I'm back ...

Well ... It's a long break from my last post, mainly due to work, and daily happenings that I try to cope. Life is a funny thing, when we were asked during our kiddy times what you wanna be in the future, we really thought that being an engineer or a doctor can be the right thing to be, or being a NBA basketball star can be as cool as a Movie star. But funny how no one ask what kinda life we wanna be in when we grow up ... Life is really catching up, but time given by God is never enough to do all the things he gave me to complete ...


Oh well life goes on, and these are the events during my 'MIA' in updating my blog :-


Visited Homer Simpsons and his family, they even have time to take a photo with YZ while watching American Idol ..

Have a short meeting with the dark side, since I've join the dark side, this is the first time meeting the leader. He's actually not so friendly, but then you're not suppose to be friendly when you are with the dark side. May the force be with him ...

Hanging around BFGoodrich event sponsored by Michelin .. There you go, the ever famour Fiona posting for BFGoodrich / Michelin official Camera Man (self proclaimed) ...

The BFGoodrich Cars ... let's drift @ Mt. Kinabalu !!

Opss ... Fiona again with her sister, Fauna =)

See ! See ! My dream car in action ! Go Satria GTI !!

Then next stop ... the Japan GT ... I have better pictures of the event, nice cars, but if you want then you have to come and get it from me ... not going just give out my nicest pictures easily without a cup of coffee =)


Malaysia boleh ! Supra ... PROTON PUTRA ... Nissan Fairlady ....

Yeap more chicks from the GT ... they are the Malaysia GT queens ...

Even the Autobots are at the GT event ... this one they named him Supratron ...

Well when you have an Autobots, surely there will be the Decepticons ...

So, from the GT, having the Autobots and the Decepticons present, the next best thing in life is the coming of the Transformer, the movie ... waited 29 years for this movie, and boy I see transformers in everything before the movie ... basically everything in life such as cars, handphones ... can transforms themselves ... Of cos, there's even a collector's gathering at Cineleisure, and an exhibition as well ...

Optimus prime ... a NIKE version ...

The ever classic Optimus prime ...

Remember these guys ... Frenzy wasn't born yet when they have these babies around ... but too bad, we're using CD and DVDs now ..

There u go ... Starscream ... the original shape ..

More transformers ! Can't remember his name though ...

Optimus prime, I think this one Japanese version ... Which Season ? I don't really know ...

Optimus Prime again .. this time in a pick up truck mode ...

There, my picture with the life size optimus prime ... behind every successful man, there's Optimus prime ... muahaha !

The latest Optimus Prime from the movie ! Taking this chance to say millions of thank you to YZ for us getting the premier tickets ! Well while other Malaysians claimed they are among the firsts to watch transformers on the 28 June, I watched on the 27th !! So I'm firster than the firsts !! Thanks x 100 million times !

Then my first ever event as a official photographer ! I helped to take some nice pictures for the Michelin Latitude Launch in June ... and also a chance to drive these amazing cars (Only parking the cars into position la) ...

The venue of the event is in Lake Garden ... and part of the park is blocked just for the event ...

Wanna know more about Latitude tyres ... go to Michelin Website then .. all I can say is the tyre is as cool as the cars ! WOW !!!

No events are complete without the ambassadors ...

Latitude tyres in action !

So now, all I want to do is just rest a little ... perhaps Bart Simpsons can teach me one thing or two in life, btw life is not a job ... like what he always says ... Don't give a cow !

Have a nice weekend yo ... I will be spending mine in Malacca ... taking more pictures =)

My prayer to God this week ...

God gave me life and I spend it rushing for reports !

This is basically what I was thinking about all day long since 2 weeks ago .. something my pastor mentioned in his sermon that gave me a BIG slap. Since that BIG slap, I think I'm able to think more clearly! Then the second slap came last Saturday, also in his sermon. Wow ! Yes ! Wow !

For the pass 3 years I've been trying to impress my bosses, my company's management team, that I can do the job. Deadlines are ALL met without fail ! Improving year on year, but suddenly this year I took on new responsibilities because my buddy left the company for a better future. Taking this new role I thought I can challenge myself, and a big break for me to learn something new. Guess what, I ended up doing the same thing .. reports.

I spent the last 6 weeks of my life rushing for reports ! Reports from 8 am till 11 pm ! Mind you it's Monday till Saturday ! Also to adhere to MANY many many last minutes changes that's basically causing me to 'do' all the reports for several times. The same things that I've been experiencing in my last functions all happening again, and this time, with double the workload, and with half the time given ! Oh yah not forgetting the increased expectation from my boss since I'm an 'old' horse in the company.

I think if there's an award for the best 'reporter' I will surely get it! Muahaha !

Now to share about the BIG slap! Wihout knowing it, my priorities are all messed up. I accidentally mixed my understanding of career & work. In career, there's a path, but work hmm .. maybe a little different. The more I work, the more I thought I've improved. Yes perhaps I'm improving in my reporting skills, better in my MS Excel, but I actually worsen in my life, worsen in my serving, worsen in my resposibilities being a good son, brother, or a boy friend. I can't even remember the last time I went out with any of my good friends for a catch up. This is not including the very poor health condition that I'm in right now because of all the late nights, and all the phone calls during weekends about ... reports !

Btw, I think I will cherish more about life experiences ya ! It's not about how fast I can complete my reports, how well I can present my materials. It's all about how I helped a friend, how I brought my younger brothers up as a person that will contribute to the society, how much I love my parents that I actually spend time talking to them, taking care of them, and to be a good life partner, and a father to my son maybe one day =)

God You know what I want, please help me ...

Dear God, thanks for all the blessings & miracles you've showered me & my family. I'm asking for another miracle now. You know what I want, and you know what's best for me. I trusted you all my life, and you've showed that you will deliver your promises ! In Jesus' most powerful and mighty name, AMEN !

Culture City : Kuching .. Miaw !

Kuching continues ...

We can surely see 'Kuching' all over town, but the locals call cats PUSA. The funny thing is, everyone seems to have their own version of how 'Kuching' was named Kuching. Some said its related to Mata Kuching tree, some same it's from a chinese word ' Ku Ching' which means hard labour ... and many more versions ...

The magic word in Kuching is 'Culture' .. everything seems to be linked to culture as it's a city full of cultures, from many tribes. I like the way they preserve their buldings. Here at carpenter's street you can find many funny things, from earrings worn by some of the local tribes, to blow pipes, really working ones !

Another view from the smaller lanes of Carpenter's street ... quite similar to the ones in Malacca, but smaller in size ... somewhere near this place, you can get the ever famous Kolo Mee ... sorry no pictures of Kolo Mee because the moment we were served, we makan terus !! And it's good !

One place you can never miss is the Sarawak Culture Village ... here you can find houses of all the main tribes or races in Sarawak ... it took us around 2-3 hours here, which includes a culture show in an air conditioned room at 4 pm everyday for 45 mins.
Another great building ... houses like this is special to me, it's a totally different league of it's own. Imagine I can stay in one, somewhere in Shah Alam ...

Of coz the gals gone a little crazy looking at these er .. handsome fellows ... hmm ... how come I feel like watching 'Sumo-la', only it's a live action one ??

But ... apart from all the culture shows ... I got a culture shock too in Kuching ....

I'm pretty darn 100 % sure I'm not gonna wear this tee ! The moment I saw this tee in Kuching, I started praying in the middle of the street, that I will not be asked to wear one in my life ...

I think my prayer was heard ... I came back to KL safe and sound with a tee bought by YZ as a gift. The tee is only with some drawings, and a small word : Sarawak ...

Land of the cats - Introduction !

After 2 weeks of being chained to my office chair, trying to cope with all the reports for both the bright and the dark forces, I finally went for my little break in the land of the cats with YZ ! Yes it's Kuching !


Life has been moving so fast, everything seems to be passing by without me noticing it ! All I had in the back of my mind for the first 2 weeks of the month is only reporting ! And all I did for the first 2 weeks of the months is preparing reports from 7 am till 11 pm ! I know it sounds crazy but that's what I did for the first 2 weeks of the month, inclusive of Saturday & Sundays !

First thing we did when we touch down Kuching is to walk around the city, the air is just perfect, the weather is superb, and it's a wonderful sign when I can't even see a single fellow carrying a laptop bag ... basically Kuching is just a slow & easy town ... and it's heaven to be able to do everything SLOW ... slow ... slow ... eat also slow, bath also slow, shit also slow ... no pressure =)

But the most amazing thing happened during our walk in the city ! We found bananas heavenly made for king kong himself ! Have you even seen bananas bigger than a normal size cempedak ? My goodness !
With this fellow, you don't need to pack your lunch to the office ! Like what they say, just a banana a day, and you will have all the energy you need for the day !

Stay tune for more Kuching !!

Tickle me ELMO !!

If you go to U Parkson at 1 Utama ... at the top floor you will find lotsa boxes that look like this ...

Take a closer look and you can find that this box contains a top secret ... and you are asked not to lift the top part of the box ... HA! HA !

Because the most destructive thing can be found inside the box ! Introducing the cutest thing you can find in 1 Utama, tickle me Elmo !

You can go to U-Tube to find more video clips of this fellow, but if you wanna see it for yourself, then go to U Parkson then =)

Wishing you a Elmo week ahead yo !

TGIF =)

Thank God Its .....

Wishing you a great weekend yo !

Before it's too late =)

Due to working stress, and weaker body lately, I've gained some weight, infact SOME weight !

This is not a good news, I was in a better shape just begining of last year, after a few years of being REAL big in size the year before. But now all my effort wasted, and I'm begining to grow again =(

So I think it's time to start doing more exercise, and drink less sugary drinks like coffee, and teh tarik. This meaning more football, futsal, and less drinking session with the guys =(

Well life is like this, to achieve what you want, you gotta sacrifice the good stuff !

In a way, this is a good change, before I started changing to a big fat worm ... hmm ... come to think of it, better bring YZ along for more climbs, before the 2 of us become worms .. big fat juicy lazy worms ... muahaha !

You wanna guess which one is me ??!!

BKT anyone ? Yum ! Yum !

I'm planning to go for BKT @ Taman Rasnah Klang soon ... anyone wanna join ? It's surely heaven to have BKT during these rainy days ya !!

If you can suggest some other good places for BKT, please share it with me, would love to know =)

PAWS

I'm sure many of us visited the pet shops located in big shopping malls, and I'm sure that there's a little part of us that want to have a dog or a cat at home to welcome us when we come home after a long of work. Personally I don't mind a dog, but the idea of taking care of that fellow stopped me from thinking further.

Unfortunately, there are still alot of pet being abandon, after which the owner felt bored with the idea of having a pet, or can't give enough care to their pets due to their work, or the requirement of travel, or some because they have a newborn in the family. Then most of these dogs or cats will end up at the street ...

Or here ... PAWS ! I was following my good friend UBEAN that volunteer to help in PAWS during weekends; just to visit, and to look at what PAWS have to offer. I heard that you can actually adopt a dog or a cat at a reasonable price. I was kinda afraid that I will end up bringing a dog home after the visit, being an animal lover myself. I already have 5 tortoises at home =)

Here you will see little doggies playing with their friends, being fed. It's better that staying in the street, cold, searching for food, sometimes very 'cham' also these dogs, when they can't find any food, they have be hungry ....

See see ... my good friend UBEAN is cleaning ! A good person he is ... this is where the visitors can play with the puppies, before deciding whether they wanna adopt them, and bring them back to their lovely home ...

There will be new dogs coming in every week, some being brought in by their ex-owners, some being brought in by the dog catcher. The wonderful thing here is, I realised that the dogs in PAWS will know when the dog catcher is near, even if the dog catcher is not visible to our eyes. Some may start barking ! Then these new dogs will have to go through quarantine for a few weeks before that can be adopted.

I'm personally touched at what people at PAWS is doing for these dogs or cats. Not the best job in the world, having to clean the cages, clean the dogs or cats. But I only know one thing, they have the BIGGEST hearts in the world !!

Will you bring me home please sir, I promise to be good ... woof woof !

One on One football !!

A new type of football is coming to town ... there's the 11 x 11 football game, like those played in the recent worldcup, then there's the 5 x 5, or the 3 x 3 futsal game ... but the smart guy that came up with this idea is kinda weird. The creator must be a football & WWE fan !!

First there's a real huge cage ...

Then with 2 players entering the huge cage ...

Place the ball in the middle of the round cage ... and START !The rules are simple, score as many goals as possible in 1 minute, and the player with the most goals wins ! But ... yeap there's a but ! The time will not stop even when you scored a goal, it continues .... but ! ... yes another but ..

.. but if you are able to shot the ball through your opponent's leg, then no matter how many goals your opponent scored, you will become the ultimate winner !!

There you go ! GOAL !!!!!

I'm joining the dark side ... muahaha !!

I'm joining the dark side ... didn't know joining the dark side can be such a pressured thing, but darth vader himself finds it stressful to teach me about the dark side too ... =)

LEGO - My pot of Gold

I can't remember when was the last time I went to the Kuala Lumpur Times Square, but last Saturday I was there to kill some time, and to take a break from a stressful week in the office. It's a slow January, and a festive month of February, but March came like thunder, everything suddenly became important, and the speed of work changed from slow, steady to FAST !

The normal routine is to just drop by borders to flip through some mags, but this time I was in explore mode, try and see what else I can find in Bukit Bintang, Low Yatt Plaza and Times Square. The explore mode brought me almost to the top floor of the Times Square and guess what I discovered ?

It's a LEGO shop ! A shop that sell LEGO and only LEGO ... Who on earth will actually thought that there's a shop selling LEGO, nothing else except LEGO ! YZ and I went to many places to search for LEGO a few times, but the options in big departmental stores are just so sad. Finding this place is like finding a pot of Gold at the end of the rainbow !

See ! Even Santa is waiting for me after CNY !

Just look at the options ! From everything to everything !

Remember these horses ? These are before Lord of the Rings !

LEGO ! and more LEGO !

Rockets LEGO ! Sky Trains LEGO !

Even Star Wars ! I even bought a small gift for a good friend from this shop !

If you would like to visit the shop, this is the address :-

Brickboy toys

7th Floor,

Berjaya Times Square

Tel : 603 - 2148 8119 ( Look for Ken - he's a very nice guy )

* Sadly he didn't gave me any discounts =(

Go LEGO !!