Classic Corolla

This is being sold for about USD13,000 in USA. Very classic toyota. It`s a pity it most probably won`t even reach our shores. And if it does, it`ll probably cost at least rm100k. Looks like a vios except it`s a hatchback.

Jangan Pandang Belakang

The movie was so scary, in a bad way. Using cheap shock techniques from amateurs i.e. loud music with sudden scary faces, it`s really sickening. I wanted to leave way before the 1hr39mins was over but was persuaded by my friend to stay. Definitely NOT for pregnant women or kids bcoz of the silly scares. Yuks. My rating for it would be 2 out of 10.

Sunset

We are experiencing some heavy downpours during the evenings, then suddenly after that, it`ll be sunny. As a result, we get sunsets like this. Pretty awesome.

RALFIE at Bkt Jalil LRT station

Picked up a friend bkt jalil lrt station on wednesday to watch Jgn Pandang Belakang at IOI Mall. We were supposed to meet up at 5:30p.m. but even at 6 p.m., there was no sign of him. He had told me at 5 p.m. that was still stuck at Sg Besi as it was jam. Finally saw him at 6:10 p.m. Folks taking public transport tend to be either late or early so it`s no biggie as long as they call or sms.

Ralfie waited at the roadside but I was a little wary of the taxis weaving in & out as I was parked right in front of the un-official taxi stand. Unbeknowst that is.

Tesco ice cream

Part of my shopping at Tesco was this delicious ice cream. UK Made ( motherland !), it`s a bit pricey. Unfortunately, even tho the ice cream tasted great, the wafter cones were a bit soft for some the ice creams.

Cool handphone wallpaper

A friend sent this over to me last nite, knowing how much I like carnivorous plants. This is an artistic venus flytrap photo. I`m currently using it for my phone.

My brand new 2nd hand handphone

Courtesy of my aunt. She gave me 2, but wasn`t sure if they were working. This one turned out ok for basic functions ONLY i.e. receiving calls & making pre-selected calls as the keypads has gone bonkers.

Tea time snack

They have the soft cookie version & crunchy. Both are delicious.

My new dvd player.........

After having to use the home pc to play dvds for about 3 months, I thought it`ll be good to re-buy a dvd player. I looked for a branded player with the cheapest price tag.....Phillips rm169 at Giant. After buying it & then walking around in Carrefour, I actually found another model of Phillips with a nice display panel ( mine doesn`t have any ) for an extra rm10. Hmmmm....it pays not to rush into buying things.

Tidied up the garden...a bit

Since we are having so many days off & I`ve got so much time, I decided to cut down on the jln-2 & sleeping ( around ? heheh ), and tidy up the garden. My aim is of course to create a structured garden with the theme being Carnivorous plants but well, for now, it`s just to make it neater.

Glorious Sunrise or Sunset

Mmmmm........it`s actually in the evening. Lovely scenes like this brings a smile to my face. Driving with one hand & trying snap this photo is quite another ( dangerous ! ) feat altogether....

Mum used to say that with evening skies like this, the fishermen would catch a lot of prawns. Yea rite.....

Time`s Up !

Incredibly, this was the time I reached home last week during a normal week day from the office. Traffic was so good that day.

Wished it could be like that EVERY freaking day....

Damansara Specialist Centre

We made our now weekly sojourn to the hospital to see my aunt. We were there visiting alone when we reached at 4:30p.m. so after an hour of staring at her, I got a lil` bored & left my parents in the room while I wandered around.

Gee, I didn`t know hospitals were `pantang` about the numeric `4` ....233B instead of 234.

And I didn`t know the fertility lab was just next door to my aunt`s room. Mmmm, it`ll be interesting to see how they store the semen, screen for deformed sperm cells etc.

Dream pitcher plants container

This is a photo from my Savage Garden book.....it`s actually an antique bathtub which is used to plant carnivorous plants. I`m trying to find one in M`sia, the closest is a wash basin. Mmmm...which doesn`t look too good when displayed but I`ll keep looking. The other choice I have is a wooden tub which retails for rm50 but doesn`t quite have the `look` I want. The searh continues.........

Sometimes I run Sometimes I hide

What happened to Britney Spears ? I was hooked when the song Sometimes appeared many years ago & was pretty much in love with most her songs & music videos. Then she grew up, got married ( a few times ), went crazy, slutty, druggy, bald etc

I do understand that life for the stars are different. Small problems are magnified. A simple issue like wrong-brand mineral water given can lead to sulks, tantrums, refusal to perform etc etc. Aiyo. I remember that Mariah refused to come out the plane in S`pore until they promised her that she could swim with the pink dolphins in Sentosa Island ( or perhaps it was the National Zoo )

But anyways, my fav songs from this lass would include Stronger, Sometimes, Crazy, Oops I did it again, I`m not a girl Not yet a woman, Born to make you happy, Don`t let me be the last to know.

Hopefully she won`t end up like Whitney. Marriage & love problems are perhaps the biggest downers in life.

A wedding...at Jln Syed Putra

It was held at the Thean Tou temple off Jln Syed Putra on a lovely not so hot Saturday afternoon. The wedding was surpisingly short & sweet as I thought that the blessing ceremonies would take the normal 1 to 2 hours, but it didn`t. At about 12:45p.m. lunch was already served. Lovely spiced up food......courtesy of Little India caterers. Congrats Sandhya.....

A funeral.....

A good friend`s Dad passed on last Friday....it was on Good Friday itself. We visited Cindy`s home on Friday nite. It was warm & dry when we arrived. After expressing our condolences, we settled down to chat with some other friends who had gathered. In no time, it rained crazy. In the midst of the rain & strong winds, we chatted & chatted....I left at 10:30p.m. as I had another appointment that nite, after all it was Friday nite. Ahem....these were the sweet boxes which we got there....

To Mr Matthew Tan....God bless your soul & may you rest in peace.

Garden spring flowers

It bloomed on friday morning & continued to have new flowers during the whole weekend. One of my Mum`s auntie plants but quite a nice colour.

Tesco chocs

Here are some nice ones.....it costs only rm5.29 i think, am confusing it with another ice cream chocs i saw. Finished it during the weekend.

Wild chicks....

We have one in our backyard.......this wild female ayam serama which suddenly apperaed from nowhere & called our backlane its home. It runs when we come near but joins the cats for food when we feed them.

My Mum found one egg on Sat, then another on Sun. I told them not to eat it coz the food this chicken consumes might be a whole load of rubbish from the drains = poison.

The week just whizzed by

I can`t believe it`s already Friday. With 3 meetings out of the office this week, time just flew.

I also had a good 1st date on Wednesday ( sempat !).....it was a partial blind date. Y`know sometimes when you go for 1st dates & you are not sure what the person looks like, you tend to look around to see who it might be, hoping the date will be good looking or someone you`ll like. But most often, it won`t be true. Last Wednesday, I got lucky...Heheh. My date was as gorgeous & as sweet a person as I could hope for. And nice & humble.....

There`s a wedding to attend tomorrow, near Mid-Valley area. Looking forward to it.

I also plan to go on my 2nd date with that Wednesday date....mebbe on super date nite i.e. Saturday night.

A friend is also suppose to swing by to collect a carnivorous plant from me. He`s the recent convert, used to be orchid kaki until he met me.

I`m not sure if we`ll visit my sick aunt at D`sara Specialist Centre again this weekend coz my Dad might not be free.

The car is doing very well petrol-wise this week. It`s already done 331 km on $70 and still has some petrol left for at least 30km...good, all that morning traffic-free driving at 6:45a.m. to work has paid off.

Adios, have a good weekend folks.

Hate these responses

Present pet peeve statement :

Tahu tak apa ( which is lijke so rude )

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And when I was working in Kulai, my blurr staff used to say this on a daily basis with a blank look :
Poo thung ( `dunno` in Mandarin )

I wouldn`t mind if it`s `poo thung` i`ll find out for you` tho
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My current fav sitcom

I was hooked from the 1st episode onwards. Pammy playing a quasi intelligent blonde is priceless. It does however contain a good dose of adult jokes so it`s now been alotted the 11:45p.m. slot on Tuesday nites @ TV8.

The sitcom is about Pammy working in a bookstore when she doesn`t really know much about books. Imagine the humor when people ask her for book recommendations. Her boss is this dorky guy who tries to resist her charm but we know better. Most of the women in the show hate her except for her co-worker who she is sweet to.

I remember her vaguely from Home Improvement when she was playing this low key set assistant. Then suddenly, she hit it big.

Way to go.........

The 1st of April

I woke up early on April Fool`s day & wanted to play a joke on some friends. Some sms` which were sent out :

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Where r u ? We are already waiting for u at the dimsum shop for bfast. Don`t tell me you forgot or are late again ?

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We are otw to your house. Hope you are ready for bfast & us

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W%$#@ gave birth yesterday. Twin boys ! I couldn`t believe it myself until I went to see last evening.

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Hey, where r u ? I`m oredi at IOI Mall waiting for you for our midnite movie.

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This were mostly targetted at people who forget appointments anyway except for the baby joke.

One which got me was :

Have you bought the latest Cleo magazine ? It`s got the 50 most eligible bachelors. My bf is there.

When I responded, she said it was contestant no 51.......mmmmmm.

The other was from one of my victims regarding a screwed up report....that was a low blow Licia......

Damansara Specialist Centre

We paid my 2nd Aunt our 3rd visit at the hospital on Sunday nite. She had a major stroke about 20 days ago & up to now cannot speak or move. It was painful to see her in discomfort & yet not being able to tell us what it was. The left part of ther body is paralysed. I guess it`s a good thing that her late husband left her a fortune when he passed on 2 years ago. Otherwise, things may been worse.

We continue to pray for her recovery, quick or otherwise.

It`s weird that hospitals can bring people together. I bumped into cousins I`ve not met in donkey years & we ended up chatting for 3 hours. Chatting quietly of course.