Happy Halloween!

Updates - Gifts

Am still resting at home. Not goin to blog about anyting as of now...Mayb i will jst showcase some of the gifts that we'v got on various occassions...

Tag - 4 things

I was tagged by Princess (thanks Princess!)

4 Jobs I have had in my life:

• Part timer during semester holidays - various jobs, such as fast food crew, waitress, clerk, sales assistance.
• Part timer as tuition teacher….I taught English and Sciences for primary skool at a neighborhood tuition center, and conned small kids ranging from 7-12 years old, damn syiok!
• Application Developer trainee at Ernst & Young for an internship programme, first time being exposed to office politics…an eye-opener!
• And lastly tadaaa….my current job!

4 Places I have lived:

• not much really, various places in Klang Valley and Singapore (sis place during holidays) but all for short duration.

4 of my Favorite food:

• Anything Japanese
• Fried chicken
• Nasi lemak, Satay, Malay foods

• As long as someone cooks for me, I appreciate it very much!

4 Places I would rather be right now:

• Home sweet home
• Some serene spot, such as waterfall area
• Shopping Malls at Orchard Road, Christmas coming soon, I want to feel the atmosphere!
• Perth, to breathe fresh air!

4 Countries I have been to on vacation:

• I m a proud Malaysian, I have covered all states in Peninsular M’sia, but Borneo not yet ler…unable to find kakis.
• Singapore, with 4 times in a year…damn sien d…
• All countries in European Union ~ in my dream~
• East Asia (Taiwan, HK, Northeastern China, Korea)

DONE!!!

Let me see who i can tag next:

1. Sew Jin

2. Kenneth

3. Jumbo

Cellphone Tag

I hav been tagged by 3Point8. In this tag, I'm suppose to showcase my phone...Well, FYI the below content might bores u...as it sounds more like a techno ad..but anyhow i jst copied them frm their website..If u r not interested, u may just ignore the entire paragraph tht is highlighted in blue below.

Here it goes...my cellphone.....introducing BlackBerry 8707g. It is a handheld device by Research in Motion which also serves as a cellphone.

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Features

• Phone, email, SMS, browser and organizer applications in a single smartphone
  
• Dynamic, highly responsive experience when viewing attachments and graphics, browsing the web and running applications


• Full QWERTY keyboard


• Bluetooth hands-free headset and car kit support


• High resolution LCD screen with light sensing technology
  
• Polyphonic and MP3 ringtones 64MB of memory for application and data storage


• Exceptional battery performance


• Quad-band support for 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS and EDGE* or 2100MHz UMTS/W-CDMA* networks BlackBerry® 8707g and BlackBerry® 8707v: Tethered modem capability and operate on UMTS/W-CDMA* networks, which allows simultaneous voice and data transfer
  

To tell u the truth, this so-called 'cellphone' isn't mine. Tht (rather) troublesome device belongs to my company, and indeed i dun carry this stuff around coz i feel insecure when carrying such expensive device outdoor. Instead, i used something similar to Lokia series (pic not available)...as to maintain a low-profile ;P
ok, tag done!

And....i'm gonna tag the following:

melody, keeyit, jumbo, FengY, eRiCCa

Collection (Part II) - Stamps

When was the last time u seen a stamp on an envelope?

With the invention of electronic mails, physical mails or known as letters are no longer in sight...ok, perhaps still in used but many of the informal mails hav been taken over by electronic mails.

Thus, most of the letters i got nowadays are the formal ones from banks/some institutions, and they are mainly post-paid without stamp on its envelope. I guess the last time i seen one was about 2 years ago!

Thank God dad still keeps some of his stamp albums. His collection are HUGE! and i hav no idea on where it came from..

This sort of part time interest is almost extinct now.

From my personal view, collecting stamps is rather taxing.

Firstly u need to be very sociable by having contacts globally in order to exchange letters and stamps.

Secondly, doing physical mailing needs load tonnes of envelopes, papers and other writing materials, besides paying for the stamp itself.

Thirdly, u need to get a stamp album, and they ain't cheap, coz stamp albums are made of cardboard.

And last but not least, u need to hav lotsa patience to neatly arrange them into tht silly album!

Despite that, the older generations doesn't mind doin it! Coz it gave them some satisfaction when viewing back their collections that have been neatly arranged with personal touch!

Stamps from other countries

Local stamps. Colorful, isn't it?

Collection (Part I) - School Badges

School badges - something tht brings back lotsa nostalgic schooldays memories...

Do u still keep them?

Well, i don't.

But i found these from a shelf at home and most of them dated back to some 30 years ago.

Looking rather rusty and more like junks, these metal badges have been well-kept for decades, except tht we dun polish them!

Metal school badges are hardly found nowadays as most schools have switched to using cloth badge during late 90s. Cloth badge which is sewn on the school uniform, is used as a way to curb displinary issues as it ease the public/school authorities to identify students who 'ponteng' and loiters during school hours.

Well, i personally prefers the metal badge coz it looks good when worn on uniforms...shinny, classy and easily taken out (so tht u won't b easily identified when creating some nuisance outside the school!). Besides, it is also economical as students can rotate it on all their uniforms instead of having a few for each of their uniforms.

During my 13 years of schooling (including 2 years pre-U), i only hav one metal school badge, and the rest were cloth badges.

Up next: Stamps

Rainy Day & Ice-Cream

The weather is cold today...and i hav been sneezing more frequent than usual...

arrr...choooooo!!!! *sneeze sneeze

Despite tht, we tot of having some ice-cream...thus, sis went to the nearby hypermart to get one.

2 hours later, she brought back a tube of ice-cream. Nothing can beat the satisfaction of havin' ice-cream during rainy/cold day....shioknya!

It's Choc Choc Chip flavour. Very chocolatey. Can u guess how much does it costs?

As told by sis, here is a scenario when she went to pay for the ice-cream:

Cashier : (scanned the barcode, then eyes popping out...can't believe...she scanned for another time..)

Sis : (Looking at her in one kind). Anything wrong?

Cashier : Yang ini (pointing at the ice-cream) harganya $28.89???

Sis : ya..ya..

Cashier : ok (disbelief)...keciknya..(then she talked with a guard standing nearby) ni aiskrim kecik tapi harga 28 lebih!

That guard also 'kepoh'...he peeped into the plastic bag and said "keciknya"...(with another disbelief look)

Sis : ??? (amazed)

I guess these people never hav Haagen-Dazs before...there was no mistake in the barcode and indeed that is the usual market price for a small tube of Haagen-Dazs ice-cream. Anyway, v dun always buy these kinda ice-cream...i ain't a spendthrift!

Are you a Hot Chick?

You Are Sometimes Considered a Hot Chick

While you may not get the most offers in the room, You've got a good thing going - dating wise You could flirt more and dress up a bit to attract more guys But in general, you are doing just fine!

Are You A Hot Chick?

Why Girls were mostly seen on Car Ads...

Scroll down and u'l know why...

the pictures say it all...

Source: internet (circulating email)

Toong Fong Bus Tickets

Saw these when sis clear up her shelves...colorful bus tickets!

It brought back lotsa nostalgic memories..

Well, this bus company no longer operate in KL city, coz most of their areas hav been covered by rapidKL (formerly intrakota)...and thus, these tickets are considered 'antiques' now...imagine a bus fare tht cost just 30 cent??!!! tht was about 13 years ago..u will never find any route tht cost tht cheap anymore...(unless u use an RM1 rapidKL ticket and travel non-stop within a day!)

Warehouse Stock Clearance!

Hey people, if u r residing at Klang Valley area, mark tis date on ur calendar and book urself for this warehouse sales!

*Please click on the picture for a larger view.

Fillet v6 - The Fighting Fish

Apart from the virtual adopted pet fish, I do hav a real pet fish, her name is Fillet v6. She is a fighting fish (Betta splendens), a very petite fish with blue tail and maroon fin but is very aggressive and eager to fight (even with her own self image!)

Fighting fish is one of the easiest rear fish, but their life span are not long (2-5 years old). They can easily pass out due to toxic water. Thus, fish need frequent water changes to rid the water of fatal ammonia build-up.
Despite that, 5 of them already dead, and Fillet v6 is our 6th pet fish! (which explained why she is named as v6).

A brief biography of her:

Name: Fillet v6
Age: 1 year old (estimated)
Color: Dark blue and Maroon
Size: 2.5 inches
Fav food: Tiny prawn slices (btw, she has a very good appetite, and can't control her eatings...)
Hobbies: Fight, sleep and eat
Motto: "Fight like there is no tomorrow!"
Behavior: Aggressive but high spirited...

Well, Fillet is damn fierce, and i'm extremely scare of her, coz the moment i put my finger on the water surface, she will immediately rose frm bottom and bite my finger real HARD! ouchhhh!!!!

mein Frühstück

Today is still a public holiday…WOOHOOO!!!!
To spice things up, sis prepared a special breakfast for us – Toasted Garlic Bread & Celery Cream Soup…yummylicious!

Easy steps to prepare Garlic Bread:

Well, the garlic bread doesn’t follow the actual recipe, just a simulation of it.
We took some Gardenia breads, spread them with butter and chopped garlic (coz we dun hav garlic butter). Then, put it into toaster to heat. After about 3 minutes…..TINGGG!!! ready to makan! Easy rite??? It tasted just like the real ones…

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all the Muslims

Unlike previous years, i dun go to any minister's open house on this year. Still on-duty for this whole week...sigh..sigh.....Anyway, quite happy coz my 'good neighbor' gave us a box of egg tarts! I'm wondering if this is raya tarts or wut??!!! coz they are not celebrating this festival as well.

Me and my family didn't go anywhere on this very special day...though my mind is tinking with so much ideas of goin to this-and-that open houses. But it would be troublesome in case there are calls for me (on duty ler!)...i will be searching frantically for a wifi spot, perhaps a serene place to do my work, and of course sufficient power supply in case my laptop's battery runs dry.

Sis had tot of one good idea IF we are to visit the istana (palace). In case i really i got some calls, jst borrow their power supply la...

I hav been imagining someting like tis:

Me : Ampun tuanku beribu-ribu ampun, boleh patik pinjam letrik???
King (YDPA) : ?????
Me : Patik tengah kerja hari ini, takde power supply...
King (YDPA) : boleh! boleh! beta sungguh bertuah kerana ada rakyat jelata yang begitu rajin!

CRAPs!
Anyway, sis had bought our fav Nini coklat (long time fav since kid!) to be enjoyed while watching some raya shows later.....(Ok, it isn't chocolates, we prefer the peanut butter flavor...)

till then, HAPPY RAYA to all the MUSLIMs!

First Malaysian Astronaut In Space

Congratulations to Dr Sheikh Muszaphar for being the first Malaysian in space!

Wedding Invitations

Nowadays, i used to get quite a number of wedding invitations, mostly from relatives, colleagues and for some instances, former classmates (some do wed early, u noe!). It is at its peak especially during the end of the year when kids are on school holidays.
If you (or your relatives) are the typical chinese, mostly you'l get the red or pink cards...with fragrance smell and a chinese character which shows 'happiness' (or perhaps something synonym).
Meanwhile, if the banquet is hosted by the typical malaysians, mostly you will never escape the delay of the banquet. Although it is stated as 7pm sharp in the invitation card, i can assure you that 99.9% (more accurate than DNA test) it will start at 8pm or later.
Ever wonder the reason?
This is Malaysian 'style' (not Malaysian IDOL!).
When i was a kid, i used to be impatient by kept asking mum when will the banquet start...(*and cursing the host for taking so long to get ready!) until recently, when i was helping out at one of my cousin's wedding, i finally found out the truth...
Well, in her case, both of the families prefered to start the banquet once all the invitees arrived, not even a single one is missed. So, if you are one of the invitees, better be 'smart' and dun be late. If you can't make it, it's always a courtesy to inform the host rather than letting them (and all the invitees) waiting just for you ;-)

Bus Stop in Dubai

It's 12 in Noon..
Extreme heat under scorching sun
And
Your are waiting for the bus
But You're Still Chill

WHY???

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Jokes of the Day

JOKE 1

Lady: Is this my train?

Station Master : No, it belongs to the Railway Company.

Lady: Don't try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take this train to New Delhi.

Station Master : No Madam, I'm afraid it's too heavy.

JOKE 2

A drunkard was brought to court. Just before the trial there was a commotion in the gallery. The judge pounded the gravel on his table and shouted, "Order, order."

The drunkard immediately responded, "Thank you, your honor, I'll have a scotch and soda."

Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait

Flashback - one of my fav song during teenage years.
Was one of the singles that made it to the top chart...about 10 years ago...wuahahaha

Genie Tag

I got tagged by 3Point8

The mighty Genie King and the beautiful Genie Princess, from the magical Land of Faraway have finally escaped the clutches of their Evil Master after being held captive for a 1000 years. With the help of their trusty Genie Buddy, they are now flying away on their Magical Flying Carpet on a quest to redeem their souls for all the wicked deeds they were forced to do by the Evil Master!

The two genies found me as they recognized me as one of the noble person on Earth!

Genie : Nux, you have been granted a wish. What did u wish for?

Nux : I wish for ermmm…*still undecided. Ok, I wish for MONEY..
Genie : Why did u ask for that??

Nux : Well, I need MONEY to do some shoppings…Pavilion and The Gardens was launched some weeks ago, and I can’t resist the temptation of indulging into a shopping spree. Besides, I am almost broke now after went for grocery shopping at both Tesco Extra (Cheras) and Giant (Puchong Kinrara) which were also newly opened on last month…
Genie : Alrite! Alrite! Let me confirm your wish. You wish for MONEY!

Nux : Yeapz..Grant me my wish this instance!

and poof,
Nux instantly got her salary out (few days earlier than usual) with some extra MONEY (though not much!).

Thanks to the Genie that had visited her, Nux hav bought new clothes today and is pretty exhausted after a whole day of shopping! Nux had already got her wish granted and wanted to share it with others, so keep it going and make a wish because you will find that it will come true…

***Start Copying Here***

Rules:

1. Write a short paragraph about your visit by the two Genies and include a link to the blog that passed on the Genie Symbol to you.
2. COPY the Rules and ENTIRE List below and post it on your blog.
3. List down your wish.
4. Place your name below the last name on the list and pass on the Genie Symbol to at least 5 other bloggers.
5. Please put up either one (or both) of the Symbols of the Genies on your blog to show that the Genies have visited your blog.

Codes are given below:

The symbols of the Genie Princess & the Genie King

<a href="http://mariuca.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Genie Princess" src="http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/162/geniefrv1.th.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> <a href="http://eddiejohn66.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Genie King" src="http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/2461/genieadrianlk3.th.jpg" border="0" /></a>

The Genie King, the Genie Princess and their trusty Genie Buddy have visited:

Adrian would like to wish for good health and happiness!

Emila would like to wish for happiness and success.and peace!

Bobby would like to wish for the powers of Superman and immortality!

Jean would like to wish for stress-free work environment and happiness!

Trinity would like to wish good health for Jan’s brother and Yah and Wan and success!

Jesse would like a great isp and a Yummy box of chocolates!

Speedcat Hollydale would like a pet acorn monkey named “Monkee”!

Spiff, The Spaceman would like a billion US Dollars! (Am I being too greedy here?)

MPG would like to wish for love and peace.

Rolando would like everyone’s hearts desire to come true!

Joezul would like to wish for all to get their wish come true.

Jay would like to wish for 10k visitors and readers per day!

kumo would like to wish everybody a better day every next day!

Promthep would like to be successful in everything!

Sam would like to wish for a happy & simple life and happiness to everyone!

NAFASG would like to build a better community for everyone!

Levian would like to be happy always!

Apple would like to be slimmer!

Menopauseprincess would like peace, happiness, love, health & prosperity for everyone!

Morgan would like to wish for love, laughter, sunshine & blue skies for EVERYONE!

Kellie would like to wish for happiness & love to be bestowed on her family & friends!

LadyJava would like to wish for love, health, beauty and wealth for one and all!

Keeyit would like to wish for staying healthy and happily with family!

Colleen wishes everyone be well and happy!

Spookygrace would like to have a busy traffic and making money blog!

Janice Ng would like to wish for good health for his brother!

Nick would like to wish for a set of new running shoes!

Shinade would like to send love,peace,wealth and good health to everyone!

Cbenc12 would like to wish for health, happiness and luck for my family and friends and me too!

Paris would like to wish for more publicity!

Bokjae would like to wish for speedy recovery for j@nice’s brother, yan and wan!

Giddy Tiger would like to wish for longer weekends and never-ending holidays!

Book Project would like to wish for total wealth minus one Solomons Wish!

MT would like to create a toys & games empire & have the will to c’tinue blogging!

Dawn would like to wish for world peace!

Cotojo would like Love, Peace, Harmony, Understanding & safety for all children!

Bobo would like health & wealth for everyone she loves (including her blogfriends)!

Auntie Dar would love to end animal cruelty!

Chinnee would like to wish for happiness and good health forever!

Ozzieblackcat would like to wish for success with her blog!

rinnah would like to wish for more good paying opps to come my way!

conancat would like to wish that Almond the Poodle will get fatter and fatter and fatter.

TingTitLei would like to exterminate all retards but end up being the richest man instead.

Adyla would like to wish for mighty stars so the stars will grant her others wish as for like forever..

3POINT8 would like to wish for POWER!
Nux V would like to wish for $$$!

Welcome aboard the Magical Flying Carpet for the Ride of your Life!

Alakazam!

***End Copying Here***

I wish to tag:

1. Xniquet - hey, u love tags rite?

2. Princess Eileen - i m not goin to spam u this time...i m giving u some homework...wuahaha!

3. Evie - since u r not around, u may do this after ur Perth trip, k??

4. FengY - hav i tag u before? if not, nahhh! this is my homework for u ;P

5. i dunno (*undecided)

The Many Looks of Sammi Cheng

Well, I'm not a great fan of Sammi Cheng, but I think her fashion sense is quite stylish...from head to toe.

Perhaps she is one of the most versatile Asian artiste ever. Her styles range from urban fashion to sexy, feminine, cute, cool to *whatever you could named it. It definately took alot of effort to change someone who looks like a plain Jane to a gorgeous lady!

Okie, I'm not doin some sort of fashion survey over here...Just blogging about it for fun. Btw, for Sammi fans out there, she will be having a concert on next Saturday (13 October 2007) in Singapore. *but i guess tickets are all sold out liao...

So, this bird walks into a store....

A seagull in Scotland has developed the habit of stealing chips from a neighborhood shop.

The seagull waits until the shopkeeper isn't looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos.

Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds.

The seagull's shoplifting started early this month when he first swooped into the store in Aberdeen, Scotland, and helped himself to a bag of chips. Since then, he's become a regular. He always takes the same type of chips.

Customers have begun paying for the seagull's stolen bags of chips because they think it's so funny.

Source: BBC News

Perodua Cooper Launching soon MYR 65,000

Got these pictures from another circulated email. I guess some of us have already knw about this, although still doubting on the information...

Presenting you, our new local model - Cooper!

It has a 60's look, sporty and cool, especially the roofless ones...but too bad, it isn't suitable for our hot climate :-(

Pavilion KL

Was on leave today and purposely went for sight seeing at Pavilion KL.

Well, nothing much to blog about the mall since it is quite new and some of its shops are still under construction. Perhaps i shall talk about an 'incident' on my way to Pavilion.

I was about to cross a busy road in front of tht mall when suddenly I noticed a very stunning, beautiful lady dressed like a model jst right in front of me. Dressed in blue satin dress matched with a pair of shiny stilettos, she was at the centre of attention on a busy street. Well, at first glance she looks like someone attending a banquet, but then again, judging frm her height and her fashionable appearance, she might be some rising celebrities.

We (me and my parents) were trying to cross the busy road, but seemed to no avail. There were no traffic lights and the vehicles never stop even when there r people trying to cross at zebra crossing. Miraculously, once this stunning lady stepped her feet out, all the vehicles jst stopped and let her cross...and i quickly followed behind..

DAMN!

Anyway, i trailed her and realised tht she is one of the invited guests for a launching of a jewellery shop...and there were alot of these stunning ladies in that shop...how i wish to be one of them!