Valentine's Day

Well, I didn't get rip offed. There are many ahead of me. Restaurants are fully booked.

As I walked the streets of Orchard Rd, I saw a of guy carrying bouquets, girls in their best. For the singles, they hung out with their buddies, over drinks, dinners.

As for me, shopping, neo-prints, wine, cheese and prawns sums it all up. At least I didn't get rip offed.

Wo Ai Tai Mei

The Results are out.

Amongst chinese-asians, I gathered enough feedback from hot-blooded males that

1. Tai Meis (taiwanese girls) are the most chio, pretty, cute, beautiful !!!

this follow by

2. Thai chinese

3. Singapore Chinese

4. Malaysian Chinese. I'm Malaysian, have to biase a bit.

5. Hong Kongers Chinese

6. Indonesian Chinese

7. Mainland Chinese. Cos they don't shave..eeks.

This unofficial survey does not include movie stars, models.

Some might disagree, some might think I got no taste. Go see for yourself. This is my poll.

By the way, I also love how taiwanese girls talk.

It is Chinese New Year already ...

Time sure flies. I can still remember my Chinese New Year last year...blink... and It is Chinese New Year again.

Relatively, when we were young, we can't wait to get older, time is so slow. And now, as we aged, we wish time don't pass so quickly.

If I can extract Einstein's theory correctly, if we live life slower than others, time will be slower. Time is relative. The more we rush for things in this fast-paced world, the faster we will be older.

On the other hand, if we live life slower, we lose out when everyone else is fast paced. Imagine, we still use mail while other people uses email.

In this life predicament, sigh..what's the best way?

Well..I don't know for now. Momentarily, I choose to live life slower, and always try to be more efficient.

Even Laptop go on Diet

Steve Jobs announced a new addition to the MAC family.

and this MAC won't make you FAT unlike Big Macs. Unveiling the MAC book Air. Goto apple.com to see more of it's features. Some key features, 1.3 Kg, thin, wide screen, multi-touch pad, etc.

I'm neither a MAC user nor a FAN, but this is way cool. But its heavy on the price.

So..souplad, even laptops go on diet, so should you.

Thrifty, Frugal, Provident, Sparing, Parsimonious, Stingy, Miserly

Thrifty, Frugal, Provident, Sparing, Parsimonious, Stingy, Miserly , all these meant the same thing , but describe different behaviours.

And excerpt from a online article i read recently explains all that.

" The English language is rich with words to describe personal economic behavior. There are words people use when they're happy that you're not spending too much: thrifty, frugal, provident. There are words people use when they're not so sure: sparing, parsimonious. These are the words people use when they're unhappy that you're not spending more: stingy and miserly.

The fact is, though, that these words work pretty well for marking the dividing line between normal behavior and crazy behavior."

Read it more here

Recently I encounter Websites like that are helpful for frugal living and tips and tricks for other things as well. It explains why some of us do ways differently.

http://lifehacker.com/

http://www.wisebread.com/

Living below one means is one step to financially free.

Ushering in 2008 with High Society

two zero zero eight is here.

Macroly what I've known so far,

...its a election year for US and for Malaysia. Its a China Olympic year.Its the year of the RAT. Its a bad year for whose zodiac signage is Horse. The US subprime issue continue to haunt the global markets. Its a Euro Cup year. It is a leap year.

As for me, life still goes on.

known little to all, I have a resolute blog in which I pen my resolution yearly. Gladly I have achieved 80% of my 2007 resolutions. 2008 ones are going to be tougher but similar.

to my friends/readers , please challenge me for new additional resolutions. give me fresh new ideas.

My NYE was spent with friends from my hometown, friends whom i grew up with, and girlfriend. We had a simple cold storage dinner followed by Sake, Good Wine ( Wolfblass Cab Sav 2006), Alize Passion. We watched Sex and the city and i lost 10 dollars in BlackJack. All this with songs in the background compiled by High Society. Wonderful Songs.

I almost broke my 2007 resolution by drinking more than 5 drinks, but i realised, its mignight...into 2008..so it does not count.

Another year herein.

Happy Christine

Such delightful singing, such wonderful voice, such happy production, such a pretty girl.

Happy Slip production presents Happy Slip aka Christine.

Here is a clip from tube which has 3.5 million views.



And she has her own website which host her clips and about herself.

http://www.happyslip.com

I just adore her...

Ai Swee, Mai Miah

"Ai Swee, Mai Miah " in hokkien means for the sake of beauty, I sacrifice my life.

It's a bit exaggerating to say you have to sacrifice your life, but it's painful.

Facials might be a female thingy in the past, but nowadays, many man does it as well. Why ? , Ai swee lor. I went through some before but this is the first time i blog about it.

Everything is nice, except the Extraction. Even the word is scary. It's part of the process where they extract your blackheads from your face. Guys, no matter how macho you are, you got to know what your girlfriend gone through.

Its painful. And if you did not clean your face diligently, the more blackheads she has to extract, the longer you have to bear the ordeal.

Girls who goes for facial, i salute you.

I ask the theraphist whether does guy complain of the pain, she says..mostly will say "no pain" but can see their tear shed from eye. ha ha ha.

Something about SHIT

Amongst friends, we were talking about SHIT again, on Christmas Eve. ho ho ho.

I recalled my post on the origin of SHIT... found here.

Well..let me tell you how to find out how much SHIT you have.

1. Before you shit, weigh yourself. Record the reading as X
2. Then, you pass motion.
3. Weigh yourself again. Record the reading as Y
4. Your shit = X - Y.

It should be X > Y, if its X < Y, please don't tell me what you do.

I know i am full of shit, last time i did that after a buffet the previous night, its 1 kg..no shit.

So, don't stuff yourself too much this christmas...otherwise it gonna be shitty.

No more Christmas Blend

21st Dec (Singapore) - The very popular Christmas Blend ran out in almost every Starbucks outlet in Singapore. Starbucks always blend one of its finest coffee a month or so before Christmas to usher in the Christmas Cheer. This year, the ever popular Christmas blend is getting more popular, and now it's not available in major outlets. They have replaced it with Sumatra, which they think its similar, but its not. Starbucks spokesperson wasn't available to comment. According to the barista, I might be lucky to find them if I go to those remote outlets which might still have stock.

Help..me..anyone who knows where it is still available. let me know. I buy you coffee?

How wellyou know me ?

This post is for my friends...let's see how well you know me after this.

Babymango, friend of mine ask me to take this true friend test. I took and score the same as her two sisters...pretty good score...60%. hahaha, guess that makes me family.

Anyways, here is my test.


Create your own Friend Test here

Take and let me know

UOB ATM ...

Whilst withdrawing money from the UOB atm kiosk the other day, I'm delighted by the changes they have made to interface.

Now, like a google page, you can customize your favorite transactions into the main page. I think thats pretty cool, and will possibly shorten ATM queues.

Kudos to them.

At last and not least, it dispenses word of wisdom , the one I got all the time, is

"Education is the best provision for your journey to old age" Aristotle.

But then I think it would be better to have 4 D or TOTO number generated everytime you transact.

An Unsung Hero

I hardly knew him. He studies under my mum. He is in the same Boys Brigade company with me. He is always cheerful and optimistic. Good natured lad, humble, kindhearted and a man of God. Really disheartened when my mum told me what hath happen.

He was swept away by raging waves after rescuing a korean lady tourist whom he hardly knew at Honeymoon Bay, Moreton Island. He is only 25, studying in the University of Queensland.

How many of us will do that, ignoring our safety, and putting other people's life ahead of ours, with a slim chance of surviving.

I will still hope for a miracle to happen. I will pray after a long time.


Kerk Zi On, you are a hero.

More news can be found here.


http://oceanbiru.blogspot.com/2007/12/unsung-malaysian-hero-has-been-taken.html

http://www.bobjots.org/2007/12/updates_on_missing_swimmer.php

One Fine Wire - Colbie Cailat

Most of us are Tight Rope Walker, walking on one fine wire. We are balancing many issues/relationships/matters in life.

Colbie's song illustrate that very much. Its a nice song, and lyrics below.





I try so many times
but it's not taking me
and it seems so long ago
that I used to believe
and I'm so lost inside of my head
and crazy
but I cant get out of it
I'm just stumbling

And I'm juggling all the thoughts in my head
I'm juggling and my fears on fire
but I'm listening as it evolves in my head
I'm balancing on one fine wire

And I remember the time my balance was fine
and I was just walking on one fine wire
I remember the time my balance was fine
and I was just walking on one fine wire
but It's frayed at both the ends
and I'm slow unraveling

Life plays so many games inside of me
and I've had some distant cries, following
and their entwined between the night and sun beams
I wish I were free from this pain in me

And I'm juggling all the thoughts in my head
I'm juggling and my fears on fire
but I'm listening as it evolves in my head
I'm balancing on one fine wire

And I remember the time my balance was fine
and I was just walking on one fine wire
I remember the time my balance was fine
and I was just walking on one fine wire
but it's frayed at both the ends
and I'm slow unraveling

And I'm juggling all the thoughts in my head
I'm juggling and my fears on fire
but I'm listening as it evolves in my head
I'm balancing on one fine wire....

Mahjong

Last night I play mahjong , Singapore style...and 4 rounds ...never win a game. So difficult to hu (complete) , with rules different from Malaysian style which has more of the luck element and it has the fei.

But, I 300, never say die. I will 发 愤 图 强, shit , then paste the wall.

Singaporean Mahjong..here I come.

What's different..

The eye is a dragon or your wind, if you got ping hu cannot count as ping hu.

they don't play li ku li ku. (double tiled)

they don't play heavenly gate , (1,1,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,9,9)

No flower , is not pao.

if you ka long, cannot ping hu..i think this is the same.

Buy Tissue

Tissue peddlers are a normal scene in Singapore. They scoured food courts , food places for lunchers, diners without tissue, and they will approach you politely, " Mr/Miss, 3 packets tissue for 1 dollar".

Some will decline, but most will buy seeing an old lady or anold man peddling it. Some will even, beg pitifully to ask you to help after you decline the first time.n

However, today I encounter a new one, when I was lunching with my colleagues. A young man, dress shabbily in a t-shirt, with short pull up high, tucked in approach my lady colleague...showed her 4 packets of tissue.

"小 姐 ， 帮 我 买 面 纸 ， 4 包 2 块， 我 是 神 经 病 的 !"

"Lady, help me buy 4 packets of tissue for 2 dollars , I am a lunatic"

We politely refused, and he left to the next table.

2 dollars for 4, I think we are shen jing ping to buy.

and he does not look shen jing ping lor.

Amazoned

I've been amazoned. Advocated by my good friend , the deranged cow, the loyalist to the Amazon jungle. He likes that jungle.

Truth is I'm trying to get a book which wasn't available in the book stores. This book which missey sauvignon b swore by to be the most accurate predictions ever.



Call me superticious, I think most of us are, to a certain extent. These meta physics intrigue me. I don't believe them until I run throught a number of test cases. And this proven to be the far most accurate so far, at least 80%.

I am now anxiously awating my maiden purchase shipped, now thanking missey sauvignon b and the COW.


They emailed me saying its already shipped...:)

Fairy Tales...do you believe ?

I caught Enchanted last weekend, it's really entertaining, well another feel good movie. Some of my friends are facing problems, sadness, unhappiness, harsh reality to really truly believe there is such thing as happily ever after.




Carrie is right to say it would only exist if you believe. thats the "Secret". Much mumbo jumbo the book has but it works. You are what you believe. Dalai Lama believes true happiness only has two pillars, compassion and altrusim. I would like to add though, cause it does not ends there. To be happy, a person needs to look ahead and be positive. Do not let unhappy events or bad emotions hold you back, spiralling down to dark limbo.

How to do that when your problems does not end ? take time off and do things that makes you happy. Many would say "easier said than that"...Definitely hard. But do try...you got nothing to lose.

Secret is the Law of Attraction. You attracts what is constantly in your thoughts.

Why I didn't blog ?

Because I have nothing to blog ma...

Hartal ...

I do not know what is Hartal, until I read Carbon Copy, my friend in my dear home country. Hartal simply means closure of shops to protest.

There is this video from Fahmireza, regarding the biggest strike in Malaya history. It occurs 10 years before our country's independance. Even so how unfortunate they did not succeed, but Its still something I am really proud about that for the first time, a multi racial country stand united against Colonist. Here's the link, right click on it and then click ..save as..

10 years before Independance

The following is the trailer.





ITs really unfortunate that they are rounded up as political prisoners. Our country would be different.

This time, Malaysia really boleh.

I wish I can join the demo on the Nov 30th. Those in KL, please be there at Dataran Merdeka to show support "Freedom for one and Freedom for all".

For democracy to work, freedom of information must be available to all. A misinformed vote is a unfair vote.

Can't help to think we are still being colonized today...by our own.