Guess what I've been doing while MIA for the past 48 hours? Sleep! Heh! Seriously, my plan this weekend is to have no plans. I've been sleeping more than 12 hours per day and I just woke up from abovementioned slumber with a migraine. Hmph...that'll teach me to hibernate like that. ;)
I kinda like it though, I feel like I've paid back ALL my sleep debt incurred up to now. I can't wait to get back to work (bit of a heresy here) but hey, if you've been doing your best impersonation of Sleeping Beauty for the entire weekend, you'll be feeling the same way.
Anyway, I haven't eaten anything since dinner last night so if you'll excuse me, I'll go grab something to eat...and then sleep. :)
13.8% alcohol. I stared at it in the 24 hour convenience store. I was getting some detergent after a late night at work and thought to myself: "Hmm...I don't mind getting shitfaced tonight, since it's a Friday and it'll be a reward for the long hours I pulled the past two days". It is the highest proof alcohol I've ever seen in a readily available beer - it's actually "more than 13.8%".
I opened the can, gulped down a few mouthfuls, grimaced and looked at the label. Made in GuangZhou, China. It tastes like rice wine mixed with beer. It doesn't even have carbonation! Rice wine in China can be in excess of 40% alcohol with a few renowned brands weighing in at an impressive 70-80%. 95% alcohol is the highest proof alcohol possible in non-laboratory conditions before the ethanol starts to re-dilute itself from the moisture in the atmosphere back to 95%.
I'm talking crap. I drank without eating dinner. Supper beckons.
It was the Dragon Boat Festival last night...a Chinese celebration of medium-high significance. I just pulled the importance rating straight out of my ass. I honestly don't know much about Chinese festivals. :p
It's not as big as Mid Autumn Festival but it's bigger than the round glutinous rice balls festival. I love it coz I like eating bak chang.
Bak chang is actually a Hokkien term for zhongzi (the proper Mandarin Romanization) and it refers to a very specific type of zhongzi - meat dumplings. It's usually stuffed with pork, mushrooms and salted egg yolk.
This cache comes from @shshshhmoking (yes, I'm a little obsessed with Twitter right now) who told me it'll give Sibu's finest a run for its money. It's delicious! Thanks! :)
Little known fact: I didn't like eating bak chang when I was a kid. I only started craving for it recently coz I met this girl last year who's a bit of a traditionalist. She's the one who got me started on eating rice in the afternoon (as in dai chow, k?) during my lunch break. Mornings too. LOL!
Okay, I should probably address this coz I've been getting a lot of questions about it. I have no idea who this "Victim" is. Interesting, huh? It's a regular fucking mystery. LOL!
Nevertheless, I am sorry that a lot of you out there got spammed by this idiot. Thanks for calling/texting me about it and/or deleting his comments. I appreciate that! He has been posting stuff about me for months...and to add insult to injury, it's always the same copy! I can't have that, the copywriter in me balks at such sloth and ineptitude. :p
The dude probably has a text document on his Desktop which he clicks on every now and then to initiate the grand tradition of copy and paste in other blogs comments. That's really immature; if you've got a problem with me, take it up with me. I used to be irked by this Anonymous Coward doing his rounds and going on a smear campaign, but now I just find it funny. I'm so detached that I shall address him here:
Hello, I would like to warn as many girls as i can, please beware of Poh Huai Bin, keep yourself (or keep your girlfriend,wife-to-be or wife) away from him as far as you can. This fellow treats girls as his toys, he thought himself is a playboy and like to play fool on girls.
I'll let my ex-girlfriend reply this one. Fly_away says (10:22 AM): no worries..i'm alright.. i know you're not that bad...and i always remind you.. someone up there loves you..
One of his hobbies is to grab other guys' girlfriend, wife-to-be or wife.
Yes, the person I loved the most (the pharmacist) was attached when I got to know her...but she was also going to break it off with her boyfriend. It's just one of the things that happen - I didn't even know she had one until we both fell head-over-heels. She dumped me for work-related reasons, but I harbor no ill-feelings or regrets. Don't tell me you haven't encountered situations like this in the past...and if you haven't, I pity you. However, it's not my "hobby", that was just an unfortunate twist of events. Case closed.
Once you fall into his love trap, at the beginning he will treat you very nice, of course, doing many romantic things make you happy. But, this won't be long, once he gets bored on you, he will show his true colors, treat you as cold as ice, woo other girls, dump you at home everyday and he goes out looking for happiness himself. If you quarrel with him, he will just say :" that's me, i can't change, if you are unhappy, just break up."
LOL! I have never ever done that to any of my ex-girlfriends. I treat people the way I want to be treated.
I really never mean to spoil his name, I'm here just to tell the truth, i really don't hope other girls will fall into his trap and become his victim again.
O rly? You "really never mean to spoil my name"? Isn't that exactly what you're doing by doing this? Are you really that deluded to think that you're on some noble mission? LOL!
I have posted on his blog to remind other girls but he deleted it, so i choose to post this to your blogs, just wish you all beware of Poh Huai Bin.
Yes, coz you're damn annoying and your comments have no relevance whatever to the post. You can comment on this one though - this is all about you. :)
One more secret thing i wish to share with you all is that this bastard's "little brother" is really small.. i really got no feel making love with him, he is such a poor thing in that way.
Equivalent exchange. With one hand God giveth, and with the other taketh away. I've always been honest about my size. It's small, but everyone knows that coz I've always maintained that it is! No feel eh? Well, of course, I don't even know you! :)
Okay, open and shut. My apologies to everyone who got spammed by this idiot. I honestly don't know who it is, and while my policy has always been "Do not feed the trolls" I feel that I owe a lot of you a proper explanation, especially the ones who took the trouble to get in touch with me about the issue. Cheers for that! :)
On a lighter note, lemme share this hilarious comment by Jhnhth:
Hello, I would like to warn as many readers as i can, please beware that Sixth Seal(TM) is incredibly habit-forming and may cause laughter, shock, envy, sympathy, warm feelings, and occasional tears. If you blog and jealously covet monogamous, one-blog-only readers, keep them away from Sixth Seal if you can. This fellow treats readers to incredibly entertaining stories, great photos of the aforementioned HB hanging out and having fun, (usually in the company of pretty girls), and a real and (generally) unvarnished look at a fellow human being's life. One of his hobbies is to write an interesting blog that quickly becomes an essential part of your daily routine. I don't mean to spoil his name, I am just here to tell the truth. One more secret thing i wish to share with you all is that this dude often wears red underpants.
I found this card haphazardly chucked in one of the boxes while unpacking last night. This was written last year when I came over to KL to do some groundwork before moving here for good. I put 7 gifts for her for the week that I was away for her to find, this is the first and only card I have left.
It struck me, how ephemeral love is. Fleeting, like the whisper of freshly cut grass in the cool wind...
Lest sixthseal.com becomes too grave, let's segue to Eminem's latest. ;)
When you walk through the door it was clear to me. You're the one they adore, who they came to see. You're a rock star, everybody wants you. Player, who can really blame you?
*clears throat*
Yes, that is my famous cakar ayam! It's also why I prefer to type than write - banks have been known to reject my signature coz I can't even replicate my own signature twice. I remember an exasperated clerk showing my signature to me under a UV light and telling me to sign it exactly like I did. I still couldn't do it. LOL!
I caught Terminator Salvation screening at Cineleisure just now courtesy of Nuffnang. I'm a big fan of the franchise and I was expecting A LOT from this latest addition to the series. I watch Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles too and was hoping that it'll have some references to it...and it did!
I think everyone on the Terminator Salvation giveaway list came - it was good to meet up with you all! Props to Nuffnang for the 15 pair of tickets. :)
Anyway, I was there with Jess and managed to get good seats - twin seaters smack dab in the middle of the screen. Awesome! I was a little surprised that there isn't the usual digicam/cell phone check in counter considering this is a still unreleased movie. It's a good thing though - the movie premier electronics check in and reclamation takes up a lot of time when exiting the theatre.
However, there was a very strongly worded announcement about no cell phone usage before the show started, which I dutifully heeded since I'm a big fan of the franchise and the last thing I want is to be "escorted out of the theatre" when I'm engrossed with the movie. ;)
Back to Terminator Salvation, you'll enjoy it heaps if you're a fan of the franchise. The movie started with pyrotechnics and ended with a scene which would probably make you say something along the lines of "I've got sand in my eyes" despite being in a sterile theatre. :p I won't spoil it for you all but watch out for Sam Worthington's performance as Marcus Wright. He definitely pulled his weight in this production. Arnold was in the movie too, as a cameo, and as nude as the day he was born ala T2, but the creative use of fog hid his appendage. ;)
However, I think the real star of the movie is Marcus Wright instead of John Conner, and rightly so.
I just spent the past 3 hours packing up all my shit. I can't believe the crap I've accumulated over such a short period of time. I can't imagine how I'm going to fit everything into the car tomorrow. I'm thinking it'll take at least 3-4 trips (and a lorry) to transport all my stuff to the new place. I managed to get a place for RM 1,100 per month - it's not as good as the current condominium I'm staying at but I guess it's alright since I will save on parking and gas (it's very close to where I work).
I wanted to get a place at Sterling, and got an offer for RM 1,300 (just RM 200 more) which is a GREAT deal since Sterling is...well, I guess you can call it a high end condo. Unfortunately, the unit would not be vacant until 1st June and I have to move tomorrow since my lease expired. There is a cursed clause which states that the landlord can give 1 ½ months notice if he returns from Perlis and wants the unit back. I stupidly signed it coz I really needed a place to stay last year.
Thus, I am now in a state of limbo - I'm not sure if I want to stay at the new place for keeps since the rent is a bit steep for what I'll call an apartment (instead of a condo, though it does have a swimming pool). I'll need to sort out my Streamyx tomorrow too - transfer the line to the new place. I was rather tempted by Shang Villa (got an offer for RM 1,000) but after consulting Google Maps, it seems that the route to work would be a KILLER (massive jams on a notorious stretch of the LDP) so I passed.
To be honest, I've grown rather fond of my current abode and moving to the new place (you know I don't reveal where I live) would be a bit of a pain, since the KL weather is so fucked up right now. The heat wave is likely to continue for a while and my air conditioning would not be ready until this Saturday. I guess I'll just have to grin and bear it for the time being. It's not that I'm fucking spoiled; I just cannot sleep without air conditioning since I've been sleeping at 16 degrees ever since I was a kid. It's hard to adapt when you grew up with creature comforts like that.
I don't mind the cold, but I hate the heat. People who know me can attest to the fact that I turn as red as a lobster at the slightest temperature provocation. A coworker even commented on the fact that I got sun burnt from walking 100 meters in the afternoon sun to a meeting. Yes, yes, I get heatstroke really easily, don't bag me about it. Different strokes for different folks (pun intended). I can stand a lot of shit, but heat is not one of them.
Anyways, I gotta get back to packing. I am seriously puzzled, nay, flummoxed by the amount of shit I have lying around the place. Honestly, it's like Jesus turning water into wine, albeit this is converting empty space into material possessions. Fuck me.
Well, since we're on the topic of the Messiah, lemme just share with you a quote from SK's Blaze:
Ain't none of you ever been stuck in the mud and needed a push? I won't ask you how you can be for this and still call yourself Christians, because one of you would have some kind of answer out of what I call the Holy-Joe-Do-It-My-Way Bible. But Jeezly-Crow! How can you read the parable of the Good Samaritan on Sunday and then say you're for a thing like this on Monday night?
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co is an eating establishment based on the Forrest Gump movie. I went there with PinkPorkChop for a late lunch just now.
I love the décor inside Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. The ambience is great and I prefer the friendly service over TGIF. The outlet at The Curve has really friendly staff which beats TGIF any day.
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co is a renowned for their mind boggling games. The staff comes to your table with toothpicks and you answer the questions to the best of your capacity.
It should be noted that ALL of the questions are not straightforward. I shall share with you the answer to one - this requires moving two toothpicks to make up 100. The trick is to move 1+1+1+1 to 141 - 41 (just shift two toothpicks) so it comes up to 100. PPC and I cracked our brains to figure that out.
Camera tag! :)
PPC wasn't really hungry so we shared a plate of "I'M STUFFED!" Shrimp (RM 39.90). This is one of my favorite dishes in Bubba Gump - it's large shrimp with crab, baked in garlic butter and topped with Monterey Jack cheese. It comes with a serving of Jasmine rice.
I also ordered "That Chocolate Thing" (RM 16.90) for us to share. I love the description - it goes "We're not sure what to call it, but we know you'll love it! A special jar of warm chocolate cake topped with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream, and drizzled with raspberry sauce. You'll say I HAVE TO HAVE THAT CHOCOLATE THING!".
The bill came up to RM 92.70, inclusive of our drinks - Run Forrest Run (RM 11.90) and Mango Sparkler (RM 11.90). It's pretty reasonable considering the quality of the food and the great service.
Anyway, after the late brunch, we headed to Cineleisure to catch a movie. I felt really bad coz I overslept and PPC was waiting for me at the Curve - sorry! Unfortunately, there wasn't any shows until late so we just took a photo with B.O.B. and headed back home.
I also bumped into PS (fixed! :)) while I was on my way back to the car. It's always good to meet readers, thanks for saying hello. Cheers for reading! :)
I met up with Cynthia at The Curve earlier today. It's her last day in Malaysia - I hooked up with her and Kian in Penang, but I had to rush to the airport so I didn't get to talk to her much. She's slated to fly back to Perth (I think she's on the plane now) so it's the last chance I get to meet her until her next trip back to KL.
I got a Pharmy Army t-shirt from her and a nifty Perth NAPSA bottle opener - very useful for adding to my pharmaceutical collectibles. Thanks Cynthia! It was awesome meeting up with you, Kian and Elin. :)
I went to the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale earlier this week and came home with a cache of books that I've been intending to get - Neal Stephenson's Baroque cycle, some Stephen King, Anne Rice's Christ trilogy and Dune novels. It's really cheap - going from RM 8 - RM 10 (and some of them are hardcovers, mind). Racking up a RM 122 bill is a bargain, since I got 14 books for the price of 4. :)
I took a 3D/2N trip to Penang during the long Labor Day weekend courtesy of MAS (Cheers Jon!). The aim? To travel Penang, see the sights, and sample the local food for under RM 1,000. The air tickets were sponsored and I was given 1k as spending money to prove the point. I only brought the 1k and my credit card along (just in case).
I booked a hotel with my credit card a couple of days before the flight - it's at Cititel, Penang which is smack dab in the middle of the clubbing district (and the associated trappings like pimps and people of indeterminate gender soliciting you). There are cheaper options out there, but Cititel is pretty close to just about everywhere so it's a great location.
We were supposed to take the first flight out of KL so I woke up nice and early to get to KL Sentral. You can check in straight at KL Sentral via the City Air Terminal if you're flying Malaysia Airlines and you purchase a KLIA Express ticket.
It saves a lot of time and hassle - just make sure you're there two hours before your flight departs. Your luggage needs to be loaded into the ERL (which is what everyone else calls KLIA Express - I still call it KLIA Express coz I want to).
...while you catch up on sleep on the 35 minute train journey to KLIA. :)
Anyway, we arrived there just to find out that our flight has been cancelled. However, one of the good things about MAS is that they provide you with passage on the next available plane and a RM 15 meal voucher to boot. The meal voucher can be used at the food courts and other participating outlets like McDonald's and Delifrance. I didn't know that until now. Interesting!
I remember my flight being cancelled while I was studying in Melbourne due to fog. The MAS people transported us back to Melbourne CDB (from Tullamarine where the airport is - distance is about KLIA to PJ) and put us up in a nice hotel for TWO nights with dinner and transport back to the airport the next afternoon. That incident has always stuck in my mind as one of the finer points of MAS.
Whoa, when I ramble, I really go on and on and on. Back to the post!
I have always wanted to go to Penang. The Pearl of the Orient is known for its unbeatable hawker food. It's also known for drivers who constantly have one hand on the honk. I saw a motorcycle emit a loud honk for no reason at all. I was honked for just looking at incoming traffic wrong. Hmph.
Anyway, the first day was spent walking around Georgetown. We checked into the hotel, dumped our bags and headed out in search for lunch. There is a city bus service operated by Rapid Penang that allows you to get around the island for free. It's very useful for those travelling on a budget - it stops by most popular attractions and it arrives every 15 minutes or so.
Unfortunately, we didn't wait long enough and hailed a taxi before we saw the bus passing us by. The bus exists and it's reasonably puntual so catch that if you're on a shoe string. The first stop of the day is to the famous Lorong Selamat Char Kueh Tiaw. I ordered two plates of the Lorong Selamat CKT and was told that it's going to be a one hour wait (!!!).
No shit, one hour wait for Char Kueh Tiaw! It's unheard of, but then again the Lorong Selamat CKT is really famous so I figured it'll be worth it.
Thus, we placed our order, which is then queued in a complicated system involving eggs and numbers written with a felt tip pen on the previously mentioned chickens-that-will-never-see-the-light-of-the-day. I don't know how it works but our order was done within an hour.
Anyway, we also checked out Cheong Kim Chuan a.k.a The Nutmeg Place while waiting for the CKT. You can get the famous (yes, again, this word) Penang nutmeg in various forms ranging from ointments to edible snacks in here. I bought two packets of nutmeg. It's preserved nutmeg though; I couldn't find the fresh ones.
Why would I want fresh nutmeg? It's a little known fact that eating enough fresh nutmeg will give you a Really Shitty (TM) but allegedly intense 24 hour trip, much like brugmansia (Angel's Trumpets) which is Not Recommended (TM). It's more of a delirient than a hallucinogen.
Enough about trips of that sort! :p
We also checked out Sun Yat-Sen Centre...
...but it was closed coz it was Labor's Day so I only got the opportunity to take a rather inappropriate photo with the statues in front.
Anyway, we went back to Lorong Selamat after walking around the various little alleys that surrounds the place - it's quite fun if you're into watching police question ladies of questionable morals standing suggestively outside dodgy storefronts or getting chased by dogs. Jesus, apparently chaining dogs isn't very big in Penang either.
Back to the Lorong Selamat CKT, it was more than worth the 1 hour wait. The prawns are HUGE, juicy and succulent. Delicious - nothing short of what I'll expect from an island.
The seafood is hella fresh over here and the CKT is done well - it's not too salty and has just the right amount of crispy pork skin and bean sprouts.
The serving size is a bit on the small side though, but that's not a huge problem since Penang is a food haven and you're here to eat as many different dishes as you can! :)
Anyway, after that we decided to go on a walk around Georgetown...this is the "octopus bridge", so called due to the complicated multi-pronged access to the pedestrian bridge crossing.
It's part of our journey to the iconic Komtar building. Komtar used to be a must-go destination back when I was a kid. The tower is the highest point in Penang and thus, we decided to head up to the Observation Deck.
Big mistake.
Disappointing would not be enough to explain the Komtar fiasco.
Imagine a deserted and dilapidated observation deck...
...with soiled and dirty windows that you have to work (gah, on my vacation?) to get good photos of the "Penang scenic view".
...that charges an staggering RM 15 for entrance (daylight robbery!) and gives you a bottle of mineral water as compensation.
...now imagine a grumpy woman manning the desk.
...and a café and restaurant that folded somewhere in the 1970's due to lack of business.
...the only redeeming factor? Got to know some locals. :p
Anyway, after that rather unfortunate experience, we were walking back to the hotel when we saw the famous Penang Road cendol and partook in it. It's not to be missed!
That night was spent at the famous Gurney Drive where the locals congregate and cause an amazing traffic jam (it's almost a gridlock). It's a good thing we walked...it took about an hour for us to actually reach the cursed place, but I reckon it's faster than taking a cab.
Gurney Drive is full of good ol' hawker food, Penang style. It's where the locals go to eat so you gotta know it's good. :)
Some of the not-to-be-missed dishes: Duck egg char kueh tiaw, ma zhi and pork satay.
We were lucky enough to catch street fire performers in action. It was awesome! :)
I dare say it's a pretty good first day in Penang. Total damage? I couldn't calculate, but its way less than RM 200. So far, so good! :)
I wasn't born in one of the cool zodiacs. I'm not a snake, dragon or Tiger (:p). I'm a Rooster. A wretched chicken. *makes chicken noises* Jesus Christ, why can't I be born in a better year? However, my horoscope is impeccable - I'm an Aries. Hell, I'm an ARIES Aries since I'm smack dab in the middle of the month.
I stand out in life coz I have the courage to boldly go where no man has gone before. Kiss a poisonous King Cobra? No problem. I bet the owner of the snake temple must have regretted the rhetorical call to action coz she thought no one would actually do it. She quickly shooed me off the stage since I was well within striking range of the rather agitated snake. The snake charmer liked me though. I do things that others wouldn't dare to...
...like go naked in a public waterfall (scarring numerous little kids in the process - boy, are they gonna need therapy later on in life).
...or go up to Genting in full costume and getting INTO the casino and out.
Watch the video. I celebrated pulling this off by singing on stage with the band. I just waltzed up and asked to sing. :)
I'm a standout in life coz I dare to do what others do not. I guess you can call that being impulsive and reckless but hey, those are Aries traits and I'm proud of them. I wouldn't blink if you show up on my doorstep with a kwan tau nursing a bleeding hand. Pierce my wrist? No problem. I laugh in the general direction of going for a tattoo on a whim. I don't think. I do.
...and that's what makes me special. That is what makes me standout coz it takes a lot of courage to pull of all the stuff that I've done in my life (some not chronicled on sixthseal.com for obvious reasons) and not be dead by now. I ought to be dead, or at least horribly disfigured.
Someone up there loves me. There's no other explanation for it.
Thus, to show my appreciation to the Powers That Be, I am going to the Stand Out With Tiger and Nuffnang party dressed as a mutilated creature. Someone (something?) you'll shrink from in fear. The person you'll point out to your kids and mutter "That's what you're gonna look like if you keep misbehaving".
I don't care about what others think of me. Call me an outcast, call me a pariah, but at least I don't follow the crowd. Are you unique? Are you a Standout in life?
If you are, you'll love the upcoming Stand Out With Tiger and Nuffnang party. It's going down on the 6th of June 2009 at 7 pm (it's a Saturday) and the dress code is simply "Standout". Just be yourself!
How are you gonna get your hands on the tickets? There is only one way - blog about how outstanding you are in life! Create a blog post titled I'm a Standout in Life (like this one). Post up pictures and/or videos and submit your permalink URL to standout@nuffnang.com with your full name.
You might also want to embed the image above into your blog post - 5 random bloggers spotted with this image on their blog will be given a Nintendo DS Lite!
Other prizes up for grabs: Most Eccentric Blogger Award: A HP Notebook The In-Need-of-Self-Reflection Award: Mystery Prize (dammit, I'm scared of this one, I have an affinity for winning mystery prizes
) The Lucky Attention Seekers: Nintendo DS Lite x 5 (just embed the image into your blog post) Standout King: Xbox 360 Standout Queen: Coach Handbag The Pacifier Suckers: Mystery Prize (OMG! Again?
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Only the first 100 bloggers who send in their entries will be given a pair of invites to this exclusive party so get cracking. Get the full details here.
The Grand Catch of the Night award will get your blog listed in the banner ads for this campaign and you'll even have a spot to put your handprint during the Standout party (like the Hollywood Walk of Fame).
...but that's what I'm targeting ya, so I'm calling shotgun for that one.
I didn't go all the way up to Genting in a Devil's costume for nothing. :p
Two Sith Lords decide to mount an operation to kidnap the beautiful Princess Teya, who has been traveling throughout the Imperial galaxy, sowing seeds of discord with her preposterous speeches with absurd ideas about freedom and democracy. Unfortunately, only one managed to infiltrate the Jedi Academy where the princess was speaking. The other one lost his way coz he couldn't find SMK Jedi on Google Maps. However, Princess Teya was tougher than she looks and a showdown ensued...
It was ugly. Light sabers were rendered useless by a glitch in The Matrix and they had to fight...with broomsticks and mops. Hey, it's my movie and I can write the storyline however I want. :p
Chipster is running the Chipster Superstar Contest where you use their online contest engine to make a movie. The winner will get the opportunity to appear on national TV!
OMG! Appearing on TV3? Bayang pun tak nampak, I rushed out to the nearest Giant and immediately got a pack of Chipster. You need to get the Chipster Promo Pack to get the unique code for submitting your video.
I must have accidentally eaten the unique code in the first pack that I got in my haste to eat all the potato chips to find the piece of cardboard. You know how it goes, once you start, you can't really stop. I had to make a second trip to buy another pack of Chipster, which is all good, coz crisps is a bit like nuts. You just can't stop with one.
Anyway, this time I was super careful and managed to find the promo code. It looks like the photo above - it's sealed inside a paper sachet (it's not powdered flavor so don't eat it). I've already made my movie (it's real easy, I'll explain later) so I just entered my unique code and wallah - it's done!
The online contest engine allows you to easily produce your own movie. To enter the Chipster Superstar Contest, just do the following:
1. Upload pictures of yourself and your friends to be actors in any of the Chipster Superstar movies.
2. Create your own movie (it's really easy - you can adjust the faces of the people you upload and just add captions to any of the movies inside for your own customized version) and submit with the unique code that can only be found in your bag of Chipster with a "Chipster Superstar Contest" strip attached to it.
The contest runs from 13th April 2009 to 8th June 2009 and you can create up to 5 movies using the pre-recorded movies in there. Submit your movie during this time period and you'll be in the running for the prizes. It's fantabulously fun!
The prizes are:
Grand Prize X 1 MacBook Air + Winner will be featured in the finale movie on TV3 1st Prize X 3 iPod Touch + Winner will be featured in the finale movie on TV3 Consolation Prize X 16 iPod Nano
Get your friends to vote for your movie as the best from the 9th - 19th of July 2009.
Check out my video masterpiece - SMK Jedi Hijinks. Can I haz a vote? :)
Yearning for your shot at fame? Here's your chance! Go to Chipster and start putting together your video now!
I went to the Malaysian Dream Girl Season 2 finale @ The Curve last night. The Drawing of the Three has pared the original lineup to just Dawn, Pinky and Juanita. There will only be one left standing (figuratively speaking la).
I have made it no secret that I am rooting for Dawn. She's friendly and down to earth, attributes that I value highly in a person.
I'm supposed to be an MDG 2 official blogger but I couldn't make it to most of their events due to work commitment. I've always felt guilty about that. Sorry Jerad!
The MDG 2 Season Finale was filled with catwalks, finger food and lots of beer (my brain is not functioning well right now so I'll let the photos do the talking :p)
These are the three finalists: Pinky, Dawn, Juanita (L-R).
The announcement of the winner was made that night. Juanita emerged as the winner, Pinky bagged the second place, and Dawn took the third place.
I love scenes like this.
The Malaysian Dream Girl Season 2 winner - Juanita!
I managed to take photos with the three finalists after the event. This is Dawn and Juanita...
...and here's one with Pinky and Dawn.
...and just for nostalgia's sake, here are the three finalists once again!
My landlord is this effeminate 40 year old virgin (no, seriously) who has a penchant for nitpicking. The first time I met him, he launched into a tirade about the previous tenant over a single missing curtain ring. No shit.
Well, said landlord dropped by my place early this morning. He's supposed to pass me back my deposit since I'm moving out on the 23rd of this month. He was late by an hour, waltzed into my place and...started complaining.
If Steppenwolf had sang Born to Complain instead of Born to be Wild, my landlord would have been on the cover of the album.
Hell, he would have snagged Malaysia a Gold Medal if the Olympics had a sport called Complaining. He certainly has a flair for it.
I listened to him rant for half an hour about the breakfast bar, niggle about the dust, and go on and on about the state of the guest toilet (which I don't use) before I shooed him out and told him I have to get to work.
Jesus Christ, this is one natural born complainer. Pure talent. I was shocked and awed by his aptitude for grumbling.
He should have been on the cover of Maximum Whinge and Moan.
The elevator doors opened. I walked in, saw someone coming from the side of my eye and held the lift open. She is probably around 35 or so, carrying grocery bags, wearing a skirt and a white top with a dragon tattoo on her left arm. She's not unattractive, most people won't kick her out of bed, but she's not the type that makes the XY Chromosome brothers do a double take either.
I pressed 9 for my floor. She reached over, paused and smiled at me.
I smiled politely back. I was tired from work and I just wanted to get home and write a bit more before sleeping.
"Which side are you at?" she asked while favoring me with a smile.
"I'm over that side" says I, pointing towards the front of the moving elevator.
"Oh, I'm over that side," she said pointing in the opposite direction.
"So...do you live alone?" the mysterious stranger continued, her words pregnant with meaning.
"Yeah. You?" I asked non-committally while weighing the odds of a rendezvous with this representative of the female species.
"Same here", she replied while holding my gaze suggestively.
The lift door opened.
"Nice tattoo" I said, gesturing at her left arm, before walking towards my condo.
I heard her say "Thanks" from behind me.
I could have offered to help with her groceries. I know where this would lead. It's Familiar Territory (TM).
Male: Here, let me help you with your bags. Female: Thanks! *opens door* Do you want a drink or something? Come on in. Male: You must be tired from all that walking. Let me give you a foot massage. (scene fades to black, cue faint moans)
I didn't though. I was so tired from work that I just wanted to get home. I opened my door, looked over. She was still at her condo entrance at the end of the corridor, looking at me, smiling.
Eh, got one very fehmes stall in Penang Road (which is in Penang, BTW) selling cendol one.
You gotta be careful ar, there are two stalls opposite each other. The other one con people one, not fehmes at all.
The good stall got a very damn long queue in front of it so it shouldn't be too hard to spot k.
The fellas there damn fast in making cendol. Super fast. Blazing fast. Lightning fast.
I have run out of adjectives. My England not so powderful today k.
Dun play play, they can make your cendol while taking orders and collecting marney one.
Each bowl RM 1.70. Damn nice when the weather is hot. Syok! No seating ah, no place for VIPs here. You eat by the roadside holding your bowl like everyone else.
This stall so fehmes even Phua Chu Kang visit one k?
Sup Torpedo has an almost mythical aura around these parts. Sup Torpedo (or Torpedo Soup) is a euphemism for bull's penis.
You're not actually eating a torpedo any more than you're eating the Friar's olfactory senses when you order Bishop's Nose.
Do you know how long a bull's penis is? I didn't realize the magnitude of the size until the good people at Sup Hameed showed me.
It threatened my masculinity and I felt a peculiar urge to chomp on the appendage. It's HUGE!
The bull's penis is not so much about girth as it is about pure, unadulterated (hmm...interesting word to use when writing about genitalia) length.
It can reach a span of several meters. It's impressive, and is likely to cause unexplained feelings of inadequacy for men if not kept in check.
Sup Hameed is recommended by Going Places, the in-flight magazine for MAS. It's located conveniently beside Cititel Hotel in Penang so it's just a hop, skip and jump to savor the delicacy known as Sup Torpedo.
Sup Hameed specialized in all things soup and it's open from 6 pm - 3 am to cater to the clubbing district and if you ask nicely, they'll let you choose the penile portion you want. You can even get a side order of bull's testicles (yes, the balls).
Sup Torpedo is surprisingly tasty. You just gotta love the tender bull's penis and the burst of flavor and juices (I don't want to dwell too much on this topic lest you get put off your food :p) is incredible!
This is the making of Sup Torpedo. They usually slice the bull's penis up so you'll have to tell them you want it whole. It's served with bread that goes very well with the rich broth.
Check out the remarkable similarities to human anatomy. :p
It costs RM 15 for a nice length of the bull's family jewels (sans testicles).
I've always been a big fan of the Terminator franchise. My first experience was with Terminator 2: Judgment Day. I was just a kid then and the movie fascinated me. I managed to find the first Terminator while in uni and caught Terminator 3 when it came out. I also follow Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles with what some might call religious fervor.
Naturally, I'm looking forward to the next installment in the Terminator series. Terminator Salvation is both a prequel and a sequel (Jesus, the intricacies of time travel) and the trailer suggests that this movie would be nothing short of outstanding.
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Nuffnang
was kind enough to allocate 15 pairs of tickets for sixthseal.com to give out to my blog readers. Just comment and tell me your first experience with the Terminator franchise and you'll get a chance to win a pair of tickets. This is the Terminator Salvation screening so you get to watch it two days before everyone else!
Date: 26th May (Tue) Time: 9.30pm Venue: Cathay Cineplex Damansara (Cineleisure @ The Curve)
I will be using random.org to pick winners so it's not the first 15 or anything like that. I will shoot a video of myself using random.org to ensure transparency. However, this being sixthseal.com, I am going to give out 3 pairs of tickets (of the 15) to the first three people that can answer this:
Q: In Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, John Connor is seen breaking into an animal hospital. What substance was he after?
Hint: I posted about it on my blog in 2004. I used to have a prescription for this. It's not in common use nowadays. If you can find the post in question, veritas takes off his (rather dusty and old) hat to you. :)
It's okay if you don't know the answer, just comment and you can snag the 12 other pairs of tickets. Bring your date and be the first in Malaysia to watch the movie!
15 pairs of tickets to the Terminator Salvation await you! See ya at the screening!
I went up to Genting on Saturday night to blow off some steam since I've been working the entire week and I needed a break. I had a RM 2,800 bankroll with me and I planned to win at least RM 1,500 this trip. The odd bankroll amount is from the costume hire that Wai Ching got for me, paid her RM 200 back so I'm left with RM 2,800.
I was feeling pretty good about this trip coz Katy Perry's Waking Up In Vegas was playing and it seemed like the stars were aligned in my favor.
I even had my red underwear on okayz! Don't play play. Disclaimer: sixthseal.com is not responsible for blindness, loss of sight, or nausea resulting from the photo. :p
BTW, I'm not superstitious; most of my underwear just happens to be red. LOL! Okay, enough crap here's the battle report:
I walked into the casino and went scouting for the first Baccarat table with a female dealer. I have better luck with female dealers. I cashed my RM 2,800 for chips at the Baccarat table and put RM 500 on Player and RM 100 on Player Double.
It must have been my lucky night coz Player drew two 3's in a row. I was a bit flabbergasted at my luck, to be honest. Player lost though coz 6 < 8. However, even though I lost the RM 500 I put on Player, I won RM 1,100 from Player Double (11-1 payout).
Bankroll health: RM 3,400 (+RM 600)
I'm up by RM 600. I just need another 1k and I'm done! :)
I put RM 500 on Player. Player wins. I'm up RM 1,100. Just RM 400 to go!
I put RM 500 on Player. Some guy came to the table and started changing into chips so I was given time to think. My strategy was to go Player, Player, Banker but I didn't want to budge. I should have. Banker won that round. My winnings were pared to RM 600 again.
I like to be in and out in a few minutes so I doubled up and stuck with Player. I lost RM 1,000. Shit.
Bankroll health: RM 2,400 (-RM 400)
I'm going all out. It's do or die time. I put RM 2,000 (the table limit) on Player and watched the sad looking RM 400 pile of chips in front of me. I would be fucked if I lost this round.
Guess what? Player draws a 9. w00tz!
Bankroll health: RM 4,400 (+RM 1,600)
I stood up and turned to Wai Ching. We're leaving, I said happily. WC: So fast? You've won 1.5k? HB: Yeah, a bit more. 1.6k. WC: That was fast.
Yup, it was and I was this close *holds fingers 1 cm apart* from losing my entire bankroll. It's a good thing doubling up worked coz that was my last chance. You can't really stage a comeback with just RM 400.
I was so happy I went into the toilet and took a photo. I present RM 4,400 in chips...
...and a video of RM 4,400 in chips. Heh!
Anyway, since I've won RM 1,600, that extra RM 100 looks a bit out of place. A bonus, if you will. Deadwood that's burning a hole in my pocket. :p I needed to get rid of it for a nice, round figure. I went over to the Roulette table and put RM 100 on 6.
Round and round the ball goes, and where it stops I kinda know. :p
We were both astounded...the ball landed precariously between 27 and 6 before settling in the former. 6 is just BESIDE 27 on the Roulette table. Just 0.01 mm more, and I would have won a cool RM 3,500 on top of my RM 4,400 for a total of RM 7,900, which would EXACTLY recoup my previous loss at Genting.
...but I didn't learn that lesson for nothing. Let's not be greedy. I cashed out with a net profit of RM 1,500 and we went for dinner.
...and the customary beer tower celebration! =D
I also went up to the stage and rendered a Hokkien number - it goes something like "30% is attributed to fate, 70% is from your own efforts - he who dares wins".
Lunch has always been a particularly bothersome time - there are not a lot of food outlets near my office so it's either the mamak (which tends to slaughter me, running up a bill in excess of RM 10 is not uncommon if I eat nasi kandar) or the Chinese shops (very crowded, and the food isn't exactly cheap either).
Thus, there is always a constant debate over where to go for lunch. I don't take the heat very well so I always vote against the Chinese shops. We usually end up eating at some quiet café - the average amount I spend on lunch is about RM 10-14. One fine day, I heard some of my co-workers ordering McDonald's for lunch - that was the first I've heard of the McValue Lunch. It starts from just RM 5.95!
I was traumatized. I used to review McDonald's stuff and was the first to know about their latest and greatest, from their Crispy Prawn Burger to their Salads Plus menu in Australia. I even ate McDonald's in Thailand just coz I was passionate about trying everything on their menu! I was appalled that I wasn't the first to know about the McValue Lunch and was determined to undo this affront to my pride.
Thus, I checked McDonald's FaceBook diligently and am proud to report that I was one of the first to find out about the new McValue Lunch menu. They now have the Big Mac (RM 7.95) and the Spicy Chicken McDeluxe (RM 7.95) in addition to their existing RM 5.95 McValue Lunch portfolio - McChicken and Filet-O-Fish.
The best thing about the McValue Lunch? It's available from 12 pm - 3 pm every single day. Check out the clock at this outlet. It's even available on the weekends. Monday to Sunday, they've got it covered. You don't even have to go there personally - the McValue Lunch is valid for Dine-in, Drive-Thru and even McDelivery with no minimum order. Best, kan?
...and with our lunch problems sorted, we proceeded to dine in air-conditioned comfort at a very, very reasonable price. It's cheaper than the places we usually hit for lunch and it's just 5 minutes away from where I work. I went for the Spicy Chicken McDeluxe coz eating a Big Mac is very likely to induce a post-lunch coma.
It came up to just RM 8.35 inclusive of tax. I can honestly say that it's one of the best deals for lunch in town...
...and to top it off, McDonald's is running a blogger contest in conjunction with the McValue Lunch. The contest tagline is "Have you McValue LUNCH-ed this week?" and you'll need to squeeze the grey matter to produce some creative juice for your post. Just write about your experience with the McValue Lunch and post photos or create a video from 27th April to 31st May 2009 to stand a chance to win the Apple iPhone 3G complete with a 6-month contract with Maxis!
This is my submission - I think I scared the customers (and the staff gave me disapproving looks) when I waltzed into the outlet shouting (screaming?) a greeting in Japanese and ordering before I even got to the counter. I must have looked somewhat deranged. ;)
I nearly ran into an incoming police patrol car while making an illegal turn. The police had their sirens and flashers on but I didn't notice coz my music was at full blast and I was thinking. I only managed to brake in the nick of time coz some part of my brain registered the blue flashes of light. I missed the police patrol car by inches.
It's a good thing I didn't get into trouble - the police car was speeding and it took the very same illegal turn and I nearly ran into it again when they suddenly braked. There was a fight in front of the mamak near my condo and they were there to break up the physical altercation by arresting people.
I was amazed by their efficiency - it took me no longer than 5 minutes to tapau my food and there wasn't any sign of an impending dispute when I drove out. The police were already speeding there when I got into my car, resulting in the near miss. I imagine rear ending a police car wouldn't have bode well for my general welfare, so it's a good thing I didn't.
However, I was thinking while taking the video with my cell phone (before I got bored and drove pass them)...if I had run into them, who would be at fault? Let's pull out the POH-toshop illustrations:
Please note that I haven't actually taken the turn yet so I have plausible deniability. The police patrol car which was there on Official Business (TM) already took the illegal turn.
Who would be the guilty party if I had run into them? Knowing my country well, I know it's definitely going to be me. Disregarding that, I could claim that I was merely avoiding the incoming patrol car by swerving (which would explain the odd angle of my car if I hit them).
I've always been very accident prone. I have run down a pedestrian, crashed into various static road signs, and recently drove my car into a ditch. The repairs on the car alone set me back more than 1k due to the messed up suspension, shock absorbers and miscellaneous stuff down under. Thus, I was left car-less for about three days while it was at the workshop.
Thanks to Roslina, I was given the new Proton Satria Neo CPS to commute to work while my car was in the workshop. One interesting anecdote about the origin of the word Satria - it's Sanskrit for knight. Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless. Never lie, even if it leads to your death; that is your oath. :p
I had the Proton Satria Neo CPS on loan until my car got out of the workshop - my eternal gratitude to Roslina and Proton for providing me with a backup car...especially given my less-than-stellar (dubious?) driving safety record. ;)
Heck, I was surprised Roslina even agreed to lend me the car since she reads my blog and probably have witnessed the multiple accidents I have gotten into. Heh! Well, thankfully, I did not crash the car or give it so much as a scratch, and thus, to show my appreciation for her kind gesture, I shall write about my experience with the Proton Satria Neo CPS.
I drive a Toyota Vios 1.5G which I purchased in late 2006. I chose Toyota for just one primary reason - it's a family tradition. My dad used to drive a Toyota Corolla before he switched to a Lexus (which is also under Toyota) and my mom drives a Toyota as well. My sister in NZ also drives a Toyota - she owns a Toyota Celica (but then again she's a cardiologist so she can afford it). Thus, I got a Toyota as well, just not to depart from our family tradition.
There are a lot of people who has misconceptions about our fine local automobile industry. Build quality and performance are some of the most common gripes.
I have been doing some research on the topic and found some very interesting facts. The Proton Saga is based on the exact same engine as the Mitsubishi Lancer and Proton has grown by leaps and bounds since then. The acquisition of Lotus (say what you will, but it definitely helped in the aesthetic department of the cars) is another feather in the cap of Proton.
Proton had this huge banner at a prime location on Elizabeth Street in Melbourne when I was doing my university there. I overheard an Aussie couple commenting on it. The conversation was pretty funny - they were debating whether it's a German or European car manufacturer. I was just beside them, waiting for the pedestrian crossing to turn green and I told them (with no small amount of pride, I must admit) that it's a MALAYSIAN brand. :)
The Proton Satria Neo CPS looks good - check out the aggressive front grill, the spoiler at the back and the awesome rims. I love the nifty emergency brake, the canggih window winder below the stick shift, and the two-door design. It's built for speed...and the volume controls on the steering wheel would get you out of a lot of vehicular mishaps too. ;)
My fellow coworker (who parks beside me) commented on the aesthetics of the car - his exact words were "Nice car!".
Unfortunately, I had to reply "It's not mine". :(
The Proton Satria Neo CPS was launched on February 2009 to replace the top H-line version of the Proton Satria Neo. It has been given a facelift - the aggressive body kit looks much better than the previous versions. Check out the side by side comparison with the old Proton Satria Neo (the new one is on the left at my condo parking lot) - it just so happens that my neighbor drives the older version of the Proton Satria Neo.
The changes for the Proton Satria Neo CPS are not merely cosmetic - it also features a 1.6 liter Campro CPS engine with 125 bhp and 150 Nm of torque. It is zhng-ified for a more aggressive driving style (suits me just fine ;)) - the CPS mechanism in the Proton Satria Neo CPS switches to high cam at 4,400 rpm compared to 3,800 rpm as in the other CPS-equipped models such as the Proton Waja and Proton Gen-2.
I took Deb out for a mamak session the night I got the car.
It was fun, she lives about 10 minutes away and I kinda abducted her and forced her to take a video of me test driving the car. LOL!
This is the nighttime driving video on the LDP.
Check out my speed test of the car too - managed to get it up to a decent velocity in a short time, thanks to the excellent acceleration.
The next day, I met up with Tzia at Kelana Jaya LRT for lunch.
I managed to drive from SS6 (where I work) to Kelana Jaya LRT, had lunch, and drove back again in less than 45 minutes.
I wanted a daylight video as well as a night video for the test drive of the car and I am pleased to report that any car that can get me to lunch and back within an hour gets the thumbs up from me. ;)
The Proton Satria Neo CPS is a dream to drive. It goes up to 160 kmph on 4th gear before redlining and I managed to push it up to 170 kmph on the 5th gear. I probably shouldn't say this, Roslina will kill me if she knew I was driving that fast. ;)
Oh well, in my defense, it was on the PLUS highway and I got very, very lost on Saturday morning while returning the car. I spent over 3 hours (!) on the road and pumped petrol 3 times, but the silver lining about the fiasco is that I managed to give the Proton Satria Neo CPS a proper test drive.
Everyone at arms...or is capable of bearing: Kneel! On your knees! Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Safeguard the helpless. Never lie, even if it leads to your death; that is your oath. Rise a knight...rise as knights! Thanks Roslina, for letting me loan the car while my car is in the workshop!
...and like a good citizen, I filled it up with gas before returning it. ;)
I caught the Star Trek premiere screening at Cineleisure just now. I got the tickets from Nuffnang and went with Cindy, who's not a very big Star Trek fan, which I only knew until after the movie. I personally love the franchise. I grew up watching ST: TOS and ST: TNG and proceeded to Enterprise (for some reason, I never did get into ST: DS9).
The Star Trek movie is set before ST: TOS (The Original Series) and would appeal to all Star Trek fans. I was captivated throughout the entire movie. On another note, I would love to watch a horror movie with Cindy. Your reactions damn priceless la. LOL!
Anyway, I'm not going to spoil the movie for you, but the entire cast was awesome. I like the young Spock and I love Kirk in this movie. There were even props where you can take a photo (for free, and they give you a poster and a magazine to boot) at a replica USS Enterprise bridge with the Captain's seat.
We hit the night scene in Penang with Cheryl and Kah Wheng on Saturday night. I had gone to Slippery Senoritas the night before so this time we did Soi 11 - a pub of sorts located just a stone's throw away from Cititel Hotel (if you're an Olympic gold medalist shot-putter that is).
Cheryl: Check out the table of girls at my 3 o'clock.
There were a group of three girls on that table drinking a beer tower.
Cheryl: Go pick them up! :)
Cheryl was trying to get me to have a good time but I had a better idea...get Simon drunk enough so he would have enough good 'ol Dutch Courage to approach the girls. Heh!
I had to scull a lot of beers and Simon puked several times (and my memory was fucked after 1 am).
Four buckets of beer later...
I laid down the groundwork by approaching the girls first and getting all their numbers and Simon finally came over when I asked him to take a photo of us. Heh!
It was good fun...thanks for the awesome night Cheryl and Kah Wheng! :)
I can't really remember much after 1 am due to...er, ExtERNal cIRcuMstaNcEs. However, I do remember bits and pieces, including dragging Simon to eat Sup Torpedo at 3 am in the morning.
Sup Torpedo is supposed to be an aphrodisiac and I ordered a HUGE one...more on that (and the efficacy) soon. ;)
I caught a rather remarkable street performance at Gurney Drive on the first night I was in Penang.
The fire performance by the duo was pretty impressive - they had swirling flames galore and an impressive fire breathing portfolio that had the crowd cheering.
I just can't figure out how the dude can put so much gasoline in his mouth and not get high.
I could smell the gasoline fumes from a meter away...
Today was a very productive day - we managed to visit a lot of places, thanks to Cheryl and her soon-to-be-husband Kah Weng who kindly drove us around Penang to visit all the heritage sites. Cheryl has been a long reader of sixthseal.com (since 2003) so it's great to finally meet up with her. One of the places we did today was the Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Georgetown.
The mansion does not allow photography inside the premises, but I discreetly (okay, blatantly, sixthseal.com does not do subtle :p) roamed around the interior and snapped a lot of photos. Simon followed suit when he saw me doing that and he was reprimanded by the tour guide. I've always wondered how I managed to get away with a lot of shit (probably broke more than a few rules today) and the revelation came during the 1 hour tour.
I finally found out why I've been so lucky. My car license plate is QAG 4114. The tour guide at Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion mentioned that the address of the mansion is 14, Leah Street. 4 is considered an inauspicious number for the Chinese coz it's a phoneme for "death". However, 1+4 is 5. 5 is considered lucky coz it represents "wu fu ling men" meaning "five kinds of luck entering your door". Heh! That explains A LOT of things. ;)
Another thing I picked up during the tour is that six is associated with the phrase "lu lu wu cheong" which is literally translated as "road road no poverty". It's a couplet articulating that you won't be left wanting in your life. It's a good thing I picked sixthseal.com as my domain name - twice the luck for me. LOL!
I also kissed a Laughing Buddha effigy today (no touching the statues) - now it's thrice the luck! w00t! =D
I finally figured out why it took me so long to do my taxes on Friday night. It seems that the fine people at Inland Revenue Board has "upgraded" the filing systems term from 69 Mbps to 60 Mbps. Oh wow. :p
I woke up at 5 am this morning (!). I asked Wai Ching for the KL taxi number last night and she gave me a number which I took down in my sleep deprived state. I only realized that it's HER number from the 016 prefix after a while and she sent me to KL Sentral earlier this morning. Cheers for that WC! :)
The taxi fare I saved was used to pay for overpriced items like RM 2 bottled water and RM 8 Smints at the airport departure shops. :p
Our flight was cancelled so we got on the second flight out of KLIA. The original flight was scheduled to depart at 9:15 AM but MH 1138 did not 38 (fly up - literal Mandarin pronunciation of the numbers). We were put on the 11:10 to Penang.
Jesus, if I knew the flight was going to be cancelled, I would have gone for the other flight instead (the one I'm being put on) and caught a little bit more shut eye.
It was such an ungodly hour to be up and about that even the clerks at the KLIA shops were asleep. ;)
Hello there! I am Huai Bin and I'm a 28 year old working professional living in Petaling Jaya. I can be reached at sixthseal@gmail.com if you feel a burning urge to contact me.
