will i am's delayed diary

The Love of Money Swiped from nomm de photo . My company is notorious for delaying salary increments without any official announcements. The management will never inform you that there will or will not be any salary increment. Don't ask me about bonuses, because THAT has never happened. It's a dirty word to use in my presence. You just wait. If it happens, it happens. And so, I just recently received my long overdue salary increment. Nearly 2 years already. And one would expect that with the delay, they would combine 2 increments into 1. Dream on! Any backdating you might ask? Do pigs fly? No. Are my top managers pigs? Yes! Oh well. Everyone was so pissed. Checking the amount of the credit advice on M2U, we couldn't really tell if there had been an increase. The amount must have been so small that it was smothered by the scheduled deductions. :(. I was pissed, so I left for lunch at 12pm sharp. Picked up KT and SK for lunch at Kung Fu Pan Mee at Puchong Jaya. On ...

Ever since mum and I watched Dama Orchestra 's "September Tales", we were quite smitten by the their productions and Tan Soo Suan's voice ( most probably it was because we were Teresa Teng junkies as well ). Following that, we bought tickets to "Butterfly Lovers". Once again, we were bowled over by their musical prowess and voice talent. Come 2009, I knew I had to watch their musical "I Have A Date With Spring" . For those of you who have gone to KTV with me, you would know that oldies are my staple. So it was definitely a must-watch. SK, mum and I caught the matinee show last Sunday at KLPAC and we weren't disappointed. The musical is an adaptation of To Kwok Wai's play of the same name. It's in Cantonese with english and chinese subtitles. The story revolves around 4 aspiring singers-- Butterfly Yiu ( played by the talented Tan Soo Suan ), Lulu, Nancy and Feng Ping. They shared their lives, careers, trials and tribulations. There...

Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008 Swiped from Ever Star . SK and I just finished watching "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008" on DVD. It's a production from China with several HK artistes. 50 episodes in 3 discs. We finished way ahead of schedule cause we used the fast-forward most of the time. The hero Guo Jing can be so annoying. So naive. So loyal. So stupid. Can never get it through his thick head that his brother Yang Kang hates his guts and wants him dead. However, even morons like him get to learn fantastic kung fu and get the pretty girl, Huang Rong. The whole story is a rojak of people from Peach Blossom Island, the Jin kingdom, Mongols, the Beggar Clan, White Camel Mountain, the Quan Zhen Sect and etc. The characters keep running into each other although the geographical location is large and everyone seems to have some kind of unfinished business with everyone else. Talk about convoluted. Basically, it's about fighting to be the No. 1 and the Nine Yin...

Einstein's blackboard Swiped from Garrettc . After putting off twice due to scheduling conflicts ( and lack of motivation ), I finally attended the employee talk by my Chairman. It was held at a small auditorium at my parent company's HQ. Those who have gone before me warned that it was a snooze fest, so I left my Taman Desa office at 11:45 to book a place at the back row. But before that, we had lunch at Sakae Sushi at One Utama. The captain looked and sounded like he worked for the triad before. o.O. But do watch out for the cute waiter. :D. Post-lunch coffee was at Kluang Station. My first time there and I was not impressed. We were warned not to be late, but on the contrary, the big boss was late 15 minutes. I'm not complaining especially when it also ended half an hour before schedule. Hehe. Like all his other talks, it was full of question marks, theories and mathematics. He kept on dropping names of famous mathematicians. He presented the culmination of his ...

eye_of_sauron Swiped from matthewlw . With Deepavali falling on a Saturday, I got Monday off as a replacement. Did not get much rest at all that day with me running around settling my chores. The first order of the day was to pay my mechanic bill from Saturday. The air-conditioner compressor had cost me MYR495!!! :'(. Next, I went to the Acer service center in SUbang Jaya. Luckily I found the industrial park as I missed out on 60% of the landmarks in the early part of my directions. Unlike the HP-Compaq service center, it wasn't packed with people. I brought in 2 lappies, my office notebook and SK's personal notebook. I waited till noon for them to replace SK's keyboard, but mine was "warded". The LCD cover had cracked at the hinges and the LCD panel is practically severed if not for the connections. It's falls over without support. They took ages to source the left bracket and after 4 working days I was told that repairs would cost MYR550! Lunch ...

My beloved mother-in-law Swiped from erickguerrero.com / Pinoy Sydneysider . JustBecks' recent visit to his BF's hometown in Batu Pahat inspired me to write this post about in-laws. Have you ever met your "mother-in-law"? If you have, does she even know that you're her "son-in-law"? In my case, I have met my "mother-in-law" and KH has met his. However, there is a big difference in our experience. KH has only met my mother once and that occasion also marks my coming out to my family. Ever since that day, I have kept KH under wraps for fear that she might remember him. Truth be told, KH wants to meet her. During CNY, he even suggested that I hide him among a group of friends. I wouldn't want to take the chance. Sigh. As for me, I have met KH's mother for many times. I have sat down to lunch with her and visited her at home. And she knows who I am. And most importantly she knows who I am to her beloved son. It's not like she i...

Such wisdom from a sleazy roadside advertisement I saw in Taman Desa: Wang ringgit boleh dicari, kebahagian rumahtangga tidak boleh dijual-beli In case you got a P7 for your Bahasa Malaysia, it means that money can always be earned, but marital happiness can never be bought. So, forget about OT tonight, go home and f*ck your hubby's brains out. Instant marital bliss. Money problems? Have sex. Your spouse giving you ten-cent face? Have sex. In-laws meddling all the time? Have sex. Looking for more such nuggets of wisdom? Fret not. Keep your eyes peeled in wet markets and under flyovers for phrases such as "Mann Cream", "Approved by KKM" and "ILoveBanana.com". Happy hunting!

Guess Who!? Swiped from mousleyka . During my stupid weekly status meeting with my Fatty Boss ( aka PuiZ ), he threw his weight around again ( definitely not a problem for him ). Questioning about delays and lack of progress ( with the exception of the ad hoc stuff he asked us to do-- as if that wasn't enough a distrubance ). And so, he displayed his enlightened leadership again by appointing me Project Manager of the non-existent project. Well, it was HIS job to begin with. So now, he can be an imaginary Project Director. If you can't get to the position in real life, you can consider using this role-playing method for your own simulated hegemony. In a nutshell, I'm the slave driver and also the slave. I'm the bullock and also the farmer holding the whip. I'm riding myself. Such a mystery right? You want things to get done, but you think that they happen from cheap talk and require no time. Snap out of it. Get real.

Goon Wah Restaurant, Kuchai Lama Swiped from lee wye jon . The 3rd celebration for my birthday took place at SK's place on my birthday. Having 2 days of replacement leave, she volunteered to prepare a nice steamboat dinner for me. On Thursday, she went out to the market to get the fresh meat, vegetables and seafood. A magnificent spread it was with fish, cuttlefish, squid, pacific clams, abalone , chicken ( do ask SK what happened at the market ), lala , mushrooms, leafy greens, fishballs, meatballs, beancurd, prawns and etc. The stock was made with chicken, pork and eau de ormeau . It was basically a family affair with Peng, her housemate ( + BF ) and my Mei , KT ( + BF ). On Friday ( my birthday! ), I took a day of annual leave ( 9 more days to clear ). Brought mum out to cut her hair, then together with SK and Cyan we went to Restoran Goon Wah , Kuchai Lama for some XO Fish Head Noodle. It's Teochew style with beancurd and yam in a claypot. Also do try their loh sh...

IKEA Swiped from williamnyk . Last Sunday, SK and I endured a half an hour crawl on the LDP ( cause the idiots closed on lane at the TTDI intersection ) to get to IKEA. And you wanna know why we were there? Cause my mum wanted to buy a clock. But it wasn't a wasted trip. We came out with 2 clocks and 2 towels. And I noticed that IKEA likes to hire cute college boys as their cashiers. Twinky Cashier: Sir, would you like a plastic bag? Moi: (..............................) Huh? Oh. No. Yummy! And can anyone tell me what a sprung mattress is? A secondhand spring mattress perhaps? :P.

Schwarszkopf Swiped from williamnyk . Looks like reading Mens Health has paid off for me. Not that I have a six-pack now. No higher energy level. My relationship with my boss isn't better. I DEFINITELY did not get more luck with the ladies. None of that. But I got a Schwarszkopf hamper from them!!! Hehe. I wrote them an e-mail in response to their swimming article ( Swim For Your Life ) in the August issue and it got into the Tell Mens Health Segment !!! Hehe. The hamper contains a bottle of shampoo, conditioner and some strong styling paste. Thank you Blu Inc for the "birthday present" and SK and KT for collecting it for me.

Greeting Card With Paper Lace Swiped from sugarpinkrose . It's always fun receiving a greeting card. Even more fun if it had gone through the screwy logistics of Pos Malaysia and ends up in your postbox. Never threw a single card away ( except for those from insurance agents! ), stashed all of 'em in my drawer. Going through the cards really brings back memories-- birthdays; thank you's; condolences; thinking of you's; graduation; valentines; Then I thought about those that KH gave me. I couldn't find 'em!! Panic! After doing some rummaging, I finally found them under my boxes of unopened undies. Hehe. Forgotten that I had changed the location after doing some reorg. I wonder if I should tie them in a stack with a ribbon and put it an old chocolate tin like in the movies. Hehe. After doing some statistics, the bulk of my cards are actually from SK! And all of 'em are pretty and unique. Here's a little sneak peek into my chocolate tin of memories...

Sigg Swiped from williamnyk . Ten colleagues ( from 3 different project sites ) and one ex-colleague teamed up to get me a birthday present. In exchange, they wanted me to treat them to a birthday dinner. This is quite a break from our usual tradition of treating the birthday boy or girl to lunch or dinner, sans the present. But hey, a change is good. And so, a date and venue was decided upon. We ended up in PappaRich , 3 1/2 Mile Square, 5 days before my actual birthday. The place was quite cozy, and had a better interior than Old Town. The food is also better and more diverse, but I must say that the drinks menu is really memeningkan . Tried their chicken hor fun -- it was pretty good, and had a good portion of steamed chicken, but I still prefer the soup from Old Town. It was a pretty subdued affair at first, but when the camera came out, we started bringing the house down. Goofy laugther and stupid jokes... enough to bring your eyes rolling. When everyone had eaten, it wa...

29, yes! Swiped from OliBac . Data ehsan Jabatan Statistik Negara, 2009: Age: 29 Number of siblings: 2 Number of BF's: 1 ( kuota ada 3 lagi, :P ) Number of ex's: 0 Number of blog posts: 771 Number of blog hits: 61,000 Number of blog subscriptions: 103 Number of Dear 's: 1 Number of Di 's: 4 Number of Mei 's: 1 Number of offspring: 1 Number of underwear: Pending full audit Number of countries visited: 4 Bank account balance: Pending input from KH Number of work projects completed: 4 Number of promotions: 2 Note: For other statistics, you may request them and if they're not covered by the Official Secrets Act, I will reveal them in my next post. Happy Birthday to me.

I Press On Swiped from unxpektd . Recently, my mum's friend's brother was released after a decade of psychiatric care. During his treatment, he was acquainted with Christianity. The story was that he was supposed to attend a bible study thing, so he requested that his sister get him a bible. Since my mum's friend is Taoist ( with a mini temple above her bungalow no less ), she seeked a favour from my mum. In the SMS, he specifically asked for this bible: New King James Bible: Standard Revised Edition But being Catholics, we also know nuts about Protestant bibles. LOL. I only know that the Catolic Bible contains 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament whereas the Protestant bibles has some variation. So off we went to Glad Sounds at section 14. I immediately went to the counter for some help and the helpful uncle showed us a whole rack of bibles. "This whole section is the King James Version (KJV)." "Below it is the New King J...

backseat driver Swiped from flint photos . Note: This is perfect for today. A stalled car at the Taman Bt. Jalil traffic light. A screwed up traffic light setting at the Puncak Jalil-Sg. Besi Puchong intersection and a slow crawl on the Seremban Highway. And not to mention yesterday's molasses-like traffic flow into OUG. Don't you just love it when you drive and a backseat driver questions your choice of route? Don't you just love it when you've parked your car. Pulled out the key. Got out of the vehicle and someone comments that you should move your car a "little"? Don't you just love it when people hog the road at 40km/h, open the window and smoke their ciggies? Lord, grant me PATIENCE.

Otak-Otak Place - 2 Swiped from Black Tie White Lie . This year's Mid-Autumn Festival started like any other Saturday for me... a trip to the wet market. The only difference was that CK joined us. But it was good. We got him to push the cart instead. Hehe. Felt like having a male maid. I was supposed to pick up the Shanghai mooncakes ( with yam filling, so yummy! ) that I had ordered from my colleague, but that kinda fell through. I told myself the whole of last night-- remember to bring the office keys! And when I stepped out of the lift, I just remembered that I also need the DOOR CARD! Ugh! Brunch was Bao Xiang at Puchong Jaya. It's a branch from the famous shop in Klang. We ordered ribs, cartiledge and intestines. All came in very dainty bowls. Lots more meat than soup. When you ask for more soup, they also bring it to you in very small bowls! So precious. The taste is a bit different from usual, leaves a sweet aftertaste at the base of your throat. Quite special....

Put a ring on it Swiped from Its a KH-LINDER, It's a CALANDER....Its a colander . Many things can be done to spice up a flagging sex life. Among the favourites include sex toys ( roll out the electric nipple clamps! ), role-playing ( time for your physical, Mr. KH ), a change of environment ( skanking in the great outdoors ) and even perhaps asking hot strangers to join you in the bedroom ( care to audit my condom drawer? ). Honestly I've not tried 'em all. But my good friend Ryan was kind enough to buy KH and I a cock ring as a present when he heard that we had gotten together ( this was more than a year ago ). SK brought it back all the way from Germany after scouring several sex shops for the perfect one. She has more experience in this than me, dammit! For beginners like us, it was good that he bought us the leather kind with adjustable tabs. And you what, it can even double as a manly bracelet with its metal studs. KH and I had only used it once and so I had ...

Cross My Heart Swiped from williamnyk . In my whole life, there're only two friends that I would call kindred spirits-- SK and Ryan. The threads of our lives started intertwining while we were Kuantan and have continued to do so ever since. When I was 13, I entered a boys school ( a great melting pot of twink meat ) in town and met Ryan. We were inseparable. Through thick and thin. All sorts of squabbles and fun. So how does SK come in the equation? Well, she was no Mulan , but was at a girls school across town ( Janvier must be going, I KNEW IT! ). Ryan knew her from his primary school days. Their relationship could be best described as low luen kwat tau ( bones mixed together ). Means they were at constantly at loggerheads. Hehe. Anyway, SK first met me when I was in secondary 5 I think. Competed in a Scrabble contest that I loss horribly in. According to her, her classmates had dragged her out cause boys had come to their school ( *rolls eyes* ). Things actually start...

Beauty Secrets I Swiped from williamnyk . Ever since my face was saved by my visits to the dermatologist, I have avoided salon facials like the plague. My delicate face cannot endure such mechanical cleansing. So now, I religiously use the routine that the doctor recommended. It's tedious, but it's well worth the effort. In order to keep my skin acne-free, I perform the following steps every morning and night ( please refer to the pics ): One: On a dirty face, cleanse the skin using facial cotton and the milk cleanser. Two: After 2 minutes, the face is washed off with a purifying facial cleanser ( water-based ). iii: Pat dry face and apply the medicinal cream. I suspect that it's Retin-A as it increases the skin's turnover to avoid pore blockage. Four: SK's own formulation of "I - Can't - Believe - That - I - Use - Hyaluronic - Acid - As - A - Thickener" mouisturiser. I use that in the morning. Five: At night, I use SK's own formulation of...

Image0242 Swiped from williamnyk . On the first day that I was posted back to my Taman Desa office, the first thing I noticed was the cutie sitting next to me. Well-groomed ( but always has roti canai at his back, hehe ). Tall. Tight shirt. A hint of a V-shaped body. Semi-cute face. Has the look of a consultant. Turns out the fellow is one of my company's auditors from PWC. I shall endeavour to take a pic of him, but I have no good vantage point. Anyway... he has never looked me in the eye. Always minds his own business. His laptop will be open with his spreadsheets on and his desk would be filled with stacks of reports. However, on my way to the pantry one day, I caught him surfing the net... He quickly scrolled down the page, but my sharp eyes caught sight of something interesting-- a cover of an online copy of Attitude !!! Can't mistake the named torso and the title font!!! So, is he queer? Or is it just a coincidence? Time to get to know him a little better... Hehe...