561. :)

Back to QE2 again with Wee & gang, later, Jen & Ling showed up with their gang as well. Oh, finally tried Dave's signature pizza there. Gotta say, it's pretty good. The rest of the nite was pretty blurry. :)

Alex, Jen, WH, Mark, Daniel, Chan & Elena

Anyway, fast forward to sat nite, was at Gurney Plaza, while Yippie went hunting for a mobile, I hopped over to the Canon store. Just wanted to check out how much the recently announced EOS 40D would cost. Unfortunately, they don't have that yet, it's not launched here officially. It'll only arrive in a few weeks time. But! But, I get to try out the EOS-1D mark III. Hmmm, amazing camera, but then again, at RM14K a pop, it better be! :P After that we decided to be adventurous and took the Rapid Penang (public bus) home. Well, for now, the buses are still really clean. Wonder how long before vandals have their way. Well, took some pix before they're gone forever. I've always wanted to take a photo of an Indian temple near my house, well, I have my chance tonite, walking home from the bus stop.

Sunday morning, was pleasantly woken up by my mom for breakfast. As always, it's Bah Kut Teh at Gurney Drive followed by a stroll. Later in the evening, it's F1 party @ Wee's. Unfortunately, it's a Mclaren 1 & 2. Bloody hell, @ Ferarri's homeground. Sigh. Apart from that and a flying cockroach, the evening was brilliant.

The Italian Grand Prix Party; The flying cockroach

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Was watching "Criminal Minds" while blogging. Sigh, too bad I'm no good @ psycho-analysis. Boy, o boy! Wat I'd do with dat skill. ;)

560. Kudos to PalmOne

They overnight the sim tray to me. I was expecting it to arrive only on friday, but they surprised me with the express service. Hell, my next phone is gonna be another PalmOne. :)

For those who feels my sms reply has been sluggish, my apologies, but fear not, the SMS Super Freak is back. :)

Fen, came back from a recent trip to Hong Kong with a gift for me. It's a Hard Rock Cafe Shot Glass. Nice, with a dragon motif and all.

559. Risk

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To place our ideas, our dreams, before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.

Author Unknown

Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love . . . live. Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave; he has forfeited freedom.

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'nuff said!

558. Mat Rempit

With the merdeka celebrations going on, was a lil worried about Mat Rempits taking over the city, so since we can't beat them, we joined them. Nah! the real reason Yippie & I went out on the bike was to avoid the traffic in town. But alas, there was no jam. Traffic was smooth. Anyway, headed to Gurney to watch The Invasion and then took the scenic route home.

On Sat, we have company dinner @ Safira Club. The dinner was pretty good. Then it's off to the after party at Soho Autocity. We got towels as the souvenier for attending.

On Sun, it's Chong's BBQ. It's been a while since we managed to round up all the guys. Had a good time catching up.

And finally, today! I received my replacement for my kaputed Treo! It's wonderful, brand new, no scratches everything works fine......until I tried to put in the sim card! Missing sim card holder. Anyway, they're shipping a new one to me by Friday :P Things are slowly looking up. :)

Managed to watch Guess Who, starring Bernie Mac & Ashton Kutcher. It's actually one of the better shows I've seen. Funny as heck, highly recommended.

557. CANON IXUS 850IS - GALLERY 4

556. Another Week

First, I discovered online ordering by Pizza Hut. Decided to try it to see if it works. Initially had some trouble registering as my home address wasn't listed on their of destinations. After playing around with the choices, finally located my specific street. With the registration done, it's time to place an order. I was promised delivery in 30mins, surprisingly, I received my pizza piping hot in 20mins. Gotta say, I was mighty impressed.

Then took some time off to chill at Soho, the usual gang was there too. Noticed that Wee's shirt has a wierd stain on it. Upon closer inspection, discovered that it was a burnt mark from an iron.

On Sat the 25th, went back to my hometown of Sitiawan to celebrate my aunt's 80th birthday! It was a grand event, family members from near & far returned for this celebration. Talk about over eating. :P I was so surprised when I went over to wish my aunt, she actually remembered my name! I only see this lady once a year (if at all) and she actually remembers me! Wow! She's got better memory than me. Rushed back to Penang to catch Rogue Assassin with Chuwy. Jet Li has more English lines in this show, but still, his acting and the story line is rather, for lack of better words, lame! 2 hours of my life that I'll never get back.

26th, Suppose to meet Chuwy for church on Sunday. Woke up at 8 and waited for Chuwy to call. Thot it was odd that he hasn't called by 9:30. So I decided to check my phone for missed calls. It won't turn on! Thot the battery died and I plunked in a new one. Nothing! It won't charge, it won't switch on, it won't nothing! Sigh! So my Treo 650 is officially dead! Did you notice that people get more religious when they're in need. Anyway, off to church and then to celebrate Seok Hong's b'day.

After lunch, spent the rest of the evening playing with Isaac & I gotta say, it was pretty therapeutic. Watching him running after the bubbles, discovering caterpillars and just plain being a baby. He was adorable.

27th, And continuing the saga or unfortunate events, I supposedly left my window open overnight. It rained and soaked my interior. Bah!

28th, Moving on, finally went to QE2 for the first time on Tuesday. The place is really nice. Didn't get a chance to sample the food though. Going to Pulau Payar the next day, so headed home early........NOT! by the time I got home, cleaned up and all, it was already 5am.

29th, Nic picked me up at 730 and off we go to the jetty. The trip turned out pretty well. The first dive was ok, on the 2nd dive, there were plenty more stuff to see, including a lion fish. There were moderate current which was a good challenge. :) I was so damn tired. It was dinner with Chong and the off to Soho again.

30th, After work, decided to head to QE2 for dinner. The food was alright, not exactly the best fine dining around, but the view was wonderful.

And finally a good news, PalmOne will send me a replacement unit for my dead Treo 650. I'll believe it when I receive it.

31st! Oh, it's our nation's 50th year of indenpendance! Hmmm, 50 years of.............

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Everybody has their burdens...................owning them is half the battle!