Saturday, April 26, 2008

Shanghai Biz Trip Day 1

I know a lot of ppl have been asking me to update my blog with my Shanghai trip updates. Hmm...i have no idea where to start. Let's start with the flight there. It was pretty uneventful except for the hilarious text printed at the back of the arrival-departure card. There have been lots of jokes in e-mails regarding the China's English, but it really hit me that all those forwarded e-mails are true after all. In the card, visitors were called aliens (not sure if visitors are really called aliens in mandarin direct translation).
Actually a lot of unlucky things happened to me during this trip. Up to a point that I felt that i was jinxed. The moment i touched down in Shanghai Pudong International Airport, I collected my luggage and proceeded outside to get a cab. The moment i stepped out of the airport, i was greeted by a gush of cold wind. The temperature at Shanghai was only 13 degrees and i was shivering under my supposedly Malaysian standard thick cardigan. Remembering, Celia's advice, i got into the official taxi line. I know a lot of ppl in China do not understand English, but i do expect the taxi counter at the airport to understand English after all they deal with a lot of foreigners everyday. Btw there was no counter just a line and a man holding a clip board - that does not understand English. Anyway i showed them the hotel address that i wrote in Mandarin and hop onto a cab. I tried talking to the cab driver in my broken madarin, but he did not seem to understand me so i gave up. The meter on the taxi kept running...and the cab driver kept driving for more than an hour. I kept looking for signs/sign boards showing roads that i recognized. But all that was so alien to me, and i have to admit i was afraid that the cab driver was driving me off to somewhere and sell me. I even took down his taxi license number ....hahaha. Like that's gonna help me. Anyhow, the taxi driver took me to the wrong hotel and did not understand me telling him its the worng hotel. At last i had to get the valet from the wrong hotel to translate to the driver to take me to the right hotel. Anyway at last the driver took me to the right hotel luckily.

Picture of the hotel....

After checking in and dropping my luggage, i instantly went downstairs to walk around the area. I had no idea where i was walking to but i just kept walking and walking. The street (i don't know the name) was brightly lighted with neon lights. Quite a pretty sight. Anyway i walked till i felt a little insecure and freaky...i quickly headed back to the hotel. It was 11pm by that time so i called dine in. I had the saltiest worse tasting shanghainese noddles ever. After that?....zzzzzzzzz of course.

View from my hotel room...

Monday, April 14, 2008

Car Wash

After about 2 months...i finally decided to wash my car. Washing car is on one of my dislike to do list as its such a tough job. I know you'd be thinking what's so difficult about washing a car... you'll know.....
Ok...so i took about 4 hrs to wash my mini Kenari . It was so freaking tiring... and at the end of the process my car wasn't completely clean either....i think some dirt has decided to become permanent and can't come off anymore. Anyway i decided to wash my rims this time (check out the before after photo)...it was so gross. The black dirt seeped into the cracks on my broken fingernails and permanently stained it!
I sustained injuries from the car wash process. All 10 of my fingernails either broke or cracked. One fingernail even cracked inward about 1/3. My right index finger knuckle, a whole chunk of skin droped off - it was so painful :(

My hands were so ugly as the nails were all cracked and stained. So i did some manicure to cover the ugliness. Ta Da...now my nails so pretty....got bling bling somore.

Bak Kut Teh - 8th Apr 08

One day after work i went out for with my 2 frens...KL and YN at New World Park (suggested by YN). As usual YN could not decide where to eat so we spent like 15 mins walking around...
At last we decided to go for the bak kut teh shop....

The ambience was quite ok...except for the big poster of ppl staring at you while you're eating... Btw they have nice teko there. And on the menu they had this abalone dish that actually cost RM 138. I'd rather eat mushrooms and spend that money on shopping instead....anyway that's beside's the point. We tried both the the dry and soup bak kut teh there. Taste wise...it was so so only. Nothing estatic...
Picture of me.... YN's idea of artistic photography where KL and me are in the teko handle. Sorry for the poor photo quality as my camera was outa batt....
Supposed to take picture of the food...but forgot as i was too hungry. So i'm took picture of empty bowl instead.

Monday, April 07, 2008

Repairing the Bathroom Door

One day for some unknown reason, the bathroom latch in my house broke (I suspect it’s my barbaric strength brother who broke it). The bathroom door in my house is nothing fancy, just a piece of plastic door with plastic latches attached to both sides so that you can close the door both from the inside and outside. It was the outside latch that was broken hence; we could not lock the door from the outside.

This bathroom happened to be the attached bathroom in my parent’s bedroom. Mom kept asking dad to fix it as she could not stand the irritating sound of the door slamming against the door frame whenever the wind blows, waking her up from sleep. But her words fell into deaf ears as dad is a big big procrastinator. As long as the door is functional it is not an issue to him.

Last night a storm blew throughout the night. Mom did not get good sleep and decided to try to fix the door herself the next day. She was too lazy to go to the hardware shop to buy a latch. Therefore, she got this brilliant idea of taking the inside latch and screw it on the outside! Ta da…Problem fixed. She could now lock the door from the outside. She was happily praising herself for the brilliant idea.

Later on that evening, my dad went to bathe. He opens the bathroom latch, walk in and close the door. Then he realized that there was no latch to lock the bathroom door from inside! Hahaha…what a prank. My mom forgot that we needed the inside latch to lock the door as well. Come to think of it, it was there in the first place, it must have its own functionality right? Hahaha. Btw, my mom is not shy person and is totally ok with the idea of bathing without locking the door. My dad on the other hand needs to lock the door in order to bathe. Now my dad has no choice but to fix the inside latch.

But procrastinators are always brilliant. They can always think about alternative ways to do things until they absolutely have to. Want to know how my dad manage to lock the door without fixing the latch? View picture below. Now my whole family is going to use this BKM to lock the door till my dad finally gets to it.
PS: I have the cutest mom in the whole world :)

Sunday, April 06, 2008

6th April 2008

I had a great day today!

I went to Gurney to have a taste at the Tomyam noodles that got 5 star review from Keith and Boogie. It was not so bad....but i guess my expectations were a lil to high after they keep repeating how nice it was and they had to have it everyweek blah blah blah....

Next destination was the most exciting part. Keith brought me to the 9 ball pool competition. I've seen it on TV, but never dreamed that i would see this kinda competition live. Beleive me it was the most exciting thing ever. I sat through the competition from 1.00pm till 6.30pm. And of course i was go go ga ga over the players who were kinda cute and sexy hehehe. So they got me staring in awe at their awesome trick shots....As usual in Penang there were some irritating ah peks who are so inconsiderate and did not turn their handphone off thus disturbing the game, but at last the cutest player won...yeah very happy :)
After the game we were all so hungry. So we went to Dome for dinner. I had my usual favourite.
All in all, it's a great great day :)

Friday, April 04, 2008

Pls pause life for a while

Seconds, minutes and hours of today is ticking away.....
I’m losing control over myself. I’m damn sad by that fact. I have no idea why this is happening to me. I’m baffled for I have nothing whatsoever to be sad about. I’ve been through a lot of though times; I’ve always been able to handle the worse conditions with a calm mind. But nowadays it feels as if I’m on an emotional roller coaster. I can be happy, sad, tired, restless, and crappy all in one day.

I feel like eating a lot, feel like having a quarter pounder burger with fried wedges and a cold beer. Then drive somewhere peaceful and just sit and do nothing. I wish that my life will pause just for a few hours. I’m just so tired….

This is a joke...real joke.

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love lyrics

Closed off from love I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass Before you know it you're frozen
But something happened For the very first time with you
My heart melts into the ground Found something true
And everyone's looking round Thinking I'm going crazy
***
But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
***
Trying hard not to hear But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal Is to keep me from falling
But nothing's greater Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness I see your face
Yet everyone around me Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe
***
But I don't care what they say I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
***
And it's draining all of me
Oh they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars For everyone to see
***
I don't care what they say I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open and I Keep bleeding Keep, keep bleeding love

Thursday, April 03, 2008

OneRepublic - Stop And Stare

This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us
It's time to make our move, I'm shakin off the rust
I've got my heart set on anywhere but here
I'm staring down myself, counting up the years
Steady hands, just take the wheel...
And every glance is killing me
Time to make one last appeal... for the life I lead
Stop and stare I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare You start to wonder why you're 'here' not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, can u see what I see
They're tryin to come back, all my senses push
Un-tie the weight bags, I never thought I could...
Steady feet, don't fail me now
Gonna run till you can't walk But something pulls my focus out
And I'm standing down...
Stop and stare I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare You start to wonder why you're here not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, you don't need What u need, what u need...
Stop and stare I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be
Oh, do u see what I see...

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Mystery of the Outside Girl

Apr 01'08 - In response to the call for help in the post below, 3 investigators - KL, YN and ML began to investigate the matter seriously. In just about 2 hours (mainly due to YN’s slow processing power), they successfully nailed the case. The power of intelligence was used to decipher the meaning of “outside”; which was the clue that provided the ultimate breakthrough that cracked the case.

Here's a picture of the suspect.
Note: Parts of the photo has been censored to protect the identity and privacy of the suspect.

If anyone knows who it is please tell me....


WF [9:01 AM]:
May Leng
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:01 AM]:
wassup? heard rumor u got gf d…betul kah?

‎‎WF [9:01 AM]:
u say is rumors mah
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:02 AM]:
got rumor means got some truth in it la
if there's no wind the grass won't bend

WF [9:05 AM]:
who is the one giving this idea?
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:06 AM]:
got my sources la … so i ma come confide in you see if its true lor
since u say not true....i beleive u la no point lying bout it also

‎‎WF [9:06 AM]:
hehe did i deny ? i didnt rite
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:07 AM]:
congratulations man...who is it ha?

‎‎WF [9:10 AM]:
hahaha u will find out soon enuff
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:11 AM]:
soon like...u tell me now?

‎‎WF [9:11 AM]:
no... tell u also i dont think u know
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:11 AM]:
don't tell how u know i dunno?

‎‎WF [9:11 AM]:
u will see lah
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:11 AM]:
since i dunno u should tell right?

‎‎WF [9:12 AM]:
or u find out ur self la, ask the source - the one tat tell u
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:12 AM]:
dun paiseh la...come on we've been frens since forever

‎‎WF [9:12 AM]:
he should know
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:12 AM]:
my source dunno...tats why ask me come on be a good sport

‎‎WF [9:12 AM]:
hehehe i dont believe ur source dont know
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:13 AM]:
really he dunno..
‎‎WF [9:13 AM]:
then ask him work harder la
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:13 AM]:
wei....teng teng.... tell la tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell tell
outside wan?

‎‎WF [9:14 AM]:
yeah
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:14 AM]:
let me guess....from school wan? suki poh?

‎‎WF [9:15 AM]:
nope
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:15 AM]:
since from outside i most probably dunno wan so u can tell me the name

‎‎WF [9:16 AM]:
hahaha nice try
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:16 AM]:
at least the initials?
‎‎WF [9:17 AM]:
wah u penyiasat ar
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:17 AM]:
curious ma...

‎‎WF [9:17 AM]:
u tell me how told u this news and i will give u some hint
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:17 AM]:
i tell u u tell me ha...no hint

‎‎WF [9:18 AM]:
no i mean how is the one telling u about this news... ur source i mean
then i will give u a hint in return loh
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:19 AM]:
ok...annonymous said, " eh ur fren...WF got gf already is it?"
ok ur turn to hint

‎‎WF [9:19 AM]:
hahaha.... i wan the name
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:19 AM]:
u tell me first la

‎‎WF [9:19 AM]:
no
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:20 AM]:
cannot la...i cannot betray my source wan
why u dating so secretive wan?
u not proud of your gf meh?

‎‎WF [9:21 AM]:
Hehehe is not tat...
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:22 AM]:
then u should tell the whole world...

‎‎WF [9:22 AM]:
Yeah my parents and relatives knows about her
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:23 AM]:
sigh...i give up la. since u want to keep it secret bo pian

‎‎WF [9:23 AM]:
Hahaha try harder to find out la
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:24 AM]:
How I know maybe u playboy wanna keep dating low profile. okla i respect ur decision
‎‎WF [9:24 AM]:
if tell u no fun for u de
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:24 AM]:
u think this is very fun a?

WF [9:26 AM]:
hahaha..... open ur ears & eyes bigger la
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:26 AM]:
hey...u r my fren u expect me to hear from others
what kind of logic is this?
its like u r pregnant and u expect ur mom to hear it from the market aunty

‎‎WF [9:27 AM]:
tat is y i want to know who tell u mah so in return i give u a hint loh but u dont want
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:27 AM]:
i dowan hint i want to know the name

‎‎WF [9:29 AM]:
u going for fred wedding?
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:29 AM]:
....... u expect me to wait till then a?
~nvm la i give up...u win

‎‎WF [9:30 AM]:
i m asking r u going or not
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:30 AM]:
trying to change subject? ya i'm going

‎‎WF [9:30 AM]:
then u will see her loh
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:31 AM]:
ok i'm gonna repeat what i predicted and said above...
‎‎ML‎‎ [9:29 AM]:
....... u expect me to wait till then a?
~nvm la i give up...u win