Back To Work.....

*Sighs* Back to work tomorrow. I guess the only consolation I have is that I'll be working 3 days, then I'm off for another 3 days for the long weekend including New Years.

Celebrated Dad's birthday + Christmas at Fish & Co. yesterday at 1U yesterday with the whole family. Yes - there I go again with the Fish & Co. and yes, the Fish & Chips is still the best I've had in a long time. Unfortunately, no pictures of the meal this time because, parents do not know I have the new camera phone yet. Heh. According to sisters, didn't want any misunderstandings involving Dad with him thinking that the phone was for him.

Had to go buy some hair gel after dinner so stopped by Giant at 1U. I haven't gone shopping for groceries in ages. I was surprised with the types of stuff they had at Giant. Maybe I'm used to the smaller Giant's with the grocery store type setup.

I found lots of imported stuff like Christmas-themed chocolates etc. I wonder if these go on sale cheap like they do in Australia after the Christmas mood dies down?

Also, for the first time, I see Cadbury Ice Cream on sale in Malaysia! This is a first for me, but they don't come cheap. A tub of ice cream (standard I think would be 1.5 litre tub?) cost about RM 30.00. Some of the flavours I saw where "Chocolate Mint" and "Turkish Delight".

The picture I did manage to snap (had to sneak and make sure Dad wasn't around) is the biggest M&M I have ever seen! Well, not really a real M&M but.....

Chocolate!



That's the biggest jar of Code 10 Hair Gel

That giant, shiny thing is actually the container. According to the packaging, there's a 400gm pack of M&Ms inside.

So, just another size comparison again - the jar of hair gel with a 200gm empty pack of M&Ms.

Trying out more random shots this afternoon from the Master Bedroom window.

The room was a little gloomy, and I was taking the pictures through a closed window. I definitely need more practice!

I also notice that some pictures I took have a slight glare on the upper right, as in the case of the 1st pic from the bedroom window. I've read somewhere that this was due to the flash reflecting off the crystal case used to protect the phone.

The damned casing is so hard to remove, it'll be a waste of time to remove it everytime I want to snap a picture. Then again, its to protect the phone from scratches. I think its time to do what people have been doing, to skin the entire phone.

Read that this is done by placing a thin, transparent film over the phone to protect it from scratches etc. The cost is approximately RM 70.00 - RM 80.00 for the whole phone. Ouch!

Christmas Came Early.....

Look what Santa brought me.....

YES, its finally in my hands. Finally decided that I will no longer wait for Seller A or Seller B, I took a drive down to one of the shops in SS2 yesterday evening and got my phone. I think it was a pretty sweet deal as the lady at the shop threw in a few freebies for me, which was a hard plastic/crystal case (to protect the phone from scratches), a screen protector (to protect the screen from scratches) and best of all, a 64 MB M2 memory stick.

Look at how small the M2 Memory stick is, next to a 5 sen coin. I believe M2 stands for "Memory-Stick Micro".

I've messed around with the phone settings, installed some games, copied some MP3. No way in hell that the 64 MB is enough for me. I was thinking of getting the 1 GB M2 but might wait until the 2 GB version is released. Wonder when that will be though?

Got the phone as well as a cake for Dad from Secret Recipe in SS2. I think American Moist Chocolate is the best chocolate cake. I can't remember if I've tasted any that's better than La Manila's.

The Chocolate Mud Cake

Christmas Eve dinner at Fondue House in Sri Hartamas today. Finally got to bring D & D as well as R there.

The Garlic Cheese & Creamy Mushroom Cheese Fondue set with lamb (the best compared to all the other meats IMO), seafood and chicken. The jumbo set comes with fries plus the usual veggies. I hate celery. Yuck!

The Mini Ice Cream Fondue set with the plain chocolate Fondue - comes with 8 really tiny scoops of ice cream plus that small serving of mixed fruits. They probably the diameter of a 50 sen coin. Because there was alot more chocolate, we ordered another serving of bananas to go along with it.

So, that leaves only a few flavours that I haven't tried yet. The Cheesey Chicken and the one with the vegetables (which I doubt I'd try). As for the Chocolate Fondue, the only one left on the menu to try would be the Chocolate Peanute Butter Fondue. The taste of the peanut butter might be overwhelming but then again, it could taste like Reese's Peanut Buttercups.

Felt somewhat cheated with the tiny scoops of ice cream. And I think this isn't really the ideal way to have ice cream as well as it melts in the warm, gooey chocolate as you dip it in.

Meal for 4 including drinks came up to about RM 150.00.

Just across the street from Fondue House, very pretty lights. An excuse to test out the camera phone but with not-so-impressive results.

Look at the pretty colours.....

BMW M3(?)

Tried some other shots for comparison, messing around with the camera settings.

Taken with a Pentax Optio Digital Camera (3.2 Megapixel)

Taken with the Sony Ericsson K800i (Macro-mode, with Flash)



Taken with the Sony Ericsson K800i (Macro-mode, without Flash)



Taken with the Sony Ericsson K800i (Macro-mode, without Flash)



Taken with the Sony Ericsson K800i (Macro-mode, without Flash)

It would appear I'm a pretty crap photographer but you know the cliche, practice makes perfect.

Actually, when I uploaded them on another site earlier, it didn't look as good as I think it does now. It's probably the smaller size that hides the imperfections. Maybe I need to resize the pictures, make them smaller.

OK - back to fiddling around with the new toy!

Another year has gone by and its almost time once again to usher in the New Year. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Un-FUCKING-believable.....

I was awakened by a couple of text messages at about 5:00 am on Saturday morning. Come to think of it, I couldn't remember if I was just dozing off or if I was still awake.

I checked my phone to check who it was and I found that Seller A had sent me 2 messages, one with the price of the K800i which I was interested in purcharing from her and the second, a message asking if I would like to COD somewhere in PJ or at Lowyat Plaza.

I was confused and found it strange that she sent me messages because:

a) I didn't enquire what the latest price was (apparently, the distributors change the prices everyday so we have to contact these sellers to get the latest price. Prices were going up due to it being the holiday season and higher demand for these items)

b) It was fucking 5:00 am in the morning

Still, I was desperately trying to get the phone so I replied, informing her I just received the message at about 5 o'clock in the morning. Seller A then replied that, and apparently, she seemed confused as well as I was. She then informed me that the price was RM 10 higher than what she quoted in the sms that she had no recollecting of sending AND she was not able to do COD in PJ and the meeting place would have to be at Lowyat.

Once again, I was obliging (I was desperate for the phone) and replied, asking her what time I should meet her at Lowyat. No reply. Then I went to sleep. When I woke up a few hours later, still no reply from her. I checked my email and MSN Messenger. No messages.

This was the 2nd time I was FFK-ed by her. Un-FUCKING-believable. And I think it was exactly 1 week after the first time. All this while, no contact from Seller B either.

So I have to think to myself again, don't they want my money? Plus all the "gurantees" that contacting them before a certain time will ensure that we can get our phones the same day don't mean jack-shit anymore. I think "good customer feedback" and reputation in this case don't mean a damned thing as well.

Advice to people out there, instead of wanting to save a couple of bucks - I reckon its better to go to a store and get it off the shelves. But then again, I'm sure you already knew that.....

The rumours regarding the K900i was apparently a fake report created by some people on a Sony Ericsson forum who obviously had a little too much time on their hands. Still, within the next year, a phone with similar specs may be announced. And why wouldn't it?

A Little Bird Told Me.....

Received a forwarded email today titled "A Letter From A Malaysian". Not sure who this letter was addressed to nor where it was sent to but it basically describes the dissatisfaction that the writer faces. However, it was the 1st paragraph that caught my attention - or rather, the first 3 lines of the letter.

Rumours is been being passed around regarding the increase of petrol price
by Rm 0.50 on the 1st January 2007. The government would only anounce this
increase on the 31st December 2006. And then there would be a few
demonstration on the street followed by ministers appearing on the news
saying that Malaysia has the lowest rate for petrol price compared to other
ASEAN countries.

Its the first time I've heard of it. Only 9 days to go. Shall we take heed?

We knew this was going to happen, it was just a matter of time.

Just when I've almost decided on which phone to get, I stumble across this piece of news.

21 December 2006, London – Sony Ericsson takes digital imaging in camera phones to greater heights today with the launch of the K900 and K890 phones, the second handsets to carry the Cyber-shot™ brand, a true mark of imaging quality. Both are highly capable mobile phones with integrated 5.1 Megapixel digital cameras with Autofocus, Xenon flash and BestPic™ - Sony Ericsson’s unique imaging technology that allows you to capture exactly the moment you desire. K900 and K890 combine advanced image capture capabilities with high speed data transfer, making them perfect tools for shooting and sharing high quality pictures and videos. K900 is a dual-mode UMTS/GPRS phone and the K890 is a Tri Band EDGE phone. Both are available from Q1 2007.

"With this Cyber-shot™ phone we aim to improve on the success of the K800i lifestyle of ‘imaging communication’ by combining Sony Ericsson’s unique mobile applications and Sony digital imaging technologies,” said Rikko Sakaguchi, Senior Vice President, Product and Application Planning, Sony Ericsson. "Our aim has always been to innovate and create new values for the mobile life, and with this new Cyber-shot™ phone we will enable anyone to enjoy an even greater level of communication – taking quality pictures of anything, anytime and anywhere, and sharing their precious moments with others."

The versatile swivel design makes it easy to multitask between the K900’s/K890’s many functions, a feature which gives the phone an advantage over dedicated imaging devices. The direct function buttons get the user swiftly into Cyber-shot mode where it is possible to take advantage of the many new and innovative features.

The handsets have a classic Sony Ericsson design, with a large 2.3” screen and responsive, tactile keypad with a sleek and stylish dual front phone design. Turn the phones horizontally and there you have a digital still camera. Simply slide the active lens cover downwards and a user interface similar to that of a Cyber-shot™ camera automatically appears.

Tradition is carried over from the K800i by including BestPic™, which ensures that you never ‘miss’ an important picture. Press the shutter button once and get 7 full quality 5.1 megapixel pictures to choose from in a time sequence – 3 pictures before and 3 pictures after the actual image you captured. All 7 pictures are displayed as icons on the display. Simply scroll backwards and forwards through the 9 images and save the ones you like best.

The K900 and K890 offer full support for a complete digital imaging lifestyle. Printing is possible without the need for a PC thanks to PictBridge™, a feature that transfers pictures directly to a printer by using a USB cable. Storing and managing image files on your PC are made easy with the supplied Adobe software, and the phones are among the first to feature fully integrated Picture Blogging Blogging is growing exponentially as a way of sharing personal experiences with words and images, and Picture Blogging in K900 and K890 allows users to create and update personal blogs directly from the phone in just a few clicks.

Business users will find the K900 and K890 valuable work tools while out of the office and the functional Mist Grey casing fits neatly with the professional image. Full HTML browsing with RSS feeds and Google Search give you high-speed, graphic-rich Internet use. Support for standard push email and a connectivity suite comprising Bluetooth® 2.0, USB 2.0, Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) and Mini-SD means that keeping in touch is effortless. A complete entertainment package including music player, 3D gaming and an RDS FM radio are also provided for business downtime or relaxation.

The Sony Ericsson K900 is a dual-mode UMTS handset while K890 is a Tri Band EDGE handset. Both products will be commercially available in Mist Grey and start shipping globally during Q1 2007. The variants in the market will be:

K900i - Dual mode UMTS (2100MHz) - GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa
K900c - Dual mode UMTS (2100MHz) - GPRS 900/1800/1900 MHz for Mainland China. (Launch dependent on availability of 3G services.)

K890i Tri Band EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz for Europe, Asia Pacific, Americas
K890a Tri Band EDGE 850/1800/1900 MHz for Americas
K890c Tri Band EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz for Mainland China

K900 and K890 – Features at a glance:

Imaging & Messaging

5.1 Mega pixel with Auto Focus Camera
Xenon Flash
BestPic™
Video and image stabilizer function
2.3” QVGA 262K TFT display
Active lens cover
Photo keys
Cyber-shot™ user interface
Memory for 100 pictures (at 5.1MP), 128 MB internal user memory
QVGA Video recording/playback (30fps)
Adobe picture/video PC SW
3x Optical zoom
16x Digital zoom
Auto red eye reduction
DPOF & PictBridge
Time line view of pictures
Picture Blogging (powered by Blogger)
PictureDJ ™ and VideoDJ™
Standard push e-mail (P-IMAP) support
VGA camera for Video Telephony
Entertainment

Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ support)
Video Player
Stereo Bluetooth profile (A2DP)
Music DJ™
OMA DRM phase 1.x
Streaming Audio/Video
3D games
A/B buttons for horizontal games support
RDS FM radio
Connectivity

Bluetooth® 2.0
IrDA
HTML Full Browser with RSS readers
USB 2.0 Mass storage
External antenna connector
Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) slot / Mini-SD™
Flight mode
Multitasking
USB cable, stereo portable handsfree and PC software in the box
Talk time: up to 9 hours GSM/3.5 hours UMTS
Standby time: up to 350 hours
Size: 117 x 48 x 11 (13) mm
Weight: 101 grams

Decent specifications if I do say so myself. Real or fake?

Problem is, I don't think I can wait until the launch date which is Q1 2007. That usually translates to "After 31st March". And that would also mean an exorbitant price to go along with new technology.

I guess I'll stick my choices now - until its time to make a switch again.

Speaking of phones, it appears I have no luck with them.

From what I've been informed from Seller A I contacted, prices will continue to increase until after New Year. Although that isn't really that far off, I don't think I'm willing to wait that long.

After failing to meet Seller A last weekend resulting in me not having my phone now, I managed to contact Seller B, a guy this time, who offered a slightly better deal with some extra freebies thrown in. This fellow was very prompt in replying my emails a few days back - answered all my questions obligingly etc.

The actual reason I was hesitant to get it from this fellow is because he does not have as much "good feedback" compared to Seller A.

Last night, my patience wore out and I decided I will no longer wait for Seller A. I sent private message to Seller B to confirm the price which he did. Then earlier this morning, I sent him a message to confirm if I'll be able to get my phone tonight as he mentioned that if I ordered before 12pm, I'd be able to get the phone by 9pm the same day. For good measure, I sent him a sms as well - in case he doesn't have net access or something.

Unfortunately, the fellow has not replied and once again, I am left without a phone when I have the intention of actually getting it.

What the fuck is going on here?!?!

Its like they don't want my money! (Speaking of money, a little more on that at the end of this post, I've been saving it for awhile but never got to use it)

I'm very close to saying "stuff all that" and just heading down to a store where I can get it on the spot without having to wait for sellers who need to go to suppliers etc. It might cost me a little more but I think it eliminates lots of unnecessary hassle.

Looks like official Sony Ericsson distributors are having a promotion now where they are giving out free Bluetooth headsets worth RM 215 during the Xmas promotion..... not that I'd want a Bluetooth headset anyway. Think it'll be wasted on me as I would probably not maximise its use.

At the rate things are going, I probably won't get my phone until after New Year's after all! I've got another 4 days of holiday, I'll see if Seller B contacts me or I'll just drop by one of the shops this weekend.

Is 9 days really that long of a wait? Someone knock me unconscious and wake me up after the New Year!

Here's another forward that I received via email, titled "RM 3000 per month, how to survive?". I found it "amusing", particular the comments in the brackets:

Let's do some simple calculations here.

In Malaysia, the average family income is RM3,000 /month (where father works, mother doesn't). I understand there are many families whose monthly income does not reach RM3,000, but, to make things simple, let's take RM3,000 as the figure. Ok lah, right?

Okay, let's start rolling with a family which has Papa, Mama, 1 daughter and 1 son.

Ngam-ngam…

Calculation starts...

Electricity and water bill: RM100

(No air-con, No home theatre, No water heater … ok?)

Phone bill (Telekom): RM100

Meals for a happy family: RM775

(3 meals on RM25/day, RM25 for 4 persons…?)

Papa makan / teh-tarik during working hrs: RM155

(RM5/day, RM5 … can eat what?)

Car repayment: RM400

(A proton saga aeroback, 7 yrs repayment)

Petrol (living in city, traffic-jam): RM300

(go to work, bring son to school, only can afford one car running)

Insurance: RM650

(kids, wife and myself)

House repayment: RM750

(low cost housing repayment for 30 yrs, retired still have to work to pay!)

Tuition: RM80

(got that cheap meh? i don't think so)

Older children pocket money @ school: RM20

(RM1/day, eat bread?)

School fees: RM30

(enough ah?)

School books and etc: RM100

(always got extra to pay in school)

Younger children milk powder: RM50

(cannot have the DHA, BHA, PHA one, expensive)

Miscellaneous: RM100

(shampoo, rice, sauce, toilet paper)

Oh wait!!! I have to stop here, so... No Astro, no movie @ cinema, no DVD, no CD, no online, cannot KFC, cannot McDonald, cannot go Park walk during weekend (petrol expensive), no chit chat on phone with grandparents, and etc...

Let's use a calculator to total up... WALAO EH! Shit! RM3,610 already…

EPF belum potong, income tax lagi........oledi RM3,610...

How to survive lah tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sekalian???

Our Deputy Prime Minister asked us to change lifestyle?

How to change? Don't eat? Don't work? Don't send children to school and study?

Besides that, I believe in Malaysia population, there are millions of rakyat Malaysia which still don't earn RM3,000/month!!!

What is this? Inilah Malaysia Boleh... Sorry... it should be Malaysians Boleh , because we're still alive and kicking!!

Wow.....New Features

So, I decided to see what new features that Blogger has to offer. Seems that I can sort posts by labels now.

Let's check it out to see if it works.

The weekend was pretty slow, one of the slowest weekends I've ever experienced. After the disastrous shopping trip on Saturday - decided to take things abit slow.

Spent Saturday morning lazing around at home. "Batman Begins" was showing on HBO so decided to watch that.....again. I've lost track how many times I've watched this movie. Its one of the rare ones where I wouldn't mind watching it over and over again. I will NEED to add the 2-disc special edition of "Batman Begins" to my collection.

I previously wrote a post about the site www.craignotbond.com, where there was a group of people who were petitioning to boycott the movie. Apparently, the site has been shut down. I checked it out after watching "Casino Royale".

With all the good reviews that the movie has received, I guess alot of those people are now eating their words?

Sad that I spent the past few hours looking up movie posters for old movies that I have no intention of buying.

Had a nice dinner yesterday with AS. Went to Fondue House again. When we were going past, thought it was closed. Frankly, I thought it had closed down or something. Somehow, the entrance looked a little different.

This time, we tried new "flavours" for the fondues:

a) Garlic Cheese Fondue (with wine)
b) Creamy Mushroom Cheese Fondue
c) Chocolate Orange Fondue

I think the lamb set is the best out of the meats I've tasted so far. Must go there again. Cheese! Chocolate! Yum! Unfortunately, no pictures this time. If only I had my K800i Cybershot phone, I could've taken lots of pictures. Next time perhaps.

Murphy's Law: If Something Can Go Wrong, It Will.....

It was supposed to be a simple in-and-out job. The plans were all laid out last night. I was supposed to meet the seller at Lowyat at about 2:00pm. I'd give her the money, get my merchandise, then leave.

The seller told me she would call me up at about 12:00pm today, just to confirm if she has available stock. I waited until about half-past 12 and still nothing. I made the first move. She answered but told me she would have to call me back after 10 minutes - she had to check with her supplier first.

She called me back and she told me that the price has increased by RM 30. We had an agreed price of RM 1205 last night! Still, I agreed. I was desperate. I couldn't wait any longer. I just had to have it. I told her I'd see her about 2:30pm at Lowyat, as agreed.

And as if it was all fated - things didn't go as planned. I got held up at home waiting for some people as Dad was going to send me out to the LRT station. After waiting about 15 minutes, I couldn't wait anymore as the group of people had not arrived. Both sisters wanted to go out shopping.

On the way out, I received a call from the seller's friend informing me that the seller could not meet me due to an emergency and her phone line was barred. I was at the traffic lights when I got the call. Because of that, I did not go to Lowyat. Because of that, I did not manage to get my new Sony Ericsson K800i. Because of that, I was not happy!

To make matters worse, the seller informed me that the price would continue to go up due to Christmas coming and might continue to go up until New Year. Does that mean I have to wait more than a month to get my phone! Shit!

Finally decided to go to 1Utama where both sisters wanted to do their shopping. I had reasons to go there as well - received a sms a few days back that my Sideshow Aragorn figure had finally arrived. It's been like a month or so after another store has received their shipment. But there's a saying, "Better late than never".

After spending more than 10 minutes looking for a parking space, it was finally about 4:00pm when we stepped into the mall.

As we were walking to the mall, I noticed a rubber bit of my shoe (that holds the laces) had detached itself! Me not happy! Grrr >:(

It's a good thing that my Air Presto's are slip-ons and the laces aren't really required.

Sisters decided to meet back at 5:00pm. Which was fine as I only needed to collect my figure. Spent about 1/2 an hour checking out various shops ie. Hush Puppies (there's a pair of shoes that I want), City Chain (there's a Seiko watch that I want - 25% discount too!), Jusco and Toys R Us for toys (I might want to get the RISK Boardgame, I don't know why), some chocolate shop - Cocoa Tree, I think (Nope, no Reese's Peanut Butter Cups there but Cadbury Old Gold - Rum & Raisin costs RM 15.90)

I finally arrived at the toy store only to find the shutters almost fully pulled down, but there were people inside. The sign on the shutters said they were out on break. The lady who sat outside looked familiar, I could swear that she works at the toy store. What the hell was she doing outside, taking a break? I walked off around the corner and I called the mobile number on the sign. Another one of the staff answered and said they were on break and would re-open at 6:00pm!

By that time, it was only about 4:45pm. Again, that added to the anger/disappointment. As I walked away, I had the feeling that I would not be getting my figure. And again, I thought it was fated. It was the 2nd item in a day that I wanted to get but was not able to!

As I walked back to the place where I was supposed to meet Dei and Daf, I got an sms from them that they were not done and needed another 30 minutes. It was almost 5:00pm. So off I went to Movie Magic, listened to some CDs, then stepped next door to get the glue for my shoes. The other pair - yes, it would appear all of my shoes are coming apart!

The Gaping Mouth

That said, the Nike Air Cortez is one of the damned best pair of shoes I've ever owned. Light and Super comfy, great for walking. I might need to hunt down another pair of these in a different colour.

Nike Air Cortez

After waiting around for them, it was almost 6:00pm. Decided to go back to the new wing where the store was located to collect my figure. When I got there, the shutters were still closed! And there were people at the counter. A few other people (potential customers) were waiting around but walked off.

Finally, I thought I had enough after waiting for about 15 minutes, I walked to the shutter and started looking through the holes. The guy who answered the call earlier came over and raised the shutters. Another couple came and asked if they were opened. The guy replied that they were about to close. The couple said they wanted 10 minutes to look around. The shop attendant then asked if the couple was going to buy anything. I don't remember his reply. He then turned his attention to me and asked if I was going to buy anything. I told him that I had an order to collect. Only then he let me in. "I should have done that earlier", I thought. MONEY TALKS!

As I went in, the owner came out and I told him that I was there to collect my order. He told me to just pick one box off the shelf. He then proceeded to tell me that the reason they were closed was because someone stole the mobile phone of the lady off the counter! Damn! And the reason they were closing early was probably to go make a report either to the building management or the police. Even though they had gone through a rough time, the owner and the other attendant still managed to indulge in some small talk about some of the other characters in the line that I was getting.

After a long and stressful day, it was time to leave. At least I got 1 out of the 2 items I wanted to. As we were walking back to the car, I noticed another part of my shoe that broke off! What the fuck!

When I finally got home, I thought of doing some minor repairs to my shoes when horror of horrors, I noticed even more bits that were cracked! WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?

From the looks of things, I don't think I'll be able to wear this pair of Air Presto's anymore. I can attempt to glue back some of the bits but I have no idea how long they will hold. Maybe its time for them to retire. They have served me well since I bought them in Melbourne back in 2001 for about AUS $170.00. Super-light, comfortable as its made of a stretchy material that fits like a pair of socks.

Goodbye Nike Air Presto, its been fun knowing ya.....

We had a gift exchange activity at work for Christmas, some people call it Secret Santa. Our version is called "Guardian Angel". We all had to pick a random name and every Wednesday and Friday, we had to do something nice for our "mortal" whose name we picked. At the end of the game, our identities will be revealed to each other.

So far, I've bought chocolates and sweets for my "mortal" and for the final gift, a vibrating massager. A colleague from work had a look at it the other day and thought it belonged to me - asking if I was going to use it for "exotic pleasures". I don't know what he's talking about as the girl I'm getting it for appears to be the innocent type. But looks can be deceiving, who knows. The main reason I got it was because, in our line of work, it gets stressful at times and they could use a good massage. That's it - no other reason!

But after looking at it, I agree with that other guy that this massager can be put to more "imaginative" uses - especially with the design being a hand and all that.

As for me, the first gift I received was a card, with key words in the wordings highlighted. The gift after that was a piece of chocolate cake and a piece of what appears to be chocolate fudge. I honestly have no idea what that other thing was but its chocolate! So I'm not complaining. Finally, I received a little Hot Wheels car on Wednesday. And since I'm off until the 27th of December, I'll get the remaind of my gifts plus find out who my "Angel" is when I go back to work!

Call me greedy but the only thing I'd really want for Christmas right now (right off the top of my head I mean) would be either one of the following:

Sony Ericsson K800i VS Nokia N73ME

It would appear that I'm still having trouble deciding when I almost plonked down my cash for the K800i this afternoon!

Another reason to get the Sony Ericsson K800i.....

Its pictures like this that convince me the K800i is the right choice.

Credit: tyangkage@Lowyat.net

Who would've thought that mobile phones can take photos of this quality.

And the accessories to go along with the phone.

The product Sony Ericsson MBW-100 is a regular analog wrist watch but it comes enabled with Bluetooth functionality. It can connect to your mobile phone and show you discreetly on a small OLED display who is calling you.

Further on, you can even cancel or mute any call with the help of a dedicated key. But the fun doesn't end here - you can easily command your phone's music player straight from your wrist - you can play, pause, or skip to the next track. Best of all, it would be almost impossible to loose your phone incidentally since the water-resistant wrist watch MBW-100 would warn you with an out-of-range alarm.

The arrival of such a device comes as a no surprise since Fossil has a history with clever wrist watches in their Tech Watches series. The range includes watches such as the Wrist Net one which supports the MSN Direct service and the Wrist PDA one which works with the PALM OS and comes with 8MB of memory. The Sony Ericsson MBW-100 will go on sale globally during Q4 of 2006 with a guideline retail price of approximately EUR 300.

Source: GSMARENA.com

Pretty James Bond-ish. Awesome! Better start saving up - 300 Euros comes up to almost RM 1500!

A must-see Flash site for the MBW-100 watch.

Now - black or silver?

Willy Wonka Whoring Wares.....

WTF?

WWWW was actually something I came up with while taking my shower.

Its actually "Willy Wonka Whoring Wares". Pretty nifty huh? I'm so proud of myself.

What does Willy Wonka have to do with anything? Almost EVERYTHING in this post tonight.




Tonight's post is all about chocolate. Mmmmm, yummy. I'll admit that I'm kind of a chocoholic. So without further ado......


Hershey's Dark Chocolate Kisses - I've always liked the slight bitterness of dark chocolate. This one, which I've never seen before was good. So much better than the normal milk chocolate.










A close-up of the Kiss.....

I think sis got it from the airport though I can't be really sure.














Hershey's Kissables.

Is it just me or does Hershey's milk chocolate taste a little dodgy? Anyone?

No idea where sis got this from.









I was rummaging through the fridge the other day and I found a couple of these and decided to take some photos.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Some colleagues brought some back from the California the last time they were there for training.








Some people claim that its the BEST chocolate ever. I don't know if I can agree with that but its pretty good.

Read this and this

Somehow stumbled upon those 2 blogs, and I have no idea how.

Again, no idea where sis got this but I didn't get a taste this time. Damn.


Today's "haul". They're having this Christmas thing where we have to do something nice for a random person whose name we pull out of a box.

This "game" is played every Wednesday and Friday.

And because I was rushing - I didn't really have time to scout for a present which was my intention of going out early today. Damn O'Brien's sandwiches distracted me. I have no idea why I had a craving to try O'Brien's today. RM 16 or so for a sandwich isn't cheap. But the Crispy Turkey was really crispy though



More Hershey's!

The Mallow Blast. While looking around for the last minute present for this girl I'm supposed to be nice to, I came across this - which I've never seen before.







On the packaging:
Hershey's Mallow Blast - Chocolate Covered Marshmallow with Strawberry Flavored Filling.
It's a mind-blowing combination of light, chewy Marshmallows bursting with luscious Strawberry flavor, dipped in rich Hershey's Milk Chocolate.


I'm a glutton and I've already had a couple of these. They're alright - more marshmallows, less chocolate though. Funny thing is, I don't think I can taste enough of the weird tasting chocolate.

RM 4.95 for the big pack and I think they
have some promotion for the smaller pack at RM 1.75 or so at Jusco 1Utama.

There was also the orange and the grape flavored ones, just like it said at the back of the package.


WTF is wrong with Roy, you wonder? Why am I posting about food and of all things, chocolate?

To prove that I've not gone insane from work-related stress, here's a picture of one of my purchases this week.

Spider-Man Origins - Spider-Man vs Doctor Octopus Battle Pack

RM 49.90 for this which I think is a bargain. I've been looking high and low for this version of Spider-Man after finding that my first one was not able to make his hands into a fist but were in a fixed "web shooting pose". One problem with Doc Ock is that he's not able to put his hands down to his sides. I've tried and looked but I don't see any joints to do so. But I got this set mainly for Spidey anyway.

Good job HASBRO for reissuing this figure. Now, if only you'd reissue the McFarlane version of Spider-Man.

So, had you fooled didn't I? Thought I'd no longer talk about toys? Got you good. Got your real good.

I've still not gotten my phone yet. Tempted to get it over the weekend but if I pay cash, money will be very, very tight this month. Then again, there's news that we might be getting paid earlier this month - so maybe I wouldn't have to wait that much longer.

However, several pictures I've seen have made me think twice about getting the Sony Ericsson K800i. Out of nowhere, comes this new contender:

The Nokia N73 ME (Music Edition)

And the image that really caught my eye was this picture by one of the forummers over at Lowyat.net

Photo credit: Beckzaidan@lowyat.net

Red on black is really eye catching. I think the red-theme for the phone is really awesome. There's a silver-faced version which is pretty decent looking as well.

The Pros:
1) Again, its a Nokia and that's huge plus point for me
2) The shape isn't as "blocky" as the K800i
3) The camera is comparable to the K800i but not as advanced in terms of features
4) Smartphone - able to open files like QuickWord and QuickSheet with the QuickOffice Document Viewer and also Adobe PDF files. Alot more sophisticated to what I'm used to. No idea what the hell am I going to do with these functions but what the heck.
5) The memory cards for Nokia are cheaper

The Cons:
1) Unstable OS - Been hearing some horror stories about how it freezes for no apparent reason
2) No stereo Bluetooth - but come ot think of it, how often am I going to use Bluetooth?
3) I'm going to have to fork out about RM 200 - 300 extra for this phone because its newer
4) I'm so used to Nokia's interface, I'm just concerned I won't be able to adapt to the Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson will be unfamiliar territory for me.

Shit - I hate being so indecisive. How hard is it to actually get a new phone? I reckon I still have a couple of weeks left to think it over.

Nokia or the Sony Ericsson?

Anyone wants to help me decide? How about a vote!Talk some sense into me!!!!!