Have to rush to clear all loose ends before I fly off to Singapore in 30mins. Will be gone till Friday, so may not have internet access. That means maybe no blogging for the next few days.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
121. Interesting lunch
Had lunch with my uncle. Went somewhere near our office for makan since it's just the 2 of us. After ordering our food we sat down. Chicken curry and long beans, my favourite. Not too long into our meal, an old man in his eighties sat right opposite me. He looked like he was in pain just walking to the table. His face grimaced as he sat down. His porridge and chicken was served. He took a bite of his chicken and swallowed his porridge. Again, his face grimaced in pain. he looked down a struggled to swallow the rest of the food.
I couldn't finish my meal.
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My Random Thots:
Mental note: I don't want to live too long.
Had lunch with my uncle. Went somewhere near our office for makan since it's just the 2 of us. After ordering our food we sat down. Chicken curry and long beans, my favourite. Not too long into our meal, an old man in his eighties sat right opposite me. He looked like he was in pain just walking to the table. His face grimaced as he sat down. His porridge and chicken was served. He took a bite of his chicken and swallowed his porridge. Again, his face grimaced in pain. he looked down a struggled to swallow the rest of the food.
I couldn't finish my meal.
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My Random Thots:
Mental note: I don't want to live too long.
120. Depression
What is depression?
Depression is a mood disorder that causes symptoms such as low energy, prolonged sadness or irritability, and lack of interest in daily activities. It can be triggered by a chemical imbalance or stressful, emotional situations. Depression is a medical condition, not a character flaw or weakness. Many people with depression do not seek treatment because they are embarrassed or think they will get over it on their own. If you feel you have depression or have been diagnosed with depression, there are many successful treatments available to help you. You do not have to live with depression.
What causes depression?
The cause of depression is not entirely clear. It is thought to be caused by an imbalance of certain brain chemicals (neurotransmitters). Depression seems to run in families and may be triggered by stressful life events and lack of social support, and it tends to recur.
Who gets depression?
Anyone can develop depression regardless of age, race, or social status. Women experience depression twice as often as men, although men are more likely to commit suicide as a result of depression.1 One out of every 10 people who visit a doctor has depression, but it goes unrecognized or undertreated in about half of those with the disorder.1 If left untreated, depression can lead to poor quality of life and increased risk of suicide.
Depression is a growing problem and is often underdiagnosed in children and older adults. In children and adolescents, depression might be mistaken for hormonal “moodiness.” Older adults may think it is normal to experience feelings of depression along with aging. Depression is not normal at any age, and treatment is important.
What are the symptoms of depression?
Depression is more than just the normal, temporary feelings of sadness and hopelessness associated with difficult life events. Symptoms of depression include depressed mood and an inability to enjoy activities which persist for at least 2 weeks and are associated with 4 or more of the following:2
Problems concentrating
Poor memory
Difficulty making decisions
Changes in eating habits
Changes in sleeping habits
A loss of interest in things you once enjoyed
Difficulty going to work or taking care of your daily responsibilities
Feelings of guilt and hopelessness. It is common for depression to make you wonder if life is worth living.
Slowed thoughts and speech, or no speech
Preoccupation with thoughts of death or suicide
Atypical or uncommon symptoms of depression can also include:
Complaints (such as headache and stomachache) with no physical cause.
Weight gain instead of weight loss.
Sleeping too much.
All of these symptoms can interfere with your ability to function in your day-to-day activities and create difficulty going to work or taking care of your daily responsibilities.
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My Random Thots:
Gee, I have at least 4 of the above mentioned symptoms. :) This could either be a good excuse for me to slack further or seek professional help.
Monday, April 25, 2005
119. Amateur Astronomy nite
Today was a slow day and it ended like dat. After dinner, basically took a nap. When I woke up, it was about 10ish and there was nothing to do. Saw that the moon is bright, so decided to whip out the telescope (which I got as a present from Raine) and see if i can see the details of its surface. Also received a present from Seng from his China trip :) so ended the day quietly too. Just unwinding infront of the idiot box watching CSI: Miami.
The shot of the moon using my 30x telescope and my canon Ixus V3
Today was a slow day and it ended like dat. After dinner, basically took a nap. When I woke up, it was about 10ish and there was nothing to do. Saw that the moon is bright, so decided to whip out the telescope (which I got as a present from Raine) and see if i can see the details of its surface. Also received a present from Seng from his China trip :) so ended the day quietly too. Just unwinding infront of the idiot box watching CSI: Miami.
The shot of the moon using my 30x telescope and my canon Ixus V3
The present from Seng - Robbie Williams CD "Hits 1998-2003"
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My Random Thots:
Forgot that my digital camera has 2X optical zoom. That would effectively boost my telescope's magnification to 60X. Wonder if that's powerful enough to see the moon's surface. Will try it tomorrow nite.
118. Slept well
Deep Fried Cat Fish
Finally woke up only at 13:00. Woke up a few times earlier, but slept again coz I wasn't satisfied :D Mom bought back lunch and woke me up. Twas good, it was Dry Koay Teow and wantan from Wah Hong restaurant in Kampung Benggali, Butterworth. Yummy, there was the koay teow, wan tan, vegetables and chicken meat.
Left my house at about 3:15 to pick up Yew Peng, Navin, Anne, Devan and Chong. We are headed to Chang Lun up north to Jack's house. We are planning to go Jitra to eat deep fried cat fish. :) When we reached Chang Lun I was telling Navin and Devan how we got to play with the Tiger and Honey Bear at a mini zoo there. Since we have some time, we did just that. The zoo is owned by Jack's dad, so he took us there and let us in. Unfortunately the tigers have grown too big for us to play with them. Another oddity is a chicken which is half male and half female. Unfortunately the photo I took of it didn't come out properly :(
Pix taken at the Mini Zoo in Chang Lun (Honey Bear, Blank Panther and The 2 Tigers)
We finally left to Jitra for makan and the food is simply amazing. We ordered, of course, the infamous deep friend cat fish, seafood tomyam, kangkung, otak-otak, fish, soft shell crab and curry chicken with long beans. Yummy. We left Jitra at about 10:30. Sent everyone back and reached home at about 1am.
Left my house at about 3:15 to pick up Yew Peng, Navin, Anne, Devan and Chong. We are headed to Chang Lun up north to Jack's house. We are planning to go Jitra to eat deep fried cat fish. :) When we reached Chang Lun I was telling Navin and Devan how we got to play with the Tiger and Honey Bear at a mini zoo there. Since we have some time, we did just that. The zoo is owned by Jack's dad, so he took us there and let us in. Unfortunately the tigers have grown too big for us to play with them. Another oddity is a chicken which is half male and half female. Unfortunately the photo I took of it didn't come out properly :(
Pix taken at the Mini Zoo in Chang Lun (Honey Bear, Blank Panther and The 2 Tigers)
We finally left to Jitra for makan and the food is simply amazing. We ordered, of course, the infamous deep friend cat fish, seafood tomyam, kangkung, otak-otak, fish, soft shell crab and curry chicken with long beans. Yummy. We left Jitra at about 10:30. Sent everyone back and reached home at about 1am.
Deep Fried Cat Fish
Sunday, April 24, 2005
117. Rules for Rebounding
The 8 rules of rebounding
By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
It's over. Your relationship has ended and the reality of being alone shocks your system like freezing water on sunburned skin. Some singles may hop back into the dating pool with a speediness that would make J.Lo dizzy. Others hole up in their bedrooms, staring at the ceiling and wondering what went wrong. Neither of these scenarios are bad, as long as they aren't the only tactics that you take. In terms of emotional health and a balanced outlook, a combination of things are important to remember when you're between relationships:
1. Analyze what went wrong.
This means going beyond "he never bought me flowers." What were the main problems in the relationship and how did you contribute to them? No matter what the issue, from inattention to verbal abuse, a relationship is a two-way street. Realizing what the problem was and your role in it will prevent you from attracting a similar situation. "I was really angry at my ex because he always treated me like a second fiddle to his friends, his job, his hobbies," says Liz, 28, of her last relationship. "When we broke up, I carried that anger around for a long time. I only seemed to meet more self-involved jerks. Then I realized that I had made the situation worse by accepting it. I was actually angry at myself for putting up with that nonsense. Now that I know that I have the power to choose what is acceptable to me in a relationship, I'm no longer angry. I'm starting to meet nice guys, now."
2. Let go.
Do not go over and over in your mind about what went wrong and what you should have done. Jealousy, resentment and anger concerning your past relationship should all be washed down with your first round of post-break-up margaritas. Learn from the relationship and open yourself up to new ones.
3. Spend some time alone.
Friends are great in times like these, but you must face yourself and the prospect of being alone. It's not a bad thing. Use all that time you used to devote to your relationship and pamper yourself. Write in a journal, read your favorite books, buy your favorite foods. Reacquaint yourself with you.
4. Slowly start to socialize.
It's important not to get stuck in a solitary existence. You don't need to go out every night, but force yourself to attend events you enjoy — film festivals, gallery openings, sports events, fund-raisers. As long as you're out doing something you like, you'll feel comfortable and happy.
5. Be clear on what you want.
Are you interested in casual dating? Are you looking for a serious relationship, and what are the parameters? Don't just throw yourself out there and expect to find compatible singles. Be focused on what you do and don't want. "After my last, difficult relationship, I decided I didn't want anything serious for a long time," says Joyce, a laid-back 43-year-old. "Unfortunately, I didn't communicate that to the men I met and I wound up getting tangled in several sticky situations where the men wanted a commitment. Now I quickly make it plain that I'm just having fun right now. If they want more, they can move on."
6. Avoid fast-paced relationships.
The classic rebound relationship happens shortly after a break-up and escalates at an unnatural pace. Do not be in a hurry to substitute your old relationship. Take your time, get to know the person and enjoy dating again.
7. Don't expect your dates to be like your ex.
If your ex cheated, don't go sniffing your new man for strange perfume. If he was a commitment-phobe, don't demand an engagement ring in three months. If your past love was a perfect gentleman, don't walk away from a date if he doesn't hold the door for you. Remember, the past is gone, don't try to recreate it. Open your mind to new experiences.
8. Have fun.
Lose the rigid dating time lines and desperate comparisons to your married friends. Life does not always go according to plans. Wear you hair in pigtails, paint your toenails different colors, flirt with that waiter who's way too young for you. You just might like it. Appreciate this time to explore new possibilities for love, growth and happiness.
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My Random Thots:
I didn't know there were rules/guidelines for rebounding? ;)
The 8 rules of rebounding
By Rosalind Cummings-Yeates
It's over. Your relationship has ended and the reality of being alone shocks your system like freezing water on sunburned skin. Some singles may hop back into the dating pool with a speediness that would make J.Lo dizzy. Others hole up in their bedrooms, staring at the ceiling and wondering what went wrong. Neither of these scenarios are bad, as long as they aren't the only tactics that you take. In terms of emotional health and a balanced outlook, a combination of things are important to remember when you're between relationships:
1. Analyze what went wrong.
This means going beyond "he never bought me flowers." What were the main problems in the relationship and how did you contribute to them? No matter what the issue, from inattention to verbal abuse, a relationship is a two-way street. Realizing what the problem was and your role in it will prevent you from attracting a similar situation. "I was really angry at my ex because he always treated me like a second fiddle to his friends, his job, his hobbies," says Liz, 28, of her last relationship. "When we broke up, I carried that anger around for a long time. I only seemed to meet more self-involved jerks. Then I realized that I had made the situation worse by accepting it. I was actually angry at myself for putting up with that nonsense. Now that I know that I have the power to choose what is acceptable to me in a relationship, I'm no longer angry. I'm starting to meet nice guys, now."
2. Let go.
Do not go over and over in your mind about what went wrong and what you should have done. Jealousy, resentment and anger concerning your past relationship should all be washed down with your first round of post-break-up margaritas. Learn from the relationship and open yourself up to new ones.
3. Spend some time alone.
Friends are great in times like these, but you must face yourself and the prospect of being alone. It's not a bad thing. Use all that time you used to devote to your relationship and pamper yourself. Write in a journal, read your favorite books, buy your favorite foods. Reacquaint yourself with you.
4. Slowly start to socialize.
It's important not to get stuck in a solitary existence. You don't need to go out every night, but force yourself to attend events you enjoy — film festivals, gallery openings, sports events, fund-raisers. As long as you're out doing something you like, you'll feel comfortable and happy.
5. Be clear on what you want.
Are you interested in casual dating? Are you looking for a serious relationship, and what are the parameters? Don't just throw yourself out there and expect to find compatible singles. Be focused on what you do and don't want. "After my last, difficult relationship, I decided I didn't want anything serious for a long time," says Joyce, a laid-back 43-year-old. "Unfortunately, I didn't communicate that to the men I met and I wound up getting tangled in several sticky situations where the men wanted a commitment. Now I quickly make it plain that I'm just having fun right now. If they want more, they can move on."
6. Avoid fast-paced relationships.
The classic rebound relationship happens shortly after a break-up and escalates at an unnatural pace. Do not be in a hurry to substitute your old relationship. Take your time, get to know the person and enjoy dating again.
7. Don't expect your dates to be like your ex.
If your ex cheated, don't go sniffing your new man for strange perfume. If he was a commitment-phobe, don't demand an engagement ring in three months. If your past love was a perfect gentleman, don't walk away from a date if he doesn't hold the door for you. Remember, the past is gone, don't try to recreate it. Open your mind to new experiences.
8. Have fun.
Lose the rigid dating time lines and desperate comparisons to your married friends. Life does not always go according to plans. Wear you hair in pigtails, paint your toenails different colors, flirt with that waiter who's way too young for you. You just might like it. Appreciate this time to explore new possibilities for love, growth and happiness.
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My Random Thots:
I didn't know there were rules/guidelines for rebounding? ;)
Saturday, April 23, 2005
116. Quiet day again
We actually didn't end up partying last nite coz everyone was too tired. So just stayed home instead and rested. By midnite, I was too bored d. So went out for Tandoori chicken and Cheese Naan at Kapitans at Chulia Street.
Surprisingly met Pragas by the streets walking around with a big plastic bag full of what looks like packed food. Went up to him and ask him what he's doing. Found out that he's with his church outreach team. They go around town once a month and feed the homeless. A really noble effort, but I think going around at wee hours of the morning is dangerous, what more they had a young girl with them. Those weren't exactly the nicest part of town. Oh well, I'm sure God will protect them *wink wink, nudge nudge*, but don't play with fire unless u wanna get burned. ;)
Today, took it easy and just went to work and then came back and slept. Woke up and now I'm blogging. Jack called and said they'll come over in a bit. We'll play by ear from then on.
We went for pizza at US Pizza at Green Lane. After which we went over to Chong's place to lepak. Left Kepala Batas at about 4am & that's the end of the day. Looking forward to tomorrow morning where I won't be awaken by alarm clocks.
We actually didn't end up partying last nite coz everyone was too tired. So just stayed home instead and rested. By midnite, I was too bored d. So went out for Tandoori chicken and Cheese Naan at Kapitans at Chulia Street.
Surprisingly met Pragas by the streets walking around with a big plastic bag full of what looks like packed food. Went up to him and ask him what he's doing. Found out that he's with his church outreach team. They go around town once a month and feed the homeless. A really noble effort, but I think going around at wee hours of the morning is dangerous, what more they had a young girl with them. Those weren't exactly the nicest part of town. Oh well, I'm sure God will protect them *wink wink, nudge nudge*, but don't play with fire unless u wanna get burned. ;)
Today, took it easy and just went to work and then came back and slept. Woke up and now I'm blogging. Jack called and said they'll come over in a bit. We'll play by ear from then on.
We went for pizza at US Pizza at Green Lane. After which we went over to Chong's place to lepak. Left Kepala Batas at about 4am & that's the end of the day. Looking forward to tomorrow morning where I won't be awaken by alarm clocks.
Friday, April 22, 2005
115. 'Twas good catching up
Last nite, I met up with Colin, His wife Ann, Devan, Navin & Anne at Northam hotel before pushing off to Cherry Sweet (it's a nice little cozy Thai restaurant). Had a good time catching up over dinner. After dinner, Colin and Ann excused themselves becoz he's got an interview tomorrow. We wished him luck and off we went to SOHO to "catch up" further.
@ SOHO - Anne, Viny, Devan & I
Stayed there till abt 3am and we decided to take Anne for soup at the stall next to SOHO. She loved it. Found out that Navin's brother Reuben and Sashi will be in town tonite and that means an even crazier nite tonite. Woo hoo.
I finally cleaned out my fridge! there's no longer any expired items in there :D
Last nite, I met up with Colin, His wife Ann, Devan, Navin & Anne at Northam hotel before pushing off to Cherry Sweet (it's a nice little cozy Thai restaurant). Had a good time catching up over dinner. After dinner, Colin and Ann excused themselves becoz he's got an interview tomorrow. We wished him luck and off we went to SOHO to "catch up" further.
@ SOHO - Anne, Viny, Devan & I
Stayed there till abt 3am and we decided to take Anne for soup at the stall next to SOHO. She loved it. Found out that Navin's brother Reuben and Sashi will be in town tonite and that means an even crazier nite tonite. Woo hoo.
I finally cleaned out my fridge! there's no longer any expired items in there :D
Thursday, April 21, 2005
114. Viny is in town
Pix of Jo's B'day celebration at Soho and Slippery Senoritas
Today is a public holiday, but working in a Chinaman company means we don't recognize religious public holidays. One would expect that being a Chinaman company, we would of course observe the Lunar New Year as a big occasion that warrants a long break. However, come Lunar New Year, our management style changes to that of a Multinational company, where we will observe only a maximum of 2 days of holiday.
Score thus far: Management 2 - Employee 0
Viny will be in town today. He'll arrive at 9ish and we're meeting for dinner together with Devan, Colin, Kelvin, Bee Hong and Chuwy. Last nite was a long nite. By the time I got home, it was already 4am. Gosh, I wonder what time will I turn in tonite. Knowing that Viny is in town, doubt it'll be an early nite. Perhaps I should take tomorrow off. :D
Viny will be in town today. He'll arrive at 9ish and we're meeting for dinner together with Devan, Colin, Kelvin, Bee Hong and Chuwy. Last nite was a long nite. By the time I got home, it was already 4am. Gosh, I wonder what time will I turn in tonite. Knowing that Viny is in town, doubt it'll be an early nite. Perhaps I should take tomorrow off. :D
Pix of Jo's B'day celebration at Soho and Slippery Senoritas
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
113. Day of XYCubers
Work is very busy, rushed into office to get some samples to be rushed to customers. Bla bla bla. Left work early to have a meeting with the bosses of XYcube (Daniel & Joanne) and their counterpart Ms May Lin, from Australia. We are meeting in Segafredo at Gurney Plaza. Just a social meeting, I guess we'll talk more business when we all meet at the conference in Singapore next week.
Incidently it's Joanne's B'day tomorrow and they're gonna celebrate it in Soho tonite. How convenient :D
Turned out it's a small world after all. May Lin knows Dave's sister, Annie. Boy oh Boy! The world just gets smaller and smaller.
Work is very busy, rushed into office to get some samples to be rushed to customers. Bla bla bla. Left work early to have a meeting with the bosses of XYcube (Daniel & Joanne) and their counterpart Ms May Lin, from Australia. We are meeting in Segafredo at Gurney Plaza. Just a social meeting, I guess we'll talk more business when we all meet at the conference in Singapore next week.
Incidently it's Joanne's B'day tomorrow and they're gonna celebrate it in Soho tonite. How convenient :D
Turned out it's a small world after all. May Lin knows Dave's sister, Annie. Boy oh Boy! The world just gets smaller and smaller.
112. Jack's New Ride
Jack's brother Tony brought Jack's new car all the way from KL. He arrived at 9:00pm. All of us were anxiously waiting for him. :) Boy, it was a beauty. We took a drive to Gurney drive and have our dinner at Northam Beach Cafe. The food is ok. After a little drama with the new car's immobilizer, we adjourned and head back home.
Northam Beach Cafe
Tony continued up north to Changlun. His hometown.
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My Random Thots:
Gosh! I just realised I haven't started on the new book!
Northam Beach Cafe
Tony continued up north to Changlun. His hometown.
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My Random Thots:
Gosh! I just realised I haven't started on the new book!
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
111. "Racing" tonite
Was about to leave for work when a customer called and requested for some urgent emails. So I had to stay home and work on them. Oh well. poor old me ;) Have to work from home. :)
Had a lazy day, planned to go over to Chong's place to relax after work. Chong just got a new GT Force Pro for his Playstation 2. We're all going over to try it out :) We're all gonna have dinner at the mamak stall near Public Bank at Kepala Batas. After that we head straight over to Chong's place to "race" in GT4.
Stayed there till half after midnite.
Chillin at Chong's
Was about to leave for work when a customer called and requested for some urgent emails. So I had to stay home and work on them. Oh well. poor old me ;) Have to work from home. :)
Had a lazy day, planned to go over to Chong's place to relax after work. Chong just got a new GT Force Pro for his Playstation 2. We're all going over to try it out :) We're all gonna have dinner at the mamak stall near Public Bank at Kepala Batas. After that we head straight over to Chong's place to "race" in GT4.
Stayed there till half after midnite.
Monday, April 18, 2005
110. Weekend
SATURDAY (16th April)
Work was as usual saturday morning, but later at nite, we're suppose to go over to Roxbury at Sunway Butterworth for their 2nd Anniversary. Roxbury is a bistro which Seng frequents every Wednesday nite with his brudders. However, he's not gonna be there tonite becoz he'll be over at Torch, Tanjung Bungah watching the big football match with his buddies.
We were suppose to meet at McDonald's at 8:30pm. But I decided to go over earlier so that I can get my car alignment done. I reached the tire shop at 7pm. Good news is my alignment is perfect, bad news, wasted RM22. :) We left the tire shop at 7:45pm. Both Yew Peng and I decided to go over to meet Chong in KB first. Zakri and Jack are both still in Penang.
Chong, suggest we have dinner first while waiting for Ah Lai and Adam.
Finally did meet up with the rest of them (Jack, Zakri, Johnny, James, Baby, Meng, Yong and the rest) and basically just hung out until 2am. Then proceeded to Autocity mamak. Then called it a nite.
Had to wake up early Sunday morning for church.
SUNDAY (17th April)
SATURDAY (16th April)
Work was as usual saturday morning, but later at nite, we're suppose to go over to Roxbury at Sunway Butterworth for their 2nd Anniversary. Roxbury is a bistro which Seng frequents every Wednesday nite with his brudders. However, he's not gonna be there tonite becoz he'll be over at Torch, Tanjung Bungah watching the big football match with his buddies.
We were suppose to meet at McDonald's at 8:30pm. But I decided to go over earlier so that I can get my car alignment done. I reached the tire shop at 7pm. Good news is my alignment is perfect, bad news, wasted RM22. :) We left the tire shop at 7:45pm. Both Yew Peng and I decided to go over to meet Chong in KB first. Zakri and Jack are both still in Penang.
Chong, suggest we have dinner first while waiting for Ah Lai and Adam.
Finally did meet up with the rest of them (Jack, Zakri, Johnny, James, Baby, Meng, Yong and the rest) and basically just hung out until 2am. Then proceeded to Autocity mamak. Then called it a nite.
Had to wake up early Sunday morning for church.
SUNDAY (17th April)
Alarm went off at 7:30am and Penny called at about the same time to wake me up :P actually had a bit of time before church service starts. Tempted to take a nap but figured that if i actually did, then I'll probably wake up at noon. :) Went to take a shower and got ready. Was actually early for service.
It was a worship celebration of sorts. Was actually quite good. Penny was worship leading. Marcus Lau was playing the drums. His drumming skills has improved dramatically. Very impressed. :) Oh, and Yat Por was showing off his new Panasonic Video Camera. 3 CCD technology, Leica lens, 3.1 megapixel still camera. It's a brilliant camera. Lightweight and compact. Hmm, my thots are all over the place :)
Left pic taken with my camera (Canon Ixus V3) without flash and the pic on the right with Yat Por's new camera also without flash
After church went over to One Stop to meet Chong, Yew Peng, Jack, Ann and Zakri. Left my car for polishing at the parking lot and went to shop for mouse, DVD and food. Bought quite a few item this time around. 2 CDs (Kelly Chen & Jackie Cheung), 2 DVDs (Phantom of The Opera & Hotel Rwanda), 3 Mouse (2 for me and 1 for Seng). Oh yeah, also brought my dead wifi USB adapter for repairs. The technician confirmed it was dead and told me I need to wait a month for replacement. :(
My new mousey
The reason why I can sleep at SOHO - there's no one around
After shopping, just before leaving Midlands, Wee called and said they're all going over to SOHO to hang out and have dinner coz mom is not cooking. I actually fell asleep for abt 30mins or so. Heh heh heh. Really tired. haven't had enought sleep for the past 2 nites. Went over to Flame for dinner. Ended the nite early and was home by 10:30pm. Relaxed while watching Phantom of the Opera. My goodness, the girls voice is mesmerizing. Wow! Wondering if it really is her voice.
Dinner at Flame - Seng was trying to imitate the poster of the boss
And that, is the end of the weekend. :)
It was a worship celebration of sorts. Was actually quite good. Penny was worship leading. Marcus Lau was playing the drums. His drumming skills has improved dramatically. Very impressed. :) Oh, and Yat Por was showing off his new Panasonic Video Camera. 3 CCD technology, Leica lens, 3.1 megapixel still camera. It's a brilliant camera. Lightweight and compact. Hmm, my thots are all over the place :)
Left pic taken with my camera (Canon Ixus V3) without flash and the pic on the right with Yat Por's new camera also without flash
After church went over to One Stop to meet Chong, Yew Peng, Jack, Ann and Zakri. Left my car for polishing at the parking lot and went to shop for mouse, DVD and food. Bought quite a few item this time around. 2 CDs (Kelly Chen & Jackie Cheung), 2 DVDs (Phantom of The Opera & Hotel Rwanda), 3 Mouse (2 for me and 1 for Seng). Oh yeah, also brought my dead wifi USB adapter for repairs. The technician confirmed it was dead and told me I need to wait a month for replacement. :(
My new mousey
The reason why I can sleep at SOHO - there's no one around
After shopping, just before leaving Midlands, Wee called and said they're all going over to SOHO to hang out and have dinner coz mom is not cooking. I actually fell asleep for abt 30mins or so. Heh heh heh. Really tired. haven't had enought sleep for the past 2 nites. Went over to Flame for dinner. Ended the nite early and was home by 10:30pm. Relaxed while watching Phantom of the Opera. My goodness, the girls voice is mesmerizing. Wow! Wondering if it really is her voice.
Dinner at Flame - Seng was trying to imitate the poster of the boss
And that, is the end of the weekend. :)
Saturday, April 16, 2005
109. Is Windows a Virus?
No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so - okay, Windows does that.
Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay, Windows does that too.
Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows, too.
Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences:
No, Windows is not a virus. Here's what viruses do:
They replicate quickly - okay, Windows does that.
Viruses use up valuable system resources, slowing down the system as they do so - okay, Windows does that.
Viruses will, from time to time, trash your hard disk - okay, Windows does that too.
Viruses are usually carried, unknown to the user, along with valuable programs and systems. Sigh... Windows does that, too.
Viruses will occasionally make the user suspect their system is too slow (see 2) and the user will buy new hardware. Yup, that's with Windows, too.
Until now it seems Windows is a virus but there are fundamental differences:
Viruses are well supported by their authors, are running on most systems, their program code is fast, compact and efficient and they tend to become more sophisticated as they mature.
So Windows is not a virus.
It's a bug.
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So Windows is not a virus.
It's a bug.
All items in the Humor category were sent to us by friends and visitors like yourself, and are considered public domain. If you believe there to be any copyright infringements, please let us know.
108. The Moon Is 53.1% full today
Today the moon is at the first quarter of it's lunar phase. What does dat mean? Well, absolutely nothing :) Just making conversation. Heh heh. Nothing special happened at work. But after work, decide to drop by Makro to top up my fridge. Bought a carton of Coke and a carton of Tonic Water. While shopping, saw a backpack. Bought it on impulse :)
The Bag
The evening started with Wee wanting to go Poslaju in town to collect his Credit Card. The post office closes at 9pm. We reached about 8:50pm. I haven't had my dinner so they kindly took me to the mamak stall beside SOHO. Sounds suspiciously like they are planning to SOHO after that :P End up in SOHO we did.
The Earth over the Moon's north pole
Clementine colorized image showing the full Earth over the Moon's north pole. The angular distance between the Earth and the Moon has been reduced for illustration pruposes. This image was taken by the UV/visible camera at the end of mapping orbit 102 on 13 March 1994. The 109 km diameter crater Plaskett is in the foreground at 82 N, 174 E. (Clementine, USGS slide 19)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1994-03-13
Distance/Range (km): N/A
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +82.,174.
Orbit(s): 102
Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater, global view
Instrument: UV/Visible camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 288 x 384
Instrument Field of View (deg): 4.2 x 5.6
Filter: N/A
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A
Today the moon is at the first quarter of it's lunar phase. What does dat mean? Well, absolutely nothing :) Just making conversation. Heh heh. Nothing special happened at work. But after work, decide to drop by Makro to top up my fridge. Bought a carton of Coke and a carton of Tonic Water. While shopping, saw a backpack. Bought it on impulse :)
The Bag
The evening started with Wee wanting to go Poslaju in town to collect his Credit Card. The post office closes at 9pm. We reached about 8:50pm. I haven't had my dinner so they kindly took me to the mamak stall beside SOHO. Sounds suspiciously like they are planning to SOHO after that :P End up in SOHO we did.
The Earth over the Moon's north pole
Clementine colorized image showing the full Earth over the Moon's north pole. The angular distance between the Earth and the Moon has been reduced for illustration pruposes. This image was taken by the UV/visible camera at the end of mapping orbit 102 on 13 March 1994. The 109 km diameter crater Plaskett is in the foreground at 82 N, 174 E. (Clementine, USGS slide 19)
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Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1994-03-13
Distance/Range (km): N/A
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +82.,174.
Orbit(s): 102
Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: crater, global view
Instrument: UV/Visible camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 288 x 384
Instrument Field of View (deg): 4.2 x 5.6
Filter: N/A
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A
More pictures of the moon can be found HERE.
Friday, April 15, 2005
107. Muscle man is back
Anthony is back from offshore assignment, so last nite we decided to meet up and have dinner together. We ended up at the Japanese Restaurant Jurin in Bellissa Row. The food is pretty good. Chong, Ah Lai, Yew Peng, Anthony, Zakri, Zakri's uncle and yours truly turned up. It was a pretty good time.
After dinner, they initially wanted to go Segafredo at Bellissa Row, but ultimately ended up at Chill Out to finish a bottle that we have there. Dennis joined us there and his car is finally out and about after abt 3 mths MIA. After some mild drinking, they decided to take a leisurely drive up to Teluk Bahang Dam. Along the way, i had my window down and somehow a pebble managed to sneak in and hit my eye :( what good fortune. Chong has a medical check up early tomorrow morning, so decided to stay over at my place.
My Eye
Oh! I finished reading the book - more reviews later. Time to sleep
Didn't get much sleep done. Too many phone calls and sms.
End up going to town with Wee, Seng and Ai Fen. The idea is to collect Wee's package from Poslaju before they close at 9pm (we got there at 8:50pm), then take me to dinner as I haven't had mine yet :D Conveniently they chose to go soup kambing in Penang road......which is :O right next to SOHO. I wonder if we're going to SOHO after dinner. Stupid question. Of course we did. They had all sort of Good excuses too. It was raining and we can't leave anyway, our potential customers are there, Lorna is there too and we have to look out for her, bla bla bla. Finally got them out of there and reached home at about 1am. We end up in Seng's room for tea and supper. Big mistake, can't sleep after that.
Might as well write my review on the book I just read. It's called "Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman."
Well, the book is suppose to be the predecessor of "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" by Richard P. Feynman. So there are a lot of overlapping events and stories. But each book has it's emphasis on different things eventhough the events are overlapping. For example, in the earlier book, he'll be talking about his stint at Los Alamos and how he's very concerned about the lack of security measures taken to protect their Top Secret documents. And to demonstrate the weakness, he'll pick the locks and try to steal combinations of their safe. Then in the other book, he'll be refering to the same event, but talking about how he learnt to pick locks and the techniques involved :D
Over all, very entertaining insight into the life of one of the greatest minds of our time.
Something i do notice, is that even as great a genius as he is, he's married 3 times. Interesting fact to me, coz it tells me that even a genius like him still can't figure out women.....or perhaps they get bored of relationships with a particular person? Hmmmmm, I wonder. But anyway, that's the end of that book. My next undertaking will be the book called Losing My Virginity - The Autobiography by Richard Branson. I figure, enough of Dr Feynman for now, don't want to have an overdose. So perhaps Mr Branson will be a refreshing change.
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My Random Thots:
I was told by a friend to consider professional help with my hair :) To try out a professional hair STYLIST instead of my regular barber. Perhaps I should, just to prove her wrong :D
Anthony is back from offshore assignment, so last nite we decided to meet up and have dinner together. We ended up at the Japanese Restaurant Jurin in Bellissa Row. The food is pretty good. Chong, Ah Lai, Yew Peng, Anthony, Zakri, Zakri's uncle and yours truly turned up. It was a pretty good time.
After dinner, they initially wanted to go Segafredo at Bellissa Row, but ultimately ended up at Chill Out to finish a bottle that we have there. Dennis joined us there and his car is finally out and about after abt 3 mths MIA. After some mild drinking, they decided to take a leisurely drive up to Teluk Bahang Dam. Along the way, i had my window down and somehow a pebble managed to sneak in and hit my eye :( what good fortune. Chong has a medical check up early tomorrow morning, so decided to stay over at my place.
My Eye
Oh! I finished reading the book - more reviews later. Time to sleep
Didn't get much sleep done. Too many phone calls and sms.
End up going to town with Wee, Seng and Ai Fen. The idea is to collect Wee's package from Poslaju before they close at 9pm (we got there at 8:50pm), then take me to dinner as I haven't had mine yet :D Conveniently they chose to go soup kambing in Penang road......which is :O right next to SOHO. I wonder if we're going to SOHO after dinner. Stupid question. Of course we did. They had all sort of Good excuses too. It was raining and we can't leave anyway, our potential customers are there, Lorna is there too and we have to look out for her, bla bla bla. Finally got them out of there and reached home at about 1am. We end up in Seng's room for tea and supper. Big mistake, can't sleep after that.
Might as well write my review on the book I just read. It's called "Surely You're Joking, Mr Feynman."
Well, the book is suppose to be the predecessor of "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" by Richard P. Feynman. So there are a lot of overlapping events and stories. But each book has it's emphasis on different things eventhough the events are overlapping. For example, in the earlier book, he'll be talking about his stint at Los Alamos and how he's very concerned about the lack of security measures taken to protect their Top Secret documents. And to demonstrate the weakness, he'll pick the locks and try to steal combinations of their safe. Then in the other book, he'll be refering to the same event, but talking about how he learnt to pick locks and the techniques involved :D
Over all, very entertaining insight into the life of one of the greatest minds of our time.
Something i do notice, is that even as great a genius as he is, he's married 3 times. Interesting fact to me, coz it tells me that even a genius like him still can't figure out women.....or perhaps they get bored of relationships with a particular person? Hmmmmm, I wonder. But anyway, that's the end of that book. My next undertaking will be the book called Losing My Virginity - The Autobiography by Richard Branson. I figure, enough of Dr Feynman for now, don't want to have an overdose. So perhaps Mr Branson will be a refreshing change.
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My Random Thots:
I was told by a friend to consider professional help with my hair :) To try out a professional hair STYLIST instead of my regular barber. Perhaps I should, just to prove her wrong :D
Thursday, April 14, 2005
106. Time alone
The workday was hectic yesterday, so decided to unwind alone at home. Worked on my car a bit. Trying to change a "blown" bulb, but found out the bulb was fine, it's the connector that broke. Sigh, can't fix that. Was trying to install Cold Air Intake as well. That didn't work out as well. Overall, nothing done :)
So went out for "Thong sui" at Jelutong and watched some videos. There is something bugging me though. Whether or not it becomes a big deal remains to be seen.
Came across and interesting article on dating. Romances with wolves it's called. Which reminds me how much I hate Dances with wolves. Sorry, I digress.
The workday was hectic yesterday, so decided to unwind alone at home. Worked on my car a bit. Trying to change a "blown" bulb, but found out the bulb was fine, it's the connector that broke. Sigh, can't fix that. Was trying to install Cold Air Intake as well. That didn't work out as well. Overall, nothing done :)
So went out for "Thong sui" at Jelutong and watched some videos. There is something bugging me though. Whether or not it becomes a big deal remains to be seen.
Came across and interesting article on dating. Romances with wolves it's called. Which reminds me how much I hate Dances with wolves. Sorry, I digress.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
105. Sleep debt
I think I've cleared all my sleep debts. For the pass 2 nites, I've been a good boy and slept way before 1am and wake up about 8:30am. Feeling a tad groggy. But I'll manage. Some more I've been having intermitent naps in between. Me thinks me am ready to party this weekend again :) Muah har har har har.
Today will be another laid back day I guess. Will try to go back early and rest so that i'll recover fully from the fever and headaches.
Oooooo, funny story yesterday. While I was waiting for Chuwy at Dell (APCC 1) for lunch. I was standing in front of a pizza hut delivery motorcycle. I was on the phone when I noticed a lady standing very close to me and gave me a "dirty" look. She looked at me as if I was using her cellphone. So feeling uncomfortable, I told my friend I had to go and hung up. After I hung up, she handed me a few pieces of paper. I'm thinking, "What the!!! I'm being fined for talking on the handphone?"
"So where's the pizza?", She asked.
I returned the dirty look she so graciously gave me earlier.
"I'm not the delivery boy if that's what you're asking.", I clarified.
"Oh! I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! bla bla bla", She apologized profusedly while blushing.
I'm thinking how the heck can someone mistaken me for a pizza hut delivery boy. Am I dressed that badly? Geezz. Then, she reappeared from the walk way with apparently the delivery boy! My goodness! He was dressed smarter than I was. Not Kidding, shirt and pants and all. I feel so outclassed :( This is what happens when I no longer have help with my clothing.
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My Random Thots:
Mental note: Need to buy new shirt and pants. Get professional help on clothing choice
I think I've cleared all my sleep debts. For the pass 2 nites, I've been a good boy and slept way before 1am and wake up about 8:30am. Feeling a tad groggy. But I'll manage. Some more I've been having intermitent naps in between. Me thinks me am ready to party this weekend again :) Muah har har har har.
Today will be another laid back day I guess. Will try to go back early and rest so that i'll recover fully from the fever and headaches.
Oooooo, funny story yesterday. While I was waiting for Chuwy at Dell (APCC 1) for lunch. I was standing in front of a pizza hut delivery motorcycle. I was on the phone when I noticed a lady standing very close to me and gave me a "dirty" look. She looked at me as if I was using her cellphone. So feeling uncomfortable, I told my friend I had to go and hung up. After I hung up, she handed me a few pieces of paper. I'm thinking, "What the!!! I'm being fined for talking on the handphone?"
"So where's the pizza?", She asked.
I returned the dirty look she so graciously gave me earlier.
"I'm not the delivery boy if that's what you're asking.", I clarified.
"Oh! I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry! bla bla bla", She apologized profusedly while blushing.
I'm thinking how the heck can someone mistaken me for a pizza hut delivery boy. Am I dressed that badly? Geezz. Then, she reappeared from the walk way with apparently the delivery boy! My goodness! He was dressed smarter than I was. Not Kidding, shirt and pants and all. I feel so outclassed :( This is what happens when I no longer have help with my clothing.
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My Random Thots:
Mental note: Need to buy new shirt and pants. Get professional help on clothing choice
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
104. Another busy day
Tempted to stay home. Still feeling very sick as I crawl out of bed this morning. But alas, I have a few urgent deliveries to make and some vendor is coming over to install some software. Bla bla bla. So have to nudge myself out of the bed.
Wanted to go home to rest early, but the were some issues in the office that needed my attention. :P Can't wait till the end of today.
Guess tonite will be another R&R nite.
Tempted to stay home. Still feeling very sick as I crawl out of bed this morning. But alas, I have a few urgent deliveries to make and some vendor is coming over to install some software. Bla bla bla. So have to nudge myself out of the bed.
Wanted to go home to rest early, but the were some issues in the office that needed my attention. :P Can't wait till the end of today.
Guess tonite will be another R&R nite.
Monday, April 11, 2005
103. Family Day
Got back home relatively early today coz not feeling well. Have a running nose and a headache. Looks like it's a play day for Ru Yi :)
Ru Yi is looking a bit uncomfortable right? Look at her thigh. Notice the hand mark left by Wee. No wonder she was uncomfortable. :) He better learn to get the posture right before the birth of his own kid :)
I just realised I haven't been reading my book. What was to be a short delay, has now turned into almost half a month. Goodness. :)
Got back home relatively early today coz not feeling well. Have a running nose and a headache. Looks like it's a play day for Ru Yi :)
Ru Yi is looking a bit uncomfortable right? Look at her thigh. Notice the hand mark left by Wee. No wonder she was uncomfortable. :) He better learn to get the posture right before the birth of his own kid :)
I just realised I haven't been reading my book. What was to be a short delay, has now turned into almost half a month. Goodness. :)
Sunday, April 10, 2005
102. KL
This blog is over due, had problems trying to get online. It's connected, but very very slow. Got fed up, so decided will not blog until connection is more consistant. Found out that it's because of problems with TMNet
FRIDAY (8th April)
Was busy at work. Running around town and all. Decided to take a break and took the Ferry back to the main land instead of the bridge. Looking forward to the trip to KL later in the afternoon.
The view from the ferry of Penang Island
Made it to KL in one piece despite lack of sleep for the both Wee and I. I drove till Bkt Gantang then Wee took over. We took our own sweet time so by the time we reached KL, it was already too late for the Drift event at extreme part. Instead, we went straight to RonnieQ's at Bangsar. :) Which I suspected is what Wee had in mind all along :P
At RonnieQ (Lawrence, Audrey, Daryl, I, Wee, Gheetar & Shara)
The nite ended by 3ish. Need to rest early so that I can wake up on time tomorrow to go to Shah Alam Traffic Police station to collect my accident report.
SATURDAY (9th April)
Alas, didn't manage to wake up on time. Guess I'll have to collect the police report on my next trip then :) Hate dealing with these licensed daylight robbers.
Spend the afternoon with Joanne and Tee Ann. Had a good time catching up. Went to The Curve in Damansara Heights. Had "lunch"(it was 3pm) at TGI Fridays there. Basically we spent the rest of the day there and Ikano Power Center. Goodness, we were there from 2:30pm to 9:30pm. Waited for Ann (Jack's gf) to come over to The Curve so that I can pass Jack's fuel pump to her. Jack is in Sunway, but I was too lazy to go over. Good thing Ann was at 1 Utama.
Our Food at TGIF
Was invited by Joanne to go over to Breakers, Sri Hartamas. Wee and gang will be going over to Finnigan's at Sri Hartamas too. What a coincidence. Breakers is a very nice place. 2 floors with lotsa pool tables and foosball table and a dance floor upstairs. Nice. Met her friends, very nice people. Inclusive Edgar, who happens to be related to Raine. Gosh, it's a bloody small world.
At Breakers with Edgar & Jo, Jo & I
Stayed there till closing time.
SUNDAY (10th April)
Woke up late (as always) and Wee wants to leave KL early, which means immediately after lunch. Went over to Mont Kiara and had lunch at Sarpino's Pizzeria at Mont Kiara Plaza. Walked around a bit at their sunday market, there was this stall selling used mags. Bought 3 mags for RM10. What a steal. :) Then waited for Wee at Gloria Jeans.
Stopped by Restoran Jejantas at Sg. Buloh to buy Burger King and "Kajang" satay for Seng and Lorraine.
Chong and gang (Ah Lai, Johnny, Baby and a few others which I can't remember the names) is planning to go over to Auto City later tonite. Hmmm, I think I'll join them. Haven't seen them for a while. A tad tiring, but i think i can handle it. We had a good time at Coffee Bean. It's rained cats and dogs immediately after Yew Peng and I got there. Luckily we weren't caught in the rain. After the coffee session we set off home since it was raining heavily, the 2 of us decided to take a spin near the coastal highway and Yew Peng's office.
Coffee Bean @ Autocity, B'worth
This blog is over due, had problems trying to get online. It's connected, but very very slow. Got fed up, so decided will not blog until connection is more consistant. Found out that it's because of problems with TMNet
FRIDAY (8th April)
Was busy at work. Running around town and all. Decided to take a break and took the Ferry back to the main land instead of the bridge. Looking forward to the trip to KL later in the afternoon.
The view from the ferry of Penang Island
Made it to KL in one piece despite lack of sleep for the both Wee and I. I drove till Bkt Gantang then Wee took over. We took our own sweet time so by the time we reached KL, it was already too late for the Drift event at extreme part. Instead, we went straight to RonnieQ's at Bangsar. :) Which I suspected is what Wee had in mind all along :P
At RonnieQ (Lawrence, Audrey, Daryl, I, Wee, Gheetar & Shara)
The nite ended by 3ish. Need to rest early so that I can wake up on time tomorrow to go to Shah Alam Traffic Police station to collect my accident report.
SATURDAY (9th April)
Alas, didn't manage to wake up on time. Guess I'll have to collect the police report on my next trip then :) Hate dealing with these licensed daylight robbers.
Spend the afternoon with Joanne and Tee Ann. Had a good time catching up. Went to The Curve in Damansara Heights. Had "lunch"(it was 3pm) at TGI Fridays there. Basically we spent the rest of the day there and Ikano Power Center. Goodness, we were there from 2:30pm to 9:30pm. Waited for Ann (Jack's gf) to come over to The Curve so that I can pass Jack's fuel pump to her. Jack is in Sunway, but I was too lazy to go over. Good thing Ann was at 1 Utama.
Our Food at TGIF
Was invited by Joanne to go over to Breakers, Sri Hartamas. Wee and gang will be going over to Finnigan's at Sri Hartamas too. What a coincidence. Breakers is a very nice place. 2 floors with lotsa pool tables and foosball table and a dance floor upstairs. Nice. Met her friends, very nice people. Inclusive Edgar, who happens to be related to Raine. Gosh, it's a bloody small world.
At Breakers with Edgar & Jo, Jo & I
Stayed there till closing time.
SUNDAY (10th April)
Woke up late (as always) and Wee wants to leave KL early, which means immediately after lunch. Went over to Mont Kiara and had lunch at Sarpino's Pizzeria at Mont Kiara Plaza. Walked around a bit at their sunday market, there was this stall selling used mags. Bought 3 mags for RM10. What a steal. :) Then waited for Wee at Gloria Jeans.
Stopped by Restoran Jejantas at Sg. Buloh to buy Burger King and "Kajang" satay for Seng and Lorraine.
Chong and gang (Ah Lai, Johnny, Baby and a few others which I can't remember the names) is planning to go over to Auto City later tonite. Hmmm, I think I'll join them. Haven't seen them for a while. A tad tiring, but i think i can handle it. We had a good time at Coffee Bean. It's rained cats and dogs immediately after Yew Peng and I got there. Luckily we weren't caught in the rain. After the coffee session we set off home since it was raining heavily, the 2 of us decided to take a spin near the coastal highway and Yew Peng's office.
Coffee Bean @ Autocity, B'worth
Thursday, April 07, 2005
101. Average day
Woke up a tad late. So worked a bit from the house. Basically busy running around meeting customers. Had to eat alone during peak hour :P That's something i've always avoided. but didn't have much choice today. I have a meeting after lunch.
Will be going to KL tomorrow with Wee. There'll be a drifting event and Wee is going for Shara's b'day party. Apparently they're going fishing. :D har har har
Going over to KB to return Chong's car.
Woke up a tad late. So worked a bit from the house. Basically busy running around meeting customers. Had to eat alone during peak hour :P That's something i've always avoided. but didn't have much choice today. I have a meeting after lunch.
Will be going to KL tomorrow with Wee. There'll be a drifting event and Wee is going for Shara's b'day party. Apparently they're going fishing. :D har har har
Going over to KB to return Chong's car.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
100. My Centannial Post
Wow, not bad. I'm still not bored with bloggin yet. Let's see if i can push 200 posts :)
Am I ready to die? Was just thinking back and recalled how a friend of mine passed away suddenly. That got me thinking (nothing dark or sick about it), just that am I ready to face death? Are there any loose ends untied?
Wow, not bad. I'm still not bored with bloggin yet. Let's see if i can push 200 posts :)
Am I ready to die? Was just thinking back and recalled how a friend of mine passed away suddenly. That got me thinking (nothing dark or sick about it), just that am I ready to face death? Are there any loose ends untied?
99. YOUR CHILD'S IDENTITY
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4).
It's all too easy for children to find their identity wrapped up in external values like performance and appearance. Why? Largely because those are the values their parents and teachers glorify and reinforce. Children are applauded if they're cute, if they say funny things, or if they hit home runs. Thanks to the adults in their lives, it doesn't take long for children to internalize and begin to live by three pervasive principles.
1 If I am physically attractive and others admire me, I will be special.
2 If I perform well and accomplish great things, I will be accepted.
3 If I obtain social status and others recognize me, I will be significant.
But what about the child who isn't very cute or entertaining? What about the child who never wins a starring rule in the school play or strikes out most of the time? Tragically, children like these are often compared, rejected, or ignored by the adults in their lives. They begin to question their identity and doubt their worth. Satan takes advantage of the false values our society promotes.
Children may struggle with identity and self-acceptance because their parents struggle with the same issues. Children who grow up with false principles for identity and acceptance don't automatically grow out of them when they reach adulthood. As adults they continue to base their identity on these external guidelines and tend to perpetuate them in their children. If you are going to help your child realize his identity and acceptance in Christ, you must lead the way by doing so in your own life.
Lord, give me wisdom to teach my children and grandchildren what it means to be a child of God and to be in Christ. Forgive me for the times I have promoted false values before them.
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This daily devotional is published and distributed by Crosswalk.com. It is written by Neil Anderson at
http://www.ficm.org
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger; but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4).
It's all too easy for children to find their identity wrapped up in external values like performance and appearance. Why? Largely because those are the values their parents and teachers glorify and reinforce. Children are applauded if they're cute, if they say funny things, or if they hit home runs. Thanks to the adults in their lives, it doesn't take long for children to internalize and begin to live by three pervasive principles.
1 If I am physically attractive and others admire me, I will be special.
2 If I perform well and accomplish great things, I will be accepted.
3 If I obtain social status and others recognize me, I will be significant.
But what about the child who isn't very cute or entertaining? What about the child who never wins a starring rule in the school play or strikes out most of the time? Tragically, children like these are often compared, rejected, or ignored by the adults in their lives. They begin to question their identity and doubt their worth. Satan takes advantage of the false values our society promotes.
Children may struggle with identity and self-acceptance because their parents struggle with the same issues. Children who grow up with false principles for identity and acceptance don't automatically grow out of them when they reach adulthood. As adults they continue to base their identity on these external guidelines and tend to perpetuate them in their children. If you are going to help your child realize his identity and acceptance in Christ, you must lead the way by doing so in your own life.
Lord, give me wisdom to teach my children and grandchildren what it means to be a child of God and to be in Christ. Forgive me for the times I have promoted false values before them.
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This daily devotional is published and distributed by Crosswalk.com. It is written by Neil Anderson at
http://www.ficm.org
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
98. The sweet smell of life......
Woke up today and i'm still breathing...................I get another chance at life. :)
Busy day at work today. So not gonna bore you guys with the details.
Went out with Yew Peng and Zakri last nite to Segafredo. 'Twas an early nite. Suppose to go for a drive, but it was raining, so we reckon we shouldn't go as the road might be slippery and there may be debris on the road. Reached home before midnite. Good thing my mum didn't laugh at me for coming home so early. :D
Well, will be going over to Kepala Batas later this evening to kacau Chong. Will meet up with Yew Peng and Zakri first and head there. Jack will meet us later.
Nicholas' full moon gift being plundered by us
Nicholas dropped by and gave us his baby's full moon present.
Us chilling in Chong's room
We end up just chilling in Chong's room playing Gran Turismo 4 and just surfing the net :) also chatting online.
Woke up today and i'm still breathing...................I get another chance at life. :)
Busy day at work today. So not gonna bore you guys with the details.
Went out with Yew Peng and Zakri last nite to Segafredo. 'Twas an early nite. Suppose to go for a drive, but it was raining, so we reckon we shouldn't go as the road might be slippery and there may be debris on the road. Reached home before midnite. Good thing my mum didn't laugh at me for coming home so early. :D
Well, will be going over to Kepala Batas later this evening to kacau Chong. Will meet up with Yew Peng and Zakri first and head there. Jack will meet us later.
Nicholas' full moon gift being plundered by us
Nicholas dropped by and gave us his baby's full moon present.
Us chilling in Chong's room
We end up just chilling in Chong's room playing Gran Turismo 4 and just surfing the net :) also chatting online.
Monday, April 04, 2005
97. INTERNAL INTERFERENCE
We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error (1 John 4:6).
People who know they are having spiritual problems usually have severe perceptual problems too. Satan seems to be more present, real and powerful to them. These types of people usually hear opposing arguments in their head. They are constantly confronted with lies, told to get out of the counseling setting, or threatened with harm or embarrassment.
One dear lady I was ministering to suddenly bolted for the door. "Tell me what you're hearing," I said.
"You're going to hurt me," she answered fearfully.
"That's a lie," I assured her. Slowly she returned to her chair.
Some people experience internal interference when demonic powers are confronted by the truth. They may become dizzy or glassy-eyed. If you proceed without regard for their reaction, they may lapse into catatonia.
The goal in helping people find freedom in Christ is to avoid all demonic activity which would short-circuit their ability to participate in the process. With this in mind, I usually begin the time of ministry with prayer, acknowledging God's presence, claiming His authority, and binding the enemy to silence.
I require one major point of cooperation from all those who want help: They must tell me what inner opposition they are experiencing. If they have a thought that is contrary to what we are doing, they are to share it with me. Some thoughts can be very hostile or threatening. Others will be very deceptive, such as "This isn't going to work." The power of Satan is in his lie. The moment the counselees bring the contrary thought to light, the power of it is broken. The power for the Christian is in the truth. That is why it is truth that sets us free.
Lord, I desire to be a committed student of Your Word. I know the truth of Your Word dispels the darkness in my life. Thank You for this powerful weapon.
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We are from God; he who knows God listens to us; he who is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error (1 John 4:6).
People who know they are having spiritual problems usually have severe perceptual problems too. Satan seems to be more present, real and powerful to them. These types of people usually hear opposing arguments in their head. They are constantly confronted with lies, told to get out of the counseling setting, or threatened with harm or embarrassment.
One dear lady I was ministering to suddenly bolted for the door. "Tell me what you're hearing," I said.
"You're going to hurt me," she answered fearfully.
"That's a lie," I assured her. Slowly she returned to her chair.
Some people experience internal interference when demonic powers are confronted by the truth. They may become dizzy or glassy-eyed. If you proceed without regard for their reaction, they may lapse into catatonia.
The goal in helping people find freedom in Christ is to avoid all demonic activity which would short-circuit their ability to participate in the process. With this in mind, I usually begin the time of ministry with prayer, acknowledging God's presence, claiming His authority, and binding the enemy to silence.
I require one major point of cooperation from all those who want help: They must tell me what inner opposition they are experiencing. If they have a thought that is contrary to what we are doing, they are to share it with me. Some thoughts can be very hostile or threatening. Others will be very deceptive, such as "This isn't going to work." The power of Satan is in his lie. The moment the counselees bring the contrary thought to light, the power of it is broken. The power for the Christian is in the truth. That is why it is truth that sets us free.
Lord, I desire to be a committed student of Your Word. I know the truth of Your Word dispels the darkness in my life. Thank You for this powerful weapon.
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This daily devotional is published and distributed by Crosswalk.com. It is written by Neil Anderson at
http://www.ficm.org
96. The Pope passed away
Forgot to mention this. It didn't really hit me as a big deal because religiously i'm not "into" Him. It's kinda like the passing of Princess Diana. So out of respect for the great man that he is. I shall dedicate this little space to him and also observe a minute of silence.
Learnt a lot of interesting stuff from CNN. The selection process and the like.
Forgot to mention this. It didn't really hit me as a big deal because religiously i'm not "into" Him. It's kinda like the passing of Princess Diana. So out of respect for the great man that he is. I shall dedicate this little space to him and also observe a minute of silence.
Learnt a lot of interesting stuff from CNN. The selection process and the like.
95. Gave up
Officially giving up on a psychology test I was trying to conduct :P Due to lack of response from "participants" :) heh heh heh. Was just curious, most of the psychology tests are done by westerners, so was trying to conduct a very amatuer test to see if it applies here in the East as well. With all the different cultures and upbringing, perhaps human behavior defers from East to West?
Oh well, I'm no psychologist, therefore i shouldn't be doing this anyway. Perhaps I should ask Valerie about this :) Thanks to those who actually bothered to reply :) Wonder if I should've mentioned the purpose of my "funny" questions to the "participants" so that they can understand why I'm asking such funny questions. :) heh heh heh, but by their apathy, i guess i can safely say it doesn't matter to them anyway.
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My Random Thots:
Looking at the similiarities in social problems in the East and the West, perhaps we can generalise that human behavior are indeed the same across the globe. Perhaps.
Officially giving up on a psychology test I was trying to conduct :P Due to lack of response from "participants" :) heh heh heh. Was just curious, most of the psychology tests are done by westerners, so was trying to conduct a very amatuer test to see if it applies here in the East as well. With all the different cultures and upbringing, perhaps human behavior defers from East to West?
Oh well, I'm no psychologist, therefore i shouldn't be doing this anyway. Perhaps I should ask Valerie about this :) Thanks to those who actually bothered to reply :) Wonder if I should've mentioned the purpose of my "funny" questions to the "participants" so that they can understand why I'm asking such funny questions. :) heh heh heh, but by their apathy, i guess i can safely say it doesn't matter to them anyway.
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My Random Thots:
Looking at the similiarities in social problems in the East and the West, perhaps we can generalise that human behavior are indeed the same across the globe. Perhaps.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
93. Cheng Beng
Last nite, we actually went to a wine place in Batu Lanchang instead of SOHO. Surprise surprise. Quite a cozy little place. There was a pool table and a dart board as well. Everyone is kept occupied :) However, being a wine place, u'd expect the wine they recommend to be good. But alas, it wasn't so. I didn't know how to appreciate it anyway, so can't comment on it :) But since everyone is bitching about it, i'll take it as it wasn't good.
Halfway thru, Lorna suggested to go SOHO because she has to meet May to celebrate her B'day. U can imagine the effect that suggestion has on Seng and Wee especially after having bad wine. So u guessed it, we're off to SOHO :D Spent the rest of the evening there. Daniel was there as welll and we discussed some business and continued partying.
After partying we went over to get supper and went home. Had a 3rd party at home. We realised that sleeping now would mean we won't be able to wake up for cheng beng tomorrow. So just hanged out in Seng's room and ate our supper and chit chatted till 3ish. Then spent the rest of the "nite" reading my book.
didn't sleep at all and finally left the house at 5am. Gosh, slept all the way to Sitiawan. Like a baby.
The first cheng beng stop
Reached Sitiawan and the cheng beng starts. We're done by 10am. Off to visit our relatives and buy specialty food items exclusive to Sitiawan. First, was the infamous "Kong Piang", then "Mee suah" and finally the Kampung Koh garlic Chilli sauce. :)
Kong Piang
Mee Suah
Kampung Koh garlic Chilli sauce
Reached Penang abt 2ish. Basically slept like a log after that and woke up only abt 9pm and watched F1 and just chilled at home.
Last nite, we actually went to a wine place in Batu Lanchang instead of SOHO. Surprise surprise. Quite a cozy little place. There was a pool table and a dart board as well. Everyone is kept occupied :) However, being a wine place, u'd expect the wine they recommend to be good. But alas, it wasn't so. I didn't know how to appreciate it anyway, so can't comment on it :) But since everyone is bitching about it, i'll take it as it wasn't good.
Halfway thru, Lorna suggested to go SOHO because she has to meet May to celebrate her B'day. U can imagine the effect that suggestion has on Seng and Wee especially after having bad wine. So u guessed it, we're off to SOHO :D Spent the rest of the evening there. Daniel was there as welll and we discussed some business and continued partying.
After partying we went over to get supper and went home. Had a 3rd party at home. We realised that sleeping now would mean we won't be able to wake up for cheng beng tomorrow. So just hanged out in Seng's room and ate our supper and chit chatted till 3ish. Then spent the rest of the "nite" reading my book.
didn't sleep at all and finally left the house at 5am. Gosh, slept all the way to Sitiawan. Like a baby.
The first cheng beng stop
Reached Sitiawan and the cheng beng starts. We're done by 10am. Off to visit our relatives and buy specialty food items exclusive to Sitiawan. First, was the infamous "Kong Piang", then "Mee suah" and finally the Kampung Koh garlic Chilli sauce. :)
Kong Piang
Mee Suah
Kampung Koh garlic Chilli sauce
Reached Penang abt 2ish. Basically slept like a log after that and woke up only abt 9pm and watched F1 and just chilled at home.
Saturday, April 02, 2005
92. Sloooowwwwww day
Finally caught up with my sleep, but as always, that means I'm groggy. D'oh! Like i'm drunk or something. Tonite will meet up at SOHO to celebrate Raine's pregnancy! :D Any excuse at all to go there I tell u.
Was watching Astro last nite and there was a preview of Bruce Willis' interview on Parkinsons. Bruce Willis said something like, "You have to allow yourself the possibility that people fall out of love too!"
I think he has the gift of noticing the obvious :)
Finally caught up with my sleep, but as always, that means I'm groggy. D'oh! Like i'm drunk or something. Tonite will meet up at SOHO to celebrate Raine's pregnancy! :D Any excuse at all to go there I tell u.
Was watching Astro last nite and there was a preview of Bruce Willis' interview on Parkinsons. Bruce Willis said something like, "You have to allow yourself the possibility that people fall out of love too!"
I think he has the gift of noticing the obvious :)
Friday, April 01, 2005
91. I was right!!!!
It was a prank! The HITZ fm morning crew's fiasco was actually a prank. :P Anyway, did go and watch "BE COOL". Still trying to figure out if I liked the movie. Interesting show, dunno what to make out of it.
Found out that Raine is pregnant!!!! :) Wee is really happy. Looks like I'll be an uncle again soon.
The family celebrating the good news :)
Rather poofed, so will call it a nite.
It was a prank! The HITZ fm morning crew's fiasco was actually a prank. :P Anyway, did go and watch "BE COOL". Still trying to figure out if I liked the movie. Interesting show, dunno what to make out of it.
Found out that Raine is pregnant!!!! :) Wee is really happy. Looks like I'll be an uncle again soon.
The family celebrating the good news :)
Rather poofed, so will call it a nite.
90. HAPPY APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Normally, I'll be out there thinking of pranks to pull, but figured against it. :P Personal reasons. Heh heh heh. Anyway, wonder if I'm right about the Hitz FM morning crew's prank. Well, I guess I'll know when I turn on the radio later.
Just realised that it's been a month and I still haven't finished my book. Luckily only a a bit left. So i'll be just slightly behind schedule.
Been a crazy week. It seems like KL friends week. :) Joanne, Danny and David are all in Penang. So it was fun going out and catching up :) also it's a good excuse to just stay out late. heh heh heh.
Took the second half of today off. Too tired and will just chill. Perhaps i'll go catch a movie. Be Cool is showing! :)
Normally, I'll be out there thinking of pranks to pull, but figured against it. :P Personal reasons. Heh heh heh. Anyway, wonder if I'm right about the Hitz FM morning crew's prank. Well, I guess I'll know when I turn on the radio later.
Just realised that it's been a month and I still haven't finished my book. Luckily only a a bit left. So i'll be just slightly behind schedule.
Been a crazy week. It seems like KL friends week. :) Joanne, Danny and David are all in Penang. So it was fun going out and catching up :) also it's a good excuse to just stay out late. heh heh heh.
Took the second half of today off. Too tired and will just chill. Perhaps i'll go catch a movie. Be Cool is showing! :)
