Winterbells FTW ! ! !

Current addiction when I'm dead bored =)

High score updated ^^V

Cool flash game to train the coordination of your brain, hand and your eyes. Click HERE to try it out. There's still other flash games available from http://www.ferryhalim.com/ but Winterbells really came out top =)

Have fun jumping xD

Signing off~~

CNY Week

It was a hectic week for me, in the sense that it was activity-packed and filled with laughter and enjoyment.

CNY is as usual for me, went back to grandparents' place for some reunion sessions and of coz ang pao grabbing session as well. Total amount still ok la considering the current economic recession the world is having right now.

Been gambling all day long since the first day of CNY. Limpeh lose till I 'chua sai' on the first day itself. Seriously 'jia lat'...this would be a bad start for me. Went to Genting on the 2nd day with my cuzzies to try some luck and thank God (or should I thank Uncle Lim) I raked in RM340 profit, lowest among my cuzzies -.-" Not a bad year after all =) All balik happy-happy and went makan besar at one of the restaurant there.

Continue to gamble with friends and families the day after and not much gains or losses though.

Paintball session with my Seremban kaki at Port Dickson on the 5th day of CNY. Kns, went inside the paintball ground in a perfect shape but end up coming out with bruises on my left arm and injuries on my right leg. But anyway, it was a good fight after all.

As usual, me and my friends will be having our reunion dinner. Chit-chatting and catch up with each other throughout the session. Went 'sing-k' and gamble at friend's house after that.

These activities more or less keep me occupied for the whole of 1 week and I barely had full hours of sleep. End up having a sore throat and influenza virus invading my white blood cells =)

I shall stop here and before I go, I hope I'm not too late to wish you guys out there an OX-picious Chinese New Year ! !

Sigining off~~

TMNut kick their butt

My abandoned blog...

Was unable to update it thanks to some EXCELLENT SUCKY connection provided by TMNUTS. Limpeh..seriously their service is as worse as as as....*undefinable*. I apparently got fed-up calling to their customer service. They'll just repeat the same old god damn thing over and over again that even my 7 year old niece would be able to memorize it. Nuff said, image below tells it all...

Ok back to me now, had officially stepped into the 23rd year of my life 10 days ago. A very happy birthday to me. My friend used to tell me or perhaps they actually practice it this way that when your birthday falls on a particular month, then the whole month will be your birthday. Guess I'm not too late to wish myself then, and peeps out there please keep the wishes coming in =)

Nothing special this year though. Cousins dragged me into some beer drinking session at Royale Bintang Hotel and ended up being sober the whole night. And there was this unexpected joint-celebration with one of my friend who happened to have her birthday 4 days earlier than me. Why I say it's unexpected because my presence there was just to celebrate her birthday, but eventually I was pulled inside by my SMART friends. The reason they gave is "Aiyah, few days earlier only, not much different lah. Celebrate now then no need have another one 4 days later loh" L O L..what a great idea they have there. And so for the whole of the song singing session, wish-making session, candle-blowing session and cake-cutting session, I felt like a bystander -.-"'

And yeah, CNY is approaching and I'm having my mood-swing now. Not the type of mood-swing our parents usually had or when the ladies are having their PMS. My version of mood-swing goes like this, from sick-of-attending-class mood, it swing to CNY mood and little by litttle, bit by bit, it slowly swing to GAMBLING mood ! ! ! Hahaha, seriously I can imagine the yelling sound of 'pong' and 'kong' all over the place when the time comes. Happy CNY everyone ! ! !

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The year is going, let him go

Hello peeps, time to say goodbye to 2008, we are now finally and officially stepped into year 2009. Happy new year everyone~~~

2008 was a busy year for me and it went by so fast that I hardly noticed the year was passing by. Guess that I was pretty busy and unaware of the time flew passed me so swiftly.

I took a huge decision in the previous year by switching courses from science based to business based and it did paid off pretty well. Though it's kinda bumpy throughout the process but whatever it is, this is what I loved to do and I'm very satisfied with what I'm doing now. Never thought that this would be the turning point of my life.

Throughout the year, been busy with my daily schedule that I hardly find anytime for me to have a good rest. Travelling to and fro from Seremban to Nilai everyday to attend classes was indeed a tiring thing to do. Going for vacation to other states and countries is what I actually been craving to do for last year but I just have to put down on my plannings due to my hectic schedules and also my financial difficulties as well. I even turn down my cousin's offer for a vacation to Australia and my friend's invitation for a holiday trip to Sabah. It falls on the wrong time of the year and and I just couldn't make it. I felt so sorry to disappoint them.

Was it a busy year? I shall give a definite YES.

Was it a fruitful year? NOT REALLY.

Anyway, those are the pasts and I'm wondering at this very moment that what does 2009 has installed for me. Seriously for myself, I have a mixed feelings for the new year. Happy because we are moving to a brand new year with brand new hopes but on the same time I'm feeling rather concern. Maybe because of the economic downturn, maybe because of financial crisis, I have no idea. Hopefully 2009 will better year for me. May this year mark the beginning of a year of pleasure and discovery for me. And for you guys out there, I sincerely wish that all your dreams comes true and a very.....

*Happy New Year Two Zero Zero Nine*

Signing off~~

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~~