will i am's delayed diary

Dropping like flies... Swiped from solcito_cr . People are dropping like flies in my company. The number of colleagues diagnosed with life-threatening diseases seems to be on the rise. To date: A male senior manager underwent a double coronary bypass A male in-house consultant was diagnosed with irregular heartbeat after feeling unwell during a meeting A female HR director also underwent a coronary bypass A senior QA officer recently died after a two-year battle with lung cancer A female project manager just told me that she's scheduled for an angioplasty Wondering whether all this is work-related. Lack of exercise. Stress. Long hours. So scary. So young. Time to take more precautions and value life!

Bookmark for your banned books Swiped from mj*laflaca . “If left unchecked, the publications can corrupt the morals of society,” said ministry principal assistant secretary (Publication Control Division and Al-Quran Text) Abdul Aziz Abdul Latif. Definitely bestsellers if given a chance: Masalah Seksual Yang Anda Malu Tanya Rintihan Jiwa Seorang Lesbian Serakah Anak-anak Zombie Khazanah Mutiara Hikmah Suami Isteri dan Bakal Pengantin But now.... they have no chance to shine. :P. Anyone know where I can order online? :P.

Zack X Cloud Swiped from crossbonesandstars . Recently, I finished playing Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core on the PSP. Quite a fun game of slash - slash - slash - upgrade - slash - slash - upgrade - slash - slash - slash. You get the picture. Typical FF style, but just that the battle style is not turn-based. The hero is Zack Fair , a member of SOLDIER who loves to do.... squats. Yes, squats . The storyline is the usual blend of Japanese weirdness and CGI eyecandy. And there's the usual romance subplot. Zack loves Aerith ( the typical female protagonist ), but through the progress of the game, we get to see something funny going on between him and Cloud Strife , a SOLDIER lackey. Zack Fair: [hears his voice] Embrace your dreams. [brief pause] Zack Fair: If you want to be a hero, you need to have dreams. Cloud Strife: Thank you... I won't forget. [stands up; bows his head in sadness; once he recovers] Cloud Strife: Good night [turns to leave, stops; almost whispered] Cl...

malaysia flag Swiped from khae_276 . Is it just me, or does it seem like that the number of Hungry Ghost Festival flags that are flying are comparable to the flags for National Day ? So much for the 52nd year of independence. Long weekend. Long weekend. Long weekend. And remember, avoid Bt. Jalil at all cost on Monday morning y'all!

24-bottles of beer Swiped from The Portrait Gallery . If you're not going to enforce a law, please scrap it. The head of the government coming out to the press, hoping that she will "appeal", sounds fishy. Might as well just say it outright that the government needs a way to turun pentas . And it kinda implies the executive is meddling with the judiciary. If she wants to go through with it, lantaklah ...

Snooty Swiped from Travelin' Librarian . Jeff recently told me about a famous restaurant near my office, Shin Kee . I was told that the Hainanese Pork Chop is to die for! But that slipped my mind the day I went there with my colleagues, no thanks to the excellent service. Waiter: What you want to eat? Colleague: (wondering what to order as there was no menu) Do you have Singapore Bihun? Waiter: No bihun. Moi: Wat Tan Hor? Waiter: No cantonse style. Colleague: Beef Hor Fun? Waiter: No beef here. Colleague: Just Dry Hor Fun? Waiter: We don't serve hor fun. Only mee and bihun. Colleague: =_=" Zar dou! The food was OK, but kinda expensive wor.... my Hokkien Mee with sea coconut tong sui cost me MYR10.50.

I just recently watched this short film by Yasmin Ahmad from the 15Malaysia project and I must say that there are many ways to interpret it. It's so brief and full of unspoken moments that one can draw many conclusions from it. In the comments section, people have spoken about inter-racial love, the plight of the non-bumiputera's, racial stereotypes and etc. Here's what I think: Hon Kah Hoe is twinky! Dahlah topless! Sekian...

Dust It Swiped from williamnyk . Sprinkle pepper over hot soup, fried noodles and meat marinades to get a zing when you put it in your mouth later. But who would have thought that sprinkling something into your hair would give it a zing too? Well, I'm not talking about pepper anymore, but Schwarzkopf's Osis+ Dust It . On the shaker, it's described as a mattifying powder. You still do your hair as usual with wax or mud, and tsuz it up with the powder later. Surprisingly, the white powder adds volume to your hair and gives your hair shafts a lift! Magical stuff! Will it work down south too? :P

The Rebel Pirate Swiped from Osvaldo_Zoom . At my headquarters, there's this manager who's kinda like a loose cannon. Very capable. Very knowledgable. Can handle business and technical by himself. Clear of thought and strong of opinion. A devil on the treadmill. Unfortunately, he's eccentric and can be difficult to work with. His behaviour can be compared to a loanshark as the way he talks is crude and loud. Often uses weird nouns like niau kua ( bird melon?! ). I'll go so far as to say that he looks deranged and has a wild look in his eyes at times. Loves wuxia novels and frequently quotes them. I suspect he tried learning one of the legendary kung fu and got burnt out in the process ( chau foh yap moh ). The terrible thing is, he has taken a liking to me. For no reason, he would call my name, "William chai, William chai....." . Occasionally he would come ruffle my hair and remark about my round butt and expanding waistline. Once, he even hugged m...

.Warung Ayam Betutu Gilimanuk. Swiped from seorangprempuan . On the last day of our trip, we got up early for a swim at the pool. Like in BKK, the pool water was salty. No cute boys joined us, just two ang moh women beached like whales at the deck chairs. Finishing up, we went for breakfast. Not much time was left, so we quickly did some last minute packing and KH even managed to squeeze in a quickie at bed's edge. :P. Pak Media was already downstairs waiting for us, so we quickly loaded everything into the APV and headed for lunch. He had recommended Ayam Betutu at a local shop-- Ayam Betutu Khas Gilimanuk , Tuban. Everyone was practically down to their last few thousand rupiah, so we blew it all on lunch. We ordered one Ayam Betutu , half a Bebek Betutu and some Satay Lilit . The poultry was quite nice, but super spicy!!! It went very well with white rice and balinese peanuts. By the end of lunch, my lips and tongue were numb. The skewers of meat were just average. Ki...

Brotherly Love Swiped from Hammer51012 . Suddenly, my GTalk window pops up.... Pioneer Di: Koorrrrrrrrr.... 30 minutes later, an MSN chat window pops up... Prez Di: Koorrrrrrrrr.... Later in the night before I sleep... Kynz Di: Kor, not yet sleep ah? The occasional SMS. It's great being a kor . :P

I HEART Bali Swiped from williamnyk . Sun, sea and surf was the theme for our fourth day in Bali. At around 9:00am, Pak Media whisked us off to Turtle Island for some watersports. Turns out the price of activities there was quite steep when we compared the price to the day trip provided by the hotel, but what to do. We ended up with the glass bottom boat ( basically nothing to see, it was just a mode of transport ) and the snorkelling at USD30 per person. We took our gear and headed out without much of a talk about safety precautions. Took the boatmen some time to find a good location for us. After putting on the life jacket, flippers and mask, we jumped into the choppy sea. It was such a shock for me to be in such disturbed waters and the water was damn salty. Felt like a salted fish in a jar. I couldn't the hang of breathing and I kinda struggled for some time before I could properly look at the colourful fishies at the bottom. Not that many fishes, but there were more ...

Protect me from the germs! Swiped from J.C. Schroder . I've been wanting to blog about this since my flight back from Singapore, but it slipped my mind. Coming in from Denpasar, it was brought to my attention again-- MOH's stupid health declaration form. The content is quite standard really, except for one checklist item-- Are you arriving from a country with H1N1 local transmission as defined in WHO's list? How the f*ck am I supposed to have that bit of information? Stupid. Keep healthy people!

Open With Caution Swiped from williamnyk . Early in the morning, we headed out to Pura Taman Ayun , Mengwi. According to our guide, it was originally a small family temple for the royal family there, but it was slowly expanded to attract more subjects to come as to consolidate their political power. A beautifully-manicured green field can be found at the entrance, together with a fountain and a dais where the king used to watch military parades go by. Moving in past the main gates was a drum tower that gives a fantastic view of the grounds. The inner temple was surrounded by a moat. Moving around it, one can see many thatched, pagoda-like shrines ( meru ) to the mountain peaks. All of them had odd-numbered roofs, except for one which is said to house a spirit of a very capable prime minister who was at odds with the king. Before we made it past the split gate, my batteries died. The same problem that I had in Melbourone-- my charger can't charge outside of Malaysia!!! *&^^%$...

SK is a succubus. A tofu succubus. It happened ever since she was diagnosed with IBS. When we go out for dinner together, if there's a fried tofu dish ( local tofu ke, jap tofu ke, semua hentam )... she will quietly suck out the innards and leave me the fried shell. I only get the scraps... Will I become one too at this rate?! Save me! P.S.: She won't be back in KL till Monday, so the usually unpublishable can see the light of day!

Barong & Monkey Swiped from williamnyk . Warning: Super long post ahead! On Wednesday morning, we got up early to sample the buffet breakfast at the hotel. The usual fare of sausages, eggs, toast, porridge, fried rice, fried noodles and etc. The coffee was bad. Pak Media was dressed to the nines that day as it was a religious festival ( a day of warding one's heart against evil intent ). He wore his songket and he had his headgear on with a frangipani tucked at the back. A few grains of rice were stuck on his forehead. The drive to Batubulan was quite pleasant as the roads were in quite good condition. Not ridden with potholes like in Malaysia. I noticed that our driver was overly fond of the horn. It sounded every five minutes for every little "disturbance" in his line of sight. KH and I just snuggled at the back seat the whole time. We had around 20 minutes before the Barong performace started, so Pak Media recommended that we head backstage to camwhore and loo...

I.O.E.U. Swiped from williamnyk . Another gift from my dear SK. Jangan jeles ya! She surprised me with it when she picked me up from the airport from my Singapore Siesta . It's a silver necklace and pendant from Marc Jacobs . The pendant has a disc that spins, and when it does, the seemingly random characters on its surface combine to read I LOVE YOU . Hehe. So cute! Thanks again dear! Have a safe trip to Kuching.

View from 2212 Swiped from williamnyk . Hi guys and girls. It's story time again. This time about my trip to the beautiful island of Bali. Four of us ( Jack, SK, KH and I ) bought the tickets in 2008 and we only finalised the details about a fortnight before the trip. SK played a big part liasing with Jack in regards to the lodging and tour arrangements. Such a hassle. I hate handling these details. Hehe. Anyway, the trip was from a Tuesday to a Saturday and since I have so much leave to burn, I took the Monday off as well to spend time with KH. In the morning, I went to TM Point with my mum to disconnect our CDMA line and settle a few chores, while KH got his hair done at Centro ( the HSBC promotion thing ). I met KH at The Gardens at around lunch. The stylist gave him a good cut and colour. I definitely approve. Lunch was at Canton-i . A word of advice-- if you're hungry, don't order the stir-fried pork belly noodles, it's usually the last to arrive. Their fr...

On Thursday nights at 10:00pm, there's this short Malay comedy on TV3 entitled Datin Wanabe that really caught my attention. It revolves around a Malay family that's trying VERY HARD to climb up the social ladder. But truth be told, it's just the wife, Kat who desperately wants to do so. She's the star. With her perfect hair, half-inch makeup and awning-like eyelashes, she strives to live the SUPER DATIN life. Her husband, Bakar loves her and pretty much lets her do what she wants although he's just a clerk in the civil service. While her children, Faiz and Fazi are often the victims of her machinations. Then there's the maid who doesn't look like the maid. Kat is forever showing off to the neighbours, making calls to her fellow Datins and just generally being annoying and deluded. Here are some of my favourite scenes: Kat: Saya mahu Faiz jadi HO-MO-SEK-SUAL. Fazi: HAR! ME-TRO-SEK-SUAL la Mak.... Kat: ME-TRO-SEK-SUAL? Ar u shu-re? *** Kat: Bila abang angkat...

the island where i live Swiped from tropicaLiving . Hi guys and girls, FYI, I will be on holiday from Tuesday till Saturday with the boyfie, SK and Jack. We will be in Bali soaking up the sun, sights and culture. Pray that we manage to skirt the tenacious flu and terrorist shenanigans. If you're lucky, I may come back with loads of sun-drenched cuties in my spy cam. Hehe. The week didn't start as well as I expected with work troubles and all, so I think I will just shut that part of mind off and enjoy the time off!!! See you soon!

StAnne2009-1 Swiped from williamnyk . In the morning, SK told me that her sleep was interrupted, not by the hooligans from yesterday, but by my mum! My mum has a penchant for talking in her sleep and when she does, the voice is quite spooky and panicky. SK thought it was a ghost! We got dressed and by 07:15am, we were at the coffee house having breakfast. The nasi lemak was crap, but the porridge was better. And as SK was getting some toast, she found some little keong frolicking in the bread basket. :S. After having our fill, we boarded the bus and headed to Maxwell Hill . Due to our lateness, the 4WDs had already left. Since the road is very winding ( like a bobby pin with VERY sharp corners ), steep and is single lane, they have a time slot for vehicles going up and down. So our group broke up into several batches. I sat in a 4WD whereas SK and my mum got onto an open air truck not unlike those you see DBKL using. The drive up really got my adrenaline pumping. Not only did they ...