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..