Eddie's life...

Bulan Puasa 2009

2009-08-23T20:28:00.000+08:00

Hari ni hari kedua puasa. Esok dah masuk hari ketiga.

Terlupa pulak aku nak ucapkan Selamat Berpuasa pada semua.

Semoga semua menjalani ibadah ini dengan penuh kesabaran and moga dilimpahi segala rahmat dan keberkatan daripadaNya, Insya Allah.

Should I or Should I Not?

2009-08-10T12:57:00.000+08:00

Letihnya nak update blog.

Guys, is it ok if I stop blogging?

Tiba-tiba pegi Genting

2009-08-03T16:53:00.001+08:00

Sunday. Yesterday. We were at Lutfi's place, just got back from our Adidas Run in Shah Alam. I was in front of Lutfi's computer registering for the Standard Chartered International Singapore Run, when my phone went off.

YT: Jom pegi Genting.
Aku: Genting? Now? Kitorang baru habis run ok. Motif nak gi Genting?
YT: Saja je la. I dah ada driver yg sanggup nak drive keta I.
Aku: Sapa?
YT: Ivan.
Aku: Sapa lagi nak gi ni?
YT: I dgn Ivan dgn korang la. Sapa ada kat sana?
Aku: Lut dgn Fei. Marul nak kena balik. Jap I tanya Lut. Lut, kau nak gi tak Genting?
Lut: Aku ok je as long as I don't have to drive (statement diva).
Aku: Ok la, so mcmana ni?
YT: Kitorang ambik korang la. Dah on the way ni.
Aku: Ok la. See you guys.

The planning was impromptu and everyone agreed in less than 5 minutes. Crazy. And so we went. Gila betul. But it was fun, walaupun kaki Aku, Lut and Fei still sakit from the run (Aku dgn Fei mcm org cacat everytime turun naik tangga and Lut pulak jalan terkangkang mcm baru kena [I leave it to you guys to fill in this blank ya....he he he])

Trivia (or the useless facts):

1. Coklat yang teramat sedap yg kitorang sebat dalam keta and masa kat Coffee Bean tu Ivan beli kat Stockholm. Yang penting nama dia 'NOT CHOKLAD'.

2. Fei akhirnya dapat beli bag utk netbook dia. Puas cari kat KL takde kat atas bukit jugak dia jumpa.

3. YT nampak mcm org Myanmar bila dia pakai cap....he he he

4. Sebelum bertolak ke Genting, kitorang lunch kat Nasi Ayam Mancongkam kat Gombak. Fei, Aku & Lutfi had double servings of rice and chicken setiap seorang ye.

5. Lutfi buang air besar dua kali kat Genting. YT sekali je.

6. Ivan tak reti nak keluarkan keta YT dr parking lot masa nak balik. YT had to finish the job, but not in the manner where Aku and Fei thought it should be....he he he

7. Aku pening jadi passenger duduk belakang. Makanya aku habiskan asam satu paket mengalahkan pompuan mengandung.

8. Kitorang kena tahan polis sebab Ivan bawak laju masa on the way nak gi lunch. Nasib baik lepas. Thanks to Ivan for working his charm over the Pakcik Polis.

9. Kitorang nyanyi kuat kuat dalam gondola cable car on the way up. We shared the gondola with this one pakcik cina yang tua. Mesti masa kitorang nyanyi tu pakcik tu rasa nak terjun ke bawah.

10. Masa aku post entry ni, kaki aku still sakit lagi from yesterday's run.

Atilia & Noryn....Oh WOW!

2009-08-01T13:42:00.000+08:00

I was not a big fan of Atilia and Noryn. I have listened to their music before but that was just it until last night.

Both of them sang at this small concert entitled 'Malam Nada Biru' held at the Lambang Sari, Istana Budaya.

The size of Lambang Sari is not that big, hence it gave the audience a cool and comfortable ambience. A venue that is audibly and visually intimate for everyone, just the best place for last nite's performances.

What can I say, I was mesmerised the second Atilia opened up the first set of the show with her first song. Tak silap aku, she sang around six to seven numbers, and my personal favourites would be her rendition of Leka (taken from the P. Ramlee musical) and Indah, the title track of her forthcoming album with the same name.

Atilia's vocals: Crisp and husky. And she sings effortlessly.

Atilia gave way to Noryn for her to take the stage for the second set and as expected, she wowed the audience with her set of songs that highlighted her powerful vocals. Her low tones were so soothing and there were no pithcy moments when she did those high vocal acrobats! Again, I enjoyed myself watching another great talent performing.

Noryn's vocals: Big and sultry. Kalau dia tarik tinggi sikit lagi suara dia malam tadi, Zach would have gone into a coma sebab terlalu kagum....he he he....

The show was ended with the two songbirds singing their songs together.

No better finale for the night.

There'll be more concerts coming up in the 'Malam Nada Biru' series. I am so gonna keep myself updated for this.

Atilia's & Noryn's poster for the show.

The stage where they performed.

From left: Atilia, Aku & Noryn.

*** Oh, and I finally got to meet Atilia's Manager i.e. Mr Fizar Harun. We have been communicating through Facebook. I didn't actually recognize him in the crowd. Lucky he tegur me first. Mr Fizar, a great show. Congratulations!

Let's Go Cycling!

2009-07-31T01:02:00.000+08:00

I can't really remember when was the last time I actually rode a bicycle. Seriously. 10 years ago maybe?

Today I bought myself Mr Fuji, my new bicycle. Me and my firm's partners, Shahrin & Bad decided that we go cycling every Thursday.

Today after work, I picked up Mr Fuji from the bicycle shop and then headed straight to the Kepong Metropolitan Park with Shahrin & Bad, for our first cycling outing together.

And after such a long time, it was really fun riding again!

Aku & Mr Fuji.

My new bicycle a.k.a. Mr Fuji

Bad on his bicycle, ready to ride.

Shahrin with his bicycle. Katanya nak berbasikal sampai ke Tanjung Malim. Larat ke? Tadi pun mcm dah semput je? He he he....

I managed to do four complete rounds. I wanted to do more but it was already getting dark. Mr Fuji, you were fast!

Random pics @ Big Apple The Curve, June '09

2009-07-30T14:39:00.000+08:00

From left: Aku, Irwan & Albert.

From left: Baby, Aku & Albert.

Mr Moby

2009-07-30T01:53:00.001+08:00

This is my new companion. It arrived a couple of weeks ago. I call him Mr Moby.

Everyone say HI to Mr Moby!

Oh ya, Mr Moby was with me during my vacation to Jakarta and Bandung recently. Thanks to him I was able to keep in touch with my friends and keep up with the latest Malaysian news throughout my trip.

Mr Moby, I will upgrade your RAM soon ya.

My First MANicure (The Girlish Entry)

2009-07-21T16:53:00.003+08:00

These two pics are showing my ugly and hairy hands being worked on by two lovely Chinese ladies.

Yes, I went for a manicure last two weeks. My first time ever getting a pampering the girlish way, but at the end of it, I told myself that the whole experience wasn't that bad after all!

Well, what's so wrong with guys with really clean and well manicured nails huh?

Scraping and cutting the dry cuticle. Gosh, never realized that my hands are that hairy.

Buffing the nails. The girl who did my left hand was quite pretty (Yes, a different girl was doing my right hand. Now, that's what I really call pampering). She reminded me of Intan Sarafina, the singer.

**Lut, bila kita nak try Nail Chicspa by Soong Ai Ling? If one of us is lucky, we'll get Miss Ai Ling herself to do our hands, like what we saw the other day.

Ms Soong Ai Ling, the famous Malaysian model turned businesswoman, and here's her gorgeous nail spa....

** I am so gonna get my nails done again in Jakarta this weekend and yes, this is my sissiest entry so far....ha ha ha!

Siemens Run

2009-07-21T15:43:00.000+08:00

19.7.09. Aku mmg tak puas hati langsung untuk run kali ni. Ni la padahnya kalau masuk run tapi takde training. Main belasah je. I ended up stopping twice during the run. Pancit. The route was very similar to the New Balance Pacesetter 15 Km run. Banyak gila panjat bukit. I was targeting to finish the run bawah satu jam but clearly I didn't manage to achieve it. If only I didn't stop during the run.

Aku & Lut after the run. I had to buy the Nike vest on the eleventh hour when I realized that the tee I got was XXL in size. Gile nak pakai tee sebesar tu. Nanti org ingt aku pakai jubah pulak.

From left: Syed, Lut, Sid, Aku, Irwan's friend & Irwan.

***Tempat pertama sampai ke 10 Men's Open semuanya kena rembat dengan puak2 Kenya yang kaki panjang macam galah tapi kurus mcm lidi. Stamina diorang jgn cakap la kan. I wonder how they train to get that kind of stamina. But then again, they are doing it professionally. Aku? Sekadar nak mengisi masa dgn aktiviti yang mendatangkan faedah dan kebaikan....he he he

ADIDAS KING OF THE ROAD, here I come!

Aida's Birthday

2009-07-17T16:57:00.000+08:00

11 July 2009 (Sat) - It was Aida's birthday. Yg ke berapa pun aku tak tahu and aku pun terlupa nak tanya. Yg keberapa ek Aida? Ke rahsia? He he he he....

All of us went to Aida's house in Kajang for a small celebration and get together, at the same time visiting Aida's baby. She's so cute!

Lily Nerisa Omar Nizar celebrating her mommy's birthday that evening. Such a good girl she was, behaving really well, cuma melalak kalau org letak dia. She loves to be held.

Lily's uncles in a group photo, with Lily in Uncle Resh's arms.

Aida & Omar cutting Aida's birthday cake together.

Aida: Baby, meh I suap. Meh la, tak yah malu-malu depan diorang ni.
Omar: I segan la Baby. Selalu kita main suap-suap berdua je. I suap you la ek.
Aida: Meh kita main suap sama sama la. Nganga Baby....aaaaaaa....
Omar: Mmmm, sedap kek ni. Sapa beli?
Aida: Ha ah, sedap kek ni. Zaidi yang beli. Pandai dia pilih kan Baby....

New York, New York Deli

2009-07-11T14:35:00.002+08:00

Dinner last Thursday nite with YT, Fei and Ivan at this place called New York, New York Deli in 1 Utama. The food was ok, walaupun YT kata the pizza he ordered tasted not so good.

The menu.

While waiting for our food, YT gave a konon-konon-garang-and-serious look for the camera.

YT couldn't contain his joy when his drink arrived. Here he is with his konon-konon-cute look, complete with a giggle. My anak buah pun tak giggle mcm tu...he he he

Hiding behind my tall Root Beer Float. Whatever it is, A&W's is still the best. In the background, YT is still biting and licking his spoon. I wonder what else does he like to bite and lick....he he

"Apa pandang-pandang?! Cucuk dengan garfu ni baru tau!"

YT gobbling up his pizza walaupun komplen kata pizza tu tak sedap (and never offered us to have a taste also).

Fei could never be happier with his order. Senyap je dia makan. Tau tau dah licin.

Me with my burger and fries. Not so bad but there are more delicious burgers elsewhere, like the ones this Abang sells in front of the 7-Eleven in Jalan Kolam Ayer Lama in Ampang Jaya (next to the SPCA). Our famous songbird, Camelia, gets her burgers there too ok.

Smiley!

**Someone treated me dinner here once and I think I forgot to thank that person. So, thanks very much.

Dinner with Neo The Diving Instructor

2009-07-08T16:32:00.000+08:00

Our diving instructor friend Neo came to visit us again. He was here for a few days attending the diving expo thingy in PWTC. So we had dinner together last Sunday.

Aku & Neo. Neo, nice hair la. Love that island boy look....he he

All of us @ Delicious 1 Utama.

From left: Aku, Neo, Lutfi, Raz & Che Fad.

RNC Steamboat, Sunway Mentari

2009-07-07T18:06:00.000+08:00

Saturday, 4 July 2009
"Thanks Lam & Kent"

KL Marathon 2009

2009-07-02T15:10:00.001+08:00

Standard Chartered International KL Marathon. 28 June 2009. All of us took part in the 10 km category. Congratulations to Kaki Lariks for crossing the finishing line yet again.

From left: Sid, Dani, Aku, Fei & Alif.

Clockwise from left: Sid, Fei, Aku, Syed, Bart, Baby & Alif.

Clockwise from left: Irwan, Marul, Fei, Sid, Alif & Aku. Masa ni baru lepas berebut ambik medals. The medal collection system sucked big time.

Kaki Lariks....JUMP!

We bumped into Ainun, a gym friend, in Central Market after the run. It was her first and she did really well. Time dia pun lebih kurang time aku jugak. Malu seh! Keep up Ainun!

Balik naik LRT Star. Masa ni lutut aku sakit gile. I was limping mcm org baru kena langgar kereta.

***Irwan hampir2 nak bakar Stesyen LRT Masjid Jamek bila Fei tertinggal running pack Irwan kat Stesyen LRT Miharja....he he he

Makan Raja Buah @ SS2, PJ

2009-06-30T16:05:00.000+08:00

This was last Friday evening. A gym friend told me about these stalls in SS2, Petaling Jaya selling All-You-Can-Eat Durians, so me and my friends decided to go there and have a feast. Different prices for different grades. We paid RM20 per person for the higher grade ones and boy did we stuff ourselves good.

And as I was posting this entry, YT and Ivan are at home resting. Demam makan durian, boleh?

Can You Read This?

2009-06-26T11:51:00.001+08:00

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too.

Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.

The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

King of Pop dies

2009-06-26T11:38:00.000+08:00

Michael Jackson dies today at the age of 50.

I can still remember how I used to learn his dance moves from his 'Remember The Time' video.

It's gonna be a sad day for his fans who's hoping that they would see him on his comeback concerts supposed to be kicking off next month. I am not sad cuz I am not a big fan but it's the passing of a huge name, so everyone's talking about it.

Rest in peace.

p/s: Is it true when they said that the King confessed Islam last time?

This is the King on the cover of Rolling Stone no. 621, Jan 9, 1992.

*** Farrah Fawcett (one of the gorgeous agents in the Charlie's Angels TV series) also succumbed to anal cancer too today.

"EAT HEALTHY, STAY FIT AND DIE ANYWAY"

I'll remember this

2009-06-25T18:42:00.001+08:00

This is a complimentary pass I received from the Manager of GSC Cinemas in 1 Utama.

There's a story behind it, why it was given to me. But that's not that the story I wanna remember.

The story that I will remember is going out that evening watching a movie with someone.

You Had Me At 'Hello'

2009-06-22T14:12:00.002+08:00

A simple hello you had me at
It was as quickly as that
Time passed and I knew your name
It started out as a spark and then to a flame
We laughed and talked too much
But you had me by just a touch
It was a time I was at least bright
Although i knew something wasn't right
And I'm sorry my friend
But all good things much come to an end
I faded out and so did you
For our lives were different, if only we knew
Not a day goes by I think of your smile
And along to stay for just awhile
For all I know
I still don't want to let go
At least I'll still have 'hello'

**I have been posting poems that reflect how I feel at certain moments. This one here can't do the job better. Spot on.

Steamboat Dinner @ YT's

2009-06-21T23:56:00.000+08:00

Venue: YT's place
Host: YT & Zach
Date: 21 June 2009
Ocassion: Saja saja

My First Concert for 2009

2009-06-12T17:00:00.001+08:00

Here are the tickets to my first concert this year - Konsert Lelaki Ini Anuar Zain. 2 July 2009.

Anuar's superb vocals + the Malaysian Symphony Orchestra + 20 songs in three segments + two-and-a-half-hour performance + Panggung Sari Istana Budaya + crazy fans = A night to remember.

I can't wait.

New Balance Setia Alam Run, Klang

2009-06-07T22:42:00.011+08:00

It was 5.30 in the wee hours of the morning and I was having breakfast with last night's murtabak leftovers. Sembab gile muka. Couldn't sleep well the night before.

Aku dgn Marul tgh tunggu the other Kaki Lariks siap, while listening to Adam Lambert's No Boundaries for some semangat....he he

After the run. From left: Dani, Marul, Aku & Fei.

Kaki aku punya la sakit masa ni....adoi la....

The results: Marul first, Baby second, Aku third, Fei and Dani last. Congratulations to all of us for finishing the run!

Baby terus coma after crossing the finishing line.

Dani & Aku.

Marul: Aku tak paham la kenapa aku tak dapat first place....
Aku: Sudah la! Jgn nak berangan nak dapat first place kalau inhaler kau tinggal kat rumah!
Fei: Alaa, aku sampai last pun still dapat makan Tau Fu Fah jugak. So, no hal la.

Next run is the KL Marathon guys!

The Morning My Car Went Kaput

2009-06-05T01:34:00.004+08:00

As much as it was a joyful day for my staff (read the entry before this one), it wasn't a good one for me. This morning I was already late for work and my car couldn't start. Nothing could be worse. And since it wasn't possible for me to bring the car to the workshop, I had to fetch the mechanic and bawak dia pegi rumah to look at the car. After nearly an hour of checking and taking off the back seat of my car (didn't know that the back seat could be taken off with just one click!), the mechanic told me it wasn't anything major. There was a problem with the wiring of the fuel pump. So, he fixed it and my car was all ok an hour after that. Phew!

And I didn't know until today that the fuel pump was located right under the back seat....

Kesian brader mekanik ni tertonggeng-tonggeng tengah panas godek enjin kereta aku.

**Guys, I have been playing around with this idea of letting go of my Waja and getting a Myvi. Dah lama aku suka Myvi. It's compact, it's economical, it's low on maintenance, it has a timing chain instead of a timing belt (only for the 1.3 variant), it's suitable for a single guy like me and it's perfect for city driving in a city like KL where the traffic is chaotic most of the time. To some it may look downgrading but it all comes down to the car that I like and the practical aspects of it. It might be a Viva and no one can say anything. I am sure a lot of you guys own a Myvi. So, what say you?

My Staff Happy Day

2009-06-05T00:30:00.004+08:00

My staff - Kak Nor, Wanie & Sheha, were really ecstatic today when the laptops and the handphones they ordered arrived sooner then they expected, since I told them earlier that it would take around three weeks for them to be delivered. Here are their happy faces....

From left: Kak Nor (yg selalu komplen keje banyak), Wanie (yg menangis mcm mati laki masa ofis aku kena rompak hari tu) & Sheha (yg En Shahrin panggil 'Sayang' [tiba tiba tekak aku rasa mual, camane tu?]).

Anak sapa la senyum mcm dalam iklan Colgate ni. Eh, the handsome face on the lappy screen looks familiar la....

"Oh, I am so happy. Not only I can 'facebook'ing in the office (KANTOI BIG TIME! PATUT LA KEJE TAK SIAP SIAP EK...), now I can do it at home and at the mamak stall also! I loike!"

Ni anak sapa....eh, anak pulak. Ni mak sapa pulak yg tersenyum lebar ni? Motif beli sampai 3 handphones? Rosmah bini Najib pun ada satu je handphone tau....

Smile!

2009-06-01T16:39:00.002+08:00

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight!

Shopping @ Adidas

2009-05-31T22:04:00.002+08:00

Nicholas: Zaidi, nice or not these shoes?

Aku: Of course they are nice. You getting them?

Nicholas: Still thinking la.

Aku: It's just RM75. Don't think. Just buy. Wait, wait. Pose for the camera first.

Ivan: Darling, so how? Should I buy the shoes ah?

Voice on the phone: Another pair ah? Haiyoh, you bought 17 pairs already last month you know.

Ivan: Ya la. But those shoes I bought at retail prices la. These are discounted. Tak sama lor.

Voice on the phone: Buy la, buy la. Yer, so Imelda Marcos one....

Lam: John, the tapak is blue. I don't like blue la. How?

John: Blue nice maa...

Lam: I don't like.

John: Ok la, don't buy.

Lam: Don't la say like that. I buy, I buy. 40% discount right....he he

From left: Nicholas, Ivan & Marul.

Steven. Oh, and his pose in the fitting room was just priceless!!

From left: Nicholas, Marul, Kent & Lam.

This is John, the sale assistant. Nice guy.

And we walked out with Adidas goodies worth RM747.18, and that's after the discounts.

Kaki Lariks Coming Marathons

2009-05-29T17:18:00.001+08:00

Dear members of Kaki Lariks, I can't believe we registered for all these runs, but it has been so much fun running with you guys! Nak kena beli kasut baru ni....ha ha ha

New Balance Setia Alam Run, Klang
7 June 2009

Standard Chartered International KL Marathon, KL
28 June 2009

Siemens Run, KL
19 July 2009

Adidas King of The Road, Shah Alam
2 Aug 2009

Penang Bridge Run
22 Nov 2009

***Kaki Lariks - Marul, Aku, Baby, Lut, Irwan, Fei & Zai (dah bersara kah?).
Our tagline: "Walaupun semput tetap akan ku tamatkan larian".

Havockan Prince Court Medical Centre

2009-05-28T00:36:00.005+08:00

Sabtu lepas, kitorang ramai2 pegi tgk baby Aida & Omar kat Prince Court Medical Centre, pusat perubatan yg terbaru dan yang termahal (aku dengar la) kat KL ni. Masa aku sampai dgn Marul, walaupun aku akui hospital ni lebih cantik dan gempak dari mana mana hospital swasta yang aku pernah pergi, aku rasa mcm hospital berhantu. Takde org langsung and it was just 8.30 pm. The lobby was totally deserted. So quiet I could hear a pin drop! Tapi aku rasa tempat mcm ni bagus la untuk org sakit sembuh cepat. Senyap, tenang dan bersih. Bila all of us sampai, baru la aku rasa bising sikit dunia ni dengan suara kitorang.

Omar, Aida and their first child. A baby girl. Belum ada nama lagi. Aida dgn Omar nak bagi nama Lily Nerisa, tapi mak Aida nak bagi nama Mutiara. Eksotik seh nama tu....

Awwww....

Baby tido lena walaupun suara kitorang bersembang kuat mcm kat pasar borong.

That night, we could see that Aida was very, very happy. And we are happy for her too. Just look how peaceful the baby's face was. Rambut lebat gile nih.

The baby is so gonna get spoilt by her many uncles.

Berebut-rebut ni nak ambik gambar dgn Aida and her baby.

Aku, Omar and the baby. Menggigil-gigil tangan Omar pangku baby....he he he. First time mmg mcm tu la. Nanti by the time lahir anak ke-6 dah biasa la kot....

Omar stares lovingly at his daughter while The Three Stooges sibuk nak enter frame.

A group photo sebelum kitorang balik.

Baru aku perasan gambar Che Fad takde. Che Fad did come but I think he was not in any of the pictures cuz the whole time he was busy talking to Aida's parents and Omar's mom.

These pics are also posted here for the baby's Auntie Sabrina who's now in Brisbane, not being able to be here to celebrate this joyous moment. Everybody say HI to Sabrina!

My Love Quote for the Day

2009-05-27T11:57:00.001+08:00

It's time to get jiwang again....he he he

I don't pretend to know what love is for everyone, but I can tell you what it is for me.

Love is knowing all about someone, and still wanting to be with them more than any other person.

Love is trusting them enough to tell them everything about yourself, including the things you might be ashamed of.

Love is feeling comfortable and safe with someone, but still getting weak knees when they walk in a room and smile at you.

John Abraham

2009-05-25T00:58:00.003+08:00

Aku terjumpa gambar ni dalam my personal photo albums. This is me and my friends with the famous Bollywood actor, John Abraham. We bumped into him in Pavilion sometime in February last year.

*** I am not a fan of the Bollywood movies but I really wanna watch Devdas. I have been looking high and low for the dvd/vcd tapi still tak jumpa. Anyone has it? Nak pinjam boleh?

Forever Friends

2009-05-22T17:21:00.002+08:00

Musni, Khairil, Zaidi & Yoda. Dah lama kami berkawan. Sejak dari Form 1. That takes us back way to the year 1988. We were the best of friends then. We still are but as time passes by, a lot of changes have been happening in our lives.

Khairil is happily married with a son and a daughter and told us that he's running his own business.

Yoda is also a married guy with two lovely daughters and his wife Fiza is now pregnant again with their third daughter! Murahnya rezeki. Yoda is now in the middle of doing his PhD in the UK and will only finish sometime in 2011.

Musni is now working in Petronas doing legal. There was this one time I heard he got married but I know that wasn't true, cuz I was sure he would never, in a million years, forget to invite us to his big day (berani dia nak lupa....cuba try tengok....). So, last night we heard it from the horse's mouth, he's still single, like I am.

Yoda is in KL right now until the end of June, doing his research. So we took the chance to meet up.

We had a nice dinner together and caught up on everyone's latest updates. We chatted and laughed, especially over the funny memories of the good old days when we were still schooling; how I and Musni bullied the then small-sized Zul until the matter was brought before the Principal where we had to explain and apologize to Yoda's parent. Ceh!

Funny enough, that started the friendship between us. Khairil has always been the jovial and the mischievous one, always having something up his sleeves. Yang bermasalah disiplin selalu pun dia la orangnya....he he he. But somehow or rather, we clicked well and the friendship continues until this very day.

At one point last night, it really touched my heart to see Yoda, upon his arrival, extended his arms and offered each one of us a hug. To me, that gesture, though very subtle, showed us how much he has been missing us and how we have been missing him too, for that matter.

Well, like I said, times have changed, and we are all aware that we don't see each other or get to hang around together as much as we want anymore, but we know that these familiar faces will always be here in our hearts. A 21-year old and still ongoing friendship doesn't go just like that, right guys?

To Khairil and Zul, I wish you guys all the best in all your future undertakings. Have more kids, so that me and Musni might get the chance to adopt one or two, if we have to....he he

To Musni, please let me know if you're going to settle down cuz that's when I will know my dateline's nearing too! Well, you have a younger sister who's still single and Zul too has one who's also still single, so I won't worry so much. Guys, just thinking of the worst case scenario if you know what I mean....he he he. And I am so sorry Musni, I only have brothers....

Let's keep in touch no matter what ya. I wanna see your faces when we are old.

Oh ya, my regards to your families guys.

And Musni, THANKS SO MUCH FOR SETTLING THE BILL FOR US LAST NIGHT.

Eh, lupa pulak. Irwan also came malam tadi. He was our junior masa sekolah dulu. So, when he heard that we were meeting up, he wanted to join.

This is Irwan in his car on the way to our dinner place. This picture was taken when he was on the verge of losing his sanity due to the really bad traffic yesterday evening.

The Day The Stork Finally Arrived

2009-05-22T13:05:00.000+08:00

It's a happy day.

At 10.26 am today, I (and I believe all the other sibs did too) received a text message from Omar that read:

"Good morning sibs, at 9.29 am today Aida delivered a healthy baby girl weight around 3 kg Aida recovering in operation room now Room in prince court is 6 floor, room 6H11 Thanks for all your prayers"

Alhamdulillah, the baby finally arrived, and my darling friend Aida and Omar are made proud parents on this blessed Friday. Can't wait to see the baby. I'll post the pics here once I have them ya.

Congratulations to Aida and Omar!

New Balance Pacesetters

2009-05-21T15:21:00.000+08:00

Lari lagi last Sunday. This time it was the New Balance Pacesetters kat Tasik Perdana. The regular members of the Kaki Lariks semua ada - Aku, Baby, Marul, Lut, Fei & Irwan.

We had to run for 15 km and the route was just azab to the max. Aku mintak nyawa everytime naik bukit. Ngeh....ngeh....

But I was happy that I finished the run within the qualifying time of my category and for the first time I didn't stop throughout the run. Tapi lepas habis tu, tuhan je tahu mcmana sakitnya la kaki aku. Yang belah kiri mcm terseliuh sikit and it still hurts until today. But that's ok. Puas hati seh!

So Kaki Lariks, let's prepare for the coming four runs ya!

Eat Eat Snap Snap

2009-05-21T12:57:00.002+08:00

Date: 16 May 2009 (last Saturday)

Venue: Resh's place @ Armanee

Event: Resh's birthday lunch (yang diawalkan)

Activities: An afternoon of makan makan (sampai dah tak larat nak makan) and amik amik gambar!

Menu: Segala macam home made food yang disediakan oleh Chef Hisham (Baby, dapat tak recipe nak buat buns tu?)

The buffet spread. And those cute buns....

Aiya, how la Hisham prepared all these single handedly? Respect seh....

Lutfi tengah potong tembikai. Dia bukan nak tolong sangat tapi Che Fad yang paksa.

Aku and Aida. As I was typing this, I think she has checked into the hospital already. Tomorrow's gonna be the BIG DAY. Yaaay! By esok, there's gonna be a junior addition to the family. How exciting! Aida, it's gonna be just fine. Jangan risau ok. Love you.

From left: Marul, Lut & Baby with that basket of home made buns.

Adoi la, bila boleh makan ni....

Clockwise from left: Resh, Aku, Hisham, Marul & Lut.

Resh's birthday cake. Simply delicious.

A group photo taken by Irwan. "The point is?"....he he he

The birthday guy cutting the cake after we sang him the Happy Birthday song.
Aida: Resh, boleh tak potong cepat, baby I nak makan kek ok....

Another group photo. Everybody's in this one.

And yet another group photo. We had to pose in the kitchen sebab kitchen Resh dah tak hodoh mcm dulu....he he he. Sorry Resh. Lepas ni Baby boleh menjalankan tugas sebagai pencuci pinggan dengan selesa dengan adanya double-sink yang lebih besar dan meletop.

Lepaking lepas makan. Full and all happy.

From left: Irwan, Marul, Hisham, Aku & Resh. Waaa, now Resh's balcony got pokok-pokok one la....

Me & my E71. Baby shot this.

Baby and his Ixus. I shot this.

From left: Aida, Marul, Lut & Aku. In the background you can see Resh's maid tengah kemas meja makan. Maid dari Semenyih yang terror cakap omputeh....hik!

From left: Sid, Aku & Baby. Yang kat depan Sid muka tinggal setengah tu is Irwan. Tengok mata je dah boleh kenal....ha ha ha

Baby yang tak letih2 di ambil gambarnya tengahari tu....

Kaki kaki siapa kah?

From left: Chef Hisham, Baby & Birthday Guy Resh.

A gift from Albert

2009-05-15T17:33:00.001+08:00

Albert, a gym friend, gave me a book last Tuesday. Thanks Al. Another book is just what I need since I just started reading again.

I will read it once I finish the one that I am currently reading ya.

Thank you again.

So it's hot....

2009-05-12T17:22:00.001+08:00

I was at the gym yesterday and overheard the person next to me complaining about the heat wave we are experiencing right now. Yeah, I agree with her totally. For instance, the heat somehow has taken it's toll on my body. I was down with fever the other day due to overheating and I have yet to fully recover. Making things worse, my throat is all sore from the bad cough I have been having.

Tapi aku terpikir kejap tadi.

Yes it's hot, tapi....

....kita takde ribut salji sampai sistem pengangkutan awam kita lumpuh

....kita takde wabak penyakit yang menakutkan

....kita takde ancaman letupan gunung berapi yang boleh memusnahkan jiwa

....kita takde ancaman gempa bumi yang boleh membunuh beribu2 nyawa

....kita takde pergolakan politik yg teruk sampai berlakunya pertumpahan darah (setakat main cekik-cekik dalam perhimpunan tu tak la brutal sgt walaupun sbnrnya memalukan senario politik kita yang semakin hari semakin tak senonoh)
dan sebagainya la yg membuatkan kita rakyat Malaysia ni sebagai insan-insan yang bertuah....

So korang semua, tahan je la panas ni sekejap ye (walaupun aku pun sibuk komplen sbnrnya but I'll try to kurangkan komplen after I publish this entry....he he he).

Ok what panas mcm ni. The best time to eat your favourite ice cream guys!

Enjoy the heat!

See, the sun is still smiling....

Happy Mommies' Day

2009-05-10T14:24:00.000+08:00

On this special day, my unconditional love goes out to my mom, HAJJAH RATIHAH BINTI HAJI AHMAD.

Happy Mother's Day Mak.

And the Bihun Sup you prepared for lunch was just superb!

Tried them again, but still don't like 'em

2009-05-09T14:29:00.001+08:00

I was in Pavilion last Thursday evening with Ivan & YT. The plan was to have dinner. The big question was - WHERE?

Sebanyaknya tempat-tempat makan kat situ but like always, picking up a place to eat was never an easy task.

I didn't know what came over me that evening but I suggested to the guys that we go and have sushi. Ivan was giving me this 'EH?' look when I came out with that idea since he knew I never liked Japanese food.

But I was telling myself "Well, the last time I tried Japanese food was sometime way back in 1999 when I had a trip to Japan (I had to eat them cuz I didn't have that many choice of what else to eat....duh!), and I might have forgotten how they taste like. Let me try it again this time, who knows I might like them now"....

So we went to Ichiban Boshi. Ivan and YT did all the choosing for the type of sushi we ate that night.

Makan, makan, makan. I tried one each of all the types of sushi we had on our table.

Lepas we settled the bill, I told myself while walking out: "Zaidi, you will never like sushi. Just stick to your cow's brain. Period."

NO MORE SUSHI FOR ME!

This is life

2009-05-04T15:22:00.000+08:00

Masa tengah ada duit lebih, masa ni la tayar nak bocor la, tekak teringin nak makan benda2 mahal la. Mcmana nak jimat?

Masa tengah bersemangat nak habiskan keje2 kat opis, masa ni la badan nak sakit. Kena MC. Mcmana keje nak siap?

Masa tengah rasa seronok hidup single, masa ni la perasaan kena uji....(mati la kawan kawan dtg interview lepas ni)

So, mcmana?

Mcmana apa? This is life. Harung je la.

Tadi pun ada sorang kawan bgtahu aku over lunch: In life, it's either you feel sad OR you be happy.

Choose one.

I have made my choice I guess.

Lepak makan DONAT

2009-04-26T14:52:00.000+08:00

Jiwang sikit boleh?

2009-04-26T07:09:00.001+08:00

It's early Sunday morning. I woke up ten minutes ago feeling very peaceful and calm. I decided to post this poem I found on the net three days ago. Guys, jiwang sikit pagi ni ek. It's not like I do it all the time pun kan. Bear with me. This morning is just one of the moments I feel like expressing what I feel. Karat seh! So, here it is....

Where you were,
I did not see you.

So close to me,
but yet so veiled.

Quietly you waited,
upon my invitations;
but still, somehow,
I failed to note of you,
yearning to be with me,
but finding
just a void.

So sadly,
you retreated;
bowed, dejected.

Finally when I knew
of you, your devotion,
so foolishly I did feel,
like a simpleton.

For I had looked
so very hard for you,
up/down/everywhere.

But I just did not looked
clear, in front of me,
where you were...

... just there.

Ok, you guys can puke now....

Tak best

2009-04-23T13:10:00.000+08:00

Gile tak best sebab tengah pening. Mcm mcm dalam kepala ni. Berat. Mata berat. Otak berat. Hati pun berat. Tak best. Memang tak best.

Ketuk kepala dengan senduk ok kot....

What the heck is happening?

2009-04-21T00:43:00.004+08:00

Eddie, just don't do this to yourself. (Hello? As if I have control over it la....)

Eddie, I know you are just caught in the moment, that's all. (Ok, but what if I am not just that....)

Eddie, are you really sure with what you are feeling? (At this point, seriously I don't but I kinda like the feeling, and that scares me....)

Eddie, this is just not you. (I know, but then again they say there's always a first time for everything right? No?)

Eddie, are you crazy? (I guess I am for doing/feeling something that I never thought I would do/feel before....)

Eddie, tell me what are you going to do now huh? (Go to sleep and see if I still feel the same when I wake up tomorrow morning....)

Good night Eddie. Sure hope things get a bit clearer when you wake up. If they don't, then I guess you will be so pening to sort it out!

Another new book

2009-04-21T00:21:00.000+08:00

I have finally finished reading Vikas Swarup's Six Suspects. Another gem. Vikas just scored another one after Slumdog Millionaire. What else can I say. EXPLOSIVE ENDING!

Got another new book. My second Archer entitled False Impression. Happy reading Eddie!

Masa muda dulu....

2009-04-17T16:37:00.001+08:00

A friend tagged me this old photo on FB. I had a truly good laugh. Cute seh aku muda muda dulu....Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Photo taken NINETEEN YEARS AGO!

Scary & Gory (and you've been warned)!

2009-04-16T22:22:00.005+08:00

I was attending this one wedding ceremony. I didn't know anyone there. None of the guests were familiar to me. I didn't even know the bride and the bridegroom.

The ceremony went really well until everyone had gone home and the celebrated couple had retired to their bedroom. I was one of the last few to leave when this group of people came ambushing out of nowhere.

These guys came straight to me, leaving the other guests alone. I was stunned and didn't do anything, not even run from the obvious threat I saw coming my way.

Some of the guys then pulled and dragged me. I was struggling trying to set myself free but only realized that I was in a room when the guys let me go.

I was in a tastefully decorated bedroom. It wasn't long before my eyes caught the sight of the newly wed couple cowering at a corner hugging each other.

Now, that was when it all happened, the scariest part of my nightmare and I sure think this was the moment I broke my sweat in my sleep.

One of the guys made a move forward from behind me carrying a very long machete, approached the couple and brutally slaughtering them one by one by the neck (I can't believe nightmares can be this graphic until now!). The couple didn't put up a fight as if they knew that they were facing a certain death no matter what.

I stood there watching in horror, and I was wrong when I thought the gory episode was over.

I was then forced by the men to carry the dead bloody bodies and I was asked to throw them into this river not far from the killing scene.

If it wasn't in a nightmare, I don't think I'll be able to go through all that.

After dumping the bodies into the river, I managed to somehow escaped from the men and I was running as fast as I could, not knowing where I was running to, until I reached an airport. Obviously it wasn't KLIA but it was also not an airport that I had been to before.

I made my way to the departure hall, still running my way through.

I was stopped by one officer in uniform. He asked me for my passport when I told him I wanted to go back to Malaysia.

I rummaged through my pockets but couldn't find it.

At that point I screamed and cried....

....and I woke up from my sleep, sweating.

Haiyoh! Nightmare as graphic, as gory and as scary as this. Why la?

***Eli Roth would love to turn my nightmare into a movie...

Go watch this

2009-04-13T15:16:00.002+08:00

Need to chill out, relax and learn a lesson or two about life and love especially? Go and watch 'He's Just Not That Into You'. Trust me, everybody will be able to relate themselves to the many stories in the movie, one way or the other. And who knows, you might get the answers to some of the questions you have been having in your head for a long time (I got mine for sure!).

Guys, go watch this. Gals, go watch this. It's about relationships. And it's oh so real!

Pelakon cite ni semua gempak-gempak seh....

Now, of all names....

2009-04-12T01:56:00.002+08:00

Dolek. Pungkik. Wejok. Parga. These are a few examples of some weird (nick)names belong to some people I know. But as far as real names are concerned, the weirdest I found so far would have to be Fajar Misteri (as per in that person's MyKad ok!)....

But today, I have just found another one that just beats Fajar Misteri. An absolute winner in this weird name competition.

Aku and Marul, we were at the Kelana Jaya LRT station's 7-Eleven earlier this afternoon, on our way to the gym in Uptown Damansara. We grabbed ourselves some bottled drinks and headed straight to the cashier. Masa aku tengah beratur tunggu giliran nak bayar, that was when I saw the cashier's nametag pinned on the right side of her shirt. I looked at her face. Dah berumur aku rasa. A makcik I would say. She was having this sad-and-gloomy look on her face and believe me, I am not trying to be rude or anything, but that look somehow corresponds with her name and that made me wanted to laugh my guts out. I tahan myself from sharing what I saw with Marul (who was paying in front of me) cuz there was no way I could say it in front of the makcik. I finished paying for my drinks and made my exit.

Aku: Marul, kau perasan tak apa yang aku nampak?

Marul: Nama cashier tu kan?

And we laughed.

Guys, nama makcik cashier tu DERITA.

Sorry guys, I am not trying to make the makcik a laughing stock here. No bad intentions whatsoever. Just wanting to share something interesting, weird and kind of coincidentally funny at the same time. Muka makcik tu sedih gile, then nama pulak mcm tu....adoi la....

Well, I guess people do have really weird names kan. Secara ironiknya, nama tu adalah kepunyaan kita tetapi bukan pilihan kita untuk menentukannya (unless lepas cukup umur kita pergi JPN apply utk tukar nama la kan, which is a different thing altogether).

Aku doakan Makcik Derita akan happy selalu hendaknya, Insya Allah.

***But then again, what's in a name kan. Kalau nama elok, cantik, mulia tapi perangai teruk pun buat apa....

Mana Atuk? Mana Nenek?

2009-04-05T17:35:00.002+08:00

Today is Sunday. Hari yg mana aku akan bangun selewat yang mungkin. But this morning, my slumber was distracted by sounds of small knocks on my bedroom door. They sounded distant, so I thought I was just dreaming and I ignored them. I slept really late last night so when the sounds stopped I fell asleep again almost instantly. Then they came back, the small knocks. This time they really woke me up. I pulled myself out of bed, eyes still half-opened, practically dragging myself to the door, turned the knob, and pulled the door open. I could see no one. Eh, was I still dreaming? Or worse, sleepwalking?

And that was when I heard a small chuckle. I looked down and there I saw these two cute round eyes staring at me, complete with a smile. My favourite nephew Iqmal came visiting! I picked him up and that's when I realized how much I have been missing him! Smooches! Please excuse Uncle Edi's morning breath ye Iqmal....he he he....

Iqmal: Uncle Edi, Iqmal misses you too! Mana Atuk dgn Nenek?

Aku: Atuk dgn Nenek takde la. Pergi Mekah....

Iqmal: Uncle Edi, Iqmal pooped. Can you help change my diaper and wash me up?

Aku: Oh Iqmal, Uncle Edi loves you very very much but you have to call your dad for this. SOS! SOS!

Neo datang KL lagi

2009-04-05T14:04:00.000+08:00

Neo dtg KL lagi. He's gonna be here for a week. So malam tadi, kitorang pegi dinner ramai2 tapi tak semua pun dpt join due to some other commitments. The expecting parents Omar & Aida were there (dua bulan lebih je lagi Aida before the baby arrives...semua org excited nih!), YT and Fei also came, Lut dtg dgn Neo, Che Fad and Zach arrived a bit late. Mula mula cadangnya nak makan kat Delicious Dua Residency tapi kena tukar ke Delicious Marc Residence sebab the former was closed for a private function. Mesti si Benjamin Yong (Boss Delicious) punya party la tu. Omar, weren't we suppose to be in the guest list? He he he....

Lut & Neo.

Kitorang enjoying our food. Entah kenapa malam tadi penuh gile org dtg makan. Mesti sebab outlet yg kat Dua Residency tu tutup, so semua pun lari ke Marc Residence.

Clockwise from left: Omar, Aida, Aku, Lut, Neo and Fei.

Che Fad baru sampai. Sorry la gambar blurr sebab tukang amik gambar pegang kamera sambil makan Cheeseburger....

And mcm biasa, kalau makan kat mana mana Delicious, aku mesti snap gambar sangkar-sangkar burung ni....

Now ladies, is this true? He he he....

2009-04-04T02:50:00.000+08:00

Esquire Indonesia 2nd Anniversary Limited Edition Issue

2009-04-04T02:35:00.000+08:00

I always get a copy of a local magazine of the place/country that I travel to. And I got this when I was in Jogja.

Jogjakarta

2009-04-04T01:47:00.001+08:00

Pegi Jogjakarta hari tu dr 19 sampai 23 March 2009. Another holiday trip after Bangkok last month. Cuma kali ni lagi ramai la yg pegi. Mereka-mereka yg join hari tu adalah:

Baby

Fei

Dani

John

Irwan

Aku

Sid

Peter

We visited these places:

BOROBUDUR - Amazing! What else can I say! I came to Jogja mainly to visit this wondrous landmark and it took my breath away at the first sight. A Unesco World Heritage Site, it is also Indonesia's single most visited tourist attraction.

PRAMBANAN - Another Unesco World Heritage Site and the largest Hindu temple compound in Central Java. The weather was wet and we took photos in the rain with our colorful umbrellas...ellas...ellas...ellas...We also watched the Ramayana Ballet Theatre later that evening. A classic lovers' tale.

TAMAN SARI - sort of like a water garden in the ancient palace compound with dip pools.

NGASEM BIRD MARKET - Despite the market's name, it also got other wild creatures like wild cats, civets, bats and they also have the biggest geckos (read cicak yang banyak kat siling rumah tu) ever! If one is looking for nice handmade ornamental wood cages, this is just the place.

KALIURANG DISTRICT - This was where we tortured our legs and shoes (Sid, tapak kasut dah tampal balik?). Trekking 4 jam naik turun bukit to get where we wanted to go to catch a view of the volcanic Mount Merapi. Breathtaking!

DIENG - This is a highland resort. A three-hour drive from Central Malioboro. Tinggi nak mampus la kan nak naik atas tu. Kecut perut aku when the driver kept on shifting to lower gears when ascending the crooked and steep road. Tiap kali tukar gear aku rasa mcm van semput nak panjat bukit and mcm nak terus undur masuk gaung! The main crop here is ubi kentang and you know what, it snows in August here in Dieng! We were also taken to some volcanic craters and were told a tragic story by the guide about this one cikgu tadika who comitted suicide by jumping into one of the boiling hot craters. Students dia nakal sgt gamaknya....

Food was very cheap and was easy to get. Like many Asian destinations, one can never go hungry here. Hawkers were like everywhere. And unless you are gastronomically adventurous, you are surely going to miss the tastes of the local, and sometimes weird dishes - among others, Pecal Lele (catfish salad), Bebek (duck), Sate Kelinci (rabbit satay), Nasi Gudeg (rice with a special gulai and fried nangka), Kepiting (crab), Bakpia (a type of baked dough with flavoured fillings) and Gurameh Goreng (I didn't actually try the dish or ask what Gurameh is but I think it's Ikan Sepat based on the fish's name in English which is Gourami).

New Prime Minister

2009-04-03T13:05:00.000+08:00

This morning, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has just been sworn in and took oath of office as our country's 6th Prime Minister. While many of our Asian counterparts are facing more serious problems with their political situations, I hope that our newly appointed premier shall bring us new light and new changes, as what have been promised to the rakyat. I hope the new government will listen more to what the rakyat have to say because it's the rakyat who chose the government. As one of the many Malaysians, I am just grateful that I am living in a country where, no matter how bad the situations are around the globe, economically and politically, I am still able to lead a happy and peaceful life with my Malaysian families and multi-racial friends. May Malaysia go to greater heights, Insya Allah.

Congratulations Datuk Seri.

*** Satu hari ni Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor tersenyum dari telinga ke telinga la nampaknya....

Selamat pergi, Selamat kembali

2009-04-02T00:28:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah, Ayah dan Mak masih diberikan kekuatan dan rezeki olehNya untuk sekali lagi menjadi tetamu Allah. Aku baru je hantar Mak dgn Ayah kat KLIA tadi. Mula mula diorang ke Mesir dan lepas tu baru ke Mekah dan Madinah bagi mengerjakan ibadah umrah.

Semoga Mak dan Ayah selamat pergi dan selamat kembali.

*** Dua minggu la aku makan kedai nampaknya....he he he

SIGH

2009-03-30T17:51:00.003+08:00

Mana satu yg patut kita dulukan? Diri kita atau diri org lain?

Hati sapa yg kita kena jaga dulu? Hati kita atau hati org lain?

Tapi kalau kita dulukan diri kita dan jugak menjaga hati kita dulu, adil ke kalau org kata kita ni tak sensitif, tak berhati perut dan mementingkan diri sendiri?

*** The world can sometimes be a really hard place to live in, especially when we take each other for granted. At times I just feel like shutting myself up from the rest and live with just me and myself alone because no one seems to understand myself like I do....*sigh*

Melawati Run

2009-03-29T23:50:00.002+08:00

This is my fourth run since I started running the marathons. Nak buat full marathon, or even half-marathon aku still tak mampu lagi la. This morning run cuma 10 km. Masa mula mula start join lari2 ni semua pun, I have decided to take it easy. Join sebab it's a healthy activity and just for the fun of it basically. Cuma nak jadi recreational runner je.

Run pagi tadi was also joined by Baby, Marul, Dani & YT. Mcm biasa, Marul tinggalkan all of us jauh kat belakang. Boleh tahan kederat mamat ni walaupun asthmatic kan....he he he. Marul finished first, followed by Baby. Aku & YT crossed the finishing line together and Dani came in last. The time I clocked wasn't so bad la for my personal record.

Lepas habis run, YT went for tennis in Subang with some friends and the four of us decided to join Eugene's Bodystep in FF Menara Maxis. Masa ni kaki aku dah sakit gile ni but terlanjur dah singgah FF Maxis utk mandi, I might as well masuk je kelas Eugene; aku pun tak try lagi Bodysteps yg new release tu.

And only God knows how much my legs hurt after the class. They were 'screaming' in pain! But Bodysteps new release was good, so sakit sakit pun berbaloi la jugak....hik!

After showering, we went and tgk wayang. Lepas tu jumpa Che Fad, Zach and Sid makan makan kat Nando's and lepak kat Oldtown YKS sebelum balik.

It has been a good and simple Sunday I would say.

As I was typing this, kaki aku mcm SAKIT TAK HENGAT! Adoi la!

From left: Baby, Marul, YT & Aku.

From left: Dani & Aku.

Goofing around at breakfast after the run.

The medal that I got for participating and finishing within the allocated running time.

Melepak kat Oldtown YKS. From left: Che Fad, Sid, Baby, Aku and Dani yang hampir2 nak pengsan sebab terlampau penat.

Goofing around, again.

Dani wearing his brand new limited edition All Black Adidas Jacket. A nice one and it's not cheap too.

And sometimes I go crazy....

2009-03-25T16:53:00.001+08:00

Pictures taken by my EQUALLY CRAZY friend, Baby. Jogja, March 2009.

Terbang RM300

2009-03-18T23:46:00.001+08:00

Kalau bukan sebab nak travel, jgn harap la aku nak renew passport aku. So, kelmarin terbang la RM300 buat passport baru. Kata dulu nak turunkan harga la, apa la. Takde pun. Nasib baik la kecepatan proses nak buat passport tu melegakan hati aku. Walaupun aku dtg agak lewat i.e. 9.30 am mcm tu, diorang dpt siapkan passport aku dalam masa kurang dr 2 jam. Kira ok la tu. Tak la mcm 3, 4 tahun lepas. Kena ambik cuti ok kalau nak buat passport. Dah tentu2 sehari suntuk kat immigration tu. Silap haribulan, esok baru kena dtg ambik passport, mcm yg aku pernah kena dulu....

Hodohnya muka aku kat passport baru ni. Tapi aku rasa gambar dalam passport lama lagi hodoh. Cuma kali ni sembab sikit sebab baru bangun tido. Tak suka betul kalau ambik gambar passport ke, IC ke, membership card gym ke sebab aku mesti tak suka tgk muka aku. Ye la, aku ni bukannya photogenic. I always think that my ears are not level. Somehow, I feel that my right ear is bigger and lower than the left one....he he he

Maka dengan membayar kos nak buat passport ni jugak la budget aku lari. So, mcm tak dapat la aku nak beli Crumpler Messenger Bag yg dah lama aku idam2kan. Moga moga dalam masa terdekat ni jugak aku dpt beli, Insya Allah (woi, berapa banyak beg daaa nak beli!)....

Akak Kahwin Dgn Kirk

2009-03-17T02:27:00.001+08:00

Sampai jugak jodoh Akak dgn Kirk. Alhamdulillah. Org kata kalau dah jodoh takkan ke mana. Akhirnya diorang bersatu jugak di jinjang pelamin. Akak ni bukan kakak aku tau. Nama panggilan je tu. Semua org panggil dia Akak. Nama betul dia Anis Zalinda. Kawan aku. So, Sabtu dgn Ahad (14 & 15 Mac) lepas, aku pun berkampung la kat umah pengantin kat Kuala Pilah. Meriah betul majlisnya. Almaklumlah anak Ketua Kampung Kuala Kepis. Aku doakan mempelai berbahagia sampai bila-bila dan dikurniakan banyak cahaya mata.

Selamat Pengantin Baru!

Ni gambar2 Akak masa nikah:

The following are gambar-gambar Akak masa malam berinai:

Yang ni pulak gambar-gambar Akak masa bersanding:

And kat bawah ni group photo aku dgn member2 gym yg datang memeriahkan majlis:

Lastly, gambar kenangan aku dgn Akak....

Belacan, Geragok and Other Prawns

2009-03-14T01:07:00.014+08:00

We watched a play yesterday evening entitled 'Belacan, Geragok and Other Prawns'. Now that's a really weird title for a play, but it was such an entertaining and an amusing one nevertheless.

Aku and my bunch of friends managed to get our hands on the free passes for the play. It was free because it was just a workshop performance staged at the Indicine @ KLPac.

Snappy and bitchy was the tagline of the play and that was exactly what the audience got. Fast paced, sharp, witty and it was very very funny I laughed my eyeballs out at some of the crazy lines I never thought would be said by the actors - Mark Beau de Silva and Ashraf Zain. There were only two actors in the play but they played their roles just amazingly, especially the big sized Ashraf. I can't help but laughing when I recall the scene where he impersonated Erra Fazira, complete with her lines from one of the Sembilu movies, but with more exaggeration and drama of course, in the most humorous way.

After the 45-minute play, the room was opened to a discussion where the audience could actually ask questions and throw comments on it, for the purpose of improving it before the play actually runs officially to the public sometime in May. Omar took part in the open discussion by giving some positive views.

Even though it's just a workshop performance, I still think that it was properly staged and I kinda liked it, and I am sure that it's gonna be even better when it opens in May. For those who watched Air-Con, this one is also a must. Talking about no-holds-barred scripts here guys. Oh ya, Air-Con is going to be restaged from 15 - 19 April 2009. Get your tickets now or you are going to miss one hell of a good play. Zach, can you please get us the tix....he he he....thanks!

After the play, we went and lepak2 kat Oldtown Yap Kwan Seng (if only we could find other places to hang out) chit chatting, laughing and feasting our eyes on one of our friends' brand new Volvo S40! I like the car too and oleh kerana tak mampu nak beli sendiri, so nanti mintak dia tumpangkan je la pegi mana mana....he he he

And here it is....

....our friend's brand new Volvo S40.

Talentime

2009-03-13T11:16:00.003+08:00

I was furious when I got to know that Muallaf was not approved to be shown in our theatres. Menyesal tak join Irwan, YT and Zach pegi Singapore hari tu to catch the movie. The movie is still playing there, tapi I don't think I will take a trip down to just watch it. I'll get my hands on the DVD later. Pirated copy pun pirated copy lah! Don't blame me for not supporting the local industry, but do I have a choice?

I have been following Yasmin Ahmad's movies. I am a fan so to say. Her films are different. They are not the best films la but looking at our local film industry and the films we produce, I think Yasmin's works are in the class of their own.

Her latest work, Talentime, is opening soon on 26th March. I am so gonna watch this one. Nak tengok Jaclyn Victor cakap Tamil....he he he

*** I have a feeling that one of my friends is going to really fall in love with Howard, the chinese guy who plays the character Kahoe in the movie....he he he

MY Personality Test

2009-03-12T10:53:00.001+08:00

Ivan posted the results of his personality test in his blog and asked readers to try out the test. I did and here are MY PERSONALITY TEST results (Haiyoh! Most of them are quite true la. These tests are getting more accurate nowadays. Scary sometimes....):

Your view on yourself:

You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education:

Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

Success in your career is not the most important thing in life. You are content with what you have and think that being with someone you love is more than spending all of your precious time just working.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Guys, try the test out at http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Yellow Cab Pizza Co.

2009-03-08T23:39:00.001+08:00

Makan sendiri sendiri - mcm ni la kalau kitorang adik beradik bila mak dgn ayah takde kat rumah. Skrg ni kan mak dgn ayah aku gi Sabah, so dah confirm2 la dapur umah aku takkan berasap. Nak harap kitorang adik beradik masak sendiri mmg takkan la....

So, tadi for dinner, adik aku yg bongsu sekali, si Razi ajak try makan pizza kat Yellow Cab Pizza Co. kat Ampang Point. Baru je bukak, satu row dengan Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa yang baru bukak jugak kat situ.

So, kitorang pun pegi la.

Outlet dia kecik je. Ada tempat makan kat dalam and ada jugak tempat makan kat luar. Masa kitorang sampai kat dalam semua dah penuh sebab meja kat dalam pun tak banyak. Like I said, the place is quite small.

Banyak juga la variety pizza.

Self service. You go to the counter. You choose your order. You pay. Get a table and your food will be sent to you.

Mcm biasa, ada three sizes of pizza. Small, Medium and Large. We ordered the large one cuz we thought the size would be just like the pizza at the other pizza places. Terkejut beruk aku bila pizza kitorang sampai. Besar tak hengat wei! Lucky the crust was thin, so the three of us finally managed to gobble up the gargantuan pizza up to the last slice.

Rasa-wise, aku still suka Domino's lagi. Bukannya tak sedap tapi I still like Domino's better.

Ada delivery service jugak. Really cute delivery Vespa-like-scooters too.

Takde kipas kat dining area yg kat luar tu. Berpeluh ketiak jugak la sebab panas.

Tiga org anak-anak Haji Ujang yang tak reti2 nak berasapkan dapur. Dari kiri: Rizal, Razi and Aku.

Drive around Ampang Point and look for this illuminated signage. You won't miss it.

The yellow and cute delivery scooters parked right in front of the pizza place.

The entrance of the pizza place.

We paid around RM70 including drinks for our meal. Mcm mahal but kalau korang tgk size pizza dia tu, aku rasa price dia mcm ok la jugak....

A night at YT's Place a.k.a. RKPY

2009-03-08T01:25:00.002+08:00

Mak dgn Ayah flew to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah yesterday afternoon to attend a cousin's engagement and they will only be back on Wednesday. It's a long weekend again since tomorrow is a public holiday (Maulidurrasul).

So, malam tadi, Aku, Marul, Fei and Ivan spent the night at YT's place.

We had dinner kat Warong Opah. My Nasi Goreng USA was a bit tasteless. Ivan chose the place for an abvious reason but unfortunately he wasn't very lucky....he he he

Then we went and makan my favourite Tau Fu Fah at Hai Siang Kopitiam (next door to the famous Oldtown White Coffee in Bandar Puteri Puchong). Q came and joined us. Everytime aku gi umah YT mesti kitorang gi makan Tau Fu Fah kat sini. It's really, really good. Try it if you don't trust me. And one more thing, don't just order the normal one, order the Tau Fu Fah with longan. So refreshing.

We went back and watched The Reader, the movie in which Kate Winslet's acting garnered her this year's golden statue for the Best Actress in a Motion Picture category. Nasib baik la dia menang, kalau tak sia sia la dia telanjang in almost every other scene in the movie. Hah! It's a good movie.

Lepas movie kuar melepak minum lagi kat kedai mamak. Talking about having Teh Tarik Halia and Roti Telur cicah gula at 1 in the morning. I am no diet freak so I don't really care what I eat and when I eat!

Slept really late and I woke up when Lut got here to play tennis with YT and Marul. Before going out for lunch, we watched another good movie, Milk. Sean Penn won the Oscar for the Best Actor category potraying the gay activist, Harvey Milk. Again, like Winslet, superb and brilliant acting.

Oh my, I am running late to submit our forms for the Melawati Run on this coming 29th. Gerak dulu wokay!

YT tgh bergayut dgn org jauh....

From left: YT and Marul.

From left: Ivan, Aku & Q.

From left: Marul, Ivan and the proud owner of a new silver Vios, Fei. Bila nak bawak kitorang rewang2 naik Vios nih?

YT's fish pond. It's small and nice with little fishes swimming around in it but IT'S HAUNTED! The mystery of the turtles vanishing without a trace has yet to be resolved. YT, it's time to call Scully and Mulder.

Another new book

2009-03-07T01:12:00.000+08:00

Finished my Archer's book a week ago. It was really, really good. Gripping till the end. And today I got another book for myself. Six Suspects by Vikas Swarup, the same author who wrote Q&A, which was later filmed as Slumdog Millionaire. Marcel Berlins of The Times quoted this book as 'Unusual, witty, quirkily, cleverly plotted, intelligent...a rollicking good read'. I sure hope it's really that good. We'll see....

Keep on Fighting Emy

2009-03-06T12:50:00.001+08:00

Emy's a gym friend. She's fun, she's active, she's the picture of a very healthy young lady until recently. From what I heard and read from her profile in Facebook (updated by her boyfriend I assume), she suddenly fell unconcious after a sport activity a few days ago and she has been in a coma eversince.

Since March 3rd, she has been in the hospital. The doctor reported that from the CT scan, there was no internal bleeding in the brain but the bad news was that her brain was infected and swollen and at the same time she's fighting a fever which was caused by the said complications. She has been on antibiotics and the doctor dah biuskan otak dia so as to make the brain inactive. As at now, we still can't tell the extend of the damage.

As a friend, I hope she will keep on fighting. I know she's a strong girl and this is just another fight that she will win. I pray for her quick recovery and I am sure that she will never stop receiving love and hope from all the people around her, especially her loved ones.

To my blog readers, do pray for the recovery of this sweet lady.

Be strong Emy because I know you are.

Aku and Emy.

Know Your Customers

2009-03-03T17:41:00.000+08:00

A disappointed salesman of a cola drink returns from his Middle East assignment.

A friend asked: Why weren't you successful with the Arabs?

The salesman explained: When I got posted in the Middle East , I was very confident that I would make a good sales pitch as cola is virtually unknown there. But, I had a problem. I didn't know to speak Arabic. So, I planned to convey the message through a series of pictures.

First picture: A man lying in the hot desert sand, totally exhausted and fainting.

Second picture: The man is drinking our cola.

Third picture: Our man is now totally refreshed.

Then these posters were pasted all over the place.

The friend said: Then that should have worked!

The salesman replied: The hell it should had!? I didn't realize that Arabs read from right to left!

Lub-d Bangkok

2009-03-02T18:30:00.003+08:00

I really fell in love with the place that we stayed when we were in Bangkok I decided to write an entry about it.

Lub-d is the name. It's not a hotel. It's just a hostel but cleanliness is the buzzword of the place. It's not so big, but not that small either. Four-storey high. No elevator though. It's a walk-up property. But I don't really mind climbing up and down the modern yet simple steel stairs. There's a colorful lobby cum common area where the guests could mingle while playing a game or two of Scrabble or Jenga or Blackjack (or exchanging emails and phone numbers....). Guests could also get connected to the net using the free wi-fi connections. Bring your laptops and surf in the comfort of your own hostelroom or you can hang out in the lobby surfing on the many notebooks provided by the hostel.

There's a small bar that sells drinks and snacks and serves American Breakfast every morning for just Bht80. There's a self service laundry room where guests can wash their clothes and the theatre/tv room is just the cosiest place ever. Coming back from a hectic trip in the city, there's no better place for the guest to head but this room. There's a complete theatre system and a large flat screen tv for you to simply watch TV or any movie of your choice. Beanbags and day mattresses are scattered everywhere for guests to lay down and relax.

The bathrooms were shared but guests should not worry. While staying there, I found that the bathrooms were always spotless. It felt like going back to my schooling days when everyone had to share bathrooms and brushed our teeth at that long sink with multiple taps. Lub-d's bathrooms were similar in that way but with a little bit of luxury of course, that came in the form of hot showers and honey dew scented bath foam and shampoo.

Me and my friends, we got the twin rooms for ourselves. No doubt we didn't get the space like standard hotel rooms, but the size of the room is just reasonable. What's more important, the rooms were clean. We got big fluffy towels, soft pillows and comforters (I slept like a baby every night during my stay). There was also a safe box in the room for our valuables and a writing desk. Each bed was also provided with a reading lamp and a small shelf for your mobile phones and your wallets maybe.

For the price that we paid, we were quite surprised to know that there was also housekeeping service. Now, talking about value for money and the type of services and facilities we were getting at a fraction of a cost....

Lub-d's really my kind of place. Try staying there and it might be your kind of place too.

Visit the website at http://www.lubd.com/

Bangkok Holiday

2009-03-02T14:27:00.001+08:00

Destination: BANGKOK, THAILAND

When: Last 19th till 23rd of Feb

Holidaymakers: Aku, Baby, Amai, Q & Marul

Accommodation: Lub-d Hostel (you guys really have to stay here....it's just cool)

Words to sum up the trip: EXCITING, HOT (the weather ok...) AND AWESOME!

Guys, we took nearly a thousand photos during the trip but since I had a hard time choosing the photos, I decided to just post a couple of them here.

We didn't get enough of Bangkok. Surely there's gonna be another trip!

Vote for Mother Earth

2009-03-01T20:33:00.003+08:00

You vote. Mother Earth vs Global Warming. Switch off the lights if you vote for Mother Earth's better future and vote for the latter if you leave them on. You decide.

Please vote Mother Earth and hopefully we will get 1 billion target votes worldwide, where they will be presented to world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen. This meeting will determine official government policies to take action against global warming, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol.

It's time for us to take control over the future of our planet. It's not from which country you are from, but from which planet.

In Malaysia, 60 Earth Hour is happening on the 28th day of March 2009, 830 pm to 930 pm.

Dear Malaysians, switch of your lights and vote for Mother Earth.

4 tahun sekali

2009-03-01T12:44:00.001+08:00

Nampaknya lambat la Aliff nak tua. His birthday falls on the 29th day of Feb, and that means he celebrates his birthday sekali setiap 4 tahun, so to say. Kesian dia....he he he

So, malam tadi we had a small birthday celebration for him kat rumah Resh. It was a nice get together. As far as I can remember, the last time I went to Resh's place was like months ago. Lama gile tak pergi Armanee and lama gile tak jumpa Resh for that matter.

Mcm biasa, makanan berlambak2. Resh cooked us Nasi Beryani Gam Daging and Popiah Goreng. There was a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream birthday cake and we sang for Aliff. He just turned 25. The Silver Jubilee.

At the same time, the makan makan last night was also untuk Sid sebab dia nak pindah rumah kat Cheras.

I was the first to arrive semalam and I was the last to leave, with Aida and Omar. We left at around 3.45 am. Sembang2 over tea while watching some interesting You Tube videos like the one about that Makcik Drama Yang Guling2 Atas Lantai Airport Sebab Terlepas Flight! My God there are actually people like that....

Lastly, it's nice to see Aida is doing very well with her pregnancy. Take care darling. Can't wait for the baby to arrive. Che Fad, jgn lupa belikan baby stuff yang mahal dan branded kat Brisbane ok. Aida's baby would very much love to have that diamond encrusted feeding spoon yang Gwen Stefani belikan untuk anak dia OR the Burberry Infant's Cotton Shift Dress. The baby's gonna look so cute in that!

Burberry Infant's Cotton Shift Dress.

Sorry, but this is also my public album

2009-02-27T12:55:00.001+08:00

Well, some people have specially designated Fotopages and Flickrs and Facebook albums for them to share their pictures with their friends and the public. But for me, all I have is this humble blog of mine. Everything's in here. This is basically where I share my stuff with others, and those stuff includes my photos.

Yeah, I know sometimes, due to the many pictures I posted (and I post them in large sizes), it gives the readers one hell of a time waiting for them to finish loading, especially when the connection is bad and it gets worse for those who are surfing at a lower speed connection. From a number of feedbacks, I know I have been giving trouble to a few but I guess it's not like I can help it. I will never have separate albums for my pictures and photos because I know I wouldn't have the time to maintain them.

I am just so sorry about that guys. Thanks for reading anyways. Have a lovely day.

***Gosh, I don't really know how to start with my Bangkok trip entry. That entry's gonna have LOTS of pictures. I mean A LOT.

Merentas Desa

2009-02-26T20:57:00.001+08:00

Event: Merentas Desa Terbuka Milo/Power/MSSKL/POAWP Ke-24

Date: 15 Feb 2009 (Sun)

Venue: Taman Tasik Perdana

Azab. That's one word that could sum up the above event, for me at least. Dah la sampai lambat. Participants for our category i.e. Lelaki Terbuka, had already been flagged off for more than 10 minutes masa aku, Baby, Marul and Fei sampai. Lut had arrived earlier tapi terpaksa tunggu kitorang gak sebab nombor ada kat aku. Apa lagi, lambat pun lambat la, lari tetap lari beb. Kitorang punya category kena lari sejauh 8 km. Aku rasa kalau jarak ni bagi professional runners mmg sap sap soi la, tapi recreational runner mcm aku ni rasa tersangat la azabnya nak di tamatkan. Everytime aku sampai kat part part yg perlu go uphill, masa tu la aku memanjang mintak nyawa. Haiyoh, kaki rasa nak tercabut! Tapi target aku pagi tu ialah untuk habiskan larian dalam masa yg ditetapkan which I managed to do. Not bad for my personal record....he he he....

Among us, as expected, Marul was the first to reach the finishing line and clocked a running time of less than an hour. Baby came second, Lut ketiga, Aku keempat and Fei sampai last.

The worst part of the Merentas Desa was when we had to run through a belukar before coming out onto the road again to finish the final km of the route. Dah la licin kat dalam tu, ramai pulak budak-budak sekolah pompuan yg kept hogging the pace of the other runners. Bila dah keluar dr belukar tu, ada mud puddle yg nak tak nak kena jugak la redah....habis kasut Adidas baru Lut....hik!

Mcmanapun, kitorang tetap semangat nak masuk lagi more runs after this. Lut, yg senang senang dah la ye. Triathlon tu mcm angan2 je le kot. Aku tgk masa kau lari sebelah aku hari tu pun dah tercungap2 mcm ikan tak cukup air. Tp aku rasa nanti aku nak ajak korang masuk Trailblazer la. Interested tak korang?

From left: Lut, Aku & Marul after finishing the run. Sebelum run tak sempat ambik gambar sebab menggelabah sampai lambat.

Punya la letih masa ni. Dah la belum breakfast.

From left: Baby yg ceria walaupun tido pukul 5 pagi sebelum berlari (hmm, mana la dia pegi agaknya kan pukul 5 pagi baru tido....), Lut & Marul.

Aku dgn some of the Fitness First members and instructors yg join lari gak pagi tu. Juwita (2nd from right) dapat tempat ke-15 kategori Wanita Terbuka. Hebat seh....

Pelari-pelari semput yg bersemangat waja!

Kesian kasut aku...isk isk isk....

Calit2 yang Baby dapat masa merentas belukar.

Happy 1st Birthday

2009-02-24T12:41:00.001+08:00

Dear blog of mine, Happy 1st Birthday.

Blow out that single candle and make a wish that I shall continue writing for as long as I may live - 256 entries to date, and counting. Thanks for being there for me all this time through my ups and downs. No one 'listens' better than you. May you and I have a good year ahead of us.

The Best PGLTM so far

2009-02-16T16:39:00.002+08:00

The show for the 3rd season wins hands down. I watched Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical last Thursday, 12 Feb. It's running its 3rd season now until the 22nd of this month.

Like always before, the show played to a full house. Fans of the musical thronged Istana Budaya in full force, anticipating a show better and greater than the ones before, which they all got that night. I came out of the show feeling really good with a hope that one day Tiara will bring it out beyond our shores. PGLTM is a production Malaysians should really be proud of. It's undoubtedly world-class! Great compositions. Superb acting. Breathless settings. Creative choreography.

My favourite scene? When the 'jazzy' Sultan Mahmud Melaka got into his sleek moves. A creative fusion of traditional and contemporary. Now, Sultan Melaka doing that famous Travolta's Saturday Night Fever's pose? How cool is that eh?

Bravo to the PGLTM3 team. Another job well done!

From left: Q, Anis & Aku.

From left: Arif, Kent & Aku.

***Earlier that night, maka telah terjadilah suatu alkisah Polis Trafik kena maki dgn Baby. Untuk cerita sebenar kenapa Polis tu kena maki, sila dapatkan daripada Yang Memaki ye.

This is my Valentine

2009-02-11T17:36:00.000+08:00

Everyone's excited that the lovers' day is coming up real soon. Lagi 3 hari. Roses and chocolates galore. Romantic dinners everywhere. Hmm, I have never celebrated the day so aku takde la excited sgt. On top of that, I am single, so....

However, not wanting to be left out totally, I've decided that I would want to introduce my Valentine for this year. Here he is....

Lots of hugs, love and smooches from Uncle Edi.

I Love My Ugly Shoes

2009-02-11T16:48:00.000+08:00

I know it's ugly cuz it's already very old actually. Can't really remember when I bought them but they can easily be a couple of years old now. They are all torn up here and there. They are soiled and the supposedly white outer has turned yellowish. The insoles have turned dirty black due to my habit of wearing them without my socks. They were once being pissed on by one of my pet cats (naughty Bobo!). They were also worn before by my younger brother (that's the drawback of having an all-boys or an all-girls club in the family, you can't just have things to yourself!).

But despite all that, ni boleh dikatakan my favourite pair of shoes la. Tak kisah la koyak ke, busuk ke, kotor ke, I will still wear them selagi aku boleh pakai. What can I say, they are just so comfortable. Hmm, kalau Che Fad mesti dia dah lama campak dalam tong sampah....hik!

*** Mesti Nike Victory + aku merajuk kalau dia baca entry ni....he he he

Amazing Race at the Gym

2009-02-10T14:58:00.001+08:00

Skrg ni kat gym semua org tengah dilamun cinta. Just kidding...he he he. Valentine's just around the corner, so kat gym skrg ni tgh buat mcm mcm aktiviti la yg ada sangkut paut dgn cinta ni (geli lah!). From love messages that members can paste on the notice boards to love-themed classes to this so called Valentine's Amazing Race. I went to the gym yesterday and after finishing a class while waiting for the other to start, tgh aku dok bantai bihun goreng and popia goreng (popiah sedap gile seh) yang gym hidangkan for members, Anis, Min & Jimmy ajak aku masuk Amazing Race tu sbb team depa tak cukup org. Satu team kena ada 5 org sebenarnya. Memandangkan my next class pun mcm lambat lg, aku pun setuju la join. Ada 3 teams je pun and ours is called The Incredible Black.

Though we finished last (fyi, our group was clearly sabotaged!), it was fun. Mcm biasa, we had checkpoints and tasks and mcm tak caya we did the following during the race:

Masuk dalam sales office looking for Theva, the Sales Manager. Hmm, never thought they had a nice office la. Small but nice.

We sang Anuar Zain's Ketulusan Hati as a group (hey, we sounded not bad at all) just to get the next clue from Thevan.

Shook our booties to Stevie Wonder's I Just Called To Say I Love You, right in front of the Personal Training counter at the cardio area.

Carried Ms Mandy, the Club Manager from one end to the other end of the gym.

And again, to many members' surprise (and dismay), we sang Dato' Siti's Cindai 'harmoniously' at the front desk to get the last clue.

Ucop's The Incredible Pink won the race and Omar's The Incredible Red got the second place. Congrats guys!

Weekend of watching, reading and surfing

2009-02-09T13:46:00.000+08:00

It's another long weekend. Takde plan apa pun, so basically most of the time I have been staying in doing what I do best when I am at home; surfing the net, reading my magazines, novel and watch tv.

It's been a very relaxing long Thaipusam weekend. Lots of resting, and in between, did some classes at the gym, watched two movies and enjoyed a yee-sang dinner at YT's friend's place last night, in conjunction with Chap Goh Mei (YT and Fei, correct or not I spell like this? He He He) today. My first yee-sang and surprisingly, I kinda liked the dish.

Well, I am really looking forward to the next couple of weeks though. They are gonna be exciting, hopefully, if everyting goes according to the plans.

I will be watching PGLTM3 for the 5th time this Thursday.

Gonna run a cross country this coming Sunday, and later a farewell potluck party at Lut's for someone who's leaving the country real soon.

And of course, I will be flying off to Bangkok on the 19th with some friends for a holiday.

Till then, I will try to finish my Jeffrey Archer's novel. It's been a really good read.

Have a good week ahead guys!

A weekend of 'facebook'ing and leisure reading.

My Bad Habit Finally Got Me

2009-02-04T13:13:00.001+08:00

I was on my way to work, driving peacefully in my very old but loyal Waja, listening to Fara's and FBI's celotehs on Hot FM. Like always, traffic was not bad. I am just lucky that my office is situated at a location where the traffic to and fro during peak hours is always clear. I reached the Jalan Pahang roundabout when my mobile phone went off, dan mcm biasa lah, dengan tenangnya aku menjawab phone aku while my other hand was on the wheel trying to steer the car around the big circle. Tengah best punya sembang, that's when this pakcik polis tiba tiba dah terpacul kat sebelah keta aku making this hand gesture asking me to pull over.

I know I've been having this bad habit of talking on the phone while driving without using the hands-free kit (as if I have one anyway). Knowing that I can't avoid myself from doing something unlawful, I have always kept an eye for any policeman when I talk on the phone while driving. Tapi kan org tua tua kata, sepandai pandai tupai melompat akhirnya jatuh ke tanah juga (though I never actually saw mana-mana tupai yang jatuh time lompat kat dahan-dahan pokok).

So I thought it was going to be the day when my unlawful bad habit got me. Mcm biasa la, pakcik polis tu mintak lesen aku and IC aku. Tak cakap apa, aku pun bagi je. At that moment I was thinking patut ke aku merayu and mintak maaf so that he wouldn't issue me a ticket. Tapi aku mcm tak berani la plak sebab muka dia garang seh. On top of that, he actually saw that sticker on my windscreen that was supposed to tell him that the driver of this car was a law-abiding citizen. Rasa malu masa tu pun ada. So, I decided to just stay quiet and the least I could do that time was to buat muka seposen while he was issuing the saman.

Polis muka garang: Awak ada nak cakap apa apa ke? (while handing me the saman)

Aku yg gabra: Mmmm, saya mintak maaf la ye encik, kdg2 saya tak perasan yg saya dah buat kesalahan tu, lagi lagi bila ada panggilan penting mcm tadi. Saya mintak maaf la ye.

Polis muka garang: Saya faham (felt like a ray of light shining down on me when he said that). Tapi salah tetap salah ye. Saya kuarkan saman ni atas kesalahan awak menghadang lalulintas, jadi awak kena bayar RM30 sahaja, boleh?

Aku yg gabra: Terima kasih encik. Assalamualaikum (aku rasa tak pernah muka aku semanis ni masa bagi salam)....

DAN YANG PALING BEST....

Polis muka garang: Ok. Jangan buat lagi. PAKAI SEATBELT TU!

Adoi la, aku tak pakai seatbelt la kan! He actually tegur and let me get away with it! Seriously, I have just met Polis Yang Paling Baik Hati hari ni.

Well, I guess the squirrel missed a grab while leaping but has yet to fall off the branch eh....he he he....

Cenderamata daripada Pakcik Polis yang teramat la baik hatinya.

Iqmal mandi

2009-02-02T00:08:00.001+08:00

I took this photo of Iqmal masa ayah dia tengah mandikan dia petang tadi. Happy gile dapat main air!

Gegarkan Oldtown Lagi

2009-02-01T14:18:00.000+08:00

Gegak gempita! Kitorang gegarkan lagi Oldtown Kopitiam @ Yap Kwan Seng malam tadi. Yeehaaaa!

***Tang Mai, our favourite Myanmar waiter-friend was not working last night. Tak lama lagi dia dah nak balik Myanmar sebab kontrak keje dia dah abis. Hmm, lepas ni tak de la org nak reserve kan meja utk kitorang lagi....

Be strong guys

2009-02-01T03:15:00.002+08:00

This particular entry goes out to some friends who are going through hard times due to some personal problems in their lives. Yeah, life's like this whether we like it or not. Shit does happen somewhere along the way though we always hope for the best. However, don't fret. The trials and tribulations, no matter how bad they are, will eventually end and your days at the end of the rocky road will be brighter.

I always believe that things happen for a reason. More often than not, they teach us to be stronger and wiser in life. At some points during my journey in this world, I have gone through my own ups and downs. Experiencing my share of the latter and managed to go through them, I finally made it a point that nothing can break me when it comes to my own life. I told myself that my attitude towards my life will determine my life's attitude towards me. If I treat it right, it will be fair to me.

Life is short. It really is. Don't live in misery and sadness. The mere sense of living is already a joy in itself. So, be merry and happy as much as we can.

Be strong guys and you'll make it through. I know it's easier said than done but I will be supporting all the way, as much as I possibly can.

Take care guys.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

2009-01-26T14:20:00.001+08:00

Wishing that to all Chinese and especially to my two close Chinese friends, YT and Fei. Have a nice celebration this year. Fei has been complaining about the amount of food he has been stuffing himself with, but what the heck, it's just once a year and moreover, mcm la you tu gemuk pun Fei....he he he. YT might want to give it a careful watch though....oppps!

Kepada lain-lain yg spend the long weekend in the city, enjoy the clear traffic while you can.

Fei and YT, nak limau!

First novel for 2009

2009-01-25T16:23:00.003+08:00

FINALLY, I finished reading Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns. Irwan, Marul and Rizal, I know it took me forever to finish the book but it was worth reading it slowly till the end. The tale ends with a happy chapter but I guess there's nothing more suitable for the ending after one reads how the two main female characters suffered emotionally and physically throughout the book. However, it's just tragic that the happy ending is just for one of the characters. Sob! Sob!

Yesterday, I bought my first Jeffrey Archer book - A Prisoner of Birth. Hope it's gonna be another good one.

Ena, camne buku yg kau baru beli tu? Best?

And Marul, don't forget to get that Salman Rushdie's book. And let me know best ke tak ek (I am sure you're gonna finish yours first before I can actually tell you whether Archer's book is good).

Baby pulak, The Kite Runner aku tak habis baca lagi ke?

Happy reading everyone!

Anugerah Juara Lagu 23

2009-01-22T14:02:00.001+08:00

AJL 23 - 18 Jan 2009. I enjoyed the show very much. I think it's the best produced AJLs from all that I have watched previously. The finalists for this year's show went all out in their performances. The coveted Juara Lagu award went to the well deserved Meet Uncle Hussein's Lagu Untukmu. Faizal Tahir rembat 3 awards, namely Best Performance, Best Vocal and Best Song for the Balada category, which I also think he deserved. But personally, I still like Aizat's vocals when he performed his number malam tu. I find him as a very talented new artiste since he also produced and wrote the song.

And that nite, I was invited by Baby's friend, Haris to come over and watch the show at his place in Taman Desa. Aku pun takde plan kan, so ikut je la. Earlier that day dah kuar lepak dengan Baby, Haris and Amai kat Pavilion. Amai is a friend of ours yg aku dah lama sgt tak jumpa sebab dia duduk and keje kat Penang. Last sekali jumpa dia pun masa aku dgn Baby gi visit dia kat Penang bertahun dulu. Dia dah berisi sket skrg....he he he

Some pictures of the AJL 23 gathering @ Haris' place....

Amai & Aku. Dgr cite Amai tengah bahagia sekarang....hik!

From left: Man, Wan Haris & Aku.

From left: Haris the Host, Wan Haris, Man, Kerel, Aku & Amai.

Before aku balik, one final picture with Haris & Amai. Amai nak balik Penang esoknya. See ya again friend! And thanks to Haris for inviting me over. Nice bachelor pad you got there dude!

What? Pink?

2009-01-21T14:07:00.004+08:00

The title of this entry was basically my reaction when Marul told me that the new Reebok sport sandals I bought was pink in color. Pink?!

Guys, I wouldn't have bought it if I knew the sandals were pink in color. When I chose to buy them, I thought that I would look great in orange sandals! Aku nampak kaler orange ok!

But then again, I don't think it's really pink kan. Omar told me that it's more like a peachy pink to him. Now that was a relief at least, to hear someone telling me that they are not really in that girlish shade.

Kesian la jadi manusia yang BUTA WARNA ni kan. Selalu je jadi laughing stock....sob sob sob....

Apa apa pun, sebab dah beli, kena la jugak pakai. But still when I put them on, I don't think these pinkish sandals look that bad at all.

Korang rasa mcmana? Pink ke orange sandals ni?

**Psst! Psst! Ada org tu tak puas hati sebab dia kata dia betul. Dia kata mmg sandals aku ni kaler pink. Dia kata aku changed my camera settings when I took this picture which resulted the discoloration, so sandals aku tu tak berapa nampak pink. Ntah ntah dia yg color blind kot....he he he. Jangan marah ek....

That Time When Neo Came and Visited Us

2009-01-21T13:44:00.001+08:00

Neo just went back to Tawau yesterday. Dia ni member rapat kitorang jugak la, tapi sebab dia dok and keje jauh, jarang dapat jumpa. So, he came to KL for a holiday for 2 weeks hari tu and he stayed at Lut's place. I once had an entry about him and just in case if you guys didn't read that one, Neo ni actually is a certified diving instructor and he's working at this nice resort in Mataking Island (it's like a 40-minute boat ride from Semporna in Sabah) called The Reef Dive Resort. I have never been there but according to Lut, who goes there every now and then for his diving trips, it's one hell of a paradise. I bet it is cuz I have viewed the resort's website and the pictures more or less prove that. For all diving enthusiasts out there, check out Neo's working place at

http://www.mataking.com/

and u guys might wanna book a diving package for your next holiday trip.

Here are some pictures of Neo and some of us when he was in KL.

Lut's New House & The Day He Chopped Off His Big Hair

2009-01-21T12:32:00.003+08:00

17 Jan 2009. Lut's new house was still under renovation when he invited us over, like how Lut put it "Rumah aku belum siap tau. It's kitchenless, curtainless and mirrorless". Dia ajak kitorang dtg pun sebab Neo (our friend from Sabah) ada kat sini and sejak Neo sampai kitorang tak jumpa dia lagi. So, that intimate potluck gathering was attended by just a few of us who could make it i.e. Aku, Dani, Marul, Q, Resh, Omar and Aida. Sid said he would come tapi sampai kitorang dah habis tgk cerekarama tajuk Hantu Raya yang tersangat la tak bestnya tu, batang hidung Sid still tak nampak jugak. Che Fad pun kata nak dtg but we got a call from him saying that he couldn't make it as well sebab dia tak sihat. Kena food poisoning. Zach pulak gi raptai penuh AJL 23. Ziana punya pasal kan. Raptai pun pegi jugak.

Lut's new place is nice. Belum la siap sepenuhnya but I think it's cosy. The master bedroom is large and the master bathroom was nicely done. Cuma pasal lampu je aku dgn Baby tak berapa setuju...he he he (tetap nak komen rumah org lebih2 kan)....

Mcmana pun, there were more than enough food to stuff us all that night. Aku, Marul, Q & Baby got some Big Apple donuts and a box of lokam. Resh brought his signature pasta which he prepared himself and the host ordered Roti Jala and Kuah Kari yang teramat sedap tapi teramat pedas. Nasib baik tak sakit perut sebab aku makan banyak jugak.

And that day jugak, kitorang semua terkejut sebab Lut botakkan kepala dia. He chopped off his big hair yg dia bangga-banggakan selama ni. Aku rasa he looks better with the new no-hair-look. Welcome to the club Lut.

Selamat berpindah ke rumah baru and welcome back to KL!

Q & Aku dalam bilik tido Lut.

Gerek seh 'langsir' sementara Lut kat belakang tu....

Makan pasta Resh.

Dah dua org botak ni. Sapa lagi nak join the club? Aku ada shaver. Buat sendiri je!

From left: Neo, Aku, Q & the Host yang suka pose muka gersang mcm tu.

The Guests. Q selalu tido dalam gambar. Ngantuk memanjang....

The Host in his gossiping mode.

From left: Dani & Baby.

Entah apa yg diorang ni tengah guraukan. Again, notice the 'limited edition curtain' behind them. Cool eh....he he he

Old to New

2009-01-17T01:41:00.001+08:00

Some fabric dye I got from an art supplies shop in Taman Melawati. Thanks Ezwan!

A pair of rubber gloves that was really hard to put on.

A couple of old white shirts. On the left is my Topman shirt that has been in my wardrobe for only god knows how long. I stopped wearing it when the collar turned yellowish and extra scrubbing wouldn't help anymore. On the right is my Hard Rock Cafe Singapore shirt I bought while holidaying on the island so, so, so many years ago.

And after some dipping, simmering, rinsing, stirring (and eating a packed lunch in between)....

Voila! Now I have two 'brand new' grey shirts!

He's Just Not That Into You

2009-01-16T02:17:00.008+08:00

The title to this entry is also the title to a new movie I would want to catch when it comes out in the theatres. For a start, it certainly has a nice poster. I think this romantic comedy would make an interesting watch. I don't really know what it's about but when it comes to romantic flicks, I am sure it revolves around tales of relationships between individuals; only the twist and the plot differ from one to the other.

For this one, it's ok if it's a lousy movie (but I have a strong feeling that's not gonna be the case) cuz I will still be able to feast my eyes on the line of stellar female casts that includes Jennifer Aniston (OOH, WHO CANNOT LOVE HER ON THE COVER OF GQ MAGAZINE, JAN '09 ISSUE, WHICH I ALSO POSTED BELOW), Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly and Scarlett Johansson.

So, till the movie comes to our shores, please feast your eyes on The Hot Jen!

***Sorry if some of you are uncomfortable with me posting this hot pic here, but then again it's my blog and I think, besides the nudity, the picture is taken really nice artistically.

Puteri Gunung Ledang The Musical - Season III

2009-01-14T02:50:00.005+08:00

This is my ticket for the musical. Come 12th Feb 2009, it's going to be my 5th time watching it. Watched it twice when it opened in Istana Budaya for its first run in 2006. Due to overwhelming response, Enfiniti Production decided to have a second run. To my surprise, I somehow or rather watched it again, for the third and the fourth time during the 2nd season. When the musical went to Singapore to perform at the Esplanade, I still tried to get a ticket but unfortunately it was all sold out when I enquired. Gile kan? I don't know why but I really love it. For me, it's something we can really be proud of when we talk about local productions. Mana ada production lain yg main kat Istana Budaya for 3 sold out seasons. To me that's phenomenal on a local scale.

It's good to know that all the original casts are returning for this season especially Tiara herself as the Princess and Stephen Rahman-Hughes as the 'Mat Salleh' Hang Tuah. There have been a lot of comments and views on the latter playing the character of the famous Malay warrior, but I still think that Stephen pulled it off during the past seasons.

Tiara said that there will be improvements made to the production this time around in terms of props, compositions etc, so as to give it a fresher and more exciting performance, especially for those who have watched the previous staging of the musical.

Apa apa pun, aku tak sabar nak tgk musical ni buat kesekian kalinya!

This is the poster when the musical first opened in 2006.

Padan muka ROB

2009-01-13T23:55:00.006+08:00

I am sure there are thousands of interesting blogs that u can read. But may I suggest that Tun Mahathir's is one that you guys should not miss reading. I have fast linked his blog to mine, so I read it everytime it's updated.

I have just read Tun's blog a while ago and Tun's latest entry was titled: ROB...

Rob is the name of the guy who commented on one of Tun's entry, to be more specific, the one which was entitled 'Open Letter to Barrack Hussein Obama President-elect of the United States of America'.

You guys should read Rob's comments. His disagreement with the contents of Tun's entry was literally put into words of insult and degradation which were thrown directly at Tun.

But I guess mamat Rob ni tak perasan dengan siapa he's actually dealing with.

And so Tun replied today through his entry I mentioned above. As cool and polite Tun's reply may be, aku rasa mamat Rob ni mmg kena tamparan yg teramat la dahsyatnya. Padan muka kau ROB. Lancang sgt mulutnya.

Seriously, this is one thing you guys don't want to miss reading, Tun's reply to Rob's comments.

Go ahead and click on 'Che Det' on the right hand side of my blog under the 'BLOGS I READ' section.

Leave your comments if you want to and ajar lagi si Rob yang kurang ajar nih! I did leave mine.

Bravo Tun!

Hit Counter aku hilang

2009-01-12T00:49:00.003+08:00

Alaaa, dah masuk 3 hari Hit Counter aku kat tepi belah kanan tu tak kuar2. Amende ntah masalahnya. Aku tahu la hit aku takde banyak mana tapi aku tak leh tgk ah kalau ada kecacatan kat blog aku ni. I want it to be tidy, well maintained and everything works well. Tapi masalahnya aku tak reti nak betulkan. I am afraid that if I delete the code and repaste it, takut hit dia start dari mula balik. Tak gerek seh kalau jadi mcm tu....

So, sapa boleh tolong? Elly? Che Fad? Marul? Ena? Farra? Baby? Sifu IT IBM Zach? Sapa sapa je la....

**Thanks Farra for the advise (read your comment at 12 noon today (12 Jan 2009). I will just leave it that way and see if it'll be okay dalam seminggu dua ni.

Sembang-sembang @ Italiannies

2009-01-11T23:51:00.009+08:00

It's been a while since we went out, lepak2 and sembang2, me and my close friends. Aida and Omar, the expecting parents, have been taking more time off from the usual activities (gym and going out till late) sebab Aida needs to take extra care and to have her rest. So, I don't see them often at the gym anymore like I used to. Sid sejak his car accident pun busy settling this and that with the workshop and the insurance company especially. Zach pulak baru je sampai dari S'pore malam tadi after attending the recording of Ziana Zain's show at Media Corp's studio. Resh was still in his hometown since last Thursday for his late dad's kenduri arwah. Che Fad just arrived from Jeddah yesterday but couldn't join us since he was going to have dinner with Dani and Raz in Kg Baru. Irwan came right after he finished his swimming lesson (Guys, he's now looking for swimmers for his synchronized swimming team....Ha! Ha! Ha! Send in your applications!). Lut and Neo were still on their way back to KL from their weekend break in S'pore, so they couldn't make it too.

It was good that we got to have dinner together today, at least for those who could make it i.e. Baby, Sid, Aliff, Irwan, Zach (yg tak nak gambarnya diambil sepanjang sessi malam tadi), Omar, Aida and myself. We went to Italiannies @ 1 Utama and ordered some pasta and pizza to share. Mcm biasa, laughter (and bitching, most of the time) filled the air as we makan makan. That gathering ended our weekend when everyone left at around 10.30 pm.

To all SHEILA MAJID fans

2009-01-08T11:54:00.002+08:00

Dear die-hard fans, if you girls (or guys) want to be as pretty as Sheila herself, check out her latest offerings at....

http://www.jernehbysheilamajid.com/

Chocolate dipped strawberries

2009-01-07T16:29:00.000+08:00

Nama staff aku ni Wanie. Masuk hari ni, dah dua kali dia bawak buah strawberry dengan chocolate dip. Aku suka je everytime dia bawak tapi aku mcm heran la jugak sebab sebanyaknya dia bawak. Strawberry ni pada aku bukanlah buah yg berharga murah berbanding dgn buah2 lain yg ada kat kedai atau pun buah lokam yg sekarang ni tepi jalan org jual bersepah2. Tu pasal la aku mcm pelik bila dia bawak banyak. Pas tu chocolate dip pun semangkuk terak dia bawak. Aku syak staff aku ni ada kebun strawberry la kat verandah umah dia and belakang umah dia pulak ada kilang coklat.

Takpe la, dah dia bawak, kira rezeki la kan. Jgn tolak rezeki, tak elok. Ok la korang, aku nak sambung lantak. Ada banyak lagi tu. Bon Appetit!

My new vest

2009-01-07T15:52:00.000+08:00

That's me in my new vest I wore yesterday when meeting a client.

Condemn the Israeli bombing!

2009-01-06T16:06:00.000+08:00

Aku, the owner of this humble blog condemns the bombing of Gaza by the Zionist Israel.

Immediate ceasefire is to be called for, or thousand more lives of innocent men, women and especially children would be lost.

I can't stand watching pictures like this in the papers....

Eddie's life...

Bulan Puasa 2009

Should I or Should I Not?

Tiba-tiba pegi Genting

Atilia & Noryn....Oh WOW!

Let's Go Cycling!

Random pics @ Big Apple The Curve, June '09

Mr Moby

My First MANicure (The Girlish Entry)

Siemens Run

Aida's Birthday

New York, New York Deli

Dinner with Neo The Diving Instructor

RNC Steamboat, Sunway Mentari

KL Marathon 2009

Makan Raja Buah @ SS2, PJ

Can You Read This?

King of Pop dies

I'll remember this

You Had Me At 'Hello'

Steamboat Dinner @ YT's

My First Concert for 2009

New Balance Setia Alam Run, Klang

The Morning My Car Went Kaput

My Staff Happy Day

Smile!

Shopping @ Adidas

Kaki Lariks Coming Marathons

Havockan Prince Court Medical Centre

My Love Quote for the Day

John Abraham

Forever Friends

The Day The Stork Finally Arrived

New Balance Pacesetters

Eat Eat Snap Snap

A gift from Albert

So it's hot....

Happy Mommies' Day

Tried them again, but still don't like 'em

This is life

Lepak makan DONAT

Jiwang sikit boleh?

Tak best

What the heck is happening?

Another new book

Masa muda dulu....

Scary & Gory (and you've been warned)!

Go watch this

Now, of all names....

Mana Atuk? Mana Nenek?

Neo datang KL lagi

Now ladies, is this true? He he he....

Esquire Indonesia 2nd Anniversary Limited Edition Issue

Jogjakarta

New Prime Minister

Selamat pergi, Selamat kembali

*SIGH*

Melawati Run

And sometimes I go crazy....

Terbang RM300

Akak Kahwin Dgn Kirk

Belacan, Geragok and Other Prawns

Talentime

MY Personality Test

Yellow Cab Pizza Co.

A night at YT's Place a.k.a. RKPY

Another new book

Keep on Fighting Emy

Know Your Customers

Lub-d Bangkok

Bangkok Holiday

Vote for Mother Earth

4 tahun sekali

Sorry, but this is also my public album

Merentas Desa

Happy 1st Birthday

The Best PGLTM so far

This is my Valentine

I Love My Ugly Shoes

Amazing Race at the Gym

SIGH