will i am's delayed diary

"oh dear, the new girl is a shopaholic!!" ^o^/ Swiped from woolloomooloo . Sis is giving birth in less than a month and being the future "uncle" ( such a dirty word ), it is right for me to get something for my soon-to-be-born nephew ( expected mid June ). It's not difficult knowing what to get with my sister. "Get me the hamper they have on sale at Mamours." Thank goodness it was on sale. So off I went to get it at Midvalley Megamall. However, a simple objective like that can so easily be usurped by other whims and fancies. We started off at Robinsons since the car was parked there. In just 15 minutes in the department store, mum bought a Balenciaga handbag and a bra. Moving on to G2000, I bought 3 pairs of slacks for myself! ( KH is still grumbling in disbelief ). Finally, the raison for going to MV in the firstplace, the baby stuff hamper. Kids get it so good these days. French technology. Thermometer pacifiers. Anti-colic bottles ( with

123 Swiped from threedots . Tagged by Little Dove, so here goes: Pick up the nearest book : The nearest book is on my laptop in PDF format, "MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Application Development Foundation" Turn to page 123 : Shift-Ctrl-N, 1 2 3, Enter Find the 5th sentence : Eyeball, eyeball, eyeball... Post it up in a blog : writer.Close(); Tag 5 people : I think all the lazy bloggers have done it already. :P Ominous? My exam's on the 30th! Four more chapters to go and a sample exam to finish! Arghhh.

Bvlgari Swiped from williamnyk . I'm here today to share with all of you SK's It Pays To Be A Dear programme. For the benefit of those who are in the dark about the programme, SK actually chooses oustanding individuals to be awarded the title of Dear . Along with this title comes great responsibility ( sorry, Spiderman crossover ) great benefits that only the designated Dear 's may reap. But firstly, let me spell out the terms and conditions: The selection of Dear 's is made on the sole discretion of SK. The title may be stripped at any time without notice. Candidates must be male and of acceptable cuteness. Dear 's may unilaterally terminate the contract, but SK reserves the right to address them as Dear . There is no limit to the number of Dear 's at any given time, with the exception of DEAR which is henceforth referred to with capital letters. There can only be 1 (one) DEAR at any given time and all other Dear 's can only use the title with

After putting off the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 problem at my old site for weeks, I have finally found the time and the perfect environment to simulate the problem. Preliminary findings suggest that after installing the security enhancements, the RequiredFieldValidators on longer allow a form to submit normally, hence my log in problem. I do not know whether this is an issue with .NET Framework v1.1 or perhaps there is something special about the server configuration as it works fine on my boss' laptop. Grrr. If it is truly the validation controls that are causing havoc, then there would be sweeping fixes across the system! Crap! So sienz. I hate X-files. :(.

OMG. Had Nasi Rendang Ayam for lunch. Ayam Goreng McD for tea. Steamed Kampung Chicken for dinner. Kai, kai and more kai. P.S.: It is freaking hot. I am melting from the heat.

LEGO Indiana Jones in 2008 Swiped from Dunechaser . Just watched Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom the other day on TV and it really brought back memories. Noticed a small bit of trivia. In the opening scene, the night club that Indy was in was called Club Obi Wan And the Chinese kid Short Round is sooooooooo cute. In the final scene, we get to see Harrison Ford shirtless and it's quite acceptable. I just hope there will not be an attempt in Crystal Skull. Don't want it to end up like a aged Clint Eastwood sex scene. I also used to love immitating the Thuggee priest, chanting "Kali Ma, Kali Ma, Shakti he!" together with childhood best friend, Pash. Disturbing, kan ? Oh well, so much for reminiscing.

客家擂茶 Swiped from lanchiung . For lui cha lovers out there ( I've got a feeling I can count them all with one hand ), here's an update on the latest place serving this healthy and hearty meal: Ming Tien, SS24 It's one of the stalls inside the main area. You can get a very big portion for MYR5 ( it can't beat Oriental Bowl Restaurant's portion, but that's at MYR10! ). The soup is thicker than the one at Ho Boh and you can immediately catch the aroma of the mint and Thai basil. The toppings are quite good and they are not stingy with the roasted peanuts. My only complain is that it's a tad salty for my taste. Go give it a try. Even if you hate it. P.S.: Kung Fu Kitchen in Aman Suria also serves Lui Cha for MYR7, but I've not tried it.

ayakashi06 Swiped from winghon83 . Been ages since I did a movie review. So, here's a double to make up for the lack of it. Firstly, I have speak of Ayakashi . It's a trio of Japanese classic horror stories in anime. Japanese stories are usually weird, and this is no exception. Each story is animated by different artists and is told in a different way, so it's all quite fresh. Yotsu Ya Kai Dan - Typical vengeful ghost story about a disfigured wife Ten Shu Mono Gatari - A forbidden love story between man and man-eating ( in the literal and non-literal ) demoness Bake Neko - The most stylised of the three. About a vengeful cat demon vs. travelling medicine seller Of the three, the last story made the least sense but was the most beautifully drawn. The first was kinda like a documentary with a Japanese version of James Earl Jones as narrator. The second story was the most forgettable. Dororo is a fantasy movie about a general's son who was born without 48 of his body part

Pingu Swiped from elewa . Every year, my mum celebrates her birthday on the 5th of May. Extremely easy to remember. And as we all know, the month of May is also the season for Mother's Day. One can always tell from the sudden burst in advertising for everything from massage chairs ( thank God Amber Chia's "swollen tongue" radio ad was not reused this time round ), jewellery, crystal to spas. My mother is a very difficult person to shop for. She is very fickle ( I can blame her for this trait in me, :P ), so there is a high possibility that she might not like the gift and not use it altogether. So we usually get her to choose it herself, but there's no surprise in that. Past years had seen gifts like silver accessories, spa packages and family trips... so this year, I'm a little stumped. Then it came to me: Air Conditioner A very unconventional gift. But it is out of necessity. After menopause, my mother has become very sensitive to heat. She would com

Nyonya Sayang Swiped from williamnyk . Does your Mama sayang you? If she doesn't, then head over to Restoran (Sayur-Sayuran) Nyonya Mama Sayang at Taman Desa, on the same row as Taman Desa Hospital. Mama's all ready out front with her bronze boobs, ready to give you a bear hug you'll never forget. With that out of the way, you can head in for some vegetarian nyonya food that's impressive in natural taste. We didn't know what to order as the colleague who recommend the place to me couldn't recall what she ate. Luckily, they have very professional staff there. An elderly ( and portly ) woman took our orders. She recommended the mutton curry ( great texture from the chopped mushroom stumps and fragrant curry ), special beancurd ( very smooth fried self-made beancurd with white fungus ) and mixed vegetables with fermented beancurd. All the dishes did not leave an icky post-MSG taste in my mouth. And the soya milk is obviously self-blended as one can dete

helicobacter pylori Swiped from sm_mic_81 . For many years now, my mother has been complaining of bloating, gastric reflux, low appetite and weak digestion. Nothing was pin-pointed. Nothing was diagnosed. And with the recent news that her elder sister is stricken with liver cancer has drummed more worry into her. As a result, I brought to Pantai Hospital for a body checkup. Just a case of high cholesterol ( even I have it, :( ), but seeing that there is a family history of cancer ( my maternal grandma died of suspected stomach cancer some thirty years ago ), the doctor recommended her to do a more detailed checkup. So, we were pointed to Tung Shin Hospital to see their general surgeon cum hepato-billiary specialist. Took one of my replacement leave that I earned working on weekends to accompany my mother and to avoid my leave becoming something that is "can see but cannot eat". We arrived there at 10:00am to get an earlier number. The doctor arrived at 11:00am, but t

Anonymous. Swiped from chezrump . Here's an update on my facial condition. After my third appointment with Dr. Chang, he declared that I need not go back for follow up treatments anymore! Yay! Prescribed me a two-month antibiotic course and asked me to continue with his cleaning regiment ( "your skin will become prettier and prettier" ). My forehead is now back to normal after two months ( and more than MYR300 ) and the ones on my cheek have begun to subside. Since I was there, I let him check out the itchy and scaly patch on my foot. Tried all sorts of fungal creams on it, but it still didn't go away. "I'll have to scrape it. It'll only hurt a little." He put on his surgical mask. Pulled on some latex gloves and a scalpel magically appeared in his hands. He scraped the dried skin on to a piece of glass. Some chemicals from reagent bottles were then dripped on it and put over a flame. Having done that, he examined the dried skin under a micr

Your heart beats next to mine Swiped from annfrau . The koyak you see in my post is not the same as in Janvier's context as you will see: Bina ayat dengan menggunakan perkataan "koyak". Ayat anda haruslah menunjukkan maksud perkataan tersebut dengan jelas. Semua plan I pada hari ini koyak kerana keadaan yang tidak disangka terjadi. OK. It's not clear, so minus one mark. :P. Anyway, I was working on Saturday ( my stupid client declared a mock run ), so I couldn't make it to Frankie's birthday party. It was the perfect chance to meet up with the bulk of the gang. One stone kill many birds. :P. But, no choice lah . So, I thought that I could meet them after the party. I was already quite late, work ended at 6:00pm and I called the gang to ask about post-party entertainment. I was torn between staying in KL and leaving for home. However, I couldn't get a straight answer ( for tersirat and tersurat reasons, hehe ) so I just decided to go home. I foun

I am a little snowed-under at present. Swiped from archidave . Recently, I've been going through a rough patch at work. I'm still in deep shit. And you know what, the effluent is up to my nose. There is a chinese saying that best describes my current status: Attacked from ten sides . Yes, the workplace gang rape of sorts. These are days when the phone doesn't stop ringing, the e-mails don't stop coming and the problems don't stop popping up. Mutiple sites. Multiple environments in one site. Ad hoc demos. Politics in the office. Resource constraints. Pressure from the management. Double shifts. Felt like I was being pulled apart. Too much on my plate. No focus. And good help is hard to come by these days. But I'm grateful for whatever I have right now. Can only hope that I'll emerge from this stronger. And I noticed that my social life is kinda zilch at the moment. Does this mean that it's time for a promotion? Heh. No interest in that. Being ca

_DSC2395-Edit-Edit Swiped from by_cobalt . Remember "The Sound of Music"? The courtship song for one of the Vonn Trapp girls sung in a garden? "I am sixteen, going on seventeen..." Yes, the nocturnal crooning of a sexed-up teenager trying to get into her knickers. I kinda feel that way right now ( not referring to the sexed-up bit as that's a universal truth )-- lemme explain. My cover version is a little different: "I am thirty, going on thirty one..." In case you're confused, no it's NOT my age I'm referring to. It's not even near my birthday ( for the ignorant ones out there, it's on the 9th of October by the way ). It's my girth. My waist in inches. Pants size. Ugh. Just as BAD as age. I'd never thought that one day I'd slip into a pair of pants and actually FEEL my ass filling it up. Then, uh-oh, can't buckle it. Crap. Have to go shopping for slacks. DanielH... discount card oh..... P.S.: Have yet to tr

Jim Thompson in Glass Swiped from williamnyk . Recently, I made another short business trip to BKK and it wasn't pretty. More of those last minute ad hoc things. Here's the gist: KUL-BKK in the evening after a full working day. Had slight flu. Had a painful descent to the flu. Arrived at the hotel in BKK at about 10:00pm local time. Discovered that a room wasn't reserved for us. Blamed us for not booking. Stupid. Can request us to go over, but we have to request for a room to stay. Takkan tidur bawah jambatan?! After a quick shower, started to work past midnight because my boss wanted to show something not available in the demo system. Slept. Woke up feeling like crap. Had a horrible runny nose all throughout the demo. Had lunch. Caught the flight out (BKK-KUL). Had another painful descent. Found my ears blocked. Immediately consulted a doctor when I reached KUL. Started to cough. The cough has persisted till this day. Declared to my boss that I'm doing that a

collageGen2 Swiped from williamnyk . For those of you who know me, I'm crazy about Japanese food. The raw variety more specifically. Nothing salivates me more than succulent pieces of premium salmon sashimi with side of shoyu and wasabi . So far, Xenri tops my list of top-notch sashimi , but recently, a close second was added to it-- Gen Japanese Restaurant , The Legend Hotel. It claims to to have the longest Japanese buffet spread in KL. Finally tried it since Citibank Clear card holders get a 30% discount on Thursdays and Fridays in the whole month of April. Was there with Kenzon, Rich, KT and SK. SK treated me. :D. Thanks dear. Other than the salmon, their sashimi spread included maguro , squid, tako and butterfish. The raw oysters were also quite fresh ( got horny later in the night after half a dozen, but I doubt it's related :P ). Noteworthy dishes also include their sukiyaki ( I loved the broth and the beef slices were tender ), grilled crabs, unagi , clams

Suneo & Maxine Swiped from williamnyk . Faux Bachelor No. : 9 ( a tribute to Love Potion No. 9 ) Name : Suneo Honekawa Occupation : Software Simian ( year of the monkey mah... ) Age : 28 ( coming birthday, so insurance ) Zodiac : Libra ( fickle! ) Fave Hangout : Old Town Kopitiam ( where's my VIP card?! ) Talent : Being a Negative Nancy 3 things you can't live without : Good food, good friends and good money! What is the sweetest thing a guy/girl has done for you? SK has done the most thoughtful things for me. Too many to count. The most daredevil thing I've ever done is : Had some hanky-panky in a hotel restroom ( no details forthcoming! ) What’s one thing you’re glad you’ve outgrown? My baby clothes. Your biggest mistake is : Not admitting the truth to myself earlier. Which actor would play you in a movie about your life? : Saiful Apek. Why do men... love women? If you were a product, how would your advertising campaign read? Buy Suneo, or he'll get Jayan

yodell ♫ lay-od-lay-od-lay-he-hoo, ♫ lay-od-lay-od-low yodellay, ♫ yodallay, yodal-low… ♫ and they fly low supreme! ♫ little egrets from bali- egretta garzetta ♫ Swiped from bocavermelha-l.b. . Come to think of it, it's been ages since I've gone out with friends-- mainstream and alternative. Mainstream even less. Mainly talking about politics, general knowledge and gossip about ex-coursemates that truth be told are not relevant in my life anymore. Thank God they don't talk about about cars and football. And even then, only Mel is the only active member in this group. SK doesn't really count coz I see her nearly everyday. Kinda like a semi-permanent fixture in my life. For the alternative group, there has been not much regular face-to-face contact. We visit each other's blogs when the topic has the skankiness factor of at least 5; join some "e-mail-chats"; random SMS and IM. The last gathering was at SK's unofficial belated birthday dinner at L

Photo-0046 Swiped from williamnyk . Such an opulent ceiling, right? Could it be from a a) Five-star hotel? b) The lounge in a rich man's house in Damansara? c) Government office in Putrajaya? d) Place of worship? e) Posh restaurant at Changkat Bukit Bintang? Well, the nearest answer is (e). But it isn't exactly true either. Well, the picture was taken in Kuchai Lama. At a kedai mamak -- ABC . Impressive isn't it? Don't worry, the roti canai does not cost MYR5.00++. How standards have gone up.