CNY Lou Sang

So the snake year is here!This is the time to eat up and not worry bout putting on weight!And if you do,you have excuse to do so.
Had too many lou sangs this year!8 times by now!!!But I really do enjoy the tossing 'ceremony' whereby my family members, friends or colleagues chanting auspicious phrases and good wishes.
Yee Sang @GreenView - RM58 awfully expensive!
Yee Sang @Lau Heong Sentul - RM33 just decent!

2 More days left before the last day of CNY. How fast time flies...

Here wishing everyone good health, happy, prosperous and blessed chinese new year!

Christmas Radio

Found a really cool radio station that i can stream online radio.

Radio Santa Claus

Have been listening to this channel for 2 weeks now. Play really classic and awesome christmas songs. No ads. No one talking. Put you in the christmasy mood. :)

There are other stations but yet to explore.

20122012

This year is pretty special. First , we have 121212 which falls on a Wednesday. Auspicious day to tie the knot. Then today is 20122012. This will only happen once in a lifetime. However, it's just a normal day for me. Go to work. Xmas Gift exchange and then wait for tomorrow 21122012 which is known as Doomsday. Apparently, the Mayan calendar ends on this date. And in chinese calendar, its the winter solstice day in which the time for the Chinese family to get together.

Well, I don't believe tomorrow the world will end. It just will not happen. Just my thoughts.
But there are some people who are really hoping that the world will end. Why?
So that they can escape from living in this world that they so despised. To continue living is meaningless but not having the courage to end their own lives. So, Armageddon is possibly the best thing that could ever happen to them.

I cherish all my family and friends and wish for abundance health, happiness and prosperity!

Live simply, love deeply and laugh heartily!
 

Happy Birthday MJ

Today is Michael Jackson's 51th birthday if he were still alive. My dad used to play his songs when i was young..when i was 4 or 5..back then when TV3's Muzik Muzik played chinese, english and malay songs. My dad recorded Billy Jean,Beat it, We are the World with the VCR and played them with loud speakers..:P
My favourite MJ's song is Billy Jean. Although at that time, i didnt know what's the lyrics about..i just hum to the rhythm..and i love the ryhthm..the drum beats..
If it wasnt for his untimely death, i think i wouldnt know what this song is about. 'Billy Jean , not my lover' is about a female fan who claimed that he has fathered her child.
His music transcends the language and cultural differences barrier. It doesnt matter you are black or white or asian, it's all bout dancing, humming and feeling good.
Michael Jackson, truly one of a kind.

Here's a 1983 video when he first introduced his moon walk to the world.
*Notice the glove on his left hand, which was hastily made from a golf glove decorated with rhinestone for this performance.

Wisdom Teeth Removal

I got two wisdom teeth removed last saturday.
When i got to the dental clinic(Chais Dental Clinic) in Jalan Bangkung, the front desk lady gave me several pills to take...4 painkillers, 1 oral sedation pill (to make u drowsy but still conscious) and 3 other pills which i just swallowed without thinking much.

I took an xray last year at Kok Dental Clinic at pudu but decided not to have my extraction there coz the clinic doesnt look appealing to me. It felt like a government hospital, everyone is in the same room with different dentists doing their jobs with just a small partition..no privacy watsoever.

So, after about half an hour or so...i kinda lost track of time. I went to the room and was greeted by a young doctor - Dr Raymond Chai...surprisingly young and pleasant looking. I thot my dentist was going to be someone middle aged and very experienced.

He told me that i would have to remove both upper and lower wisdom teeth. So i said okie..no worries..hahaha.

He was a very polite gentleman. Each time he asked me to open my mouth bigger, he would say please and thank you. Each time, without fail!

First, he checked my teeth..then he started to inject the local anesthesia into the gums...it was painless..he injected bout 4- 5 times to numb the upper and lower site..i just close my eyes.. Soon after, my right jaw and tongue started to feel numb. I realized now the importance of tongue..hahaha..i cant spit out the bitter taste of the anaestasia due to my numbed tongue.

The suction tube was inserted to drain the excess blood. I could hear the sound of drilling and cutting..but i didnt feel any pain except that when the suction tube hit on my lower and upper lips.

I think the surgery lasted more than an hour coz my jaw was opened for that long. That was the only pain i felt.

He did some stitching and then gave me a gauze to bite on to stop the bleeding.

After the extraction, i was asked to do another xray. i asked the nurse, has the upper wisdom tooth been removed?She said yes..wow,thank god coz my jaw hurt from opening too long..

The front desk lady, i supposed is the boss, showed me the video on the after care of wisdom tooth removal and gave me some painkillers,antibiotics, swelling reducing pills, and diazepam for better sleep. They even gave me ice pack to put on my face.

Overall, the surgery went well and i didnt have to eat anything for dinner coz i had something before the surgery.
After the anaesthetic started to wear off, i felt the jaw pretty swollen and blood still coming out.

I was too tired..i went to sleep after i got home and it was indeed a good sleep..
I was given 2 days mc too..hahaha.

Total Damage : RM1400

yawn

Yawning is highly contagious. As i m writing this, i have yawned a couple of times.
Yawn! If you read this boring but proven to be a true statement, you may yawn..coz it happens to me every time. When you see someone yawn, more likely than not that you will yawn too. I dont know why but it has been happening to me since young and i cant control it..yawning is insurpressable! Highly contagious...
Are you yawning now? If not, then probably i fail to make u yawn..hahaha...
Happy Yawning!

Happy New Year 2009!!

I wish everyone a very happy,properous and memorable new year!!

Well,I think I made a pretty absurd resolution last year which I have no intention of fulfilling -to reach office by 930am..hahah..Punctuality is not my forte. Not that i dislike my job. I do like going to work but the career path just isn't there. I can't see where i am 3-5 years down the road if i continue to stay at this company. But then again it's my comfort zone. Sorta like a double edged sword.

Stay -> u become lazy, u stop growing.

Dont stay -> prepare for challenges and uncertainties.

I admired my boss for her passion in her job. She never complains and it gives her that satisfaction. When you have passion for the thing you do, it gives you the motivation to do better.

Anyway, the resolution thingey for year 2009 :
1. Change to a better job
- that means updating my resume and applying jobs.
2. Embrace a new hobby
- this time probably mahjong..hahah it's so interesting but i haven't quite mastered it..got kaki?
3. Be happy
- this is the simplest thing yet tend to forget sometimes.
4. Watch fireworks
- I missed the fireworks last year but i promise myself that i wont miss it this year end!!i forget how much i love to see fireworks until i heard the thumping sound of fireworks..
6. Backpacking to New Zealand
- It gotta be this year!!hahah..so excited and with the low current exchange rate, it seems even more attractive to go there..
7. Hitting the Gym
- at least twice a month!Yes!Sweat it all out. There are some pple who are surprised as to why i go to gym since im so 'fit'(thin is what they mean..hahah) but exercise do make me happy..releasing endorphins- the euphoria hormone..:)
8. Save money
- 30% of my pay will be pretty decent.

So what's your New Year's resolution for 2009?

I hope everyone has a wonderful Year with alot of Abundance.

Sad Eyes

I was a beef lover - the double cheese burger, yummy beef noodles,marbled wahyu beef..I will no longer eat beef for as long as I could.

Alot of ppl are asking why, even my fren who wanted to order beef pepperoni pizza at Dominos for dinner tonite decided not to ,coz she knew that i don't want to eat beef. How thoughtful!

Well,it all happened when I saw a poor brown Cow tied to a tree with ropes, a day before it was sacrificed. He was quite thin for a cow. Earlier that morning, children provoked BrownCow by throwing things at him..what a pity..

His eyes was watery and he looked at me with those soulful dewy eyes.
I walked past BrownCow ,wanted to look at him a little longer, wanted to give him some water,wanted to tell him how sorry I was. But I couldn't do anything,BrownCow just looked back helplessly with those sad eyes as though he knew his impending fate..

I didn't stay to witness but this is how a cow is slaughtered here:
1

Legs bound, the animal is placed on its side.
2

A plank is placed between its legs to keep the cow still. A man then sit on the cow to keep it from struggling.
3

With a single motion of the knife, the man slits the throat of the cow and blood is drained into a hole. So, the knife gotta be sharp..else the cow will suffer a slow painful death..
4

When the cow is motionless, they will begin to skin it.

Then, Chop, Chop, Chop.

A cow takes nothing but green grass and water and supply milk..almost like a surrogate mother..Cow gives us all kinds of pleasure -apart from milk,think of all the ice cream, butter,cheese,yogurt,etc that you have consumed. In fact, I think it's the most giving animal in the world!

So,please do not tempt me with wahyu or kobe beef or cheese burger, fellas!
Sin choi.Sin choi.
Poor BrownCow, May God Bless you..

Christmas Holiday Mood

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise

Today is World AIDS Day. It falls on 1st December every year.

Stop AIDS. Keep the Promise - That's the slogan for this year World AIDS Day.

I believe most of us have not thought about HIV-AIDs related concerns because of the distance geographical and personal contact with those infected. World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still yet to be done.

Here is a video -Bono's message to raise the awareness of HIV/AIDS. Bono is the co-founder of RED- a foundation to raise fund and fight against AIDS in Africa. This Irish dude is my idol!Be it a great vocalist and for his humanitarian work..

The profits from Red will be channelled to funds to buy antiretroviral pills that will keep those infected by HIV alive. There is no cure for HIV/AIDs ,however the medicine can keep the HIV virus under control and immune system healthy.

MSN too, has launched (RED)WIRE -http://red.msn.com/ today. Artists like Coldplay, U2, Sheryl Crow, Jay-Z and Dixie Chicks have contributed their songs to raise funds for this cause.

What we can do to support this day?

1. Wear a red ribbon and raise awareness

2. Pledge donation

Let's make a difference and save lives!

What now?

Finally, I'm Microsoft Certified. Dot Net certified.

so what now?

I really have no idea what to do with this cert. Initially, i just take this certification because company is paying for it and I am not bonded whatsoever.So with this certification, i guess can find a better job?hahaha..that is if i want to do dot net programming.

Close shave

Last friday, as I was walking home from the bus stop at 10pm, I heard the sound of motor bike from behind. There were 2 malay guys, the pillion guy was wearing a white shirt. I sensed something wasn't right but my head was throbbing with pain..i got headache...They looked at me but i didnt care, and the motor was moving rather slowly. They cruised pass me and then about 50 m away, the motor swayed to the right as though they were about to make a u turn. They didnt. I suspected something was really wrong!! They rode further down the road and suddenly, they made the u-turn.i quickened my steps but I didnt run. Few more steps and I would reach my house. I opened the gate to my house and i saw the guy in white shirt got down and ran after me!!I just managed to close the gate in time. His hand was just right on the gates,and trying to work on the lock. I screamed 'Kau Meng ahhhh' really loud..that even i was surprised to hear my own voice and i jumped back a few steps.. I could tell he was scared after that coz he ran back to his motorbike and they sped off.
Everything happened so fast.
At that moment, it didnt occur to me that they wanted to snatch my bag. I thought that he wanted to come into the house to rob us. Phew, i was really lucky...really dunno what to do right then, was ultra shocked!it was a close call...
Thank God!!

Hello 2008!

The year 2007 has been an amazing year. So, here we are, on the threshold of another New Year.A new year, and new set of hopes, dreams and ambitions.
My Resolutions this year :

1. Reach office at 930- i'm always late to work and its getting worse! It has been 2 weeks plus that i've been away from work. Tough. But i will get through it :P

2. Read at least 3 books - i bought 8 books from the recent Times Bookstore Warehouse Sales. Dirt cheap. My supply for 2 years plus.

3. Go for at least one overseas trip - Travel will broaden your horizon. So, this may be the most important thing to do. Save $$$ and cure the itchy feet! i m thinking bali, nz, bangkok...island..

4. New hobby - Golf maybe?

5. Get certified and be done with it - It has been almost 2 years since i took the dot net course and have yet to complete the exams. Total 5 papers and i have took 3 papers last year. 2 more papers to go.woohooooo!!

Happy New Year 2008.
May you live in interesting times.
Live life to the fullest!

Cheers!

Lunch at Elcerdo

I went to this Spanish restaurant at Changkat Bukit Bintang that serves only pork- from nose to tail!
Elcerdo is a great dining place especially if you love pork! Our entree is this parma ham with melons. I didn't take photo of this but its a must try, the smoked ham is cut into thin slices and eaten with bread. And the melon is darn sweet..:)

Their famous dish is the roasted piglet. I find it quite unique that they cut the crispy pork with a white plate. And the best part, they will allow you to smash the same plate on a wooden bucket with a big black rock in it..its a spanish tradition for good luck!hahaha..damn scared at first but excited at the same time, i smashed the plate! And everyone cheered and clapped..its like some sorta celebration!The piglet was crispy and tender!
Cutting the roasted piglet with plate

Roasted piglet!

Head down to Elcerdo for the amazing oink oink experience! Visit Elcerdo for more info. Even the website looks darn piglylicious good! Oink!Oink!<00>

Close call

Few weeks back, while i was crossing the road, i didnt notice that there was a bike coming. Then i heard a voice, "WOOIII!!"and then I felt a strong grip on my left arm..pulling me back to the safe side off the road. I snapped back to reality, what was i thinking when crossing that road? It was a close shave..i guess i would have been knocked off by that motorcycle if it wasn't for the angel's swift action!
So, i wrote this to thank him.

Thanks takashi and i owe u one helluva big margarita!!here, enjoy!:p

Updates: Top 30 things to do

This year, I have achieved item 4,8 and 30! haha..cant believe it though..especially mount kk, i dont think i will be going up there in the near future!But the view is breathtaking!Definitely worth the climb!!!

sunrise at the top
above the clouds

view from atop

1. Sky Jump

2. Bungee jump

3. Backpacking in South Island,NZ(to achieve 1 & 2)

4. Climb Mount KK (targeted in July 07) * achieved on 15th July 07

5. Spend more time with frens n family

6. Save more so can spend later!muahahaha..

7. Own a house

8. Drive a go-cart (queued up many times but nver got the chance) * achieved on 29th July 07 PD

9. Exercise more

10. Watch more movies

11. Read more books

12. Ride a motorbike

13. Visit Paris (Eiffel Tower)

14. Take pictures of all my friends and family(so, don't u resist the next time i snap yer photo)

15. Try a pilates class

16. Visit Niagara Falls

17. Take ice skating lesson

18. Ride on a helicopter

19. ZzzzZzz under the stars

20. Start own business.

21. Ride the largest roller coaster (yes!!*grin*)

22. Cloud gaze all day

23. Dance in the snow with the one i love

24. Play Golf (minus the hot blazing sun)

25. Snow, snow, snow -feel the snow falling

26. See the sunrise and Sunset on the same day. (how hard is that??)

27. Scream at the top of my lungs on a mountain.

29. Learn how to bake a fab cheesecake (didn't quite make it the first time!)

30. Learn how to swim * still got 2 more lessons to go...:P

Le Festin- Camille (Ratatouille Soundtrack)

I love this song!!so romantic and beautiful.. although can't understand the french words, but can somehow feel like im in Paris when listening to it! You gotta watch Ratatouille!

Here are the lyrics in eng and french, Enjoy!
Le Festin

French lyrics:

Les rêves des amoureux sont comm’(e) le bon vin
Ils donn(ent) de la joie ou bien du chagrin
Affaibli par la faim je suis malheureux
Volant en chemin tout ce que je peux
Car rien n’est gratuit dans la vie

L’espoir est un plat bien trop vite consommé
A sauter les repas je suis habitué
Un voleur solitaire est triste à nourrir
A un jeu si amer je n’peux réussir
Car rien n’est gratuit dans…

La vie… Jamais on ne me dira
Que la course aux étoiles; ça n’est pas pour moi
Laissez moi vous émerveiller et prendre mon en vol
Nous allons en fin nous régaler

La fêt(e) va enfin commencer
Sortez les bouteilles; finis les ennuis
Je dresse la table, de ma nouvell(e) vie
Je suis heureux à l’idée de ce nouveau destin
Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin

Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin

The Feast
English lyrics:

Dreams are to lovers as wine is to friends
Carried through lifetimes, (and) spilled now and then
I am driven by hunger, so saddened to be
Thieving in darkness; I know you’re not pleased
But nothing worth eating is free

My hope is a banquet impatiently downed
Impossibly full, now I’ll probably drown
Many thieves’ lives are lonely with one mouth to feed
If giving means taking, I’ll never succeed
For nothing worth stealing is…

Free at last; won’t be undersold
Surviving isn’t living; won’t eat what I’m told
Let me free, I’ll astonish you; I’m planning to fly
I won’t let this party just pass me by

The banquet is now underway, so…
Bring out the bottles; a new tale has spun
In clearing this table, my new life’s begun
I am nervous, excited; (oh) just read the marquee!
A lifetime of hiding; I’m suddenly free!
My dinner is waiting for me

A lifetime of hiding; I’m suddenly free!
My dinner is waiting for me

Unexpected Lunch

Yesterday, went for lunch with colleagues -choo bee,too and chin..at Shi Men Ti restaurant in S&M(next to kotaraya). I ordered beef soup noodles. My food came first, so while waiting for other orders to come, we were just our usual self, talking crap and laughing.

Then when the waitress came, she just put the food we ordered on the table, until we saw a slice of pork meat dropped from one of the bowl onto the tray..so ah too,upon seeing this, pointed his finger at that particular slice of pork to the waitress. In fact, all of us looked at her anticipating her to do something..

And......without much hesitation, she quickly picked up the pork with her bare hand and put it back into the bowl where it belongs as if nothing has happened and walked off.
Jaws dropped, brains numbed, eyes wide opened..we were really in disbelief..hahahaha..her action was way too fast for anyone of us to digest..It happened so fast, i cannot believe it!hahahahaha.. we cracked and laughed our heads off in total disbelief!!!

Jeez..this is so outta mind!i never thought such thing will happen,plus we are not in some dirty hawker center but we are getting this kinda service!

Anyway, that pork meat rice was Chin's. He finished it anyhow...and didn't mind at all..hahaha..(maybe with the waitress' extra 'ingredient', it tasted better!only god knows!)

Conclusion- I think i will not go back to this place again.hahaha..but for her 300% 'selambaness' and 'do-i-look-like-i-give-a-damn-bout-ur-pork-face'
It's priceless!!!hahahaha..

Oh yeah, forget to mention that we saw a little 'siew keong' there too. muahahahahha...

GSS

Just got back from Singapore. Its the Great Singapore Sales again but it wasn't that great after all. I just bought perfume and some chocolates. Didn't plan to buy anything there..reason being- things are relatively more expensive now than before, especially with the recent GST hike which is effective today. The gov tax went from 5% to 7%. So everything is a bit expensive now. But it wasnt much of an impact to me becoz i was only there to catch up with my friends and some ex colleagues. I met Alice, Too and his other half, Brenda, Hazel, Simon, Chin Lai, Hung Fai,Chin Ling,Harold, Adrienne and Ming Lit. So, it's was a good trip except for not having enuff time to meet my other friends and relatives.

Anyway,I wanted to get an ipod nano...hmm its about 20% cheaper to get it from spore than here.
I didn't buy it coz i m kinda broke this month. I still have 2 more trips from this week onwards.

What i like about Singapore:
1. Good food especially if its foreign chain food operators and not chinese hawker food
2. Cheap ipods
3. Cheap chocolates (yummy!)
4. Living cost is actually lower than KL if its a one to one comparison.
5. Good transportation (Taxis are spacious and reliable..they run on meters. No toutings!)

What i dun like bout Singapore:
1. Escalators way too fast (no wonder so many escalator accidents) but in KL its way too slow.
2. Bad hawker food(dun take bak kut teh there, its nothing like here)
3. Pple are walking fast. Its a fast paced country.

So the conclusion is -I still like Singapore. :P

Track 02

It's funny how, in an album the track number 2 always appear to be my favourite song. I don't usually listen to all the songs in the album unless its uber nice. So, what i usually do is to play the track 02 first.
And could it be a coincidence that track 02 is usually the artist's best song in the album?