Human Foosball - Field Report - Sunday 29th July 2007

Managed to go to Cineleisure last Sunday to catch a view of human foosball. Basically, it's a small 'field'. 6 vs 6. You could actually score by chipping the ball over the defenders. I saw a fullback did it a few times.

Malaysia Hari Ini... sad but true....

Lately, there has been many many happenings in our country, be it natural disaster, crime, social issues, political issue, religion issue, etc. As a true 'Rakyat Malaysia' born here and grow up here, it's a sad but hard fact to accept. I guess all true 'Rakyat Malaysia' will agree to the cartoons below. Enjoy...

Let's not make a big hoohah out of issues beyond our control, but look at ourselves first. We Malaysians are known to have valuable asian values but it seems that it's gone these days. How many of us are willing to make donations to people asking for donation on the streets? How many of us are willing to stop and help when there's an accident (all we do is look, and cause long traffic jam, and of course copy the car plate no and buy 4D). How many parents still think that getting 90/100 in exams is considered good?

Well, this is the fact of life these days....this is the Malaysia of today!

Visit Malaysia Year 2007

Opened my gmail this morning and I found this! What a way to describe Malaysia in 2007... Well, actually it's not only for 2007. Almost every year we are facing the same problems. I believe there are more, but in every country there is good and bad. We are just lucky that we do not have to starve and beg for food and also to live in fear where everyone on the street carries an M16.

Dra-quitoe

I took this pic last week, in my hostel toilet. It has the shape of a mosquitoe, just that the wings and body colour resemble one of a dragon's. I even checked on the web,
bug guide, etc, but I can't find any info on this insect. Anyone seen this before? Do let me know k......

Jalan Puki Mak U lah


Taxi Driver : Helo, selamat petang cik...
Cik : Selamat petang pakcik...
Taxi Driver : Nampak rupa, cik macam bukan orang KL la
Cik : Oh ya, saya baru sampai kat KL, sekarang tinggal kat rumah kawan
Taxi Driver : Oh begitu ya, kalo begitu, mana rumah kawan tu?
Cik : Jalan Puki Mak U lah....
Taxi Driver : Hak-illah-hak-illah-wah.....Orang muda sekarang, takda 'manners' betul la....

Human Foosball Challenge, 21st-29th July 2007




I've heard of 'human cannonball' but this is the 1st time I hear of 'human foosball'. For those who are interested, get a team of 6 people, fill up the registration form at the Info Counter at Cineleisure Damansara. Fee is RM10 per person. Check out their website http://www.cineleisure.com.my/

My Birthday 07.07.07

Hoollaa....Today is my 29th birthday. Of all days, today is 07.07.07. I did not throw a party like I did last year. I'm getting married this year, so it's just a dinner with my future wife.

For many people, today is such a memorable day I supposed. Many people got married as they believe today is an auspicious day. For those who is bad in remembering dates, it's just the numbers, as it's easy to remember.

Thanks to those who sent me greetings; my bro CHK, Tang, James, Tammy, Ah Lam, John, Elpha, TBT, Khiam, WeeYC, Shona, and a few others, but most of all, to my Dad. It's such a surprise to receive an sms from him in the morning. Dads are usually hard spoken but soft in the heart. I wonder if I'm able to do this 30 years down the road...."I really appreciate it. Thanks Dad."

"Pos Malaysia" Boleh

I came across this article in the papers some months ago. It was indeed true, when I managed to log into their website a few days ago. You can get your photos printed onto a Malaysian stamp. They have 2 categories, Personal Corporate Stamps and Personal Individual Stamps. Below are the samples. For those who are interested, check out the website here

Personalised Corporate Stamps

Personalised Individual Stamps

There are 3 packages to choose from, and each package starts from RM500:

1. Emerald : 30sen stamps x 34 sheets

2. Diamond : 30sen stamps x 12 sheets + 50sen stamps x 13 sheets

3. Ruby : 50sen stamps x 20 sheets

*there are 20 stamps per sheet

*additional stamps available at RM13 (30 sen stamps) & RM22 (50 sen stamps) per sheet

*for enquiries, you can also call 03-22741122 (ext 6838) or email filateli@pos.com.my

Satisfaction perhaps?

Being in the construction industry in this country isn't a good thing....

(Flashback...) I remember in my uni days, my seniors used to tell me their seniors were like hot cakes coming out of the oven, even before they graduate. Everyone of them would have earned a good prospect job when they step out of the uni, into the real world. Their salary highest among the fresh grads, their benefits similar to higher rank managers of today, and their yearly bonus is beyond what you can imagine. Well, those were the days.....Ever since the economic downturn in 1997, construction industry in this country has never been the same. To be frank, we are the ones first to be hit, and last to recover. But why, I wonder....why am I still in construction after so many years?

I was doing construction since graduation. Some of my peers went into consultation, some went to site, some left for other industries. Consultation is boring, basically u use your brains more, which lead to grey hair at a young age. Site work is worse! You don't look like an old man, but you look like a burnt piece of old junk! Many has mistaken me for a malay / burmese / thai / sabahan / whoever that has a DARK complexion! No one who works at a construction site is fair...except for the Boss. He is fair in the sense of skin complexion, and also when it comes to judgement. That makes him the BOSS!!!

Anyway, when I joined this company in Sept 2006, the shoplot looked like this:

In December, it looked like this:



However, in July, this is how it looks like:

If you ask me, with all this hot sun, low pay, little bonus, lots of travelling, etc, etc...why am I still in the construction industry? Well perhaps, "SATISFACTION" is the key word here. Maybe one day I will be building Super Structures such as the Petronas Twin Towers, Beijing International Airport, Beijing's National Grand Theatre, Beijing's Olympic Stadium, Beijing's National Swimming Centre, Beijing's CCTV, and lots more. Who knows, maybe one day, I will be known to the world, to build one of the "7 Wonders of The Modern World". Maybe one day, I will....

Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia (MALAYSIA BOLEH!!! Tapi Si Korea & Jepun yg bina... Walau bagaimanapun, RAKYAT MALAYSIA punya duitlah...)

Beijing International Airport

(Designed by Foster & Partners. Airport teminal covers >1 million sq metres, bigger than the Pentagon. Handles 43 million passengers a year)

National Grand Theatre, Beijing

(Architect : Paul Andreu. Located near Tiananmen Square. Made up of 490,485 sq ft glass-titanium. Seems to float above a man-made lake)

Olympic Stadium, Beijing

(Idea taken from Rome's Colliseum. 91,000 seats. Stadium's outer grid resembles a bird's nest)

Central Chinese Television (CCTV), Beijing
(Designed by Rem Koolhaas & Ole Schereen, Engineered by Ole Arup. Centre of gravity lies outside of this building)


National Swimming Centre, Beijing
(Nicknamed the Water Cube. Made from panels of lightweight form of Teflon that transfroms the building into an energy-efficient greenhouse-like environment)

Taman Impiana II, Teluk Intan



Ever wonder what the heck am I doing rushing up and down to Teluk Intan these days? Well, ever since Nov 2006, I've been located at Taman Impiana II, Teluk Intan. This is our new housing project, consists of 202 units of mixed development. There are shoplots, which are easily sold out upon launching, semi-d's (1 & 2 storeys) and terrace houses (1 & 2 storeys).

23 units 2 storeys shoplots. Price from RM330,000.00

4 units 3 storey shoplots. Price from RM498,000.00

12 units double storey semi-d. Price from RM293,000.00

28 units single storey semi-d. Price from RM188,100.00

49 units double storey terrace. Price from RM173,850.00

48 units single storey terrace(22' X 70'). Price from RM113,050.00
38 units single storey terrace(22' x 75'). Price from RM 126,350.00

Sales has been good, surprisingly, due to the fact that Teluk Intan is agricultural based, and oil palm price has been soaring like no one's business. The neighbouring town, Hutan Melintang is also one of the contributors to the figures as there are filthy rich fishermen who buy houses in cash....phew.... Anyway, we'll be completing this project soon. Looks like I'll be going further north soon. Where to? I'll just keep mum at the moment and let u guys guess....

Chiangmai, 24th - 28th March 2007


This is the first time we(me, my parents, may & may's parents) travel together in a trip. We had planned for this trip 6 months ago. It was a hot summer in Chiangmai. The temperature during daytime is close to 40 degrees.

Being Buddhist, we visited several temples. We travelled north to Chiangrai on the 2nd day and stayed for a night. On the 3rd day, we managed to visit the long neck village and the Golden Triangle. It's a nice place to be at. For the ladies, I believe the best place is the night market. We managed to grab some funny cute stuff which is not on sale here. Overall, it's a so so trip, 'cos we rushed to finish visiting places that we have planned and the weather is so freaking hot....

Cameron Highlands, 24th October 2006

It was the first day of Hari Raya.











Since my parents were in KL, we decided to go to Cameron Highlands for a one day trip as all the hotels were fully booked.
Altho I know it'll be a very tiring trip, I've got no complains due to the fact that my parents are aging and they very seldom come to KL for holidays. I knew I can never repay them enough for the sacrifices they have made while bringing me up.

We started our journey at 6.00am. Reached Tapah @ 7.15am. We were halfway up the hill when we and many others had to stop due to a fallen tree trunk in the middle of the road. Thanks to the Orang Asli's who cut the tree trunks, we managed to continue our long, winding journey. It took us one hour to reach Ringlet and then Tanah Rata. On the way to Brinchang, we stopped at Cameron Valley Tea House. We took a very nice photo overseeing the hills.


We continued our journey to BOH Tea Plantation at Sg Palas. Everyone was dizzy when we arrived. I regretted for not stopping more frequently, as my parents are not young anymore, and couldn't stand the long, winding journey. Anyway, we had breakfast and tried the variety of teas there namely: Gunung Chantik, Bukit Cheding, Palas Supreme and other flavoured and scented teas.



Very soon, we were on our way down. We stopped at EQ Farm to pluck our own strawberries but to our dismay, their workers were on holidays and we were not allowed to pluck the strawberries ourselves. Then at Kea Farm, we had hoped to stop at the morning market, but to my surprise, there were too many people. We finally stopped at a souvenir shop along the way. We proceeded to have lunch at Brinchang. Then moved on to Cactus Valley. It's a nice place to visit. Entrance fee is RM4 per person. Here we took many photos of the cactus, flowers and sceneries.

It was already 3.00 pm when we finished touring the Cactus Valley. My dad decided that we leave as not to get caught up in the terrible jam. We bought some corns and veges, and left. At Tapah, we detoured to Kampar and met up with May's parents for dinner. Pretty soon, we were on our way back to KL. We arrived at 10.00pm and I remember on that particular day, Man Utd hammered Liverpool 2-0. Sigh.....

Cracks @ The Curve B1 Carpark

I was at The Curve last Saturday 28/10/06. As I walk to B1 to collect my car, I noticed these cracks on the wall. I guess it's not structural crack, so guys....don't worry.

Motorola V3X

I've been using a Nokia 8310 for 4 years now. It's high time for me to change to a new phone. Taking 3G into consideration with budget constraint, I've finally shortlisted 2 phones, Nokia 6280 and Motorola V3X. Finally, I bought a V3X.


Basically, the specs are:

- UMTS(3G) 384 kbps

- Weight 125g (quite heavy tho')

- Dimension ( 99 x 55 x 20mm), 89 cc

- Display TFT 256K colours, 240 x 320 pixels

- External display 65K colours, 96 x 80 pixels

- Ringtones: polyphonic 24 channels, MP3

- Phonebook 1000 x 20 fields

- Cardslot microSD up to 512MB

- Internal memory 64MB

- GPRS Class 10 (32-48 kbps)

- Bluetooth v1.2

- Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML

- Camera 2.0 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels

- Video, flash

This V3X seems to be user friendly. I like the 3G function very much, altho' there are not many friends of mine who are using 3G. Currently Maxis is having a promotion. 7am-7pm normal call rates, 7pm-7am FOC. I've been 3G-ing with Chrissaro very frequent nowadays....and it's great to be having this kind of technology.

For those of you who are wondering how fun 3G is, wait till u try it yourself....

Ping Pong Table @ Teluk Intan ~ October 2006



Life in Teluk Intan is pretty bored. Each day after work, we will be wondering what to do. After rounds of snooker, mahjong, cho dai di, blah, blah, blah.....we decided to get a ping pong table. The table costs us RM360...shared by 4 person. So, it's a worthwhile sports activity 'in the house'...