Bad manners

There are a lot of things going on regarding our office relocation recently, since the last couple of weeks. Engaging with the interior designers, coming up with our requirements, finalizing the office design and dealing with the logistic stuffs. It was NOT EASY, i tell u. My boss has been scratching his head and draining his brain everyday, im worried for him that he will fall sick eventually.

And yes, he did. So now he sounded very sexy with his "rough" voice. Poor him. ^_^

But the renovation is in progress now, finally. I saw the mock up of our new cubes yesterday at the office site. It was great, looks light and techy. Definitely different from our current dull look. I like it, cos i was one of them who chose the color in the first place :)

So hopefully no more major hiccups as we go along. More delay will cause an impact on our schedule to move in by the end of July. *pray*

By the way, here are some pics from one of the BI project's celebration lunch @ Rakuzen, Hartamas Shopping Center on Thursday. The food was good, but the SERVICE WAS REALLY BAD!

Initially, i called them and reserved for 9 person. But we ended up with 10. I figured i dont have to call them again cos it was just one person extra and adding one more chair to the table shouldnt be an issue.

Oh, i was so wrong. They gave us a hard time for not reserving for 10 person. And at one point, he told us that they dont have anymore place to accommodate 10 person cos they have pre-arranged everything. What kind of service is this?

Cut off all the conversations in between, we were finally allowed to sit at our "supposed" reserved room. Obviously, there was only 9 chairs with a long table. A small kid would also know that we can fit an extra chair. I just dont understand why they were so hesitant to do that. Maybe they dont have enuff chair? (FYI, the extra chair that we've got is not as nice as the "reserved" chair.)

Not only that, u better tell the waiter/waitress what you might be needing in advance (eg. soy sauce, wasabi, etc) cos u wont be able to get their attention after your food is served. Again, they might be short of staff (as well) cos apparently, the restaurant is full. -__-

Waiter: "Xcuse me, xcuse me. Sushi & Tempura set? *holding two sets with his hand*
Person A: "One here.."
Person B: "One here too.." *trying to clear the table for him to put the food*
Waiter: "Xcuse me, this tray is very heavy ok!"
All of us: "...."

OK, he has got to be taught of good serving manners. If the tray is very heavy, why dont you just walk two rounds and bring one tray each time? U shouldnt yell at your customer, for god's sake. Tsk Tsk Tsk.

16 Signs that you Like Someone

SIXTEEN:

When you're on the phone with them late at night and they hang up, you still miss them even when it was just two minutes ago.

FIFTEEN:

You read their Texts and Ims Over and over again.

FOURTEEN:

You walk really slow when you're with them.

THIRTEEN:

You feel shy whenever they're around.

ELEVEN:

When you think about them, your heart beats faster but slower at the same time.

TEN:

You smile when you hear their voice.

NINE:

When you look at them, you can't see the other people around you, you just see him/her.

EIGHT:

You start listening to slow songs while thinking about them.

SEVEN:

They're all you think about.

SIX:

You get high just from their scent.

FIVE:

You realize you're always smiling when you're looking at them.

FOUR:

You would do anything for them, just to see them.

THREE:

While reading this, there was one person on your mind this whole time.

TWO:

You were so busy thinking about that person, you didnt notice number twelve was missing

ONE:

You just scrolled up to check & are now silently laughing at yourself.

Happy Dragon Boat Festival

How fast time flies, it is the Dragon Boat Festival again. Each year pass by in a blink of eyes, so to say. But when we are anticipating something/certain day to come, it's like an eternity. How ironic.

I didnt get to eat any Chinese rice dumplings this year, not until now. Unlike some older folks in my neighbourhood, my mom doesnt know how to make rice dumplings. She is a modern mom (a good way in justifying why she cant cook certain types of traditional food) ^_^

And im just like her - i would like to believe that it is a good thing.

Usually, my mom would just go and buy some from the morning market. Just to celebrate the occasion. Or her colleagues would give her some of their home made dumplings. But not this year, since my mom is not working anymore. Also, i am not so into "fat meat" (so is she, after i brainwashed her about how bad that is for her health at her age), i told her not to bother buying any.

No special celebration. No special food.


The cast members.

By the way, i watched the whole Season 1 of Grey's Anatomy during the weekends. It was awesome! It was just 9 episodes anyways, so no big deal. I am now so looking forward to Season 2 and 3. Jeff, i am waiting!! :)

When cigarette is too expensive...

Cool ads

Some of them do remind me of someone, especially the nail biting one :)

Attitude

"I find that it is not the circumstances in which we are placed, but the spirit in which we face them, that constitutes our comfort."
-- Elizabeth T. King

"If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
-- Maya Angelou

"Some folks go through life pleased that the glass is half full. Other spend a lifetime lamenting that it's half-empty. The truth is: There is a glass with a certain volume of liquid in it. From there, it's up to you!"
-- Dr. James S. Vuocolo

"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before we changed."
-- Earl Nightingale

Kids nowadays...

I was having lunch with my colleagues yesterday when we talked about the things that we did while we were still young. Its kinda funny to realise how much i like to recall the old times every now and then. It brings so much laughter and joy, looking at how "outdated" we were...

I could still remember how i used to go to the same shopping mall every weekend cos there weren't many during those days. The moment we stepped our feet into the shopping mall, all of us went our separate ways. Mom will head to the supermarket on the 1st floor to look for the best bargain of the week, dad will go to the ground floor to watch the movies showing on TV in the video store, while me and bro will run to the video game store on 2nd floor to have our weekly dose of Street Fighter II. Same routine, every week, without fail.

It is not until when i was 11 years old that i get to co-own a video game set (with bro) at home and being allowed to play them for only 2 hours daily. That was the best time of my day, and i would always try to "extend" my play time, giving any excuses that came to my mind. Every extra minute was so precious... (i know my mom sometimes would purposely gave us the extra time, knowing that we put on our best behaviour for the last couple of days). ^_^

Internet was a stranger to me until I went to university to pursue a bachelor degree in Computer Science. A fren once asked me, "Why do u wanna take up Comp Science when u do not have any knowledge at all about computer?". I paused for a moment before replying, "Cos I like playing video/computer games". He laughed like a horse... -___-

My first email account was registered by my coursemate (who is a regular internet surfers) cos i didn't know where and how to do it. It took me quite some time to figure out about Yahoo! too (Hotmail wasn't very popular back then). And i have to take up lessons to learn how to use Microsoft Office - which then reminded me of an encounter with a guy who gets horny half way in the class (i may consider to post about that next time, do remind me).

That was me, the 80's kids.

Kids nowadays are so much different. Take my cousins for example, they were exposed to the cyberworld when they were just 7 years old. Since they are so young, they learn everything in just a split second. How amazing! They are now experts in computer games, knocking me out in every single game. Such a shame..

Just the other day, i received an email from someone. It said "Do u know who am i? I am hungry, i want to eat pizza!". I was shocked at the weird content of the email, it must be from someone that i know cos it doesn't sound like the regular spam email that i have been constantly receiving. It turned out to be from my 11 years old cousin, he knew how to use email already!! Oh my gosh, i know it shouldn't be a surprise but realizing at how early he owned an email account compared to my old days, it just caught me with disbelief.

And now they are actively using IM in MSN and Yahoo, adding me to their accounts and chatting with me every now and then. Sometimes, it was purely saying hi. Sometimes, it was about some (always fascinating) questions that they can't answer.

It is a sign that I am getting old.

Let me lean on you

"Keep your eyes on me, keep me in your sight,
Help me don the crooked road, and lead me to the light.

The road I'm on is dark, I'm not sure if I know the way,
Yet with you right beside me, I'm certain I won't stray.

Protect me from the world, I know we'll make it through,
Give me all the strength I need, let me lean on you"

- Megan Stroup

A programmer's poetry..

I start my day by sitting on a chair,
Giving my monitor a hard, cold stare,
By evening I'm done with another coding,
Oh! This has become a routine so boring.

Like all, I entered this field with great hope,
Jobs were many and there was plenty of scope,
Dreams of joining the likes of Gates,
And a chance to make money in the States.

Thus, I entered the world of bytes,
Only to realize that reality bites,
'Coz a programmer's life, isn't all that cozy,
The bed of software isn't all that rosy.

Seeing the monitor all day and night,
Have taken the power off my eyesight,
Late to bed and late to rise,
Has made me wealthy but not healthy and wise.

Working holidays, busy weekends,
No time for family, no time for friends,
My job steals most of my time,
Helplessly, I watch this crime.

Just for few bits of money,
I forego those moments with my Honey,
When I should be out - having fun,
I'm telling a comp, what's to be done.

I hate u, yet i can't get away,
'Coz, I need the money you pay,
God, to thee i pray,
If there be one - show me the way.

(Author unknown)

Celebrity matches

Jang Nara, interesting to know. Wanna find out which celebrities u look like? Check this out here.

There is a reason...

Hi Boss,

People who do lots of work...
make lots of mistakes

People who do less work...
make less mistakes

People who do no work...
make no mistakes

People who make no mistakes...
gets promoted

That's why I spend most of my time sending e-mails & playing games at work
I need a promotion.

OH HAHA. I wonder who would really dare to send this forwarded mail to their bosses. Another interesting humor.

Ew, it is so gross...

Never in my life that i could imagine myself to actually see something so gross. Normally i would only see these in forwarded emails, no where else.

I was driving home just now, i was caught in a very bad traffic. Altho i am used to the bumper to bumper crawl jam in KL, but that is absolutely unusual for a Saturday evening (i dont recall any event taking place nearby, cos that would be normally the reason for the traffic). So first thing that came to my mind was, its either an accident or a spot check conducted by the cops. As i got closer to the "scene", i saw an ambulance. BINGO! An accident it was.

I dunno if it is the nature of Malaysian being "friendly" when it comes to accident, when something happened on the road, there will sure hell lotsa motorists stopping by the roadside (either to see whether they can do anything to help or just look -_____-" ). I hope that they realised this has caused a major traffic for cars behind them. Not only the accident has closed out one of the lanes, the passer by will make it it two. And u would have been shocker when u found out that the accident actually happened at the other side of the road.

Ok, side tracked a lil. Sorry. Where was i? Right, it was an accident at the fast lane. I saw a red Satria and a badly damaged bike. This doesnt look good. As i was at the fast lane myself, i needed to cut into the second lane and drove past the ambulance. When i was driving right next to the ambulance and the accident spot, i took a short glance. I saw a big pool of blood on the floor, oh my gosh.

A few people were trying to carry the victim into the ambulance, they were kinda stuck somewhere. And at that very moment, i saw something really really gross. His stomach was "cut opened" and the intestines were sticking out... (ok, now hold it, dont puke. Try to breathe in and out slowly). >_<

I turned my head back on the road and moved on. Dont wanna think anything more than that.

So u think u can dance?

Tonite there will be no usual badminton session. The sport complex that we used to go is planning to have some renovations going on (i heard), so they are closing down for any activities for a couple of days. There was a notice on the board in the office, but i totally forgot about it. Neways, it is not a bad thing after all cos i was planning to go back earlier to watch the "So you think you can dance" show @8TV tonite.

I've only saw two episodes of it so far. One is the first ep, and the second time is the top 20 dancers introduction ep. Never seen them in action. Darn. My dance mates said they are really good, especially the couple who did Paso Doble last week. Argghh, i hate missing something good, especially dancing!

Well, im very full rite now. Had yet another farewell (for Ku) lunch at Pizzeria Bella Italia in SS2 just now. Food was not as good as expected tho. I wonder what happened.

The crazy group.

And i bumped into a fren in the restaurant. It is a small small world. Nice to see you, Aw (i hope i spell ur name correctly). It was a lil surprise cos i didnt expect to see any familiar face there, and moreover, he is working in IBM (located at the IBM Tower where my office will be moving to in the next couple of months). What a coincidence! :)



Again, all the best Ku!

Bye for now, not forever

It has been a while since we had so much fun singing our hearts out! Although it was actually a farewell celebration for Ku who is leaving us, but we prefer to think of it positively. We are still gonna meet up in the future, so why chose to be sad? Rite?


Chee Siong, Juan Yean, Jane, Ku, Eric, Jeff, Pei Yee and Desmond (front row). Wei Leng and Calvin (back row).

Ku was still recovering from sickness, Jeff was still feeling sick and my cough still persists. I guess the weather made our bodies go crazy lately. It could be raining for days and all of a sudden turned superbly hot the next day. *gulp*


Some of the funny acts.


Looks like they are singing a love duet :P

Anyways, here i wanna wish Ku all the best in his future undertakings. Do come back and visit us some time. We'll go out for lunches together, k?

Happy Mother's Day

For all the mothers out there, this day is for you. And of cos i wanna dedicate this post especially for my dearest mother, I LOVE U VERY MUCH!

I know we havent been the best son and daughter around, but hope that u can bear with us. And please forgive me if i made u unhappy at times but u still love me anyways. *muaks*

U are the greatest mom!

Belated birthdays

Sorry, i know i am really late in putting this up, but i was badly sick when i wanted to post this. And now that i have moved to my new condo, there is no internet access anymore. T_T

Why?, u would have asked. I needed a good explanantion too, but according to the management, they are working on registering the property with TMPoint (our landline provider) and getting the cables installed. So for now, no phone lines available and my broadband is still connected in the old house.

Mom was actually contemplating to cut the landline. She is not using it as much since she got her own cellphone, and the only reason why we are still keeping it is because our "dear broadband" needed a landline to get connected. So now she is more than happy to get rid of it if there is any other option.

I wanted to try the Maxis broadband (wireless connection so no need to subscribe to landline) which uses the 3G technology, but there is no coverage in my area yet. Sigh, seems like i have no choice but to wait. Maybe i should check out what Jaring Wireless Broadband has to offer.

So here are some pics from Soo's birthday partay on April 28th. A bunch of us gave him a lunch treat @ Las Carretas. The ambience in the restaurant is really nice, alot of mexican hats and US plates number hang on the wall as deco. Then they have this fountain which is made of the wine bottles, seriously cool.


The newly opened Mexican restaurant at Jalan Semantan (next to the new Peninsular Hotel)


Can u find ur plate there? :)


The beautiful fountain which was transformed as our backdrop for most of our pics. Haha.


The birthday boy!

The celebration continued with a clubbing session at nite @Aloha.


Soo, Jane, Pei Yee and Siew Kuen.


Jane, Hoe Kheng, Pei Yee, Siew Kuen, Soo, Eddy and Juan Yean.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOO! May all ur wishes come true!

And here i would like to post a note for Peky's birthday. I texted u but there was no reply, i hope u got it. But just to be on the safe side, i wanna wish u a very happy birthday! Miss u lots!

Secret of Life

The secret of life is to make the best of whatever comes along,
Make every day fresh and new,
Go in search of knowledge and experience.

Let your questions and your answers reconcile.
Do your best to remember that the best kind of learning curve is an educated smile.

Share your magic with the people who share your memories.
Let your feelings run deep.

Be in touch with the people who live in your heart.

To really know what success means, earn it.
Don't rely on some elevator to get you there.
The higher the floor you want to reach,
the more important it is to take the stairs.

The easiest lessons to remember are the ones you learn the hard way!

Appreciate the little things that make each day unique and special.

This is your day...

I LOVE U DADDY!

Things has not been the same since u left. But we picked ourselves up and have grown to become a better and tougher person. Mom has become more independent, tho she relies on us alot of times. Being a non-driver herself, i admit it is a bit hard for her to be on her own. And with the bad public transport services in Malaysia, what can she do?

I hope u could see how happy and good we are doing. It would have been great to have u here now. U will always be in our mind.

Misses u so much! Happy birthday.

Gathering @ my new shack

It was only a small family gathering session but i am very happy that it was very successful. Most of my relatives came to my new place last Saturday to give our new home some warmth (that is why they call it a "house warming" session).

We barely completed moving all our stuffs, only the major and important furnitures are in place. I gotta admit, the place is still very empty, even now. But i guess that was good in a way, cos then i will have more spaces to accommodate all the people that came and less chances for the kids to knock into anything.

Since we were too busy to do everything on our own, we decided to get a caterer to cook all the food for the nite. I am not sure how they tasted like, cos i didnt eat any of them. I was sick and my throat wasnt feeling that well to consume all those fried stuff.

Celebrating my aunt's birthday at the same time.

I am not gonna post any pics of my place just yet. Let me get everything organized first. Hehe :)

Sick like a dog...

Sorry for being absent last week. It was a busy and tiring week - rough. Prolly due to the hectic furniture scouting and reno coordination + supervision, i fell sick for the whole week. It wasnt what i have planned, obviously.

I havent been sick for a very long time, the last i could remember was in year 2005. And that is my health pattern, i will get sick very very badly after being in a pink of health for a long time. Releasing all the toxic that has been accummulated in every single part of my body all these years, i guess.

It is always tough when i fell sick, cos i am allergic to a few types of medicines. I dont have any kind of allergies when i was small, but somehow at some point in my life, it all changed. I dont think it is because of the hormones, but i have no proven explanation for this. Just gotta bear with it, and live with it!

So i was laying on the sofa for 3 consecutive days. No energy to do anything, when i was supposed to help out in moving to my new condo. Luckily my bro is back, at least he can replace my position and do a lil of the work. Mom was complaining of cos, blaming me for not taking care of myself and let myself breakdown which contributed to her added burden/responsibilities.

Moving to a new place is never easy. From the day i bought the condo, i have been pretty much occupied with alot of extra work. Contacting the relevant authorities for the legal stuffs, securing a suitable house loan, frequent visits to the lawyer firm, never ending phone calls with the developers, weekends trips to the furniture malls, engaging the reliable renovation ppl, deciding on the things to do and buy, coordinating the delivery of the purchased stuffs and finally the real move itself.

I am exhausted, both mentally and physically. And not to mention that this has drilled a big hole in my pocket. Fortunately, i have the support of a few people that helped me went thru the hard times. I love u! *muaks*

Yes, i am now staying in the new place, but i still have some stuffs in the old house. We are gonna bring over the stuff slowly, so that we dont have to rush to do everything at the same time. I need to rest myself so that i wont fall sick again. It is no fun at all!

And work has started to pile up on my desk since i have been missing from office for a week. I deserve a vacation, badly! ^_^