I got this from an e-mail forwarded by my friend and I don’t know the source either. But just look at this photo.. yeah, great, justttt great idea people… (funny too hahaha)
I suppose they will have a better ‘aramaitieeee’ if they get electrocuted!!!
Aramaitiiieeeeee!!! to the guys having fun in there..
Today, I become Mr Mama. Perhaps Rin-chan was the earliest to know hehehe. Anyway, I am typing away using the latest version of Winodw Live Writer while my JJ is sleeping… (curi-curi lah konon.. kehehehe)
06.00am - JJ wakes up. Mr Mama hasn’t. But JJ woke me up by ‘slapping’ my face. His Mama is busy preparing the breakfast I asked her (for me an JJ) before she goes off
06.30am – JJ runs to the balcony and surveyed the situations this morning. Pretty quite. Perhaps most people still sleeping or still away on holiday. I had to accompany him, scared that he will fall off from the chair we put there for ‘lepaking’..
07.00am – His Mama goes off.. JJ just waved ‘bye bye’ at his Mama. We went to the balcony again..
07.30am - JJ gets bored. So I went to turn on the TV and his favourite channel. I went to turn on this computer to check Liverpool’s match result. Dissapointing. Drew again.
JJ came to join me, let him sit on my lap. Suddenly I heard the all familiar song of Bunny Town… JJ was ‘hmmm hmmm’ and pull my fingers, asking me to bring him to watch it. And yes Linachu – we love Bunny Town!! yayyy!!
08.00am – I let him watch by himself, while I go to reheat the ‘nasi goreng kampung’ Mama JJ’s version. We had our breakfast shortly after. In between, I sip my coffee, JJ saw me and asked for it. But I said no and gave him water to drink instead.. (and yes, my coffee gets cold as I was busy feeding JJ.. well, nevermind)
08.00am – 09.30am - Can’t remember what he is watching in PHDC but once in a while I will join him – it’s Pocoyo, Words World, Danny and Daddy, and an alien father and son etc… but they’re all good shows. Adults like me will love them too just as my JJ love them…
09.30am – JJ shows signs of sleepiness. Requested for his milk. Prepared and gave him some. didn’t finish it as usual. I thought he was going to sleep, so I brought him to lie on the bed. Nope, not yet.. so he went to play with his toys and cycles – especially his Harley Rabbitson.. more of this in the next blog…
10.00am – He seemed to be sleepy. I carried him to bed. Yes.. he really is. Lie down with him until he went into dreamland… after a while, I come and write this… luckily the download has just finished and I got the chance to use this nifty programme the first time…
Cheerio….
I believe most of you already know “what animal you all are” based on the Chinese Lunar Calendar and most of my friends here are Dragons, which will be “coming” in the year 2012 (when we are about 36 years old!!).
Anyway, it’s really interesting to know about the animals and the meaning behind it.. there’s a lot of them out there. Here is one I found from www.fortune-cookies.co.uk …
The Animals of the Chinese Year
Chinese years are named after one of twelve animals. People born in the appropriate year are said to have the personality of the animal:
Rats: are cheerful, charming and welcome everywhere
Oxen: are hardworking and patient
Tigers: have a forceful personality and are adventurous and confident
Rabbits: are home lovers, peaceable and sociable
Dragons: have strong personalities, love their freedom and hate routine
Snakes: are sensitive with a strong sense of responsibility
Horses: are hardworking, admirable and ambitious
Rams: are gentle, caring and achieve what they want by kindness
Monkeys: are charming, cheeky and clever
Roosters: are faithful to family and friends
Dogs: are loyal and caring with a feerless streak
Pigs: are peace loving, trusting and strong
Rat 1924 1936 1948 1960 1972 1984 1996
Ox 1925 1937 1949 1961 1973 1985 1997 2009
Tiger 1926 1938 1950 1962 1974 1986 1998
Rabbit 1927 1939 1951 1963 1975 1987 1999
Dragon 1928 1940 1952 1964 1976 1988 2000
Snake 1929 1941 1953 1965 1977 1989 2001
Horse 1930 1942 1954 1966 1978 1990 2002
Ram 1931 1943 1955 1967 1979 1991 2003
Monkey 1932 1944 1956 1968 1980 1992 2004
Rooster 1933 1945 1957 1969 1981 1993 2005
Dog 1934 1946 1958 1970 1982 1994 2006
Pig 1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007
Way to go Year of the Ox !!
(picture from http://braxana.livejournal.com/)
Would you like to know about the stories of how the animals are named according to the years and which one is the first? there’s a lot out there and here is one of them.. read..
Cheerio everyone…
Wishing all my fellow friends who is celebrating Chinese New Year ..
GONG XI FA CHAI!!!
May the New Year ahead brings abundant luck, tonnes of joy & laughters and unimaginable numbers of blessings to you all..
Dedicated especially to (of whom I know will be celebrating it) :-
WMSiew of NicolDavidOnline
Chegu Carol
KDMama…
Happy holidays to all my other friends.. I am very sure we are celebrating CNY too. We are Malaysians and we all celebrate each other’s festivities – , one way or another… oh yeah!!!!
Cheeriooo everyone….
(picture from Alan Baxter’s The Word ..)
I don’t want to reveal too much about the people involved here, but this is a true story, which had me in stitches and had a stomach ache. I was ‘warned’ not to “spread” this story, but I am hahaha.. Hombidai just wanna have fun today
Clerk : Boss, we will have a week-long holiday (24th – 31st). But at the same time, it’s the end of the month. Err.. it’s about the pay-cheques..
Boss : So? You are coming back for work to bank it in?
Clerk : Hehe.. No Boss. But I suggest you sign it early and bank-in this week i.e. 23rd, much earlier would be better..
Boss : No, no, that’s not a good idea. But you can prepare the cheques today and I can sign it next week..
Clerk : Err Boss.. we are on holiday next week.. remember?
Boss : It’s okay..
Clerk : (don’t actually want Boss to ask her to come back for work but just pretended to…pura-pura konon) Errr.. so you want me to come back to bank-in the thing?
Boss : No, no.. I will bank it in…
Clerk : ……. (lost for words)
Okay.. this may not sound funny to you all. But would you imagine your big boss aka the company’s owner to go and bank-in your salary? Furthermore, there will be about 20 cheques and it will need to be banked in 3 to 4 different banks!! Imagine that… some people may say this can only happen in your dream.. but this is a real story to tell!!!
And I did tell the colleague this - “Wah!!! Kau jahat ooo.. kau suruh boss kau kasi bank-in gaji ko…!!!” hahahaha
Got my new toy more than a month ago. But I only got to use it last Sunday. Cost? RM70 only. Sale price the shop told me… since it was considered cheap and I really need it, I quickly tapau-ed it. Here it is…
500W impact drill… wooohooo (well, nothing to shout about there, isn’t it?.. hehe)
In my previous posting, I told you about my ‘wait’ for the wiremen right? so, while waiting for them, I unpacked my new toy. Though this is a stupid idea. I should have unpacked and tested it right away after buying it as they only guarantee for 3 days!!! (I was confident that the simple test done in the shop was enough heheheheee)
So, my first project was fixing my wifey’s new PVC blinds – bought about two weeks ago from the new Putatan Servay Hypermarket. It’s a loooong way from my home since the Penampamng Servay was burnt down last year. But I love shopping in Servay as i find items there a bit cheaper than Giant.
Anyway, coming back to my project, I was excited to do it since I really love DIY. It satisfies me, my heart and soul… :)
However, when I unpacked the PVC blind.. it is not as simple as what the instructions in the manual says. Actually, I couldn’t understand what it was trying to say. The English is okay (I’ve read many manuals from China’s product which has a very very ‘interesting’ instruction in English) but it’s toooooo simple. I end up throwing the so-called instructions and try to figure out myself how to fix it. It took me almost an hour!!!
Now, the second part is a bit easy – taking off the old ‘mish mash’ of curtain done by my wife and the curtain rails.
The third part is a bit tricky. I need to mark the holes for the screws of the blind’s bracket before drilling its holes. What makes it more harder is that I need to fix it on the ceiling. To do that, I needed help and help did I get – who else, my wifey. lucky my JJ was sleeping at that time. It was around 11am on Sunday. Marking and all was tricky so it took me about half an hour!!
This is the part I’ve been waiting for!! At last!! I will get to use my new toy. Drilling the holes is as easy as eating an ice cream… woooowiieee!! I enjoyed it buy I guess the neighbour above is a bit annoyed. I heard him knocking on their floor aka my ceiling when I was drilling. Who cares!!! It’s almost noon lah. Besides, they are I never complained when they always drag their tables, chairs etc. even in the middle of the night!! The only time I was annoyed with them is that when we find our clothes full of cigarettes ashes, thrown down from their balcony!!! I confronted that guy but he nonchalantly says it’s not him. Nevermind I say.. just keep your ashes inside your house I told him!! Drilling takes not more than an hour. It took me longer as I was playing around with the guy knocking above. I will stop a while and then started drilling again. He will start knocking. I will stop and drill again and again, just to make fun of him.
The last part will be fixing the whole system into place, firstly fixing the brackets and the the blinds itself. Job done!! All in all it took me about 3 hours to fix it!! It took me along time but I was satisfied with my end product… yippeeee!!
Here are some pictures I have taken AFTER I have finished, as I never had any intention to blog this in the first place. Anyway, it will distract me also if I go and take pictures in between. I usually don’t like something else come in between when I do work – yepp, I am not really good in multi-tasking – but I am trying to improve myself in this area, as my job requires me to do so…
I rather not ask my wifey also… anyway, she is with JJ when I did the drilling, in case he woke up and get scared by the drilling sound.
This is the end product…
These are the tools involved, the idea to blog this is ‘realised’ when I was clearing up all the mess. You would have thought that I purposely arranged those tools that way, but actually no. I like to work when my tools are all order – easier for me and make my mind ‘clear’
Some explanation on the tools used (L – R, bottom – top):-
Calculator : to calculate the centre of the window
Pencils : for marking holes (should have bought the special pencil hehe)
The manual is under the calculator
Scissors and cutter : cutting open the pvc blinds box and etc
ruler : for making straight lines hahaha.. I can’t draw straight lines without a ruler, some people can, like architects
The Toy and accessories : self explanatory
Measuring tape : …
Hammer : to hammer in the lug into the drilled holes before you can screw
A bottle of drinking water (top centre) : I don’t have to explain.. hehehee
My next project with my Toy will be to ‘dress-up’ the naked walls in my living room and of course my Liverpool Wall… I plan to hang pictures of the family there and i need to ‘relocate’ my Liverpool Wall somewhere else as it has been ‘taken over’ by my Library Shelves… until next time, cheerioooo!!
CNY is a few days away. The festive and holiday mood is also already in place. Most of my colleagues also can’t wait for next week as they are all be missing from the office for a week.
For these past few days, if you look in the newspapers, you will read about many people visiting and handing variety of gifts to the old folks, disabled, orphans etc. This is the norm and expected during festive seasons, be it Christmas, Aidilfitri, Chinese New Year or Deepavali (and some others). There will be long queues of organisations, YBs and prominent people visiting centres or homes for those people in need. And of course, there will be much news like these coming up in the newspapers, TV etc. These people in needs will also have their hands full of gifts, ang pows and many more. They will be shaking hands with big guns of whom they only knew only from TV or the papers.
They may also be chatting with crowd of strangers. Their homes or centres will be filled with the festive mood during that time. Some, like children will be happy because they will receive a lot of attention, gifts and money. Perhaps too, there are people like old folks will just pass those visitors a nuisance. They too may end up in the news like some important people. Of course, these people are treated like royalties during these very season.
Ironically, when the season is over, the crowd goes missing. The big guns is nowhere to be seen. The laughter and joy died. These places becomes quite. All back to ‘normal’ mode. And perhaps these special and people in need will be forgotten, left in the dark, until the next festive season comes around again….
I don’t complain about this situation. It’s the norm everywhere, I suppose. The people in need also used to these situations. In fact we are all are used to this ideas – whenever a festive season comes around, it’s time to ‘give’ to the people in need. Yes. Me too. I am one, not until what I’ve encounter a few years back. That ‘experience’ really opened up my mind, heart and soul…
When I was studying in university a couple years back, I was actively involved in a student’s organisation. We were, as expected from young people, doing lots of activities all year round. And one of them is visiting people in need especially children during Christmas time. We, like many organisations, were buzzing during Christmas and will start looking for centres or homes to visit. We will invite or encouraged members to join in – it doesn’t matter where your heart is – as long as there is a crowd and the visit is successfully carried out.
And it all happens on one particular appointment with a centre administrator of a children’s home, of which we are trying to make as one of our place to visit during Christmas. She spoke these very words, which until today still lingers in my mind:
“We appreciate what you all are doing and we are more than happy for that – visiting us during this merry and joyful season. However, as you all know, other organisations are doing the same too. We actually have 20 groups visiting us this Christmas. Not to mention CNY and other festivities. But once the season is over, it’s all over.
There will be no more visits from anyone until the next festivities, or worse, until next Christmass, apart from visits by a few small groups that is smaller yours, who will come occasionally to be with the children and entertain them. You don’t need to bring lots of gifts or money or anything. Just being with them, organised games, chatting will be just enough and wonderful for them. They are kids after all…
So, why not you all come sometimes when there is no festive season around. There are too many groups already visiting us and sometimes it’s too much for the children. I sincerely hope you all can come when there are no one coming.. we are of course, lonely during these times.. and we are seemed to be a forgotten lot.. until the next festive season comes…”
This very words has open up our mind, especially me. We end up not visiting the centre during Christmas time but we went there at a later date. It’s a weird experience at first, doing this kind of thing out of the norm. But when we did it a few times, it was actually more meaningful than actually doing it during the festive season. We found out that when we visit during festive season, our mind is more or less focussed on the season itself but not the recipients of our visit. By visiting them during off-season, we can focus more on them and it’s really meaningful and beautiful.
Another advantage we found is that when organise our visits off-season, we actually can get more members to join. If we do it during festive season, many have gone back to their hometown for holidays and so on.
That’s one thing that I have learned which really open up my mind. Thanks to the centre administrator who gave us the words or advice and her opinion.
We still do visits during festive season though as there’s nothing wrong with it but our visits during off-season is our main priority. We wanted to make a difference. A difference we did make. Although the idea seemed absurd by many, but after a few visits.. our members did understand.
When I left U, I had the chance organise the same thing during off-season to the youths at my hometown. Perhaps some members find the idea absurd. Some objected it (but behind my back and out of my earshot) although I tried in vain to make them understand. Perhaps there are members who loved it. Maybe the Centre we visited at Sembulan too finds it amusing and out of the norm… but never mind…
I have nothing against visits during the festive season. It is good. It is the norm. Mind you, Hari Raya Aidilfitri is nine months away…
I wanted to do some wiring in my house e.g. points for water heater, additional switches and sockets etc. I am not keen in electrical matters or rather have any talent for it. Give me hammers, drills, timbers, cement, paint.. I can construct or do something out of it, well, at least something. Don’t talk about the end product. But with electrical matters like wiring, it needs special skill and knowledge. I believe it can be learned but as I mentioned earlier, I am not quite keen on them.
So, coming back to the things I wanted to do in my house, I looked for wiremen to carry it out for me. So, I called for the guy who has done the wiring for my brother’s house. My brother suggested him because he said he is good and furthermore, he is a Kadazan. So I thought it will be good since he knows my brother and he is a Kadazan. Then one fine Friday morning, I called him to ask whether he can come and see and quote the job to be done. He told me that he will only be able to make it on Sunday noon, a.k.a. 12 noon. So, I waited on Sunday, around 11, I texted him if he is coming (just to confirm back). He replied he will only be there at 3pm!!! I was a bit upset as I have made the appointment and he didn’t come. So, asked him to come the coming week. He said “Bah.”. So, I waited for another week. It’s now Friday but I resisted calling this guy. Come Saturday, I still resisted calling him. Okay, let me explain why I didn’t call him. Firstly he has promise that he will come the week after. Secondly, if he really wanted to take this job, he will surely have called me. He never contacted me, even until today.
So I said to myself, perhaps he don’t want the job. Maybe it’s too small a job for him. I don’t know. Then I start looking for another guy. My wife told me she has a relative who can do wiring. So in my mind, better!! That guy is a relative of her and at least they can have some side income doing this job. I don’t mind paying a little bit more since they’re relatives too.
Then my wife called this relative and arranged for them to come. It’s supposed to be last Sunday i.e. yesterday around 1pm like that. We waited. We purposely cancelled all appointments outside. We actually are prepared to take them to do it, whatever the reasonable price they want to offer. We waited….. and it’s like déjà vu. It’s the same thing happened like two weeks back. No phone call. No text. No nothing. Just like that. They never showed up. Grrr.. I end up installing my adjustable louvers (next posting perhaps).
Me and my wife was disappointed by all this. We wanted our own people to do it. Just to give them some ‘business’ or side income. But they are not seemed to be interested. OK, they may have their reasons but at least they told us that they can’t come or do not want to do it at all. I am not seeking for them to say “sorry”. No, it’s not my intention. I was actually disappointed with the attitude of my own race. Your own people are giving you some kind of opportunities but not taking it. Again, perhaps, this job I am offering is too small a job. But, believe me, if I ask a Chinese to do it, they will come and response fast. Of course we don’t talk about the costs first, but they will act fast. I have experienced once before. I called this Chinese guy which I got from a shop. It’s on a Sunday and I just bought a fan that very morning. Yes one fan. This Chinese guy responded fast. It’s an RM80 job but he still does it nonetheless. Too bad I lost his contact number when I lost ‘Little Buddy’ aka handphone in Semporna sometimes last year.
Well, the point I am talking is that I am disappointed with my own people’s attitude. Of course not all, there are some good ones out there, but based on this experience, I was disappointed. I am not saying that I am good or better than them, but if I have a skill e.g. wiring, I surely will use it to as much as I can to get extra income. I am not highly paid, even if people may say otherwise, but with the economic conditions nowadays; it’s good to have some extra income. And that extra income can lift a little bit of your financial burden… well, the two guys did not take this opportunity, perhaps others will…
I watched AJL 23 last night as my wife wanted to watch it. Furthermore, Liverpool’s match will only be on Tuesday morning. Anyway, from the performance of the 14 finalists, the only performance I really liked was from Faizal Tahir and Stacy (AF). Faizal’s was unique while stacy’s was energetic. Great performance and showmanship from those two, though I have expected it from them after what I have seen they can do in One in a Million and Akademi Fantasia.
Ayu of OIAM2 was a bit shaky, Aizat need to improve his vocals, while Elyana can’t win anything if she just sits on a mock-up staircase singing her song while flaunting her legs… lucky she wore stockings, otherwise it will become a big story to tell today. Last time in MTV Asia's Award (I think), Elyana was just stomping her 'naked' foot to the stage while singing!! (I mean she wasn't wearing a shoe or anything... perhaps she scared she will slipped on the stage..)
Apart from Faizal and Stacy, in my point of view, there was nothing else. Comparing last year’s AJL, last years was way better than last night’s. Estranged was not in their element, while Rich’s vocals was not up to it. But don’t get me wrong, I like Estranged.
In the end, as with last year’s champion which was unexpected (Estranged), this time Meet Uncle Hussein won the coveted Juara Lagu.t. Another indie band becomes the winner after Estranged paved the way last year. I was expecting Faizal Tahir to win it though, but it didn’t come true. However, he did win three of the six titles.
The full winner’s list are as follows:-
Anugerah Juara Lagu:
Lagu Untukmu (Meet Uncle Hussein)
Juara Kategori Pop Rock:
Lagu Untukmu (Meet Uncle Hussein)
Juara Kategori Balada:
Sampai Syurga (Faizal Tahir)
Juara Kategori Etnik Kreatif:
Persoalan Cinta (Farahwahida)
Juara PersembahanTerbaik:
Faizal Tahir
Juara Vokal Terbaik:
Faizal Tahir
As with the performances, One Nation Emcees opening act was lively, as expected from them who is the winner of last year’s Gangstarz. However, what really made me ‘sit down’ were the closing acts by the combined performance by M. Nasir, Jamal Abdillah and Jaclyn Victor together with 3 kids singer. That performance was really awesome. If you missed it, make sure you watch it back (IF TV3 make a re-run, if not, you have missed one really really great show by these three singers).the voice combination and harmony is second to none in the last part of the performance. You’ll have to watch and listen to it to judge yourself.
Another singer I really admired is Wada, the little girl who sang a few lines of Gemilang before introducing Jaclyn Victor. She has talents and a lovely lovely voice!! Would like to see her more singing many songs.. yeah!!
In conclusion, the last performance called Iluminasi Muzik, made up from the ‘dour’ (IMHO) performance by the finalists, apart from Faizal and Stacy.
I have not been rambling for sometimes.. so I may have lost some of my ‘skills’. Here goes..
Recently, leaders and people in this country have been calling for boycott to US products due to their stance on the Gaza issue. Boycott Coca-cola is one of the ‘loudest’ cries I’ve read and hear in the medias. KFC, MacD’s and Burger King are also targeted. Looks like it only targeted food, as far as my reading of the news concern. Some did not agree. Some support the call. Some even do not buy or drink Coca-Cola from the mamak restaurant.
To my shallow knowledge, if want to boycott the US and its products. Let’s boycott in entirely, don’t just ‘half-half’ or ’50-50’ some says. Why target some specific brands? In my honest opinion and shallow knowledge, it won’t affect anything to the US (I guess)…
If they’re really serious to boycott, let’s do it whole-heartedly. In its entirerity.
So now, at this very moment.. let’s erase all traces of Microsoft products in our computers, don’t use Yahoo (well, if you don’t have an operating system to run your computer… you can’t go surfing, can’t we). Maybe use Linux.. err.. is it a US product too? Well, well, well… If we can't figure it out, just turn off your computer and throw it in the dustbin.. all of them. Err.. well, at least you can save some of your hardwares since some of them comes from Taiwan or China..
How am I going to write my blogs???… any idea??
“If the people with and in power wants to go to war… just go to ahead then. BUT LEAVE THE INNOCENT PEOPLE ESPECIALLY CHILDREN ALONE. STOP IT!!”
Some people knows how talk only.. like me.. well, I need to improve on that..
I seldom write texts nowadays... I rely completely on the keyboard to do the 'talking'.. though I mostly write numbers if the need comes...
Here is my tag... receive from my good friend Lab Papa... don't laugh at my handwritings ya..
LEMONS and SUGAR
This should probably be taped to your bathroom mirror
where one could read it every day.
You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.
1. There are at least two people in this world
that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world
love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you
is because they want to be just like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone,
even if they don't like you.
5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you
before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don't even know exists loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever,
something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you
take another look.
11. Always remember the compliments you received.
Forget about the rude remarks.
So.........
If you are a loving friend,
send this to everyone,
including the one that sent it to you.
If you get it back, then they really do love you.
And always remember....
when life hands you Lemons,
ask for Sugar and call me over!
Good friends are like stars.
You don't always see them,
But you know they are always there.
'Whenever God Closes One Door He Always Opens Another, Even Though
Sometimes It's Hell in the Hallway'
I would rather have one rose and a kind word
from a friend while I'm here
than a whole truckload when I'm gone.
Forward to all your friends.
And don't tell me you're too busy for this..
Don't you know the phrase
'stop and smell the flowers'?
See how many 'bouquets' you
end up with.
Happiness keeps You Sweet,
Trials keep You Strong,
Sorrows keep You Human,
Life keeps You Humble,
Success keeps You Glowing,
But Only
God keeps You Going
(I've got this from friend through an e-mail and I found it cute... though I've should send via e-mails, I would rather post it here and dedicate it to my fellow blogger friends... (in no particular order) LAB PAPA & NIKA, RIN-CHAN, AZA, CHEGU CAROL, POPPET, WMSIEW & TEAM NICOL DAVID ONLINE, RIZWAN & LINACHU, KADUSMAMA, AJIE, DRAGONN ANGEL & BLACK KIDD.. Cheers!!)
