Past weeks

Past weeks was so so for me. Being conned to go all they way from Seremban to Kajang to have a game of futsal only to know that it has been postponed to 2 days later once I reached there. I was like what the.....!!!! Ok fine, so to make up for their mistakes, my friend decided to bring me to one of the so called 'high class' mamak named Murni at PJ for supper. I was wondering how high class a mamak stall can be. With great anticipation, of we go for our supper. After 20 mins of journey still haven't reach, wondering for the second time "Hmm....sure it's a helluva mamak, no wonder need to take so long to go there." We finally reached at the 30 mins mark. To my surprise, man it was really helluva surprise, it was just an ordinary stall which didn't really make up for the word 'high class'. For the second time I was like what the....!!! Looking at the large amount of people eating there, there sure served real good food. And so we got our table, the next thing people normally would do is none other than ordering rite. As a first timer to eat there, I asked for the menu. This is the dialog:

Me: Macha, menu ada?

Waiter: Menu ar? elek. Sayala menu (pointing to himself)

Me: *Stunned for a moment* Err...bagi saya orange juice satu..

Waiter: Orange juice apa mau?

Me: *Huh, orange juice also got choice?* Ada apa orange juice?

Waiter: Special ada, biasa ada, medium ada extra large ada..

Me: Wow, banyak jenis ada..bagi saya special lah..

Waiter: Makan?

Me: Ada apa makan?

Waiter: Apa pun ada...

Me: *Wow, wtf oso got!!!* nasi lemak ayam special ada?

Waiter: Special tarak la..

Me: -.-"' lu cakap apa pun ada tadi..aih..bagi saya nasi lemak ayam biase la...

Ok, when the foods and drinks are served, my nasi lemak is just an ordinary nasi lemak except that the portion is abit larger. My orange juice special was so special until I didn't see anything special in it. And so I asked the waiter what so special about the orange juice...

Me: Macha, ini orange juice tarak special pun..

Waiter: Special la..ice blended ma..

LOL..I didn't know that orange juice can be so special by having more ice. And I didn't know that high class mamak don't have menus and have their waiter work as a menu instead.

There goes my experience at the 'high class' mamak.

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Watched Yes Man few days ago. As a fans of Jim Carrey, I certainly did not miss his appearance in this movie. I must admit that it was not as hilarious as his previous movies but still it makes me laugh-out-loud. Though a lot of the jokes don’t feel all that “new”, darn it, he almost always amuses me. For about 75 minutes it's an affable and funny story, watching Carrey get goofy again is entertaining, and the chemistry between he and Deschanel (co-star) is something special. If you're a Carrey fan, you'll probably enjoy Yes Man. You might even walk away saying yes a little more often =)

I'll probably give it a 7 out of 10. K then, that's all for now, hoping for a great Christmas ahead.

Signing off~~

Christmas for Payatas

Christmas is just 2 weeks away and everywhere we go now we can see a variety of decorations awaiting the arrival of December 25. Christmas trees of different heights and sizes are put into display at shopping malls and restaurants bringing the must needed Christmas feel.

Unfortunately it is not in the same for the people living in Payatas. Fot those who heard nothing about Payatas, it is actually a main waste dump located in the suburbs of Manila and was named Smoky Valley after Smoky Mountain. The waste dump in Payatas is filled with garbage piled as high as seven stories in some places. Impoverished squatters, including many children, live in the area and pick through the dump to collect items they can sell. When part of the garbage mountain collapsed on July 2000, partly weakened from a recent typhoon, garbage crashed down onto the huts and shacks below and caught fire, apparently ignited by fallen power cables and stoves in the huts. This disaster has claimed over 200 lives including many innocent children. For over 8 years now, people living there has been living in extreme poverty.

On a daily basis, children pick through newly arrived garbage to collect material to sell. The earnings made by one child are not enough to even buy food for the day. Hence, entire families are forced to climb the mountain each day, hoping to earn enough to feed everyone. In such a dump, it is not rare that children as young as four years old scavenge from early morning till late at night in order to help the ends meet. Therefore, many of them are unable to go to school. Due to the harsh living conditions, many children suffer from malnutrition and skin diseases.

It may be hard for many people to imagine what it would be like to live in such conditions, but that's the daily reality for the thousands who live at the Payatas dump. Many of the residents of Payatas make their living by digging through the influx of "fresh" trash, scavenging for plastic, cardboard, paper, wood, glass, metal and other items that can be sold to recycling agents. The meager earnings made by one person are not enough to buy food for even for a day. Whole families are forced to climb the mountain each day, hoping that together they can earn enough to feed everyone.

Video speaks louder than words. Click HERE to watch the Youtube video. It has highlighted how worst their condition is and that we should felt blessed that we are no living there. Imagine if we are living in such condition, we might not even get to survive the very firsy day itself.

Everyone would not want to celebrate Christmas in such a condition don't we? So are they. Many charity organizations including politicians, celebrities and footballers has started to give donations with an objective to improve their livings. The money raised will help fund the projects already in place, and help fund additional projects aimed at providing better housing, and a means of livelihood for the Payatas community.

It is hoped that by creating better awareness to the plight of these children, more support can be garnered towards their betterment. The little amount we can donate can help bury the poverty. Current donation has reached USD 81,000 and is still increasing. Because Christmas is all about giving, the season becomes more meaningful if we give and support charitable initiatives, particularly, Christmas For Payatas. Together we can give a helping hand hoping that we can bring a joyous Christmas for them this year.

Please visit Christmas For Payatas for more info and make a donation. Every bit counts. You can make a difference =)

Signing off~~

Last month of 2008

Hey peeps,

First post for December. Time passes so fast and now we are at the very last month of the year 2008. It was like the time is moving at 350 miles/hour, for once you are at the beginning and with a blink of eyes, you are now at the very end of the year.

Nothing much happened in the past month though besides:-

• a few 'yam cha' sessions with my buddies
• a few 'cock-talking' sessions
• a few games of bowlings
• a few games of snookers
• a few rounds of 'mah-jong'
• a few rounds of Counter-Strike
• a few games of DotA (ok I must admit it's not few for this one)

Anyway guys, it's the very last month of 2008 and everywhere is having the year-end sales, so enjoy it to the fullest as we anticipate the arrival of a brand new 2009 ! ! Yay ! !

By the way, fuel price dropped again =) At least that's something worth to be happy about.

Sigining off~~

My poor blog =(

My pooooorrrr unupdated blog......
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It's not updated doesn't mean it is outdate
Have nothing to update so it won't be updated to the date
I'll try to update as soon I have something to update
If only I have the mood to update
Time to fill myself with the recent updates
As I won't be able to write without the updates
I'll blog about it once it comes to the date
Off I go to meet my fellow mates
Clock is ticking away and I'm getting late
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Ahh...rainy days makes my mind full of crapz....

Signing off~~

Everyone walks a different story

Have you ever been wondering why are you here in this world, seriously it's a hell no for me. But to the second thought, God created a life for us and there must be some reason behind this purpose. There are many paths and stages in our life where it is up to us to explore and learn throughout the process. We may take the wrong turn and end at the wrong end but hey, take it as a challenge to strengthen ourselves and to cope with the uncertainties in life. When you fall down, don't hesitate to stand up quick and by then you'll see yourselves prevail from the challenges up ahead. This is what make a strong person stronger. By the end of the day, you'll be surprise that a brand new you has been born.

Ever been on a roller coaster? Now I find that a good resemblance for life. When it goes up, it will certainly comes down at a point. This is what actually happen in our lives, no one can stay forever at top and no one can stay forever down either. When everything is not in our way, learn and try to climb back to the top. Don't stop learning and exploring when you're at top for someone down there will try to overcome you and put you right back to the bottom. At this point learn from the mistakes and you'll be back to the top in no time. This is how you'll be moulded into tougher person.

Everything in this world happen for a reason. There is good and bad side for each situations. Take advantage of the good and prepare for the bad and you'll know where you are and what are you for that very moment.

Just blabbling away..

Signing off~~

Wonders in Seremban

Was browsing through alot of pics thinking of a topic to blog and out of a sudden this idea came, why not blog about the place which I have stayed for the past 22 years and 11 months. Yea, that's my hometown Seremban. Typically, Seremban is just ordinary town with not much of the attractions, but hey, I have been staying here for more than 2 decades and it truly had evolved from a dull town to one of the boomming town out there.

Here at Seremban stand the largest Jusco shopping mall as far as I'm concern(correct me if I'm wrong). You can basically find anything here be it food, fashion, or technology. Entertainment places like bowling, cinema and karaoke which is nowhere to be found over the past decades is available here as well.

Fancy of alcohols and foreign restaurants, Era Square is the place to be. It houses a variety of bars, beer lounge and restaurants serving Spanish, Taiwanese and Indian food.

The fountain at one end of Era Walk at night.

Speaking about food and in particular seafood, Seremban Seafood Village is second to none. It serve one of the best seafoods in Seremban and of course the ever famous authentic Seremban baked crab serve with a special sauce can be found here. To be honest there is this time (can't really remember when), I actually went to dine here 4 times in a single week. I just love crabs, certainly my cholesterol level got boost up after that. Other seafoods serve here are exceptionally nice as well. Worth to dine here especially for seafood lover like me

Authentic Seremban baked crab

The next attraction in the town is none other than the Siew Pao. The name Siew Pao village has been established over the decades and it definitely has considering the number of branches it has around Malaysia.

That's all for the wonders you can find in Seremban. Plan to visit here? Gimme a call and I'll be your tour guide for a day and of course I'll charge you reasonably. No free lunch under the sky fren..nyek nyek nyek..

Signing off~~

In the midst of a storm

Out of overstressed I decided to take a break to remedy my brain cells..had been staying awake for the last 17 to 18 hours finishing up notes I barely touch for whole of the semester. Seriously I know how suffering it has to be to cover all the topics for the whole of 7 weeks in just 2 days..minus the tido and makan time I would've less than 2 days to complete my mission impossible. What is worse that goddamit I'm reading law, which i find it pretty ridiculous for me as I'm not a law student. Cases over the past centuries had to be revised and I seriously need to say WTF they need to do with it. C'mon we are in the 21st century, can't we just look at the present case of Anwar or whatsoever that are happening today.

Enough of law, gonna puke even looking at the 3 letter words, happy thing is that this is gonna be my last paper..I flunk pretty badly on the previous paper and I don't think that this coming paper will do any good either *crossed fingers* Jesus, Guan Yin or even Allah pls bless me..may the force be with me.

Holiday in less then 8 hours time, any available part-time jobs out there? Gonna work, my pocket is getting dry though...

Signing off~~

Back to the blogosphere

Has been inactive in the blogsphere for quite sometime now, can't recall how long was it and it all started when all my previous posts has disappeared for God knows what's the reason. and since then, I lost my desire to continue blogging. Nevertheless, all my previous posts were the past now and no point looking back at it after all amirite.

Ok back to current me, will be having my final exam in a couple of days and all this while I've been slacking in my home and driving around the dead town Seremban without any intention to even read a single word in my notes. Enough said, God knows what will happen.

Have been looking for the long holidays instead which will start next week. Been craving for this long break seriously. Will be goin to Sunway for some chilling session at Euphoria a.k.a Ministry of Sound sometime next week. Name sounds good but the environment still for me to test out, hopefully is as euphoric as the name says.

I'm not an alcoholic after all, just an ocassional drinker but why not get real drunk once in a while rite, it's all about chilling after all. Hopefully can bump into some wild incidents which happened last time when I went to one of the club, forget the name though. Don't really wanna tell in details what actually happened as I had blogged it out on my previous post but it's all gone by now and I don't think I'm gonna waste time posting another grandmother's story again. As I said, past just let it be the past.

That's all for the time being folks, time for me to burn some midnight oils...damn!! I hate doing this.

Signing off~~