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Got this

Got this when I was in the States. It's a nifty tool. I wonder how I live without it in the first place. With the US map, come all details on shopping malls, petrol station and my personal favorite, all the Starbuck surrounding the area. I am in heaven.

On Saturday, I managed to get Malaysia map from this shop in Sunway Pyramid. I paid some money for it of course. Bugger! It’s my friend's Map! I knew it was him cause his name pop up on the screen when we fire up the software.

Got to apologies to him la for buying pirated Map.

Letting Go

Some things are easy to let go but some are very hard. I would imagine drug users who are so dependent on narcotics that they just can't leave without it. It would be the same as smokers too. Eventualy, you will hear few smokers managed to get away from their habit but most don't.

 This led me to think of the actual reasons why people can't let go. Was it the actual drug we miss or the habit of taking it or the placebo effect? Who knows? One thing for sure, the attraction must be very strong.  

You must be wondering why I am ranting about drugs and cigarettes. Let me assure you that I am not a user unless you consider a couple of Panadol I took when I have fever.

No. The reason is, I find it hard to let go few things in my life. As much as I want to keep them till death do me part, I can't. I just love them to death. (No pun intended).

Change is Coming

2008 is going to leave us soon. Obama is going to be the President. Economy is not going to improve anytime soon. It is about time we reflect on what has happened and how we are going to move forward. For me personally, I have experienced the good and the bad God has lay down on me. Overall, I think I am ahead.

2008 is the year my career went ballistic. Sometimes I have to slap myself to check if I was dreaming. Luckily, I was not. The job comes with many challenges and pains. Which job does not right? I decided early on to take the bull by it's horn. I am still challenged by the bull but I learn to have fun with it, make sacrifices and equip myself comprehensively.

2008 is also the year I rekindle some friendships. I realized that we do need close friends just to keep us grounded. Friends that will tell us straight what we did might be wrong or right. In building and sustaining a friendship, both parties have to decide if the friendship is worth the time and effort to continue. It will not work if one put more effort than the other. For all friends that have been tolerating me, I thank you. I promised to put more effort.

Looking forward to 2009, here I am at Starbucks reflecting on what has happened and what I will do in 2009. It's all captured in my trusty scrap book. (There is no substitute for paper to put your thoughts down). My Hazelnut latte goes down well on this cool and rainy day.

In summary, for 2009, I am going to make more money, make more love, have more fun and make time for what's important to me (and people who are important to me as well), learn from my failures in 2008 and move on. God Speed!

Dyno Chart

New Mapping (Above)

Old Mapping (Above)

Original (showroom - Red line)

No wonder the car feels strong even at 180kph. According to the new mapping, I will have power until 6000rpm!!!!!! syiok la. And the power delivery is smoother than before too. That's a bonus.

So, when I bought Scooby, she has 179 wheel horse power (whp). Then, some minor mod cause her to have 228whp. Now she has 259whp. That's a 45% increase in horse power!!! I am power mad....muhahahahah...

Test Drive

I am pretty happy with Scooby. Last night I test drove to KLIA and back. we call it "shakedown" to ensure all pipes are connected properly and there is no other mechanical issues.

In summary, the 'pull' last longer now compared to before. At 180kph, there is still more power from the engine. At some point I stopped at 200kph as it was raining heavily ...LOL 0-100 has improved (using my butt dyno lar). After Pantai toll (LDP), Scooby reached 180 effortlessly...sweet ride.

All is not well. There additional 10% fuel penalty due to the increase in power. Lucky petrol is at RM1.90/liter...hehe

No More Mods

The title sounds familiar. No more modification for Scooby. Today, I got my car back and drove it to KLCC for lunch with a friend. For the first time my car sounded like Ah Beng's cause I had installed a blow off valve. So now, every time I release the throttle, there is the "wohosssssssss" sound. :( This sound attract attention lar. It's has more linear torque and acceleration compared to before.

I had a chat with my mechanic today and he said nothing much can be done to the car now. If I want to mod it further, must change the engine internals like con rod, valve spings ..etc. The power gain will not be as much anymore.

So for now, I will declare that project Scooby has ended. There is nothing much I can do with her anymore to increase the power (changing internals are for serious racers only)

BTW, based on calculation, Scooby now has 300-310bhp at crank which translate to 260 wheel horse power. Not bad at all for a car that started it's life with me at 180 wheel horse power.

The big day

Today I spent lot's of money on Scooby. She is gonna get a new turbo, bigger injectors and a blow off valve. Everything in, it will cost a small arm AND a leg.

Ken, my tuner will try to get as much power from the enhancement as possible. Can't wait to get the car back today/tomorrow. I told him to go easy on the mapping as I am looking for reliability instead of more power. Don't want engine to explode lar during Sepang session. He he he..

I see this project as a secret one. Much like Batman and his identity. I have been at IT ever since I got the car in 2004. However, as much as I tried to keep it hush hush, a friend send me sms "bro, hansem turbo kau". BUSTED! Shit, now some people will know I have this enhancements in place. Grrrrr.... No surprise element already!

If I were to compare Scooby transformation with a gf. I started with an attractive women. With all the enhancement, she has turned to a perfect Lady on the outside and a Monster in bed! ROLF

15 seconds fame

I am back and felt very lazy to update my blogs....dunno why. Anyway, today I discovered that my big boss mentioned me.....yes..me in one of his interviews...kembang a bit... I captured the specific excerpt below. You can read the whole article here.

"
The Quarterly: Beyond the financials, what changes have you noticed at
Malaysia Airlines since your program began?

Idris Jala: Number one, this organization is now very good at rigorous analysis. When I joined, that was sadly missing. People did cursory analysis, and I mean cursory. Today, people really get into the analysis and bring back fact-based work.

Second, a cultural change has taken place. This is no longer a culture where if you don’t agree with someone, you keep quiet about it. We now have a culture where people will speak up and disagree.

Also, people are more prepared to step up. Recently, one of my general managers who is in charge of strategic procurement held a session with the top management team to generate cost-cutting ideas for next year. I didn’t even know about it. He asked me at the last minute to speak briefly at the meeting. He gave me five minutes. "

Read the last para if you missed it. Sorry, this blog is not meant to be for gloating. I am just glad he is not pissed I did what I did. LOL.

Panda

What's this people facination with Panda! They use Panda brand on all things chinese.

For example, Panda Express is a chinese takeout shop. They are everywhere. Cost you like USD6 for rice and 2 entree.

Another example, when you reach a hotel, they will provide a leaflet on food delivery. There will be pizza and then there will be Chinese take out. Guess what? Most likely, the shop logo will have a Panda. Really!!!!

I guess they cannot use Dragon cause it is better as a tatoo. They can't use chopsticks either cause Japanese use them as well. LOL

Gps review

No, not really a review but after 1 day with the GPS unit I have found some minor issues.

Issue #1 : the unit is not for driving above speed limit. If you are too fast, you will miss your turn cause the unit is slower in detecting your location.

Issue #2 : it did not come with a carrying bag. I had to buy another accessory. Cost me USD19.

Overall, I like this unit. It gets me to my destination with little drama.

My new toys

Men and their toys. Today, I bought myself a GPS unit and a Oakley sunglasses. Why I did it? Because it's cheap/reasonable.
The Garmin GPS unit comes with US map built in. Hehe, no Malaysia map for now. When I am back, I have to search for local maps. It cost me USD189.99 . Not bad considering it cost at least RM1K back home.
This is the best part, I bought the Oakley sunglasses for ......... Wait for it .......USD50.00. Back home it is at least RM800!!! That's not it, it came with a bluetooth handsfree attachment. So very cool!!
I am happy :)

Sometimes a man needs time to pause and reflect his direction in life. Einstein said 'the only thing constant in this universe is change' and I fully agree. It is very tiring when you work all day trying to achieve something in your life. Yes, it's nice to have big cars and houses but that's only part of it.
The other part of it is 'soft' side of things. Things that I am not able to put into words (cause I am a man and we have small vocab to explain such things....well, maybe that's just me)
The point is - A man needs both.

Cars in US are plain ugly. They are big, uneconomical, and not easy on the eyes. No wonder the auto companies like GM and Ford are requesting for assistance from Gomen.

In the past, maybe it is acceptable to focus on US market only cause it's huge. Now, with recession and everything, people are not buying new cars as much. This is a disaster for these company.

Having said that, the road ethics here are fantastic. They give way to pedestrian, stop at read lights and drive safely (generally). It is easy to drive here

I went to Best Buy (an electronic store as big as Giant) the other day. My intension was to check out some cool electronic toys and cools toys I found.
I saw GPS units from Garmin and Tom Tom. They are so cheap. If in KL the GPS cost about 1K, here it cost RM700. I was tempted but I did not buy cause I am saving for a new Turbo. Hehe.
Anyway, I miss my KL

From San Diego #1

Everything in US is big. The pick-up trucks are big, their people are big, they talk with loud voices and they have big roads.

Today I saw something I have not seen before. I saw an escalator for shopping trolley only. It is laid out side by side with normal escalator for humans. It's a great invention. Beats waiting for elevators eh?

On Leave

"I am out of office from 1st to 12th December. In my absence, please contact xxxxxxxxx."
This is the message you will get when you send me email. :-P

It's official, I am on leave now. He he he.

Bedroom Golf

Got this from a friend....HOW TO PLAY BEDROOM GOLF

1. Each player should furnish his own equipment for play - normally one club and two balls.

2. Play on the course should be approved by the owner of the hole.

3. Unlike outdoor golf, the object is to get the club in the hole and keep the balls out.

4. For most effective play, the club should have a firm shaft. Course owners are permitted to check the shaft stiffness before play.

5. Course owners reserve the right to restrict club length to avoid damage to the hole.

6. The object of the game is to take as many strokes as necessary until the course owner is satisfied that play is complete. Failure to do so may result in being denied permission to play the course again.

7. It is considered bad form to begin playing the hole immediately upon arrival at the course. The experienced player will normally take time to admire the entire course with special attention to the well formed bunkers.

8. Players are cautioned not to mention other courses they have played, or are currently playing, to the owner of the course being played. Upset course owners have been known to damage players equipment for this reason.

9. Players are encouraged to bring proper rain gear for their own protection.

10. Players should assure themselves that their match has been properly scheduled, particularly when a new course is being played for the first time. Previous players have been known to become irate if they discover someone else playing on what they considered to be a private course.

11. Players should not assume that a course is in shape for play at all times. Some players may be embarrassed if they find the course to be temporarily under repair. Players are advised to be extremely tactful in this situation. More advanced players will find alternative means of play when this is the case.

12. The course owner is responsible for manicuring and pruning any bush around the hole to allow for improved viewing of, alignment with, and approach to the hole.

13. Players are advised to obtain the course owners permission before attempting to play the back nine.

14. Slow play is encouraged. However players should be prepared to proceed at a quicker pace, at least temporarily at the course owners request.

15. It is considered outstanding performance, time permitting, to play the same hole several times in one match.

Interesting Conversation...

Me: Hi, what's up?

Friend: I have to tell you something!

Me: Tell me what?

Friend: It almost happened today!

Me: What ?

Friend: We almost made love!

Me: Ooookaaaayyyy, thanks for telling me about your love life..(laughing)

Friend: Really!..... we were almost there already when he asked for a *bleep*

Me: (Still laughing) LOL

Friend: We *bleep* *bleep* *bleep* *bleep*

I shall stop here to protect you young readers (and myself maybe) ROLF. I wish my friend well in the search for intimacy. May the force be with his lightsaber..*wink* *wink*

Conincidently, my next post is about Bedroom Golf....stay tuned folks.....

Work vs Relationships

It is very difficult balancing act between the two. On one hand, you try very hard to be successful career person and on the other you want to spend more time with your love ones. I do not think I will ever get this right. I hope there will be no regrets when I look back later in my life.

Why I love Scooby

This is why....(link)

WARNING: Download can be slow depending on your location. But is it well worth it.

In the mood

4 more days to my long holidays. Can't wait. I have even found where they sell car parts in US. It so happen that it's only 30min drive from Disneyland! I am thinking of buying myself a good watch but decided to upgrade Scooby instead.

I am gonna get me one of this....yummy...

Wingman

Every women/man should have a Wingman. First, let's find a definition for a "Wingman".

definition # 1:
..Wingman is a c0-pilot that supports another Pilot in a potentially dangerous flying environment

definition # 2: (Wiki lar)
..Wingman is a term in the seduction community that a man may take when he goes to a club or bar with an accompanying male/female. A wingman is expected to support his friend in approaching the opposite sex

Coming back to my statement, I strongly believe that every women/men needs a wingman in order to survive the 'hostile' social environment in search of the one called 'true love'. The services provided by this Wingman is valuable in that he will ensure the target will be at ease when the Pilot (that's YOU!) chat with your target. The wingman will also play a role in deflecting any unwanted 'enemy' (aka guys you really really don't like)

I have been playing a wingmen for a friend (a lady) and I can see how guys maneuver around her. It's a classic mating dance worthy of National Geographic channel. LOL. I warned her about some of the classic guy moves..hehe.

Part of my job is also to make my friend more 'attractive'. No, I am not talking about make-up tips or things like that. It is to make her potential bf more competitive in winning her heart by me being the 'other guy'. Nothing moves a men more than a friendly competition. ROLF.

I should get paid for these services I reckon...

Urinals

Being a man, we have the opportunity to pee at the urinals in public toilets. There are actually ethics you must follow when you use public urinals.

Rule # 1: Don't stare at other guys d**k regardless of his size
Rule # 2: Don't unzip your pants and let it drop to your knees. I don't need to see your behind
Rule # 3: Aim properly, we do not like to see messy business
Rule # 4: Don't hog the urinals like it's your last day on earth. Some people are dying to use it!
Rule # 5: Zip up before you walk

So people, please please please be courteous and follow the rules. Ladies, consider yourself lucky.

And....

...god create women like this to bring out the best in every man. I think he just want to mess with our mind....hehe ...just kidding god!

Hmmmm....did I just talked to god? He reads blogs now?

Great Album

I got this new Metallica album (Death Magnetic) and I finally found it's domain. By that, I mean I found a good use for the songs. I was feeling lethargic after lunch today so I put on the album in my ipod.

Wohoo...I felt a rush listening t0 the songs and I managed to get lots of thing done surprisingly. The album is as good as the Black Album 5-6 years ago. I am still amazed that I could listen to these songs at this day and age. I would not recommend it to you cause a heavy-metal-1-million-beats per-second kind of song will probably give you a headache. heheh

Sick

In the past week, I have been having issues with my health. last Thursday I was having vomiting and diarrhea bouts. On Friday, I vomited blood literally. On Sunday, I got my Gout attack. Thanks for the seafood stuff I had on Saturday night Wedding Dinner. (I knew I would be paying for it). Yesterday and today, I have my sore throat.

Age is catching up with me. I need to enjoy life more before I die. Unfortunately, I do not believe in reincarnation, else I would like be reincarnate as Hugh Hefner. LOL

Official Song

In the past 2 weeks, I have been to 2 weddings. I can say the official wedding song for this season is I'm yours by John Mraz . So, I searched for the lyrics of the song and the first para got me dumbfounded. It goes like this :

"Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but your so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm tryin to get back
before the cool done run out I'll be givin it my best test
and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some"

What the heck? I need somebody to explain to me especially the first sentence :) I could copy and paste the rest of the lyrics but they don't make sense either. But I have to admit, the rhythm and tone of this song is very nice.

Rule of engagement

It is very important for us to understand the rules of engagement (ROE). In work, we know few rules of engagement like "do your work or get fired!" and "no touching your opposite sex colleague" and "don't call the boss stupid (not to his/her face anyway)"

In life, rule of engagement with society would be something like; "don't pinch people's bottom during train ride (or anywhere for that matter)" or "no pissing by the roadside, go find the toilet!"

In relationship especially on the first date, the rules would be; "no 'third' base (on the first date)" or "hold hands only, nothing more (anything more risk getting a slap)". As people progress in relationship, ROE might be "tongue allowed but hands off my butt" and as we progress further ..... "tongue, hands everything also can" he he he

What I am trying to say is that we must be aware of the rules of engagement at every step of the relationship. The rules change so much that only good communication will allow you to avoid the landmines. So people, remember..always always have clear communication line and never assume. If ever in doubt, ASK

Warp Drive anyone?

This Brabus Tesla comes with a warp drive. Yes you heard it right....a warp drive. If you are interested, go read about it here.

She is better now

My Gen2 is fixed. It fells good to drive her the way I like it..fast!. She got her new steering bush, her wheel balanced, her camber set to -1 and her alignment to neutral. I like it veli the much :)

Hehe

I was at workshop this afternoon tending to my Gen2 with loose steering rack bush. While waiting for my car to be inspected, I saw a young couple (malay) in the waiting lounge. The wife quite cute (but not my type) and the husband was a typical modern malay (if there is such a type). I got a sense that they were quite proud of something which at point I am not sure. If he is proud of his wife, good for him I thought.

Then I realised that he is driving a 5 series white color. That's ok. What makes me laugh was the fact that he changed his 5 series to look like M5 including the exhaust and he is so proud of it. I could tell the single pot brakes still there, the rims are cheap ones and some body kit is missing (maybe not enough funds kot). He could at least change the brakes to make it closer to original :) With his current set up, I could give his car a run for his money with my gen2 heheheh (I am so bad...no present for me this year for being a bad boy)

I am not agaist people driving good and expensive cars. Those cars are wonderful to drive if you can afford it. Just don't be stuck up la especially if you don't have the real one.

We are all the same

Sometimes we see other people in a different light because of their big title. We conjure an image in our mind based on the stereotypes we heard or experience in the past. That's ok cause that's the way we are build.

Today, after a meeting, I had a chance to borak borak with a Datuk and a Datuk Sri. Yes they are much older than I am and they are leaders by their own right (they are on our Board of Directors among others). We were talking about business for awhile until we change the subject to what all man can relate with. Make a guess? Correct correct correct ...women.

While maintaining a straight face, I realized that we are all human after all. Regardless of our title, nice clothes and expensive cars, the basic things in life are the same. Food, Shelter and Procreation...LOL

Cool Legoart # 4 by Nathan Sawaya

Connection sucks

Of late I am having problems connecting to internet from home. I am currently using a couple mode to connect to the net. The first is via my mobile 3G phone and the second is via broadband mobile usb modem.

I can tell you that connection sucks big time. I can barely surf my normal sites including putting updates on blog let alone downloading stuff. With the current hold-your-number-but-change-your-provider plans, I am predicting lots of movement and this in turn reduces the bandwidth for a particular operator. Here is my imagination running wild on current activities in a telco company......

1) Boss say to increase the number of subscribers and get people to defect
2) Marketing guys make proper plan to advertise and sell new packages
3) Finance guys approve the spending of Marketing guys
4) Marketing guys told Engineering guys that they predict the subscribers will increase
5) Engineering guys smirk at Marketing guys cause they always over promise on numbers
6) Engineering guys nonetheless order some stuff to upgrade the network
7) Finance guys approves the spend based on marketing guys projection
8) Engineering guys send in orders and wait for equipment to come
9) Equipment vendors keep on telling engineering guys to upgrade to the latest technology
10) While engineering guys waiting for equipments and testing the new technology, Marketing guys keep on selling and bandwith keeps on reducing

In the meantime in the not very far far land, people like you and I suffer

*note:
this is just my imagination running wild and I could be wrong else what other explanation could telco gives?

It says it all

Got this image from Post Secret. No explanation is required.

What the hell am I doing

Sometimes you wonder why we do certain things. One thing for sure, I would rather sleep than doing work but guess what's happening now? Yup, I am finishing a management paper for tomorrow. It's almost 2am now. I'd better go to sleep.

zzzzzzzzzzz

2 Dimentional marriage

A man in Japan is trying to get the country to recognize a marriage between a human and a 2D person (aka image). He fell in love with a cartoon character and wanted to marry this woman (image above is just an illustration. I have no clue which character he wanted to marry). So far, he managed to get few signatures (must be his friends...) to start the ball rolling.

I am just wandering how his brain is wired. Maybe his mom or dad dropped him on the floor when he was young. Maybe his 3D gf left him and he is on a rebound. Regardless, I wish him all the best :)

I like...

Nothing beats having my hazelnut latte on a rainy day next to a glass window watching the world passes by and post the moment in my blog. I have this warm fuzzy feeling...heheh. 

I hope I am not turning soft!!!!

Girl Monday # 29

I love this girl Monday # 29. I am going to miss her come next Monday ------>

Software I like

I have been using notebook since I started working back in 1993. My first notebook was a NEC and it was extremely expensive even by today's standard. It cost me 7K (it came with a printer and state of the are Intel 25Mhz speed CPU) I can't believe I paid that much for the teeny weeny processing power. My car CPU has much much more power than that!

Having your notebook back then forces you to be a bit 'nerdy' cause if you have problem, customer support is not as prevalent as today. So I like to scour the net for free software for me to use to manage my computer.

Today, I have a small collection of software that I use on my personal computer. I use Irfanview to manage my pictures. It is a small software but has good features. I use xplorer2 to manage my folders. It has dual panes and suit my requirement just fine. To manage trojans and other bad stuff, I use Search and Destroy. It's pretty decent software and can be updated for free. I also use AVG antivirus to manage bad virus. It slows down my notebook but if you want free software, this is it.

I am sure there are better software around but I have no time or patience to try them. I found them to be sufficient for my purposes :)

Bad Day

Once in a while, you have a bad day. Mine was yesterday. I felt like not talking to people. I felt like going home and sleep. I felt like doing nothing and stare at the emptiness in the clouds. I felt grumpy. I felt like the picture below.


I am not sure what trigger this but I do not wish to have it again. I need some love. Maybe that helps...ROLF

Peak

When I was 18, I thought I was at my peak.
Then I met my first girlfriend, I thought that was my peak
Then I graduated in US, I thought that was my peak
Then I was promoted as a Manager, I thought that was my peak
Many many "Then I..."later, I still thought each one of those were my peak

Today, I THINK I am at my peak. I have a good job. Make a decent living. Have many friends and loved ones. Physically, I am better then when I was @ 30. I have a decent trackday car. I am financially stable. I have a lot of things going for me and I am happy.

Of course life is not bed of roses but I am not going to waste my youth (My age can consider young right? hehe) wishing I could have done something else. My principle is simple. Do what you want and be willing to accept responsibility. Have no regrets. We all are going to grow old and wrinkly anyway. Might as well enjoy what god has given us till today.

Here is my pledge: I am going to live a little and love a lot. Wishing everybody feeling the same way :)

Measurement of Success

How do you measure success? I just thought of a new measurement.

It's the number of emails you receive in a day. Don't believe me? You can do your tracking from now on. For example, if you are a Manager, what's the average number of emails you received? (depending on company la) When you are promoted to Senior Manager, did you notice the number of mails have increased? Then, when you got your 'blackbelly', do you realized the numbers of mails then?

You must be important if there are many emails being sent or cc to you. At least people think that you should know about what is happening in the company....LOL. Dirty pictures or jokes e-mail should be discounted from this measurement. That just shows how 'hamsap' you are. He he he

Post Secret Funnies

Halloween Party

Halloween just pass us by. I do not celebrate it but I thought it would be cool to dress up for a party. I am thinking what would be my choice of costume if I were to celebrate. Below are my thoughts

1) Optimus Prime - He is one cool robot
2) Toilet Bowl - I take too much shit sometimes
3) Scooby - I love her to bits
4) Hans Solo - Star Wars hero is so cool he could freeze Sg Klang
5) James Bond - The women around him makes us mortal man weak
6) King Kong - He is big but soft inside

Hehe what would you be?

Cool Legoart # 3 by Nathan Sawaya

Open House

After coming back from Singapore, I had a tough time doing....open houses. On Saturday night, I went to Deepavali open house of a colleague. We had vegetarian and actual chicken/mutton stuff. His house is big. It's a bungalow.

Today, me and few Subaru guys went to another friend's place and his place is HUGE. It's the biggest house I have ever been invited to. Anyway, during our talk 'cock' session, a friend told us that a Naza manager will drop by with the latest Subaru Impreza v10. Currently it's priced at RM280K.

When he came with the car, a bunch of us requested for the key to test drive. I managed to sit at the back while the legendary Uncle S drove us around. All I can say the ride is like a BMW. It's comfortable, corners well and soft. Maybe Subaru is designing a car for all instead of enthusiast like me. I am sure there are ways to make the car tighter and racy if I got my hands on it. Picture below is taken during the open house.

At the same time, I asked the manager to give me discount on the Honda Accord Euro R in his showroom. Hmmmm, see how la..

Type of People

A friend of mine is getting married. Based on my conversation with her, I can conclude that there are 4 types of people you need to consider for your wedding day.

1) People you DO NOT WANT to invite at all. So, save a tree and not print your wedding card for them.
2) People you HAVE to invite but you wish they don't come. Angpow is always welcome, but "no need to to come lar"
3) People you WANT to invite because you want to share your happiest day. You will be a bit upset if they can't make it after sending the invite but life goes on.
4) People you WANT to invite because you REALLY want to share your happiest day. Your respond to this people if they can't make it is "You wanna die is it?"

So friends, think about it, which 'type' are you when you receive a wedding invitation?

Lepax in Singapore

I am going to Singapore for a meeting this Friday and I am coming back on Saturday. I am still thinking what I should do there other then lepaking at some kopi shop and watch the world passes by (or the ladies or cars....whichever comes first).

Oh oh I know, I need to get this Columbia pants (which I can't find here). Ad is already there and I heard my bosses will also be extending their stay too. We are going to ask him to take a later flight and join us for little shopping. I wonder if I got time to get this turbocharger I have been eying..

Life is good :)

Cool Legoart # 2 by Nathan Sawaya

Great A**

Jessica Biel has a fantastic looking bum. She reminds me of somebody I know...hmmm...who ar? LOL

Harrasment?

A staff under probation has decided to accuse me of harassment and mistreatment....after I extend her probation period. I have no idea where she got the idea from and now I have to write a long report on why I do what I did. :(

There is never a dull moment...heheh.

Cool Legoart # 1 by Nathan Sawaya

Fixing things

A man can be measured by how much $$ he makes or his position in a company or number of cars he has or how many mistress he keeps. There are many ways truly. I measure a man by how he uses his hands (in more ways then one *wink*)

This week, I fixed a kitchen plumbing in my house and fixed a car power-window problem. Maybe it is not a big deal for some but it makes me feel like a 'manly' man LOL. I bought parts from DIY store and go under the sink and start dismantling old pvc piping and install the new flexible pipes. No leaks....wohoo.... who's the man now! :)

I also opened up car door's cover (for lack of better word) and start looking into the wiring problem. I managed to find the faulty parts and disabled it and fixed the cover back. Ok, the power window will not work until I got the right spare parts but at least the window can be closed now. Another manly man moment. kah kah kah.

Many of times, I would rather sip glorious coffee @ my fav kopi shop and outsourced the work to experts (like a certified plumber and mechanics). But, sometimes it felt very good to be able to do it by myself and 'bath' in the glory of it. :)

Yes I know you have heard enough. So I will stop now.

Only Japanese

Only the Japanese can make a turd looks cute. They even makes them in multiple colors.

Drag Race

I was invited to watch Drag Race in Sepang on saturday night. It was an interesting race. It starts at around 8pm and ends at 2am. 95% of the cars are of proton you-name-it la, Satria, Gen2,Waja, and Saga. The rest are Toyota's Honda's, Mitsubishi and Subaru.

For 10 bucks, you can go to Grand stand and watch the drag race. For 30 bucks you can walk around the pit. I chose the Grand Stand cause you can't see sh*t while you are at the pit. Hehe.

After race, we went down to the pit and see the cars. All cars basically do not have any seats other than the driver. Everything was stripped out including the rear glass. It was replaced with plastic due to weight advantage. Because everything has been stripped out, the body is called 'keropok'. If you push hard enough, it will break like a 'keropok' LOL..

It was a fun night. Next time I will bring my Gen2 cause scooby attract too much attention that night. Many people wants to 'cucuk' scooby on the way there and back. 'Tak ada kerja lain la' this people.

Yummy

Looks so delicious.....I want waffle with ice cream.....

Madness

On Monday and Tuesday I went to KL for a couple of dinners. On Monday I met up a friend and I had to fight the traffic to reach there on time. On Tuesday, I had to attend 'open house' in Mandarin Oriental and again the traffic was bad. It was further compounded by the weather.

This got me thinking. So far I am pretty lucky to live 15-20min from work. Most of the time I would leave house at 8:20am and will reach office at 8:45am (plus minus few minutes). Traffic is pretty minimal. That's about 50 minutes of traveling a day. Not bad considering some people travel 1hr plus to work daily due to traffic.

I have also realized that when the fuel price increased, the traffic was better. People either car pooled or leave their car@ home and took a bike. When the fuel price was reduced recently. the traffic reached 'madness' level again. Something got to give as always...

Phone conversation

me: Are you busy?

friend: Am I wearing a bikini?

me: noooo, are you busy?

friend: Am I in Mid Valley?

me: NOOOOOO.... ARE YOU BUSY? (almost shouting now)

friend: oh! nope, I am not busy

me: LOL!!

Gen 2 Price

Somebody called me with an offer to buy my Gen2 today. He offered to buy at for RM37K. LOL. very funny lar the man.

I will not sell my Gen2 at that price. Instead, it might become a 'project' car moving forward:

My shopping list for now:
1) Supercharger or turbocharger for my 1.6 engine - more power
2) Mintex 1144 break pads - better stopping power
3) Carbon fibre hood and bonnet - lighter car
4) Bridgestone RE010 tyres - damn good grip tyres

Once this is done, I am sure my car can tapao 320beemer or audi A4...muhahahaha muhahahaha

My baby below has to wait a while longer. Hope nobody grab my girl first before I can commit.

Hi Baby....

I had some free time yesterday and went to Naza showroom. I saw this baby on display for 189K. Oh man....I was weak in the knees.

Don't you worry baby, I am coming for you....somehow....

Interesting Facts

Found this in Subaru forum. Enjoy!

The largest cell in the human body is the female egg and the smallest is the male sperm.

It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

One human hair can support 3 kg (6 lb).

The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb.

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

Women blink twice as often as men.

The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.

Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.

If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.

Men reading this are still busy measuring their thumbs ...

PDA

Not "Personal Digital Assistance" but "Public Display of Affection" Being asian, we have been told that it's not nice to show your affection (i.e. kissing and hugging and stuff) in public. It's a sign of disrespect to older people.

Times changing. Nowadays, I see 'kids' aka teenagers doing the PDA openly. Sometimes they are worse than Mat Salleh!!! He he.

I am very open on this subject. If I feel like showing my 'affection', I will do it. If it makes other people uncomfortable, I feel they need to get used to it. The world is getting smaller by the day. We all need to adapt or die. :)

Blast from the past

When I was in consulting, I was a frequent flyer to Bangladesh, Dhaka (to be exact). I had work to do and I normally travel there every month.

To be honest, it's not the best country to work in. The hotel is very expensive but not commensurate to the rates. The people are mostly poor (there are super rich as well). But one thing for sure, the food is good.

Anyway, an old friend from Bangladesh is flying in for a conference. I thought of meeting up with him Monday evening. Let's see what happens.

What next?

First, we have Melamin in dairy product scandal from China. Now, a junk dealer from China is building his ultimate Transformer robot.


I wonder what's next...

Result of Speed

Went to Police website to check the number of speeding tickets I have accumulated. The results are as below. I got 3. One for each year. Not bad considering I have rarely driven within the speed limit.

I am still deciding of I should pay for these. Find out here if you have any speeding tickets.

Confusious Says...

"If you sleep with itchy behind, you will wake up with a smelly fingers"

"Man who fart in church sit in own pew"

"Man who drop watch in toilet have shitty time."

"Man trapped in pantry have ass in jam."

"Virgin like balloon. . . one prick, all gone."

"Baby conceived in automatic car shiftless bastard."

"Man who smoke pot choke on handle."

"Ok for shit to happen. . . will decompose."

"Secretary becomes permanent fixture when screwed on desk."

"Don't drink and park, accidents cause people."

"He who crosses the ocean twice without washing is a dirty double crosser."

"Man who tell one to many light bulb jokes soon burn out."

"It takes many nails to build crib, but one screw to fill it."

"Never raise hands to angry child, it leave groin exposed."

"Woman who cooks carrots and pees in same pot is unsanitary."

"Man who keep feet firmly on ground have trouble putting on pants."

"Man who runs behind car gets exhausted."

"War not determine who's right, war determines who's left."

Own speed

I am a speed freak. If you have been reading my blog, you would probably picked that one up like from day 1. It is not something I am proud of.

What people might not know is that I am not racing anybody in particular. I just push it as hard as I can until I reached my limit OR I hit a wall. hehe.

This principle has always been with me in all the things that I do. Be it in my career, relationship or money. I compete against no one. It's me myself and I. Shit!..I sounded like blardy self centered bastard!! :-)

Hot hot hot

I think she is hot. She is in this show called "Chuck"

If you look like this, you can call be 'Chuck' or 'Abu' or 'Linggam 'or 'Ah Tong' anytime :-P

How did I get....

...myself into this? Just look at my blardy schedule...LOL


Lucky I had my long break he he

Gender divide: sex or family dinner?

Found this article here. Thought I share this interesting findings.

"Australian men are happiest when they are having sex or surfing the net, but women prefer to get their endorphins racing by having meals with friends and petting their pooches, according to the 2008 Australian Happiness Index.

Rest, relaxation and entertainment topped the list for both men and women in the index, with quality time with your partner also making the top four for each sex.

But that's where the similarities end.

Sex ranks as a top five activity to make men happy and surfing the internet tops even that at number three.

Sex and the internet were also top 10 choices for women to make them happy, but enjoying a family meal and playing with pets or children ranked much higher.

Eating comfort food scored in the top 10 for both sexes, but the more discerning men questioned said they preferred great food and wine or drinking with friends to reaching for the chocolate.

Despite urban myths to the contrary, shopping does not make all women happy - only 30 per cent were happiest when shopping for new clothes, shoes or accessories.

It may come as little surprise that just 14 per cent of men were happiest when shopping.

One in two women said reading a good book made them happy whereas less than one in three men said the same, and 36 per cent of generous-natured women said buying gifts made them feel joyful, compared to a miserly 19 per cent of men.

The index was compiled by marketing consultants The Leading Edge who spoke to more than 8,500 Australians aged between 18 and 64.

"Australians are made happy on a week-to-week basis, not by possessions and achievements, but by entertaining experiences and by meaningful interactions with others," The Leading Edge managing director Karen Phillips said.

The index has been designed as a marketing tool to give businesses a better picture of their target customers."

Your balls

Accidentally channel surfed into Desperate Housewife show where Edie (I think that's her name) gave her husband a set of golf balls with her initials on them. She told him it's "to remind your friends who your balls belongs to" Funny ..... very funny...

Conference

Today in a Route Conference I got:

1) 5 Notebooks (for writing)
2) 5 key chains
3) 1 puzzle card
4) 1 fridge magnet
5) 2 t-shirts
6) 1 Lego plane
7) 1 Abu Dhabi guide book (similar to lonely planet)
8) 1 mug
9) Few pens
10) 1 lanyard (there we many but 1 pick only 1)
11) 2 Gig thumbdrive

The only reason why I have these are my staff. She was walking around collecting souvenirs with me and I got caught up as well. He he

Formula

Everybody has formula on how to have a happy marriage/relationships. Some researchers have conducted surveys and came out with the numbers of hugs, snuggles, sex, etc etc that will ensure a happy marriage. Read on:

1) Cuddle 4 times a day
2) Give back massage once every 10 days
3) Have 2 romantic walks a month together
4) Watch a movie a month together
5) Have 3 candle lights dinner a month
6) Engage in a proper conversation 6 times a month
7) Shower each other with gift 2 times a month
8) Go for 2 holidays a year together

So this is YOUR plan. You will take your spouse for 3 candle light dinners a month. After the dinner, walk with your spouse twice and watch a movie once. Hopefully, you would have used up 3 good conversations and need to schedule another 3 good conversation session. Maybe you can use the 3 other meaningful conversation to plan for the 2 trips you will go together this year. Buy your spouse a small gift like ear rings or I Love U cards every 1st and 15th of the month. Don't forget the backrubs and cuddling!!!!! He He He

No wonder the lady lives to be 105 years old (read my earlier entry below). With this punishing schedule, she would not live past 60! :)

Friday Night

Guys will be guys. On Friday, as usual, a bunch of us meet up for a teh tarik session. The session starts as usual at a Petronas Station in PJ where we waited for the rest to arrive. Once, everybody was there, we shared the TT location.

Lead car is a rare S series Subaru. Very fast and very limited edition. This followed by the rest of us. Uncle S brought his Ferari along. Our plans were to go to Duta Toll, drive up north to exit before Rawang, go thru 3 toll on Guthrie Highway and meet up in Shah Alam. Yes, it's a blardy long way to get to Shah Alam. :) That's the fun part

The road was slippery cause it was raining intermittently in the afternoon and at night. The speed we were doing are double the legal limit on wet roads. I found myself barely holding the car together as my tires trying to get a grip. I have never driven so fast (maybe in Sepang track) that night trying to catch up with the lead. I have finally discovered my limit and that was it!

It was an eventful night filled with ego, rush (drug like effect) and some despair. We swore we will never drive that fast again on public road.

ps/ A friend saw 'api' coming out from my exhaust pipe under hard driving condition. I didn't know my car can double up as mobile satay machine!!

Secret to longevity

An article in newspaper today celebrated a lady on her 105th birthday. She attributed her longevity to good exercise, keeping herself busy and life of celibacy. According to her, it is difficult to maintain a partner when she is so busy doing or living her life. She finds it less stressful not having a partner and this contributes to her age.

Interesting school of thoughts. My school of thoughts are a bit different. We are all human beings and have needs physically and emotionally. One way of the other, assuming a person is perfectly normal, those needs will need to be fulfilled. How we handle those needs will dictate how much stress we put ourselves into. So I totally disagree. I believe that sex (with the right person of course) will make us live longer and happier. On the other hand, sex with the wrong person could be detrimental to one's health in more ways than one ..LOL