Thursday, August 16, 2007

I have been Framed !

"lei pei yan yoon wong" said me colleague.



I totally agree.



You see, today I receive a very nasty letter from a client. Yes, a very nasty 3 page letter.



This is what I get in return after helping him with all his issues, a nasty letter with the subject "Unhelpful Service" . Is this how you treat people, if you don't get what you want? I mean, do you go out and burn down people's house just because the aunty does not sell that dress in red?



Civilized people would just go like "oh man.." and then get over it., go to the next shop that sells that dress red dress.



Come on la, if the aunty don't have that red dress, means she DON'T have la ! You don't expect that poor aunty to go out and but a cloth and sew it for you there and then ma.
If the apek only sells durian and rambutan, you don't demand for papaya, right? and worst get all stressed up when he can't sell you papaya.

It doesn't make any sense.

My point here it, though as much as I would like to help our client with their issues, there are also things that needs to be complied. Thing that could not be compromise, cos of the interest at stake !



Some people can be so........



Hmpf !!

Thursday, August 02, 2007

I'm so totally disconnected.

Life without the Internet.

Please bear with me. My new apartment does not have Streamx yet. Earlier there was no telephone line. After they got the telephone line. There's no Streamx.

Then, there is always Plan B: Maxis Broadband.
BUT, apparantly they don't provide the service for anybody living above 5th floor !
What a technology.

OK.

Here goes plan C: i-Burst.
These people only covers Bangsar, part of Mont' Kiara area only. But what about Bandar Utama Damansara, the place where I live? There are also rich people living there, you know??? BESIDES mont' kiara and bangsar. DUHHH !!
Good news is there will cover the whole klang valley by this Sept.
So stay tuned to my blog !

There is always a contingency plan (if neither of the above plans work)

There is always the OLD FASHION DINASOUR AGE dial-up internet with the 56K modem.
hehehehehe !!

Thursday, June 07, 2007

This thing called.....Secret

I swear upon my dead dog's grave that it really works?

Have you ever experience a day when one thing after another goes wrong. A chain reaction, one bad thing after another. Like "jatuh ditimpa tangga".

when you tried to look for your lost ear rings when your very late for work. The more you tried to look for it, the more impossible it seems to find it. Then when you have given up on ever finding it, there it is right in front of your nose.

A couple of weeks ago, I read about it in the newspaper. I knew i wanted to have it there and then. But they were all sold out.

I finally got it at Times Book shop at Hartamas 2 days after placing my order. I have yet to finnish reading it, and i'm already starting to see how this things works.



This thing in talking about...............





The LAWS OF ATTRACTION & the POWER of VISUALIZATION
















The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.

Yes, you can use this skill to attract 'sui yu' (sugar daddy) or ikan bilis.

or

You could try it for some other useful stuff like getting a car park inside Mid Valley during peak hours and wining prizes at contests.

Couple of weeks ago, I managed to solved a major issue my apartment developer. Issues that I thought almost impossible. I was even prepared to let them forfeit my money by going against what I thought a ridiculous set of rules.
No, I did not VISUALIZE them naked nor did I ATTRACT them with my charm.
It's The Secret which is working after all !

I have tried it on a couple of things at work and I'm still amazed till now that this thing really works.


Everybody has read it or still reading it (like me). All the greatest people in history uses it. So does all the wealthiest and famous people.


Keep an open mind when reading it. Dont' let your mind be clouded by your own judgement and scepticism.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

All in a Day's Work

Last Friday we had our usual 'crazy hour' at the branch.

As i hardly ever take pictures inside the branch....now this is where I work for the past 3 1/2 years. Most of our clients said that this place looks like a shopping mall instead of a Bank.

Till now, I can't determined whether that remark is a compliment or otherwise.

Now, if you go up the escalator behind us the first human being that you will see is ME
(or rather my 'typhoon swept' desk and the mountain high files behind me).

Sometimes the files would 'spilled' over to carpetted floor behind my desk and colleague would start to nag that my place looks more like a lawyer's firm!



Duuhhh....! I mean do I have a choice? Everybody seemed to be looking for me.......at times, I would be replying emails while talking on the phone with a client in front of me (not to mentioned another another call waiting for me). Yeah, I have 2 f**cking phones !


I have even managed to master the art of writing while talking and listening to people.

That's ALL in a day's work.

Despite all these madness, I still come home each day with a positive outlook and a HUGE SMILE on my face.
Like the one you see in this picture. *grin*


Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Dixie Ducks

Currently listening to.......



The Dixie Chicks.....Not Ready to Make Nice

here's the lyrics:

Forgive, sounds good.
Forget, I'm not sure I could.
They say time heals everything,
But I'm still waiting
I'm through, with doubt,
There's nothing left for me to figure out,
I've paid a price, and i'll keep paying
I'm not ready to make nice,
I'm not ready to back down, I'm still mad as hell
And I don't have time
To go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
I probably wouldn't if I could
Cause I'm mad as hell
Can't bring myself to do what it is
You think I should
I know you said
Why can't you just get over it,
It turned my whole world around
and i kind of like it
I made by bed, and I sleep like a baby,
With no regrets and I don't mind saying,
It's a sad sad story
That a mother will teach her daughter
that she ought to hate a perfect stranger.
And how in the world
Can the words that I said
Send somebody so over the edge
That they'd write me a letter
Saying that I better shut up and sing
Or my life will be over



Great music ! Can't stop replaying it in my iPod.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Random SMS conversation with a mama C.

She was complaining to me that her company is cutting cost dramatically. Everything is being 'cut' including her overtime.

So, I text her on how she could also 'cut' her cost with following meal menu:


Mon: gulama kiamhu with pek moi (gulama fish with plain white porridge)
Tue: kiam ak nui with pek moi (salted egg with plain white porridge)
Wed: chai sim with hup seng tau ewe & pek moi (pickled 'choi sam' with 'Hup Seng' soy
sauce and plain white porridge)
Thu: kiam pia un Milo (plain cracker dip in Milo)
Fri: follow mon menu
Sat: pek pooi phoi chui (white rice with plain water)
Sun: bangali roti with kopi



mama C replied:

Thats urs! Take a luk at mine:
mon: julie's biscuits n sky juice
tue: tumpang colleague's lunch (usually ask her to get a soup n xtra rice when she buy chicken rice, we share chicken, she kenot finnish).
wed: nasi lemak RM1
thu: nasi lemak RM1
Fri: nasi lemak RM1
Sat: maggie
sun: fried rice
Also I plan to bath only once a day n wash hair every 3 days - save water bill.
Sleep early - save electricity
Luckily nowadays raining, no need fan n no need water plant, save water too.
Did i tell u dat i plant my own cili plant?
Nowadays cili RM15.90 per kg.
I will luk into other aspect to cut cost.
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4got to tell u...last week 3 nites no electricity. save again.


Talk about being 'CHEAP'. She is the Grand Master.
Afterall, she is the founder and President of the LCE Club.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Hunting for wardrobe and kitchen system is A PAIN IN THE ASS. Let me explain why.Being a meticulous person like me, getting what I want according to my plan is a NIGHTMARE.
Here are a list of things one need to consider (in random order):

1. Type of material you want. Melamine, Solid wood (oak, rose wood, teak), spray paint (glossy or matte)

2. Your kitchen design. How many drawers should one have? how many cabinets? tall unit? one that open like a door. sliding?

3. Feng shui. Yes ! Feng Shui. Apparently, you can't have your sink opposite your gas stove. It's bad feng shui. Bad Bad Bad. They say "you can't have fire and water facing each other. It'll create havoc.
BUT that's exactly how my kitchen is suppose to be. I will not compromise, I won't take any chances. And I insisted my designer to shift the gas stove parallel to my sink no matter what it takes.

Buying tonnes of Interior Design Books, Mag...doesn't help either. The design is NOT practical for my small kitchen.

4. Then you come to built-in stove. Apparently there's 6, 8, 10, 12 ...functions cooking. Scratch head like crazy. I mean an oven is still an oven.

5. Did I mention the marble table?

Then there is the BUDGET. Yes.. $$$$$$
One designer actually came up with a computer simulationof how my kitchen and wardrobe would look like. And what I can say is it's looks GREAT. It looks real. I told her what I want and she came up with the design.

The price??? *&%#% RM21,000-00 (After discount) for ONLY the kitchen and a wardrobe !

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Tiga Ratus

"Prepare for Glory"
Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel about the ancient Battle of Thermopylae, 300 is extremely violent, visually stunning, alternately horrific and relentlessly entertaining.
Caution: Not recommended for people with weak heart and history of depressions.
This movie is about 300 Spartans go to war against an army of Persians numbering millions.
300 tells the story of their victory. The story isn’t their death, but how they chose to live.
A complete testosterone-fest, in the spirit of Gladiator, though more brutal and visceral an experience.
I must say that this is by far the most violent and DARK movie i've ever seen. I did not hate it, nor did i love it.
I actually felt depressed after watching this movie. Not by the bloodbath and the likes, but by scenes on how a Spartan child been brought up and trained is such brutal manner, its a wonders they could survive to become Kings.
Be prepared for Guts Gore Glory and CARNAGE !
Hmmm......Not my type of movie la. But it's WORTH watching.


Saturday, March 03, 2007

A day at the Beach

It was a fun day at the beach...until.........


She is one of the most L 'lansi' dog I've even come across. Tried to 'lure' this doggie with the widely used, and successfully proven "TSK TSK TSK". She won't even budge. This is her PLAYING HARD TO GET pose. Action ya !
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Who can resist the traditional ice-cream potong freshly cutted from it's paper box and dipped into finely chopped peanuts. It comes in chocolate and durian flavors !


Hmmmmmm...................YuuuuummmmyyyYYYYY ! Want some ?
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Got your attention already? You cute little SUCKER !!!!





you can't see me....you can't see me.....






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....until this cute lil' dog came and turns it into a FuN FAiR !

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day

I have a new found respect for iPOD products. Not only do they have cool and sleek design, they comes with unconventional colors like BABY PINK and WHITE.


I discovered that it's not just an MP3 player. This baby could store photos and I can even view song lyrics. Got alarm clock. Best part is, I can even download this thing called podcast. I know, I'm sounding like hutan......

Pink silicon cover
Happy Valentine's Day !


Thursday, January 25, 2007

Annual Gala Dinner @ Times Square

This year theme is Dressed to Kill.


Sunday, January 07, 2007

WTF......Br IT ney ?


Honest to god, if I saw this walking toward me in the night, it would take about 3 seconds to convince me it was alive before I tried to chop its head off. If you saw this in the jungle, you would throw a net over it. Then poke it with a stick and jump back startled when it spoke. Then you would probably ask it for wishes. Never in a million years would it occur to you that it was human.
People who live at the bottom of the ocean aren't this pale ! *shudder*
Am I see things or is it really TRUE?


RM9.99 for an air ticket to Manchester? *slaps face twice to check whether it's just a dream*
*pinch cheek again to confirm*
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Thank you Mr Fernandez, you're a God send.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

Christmas is the 2nd best time of the year after cny. And december is always the best month of the year with holidays, christmas carols, holidays and more holidays.

I have not been able to put up my Christmas since I left for KL 3 years ago. One of the reason, I got back is so that I would be able to dig out my X-mas tree from the back of my closet and put it up again. Love beautifully decorated X-mas trees and X-mas carols. They always bring a sense of joy and peace in me.

Something is missing at the top of my X-mas tree, so I decided to place this Red Sesame Street character on top to complete it.

But still, something is missing. Its the x-mas light !
Well, the light have fused.

Oh what the heck ! I still like my X-mas tree.

Next year, i'm getting a bigger one for my new house. Watch-out.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

My cousin, Stephanie came to visit all of us 2 weeks ago. It has been 11 years. Didn't manage to catch-up with her in Penang but I managed to do so at Westin KL before she left for Melbourne the next day.


The case of the missing sport shoe - the happy ending

My quest continued the next day at Times Square. Few weeks ago I saw this really cool cross trainer at a Nike boutique. It caught my attention as it was not displayed among all the 'old models'. I took it up for a closer look, and boy it was really light. Of course, the next thing is to search for the price tag lor. Curiosity always kills the cat. RM329.00. I think the cat ciao liao.

Now that I'm on a quest for a new shoe, I revisited that shop to check things out. The shoe is still there. hmmm...the price is 'still there' too. I was secretly hoping that they would throw in some discounts.

Bah !
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The next day.....TADA !!

Tak payah aku beli, dia sudah beli bagi gua. (grins like the cat that got the cream) :))))


Tuesday, December 05, 2006

The case of the missing shoe - Part 2

Inside 1U, I can't find the shoe I want. Yeah, I know, I can't believe it either.

Fussy woman.

The shape and the color of my old shoe and the cool zipper that it has still lingers in my mind. My mind is playing trick on me. Can't get you outta my mind.... My new shoe has to look the same (or almost).

"Haiyah....your old shoe is history la, can put inside sejarah book already, let bygone be bygone". "You have to move on (to another shoe)".

My new shoe has to be light, not overly fancy and accepted by common people (ie; does not look like a spaceship, a banana or even a vessel). No bold pattern (I'm not making a statement) like bright yellow stripes against black base. Must not be odd looking. Must not have hello kitty or garfield (or any sort of animal character) embroidered on it. Preferably no shoe lase.

Damn fussy woman.

After walking in...and out of over 10 shops (including 4 Nike boutiques), I finally call it a day.

My quest shall continue.........

Sunday, December 03, 2006

The case of the missing shoe - Part 1

Some idiot fella had stolen my favourite one of its kind Reebok shoe. She had faithfully served me for almost 2 years and i never thought it would ended up this way.

hmfphhh.....

You crazy shoe stealer, i hope you rot with all the shoes you have stolen.

My quest for a new shoe begins yesterday. Christmas is jst around the corner and the year end sale had begun. As I was on my way to 1U, happily picturing in my mind what would my new shoe look like. This came to a sudden stop when another idiot driving a gold colored Honda City almost hit me when he attempted to overtake without signal.

Bastards !

He could have at least look at his mirror and make sure the line is clear first. I can’t tolerate such reckless driving. Naturally, I slammed on the horn.

Not satisfied.

Something had gotten into me that morning as I just had to make sure that that %$@# know that i'm pissed off. Overcome with rage, I overtook him and flashed my middle finger at him. Nahhhhhhhhh......

Siong, who is seated calmly beside me was dumfounded without words, not at the car but the finger thing i did.

Felt a sense of relieve after that.

Cicak Man


What the fuck ?