Muuuaaahhh....

(note: all members of the newly found Dory Fan Club must begin their blog post with a muaaahh)

Anyways, I've added Bruce and Marlin to my collection, which means I now have 6 McD toys lining my bed shelf with 2 more to go. Bruce is somewhat lame yet freaky. He's way too small compared to the other toys but his eyes lights up an evil red when you press his fin. Marlin on the other hand looks a lot like Nemo, am almost the same size albeit a tad bigger and gives a weird laugh when his fin is pressed. Hmmm....

Getting the toys was an event in humility. Here comes me, in my office attire, queuing and ordering two happy meals, having here and then proceeding to eat them alone with two glaringly obvious happy meal boxes highlighting my table. Oh the things we do for the things we want.

It's OogaBooga all over again. Darn.

Weekend was fun and restful. I'm glad I didn't go back because highway traffic was horrendous. Will be going back next week though.

Am in a Monday braindead moment so outside of typing gibberish, I have no inkling of what to say outside of the fact that I hope I win a contest I joined in which winners get to go to LA to watch the premiere of Charlie's Angels. Wish me luck. :)

I'm doing the dance of joy with my new found ant friends! Woohoo... (though it's somewhat difficult dancing with them without stomping them to death). But heck, who cares, it's a Friday! (sprinkles more magic milo dust all over the place... ooo... colours).

Won't be going home this weekend as family is coming up. Am wondering what to do with them. Watching Finding Nemo is definitely one of the things to do though! Woohoo... those who have not watched it, well, what are you waiting for?

By the way, anyone knows what will happen tomorrow what with it being the Agung's birthday and all. Is there like a procession or road closures around town?

(happy weekend everyone)

I've just refilled my empty tin of milo with 1.1kg of wholesome chocolatey goodness. This makes me happy for reasons I myself do not understand. It's not like I even drink a lot of Milo... probably a cup a week and only when I'm desperate. Maybe it's the thought that if I get stuck in the office for days by myself, I can stay alive. Hmm...

Right now I'm fighting an urge to sprinkle magic milo dust all over the office. Lalalalalalalala....

I just want to say that I've added Dory and Squirt to my collection of McDonald's Finding Nemo toys which previously consists of Bloat and Nemo. Darn their cute appeal and sneaky marketing technics. (Btw, Dory goes MMUUUUUAAAAAAAHHHHHH whenever you press the fin. COOL!)

Today is TV day! Woohoo... wait... everyday is TV day now! WOOHOO!!!

(Do you want a piece of me? Do you? Do you? Do you?)

A Tuesday, a Tuesday...

After being not-so politely chased out of the PKNS apartments where I used to park (the parking lot averages a 40% occupancy rate so I have no idea why it's such a big deal), I've now parked further up at the SS5 housing area. It's quite a good walk but paying RM 80 per month for parking is such blatant highway robbery. I hope the housing area residents won't mind, though since it's a public street, they really have little room for complaint. Oh well...

Anyways, story is, the housing area has lots of dogs, being a typical Chinese neighbourhood. While walking from my car today two gleaming white dogs, one obviously the parent and the pup strutted by in the middle of the street indifferent to one and all. And gosh, for strays, the dogs look so regal and so darn cute (the pup especially). Was tempted to kidnap them and bring them home but common sense prevailed. No point getting bitten so early in the morning.

I must discipline myself and abstain from too much late night TV. It's only Tuesday and I'm already sleep deprived! :)

ggggGGGGOOOOooooOOODDDdddd mmmmmMMMMOOOOOOOOoooorrrrRRRRrrrnnNNNNNIIIiiiiiiiiIIINNNGGG!

(if you've watched Finding Nemo, you'll know why I'm 'speaking' like that)

Which brings me to blog topic of the day. FINDING NEMO ROCKS!!! If I were an Oscar Statuette, I will go get Finding Nemo engraved on me and jump into Pixar/Disney laps. The movie is incredibly awesomey excellenty superby funny! (and downright nerve racking for a kiddie show). Outside of the excellent characters, out of this world 3D and one heck of a story, the great thing about the movie is it's (somewhat) realism. It takes a while to digest how vast the sea is and the term big blue sea takes on a whole new meaning. And for aquarium lovers, get a sneak peek on what your fishes might be thinking. I am so bowled over.

My mission for the month is to collect all the Finding Nemo toys from McDonald's. I already have Bloat the puffer fish who lights up, and Nemo, who laughs when you press his fin. Matrix Reloaded can kiss Nemo's ass big time.

Keep on swimming, swimming, swimming... keep on swimming in the big blue sea!

Here I am at the office, at my desk, being largely incoherent and half asleep but somewhat thrilled that it's Friday and boss isn't here. Although being just 7am, the dreary thought of being trapped here for a good 10 hours plus a late meeting in KL at 4'ish send shivers... and spurs more sleepiness. Oh pillow where for art thou?

Company has an ad out in the Star today for an MBA preview we're conducting tomorrow (oh woe) so I'm all set for a deluge of phone calls (we hope). The last ad we had had our phones ringing for 3 days non-stop. I am so wishing I could be in bed right about now.

A small home dinner became a social event when Chun and Saw joined me and Rick for a simple tomyam. Chun now owes me dinner big time! Muahahahahaha.... by the way, anyone has simple recipes to share please do. I need to stop depending on Maggi and Knorrs. Help?

(have a good weekend everyone!)

Gah... another meeting today... and another one tomorrow which I'm going solo... gah!

I'm so sleepy these few days, no thanks to the TV and late night sitcoms. TV is evil... but I'm too hooked. Hehehehe...

A little brain dead this few days. CSI was smashing last night... great episode. Long though.

Disjointed blog this but so's the author.

Ahbooga.

It's been a long while since I've been so grumpy. I feel like Oscar in a clean trash can.

Anyways, was absent yesterday because I had to go to UITM Shah Alam in the morning (of which I got lost as usual), then rushed to Jln. Sultan Ismail with boss for another meeting, then to Jln. Gurney for an incredible record breaking 3 hr initial discussion (basically all niceties and little substance). I spent enough time on the road, no thanks to incredibly bad traffic, to reach Penang with ample time. Traffic was so bad I saw a driver leaving his car to pee by a billboard.

Anyways, TourGuide Dan bids a warm thank you for compliments though he is still waiting for his bill to be settled. :)

(on the plus side, I got a TV! woohoo! 21inch excitement... pleasure guaranteed... thx Dad!)

OogaBooga all over again. And after an exhausting weekend taking on my new job as tourguide Dan plus having to attend the horridly planned convocation... I'm just drop dead tired.

First up, convo was as expected. Congested, pointless but thankfully quick. It was good to meet old friends but once you have to park your car over a km away and walk in the scorching heat and queue for hours and then enter the hall and queue again and then exit the hall and queue again, well... tis enough reason to be grumpy. I really can't fathom how MMU can't count the students graduating, multiply that by an estimate of guests each student will bring and compare that number to the parking lots available.

Anyways, I don't want to dig through an event that's gone and done with. Happy Graduation, albeit belated! :)

First up, happy convocation one and all. Being a cheap tightwad I am, here's my virtual flowers to appease this strange need for gifts on convo day. (and please, dun anyone give me anything especially flowers otherwise i'll be guilt-ridden.) See you all tomorrow and Saturday!

For Meng


For Chun


For Jacq


For Aimo


For Clara


For Sing Yee


And here's one for anyone I've missed



A little Friday update. Those that wants to meet for Sate Celup, gather at Meng's house at about 7'ish. Let either me, Meng or Chun know if you're coming so we will wait for you (only as long as our stomachs hold out.)

Once again, happy convo everyone. I'm off to Melaka tonight. See you guys tomorrow. Ciaos!

Ode To The Fizzy Drink
by Dan

Oh fizzy drink,
How I love thee,
A dash of lemon,
All bubble-y,
So sickly sweet,
And icy cold,
I love you,
So many fold,
A belch, a burp,
You tickle me,
For all you are,
How I love thee.

You are Professor X!

You are a very effective teacher, and you are very
committed to those who learn from you. You put
your all into everything you do, to some extent
because you fear failure more than anything
else. You are always seeking self-improvement,
even in areas where there is nothing you can do
to improve.


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There should be a swap-your-job day where we all can trade jobs for 1 day and see how it's like being in someone else's shoes. Will definitely be fun and eye opening I thinks. Routine can really get to you.

I have a packed lunch today of salami chicken sandwiches. I hope they last till lunch. It's hard to resist food when it's sitting temptingly beside you.

Convocation is this weekend. Am a little mixed up about it. Somewhat intrigued yet the thought of the entire ceremonialistic process just tires me. At least there's a dinner to look forward to Friday night. Sate celup!

You are Cypher, a back-stabbing, pain-in-the-ass,
whiny, useless (ever see him fire a gun even
once?) bastard. Nobody likes you, not even the
new guy, and especially not the chick you have
a crush on. You're just the SOB that takes up
screen time.

"You know, I know this steak doesn't exist. I
know that when I put it in my mouth, the Matrix
is telling my brain that it is juicy and
delicious. After nine years, you know what I
realize? Ignorance is bliss."


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Does this flower resemble a fish bone in any way?

Argh... Ooga Booga already? Darn...

Had a decent weekend, especially since I couldn't go back and had no TV. Saturday was activity day with shopping work dinner and movie. And what movie you ask? No surprise lar that I watched Matrix Reloaded. I have a compulsion to watch every movie that intrigues me within the first week of screening. Otherwise I just lose interest simply because of the flood of reviews and movie talk between friends. Anyways, here's my two cents on Matrix Reloaded.

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Matrix Reloaded

First up, I am a fan of Matrix. And sci-fi. And sfx. And crass commercial hollywood. But also, in order to have a good movie, I believe you need the following two ingredients. A good story, and characters you can relate to. Outside of numbing (and incredibly repetitious) effects particularly in lengthy fight scenes that can fit an entire episode of Friends, Matrix Reloaded is largely disappointing.

Matrix was released years ago and having a sequel that followed through without the slightest of background introduction is not just pretentious but exhaustive. That may be forgiven considering the hype but seriously, no movie, not even the Matrix can ride on effects alone. Even Trinity's trademark float-in-the-air-and-kick-ass-pose failed to excite. Thanks to their success, I'm just numb from Matrix style effects, no matter how good.

Story wise, Matrix Reloaded seems to have none. The premise is the same but this time the prophecy seems close to fulfilment. Trouble is, after seeing Zion with all it's crappiness and bureaucracy, I really rather live in the Matrix. And once you feel that way, the movie has no purpose already. I couldn't be bothered if wood stick surfer boy Neo succeeds or otherwise. The movie never tries to convince or show how Zion is truly the place to be when life in the Matrix is exactly how we're living our lives now. And what's so bad about that? So what if we're powering machines, it's not like real life is any better than virtual life in the Matrix?

Character wise, the movie has so many characters, they all remain superficial, cardboardy and with certain 'key' characters, just lame. I cringe everytime Morpheus appears. Having him talk like Yoda on drugs in the first movie is cool. Having him talk like that ALL the time makes you realise why Nirobe (Jada Pinkett) is no more his wife.

I know lots of people like the movie and at expense of treading on toes, I think Matrix Reloaded borders on B-ratings if it weren't for the effects. Tis too bad coz I had really hoped the movie will rock. Just goes to show that all hype and no substance will still rake in big box office bucks.

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Back to work on a Friday and for a brief 10 minutes, I was exuberant and raring to go. Until boss came in and loaded me with incredulous and incredibly redundant work. You know the saying once bitten twice shy? Well, my boss obviously doesn't because after explaining how spamming via emails and faxes will just irritate people and really sell nothing, he insists on it. Even after the attempts 1 to 4 has failed miserably and wasted so much employee time. We're now hacking at number 5 and I have at least 1000 emails, and 2000 faxes to tackle. I am so peeved. Being boss obviously is no guarantee for common sense.

Had a good midweek break. Though it was chock-fill with errands particularly with Jin there. First up, room cleaning. With fish dead, I cleared the aquarium from the room. Then mom declared my room a rabbit-free zone so dad had to build a cage outside for Wallaby and Wombat. Then I chucked my old sofa bed and creaky set of drawers. My room has suddenly turned spacious and empty, but more importantly animal free and clean.

Next order of the day is getting a hotel booked for Jin and his parents for the convo. I think it's his messy hair and scruffy look coz most hotels didn't even give him the time of day! Hahahaha... we finally settled on Century Mahkota since the others are surprisingly pricier considering they're hardly that great. Last order of the day, get a haircut. :D I now have super short hair and look like a kid finishing highschool. I hope it grows quick enough for the convo next week. Darn.

Anyways, here's a slighty convulted joke that I find so amusing. Hehehehe...

Mike picked up an attractive woman, named Linda,
who flagged down his car in a seedy part of town.
As they rode, he asked her what she did for a living.

Linda winked at Mike and said, "I'm a magician."

"No way," Mike scoffed. 'Prove it."

So Linda touched him on the thigh, and "Poof"

Mike turned into a hotel.

Woohoo... Survivor 6 was great! :D Can't wait for the next one... 3 hours of late tv on a monday does have it's consequence though... incredibly late for work this morning and grins from colleague means that they obviously know why. Ah well... Survivor is too important to miss. :)

Gonna keep this short. Loads of work to do and less time to do it! :) Have a good holiday everyone... catch some of you back on Friday and the rest on Monday. Adios!

OogaBooga OogaBooga... Monday really isn't so bad after having to work on a Sunday. Sigh...

First up... SURVIVOR FINALE is today!!! No one call me then, no one bug me then and I hope all electrical appliances behave. Woohoo... 3 hours of crass commercialised reality bliss... I'm a happy happy boy.

Back to the blog, having to work on Sunday kinda really ruins the weekend. Anyhow, highlight of the weekend will be cooking dinner last night. A little planning makes a world of a difference in the kitchen and having properly thawed meats makes for so much convenience! Hahaha... A quick trip to the minimart at a cost of RM 9 resulted in chicken garlic soup with potatoes and onions, fried sambal chicken, spicy kangkong with prawns and mushroom omelette. New housemate Rick and I ate till we could almost explode. Kinda cooked expecting Saw to be there but since he wasn't, we reverted to pig mode and ate everything up! Hehehehe.... Anyways, will I cook dinner again? Not too soon... even though it turned out alrite... it took me a good 2.5 hours... cooking is tough.

Came to work today and found a marmalade cat lazing about in my usual parking space. I eased the car in, gave the kitty a fright and got the worst glare ever... from the cat. Cat's are freaky... times like this, I wish I had a cat-eating dog.

It's finally a Friday again. Not so gung-ho though since I have to work on Sunday and subsequently cannot make my traditional trip home for pigging out sessions in front of the TV. Darn...

Woohoo... Survivor tonight. We're getting close to the final survivor and this time, it looks set to be a battle of ethics. Jerk boy Rob will never win the million dollars but he'll probably be there till the final two. Interesting though the people I would have liked to win have all been butted out. Wonder what'll happen tonight, especially when the camp go ablaze. Muahahahahaha!

Here's a slight diversion. Today, I proclaim on this blog that I, as you all know me, loves the new flavours of 100Plus... all of them. If they ever pull the drink out, I'll cry. It's so bloody darn good. Thank you. We now return to our regular blog.

I saw stray dogs being captured today, probably to be sent to death by the MPSJ people. Sad but there really isn't any place for them. Irresponsible and ignorant dog owners who let their pets loose without spaying or neutering are really to blame. Sad sad sad...

Before I go, quotes from the N. Korean news network on a play by the military... (makes you wonder doesn't it).

'light comedy spiced with scenes making one laugh and bringing tears to one's eyes'

'another excellent work great in cognitional and educational significance and flawless in ideological content and artistry'

'The creators and artistes of the studio truthfully represented the great vitality of the songun leadership of the WPK and the philosophical truth that one can live only when one remains true to the WPK's songun leadership'

I can just barely control my laughter, (and worry) that such dominant publicly accepted idealogical dogma still exist.

Anyways, I'm officially wishy washy today. And thanks to Meng, I crave blueberry muffins. Happy Friday y'all...

How evil are you?

Yesterday was the first Wednesday in a long time that I did not get to watch Charmed. I feel inadequate today. Junkie TV boy needs a fix. Darn the lightning that struck the house and coursed through the cables to the Astro decoder that belongs to my aunt. Couldn't it have zapped the VCD player instead? Oh woe oh woe.

It's Thursday and I'm not looking forward to the weekend since I have to work full day on Sunday. Darn. Plus side, it's more of a field trip than work. Down side, if it's something I have to do that I didn't volunteer for, it's work.

Woohoo... 2 public holidays next week! At least that's something to look forward to. :)

My featherback died. If you're asking what it is, it's a fish... also called the Knife Fish or ikan Belida though it's not a local varient. After 3 years, RM 600+ on food alone, and a growth spurt from 5cm to 40cm in length... it's sad that it happened. All my pets seem to die when I'm not at home. Though after going through so many pet deaths, you do get a better grip on things. Worst hit was when my first pet, a rabbit named Lopey passed on. Sigh...

I'm major mondo fed up with work. I'm so stressed I feel like screaming at the next phone caller. (don't you dare...) I've also been having very troubling dreams since Sunday... all involving me going to work in the most extreme of circumstances with my boss constantly there. I so need a break (or a new job). On Sunday I dreamt I was at work in my underwear, Monday I was at work AND fighting demons and yesterday had me in a boat in rough seas trying to get to clients who live on islands surrounded by giant sea monsters. ARGH!

I am doing marketing non-stop, fielding phone calls, answering emails and sending out flyers to post boxes aplenty. Bengang!

Company's in a marketing frenzy promoting an MBA program. Response is good so although that's good news for the company, it's bad news when there are only two people handling calls and only myself handling mails. Can't wait till June when the application closes. Phew... on that note, anyone want's to take an MBA? Hehehehe...

Argh... argh... argh...

After a heavent sent 4 day weekend... coming to work is such a torture. Sigh... it's gonna take a few days to get back in the groove. Work work work!

Some updates, rabbits have been sent to Melaka permanently under the care of my mom. Reasons being, I simply am not home often enough to keep them company and bringing them to and fro whenever I go home is too much a hassle. Plus I'm a little tight financially and the rental for the extra room is burning a hole. It's a little sad not having them around but it does gives me extra time especially in the mornings since I don't have to clean them up.

I'm also starting tuition classes again. For the same reasons as the rabbits. Must make money and being pay cheque dependant is crappy.

NEWS UPDATE! My McD robocat has been kidnapped by nefarious underhanded evil blogger lady Jacq! Evil!

Am back to work on a sleepy Wednesday morning. Trip was largely spent behind my notebook and presenting a range of demo's. Good to be greeted with ooh's and aah's though! :) All in all, an exhaustive but good work trip. Am so thankful I didn't trip over my presentation. Phew...

Woohoo... long weekend ahead. Gonna ciao for home tomorrow and hopefully catch X2. Have a good weekend all. :)

Howdy.

On this very early OogaBooga morning, I'm blogging from the office waiting for boss to start our journey first to Lenggong, then Penang, then Sintok and then back to Penang and then to KL, all in a span of two days. As usual, I'm the only one on time and everyone else is late. Ah well...

Woohoo... X2 this Thursday in Melaka :) That should be fun. No THX and crappy seats but it's home. Gonna be heading to Melaka on Thurs morn for another extended weekend. Woohoo...

Anyways, catch ya all on Wednesday. Have a good work week everyone.

A little update, I'm off to Penang on Monday, Kedah on Tuesday and will be back in the office by Wednesday. :D no blogs till then. Have a good weekend everyone!

Woohoo! It's a Friday! (doing the dance of joy) (pondering on what exactly is the dance of joy) (snoopy comes to mind)

Got back home late. Was deciding between dinner or sleep and decided a quick instant noodle won't hurt. 'Quick' turned out to be 30 mins what with getting the ingredients to thaw and letting the noodles cool down (i like my food lukewarm). So by the time I got to bed, I was deliriously sleep with a massive sugar high from all the carbohydrates. (mental note: don't eat heavy meals just before you sleep).

I am still undecided on whether I should go home for the weekend. I thought I had decided but decided to redecide my decision this morning. I am so indecisive. Darn.

(meng, if you ever decide to give chun's butt a pinch, let me know coz I sure as heck wanna be there!)

A little something dedicated to blogger Chun, click here!

We'll be sure to nominate you next time. Hehehehe!

(hurriedly ducks for cover) (see jacq's blog for clarification)

Irony of all ironies... my rabbits are somewhat allergic to grass. Have finally deduced the reason behind their unwellness and diarrhorea. Grass. So unless I muzzle them in the garden (which is just plain cruel and impossible) or put up with the 'mess' (no way jose), rabbits have no more garden time. They will see concrete and linoleum for the rest of their lives. (and me of course).

It's a Thursday and weekend will be here in no time! Woohoo. Am still undecided on whether I should go home or hang around here this weekend. Hmm, hmm, hmm.

Wednesday morning with 3 days to go before the weekend. (grits teeth and tries to be as patient as possible).

Was a little down in the dumps yesterday. Had sniffles the whole day through with a head that felt laden with rocks. Thank goodness that cleared up. Mighty uneasy to be sneezing considering the current context. Excellent article yesterday though in The Star about SARS paranoia. Summary, know your facts. (and please, don't forward that silly sms about outbreaks...)

I made chicken porridge for dinner last night. I never realised a handful of rice can expand into bowls and bowls of porridge. Wows. Which explains why I'm also having porridge for breakfast and lunch and possible even dinner today. You learn something new everyday.

Boss will be back today. It's back to keeping the nose on the grind. Oh Friday, oh Friday, where for art thou?

There is definitely something wrong somewhere. I've been seeing an average of two accidents daily and they're all nasty ones. Feng Shui must be really bad or the stars must be in some devilish alignment. If we were living in a TV series, I bet we would have been swamped by evil zombies and killer bats with Buffy gyrating all over the place. It's just one of those things.

I was at FCM yesterday to view the final year portfolio show. Being once in their shoes, I really didn't expect all too much but it was sadly disappointing. There were some excellent work but they're largely overshadowed by very mediocre ones. Labels and student guides might have helped. Arrows on the floor would have definitely helped. Lacklustre affair that was obviously forced.

Some weekend updates. I got my hair cut. And I got a new pair of spectacles. I can see clearly now... :) Also, I finished Harry Potter 2, the PC game. Very cun... very edgy as well. I'm afraid of heights so the many jumping from super high ledges to another parts of the game really kept me on edge. I also hate spiders and having to battle the extremely gruesome and gigantic Aragog is a numbing affair. All in all, it's one great game that fans of the book and movie will just love! :)

I also was witness to a scene where my elderly Granma who keeps chickens for their eggs, was in a duel with the rooster. She was armed with a bamboo stick and was whacking the rooster while scolding it in Hakka. Rooster apparently has an ego problem and is mighty territorial. It was weird. Wished I had my camera then.

Howdy. OogaBooga to one and all.

Weekend was decent. Am well fed, well slept and mind has been numbed by TV. All is good.

Coming back to PJ tho was a different matter. Thanks to the Karnival TV3, which seemed to attract the entire Malay population of Malacca, getting to the toll booth was not just a hassle but time consuming. And it all could easily be avoided if people parked at where they were supposed to. And crossing the street with droves of children is not only stupidly dangerous but immensely irresponsible. I really try not to have a racial biasness but this Kampung flocking mentality has NO place in towns and cities.

Had the displeasure of going through two very bad traffic accidents as well, one easily involving 8 cars. Obviously the cause were the two most damaged ones, two Kancils that (no surprise) were at the fast lane and the other cutting into the fast lane. They obviously collided and they were with all probability racing. I'm amazed no one was hurt. Drivers like these really need some theraphy.

Here's to a good week, may we all be safe and healthy.

It's a Friday! Thank goodness... boss is in Bali so I foresee some respite the next few days. Anyways, got stuff to do, will blog later when I have something to say. Happy weekend!

paranoid


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I think I'm paranoid! Not.

I woke up hoping it was Thursday but instead, had OogaBooga vibes all over. It is not a good way to start a day feeling like an OogaBooga.

I'm having biscuits for breakfast after really feasting over the weekend and the past few days. Budget has been burnt so it's back to cheapo foods and leeching off aunts. Had a great dinner though yesterday. Proceed below for a review:

PIZZA VS SATAY>
Taipan USJ, few doors down from the Chicken Rice Shop.

Menu overview: Wide range of Italian Pizza's and Pastas with Satay!
Price range: About RM10-20 per person for a decent meal.
Decor: Standard Malaysian cafe style; stick posters everywhere and play music that has no relation to the theme.

What I had yesterday was the Satay set which is 10 sticks of VERY GOOD chicken satay (all lean meat, good portions) with the regular peanut sauce, ketupat, cucumbers and onion for RM6.50. This is by far my most favourite dish here. I can never go without it. It's really good and pretty reasonable for the price I think. Regular satay outside is already about RM0.40 a stick and they're puny and oily. This dish gets 4.5 out of 5 in my books. When I have a satay craving, this is the only place to go.

I also had a All-In-One Pizza which is pizza with chicken, onions, green peppers and olives (my favourite combination). They have at least 12 different pizzas to choose from in 4 sizes. Smallest ones start at RM9 and they're about the size of a personal pizza at Pizza Hut. Pretty good. Not as rich as fast food pizza but fresher. You don't get the processed food aftertaste and the tomatoes tastes like tomatoes (sourish and all). Good. 3.5 out of 5.

Friend had a seafood pasta with lots of squid rings, two huge prawns and a whole leg of crab. You get either white cream or tomato paste to go with it. Only spaghetti and fettucine is available. I simply cannot review this dish because it grosses me out. Friend says it's not too bad. Pastas range from RM13-16 and portions are generous.

So next time you guys are in the area, we should go for satay! I'm getting hungry all over again just thinking about it. Hehehe.

I woke up this morning, went downstairs, and I swear, if I wasn't a guy, I screamed my lungs out. Right in the middle of the kitchen floor was a huge slug (think snail without shell). I didn't freaked because it was a slug (as gross as they are, a slug is pretty much harmless). I freaked because I thought it was a leech, it sure as hell looked like one. You can probably guess that I am leech-phobic and I am to the extent that I avoid swamps, rivers, damp forest floors and all other leech infested areas. I'll simply die if I get a leech on me. So when I saw what I thought I saw, I really just stood there checking the floor, my self and debating whether to scream for help or blowtorch it to hell and back. Thankfully Saw came down and immediately declared it a slug... to my relief. Every house should have a former boy Scout.

Anyway, at time of writing, I've just got back from KLCC where I had a meeting which was conveniently postponed after I had waited 1.5 hours not including the dreadful commute. I also just realised that Jalan Yap Kwan Seng is really just across KLCC, and the taxi driver must really think I'm downright lazy to get a cab to drive across the street. Ah well... at least I had 1/2 day out of the office and a decent lunch at KLCC. :)

It's a Tuesday with 3 days left to the weekend. The Friday countdown has started.

It's a new week on an OogaBooga day and work stress is catching up, plus general malaise. Lots of stuff running around in my mind largely unresolved. A holiday is largely needed.

Saw Johnny English over the weekend. Pretty funny movie. Not too much over the top with really funny supporting characters. And the British must really really hold a grudge over the French. Fragrant French fanny is a phrase I can not forcefully forget. Catch it for a light hearted laugh. Very much worth the watch unlike some other movies I've seen.

Will spend today rectifying a major mistake I made in calculations. Stress must really be catching up when I can't even multiply 8 by 3. Anyways, have a good week... may it be Friday again soon.

It's a Friday! Joy!

Am too pooped to say much so I'm just gonna wish you all a good weekend. Enjoy.

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Goodness... I'm a bear? Growl?

It's the middle of the week and I'm glad. Undecided still whether to go back Melaka again this weekend. We'll see. Am almost settled into the new place. Food's getting stocked and routine's falling into place. For all the chaos that's going round the world today, it's comforting to have things going smoothly. World peace is certainly a goal worthwhile working for.

What a great extended weekend... 3 day weekends are so much fun... not to mention relaxing. :) Outside of the Qing Ming prayers and grave duties, I spent the rest of the time playing Harry Potter on the PC and catching up on lost TV hours. T'was fun.

Brought rabbits up yesterday so they're finally in their new home. Was worried that they might not settle in quickly but fears were resolved when they quickly remembered where the litter boxes are and used them promptly... phew. Would have hated to have to go thru the whole training process again.

Wallaby is sick. Sigh. He has a condition with his forepaws simply due to inexercise and slippery floors. He can't quite sit up proper so he had to endure a jab (which left him humourously drugged), liquid medicine daily and an hr's exercise everyday. Nothing life threatening but a bunny that can't hop needs help.

Anyways, welcome to the community Jen... where in the states are you from? Have a good day now everyone.

It looks like we have a new, univited but apparently intruding member to our blogging community. Welcome Jen. Since you seem to enjoy hanging around our little corner in the netverse, why don't you introduce yourself. New blog-friends are always welcomed so you can drop the smart-ass comments and let's all be nice.

It's a Friday... thank Gawd. Have a good weekend everybody.

I am still pasty green over dinner yesterday. A little background information, it was a business dinner so some formalities are in place... PLUS more importantly, I am a rather picky eater and I never ever take seafood simply because it disgusts me. This is what was served yesterday:

1. Winter melon soup with shark fin. (blech... I so hate eating sharks because it's cruel plus it's like chewing filaments)
2. Clams with vegetables (ewww... the clams were rubbery and gooey and I had to swallow mine with tea or risk puking)
3. Grilled cod with mayonaisse and onions (fish is tolerable... thank God it's grilled...)
4. Roasted country chicken with spicy sauce (WOOHOO! CHICKEN!!! GOD BLESS POULTRY!!!)
5. Abalone with fried beancurd (oh gawd... I totally skipped this and ate the beancurd... beancurd was good... couldn't stomach any more seafood though... blech)
6. Prawn porridge (GAWD! enough with the seafood already! BLECH!)
7. Guillinggao for dessert (as much as I like cold jelly desserts, I really don't fancy one made from tortoises... disgusting!!!)

I finished the cut chillies, the sambal and had at least 15 cups of chinese tea to get by without turning green or puking. I really couldn't care how much it costs, seafood is really really disgusting. I am so thankful there weren't any legged ones like crabs or lobsters. I'll die if I had to eat mantis prawns (DISGUSTING!!!). Dinner was had with business partners who are British and gawd, they could eat! They ate and ate and chewed and chewed and made my stomach turn twice over just looking at them. Please please please let there be no more dinners like that! GAWD the agony!!!

I feel sick all over again...

It has been an eventful morning in the office filled with drama and potential lawsuits. Being a co-signee on all official documents will not be good for me when I get a subpoena. Gah. (keeps fingers crossed).

First up, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZEKE! Many happy returns for the day. :) I hope you have great plans and a huge fruit cheesecake with generous spreads of blueberries and strawberries with chocolate chunks and fresh fruits. :)

Secondly, I need sleep... late nights these past few days are not helpful and I'll have another late one today. Have a business dinner at Eastin. I hope it's not too formal coz my formal etiquette knowledge really needs work.

Can't wait for Friday. At least it's the middle of the week already. Sigh...

Had a talk with my cousins last night. Here are snippets of the conversation:

David (6 yrs) : Come and watch TV with me. The house number is '5' '1'. Can remember?
Debbie (3 yrs): Come back to room.

Gosh... will make it a point to visit them at least once a week. As bratty as they are... it's always good to be missed and they are close family.

First official night alone yesterday was eerie. Having no background noises like people talking and the TV blasting takes getting used to. After getting a quick sandwich dinner, I locked myself in the room and killed time with Magic on the PC. Reading an article on ghosts in the Star did not help my imagination. This is why I don't watch horror movies.

New week, new home. I have finally moved and I spent 10 minutes last night watching the water come to boil. I miss the TV.

Had a good weekend. Did more shopping to the woe of my credit account. Went to Summit, Giant, Carrefour, Subang Parade, Tesco, 1Utama, IOI Mall and Ikea. Phew.

Not quite in a blogging mood today... so till I'm inspired... tada.

Bleary eyed Thursday. Never a good way to start the day being groggy. Came back last night so had to stay up to catch the repeat of Charmed. Which thus lead to oversleeping and general lack of sleep.

I came so close to being kept within my budget seeing how April is so near. But alas... I just HAD to go into a mall yesterday and all the things I want just HAPPENED to be on sale. Ah well... only consolation is that the things I got are really needed though it would have been nice to be within budget just this once!

Horrors of horrors. I might have to go to Kedah again on Sunday. This time just the boss and I. Sigh... it's such an exhaustive trip and I am so hoping it gets postponed. At least do it on the weekday so my weekends are not ruined. Darn these PAS-led states and their stupid weekend system.

Am watching Hot Chick over the Hours this weekend. I am so shallowy mainstream.

Am having some problems with my Maybank2u account now. I seem to have this technical curse that jinxes all my online transactions. Gah... have to go and reset it shortly. (no hackers this time, silly old me forgot the password)

I left early yesterday and reached home at the pleasant hour of 6pm. Was about to go for a jog when I decided to lie on the bed for a while. Next I knew, it was 8pm. So bathed, ate then went to sleep again till this morning. Was more exhausted from the trip than I realised. I am such a lousy traveller.

I've given up watching CNN, which I think is so biased and silly, not to mention crassly commercial, that any news value you get isn't worth the watch. There should be a global news agency with no country affiliation. Until that happens, no news is ever the truth. And we should all remember that. Always two sides to a coin, and news writers will tend to inject personal opinions whether consciously or otherwise.

War seems to be set for a long run. May peace and common sense prevail.

Am finally back from a 2 day work-trip to Penang and Kedah. As tired as I am, it's always good to start the official work week on any day but OogaBooga day. :)

Click here to see pictures from the trip

War's still on and increasingly massive. Here's something to ponder over:



Have a good day.

The war has begun. I guess it was inevitable and both sides have logic to their argument. Though if the shaky US coalition does succeed in disarming Iraq, I will definitely be just a wee bit happier.

The techno buff in me is somewhat intrigued with the war. I know we really don't need one and it's really sad with mass losses of life, but I can't help but admire the technological advances in today's warfare. I have a sudden compulsion to read a Clancy book.

Anyway, I have heard enough doomsayers and nonsensical prophecies that I'll probably sock the next person who mouths it. Wars are inevitable for humankind... we are just too diverse and too caught up with ourselves. And whatever the future holds, life is still very much precious, so best live it in the present than let it be guided by lunatics from the past.

Somber Friday this... hope you guys have a good weekend. I'll be off to Penang on Sunday and then to Kedah on Monday for work. Will blog again Tuesday.

Is it just me or is this monogamy vs. polygamy issue being tossed about locally is really silly? First there's comments about how responsible Muslim men should take on single mothers as wives in order to fulfil their needs and then there's if men can take 4 wives, why not the women? And now it's monogamy should be stressed and taught and polygamy abandoned but woe... it's written in the Quran that 4 wives can be taken so that can't be debated about. SILLY! Don't these people have anything better to do? What's with this need to control everything? Whatever happened to individual freedom within constraints of common sense? Ludicrous times we live in...

War looks set to begin. May God bless us all for the rash judgements of a few.

Convo details are finally up. Crappy... looks like a day leave needs to be wasted and RM75 down the drain. Gah...

I have so much work and aunt kindly piles on me HER office work for me to help with. GAH! Can't she use her staff??? It's not my problem if they're inept. GAH! I can't wait to move out. Thank gawd that's only 2 weeks away.

Met Jacq for lunch yesterday, with Beng of course. Had a decent lunch which as usual, had me all sweaty. Crowded coffee shops with sparingly few fans and a steaming bowl of mihun curry is not a good combination for someone with active sweat glands.

(I am grumpy today... I feel like biting someone... public be warned)

I notice that I tend to start my blog by stating the day. I should refrain from doing so from now on, with exceptions on the two special days, which no introduction is needed. Ah Friday, where for art thou?

Gym was weird this morning. Outside of the fact that I have been a pig this past few days and have been neglecting me diet and thus be grossly out of shape... the gym was really weird. The spooky old guy (he likes to sit and stare at people's posterior) and the gym instructor was engaged in a conversation about the following:

1. the vicious flu epidemic that they think Saddam let loose and will eventually kill us all.
2. prostrate problems and all issues regarding male urination.
3. which eventually led to a heated discussion on erectile dysfunction (complete with real life examples).
4. and hot nurses and the hospitals where they're from.

Now, instructor was at one end of the room and spooky guy at the other so they had to converse at very loud voices. And who was in the middle but me, nicely trying to mind my own business but turning beet red nevertheless. Gosh... I need to come in the evening when younger people are out in force. (happy thoughts, happy thoughts).

(back to work...)

My earlier blog was not published. Gah... here goes the second revision. (it's definitely OogaBooga day... for the record, I'm also an hour late to work today... darn)

Had a good birthday makan last nite in celebration of Meng's belated birthday! Thanks Meng for the treat. We ate at Little Bali at Sri Hartamas, food was decent but I could have ordered something better than fried noodles in thick gravy. We also had the chance to meet Bobbie Tan! Decent chap... a tad furry all over and he's so small! :D I can see why the parents are so proud. Bobbie is so adorable!

On another note, a more depressing one, my old yahoo account has officially been stolen. I feel violated. My account was hacked into and password changed. Yahoo! can't do anything about it as there's no way for me to prove my identity. So ah well... I really miss that account. It has been with me for a long time. Sigh... hackers are evil. :(

Lots of work to do... so I should start. Take care all... and live long and proper... (hehehe)

You have exceeded the maximum number of login tries for the Yahoo ID xxxxxx. The account has been temporarily locked for your security. You can wait 12 hours before trying to login again, or recover your ID and/or password by confirming your private information.

GAH! Bloody email account. I'm guessing either it's a Yahoo problem, my password has been hacked or that my account was made screwy when two yahoo accounts was opened on my computer simultaneously yesterday... (it's apparently not allowed). Meng however said that I sent her a flurry of badwords... that kinda inclines towards the hacker theory... so please disregard any messages from me prior. I hope it gets resolved but in the meantime, please do not send me email via that address. Ask me or Meng for my new ID for the interim. Thank you.

Watched Star Trek Nemesis yesterday. :D It was good... Flashy effects, decent storyline, and all the crappiness you come to expect from a Star Trek movie. :D

Anyways, tis a Friday!!! Have a good weekend all... ciaos!

Interesting meeting this morning at Nikko hotel. A little pooped though since brain had to start grinding so early. Tired tired tired.

Was on the way to the hotel in the car when I realised that the car had such an overpowering fragrance. Don't ever remember seeing an air freshener and I know boss distinctly dislikes artificial scents so left me wondering quite a bit. It took me 15 minutes before I realised the fragrance was my cologne. Gah. It's never a good thing to have overpowering cologne. Darn. I feel so humiliated. (though I do smell good)

Meeting up Chun and Saw this evening. I hope no wretched wrench finds its way into my plans. And woohoo... tomorrow is a Friday. :)

Good morning. It's a mighty sleepy Wednesday and I have a bee sting on my scalp. Didn't hurt that much surprisingly (and that's a GOOD thing). I hope the rest of the day will be uneventful.

Am feeling better today. And that's because I have work. I get restless when I'm at work without work.

On yesterday's sentiment, I still think us humans as a species really needs rethinking though. I read in the Star the other day about this competition where students compose and present their essays, this time titled something like whether venturing into space is worthwhile. I don't know why but this really gets to me. It is true that a lot of money is spent on space research and travel and money could be better used here sometimes but space is an investment that we cannot ignore. Earth is but a puny planet and if we think us superior, the race is doomed (which is why I don't think religion makes sense outside of some emotional security). I am positive that life outside of earth is not just feasible but very much likely and they probably think themselves superior as well. We can't even decide on a universal system of belief back on earth, and what, we had centuries to fight it out. But venturing into space I think will be very unifying. If we can see ourselves beyond a country, race or even religion and as a small member of the vast universe, maybe people have better sense then.

Anyways, enough space/theological babble. Everyone has a right to their own beliefs, just as long as they don't delude themselves into thinking that they're supremely right and begin imposing on others. Open-mindedness I think is something that all religion lacks.

Have a good day now.


(woohoo! Star Trek Nemesis opens tomorrow! woohoo!)

I would like to take this opportunity to wish Meng a very Happy Birthday. May the year be blessed and may good company you keep.

I am in serious philosophical bouts, particularly why life is the way it is. Who on sane terms define slogging behind desks for hours on end to earn enough money to be able to waste it again in order to be happy? If lemmings are lame, the human race isn't so far behind. That plus this bloody war campaign, politics, prejudice and everything that makes the world go round is for no apparent reason, grating on my nerves. Humans suck.

Weekend was like the weather. Generally good with intermittent occurences of really sucky events. I hate gamblers, especially old ones. I even pushed an old lady who can't seem to queue and instead prefers to jostle her way through everyone. The casino will wait for you. Get a life and talk to your children instead.

Thus this blog is ended. Mood will pass. No patronising comments please. Have a good week all.

My previously green bananas are a golden yellow today... :D it has just gotta be Friday.

More meetings today. One very soon and another in the afternoon. Ah well. Gonna have lunch today as well for colleague who's leaving. Sigh. She sits just beside me so one good thing is that now that she's gone, I've hurriedly put up a partition between the tables for some privacy. Couldn't do it earlier for fear of hurting her feelings! I feel so cozy and enclosed now in my semi-partitioned cubicle. :D

Last week my boss and I went to a meeting in blue... thought nothing of it since I'm always in blue. Then we had a photo taken with me accidentally blinking so one eye was partially shut. So was my boss. Then last week we went to a presentation in grey. Felt a little peculiar but brushed it off. Now yesterday, we went to another presentation both in white AND similar gold ties. FREAKY!

Anyways, I can't wait for the weekend. Going to Megamall tomorrow for some exhibition AFTER I help Saw with house cleaning and then it's off to Genting on Sunday thru to Monday. (am doing the dance of joy). Have a good weekend all... :)

First up, a big congratulations to Chun, Saw and team for clinching first place at the Talenttime! :D (applause all round)

Came back from the presentation. I don't think I did all that well. Stuttered, fumbled, and spoke in garblygook until Q&A. I actually love Q&A and I'm always ok answering questions. It's presenting that gets to me. Then again, I don't really practise and like to wing it. Must make it a point to practise speaking! (I only present well when I am not intimidated, but most of the people we present to are so scary).

Boss came back yesterday from his trip so it's whiplashing back to work. Left work about 730pm yesterday to clear up the sudden deluge. Only thing kept me going was Irish Cream Truffles (with liquer) that boss brought back. Can anyone say 'sugar rush'? :D

Today is a day of mixed emotions. One of my colleagues resigned. And don't mean to be biased, but in an office of 6 people, it's good to have 1 that you can talk to. A little sad that she's gone but I can understand her reasons. Two new people will be coming though, one programmer and Beng, Jacq's significant other half. (I guess I can make that known now since boss has confirmed it). So office dynamics is going to change and there will be somewhat of a hierarchy in place. Change is good but too much change is befuddling.

Gonna go to new house today to help Saw clean. Will move out in April only though. Am looking forward to the 3-day weekend (God bless Selangor and its many many holidays). Am going to Genting to watch Sinbad and destress. Thank gawd for life's little pleasures.

Morning. Today feels like OogaBooga day. Tis sucks.

Am tired and a little disoriented with significant changes of plan. Like Saw said, it's infuriating when you get a wrench thrown into nicely laid plans. As you might have guessed, house moving has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances which in turn messed up my weekend plans and then boss dropped a bombshell and needs me to go to Kedah anytime. That plus a big presentation tomorrow which I'm not particularly prepared for since it's a new product is giving me bad nerves. Days like this really make you feel like going into early retirement.

Anyways, best of luck to Chun, Saw and team tonight at the talentime! I'm sure first is an attainable goal just don't sprain anymore wrists or ankles along the way!

Ooga... Booga...

Thank gawd it's a holiday tomorrow. This is probably the most pleasant of OogaBooga days ever. :) No boss, half of the staff on leave and a day off following. Woohoo...

Moving out day tomorrow. (that is if all goes well). Haven't heard confirmation from Saw yet so I'm still not too sure. However, I'm all packed, ready, and raring to go. Went for a drive to look for the house yesterday. Found out after a good 25 minutes. Pretty cramped area seeing as how the roads are double parked but house seems cosy like. :D Watch out for updates.

Weekend was pretty good but gawd, it was sooo warm! You could sweat just doing nothing. Phew... hot hot hot. Went on a mini shopping spree though in preparation for moving house. Lots of things that I use are my aunts so gotta get me stuff for meself. Got me a plant as well, in consolation for not being able to get a dog. Sigh.

Anyways, happy day off tomorrow. Anyone wanna help clean house? :)

Additional update:

Finished my weekly assignments earlier than expected and since boss is not around, I really don't have anything to do (short of cleaning the office) until he gets back. Oh well... (am I complaining? I don't think so!)

I've been reading MIT magazines from boss's collection and I'm so ashamed at our quality of research and pioneering ventures. University students there seem to do much more than cram for exams. Tis sad...

I also went to the MPH Warehouse Sales that begins tomorrow. Went with HL who was kind enough to pick me up. The sales begin tomorrow till the fourth but MPH cardmembers and SBB credit card members have a sneak preview today. Spent about 30 mins there and this is all I got (for a dollar for me cousin):



Nothing to shout about lar. Unless you have something specific to look for, or enjoy spending hours bludgeoning through people and overcrammed bookshelves, it's really not all that pleasant. There's also that musky book smell and prices are average. Newer books are sold at about 20-30% whereas older ones can go as low as 50%. The really cheap ones are very old stuff (learn MSOffice 97) or kiddie books and romance novels... (oh... Fabio...). One bone of contention though... my recently purchased Feng Shui book new from World of Feng Shui (which I got for RM39) is sold there for RM68 with only a 20% discount. The math does not seem right and the idea of it being a 'sale' remains in doubt.

Anyways, just a wee bit of an update this Friday. Whadda think of the new look? :D (ain't Wallaby cute)

Looks like move has been postponed till Tuesday. Darn. Have to start practising my long-distance-curses-to-people-I-have-never-met.

Had a good dinner last night for my once-a-week fast food indulgence. Had the McD Quarter Pounder or the 1/4 Paun burger. (what's quarter in malay?) For dessert, had a slice of pie from One Pie Day which sells pricey FAKE candy pies with liberal amounts of jam on a hard custardy crust. I feel cheated. And I miss good pie. Dropped by PetsWonderland as well. I'm in love with a ShihTzu in the Subang outlet. It is incredibly playful and it moves like a lion dance troupe. And best is, he can hardly see beyond his fur... was that close to buying it but common sense prevailed. Stood there for a good half hour gawking though. Sigh... I hope he gets sold soon otherwise I might just come home one day RM2k poorer.

Selangor holiday on the 10th as confirmed by Chun (not the 16th). Woohoo! And gosh, I almost forgot to make my weekly pronouncement. uh hum uh hum. As hereby decreed by the laws of whoever, today is a Friday and we thank gawd for it. (choir breaks into song at this point).

Have a good weekend all. :)

After a year and a half, I'm finally moving out from my aunts place this weekend. It was a mixed year and a half. I endured the torturous final year in MMU, got a job, and began life as an adult proper. Am thankful to aunt for putting up with me but it's time to move on. I don't need kids at my age.

Have you guys checked out Meng's and HL's new baby? Pics are available online. Click here. It's so cute. I wished I had time for a dog (and the means to support 1). Wallaby and Wombat might get jealous though! (check out Chun's shoes as well... quote Suede: 'She's in fashion...')

Anyways, family might come up to help with the move. So this weekend looks packed. Glad though that Tuesday is a holiday. Woohoo! And rumours has it that March 16th is a Selangor holiday as well for the Sultan's coronation! Selangor rocks!

What happened to my comments? (glares long distance to people at HaloScan, even though it's free, I have high expectations)

Office update, boss is away on a business trip overseas so everyone in the office is shifting slowly to slow gear. Not to say we're not doing work but just taking a breather. We're also having a new guy joining us. Won't say who until it's official and until I get his consent. If he's reading this (coz he's someone some of us know) (or at least know about) then I have to rethink blog content! Hahahaha...

Took the opportunity to service my car today. Was about an hr's late coming in but once again, boss is away. Like Jacq said, (or something to this effect), 'Kucing bermaharajalela bila Harimau tiada' though I think it's the rats who are out when the cat is gone. Don't quite picture cats and tigers under one roof. Anyways, car service was quick and efficient. Less than an hour. Looks like I've found a service centre I finally can live with.

Did anyone listen to MixFM last night? Friend told me I won a CD through a poem I submitted. Woohoo! Always dreamed of being a writer but it's only my poems that get anywhere. My writing works need work, whereas my poems have won me a Swatch, a CD, some cash and I have three of them published in an amateur poem compilation book thingy in the US. Must rethink writing approach.

Must commit myself to doing more work today. I shall not slack.

I hate doing recruitment. Company posted ads sometime ago in the papers and respondents were quite a tidy number. Unfortunately, most of them were fresh-grads who do not seem to understand the term 'experience essential'. But that's not all. Sent an automated reply saying I'll get back to them the end of next week. Now, END of next week means Friday or even Saturday. I got calls from Monday onwards asking about their application status. And some people don't seem to understand that after working hours, I have better things to do than to answer your freaking calls. Office hours are there for a reason.

Anyways, sent out rejection letters yesterday, 2 days after I was supposed to. Now, as far as I see it, 2 days really isn't all that late. However, got an email today from someone sarcastically highlighting that I was late by a week (once again, END of next week, not next week) and berating about time punctuality and how his name is properly spelt. Seriously, like I really care. You dah lar already rejected and I was kind enough to keep your name in the database for future employment. Come on... even if I am late, you are seeking a job, and humility (not uptightness) goes a long long way. People should just say, 'Thank you for your consideration. I appreciate it if you could let me know of any opportunities in the future. I look forward to hearing from you then. Thank you again.' (and fortunately most people do). Grrr...

Once again, I hate doing recruitment.

Another OogaBooga day. Is it just me or is there a proportionately larger numbers of OogaBooga day then the calendar may suggest?

Had a pig of a weekend. Ate, slept, tv and read Book 1 of the Mallorean (thanks Saw). With 4 books to go, I'm a happy happy boy. I love stories that takes 5 books or more to finish. Don't like having to relearn characters that lasts for a measly novel.

Celebrated bro's birthday last weekend. Lots of chocolate cakes (I bought 1, dad bought 1 and aunt brought 1) and had a pretty decent time. T'was a family only affair so it was mild. Bro not big on celebrations.

Anyways, have a good weekend all. Lalalalala.

Grumpy Dan is no more. Why? Because it's a Friday! Is that all? No, Dan had Nandos for dinner last night! Any more? Yes, Dan might be moving out as early as next week! Days like this are sheer bliss. (Have I told anyone how much I'm in love with Nandos? I get all glassy eyed and lightheaded just looking at the logo.)

Am going home again today. Gonna be a Feng Shui Santa and give out stuff to family (courtesy of the RM150 voucher I got from MixRadio). Got a pair of carps for brother (to improve studies and increase education success), arowana for dad (for wealth at work and at home), a three-legged frog for sis (simply becoz she likes frogs) and a book for mom (the ABC to Feng Shui for beginners). Am also thinking of going to Nandos again on Saturday (for my bro's birthday). Wait, let me rephrase, I AM going to Nandos again on Saturday!

If any of you guys drop by mixradio.com.my, you can find my airplay recording of my question in audio file number 26 or miscellaneus questions number 1 under the Feng Shui area. I just realised that I have a very deep voice which Chun describes as a rumble. Must remind myself to enunciate and project better. (mental note).

Also on Feng Shui, had a close call while on the road today. Car suddenly stopped to make a turn and I barely had time to swerve out of the way. Don't know whether Feng Shui peacock feathers in the car for accident protection had anything to do with it. (twilight zone theme song plays).

Have another presentation today and this time, I forgot my tie. Thankfully I left one in the car. Lessons are learnt after all.

On another note, the signing ceremony I went to yesterday was weird. There was the preliminary chit chat and then the two bosses went on to sign the documents, pose for photographs and exchange copies. Exactly like what you see on TV, complete with logo backdrop and all. Everyone there (except for the photographer) was at least 45 yrs old, graying hair, in coat and tie, with a shiny gold pen. Amongst them, I probably looked like the officeboy waiting to take their drink orders. And when everyone signed with their flashy gold pen (witnessess like meself have to sign to), I took out my press-button RM 15 Parker and click-click my way to signing it. That plus my tattered folder with stickers and a keychain dangling. I need to take another look at my choice of stationery and get a coat that fits.

Anyways, happy weekend all. Cheerios!

I hate it when I'm midway through CSI and my aunt pops up and asks for the story so far. If you've watched CSI, you would know it's not exactly a cut and dry plot and gawd knows the amount of technical jargon. Unlike Charmed where it's almost safe to say, 'they found a demon, the demon got 1 of the sister, they're about to rescue her but one of them is suddenly overwhelmed by sadness/grief/curse/craziness/magic'. I believe that you either watch it or you don't. Simple.

One of the three devils I live with has been good the past few days. I knew it couldn't last. He couldn't be more bad yesterday. If my aunt weren't around, I'd smack him, lock him out of the house and let the dog loose. For real.

I have my first signing ceremony to go too later this morning. I wonder how that would be like.

(grumpy Dan on the loose again)

I have always liked oat cookies so never in my life had I imagine oatmeal to be so bloody awful! And I stress awful. Got meself a tin of instant oatmeal for breakfast and it looks like I'll be bringing the tin home for me dad. Large doses of Milo helped but I might as well get Nestum then (which I like tremendously). Blech... (realises that sugar and salt makes most foods taste good).

I foresee McDonald's for lunch before I turn green all over. I feel sick by the way.

I finished my blog and it crashed. Grr.... Here I go regurgitating it again.

I've stopped sweating profusely after a whopping breakfast of home fried spicy rice with generous toppings of sambal belacan. Phew... shiok shiok. Coffee be darned... nothing like chili to wake you up. (and clear your pores at the same time)

Had a presentation yesterday of which I once again I dozed off midway. I obviously wasn't presenting but was there as a company representative. Company partner was presenting. Darn I'm so bad. And so sleepy. Couldn't beat last week one though. Came to work 30 mins late (I overslept) to arrive at the office and be asked, 'why are you here? don't you have a presentation to do at 10?' I froze, checked the time and saw it was already 930. Rushed off to the meeting forgetting my notebook and presentation materials, almost arrive only to be told it was postponed. Heaved a sigh of relief, drove midway back only to be called and told it was on again. Cursed, rushed back again and made it with a minute to spare. Things like this could lose you your job. I need a secretary. Anyone game? :D

Anyways... welcome to the club Chun *winks*. Have a good day now all.

OogaBoogaDay already? Darn...

Was a pig this weekend. Paid for it today at the gym. Phew. Mighty hard to resist home cooking and mom has a tendency to overcook when I'm back. :)

The KFC 'wholesome' three-course meal set has a new ice cream flavour, pecan with peanuts. Ain't too bad and a whole lot better than chocolate chip. (smacks lips). Had dinner at Megamall yesterday after gazing dreamily at the rabbits at Pet Wonderland (wonders why Wallaby can't keep himself as clean as the ones in the shop) and then had a shopping spree at World of Feng Shui with my RM150 voucher I won from MixFM. Fun fun fun. Spent a good hour reading and choosing the stuff. Got peacock feathers for my car for accident protection.

It's almost 9 and I'm still alone in the office. I guess everyone else is stuck in traffic. Aww....

Slept like a pig yesterday. Napped from 6-7 then went to bed at 9. I am well rested but very lethargic. Darn.

Will like to share one quote from Chun during lunch on Wednesday:

"I am a chick too."

Some things are best left without comment. :D Happy Valentine's day. Send me chocolates.

Having a day off in the middle of the week is pure bliss... if only every Wednesday is a holiday.

Had a great time yesterday. Went to Summit for a haircut then picked up Jin for some CD hunting at Taipan then met Chun, Saw, Zeke and Christine at Pizza Uno for a large lunch that leaves you very much bloated. Food was average with moderate prices but portions was generous though. Then proceeded to Subang Parade for books, toys and rabbit food. I had to leave then as I had a prior appointment with some other friends and went to Pizza Uno again for dinner. (they wanted Italian and I ran out of ideas). After dinner, we had a sinful dessert at Baskin Robbins before heading for home to watch Charmed. Ah... life is good.

Overslept this morning though. Reached the office a half hour late but I missed the gym. After the gluttony experience of yesterday, I so do not look forward to eating fruits and sweating it out. Sigh...

(got the cookies Aewis, THANK YOU!)

(Saw, thanks for the boosters as well! And the books!)

How frustrating it is when you are unable to access your online banking portal for months and then just when you have sent an email complaint it works. There seems to be forces at work against me this year. Grr.

Saw Two Weeks Notice last night. I am officially in love with Sandra Bullock. Our wedding is set for this Friday. Will be flying off to the States for the ceremony on Thursday. Gifts are welcomed. Hope she doesn't mind me not telling her till Friday itself. (I seem to be mighty presumptous of late)

I am so relieved that tomorrow is a holiday. I am very sleep deprived. No thanks to late night movies. Must sleep.

I am also thrilled that Charmed is back on with Season 3. New sister rocks (in a pale vampish sorta way). Wednesday's are good.

This has got to be the worst OogaBoogaDay in 2003. Darn. I don't miss my office desk one bit.

Had a terribly good break. A little painful on the wallet but well spent me thinks. Downside is, I am absolutely basking in lethargia (is that a word?) and the idea of working without any holidays on the horizon seems bleak. But ah well... as long as there are bills to pay, to work I go.

Have been stuffing myself silly (wot else is there to do during cny outside of gambling of course) and did the relatives/friends visiting circuit. Meng has great cookies! Go visit her while there are some left. :D (btw, THANK YOU aewis for the homemade gift! it was REALLY unnecessary! I was only joking lar, now i'm overcomed by guilt! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!)

Also visited a skin specialist and could not bathe for 4 days thanks to the patch test. That was a little irritating but at least I know it's not an allergy but something called discoid eczema and flares due to chemicals ingested so I have been restricted from eating all foods with preservatives (darn) and anything soaked in chemicals (double darn).

Anyways, back to work we go. Sigh. Sigh. And Sigh.

HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Till we blog again... :D

Ah darn... it's the-second-last-day-before-I-go-on-leave day and it sucks...

Sorry for the absence of an update yesterday. Was in a desolate part of Shah Alam for most of the day and came back about 4 to have a good pile of reports to finish. Ah well.

Met up Chun, Saw, Meng and HL last night for dinner and some last minute shopping. Thank you Chun for the McD dinner! :D (regrets not ordering a sundae... muahahaha). Did some shopping and I got meself one orange Ikea mousepad and a neon green football. Don't ask don't tell.

Most people would be off by tomorrow but I'll be off only from Friday onwards. Darn. Most people seem to complain that this Chinese New Year seems much quieter but for me, it seems to have the makings of one of the best ones yet!

Brought some goodies for colleagues. Brought some for boss as well (after much thought). Hopefully having his employees give him something will stir up whatever 'chinese' that is left inside to prompt him to give out a red packet or declare Thursday off. (fingers are crossed so tight I may lose their use).

Anyways, to one and all, especially those that won't be online/blogging tomorrow... HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2003! This my year, the year of the Goat so whip out those antlers, get horny and butt butts. (now, did that come out right?)

ps: yahoo is acting up again...

I hereby proclaim today OogaBoogaDay simply because calling it a Monday is too depressing.

Got back from Melaka late last night after endless hours spent shopping, cleaning, EATING and mindlessly watching Astro. (woohoo!) Still some work to be done but I guess Mom and Sis will have to take care of it themselves. Since it's OogaBoogaDay and there's work to unwillingly go to. Did manage to put up all my lanterns (41 at last count) and designed a freaky orange light thingy in the hall. It doesn't look very earthly but don't have time to make it better. At least it's orange. (I like having a fully decked home, tacky or otherwise, at least it's festive).

It's official. I'm now a Tesco convert. Goodbye Giant and Carrefour, my first choice of hypermarket indulgence is now Tesco. It's brighter, cleaner, wider and has all the things I like, want and need.

It's almost Chinese New Year and I'm getting tingles just thinking about it. Best part is, I'm off for a week! Woohoo! To those that sent out cards, thank you thank you! And for those who are in Melaka, always welcome to drop by me house anytime. Just give me a ring first to be safe.

WOOHOO! It's a Friday! (somehow this line never gets bored)

Am feeling better today (because it's a FRIDAY! woohoo!). Got a decent night sleep, throat ain't so sore and had a wonderfully filling breakfast of steaming nasi lemak and soy milk. Sigh... Daniel is contented when he has soy milk.

Yesterday though, was a whole different ballgame. Was so sleepy I was mumbling through the day. Worse still, made plans at night for dinner and shopping at Pyramid which left me very much in a zombie state. Lack of sleep is such a bummer. Especially when there's work. Pyramid was fine though. Got some throw pillows and a towel for the rabbits (they bathe too) and some tidbits for home. Spent enough to join this Tourism Malaysia Millionaire Draw. (darn I so want to win). Drawing is in March by the PM himself but knowing my luck, I should be lucky to get a towel (i have 2 rabbits).

Friend took my car (he's the first non-Daniel driver) and helped me add the top windscreen tint and gave the car a good wash. Wanted to add the sensors but apparently, original Proton sensors are not compatible with the regular ones you find from accessory shops. (bloody Proton). Original ones costs RM375 while standard ones costs RM188. Since I just need the sensors and since this is a lost cause, I guess I'll just have to cover the holes at the rear. Sigh.

Anyways, will be heading back home today (ahh...) and will see you all next week. Take care and have a good weekend!

Phew.. has been a long day at work. Presentations and proposals and budgets. Thank gawd for the coming break. Can't quite believe that Chinese New Year is just about a week away. Unlike Melaka, which by now would be red everywhere, PJ doesn't quite ring with the same mood. Tis too bad.

Had my first official bowl of full-blooded tomyam the other day. Never really had tomyam all to myself before. It was a bit too much. Weird though to have it here on the day after I leave Bangkok.

Anyways, will be going home again this weekend since it's the last weekend before CNY, I got to help out parents a bit. By the way, what happened to Chun Lynn and Saw? Hmmm....

Argh! Back to work! (slaps myself on face)

It has been such a loooong and great weekend that coming back to work is really so dreadful. Back at the desk again, staring at the monitor and argh, can just see the floodgates bursting with work and stress.

Last Day in Bangkok

Went to a huge park called Lumpini park on my last morning there (after another incredibly indulgent breakfast of pancakes, bacon, eggs, fried rice, grilled chicken, salads and yoghurt) and was amazed at the size of it (have I told you it was huge). It's easily as big as 10 football fields with lakes and small rivers everywhere. Entrance to the park is filled with 'pasar' style vendors hawking breakfast, greens and cooked dishes. The park itself is mighty clean and people abide with the non-smoking regulation (smokers should be shot) but the interesting part is the things people do there. You have lots of people doing martial arts from kickboxing, wushu, solitary meditation stuff and most interesting a taichi like thingy with fans. I know it's for defense and not dance because the things they do with the fans looks lethal at times, like stabbing, blocking, flicking and etc (reminiscent of HK kungfu movies). Very cool. Also there are people doing ballroom dancing, public karaoke (lots and lots of these) and homestyle beauty parlours. Very colourful place and smackingly different from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Came back to the hotel early and since I have time to spare, caught a movie on HBO. Gawd.. I wish I didn't because they were showing Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome starring Mel Gibson and Tina Turner and is easily one of the worst movies I've seen. Dreadful. Went to the airport soon after and came back home uneventfully. Phew.

KLIA

KLIA is confusing and I really don't like the SkyTrain. Imagine a planeload of passengers rushing (and breaking into a run sometimes) to squeeze into one measly sized SkyTrain. And the baggage claim is sloooww. It may look like a million bucks but service could barely warrant a cent.

Anyways

The rest of the weekend was uneventful and fun. Went out with a good friend for food and conversation and also went back to Melaka to get the car serviced and etc. T'was a good long weekend and I hope you guys had a good one too.

Hi hi... tis my 2nd day in Bangkok and am writing from the office which I am currently working from. (yes work... I am here for product training after all!)

Got here uneventfully though had to wake up at a most unearthly hour. (zzz). Slept through most of the flight and landed to the most foreign place I've yet to visit. Hardly anyone speaks English. Gah!

Paid extra for the airport cab, I think I paid too much extra coz I got a Mercedes with a uniformed chaffeur! RM69 for a pretty good trip and in no creaking wira! :D Heck, no wira's anywhere. Most cabs are Ford and Toyota's here.

Bangkok in brief is NOISY, LOUD, CROWDED and roads are truly impossible to cross. People don't really follow the lights, zebra crossings are for show, and they don't really slow down much for pedestrians. Lame ol' me (and we thought KL was bad) would wait for some locals to dash and I'll follow close beside. (heck, if we get run downed, they get hit first). It is very very stressful.

Foodwise, it's official. I don't like Thai food. Everything is either sour or sweet or so spicy you think you've died. Lots of food though, you can't take 3 steps without seeing a roadside vendor. On thing to note is that almost all roadside foods are deep fried. Deep friend fishballs, deep fried sausages, deep fried bananas, deep fried seafood, deep fried everything! Lots of fruits as well though. Oranges, apples, limes and strawberries. And of course, the numerous beggars with their music, cymbals and noisemakers (the city is SO noisy that without the gimmicks, no one would notice them).

Shopping is so-so as well. EVERYTHING you find on the street resembles piece per piece what I saw with Saw (hehehe, saw with saw) and Chun at Feringghi road. You get your fake Pradas, silks, clothes, knick-knacks and etc. Nothing really lar. Malls are same-same with our prices, maybe a tad cheaper but not worth dragging it all the way down. A tad disappointed. Thought could do some good shopping.

And of course, there's the nightlife. You have very sleazy bars with pictures of naked girls in front and sleazier looking touts trying to get you in. Made an about turn fairly quick. Sleaze was so thick it dripped. Porn is sold everywhere too, including malls.

My hotel is practically in downtown so all of these are a walk away. Too bad I'm too far from the temples and such. That would have been a relief. My room is huge though, with a kitchen and living area! Could easily fit a family in that room. And oh, I saw baby elephants on the street! :D Cute animals them.

Anyways, that's about it about Bangkok I guess. Will do more walking today at the end of work. Have a good weekend all and take care!

Last day of office work for me this week. Will be heading off to Bangkok tomorrow in the wee hours of the morning for 3 days and 2 nights. Will be back Saturday evening then proceed down to Melaka for some post-work/vacation R&R.

Outside of supernatural warnings, have taken travelling advice to heart except for boss's deadpanned advice that goes like,

'Daniel, I hope you enjoy your trip in Bangkok but stay away from the prostitutes.'

I don't have this sexually deprived look all over my face now do I. Felt like being smacked with a tuna fish. Some advice are totally unnecessary me thinks!

Anyways, I have been warned of 'mafia' taxi drivers, pickpockets, exorbitant street salesmen, dirty water, dangerous drivers and street thugs. Had no idea Bangkok is such a daunting travel location for tourists. Wonder what people say about KL?

'Beware of Satria drivers as they'll run you down twice over, rob you blind then call your grandmother names.'

Had a freaky dream last night. Was in an elevator in MMU (when MMU is involved, I know it's a nightmare) going up in a glass elevator with one big red button that's unlabelled. Didn't quite know where I was going so just went up and up. What was weird though was I noticed that certain floors had, of all things, tigers walking free. Now, if by now you don't quite get the gravity of the situation, I don't know how to explain. Terror was creeping a wee bit by now. Tigers? Loose? Outside? Don't elevators open their doors automatically when they stop on a floor? ARGH! It did stop on one floor, and while I took my tiger-defensive stance, who came in but Saw (?). Told him about tigers and he laughed, until a tiger came (and we both screamed like little school girls). Pressed the button by instinct and a small mammal ran out distracting the tiger. Went through this whole sequence (doors open, tiger lunges, press button, mammal runs out, tiger goes after mammal, doors close) for what seems like forever. FREAKY!

Probably reeling from lack of sleep. Came back late, slept late, already sleep deprived so it was a very exhaustive sleep. I blame the incredibly bad traffic yesterday. Took me almost 40 minutes to get from the LDP tunnel to the Sungai Buloh toll booth. Crazy. Then went all the way to Carrefour Wangsa Maju for dinner and drove (while incredibly groggy) back to USJ. Sigh... I need sleep.

Anyways, have a good end of work week and weekend all. Will catch up with you guys next Tuesday (Monday is a holiday! Woohoo!). Ciaos.

Had an email from my sis that was both without tact and needless. I have no patience for people, moreso family, that don't grasp the concept of being polite. Replied with a thickly laced email of worded sarcasm and veiled frustration. Knowing her, she's bound to not get it. She should have been born blond.

Am grumpy because I have a very nerve-wrecking meeting very soon with a very difficult client that lives to make life hell for people like me. Sigh. Am also grumpy because my credit card debt is a tad high and I WANT A BONUS OR AN INCREMENT! Sigh... thank gawd for Bangkok. Doubt I can survive a whole week of work in this mood.

Slept late last night as well, so being sleepy doesn't much help either. And I have yet to figure out how to get to the airport on Thursday morning by 620am. Anyone booked a radio cab before?

Drove to work this morning with bleary eyes and hair uncombed thinking it was Thursday. Very good sign of a two thumbs up weekend. :D

Saturday

Since I slept late on Friday (was on the phone making Telekoms happy), woke up Saturday morning tired and a tad cranky what with the devils on earth (my cousins) making a racket that could wake up the dead twice over. Did my regular morning routine (which basically involved tidying the rabbits and a shower) and quickly headed out (an hour earlier than I was supposed to). Any longer and I'm bound to be in jail for child assault. (DEVILS I tell you!).

Drove to Megamall to meet Kok for lunch. Had a superb Nandos meal (it has been so long) that was kindly paid for by Kok. We stayed in Nandos a good 2 hours chit-chatting about his freelancing adventures and business opportunities (stirring the money-minded China man inside us). It was a good conversation and I have some small freelancing work for him in return for more Nandos in the future. :D

Decided to catch a movie, Oliver came and joined us a while later. Queued hoping to catch I-SPY but it was soon sold out. Decided to watch Sweet Home Alabama instead (much to my relief, am not a big fan of Eddie Murphy). The movie is great! I so love good romantic comedies and the satirical look at Southern Americans what with the slang and all the honky tonk nonsense is so much fun. I don't always laugh out loud in cineplexes but this one is just hilarious. Too bad I ended up laughing alone most of the time. Malaysians are so the slow in catching subtle comedy. People should read and travel more.

We all split ways after, and I decided to drop by KLCC to see a friend. Since I don't know how to drive there, decided to leave my car at Megamall and took a cab to the Bangsar LRT. Wasn't too bad. A little congested but tolerable. Reached there in good time, browsed a bit then met my friend and I decided to head back to Megamall. By this time I realised that I would never be able to make it Puchong in time for dinner with Saw. Called Saw and explained and he didn't seemed to mind, much to my relief. (sorry Saw, you know what happened). So went back to Megamall, had dinner at a Korean place, then planned to head for home. Friend however was a little sick by then so decided to send him home. Took me quite a while since he lives in KL but managed to reach Puchong at about 10:15 to meet Saw for supper and conversation.

Sunday

Woke up tired again but had a bad vibe all over. Quickly went down and saw my car reverse sensors on the floor, chewed up by the dog. Considering that the car is new and reverse sensors being NOT cheap, I swore, I could have killed the darn dog there and then. Stood there in my pyjamas, smacking and spraying the darned beast while berating it for being hopelessly bad. Neighbours must have confirmed my insanity by then. Thank gawd I was decent. Pyjamas can be very erm... revealing at times. My aunt now wants to get rid of the dog. Honestly, it's not the dog's fault entirely. When you get a dog, or any pet, you have to take responsibility. My aunt leaves the dog on its own, no one but me (rarely when I have the time) plays with it and it has never been walked for ages. It's hardly fed proper (dried dog biscuits everyday is plain cruel). And then there's the unattended hamster that's fed by tossing food into the cage and the poor fishes. It's not easy to see why the kids are the way they are. Grr... you can see I'm pissed. What my aunt does is really none of my business but when I have to fork out money to get my car repaired, it really makes me mad. Can't wait to move out. Some family ties are best kept with some distance.

Anyways, went off to Megall (again) to meet Chun and Saw for Nandos (again) and did some shopping after that. Sorry Saw and Chun but after the 2nd hour, it was clear that I'm obviously intruding on a couple moment! Need to learn to be more tactful. Thank goodness Jin came, albeit hours late. Saw and Chun left at about 5'ish so Jin and I had dinner at McD's. (it being the weekend, I'm treating myself to fast food after week long dieting and work-outs). Jin then needed a lift to the Bangsar LRT so decided to be adventurous and gave it a go by following signboards. DID find it easily and didn't quite get lost. Am so proud of myself. Poorly honed directional skills must have gotten a wee bit better.

Monday

Woke up this morning tired and realised my mudflaps were chewed. I am going to slice, dice and skewer that dog to hell and back when I reach home. Saw, please please please move to USJ quick.

Am writing this from home on a weary Thursday night. Traffic was bad. Got some close calls with some mighty impatient drivers (meself including). Gotta learn patience. Hummm.....

Will be out tomorrow morning doing some banking for the office and then collect my flight tickets for next Thursday. Decided to stay an extra night (at my expense) and make a holiday out of my trip. Have never been to Thailand so this should be an eye-opener.

Looks like Nandos is on this Sunday with Chun and Saw. I'll have to meet Meng as well to collect my passport (thanks meng for the trouble) so I hope the two events don't clash. Lalala...

Have a good weekend everyone!

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Today had even worser traffic! What is bloody wrong! $#%^@#% Cursed. I want a Bond-mobile with rocket launchers. There are some drivers that needs their vehicles blasted to kingdom come.

Am leaving for Bangkok next Thursday for 2 days for some product training. Sigh... if holiday never mind lar but I could travel half way around the world and product training is still product training. Dull... snore... zzz....

For listeners of MixRadio, you would know that there's a Feng Shui tips session with Lillian Too every Friday. Guess what, my question got chosen! Gonna get a call on Monday for them to record my question so probably it will get some airplay on the Friday following. I hope I win some money-generating Feng Shui crap. (did I say crap? I meant item).

Traffic in the morning seems heavier. Looks like I have to leave even earlier to be on time. Sigh... am already leaving at 6.40 am. Argh.

Am still in a mighty grumpy mood. Carebears doesn't seem to work. Charbroiled my little ponies tasted great though. Lots of rainbow colours everywhere. :D

Traffic yesterday ain't too bad. Phew. Let's hope it stays that way.

Am still a little down in the dumps and working without direction isn't helping. Been keeping myself busy by stuffing myself with fruits and washing the car endlessly. Sigh.. it's so shiny and new. :)

Had a good breakfast of fried rice today, courtesy of aunt. That should keep me going well till dinner, with more fruits in between of course. Sigh... dieting is cruel. Plus side, it's going well so far. So got to keep it up.

Grumpy grumpy grumpy. Can I borrow a CareBear or two?


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First day of school... am so not keen to endure the after work traffic today. Cursed...

Added blind-spot mirrors on the side mirrors. I may have sticked it wrongly but I dun quite see how it helps. Argh...

Am having a streak of really lousy events interspersed with really great stuff. Don't know whether to feel bad or celebrate. I rather things swing one way or another. Sigh...

Had a bad nightmare last nite, and Chun, Saw and Jin was in it. If you guys wanna know more, bring me out to eat. :)

Anyways, am semi-grumpy and cheerful. Let's hope you catch me at the latter. Have a good week all.

Am in the office on a Sunday afternoon for an urgent client presentation which lasted a grand 20 minutes. Ah well...

Got my new Satria on Saturday after a long wait in JPJ, some confusion at Proton Edar which took a couple of hours to sort out and another hour's wait to install additional security devices. Took claim only at about 3pm but it's finally MINE MINE MINE! Muahahahahaha. Additional security cost me almost an extra thousand. Sigh... am so financially tight this month and it's CNY at the end of it. Grr...

(the security demo was cool. apparently, satria's and wira's are so easy to steal. the guy managed to remove the indicator lights, car batteries, headlights and break into the car in less than 5 minutes. all with 1 phone card and a small screwdriver.)

Car's a beaut to drive. However, got a horrendous shock when I saw the dashboard. (IT'S SO THE AHBENG! ARGH) I assumed it would be standard but they gave me a non-standard one with orange dashboards, very shiny chequered finishing but synthetic leather steering and a very cool gear knob. But my car seats have a weird batik like motif. ARGH!!! I should have chose the car meself. Never ever assume.

Anyways, ciaoing the office to indulge in what's left of my weekend. Catch ya all tomorrow when the work week begins.

TGIF! (doing the dance of joy)

Took half day off today. Gotta leave for Melaka earlier to register me car at JPJ. So if I make it in time, will have me new wheels by tomorrow. (anyone wans a ride?)

Had a good dinner yesterday at Johnny's Restaurant in Summit with Saw, Chun and blogger Aewis who's in PJ for this week. It's a Thai steamboat place, and ain't too bad considering. Clean, moderately priced and pretty decent food. Plus Saw brought a 20% discount coupon which made it all the better. Hehehe. Dinners with good company are fun. (though I think Chun and Aewis may have been occasionally bored by Magic and Pokemon discussions between us guys.)

Anyways, car's all packed so it's just killing time till 12+ before I hit the highway. Have a good weekend all. Take care!

It's 2003 and am a tad disappointed. Was hoping to see aliens or some unearthly event but darn. Got to wait another year.

Dunno bout u guys but having a holiday on a Wed sucks. You can't do much. There's still half a work week after. And for one last time, it's so bloody warm! (I want air-conditioning!). Planned to stay at home and laze but seeing how warm it was (and how there was nothing to eat at home) I went to Carrefour to hang around and shop for car accessories. (am in a accessory shopping spree in anticipation of my new 'baby').

Anyways, can't wait till the weekend comes. Am sluggish with no work drive. Darn the holidays! Next one is only on the 20th of the month so it'll be back to normal for at least a brief period before CNY comes and it's the holidays all over again. :D