Here's the deal, I'll give you US $ 1 million dollars. You can do anything you want with it, keep it, frame it, give it away, burn it ... anything, as long as you can't buy ANYTHING with it. Ouch?

That's what I'm feeling. Oh its true. The irony. Having a car but being not able to drive it.

Went to SBB to open a new bank account yesterday during lunch. Service was quick and efficient. Managed to get my account PLUS my ATM card activated in less than 20 minutes!

So the votes are in and the results are final. The winner of the “Best Service and Efficiency” for the Bank Category is - *drum roll*

Bumiputra-Commerce Finance, Kelana Jaya

Two 1-finger salutes to them! Hats off to them, those fuckers take the cake.It’s been more than one month and I still have not gotten my road tax. Those fucking cunts.

Saw a Wira today on the way to work. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a proud owner of a Proton car. Not only did he have the Proton & Wira badge on the rear boot-lid, he had not ONE, not TWO but THREE Proton “tiger” badges on the boot-lid. I mean come on… what the fuck?!?!? I know a majority of the population would dump the only badge they have at the very first opportunity they have.

As you can see, I’m not in the best of moods. We’ll be moving, effectively this Friday, 2nd January 2004. Yes, no longer to Kelana Jaya but further in Puchong. And we don’t have our PCs yet.

Chuah hitched a ride home yesterday. He was going to some briefing, supposedly for a programming job – to create an electronic version of the “LASY” toy. He invited me and I went all the way to Kelana Square. Suspected it was a direct-selling ploy the moment I stepped into their office. I told Chuah to leave but he didn’t want to. Guess I’ll find out from him what it really was. In the end I still had to pay RM 1 parking because I was 1 minute late. He also borrowed my “Two Towers” Limited Edition DVD.

My own sisters called me “evil” because I left him there alone and didn’t offer to send him home in Puchong. I thought I was nice enough after offering to drop him off at Kelana Square and loaning him my ORIGINAL DVDs?

We’re planning to go watch ROTK sometime this week. Fingers crossed that we can get our tickets.

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Updates:

6:55 am - Seen Hon called and told me we got tickets for tonight. Yay! Found out that the fuckers at the bank are what's causing the delay. It seems that alot of people have their eye on this car of mine. So they think by delaying it, I'll give up so they can get the car for themselves. Bloody fuckers.

Anita Mui passed away. Shocking news. I heard people talking about the office - the way they kept talking, I knew someone had died but just didn't know who. They kept playing her songs on the radio. Not being a fan of cantonese songs, I had no idea it was her. Only found out when I watched tv at home and read the papers.

Oh, Happy New Year to all of you! Mine seems to be getting off to a great start!
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I've been watching pirated DVDs the past 2 days. I strongly recommend that you turn on and read the subtitles when watching pirated DVDs. You'll get a laugh out of it. The people who did them are just bullshitting their way out. They put in whatever they think sounds or resembles what the actors/actresses say on screen. Real funny stuff.

We actually went out to see clients for the past 2 days as well. Yesterday, we went to see a client who wanted to get a barcode printer, somewhere near Cheras. That was when we went with Rachel and Fairus. Today, we went to the Tengku Ampuan Hospital in Klang to deliver some barcode labels. Before that, Jeffrey took us to look at the place we might be moving to later on. Seems kind of far. Hope he'll subsidize us with petrol allowance.

Might be doing some shopping - for computers, or notebooks like we proposed to Jeffrey. Have to see how that turns out.

Just got a message that all of them will only be back tomorrow. Guess I'll have the house to myself for another night.

Just noticed that the disc Jeffrey gave me is VB 6.0 only and not Microsoft Visual Studio. Wonder if its got MSDN in it. OK, so the damn disc can't be installed unless I uninstall my Visual Studio. Conflicts or something of that sort. I guess I'll let Seen Hon try it at home. Don't want to touch my stuff for now.

Almost time for bed. Another day tomorrow.

Recommends: Bobby Brown - Rock Witcha

Don't know why I'm feeling so retro lately. Been listening to alot of older music. Bobby Brown, PM Dawn.....

Got stuck in a jam for an hour today. Took me that whole hour to get to the office which would normally take me 15 – 20 minutes. It wasn’t too bad, I had my radio. All of them have gone to Johor and Singapore for a few days. Have the whole house to myself.

I just watched “2 Fast 2 Furious”. Jon was nice enough to lend me some of his DVDs including “The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days”. Ahh, Kate Hudson – she’s a babe. Gorgeous and cute at the same time.

Everytime I see Kate Hudson, she reminds me of AL. I just don’t know why.

Met 2 new people at work today. Faris and Rachel. Now, Rachel – she’s the babe of the office. Seems like a nice girl too.

That bitch Saadiah hasn’t called yet. That means no FUCKING ROAD TAX!

These prawn crackers I’m having are not fresh. They’ve lost the crunch in them.

On Sunday night, I went to meet Jon. Neesha wasn’t feeling well so she didn’t make it in the end. I had a feeling she was going to “ffk” when Jon told me she hadn’t called him earlier that evening.

Wanted Western food for dinner but ended up at “Sushi Wong”. Proceeded for coffee at “Starbucks” after that. The new “Peppermint Mocha Frappucino” was interesting but I don’t think I’ll be having that again.

Must remember to give the DVDs back to Jon, at least the “2 Fast 2 Furious” before Christmas – he says. Don’t think that would be a problem, just that I don’t know if I have time to watch it though.

The drive to Bangsar was peaceful. Didn’t need to speed, no one challenging the road for space.

Then – I snap back to reality. A peaceful drive like that is simply not possible. It’s like preparing to go to a battle everyday. Everyday is a mental preparation for war. That’s Malaysian drivers for you. Drive like one or prepared to be screwed somehow. I think it helps that I removed the “P” stickers from the front and rear windshields – didn’t get bullied much, as one should expect driving with one of those stickers. Kinda like driving with a bullseye painted on your vehicle.

I’m sitting in my car as I’m blogging this. 10 minutes before work officially starts. I think its time to head on upstairs.

And I’m back at my table now. We’re going to need some computers soon, laptops at least.

The modem at home has been stuffing up as the Aussies would say it. I don’t know if it’s the drivers or the USB port itself. Didn’t have much problem connecting to the laptop when I tried it yesterday. Might have to try installing the ADSL Loader via WinXP if it starts acting funny again.

Manage to chat with Kimmie again the night before after a long time. My, has she changed! And that’s a good thing! She looks good now, she looks good with long hair. Then again, I’m pretty biased when it comes to this. I’ve always preferred girls with long hair. No wonder she didn’t reply my SMS. She changed her phone number! But that was about 6 months ago – she asked me if I got her SMS. I don’t remember getting anything from her.

Told her we’ll plan to meet up once I get my road tax settled. That bitch Saadiah better do her job! I think there are lots of people I have to meet. No worries when I get to drive my car.

There’s KL, maybe Vivian, we’ll see who else comes into mind.

Where’s the rest of the people? What’s going on?

Sunday morning. Eyes are getting tired. Might have to head off to bed after this. Had a really long day. Just finished the remainder of "Survivor Series" which I didn't get to watch the last time around. Before that, it was the Asian television premier of "Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring". Don't know how many times I've seen this movie. I've lost count. Still, I'm not bored of it - not yet anyway.

I finally used the RM 50 Tower Records voucher that Deidere got me for my birthday. Might as well since there is a validity date on that thing. It might expire in February but no point waiting that long before I actually do something about it.

So today I took a drove down to 1U. A lot has changed since the last time I was there. The new wing is now open but I didn't really look around. I was there for a purpose so I didn't want to waste much time exploring. I did go round looking at sneakers though. That's right, the Adidas and Nike still seem to be in my mental shopping list. Speaking of shopping lists, I wanted to get some hair gel but I forgot. Damn it! ( Yeah, I've cut my hair pretty short again ).

So anyway, got my "Two Towers Extended Edition" DVD from Tower Records. Cost me RM 119.90, after deducting the cash voucher. Got home, found out my Pioneer DVD player doesn't play Region 1 discs. Tried my PS2 and XBOX and both didn't play Region 1 discs either. Shit. My last hope was Deidere's laptop. I guess there wouldn't be problems of the discs having problems ie. not working.

Which brings me to my DVD player. I could've sworn the sales person said it plays discs from ALL regions. Either that or I could be mistaken. At least I have something to test their claims if I plan to get a new player - which I think I might some time in the future.
So right now, I'm left with 2 options:

Option A - get a new DVD player and make sure it plays ALL REGIONS.
Option B - find some place to modify the DVD player, although I think it would be better off getting a completely new unit.

Supposed to meet Jon and Neesha tomorrow evening/night. Haven't decided where and when yet. Don't even know who else is coming.

Wonder which car I should take.....

It's Friday evening. Right now, I’m waiting for Raymond and Chuah. Of all places in the world, I’m waiting at Macca’s. My mobile is dying on me, haven’t charged it for about 2 days. Working on the laptop that Deidere brought back from her office, an ACER Tablet PC. I’m getting a hang of it. I guess I wouldn’t have problems working with a laptop after this.

I suppose its fate or something, I can’t escape – somehow connected to Maccas. Not that it’s a really bad thing – or is it?

. We all met for lunch today, just like any other day the past week. We decided to go watch “Infernal Affairs 3” at IOI Mall, just further down the street from the office. We discussed this yesterday but only managed to get tickets for the 7:30 pm show. It should be good, even the reviews I’ve read say so.

Traffic was quite heavy, near a stand-still but I managed to make it.

A week of industrial attachment has gone by. To be totally honest, it wasn’t as bas as I thought it’d be. Then again, there was nothing much to be done during this first week.

SH and I arrived on Monday and waited more than an hour before JF finally arrived. There was almost nothing to do the entire week. JF wasn’t around for the past 2 days, gone outstation on business.

So, there was no work, no Internet access, worse of all, NO PC for me and SH at all! We have to share a 6’ table for the moment. We’re waiting for the consultant to come in before we officially kick off the project. In the mean time, JF might be searching around for some PCs.

So, we learnt a couple of new things this past week, how to issue invoices and Dos. We also learnt how to use the courier service, or the procedures rather.

JF seems to be really ambitious, there are lots that he wants to do, but doesn’t know where and how to start. Sounds pretty familiar. I know I’ve been there. His company seems to be totally unrelated to the rest although Mr Wong is the biggest shareholder of the company. As for the staff, haven’t had the chance to have any proper conversations with them. There’s one girl there who’s pretty cute who came over to talk to me yesterday, OK, so she wanted to find out the price of a thermal printer. At least it’s a start of something.

That biatch Saadiah still hasn’t done a damn thing yet. As of today, I still don’t have a road tax for my car. For fuck’s sake, when will they hurry it up?!?!?! I’m impatient, I really want to drive it, I guess I want to impress.

Was supposed to meet Jon tomorrow with the rest of them. He called about 15 minutes ago to say he can’t make it. No problem, I want to impress him too. He’ll turn green with envy, that I can be sure. Not that I want to show off or anything.

Time to go off, and will upload this when the time is right.

Ouch, I twisted my ankle. Here's an X-File for you - does anyone twist their ankles while sleeping? I don't know how or what happened but it did. It's the only explanation to my present predicament. Waking up in the morning to feel an unexplainable pain. Or is there more to it than this?

I really don't know what the hell is going on between APAC and the Bank now. I might not even have my road tax in time for when I start work next week. I might have to risk it and drive around without a valid road tax. I'm pretty sure I handed the road tax to Saadiah the week before she left for her Raya break. Or did I hand it to someone else?

I'm so fucking irritated now - I don't know if I should be pissed at myself, APAC, Saadiah or Bumiputra Commerce! How about all of the above! Too much to handle - first with the FMUTM exams, the SmartCard Project, handling the loan for the finance company.

Was surprised when I got a SMS from Sally the other night. Kind of forgot about her already since its been so long since I sent her that SMS. Well, at least she replied with a few more before I fell asleep, and I suppose she did too since it was probably past 11 pm here (2 am in Melbourne, I reckon). She's also been asking me if I'm going back for a visit. When people ask "When are you coming back to visit?", does that mean they really want to see you or is it out of formality? It's a good thing anyway you look at it I suppose.

Starting my attachment next Monday. Tried an alternative route to the office earlier today. About 1/2 an hour without jam. That's the problem, I haven't driven during rush hour yet. Talked to Anusha yesterday and she tells me Matsushita will be paying them RM 500 allowance. I don't know what conditions there are for my attachment yet. Don't know how much I'll be getting, don't even know if I'll be working Saturdays. Hopefully I won't and of course who wouldn't want a bigger paycheque?

Talking to PF online, and the events that happened regarding my damned invoice is starting to come back to me. I remember dad being there when I handed the invoice to whoever was there that Saturday morning. Maybe I'll just leave it to him to follow-up. I'm sure he'll get better results than I would. Besides, I've got more things to handle as well. At least that's a burden off for now. Now I know the people I should be pissed at would be Saadiah and co. Damn bitches better get my road tax for me soon!

Just remembered that Daphne told me that "The Two Towers" Extended Edition DVD is out at Tower Records. Time to go shopping one of these days.

Think I need a haircut one of these days as well.

Back to class today. Looks like we've got a 12th December deadline for our project. Classes tomorrow as usual and I'll be starting my attachment in Puchong next Monday!

Been having weird dreams again. Dreamt that I was back in Melbourne the other night. I went back to Maccas in Kew and the first person I was looking for was Courtney. Saw some other familiar faces like Peter Reynolds and Peter Hawthorn but they didn't seem to recognise me. Also saw someone that looked like Kass but I can't be sure. The rest of them were unfamiliar faces. I waited for them to get off work and decided to take the tram with them. Then I woke up.

Don't know the significance of such dreams. There was another weird dream - but I can't remember what it was.

Dad seems to be enjoying the car more than I do. Can't wait until I get the road tax so I can drive it legally without having to worry. Hope the runner has done his/her job and will get my road tax this week!

Oh, we've already got a brand spanking new set of 15 inch rims and new tyres to go with them. The rims are a brand called "Millenium". Never heard of them before but Sam has. A Taiwanese brand, which are supposedly stronger than local ones. Traded in the old set of rims and tyres for about RM 600 so the new ones came up to about RM 660 including the tyres. Not too bad I think.

Won't be long until I have my baby all to myself!

Had some more work done on the car. Fixed up the rear skirts. Looks almost as good as new. Also resprayed the spoiler. I still want to get it changed later.

After listening to some people, we have decided that we might switch from 16" rims to 15" rims. The reason is due to:

- Current tyres wearing out and needs replacement
- Better fuel economy
- Reduce cost in the long term for cost of tyres
- Reduce tyre noise

Also need to go look for a replacement wind-shield because of the long crack on the current one.

I've noticed that the CDs I play in the car tends to get really hot. Don't know if its normal or advisable for long periods of time.

The tickets for the LOTR Movie Marathon have completely sold out from what Grace and Reza have told me. I guess we'll have to watch "Return Of The King" on its own. The "Two Towers - Extended Edition" DVD isn't out yet. If it doesn't come out soon, I might have to spend the Tower Records voucher on something else instead.

Got to call the Finance Company to check on the roadtax later.

OK, I suppose its time to let the cat out of the bag. If you've been reading this regularly, you'll realise that there was a "surprise" I've been mentioning from time to time. I think the time is right. I have finally got my car! Yes! Not just any car but a Honda Civic EK-3 (1997 spec)! Now, who wouldn't be happy eh?

Been going to the workshop with dad for the past 2 days to get some things done to the car. So what does it look like? I don't have pictures to show just yet. Here's what I can tell you. It's white in colour, pearl white or I think the official code would be Championship (?) White. It comes with Mugen-styled front, side and rear skirts.

The only major exterior problem is that the rear-skirt is cracked. I'll just leave it as it is until it drops off or really needs a new replacement. The original Malaysian-spec Civic spoiler needs a new coat of paint as well. I told dad of my plans to completely replace the spoiler but he says to keep it. He's right, we've spent close to RM 55,000 on the car already. Some of these things can wait - be thankful I have a car to drive. And not just any car, a car I've been waiting 6 years to get my hands on.

Got a Pioneer CD-player with MP3 capabilities yesterday. I think it was close to RM 700. I guess there's no need for a changer as yet. I think I have all the music I need in my CD-Rs. Time to get some CD-RWs and update my collection.

Today, we might go source for a new windshield which has a 12-inch crack. Probably going to install an alarm system today as well. The rear brake lights needs a wiring check I reckon.

Manage to drive the car for awhile yesterday. Must say I have to get used to the car. The handling is different, the engine definitely gets some getting used to. The 1.5l SOHC Vtec engine leaves the Wira's 1.5 in the dust. Now, I know this might not sound patriotic but seriously, Proton has alot of catching up to do.




Looks like this update has to be cut short. Further upgrades to be done to the car:
- get a different spoiler (EG-9 style)
- replace the rear skirting or the whole bodykit when it starts to fall off.
- get a new coat of paint (possibly white or pearl/metallic/midnight black)

Check back again for updates.

The day didn't start off too well this morning. Its pouring outside. Got wet trying to get to the car. Got my left sleeve soaked but its not really a big deal. Its good to have the net back - even for awhile. It just proves that we're all junkies of different sorts. That said, its really good to be back.

I usually don't believe too much in horoscopes. But yesterday was a very good day indeed. Not one, not two but THREE pieces of fantastic news! To start off the morning, mum calls home and says she won the lottery, but just very small winnings. Later on, dad tells me the same thing because they bought the same number.

Later on in the afternoon, I get news that I've been accepted for my attachment at PrimeRite Systems in Puchong. So for those of you who will be in that area and want to meet up for lunch or something, give me a buzz. I'll be starting on the 8th of December. Good thing I won't be alone there. Seen Hon will be joining me. I haven't begun to imagine what it would be like since it will be a completely spanking new IT Department. We'll have to see how it goes. For the others who haven't got their attachments yet, I hope the best for them. They should be getting something soon. Even though they might not be reading this, just want to let them know I'm concerned as a friend as well.

Still later in the afternoon, I receive THE phone call. It's the best news of the day I reckon. But something of which I won't elaborate until everything is finalized.

On the other hand, the day wasn't very productive, not unlike every other day we show up to do our project. We are still behind and we still won't be able to finish anytime soon. Everyone seems to be in the Raya holiday mood already. Some don't even bother to turn up. What's more, its the last day of classes today before we break off for a very long break. Still, the good news up till that point outweighed the bad.

I received mail from Shell requesting for my Uni and school results. I get a feeling the response I'll be getting from them won't be very encouraging. Even the selection process is very tedious from what I heard and read from their website. Still, I don't think I'd have anything to lose by trying to apply for it. Yes - that's the way, think positively - be optimistic.

I still haven't studied for the FMUTM exams tomorrow. Dad tells me it'll be at KDU at 3pm - 6pm tomorrow afternoon. That gives me some time to go through it tonight and tomorrow morning. Spent alot of my free time on the PS2. Also been going online for abit since the network here is screwed. And they blame us for the slowdown saying we introduced viruses to the systems!

Also received an sms from Pearly before I went to bed last night. Don't know if she messaged me on her own initiative or after some prodding from Brandy or the others. Whatever it is, someone remembered me and that's a good thing I suppose - nice if it was Pearly herself though! They'll be going to Coffee Bean in Sri Hartamas to meet up. Told her I wouldn't be able to make it due to said exams. I guess there's always another time - and when the time comes, they'll be impressed! Or at least I hope they will.

Almost time to head to class. It's the weekend. I'll have some time to myself after tomorrow. Hooray!

Shit! I'm bored. Don't know what to do. I should be studying, or reading at least, for the FMUTM exam this coming Saturday.

Didn't get to do much the whole day as I was driving around most of the time.

Had a chat with Neesha today. Funny - of all people, I see her online. Seems she's no longer at IMU. Too much pressure she said. Pfft..... who would blame her?!

The weather is really shitty. I'm sweating as if I'm in a sauna. Well ok, that's a little exaggerating but it spices up stories doesn't it? Still, the fact is I'm sweating.

Sent an application to Shinroku today. Finally put up my completed online resume on the website as well. Nothing fancy but I think it gets the job done. I hope so anyway.

News update: Ryan's friend, Nicolas won't be here for a couple of days but he's here to stay till the end of the year! Shit! No more privacy - and they're hogging my tv and consoles! *sniff sniff* Guess that's ok. I'm a nice guy after all. Besides, I pity the poor kid. Parents already seperated/divorced and busy with their own lives. Grandmother already gone to USA to visit the other grandchildren.

WWE Updates: I've already finished season 1 with The Rock. Decided to switch to Chris Jericho for the next one. Pretty interesting storyline this time. Coach came up to me and told me there were a few Divas who were interested in being my manager. Of course I wanted a Diva as a manager. So who did I get to choose from? That crazy bitch Victoria and the other crazy, freaky bitch - Jazz. God damn it - what is Bischoff or McMahon trying to do? Why can't I get someone like Trish Stratus or Stacy Kiebler? I had no choice so I took the better of the two, Victoria. She offered me some pie, which was pretty funny for those who gets the joke.

Later on, Trish tries to come on to me *yeah - who's the man?*. She gets involved in a fight with Victoria. Next came the beauty contest with me as a judge. Of course I picked Trish. I thought I could finally get rid of Victoria but NOoooooo. They fight in a match which I purposely lost in hopes to get rid of Victoria. Get rid of her I did - but in the end, Trish didn't want me as well! She said she would be looking for a real man. Damn it!

Watched an episode of "Smallville" last night. Its not something I watch on a weekly basis. In this one, Clark was discovering more of his powers. He finally discovers his identity from a scientist played by..... Christopher Reeve! He looks like he's in pretty bad these days, very fragile. So different from back when he was still Superman. It's pretty disturbing to see. Feel abit sad. Makes you wonder how precious life is.

What is wrong with the damn banks? Why haven't they called me yet? When I'm available, they don't give a buzz. When I'm not - my phone's going out of whack with all the missed calls. What's wrong with this people?

You know what? I'm still bored. And still hot. It's already raining. I'm off to take a shower.

Recommends: Dido - White Flag

I never noticed this before until I saw yesterday's Star Two paper. Dido is actually pretty attractive.







Still keeping that big surprise till much later on.

Courtney has finally replied my email. Better late than never I suppose. Didn't know she quit Maccas as well. Looks like everyone seems to be leaving or is thinking of doing so.

Had the "Design Review" today. Feel really drained. We have so much more to do. Really doubt if we're going to have weekends off for the next month or so. Time is running out.

Nicholas is going to be here for a couple of days.

Ooh - dinner time. To be continued.....

You are Form 9, Vampire: The Undying.

"And The Vampire was all that remained on
the blood drowned creation. She attempted to
regrow life from the dead. But as she was
about to give the breath of life, she was
consumed in the flame of The Phoenix and the
cycle began again."

Some examples of the Vampire Form are Hades (Greek)
and Isis (Egyptian).
The Vampire is associated with the concept of
death, the number 9, and the element of fire.
Her sign is the eclipsed moon.

As a member of Form 9, you are a very realistic
individual. You may be a little idealistic,
but you are very grounded and down to earth.
You realize that not everything lasts, but you
savor every minute of the good times. While
you may sometimes find yourself lonely, you
have strong ties with people that will never be
broken. Vampires are the best friends to have
because they are sensible.


Which Mythological Form Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla

Pretty interesting assessment I reckon, pretty accurate too I should say.

Now for the most important update, the time has come! The wait is over. I realise that I should be more excited than this. I wonder what's wrong? Stay tuned for more updates - you'll be surpised, as I have been. I always get what I want.

Speaking of getting what I want, I was on a mission to kick the crap out of Goldberg and the rest of the fucking Corporation. And I have. No need to cheat either - I just played it smart and safe. I let all the other fools take out each other before moving in for the kill. Its a good thing the factions were disbanded after the Elimination Match was over.

Vince McMahon insists making my life a living hell. He has some serious issues with me being the World Champion on RAW. He booked me in not one, but TWO title matches at No Mercy. Bastard. I kicked his ass when I was done with both Kane and Kevin Nash. I hoisted Vince up and threw him onto the crowd barrier, severely hurting his "grapefruits" as both JR and King mentioned.

Next task is to face Goldberg at Wrestlemania! Good thing the title matches are No-Disqualification matches. Time to kick ass and as Stone Cold put it, raise hell.

Recommends: Shaving (especially for the ladies)

OK, I know this will sound really cruel - but ladies.....please for the love of GOD.

Here's what happened:

I was at the clinic the other day, waiting for my turn for a check up. Now for those of you who just got to know me, let me inform you that I'm the kind of person who notices small details. So I can include that as one of my strengths now. Mental note - be sure to mention I have an eye for details in next interview. Back to the story.....

As I was saying, I was waiting at the waiting room in the clinic. What else is there to do but to look around and observe people. Who wants to read outdated magazines anyway? You'll get bored after flipping through. Also take note, to pass time, I sometimes observe people. Then I saw this couple. Let's just say it was not a pretty sight. The girl had more hair on her legs than her man!

This reminds me of the time when I had an Indian room-mate, Vignesh. We used to tease each other, call each other names. He would call me a "woman" due to the lack of hair, chest-hair to be more specific. He, on the other hand, had a jungle on his chest as Jon, Terence and myself would say. Ah, the good ol' times. Wonder how these guys are doing now though.

Dad planned on taking some shoes to the cobbler today. I think I will do my shoe shopping from Bangsar Shopping Center from now on. I don't think I've worn my "new" Rockport's more than 5 times. I guess its obvious now that my right foot is bigger than my left. Don't know if there's a way to fix the problem, otherwise Ryan will have to inherit my shoes in a few years time and its time to go shopping again, supposing I need a new pair of shoes.

Now I'm pushing for dad to get the Civic EK-3. Just showed him the article where the EK-3 outperformed a Camry 2.2 AND Perdana V6. Plus he saw a very nice one at the car auction yesterday. I guess I managed to impress him somewhat. Time to sway his decision in my favour. Hopefully.

I was thinking the other day, I've already been waiting 6 years for a Honda Civic. What's another couple more, right? Just a matter of time, no worries. Nothing to feel particularly disappointed about.

More wrestling updates, I (The Rock) got booked into an Elimination Match at Survivor Series. McMahon's bloody faction, "The Corporation" is declaring war on my faction "The Nation Of Domination". I've got Stone Cold and Jericho on my side at the moment. The Undertaker has decided to join my faction after getting his ass whooped by Ric Flair, who is a new member of "The Corporation". Guess he didn't like the fact that I chose Jericho over him.

Goldberg is being a pain in the ass. He's fcuking "Jackhammer" finisher takes me out EVERY FUCKING SINGLE TIME! Thank god for the PS2 memory card and the reset button. I will make Goldberg my bitch! And Triple H, and Booker T, and Ric Flair. Mark my words. The next time I boot up this game, their asses will be MINE!

What a moron I turned out to be. The Courtney Simon I added isn't the Courtney Simon I know. This one's from USA instead of Australia.

But then seriously - what are the chances of 2 people having the same name, looking alot like each other? OK I admit, the picture I saw on Friendster wasn't of the best quality not to mention it was tiny thumbnail I couldn't enlarge! I just took the chance. No harm done anyway so it's no big deal.

Time to finish of breakkie and get ready to go out. *Sighs* another long day - and what a way to kick it off!

*Bangs head against wall* Moron....assclown.....

Here's another post for today.

Finally got Courtney's email address. And what's this - is she on Friendster too? Guess I'll find out soon enough.
In the mean time, I might try inviting some people to Friendster. We'll see what happens.

I really envy those who can sleep anywhere and fall asleep almost immediately. Was so tempted when I saw Chuah and Anba dozing off.

Gorgeous Stephanie will kill me if she finds out that I called her Samantha in the previous post! Eeek!

To be continued.....

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Today is a very exciting day. It's so exciting that I just had to make another blog.

There I was in Kelvin's class trying to concentrate when I decided to send off some random SMS-es to people in Melbourne. What a pleasant surprise that Marlene replied almost immediately! Seems that she's no longer working at McD's but at a pub and at Sanity during the day.

Decided to send some other SMS-es to some of the others. And who was the next to reply? Gorgeous Courtney! :)
I guess since this method works, it'll be the way I'll try to keep in touch with them. Like the saying goes "Don't fix it if it ain't broke!".

Khanh hasn't replied yet - she's probably at work. Who knows, she might reply later.

Maybe its time to excercise the typing fingers and "text" (as they say it Aussie-style) some of the others like Sally, both Samanthas. Can't forget Mandy as well.

A joyous ocassion indeed! It really made my day.

On the other hand, the trainer didn't make it at all. Gary's not feeling too well so Kelvin's taking over with another class. Lunch time is almost over. Have to head back to class in 10 minutes. Maybe time for more SMS-es =)

Listening to: Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
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Waiting for the trainer to get here. He'll probably be late today.

Decided to use a new title for my blog. Come take a look at my shoes and/or, then you'll understand why.

Played a little bit more of "Return Of The King" last night. I think it won't be long until I finish the game. Had more of a glimpse of the movie clips in the game. If I hadn't read the whole trilogy, I would be surprised that any of them survived right till the end without getting killed in battle. Honestly, from the looks of things, they survived against all odds. Pay attention when watching the movie during the final battle scene at the Black Gate.

Feeling absolutely drained mentally. Waking up early and getting home late. Also coming down with a flu. Also feel some discomfort in my left eye. I think its due to "heat-iness". Think I need a real break pretty soon. Don't know if I can take much more.

Still no news about the attachment companies or where I'll be heading. No confirmation whatsoever.

There was a short review of "The Park" in The Star today. It got a "D". Interesting to note that "Matrix Revolutions" got a "B+". I guess that's as good as it gets as far as sequels go.

Dad's talking about Hondas again. Is there hope? Guess I won't have to wait that long before I finally find out once and for all.

Listening to: Nothing
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Corine's birthday was on the 4th of November. Happy Birthday gorgeous! Hope you're reading this!

What's this about today's In-Tech? I was flipping through it this morning and there is a feature on the World Cyber Games (WCG). Gamers from all over the world gathered at Seoul for a gaming tournament on a massive scale. The Malaysian team got eliminated......yadda yadda yadda. Now what caught my mind was the article on page 17 which featured an all-girl French team called BTB. Have a look:



Picture courtesy of www.electronic-sports.com

What's my point? Hot chicks play video games too! And they kick ass at Counter-Strike. Check out the girl in the tie.

There's also a picture of Half-Life 2 on page 10. I could have sworn it was a photograph of a SWAT team or Special Forces team.....until I saw the alien.

Everyone left the center pretty early yesterday. I had about 2 hours to kill. The bloody network was down. What's a guy to do? Fired up "Drug Wars" and before I knew it, 2 hours flew by. Went for another SBB Training session. Saw a very nice white-coloured Honda Civic (1999 - 2000) model after the training. Could tell it was a fairly recent model from the front bumper and the tail-lights. Very nice, too bad I didn't have a camera with me then. Got home, had a shower and about 1 hour of whoopin' Orc ass.

I don't when was the last time I had a good night's sleep. You'll feel absolutely refreshed. Strongly recommended. It's still early and I still have a little peace and quiet before everyone starts arriving, which is why I started blogging this early in the morning.

I've heard the best news that a LOTR can hear. There will be a movie marathon of Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers & Return Of The King.



"The Official Return Of The King Poster".
Picture courtesy of www.theonering.net

Venue: TGV KLCC & TGV Sunway Pyramid
Date: 19th - 20th December 2003
Time: 11 pm - 10 am
Price: RM 43.00 plus 2 complimentary Starbucks Beverages

I'm all set for going. Just waiting for company. So who's interested?

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If you haven't played Dope Wars or Drug Wars before, I suggest you go download it. The shit is absolutely addictive!

It started the other day at SHRDC when I borrowed Harith's Sony Clie to mess around with. Came upon this game called Dope Wars. Pretty simple game, no graphics whatsoever. Completely text-based. Started playing and I was hooked! The objective was pretty straightforward - buy and sell drugs, while staying alive in the mean streets of a certain city. You'll have cops coming after your ass while you deal with your dope.

There's a sense of pride watching your "virtual" dollars increase by leaps and bounds. Was then told by Reza that there was a PC version of it. Downloaded it the day after. This one had graphics though it was cartoonish. At least there was something to look at. Information and tips sometimes came from a character which was an old lady in the Subway. Interesting.

The following day, we were in a different lab and there I went to download the game again. This time I found "Drug Wars". More graphics and this one had sounds although I didn't have speakers. There are more cities, more weapons, more drugs and there are even Mafia who hunt you down in addition to the cops. I liked it so much I even saved the installation onto a disk and brought it home. I give "Drug Wars" TWO-THUMBS UP!

I've just finished watching "WWE Smackdown # 213". Pretty short with only 4 matches but the main reason I bought it was for the "60-minute Iron Man" match between WWE Champion Kurt Angle and Brock Lesnar. Now I've never really been much of an Angle fan before this but lately, I'm rooting for him. I was even rooting for him to win this match, which he lost at the end 5-4. I guess since I started playing the newer Smackdown games, he was a pretty good character to use. Angle has also been said to be one of the most, if not THE most talented person in the wrestling business. He also won the 1996 Olympics gold medal in wrestling - with a broken neck at that. Now can you beat that?

For those who want to know - the "Iron Man" match is one where the wrestler with the most pins, submissions, KOs and countouts is declared winner. For the first time in history, the 60 minute match was on broadcast tv (in the USA at least). This was only the 3rd "Iron Man" match in WWE history, the first being Shawn Michaels Vs. Bret Hart and the second pit The Rock Vs. Triple H.

Oh, I just remembered. Someone forwarded something pretty interesting to me the other day. Egyptian Horoscope. My Egyptian horoscope is "Anubis the Protector God". Pretty interesting huh? "Anubis" - that's a name I heard before - probably read it somewhere or heard it on some documentary or movie. My bet would be "The Scorpion King" or "The Mummy" trilogy, I can't be sure. E-mail me at royalrumble79@yahoo.com if you want a copy.

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Listening to: Gary lecturing about "coupling" in Software Engineering
Recommends: WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain & Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (PS2)
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The first thing you'll notice is the change in layout. What do you think? Figured it was time for a change. I think its more pleasing to the eye.

Opened a packet of milk this morning to have with my tea. Fcuk - its gone sour. This brand of full cream milk has an odd taste as well. I wouldn't recommend it. Better stick to Dutch Lady. I think its the best one so far.

Went to watch " The Park " with Mathu, Mong Kit, Grace, Chin Niu & Anba at Pyramid yesterday. It was a loud movie. And the ending..... was that supposed to be a twist? Felt cheated. Realised its been about 3 years since I've been to Pyramid. Didn't know the cab I hopped into required an advanced purchase of the voucher. At least its a fixed fare based on the area of destination. Heard Daphne mention she paid RM 20 for a trip from Pyramid back home! Remember, its only RM 8 for the cab fare with this system.

The dust has settled. The first phase for attachment interviews are over. Went for Matsushita(Panasonic) and OYL interviews on Thursday. Spent almost the whole day at SHRDC. Went for A&W with Mathu,Grace & Anba after that. Decided to check out Amcorp Mall. Finally, I have WWE Smackdown & ROTK for my PS2. Thank god. Also got SSX 3. I'm very excited and happy about my purchases.

Not really in the mood to blog at the moment. Too many distractions. Need some privacy plus someplace more quiet. Some other time then.

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Time for another update. The weather is as shitty as hell. Looks hazy but its hot. Rain would be good.

I just noticed that I entered the wrong day for yesterday's blog. My concept of time is completely fcuked. Thats what happens when you go for classes on Saturdays and Sundays as well - you don't know what day it is anymore. Sometimes I wake up in the morning wondering if I have to get up or just go back to bed.

Also got to remember to fix that picture on the sidebar. I thought I had it removed but its still showing.

Did 50 crunches this morning. Go me! Now - can I keep it up? I'm targetting 100 stomach crunches per day.

Almost done with my online resume. Might be good to go for the presentation tomorrow. If there's going to be one. Just need to scan some pictures and its all set.

Seems that I can't get bored watching "Taste Of Travel" on tv. Anthony Bourdain's shows are pretty entertaining - especially the segment he did on hotdogs. He was looking for the "perfect dog" it seems. Mmmm mmm mmm. Wish I could have a hotdog now.

So this morning, I flipped the switched and they had "Taste Of Travel" on Channel 11. I think its the 3rd time I'm watching this special segment on ice-cream. Yeah... ice cream is good too. I could do with some right now. Who says you don't learn anything good on tv? Did you know Haagan Dazs is actually an American invention? Bet you didn't know that eh?

Fcuk - WWE: Here Comes the Pain is still not out! WY was kind enough to go check it out at Parkson for me. Guess nothing I can do but wait a little more. Shouldn't be long now, should it?

Time to go fix the mistakes. Check back soon.

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Day: Tuesday - 28th October 2003
Time: 12:42 pm
Listening to: Aaliyah (feat. R.Kelly) - Let Me Know
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I'm back. I'll try to make updates a regular thing.

Interviews for my Industrial Attachment begins on Thursday. Best of luck to the Champion group. Everyone should be preparing or getting their stuff together now. And what am I doing here? Surfing the web, chatting. I think I've got most of it ready. Might have abit more to add - the rest is just mental preperation I suppose.

Now when am I going to get my car? Going to have to go off to work soon and I still don't have a car. My Honda Civic - hrm.... maybe I should listen to WC and be realistic. Of course I know its expensive for a car that old. Now they're thinking of getting a Kembara and letting me keep the Wira. Maybe I should be glad I have that instead of something smaller. I've waited about 6 years for the Civic - what's another few more going to be huh? Maybe I'll aim for something else after that - say a Skyline GT-R or Impreza WRX Sti? Still, better wait and see.

Bought about RM 300 worth of shirts the other day. Yes, I don't think I have enough clothes. No sales yet. Shit. Bet I could get a much better deal if there were discounts. Might start to check out FOS more often now. Could get my stuff from them.

They have a newly designed Air Cortez at Parkson Grand, Subang Parade. Now is it a good thing I didn't get the shoes the last time around. It still costs a freaking RM 275. Dilemma....

If you're still checking out my blogs to see if I've updated it, good on you. Now, if you haven't seen "The Rundown", I think you should give it a go. Watched it and I found it pretty enjoyable. Maybe its a biased opinion because I like The Rock. But what have you got to lose? I'm sure you might have watched movies much worse if "The Rundown" isn't your cup of tea.



Two websites have already reviewed WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain and pretty high scores:- 9.0 average. So what's the problem? I can't freaking buy it because I can't find it yet. When the fcuk is it coming out?!?! Pretty desperate considering its just a video game.

Pretty hazy now - might be going to rain. I can almost smell it. Rain is good. The weather's been pretty shitty lately.

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Day: Thursday - 9th October 2003
Time: 10:53 am
Listening to: Limp Bizkit (feat. Everclear) - Faith/Fame
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Four whole months since the last attempt for a post. Now this sort of things can only lead to lots to blog about. Should I even attempt?

This means I've been in the Government re-skilling program for close to 4 months now. Just got an e-mail saying that interviews will be held end of the month. Good Luck to everyone. Project's just started. I'm sure the team will do well althought we seem to be taking it pretty easy for now. I think everyone needs abit more motivation.

Went for a camping/team building camp last week - at a place called Sungai Chongkak all the way in Hulu Langat. Came back with muscle aches and blisters.

Can't remember when was the last time I met any friends outside from the training place.

CG (who's in Singapore now) doesn't seem to be responding to me SMS-es and ICQ messages. Did I do something wrong? I'm afraid to even make a telephone call. I wonder if she will read this.

Juggling between 2 choices of shoes now - both retro styled, 1970's styled shoes. The Nike Air Cortez or the Adidas Montana. Both cost in the region of RM 200 plus. Now if only I can find a friggin size-12!

Dad is not amused. He's not happy about lots of things I reckon. Like the fact I paid a year's worth of Gym fees and actually going out for a grand total of TWO times, since I signed up way back in June. Maybe I'm not disciplined enough. I'm making excuses saying I don't have the time which is true to a certain extent. Maybe its because I've been "forced" to sign up. I didn't really want to sign up. Being forced to do something you don't have the will to do. Where's the motivation in that?

Yeah, celebrated my 24th a few months back. Have no recollections of it though. I had a cake and that's about it I think. Nothing fancy.

Had this craving to try Bleu Cheese Steak with Cheesy Mashed Potatoes from TGIF's ever since I read about it in the food reviews of the StarOnline. Yes, and I haven't even tasted it yet dammit. Sounds good though.

Got my XBOX modded for about RM 150 at Sg Wang. Went with WY. It was a bargain considering Marioland was charging close to RM 300 for that! Thank god I waited. I guess lugging that damn brick around for hours was worth it after all. But shit, no way I am going to lug the XBOX around unless I really have to.

Now time to console myself. About 19 days to the USA release of WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain. 24 years old and still playing video games.

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Day: Wednesday - 28th May 2003
Time: 11:54 am
Listening to: Nelly (feat. Kelly Rowland) - Dilemma
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There's some problem with this blog. Can't seem to view yesterday's post.

Testing 1 - 2 - 3

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Day: Wednesday - 28th May 2003
Time: 1:13 am
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Back after about a month.In case you're wondering about the link above, its an online "radio-station" that I got from my friend, J. In case you are interested, you need Winamp to access it. Just open "Winamp" and press control + L and copy and paste the link above into the window that pops up.

A quick shout-out to J, if you're reading this "Hey man!". I must have lost touch with him for months, a year probably - who knows. The last time I saw him was when I was still back in Melbourne. We saw each other online, chatted for abit, he wanted have dinner, and we went to Victoria Street to have Vietnamese while catching up on things.

So fast forward to 2 days back, I see him online again. Turns out he's online - but just kicking back and observing in IRC. So what do I found out after all this time of not being in contact? He's sold of his old car and gotten himself a Subaru Impreza STi v5. Lucky SOB!!!! Sorry J, you know I mean that affectionately :D
Here's a picture in case you're wondering what this lovely machine looks like. The rumble of the exhaust is truly one of a kind.



I assume his car is the standard Mica Blue (I think) with the gold rims, unless he's changed his car. So, it would look something like this beauty above. J, you're a lucky guy!

Anyway,last week was compeltely shitty. Where should I even begin? Let's start with the day when my stuff arrived from Melbourne. Yes, thanks to KE, I got back all my shit, XBOx, GameCube and the rest of my video games. Of course they packed in my Nikes, Timberland boots, my (one and only) suit, some clothes, 2 harddisks, some RAM chips, important documents, etc. Collecting my shit from the MAS cargo, damn....that's another story. To make a long story short, I wasted about 3 hours that Saturday just to collect my things!

Come Sunday morning. I was feeling so free with nothing much to do after breakfast. My itchy fingers decided to do something when I decided to install a secondary (slave) hard disk. My current PC had about 20 GB and I wanted to slap in the 30 GB one to replace the 20 GB one as the master. As my fucking luck would have it, the 20 GB harddisk got burnt. I was pissed, dad was irritating me and I didn't wanna bother any of my friends to ask them to come over with Windows on their CDs to do the formatting for me because I needed to format and re-install Windows. Had to send it to the shop in the end. Damage = RM 90 for something I could have done myself. What the hell was I thinking? I just needed to get a pirated CD. Oh hell, I was pissed and irritated. If only I didn't take out the harddisks, everything would be smooth sailing.

Went for an interview on Monday, software engineer. Was given a freaking test on Visual Basic 6 which I completely forgotten how to do. Too bad because the girl who interviewed me was also the Software Engineer there, she's not too shabby.

Then on Tuesday, went to Shah Alam for a 2nd "assessment test". Thought it was the interview I was supposed to go for for the Software Engineering re-skilling course. What the hell am I blabbing about? It's a 6 month classroom + 6 month industrial attachment course, fully funded by the Government. I'll get RM 500/month during the classroom segments and extra RM 300 during industrial attachment with the company. The perks were that we would be almost guranteed jobs once we finish with this.

The problem was the limited places. Only 40 were allocated while more than a 100 turned up on Open Day. That's why, interviews were postponed and we had to take 3 tests then. Back to Monday, upon arriving and expecting names to be called for interviews, we were all ushered into the Auditorium to listen to a speech. We were given numbers and a question sheet. Turns out we were given 3 days to complete a piece of software program! Shit - The worse thing was having to do the work entirely at the centre in Shah Alam. Went out and bought a reference book that afternoon. I was really desperate!

YES - that meant alot of travelling and waiting! Just like old times. So finally did the presentation on Friday. I can honestly say what I did in that 3 days was what took me a semester to do at Monash. Now that's crash course learning for you!

Today, I get a call from them telling me I've been shortlisted. Gotta be there on the 3rd of June for Open Day. Go me! Going back to school. Now, if only some hot chicks are there as well. :D

The weather has been an absolute killer. Only short rainfall yesterday afternoon. This hot and dry weather is expected to last till August. Fuck it - I need rain!

Social life's taken a backseat lately. Talked to JC online, might meet up this weekend for a drink. Was supposed to meet up with JT during the Labour Day holidays but didn't. Met up with the other guys from APIIT for a few games of pool at the Matrix in Phileo D'sara.

CG - ah...the lovely CG. No, I haven't forgotten you :) I have been meaning to contact you, SMS you at least, but I don't know why I just keep putting it off. If you read this, I hope you're alright. I promise you'll hear from me one of these days. That's a promise and my promises are as good as gold :)

Just had a look at the ol' x-entertainment site. Shit there's alot of catching up to do. I miss that site. Got to catch up on some reading pretty soon and I suggest you do the same. Go here - www.x-entertainment.com

Looks like its time to hit the sack. I initially planned to do something about people. Just an observation of mine. Perhaps I'm cynical. Might do that one some other time. Now its time to pull the blanket of darkness over my eyes and sail off to Dreamland.

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Day: Friday - 25th April 2003
Time: 12:03 pm
Listening to: Matchbox Twenty - Unwell
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Finally, managed to get CG's contact number after all this time. Good that she's good and well though I suspect things aren't that rosy for her from what I gather, reading her blog or the events that have been happening. Still, if she's reading this - "Hope you're alright, I want you to be happy". This is all I can offer for now.

I've had this chat with EL the other day. Something along the lines of friendships or rather, maintaining them. She mentioned that sometimes, there are some people who are not worth keeping in touch with. She has the attitude where it goes like "call me if you want, if not, don't bother". Maybe I should adopt that kind of attitude as well. Why should I always try to make the first move when in the end, all I get at the other end is the sound of the ringing tone with no one ever picking up the phone? Maybe I should leave their e-mail boxes empty without sending them messages or e-mails asking how they're doing. Is friendship really that important to me? Is it worth all my effort trying to save these so-called "friendships"?

I've tried to contact some people over and over again since I came back but, naturally I can't since they've changed their contact numbers and I'm unaware of them. Maybe I'll get lucky and get an e-mail from them one of these days or something. They know where to reach me, in cyberspace that is. The others, well, I understand we all have our own lives to live, things to do. It's hard keeping in contact with one another when its not both parties making the effort I suppose.

Nothing out of the ordinary has happened lately, trying to stay home alot with the virus going around and such. Not that I make plans with most people anyway.

So anyway, I've been drowning in boredom. Spend most of my time and money on juvenile activities, namely video games. Let me tell you about my latest acquisition. =D

Wouldn't it be fun if you can manage and run your own theme park, something like say, DisneyLand? Sounds good eh? How about a park where dinosaurs roam freely? Sounds fantastic? Let me tell you the fun I've been having playing this new game I got called "Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis".

First heard about the game on "Extended Play" (Channel 13, ASTRO). I must admit I've tried out sim games like "Theme Park" and the "SimCity" series. But Jurassic Park, I enjoyed the first movie so I liked the concept of this game. Did a little research on the game and finally bought it for the PS2 along with some other games. Discovered that the PS2 version had horrible load times. The worse thing was that the game "froze" everytime I tried to access a certain function that was crucial in the game. That won't do, returned the game and exchanged it for something else.

Finally got the PC version, fast loading times and best of all - no "freezing"! Perfect. Been trying out the tutorials in the game on how to build the park, extract dino DNA from fossils, hatching dinosaurs etc. Already, my sick twisted mind is already working overtime, showing my sadistic tendencies.

Even before I start playing the game proper, I'm thinking of ways how I can let the T-Rexes and Velociraptors run wild, killing and/or devouring the park visitors. Among the plans I have for my park are:

# 1 - Building a path that leads to the Carnivore enclosures. Imagine, entering the park walking straight in and being greeted by a T-Rex

# 2 - Building the main entrance that leads straight into the dinos enclosure and watching the chaos ensue.

Sad to say, I haven't seen any of my visitors getting killed or eaten alive yet. The only things I've seen getting eaten are goats and cows. Quite amusing if I do say so myself. As you can see, I probably have too much time on my hands.

I think its time I carry on with the tutorial, learn everything I need to know about running a theme park. Time to play GOD.

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Day: Thursday - 17th April 2003
Time: 12:18 pm
Listening to: Mariah Carey - I Still Believe
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There has been so much death lately. Even so that I dream about it. Strangely, my dream was about reading/hearing that actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson commited suicide. Yes - of all things, Rowan Atkinson. OK, so I'm not really a big fan of the "Mr. Bean" series. Can't say I've watched his "Black Adder" series either. I did watch "Rowan Atkinson Live" on video and that was bearable. Certain sketches were effective.

Still on the subject of death, I guess I should take this opportunity to express my condolences to AS and his family on the sudden loss of his father.

Right now, I'm still waiting for replies from all the job applications I sent out. No luck yet. It's been about 2 weeks since I got any calls. There's a career fair this weekend at Midvalley. Should be checking that out.

Managed to get in touch with VT a few days ago. Was going through my list of phone numbers stored in my mobile and decided to give her a call. Guess my timing was good this time around. Thought she was in Johor. Turns out she's working for Citibank and she's staying in PJ now! She's doing credit card sales.

Here's another one of my"observations". Could come off as a complaint. Here goes - the taste of milk is different. Yes. After being away for 2 years or so, I come back and find the taste of "Dutch Lady" packet milk different. I wouldn't be mentioning if it changed for the better. It just leaves a weird after taste, even when mixed with drinks like coffee or tea or even Milo. Weird. Either their formula has changed or I'm not used to it anymore.

I'm bored. Take me away from this boredom. Someone, please!

p/s: CG if you're reading this, I'm still waiting for you to get in touch with me as I still don't have your latest phone numbers. Thanks and take care =)

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Day: Monday - 14th April 2003
Time: 1:00 pm
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It's raining pretty heavily. The sky is gloomy and I really shouldn't be online. I thought I should just put in an entry before I forget about it.

I think I've finally recovered from my illness. Thanks to all who were concerned. Nothing seriously wrong with me except for a little phlegm in my throat. No biggie.

Had another weird dream the other day. Sort of a "Hollywood" production. In fact, I think it could have been Godzilla in my dream. Was on some sort of boat or ship and this Godzilla climbed on board in the middle of the ocean. Lots of chases on the decks of the ship, lots of breaking and smashing, loud roars, swimming in the ocean, even a little romance thrown into the mix. Everything you'd see in a movie. Yours truly was of course the main character, while the female lead was, of all people, Sally Wignell.

Who's Sally Wignell? She happens to be a colleague of mine back in Melbourne when I was working at Maccas. Strange that I dreamt about her because I wasn't that close to hear in the first place. Sure we did chat a couple of times but I think she was a casual who normally worked on weekends.

Damn, there was another thing I wanted to write about but I forgot what it was about.

And now - the thought has come back to me. It's about food. Yes. Food, glorious food! OK, that was either from "The Sound Of Music" or "Oliver Twist".

What's my point? Being sick for the past few days, the sort of food I could eat was limited - thanks to mum. Not that I'm complaining, mummy knows best and she wanted me to get well soon of course. Fried foods was kept to a minimum. I was eating quite alot of wet food, like porridge and soup noodles, stuff like that.

On Saturday evening, dad bought some pretty basic stuff like "pai kuat wong" (barbeque pork ribs???), fried chicken with assam sauce and japanese toufu with vegetable and egg gravy. I can now admit I used to take food like that for granted but after being sick for so many days, eating food like that was just - indescribable. Just eating pieces of that fried chicken with that sweet and sour-ish gravy. Mmm mmm mmm. Didn't think that I would think this way but I think I really do miss Malaysian food.

I must go for satay again one of these days, only had satay once ever since I got back from Melbourne, and that was on the day I arrived back home. Anyone wants to drive me to Kajang? Hell - I'll even settle for the hawker stalls in SS 2. The satay there isn't too bad.

Any volunteers?

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Day: Monday - 8th April 2003
Time: 3:06 pm
Listening to: Gabrielle - Sunshine
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How ironic - listening to this song while its raining outside. The past few days have really been shitty. Down with the flu. Must've got it from mum who in turn got it from one of her students.

This constant sneezing is irritating, if nothing else. Doesn't help that there's this virus going around now. Hopefully its nothing serious. I'm taking my pills and trying to get as much rest as possible.

Been having some weird dreams lately as well. I remember 2 of them vividly.

Dream # 1 - I remember cooking (surprise! surprise!). Something I hardly do. Strange thing is that there was this "aunty" who was with me. No idea who she was. Funny thing was she kept finishing the crepes that I made. She kept commenting how good they were.

Dream #2 - I somehow found half of my degree burnt. Yes - burnt. It was rolled up but the bottom half of it was burnt.

Meanwhile, still waiting for replies from the various job applications I've sent out. It's like a full circle again. Back to being unemployed. I think the stress due to all this waiting is getting to me. It's not like I want to sit around doing nothing. I can't rush things, can I?

* CG, if you're reading this - you might have noticed I left a message on your site. I actually did call you but it was in the afternoon. Don't know why I called even though I knew chances are you wouldn't be in. *

Nothing much to write down. Mind's a mess, life's a mess, the world's a mess. What's wrong?

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Day: Monday - 31st March 2003
Time: 12:43 pm
Listening to: Santana (feat. Michelle Branch) - The Game Of Love
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More than 2 months since my last entry. People have been asking if I've been updating. Apologies to those who've been checking to see if I've updated. *Are you reading this, Corine? Glad that I've updated my journal once again? =)*
I've tried to update my blog ONCE since I got back from Melbourne, but there were problems that night and I didn't have the patience to wait around for the page to load.

So what's been going on? I've just had this hair-cut recently that's a BIT too short. I think its pretty bad. Don't think I want to meet anyone until I manage to grow it out to a decent length. I'd say 1 month would be a good time to venture out to meet people again. I think I should never go cut my hair when rushing for time, EVER AGAIN. This seems to always happen.

Maybe you'd like to know what I've been doing since I got back from Melbourne. I've been going for job interviews, hanging out with friends, did some shopping, spend ALOT of time in front of the TV, be it ASTRO movies or my Playstation 2.

Went to watch "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" for a 2nd time in the cinema now. For RM 5, it was a bargain. I think that's the only time I've been to the cinema the entire 2 and a half months I've been back in Malaysia.

In all honesty, I got a couple of jobs and here's how long I lasted.

Job #1 - 2 days
Job #2 - 4 1/2 days

From personal experience, there are many kinds of people out there in this world. You can't really judge the book by its cover, like the saying goes. Damn, even job vacancy ads are so misleading.

Which leads me to another point, honesty. Where do we draw the line? How much information should we reveal? Should we lie to protect ourselves? Let's face it, all of us have told lies at one point in life, at one point or another. I believe I have mastered the art of "selling" to a certain degree. We tell people what they want to hear. A couple of interviewers have told me I'd make a good salesman because I can "talk".

Should we lie to protect ourselves? I only lasted about 5 days at my second job because I was too honest. Should I keep information to myself for the sake of my own protection? Maybe its no longer feasible to do what's right, but to do what's practical. Keeping information from others isn't technically lying, or is it?

For awhile, I thought I might've gotten abit to philosophical. Time to stop.

Ben hasn't replied my email which mentioned that I was to resign. Hopefully he's just busy and not pissed. Maybe I'm worrying over unnecessary matters. I'm sure Ben is understanding.

Getting a job isn't easy, what's more, getting a job which I think I would last in. Life has been one worry after the other, first it was about whether I could graduate. Then it was whether I could get my Australian PR. Then it was if I could get a job. Life's challenges/obstacles I suppose.

I would seriously go out and do something. Sitting at home all day long is alright but it gets boring after awhile. Parents don't seem to understand. It's not that I'm not trying to get a job - I do try. Best of luck to me.

Friends, though there are the few who are available to meet up - some just are too busy with their own plans. Can't say I blame them, we have our own lives to lead.

Somehow I think my blog wouldn't be complete without complaints. Here's one to start off:

I dropped my new Samsung T-100 phone a few times now. First, I think the vibrator in the phone is busted. Uhuh. No more vibrate mode for me. That could be the result of the first few falls onto the parquet floor in my room. The lovely metallic silver casing now bears the scars due to my carelessness. I dropped the phone onto the tar road and as a result, there are deep scratches all over the phone now. I want a new phone! The NOKIA 6610 looks pretty good.

Enough complaints for now. Time to stop for the time being.

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Day: Friday - 17th January 2003
Time: 9:20 am
Listening to: Milky - Just The Way You Are (Almighty Mix)
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Feeling slightly feverish. Don't know if its because of the excitement of going back home to Malaysia tomorrow afternoon. DT offered to drive me to the airport. I told him I'd buy him and ML lunch for their "troubles".

Most of my packing is done. Just need to do some refinement later on tonight after work. Get rid of the unncessary stuff. I think I've packed in too much clothes that I don't need.



I've had my new phone for about a week or so now. Not much complaints about it except that SMSing can be pretty frustrating at times because its so slow.

The guys at work had a "farewell" thinggie for me last Sunday evening. Wasn't too bad. Fairly good turn out. Had dinner at a place in Camberwell called "George's". They wanted to play pool at a place called "Players". Met Maria for the first time. Heard about her alot and I've seen her before. She's moved up to Queensland. She's a nice girl. Half Filo(Filipino)/Polish. Chris, Khanh, Boon, Maria, Sam, Courtney, Michael, Tom, Andrew. Met a Scott, who I found out just a couple of days ago, is Lauren's brother.

When she heard about "Players", she thought they were all taking me to a strip club. We didn't get to go to play there in the end because some guy started checking for IDs. and some of them were underaged. Went on to Rivoli nearby and was deciding to watch a movie. It was a toss up between "Die Another Day" and "2 Weeks Notice". We literally had to toss a coin to decide. In the end, we didn't watch a movie as well. Spent the next couple of hours at Chapel Street at a place called "Golden Triangle" playing pool.

I was supposed to bring AL along with me to meet the guys for dinner. I was talking to her the night before on ICQ and found out she was back in Melbourne after a couple of months back in Malaysia. We planned to meet up for lunch, and I thought I could use her expertise in getting lipgloss and nail polish that Dei asked me to get. When I went to bed, it was already about 4 am. I called her as promised the next day about 1 pm only to find she was still sleeping. She did answer the phone but said she slept at 8 am that morning. I said it didn't matter, we could still meet up when I got back from Malaysia. BUT she insisted saying "can't we meet up for coffee or something during the weekday?". I told her I had to work, then finally decided to meet on Monday or Tuesday since I finished earlier in the afternoon.

Monday was bloody hot and I called AL. Twice. Couldn't get her on the phone. No one was answering. Didn't really like the weather to be going out too. Called her again on Tuesday morning during my break. Finally managed to get her on the phone. Spoke to her awhile and told her that I'd call her again when I got home after work. We agreed to meet that evening. Weather was fantastic that day.

Met her in the city outside Nike (where else?). Thought I'd be 15 minutes late. Good thing she decided to wash her hair at the last minute so we arrived at the same time. What are the chances eh? I preferred when she had longer hair. She had it cut shorter to shoulder length now. She wanted to have Japanese food. Not that I'm a big fan but I'm easy going. Found out that the restaurant was closed. I've had 2 other options, Greek or Mexican. Didn't go for either. She said she was thinking of trying Lebanese food at Lygon Street. Why not, I thought. There we were, walking along Lygon Street. Every head waiter/captain at every restaurant along the street asked us to go into theirs to try their food.

When we got to the end of the street, AL made a comment that it could be the Nepalese restaurant, which she mistook for Lebanese. We decided to try that. Geography isn't my best subject and I can't recall, but is Nepal in or around India? Verdict, Nepalese food is similar to Indian. Might as well have just called it Indian food outright. AL wanted to have some wine. Don't know why out of the blue I agreed. Funny thing cause I don't usually drink. Both of us finished the whole bottle. She said she was feeling abit tipsy after half a glass while I felt nothing. Weird. When we paid the bill, the waiter gave us an extra $10 in change. I looked at the bill, then at the change, then at AL. She noticed the extra $ 10 too. I asked her "Take and run?". She nodded in agreement. She then announced to me "Coffee on you".

I waited for her to finish her wine then we were off. "Starbucks" was closed. Finally had ice cream at a place called "Gelare". It was getting late so we decided to go home after that. Felt really tired at work the next morning. Don't know if it was a hang over from all that wine or what.

Oh, almost time to go. Need to get a couple of items from the hardware store before work.

I guess its goodbye Melbourne and Hello Malaysia.

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Day: Friday - 3rd January 2003
Time: 5:51 pm
Listening to: Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
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A new day. A new year. 15 days before I leave for Malaysia.

New Year's was really simple. Phoung and Harlan came over for dinner. Had chicken, bak kut teh, Vietnamese spring roll and prawn crackers. What a combination. Stayed home and played "RISK" until half past 11 pm. Drove to Harlan's place near the MCG and walked next to the train tracks near Flinders Street. The fireworks started at the stroke of 12 am. Happy New Year. The display went on for about 15 minutes. Then it was back home to finish the game. Harlan was definitely addicted to it.

We had 2 new trainees and 2 full-timers at work on New Year's and the day after. What the fuck was Ben thinking? It was stressful. I could have burst a vein. No offence to the new girl, Stephanie but being new, she was really slow. I had to look out for her as well. No choice. “We’re geese.” We all have to look out for each other.

Went to Doncaster Westfield Shopping Centre last night. In the end, DT and ML ended up arguing (again!) about something and she didn't come along. It was a boys' night out then. Had dinner at TGIF's. Just the usual. DT wanted to look for his Lord Of The Rings Risk board game. Couldn't find it around. Lots of games selling cheap but I've already got Splinter Cell the other day from Myer for about $ 68.



Lord Of The Rings fever has affected us all. We started playing DT's "The Hobbit" board game recently. And now, I'm thinking about getting the collectible card game just for the hell of it.

Just got back from work and then after a quick change, went for a hair cut. I think I cut it abit too short. Should leave it abit longer the next time around.

Got a call from Tom at about 7:10 am this morning. Chris Harle didn't make it to work and Tom asked if I could start at 8 am instead of 12 pm. It was the thought of finishing early that made me say "Yes". Then again, I always get calls to start earlier and I never turn them down. Does suck being dependable sometimes. Never had so much coffee at work before. Made my own mocha concoction with the coffee and Milo for the McFlurry. Pretty good if I might say so myself.

So, worked from 8:00 am till 4:30 pm. The downside of it? Only got to spend 30 minutes with Courtney. Aah, Courtney, who would have thought that she was only 17 years old?!?!?! Damn.She sure as hell doesn't act like it. Found out from Liz the other day when a few of us were just talking about some stuff. Thought I could ask her out during the weekend but she works. Pity that. Anyway, she said I would see her before I leave in 2 weeks time.

Rudy still hasn't gotten my phone from his supplier yet. Fuck. I've been waiting for ages. I wonder if I'll even get my phone before I leave for Malaysia.

ML was home when I got back after my haircut. Told me that they were going to Carlton Curry House for dinner and then after that, to an Irish pub with Phoung and Harlan. Might go along with them. We're just waiting for them to come. They're supposed to be here about now.

Just remembered that DT hasn't given me my $ 20 change from the $ 50 note I gave him last night after he went out to get Pearl Tea.

Might have to go collect my plane ticket tomorrow from the city. Might give RL a call. She wants me to bring home some Royal Jelly for her father. Might meet up with her. Have to see how it goes and that would depend if I get my sleep tonight.