It's My LIFE

Floored by Appendicitis

2008-09-05T00:39:00.000-07:00

Hi...I'm back ; ) I am currently on medical leaves after my appendix surgery last week. Last Monday night , I started to feel some pain in my abdomen area and I thought it was just some stomach pain. I didn't really sleep well that night and waited until morning to get my uncle to check on the pain for me. He said very likely I kena appendicitis (inflammation to the appendix). In my head, I was thinking, "Oh God! This means surgery for me!". Well, I have went thru the last 28yrs or so without having to go under the knife but I guess I can't keep the streak going anymore hehehe.

I was admitted to SJMC for the surgery. Before the surgery, it is kinda suffering as there is a sharp pain on my right abdomen and moreover I have not eaten anything or drink any water for about 12 hrs. I am not allowed to eat or drink before the surgery so besides feeling the pain I also felt hungry hehehe.

I remember being pushed to the operation theatre and there are 5 people surrounding me and they all start doing different things. Two of them applied something on my legs and it was very cold, another 2 were busy putting mask on my mouth and keep reminding me to breathe normally and another 1 was the surgeon I supposed as I can't see clearly without my spectacle.

The next thing I know is that I woke up to a voice that says, "Mr.Choo, the operation is over". Everything is quite blurry, I was kinda know what's happening but can't help wondering if it is real.

The night after the operation was kinda suffering for me also. I was unable to pass urine for about 12 hrs. According to the nurse, it seems that the bladder is still "sleeping" becos of the anesthetic and thus the suffering la. I can't explain the relief after the bladder has awaken :P

I was not allowed to eat and drink still...at least until I farted. The dr. said this is to ensure that my bowels are already working or "awake" so that foods I would wallop could be digested properly. In totality, I have not eaten anything for almost 48 hrs and finally the moment I have been waiting for has arrived. "Pppppppppppprrrrrrrrrttttttttttt!!!!" I have finally farted...the feeling is like scoring the winning goal for European Finals game hahaha!!!

I'm glad that it is over now and I am resting at home waiting for the wounds to heal. But another sad thing is that I am not allowed to perform heavy duty stuff such as weight-lifting and no football for at least a month :(

I hope I still can achieve my target for my weight-loss resolution set early this year. As if with the gym closing down (YES! My blardy gym bankrupted already!) it is not already bad enough and now this! Nevermind, I guess everything happened for a reason. On the positive side, the surgery forced me to diet for 2 days and cut back on my foods...I guess I look leaner now hehehe.

Well, you be the judge la ; )

Just hope that I won't overeat during this 1 month la especially that I am not allowed to exercise hahaha.

I am still here!

2008-03-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

hey hey hey...most of you would be thinking that this blog is dead...well, who can blame you? since i hv not been updating for a while...nothing much to update actually :P

anyway...will write soon...just a quick entry to assure ppl that i'm still here ; )

take care n be good to yourself :)

Attacked By Red Bombs

2007-11-29T21:32:00.000-08:00

Hey hey...it has been ages since I update my blog yet again!!! Hahaha...kinda expected of me now. Anyway...I have been simply busy with year end stuff...been doing year end reviews, attending weddings and parties ; ) Life is good despite the hectic schedule as I get to meet some old friends during wedddings and of course enjoy the process of organizing the parties.

Yeah, I am the chairman of the Event Committee for my department and my team and I are in charge in bringing fun filled activities to the department. Well, my term has almost come to an end as I would be handing over the responsibilities to next year's Event Committee. Part of me feels relieved and another part of me feels sad as I have always enjoyed working with my team as they were awesome bunch of people to work with. I will always remember the good times we had despite there are some we are all stressed to achieve our goals ; )

Well, for the month of Nov & Dec, I would say beside being busy with works, I believe most of us has been attacked by some red bombs especially for those within my age. Starting Nov til mid Dec, almost every week I have wedding dinner to attend.

Red Bombs!

All the wedding dinners are kinda scattered too. I have attended and will be attending dinner in KL, Bangi, Melaka, Setiawan and Kuching. Hahaha, good opportunity to travel around also la even though it is a short trip.

And for the 1st time, I had become "Ji Mui" in my life for one of my Secondary school frens. It was kinda fun and being Ji Mui has a lot of perks and privilleges. More on that in my next posting. Sneak preview on Mei's wedding in the pic below:

So Cute!!!

I guess that's all for now. I need to prepare for my department Appreciation Night Dinner now as the dinner is on tomorrow and we all will be dressing up Funky-ly, Groovy-ly & Hippy-ly :P
Here's the sneak preview on how FUNKY I would be:

Am I FUNKY enuf? :P

I personally have spent RM300 for some Funky-O clothes...can't wait for the dinner tomorrow and bring back the 32" LCD TV should I win it from the Lucky Draw....hahaha....wish me luck! :P

Reds are Back on Song?

2007-10-27T23:29:00.000-07:00

Tonight is the big game between the 2 giants of EPL...judging by form, everyone's money would be on Arsenal to bag the 3 pts away from Anfield. As usual, Alberto (my football watching buddy) would be predicting the headline for tomorrow's paper in the sports section. Being Alberto who is a diehard Man U fan, I guess his prediction would be "Gunners & Reds share the spoil" or "Reds are Back on Song". For the first time, we would be supporting Liverpool to overcome or to stop the Gunners from marching further up the table.

Judging by Rafa's tinkering (remind you of Ranieri???) on the squad, I would hope for the best and hopefully with the return of Spanish axis of Alonso and Torres, Rafa could get it right. In additional, my favourite player Harry Kewell is back from injury as well and would be in contention for a place in the bench. He had scored wonder goal against Arsenal before while playing for Leeds and I would be hoping that he could do the same thing again tonight.

Anfield used to be the fotress where we collect tonnes of points and record number of clean sheets which helped Reina to the best GK of EPL for 2 seasons and I am sure Rafa would have the wits to overcome the rampaging Gunners.

Can't wait till the game kicks off ; )

2007 Resolutions in Review

2007-09-16T23:23:00.000-07:00

Again, it has been a while since my last update...well at least I am still updating my blog now ;) Today and tomorrow are my off days, gotta send my mum to airport today and another friend tomorrow. It is also a good opportunity for me to rest and to clear my leaves as part of my work life balance commitments.

Well, looking back at my previous postings, I found the promises in which I had made to myself at the start of the year and I thought, it is a good time to review what I have achieved/failed to achieved so far....so here we go:

1. Lose weight and maintain weight at 70kg - according to BMI calculation, this would be my optimal weight : )
Status:Still weighing at 80kg...few months back I was 82kg..managed to reduce back to 80kg...I still have 3 months to achieve my goal...gotta work hard here!!!
Verdict:FAILED! 3 months to make things right ; )

2. Learn swimming - been trying to do this forever!!!
Status:Been to swimming and getting better at it now but still got phobia at deep end...need to practice more and overcome the phobia.
Verdict:FAILED! 3 months to be like Ian Thorpe...nah...as long as I can swim, I am happy ; )

3. Save $$$ (confidential - can't reveal how much I'm going to save :P)
Status:Unable to track at this point of time as I have been paying upfront on a lot of stuff related to office's Away Day. Been claiming those moolah back since forever. In, out, in, out! If I managed to keep those money in the bank...I could make a couple of "Frappucino" from Starbucks...sigh.
Verdict:On track as I have always maintain healthy financial flow for myself.

4. Six Sigma and some other management certifications.
Status:Didn't do any certification yet...enrolled myself for Business Analysis and ITIL Practitioner though.
Verdict:On track as trainings have been scheduled in Oct & Nov.

5. Get JG5
Status:WIP...pending HR processing
Verdict:No comment.

6. Stop ranting & control my emotion during games - it's just a game : )
Status:Been up & down...pretty much depending on my emotion during the games. I think so far I have improved and I have been able to keep my emotion in check most of the times...well, I do lost it at times.
Verdict:FAILED. I need to learn to relax and enjoy the game...being passionate is good but being more than passionate is CRAZY!

In summary, I have failed to achieve my resolution for 2007...yet! I still have 3 months to at least achieve some of them if not all...I would have to work extra hard to achieve them now...I believe I can and therefore I will achieve all my goals!

Be right back with the results of my commitmments this year end ; )

Greeting from Crowne Plaze Hotel KL

2007-08-02T09:06:00.000-07:00

hey hey...it has been ages since i last updated my blog...2 reasons...i forgot my password to the blog & too busy with works & things lately.

i am currently in Crowne Plaza Hotel in KL for training and tonight will be my last night here...i hv enjoyed my stay and time away from office this week...kinda giving myself the chance to recharge and refresh...a much needed one i must add ; )

well...can't wait for the football season to start as it has been 3 miserable months without football & asian cup, copa americas, etc. didn't provide the kind of excitement and entertainment which would interest us.

that's abt it for now...will update more often in the future...hopefully my blog would be promoted again since it was relegated earlier :P

Looking for Breather

2007-05-30T07:40:00.000-07:00

Suprise suprise...YES! I am updating my blog now...just wondering to myself where did I find the time to do this now! Life has been hectic and busy for the past few weeks.

It has been 2 weekends in which I have been continuously engaged with company's acitivities. 2 weeks back I was at Pangkor together with my colleagues for some team building activities. It was a very tiring trip considering the fact that we travelled on Bas Sekolah for more than 3 hours to get to the destination. Nothing memorable from the trip in which I could update here.

Last week, on my own choice, I only managed to sleep for 2 hours on Thurday morning as I wanted to watch the Champions League Final in which Liverpool lost : ( then on Friday I have to attend this NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) training in KL. The training lasted until Sunday 8pm and there goes my weekends again!!!

Thank God that there is no activities for this weekend and I am going to have a good rest. I will bring my mum for a good dinner as well considering the fact that I didn't celebrate Mother's Day with her few weeks back.

I think my job is eating into my life now! I will need to differentiate one from another, I am not any younger and I should spend sometime thinking for myself and my family. I will look into my resolutions for this year and review what have I achieved and what I have yet to achieved and put some time and efforts into achieving my resolutions.

As for now, all I need is a breather for all the workloads dumped upon me! Once I am recharged, I will be more efficient and effective to get them sorted out and get my life back!

Meaningful Quote

2007-05-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I last updated my blog...I have been lazy and busy lately due to my work commitments. Anyway, got this meaningful quote from a colleague and I think it is the nicer version of "cruel to be nice"...what do you think?

"That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong".
-William J. H. Boetcker

Champions League Trophy - Up Close & Personal

2007-04-02T00:21:00.000-07:00

2 weeks back I went to Fitness First at the Curve coutersy of a "visitor" pass that Yee Qi got. It was my first time going to such fitness centre before this the Shell Gym is the only place I ever been. The place is huge and they have all the high-tech & well maintained equipments. Did some running, cycle, stretching, sauna, etc. The most interesting exercise was the class room exercises such as body jump and kickboxing, it is fun to have ppl showing how it is done and shouting instructions at the front and everyone else is trying their best to follow the movements. What more if there are dozen of pretty gals in the room with you??? Slurpppppp. Gals there were wearing kinda sexy sports apparels and I feel like they are parading their already firm and nice body. On top of that they are all wearing branded stuff...for one moment I thought it was a sports fashion show. Anyway...I enjoyed the views there it just gave me extra motivation hehehe. Thanks to Yee Qi for inviting me there : )

On my way back after the gym session, I saw a crowd of people crowding the open space in front of Cineleisure. Well, being kaypoh I just wanna check out what's the commotion all about as I saw some bodyguards around that area as well. Then I found out that the "Big Ears" is being paraded as part of the Heineken marketing. I didnt have the chance to take a pic with the trophy as alot of kiasu ppl are pushing around...anyway I only managed to get this pic from afar. Anyway, I will have a up close and personal one with the one that we have in Anfield...too bad Old Trafford didnt have this trophy...enuf said.

F**k You Snatch Thieves!!!

2007-03-29T08:32:00.000-07:00

I just dont understand why some muthaf**cking snatch thief wanna hurt ppl to get minimal amount of money??? I wish these f**ckers would burn in hell!!!

My grandma fell victim to a snatch thief in Ampang area and she is currently being hospitalised, I heard that she lost some skins on her face, broken nose, mouth and knee. Her knee need some "screwing" to fix. My grandma is 70 over years old now, it is really painful to hear that she has to suffer all these pains. I am going to visit her after this post...I just can't stop feeling angry and pissed now and at the same time I really feel like crying becos my grandma is in pain.

If you managed to catch any snatch thieves in the future, please help me to give them a hell of a bashing!!! Call me please, I'll be there to help you out!!! F**kers!!!

Customer's Comment

2007-03-20T01:16:00.000-07:00

Customer left this comment on a survey for Helpdesk :

"Solved the immediate problem and created another one. The operation was a success but the patient died".

Vomit?

2007-03-19T06:38:00.000-07:00

This conversation took place between "Leonard the Pervert" and myself last week but I'm still giggling about it now ;)

Leonard : u makan already ah?
Me : yup, luckily i makan oledi else have to makan n see ur face, i'll sure vomit
Leonard : nvm, i go makan with Lisa (not her real name) and vomit from the other head :P
Me : ..... (speechless & vomit blood)

GUTS vs. BALLS - Have a Good Laugh : )

2007-03-06T05:22:00.000-08:00

We've all heard about people having guts or balls. But do you really know the difference between them? In an effort to keep you informed, the definition for each is listed below......

GUTS - is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being met by your wife with a broom, and then asking her: "Are you still cleaning, or are you flying somewhere?"

BALLS - is coming home late after a night out with the guys, Smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the butt and saying: "You're next."

I hope this clears up any confusion on the definitions. Medically speaking, there is no difference in the outcome since both ultimately resulting death!!!

My Baby Got Scratched

2007-03-03T21:38:00.000-08:00

Last week, I went for a dinner in Concorde KL. It was the 81st birthday celebration for one of my distant relative...nevertheless I have to be the designated driver for my grandma, mum and god-ma. The dinner was quite grand with guest musician playing the "lok chi kam mo" hahaha. The foods were expensive stuff...we had salmon for lou sang as starter, shark fin, fish, grilled pigeon, etc.

The dinner was boring for me considering the fact that I didn't know most of the people there and for those who know me would ask me the most popular question "when you are getting married?". Luckily for me, my uncle helped me to answer the question. His answer was a killer until the aunties & uncles can't ask further questions hahaha...."he is cracking his head to choose which gal he wants". I am gonna to use this answer in the future hehehe.

Anyway, after sending everyone back and when I reached home I noticed there were some scratches on my car's bumper :( must be some amateur driver in KL who "kiss" my car when it was parked in Concorde's car park. I guess this is my luck la...my baby is less than 2 months old when it got scracthed, need to spend RM100-150 to repaint it back. Good thing is that my luck during this CNY was good...won hundred plus so at least can cover a bit la ; )

Furthermore, I can't complain much compared to Steve who had his car wrecked. Click here to see what I mean -> http://unioncafe.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-am-still-alive-v2.html

Happy Chap Goh Mei!!!

Valentines Day

2007-02-14T06:28:00.000-08:00

Today is Valentines Day and for the first time in the past 5 years, I'm not going to celebrate Valentines Day. Well, somehow I didn't feel akward about it in which I expect I would...I guess I am just too busy with works so today is just like any other day for me. Anyway, Happy Valentines Day to those who are celebrating : )

I am looking forward to Chinese New Year now, 4 days days to go...woo-hoo, usually I didn't like CNY as it would be very boring for me since I'm KL boy and have no "kampung" to go back to and most of my friends won't be around. This time around, all I wanted is to have a good rest, put my mind away from works and enjoy the holiday : P I would also take this time to recharge myself as I think for the past 2 months, I'm kinda lost and was not as effective and efficient as I always have been hehehe (self praising).

Since, it has been rarity nowadays for me to update my blog, so I would like to wish all my readers (not many of you guys anyway) a Happy Prosperous Chinese New Year & Gong Xi Fa Chai. May healthiness and wealthiness be with you always : )

Stressed!!!

2007-01-28T08:24:00.001-08:00

I'm back again...anyhow this is gonna be a short post as I have been really busy lately...to the level where I'm stressed, tired, de-motivated and feeling purposeless.

Well, I just want to rant about how I feel so that I would feel after this. Been busy mostly with work-related stuff. The workload has been kinda crazy lately but then again I could have managed my time better – I’ll learn from this. Then, I had some conflicts with one of my “bestest” buddy in office, we ended up in an argument…sigh…well, after a heart-to-heart talk with each other, I feel good because I’m able to be honest with him about how I feel about him but at the same time I can’t help but feel guilty about what has happened. Well, we will learn from this experience and hopefully we can work better together :)

Lately, I have not been going to gym…sigh…I guess I’ll have to start soon to achieve my new year’s resolution of losing weight…seems like I have gained 2kg lately : (
After a hectic and crazy week, I’m looking forward to a new start this week and the weeks to come…I would be stronger, smarter and tougher to face the challenges ahead of me…I know I can do it because I’m capable : )

Got this link from a fren...kinda cool...enjoy : P

http://www.fooyoh.com/fyh/fooyoh.php?id=video&amp;page=1&myid=&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=3462

New Year - New Resolutions

2006-12-31T20:05:00.000-08:00

It is that time of the year again where some of us will sit down to write down our resolutions for the New Year. As we look back to 2006 on what we have achieved and lost, it is important that we take pride in what we have gained and learned from the experiences for what we have let slipped.

Here's my resolutions for 2007 (I must said some were from 2006 or 2005 or 2004 :P) and I'll be working hard to achieve them.

1. Lose weight and maintain weight at 70kg - according to BMI calculation, this would be my

optimal weight : )

2. Learn swimming - been trying to do this forever!!!

3. Save $$$ (confidential - can't reveal how much I'm going to save :P)

4. Six Sigma and some other management certifications.

5. Get JG5

6. Stop ranting & control my emotion during games - it's just a game : )

Those were the BIG items and I sure will be working hard to ensure I wont carry forward this year's resolution to 2008. Last by not least...HAPPY NEW YEAR ppl!!!

Welcome to the Red,Green & White Parade - Merry XMAS!

2006-12-25T05:44:00.000-08:00

Merry X'mas to all the people out there especially for those who reads my blog. I hope that you guys have a unforgetable day today. As for me, here I'm in the office working, well since I have no where to go, I rather come back to office and clear some of my stuff. I prefer to work during wee hours or during holidays as there were less distractions and I can get many things done compared to normal working days.

Going to have small "makan-makan" celebration with my team later...thanks to my grandma for cooking all the nice-nice foods yum yum. Before I sign off...just want to wish everyone happy always and be good to yourself :)

Moving Forward

2006-12-16T21:06:00.000-08:00

Well, it has been a while since my last update...been really busy with work...after I got back from the Singapore trip 3 weeks ago I have been busy since then...beside my day-to-day tasks I have been busy with Appreciation Night Dinner, been busy catching up with emails and been busy getting used to my new manager and the changes he is bringing to the team.

Enough about work...I should be putting my mind away from work especially during the weekend. I just want to share some happening stuff that have been going on for the past 2-3 weeks. First of all, for those who knows me should know that I celebrated my birthday (or "bird" day in Leonard's language) 2 weeks ago. It was kinda a memorable one as it is the first time that I have 3 cakes to cut, got 3 condoms and 1 g-string underwear as birthday presents. I guess what's missing is a GAL for me to put those condoms to good use hehehe. Well, I am not going to approach Leonard for Ah Ken's number as I am not as perverted as Leonard...he's the master and I am not even qualified to be his disciple hahaha. Oh ya, thanks to all my staff and frens in the office...thanks for the Braun Buffel wallet as well : )

Well, I must say that the highlight for this year's birthday was the present that I got for myself. Yes, I am pampering myself with a very desirable gift that I have been dreaming for more than a year...wanna guess what's the gift that I am getting myself? Here's some clue, the title of this post says it all! Still clueless? Hahaha...scroll down .
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..........I got myself a CAR...yes...I bought a Toyota VIOS!!! Yeah, "You'll Want One". Since there is a year end promotion going with 5k discount and my 10 years old Satria has been consuming petrol like water lately, I just found sufficient motivation to move forward hahaha.

Okay, with the new car and new year looming ahead, I just hope that 2007 would be a better year for me. I would be starting to write out my 2007 resolutions and I don't think that would be too difficult...how difficult is it to copy and paste resolutions from the previous year? *wink wink* hahaha...maybe the #1 resolution for 2007 should be "stop bringing forward previous year's resolutions" hahaha.

Cyberjaya Prima Avenue Basketball Tournament Part 2

2006-12-03T06:45:00.000-08:00

Ok...it has been a while since my last update...well, been busy with performance reviews for my staff and my own performance review as well.Went to Singapore last week and had great fun there - more update on this soon hehehe.

Just a quick update on the the basketball tournament in Cyberjaya...Shell IT or better known as KSC (Kelab Shell Cyberjaya) has emerged as the Champions for Cyberjaya Prima Avenue Basketball Tournament. In the semi-final it was a hard-fought victory over DHL, I didn't get much of playing time then as I'm just playing the "kelefe" role in the squad. I can't remember the score but we won it by 10 or 12 points.

Then in the final we played against HSBC and this time around I managed to get 15 mins or more playing time as they were an easier piece of meat compared to DHL. We won the game comfortably with the score of 52 to 25. We got RM340 Padi Restaurant & Oldtown Kopitiam vouchers for winning the tournament. The squad would be coming together again soon but this time around we are not together to play ball but we are together to enjoy our foods :)
no one would say NO to free foods, right? hehehe

Cyberjaya Prima Avenue Basketball Tournament

2006-11-09T01:19:00.000-08:00

Short update here...yesterday I played in this Basketball tournament organized by Prima Avenue and it was a tournament organized for all companies within the Cyberjaya vicinity. Our first game was against Motorola and they really have some good players and shooters but then again Shell IT have the tallest guys in the tournament, we have this Singh guy who is 6'6 and he barely needs to jump for rebounds and he was grabbing rebound on both offensive and defensive boards. We were playing for 4 halves of 10 minutes and I played for about 12 mins of those 40 mins, yeah I'm among the substitutes as we have really good guys on the floor already, I'm kinda the player to count on to allow the star players to catch their breath hehehe...don't really mind that as this game is about teamwork and everyone is playing a part even though I'm playing the "kelefe" role la hehehe. The only contribution that I can remember I did for the team was the 3-pointer at the end of the game that I nailed it...it feels good considering the fact that I haven't been playing basketball for months...fitness wise I'm fine but my movements are all out!!! We won the game by 55 to 21 points and had great fun and our next game is against DHL which is a very strong team but no worries as we have 3 tall guys in our team. Can't wait for 22nd Nov to come...hands itchy already hahaha.

Check out the winners! Look how tall are the rest of the guys...luckily I am not the shortest guy in the team hehehe : ) For once I feel short - now I know how Cracko feels hahaha (in case you are wondering who's Cracko, please go here - he's the guy in the middle in which I'm about to chop : )

Mena's Wedding

2006-10-29T01:36:00.000-08:00

Mena was my bestest buddy during my time at INTI College but now we are both busy with works and our own life. So last Friday was her BIG day...finally! She has been going steady with Raja since our college days and I must say that Raja helped us a lot with our Multimedia Project...bardly hell...still get B+ only for the subject...so much hard works! That's beside the point, I'm really happy to see Raja & Mena finally becoming husband & wife.

I took leave on Friday and drove down to Ipoh with Simon...how ironic...considering the fact that I didn't really like him, I still go down to Ipoh with him...heck, since Mena only invited both of us from INTI College. Of course she invited others but they can't make it becos the wedding dinner is on Friday...everyone's working...sigh. So kinda give face to Mena, I still go with Simon...

Things got better when driving down to Ipoh, my aircon compressor "kong" and therefore, it is journey with windows rolled down...what's better to have stormy and rainy weather to go along with it? It was raining and we can't wind down the windows and have to bear with the stuffiness for most of the journey.

Finally we arrived at Hotel Casurina and it was a very grand wedding dinner compared to any other Malay's wedding that I have been to. Little that I know that Raja is actually the nephew to Sultan Perak and Sultan Perak was the guest of honour that night. Everything is very formal as the emcee has to speak using "bahasa istana" you know those patik, ampun tuanku, etc. Sultan Perak arrived and everyone has to stand up to show our respect. Then the lovely couple walked into the hall and I must say that Mena looks really stunning!!! I don't remember seeing her being so beautiful, what happened to my eyes all this while? They walked through the yellow carpet to their dining table...royal treatment for both of them as well as they are seated next to the Sultan Perak.

Here comes the newly wedded couple

The dinner starts at around 9pm and we were being entertained with some dances and singing. There was this guy named Sabri something, he was doing some stand up comedian stuff and some singing of oldies in which he changed the lyrics to Bahasa Melayu and it was kinda funny...kinda remind me of Sam Hui :P

Mr.Sabri doing his things

The couple seeking Tuanku's pardon before cutting the cake

Nowadays people are getting more advanced...it is not unusual to received cakes or chocolates as door gifts but the chocolates that I received during Mena's wedding is something I have never seen before so I'm kinda impressed with it...see it for yourself : )

They can print faces on chocolates...amazing...so who wants themselves to be eaten by someone else? Funny

Overall, the dinner was okay and we rushed home at 10.30pm and reached Klang at around 1am, just on time for a nice nap after a long day hehehe.

One is Such a Lonely Number?

2006-10-22T07:41:00.000-07:00

As of 11:43pm Wednesday 27th September 2006, I am officially single again. We have broken up due to my selfishness of not being able to accept her for who she is. I tried to accept but in the end I failed so I guess we shouldn't waste each other's time and therefore I ended the relationship. Part of me is feeling relieved and part of me is feeling guilty. I am feeling relieved because I'm able to let go the relationship as I don't want to hurt her more than I already have and I am feeling guilty because I hurt someone that I care for. I know for her, it doesn't matter if I hurt her intentionally or I'm feeling guilty for hurting it just hurts the same for her and for that I'm really sorry. I just feel like I am the bad guy here but I still think that it is the best option available to me as there is a Chinese's saying which goes "Short suffering's better than Long suffering" so I just know it was the right thing to do.

So it has been 3 weeks now, I feel different initially as I always have something to look forward to do during the weekends for the past 2 yrs & 9 months but I think I have more time for myself now. I guess it is time for me to work on my 2006 resolutions since I have been "bringing forward" my resolutions from previous years and I hope that I don't have to bring forward this year resolutions to 2007. I would love to shed some extra weights that I have built since I joined Shell. I would also like to improve myself by taking some courses in management, so far I have been recommended to take MBA or Six Sigma - I'll need to look for more information on those 2 before making any decisions but I know those courses would cost a bomb so I really have to give it a hard thought. Any suggestions?

Well, I am looking ahead for new chapters in my life now and for now I can't tell if "One" is such a lonely number or not so I guess only time will tell. I’ll let love finds its way back to me but for now I just want to enjoy my single life. I am feeling positive about the future that lies ahead of me.

KK Trip - Did I Conquer Mount KK? Finally

2006-10-11T10:10:00.000-07:00

I know some of you hv been eagerly awaiting for my final part of the KK trip. I read some of the comments from my unhappy readers as well. This blog is not dead just that I took some time off to settle some personal issue of my own (which I would share in my next update).

Ok, back to my KK trip and yes, I know you still wanting to know if I managed to conquer mount KK, well then read on. From KK, you will need to drive about 1.5 hours to get to Kinabalu Park whereby the mount KK is located. At first, Chee Wee & I wanted to take taxi to get there but then the taxi driver is charging us RM150 for 1 way. OMG! That's RM300 for return trip. So we decided to rent a car & drive there. We have asked around & everyone been telling us that it is quite easy to get there becos there's only 1 way to get there & that's why! So to cut the long story short, we arrived at Kinabalu Park & register ourselves at the counter, pay for insurance RM35 per person, climbing permit RM5 per person and RM70 for a mountain guide.

At 10.50am, we started our journey going up & it is a 6km climb to reach Laban Rata where we would crash for a night before continuing the journey to the peak. We used the Timpohon trail instead of the Mersilau trail. The latter is a longer trail (8km to Laban Rata) compared to the former & knowing that this is my first time, I wouldn't want to test my limit as I think 6km uphill would be tough leave alone 8km. While in KL, I don't even bother to walk/run for 1km & now I need to climb 6km uphill - help me God!

We started well, we reached the 1km checkpoint quite fast and thereafter I started to struggle, I barely walk more than 20 steps before stopping to rest. Chee Wee was still going strong but he waited for me. We kept going & we had a hard stop at 3km checkpoint & started to replenish our energy, I took 1 packet of Power Gel & bread and continued the journey after that. I felt much better after that...I managed to reach 5km checkpoint without too much sweat - I guess the Power Gel is working well for me. We reached Laban Rata at around 3.30pm and it was windy & cold up there. We hung around & took some pics & went for makan. The foods are quite expensive there, nasi goreng cina costs RM12 becos they need to pay some poor Kadazan guys to carry the Gas Cylinder & walk 6km up to Laban Rata. Actually we can pay these people RM6.60 per kg to carry our stuff but we didnt bring much stuff so we just carry our own stuff. 1 Gas Cylinder is about 50kg, I would imagine the restaurant in Laban Rata has to pay RM330 for them to carry the Gas. Well, of cos they could get some discount though but I really respect these Kadazan people who can carry 50kg & yet walk 6km up becos 5kg would be a BIG problem for me oledi :P

After makan, hung around the empty land outside the restaurant, took pics & enjoyed the breeze. It started to get very cold & windy at 6pm and then we finally checked in to our little hut (Waras Hut) which is slightly below the Laban Rata restaurant and it has NO heater!!! F*king BIG mistake by Chee Wee. Never ever book hut/room in Laban rata without heater!!! I was shivering the whole time & hid under the thick blankets & slowly getting tired. I almost felt asleep & then "KNNCCB" betul becos another group of ppl who used the Mersilau trail arrived at our hut & was "cry father, cry mother" (making hell of a noise) there. After that I can't sleep becos there was a fat bastard in my room who snore non-stop the whole night. The best part is that when he woke up, he said, "damn, i can't really sleep yesterday, too cold". WTF!!! Been snoring the whole night & said he can't sleep???

Laban Rata Rest House

I Believe I Can Fly???

Since I cant sleep & it was blardy cold then, I woke Chee Wee up & we both warm ourselves up at the kitchen. We turned on the stove to keep ourselves warm until 1.30am & then we started packing for our uphill climb.

We walked up to the Laban Rata restaurant and reached there at 1.45am & waited until 2.10am to laid our hands on some foods. I can't eat much though, feeling tired, sleepy, weak & moody at that time. All I am thinking was let's do this & get it over. At 2.50am, we started our journey, it's another 2.8km to go. I was thinking I managed 6km so what is 2.8km? There is where I was very wrong, the 2.8km uphill is very steep & there road is very rocky - at times you will need to pull yourself up using the rope provided. I remember most of the parts are about 45 degree steep and few parts are 60 degree steep. I was sneezing, feeling dizzy & sleepy while walking up because it was very cold & I didn't get enuf sleep. After 1km, I felt like giving up, I was telling myself that I should be at home lying on the couch watching my fav movies rather than be here to pay & suffer!!! Then Chee Wee conned me, he told me 500m ahead, the road will be less steep & really easy to walk...I trusted him but deep down I know he is trying to motivate me as I look up I don't think there will be any part of the journey whereby it is not steep. But then for every 5-8 steps I took, I'll have to stop & rest as the air is quite thin & I'm really tired. Long story short, after 2 hrs of cursing & walking, we finally reached the peak. Little wonder why they call the peak of Mount KK the "Low's Peak".

There is nothing at Low's Peak except for a mahjong table size platform with 2 signboards that say it is Low's Peak. Everyone is busy getting on that tiny platform to take pics. There was a big group of Korean there & they are busy posing, changing formation, changing camera, etc. to take pics there while many of us are waiting for them in the cold. It was 2 degree celsius then & with the strong wind blowing, it was really really cold. After waiting for about 15 mins, we finally got the chance to stand on the platform & take pics. At that moment, I just remembered everyone in South East Asia is below my feet...hmm what a great feeling but it is being spoilt by the cold weather & my tireness.

I Got It Made!

Soon after that we rushed down becos it is really cold up there. On the way down, I took the time to enjoy the view there as it was really beautiful & since I wont be going there again (remember the suffering???), I might as well enjoy the breathtaking views there :P

After 2hrs, we reached Laban Rata & rested 1 hour there before continuing our journey downhill this time. We took almost 4 hrs to get back down to Kinabalu Park. I have mentally prepare myself for uphill climb but I totally ignore about downhill. In fact I found downhill is more challenging than uphill as I can't feel my legs half way coming down. Going downhill is more dangerous as it is easily for you to slip/twist your ankles as the rocky road was quite slippery & uneven. Overall, it was a good experience & I managed to prove to myself that I'm quite fit considering the fact that I didn't train up for the climb yet I managed to conquer Mount KK - yeah, that's my bragging right at least until you managed to conquer it then we will talk :P

Proof of My Bragging Right :P

KK Trip - Did I Conquer Mount KK? Part 2

2006-09-05T09:01:00.000-07:00

I'm back again...to continue with my KK trip story...day 2, I went for water rafting at Padas...FYI, Padas is another town God knows how many miles away from KK but what I know is that it takes about 1.5hrs drive from KK to get to this small town called Beaufort then we would take a train for another 1.5hrs to get to Padas.

Beaufort Train Station - Pic taken b4 boarding the train

I must say that I didnt expect the train that we are taking is such an old train...I am not sure if it is operating using charcoal but I can say it is really old : ) It was really stuffy in the train as they are stuffing in like 10 ppl into a Kancil!!! Then train ride took us across some villages & river where we would be water-rafting on yehaa!!! We stopped at the "end point" & leave all our stuff there & continue the train ride to the "starting point". After 1 hour of fixing up the raft & security briefing, we pulled our raft to the river & started our "fun"!!! The whole rafting thingy is slightly more than an hour & I must say that I really enjoyed it - kinda like riding a horse on water hehehe. But I hate the "teh tarik" coloured water - the marshall made all of us fall into the river lol : (

No camera allowed unless you wanna get your camera wet so the organizer decided to make good money by snapping our pics from "hidden" spots & then try selling us the pics. 4 pics + 1 enlarged pic cost RM50 so I ended up taking a pic of the pictures hehehe...save RM50 just like that!!! Smart leh?

That's part 2 of the trilogy that I'm directing...stay tuned for the last part of the story & I'll let you all know if I manage to conquer mount KK hehehe...

KK Trip - Did I Conquer Mount KK? Part 1

2006-08-30T07:34:00.000-07:00

It has been a month since I got back from KK. I have been wanting to update on the trip in my blog so that I could remember some of the events that happened to me during the trip. This trip was planned since early this year when AirAsia offered "FREE" tickets - so I grabbed 2 tickets for Chee Wee & myself to KK. Chee Wee has conquered Mount KK once before this trip & he is eager to do it again & according to him, it is not that tough to climb - so I believe him (my biggest mistake!!!). So my main goal for this trip is to climb the so called "not so tough to climb" Mount KK. Before the trip, I am supposed to do some trainings to build up stamina & strengths but due to work commitments, I have failed to train even for 1 session before the trip.

So, the journey begins on 27/07/06 - we are supposed to depart at 3.15pm from KL to KK but knowing the obvious, the AirAsia flight got delayed & we only managed to depart from KL at 5.20pm & reached KK at around 7.30pm. So there isn't time to walk around KK town as we have planned : ( Took a taxi to this "Kinabalu Hotel" & checked in.

Next day, we went out with one of my staff's cousin. She was the "earth worm" in KK, so she brought us around KK town for sight seeing & foods yum yum : ) First stop is Yayasan Sabah & at the 18th floor there's this cozy & nicely designed restaurant called "Atmosphere". Lazy 2 explain here -pictures paint a thousand words : )

Yayasan Sabah - Tallest Building in Sabah

The Lounge in Atmosphere

Dining Tables in Atmosphere

Really nice & cozy moe? FYI, this restaurant is one of those in KL Tower, it could rotate!!! Good & bad though...BAD: I feel dizzy after a while probably not use to it. GOOD: If you wanted to go to the washroom, you don't have to walk there, just wait until the rotation to move until the washroom is align with where you are sitting hehehe : )

So, the BIG question of whether did I conquer Mount KK is still not answered yet yeh...that's the trick la...as said in the title, this is part 1 only mah...kekeke...part 2 akan datang ya

SITI Cyberjaya Annual Dinner

2006-08-19T22:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Shell IT International Cyberjaya's Annual Dinner and it was held at Palace of the Golden Horses, Mines. It was a "grand" place but it was damn difficult to get there! Teck Yen & Chai were following my car - I assumed that I knew the way but I was wrong, missed one turning & we are on our joyride. We used the Seri Kembangan's way & managed to reach TPM then we missed a turning & ended at Old Klang Road. Then we started our joyride from there then when we reach the "Kelab Kuda" we missed another turning going into the hotel!!! WTF!!! Then we do another round of joyride and fortunately with the guidance from SITI's very Yogi Bear (Hazman) we managed to reach the hotel. Supposed to reach there by 7.30pm ended up reaching at 8.30pm.

The theme for the Annual Dinner was "Reminiscence of the Malaccan Empire" and this is how I dressed up for the dinner.

The CAHD's Gangsters...do I look like Stephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle? Hehehe

There is nothing to shout about the event as it was pretty much predictable just like previous years. Then again, I'm not taking away anything from the organizing committees as I know it is not easy to organize such a big event. They are serving "fusion" kind of foods - we have the western mixed malay kinda foods. We started with "smoked salmon, shrimp & salad with thousand island sauce" - personally I think this is the best thing on the menu! Then we got "cream potato with garlic toast" - not bad either. The main entree are asam fish, pandan chicken, roasted lamb, curried prawns, fried squid, long beans with rice. As for dessert, we got chocolate mousse & vanilla ice-cream - yum yum, I like sweet stuff lol : )

The event ended at around 1.30am and then we were lepaking at the hall & taking pics then everyone balik lol. Luckily I didnt go to Harsh's place as they ended their 2nd round party at 8am in the morning! You guys are "geng"! Hands down to you all!!!

CTS has a fair share of the awards at the event yesterday. Connie was awarded as Miss Sunshine while Grace Lee was awarded the best dress award a.k.a the Hang Li Po award. Here's my pics with the winners hehehe ; )

Grace Lee - Puteri Hang Li Po

Connie Chan - Miss Sunshine 2006

I spotted something unusual on Cindy's back and guess what???

Cindy has tattoos? Look how shocked I am!

I also spotted a loan shark at the Dinner!!! He's so serious and if look could kill, the cameraman could be dead by now!!!

The ever serious Mr.Shahnaz aka my BOSS!

Lastly, I just want to say that I didn't manage to break the "voodoo" of not winning any lucky draw at the Annual Dinner. It has been 5 Annual Dinners since I joined Siham! Well, I guess I'll just have to hope for better luck next year - just like how I hoped few years back...sigh! My time will come? We'll see...

BIG Prawn Head

2006-08-15T05:45:00.000-07:00

I thought I won't hv anything to update for today but then again something happened to me. I somehow become "big prawn head" to left my house + car keys in my room and locked it! I have my room door's spare keys in my car but then again my car keys are locked in the room too! So, I need to pinjam Leonard's car and drove all the way back to Klang to get my car's spare key to unlock my car so that I can get my room's spare keys.

That's all for today becos that's the only thing I wanted to write here...otherwise it is just another day in my mundane and simple life : )

Monday Blues???

2006-08-14T01:28:00.000-07:00

Monday is here again and well at least today is better than any other Mondays as I somehow "miraclously" didn't feel the blues! Hehehe...I guess that's because there is no meetings except for 1 SCMS meeting earlier. I basically hv some time to clear off my emails and stuff since I was on MC last Friday. I "lou sai" badly for the whole of last week and hopefully I am well again now since I managed to "gasak" 1 plate of curry chee cheong fun, 1 plate of fried carrot cake, 1/2 bowl of porridge and 1 steam egg (btw, I am sharing with my mum la!!!!) so I guess I am all well now : )

Yes, yty, Liverpool beat Chelski 2-1, it was quite a boring game but still worth watching as all 3 goals are well crafted and high quality goals esp the one scored by Riise. The Norwegian ran almost one end to another end and release an unstopable shot which dipped at the last min to beat Cudicini. Poor fellah Cudicini, twice he got beaten by Riise's power shots. I hope that this is the omen for Liverpool to claim their first Premiership crown in 20 over years. I also wish to see my idols Fowler and Kewell back in actions for Liverpool.

Enuf said...I better get back to work and finish off all my emails hehehe.

First Posting - Welcome to MY LIFE!

2006-08-13T06:21:00.000-07:00

Been thinking to set up a blog for a long time since it has been the "in" thing nowadays! I started to have this thought since I bought my first digital camera few months back. Of late, I have been addicted to Kenny Sia' blog and I thought it would be cool to have my own blog. Another advantage of having a blog is that I don't have to repeat myself for events that happned around me.

Have you encounter situations whereby something happened to you and different people on different time would ask you what happened? And you would have to be a "tape-recorder" on the repeat mode? Wouldn't it be cool to just say, "GO read my BLOG?" Me think it's COOL!

I am waiting for the Charity Shield game between Chelsea and Liverpool to start. I would love to see Lampard vs Gerrard! It would be hard for me to choose the winners of this game as I idolised Lampard while I am a Liverpool supporter. So how? Hehehe...I hope that Liverpool beat Chelski and Lampard would play for the Reds then...kill 2 birds with one stone mah.

Anyway...I am running out of words here...stay tuned for more : )