will i am's delayed diary

Hi guys, just wanna share with you my 3 seconds of fame: One of my pics of Federation Square, Melbourne under the Creative Commons license was included in the Schmap Melbourne Guide . Well, the pic is very small, but I'm happy anyway. :P. Take a look! Schmap Melbourne Tenth Edition: Photo Inclusion

Gratitude had long ago scheduled a LNY gathering with SK and I, and I had promised to bring KH along. And so on Friday afternoon ( after going to the market with mum and boy, I loved the fact that it was so peaceful ), we made our way to Klang to taste Gratitude's cooking. We arrived half an hour before schedule and it caught Gratitude by surprise as he was still upstairs putting on his makeup. His Dowager opened the door for us and we were greeted with his dog Junior who gave us a good welcome bark. Some of the cooking had yet to be completed but he shoo-ed us out of the kitchen. We lounged in the living room while he continued to cook. According to Gratitude, I was playfully stroking KH's hand when his brother had happened to come down the stairs and that nearly gave him a heart attack. Did I do that? :P. By the time he had nearly finished cooking the leek, vegetables, prawns, soy sauce chicken and herbal soup we came to the realization that we were the only guests! So pai se...

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Swiped from scenaristes.biz . On Thursday, KH, SK and I went out to MV to catch "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" . Met KH there as he had come earlier to watch 14 Blades . Met him at Vietnam Kitchen where he was having lunch. Ordered their basil lime juice. It came complete with a giant stalk of sweet basil. Freaked SK out. Definitely an acquired taste, but I love it. The movie wasn't that great, but the actor was quite cute. Quite a long shot trying to pass him off as a 12 year old. I should have went for "14 Blades" instead. I'm wary of the quality of HK wuxia movies these days. Sigh. I'll watch it on DVD then. Apollo joined us shopping for a while. KH bought a pair of shorts and slacks at Seed. The whole shop was full of PLUs. One salesman looked soooooo familiar. I think he saw KH playfully spank my ass in the shop. By dinner time, SK and I went home, while KH stayed back for dinner ...

7/365: CHRISTMAS IS OVER Swiped from LISA M G . Here's an update on the MYR50 credit card tax that comes into enforcement this year. For existing cards: Citibank charges the tax on the approval anniversary of your card. HSBC charges the tax one month after the annual fees of your card. For new cards: The tax is immediately charged to your card. Please do cancel all your excess cards and leave only the critical cards. Once the tax is charged, no bank will waive it for you. You'll have to pay or use your rewards points. Please act before you are charged.

Ash Wednesday Swiped from ee-mm . These days, the Lunar New Year is quite close to the Lenten Season . The Fourth Day actually coincides with Ash Wednesday . Ash Wednesday marks the start of period of prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial up till Easter. So, we had a very light breakfast and headed for mass at 1:00pm. The church was filled to the brim. Much more than I expected. The special thing about Ash Wednesday is of course the ashes. Basically its the blessed ashes from the palm fronds of last year's Palm Sunday . With it, the priest will draw a crucifix on one's forehead while intoning: "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel." Well, seems that Lent isn't Lent without some kind of temptation-- as I was walking out of the church, I bumped into 2 cuties that set my dar pinging. Hehe. Anyway, lunch was at a coffeeshop in Aman Suria. It was already past lunch time and it being the Lunar New Year period, not much food was left. But it ...

My sis and her tribe arrived back in KL on Monday night, so she came visiting bright and early on Tuesday. Cyan came dressed up as little tong san kid, but he was tired from the trip the previous night, so he was understandably cranky and manja. Stuck to his mum like glue. Coaxed a few pics from the kid and we let him change out of the hot clothes. Mum immediately started work in the kitchen. To avoid the kid from ka-ka-cau-cau , SK and I brought him to the nearby Jusco. Sat him on the trolley and brought him grocery shopping. He was quite obedient. I think people were staring at me for having a kid at my age . Bagi I perasan seketika . :P. Anyway, after an hour so, we headed back and the kid konked out in the car. Lunch was like a second reunion dinner , only that it's lunch. :P. Another carnivorous meal. After lunch, SK and I went out to KH's place again. Lady Luck was on my side as his parents were not at home again. Hehe. Spent some "happy" time there, then we we...

Woo-hoo Swiped from williamnyk . On the second day of the Lunar New Year, SK booked tickets to watch "72 Tenants of Prosperity" at Sunway Pyramid. Quite an entertaining movie with loads and loads of TVB stars in it. Lotsa squabbling. Chaotic storyline. But it works anyway. Fancy seeing sexual tension between a really old-looking King of Canto Pop and a has-been beauty queen? This is the movie for you. I mean it in a positive way! :P. Lunch was at Pappa Rich and I had cup of their wonderful iced coffee. But their curry mee is really crap. I think they forgot to add salt into their gravy. I could just taste the coconut milk and nothing else. Ugh. The decoration at the mall was really crappy. So amateurish. Felt like they had no proper budget and hires some undergraduates to do it for free. Decided not to eat at home that night, so we went off to Brickfields in search for some Indian food. Apparently, the Vitya over there has also closed down, so we just randomly walke...

Jesus, I Trust In You Swiped from williamnyk . Every year, my church holds a Lunar New Year-themed eucharistic celebration. So in the morning, before leaving for church, we dress up and exchange red packets ( being the youngest, I get ang pao from mum and bro though he's not married ). The church is all decked out in red and lanterns are hung all over. Beside the crucifix, two giant couplets were found. To top it all off, a centerpiece is set up at the side of tha altar for parishnioners to camwhore! As with past years, it was a full house. English and mandarin-speaking parishoners thronged the church in their new clothes. Red wasn't popular this year. Quite surprising really. Many women turned up in cheongsams , showing off killer bosoms. Hahahaha. It was the last Sunday mass before Lent , hence it was a high mass. Everything was sung and the liturgy was extra long. Joss sticks were offered at the altar and at the end, there was even a ceremony commemorating ancestors. Some...

Reunion Dinner: Canard Swiped from williamnyk . The run up to the Lunar New Year is always hectic. A flurry of activity. Days and days of braving wet markets... dragging heavy groceries, sloughing through concentrated market fluids, surviving massive jams and surviving elbowing aunties. Days and days of spring cleaning, with mum looking for every single menial chore imaginable to do. And things at work were also busy, just that I chose to ignore, but I know that will come back to bite me in the ass come the 22nd of the month when I get back to work. The culmination of all that? The Reunion Dinner!!! A quiet affair really. As usual, just mum, my brother and I. Twelve years since my late father joined us at the table, and sis was with her in-laws in Melaka. This year, the dining table served five-spice powder stewed duck ( the shops had a shortage of the spices, crazy! ), steamed herbal chicken, fried garoupa, roast pork ( compliments of a neighbour ), drunken prawns, lotus root...

Love is a battlefield Swiped from Midnight-digital . Mother-Son relationships can be so complicated and difficult. One can even call 'em love-hate relationships. It's even harder when your mum's a Dowager like mine. "Off with your head!" is something that might just pop up in daily conversation. And so, when OneFM ( 88.10FM ) started having Jordin Spark's "Battlefield" on their playlist ( yeah, they're so outdated ), I immediately identified with the lyrics. ... One minute it's love And suddenly it's like a battlefield ... I never meant to start a war You know I never wanna hurt you Don't even know what we're fighting for Things are volatile. Just one wrong word and things could get ugly. Is it easier to get angry with your loved ones? Is it easier to accept a stranger's anger than from your own blood? Would life be boring if we just got along without any hitches? Haha. I dunno. That's NOT gonna happen. LOL. Here...

Pork Balls Swiped from zerowindez . Ever since SK's IBS , she has been ingesting a lot of pork balls as it agrees with her G.I.T. ( her guts la ). And so, when she cooks lunch for me, or when my mum cooks dinner for her, more often than not, pork balls will be on the menu. And after like my 1000th serving of pork balls, I think I now officially hate it. The very sight of it makes me a bit nauseous. And when my mother puts it in my breakfast noodles, I just throw them out the window. The funny thing is that she knows I deplore them. >_

Cute couple holding hands Swiped from M a n a ~ L . Hello everybody! It's already day one of the Lunar New Year! New clothes and underwear are already out of the closet. The big reunion dinner is now a flush in the porcelain throne. Met family and friends for fellowship. And some of you have most probably gambled and dabbled in some illegal fireworks displays. Now lets remember that today is also a day of love-- Valentines Day! May lovers also be reunited, emotionally and physically ( YES! ). May they remember what brought them together in the first place, to rekindle that first spark that started it all. And for lost love, may today be a remembrance of all good things in the past and hope for more fruitful love in the future. Happy V Day everyone! *Muacks* all around. P.S.: I got this in my red packet from church: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." - John 13:34 . Kinda apt, don'...

Happy Lunar New Year! Swiped from williamnyk . The Fatty Boss treated my team to a Yee Sang lunch at Golden Sun , Kuchai Lama. My second for the year. Nothing special about the food, but what got my attention was the procedure during the serving of the Yee Sang . Each step was accompanied by flowery words and flourishes. Basically those goody-goody and positive stuff that people like to hear. I'll give you some examples: - During the pouring of the sweet sauce - "May your relationship with each other be tim-tim mat-mat !" - During the pouring of the golden-brown crispy stuff - "May your house be filled with gold!" - Before the waiter dumped in the fish slices - "May your year be blessed with abundance!" Lame kan ? But if you're really into that kinda stuff, then it's good lo. But anyway, this should be last day of work for most people before the long weekend! Wishing everyone a wonderful Lunar New Year! Hopefully the Year of the Tiger...

Sakura Swiped from FotoBob# . Over the weekend, POD and Nic were in town to visit a sick friend and do some shopping. So, they asked SK and I for some good makan-makan and shopping at The Pavilion. Managed to meet them slightly earlier at Sungei Wang after SK and I finished up with the CNY decorations at church. Just filled in several hundreds of red packets and tried to turn a 水樱 into an artificial 樱花 tree. We left soon after for lunch at Aman Suria. Had the yuckiest BKT I ever tasted. Pork in brine. Eww. The pork stomach soup was just as sad. Having filled our tummies, we headed to Tropicana Mall for a while. Couldn't get anything, so we just went home for a short rest and watched a bit of "Sex and the City" . Since POD and Nic had finished their hospital visit early, we decided to head out early to meet 'em. Parked at The Pavilion and walked over. POD tried to give us directions to the shop they were at, but the labyrinthine layout and POD's confusing in...

FYI, Zen no longer has the tea time promotion where with every order of coffee or tea, you get a free slice of cake or dessert. For that, you'd have to go to Secret Recipe. And so, I was at the Taman Desa branch the other day and ordered a slice of Yoghurt Cheese Cake. Bottom layer cheese. Top layer yoghurt. You can see it in the picture. You see how it kinda flops down? That's the first time I've seen a cheese cake with erectile dysfunction. Not very appetizing hor? It would be different if after a few licks, the slice of cake stiffens back up, but that's just crazy talk. Cake, anyone? P.S.: The new Black Forest Cheese is horrible. It kinda collapses on itself. A cheese cake with a black hole in the middle. So Star Trek.

G11: Self Portrait Swiped from williamnyk . The first digital camera that I owned was the Canon A95. It was a partial birthday gift from SK and Jaz way back in 2005. SK would remember how difficult a choice it was. One year of R&D. She had nearly strangled me. Well, it was a very good choice. It had served me well over the years. Many happy moments and beautiful scenery were captured all over Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia. It had even made one trip to the camera hospital and emerged as good as new. But of late, my trusty camera had begun to show signs of old age. A type of macular degenration. The pictures come out dark and noisy. I suspect that the CCD is dying. With restarts, it will regain it's "sight", but after a few shots, it reverses back to its semi-blind state. :(. So sad right? So I made a decision to get a new camera. A successor to my trusty A95. After years and years of using the articulating LCD to frame my shots, I find mys...

For years and years I have been in a way the Chinese term as 八字腿 ( number eight leg ). Why? Cause when I walk my foot points outwards rather than straight ahead. The problem is more prominent on my right leg and I have recently decided to finally make a conscious effort to correct it. So far it had been pointed out by several people, namely my mum, Jase and KH. Even Psycho Ah Long says I walk funny. Likened me to Lat characters! WTF! Just after a few days of walking posture awareness, my leg has started to protest. At first, I experience pain below the knee, then a dull ache at my pelvis. Now, both sensations have gone only to be replaced by a slight tiredness in my right leg. I think it's starting to work. If you do see me walking incorrectly, do give me a gentle reminder. Thanks. :).

the movie The World Unseen Swiped from Sarah Adamms . "Poor SK", as Alex would say. "Poor, Poor, SK". From the end of 2009 till February 2010, she got 3 "perhaps lesbian" comments from different people that she met for the first time. I dunno whether she's really exuding a strong les scent or it's just all the BFF's gay aura that's messed her own aura up. Well, anyway, lemme set the record straight: SK is straight. Straight as an arrow. Unfortunately, I have no proof to offer you. And some of you might even say, "to explain, is to hide the truth". Hehe. I'm sure people like Janvier will have lots to say about this subject. Whatever the case, I've fulfilled my obligation to vouch for her sexual orientation. Hehe. Ingat ya! . P.S.: Do drop me a comment if you have any nice STRAIGHT friends to recommend to her. :P

Man Swiped from japanfan20 . Some weeks back, Pooh and I connected on FB after he left a note on my blog post. Turns out, Zeem is a mutual friend of our's. Kinda like the Penang Chapter I guess. He had planned a trip down to KL during the Thaipusam weekend ( just last year, I was in Penang for Thaipusam , and this year, Penang comes to me ) and had messaged me that he wanted to arrange a gathering. Going through the usual rounds of "ding-dong" planning, we finally decided on dinner at Champs , Centerpoint. Pikey and Bear had arrived way before the appointed time and did some exploring of their own, while SK and I arrived with time to spare to shop for some winter clothing for her upcoming Japan business trip. But as luck would have it, the guest of honour had some real difficulty getting to the venue. Seventy five minutes and several phone calls later, Pooh finally arrived-- just in time to see us finish our dinner. LOL. The poor fellow had mistaken Centerpoint for O...

Simpsons Cards 033 Swiped from ToySurfers . Due to some work commitments, now and then I have to deal with Psycho Ah Long . The last time I met him during a demo setup in Bandar Utama, he cornered me and talked my ears off. I was like a kid being reprimanded by the off-kilter discipline teacher. I just sat in my chair staring at him blankly. And so, I was forced to quickly arrange a meet up with the fella to iron things out. Luckily, he was in one of his better moods that day and we managed to talk things through. And so, after the meeting, I brought several close colleagues out for Coffee Bean during lunch and whaddya know, we bumped into my GM's entourage. Pscyo Ah Long was there too. He stood behind me and wrapped his long fingers around my neck! "You know what? I've never strangled a person to death before." And proceeded to squeeze a little. The crazy bastard! After satisfying his twisted urge, he went to the GM's table and joined them for coffee. :S...

GCT Sharp Aquos display-3 Swiped from MF*****Fotos . My trusty CRT Sony 25" TV finally gave its death throes some weeks back after we sent it to the ICU for a month in '09. At least that couple of hundred bucks managed to lengthen it's life for one year plus. This time round, I've decided not to call it back to the Land of the Living. The time has come for me to embrace the LCD TV. Over the course of one week, I went shopping and did some research on the matter. The first shop I visited was Legend at OKR and the stringy-haired saleswoman zombie-ly told me: "Definitely Sharp Aquos. LCD 32" A66. Full-HD. MYRX950" And before leaving she gave me a long price list of all the popular models. I was very impressed. Just down the road, I stopped at TBM . The salesman there kept on telling me the virtues of the Panasonic Viera. Told me that Sharp looked crappy with Astro and that only Panasonic has the IPC LCD which has two layers. No charge for credit c...

5 €uros Swiped from Edward Barnieh . Delegate. That's what I though when I told my subordinate to set up a demo system for my Fatty Boss. She did help me do the ground work, but the subsequent problems that followed ( very common when working in an environment with super-strict and downright annoying IT infrastructure policies ). It's understandable when you're at a client's site, but when it's 5X more horrible in your own office, that's just stupid. And so, I let things be for a few days hoping that she can wade through the shit by herself. However, everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Ish. The deadline was looming and her scrambling at the office had alerted the senior VP. And soooooo.... I was called in to salvage the situation. And there began some days of hell trying to solve problem after problem. With everything finally in place, I waited for the demo that was initially scheduled for Tuesday morning. On monday, my Fatty Boss called me at ...