It's not about the money. It's about sending a message.....

Jag invited me and the team to his 21st birthday bash held on 4th October 2008. He told us that he rented a hall and invited about 250 guests.

In my 29 years, I've never attended such parties before and I didn't know what to expect. In fact, I didn't know this was an "in" thing. I previously saw some photos of someone else's 21st Birthday Bash with multi-tier cake etc.

I guess it was considered an honour to be invited, so I arranged to go after "work" with some of my colleagues.

Now, as I mentioned, this was the first time I was attending someone's 21st Birthday Bash that was as extravagant and opulent as this.

The entrance to the hall


The "kollum" at the entrance

The invitation said it was starting after 7:31 pm (yes, it said that specifically). I left the office at 8:00 pm and when we arrived at the hall, we were informed by the father that he would make his appearance at 8:45 pm.

What followed was like something from a Chinese Wedding. He appeared at the entrance of the hall and there was some kind of music blaring and people will popping streamers etc. He was wearing a coat, then proceeded to wear his sunglasses and then strolled down the red carpet to the stage.

Birthday Boy posing on stage

They had hired a DJ who played music and it was all Tamil/Hindi and I didn't understand a word of it. The DJ was also the emcee for the day, and was speaking Tamil.

I think I was the only Chinese in the whole hall!

The birthday boy called his family on to the stage to cut the birthday cake and take some photos, then next came the relatives.

Friends & Family

And what happened next was kinda bizarre (to me anyway). Each one of the family member's would feed him a small piece of cake, and he would feed them in return. This went on with every one of his family members (parents and sisters) and then continued with the relatives! As I mentioned, this was the first time I've been to something like this so it happens I suppose.

Then it was announced that dinner was served. It was buffet-styled Indian food. Mutton curry, fried chicken etc.

All in all, the Birthday Boy told me they spent about RM 11,000 for the entire bash. How much did I spend my 21st Birthday..... I can't remember.

Decided to head down to Sunway Pyramid today. I haven't been there since construction started on the new wing. I guess it has been at least 1 - 2 years since I've been there.

They have a new parking bay indicators with sensors that turn red when there's a car in the bay.

I think its a great system and will reduce the number of times where we think we see an empty bay, only to speed there and find that there's a Kancil or Kelisa parked.

Pyramid has some kind of concierge service where we were looking at the directory when a lady called Cynthia came up to us to assist us. We wanted to have Fish & Co. and was informed that it has now been taken over by Manhattan Fish Market. I asked her why, and she informed that Fish & Co. wasn't doing very well and were closing down stores.

NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Fish & Co. (IMHO) is so much better than Manhattan Fish Market. Fish & Co. had a lemon butter sauce on their Fish & Chips which tastes so much better than Manhattan's garlic butter sauce.

I noticed there was a Wendy's and decided to try it out. I remember an outlet in Sungai Wang ages ago, then it closed down.

The burger was pretty damn big. I ordered the 3/4 Pounder Triple Wendy's Burger and I don't think I'll be ordering this anymore, maybe the Double Burger is sufficient.

But I think the best thing was the Baked Potato with Cheese & Cheese and the M&M's Frosty, which is supposedly like a milkshake/Flurry.

We bought our tickets for "Eagle Eye" before we proceeded to look for something to eat.

The movie wasn't anything to shout about, it sure wasn't "The Dark Knight" :p

I just checked reviews and it didn't score very well. I guess the next movie to look out for this year would be "Quantum Of Solace" due to be released on 6th November 2008.

Teaser Poster

Final (???) Poster

Stop and stare, you start wonder why you're here not there.....

On 1st September 2008, this was what I posted:

It looks like a 6-day working week will be the norm if I want to get my stuff finished. I found extra hours ie. going early, leaving late isn't really as productive. We'll see what happens as I start the 6:00 pm - 3:00 am shift today.

And now, here we are, 5th October 2008. What a crazy month it has been. In addition to packing in 14 hour days, I worked Saturday's as well.

So much has been happening, it isn't funny and I didn't have time to blog.

I'm behind on my regular TV fix. The series that I need to catch up on:

a) Supernatural - Season 3
b) Prison Break - Season 3
c) The Batman - Season 5
d) Heroes - First 3 episodes of Season 3
e) Knight Rider 2008 - Episode 1

There were things that happened at work and I was gobsmacked! The changes came like a tsunami, we didn't see it coming. And there was no time to recover when the next bit of news came.

I've been given an offer - something which might work out for the better. And I've given my response. Now to see what and when it happens.

I lost my Credit Card at TGIF's last weekend. I passed it to the waiter got the slip back but failed to notice that they didn't give the card back. I managed to block the card before further transactions were made.

I sent an email via the website as well as to the email address printed on the receipt and I didn't get a response until 2 days later. The GM said that they were busy due to the Hari Raya holidays. He/she apologized and promised me some vouchers. Let's see what happens.

Because of the Hari Raya holidays as well, my card will be sent to me, but delayed of course.

I decided to give Carl's Jr. another go a couple of weeks back. And this confirms it, I was conned the first time around:

This is what Chilli Cheese Fries are supposed to look like!

They forgot my cheese the first time I ordered my Chilli Cheese Fries. The combo of a Double Western Burger, Chilli Cheese Fries and a medium drink was abit too much for me to stomach. Or was it?

Maybe I should go for a 2nd round to see if its really too much. I guess the Chilli Cheese Fries is best shared but no one else at home consumes beef so.....

In between all that's been happening, I was at the launch party of the official Malaysian SONY Playstation 3 release. I want one too!

Because I was rushing to catch the bus to work, I couldn't take more photos. There were some Cosplay girls, competitions and the queue to be the first 3 in line started 2 days before! It was even out in The Star newspaper.

The bus stop


The launch party "area"

I'd love to have a SONY Playstation 3 too. Maybe when "The Dark Knight" Blu-Ray is released later this year.

2-Disc Blu-Ray Limited Edition!

In the meantime, more info about the official Malaysian SONY Playstation 3 here.

The new Honda Civic is due out later this year. I've seen some photos online, pretty nice. A lot better than the old/current design.

Honda City with Modulo Bodykit


Side profile similar to Big Brother, the current-gen Honda Civic

I've also did some changes to my Hot Toys Joker. Smudged the makeup a little bit more, resulting in a look that's less "panda-eyed":

Before

1st Attempt


2nd Attempt

And finally, "The Dark Knight" figure is out! Some stores have already received their shipment. I should be getting mine within the next few weeks if Rey gets his shipment in.

Hot Toys The Dark Knight suit and Batman Begins suit

It's gorgeous. But some people complain that its still too bulky and Christian Bale in suit was slim in the movie.

Some guy actually modified the body by removing excess plastic and came up with the results below. Beautifully done.

Not only that, She Predator Machiko is expected to arrive this month as well:

Can you say OUCH 2 times, really, really loudly?