I Miss My Family

Yes. I actually miss playing with my friends over in North America. Canada to be more precise. Back when everything was so simple. Hope to see you guys in Wrath of the Lich King!

I Am Proud to be One

Nice guys finish last. I have been there done that. After my previous relationship, it taught me a lesson and schooled me for being dumb into actually giving it a shot thinking it would have worked out. This article from boingbook.com is exactly how I felt. I changed after that and I have never been happier.

Taking shit from a girl, being how she wants you to be, is no way to live.

Toneless Roma Reprised

I am not the only one to have had a bad experience at the local Tony Roma's.

http://www.melvinf.com/archives/foodblog/tony-romas-in
-sunway-pyramid-20071016/

Apparently Mr. Melvin Foong had a less than satisfying experience himself and it was not even at the same branch.

Pnews Reviews 09.01.08

Raja Zarith says Fluency in language does not mean one is unpatriotic.
The wife of the Tengku Mahkota of Johor has expressed her opinions of the importance of being fluent in the English language with compelling reasons being that the knowledge of the language would be useful in everyday activities as well as international communications.

Original article here.

I am amused that there are still people who think being fluent in English makes them pro-British, pro-English or even pro-American in regards to being unpatriotic. It is really retarded to make such baseless assumptions. I can tell you now that my command of English helped me get around while I was studying overseas a whole lot more than say, my ability (or lack thereof) to converse in Chinese dialects.


Beware of Strangers Looking for Their 'Pets'
I was reading this particular article. Where some guy tricked a six year old girl into following him in search of his 'cat'. It reminded me of what happened to my friend not too long ago. She was walking her dog in her own neighborhood when some strange guy drove up to her and asked her if she had seen his dog. Of course my friend just said no and walked off. This country has a lot of weirdos. Be very careful especially when it comes to strangers. If you notice their opening questions a little silly or unusual. Just act stupid and avoid them at all costs.

Happy Awal Muharram!

Initially my company did not recognize January 10 as a public holiday for whatever reason. Yesterday I got an email from my boss saying that we would be taking that day off since it was a federal holiday which meant that the entire nation would be on holiday as well. He said there was no point in us being opened then.

Long live boss!

Treasure and Prosperity

I wish every week could be started off like this.

It was just another day at the office. This time around I was the only one who came to work on time and was alone for a bit until my colleague/boss came in later than his usual time. Followed by the intern at around noon and my main boss after lunch. It was quite lively for a bit when my boss was asking my colleague/boss about some recommendations related to computers. He was pro-mac while I was pro... practicality. I would not say I am pro-pc but to me it is the most practical operating system and widely used at the moment, hence easier to get around. I would like to own an Apple computer along with having a Windows based computer so I have the best of both worlds in their respective casings. Anyways the office atmosphere got lively when we were discussing about computers and their uses depending on what a person needed.

I was waiting for the elevator on my way out for lunch today when one of the elevators' door opened. I was about to step in as usual when I noticed the elevator was halfway down with the doors still wide opened. I paused for a while trying to register what was going on. I saw two legs standing on top of the elevator. It looked like the guy was cleaning the insides of the elevator shaft. I proceeded to do a 180 degree turn and headed down the fire escape stairs instead of waiting for the cursed elevator.

It is rare occasion that I do lunches on working days. I decided to eat chup fun or as some would call it; economy rice. I do not see how economical it is anymore. Especially when they charged RM4.70 for some vegetables, a fried egg and 2 thin slices of luncheon meat. RM4.70!!! Outrageous. I could have acquired a large plate of char kuay teow for RM.4.50 and would be stuffed silly by it.

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After office hours it was rush to 1 Utama. I met up with Afzal to catch a movie. We watched National Treasure: Book of Secrets. It is a sequel to the first movie which Afzal and I also watched. While waiting for the cinema to be opened, we got some refreshments. I needed something to sustain me throughout the movie because we had not eaten dinner yet. I got myself popcorn to share and a regular coke for myself while Afzal had a large coke. Looking at the size of his cup; it was huge, I asked him if he was sure he could finish that entire thing and made some jokes about having to go to the bathroom halfway throughout the movie. The joke was actually on me, and later to my knowledge, Afzal too. We both had to go to the bathroom badly around halfway through the movie, but none of us wanted to miss any part of the movie. it got really bad towards the end. Towards the end it became worse. Speaking of the movie, I could swear only Afzal and I were the only two persons laughing at the jokes in the film. Everybody else was just retarded.

Spoiler:
Towards the end there was a scene of a sunken temple with water flowing here and there. There was also this scene where there were floods and heavy waters and currants flowing. I tell you, that was not fun. It felt as if all the water being drained in this part of the movie was all being siphoned into my bladder.

Never in my life was I so anxious to get to the end of the movie. I had to walk really slow and funny. Here begins my agonizing struggle to the bathroom. I had to walk a flight of stairs which exit led to the car park. From there I had to cross a drive way into the entrance to Parkson. I had to take two flights of escalators and head across from Parkson to the bathroom beside MPH. That was the longest journey I ever had in my entire life. This journey caused me to have a temporary tourette syndrome. Every step closer and closer to the bathroom was accompanied with a burst of 'Fuck!'

Afzal was cool enough to let me have the first cubicle available. I have never felt more relieved.

After a whole world had been lifted off, we then headed for dinner. We had the Prosperity Meal at McDonalds. I will learn from Afzal, in not ordering the green tea that comes with their meal as it is more expensive than regular coke and does not taste that great.

All in all I had a great time as usual hanging out with Afzal. Reminds me of the good old days where we used to do it more often than not especially those walks around the mall late at night when all shops are closed and nobody is around to clutter the place. Looking forward to doing it even more in the future! The year has only begun man!

Last One Standing

I just came back from the dentist. I have not made a visit to my regular dentist for around 3 years now. It is very bad to not visit your dentist on a regularly basis of twice a year and I highly discourage such acts. The reason why I went hiatus on my dentist was because I was in Australia and really did not see how to fit my expenses for trips to the dentist. Yes I was that tight for cash.

Thankfully I do not have any cavities in my teeth after taking x-rays just to be sure. The x-ray also showed that I still had a baby tooth among my adult teeth. Who would have thought? I guess it refuses to die. Since I am back from Australia and generating my own income, I will be making regular visits to the dentist. I do not wish to be like those old people. They are unable to enjoy food and they look horrible.

My teeth stays with me!