Urge To Splurge

Hahahahah

2007-02-16T20:00:00.000+13:00

If you haven't watched this already.....

Swimming when you're winning

2007-02-01T19:10:00.000+13:00

Site visits are part and parcel of my work. Sometimes its fun going out but other times its better siting in the office.Yesterday, the latter was clearly the case.

I was sitting down on my desk doing some calculations when one of the engineers came up to me and ask if I could do a site wakover for this site in Station Road. Somehow this place rings a bell. I must have heard of it somewhere. Then it came to me, this was the site that a colleague of mine got bitten my these crazy dogs while surveying the property not too long ago. SHIT.

Reluctant and uneasy, I ask Sean (the senior enginner) if there was another alternative access to the site. Luckily, there was one, entering from the back door crossing a little stream. GREAT.

So I grabbed my shovel, camera, gumboots, plans and headed off. Upon reaching the site, I got down the car and started walking into this uninhabited piece of land filled with long grass and wild plants growing everywhere. Have you guys ever walk ALONE in an extremely silent wild forest juggling the fact that there could be dogs ready to pounch on you any minute? not a pleasant experience I assure you.... Alas, I finally reached the stream where the border of my site lies. GREAT.

Now all I need to do is to cross the stream and start taking some photos. Problem is, stream is quite wide and only access is a piece of plank about 5cm wide. I put a foot on the plank to check its stability. No creaking, no snapping, no problems. GREAT.

Then I took another step. Trip trap trip trap. Then suddenly, the wood starts to give way. Thanks to my quick reflexes, I decided to take a leap of faith to reach the other end. Fortunately, I managed to only just reach the side bank of the stream. Just when I was about to praise my efforts, the ground I was standing on slid. SHIT.

Revitalise, Restored, Resurgence

2007-01-29T14:47:00.000+13:00

Blogging is such a chore. God knows how people can keep up with it consistently. I reckon that just like any other job, all bloggers should have an annual leave, just like what I did - a whole month without blogging and then BOOM!!...you come back all refreshed and ready for action again. So guys, here I go again...hopefully this year's entries would be just as CRAP as last year's....

This holiday has been nothing short but boring. No thanks to all those bloody friends who decided to leave the country and enjoy life somewhere else. Apart from the few glimpses of fun, I find myself working, working and working even more. My daily routine reads: Get ready for work, drive to work, work, drive back to work, reach home and relax from work, talk about work on the dinner table, work out , get ready for work tomorrow and dream about work in sleep. Notice how every action has the word "work" in it. Yea...thats why im so peeved off seeing my holiday flying by and im doing nothing but working.

Nevertheless, not all is bleak in Alex's world. Long gone are the days where I use to punch sheets of paper for filing or buy the usual BLT sandwich for my boss, now, Im actually doing more engineering work. Sizing drains, calculating runoff, writing reports, reading boring engineering manuals, drink beer.....you know, all the stuff that a true engineer would do.

The holidays for christmas was also great. I had the opportunity to join my cousin, Rachel, better known as that girl who won the airline ticket (Ps: HEy rach, if you're reading this, you're my fav cousin you know and i kinda want to go back msia...you do the maths) and some of her friend. We went to coromandel which was beautiful with all its sandy bitches and magnificent views. One beach in particular, aptly named Hot water beach, stands out in my mind. Its awesome coz upon arriving there, you see all these people with shovels conglomerating on a certain area of the beach. So we went to check it out and we saw people digging into the sand and soaking their feet into hot, steamy water!!...how awesome is that...not the water of coz but hot steamy people!!

We also did some kayaking, played some beach volleyball, tramping which was all good fun....ahh...good times....shortly after that, I went for another holiday, this time with my old man. It was a weekend trip to conquer Tongariro Crossing, rated as one of NZ best one day walks. Having climbed Mt Kinabalu, I had an arrogant sorta demeanor and rightly so as Mt Kinabalu aint your average bukit gasing. And the people in Sabah also aint your average joe, I mean look at Sean, his strong, fit, talented and he also owes me lunch now. Anyway, the climb was awesome. So many types of different terrain - rocky, forest, half rocky half foresty and gravelled. We were treated to beautiful views of emerald lakes, lush forest and cascading waterfalls. I'll let the photos speak for themselves:

The whole gang at the entrance

The seemingly never ending path

Looks like Mt Doom ay...theres some Uruk Hai on the foreground

The gorgeous legs..i mean lakes...shit..2 british girls in front of you doesnt really help while trekking

Me and me daddy (im the one on the left, just in case you didnt know)

Stunning view

Other than that, there was some BBQ's here and there and also we went to Kbox for sean's bday, which was fun hearing him singing like Ricky Martin (at this rate, you're gonna owe me a king's feast). New year's eve was great as we looked at some fire works launching from top of Sky tower and also some fire works on sky city hotel as a couple that forgotten to close the curtains was ...shall I say...getting to know each other really well.

All in all, I trust you guys are coping well ..please do post something in the chat box about your holidays and what not... heres to a great, wonderful and properous year for everybody ( I know we're 29 days into it already but what the heck). CHEERIO.

Soil....glorious soil

2006-12-12T17:53:00.000+13:00

I only blog if there is something interesting happening, so the fact that I've haven't had an entry for the best part of 3 weeks says it all. While most of you are in Malaysia having a blast, I am stuck here sitting, waiting, wishing.

Nevertheless, today was quite exciting. I was scheduled for a day trip to Pukekohe. Sean (the senior environmental engineer) and I were going to 2 sites to collect soil samples to be tested for possible contamination.

So off we went, for about three quarters of an hour drive. We reached this huge piece of farm land mainly use for grazing and sheep herding. The issue with this site was there used to be a sheep dip present around the 1950's.

Sheep dips are a particularly nasty land feature as it contains chemicals that could potentially be harmful to humans. The dips are used to kill parasites on sheep and the organophosphate-based versions are generally used because it is cheaper and thought to be more effective than other formulations. Problem is, some people might be genetically allergic to the organophosphate dips. To cut the long story short, potential soil contamination from these chemicals and furthermore, potential contamination to the water supply cause by the runoff from discharge points could very well determine if these lands are fit for subdividing for residential purposes.

Since the dip was not used for so long, it was completely covered with grass and debris. We spent about 2 hours digging soil to determine the general shape of the dip. Also present within the site is a water trough, a woolshed (which had a zinc roof and lead base corrugated iron paint panels that could be harmful to the environment from storm water runoff) and also an offal hole (go find out what it is and bear in mind that we had to take samples around that area).

After that, it was off to the next site and on the way there, we had our lunch in the car (man, engineers cant even stop for lunch). Somewhere along the motorway, we had to stop to measure a culvert diameter. In order to measure it, we had to jump across this fence. Probably being too gung ho, I started climbing the fence firstly by leaning my arm on the up most point. But there was a problem....
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THE FLIPPIN FENCE WAS ELECTRIC!!! DUH!!.... After tolerating the carnage, I managed to cross the fence using my gymnastics skills ; a double backflip, lateral twist, 360 spin combo.
Next on the agenda was a visit to Franklin District Council to get some aerial photographs, then it was off to our next site. This site is an orchid farm with its own boiler room, waste oil unit and pump station. We had to test for mainly heavy metals (like arsenic and copper) and also organic pesticides ( e.g. DDT) which can be carcinogenic. Historically, this land was used for market gardening (tomatoes, cucumber etc) which means DDT based pesticides is very much prevalent in surrounding soil.

Finally, after collecting samples and taking photographs, we were done for the day. On the way back, Sean was explaining all this technical gibberish which I should be listening but was too busy observing the lush farmland and two cows getting it on.

Oh…before I sign off, my company is having a dinner this saturday and the theme is "Outer Space". Please offer some ideas. And no, not Chewbacca.

A light at the end of the tunnel

2006-11-29T17:54:00.000+13:00

Gosh....this thing called life sure has a funny way to prove you wrong...after what I said in the previous post about my job, today's work was an absolute blast (relatively speaking, I know some of you might not find what Im just about to say fun).

So the day started out as usual with....*drum roll*....filing...Ive been doing so much that Im actually getting quite good at it now, I might open my own company: Cheah Filing Ltd - We do the Filing, so you will be Smiling- . Oh!!....before all that, I woke up 5 am this morning to watch MU and chelsea, and I must say, what spirit and vigour we showed during the first half...absolutely smahsing...however, I was absolutely raging when chelsea scored the equaliser, not only did it stem from a lackluster free kick from our own half but how the ref failed to book DOGba for his elbow. Furthermore, that knucklehead Ashley Cole should be strapped to a gurney and castrated with fishing knifes for all his challenges on Ronaldo. Gimme a break...

Anyway, where was I...yeah, work....so work begin as usual and suddenly, as if from the heavens above, an angel, in the form of a senior architect/engineer came up to me. "Hey fella, you got some time to spare??" he said. " I sure do" I answered, dropping my file for project 31625/2 which was gonna be place in row 2, column 1 under the Master files. "Come along with me to Albany for some site inspection” he said with a voice so angelic. Oh, what sweet words, thank thee kind soul, may God bless you all the days of your lives.

OFF I WENT....to Albany!!!...passing the harbour bridge, entering SH17, passing the roundabout where I did my survey work for SKM (good times ay Sean), passing the North Harbour stadium, passing Totara Restaurant which according my fellow colleague, henceforth known as Collin The Saviour (CTS), is a great place to dine (so take notes guys, next time we are in the shore, we should try out this place). One could not write the script any better, it was a lovely, sunny day, birds chirping, bees buzzing, flowers blooming and CTS and I chat while driving along about everything from rugby to concrete.

We soon reached a road called forrey quarry road which is located in some rural area with large farming pastures. Upon entering the house, CTS gave me a brief lowdown and what we are going to do. "Right Alex, we are going to investigate this house and take some measurements and photographs. It recently caught fire and we are here to inspect the extend of the damage and report it to the insurance company with a valuation on cost for remedial."

Sweet...A burned house....WOOHOO,this is getting better and better....We walked along the driveway and was greeted by an old chap. He showed us around the house while regurgitating past events leading to the fire. I tagged along with CTS, holding the camera and measuring tape. With our hard hats, I was consistently poking and stomping the walls and flooring acting as though I was a professional investigator when I knew next to nothing. Wanting to impress my fellow colleague, I walked along the fire place (which is where the fire started, unsurprisingly) and knocked on the gib-board with my knuckles, peer up the ceilings, inspect the timber flooring, took a bit of the ashes and smelt it, feeling the steel column supporting the fire place, shining the torchlight into some random places....basically doing all the shit I watched on CSI....AND IT FELT SO DAMN FREAKING COOL...i even had rubber gloves and those tapes that surround the site that said "Do not enter without authorization" to give that real CSI taste.

All was well and good until CTS asked me.."so what do you think?"..CRAP...after seeing me doing all the hardout "investigation" he probably wants me to give an assesment. "The fire started here, spread northeast, damaging the main panels and ceilings. Funny thing is, the curtain on the eastern wing of the house was intact and the ash distribution is inconsistent with the damage of the timber struts. Also, reinforced concrete column should show signs of yeilding due to small slenderness ratio but instead buckle along its major axis. I deduce that the owner started the fire himself, knowing full well he had the insurance cover, in order to claim the damage as he wanted a new living room so he can have friends over for a tea party." That is what I probably should say but instead I settled for the more abbreviated version which was "This fire look real bad. Guess we better started taking some photographs."

5 hours past like lightning. After measuring distances, taking photographs and sketching the plan, X-section views, we went home. After reaching headquarters, I felt satisfied and wouldnt mind more filing. But things got even better, they gave me my very own desk, equipped with pens, diary, sticky pads, a stapler, roller chair with ARM REST, 17 inch CRT monitor (not flat screen, but whose complaining), highlighters, a health and safety manual, telephone ( A TELEPHONE!!...believe that) and a wall planner. Furthermore, tomorrow and the day after, I am scheduled for more site inspection in massey and posonby. YEEHAA!!!!...bring it on!!!..more forensic work!!!......not quite, probably soil sampling and effluent disposal.

Holidays!!!...or is it??

2006-11-24T19:17:00.000+13:00

OK....im not the kinda guy who makes excuses so the reason I didnt blog for so damn long is coz:

Exams was around the corner and I had an awesome idea.....STUDY!!...why not...
I had to pack all my stuff coz Im shifting AGAIN (nomadic lifestyle me have)
Got started on a new job in this company called FRASER THOMAS

Busy ay....I know....BUT FINALLY....im settling down. New house is preety cool. I must say, I love it. The best part is the shower, its much wider than the previous house which means I now get to do some dancing in addition to my singing performance.

As for my job.....well, it has its moments but sometimes I just feel like pencilling a visit with the angel of death. Mundane, shitty jobs like filing, stamping, labeling, buying stationary, more filing, archiving, data entry, more flippin filing makes up a huge chunk of my day. 2 years studying hard out bending moments, water treatment, differential equations just to do some job that my 10 year old bro can probably handle. Should have joined Malique when he offered me that trafficking job...damn....could have score a free ounce of amsterdam's finest as well.....Nevertheless, I did some preety cool stuff as well like collecting contaminated soil and groundwater samples *nerdy snort*. I also learned some AutoCAD and now can successfully draw/erase straight lines and curves with ease.

Adding to my dismay, the majority of staff consists of these dorky, white melanin, bald bafoons that is probably just as exciting as watching Gigli with Chris Smail on commentary. A typical conversation would be:

Guy 1: So..the other day, I was fixing this stainless steel grating with M type bolt connection and was wondering whether the cross section could be reinforced to prevent excessive deflection at mid span.

Guy 2: Yea....theres lots you can do...blah blah...concrete....blah blah...joist...blah blah...post tension

Me: Hey guys... whose watch Borat??

* staff room turns silent, people halt and stare blankly at me *

Me: um.....pass the tea please....

Also, the average age of farts working in my firm is probably 45 with a racial spread of 89% white guys, 10% pacific islanders (mainly in the surveying department) and one miserable token asian guy (yes....yours truly). Gender split is also very bias with alpha males dominating the vast amount of male staff present. However, in retrospect, this job sure beats those pak N save, bakers delight days where pay was crap and work was aplenty.

Anyway, enough bout work...I recently been watching loads of Ali G clips on youtube and my fav is the interview with the beckhams...you gotta watch this...his got some hilarious lines such as:

Ali: Now Beckham, do u reckon the better the footballer u is, the fitter the girl u get?

Beckham: *smiles sheephisly*....obviously

Ali: So u is the best in football and u get posh...so does sporty spice goes out with someone from scumford united?

Victoria: thats horrible...thats my fren and shes lovely..

Ali: But is u saying that scumford united is not a good team...thats horrible

HAHAH....classic....and this one liner...

Ali: So do you want your boy to grow up to be a footballer like his dad or a singer like Mariah Carey?

and lastly, my favourite...

Ali: Lets talk bout fashion..beckham, we all seen pictures of u wearing clothes that is making u seem well embarrassing and a laughing stock....why do u wear that england football shirt?

Watch it!! RESPECT!!!

anyway...me is signing out now and me wanna hear from my main man, sean...if you reading this, u better be arranging the trip, those homie in msia is havin a blast man...must not lose face....hurry, me gots the stash ready....

When exams strikes

2006-10-31T13:29:00.000+13:00

Binge eating

lapses of concentration
watching mindless videos on you tube
wondering whats for dinner
reading bout Michael J Fox
reading bout Reese Witherspoon
drinking lots of water
peeing lots of water

Staring at the stars

gazing out the window
checking out the neighbour's......
(man, thats a nice car)
listening to "relaxing" music
fiddling with fingers (cough cough)
playing chess with brother
laughing at his naivety
watch "some" TV
chatting with po po bout Malaysia
writing stupid entries in blog

Every damn thing except STUDYING!!!

let the exams begin ......

What's Next???

2006-10-11T21:21:00.000+13:00

Kia ora

First and foremost, congrats to Alex!!!....you are awesome and its good to see ya showcase your brilliant and unique gift for the whole world to witness. Malaysia is proud of ya.

Ok....before you think im indulging in self lauding, im actually refering to my namesake, Alex Yong. Last week, he won the Czech Republic GP for the A1 championship and by doing so, became the first Malaysian to win any grand prix in an international scene. Full praise for him and FINALLY, malaysians now have a reason to justify for thier dangerous driving skills.

Anyway, for some interesting stuff......research shows that, depending on long you linger, you spent an average of at least 6 to 12 months in the toilet. Thats a freaking long amount of time....therefore its logical to have some sort of entertainment. A US company recently designed see-through toilet cisterns that can be filled with fish. They obviously dont get flush away due to the separate inner comapartment which also houses gravel, plants, a dual LED lighting, a built in feeder, overflow tube and a suction pump. To learn more visit http://www.fishnflush.com/about.html#

Well, in my humble opinion, no fish ever deserves to go into this kind of torture.

What sort of entertainment is this anyway?? Plus how on earth can i view the fishes when im sitting on the toilet bowl??....Humans never cease to amaze me...

Survivors Guide to Surviving Suburban

2006-10-02T12:33:00.000+13:00

Something peculiar happened in lecture the other day....we were quietly doing some wasterwater qualtiy calculations...until SUDDENLY, a throng of girls in ...bless me....lingerie came runing in. They were holding a sign protesting something and i didnt have the time to read it coz i was...er...busy doing my work...anyway, these girls were screaming and running while our whole lecture was just silent....even the lecturer was stunned...after they left, most students stood out and leave the lecture theatre to follow them. However, yours truly, being a model student, stayed put on my seat and continue listenning to the lecture.

A few minutes later, another batch of girls came runing in..they came scurrying through the front door and tried to at the other end. Alas, the door was locked so they had to run all the way
back again. Everybody laughed as they left the lecture. Then followed by a heap of other students leaving the lecture....crazy huh....

Anyway, I recently was given a book entitled:

While having a browse, i noticed some information are more useful than others. Some are just completely common sense.

Heres some of the more useful ones:

Pimple - Apply a warm compress to the pimple for 15 minutes. Remove, then place fingers on either side of the pimple and gently pull away (on the contrary, i always thought u should not fiddle with it). The pimple should expel its contents. If the pimple is not ready to pop, cover it with a dab of green tinted makeup to conceal the bleamish and counteract the redness.

Bags Under Eyes - Steep 2 bags of black tea in warm water for 2 minutes, then soak in ice water to cool. Squeeze out excess liquid. Place a tea bag over each eye for 15 minutes. The tannic acid in the tea will reduce the swelling.

Poop on shoe - Remove your shoe and seal it in a plastic zipper bag. Place the bag in the freezer for at least 3 hours. Remove the shoe from the freezer when the poop is frozen and chip it off with a flat head screwdriver. (and plz...wash the screwdriver)

And since its spring, Severe Sunburn - Get out of the sun immediately (DUH). Place strips of cool, wet, cloth over the burn area and leave in place. Never put ice directly on bare skin or you risk freezing skin cells. Remove the cloths as they warm, apply a topical burn gel such as aloe vera, and re-cover with chilled cloths. Stay indoors if possible (wow...no kidding).

And some stupid tips thats just plain....stupid

No toilet paper in public stall (hahah....you're screwed) - Call out to other occupants and seek thier help in rolling or tossing paper to you from other stalls. If no response, partially open the stall door and peer out. Move quickly to next stall to seek paper or dash to the paper towel dispenser and grab towels.

Avoiding chocolate cake - Do not take a bite (thanks, no wonder i always succumb). If you cannot avoid temptation, leave the table before the cake is served and return when everyone finishes.

Wet pants - Hold a book, bag in front of the affected area to cover it and move toward a liquid dispenser such as a faucet, drinking fauntain or soda machine. Spill lmore liquid on yourself to mask the wet spot and make it larger. Publicly bemoan your own clumsiness.

And the craziest idea ....

Caught passing a note in class - Swallow the note immediately. Do not give the teacher a chance to grab it and read it out loud. You are already in trouble for passing the note - theres no point in adding further humiliation.

The greastest view

2006-09-24T11:41:00.000+12:00

I know....its been a while...

The creative juices seemed to have dried up a bit..the zest and pleasures of writing severely dwindling. Creativeness wanders hopelessly and most certainly, the best part, teasing people, now have severe consequences.

However, I woke up yesterday, and it became known to me that spring is here...bring forth life...back came the enthusiasm, inspiration just flowing freely and ideas came crashing in.

An awfully early start to the day coz had to catch the bus to city for badminton. Grumbled and mumbled to myself, "what was I doing up so early on a saturday morning", I reasoned with myself. Got into the bus, sat down, put on my cheap "made in penang" earphones and closed my eyes.

I was suddenly rudely awaken by the voice of somebody singing. Turns out, the guy behind me was listening to some music and singing along on the top of his voice. Feeling the urge to "Lempang sama dia", I gave a deep cough to signal my clear annoyance.

Alas, his baritone-like voice was oblivious to my intends as he continued singing some stupid, distasteful music. Surely, my bohemian friend knows that theres a place and time for this. I know, and understand that its human nature to sing along, as i sometimes lock my door, stand on for bed, play the legendary tunes of Matchbox 20 and sing to all my legions of fans (in my case, a plethora of books, clothes and smelly socks). Ah, what the heck, at least he sounds better than some of those NZ idols contestant.

Half way through the journey, the bus stopped abruptly. Up came a beautiful golden retriever along with its master. Wow, a dog in the bus...thats a first. Upon further observtion, i noticed that this passenger was in fact blind. I was somewhat curious as to how she could stop the bus and more interestingly, how she could figure out when to ask the bus to stop. So I continued staring at her, observing her obedient dog resting itself quietly on the floor then continue staring at her again.

On the odd occasion when she turned her head towards my line of sight, I would look down and pretend I wasnt looking, kinda like when u're looking at someone attractive and she/he turns at you and you quickly pretend as though you are analyzing the stars above the yonder sky.

But now when I think about it, she wasnt able to see me anyway...DUH....what a minties moment, as blur as a sotong. Suddenly, she hit the stop button somewhere around Newmarket. How in the world does she know that shes in Newmarket??...does she have some special GPS system that alerts her? or does she have some special gills that emits high frequencies rays much like a dolphin? I was awestruck.

After she left the bus, i closed my eyes and thought to myself. Wow...imagine a world like that. Eternal darkness. I thanked God for what he blessed me with. And right on cue as I open my eyes, the greatest view manifested itself, the sight of a mighty ocean, sea gulls flying above the clear blue sky, boats of different shapes and sizes parked neatly along the docks, lush green forest extending inland.... and the sun, shining brightly towards the horizon. Cold sweat trickled along my body. Gratitude, my friends....dont take anything for granted.

Croc tales

2006-09-05T16:14:00.000+12:00

Crikey Mate....was shocked to hear the news that the croc man, bless his soul, passed away yesterday from a sting ray attack. Good man he is with all his conservation efforts and tv series.

Tribute to the crocodile hunter...you will be sorely miss...

In true Steve Irvin fashion: "Wow......what a little RIPPER! alright little fella, not gonna hurt ya! he's struggling, he's a FEISTY one, he's got greasy hair and he smells of piss! alright i'm gonna let him go, watch out mate."

What a weird weekend it has been. All blacks lost, Warriors lost but the NZ Knights Won!!!....crazy

Moving on, yesterdays outing was a blast. Thanks to catz, everything ran smoothly. Ice skating was great, although the falling down part hurts quite a bit. After that, we played basketball, football, swings and robbing children off thier playground . Poor Catz, apparently the football was attracted to her.

Dinner was a healthy serving of mushrooms and more mushrooms. Apparently, mushrooms promotes the expulsion of intestinal gas. Quite rightly, everyone went home after that. Throat still feels sore. I now sound like Louis Armstrong before reaching puberty. Hopefully it'll get better. So enjoys the rest of the hols guys....

P/s: Watch out for sting rays

Scintillating Shore

2006-09-02T12:03:00.000+12:00

A wise man once said, "There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle, The other is as though everything is a miracle."

These few days has been great. Chilling out in the shore has been quite an experience. Started on wednesday where i met up with boon in the city for work. We both signed up for some hardcore, intensive, traffic surveying somewhere in Albany.

Subsequently, we got assigned to inspect traffic along the graville roundabout. It was fun just sitting there singing, chatting, waving at little kiddies, laughing and on the odd ocassion actually counting traffic.

Later, Boon brought me to his sister dance performance in Rangitoto college. IT WAS AWESOME!!...i meant the college, with its own hockey turf and stuff...lol.... Nevertheless, the dance was great. Dancing is really present in the Lim's family DNA. His sister can dance and needless to say, boon can dance as well (u should see his windmill, no hands man, all the "wind" comes from his a$$). Later that night, we went to pak's house to meet up with lum. Watched some vampire movie and played some tekken then it was off to MOMo tea.

As usual, boon ordered the usual, fried pork with cook's "special" sauce. After that, we left for home , thankfully, no weird suggestions from boon. Sleeping in boon's spacious rumpus was delightful but sleeping in boon's spacious rumpus with boon beside, thats another story.

The next day (merdeka!), we met up with the welesley crew and went forYum Cha in grand harbour. Food was allright but pricey. After eating, we left for work.

Later that day, after a dinner with boon's family (thank yew aunty), boon and i went to snow planet to watch a skiing tournament going on. It was great there, with a live band performance and some crazy skills. Boon seemed to know everyone there, even a random couple who sat next to us. Then alas, night dawns, and it was round two of my encounter with the ferocious beast. The seemingly tame, placid looking sean, upon midnight, turns into a fierce, savage, heavy gruntting beast.

Needless to say i didnt have much sleep, although it was not boon's fault as he volunteered to sleep somewhere else but i just wanted to be the first man who survived 2 nights. Shopping was next on the agenda. Requiring some female insight, we got kai ann to come with us.

Boon bought a pair of bording shoes and pants. For lunch, we had fish and chips in Cornwall park. I chimed in with a "Haven't you people ever heard of closing the 'damn door?!"No, it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality. love that song.

Father day is ere...do something for yer old man....make him happy...wash his car, mow the lawn, stock the fridge with victoria bitter....Happy Father's day

Malaysian Ball 2006

2006-08-28T20:29:00.000+12:00

The very fact that im going is by sheer luck. Turns out that my bets were right and i am able to afford a ticket. Thank you guys for wishing me good luck.

So it was set, Crown Plaza Hotel, 27 August 2006. Revival of the fairy tale. It was advertised as being the biggest ball to date in UMSA history. Preparation was obviously needed. So jason, boon and i went to dressmart the day before.

Unfortunately, we didnt find anything that looked good coz of our high standards (or maybe coz of our measly frame). So we went home, worried and confused of our attire. Thankfully, as if by divine means, i met a friend who happen to have a whole lotta formal wear and is roughly my size. Great...attire..checked.

The next day, after my french manicure, exfoliation, cuticle work, therapeutic pedicure, botanical detox complex , aromatherapy oils, detoxifying algae and a meeting with Gustav, my russian massuer, i was ready and all set for the ball. Funny thing happen when i walked out of my room with my suit, my dad looked and me and said, "Wahhh, why u didnt tell me you getting married?". Hahah, very funny dad. A brief meeting with the gang followed (sorry boon to keep u waiting, at least you made acquaintance with kai ann's parents) and we left for the hotel.

As we arrived, we were greeted with flocks of fairies and princess (with thier tiara and what ever you call those long, hand held wands). There was the odd captain hook, zorro, puss in boots, 3 witches from macbeth (xin yi in a dress!!!), beast and not to mention shrek. However, as i walked further, a particular costume caught my eyes. Yes, i was dazzled to see Prince Lim Char Ming. Yesterday, he was fretting about what to wear, and now here he is, char ming as ever. Nice work Boon, dunno how you pull that off.

Night was great, with some nice performances, great fashion show, lousy food, borderline dessert and a great skit by the UMSA committee. It was hilarious and i really liked the friends intro bit. Anyway, the lucky draw was next. Unfortunately, i didnt win the air ticket, but guess what jen, RACHEL WON!!...haha...so lucky lar she...a free return ticket to Malaysia.

The night came to an end, boon and i went for the afterball, the rest went to Edward's place and jun bin was no where to be found ( Mr Lee, You are a real man now...just like Pinnochio). Afterball was at sixth sense. Being a sunday night, it was relatively empty and was filled mainly by all the UMSA people. It was cool walking around the club and knowing that everyone had something in common. Pick up lines were also easy to formulate, ie: Hey, something tells me u're from malaysia, me too!!

After some hard out dancing and shuffling (haha, thanks for teaching Boon), we left for boon's place for a good night rest. A peculiar thing arose along the way there, upon reaching boon's house, boon suddenly asked me if i wanted to shoot some hoops. Well mr lim, what a great idea, only problem is its flippin 5am and its dark as hell. He also said sumthin about coming back from clubs and putting

on his jogging shoes and jog in the wee hours of morning. Is this a KK thing ar??

Thankfully, we didnt play and went straight for the blankets. I must say, Boon's new "rumpus" looks great man. What a nice hang out place, just like the basement in "Thats 70's show". Furthermore, the extra room there was spacious enough that i literally could sleep on one side and wont be able to hear boon snoring on the other side. Also, the room was warm and welcoming, with sleeping bags arranged nicely and blankets lay neatly by the sides. I presume that this is where boon brings home all his "fresh meat" from the clubs and "slaughter" them here. Nice work man, im gonna get a "visitor" room as well.

Later that day, i left for waiwera (hot springs and water theme park). It was 48 celcius and steamy hot. Slides were preety cool and we had loads of fun. Heres just some pics and more will come shortly.

These arent my freinds....dunno who leh

Extended Engineering Entourage

Spot wally

Destiny takes charge...

2006-08-18T19:23:00.000+12:00

WOW.....havent update for aeons....sorry bout that guys...as usual, same old tests, labs and what have you. Life's been topsy turvey. The other day i was in a jubilant mood coz i just got offered a job, only to find out that the on my way to the interview i went above the speed limit. Consequently, the cameras got me. 80 flippin bucks to the oversize pockets of all the egghead officers so they can watch more porno flicks ( as reported in the daily news). As i always budget for all my expenditures, a 80 bucks monetary gift to the "enforcers of justice" isnt what i usually budget for. Well, that leaves me financially impaired. In Malaysia, one would head to the headquarters, go up to reception, and calmy say.." Hey boss, bagaimana nak settle dengan ini...kerja manyak susah la...boleh tolong sikit ar??" which blunty means "Get me out of this mess and we both eat well tonight".

Yes, I do understand that a corrupt system leads to econmic instability in the long run. But for a third world country like (dare i say it) Malaysia, this third world mentaliy is embraced. So for me to bear the incidence of this fine is against my ethos. But enough of this dilemma already. Lets move on.

Was approached by several friends with regards to the upcoming Malaysian ball. Everybody seems to be going and i was cordially invited to boon's table. Well, since im not a rich, pot smoking tycoon, sipping bicardi and lounging on lazyboys, money is somewhat a problem.

So i had a wee thought to myself, how could i raise 55 bucks in one week. Several options came to mind: Stealing zach shoes and ask for ransom money for it (bugger lurves his shoes so much, he would pay anything) or i could take a video of jun bin snoring in lectures (wouldnt be a diffucult task) and threaten to post it on youtube. Although, theres always that option of selling body parts (liver, anyone?).

Showing much cognitive prowess, i omitted those options and settle for the all time favourite - Gambling. So in short, if the all blacks beat australia by 12 of points or under today, ill be bearing my tux, holla-ing to all my msian peeps and cramming in the (hopefully palatable) buffet. Otherweise, gimme a shout out when your near karangahape road and stumble across a shabby, bearded guy begging for food. Fingers cross.

Go ALL BLACKS...u little beauties...

Joga BINito

2006-08-04T19:30:00.000+12:00

WHOA!!!....been so busy lately....applying for jobs, interviews, meetings, study,workshop, labs....its crazy. Anyway, last week DV8, was GR8...the couple of drinks certainly helped compensate for lack of dancing moves. No photos unfortunately and blame that on bin coz he is the only sober one. Stayed in jun bin's house that night (with 4 other guys crammed in the living room..yea, dont take engineering, thats how low u'll go) . We had supper that night and it was on bin so thanks bin and ka yao . Anyway, found this in a magazine...3 things that have the power to alter your lifestlye

3

Valentino Cashmere Jacket
This is a jacket that should be felt as much as seen; a piece of fine archintecture that represents the height of the italian clothier's art. Light as feather, it feels no more cumbersome than a well cut Tshirt. But whats more important about the informal jacket shown here - where the real skills lies indeed- is not what is there for all to see, like the directional soft gray country check cashmere, but what has been taken away. In this case, with the absence of the lining, the entire internal workings that usually give a jacket its structure are gone. Yet its natural shoulder and gently shaped fit around the torso ensure that it looks as inpeachably dignified as a suit.

elegance personified

2

A week at Klein's Camp, Northern Tanzania
The new model for the twenty first century safari is Klein's Camp, located on nearly 25 thousand acres of big sky savannah in northern Tanzania, deep in the rolling plains of the Serengeti. The camp leases its land from the local Ololosokwan trib, the legendary Masai warriors and cattle herders of east Africa who make up 70 per cent of the lodge staff. Masai warriors also act as your guides as you creep alongside lions,elephants,cheetahs and thousands of thundering wild beasts, whose annual migration passes through the camp twice a year, around August and October. Year round game viewing is also guaranteed, and since the number of guests never exceeds 20, you wont see another tourist between you and the necking giraffe. At the end of the day, order a cold beer in the camp's bar, which affords a 120 degree panoramic view of elephant herds grazing in the valley below and a sunset so beautiful that your heart sinks with it.

great honeymoon spot..

1

Mercedes AMG engine
With eight deep breathing cylinders crammed under its tiny hood, the pedestrian Mercedes C-class becomes the pedestrian frightening 362 horsepower C55 AMG. The super charged 469 horsepower V-8 that AMG drops into the E-class wagon creates a mommy mobile that'll slay a Porshe 911 Carerra. In an era of robotized assembly, each AMG motor is hand built and signed by a single craftsman. Whether naturally aspirated, supercharged or fitted with twin turbos an AMG engine makes the kind of power tha turns an accelerator pedal into a dare. The new 604 horsepower SL65 AMG is a case in point. Floor the throttle and you'll learn what it feels like to surf a tsunami. For the horsepower hungry, an AMG engine is an all you can eat buffet.

SL65 AMG

ed note: The title has nothing whatsoever to do with this entry. Its a sneak preview of the video i made with Jun Bin showcasing our Joga BINito skills....watch out!!

Let the good ol times roll...

2006-07-23T15:31:00.000+12:00

I just loaded some of my handphone pics into the computer of my trip to Malaysia. Heres just a overview of all the memories.....

My cute lil cousin estactic at seeing me ( or seeing the sweets i brought)

Manhattan Fish Market's Seafood platter

The majestic Petronas Twin Tower

The mamak's version....bugger, cost 5 ringgit u know

In Singapore's famous Night Safari

Malaysia also got statue of liberty wat....in genting

Sean's monster truck in Sabah...dont play play man

Sean brought us to this restaurant coz it was famous for its pet baboon

Feeling tipsy in Sabah...

Wah!!!...Sabah oso got thier own papers leh....not bad

"Loh"ing the yee sang with all my relatives

Jason and I clubbing in Kota Kinabalu

My priceless possession

The rear view of the Myvi modelled by of cousin of coz

Another sight of this and ill just commit sucide...

Boon and I in his favourite "drinking" shop

Reunion dinner in PJ....food galore

Hot chick i saw in Msia...guess who is this

Fuelling the hunger in Sushi King

Tong Yuen in Grandpa's place

Malaysia's Kiwi Fruit....THe Ciku...as small as bin's kuku (sorry Fiona..lol)

Sabah's national drink...Teh Madras

Selangor's National Drink...U think only Sabah got national drink meh

My first meal when i reached Msia...why did i leave this place again??

Boon and Zach trying hard to set up the camp

My Awesome Grandpa..learned so much from him, hope i can go back and see him again

lol...can u remember this pic Boon??...btw, thats not Boon...thank God

Ma little cousin

Since Boon showed me his place of birth in Sabah, this is mine...Assunta Hospital

Apparently the world biggest monopoly set...pictured here in 1-Utama

Biggest mistake in Msia...introducing ma cousin to jason..lol...Boon, take care of your sis man

All the good times....makes we wonder why i came here in the first place....sigh.....At least, DV8(Dance Party) is coming so have something to look forward. First week of uni wasnt that bad really, late starts to the day meant ample time to sleep. No rocks this semester but instead we are learning bout soils(which is made up of rocks, so back to square one)!!! Just played football yesterday, scored a goal!!!..lol...but now owe boon and jun bin money for helping me with that =(

Anyway, hopefully the semester goes well for everybody and all the best guys....

Lake Taupo

2006-07-15T22:20:00.000+12:00

Family arranged a trip to taupo. "Family Bonding" was what my mum said she intended for the holiday...well, dont think its applicable to me as i already made my siblings swore that they will come and help me get out if i were to get into prison(prison break styles) and that is all i want.

Turns out, it was not too bad. We went to Mt Ruapehu and weather was great. As we could not possibly afford to bring the whole family for skiing, we decided to just play around the nearby hills. Thick, white, soft snow under our feet as we made our way along the terrain. We climb up this steep slope and slide down from the top. Poor butts. Soaking wet.

Meet snow white and the fellowship

Getting acquainted with my sis

Bro doing some sort of weird tribal dance

Wah...can make heaps of ice kacang man

The next day, we hang out arround Lake Taupo and went kayaking. So there i was, in the middle of the lake looking at mother nature's beautiful creation when suddenly i got too relax. Somehow my kayak over turned and i was swimming for dear life. haha...dont know what happen leh....maybe a hot chick passing by and i got too carried away.

Kayaking isnt my forte i guess

And then we went to taupo bungy. Its was scary standing on top of a cantilever like structre hanging out a cliff. They had all types of bungy jumps such as the leap of faith(jump backwards) , baptism of water(upon descend, getting soak in water), piggy back and even a boobie jump (where u take off your top and jump, this jump was cheaper, and rightly so). I summoned all my courage and.....

BUNGY!!!!

Wow...it was great.....seeing someone bungy in real live. I felt his fear and got all the adrenalin rush i wanted for FREE...hehehe.....sorry lar guys...ill bungy "when the time is right".

World Champions 2006

2006-07-13T10:32:00.000+12:00

Are you kidding?
You have to be kidding.
Are you bleeping kidding?

How in the name of all that is holy and insane did the Italians won the world cup? Against a 9 men crappy US team and still only managed to get a draw?. With Italians players falling apart in all its country's domestic scandals? With the gunslinging Brazilians laughing and hugging in a joyous mood in training prior for the world cup?

World Champions: Italy

That's not a joke or a misprint.

Believe it.
Believe.

Italy went from a nation disgraced by football fixing scandals to World Champions. If you went to bed early or gave up on the Italians, all you missed was the single most important rally in the country's last 24-year history (the last time the Italians won the world cup).

What??...needed a last minute penalty kick to beat first timers Australia.

Alessandro Nesta, Italy's best defender, injured.

Daniele De Rossi, one of Italy's key players suspended for 4 matches.

Francesco Totti, the hope of Italy in offense, didnt played up to expectations.

Surely, they cant be world champions.
Are you kidding?
You have to be kidding.
Are you bleeping kidding?

This result, given the circumstances, wouldn't have been any stranger if tournament had included a Bigfoot sighting, a space-ship landing on the field and a referee being eaten by an anaconda.

Fabio Grosso, a player playing in Italy's fourth division in 2000-01, scored the game's most important goal in injury time against the Germans and scoring the last penalty kick to seal the victory.

Furthermore, Gianluca Zambrotta, a player who had only scored one goal his entire career, got the opening goal against Ukraine.

A team renown for its tendency to defend throughout the match bringing in strikers late in their game to go for the win.

The final. What a majestic, mesmerizing game. Breathtaking, literally. The players, the fans -- it took your breath away. France couldn't penetrate a stingy Italian defence led by the, player of the tournament in my opinion, Cannavaro. Only way that they could score is by a 50-50 penalty decision.

Matterazzi, paparazzi??...."who the heck was this guy?" I thought, when he came in to replace Nesta. Gattusso, having just fought off an injury, limped throughout the match against the United States. Alessandro Del Piero, too old and way past his prime were what the critics said. And Italians penalty takers, as often happens, teetered between horrible and disgusting.

That was the Italian's heros.

Italy does not deserve to win?

Are you kidding?
You have to be kidding.
Are you bleeping kidding?

Finale

2006-07-07T08:23:00.000+12:00

The finals are upon us and those of ya that have no clue whats going on....heres the scoop:

FRANCE vs ITALY

Italy in blue take on the french in white
Referee: Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo is the official of this match. He is the guy who sent of Wayne Rooney against Portugal. He has a reputation for brandishing red cards so players must be careful. Italy's Cameronessi is an argentian so he might be able to pull some strings with this ref.

Defenders :
Cannavarro vs Thuram - I might be slightly bias as i love Cannavarro. His defending and read of the game is excellent. On the other hand, thuram has been playing well for the french as well. Tough call but if game goes over 90 minutes, you may see Thuram losing some steam as he is already 34 years of age. As for the fullbacks, Abidal and Sagnol looks shaky at times while Grosso and Zambrotta can be dangerous in attack.

Midfielders :
Pirlo vs Zidane - Needless to say Zidane has been in fine form lately. Much of the french attack will be dictated by him. Pirlo has also had an outstanding tournament. Key here is whether both these players will have enough time on the ball to create chances. Im sure defensive midfielders such as makalele for france and Gattuso for Italy will be told to mark Pirlo and Zidane closely. France has a slight edge in the wings with Ribery playing freakishly good at the moment.

Strikers :
Luca Toni vs Henry - Both strikers will have their work cut out for them. They will play identical roles as lone strikers. However, italy has Totti who plays just behind Toni and that will give them a slight advantage in attack. Luca Toni also provides an aerial threat to the defense while Henry is useless in the air and makes up for it by dribbling . Henry however is a master at diving. He is as fragile as paper and will fall under any contact whatsoever.

Goalkeepers :
Buffon vs Barthez - Clearly, without a doubt, buffon is better. Barthez is a clown and was lucky to escape with some mistakes in all his matches. Buffon is also good at saving penalties while barthez is good at letting his defenders kiss his bald head for good luck.

Verdict: Italy should attack france in the flanks where i feel Abidal is their weakest link. Use their fullbacks to give some extra dimension in attack. Also, link up play with totti and toni is crucial, try a few long range efforts to test barthez. As for france, nvm.....they'll lose anyway.

So hopefully Italy does the job, then ill be a happy (and wealthy) man.

Destination North Shore

2006-07-06T19:26:00.000+12:00

Sincerest apologies to the italian team..boy, did i got it wrong...Cannavaro was a colossal, Matterazzi defended magnificently, Pirlo made that important pass, Grosso with a thumping finish and Buffon was impenetrable. Viva la Azzurri...credit to the Germans as well for thier staunch defense and much thanks to the goalless draw in 90 minutes...it was a beauty!!... So for ITALIA, i put my trust in you to beat the irritating french. Im going all in for the finals for italy to get the job done, so please italy, BEAT THE FRENCH and ill promise:

Never again to mock the italian team.
Have my honeymoon in italy
Give my child an italian name (welcome to the world, Luca Toni Cheah)
Make pasta my favourite food
Start drinking cheap italian booze
Start using hand gestures extensively

Come on Italy!!!.....Go Go Go

Anyway, woke up yesterday to watch Germany take on Italy with friends in Cin Yi house (thats how Bin spells it). We all cuddled into a small area, most of us still half asleep. Some supported Germany cause our good friend, Mr Lum was playing for them. I was completely neutral and wanted nothing more but a goalless draw.

And thats just what i got...wonderful, after the match, left to North Shore for some yum cha. I must admit, North Shore is uncharted territory for me and i must say its quite a beautiful place. We played some 3 on 3 football (so sorry Catz, Thank God its padded) and beach football (boon showed all his football skills). Went to Jason's house after that and watched Prision Break. IM SOLD!!!....this is a bloody good series and it makes me proud to be a structural engineer (shame u mechanicians). I would expect to soon tatoo the layout of Auckland Uni map on my body so if anyone needs to escape from their lectures, feel free to come and approach me.

After 7 episodes, we finally gave in and slept. At about 7am, woke up and watch France vs Portugal with jason, boon and bin. I dont care what they say but i still think henry dived for that penalty....his reactions were clearly "delayed". This provoke furious reactions from the portugese and things got ugly, the portugese started diving everywhere and the game from then on was rubbish. Fact of the matter is this, france is in and its a shame as i thoroughly hate them so its once again back to my fellow italians friends to do the job....Come on Italy!!! GO GO GO

Much man love in the italian contigent (see extreme left)

Another reason why u gotta love the Italians

A series of unfortunate events

2006-07-01T12:15:00.000+12:00

The title says it all really...came back from workshop on thurs with a blend of mix feelings and attitudes. Exicted coz ill proabably be watching football with jun bin and all in jason's house but also feeling kinda worn out. My fatigue got progressively bad that night as i got to bed at about 9pm.

Woke up in the wee hours of friday morning, stomach growling in pain, head spining as fast as a dentist drill (which is by the way, the fastest rotating object in the world at a 1/4 million rpm, cool fact ay..) What felt like hours of pain manifested itself through a fair chunk of vomit. And minutes later, the remainding vomit decided to "erupt" out of the other hole (of coz not the ear lar...). My immediate concern was how was i going to go for my LAST workshop day on friday.
So i thought ill just toughened it out in the morning.

Woke up at 7 on friday after a number of visits to the toilet, feeling no better than i was. Had no choice but to miss the last day of my workshop practise. Slept for preety much the whole day on friday and felt as sick as a dog. During mid evening, i woke up and realise that i did not buy my bets for 2morrow's game.

Shucks, nothing much i can do....what i would've bet for the germany vs argentina match was germany qualify, draw 90 minutes and germany on penalties. Well, guess what...all the freakin bets came true...just my luck, i would've fetch up a 80 bucks profit with only a 15 dollar investment if i actually did bet.

So not only i was thoroughly sick, missed my workshop, missed out watching football with my friends but also missed out winning the biggest profit of my life.

Life has a funny way to screw u up sometimes....im here, lying on my bed, writting this and thinking, thinking of all the what if's...ARGH!!!....why????...( pulls hair and swears violently)

The end of my rant.

p/s: sorry JB for not being able to make it on friday and sorry jason and boon for not being able to watch football with u guys..wouldve love to...DAMN!!!!

Its been a while

2006-06-26T22:40:00.000+12:00

Finally, after 3 gruelling weeks,5 torrid days and countless of hours, its all over.

Its good to be free.... exams has sucked all my creative juices and im just writing whatever comes to mind...

WOOHOO!!..Dont have to listen to this guy again......going on and on and on bout rock defects, soil and all that sorta jazz....

i can now concentrate on more important things....like the beautiful game. Its not so beautiful when u start losing money from it , so during the holidays, im looking forward to watch every damn match (if my body allows).

Anyway, i was thinkin of what elective i should take next semester....really wanted to do economics but found out it clashes with my timetable...damn!!!....so i opted for philosophy instead. Theres 2 options though....critical thinking and logic.

So i THINK and LOGIC with myself, which paper would be more suitable. Firstly, critical thinking..hmm....what would we do in the lectures??...everybody sitting in the lecture doing this

Well, doesnt seem like much fun....or would we just be thinking of stupid statements like this...

and then i started thinking bout what logic had in store for me....how can someone possibly learn logic. It is not logical to assume someone has logic??...apparently not, as you can see from the sign below, some people just have no logic

Finally, i cant decide which to choose....i asked my friend's opinion, he didnt know which one to choose either.....so we googled HELP!!, WE ARE USELESS and this is what i got

Yes, the italian team....im sure jason and boon agrees....

The cup of dreams

2006-06-10T18:24:00.000+12:00

Some of you may know that im an avid sports fan...im crazy about my sports; be it basketball, football, rugby, tennis ANYTHING (except golf, how can u watch that??).

So obviously im really hype up for the upcoming FIFA world cup in Germany. Its gonna be great. As you all know, sports is even MORE interesting when you have a bet on it, so for your convenience i have made up my betting odds here so you all wont have to go to the local TAB. GO ahead, make some money ......

Brazil to win the world cup (again) 1/2

English media to lambast sven goran eriksson for not winning world cup 1/2.5

Holland to survive 'group of death' 1/4

Sweden to be the dark horse of the tournament and go to the semifinal 1/8

Commentator fails to pronounce Ukraine's defender Dmytro CHIGRYNSKIY 1/7.5

Lionel Messi helping argentina win the world cup in true argentina fashion, with his HAND 1/9

An asian team surviving the group stages 1/12

England's striker Peter Crouch for golden boot 1/50

Ronaldo (brazil) for golden boot and worst hair cut 1/7

Germany to keep clean sheet in all group matches (they have an easy group man) 1/5

Ivory Coast for FIFA fair play award (they got drogba) 1/30

Mexico's striker Borgetti to win the golden ball 1/6.5

Trinidad and Tobago's Dwight Yorke to be caught in a sex scandal with a german prostitute 1/3

Ronaldinho to score using his head 1/11

Spainards to dissapoint again and fail to advance group stages 1/8

Les blues (france) to qualify for knock out rounds this time 1/3

Australia, our friendly neighbours scoring a goal!! 1/5.5

Azzuri's to defend like crazy and score during counter attacks 1/2

Group F(yes, Brazils group) to score the most goals in the group stages 1/9

Chealsea to buy any player that performs well in this world cup 1/1.5

And lastly, the ultimate bet..... tsunami to strike munich while chealsea players are playing and kill all of thier sorry ass ( including the manager) 1/1000000

so may the best team win!!!!

The lazy man's product guide

2006-05-29T19:50:00.000+12:00

Moving the lawn. Opening a bottle of jam. Flipping the pages of a book. Who can be bothered? Theres some cool stuff in the internet for the lazy person in you...

Voice command universal remote
The invention of the remote control was a big day in the history of the lazy man. So the voice controlled remote seems the perfect next evolutionary step, even if its designed for the disabled. But then again, imagine the havoc when u and your siblings fight it out between channels...surely wont be a quiet house.

Lids off open-it-all jar opener
Finally, dont need to put effort on that stupid jar of spaghetti sauce that mum always ask me to open. Just stick in a jar and press a button. Everyone would now fight to open the groceries.

Sonicare IntelliClean toothbrush
The beauty of this device, which not only vibrates superfast to save you the trouble of moving your hand but actually pumps toothpaste up a tube directly onto the bristles of your brush for you. Furthermore, it tells you when to move to the next quadrant of the mouth. Wow...that effectively elimanates 3 quarters of the hassle of toothbrushing.

OneDerWear
one underwear to rule them all. This disposable underwear saves the hassle of having to wash, hang, fold your dirty knickers.

GoDogGo fetch machine
The way its supposed to work, you set this device in your yard and retreat to your porch, where, using a remote control, you fire a tennis ball in a beautifully repeating arc towards the horizon, after which your well-trained dog fetches it and puts in back in the cylinder. Problem is, my lazy dog will probably watch 30 tennis ball fly before she would lift a paw. Whats worst, unc sam would probably start humping the machine.

Automatic lecture notes taker

Going to lectures can be so mundane and boring but nevertheless you must attend to get all the lec notes...NOw, with the help of the "notes taker", u can skip all the lectures and just give him some of your left over lunch and he will willingly take all the notes...Awesome!!

Rules for good riting

2006-05-25T15:21:00.000+12:00

Malaysian engrish very bad, more so the riting. So here's a list on how to rite better...

Dont use no double negatives
just between you and i, case is important.
A writer musn't shift your point of view.
Dont use a run-on sentence you got to punctaute it
In letters themes reports articles and stuff like that we use commas to keep a string of items apart.
When dangling, dont use participles.
Join clauses good, like a conjuction should.
Dont use commas, which arent necessary.
It's important to use apostrophe's right
Dont abbrev.
Check to see if you any words out
Always check your speling
In my opinion I think that an author when he is writing shouldnt get into the habit of making use of too many of those unnecessary words that he does not really need.
Of course, there's that old one; Never use a preposition to end a sentence with.
Last but not least, lay off cliches.

Much ado about foam

2006-05-13T22:52:00.000+12:00

Yes...the critics were right...it was wet, it was sticky, it was cram, but heck it was bloody fun. Last night, zach,boon,bin,jason,richard and yours truly embark on an expedition to the shady depths of Karangahape Road in a club called IBIZA for a foam party. Ive never been to a foam party before and didnt know what to expect...so heres my account

Got to bin's house at bout 10 and waited for boon and his followers......they arrive and we warmed up by drinking our now official beer for our group, TUI.......played some kung fu choas while zach played some sing-alongs......left for IBIZA with nothing but my drivers license (was afraid that my wallet and cellphone would be drenched).....while walking, asked boon for some tips, as ya all know, his a veteran in this field and i the padawan would very much like to learn some 'tricks of the trade'........he proceed in telling me a joke about why a mexican man throw his wife from the 15th floor?....TEQUILA!!

....reached IBIZA, music blasting, ppl dancing, foam foaming (???) and we were all set.....started of easy and slow with the traditional swaying of body side to side ala Will smith in hitch......the boys decided the push bin towards the floor and while watching his body plummeting, proceeded in laughing hysterically......after messing around with the boys and getting all "foamed" up, i decided to leave them in search of some progesterone(aka female, i forgot that bin would be reading and will most probably be thinking what the heck does that mean).....saw a girl, dancing alone and seemingly in need of a partner, took a deep breath and went up to her and asked "hey there, wanna dance?"....

.....she swivel her head about the horizontal axis and gently replied "no thanks...i with someone"......oh well, tough luck, continued dancing, had a glimpse back and saw her BF dancing with her.....scolded myself for such foolish judgement, continued dancing.......next, saw a group of girls dancing and decided to joined in......squeezed my way through and ended up behind this girl and her friend....frantically dancing behind her to get her attention......she then dance in front of me for a few seconds and then blurted out "Im lesbian"...what??.....crazy people....hang around for a while only to be rewarded with some lesbian action going on with she and her friend....

hmm...wondered what those guys are up to....glanced around, spotted them nearby....as i went to meet them, saw some girls around them...woohoo, ill just get some off them instead.....went to the group, only to realise that one of the girl was my sis friend....sigh.....just dont feel right dancing with them.....left them again ...... shirt sweaty....ear drums bursting......throat sore....weighed up my options...i could

start cursing everyone and everything and strom out of the club while shouting...."U BUNCH OF SAD ***ING IDIOTS"
break down in tears and call momma to be consoled
take 12 tequila shots and settle for any tom,dick or harry that comes along the way
take a bus to university and study some fluid mechanics
persevere....

needless to say, i chose the 5th options......although it was a toss up between the 3rd option.....saw the boys resting among the sofa....bin was recovering from his tequila shot, jason was dancing crazily, boon was in automatic mode, richard was all over the place and zach couldnt be found.......so i decided to dance a little more.....saw this girl....heart stopped..... went closer to have a look....by the mighty beard of zeus, she was hot...asked myself, "WWBD...what would boon do?".....sum up courage.....went in front of her and started dancing....she dances exotically back...heart jumping.....maybe i should buy her a drink....was about to ask her......DAMN!!....i didnt bring my wallet....ARGH!!!......retreated away from the dance floor....dejected.....saw bin with natalie and some other friends....joined them....had a few shots....took some photos....saw bun (haha...sorry..typo, but not gonna fix it) and pui li....joined them...dance a bit....un-dejected...foam stops...people leave...silence creeps in...left IBIZA....showered in bin's house....hunger strikes....Kebab in Queens.....went back...

was about to sleep....silence all round.....noticed somthing....boon was asleep.....by the glistering light of Ra, a miracle!!!....boon asleep + silence = MIRACLE!!......said a little prayer...thank God for blessing me with a quiet sleep...ZZzzzzzzzzzzz

OH btw...ill post the pics as soon i got hold of it from natalie

The real reveal

2006-05-06T20:03:00.000+12:00

To whom it may concern,

Life can be baffling and chaotic, and sometimes its hard to make sense of it all. People go about their lives admist a sea of negative emotions around them such as jealousy, hatred and anger. Therefore, its inevitable that one day, one would encounter some of these traits. My ghastly experience came not too long ago in the form of a false accusation. False accusation is a hard pill to swallow, furthermore if that accusation came from someone you trust, someone you thought that actually could be your buddy. Sometimes, people fail to analyze the situation that unfolds in front of them and tend to draw up various conclusions of what might or what could have happen.

They do not confront the situation in an orderly manner hence causing various nonsensical accusations. Case and point: Lets say person A had a great night out drinking in his mate's place. During the course of the night, he dozed off. Waken by the artic-like temperatures, he subsequently went to look for a warmer refuge. Alas, after much heartache, he found a nice warm bed (more like half of a nice warm bed). Bearing in mind that he did not wanna get a frost-bite, he proceed in sleeping at the other half of the bed, WITHOUT crossing the midpoint.

So along came mr magoo using a innocent gay cowboy movie to unleash his propaganda. Anchored by his so called "BIG reveal". Surrounded by shattered reputation and doubtful acquaintances, my life quest now is to spread the truth. Well, thats life i guess, you just cannot take anything for granted

Drinking seasion

2006-05-02T22:33:00.000+12:00

Finally....my land infomation test is history...that means ive got time to upload all the drinking seasion pic...so check it out from the pictures link under craptastic.... sorry cant do more, got uni 2morrow and a assignment due....

ENJOY!!!

Advanced Projectile Motion

2006-04-27T10:57:00.000+12:00

As i approach the washroom, apprehensiveness kicks in. Yes, Man's greatest dilemma. How can one minimize splashback when in combat with the urinal. Lucky for u guys, i did some searching and came up with some results. Sorry ladies if this may seem out of topic but u sure certainly dont want your man coming out of the loo looking as though he had just been drafting train tracks along his pants.

Well, turns out there are no easy answers when it comes to trouser tracks. Splashback reduction has long stumped pissoir engineers(engineers specialising in urinals) ; it is, in fact, that profession's second biggest problem, nearly as great of a challenge as trying to explain exactly why you wound up measuring urination arcs for a living..lol..any pissoir engineers out there?

Gary Uhl, American standards's head designer, a man known as the Mozart of micturition science found that the mass of the ass plus the heat of the body equals the angle of the piss, the stunning discovery that revolutionized the urinal world. Wonder if he will actually name the equation units after his name..so for everybody out there, new equation to remember, next to your usual f=ma;

A =MT

where A= Angle of the dangle

M=Mass

T= tempearture

Another company, kohler, suggest you aim off center and 3 or so inches above the drain, where well designed urinals are likelest to curve. AVOID VERTICAL SURFACES AND SHARP ANGLES. Kathryn Streeby, Kohler's marketing manager for sanitary products says, "Where we're transitioning our designs in urinals as we go forward is creating angles that are almost cone shaped, to follow the trajectory of the urine stream. So you dont have to do personally do anything."....Except maybe zip up afterward..dont u hate it when u forget to zip up..damn, ill be honest, it happen to me a COUPLE of times..how bout making another device that zip up as well..mechanical engineers??..bet boon will be the pioneer in this field.

On the flipside, while i was looking around, i stumble across this cool ass urinal...this damn machine has sensors all over it to allow participants (both males and females) to draw using their urine. The resulting drawings are then displayed in real time in the gallery space, then automatically uploaded in the internet. And females, dont despair, they've created a device that assist in urinating precisely.

Heres the pic. The blue thing is your gallery on the urinal is your canvas

Why the heck would anyone do that? Apparently the people there acknowledges pissing as a creative activity...what?..whats next?..puking as a creative activity thus recording your different frequencies and then publishing a new hit single..anyways, its a quite a great piece of engineering. Heres a techinal drawinig of the concept..

With so many camera and even a WEBCAM, nothing is private anymore.

Whats more, every piss has a certain pH level, hence making this your "drawing signature". To learn more, visit http://www.telesthetic.org/pissoir/, so whenever ure engaging in your next "seasion" and accidently got some splashback action going on, fret not, always remember that are thousands of people out there in your situation.

I was bored

2006-04-20T21:22:00.001+12:00

To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Jun bin the Gentle. To the great western woods, King Alex the hum-sap. To the radiant southern sun, King Sean the Queer. To the clear northern skies, King Zach the Confused. And to the muddy, contaminated rivers of PJ, King Jason the intoxicated. Once a king or Queen of Engineering, always a king or queen.

Appear to know more 101

2006-04-15T15:51:00.000+12:00

Its a familiar scence. Coming back from a dinner party and you ponder about the conversation everyone had about books, politics and plays. You just sit there like a lump, not knowing anything about what they're talkin. Well, ive got a solution for u guys, this shortcoming has nothing to do with your intellect, but has everything to do with one tragic character flaw: You're too honest.

Now dont misunderstand me, im not advocating lying. Lying is immoral, wrong and just plain bad. Furthermore, lying is too easy, we're talking here about an art, an art akin to bull fighting. Like a guy trying to dodge, weave and dance his way out of a tight situation. Firstly, a classic response would be like, "Have u read the Da vinci code?", which you would promptly reply, "Not recently". However, this does not work for new books that are just published. On another occasion, a guy i met, came up with a perfect reply for pesky interrogators, when asked if he had read To kill a mocking bird, he replied, "Not in English." I was awestruck. In 3 absolutely truthful words, he managed to convey 2 distinct and misleading messages: 1) he read the book, 2) he was fluent in another language.

When asked to comment on a play, musical or film of which you are completely unaware of, try some of these all-purpose adjectives:
"I prefer his earlier works. They're more pristine" Or "I prefer his earlier works. Theyre more mature." Sometimes, you can start a conversation and add in any dubious facts and still appear smart if the listener does not have a clue about the subject u're rabbling on about . Try some of these:
1) Quantum physic...unless they're some professor
2) The dead sea scrolls...nobody really knows much about it
3) Linear algebra and matrices....hah!..make sure its not martyn nash or some whiz kid who ACTUALLY listens to him in the MM2 lec (i.e: catz)

Finally, at some point in any dinner conversation, someone is bound to turn to you and say, "what do u think?". You havent been paying as much attention to the conversation as you are to the roast duck and beef rendang. But you cant admit that. This is where you need to express an opinion that is relevant to any subject, such as "It all depends", "You cant generalize" or you could make use of random metaphors (e.g: "what do u think of mamma mia?"..."well, you know its like that kind of feeling when you take a slice of cake, and u know that cake its chocolate, but somehow it tasted like peach"). If all else fails, then take a bite of meat and chew it throughly. Then once its well chewed and tucked in a corner of your mouth, simulate choking to death. Hold your breath and and if possible turn blue. Frantically point at your throat and start rolling all over the floor. When you judge that the time is right, spit the bit of meat with a realistic sound and calmy say..."im all right"

Al pacino (middle) is one of the greats as he oozes confidence and style on the dinner table even though he knows next to nothing.

Spur-of-the-moment

2006-04-11T19:35:00.000+12:00

Ah...monday...everyones worst day....it started out like any typical monday...bored, tired, lazy....luckily uni was finish and i was at home licking my wounds. Was reluctantly doing my assignment when i had a call..."hello..alex cheah ar?" said the donkey-like voice. I confirmed with him that it was me and then he said "oi...wanna go hamilton NOW ar" (for those in malaysia, thats like saying(if ure in kl), wanna go Ipoh now ar?). Surprised and confused, i agreed. "So we come and pick u up...get ready ar". Seeing as i didnt know anything about this trip, i wore my beanie and brought some parang just in case we went for a fight...they mob arrived...turns out that boon wanted to go to hamilton to pick up his amplifier and requested the company of jun bin, jason and i.
"Alamak, wasting my time lar these fellows", i silently whispered to myself. So off we went on our merry trip to hamilton. After so confusion in the exits, we were in the motorway, heading south bound. The car was equiped with a guitar, some chinese song CD and jun bin's sense of humour. After about 1.5 hours of driving, we reached hamilton, much to the relief of sean as i sense he was getting annoyed by the "are we there yet?" pestering from jason. We stopped at a burger king and waited for the dude to come. I noticed sumthin different from our usual bk in auckland, all the staff here are female...hmm...thats nice...anyway, jun bin bought some kids toy and was trying hard to fix the damn thing (what an insult to engineering)..poor guy, couldnt fix the toy and was just about to burst in tears when jason helped out.
Anyway, sean got his amp and she look absolutely gorgeous...after touching she smooth body, and rubbing her knickers..oops...i mean speakers...we left her alone in the trunk and headed to get some dinner.
As expected, hamilton was a dead town, everything was close except liquor king and subway, so after some hard discussion, we decided to choose subway (much to my disapproval). Jun bin as usual was asking for more meatBALLS, sean was flirting with the moari chick, jason was battling with his sandwich and i was observing all their antics.
After dinner, we went to get some petrol. Jun BIn and i went to the shop and got some drinks. A peculiar thing happened, the shop owner was seemingly flirting with bin. Whats wrong with that u ask?..well, HIS tone of voice and sudden interest in bin's life was disturbing. He kept on asking bin to buy some chocolate and when we wanted some chocolate milkshake and there weren't any he said to bin, "ive got some chocolate milkshake in the store, u wanna come and have a look", i quickly pull bin, grab our drink and left.
We headed home...the ride home was absolutely smashing...we sang along the whole way, bin was awesome in the guitars, sean scintillating with the vocals, jason was great with the backup singing and i was a master in spoiling the songs....we sang everything from chinese songs: qing nian, an jing and whole lotta other crap that i dunno (damn, must learn more chinese songs) to english songs from all genres such as ronon keating, jack johnson, robbie williams, enrique, greenday, stand by me(dunno who sang this, AWEsome song) and even avril lavine (however u spell that)..yes, i kid u not...we were getting all emo and lovey dovey and shit...so we decided to have some gossip seasion...all hell broke loose... deep, dark secrets were revealed..it was llike a jampacked episode of desperate housewives...so after gossiping about every damn chick we know, no more fun and games we thought, it was on to a brutal discussion about serious stuff such as, who's gonna marry first, what to call our babies, how to propose to our wives, how many stripers our bachelors party is gonna have.....u know...stuff like that. Overall, it was some crazy night, i laugh my shit off and learn some stuff that i never knew about my frens...awesome time...more of this ay...nat ali...

everyone checkin out boon's amp

God knows what jason is trying to do

Bin trying hard to fix a DAMN bk toy

FINALLY!!! happiness all round

lalala....get me out of this damn car!!

Just another day

2006-04-07T18:28:00.000+12:00

Random comic for those use hate words...

The night was young, stars shimmering across the azure sky... I swiflty made my way to the club, my breath melting into thin air, aniticipation flowing continously into my very bones as i got closer and closer. I was welcomed by throngs of people jostling thier way in. Loud music filled the place , so loud that it gave the sensation as if dozens of bongo drums were playing simultaneously. I was left gasping for air after managing to squeeze through the queue. ARGH!!...my ear drums squeal in pain as the bass kicks in...its far worse than sitting in any geology lecture. I settled down a dark corner, oblivious to the crowd which seemed like possess apes, as they shake their ligaments to various position. I ordered the usual, wild south sauvignon blanc complemented with 2 shots of gin . As i tucked into what i termed my 10 seconds of heaven, i noticed a forlorn figure of an elderly man admist the sea of lights.

I hunched forward to take a closer look. His seemingly long, greyish robe covered his frail body. "Mind your own business" echoed a voice in the background. Consequently, i dully took no further notice and indulge in my drink. As i hoist my glass back onto the table, i saw, right at the very spot the old man was, a figure so overwhelmingly beautiful that she could make a heaven out of hell. A beauty too rich for use, like the rarest jewel in Ethiopia. I was bewildered, stunned,dazed, stupefied that i nearly drop my glass. Divine would seem like an understatement when describing her beauty. She was standing so gracefully, cluthcing her drink with her soft, delicate hands, i wish i was a glove, her hair like cascading drops of waterfall, flowing effortlessly. I blinked rapidly ensuring that it wasnt a mirage. Thankfully, she was still there, my stomach growled as i felt a weird sensation. It was almost as though i was hit by a running train. She swirled her head towards my glance. Awestruck by her sheer beauty manifesting itself, i was speechless.

This may seems rather cliche but her eyes could bring a smile to any cold bitter night. Eyes that would leave a rampaging amry stop dead on thier tracks. Eyes that would shine brighlty even in the murky depths of Mordor, Eyes that would shake the very walls of Helms Deep. Shakespeare himself would not find any combination of words to describe it . As if that wasnt enough, she had a smile, a smile that makes life worth living. My heart was pounding ruthlessly, its inevitable, this must be fate....after all, its not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. My imagination started to take control of my mind. I foresee the future and i envisage the cold winter night where we will snuggle together by the firelight, or running freely along the savanna as the sun blazes on the african sky or when we call each other sugar lump, cupsy cake or gumdrops. A smile ran through my face. I must find a way to approach her. This simple task seemed like the hardest differential equation to solve. I tried using laplace transformation, LU substuition, Runge Kutta but still it wont give any solution. I settled for the orthodox "hi".

As i was approaching her, i could feel my sweat gliding through my spine. I was terrorised as i tried to summoned all my courage. "hi" i muttered..."hi" she replied, her voice no louder than the ruslte of the wind but sounded so virtuous like a symphony of bach,mozart, tschaikovsky combined. DAMN!!...i didnt think of a follow up...baffled and confused, i quotated some literature "Oh fair maiden, your beauty shakes the darling buds of may"....dang!!!...as soon as those words spilled out of my lips, i knew i made a bad choice. She flashed a brief smile whlist leaning her hands towards me. Her presence was strangly comforting, just like sunshine after a rain. She embrace my hand (actually it was more of a handshake but what the hell). My intuition encompassed my rational state of thinking and i gently lean my head forward, closer and closer, until we could only probably be seperated by a sheet of paper...i could feel her breath gently colliding my skin...my receptors went head over heels.........And then, AND THEN, AND THEN, i woke up, wash my face, put on my favourite pair of undies on and left for uni.

Bemoaned

2006-04-04T18:01:00.000+12:00

First and foremost, im terribly sorry(this sounds all too familiar) for that odour pic, i thought it was a rather catchy and clever caption judging from the protruding posture of jun bin and my traumatized face but alas not everybody appreaciates your literature. I know, it was quite vicious, savaged,cruel, impudent, uncivil (HAHAH!!...how ironic), rude *ran out of adjectives* of me to comment on such a sensative issues and for that im truly sorry. I would like to end this on a happy note so heres a comic strip forwarded to NO(wink wink) one in particular.

On a lighther note, Sean has suggested that our next drinkin seasion will be on next thursday!!...as u all know that friday is a public holiday so there will be ample of time for u to worry about your assignment. And on that note, how bout on friday (after we sober up of coz) we can discuss our mm2 assignment and try to make some progress...should be helpful for all..whose up for it?..post on the doodle section if ure interested...only one dilemma, no where to go, i bet kai ann wont even let me close to her house after what i said so any other ideas guys? anyway, good luck for ur tailcocks .....

Of last words and life

2006-04-03T21:10:00.000+12:00

OGH lecture theatre, 1200:
Opearation Rock Test.

How to pass this test with minimal study(no thanks to that drinking night which made me slept for majority of sunday) . Stuyding late sunday night was a recipe for disaster. However, as i walked into the examination hall, admist the sounds of death bells, i started to ponder on what words of wisdom other people would say before they took their last breath. Heres a few i managed to find out:

James Rodgers, executed in 1960, was asked if he had any last request as he stood before a firing squad. "Why, yes" he said. " I'd like a bullet proof vest".
When Henry Ward was dying at a age of seventy four, his doctor asked him how high he could raise his arm. He replied, "Well, high enough to hit you, Doctor"
Rabelais uttered what I consider is the greatest exit lines "Im going to the great...perhaps"
Carl Panzram, who murdered 23 ppl: "i wish the whole human race had one neck and i had my hands around it"

But to my surprise, the rocks were quite easily distinguishable. Hopefully i didnt do too bad. I shouldnt have stress out too much...i remembered what my grandpa used to tell me, "In order to have a long life, keep your feet warm, back straight and head cool". Anyway, heres summore pics from the food night....so stay cool guys....

I love the mixed emotions in this pic

Kai ann's body odour clearly got the better of me and jun bin(especially)

hahah....photo is left skew , distribution is a 6:5 gender split

Take that u damn mechanical engineer!!

Food night

2006-04-02T20:29:00.000+12:00

yes.....food night has arrived and time to stock up on some malaysian goodness while meeting other fellow species. As usual, the night promises so much with entertainment galore, lots of food and great company. A distinct segregation between races was apparent and this gave the food night a real malaysian taste to it...just like how we do it in malaysia,..eg: PJ and shah alam. Upon feasting, we had to participate in some games in order to determine the order of precedence. A short quiz about the baba and nyonya culture was therefore conducted. Our table which compromise of kai ann, xinyi, jason, celeste,kai ann,catz, dude beside jason and me. We managed to come up with several good guesses such as the answer to the question of what malay ointment is made from sea cucumber?..which we answered Siti Fatimah, thanks to catz briliant idea and also what is Buah Keluar (however u spell that) which me answered KIMCHI!!...hahaha....crazy jason...we managed to get third place and dinner was painstakingly close. Finally, after some stupid texting game, we got to partake our food. Generally, it wasnt too bad...but i really like the teh tarik...something i hadnt drink for a very very long time.

The malaysian contigent (with one singaporean)

Next, was some skit about how baba and nyonya was discovered and how to "make" an instant baby. Dessert was the final thing left and we were treated to some sago pudding and kuih bakar...with some gula melaka(the chick that gave this to me probably gave me like 1ml of this, COME ON!!!...its not like its vodka). After that, the food night was over and everybody went home satisfied.......OR DID THEY....a bunch of dodgy students decided to have a drinking party in a friends place....however, thier plans turned to custard when they found out that one of them had a accident. Well, being the caring and loving ppl they are, concerns quickly filled the camp.
Turns out that this pudding head was pulling a fast one...must be the dye in his hair contributing his mischievousness ....Anyway, they waited in the engineering sofa and suddenly one of them had an ingenious idea. Xtreme Sofa Jumping!!.....heres some pic

Crazy jason jumping over ME!! Awesome reaction time from xin yi to take the photo...kudos to u

Finally, SEAN arrived and we proceeded to jun bin's place for some R&R. Played some table tennis, sponge bob and wheel of fortune...nothing much ....but the night was just about to begin...we proceeded to kai ann's house for the real deal. Here's what we had in store
A dozen lion red
A dozen KGB
Half a dozen of green lime vodka crusiers
And the mother of it all, RIBENNA SMELLING VODKA
all shared between 5 of us. Now, any sane person would think that this was going to be one heck of a night but initially i did have my concerns when kai ann started playing brokeback mountain on a HUGE plasma tv much to the amuzement of sean and evan. I somehow suspect that sean was learning fast when later on that night he proceeded in giving a peck on the cheeks to some innocent, young boy. But more of that later, we started off with some light drinking while playing the BANG-WA game. Richly entertaining to see evan getting drunk on water. We then proceed and play a card drinking game. Heres how it works, each player draws a card...THATS ALL, simple...heres what u have to do for each card

Ace = One shot of vodka (sean's fav)
King = 5 push ups and adding to the shot glass (i personaly hated this when i had to do my push ups) Person with the last king drinks the whole bit
Queen = Question master (whereby u ask a question hoping for an answer from sumone, otherwise, u drink ,kai ann was suspiciously good at this)
Jack = Toilet pass (priceless at times)
10 = Waterfall ( Some ppl cheated)
9 = Thumb master ( place ur thumb and everybody follows suit)
8,7 = Pass cards
6= Rhyme Buster (MY FAVOURITE!!...)
5 = Cargo (give names of brands of various objects- some idiot thought nike made cellphones)
4 = Rule master
3= toilet pass
2 = multiples of four
JOKER = kiss sumone ( bloody sean)

Anyway, it was great fun...lots of things happen and in true rhyme buster fashion...here is a synopsis

Kai Ann was so drunk,
Smelt like a dead skunk, (sorry, couldnt think of anything, its better than skank)
Plus she got 2 kisses,
From another misses.

Xin yi was so high,
she wasnt the least bit shy,
she wanted to play more,
when everyone was sleeping lilke a bore.

Sean loved all the gay scenes,
Dunno what that means,
We thought we heard a lion roar,
Turns out it was his snore.

Jason was all over the place,
What a huge disgrace,
Lying on the bloody floor,
Trying to find some multiple of four.

Alex was the most sober,
Making sure everything was in order,
He was taking care of all,
Standing high and tall.
(haha...if u disagree, do post a new one in the doodle section)

two guys and a girl....and the one with the guitar is er...dunno guy or gay

GEOLOGY ROCKS

2006-03-31T22:45:00.000+12:00

well...not really...but thanks to my geology paper...i dont have to freakin endure 4 hours of lecture as we embarked on a field trip to eastern beach...WOHOO!!...weather today was perfect for observing rocks..we got to witness first hand all the types of rocks and coastal features we had learned from our lectures...I got to see some weathered sandstone and mudstone...hahah...thats how sad civil engineering is...it also doesnt help if ure lecturer is as exciting as a rock..he just babbles on about sea walls, clay seams, biological erosion, bedding places...yawn.....heres how he looks like... lol

at least we didnt had to attend lectures...however, my only greatest regret was missing out on free bbq, BEER! and whole lotta other free shit they were giving out in the quad due to the celebration of interest free loans to all student..anyway, i was reading the papers the other day and was gobsmacked when i read that they are going to make a PC for desperate housewives...what the heck??...check this out...A PC video game based on popular television show "Desperate Housewives" is in development and will be released later this year. In the game, created by Walt Disney's Buena Vista Games, players take on the role of a new Wisteria Lane housewife, who can uncover or create new scandals on the seemingly idyllic street where the show takes place.....hahaha....crazy stuff....ill just play carlos's character and...well...u know...like in sims.....

Anyway...i also notice a rather interesting picture... its a smart arse answer from a 8 year old boy for his math test.

Well, some wacky world we live in so strap in and enjoy the ride....have a nice week guys

A night of striking

2006-03-25T20:43:00.000+12:00

After much anticipation, laser strike night finally came....started the day with 4 lectures in a row, 2 structures, a fluid mechanics tutorial and a land info lecture somwhere in between. Needless to say it was the usual same old boring stuff. Anyway, at the stroke of 9 pm, we made our way to megazone in posonby. The place looked rather shabby and old but what awaits us inside was far more exiciting. After a brief introduction on the rules and regulations, twas time for LAZER STRIKING!!!....clad with our sophisticated state of the art laser suit and highly deadly laser gun, we rush inside the maze not knowing what to except, i was so exicted that i was completely obivlious of the surroundings and nearly trip upon a step. After getting my bearings right, i proceed in annialathing my fellow enemies. I however must admit that i was preety crap the first time around, all i did was trying to get my gun working and some geezer will come along and shoot me. After the first round, as expected i didnt to too well, at least getting a positive number unlike someone who somehow managed to get a negative 1000...how the heck did u that la jun bin???...shoot ur own base ar......anyway, some pro advised me to aim for the base always and ensure you get a hit. So i was all hype up for the second round, all ready to kick some ass...i went in the arena with a vengence, targeting all the basses, jumping and dodging lasers, shooting like a mad cow. Man, i was sweating bullets...hopefully it all pays off. I came out and my heart sank when i realise i was dead last...LOL!!!....rock bottom, the ultimate loser...what the heck???....something must be wrong with thier scoring system i deduced. I then settled for playing the buzz song game in the playstation. At least i didnt get last place in that game!!...my strategy for the last game was simple....following the ancient japanese art of war: KAMIKAZE!!!...i just ran around and shoot anyone i saw ... even team mates ( getting my fair bit of critisim) . And guess what?...i actually did better...7th place!!!...wooHOOO!!!....i love kai ann's tactic however, she said she just sneakly tell the person she dies already and went they turn thier back, she proceeds in shooting them...wah....this kind of girl ar....cannot trust wan man...GUYS BEWARE!!!...lucky i am in the same team as she is. Overall, the night was really entertaining, we left with our sweaty bodies and sore legs and definately bucketsful of hatred for our opponents. DAMN THAT IDIOT WHO GOT ME WHEN I WAS JUST ABOUT TO FIRE GREEN BASE!!!

I clearly do not have the basic skills

2006-03-09T21:16:00.000+13:00

After reviewing the answers today, im startin to stress out even more...Anyway, had a really early start to the day as i had a land information lab to go to. Reached uni at about 9am and was eager to do some hardcore land surveying. Armed with our tripod, pegs and theodolites (A surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles), a group of us set out to the murky depths of Auckland Domain. After a 5 minutes stroll, we reached a barren piece of land just waiting to be surveyed. Grass here was preety soft and the land was slighty inclined which makes a perfect spot for practising our new found surveying skills. After a brief demo and setting up to instrument, lo and behold, rain started descending upon us. Quickly, the lecturer asked some dude to take off his jacket and protect the instrument, disregarding the fact that poor dude was going to get all drenched. Well, rule number 1: protect instruments at all cost.
Thankfully, the rain started to subside and we were able to set up our precious equipment once again. The guy said that there was one group that had to use the microptic theodolite as oppose to the newer digital version. Using this older one would really be a pain in the ass as we had to read the measurements off some scale.
Luckly, my group got the digital one and i was relief not to get one of those old machine. But boy was i wrong, as nobody wanted to use the old machine resulting in a shortage of group members for them. Subsequently, lucky me was chosen to join that group. ARGH!!
After much cussing and patience, we finally got all the measurements and headed back to base. Next on the agenda was MM2, a record 36 slides was reviewed by our lecturer whom seemed oblivious to many students. I couldnt take this any longer so i decided to skip the next lec and headed straight for home to write this entry...hopefully i made the right choice....hopefully....

Maths Madness

2006-03-08T22:14:00.000+13:00

1 week down.....so many more to go!!!!...Amongst the geology and bending moments lectures, i constantly find myself fighting to stay awake. The lecture theatre seems like a huge snore fest. Lucky, jun bin was beside me drawing doodles of our lecturer, people's legs and bruce lee which at that time was rather entertaining. The "basic" skills maths test today didnt help one bit as everybody agreed it was particularly difficult. However, twas nice catching up with some friends from the other specialisations and hearing some of their lame jokes. Who knows how long we can survive this torture. Where 's superman when we need him?

Back to reality

2006-02-25T15:33:00.000+13:00

Back in Auckland. Life's been rather laid back here..i savour the moments when u can just go out at 12 am for some wholesome meal. Anyway, was really glad to see my family in the airport, poor them, had to wait for like an hour cause of the long queue in imigration. The flight was simply horrendous, firstly, i did not get to sit with anyone as the flight was so packed. I tried swappin seats with some guy that sitted beside mellissa but he muttered some excuse and almost instantly said no, so had to sit beside some old white couple. Food was as good as my own cooking ( which is horrible to say the least) and the movies was absolutely useless(partially my fault as i spent half an hour watchin "the brothers grimm" in german before realising there is an english version. Nevertheless, not all was gloomy, i had all my luggages checked in, thanks to some bribing from my ever brilliant uncle (i probably shouldnt be blogging so ill just stop with the details) . So im starting uni in a few days time and am in a sort of ambivalent feeling right now. Oh well, hopefully the new year can bring new expectations for all of us..so see ya in uni guys!!! im off for the auckland domain symphony tonight...

Return of the king

2006-01-31T15:19:00.000+13:00

Well, everyone needs a little time away. So after a lenghty break from blogging, im back with new vigor and more enthusiastic than ever. Currently, its chinese new year and i have been looking forward for this occasion for so long. Not only because of the glorious food it has to offer but also a chance to meet various relatives and catch up on each other's forthcomings. This year turned out to be exceptionally good in terms of food as ive been eating a whole lotta garb this past few days. Here's an insight of CNY in my grandpa's house

Pre CNY:
Reunion dinner with my paternal family. Menu which consists of somewhat unorthodox chinese dishes.
1) Kiam Chai Teng (salty vege soup)
2) Chicken curry ( for CNY!!!..u gotta be kidding)
3) Gi Hu Cha ( this is supposedly the highlight of all the dishes..dont really know whats in it ..some sort of cuttlefish i suspect)
4) Fried prawn fritters
5) Siew yuk
6) Mized Vegetables ( cauliflower,brocolli, mushroom, all the stuff kid's hate)
Yup, that was it and longan for dessert. Needless to say, i felt like a bloated balloon (lol..wait, that doesnt make much sense...im bad at similies)

CNY Day 1:
Woke up really early today as I didnt wanna miss out on a single minute of the day!! The whole family was up and about by 7am and made our way to a temple in PJ. Customary visit every year as well as visiting my late grandma's grave to pay our respects.Then we converged to the headquarters, the nerve center of the operation: grandpa's house!! Yeap, he's the oldest in the family now, and you know what that means.. Everyone comes to visit him and not the other way round!!So all that us eager grandchildren had to do was just wait there and watch the red packets flood in!! What a great deal!! But by 11am when only 2 families had shown up, we were getting a tad impatient as usually by this time, the house would be so full there'd be no room to manoevour . On the visitors graph, things were decreasing at an alarming rate!!
Thankfully, things picked up by noon, although pickings were slim this year. But hey, beggars cant be choosers so, no complaints from me!! Next, it was off to Rawang to visit my grandps's brother. Life seems good in this part of the family as it turns out after reaching in front of his house and noticing a new Mercedes park right in front of the porch. The house was also beaming with new furniture and (again!) glorious food...without further or do i tucked in into
1) Mutton Curry ( Chinese food is really present in CNY ay)
2) Satay, ketupat with peanut sauce (here's another proof)
3) Rendang Chicken
4)Acar (msian salad)
5) Carlsberg ( White Man Chinese tea)
6) Fried vermicelli

After a satisfying lunch we headed home 0.5 kg heavier. After a short snooze it was another round of greeting and meeting the folks although this time with my mum's side of the family. We arrived there for dinner anticipating a huge feast and let me tell ya i wasnt dissapointed. For starters, we had yee sang. It like this fusion of colorful vege garnished with raw salmon. For a properous and fulfilling year, members of the family will mix this dish together whlist shouting good luck charms such as " wan shi ru yi " or " pei ngo fat tat" or the more common for the younger generation " why are we doing this and can we start eating right now!". So after yee sang, the main course was served. Tonight's menu was quientssential chinese as you can see
1) Pig stomach soup ( sounds rather gruesome but believe me its tasty)
2) Pork Meatball a.k.a Poh Yi
4) Fried fish
5) Grilled Prawns with Oats
6) Pig's Leg with Sea cucumber (aunty says sea cucumber is getting more and more expensive so i ate sparingly on this one)
7) Some sort of vegetable dish which i didnt bother to eat...who in the right frame of mind would want to eat vege in the present of all these GLORIOUS food
8) Chicken with soy sauce
9) Shandy (A local favourite)

After our feast, its all fun and games. LEt the GAMBLING BEGIN!!....the adults were playing cards with 10 ringgit per round bet, the youths were playing "gim ra mi" which is some sort of a card game featuring mah jong tiles with 50 cents per lost bet and the little tiddlywinks were (believe it or not) playing mahjong with chocolates bet. Everyone enjoyed themselves except the losers. Gambling seasion ended at the stroke of midnight and we left for home eagerly anticipating another seasion tommorow.

Day 2:
Woke up and went to our local mamak for breakfast. After collecting some ang pows, we headed of to another uncle house for lunch. Food here was less fattenning and much easier for the stomach. We had:
1) Chicken nuggets and sausages
2) Chicken Curry
3) Fried Rice
4) Fried Kuey teow
5) wu tau koh (Radish cake)
6) Whole lot of other bits and pieces which i dont remember because whenever i look down on the food i only see my tummy
After lunch, i decided enough was enough, no more food for the whole year!!!...so i did not do anything the whole day except sleep, watch some telly and count my ang pau's...

Day 3
Today is day 3 and i just had nasi lemak tambah telur, sotong and fried chicken for breakfast. Tonight would be another big dinner in my anutie house and to say im looking forward to it would be an understatment.You see, eating is what CNY is all about..forget about all the festivities, dragon dance and what not...it all boils down to the number of wan tons you stuff in your mouth. So, gong xi fa cai to everyone and keep those mouths pumping.... Here's a few pics..

My cousin and i ready for action

Beauty and the beast

Ya dont wanna mess with her

Evolution pic again ....this time from the youngest of the cousins to the eldest

I like this picture...it looks like the ad for united colors of bennetton

Ah kong and i

All in a day's work....Money coming in..

Money going out...

Memoirs of Sabah

2006-01-12T22:35:00.000+13:00

Just the other day, we were joking around and juggling the possibility of visiting sean in sabah. We said that if all goes well, we would pay him a visit and he would bring us around. Well, about 3 months has passed and today that trip would come to pass. This would be my first time going to east Malaysia. Needless to say, i was estatic. However, my joy didnt last for long as Sean was unable to book a place in Mount Kinabalu for us. Oh well, he still promised loads of fun and visits to the local pulau's. We departed KL on 4/1 at bout 2030. Air Asia was the airline of our choice becaouse of its comfort, cabin crew and facilities....YEAH RIGHT!!...the plane was awful, the crew were all males and the only in-flight entertainment we had was the safety manual...i guess this is what you get flying on some budget airline.
Upon reaching KK, we were bewildered by how small the airport was....no bigger than jason's living room. We waited for our luggage and in the mean time, we were looking out for sean...no sign of him amongst the crowd waiting outside the arrival hall. We deduce that due to his er...how do i put this....er...proportionality constant we were unable to see him. Thankfully, he kept to his words and was waiting for us outside the airport.Sean showed us his version of the pussy wagon and ive got to say its really Purr-iffic. Sean said that he lives in beverly hills and that was going to be where we live for the next week. We laughed and thought he was joking. After a stop for supper in the local mamak and drinkin the famous "teh Madras" we proceed to our nestling ground. To our surprise, the appartment we were staying in was really name Beverly Hills...lol...damn these sabahans..no other names ar....anyway, whatever happen after that was history, the whole trip was filled with laughter and joy and it was one hell of an experience. I cant go thru it all in detail as im writing this about 3 weeks after the trip, so heres a quick synopsis:

Day 1:
i think we drove around KK city and book our lodge for accomadation in Mt Kinabalu hereafter known as The One We Conquered (TOWC). Memory of day 1 was vague and i could only remeber sean saying, " this is the hospital where i was born" while pointing to a night club...hahah...nah, jokes...pointing to some hospital which i have forgotten the name..sorry sean

Day 2
Ate some sabah famous dumpling, grill lamb, sotong and sting ray

Day 3
Ate, sleep, shit and met up with sean's GF (haha...only thing i remembered...sorry sean)

Day 4
Went to the pulau and did some snorkelling with sean's sister (sorry sean) and banana boating also with sean's sister (sorry sean).

Day 5
Ate sabah's famous seafood and witness a baboon playing with the only toy he has....Clubbing at night!!! woohoo!!...cant remember anything...WOOHOO!!!

Day 6
Climbed TOWC and reached the summit. After about 10 freakin hours, 5 panadols, sean's snoring throughout the night, all was worth it!!!!

Day 7
Sean's GF did my hair and im lookin like some la-la chai that sells vcd at night and Bak kut teh in the morning

Day 8
THere is no day 8. Went home yesterday and this trip was truly satisfying

Another year dawns...

2005-12-31T15:49:00.000+13:00

Sigh...time really flies...im going into this all-too-familiar end of the year depression mode. Just pondering of how the year past, makes me think of the "what if 's". Well, on the bright side, its only 4 more days till jason and i depart for Kota Kinabalu. By God's grace, my leg is now nearly to its full potential and im beginning to run with ease. Also, this accident was somewhat a blessing in disguise as it helped me got through the MyKad process preety fast (as you all know the present rush is absurd, especially those ppl in penang). Yesterday, i had a prosperity burger in mcdonalds for lunch to ensure my financial status for next year remains positive. Also, i drawn up some new year resolutions for the coming year. Here's just a glance:
1) Study hard everyday
2) Be kind, humble and courteous
3)Show unconditional love to my family, friends and enemies

WAIT A DARN MINUTE!!! WHO AM I KIDDING!!!

So i started some "real" resolutions

1) Try to survive the "civil jungle"
2) Keep this blog going even if that means a C- for CIVIL 211 ( wait a minute, ill omit this one)
3) Hopefully to own a car
4) Learn how to read Bending Moment Diagrams with ease and accuracy
5) Pang sai every morning (mum says its healthy)
6) Increase body mass
7)Stop eating excessive tim tams
8)Leech as much as possible from catz for MM2
9)Imitate Zach's laugh to perfection
10) Lastly, to make more friends and hope thier as good as the current lot

Well...that's it, seems achievable except for the third one..Today, i went out with jason to stock up on our Kinablau trip, he bought a backpack and i was shopping for some clubbing gear for KK. I must say, im rather nervous bout the clubbing part, who knows what creatures lurks in the murky depths of sabah, one minute you might be dancing your ass off and suddenly beside you is a 6 feet orang utan bearing down on you.We also sign up for this LIFE SIZE monopoly challenge which we will play next monday. Hopefully we'll win the grand prize which is an AUDI 3000 i think...then my resolutions would be narrowed down to 9. Anyway, wish us luck and i promise at least one more post before i embark on more quest to Kina- Baloo. Gotta go for a new year eve party with my cousins...chiow!!

Boxing day bonanza

2005-12-29T20:47:00.000+13:00

This day would mean loads of HUGE sales and discount in NZ so not to be outdone, my cousin and i decided to go to berjaya times square for fun. We reached times square at the stroke of noon and i was greeeted by this huge countless story building. This place was enourmous and EMPTY. Nevertheless, the i-max cinema was really something amazing with its 5 stories high screen. THats like the highest floor any shopping complex in NZ would reach. We watch a rather lame 3D movie entitled "T-REx :back to the cretasous". THe storyline was bad but the effects was preety cool. Imagine a huge t-rex screaming its lungs out right in front of your very bones.

After that, we went over the other side of the road to a humble place called lau yat plaza. This place was infested with cheap handphone accessories and computer pheripherals. I was astonished to see my Sony Ericsson Housing going for only RM30. Anyway, we left for dinner in this really, spooky place called Brickfields...

OUr quest was to find the best banana leaf rice in town and to achieve this we must break into the indian territory. I have to admit, this place really gave me the creeps because as soon as we parked, there was this motorcycle parked right in front of us waiting for someone. We waited in the car terrified that something was gonna happen to poor me. Not to long after, there was this car that came speeding thru and collect a small white packet from the motorcyclist. We suspected it was drugs but who knows, it might be baby powder for the guy's 3 year old son who is suffering from a rash.

So very carefully, we stepped out of the car minding our own business. Trip trap trip trap...we made our way to the curry house. The place smeltl like those white indian flowers. We were the only non-indian there. However, the people there were really friendly served with great courteousy. I ate so much that day that i felt so bloated like . Finally, my cousin's boyfriend called for the bill. I had a look at it and was puzzled as he charged us for a milo ais that we did not order. He later then clarified and found out that he was suppose to be a COKE and change the bill accordingly. He then proceeded and gave the bill to my cousin's BF. At the split second he took the bill, he burst out into laughter. He was absolutely laughing his heart out...Why, you ask....well...here's a picture of the bill i took.

My trip to genting

2005-12-29T20:10:00.000+13:00

Off to genting we went, me and my cousins family. The trip was really exiciting for me as this will be my first time to genting in about 3 years. In my absence there, a new hotel, numerous rides and a new indoor theme park has been built. It only took us about 3 hours to get there via the new highway.

The new first world hotel looks horrendous outside with its dodgy multicolor layer building. However, the interior design was simply superb. I was amaze by all the decors and props used and how intelligently all the rides were integrated with the shopping mall. The first attraction that we visited is the snow house. Apparently, the temperature inside was -3 celcius, which i can still recall would be 270 Kelvin. Obviously, this took me by surprise as i was not attired properly to withstand this cold condition.

My fears were somewhat subdued when they told us that jackets,mittens and shoes will be provided. But to my horror, the freakin jacket smelt like its been worn by some homeless bugger living along k'road. Inside the "house", there was a snowman, an igloo, a children slide, a bar and a tobaggon slide. It wasnt really that big and we got bored soon. The only thing worth mentioning was the slide as it was quite fun sliding along and getting us ass wet.

Later, we had lunch in some bufffet restaurant. Then, we went straight to the indoor roller coaster (yes, we're crazy). The roller coaster ride was bloody useless and the only scary part was waiting in line while looking at them fixing the coaster as one of them was not functioning properly before we got in. They took ages to get a technician to fix the damn thing and i felt like saying to him what Rainer Saidel always says to us "For GOd SAke, JUst do IT!!!".

After that miserable ride, we went to the outdoor theme park in hope to find more exiciting adventures. That day wasnt the best day for theme park goers coz it was raining and the queues were soooo long. We only had to settle with 3 bloody ride!!!!!!...albeit one of them is the flying roller coaster and it was the first of its kind in South East Asia. We were suspended horizontally the whole ride hence giving the "flying" sensation. There we loads of dips,swerves,loops and steep falls. By the end of it all, i was left wanting MORE!!!....but unfortunately our pockets denied us. This is so much better than the pathetic roller coaster at rainbows end (Man, im proud to be a malaysian!).

Finally, off we went for dinner in some seafood place in the foot of the hill. We were tired and nauseous after a hard day's work. Hopefully, more of this to come in Sabah.

Shopping Spree!!

2005-12-22T02:15:00.000+13:00

The Year End Sales comes along every year and with it comes great joys and discounts. So to keep up with the Jones, i went to mid valley, 1-utama and sg wang plaza and the local SS2 pasar malam three days consecutively. This is not an easy feat for any normal XY chromosome human like me. My expenses exceeded what i budgeted for my weekly spending and i am now desperately broke. Below is a summary of my personal experience in these 3 malls.
1utama: This crazy place recently extended and introduced a whole new wing. I somehow felt it was a little too big as i seem to have not covered the whole complex although staying there for almost 6 hours. A totally embarassing incident occured while i was doing my christmas shopping, While in Hush Puppies, i was scrumaging through the stack of clothes desperately trying to find a bargain. Then, i found this nice pair of long pants that was reasonaly priced. I then proceeded to try it out in the changing room. After trying a size L i was amaze that it would not fit and subseqently tried the XL, also with the XL, i felt somewhat "restrain" in the crotch region. I ask my cousin for her opinion and she muttered, "Yea, it looks allright, not too bad". So with her "constructive" comments, i decided to buy the pants and ask the sales assistant for a new pants. The sales assistant asked if i wanted it gift wrap and i said (in pure Russell peters slang) "NOoooOOoOO!....... this is for me". As soon as i muttered those forsaken words, her glance changed drastically, she looked at me in sheer astonishment. I knew instantly something was horribly wrong. I asked her whats wrong and she replied in these 3 words i'll love to forget "THis is Womans".
p/s: whats in this blog stays in the blog unless granted permission by author. Failure to do so would consequently mean breeching the Privacy Agreement Act and if found guitly, subjects might face up to 10 years of dressing as the opposite sex.
Sg Wang Plaza: Damn...this place is infested with the a whole lot of "la la" girls. Chicks that only people like jason would go after. Clad with their colorful, gypsy tops,numerous piercings and multi length hair, these would be the typical look. Products here are also a little dodgy and pricy. Needless to say, i didnt buy anything from here.
SS2 market: Laden with all the food money can buy,,,,i had a wonderful time sampling all the different varieties of cuisine. My personal favourite is the fried mushroom. DVD's and VCD's galore as well. People here are friendly and i also sharpen my bargaining skills saving me a total of almost $0.50 cent.
Mid Valley: In my opinion, the best place to shop for clothes and what not. Although 1-u would be the best to lepak. I bought some shoes and apparels here and had some tasty kenny rogers chicken. This was my second time here this trip and obviously this trip was more successful due to my ability to move.
All in all, Life is good here, i trust that you ppl in NZ would have utmost fun shopping in Botany and westfield....Merry christmas guys and a very very happy new year....

Cumbersome Process

2005-12-21T02:14:00.000+13:00

The time came when i was in need of changing my ic to the new MyKad. So today, my cousins and i went decided to make a trip to PJ to change our cards. Early in the morning, we set out for our quest, bringing along my trusty cruthes in case the going gets tough. Upon reaching the government state building in PJ, we were welcome by a young malay chap. To our dismay, he told us that the building was close and gave us a letter with all the other alternative places on it. The options were shah alam, putrajaya and some random place in kuala selangor..so by using the sophisticated, highly intellectual method of reverse pshychology, we went to putrajaya reasoning that people would go to shah alam because it was closer leaving putrajaya a vacant destination. Somehow, the ppl in msia have already mastered this critical thinking skill and we were welcomed by the sight of a jam packed putrajaya office. To add insult to injury, there was this huge flight of stairs that i have to climb...to a orang cacat like me, it seems like the freakin batu caves, so slowy i huff and puff and brought myself up.
Reaching the "summit", we went into the lift, another malay guy with some name tag on was holding the lift for me. As we stepped out of the lift, the malay dude notice my disability to walk coherently. Thankfully, by God's grace, he was one of the supervisor there and ask the worker to take a "special" number for me. So as soon as i got the number, it was my turn. Off i went, bypassing about 30 ppl in the line and getting my ic done along with my 2 other cousins...Morale of the story: Go play basketball and try that never-been-seen before, lebron james, 720 degree spin flip sommersault move and who cares if your legs give way as things will fall into place somehow.

Finally...

2005-12-16T02:14:00.000+13:00

Lately, it has been incresingly difficult (for me at least) to find a trusty dvd seller. Maybe ive been looking at the wrong places or maybe coz im just staying home and not even searching (i suspect its the latter). However, today the search is over....it all happen this morning...i woke up early and decided to follow my granpa to the market. As i was merely strolling along the streets, i found what i was looking for all this while...A DVD peddlar!!!...oh!!...bless his soul...needless to say i was overjoyed and bought some DVD's.
Consumption for breakfast have been steadily incresing these past few days, usually in NZ i will have my cereals and milk then when i reach here i had roti canai and teh tarik. Today, i had a fish head bee hoon and milo peng..wooHoo...back to the old days i guess.
Anyway, today was preety uneventful and im getting increasingly bored nowadays thanks to some people who came to kl and dont bother meetin up ...sigh.....oh well, just coz ur state has a world number one squash player doesnt mean you can be arrogant to all of us in kl..
Thankfully, jason is in kl and was willing to bring me out. So off we went for pool at night. As we approach the pool centre, a certain void was clearly missing in this trip, no more kai ann to make fun off, no more xin yi to laugh at our jokes and no more zach to laugh at...we certainly miss the old days. Thinkin about the past, i lost concentration and lost the match. After that, we had a sumptous supper in a nearby mamak stall while watching womens wrestling on big screen...on second thoughts, who cares bout the past, this is much better...lol

Down Memory Lane

2005-12-14T02:12:00.000+13:00

Im writing this whlist stuck in my grandpa's house unable to manoeveur due to my fractured leg...Well, it all happen last thursday on a fine sunny afternoon. I was going to visit my uncle's house and have dinner. It was a lovely afternoon and we decided to play basketball in a nearby park. This proved to be catastrophic as i sprained my while attempting the 360 degrees spin, under the leg, around the waist, finger roll lay up. I landed awkwardlly and my ankle gave way. I had to endure a brief period of pure torture. However, the dinner after that was great, i had my favourite la-la and curry crab...somehow the pain took second place in my mind. Next day, i had to walk with cructhes. Confined in the house, i had no choice but to indulge in life's greatest gift...sleeping...Thankfully, the next day held greater promise, my cousins decided to go to mid-valley and agreed to bring me along. Upon reaching our destination, i had to struggle to transport myself to the ground floor shopping mall, seeing my helpless state, my cousins decided to get a wheel chair for me..so there i was roaming around malaysia's largest shopping mall on a wheelchair, whats more is my inability to operate the wheelchair efficiently made me into a liability. Furhtermore, all my cousins were female and i had to browse through countless female apparel and shoes shops.Needless to say, i had a good lesson on the fashion of the opposite sex. Later, we had sushi king for lunch and i had to be push by one of the staff to the rotating table. Food was awesome but what was about to come was disasterous. After lunch, a slight rumble, around 0.32 on the ritcher scale, started manifesting itself in my tummy. Subseqyently, i had to go to the toilet and to my dismay, the freakin mid valley toilet does not have a disabled toilet. Thankfully, my cousins suggested trying the toilets in jusco and by God's grace the toilets there catered for the physically challenge. After a wholehearted dump, i had new vigour and determination. We continue shopping for eyerings, corset, make up and high heels. What fun!!...
THe day ended with a loud BURP as we went to the local bak kut teh stall for dinner. A friendly peddler paid us a visit while we were feasting and attempted to sell us durians...this was my first experience withnessing a peddler selling durian using this guerilla tactic...he must be desperate for a quick buck. Anyway, after a whole day's rest on saturday, i went to watch narnia on sunday in sunway pyramid. That place is a nightmare as we took about 30 minutes just to find a car park. Apparently they we building a new wing which they creatively name "sunway pyramid 2". The movie was not too bad, really good computer generated creatures and i was proud to be able to point at the magnificent scenaries and tell my friends that there is where i live (although it is completely and utter bollocks as we all know auckland not much different than the hustle and bustle of kl). A question however lingers in my mind, is the lion the professor coz it certainly seems like it when the lion goes on a "vacation" and so on?...if so, why does he change into a lion and not a human like the other kids. Can somebody that read the book care to explain.
I rapidly recovering now and hoping that i will regain full fitness before the expedition that would take place on 4th of january. Yes, jason and i have booked a flight to Kota kinabalu and if sean plays his cards right, we might just be able to climb the treacherous Kota Kinabalu, this is no mean feat as this mountain has taken the lives of many humans. Its infamous "boon's peak" has ended the lives of many aspiring trekkers. However, in sean we trust and hopefully he (and the guide) would lead us to the summit of this mountain...i'll keep you informed...bye for now

Home sweet home

2005-12-04T02:11:00.000+13:00

Yea...theres nothing like it..there fresh scent of roti canai, throngs of people crowding the cinemas, tolls galore, well..theres no place like home. Admist the heat and choas, i will truly savour every moment im here...Fristly, the flight was as smooth as an airport landing strip, no glicthes, and service was very good. Arrived in msia about 8pm due to my brief stop in the imigration office...they stop me coz they were curious about the bottles of wine i was carrying. They asked me to open my bag to check and to my horror, one bottle was broken, seeing the mess, the officer did not even bother checking it and allowed me true..So with my hands dreched in wine, i proceed to meet my uncles and cousin, man...the humidity suddenly kicked in when i reached the car park area..it was like a rush you get when smoking cannabis...anyway, we then went to eat my first supper for about 2 years..it was at this local mamak store..i ordered mee goreng but couldnt help and notice the roti tisu ordered by another patron. It was like a cone-shaped object approximately 3 foot tall. After some hugging from relatives, i went into hibernation mode.Next day, met up with jason and mellissa for lunch. We went to 1-utama..this massive new wing was the new feature to this shopping centre and now its boasts 2 cinemas, a pool place, millions of retails outlet and some a black santa claus mumbling giving some pressies to the kiddies. We ate at this place called "keluang station". We had nasi lemak and it tasted divine..later, we went to jason's famous tau foo fa shop. Not bad but a little too sweet i reckon. Upon finishing our feed, we left for mellissa house to get some planning done. (so sean if ure reading this, respond promptly) We checked out some air fares, maps and brochures about mt kinabalu..oh yea...and i just remembered..its xin yi and kai ann bday today, or 2morrow or sometime in the near future..so happy bday, u little devils....anyway, back to the story...That night, jason and i left for badminton at this court in taman mayang. Its a massive ass badminton court( everything seems to give huge here ay) and was really hot inside. We played for like an hour and got tired like a er....cant seem to find a similie for that one...we then went to the food court and ate ho chien and laksa..later i went with my cousins to watch this movie called "zathura" in 1-utama. Movie was ok but i was trying to stay awake due to my high fatigue levels. Left for home and entered slumber mode.This morning had siew yuk and nasi lemak for branch....i miss my family already...cant hold this emotion for too long...must be strong.......

Its a new day

2005-11-29T02:09:00.000+13:00

GOOoooOOD Day !!!,
TWO MORE DAYS, cant wait already....A real early start to the day, woke up like 9 something to watch harry potter. Jun Bin arrived to pick me up and off we left to berkeleys. Before the movie, sean (in village city queen st) called me and asked where were we, little that he knew that we were in Howick and was awaiting his arrival, this minor miscommunication led to the omission of sean from the gang. Sorry sean, i think its my fault, so deeply sorry man. Anyway, prior to the movie, I felt a little misplaced because everybody else had read the book at some stage and i was the only blur one (probably not the first time). Then the movie begins.......
Not too bad...quite entertaining actually, jun bin was going on and on bout how hot cho chang is...well, i concur...Nevertheless, one fact seems to puzzled me...why does cathz love victor klum ( dont even know how you spell his last name). His just a human orge, nothing more and nothing less. But who am i to judge her weird taste in man (first hsen han, now victor)...oh well...
Ok..after the movie, we had a sermon given to us by hsen han about the harry potter movie.."intriguing" as it was, we perservered and continue listening, we then had sumptuous meal in Nandos, really sweet, juicy, greasy peri peri...MMMmm...after that, we left and decided for a friendly game of football...yea!!..off we went to the khoo's resident and the match started.
Engies - Bin, K-Ann, Xin yi, ah han and i
vs
bio-MAD: eugene, evan, matt loh and wei lun
We were honoured representing engineering and vowed to play our best. After the pre match "entertainment" , the game begun. Ok, what you're about to read is no lie, it is no figment of my imagination or neither an exaggeration of the actual outcome....ok...kai ann was playing as a striker and she was our top scorer...a whopping 3 goals, man..she was everywhere, kicking, blocking, running, complaining, EVERYTHING...so to kai ann, cheers to you...what a awesome performance!!!
However, our valiant effort went to waste when i conceded a penalty right on the most crucial moment. They then proceed to score many more goals as our enthusiasm steadily detered like the intrinsic semiconductor curve..Subsequently, we lost and the cup was given to the bioMADs...well, good on em and as for my team, solid effort boys, we played hard, gave a 110% and even tried to cheat at the approapriate time.
Finally, we left for home and i said my last farewells to the "fellowship"...thanks for this wonderful day and hope there would be many to come in the future..as for me, i have to do some packing now so thats all FOLKS....

Explanation

2005-11-28T02:08:00.000+13:00

Kia Ora,I have came under tremendous critism lately regarding my entries. I know ive been making fun of some of my dear friends and i truly apologise. But there is an underlying explanation for the whole thing, check it out - no sarcasm intended ya. Kai Ann- Sorry for denoting you as a filthy swine, truth is, i regard the pig race as one of the most important animal for the human race. Without it , there would not be any Bak Kut Teh, and without BKT, the world.....lets not go there....So as you can see, refering you to a pig actually means i regard you as a highly humble, modest, thoughtful and truly loveable person. MUAKS!!So you see, my intentions are good and meant no harm. How you potray me as evil, deceitful and impudent i do not know. Anyway, moving on bout today, today went to church in the morning and was introduce to the perplexing world of parenthood. Mummy wanted me to help out in the creche (for you blur people, its a place where infants come and frolick amongst themselves). I was then subsequently assign a toddler to take care of. It started quite well and i was vigorously trying to keep "it" entertain by doing some sort of weird dance. However, the little anklebitter wanted to go to the loo. Thus, without compromising, i brought "it" to do its business. So far so good, but at the stroke of 12.15, the bugger started complaining about his little pecker. He said it was itchy...WHAT THE HECK???..what am i to do now?..what would jesus do?..So i started telling him the story of braveheart ( thank god we watch that movie boon). And i said to him "Do you wanna be like william wallace? If yes, then forget all your pain!!"...his responce....he went straight to the sandpit and started playing ...phew...close call..Anyway, i gotta go watch the all blacks thrash scotland now..i would love to stay on and write but these jaded fingers have reached its critical fatigue level...so take care guys..

Wax in, wax out

2005-11-27T12:52:00.000+13:00

Hey Friends, Today marks a really sad day in the history of mankind. A legend and iconic hero of the beautiful game has just passed away. Yes, none other than George best. RIP georgey, ure the BEST. Another casualty that saddens me is the death of my favourite character when i was a kid, Mr Miyagi from karate kid. Thanks for teachin me the correct technique of washing my windows, u'll always be rememered. On to a lighther note, i was reading a magazine in the library and found some interesting stuff. It was an article about testosterone. Here's just some facts...irritability, low libido, fatigue, bone and muscle loss, erectile dysfunction, enjoying the work of Jesse Mcccartney and having Zach as your name have all been linked to unhealthily low testosterone levels.Testosterone makes you happy, research showed that depressed men had low levels of testosterone. On the contrary, men with high testosterone levels are more likely to drink, smoke, fight and study engineering. When two sports teams square off, the testosterone levels of even the fans are affected. When the game ends, the T levels of the fans on the losing end plummet, while the levels of the winning team's rise. As a general rule guys, do all things in moderation to maintain a healthy balance of testosterone, even excercise, and NO..i did not get this article from women's weekly, cleo or any of those magazine, my testosterone level is fine, thank you.
Finally, have you ever had stuff spilt all over your new Petaling Street Gucci jacket or your spanking new Niki shirt? I know i have. Well, an italian suit maker named Ermenegildo Zegna has come up with an invisble soultion to stains: It's called micronsphere, a luxurious, techonologically advanced wool whose surface mimics the cell structure and hydro-repellent qualities of the lotus-flower leaf. Through the use of nanotechology, the microscopic ridges and uneven patches in the wool are filled, leaving no edges for fluid molecules to adhere into. Any threat of stain - water, curry chicken, laksa,teh peng- merely rolls away. The treatment with stands both time and dry cleaning. And the best of all, its completely undetectable. Man, somebody get this for me for chirstmas..Check it out at www.zegna.com and look for the zegna micronsphere suit.Well, thats all folks, im off to do some shopping for my whanau in msia, can any of you give me some good idea what food to buy for ppl in msia that truly reflects NZ....not pavola though...i hate that....

Road Trip

2005-11-26T19:27:00.000+13:00

WAssup everybodoy...first blog, first entry, doesnt get BIGGER than this. Ive just recently came back from a road trip with zach,sean and bing. So ill just babble on about that. I would very much like to show some pics but it was all taken with bing's camera and that kambing hasnt send me the pics yet.

It all started on a bright sunday morning, weather was awesome and the sun was shimmering down on us. Sean came ova my place early in the morning and we were all geared up for this testosterone filled road trip. My day started out with a BANG (excuse the pun), just as we were gonna pull out of my drive way, the knuckle head zach brandished his BB gun and shot me right on the eye. Needless to say, it hurt quite a bit and left quite a bit of a mark. However, the show must go on and we departed good ol' howick.First stop, breakfast at macdonald and to pump some petrol then it was a straight ride to rotorua. After nearly 3.567 hours of driving, zach decided that he needs to take a leak so we stopped by this petrol station somewhere in the Hamilton vicinity. Upon reaching back to our car, Bing spotted this random car besides us with only children in it. A sudden rush of insanity striked him and he attempted to frighten those poor little kids. His antics was welcomed with lots of laughter among us (except for me). God, please help me from these crazy people, i prayed. Well, we hit the road again and admist all the "high quality" singing from the whole crew, we manged to reach rotorua with our sanity intact.
Our first stop in Rotorua was agrodome. A real adventure spot for tourist as it was advertised in the brochure. We went in and saw heaps of activities to partake such as bungy, jet boat, free fall and some crazy reverse bungy thing. What a hard choice, what hardcore activity would four tennage guys do?..well, it was easy, we chose to check out the farm animals. Firstly, we saw this random ass ass swaggering along the way. Obviously, many "ass" jokes were made and we laughed whole heartedly. Next we saw this gigantic pig lying on a pool of mud. It was so big it must have weighed the equivalent of kai ann's weight. That lazy creature suddenly reminded us of how we once were when sitting in our MM1 lectures. After that, bing started hassling some ostrich, he tried shouting at it but to his dismay it remained calm. We also got chase by some lurking ostrich when trying to disturb thier afernoon stroll. We then went to have a look at the zorb and decided not to do it coz er....we decided not to.Lunch twas at some burger joint and then it was the highlight of the trip: Whitewater rafting. After doing some phone calls and bookings, we went off to kaituna river where our adventure begin. We had to dressed in some really tight (and i mean TIGHT) swimming gear. We were then given helmets, life jackets and was treated to the music of creed's "One last Breath" (hahah, just kidding). After some instructions on pedalling and stuff, we tackle the KAituna river!!!....it boasted the highest commercially rafter waterfall in the WORLD, standing at a whopping 7m. Here's some pics of it... DAmn...this sucks...i cant seem to make the pics smaller and it says i have already exceeded my entry capacity or some shit. Oh well, damn blogs, someone gotta teach me how to use this shit.Anyway, we left for our tent site in Tongariro National Park after rafting. We set up our tent and left for dinner at a place called Tavern bar. To my surprise, one pizza cost about $16.95, damn...our steam boat also cheaper man. Night dawns, and this is when the suffering starts. Imagine sleeping in a poorly insulated tent on rock solid ground, well add that with the temperature of 1 celcius and 3 very tired tennage guys around you, one whose snoring could shake the very walls of Helm's Deep. What a dreadful night!!! But wait...it gets worse...of some obscure reason, the guys decide to tackle the bitter cold by farting thier hearts out to keep warm. The sweet aroma then undergo steady state diffusion and consequently reach the tender nostrils of everyone. This was the trade off we had to pay in order to be kept warm. After some "sleep", we woke up 6am to get ready to embark on our journey to the Tongariro crossing, one of the most famous one day treks in NZ. We were all geared up and ready to go. However, mother nature had other plans, probably angered at our air pollution from the previous night, she started to clean the air by letting rain come. The rain pour and pour for hours and we had to stay indoors and watch Brave heart. It didnt stop till late at night after which we thank mother nature for showing mercy. I could stay on continue writing about our adventure but i really have to go makan so here is a summary of the rest of the tripDay 3- Jungle trekking in taranaki waterfall- Gourgeous waterfall...makes u appreaciate God's creation- Took off our jackets and pose half naked at the peak of the mountain- Check out from the lodge- Stop at taupo for fish and chips- Sang vannasa carlton's "A thousand miles" all the way back home Thank you zach, bing and sean for this wonderful experience..cheers to u guys...pHooooTTTThats all folks

Total Boredom

2005-11-26T09:19:00.000+13:00

Out of total boredom came the ingenious idea to blog about food. So heres the scoop on my personal favourite "The Bak Kut Teh".Undoubtly one of the most popular dishes in Malaysia, this dish is quintessentially malaysian. Its origin are traced back from a young gentleman from Quanzhou of the Fujian province in China. The secret recipe was passed to a friend who later went to Klang and became the first person to commercialise and sell Bak Kut Teh (BKT). In my opinion, Klang became indutrialize thanks to the emergence of this dish. So thank you Jun Bin and your forefathers for this contribtion to society.The Hokkiens were the original inventors of the dish . The Teochews came later and tweak some recipes. The main visual difference between the Hokkien and Teochew version of BKT is that the Hokkiens use dark soy sauce and thus the soup base is characteristically darker in colour. There are also plenty variations on the meat used such as the "chick kut teh", "steak kut teh", "mince and cheese kut teh". Personally, i feel there is no substitute for the good old fashioned pork. The most important part of BKT is the soup. Ingredients includes garlic, cinnamon stick, cloves,white peppercorns, kei chee (dried hawthorn berries) and star anises. I could draw a multi-phase diagram projecting the various viscosity of the soup when adding various amounts of each ingredient but that would just take too much time. Obviously, an equilirium amount has to be reach in order for the soup to reach its "premium" composition . Choosing the right meat is essential. My mum said that "sam chan" would be most ideal as it contains a thin layer of fats. Alternatively, you can add a bit of "pai kuat" to make the soup sweeter. Additions of button mushrom, tau pok, tau kee and fresh iceberg lettuce are various complimentries you could use to make it a complete meal. Also, if you're the sort of person who takes pleasure in eating pigs organs, feel free to sprinkle liberal amounts of these in the soup. Furthermore, if you're a filthy rich person, add some abolone and sea cucumber so you can show you're guests that you are richer, better and more chun than them.To garnish, use finely chopped garlic with cili padi drown with generous amount of soy souce. A popular side dish would be the yao cha kuai. Dont forget to drain all the fats with a good chinese tea. The "kuan yin" is the most common and taste fairly reasonable. Below is a pic of this glorious dish.

Remember to take your time to indulge and dont forget to experiment every type of ingredient you can find. Please do invite me if you have been successful and I will be waitin to hear from you guys.