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FUTSAL

2008-03-19T05:10:00.004+08:00

Finally we managed to book a slot in the halls and got enough kaki for a futsal game. This would be the second time i have played futsal in Glasgow. I am missing those college times when futsal was a weekly affair.

A sunny day! But we were playing indoor. So it doesn't matter. But i am still happy.

Goal post. It is quite different from those we had back in Malaysia.
This one is wider but short.

Kokim taking a shot. It seems that my cameraphone could not capture fast motion

Nabi's turn to take the shot with Darren as the goalkeeper. Both also acting pro....

Final group picture!

Having the gym membership really did changed our sedentary lifestyle a bit. I kinda took every chance i have to exercise. Never in my life i am so enthusiatic in exercising, going to gym and swimming. Worse still is that i do it not for my own health, but more to get the full value of pounds that i had paid for the membership. However, initiative is good. HAHA! Looking forward to more games, be it basketball or anything....

Paris - Part 2

2008-01-05T01:23:00.000+08:00

Eiffel Tower

Looking at Eiffel Tower from Peace Monument at Champ de Mars

Salute at the Peace monument

In front of Ecole Militaire, the Military School Napolean Bonaparte graduated from.

The Tour de Eiffel is within reach

Spectacular!

Posing with Eiffel, i am taller, haha

Another

And another

And another... never get enough of it

and yet another one

Eiffel Jump

Palais Garnier, or Paris Opera

A nice building decorated with figurines of great musicians and artists of the past

The Monmarte area of Paris

Delicious looking food

Cakes

Monmarte is a place where artists use to gather

Artworks

Lunch: baguette

and a mutilated pain du chocolat, opps...!

At the highest point of Monmarte, stands the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, or Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

A beautiful white structure with multiple domes

People hanging around the stairway of Basilique du Sacré-Cœur

From Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, overlooking Paris

Great view of Paris

One of the ivory white towers

Monmarte

The legendary Notre Dame, immortalised by French writer Victor Hugo in Hunchback of Notre Dame.

A magnificient structure of Gothic architecture

Miniature of Notre Dame

Notre Dame from the side

Sq Jean XXIII behind Notre Dame

One of the best view of Notre Dame is from Sq Jean XXIII behind Notre Dame

Distinct flying buttress, which supported the extensively windowed wall

Gargoyles

Louvre Musuem bookstore, Mona Lisa and more Mona Lisa

Musee du Lourve is where Mona Lisa calls home, and also many other famous artworks and ancient relics, like the Hammurabi Code

Egyptian Sphinx

Agasias of Ephesus, son of Dositheus

Mona Lisa

Two slaves by Michaelangelo

Another Da Vinci painting which was featured in the Da Vinci Code

Venus de Milo

Psyche and Cupid

Spiral staircase below the Glass Pyramid

Outside Louvre, the Glass Pyramid at night

Good night, Paris.....

Paris Trip - Part 1

2007-12-27T10:16:00.000+08:00

This is Paris. This is Eiffel Tower! I'm in Paris!

We reached Paris in the afternoon after some traffic jam from Paris Beauvais Airport to Paris.

After checking in the hostel, we went to St. Michael Sq. for the free tour.

La Seine, Paris main river

Pont Neuf (New Bridge), is the oldest bridge in Paris

From La Seine pedestrian walk

The famous Notre Dame Cathedral from across the La Seine

Louvre Palace

The night before reached a low temperature of -7 C. The ice was few inches thick.
But the weather was warmer when we got there.

Glass Pyramids at the Louvre.

Jardin de Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)

Statues at Tuileries Garden

Christmas Wheel

The Obelisk in front of the Concorde

The Eiffel Tower

Along Champ Elysees, the most high class street in Paris

Eiffel Tower from Pont Alexander III

Me on Champ Elysees

Louis Vuitton

Arc de Triomphe

Eiffel Tower at night

Sparkling Eiffel Tower

We took the lift up to the highest point of the tower, 1000ft up a bare steel structure!

The whole Paris was in sight and we can see the city lights and the night sky split at the horizon.

OT

2007-12-05T21:10:00.000+08:00

After all the years watching them play on TV.

To watch them play... LIVE... is a prospect i would never comtemplate.

I'm finally here, living in my dream, to watch my favourite team

and also CHEER for them!

OLD TRAFFORD, Theatre of Dreams

A spectacular sight every red devil would relish.

Radiance@Glasgow

2007-11-26T07:19:00.000+08:00

Radiance is an occassion where works of various artists are placed around glasgow old merchant city as a showcase of Festival of Light. People spend more time figuring out their way than studying the artworks when the map is not helpful at all.

Glasgow Cathedral. I think this is the nicest of all

Clouds

Gals showing off their gloves

We ran out of time and the exhibition was all over when the clock struck 10. We were denied entry into some of the exhibitions. So we head to Royal Exchange Hall for some photoshot.

George Sq.

Christmas Deco

KO!

2007-11-22T20:58:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Got the tickets...

But mustn't get carried away, i still have to catch up with deadlines.....DENG!

Autumn

2007-10-28T00:30:00.000+08:00

NelsonMonument @ Glasgow Green

Wah! Oi meh! Thanz Wei Meng for the pict!

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

2007-07-04T04:02:00.000+08:00

I went to Kelvingrove Museum last weekend. Its one of the most famous museums in Scotland and it was on the tourism brochure and thus i gave it a try. This would be the first musuem i visited since a long time.

Inside the museum

The art gallery

Making faces....

4000++year old Egyptian statue

The place was quite big and eventually we got lost... fortunately with a floor plan

erm....

Wah... a Vincent van Gough painting.....

We did not manage to get to every sections before the guards chased us away, no choice but head home la.

On the way home, we saw this... boho, think its a club. Sure not nice one!

i'm in glasgow

2007-06-21T05:37:00.000+08:00

i'm in Glasgow. Glasgow is in Scotland. Scotland is in the United Kingdom.

I should have had more posts about my life in Glasgow, however i am very busy. I don't even have time to prepare a proper lunch. This is my first proper lunch.

Fried beef with green pepper and marmite mushroom soup

2007-05-13T19:13:00.000+08:00

Happy Mothers' Day!

2007-05-07T19:12:00.000+08:00

Watched the MAS ad on ESPN?

Blues supporter singing "Chelsea is gonna win! Chelsea is gonna win" who is flying in a MAS airplane to London. And in the next scene he is flying back, and this time, crying,"Why didn't you win, Chelsea?". That pretty sums up Chelsea's season..... And MANCHESTER UNITED won the English Premier League!

MU ROCKS! n RULZ!

2007-05-06T18:49:00.000+08:00

The drama in football never fail to impress. That's one of the reason my blog is all about football nowadays. It's all about Manchester United so to speak. After a disappointing week for MU in the Champions League, the players were more than determined to grab a win at the derby match against City. And after a lead with Ronaldo's penalty, City was awarded a penalty with a foul by Wes Brown on Dick-off at the 81st minute. In the video replays, it was obvious that the contact was minimal the referee's decision was generous indeed to the city rivals and might strike a cruel blow to MU's run-in to the title. I would understand Chelsea fans delight of that fumble and gave them a chance to catch up if MU failed to win this game. MU fans like me was cursing the referee and fearing the worse. Another winless game would spell a disastrous week for the club. However, it was Chelsea's heart that sank when Van der Saars manage to keep the ball out when Vassell blasted the ball straight at his feet. And the MU corner erupted! The game ended with a win and MU was even more closer to the title. A draw from the next 2 games, or any mistakes from Chelsea, the title fate would be sealed. I hope tonight would be the night after 4 years wait for the title! Let's bring them back to Old Trafford. Next year, i might not be able to cheer the club on as the hostility of Scots towards English clubs would force me to hide my allegiance. So i really hope nothing will go wrong the next fortnight and i had something to celebrate before moving to the land with only Celtics or Rangers to watch, a very dull prospect. However i would not dismiss the Scottish link in MU whom Scotman manager Alex Ferguson is the manager of the century!

2007-04-30T18:47:00.000+08:00

I missed 2 great Manchester United combacks this week. First the Champions League win against AC Milan from 2-1 down, and then the win over Everton during the weekend. I am exhilarated with both results. Fortunes are back in MU's pocket and i hope this run of form continue, fingers crossed. Both wins really did help me to go through the gruelling labor of clarking cases during hospital attachment. Now its all ends and i should be able to concentrate on my preparation to go to Scotland.

ps: blogging from my new notebook for the first time!

2007-04-22T12:58:00.000+08:00

Yeah passed my end-of-semester examination!!

Scotland here i come

2007-04-09T23:28:00.000+08:00

Manchester United lost to Portsmouth. Tiger Woods blew away his lead.

Weekend of Upsets

2007-04-04T12:03:00.000+08:00

PSV took some beating this morning. Crouch scored again in 3 to nil which would spell semi-final place for Liverpool on the plate. Not bad tall man!

Hope that the other two English club will go through. Don't mind Liverpool playing Chelsea.

MU... we believe. A draw is good enough, fingers crossed.

2007-03-31T19:31:00.000+08:00

Exam over....relaxed dah.....

2007-03-30T18:19:00.000+08:00

Exam is finally over and its 24 since i blogged. Not 24 hours but days, nearly a month.

Relaxed dah! Managed to watch TV and catch up on Heroes, play my games, etc...and got updated on news...

So many funny things is happening to this country.

Privatisation meant to cut cost and wastage ended up being money printing machines for orang besar. Rakyat had to pay taxes for people like me to use LDP. Rakyat had to pay for those companies' profit. The toll i pay is not getting any cheaper though. I pay RM 6.40 per day to travel from Kepong to Sunway to Bkt. Jalil and back.

Prices of medicines is the new hot issue now. The rakyat are charged exorbitant markep-up prices which are around the range of 100% by pharmacies and clinics. After the FTA, the prices would be even higher. It's a laissez faire will little control from the gah-men. Then, the new healthcare policy is under drafting stages in the 9th Malaysian plan. I doubted there would be less privatisation in this reform, as privatisation = money in this country.

I would not make any conclusions yet, but i felt something was wrong. Anyway i am leaving my beloved country to further my studies in a couple of months time. I wished i would not come back to a land where healthcare became a profit-based business of the orang besars, with revenue and profit given the priority instead of the well-being of our rakyat.

2007-03-05T22:05:00.000+08:00

20
days

The exact time left to study for finals...

Gosh! I haven't settled down since the Saturday victory. Football is strange. Some say there's destiny. And destiny it was for Manchester United to win at Liverpool. I hope that players and fans wouldn't be carried away by this victory. 10 matches are yet to be played and anything can happen. The twist-and-turns of fate, if you believed in it,would unfold in the most unexpected and interesting ways....

Scenario 1: Manchester United beat Liverpool and go all the way to win EPL!
Scenario 2: Manchester United beat Liverpool and it sparked an uprise of spirits in the KOP camp. Pumped up there adrenaline and increased their thrist for victory. They sweep Barcelona aside, and also ManU to win the C. Cup(not bra size). Kim and crushedguava would be happy ~~however unlikely~~.
Scenario 3: Manchester United loses Scholes, Rooney and Larsson for the next few matches and gave Chelsea a chance to catch-up(a pinch of pessimism and a sense of foreboding here. U'll never know).
Scenario 4: I'm too engrossed in Manchester United's next 10 EPL matches, and neglected my next 20 days of studies. Failure in exams. Can't let that happen and i shall stop here.

Time to study....

2007-03-04T12:13:00.000+08:00

The final minutes that made livepool cry...

MAN U!!! RULEZ!!!
WOW! Can't describe how it felt when the goal smacked the roof of the goal!

2007-03-03T17:32:00.000+08:00

CNY celebrations will finally come to an end tomorrow. The 15th day of Lunar New Year is celebrated as the Chinese Valentine's day and also the final day of family get together before people go back to school, to work and continue with their boring daily routine.

Time to detox and diet and also start an exercise regime after the food and drinks that brought a heavy toll to my body.

Oh no! i have not enough of Yu Shang! Thanz Adam for the Yu Shang yesterday. It would be my second this year. Only the second one...! i need to have more before restaurant's Yu Shang counter gulung tikar.

2007-02-28T18:47:00.000+08:00

This cyberfish wanted me to continue the tag. Yes Madam! Happy to do so.... gimme a chance to look in retrospect and do some self-searching. I'm pretty weird, not that hard to list 6 weird things la.

Tried mixing coke, mirinda red and green, 100plus, soda, orange. Drank it for half a year during primary school
Love coke. Coke, not cock
Addicted to McD, dip fries into coke,never ate McChicken
Watch movies that everyone hates
Watch every MU match
Read Life of Pi twice

2007-02-26T23:33:00.000+08:00

New Year, New appearance

I removed the old road blog, the obstacle.

Now, i can blog, without slowing down.

2007-02-26T13:27:00.000+08:00

9th day of Lunar New Year.... 天公诞快乐!

No point filling in the blogs between Lunar New Year and today. They would be about eating, drinking and gambling if i did fill them in. Holiday ends today and Monday blue kicks in. As usual, the holiday is too short and angpau is too little.

Today is also a big day for the film industry where films and motion pictures are awarded the much coveted golden statue of Oscar for their achievements and contributions. Martin Scorsese finally got his award. The Departed which won the Best Picture was adapted from HK's Infernal Affairs. It is an acknowlegdement to the HK film industry.

Most importantly Al Gore's The Incoveniet Truth won the Best Documentary Feature. Perhaps people would have a second look of this film which they use to ignore. Those who ridiculed my poor brother for introducing the film in his class might pay interest in the film and also the global warming. Award always do a film good by increasing its popularity and inflating its box office. Smart move by the Malaysian movie industry to screen this year old documentary in the cinemas only after the Oscars. Don't miss this documentary. Its an Oscar-winning film anyway. You should know more. In cinemas March 15.

2007-02-20T00:18:00.000+08:00

End of day 2 of lunar new year.
Tiring but fulfilling. Good night!

2007-02-18T23:12:00.000+08:00

Reunion dinner, annual indulgence...

2007-02-16T10:19:00.001+08:00

The year of pig is approaching....

2007-02-11T22:31:00.000+08:00

Same old story

Bloody hot in KL.

Thick snow in New York.

Floods in Jakarta.

Crazy weather in the Aussie.

same old story...

It doesn't concern me if the rest are in havoc while KL is still ok. Probably i'm damn selfish that all i care is the blazing heat in KL. At least i care about my country, my home because my livelihood, eveything i survived on depends on it. At least i am better than those who blamed their floods on Singapore and those who shrugged off the problem.

My selfishness...justified. Their ignorance... Not!

I care about KL. Have you ever wonder or care to find out what happened at your place, your neighbourhood, your country? Got nature's hints yet? It's just the same old story of global warming.

2007-02-09T09:12:00.000+08:00

Subject: Me

Time: 8.30am

Place: IMU library

Status: Denied access

Reason: Improper attire (no tie)

Hardnut to swallow: Librarian who refused my entry did not have a tie on himself (So does the other male librarian).

Burung gagak hitam belaka,
suka bising cakap sampah.
Hari jumaat saya ada pakai seluar,
Lupa pakai tie saja.

Emak selalu nasihat saya,
orang gemuk jangan ketawa.
Sendiri bukan kurus juga,
satu hari nanti sama-sama.

Jambatan MRR2 baru buruk belaka,
Orang besar enggan bertanggung salah.
Jurutera takut bersuara,
saya sama juga terpaksa belajar di luar.

Kalau kita berbuat salah,
harus minta maaf dari semua.
Sebelum nasihat orang muda,
betulkan sendiri dulu-lah!

I apologize for my lousy languages. I will not forget to put on my tie.

2007-02-07T20:09:00.000+08:00

Had u recovered from Johor Floods?
Who caused it? Who should be blame for such disasters?
Sorry, I may be the culprit, and so do you, him, her, they..... all of us
We caused Global Warming.
You should know more.
Watch The Inconvenient Truth.
Or visit www.climatecrisis.net

You can ignore all the political issues and watch it for your love for your children, and their children.
You should know more.

2007-02-05T22:10:00.000+08:00

Why do you need a SMART TAG in KL....

1. You will be able to avoid the long queues before the toll eg. at LDP. No matter how fast u pass the toll, u would still need to endure the jam after the toll anyway.

2. So you can fork out RM100 for the priviledge of driving in 2 special lanes. You may not need to stop, but you would need to slow down to 10km/h!? Beware of the barrier!

3. No more ah beng driving criss-crossing, tailgating, cutting queue problems at the tolls. No more "*dulans" ! *fr crushedguava.blogspot.com

4. U don't need to pay more at the tolls. U still pay the same toll-fare.

5. You don't have to wind down ur side windows to scan ur pathetic touch n' go card onto the scanner.

6. As u see, SMART TAG stands for SMART Touch n' GO. It is a upgraded, smarter version of touch n' GO, to the extent that you don't have to "Touch" anymore!

2007-02-02T22:47:00.000+08:00

Hanging on.... stress-nya!

I passed by the Lord Murugan statue at Batu Caves in the jam on my way back from Ampang. Hindu is not my religion. But i just felt a sense of tranquility, calmness that came back to me. Lack of sleep and fatigue from schoolwork is chronic and i had a moment of relief. I put my hands together, in awe of the power of faith, the power of bilion manifestations of buddha in the world of impurity. Happy Thaipusam!

2007-01-14T22:37:00.000+08:00

People living down south of the peninsula is enduring one of the worst disaster which befell them in decades. Floodwaters reached record levels, approximately 12 feet in some places. I wish those friends and their relatives who came from Johor would be able to keep faith during these difficult times. Help will come. And the worst is over and better days will come too.

2007-01-06T19:12:00.000+08:00

New Year's resolution

1024 x 768

2007-01-01T23:42:00.000+08:00

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2006-12-30T17:39:00.000+08:00

Saturday

2006-12-30T12:04:00.000+08:00

This will be the last Saturday of 2006. I will spend my day contemplating my new year resolutions......2007 here i come.

伤城....Confession of pain

2006-12-26T00:06:00.000+08:00

Sometimes you think feel the excrutiating pain. An inexplicable pain. It broke you heart. But you just can't tell how bad it was. You find no suitable words to describe. An inexplicable pain. When you really got over it, you can't describe that pain which continues to haunt. It's not of the magnitude of the pain that you can't describe. Its just that you can't describe why you still feel the pain from that healed abrasion, that insignificant scar.....

Confession of pain..... December '06

Merry Christmas

2006-12-24T15:21:00.001+08:00

Yeah!We are in the happy and jolly season.

Soon it will be 2007. Time flies and we hardly grasped it flying pass us. I am happy that i savour every part of it, with all the work and play,ups and downs, happiness and sorrows. And i look ahead for another good year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

abandoned and adopted

2006-12-22T22:15:00.000+08:00

This blog is abandoned on 25th november 2006,

adopted today

Cheese Stick

2006-11-18T00:17:00.000+08:00

Kids Stick, strictly for kids.

Istana Negara Jalan Duta*

2006-11-13T18:55:00.000+08:00

Johor got their Economic Developement Corridor, Penang got their second bridge, KLSE surged passed 1,000, and now its time for a gift to our Yang Dipertuan Agong and also a new place KL folks can visit (don't complain KL ppl, at least u have an istana, Kepong only got MRR2, ok!). The government proposed to built a new Istana Negara at Jalan Duta opposite the India High Commission because the old Istana Negara is too tiny for our king. I saw the construction billboard along Jalan Duta, and it reads "Istana Negara Jalan Duta". I used to think that the "Duta" addresses are reserved to ambassadors and dignitaries. Now, even our King has a "Duta" real estate.

In fact, the new Istana is going to be very near the old one. I am sure that there will be people grumbling about the wastage of public funds, bad administration, blah blah...etc. However, i have no comments. Biasa dah.

This is the old Istana Negara. Thanks to Google Earth, i managed to zoom into the Royal Swimming Pool.

The site of the New Istana, its about there, i'm sorry if there's any discrepancies. There's still a problem. Will the city council rename Jalan Duta to Jalan Istana since there's where the future Istana is going to be. The present one would then be Jalan Istana Lama. Hope there won't be Jalan Istana Sangat Lama, Jalan Istana Lebih Lama and Jalan Istana Purba in the future.

*DISCLAIMER: this entry was created based on the typer's own imagination and does not imply directly or indirectly on anything, any person, any body or any laws in any country. the name or indication or description, if any, in this entry is (are) created WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR DEPRIVATION.

Day of the Donkeys

2006-11-08T16:21:00.000+08:00

The Mid-term election 2006: Americans voted for their House of Representatives and one third of their Senate. The Democrats got the House, Senates is next.

A lame President is in the making. A lame president trying to be a forest, and failed being a Bush.

WORLD PEACE!

pledge, turn, prestige

2006-11-02T23:36:00.000+08:00

The three fundamental steps of magic i learnt from the movie "The Prestige". Its a great movie and i really enjoyed it. I won't elaborate on the title though. The final revelation was shocking and really never have thought about it. Wow! Comparable to Sixth Sense.

Spoiler Warning! (If u decide to watch the movie, do not proceed on reading)

There's one duplication machine in the movie in which Hugh Jackman duplicate himself and killed the other one to perform a magic trick of vanish and appear. Once upon a time, i imagined a similiar machine like the one in the movie which works like a fax machine but it fax objects instead of messages in form of analog signals. It's a really different from the conveyance of message in faxs and emails in which things are analysed and transformed into signals to be transduced to the other end. Its something like a transporter in which an object would be totally disintegrated and the information about the mass and configuration of the object would be advanced to another machine at the speed of the electical signal. On the other side, a machine of rebuilt and reconfiguration of that object would take place. Thus, an object would be shifted from one place to the other just like an email with a click on a button and this would put all the courier companies into bankruptcy. HAHA! Then i thought of human transportation. But the problem is, when u are broken into pieces and duplicated exactly at the other end, is the duplication of u really u? Do i feel like myself like i did before the reconfiguration? It's like dead and resurrected again, just that the resurrection is not on the same body. Will my 'soul' still will be in the new body? If there's a machine like that, will u risk losing yourself in the process, notwithstanding there's another you in existence. And you never really died.... Will u?

ops!

2006-10-23T01:15:00.000+08:00

ops! neglected my blog for so long....
dui bu chi my dear blog haha
long time no blog
gonna start all over again then.....

BLOG BLOG BLOG

BLOG FOR LIFE

BLOG FOR RED!

Brother's Chinese Essay for Kasturi Tuition

2006-09-14T00:06:00.000+08:00

This is how a FORM 5 Mandarin SPM composition looks like, hope the teacher wouldn't faint marking it....

手机的坏处：

说到手机对人类的好处，真是要说到三天三夜。可是，说到手机对青年的坏处，真是说到三甲子也说不完。我本身认为手机给青年的坏处可以说是盖过他的好处。

首先，我们一起谈谈手机对青少年的好处。由于科技的发展迅速，他拉近了人与人之间的关系。对青少年来说，他们拥有一个很好又方便的方法来谈功课或联络父母亲。处此之外，他们也可以随时和朋友谈学业和功课。初时，青少年们真的充份利用手机带给他们的好处。可惜，在这个时代里，手机的用处已是不同了。

青少年们现在追求的不是手机的方便，而是手机的外形。现在手机的外形实在太多可说是成千上万。青少年们不惜用上一大笔钱来追求他们对手机的欲望。有时候，他们还偷父母的血汗钱来买这些手机。偷钱已经是手机带来的影响。

除此之外，有人问“手机对青少年的学业会有影响吗？”，我可以说是有的。在某个角度来看，手机或许对学生的学业有帮助。譬如说，学生可以用手机来和朋友谈或讨论功课。但是现在的青少年真的会这样做吗？大家都知道手机如何被青少年“善用”。他们时常对着手机不停得按，人家不懂还以为他们数地上的蚂蚁。原来他们正在传送短讯，内容是什么，我也不必多说，多数是谈男女关系，毫无意义的内容。这简直是浪费时间和金钱。

如果说手机的发展是对人类越来越方便，倒不如说他把人类变得懒惰。青少年们和家人相处时间是很少的，因为他们大多数的时间都用再学校里读书。他们很多时候连家人说话都懒惰，他们只送短讯，因为又便宜又省时间。这样的话青少年和家人的关系会越来越远。时间长了，恐怕人类会忘了讲话的本能。

根据报告，手机对青少年的健康也带来了影响。很多时候青少年会利用手机和朋友长篇大论。手机发出的热能会使他们的脑细胞坏死。久而久之，会影响他们日后的脑部成长。我们也希望青少年们可以在健康的情况下成长。

其实手机也带给青少年的好处也不少，只是青少年们怎样善用它。每个人都应该选择怎样善用它而不是浪费时间在传无谓的短讯。我们人类是很理性的，我们应该做出适应的选择。不应该被天伦之乐害瞎了眼睛。

copyright © 李贵隆

Bye bye croc hunter

2006-09-05T23:16:00.000+08:00

Let's mourn the passing of a great person. Inspiration of many, the great environmentalist and animal conservationalist died doing what he loves most.

I used to dream of being a paleontologist/archeologist. I told my mom that i want to go dig for dinosaur bones and learn their lifes. She told me not to joke around. i wasn't. "Crikey! A Truassic fossil!".... a far-fetched dream. I envy him. Steve.. RIP...

Once upon a time....

2006-08-14T21:48:00.000+08:00

.... there was a big sister and small brother. The elder sister's name is Linlin and the younger brother is called Dude. They were adventurous and loved to explored the wild around their small country cottage.

They loved the turnip garden at the back of their house. They always pick the flowers and gave them to mom.

One day, they wandered too far from their house and got lost in the forest. Unfortunately, they encountered the BIG BAD HORRIBLE tarantula.

They could not do anything while the tarantula kept pressing closer. They were terrified!

Then, their SAVIOUR appeared. DORAEMON arrived just in time!

He jumped down from the cliff!

Thud! Doraemon landed on the tarantula...HARD!

A fight ensued. Doraemon was no match to the powerful and venomous fangs of the beast!

Doraemon took off. He planned to distract the beast from Linlin and dude by running at another direction.

But alas! He reached a dead-end. He was cornered!

He had no choice but pick up a stick and FIGHT!

The beast crawled further towards Doraemon, ready for a deadly strike.

The beast pounced for its prey! Doraemon stabbed the beast with his stick right into its disgusting drooling face!

GOOD triumped over evil! Doraemon killed the beast!

The beast is killed and Linlin and dude were safe!
They lived HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

-THE END-

PS: Dear, this is for u. Don't stress of exam loh. Don't worry about interpretation test la. luv ya!

Esso Samy

2006-08-12T10:52:00.000+08:00

This is the famous Uncle Samy. He's sending gas petroleum tanks to folks in the Sentul-Segambut area in his lorry. He's quite famous in this area, for some unlikely item the back of his lorry.

What's that?

Yeah! It's a tiger...! It's Uncle Samy!

And obviously the tiger is fake. It's just a mascot for Esso, if you didn't notice.

Haze

2006-08-06T16:39:00.000+08:00

The haze is back. Everywhere is shrouded with a smoky white tint. The acrid smell of smoke is distinct for this annual phenomenone. I don't know who should be blamed, be it the Indonesians farmers or errant industrialists of our home soil. I hope the condition would not deteriorate any further. I would definitely tamper plans of many. And IMU cup season is drawing near. What if the haze really becomes unbearable and outdoors activities are prohibited. I couldn't fathom the consequences. As i would become even fatter... ! hahaha!

Damn it! Why does it come when i just made up my mind for the keep fit regime. Damn those who polluted our air and compromised the quality of our environment.

procrastination kills

2006-08-03T21:55:00.001+08:00

I'm procrastinating all the time. There's always tomorrow. I can do my work tomorrow, i can study tomorrow. I left everything to be done the next day, except for watching tv, sleeping, playing games and day dreaming. Damn... I recalled that i was trying to solve this problem. But i procrastinated and was reluctant in taking actions. And so the problem persists and still i'm procrastinating. It goes in a circle. I wanted to do something to solve a problem but i was lazy to do something to solve it. The problem is that the cause of this problem is the problem itself. So to solve a problem by solving a problem which caused a problem is a real problem itself. See. It goes in a cycle. Something must be done. But i still can take action tomorrow. If i don't do it tomorrow, there's always another tomorrow. And this is the problem with the problem. Damn it. Dunno what i am talking about.

Somehow good-looking

2006-07-26T19:11:00.000+08:00

I was in the library when i stumbled upon this. I was bored and took some time off my books and something on the wall caught my eyes...

This photo of Prof. Ong with all the other Universities' Dean.

In that photo, he was spotting the same moustache he's having now, just that it's thicker. He was wearing the old-fashioned specs popular then, which accentuates his big nose. This image reminded me of someone...

George Lam

The singer cum actor was so popular in the 80's that so many men were inspired to have moustaches like his. I wouldn't be surprise if Prof. Ong was one of them. Hmm.... but i don't think young Prof. Ong looked like him, though both are equally good-looking. It's something else!

That old photo of Prof. Ong relates me to...

The partying favourite! The specs with big nose and moustache.

Just joking only. I'm sorry if i had offended Prof. Ong. Smiles!

just grave...

2006-07-24T17:35:00.000+08:00

The headlines have been dominated by incidents of people being indifferent and intolerant of each other. The insatiable greed for power and wealth of the people at the pinnacle of our social hierarchy have already caused excessive exploitation of the poor. People are deceived into the delusion of freedom and equality. And with this powerful doctrine, their freedom are confined within the boundary of work and productivity. And just as quote by George Orwell, "All are meant to be equal, but some are more equal than the others". Inspite of the promise of peace which is forged amongst treaties of consolidations and alliances, war is easily invoked by condemnation and vengence. With war, people are able to establish themselves as the superior and powerful. And those who are marched to the wars are their subjects who are naive and easily provoked to suite their cause. It's heart-wrenching to see casualties among civilians and innocents. The future is just grave...

UN working as a white elephant for the Bush propaganda. The intervention for peace and justice can be vetoed with ease by a mere gesture . So does any war which works in favour of him and his petroleum empire. In the end, he would be staring at the World Atlas with a smirk, "I just gotcha candy from your grandmother's closet."

21st bday

2006-07-15T23:47:00.000+08:00

I'm officially 21 and adult from today. It's a day for celebration and reflection of the past 21 years of life. I'm an adult now and gonna take more responsibilities. Cannot main-main saja anymore.

Italy World Champs

2006-07-10T14:27:00.000+08:00

What can you say more about a game like this World Cup FINAL! Italy won on penalties in which they converted 5 out of 5 of the spotkick. France bowed to defeat with a Trezegeut's missed spotkick and Zidane tarnished his amazing career with a split second of madness by head-butting Materazzi.

The game was an emotional roller coaster. This was only the second World Cup Final which went to the penalties and i was pinning for a French triumph. France lost the lottery. Zidane did not appear for the price presentation ceremony, probably crying in regret over the incident that might be a permanent scar in his illustrious career. Being second best maybe too hard to bear.

Congratulations to the Italian!

The Asia Lantern Festival

2006-07-04T22:24:00.000+08:00

Asian Lantern Festival.

I felt like i was back to childhood where my world simple, colourful, and naive. I reminiscenced about times when i was young and my parents brought me to places similiar to this. I just forgot where it was. It's just so familiar.

Snails and mushrooms

giraffes? girafe? girrafe? shit, i forgot to spell it. Ya, back to childhood. Spelling elementary level.

Four-faced Buddha.

Shah Alam mosque. I walked right through it. It's the first time i ever step foot into a mosque.

This is Dataran Merdeka la.

Phoenix. Still pictures couldn't capture the robotic and dull oscillating motion of the phoenix's head. Looks more dead than alive.

I might like this place if i'm still a kid.

Bye bye ENG...

2006-07-02T15:52:00.000+08:00

England is out of World Cup… for good. It may be a heart-breaking experience for the players and fans alike, but the players really deserved the defeat. They had not produced any convincing performances in the whole tournament, not until Rooney got sent of in England’s defeat to Portugal. And sometimes you get punished for that. The penalty shootout was a disaster! We had world class players in Lampard and Gerrard, and all they did was passing the ball into Ricardo’s hand. It was not the only missed chances. Lampard was partly guilty in England’s defeat for poor finishes of chances schoolboys wouldn’t miss. Tactics? There were none. There was no pattern of play. It's cruel for them to lose a penalty against Portugal after a good extra time performance. Let’s look ahead for a better future for England football without Sven. He really did a bad job for 5 million pounds per year.

back for good

2006-06-30T13:29:00.000+08:00

Finally, i had some respite from the month-long germany 2006 world cup. We are now at the quarterfinals stage of the tournament and the magnitude and intensity of every game is just like the final. Fortunately for us, as the tournament progress, there will be less and less games towards the ultimate finale. Today is one of the two no football days. A break for the players, or perhaps, a time for us to get back to our normal self. After watching football from midnight till early morning for nearly three weeks, i was near to exhaustion. I refill my sleep time reserves with some normal 7 hours sleep the past two nights. A luxury to have.

BLOG FOR WORD

2006-06-22T20:39:00.000+08:00

Blogger for word!! Blogging was never easier. Now I can blog with MS Word!

Hate me

2006-06-16T17:44:00.000+08:00

Hate me today,

Hate me tomorrow.

Hate me for all the things i didn't do for you.

Hate me in ways,

Yeah ways hard to swallow.

Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you.

And with a sad heart i say bye to you and wave.

Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that i had made.

And like a baby boy i never was a man.

Until i saw you blue eyes cry and i held your face in my hand.

And i fell down yelling,

"Take it go away!,

Just make a smile come back and shine just like it used to be"

And then she whispered,

"How can you do this to me."

Hate me today,

Hate me tomorrow,

Hate me for all the things i didn't do for you.

If you're sleeping, are you dreaming,

if you are dreaming are you dreaming of me.

I can't believe you actually did this.

Lyrics of Hate Me, Blue October.

A great song and i was really touched.

Hope i'll be a better son in the future.

WORLD CUP!

2006-06-09T14:39:00.000+08:00

I woke up and felt very different this morning. The day i patiently waited for the past few months finally arrived. Tonight, the FIFA 06 World Cup will kick off. The opening match of Germany vs. Costa Rica would be an exciting match, as all opening matches in previous World Cups. Football enthusiasts and overnight fans would have all their attention affixed to the match. Unfortunately only a small fraction of people would be able to attend the match live in the stadium. But the game on tv on a family couch would be equally exciting. Since everyone is making a prediction of the outcome of this game, i shall make my own prediction here.

Costa Rica is playing with a 1 and 3/4 handicap. I will bet on Germany to win by a margin of 2. It would be great if anyone offer to eat 2 balls from you.

The other game would be Poland vs. Ecuador. The South American outfit is no match for Poland. They stole a qualification place from CONMEBOL by playing ultra defense away and only step up on gear at home with absolute advantages when they play on high altitudes venues. Ecuador will definitely play defensive tonight and i bet on Poland winning on a one goal margin.

Ecuador is playing with a 1 goal handicap. I wouldn't be surprise the game would turn out to be a draw and bookies will have their first of the great earning days within the one month period this football fiesta.

ENJOY!

sudoku

2006-06-04T02:55:00.000+08:00

I was bored. I surfed around the net but found nothing interesting. Then sudoku caught my eyes. I never tried any before eventhough i heard some of my friends said that it was a addictive game. I had time to spare and took this opportunity to exercise my rusting brain.

I took quite some time to catch the concept. Quite fun. HAHA! Anyway, most importantly, i jotted down the last 4 numbers i filled in onto the sudoku sheet. Guess that's the only thing i can do with sudoku. I'm going to buy 4D. That was the main purpose of doing it actually, haha! Who knows if i hit the jackpot.

1929 must kena!

MISS YA!

2006-06-02T15:50:00.000+08:00

Dear's off to shanghai for her family holiday. Missing you dear!

Fortunately you be back in a couple of days. Yeah!

MyTeam!

2006-05-30T23:45:00.000+08:00

I switched to TV3 to watch the Myteam vs. Malaysia game last sunday after the F1 race at Monte Carlo. And i was shocked that the national team was trailing by 1 goal. It burst into laughter when i saw the results and my father's right. He suggested that the national team is 'lap sap' compared to the glory days of SOH CHI AUN and co. How can our national team which trains day in day out lose to a bunch of amateurs who just started training 3 months ago?!! Where is our national football heading to?

Thumbs up for Khairy and JLo for their effort and dedications in making this team possible. And a bow to the myteam players who are just normal folks, eg. waiter, boatman, toll collector, etc. They really shown the Malaysia Boleh spirit with their relentless style of playing and in the end, they could still have their heads held high even after a defeat.

National team? National football? Dad, i never agree to you more. I don't understand how can a national team perform on such level. They have lost the match if not for the 2 free kicks which went pass the Myteam goalkeeper. SHAME! And the commentator still made some ridiculous excuse that the national team is inexperience and this kind of game shouldn't have been arranged as it would tarnish the national team's image. Haha! Do they deserve any reputation?

Fact Sheet: Sexual Health

2006-05-27T18:40:00.000+08:00

Does using a tampon causes loss of virginity?

It's dependent to the cultural and sexual perception of virginity in different cultures and societies. But factually, using a tampon would not cause the loss of virginity. It is only restricted to first sexual experience when you SLEPT with a man. But you mustn't SLEEP with a tampon on. Although it does not qualifies as a sexual intercourse, but it might cause Toxic Shock Syndrome(TSS).

i'm so hollow, babeh

2006-05-27T00:21:00.000+08:00

Used to think that it's a far fetch dream whenever i see Kevin Bacon disappear in thin air in Hollow Man on tv.

A scientist from Imperial found some way to bend light in such a way that it will literally put you out of sight. Light will just bend around you and you become invisible!

A great invention. Loners would never feel enstranged in an unfamiliar place anymore as they could just make themselves invisible as easily as people ignore them.

No more infringement of privacy as people would never know what you are doing behind your mystical cloak. You wouldn't need to leave digging your nose back home, moreover, eating what you had dug. HAHA!

It makes you invisible, not invincible. So its not a good idea to wander around with your invisibility suit. You might be unlucky that a bulldozer might run over you as you cross the street. It's your fault that you do not want to be seen.

Exam Results

2006-05-23T00:38:00.000+08:00

Revelation. Tomorrow i would either be punching the air with joy or sink my head into disappointment. Exam results are due to be out tomorrow evening. Damn scared. This semester's exam is real tough! I wish i can pass every one of them. I don't want a resit. It would definitely ruin my holiday and my plans.

The Da Vinci Code: The Movie

2006-05-18T22:30:00.000+08:00

Manila banned the movie. Thailand censored 10 minutes of the end of the movie. Believers around the world is fuming over the screening of this highly controversial movie. The protest reaches a new height since the introduction of the novel three years ago. It's just fiction! Why grudge about it. The more you do, the more publicity it gains. Why don't just sit back and just take it as entertainment. Or just boycott the movie so that less money goes into their coffers. I watched it today and its a fine movie!

The Final

2006-05-17T23:24:00.000+08:00

Four more hours to the final of the UEFA Champions League. The ultimate prize of europeon club championship. The final show down at Stade de France, set perfectly for the occasion. What lie ahead is not just a competition between players, but a battle of men for pride, honour and most importantly, the accolade of "greatest of all".

Barcelona vs. Arsenal. Champion-elect vs. underdog. Ronaldinho vs. Thierry Henry. FIFA World Player of The Year Ronaldinho shall create magic to consolidate his place in the history as one legends of football. Thierry Henry shall let his skills and potent instinct speak for him, silencing the verdicts of inferiority to Ronaldinho. Tonight, uproars of cheers and moans of anguish would rule the night as fans guarding their TV sets with their eyes locked onto it. I shall lose sleep.

I am a fan of neither both the clubs, but i would not miss a match with such magnitude. The Champions League always promised great entertainment and surprises. Episodes of previous finals are ingrained in my mind and i could still vividly recall Liverpool's magnificient comeback the year before. The jubilant milanese thought they already had the trophy within their grasps and yet, came crashing down into defeat in a matter of minutes.

Will Barcelona win the coveted trophy? Or Arsenal would win something great to avoid another barren season? GMT +8:00 3.00a.m. The beautiful game begins.

The Da Vinci Code

2006-05-16T13:05:00.000+08:00

I bought The Da Vinci Code as a new read during the holidays. There is so much hype around this book and the newly-released movie that i couldn't resist to set my hands on it. I read the previous installation of Robert Langdon's quest of mystery revelation in Angels and Demons but the Da Vinci Code is just as good, if not better, as the former.

The book transpire the alledged cover-ups in Christianity history and mysteries which dwelled among the secret societies which guard the ultimate truth. The story evolved around the works of the revered artist, architect and philosopher of the 15th century, Leonardo Da Vinci. With his creativity and ingenious intepretation of Da Vinci works, Dan Brown really had the readers spiralling down an abyss of confusion between fact and fiction. His assumptions that there were clear indication of metaphors of the biblical character Mary Magdelene in Da Vinci's work and that some historical monuments around Europe manifest some hidden secrets was mind-blobbing. Incessant episodes of code breakings and more code breakings added much suspense to the already intriguing book.

As a buddhist myself, i read this book for mere entertainment and i had no interest in historical facts. I knew there were debates about the authenticity and credibility in Dan Brown's work all around the world. Some Christians were left in tears of disbelief as some theories had shaken the very foundation of their inner faith. Some Christians held strongly to their ground and branded the book heretic and blasphemous. So Dark the Con of Man, and so Smart the Business Man. So smart of Dan Brown. What drew more attention and concerns emotionally than religion itself? With little creativity and some parts and pieces of research of past historians, he produced a fictitious novel which makes his one of the richest and influential writers after JK Rowling.

Then, i thought of another recent controversial book called 1421: The Year China Discoverd the World. The author Gavin Mendes proposed some theories about Zheng He finding the world before Christopher Columbus which caused a stirrup among historians, East and West. But his findings have loose ends and not strong enough to support his argument. Thus, in a documentary by National Geographic, he fell victims the masterful interrogation of the interviewer and his theories fell into parts, one by one. It left Mendes grasping for air, desperately concealing the flaws his ambiguous claims and theories which was quesionable for their credibility. Since then, his book was branded as more of a lie to earn attention and business ventures.
But you can't blame a former sailor and seafarer who had little training in writing like Dan Brown, a graduate of Amherst College and Phillip Exeter Academy for creative writing. With a little more craftmanship and some innovations, he could have made a much more interesting story of Zheng He playing tennis with King George, of Zheng He playing mahjong with the Timbaktu Chiefman, of Zheng He's rendezvous with Red Indians, ec cetera, ec cetera... With a pinch zest and some fabrications, he could have turned a boring book into a money-making machine. Whenever people find faults in his theories which question his credibility as an historian and claiming him as a fake, he could easily flip his book to the back of its hard cover, directing his readers to an inconspicuous corner with a punny statement:

"Work of Fiction".

Pulau Redang!

2006-05-09T12:31:00.000+08:00

Exam was just over last friday and on that night, we packed our stuff and headed to Pulau Redang! We took the 10.30pm bus at PWTC bus terminal and slept our way throughout the journey.

We reached Kuala Terengganu about 6.30 in the morning. We should have reached early if not that the bus driver took his time for his supper break and toilet stops. Fortunately we arrived about the same time our friend in the other bus which left 30 minutes earlier.

We had our breakfast. Kuala Terengganu is a small town and we had some chinese food for breakfast. The food doesn't taste good, perhaps due to the fact that chinese is a minority race in the northern states.

We took a speed boat and reached Pulau Redang in about 45 minutes from Merang Jetty. We were dumbfounded by the scenery. Crystal clear water and a white sandy beach. I will never forget the moment i first lay foot on this island, literally, as the sand is soft like silk.

After a small briefing from a guide, we sprung into action and headed for our first snorkelling trip. Snorkelling took a big chunk of our stay there and i cherished every moment of it. Each snorkelling trip was better than the last and every one of them was spectacular. Its a good feeling of freedom and relaxation to swim among fishes like one of them. And we were lucky to see a couple of turtles, sharks and a super gigantic eel. I never knew the water was so robust with life! Nothing compared to the experience, not even National Geographic. =)

We took part in a squid catching competition organized by the Malaysian Tourism Board. That night, an entourage of 20 ships headed to deep sea to be the champions of cangatan sotong. Too bad i didn't get any sotong. Damn! Anyway, its put a great deal of test to our patience and our stomach. The ship we were on rocked so violently that it left everyone of us nauseatic and put us off contention. Fortunately, at the very last minute of the expedition, Sumin worked miracle and got a 40cm squid. It was his first and the longest of our group. We won the 5th prize for it and got a big hamper!!!

I would not post any more photo on my blog. It will all be on flickr.

Pulau REDANG was GREAT!!!!!

Mind-mapping

2006-04-28T02:27:00.000+08:00

I'm kinda burning the midnight oil since i slumbered during the 2 week long study break. I was desperately cramping my head with facts and definitions but most left my brain unprocessed. I was elated when i read in an article that there's a renowned method which can boost brain power and help memorizing. It's mind mapping!

mind mapping....mapping mapping....

I started at a point in the middle, and it branched out to more facts and definations and so on. It turned out worse than i thought. It adds chaos to my already confused mind. Perhaps its the consequence of fitting a whole chapter of P. Microbiology onto one sheet of paper.

What is this? DA VINCI CODE?

I created something that maybe even Robert Langdon can't decipher.
I shall call this THE EDMOND LEE CODE.

ps: Do not try mind-mapping without any professional guidance.

A brand new view

2006-04-25T13:58:00.000+08:00

Finally, i parted with my companion of 2 years. I am very much grateful of two years of experiences that it opened my eyes to.

But today onwards, i am going to look at things with a new perspective, with a new point of view...

...through my new lenses.

Radio Malaya gig

2006-04-23T13:37:00.000+08:00

Radio Malaya gig @ KLPac

Dear asked me to go for this launch party of this music compilation of indie music by some of the local bands like Furniture, Muck, muze etc. She was dying to go and i was more than willing for a new experience.

Radio Malaya poster

KLPac - Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre

We reached Sentul West Park where KLPac was, 20 minutes late. We were welcomed by a breathtaking architecture of KLPac. Its a building of glass and aluminium supports with a pinch of retrospect as they retained part of a old british buiding. We bought tickets and headed into PENTAS 2 where the event was held. The guys were still doing sound testing. So we went to the waiting hall and got our hands on some souvenirs. We bought 2 Furniture t-shirts and a CD. Dear was delighted that finally she found the CD she longed for.

There were good news that indie music would be a new kind of mainstream music in Malaysia. But alas, the attendance at KLPac did not support the claim. Yet, the quality of Malaysian indie music was not justified by the attendance when the whole industry was under the realm of government's fist of power. This little branching of alternative music was supressed up to only that mere exposure to the public.

Fathulistiwa Soundscape

The first band which performs was Fathuslistiwa Soundscape. It was nice and then it was followed by the performance of Furniture. They were what we were waiting for. Unfortunately, their performance was disturbed by some glitches in the sound system. We were standing just right at the stage and manage to catch the actions of the band. The guitarist was just right in front of us and he couldn't hide his frustration with his effect pedals.

Furniture

Lucy in the Loo

Some of the bands were great, some ok, some bad. They are just my personal opinions and its one of the most prominent characteristic of indie music. Independent musicians made music for themselves and so not all of them would suit our personal moods or tastes.

We left after Harmacy's second song. I had tired legs but i opened my eyes and more importantly, opened my ears 3 full hours of some great music and some noisy ones. haha!

We still had some time to visit the Koi centre at Sentul Park. The centre was specially built to breed mega-sized koi's.

Koi Centre entrance

Koi

small jetty at the artificial lake

preserved colonial mansion

STUDY!

2006-04-17T15:26:00.000+08:00

2 more weeks to degree exam. It's not really the degree exam alright. It would not contribute to the grades in the end of the exam but its important that i pass this to move on. And the exam was no longer as easy as previous exams anymore. We will be having SAQ's instead of fully MCQs....

I need to study, study and study more in this two weeks of final hurdle towards the ultimate test. GAMBATEH!

Photo's upload

2006-04-09T17:22:00.000+08:00

Uploaded the IMU ball photos onto Road blog.

Click on any thumbnails on the flickr link badge on the sidebar to see the photos

IMU Ball

2006-04-07T16:07:00.000+08:00

IMU BALL ~ 1st APRIL 2006

It's all about taking photos....

and taking photos....

and more photos.... so simple and yet elegant nite!

Be right back

2006-03-24T00:28:00.000+08:00

While writing this particular blog post, i am wasting precious minutes and seconds. With every click of the mouse, another minute went flushing down the toilet.

Recently, i do not have the luxury to sit back, relax and think about new ideas for my blog. Although i enjoy writing blogs more than writing pharmaco and microb reports, but obligation always triumphs over leisure and i have no choice but give up the former... for the time being.

I'll be right back!

Why so jam?

2006-03-15T21:05:00.000+08:00

Why so jam everyday? Erroneous roadsigns is undoubtly one of the culprits in the city's flawed road transport. This is one of the signs which might have misled road users towards wrong directions and eventually into massive traffic jams.

Ipoh... so left or right?
A motorist dilemma.

I would rather follow my instincts instead of roadsigns sometimes. So left or right? Confused?
This is real message the sign conveys....

So if you turn left, you would not need to pay toll but there will definitely be a jam at peak hours. If you take the route on the right, it will lead you to the highway in which you need to pay RM 2.50 extra. And if you are not travelling during the peak hours, you would be wasting your money to pay the RM 2.50 toll.

But still, the best way to Ipoh is neither left or right! The fastest and cheapest way to Ipoh from this junction in front of the Kuala Lumpur mosques is to go backwards to where you came from towards north to Sg. Buloh through Segambut. Road signs are all but helping motorists.

It's like you are in a scenario when you are right in front of a toilet when you ask a stranger for directions to a toilet. Instead of telling you that the toilet is right behind you, the stranger gave you two options, two toilets which are located 2 miles away from where you are. And by the time you reach one of the toilets, you probably wet your pants already.

Stress snowballing

2006-03-14T22:54:00.000+08:00

The Winter Olympics was long over. But yet there's still something going down the icy slopes, with growing velocity and momentum. That is my snowball of stress.

Hike in petrol prices and the frail transports system have caused some uproars of emotions and affected the livelyhood of many, and i'm one of them. The traffic on roads all over KL was nonsensical.

Traffic reports on radio programmes might as well be deemed useless when nearly all roads are either busy or slow-moving or non-moving.
No need to report la like this!
Everyone also know everywhere also jam mah!
Or just say everywhere also jam!
No need to mention Jln Bkt. Bintang or Jln Kuching or Penang Bridge la!
Sure got jam one!

Sometimes i really felt like pulling over to the emergency lane and have a nap since its just a waste of time and petrol to crawl inches by inches on multimillion ringgit highways.

I'm even more frustrated at LDP where we pay to be in a traffic jam. It jams from the LDP Kepong Toll station to Sri Damansara everyday since the closure of MRR2. I would be lucky to get back home in 45 minutes at the 2km stretch!

Enough of the jams and jams. And addition to that there are more and more of assignments, homeworks, reports and essays to finish. Class tests and class tests are just right the corner and i was hardly able to grasp any idea of the chemical structures, the -prazoles, the -tolols, the -naline etc....

The worst of all is that i have less and less time to write my blog. Sh*t

Uma Rani

2006-03-12T12:41:00.000+08:00

Those who lives at Sentul and along Jalan Ipoh should be very familiar with the name. I used to visit this indian (not mamak, they do not sell beef) restaurant during my schoolboy days when i had my tuition nearby. It used to be an ordinary restaurant which offers normal teh tariks and roti's. After 2 years, i went back to the same shop. I was greeted by an alien new restaurant. I thought Uma Rani had ceased operation and taken over by a new tenant. But upon closer inspection, its the same old Uma Rani!

The new Uma Rani

They rented the level above the ground floor and renovated it into an air-conditioned to accommodate more seats. I heard from my friend that they renovated it for 1 year already. Its kinda late for me to talk about it. anyway....

Wide window for better view

The decoration on the first floor is lavish. It has a bar and also chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.

Chandelier. Too much for a mamak stall ok!

a bar

The mamak stall looks more like a cafe now. I ordered roti planta and tosai. The food was not as good as it used to be. And i was disappointed the the nasi lemak was sold out.

I gulped down a cup of neslo and there goes my Sunday breakfast. I heard that they had a projector TV on Saturday and Sunday nights to show live football matches. Uma Rani would be packed with people until the wee hours in the morning.

Saman

2006-03-10T23:44:00.000+08:00

I got a letter from the Royal Malaysian Police Department today.

Addressed to the owner of my car

I got a feeling that what's inside will be nothing good....

Yes... a saman! or fine!

I was caught by a speedtrap. I was found to be speeding, about 19km/j over the limit on Lebuhraya Mahameru. I never knew there's speedtrap there. I learnt my lesson and i won't drive fast anymore. RM 150 was quite expensive for a lesson.

Weather causing havoc

2006-03-09T23:13:00.000+08:00

Areas around the Klang Valley had been hit hard by storm for the past few days. Today, the storm grew stronger and hit Subang Jaya badly, causing a havoc at the area. The strong wind brought by the storm swept through the town, uprooting trees and also destroying road signs, banners and billboards. There were leaves and rubbish littered all around like it was hit by a hurricane.

unfortunate car pinned down by fallen tree

Some houses even have their roof blown away. Another house was seen having its roofing for its veranda totally destroyed by the strong wind. Fortunately it did not happen back here at home.

For a better future

2006-03-08T10:02:00.000+08:00

I am sitting right in IMU Computer Aided Learning Lab (CAL) writing this post. Hardly find any words to describe my surrounding now, but what i see beyond this room is the picture of the interior of an abandoned building project. Aluminium frames/supporters were set up to support the roof of the alledged additional floor and corridors are now badly lit with flickering bulbs and failing lightings. Every inlet for sunlight was either sealed off or blocked, deluding me into the thought that its after working hours when i should be heading back home onto my cozy bed. And this added to my early morning blues which stressed my eyelids more. They were trying hard to prevent me from dozing into a hibernation.

Despite the fact that the school had promised us that the construction/renovation would not interfere with our lectures and studies, the first thing that welcomed me when i stepped into the Lecture Theatre (LT1) for class yesterday was the noise of heavy drilling from above. The incessant perturbing sound of the drills was really testing our patience. At some point during the lectures, the voice of the lecturers became only mere whispers. I wished i knew how to lip-read. And now, there's an orchestra of pilling and machinery works above. I never knew the school has a collaboration with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra with Phua Chu Kang as the conductor. I doubt that the contractors adhered to the Indoor Noise Pollution Index.

I wished that the authorities would be more considerate and inform the contractors that they should only carry out the noisy works during the evening or night. Eventhough the works are done for better facilities for us in the future, i would rather not have them if it compromise the quality of our studies.

Brokeback Mountain

2006-03-06T18:08:00.000+08:00

Congrats to Ang Lee for the Best Director accolade he received during the 78th annual Academy Awards. Too bad it can't have a clean sweep of awards when "Crash" stole the Best Film. Brokeback Mountain, the movie in which Ang Lee directed was a story of 2 cowboys who fell in love with each other at the wrong place and the wrong time. Looking beyond the homosexuality, it's a great love story. "We could have had a great life together," Jack Twist the cowboy said. Perhaps they could have a great life if they were not born within the social constraints of the conservative countryside of the 1960's. In the end, the only place they had for themselves was the fictitious Brokeback Mountain.

Brokeback Mountain, the only place for them to love..... and make love =P
Poor Ernis and Jack.

Fortunately, we have our own...

Brokeback Fountain!

*I'm not gay. Neither does Wei Meng. Thanks WMeng for the pose, and also thanks SuMin for the shot.

How to start a fire

2006-03-05T21:56:00.000+08:00

Starting a fire is rather an art than skill. Especially when we are living in a world where gas stoves are easily available and the use of charcoal combustion fire is seeping away from our society. It's not hard to start a fire nowadays, but it is how you start it that matters. And whenever there's a need for charcoal fire for BBQ, that's when i find how hard it is to start a nice fire. With much practice and some past experiences, i finally found the trick.

Rule 1: Use charcoal fragments instead of big blocks. If there are none in the pack, break them into pieces to the sizes of syillings.

Rule 2: Pile them up and leave a space at the centre for the fire starter.

Rule 3: Do not fan when the fire starter was lit. Wait until the fire starter was all burnt out.

Rule 4: Cover the fire starter with bigger blocks of charcoal from above but allow some room for oxygen.

Rule 5: Patience.

When the small fragments of charcoals are red hot and burning, fan it vigorously. A fire would soon appear. And again, be patient and add more charcoal to burn. If u are in a hurry, you can skip all the steps above. Dip your charcoal in petrol and lit it with a lighter. But then your chicken wings might smell like your car exhaust.

nice fire

When all the charcoals turn white, u can spread it over your bbq stove and start your BBQ! I recommend slow fire which is easier to control and your food would not turn into ashes the instant you glance away from the bbq fire. Yesterday i started a fire and bbq-ed the leftover lamb shoulders from a party the day before. They was charcoal-cooked to perfection with a spread of butter. The mutton sizzled under the slow fire and melted fat and juice dripped onto the fire making 'hisses' sound. When they were done, it was eaten with mint sauce bought from hypermarket days ago. YUM! The best lamb-steak i ever had!

Happy Birthday!

2006-03-04T13:46:00.000+08:00

Yesterday is my bro's bday. So our family threw a party for him.
It's a steamboat + bbq party but it ended up everyone opting for steamboat and there's only a few of us left around the bbq stove. The food was enough to cater for almost 40 ppl but there's about 20++ of us. We even bought 2 cakes in which one remained untouched. The purchase of the cake took me one full hour to reach home at the jam at LDP near the MRR2 interchange. Cars avoided the stretch of road at MRR2 and thus clogging up the stretch after the toll on LDP. To make matter worse it rained so heavily that i was worried that it might affect the party afterwards. Fortunately the weather gave way and there was no rain in Kepong until midnight. When i reached home, all the guest arrived and the food was all prepared. I did not even have to start up the bbq stove. It was all done skillfully by kak who had been setting up charcoal stoves to boil soup every single day. Then there was the steamboat. There were all kind of balls, fishballs, porkballs, sotongballs, salmon balls to choose from. There were also dumplings, sui gao, fish noodles just to name a few. We didn't manage to finish everything so tonight, we will also have steamboat for dinner tonight. =)

Happy Birthday to BRO!

Refuel

2006-03-02T21:23:00.000+08:00

I went to refuel my car today. My calculation was right.

RM63.20 for one full tank of Primax!

It's so hard to maintain a car nowadays with fuel price sky-rocketing. But yet I am grateful that i am driving a Myvi which is quite fuel-economic. For my parent's car with larger fuel tanks twice the size of mine, one refuel would cost up to RM 120. It's an eye-sore to sign off that sum on ccard for petrol alone. Let say if the government decided not to subsidise anymore, 60L tank of a 2000cc car would cost RM 150 at RM 2.50/L. Imagine this newly graduate accountant with a salary of RM1k needs to pump his car 3 times a month. 3x150=RM450! RM1000-RM450 = RM 550. Half of his salary went to petrol! How about house rent? How about food? How about the money to hang out with friends? How about dates? How about household expenditure? How about Astro? How about gym? Haih.. No need drive liao la. Take bicycle only.

When will the age of electric cars and fuel cells come by? Please, let it be tomorrow!

RM1.92/litre

2006-02-28T00:08:00.000+08:00

RM1.92 per litre! What!? Yes! The government have announced that the petrol price would rise to RM 1.92/L for RON97 petrol with effect from tuesday.

A 30 sen rise and the gahmen said that they can't continue to dig into their coffers to subsidise us any more since the price of petroleum fuel remains sky high. As usual they will compare our cheap petrol price with other neighbouring countries and say how lucky we are to have such a low rate... blah blah blah.

All i care is that how much it will cost me after the price hike. I made some simple calculations and found out that a full tank which would only cost me about RM52 previously will now cost RM 61!

Die loh.. i guess i gonna start using V-power...

since its diesel... its cheaper

i'm back...

2006-02-26T21:41:00.000+08:00

It had been nearly a week since i update my blog. I was busy during the orientation of new batch of juniors. I had one whole week of fun but i couldn't find any extra time in writing blogs since i only managed to reach home at midnite nearly everyday.

The orientation had brought heavy toll on some of us. Some of my friends was sick and dear also caught a fever after the tiring orientation week. i was worried for her and i rather have myself being sick myself.

Dear! Get well soon! Take care!

P106 Orientation Week

2006-02-20T14:53:00.000+08:00

The P106 orientation weeks commences. Both the seniors and juniors would have a great week of fun and joy ahead. In spite of the dirty games and embarassing moments, we will have loads of fun and also know each other more. We didn't want to treat them that way, but we must adhere to our course's tradition. It's not our choice to make and do it we must! So juniors, don't blame us... Ngek ngek ngek. Have FUN!

Tawakal Hokkien Mee

2006-02-20T00:53:00.000+08:00

We were filled with emptiness and dejection after watching Manchester United bow in defeat to Liverpool in the FA cup fifth round. It had been 85 years since MU lost to Liverpool in a FA cup draw. This defeat was hard to digest and so we decided to fill our disappointment with... supper!

We heard from someone who was told by someone that there was one fried hokkien mee stall near Tawakal which is very popular and nice. So we decided to give it a try.

This shop is located right behind Tawakal Hospital and very easy to find.

The place was fullhouse. Fortunately we manage to secure a table when someone left just at the moment we reached.

The Moonlight Hor

The food was ok ok only. Not as delicious as some ppl said. Anyway, we had a full stomach and also numbed out sorrows.

Ops. Saving Bandaraya

2006-02-18T14:18:00.000+08:00

*Bandaraya fishes

This pair of bandaraya fish was from my house's aquarium but we decided to isolate them from the other fishes when they started chasing after them. We put them in a small pail while we decide what we should do with them. It had been a week since they were isolated and on a few occasions, one of them managed to leap out of the pail and ended up on the kitchen floor. And last night, the escape went to the extreme...

Hey, where do u think u are going?!

As you can see, this fish could have easily crawled 5 feet from where it should be. And this daring escape was flopped, not until i found out about it early morning.

Arghh... another attempt failed.
Should have used my skateboard.

*The bandaraya fishes got their name from bandaraya garbage collectors as they also clean up the aquarium by eating up dirt and dung.

Zh'ng old car

2006-02-17T23:27:00.000+08:00

I took this pict in the 1 Utama parking. The car looked strange and when i inspected upon it upclose, i found that the owner of this car zh'ng his car to look like AE86 in the Initial D series.

Home-made tofu - Initial D

It is not surprising that there are people who tried to modify their old cars from junks into Initial D's AE86. But for this, the car owner didn't zh'ng his car well. It looked ridiculous so to speak. Either its parody or merely trying to make a fool out of himself, the owner of the car surely did drew some attention. Frankly speaking, i would like to have that car for our orientation InitialP video. Too bad i did not have his contact.

Taiko! Can borrow ur car ah? Where u Zh'ng one?

*Zh'ng in cantonese stands for repairing, modifying, making, etc....

COOL!

2006-02-15T13:01:00.000+08:00

There an article in the papers recently which was written based on a research done by the University of Nebrasky of United States. The research was done to identify the most frequently used english word in conversations and they found out that it is the word COOL. According to leading researcher Prof. D. Kruman, he himself uses the word COOL so frequently and he could have easily used it 50++ times a day. This is probably how he achieved the feat.

student1: Good morning professor!
P. Kruman: Hey! good morning! A cool day we have huh.. U look cool today!
student1: Thanz. U look great too.
P. Kruman: Cool!

5 cool's in one greeting. Then in class.

P. Kruman: Hi class! Don't u all feel cool? Is the air-cool turned to its maximum?
Student 2: (raised his hand)
P. Kruman:Yes, that cool-looking young man over there. Do you have any queries?
Student 2: What's air-cool, professor?
P. Kruman: Air-cool? Oh, it's the machine which conditions the air so that u have a cool and comfortable environment to study in...got it?
Student 2: Alrite...(that's the air-conditioner! Stupid!)
P. Kruman: Cool!

Another 5.... Then at the school cafetaria.

P. Kruman: May i have a cool-blended latte, smoked turkey sandwiches and a cool-cream, thanks.
Waiter: Pardon me, can you please repeat your order?
P. Kruman: Ok, a cool-blended latte, smoked turkey sandwiches and a cool-cream.
Waiter: Do you mean ice-blended latte?
P. Kruman: Cool! Exactly!
Waiter: What the heck is cool-cream?
P. Kruman: Ice-cream! Got it?
Waiter: Alright..(Old fag!)
P. Kruman: Cool!

And 6 times more.... Then at home,

P. Kruman: Hi dear! How's your day?
Wife: Fine
P. Kruman: I had a cool day too!
Wife: Alright... (who cares)
P. Kruman: Why is the pasta so cool?
Wife: It's yesterday's
P. Kruman: Cool!
Wife: I had something to tell you.
P. Kruman: Cool! What do you want to tell me?
Wife: Can you stop saying the word cool? F*cking irritating.
P. Kruman: Cool down, dear! Keep your cool and we should have a talk.
Wife: You just did it again.
P. Kruman: Did i? Cool!
Wife: F*ck!
P. Kruman: Why are you acting so cool nowadays?
WIfe: I don't want to listen anymore.
P. Kruman: What's wrong with cool? COOL COOL COOL!
Wife: i want a divorce.
P. Kruman: Cool!..... hey.... wat? divorce?

13 times....

5+5+6+13 = 29 cool's.... already

Yes, no doubt how he can use it more than 50 times per day. Wat a freak!

To dearest:

2006-02-14T22:07:00.000+08:00

To dearest Lin Lin:

Happy Valentine's Day!
Love Ya!

inseperable....

Thanz dear! Love the present and the card u gimme!

Taman Sempalit Baru, Raub

2006-02-13T21:44:00.000+08:00

Taman Sempalit Baru?

Sounds like Taman Sembelit Baru or New Constipation Garden to me. Haha!
Just joking... My uncle's family lived there and Sempalit is a small town in Raub, Pahang.
It is renowned for its peanuts and not even Hand Mark or Pagoda Mark can match the Sempalit Peanuts. Maybe ppl there used to eat so much of them that they got chronic constipation.

Chap Goh Meh!

2006-02-12T23:09:00.000+08:00

CNY Special 28

Today is Chap Goh Meh, and also the last day of the Chinese New Year! The 15th day of the Dog year also marks the end of my CNY Special blogs. Today is also the Chinese Valentine's Day. Happy Chinese Valentine's Day. Love ya, dear!

My family celebrated Chap Goh Meh in a low note as one of our close relatives passed away recently. We had some prayers in the morning and had a vegetarian dinner. This vegetarian dinner was meant to help our tummy to gear down after nearly half a month of feasting. And yet again, my aunt made some great vegetarian dishes out of normal ingredients in which we still filled our stomach to the brim. YUM!

"Bak goh and fatt choy"

"Lin ngou fried long beans"

"Mushrooms with dry taufu"

I wish we will have a prosperous and peaceful year ahead. I had a few new year resolutions in which i hope i can fulfill. May the New Dog Year bless everyone with happiness and joy for the whole year ahead!

GONG XI FA CAI! XAM XIONG XI XENG!

CNY Special 28

MRR2

2006-02-12T00:15:00.000+08:00

When i travelled back from Raub recently, i got stuck in a jam at the Kepong stretch of MRR2. The stretch of flyover was closed for public use for repair works to be done. Cracks were found in 31 in 33 of the supporting pillars and the Work Ministry was concerned of the safety of motorists using the highway.

The flyover ahead was empty

jam.. jam.. jam..

The highway was meant to ease the traffic at the area. In the end, it made matter worse.

We had to take a detour near Taman Desa Jaya.

One of the pillars

cracks

cracks with sensors attached to monitor the condition

More cracks...

The condition of the bridge deteriorated and it was ordered to be closed.

MRR2 from another view... what a waste...

I do not want to criticise anyone here and end up in ISA. But it really made me wonder where all the taxpayers money went.

Service

2006-02-11T23:26:00.000+08:00

11835km... That's the mileage my car had travelled. It was 1835km over the 10,000km mark for the scheduled service and fortunately i managed to book a time for my 'brother' for his medical checkup. It was not my fault for the extra mileage but it was all because of people who started to worry about their car's condition which cause an exodus of concerned car owners who sent their cars for checkups before the CNY holidays.

Perodua service at Taman Bukit Maluri

It was my first visit to this service centre as i used to travel all the way to Setapak to service my car. And soon i found that how stupid i was to travel for nearly 1 hour back and fro Setapak when there's one just at my doorsteps. Since this service centre is so near my house, i had the luxury to leave my car there and head back home. In contrast, i would normally wait for up to an hour and for my car to be serviced at Setapak and time went down the drain in the customer's lounge reading outdated magazines.

Comment box... Seperate entries for happy people and sad people

got myself some souvenirs
prihatin my ass...

RING RING! Encik, kereta anda dah siap!

After lunch, the service centre called so i went picked up my car. They did the routine oil change and also changed the faulty handbrake system which was in every Myvi of the early batches. I asked my 'bro' how he felt after the checkup but that introvert dude didn't even say a word. I suppose he's fine.