will i am's delayed diary

Cleaning , swiped from Janeczka Dabrowski on Flickr. Once again, SK and I had to show face and get involved in some church activity that required BEC representation. Thirty families and not a single volunteer. Oh well. Before arriving, we took our sweet time having breakfast at our neighbourhood kopitiam . Upon arrival, we looked for the coordinator and he pointed us to the duty roster. We were supposed to clean the cobwebs inside and outside of the church. No specific tools given, just two brooms. Too bad I did not bring a face mask. Ugh. Even before starting, SK had been sneezing. Poor thing. Started at the entrance and moved to the side of the church. The air curtain and the air-conditioning vents were a sure spot for concentrated dust bunnies. And now this is where the fun part starts. Any person with half a brain would tell you that you're supposed to work from top to bottom cause dust and dirt will collect on the floor. No idiot would clean the floor first before doing the o...

Some weeks back, I got a message from a FB friend whom I had not met before. He said that he wanted to send me a Christmas present. Very random right? After some digging, it turns out it was his first time doing it. A random act of giving. Cool right? But I wonder why me? LOL. Cause I was a bad boy? I'm not one stare a gift horse in the mouth LOL. So after patiently waiting for some time, I finally received a large envelope with a warning: "Photos Inside. Do not bend." Wah! Are they photos of me in compromising situations? Blackmail photos! LOL. Tore open the envelope to find a bubble wrap. After removing that, I found another layer of plastic protection. Inside was an envelope made out of wrapping paper. By Jove, it was skanky pictures. But not of me la. It was a 2013 DailyJocks calendar by Russel Fleming! Thanks JamesL! I like it. Who wouldn't like hunks in underwear and swimwear? My favourite is Mr. October ( bottom row, third guy from the right ). My birth ...

Drawing Gears... , swiped from Heartlover1717 on Flickr. I'm definitely kinda stuck in LDR mode. Every time I meet KH, I seem to kinda blow my top. When I told this to QueerRanter, he was kinda shocked that I actually have a temper. Of course I do. Lurking behind my Cheshire Cat grin is a cauldron of boiling cum. Wakaka. Back to the issue of KH. For some reason, I get irked with KH for small, small reasons. Something he says. Something he does. All might push my buttons, spoiling the mood a bit. Think I'm being a bit unreasonable or impatient. Or I'm having unrealistic expectations. Although KH has the temperament of saint ( and I forget about things pretty quick ), I don't think I should test his limits. Gotta learn to a bit more tidak apa . Don't want trivial matters to become a big problem. "Tai si fah siew; Siew si fah mou!" In conclusion, I need to get my relationship gears lubricated and move into the next step!

Merry Christmas guys and gals. Hope you're having enjoying the yuletide season. I can imagine some of you in your sector Christmas boxers out at the Christmas tree eagerly unwrapping your gifts or if you're still in bed, unwrapping your loved one's 'candy cane' nestled in his pesky Santa Claus print undies. With that out of the way, I'm here to announce that my blog is on the blink for a while pending my lappie's chipset kerfuffle. I'm stuck with a Pentium III using Windows Server 2000 and obviously nothing works properly on that anymore. Until I commandeer someone's lappie, things will be a little Silent Night around here. Cheers!

Lunch Ramen , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Church as usual on Sunday but that day I seconded to do some T-shirt sales at the entrance of the church. At the very last minute I was roped in to set up the booth, do stock check and sales for the Church's 25th anniversary merchandise. Basically a whole lot of T-shirts. The person in charge who had agreed to the date in the first place was a no show. Did my best to stand in. Thankfully the organizers were kind enough to help seeing that I was alone. However, I couldn't help them clear up because I had a previous appointment-- was meeting Richard Parker in Paradigm Mall. Yup, was watching "Life of Pi" with mum. Was rushing for time, so we munched on a grill sweet potato in the car. But seeing that we had 45 minutes to kill, we shared a ramen at Goku Raku Ramen . Liked their FB page and they gave me a free drink. Also had some scratch card promotion going on, but I did not get the free meal. The movie was quite good...

Flower Teas , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Surprisingly, Saturday marketing was devoid of the usual crowds. Due to the school holidays perhaps? Whatever the case, it was quite refreshing to stroll in a less cramped environment. I even had the chance to test out the spy cam capabilities of my new Galaxy SIII to bring you Market Celebrities(tm). Check out the cute Myanmar vegetable seller with a sweet smile. It's so funny to hear him speak Cantonese. Adds to the appeal. Huhu. Mum had to take care of the baby again, so I had some free time in the morning to meet up ChatMate. Picked him up from his cousin's place and brought him to breakfast in my neighbourhood. Ever the nice guy, he brought me a kilogram of mee kolok again! Pai seh . In return, treated him to char siew-siew yuk wantan noodles. After that, I brought him along for some chores. Had to settle food catering for my sister. Based on a recommendation from my colleague, I went to look for Restoran Home Style in Ta...

Laundry Day , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. On Sunday, I slept in and pulled myself out of bed to do some exercise routines. Doubt I would ever gain a sexy physique with that level of activity, but I gather it's better than nothing. For breakfast, I steamed leftover fish fillet and chicken. Gobbled it down with bread. Homey mode kicked in and I washed my sexy undies and ironed my work clothes after breakfast. Watched "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" while operating the steam iron. Finished two weeks worth of clothes. At 2:00pm, I went out to meet KH. He recommended that I eat Meng Kee 's char siew noodles. Supposedly the famous shop from Tingkat Tong Shin. When the noodles arrived, I thought they forgot the meat! Such a small portion nestled at the edge of the dry noodles. But it was quite good. Don't think it was the same shop I tried in 2006. I remember that shop was more expensive than MYR5.50 and it was distinctly burnt on the outside. I also...

Free-Range , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Woke up early to send mum to her society HQ at Kuchai Lama. Mum would be away for the weekend attending a camp in Negeri Sembilan. Wohooo! Alone time with KH! Just for that three nights, she packed a backpack, a cabin luggage and another small bag for good measure. Are mothers always like that? After dropping mum off, swung over to pick KH up. Amazingly, my boyfriend had woken up at 6:30am to jog. When he got in the car, he was sleepy and tired. However, I had one more chore before I could fill his tummy-- had to send my Iswara Skyline to the mechanic. Long overdue for an oil change and the brake was acting up. Not responsive at times, scared the hell out of me when I tried to slow down approaching the roadside newspaper vendor. :S. We went to Restoran Kah Heong , Subang Jaya for some yummy kampung chicken. Not too impressed with their prawn dumpling hor fun the last time, I tried their curry noodles this time. The more watery variety w...

we are closed , swiped from beavers abroad on Flickr. Note: In case you get all woozy in the head, this happened on the 25th of November. :P Sunday was D-Day for me at the office. The project that I had been working for in the whole of 2012 was going live. At least the first phase of it. Came in early on Sunday morning to monitor things. The back-end system had been fully-converted the night before and it was time to see it in action. However, since only two branches in Kuala Terengganu were operational, we weren't expecting much business. My ex-GM came to lend his moral support and bring us some egg tarts. Unlucky for me, the application was unavailable due to a problematic web server setting. We found the problem after the IT department performed server hardening a few days back and we thought we had solved it. Apparently not. Did some research on the internet and finally found the proper way to do it. Was cornered by the consultants and in the end I had to write a lengthy accou...

#Boing , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. On my way to being the mayor of OUG morning market on Foursquare, I went there again on Saturday morning. Along the way, saw a truck that had crashed head on with the road divider. Taman Puncak Jalil is really the site of many accidents. The roads are winding and the drivers are fast. So Formula One. Unfortunately for us, it rained that morning. Had to use a mini Angry Birds umbrella while navigating the stalls. Small and unwieldly. Perfect for use under those big parasols and crowded conditions. But the rain did affect the turnout. Quite quiet. At around 1:00pm, SK and I went over to Taman Desa Medical Centre to pick up some supporting documents for her to perform her medical insurance claim. She needed the admission form, discharge form and letter from the consultant physician. Before discharging the day before, she failed to get the documents. Very unprofessional behaviour from the staff there. The admission counter asked her to go the war...

Heng Hua , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. SK had been feeling under weather. She had a rojak of symptoms-- flu, sore throat, wheezing and lethargy. OTC medications didn't do much for her. After a week of wheezing, I cautioned her to see an ENT specialist lest we see a repeat of what happened in February . On Thursday morning, she felt really bad and couldn't get out of bed. She called in sick and later drove to Taman Desa Medical Centre to see the doctor. This time, they caught the upper respirarory tract infection early, but she still needed to be warded. Nebulizer twice daily and antibiotic injections thrice daily. Later that night, I visited her at the hospital. Her air passages had cleared but she was clearly tired. The next day after work, I fetched her from the hospital with KH in tow. Had dinner with her at a new restaurant opposite TDMC-- Hoi Kee Heng Hua . Apparently, they're an old shop from Brickfields, but I never heard of them. Ate their House Style Ste...

Salada , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. As usual, I went to Sunday mass at St. Ignatius Church. Blistering heat caused mum and I to hide in Paradigm Mall. Went to my favourite restaurant there in terms of price, taste and variety-- Pasta Zanmai . Having had so much meat the day before in Teluk Intan , we went for lighter food like the kani avacado salad ( so crisp and fresh ) and a mini set consisting of teriyaki chicken with creamy pasta ( they seared it just right ) and soft-shell crab tortilla. Did some shopping after that, but we did most of our shopping at Kaison. They have such cheap Christmas decorations! For dinner, I reserved some time for Jaz before he flew back to Germany. We went out to dinner with SK at SS3's Kah Hing . They serve Vietnamese food in the afternoon and Chinese food at night. However, Vietnamese coffee is available. Didn't quite like it, as it had weird, nutty taste. Didn't know what was good, so we gambled on the Rawang Style Steamed Tilap...

Ginger! , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. After much clarification with the project management office, it seems that my module was not involved in the second mock run at work. Good news. With my Saturday cleared up, I could attend my cousin's wedding in Teluk Intan. Left home at 3:00pm and arrived at the venue three hours later. Sporadic rain along the way. I walked into Restoran Man Chong and rushed into the loo. Coming out, I saw a slide show playing and by jove my cousin looked REALLY DIFFERENT. Then it dawned on me-- it wasn't my cousin. Opps. Wonder if we went to the wrong venue. Upon walking out only did I realize that there was two weddings going on at the same time. Opps. We were supposed to go upstairs. Nobody was upstairs either. No ushers. No nothing. Amazing. Half an hour later, more and more people were streaming in, but still no sign of my cousins. Couldn't care less anymore, so we just commandeered a table close to the main table. And boy, the main table ...

St. Jude I , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Awal Muharram was booked on my schedule as BEC outing day. The president had decided to go on a mini pilgrimage to St. Jude's Church, Rawang. The meeting point was at church. I set my alarm for 6:45am. I heard it and woke up, but I dozed off and woke up an hour later, jumping out of bed with just fifteen minutes to freshen up. The turnout was quite good. About sixty people were gathered. Went there in eleven cars using the PLUS highway. Arrived in about an hour. Rained heavily en route, but upon arrival at Rawang, the weather was superb. Sweltering actually. LOL. The church is located on top of a hill, good for the view, but bad for parking. We were welcomed by their Chinese-speaking group whose committee member used to go to my parish before he moved to Rawang. Did some sightseeing around the compound before we started the prayer session. Halfway through, we were also given background information about St. Jude , the patron saint of ...

Monkey See, Monkey Do , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. As with old local cars, they start making weird noises after a few years of use. So on Deepavali morning, she sent it to the mechanic. The trip was wasted though as she was unable to recreate the noise for the mechanic. With that out of the way, we deliberated on where to eat breakfast. Finally decided on Restoran Strawberry Puchong . Had kampua , prawn noodles, CKT and some roasted pork. This time round, I found the Sibu noodles quite disappointing. Never a dull moment at the table as we shared it with an old Hakka couple who was complaining about someone. :S. Around noon, we took KH out for lunch at Woo Pin ( was a little pissed that he always made me wait although I gave him fair warning on when I was arriving, but he placated my temper with a silver monkey ring holder... ooo shiny! ). Can't believe that it was his first time there. At least that's one restaurant off his list of "MUST EATS". He entrusted m...