgence, but the luggage you check shouldn't be.
6. If a jacket doesn't fit right in the shoulder, put it back-no matter what anyone claims they can fix.
7. The octane level of the gas your car requires, as well at the PSI needed to fill the tires.
8. You should never serve liver or a stew at a formal dinner party.
9. That is your date often has trouble finding you, you may be wearing too much black.
10. That massages, vacations and high thread count cotton sheets are necessities masquerading as luxuries.
11. To keep a pair of sexy high heels in your bottom desk drawer, just in case.
12. How to dance cheek to cheek.
13. How to keep a secret.
14. That nobody changes all that much. But they, and we, can adjust.
15. Never to argue in front of anyone else.
16. How to give a compliment.
17. How to accept one.
18. At least one great tailor or dressmaker.
19. The European equivalents of your sizes.
20. That if you dress well, people will think you have a personal life.
21. Never wear plaid to a job interview.
22. CPR
23. The names of a dozen different flowers ( Mums don't count) and a florist who will deliver them.
24. That your father understands you better than you think.
25. That talking on a cell phone in a restaurant is as rude as applying makeup at the table.
26. That workouts aren't over till you've done your sit-ups.
27. That a belt fits properly when the buckle prong goes through the third hole.
28. How to play poker.
29. The shape of your face, your best feature, and your worst.
30. That your undergarments should never be smaller that your briefest bathing suit.
31. That you should get your hair cut one week before a big day.
32. That you never shop a clearance sale or a discount mall with the attitude " Hey, for $20........" Once clothing is in your closet, the price tags are off. What fits best is all that matters.
33. The only time you are not better off shopping alone is when you are buying eyeglass frames.
34. If you are crazy about something and can afford it, buy two. You may never see the likes of it again.
35. If you are indoors ( but not sitting under an open skylight and not during a full eclipse), take off the sunglasses.
36. That if you can smell your own perfume, you're killing everyone else.
37. Breaking in shoes in an old and probably barefoot, wives tale. Shoes should feel comfortable before you hand over that credit card.
38. That you don't buy clothes for the weight that you hope to become.
39. That jewelry on the beach is very attractive.....primarily to sharks.
40. Don't fold only sweaters. Fold knit and jersey dresses as well. The wrinkles will steam out in a few minutes.
41. That food is an inappropriate gift to bring to the host of a dinner party. Unless asked, don't even bring dessert. Show up with candy, a book, or something cute but inedible - anything that doesn't belong on the dining table.
42. You should leave the house for a big event- well, maybe ever- without looking in a three sided mirror.
43. That adding sugar can take the saltiness out of a sauce.
44. How to tie a bow tie on a man ( he should know, but he won't)
45. That you should never buy a swimsuit at the last minute.
47. Even women have to polish their shoes
48. That ice cream can salvage almost any dessert.
49. That putting makeup on at the table is as alluring as a man's applying deodorant across from you ( Bathrooms are called powder rooms for a reason)
50. And that asking someone what they do for a living as soon as your meet them is ruder than all of the above.
51. That if you didn't wear it last year, you probably won't this year.

P/S: For those who don't know yet, I will be going to Bangkok this evening. See you guys next week. Take care and have a great weekend! ^_^

Steve Ballmer...

2005-01-26T00:47:00.000+08:00

Steve Ballmer (now the CEO of Microsoft) pitching Windows v1.0 in a TV commercial spoof - Here's a video clip from 15 years ago of Steve Ballmer pitching Windows v1.0 on a television (T.V.) commercial/advertisement as a spoof. Another cool movie can be found here.

Hiking to get lost? Lolz...

2005-01-24T01:36:00.000+08:00

15/01/2005 - Saturday

Watched 'Arahan', a Korean kung fu flick on DVD.

Arahan

Story: Sang-hwan is a young, naive, but kind-hearted policeman always trying to clean the world from injustice. However, the reality is that he can’t even bring the smallest of local gangsters to justice. During an attempt to arrest a purse thief, he ends up getting accidentally knocked out by Jang Woo-rim, Jaun’s daughter. Jaun is a high member of the Seven Masters, a group of martial art masters, guardians of the secrets of Arahan.

While waking up Sang-hwan from the knockout, Jaun accidentally discovers that Sang-hwan has incredible Chi powers and has the high potential of becoming a formidable disciple. Meanwhile, the evil HeugUn, an original of the Seven Master’s group, has escaped from his eternal prison and is again seeking Jaun who holds the key to his ultimate power.

Review: There's some nice kung fu moves, some laughable moments but overall IMHO the movie sulks. The movie looks like a B grade movie and it didn't really get my attention to immerse fully into the movie. For me, this movie would be one of the worst Korean kung fu flick I've watched.

My ratings: 2.5 / 5 (Arahan: Jangan tengok 'Arahan' - Instruction: Do not watch 'Arahan'. It is a waste of time. You have been warned.)

16/01/2005 - Sunday

Went shopping for CNY (Chinese New Year) clothes at Sungai Wang. Walaueh... traffic is massive eventhough CNY is just about one month around the corner.

19/01/2005 - Wednesday

Went out with Ah Seng to watch Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at One Utama.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Story: In this follow-up to the worldwide hit, we find Bridget (Renée Zellweger) where we left her: blissful and besotted in the arms of gorgeous lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). Mark is accomplished, supportive and tolerant of (nearly) all of Bridget's tiny jealousies; why wouldn't every woman in London, including Mark's new long-legged, drop-dead-gorgeous, I-always-say-the-right-thing-at-all-times intern, want to lure him away from the plumpish, opinionated, sometimes inappropriate Bridget? With the entry of the leggy threat, Bridget's pink clouds begin to turn grey as her attacks of self-doubt sorely test her relationship with Darcy. And just when it seems that the waters couldn't get any more choppy, Bridget's former boss, womanizing heartthrob Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) sails into view.

Review: Bridget Jones is just so funny. The most memorable part was when Bridget Jones went to jail... =X It a happy ending and I wonder if they gonna a third movie? BTW, is the word 'shag' is permitted in Malaysian cinemas meh? O_o o_O There too much of shag in the movie... lolz....

My ratings: 4 / 5 (This movie is funny! Go watch it!)

21/01/2005 - Friday (Hari Raya Haji)

Firstly, I would like to wish all Muslims a Selamat Hari Raya Haji. Didn't plan anything today but Kim Hong called up to meet up and have a drink at The Curve. Met up with Kumara, Martin and Kim Hong at The Curve at about 3:00pm. We went to Coffee Bean. Tried their White Chocolate Raspberry Ice blended (CNY special) Yummy! Yummy! As we were drinking our coffee and catch up with the latest news, Martin suggested we go hiking at Bukit Gasing later in the evening. And since we have nothing better to do on a public holiday, we went back home to change, met up in Martin's house and we're off to Bukit Gasing.

We reached there about 6 something and started hiking. We thought Martin knew the place very well, so trusted his lead and we didn't even look at the map in the front entrance. We were hiking in circles! Alamak! At about 7 plus, it gotten dark and we decided to call it a day. We went back the way we came from to the front entrance. We looked at the map and we will be more smarter next time. Hehehe...

Martin fetched Kumara back because he got something to do and the rest of us went for dinner at TTDI (chinese restaurant on the same row as Guardian). We were joined by Wei Liang. The dish were simple and delicious =P

Later we adjourned. Kim Hong went with Wei Liang and Martin have to fetch me back to his house because I parked my car there. We reached Martin's house and as I was going to leave, Kim Hong called up again and asked whether we wanted to go for a drink. In the end, three of us went for another drink at a chinese restaurant near Stanford college. We adjourned and i reached home close to 1am.

What a day! At first, I wanted to just chill out for the day since it's a public holiday, but we went for a drink, a hike, dinner and another drink. We really had a great time at Bukit Gasing getting lost! Lolz...

22/01/2005 - Saturday

Went for Rotaract meeting in KL. And since there was a talk on how to destress, the turn up was bigger than usual. The talk was great but it was a little too short. We learned about the types of stress, what causes stress and how to overcome it. There's two ways, 'reconceptualization' and 'reprioritization'.

Reconceptualization is changing the situation into a different context. The example given was if the boss scolds you, just imaging him singing and dancing naked! We did the exercise and everyone was laughing like mad. Reprioritization is changing the sentences to a more positive view. Example I need this job can be changed into I like this job and etc, etc, etc...

The two speakers also recommend breating exercises and barouqe music to destress. All in all, a very informative talk.

After the talk, we celebrated Catherine and Lai Ping's birthday. And later we adjourned to Stadium Negara Restaurant. We ate steamboat. There was too much food and we didn't finish the food. Anyways, the tom yam steamboat was not bad.

After dinner, we went to Celes's house to play some games. We played congkak, carom and jenga. We also watched a bit LOTR: Return of the King Extended Version. Later we went to Pharmacy in Bangsar at about 1 plus. The place was packed and the music isn't my taste =P Luckily the place close at 2 am. After some lousy loud music, we went to a mamak shop nearby to have a drink and relax. After the mamaking session, we went back home. Reached home about 3 plus and went straight to dreamland...

23/01/2005 - Sunday

Didn't have to mood to go out because I know everywhere would be jam packed just like last week. Everyone's shopping for CNY stuffs. Prefer to go on weekdays =)

Just laze around the house, watched some TV, watched some episodes of School Rumble and did some packing. Tracy, if you're reading this, get hold of School Rumble, it's really funny!

For those of you who don't speak or understand Korean, what does Korean music sound like? Here's a interesting Flash file... Download or just click to play.

Can't really describe this video. Sui jai remix? Download it and watch it for yourself. It's about 74 MB! Huge file! BTW, the girl in the video is kinda cute! =P

bumping into someone

2005-01-19T10:02:00.000+08:00

The traffic ain't that smooth today, all thanks to the stupid moron who came out with the idea of making changes at ne of the junction that I always use to turn out from my housing area, and this will be for permanent? That's very not nice of you, you know? The moment I turn right and go straight from my house, there's where the jam starts.. all the way til the industrial estate. Thank God there are few traffic police taking charge else I guess I will reach office late everyday!

Anyway, on the way to work today, I was driving and I see a back of a motorcyclist and well, it looks rather familiar.. the helmet, the jacket, and the bike of course! Appears so much to be one of my ex-colleague from my previous workplace. I try to go beside that fella and *bingo* it is someone that I know... Unfortunately, I appeared invisible so he didn't actually notice me driving beside him. Question is...

When bumping into someone you haven't seen for quite some time in this kinda situation, what should we actually do?

(a) Honk at him, hoping he'll turn over?

I however think that this is not a very good idea. Know why? I could still remember a couple of months ago when I was driving my dad's and there was this ahpek on his old old motorcycle and he stops at the middle of the road. I do not know if he's going straight or he'll be turning into the junction. What if I try to overtake ahpek and ahpek suddenly turns? Sure he'll tumbang and caRie is at fault.. it is always this way cuz car is bigger, bike smaller.. so if an accident involves car and motorcycle sure people are going to think that it's the fault of the car driver. Anyway, to give ahpek a sign that I wanna take over, I *honk honk* and he was shocked and nearly jatuh from bike (-___-) Macam nak pff balance aje!

(b) Window Window.. window's down... and shout, "oiii~", hoping he'll hear your voice eventhough it's so noisy on the road?

Also not a very good idea. What if he turns over and see you, then he didn't concentrate on the road and *bang* kiss the ass for the car in front?

If someone were to do this to me early in the morning, I don't think I will notice, or even if I notices, I won't give much a damn about it cuz it is a broad day light.. pretend tak nampak aje lah!

(d) Etc? Any suggestions?

Thus, I can't figure out a solution except for this:-

Bang him, make him tumbang, get down the car, then by then I'm sure he'll notice you!

Hahaha! I am just kidding. But then it has been so many times that I encountered this kinda situation.. and some involves some very very long lost friend....! and I swear if I were to see them again on the road, and again it's in this kinda situation, hell yeah I am going to bang them!

Major Black Out? Where got...

2005-01-13T23:55:00.000+08:00

Have been very busy with work lately and this will continue for a few months. Not much time to blog anymore. Will blog when I'm free =D Maybe caRie can entertain you guys with her stories and wits =P

There was a blackout today in the central and the southern part in Malaysia. More on the blackout at The Star. Everyone's talking about this hot topic but I wasn't caught in blackout. I was in KLIA cargo complex the whole day. There was no blackout there mainly because they have their own power generators =D

Also, stay tuned to this site because the calendar wallpapers are coming up real soon. Damm... they're real sexy! XD

P/S: Looking for extra guess bloggers. Only for those who are interested and has a passion for blogging. If you are that person, drop me a mail at dkbu5 at yahoo dott com.

New Year Liport

2005-01-07T13:55:00.000+08:00

31/12/2004 - Friday (New Year's Eve)

Today is the last day of the year. Headed over to Carmen's Seafood & Wine in Wisma Lim Fu Yong for the nite. Reached there about 9pm. Parking is free from 9pm onwards. Woo hoo... free parking!

Met up with Kim, CF and many many new faces. We ate, chit chatted, donated money for tsunami victims, drink, etc. We also had a singing contest, beer drinking contest and a birthday party. It was great!

The Stage

The peeps having fun

01/01/2005 - Saturday (New Year's Day)

As soon as the clock struck 12:00am, everyone was shouting here and there, shaking hands, hugging each others wishing everyone a very Happy New Year! People were bursting balloons, dancing and drinking. It was a fun day. All of us left the place about 1:30 am.

Happy New Year! People bursting balloons...

Outside the restaurant, we saw some 'young cikus' roller-blading and skate-boarding in the middle of the road after midnight. Luckily there was not much cars passing on this road. Is this their version of celebrating New Year's day? Weird and siao O_o o_O

People roller-blading and skate-boarding on the road during midnight!

Eventhough our PM called off the the fireworks and celebration, Jalan Sultan Ismail was jammed with people and cars. Why is there a jam? Because the no use policeman blocked the road ahead and made it a single lane so that they can check every single vehicle to cari makan =X After the blockage by the police, the traffic was very smooth flowing.

The jam on Jalan Sultan Ismail

Reached home about 2:30am and I went straight to bed... zzZZzzzZZZ....

Woke up about lunch time. Ate lunch and watched TV. Had dinner with the family at the vegetarian shop in Damansara Utama (next to Starbucks) and later went to vist my grandparents.

02/01/2005 - Sunday

Woke up and had dim sum with the family at Tai Thong Tropicana. Mmm... the dim sum here still tastes so delicious...

Cleanned and tidied my room and later watched Taekgukgi: The Brotherhood Of War.

Taegukgi

The story: "Taegukgi" is the story of two brothers who are unwillingly drafted into the South Korean army following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. The older brother (Dong-gun) strives to protect his younger brother (Bin) on the battlefield while struggling to find a way to have him discharged so he can return to their village and care for the family they left behind. However, as the war progresses, the horror and violence they witness begin to take its toll on each man and sever their bonds as brothers and soldiers. Featuring large-scale battle sequences and an intimate and complex look at the social consequences of the Korean War on its country and people, "Taegukgi" offers a unique perspective on "The Forgotten War", which permanently divided a nation and turned friends and families into...

Review: I'm not a big fan of war movies and I watched this film because a lot of people recommended me to watch it. This movie shows us the real face of war and how gruesome it is. The special effects for the film is cun! The movie on a whole is good but somehow I prefer Silmido more. Wonder why?

My ratings for Taegukgi: 4.5 / 5 (Watch it to expereience a real war)

03/01/2005 - Monday

Went to gym. Tried Power Yoga. The class was less than 10 people. Some of the moves in Power Yoga were easy while some were really hard. Anyways I enjoyed the class. ^_^

04/01/2005 - Tuesday

Down with cold and fever. Couldn't wait to get back home. Reached home and sleep the whole nite =P

05/01/2005 - Wednesday

Didn't go to work today. Just rested at home.

06/01/2005 - Thursday

Back to work. Feeling better, still haven't fully recovered.

07/01/2005 - Friday

About 90% recovered. Must get more rest!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2004-12-31T12:02:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year Everyone!

Wish you all the best for 2005. May all your wishes, dreams and desires be fulfilled in the coming year.

Here's a desktop wallpaper I did for January 2005. It's 800X600 in size. Let me know if you guys like it. If the response is good, I'll make another one for February 2005 =P

Here's the link (right click and save the file)

Food, food & more food

2004-12-30T23:40:00.000+08:00

24/12/2004 - Friday (Chritsmas Eve)

Didn't bother going out eventhough some friends invited me to their church for gathering (BTW, I'm Buddhist). Didn't bother to go out either cause it'll be jam packed everywhere. Instead I stayed home to watch My Sassy Girl. Was the story worth it?

My Sassy Girl

Description: "Gyeon-woo is a single Korean college student, still not very sure of what he wants to become in the future. One night, on his way back home, he meets an extremely beautiful girl, but who is also completely drunk. Because the girl talked to Gyeon-woo before falling unconscious, the people surrounding them begin to think that the girl is Gyeon-woo`s girlfriend. Having no other choice than helping the girl, he decides to leave her in a motel, since he doesn't know were she lives. The next morning Gyeon-woo gets a call from this mysterious girl who is very angry about him and wants to know everything that happened the past night. She tells him to meet her right now at the exit of the metro. Gyeon-woo thinking about this, decides to go see the girl. From that night, Gyeon-woo and the girl will become good friends, in a strange sense. As the relation progresses, Gyeon-woo begins to discover how crazy the girls really is, with all her wacky behaviors, angry attitude and always wanting him to please her the way she wants, even if it mean that Gyeon-woo will pass for a complete idiot in public places or gets beaten by the girl. But even if Gyeon-woo suffer, physically and mentally, he really thinks that this beautiful girl will have some sorrow in her and he really wants to help her to get better. But at what price?"

Review: This movie is a good. It's a must watch if you love romantic movies. Apparently My Sassy Girl was released on 2001 and there was a prequel released earlier this year called Windstruck. Both movies directed by the same director and staring Jun Ji-hyun. She's damm cun! Watched Windstruck earlier (Windstruck at the bottom of the page), it's kinda fun and sad actually but still loved it. I recommend that you guys watch Windstruck first then watch My Sassy Girl.

Jun Ji-hyun

My ratings for My Sassy Girl: 4.5 / 5 (Must watch if you like romantic movies and the soothing music is from Pachelbel's Canon)

25/12/2004 - Saturday (Christmas Day)

Hmm... what a busy day!

Woke up early today. Picked up Kumara and we visited Mark in Taman Tun (Knew Kumara & Mark since primary school). We were the first to arrive about 11 am. We chatted for awhile and after about half an hour Lilian arrived. Passed her her X'mas present and she left in about 15 minutes later because she has another party to go to. BTW, Lilian got engaged and will be flying off to Perth on Sunday. Congrats & Bon Voyage!

X'mas tree at Mark's house

Food at Mark's house

After Lilian left, the crowd started to appear. It was quite a big crowd about 30 plus people. We had lunch, most of the dishes were cooked by Mark's mom. She's really a good cook! Alot of varieties - Siam mee hoon, salads, kish, pasta, wedges, veges, roasted chicken, roasted lamb, cakes, cookies, drinks, etc. Loved the Siam mee hoon, it was so delicious XD~ Yum Yum...

Met up with some old friends and we chatted until about 2pm and Kumara and I have to leave. Kumara had to fetch his auntie to KLIA and I gotta get to another party which was at Kajang.

Reached Mei Han's house about about 3 plus. It was not easy to find but luckily Mei Han provided clear and precise instructions. Hehehe... There we met up with Rotaractors and friends. We had another round of food. Damm full liao... We chatted and took a group photo and later we had present exhange lucky draw style. I got this pen holder with two swans. It's kinda feminine ler... Going to pass it to my sister later. I left about 5 plus.

Food at Mei Han's house

X'mas tree and present exchange at Mei Han's house

Went to my grandmother's place in Kajang town. Had some jelly and prawn cracker. Later we adjourned to Fortuna Restaurant, a chinese food restaurant in Kajang town to have our 8 course X'mas dinner with uncles, aunties and cousins. The food is good. We left at about 8pm.

X'mas tree at Grandmother's house

Went for another bbq open house in Steven's house Puchong. Met up with some rotaractors and some new friends. I didn't have any more food cause I'm stuffed with it XD~ Instead we had some red & white wine, alcohol mint drink (it's green in colour) and best of all we had a sip of the Chinese white wine which contain 49% alcohol. What an experience, haven't really tried Chinese white wine before. Just one sip of it is already enough to get you high and the whole body burning. Most of us just had a sip. We left Steven's place about 11 plus.

Reached home about 12 plus, was really tired of driving, went straight to bed... Zzzz....

26/12/2004 - Sunday

Went to Theresa's house for X'mas lunch at about 12:30pm. Knew Theresa from a TJJ outing to Port Dickson. She's an ex-Rotaractor and she was the one who introduced me to the Rotaract club. Thanks Theresa for introducing me to Rotaract. Had some wonderful time with the Rotaractors =P

Food at Theresa's house

Most of the food were cooked by Theresa. The salad and tuna macoroni was top of my list. Mmm... sedap!

Met up with Francis, Evelyn, Winson, Aaron, Sharon and lots more. Got to know that Theresa's dad just wrote a book and it will be on sale next year and Theresa's mother is so cool and sporting. Also, Theresa gave all of us X'mas present. Got a nice photo frame. Thanks again Theresa!

We got to know about the Tsunami disaster while watching the news on TV. Walau... can't imagine that a Tsunami will hit Malaysia. My sympathies goes out to all the families of the victims.

Later we went for dinner at a chinese hawker food at Taman Desa. Food was so-so there.

Reached home 10 plus. Continued watching the news about tsunami and went to bed about 12 midnite.

27/12/2004 - Monday

Work, work, work... a few of my colleagues was on leave so I have to help finish their work.

Also, Billion supermarket in Port Klang opens it's doors to the public. It's just next to the office. Now, shopping will be easier for me =D

Billion Supermarket in Port Klang

Went to Prabu's 21st bday party at nite. It was a surprise party for Prabu arranged by his elder brother Srithar (knew Srithar while doing our A-Levels). What a nice bro! Aww...

Party was fun when Prabu returned home and found everyone was there and was singing the bday song for him. Meet a lot of new faces. Left the place about 11 plus.

Went home and see that my downloads of Initial D 4th stage Episode 9 and 10 have completed. Watched it immediately. Both episode was kinda slow, not much battle, just the build up to the next episode. One of the guy found out Takumi's weakness and the guy got a rally car driver to drive the ultimate car to beat Takumi. Can't wait for the next episode. XD

Initial D 4th Stage

Also: It's been a year since we moved in to our house. Happy 1st Anniversary to my house! =)

28/12/2004 - Tuesday

Didn't get any of the phones on my X'mas wish-list. Instead I got a Nokia 6230. I know it's an old phone but this phone is filled with the standard features. Also, this phone supports MMC card and has a camera. Eventhough it is not megapixel camera, for photographs I can always use my Nikon 5200 XD

Could have bought the phone below RM1200 if I got cash in my hands. But I negotiated with the phone supplier and he agreed to give 3 months installment (RM400 per month) =D

My Nokia 6230

Went to gym at night. Gotta work out after the taking in so much food XD

29/12/2004 - Wednesday

Went to watch Phantom Of The Opera with Theresa, Evelyn, Francis & Winson at Mid-Valley Megamall. We also met up with Estella from TJJ wacthing the same movie in the same cinema. Also, I met up with Richard who was our tour manager for the Korea trip. He's gonna watch Kung Fu Hustle with his kids.

Phantom Of The Opera

Description: This romantic musical epic is about a mysterious masked figure, Erik (Butler), who roams the undergrounds of 19th century Paris, centering his activity around (or under) the Opera Populaire, where he tutors a beautiful young soprano, Christine (Rossum), who goes on to upstage the city's most famous opera singer, Carlotta (Driver). The Phantom thinks he's found love, until Christine's childhood boyfriend, Vicomte de Chagny (Wilson) shows up.

Review: This is my first time watching Phantom Of The Opera (haven't seen any other versions of it yet). This movie is a musical. The movie had a good openning and ending, but the middle part of it was draggy. Too much singing! No wonder alot of people liked the show and also a lot of people hated it =P This is the first movie that I seen got the audience clapping their hands for it in the end.

My ratings for Phantom Of The Opera: 4 / 5 (Must watch for musical fans, or if you can bear with the singing go watch it!)

2004-12-27T10:41:00.000+08:00

So Kung Fu Hustle is really that nice? Well, was it a wrong choice for me to continue heading to the cinema though I wasn't feeling well? When the rest were laughing hysterically, I was there sitting.. trying to join the crowd.. and they said that laughter is the best medicine.. but I can hardly laugh.. stomach pain la weih! What is I puke while I was laughing? That would be worse, right? Erm, should I go for the 2nd round? ;)

Anyways, guess most people would have known what happened by now, the tsunami... Well, I guess it was a great shocked for most people in Malaysia as we are always the lucky ones to be out of all this kind f disasters but luck is not on our side this time. Well, my deepest condolences the the victims' family. I was at my house when the incident happen but it didn't affect my area at all. Reason.. I wasn't staying in the island itself but Prai, which is like in the Peninsular of Malaysia. My eldest sister who was in Kentucky called early in the morning after being awaken by her in-law upon the news. He insisted that my sis calls to ensure that we are all alrite here in Penang. Just a very short time and thousands of lives are gone forever... Sad to say but shouldn't we who are more fortunate to take this chance to start to treasure peole around us better?

As I was sitting there talking with my parents before bedtime yesterday, we was talking about what to do if a disaster like this would happen in our house. What will we do with all of our dogs???

Mum : We do not have like 10 chains for the dogs!!
Dad : *lol* just open the kennel and let them run free and save their own life!! hahaha!!!
Mum : Hmm, what about the puppies?
*silent*
Mum : I think you better put the puppies at somewhere high in case the water rise up and drown the puppies while we are sleeping.
Me : *lol* Ma, if anything happened, what would you save?
Mum : Nothing
Me : But why?
Mum : Cuz EVERYTHING is valuable and I can't afford to save all of it
Me & Dad : *silent* :-/
Mum : *lol*

Kung Fu Hustle Rocks!

2004-12-24T00:20:00.000+08:00

Just finished watching Kung Fu Hustle at TGV One Utama.

Stephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle

Description: A hapless wanna be gangster, Sing (Stephen Chow), must overcome his inability to wield a knife and demonstrate his mettle in order to become a member of the notorious Axe Gang. The Axe Gang, meanwhile, want to reign supreme by occupying the most coveted territory, which is a sacred street protected by an unlikely cast of characters, many of whom are highly skilled kung fu masters disguised as ordinary people. After several encounters with thugs and a fearsome adversary known as the Beast, Sing overcomes his inadequacy and realizes he is the greatest kung fu master of them all, destined to protect the sacred street.

Review: This movie absolutely rocks! If you guys thought action in The Matrix and Spiderman was great, wait till see this movie. The Kung Fu fighting scenes just blows everything away and has brought the standard up a few notches from The Matrix. And it's all action from start till the end of the movie. (Err... some scenes are too violent, so beware!) As for the story wise, it's damm kau funny. Go watch it!

My ratings for Kung Fu Hustle: 5 / 5 (A must watch for all Kung Fu fans. It's so good that makes you wanna watch it again =P)

Trip to Korea - Part 6

2004-12-23T16:37:00.000+08:00

Day 7 - Thursday 28/10/2004

Dong Zhi Festival

2004-12-22T15:43:00.000+08:00

Had dinner with the whole family in the vegetarian shop in Damansara Utama. Same row with Starbucks and the one nearer to Starbucks (there's two vegetarian shop in the same row). Food was normal, nothing extraordinary.

After dinner, we headed to Ikea for some shopping. Something in Ikea caught my eye. They sell live Xmas trees and they decorated the tree at the main door with wooden spoon! The crowd was not so big yesterday though. Didn't really buy anything, just some candles... Vanilla scented candles... just love the vanilla smell... =P

Reached home about 10:30pm. Watched Amazing Race and enjoy the tong yuens XD~~~

How was your Dong Zhi Festival?

Happy Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice) Festival

2004-12-21T10:30:00.000+08:00

Got this from a website.

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Dong Zhi is the second most important festival of the Chinese calendar. Celebrated on the longest night of the year, Dong Zhi is the day when sunshine is weakest and daylight shortest. The coming of winter is celebrated by families and is raditionally the time when farmers and fishermen gather food in preparation for the coming cold season. It is also a time for family reunions.

This celebration can be traced to the Chinese belief in yin and yang, which represent balance and harmony in life. It is believed that the yin qualities of darkness and cold are at their most powerful at this time, but it is also the turning point, giving way to the light and warmth of yang. For this reason, the Dong Zhi Festival is a time for optimism. Dong Zhi is celebrated in style. The longest night of the year is a time to put on brand new clothes, visit family with gifts and to laugh and drink deep into the long night.

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So, today is the longest night of the year and I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Dong Zhi (Winter Solstice) Festival! Eat lots of tong yuen! Have fun and enjoy!

Japanese Buffet

2004-12-20T13:17:00.000+08:00

19/12/2004 - Sunday

Watched My Wife is a Gangster after 1 week of downloading it. =P

My Wife is a Gangster

Description: "To honor her dying sister's wish, Eun-Jin reluctantly finds a husband who is unaware of her role as a ruthless gang leader. The two struggle to get along while a threat from a rival gang makes matters worse."

My ratings for My Wife is a Gangster: 4.5 / 5 (The movie is action packed, funny and sad... Imaging getting a gangster as your wife! lolz... Wacth it!)

Went out to dinner with Andrew's gang (about 13 of us) at Saisaki Japanese Buffet Restaurant in Wisma UOA II, next to KLCC. The restaurant was jammed-packed, didn't know so many people like japanese food =P There was a wide variety of Japanese food around and the food here is great! We also ordered sake. Kan pai everyone! =D~ It's only RM43++ per person (cheap for japanese food). If you guys wanna go there and try out the japanese food, please make reservations before going. For reservations call 03-21663728 XD~

X'mas wish-list:
A new handphone - Nokia 7610, Nokia 7270, Nokia 6260, Nokia 6630, Sony K700 or Sony P900. So many choices, so little time. Any recommendations?

20/12/2004 - Monday

Happy Birthday Elsa Lee! Wishing you and your family all the best and may all your dreams come true! Cheers!

Happy Birthday Karen Lim!

2004-12-18T16:54:00.000+08:00

Wishing you all the best and may all your wishes and dreams come true! Smile always and get happy!

Karen, click here! =P

What to buy for X'mas?

2004-12-17T14:16:00.000+08:00

Gotta get some gifts for friends for the X'mas celebration. What should I get for them. What would the perfect gift be? Any suggestions?

Watched Ocean's Twelve with Ah Seng two days ago.

Ocean's Twelve

Description: "It's been three years since Danny Ocean (Clooney) and his crew - fronted by detail man Rusty Ryan (Pitt), up-and-coming pickpocket Linus Caldwell (Damon), explosives expert Basher Tarr (Cheadle) and safecracker Frank Catton (Mac) - pulled off one of the most audacious and lucrative heists in history, robbing ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict (Garcia) of every dime stored in his impenetrable Las Vegas vault. After splitting the $160 million take, each of the infamous Ocean's crew have tried to go straight, lay low and live a legit life... but that's proven to be a challenge, much to the chagrin of Danny's wife Tess (Roberts). When someone breaks Rule Number One and rats them out to Benedict, going straight is no longer an option. He wants his $160 million back - with interest - or else. And, as the gang quickly discovers, Benedict isn't the only powerful person in the world looking for Ocean's Eleven..."

My ratings for Ocean's Twelve: 4.5 / 5 (The cast alone is already worth ticket price and this is kinda smart movie with smart dialogues =P Go watch it!)

1000 Photographers vs. 20 Models & Half-Life 2 Cookies

2004-12-16T10:51:00.000+08:00

Models

Photo shooting with 1000 photographers and 20 models... you do the math: 50 photographers for 1 model! Where? In Japan of course... Link to a gallery of 160 photos Juergen shot at the event.

Half-Life 2 cookies

Check out this home-made Half-Life 2 cookie-stamp and tin, fresh off the tin-snips and out of the oven. Good for X'mas XD~ Link

caRie is feeling BORED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2004-12-15T17:13:00.000+08:00

all work and no blog makes caRie a dull gal.
caRie doesn't want to be a dull gal.
Thus caRie is blogging!

I haven't really spent my time online for the past dayssssssssssss. I felt very sorry for myself. Everyday having the same routine really kills me. Wakes up - eat - work - eat - work - home - eat - waste time - sleep. Will I be doing this til the day I die? Hmm, now this is something for me to think about.

But as for our fren DKBU, he's busy watching pirated movies and also spamming my email! ;P Movie reviews' nice! i love watching movies!!!! I think I spent all my money on DVDS, that's why caRie is broke now! :( Would anyone donate me a penny? ;P

Current mission : To collect as many forwarded mail as possible just to bomb someone's account. So whoever who has nice mails do forward to me at carienna_c@yahoo.com.sg Thanks. Don't ask what the fuck is the *.sg al about. I am not a fucking kiasu fella, it is just that I dunno how the fuck on earth it got there sticking to my *.com

Anyway, 'nuff said. Tata!