Unlike human, I know my ability to move on.
In fact, I have a plan to retire 2 years later.
I might choose to hibernate forever.
Unlike human, I know when it's the best for me to retire.
Unlike human, I won't feel sad cos I know 10 years is already a good period for me to live and to enjoy.
I don't know, that's the initial plan but what I know is, for the next 2 years, I've gotta accomplish things that I have yet to accomplish - i.e. a real song with real mtv!
依我之見，翁詩杰與蔡细历的斗爭，赤裸裸地展現了華人五千年以來的思維：
與其你爭我斗，也不為整個國家而著想 - 或甚至看看外面的世界。
這也是為什么，五千年以來，華人在同樣的土地內爭斗的當兒，西方人在短時間內就占領了差不多整個世界。
Jam on the way to work.
Jam on the way to home.
Jam on the way to shopping complex.
Jam while leaving the shopping complex.
So today, Trevor was stuck in the jam for 1 hour before he reached home.
And obviously, Emoody and Emoody Sr were quite impatient in the car already.
Luckily I'm a bear who didn't choose to station in the car.
But as a bear, I love honey jam.
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So what's this? Loch Ness Monster?
Or just a giant squid?
Or James Bond doing scuba diving?
當翁詩杰與马华纪律委员会，將署理总会长蔡细历开除時，他們或許不知道，他們已激怒了部分馬華黨員，也淪落為馬來西亞的笑話，原因很簡單：
１）蔡细历的性爱光碟丑闻已是差不多兩年前的事了
2）丑聞曝光后，蔡细历辭去官職
３）辭去官職后，馬華黨員再投票選他為署理总会长。
那么為什么，在那么久之后，舊事重提，然后違背黨員意愿，把蔡细历革職？
這兩年內，马华纪律委员会都在做些什么？
就連我的馬來同事都問“這個丑聞事件不是很久以前的了嗎？＂
接下來，馬華的黨爭還會持續。
看了那么多鬧劇，不禁再度思考這兩個問題：
１）馬華（還有 UMNO&MIC)是為了族群的利益斗爭而存在，還是黨員本身的私人利益而存在？
2）就算為了（各自的）族群的利益斗爭而存在－有助于國家團結嗎？
秋天快到了。馬來西亞雖然沒有秋天，但竟然卷入了多事之秋！
I didn't know that this cute little creature (reminds me of the creature in Pokemon) is on the verge of going extinct.
Read more about it here
I didn't know that I've been blogging for 5 years already.5 years, the duration that's longer than my last relationship.
5 years ago, I started blogging on the night after my 21st birthday in UK.
Since then, then content has been much richer but sometimes, a bit random.
So much has changed in the past 5 years in the world of internet.
The reason I didn't switch to twitter is because for my blog, it's highly searchable whenever I need the info that I recorded.
It also serves as an info sharing centre (especially the DSK Guide series) that can help the people too.
So, talking about interest, yes, there's still much interests in blogging, and God knows how long would I be blogging for.
Well, what a post to be the 100th post of the month.
The last surprise came from Tings family - requested by Ron, delivered by Winne.
It's a cendol + agar-agar jelly birthday cake.
It tastes nice, even though Winne claims that it's her first attempt.
That probably explains why I felt pain to cut the cake.
Thanks a lot, Ron & Winne!
Thanks to Emily who treated me the birthday dinner @ the Jln Yap Kwan Seng branch - on my birthday itself.
The sausages were certainly brilliant :)
Quote of the day: Seize the day (LOL)
This year my birthday was slightly more happening - I've got many wishes from Facebook, MSN chat, SMS and even phone calls.
One of the surprise was from Yin Fong - currently studying and working in Singapore.
I touched slightly on the incident happened two years ago, which made us good friend, and yes, time really flies - she has a stable boyfriend now and I'm sure they are happily together too.
And she said she purposely set an alarm to remind her to call me - I'm not sure if it's true, if it is, it'll be quite sweet of her.
Thanks and take care, my friends.
Apart from the standard wishes - for healthy family, good relationship,
I have nothing but one wish: a new career for me myself.
For that, I have full faith that it will happen, and I depend on the Almighty God to show me the direction, by also giving me patience, wisdom and Holy Spirit to choose wisely.
Thanks Father.
Amen.
I'll put it as a very simple logic:
If you want to attend a funeral, please attend it with respect - not covered with umbrella to avoid the media.
More over, you are a super star, you serve as an idol to people - your fans might use your way of life as their own reference.
If you are afraid of the crazy fan attacking etc, and you can't trust the efficiency the bodyguard - fine, don't attend, and I don't think the dead person will blame you - after all it's the heart that counts.
The basic fact is, if you want people to respect you, first you must respect yourself.
Here, I can see big disrespect towards the dead person, especially in the eyes of Chinese community.
Yesterday had a great dinner with Aileen & Carol, at Delicious restaurant.
Caesar salad
Spicy Seafood spaghetti.
And Crispy Salmon + two dessert.
The bill was RM127.10 but I must tell you, the portion was good, yummy and it's definitely worth it.
Except for the speed of food serving was bit slow, we had no complains on any other things.
It lives up its name and we will definitely go there again!
Rating: 4.5/5
Actually it didn't matter much to me - as Malaysia has summer all year long.
But what matters is the summer movie season - the end of summer means the end of blockbusters offering.
It seems, what's left for the rest of the year is 9, Surrogates, 2012 and Avatar.
For month of September, there's no blockbuster at all!
So I planned to watch District 9, GI Joe & Up again.
And I've just done with District 9 yesterday.
This morning I saw the KL Tower was surrounded by fog.
When I reached my office, I wanted to take the cool view, but instead, I got this.
Well, it's considered another good catch too ;)
I heard one joke lately.
Colleen's friend said Emoody's face looks as if he's smiling.
OK, can someone (or somebear) inspire me from which angle does he look cheerful?
Last Saturday, after the FRIM brisk walk session, we went for breakfast.
Tee Chong ordered the boiled egg - and this tool, I think it's been more than 10 years I had seen this.
Good to see you again ;)
Last Saturday evening was a busy evening - I took the photo before I left the office.
On the way back at Jalan Kuching, stuck in traffic jam because the Muslims & non-Muslims were coming out to buy foods @ Pasar Ramadan.
At the 'airport road' near my house. Come and visit me and you'll understand why it's called 'airport road'
After settling my laptop, I went out for my haircut.
Taken with my dear C901 ;)
It's been two weeks after I last visited FRIM - the natural source for oxygen & phytoncide.
Me, Tee Chong and Seng Joo tried different route this time
But FRIM seemed to have lesser people on that day - is it because of H1N1 scare?
But again, I thought that's the reason why people need stronger body?
P/S: My C901 seems to perform badly under low light condition. (photos above taken with the phone)
While I just said Up was easily the best animation of the year - the next day I saw this Avatar trailer.
I'm now hesitating to retract the statement.
Combining the element of Lord of the Rings (epic style) and some Warcraft+Starcraft (the alien/creature look, and war) this CGI film will surely sell.
James Cameron is still great, after all.
So, that'll be the world's first camera with built-in projector - Nikon Coolpix S1000pj
It'll be the best gadget (for time being) to share your photo with friends, in a dark room - instantly.
Verdict: Heartwarming, touching & meaningful. Easily the best animation of the year.
Pixar is still the best animation studio so far.
After watching this movie, I'm sure you'll agree with me.
This movie, tells about an old man, Carl, after losing his wife - he went on to fulfill their unfulfilled adventure.
After the opening short film, Partly Cloudy, the following 15 minutes of back-story tells how Carl met his wife, Ellie, and their married life until she left for another world.
It was already very touching and you could feel the solitude Carl has to face after his wife's departure.
However, after that, began Carl's adventure. When I saw the house began its voyage, flying with balloons - I know at that moment I have the same feeling with the gazers on the street - flying with colourful balloon was something like a childhood dream come true.
I found three important messages from this movie:
1) When you have big ambition and is desperate to prove that you are right, it will turn the person insane. (Charles)
2) Sometimes, when you dare to let go, you are giving yourself a brand new (happy) beginning (Carl, telling Russell, "It's just a house")
3) And when you let go, it doesn't mean the thing will have a bad ending. (The house in the end)
Overall, it's a satisfying movie, although the logic (the dogs can speak and they can't sense there were human hiding) is more for kids.(ya I know, this is an animation)
By the way, I watched 3D version, but I feel that 2D version is enough for your visual stimulation. ;)
Rating: 8.5/10
With the sudden increase of the new H1N1 cases in Malaysia, this is how Midvalley cinama area looked like, yesterday, 8PM.
The economy for this country has a long way to recover.
This video, by late Yasmin Ahmad, reflects some of the Chinese Malaysian mentality.
For the first part, I interpreted it as "Malaysia is not a good place for Chinese Malaysia, you should go to other countries, where they appreciate your talent and sponsor your studies"
But the guy seemed to love this country, wanted to protect his mother, appreciate his friends and whatnot, therefore was reluctant to accept the offer.
Come to the second part, he seemed to have a crush on the Malay Malaysian girl. But before he could further proceed - his mum stopped him.
This is the painful reality - for even if a particular descendant (note, I'm reluctant to use the word 'race') has affection on other descendant, they can't proceed because of the biased view, discrimination etc - brain-washed by family or even the society.
And not to forget, the government policy or even the religion perceived by individual descendant, played a big role to stop all these cultural interaction.
Therefore, while non-Malay descendant love to say they are oppressed, did they really try to give before they could take?
This is the last laugh Yasmin Ahmad had on Malaysia's unity.
It is both funny and sad.
If this (the original content in Malay) is true, and the related people are caught for justice - this will be the best Merdaka gift for this country.
You can see the partial Chinese translated content here.
Justice for Beng Hock & Justice for 1Malaysia!
Title: Roller Coaster
Lyric: 2009
Music: 2009
Short note: This song is dedicated to my friends who are having roller coaster experience in their life - especially the very down mode at this point of time.
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Lyrics:
Waiting for another train,
I got my ticket to ride in my hand.
It's getting wet by my hand,
I tried to hide it with my little prayer.
A brand new kind of prototype
I wonder whether I should take the chance.
Anyway, it's just another game.
Said that I shouldn't lie,
I'm gonna treat you like the little angel.
I would like to simplify,
Of all the promises that I've ever made.
Then will I be crucified?
For stabbing on your soul till it's dead.
Very strange, we're feeling the same.
I feel pain, it will never be the same.
Am I gonna take this feeling back to my home.
They did more than just mess.
Am I gonna end this story all on my own?
Truth is you'll never change.
Am I gonna throw this memory down in the drain.
Very strange, we were feeling the same.
I feel pain, it will never be the same - (at least for) tonight.
By wearing a facemask, you feel safe that you are being protected to a certain extend.
But do you wear the facemask properly? The article below shows the steps to wear the facemask, properly:
1. Wash your hand before putting on the mask
2. the greenish surface should be facing out and the whiter surface towards your mouth.
3. the edge with a small wire embedded in faces up.
4. the mask should be put on to cover your nose and mouth and stretched gently over your chin.
5. the rubber bands on both sides should be wound around your ears.
6. finally, press the thin metal wire along the upper edge gently against the bridge of your nose so that the mask sits nicely on your face.
7. That's all ;)
Source: Here
I just realised one thing - while it's compulsory for me to wear the mask, it also means it's optional for me to shave!
MUAHAHAHAHAHA!
One must know that, before this, the Ministry of Education had already taken away the school's field.
Earlier, it was a mine lake. It was reclaimed by the Mun Choong committee - with their own money & arrangement.
Not long after reclamation, the Minister of Education asked the committee to surrender the filled land, and subsequently built a secondary school on Mun Choong's ex-sports field.
I have two profound memory of the field:
1) The sports days, happened annually, were the exciting days for all the Mun Choong people to come together
2) Far away - nearing the end of the field, there's some old trees and had some playground facilities. They were aging but there's one 'alternative gadget' to play with - the hanging vines.
At least my father demonstrated on how to swing with the hanging vines(like tarzan) (and he was a teacher at the time, what a teacher)
So, I can't remember clearly, but when I was standard 5 or 6, the field was surrendered to the Ministry for Education.
I didn't feel angry at the time cos I'm not really enthusiastic about the sports - but I did feel sad for the school lost a venue for sports day.
And now I'm doubled the anger, after learning that at least 1 million ringgit were spent to fill up the land.
This is very un-1Malaysia since 15 years ago!
To celebrate the 52-year-old of Malaysia, the Parliament building is decorated with the lights, comprises the colours that represent Malaysia - red, yellow and blue (but where's the white?)
OK, fugly is all I can say.
Mask, thermometer and rinse-free hand sanitizer
These have become my daily usage items.
Until September 09 (the time estimated to have the medicine for A H1N1 flu), we'll have to live with this, and with Tamiflu medicine as the non-100% workaround.
A strong and healthy body is needed.
Title: Roller Coaster
Lyric: 2009
Music: 2009
Short note: This song is dedicated to my friends who are having roller coaster experience in their life - especially the very down mode at this point of time.
Lyrics:
Waiting for another train,
I got my ticket to ride in my hand.
It's getting wet by my hand,
I tried to hide it with my little talent.
A brand new kind of prototype
I wonder whether I should take the chance.
Anyway, it's never the same.
Said that I shouldn't lie,
I'm gonna treat like the little angel.
I would like to simplify,
Of all the promises that I've ever made.
Then will I be crucified?
For stabbing on your soul till it dead.
Very strange, we're feeling the same.
I feel pain, it will never be the same.
Am I gonna take this feeling back to my home.
They did more than just mess.
Am I gonna take this hardship all on my own?
Truth is you'll never change.
Am I gonna throw this memory down in the drain.
Very strange, we've got the feeling that is all the same
I feel pain, it will never be the same - (at least for) tonight.
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My Wavelab crashed for my first demo, so I'll do it tomorrow.
Btw, it's not a good demo cos the guitar playing had a lot of mistake (it's been more than a month since I last touch the guitar and sing)
As a precaution measure, my office requires its employee to wear mask during work.
Two weeks ago, no-rinse hand sanitizer had been distributed to us to make it a habit to wash the hand.
And today, on top of a 'two masks per day' supply, I received a thermometer as well.
Wearing a mask during work does bring some difficulties while breathing.
But if that can help to reduce the rate of infection, and that it helps to make people feel better (that by wearing mask can help you to stay away from H1N1 disease) - why not?
Personally, I think it can only help to a certain extend - your hygienic practice will be the crucial factor after all.
And, people need not to over-react over this incident - after all, good hygiene practice and healthy lifestyle should and should have been the normal practice since day one.
Verdict: Deep, smart & non-mainstream sci-fi film that leaves room for imagination
This movie tells an alien-relocation (yes, the alien here are the refugee, who came to earth 20 years ago) programme, which went wrong in the middle of progress.
There's a lot of metaphor in this movie, which I thought they are closely-tight with the current social issue that we have.
And in fact, the director came from South Africa, which had (and still has) serious racism issue.
The movie started a bit slow to introduce the character, the background of the alien 'invasion' and the eviction programme.
I thought the director tried to depict the racism issue with the metaphors below:
Alien: the blacks in South Africa,
Human: the whites who applied apartheid (District 9 in this film) to the blacks
Wikus, the main character: the refugee that has identity crisis (starting from the middle of the film)
And lastly, the MNU: it looks like the government or underground organisation, who would do anything to cover up, and to get the maximum benefit to the organisation (in terms of money, of course)
Towards the end, the movie tends to be gory (but in an 'instant' way) but it tells that, when the minority isn't given the rights they deserved - you can't guarantee that there'll be no rebel or even terrorism.
This movie combines the best element of Cloverfield (mockumentary-filming style), Fly (evolution), Transformers (alien that has hi-tech weapon who lives on earth) and Star Trek (back to back action that looks fresh)
This movie is not without flaw - especially the escape part towards the end.
However, this movie is fresh - in terms of idea (the alien didn't invade USA this time, and etc) and the character (the evil here is human, not alien). The director did it well with the action + storytelling (with metaphor) and yes, I won't be surprised if we have the sequel "District 10" in few years time.
Therefore, two ratings will be given:
Rating#1: 10/10 (for this is the director's first film)
Rating#2: 9/10 (for general rating)
Verdict:A remake that's comparable with the original, which has a cuter and funnier touch.
I watched the original version some time ago - therefore I can't really recall.
So I watched this remake, it's pretty good but not exceptional :)
The Doraemon movie nowadays has cuter touch - that's good and bad.
Good because it makes the characters adorable
Bad because it somehow loses touch with the original feel, and that it lessen the serious message that it carries, sometimes.
So this movie, is fun to watch but nothing much that you can expect :_
Rating: 6/10
