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laptop

2011-12-10T22:30:00.002+08:00

I get myself a laptop and I have no reason why I cant blog anymore in the future.....

Will soon update the blog with more photo....

so....i guess i got lot of installation to do now so by next week i promise something will be out....my long overdue HK trip is yet to be publish!!!!

Surgery

2011-11-09T10:04:00.002+08:00

OK....

Some of the reader might be aware that I am away for surgery few days ago and thus my blog have been push aside again...

There is so many things happen lately and I truly have no time and energy to blog about. Whats more are those event are not 'eventful' event!!!

Lets back to topic....I underwent a surgery last Friday....it was my first....and hopefully my last...

Nothing much to say about surgery thought because I am fully unconcious during the surgery thanks to the general anaesthesia....All I know is operation theater is freezing cold and I have to rely on the hot air tunnel to warm me....I am freezing cold that I start to shake whole body......The Anaesthesia take 2 second to have impact....After the 2 second....all i know is a blackout...

After about 5 hours of blackout I was wheel out from operation theather where I can start hearing my family member calling me....But i am too tired to open my eye....

I appreciate friends and relative who visited me at the hospital....and those who come to my house.....Appreciate that a lot...

I am currently recovering......pretty fast I believe.....so yeah...will be back kicking soon...

Just to keep the blog alive....

2011-10-17T21:05:00.002+08:00

Yeah....the title sum it up

I have to apologised on the slow update on this blog and my food blog as my PC currently have an unknown disease which I call it 'unable to detect anything' disease.

Sign and symptom only got one.....what ever been pluck in, inject in,push in or what ever u call it or maybe even 'fuck in'.....just appear as not detectable....

Imagine i pluck in my pendrive....it just can't read....

Pluck in my camera....it just appear...nothing...

so I cant upload any photo....how to blog le?

Anyway, besides from this disease, I myself have a bad disease....Not lazy disease but i have lower back pain and I appear to be no different from any people having stroke at the leg...I can't walk properly or having difficulties in walking or sitting down too long. It all because of some spine problem.....which i m lazy to elaborate more. Anyway, it was healing now though sometime i still feel the numbness....Pull out from some run and temporarily skipping my gym for almost 2 weeks..

Besides that I also have another problem which entitle me a reason not to update my blog....which is I am away to Johor and I have no internet connection. What make thing worst, I stay at haunted hotel that I ended up with bad cough, sore throat on the last day of our stay...Yeah....i mean 'OUR' stay.....scary....

So....to keep the blog alive for a while...that why this post is created.....hehehe

Property downgraded

2011-09-14T21:00:00.002+08:00

UOB Kay Hian downgrade property market quoting the lower expected sales on second half of the year. This had lead to almost all property share price seeing red this few days, the aftermath of the said report.

No doubt property market have seen a bit of slowdown especially the new loan arrangment on third house onward and more barrier to reduce speculation among the investor. However, does this mean property market is seeing a death end? Seriously I never think so...

Investment is like a trend. This year people might like gold, next year people might like bonds.....That is reality.

But lets look at the property market as it is.

Property is always consider a stable investment. Share market will drop. Gold is expensive but imagine if price drop, you left with just an 'iron'. Land and property on other side never see depreciation on sudden mode. They are quite stable and appreciate over time. Few years back if you have a land in Klang you might think it worth nothing, but the price of land in Klang now soar like nobody business.

Property bubble going to burst? Not so fast.....Price in JB had increase steadily over the few years thanks to investment from Singapore. Klang valley continue to soar although there is lot of news that it was an oversupply status. If over supply, ask yourselves why property developer keep on building new residential, commerial offices? Why is people still buying.....and just because sales expected to drop, the market is to be downgraded.....erm.....well I am not a economics or reseacher, but I feel that big propery player like SP Setia, Mah Sing Group and Sunway are steadily recording a jump of sales over the first 2 quarter and they are expecting even a higher jump on the rest of the year.

Sime Darby investing in E&O and property developer increasing their landbank over the period hints that property developer are still very comfortable that the market will be expending. Government ETP and MRT project will give positive impact into property sector.

House is overprice....Well, I agree on this point. It was so high that most people cant buy any house. Well......looking at this point, it may look bad for the citizen but look at the sector itself, more people will end up renting house. That mean rental income will come into picture and more people are keen on property investment. True? Moreover even our house is overpriced, please look at the south (singapore) and north (HK and Japan).......you will feel so much relieve that we do not need to cramp into small house and still paying double or triple of the house price!!!!

Government plan to increase control on house loan.....erm, I have no comment on that. See it positively, if increase control mean reduce probability of bubble burst....Wasn't that something good....Anyway, that is just plan....Plan can always get scraped.

So no worries.......

Well, the reason I blog about this today is I saw SP Setia price reach as low as 3.09....I almost fainted when the price was traded at discount and most banks put an 'HOLD' on SP Setia share with a price of RM 4.00....but today it end up at 3.09....gosh, pengsan

Then i search on Mah Sing Group.....Fulamak....lowest until 1.80....I thought I just read on bank recomendation that 'HOLD" the share with predicted price of RM 2.60......

Pengsan pengsan...........why is property seeing red this week.....whats more I am working in property line now!!!

Drive between the lorry

2011-09-12T22:37:00.002+08:00

Today i work in Northport at Port Klang. I just have the memories of doing external auditing for almost 3 months there during BDO time.

Today after more than 3 years didnt use the road, I was finally back to the hell road again...

Well, why do I call it a hell.......

First what ever car you drive, you look tiny. Your car is minority compare to the majority of big truck, lorry and even contena carrier.

Second, the jam after work is totally nor bareable. It barely moving

Third the jam even ended up on top of a bridge under a huge river leading to the sea just 500 metre away. Everytime a lorry pass by the road or the bridge will just shake and you will feel vibrating inside the car and keep on hoping the bridge just don't collapse

Fourth, the lorry driver never put signal when want to cut into the lane....They just turn and you must give them the way...If you don't, your baby will just free make up (calar)....

Fifth, the road is full of pothole....flooding area when rain and lot of retaining black water. One trip to Northport, your car will turn black....

Gosh....thank god is just 4 days and not 4 months....

911

2011-09-11T21:58:00.000+08:00

911 might sound like emergency number to you.

Indeed it was....

10 years back at the date of 911, something shock and scary happen. I didnt know what happen as I do not have Astro at that time (not even now) and I go for early sleep as there is school in the early morning. Back to school, my classmate was not even 'pat' enough to tell me what happen. At that point of time, I am still a Chinaman guy where I read newspaper!!!....I cant find newspaper at library that day. I don't know why...

I went to tuition center and my tuition center teacher ask whether we can ever imagine this to happen. She say, something big will happen soon. Wow...that sound scary enough.

I went back home and everyone was in front of tv looking at news reporter. I know the world must have something great happening. Less than 10 second upon reaching my house i saw two high rise building (I don't even know what building was that at that momen) was hit by aeroplane. My jaw drop at that moment. I turn speechless minutes later when I saw the gigantic building collapse and people are running. I thought it was an accident that aeroplane hit the building but the second plane itself, I know, something is just not right!

It was 10 years then......Something that I couldn't believe to happen.

I take quite some week to see youtube posting before I can ever accept the reality that Twin Tower was hit by terrorist.

'Terrorist' a word not familiar to us, suddenly become 'D' word of the century. Islam was drag into the picture. It was soon the begin of new millenium of war and hatred. The old issue of religious and terrorism is the main issue for the year.

It was 10 years now....Many things have change. The side of WTC Twin Tower have been cleared and construction of yet another skycrappers is on the way. The true root man whether is saddam hussain or osama or any guys outside there that still roam freely is unknown.....We already don't care. 10 years is a long period....

What I can really hope for is there is no more terrorist attack and the world would be more peaceful.....

***Please do not terrorists my blog....blog kena terrorists by some Indon hacker few round!!!!

World Peace.....

Macau 1 August 2011

2011-08-31T21:35:00.000+08:00

My Macau Hong Kong trip start very early in the morning. Our flight was 6.30am thus by 5.20 we already in the airport. Was a surprise that we met Choi Ling who is on the way to China for work....

Upon check in, we rush our way to boarding gate where we were ask to board the plane immediately. Blame all on the baggage check in that take ages.....I still don't understand what the point of doing self-check in when the drop off baggage take forever to settle!!!

Flight was delay due to some technical problem. Saw engineering jumping in and out from the plane and we finally take off 30 minutes later. Despite late depature, we arrive on time in Macau airport. By the way, I had my breakfast of Nasi Darca with Ayam Percik served with cincau drink and pineapple tart on the flight. It cost RM 13 only. Sadly, I am so excited that I forgot to snap photo!!!

Upon arrival, we take taxi to Emperor Hotel where we gonna stay a night there. As the room is not ready, we leave our luggage at lobby and we walk our way to Senado Square passing by Grand Lisbao casino.

The weather is really killing....We sweat like pig and our shirt is wet.

From Senado Square we explore the small township where there is a lot of tourism spot within walking distance. There is also a lot of shop selling souvenir and egg tart. However, be prepare to pay extra as the item there is selling at premium price.

We saw few landmark along the way and one landmark that we cant miss is the Ruin of St Paul. A must visit place in Macau.

As the weather is killing us, we faster explore our way to have a cooling treat....the famous 'kuai leng kou'....sort of herbal jelly....It was a refreshing retreat for all of us..

We then make our way to cafe e nata.....famous for its pastries and egg tart. The problem is we don't know our way....People in Macau is never friendly. We have problem communicate with them as their cantonese is different and they dun understand English. The street name are all in Portugese but they refer it to cantonese....So it was damm messy asking direction in Macau....

We ended up asking few people before we explore our own way to Cafe e nata. We then set down at cafe beside for the wantan noodles. Well the wantan noodle is just so so but credit have to be given to the prawn dumpling. The egg tart from cafe e nata also known as Margerate cafe is really good but their service suck big time....sorry to say that but the worker scold foreigner non stop....Thank god I am not scolded...

We then check into our hotel as it was already 2.30 and we have ourselves clean up for the rest of the day.

3pm we march our way to Lisbao hotel again to take bus to Taipa village. We stop by at Rua de Cunha a street famous for its cookies. We pass by a long queue of people buying cookies but we are too busy to bother as our attention is to find the famous pork chop bun.

Tai Kei Loi Kei Cafe, famous for its pork chop bun located a street after Rua de Cunha. There wasnt a long queue as what I hear and see from most blog but the place is consider crowded for 3.30pm. We order 2 pork chop bun and the so call famous curry fishball. Verdict : Over-rated. Do visit our food blog HarkauSiewmai for all the food we have in Macau and HK.

After a brief lunch, we walk our way passing by Galaxy toward the Venetian. Taipa look so much different from Macau Island. The casino here look grand and big. The place here are not as congested as the Macau city and landscaping was well maintained here.

We walk around Venetian shopping complex and then proceed to City of Dream.....From City of dream we take the shuttle bus to Galaxy. We call this casino hopping. Our mission is to collect the special designed mineral water bottle.

From Galazy we take the shuttle bus to Starworld. Then we walk our way to Wynn where the magnificient gold tree with 12 chinese zodiak performance take place. We also watch the water fountain show before we proceed to MGM. Our last stop is Grand Lisbao casino. The grand lisbao building look like a golden flower blossom in the middle of the city.

So here is our collection of the bottles - 7 bottles each from Venetian, Galaxy, StarWorld, City of Dream, MGM, Wynn and Grand Lisbao...

Never give up

2011-08-14T22:46:00.002+08:00

Today i go to temple for prayer since it was 15th of the lunar calendar...

I went and light the joss stick and candle and went around the temple to pray. After placing all the joss stick, i pick up the gold paper and give a last chanting before i proceed to burn it away.

Out of sudden the rain started to pour and it was so heavy that everyone got half wet although we are under the roof. The wind is blowing so strong and all the candles are become lifeless...Except one!

Then the rain become less heavy after 10 minutes and I proceed to burn the gold paper. Again the rain pour non stop and I run to the small area with roof while waiting for the rain to stop. I take the time to admire the decoration and the statue around the temple but one things that caught my eye is the one and only candle that survive the rain and stormy wind.

Well....after few second of observation, i realise the candle was place at good spot and good timing. Maybe this is call luck. Maybe it was also indication of survival of the fittest. No just that it was alive, the fire was burning stronger than the wind and the water. It was so clear that water still dripping onto the candle but the fire is still strong....

maybe in life, we should be like the candle....face the challenge strongly....

Well....i stuck in the rain.....but i learn a lesson.....

I am back on track....

2011-08-11T22:20:00.002+08:00

I had started my new job....

Frankly I am dragging my death body to work after my Hong Kong trip....My nose is bleeding inside and the dried blood inside my nose is so itchy......

Barely 10 days after my last day of work....here I goes, in a company I have once have no confident in....Well....at least not now...

Within the past 10 days I have learn a lot....My Hong Kong trip open my eye to look for wider option.....that life is not easy as what we dream off...

I am getting my feet on the ground again....I can feel it is touching the ground but I am yet to walk on the ground....So many things had happen this few months and things just wasnt smooth.....but i know, it would get smoother soon...

Well....at least i know that I am working hard to get back on track....

Be prepare for my long posting on my trip soon.......Until then....have a nice dream....because with dream, u will have something to chase for...

My Journey with SETIA

2011-07-26T23:18:00.012+08:00

November 2nd, 2008, was the start of a new chapter in my diary. I walk in proud into SP Setia Corporate tower as a permanent staff.

I had never blog about my work life as much as what I have done for my previous employment. I salute my ability to keep my working life and information confidential for almost 3 years.

The journey with Setia had never been easy but it was never a boring life. Live up to the famous S P SETIA tagline of Live,Learn,Work,Play, my life can be totally summarized in that 4 words

Along the journey, I knew lot of great friend who in deed a true friend. How many of us can really find a true friend at work? Not much, I guess…

Working in SETIA is like living in big family, the Team Setia. No doubt there will be masked human around, but life continue for the sake of earning enough for 3 meals a day. What more if one of the meal is provided free.

Learning can never be an ending in SETIA. Where else can you learn dancing, singing, art work, sewing and learn doing teh tarik for free….Well, at least that is something I learn beside from my zillion of valuable work knowledge I gain….

Work life is always tough. Being an auditor, I face multiple challenges. However, I overcome each and every difficulty in strong move. We are in line with transformation of property market and to add value to the organization.

Playing hard has been part of life. Well, we did play hard after working hour dude…Badminton? SSRC activities?

I couldn't’t stop thinking of the day I was dress up in Sari for deeparaya 2009 luncheon. How could I ever forgot that I almost been crowned the Teh Tarik Idol 2010 and the fun we have practicing for annual dinner 2010 dance competition. Every minute we spend on doing props for annual dinner and doing charity work is a treasure in my life now. Badminton and running is now part of my life and blood…opps..sound so dramatic..

Well, maybe in Setia I was known with a lot of name but one name that still and remain catchy would be Eddiela, the mermaid. Well, in my life, I never been followed by so many paparazzi and cameraman. My 2 hours of ‘sex confuse’ status have put me in limelight not just the whole night but I think for years….

Outstation audit was always something fun for me. How could I ever erase my mind on our Vietnam ‘home visit’…From beef to hindu temple….From Ben Thanh Market to Diamond Plaza….From funeral to accident….From wedding photoshoot to polish shoe boy….All this is part of memory….I believe the 2 others guys understand what I am saying.

I remember my first outstation audit to Penang. It was such a great time. We end up to Kek Lok Si and have the asam laksa beside the pasar. Well, sweet compliment the bitter, we end up getting scolded and work till our ass off till midnight. To be frank, I still don’t understand what mistake we have done that we end up working till late night. Anyway, it does not even appear in our report!!! How could I ever even forgot about the stupid rusty drain cover, the frog eggs and pesticide. Well, I know GIA staff will smile when read this….A real joke in my career with S P Setia.

How could I ever forget my first site visit to construction area. Been labeled as ‘City boy’ by then because my legs end up into a pool of muddy water!

One things that I cannot forgot when I talk about Johor, would be how much suffering I had in Johor audit. I remember I was been ask to hang myself with white cloth or even jump into the pool of water. Haha….thank god I am still alive. But I still can’t forget the lesson I learn from hugging a tree.

One of the worst experience would be rawang audit…Well, not the people or work that make me hate it so much but it was the food… 2 of my colleague had labeled it as prison food and for the very first time in my life, I opt for vegetarian food for 2 continuous week.

Today is most probably the emotional day I had in Setia. My tears almost drop bidding goodbye to good friends and wonderful colleague I had. S P Setia is a good company, well so good that they become the best employer in asia pacific beating multinational corporation. Well, maybe is not my fate to work for such a great company. I am just not good enough for them…..well, maybe…..

In and out of the company is part and parcel of human resource of a company. Well, maybe is my turn this round…But for sure, I remember and will treasure every single moment whether sweet or sour in S P Setia Berhad.

Life continue….and I am closing yet another chapter of my life and every full stop, there will be a new beginning…..Lets look ahead, as future will be brighter…

Bye bye Setia….

Finally the white envelope appear

2011-07-23T11:17:00.002+08:00

Quote 1 - Anonymous (13 July 2009) - "You so loyal....I think you will stay there forever"

Quote 2 - Collueague (27 August 2010) - "I think I tender dy, you will still here lo...

Quote 3 - Anonymous (9 January 2011) - "How long you can 忍?.....You no longer the Eddie that I know"

Quote 4 - Anonymous (1 April 2011) - "You still young, why would you want to mereput in the company"

Quote 5 - Anonymous (11 May 2011) - "Nah.....you must be joking because you love the company so much..."

Quote 6 - Anonymous (13 July 2011) - "When one door close, thousand doors will open..."

Well, all this are some of the words that people had told me when ever I want to tender my resignation for my current company.

15 July 2011, 10.10am - Group Internal Audit Department saw yet another staff tendering his resignation letter. This round it was a young guy holding the most junior position in the department, Mr Eddie Lim. He had render his service with the group for 2 years and 9 months and have undergo various audit in the group. His job scope include assisting in audit planning, perform audit fieldwork and reporting of audit finding to the management.

15 July 2011, 12.30noon - Group Human Resources accepted the resignation. ESOS is been freezed. Final calculation of annual leaves - 13 days.

15 July 2011, 1.00pm - Department celebrate the resignation with advance farewell party at Pizza Hut. Farewell speech, the tradition of GIA was delivered.

15 July 2011, 3.30pm - It was confirm that the last day would be 26 July 2011.

21 July 2011, 1.00pm - Farewell party with finance department and corporate affair.

22 July 2011, 1.00pm - Farewell party with human resources department

22 July 2011, 5.30pm - My future destination have been confirmed. Rejection done to certain company. Letter of offer signed for my future company. 8 August 2011 would be the first working day

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The phobia of white envelope is finally been overcome. It have been a long time that I have consider to make a move but it was recently that I take the neccessary action. My action would be classified as emotional move to someone. Well, I do not deny it was emotional nor do I agreed that I make the decision after a certain tragedy.

In a company, the biggest assets and resources would be human capital. This is why all company would have human resources department. Winning awards and good branding would not bring success to the company but it was the staff commitment and the integrity of the staff who work hard to bring the company to what it was today. No doubt managing staffs is not an easy job. Thus staff come in and going out is norm in the company.

Well, if a staff feel that he / she is not happy with the current position, is either he/she find a better place to go or try to make the workplace a better place to work on.

Well, decision make.....
what i can do now is....

I wish the company continous growth and success.....

Blur case

2011-06-30T23:31:00.002+08:00

This few days my mind is totally not attached with my soul.....I feel like i am soul'less that I keep on forget things and I am very blur...

Blur case 1:
Bring laptop to lunch and never take down from car. Realise it when arrive back office....Then the same night put the laptop at passenger seat while I park my car at shopping complex. When I complete my gym, I still do not realise my laptop is in the car. Back home, park my car and straight back to sleep......I only realise the laptop in the car when I arrive office!!!!

Blur case 2:
Walk to my car and unlock my car using the car remote key. Hear the sound that it was open thus I put my hand on the door handle and open....Open and open still cannot open....So i unlock the car using the remote key again. Hear the sound...OMG, my car still a distance away....Blush....2 gals standing beside me and smile "Sorry this is my car"........

Malunya

Tribute to Teresa Teng

2011-06-07T21:51:00.002+08:00

Last week I attended the Moon Speak for my Heart musical in KLPac during my company corporate night.

Of sudden, I am addicted to Teresa Teng's song again.....

As what people say "All chinese will have listen to Teresa Teng".....Chinese out there, if you dunno who is Teresa Teng....Here is the tribute

Teresa Teng (Wikipedia)

and many many of his nice song

Tian Mi Mi

Goodbye my love

Moon represent my heart

Small town story

Thanks for remembering me

Lover (japanese version)

Yua Lai Xiang

No one can replace her until now...She is really legend....Tonight I have a nostalgic night listening to his song

Winning without winning

2011-06-07T20:42:00.002+08:00

Have you guys come across lucky draw prizes that you received it but you cant use it?

Well, this can be quite true if you get voucher such as hotel stay, air ticket, cruise coupon, food voucher and so on....

Normally this kind of voucher come with thousand and one clauses and term such as you can only use it during non peak period, non transferable, can't exchange to cash and so on. So by the end of all the clause, there might even be hidden clauses that you had never come across. What about the clause on 'the organiser can change or terminate the coupon without prior notice'.....

Scary huh....

So when you get the lucky draw which you consider yourself as lucky, now you have to re-strategies on how to redeem the stupid lucky draw especially if it was travel coupon or free hotel stay that come with clause of non peak season and limited to current 2 months. OMG...how to arrange trip in such a short period and involve lot of working leaves?

So by the end........you incur more worries....more time to re-think.....and most people will end up let go the lucky draw voucher they win....

Well, that life...hehe.....is just winning something as if you never win it....

So lesson learn: Lucky draw that give out vouchers are not generous. They just want to do free publicity....Hehehe....Am I right?

Tegal Sari

2011-05-28T10:26:00.008+08:00

Are you a fan of 'Eat Pray Love' movie?

Do you know where was the place the scene in Bali was filmed?

During my holiday in Bali, I get to stay in Ubud, the place where movie 'Eat Pray Love' was filmed. The movie was filmed in Green Field Hotel while I was just staying a door beside.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me bring you to the best hotel I ever stay in Bali....Tegal Sari.

Surrounded by lush green paddy field, patron greet every morning with fresh air and green view of paddy field. From time to time, you can hear bird chirping from the tree trunk. A morning walk along the paddy field will bring you to more exotic flora such and huge lotus.

You will be welcome with a refreshing lemonade with pandan leave drink. It was so refreshing that the super duper heat of Bali was just wash away in seconds!!! While waiting for the check in and resort tour, our camera just cant stop taking photos!!!

Swimming pool overlooking paddy field and open gym is also available. The staff is so friendly that I have to rate them as 'OVER FRIENDLY'. Just take out your camera and they will rush to you and offer you to help we guys take photo.

I make a booking 6 months earlier and I was left with only 2 room which was available. This is how famous the hotel are. Only 24 rooms available and about 14 of them are facing the paddy field.

Since we have 7 people and 2 room left, we have no choice but to squeeze ourselves into room of 3 and room of 4. Mind you that I have to put extra bed for both room due to the shortage of room.

If you are asking me why do I keep on changing hotel during my Bali trip, well the culprit is Tegal Sari Hotel. I plan to stay 2 nights here but despite my early booking, they only left with the 2 rooms I specifies just now.

We have one 'Wooden' Room with personal garden. The room was for 3 but we squeeze in 4 person with additional bed.

Another room is for the gals. It was a superior room for 2 and one extra bed also overlooking garden with some paddy field view. Sorry forgot to snap photo of the room. :-(

As we check in early, we were brought to visit some of the room such as the superior deluxe, the most expensive room available. From the bed that you lie down, you can see a view of 180 degree of green paddy field. It also come with jacuzzi over looking the paddy field.

I strongly have no regret spending more for this hotel as it was one of the most memorable place I ever stay in Bali.

Enough for grand mother story here, enjoy the photo that won't cheat you!!!! No editing involve. No photoshop involve.....

The sweetest family potrait we capture in Bali

Ubud Bungalow

2011-05-20T21:46:00.005+08:00

Our second night in Bali, We stay at Ubud Bungalow at the Ubud district. Ubud, famous as slightly cooling area, isolated from busy town and beautiful green paddy field was make famous by the movie 'EAT PRAY LOVE'...

If you are staying in Ubud, one reminder....The town turn quiet as early as 8pm. Car can hardly been seen. Walking tourist reduced by 8pm. Shop start to close and what left are cafe and drinking bar which way too quiet if compare to Kuta or Legian. However, if you want to have peaceful night and relaxing mind, Ubud is the place.

Back to Ubud Bungalow that I stay. I book it through their website http://www.ubudbungalow.com./ It was cheap as the room cost between RM 150 - RM 200.

I booked 2 superior double room and 1 superior triple room. All fully air-conditioned and breakfast provided.

Room 1: Superior double room (with nicer deco) - too nice until forgot to snap photo

Room 2: Superior double room (slightly lesser deco)

Room 3: Superior triple room

Swimming Pool:

Breakfast:

Verdict:
Service - Good
Staff Friendliness - Good
Staff English - So So
Breakfast - Boleh Tahan la, but not full...end up sure go eat outside
Room - Spacious, well lit up, lot of plug point for our usage
Toilet - 3 rooms with 3 different design toilet...Forget about the bathtub, is dirty
Price - Very affordable
Ambiance - Relaxing at morning, spooky at night
Things provided: Soap, shampoo, bath towel, face towel, outdoor tea table, mosquito repellent bar, outdoor cloth drying area.
Nice things: Balinese architectural. Balinese paint. Balinese crafted furniture and accessories.

Tune Hotel Kuta - Review

2011-05-19T22:31:00.004+08:00

Tune Hotel share the same idealogic of AirAsia. They offer no frill accomodation with 5 big promises

5 star bed
Power shower
Central and Convenience locations
24 hours security
Clean environment

above all, it also promise good rate hotel room.....

So what about the n frill accomodation?

Well, basically beside from the bed and the bathroom which is free for usage, other things in the room was not usable until you pay a sum of money. For instance, if you need hair dryer, you can buy for usage for 1 day at a cheap price of RM 2.

Air-condition come with a price tag of RM 12 for 12 hours....
Towel and toiletries cost RM 10 with RM 5 refundable deposit...
TV channel cost RM 10 per day
Luggage storage cost RM 2 per luggage....

and the list just go on....

Well, for those who plan to stay budget and you have everything under your control that you do not required any services or facilities from hotel, basically TUNE is consider the best choice as you pay for each item you use.

For me, I like to travel budget and I carry almost everything with me thus I do not required towel or any toiletries. Breakfast is totally not a problem during travel as I prefer eating local breakfast rather than hotel. No entertainment required as I was spending my time holidaying rather than sleeping in the room watching TV.

Thus I choose Tune Hotel during my trip to Bali.

Basically in term of the 5 promises that they give, I would say I give them pass for 4 except 1.

The bed is sofy and nice to sleep.
The location was excellent as it was in the middle of the town and minutes away from the beach.
Security is good as security guard standing in front of the entrance and whole hotel was guarded with CCTV
The powerful shower is good but just that the temperature wasn't stable.
The only setback is cleaniness. No doubt the bed and toilet was clean, but the floor wasn't that clean as we spoted some ants.

Overall, it was a nice stay. Will definately stay at Tune if I go for freaking tight budget trip like London and so on...

We are so thrill with Bali that we forgot to snap a proper double bed room photo...

Standard Toilet for single room. Double room toilet is slightly bigger

Single room

Nature Photo from Bali - Version 1

2011-05-08T20:47:00.004+08:00

Bali Information

2011-05-05T00:00:00.003+08:00

Once i come back from Bali Trip, a lot of people ask me to share my schedule and information regarding Bali Trip with them.

Hereby I list down the important information and schedule of our Bali Trip for public references.

Participant:

Eddie Lim: Tour Manager
George Tan: Tour Treasury
Nicholas Chung: Blur and sesat participant
Shyan Hui: The victim of hardcore seller
Yen Thoong and Choi Ling: The lovely couple
Oi Mei: Orang paling kaya for the trip..hehe

Budget per person (RM):
Air ticket (promo) - 141
Hotel (3 nights)- 175
Driver & MPV - 70
Makan Makan - 200
Entrace fees & Water sport - 150
Spa - 80
Bali Airport tax - 55
Souvenir - 50
Grand total 921

Driver & Transportation:
Gello Tour & Transport
gelo82181@yahoo.com
+62 81 999 115 999
Suzuki MPV - 7 seated
4 days unlimited travelling, unlimited time
Driver can speak decent English
Only disadvantage is the driver is not a tour guide thus he won't explain much about the history although he does it for few temple.

Summary Schedule:

Day 1 - Bali City Life
Arrive Denpasar Airport (2pm)
Check in Tune Hotel
Lunch at local Warung
Kuta Beach, Legian & Seminyak Shopping
Warung Made for Dinner
Kuta Beach at night
Kuta town shopping
Video Day 1

Day 2 - Balinese Relaxation yet adventurous

Nasi Pedas Ibu Andikas (Kuta)
Nusa Dua water sport / turtle island - We do parasailing and banana boat
MoonTee Spa & Aromatherapy House
Lunch of Ayam Betutu
Nusa Dua Beach (Beside St Regis Resort)
Uluwatu Temple
Jimbaran Beach sunset dinner
Stay at Ubud Bungalow
Video Day 2

Day 3 - Holiness of Bali

Early Run + Swimming
Breakfast at Ubud Bungalow
Check out and move to Tegal Sari Resort
Pasar Ubud for shopping
Ibu Oka Babi Guling
Pura Taman Ayun, temple by the garden
Tegal Sari coffee and spice garden - Kopi Luwak (world most expensive coffee)
Pura Ulu Danu, temple by Bratan Lake
Tanah Lot, the holy temple by the sea
Dinner at Bebek Bengil (Dirty Duck Diners)
Video Day 3

Day 4 - Nature walk of Bali

Wake up with paddy field view
Early jog + swimming
Check out with tear
Pasar Seni Sukawait for shopping
Breakfast at Warung Kapriani- cheap cheap
Pura Tirta Empul, Tampaksiring - Sacred spring temple
Kintamani overlooking Mount Batur, a volcano
Tegalalang Terrence
Warung Murni for late lunch
Denpasar for Kuih Lapis and local delicacy
Airport for flying back - duty free shopping
Video Day 4

Hotel :
Tune Hotel Kuta
Ubud Bungalow, Monkey Forest Street
Tegal Sari, Ubud
(More blog post on the hotel soon)

Food:
Please refer to my food blog,HarkauSiemai which will be updated with Bali food soon

Airline: AirAsia, Now Everyone Can Fly

Stay tune for more posting.....

Video for Bali Day 4

2011-05-04T23:56:00.000+08:00

Bali Day 4 Video

Bali Day 4

2011-05-04T23:01:00.005+08:00

With Day 1 label as The busy Bali City Life, Day 2 as Balinese relaxation, Day 3 as The holiness of Bali, Day 4 will be a conclusion of our Bali Trip with the theme of 'The Nature Walk of Bali'. Reason why it was call as such is due to the place we visited are mainly natural sightseeing.

Day 4 start with normal routine of morning walk around Ubud. We then headed back to our resort swimming pool for a nice swim to start the day with the refreshing mind.

We then pack our luggage and snap thousand of photo around the hotel as remembrance of such a nice hotel.

After a sad bid of good bye, we venture ourselves to Pasar Seni Sukawati which sell local souvenir. There is also one wet market opposite Pasar Seni Sukawati. We start our day with a good and cheap breakfast of Nasi Campur Ayam and Teh Botol for the price of Rupiah 10,000. That is dirt cheap...

Lot of bargain take place in Sukawati and the hardcore seller use what ever tactic to ensure you buy their product. So be extra careful.

Next we headed to Pura Tirta Empul at Tampaksiring. A scared spring temple. It was so holy that ladies with period are not allowed to enter the holy water area. The first Gabenor of Indonesia owned a residences at the hill beside the temple. The spring water is so cooling that it feel like waterfall water. There is some local residences take a dip inside the holy water to clean away all sin and get blessing from the goddess.

Next stop is to Kintamani to have a spectacular view of Mount Batur also known as Batur Gunung Berapi. The view is stunning and we snap photo non stop that some of our camera run out of battery or memory. The volcano is still active although it had not erupted for many years. We just wont know when will it erupt again. However, the left over lava from the previous eruption is still clearly to be seen.

The stunning view left our jaw dropping and we hardly want to say good bye to this area. However due to shortage of time, we even have to cancel off our buffet lunch overseeing the volcano. The only annoying part about Mount Batur visit is the seller keep on hardcore selling their product to us even we have decline zillion of time. Well, we do have some victim who is kind enough to buy something from them....hehehe..

We then headed to Tegalalang Terrence for the paddy field over the hill. The road from Kintamani to Tegalalang was actually very near but due to closure of the main road for repair, our driver have no choice but to use a hilly, and isolated road that taken about 1 hour of our time. Time was wasted and we are extremely hungry by the time we arrive Tegalalang that we snap few photos and settle ourselves for late lunch.

It was already 3pm when we left Tegalalang and we must be at airport by 6pm. The journey from Tegalalang to Denpasar Airport will be around 2 hour depending on the traffic. I know last minutes shopping at Legian or Kuta sound impossible already thus we arrange for Denpasar shopping for local delicacy to be brought back. What else if not Kuih Lapis. As I am not fan of Kuih Lapis, I didnt buy any but the others buy at least one Kuih Lapis to bring back. The price is 90,000 Rupiah for Kuih Lapis that weight about 500gram. It taste good from the sample provided. Maybe it was still popping hot from the oven.

We arrive at Airport at 5.20pm and we snap the last photo with Mr Bagus, our driver for the whole trip. If there is one things i purchase during Bali trip that I really treasure the most, I would say the amount pay to engage Mr Bagus as driver and the MPV is something I will never ever forget. It was the best things we ever hire in Bali.

As we check in and do last minutes shopping at Denpasar Airport, Shyan Hui and Oi Mei that depart much later than us when to Kuta Shopping Mall and shop in Sogo. Shyan Hui manage to do last minutes manicure and pedicure before headed back to KL.

Flight with AirAsia is always pleasant. It depart on time and arrive slightly earlier but the landing for this flight is kinda bad as it was too shaking. The plane also park super far from the arrival hall that by the time we walk and complete our custom, it had already been 1 hour wasted and by the time we arrive KL Sentral, all public transport already terminate their services.

Conclusion

Video for Day 3

2011-05-03T23:19:00.001+08:00

Video for Day 3

Bali Day 3

2011-05-03T21:55:00.008+08:00

We start Day 3 with a clear mind...

Wake up at 6 am and the sky start to bright up already. Change to Nike T-shirt 'We Run KL' to run at Bali. We run pass by the Monkey Forest and all the way to our new hotel for a early preview. Our new hotel is the place where the movie 'Eat Pray Love' been shoot.

After a refreshing morning run, we headed back for swimming in the hotel pool. The water wasn't that clear thus we just swim for few minutes before heading off for quite shower and breakfast.

Then we check out and move to Tegal Sari where we were welcome with welcome drink and short tour of the hotel. The tour include a visit to the most luxury room which I try to get but it was fully book. Everyone jaw is dropping looking at the nice room.

We then headed back to previous hotel as I left my small bag there. Thank god the staff keep it for me. We then go to Pasar Ubud for brief shopping. There is a lot of things there but 'bargain' is the big word. Everything must be bargain. Cut the price into half at least. In some cases, I even cut to 80% and they still sell to me, well with black face of course....hehe...

Next stop Ibu Oka Babi Guling, one of the famous one in Bali. The staff come with whole babi on a tray place on her head. But cant get the photo as she walk too fast and by time I want to snap, the person had left the babi on the table. Mind you, we arrive at 11am and the first babi had already sold off. The new arrival of second babi is quietly been skinned off and chop into pieces for our meal...

We then cross the road to this old palace use to be accommodation for the King of Ubud back then. Nothing interesting though....

Next stop is Pura Taman Ayun, the temple in the park. Well, Shyan Hui ask me about the history of the temple and i kinda create a story to cheat her but my story came out to be true. This temple use to be place of worship for the king and queen back then. Erm, seem like I am qualified to be tour guide thought :-)

The temple is beautiful because serounded by lush green and beautiful landscape. We are kinda of bad luck as it start to rain suddenly immediately after we pay for entrace fees. Maybe i snap the photo of their prayer item that I get cursed...

Next stop is Tegal Sari Coffee and Spice garden....What a co-incident....Same name as our hotel name...hehe....Here we are given free sample of coco drink, ginseng coffee, teh halia, teh limau and balinese coffee.....For Luwak coffee, we have to purchase it with 40 thousand rupiah.

Know what is Luwak Coffee? Luwak Coffee is well known as the most expensive coffee in the world for one reason....it was make out of SHIT.....yes, is shit...of civet cat.

Civet cat is feed with coffee bean and the output of civet poop is dried, cleaned and process into coffee....Interesting ya....People pay thousand for a SHIT....sorry, it wasnt my cup of coffee after I take a sip of it...

Ok....after a wet visit to the coffee plantation, we headed back to our van and off we go up the hill and down the hill for Pura Ulu Danu at Lake Bratan. Before that we stop at the highest peak nearby strawberry farm to snap magnifience view of whole Bali landscape. Sadly, camera not that good enough so cant capture good photos...

Pura Ulu Danu, or temple by the lake is located in the middle of Lake Bratan. Lake Bratan is natural lake produce due to volcano million years ago and the view is good. Air in this area is cooling enough and we have nice time shooting picture here. What it turn out to be the sad part is the temple actually just located less than 10 metre away from the land as what I perceived to be really in the middle of the lake. But, well, photograph can cheat people somehow...Haha

Next stop is Tanah Lot....but from Pura Ulu Danu to Tanah Lot, it will take about 1.5 hours to 2 hours so everyone take a nap in the car. As the organiser I always sit in front together with driver to accompany him to ensure he dont fall asleep but for the journey to Tanah Lot, sorry to say I cant tahan that I fall a sleep.

Tanah Lot, the holy temple by the sea. One have to cross the sea during low tide to the temple for holy water and prayers. There is even holy snake nearby which I do not visit. Not fancy of snake and dont feel like forking out money to look for the snake. We cross the sea toward the temple which located about 25 metre away. Was wash away by the big wave and get ourselves wet.

Once we arrive, we wash our hand and face with holy water and make donation. The holy person in charge will then place some rice with holy water on our forehead and flower on our ear. Well, nothing great about the sunset that day as it was cloudy.

We decide not to wait for sunset as it was way too cloudy to see anything. We then headed back to Ubud for bebek bengil at Dirty Duck. There is a story behind this restaurant which I gonna blog about in harkausiewmai.blogspot.com soon. Read the food blog for more news about the food.

That end our very holy day in Bali visiting temple of the garden, lake and sea.

Video for Bali Day 2

2011-05-02T08:42:00.000+08:00

Day 2 Video

bali - Day 2 (Adventure yet relaxing)

2011-05-02T08:27:00.000+08:00

Wake up at 6.30 am for no reason.........and that the way I start my Day 2 in Bali.

After a relaxing shower, I scroll around Kuta town at 7.30am which is consider very bright for that timing compare to Malaysia. I sroll along Kuta Square where the second bombing in Bali taken place. It look like death place as there is no one walking by and all shop is still close.

We head back to hotel for check out as we are suppose to check into another hotel in Ubud. Mr Bagus brief us that journey to Ubud take 2 hours time and it will eat into our leisure time, thus he arrange for another van to fetch our luggage to Ubud while we headed to Nusa Dua for more fun.

We ask Mr Bagus for a good breakie and he bring us to this Nasi Pedas place. Nasi Pedas is actually a Nasi Campur but the chilli was very spicy. I kinda like the Nasi Pedas....Yum Yum

We then make our way to Nusa Dua for water sport. We opt for banana boat and parasailing. The banana boat is damm fun as we were brought to the middle of the sea and throw to the sea. Parasailing was fun but was way too short for me to enjoy. I hope it can be longer....

After a exciting watersport, we ask Mr Bagus to bring us for some local snack and he brought us to Tahu Tipat. Tahu Tipat is actually Tafu with ketupat serve in special cause and some vege. It taste damm good. I believe we are the only tourist that would sit down beside the road side enjoying local delicacy.

We then headed for spa at Moon Tee Spa in Nusa Dua area. 200,000 Rupiah for 2 hours of spa session come with 1 hour of balinese massage with aromatherapy, body scrup, body mask and flower bath.

After the relaxing massage, we end up with Ayam Bertutu place recommended by Mr Bagus. The chickens is nice but we all are simply too sleepy to enjoy the food. Well, all just wake up from sleep after the relaxing spa.

Next stop is Nusa Dua Beach at the luxury resort Nusa Dua District. Calm blue sea full of foreigner with bikini and trunk sun bathing and kids playing with sea water.

Our next stop is the Uluwatu Temple. The temple by the cliff. There is lot of monkey and they snatch glasses, slipper and anything they like....So beware....Our group, Nicholas glasses was stolen and bite into pieces while Ooi Mei's slipper is been snatched and licked by the monkey.

On the journey back, we stop by to take photo with God Garuda....the most powerful god in Indonesia according to our driver...

Next, we have most luxury food in our life. Romantic beach side dinner overseeing sunset. This dinner cost us 1,500,000 Rupiah which is about RM 540. Well, we have lobster, crab, prawn, squid, fish and lala....

We end our day with 2 hours journey back to Ubud, where our new hotel (Ubud Bungalow) is located. I would say the hotel is really worth every single cent we pay for except it was really quite, dark and bath tab was kinda dirty....

Video for Day 1 at Bali

2011-05-01T18:08:00.002+08:00

Day 1 In Bali

Credit to George Tan for the amazing video

Stay tune for more

Congratulation William & Kate

2011-04-29T23:07:00.002+08:00

Congratulation to the newly wed couple

Prince William and Kate Middleton....

Bali - Day 1 (The city life)

2011-04-28T21:38:00.004+08:00

As normal, our trip always start from gathering in KL Sentral and departure to Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) by SkyBus.

I give AirAsia another round of thumb up as the check in via express line for online check in is fast and the boarding time have been carry forward leaving us no time for shopping. Good thing we landed in Bali earlier by 10 minutes too.

Upon arrival, Mr Bagus (One of the best services I ever engage for this trip - gelo82181@yahoo.com) our driver greet us with a good smile. Weather in Bali is super hot with sun shining brightly and temperature was at 37 degree Celsius. We are melting on the way from Airport to Tune Hotel, our first day accommodation.

Tune hotel famous for its cheap and no frill hotel offer the best choice for this trip as the location is good and price is so much cheaper. Moreover we are not going to sleep in the room for more. We pay RM 423 for 3 double room and one single room and 12 hours of air-condition.

Feeling hungry, we ask Mr Bagus to bring us to local warung for food and he bring us to some isolated place for nice food. Thumb up.....The nasi campur was one of the best. Yummy

Our second destination is Kuta Beach. We scroll along the beach without applying our sun block and we can feel the instance burn on our skin. Weather is so unbearable. After half hour under the hot sun, we hop back to our van and we ask Mr Bagus to drive slowly from Kuta to Seminyak passing by Legian. We didn't stop by as we are not really into shopping by passing by nice hotel and shops let us have a eye opener on the life of Bali.

We went to airport next to wait for Shyan Hui and Oi Mei. We take some time exploring the place and get a phone card.

Upon arrival we make our way back to Kuta for a good dinner. This round is Warung Made in Kuta. Frankly this warung have been over-rated by lot of blogger. For food posting on Bali, please refer to http://harkausiewmai.blogspot.com

Seeing time is quite late, I ask Mr Bagus to send us back to hotel and let him to go off for rest as we have long journey to go the next day. As night is still young for us, we headed to Kuta town by foot for shopping and see the night view of Kuta Beach.

That ended our first day in Bali, with the theme of 'Balinese City Life'

The tale begin here....

2011-04-28T21:13:00.003+08:00

Just a starter for Bali Trip...

I might take sometime to consolidate all photo and writing so as for now, let me present you some opening clue of what it will be...

Eddie Lim presenting to u....

The tale of visionary monkey with a touch of wisdom glasses and beautiful slipper in the paddy field

Bali posting coming soon

2011-04-27T23:54:00.001+08:00

Be ready for the much awaited Bali posting full of great photos, food and story...

The Art of Organizing

2011-04-18T23:12:00.002+08:00

I get the idea of blogging this after so many dramatic story happen in Energizer Night Run 2011. I was there personally to experience this event and I come back with a heavy heart. It was such a visionary and wonderful event but it end up in chaos and bring so much unhappiness to every party.

I would not say the whole problem come from one side but many parties have to be responsible in this event and take corrective action to make sure things is in order.

I do have experience in organizing event in university and we take things seriously. No doubt not all event turn up superbly well but we just make sure it never turn out sour like what had happen in last saturday night run.

Like most people say, never wear a big hat if you don't have a big head......It take experience and learning before you can take things right....Thus, runner make a good running event, marketer make a good marketing event...As simple as that...

Lets see what happen that night and you judge whether is it main title sponsor, event management or runner fault.

1. Date of collection of running pack changed and was only notified via their website. Some runner do not received confirmation nor collection postcard.
2. Headlight not given on the running pack collection but was given during running day.
3. Parking fees is RM 10 and collected by unknown RELA staff.
4. One way in and one way out via a narrow tunnel without proper air vendilation. 10,000 runner storm into the tunnel....
5. Headlight collection turn chaos after not enough headlight to be distributed to runners.
6. Queue for baggage area is about 30 metre long and not moving. Runner have to storm in because race is starting soon and get scolded by baggage area marshal.
7. No proper signage. Basically people don't know where to start and when to start. 11km and 21km runner mixed up together and some runner run to wrong course.
8. Water station turn out dry and some water station end up with ice only. But whats the point of giving out 1.5 litre water and canned drinks 1km before the ending of the race.
9. Not enough wrist band as marker for runner who need to run few loops. How to ensure runner have run the exact distance?
10. Shortcut in the course is everywhere and no marshal around to prohibits runner from taking short cut.
11. Worst nightmare is goodies bag collection. Queue as long as 300 metre can be seen even before the ending point. Goodies bag been thrown around and police have to take control to disburse the runner. How can they put 10,000 runner in 4 different narrow collection area....
12. Rude MC scolding runners
13. Medal, certificate and finishing T-shirt not properly pack inside goodies bag leading to delay in passing the goodies bag.
14. Banana is place on the floor. After the chaostic goodies bag area I accidentally step on hundred of banana....Anyway, those banana are green!!!

There are many more complaint which I cant verified whether it was true or not like the T-shirt we get is fake and some car broke into during the race...

What ever it is, now the main sponsor and event management company had both issue notification and apology to runners and will take corrective action. I am not sure how much will that help in building back the reputation and how much step they need to rectify the damages. But just hope everything gone well.

The funnies thing ever, they never register the event with regulatories bodies....what a biggest mistake...

If my memorise never fail me, everytime I do an event in my university that involve more than 20 person or more, I have to make a police report to notified the event so it will never been label as 'illegal gathering' and I will have to issue notification to all parties involve so I wont get into trouble.....But how come an event management company can even overlook on this matter...

I am so thankful that so many event I have organise, none turn out like a nightmare like this.....For me I will have nightmare a day before the event and cant sleep properly but after the event I can sleep for more than 15 hours....Happen to me during my University event....hahaha...

A perfect day

2011-04-03T17:45:00.003+08:00

What is perfect day for you???????

Well, I hope I can start my day with a smooth drive to office and have a good subway sandwish as my breakfast.

A day of work can be tiring thus a conducive working environment is very important. Good collueague and friendly working approach is also important to me.

I prefer to have early work and early work release. OT should be minimal if possible. Travel is a must! I cant stand a work that sit in office 365 days.....Tea time with Starbucks Coffee sound great....

After work, I prefer to hit the gym for healthy lifestyle and go back home for a good meal.

Well, that is like fairytale story.....which might not really happen except I work as Sales Personel that I have flexibility in working time....

For now, I still have to go through all the pain of traffic jam, nasi lemak or economy beehoon as breakfast and office pantry Milo as tea break....

Well, I believe life can be better ans while I am still young, I must work hard...earn as much as possible....and have a perfect day in the future

3 parts of my body that I hate

2011-04-03T17:09:00.004+08:00

Well, gals always say guys can't get their eye off on beautiful gals....Well, that is true... But guys also like to see handsome guy just to benchmark ourselves with them....hehe...Kiasuness...

Well, who don't like fair and good skin complexion....Who don't like muscular bicepts.....Who don't like smooth back???

As for me, I have 3 parts of my boyd that I hate about myself.....

First of all being my teeth....Gosh, senyum saja, harga saham jatuh....My teeth is so uneven that it look like Ugly Betty...

Second is my back....Sadly, my back is not smooth...There is some acne behind my back...Regret that i ignore hygience when I am young...super regret!!!!

Third is my tapak kaki lo......I won't say I am tall, but my leg is just small....Imagine I can fit into shoe size 7 or 8 le....haiz

Is April.....and is time for tax

2011-03-27T22:01:00.002+08:00

In November 2010, we have Deepavali and Hari Raya Korban....
In December 2010, we have Awal Muharram and Christmas...
In January 2011, we have New Year and Thaipussam
In February 2011, we have Chinese New Year and Maulidur Rasul

Then come March.....we start to complaint there is no public holiday....
Job load become heavier and heavier....
Overtime is countless....
Everyday seem to be a rush hour....

But one thing that most people hate about March is EA form start to come in....Statement from KWSP and Insurance company also flying into our mailbox.....

Blink blink our eye, April is soon approaching and timeline for tax submission is also approaching.....Yes, April is the month that we hate....

So guys, have u guys start computing your income tax for 2010?

I have done mine and no matter how I hate giving money to the government....No matter how much i try to make deduction.....still as a responsible citizen, I can run away from paying my tax....Not much, but i think this amount enough to change the light bulb for a year and maybe help water the plant at my nearby public garden for few months....

The emo is back

2011-03-26T03:28:00.002+08:00

I just back from the most happening, most fun, most horny corporate event in my life. It was well organise with Kam Po Po become the emcee and comedian of the day. Dirty joke, horny game, x-rated dance, ah kua show and pole dance filled the day with fun and enjoyment.

It was 4am now and I just back from the party. I am happy....I am really happy...

Few days back during Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Imm birthday, I make a wish that hope my prayer can be heard.....I go and kow chim and get a super good chim....Things goes well...

Well, why emo is back...

Been employed is such a good company is always a luck, fortune and I would say a blessing. But to leave such a company is like poking ourselves with knife...

You get what i mean......

Japan Disaster - Wha have we done?

2011-03-24T21:36:00.003+08:00

It have been almost 2 weeks since the dramatic and horrifying twin disaster strike Japan. A 9.0 Ritcher Earthquake topped up with 10 metres of tsunami shake the earth of Japan and flooded it with sea water. Seaport destroy. Hundred of ship sails its way to town due to strong current. Crops and vegetation drowned with debris and sea water. Thousand of car float along the strong tsunami current that travel at the fast speed...and to make things worst, the ever radiation leak from the nuclear plant....

Well, it sound worst that Indian Ocean Tsunami Case.....whats more, it happen at the most populated country like Japan...I would say the death toll of less than 10,000 shown that Japan was much prepared for big disaster although it wasn't good enough....

But ask ourselves, what have we done here in Malaysia to overcome this? I would say, nil....Well, maybe let it strike once, then we will know the result...

Japan disaster now reaching the second week....Normal disaster, Malaysia would have run lot of campaign to raise fund. Every nook and corner, someone would be holding a fund box asking for donation and help. Sometime we might even think whether those money really ended up at victims hand.

However, so many days have past, beside from Tzu-chi movement to get fund, I dont see much effort taken to help Japan? WHY?

Politically, lot of people hate Japan. Japan during world war had kills many of our ancestor...Many Chinese still hate Japan....How many of you agree with me? I remember i was praying in the temple when the Tzu Chi people ask for donation, one 'ah pek' say, Japan kill my father, why should I help them!!!!

Economically, Japan is strong. This is good time envy country can overtake them...

For many other reason, I really think this is why there is not much fund set up to help Japan. Worst case, in time of radiation leak, our country don't even evacuate the citizen.....Well, maybe in their mind radiation leak not as serious as Mesir riot....I hope they don't think it this way. Nor I ever hope they will take into consideration or 'RACE' in making their decision....

2 week pass, everything seem to stable back to the normal condition. I pray that Japan will soon recover.....and I hope although Japan have been cruel in the war, we shall not penalise the other generation of Japan. We shall help without bias...Let bygone be bygone....

Sleeping with Mantra

2011-03-19T00:02:00.002+08:00

As a Buddhist devotee, I love mantera.....especially The Great Compassionate Mantra...

Today, the eve of 15th of lunar calendar, I am listening to mantra while I was bloging and facebooking...

Out of sudden the mantra bring me back to my old memory....

During college time, I know few friend who sleep in hostel with mantra on....for what ever reason it was, whether they feel sinful, scare of ghost or they need a peace of mind during sleep...

For me, I try few time to sleep with songs but I just can sleep as the melody of song always swing my brain right and left causing me headache...

I remember for once, I sleep with mantra.....It was at hostel of course...

I was terrible sick and my roommate was no longer staying in the room for few weeks....The news of peeping toms was very comman at that moment. Thieves break in into hostel....Electricity wasn't stable and always cut off...I am having imsonia due to heavy intoxicant from those medicine that I need to relax my mind...

I on the mantra via casset in my radio while i slowly close my eye and sleep.......

Yeah, it help for once at least..

and today, with my confuse, complicated and stress mind, I am going to sleep with mantra again....Will I able to sleep?

Trip planning

2011-03-05T20:16:00.002+08:00

U see....

For years I have been planning trip for myself and friends.....When ever i go for a trip, I will make sure everything is on my control....Well, why not especially we are backpacking and we need all information just on our hand....No doubt Iphone can help nowadays, but i still Iphone'less....

So....I wouldn't say I am damm hell great of a planner but I just make sure nothing bad happen in between.....Conclusion, the trip goes well, end well....that is my aim....and if can within the spell out budget.

To me below are some mistake that can happen or way to save money especially u are those 'airasia warrior' like me who want to make trip as cheap as possible...

1. Do not ever book departure at evening or night and returning ticket at early morning. This would normally the cheapest ticket but remember, u save the ticket but u waste on one day extra hotel room and even midnight taxi sometime....

2. Get a cheap hotel in town....Not far from town....Do research to ensure there is LRT, MRT or public transport around your hotel....else u will end up spending more money on transportation....

3. Minimize airasia charges if can.....Pay by maybank2u if can to avoid convenience charges (but hor, most sales are midnight and maybank2u terminate service by 12midnight)....take less luggage.....forget about food on sky....forget about pick-up seat arrangement especially u travel in big group....Do online check in....

4. Do research before the trip....plan the place nicely before departing....You don't want to waste time asking people for direction especially if you are in country that have language barrier....right....

5. Confirm time and place that want to go with friend before making the booking....I know is suck to have friend 'fong fei kei' at the very last second before the plane depart......Worst still, that person dont even share those expenses incur before hand...

6. Make online booking for hotel (budget hostel with good quality) and land arrangement (only for trip where u cant find good transportation around).......matta fair do help but just becareful with all the booking....

7. Dont cramp everyone in small room just to save the hotel price....You end up not having enough sleep and cant enjoy the trip....Find a cheap and good hotel....and book more room to get discount....

8. People who go together with you for the trip is extremely, superly important....If they keep on squeezing your budget, making noise, have too much opinion or talk too much that annoy you all the time....Choose your best travel buddy....and u will enjoy it...

9. Most important, to save your leave, make holiday that cross over weekend like Friday to Tuesday.....or Wednesday to Sunday....At least u save your leave....and dont say is impossible to get cheap ticket on weekend....I did get RM 1 ticket on sunday!!! but is not easy...

So guys......lets have trip....and this post was written because my sister gonna have one trip to Bali that depart at 6.30pm and returning ticket at 7am.......Too me, is totally a waste and also funny trip arrangement!!!

Trip

2011-03-03T21:26:00.002+08:00

Since uni time, I have make promise to myself for one trip per year and hopefully one oversea trip per year once i start working. I have been working quite hard to achieve this target.

Year 2005 when I was in UTAR for the first year, I go Cameron with bunch of Accounting Society friend. It was a small trip but able to satisfy my travel worm! I also go for short Pangkor trip with secondary school friend.

Year 2006, I went to Langkawi (self organise) and subsequently to Pangkor again under Accounting Society Leadership trip...

Sound boring? Year 2007 is more adventerous as we have exotic trip to Taman Negara and Pulau Tioman.....Well, at least it was something new to me as both place is my first time vacation... I also go to Singapore for graduation trip too.

2008 when I start working, I make sure I go for one oversea trip thus I have war with thousand of airasia.com user to snatch the cheapest flight ever.....and yes, Phuket come into the picture....

Having starting new work and busy study, 2009 seem to be a quite year. No more oversea trip but I go to Redang Island with close friend....

2010 seem interesting that I start to ignore local trip in my diary..... I pre-book Bangkok flight since 2009 and have wonderful time in bangkok....I love Bangkok.....Well, I also fly to Vietnam for work but to me, is an eye opener....Different culture....different lifestyle... I do go for some local trip but it was nothing to shout about as it was always the same few spot that I go to.

2011 had just started and so many promising trip is on the way. Bali had been 100% planned and countdown to go. Hotel, transport, food and budget was well drafted out....Hong Kong Macau and Taipei is also in the pipeline.....Wow....a promising year to me...

So where else after 2011 and Taipei.....

I want a good rest

2011-02-22T22:22:00.003+08:00

I was coughing non stop for the past few days....I feel like coughing out my lung and heart....Sometime I can feel the pain in my chest when I cough....I feel so tired.....so old....and so terrible....

Life have been extremely good and busy with every weekend I can hold my butt at home...Well, that is what my mom say about me.

No doubt it have been long since I have a good rest.....and when I mean a good rest would be resting on my sweet recliner with song....read book or just relax my mind....

Sometime human get sick not because the body is weak but mentality stress out, overloaded and many things wonder around the mind...

In my life, one things I put priority first is always career and earning big buck...I can sometime envy looking at people earning big sum of money....winning jackpot or so on....Yeah....is true sometime....

But looking back, is it a must to have big money to be happy?

In today world, people are very materialistic. Everything is measure by $$$......Nothing is cheap and forget about free lunch in the world!!!

What u guys think? Money money money....is so funny....in the rich man world.....

Maybe is time for me to sit on my recliner....listen to music....and think about it...

I shall get the enlightement

I can be quite bad sometime....

2011-02-19T17:11:00.003+08:00

In life, as a human, we tend to potrait 2 side of image....Being the nice person, and another side of evil...

Few days back something did angry me.....

I booked an apartment for class gathering but it was called off because a lot of people can't make it to the gathering. Well, i am a bit sad and angry but as time pass by it was OK...

But what make me angry is that i substitute the gathering with another gathering. This bunch of friend of course wasn't that close but they are willing to go together with me so in my mind, why not....

On the day itself, we are suppose to go with 2 car but one of the driver just doesn't turn up as promise. We try to call him using multiple phone but he just don't pick up. It was obvious he is trying to avoid our call....So we headed to Genting with one car causing 2 other friends been abandoned in KL....

2 days later, he call me to apologise saying he did it with purpose because he wasn't comfortable of meeting up people. As both of us major in accounting, he asked me how much I earn. Knowing that i just work 3 years and earning slightly higher than him he ask me how to earn more money...Any advice to him...and he also date me out for yum cha so we can talk about it.....

U guess what is my answer...

" The 2 things I hate in my life is people just don't turn up when he/she already promised...and people not taking up phone when people are urgently looking for him/her..........so u had just hit both....u think i gonna meet up with u? and regarding why u can't be successful despite u have been working for almost 7 years...well, see urself in the mirror and look back....u fail socialise skill and most importantly dont have business man attitute....how to be successful if a businessman dont answer phone call and fong fei kei....."

U know what....

The next sound i hear is...

...................................toooooottttttttttttttttttttt....................

Yes, he hang up.....hahaha....

I am such an evil

CNY is all about gathering

2011-02-19T16:02:00.004+08:00

For some reason, I kinda making a comeback in blogging....Well, really dunno why....

Chinese New Year is about gathering, meeting up relative, friends and people you know but might not seen for ages.....Go house to house with mandarin oranges, good wishes, gamble, eat eat chat chat and gain weight.....

Chinese New Year is definately great time to be happy, joyful and most importantly stay positive!!!

Anyway...here is some photo taken during Chinese New Year gathering.....sadly, unimate gathering have been cancel off as everyone so busy of 'auditing'....hehe..

Thank u....i m so touched

2011-02-18T21:51:00.004+08:00

Today I was coughing my lung out....My throat is flaming the whole night and the moment i step into office, my throat is really killing me. I minimize talking for whole day.

However, in the middle of busy time, i still got time to bitch around in msn with close colleague. One of my colleague told me that Starbucks' Mint Blend is good for throat so she ask me to get it.

Well....how many good colleague can we have in office? Gosh, if all staff were like "phantom" that hunt me for life, I think I already die long ago....

Guess what...

I come back from lunch...*cough cough* when i open the department door. So glad that phantom is yet to come back from lunch....Look around, on the air-cond and to my shock a big starbuck logo.....

I was like, who give me this....I was stun....I think I stun for 5 second though. One of my colleague look at me and ask why I stun....

I was speechless and point at the starbuck..........and in second, my mind pop up....will it be mint blend? MINT BLEND?

I open up the cover and is real, MINT BLEND.............

I am so touched that in office, i still can find good friends.........

Sometime, not all colleague is evil....

I am glad....that among some horrible, terrible, heart breaking colleague, I find friendship....Cheer....

CNY and I am emoing

2011-02-15T22:18:00.002+08:00

Chinese New Year is always a time of celebration. Time to gather with the love one. The whole 15 days is full of happiness and laughter.

This year my new year was much of a different and was consider a new twist compare to others days. Normally my first 2 days is reserve for my relatives while third and forth day was for my friends.

However, there is so many things happen this year that my new year was totally different. On the first day of Chinese New Year, my family left for vacation in Hong Kong, Mainland of China and Macau....and I was totally alone in the house with one of my aunty. Life is suck especially the first day I spent whole day MSN, Facebook and Gmail....and yeah, no one was active that day as most people are so busy that they have forgotten what is facebook and MSN.

Second day of my new year, I was invited to my friend house. One of my friend address this gathering as 'Ah Mao Beh' which mean Mat Salleh Horse.....This bunch of friends are basically banana and english educated person. As far as I am a banana, I am actualy not that close with them as I always find myself isolating from them. Maybe I was too shy with the level of my 'wisdom' compare to them. Well, the 4 hours meeting was full of 'singapore and australia lifestyle topic. No doubt we discuss a lot about investment, business and future which was quite positive, but somehow, I always have the downside with them. Looking at those rich kids make me feel that I am so left out....I am not saying they left me out....In deed i appreciate that they invite me over for the gathering.....Is just my own emo feeling that always conquer my life..

Second day also saw my close colleague storm my house for gambling session and playing firecrackers. Looking back on how I can find such close friends in workplace, make me think twice should I go ahead with my planned plan to leave the company soon....

Third day as normal, my secondary school gathering with house visiting. Time fly and it have been 7 years since we left the secondary school and everyone is now either big boss, bright future career man and woman and great student....Again, I rethink what I had achieve....I remind myself not to compare to much, because there is nothing to compare to...

Fourth day I went to office to symbolicly mark an auspicious working day hoping life would be smooth in the rabbit year. Went to gym and follow with few house visiting and meet university friends for seafood dinner.

As for my collegemate gathering, sadly this year gathering was cancelled as everyone was extremely busy with their work. Since I had book an apartment in Genting View Resort I headed to Genting with few friends as vacation....An today 15th February, a day after the valentine day, I have a small gathering with my ex firm colleague...It was a nice trip down to Malacca and Seremban...

With so many friends....question is why am I so emoing?
I don't know....Everytime I on the song on my computer, my emo feeling is back. Maybe the song I put is emo enough. For few days I am blasting Chinese New Year song in my room, few days back, I am again back to emo song.

I close my eye while listen to some song, I realise that I am so fortunate to have good food, good friend, good family, good life as compare to many others. However, if I change my mind to be negative, my work life haunted my mind, money haunted my mind.....my sin haunted me...

On the 9th day of Chinese New Year, I go for 'top up luck' prayers....It was meant for those who have clash with 'thai sui' and I was one of them. I knee down with josstick in front of huge 'kuan inn' and i have a sin in my heart not known by many people. For one hour I knee down for the whole process, I pray to Kuan Inn so I could be bless with a brighter path and hopefully I can be guide, lead from the darkness into a brighter part....

This year Chinese New Year is good...Knowing the whole year path will be bumpy, I have aim and work toward my plan. Finger cross that all my plan will success....I hope my prayer been heard....I hope all my wishes in low sang came true....I hope what I hope will never remain as hope but a reality...

Yes, I am emoing....but I know, a few hours after the emo session, I will find new light, new beginning and new hope....

I close my eye...hope a new chapter of my life will soon become reality....

Happy Chinese New Year

2011-02-01T23:32:00.004+08:00

I would like to wish all my reader Happy Chinese New Year.....

May you leap the year just like the rabbit to up more level in life, wealth, health and prosperity....

Gong Xi Fa Cai......HUAT AR!!!!

Yee Sang ~ Info

2011-01-30T13:42:00.003+08:00

Name :
Yee Sang
Loh Sang
Loh Hei

History:
Fishermen along the coast of Guangzhou traditionally celebrated Renri, the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, by feasting on their catches.[1] The practice of eating raw fish in thinly sliced strips can be traced back to ancient China through the raw fish or meat dish known as Kuai (膾, kuài). However the present form of yusheng is believed to have started in Chaozhou and Shantou as far back as the Southern Song Dynasty[citation needed] In Malaya's colonial past, migrants imported this tradition; porridge stalls sold a raw fish dish which is believed to have originated in Jiangmen, Guangdong province that consisted of fish, turnip and carrot strips, which was served with condiments of oil, vinegar and sugar that were mixed in by customers. (wikipedia)

Ingredient:
Raw fish / Abalone / Jelly Fish
White Radish
Carrot
Chili / Pepper
Picked ginger
Pamelo pulp
Chinese Parsley
Turnip
Peanut
Sesame
Crispy prawn cracker
Oil
Plum / Sweet sour sauce

Toasting:
Toast using chopstick with auspicious wishing such as 'Nian Nian You Yu', and 'Pu Pu Kao Sen'. But modern word such as 'Good Bonus', 'Hit jackpot' seem to join in the toasting nowadays...

Best time to eat:
7th Day of CNY. Ren Ri (Human Day)
Picture of loh sang taken from Restaurant Happy Family, Setia Alam

Emotional unstable

2011-01-27T22:07:00.002+08:00

AUDITOR = All U Do Is Think Of Resigning....

Well, the feeling had emerge again since 4 months ago...

When the water is calm, dont ever think that there is no crocodile inside the water. Life is so unpredictable. When time are good, work happilly, every second pray for ESOS price to go up, working so hard to achieve our KPI...everything will seem good....Sometime is just too good to believe...

Yeah, one small dirty paint can destroy the whole drawing...That is what happen few months back. Despite attempt to bring back things to normal, nothing seem to improve....Everyday start work with draggy body hoping the lunch hour appear soon....After lunch, pray hard that the clock strike 6pm to go back home.....That was one of the worst feeling ever...

Just dont like the feeling.....yeah.....i been backstab and i feel like dying.....but because of ESOS........i gonna be patience....just for another few months....God, bless me with strength to move on....

Some snapshot of 2010

2011-01-04T21:03:00.007+08:00

Start the new year with a bang....CNY gathering a success although a smaller turnout compare to 2009
College Group

Secondary School Group

Follow by a good trip to Bangkok as the start of my first trip of 2010

High low, high low in office until I hurt myself in Penang.....

End up in Vietnam and come back with lot of sin.....thanks to the work

6 hours after landed from my Vietnam flight, run for Eco Run organise by my company....End up, i pick up the interest and I completed few run.....
4.5km Eco Run
6km Admiral Methodis Run
7km McDonald's Olympic Day Run
5km Nike Run
6km Mizuno Run
12km Run4it, Klang
5km KFC World Hunger Walk
10km CICM Run
6km Melaka Coastal Run

Yearly gathering with K-worker

More gathering with close friend....From i-city to Bon odori....and not forgetting tonnes of weekend adventure....hiking oh ah pek hill, Broga Hill and many more

My second trip of the year....Singapore

Continue with Star Cruise with Hurley

The most memorable event in 2010 must be me passing all ACCA paper...thank god, i make it

Start to get involve in lot of Setia Team event...Firstly, Telematch for Family Day

Follow by Treasure Hunt and Paintball

Not forgetting the Skytrek

The year end with another bang as I dare myself to become a mermaid and won the best dress in Annual Dinner. Besides, our dance performance won the heart of the crowd making us the winner for the very first time in HQ history....

My grandpa pass away....I miss out the very well planned ATV ride...double the sad..

Christmas all the way to Malacca..

End the year with low profile by escape to Cameron Highland

2011 Resolution

2011-01-02T21:55:00.002+08:00

Is another new year and is time for new resolution...

Well, gonna make it simple and easy this year....

1. Time to back to school....Try my very best to improve English...
2. Take more time to improve myself (maybe into more languages and self studies)
3. Earn better $$$$$
4. Get healthier....More muscle, lose fat...
5. Run for at least 5 run competitions....Target to run for more than 14km this year..
6. Keep posting on my 2 beloved blog.
7. To have great Bali and Hong Kong trip...
8. Sell my ESOS at good price....finger crossed, RM 7.00
9. Less Drama in office.....Less stress.....
10. Invested in some investment...
11. Continue charity work
12. To have family and friends together with me along the year....Hope they all healthy all the way....

2010 Reso Recap

2010-12-31T19:19:00.000+08:00

1. Kill ACCA exam….must wear the robe and mortar this year!!!
RESULT : Achieve

2. Better income either side income, better offer or increment!!!
RESULT : Increment + Promotion + Bonus + Drama in office

3. Healthy Healthy Healthy…. Sick record of less than 3 time
RESULT : Sick result is 2 but fake sick……secret

4. Weight management…..must lose weight by 5kg…
RESULT : Achieve, time to tone up

5. Upkeep my 2 blog…
RESULT : Partially surviving….

6. New investment….
RESULT : Unit Trust!!!!

7. Save quarter of my salary
RESULT : Fail Miserably

8. Charity work….this time not monetary but voluntary…
RESULT : Probably do the most charity in my life. YES! Achieve

9. Earn my first cheque from nuffnang….which kinda impossible with my visitor hits now…
RESULT : As predicted, FAIL

10. Buy a laptop for myself…
RESULT : Accountant mentality, still can use, then save it lo….FAIL

11. Buy a DSLR for myself…
RESULT : Decided to discontinue the camera freak! Bye bye DSLR

12. Strike a lottery….Wahaha…dreaming….but let put it for a hope then….I can’t think of any new resolution…
RESULT : When I buy never kena, when I didn’t buy it strike! I think Genting is better place for me!!!!

2010 Recap

2010-12-31T18:12:00.000+08:00

January – Start the year with a dull beginning. After a big fight in office, now it becomes a dramatic place to work. Colleague resigned, get wed and flying to oversea.

February – Dull Chinese New Year as parent when for holiday. Have a great blast celebration with friend but was disappointed with ACCA result.

March – Busy month full of work and classes. Feel like staying in offices for ages without much movement. When to Bangkok for a good trip…I am dreaming to go back there again!!!

April – Busy with work again and now is Penang….Meet great friend in Penang but sadly difficult to contact him back since he fly to Hong Kong to work.

May – Office politic become major drama and is affecting our life. Been ask to fly over to Vietnam to work for 2 weeks. Good experience in Vietnam….

June – Fly back from Vietnam and in 6 hours time, I am ready to run for my company marathon….would say FUN RUN…4.5km only…. Seat for my ACCA exam.

July – Work as usual. Time seem to move very slowly. Start to active in company activities such as badminton and bowling competition.

August – Bulan puasa and everything seem slowing down. Lotsa gathering with friends. Great news of all, I finally an affiliate of ACCA.

September – Probably the most exciting month ever. Start with my second running competition which is 6km Admiral Methodist Run follow by great company Family Day. When for company charity and volunteer club event to orphanage home. Run for 7km Olympic Day Run. Company Hari Raya Open House with great food and great dance.

October – Continuous of non stop 7 weeks of excitement. First week of October I have my ACCA convocation and follow by company treasure hunt. Second week I attempt the Computerized Unit Trust Exam and pass it and run for Nike Run the next day. Follow by another week of running in UPM for Mizuno Wave Run and paintball competition. The last week I have my skytrek adventure follow by KFC World Hunger Day Charity Walk and Klang Run4it 2010 Run (12km).

November - Tiring month. Been selected for annual dinenr sub committee and we plan to win big….Not really aiming to win big but actually hoping not to come back empty handed. Lots of dance training and spending time doing props. Become the teh tarik idol in the company during Deeparaya Luncheon. Although I do not win, but I bet I give quite a competition to the others. To end my November, I run for CICM 10km run.

December – The month ended with sweet and bitter. It start with lots of drama in office follow by a wedding of my colleague. Then come the big night, the annual dinner. We do our very best and we sweep away some good prizes, lauding our step in annual dinner. We are no longer the underdog! I give a huge surprise to the world by appearing as mermaid. It was pre-planed but not much people know it. A week later, I get a shocking news of my grandpa pass away. It was sad but that is life. I take it as it is. Christmas celebration was great in Malacca and follow by a blast in Cameron Highland for New Year.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2010-12-23T22:38:00.001+08:00

I would like to wish everyone, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...

Enjoy your holiday and faster clear all your 2010 resolution......

Lost Direction

2010-12-02T22:13:00.002+08:00

This blog have been inactive for somewhile...I totally lost direction of what to post. There is even time, I seriously thinking of shutting down this blog. I don't find anything interesting to blog about nowadays. Blog about politic been badly criticised and even threaten. Blog about emo emo stuff, will end up been gossip topic of the world. Blog about lifestyle is great but now life is so stable that there is nothing much to blog about. Food and travel was highly transfer to my food blog....End up, I am killing my blog silently....

That is life.....sometime, we just lost direction....

Is December. We are merely 30 days left for year 2010 and I am seriously thinking of what have I achieved. I start to find back my resolution that I make in the blog. Well, I dun really remember what resolution I have made but frankly I believe I achieve at least half of it...

Well, first half of the year was wonderful....Life is so meaningful.....Second half of the year been very emotional....There is too many negative chi in life although in bright side, I have more fun activities during the second half. Well, sometime if we look on the negative side too much, we lost our attention, our direction...

Well, rest assure, 2010 is a great year for me....So many first time experience...So many life memory capture in mind.....So many new friend I met...

Life is about change....I remember what I said in beginning of year. Well, I evolve...Good or bad, lets the world judge it....To me, I have my cunning part despite my innocent look...Wearing mask in life is not my character but sometime, that is life....

Well, lets give life a change....30 days left, how much more can I change? Let see....

Slacky again

2010-11-01T21:40:00.003+08:00

Yeah....it have been again another month of slacking my blog...

Erm...lets do a recap of what have just happen in past few weeks....

From Mid of September until yesterday, it have been one of the longest and tiring week. I have been continuous waking up early and make myself occupied. I sign up with Celebrity Fitness on early September and currently still on the way to complete my personal trainer session.

This 8 weeks saw extreme improvement on myself. I lost about 5kg...Besides that I have been running for short distance run. This year itself i completed 6 running races being Setia Eco Run (4.5km), Admiral Methodist Run (6km), McD Olympic Day Run (7km), Nike Run (5km), Mizuno Fun Run (5km) and Run4it (12km). I also participate in the KFC be the movement walk. All this event is to occupied my free time especially weekend.

Besides that, I have been hanging out with my colluegue quite frequent nowadays. Been for some outing to Malacca, company charity work, company family day, skytrek adventure, treasure hunt and even paintball competition.

I also have my second convocation early October and my itchy hand end me up with another exam (Computerized Unit Trust Exam) which of course I pass.

i look at my calendar on my table now and I couldn't believe that every single weekend in September and October are fully filled up with events.

Well, for November, my calendar is still pretty blank and is time for me to be slacky...More time for sleeping...hehehe

10/10/10

2010-10-12T20:30:00.002+08:00

Is the day where it appear once in 100 years...What have u done on that day?

On the auspicious day, we are also been shock with news of bus crash that kill 12 people. According to news, some victim are still strugling for life in ICU.

What when wrong anyway? Why is our buses always get involve in deadly crash? Is it the problem with our bus operator? bus driver? our infrastructure? weather? or the mentality of road user?

Well, we just cross our finger, just hope that there will be lesser cases of such tragedy....whats more a tragedy that happen on such a beautiful day...10/10/10

Marina Bay Sands

2010-10-05T20:55:00.003+08:00

My 2nd Convo

2010-10-03T20:48:00.003+08:00

Yesterday I have my second convocation in my life. This round it was for my ACCA convocation. It was held in Sunway Convention Centre. ALthough the event was badly managed, overall we still have lot of fun there.

Due to the poor arrangement, I was the first person on stage and that caught me a surprise. I bet I end up with ugly face expression on stage due to the shock...

I would like to take the opportunity to thanks to all my friend who rush from far to my convocation.

Thanks to Nicole and Anne for the blue roses....and travel so far for my big day.
Thanks to Ji Leng and Kent for the sweet pink roses...You make me fancy of roses now.
Thanks to Fong Yeah for rushing from work to my convo with beautiful soft doll..
Thanks to Jamie for becoming the camerawoman...
Thanks to all who make it that day for a sweet memory...

Is just historical

2010-09-22T22:28:00.003+08:00

Eating mooncake while listening to "yua liang tai piau wo de jia" and staring on moon outside of my window, I suddenly feel I am so old....

I remember mid autumn was a time for lot of fun. I use to have parade with little bunny lantern....We walk the whole neighbourhood while sing the moon song. I remember how some neighbour will lay a table full of fruits as offering to the goddess of moon. It was once said that 2 god have fall in love each other and since it was forbidden in goddess world, they are seperated and only on the full moon of 8th moon in lunar calendar, they are allow to meet. This is why today is also consider as valentine day for some chinese. Well, not much people believe it nowadays after our astraounaut found there is nothing in moon except rock!

Beside parading, I remember i always play masak masak with my neighbour....Gear with 2 brick and one Milo tin cover, we melt few candle as oil for cooking. Simply find grass, wild chilli near the longkang, wild berries beside the drain and some mint leave and curry leave.....the aroma created was so nice.....

I remember how at the end of the day, we burn the candle and campak all the paper lantern and let it burn....We only keep our nice bunny, chicken, sailormoon, ultraman or what so ever shape lantern while the cheap paper lantern will never survive till next year festival.....

It was all old story....Is history now....Remember the past is so nostalgic...

How i hope time can be turn off and we are back to childhood where there is only happiness and no worries....

"Yua liang yuan, yua liang yuan, yua liang chou chai wo de jia"......Happy Mid Autumn....

Happy Mid Autumn

2010-09-22T22:17:00.000+08:00

Hope everyone enjoy great moon cake while appreciate the round moon tonight...

Happy Mid Autumn to my dearest reader....

Run...run for it

2010-09-14T22:09:00.002+08:00

This Thursday, in conjuction with Malaysia Day, I would be running for Admiral Methodist Run in Bandar Botanic....

Hope I can finish on time.....seem to gain weight lately so I have no choice but to sign up for gym and tone up...

Ya...I will run....run for my health

Jam is finally over

2010-09-13T23:57:00.002+08:00

The controversial Jambatan Kota in Klang is finally done. The bridge is finally open for user for both way and Klangite can no longer suffer heavy jam everyday...

After years of suffering, I realise, there is actually no different between the old road and the new bridge except it was uplifted to higher level and create more uneven road.....Still don't understand why driver need to go up and down 3 bridges to go to federal highway!!!

I feel like blogging

2010-09-11T08:53:00.002+08:00

Out of sudden, today i got mood to blog....

It have been a while since my serious blog post. For the past few months I have done a lot of things but I have yet to disclose it in my blog. The much anticipated post on Vietnam seem ages to be posted.....My happy moment of passing exam was not even been 'heboh heboh' here.....not even about my promotion in work place...

Last week I have a holiday in Singapore and Star Cruise in penang and up to now there is not even a single photo uploaded here.....I feel so guilty...

I dunno why....maybe i am no longer as open, transparent and willing to share so much as what I did last time....or maybe due to changes of working lifestyle and environment....

But, i make a pledge today that I gonna start back blogging very soon...with more trips....more foods.....more event....and definately more fun...

Near to perfect

2010-08-26T21:08:00.002+08:00

Monday was a perfect day.....well, near perfect...

In the early morning I arrive the meeting hall a little early so I could walk around the sales gallery as well. I maintain a positive mind although I know the day will be doom, sad and disappointment.

I received call from my boss saying he will be on medical leave. He left some message and work for us to follow up....Well, as usual, I say Ok....knowing today my mind will be distrected.

The forum cum meeting started at 9 and drag until 12noon. By 11am, everyone is tired and most people mind are no longer with those presentation.

Is 12.15noon, one of my friend text me "Result out! Faster check".......I ignored.

2 minutes later, another message coming in. "Hey how result"

I reply my friend...."how is yours? i on forum, no internet to check" and he reply short after that with a good news that he pass his P1 paper....

My mind was no longer with the forum. My hand start to ichy and was wondering around whether should I borrow the iphone from the manager sitting beside me...What if I fail? Whole hall will know it...

Suddenly a sms come in.."Hey joo....congrat, your P2 63, P5 51...u graduated"

I know this is reason to be happy. Knowing my friend had hack my email to check my result....

I choose not to believe the sms and i ask her back how true is that...how come she can check my result....

On the same time, since i already know my result, i decided to borrow the iphone from the manager beside just to check the result....

When i on the Gmail, i notice the result was yet to be read.......I paused....I ask myself, is my friend cheating on me...Is Unread!!!

Taking a deep breath, i decided to click on it. My manager on my left are equally excited while the manager on my left who borrow me the iphone are more than excited to also know how i perform........

When the message open, my eye was not actually looking at the marks....I was searching around the marks but I just couldn't find...Maybe I was too excited....The only word i saw is "you are now affiliate".........

For the rest of the forum, I swear, my mind was halfly gone.....SMS pouring in as thought it was my birthday....I was far more than happy but I just can't show how happy am since top management are in the meeting....

To me the day was totally the most happy day in life. Is just a perfect day......Minutes and hours pass by.......I learn that there is lot other was actually not that lucky as me this round...I know that my day wasn't that perfect anyway...

It have been 3 days since the result release.....Now what i feel is just a normal day.......Erm....seem like passing ACCA is just a day happiness....

I am a happy pig today

2010-08-23T20:18:00.001+08:00

No word can ever describe my feeling now....

I am just too happy....for everything.....

I have finally done it....I am now ACCA affiliate....yahooooooooooooooo

Friday the 13

2010-08-14T11:20:00.003+08:00

I am down with Influenza again.....Sore Throat, Fever, Flu and Cough....well a full package of sickness....just like buying 3 in 1 coffee...

Start to have mild sore throat on the first day of hungry ghost month....follow by worst continueous sickness until I was really down on Friday 13...

Anyway, black friday that come once this year proven to be real black day for me....Sleep in the ebd for 17 hours hoping to cure my sickness..

Just now on the way back to my house, the radio is airing some horrible story about hungry ghost month...

There is saying that during the prayers "Por Tor" there should be no item that is still alive been put on top of the food table that is serve for the unseen soul...There is one case of a parent accidentally put her baby on top of the table unattended. After a few second, when the parent try to look for the baby, it is gone. There is a pool of blood left at the table.....True or not...I am not sure...

There is also saying that during hungry ghost month it is normal that you will hear people knocking at your door especially during mid night. Then it will be follow by the sound of "susu...susu".....Rumour saying that parent and infant die due to poverty thus the soul is finding for people to give them milk...

I study in a school that is the oldest in Klang. Many story about how our school is haunted especially our school field is used to be the place where japanese army march and torture those victim.....There is story from the scout that they hear japanese song and people marching during the midnight....Our school lab is also full of story as it was place where bodies were buried. There is story of hands appearing from the ground trying to drag some student down....To add the horror, our biology lab is always cold, dark and full of specimen of dead snake, bird, fish, mice, human organ and human bones....

What ever it is.....there is one chinese saying that kinda true if you believe it....Don't feel scare if you do nothing wrong....I believe soul will not be harmful...

Yeah....i hope so.....hope tonight i still can sleep nicely without any horror nightmare...

I am small small bird

2010-08-10T21:03:00.002+08:00

Weak.....
My wings are small...
My wings are weak...
My muscle is not powerful to lift my heavy body
to fly away...
and find my very own freedom

Exhausted
My stamina is lack...
My breath get slow...
My wings is just too tired to flip again...

Why am I such a small bird?...
When would I fly like an eagle then?...

I know one day....I will grow stronger...
I would then soar as high as eagle...
Time will bring the powerful eagle to an old eagle
I would then surpass the arrogant eagle...
Because I am now a small small bird...
That flip the wings so hard...though it was tiring...
Trying to go to same level as the eagle...
I know one day....I will be flying next to eagle...
and finally....people will look the DOVE differently...

I am greed….because I am human.

2010-07-29T21:08:00.004+08:00

It has been 1 year 9 months I am with my current company. My office is located in highly luxury area with probability of me bumping into rich person equivalent to 100%everyday.

Things that I never expect to see everyday seem to be part of my daily life. Seeing prospects customer carrying branded bags from Gucci, Prada to LV, driving side by side with Ferrari, BMW and newest version of Mercedes, dining the same café with datin and datuk……..really give me a boost of how to be a young millionaire.

People always say I am a rushing guy. Everything want to be fast. Want to earn fast money. Want to get promoted faster and so on….

But why not?

Can't I have my dream?
Can't I have a goal?
Can't I have a direction?

I am sick to look at how rich is people....and I want to be as rich as them....
I am not a 'pai ka chai' but i just want to earn money and make my life and my family life a little bit better than now....

Am I greed then? Yes, I am....but i am greed for good.....because I am human....and greed is just human nature...

Some historical building not to be miss in HCMC

2010-07-29T20:40:00.003+08:00

Vietnam - business trip 1

2010-07-27T20:57:00.005+08:00

Lazy of blogging....lets photoblog...

Chapter 1: Crazy Motorbike

if u notice.....all the photo also got someone not following the rules!!!

i have been slacky

2010-07-25T22:38:00.001+08:00

What happen to me....I start to ignore my blog...

So many posting yet to be posted...

my vietnam business trip, my weekends outing after ACCA exam.....marathon...

Have i lost interest on blogging? I believe so...hehe

Life is priceless

2010-07-16T21:31:00.003+08:00

From small I was educated that life is the most important things. There is nothing that can be more valuable that one life as it was gift from god and no one would take it away except god.

In today environment, life seem to be very cheap. Day by day, we saw people dying in vain. Day by day we saw animal been torture. Day by day, we saw accident taking life unpredictably.

I saw a clip on youtube of how a gal involve in accident, manage to call back the family while waiting for ambulances but she die before the ambulance arrive. The reason being the ambulances come too late.

When i was small, i like to torture animal. I like to scope the fish in the aquarium using the net and see them struggle for water and put them back...Repeat for few times just for the fun of it. When i grow up, I know my action was so cruel, so naive and so childish.

Since then i have change a lot. Start from joining red crescent team and then st john ambulance. When I was in university, i donate blood, do charity work besides from actively criticising animal cruelty. When i start to work and have extra money, i adopt a kid from world vision. I do that because i understand that life is priceless.

I am very sad when i saw people commit suicide. I don't see the rational of them doing that. To me, it bring more trouble to their loves one.

I am very sad looking at animal been tortured. People buy good dog for play and fun. When it was a puppy, the love them because they are cute. When it get older and sick, the owner will just dump it away. I am extremely sad looking at the irresponsible people throwing away dogs especially those happen in Pulau Ketam where they left the dog at inhabited island.

I am sad to look at youngster do not appreciate life by speeding on the road and acting to be macho and end up in accident. I am sad to see heavy smoker ignoring their life. I am sad to see alcoholic risking their organs with poison drink. I am more sad looking at naive people entering into drug addiction.

Life is really priceless. One person only have 1 opportunity to live in the world and thus we need to appreciate it. Some say, because it was a one opportunity, I might as well try everything even drugs. Well, that is individual judgement, but bare in mind, the impact and the future of your life.

Appreciate life before it is too late. Think before you do everything because life is priceless....

Up...Up

2010-07-15T21:56:00.002+08:00

Special Announcement,

Petrol Ron 95 and Ron 97 will increase by 5 cent starting today midnight. Ron 97 will subsequent be floating at market price without any subsidy from the government.

This would be the phase one of government 'kind' initiative to avoid country from spending too much on the subsidy and not to tie up the cash flow of the country and avoid country going into crisis...Erm...hope so...

Cooking oil and sugar will also increase starting from tonight 12am...

Enjoy the jam for those who is rushing to petrol kiosk or supermarket...hehe

Is no longer me

2010-07-13T22:07:00.002+08:00

It have been a while since my update of my life.

Many things happen within the period...

I come back from Vietnam after a horrible experience. I love Malaysia, that is what I can say...

Have terrible exam, but remain positive while waiting for result...

Run for 4.5km race within 10 hours after arriving from Vietnam....doing good and now register for more race...

Get a good offer but reject it...yeah sound crazy and dump, well that is me, Eddie...

Many things have change....mentality, maturity...and lifestyle....Well, when I declare Change as my motto of the year, it seem hanging for the first half of the year...All because of my exam result, but this round, no matter what happen, I hope I can change for a better future...

Football Flu

2010-07-08T21:35:00.002+08:00

Well, most of us have high fever over football this few weeks...

but for some gambler, flu might be the word to replace fever...

Good team such as Brazil, Argentina and Italy have early exit this year...

To make thing even interesting, an octopus now come into the picture....

When all the world is hunting for the octopus to be kill and cook...

but at least, i think the gambler will like the octopus....

I am not the strongest

2010-06-28T22:22:00.002+08:00

For many years, people had think that I am a very strong guy...Stong in term of mentally not pyshically...hehe...

Frankly i m not....not always i m strong as it is...No doubt i can make firm decision for many many things but when it come to my life especially those involve my future life, I am very skeptical. I am very careful.

Being making many many wrong decision in the past. I learn that not always I can make the right decision but once i made those decision, there is no turning back.

Maybe June is always a emo month for me. Again there is a moment, i stop by, refresh what I have done lately, considering all opportunity that appear in my life now...Is not easy....Is not easy as what to eat tonight....or what i am going to wear tomorrow..

I always like to refer to my friend when I have big headache for making a decision. I dun want to mess things up..

Frankly there is 3 huge headache that I have now......Non of them i will know the result until end of December....

Why is future so uncertain...Why is future not predictable....

Even a strongest man will one day feel loneliness, sadness, and uncertainty...I don't dare to call myself a strong guy, nor am i weak. I am just a normal guy like those on walking on the street.

It been such a painful journey and I can only cross my finger....and wait for the result....Hopefully it will be favorable....wonderful....and sweet...

Sport Betting ban

2010-06-26T01:06:00.002+08:00

Malaysia Government announced that they are not issuing licence for sport betting....

What you think?

Advantage of legalising sport betting:
1. Regulate the gaming industry
2. Reduce the illegal betting
3. Reduce probability of people borrowing from loan shark....(maybe)
4. Increase income to country by charging taxes

Disadvantage of legalizing sport betting :
1. More people will start to gamble as it is legal
2. Tarnish the real purpose of sport spirit...

What ever it is, just remember, take risk according to your risk appetite....

Exam or Not

2010-06-23T21:52:00.003+08:00

In my 16 years of studying, I had never agreed that exam is the best avenue to test a student. Probably some would argue with my statement but I always have the impression that exam do not able to test student 100%. We need a more systematic way of evaluating the student performance not just intellectual but also other prespective.

Lets see some of the exam I took before:

Penilaian Tahan Satu (PTS)
Purpose: Let student skip standard 4 and go straight to standard 5
Good impact: I save 1 bloody year and 1 year of school fees amounted to RM 15 (at that time)
Bad impact: I graduate younger, suffer in working life additional one year, been discriminated for graduating so young, need to explain to the whole damm world why I graduate and start work so young

UPSR
Purpose: To evaluate and standard and the entry point of secondary school
Good impact: Get into better school. Better class
Bad Impact: So what if I get full A? I still been posted to bad school anyway!

PMR
Purpose: To decide which stream of studies. Science vs Art
Good impact: better future career decision
Bad impact: So what if I get lot of A? I not allow to choose my stream because the school decided for us!

SPM
Purpose: To decide which stream of studies to major on and eligibility for STPM or college
Good impact: Scholarship to colleges, eligibility to studies major that we like
Bad impact: Still cannot get into local Uni....still, I ended up changing for science class to art stream studies..

So what for exam.....

Exam cannot test student ability to socialize, ability to work, ability to translate knowledge learn to the reality world....

So how? Ban exam?

Government should change our education system to be more relevant.

Exam - To test student knowledge
Assignment - ability of student to work and gather information and translate information into practises
Team activity - to enhance the ability of student to work in team
Sport - To ensure student are more healthy
Charity work - To sow the seed of love from the student and indirectly help to build strong characteristic of student.

I am tired of exam.....maybe ACCA can consider abolish exam also....wakakaka

Pudu Jail Down...

2010-06-22T20:43:00.002+08:00

Over 100 years, pudu jail situated at the hot spot of KL have been an icon to KL. However these few years, the icon have been sore eye to the public as many vandalism had turn the beautiful structure into eye sore place.

Yesterday at strike of 10pm, the wall of the unique icon have been tear down leading to the very last 100 years buildings been demolished.

Many argue that it should be preserve as heritage....

Other believe that jail symbolize negative energy, being a place of punishment, icon of embarrassment to the country.

So what say you?

Heritage or Eye sore?

Back with more drama

2010-06-16T21:30:00.002+08:00

Well, it have been more than 3 weeks since my last posting. Extremely tired and busy weeks I had...

Back from Vietnam and straight go for 4.5km run for Setia Eco Run....

Work for one day and proceed with exam leave for few days and exam!

I wasn't really happy with my performance in the exam. Questions are extremely tricky, I wasn't prepared enough and most probably my spirit is not high enough to kill the papers.

Back to work today and received 2 calls. In deep dilemma after the call....Should I? or shouldn't I? I am still thinking of the timing. Is not easy to make the decision....But one day I will need to do so...

Drama....So Drama....why a naive guy life must be full of so many drama....can't it be natural?

SWEAT!

2010-05-24T23:09:00.002+08:00

Vietnam, Vietnam.....Here I am...

If there is one word that can summarize my very first day in Ho Chi Minh City, it would be 'ADVENTEROUS'.

Today flight was one of the worst I had ever take. The plane was extremely small and not spacious. In the middle of taxiing, the plane stop due to technical problem. The pilot have to call the engineer for advice before departing. After a delay, we end up having yet another nightmare. Worst landing ever with extremely break and shaking....Then the power when off...

Out of the airport, we was shock with the traffic horror...I would label it as roller coaster of Vietnam and the song of vietnam.....Ppl here honk like nobody business and basically there is no law in the road....Motorcycle is the king in the road....

Language is yet another barrier....From menu to invoices, internet to tv program, everything is Vietnamese.....I think they really love their country...

SWEAT! sweat because i have the worst culture shock ever.....my eye really pop up looking at the condition of the country....Well, I might sound jakun....but let it be...jakun as I am, the lifestyle here need a change.....maybe the war ended not long ago, so i believe in time to come, everything will be fine.

SWEAT again because the weather here is so dry and hot.....too hot that air-cond is not able to cool us down...

Well, let it be for another 2 weeks and i shall comment whether can I survive at this adventerous city....

Bye for now, keep updating

Abuse...

2010-05-21T21:45:00.003+08:00

Well, it seem that Tiger Year, more tiger is been tortured rather than been treated as KING

Tiger Abuse In Malaysia

Klang is Back!

2010-05-17T22:55:00.002+08:00

Yeah...is time for celebrate...Klang is soon coming to the same shape!

The newly constructed bridge is now open for usage....well, at least one way is open by now....

Another half of it was still on progress which I predict the road toward KL will still face the terrible jamming while those from KL will have a smooth drive ahead..

It have been yeeeeeeeeeeears since the construction and yesterday was a day of celebration when one of the way was finally open for usage. Well, lot of complaint by user saying that the bridge is illogical as users need to drive down a bridge and reconnected to another bridge...Why don't they just combine the bridge pararrel. Well, I believe it was due to 'cheaper' version since there is lot of financial problem involve in the bridge...

Anyway, no more jam soon....and well, Klang back to the original shape....too me, with the bridge or without the bridge, there is just no impact to the traffic in Klang just like 6-7 years ago. Still dun understand what the point of having the bridge when there is no different from the previous one!!!

Oil spill

2010-05-16T22:31:00.002+08:00

There is a very sad news from the Gulf of Mexico last month regarding the Deepwater oil drill that blast and kills 11 workers and lead to hundred or maybe thousand barrel of oil been spilt into the sea water.

The danger of the oil spill was so devastated. Marine life is affected. Habitates for marine life is totally damaged and corals and small creature die.

The amount of oxygen reduced in the water. Fishermen lost their ricebowl. Sea bird die due to less food and feather filled with oil.

It have already been said as the biggest oil spill ever....

Everyone is affected and if it was not manage well, it will affect the whole world...and the marine life

Exam...exam.....exam...

2010-05-16T21:16:00.002+08:00

Exam is coming.....

God, please bless me this June with lots of luck....

Peace!!

Money make life miserable

2010-05-02T00:58:00.002+08:00

Money is root of all evil....

Why not...

Money create jealousy
When others earn more than us, we feel jealous
When others parent is rich than us, we feel jealous
When others have higher purchasing power, we feel jealous
When others have less obligation, we feel jealous
When others have more asset, we feel jealous

Money create competition
When others have more money, we aim to get higher than them
When others have less money, we aim to increase the gap from them

Money create stress
When others earn more money, we feel stress
When others earn less money, we also feel stress

Money create headache
When we earn too little money, we have headache to find better income, find better job
When we earn too much money, we have headache where to keep or invest the money

Money create confusion
When we have little money, we confuse why we have less money
When we have too much money, we confuse which currency is higher!!

Money create worries
When we have little money, we worries we cannot survive until tomorrow
When we have too much money, we worries we cannot survive today (robbery, murder)

So much evil that money bring to us, I still love money....
Because
Money is not everything, but when there is no money, everything seem nothing...

Maybe it was right

2010-04-24T01:51:00.002+08:00

It was 2 oclock in the morning. Despite there is a bowling competition going on within 7 hours from now, I couldn't sleep at all. Is raining heavily and it was cold. A nice environment to sleep.

It was a very emotional night. The night where I know I have make the very wrong step since the very beginning and I have no U-turn back.

My friend asking me for a friend birthday celebration which I insisted not to go. My mood was extremely bad and I scare I couldn't control myself. I decided to decline. Then come a sms, saying it was a join celebration for my birthday as well. Though I am still heavy hearted to go, I decide to turn up at least not to disappoint my friend.

I know my friend is always there to make me happy. In deed, the 3 hours together was filled with laughter and enjoyment. Now the moment I am alone, I flash back what happen lately.

I know is way too late for a return. I know I am stuck in no way. I know jeolousy have added more fire. I understand money is always the root of all evil....But I am human. I have emotion. I do have anger.

Too many what happen today is small matter. Principally wise, I am not happy with such treatment, but logically wise, who have the power, have it all.

My friend refresh me what we learn way back, during the era where we have no other worries....

I learn that there is 3 days to earn money being:
1. Product make money - just like Bill Gates....
2. Money make money - just like many investor like Warren Buffet
3. Knowledge make money - which is simple...No need to be genius. Just use your wisdom and make money.

Lately I learn also that there might be the fourth category which is network make money.....Being serounded with hundred and maybe thousand of trustable friend, we can each join and make money. We start small but we can end up big...

Principal man earn nothing. Integrity generate no cash. That is what I always hear though I try not to believe it. Well, being auditors external and internally, I can strongly say people with integrity do not earn money fast...in deed it was a poor man. But what make an integrity person rich is the value in himself. Money can earn, but how much value can you value yourself? If you are a billionaire of 7 billion, you are a normal guy with 7 billion of assets....When you die, what respect, what honour, what rememberance you left behind? Is the pass records of humanity, wisdom and attitude that left behind.

Yup, to us who care the respect? To us who care the value we earn? To us, having a dollar and cent is what that count. The power to purchase, the power to decide, the power of freedom is what we value now...

YUP, maybe it was right...

It was right I shouldn't be angry....
It was right I have make the wrong decision....
It was right I screwed myself....

BUT, I am human...

I have done something right and I believe it was right...I deserve to be emo...

Emo

2010-04-23T20:19:00.002+08:00

Many people had been asking me why do I never blog about my current job as what I do when I was in my previous firm.

Well, there are significant changes in my blogging style since I change my job and I agreed that these changes had contributed to a drop in number of post in my blog.

Many of time, I do wanted to blog about my job and in certain cases, I had already written the post but I never approved the posting.

Previously, I post a lot about my external audit job. I posted about the happy things happening in the firm and all the knowledge I have learn there. My blog even attracts some new comers to the firm. I am very happy about that achievement. But stormy weather arrives replacing the sunny day and I suddenly decided to resign. My blog posts suddenly change into a dark room for me to confront about my feeling.

I know this will somehow happen in my new job that I decided not to blog anything about my job anymore. I minimize my post up to the extend that I try not to post about my company activities, annual dinner and even family day.

To be, my emotion can swing every other day. Maybe I love my company today but tomorrow I will hate it like my closest enemy.

To me I personally have also change a lot since I resign. I no longer a hot temper guy as I am before. I dare to say my patience has increase by almost 100 times. I am not as sarcastic as I am before. I am not as daring as before. I am not as active as before.

I remember the time I resign and at exit interview, I still fighting for the right of the staff. I remember the time I resign; I seem like psycho all the staff to join my rally. But time shows that I am wrong. Despite, I myself think I am absolutely wrong.

Now looking back, I know I cannot regret because things have turn into reality. There is no turning back and there is no point of regretting. Future is always bright if we choose the correct path. I am suck in chess, so making wrong decision might be just a normal things to me. Even chess genius sometime makes the wrong move.

It has been 1 and a half year. I could say the time flies like blinking of eye, but in reality the pain in the ass can be felt like million years. I learn there is nothing perfect in the world and I am now playing the corporate games that others are playing. I might not be the best player, but I will some day show the masked me.

I forgot to wish....

2010-04-22T22:21:00.002+08:00

I am so busy that I forgot to wish

Happy Earth Day....

and Happy Birthday to my blog....It have been 3 years since i start blogging....

Neglect

2010-04-22T11:17:00.002+08:00

It seem like I have been neglecting my blog for more than 10 days. Well, I have been travelling to Penang to work for the pass 8 days and eaten a lot...too much that once I arrive klang, I have a very bad stomachache...hehe...

Well, it was my very first time to drive more than 400km per journey and Penang was much futher than Malacca or Taiping that I have drove before.

Is now the end of April...so many things undone....I have lot of bills and debt to be paid....gosh pokai again....

Celebrate my 23th birthday in outstation, 3 years continous birthday in outstation...

Exam approching but i NEGLECT my study....shit...

Well, maybe NEGLECT is the word for this month...

I neglect my blog

I neglect my birthday until someone sms me on my birthday to remind me it was April 16

I neglect my study

I neglect my financial control....kinda overspent this month

I neglect my safety

I neglect mt family

and most importing thing
I neglect myself

Bagkok Last day - Short, Tiring, Sad

2010-04-09T22:20:00.002+08:00

It was the last day. Everyone is tired and sad to leave Bangkok.

I wake up super early at 6am while others are still sleeping tightly. My stomach start to make sound so I decided to take bath and went for breakfast down there. Surpisingly Mighty is also awake by then and George and YT is also ready to rock. So 4 of us went down for breakfast while waiting for the super lazy Nicholas to ready.

After breakfast, we check out and leave our luggage in the luggage room and headed to MBK for last minutes shopping. We shop for some souvenir and have our lunch at MBK food court.

Headed back to hotel at 1pm and left to airport by 1.30pm. Due to Moscow train attack and some politic instability, there is many policeman been deployed at the airport. Every nook and corner is filled with policeman.

After check in we have 2 hours of duty free shopping around before heading to our departure hall. The airport is superb huge and lot of things to see and buy. Mighty flight to Singapore will be 4.40pm while ours will be 5.20pm. However our flight was taxiing around and stops for about half an hour. Maybe the airport was way to busy with hundred of flight taking off and arriving.

Flight touch down at 9.15pm in LCCT and we rushed back using Malaysia 'fabolous' public transport....I arrive Klang at 11.30pm....What a tiring day...

The end of the Bangkok Trip

Redang - For richie only

2010-04-09T21:57:00.004+08:00

Thinking of Redang you might be relate it to Summer Lover or Summer Holiday movie staring Richie Ren and Sammi Cheng...

Today state government announced that they are going to turn the jewel of Terengganu into a luxury island with only 5 stars hotel been allowed to built there.

What say u?

To me there is good and bad things

Good:
1. Less people will be going in and this will protect the ecosystem and the coral habitate
2. Generate a handsome sum of revenue to the state and country
3. Project a luxury image of the island

Bad:
1. Less people will be able to enter into the island. Redang have been famous spot for student and youngster which come from low income or high sensetivity group. By projecting a hotel rate above RM 1,600, the amount of youngster and local flocking into the island will reduce tremandously

2. Doing Rich person business is not as good as what we think off. Currently there is many rules and regulation in marine park and within the island. If we were suppose to provide 5 stars services, then customer will always right. What if customer choose to use sunblock, hairgel that can kills the coral or feeding fishes around the marine park? Even if they against the rules, they can pay the fine....But it was the ecosystem that get threaten.

3. Local chalet protrait image of island living. If we are to built 5 stars hotel, the land usage and change in ecosystem around the island might be affected. How about the current chalet operator? Bungkus and tutup kedai?

4. What is the main reason to go island? Soak in salt water, sun tan, building sand castle, play kite and snoorkeling is the main point....So why we need a 5 stars hotel with pools (since beach is in front of our eye) and gyms?

There is no wrong or bad about the idea....but to me, the island is such a waste if it was 'reserve' for the Richie....

Why not enforce the current chalet to help up in the environment and ask them upgrade their sanitary system?

Why not enforce stringen rules at marine park?

To be, environment should be protected and care by anyone, and thus everyone shall enjoy it....

Bangkok - Day 3

2010-04-08T21:04:00.004+08:00

We wake up and have our breakfast at the hostel. It was our first breakfast since we have to skip the breakfast on the second day due to urgency of time.

After a simple dinner, we depart to BTS Nana and take the train to BTS Saphan Takhsin where the pier for Chao Phraya River cruise is located. Our mission is to visit the landmark along the river. At the pier, Mighty complaint he have stomach upset. Well mighty doesn’t seem mighty to me….

We depart to the 5th Pier name Ratchawang where the Chinatown is located. We have an hour walk around Yaorawat, the Chinatown area and Mighty was just too sick to continue the day. We bid farewell to him as he is heading back to hotel to have a nice sleep while we all cruising around to Grand Palace at Pier Maharaj.

Grand Palace was huge and grand. The entrance fees of 350 bath per person sound expensive in deed but one can easily spent 3-4 hours inside it. The Grand Palace include Emerald Buddha Temple.

Our next stop is Wat Pho, the reclining Buddha at Pier N8. As we have enough of temple, we decided not to enter the temple and headed to Wat Arun instead. Wat Arun is a must to visit landmark. It was situated in front of the Choa Praya river bank and one can climb up the very steep stair to arrive at the middle part of the Wat. Spectacular view of the river and life along the river can be seen from the Wat. The Rama Bridge that almost similar to Penang Bridge could be sighted at the top of the Wat as well. As the weather is terrible hot, we decided to change our clothing before climbing up. Basically we are sweating the whole day.

We headed back to BTS so we can continue shopping at Child Lom area. At this moment, we have yet another casualty down. This time it was Nicholas. He was way too tired to walk anymore.

3 of us continue our shopping journey venturing into Amarin, Erawan, ZEN, CentralWorld, Platinum, Pratunam market and Gayshorn. It took us 2 hours only to walk all the place as we have nothing in mind. We were hoping to find a good spa instead.

We went back hotel at 6pm and the 2 sick victim look in deed very sick. 7pm we decided to go to Cabbage and Condom to have dinner. This restaurant serves western and also thai food with the concept of educating people on the importance of using condom and safe sex. At the end of the dinner, we were given a condom each.

Then we went for Thai Massage call ‘King and I’. After a bad experience that we have, we are hoping for a good massage this round. In deed it was good but painful too…

We ended our day with chit chating in hotel room and packing for check out tomorrow.

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Bangkok Day 2

2010-04-05T20:50:00.007+08:00

We wake up extremely early on 2nd day to catch up with out planned tour to 'Old Bangkok', the ancient city of Ayutthaya, 50km away from Bangkok town.

We missed our hotel breakfast but we buy some express food from 7-11 while shooting photo around our hotel compound. The chartered van arrive at 6.20am and we are set to Ayutthaya.

Story cut short,

our first destination is Bang Pa Inn, the summer palace. It was built by the king of Thailand many years ago and was kinda villa for them to stay over. Each king built its own structure here. There is building ranging from Roman, Chinese and even Thai style. We shoot a lot of photo and even feed the huge tortoise and fish. I had never see such a huge tortoise in my whole life!!!Green Elephant attack!!

Drink this to cure sickness??
cute Nicholas, no wonder someone call him pinky bear

Our next stop is Wat Yai Chaimongkol, a very nice wat with Cambodian style. There is stupa, hundred of Buddha statue and one huge stupa tower that tourist can climb in. There is also a sleeping Buddha whereby the building that suppose to house the Buddha have been destroyed by the Burmese during the Thai and Burmese War. The Wat was actually built by the King as a celebration of winning the first war between Thai and Burmese. It was said that if you make a wish in front of the Buddha, you should also put a coin at the Buddha foot. If the coin can stick to the foot, it would mean that the wish is granted. Well, it took 2 attempts for me to stick the coin though...

Then our next stop is Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit, the largest Bronze Buddha in the Thailand.

Our next stop was just beside Wihan Phra Mongkhon Bophit. The wat was name Wat Phra Si Sanphet which resemble the current Emerald Buddha Temple in grand palace. It was the royal temple during Ayutthaya period. It was totally destroy during the war with Burmese and there is also image of headless Buddha. As mark of respect and to obey the law there, we are not snapping any photos of Buddha without the head. It was so sad that how disrespect human are when come to war!

After a tiring trip, we have a late lunch by the riverside. The food was merely average. The tour guide then bring us to a local food stall to buy some traditional food. But none of us buy!!!

Then we travel back to Bangkok and stop by at the largest gem gallery. Basically it was the same as what we have in Phuket island. On our journey back we were flooded with red shirt protester. But nothing much happen. By the time we arrive hotel, it was already 4.20pm

We have some rest in hotel before departing for dinner.

At 6pm I asked everyone to prepare for dinner. 6pm in Bangkok is actually 7pm in KL, thus the sky start to get darker. We headed to Silom and Patpong using BTS. Ended up in Sala Daeng BTS station, the nearest BTS station to Patpong. We have a walk to search for food and we ended up with Pork Noodle again!

After our dinner, we have some shopping around Patpong. Our Tiger show was cancel since majority of us not interested including me. Well, for some I believe they will be very disappointed. But well, nothing much I can do...because it was nothing much than an old nanny performing some show...Am I right?

We went to massage to pamper ourselves and my pity legs...Have not been walking for so much for ages already....

2 hours of massage ended in a blink of eye and is late already. We headed back using BTS and continue shopping in Nana district. Buy some mango sticky rice, beer and snack for supper. Have a good chat before heading to sleep. That is the end of our day...

Bangkok Day 1

2010-04-04T12:15:00.006+08:00

As an imsonia addicted person, I usually unable to sleep during the eve of my trip. However, this time around I feel nothing at all and went to bed at 12 midnight after last minutes packing my luggage. The feeling is so different compare to other trip as there is not much excitement. Maybe as age is catching up, the excitement is no longer as strong as younger time.

Wake up at 6am and have a quick bath and breakfast before departing to KTM station at 7am. I missed the 7am train and have to wait for 7.30 train which lead to me being the last to arrive KL sentral at 8.30am.

We opt for AirAsia bus as it was much reliable and arrive LCCT at 9.30am. We check in just on time and waited for 20 minutes before boarding the plane. To our surprise we have actually booked the ‘FD 3572’ flight which is a AirAsia Thai operated flight. We were greet with ‘Sawadee ka’ by the air stewardess and at that point of time, the ‘suah ku’ me realized that the whole plane will be operating in Thai language. The Airbus depart at 10.42am, a slight delay of 2 minutes which is consider very good to me.

We arrive ‘Suvarnabhumi Airport’ at 11.45am Bangkok time, after a 2 hour flight. Please be reminded that the time in Bangkok is one hour later than KL timing. We have our brunch at the Airbus itself. I took the infamous Nasi Lemak.

We get a metered taxi at the airport which in normal circumstances, the price is fixed and the metered was switch off. It cost us 445 bath. As usual, the driver will not be able to find the hotel that we stay as the driver in Bangkok are not really expert in their own road but with my heavy preparation before departing, I am able to usher the driver to our location.

We check into ‘SUK 11 Hostel’ at the famous Sukhumvit road. It was well located with 7-11 convenience shop in front of it. The hostel is a famous backpacker hostel full with foreigners ranging from European to Asian.

Upon check in, we rest a while and depart to Chatuchak Market at 2pm. From Nana BTS we headed to Mo Cit BTS station. Basically Chatuchak have everything under the sun..Say it and you will find it...

We have our simple lunch at Chatuchak of Spicy Soup Noodle and Pork Tender Soup Noodles. We shop around the Chatuchak Market, which is also the biggest market for 3 hours. It was stuffy, sweaty and tiring adventure. We spent a lot for food!!!

We rest ourselves at Chatuchak public park. To my surprise the park is well maintain and clean. They even provide free picnic mat around the park. The cloudy weather seem to be the best time to rest while waiting for Zhe Quan arrival.

We headed to Siam BTS at 6pm and we have a walk for about 1 hour before Zhe Quan appears. We shop around Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery and shop opposite Siam Paragon. Have our Samurai Pork Burger at McDonalds. It was normal and taste more juicy and tender than our normal McChicken.

We then headed to MBK which was few step away from Siam Discovery. We wonder around until 10.30pm before we headed back to our hotel. Feeling not enough, we end ourselves at night market under Nana BTS station and have supper of ‘Pray Thai’.

That was the end of our very first day in Bangkok.

Back to reality after 4 days in dreamland

2010-03-31T22:45:00.002+08:00

I just back from Bangkok yesterday and today everything went to square one...

Start the day with paper cut once I arrive office and get burn because of hot water...Lolx...i must be still hanging with Bangkok trip then...

Anyway, look out for the super duper long blog soon regarding my 4 days 3 nights Bangkok trip

I am not happy

2010-03-17T23:22:00.003+08:00

As I am counting my day for my Bangkok Trip, my excitement and happiness slightly dripping away. There is just too many events and unforeseen event happening that have spoilt my whole mood for Bangkok Trip.

The Bangkok trip was planned long ago which if trace back will be exactly one year ago. The flight ticket have been booked since last year June until now. That is why my mood and excitement have totally vanish.

The Bangkok trip have also taken into consideration that it would be my graduation trip after my ACCA. During my planning, I was estimating that I would have passs my exam on December exam and this would be a celebration for myself. Sadly, soon after the ticket was booked, everything turn ugly with me failing again and again. How sad!

My recent application of credit card was mainly for my oversea used especially for Bangkok Trip as I do not want to go about with thousand of Thai Bath on my pocket. I feel so insecured especially with current situation there. However my application have been rejected for the reason I still have car loan under my name!

Today morning I get a shocking news from my collueague. It wasn't that shocking as I already predicted but why can't for the very one time, my prediction goes incorrect. My boss have intention to send me to outstation again and clashed with my Bangkok Trip. It was so predictable as my boss always arrange outstation work during my leave. I think he might be worried I go for interview when I was on leave!!! But I have already apply my leave since 100 days ago....Tomorrow I will have long lecture again but I will never give up my Bangkok Trip for sure...

But the worst of the worst part was actually the protest that is going on in Bangkok. Previously I manage to sail through the biggest rally of Yellow Shirt Protestor when I visited Phuket but this round, it was the Red that create a problem. I know that their protest will never affect the tourist who visited the country but the current situation have turn from sour to ugly. I personally do no or will never agreed with their action of spilling the fresh human blood for any reason. The incident was totally a turn off to me and I am feeling very sad for those shallow minded people especially Buddhisme teaching that ask for moderation in life without extremist. Whats more to a country like Thailand that is respectable for been religious...

Well, just have my finger crossed and hope all the best in weeks to come

Earth Hour 2010

2010-03-08T21:04:00.002+08:00

Guys,

Our home, our habitat, the place we was born and future we been buried is very very sick. The planet earth is no longer green. Is almost dying....

The movie 2012, maybe is an idea of what might happen soon. As what we can see this few years, the natural disaster have turn from bad to worst. Earthquake shake everywhere without warning and the magnitude of the earthquake is becoming bigger and bigger.

Tsunami have become common sign nowadays from India Ocean to Pacific islands, no one can ever escape from the disaster...Never cross my mind that Malaysia will experience earthquake shake and tsunami, but mother earth proved my mind wrong!

Volcano not deadly but it was a sign of angry mother earth...

Hot weather strike even Malaysia this few months. Extreme weather such as unpredictable rain fall and sudden increase in temperature is also a sign of earth is dying soon...

Typhoon, cyclone and thunderstorm had also show no sign of slowing down.

Why all this happen? is not because god no longer love us. Is not because mother nature no longer like us.....but is us who make them angry, sick and weak...

27 March 2010, let us shut down electricity to the max. No light and no fan....Show that you are with us....Turn out your like, show us your support....

Support our mother earth....Support Earth Hour...

27/03/10.....8.30-9.30pm.....One hour, One love....Love our mother nature...

CNY Round up

2010-03-01T21:30:00.002+08:00

Chinese New Year ended and it was a great one as well as some sour plum in it!!! haha...

Let see the roundup of my 15 days of CNY

Eve : Have reunion dinner and waited for 12am for prayers
1st : Stay at home with family
2nd : Mom go oversea....Go to uncle house for pai nian
3rd : 20 secondary schoolmate roar my house....then meet up with Max, Ji Leng and Kent and Swee Wai....Continue roaring secondary schoolmate friend after vegetarian dinner with Kent clan...

4th : Start work
5th : Worst day of work....Spend whole day in boss room...
6th : Off from office early since I am alone in office....Have great seafood dinner with Ji Leng, Kent, Ed Khing, Elaine and Swee Wai....Headed to FGS DOng Zen temple but only have half hour to admire the beauty

7th : Gather at friend house in Wangsa Maju for steamboat dinner....Went clubbing
8th : Went to FGS Dong Zen with Wan Ying and Jamie....this time got plenty of time to admire the scenary

9th : Pray to Jade Emperor for his birthday.....Get my ACCA result...damm sad...Pass P7 fail both P2 and P5...

10th : Emoing for failure
11th : Still emoing for failure
12th : Mourning for failure

13th : Uni friend pai nian....Change tyre for my friend....Jump start car for my friend....She is very the 'unlucky' on that day lo...
14th : Pre-u gathering. The most awaited gathering ever....
15th : Go for 'poh unn' in temple...'lutut' in front of 'Guan Yin' for more than an hour....Night time have a drink with Kent, Ji Leng and Swee Wai...

That how my 15 days goes

The end of CNY

2010-02-28T18:49:00.003+08:00

J4A1 annual CNY gathering marks the end of the Chinese New Year Gathering for the tiger years. As most of the J4A1 classmates are tiger, the roar of our class is even louder.

Despite a drop of about 30% of attendance this year, the mood of celebration and reunion is equivalent great like years before.

The event start with arrival of friends to Yen Thoong Happy Villa starting from 3pm….Most people come around 6pm though.

The main event starts with a dinner at Restaurant Sifu in Mahkota Cheras. We have a great dinner there although we kena ‘slaughter’ by the restaurant…

Then we when back to Yen Thoong Happy Villa and been greet by his lovely parent together with angpow (last angpow for the year I believe)….

We then have low sang. Our tigers are all so active that they mess the yee sang within the first second. Half of the yee sang was actually outside the plate…

Then representative of J4A1 and special guess pour Jaz Beer from the top of our 4 tier happiness tower blessing everyone a good health, advancement in work, good result in studies and blessing relationship with each other…..We toss for success with a loooong ‘Yum Seng’ that wake the whole town….

The event then continues with group activities such as:

Snooker
Foosball
Illegal casino (being the famous one as Janet the God of Prosperity is giving away big angpow)
Karaoke (Huai Cheng singing emotional song)
Pillow Talk (about share market of J4A1 guys!!!)
Beer Garden called off due to rainy day but was moved indoor

The event adjourned at 1.30 morning with lot of fun and laughter.

Family photo as a remembrance by everyone.

See you again next year!

Happy Chap Goh Mei and Chinese Valentine

Low Sang

2010-02-27T11:15:00.002+08:00

Low Sang also known as yee sang is a dishes serve only during the Chinese New Year. It was originated from Malaysia ~~(proud le...malaysia businessman really know how to make money by creating story)~~

Yee sang is a combination of variety of vegetable in variety of colours. It used to be in 7 colours and serve during 7th day of Chinese New Year which is also 'Ren Ri'. However as time evolve, many of this is no longer practical. People start low sang one month before Chinese New Years nowadays especially during the 'Sou Kong Jiu'. Normally Yee Sang consists of pamelo pulp, dried ginder, pickled papaya, pickled onion, chilli, carrot, white carrot and not forgeting the raw fish.

Everyone will mixed all this ingredient while chanting all good word like, low hei low hei, fatt choi, get good bonus, get increment and so on...

Well for me I do not low sang much during my studies time. However since I work, I been practically low sang a lot of time....Lets recap how many time I low sang this year

First : Low Sang with Human Resource Team on Lap Chun
Second: Low Sang with own Internal Audit Team
Third : Low Sang with Finance Team
Fourth: Low Sang with relative on 2nd day of CNY
Fifth : Low Sang with friend (vegetarian low sang) on third day of CNY
Sixth : Low Sang with friend (ren ri on CNY 7th day)
Seventh: Low Sang with J4A1 on 14th day of CNY
Eight : Low Sang during Company CNY Luncheon next week