Back to step one !

DEC 7th 2010-

2010-12-07T13:02:00.003+08:00

I am trying to revitalize this blog of mine but still searching for something to write. Well, life changes a lot from my last post which was about 18 months ago. This is also the age of my lovely son. Its not easy being a dad and there are lots of joys and sadness involve. Well, lots of things had happened during these 18 months period. One particular thing that is very obvious is my life have changed tremendously, not because I am a dad but also my lifestyle and social activities changed. Why? I hope i can write it one one by one here myself . (as i am always a lazy and lousy writer).

Cyrus was born on 23rd of June 2009 and i stopped writing on my blog on the 15. Now he is 11/2 yrs old and i hope he will be a much better writer than me in future, I know he will be. Having him is a gift from god and we really cherish him. He gave us lots of joy and happiness (but of course there are hard times). The way he smile and talk to us just release all our tension and hard work you have been through outside the house.

During this 11/2 yrs period I do have my ups and downs too. I loss a good friend of mine where we come across something that involve monetary issues. Sometimes losing this friend of mine I asked myself are all friendship genuine or every friendship just to take advantage of each other? the more I know about human the more I can see the ugly side of them. I have been meeting a bunch of people that really talking to each other just to make sure in the end of the day they have some advantages. I can see human are so typical, they can talk to two different people with different social status (wealth) differently. Its so fake ! BUT , that is how it works if you want to earn a living and sometimes you need to be like them to survive. In the process, I have really learned and even indulge into something I thought it was totally unacceptable last time. That is how I have changed and not to the better but wiser I guess..

I don't know how many people will read this blog , and I also don;t know how much I can write here. I wish I can translate all inside my heart to words . I can't say I had been through lots for this 11/2 yrs but what I had done is not normal to myself before this. All I hope is that I can achieve what I am working on .

Finally... Decision Made

2009-06-15T15:49:00.003+08:00

After lots of negotiation and thinking , I finally rejected the business venture. It has been a long long weeks after days and days of negotiation and thinking. I think I will write down one by one so that I will not forget what actually happened .

Actually I started accepting the offer with 2 conditions . After 2 weeks of negotiation they could not agree with the 2nd condition , being the reason that it will be more beneficial to me after they have accept the 2nd condition. This time I did not tolerate with them if they do not accept the 2nd condition. So finally I decided not to join them in the "risky" business.

It is a long stories for me being so harsh with the decision. Maybe one of my friend really taught me "indirectly" how a person need to protect his/her own interest. He told me before , no one will appreciate what you have done to others , they will only know that you are a "stupid" unselfish person. This is because everyone will only care about their own interest and think for themselves before you. So, if you are doing something , it has no point thinking for others. :p

Hope my decision will not make me missed an opportunity that i have described earlier.

TO GO OR NOT TO GO .....

2009-05-25T16:12:00.004+08:00

I wonder how will people react when they reach a certain stage where they need to make a very important decision? I mean "IMPORTANT" as in it involve your future financially , your confident in people and also your family... (of course it will not go to the extend till life is involve).

I believe when you are in this stage of life you will have lots of opinion from your close friends as well as you family members. But guess what the worst part is the final decision is still yours... No matter how most of the people around your agree/disagree , the final decision will still goes back to you.

As for myself i have and been gone through all sort of decision and I can tell you, it is much more easier to make up my mind if I am all alone. When you have your family and "responsibilities" (remember its not Burden or commitment) , things will be totally different when you make a decision like that. I believe everyone no matter men or women, they have their responsibilities... when these comes in you will look at things very differently.

While I was typing this , he just called and ask me what is my decision... TO GO OR NOT TO GO???? I have given him the time frame till end of this month to really have my final decision. Well, lots of people will start questioning me that what the point I need so much time to decide rather than giving them the final decision NOW. Why? Maybe these few days I need to ask myself lots of "what if " question so that i have more preparation is things really goes wrong. Until I really sort out those questions myself ...

With lots of negative reports and uncertainties... everyone is not encouraging me to go into it.. but as for myself , I think that : OPPORTUNITIES ONLY COMES WHEN THERE IS RISK !

Have anyone here heard about risk free opportunities or venture? Maybe there are if you are talking about those Wawasan 2020 and those other fixed income trust funds.

Well, I am not writing all this for her to read but just to tell you how i feel....

After 6 months.....

2009-05-19T11:47:00.005+08:00

Calculating from the last post it has been 6 months that i did not updated here. *I am thinking some reasons why I am not updating the blog*. Am I too busy ? Am I too lazy ? Or is it just because my life is so dull after the big day? Maybe there are some of each and I can blame on anything .....

Some of the update, after the first Vietnam trip I did went there the second time around March 2009. It is just a business trip which does not bare any result ( this is only decided/known recently) . Nothing much to talk about since it has not been something successful. Told you that my life is so uneventful till there are nothing much for me to blog about.

Well, of course there are something for me to look forward to. That will the the arrival of my little prince, CYRUS (well , I have not finalise yet with the name) . Well, if there are anyone reading this blog have any better name please feel free to write in your comment. Guess there are less than a handful of people will be reading this..

Before I leave here just some nice building view from Hong Kong that I took.... Oh ya, I will be back telling how it feel and what is there to expect from the father's perspective when you are expecting the 1st child...

Here I am again... Waiting...

2008-11-26T11:50:00.004+08:00

It now 1130am and I'm now at LCCT. I am waiting for my flight to Ho Chin Minh, Vietnam which will only depart at 5.45pm.. (yes its about 6 hrs from now). Sometimes , it sound so ridiculous but true for someone like me from Ipoh need to take about 12 hrs just to reach Hanoi from Ipoh. Another reason for this is because of the school holiday , all the buses from Ipoh to LCCT is so fully booked that i need to take an earlier bus. Still, talking about the transportation of out country its still unacceptable for someone from a city IPOH to get to LCCT so troublesome. Come on, Ipoh is one of the biggest city in Malaysia. Anyway, I used to complain and complain about this issue but still I am accepting the fact of it by waiting here alone for a freaking 6 hrs....

Well, it has been sometime I did not update my blog here. Firstly , I am not a good writer and there are lots of thing that i can't put it in words. Even I did there are only limited readers will understand what I try to explain here. Actually, what i wanted to write today is (at least this will help me to used up my 6hrs waiting time) that finally I got to travel again. After about 1year and 5 months I can fly somewhere to have a rest ( although it might not be a holiday trip). This time I will be going to Ho Chi Minh City at Vietnam. I have not been there before and I have no idea what to expect there , so will try to write more about the city once I am back . What else can I write , i only used about 30 min until now.. and there are still about 5hrs plus for me to use.

Lately I have been doing lots of thing that I seldom do before this . Why? I have been asking this question myself and still I have no good reason for myself for all that i have done. One of the reason that I know is to widen my circle of friends (opps , cant call those friends maybe contacts or oppurtunities). After having some roadblock and failure at what I am doing previously , so many things seem to be in doubt. It was like when you are working at a MNC with good pay and reputation and you depend all your living and hope in to in where all you are doing is to work for that company. Your life and hope are all into it, but suddently your superior come to you and tell you , "Our company are in trouble and there will be no future oppurtunities that we can do". Firstly you will start to ask , so waht am I gonna do? Will I be fired or what? If yes, how the hell am I able to pay for my "LOANS" (car , house, club membership and others). Well, as for an employee we can always start looking for an alternative job which can offer us something similiar or even better as long as you have the capabilities and experience. As fro me, getting an alternative means going into another venture where you need connection risk. From this moment I start to feel im too introvert that I have much contacts or friends that can open up my oppurtunities. All those uncertainties and contraints just come togehter after you have put all your hope into something... The feeling is just like when you are enjoying a nice journey at a very bright road and suddently while you are happily working for the journey the lights turn off. Will you just stop there or struggle to keep going or get and alternative to continue the journey? No one but yourself to give you the best answer and that is the best answer for you and peoples that care about you.

ROADBLOCK !

2008-09-25T16:05:00.003+08:00

After I have change my title of this Blog this is the first time I'm thinking of changing it again... (just after 1 yr) . Seem that life will never be as smooth as we planned. We just cant do what we have planned , there are lots of other thing that will affect our plan directly... especially when u have to face with a decision making time....

Will my life just stop progressing and be stagnant forever here? Should I or will I still struggle to search for what I have been fighting/searching for the pass 10 years? Is there anyone that can tell me ? Or even better if there is some one that can help me. Why should i be facing all this without anyone understanding it? ... WHY WHY WHY

Lesson Learn

2008-09-11T09:43:00.002+08:00

My last entry is on 21st of July and today is 11 th of Sept. I'm asking myself between this period have i done anything "special" or "interesting" that worth to be remember? erm... NOPE !

That does not mean I just sit there scratching my balls and doing nothing , just that my day to day life just so uneventful that not worth telling people. BUT !!

During this period I have learn about what we need to survive in this "man eat man" society. Sometimes its hard to survive being nice and trustworthy to people. No matter what we do we will say something that people don't like to listen. "Lesson Learn: TRY TO SAY NICE WORDS THAT EVERYONE LIKE TO LISTEN". To be prepared with people that is "fake" to you in whatever you do, "Lesson Learn: MAKE SURE YOURSELF IS WELL BACK-UP AND PROTECTED". That means no matter what you engage in with these people make sure you are well prepared and protected. Sometimes, even your worst enemies can be your good friend one day , "Lesson Learn: WE WILL BE "ACQUAINTANCE" IF BOTH OF YOU HAVE MUTUAL RELIABLE IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL BENEFITS." Basically, you can't be yourself if you wanna be sucessful in this world. We have to be what the society want us to be so that we can survive in this world.

In conclusion, we as human are so complicated that it needs lots of (or even a life time) learning progress. Asking myself day after day, what type of person I need to become and why? Why is it so hard just being nice to people and have some smooth and trustworthy partnership goes? Do we need to live with lies and "fake" personalities????

There are basically 2 type of person (as one of my friend told me):-

1) This type of people do not worry about their financial problem and just life a life "as it is". They can't complain about that they get but just accept what they are given and life with it with a peaceful an uneventful life. They will have tonnes of time to spend with families but less luxuries in life.

2) This type of people need to go out and socialise and meet people. They need to always remember at the back of their mind that everyone they meet will have their usefulness in future. They are always following some kind of "plan" in their life so that they can achieve certain achievement. They will never be grateful for what they have at the moment and always going out looking for the best in life.

So, what type of person you would like to be? Is it worth being that?

What is Life????

2008-07-21T15:19:00.003+08:00

Wow, looking back at the last post of mine it has been like more than a month. I am still wondering what the **** have I been doing all this whole month so that i can blog about. The answer is nothing , except for the few weeks of EUROPEAN CUP SICKNESS , I cant think of something that is worth talking about.

Well, life is really really stagnant after all this. "LESS" ( i cant say no) clubbing "LESS" mamak time and "LESS" social life. One thing that I am getting "MORE" is my weight. All this is not unexpected to me but just the changes is just too big...

After 1 week....

2008-06-10T13:01:00.004+08:00

Its been a week after the big day and life have not been too much of a different before this. (this does not take into account of the petrol price hike ). Come to think about it this part of our life will be the longest that we need to go through . We have out childhood which last for like 1-12 , then out school day with friends from 12-23 .. (you can extend it by studying more) but then, a single life which last for like from 23-30/5 or maybe 40 . Still , in the end you will have to bare the responsibilities of being a husband and father, this part of our life will be the longest for like 30-40 years. I am still wondering how good/bad will I be portraying as this 2 characters for these coming years. I wish and hope I will do it just as what my parents had done to me. I guess that will be more than enough to be a good husband/father.

Looking back to my previous entries , I am so happy talking about traveling and now I can see the different being a married man. I have not been overseas for the pass 13 months , except the KK trip. Talking about the KK trip, I 'm so proud to have reach the top of the mountain especially with "her". I always tell myself that since we can both reach the top together going through every single barriers , we will never have problem in future to face any problems together in future. Well, maybe that is the best pre-marriage trip for post of us which we still have no plan for our honeymoon yet. Hope one day when thing allow we will have a wonderful honeymoon as well......

Finally its over !!!

2008-06-02T14:20:00.003+08:00

Finally , my life will be going back to normal (plus with a heavier responsibilities) after all the things that happen for the last few days. I have not been in the central of attention in my life and now i know how it feel. Actually I would like to Thank all my friends that take the effort to come to my wedding (although I know most of them will not be reading my blog. As for someone that will be reading this I too really appreciate your effort and wishes. I deeply understand the hassle to travel all the way back home. So, we must make sure we can meet early next year for our "BEN" wedding.

I would really like to blog about how hectic and tired I am for the last few days, but still think of a proper way to put all this in words. Maybe let me sit down and really think about it before I really write something out.

Anyway,

THANK YOU , EVERYONE !!!!!

WILL HAVE ALL THESE MEMORIES KEEP AND LOCK INSIDE MY HEART.......

CHRIS OOI

Gangbateh !

2008-05-15T18:36:00.004+08:00

Well, I have change the title of this Blog to suit my situation now. All i can describe is that what I'm going through now is just like what I experienced during my hike to the peak of Mt. Kinabalu. The journey to the peak is long and tedious, there are time I wanted to give up and let go. But self believe and metal strength is the most important thing I need to continues the journey. I know I'm not the best and are not competitive to complete with the elite, but all I know my mission is to reach the peak and no matter how hard the journey is step by step I will be there. Finally, I wish and pray hard my determination and hard work will really bring me to my peak of life (just like what i have done at Mt. KK) . As i always believe there will be no journey that is smooth and peaceful, a rough and hard journey of life will make someone more mature and strong.....

I KNOW I WILL BE THERE ONE DAY IN LIFE !!!!!!!!!!

After 1 month ....

2008-05-09T14:57:00.004+08:00

Its 9th of May and it have been a month after my last post. Well, my work are still going on and I still don't know when will it be ending and be less hectic. Further more to top up with all the hectic time table I will be having my wedding dinner end of this month. You can imagine all the preparations and all sort of thing that I need to prepare....phew !!!

Oh ya, before all this . I have achieved something that I will be proud of myself for the rest of my life. I have conquered one of the highest mountain in South East Asia (Mt. Kinabalu) recently. Tell you what it is not easy (esp. with my heavy mass) but all we really need is "mental strength". It really take lots of mental strength to push myself to reach the peak at 4095m above sea level. Maybe this is one of the "most" exciting thing happen to me for the pass 6 months .

According to wikipedia:-

" Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a prominent mountain in Southeast Asia. It is located in Kinabalu National Park (a World Heritage Site) in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, which is on the island of Borneo in the tropics.
In 1997, a re-survey using satellite technology established its summit (known as Low’s Peak) height at 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) above sea level, which is some 6 metres (20 ft) less than the previously thought and hitherto published figure of 4,101 metres (13,455 ft).[1] The mountain is the fourth tallest in Southeast Asia behind Hkakabo Razi of Myanmar (5881 m), Puncak Jaya (4884 m) and Puncak Trikora (4750 m) of Papua, Indonesia,[1] and is therefore also the tallest in Malaysia and on the island of Borneo, which Malaysia shares with Indonesia and Brunei. "

I guess I will not be posting anything here until my BIG DAY by end of the month.

Work Hard for the future.

2008-04-08T11:14:00.002+08:00

have been really 7 days a week for the pass 2 weeks. My finger is still aching while I'm typing all this. Sometimes when come to think about it, I'm doing all this for what purpose? Is it for the future of my family? But what am I getting now?

There are lots of issues happening recently. Most shocking is that one of my friend have turn to be my enemy (because he hate me so much , he take me as an enemy) . I know i have done something wrong , but i did apologise but that is not enough for him. He is retaliating by his own words... well, sometimes its a pity that he can't have his own life and live with it.... He likes to live in a world of hatred.... too bad... I have done what i should do...Hope he will have his own problem solve soon....

Another thing is that nowadays its hard to have ppl to work for you. It seem that there are no people to work. that is why i need to do it myself.....

Ok, will update again , and i need to go to work again !

Barisan Rakyat. vc Barisan Nasional

2008-02-25T14:03:00.002+08:00

8th of March 2008 - ELECTION DAY FOR MALAYSIA

vs

Just Change It - by DAP Malaysia

2008-02-23T12:07:00.002+08:00

How can you imagine political parties are now using online video to make their promotional tape a decade ago. I'm so impress with this video clip where all the Parliamentary members are inside. (of course only the DAP parliamentary members).

The video shows a relay race, with Malaysians of different races and ages passing the baton as they run or ride taxis along the country’s alleyways and thoroughfares. The baton finally ends up in the hands of DAP leaders standing on the steps of Parliament.

DAP said that the relay race is meant to convey the idea that the party carries the hopes and voice of the masses.

Edison Sex Scandal

2008-02-22T13:59:00.004+08:00

Actually I cant help myself from posting something about this when almost the whole world are talking about it. The thing that impress me most is even some unrelated website (means not any entertainment web) also report about this issue. For example :-

1) THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

2) BLOOMBERG

3) REUTERS UK

That is where I started thinking - " you cant judge a book by its cover "

Sometimes some people is so ignorance and stubborn that they will not believe that there are such person in this world that will do this kind of kinky thing. (I'm talking about people in the Asian community basically). For me, I always believe that there are miracle and there are nothing as in impossible. After all we are humans and we need to eat and sleep too.

Yesterday 21st of February 2008 Edison finally have his press conference at HK after hiding at US after the release of those pictures.

Well, as what EDISON say in his statement yesterday:-

-- Edison," know young people in Hong Kong look up to many figures in our society... I've failed as a role model. However I wish that this matter will teach everyone a lesson... To all the young people in our community, let this be a lesson for you all. This is not an example to be set for you."

-- As for my interpretation is like, " I hope the young people in our community will learn from me and will not simply allow other to repair their laptop if he/she is not trustworthy. Hope all of the young community will also be more careful if they are dealing with someone which is related to the triad society."

-- Edison ,"I have been assisting the police since the first day the photos were published, and I will continue to assist them. After this press con, I have obligations to help them with their investigation... I hope all of you will accept my apology and give me a chance"

-- As for my interpretation is like, " I have been force to assist the police because I'm afraid I will be kill anytime when I am here in Hong Kong. Therefore, after this press conference I will be heading to the police station so that I am safe before I get my butt away from Hong Kong (and the disgrace).Finally , I hope Mr. Y will accept my apology and give me a chance and dun cut off my hand and spare me my life."

-- Edison, "These photos were very private... They were never intended to be shown to anyone. They were stolen from me and distributed without my consent.'

-- As for my interpretation is like," These photos is for own collection and never intended to be shown, even I do I will charge you and make some money. They were stolen without my consent and I get nothing (not even a single cents) for these exclusive copyright, Damn ! "

* Sorry for those that hope my side will published some of the "photos ", I will not. You can easily Google it and get tonnes of those photos in the web..... good luck and hope this scandal will end soon with all the photos available to the public ...

ELECTION - 8th of March

2008-02-21T09:38:00.006+08:00

As everyone in Malaysia will know that we will be practising our right as citizen. We will be casting our vote on this coming 8th of March. I tried not to be so political in this blog but I just cant help to post this because i found it really interesting....

Well, all i can see is these few parties contesting each other :-

DAP - Democratic Action Party (Parti Tindakan Demokratik)

AND

PAS - Islamic Party of Malaysia (Parti Islam Se Malaysia)

AND

PKR - National Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Rakyat)

VERSUS THE BIG BROTHER

BN - National Font (Barisan National)

We will all wait and see what will the outcome be, and for sure out BIG BROTHER will be the winner...

Happy Chinese New Year ... Gong Xi Fa Chai

2008-01-30T11:56:00.000+08:00

OVER HERE WISHING ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY A HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR !

MAY THIS "MICKEY MOUSE" YEAR BRING LOTS OF JOY AND HAPPINESS EVERYONE.

AND OF COURSE GOOD HEALTH !

Melbourne Architecture

2008-01-12T11:58:00.000+08:00

I only started to notice that when I go travelling I like to take pictures of the buildings.. here are some random photos from my previous Melbourne Trip.

A Church

"this one I cant remember what is it "

??? a theater???

Guess what is it???

YES ! its the entrance of RMIT (a university)

Very obvious , its a Fish Bar where they sell Fish cocktail !

An Apartment Opposite Melbourne Uni.

Extreme Make Over... Home Sweet Home

2008-01-06T15:32:00.001+08:00

I have been busy lately because of this piece of useless concrete and I wish to transform it into what we call it HOME in future... as thing are still in progree here is the photo of how this piece of unless concrete is before a make over.... which last for 3 mths and still going.

will have the final result up as soon as possible once my mission is complete.....

Happy Belated New Year

2008-01-06T15:16:00.000+08:00

Wow, its been a long time from my last entry. Have been really busy with life here renovating my Home Sweet Home and juggling between work and life. I believe most ppl heard about Ipoh turning into a desert (why?) . There is a camel running freely in Ipoh city before the Hari Raya Haji festival. Im the lucky one which manage to meet the rare animal in Malaysia while im on my way for my Brunch one fine Sunday....ok, i am not talking B******t, I have photos to be prove it.

It has been a long time

2007-11-21T15:14:00.000+08:00

Almost forgotten my blog here. Been awhile I have not write anything here. Since my last trip to Bangkok I have been grounded for the whole year and that is why i have nothing really interesting to tell. Furthermore, living in Ipoh mean living life like a retired "a pek".

Well, , other than working (very hard ) and attending wedding dinner i cant see anything that is interesting happen in me lately. Talking about wedding ... it is a measuring tape or something like that that tell you ;- hey you are not young and its time to get married and settle down ?
This is because this few months there are more and more schoolmate getting married and having their own family... well, i guess i will be the next one soon......

Hope my plan will work out just fine step by step.... sometimes its not easy doing thing alone and planning it all by urself... and im telling myself nothing is easy and there will be happy ending after hardship......

Good Bye Uncle Lim !!

2007-10-23T16:19:00.000+08:00

Dear Uncle Lim,

It is finally time for you to rest in peace, and may you be happy in your after life...
I admire you so much that you can just sit there and people walking to you to pay you their hard earn money which asking it back .
I admire you how you can convert nothing to everything.... I tried to make something like you did during our Chinese New Year in my house every year but I failed badly !
I admire how you can get a license to take money so easily ....

well, hope I will just be like you one day, leaving this place with a name for everyone to remember ( no matter its good or bad !!! )

I MISS YOU UNCLE LIM

* Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, founder and honorary life president of Genting Group, passed away at 11.20am Tuesday 23/10/07...........

SELAMAT HARI RAYA !!!!!!

2007-10-09T14:18:00.000+08:00

To all my Malay friends here i wish you Selamat Hari Raya, and have nice festival eating as much as u want....... and remember please drive carefully when you Balik Kampong.....

For those who are not Islam.... Happy Holiday and have fun with whatever you are doing.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival

2007-09-25T12:19:00.000+08:00

Today is the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calender. It a big festival for lots of Chinese around the globe ... and i would like to wish everyone a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Will not be having any celebration here for me as no one is around to celebrate with me !!!!

To the Chinese, this festival is similar to the American Thanksgiving holiday, celebrating a bountiful harvest. Compared to many Chinese festivals that are inundated with vibrant colors and sounds, the Mid-Autumn festival remains more subdued. Traditionally celebrated outdoors under the moonlight, people eat moon cakes and gaze at the moon. In modern times, barbecues with families and friends are also common.

Einstein Quiz

2007-09-19T13:50:00.000+08:00

LETS TRY IT

Found this very interesting , well I have it solve in less than 45 minutes.... Good luck to all of you !

Below is a quiz written by Einstein last century, sometimes called Einstein's Riddle. Probably translated and updated since then but the logic is the same.
Einstein said that 98% of the people in the world cannot solve his riddle. Are you among the other 2%?

Facts:
1: There are 5 houses in 5 different colors
2: In each house lives a person with a different nationality.
3: These 5 owners drink a certain beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet.
4: No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar or drink the same drink.

Further Details:
1: The Brit lives in a red house.
2: The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3: The Dane drinks tea.
4: The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5: The green house owner drinks coffee.
6: The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7: The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8: The man living in the house right in the center drinks milk.
9: The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10: The man who smokes Blend lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11: The man who keeps horses lives next to the man who smokes Dunhill.
12: The owner who smokes Blue Master drinks beer.
13: The German smokes Prince.
14: The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15: The man who smokes Blend has a neighbor who drinks water.

The question is ... WHO KEEPS FISH?

Think about it. I'm pretty sure you're in the 2% of people who can solve Einstein's Riddle. But can you solve it elegantly? In other words, lay out a solution so simply that the rest of us feel like dopes when we see it.

The answer is :- The German ( dun know how many ppl will try it)

* you can easily get the answer by google on Einstein Quiz

Accident At PLUS

2007-09-11T12:03:00.000+08:00

At last there are something happened in my life that I can really blog about. Pathetic right? well, went to KL last weekend and met an accident. Actually it is something that shouldn't happen at a Highway that claim to be one of the best in southeast Asia.

Last Friday when I'm on my way to KL there are this a pile of steel in the middle of the highway. imagine a pile and not a single stick. Furthermore, it is raining heavily that no one will notice it. So, unfortunately I ran over the pile of steel and my car start to have a strange sound. It sound like either tyre punctual or something at the bottom of my car have loosen. So, I planned to stop at the side to have a look of my car , but all the way and not until about 6 km only i found a save place to stop my car which is at Perhentian Rawang. When I stop there and examine my car out of nothing there are few ppl surrounding me and looking at my car too , they start to tell me their car also have some damage due to the steel.

There was one of this car which its windscreen was hit by a steel bar which flew into the car. Luckily the passenger inside are safe.. It was so uneasy to see the car at the first place , you could imagine what if the steel car hit one of the passenger.

So, all of us which have 3 cars , contact PLUS about this accident and they (the PLUS operator) ask us to wait at the Perhentian Rawang for them so that they can take photo and report it. 1 hr, 2 hrs and we waited for 2 hrs the damn PLUS have not even send a single ppl to us. We are so frustrated and decided to drive our car slowly to the nearest Tol (which is Rawang) to make our report.

At the Rawang Tol , we make our report and the staff say that PLUS will pay for any damage occur. So, everyone if satisfied , BUT.... we need to make a police report at the Police station where the accident occur. Damn!!! it was like somewhere in the jungle how the hell are we suppose to go there? Then 3 of us decided to go to Rawang to make our report and that is it. Finally when we reach there we make our report and the police there was reluctant to let us do it and insist us to go to Kuala Kubu to make our report. After some negotiation with them they decide to send the report to Kuala Kubu for us, all we need to do is to verified our report at a Police Station at Selayang. ( during office hrs only !!!! ) That means I cant get the verification that weekend.... Damn !!!

MALAYSIA BOLEH !!!!!

Damage at the Bottom of my car .

The car that got hit by a steel bar that flew into the car windscreen.

Look at the steel bar that flew into the car.

Long distance relationship

2007-09-04T13:41:00.000+08:00

Well, it has been awhile I have not been updating my blog here. Maybe my life for the last few months have been stagnant without any interesting stories to tell or maybe I am starting to get bored about my life.

I remember someone told me before maintaining a blog is just like maintaining a long distance relationship. As for me I have full confident in handling this blog at the first place I was told that. This is because all this while long distance relationship is a norm to me. So, what have I need to have to be in this relationship? All i can say is it is not easy , it need time and dedication to really maintain it . Just like this blog. Sometime it feel hurt seeing this blog having no visitors as well as entries but you cant do anything. So, we need to have some spark (entries) to really make this blog last. Hopefully , I will not leave this blog just like in my real life.

Bangkok Again ..

2007-08-03T14:13:00.000+08:00

Since I have stop my travelling here I am posting some random photos from Bangkok.

I don't really know how many of you out there that like oyster. I personally like it a lot , in Bangkok we can get really big and juicy oyster with scramble egg - "oh jian". Should check this out if you like oyster. I believe its the same everywhere you order.

From food we shift to some alcohol. I start to believe that our price in Malaysia for so call "illegal" products are way too expensive . Before this trip to Bangkok we will be thinking of going to either Pulau Langkawi or Tioman for some Duty "cheap" Free alcohol. But after you really go out of Malaysia and check out the price you will be very very surprise. The beer at Bangkok are much much more cheaper compare to Malaysia, it even can beat the price at those Duty Free heaven. Imagine the cost u travel to Langkawi from KL compare to flying AirAsia to Bangkok, its about the same. Therefore, we finally decide if we want to go for cheap Beer we will not go to those Duty "but not cheap" Free place anymore.... Cheers to those beer lover...

These are what we had... imagine its about like RM4-RM8 /bottle..
* (warning ! those beer might taste abit weird compare to those we have here)

Well I sound like an alcoholic... as I have been blogging about BEER wherever I go. Well, I can't deny it from hating it to trying it and now being my companion.... what can i say....

Countries I visited..

2007-07-26T15:45:00.000+08:00

Found this site very interesting :- Visited Countries

Hopefully one day most of the map will be colour red...

Jatujak Weekend Market

2007-07-24T14:54:00.000+08:00

At my previous post I am talking about this Jatujak Weekend Market. The photos above are only a small part of items that you can buy there, there are a lot more you can explore... imagine there are more than 500 stalls in a open area. One thing that is not nice about the place is it is way too hot and crowded. But you will be compensated for that . You will be very happy to know what you can see and buy there....

Imagine you are not there to buy things only but also entertain by this peoples :---
( I was so amazed by him/her that i have donated RM2 (which consider very generous ))

There are also selling this little cute puppy there too. Imagine I am someone that has dog phobia , but i still dare to touch this puppy... he is just way too cute and his fur are so nice and soft... and it cost RM5000 !!!! Before bargain...

There are so much more for you to explore there . But remember the consequence of you walking there the whole day is like this : ----

So, remember to visit Jatujak Weekend Market if you are planning to go to Bangkok.

The Reclining Buddha of Bangkok

2007-07-19T14:14:00.000+08:00

Well, this is a must see when you go to Bangkok although you might not be a Buddhist , its a very big statue of Buddha. But the strange part is only the foreigner will be charge entrance fees but not the local. This reclining Buddha is just situated beside the Grand Palace (another tourist attraction)

For ladies before you go in make sure you does not wear sleeveless shirt and u have to wear long pants. That is a respect to the religion itself.

This is where you can make donation by exchanging 20 Bath of coins and drop one by one into the steel bowl while making your wish.

That is all for this particular place in Bangkok. Seem that I am blogging less and less nowadays. Maybe it is because I am running out of idea what to write lately.

My Love Will Get You Home

2007-07-19T13:53:00.000+08:00

Very nice song that I like... I even put this song my ringtone.. hope you ppl like it

What we eat in Bangkok

2007-07-09T14:03:00.000+08:00

First of all I cant remember the name of those food , but I sure we have it at Jatujak Market . Noodle at Bangkok are exceptionally small in serving and so does the price as well. You can easily get a bowl of noodle for bout Rm3, which you hardly get nowadays.

Some sort of hot and sour noddle which taste real good....

this is the Thailand famous tomyam noodle.

this is fried chicken obviously,..... but it is with their own recipe.

Thailand.... Sawadeekap ...

2007-06-25T14:42:00.000+08:00

Have been back from Bangkok for about a week. Well, there are lots of pros and cons for this trip. Actually I tried very hard to put those thing I see and done in words.
One thing for sure Bangkok is a place where you can really shop till drop, those "pasar malam" stuff are so damn cheap....

Let me start with things that you should NOT do or beware of in Bangkok. (this really pissed me off).

1) Do not follow any taxi/tuk tuk drivers advice to any of the Seafood restaurant.
Story: we follow a taxi driver (he approached us in front of our hotel) to a recommended seafood restaurant and he offer to wait for us outside the restaurant and bring us elsewhere after the dinner with a very reasonable taxi fare. Well, when we reach there we expect the dinner will be costly as the driver might have some commission for that, but we does not expect that dinner cost us RM700++ for 6 person (while those food are rubbish I can tell you). The worst part is the ***##** taxi driver disappear when we finish the dinner. what the ***##........ We are so damn angry that night that we decided to crash the car if we bump into the driver again later. ** Unfortunately no one can recognise the face of the driver.

Lesson: Don't ever follow any recommended place to go by those money ripping drivers...

2) Try to get taxi which willing to use the meter ( you might find it difficult to look for one if they know you are not local) :

Story: Since it is 6 of you we might sometimes need to get 2 taxis if the driver does not want to pack us in. So for this particular trip I manage to get a taxi which willing to use the meter which only cost RM7. On the other taxi, my friend have difficulty getting a taxi which was willing to use the meter for the particular journey. In the end they have no choice but to accept a taxi which charge them RM20. Imagine a trip that cost RM7 those money ripping monster can charge you RM20.

Lesson: Try to get a meter taxi if possible . The lesson I learn is , try speaking in a Thai accent for meter , e.g. it sound like "meeterrr". This is to confuse the driver before we really get into the taxi. (of course we need to look Asian enough to be a Thai).

3) Never go to night market where there are lots of foreigner. You will be charged higher for everything. e,g, taxi fare, food , drink and even the offer price at the stall are extremely high (that is the offer price before you star to bargain).

One of the night market we went to is "SUAN LUM NIGHT MARKET" . Please don't ever go there before you go to the place below:-

RECOMMENDED PLACE TO SHOP :

Jatujak weekend market - its a very big "pasar pagi" which only available every weekend.. Tell you this place are so big and crowded till you night get lost. You can almost get anything u can name in this planet there..... (not joking !) . Highly recommended.

Pratunam Shopping Centre - If you miss the weekend market , try go to this Shopping Center. I find the price of those item here were reasonable (although you might need some skill to have a small discount). Basically you can get lots of thing here ranging from cloths , decorative item to toys etc..

Basically that is the few problems that I face when I went to Bangkok which you all have to becareful. Although some drivers might offer to bring you to some jewellery shop or wholesale outlet , its not as bad as what we had gone through for the seafood dinner.

Home Sweet Home

2007-06-13T15:05:00.000+08:00

Hello, I'm back and will be leaving soon. Went to China - Guangzhou, Guangdong and Lianyungang, Jiangsu. I was there for almost a week and really miss home so much. The feeling are like you miss every little thing in Malaysia when you are there. Although the food and weather there are pretty much the same here now (since it is summer there). Still the feeling of home are not comparable elsewhere. Maybe it is because it is a working trip instead of a holiday trip. well, will tell you how it feel when I come back from Bangkok in a week time (yes, I'm flying again.)

On Leave

2007-05-31T15:42:00.000+08:00

Sorry, Have not been updating my blog after so long... Actually , I'm really tied up with travelling and also attending wedding... (yes lots of wedding ) and unfortunately I miss a few wedding invitations too. Hopefully , all this hard work and effort will be fruitful and be remembered. Well, for the send half of the year I hope my travelling will stop and concentrate on what I should be doing e.g. business, life commitment etc. etc..

Will blog again once I have time after my travel spree ... See me in 2 weeks time or hopefully less... Before I leave show u a photo of a toilet in a University (not in Malaysia). (the colour of the toilet are so unique). Oh , that is a female toilet and this photo are not taken by me obviously.

Liverpool FC : The Road to Athens

2007-05-22T15:49:00.000+08:00

This post is to pay my respect to LIVERPOOL FC for their road to Athens , Greece for the European Cup. GOOD LUCK !!!!!! You Will Never Walk Alone.

**********YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE **************

* We tried our best and luck are not with us .......

Have A Break : Loos Around the World

2007-05-18T20:27:00.000+08:00

I know that this topic might be a bit uneasy (dirty) to lots of you but I found it really interesting talking about the toilets around the world. First of all most of you would have heard about the Automatic RM400K Toilet . Well instead of me writing about this toilet we can get a better understanding from our own Malaysia famous blogger Kenny Sia , he can give you a more inside detail about the "high-Tech" toilet.

Malaysian Automatic Toilet

Then next is the Automatic Toilet (AT) at Shanghai that I come across at my recent trip. This "AT" does not look new to me there , and I assume that it had been there for sometime already. The similarity of this "AT" compare to the one we had here is that we need to pay for it. At this point in time most of the people will start saying :- "Which toilet is free since it is so High-Tech " . Well , I can prove you wrong if you are one of them saying this.

Shanghai Automatic Toilet

Finally, the main issue that I post this blog is that there are really such thing as FREE Automatic Toilet. Furthermore , this toilet is so Hi-Tech .. I was so impress with this toilet and my friend iamwk , decided to recorded it. Sorry buddy I know I have violate your copyright , but it is really impressive and would like to tell the people here about what is free in Melbourne . Too bad that we did not have any photos but just video below. It is really funny. So, Enjoy yourself....

Lesson Of the Day :-

Question :- WHY WE NEED TO PAY FOR THOSE TOILET IN ASIA BUT NOT ELSEWHERE

Answer :- BECAUSE WE NEED TO PAY BACK THE GOVERNMENT INDIRECTLY !!!(OUR GOVERNMENT SERVANTS HAVE A LOWER PAY MA .... )

Shanghai Trip - Part 2 (Food)

2007-05-16T19:44:00.000+08:00

It have been sometime since I last posted. Since my writing are not good, hopefully those photos will tell the stories. ( As I have promise to posted it long long time ago)

1) Shanghai Steam Bun , Dumpling - apparently it is very very famous there... people will queue up for an hours for this buns. But i can tell you all this Buns are very very delicious. You might get some Shanghainese Restaurant around your area in Malaysia but I can bet you can't get this delicious.

* this is the big Bun which is made of crap meat (shown below)

* this is the so call dumpling which is made of meat...

2) Little Fat Lamb Steamboat (It is the direct translation of the Shop). Ok, this one are a little bit normal to blog about as there are similar thing all over Malaysia. Actually I believe there are one similar restaurant around Jalan Imbi. But,what I actually wanna blog about this Steamboat is it meat... I believe you can't get mutton and beef as fresh as what they have there. (this is because I can't even get any nice beef in Malaysia excluding those imported one la...)

3) Stinking Tofu *smell*. To be frank, before this I don't even want to try the stinking tofu . After recommended by my friend I tried the stinking tofu for the first time. It does not taste as it smell after all. For those people that have not try can go get some at our "pasar malam" (night market). You will be surprise with the taste.

That is about it that I find interesting for my trip to Shanghai. Hopefully those pictures will give you some mouth watering feeling.

Im Back From "the land of transformation"

2007-05-09T16:11:00.000+08:00

Ya, I'm travelling again, and I know I have not even finish my blog about the Shanghai Trip. As usual, I have my personal reason for this particular trip. I'm there to attend my friend's wedding... Very Very old friend of mine.

Finally, I went back to Melbourne - the land of where I grow up and learn. Being a naive and "helpful" person I changed to be a understanding and "care-less" person. This is why I will never forget Melbourne - "the land of transformation"

Melbourne is where I learn what is friendship and life as an adult. I can tell you I met some really fantastic friend in that particular year which I still treasure now. I will not exchange anything for the friendship.We have our Joy , Fun and Sadness to share. Yes I'm talking about you there.

I admit that Melbourne have changed tremendously since I graduated. Furthermore, I can feel that I getting older and older when I walk along the street of Melbourne City. I can remember how fast time passed... From a student lingering along Swanston Street to a "apek" which just sit at the cafe drinking & reminiscing. It was a very nice trip where few of us from the same college reminiscing while having our cafe latte. The people , building , food , weather, and etc. reminds us how thing change and time passed. (and of course it indicate that we are getting older lo )

Well, it is nice to talk about the old days but everyone to face the future. So, I'm back home and working hard for my future ..... GANGBATEH !!! (you, you and you too !)

p.s will continue with my Shanghai trip once I'm free..

Nanjing Road

2007-04-23T13:01:00.000+08:00

Refering to my previous post , I only get hold of the photos of the Nanjing road. I don't know where have all those photos gone....

These are the photos of Nanjing Road ( a very long street with shops selling all sort of thing).... Sorry, that is the only pictures that i have for "Shopping".

Shanghai Trip - Part 1 (Shopping)

2007-04-05T21:48:00.000+08:00

Ok, as I am still arranging my photos for the recent trip , maybe i can write a summary of where I have visited so that my blog will not be in a mess. I am trying hard to categorise those topic I really would like to talk about.

SHOPPING

DESTINATION 1 :- There are this very very nice street (actually I notice there will be one of this similar street in every big city in China) where we can walk and shop with lots of nice and colourful neon lights. But the different between this one in Shanghai (NANJING STREET) is much more beautiful in terms of the lighting and cleanliness. First of all this street give me the first impression of "wah, cantiknya" - I'm showing my "uluness" AGAIN . Although there are lots of ppl walking along this street the cleanliness here are superb compare to other cities in China. For ladies , NANJING STREET is a must to check out if you like shopping. ( HINT ! if you are those looking for place to brush up your bargaining skill there are another one but not here). Anyway, I am sure you will be happy after visiting this street. Oh ya, the only thing that I don't like about this place is there are way to many people asking for money... there are young lad that will come up to you asking for few dollar or for something to eat. Imagine , by walking along the street you will be approached 4-6 times..... Furthermore, they are using the same opening sentences when they approach you.

DESTINATION 2 :- Actually I can't remember what is the name of the street or place. Anyway, this place is a must go for all tourists... It is some where near a temple and where you can eat steam bun ( a very famous Shanghai food). Ok, ok , I will try to compensate by putting up more picture as for this place so that you will know. Talking about this place we spend almost the whole day there bargaining (yes this is where you can now practise your bargaining skill) for tea, bag , souvenir, calligraphy and lots more . Over here you can also try the famous Shanghai steam bun ( pls be warn that you have to be patient for the food ). Over there are always a long queue of ppl waiting to buy the bun. For those that like a Chinese delicacy call "stinking tofu" it is everywhere in at the place too. You can just get it by the smell. Oh ya, for those Starbucks and McD ppl there are few of these outlet at this place, so you can choose either to go for the "stinking tofu" or the western food. * Pause * (I'm still thinking of what i can describe about this place). Maybe that is it for this place for those shopaholics and food admirer.

DESTINATION 3:- "XIN TIAN DI" - 新天地
This place is where you can get all the branded outlet here while at night it will transformed into a lively clubbing area . (It is something like the Bangsar of Shanghai). Very crowded and nice place. I will just leave this place for my next entry about clubbing , cause I does not really shop at those branded shop....

So, I ill try to post all the relevant photos of those food and shopping outlet at my next entry.

Ok, finally I have written so much ... compare to the previous entries , this will be the best my effort . But there are more to come for :-

CLUBBING

FOOD

SIGHTSEEING

Hope I can manage to write all those up slowly... (of course with photos)

Welcome to Shanghai

2007-04-01T23:09:00.000+08:00

Finally I am back from travelling again... this time is to Shanghai for an expo. The first impression on me there is ... WOW !!!! (ulu rite.) ok let me post the icon of shanghai here first before I start to blog about it........

WELCOME TO SHANGHAI

Snack Time - Japanese

2007-03-19T14:42:00.000+08:00

Have wanted to post this for a long long time , but I also don't know why I keep delaying this post. So, after delaying for so long I also can't remember what I wanted to write about these Japanese snack which i think is very special and tasty.

Anyway, I bought these snacks at one of the shopping mall in Penang while they are having some kind of Japanese culture show there last year . Just cut thing short here are some of the snacks I have tasted :-

FOR THOSE CHEESE LOVER

CHEESE ALMOND (WHICH I THINK TASTE THE BEST)

CHEESE NORI SENBEI

NORMAL BISCUIT WITH DIFFERENT TOPPING

WITH SUGAR TOPPING

JUST PLAIN BISCUIT WHICH TASTE A BIT SALTY

WITH SESAME SEED TOPPING

In Conclusion I think those japanese are really good in these. They can have so many varities of snacks . Furthermore, those food are not cheap.

门徒- Protege

2007-02-25T23:27:00.000+08:00

门徒- Protege

Watch this movie recently, and I'm impress with what really HK Movies standard can reach. Usually HK production are just some comedy and low cost production that does not mean anything OR some very sophisticated movie where you dun even understand the story after watching it.

Instead of me writing what is the movie about let summaries it this way:-

"Andy Lau plays drug lord Jong who portrays himself as a businessman. His pregnant wife (Anita Yuen) does not know about his illegal drug business. Nick (Daniel Wu) is an undercover officer who had spent the last eight years penetrating into the core of Jong's drug sales ring and is working his way up to be Jong's closest aide and 'protege'. Meanwhile, Louis Koo and Zhang Jingchu (as Jane) plays husband and wife who are both linked with the drug business, with Jane herself being a drug addict. Louis Koo as a drug trader and the heartless husband even uses their 3-year old daughter in trafficking drugs. In her struggle to quit drugs, Jane is entangled in an affair with Nick"

For those that are interest in the movie can try this LINK HERE .

Actually what I really like about this movie is its story line and lesson behind it. Let us think what really make a drug addict? Why are there so many drug addict around us and still there are no solution to it? Who is to blame ( the supplier or the user itself)?

Let us think about it ............ One of the reason I write about this movie is the word LONELINESS. It is the reason behind lots of things. Imagine how someone get into clubbing, drugs, alcohol & even mental disability when they want to escape from loneliness. I was stuck straight away when NICK (Daniel Wu) explain how loneliness can really ruin your life. It really make me ponder about how I started my addiction for nicotine. Well, time passed and there are lots more to come, life does not take twice so we need to think before we do something......

HAPPY HAPPY CNY !

2007-02-24T11:31:00.000+08:00

It is a yearly occasion where you meet all you schoolmate . Can you imagine how you can go clubbing or "gathering" almost everynite for the pass one week... At this moment I'm still trying to have a good rest and start thinking of what have i done for the pass 1 week... thing happened too fast and frequent. The best part is everything happened are so memorable.

One very big different of this year gathering is the topic of our conversation. I still remember how we use to start our conversation with "how are You?", "where are you working?" and " how is you job there?" BUT now..... as age getting older and older...

Everything change for everyone... and it is a universal truth that time change everything including friendship and personality of a person. Our conversation nowadays are like :- "How old is you child?" , "what are you feeding her/him with (brand)?" or " when are you getting married , we are not young lo?"

I'm wondering what will be the conversation be in our next few years conversation? will it be like :-

a) "which school are you sending your child to?"
b) "which tuition centre are you sending you child to?"
c) " how is you company doing?"

d) "what is your new gf's name again?" (for those that is still unwilling to settle down)

That is how time can change almost everything.... Sometimes I'm thinking what does time cant change? Will it be LOVE ? But I always doubt about it. Maybe we should discuss it ................

**** I come across a saying about LOVE recently ****

Love isn't about how much you get or give. Or, how you get over it. Its just a feeling. Unforgettable.And, if it does goes away. It wasn't love. It was just a selfish objective

******************************************************

After a Long long break

2007-02-06T14:02:00.000+08:00

Clubbing, Drinking, Wedding Dinner , Meeting lots lots of Frens & etc etc....
Have been away for a week from my hometown ... and indulge in a super "crazy" holiday ...

Well, lots of thing happened during this long week off. Things done ! Got discover by someone that is not suppose to know...... HOW !!!! Nothing can be said and done , just say sorry lo...

Drunk , meeting new frens with the same interest (CARS)......

Finally, Im back to my reality world of this small hometown...

**** im still not blogging at a regular basis which I wish to be ****

Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover

2007-01-23T13:33:00.000+08:00

I used to believe that Ipoh is a death town after 2am no matter where you are and what you are doing. But something really shock me and change my point of view about Ipoh when my friend A told me his stories ..... For all you people that think Ipoh is boring , you are absolutely wrong. (maybe this is my personal "kolot" (old fashion minded ... )

that is what people use to say :- DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER OR
in Chinese :- A PERSON CAN'T BE JUDGE ONLY BY ITS LOOK.

This is the incident that A told me :-

After finished clubbing at about 2am in the morning one fine week A was invited to one of this small pub somewhere in the clubbing area. At that time the pub are like so dull and its time to close since everything have to be closed after 2am in Ipoh, there are only two table occupied at that time. After sitting there awhile with his friends A was invited to go into the pub for some drinks. A was so surprise that there are still operating at that time. So, A went into the pub and order some drinks and have some good time with his friends.

After drinking a few bottle , A was so shocked that the pub are slowly packed with people and it was so dark there that he don't even know what time is it and how those people look like. ( those people inside was starting to consume some illegal "panadol") . They started to look like some insane people just came out from "tanjung rambutan" swinging their head left and right.... It was like something that A can't imagine it can happen in Ipoh (aka boring city) . So, finally A started to enjoy himself there with his bunch of friend and when he decided to go home it was like 9am in the morning !!! It was like "what the F***" what the hell are those bloody idiot doing inside while there are not even police checking it.... Furthermore, even a police car passed by that area are not bother to do anything...

After A told me that I started to believe that even Ipoh there are some lively place that open 24 hrs other than "mamak" stall.... As long as you are "powderful" and have enough " $$$ " to give to the right person....

So, for anyone that think that Ipoh is boring maybe I can introduce A to you. Nevertheless , to some party animal it was like " aiyah, macam orang kampung, biasa la disco disco macam ni di KL" but that is only a normal pub and not even a disco wo.... Anyway, this incident of A really make me change my thinking of IPOH. (this is solely on a personal point of view.)

IM STILL HERE

2007-01-04T15:33:00.000+08:00

Yes, IM still here trying almost everyday to post something , but I actually give up the connection at home... It just cant work. I have complain and and complain but they still cant find out why my connection at home are so weird , that means I still does not have the chance to really blog after a long long time.... Really miss what I am doing (talking to the net all by myself).

Oh ya, MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR to everyone (if there are) who read this ..........

once again , sorry for not posting ... Will work harder.....

By the way, I still have not come out with my new year resolution.... I post it one by one in my next entry once I have really figure it out. ( it is not easy to think of something that you can achieve in a year) . Since, I have not achieved anything for the past 6 years......

************ ALL THE BEST FOR ALL OF US IN 2007 *********************

Charlton 0 - 3 Liverpool

2006-12-19T14:59:00.000+08:00

Liverpool finished with a flourish to increase Charlton's relegation worries as Craig Bellamy and Steven Gerrard produced a couple of fine late strikes at The Valley.

Finally, i get to gloat what I have dream of...... Dear fren, you see my prayers are answered and it is time for me to gloat. nevertheless , i will not be as bad as you.... i still think Liverpool will win the Champion league. well, two things that I will not stop doing is " Supporting Liverpool " and "Praying Hard for the Devil to Slump "..... Oh ya, before I finish here is the result for Manchester United.....

West Ham 1 - 0 Man Utd
* man utd. loss to Alan Curbishley 's NEW West Ham

p.s. I will try to post more once my STUPID streamyx is fix .... still facing the prob...

LOUIS VUITTON

2006-11-26T19:16:00.000+08:00

Well, it has been awhile I have not update my blog. This is all because of the stupid STREAMY. Anyway, just come across one of this favourite topic (esp. For those "Branded" ppl) . I come across two different Louis Vuitton outlet in two different countries with their unique design:-

LOUIS VUITTON AT DENMARK.....

LOUIS VUITTON AT HONG KONG.....

p.s OK, I have not been to the outlet at Bukit Bintang ..... Well, I will try to go one of these day ...

Why Do You Failed Me !!!

2006-11-20T10:32:00.000+08:00

I just can't help myself but to write this about this bloody thing.......... I tried my best to express my frustration here ....

Before I know you I'm like living in the world of my own , lonely and dull
After you have come into my life everything changed .....

You showed me things that I can't imagine I would see in my life before this.
You tell me me stories and introduce friends from all over the world to me.
You lead me to a life from nothing to everything .........

But WHY !!!!

WHY , you always failed me when I needed you the most ?
WHY , you dump me aside whenever you feel like leaving me?
WHY, you come and go just anytime when I needed you badly?

Why do you failed me !!!!

You bloody stupid STREAMYX !!!

(I WISH I COULD FIND SOMEONE ONE DAY AND JUST REPLACE YOU .)

p.s anyone can help me who I can look for ......

Arsenal 3-0 Liverpool

2006-11-13T15:54:00.000+08:00

Liverpool won't have enjoyed their first visit to the Emirates Stadium after goals from Flamini, Toure and Gallas condemned them to a 3-0 Premiership defeat at the hands of Arsenal on Sunday.

OK ! OK ! OK !... To be fair and not bias..... I have to admit it , they lose rather badly this time. I cannot be just posting the winning result of them. Anyway, they will be fine in other cups competition I believe. And for your information , Mr Man Utd I will not be a Man Utd supporter no matter how bad Liverpool are. I'm praying everyday that Man Utd will end up nothing this season.. Oh , one more thing , just forget about Stevie going to Man utd.

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2006-11-07T23:55:00.000+08:00

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Liverpool 2 - 0 Reading

2006-11-07T12:14:00.000+08:00

Here they go again , another win for the Reds. Victory over Reading at Anfield made it four wins out of four for the Reds.

Dirk Kuyt extended Liverpool's winning run to four games with a couple of close-range goals as Reading were comfortably beaten 2-0 at Anfield.

The Dutchman netted in the 14th and 73rd minute to secure a deserved win that significantly improves the Reds position in the Premiership table. At least we have a constant goal scorer...

The Anthurium Gallery

2006-11-06T17:26:00.000+08:00

On the recent vacation to Cameron Highland we went to one of these Anthurium Plantation at Cameron Highland. Suddenly I have the interest to find out more about this flower...

About Anthurium

Anthuria are grown under shade cloth that blocks 80% of the light and are planted in volcanic cinders. Each shade house was approximately 2.5 acres with a planting density of 25,000 plants per acre. Plants will produce, on average, 6 inflorescences per plant during a year. The average production per shade house would be ca. 375,000 inflorescences per annum.

Here are some of the different Anthuriums that I saw at my friend's plantation at Cameron Highland :-

Strange ! Strange ! Strange ! Try it out

2006-11-03T14:29:00.000+08:00

Come across this LINK . At first it look scary that how the hell they know what we are thinking. But , the truth is.......

** check it out in my next few entry **

International Beer Festival - Hangzhou

2006-11-03T14:08:00.000+08:00

Oppss, it have been sometime I have drift away from my China trip. Just because one of this place which I have visited that I cannot miss out, it is the INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL at Hangzhou. At first I cant even believe myself that there are such Festival in China. I know there are a lot of it in the western countries...
And this is what I saw in the entrance ....

Yeap, this only what I had there, one from Newcastle("the magpies") and the other from Brazil. This is what they call International Beer Festival... you have to try beer from different countries. One thing that cut short our excitement is that the Beer Festival are close at 10pm sharp. So, we can't continue to booze there after that.

That is the first experience of me at such a big festival.

LIVERPOOL 3 - 0 BORDEAUX (who say Gerrard can't score)

2006-11-01T10:01:00.000+08:00

Liverpool have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after two goals from Luis Garcia and a first of the season for Steven Gerrard gave them a 3-0 victory over Bordeaux at Anfield while Galatasaray were beaten by PSV Eindhoven in Holland.
............................ 31/10/06..............................

Here they go , I will always support you !!!!!

Now it's time to improve in our EPL standing......

How To Cook Candle !!!! (Mid-Autumn Festival)

2006-10-27T19:49:00.000+08:00

It might be about a month late after the "mooncake festival" (mid-Autumn festival), there are something I would like to share here. These pictures remind me of my time in University......

STEP ONE : Get yourself a empty mooncake container (please no plastic container here!). Also make sure the container are place at a smooth surface.

STEP TWO : The fun will start here , get any available candle you can get and start lighting it up. Start burning those candles and put as many as you can (this is to get a better result later !).

STEP THREE : Ok, if you cannot get sufficient candle (any wax you can get) try to put some paper (anything that can be burn will be fine) to speed up the burning /cooking process.

STEP FOUR : Well, how to get the final result? Well, Well, after burning those candles at a very high boiling stage grab yourself some cold water. What is next... Rinse the cold water in your mouth (don't drink it) , split it into the boiling candles as fast as possible... There you will see the final excitement as the photos above.

** NOTE: Children under 12 years old please do it under parents guidance. **

Have A Break : Mind Your Own English (Only In China)

2006-10-26T21:30:00.000+08:00

LET SEE HOW MANY OF YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT !!!!

Well, that is all up to you to think... Happy guessing !!!

Just Don't think so much and have a break , this is what unique about China.

"FriendSHIP" - by iamwk.blogspot.com

2006-10-26T16:01:00.000+08:00

I COPY THIS FROM ONE OF MY BEST FRIEND WHICH SHARE THE SAME FEELING :-
(written by a person that tells me what is English all about)

it's 1.19am, i should be going to bed but there's a million things running through my head. and i thought i'd overcome the insomnia after so long...oh well, it's almost like welcoming back an old friend...

hmm, old friends...they used to tell me that friends come and go, i never used to believe them. maybe it's due to that wretched side of psyche that remains sentimental way after the time for sentimentality has long passed. it's way past due time to wake up from this...

i wanted it to last till the end, to stand the test of time. it is almost as if it is alive, nurture it and it will grow while neglect brings you naught. i for one have been most guilty of the latter through certain periods in my life, i make no excuses, i acknowledge the errors of my way. but i used to believe in redemption where the errors can be made right again.

sometimes along the way, we get lost and we hurt the ones closest to us, sometimes later on we find them again and rediscover the friendship again. but sometimes that is the end of it, people move on, close that chapter in their life and see no reason in revisiting it again.

ah, but there is no one to blame, everybody makes mistakes. it is just sad when you discover that you no longer matter in the scheme of the person's life, not even for old times sake. but the hurt could just be a simple reflection of the hurt that was initially felt when one first erred. so there is no one to blame...cest la vie

to all my friends, past, present and future and to those who are no longer friends, this is my tribute to you, thank you for having graced my life.

by iamwk

**Thanks for letting me to post ur article here and wishing you all the best in what ever BIG project you are in....... hopefully the "F" words will remain .

Farmer Village ( 农家村 )

2006-10-11T19:16:00.000+08:00

Well, the last entry I'm talking about us walking up the Qian Long Rd. And these are what we can get when we reach this Farmer Village ( 农家村 ). Know what , we are so fortunate to met an old Lady (yes, again and a different one this time). She invite us to her house and order some authentic local food for us to try (of course we have to pay ourselves).

She also introduce us some of the Green Tea ( 龙井 ) that she sell there herself. Does those picture look YUMMY !!!! Yes, those are the food that we ordered. It taste so good and special (that is the only word that I can describe the food) , SPECIAL !

Let me try my best to introduce the food for you... 1) It is normal brinjal ok...erm !! 2) It is call vinegar Fish 3) Some vegetable with fried egg...

4) Fat Pork meat w Soya source. Sorry !! That is the best I can describe the food name...hehehe , but one thing for sure it taste real good.

After that we are serve with their local green tea (龙井) which is very nice. Actually the old lady are selling them at a very low price compare to what we get at the shop outside. Furthermore, she show us 2 different type of these green tea.

After the lunch we went to the silk factory and look at Hangzhou specialties. (which is silk) well, of course we bought some souvenir for our friends there. Finally, we went back to our hotel from the silk warehouse.

Nine Stream Waterfall (Direct translation)

2006-10-09T19:08:00.000+08:00

OK, we are back to the trip to Hangzhou. After the west Lake we went to this waterfall called Nine Stream (or something like that in Chinese). The best part is how we end up there.

The story start like this.... While we are walking along the west lake there was this old lady (OL) looking at 2 of us and say (OL):- "Why are 2 of you walking here, there are nothing interesting to see here except the Leifeng Pagoda. Both of u should go and have a look at the waterfall and then walk up the Village and try their food...." Then this (OL) teaches us how to take a public bus to this place where we can see the Waterfall. We are so suspicious about the (OL) thinking if there are any trick in behind, but in the end we decided to try our luck.

Luckily , there are nothing hidden trick from the (OL) and we end up at this waterfall. Well, it is not the best of waterfalls which u can see in China but at least we been here rite !!!

Oh ya, we have to walk up the waterfall just only to know that there does not have anything special up there damn !!! But the best part is where we are to go later.....

This where we are going to go... We are walking the road that the QIANLONG Emperor walked before. Can you imagine how great it is... heheh.. BUT !!! We have to walk through this road for about 15-25 minutes.... Tired !!!! What we can get up there ??? That is what I ask myself while walking there... Is it worth walking for so long ??? Ok, let leave the best of what we see and eat at the village in the next entry...

Have A Break : How to Take Photos (Only in China )

2006-10-09T18:50:00.000+08:00

These pictures are taken in a tourist attraction at China. Hope it will give you more choices in taking your best photos. ENJOY !!!! ( Do remember that in order to get the best photos you have to adjust urself ! )

Hangzhou - 杭州

2006-10-05T18:18:00.000+08:00

Hangzhou is a very nice and beautiful city , I fall in love with the city at the first moment I landed there. (does it consider love in first sight?). The weather during this season are just nice . I strongly recommend this place as a must go holiday destination.
At the first day we went to the west lake (西湖). There are lots of sight seeing places there at west lake (西湖). Finally we decided to go to the Leifeng Pagoda near the west lake (西湖). This what we are going for -

Oh ya before we go up the Leifeng Pagoda , here are some stories about it ( hope you will understand it !).......... ????

We need to climb up to the Pagoda to get the view of this West lake I mention before. This is how the west lake look like up from the Pagoda. (Remember it is not any sea but a Lake ).

Can you imagine how nice the scenery plus the beautiful weather .

There are these painting found inside the Pagoda which worth mentioning too. There are so beautifully crafted ......
So, basically that is what we seen in the Leifeng Pagoda and will bring you all to another destination on my next entry....

Unrelated Photos From China

2006-10-05T15:27:00.000+08:00

Just trying out my blog here with some nice photos from China.... (which is not related to my trip to Hangzhou). Hopefully this will work so that I can proceed with my stories in Hangzhou.

(Somewhere up there in the mountain ... In China)

**********HOPE U LIKE IT***********

Wonderful Trip

2006-10-03T14:28:00.000+08:00

Just came back from this wonderful working + leisure (a bit) trip to China. This is the first time I go to Hangzhou, China for some sightseeing before I head to Yiwu and Guangzhou to work. I fell in love with Hangzhou from the moment I step into the Hotel. The weather , people and environment are all so Beautiful.....

Ok will try my best to upload some pictures (which I took a lot) ASAP !!!!

I'm writing all this for my own satisfaction, since no one will be reading..... : (

Im Back !!!

2006-08-25T04:08:00.000+08:00

Since I am the one that created this blog, I guess I will just continue writing and hope one day someone will read this blog. At first this blog is mean for a group of college friends to update each other but in the end I am the only one blogging here. Hopefully I will not be too lazy to write some meaningless grandmother stories here.

Ohya, It is 4am in the morning (25/08/06) and im still not sleeping yet. Have to wake up for work somemore tomorrow. I have been living in a life of craziness nowadays. WHy ? i really have no idea... can someone please tell me?

To find out the answer in my next post !!!

Back To Normal

2005-02-14T11:16:00.001+08:00

After celebrating Chinese New Year for the pass 4 days life finally have to get back to normal. For the pass 4 days I have not sleep earlier than 2 am in the morning with all sort of gathering . Of course, all my gathering come together with gambling and drinking session. Actually , it is so different that during this time Ipoh is so crowded with people and every corner u go there are cars and people walking here and there. This is the time of the year where everyone is back together and meet all relatives as well as friends. It will be normal is u can bump into a long lost friend from ur primary school during this period while u are clubbing or even having a drink at the mamak stall. Friends from all over the world (not only those working outstation) are back here to celebrate this CNY.

8th Feb 2005
After the reunion dinner we just went out for a drink at Green Town corner. Nothing great happen as everyone is tired after traveling back here.

9th Feb 2005
At first we went top this new disco at Tambun but that places is so crowded with teenager and we decided to gather and have a drinking session at my house. Finally, most of the gang are either KO or 1/2 KO. We had a bottle of Hennessey,volka and red wine each. But volka and red wine are drank together. : )
the day finish at 4am in the morning.

10th Feb 2005
Went to Penang to visit my grandparents and had out lunch there.
Celebrated Tom's birthday and watch his fireworks display there. Have a great reunion with friends where we have a little bit of gambling and drinking session. Steve, Sham, Kar Loon are all there.
The day finish at around 3am

11th Feb 2005
My house become a mini casino in the afternoon where bets are played as much as RM 600. Luckily , I turn out to be even at the final call of the day.
The gambling session continued at TS House and it end up IM the losing side again. : (
the day finish at 4am in the morning.

12th Feb 2005
Slept the whole day and went to Kar tzen's house to continue our gambling session... : (
have tones of henniken while gambling and finally my gambling for this CNY end with a deficits.
Finish at 4 am again !!! : (

13th Feb 2005
Everyone went back to KL ... and finally life have to be go back to normal after few days of fun I will call it...
it is so different comparing those days with today. I have to go out alone to have my own cup of "the tarik".

Well, this is life people come and go and the reality have to be face and challenge. Hope everything will be just fine and smooth...... : )

Oh ya , Happy Valentine to everyone and of course I will be alone again during this Lonely Valentine : (

Happy Chinese New Year _ Gong Hei Fatt Choy

2005-02-04T14:40:00.000+08:00

Well, it will be the rooster year in 4 days time.
What have i accomplished last year?
Err.. Cant hardly think of anything that is successful or even great to tell.
well, not to worry and there are always another year for u to work hard on ur goals and dreams.

Talking about goals and dreams.
Everyone of us will have either one or even more in out mind to achieve.
How are we suppose to achieve it? or How hard will we be forcing ourselves to achieve it?
Sacrifices that we have made , friendship , relationship, family or even our health....
Is it all worth it?

anyway, hope all of us (altogether this site might not be so popular for our frens) a Happy New Year and be all our goals and dreams be achieved !!!!

Relationship = Money ???

2005-01-11T12:43:00.000+08:00

Well, sometimes im wondering is there any close link between relationship and money. Just let us imagine how can us find someone we love which always say " money is not the reason I love u" or " money will not ruin our friendship". How true is it?
For example: - heard about how a 50plus uncle getting married to a 18 years old Vietnamese/indon girl?
how and what make this come true? Money mate !
- heard about gf/bf leaving each other because they want a better live or there are someone richer there for them? Why and what make this happen ? Money mate!
- heard about how ppl end a relationship by requesting their partner to pay back what ever sacrifice they have given? e.g. Money mate !
- Last but not least what do we spend when we are not happy (shopping for girls and clubbing for guys) Money mate !
- Friends being betray and use because of , Money mate ! "no choice ma, cari makan"

So, guess there are the few to tell us there is a strong link between relationship and Money mate ! We are not only talking about relationship in love life but it works out the same for relationship in friendship as well.
It is sometimes so sad to know how money can blind ppl eyes in doing something. ppl can just change just because of Money mate !
Imagine how scary if you are without Money mate ! and of course how successful you will be with Money mate !

Dear Friends - Taylor's College 1995 (Melb.)

2005-01-01T05:27:00.000+08:00

Guys/Gals,

This is the first time Im doing this (blog thingy). Hope this will work out for all of us. We can just keep some update (e.g. wedding, life experiences, son & daughter, etc..)