It's rarely up here nowadays huh?

What a surprise! This blog gets updated?
Like, after two months?
Rindu?

Yeah yeah, i know i know. I'm sorry to keep you guys waiting (if you still remember me in the first place).
And what's with the title of the post you might ask?
Well, you don't see my name or my blog on your list of updated blogs anymore nowadays huh?
Oh, and it applies only if you do have the link to my blog in your sidebar. X)

Where have i been? I don't know, i'm here all along i guess.
It's just that i've been too busy with things. Lots of things.
But it's due to the laziness mostly. heheh

So, whatever it is, it's the holidays now, and i have plenty of time to update and start blogwalking again and to comment on your posts and also to click your ads.
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

If you can read this, that means you really did miss me a lot during my absence.

Awww... i miss you too.

X)

Souvenirs for YOU!

Hey everybody.
Sorry for the LONG absence.
Been bloody busy lately, and the level of malasness is at an all-time high.

And thanks a million to those that still come by and click my Nuffs regularly.
I'm so touched.
*terharu*

So, as i promised earlier, last year to be exact,
i told you that i'm gonna get souvenirs from my travels for my loyal readers right?
Of course i did not forget.

Hey, i'm a man of my words okay.
And yeah, i can see that excited face of yours already.

Basically, there are two souvenirs you can choose from.
One is from Barcelona, Spain.
And the other is from Portugal.

This is a keychain with the colours of the Portuguese national flag.
Well, for those of you who likes Portuguese stuffs, have a Portuguese descent, or if you just plain love Cristiano Ronaldo, then this is for you.

This one, is from Barcelona, Spain. This is a somewhat crystal thingy, with the picture of Sagrada de Familia, the most prominent landmark in Barcelona. It does look like KLCC, but more gothic.
And since my camera's megapixel is too great, this picture looks a bit shitty. heh.

So, there you have, there's a souvenir for each and everyone of you. Even if you are not my loyal reader/follower, nevermind. You can have it.
I'm in a very generous mood.
hohoho

So, how do i get/claim the souvenirs, you might ask?

Err.. well, you can either save it in your PC/laptop, or you can just print it and paste it on your wall.
If you're too lazy, you can just come to my blog and look at it.

It's the thought that counts, really.

X)

Cheers!
p/s: I promise to update regularly! Promise!

Guess Who's Back?

Yeah, you read it right.
I'm back.
Like, finally, right?
hahaha

(I can see a lot of excited faces already)

I know i know, it's been quite a while since i've posted something on my blog.
I was supposed to update from 'there', but i just could not find the time.
And i came back home about more than a week ago, but still i'm too tired (ahem) to post something.

My bad, my bad.
I know you're worried.
hehehe

I would also like to thank all my readers and followers for all those well-wishes, comments and all.
You all do care about me huh? hahaha

And also for clicking my Nuffnang, if any. haha


So...
fret not,
worry not,
and miss me no more,
coz i'm back,
and still alive and kicking!



Wait, you do remember me still, right?


X)

Farewell and Goodbye

This is gonna be my last post for quite some time.

As you all know, i will be going to some parts of Europe and my flight will be today (Saturday) at 10.45am.
To name a few, i'll be going to Barcelona & Madrid (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal), Nice (France), Monte Carlo, The UK, and some other parts of Great Britain.

Yep, a lot of places to cover, and i will only be back next year.

I'm gonna miss a lot of stuffs.
I'm gonna miss a lot of things.
Semester will start a few days before New Year (what the fuck, right?).

This is a much needed getaway/vacation, to say the least.
It's been quite some time since my last holiday, so yeah, i'm really looking forward to it.

Let's just leave all the trouble and all the sialness behind.
Things haven't been peachy lately.
My grandma is sick and in the hospital, my results were good but some shitstuffs can't be avoided,
and there's also some other personal problems.

Hopefully, a new year will bring a new spirit, and i could become a better person.

I would also like to thank all of the other bloggers and my followers for reading this blog of mine and giving me feedbacks.
I really appreciate it.
Thanks a lot.

I'll try to update once i reach my sis's crib in Cambridge, UK.
Don't stop coming to my blog and do read my older posts, okay?
And DO click my Nuffnang ads to keep it alive yea guys?

I'll give you souvenirs, heheheh.

So, goodbye to all, wish me a safe trip,
Happy New Year 2010 in advance,
Merry Christmas,
stay safe, be safe,
play hard, party hard,
and enjoy your holidays!

And don't forget about me alright?


X)

Party Time!

My exams are OVER!!
And what a way to celebrate it by writing my 99th post for Arf's Musings!

Hell yeah.
Exams are finally over.
Year-end holidays are in.
It's time to pack things up, and go back home (which is so near anyway).

Now that everybody's gone back home, and when the silence starts to creep in,
other types of noise comes into play.
Oooh.. i can hear the sounds of the speakers already.

The heart-thumping beats of the speaker, the loud bass.
DJ, play the music!

And when the lights start to dim, other lights start to spark into life.
The blinding flashes of the strobe lights.
Close your eyes and feel the lights shine all over your body.

And just when the place starts to get empty,
it's time for other crowds to jump in.
Hell yeah!

And of course, i smell a lot of travelling coming!
Europe here i come again!

To all of you who's starting your holidays,
happy holidays, and enjoy it with your loved ones.

P/S: Enjoy responsibly. muahahaha

Raya Movies and Reviews

During the Raya week, the first week that is, i watched 3 movies at the cinema.

Not so in the spirit of Raya eh? Whatever lah.

Maybe it's because there's not much to do i think.

So, here are the reviews for the movies that i watched.

Jin Notti

Wait, what the fuck? I watched Jin Notti? At the cinema???

Holy shit. You gotta be kidding me.

I can't believe it either.

Rubbish, unsurprisingly

But yes. I did watch the bloody movie, and at the cinema.

Well, i certainly won't watch this kind of movie, let alone at the cinema. But hey, since me and the girlfy is being treated to the movie, so, what the heck. At least it's free.

So, basically, the story is rubbish. Utter bollocks. Period.

Storyline-wise, it's kinda okay. The idea is there.

But the acting is horrendous. Come on, Mawi as the lead actor? With Farah Fauzana pulak tu!

And with Cat Farish some more!

Argh, what a torture.

What a waste of time. Shitty acting. Stupid jokes. But i wonder why the whole cinema laughed at the stupid jokes. Sigh.

And what makes it more surprising is that the movie has grossed around RM1 million in its first week of showing. What the fuck?

Well, i don't want to comment more on this stupid movie.

Hey, at least i support the local movie industry. Heh.

Verdict is, don't watch this movie unless you're into Mawi/Farah Fauzana/Cat Farish or lame slapstick shit or somebody else is paying.

The Ugly Truth

The Ugly Truth is a good romantic comedy starring the talented Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler. Now, you might see Butler in action in the movie Gamer, but in this movie, he plays as this some sort of jackass Doktor Cinta and appears on television shows while Heigl is the producer of the show. Nice eh?

It is ugly, and it hurts, the truth

Couples should watch this movie, and there's a lot of things to fight about when watching this movie. It's all about he says she says. But what i like about this movie is that Gerard Butler really dishes out the ugly truth that women can't accept. Hell yeah. And what he says are real.

I'm sure that almost all of you can relate to it.

It is, in fact, the ugly truth.

Great match

The storyline is normal, rather predictable. But hey, it's kinda fresh though. The acting was great and comedy was good.

So, the verdict is, watch this movie for a fun, relaxing time. And also recommended for couples, lovebirds, whatever.

Tsunami at Haeundae

This is a Korean movie. It claims to be the number one blockbuster in Korea, and it is from co-team that made Star Wars and The Day After Tomorrow. I'm not really sure of the term co-team here though. Co-team of what? It could be co-team of anything. Team of producers, or maybe team of extras, or perhaps team of waterboys? And don't forget the co before the team.

Not about the car Hyundai

But whatever the hell that is, this movie is good. Really good.

Disaster movies are always good to watch eh?

The story is about er.. well, Tsunami of course. The tsunami strikes the beach of Haeundae, where all of the characters seems to be staying, working, or at least on a holiday.

The story is a mixture of romance, comedy and action. All of it are nicely blended into the movie.

There are many characters in this movie, usual for a disaster/catastrophe film. And somehow the characters are related and intertwine with each other, unsurprisingly. The storyline was quite predictable for a disaster movie, but hey, this is done Korean style.

The actors and actresses are okay. The funny moments also hit the spot. The animation's not bad.

There's also some sad parts, which left the girlfy almost crying.

Me? Well, no way. It was sad, and i was moved, a lot, but that's that. I don't really cry. (control macho beb!)

hahaha

Tsunami at Indonesia = 10 meters. Tsunami at Haeundae = 50 meters

The verdict is, this movie is a must-watch. Even if you don't dig Korean stuffs, you should give it a try. Tsunami at Haeundae is certainly the best movie among the 3 that i watched with the girlfy during the Raya period.

That's it for my movie reviews, Raya Edition.

So, have you watched any of these?

If not, will you watch any of these?

What do you think?

Oh, and by the way, the tagline for the movie Jin Notti is..

Jangan naughty-naughty.

Sumpah geli dohh! Arghhhh

Duit Raya or Angpau Raya

In my previous post, i said that i'll upload some pics of the Eve of Raya, and all the cooking and what not.

Unfortunately but unsurprisingly..

• my phone transfer cable is nowhere to be found
• my laptop does not have bluetooth
• I somehow managed to find a bluetooth dongle but it is not working
• my memory card holder is broken

And why the hell is it called Dongle anyway? Don't work?

... and so i could not transfer the photos from my stupid phone to the PC to upload it.

Nice.

So, i'll bitch about something else instead.

Duit Raya, or lack thereof.

It's hard to get a bloody ang pau these days. Damn, i feel so old.

The only ang pau that you can be sure to get from is of course from your parents. Yep, that's the only hope now.

And they keep on decreasing by the year. Sigh.

Oh, and not to forget from your older siblings. Luckily, i have a few. But the amount you can get from them is quite questionable haha.

And that's about it.

This is as good as it gets

Getting an angpau from a cousin? Heh, no way.

Ang pau from a paksu? Not anymore.

One from the mak long? Nahh.

They say being the youngest in the family is great, because you'll keep getting ang paus from people and from your older siblings. The so-called baby of the family bla bla bla.

I say being the youngest in the family makes me just as old as the other siblings. Just because my siblings are all working, and are actually old, that should not be a reason to regard me as one of them, or as old as them.

No angpau for you because you are old. What the..?

In this context/situation, i'm suddenly old lahh kann..

Sigh.

Cruel cruel world.

I still deserve angpaus. At least until next year, don't you think?

heheheh

Hari Raya = Duit Raya

So people, remember. Always give duit raya. Especially to me. Okay?

No duit raya means you're a bad bad host.

But then again, i'm not complaining much. Duit raya is just a bonus actually. The most important thing is of course the values of Aidilfitri.

The spirit of togetherness. The family and friends spirit. The bond and relationship.

Open houses and visiting each other.

We do these because it's our culture. Not because of duit raya.

Budi bahasa budaya kita.

err... NOT!

Selamat Hari Raya

Wishing all Muslims from all around the world, and to my readers especially,
Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Forgive me for all the wrongs that i have done, and for all the wrongs that i will do in the future (in advance).
Have a good time with your family and friends, have a safe journey and drive carefully.

And watch out for my next post which will show my last day of puasa activities! heheh

Blog MakeOver

Not THAT extreme.

Finally, this blog has successfully undergone a makeover session.
It was way waaay due a long time ago.
Now, this blog looks better, easier to navigate, and has that sense of professionalism into it.
heheh.

With this design, i can write more and more stuffs! Yay.
NOT.

I kinda like the concept of the 'click here to read more' thingy. If written well, people would surely click and more eager to find out what the hell is it all about. But then again, if the topic or the intro is boring already, people won't even click. It's a good way to test my writing skills huh? hahaha

The main reason why i think that the previous layout was boring is because the colours are too dull, and it's just like an ordinary blog. Boring. (why the hell did i even bother using that layout before in the first place, i don't know)
Well, we always say that new things are better than the old ones huh? Typical human nature i guess.
Since i have plenty of time to waste, why not waste it on something that's.. more fruitful? Err.. okay. Whatever.

Oh and another thing, there's supposed to be a slide or some sort right at the top of the main page actually. But since i don't really have any idea on what pics i'd like to put it, lets just leave it empty for the time being, shall we?
I don't take photos that much, coz' i prefer being in one. So, yeah, i'm sure that you would be puking your guts out looking at a slideshow of me, me and more me. Right?
Maybe i'll go out and take some nature-themed photos, perhaps?
heheh

So, be sure to check out for more post in this revamped blog!
And watchout for the slideshow, coming soon, and it might even feature YOUR face! Woohoo!

Not Responding 2

Gile malas nak update blog.
This time i'm really busy, seriously.
Well, okay, not really that busy, but busier than usual.
It's almost a week into the start of the semester, still no classes yet. But busy as hell with some projects. No sweat though.

So, finally, i got my laptop repaired. Yeah, like finally.
It's been idle and rosak for almost 2 months. I only sent it for repair only a week before the semester starts. Luckily it's already okay now. Can't imagine my life without it.

You know what's wrong with my laptop? The motherboard is rosak.
Why? Overheating.
How come? I can't really blame the lappy since it's pre-rosak days, it's turned off only around twice a week or so. Well, make it three or four for the occasional blackouts. -_-
Plus, playing games for long hours is also a strain to my laptop, i just learned. (wtf right?)

So, before sending it for repair, i surveyed the cost for repairing and all at Low Yat. You know how much does it fucking costs?
RM500. Five freaking hundred just to repair the bloody motherboard.
And around 8-10 days.
And i was like nooo shittt.

I kept on surveying and basically the price range and the duration it takes is about the same. Then, while i was going down the elevator, then came this Chinese guy out of nowhere and said to me,
Lu mau repair laptop ka? Mari ikut saya. Saya bawak jumpa kawan saya. Manyak murah.
Alrighty then, no problem. So i followed him to his friend's shop.

It was an Indian/Bangladeshi shop i guess. But there's also this one Malay guy working there. I told him the problem, and he said,
Oh, ni motherboard rosak ni. Takdahal lah.
And i was somehow impressed, kinda. He said that it will cost me RM300. See the huge difference? I asked him how long and he said,
Ni kejap je. Esok pun boleh siap ni. Sebenarnye petang ni pun boleh, tapi takut tak sempat je.

No way, right? Almost half the price and takes just one freaking day to repair! I was quite sceptical at first, but what the hell, i'm broke, i'm desperate, and who gives a shit right?
So, i left it there and went back home.
The next day, i called the guy, and he said it's done. Gila excited beb!
So, i went there, tested it and everything's fine. Nice.

So i asked the guy, why the difference? He said,
biasalah, kat atas tu semua ambik untung banyak, buat kerja pun malas.
Whoa, great huh? He then told me to take care of the laptop and all. One of the reasons behind the overheating is also the AMD processor that i'm using, which is so fucking prone to overheating. Main game sikit dah panas. Camne nak buat kerja camni? LOL

Before i left, he also warned me about the laptop. He said that once the motherboard is rosak, there's always a chance that it will reoccur. Relapse, or whatever. And he said, and maybe it's not recoverable at all.
And his best advice was:
Trade-in or sell the laptop and buy a new one.
Erk.

And by the way, he's also a Computer Science student from UPM. But hey, i don't wanna work in Low Yat okay.

So, the thing is, now that my laptop is fine, well, it's not really fine. It crashes.
A lot. Plus all the not responding, Firefox crashes, Windows explorer crashes and what not.
I don't know why. It was like that also before repair.
So, i guess the guy was right after all. I do need to sell this laptop and get a new one.
I really need a stable, non-volatile laptop, so that i can do my work peacefully. Yes, work. Not games. Ahem.

So, for now, i just need to keep my fingers crossed so that this laptop won't crash while i'm doing my work, or even while i'm typing this for that matter.

And the final lesson is, RM10 coolers don't work. No they fucking don't. So is the RM20 ones.

Cerita Basi

Now the story that i wanted to tell is basi already. Sigh.
Never mind though.

I already mentioned about the warehouse sales in my last post right?
Now the story continues.
The last time, i told you about the tagging thingy right?
This time, it's even better.
It's unpacking and displaying.
Hell yeah. There's a total of 94 freaking cartons to be unpacked and displayed. If tagging was hard, this was even worse. The tagging thingy took around 8 hours to complete. This one took 12. Nice.
But somehow, it doesn't sound as bad as it may seem. Since it's in a hotel with proper air-conditioning and all, it's really fun actually.


The warehouse sales, dubbed the "Brandsales" was held at one of the ballrooms in Shangri-La Hotel KL. The ballroom isn't as big as i imagined though. But still, it's enough to place stuffs from Raoul, Guess by Marciano, Celine and Banana Republic. There were some luxury watches too.
The event started from Friday and ends on Sunday.
For this event, we just had to wear jeans and shirts, so, it was kinda relaxed. No boutique ettiquette needed.
The first day was frantic i tell you. It's a Friday, and come lunch time, which is extra long due to the Friday prayers (which i obviously missed, ahem), the crowd was like mad. It was like Petaling Street already, no, no, more like pasar malam.


The Raoul shirts are placed on the selling floor and no staff is needed over there. So, it's like every man for himself. Since there's no staff manning the shirts, people start dropping them on the floor and all. Who cares eh?
Then, there's the Raoul counter, which has shoes for men and ladies, ladies' handbags, cufflinks and SLGs. There were around 4 of us behind the counter. And i was mainly in charge of the ladies' handbags and shoes. When the Friday lunchtime comes, suddenly it felt like a freaking tsunami. RM350 handbags are sold like pisang goreng.
Somehow, the ladies' shoes didn't sell that much, but men's shoes sold well just like a bloody pendrive at a PC Fair.

The first day was really tiring, really. But the great thing is, food is provided, and there's no need for manners and ettiquette unlike in the boutique.
In the boutique, you have to be very gentle, polite and all with the customers. Here, heh.
Sendiri mau ingat. haha. Can even speak a la pasar malam people with the customers some more.

"Alo sir, this kasut aa, made in italy oo. Ni ori punya leather. Bukan ciplak. Ni dah murah gila dah ni. Kat Petaling Street pun tak boleh dapat!"

"Semua baju yang ada kat situ, itu je la. Kalau takde saiz maknenye dah takde la tu."

"You pakai ini kasut manyak ngam oo. Ala, murah saja maa. Ambik dua la!"

It was kinda fun. A pasar malam experience in a hotel. Now that doesn't come along every other day huh? If i were to speak like that in the boutique, heaven knows what those rich fucking bastards would do. hahaha


The second and third day however, was a far far cry from the first. There were not many people. It's a fucking weekend, and it's a fucking sale, but there's not many people. WTF? I don't really mind though. This means that there's even more time to lepak and waste time and gossip and all. There's even free coffee outside courtesy of the hotel. So, apa lagi, bedal la. Almost every half an hour we will order different types of coffee. Capuccino, mocha, latte, earl grey tea and what not. LOL. There's even one time where there are more staffs smoking and having coffee than the staffs inside the ballroom. Nice eh?

Taking a photo is part of the work too

In the end, it was quite a good event, although it could have been better. However, i had such a great time there, and i learnt a lot of stuffs from that few days, seriously. Great experience, good times. Hopefully there's more to come.

Oh and of course, there's this one really fucking cool Raoul sneakers that i really wanted. I reserved it since the unpacking day. It's simply perfect. There's 3 colours, bronze, silver and gold, and i really like the silver one. Perfect condition, perfect size and everything. It's bloody cheap too! I reserved it until the end of the sales... just to let it go in the end. Why?
Ahh.. That's for me to know and for you to wonder. Sigh.

Oh, and by the way, i actually hate posting something with big gaps. Makes me forget what i wanted to post. Actually, there's just too many things to tell, but too little time i guess. Busy lah katekan. Hahaha.

Oh shit, i'm working tomorrow. I forgot. I better sleep.
Zzz

Work & Play

It is important to keep a balance between work and play, or so they say.
And hell yes, that is what i am trying to do now.
For the past 2 weeks or so, i've been working.
Yes, working.
No menyampahkan diri, no idling, no doing nothing. Ahem.

Considering the fact that the holiday is around 2 months, and there's not much thing to do at home (ahem), and rather than membazir duit, i might as well earn some money right?
And so, off to work i go.

Currently, i'm working at Raoul at Pavilon/Starhill Gallery.
It has one boutique in Pavilion and 2 more in Starhill Gallery. So, sometimes i'll be in Pavi and some other times i'll be in Starhill.


Since it's a boutique, or some sort of, there's not that many customers like Topman or Forever 21. And it's items are expensive too.

Being a sales associates (bukan promoter okay) who works in a boutique can be quite fun yet boring. The boring part is that i have to stand a fucking lot and that's about it. Only a handful of people walk in to the shop, let alone buy stuffs. So basically, there's even a lot of time to menyampahkan diri at work. hahaha

Although i've only been working there for around 2 weeks, i've learned quite a lot of stuffs already. Experience counts! And i've seen even a lot more. Yeah, i spend the whole day people-watching. Great.

Enough of the work crap, it's time to focus on football now. The Champions League Final of course. It's just a few more hours to go, and hell yeah of course i'm gonna watch it, even if it means being sleepy at work tomorrow (when not?).
Of course, i'll be gunning (ahem) for Barcelona. Never in a million years will i support Manshitster United. Hmmph.

Barcelona oh Barcelona, please win tonight so that there's at least something to cheer about this season. Please.

And hopefully, my next post will be a happy one.
Time to go out, lepak and watch futbol!

Finally 50

Hey hey, it's my 50th post!

It is up to you to say

50 already?

or

Just 50?

To me, it's more like the latter rather than the former. To think that i've started this blog sometime last year, and to reach just 50 posts in almost a year, that is not a fair return.

Well, it's true, i don't blog as often as most bloggers do. But hell, i do things my way, under my rules, right?

Quality is more important that quantity, ain't that true?

But still, i'll try my best to at least write something once or twice a week.

Looking back at my previous posts, it is fair to say that my blog posts are rather long, and there's at least something worth reading, in my opinion.

I don't do one-liner posts, i don't simply post a lyric of a song, or just a video, or something with no bloody meaning or without substance. Heck, i don't even really use shortforms and stupid typing styles.

But hey, every blog is different and different people have different styles i guess.

And finally, i would also like to thank the readers of this blog. Though it may be just 50 posts old it is your support that kept me going (cewah moment). And thanks a lot for the comments too. Really appreciate it. At least there are people who read my blog, and even have the time to comment it. I never really expected that. Thanks.

Oh and by the way, i've started working already. A part-time job, that is. I guess i just can't stand idling around the house (!!) and doing nothing (!!!).

ahahaha

I'm not dead yet.

Damn, it's been a long while since i updated my blog. More than a month!
Okay okay. I'll try to keep my blog updated more often eh?
I'm still here. I'm not dead yet okay, and so is the blog.

The semester has just ended. In fact, it's the end of Year 2 of my studies already. Around 1 and a half to go. How time flies eh? Let's just hope that the results will be kind. heheh

A lot has happened since my last update. But nothing great or spectacular or anything. Of course, the exams are over. Holidays are in. So, it's that time of the year again.
Lazing around the house, or the more appropriate term, menyampahkan diri.

But hey, i ain't gonna get fat this holiday.
Time to rebuild the six packs. ahahaha. Need to hit the gym as soon as possible before the malas level reaches its peak.
And yeah, i'm gonna look for a job. Can't stand being idle for too long (cewaah).

And the greatest thing is, my bloody laptop is rosak. Right at the start of the holiday. How fucking timely. And for that final few days at the college, i was like a zombie. Only now i realize how much i depend on my laptop.
No TV, nevermind. No radio, no problem. No car, no hal. But no laptop, no shit!
Wait, i sound like a techy-geek who can't live without his rig. Nooo!
The point is, i can't do anything without my laptop.

Right now, i'm onlining using my desktop, which is of course, far inferior to my laptop. Not only performance-wise, but also the contents. I miss my songs dammit!
And that is why i need to work so that i can sustain the damages from repairing the laptop. Sigh.
Please get well soon my beloved laptop for i need you so much. But oh, i still haven't sent it for repair yet though. Procrastination.

Oh and finally, Arfsenal have been playing like shit lately. I know i know. Flame me. Say what ever you want. Taunt me, boo me, diss me. Never mind. I'm still keeping the faith.
And no, i'm not betting on any Arfsenal matches as far as this season is concerned.

Hnsss.

Thought for the day:
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

A different Kancil Turbo story

It's still not too late to wish you guys Gong Xi Fa Cai right?
Haven't been updating this blog for quite sometime already. I know, i know,
i am lazy.

So, the holidays are halfway through, and sadly for me, i did not receive a single ang pow, yet.
Sigh.
Only oranges?
No ang pow meh?

I don't know why, but almost every holiday/festive seasons, there will always be tales to tell.
Real stories for sure, i didn't make any shit up. LOL

If i'm not mistaken, on Sunday, i went to pick up a friend's car to send it to his workplace, with the girlfy, of course.
He lives in a condo, but since the parking inside was very limited, he parked it outside, like usual. Oh and by the way, the car is a Kancil Turbo. hahaha
But this Kancil Turbo is the real thing lah, not like Jon's old piece of scrap metal (bunyi je lebih). hahahahaha

That evening, the both of us went to the car. The girlfy then noticed that the mirror of the passenger's side was left open. Okay, that's weird. I got inside the car and noticed that there's something amiss.
There's no radio/audio player.
All that's left was just some wires.

Aha! This is so not cool. Looks like someone just broke into the car. Damn, why the hell must this happen to me?
So, we called the owner of the car and explained it to him and bla bla bla.
After examining the car, it looks like the thief(not so appropriate term i guess) might have tried to steal the whole car itself.
Luckily, the car is protected with a great security system where you have to key in the password before you can start the engine.
I have never imagined it to exist here, let alone installed in a Kancil!
But hey, it's damn cool alright!
And the thing is called Takashimaya. hehehe. Memang tak kasi can la!
After making some investigation a la CSI, it is thought that the thief is not really an expert, not even a halfwit, in fact.
Here's why:

• The thief rips off the radio carelessly, which might have broken it, thus rendering it useless and not be able to be sold.

• The thief could have taken the huge, expensive speaker at the back of the car, but he didn't.

• There are still a lot of other things that can be pillaged inside the car, like clothes, shoes, gadgets and stuffs.

And yet, the thief just managed to get his hands on the radio. Luckily, pencuri itu teramatlah bodoh sekali.

So later that night, after lodging a police report and all, we went to take it out on the DUKE, the all-new just opened Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway.
Somehow, after getting his car broken into and his radio stolen, the friend was still in a good mood and even asked me to "rembat" his Kancil Turbo on the DUKE. And of course, i duly obliged.
hahaha

Moral of the story:
To end your sorrow, or disappointment, stress or just anything, all you need is just a new, empty highway, a car capable of smoking the road, sufficient fuel, a bunch of crazy guys, and most importantly, a whole lotta balls!

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A Christmas to remember

It's been quite a while since i posted something here. Sorry for the delay. Too many things to be done, too busy (yeah right). Oh and by the way, it's still not too late to wish a happy new year right?
Happy New Year!
Aha, okay. No new year stories, and no new year's resolution bullshit. Well, it's about Christmas. Haha, yeah, Christmas.

Actually, i wanted to post something sometime during Christmas, a story, in fact. But then, since the Internet connection is bloody slow, i did not manage to post the story. Basically, i typed it half-way, but i don't know how, it kinda got lost. Yeah. Blame everything else but me. But since i'm in a story-telling mood, let me share with you my Christmas story. And therefore i'll type the whole thing again. And one more thing, there's actually 2 parts, with 2 stories, but with the same theme. LOL. But i'll save the second part for the next post aight?

On the 25th of December, which is Christmas day, everybody around the world was in a good spirit. Festive spirit, family reunions, holidays, and what not. But since i don't really celebrate Christmas, there's no turkey, or a Christmas tree with a lampu lip-lap or anything close to that. No parties, no kenduri, no nothing. So, that night, me and the girlfy decided to go and watch a midnight movie.

We went to Midvalley since the parking rate is dirt cheap. It was a Malay movie, Histeria. The movie was not that bad. It's not scary or frightening for me, but it does have a terkejut-terkejut moment (not that i'm really terkejut though). So, the movie was okay, and we went out of the cinema feeling kinda satisfied. As usual, when i got up from the seat, i would check my pockets, my seat and my surroundings so that i won't leave anything behind.

As we were walking towards the autopay station, i realized something.
The parking ticket is not in my pocket.
Damn.

So, a frantic search operation begins. I searched my pocket, my wallet, everything. Nope, not there. The girlfy checks her bag, her purse and everything. Still no parking ticket. I said to the girlfy that i may have left it in the car (which is so not me). So, we went to the car, search here there and everywhere. Still, no parking ticket. There's everything inside (summonses, rubbish etc.) except the bloody parking ticket.
And panic starts to filter through my body.

I knew that i had put it in my pocket. But it was nowhere to be found.
So, we went back to the cinema. Since our movie was one of the last movies for that night, by the time we got there back, the cinema was already closed. There were a few GSC staffs out there, so i asked them if they could let us inside to search for the parking ticket.
Searching....
No, not in the cinema. Not on our seats. Not even on the floor.
I even went to the toilet to see maybe if it's there. None.

So, since there's not much option left, we had to prepare for the worse. Actually, the parking would just cost us RM1. One freaking ringgit. But a lost ticket would cost us me 50 bloody RMs!
Shit.
Big time!

After some fighting and shouting, I convinced the girlfy that i put the ticket inside my pocket, although i usually put it inside my wallet. So, it must have fell off when i took out my wallet. Suddenly, i remembered something. The only time i took out my wallet was while paying for the movie ticket.
Wait, that can't be right?

If that thing had slipped out of my pocket, it would have been at the counter, around 2 hours before that!
But what the hell, why not just try and check the counter right?

So, we ran like two mad idiots on a lonely midnight towards the counter. When we got there, the counter is already closed. It was dark, and the steel partition is already down. So, we looked around on the floor, and guess what.
Guess what?

The parking ticket is lying there. All alone. Upside-down. Untouched.
In front of the counter.

What a relief..!!!
Imagine, what are the odds??

The parking ticket is still there after more than 2 hours!
To put it simple, it fell off, i went inside and watched the whole movie, gone back to the car, search here and there, and then i go back there, and it's still there!
It could have easily been swept off by the cleaner, or maybe blown by the wind, or even picked up by some curious bastard!
But no! It was still there!

Oh, how thankful was i that moment. Only God knows how i felt that time.
I could have lost RM50 that night. It could have been the most expensive parking ever. Fortunately enough, i just needed to pay only 1/50 of that amount.
Phew!

So, was that bad luck, or was i lucky?
Whatever it was, it's surely a Christmas to remember.
Good times baby, good times.

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Holiday Activity - The Lamp Shade

What is that?
Is it a ball? Is it the moon? Is it an ostrich's egg? Is it somebody's head?
No.
It's a friggin' lamp shade.
Yes, a bloody lamp cover.


The Activity - cleaning the lamp shade.


You see, this is the lamp shade that sits on top of the wall.
Obviously, it should be white in colour. But over time, dust, smoke, and other particles cover the surface of the lamp shade, and so it turns ugly.
And when the lamp is turned on, it doesn't shine as bright as it should be.
So, i had to clean it up. (Not that i really wanted to, though)



And so, the process begins. It's not that hard really. Just take it off the wall, and clean it. Sounds simple, right? But not.
The wall is quite high, and so i had to climb a ladder to take that thing off. And some of them are so hard to open, it's almost stuck there. Some are full of algae, while some had lizards in it. (WTF?)

The bottom-part of the lamp shade, which is GROSS.

Armed with soap and brush, i scrubbed it like hell. Some of them are able to be cleaned, while some of them can't really. I don't know why, maybe some of it have been too exposed to sun and rain, which makes its surface kinda coarse. The ones under the shade of the roof or a tree are cleaned without much hassle, and looks brand new after the cleaning process.

Omega-3 Eggs. Melamine included.

Yeah, there's a lot of them. Imagine the hard work.
Hell yeah.
Well, at least i did something productive this holidays. ahahaha.

Back where it belongs. All shiny-shiny.

Now, to maintain the balance between work and play,
it's time to enjoy the weekend.
hahaha

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Freedom

Finally, the semester has come to an end and the long-awaited holidays has arrived.
Yay, the exams are over!
Now it's time to relax, enjoy, and rest after using so much of my energy during the examination period. hahaha

Just after the final day of the exams, people start to go back to their respective hometowns. But i wonder, why so early? Lepak la dulu.. I guess everybody misses their hometowns huh?
There's nothing for me to miss though, hahaha.. I can go back home anytime i want and whenever i want.

So, now i'm already home. Aahh.. finally. Now is the chance for me to truly relax, lepak, and waste time as much as i can. I don't think i'm gonna find myself a part-time job, cause the holidays is just about a month, so, there's nothing much can be done and nothing much can be gained anyway. So, i'm better off doing what i do best, which is, wasting time. heheheh

Talking about freedom, there's this series of events called the Freedom Series. It all started with the 2 days of Freedom festival, where DJ Tiesto came over. I went to that event in Port Dickson, and after filling in some surveys and so on, later they sent me an e-mail to join the Freedom membership.

So, i registered, as it was free and all, and everytime Freedom does an event, i will be informed. The next up and coming event will be the Freedom Elite Private Event, which is only for the lucky 5000 amongst the registered members. At first, i'm not really interested in it, as it requires you to RSVP really really early and i'm still not sure whether i'm gonna have plans for that weekend or not.

No better way to kick-start the holiday

So, the dateline is up, and the RSVP is closed. But a few days later, they said that by requests, they have extended the RSVP. So, i just tried my luck and just confirmed that i will be going to that event.

When i came home yesterday, the maid gave me a letter. It's from the Freedom Elite itself. hahaha. I got the exclusive pass to the event this weekend held at Bukit Kiara Equestrian Park. I even got the Freedom Passport, with my name and IC on it, so that i can attend future Freedom events. How cool is that?

RARE Luck

But.. the problem is, this thing that i got, is just for one person (if i'm not mistaken). It's kinda logic for this pass to be for one person. But WTF? As much as i want to go to this event, i'm not going alone. For example, if you are always in a group of 5. Then, all of you in the group registers for this event, and RSVPed to this event. But, out of the 5 who registered, only 2 gets the pass. I'm sure that for events like this, you wanna go with all your friends right?

The pass, the passport and the flyer

So, how now? I want to go to this event. But i ain't gonna go there alone. The girlfy didn't register, so she doesn't have the pass. Unless i can bring her to the event using this one pass, then it's okay. But i don't think it's worth a try/gamble. Karang tak dapat masuk lagi sorang, menganga je. And the best thing is of course, the pass is not transferable. My name and IC is on the pass, so, no, i can't give this pass to anyone.

And by the way, during the event, there will be a free-flow of beverages. Rugi kalau tak pergi. hahahaha

How meh?

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