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Update: it's been a year!

2009-09-15T06:38:00.002+08:00

Hi,

It's been a year since i updated my rant. Somehow i just lost the passion to write. I missed the summer movie listing too. I apologize.

Btw, in order to start writing again, let’s start with the Fall TV Season.

Smallville

I know that most of you ladies are anxiously waiting for the return of Tom Welling as CK in Smallville. From the internet and ComicCon, we know there will be 2 new villains – Metallo to fill in the gap for the all the chaos Zod is bringing!

Now, it is rumored that this will be Smallville’s last season and there will be a spin-off (in the works) titled Metropolis. Rumor has it that Tom Welling has sign-on for the spin-off. No news about the other characters.

Check out KryptonSite for more juicy news and spoilers!

Smallville is to return on September 25, 2009.

Heroes

At the end of last season – An Invisible Thread, concluded with the death of Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar) and Matt (Greg Grunberg) mindswipe Sylar (Zachary Quinto) to only remember him as Nathan. This season, Angela (Cristine Rose) fears Nathan (Adrian Pasdar) will soon discover who he really is (or was depending on how you see it!), The others are trying to adjust life after the event. However, a mysterious carnival clan has sets their sights on our favorite heroes. Motives unknown.

HeroesSite has the scoop!

The 2 hours season premiere starts Mon., Sept. 21st, 2009.

Others

There are other interesting series coming our way. With BSG ended it 4 year run, there has been a slew of remake and spin-offs ready to be unleashed. We have the likes of V – one of my favorites in the 80’s – which is expected to air in November and we are also due for Caprica (prequel to BSG) and Stargate Universe to continue after SG: Atlantis ended its 5 year run.

As I unfold the Internet for more TV info, please enjoy the links below and have a good day!

TV Show Coundown List! <-- complete with links!

kemalasan melanda

2008-09-25T21:03:00.002+08:00

it has been 2 weeks since my last update.

Tired, lazy, and God knows how many buka puasa event i went. All the places i've been this past Ramadhan and they were good.

Even just now, i had a buka puasa with friends at Yanti's in Subang Parade. RM 30 for a decent buka puasa buffet! No pictures though because we are in the midst of submitting a tender, hence the lack of updates in my blog... what to do, have to cari makan!

I will be leaving for hari raya next week and most likely will be unreachable and probably because i don't have internet access... hahaha.

Adios!

Carnaval Chusas..chusrascr... Churrascaria!

2008-09-04T10:05:00.005+08:00

Yesterday was a long day in the office. I was going home late as usual because of work and the guys decided to eat out yesterday. They were discussing where to go for buka puasa... and the name Carnaval was recommended by a colleague. She said you must go there!

Being a simple creature of Food and Women, we obliged!

Turned out we had the most wonderful time at Carnaval. The place was quiet and had a nice 80's atmosphere with simple decor and brazil pictures hanging on the wall.

When we arrived, the manager (an elderly chap) would greet us and ask if it is our first time. Like a bunch of virgin newly weds, we replied. He would then explain on how the restaurant operates and how to enjoy yourself. It is definitely worth to listen to the old man!

The food was amazing. I never thought Brazilian BBQ can be so mesmerizing and wonderful (minus the brazilian hostess). The food was painstakingly prepared to retain the authentic taste of Brazil and to offer the best in Brazil dining for us (minus the brazilian hostess). It was another level of dining yesterday. The food prepared was healthy food, no MSG, none of the meat tenderizers. All i can say was WOW! (minus the brazilian hostess)

There is no menu available. What they had was a half buffet (clear the salad bar) and a full buffet (clear the salad bar AND their meat selection). The salad itself had about 18 dishes. Brinjal, lady fingers, salad coleslaws, rice... to many to write down and remember!

The chefs will make their rounds bringing with them the meat selection one at a time for you to pick. And the food just keep on coming. We had everything that was brought forward to us. The lamb, meat, chicken, garlic bread with sour cream just melts in your mouth. The fish, goes well with bbqed pineapple and the assorted salad bar with fried brinjal and pasta, vegetables and onions. It really complemented the whole dining experience.

We came expecting nothing and returned as happy men!

I didn't have a camera with me, except for my lousy 2MP on my phone. The picture didn't do justice to the food so i'm not going to post them.

This little experience was RM 150++ for the 3 of us. (about 50+ each).

Great place to hang out with friends and just enjoy food, BBQ style!

How to get there:

77, Jalan SS22/19,
Damansara Jaya
Tel: 03-7725 2252
Opens daily for dinner (6pm-10.30pm)
(Same row as Maybank and EDS office, behind the Atria)

August

2008-08-31T23:09:00.004+08:00

August is a very meaningful month to me, why?

My wife's birthday
My 2nd daughter's birthday
and of course, Independence Day - Malaysia is celebrating 51 years as a nation!

So apart from feeling patriotic and such, my poket also kopak la this month! Hahha... I bought my wife a Nikon D60 with 18-55 VR lens. Her Olympus Mju700 went south during last years' Raya... My wife likes to take pictures and she really cherished her Mju700, so takpe aaa...janji dia suka, and nothing makes me happy than seeing my wife happy (now if only i can persuade her to let me buy a Lancer GT! -- Miahahhah!!!)

For Najah, i bought her a box of Fisher Price shape box. Seems like a bit to late for a box of shape sorting but i really don't know what to give her. It seems that children nowadays are far more advanced in terms of understanding, environment and expectations... so takpe la, she seems to be brave and don't mind a little dirt on her face. Maybe i'll buy her a Lego next time!

We had a little gathering before puasa for the family and also celebrate Najah's birthday while we're at it! Kak Duna and her family was there, Gandma and Yai Wak, Yai Soud and Tatabu, Kak Nina and kids... we had lots of fun. Loads of pics were taken with the aforementioned camera... ~tu dia, teruih test! Tgk at my wife's blog for that! I'm too lazy to upload...

Anyway, Selamat Menyambut Merdeka and to my wife and kids... i love you guys very much!

Gastronomy - Fig & Olive, Sunway Pyramid

2008-08-21T14:18:00.012+08:00

Ladies and gentlemen, today we'll discuss a very interesting topic which is dear to all of us. Food!
My family and i and my friends of course, we are a "happy go makan" group, so to speak. We would try different kind of food from different kind of restaurant almost every day of the week.

This week alone is like a plethora of nasi kandar.

Monday - nasi goreng belacan Carrefour Subang
Tuesday - nasi kandar Kudu Bin Abdul, Jalan TAR <- Woo!
Wednesday - rehat... skip lunch
Thursday - nasi kandar kayu Taipan <-- Whoo!
Friday - ...? nasi kandar zainul, PJ? we'll see... <-- Woo!

So for now, i would like to talk about some of the food i've encountered during my makan journey.

Fig n Olive <-- http://www.figolive.com/

Fig & Olive is an upscale, cafe and bistro serving food items representing a blend of European and Mediterranean origins. And i must say the foods are nice. Menus are abundant from appetizers, salads, gourmet, sandwich... you will be spoilt for choice. The food reminds you of the Godfather movies... with the table setting and all... Portions are huge, plenty of choice when it comes to drink, shakes, icecream, coffees, tea, cakes... Foods served there are halal.

Some of the foods are:

Overall the food is nice, the setting is nice, step outside and you get to see the whole of Sunway Lagoon.

The food is spectacular, especialy the rice. My daughters just love them. they actually have an online order form but i have yet to try. Maybe any of you guys can try and give me a holler.

How to get there?

LG2-122A, Lower Ground 2,
Marrakesh Sunway Pyramid,
46150 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor.
Tel: 03-74920955

A toast!

2008-08-05T20:27:00.004+08:00

As much as i would like to indulge in the happy time topic (~visualize clubs/bars where friends drinking and toasting to each other saying happy this and happy that~) but sadly it's not about that kind of toast. Not even roti bakar!

What i have in mind is actually the Toastmasters International, where a group of people meet and basically talk their hearts out. Most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of approximately 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or two. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian. It is actually a good vehicle to improve your communication skills and your grammar, etc.

Now, i know about Toastmasters for quite some time and have never been bother to actually join them because i consider myself quite a speaker. (And i had the nerve to ask my english teacher what do they do? Drink beer and toast?)

Until today that is. A friend of mine by the name of Zack has been inviting me to join the office chapter. Reluctantly i agree to come as a favor because he said they weren't having enough speakers for today. There i was sitting and not knowing what to expect (Beer toasting kept popping up!). I was the 5th speaker for the table topic session which is a 2 minute session where you are given a topic and basically talk anything related to the topic. I chose "Transmute Gold". I wanted to do teleportation but an earlier speaker chose that and talk about Star Trek. Next was flight but Satish had to pick that and basically put pictures in our head of him in red undies... wahahhaha... so i chose Transmute Gold instead. After my 2 minutes session was done i sat and enjoyed the rest of the meeting.

When it came to the evaluation session, they were recording/keeping count of my Umm and Ahhs. and got 5 of them combined. I didn't realize that and i thought "Wow, i really need to weed these Umms and Ahhs out!". As a token of my silly table topic, i was voted "Best Table Topic" speaker for my version of the midas touch.

Zack cangratulated me for the funny speech i made and said, "if you want to join, just let me know".

I am seriously thinking about it...

plus the food was great!

Lesbiana Penguinica is engaged!

2008-08-04T12:00:00.003+08:00

Wahhh... the ceremony is just like a wedding ceremony, with tents, nasi minyak, relatives... hahha...

Congratulations la brother! Now you have to save money for the hantaran and wedding expenses!

Some of the pics are here!

It's been a while... Movie Updates!

2008-08-01T10:21:00.003+08:00

OK, as the title suggested i'm extremely busy at the moment, but it has not stop my movie watching activities.

Here's an update:

Journey to the center of the earth
good to watch with the family
3/5

th dark knight
excellent, the best summer movie. period!
5/5

kung fu panda
good and fun for the whole family, jack Black was hilarious as Po the Panda
4/5

The Incredible Hulk
one of the best for this summer blockbuster, basically repaired the mellow version Ang Lee made (it is good as well).
4/5

Get Smart
Funny most of the times, Carrell is really good, Hathaway was hot! Johnson is underplayed, should give him more lines... feels a bit draggy at moments but funny none the less.
4/5

Hancock
Adult superhero movie with some serious dilemma and issues, not for kids below 12. kids go see Wall.E
4/5

That's all ...
Enjoy your movie with family and friends!

Proton Technology Week

2008-08-01T10:13:00.002+08:00

I'm really excited to go to Proton Technology Week.

Bring along your family and friends!

Admission is FREE!

Discover the art and technology behind everything we build. Revisit the
journeys you’ve helped inspire over the past 23 years. From humble beginnings,
to the achievements of today - and the shape of things to come.

PROTON will be opening its doors just for you! The PROTON Technology
Week, on the 2nd and 3rd of August 2008, is an open day to let you discover the
R&D works behind the car-making industry. There will also be lots of fun and
games for you and your family.
Our main objective is to display and make
accessible to the public our various innovation initiatives and Research and
Development facilities. Don’t miss the chance to experience for yourself the
different stages of car production, from scratch to the road.

That’s not all! There will also be a carnival with lots of exciting
activities such as car stunts, driving demonstrations, drifting, sales of
performances parts, kids activities, and lots, lots more.

For more info click HERE

‘Laser mouths’ leave minister speechless

2008-06-17T00:06:00.002+08:00

We Malaysians are known for our hospitality and general ramah-tamah kind of people. However, that does not mean the we would allow ourselves to be pushed around... This is a sign of good things to come. Especially the younger generations...

CnP from The Star and thanks to UltraIman for the heads up!

ALOR STAR: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob was left speechless at a dinner meeting after several leaders started questioning him on his call for Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir to step down as Sepang International Circuit (SIC) chairman.

The youths, most of them Umno and Belia 4B members, were at a meeting held in Sungai Petani on Friday night.

Ismail had said that it was only proper that Mohkzani relinquished his post, as he was no longer an Umno member.

Jalan Badlishah Umno Youth branch chief Ridzuan Omar questioned Ismail’s authority for making such a call.

Well here's the link to read the full story.

2008-06-07T21:05:00.003+08:00

Daulat Tuanku!

Sempena Hari Keputeraan

Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Al-Wathiqu Billah Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah

Biodata Seri Paduka Baginda

minyak dan peninggalan untuk anak cucu

2008-06-06T03:42:00.000+08:00

Terkejut beruk la jugak kan bila harga minyak naik sampai jadi RM 2.70/liter (naik 78 sen) dah tu kata nak naik bulan 8, alih-alih tgh mlm semalam naik. Akibatnya rakyat Malaysia yang marhaen dan baik hati ni semuanya menggelabah... panic buying, beratur bagai nak rak isi minyak, in order to save some extra RM 20 for the next couple of days. Pada aku la, takde beza pun ko isi semalam ke, 2 hari sebelum ke, hari ni ke, sebabnya harga memang akan naik dan tak boleh nak elak. So best of luck la semua adjust poket memasing!

Kesan terus pada kenaikan minyak yg super mendadak macam ombak tsunami ni adalah kenaikan pada barang2 keperluan lain. Walaupun ada kawalan harga, tetapi itu hanya sedikit dari jumlah keseluruhan barang yg kite beli. Contoh senang adalah seperti susu tepung bayi, lampin pakai buang, sabun, syampu, deodoran, ubat gigi dan byk lagi. Barang ni semua menjadi subjek kepada kenaikan kos minyak... minyak lori, minyak nak buat, dan lain-lain. Sejak saya berkeluarga 6 tahun lepas (ada yg menyangka saya masih belum berkeluarga, malahan ada yang cuba selindung yang saya telah berkeluarga... musykil) sehingga sekarang, jumlah belian mingguan di pasaraya secara amnya meningkat dari RM 80 ke 100, kemudian 130 dan sekarang mungkin mencapai RM 180 sekali berbelanja barang dapur. Alasannya pendapatan masyarakat Malaysia perkapita menunjukkan peningkatan kepada RM19,739 pada 2006. Boleh saya tanya, berapa rakyat Malaysia yang pihak kerajaan pimpinan Pak Lah temuramah? RM 19,736 ni untuk setahun, kalau bahagi 12 baru RM 1,644. Masih rendah kalau nak dibandingkan dengan kuasa membeli negara jiran. sumber : http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/?action=pendapatankapita.htm

Antara kesan terus adalah kenaikan tarif elektrik. Semua peralatan dirumah menggunakan elektrik. Peti sejuk, seterika, TV, kipas, dapur malah komputer untuk update blog ni pun pakai elektrik (kalau laptop ada bateri, but still kena charge kan bila dah habis?). Hahhaa...

Maka adalah yg dah mengeluh kesah... duit tak cukup, perbelanjaan naik, tambang bas sekolah naik, tambang LRT semua... tak dapat nak menyimpan duit... (err... ni subjektif tgk pada keluarga anda lah, macam saya memang takde saving sejak kecil... so saya saving ni untuk anak-anak saya... heheh).

Ada kawan-kawan yg masuk MLM, time ni la nak pasang ayat suruh join... hahah... ada yg bayar RM 6000, ada yg RM 3000 semuanya untuk meringankan beban hutang dan seterusnya mencapai financial independence, tahniah kepada kawan-kawan aku yg dah berjaya.

Bercakap soal financial independence ni, aku rasa la, penasihat kewangan Pak Lah ni (senang cakap, MP, Ministers, ADUN, consultants tkt 4) mereka tak pernah rasa kesusahan golongan kelas pertengahan dan kebawah... aku yg baru je nak rasa jadi golongan pertengahan pun bila minyak naik, otomatik jatuh jadi kelas bawahan balik... ahhaha. Apa kata kita paksa diorang ni semua potong gaji/elaun diorang ni semua sebagai tanda mereka memahami persukaran rakyat? setuju tak?

Jika Pak Lah biarkan keadaan ini berterusan, apa lagi yang kita boleh tinggalkan untuk anak2 kita? beli burger dgn harga RM 10 sebiji? Apa yg boleh kita wasiatkan untuk anak kita kalau diri kita sendiri takde apa-apa untuk diberikan kepada mereka? Wawasan 2020 macam dah dekat... tapi aku tak rasa hidup aku maju... terhimpit? belum lagi... tapi resah adalah, memikirkan nasib masa depan anak2 aku...

Bloopers!

2008-05-28T11:58:00.004+08:00

i had these 2 pictures for almost a year now, thinking whether to post or not. After so many considerations, i've decided to post them.

Malaysians are becoming more and more innovative in terms of life, business and products. just take a look below!

ultromen! - supposed to spell Ultraman

Gigimon! - supposed to spell Digimon

Maybe copyright infringement in progress?
Made by SweetKiss Food here: http://www.sweetkissfood.com/
If you have seen any bloopers like these, drop a note in the comments section!

Indiana Jones and Them Crystal Skulls!

2008-05-25T09:05:00.005+08:00

Now, since i was in Langkawi last weekend, that would mean i missed Narnia Prince Caspian. But i will catch on to it later. I watched the first movie and it was OK by my standards.

Now the real story comes in the form of late 60s Harrison Ford out and about, bull-whipping, dodging obstacles, plane hopping, 3 times it falls, monkeys swinging, kick ruskies rear end and finding aliens.

That's right boys and girls, Indy is on for Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind-ish this time. No Short Round though, i always thought he would make a great alien. This installment brings together Indy, Marion Ravenwood and... hold it... hold it... ready? His son, Mutt Williams (The Beef! - Shia LaBeouf - LaBeouf - Beef, get it? ... nevermind)

The movie is set in 1957 - 10 years after the Roswell crash. It involves Mayan history of the crystal skull, elongated skulls of native Peru, missing conquistadors, which has been carefully wooven together to form a seamless story with action and comedy. A true Indy recipe!

All i can say, the movie is in true Indy fashion. I'm in my 30's now and i still love it. My eldest daughter has just asked me to find the previous Indy movies so she can get to know Indy more and she said she liked it, its funny and scary at the same time - to put in her words. You get the occasional questions by people who are not familiar, but it's part of the fun educating younger audience about the old school cinema magic.

The lady of choice is Dr. Irina Spalko - (Cate 'Hot' Blanchett), and judging by the way she curves her wubble yous, Indy reckons she's from Ukraine, Hah! classic Indy stuff. The movie brought back the joy of my childhood and has actually getting a younger following. Half of the cinema was in their teens and early 20's and we all laugh along in the funny bits and gasps when Indy is in trouble. It's part of the joy of watching a movie in the cinema with people you don't know and agree on something. You can't find that these days. It's a magic long lost in modern cinema.

I am definitely give it a 4/5 stars!

More Summer 2008 reviews?
Speed Racer
IronMan

We went to Langkawi!

2008-05-21T21:00:00.002+08:00

Our family went to Langkawi during the weekend. It was a welcome break to the hectic schedule that my wife and i've been having for the last few months. Work, work, work... but bills have to be paid, right?! hahhahaaa!

We flew on Saturday morning. Touched down at Langkawi Airport and our Serena was already waiting. We check-in to our rented apartment and within 2 hours of our arrival, we've basically toured the whole island! We didn't stop by any interesting spots, just... drive around the island because we wanted to know how big the island was... and that we did!

We rented an apartment at Bella Vista in Kuah Town... 3 rooms with 3 bathrooms and hot shower, fridge, living room, astro and 2 living rooms was more than enough for our party of 7. The hotel served our purpose, with swimming pool to keep the kids occupied, amenities, foods/restaurants are plenty in the surrounding area.

The next day we start our tour de force of the island. Our 1st stop was Dataran Lang, followed by Mahsuri Mousoleum, Telaga Harbour, Oriental Village. My kids had the greatest time there. They have animal farm where they feed rabbits, took a ride on an elephant. Our last stop for the day was Pantai Cenang. Beautiful scenery, loads of tourists, loads of gift shops, loads of restaurant and you will find the cheapest island tour here. Much cheaper than what is on the internet. If you are a good negotiator, maybe you'll get even lower fare. But due to time constraints, we just spent our time on the beach catching the waves. We head back to the hotel and everyone was tired esp the kids. At night we proceed with our shopping trip, chocolates are plenty, cigarettes, pinggan mangkuk, we bought a few stuff because this is only an introductory trip and we plan to come back for a proper holiday stay. After that we had seafood dinner and just for RM 60++ for the 7 of us. We had fried rice, ikan siakap stim, lala masak thai, sotong bakar, 2 types of veges and drinks.

The cars... owh man! A Mitsubishi Grandis cost around 70++K, even the Lancer GLS cost around the same. It is just too painful to watch so my brother and i decided enough was enough. Hahaha... !

Monday, we packed our bags and proceed to Kuah town again for final last minute shopping and then head straight for the airport. Our plane was delayed and we arrived in KL a little late than we planned. But it was worth while the time we spent together as a family.

Honey, we should do this more often!

For pictures, please click here!http://www.flickr.com/photos/chiconas/

tolong la tutup henfon kol 11 mlm!!

2008-05-16T01:44:00.003+08:00

Update: I had a chat with a friend regarding this matter and i find his theory very insightful. the telco people started it! Imagine 1 person fwd 50 SMS to friends and relatives, and the each of the 50 fwd to another 50...!! WoW!!!

Korang pernah dpt tak mesej ni dlm IM ke atau SMS?

"Penting. Baca sebelum malam ni( 13 mei 2008) HANDPHONE malam ini
dimatikan. Menurut METRO TV, pada jam 11 malam ini akan ada gelombang radiasi
yang besar yang berbahaya utk manusia. yang akan tertangkap oleh semua hp &
pemancar. Beritahu yang lain/teman2 jgan taruh hp dekat kepala......"

"Semua HP perlu dimatikan mlm ini. Menurut MetroTV, pada 11 mlm ini akan
ada gelombang radiasi yang besar dan sangat berbahaya kepada manusia. Yang akan tertangkap leh semua HP & Pemancar. Bagi tahu semua kawan2 jangan letak HP
dekat kepala. Please forward..."

Ye lah cool gile la kan! Apa kata kita kupas mesej-mesej tersebut...

Kat Mesia ni takde MetroTV, Metrovision adalah (hingga 1998), tu pun tukar jadi 8TV oleh Media Prima pada 2004. So sapa MetroTV ni? Kat Google, MetroTV ni dr Indonesia, dah check website dia, takde pun pasal gelombang ni...
Kenapa yg 1st aku dapat ada tarikh, yg kedua takde? tak sama, tapi ayat lebih kurang je...
semua benda ada gelombang radiasi, TV, komputer, microwave... dan manusia ni ada tolerence level, kenapa effect telefon bimbit aja? kalau betul ada gelombang radiasi, jgn kata HP, TV, Laptop, Transformer elektrik, system pemancar TV, Radio semua akan terjejas sama... Tak logik la kalo efek kat HP je...
mesej kedua ada ayat tambahan jgn letak HP kat kepala... abis tu letak HP kat lutut kot baru betul!

Maka dari pengamatan saya yg amatur ni... semua ni hoax aje. tipu, bidaah, saja ja nak isi masa lapang org yg takde kerja. Maklum la org Mesia ni baik2 dan prihatin belaka... tapi kebaikan ni diambil kesempatan. Next time Malaysians.... pls, tolonglah buat sikit research sebelum fwd bende camni, buat semak mailbox, sms dan IM aku je... kita ni mudah melenting... kalut. Tu jelah komen aku... Ada masalah? Tak puas hati? jawab balik kat ruangan komen!

Speed Racer!

2008-05-12T07:25:00.002+08:00

Went to the movie yesterday and watched Speed Racer. Personally, i think the movie is great but it's typical Wachowski, it has flaws in the story. It some how doesn't have any depth. Actors are great and they couldn't have cast any other better, but like i said something is missing. I could get the same feeling when i was a kid watching the cartoon. Probably because it ran for slightly over 2 hours.

To simply put it in words :- "This movie is an effects heavy kaleidoscope of pulsating colors". The colors are simply wonderful, Matthew Fox is cool, John Goodman is cool, Susan Sarandon is cool, Emile Hirsh is okay, Christina Ricci is surprisingly hot!

I'd rate it a cool 4/5.

Go watch it without any expectations and you'll have a blast!

Iron Man

2008-05-11T08:38:00.002+08:00

Dah tgk? Blom? Ha, pergi tgk!

Cool origin movie, suit was cool, Robert Downey, Jr. was cool, Jeff Bridges was cool, cars were cool, ... i'd give it a 4 out of 5.

Best bit: finding out that Obadiah Stane was behind the evil dealings.

Uncool bit: none

PS: Wait till the end credit finish rolling, you will see (highlight to read on) - Sam Jackson as Nick Fury Director of Strategic Homeland I... err... SHIELD.

Summer is just around the corner - not really!

2008-04-23T23:07:00.002+08:00

Is it just me or is everybody is thinking the same thing? According to our Gregorian Calendar,

In North American-printed English-language calendars, based on astronomy, summer begins on June 21st, the day of the summer solstice and ends on the day on September 20th, the Autumn Equinox. - Source Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer

But having no experience of summer (duh!), we generally associate it with the start of the summer movie blockbuster which starts as early as End of April/Early May. And this year is no different.

So here's the list of movies i'm planning to watch this year and it goes something like this...

Iron Man- May 2nd - Big fan of the comic.
Speed Racer - May 9th - Go speed racer, go speed racer, go speed racer go!
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - May 16th - Looks promising
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - May 22nd - Excited to see Shia and Harrison Ford talk smack!
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan - June 6th - I doubt it will make it to Malaysian cinemas..."Welcome to the Hezbollah hotline...".
Kung Fu Panda - June 6th - Jack Black, nuff said.
The Incredible Hulk - June 13th - Trailer looks exciting and Liv Tyler.
The Happening - June 13th - If M. Night pulls another Village stunt, i swear i will never see any of his movie in the cinema again!
Get Smart - June 20th - Dwayne Johnson, Anne Hathaway, nuff said!
Wanted - June 27th - Angelina Jolie, nuff said!
Wall-E - June 27th - PIXAR movies are amazing!
Hancock - July 2nd - Will Smith plays a super hero with a name like Hancock? Enough to get me to the movies!
Hell Boy II: The Golden Army - July 11th - Selma Blair, nuff said!
The Dark Knight - July 18th - Big fan of the comics and the death of Heath Ledger will further mystify his portrayal of Joker!
The X-Files 2 - July 25th - Gillian Anderson, nuff said!

You can do a Google for the trailer as i'm too lazy to paste it here, but you can find most of them from Apple's Website. Please be aware that the dates may change, so keep your toes up and see you in the movies!

ps: there is actually a movie with the title "Young People F--king" - NSFW

TARA2

2008-02-15T01:25:00.002+08:00

The Chong Sisters finished 2nd and the Dancing Moms finished 4th. A very good achievement...! Congratulations!

Season 1 Zabrina & joe Jer won 1st place while Andrew & Syeon finished 3rd.

Winners:

1) Adrian & Colin - Singapore

2) Pam & Van - Malaysia

3) Marc & Rovilson - Philipines

The Amazing Race is the best reality TV show, period!

Here's hoping for a season 3!

Happy Chinese New Year

2008-02-06T16:30:00.000+08:00

To all my chinese friends,

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

A little Update!

2008-02-02T23:06:00.000+08:00

Yeah... i've been neglecting my blog recently. it's not because i'm lazy or busy... OK i'm lazy... hehehe.

I've started my new job as an Associate Solutions Architect. So far it's an interesting job with a few twists... i'll let you know later.

So the planned holiday is on, we are going to Langkawi in May but i'm not gonna tell when. Bought the flight tickets and booked the hotel... now all we need is more moolah for the car rental, food nd sightseing and maybe a little shopping... not going to ask from the wife, it wouldn't be right, so i hope with the new job and new salary i can make good this year...

Wish me luck!

A new SAGA begins!

2008-01-07T00:49:00.000+08:00

UPDATE: Just launched at 530 pm today

To kick start the car industry for 2008, Proton will be launching a new car to replace the ever faithful SAGA.

So far Proton has been doing a good job lately. Most cars that came out has very minimal issues with the customer. Even som eof my Proton-bashing friends has been quite impressed especially with their persona models.

For those of you who missed the roadshow yesterday at Cineleisure Damansara head on to Paul Tan's. Loads of articles and spyshots of the new SAGA here. He's been doing very excellent coverage of the events of BLM.

Below is the indicative price for the new SAGA, also swiped from Paul's website. (What will i do without him?). Have fun and start heading for the showroom!!! Wahooo!

Can't access Yahoo! and some other sites...

2008-01-03T16:43:00.000+08:00

Update: service restored around 520pm.

Now IM is a cheap and good way of communicating with one another. I've been using YM since as long as i can remember.

But today, i can't access any of Yahoo! services? What gives? Some of my buddies are facing problems as well while others do not. i run a tracert and the hops stops at this IP which my friend sez belong to TMNet.

Any of you guys facing the same problem?

Ah well... there goes another productive day... i need YM for work and to work properly... :(

new year, new lease on life

2007-12-31T00:32:00.000+08:00

2007 dah nak habis, masuk lak 2008.

Apa resolusi 2007 anda yang masih belum tercapai? apa yang akan anda buat untuk 2008? cuba capai resolusi 2007 yang sebenarnya resolusi 2006 dan seterusnya?

Myself? I'm hoping 2008 will start fresh with a new job. Yay people! I got myself a new job! I was supposed to submit my resignation letter today but i got an SMS from the boss saying i have to go up north come morning light. Since i'm commuting using wife's car it's gonna be tricky. And maybe to put up for the night... cisss. So i'm gonna hop in the office, drop the letter and then drove up north. Hahahha...

Anyway, to pass Sunday we made an early drive to Mid Valley MegaMall with the kids for lunch and take pictures of their season decorations. There was a fantasy lake like setting complete with "lalang", seed pods... it was marvelous. As we move to the jusco area (north side?) we see a christmas tree with giant mushrooms! Nisa was overjoyed!

Nisa: "Macam Mario la ayah!"

We had a great time and hoping all of you will have the same!

Happy New Year 2008!

Semoga Allah merahmati anda dan keluarga anda! Dan jgn cakap bohong!

PS: Pics will be up soon, if i can find a scanner and process the film... i know i'm still using an old school Nikon F55D... maybe i should add an addition to my resolution... buy a new digital camera!

Entertainment Updates!

2007-12-19T15:45:00.000+08:00

As 2007 comes to an end and 2008 is a mere 2 weeks away, we share our joy with one another and has started to be lazy at work... hehehe!

So for all you movie fans out there, here's a tidbit for you to rummage through during the aidil adha holiday and throughout the weekend. Enjoy!

Trailers:

The Dark Knight - Christian Bale, Heath Ledger
Sweeney Todd - Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
P.S. I love You - ~~Jessica Alba~~, Hilary Swank, Gerald 'This is Spartaaaa!' Butler <-- TQ KakakDegil for highlighting me of the error... camna tak silap? sekali baca news yg Jessica Alba preggersss... why?)
The Great Debaters - Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker
Horton Hears A Who! - Jim Carrey, Steve Carell
Charlie Wilson's War - Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rambo - Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz
National Treasure: Book Of Secrets - Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger

News:

Ladies and Gents, KITT is back! NBC is creating a new Knight Rider. KITT was given a new body as a Shelby GT500KR Mustang (old KITT was a Trans Am). Will Arnett will be the voice of KITT. The Hoff is in negotiations to do a cameo as Michael Knight. Justin Bruening is the designated driver. Click KITT for the full story at Jalopnik.com

Post back, leave a comment!

Aidil Adha

2007-12-19T15:42:00.000+08:00

Selamat menyambut Hari Raya Korban.

Semoga diberkati Allah sentiasa.

Movies and TV and Music updates!

2007-12-09T12:14:00.000+08:00

TV Series:

It's end of the year + the writers strike, expect a few weeks of you fav TV series before running out of episodes, which afterwards, we will be treated with endless reruns and reality tv shows.

Movies: Source from JoBlo.com, IMDB.com,

M. Night Shyamalan's THE HAPPENING is... well... err... happening (at least the poster is happening). The Happening is a paranoid thriller in which a family must survive a global environmental crisis. The film will portray the earth as a victim of mankind's doings, which causes a global backlash. Check out the cool poster here.
From the dudes who brought you The Matrix Trilogy comes a beloved cartoon of the 60's Speed Racer! Starring: Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon. I've watch the trailer and it looks cool!!!!!! Check the trailer here!
Punisher Warzone is in full gear, Frank Castle continues his war with the mobsters. Starring this dude Ray Stevenson of Rome fame. Info can be found here!
And they're doing a life version of DRAGONBALL? This is gonna suck!! Read it here! http://www.joblo.com/chung-in-dragonball
The most hush-hush movie has spill out its trailer. Pure to JJ Abrams style, this movie is gonna rock (except MI3 which was just so-so). Click HERE to view the aforementioned 1-18-08, err... Slusho, err... Cloverfield movie.

That's all for now!

Year End events

2007-12-09T11:51:00.001+08:00

So what is happening?

Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2 November - 29 December 2007
The country's premier gastronomic event, the annual Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) brings to the limelight some of the world's best chefs who make their home in Malaysia.

Malaysia Year End Sale 1 December 2007 - 1 January 2008
The 2007 Malaysia Year End Sale (MYES) is back, bringing with it a stream of bargains and promotions designed to tease and tantalise your shopping buds to the limit.

Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) 2007 4 December - 8 December 2007 (just wrapped)
This international event is held every two years once in Langkawi, featuring the best civil and defense technologies for land, air and sea weaponry.

PIKOM PCFAIR III 2007 7 December - 9 December 2007
The event waited by computer and gadget geeks alike... Wahoo!

Hari Raya Qurban 20 December 2007
The celebration of Eid-Ul-Adha is in commemoration of the command give by Allah to Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his first born son Ismail (Ishmael) to Him. The fulfilment of this noble command of Allah by Ibrahim signifies his faith in Allah... Allah then replace Ismail with a Qibas.

Christmas 25 December 2007
A traditional celebration of the birthdate of Christ is also celebrated in Malaysia. Gotta love the decorations in malls!

Nisa Wants to Help RALK and likes Big Mushroom Burger!

2007-12-03T11:03:00.000+08:00

This is supposed to be Saturday's entry but i kinda forgot. So here goes...

Saturday morning, the whole family went to Tesco and bought supplies for Rumah Amal Limpahan Kasih. We didn't buy much probably enough to last them 1-2 days extra of food. Since school will open next month we decided to throw in a few boxes of pencils and drawing papers.

It was a good chance to educate Nisa about the less fortunate, which afterwards she relate a story about her friend in nursery who lost her mother a few weeks back. We told her that it is a part of life and we must always help the needy especially "anak yatim" just like her friend and that Allah will test us in different ways and we must emerge triumphant... she understood although she was a little apprehensive at first.

Afterwards, as i have promised Nisa to take her out on Saturday, so i decided to have lunch at Carl's Jr Sunway Pyramid. Wife was curious about Carl's but takde la excited ke apa ke... Bagus juga Piramid nih dah siap renovate maka parking pun banyak la... takde la nak pusing sampai 30 minit cari parking lagi! After arriving at Carl's...

Nisa: "Echa taknak makan la, kenyang lagi. Echa nak drinks saja."
Ayah: "Betul ke ni? Ayah nak beli Portobello mushroom burger untuk mama. Betul Nisa taknak makan?"
Nisa: "Ayah ni, Echa kata Echa nak drinks saja. Air strawberry."
Ayah: "Betul ni?"
Nisa: "Ye."

Miahhahah... Ok la anakku... So we bought Beef Chili Fries with Cheese, Portobello Mushroom, Double Western Bacon, Charbroiled Chicken Salad, fries and drinks. Nisa was happy because she was looking forward for the outing... even asked if she can pay for her drinks herself.

Hehehe... she's getting the concept of money and was eager to try herself... sbb selama ni asyik tanya ayah dgn mama aje... so i let her pay for our lunch (using my money of course! -silly of you to think otherwise!) and ask her to keep the change in her Tiger bank...

Nisa: "Ooo tabung harimau tu ke?"
Ayah: "Yes"

As we sat down at the table, she had a whiff of the Portobello and suddenly went...

Nisa: "Mama, Echa nak makan Burger Mushroom lah!"

Hahhahaa... My wife was glad to share as she couldn't finish the burger on her own... Najah had salad and fries and Maktok had tea with her food.

If you've read my wife's blog, we are currently encouraging Nisa to sleep in her room. We promised her a lampu bunga from IKEA... so OK la, anything to encourage Nisa to sleep on her own...

2 weeks and counting...

2007-12-02T19:59:00.000+08:00

I don't have a car... suffice to say i thrashed the engine... and i don't have 5K to replace with a different engine... been commuting with wife's car, so it's been...

0730 - nursery drop off the kids
0830 - wife's office - depending on traffic condition
0915 - my office
1645 - off to pick up wife
1815 - pick up kids
1830 - reach home

I am driver extrodinaire!!!
Wahoo!!!

Carl's Junior

2007-11-28T14:58:00.000+08:00

When i was a teenager, i had the opportunity to hangout at Carl's Jr. They were in KL back in the mid 90's. I remember 2 locations; 1 - underneath Dataran Merdeka, there used to be a small shopping mall there and; 2 - in front of Kotaraya. (My friend went to 1 near the KL bird park 10 yrs ago - or so he claims!)

Owned by Carl Karcher (which also owns Hardee's - i had a taste of Hardee's during my stay in Madinah, K.S.A.) CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) is the parent company of the Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito, and Red Burrito restaurant chains. Its headquarters are in Carpinteria, California. It was incorporated in 1964 by Carl's Jr. founder Carl Karcher as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc.

I liked their food because it tasted different, a welcome change from the normal KFC, McD's all over town. And now they're BACK!!!

Apparently, everything in Carl's Jr has gone BIG and i mean BIG!!!! i had a lunch worth RM30/=.

Here's what i had:

1 x Portobello Mushroom Burger (the size of a BK's whopper)

1 x Large Drink (the size of 7-11's big gulp - refillable)

1 x Beef Chilli fries with cheese (upgrade from large fries)

The Portobello Mushroom was so delicious. I've never tasted a mushroom burger such as this, drinks were tasteless (no/little sugar - just the way i like it!) but there were sugar water/packets next to the dispenser.

Rate: 4/5

Conclusion:

If you are hungry, but tired of BK (or other fast food restaurants) and don't want to wait 15-45 mins for a table at Chili's. Then try Carl's Jr. It will be worth it!!

Death... it's closer than you think!

2007-11-13T17:23:00.000+08:00

Death is always something that we try very hard to avoid confronting, be it in a family, circle of friends, general public. We would change the subject, ask to talk about something else, even went as far as "Nanti la/Later" or "Tak apa/It's OK" attitude and thinking i'm still young and still a long way to go before i die. In fact, death is close to us everyday, when you go to school, when you drive, when you pee and the closest thing to death you experience everyday is while you are sleeping. ~at least by my account~

As stated in this hadith:

Dari Abdullah r.a katanya:”Pada suatu waktu Ummu Habibah, isteri nabi s.a.aw
berdoa:”Ya Allah! Panjangkanlah usiaku bersama-sama dengan suamiku, Rasulullah s.a.w dan dengan bapaku Abu Sufyan dan dengan saudaraku Muawiyah.” Maka bersabda nabi s.a.w :”Engkau memohon ajal yang sudah pasti (tak dapat diubah) memohon jumlah hari yang sudah ditetapkan hitungannya serta rezeki yang yang sudah dibahagi-bahagikan yang tak dapat disegerakan sebelum tiba waktunya dan tak dapat diundur sedikit juapun dari waktu yang telah ditetapkan sejak mula. Seandainya engkau memohon kepada Allah Taala perlindungan dari siksa neraka atau dari siksa kubur itu lebih baik dan lebih bagus.”

(Muslim)
~sorry, too lazy to do the translation in english~

Everybody deals with death in his/her own way. As experienced by a fellow blogger, pointed-out in my wife's link in her blog. I'll call her Kak D since she's older than me. My wife has been reading Kak D's entry for sometime now, but today, a friend asked me about Kak D's entries thinking is she someone that we know. I said no, and decided to head-on to her blog for a closer peek.

So what happens next is me spending a good 2 hours reading all her entries. Kak D's husband just passed away due to cancer. In her blog, she wrote about her activities and kids and the news when her husband was diagnosed with cancer and until his passing. As tears started to pour from my eyes (in the office, mind you), i think she really did a good job being a wife and a mother to her children with patience, love and dedication. I don't know whether i can do the same. Tragedy like this could easily put a man into tears. In my book, that makes her a Super Woman.

My prayers are with her and her family. May Allah bless you.

busy

2007-11-12T16:36:00.000+08:00

busy ... busy ... busy ...

Monday: Proposal preparation for client.
Tuesday: Tender briefing at Putrajaya 10am followed by presentation to ANTARA at 4pm.
Wednesday: Bayview Melaka meet the client session.
Thursday: Tender briefing in KL 10am.
Friday: Tender preparation for submission.
Saturday & Sunday: with kids at home

Ok The Wedding is on!

2007-10-05T18:58:00.000+08:00

This the follow up of the "WAR" topic. So my dad, decided to get married anyway, he told my mom just now around 645pm. He said to mom because i had called Puan Noraini without his permission, he was going to get married anyway. So now i'm the cause! If not I to defend my family then who else? Even after i told him why we were angry, he still refused to discuss with the family... what to do...?

Takpe lah, i pray he get married through the proper channel,

I love my daughters

2007-10-03T14:54:00.000+08:00

I'm the malas2 type to upload video because you need to upload to hosting first dan lelain lagi... malas aaaa....

The video below are my 2 daughters Nisa & Najah. Kudos to my wife yang rajin convert video and all pastu upload kat yutube...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWKmp-TRxas

Tell me what you think!

War!! Sort of...

2007-10-03T11:11:00.000+08:00

For all you movie buffs out there, it has nothing to do with the Jet Li/Jason Statham movie... sorry.

So i am officially "anak derhaka" as of 8.47pm - 2/10/2007 - Tuesday. I called Puan Noraini Taha (my dad's GF and i'm still being polite calling her Puan! ecehhh... ^_^) and we had a 20 minutes or so discussion. and i found out a lot of things from her but i will not write it here.

I am only trying to defend my family (esp. my mother). i have no objection for my dad to take another wife. But why the lies? even when we have solid proof! 12 years ago the same thing happened with the same GF! The lies... all the liessssss... enough with the lies...

And this morning as i was about to start a meeting with a client, i received an sms from dad asking

~actual text message included here, including the spelling error~

"What have u done to ur father? Who giues u the permission to do what u have
done?"

Creepy... to come from a person who constantly lies (i believe the term is pathological liar). And so i reply with the answer below

~actual text message included here, including the spelling error~

"What gives you the right to lie to us and to puan noraini? i want you to
respect mom and for all her sacrifice to and for you! Nobody said no to you
taking another wife because it is allowed, but u never asked and you lied about
it. Ingatkan taknak repeat the same mistake twice -the lying-. You changed so
drastically everybody noticed! Even maktok! Go figure.Dont put the blame on me
oranybody else, u brought this upon urself. Discuss nt. meeting."

I believe the problem started when we heard his elder brother (my Pak Long) took another wife and went "kahwin lari" all the way from Machap Johor and got married in Perak. maybe he thought...

"if he can pull it off, so can i"

Hahaha...

If i were to write everything that happened 12 years ago, i would do it in a heart beat. But i am not that cruel. I was raised a Muslim and tought to respect your parents, jangan degil, obey them...

so i guess there goes my ticket to heaven... ehhh, wait! Syurga bawah kaki ibu kan? Mak, ampunkan anak mak ni...

Now, being bulan Ramadhan and all, i am not mad. I'm just frustrated. That's all.

Fall TV Series Worth Looking Forward To!

2007-10-02T06:08:00.000+08:00

Hey Folks,

Summer is officially over and the fall season has started with the returning of some very cool TV series. Lets do a recap!

Returning Series:

Smallville - Season 7 premiered on 27/9/07 (US)
Title: Bizarro
Synopsis: Clark (Tom Welling) confronts Bizarro, the last wraith from the Phantom Zone, and the ensuing fight causes the dam to break and a torrent of water rushes towards the land. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), having just been arrested for Lana's (Kristin Kreuk) murder, is submerged under water in a patrol car, but is saved by a mysterious young woman. Lois (Erica Durance) manages to pull Chloe (Allison Mack) to safety but her cousin is pronounced dead at the hospital. The same woman who saved Lex reappears at the Kent farm and is revealed to be Kara Kent (Laura Vandervoort) A.K.A. Supergirl, Clark's cousin from Krypton. We will get to know Kara in the next episode aptly titled; KARA (4/10/07)

House M.D. - Season 4 premiered on 25/9/07 (US)
Title: Alone
Synopsis: Your fav ill-mannered, self-centred doctor is back... and without his team. Foreman & Cameron resigned and Chase was fired in the season 3 finale. Season starts with a young woman named Megan Bradberry is buried beneath a collapsed building. Severely injured, her face almost unrecognizable, Megan is rushed to a hospital, where she undergoes a tracheotomy and is placed on a ventilator. Cuddy is puzzled by one aspect of the case: Megan is suffering from an unexplained fever. House isn’t interested in the case, as he doesn’t have a team. When Cuddy orders him to take the case, House says he’ll do it on his own, provided she goes away for a week if he makes the correct diagnosis. As House mulls over the facts in Megan’s case, he talks out loud, as if his team was in the room with him. He then bounces ideas off the janitor, Leon, and eventually concludes that the fever was triggered by an infection. Dressed in a lab coat, Leon accompanies House to Megan’s room and his hilarious antics continues.

Prison Break - Season 3 premiered on 17/9/07
Title: Orientacion
Synopsis: A woman known as Susan B. Anthony does her make-up before a vanity, and uses the make-up to cover deep scratches on her face. Lincoln begs a clerk at the American Embassy to get Michael out of Sona. The clerk tells Lincoln that “the worst of the worst” are inside Sona. The prisoners rioted so badly, that the guards pulled out and left the prisoners to fend for themselves. The man looks Lincoln in they eyes, “Whatever goes in…never comes out. Unless it’s dead.”

Lost - Season 4 will premiere on February 2008 (Technically not Fall)
It was announced when season 3 concluded that Lost will carry on for 3 more seasons and to meet the targeted 3 season timeline, there will be only 18 episodes for each remainder season.

Heroes - Season 2 premiered on 24/9/07
Title: 4 months later
Synopsis: Four months after the events of the showdown between Sylar and Peter, new Heroes emerge. Season starts in a semi-empty lecture hall in Cairo, Egypt, Dr. Mohinder Suresh lectures on his theories of advanced human evolution and a virus that strips these people of their abilities. Afterwards, a man named Bob, who can turn metals into gold, offers Suresh a research position with the Company. Suresh accepts. It turned out that he and HRG is cooking up a plan to bring the company down. We are also introduced to Maya and Alejandro from Honduras, Matt Parkman passed his detective exam and currently taking care of Molly in Suresh's Apartment in Brooklyn where Molly keep having this dream that an even more powerful hero is watching her in her sleep. Hiro is stuck in feudal Japan and met with his hero, the sword weilding samurai Kensei Takezo who happens to be an English dude! Oh, and his father (played by George Takei) is killed somewhere mid-episode. Oh and Claire has a new boyfriend who can fly!!

New Series:

Bionic Woman - Season 1 premiered 26/9/07

Episode 0: Pilot
Synopsis: A re-imagining of the popular 1970s TV series about improving a human woman with cybernetic implants. The story focuses on a brilliant college drop out, Jamie Sommers played by Michelle Ryan, trying to take care of her rebellious deaf sister, played by Mae Whitman, after the death of their parents. Her love interest, a college professor of Bio-Ethics played by Chris Bowers leads a double life and works for a secret government agency capable of improving humans with specialized nanites and bio-synthetic organs/appendages. The first attempt at doing so failed when the prototype Sarah, played by Katiee Shackoff, grew too powerful to control and decided she no longer wanted to be a lab rat and revolted. Using her military background, she managed to force her way out of the facility after killing many scientists. Sarah would latter lead to the near death of Jamie by driving a semi into her car. The crash killed the unborn baby within her, fathered by the professor. Through the work performed by the professor and the agency, he managed to save Jamie's life by giving her a new arm, leg, eye, ear, and replacing most of her blood with the nanites, giving her great regenerative abilities. Originaly, Jamie rejects her implants angrily. The man in charge of the facility, played by Miguel Ferrer, reminds her that most of her now multi-million dollar body is owned by the government and that she could, at any moment disappear from the world. Jamie manages to leave and unknowingly has a chat at the bar in which she works with Sarah. The implants begin to activate and Sarah introduces herself as the version before her. After an attempt on the Professors life by Sarah, the two have a large battle which exposes both of their weaknesses. Jamie decides she will work for the agency and help it with its missions but on one condition: she still has control over herself and isn't owned by anyone.

Reaper - Season 1 premiered 25/9/07 - a project Kevin Smith
Episode: Pilot
Synopsis: A twenty-something slacker works as a bounty hunter for the devil. For the first 20 years of his life, Sam (Bret Harrison, "The Loop," "Grounded for Life") wondered why his parents went so easy on him. Whether it was school, sports or career choices, Sam's mom (Allison Hossack, "Falcon Beach") and dad (Andrew Airlie, "The L Word") always let him get by with the least possible effort. As a result, Sam skipped college, took a dead-end job at the local Work Bench home improvement store and now wastes endless hours playing video games. Everything in his slacker world changed the day Sam turned 21 and discovered the ungodly reason his parents let him slide: they sold his soul to the devil before he was even born. When Satan himself (Ray Wise, "24," "The Closer") drops by to personally explain that Sam must now serve as his bounty hunter, tracking down evil souls that have escaped and returning them to Hell, Sam refuses to accept his bizarre fate. After getting just a glimpse of Satan's temper, however, Sam realizes that breaking a deal with the devil has consequences that are very, very bad. Still, Sam is fascinated by the devil's charm and his flattering insistence that Sam is full of untapped potential. Armed with a constantly changing series of vessels -- starting with a Dirt Devil mini-vacuum -- to collect the escapees, Sam finds that his new line of work is dangerous and frightening, even with the goofball help of his friends and co-workers Bert "Sock" Wysocki (Tyler Labine, "Boston Legal," "Invasion") and Ben (Rick Gonzalez, "Coach Carter"), along with Sock's former-girlfriend-turned-paralegal, Josie (Valarie Rae Miller, "Dark Angel"). Sock has been Sam's closest friend and slacker role model for many years and was the first person Sam turned to with the news about his gig with the devil.

More to come!

Family Comes First

2007-10-01T21:11:00.000+08:00

It's been 2 weeks since my last entry. I am so tired coupled with work and some problem it seems like throwing in the towel is the best option. I want to sleep and leave all my troubles behind and i've considered moving abroad. But if i do, what to become of my family?

It just doesn't seem right to abandon my mom and brother... I'm leaving this discussion open-ended so you guys can drop a line and share your thoughts with me. Your views may help me choose the right path...

Life is unfair to some...

2007-09-13T22:09:00.000+08:00

As a Malay and a good Muslim nonetheless, we are thought to be good, generous, patience and basically be good. It is now the Holy month of Ramadhan. However, i am going to rant a bit today.

I am just frustrated with the current state of my life. I have a programming background and switched to doing sales/business development (but still retain my expertise as a system engineer with a consultant-like job) with a promise of greener pastures (money to support my family). It was going well for about a year and a half before i shift to my current job because of an even greeeeener pastures!! Hah!!!

And now, after 4 years, i have not improve my condition. I worked like a donkey, missed my kids growing up, sleep in the office... but guess what? NO MOOLAH!!!! And the reason you joined BD/Sales is to get more moolah!!!! It is said that there is where all the money are!!!! And for a kick-ass job i'm getting paid pennies!!!!!!! Where is my 20, 30, 90, 100K???

I'm tired, frustrated, miserable because i couldn't fulfill my promise to provide a better life for my family... My wife is being all okay about it and supported me through all the rough time... but until when?

Now my eldest daughter will start kindergarten next year, my MIL will require medical attention in the coming years... if my life isn't improving how can i keep all my promises?

Perhaps it's time to change job?
Perhaps a more desk-bound job?
Perhaps move to project management?

And the best part; "Takpa, nanti Feizal boleh beli kereta BMW utk makcik" (It's OK, Feizal will be able to buy you a BMW) - What a load of BULL!!!!

feeling depressed!

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan

2007-09-12T16:10:00.000+08:00

Bagi umat Islam seluruh dunia,

Saya ucapkan selamat menyambut Ramadhan Al-Mubarak. Semoga hidup kita diberkati Allah dan kita diletakkan bersama-sama Rasullullah S.A.W di dalam Syurga.

Ampun dan Maaf dipinta, dari hujung rambut sampai hujung kaki dan minta halalkan makan, minum, dosa, perangai setan aku dan lain-lain lagi.

Picang

Some links you may find useful:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan

http://www.ramadhanzone.com/

http://www.islam.gov.my/english/

KEMBARA BERNAMA 2007

2007-09-11T16:49:00.000+08:00

I know it's last minute and all but here goes...

Hi Friends,

BERNAMA will hold a treasure hunt Kembara BERNAMA 2007 and this year our destination is the Awana Kijal in Terengganu! The event will be held from 3-4 November 2007. There are lots of prizes to be given away! Our last event in 2005 took us to the historical state of Malacca!

The registration form is attached here as well.

So gather your friends and register your group fast as seats are limited!

For more information kindly contact:

En. Mohd Noor Atan - 03.26962377 or 019.2116614

Cik Maznah Abu Bakar - 03.20504541 or 017.6750665

Or visit: kkb.bernama.com

and download the form online!!

See you there!!!!!

FAQ - Zai dah dpt anak? Bila dia kawin?

2007-09-07T10:49:00.000+08:00

Update: 11/9/2007 - Baby Hariz dah discharge from Pusrawi on 10/9/2007
Update: Nama baby telah dibetulkan

Oleh kerana tajuk ni popular sejak kengkawan dapat tau yang zai baru aja dpt anak dan saya serta abg moderator Obor-Obor juga sudah pening untuk memberikan jawapannya, maka saya telah membuat keputusan untuk membuat FAQ ini bagi memudahkan anda mencari jawapan kepada soalan-soalan lazim yang mungkin timbul. Bagi soalan yang tidak terdapat dalam FAQ ini boleh tuan-tuan dan puan-puan yang dihormati bertanya sendiri pada En Mohd Zai Azurin melalui emel atau telefon.

Q1: Bila zai kawin?
A1: 14 Disember 2006.

Q2: Apasal tak bagitau kawan-kawan?
A2: Tak sempat sebab keputusan last minit.

Q3: Kenapa tak buat kenduri? Bila kenduri?
A3: Kenduri tidak buat kecuali pada hari majlis penikahan. Itu kena tanya tuan empunya diri.

Q4: Habis tu, Zai kahwin dengan siapa?
A4: Isteri Zai bernama Azriza. Bekerja di TNB.

Q5: Oh, begitu rupanya. Sejak bila putus tunang?
A5: Dah setahun juga la.

Q6: Kenapa putus?
A6: Tak tahu saya. Itu kena tanya tuan empunya diri.

Q7: Ok, dapat baby boy ke girl?
A7: Dapat baby boy, Hariz Firdaus Bin Mohd Zai Azurin. Lahir pada jam 9 pagi di Hospital Pusrawi Kuala Lumpur pada 1/9/2007. Mama dan papa OK. Baby premature 7.5 bulan so dimasukkan kedalam ICU untuk pemerhatian. Setakat FAQ ini ditulis, tidak pasti samada Hariz telah discharge atau belum. Kita doakan agar baby Hariz sihat.

Q8: Zai sekarang duduk mana?
A8: Zai sekarang bermastautin di Serendah.

Disclaimer:
Sebarang soalan boleh tuan-tuan dan puan-puan ajukan kepada tuan empunya diri. Zai bole dihubungi melalui emel azurie78@yahoo.com . Walaupun tindakan membuat FAQ ini agak tidak sensitif, tetapi soalan-soalan yang kami terima telah menjurus kepada serkap jarang dan mengaibkan Sdr Zai. Ampun dan maaf dipinta.

Picang

Happy Birthday Najah

2007-08-29T09:22:00.000+08:00

Najah getting a kiss from my mother

Happy 1st birthday Nur Ain Najah. Ayah loves you very much!

Celebrating 50 years of Independence

2007-08-27T12:54:00.000+08:00

All around Kuala Lumpur, i can see people are gearing up for the Merdeka Celebration!! (Merdeka = Indepence). Flags waving, signage are up and running, the International Fireworks Show to coincide with the Merdeka Celebration... traffic notices of road closure for the Merdeka Parade rehearsals... and i thought... Plenty of Time...

So, this morning it was business as usual. I was driving to work when i saw the helicopters practising for the parade which is this Friday (31 August) i know now that i'm really behind schedule for this post.

Here to a very eventful, united Malaysia!!!

Happy 50th MErdeka DaY!!!

Malaysiaku Gemilang!!!

Help little Qistina!!!

2007-08-21T23:51:00.000+08:00

As a parent of 2 angels, they are my life. They bring me joy everyday with their antics, joyfulness, inquisitive minds and i don't know what i would do without them. They are my heart and my soul. i would do anything for my children.

So when i came across Qistina's story, who happens to be my brother in law's friend whom i knew, i was so moved to see their perseverence working day and night to raise money for their little angel Qistina who is suffering from liver cancer ( hepatoblastoma ). At such a tender age, little Qistina has been tested with such a huge burden on her little fragile body, as if she knew that her parents are working day and night for her, she persevere too.

Guys and girls, please look at her adorable face. Please visit qistina's page by clicking the link below and do what we can to help eleviate the burden faced by this family.

As Malaysian, we are a generous lot and i'm sure we can help them in anyway we can. It may be monetory, maybe words of support and encouragement, Nazrul's family need to know.

If you want to help spread the word, please put up this banner on your website. The banner links can be obtained from Qistina's page via the link above.

As we celebrate our 50th independence, let's do ourselves proud by helping our fellow Malaysian in need.

Thank you for your support.

just got back from work

2007-08-20T19:51:00.000+08:00

i have spent the last 11 days on the road (5/8 - 15-8) going from Tawau to Jerteh to Sintok to Sik and Mukah. It's very tiring, confusing and down right tiring... yes, that's the word... tiring.

All in the name of preparing for tender submission. Along the way, i've met people, enjoy various food and took roads i've never travelled before. It was an interesting journey, but i missed my little angels terribly.

I snap some photos which i will share in my next entry, so bare with me...

Summer Movies Standings

2007-07-31T16:47:00.000+08:00

Here i report the top 10 cumulative gross in USD for our summer movie report!

As guessed, Spidey continue its reign as the king of summer blockbuster movie. Followed by Shrek, which i haven't seen yet... most of my buddies said that it was a so-so effort, next is Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers is at no. 4 after 4 weeks of show. I believe Transformers can out perform Spidey towards the end of summer as formal numbers start coming in from other countries. Harry Pothead.. er..Potter follwoing closely at no. 5...

Below is the top 10 result...

No. Title Weekend Gross in USD Cumulative Gross in USD
1 Spider-Man 3 $221,502 $336,027,292
2 Shrek the Third $634,797 $319,835,929
3 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $405,624 $306,888,712
4 Transformers $11,643,129 $284,677,134
5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $17,733,085 $242,439,214
6 Ratatouille $7,455,594 $179,904,396
7 Wild Hogs $113,357 $168,213,584
8 Knocked Up $1,227,605 $145,162,955
9 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer $467,792 $129,757,156
10 Live Free or Die Hard $5,618,728 $125,396,389

Sources from Yahoo! is cited here: Please click this link for complete list

Harry Potter Mania!

2007-07-26T17:36:00.000+08:00

The phenomenon that is Harry Potter has struck Malaysia last Saturday, i tried to buy the book myself but couldn't get a copy because by the time i arrived at Carrefour there was a sign saying " temporarily out of stock"... I was going to buy them there because i heard they're gonna sell it at discount and discount they were. RM 69.90 as opposed to RM109.90 at book stores. It started a boicott that the book stores cited will force them out of business if the trend continues... mix response was heard by the association and the ministers... and i haven't seen the book in any hypermarkets from then on... ah well, 109.90... that'll be 3 more months before i hv enough money to buy the book. hey... i have bills to pay!!!

It's raining...

2007-07-22T13:31:00.000+08:00

Hi all,

it's rainig today in Puchong and i guess i'm gonna update my blog since i have nothing else to do.

Movies i've seen in the true spirit of Summer Blockbuster!!

1. Spider-Man 3 - yea.. okay... so-so... 6.5/10
2. Pirates of the Caribbean - Yeah!... cool... they overdid the Jack phenomenon a bit... 8/10
3. Transformers - Awesome!!! Wicked!!! definitely the best of Summer movies...10/10
4. Die Hard 4.0 - Yeah... and then... huh? and then... yeah!!... only 1 count of Yippie-Kay-Yay!... he's gone mellow... 7/10
5. F4 - Good sequel, Ian & Evan was cool, Chiklis has more dialogue but kinda looked stupid, Alba was so-so with the fake blue eyes, fake hair line... 7/10
6. Harry Potter 5 - Sets the mood for the big battle in no 6&7... The kids has grown up, Neville Longbottom looks like my workbuddy... 8/10

Hahahah... Oh BTW, the Famous Royal London Circus is setting up in Tmn Puchong Utama... so it kinda bring back some fond memories... hahahha... so bring your kinds and family to enjoy one of the greatest act in the world.. right here in Puchong!!!

Wahoooo!!!!!!!

mmm

2007-06-29T19:03:00.000+08:00

transformersssss

Proton Gen2 Sedan -First Glimpse!

2007-04-25T16:59:00.000+08:00

i receive in my mail today a Proton Gen2 sedan doing roadtest.

Enjoy the pic!

testing

2007-03-09T02:13:00.000+08:00

I've watched 300!!!

2007-03-09T00:40:00.000+08:00

After 2 weeks of planning we got ourselves tickets to the much anticipated 300 movie directed by Zack Snyder.

All i can say is; EXCELLENT!!!!!!

The movie is fantastically done just like in the comic book. It is a visually stunning movie with all the dramatic effects, and limbs, and emotion, war cries, and limbs flying around, wonderful CGIs and flying limbs, blood! did mentioned limbs!!??

Go watch it, expect nothing more than a visually stunning bloodfest with a touch of honor, glory and freedom for your country. If only our ATM would have the resilience of the Spartans!

Gerard Butler is a wise choice for the part of King Leonidas.

5/5 stars!!!!!

songs i'm listening to right now!

2007-03-07T16:32:00.000+08:00

Songs from Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny movie

Beelzeboss

[Beelz] I am complete!

[Both] Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

[Beelz] yes you are fucked, shit out of luck
now i'm complete and my cock you will suck
the world will be mine and you're first in line
you brought me the pick and now you both shall die!

[JB] Wait! wait! Wait!
you muthafucka
we challenge you to a rock off!
give us one chance to rock your socks off

[Beelz] Fuck, fuck, fuck
the demon code prevents me
from declining a rock off challenge
what are your terms? what is the catch?

[JB] If we win,
you must take your sorry ass back to hell.
and also you will have to pay our rent

[Beelz] And what if *i* win?

[JB] then you can take Kage back to hell...
[KG] What?
[JB] trust me Kage, its the only way,
[KG] What the fuck are you talking about?
[JB] to be your little bitch.

[Beelz]Fine! Let the rock off begin!
hahahahaa
Im the devil i love metal!
Check this riff it's fucking tasty
i'm the devil i can do what i want,
whatever i got i'm gonna flaunt,
there's never been a rock off that i've ever lost
i cant wait to take Kage back to hell
i'm gonna fill him with my hot demon gel
i'll make him squeal like my scarlet pimpernel

[KG] Noooooo!
[JB] cmon Kage bring the thundah
[KG] there's just no way that we can win,
that was a masterpiece.
[JB] listen to me
[KG] he rocks too hard because he's not a mortal man
[JB] goddamn-it Kage,
he gonna make you his sex slave,
youre gonna gargle mayonnaise
unless we bust a massive monster mamma-jam.
[KG] dude, we've been through so much shit,
[JB] deactivated lasers with my dick
[BOTH] now its time to blow this fucker down!
[JB] C'mon Kage now it's time to blow doors down
[KG] I hear you Jables now it's time to blow doors down
[JB] Light up the stage cuz its time for a showdown
[KG] We'll bend you over then we'll take ya to brown town
[BOTH] Now we've got to blow this fucker down
[KG] He's gonna rape me if we do not blow doors down
[JB] C'mon Kage cuz it's time to blow doors down
[KG] OOOOOOh (?) It's time for the black out

[JB] Hey anti-christ-er,
Beelzeboss,
we know your weakness our rocket-sauce
we rock the casbah, and blow your mind
we will defeat you, for all mankind
you hold the scepter,
we hold the key
you are the devil,
we are the D [17x]

[Beelz]You guys are fuckin' lame. Come on Kage, You're comin with me.Taste my lightning fucker!

[Tenacious D:]
[JB] NOOOO!
[Beelz]ow! Fuck!
My Fuckin' horn! ooohh no!
[JB] From whence you came you shall remain,until you are complete again

[Beelz]Nooooooo! Fuck you Kage and Fuck you Jables!I'll get you Tenacious D!

Trivia: The devil in this song is played by Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters!

Tagged again!

2007-03-07T16:00:00.000+08:00

Whats with this fascination of tagging people? Okla, as a dutiful netizen (wish i could say the same in reeal world)! Here i go!

Weirdos:

WEIRDO 1- I am often become the fashion reference by my female peers... probably because i'm a male and i'm willing enough to be dragged along... sigh!

WEIRDO 2- I am also the unofficial shouder to cry on... sigh!

WEIRDO 3- I have a friend who claims he can see apparitions!!

WEIRDO 4- I have a friend who thinks that we are living in a matrix-like environment... (lame!)

WEIRDO 5- I have a friend who actualy likes matured women!!! (eeeeiiiiii!!!)

WEIRDO 6- I can't think of anything else except that i am really a sweet and caring and very strict person. So far my family has show great resilience to my antics. It makes me wonder, if my family are Borg? Weird...

The next 6 WEIRDOERs should be > anybody who read this. and please hit back!!

Movies i've watch for the past months or so...

2007-03-07T14:47:00.000+08:00

Here's a summary of all the movies i've watched for the last couple of months:

Rocky Balboa = 3/5 stars - a very true underdog movie. Watch it with an open heart and it will not disappoint you.
Ghost Rider = 3/5 stars - a solid beginning movie just like F4 was. the baddies met with easy deaths though. :(
Happy Feet = 3/5 stars - an okay animated adult movie. CG was fantastic, storywise so-so.
Casino Royale = 4/5 stars - a surprisingly entertaining James Bond.

It seems the frequency has dwindled significantly due to work

Malaysians fascination with plate numbers

2007-03-07T14:24:00.000+08:00

Hi,

It's been a while and i've been busy with tons of work. First and foremost i would to do a shoutout for my 2 friends who celebrates their birthdays this month. Azah and Raini, so when are we gonna have our party?? It's been a crazy 11 years of friendship and i hope it stays that way!!

Ok, on with todays' topic. Malaysians fascination with plate numbers. Because we have yet to implement personalize numbers so we have to make do with what we have with the current system. Here are some examples:

AL 10 = It's either his name is Ah lio or Air Liur (saliva) hahah! On a Perdana V6 somewhere in SS14 PJ.

BGX 8055 = BIG BOSS on a Renault Espace found it on KESAS highway.

PEN 15 = You guessed it, on a black PV6 sometime ago in Seri Endah.

BER 8154 = BERBISA (poisonous), on a blue wira long ago.

TAL 18 = TALIB which made headline a couple of months back on a silver Merc as a wedding gift.

There are more examples you can find on the road everyday. If you found one, hit back!

Pics from "Misi Kg Sembrong"

2007-01-27T19:28:00.000+08:00

These are some of the pics from our mission, we provide them with 50k worth of items to help them start life anew after the flood receed... we wish them good luck and may the force be with you!

Misi Banjir Kg Sembrong!!!

2007-01-17T23:54:00.000+08:00

Oleh sebab sekarang ni musim banjir kat Johor, dan sebagai anak jati Johor (hehehe), aku pun join le misi bantuan mangsa banjir yg kompeni aku sponsor. Walhal aku malas nak pergi sebenarnya sbb yg ikut nnt org kenamaan, sure byk suruh dari buat kerja... maksudnya, more work for me and my team... hahaha.

Anyway, ye la dah nama misi bantuan, sudah tentu la ianya sesuatu yang baik untuk membantu sesama manusia ni tak kira la bangsa, agama dan darjat. Ustaz aku masa kat sekolah dulu kat kalo bantu org dlm susah ni jadi fardhu kifayah... dpt pahala byk oooo...!

So, akan ada rombongan sebuah van dan beberapa buah kereta yg akan membantu mangsa banjir Kg Sembrong, Kluang.

I will snap some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

Doakan la amal aku ini diterima Allah, dan semoga aku dijauhkan dari hasad dengki dan khianat.

Amin.

What i hate most about people

2007-01-16T23:57:00.000+08:00

I'm sure that most of you have, at some point in time, face with people problems. I hope to weed out of these problems by this year because it is distracting, annoying, makes you want to skip work, makes you harbor ill-feelings towards your colleagues, etc, etc...

Well, here are some of my people problems which are on the top of my list:

1) People who lie - lie, nuff said.
2) People who kiss ass - these are people who pleases the boss even when the boss is wrong, in short, the boss is always right! Not like you...
3) People who borrow money from you and seems to forget to pay it back - there are a lot of people who falls into this category, and the shit part is when we ask for our money back, they make noises as though we are causing them trouble!!! The nerve!!!
4) People who promise you tons of sweet things but never keep those promises - This category always follows the head honchos, the bosses, the el capitan!!
5) People who likes to swindle - This category also always follows the head honchos, the bosses, the el capitan!! and the HR Dept as well!!!
6) People who is not co-operative - The old bastards who has worked for the company for like ages...!!!
7) People who likes to pass jobs to others - This category also always follows the head honchos, the bosses, the el capitan!! and the old bastards!!!!

More to come...!!!

Memories From The Past

2007-01-08T21:18:00.000+08:00

Ni adalah siri permulaan bagi memori masa silam aku yg tetiba terlintas... hehehe

Kamen Rider Black / Black RX

atau locally, Ksatria Baja Hitam <-- Wakakaka!!!!

Link from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_BLACK_RX

Thanks wiki for providing all the info!!!

YM Virus?

2007-01-08T21:01:00.000+08:00

lately, my friends have been sending me weird links with weird language to all of our group members.

Here's a copy of that message, so if anybody has a light on this, do share an antidote!!!

Happy New Year

2007-01-07T11:21:00.000+08:00

i know it's late, but happy new year to all my friendsss

Huh? Tag? Amende nih?

2006-12-24T23:02:00.000+08:00

My wife was so kind to have tagged me with these 3 things about me... err... thingy. So here goes!

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
a. Feizal - colleagues
b. Paman Chu - nephews & nieces
c. Picang - Close friends

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
a. Antu_MD
b. Picang
c. DoDo

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
a. I have an ingrow toe nail on one of my right toe... sakit siyut!!!
b. My tummy - i'm endowed with a full size beer gut..
c. My a$$ - the size of JLo's A$$

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
a. I'm like 1/2 javanese...
b. another 1/2 is malay...
c. another half from the ghetto... heheh

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
a. missing my monthly ritual-like credit card payment.
b. missing my monthly ritual-like car payment.
c. not being able to fulfill my duties as a father and husband...

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
a. My handphone
b. My car
c. My laptop

THREE OF YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESIONS:
a. My 12 YO Perdana
b. My laptop... mmm.. i love you, i love youuuuuu...
c. My DVD Collections which i enjoy with my family

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
a. t-shirt
b. glasses
c. boxer... waakakkaka!!!

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
a. The Darkness .. sama la...
b. Guns and Roses
c. Foo Fighters

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS:
a. 1 way ticket to hell and back - The Darkness
b. Route 66 - Chuck Berry
c. Lips of an Angel - Hinder

THREE THINGS YOU WISH YOU HAVE BUT WHICH YOU DO NOT HAVE RIGHT NOW:
a. Money la... sapa tak nak?!
b. BMW E34 Sedan/Touring... huyooo... ni baru la hensem
c. Transplant my 12 YO Perdana with an EVO engine, upgrade the suspension, replace the interior, new headlamp and rear lamp, DVD player with 5.1 surround system, and a 17" super mangkuk hayun sport rims... complete with Yokohama tyres - basically getting my ride pimped by Xzibit!!!!

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
a. Fun and loving relationship
b. To understand that i sometimes need some time on my own/friends...
c. Understanding my personal needs

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
a. Muka yg sedap mata memandang... ~very deep~
b. Boobies... hehehhe
c. Rear-end like JLo's... Wakakakkaka!!!

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBIES:
a. Cars
b. Movies
c. Comics

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BADLY RIGHT NOW:
a. Built a new PC for my self
b. Start my own company
c. Open a can of whoopa$$ on some people!!! @%!^&$!$%

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
a. Pulau Redang
b. Pulau Perhentian
c. Disneyland....!!!!

THREE KIDS' NAMES YOU LIKE:
a. Nisa - Ikut you la mama
b. Najah - Ikut you la mama
c. Amir Imran - Future baby.. kalau boy laa.. - Ikut you la mama

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
ntah, tak pikir...

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A WOMAN, WIFE AND MOTHER:
Hoi... Aku lelaki laaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!

NEXT --> Saya Tag; Rizal, Yusrizal, Irma... Haa... sila la yeee

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri & Deepavali

2006-10-18T09:08:00.000+08:00

Without even realising it, Ramadhan is almost over. I wish to all my Muslim friends

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri.
Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Where ever you maybe!

And to all my Hindu friends

Happy Deepavali!

To help you guys be in the mood

Here's the link to Petronas's TVC for this years festive season

http://202.71.107.161/petronas/bm/index.asp

Enjoy :D

My Xbox For Sale

2006-10-02T21:51:00.000+08:00

UPDATE:

SOLD, Thank you for your kind attention!

Guys,

I'm selling my Limited Edition Transparent White XBOX. This is to make room for a new console i'm planning to buy at years end... an XBOX 360... hehehe... call me a moron or whatever you like... i just like XBOX better than PS2... or PS3 for that matter. :D

Okay here are the whole package i'm letting go:

1 x XBOX console and necessary cables
2 x Original Controller S
1 x Light Gun
1 x Naki XBOX Travel Bag
1 lump all games which i have bought

Bought: November 2004.
Reason to sell: Upgrading to XBOX360/New absorbers. Which ever comes first :D
Asking price: RM 500/= (negotiable)
both controller's left thumbstick is a little cracked...

You can call me at 0123028443 or email me at feizzal@streamyx.com

Below are pictures of the said machine;

Latest addition to the family !!! for real!!

2006-09-05T15:47:00.000+08:00

First of all,

Sorry for the lapse in updating. Been busy with work and the constant nagging of people all around me. Heheheh... :D

And so with great pleasure i announce the latest addition to our family, a new baby girl was born on the 29th of August 2006. Just 2 days away from our 49th National Day (31st Aug).

Anyway here are the details;

Name; Nur Ain Najah
Weigh; 3.15kg
Born On; 29th August 2006, 5.26 pm
Where; SJMC, Subang Jaya... Putrajaya Delivery Ward was full, so we quickly transfer to SJMC.
Sex; Female

I will upload pictures when available.

Thank you for those who visited at home and hospital, you guys are the best.

Thanks for your support.

PMC - an affiliate website

2006-07-23T22:34:00.000+08:00

I am a member of ProtonMania Car Club, a web-based car forum where people and all sorts of cars, gathers to talk .. about cars (duh!)

If you spot this particular sticker, then you know it us.

You can join the forum - absolutely free - but to be eligible for other benefits a small sum of RM 22 to become a member and get yourself a PMC sticker and get spotted by other members, lepak sessions and most important of all friendship. Head on to http://www.protonmania.com and be a member!

This is a sample picture of a car member... notice the sticker on the rear glass just above the rear wiper.

Kitten died

2006-07-18T21:20:00.000+08:00

My daughter was anxious to see her cats and we stop by the store to buy cat food. It is to our dismay when we arrived home and see blood in their box house... It seems a tomcat has managed to kill the kittens when the mother was away.

It is natural for tomcats to kill kittens which didn't have their genetic traits or kittens with a rivals traits. Or the tomcat is rogue cat that just happens to off kittens like thugs in the hood. Cats behave like a lions pride. That would explain the tomcat's behaviour.

My daughter is sad but mostly she grips the notion that the kittens have all died. The word she muttered was "Siapa la buat kucing Echa sampai mati?" (Who would kill my kittens?)

For a thorough reading click here -->http://messybeast.com/kill_kit.htm

See pictures of the aftermath below:

Latest addition to our family

2006-07-16T20:27:00.001+08:00

As you may or may not know, my wife is in her 8th month of pregnancy and we are expecting another baby girl.

It seems though our cat beat us to it. Well, it isn't our cat per se, it just kind of visited us from time to time and her visits become longer and longer and then we heard the sound of a litter of kittens meowing... and there were 4 of them! The kittens are a few days old when we found them.

This is surely a blessing by Allah in someway and we appreciate the new addition to our family. My daughter is thrilled at the thought of owning a cat.

The only problem was, she gave birth in our newly setup baby room!!! we spent the whole day cleaning and moving things to our room. Sigh... a blessing in disguise... Take a look at the cat pictures below:

The Mambo Kings

2006-07-11T12:11:00.000+08:00

I was 14 when i watched the movie "Mambo Kings". A tragic story of the Castillo brothers Cesar (Arman d Assante) and Nestor (Antonio Banderas) who flee Cuba after a love triangle takes a potentially deadly twist. The love sick Nestor leaves behind the love of his life, the beautiful Maria Rivera (Talisa Soto), now married to his romantic rival.

The brothers arrive in New York, where Cesar meets the lushly sensuous, blonde bombshell, Lana Lake (Cathy Moriarty). They eventually marry, while Nestor, still carrying a torch for Maria, meets the sedate and quietly pretty Delores Fuentes (Maruschka Detmers), whom he eventually marries. Given a helping hand by fellow Cuban, Desi Arnaz, Sr. (Desi Arnaz, Jr.), Cesar and Nestor shortly become stars of the dance halls and clubs they play, where they are christened the "Mambo Kings".

Unfortunately, Cesar's dreams are not necessarily Nestor's dreams and conflicts arise. The brothers also run into trouble when Cesar's arrogance pits him against a musical syndicate that rules the clubs and dance halls with an iron hand, derailing their careers for a time. Moreover, Nestor's marriage is seriously troubled, because of his obsession with his lost love. Still, no matter what, there is always the music.

The tragic end when Nestor died, the impact it has on his wife and Cesar makes you think and wonder... is life so tragic... It was reported that this was Antonio Banderas's first english movie and he can't speak english ... so his dialogues were pronounced phonetically and so was Armand Assante's spanish, done phonetically. Coupled by great songs of the 40s-50s... by greats such as the late Celia Cruz and the late Tito Puente, it is truly an amazing blend of story, music, love and dance. This movie will always have a soft spot in my heart.

Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars

Pirates Ahoyy!! Starting 13/7/2006

2006-07-11T11:48:00.000+08:00

Another blockbuster moviecomig our way is the Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
Starring Johnny Depp as the fabulous Capt Jack Sparrow, Orlando Bllom as Will Turner and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Swann. Making a come is the 2 nerdly pirates from the 1st movie and a new baddie Davey Jones (Bill Nighy) with Barbossa making a presence...

This time around, Capt Jack has to find a way to save his soul from certain hellish doom from Davey Jones to which he finds out that he owes a blood debt to the Captain of the ghostly Flying Dutchman. With time running out, Jack must find a way out of his debt or else be doomed to eternal damnation and servitude in the afterlife. And as if this weren't enough, the Captain's problems manage to wreck the wedding plans of a certain Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who are forced to join Jack on yet another misadventure.

Review: Superman Returns

2006-07-01T16:44:00.000+08:00

I just saw the movie and here's what i've got to say...

Typically, with anything great, you'll have the majority of the people who love the thing, and then you'll have the minority of people who pick-it-apart for the sake of being "smarter" and against the popular opinion.

What do you expect from a movie like this? Of course they'll pay tribute to the originals. Of course it's going to contain drama and a love story. It has to appeal to both genders, and all ages regardless of ethnics... and they did just that!!! Bravo Bryan Singer!

Personally, I loved this movie. I watched with my family which consists of My MIL, my wife, my 3 yrs old daughter (she wore her Superman outfit) and me. Brandon Routh was an excellent Superman, Kate Bosworth looks a bit young as Lois Lane but otherwise a good performance, Kevin Spacey is also superb as the scheming super villain Lex Luthor with his bumbling henchmen...

There were dull moments and jokes in between, but every moment moved the story forward so you have to pay attention or miss the fun. Lots of emotion and action in between with awesome CGI.

We are also introduced to Lois Lane's kid, a small asthmatic boy who has Ds for gym class... :D the kid is just an emotional baggage to me except that towards the end, he is finally revealed as Superman's son.

I felt all the magic when i was watching the first and second Superman films (i'm being all melodramatic and stuff but it's true!!!). My advice? If you go in thinking and being all analytical and stuff, you'll probably hate it. If you go in thinking it will be good, you'll be in for a very worthwhile 2 1/2 hours. And if you go in without any expectations, you'll be amazed.

Rating: 4/5 stars... see the movie with your inner child and you will be pleased! :D

Lex and his goons!

Superman Returns!!!

2006-06-27T22:23:00.000+08:00

Finally, the most highly anticipated movie for this summer is about to begin!

Superman after absent for 20 years from the silver screen is back, better than ever!
Brought to you by Bryan Singer with talents such as Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, Kal Penn and more.

The US has a premiere screening on the 21st and all the critics gave rave reviews!! I can't wait to see it here!!!

If only i can find my red underwear!! Hahaha...

Go watch it!!! You will not regret it!!!

http://www.supermanreturns.com

Satria NEO

2006-06-18T13:14:00.000+08:00

The long awaited SRM has finally been launched last Friday...

Excellent car... European looks, excellent trimming and dashboard... i'll post more news after i gave a ride on one of the test cars...

Nisa is 3 years old!!!

2006-06-18T12:45:00.000+08:00

My daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday yesterday.

It was a small reception with the family, i bought her a Disney Animal Story Book, which she loved it so much... Asking me to read her stories, after stories... The Lion King is her favorite :D.

Her mom bought her a dress and my dad bought her a red toy car... she think it's lightning from the Cars movie... :D

Anyway, We love you so much Nisa... and we want you to grow up strong and intelligent, a good muslim, a polite person and be as high as the sky!

We love you so much!

KLIMS 2006

2006-06-15T23:08:00.000+08:00

cars and babes... nuff said!

The World Cup has started

2006-06-15T23:05:00.000+08:00

It's been a while since i write... too busy with work.

The World Cup has started;

I watched The Benchwarmers, Cars... EXCELLENT MOVIES... go watch them!!

Waiting for SUperman Returns...

X-Men : The Last Stand

2006-05-27T18:39:00.000+08:00

I missed my free show yesterday because KL was hit by heavy rain and the road was congested... sigh...

Anyway to sooth my sorrow, i brought my wife and daughter to see X-Men : The Last Stand at 2 pm today.

Lets start with the review... As the title suggested, it is their last stand! I kinda miss the first 5 minutes because my daughter wants popocorn and the line was so slowwwww... but anyway, the team was battling a sentinel, (in the war room of course) when i heard he mutters the now famous quote "The whole world is going to hell and you're just gonna sit there?" fine to say that the team defeated the sentinel robot via a flying Wolvie courtesy of Colossus.

Meanwhile Scott is still greiving the loss of Jean, he took it real hard and James Marsden really played the part well... he looks scruffy and tired and in despair. After exchanging words with Wolvie ride up to Alkali Lake when suddenly Jean appear out of no where... or is it The Phoenix... At this point the movie started getting interesting, with the announcement of the cure by Worthington Labs, we get to see Angel for the first time.

From then on all hell broke loose, Scott gets killed off, then Prof X got blown to smitherines all courtesy of Pheonix.. er Jean,.. err.... Magneto started planning on using Jean and forms the brotherhood of mutants to start an offense against the cure.

We get to see some major character gets a major revamp... this will be pretty interesting to see whether they will continue the franchise since the revamp involves most of the major characters.

Characters get killed:

Cyclops
Prof X
Jean
and loads of no names mutants

Characters get cured:

Rogue
Mystique
Magneto
and loads of no names mutants

Towards the end, the x-men survived and so are their enemies.

Not exactly going out with a whimper, "X-Men: The Last Stand," the closing installment of the commercially and critically successful Marvel movie franchise, still fails to generate the satisfying bang created by the first and the second films. probably because Bryan Singer left and Brett Ratner has taken the director's chair. The X-factor is lacking in Singer's absence. The movie is somewhat very fast-paced and didn't indulge more on the characters.

Visual effects are very creative and superb -- notably the dramatic repositioning of the Golden Gate Bridge and a rather extreme makeover of Jean's home.

Rating: 4/5 stars

Go see it... that's it.

Hugh Jackman is 1 cool dude!

Congratulations Taylor Hicks!

2006-05-26T14:46:00.000+08:00

Taylor Hicks won the American Idol 5...

he proved himself with each performance that he is the man!

Katharine is great to but like Randy said "you are better than the song" which hampered her chance for a win during the show.

Anyway they are all great - Bucky, Chris, Elliot, Paris and the rest. May you have success for your future.

Congratulations Taylor!!

Soul Patrol!!!

I'm off to see X-Men 3 on Friday

2006-05-24T12:42:00.000+08:00

I was endowed by Terra Communication through DELL.

I was awarded a ticket for Friday's show at 730 pm at GSC 1 Utama New Wing.

So see you guys there...

Caution! - Wild Animals

2006-05-21T23:35:00.000+08:00

Today, my family and i went over to our local cinema and watched OVER THE HEDGE. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Shandling, Wanda Sykes, William Shatner, Avril Lavigne...

The story starts with RJ (Willis) trying to get a packet of cheese cracker from a vending machine... to much of his dismay, the packet didn't fell to the hole (Everybody have faced this situation one way or the other - something has to be done about them vending machine makers!!!)

Okay, so RJ decides to steal food from Vincent (Nick Nolte) a big time bear. Vincent is in hybernation and has about 1 week to go, but RJ got caught instead. So Vincent sez that in a week, get back everything that was lost or get eaten.

RJ them stumbles upon a family of hibernators as well. Verne the Turtle, Hammy the Squirrel, Stella the Skunk, Ozzie & Heather the oPossum and a family of porcupine. The family is in panic because their lovely forest is now a housing estate. It escapes me though that... do animals hybernate for like a year? I mean it takes 1-2 years to build a complete housing area in Malaysia... maybe things work a little faster at the states... hehehhe....

So the family is worried on how to gather food and RJ hatches the perfect plan to save his hyde... by utilising the scared family to gather all the food and finally snatch the food from them...

The story is loaded with good values like greed, being in a family... and the animation is cool to with lots of memorable lines and scenes.

This movie is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better than The Wild and Ice Age 2... so bring your kids and loved ones... family and friends... grandpas and grandmas... It's a good family fun movie...

rating:
3.5/5

Poseidon vs The Rogue Wave

2006-05-21T23:01:00.000+08:00

I watched Poseidon a couple of days ago (Tuesday exactly), and it feels that summer movie has finally starting to excite me!

The movie started with everybody having a good time playing poker, celebrating the new year on the massive god of the sea, POSEIDON. We have the colorful bunch of people on board. Ramsey (Kurt Russell) a former Fire Fighter and NY Mayor is on board with daughter Jennifer (Emmy Rossum) whose decided to marry his boyfriend Conor (Jimmy Bennett) and picked a hell of a time to tell daddy. Then we have Dylan (Josh Lucas) who is a professional card player trying making the big bucks, Elena (Mia Maestro) who is a hitchiker trying to get to NY to see her sick brother...

All is well, we see Captain Bradford played by Andre Braugher (haven't seen him in a while...) toasting happy new year with Fergie (of the black eyed peas... and i mean huge jugs... :D) in the main hall with all the guests, when the wave hit them completely turning the Poseidon upside down. Our main protagonists started scrambling for dear life trying to flee the ship against the captain's good judgment... which is wrong... hahaha...

Make no mistake my friends, this movie is full of action. We can see the efforts that they put in trying to escape their doom. Russell is his usual cool self. Josh was not bad, Emmy was cute... and so on...

Except towards the ending we can see where the sacrifice that had to be made... the anguish, the decisions... it's basically Armageddon all over again... nobody can beat Bruce Willis in Armageddon and Titanic... without the mushy-mushy stuff.

All in all it's great movie to pass the time... It surely will get your heart pumping for the next summer installment which is The Da Vinci Code...

By the way, Richard Dreyfuss is playing a prominent character... a gay architect... and he lives... shit! I was hoping that he'd die a terrible death!

Rating: 4/5 stars...

Go watch it with loved ones... or your cat...

Al-Fatihah...

2006-05-15T14:24:00.000+08:00

Today is a sad day for ex-AIMKL,

our lecturer, Miss Puteri passed away earlier this morning at her home due to breathing complications.

May Allah bless her soul and place her in Heaven... Amin.

Those who wishes to pay his/her last respect, please do so at the following address:

No. 67,
Lorong Cakera Purnama 12/12,
Fasa 3A,
42300 Bandar Baru Puncak Alam

"The whole world is going to hell and you're just gonna sit there?"

2006-05-14T21:50:00.000+08:00

I came to a 7 minutes exclusive clip of X3: The Last Stand courtesy of DELL. Huh? What does DELL have to do with X3? Is seems that DELL is a major sponsor in terms of products... Hahahha...

Nevertheless, the 7 minutes clip is really COOL!!!!!!! Warning - Possible spoilers!!
So view at your own risk and behold the coolness which is X-MEN!!! http://www.dell.com/html/us/xmen/index.html
I've only watch the small sized clip which took nearly 2 hours to completely load and it's in WMV format.

Wahooooo!!!!!!!!

Thanks JoBlo.com for the heads up!!

Alonso Takes Home Circuit!

2006-05-14T21:31:00.000+08:00

Just finished watching the Spanish GP at Catalunya, It's a pity that Shumy couldn't keep the pace.. he was a close 18 secs in 2nd... Can't wait for the next race at Monaco!

Results:

1 F. Alonso Renault 1:26:21.759 10
2 M. Schumacher Ferrari + 18.502 8
3 G. Fisichella Renault + 23.951 6
4 F. Massa Ferrari + 29.859 5
5 K. Räikkönen McLaren + 56.875 4
6 J. Button Honda + 58.347 3
7 R. Barrichello Honda + 1 laps 2
8 N. Heidfeld BMW + 1 laps 1
9 M. Webber Williams + 1 laps
10 J. Trulli Toyota + 1 laps
11 N. Rosberg Williams + 1 laps
12 J. Villeneuve BMW + 1 laps
13 C. Klien Red Bull + 1 laps
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull + 1 laps
15 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso + 1 laps
16 T. Monteiro Midland F1 + 3 laps
17 T. Sato Super Aguri + 4 laps

Did not finish

18 C. Albers Midland F1 + 17 laps
19 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso + 19 laps
20 R. Schumacher Toyota + 35 laps
21 JP. Montoya McLaren + 48 laps
22 F. Montagny Super Aguri + 55 laps

Bad experience at MBO Warta Bangi

2006-05-13T04:40:00.000+08:00

While i was watching MI:3, it seems the operator of the above mentioned theater is operating with little regards to customer satisfaction. Here's what happened;

Movie starts, and behold poor sound system. The sound cameout from busted speakers it seems. Why don't they fix it? Don't they know that part of the experience is the sound?
Half way through the movie, i was scared shitless because a bunch of boys sneaked up under the cover of darkness and move passed me in the dark. I thought JU-ON was passing through... :(, they were talking real loud and started running towards the exit door. After 5 minutes, they repeat the whole process again... it was so annoying!!
Towards the end of the movie, we heard noises of people chattering, now most of the people watching the movie started to shh the noise... but the noise kept coming and getting louder with stories about someone else's child, her child... what many more. It turned out that voice came from the projector room and it was the voice of the operator (a lady and a few guys).

You might think that given the chance to operate a theater it would be a great chance to make real movey because movies are a sure sale! But in this particular operator's case, it seems that the operator is taking it lightly!

I move a notion to all the people, to not go and watch movies at MBO Warta Bangi! Please spend money watching movie at other cinema!!!

Summer Movies!!

2006-05-13T03:47:00.000+08:00

Summer movies started with the launch of MI:3 on May 3rd. Consequently, i missed it until tonight when me and my work buddies skipped work to catch the last show at MBO Warta Bangi. It was a 9:45 pm show and lasted for slightly over 2 hours.

So here's the review.

Movie started with a scene where our hero Ethan Hunt got tied to a chair and was forced to tell the location of "RABBIT's FOOT" or the missus gets it. Yep... that's right folks!!! Ethan Hunt got married and was officially a trainer in IMF and was leaving the whole gun totting life. The count down begins... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6... 1, a shot was fired!

Rewinds back to where the story really begins! Ethan was being introduced by Julia to friends and family and announcing they were getting married. Lo and behold, a call came in and Ethan met up with his superior at a 7-11.

And off he goes to Germany to save agent Lindsey (Keri Russel) which has been abducted and has stumbled upon a plot by a Owen Davian (played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman) which involves the use of a rabbit's foot.

The movie is generally fast-paced with some slow parts which involves lenghty and unentertaining/unimaginative lines and camera work. It feels very dragging and... just... feels awful.

The director, JJ Abrams (of Alias fame) hand is weird... i mean the action scene is cool and very finely shot with breathtaking angles and a matching track to boot. But the movies feels a bit dragging. Maybe JJ Abrams is not the best choice of director for the film. Who know... i'm only a nobody!

Verdict:

Best bit: Seeing Malaysia Airlines logo in the movie in Shanghai. Wahooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! :D

I foresee... empty wallet

2006-03-31T10:57:00.000+08:00

Due to the recent fuel price hike, almost everything has risensuch as gas, parking(WTF?), food ... everything rises in proportion... except.. our wages... :(

My ADSL modem died

2006-03-25T19:01:00.000+08:00

Update:
I called the techline number again at 8:00pm ... asking them when will their techincian arrive... and guess what? " Maaf encik, hari ni (Sunday) dan Sabtu, technician cuti" Then why the hell did the technician wanted to come over on Sunday? TMNet ni bodoh nak mampus!!!!

As a Streamyx user, my adsl modem is my life line to the world!!
And since the modem suddenly died... i've called the infamous 1300889515 and they managed to put me on hold everytime!

Their call centre should be faster and more efficient!

MODEM FAULTY ON 21/3/2006
called techline, will reply within 24-48 hrs
called at 1025pm, on the line for 16:12 seconds
report no: 1176707

2nd call on 22/3/2006
on the line for 10:42 seconds
now the dsl led also died

3rd call on 25/3/2006
called at 10:47 am - forgot to timed myself... :(
Techie said that the problem should be resolved by 6 pm today... so i'm crossing my finger!

4th call on 25/3/2006
called at 6:52 pm
Time of 15:00 minutes and the report says that a techie wants to meet me on Sunday... but get this no time was given?!?!

This is BS!!! Why didn't they or the techie call me? Why is there a remark on the system that the techie wants to meet me on Sunday but i didn't know about it? And why do i have to call them to find out about this? They have my numbers... pick the phone and call me..!!!! I'm tired of this... whoever got the contract for TMNut's helpdesk should be fired!!! And my problem isn't resolved despite the 48 hour mark is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy past due!!!! and they should have a toll free 1 800 number!!!!!! AAAAAAARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Friday will be the last of a very hectic 3 weeks of documents, tenders, proposals and countless cups of coffee...

2006-03-14T15:18:00.000+08:00

It has been an enduring several weeks, i have spent most of my time in the office doing several tenders and proposals in a very tight schedule... and thank god i managed to finish 'em all! My final job is a computer setup proposal due on Friday at 3 pm. :D

I just had lunch with my wife and i brought her to a place in KL called Kedai Nasi Kandar Kudu Bin Abdul. An old nasi kandar shop near the junction of Jln Sultan Ismail and Jalan Tuanku Abd Rahman. The shop has changed very little for as long as i can remember. Decorating it are pictures of P. Ramlee from the heydays of Malay Film era. It is said that P. Ramlee used to frequent this shop.

On the way back to the office, my car temperature went up! I mean it was blistering hot in KL but not enough to affect my engine! Why does it have to be in the middle of the month?! AARRGGHH!! Well, i trip to the mechanic will solve the problem... from what i see, it could be the fan malfunctioning again!

V for Vendetta will open this week all around the world (March 16th) but i'm not sure when in Malaysia... Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, V For Vendetta tells the story of a mild-mannered young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) who is rescued from a life-and-death situation by a masked vigilante (Hugo Weaving) known only as "V." Profoundly complex, V is at once literary, flamboyant, tender and intellectual, a man dedicated to freeing his fellow citizens from those who have terrorized them into compliance. He is also bitter, revenge-seeking, lonely and violent, driven by a personal vendetta. In his quest to free the people of England from the corruption and cruelty that have poisoned their government, V condemns the tyrannical nature of their appointed leaders and invites his fellow citizens to join him in the shadows of Parliament on November the 5th – Guy Fawkes Day. On that day in 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered in a tunnel beneath Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. He and his co-conspirators had engineered the treasonous “Gunpowder Plot” in response to the tyranny of their government under James I. Fawkes and his fellow saboteurs were hanged, drawn and quartered, and their plan to take down their government never came to pass...

Then there's also the Ice Age 2... which my daughter will like so much!

in the end... Duit lagiii!

Still at the office

2006-03-09T01:05:00.000+08:00

i'm stuck in the office... doing tenders... it been a very long 2 weeks... i'm all worn out... i want to spend time with my family... but somebody have to put food on te table!!!...

What's wrong with my car...

2006-03-07T00:20:00.000+08:00

I bought the 1995 Perdana SEi in February 2005. That is 1 year a few days back. I have no quirm about the car except... the parts are so insanely expensive!! Imagine 1 piece of headlight will set you back at RM 398.00 without installation... That is only at "Kedai Abang" (Brother's to some of you!).

I mean it is a rebadge of a Mitsubishi Eterna (see picture left... gee looks very familiar!!! ) from the early 90s and judging by the 10 years plus of production in Malaysia should have made the parts cheaper for us consumers.

My power steering hose has just started leaking fluid, my shocks are busted with all the bush worn out. My seat fabric is a nightmare, with puke and god knows what else! Definitely need a new make over... where's Xzibit when i need him!!! Yo X, pimp my ride!!! or maybe i should try the local version ... "Mobilku" :D

Hi and welcome to my blog...

2006-03-02T16:31:00.000+08:00

Here's my latest attempt at blogging...

Let me start with who i am...

Name: Picang

Age: 28 years old

Location: Puchong, Taman Sri Serdang, TPM, KLCC and sometimes Muar, Machap, Kuala Terengganu

Status: Married with a 2 3/4 year old daughter... a second is coming in about 5 months time

Interest: A movie lover, beach lover, bookworm, magazine reader, comic lover, a car fanatic, bought a 10 year old Perdana, so i can modify it to my liking... so far, haven't started any :(

Work: I hold a Bachelor Degree (Hons) in Information Technolgy from UiTM Shah Alam in 2000 and currently work as an Engineer - Business Development, focussing on system solutions for my customers... I've been involved with many projects in private sectors as well as government. Most notably the eServices Project back in 2001. I have secured many projects from the government such as The Ministry of Information, Ministry of Education and successfully create, promote and sell product for a company to be used in conjunction with the ePerolehan system to name a few. Should you are interested to obtain my services... my email is always available :D

Enough about me... I will update this blog as frequent as i can and babble about movies, technology and life... you are welcome to stay and participate... maybe i can learn a few pointers from you...

Thank you!

Regards,

Picang