73. "Hectic" day

Was rushing around town and back to bayan lepas and back to town. Rushed to clear my work and rushed over to Penang to have lunch with a friend and then for coffee. Rushed to Bayan Lepas to see some customers. Was tired and decided I won't go back to office, so off to Gurney Plaza. Decided I wanna watch ROBOTS. It was not as good as I've expected since my friends were raving about it. I still like HITCH better. Again, time to call it a nite. Too tired to think.

72. Went as planned

We did go visit Chong's sister and her new born baby :) big baby (4Kgs). Both mother and child is healthy. After the hospital visit, we went over to One Stop Midlands to shop for DVDs. Didn't buy any, saw that they had "Phantom of the Opera". Wanted to get that one, but it was not clear yet. Was told by a dear friend that it was a really good movie.

Went for lunch at Ice Ice Baby again :) The food is good too. :) I walked from One Stop to Ice Ice Baby. Thot it's about as much excercise i had in months. The lunch was pleasant. Except the incident which i ordered cheese noodle with baby queen. She asked if i ate beef, i told her,"Yes! i'd like beef in my cheese noodle." So I'm expecting beef in my noodle. When it came, there was only fish (or so I thot) in my noodle. I called the waitress over and I told her i wanted beef but there's only fish in my noodle. She apologized. I then continued eating and found that actually, the dish included fish, chicken and beef all together :) Pai seh.

After sending Hiromi to the foot massage place (Alpha Reflexology) we went to Sega Fredo, Bellissa Row.

Surprisingly Daniel did call me and we met up to discuss work. Amazingly he was also at Bellissa Row as well. Convenient coincidence.

Went back to meet Chong and gang. but alas, they've finish eating dinner. So balik kampung loe.

Zakri didn't want to go back yet so I suggested we go over to Chef & Brew for dinner and coffee. So we did. Yew Peng and Jack came as well. Chatted till abt 11ish. Time to call it a nite. :) yawn.

71. My Niece Ru Yi

70. Good Morning, World!

It feels pretty darn good to wake up "naturally". No alarm, no phone calls, just slowly slipping into consciousness. :) Well, gotta prepare for the day.

Gonna meet Chong, Hiromi, Yew Peng, Jack, Anne and Zakri. Will be visiting Chong's sister at Adventist Hospital. She just gave birth. :) Wonder why most people I know goes to Adventist. This includes Chuwy's wife, who works there. Perhaps it's really that good :) I'll remind myself to ask them later. The rest of the day remains unplanned. I am, however, suppose to meet Daniel & Shen to discuss work. If they remember and call me, that is.

69. Hitch

Went to see HITCH starring Will Smith, Kevin Smith, Eva Mendes & Amber Valletta. Was a very enjoyable show. Liked it a lot. Think it'll be one of those movies that I'll buy the DVD as soon as it comes out and watch it over and over again, just like Kungfu Hustle. Deep topic taken lightly :)
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My Random Thots:

Do I take things too lightly?

68. CSI



Someone/thing murdered my Oakley :(

Evidence:
Broken pair of sunglasses
Frame bent out of shape
Found in the car seat of the suspect

Analysis:
Based on the evidence, it's obvious that some force/load has been placed on the victim. The victims body was found to be flattened and one of the legs has been broken off. Very violent crime scene but it seems the the perpetrator probably didn't have the intent to kill the victim. I deduce such because only one of the legs were broken and it wasn't ripped off. It broke off and was left there. Suggesting the perpetrator was probably surprised and ran away.

Conclusion:
Suspect was arrested and was beaten into confession. He finally confessed that he just wanted to get in the car and go home. After getting in the car, he proceed to sit on the seat. When he carefully placed his rear end on the seat, he realised it wasn't as comfortable as it normally was. Upon inpection, he found that he had accidently killed the victim. He was remorseful and turned himself in.

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My Random Thots:

What the hell was I thinking when writing this entry? I could've just said I sat on my darn Oakleys and broke it and spend the extra time sleeping :D

67. Maxis has a new rate

Maxis is running a promotion right now. It started from the 15th of this month. RM0.15 per minute whole day for Maxis to Maxis calls. Maxis to other operators is RM0.15 per minute all day all week. :) And my favorite of all, just RM0.05 per sms for Maxis to maxis and RM0.15 for Maxis to other operators :) yummy. Me happy.

Here's the link to the list of Maxis call charges

66. An hour into my work day

And i'm still in a daze. I really need to readjust my biological clock.

I think I might have sleeping problems. I was talking to one of my friends. Was describing how i can't sleep early coz i'll be tossing and turning in bed. Mind still awake but body tired. Mind will rush thru a million and 1 things. All the random thots. Some good and some disturbing. So normally i stay awake until i'm really tired and just hop into bed and hug my bolster. No disturbing thots. :) A good strategy? :D

Oh well, whatever that helps me sleep better at nite right?

Ai Li, Ai Tee and Ai Ying reached late last nite. They're all here to see baby Ru Yi. :)

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Stars in the order of appearance:

Ai Li, Ai Tee & Ai Ying - Ai Fen's Sisters

65. The thing that should not be......

.....me sleeping. Rested a bit, just layed on my bed.

Yew Peng called. Think I'll meet up with them. We went over to this dessert place in Pulau Tikus. The name is a bit corny, but the ice cream and the waffles were really good. The place is called ICE, ICE BABY!

*LOL*
I had the Mango pudding, Yew Peng ordered the Fried Ice Cream. Jack & Anne had Mango Pudding and the Lychee Pudding respectively. I ordered the waffle ice cream that's to be shared by all. Apart from the fried ice cream, the rest were really excellent.

Went for a drive afterwards. It was a leisurely drive up to the teluk bahang dam. Was exhilirating. OK, enuf fun for tonite. Time to head back home and get some real rest.

Robbie William is on astro now. Guess he'll accompany me to sleep :P He's really an extrordinary entertainer. hmmm, he's using Shure's wireless microphone. Interesting.

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My Random Thots:

I wish there was a book/guide that explains to me how to be a human being :) I mean, an instruction manual of sorts. Guess the bible with it's principles in living is just about as close as I can get. Now to find a "school" or a "teacher" that will tutor me. Moral fiber? What moral fiber?

64. A Day of "Rest"

Will be taking care of a few visitors from the US. They will be touring our office. Very nice people. Was fun taking them around, but tiring nonetheless. After a busy day with phone ringing all the time, it was nice to receive a sms that's not work related. At first i thot it was gonna be another sms telling me of a million voice messages in my mailbox. But it was very nice to know it wasn't. Ahh, the simple pleasures in life eh.

After sending my guests back, went for a haircut, was a bit tempted to sit in the cafe and finish my book. Then remembered! I need to sleep!!!!! :) good nite

63. St Patrick's Day @ SOHO


Moved on to Soho after dinner (Top left pic). Ramesh brought us a cake he made specially for us. A chocolate cheese cake (in lower left pic). Too rich for me, but everyone loved it. People start pouring in. There were 2 bus load of ang mohs that came in. No idea where they're from.

The DJ played U2 the whole nite because they're an Irish band. Suits me just fine. Yew Peng went for a drive and ended up in town. Met up with him for soup and went back to Soho. All of Lorraine's collegues arrived. Then Shen, Austin and Daniel showed up (Top right pic). Had a good time catching up. The other 2 pix shows Wee playing pool and Dave trying to kiss me :P

The nite ended early (at 3am) and we headed back. Lorraine will stay over with Lorna because they have to leave at 7am to KL. They're going for The Force of Nature Concert.

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Stars in order of appearance:
Ramesh - Chef of 68 Kelawai
Shen, Austin & Daniel - Friends from NET city
Dave - Soho's Boss
Lorna - Lorraine's sister

62. Piccolino Restaurant & Bar


After a long day and sending my supplier off to his hotel (Evergreen Laurel), I finally arrived at the Italian Restaurant suggested by Lorraine. Seng, Fen and Raine has already ordered :) so Wee & I went ahead and ordered. I ordered the pepperoni pizza and Wee ordered the Lamb Shank. Raine had ordered the Lamb Shank as well. Seng ordered the Fillet steak and Fen ordered the Salmon steak. We had some cheesy scallops and garlic bread as appetizers. Lorna finally reached and ordered cheesy sausages. We decided to get wine to compliment the dinner. Since we're on the subject of beverage, DON'T order the macademia nut drink.

Well, it was a pleasant nite. The food thus far has been good. Especially Seng's fillet steak. Secret Recipe's lamb shank is better though. An my imaginary pizza was good too :P My pizza never came. What the!?!?!! When I asked the waitress if my pizza is coming, she went to check and found out that the order wasn't loaded. I wasn't too hungry after sampling all the other food that I figured we'll cancel the order. So no pizza for me. :(

Oh well, on to Soho for the St Patrick's Day celebrations.

61. Book Review

"Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman!"

I'm half way thru with the book and it's the 17th of March. Not bad, I'm actually gonna make a book a month. :) Anyway, a few lines from the book caught my attention so far :)

"People often think I'm a faker, but i'm usually honest, in a certain way - in such a way that often nobody believes me!"

He goes on with a few situations which shows what he means. Interesting. :)

"The liberty at social occassions - the problem of having to fake and lie in order to be polite, and does this perpetual game of faking in social situations lead to the destruction of the moral fiber of society"

"Simple" things which I didn't even bother to think about. Well, one has to draw his own conclusions as he didn't elaborate on this topic. It would be interesting to see his point of view. I reckon he thinks it the statement is true (oooooo, first i pretend to understand the lay person, now i'm pretending to understand the mind of a genius), otherwise he wouldn't have bothered to mention it.........even though as a passing statement.

60. Church

My Random Thots:

Church - It is a place for:
a) Meeting God
b) Praise and Worship celebrations
c) Meeting people
d) Dating services to recruit people
e) Validation of one's holiness
f) Time passing
g) Gossip mongering
h) Reflecting
i) Praying
j) Those with no where else to go
k) All of the above

Guess it's all different with every individual. Sad. Back in the old testament days, God zaps :) it'll be nice. I'll be more wary the next time I step into a church.

People always have car stickers that says," God loves You!" "Jesus Saves!". Mine's gonna be," God Zaps!!!"

Muah har har har har har

PS: Isn't it obvious by now that I didn't get enough sleep last nite *Yawn*

59. HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!

After a day like yesterday, I'm really looking forward to tonite's dinner with my bros and their wives. And perhaps hanging out at Soho after that. Need to unwind and destress. I have to find some green clothing to blend in with the others who are celebrating as well.

Oh, here's a link to explain the history of St. Patrick's Day
The History of St. Patrick's Day

58. A Sad Event

Had to attend a funeral wake of a friend. It was very sudden and very tragic. She was to undergo a simple straight forward operation. It seems that the Doctor screwed up. She's gone.

I've been to a few funeral services this past year. Everyone of them are those that you'd expect to live forever because they're the nicest people you'll meet. Soo Siang & Wai Ling are 2 that was very difficult for me. Dear friends and really nice people.

Life is so fragile.

Rest in Peace, Lee Lian

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My Random Thots:

I'm gonna live my life like there's no tomorrow. For u never know. There may not be.

57. A Choice in the Matter - Greg Laurie

If the church were to give awards like The Academy gives Oscars, I think Judas Iscariot would have won the "best actor" category for all time, because that is what Judas was. He was a phenomenal actor.

As one of the most mysterious and paradoxical people in the entire Bible, Judas Iscariot was notorious for his wickedness and treachery. You might even say that he was the traitor's traitor. We know that his life ended miserably in suicide because he betrayed the Lord for 30 pieces of silver.

Yet there was more to Judas than that. If we could be transported back in time and observe the 12 disciples, I think most of us would have had a hard time picking out Judas Iscariot. We tend to envision him as a sinister-looking guy with shifty eyes. But I think He came off as a man who was upright, seemingly very considerate, and devout in his faith. There are people like Judas in our churches today. They talk the talk. They carry their Bibles. They sing the songs. But underneath, they are phonies. They fool only themselves.

Judas had the privilege of being one of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ, handpicked by the Lord, yet he went and betrayed Him. There was a definite progression-or regression-to Judas' sin, starting with subtle shades of hypocrisy and culminating in full-blown possession by Satan. Judas could go deeper into sin because he never really knew Jesus. Sure, he knew about Him. He could have even been considered an expert on Jesus, given the fact that he had walked with Him and been with Him in every conceivable circumstance for three years. But Judas never really knew the Lord.

There was a progression, and Judas reached this point of betrayal over a period of time. The Bible says, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death" (Proverbs 14:12 NKJV).

Let me give you an example. On one occasion, Jesus went to visit his close friends, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Martha saw an opportunity to cook up a fine meal for the Lord. Meanwhile, her sister Mary saw an opportunity to sit at the feet of the Lord and spend time with Him. She wanted to do something significant, profound, and sacrificial for Jesus, so she took a very costly jar of ointment and began to anoint His feet, wiping them with her hair. As everyone watched this incredible sight, an indignant Judas remarked, "Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" (John 12:4 NKJV). That sounded very spiritual, and Mark's Gospel tells us the others even agreed with him and joined in the criticism.

But John's Gospel gives us a significant detail regarding why Judas said what he said: "This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it" (12:4 NKJV). Things are not always as they appear. She who appeared frivolous and extravagant was the spiritual one, while he who appeared thrifty and spiritual wasn't spiritual at all.

Jesus rebuked all of them and said, "Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always" (vv. 7-8).

This warning went unheeded by Judas, and as we see here, early on it was Judas' love of earthly things that caused him to betray the heavenly.

Judas had a choice in the matter. He didn't have to betray the Lord. John 13:2 tells us that the devil had already put it in Judas' heart to betray the Lord. He could have resisted this. Instead, he gave in and thus was responsible for his own actions. Later, Satan actually entered Judas (see Luke 22:3). But prior to this, he had a choice. But he didn't exercise that choice and ended up doing the wrong thing.

On the night that Jesus was betrayed and arrested, two people failed the Lord. One was Judas. The other was Peter. One went out and hung himself. The other, after coming to his senses, going back to the Lord, and seeking His forgiveness, went into the open arms of Jesus. At the crossroads, Peter and Judas parted ways forever. One went into the light. And the other went into the night.

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My Random Thots:

Do you ever wonder if you'll be a Judas? I think about it all the time. One of my goals in life is to go thru my life not being a Judas. In all areas of my life. I do wonder if I've achieved that so far, sadly not. I can already think of an occasion.

56. Obsession With Personality Tests ;)

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This is a parody of the Myer's-Brigg personality test, which is based on Jungian personality typology (say that fast 5 times!). I didn't know what all the letter designations (ISTJ, ISTP, etc.) meant, but still got the Funny.

Mikey

P.S. If you really *must* know the descriptions, you can get them here, and even take a test to see what you are:
The Myer-Brigg Personality Test

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MYER'S-BRIGG PRAYERS

ISTJ: Lord, help me to relax about insignificant details beginning tomorrow at 11:41:23 a.m. E.S.T.

ISTP: God, help me to consider people's feelings, even if most of them ARE hypersensitive.

ESTP: God, help me to take responsibility for my own actions, even though they're usually NOT my fault.

ESTJ: God, help me to not try to RUN everything. But, if You need some help, just ask.

ISFJ: Lord, help me to be more laid back and help me to do it EXACTLY right.

ISFP: Lord, help me to stand up for my rights (if you don't mind my asking).

ESFP: God, help me to take things more seriously, especially parties and dancing.

ESFJ: God, give me patience, and I mean right NOW.

INFJ: Lord, help me not to be a perfectionist. (Did I spell that correctly?)

INFP: God, help me to finish everything I sta

ENFP: God, help me to keep my mind on one th - Look a bird! - at a time.

ENFJ: God, help me to do only what I can and trust you for the rest. Do you mind putting that in writing?

INTJ: Lord, keep me open to other's ideas, *wrong* though they may be.

INTP: Lord, help me to be less independent, but let me do it my way.

ENTP: Lord, help me follow established procedures today. On second thought, I'll settle for a few minutes.

ENTJ: Lord, help me slow downandnotrushthroughwhatIdo.

55. Another Stolen Article

This is taken from Crosswalk.com

Keep Your Marriage In Mint Condition
Dan Seaborn

My wife Jane tells me that she fell in love with me mostly because we had so much fun together. I'll admit, the two of us had a blast when we were dating-laughing uncontrollably and doing all kinds of crazy things. But I have to say that some of my best memories from our dating years include things like kissing Jane behind the college gym.

Believe me, I've got some good memories from those days. We kissed a lot back then.

Twenty-two years and four kids later, these days our kisses can be pretty calm compared to the ones we used to have. In thinking about this recently, I brought the subject up with my wife. "Babe," I asked, "why is it that we don't kiss like we used to do?"

Jane responded without missing a beat. "Because," she said, "your breath isn't as fresh as it used to be!"

Well.

I guess it's fair to say that I don't always put the same kind of energy into my relationship with Jane that I used to. Oh, I'm still working on things. I'm still trying to be a good husband, but it's easier now to start letting certain things slide. Things like mints, for example.

When two people have been married for a while, they begin to settle in. They stop thinking about their marriage so much, and they stop trying so hard to impress each other. They get distracted by their jobs, their kids, or their to-do lists, and the freshness of their marriage fades a little among other priorities.

Most married couples don't talk for hours like they used to. Most married couples don't hold hands as much as they used to. Most married couples don't compliment as much or dress up as much or flirt with each other as much as they used to.

Certainly, life is marked by changes, and I'm not about to suggest that married people should forever behave exactly like they did when they were dating. That would make for a pretty sappy and annoying world.

Even so, it's important to keep the sentimental stuff going in a marriage. Just because you're five or ten or twenty years into your relationship, that doesn't mean you can't have the kind of fun that you used to have.

It's the little things like kisses and smiles and laughs that will boost your relationship's energy level. These are the things that help to keep a marriage going strong. These are the things that help keep discontent and divorce at bay.

When was the last time you and your spouse stayed up late just to talk? When was the last time you got dressed up and went out on the town, just the two of you?

When was the last time you laughed really hard at one of your husband's jokes or gave your wife a kiss on her forehead? When did you last compliment your spouse? When did you last encourage him or her?

When did you last give a backrub or wink or bat your eyelashes or smile really big?

Just so you know, I went to the store a while back, walked straight to the gum aisle, and promptly picked out the biggest bag of Clorets that I could find. I keep them in the car now so I can pop a few on my ride home and greet my wife at the door with a kiss that's minty-fresh.

She loves it-and for this column, I think I'll leave it at that.

Dan Seaborn is the founder of Winning At Home Inc., a nationally-known organization designed to assist and encourage people of all ages and stages of family development. E-mail your questions or comments about this article to hometeam@winningathome.com.

54. Sake & Cheese Cake Party :)



Reached home at about 2:30am. Seng complained he's hungry, so we decided to finish the cheese cake since it's gonna expire later today. Since we're having the Japanese Cheese Cake, thot that we can have a few sip of the Sake I bought earlier for Seng & Wee. We did and it was splendid. The cake is gone and there's half a bottle of Sake left.

OK, time for me to sleep.