will i am's delayed diary

Bon Appetit Swiped from williamnyk . My colleague has an iPhone. KH has an iPhone. Nic and POD both have iPhones. SK recently converted too. And with the What's App Messenger touted as THE TOOL to keep me better connected with KH, there had been subtle hints for me to bite into Apple. I'm not really a gadget-crazy person and I'm usually quite practical ( read: miser ), so I had never really considered getting it. For one thing, my Nokia 5220 is still in good working order. It's just a little rough the edges, what to expect when it had kissed the asphalt many times since I got it. Of course, it also has sentimental value since it's a birthday gift from the boyfriend. Putting that aside, let's talk about dollars and cents. My fingers are very itchy. I send a lot of SMS. When bored, I'd use GPRS to check my e-mail. And these constant fiddlings usually augment my prepaid phone reloads to an average of MYR125 a month. And since the DiGi promotion is MYR159

pointy-haired-boss Swiped from geoffreyhpierson . Drama at the office told in parables: Fatty enjoys himself at the buffet table. He eats like a glutton and mistreats the waiters and annoys the other guests. Having had his fill, Fatty wants to leave the restaurant to try the food at the restaurant next door. He believes that the competing restaurant owners will give him a better deal. However, when leaving, he wants to tapau ( take away ) as well. The restaurant owner gets angry and stops him. In his defence Fatty says that he did not take any food away, the food jumped into his pocket. After arguing with the owner for 4 hours, Fatty gives up and continues eating. The food are happy. The end. Tak faham? Tak apa.

angry cat Swiped from benny7am . During my lunch with JJ, the topic of his sister's new pet dog came up. So this got me talking about my pet cat from years ago, Miao-Miao . It all started at my old house in Kuantan. My mum always had a soft spot for cats and Miao-Miao always came around outside the kitchen window looking for scraps. Eventually, my mum took her in. Miao-Miao is your usual stray cat with brownish spots over a canvas of white. Quite the aggressive type. Never really warmed up to us, but she would seek attention once in while. Purring and rubbing against my leg. But catch her in the wrong mood and she won't hesitate to take a swipe at you. All the while, she treated my place like a hotel. Here today, gone tomorrow. Makan, then cabut . Mum would make her rice boiled with fish and I remember that the dish was congealed with some pinkish jello. Sounds appetizing right? :S. A cat with attitude. Chased dogs. Jumped halfway up to the ceiling to attack a stray ba

servers and paschal candle Swiped from danielkedinger . On Holy Saturday, SK, mum and I left for church at 5:45pm to catch the Easter Vigil Mass for the mandarin-speaking congregation. Experience tells us that the turnout would be huge and the roads would most probably be jammed. But our kiasu-ness was for naught this year. It was smooth all the way and it was easy to get parking. The mass started at 6:45pm. All the lights were switched off and everyone moved to the main entrace where a coal stove was burning. It was used to light the Paschal Candle, a tall white candle about 50cm long. On the surface is a cross where the priest will symbolically use incense to mark the wounds of Christ during the Passion. Then, the priest will carry in the lighted Paschal Candle and announce the "Light of the World" for 3 times. Halfway through, the congregation will have their own candles lighted from the Paschal Candle. From then on, the liturgy will start and the Gloria would be

geoduck-jockey-lrg Swiped from Rhonda Lewis . Jaded Jeremy was in town for the Easter weekend, so he made a lunch date with SK and I on Holy Saturday. We gave his designated driver, Bunny one hour to find SK's place. Luckily, the detailed instructions that she gave were not in vain as they arrived with 15 minutes to spare. The last time Bunny came, he took close to 2 hours. SK nearly pulled all her hair out. So, we drove them to Serdang to have some fresh seafood at the restaurant with a BKT name. It was the same restaurant that we brought Anakz last month ( already received grumbles from KH that I did not bring him there. Anytime baby, as long as you're paying for Geoduck. :P ). As usual, JJ gave me his signature bear hug and Bunny looked blur as usual ( must have been all the clearing of the skanking backlog ). We were discussing what to order: Moi: We should order the salt-chilli prawns. JJ: Sounds spicy. I can't take spicy. Moi: But you can take curry, right?

Seen at my training center-- a coffee maker that dispenses whitener . Common sense would tell me that it's actually non-dairy creamer, but somehow I'm afraid that I'll end up with bleach in my cup. Perhaps it's hydroquinone for fairer skin. Hard to say. Well, I did not get my coffee fix that day. :P

Mega Collage HD Swiped from oxigeneric . Bloody hell. Just one time of unprotected sex with a USB stick and my laptop's virus test came back positive. And a very tenacious virus too. Very stubborn. I don't think Dynamo could have handled it. Win32:Malware-Gen & Win32:Inject-XX Symantec could not help me. It just managed to catch the spam e-mails that it was trying to send out from my lappie. The alerts were super annoying. At least 20 would pop-up at one time. Don't worry, I don't think anyone received any Rolex or pharmacy offers from me. A simple port scan showed that whenever my lappie was connected to a network, it would suppretitously make numerous connections to random SMTP servers on the internet. Ugh! My colleague suggested that I install Avast. At least that managed to DETECT the virus, but I was not fully-cured. I would still need to deal with deleting the virus copies as they popped up. So hard to kill. I did several full scans ( it bloody takes

enseigne lumineuse Carrefour Swiped from Dominique Pipet . Note: This is a blast from the past! A decade ago when I started my tertiary education in Kuala Lumpur, Carrefour was THE PLACE to be. Hypermarkets were such an attraction. Every weekend I would be at Endah Parade, Seri Petaling, either with my sister or with SK and JM who would drive all the way down from Bangi for the same reason. Unthinkable? But it's true. And you know what was the most mesmerizing thing about Carrefour? Potato Bread . Back in those days, people actually stalked the bakery for freshly-baked potato bread. When the staff pushed out the cart, the bread would be gone in less than 2 minutes. Half the time if there was a promotional price. And people would be munching away and end up with only the plastic bag left when they reached the cashier. Some just discard the plastic bag altogether. Free food. Things are so much more different today. Tesco and Giant have joined the fray. So many branches have

LittleSistersOfThePoor-1 Swiped from williamnyk . Last Sunday, my BEC visited the Little Sisters of the Poor-St. Francis Xavier's Home for the Elderly under the patronage of the Little Sisters of the Poor at Taman Sri Bahtera, Cheras. Nestled inside a housing area, it's quite a challenge to find. The visit was in conjunction with the Lenten season, to do some charity and raise awareness about the old and destitute. Sister Cecilia was there to welcome us and she gave us a guided tour of the place. With a large floor space and serene surroundings, it's nothing like your usual old folks home. According to the nun from Hong Kong, they currently care for only 67 old folks at the home. And each of them are given their own room. According to her, the concept employed there is that the elderly should be given privacy and their own space ( especially for those who are infirm and having illness ). Therefore, creating a better environment for everyone and reducing conflicts.

Three Red Birds Escape Swiped from lucadipierro . One night, while I was spending some time with myself ... I noticed movement at the corner at my eye. I lifted my head from my pillow and looked at the window. What do you know, it was a cute little bird peeking from behind the curtain! We locked eyes a moment and it jumped into my room without even an "excuse me". Well, I usually wouldn't mind, but I was kinda preoccupied at the moment. And so with my jap porn blaring in the background, the little birdie flew from one corner of my bedroom to the other. Utterly chaotic! I stopped my ministrations and ducked into the bathroom to get my gayung ( water scoop ). I tried my best to net it, but it eluded me several times. It was quite a challenge trying to catch a darting birdie while having an exposed birdie too you know? Finally, I got it and I guess it was exhausted. It just sat quietly in the scoop while I gently launched it out the open window. I heard it flap its wings

ZangToiCafeLeumas Swiped from williamnyk . A fortnight ago, L2 made a lunch appointment with me. We ended up meeting at Zang Toi's West 57th Street Cafe , The Pavilion. First and foremost, I must commend L2 for his punctuality and he was kind enough to keep us updated on his location. Hard to believe, but a rare trait these days. He took some time finding the place as it's hidden inside Parkson. When I told him that it was on the same floor as the women's lingerie, he was horrified. "Lingerie!? Where la? You know I don't walk into the women's department!" But he finally made it and we sat down and ordered. While looking through the menu, L2 was busy commenting about the mirrors more than the food. Apparently he wants me to get him a full length Zang Toi mirror as a housewarming gift when he purchases his dream home. MYR4900. Basket. He claims that the mirror makes him look cute. For that price, it better. Everyone ordered something different. I we

If you bought last Sunday Star, I'm sure you would have glanced through the acompanying edition of MStar , The Star's weekly Malay tabloid. There's this 2-page focus on our Angkasawan, Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar. The article mentions much about his impending marriage on the 10th of October. Supposedly the 'wedding of the decade', to be witnessed by 100 astronauts from 35 countries! Sounds exciting doesn't it? A good attempt to trump the Siti-Datuk K wedding. Unfortunately, if you look at the photoshoot, he doesn't look like he's on top of the world. Just read his eyes. So pained. It's as though someone stabbed his heart with a keris and twisted it for good measure. Isn't he looking forward to spending the rest of his life with the woman he loves? Or is he pining for something else? The unreachable castle in the sky ....?

RAF B-24 hit by falling bombs 1 of 3 Swiped from TailspinT . While I was out from the office, two of my colleagues dropped resignation letters on my boss' flabby lap. He was caught by surprise and immediately went into crisis mode. I must admit that it was impeccable timing as there's too little butter for too much bread at the moment. According to my colleagues, the pair of them had been behaving weirdly for the past weeks. Too many phone calls that needed to be picked up in private. One after another. Apparently both had job offers already. So, Fatty ushered them into the meeting room and tried his usual spiel on them. Brainwashing and planting the seeds of doubt and false hope. They weren't too impressed. So he kept on badgering them and even used my GM as a trump card. Somehow, my GM managed to convince them to stay quite to some of my colleagues' disappointment. It would have been a good lesson for Fatty. Something to rub in his face. Something to make him

The Gaping Maw Swiped from J J N . Some two months, Fu already booked me to attend DL's birthday celebration. Apparently, he was afraid of being bored to death, so he invited SK and I to entertain him. Well, I'm glad that he did cause the whole party was one big eye opener. The party was at DL's house in Bangsar. A three-storey monstrosity that has a winding ramp up from the gate at the bottom. Luxury and antique cars greeted us at the porch. We were about to take off our shoes when one of the staff asked us to walk right in. O.o. So we nimbly stepped on to the carpeted flooring and proceed upstairs. His personal assistant bade us to sit and got us drinks. He was a bit disappointed that we declined alcohol. Catering was by Equatorial Hotel and the spread was prepared in the courtyard on the 2nd floor. A nice view of Bangsar and the swimming pool. Kekiasuan yang teramat , we were the first guests there. Sat in the living room for a while chit-chatting with the birt

IMG_7709 Swiped from SamOwenson . Mark was in town again the other day for his KL cari makan trip again ( :P ), so he unilaterally appointed me as his official orginiser . Rounded up some folks that he would like to see for a simple dim sum lunch at Yuen Garden , Puchong Jaya. As usual, the waiters were still as underage, but I think food quality has diminished. Won't be going back there anytime soon. SK and I were the earliest to arrive. And we were both cranky as we did not get enough sleep and had woken up early to do our weekly marketing. The waiters were as young as expected, but no cuties upstairs this time. Blegh. By 12:30pm most of the guests had arrived with the exception of Ichi. It was his first time in Puchong and he did not refer to any maps nor asked any directions before the big day. Ichi: Erm... I'm lost. At Giant. Moi: That's Bandar Puteri, not Puchong Jaya. Head out on the ramp and make a right. You should see IOI Mall on your left. Ichi: Can I

Roast Pig BBQ - Scary Swiped from dubesor . "Anwar promised DPM posts to PAS and DAP says Zahrain" Of course he promised them something! Don't tell me the BN Coalition members work for free?! No post, no perks, no contracts, no nothing? For the sake of the rakyat ? Please la. Distributing the proverbial "roast pork", that's the way politics works. Tell us something we don't know.

Danbo's To-do List Swiped from willycoolpics. (...) . L2 tagged me ages ago. But the bun is finally out of the oven, although it's a bit burnt. Don't complain and just chew off the carbonized bits will ya! :P. And Janvier, i'm more receptive to memes these days... specially when inspiration runs low. :P. 1) DRAG - This is high on the list after seeing Magus' and Mother Hen's transformations. I think I can do well. My hiao-ness is quite natural and I need not shave ( just my pits perhaps ). Just need to find a flattering dress and a good makeup artist. Any volunteers? Hehe. 2) TASTE GEODUCK - DanielH planted this idea into my mind. KH... can I? **puppy dog eyes** 3) WAKE UP BESIDE KH EVERY MORNING - It would be great if I wake up and see KH serene face beside me every morning. I could just reach over and touch his face, give him a kiss. One drawback though, would definitely be late to work at times due to morning skanking! 4) OWN MY OWN PROPERTY - P

Bride 'n Groom-3.19.08 Swiped from barryshap . Last weekend, I was invited to 2 weddings, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. I declined the wedding on Saturday as it was in the city center and chose the venue nearer to my place at Bt. Jalil Golf & Country Resort . However, I later found out that the wedding banquet on Saturday was quite grand as The Bankers' Club had a great night view of the city and the bride changed into 4 gowns. And you know what? She changed her hair for every gown! I was told that the transformation was so fast that it was though she plopped on wigs. Her stylist must have had some F1 pit stop experience. But it wasn't a total loss for me. The wedding that I did attend did have its own attractions. :P. Well, the Queer Quotient ( QQ ) for the dinner was quite high actually. Upon arriving, my dar had pinged a young'n at the lobby. Turned out to be one the groom's relatives. Then a fabulous couple arrived with too many buttons undone

how_to_kill_a_chicken_poster Swiped from madamfufu1959 . My hairstylist, KK posed me this question while he was cutting my hair the other day: "Do you know how to shut a chicken up?" Shocking, isn't it? Haha. It turns out that his neighbour rears chickens in the backyard and his room faces the reban . And so, KK gets an earful of cockerel orchestra every morning. I gave him the simple solution of KFC-ing the chicken, but he seems to wanna do it the Gandhi way, so therein lies the problem. He has comtemplated chloroform. Asked me about possible poisons that can mute chickens. Chick-napping. "How about throwing a monitor lizard or phython into the compound?" "I think the kids would be eaten too." So difficult. Straightforward solutions are always the best. I think he should just get ear plugs. Haha. Or perhaps he can contact the authorities? But I guess they won't come for just 2 chickens. :S.

Love between parents and babies Swiped from Teresa Marques . Mum had complained of pain at her elbow and the back of her heel, so I sent her Tung Shin early Saturday morning. CK and SK also tagged along. He had come down from Kajang the night before and we had a nice Japanese plum wine tasting session. Found the wine to be a little mild, so we added a bit of kick to it with Smirnoff. Goes well! Before my mum's turn, I had to endure a straight couple massaging each others' backs and giggling like nobody's business. Felt like whacking the girl with her own crutches, but that's kinda cruel. According to the orthopaedic surgeon, my mum has tennis elbow and her achilles tendon is inflamed. So he prescribed her some arcoxia and medicated plasters and cautioned her against walking on uneven roads and doing heavy lifting. SK got a consultation too for her prolonged shoulder discomfort, but unfortunately she's allergic to the muscle-relaxant. Unlucky! Breakfast was