Punctuality

Scenario 1
George is meeting Osama at Nikko Hotel Kuala Lumpur at 1pm.
George, who drives, stays in Bangsar while Osama, who has to catch the public transportation stays in Batu Caves.
Osama arrives at the Nikko Hotel at 12:59pm
George arrives at 1:30pm.
George apologizes for being late, saying he got stuck at home deriving yet another war mongering plan.

Is that acceptable?

Scenario 2
You are attending a wedding banquet of a friend. Invite says 7pm. It doesn't say dinner starts when. You arrive at 8pm, despite being free earlier because you assumed dinner will start at 8:30pm at the earliest.

Is that acceptable?

Scenario 3
You are supposed to meet someone at 1pm at KLCC. Till 1:30pm, he or she has yet to show up. You walk away despite having a mobile phone to ring that person up. He or she rings 5 mins after you leave to ask why you're not there yet. Do you tell him/her off? Or do you walk back there and act cool?

Is that acceptable?

2007 Regrets & Accomplishments

Resolutions here, resolutions there. It's impossible not to hear about them when you're around people. How many of us actually made pledges for the year only to totally forgot about it or chose to ignore it? Well, I have none for 2008 but here are my 2007 upz and downz.

My regrets are ....
1. not visiting my grandma often enough
2. not being able to bring my fast but efficient driving to a screeching halt
3. not having enough funds to furnish my guest room
4. not being able to control my temper and mood changes
5. having high expectations of humanity
6. having more responsibilities at work :(
7. eating too much instant noodles, fried luncheon meat & sausages sinced I moved out on my own
8. being too verbal with my opinions, despite with logic and common sense
9. over spending on my car
10. not being a registered voter
11. Malaysia sent a tourist up in space, wasting taxpayers money
12. the condo management increased maintenance charges by 40%
13. the hills in Melawati are to be cleared for development

My accomplishments are ....
1. making better fried rice, cooking porridge & ABC soup
2. turned my car into a role model for other Vios
3. found myself in awesome Japan
4. retaining my Nokia N73 for a full year
5. obtaining a Diploma in Prohect Management
6. having more responsibilities at work :)
7. learning to use the basic functions of Adobe Photoshop
8. started a novice blog
9. staying on my own for a full year, and survived
10. losing weight since returning from Japan
11. did 19 magnificient laps at Sepang International F1 Circuit
12. we sang a song for a 5 day work week, and realised in 2008
13. being engaged to my childhood sweetheart
14. changing my wardrobe from British India to GAP & Zara

I am sure there's more where that came from. Perhaps another day.

I Am Legend @ Signature GSC

RM20 for a movie tickets? Who would pay so much? Yours truly lah of course. I mean, I was willing to pay RM25 when GSC introduced Gold Class and was showing Lord of The Rings. No I didn't get to try out Gold Class and don't ask me why. Now Gold Class has shot up to RM45 or more. It's a no no for me anymore. What do I get for RM20? Well for one, all the seats are couple seats. 2 seats separated by aisle on either side. And the seats were comfortable unlike GSC Pavilion. So thumbs up for GSC Signature at The Gardens. Would I pay again? Probably not but then again, who knows.

They gave cupcakes during the promotion. Rather nice actually.

Spacious enough

There's been an influx of zombie like movies this year, namely Resident Evil & 28 weeks later. I Am Legend is no different. Starring one my my favourite actors, Will Smith, he potrays a military scientist who is trying to find a cure for a virus which causes mutation and turns everyone into a violent zombie like thingy. He and his dog Sam, are the only cast in the movie, mannequins and 2 survivors aside. Though similar story lines, I watched to see the effects and to get my heart pumping faster once in a while. One thing though, I didn't know Zombies were smart?

When finished, we went to Gurney Drive restaurant in The Gardens. But the price ain't no Gurney Drive (Penang). The fried rice below cost me a whopping RM18 *fainted* Don't think I'll be eating there anytime soon anymore. Oh, it's non-halal which is great. I'm a babi fan.



p/s : All pictures we taken with my trusty Nokia N73. Pardon the quality.

Beautiful vs Ugly Structures

I used to ply this road quite often when I was working for a company based in the golden triangle many years back. Never really appreciated it coz it was always packed with cars during the morning rush hours or I was usually looking forward to making my way back home.

But these past few months, often I have driven on this road during the night and have started to marvel at some of the structures that has cropped up here and there. The night scene was just beautiful. Coupled by the fact that there were so little cars coz I was headed into the city instead of out, a leisurely drive was what I did most of the time as compared to my Schumacher moments.

Somehow I don't understand why the government allow for some structures to be erected amidst all the nostalgic and futuristic ones. Can't they have the architect propose decent looking ones for approvals? Just look at the video below and wait till the end. You will know what I mean.


Advise : This video was captured by a professional stunt driver. Do not try this on your own. Video is approx 79 seconds.

Worse of all, they charge an entrance fee for this. Bah!

New Image

Hair, never had much styling done with my hair except for the occassional mousse applied. You see, I'm too lazy to be washing my hair everyday and I kinda enjoy having my hair all soft and nice. Long hair is a no-no for me. You see, I sweat very easily and profusely. Long hair aggravates that, hence I try to keep a short and tidy hairdo most of the time.

But never did I thought my hair could look the way it did during my company's annual dinner in Genting Highlands last Saturday. Never have I seen so much hairspray and gel used for a single event.



A word of thanks to my colleague and friend, Eric who made it possible for me to look the way I did for this one and final time. And we look stunning. Yeah, I have thick skin.


Wong, myself & Eric

Simpson's Fav Food

WARNING : Last pix to be viewed with parental guidance as it is classified PG21G (G=gross)

I realise when you're really in pain, there really isn't much choice when it comes to food. Even more so when you can't even open your mouth wide or chew properly because of the pain. But survival is paramount. So, cook lah.






This was my first time with the ABC soup. Edible.

Anyway, I'm sure Homer Simpson eats way more than what is up there. They say that's whom I look like.




Don't I look like Homer



That was 3 weeks ago and it was horrible. Had seen 3 doctors in less than a week and the last ended with a jab in the butt. Ouch!

BEOWULF @ The Pavilion GSC

Golden Screen Cinemas gave it a 'U' Classification, fit for all to watch with a little note to remind parents to be mindful if they have kids under the age of 13 watching.

A naked woman and a naked man, bouncing bosoms, uncontrolled hormones, bodies torn in halves, men gutted, head bitten off, naked woman, oh I've said that already haven't I? And it was classified 'U'? Ok, before you get all worked up, they were animated. But one hell of an animation.

As usual, Anthony Hopkins was fantastic. His enigmatic presence and his voice over as King Hrothgar reminds me why he continues to be a top class actor in most of each movies. Then there's Angelina Jolie, mother of the creature Grendel. Even in animatiion, she has to be beautiful.



Just make sure she's not in your dream as this is how she looks like when you're asleep.


Then there's Beowulf himself. Played by an unknown (to me at least), Ray Winstone was an excellent choice to play the character of Beowulf, son of Scyld Scefing and a Hero of the Geats.



His feats in the movie would have killed Achilles if the two ever met. And his fighting scene with Grendel was fast and furious, yet humorous considering he was fighting naked.

A must watch movie with a 4 star rating out of 5. However, I was kinda disappointed with GSC Pavilion. As usual, opening to the public when they have not completed part of their renovations, namely their wall insulation and wood varnishing. Sigh, always sacrificing finishing just to meet deadlines is not the way to go. The seats are new and spacious, yet doesn't provide the same comfort as Cineleisure Damansara seats. Oh well, you can't have them all considering the tix was free.