Bet You Haven’t Seen This

When living in Malaysia, it’s well known that you have to brace yourself for “surprises” when using public toilets. But just when you thought you’ve seen everything possible in these toilet, I bet you haven’t seen this…

 

 

 

Someone (or something!) was either washing their vegetables here or some guy puked this out! Whatever it is…its FUCKING GROSS! Sigh! Some people are just so inconsiderate and uncivilized.

Streamyx-less...Thanks to Stupid TM NET

As the title says...I'm STREAMYX-LESS! NO that is not a good thing especially for a person like me who relies on the internet for everything. The internet connection in my condo is down and I don't know why! Seriously I can die without the internet. I'm writing this entry back in Shah Alam and is very frustrated to the point where I kept scolding people from TM NET (they deserved to be...their so fucking incompetent!)

Here's what happend...3 days ago, my internet suddenly stopped working. My first thoughts were, ok...maybe TM NET are doing something to the line so I just ignored it. The following day, it still couldn't get connected. I then called TM NET to ask what was the problem was, and they say that the there might be some issues with the port to which they have to reset. Fine....but the problem still persist after a few hours and I was really getting frustrated. I called again and they told me that they will send over a technician the next day to look at the problem.

So yesterday, the technician came and tried to connect using my modem. The technicial was obviously untrainned as he thinks I was some kind of dimwit who doesn't know anything about the internet and told me to do this and that. He then took out his modem and try making a connection....guess what it works!...so first thing I thought was that I have a faulty modem which needs to be replaced. I then went to purchase a new 3-in-1 modem (modem, router and access point...the one I have currently is the same)....not cheap ok...RM195 leh! So I went back all excited only to discover that the same problem persist. At this point I wasn't in the mood for anything else...imagine just spending that amount and I still cannot get it to work.

After dinner, Rabin came over and try to help me out. I called TM NET 5 fucking times and they still don't seem to get my problem. They also kept asking the same questions which really annoyed me..."Your ADSL light...got or not?....blinking or not??....did you change your settings on your modem??" For the gazillionth time! "I DID NOT TOUCH ANY SETTINGS AND IT WAS WORKING FINE 2 DAYS AGO!!!" I really think TM NET really have to train their staff to follow up reports rather than always asking me what's the problem each time.

Just to illustrate how moronic TM NET is...I heard this as a part of their waiting infomercial: "...to connect to the internet, make sure your username and password is correct...for more troubleshooting tips, logon to tm.net.my for more information" WTF!?? How can you troubleshoot via the website if you have trouble connecting to the internet to begin with? Stupid isn't it? They should just ask their customers to go to the nearest Starbucks or something.

Now here is the best part...I'm sitting here writing this entry...CONNECTED VIA OLD MODEM!!! ARRGGGHHHH!! Which means...TM NET has a problem with the line in my condo....which means...I just burned RM 195 getting a new modem for nothing!....which also means TM NET SUCKS! They suck because they can't solve my problem fast, and they suck because they gave me wrong information regarding my modem. Rest assured, I will file an official complaint on for their incompetence. So now...anybody wants a new 3-in-1 modem??

On another note, I survived the mad week last week and met my project deadlines on time *phew!*. Having said that, our office had an ice-cream party courtesy of New Zealand Natural on Thursday to which we had a whole freezer full of ice cream. Clients and friends came over to enjoy the party and also to play Nintendo Wii. Will post up pictures of Thursday's event and Friday night's drinking session soon....once I get my internet up and running again....sighs!

Newman 5th Anniversary

Right after work today, I went for Newman magazine's 5th Anniversary Party @ Bar Savanh Too. This party was some months in the making as I was already informed about it way way way before their invites and flyers went out thanks to one of the organizers who I know. The party was strictly by invitation only as there were free flow of alcohol (yay!). Needless to say, me and my friend took full advantage of the free flow. The party was full of celebrities among them, participants from Malaysian Dreamgirls as well as blogger Kenny Sia. Manage to meet a couple of friends who I have not seen in a long while as well. While the crowd was good, the overall event was errr....quite a let down. Even the goodie bags were crap!...I mean come on...I got a magazine (duh!), whole bunch of brochures, a pen, 1 condom^*, a lip balm for men and 2 toothbrushes - one of them in PINK!

Anyway, these are some random shots I took. There isn't much to shout about except for the fresh cut ciggie counter which I thought was really cool.

Free flow of whiskey..

...and Guinness Stout

Freshly rolled ciggie counter

* noticed I mentioned they gave only 1 condom? Where got enough lah?....not even a box of 3s!...Cheapos! Times are bad...so much for promoting safe sex. Come to think of it...can we blame to government for over population then?

ABUSED!!!

As I was leaving the office today, I found baby Candice abused! She was totally innocent...just sitting there minding her own business but then was subject of a brutal hit and run!

Scratched and bruised!

TO THE MOTHER FUCKER WHO DID THIS...BEWARE! I HAVE EYES EVERYWHERE! TO MY COLLEAGUES WHO SPOT ANY CAR WITH BLACK PAINT MARKINGS ON THEIR BUMPERS..LET ME KNOW. THE MOTHER FUCKER WILL PAY!

Not So PULSE-ating

I was at Pulse last night, a new clubbing spot supposedly doubt an "Ultra Club" in KL. Well, don't be fooled by it's name. I mean, with a name like Pulse, and "Ultra Club" (which is suppose to be higher than Super Club), one would expect high end, posh clubbing environment and really good pumping music right? Well...WRONG!

The club is situated at the new Grand Millenium hotel in Jalan Bukit Bintang. While no doubt the whole place looks super classy but the type of music there kinda ruin the whole mood and my impression of the place. Somehow, the music don't go with the place. They have a band which were playing R&B that night (and also some Indian music towards closing time!) which called themselves "The Untouchables". OMG! What a lame name! The place certainly reminded me of the old Zeta Bar in KL Hilton, where you will find some old men or even some Dato' at one corner with young girls by their side trying to be happening. I saw an elderly man (maybe in his 50s) grinding and groping a young girl which I found really disgusting. To top it off, cover charge is a whopping RM50. Luckily, it was a friend's birthday and we were on her guestlist. I would certainly not go there again unless they change their music selections.

On another note, I'm recuperating today. It's been a party-ful weekend. On Friday night I was with 4 other friends in Finnegan's at Desa Sri Hartamas and 3 of us finished a whole bottle of a Limited Edition Black Label (it was seriously so smooth that I can't even feel it). We then proceeded to Cavell's for more drinks because another bunch of friends were there and it was also the outlet's anniversary. Needless to say I was super tipsy by the time I left the place, but still good enough to drive (don't worry, I know my limits). After reaching home safely, I crashed on my bean bag, and was gone. Next morning I woke up to find myself sleeping on the floor, still clad in my jeans and t-shirt. Sigh....tomorrow is MOANDAY!

Say No To Lafite

We had a company subsidised lunch at Lafite at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur. It was supposed to be fine dining and high class since it has won numerous awards and have excellent reviews about their food. Well, it was my first time there (since people like me can't afford these places often) and I got to say, IT WAS SO DISAPPOINTING! The food wasn't that great...the ambiance was just like any ordinary hotel terrace cafe (in fact...I've seen better ones...don't let the picture on link fool you!). And to top it off, their staff weren't really well trained due to a certain incident that happend. Ok, it's too long for me to bitch about it since my colleague already blogged about it, I shall leave it for you to read here.

Would I go back there again? Are you nuts?!! After all that...I don't think it's worth the money. It's not that I can't afford it....but seriously...RM25++ for a glass of fruit juice that is not even freshly squeezed? I think NOT!

Mutant Healing Powers

Heya loyal readers! As you can see, it's been awhile that this site has been last updated....and no...this time, I have a valid excuse...and for the first time..it's not work related!

Well, as some of you know, I was quite sick the past week. I was down with a mild fever starting Tuesday night...I felt better the next day, and I went on back to the office and lasted throughout. Wednesday night the fever became worse. Now...it's very rare that I fall sick (come to think of it, I can't even remember when I was the last time I took an MC and a day off from work), and I usually recover in a day or so (because I have mutant healing powers). But this time, my mutant healing powers failed me. I was trying to be a hero on Thursday morning and went to work with a mild fever, hoping that I will pass the day without feeling anything...but just about 2 hrs into the office....I finally couldn't take it anymore. I had to see the doctor and take the rest of the day off.

Now call me stubborn, but yes, I do not like to visit the doctors. Firstly, I think they are just letting you know the obvious symptoms and will tell you advice that you already know like "Drink more water...blah blah blah" and "Don't take fried this and that....blah blah blah.." Well DUH! Even my friends can tell me that right?...so why do I need to go pay loads of money for a person to tell me what I already know? Well Okay...he did have medicine, but for me, I always try not to rely on meds and train my body to resist anything foreign (hence my mutant healing powers) UNLESS I really cannot fight it anymore. Besides, I require an MC to be off officially from work anyways. Really no offense to my doctor friends but yeah, that what I think! :P
But even on my day off, I was monitoring work progress from my laptop at home! =.=

I was feeling a whole lot better on Friday. Although not fully recovered, I still went back to the office (I should really get an Employee of the Year Award). But seriously. I am a workaholic and a perfectionist by nature. I cannot leave things incomplete and undone or being done by others for me. It just makes me feel uncomfortable if things are not done the way I want. Yea, maybe sometimes I need to learn to let go...but hey..we'll see. I guess it's just something I need to work on.

I spent most of the weekend at home believe it or not? I didn't even stepped out of the house on Friday night and whole of Saturday as I wanted to rest and chill. Yes, there were temptations for alcohol and parties (you know who you people are!), but it's not a very good idea if you're on meds. So if I can't drink, I might as well just stay home. Gave me time to watch my downloaded stuff too.

Then come Sunday evening. After being in Never Never Land for 2 days, I was invited to attend a soft launch of an indoor golf centre by a client in BSC, Bangsar. Well the place is Malaysia's first indoor golf venue and it features 4 golfing simulation machines. It's a cool concept if you ask me. I mean, playing golf without the heat of the sun? (get it?...cool concept?? :P). Our company designed their website, wall murals and other collaterals for their store. Oh...did I mention they have a bar? Being a launch, there were free flow of beer, wine and food. So remember when I said I was on meds??.....SCREW THAT! I'M CURED! ....I wonder sometimes if alcohol is the source for my mutant healing powers! :P

Disgruntlement: The Death of My N80

Sighs! It is official, my N80 finally died. Well, at least it cannot function properly for normal usage. All I see on my screen now is a white background with no interface, therefore making it totally useless. I think this is a common problem with slider phones as it has something to do with wear and tear issues. The phone is about 1 and half years old and I’m a heavy phone user. My backup phone which is an O2 Xphone II, wasn’t much help either. You see, the reason I bought the N80 was because the O2 couldn’t really function properly. A few of the keys on the keypad are jammed making it hard if not impossible to access key menus like creating text messages. I can still make and receive calls normally though but I can’t reply nor create text messages.

It was when looking for another phone from others to use when I just realized that I can’t do that because all my contacts are stored on my phone’s memory and not my SIM card. I bet you will be asking….why can’t I use the phone to copy the contacts to the SIM right?...Well, there are 2 reasons. First, I can’t access the copy menu due to the jammed keys. Second, even if I could, my SIM card can’t store all of my numbers (I have about 400+ contacts). Right now, I managed to copy a backed up address book from my laptop into the O2’s phone memory, so I still get to browse through my contacts. Only thing, I CAN’T DO TEXT MESSAGES!!...can you see my frustration here??!!!!@%#&@!!!

Time to get a new phone? Maybe not...again, due to financial constraints and limitations, I think its better bet for me to revive the N80. If you know me well enough, you would know I would never settle for a downgraded phone or any gadget for that matter even if it’s cheap. I will only upgrade but never downgrade…so yes...stubborn me. Sigh!…I really hope it’s not going to cost a bomb to repair it. But for now, I shall stick with my O2. So if for some reason I don’t reply your text messages, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Will You Marry Me??...Please?

POST UPDATE (updated Jan 20):
Just a few days after this post, I forgotten I had another wedding dinner next week before my brother's, and gotten another 2 more invitations with one being in Singapore, bringing this year's total to 9!! Shit...ang pow also now have to give in SGD...FUCK I'm going to be SO BROKE! :(

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Marriage - the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments. Lately there seems to be an influx of people I know getting married or engaged. Well, I think it’s quite normal for people my age, as I’m not getting any younger either. But the question is…WHY?

Why do people get married? Is it an elevated social status? Is it a MUST to get married in your lifetime? Is it due to peer pressure? Is it if you don’t, people look down on you? Well, whatever the reason maybe, some people do marry or say “Yes!” for the wrong reasons, which I think it’s really sad. These people normally end up in a divorce settlement rather than living happily ever after. Just yesterday, I called a friend out for dinner, to which she replied “Sorry I can’t…I’m attending a wedding dinner tonight” Hmm…a wedding dinner on a Wednesday night? How odd. So then I asked “Who gets married on a Wednesday night?” to which my friend replied “Mr. X loh” I was like “WTF?!!!...Mr. X is married?!! When did this happened?” You see, the reason I was so surprise was because I know this Mr. X person. Although I’m not close to him, he is always the “playful” type and never once did I portray him as marriage material at so young nor a potential father figure. The last I heard, he was getting “close” to another friend of mine while he is still dating his girlfriend…so you get the idea. Turns out, he got a “Buy one free one” promotion (his girlfriend got knocked up!). Sigh, and for that he has to marry the poor girl. Honestly, I wish him all the best, but you can’t help but think disaster in the future.

This year alone, I think I have about a minimum of 6 weddings to attend! Not that I don’t like weddings, but sometimes you just can’t help but wonder why the sudden rush. Some of the people getting married are even a few years younger than I am. My younger brother will be getting married in about 2 weeks from now, which I am extremely happy for him. My brother has been with my future sister-in-law for probably 8 years now, and it’s about time too. Which again makes me wonder…is it because someone cannot say “No” that they have to say “Yes”? Is it because you have already been with that someone for so long and it’s a “waste” to just say no? Don’t get me wrong here; I have nothing against my brother getting married. I’m just illustrating an honest opinion in general. It seems to be an “in thing” nowadays that people want to get married. The question is, are they really ready for it?

Another question I sometimes ask: is she marrying him just because of his money or good looks? Or does he marry her because she is pretty, easy to manipulate and is his ultimate trophy to show off? Does the law say you have to be married to be together forever? Well, of course if you’re planning a family, then that would be the legal way. Is it because parents or relatives keeps bugging you during reunion dinners and keeps asking that age old question “When are you getting married?” and you do so just to shut them up?

I came across this one person who actually says he needs to get married soon because his dad is ill and might not live for long and wants grand children before he dies. WHAT??!! Get married just because of that? Well, I understand it’s out of respect to ones parents and if the couple are ready to get married then yes go ahead, but seriously, if the couple just got together not too long ago, this would be one big no-no! But yet again, some people do it anyway! I just don’t understand. Does one live to fulfill their parents wishes at the expense of their own welfare?

Hey, it’s not that I’m feeling left out or anything like that. Trust me; I think marriage would not be in my list of priorities at the moment. But that doesn’t mean I do not want to get married either. Even having a relationship for that matter, it’s not necessary for now. I have been through enough shitty and heartbreaking relationships to even consider starting another one right now. It’s just so tiring sometimes to see all your hard work and sacrifices all go to waste. Of course someday I also don’t rule out the possibility of having one either…if the right one comes along and if chemistry happens…why not?

Well, this just something that’s brewing in my mind at the moment, with the sudden count increase of wedding “saman” I have this year. To all those who are engaged and getting married this year, I like to say CONGRATULATIONS and all the best to you.

Note: The author did not intend to question the integrity and legitimacy to those already married / engaged, and is merely speaking his mind. Anyone who felt offended and took this post personally is definitely and obviously in a problematic relationship.

I'm a Pentium III

Gee, I must have been slow at realising that I had made 2 major typo errors on 2 different entries. Best part was, I only realise it after about a week from the day it was first published! The first error was on the November 7th entry where I misspelled "Disguised" as "Disgused" on the title! Can you imagine??!!! Damn slow right??!! The title so big also didn't I realise 0.O"

The second error was the previous entry dated November 13th, where I misspelled Corrinne May as Corrienne May, as the hyperlink. That's why the damn link was not working because it's linked to the wrong site!!! BAHHHH!!!

I'm in need of a processor or RAM upgrade!

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My Sick Day

Finally, my body gave up on me today. After a few weeks of late nights at the office and parties, my body decided to go on strike. Yea..I'M SICK! I woke up this morning feeling so darn shitty, as I felt feverish and achings all over my body. I called in sick to the office. I then went to see a doctor to get some meds. OMG! You won't believe one kid at the clinic! I seriously doubt that the kid is sick man because she was so hyper screaming her lungs out and running all over the place! Gees...and their parents didn't even stop her. Honestly, I think the parents are the ones who are sick not their kid because of having severe brain trauma, thanks to that kid of theirs. Either that, or they are really taking the kid to see the doctor to ask the doctor to give her meds to reduce her hyper-ness! Seriously! At that moment I just felt like telling the parents to 'Please control your kid! This is a clinic you idiot!'. However, I was too darn weak to do so. Anyway, after they called that kid's name, she went in, and it was back to how a clinic should be.

The doc gave me some muscle relaxant and vitamins. I took them, and later, I was like one a tranquilized elephant. I was asleep most of the time, but my office and clients kept calling me and I had no choice but to put my mobile phone on silent. Well, on a brighter side, I heard that today, the internet and email server was down at the office. Imagine going to work with no internet!?? So it was kinda like a blessing in disguise too in a way. Oh well, there will be a lot of shit for me to clear tomorrow at the office. I'm just hoping it's not a lot. Pray for me!

Merdeka!

Hey loyal readers! As you can see, I haven't really been updating my blog of late. This is because I was really really busy with work and was litterally 'camping' in the office for the past few weeknights! Yes! CAMPING! Thanks to our brilliant client, we needed to complete a website in just 3 days!! This is from the planning, back end mechanics, designs, copywriting and testing! Talk about pressure and stress! I think this is by far my worse ever week in my working career. I mean, an entire website from scratch in just 3 days??!! I dare anyone to try and top this!

Well, even so, you can bet I was really dreading for the long weekend. It was Merdeka eve night and I was still stuck in the office till about 11:15PM. Thankfully, we manage to pull it off and leave, just in time for the countdown. Well I went to Wabisabi again, as some of my friends were there. So I only had 2 glasses of stout, and called it a night as I was really bummed out by 2am. The rest of them continued partying without me.

Friday night...
Friday night me, Ashlin, Ee Laine, Shi Ying and David went to Little Havana to check out the Salsa scene. It wasn't my first time there but it was the first time I been upstairs to watch people...well..SALSA! I got to say it was quite interesting. I met my friend Josephine there as well and she offered to teach me a few basic steps. Errm...sorry to dissapoint you folks but I don't think you will ever catch me doing Salsa...hehe.. Later on, we went bar hopping and finally adjourned to Jalan Alur to have supper.

Saturday night..
I met up Josephine again for dinner at Alexis BSC, as it has been really a long time since we both caught up with each other (not counting the night before of course). It was really fun and it turned into a 2 hour long dinner simply because we just have so much to catch up on. Later on, she invited me over to Vintry to meet some of her friends for wine. A glass of wine later, I had to leave as I was 'summoned' to Bar Blonde. I had a blast as I met up with Zara and gang, together with my 2 partners in crime for the night, Ashlin and Ee Laine.

I will leave you now with some pictures from the night.

'Blonde moments' @ Bar Blonde (pix courtesy of Ashlin)

Spontaneousness

Being spontaneous might be good if you want your life to be exciting. However, being spontaneous without knowing the consequences can be well...disasterous? Last Saturday night (Sunday morning), after dinner with some friends, we were deciding on what to do. No one felt like doing anything, so me and a friend decided to go Genting at 12am to see if we can get some "pocket money" for the week. Well, I guess luck wasn't on my side that night or maybe I wasn't wearing my lucky underwear! In the end, the damage was around RM500 and that was in a matter of 3 hours! Bah!!! So who says being spontaneous is good?!! Looks like I have to resort to roti canai with sugar for the whole week!

Animosity

Does it hurt?
To know I'll never be there
Bet it sucks, to see my face everywhere
It was you who chose to end it like you did
I was the last to know
You knew exactly what you would do
And don't say you simply lost your way
They may believe you, but I never will

Never again
Never again will I hear you
Never again will I miss you
Never again will I fall to you
Never
Never again will I kiss you
Never again will I want to
Never again will I love you
Never!

Malaysia Airlines, Shame On You!

This is with regards to this article on The Star newspaper on Sunday. I wouldn't thought this would happened to my sister who was suppose to be on a Sunday 10:20pm flight back to Melbourne, but guess what?? The flight wasn't only delayed, they didn't even issue a boarding pass to 60+ passengers who were suppose to be on that flight! Their reason??? Because they implemented a new visa checking system, and things got screwed up!! WTF??!! They can have the cheek to tell angry passengers that their tickets are not valid as their flights were already full, and they were part of a group that was taken out because the earlier flight had the same problem, and passengers from that eariler flight took their seats!

Needless to say, there were a "mini riot" that happened, until there were police around.

Upset passengers when they were told their names have be taken out from the flight

A "mini riot" in the making

I think MAS staff and especially the manager on duty that night were very unlucky because they manange to piss a few "big" people out of that 60+ passengers. One was a lawyer who literally shouted and cursed at the manager. He also threaten to sue MAS and take legal action on the manager who made the decision to not issue them a boarding pass, Another lady was journalist who swore to make complaints to all newspaper publications and even the media. I think you can imagine the commotion that time. The lawyer wanted MAS to compensate him because his son will miss classes on that day. Not only that, he demanded that MAS took care and arranged for transportation for his son from the airport to where ever college his son is in!

The good thing is, most of the 60+ people who were affected, came together to make a complaint. There was even one lecturer from Monash Uni, who needs to be in class the next day! Everyone came together and "joined forces" to demand a solution. But there is nothing the MAS staff can do about it. After nearly an hour on tongue-lashing, the manager couldn't even answer anymore. His eyes were a little red an he just stood there dumb founded. Then came the compensation. They were told to go to another counter to get the compensation. The thing is, the compensation is RM400, plus a free hotel accomodation. But guess where the accomodation is?? THE MINES HOTEL! Who in the right mind would book a hotel all the way there for only a few hours?!!. Their excuse? Pan Pacific hotel is fully booked!

Mother-Fs were heard everywhere, and accordingly, they were suppose to compensate each passenger USD 400 NOT RM 400, as the earlier batch got that amount! So what did everyone do? Well, they all decided NOT to take their stupid excuse for a compensation, and take this to court! NO I'm serious! All those who were affected exchanged name cards and did not take the compensation. They will take legal action on MAS for their screw up. Serves them right as they were pretty unlucky to be pissing a lawyer and a journalist. So if you see this on the newspapers or on the news, don't forget, you heard it from here first.

So in the end, my sister had to wait for the next flight which is on Monday 10:15am to be back in Melbourne. MAS SHAME ON YOU!

Yahoo Photos is Closing!

Did you know that I Yahoo Photos is closing on September 20th? I didn't know until I was told by a friend. Now I have to migrate all my photos to another service. Ya, this is not a prank.

They are closing down so that Yahoo does not have to maintain 2 concurrent photo services (they own Flickr too!). For that trouble, Yahoo will allow you to migrate all your photos to another service. There are a list of services to where you can migrate your photos to, so I chose Shutterfly.

Ok anyhoo, what can I say, It's not as user friendly as Yahoo Photos but it will do for now. So for those who didn't know, now you know....go migrate your photos (if you're using Yahoo Photos) before its lost forever.

Rude Phone Calls

Finally get to update my blog again. I was really busy for the past week till the point that I was considering checking into a mental institution! No seriously, it was that bad. For the past 11 days or so, I was working till about 9-11-ish averagely and even on Saturdays and Sundays! Yeah, most of it was backlog work from the office but also I was busy helping out a friend on a project during the weekends. So yeah, my home is now officially a hotel. Of course there were 1 or 2 days that I manage to get off by 8pm, but usually it's later than that.

Oh well..back to the main point, I received 2 really rude and annoying phone calls yesterday. The first was from this "Ah Lian" telemarketer who just simply annoyed me. For those who don't know, I do not like telemarketers who call and speak to me in Chinese (in any dialect) or in any other language other than English, even though I understand them. To me I think it's really unprofessional because English should be the main language for all telemarketing communication. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to condemn or stereotype "non-Engerish" speaking people, but at least first have the courtesy to ask if I understand the language to begin with! Here's how the first conversation went:

*Phone rings*
Me: "Hello?"
Ah Lian: "Ni hao?" (Hello)
Me: "Yes? Who do you want to speak to?"
AL: "Ni ser pu ser chiang hwa yi ma?" (Do you know how to speak in Mandarin?)
Me: "Sorry, what?" (I actually don't know Mandarin but I want to see if she gets me..)
AL: "Ni ser pu ser chiang hwa yi ma?"
Me: "Sorry I don't understand. Can you speak in English please?"
AL: @$#%$!!! (mumbles something in Mandarin) *SLAM!*
Me: @$#%$!!! ????????

I think you get why I was so annoyed. Then as if that wasn't enough, in the evening, this happened:

*Phone rings*
Me: "Hello?"
Some Malay Dude: "Selamat petang Encik. Encik ada masa tak? Saya nak beritau pasal satu offer dari Hotel xxx" (Good evening Sir. Can you spare a few minutes? I want to let you know about this offer from Hotel xxx)
Me: "Errr..sorry I'm not free at the moment, and not interested"
SMD: "Tapi Encik, kenapa tak mau offer ini? You boleh bawa you punya family semua enjoy kat sini untuk harga rendah" (But why sir? You can bring your family to enjoy a stay at such a low price)
Me: "Sorry! NOT INTERESTED!!!"
SMD: "Tapi kenapa Encik? Offer ini tak boleh dapat mana mana" (But why Sir? You can't get this offer anywhere else)
Me: I'm sorry, I'm busy right now, and I'm NOT INTERESTED!
SMD: Ok lah! Kalau macam tu, tak apa lah Encik, Terima kasih. (Ok then, if that's the case, then nevermind. Thanks a lot)
Me: .........

WTF?? I mean, I was already busy and agitated, yet I have to result to such incompetency! Some people just don't get it when you say you're not interested or that you're busy at the moment. Perhaps the company who hire these people deserve to be shot. Maybe they have such low budget, they cannot afford to hire a proper professional and just got someone from off the street to do their work! Well you know what they say, you pay peanuts, you get monkeys!

Pandora Radio

Have you heard of Pandora Radio? Well if you haven't it was started by a group of musicians and music-loving technologists who came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever on the internet. I've been listening to Pandora for a few months, and its one of those internet radio sites that uses Flash technology to stream and search music. So you can imagine, the interface of the music player is way cool because you can drag and drop albums into the player and listen to it. You can also view information about the artist while your song is being played. Not to mention, it has a very wide selection of music - from mainstream music to the upcoming new artists. Plus, you can save your playlist and listen to it again the next time you visit the site. How cool is that?!

So you can imagine to my dismay when I tried logging in this morning to listen I got this:

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Darn! Apparently they stop the service for users out of the U.S. Boooooo! Luckly for me, I didn't pay for the access as I was using their free account (limited features of course). Well, I hope they will open up access for users outside the U.S. soon and when they do, I will definately be promoting it.

CTRL-Z

CTRL-Z, the ever popular and most important shortcut key you need to know if you're working with computers. That's the undo shortcut to those non-techies. Don't you ever wish that in life, you would have the option to do that? Imagine, taking back things that you don't mean to say or undoing things that you shouldn't have done or regretted doing. Life would be so much better isn't it? Sigh. Maybe if we live in the Matrix world, things "can" be undone, and even if they can't, they can be rebooted or reformatted and start fresh! How cool is that!? Oh well, we're not living in the Matrix (or at least we think so), so sometimes we just got to face reality and learn from our mistakes. Yea, it sucks, but that's life - it basically suck to begin with!