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2011-12-01T19:09:00.001-08:00

There's more to life than increasing it's speed

2009-09-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

.so says Gandhi.

Finally I'm seated in front of my laptop. Softly playing in the background, sound of Thais- Jules Massenet accompanying as I get ready to.. wait. I need a steamy cup of ocha first. *though I rather have genmaicha =.=*

...

As I ready to spew out raw data, attempt to assemble and compile them neatly. Not neccessarily in order. It's been quite a while since my last post. A lot have happened since then. Lemme see..

- Resigned from Sunway

- Gotten round-housed by dad

- Friend sheltered and fed this poor homeless soul. Bless her soul

- Passion for mother nature and hike began

- Had a major faith crisis

- Totally avoided ACTS Church and all its activities

- Started a journey into the Catholic faith

- Enrolled and now studying in Taylors

- Moved home 3 times this year

It's been quite a year, still not yet ended. Loads of errands and activities kept me from sitting down just to chill and recollect my thoughts. No idea where to start, I'll just take whatever's on the top.

My weight. leik wth! I used to weigh 68kg stable, participate in Taekwondo tournaments, run every damn morning and still survive daily training with 2-3hours of sleep! I used to wear size 28! I used to being chased after not vice versa! In short I used to kick ass!

Now?

I barely could stand the shame -.-' All this is going to change drewboy. Everyday:- 30mins martial, 30mins cardio or go hungry noob.

Next, studies. So far so good, but I still suck at maths. I hate numbers, I loath them. I seriously detest them. But I need to love them. I still hate them tho. Life's great in college. Met couple of interesting people. Weird, but interesting. Couple of weeks back I planned a bday surprise

for this dood from India. Apparently he was so shocked to see his gf , *among others* coming out of my room, he didn't see the plate of whipped cream until it made contact with his face. I love the sound of splattering cream, his spluttering gasps, and the view of oozing white liquid dripping down his face,

down his nose and ears.. Sexy =)

Now comes the issue faith. Beginning early last year, I was seriously questioning my faith, my church and my beliefs. ( refer to this post ) I was not at peace with my church at all, the people seems so material and fake. I didn't felt there's any reverence for God at all. For one example they loveeeee to emphasis on the number of people attending church. They just had to announce it very time before service, and people is expected to cheer. I mean, what's the point of getting the numbers if the church existing numbers isn't growing closer to God.

Simply put:- Bigger the congregation = Heavier donation bag

Seriously, they need to attend a Catholic Church and see how it's done.

It was somewhere late last year I met A, I was undergoing the peak of my faith crisis. I was on the very verge of giving up my beliefs that God existed. It's so simple to fall back on things that is logically, scientifically explained. That we are existed because of some huge explosion that began Time, Space and after a myriad of lifeform evolutions.. began Mankind. It's easy to believe, logically and theoretically proven, albeit not scientifically.

But I still pursued on questioning God's existence, I want to believe. A desperate hope. If I Knew for sure He doesn't exist, I rather not live. Without Him, even if it's just a false belief, I felt life is just empty and plain. And so I left the place where I knew God of my heart couldn't be found, and started on a long journey. I found of that A was a Catholic, and I began compiling questions

that I can't find before. One by one, these questions was shot down and things seems clearer that God existed. Even if she can't answer some, she unknowingly gave me hints on where to search and I found answers. Assisted by Scott Hans's book Rome Sweet Home, I began to realize what Christianity really meant. Everything began to make sense. Being a follower of Christ doesn't mean that life is going to all good, it doesn't mean that the Holy Spirit is a tool for us to conjure super powers, it doesn't mean that praying to Mother Mary, saints and departed is idolatry, it doesn't mean that Eucharist aka communion is just a symbol of remembrance of Lord's supper, it doesn't mean that every Sunday is just a feel good time without revering God.

Hence I started attending mass at St. Thomas More, occasionally at St. Francis Xavier's and the RCIA.

But it wasn't an easy journey. I started attending mass sometime beginning this year, around the time I was planning to resign from Sunway University to finish my studies at Taylors. With a bed provided by my dad then, I thought I could still survive my student days doing some part-time work dealing with IT issues. Couple of weeks after I stopped work, my dad told me quote I can't shelter you anymore unquote. I can't say I was surprised. My relationship with the family over there was pretty fragile. My other half-siblings is given priority over and my grandmother is always bad-mouthing about my past. ( story for another day ) My uncle of my dad's side (whom until today I consider the world's biggest asshole) and I, is obviously not in good terms with.

Thank God for Shen who knew about my plight and offered her place to stay. I promised her a trip to Everest. one day.

After being kicked out of house wasn't enough. The car I was driving was later taken, all my belonging packed and thrown out, my ex-room renovated for my half-brother. It was crystal that my dad wanted me out. Period. During this interval time when I was driving aimlessly with most of my life belongings, a series of misfortune kept hitting me. From financial issues, to small things like punctured tires and lost items. To save money I went on days without food. Eating only when absolutely necessary. It was a really trying time, frustrated and desperate I began to consider my options.

Should kill my goal of studying. Should I just accept the offer from CIMB. Should I just rush in the bloody house and slaughter everyone on sight. Yes, really I did consider that.

That time, I also considered thatall this happened Because I turned to the Catholic faith. The divine retribution for leaving my church. I was like "Aiya, I prayed to Mother Mary. Now God angry liao. Si liao ar..."

But in the end, I continued to persevere and took the hit. I won't give in to situation and circumstances. I prayed for God to provide for me, and His will be done no matter what. Now that I think of it, I'm pretty stubborn. =.=' what if God really don't want me to study?

But it all turned out good and well, God provided in ways I didn't foresee. Financial support came in from an uncle. He totally supported my desire to complete my degree. My mum whom relation with was pretty bad previously, provided with finance to support my living. Apparently I do have family.

Speaking of family, it was clear that family in Christ does really mean F.a.m.i.l.y. There's so many genuinely helpful and friendly faces. People who discussed philosophical issues with, people to cry on, people to shoot at ( CS ftw! ), people to jam and learn guitar from, and generally people to yamcha, crap, and go crazy with. If any of you are reading this right now I want to tell you how blessed I am meeting each of you..words can't express how much I cherish the bond and times together. Thank you

I found my peace. I'm continuing studies. Have a roof over my head. Starting a small business repairing PC. Attending mass at STM. Found that love is indeed mysterious. It's like the big bang theory how mankind came to be, minus the evolution part. It's just there

gotten lazy - . - need to sleep, morning class. Pax Christi

Lol. Me. Weakness in tech

2008-12-13T17:38:00.000-08:00

I just received a mail noticification from Facebook that goes something like this:-

STRENGTHS:
best father (potential)
craziest
most talented

WEAKNESSES:
most tech-savvy
best public speaker

Well it's nothing of a big deal but what really tickles me that "most tech-savvy" is my top weakness. This proves that Facebook sucks to kingdom come or my friends just don't know me =(

Is your church good enough for you?

2008-12-08T17:52:00.000-08:00

Let's just face it. Not every church is meant for everyone. You can be worshiping the same God, but you just can't get along with your other "siblings in Christ". No, I'm not complaining about my church. My church is a great place led by passionate and great leaders and filled with equally God-zealous people. They're all talented people with big dreams, and ambition. A friendly face is always around a corner somewhere in its 600 odd congregation. What else do I need more in a Church? Is it not good enough?

It sounds perfectly good all typed written down doesn't it? Yeah, but well the book leaves a bigger impression in content than the cover.

You know, I used to feel a twinge of sadness whenever I hear someone leaving their church. Whether if it's to join another church or abandon God's house for good, the sneaky lil' emo feeling is hiding right in the corner.

Lately however I realized I'm not growing at all. I feel stagnant, I feel unused. Like an over aged basketball player whose coach still kept him in bench out of pity's sake. In addition, I began question the what-ifs.

What if.. I don't want to pray this way? What if.. I don't want to jump around like a bunch of kids on hyper? What if.. I don't want , I just don't want , and I really adamantly don't want to be slain each and every time I stepped up to the altar, so please stop trying to push me down thank you?
Does that make me love God any lesser than the person next to me? Does that make a lesser disciple or a servant? Does that mean the want to serve Him is lesser than anyone else?

I could definitely understand how those people feel now.

I believe a church is a place for us to grow together, not separately. Where we all learn to put our talents to God's work, not to be chosen among the best. Where we can be who we are and what God made us into, not yet another place to plaster a fake character to be accepted among "God's people". This can't be God bringing me out of comfort zone and into wilderness

I guess that's a lots of questions to mull over for now.

PSP-2000 unhackable

2008-12-01T18:05:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks back, I was trying to hack a friend's PSP. She gotten a brandnew Ice Silver PSP-2000 but apparently it's not on a hacked custom firmware - namely the infamous M33 firmware ( CFW for short ). So anyhow I did the usual Pandora battery method, however it did not work. Further checks revealed that the new shipments of PSP contains the updated TA-088v3 motherboard. These bad-ass motherboard have new security checks on their logic flow that prevents CFW from being loaded.

In effect of this, all future PSP will be unhackable ( oh yes ALL, that includes the latest PSP-2000 AND PSP-3000 ). PSP-3000 won't even start with Pandora battery. I suppose in addition to the Pandora embargo there's also the same security logic used in the TA-088v3 motherboard.

Locally, this directly contributed to the rising the price of PSP. 4weeks ago from time of writing, PSP was around MYR750 with 4GB stick. Last week, with the exact same package it's valued at a whopping MYR1000!

Note: Pandora battery is a method we use to prepare the PSP in service mode, then load up a CFW from a specially prepared MSPD. It involves physical changes to your PSP battery. Be warned: if you want to try it out, some soldering skills and electrical knowledge is required.

Why is this named Acting Naturally

2008-11-30T20:47:00.000-08:00

It IS because it's an oxymoron hence I chose it as a blog title. As I grow up, vision through my eyes seems to grow darker and melancholy. Everywhere I see there's drama, violence, lies and deceit. There are still goodness around, yes but seeing how "society" and "civilization" degraded really depressed me. At one point of time in life, for all the high self-righteousness I possessed, I lowered myself to the world's standard. It's hard to do good, when you know you won't get any in return or worse bad instead falls. People see a need, people tend to close an eye for fear of deception or arrogance in plain motion ( But I believe it's more to fear ). However, I learned that if I see a need and if I did not fill that need when I could, I'll be punishing myself more than anyone could. Guilt of abandoning, of ignoring will haunt me for a time to come. Ok ok enough about this.. I'll rant all I want about world corruption and personal moral values later.

Acting Naturally, a Vision of Realism? or a Contradiction brought to life? or perhaps the Rebellion of the Realism itself. The scale of my vision of good and evil, hangs in unequal balance. And here is where I chronicle the epic battle

...I suppose that was my intention when I started out this blog. =p PSP is under the "Good" section.

AYA Choir debut

2008-11-25T05:36:00.000-08:00

Wow.. Just wow.. It's been an incredible journey..

At first, when the auditions was first announced I was really interested but I decided against auditioning due to past experiences. I love to sing but I didn't thought I could cut up a singer enough for Mia Palencia. However, after much *okay, just a little* pestering from a colleague of mine I went over for one of the practices.
I still remember that fateful day, I cycled to The Hub, SS15 straight from work. The first 2 members I met that day was Sonia and Carol. Truth to be told I'm never good with names, so Sonia became the Yamaha girl *she works there* and Carol was soon forgotten * =( I'm sorry!*. As people began filling up the place, I recognize a couple more people.. Michelle, Kai Ling from church; Jocelyn, Ben, Joanne, Alice from Sun-U. Soon there-after I met Ian, another dood who have yet auditioned and Matt another would-soon-to-be tenor mate.

Mia came soon came in. Awestruck as I am, I just kept mum and went through some warm-ups. It was really fun and quick to pick up, but by no means it was easy to master. Before I know it, fun's over and we're getting ready to go home. Well, except for me and a couple others more who haven't auditioned.
I was really nervous, and earlier I actually picked a japanese song Mirai. But right in front of her, I started to sing Come Holy Spirit instead. I felt more and more confident as the song progressed. However when it ended, I knew I gave my best but I'm still not sure I'm good enough to survive with the other 'pro's =(
However she passed me! Woot!

9th Nov. Our debut. It came soon enough. Some members pulled out, some will pull out, some falter, but it's still our debut. AYA Choir pulled their best performance yet in front of young and old alike, of all race and nations. They sang as their hearts will them to, meaning each and every words of the songs to inspire and to motivate. We sang.

Catch the choir on YouTube:

Song: Man in the Mirror - Micheal Jackson

Song: Keep the Faith - Micheal Jackson

Um.. and THANK YOU CreativeClicks for that AWESOME Shot!

Guide: How to spot a fake Sony Memory Stick Pro Duo

2008-11-24T16:46:00.000-08:00

As all you PSP gamers know, your Memory Stick or MSPD for short is your lifeline to your PSP. The bigger, the badder it is. Without it, your PSP is just as droll as a.. well.. as droll as a legitimately played PSP. As you all know, China being China is mass producing fake MSPD. While these MPSD DO work, however they face several setbacks. Slow data transfer, random crash, and data loss.

Check using PSP:-

1. Turn on your PSP

2. Go to any menu that could highlight your Memory Stick ( Video, Photo, Music, Games etc)

3. While hightlgihted, hit Triangle and see information. If genuine, MagicGate should be supported. Not unknown

Other methods:-

1. Included materials

Genuine SONY MS contains "Sony IC Recording Media Memory Stick PRO Duo - Operating Instructions" sheet in 14 languages. It's made from 70%recycled paper and printed using VOC - free vegetable oil based ink

PRO series: 1GB (MSX-1GS), 2GB (MSX-2GS).

PRO Duo Hi-Speed series:
- 1GB (MSX-M1GN), 4-901780-942947 or 0-27242-64714-5.
- 2GB (MSX-M2GN), 4-901780-892532 or 0-27242-64715-2.
- 4GB (MSX-M4GN), 4-905524-319217.

PRO Duo series (with 2 hidden Security UPC Tags):
- 1GB (MSX-M1GST), 0-27242-66543-9.
- 2GB (MSX-M2GS), 0-27242-67114-0.
- 4GB (MSX-M4GS), 0-27242-69239-8.
- 8GB (MSX-M8GS). 0-27242-69240-4.

PRO Duo series (with separate Sony Warranty sheet in 14 languages):
- 2GB (MSX-M2GS/X), 4-905524-387889.
- 4GB (MSX-M4GS/X), 4-905524-333688.
- 8GB (MSX-M8GS/X), 4-905524-333695

2. Part number

Fake MS's part number will differ from the MS itself and on the retail part number.

3. Innards

Sigh I need pictures for this. Will update as I can later. Basically the motherboards differ genuine from fake

I'm not saying all of them are dirty stinking scums but Lowyat.net has seriously degraded in seller quality. It'll be my priority to share whatever information I have to prevent them from profiteering. Since I'm on the issue of Lowyat.net resellers, there's also cases of fake PSP batteries circulating around. Unfortunately, some poor soul successfully cheated me for one and thus I minced, pounded and dried his balls for him to eat.

To scum resellers: Don't give that "Every reseller in Malaysia sells fake" bullcrap. If the cover is printed SONY then it should BE from SONY. Try justifying that in court

Note to self: Research more on fake batt. No way to tell unless you open up the cover and check the motherboard. Trust me it's as plain as screaming "I'm made in China"

Yet another attempted robbery

2008-11-16T06:25:00.000-08:00

My personal record of being mugged is 3 times, what's your's? :D I'm just soooo proud and honored of being chosen by these esteemed and highly skilled professionals. Don't you just feel the pride flowing through your vein when you're surrounded by 3 or more scruffy, dirty, B.O. STINKING INDIANS ( no, I'm not racist but they're all indians ) speaking lousy English and wielding shiny cutleries.

"Money, money. Give money!! RAWRRRRRRR" I mean, come on... I CAN $P34k 1337 english, but I'm proudly quite well versed in Malay. Wait, they ARE Malaysians right? I only assumed Malaysians Indians robbed. My bad, I have a bad habit stereotyping people into visual profiles. But hey, you can't blame me. They :-

1. Stink

2. are dirty as hell

3. looked like they never bathed

4. smelled like they do part-time in constructions. ( and looked like they do full time consolidating funds )

5. have I mentioned they stink?

6. seriously, they stink.

7. have you ever walked in a lift filled with In.. *ahem* workers who sweated the whole day? Yeah that kind of smell. Almost heavenly.. The heavenly that makes you hold your breath until you die

8. simply, they stink

..Hence, I labelled my highly-regarded would be and have been robbers as Malaysian Indians. Ok ok they might not be Malaysian, the popular alternative is Bangladesh apparently, or even Sri Lanka. Whatever, I don't care. They are Indians. Who Stink. Period

So anyway, I was walking home yesterday from Sri KL to my home in USJ...

Yes I know, it's pretty far.

Yes yes, it's around an hour plus of hard walk.

No, I don't have a car, thanks of your concern.

I was just thinking how many times I was robbed, when I heard a motorbike motor sound and a loud clang behind me. My mind instantly thought "No way I'm going down easily this time" and I brought up an offensive stance readying myself to crush the first *s-t-i-n-k-i-n-g* Indian's Larynx when I saw *suprise* a sole INDIAN rider on a bike that just went through a pothole. Apparently he saw my stance and just said "Relax la bang." -.- ...

A while later, rewinding my thoughts I actually felt fear for the thought I was prepared to kill someone. While striking a person's larynx is just to disable is airflow intake, a more powerful blow might crush it lethally or at most cause aphyxia..

Sigh, I need to rework my training schedule.

Need to write more:

Why people play video games.

Why do most Malays have to fake it. I know the honest Malays feels the same too

Why do I make it so hard to forgive myself, when others forgiven

What defines a person. Money, love, power? And how does one stop craving for it? What happens if one DO stop craving? Does it mean one lost the will to live? Then what is life to that one?

So many questions, so many theories.. I just have to find time to put it down BnW before I lose it all

And yes, I'm still bloody pissed at her

A new-found passion : Capoeira

2008-10-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

Check it out, check it out baby! Yea sure, it's a fake alright. ;D

Not missing out my old lover, Taekwon-do. =p
It's been a long time since I last participate in a good ol fight.. Ah, reminiscences. Looking back, I wonder if I truly understood the danger of impact sports, or fully aware.. I charged right in, not fearing what I lose.. A leg, hand or even my life. Hmm.. Perhaps I should exercise more caution from now on =p

So, some milestone check. Bought a new Sony Cybershot W120 earlier this month, sold my Wii, bought a PSP.. Re-joined Taekwon-do *hopefully I survive my 2nd Dan examination*, joined Tai-Chi, Capoeira and started searching for a good French learning centre.

What's more.. AYA Awards is just around the corner + Christmas production 2 months away = More singing practice, more dancing. Woohoooo~!!
Hmm, Note: dance and choir might clash...

Why do Men take second wives

2008-10-08T19:02:00.000-07:00

A WRITER'S LIFE
By DINA ZAMAN

Polygamy has nothing to do with culture or religion. Men, and women too, cheat because they can.

WHEN a male friend told me he planned on taking a second wife, all I could do was try not to choke on dinner. Are you serious, I asked. He said yes, he had fallen in love with a single mother, but it was not his fate to marry her.

Thinking it was perhaps due her compassion, her earnest desire to bring up her sprogs in a Godly way and that life was indeed a struggle, I choked on my dessert when my friend told me the first thing he noticed about her was that she owned a great set of jugs.

Now, my friend takes his religious obligations very seriously. His first wife wears the hijab. So to hear him admit that it was his paramour’s cleavage that caught his heart was quite shocking.

It was due to women like me, whose so-called Western, secular and feminist ideas of polygamy that pushed it underground. I then asked him, whether his equally-pious wife agreed to him taking on another wife, and he said no. She gave him an earful.

But our friend was on a roll. Now that his journey into polygamy was thwarted, it was all our fault. We modern Malay women, be they religious or not, were forcing men like him to marry in Thailand or Iran, where they practised nikah Muta’ah.

He was emulating the steps of our good Prophet Mohamed, he argued.

“You have got your Islamic history upside down! Nabi married war widows, and his first wife was older than he. Aishah was the youngest. And I don’t think our Prophet married any woman because she had great breasts!”

“You don’t understand.”

“Okay then. Why don’t you sell your car and take a camel to work then?”

I’m realistic. I know men who adore their wives and love them to bits, but they can still love their mistresses and other wives. Am I condoning affairs and polygamy? No. But this happens. It has nothing to do with Islam or being Malay, though polygamy is part of the culture.

We’re Asians. We have a long history of concubinage. There are good men who are faithful, and there are good men who have other wives. There are also bad men who are faithful and also bad men who are unfaithful.

Just like our politics, love in Malaysia is a circus. Weeee!

I’m not going to bore you with what polygamy in Islam is about, as it has been written before and talked about to death. Women’s rights activists have long fought for this “crime” to be illegal, but we face a tough fight. Sometimes it’s not the men who are itching for it, but yes, our gender, too.

In the 80s, when I was young and clueless, meeting mistresses and second or third wives would be sinful and against my principles.

These days? “Oh, you’re a mistress?” “Oh, you’re a hidden wife?” Yawn. Wear tudung or mini skirt, got. Educated or stupid, got. Some of our mothers are The Other Women, and are good mothers. So how?

Is this phenomenon particular to our culture? Oh no. Read the British newspapers. Mistressing is talked about to death in feminist columns.

But I thought after that dinner with my friend, I’d revisit the issue again. Some of the findings from my five-sen survey:

> Theoretically ... polygamy is OK. But must ikut hukum Allah lah. There are conditions.

> Ya, but… actually, kan, for career women like us, it does work. Nak jaga laki 24 jam … gue tak larat la. Biar bini nombor satu jaga. After all, in Islam, polygamous wives are taken care of legally. Better a Muslim second wife than a common law wife.

> But really. Think about it. Convenient, what. You see him once a week,makan once a week, have sex once a week...

> Sex once a week?! Baik tak yah jadi bini nombor dua macam tu! Chit. Once a week mana cukup?!

Why do men cheat? Again, just an observation dwelled upon by friends and myself. For a lot of polygamous men, they marry good women who fit their criteria of holiness, wifeliness and motherhood.

Intimacy between the men and their wives are perfunctory. It’s make-the-baby-cover-the-face sex. With their girlfriends and second wives, it’s Penthouse all the way, baby. It’s the soul thing.

At least this is what I got from talking to quite a number of married men. It’s not because of the first wives’ lack of trying; they want to have healthy intimate lives, but the bees in their husbands’s bonnets keep reminding the men of the Madonna-Whore syndrome.

Malaysia is not a place for single women desiring Hollywood-movie type of marriages and love. KL especially is a city for marriages and affairs. And it has nothing to do with money. There are rich men who cheat, and I know of a despatch boy who has two wives!

There are many single-again women like my friends and I, who still believe in marriage and love. But I can tell you, should we walk down that path again one day, we’re going down it with our eyes open and keep a part of our hearts to ourselves. Because you never know.

Perhaps my friend, an activist who makes a living entering and staying in war zones, is right.

“We have women like you, me, your mother, your aunt and friend who fight so hard for women and children and yet face a brick wall, simply because we ‘understand’ so much, and forgive all the time, which is why cheating, affairs and polygamy are rampant, to the detriment or contribution (depends how you look at it) of our well-being,” says my friend.

Another friend, Sharizal Sharaani, put it succinctly: “Men (and, yes, women too) cheat because they can. Full stop.”

.: Get Well Soon :.

2008-09-01T22:50:00.000-07:00

Drew... get well soon!

KSS Bowling tournament/ Aerobic Club hiking

2008-08-29T01:27:00.000-07:00

Yes finally the day arrived. Adrenaline-pumped, just minutes to spare I wrote this long sms and spammed randomly.
"The dawn came without warning, silently stalked by.. Finally the calm before the storm ended with a resounding war horn. Warriors of all nation, of all gender and skin; marched up shoulder to shoulder stoutly. Dressed for battle in glorious red and white, armed with armaments of bowling balls *lol?* of various colors; ready for the match to the death. Would it bring glory and honor, or the shame of defeat. Today we decide. Godspeed men"

-.-' now looking back I wonder how can I think of such things to write. Too much Tolkien and R. Jordan.

Anyhow, my Team won. Of course. =p

The very next day, on Sunday, I went hiking with the Aerobic club / girl's netball team. =p How did I ended up there.. Well some guys have the luck. Ohohoho. That morning I woke up after only 3hours of sleep. -.-

Kiroro - Mirae

2008-08-14T20:29:00.000-07:00

Hora ashimoto wo mitegoran
Kore ga anata no ayumu michi
Hora mae wo mitegoran
Are ga anata no mirai

Haha ga kureta takusan no yasashi sa
Ai wo idaite ayume to kurikaeshita
Ano toki wa mada osanakute imi nado shiranai
Sonna watashi no te wo nigiri
Issho ni ayundekita

Yume wa itsumo sora takaku aru kara
Todokanakute kowai ne dakedo oitsuzukeru no
Jibun no story dakara koso akirametakunai
Fuan ni naru to te wo nigiri
Issho ni ayundekita

Sono yasashi sa mo toki ni wa iyagari
Hanareta haha e sunao ni narezu

Mirai e mukatte yukkuri to aruite yukou

The Square Root of Three

2008-08-11T04:11:00.000-07:00

Write write write, so much to write
but my mind isn't too bright.
How I wish I were,
someone like Shakespear.
Lest to worry to pour,
what my soul have in store.
Sounded lame I know,
but that is the least of my woe.

Lol.

More on poem later, last weekend had been very interesting. On friday, I attended my very first wedding. Congratulation to Dr. Vinod and Dr. Ling on tying the knot 080808. More than words could say Dr. Vinod was and is a very motivating factor in my life. He was always around to lend an ear and provide encouragements and advices in the darkest times. Thank you bro, I'm very glad for you.

Sorry kids, no pictures. Hopefully the official photographers posts them on FB xD

edit: I found one!

On Sat, Sunway Uni played host for International Cultural Night. Among many other higher education institution that took part is Monash (duh), HELP ,LEGENDA etc etc. It's pretty cool night, students of various nationality attended. I get to meet new people :D *wink* and know better people that I already met previously. Ohohohoho~
Btw Rick be warned, did I mentioned that Samira packs a good punch?

Now without further ado, I give you the one~ the only~

The Square Root of Threeeee~!!!!!!!!!!!

I fear that I will always be
A lonely number like root three

The three is all that’s good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight
Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine

For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic

I know I’ll never see the sun, as 1.7321
Such is my reality, a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three

As quietly co-waltzing by,
Together now we multiply
To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds
With the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed

xD I watched too much Harold and Kumar. The poem ROX man!! I'm telling you I so #$!@ing rox!!!

Tagged

2008-06-30T10:14:00.000-07:00

by Lily!!!

1) At what age do you wish to marry?
:: Perhaps 24> x < 30

2) Where will you go if someone sponsors you a tour ticket?
:: Japan !

3) What's your favourite thing to do?
:: Reading, fiddling computers, chatting, having good times with friends, eating, more eating and mostly eating, cooking, cycling

4) Do you think money can buy happiness?
:: Nope. Happiness is just a state of mind. Nothing material about it

5) Do you believe you can survive without money?
:: Nope. Unless by some great power everyone returns to bartering

6) What are you afraid to lose the most?
:: Friends, my identity

7) If you win $1 million, what will you do?
:: Get the hell out of Malaysia and buyoff some other country

8) Dream job?
:: Managing my own company

9) List out 3 good points about the person who tagged you
:: hmm, hyper, sarcastic and witty?

10) If you have only one wish, what will you wish for?
:: I wish to know Peace

11) If you could rewind time, would you?
:: No

12) What's your ambition?
:: To have a family with a self sustaining business.

13) What's your favourite song at the moment?
:: The Great Escape *boys like girls*

14) If you can teleport once, where would you go?
:: A credit card database.

15) What do you think is the most important in your life?
:: Friends

16) If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
:: Less thinking of others and more on myself

17) What music have you been listening to recently?
:: Instrumentals

18) What is the one thing you cannot do but you wish you could?
:: Fly a plane.

19) Would you do another tag?
:: When I have time

My personal question:
20) Do I have a personal question?
:: No

Milestone June 2008

2008-06-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

As Sharon bluntly puts it, "Why all tags?". Because I'm too busy, because I'm too tired after work, because there's other stuffs to do, because I just plain don't want to write what I feel or do.
Simply put, my life is piling up with things to do. Goals to achieve, promises to keep, study, work and the list goes on and on.

Well let's see where I left off since February...

On work wise, it's not bad. I like the working environment and the colleagues are just the type of people I'm comfortable to be myself with. For those who know me, what I mean is the crazy, hyper, cold-joker and abusively loud singer. Refer below : -

Yup, that's me proving the theorem that car park sensors can detect my humongous mouth. I went to Barcelona with some buddies. No, half a dozen of tequila isn't enough to knock my socks. Rick and gang arrive home unscathed

The boss is pretty good as well, and so is the boss's boss. But obviously I can't act the way I do around them as I did above.. I just went through the corporate training last Thu, which they divided in groups and made us watch some video on the company's bigwigs, color crayon some "vision", and sing the corporate song. *Shudder*, I recall singing it again in my dreams that night >.< style="font-style: italic;">Oh for those that didn't know. I'm working for Sunway University right now. I'm current just some lowly tech guy but soon I'll be administering the system. Bwahahahaha!! Hawt chick list unlocked!

Ahem , anyways with work aside.. I'm studying Gentoo right now. A branch of the Linux system. Too bad my sifu will be leaving for Monash soon. =( As what my seniors would say "Throw me in the sea and you'll slowly learn to swim. IF you didn't die". In Aug or Sept, I'll take the course in CCNA when the staff list fills up.

Also there's the bowling and snooker competition to look forward too. Out of the gazilions people who turned up, I was one of those selected to represent Sun-U. Hoo Hah! or Weee , whatever rocks your boat. . .

And while I'm still on the positive note, I lost 14kg in 3months. My man boobs deflated a lil.. =(

Seems pretty cool huh, my life is beginning to show signs of recovery and purpose. But of course, there'll always be the valley where mountain reigns.

As of this moment it's 12am 30th June 2008, I'm actually taking some time off to write off my thoughts and emotions. Hopefully by doing so I'll be able to piece back together my shattered emotional armor and regain sanity ( ...if I'm ever sane ).

Now where should I begin..

Lately, a lot of old faces turned up. Faces of the past demons that I've overcome and buried in past. My not so long ex, a stinking bastard I swear he's the only person I'll truly hurt, my first ex.
Btw, how would you call a person whom you once coupled and broke off? I have some relationships that don't work so well and broke apart. Now they're fine with their own relationship and we still remained as friends. I still call those friends and still will be there for them. ( -.- yes Rick, these friends do exist and I don't feel bitter or wistful. ) And thus, I call them friends.
Heck let's just call them ex-es. These days my mind tends to think on the overdrive. It's hard to write what you want to say, not think when you head is having a dozen discussions at the same time.

Ok ok back on track.. Of those significant people, one is doing pretty well. She's now asking me to help her in some business proposition. She have yet to pass me the information but knowing her, she'd probably struck a light bulb in her head and went straight on to the middle without a proper business planning, contingency insurance and minimization of risk. Sigh. Well anyway that's her. Even with her flaws, I still learnt a lot from her. She might not have the knowledge herself but she had guided me where to look. Somewhat of a hothead, but a wise one. If you're looking at this, don't get pissed =p It's a compliment and a gratitude speech. Большое спасибо

Another one made me jittery and all self-conscious. I felt out of control, like a time bomb about to blow any moment. In my past, I did a lot of unpleasant and nasty mistakes. Until recently, I've laid it all down and moved on...

I began questioning who am I and what's my identity..

But another part of me argued, "You're not questioning yourself. You're you and you see you for you. You're wondering what does SHE thinks of you now"

"That's just insecurity"

"That's right. You're just feeling insecure of who you are. To hell with that. Look at you now and where you are 4 years ago"

"But I'm still worried of how she and other people think of me for knowing the truth"

"You told a lot of people. In fact you shared it with some strangers. Terlimau, remember?"

"Yeah, and you even shared with kids in those GIG trips"

"wonder if they've been touched'

"Only God knows. And He knows it better than any mortal. The real question is why her? Why are you so worried of what she thinks of your past? Why aren't you worried of what others think"

". . ."

"Perhaps because I know who am I, and nothing they think will change who am I. I'm confident in myself and I know what I told them, they believed in my sincerity and hold no malice to my being. Perhaps there's nothing to be worried after all"

"Carpe diem. Don't waste your time worrying"

Hmm... I'm wondering if I'm inflicted by Multiple Personality Disorder. In any case, it indeed does help. Time to sleep and until next. CARPE DIEM PEOPLE!!!!!

ps:- >< I promise to do your tag Lily. Um soon.
pps:- Sorry for all those ambiguous chatter. If you want to know more, call me up for yum-cha.
ppps:- Carpe Diem means "Seize the day".
pppps: - IOW. "Yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift, that's why it's called the present"- Master You-teh-Man/turtle Uugway , Kungfu Panda

Tagged

2008-05-06T04:26:00.000-07:00

by Lily, an enigmatic entity that claims the title "Sarcasm Master" across the globe. Haven't heard of her? Not surprising, I too have yet enjoyed a taste of her proclaimed skill.. =/

And without further ado..

8 things i'm passionate about
1.Mary
2.Lucy
3.God
4.Martial Arts
5.Billiard
6.Portable IT gadgets
7.Computing
8.Guitar. no1 and 2 is their names

8 things i say too often
1. W-T-H
2.W-T-F
3.ohohoho
4.What lar you
5.Onegai
6.Shiganai
7.Nanjigudewa!!
8.WEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

8 books i've read recently
1.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Batu Sakti
2.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Bilik Rahsia
3.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Prisoner of Azkaban (sue me my Malay sux)
4.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Cawan Berapi
5.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Order of the Burung sakti
6.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Putera Setengah Darah
7.Tukang Pasu berbulu dan Hallow Bermati
8.Linux Phrasebook :D

8 songs i could listen over and over again
1. Teardrops on my guitar (Taylor Swift)
2. Now and Forever ( R. Marx )
3. Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)
4. Somewhere Out There ( Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram )
5. Send Me ( PlanetShakers )
6. Those Who Fight ( Final Fantasy AC )
7. Enrai ( HANG Sadora )
8. Wonderful Tonight ( Eric Clapton )

8 things i've learned for the past year
1. Patience is an important characteristic
2. There's never too much time
3. Love can wait
4. I need to get a car
5. Facelifted Gen2 looks hawt
6. Proton Persona looks hawt too
7. Suzuki Swift maybe out of my reach this year =(
8. I'm never getting a Viva

Tag : Who will be that Someone be?

2008-05-01T21:19:00.000-07:00

Tagged by Jan. Weeeeeeeeee
I love tags. Tags are kewl. I remember being tagged a gazillion time during the friendster mania! I reminiscence those email tags! I adore tags by snail mails. Weeee!!

Rules:
You have to come up with 8 different points about your perfect guy/girl.
Tag 8 victims to join this game and leave a comment on their blog.
If you are tagged the second time, there is NO need to do this again.

1) Honesty
It's not much asking for honesty isn't it? I mean if my breath stinks or there's chili bits sticking out of my teeth, I'd appreciate it very much if you tell me.

2) Patience
I'll admit I'm pretty much a guy that's rash and act base on instinct ( hey my instincts are pretty accurate k?! ) , therefore I don't have patience nor time to explain what am I currently am doing.

3) Neat
I'm not much a slob as the general perception of guys. I'm allergic to dust and therefore my living area MUST-BE-CLEAN. I can't stand untidiness nor filth

4) Not a cosmetic person
Perhaps it's not a characteristic but I just dislike girls using cosmetics and jewelry. That's like killing two birds with one stone since I'm a miser as well :D

5) Mature
Go figure. I dislike girls that act all whiny when things go wrong. And don't blame it on PMS or shit like that. That's no excuse to scream, whine, cry and get all bitchy

6) Caring
What's more to a man's joy knowing that his beloved cares for him eh?

7) Understanding
..of course, it also helps is his beloved understand his problems to know when to show care and when to know he needs to be alone.

8) Must love to eat
I love cooking. She better love eating.

Speed test

2008-04-21T08:31:00.001-07:00

81 words

Take that Sean!!! AHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

//- correction -//

It should be
1,000,001 gibberish

Reading e-books for Sony Ericsson P1i ( and other PDA gadgets )

2008-04-21T07:35:00.000-07:00

P1 does support PDF, txt and doc files; but after a while reading books in those format I realized that it have a few flaws :-
1. It takes bloody long to load a file. Imagine a txt file that's 200kb, and you take around 5mins to load it up. Now imagine a Harry Potter book in 1MB size. It's a long wait, and if you accidentally hit the Back button... *sigh* you have to reload it.
2. There's no bookmark function. When you exit the file or close the program, you have to reload it again from page one. Unless you remembered which page you're on, you have to shift through the book to get to your desired page.

Unsatisfied with all these major annoyances, I searched on until I found this program -> MobiReader.
Actually this program not only supports SE P1i with UIQ 3, but also Windows Mobile, PalmOS, Blackberry, and other SymbianOS phones as well. ( a more detailed list here Download the software based on your phone OS). And if you're wondering... NO, I doubt MobiReader supports non Smart / PDA phones. =x

Now with this nifty program, my e-book reading experience have became more enjoyable :-
1. There's a hardly a loading time. All books are listed under a filtered list and all you have to do is select the book you want and it'll instantly load.
2. It automatically bookmarks where you last read. =p You can close the program, select back the book and it'll bring you to the page you last read.

Currently I'm finishing up Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. -.-'' Yes I know I'm somewhat outdated, and yes I finally found out that Albus Dumbledore is gay. *huge sigh*

PS: - Perhaps I'll update with a listing to obtain all the *cough* free books another time =p

.: Short & Sweet :.

2008-04-19T07:56:00.000-07:00

Since Shiro has been kinda busy with the helping out the chicks in Sunway College (or should I say helping himself to the chicks) i.e. busy with his new job... I'm gonna lighten his burden of having to write about how I win him (without cheating - not one bit at all!) at a game of pool a couple of weeks back.

Well, there isn't really much to write except for the fact that

" I WHOOPED SHIRO'S ARSE IN POOOOOOL......."

Hehe...

-: The End :-

Shiro : She cheated with lots of chicken shots. UNfortunately there's no Chicken Rice examination in existence or else she'd fail the test outright.

You got me

2008-04-14T09:49:00.000-07:00

Whoever comes to this blog, you're tagged. Don't cheat. God is watching. Cheating is a sin. You can go to hell for it. So decide wisely.

wow, that was unexpected. Sean is scary. =/

But I can't be blogging about a tag! I still have another 6 more days from the VN trip! Not to mention my first few words of my new job! Or how I lost to Shan Lyn again in pool *she cheated*! I-just-dont-have-time. Sigh, I need a car soon. Suzuki Swift ftw!

ps: GENKI JANAI!!!!

Rain

2008-03-26T10:02:00.000-07:00

..makes brings me period of reminiscence and nostalgia. It's a time of self reflection; who am I so far, what have I done to achieve, what pace are you setting for yourself, and what else is there to keep on driving for.

Some questions was brought forward by a loved one.. Again, another gentle nudge to that nagging sensation. What's the purpose of life?

I suppose some live for love, some for money, some for fame. The rare others live to their own belief and faith of their religion. But I guess we shouldn't classify them into just these general categories, rather the purpose of living is a mix of all mentioned. Depending on situations and priorities, our purpose differs from time to time..

For me, I'd say "Hey I'm still young, let's just live life and enjoy my youth while it lasts". But reality it's not so easy. Purpose still remains unseen. I'm still a boat without sails in a stormy sea of life. going wherever it takes me.

-.- ok ok enough emo-ness,

because of the emo-ness I felt, I just had to switch my playlist to something more suitable for the mood. HANG Sodara - Rasen is quite a good piece while emo-ing.

Not that I want to emo anymore. Life's turning out great =D

Back from Vietnam pt6

2008-03-24T23:56:00.000-07:00

Day 4
The day before, we made arrangements for a tour in Cu Chi Tunnels after our trip to Vung Tau. The 75 mile long tunnel network, is one of NFL ( National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam ) , or more commonly known derogatively as Việt Cộng (VC) 's base during the Vietnam War against the Americans.

The tour bus is due to leave at 8:30a.m. but amazingly by 9a.m it still remains unseen =/ The bus arrived at 9:30a.m. There was another Australian ( or British, definitely not American ) with us. As if waiting over an hour wasn't stressful enough, to our dismay we saw the bus came already filled with tourist. Rick and I, was already on verge of blowing out heads ( yes heads ), scream for refund, ditch the bloody tour.

Unfortunately, =( someone came out and there IS just enough space to fill us up. Oh joy~ now I get to sit in a packed LDV with sweaty Austratishes guided by a Vietnamese dood who can barely speak English. He tried, I'll give him that.

We arrived at Cu Chi an hour or so later. Tough ride, and my ass hurts. I can't praise my seat for being too comfortable and I had to half squat most of the journey.

The tour itself was pretty standard stuff. I've visited one of these tunnels in Thailand before so it's not that surprising to me.

Mission Briefing

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Rick 'trying' to look cool

See See?

Now do you see?

Bombshells from B-52s

Hey it's Monkey-pissed, Snake-venomed mixed minced Worms Syabu ("\(^^)/") Can I have some pwetty pwease??

Hmm.. I was going through my photos of Cu Chi Tunnels and realized..
I DON'T HAVE ANY PICS OF THE TUNNEL ITSELF!!! WEEEEEEEEEeeeeEeEEeeeEeeEEEeeeEeeee

PS:
I also want to take this opportunity to thank my dad, mum, step-dad, step-mum, sisters ( biological and unbiological ), brothers ( unbiological ), grand pa, grand ma, gf and bf, the rest of the unknown family, doggy, buddies, hudddle group members, DoTA Clan ArdO members, my guitar, COD4 kakis and almost the rest of the world ( in random order ) for their loving love, and supportive support in my hour of darkness. Again, thanks =D

PPS:
I gotten my letter of offer from Sunway Uni. Will commence work on 7th April.

PPPS:
The appreciation speech IS for the matter above.

Liberi Fatali

2008-03-21T00:20:00.000-07:00

Freedom is not merely the opportunity to do as one pleases;
neither is it merely the opportunity to choose between set alternatives.
Freedom is, first of all, the chance to formulate the available choices, to argue over them
- and then, the opportunity to choose.
~C. Wright Mills ~

Yes my friends, with those words deeply entrenched in my soul, I ( and a few other people ) have chosen to take the first step of liberation.

We nod, we silently agreed, we withstood vulgar insults and endured unreasonable barks. And we remember.

Now we rejoice.

Andrew the Liberated with his resignation letter

Hafidzi the Revered with his resignation letter

Along the Encumbered with his resignation letter

Sabri the Happy with his resignation letter

Back from Vietnam pt5

2008-03-15T05:32:00.000-07:00

Day3
We made plans to go to Vung Tao, a beach city. A friend of Rick's, Timi will be joining us today. Ah finally, a new face. I'm beginning to feel extremely gay. No offense Rick, but I'm bored of you. I demand a breakup. Well, at least for a day. Hohoho~

We had an early start, I woke up around 5:45a.m. I took my time to bath, brush my teeth, sing a long, and I still have to wait for the bugger to come. -.-'' As usual he was late. But luckily he came with Timi, who apologized for being late and caused Rick to be late as well. Sigh, that made me a tad guilty.

We had breakfast in my favorite Vnese franchise, Phở 24. =p As the name suggests, its' specialty is Phở.

Phở
Phở is served as a bowl of white rice noodles in clear beef broth, with thin cuts of beef (steak, fatty flank, lean flank, brisket (veal).
Variations featuring tendon, tripe, meatballs, chicken leg, chicken breast, or other chicken organs (heart, liver, etc.) are also available.

>.< I know I know.. I SHOULD have taken a nice clear picture of the acclaimed Phở. But... Oh well, every time I'm to enjoy a bowl of Phở, my mindS will think like this:

Hey picture man.
I know, let me eat a bit first.
It's not so hard -.- just take the picture first!!
Well, the soup's still steaming, my lens will go blur anyway. Wait up.
Sigh, you're finishing your Phở already.
Oh really? Naw.. still got a bit. Hey look, there's still one piece of beef!
HEY WAIT!!
*chomp chomp chomp* Yummy.. what was it again?
..picture?
Oh yea... Too bad it's finished, maybe next time =D
Sigh..

Needless to say, I failed in my duty to display a wonderful hot steaming bowl of rice noodle brimming with beefy broth with lots of beef tendons, slices and meatballs. =( next time.

*cough*, on with the day. After breakfast we head on to the jetty. It's not too far away, Rick placed the motorbikes at my hotel and we walked to Phở24. Oh, on the way to breakfast we met a girl name Anna. A Vietnamese studying overseas. I guessed she caught us conversing in English hence her curiosity was caught. See? Vietnamese aren't so hostile.

*double cough*, on with the day, After breakfast we head on to the jetty. It's not too far away, and a little exercise after a meal could do me good. We'll be taking a ferry to Vung Tao, an hour ride away.

Vung Tao was not very eventful, other than sight-seeing and meeting new people. After we arrived, we met up with another group of people there; Timi's friends Tuyen and Thuang. It was a sunny day, the waves are smashing the beach, the wind is caressing, one sitting in a comfortable chair could hardly resist the desire to fall asleep.

Which I did. Or at least tried to, until a kid tried to KILL me with a cucumber! ='( HELPP!

*he jabs at my ear* Hmm, didn't work

*he jabs at my nose* That didn't work either

*jabs randomly* Die Drew DIE!!!!!

=.= gee thanks guys. You just sat there and watch me being mutilated. At times like these people show their true colors. I'm so so disappointed.

My killer eating up his weapon. HAH! I caught you in action destroying evidence!

After a few sessions of group picture and candid shots, we left. Timi had to go home early. And frankly, I'm beat too x.X plus some hints of sunburnt

Sigh, he just loves my tummy

Timi's friend Tuyen and Thuang. Um.. For those who don't know Tuyen is the girl, Thuang is the guy

Ah.. the old rabbit ears don't grow old. Or maybe I'm just still very young

See? What did I tell you? Thuang, give me five brotha!

Back from Vietnam pt4

2008-03-15T03:00:00.000-07:00

ohohoho~ I seemed to be taking my sweet sweet time to complete journaling on my recent Vietnam trip ( which is already one month past =.='' ) Oh well, without ado..

Day 2 6th FEB: Rick took me to some theme park. Sigh, I didn't jot down the name of the place. Rick if you're reading this ( which I know you do ) please kindly leave the name at the shoutbox. Thank you. Wee.

Edit: I would like to thank Rick, being my sidekick and good buddy for keeping us updated on the name of the theme park *drum roll.....................* Suoi Tien

Of course, before starting our fun-filled and adventurous day we need to fill our fuel tanks first. Rick brought me to have some breakfast. Hohoho Yummy! The main dish was crunchy Yee Mee together with vegetable, prawn and meat. Our appetizers of dumplings and some sort of steamed eggs came first. Dismissing the eggs completely I just indulged on the dumplings, until Rick pops one egg open to show me what it really is.

I gotten the steamed part right, it's steamed half-born duckling.

And yes I did ate it, in fact I ate two. But now looking back, I'm beginning to wonder was I really that desperate for food? =.=

ANYWAY~~ We went on to our main destination of the day, a theme park of which I forgotten the name ^^; so sue me. I enjoyed the food more than the place.

Some pictures..

Now it'll be funnier if someone falls over the rails

Overview from a ferris wheel. Serious speaking dood, two guys on a wheel ride is gay.

Heh, it's not as boring as it looked. Some pictures I taken isn't as clear as I wanted it to be. On that day I look most of the picture using my P1. =/ The rest of other days Rick was smart enough to suggest his dad's uber expensive 3000USD camera ( o.0)

One thing I found out today, Rick isn't as tough as he looks. One of the rides we went for is something like those Treasure Hunting tunnels, where you enter the start of the adventure and explore till you find the treasure. It was kind of lame actually, with those cheap lighting effects and sounds from 70s Hollywood horror movies. Until when we reached the end of tunnel. From the path we're on, we can see through a window with treasures inside on display. Gold, jewels etc etc.

I was thinking " sigh it's so dark I can't see a damn thing. Ok there's the stupid treasure. Yay. So where's the exit?". And started my own quest The Search of the Unfounded Exit.

Meanwhile Rick was observant enough ( alas~ ) to find a entrance to the treasure room, which I conveniently walked pass without a glance.

He took a step in, and...

"HOLY SHIT!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Sigh, "Probably some guy in costume trying to give a lil trill this "adventure" desperately needs" Of course I was right.

Rick was visibly scared shit and all he can do is giggle like some junkie on high and say "Dood it's so real man" " Man he looked so real" and "Shit man, he really looks really real". You get the picture.

Poor guy

PS: See Lily, none of his pictures this time.

Melayu Umno dan Cina DAP bodoh

2008-03-07T00:45:00.000-08:00

by Raja Petra Kamarudin

The government is saying: Melayu Umno bodoh! That is not what I am saying. That is what the government is saying. And because Melayu Umno bodoh, the government has cancelled the plan to mark the fingers of voters to prevent them from voting twice.

The government has spent millions to import this ink from India. But it seems others have also imported the same so the government has no choice but to cancel the plan to mark the voters' fingers because these unknown people who have also imported this ink plan to trick the Umno Malays and sabotage them from voting.

According to the government that has declared Melayu Umno bodoh, those who have also imported the Indian ink plan to tell the government supporters, the Umno Malays, that they must first mark their fingers before they can vote. Then, when they go to the polling stations, they will not be allowed to vote since their fingers have already been marked with Indian ink.

Of course, the cleverer opposition supporters will not allow their fingers to be marked before they vote. It is only the government supporters, the Melayu Umno bodoh, whose fingers will be marked. So the opposition supporters will still get to vote. It is the government supporters, the Melayu Unmo bodoh, who will not be allowed to vote because only these people would be stupid enough to allow their fingers to be marked before they vote rather than after they vote like the opposition supporters.

The government appears to have no confidence in its supporters. The government feels that its supporters are all stupid enough to fall for this ploy. The government appears to believe that the opposition supporters are not stupid enough to fall for this trick. Therefore, it is the government that will lose votes because only its supporters are stupid enough to allow their fingers to be marked before they vote while this will not happen to the opposition supporters.

The government feels that the Chinese and Indians will swing to the opposition. Many Malays will as well, of course. So the government needs as many Malay votes as it can get, in particular in the rural areas. The Chinese and Indians who will vote opposition will not fall for this trick. Neither will the Malays who vote for the opposition. It is only the Malays who vote for the government who are stupid enough to fall for this trick. So the government needs to cancel the plan to use Indian ink to mark the fingers of the voters lest the number of votes it gets is reduced due to trickery.

I am not a Malay who supports the government so I am not offended that the government thinks that Malays who support the government are stupid. Some Umno Malays want my citizenship withdrawn for criticising the government and which therefore, according to them, makes me a 'traitor to the Malay race'. Yes, that's right, if you oppose Umno then you are a traitor to the Malay race.

I have no problems if they wish to withdraw my citizenship. They can even withdraw my Melayuship as well if they want to. Hey, a Malay is automatically a Muslim. So if they wish to withdraw my Islamship as well that is also okay with me. Then, when the government declares that Melayu Umno bodoh, I would not be included in that group. There is, after all, some small blessing in losing your citizenship, Melayuship and Islamship. I would automatically lose my bodohship as well.

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad probably agrees with what the government says. Mahathir said, a few months ago, that the trouble with the Malays is that even if they put a block of wood (tunggul kayu) as a candidate, as long as it is a Barisan Nasional candidate, the voters will vote for him or her.

The Malays are very emotional and unrealistic, lamented Mahathir on another occasion. The Chinese are more pragmatic, added Mahathir. Why can't the Malays be more like the Chinese? sighed Mahathir.

Melayu mudah lupa(Malays forget easy), complained Mahahir on yet another occasion. Yes, Mahathir should know that by now. When I was Prime Minister, the Umno Malays would fall over each other in rushing to kiss my hands, Mahathir related during one public speaking event. Today, they are scared of being seen with me and will not even take my calls, lamented Mahathir. If that is not the best example of Melayu mudah lupa then I don't know what is.

Mahathir received another dose of Melayu mudah lupa recently when Umno refused to allow his son to contest in Langkawi. Langkawi would not exist if not because of Mahathir. Mahathir made Langkawi into what it is today. But, today, Mahathir's son is not welcome in Langkawi. Instead, they sent him to Jerlun to contest. But he was sent to Jerlun not to win. He was sent to Jerlun to be slaughtered. First they deny Mahathir's son a seat in Langkawi. Then they send him to Jerlun to get slaughtered. Melayu Umno mudah lupa my dear Tun, Melayu Umno mudah lupa. But I am not a Melayu Umno, Tun, so I never lupa. And now Umno says that Melayu Umno bodoh as well.

Yesterday, I was in Penang. There were numerous ceramahs organised all over Penang. The police granted the organisers permits for these ceramahs but on condition that I would be barred from speaking. Haris Ibrahim and Ronnie Lui were also banned from speaking. I still spoke nevertheless. I spoke at Jalan Raja Uda. I was waiting for the police to come a calling and if they shout, “Hoi, you think this is your grandfather's road or what?” I would have replied, “Yes it is, my grandfather was Raja Sir Tun Uda.”

Melayu Mudah lupa, as Mahathir says. My grandfather became Penang's First Governor immediately after Merdeka on 31 August 1957. He was Governor for 15 years. Today, 50 years later, the grandson of the First Governor is barred from speaking in Penang.

Anyway, my grandfather never joined Umno. None of my family did. My father supported what he perceived as the first true multi-racial party at that time, Gerakan. And he proudly declared that he voted for Gerakan in the 11 May 1969 general election.

Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bapa Merdeka, refused to join Umno Baru in 1988, as did Tun Hussein Onn. Both these founding fathers of Malaysia died outside Umno. They wanted to have nothing to do with Umno. They went to their graves despising the new Umno, which they said no longer represented what Umno stood for. Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Hussein were great men. And these great men turned their backs on Umno. I would rather follow the footsteps of great men such as those than support a party that declares Melayu Umno bodoh and then cancels the plan to mark the fingers of voters because government supporters would allow their fingers to be marked before they vote instead of after.

Actually, cancelling the plan to mark the fingers of voters is not about Melayu Umno bodoh at all. I know many Umno Malays and I have great respect for them. Not all Umno Malays are slimeballs and scumbags, just like not all opposition people are angels. You have good and bad people in any society. One must not be labelled good or bad based on their race, religion or political affiliation but based on the person that they are.

Barisan Nasional is running scared. According to intelligence agency reports, Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis, Kedah and Penang will fall to the opposition. Even Johor, which has never seen a single seat fall to the opposition thus far, may see the loss of ten seats or more. That would have been unheard of even just one year ago. On last count, the opposition may capture up to 90 seats in Parliament. It needs 75 seats to deny Barisan Nasional its two-thirds majority in Parliament.

The Chinese and Indian votes are a forgone conclusion. The Chinese and Indians are voting opposition. Barisan Nasional has to work on the Malay seats to stay in power. So they will raise racial and religious issues these next 48 hours to frighten the Malays into voting Barisan Nasional.

Tonight, the Deputy Prime Minister 'revealed' a 'secret pact' between PAS and DAP. They hope the Chinese will get scared and abandon DAP lest PAS gets into power and 'chops of people's hands'. Najib has reduced Islam to merely 'chopping of hands'. That, to Najib, is what Islam is all about, hand-chopping.

Are all Chinese bank robbers? Will we see every Chinese in Malaysia without hands once PAS comes into power? Do not the Chinese resent the insinuation that there is not an honest Chinese in Malaysia and all Chinese will go to their graves with no hands? I hope the Chinese are not that stupid and will be able to figure out that if it is crooks who will suffer severed limbs then it will be those who walk in the corridors of power who will suffer this since they are the crooks and scoundrels. If I were Chinese, I would vote PAS just so that PAS can come into power and we can enjoy the pleasure of seeing all our ex-ministers walking around without hands.

Anyway, PAS is contesting just 60 seats so there is no way a party that contests only 60 seats can win 150 seats. And PAS will need 150 seats to amend the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and turn Malaysia into an Islamic State and then start cutting off the hands of crooks and bank robbers. The government has said Melayu Umno bodoh. I hope, after 8 March 2008, I do not have to start saying Cina DAP bodoh. I hope that the DAP Chinese will read the statement from PAS that they are not pursuing the Islamic State agenda any longer. They can't anyway, even if they win all the 60 seats they are contesting -- and they can never win all the 60 seats to begin with.

Najib says that the Chinese should reject DAP because DAP is working with PAS and PAS supports an Islam State. Najib is therefore saying that he too does not support an Islamic State. Najib says that the Malays should reject PAS because PAS is working with DAP and DAP supports a Secular State. Najib is therefore saying that he too does not support a Secular State. To the Malays, Najib says he does not support a Secular State and, to the Chinese, he says he does not support an Islamic State. So what then does Najib support? Well, it all depends on who he talks to. If he talks to the Chinese, he will whack the Islamic State and, if he talks to the Malays, he will whack the Secular State. Najib thinks that Melayu Umno bodoh and Cina DAP bodoh as well. Yang pandai Najib seorang saja. (The clever person is only Najib )

Expect more of this the next 48 hours as Polling Day gets closer. Desperate people will do desperate things. And the loss of five states plus 90 seats in Parliament requires desperate measures. That will be what will happen these next 48 hours. Tapi jangan Melayu dan Cina semua jadi bodoh. India sudah celek mata. Melayu dan Cina maseh tutup mata ke? (But let not the Malays and Chinese all become stupid. The Indians have opened their eyes. Is the Malays and Chinese still keeping their eyes closed? )

Taken from Malaysia Today

Additional Ref: Langkawi ; UMNO ; Malay "Ketuanan" ; Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun
Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad

Back from Vietnam pt3

2008-03-03T23:06:00.001-08:00

To be honest, this Vietnam trip was quite a rush trip. Rick was having his holidays so we hung out at this place quite often. Mostly playing games like 9Dragons, Perfect World *ack*, and a bit Dota. Oh not to forget the Adam Sandler mania. It started out with Anger Management which we watched twice in a row -.- , then The Longest Yard and the ever memorable Chuck and Larry.

Well it was during those good times when somehow my visit to Vietnam was brought in the picture. Rick's going back and I'm always talking about going to Vietnam. He's always asking me "Dood are you serious?' Damnit yes I am. How many million more times do you ask?

Unfortunately, Vietnam Air have no more seats left on the dates I requested ( I was already planning it around end Oct 07 ) Since Rick will be coming back on 16th Feb, I arranged that another Vietnamese friend, Hanh will fly in on the same date so we all will return together. 10 Seems be a favorite number at that time so I planned to fly in on 6th. The eve of CNY. =p In the end I settled for MAS which cost me around 1.5k. Thanks to my dad I didn't have to bear the brunt. Weeee!!

The big day is soon coming. And on the eve of departure I asked myself the big question. "Dood have you packed?". Dang I forgot to pack. And there's yet another Celcom in-building project on (translated -> sleepless nights ) so I couldn't escape from office early. Return home around 12am, took 10mins to pack and overslept. Weee

Missed my flight by 20mins. ARGH!!! Fork out another RM300 to get on the next flight. Spend the next 4hours wandering the airport. Hmm, KLIA is quite a good testament to Malaysia's image.

I touched down around 3:45pm. Had some problem with the immigration where he asked me where I was staying. I have no clue what, where is my hotel. I TOLD YOU TO GET A SCHEDULE UP!!! The customs officer gave me some weird look as if I'm going to eat their entire supply of dogs. Heck I know I'm very food oriented but dogs is a part of my very short no-no food list. Spend some time calling Hanh and getting the hotel details. On the way out I met a very lost Malaysian guy and a Australian girl which I chatted with for a while. It gets lonely in a foreign land =(

First thing I noticed about Vietnam is there's a lot of motorbikes. A HUGE loads of them. I have a slight phobia of them ever since I almost have a accident with a truck while riding pillion, amplified by a recent passing of a colleague and friend.

I checked into a budget hotel smack center in middle of town. Price? 10USD. Hohoho, Rick's reliabilities does show. Sometimes. It's not too bad.. Queen size bed, air-con (that didn't work), cable TV ( HBO!, intermixed with static. Lots of it), attached toilet and fridge (that works). We went for dinner soon after, and after that wander around the city. It's Lunar new year eve and there's celebrations everywhere.

Whew, that's day 1.

This would have been a good picture. =.= Sigh. Sue me for using phone camera.

The sea of bodies

Time's moving

2008-03-03T21:30:00.000-08:00

Have you ever felt that your time have stopped? The time around the world continues to flow but you seemed stuck, frozen in your own period unable to move on. My time stopped for a long time, a period where I'm unable to remember clearly what happened for the past several years. My feelings, emotions frozens in the timeless domain. I lived, I laughed, I moved onwards but my feelings aren't in place. Just like a dream, the moment you wake upwhat memories of the dream seems to seep through your mind like water through cupped hands.

Only recently I woke up from my dream, and my time moved. Time is ticking, and so in my heart.

Less on the reminiscence, more on the outlook I bought this watch last Sunday at The Curve. I am already looking into getting a watch and so happen City Chain is having sale. Wee for me. *sigh I can't say 'wee' anymore without being reminded of Rick and Hanh. CURSE YOUUUUUUU!! btw I'm not deleting that picture on facebook. You got owned* Ori price was about RM347.00. Gotten it for RM104.10. Ohohoho~

We hung around The Curve a little. Rick, Leo and Jonsen was checking out hot females while I'm checking out the ma.. *ahem* We ended our Discover Curve trip with a stop at TGI Friday's where Rick had a hard time deciding if the waiters are gay or not before making his move. *smack that!!*

Phone camera shot. Oh well.. At least it shows our face in the dark, barely

Oh man, When am i going to blog Vietnam ..

Back from Vietnam. Pt2

2008-02-21T05:45:00.000-08:00

Here you go Rick. That one fine sexy picture. Oh, I hope you enjoyed you joy ride last night. It wasn't so bad, I mean Hanh slept through everything. Man, what a turn off

Back from Vietnam

2008-02-17T19:23:00.000-08:00

Man, I'm beat. I arrived back in Malaysia two days ago and I still feel exhausted. My trip to Vietnam is a very enriching and enlightening trip. And possibly a life turning point. The 10 days I was there took me to a journey not only to places and culture I never seen before, but a soul searching journey that I found characteristics and potential I never realized.

..perhaps a lil more on that later.

Here's some pictures I took while in vn.

Goodbye W810, Hellooo P1

2008-02-02T05:50:00.000-08:00

Hohoho, I've sold off my old w810! This hawt P1 is so so so hawt it could just melt my hands right off. So sleek to look, soft to touch, the taste.. the smell.. Everything about it is

Wait, let's have a moment of silence for W810.

*2sec pause*

.. so so divine!! >.<

Poohl Night Out. Update

2008-01-31T23:47:00.000-08:00

Ref to this, and this.

" Well, all of this would have happened IF Shiro kept his promise and not ffk-ed us at the 11th hour. Can't believe that he just ditched our plan just like that!

Shiro - if it's because of a girl, & I will NEVER forgive you. NEVER !

Ok, so Shiro did tell me that he couldn't make it coz he has no transport. But knowing Casanova Drew (he was a player back in those days), he must have arranged a date with some poor innocent, sweet young thing - and forgotten bout it, until she reminded him or something.

[ Yes Drew, I'm trying to tarnish your image... *muahahaha* evil laugh ]

But after all said and done, you know we will forgive Drew over, say, another buffet (on top of the one you already promised?) *wink*

Hopefully he doesn't ffk us again on Wednesday!

- Wednesday's Updates -

Note : No human/animals were harmed during the course of my pool game/practise.

So Drew & I (SJian decided not to join us) met up in Cineleisure to play (or should I say practice) our pool skills.

It was RM 3 per game, we play 4 games, so that would be RM 12 right?

Wrong.

Somehow, Drew manage to jimmy the pool table, and we only paid RM 9 :)

Anyhows, it started with Drew winning the first game.

And the second game.

But at the third game, I won. Well, actually I accidentally shot the black ball towards the end of the game - which means game over for me. But since it was only both of us, we decided to continue on - and I "won".

Ok, so the score was 2-1 to Drew.

I started the fourth game (with lack of strength - didn't even break properly). Drew managed to hole a solid. I missed mine. He nailed another. I missed again. He again nailed it. I again missed. He was obviously leading and going to win. But lil did he know I was trying to make him think that he was winning, when I started to display all my skills. One ball after another, with accuracy and precision (and of coz a lil bit of luck), I manage to take the lead...... and in the end WON! :)

In the end it was a 2-2 draw, but I was already satisfied. Drew thought we had played 5 games and he had won 3-2, but it was just a fraction of his imagination or due the anaesthetic of his operation weeks ago (whichever you prefer Drew- coz it doesn't change the facts that it was a draw) *wink*wink*

Absolutely satisfied, especially that I wasn't in a very good mood today.

Thanks Drew! GG! :) " Kathlyn

Wow gee, what a splendid journal this would turn out to be without some misguided and definitely misleading statements.
Whatever, let me graciously point out :-
1. I'm not a player
2. I'm no casanova! What gives you ( and the rest ) that idea? The one where I had 2 gfs simultaneously in HELP in additional of the one in Taylors was a lie. I was only loyal to the one in Taylors
3. Those points put right, I didn't ffk because of a girl. It's entirely because of transport. You should take a leaf from Gene's book. Granted it was Luke that picked me up from USJ, but Gene was the one who offered it in the first place and he did send me back from Tbun in the dead of the night. You should pick me up too =D
4. -.- How manybuffet do I actually owe? I only recall one, when I suggested Sakae Sushi. I was thinking none of us actually tried the japanese wine and would like to. I don't mind Sheraton as long as it have raw salmon ^^.
BUT If visiting me is hospital was too much of an effort, please by all means stay away.
5. I didn't "ffk" as much as you think. I unlike some fortunate people don't own a car. When I do get a hold of a car I willingly picked everyone of you if needed without complaint. Did I ever once said anything about my past generosities and whatnots? Wait, probably it's all forgotten.
6. The pool game was totally biased. You must have set the table or something up =.= I mean, seriously... You shots looks like some pinball machine with the balls flying everywhere and finally dropping in.
7. It's practice, not practise. Anesthetic, not anaesthetic. And Shiro, not Drew xD

Uploading back up. How long to last? =/

2008-01-25T19:22:00.000-08:00

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PSP : Guide to .ISO compression

2008-01-21T19:33:00.000-08:00

What?
Reducing the .ISO file size. .ISO is the raw game file for the PSP. Compressed PSP game file should be in .CSO.

Why?
To save space on your PSP's Memory Stick in order to utilize it to the maximum. More space = more games

How to compress from .ISO to .CSO?
Preparations -
i. Game .ISO file
ii. UMDGEN. Current version 4.00. You also can get it here.

Step:
1. Open UMDGen

2. Load your game ISO unto the program. ( click-drag or open file )

3. Browse to SYSDIR folder at the root. Under that folder find UPDATE. This are the files that could turn your PSP into Sony's original firmware. You don't want that to happen. Delete them.
4. Check for .PAD files. It's quite rare these days to have them but it should be under USRDIR folder. Delete them

5. Check for filler files. It should look like this FILLER1.BF. Delete them.

6. Optional. Music files. If you want to delete music files check for BGM folders, EATRACKS, etc. Different company uses different terms. It should be in .BAT.
Do the following steps:

Open up notepad and copy the following text into it.
IF NOT EXIST DUMMY mkdir DUMMY FOR %%A IN (*) DO TYPE > DUMMY\%%A Del DUMMY\dummy.bat

Save the file as dummy.bat in a new folder on your desktop. The file should show up as a batch file rather than a text document. Copy and paste all of the music into the new folder and double click on the dummy.bat. This should now create a new folder called dummy. Enter this folder and you should find copies of all the songs. but if you check they are 0kb.
Replace the files in the .ISO with these newly created files. More space no music.

6. Optional. Video files. The movies, FMV are normally located in PSP_GAME with .pmf extension. It's hard and in my opinion isn't worth the trouble. First do a quick check for the smallest video file. Then replace all the other files with this file and renaming it to the original file name. For example you found INTRO.pmf ( 200kb ) and found FIGHT1.pmf (20MB). Copy INTRO.pmf and overwrite the FIGHT1.pmf. Then rename that newly copied INTRO.pmf into FIGHT1.pmf. More space and you'll view the logo intro over and over and over again.

7. Done removing those unwanted files then now click save. Select save as .CSO

8. After compression place the newly created .CSO into your ISO folder. Enjoy your game with 20% to 50% size less. Much less size if music and video files removed but I doubt it's any enjoyable.

Sample compression result
Metal Slug Anthology : 1.2 GB > 720.9 MB
Monster Hunter: Freedom : 706.9 MB > 615.7 MB
Prince of Persia: Rival Swords : 1.5 GB > 710.5 MB
Space Invaders: Evolution : 278.9 MB > 175.0 MB
Star Wars: Battlefront 2 : 704.4 MB > 565.8 MB
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance : 857.8 MB > 702.8 MB
Twisted Metal: Head-On :395.1 MB > 317 MB
Ultimate Ghosts and Goblins : 411.9 MB > 271.8 MB

Tagged by Jest

2008-01-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

1. Name one person who made you laugh last night.
Some marine police while I was working in penang. Friendly bunch. Can't recall the name

2. What were you doing at 0800?
Driving down to KL from Penang.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Reading Jest's blog.

4. What happened to you in 2006?
I lived vaguely through it.

5. What was the last thing you said out loud?
Find the damn ratio between the original number and the one #$#@@!! gave!! Compare them and use the #^$%!! ratio to access the #$#%!! building size!

6. How many beverages did you have today?
Woo plenty, I don't being call a camel for nothing...

7. What colour is your hairbrush?
I don't have one.

8. What was the last thing you paid for?
ACTS Men Breakfast fee

9. Where were you last night?
At my group huddle in Mutiara Damansara

10. What colour is your front door?
Dark brown

11. Where do you keep your change?
Pouch

12. What's the weather like today?
Fine

13. What's the best ice-cream flavour?
Dark choc.

14. What excites you?
Going overseas over leisure and not for work.

15. Do you want to cut your hair?
No. Waste money.

16. Are you over the age of 25?
No.

17. Do you talk a lot?
Yes, 10% sense 90% nonsense

18. Do you watch the O.C?
Don't even know what's that.

19. Do you know anyone named Steven?
No

20. Do you make your own words?
I guess I did sometimes.

21. Are you a jealous person?
Jealousy and envy has a thin fine line. And yes I am.

22. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'A'
Aidora

23. Name a friend whose name starts with the letter 'K'
Ken

24. Who's the first person on your received call list?
Siew Shan Lyn.

25. What does the last text message you received say?
Sms r teh 1337 private. But heck, kill me if you saw this xxx "I love you, with all my heart. As gold and pure as the sun, as deep and dark as moon's black. You're truly a good brother".
No it's not my sis but rather a pet sis.
jk

26. Do you chew on the straw?
Yes.

27. Do you have curly hair?
Of course. Find me a ketiak hair that isn't.

28. What's the next place you're going to?
Sunway hospital. Wish me well =(

29. Who's the rudest person in your life?
Marcus Hon. OMG I STILL HATE THAT FARKER! THAT IS THE WORST BASTARD I EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! GIVEN A ANOTHER CHANCE I WILL FUCK YOU UP YOU ASSHOLE! YOU AND THE FUCKING GANG! YOU AND CLEMENT CHEN! BRING IT ON ASSHOLES! I GOT NOTHING TO HOLD BACK NOW!! ..|..

30. What was the last thing you ate?
Nasi Lemak

31. Will you get married in the future?
Of course.

32. What was the best movie you've seen in past 2 weeks?
Resident Evil Ressurection and Good Luck Chuck

33. Is there anyone I like right now?
Sure, only Shan Lyn knows it. *psst* play along

34. When was the last time you did the dishes?
Last night

35. Are you currently depressed?
I was a moment ago worried about the operation, but thinking of the bastard MARCUS HON and CLEMENT CHEN years back fired me up. Thanks to you dickheads now all I'm fantasizing right is all those times I could beat the shit out from you. Taekwondo this taekwondo that. FUCK YOU NO ONE NEEDS TO LEARN TAEKWONDO TO BEAT PASTY PALE PUSSIES LIKE YOU!

36. Did you cry today?
Hell no

37. Why did you answer and post this?
Because Jest is almost the love of my life. Only lacking that I have never met her

38. Tag 5 people who would do this.
let me think about it

Filehost UploadingIT down. For good

2008-01-13T10:42:00.000-08:00

Most of my files hosted here was hosted by UploadingIT of which I wrote about before. It was quite a promising filehost, which features such as the ad-less flash mp3 player, and flash slideshow. The transfer speed was very satisfying and bandwidth was plentiful. And best of all, it was free. And because it's free they needed ads on their site to support their service. I think it's good as long as they don't give me crap like ads on my mp3 player or water marked images.

But late last year, they came into a financial bind where the ads were pull from their site. Reason being it's not generating enough hits. That sucked. They asked for donation which I gave 20USD through paypal.

Then later they gave one final notice.

Dear All UploadingIT.com Users,

UploadingIT.com is closing down. This has nothing to do with anything that we did or the members did. It is all because of value click media our advertiser. They are calming that there was fraud on the site ( And I know there wasn't). They have taken back all payments for running ads from November, and December leaving us dry. They are also refusing to tell us what the specific reason is (which is illegal). We are trying to fight it, But for now the best thing to do is close the site down.

For those of you that like Technology we have started up a tech news/community site called http://365-tech.com

Thank You for your support over the past 2 years, and your continued support of http://365-tech.com

Hope to see you all there.

Thank You All Once Again
Bye from UploadingIT.com

I was disappointed by yet again another late notice. At least they could give some allowance time to backup my files online or something. Ma-e. It's okay. I already found an alternative.

~ COD4 @ TBun : The Sequel ~

2008-01-10T22:02:00.003-08:00

When Drew called me for another round of Call Of Duty 4 @ TBun in Aman Suria, how could I resist? Click here for the story of my first time playing this game :)

I mean, this guy here is giving me an open invitation to whoop his a$$, which I did - well kinda anyways (I killed him once).

This time round, I was given a more proper tutorial by Seat Jian aka Cmdr Despair. At least now I know how to crouch, crawl, aim, use grenade (see I got the spelling right this time!) and use the knife, unlike the first time round where I only know how to walk up and down and shoot (Drew didn't even bother teaching me to right click the mouse to aim!). So this time round, I manage to hunt more people down (hehe - me likey the smell of bloooood *evil grin*) to average out about 3 per game. My highest score for the night was 6 people *beaming smile* I'm so proud of myself.

Though minutes before I retired from my game, Lucas aka Luco was shouting out loud
"Wei, why this stupid PoohBear blocking my way!"

Darn, isn't people more forgiving to newbies anymore?

So after a few matches, and because of my curfew (tell me about it, I'm already 22 years old and am STILL bounded by curfew set not only by my parents but also by Mr JC himself), we headed to the nearby mamak and had a drink plus roti cheese plus mee goreng mamak plus roti tissue (it was suppose to be for a drink only) and then headed back home. I reached home at about close to 1am. I had a hard time getting out of bed the next morning! :(

Sorry guys, next time I will drive so that you don't have to fetch me back so early and continue with your games okies?

TBun next week again Drew? *wink*wink*

A simple guide to the PSP

2008-01-06T22:46:00.000-08:00

...if you must know, it's the PlayStation Portable. My dear sweet adorable kawaii sister ( I need to suck it up to prevent more yaoi influence ), had asked me some newb.. *cough* ..beginner's question in regarding the PSP, the ultimate portable gaming device.

WHAT is the PSP?
Sigh, I suppose there are still people that don't know what is a PSP. PSP or Playstation Portable is the 7th generation gaming console developed by Sony. The only rival for the PSP is the Nintendo DS. Being a handheld, it's quite amazing to see this sexy block surfing the net via WiFi, viewing clear 480×272 resolution video, playing various music files including the almighty mp3, and of course , to play games. In addition, there's homebrew stuffs that could fit in the bible, a Jap learning tool, software to transfer files remotely via wifi, and emulators to play all those classic game on Sega Megadrive, SNES, GBA AND PS1 games. Currently playing FF7 once more. Ahh Aeris, dear sweet Aeris

Specifications:
CPU : MIPS R4000-based; clocked from 1 to 333 MHz ( normally you can't change the speed, but using a non-official firmware aka custom firmware aka cfw you could manually change the speed to your desire. Useful if you feel your game is running too slow )
Media : UMD, aka Universal Media Disc ( Funny how it's universal when it's only used for PSP )
System storage : Memory Stick Pro Duo ( this is your friend, remember that. This is where all your savegame files are stored.. but that only puts in a minor dent into your space. The rest goes to storing your illegally downloaded/obtained/shared/stolen games *evil laugh* )
Connectivity : Wifi 802.11b, USB, and Infra-Red ( Sony removed it from the PSP Slim since the irda have practically no use with wifi around )
How many types of PSP is there?
Two. The newer version, called the PSP Slim and Lite, which is basically.. slimmer and lighter ( whoa.. ). Technically the weight dropped from 280g to 189g, the RAM doubled from 32MB to 64MB. Additionally there's option for TV output and supported charging just via USB connection. Above you see a PSP Slim with a TV Tuner. But seriously, it doesn't look all that different. In my opinion the fat PSP is more durable.

How much does it cost?
Okay.. at this time of writing both the old PSP and the PSP Slim n Lite (ugh I hate that name, so eewwie) bears the same name tag. It's around MYR 750 for the core pack, which contains just the PSP and charger. And the so-called bundled pack from a guy I asked in Digital Mall is around MYR 880 for a PSP+4GB Memory stick+Pouch+Charger. Of course with a skilled haggler like moi, the price should drop. Hey! 5 bucks can buy chicken rice you know?!

And.. how much does the games cost?
Hohoho, the trick question. It solely depends on your moral value.
If you think piracy is wrong and should avoid being involved at all cost.. then, brother you have lost your way into the wrong site. Please exit HERE.
Else, please by all means take a seat while I reveal the numbers to you. Officially speaking, it cost around USD19 to 39 for one UMD. That's roughly converted to our MYR70 to MYR140 per game. To date, I have 178 games. With an average of MYR105 per game, I have a grand total of MYR 18,690.00 worth of games. But I only spend a grand total of z-e-r-o. I feel bad, I really do.. I think I should have at least bought the original CrisisCore:FFVII.

Um okay. That's nice.. *innocently* how did you do that?
Do what?

That that laaa?
What what la?

RAWR DOOD HOW DID YOU GET 178 GAMES WITHOUT PAYING A SINGLE CENT?
Oh that, it's elementary my dear w.. *sensing laser eye beams from Ayame-obachan*..
*ahem*

A few requirements must be met before enabling the steps below.
- Your PSP must NOT be the original firmware. Ask your seller for oe, m33 version of firmware. Even if your PSP is an original firmware bearer, you can DIY 'upgrade' it to a custom firmware. Doing so you'll be able to play downloaded games, use homebrew softwares among various tweaks.
- A memory stick large enough to fit in your games. A decent game is around 500MB compressed while excellent games like CrisisCore:FFVII is around 1.2GB after compression. By compression I don't mean compressed to .zip or .rar rather compressed to .cso.

1. Get the game file. A normal means to do it is via download. If you're lazy some gameshops actually sells the softcopy where they'll transfer it directly to your PSP. No probably they don't sell it in DVD format but you can try.
2. Normally, game files from the internet is compressed into .rar or .zip format. Uncompress using Winzip. or Winrar.
3. Normally, game files should be in .iso format. Or in .cso format. CSO is a compressed version of ISO to save space in your memory stick. NO YOU CAN'T CHUCK IN THE .ZIP or .RAR FILES TO PLAY
4. Normally, I'd place the .iso/.cso file into your memory stick. Specifically o:\\PSP_memory_stick\iso
5. Turn on your PSP. enjoy
6. If you failed, you're abnormal

OOT: which is better; Nintendo DS or PSP?
It's personal preference. To me..
DS can't playback good quality video (seriously it sucks )
PSP rox here

DS don't have good quality graphics.
PSP rox here

DS's screen quality sucks.
PSP rox here

To be fair, DS have nifty magic stick which you can cook with, pet your dog with and even touch body parts with. And a few of their games are quite appealing. Take a look at their game menu first before deciding between them.

That's should be enough for a PSP virgin to know briefly about the PSP. Need a detailed compression guide? Site to download? Recommendation on games? Bricked your PSP *I hope not*? Ask and you shall be answered

Quotes for thought

2008-01-06T22:04:00.000-08:00

Happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it solely depends on what you think.
- Dale Carnegie

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
- Vincent T. Lombardi

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
- Eleanor Roosevelt

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul - the blueprints of your ultimate achievement.
- Napoleon Hill

When we have done our best, we should wait for the result in peace
- J. Lubbock

People forget how fast you did a job but they remember how well you did it.
- Howard W. Newton

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.
- Vincent T. Lombardi

Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple.
- C. W. Ceran

Unless you try to do something beyond what you've already mastered, you will never grow.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.
- St. Francis De Sales

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination.
- Tommy Lasorda

Call of Duty funny movie

2007-12-29T05:44:00.001-08:00

Oh man this is so funny I just had to post this up. Gamers only

Part 1

Part 2

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

2007-12-29T04:22:00.000-08:00

"Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare introduces a variety of game play styles into the single player campaign completely new to the Call of Duty series. The game moves away from the standard three country-specific campaign style, and allows the plot to play through more like a film style plot with interlaced story lines from the perspective of the player as Paul Jackson, a member of the United States Marine Corps 1st Force Recon and "Soap" MacTavish, a member of the British 22nd SAS Regiment. There is also a variety of cameo-style missions where you play as various other soldiers such as an AC-130 Spectre Gunship gunner, or as then-Lieutenant Price, a member of a two-man Black op sniper team behind enemy lines in a flashback-style mission.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare focuses on the variation of modern warfare as an infantry soldier by allowing the player to control soldiers in a vast number of different scenarios, straying away from the constant straightforward action of previous Call of Duty titles and allowing for both heavy intensity fire fights and slower paced drama styled intensity. The series' move to modern warfare has also introduced a variety of new modern weapons and technology to be introduced to the Call of Duty franchise. Such showcased weapons and attachments include grenade launchers, and the AN/PEQ-2 Target Pointer for use in conjunction with night vision goggles, MP5SD submachine guns, and the FGM-148 Javelin portable anti-tank guided missile among many others."- wikipedia

Hohoho.. It's been a long time since I touched a fps game ( wait, didn't I play Gears of War a while ago? ). I've been hearing so much about it from Luco, Gene, Banana and assorted other people. Yesterday night was the night I popped my COD virginity. And it-was-sweet-heaven~ What totally immerse my gaming soul was the ranking system, the unlock able perks and challenges for multiplay. As we gain rank, more weapon ( I still love Carbine no matter how you critics say! My hunny bunny~~~), more perks which improve overall skills like Juggernaut to increase toughness ( =.= point blank shotgun can't kill them, comprende), Overkill to have 2 main weapoin (... ) etc and options to create custom classes you could use in-game with the unlocked weapon and assortments rather than the usual default class. There's also challenges to complete to either receive exp for ranking, or to receive attachments for your weapon. One such challenge was called Goodbye. You're required to fall from 30ft and DIE. Lol.

It was truly enjoyable and refreshing. Hat goes out for Activision for again adding sugar on bread and butter.

RANK
1 Private First Class
2 Private First Class I
3 Private First Class II
4 Lance Corporal
5 Lance Corporal I
6 Lance Corporal II
7 Corporal
8 Corporal I
9 Corporal II
10 Sergeant
11 Sergeant I
12 Sergeant II
13 Staff Sergeant
14 Staff Sergeant I
15 Staff Sergeant II
16 Gunnery Sergeant
17 Gunnery Sergeant I
18 Gunnery Sergeant II
19 Master Sergeant
20 Master Sergeant I
21 Master Sergeant II
22 Master Gunnery Sergeant
23 Master Gunnery Sergeant I
24 Master Gunnery Sergeant II
25 2nd Lieutenant
26 2nd Lieutenant I
27 2nd Lieutenant II
28 1st Lieutenant
29 1st Lieutenant I
30 1st Lieutenant II
31 Captain
32 Captain I
33 Captain II
34 Major
35 Major I
36 Major II
37 Lt. Colonel
38 Lt. Colonel
39 Lt. Colonel II
40 Colonel
41 Colonel I
42 Colonel II
43 Brigadier General
44 Brigadier General I
45 Brigadier General II
46 Major General
47 Major General I
48 Major General II
49 Lieutenant General
50 Lieutenant General I
51 Lieutenant General II
52 General
53 General I
54 General II
55 Commander

UNLOCKABLES

Features
Demolitions Class 2
Sniper Class 3
Create-A-Class 4
Challenges 5
Clan Tag 12
Prestige Mode 55 ( only for xbox )

Pistols
M9 0
M1911 .45 16
USP .45 0
Desert Eagle 43
Golden Desert Eagle 55

SMGs ( Sub-machine Gun )
Mini Uzi 13
MP5 1
Skorpion 4
AK74u 28
P90 40

LMGs ( Light Machine Gun )
M60E4 19
M249 SAW 1
RPD 4

Shotguns
W1200 2
M1014 31

Assault Rifles
AK 47 4
M4 Carbine 10
G3 25
M16A4 1
G36c 37
M14 46
MP44 52

Sniper Rifles
SVD 22
M21 8
M40A3 3
Barrett .50cal 49
R700 34

Perk 1
C-4 x2 1
Special Grenade x3 1
RPG-7 x2 2
Claymore x2 23
Frag x3 41
Bandolier 32
Bomb Squad 14

Perk 2
Stopping Power 1
Juggernaut 1
Sleight of Hand 20
Double Tap 29
Overkill 38
UAV Jammer 11
Sonic Boom 1
Perk 3
Extreme Conditioning 1
Steady Aim 1
Last Stand 8
Martydom 17
Deep Impact 1
Iron Lungs 26
Dead Silence 44
Eavesdrop 35

Link: Official Site

Tagged 2

2007-12-28T18:35:00.000-08:00

Tagged by Ayumi Oba-san. ... i feel hungry right now

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
1. Where were you at 3:02 AM this morning?
Playing Call of Duty 4 together with 15 other bosom buddies in a techcaf ( I resent the word cybercafe just because it sounds anti-intellect )

2. What was the first thing you thought this morning?
"It's morning already?"

3. Is the person you have a crush on older or younger than you?
Crushed and don't have a crush

4. What did you do last night?
Refer to item.1. Applicable if question is directed with 8p.m as a point of reference.

5. What do you hope to do this weekend?
I hope I can crash my friend's wedding. I'm feeling emo and self-destructive.

6. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now?
Partial comply.
Remark1: Andrew will not be liable for answering any questions on "Relationship", "Love", or any subject that has attachment or/and issues however vague on intimate relationship with the opposite sex.
Remark2: Remark1 Does not apply if subject is on the same sex.
Remark3: Remark2: Just kidding

7. What song are you listening to?
Not listening. I was listen to the theme song of COD 4 if that applies

8. Have you ever told someone of the opposite sex you loved them?
Not applicable. Refer to Item.6

9. How’s your heart lately?
"Pumping blood, wow!" -Ayumi Oba-san

10. What were you doing at 7 a.m?
Sleeping

11. What were you doing this afternoon at 12 p.m.?
Working. Precise answer would be watching the clock tick to 12:30

13. What was the reason you last cried?
My church's Christmas Play. Yea yea I'm a sap

15. What was the last movie you saw in theaters?
...would you believe it was Superman Returns? Year 2006

16. Have you ever driven without a license?
ohohohoho~~

17. Have you ever talked to someone when they were high?
Yes, of course. I normally join in too. ..What? Just talked? um. no

18. How many red lights have you ran?
I lost count

19. Have you ever cried while in the shower?
Whatever for? =.= no

20. Have you ever, in anyway, been betrayed by someone you trusted?
Refer to Item.6

21. When was the last time you were given roses?
Not recently, if ever

22. Is there anything that you are craving for right now?
..COD 4

23. Where did your last hug take place?
Refer Item.6

24. Do people ever make stupid mistakes when spelling or saying your name?
No. But sometimes Adnerw, Aerdnw, or Drew but it's more or less my name

25. Do you drink tea?
Yes

26. When was the last time you saw a cop?
Early this morning when he booked me for driving with a pink thong.

27. Do you wet the toothbrush before the toothpaste?
No, it's after not before

28. Does someone like you?
Who doesn't?

29. What do you hope to accomplish before the year ends?
I'll achieve rank Lt. Colonel in COD 4

30. Tag 5 people.
dowan. I'm still awaiting assorted 24213 curses from 24212 fwded email, msg, wal msges, love msges and letter of service termination (aka, you're fired letter) and I'm just d-y-i-n-g to know what will happen if i don't tag

Life as a secret Christian convert

2007-12-23T23:13:00.000-08:00

by Linda Pressley - BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents

"
Abandoning Islam for Christianity is such a sensitive issue in Malaysia that many converts find themselves leading a secret, double life.
"If people know that I've converted to Christianity, they might take the law into their own hands. If they are not broadminded, they might take a stone and throw it at me."

Maria - not her real name - is a young Malaysian woman who has lived a secret and sometimes fearful life since she converted from Islam to Christianity.
Apostasy, as it is known, has become one of the most controversial issues in Malaysia today.

Maria became a Christian over a decade ago when she was 18. She says no-one forced her to convert, that she made the decision after studying different religious texts.

Conversion is deemed so sensitive in Malaysia that even the priest who baptised her refused to give her a baptismal certificate.
And, even now, the church she attends asked her to sign a declaration stating the church is not responsible for her conversion.

"My church says if the authorities come, they are not going to stand up for me. I have to stand up for myself," she said.

Not even Maria's family know she has converted.
"If my family find out I am no longer a Muslim they will completely cut me off. That means my name in the family will be erased.

"I could migrate, but the problem is I want to stay in Malaysia, because this is my country. And I love my family. I just want to live peacefully."

Heated debate
Malay-Muslims make up 60% of Malaysia's population. The rest are mostly Christians, Hindus and Buddhists
But many Malaysian Muslims believe that people like Maria pose a threat to Islam.
And the debate between those who say Maria should have the right to officially convert, and those who are against apostasy has become so heated that the prime minister has asked both sides not to discuss sensitive religious questions in public.

Fearful of what could happen, Maria would only talk to us on the phone from the privacy of her car. She is very aware of the possible consequences of her decision to become a Christian if she is discovered.

"If the authorities find out, I will be in big trouble. They will create hell between me and my family, and hell in my life so that I will no longer get any privileges or employment."

Her fears are not unfounded. Another convert - Lina Joy - has been forced to go into hiding since her case went to court.
And at least one of the lawyers involved in that case has had a death threat against him.

Apostasy order
Both Lina Joy and Maria want to make their conversion legal.
That means changing the identity cards that state they are Muslim.

Until now, the state has refused to do this until an apostasy order is granted from the Sharia court. But both women claim they are no longer Muslim, so why should they go to the Sharia court?

For Maria there is a lot at stake. She has a boyfriend who is also a Christian and knows she is too.
The couple want to get married. But while Maria is still officially a Muslim, the only way they could wed in Malaysia would be if he converted to Islam.
And Maria's family - unhappy with her choice of partner - are pressuring him to do just that.

Crucial time
Maria is tired of living a double life.

"It's very frustrating," she tells us tearfully. "It means I have to limit my scope with friends.
"I have to be able to completely trust someone before I dare to reveal myself.
"I know some other secret converts, but I never keep in touch with them.
"I can't let my network widen, because you don't always know who you are dealing with."

Only a tiny number of people have converted from Islam in Malaysia.
But the coming months will be crucial for them because a decision is expected in the case of Lina Joy.

The outcome of that case may well determine whether Maria will be able to live the life she dreams of - to be married to her boyfriend and live openly as a Christian.
Right now she can't imagine it.

"I feel that I am all alone in this struggle," she says, "and I am frightened because I am alone against the odds."
"
Original link here.
Comments to article here.
Further reading here Religious Freedom in Malaysia - BBC. Lina Joy.

Okay.. see here. We all know that Malaysia is a multiracial and *quote and unquote* "democratic" country. Being multiracial, Malaysia do have many religion. Although the nation's national religion is Muslim, everyone is entitled to have a free option of their own beliefs. With the exceptions of course, the Malays. A Malay will always be Muslim. No questions asked.

But being with a lot of Malay friends who aren't brainwashed by the government, they too raised questions regarding the state law on religion.
1. Isn't stupid to force an individual to believe in something he doesn't?
2. Isn't hypocrisy to welcome people from other religion but damns their own people from going out?
3. Isn't it just a sign of inferior complex when you disallow people from leaving a religion? If that religion is excellent and allows growth spiritually won't people willingly join?
4. Why only Malays?! We Chinese, Indian etc etc are from this Nation too! This is our home too! Our ancestors sacrificed as much as the malays. We the next-gen sacrificed too. not that I want to be a Muslim. =p Just making a point
Isn't it just widening the racial gap rather than racial unity? We are are humans and we all are Malaysians.

Sure, the Quran said that once you enter Islam you are forbidden to leave. ...or else what? You'll burn in hell? Heck, if he's already an unbeliever but he still proclaims to be a Muslim does that mean he'll still enter Heaven? Unless someone correct me I don't think that Heaven could be divided into a sub-Heaven for those to the faithless. Unbelievable.. o.0

It's really sad actually. These people want to live a life that's to their own belief, other people should respect that. Don't your religion teach you to respect other religions? Instead, people who renounced Islam had been denied their freedom in human rights, condemned by the Muslim society, feared by other religion for government prosecution and by those actions, had been denied their ways of life to practice what they believed in.

Kuching, Damai Puri

2007-12-21T20:02:00.000-08:00

Last monday I flew to Kuching for yet another adrenaline-pumped Celcom in-building solution site survey. The anticipation and excitement I barely contain, of what challenge and unknown danger awaits my warrior soul. Oh the glory, once I triumph! Will there be a fair maiden waiting!? Or riches and gold?

Unfortunately, my hyped spirit could only carry on so far. 2.10p.m we enter the sweltering warm plane. Goodness, you would have thought the dumbass flight would start at maximun 15mins after fully boarding but nooooo... The dumbass flight as delayed hell long and the bloody cabin door ain't closed. It's already bad it's baking hot without letting what's left of the cooling air out. We are supposed to be arriving Kuching at 3:45 but nooooooo, it was close to 5 when we landed. We are supposed to be at the hotel at 6 before they cancel the reservation and yesssss, the taxi driver caught my drift and arrived there with 5mins to spare. I don't fancy a sleepover at the beach no matter how beautiful it is.

Oh, did I mentioned that the trip to Damai Puri Resort was a whopping one hour trip. There's no stalls outside too. Sigh. The nearest petrol station was a good 15mins car ride out.

Ok ok enough rants. The place was still under construction but we were given the first class treatment the way 5 star hotels should. The room was really nice, you can view some pics below. Very Zen defined.

During the night, we went hungry. -.- the backup snacks I brought wasn't enough and again, there's no stall around. So.. what can we do? We went ahead and get room service. =p

I'm not talking about work so I'll leave it at that.

Our room. Hi Fidz

ooh flatsceen....

Doh.. Speggetti Bolognese, Elements Beef Burger well-done, and Ox-tail Soup

Our room view. Fantastic

Room view 2

Holy crap, I actually woke up at 6 to pump iron o.0 ( Keep it up, fatass )

Gym room view. Ooooo

Fidz kodak moment, sorta

There was supposed to be a maiden, but regretfully she's was too sick to take the stage. Thanks Sharon anyway =p

Link: Damai Puri official site

Tagged..

2007-12-18T22:15:00.001-08:00

by Sharon! The first person I met through blogging, that's simply oozing with pinkish innocent cuteness ( Hmmm.. I think she lost that part of innocent after her new hairdo ). But no worries, you nevertheless gained popularity in the good way =p For those who actually read my random rants do check her out. Her site is simply bursting with creative flair, and pink of course. Congrats on you employment, sigh i'm feeling very envious though. very very oh so very..

~ Start Copy ~

Rules :
1. Copy from “Start Copy” until “End of Copy”.
2. Before “End of Copy”, share your best memories of 2007 include your name and your URL blog.
3. Share this tag to your friends.

2007, seems another year that just flies by. Guess this feeling is something to get used to when working a 9-5 job. Oh well, this year does have it's perks.

let's see..

Hmm..

I gotten a raise in pay. But it's still no way as high as Sharon's. ( don't worry, I won't tell )
I learnt new stuffs in radio engineering. Such as designing mobile trucks, designing in-building solutions, and a tit-bit on microwave engineering as well.
I flew a total of 6 times this year. It's a definite plus but dampened by AirAsia's 'wonderfully precise flights and soothing cooling on flight environment'. Oh and I sat a MAS flight. oh what bliss..
I 'almost' get to meet Sharon in Kuching. Darn
I performed a one man comedy cum sentimental guitarist at a open house. Man,,, it has been so long since I performed in front of people.
I learnt how to make money online. =) in fat USD. Oh yes I did cash out too. Mwhahahahaha
I opened my first business in issues with PC health, upgrades; networking solutions
I met up with my old college mates often recently.
A bunch of friends spent me in Soul'd Out on my b'day.
Jes spent me and gang at Sakae Sushi! Oh gosh!!
I perfected my Black Pepper Beef Ball Tomato pasta sauce. Thanks Rick for being the guinea pig.
I gotten another phone for another line. Nokia Xpress rox. Hmm.. but having Sony and Nokia phone is confusing at times.
I own a PSP, japanese edition. Sexy~

and there's more actually. Lol. I didn't think I had much to tell

Tagging off..
Drew @ act-natural.blogpost

~ End of Copy ~

I know I'm late >.< sry sry. Get well soon Sharon!

And I'm tagging Ayumi-obachan and Jester.

10th November, a day to remember

2007-11-10T22:24:00.001-08:00

If you're wondering why the hell the roads that day was so damn jammed up, it's because a rare scene opened in KL that day. Malaysians of all races, religion rallied together for a electoral reform, among other reasons of the rally. Our government cannot be trusted nor be relied on for worthy news. They have been lying, over and over again for the past decades. That day, 10 Nov 2007, shows that Malaysians aren't so stupid to be taken in with all the deception and lies, shows how much the nationalism spirit still lives with us, shows how much we proud Malaysians are aware of the seeping corruption and rot in our leadership, law system and government in whole and above all, it shows how much we're willing to sacrifice to see a change for the future. A united Malaysia, Daulat Tuanku!

(CNN) -- The largest political protest in nearly a decade erupted in Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, Saturday with riot police aiming water hoses and tear gas at thousands of protesters gathered to demand electoral reform.

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur to demand electoral reform.

Opposition parties and civic groups demonstrated against alleged fraudulent activity in the electoral process and demanded an overhaul of Malaysia's electoral commission ahead of general elections widely expected for early next year.

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had vowed to suppress the demonstration, and on Saturday police had erected roadblocks and ramped up security in an attempt to close down the city's center.

Nevertheless, in defiance of a government ban, between 30,000 and 40,000 demonstrators massed outside the royal palace in Kuala Lumpar, according to media reports. Opposition group leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim put the number much higher, claiming more than 100,000 people had gathered in the streets.

One witness said police fired tear gas and jets of "chemically-laced water" at hundreds of demonstrators who sought refuge in the city's Jamek mosque and in commercial buildings.

"Squads of police are chasing hundreds of protesters along alleys and on the city streets," the witness said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He said blockades had been set up around the city to hem in demonstrators.

Photos of the crackdown showed protesters dressed in yellow t-shirts and head scarves shielding their heads as water from cannons blasted down on them.

New York-based Human Rights Watch slammed the rally ban and urged the government to support free speech ahead of elections expected to be called early next year.

"If Malaysia wants to count itself a democracy, it can begin by upholding constitutional guarantees of free speech and assembly. The way the system works now, only the ruling coalition can get its messages out," it said.

Human Rights Watch said Malaysian elections have been sullied by vote-buying, the use of public resources by the ruling parties and accusations of bias against the Election Commission.

Malaysia has had only one party in power since 1957.

Speaking to CNN after briefly addressing the opposition-backed rally, Anwar said "we are demanding that the (election) process be cleansed. There are no such thing as fair elections in Malaysia at the moment."

He said a memorandum detailing allegations of corruption by the commission had been handed to Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia's constitutional monarch.

Malaysian law stipulates the sultan must give his royal assent to the commission after it has been appointed by the government.

Opposition party leaders, including Anwar, called the mass meeting to protest alleged fraudulent activity in the electoral process.

"This was an attempt to threaten the people. But I am very proud that Malaysians were not intimidated and turned out in such great numbers and that they behaved peacefully," Anwar said.

Anwar was heir apparent to former premier Mahathir Mohamad until 1998, when he was sacked and charged for corruption and sodomy.

The sodomy conviction was overturned, but the corruption verdict was never lifted, barring him from running for political post until next year."
Taken from CNN

More Reports.
Malaysia Today too reports. Don't be taken in by our government controlled papers.
Tear gas opened fire without warning - Vid
Water cannon opened fire without warning - Vid
More Pictures at scene - Pic

Report from AL-Jazeera

From other blogs - Crankshaft

Reports from local paper. Teh bullshits. Weird. Malay Mail didn't cover this online. *hint hint*
Teargas and water cannons used on illegal assembly, 245 held -
What's the justifications of harming a peaceful gathering? Illegal assembly, lol don't you guys have other excuses? I like the one you tried at Terrenganu though. Planting instigating people with firearms is very original

PM: Don’t drag royalty into politic s -
eh hello PM. Pray tell why not when the royalty IS part of the constitution?

Zam slams Al-Jazeera -
Lol. Biased? Let's see... “The police only used water cannons and tear gas and did not shoot anyone,” Zam said. So meaning to say that while people is walking along peacefully it's alright to shoot chemical laced water and smothering tear gas? Perhaps I toned down my words. Sprayed powerful jets of chemical laced water and shot volleys after volleys of chokingly, excruciatingly smothering tear gas canisters without warning at unsuspecting people around LRT stations.
Or is it said that way to imply that the crowd was actually violent? Hmm... non-biased and completely impartial

ps: oops i know i haven't updated the last post. =p

Celcom site survey

2007-11-01T23:43:00.000-07:00

Ohohoho~ *hand motion with lil finger sticking out*

There's been so many thing happening lately that I'm meaning to blog about but never found the time ( critics would say I never made the time, ah well now i do right? even though it's a week late ). Among stuffs I've been meaning to immortalize on the internet is my trip to KK for a Celcom inbuilding survey. Site? The Kota Kinabalu International Airport. whoa...
25 OCT 07
3pm - Went back home to pack for trip. I only knew they confirmed my flight tickets today ( they as in the unspeakable secretive higher ups dept. ). Took my around 3 minute to stuff my bag for 4days 3nights. Oh the survey only lasts one day, I'm due to fly back the next night and then very early morning the following day I'm flying out to Bandung

4pm - Those guys that are supposed to pick me haven't arrive. My bro's watching Silent Hill with his personal harem so I stuck around.

5pm - They're here and it's raining. Hopefully I won't be late.

5:45 pm - Reached LCCT. My colleague who's accompanying me forgotten the invitation letter from Celcom. Joy, now how are we going to intro ourselves..

6:20pm - Checked in our luggage. Entered the waiting hall. My colleague ( let's just call him H ) is experiencing his first time onboard a flying tin can for the first time! Woot congratulations.

? - We're flying. During my blur state of mind I manage to note that Sony Ericssons has a Bluetooth watch. Meet the MBW-100

9:??pm - Touch down. One of the company guys in KK picked us up again. Nice fella, these Sabahans. We'll be staying one of the company-bought notoriously haunted house. Again ( the last time I was there I smelled burning in my room, which was weird since I didn't smell anything outside ) . When asked what time he should be picking us up, I forward the question to H since he's the one liaising with Celcom's RNE manager. He don't know. And so very conveniently called the bigboss at that time. Shit! It's at night! What if the bloody invitation letter already has the time? After the phone call I gave him a lil verbal spanking on planning ahead. Seesh, and he's 2 years older than me.

10pm - Reached the haunted mansion. We unpacked and went to nearby supermarket to get some water and munch munch.

10:30 pm - nite nite. I could still hear H munching on nuts in pitch black darkness....zzz

Next day..
7am. - Did I mention the sun rises early here in KK? Yup, by 6 it's already bright.

....oh crap. the boss's on me right now. I'll update another time

Facts about our Monarch

2007-10-10T20:50:00.000-07:00

Fallacy: The Prime Minister’s wife is the ‘First Lady.
Fact: The Raja Permaisuri Agong is the ‘First Lady’ (Article 32.2).
Article 32.2: The Consort of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (to be called the Raja Permaisuri Agong) shall take precedence next after the Yang di-Pertuan Agong over all other persons in the Federation.
Which means to say the current PM's wife is no First Lady. Regretfully Wikipedia's entry on Jeanne Abdullah is wrong. Wonder who's the writer.. any takers?

Fallacy: The previous Prime Minister has no power/authority.
Fact: The previous Prime Minister is above the Cabinet Members (Menteris Besar/Chief Ministers), Chief Secretary, Attorney-General, Chief of the Armed Forces Staff, and the Inspector-General of Police.
Lol. Does this means TDM still can kick ass? Awsome!

Fallacy: The Agong must appoint the Prime Minister from amongst the leadership of the political party with the majority seats in Parliament.
Fact: The Agong can act on his discretion in the appointment of the Prime Minister (Article 39).
The executive authority of the Federation shall be vested in the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and exercisable subject to the provision of any federal law and of the Second Schedule, by him or by the Cabinet or any Minister authorized by the Cabinet, but Parliament may by law confer executive functions on other persons.

Fallacy: The Agong must dissolve Parliament once the Prime Minister advices him to do so.
Fact: The Agong can withhold consent for the dissolution of Parliament (Article 39).

Fallacy: The Agong cannot interfere in the running of the country.
Fact: The Agong can declare an emergency if he is satisfied it is prudent to do so (Article 150). Under this emergency proclamation, the Agong can issue other proclamations which will be above judicial review and unchallengeable in court even if it violates the Constitution.

150. Proclamation of Emergency

(1) If the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security, or the economic life, or public order in the Federation or any part thereof is threatened, he may issue a Proclamation of Emergency making therein a declaration to that effect.

(2) A Proclamation of Emergency under Clause (1) may be issued before the actual occurrence of the event which threatens the security, or the economic life, or public order in the Federation or any part thereof if the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that there is imminent danger of the occurrence of such event.

(2a) The power conferred on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong by this Article shall include the power to issue different Proclamations on different grounds or in different circumstances, whether or not there is a Proclamation or Proclamations already issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under Clause (1) and such Proclamation or Proclamations are in operation.

(2b) If at any time while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, except when both Houses of Parliament are sitting concurrently, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that certain circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action, he may promulgate such ordinances as circumstances appear to him to require.

(2c) An ordinance promulgated under Clause (2b) shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament, and shall continue in full force and effect as if it is an Act of Parliament until it is revoked or annulled under Clause (3) or until it lapses under Clause (7); and the power of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to promulgate ordinances under Clause (2b) may be exercised in relation to any matter with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws, regardless of the legislative or other procedures required to be followed, or the proportion of the total votes required to be had, in either House of Parliament.

(3) A Proclamation of Emergency and any ordinance promulgated under Clause (2b) shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament and, if not sooner revoked, shall cease to have effect if resolutions are passed by both Houses annulling such Proclamation or ordinance, but without prejudice to anything previously done by virtue thereof or to the power of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to issue a new Proclamation under Clause (1) or promulgate any ordinance under Clause (2b).

(4) While a Proclamation of Emergency is in force the executive authority of the Federation shall, notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, extend to any matter within the legislative authority of a State and to the giving of directions to the Government of a State or to any officer of authority thereof.

(5) Subject to Clause (6a), while a Proclamation of Emergency is in force, Parliament may, notwithstanding anything in this Constitution make laws with respect to any matter, if it appears to Parliament that the law is required by reason of the emergency; and Article 79 shall not apply to a Bill for such a law or an amendment to such a Bill, nor shall any provision of this Constitution or of any written law which requires any consent or concurrence to the passing of a law or any consultation with respect thereto, or which restricts the coming into force of a law after it is passed or the presentation of a Bill to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his assent.

(6) Subject to Clause (6a), no provision of any ordinance promulgated under this Article, and no provision of any Act of Parliament which is passed while a Proclamation of Emergency is in force and which declares that the law appears to Parliament to be required by reason of the emergency, shall be invalid on the ground of inconsistency with any provision of this Constitution.

(6a) Clause (5) shall not extend the powers of Parliament with respect to any matter of Islamic law or the custom of the Malays, or with respect to any matter of native law or customs in the State of Sabah or Sarawak; nor shall Clause (6) validate any provision inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution relating to any such matter or relating to religion, citizenship, or language.

(7) At the expiration of a period of six months beginning with the date on which a Proclamation of Emergency ceases to be in force, any ordinance promulgated in pursuance of the Proclamation and, to the extent that it could not have been validly made but for this Article, any law made while the Proclamation was in force, shall cease to have effect, except as to things done or omitted to be done before the expiration of that period.

(8) Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution:

(a) the satisfaction of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong mentioned in Clause (1) and Clause (2b) shall be final and conclusive and shall not be challenged or called in question in any court on any ground; and

(b) no court shall have jurisdiction to entertain or determine any application, question or proceeding, in whatever form, on any ground, regarding the validity of

(i) a Proclamation under Clause (1) or of a declaration made in such Proclamation to the effect stated in Clause (1);

(ii) the continued operation of such Proclamation;

(iii) any ordinance promulgated under Clause (2b); or

(iv) the continuation in force of any such ordinance.

(9) For the purpose of this Article the Houses of Parliament shall be regarded as sitting only if the members of each House are respectively assembled together and carrying out the business of the House.
src: Malaysian Today & Malaysian Monarchy

Other Powers vested in our Majesty
Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the Supreme Commander Of the Armed Forces as provided for in Article 41 as follows:

41. Supreme command of the armed forces
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong shall be the Supreme Commander of the armed forces of the Federation.

Power of Pardon
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is also seen as the fountain of mercy. He is vested with the power to grant pardons and reprieves in respect of offences triable by court-martial and all offences committed in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Labuan. This is provided for in Article 42 of the Federal Constitution.

The Special Position of the Malays and Natives of Sabah and Sarawak
One of the important duties of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is to safeguard the special position of the Malays and natives of Sabah and Sarawak. This is clearly stated in Article 153 (1) of the Federal Constitution as follows:

153. Reservation of quotas in respect of services, permits etc., for Malays and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak

(1) It shall be the responsibility of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to safeguard the special position of the Malays and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

For those aren't aware of what's going on in our beloved country, read this
To sum up:
1) The recent shooting of two people in Kuala Terengganu.
2) The reported gang clashes in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Johore over the 50th Merdeka celebration holiday that resulted in a few deaths.
3) The Auditor-General’s report that revealed gross and blatant abuses and transgressions in the management of the peoples’ money involving billions of Ringgit.
4) The state of affairs in the Royal Malaysian Police where even the former IGP Tun Hanif Omar admitted that corruption is a serious problem.
5) The state of affairs in the judiciary where senior judges have been bypassed in many promotion exercises in favour of candidates with blemished records.
6) The breakdown of law and order and allegations by serving police officers, who have signed Statutory Declarations or Affidavits, that the organised crime syndicate is running the police force.
7) The dangerous and alarming racial and religious divide.
8) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s implication in the Oil-for Food scandal.
9) The need for electoral reforms as proven by the incidences of gerrymandering and phantom voters in the many general elections before this and which will continue and prevail in the next general election.
10) The manner in how the Altantuya Shaaribuu murder trial is being conducted and the police investigation leading to the murder trial.

That's a hell lot of dung left being in wake of our current leaders. The people's voice via democratic means is corrupted through unfair voting, (ab)use of ISA and many others. Take this case for example. There are many others like him are locked up, harassed and threatened by the very government we voted for. He merely stood up against the corruption in the police force, but instead of getting fair investigation probe, his family was 'escorted' to the ACA office and 'requested his presence' there to reclaim his family. What bull.

src : Malaysia Today and Yang di-Pertuan Agong site

All in a (bored) day's work

2007-10-10T18:32:00.000-07:00

That day, was raining. Like raining. Really really raining. It was so wet because it rained. So so wet. It was really cold too. So so darn cold. Well actually, it just rained.

Yep, I'm bored. And when I do I tend to do things repeatively. Sometimes I repeat quite a few times. Sometimes I repeat more than just a few times, sometimes I don't repeat at all. Well actually I repeat them but I do it so that I don't seemed like repeating. Life's supposed to be more interesting no? Like the rain, it's so uniquely cold, and wet. Well anyway it started off by raining.

And because it rained, I got bored. People hate boredom. Life's more fun because of the random variables. No food taste the same, no girls look the same, no cars drive the same. And naturally no rain is the same. There's difference by drops per square feet, droplet weight, droplet volume, tasty or not tasty and the wind speed and direction that effects which angle the rain drops smack your face. Of course there's the sharpness of the cold as well.

Ok ok ok, it started off by a rain. I was in a factory doing working on some trucks that could be into potential Transformers targets. Yes ladies and gentlemen, these trucks have been installed a 4 point hydraulic and a 14m telescoping mast to spy on girl taking bath in condominiums. Technologically outfitted with AV equipments (not adult vid, audio and visual ), broadcasting eq, 2 air cons and a antenna camouflaged antenna; our local telcos uses these trucks to secretly spy and gather info on girls, celebs, politicians, and more girls. Did I mentioned that the camera is so darn advanced it can zoom into a rain drop and calculate the volume, size, weight and particle content? Oh wow, I've just single handedly uncovered a conspiracy! Our telcos are actually prawn providers, secret gesapto spy agency cum telcos!!! or rather, I'm part of the conspiracy myself. Smokes!

-_- okay I'm reeeaaallly bored.

On a more serious note, I'm actually in a factory that specializes in building, customizing vehicle coaches. Reason being I'm here to check on some trucks that my partner and I have been working on for Maxis. These trucks, called Mobile Coverage Vehicles, are used as what their name suggests. Whenever there's a urgent need for quick cellphone coverage or when there's an overwhelming crowd of people in a spot, these trucks are dispatched. There's a telescoping mast that are extended via compressed air pressure. Inside the truck, there's what we call BTS and Node-B equipments that generates signals for your GSM/ GSM1800 and WCDMA ( or 3G for laymen ) needs so that you people spend more money making calls =p Sorry pervs, Maxis had not authorized me to install a high tech camera on the mast. I'll leave that to their internal engineers.

Yea I know it's been sometime since I last blogged, these babies have been taking too much of my time. Been coming back late everyday dead tired, bruised, dented, burnt and sometimes electrocuted.

A poor bored fellow I blessed with a PSP

Yep he's bored alright

Truck with the mast retracted

The truck's butt

The interior without nightvision and light

The interior with nightvision and light. Woot, long live SE W810!!

Grudge's hantu owned

2007-10-04T18:42:00.000-07:00

WARNING: VIOLENCE AND GORE
One pic to say it all..

An animated one..

Enjoy =)

or is this the Ring? .. -_- can't remember. Watched too much horrors lately

UploadingIT SUCKS not

2007-10-04T18:38:00.000-07:00

Okay, I made a mistake. Apparently they've been upgrading their servers and my files are just in process of transfer. Not lost or corrupted whatsoever. Their upgrade notice came AFTER the upgrade's been done -.-; Can't you guys send a warning mail stating files will inaccessible

"Hey UploadingIT.com Users!

We wanted to give you all a little update.

As most of you know, we moved to a new server and for the past 15hrs your files have not been accessible due to a server move. Well we have completed that move and your files are 100% accessible now. And everything is running just as it was before. But now its quite a bit faster, you should see a big difference in page load times.

We have also upgraded everyones account from 10GB of storage space to 15GB of storage space. And from 850mb Daly Bandwidth to 1GB Daily Bandwidth."

Well, good jobs UploadingIT. And woot for 5 extra GB =)

UploadingIT SUCKS

2007-10-03T18:05:00.000-07:00

Shit I have to upload the damn files once more. AGAIN.I'm everywhere I see on my blog there's error for images and mp3s. Screw them I'm subscribing to a reliable filehost.

Wiikend

2007-10-01T22:27:00.000-07:00

It's been some hellish weekend. What started out with a toothache on Friday night blossomed into a full-fledged, nuts-stomping, head-cracking mega migraine the next day. That's probably the reason I've forgotten I'm hosting another Wii-fest on that very day.

During the morning ( or noon, I can't tell ) Banana smsed me asking if the event is confirmed. Well, as easy going as I was, I nonchalantly replied a positive. I too supposed to be cooking some scrumptious Italian meal for my guests but as God knows I'm way too ill to even taste my own food we ended up having dinner in Sakae Sushi. Bless Jess's soul, she spent us that day. An historical event we all will remember for all eternity. ( DANG! We didn't take a picture ). She's kind enough to even pick this sick guy from his house to endure my monotonous long speeches, random out of tune emo songs and my comment about belts. ( yes I know Banana and Pooh endured it too, brave souls )

Dinner was.. usually quiet. Hmm.. perhaps it's because I'm lacking my usual luster. I know you guys specifically asked me out so I can make a fool of myself. Don't blame me =/ It's the spinny spinny table's fault. I kinda felt sicker ( if that's possible ) when I sat down. I really need to remember to take pictures -.-

After dinner it's time to WiIiIiIii!! I had a sneaking suspicion that even girls would enjoy this nifty console and I was darn right. We started off with Wii-play and that gotten things warmed up. I think Banana spiked Jess's drink a lil too much. She was stoning and half asleep while Pooh, Banana and moi was yollering, hollering, and yodeling like mad. Banana tried to kill his patient in Second Opinion by removing glass pieces and piercing it back into the body ( the sadist ). Pooh panicked at a point game where her patient is dying and I miraculously saved him by jabbing some green stuff at the lung. 9 times.

Those two going at it

Lol. Who would have thought paper fishes was that fun?

PS:- Guys, I know you have some more pictures. Send it over to my mail or something. And Jess we all remember your promise to play next week!

ACTS Family Day invitations!

2007-09-28T03:41:00.000-07:00

So sue me I didn't do this earlier. The location is at 2nd floor, Summit Hotel, USJ. For detailed directions or personal escorts just give me an email or write here and I'll arrange someone to direct you. No worries, ACTS-men =p and ladies are a friendly bunch. You'll feel at home at no time. Hope to see you guys there!

Benchmark @Foldings

2007-09-27T06:56:00.000-07:00

Woot! I've reached rank 199 in Team 2999. Sure it's no no-bells and no cash rewards, but it still gives me some satisfaction. =)

I cannot pray

2007-09-24T20:24:00.000-07:00

Author : Unknown

I cannot say
OUR ;
if my religion has no room for others and their needs.

I cannot say
FATHER ;
if I do not demonstrate this relationship in my daily life.

I cannot say
WHO ART IN HEAVEN ;
if all my interests and pursuits are in earthly things.

I cannot say
HALLOWED BE THY NAME ;
if I, who am called by his name am not holy.

I cannot say
THY KINGDOM COME ;
if I am unwilling to give up my own sovereignty and accept the righteous reign of God.

I cannot say
THY WILL BE DONE ;
if I am unwiling or resentful of having it in my life.

I cannot say
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN ;
if I am not truly ready to give myself to his service here and now.

I cannot say
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD ;
if I am not expending an honest effort for it or by ignoring the enuine needs of my fellow man.

I cannot say
FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US ;
if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.

I cannot say
LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION ;
if I deliberately choose to remain in a situation where I am likely to be tempted.

I cannot say
DELIVER US FROM EVIL ;
if I am not prepared to fight in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer.

I cannot say
THINE IS THE KINGDOM ;
if I do not give the King the disciplined obedience of a loyal subject.

I cannot say
THINE IS THE POWER ;
if I fear what my neighbors do or say to me.

I cannot say
THINE IS THE GLORY ;
if I am seeking my own glory first.

I cannot say
FOREVER ;
if I am anxious about each day's events.

I cannot say
AMEN ;
if i don't honestly say "cost what it may, this is my prayer.".
A reminder for you to hold yourself high. Regardless of people's words against you. Regardless of other's thoughts of you. Regardless those who you held close left you. Regardless when you lost a job, a home. Regardless of how life being hard on you when everything that's bound to go wrong did. Remember God loves each and every one of us, and what's more important is our own beliefs and faith. Nothing else matters.

Wii? wee!!

2007-09-20T18:44:00.000-07:00

I've never been a solid fan of nintendo, rather I'm quite loyal to Sony products. That suppose to make Playstation3 to be the ideal 7th gen gaming console to this gung-ho fan. But recently, I've chanced to touch the highly acclaimed Nintendo Wii ( the developers insist on calling it just "wii" not "Nintendo wii" ) and found of it's quite as what the markets pushed it to be. Revolution. My lil bro's rich and somewhat aloof friend brought over his wii for a gathering hosted by small bro. After the party "ah, lazy to carry back home. Pass it to me in school" (o.O)
Few days later, the adapter blew up for some unknown reason. I mean, all I did was plug the japanese intended 110v adapter into the socket! ..without the stepdown adapter.

Anyway, cutting the agonizing part, the adapter was replaced. =)

Wii

Manufacturer - Nintendo
Release date - 16 November 2006
System storage

512 MiB internal flash
SD card compatibility
Nintendo GameCube memory card

Controller input - WiiMote expandable with Nunchuck. The controllers are the most unique among the latest gen gaming consoles. Totally wireless via bluetooth, it uses an tool that measures acceleration called Accelerometers in order to coordinate it's 3D positioning with the help of multiple infra-red LEDS in the sensor bar. The Nunchucks too, have this accelerometers. Because of this, players get to play golf, tennis, pingpong or slashing with sword by swinging the Wiimote; shooting Yakuzas, balloons and UFOs by merely pointing the Wiimote and whacking fascist Nazis with shaking the Wiimote+Nunchuck violently in a specific direction.
Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
USB 2.0 x2
LAN via USB

Units sold to date : 10.6 Million ( just to compare, xBox360: 8.9million, PS3 : 6million )

And yesterday night, roughly a month since the Wii made my house it's home, some buddies of mine were bored. So he, Luk3, called me during a company buka puasa at Holiday Villa.

"Wei, sien la. Borrow your PS2"

"How can, it's not mine la wei. School holidays summore, the kids at home playing la"

"You got wii wat, pinjam laaaaaaaa"

"-.- not mine. my bro's friend one. Come over la tonight."

"settle, that noob nub newb Randall's with me too... got router i wan you to check too. Belkin weiii, don't play play. Got uber GG-resistant range weiiiiiiiiiiii.. but can't connect to laptop in my house"

"okie okie, come around 8:30 la. having company dinner"

It would seemed I'm too gracious. But heck, I can't leave these poor excitement-forsaken guys alone can I? Look, they are even so willing to pick me from Holiday Villa. Deprived from my presence for so long, I could only understand so much how people suffer. Ah.. ='( forgive me guys

So anyway, Funkyway and el Luco rushed upon my house ( and momentarily stunned as my dog unleashed a lvl3 Primal Roar.. oh man, this is really bad. I just had to say that ) and stormed upstairs carrying the Wii. Whether they had fun.. let's now see Luke in action..

Luke kicking Yakuza arse

He ain't kicking no butt no more, but posing felt darn good nevertheless

Notice the leg at the far left? Yep that's Randall after perspiring from the overdose of Wii-nism. Sorry Randall, I didn't take any picture of you specifically. Someone should have taken a clip of you shouting "push harder!! push!!! push!!!!!!!!!!!" Ahahahaha! Wii's fun. But it's not for the lonely. After all, wii is named so because it's pronounced "we"

And obviously, the Wii has not returned to it's rightful owner

The only reason why PS3 is worth buying

2007-09-19T23:32:00.000-07:00

I've probably didn't make myself clear enough. FF: VII is the only game I could recall lovingly. I cherish every moment I played. I actually felt freedom when I escaped Midgar. I cried when Aeris died. I felt excitement and anticipation whenever One Winged Angel is played. I went PMS mode whenever I enter Nibelhiem. I felt victory and satisfaction, whenever I cast Knights of the Round with Quad ( or Bahamut ZERO ), and Mime it over and over and over and over... I relish and enjoyed every single second of beating Sephiroth into a pulp. Yes, I loved this game. And it's been 10years since I've played it, but the memories still hold dear to me. Recently, as rumor has it. FFVII will be remade into PS3. The oh-so-darn expensive console of the year. Well at least it's still fared better than the overheating xbox 360.

Money = ☺

2007-09-18T22:19:00.000-07:00

Yes people, today I've decided to write something with a different spirit. You know, emotions are a powerful tool while writing, how it twists out to be. No matter if you're angry, sad, happy ( or money driven emotion for that matter ) .. something creatively unique could be projected in words. But let's not delve too deep into emotions today. Today's special. It's been a long and trying month, so I'm forcing myself to put a smile and write this up. And I'll be totally gonna be sucking up to Adverlets today. Like this.

Or even ..

Luckily I don't have the heart to make animate it like some cheap whoring ad. It's so painfully bright as it is.

Money = ☺. For those who don't know how to make that smiley it's as smile as holding "alt", tap your numpad "1" and release. Voila~ ☻oops. ☺ ( ^^ ) ♥~ Hmm... perhaps I'll write up a guide on alt-codes one day. Every man and woman wants to be happy, no one likes being in the pits. For most people, happiness is fed by money, material items, and instantaneous positive response. For me... It's quite simple. I like food. To get good food I need $$$. I like tech gadgets like a normal geek. That needs even more $$$. I, like a normal healthy God created man, LoVe woman. Being in love made me realize that to have a lasting relationship, MONEY is needed greater than all other aspects. Sure, love can see us through, love will find the way, love is patient,long suffering and all that. But love can't feed me, oops i mean feed us. Love can't shelter us, and cover our passionate bedroom affections from prying eyes. Love can't magickally transport me to my honeymoon destination. Love can't support my kids education, or their life necessities to begin with. The list goes on and on.. To sum it up..

Money = ☺

I just started blogging recently, and what seems to be just an outlet of thoughts became something of a potential money making past-time. If you noticed before, I had some google ads inline with my posts, but I came to realise that I don't like them there. It's kind of annoying, and cheap. I rather place the ads somewhere unseen ( sorry,,, =p ) and unobstructive. Currently, I have a throbbing desire in my heart. There's scarce limited time for a chance to own THIS:
The PSP Slim and Lite: CrisisCore FVII bundle. ah.. the memories of playing the original Final Fantasy 7 in 1997.. It's the only game I cherish dearly. The music of Nobuo Uematsu still rings lovingly in my W810 phone.. but it's priced at 399.90USD at play-asia ( x. x ). Heck I know I'm kind of old for this...
. . . .

BUT I WANT IT VERY MUCH!!!!!!! wait a year or two and sell back.. mwahahaahaha

Hi!! I think I could help you out

(T_T) How?! I want the oh so deliciously sexy Crisis Core:FFVII bundle pack!!!

(^^)v Simple, with Advertlets.com - Blog Advertising in Asia!! Just signup and place their innovative ads on your blog. Unlike adSense, it's more relevant to local interests. Plus their ads are much uberer cool.

(O.0) That simple???

(^_-) -----♥ Yup

BANZAI!!!! I'll do it right away!

(^^); Don't get too carried away, I need to place an ad here for the advice. Yea i know there's some weird pictures in the ad with weird people infected with a weird sticker/badge obsession disease. But ah well.. You know.. Business is business, you still have to work even if you're boss looks like shit right? ( Nope, not hinting you at all Josh =p )

(-_-) ; So I'll be leaving the ad now...

(-.-) o0O I'll leave the ad when you're done dancing

News : Burnt flag picture a fake?

2007-09-18T18:25:00.000-07:00

We all know that not too long ago during the Independence festive, an issue was raised regarding our national flag being burnt during a "illegal gathering by opposition" in Terrenganu. Interestingly, a picture was taken at the point of time showing a typical Malay youth burning the said flag. The youth, wearing a helmet, instantly brings out a word to most Malaysians. "Mat Rempit". As a general reaction, Malaysians reacted against this desecration act. MCA Youth offered RM3,000 reward to those who could assist in catching the culprit, while Umno Youth offered RM5,000 ( oooh, how generous ). I'll try not to be racist today and let you be the judge of your own perspective of this picture, and also your own judgment of whether the picture was doctored. Link : x-files: Sekeping gamber palsu!

Also, here's some extra information regarding the place of the alleged burning, riot in Batu Buruk. Link : THE BATU BURUK RIOTS: PREMEDITATED BY WHOM?

UploadingIT Filehost

2007-09-17T22:36:00.001-07:00

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It's so far the best free host I've come across. With 10GB of space, it's quite amazing what you could do. You could store your mp3 collection and transfer it to your player wherever you go. You could take as much pictures while on holiday, back it up online and download it back at your abode. You could store media files for publishing purpose without worrying space constraint. The list is quite long, it's basically a virtual 10GB pendrive =)

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It's easy to set up, easy to customize, scrolling playlist, and most importantly it streams pretty alright.

These pictures are taken from Tanjung Aru, KK. Turned out quite good for a 2MB phone cam =) W810 ftw! That aside the flash slideshow is a new feature from uploadingIT. Also it's very easy to customize with auto code generator.

To sum, it's good enough for me. I'm quite satisfied with their service even though they had their own faults. Like for example, they wiped my files once while transferring to a new server, they wipe it once again when they had some financial difficulties therefore proceeded with a joint venture with another group fileYOU.

For alternative light file hosting, there's Box which I find very cool. They have lots of widgets to fiddle with. For free trial usage it has only 1GB of space.

News : Altantuya case

2007-09-14T18:28:00.000-07:00

Funny how Malaysian news agency can't be relied on for correct information. Indeed, for this case TheStar, NST and others have published that Altantuya Shaariibuu was a mongolian model which in fact she's a translator. Also they have place in public's gullible mind a picture of a korean singer U;nee, which they labeled it as Altantuya. The picture was contributed by the 'public' was obviously unchecked. I could spam send my pictures to these idiots under Altantuya@Mongolia and be put on front page as her alleged son. Not that I want to, the shame being publicized in a Malaysian tabloid. Ah..

Such is the fame and level of information reliability that I have to scour elsewhere for information ( not that they are covering it anymore. Perhaps to spare them further shame? )

Altantuya Case. The trial continues

Ignorant Malaysians? Or just plain retards?

2007-09-14T01:01:00.000-07:00

In the evening of 12 September 2007: After a 8.4 magnitude earthquake hit west Sumantra, some 30 aftershocks followed thereafter . The tremors could also be felt in some high-rise building in KL, such as Menara TM, Nikko Hotel.. The tremors caused such anxiety that Jalan Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue station received more than 50 frantic calls from the public. As a precaution, residents are advised to evacuate the premises.

But, some people have been found acting strangely due to a very contagious illness called "k-poh syndrome". ( of which cure has not been found. Self discipline training for two years in solitude is recommended, though still unproven ). In Penang George Town OCPD has already warned residents to steer clear of coastal regions in fear of impending tsunami. In year 2004, Gurney road was flooded by a minor tsunami that left just about only 2mil dead.

The following picture shows how the infected was mysteriously drawn to Gurney Road to catch the first glimpse of the wall of water as if their viral strain have been triggered by the warning

After observing my fellow Malaysians for so long, I find that the disease actually causes:-

Overwhelming curiosity.

Overwhelming is the keyword. Ever heard of curiosity kills the cat? The people above are overwhelmingly desperate to prove curiosity kills. Infecteds are also noted to drop whatever task at hand to behave in a zombified manner whenever the disease is triggered. Some are even known to forget to breathe and eventually died.

Retardism

Really. I have no subtle words to explain this. Malaysian that are infected are just plain retard and stupid. Whenever a traffic accident occurs, these people would STOP at the middle of road to oogle at the wreck, hoping to see some chopped up body parts or lots of blood. There punters would also note the number plates. Whenever a couple quarrel on street, people would start to point and whisper among themselves. Within 3mins, you will be the limelight of some Taiwanese drama. LOL!

In most situations, the infected will stop whatever they are doing and observe a out of cycle encounter.. Whether it's a couple's quarrel in street, a car accident or a simple quarrel between players in a cybercafe, badminton court or a football stand.
It's understandable that these people enjoy and relish drama, but based on the picture.. It's quite obvious they also enjoy the idea of their own death.

Where is the MONEY!?

2007-09-06T20:09:00.000-07:00

MALAYSIA'S government drew accusations of extravagance yesterday after revealing that celebrations for the country's 50th anniversary of independence cost taxpayers at least RM100 million.

The criticism came amid growing scrutiny over the use of state funds, including government plans to offer a loan - which critics say is tantamount to a bailout - to a port authority with US$1 billion (S$1.5 billion) in debt.

The authorities spent about RM100.6 million on parades and public festivities that culminated in last Friday's celebration of 50 years of independence, Deputy Finance Minister Awang Adek Hussin told Parliament on Tuesday.

Mr Lim Kit Siang, the opposition leader in Parliament, said 'a more modest figure' would have sufficed.

'It shows a lack of fiscal discipline,' he said yesterday. 'There must be more government accountability.'

Datuk Awang said the expenses were 'appropriate', and the cost fit the occasion.

More than 20,000 people took part in the elaborate independence day celebrations at Merdeka Square in the capital. There was also a display of military might, including aerial performances by jets.

The opposition has been critical of the government over the Port Klang Free Zone, a much-hyped shipping area that opened last year. Its original cost of RM1.845 billion ballooned to RM4.2 billion by the time the project was completed in four years.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Really, where is Malaysia's taxpayer's money going to? Do you think because you don't pay tax, you're freed? No! Just about everyone is paying tax. Take a closer look to your food, items purchased. Does it have +5% gov tax? See..?! That's where you put your money in form of TAX. And now we see how MALAYSIA is spending your money. It's at LEAST 100million MYR just for a celebration. Pah! There's nothing worth celebrating ever since the new PM took over. I think that TDM has his base of accusing his predecessor of being INCOMPETENT.
If there's anyone feeling really joyous on the 50th Independence day please do leave a comment as to why.

Way back into Love

2007-09-06T01:25:00.000-07:00

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need em again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere
I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end
There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end

Interesting song a friend picked out. "You know that I'll be there for you in the end"..?

Review : Zen Stone plus

2007-09-04T20:17:00.000-07:00

I've recently surveyed a 'few' brands for a suitable mp3 player as a 2nd year anniversary gift. Among those brands I've scouted some very tangible selections from Sony, Creative, iPod (bleh) , Apecer, iRiver and lots more. Then I've divided them further into design, performance, functionality, inbuilt memory and battery life. In that order.

Now I love Sony products. Really I do. I myself used a SE W810 and it's still the best phone in terms of performance. But as for the mp3 player, it didn't quite cut the cake for me. The design's a real woot, but to use SonicStage for music transfer is a pain. The one in the picture is the Sony Walkman S2 Sports. Sexy

To cut this short, I've in the end chosen the Creative Zen Stone plus because :-

2GB worth of space ( iPod shuffle only has 1 )
There's a screen ( while iPod shuffle only has 0 )
More functionality like voice recording, FM radio ( iPod sucks, digg? )
Price-wise, Creative seems to be operating a regional factory nearby. From Singapore it's only around $120.
ZS+ don't have to use other programs to transfer files. All you have to do is just plug and play literally. ( Sony and iPod does )
And to top the cream, ZS + can arrange your music files according your folder; acting playlist. Imagine with 2Gb there's about 500+ songs, you won't want to sift through the entire 500 songs to find a single track. Or while listening to some emo music the track shifted to some trance. This is a definite plus =)

Besides all that, ZS+ has really a good feel-to design. The glossy finish is a pain though, it gets really dirty fast from smears. Hence I've also bought a silicon clip-on skin.

In conclusion, besides the point that I really hate iPod and namely Apple for no apparent reason besides being exorbitant pricey, Creative Zen Stone plus was so worth the money.

How to: Prevent Relationship Breakup

2007-08-31T23:18:00.000-07:00

"1. Old Fears Surface.
It's to be expected that being in an intimate relationship will inevitable bring up fears and challenges from the past. These might include fearing not being good enough, attractive enough, wealthy enough or even feelings of abandonment. If fears are not expected, looked at and healed, they interfere in some way or another with the health of every relationship. Take some time to notice when the fears surface, be loving with
yourself but look inward instead of outward blaming your partner for what clearly is your issue.

Ask yourself if your fears are "true" or are you just making "stories" up in your head. If you are creating those "stories" and there's no basis of truth to them, then change your thinking. It's not always easy to do and it takes moment by moment monitoring of your
thoughts. If you need help and support to make the changes you want in your life, be courageous enough to get it.

You may not have healed your broken heart from past relationships that ended and you find it very difficult to trust your current partner or open your heart completely to him or her. We suggest that you stop living from the hurt of those past relationships and bring yourself into the present moment, without continuing the "stories" of the past. Commit to starting over, allowing your fears to be there but reminding yourself that this is a new day.

2. Not Feeling Understood, Valued, Loved and Appreciated.
Everyone wants to feel understood, valued, loved and appreciated and when we're not, we tend to either withdraw or attack the other person for not meeting our needs. If you want to be appreciated, start appreciating the other people in your life. Sounds simplistic but it really works!

If you are not feeling loved, start being open to seeing and feeling love and appreciation that people are giving you that you may not be aware of in your daily life. It may be that someone allows you to go ahead of them in traffic or tells you to go ahead in a grocery line. Send some appreciation back to them and to everyone around you and watch love snowball in your life.

3. Not Making their Relationship a Priority.
Many couples take each other for granted and don't give their relationship the attention it needs most of the time. The lack of closeness and connection can be overwhelming and can cause great loneliness. Make your relationship a priority in your life. Set aside time everyday to connect with your partner.

We believe that sex happens long before the bedroom. It starts all day long when you have thoughts about your partner--Are these thoughts positive or negative? It continues when you come together--Are you happy to see each other and express love and appreciation or do you great each other with a laundry list of chores, things to be done or grievances?

These are just a couple of ways we make our relationship a priority. Try them in yours!

4. One or Both People are Made to Feel They are "Wrong."
One of the biggest mistakes people make is that they make each other wrong. As soon as critical words are said, defenses and walls go up and suddenly that person who you love and they love you becomes an "enemy."

Before you jump into blaming and judging your partner, stop and take a moment to breathe. Ask yourself if making your partner wrong will drive you further apart or move you closer toward healing. Open your heart to understanding the dynamics of what's going on between the two of you. Understand the full story before you start making someone wrong. So often we assume to know what is in someone's heart and we really don't. Take the time to find out!

5. Not healing your heart after a previous relationship breakup
Many people go from relationship to relationship without truly healing their hearts. They never discover what went wrong in their previous relationship and what they could have done differently. They keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again and always expect a different outcome.

We suggest that you take the time to heal your broken heart and your attachment to being a victim, in being right or whatever holds you to a previous relationship. Spend some energy in taking responsibility for what happened, forgiving yourself and your previous partner, and deciding what you want to change in your life."
http://www.collinspartners.com/relationships/5reasonscouplesbreakup.html

A special mark for today. But the best answer is, don't even get into one. From experience girls can be nice friends but turned fiends once gotten too close. The words that came out during anger... my my. Those barbs are very sharp indeed. Time to don the armor and hold my stance. It isn't hard to understand the reason behind transvestite's mind now.
To clarify, I'm not gay. If you still think I'm so, screw you. If you ever touch me.. there's never enough bones in your body to break.

Folding@Home - Understanding protein foldings

2007-08-29T23:21:00.000-07:00

To be frank, I have very meager understanding our protein. I'm no specialist, doc nor even a bio student ( SPM does not count ). But I'll try my best to explain my bits and pieces of what I've learnt during my folding@home experience. Doctors and docs wannabees ( gynaecologist too ) do correct me if I'm wrong.

What is Protein?
What isn't? Your hair is. Your fingernail and toenail is. Your skin is. Your network of veins and pipes is. You muscle is. You digest food because of it. You fight disease because of it. It's workhorse of your body. Protein is your enzyme, antibodi and structural components.
"A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order; the order is determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the gene coding for the protein. Proteins are required for the structure, function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs, and each protein has unique functions. Examples are hormones, enzymes and antibodies." www.preimplantationgenetictesting.com/Genetic_Glossary.htm
With that, even a simpleton dungu would know that: protein = important

What is the Human Genome Project?
Heh, I'm sure just about everyone heard of the Human Genome Project. Or at least those who follows the Heroes series.
The primary goal is to map and sequence ALL genes in the human body. It's an international research effort that started the 1980s by the US Dept of Energy. Soon thereafter, other international bodies from China, Japan, Germany, France and United Kingdom joined.
The sequence of human DNA is available to anyone in the internet. It's being hosted by U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information's site, also known as Genbank.
The gene sequence plays a vital role in mapping out our protein. In the movie, it seems it's the key to unlock the evolution of human being. Ability to fly, tele-kinesis, divinations. Well perhaps we won't evolve in that sort of way, wishful thinking. I sure could do with the flying ability.

So, what is folding?
Folding is the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its three-dimensional shape. From how it's folded, scientists can understand human body better. Hence helping them to uncover cure for diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer, Parkinson's.

Okay, so what does it mean to "fold at home"?
Folding@Home is a distributed computing program that eats whatever is left over of your computer's processes which you probably won't ever need. Even when you're using your PC, playing games, listening to music or watching movie, there's always some unused processes.
Now this program will then download list of commands ( called a workunit ) and proceed to work on it. The results will then be sent back for processing. You could contribute anonymously but you also could enter a nickname and even join a team. It's just purely for statistical pride and show. Oh, you do get a e-cert too.
On my left panel, I have a stats board showing my contributions and my team, Folding@Malaysia's score. Not bad eh? Some Malaysians actually boleh proud.
Unlike our government

So if you think you want to join in to contribute, head on to Folding@home to get started. Folding@Malaysia's team number is 2999. If you need help setting up check HERE or just ask me.

WoW account sold

2007-08-29T22:08:00.000-07:00

With a new found freedom after being slugged with tenders at a neck-breaking speed, I finally found time to indulge in my solace of online blogging again.

Sure enough, my account was un-banned a few days ago and I've immediately sold it off for a mere USD72.00. It's still alright, of which USD20 will be used to get a new auth code, I still have USD52.00 for booty. And while I enjoy the fact that I've received 280% profit, my peace was so nearly shattered when I saw my account being sold for 270USD. The ambitious other half of me would probably gnash teeth and profusely work hell-bent on creating a service to entertain directly to clients. While me, being the pessimist and more complex driven mind, would let it go and spend time looking at other means to make money as :
1. I'm doing this parttime.
2. I only have one laptop, hence only could bot one account at a time.
3. I don't have the reputation, and reputation takes time. I don't want to spend my precious time on something that I won't want to boast to my dad-in-law.

But as this point, my other half would refute my points.
1. You could be doing it fulltime.
2. Money earned could be used to get more laptop. And technically speaking, increasing RAM would enable me to bot more than just one account at a time. Which could fold the profit few times more on a pc/laptop. Here's the maths :

1 laptop = 3 accounts botting
to reach lvl 60 it'll take 14 days tops. ( not worth getting to lvl70. Burning Crusade expansion cuts profit by 27USD. )
one lvl60 sells off at USD90 give and take.
that's USD 70 (profit) x 3 = USD210 in 2 weeks.
in a month you could earn USD420 with just one laptop

3. Your reputation could just go "Well uncle, I deal with online business". Big deal, girls only cares about money anyway. What makes them different from their dad?

Kewl, good counter. But I've have lvl3 Backtrack ( oh man, I'm turning into a geek )
1. I don't want to be a geek. Hence no fulltime sitting in front of com checking if GM pm me.
2. No arguments here. I love the numbers. But botting on one single IP would mean that

It'll be easier for Warden to detect.
One for all, all for one.
One banned, all banned
I could get IP banned. It happened in the US, I don't know if dynamic IP has this risk

3. I actually care about being honest. Lol

So yup, with that I'm now going through another trial account. When it hits 20 I'll throw in the authentication code. Rinse,clean and repeat.

Another new laptop don't sound bad at all..

Hypocrism

2007-08-24T19:46:00.000-07:00

Why is it that people have to do things that they don't mean? Why does it that people have to say something but never meaning those words? Why on one hand people commit to something but actions speaks otherwise? Why is it that people care more about themselves only? Why are there hypocrites? Most importantly, why should I care? Why should I even care to bother?

Well, because it hurts. To see people lying through their teeth. To know the truth behind people's motives and see them doing contradictions. To feel others uncertainty, ulterior motives, self centered responses and actions. How I wish to turn a blind eye to all these lies, profanity and pervertism. Sometimes I wonder do these people can even be called humans?

Living in a country where the leaders themselves are corrupted, self-centered racists, it's easy to understand the living situation. For example, our Anti-Corruption Agency. Zulkipli Mat Noor, the head of ACA is being implicated for corruption. As many as 1400 corrupted senior officer is on loose because ACA failed to function. More info . Okay, let's not go too political. From own experience, police have been taking bribes as low as MYR 5.00 to release offenders. Driving lesson examiners, passing incompetent and safety ignorance on road for MYR80.00 -100.00. (And Malaysians wonder why is there so many traffic accidents).
Don't say a word. Your driving is terrible. I know Miri has not many cars but truthfully, I'm scared out of my wits.

With this basis, people, we are in a long tunnel of living hypocrisy and looks like there's no light to be seen. Look at the people around you. Do you honestly think that we Malaysian are totally blameless for the word Kiasu ?

Take for example, this case of a PSP trade sale. It was only a mere amount of 600. I've reserve it and the seller agreed. The next day, a fellow forumer told me it's been sold, and the girl who bought it claimed I did not honor my word. In Malaysian term for you anti-intellects, I FFKed the deal. I was naturally pissed. So I contacted the girl directly and confirmed she bought it. When contacted, the seller acted like he doesn't know what am I talking about and the item is not been sold. Publicly, he did say it, nor mentioned I reserved it. Few days later, he admitted he sold it off.
Sweet isn't it? The truth is naturally very easy. NO, some of you people are just shrunken to admit your mistakes. Pride comes before a fall.

Again, back on hypocrisy. Taken from Princeton, HYPOCRISY : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives. In the case of the trade, is it so hard just to say. I'm sorry I can't reserve for you? Or I'm sorry it has been sold? Or in political, is money so damn important? Do you see how the country is progressing because of BILLIONS being siphoned out? Or are you already blinded and shut your heart to emotions? In that case, I wish you the best when you meet your God. Your time here on earth isn't the end. It's just the beginning.

Even Christians, whom we regard each other as family as one faith. Our God teaches us not to lie. In fact it's the ninth commandment. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Whenever circumstances arises, word is still broken. How much worth is your Word? Does it need to be reminded of everytime? Could it be trusted? How can you preach when you don't walk the talk? A very good example, is our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Promised to curb corruption, his own elected head of ACA fell. What a joke. I certainly can't trust a person like him to watch my back. If you or your cornies ever dropped in my blog, remember the name Abdolah Bodowi; Patrick Badawi, resident of Australia is uttered on lips the aware.

The world would be a better place, living in peace and transparency. It's far fetched, but it's a dream. To truly start seeing changes, it's starts from your own personal self. Using the excuse naivety will only get you so far.

Tips to mobile media conversion

2007-08-24T02:09:00.000-07:00

Ever wanted a free program that will convert virtually anything to any mobile format? iPod or other portable video players, handphones, PDAs, even PSP and Nintendo DS's .dpg.

Here's the screenshot of the functions:

Download Super .build.24 ( July 4 2007 )

From the official site, it's been quoted
"SUPER © IS UNIVERSAL as it supports a wide variety of input/source file format to play or encode (to & from) without any additional third party software. Supported input source file formats are:
- Video format: 3gp/3g2(Nokia,Siemens,Sony,Ericsson) asf, avi (DivX,H263,H263+,H264,XviD,MPEG4,MSmpeg4 etc..), dat,
fli, flc, flv (used in Flash), mkv, mpg (Mpeg I,Mpeg II), mov(H263,H263+,H264,MPEG4 etc..),mp4(H263,H263+,H264,MPEG4), ogg, qt, rm, ram, rmvb, str (Play Station), swf (Flash), ts (HDTV), viv, vob, wmv
- Audio format: aac, ac3, amr, mmf, mp2, mp3, mp4, mpc, ogg, ra, wav, wma
- AviSynth Script Files: avs. Let you specify advanced encoding commands using AviSynth scripts!"

Official link : http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

I've used it and really it's a great program. As with other convertors it'll eat some RAM so take a chill. It's usually quite fast during conversions.

Guide to PTC PTD

2007-08-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

All these programs, Pay-to-click or Pay-to-do or what ever funky terms these business call themselves is just a waste of time. There's not one, I repeat ONE single site that actually is worth my time to even look at it. I don't know about the payment, whether it's genuine or not. But who would want to click on a stupid ad for 30sec which pays USD 0.0001?

So here's the cycle, assuming some of you have so much free time in the world. I'll teach you how to efficiently utilize these sites. :-

Pick a site from my previous post Easy Money? if you have no idea where to start.
Register a paypal account if you haven't already. It doesn't matter if you didn't verified it using your credit card. The payout is usually very minimal.
Register under a newly registered email. Trust me you'll get spam. Not from these sites themselves, but others. Sometimes, okay mostly, these shady sites will sell their email database to phishing spammers. I bet non of you never read a ToC before.
Get a notebook, or just use notepad. Keep track of your registered site. You don't want to forget which site to click now do you?
Click away ~ Go on have fun.
Rinse, repeat. Skip step 2 &3
Now here's a small calculation on a site assuming you'll start clicking just 10times a day with rate of USD 0.0001. That's 0.001! For every 100 clicks that makes ONE USD cent a day! You, my friend are now on the journey to richness.
Wait wait, that's not all. Assuming your internet line is flawless and the page only loads in 10secs, AND you know exactly which link to click in consecutive rhythm, it's
( 30secs + 10secs) x 100 / 60 = 66.66 mins.
That means in 66.66mins you'll earn a USD cent. Yes siree, a cent an hour.
20 hours of clicking you'll earn USD 0.2000
In a week = USD 1.400o
In a month = USD 5.600

Wow.. just wow.. To sum it up again, upon reaching USD5.600000 means you've wasted 560 hours or 33600 minutes or 2016000 seconds.

I may, perhaps, could have missed telling you a higher paying site. But that's entire up to you to find out. So far I don't have the endurance to continue this crusade.
But for those who wants to pick up my flag.. What are you waiting for? Start clicking!

Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken (1915)

2007-08-22T23:17:00.001-07:00

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same.

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

A person once told me, she doesn't want to turn back, looking at her life and said to herself. "I wish I've done that", "I should have taken this lessons up". I dedicate this poem to her. And to those who is, am and were lost, confused of their course of life. That most probably makes up the entire population of our mortal world. I'm willing to hold a bet, no one not even great leaders, achieving sportsman, and even our own mentors and teachers, have never felt lost.

I now share a story from my side. There's a point of time I lost everything. Literally. My home, my job and family. I had no where to go, the only roads I saw then was all leading to death, crime, or despair. Those options seemed so tempting, alluring and seductive. Death's an easy way out, crime seems fun, despair is my then current state of life. Eventually I chose to talk to a friend, and live on. Christianity was the path I chose and my Lord gave me the strength I needed. Where I stand right now, is because of the things that happened, situations I've been thrown into, and ultimately the decision I made and the action I took.

Where ever you are, don't despair and hate your life. Don't be cynical and go "yea right, you don't understand my life". It's a life lesson and everyone is bound to get some. But remember it's you that make your own choice. It's you that make a stand for yourself. It's you that choose to be happy, or sad. Pessimist or optimist. Hard hearted or cold. Kind or cruel. It's your choice, your road. In the end, the only person that ultimately effects your future, character is you

WoW 72hour Suspension

2007-08-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

Well, actually I'm still in the middle of figuring on how to implement spoilers. Anyways I'm going to post this.

I've received this mail shortly after my account had been blocked

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOTICE OF FINAL WARNING * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

This is a notification regarding the World of Warcraft account *******. Access to this account has been temporarily disabled for exploitation of the World of Warcraft economy or for being associated to accounts which have been closed for intended exploitation. Based on a review of the information presented, this World of Warcraft account has been given a final warning and a 72 hour account suspension, in addition to any previous warnings issued. Until the suspension has been lifted, the account will not be accessible. Please note that Blizzard Entertainment will be unable to provide further information regarding the specific time an account will become accessible again.

This action has been taken in accordance with the Terms of Use (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html) and our game policies (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01712p). According to the World of Warcraft Terms of Use, to which all players agree when installing World of Warcraft, Section 5, Paragraph C [Rules Related to Game Play] states that you may not do anything that Blizzard Entertainment considers contrary to the "essence" of World of Warcraft. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.

With that being said, we have reset the password to the World of Warcraft account FIRST1STEP. Please use the new password that has been sent to your registered e-mail address to log into the game client first. After you have successfully logged into the World of Warcraft, you may proceed to the Account Management page to set the password as you choose.

It may take up to one day for our system to generate and send the temporary password; your patience in this matter is appreciated. If you have not received a temporary password within one day of receiving this message, please check your:

· Spam folder
· Junk Mail folder
· Suspect Mail folder

If you are still unable to locate the temporary password message, please contact us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/?id=eSupport000.

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So much for "economy exploits" I've never bought anything from those chinese farmers nor laundered any gold in anyway. What kind of "economy exploit" did I possibly did to result me a 72hours suspension? I've sent in a email in regards of this matter but all I get in reply was an automated mail.
" While we will attempt to address all concerns as promptly as possible, it may be several days before we are able to respond depending on the total inquiries we receive. We must ask that no additional emails be submitted regarding this issue, as additional emails will ultimately result in undue delays in response time." Man, I wonder how many emails do Blizzard actually get

Blogsite Layout Update

2007-08-22T18:32:00.000-07:00

I've added a few stuff since it's been created a few days ago. Now Acting Naturally boast a google search function, a shoutbox and my folding stats with my team stats. Also I've added a link section but I think I'll revamp that in future.

Shoutmix is a very good shoutbox service. Very painless =) Anyone's welcome to act naturally here. Any advice from veteran bloggers are welcome

Sniff from Blizzard

2007-08-20T20:08:00.000-07:00

Alrighty, I woke up this morning to find my WoW client has been disconnected from server. Basically I did something sneaky and Vivendi & family finally found out. Sigh, lvl52.
Well lesson learnt. Next time..
- enhance my anti-detection
- reset router every so and so to utilize streamyx dynamic IP.
- don't over do it. Perhaps 30mins rest every 24hours?
Whaaattt? you're still gonna do it and waste 19USD?
Naturally

Adbux scam

2007-08-20T00:53:00.000-07:00

Right on the nail for those PTC programs. An awareness for all
Adbux scam

Easy Money?

2007-08-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, so beside some gaming console gaming I tried to trade I've basically no other alt. source of income. ( Well, the lucky ones never even heard of getting alternate income supply other than your parents. Can't help saying that ). The trade is quite alright I suppose. I learnt a few stuff in dealing with people, the market price, **** quality products from china factory and earned a few hundred along the way. The money's supposed to be carried into my wedding plans but it's going into somewhere else now.

So anyway, I've stumbled upon some sites that pays you with no or a small investment by just reading some ads. Easy money no? So what's the catch? I don't know but I'm finding out. Recently I've just applied for a NextG Mastercard from AmBank and would be activating my paypal soon. Finally.
For the unaware, NextG is a debit card which could be used for online and international transaction. As the name says, it's no credit card. You have to top up cash in your card in order to make transactions. Here's the link : Ambank NextG Mastercard (sigh, free ad )

With a verified paypal account, I will scour the internet for the truth behind these so called "pay per click" programs.

Now, without anymore detours I'll naturally splurge in.

Snowclicks alright, i suspect this a scam. I've gotten the red lights after seeing the referral links. Most of them are actually referral links to a certain username. Which means, you are actually clicking on ads that are referred by this particular person, in turn the ad company pays him and whether he/she/shim wants to share his earnings is up him/her/shim entirely.
Emailcashpro
a whole lot other It's kinda overwhelming now. Picking a few at random

Depending on what I find I'll either update this post or just create a new post on my findings

First words

2007-08-19T23:46:00.000-07:00

Alright, here's my third attempt after abandoning my other inactive blogs. From my mistake I've learn that that:-
1. I can't write blogs as beautifully as other people in order to gain popularity contest.
2. Blogs are topics that I have felt strongly about and shouldn't give a damn about what my readers might think. It's a place to push out my thoughts, feelings, and arranging them.
3. Without passion, blogs are boring. Also true with consistency. So step up the extra effort and walk the talk. It doesn't matter if you just wrote a few lines of words per post. Only you cared what you wrote

I'm writing this so that I, will get a picture of what my inner mind is trying to say. We are both different entities, me and my mind. Freakkyy