dasyatnye.. singapore trip..

Alhamdulillah.. with all the uncertainties in our work schedules.. at last sampai gak hasrat “orang” kaya bangsar untuk menjejak kaki dibumi asing.. Like all our previous trips.. we did some homework on where to stay & what to do once in Singapore...

27th June 2005. However.. Singapore seems to be da most difficult and unpredictable trip by far.. fuh.. fenin kepala kitaorg dibuatnye esp nk carik accommodations.. nice ones semua dah fully booked.. tinggal yg cam cap “ayam” nyer (within budget laa)..

Lepas cam smua org dah putus asa.. Len pon terjumpe laa one hotel ni.. its out of the shopping area but ok laa dekat ngan MRT.. kitaorg pon dgn senang hatinya buat online booking..

tat nite kitaorg ade game badminton.. so gi main badminton jap.. tmrw nye i plak kena gi Terengganu for 2 days.. flight at 7.30 am.. so kena kluar rumah kol 5.00 am!!

28th June 2005. Bad news.. hotel yg kitaorg book online.. tak dapat cse full jugak.. i ckp ngan da geng kita redah je laa.. nnt once ther kita carik hotel.. smua setuju..

29th June 2005. Arrived home in KL by 10.00 pm.. unpack clothes and pack again for Singapore trip.. hit da deck by 1.00 am.. according to the program.. Yang & Len will pick me up in the morning..

30th June 2005. D-day.. Yang & Len came at 8.00 am.. shove my bag in the trunk n off we go to… ermm.. “breakfirst” at Projet :P after full tank.. human and car.. made our way to JB.. start off at sg besi toll at 9.20 and reached JB at quarter to one!!

Footlong for Bfast.. Good hearty meal eh..

Singgah jap kat City Square for lunch.. scout around da vicinity for travel agent.. kot2 ble tolong book hotel.. tuff luck.. xde gak and we wasted precious time.. pas beli milo ais for lenny.. we were on our way to the car and we were about to pass by this homeless guy.. I was holding my back pack in front takut2 ade pick pocket.. a few feet passed he shouted “buukaaaak beg kaamuuuuu!!!!!”

mak aih.. terkejutz.. and my response was “ takpe.. takpe..” everyone around looked at us.. tp mmg Yang was da first one to giggle.. mmg tak tahan laa kelakar.. sbb.. pakcik tuh.. sebutan dia dengan penuh perasaan n mcm ade aura.. zaaass.. haha.. tat was da joke of da day.. still laughing while in da q at causeway.. n..

Entered Singapore by 2.30 pm.. haha.. Yang plak bile masuk Singapore bersopan-santun tuh driving.. signal.. and da tuff part for him I think to keep da car under 90 kp/h.. driving gear 4 je.. KL-JB tuh x hengat nye.. sampai x nampak meter.. navigating to our destination to orchard was a breeze with the map we’ve bought..

Tried to find accommodation with a local tour agent but.. x pat gak.. at last we took matters in our own hand after a handy advice from the tour agent.. around the area there are a few cheap hotels but.. after we’ve done some research over da internet and after a few calls.. we’ve got our hotel at Bencoolent street off Orchard road.. location wise its juz at the end of orchard and near to a MRT station.. checked in and out half an hour after for our first glimpse of great Singapore sale.. took da MRT, 2 stops ahead reached orchard and walked our way back to the hotel..

hmm.. xde pon KLCC

Did I mention da 7 -11 in front of our hotel? Mmg besh.. its our official launch pad in da morning for breakfast and retreat after whole day spent at orchard.. if I would say da ambiance is very relaxing at the 7-11 ther.. ppl would call me crazy (if u imagined the 7-11 ther same like ours) but its true.. the place is very comfortable with free wi-fi.. cheap imported chocolates.. good hot food.. tapi.. tis one for mysara.. xde pon black & white m&m’s?

Chillin at 7-11


Official lunch plak throughout da trip.. was Burger King.. lepas meracun bebudak ni yg we cannot convert dr sing dollar to RM (sbb nnt x enjoy da trip n da fact dat u x compare food price) Len & Yang.. waa.. murah je ni makan berger king.. satu set baru 6 ringgit!! (in-reality 6 sg dollars) haha.. official food for me was the double rendang burger.. sedap sehh.. naseb baik derang x bwk masuk m’sia.. kalu x lingkop aku.. :P yang plak enjoyed the double BBQ turkey ham burger.. we’ve tasted most yg xde kat m’sia.. perangai I mmg camtu.. like to try something new..

Takat ni je laa dulu eek.. nnt aku sambung lagi.. ngantuk sehh.. gambar pon x sempat nk upload.. esok plak laa ye.. gudnite.

Continuation story from da trip..

Ok.. since Len & Yang had never been to Singapore.. I’ve had planned a small agenda on what to do & see.. amongst them are..

Daytime activities
1. Sentosa Island
2. Chinatown
3. Esplanade
4. Orchard road
5. Raffles Place/Plaza
6. Suntech City

Nitetime activities
1. Clark Quay (Riverside)
2. Swissotel Bar @ 70th Floor
3. Night Safari

But it turns out that we’ve spent most of our time in Singapore at Orchard Road.. For? what else? Shopping!! Item 3-6 je yg jadi.. others simply scrapped.. Actually this is the first time I’ve seen Yang turn-on bout shopping.. Slalu cam kalu kluar memane xde pon dia beli barang.. but i don’t blame him.. selection kat Singapore memang bebinau mate nak memilih.. there’s loads of quality stuffs that u can purchase at 20% to 30% cheaper.. heck.. some dunno whether its cheap or not simply bcse xde kat M’sia..

Yang in the shopping mood..

Ok bie.. yg kat atas tuh smua angkat ke cashier..


tgh makan eskrem.. n Lenny tgh tunggu Yang tgk beg..

Itu lah our daily activity sampailah ke hari yg nak balik tuh.. mmg kluar hotel kul 9.30 pagi.. & return by 11.00 at nite.. bafore naik bilik.. sempat dulu wusha "ayam" singapore n main pool.. its only on saturday nite when Zai & Ika came to join with us.. kitaorg balik hotel lambat at around 2 am kot.. cse we went to Mustafa.. the 24hrs drooling shop.. memula ingatkan kedai dia cam Mydin kat KL.. rerupanya.. cam Harrots kat London.. smua benda ble beli kat dlm kedai tuh.. dari electronics.. jewelary (x penah aku tgk gold 1 floor on display).. pharmacy.. clothes.. etc2.. da list goes on and on.. haha.. kat sini Yang bought his new LCD TV..

chillin out.. havin a break..kat kedai Pen SGD410.. btol Yang?

Oh ya.. dlm our buzy schedule shopping.. at least berjaya laa jugak kitaorg complete mission sebenar (well partially) trip ni iaitu makan kenduri kawin Shiima & Zam.. a fren of mine during uni dayz.. we bid u congratulations and may u be blessed with a happy life ahead as husband & wife. amin.



Overall.. da trip was fun and a success (ni blom tgk cc statement).. tot da guys on my non-conversion & averaging theory (averaging = kalu dh terbeli smthing yg mahal.. beli smtg similar cheaper to average da price) haha.. its safe to say that this is a shopping trip and we shall return someday for a tour of the rest.. (yeah rite!!)

dasyatnye.. cold war..

Whoa.. What causes a person to despise another so much? Is it really the action of the other had done or is it your ego or is it your so called principles? If so.. how long are you going to keep up with it? Demm..

Its not me that is in the situation but inderectly i'm in da middle of it.. taking shrapnel as da bombs blasts off arround me.. trying to keep a balance as not to be a hypocrite to both parties..

Da problem sparked from a remark made on a certain task by the other which obviously offended.. since then they have been in separate terms..if the person could investigate and analyse why for such comments.. i think things would get better.. however such comments should be of a constructive criticism and a bit sensitive to the others..

tried in my own way to ease thing between both but without avail.. everytime i tried to put in a good word, it had been cut off.. if i push further then i'll be the one getting my head chopped off.. it feels like i'm da pawn being used by both to get what they want..

heck, with all da work loads piling.. i've got no choise but have that last cigerete (i don't smoke) in front of the firing squad.. do my own business as much and as fast as i can before the DEADline. but i'm lucky as to have a friend(s) to light up my smoke.

i hope i didn't put much details as i fear their identites would be revealed.. though i need to get this out as clear my mind and as a reminder to think rationnaly if i ever get cought in this situation.. i wish them all the best and pray things will get better.

woohoo.. on a lighter side.. m going to singapore also with da gang.. :)

dasyatnye.. bloggers survey

Fuh2.. tis wk mmg tied up gile babas.. ingatkan bos cuti seminggu boleh laa wrap-up keje earlier.. instead.. lagi belambak yg datang..

anyhow Niniez.. thanks for your mail.. tis way at least aku ble update blog with minimum thinking and time taken..

to all, actually Niniez had sent me a link for a survey to find out "What Kind of Blogger Are You?" Ok laa.. survey dia pendek je.. 7 soklan.. enuff for a short brake.. below is my survey result.. what is yours?

p/s - social ke aku ni?

You Are a Social Blogger!

Your blog is more of a semi-private affair for your friends. It's how you keep in touch... sharing stories, jokes, and pics.

What kind of blogger are you?

dasyatnye.. blackie gets an un-welcomed kiss

I'm sad but not depressed to announce that blackie had involved in a minor accident last saturday.. it was due to the @#&%*@#$ driver whom had @#$%$%&#@ #@$%$%%$@&.. Haha.. Anyhow.. lets look at the police report shall we..

This is my first police report so mmg perak sikit laa.. firstly on top of the report.. ade laa all my partulars, ctc no, address etc.. below is my statement, un-edited as proffessionally drafted by da police for the report.. (terrer jek datuk tu rangka.. sure byk accident dia dah buatkan)..

PADA 04/06/2005 JAM LEBIH KURANG 1220HRS SEMASA SAYA MEMANDU M/KAR NO.XXX1440 JENIS GEN 2 DARIPADA LEMBAH KERAMAT MENUJU KE AMPANG.APABILA MELEPASI LAMPU ISYARAT KG.PASIR SAYA BERADA DI LORONG TENGAH DAN ADA BAGI SIGNAL UNTUK BELOK KEKANAN, TIBA TIBA SEBUAH M/KAR NO.XXX358 JENIS WIRA YANG BERADA DI LORONG SEBELAH KANAN TELAH MENGESEL M/KAR SAYA DI BAHAGIAN PINTU DEPAN SEBELAH KANAN.M/KAR SAYA MENGALAMI KEROSAKAN PADA PINTU DEPAN SEBELAH KANAN KEMEK, PINTU BELAKANG KANAN, PANEL BELAKANG KANAN DAN LAIN LAIN KEROSAKAN BELUM PASTI.SAYA TIADA APA APA CEDERA.

Itu lah dia citernye.. but mase kena tu.. i dalam kete dah @#&%$& cursing.. pastu immediately stopped in da middle of the junction n i was demm mad at da time.. stepped out n tgk at blackie.. aik.. mane kemeknye? (dah cool skit) bunyi ade tadi.. hmm.. bile tutup je pintu driver baru nampak.. demm x10k..

first thing i said to the driver was.. "camne abang bawak kete ni? kan tu lane kona kanan tu.. ape laaa" then his wife nyampuk something.. but it was like implying why i turned right? and i replied.. "cuba akak tgk cat kat atas jalan tu..kan lane tengah ni untuk gi terus dan kanan.. saya dah siap signal ni (me showing them da signal which was still on)" then smua senyap..

to make it easier to visualize, the scene of the accident took place kat simpang bawah jejambat ke Ukay Perdana.. actually we were in da front row at the traffic light.. my right indicator lights were on.. and when the lights turned green i was da first car to move off.. i've passed the car on the right.. but biasa laa kena lajak sikit before turning sbb taknak makan lane org.. half way lookin thru my side mirror.. dia baru nak gerak.. i was at my turning point then.. krup!!.. sound of metal banging..end of story

then i suroh pindah our cars cause were in da middle of the junction.. after accessing our damages.. ajak derang gi balai to report kat ampang.. so dapatlaa report yg kat atas tadi tu.. actually the way we cakap kat tgh simpang tuh not that heated up pon.. juz maintaining cool n presenting the facts..

all is not lost.. Alhamdulillah i'm not injurred and there is some luck left as da accident didn't cause any damage to the quater panel.. juz have to replace the door.. but ironically when i started my car on that day.. the mileage meter was 4 4 4 4 freaky huh!!

The weekend wasn't a total bust.. afterwards hooked up with some delicious kebabs at ampang point.. managed to get my favourite comic footrot flats at a second-hand book store.. Nuthing beats the combination remedy of good food and a good laugh :)

dasyatnye.. FOS sale

Guys.. juz nak share this bizarre sale at Bangsar Village set up by Factory Outlet Store (FOS) depan supermarket.. i went there pagi semalam around 11.00 am to buy some goods for my office.. then saw this sign saying - RM 3 for a jersey.. takde laa branded tapi tiga ringgit tuh.. ble pakai buang.. haha.. material pun ok.. but demm.. x sempat nak angkat time tuh cse my bos ade n we're rushing to get back to office.. it's ok.. i though to myself petang nanti after work ble datang balik..

later that evening around 7.00pm.. went back to Bangsar Village.. but this time orang dah ramai.. n the jersey.. HABIS!! 2 basketfull of it gone.. dem x10.. evidenly when i asked the salesgirl.. dia cakap "Ada abang tu tadi beli semua skali.." Selambe.. i estimate the jersey ada dalam 80 to 100.. n semua dia beli.. dasyat tuh..

anyhow all is not loss.. they are also selling casual shirts, colar-t and t-shirts at RM 3, RM 5, RM 7 and RM 10.. its dirt cheap.. ppl are buying by the stacks.. including me which bought 3 shirts.. 2 colar-T and 3 t-shirt.. but if you're big sized.. don't waste ur time here.. they carry mostly size S, M n L (L-Limited.. x byk).. selection n design are not bad.. Ladies garments pon byk.. but mostly tops.. price also starts from RM 3 to RM 10..

So either ur on a tight budget.. or trying to save a few bucks.. while updating ur wardrobe.. this sale is definately a must.. sale is on till 6th June.. but looking at the rate its going.. i don't know if they have anything left to sell before it ends. :P

p/s: td lupe lak nak tya if other FOS outlet pon sale camni.. so if u guys know.. pls inform k. thnx.

dasyatnye.. FREE photography seminar

UPDATE: MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2005

Sorry! kinda late for this update.. but better late than never rite.. well at least thats how it goes on that particular day of the seminar.. earlier in the morning i was at Syah's house helpin him pack for pindah rumah and due to wrong judgement in time n KL traffic..i went ther a tad late missing a bit on hardware presentation.. in the seminar met up with niniez who had guide me via sms all da way to da hotel (nama je dok KL.. tp x tau the place :P) also present on that day was mysara & phyruzze..

In general.. the topics presented has been devided into 3 main categories as below:

1) Hardware selection (Camera functions)

Higher megapixel (mp) doesn't necessarily means quality output. Ask yourself "what's your requirement?" If you just want to print 4R photos, anything above 3mp is adequate. You only need higher mp if u want to blow the picture say 15 x 12 inch. Other than that it would be a waste of money and storage.

Choose something that u are comfortable with buy it, stop comparing and start shooting pictures.

Of course there is a basis on selection and the presenter had emphasized that the camera should at least has these functionalities embeded..

a) ISO
- da lower the ISO, the finer the photo will be
- da higer the ISO, more noise in da photo

b) White balance
- to accurately capture the colour (sunlight, floresent light, light bulp etc)

c) Appreture (how big the shutter opens)
- big, background image appears blur (good for potrait)
- small, all image sharp

d) Time priority (shutter speed)
- faster to capture say sporting events
- slower for nite scene

2) Basic composition

Tips on composition:
a) A story - ur photo has a story ie. a man making pottery, or a journey
b) Simplicity
c) Contrast - Pick a contrasting object as the main focus
d) Balance
e) Framing - use tree branches as frames
f) Rule of the third - if u take arts and when drawing a scenery, 1/3 bottom would be land/water and 2/3 above would be the horizon and sky
g) Colour harmony

3) Post editing

More on the iphoto software functionalities ie. - how to manage photos, remove red-eye, straighten a photo, colour adjustments etc. A few interesting tweaking tips which he shared in iPhoto are (if you're familiar with any imaging software ie. - ACDSee, Photoshop etc. you're covered):

a) try not to use the brighness and contrast so much (or at all) as it degrades the picture quality
b) adjust the exposure bright for morning light and warm for evening
c) adjust the colur balance ie. - add magenta to make the cheeks red for a fair person.

Above are juz the geez of the presentation, a lot of it you can find on the web. If you fancy on taking it the next level and earn money for your hobby, check out these website.

1) Starting a Home Based Photography Business
2) Starting a Photography Business


Overall the seminar was informative for beginners and a refreshers for amateurs. I was expecting more on the composition tips rather than hardware, since he's a professional photographer I would like to know how to capture or what makes a good photo. If you missed it and would like to attend, there's another session coming this 25th June. You can register yourself by using the link provided below.

Cheers.

There used to be a photo here.. but due to an outcry over the photo of Jen Siow appearing every time viewing my blog.. I've removed his photo as requested.. :P

If you are interested in photography and looking on ways to improove.. hey.. look no further.. Apple Malaysia will be organising a FREE.. i ulang.. FREE photography seminar entitled How To Be a Photo Genius.. session is conducted by a renown Malaysian photographer Mr Jen Siow.

"He is Malaysia's pioneer in total digital photography, with 20 years experience in advertising and editorial photography."

Source: Computimes May 19th 05

Tentatively. the seminar will be held on May 28th.. Equatorial Hotel Kuala Lumpur. from 2pm to 5pm.. It's on a saturday.. so kalau xde pape nak buat on da weekend tu why don't u give it a try.. seats are limited.. if u want try ur luck.. register urself here. I've already registered.. so tunggu ape lagi. :)

dasyatnye merc lip-lap

This is the post yg Len tak sabar2 menunggu..

It was thursday nite and we were on our way back from badminton.. Yang, Len & Sharul hitched along for a ride home.. and look what we've got to re-acquainted with..



tadaa.. lihatlah lampu2nya melintang dan terurai.. main focal point was the center piece.. it would glow a steady blue while da car is cuising and would "Lip-lap" bright purplish-reddish-tangerine colour once the driver hits da brakes.. mmg meriah laa.. haha



But actually its kinda freaky jugak since we've stumble upon this car again cause we were juz talkin bout it.. everybody was excited n tak expect to see it at the same time..

Lucky we had a camera but mmg susah laa nak dptkan gambar kereta ni.. cause the road was bumpy n we could not use da flash.. kitaorg followed the car from pekeliling monorail sampai laa simpang ke keramat.. byak jugak Yang amik gambar.. but most of it was blurry.. what u see is the best..

So guys.. i don't mind people decorating their car but this one is a bit eccentric and bold with the lampu Lip-Lap on a mercedes!!... Oh well.. but seriously i think it must be a malaysian version of pimp my ride.. What do you guys think?

dasyatnye berpindah..

Yup.. its official.. as of Monday this week.. my department has shifted to the next building.. to make way for external tenants.. many months of speculation.. when we're shifting finally came.. Our department since last week lagi dah busy packing.. lucky for me.. my stuff aren't many but penat gak laa.. sbb tolong akak2 kat sini dismantle & packing pc.. :)

Anyhow.. for my friends yg still remain kat menara or yg malas nk jenguk aku sbb jauh.. here's a view of my workstation.. and the surrounding area..


My workstation.. its half the size of menara's but.. cozy..


Da view in front of me.. my AGM's cubicle.. n thru da window.. view of menara..


Da view to my right.. my GM's room..


Da view to my left.. the managers cubicles.. things are mostly in boxes.. didn't hav time to unpack due to meetings..


Last but not least.. da view behind me..

And if u guys nak jalan2 tgk ma new offis.. i'm on the 5th floor.. u can find ur way round by reffering the floor plan.. i'm no 89. Nak senang lagi kol je laa..



One thing i like the most bout tis building is the parking.. senang and banyak gile compared to menara.. nk bawak kete time lunch pon no wurries to find parking spot bile balik.. yelaa x ramai lagi kan.. anyhow i shall enjoy tis while it lasts.. :)

dasyatnye alif..

The other day I've dropped by at my brothers place and look what I've stumbled upon..

Haha.. its my nephew Alif eating pizza.. he'd a little bit under the weather hence the cloth on his forehead.. however.. juz look how he's enjoying da pizza..

Siap sila panggung yg mahal tuh... anyhow.. feel free to put ur own dialog in relation to da photos juz for fun :P

Photo 1: "Hmm.. Best gak citer ni.."

Photo 2: "Change da channel n u'll get it buddy.."

dasyatnye peterpan..

Sunday 1st May 05.. 12.40pm. Arrgh.. woke up late after a nite's marathon of Contender.. i'm plannin on goin to peterpan's gig at Planet.. show starts at 3pm.. sempat2.. Demm.. juz remembered.. got a kenduri to attend at Kelana Jaya.. Fast fwd mode and zas I'm out of da house..

On da way Aman msged me.. "r u goin to the gig?" me respond was "Yupp.. On da way" Zipped my way first to Kelana Jaya.. had my "Breakfast" of nasi minyak.. conveyed my congratulations to da lovely couple n off.. i go to pick up Aman.. it was already 30 minutes to 3.00..

Trafic was smooth till we hit Hang Tuah.. we're inching bit by bit down da Stadium Merdeka road.. stalls were already set-up selling Inol souvenirs.. trafic was really bad.. by da time we'd crawled pass Planet to park in Lot 10.. it was nearly 4.00pm.. still.. we didn'i put up our hopes.. n when we'd finally reached ther..



Haha.. Main entrance was shut closed with notice "All ticket holders must enter before 2pm".. like i had a ticket.. well.. still trying.. went inside to the back entrance and..



Same thing.. it's funny da reasons that these guys gave juz for a shot to get in.. some were..

"Can I use the toilet"

"Nak beli air laa bang"

"Kawan saya kat dalam"

n myself.. "Restoran tak bukak ke? Nak makan boleh?"


Of course none of the excuses were excepted.. but we're laughing havin fun even though we'd didn't get in.. all we could see is peterpan performing in the monitor.. no sound though.. well.. Time to split n but one last try.. the side entrance outside.. same thing.. except fans here are on the verge of breakdown.. some already had judging by their swollen eyes after crying..

As for me & Aman.. nothing to grumble about as we'd arrived late and unplanned. It's a gamble and we'd lost. Hope they would come again and perform.. perhaps at a bigger venue. Anyhow.. our time is not wasted.. diverted to Low Yatt to buy some supplies of CDRs (to burn peterpan songs).

dasyatnye birthday.. erm no.. iron lady..

Yesterday was an eventful evening.. went out to celebrate Lenny's birthday at Soul'ed Out.. every year as usual we would celebrate it together with our closest friends since our birthdays are not far apart..

Initially i thought that i couldn't make it bacause my gym buddies had booked me.. no details were provided except a convincing threat of what would happened if i bailed out last minute.. so after work i've meet up with them and...

Surprise!! Surprise!!



It turns out that they had secretly organised a birthday celeb for me.. thanks u guys for organizing this for me.. am very lucky to have friends like u.. the cheese cake was really nice.. pandai ko pilih Zaha.. tak sia2 tambah 4 pound balik.. ;P anyhow malam ni on ok.. satay at KLJ.

Ok.. back to Lenny's bufday bash.. it turns out this year we had an additional member to our annual event.. which is the giggly Ninie, lovely miss laydiefa, cute miss mysara and cool dude Andrew Adrian..

However.. this year an eating competition was held to spice up the event. Here.. the participants are listening to briefing of the competition.. Everyone understood what to do and the tittle at steak..

and.. the competition begins..

Not giving up.. here's Zai having a hard time finishing his meal midway of the competition...

Even our bufday gurl had a go in the competition..

But in the end it all prevails.. and the tittle goes to this one extraordinay lady which had amazed us throughout this competition.. and that person is no other than...

Zainee!!! Wow.. juz look at at the spread and whats left.. barely anything.. see what i mean.. lucky that Andrew Adrian acted fast.. if not.. even the onion rings.. "settle".. So Zainee.. congratulation for being the "Iron Lady" of the competition..

Hehe.. Zainee.. jgn mara eek.. saje je suke2..


later on.. Din and Akai joined for a slice of the bufday cake..

Overall.. it was a fun and entertaining outing.. it doesn't bug as much that the food isn't that good.. but to be among good friends that all it matters.. :)

p/s. As a consolation.. the venue and service at Soul'ed Out was excellent. Neva know if u didn't try.

dasyatnye.. birthday Lenny laa..

Fuh.. bantal tuh nampak tempting je.. penat daa baru balik main badminton.. haha dgn korang gak.. anyhow before i sleep..

Caring..

Warmth..

Sincere..

Comforting..

Kind.. n

Thoughtful..

Those are a few of the qualities that came accross immedeately in my mind when describing this special person.. I'm confident that anyone who had the opportunity to know this person is privilaged as what are described is true..

This wonderful person is no other than my dearest friend.. Lenny :)

Its your birthday today.. so gurl.. I wish u a very "Happy Birthday!!" Have a wonderful weekend ahead..

and..

Thank you for being all the thing i've described :)

p/s: u guys.. if you have other qualities to add.. feel free to do so for our friend.

dasyatnye land below the wind

Last week i was out of town for a product roadshow.. to be specific i was in Kota Kinabalu.. the land below the wind..

Since this is the last trip that I'll be making.. at least untill we complete another new product.. most probably in a years time.. On that note I've decided to indulge myself with a little treat >:-> So..

I've upgraded my flight to business class.. wohoo.. tapi one-way je laa kan.. kalu both ways koyak laa..

8.00 am Made the change early morning at KL Sentral and checked-in straight at the counter with the "pijak lemas" carpet.. :0 my flight was in the afternoon.. so went to office first.. besides there are other members that will be joining..

1.15 pm Off to KLIA via ERL.. in the photo from left.. my boss, pn Suriya with her son, Naj, uncle Lim (juz another passenger je tp bagi je laa name kan?) and me..



2.00 pm Reached KLIA and into the Golden Lounge..

Our flight was delayed for 30 minutes so I have additional time to enjoy.. yay!! 10 minutes before flight an announcement was made and i'd made my way towards the gate to board the aircraft.. on the boarding bridge we could see the plane right? n i was expecting a Boeing 777 but turns out i got a 737.. damn @#@%&$*&.. i'm a bit frustrated cause i specifically choose the flight to try 777 business class.. (mcm laa pernah naik yg 737 puyner)..

anyhow i took it with a pinch of salt n enjoyed the flight.. the seat was very wide n comfy.. there's about 5 inches room on the side when i'm in the seat.. 20 minutes into the flight n food from the lounge barely digesting.. they served "lunch" once again.. so now i know what the extra space on the seat is for.. it is for you to grow fat with the food they keep serving.. anyhow.. food was ok but not excellent.

6.00 pm or so touched down at Kota Kinabalu International Airport.. Shook the hand of my neighbour during flight, bid him a pleasant n successful business trip to Taipei.. met up with the guys n made a move to our Hotel.. Sutera Harbour Pacific.

Nuthing much happend that nite.. had our dinner.. photo on the right is at the waterfront where we had no idea what to eat.. rest of the nite wnet back to the hotel and explored the grounds and i must say apart from the vast facilities.. the hotel has many live music goin on simultaneously.. you can either louch at the Megalant.. hang at the Pacific or bang at the KK Club.. eventually we went to bed around midnight.. but in the morning.. Wallah!!



juz look at that view.. breath taking.. gorgeous.. can't see much the night before but in the day.. wow! "Lucky" that i've woke up early so.. had time to hit the gym.. shower.. b'fast n off to work.. by lunch we're already done n..

an imprompt agenda came up.. we called for 2 cabs which we've hooked up the night before.. n off we go to the foot of mount Kinabalu.. the journey took an hour 45 one way.. on the way stopped at Pekan Nabalu to check out the local handycrafts.. the weather is already cool at this area.. bought few stuff for da guys back home.. *hint - kindly collect ur goodies

continued our journey and another 30 minutes up* da road (*we're still climbing).. we've reached Kinabalu Park.. but the road is foggy as you can see in the photo.. everybody kept quite as an eerie feeling looms.. jeng2.. haha.. alhamdulillah.. xde pape.. so we lepak@da.park for an hour or so and had lots of photo opportunity (hmm.. most probably kena bukak photopages acc kan?) here are a few of them..



Below is a photo of mount Kinabalu hiding in da fog.. there's actually a valley down below on the left.. a waterfall.. which i'm certain it'll be very beautiful on a clear day.. anyhow took this photo at Timpohon Gate.. this is where all climb to mount Kinabalu starts..



its hard to get a good photo with the fog and all.. but if you'r patient.. you might get a glimpse of the mountain as the weather here changes every 3 minutes.. time is not our side and we had to head back to KK.. but on da way back.. saw it.. since we're on da move.. juz shoot anyway that i could n da result..



see it? on the right middle of the clouds.. well.. i guess this a way for her to say goodbye.. i believe the third time will be my lucky break to see her in full form.. we end our day by having seafood dinner at Kampung Nelayan...

Total cab fare for the day was.. jeng2.. c the meter.. haha.. that's not the actual amount.. but close (cheaper).. we were charged on a daily basis.. but dasyatkan? not every other day you could c a cab meter mahal camni..

The next day was our last at KK.. so.. time for shopping.. first stop.. n the only stop was the Philiphines Market (PM).. but i snug out for a while to the wet market to buy some.. erm ok.. lots of mushrooms.. its cheap n fresh.. great with pasta.. but when i went back to PM.. i see that the guys are in a frenzy over pearls.. nak tak nak.. i pon join.. u juz couldn't resist to buy something.. initially sikit je.. pastu.. kire akak satu.. mak satu.. anak buah.. etc2... in the end.. ka-ching!! on everage everyone spent bout RM200.. akaka.. (another hint* guys collect ur presents)

anyhow the trip was very relaxing and enjoyable.. (arrgh.. esok keje) Sabah is definately a nice place to visit.. would go there anytime to enjoy the weather.. scenery and most of all the friendly people* (big smile).. care for a vacation guys?

dasyatnye.com official vehicle

Thursday, 14th April 2005. Yup.. its official.. bout 8.30 pm or so.. pick up my Gen-2 at Proton Edar Seksyen 13, PJ. Afza tagged along since he has time to kill before meeting up with a friend. U can check out the car's launching at Afza's blog or so he calls it. Afza calls it "Blackie".. eventhough i didn't name it, but i think it gonna stick for a while.


Iqbal fixing da "bee sting" while i was adjustin da mirror..

I thought tat it will be a quick process collecting the car.. boy i was wrong.. it turned the other way round but for a good cause.. evidently proton has prepared a checklist to its customer to go through before handing over of the car.. so we spent 15 minutes signing documents and at least 40 minutes inspecting the car.. fiddling with all the lever and contol buttons in the car.. checking the engine.. exterior.. yadda.. yada.. u get the idea.. end point is.. it's my first new car purchase and the experience has been pleasant.

as u can see in da photo that i've chosen 1440 for my reg number.. now why did i do that? Short story is.. way back 18 years or so my family bought our first Proton.. it was a saga aeroback with reg number BCP 1440.. travel a lot in that car and there were many memories attached since it served us 10 years or so.. it wasn't the digital age yet back then so i don't think i hav a photo of the car :( i guess its a tribute to the car that served us well.. hopefully tis car will serve me good as well :)

Left: err.. Tan Sri Apza launching da car? i x think so.. Right: Me inspecting da engine..

4 days passed and i've managed to clock 490km on the odometer .. another 510km to go before its first servicing and more importantly.. the "run-in" period will be over.. well u guys.. now i finally can go anywhere on my own without hitching a ride.. but thanks u guys.. esp to Zai, Yang, Len and Afza.. for transporting me around for our activities over the years.. hope i could do the same to all u guys.. and not to forget my family as well.. for always being ther :)

dasyatnye mee rebus Ramli

Hehe.. more bout food.. sori but i juz couldn't resist to share good food.. As mentioned earlier in dasyatnye Batu Caves.. I was in ipoh.. it was the last leg of our (Pn Suriya, Filzah, Izhar & me) roadshow of the week after Penang and Malacca. If u're ever in ipoh.. do look for a shop called "Restoran Mee Rebus Ramli"..

i've first tasted the mee when my bro packed home some a few yrs back.. ma memory triggered its deliciousness.. imidiately i've called him for directions.. got it!! the shop is situated on Jalan Raja Ikram opposite a bridal house.. sounds easy but initially we did have some trouble finding da shop n i was terrified if da food wasn't gonna be as good as before (as i insisted n recommended da shop).. parking is relatively easy in the alley beside the shop...

entering the shop.. u feel as if u're in a fastfood restaurant.. it was very clean and the counter.. juz like mcd.. anyhow.. ordered our mee and drinks.. and..


erm.. round one..

haha.. didn't hav a chance to take photo.. so..


ting!! round two..

yeah2.. few pound up.. so what? it was defininately worth it.. but i did share the second bowl half:half.. as u can see in da photo.. the kuah is juz rite.. not too cair.. n not too pekat.. generous on da cucur.. taokua (tauhu).. n egg.. da taste.. erm.. susah nak describe laa.. but trust me.. sedap..

Finished our lunch n i was happy that everyone liked it.. so its time to head back to KL but wait.. tapau dulu.. everyone tapaued (got such word ka?) a few packets for their family.. inclusive me for ma "bro n parents".. n erm.. when reached home.. i ate another half since it look so tasty when they're eating.. :)

dasyatnye Batu Caves

Hehe.. thnx Len for da kind reminder in my Tag Board "fuh fuh fuh.." Da story of dasyatnye Batu Caves goes when we (Zai, Ika, Yang, Len & me) were on our way back from kampung Lenny. Semua org kenyang from Lenny's mom delicious home cooking n sugarhigh from cococruch that we've been munching in da car. Ika dozed off or seems to be.

Enroute towards home using da highway blakang rumah (dunno wats it is called.. but its da highway fr UIA linkin to Damansara Damai, Sg Buluh etc) we had to pass by Batu Caves. Noticing a bondfire on top of the steps in front the mouth of the cave.. i pointed it out to da guys..

Me: weih korang.. ade api laa kat atas tu..
Len: Mane? (Lenny as always, asking innocently n sincerely)
Me: tu kat atas.. tu.. (pointing it)
Yang: Haa percaya laa ckp Malik tu..

No point arguing as we were bout to pass da point where da fire was no longer visible.. i then..

Me: Eh.. korang tau tak org dok pakai tangga ni untuk training.. lari naik turun.. Suresh slalu training kat sini..
Len: A'ah.. same laa cam kat Tasik Perdana tu pon ade org dok training..
Me: a'ah btol
Len: (pause) Sian kan.. kalu org2 tua yg panjat naik tu sure penat..

Trafic was mild and as we move along.. at the other part of the hill.. i noticed tat there was another cave at the foothill.. which is brightly lighted in da inside n da entrance was nicely decorated. Smthing clicked n..

Me: Len.. tgk! kat dlm tu ade lift
Len: (Still in her innocent mode) Ye ke ni?
Me: Iyea.. btol.. cuba u tgk btol2..
Len: Ak'aa laa.. waa senang laa org2 tua nak naik ke atas..

Fast to catch on.. Zai.. join in for da kill..

Zai: Bukan tu je.. ni kire dia nyer service lift untuk sami dia.. kelape.. minyak semua ble angkut.. tak payah sesesah nak angkut kat tangge..

Even Yang knows tat we're pulling her leg n even he'd joined by concuring..

Len: Ic.. bagus eek derang buat camtu.. senang..

At tat point everybody (including Ika which we thought was sleeping) juz couldn't stand it anymore n gigling.. we couldn't believe dat we've managed to convinced her tat ther was a lift at Batu Caves.. in the end da containment broke n we all started to laugh our lungs out.. it was da joke of da day.. only awhile after tat she'd realised tat she's been had.. even then she'd would join us laughing till tears were in our eyes..

Len: Bongek tul korang.. bi.. u pon join skali.. hahaha

Hmm.. Its hard to capture da moment in writing.. but i bet that this story will be remembered us n be told generations to come.. on how dasyatnye Batu Caves.

Juz a short note.. I've recently went to Ipoh on duty.. took a photo of..


Tokong at Tambun, Ipoh.

I didn't ask da amoi selling da limau bali.. but i can assure you tat there is NO LIFT here also.. :)

dasyatnye sticky survey

Hmm.. i would imagine if tse kind of survey were conducted in da US.. i guess not many will participate in suspicion of getting nabbed by da agencies for possessing illegal downloaded music.. well.. tats not da case for us.. in da spirit of Malaysia Boleh.. Currently we are free from tse kind of fears.. So.. dear Laydiefa.. here are my answers to the survey..

One) What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
~ 7.45 gigs at home and 12 gigs or so at da office. I like music n will generally listen to anything.. oldies.. retro.. 90's.. alternative.. rock.. jpop.. kpop.. instumental.. in other words.. anything which pleases me.. but tse few are my favourite.. Foo Fighters, Cranberries, Corrs, G&R, Linkin Park, Elvis, Sixpence None the Richer, RHCP, Sugar Ray, Kiroro, Billy Joel, Beatles, Berlinda Carlise, Metallica, Sheila on 7, Sheila Majid and many more.

Two) The CD you last bought?
~ erm.. it was smwhere in da middle of last year.. bought a stack of 100 CDRs.. more recently.. DVD-Rs.. music CD's.. well if da music label would stick to their end of the bargain to lower the prices of CD's then i would consider.. but da current price at RM 45 a CD is ridiculous.. only will purchase CD from artise which i really like.

Twee) What was the last song you listened to before reading this message?
~ Good Charlotte - i just wanna live

Four) Write down five songs that you often listen to or that mean a lot to you.
~ wow.. five huh.. no promises but here goes..

1. The Lion Sleeps Tonite by N'Sync
~ It was on da bufday of a buddy/hsemate of mine way back when we were studying.. We know tat he liked tis song n decided to give it as da bufday present.. intentionally we pretend tat we've forgotten his bufday.. cut da story short.. afew minute before midnite.. set da volume high n played da song.. a few moment later our bufday boy came running down da stairs screaming.. uweeeeeeeeeeeee... (juz like in da song) wish him happy birthday but da happy look in his face was.. :)

2. Miraie by Kiroro
~ This kindergarten teacher never fails to impress everytime i listen to tis song.. beautiful voice.. full of emotion.. makes we wanna go to her class and listen to her all day long..

3. In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley
~ Appart from da song about a boy born and died in da ghetto.. I believe it is da best song by da King himself at least from m point of view.. brings out all bass tones and true quality of his voice.

4. Sebuah Kisah Klasik by Sheila on 7
~ It was used in a montage during the closing ceremony of our month long Mgmt Training Program.. in Terengganu.. i guess da song selection was rite with all da photos in B&W flashing showing our activities.. nostalgia..

5. Little Darlin by The Diamons
~ Can't really describe it.. you have to listen to either hate it or find it funny.. but i like it.

6? Dia by Cokelat
~ Harmonically assuring.. a feel good song..

five) Who are you going to pass this stick to (3 persons) and why.
~ as u can clearly c.. ther r only 3 ppl in the link on da right.. below is da reason why..

Apza - Juz got acquainted 2 years back at work place.. studied at da same uni but nvr crossed due to diff faculty.. even though he's in da sam cecipanz group.. i'm curious to know what type of music u listen to?

Zai - known way back while studing at uni.. i know da music tat he likes but dude.. time to update ur blog laa..

Yang - Len.. ur name Laydiefa dah pilih.. Yang ko kena tulun aku.. dah xde sape nieh...