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European Exercise XIII: Trois Musées

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Long Line To The Louvre , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. The drunken sex from the night before really left us very tired and unprepared for the next day. Forgot to charge my camera and we were supposed to spend the day at Musée du Louvre . *smacks forehead*. It was relatively easy to enter the famous museum. KH was very proud that we used the lesser-known side entrance and made use of the Paris Museum Pass. Truth be told, the Louvre is super big. One really doesn't have the time to finish every wing and every floor. Thirty thousand objects of art! So our objective was just to look at the highlights and absorb whatever goody that we might come across on the way. Started out at the main atrium, right under the glass pyramids. Beautiful geometry. The building itself was impressive-- the Palais du Louvre. Seeing signs of the impending crowds, we quickly started our tour. First was Chevaux de Marly , the Marly Horses. Then it was the opulent rooms of Napolean III . Extremely ornat

LRT Celebrities: Top Train Twink

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It's been a long time since I had a decent entry for "LRT Celebrities". Yesterday, I was cursing STAR LRT for the lateness of their 9:00pm train and the arrival of not one but two trains not in service. But every cloud has a silver lining. If not for that, perhaps I would not have bumped into this delicious specimen of Train Twink. As he walked in, my heart gave an immediate "WAH" and started to fire up the spy cam on my iPhone. As you can see, i had a very clear view and he was very co-operative since he was busy on the phone. Hehe. Very lean. Very toned. Very tanned. Very gay also. The material of his tank top was similar to those underwear worn by Rick Day's models. Thin and looks like it can be torn off anytime to get to his nipples. Opps... Got off at Bukit Jalil... someone was waiting for him. Don't think he is local, so the chances of us meeting again is quite slim.

Battle of the Envelopes

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The Battle of the Envelopes ( coined by Finnegan ) has come to an end. Last week, I received a dozen business reply envelopes in an unmarked brown paper envelope. And they wrote my name wrongly. Omitted the "William". Ingat nama glamer ke? In my IC la...  So the battle has been won, but the war wages on. Until next year. Hehe.

These Shoes Were Made For Running

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Not to be compared to an MYR519 pair of Nikes! I'm not a shoe person. Such a break off from the gay stereotype hor ?. The last pair of shoes I bought was in May last year. And that was a pair of casual shoes. My last pair of sports shoes were purchased before I entered university a decade ago. Think it was from Bata. And so, I broke the drought last, last Sunday by purchasing a pair from New Balance at the Gardens. KH had been nagging me about it because I complain about ankle and hamstring aches every time I come back from my Sunday jog. The salesman was very helpful. Showed me all the ranges, checked out my feet and asked me about my requirements. "This range has the best cushioning and is suitable for someone like you with a high arch. This model is suitable for 20km. The one next to it 15km. How far would you be running?" "Erm, just show me the 10km." "How about the pair I am wearing? I ran in the KL Marathon before coming to work today."

Apathy

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Kill Bill (2003) , swiped from YES, we like MOVIES ! on Flickr. "BERSIH 2.0 is stupid. You happy now that KL is locked down? Annoying. Irritating. My shopping plans are now ruined!" There are people who say that they have no business with politics and politics has no business with them. To them, nothing can be done to make things better. They think they are above it all. Just because they are content with their own inaction, they condemn those who support the cause or at least help to propagate the idea. And when things go down the crapper, they think they have sanctuary elsewhere. In my opinion, these are not fence-sitters, but rather the fence. As the Chinese proverb goes, "unless the needle pokes into your own flesh, you won't feel the pain". Let's hope that when the day comes, the needle won't be too big! Chaz Zye, Tulai and Grat who are currently marching in KL, keep safe and keep dry! And for EarlGrey who is preparing for his charity con

European Exercise XII: Paris In A Day

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Notre Dame , swiped from williamnyk on Flickr. Early the next morning, we headed to Notre Dame de Paris , the famous cathedral. An exquisite example of French Gothic architecture located on Île de la Cité, one of two natural islands in the Seine within Paris. No lines going in, so after taking a few photos at the plaza out front, we waltzed in. It was quite dark inside but all the more better to admire the magnificent stained glass. There were many vocation candles around, but at E15 a pop, we gave it a pass. Other than the Hunchback of Notre Dame, the real 'monster' to look out for at Notre Dame is the gargoyles. For that, we had to head out and queue in cold. KH and I took turns. While he waited in line, I went to the back of the cathedral to view the flying buttresses at the back and a beautiful garden by the Seine with box-shaped trees. When we finally ascended to the roof, we were greeted by the famous gargoyles. Monsters in all sorts of poses, looking contemplatively at

Say Huat / Say What?!

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Char Kuay Teow , swiped from Khor Hui Min on Flickr. Briyani recently changed his job and his new boss turned out to be quite a bitch, so SK and I asked him out for dinner one Saturday to let him blow off some steam. Brought CK along and we drove to his place in PJ. Dinner was at Restoran Say Huat . Near the place was a large square that was dotted with quite a few stalls. But he veto-ed most of them for hygiene violations. :S. So we ended up in the kopitiam instead. The whole area had a very 'new village' feel to it. As SK and I like to say, "a bit pengz ". Predominantly student clientele. Definitely a plus point. We ordered CKT from Robert's CKT stall and Thai and Tomyam fried rice from the stall beside it. Just recently read a foodie entry on that CKT and boy.... was I disappointed. For me, it was below average. Sweet ( as blasphemous as the Singaporean version ) and lacking in wok hei . And the cockles were so small and shrivelled. The only positive was t