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Untitled True Story

2010-03-16T02:06:00.000+08:00

One fine day, I had to take lunch by myself and could not find a table in tis cafe , so I sat on a long one where on my left were two korean kids and on my right was a man in his 20s. The food was self service so it seemed that kids were waiting for their parents and the man was waiting for his friend/gf/wife to bring food.

It was kinda funny watching the two korean kids sulking and complaining to each other, though I did not understand them, it was kinda obvious that they were very hungry waiting for their parents to bring food to the table. Soon their mum came with lunch and their faces started glowing... cute.

And on my right, that guy's Male friend finally came with the food also. One was having meatballs, while the other was having roast chicken. I was minding my own business enjoying my own meatballs, while taking occasional glances at the people in the very packed cafe.
Then I started choking on those darn meatballs. Why? Because the two guys on my right started feeding each other. yeah.... feeding each other like loving couples do.

Then my day got wierder. I bought some stuffs from that huge store and just before the checkout counter, there was this lady, facing a dude, saying something to him. Both seemed engaged in a very serious conversation. It was as if they were discussing sex education in schools. When I walked passed them, I overheard the lady saying to the dude "sometimes in life, you just have to accept the fact that..."

Wahlau, suddenly ikea seems like a place to advice others on life..

After tat, I saw a family of 4, Dad, Mum and 2 kids. The just bought a furniture and dad was pushing the flat furniture box on the trolley. You know la in ikea where they have this huge trolley to push around those DIY furniture in boxes.. Then the two kids got up the trolley and sat on the box. Dad started pushing them. Both kids seemed so thrilled to get a ride. Mum was holding one side of dad's arm and helping to push.. awww... wat a happy family!!

Story not yet finish, I went to get my car in the parking mah, I remembered where I parked my car clearly, bay number C4. This is because I used to play C&C, where this character named Tanya will walk around in a sexy grey singlet and plant C4 explosives in buildings, yelling "Shake It Baby!".
Anyway, when i reached C4, I couldnt find my car!!! KNS!! kena stolen in shopping mall meh??!! panic loh, but then try to put on a cool face coz got many ppl around ma. Dun wanna look silly like I forgot where is my car.
So I walked round and round. STILL NO CAR!!! die.

At tat moment I was sweating cold sweat edi. Thoughts in my mind- no car HOW to go back??? HOW to go shopping again?? How to go lunch??? How to go out take pics??? WALK MEH??? Which idiot CCB stole my car!! I wanna chop of his balls!!

Then I walked one more round, and realised the TRUTH! My car was on basement 2, not basement 1.

End of story.

The Secret To Long Life

2010-01-27T23:42:00.000+08:00

A doctor sent this to me this morning- The secret to long life

A doctor on his morning walk, noticed the old lady pictured above,

sitting on her front step smoking a cigar, so he walked up to her and said,

"I couldn't help but notice how happy you look! What is your secret?"

"I smoke ten cigars a day," she said. "Before I go to bed, I smoke a nice big joint.

Apart from that, I drink a whole bottle of Jack Daniels every week, and eat only junk food.

On weekends, I pop pills, get laid, and don't exercise at all."

"That is absolutely amazing! How old are you?"

"Forty-four," she replied.

Refine & Define 2009 Updates

2010-01-27T19:30:00.001+08:00

So yeah, it WAS a great year.. yada yada. All good things come to an end etc.
20 mens was supposedly Refined and Defined last year with help from the guys at Men's Health.
The stories in the magazine were well written. We were made to look like we had a trainer who monitored our fitness progress thoughout the challenge (no we did not).
We laughed, we improved, we had fun. So whats next?

Allow me to update on the current status of some of my mates who were with me in the challenge, for the benefit of the other mates who lost contact with us. Not interested then dun read ya.

Ee Zern (top purple)- Ee Zern wants to settle down in the city soon and almost completed renovations for his new house. We are gonna have a BBQ at his house after CNY and everyone is invited!! yeah. He still works out at his office gym and looks much more bulked than he is in this pic. His diet consist of oats and tuna in brine.

Donny- As seen here Donny is at his best shape as long as I know him. He has quit smoking since and has gain a bit of weight. He is improvising in his daily dieting, which you can follow on his blog. He now frequents his office gym with some kwailo boss.

Nicholas Harold Chow- Is working in his dream job as a writer in a very reputable firm.. uh you can read his stories on MSN Malaysia.. hehe. The one I remember was the interview with Aaron Kwok.. Aaron Kwok man, not Aaron Chin!!

Gary Lim (brown shirt)- Technically completed his studies, now travelling the whole Malaysia and meets up friends for Yam Cha 25 hours a day. He is putting his gym membership on hold and this means he is gaining some weight?

Francis- Last I heard he is doing online trading and making the big bucks also. Most of the time MIA as usual.

John Lau- Winner leh sure you know which one rite. Is busy dating and earning the big bucks.. hehe

Alvin- Taikor Editor's choice is keeping the group together and always organising activities to keep us busy. He is still selling (and drinking) beer but he maintains his fitness very very well. Infact one of the best in the group!

Hasrol- Never heard from him liao..

Junaidy- Designs clothing for a living. Sometimes model them too :)

Aldric- Is into internet marketing, running his own copywriting business and going for his first million or two. He is a certified NLP practitioner and has an office somewhere in Taman Jaya. I doubt he goes to the gym anymore.. keke

Iskandar- Been on a layoff from gym due to a leg injury. He developed a habit of touching men's ~~breasts~~ chest. Hopefully his scans today will show he is ready for more gym!

Terence- Soon to be a dad. Dun know when was his last visit to the gym. Joins most of our activities and is one of the consistent ones for Kechara Soup Kitchen.

Suffian (winner of some stylo Redken Hair award)- Still as stylish as ever. Maintains his fitness and shape. Hangs out in the gym regularly. Uses a lot of redken for men product.

Loga- Very busy running his business. Got married recently also.

Zamzul (Mr Fit Asia 2009)- Is the fittest in the group. He is now a certified personal trainer. Part times as a PT. He holds the Original Bootcamp best time beating pro trainers from around the world. FIT gila!

Nicholas Hew- Runs his own sanitation and pest control company. Haven't seen him around that often also, cept for one KSK session.

Terry Chung.. Busy Busy Busy!! :P I do see him in his facebook pictures though.

Jin -didn't attend the finale party cos he was working his shift at the official radio station, who ironically encouraged him to join the challenge.

Myself- ?

Pictures are courtesy of Donny Ang, published without permission.

Lucky Flower

2010-01-22T10:46:00.000+08:00

Here is a lucky flower dedicated for my dear Susan. Pray that your swap gets through and that you can be back to celebrate CNY. :)

70mm f2.8 1/1250 ISO200

Donny Wanna Eat Healthy for 7 Days

2010-01-20T19:44:00.002+08:00

Donny pledges to eat healthy for 7 days. Find out how he fares on his blog.

Hey he already quit smoking last year. This would be a piece of cake.

The Refined and Defined Alvin

2010-01-20T17:57:00.000+08:00

Today is yesterday's tomorrow, so as promised, here is Alvin's self portrait after he decided to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

He did it all by himself (with a lil help from wifey). No Personal Trainers, no dietitians, no Bizzy Body sessions. He only got help from a Men's Magazine on Health- guess which? no prizes.

Same pose, same person, same camera, 2 years later. No photoshop watsoever. This is the original pic from Alvin.
ps: you might notice this pic is slightly yellowish. Forgivable since he did not receive any picture taking lessons from me yet.

See the difference? If you can't you are blind. Then again if you are blind, you couldn't read this anyway. Maybe half blind.

This is Alvin version 2.0. Slimmer, Stronger, Smarter, Happier. Wife also happier... in many ways...

In the coming 6 months, we have pledged to further refine ourselves. Alvin will send me a Version 3.0 picture of himself. I may also post a half naked body on myself on the internet. So if you want to see more of our hairy chests, you gotta stay tuned.

Men's Health Refine & Define 2010

2010-01-19T11:09:00.000+08:00

How are your new year resolutions coming along?

If your resolution is to lose weight and you've given up, let me tell you a short story.

Alvin is a Draughts Beer Supply Manager at a, ahem.. beer company. His job involves drinking, smoking, eating, entertaining clients, more drinking, talking cock, and drinking.

If you're drinking everyday, 5 times a week, can you imagine how you would look like in front of the mirror?

If you cannot imagine, here is a picture of Alvin 2 years ago. You can insert your face over his to imagine properly.

I am sure you have seen happier faces (and rounder nipples) but thats not the point.

Alvin made a resolution 2 years ago to lose weight, stop smoking and live a healthy lifestyle.
He made a plan and stuck to it. It did not consist of intensive hardcore workouts and starvation diets. It was more like a moderation of the foods he eats and consistent exercising.

In those two years, he had his fair share of bak kut teh, he drank when he needed to, he enjoyed his wife's cooking till the last bite.

Want to know what he looked like last November? Wait till tomorrow to find out

Good Photographers Do Not Post Process Pictures Part 1

2010-01-18T04:22:00.000+08:00

I was at a wedding on Saturday, and my friend was telling me about this "experienced photographer" who have been photographing many weddings.

He asked the photog: So you do post process your pictures before handing it back to your clients?
Answer by the photog: No, I do not post process or edit my pictures. People who do that do not know how to take proper pictures.

Not the exact words but you get the idea la.

If I agree with him, then i will tell Louis Pang, Edmund Tham, Edwin Tan, Jim Liaw and co: You guys do not know how to take pictures, please learn how to take better pictures so that you do not need to post process them ok?

The thing is, I totally disagree with him.

to be continued on part 2, time for me to sleep.

Gardenography

2010-01-14T23:59:00.001+08:00

My dad manages the garden in front of the house, and he does a good job at it. Here are some pictures of ~~the~~ his garden I've taken using my 50mm.

When looking through the pictures, I felt that some parts of his garden gave me a calming effect.
Perhaps it would be suitable for meditation. (after taking away the dog and all our noisy neighbours).

A New Life

2010-01-13T19:25:00.000+08:00

50mm f2.8 1/4000 ISO200

Yesterday, I received news of the passing of a friend's father. May his soul find peace and a new life in the heavens. And dear friend, we will always be here for you.

Men Will Adore You, Women Will Envy You

2010-01-12T22:26:00.000+08:00

I came across this advertisement for a car in a MEN'S magazine for Health (Which I shall not name).... Since I assume that most of the readers of this Men's magazine for Health will be men, then the advertisements are surely is targeted towards men. Right?

So men, when you get this Subaru Impreza, other MEN will ADORE you (yucks) while WOMEN will ENVY you (!!!!!????).
So this magazine and ad publicly assumes that all its readers are gay loh.

Sunshine Girls 2010

2010-01-11T13:46:00.001+08:00

Was invited to this event by my friends, so happen to have a camera with me, so thought I should share a few pics.

This event was organised by a local chinese daily- Sin Chew Jit Poh. According to my buddy, the paper will publish a 'Sunshine Girl' every day, and this event is the Final to choose that one best girl. I don't read SCJP cos I don't know how to, so what he told me must be right.

The decor for Tropicana City Mall was already prepped up for CNY

I did not take any pics of their performance, cause I did not want to compete with photographers with those very scary big long lenses. Will not comment on their performance either cause I could neither sing or dance. All of them could sing and dance better than me, so.. good job.

The judges, as seen here were giving points on each of the contestant's hairdo. I think their hair was done by this guy named Micheal Paul.

This celebrity named Ryan, whom I also do not know of, because I don't have the Astro Dynasty Package, were taking group pictures of the ladies.

Pictured here is one arrogant official lady photographer who chased some other photographers away very rudely (Because they were taking up 'her' spot ma). Even this pic managed to capture part of her sour face. Hopefully her new year's resolution is to learn some manners. I support you in your resolution, Ms official photographer!!

Finally, to choose the winners, the public were allowed on the stage to paste a sticker on the fan that is being held by the girl of their choice. I kinda disagree with this method of picking the winner because its a little heartbreaking to see the reaction those girls who did not get any or only a little votes. They were trying to mask their feelings by smiling widely. At times, their disappointment showed.

2 of my friends liked the number 4 contestant who unfortunately did not get much vote. The number 1 contestant got the most vote and also a HUGE flower by a guy, who John labelled as "Hou-Lan-Yeng"- polite translation= Overly fashionable for his own good. Impolite literal translation= Very d**k stylish, or very f**king stylish.

My choice of the "Sunshine Girl" is of course the "Miss Arrogant Photographer".
Her face is so dark, definitely in need of more sunshine. Maybe, winning this award can make her smile more often.

Easy Climb

2010-01-09T23:56:00.001+08:00

50mm F2 1/1600 ISO200

This Siberian Husky made it up and down Broga Hill much faster than we did. His owners were having a tough time keeping up. So he got many pats on his head.

Joachim was sulking coz he didn't get any

The guy with testicle cancer and fractured penis- Ouch

2010-01-08T17:19:00.016+08:00

Today I receved a forwarded email regarding a boy who is dying from testicular cancer and fractured penis. hahaha, the more i type those two diseases, the more i want to ROFL.

Also I will not and do not forward those kind of emails. Emails that claim to donate 50c for each forwarded msg.. geez Big foundations NEVER use email forwarding as a way to measure donation amounts to any individual.

All it takes to find out the truth is to Google the foundation's website. Thats only a few extra clicks rather than clicking forward and selecting your whole email llist.

My first reaction to this email is to laugh my balls off. My second reaction is to pity the victim who is defamed and humiliated by each person who forwards the email. Its kinda obvious that somebody hates this guy and conveniently inserted his picture, name and email as a victim of "Testicular Cancer and Fractured Penis".

Below is copied from the fwded email I received : My comments are in blue

(Black bar inserted by me so that you will not mock this guy when you see him on the streets)

Hi, my name is Chris Yeoh. I am 19 years old, and I have testicle cancer .. I also have a large penile fracture, from repeated beatings. ("BEATINGS"- HAHA ie. Beat the meat, polishing the rocket, cleaning your rifle). Doctors say I will die soon if this isn't fixed, and my family can't pay the bills. (somebody took the time to find out that fractured penis could lead to death by swelling and internal bleeding if not treated IMMEDIATELY-imagine the pain Chris had to endure while typing this email)
The Make A Wish Foundation, has agreed to donate 50 cents for every time this message is sent on.
(that would mean Chris will be a millionaire by now and would have a straightened penis and shiny new balls)
For those of you who send this along, I thank you so much, but for those who don't send it, what goes around comes around. Have a Heart, please send this.
(Meaning, if you don't forward this, you will get Fractured Testis and Penis Cancer, or is it the other way around- for those who did, you are safe, for now... until another mail comes along)

Please, if you are a kind person, send this on. PLEASE HIT FORWARD BUTTON NOT REPLY BUTTON.(Officially as of today, I am not a kind person)
YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,

Chris Yeoh
XXX@hotmail.com (Pity this guy la, I won't share his email. a simple search in google reveals that this poor young man is from Penang- Damn you cruel Penang people!!)
( PLEASE HELP ME LIVE LIKE YOU DO) (So that he can continue the midnight "beatings"!?)

So guys, if you do not want this guy to suffer more humiliation, please stop forwarding every single freaking email you receive that says you do not have the heart if you did not. You have one and you know it! Forwarding chain e-mails won't make you a kinder person.

Its so damn easy to insert a picture and email of any person and forward it to the millions of kind people out there.

that kind of gives me an idea...

Hi my name is (insert name of somebody you hate, ie: Prime minister), I am very old and I have a mouth cancer. I say the wrong words to the rakyat every time. I also have a large wife from repeated eatings.

Doctors said that the country will die soon it this isn't fixed. My family can't pay the bills because they each used up RM50 each to pay for the credit card tax I imposed on them.

The government have agreed to steal a jet engine and blame a sergeant each time this message is sent on.

For those of you who send this along, I thank you so much, but for those who don't send it, what goes around comes around- RM100 tax on Credit Cards next year, maybe no subsidy for petrol anymore. Have a Heart, please send this.

Please, if you are a kind person, send this on. PLEASE HIT FORWARD BUTTON NOT REPLY BUTTON and pray that your Streamyx is still working

YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,

(Insert name here)

In Loving Memory

2010-01-07T23:09:00.000+08:00

Just wanted to share this message I saw from The Star today

Seems that Duke had a a very long life and is loved very much by his family. What a lucky handsome fella. Rest in peace Duke!

The Best Food in the World

2010-01-07T14:33:00.000+08:00

58mm F5.0 1/250 ISO100

What is the best food in the world?
Is it fish, that contains Omega 3 oils?
Is it spirulina, a whole food that has plenty of nutrients needed by the body?
Is it milk or egg?

As corny as it may sound, my answer will be "Mum's Cooking" that is fortified with all the love in the world.

......untill I get married and my wife starts cooking for me, then I will have to think twice before declaring whose cooking is the "best food in the world"

Long life

2010-01-06T12:18:00.000+08:00

50mm F2.8 1/6400 ISO400

Most species of winged adult butterflies only live for a week or two. I am sure they do appreciate every single minute of it.

What about humans? Maybe our lives are too long to appreciate by the minute, so we only celebrate it by the year.

Over the Blue

2010-01-05T11:02:00.000+08:00

50mm F2.8 1/3200 ISO100

The hot and hard concrete steps leads you over the clear, cooling blue waters. But do you feel like swimming across anyway, in a hot and sunny day?

Concrete Flower

2010-01-04T12:40:00.001+08:00

40mm F4.0 1/500 ISO100

Isn't it great that you can still find a flower in the concrete and dust of KL City?

Its worth waiting

2010-01-03T08:29:00.006+08:00

98mm F5 1/400 ISO400

Guys, why do your girl almost always take so #!^* long to make up??

Because they want to look the #!^* best for you.

So, wait a little longer, its worth it!

(#!^*=very)

Lonely Lilies

2010-01-02T12:40:00.000+08:00

150mm F5.6 1/1000 ISO100

This picture was taken during my trip to Taman Bukit Cahaya @ Shah Alam on May 2009. This excursion always reminds me of the good old schooling days and how much different we are now. Most of us high school friends have lives of their own and outings such as these are considered a rare occasion. Even rarer if we can find more than 5 person for a short trip.

For our group, I am thankful for an individual who managed to keep us together after all these years, 11 years plus to be exact! He hails from the family of comical performers- easily identified by their red nose, coloured hair & unusually large shoes.

Being the 'leader' of the group is a difficult task, especially when you have to handle rejections, make cold calls, find out when the other person is free, and persuade people to join you. (Sounds very much like a career in direct selling).

Such people are the lilies in the pond- who stand out among the green leaves, smelly algae and tadpoles. So cheers to clownjohn.blogspot.com !

Eat That Frog

2010-01-01T14:19:00.002+08:00

50mm f2.8 1/320 ISO200

Its 2010 but are you having the same old habits? Putting off important work till tomorrow, saying 'I'll do it later and never get it done.

All of us have a tremendous amont of things we want to do and the truth is, we will never get all of it done, Stacks of magazines that we have to go trough, piles of books that we plan to read, hundreds of emails that we have to reply. There is just too many things for us to complete and in this era, we will never find enough time to get all of it done.

What are we supposed to do then? The best way to stop procrastinating is to prioritize your most important task and get them done first. In other words, is to eat that biggest ugly frog before you perform your less important tasks. High priority tasks are activities that will bring the biggest effect to your life and success.
There are some activities that we do not need to do at all and it is those activities that take up the bulk of our time. These activities will not contribute to our future or goals. eg (watch tv, comment on fb statuses, visit pc fair to drool at the pretty girls, view really interesting pictures at reallycuteasians.net). Unfortunately I am guilty of all of the above. :P

So do less of the low priority stuffs and start prioritizing your activites to eat that frog first!

Homeless and Hungry

2009-12-21T11:52:00.003+08:00

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be homeless and hungry all the time?

These cats would tell you, if only they could speak.

For the homeless who can speak, you would probably not listen to them.

What if one day you lose your job, get stricken with illness, ignored and abandoned by your family members, gone bankrupt and have no home. Where would you stay?

Some would live on the streets.

Those are just a few of the reasons why people sleep on the streets.

Trust me and Justin, the commitee member of Kechara Soup Kitchen- that nobody WANTS to live on the streets if they have a choice.

The general perception of the public is, people living on the streets are drug addicts. That is only partly true as only a handful of them are, the rest of them are forced to do so due to very unfortunate circumstances.

Through Refine & Define 2009, I got myself involved in a non-profit movement to feed the hungry people in the streets of KL. Once a month, a few guys from R&D '09 will join several volunteers to pack and distribute rice packets and dried foodstuffs to the people who no longer have the chance to complain that the aunty waitress at kfc did not give them any drumsticks. (well if you usually didn't get any, its probably its due to a "face problem")

Kechara Soup Kitchen have been feeding people on the streets on a weekly basis since 2006. They are essentially a Buddhist association, but of course, hunger knows no race and they give food to all the needy regardless of race and religion. Of course, the volunteers consists of MALAYSIANS from all walks of life. Kechara aims to ultimately bring back the homeless on their feet, and provide basic support for them until they are able to do so. For more information on Kechara, just visit their website. I only wish to share my experience in pictures, and a few words.

The night usually starts at 9 with coffee at a restaurant nearby.

The operation is done at night because the homeless usually return to their usual sleeping places at night. As in the morning, they would either try not show themselves or blend in with the public.

The volunteers gather at Kechara's base where we would carry in all the dry foodstuffs that can last for at least a few days (biscuits, snacks, fruit, bread). The food are usually courtesy of donations from sponsors.

This is Alvin looking like busy

This is Alvin looking like cute

This is Donny acting cool

This is Donny acting cute

Too late

We had to wait for another member to come from his wedding dinner, so Mr Gary Lim decided to show off his new Mickey Mouse Sneakers

Then Santa gave Gary a bashing becase he was always too busy to yam cha with us for the whole year

Finally our 'member' arrived in his flashy red car and we set out to the heart of KL.

Our meeting location is very secret so I will not say it out

As we waited for the other volunteers to arrive, Justin gave us a briefing

The foodstuffs were then distributed to the other volunteers' vehicles

Waiting....

Waiting...

Finally we set up in different groups, each covering different parts of KL

The homeless are scattered all around the city

I am not allowed to post pictures of the homeless to protect their dignity and also for their safety. (yes they do get robbed)

So this image will give you an idea of their sleeping conditions

We were driven around a designated area in a truck by an Australian chap. He would know where to stop as the homeless will not move around too much. At each stop, we would get down from the truck and distribute the goodies. Some of them will reject, some of them will be happy. Most of them will appreciate it.

Kechara's purpose is to build a connection and relationship with the homeless. They ultimately plan to set up a center where the homeless can head to for food and basic ameneties such as shower. Counselling and help will be offered at the center. Last I heard, the building is almost ready.

There are several steps of caution when approaching the homeless.

Due to my pooor memory, here are only a few of them:

1. Never tap them on the back, they might get startled and get defensive.

2. While giving food to those asleep, place the food at their waist level, if you stand right in front of their face, well lets just say both of you and gonna scare each other when the person wakes.

3. No pictures!

4. Cant remember

Some of the volunteers sacrifice each of their Saturday EPL nights to do this.

Some who have chronic back pain like me can choose to go once a month.

How often you want to go is totally up to you, however volunteers have to be screened by the tailo Justin. So, you may contact him if you wish.

Every session is a blessing for me. I feel happy to lend a helping hand and at the same time feel very very fortunate to not have to sleep on the streets and go hungry all day.

For the least of difference, one person in the streets of KL will not go hungry for a night.

I AM BACK

2009-11-12T13:11:00.000+08:00

Hopefully this will encourage clownjohn.blogspot.com to update his blog post.

Anyway I was kinda busy with my other project, blog.aaronchinphoto.com

Now that its set up. I shall try my best to update both at the same time! Formal weddings and portraiture shots will go there, and everything else will go here!

Fallen Flower

2009-08-28T02:51:00.000+08:00

What does a flower do after it has fallen?

Nothing, it gets blown by the wind and sits there to decompose. Or waits for somebody to pick it up.

Reminds me of a scene in batman after Bruce Wayne fell down into the well, and the bats scared the shit out of him.
Butler: Master Bruce, why do we fall down?
Bruce: *shrugs shoulder*
Butler: So that we can learn to pick ourselves up!

Then after that he Bruce became Batman.. .hehe :)

More Girl pics

2009-08-28T02:40:00.000+08:00

Here are two more pics of Lady:

Come to daddy.. Good girl!

Reach already lorr.. where is my treat???!@?!@

Sunset from Puteri 12

2009-08-28T02:13:00.001+08:00

This post is inspired by me not getting a promotion and a pay rise for the next Financial Year.

Let it be a sunset of "really sad" events and a sunrise of new opportunities. Cheers guys!

Free model

2009-08-26T00:22:00.000+08:00

I am not a fan of paying for photoshoots... So i tend to shoot aspiring models who do not charge.

Spotted one very obedient model named LADY at Puteri 12 today.

Presenting the very cute Lady.

Now, where is my Promotion?

Make, take, pour

2009-08-25T23:46:00.001+08:00

I am working towards an "informal job" for a new Fruits supplier startup.

Basically I am supposed to take pictures of their line up of juices and smoothies.

A bit challenging for me to make the juices myself cos I suck at making juices. The only juice I know how to make is made using my left hand.....

Ribena la what else. Hold the Ribena bottle on the left hand and pour into cup. then add water and stirr.. whoppeee!!

eh Ribena considered juice or not? screw la.. anyway...

So here are a few of my test shots. Feel free to comment for improvement!

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The one where I can see the future

2009-08-19T00:25:00.001+08:00

With the Men's Health R&D journey coming to an end, I can now sleep in on saturdays! Thank you guys for all your support (if any) throughout my 6 months of trying to be a Better Man.
Feedback always welcome if I changed for the better in any way noticable!

Of course the gym nights will not end yet. I guess it won't end for a long long time more.

Nic H's still blur

Back to blogging

2009-08-19T00:20:00.001+08:00

Time to write some nonsence! yeah!
Better start by writing some crap or else I will end up leaving this blog to rot for over a month.
Darn last post 28 June! Means almost 2 months d...

Japan GT 2009 Finally

2009-06-29T01:37:00.000+08:00

After 1 week of torturous wait, the pics are finally here. Enjoy, C&C welcomed as usual.

Lets start off with cars cos at tis point in time I dun really like cars.. The things I dun like I will finish off first. Like food on the plate, the first thing I will finish off are the yucky stuffs. Save the best for last ma.

My Fav Car, its orange in colour and most of my panning shots on this car turns out good. :)

More cars.. bla bla bla..

yadayadayada

No more cars... hohoho..

There is this booth, some car magazine, they were forcing ppl to buy their RM10 t shirt. Those who purchase their T-Shirt can pose with the girls below and have yr pic taken. Supposed to be Miss Malaysia Contestants worr.

WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY!!!! Guess what I did? :):):):):):):) :P

I walked away to the NEXT BOOTH!

those tshirt were freakin ugly!!! (so were the... ehem..) kidding la. RM 2 also I won't wanna buy ler.

This is Sana. She and Nana (below) are the Japan GT ambassadors. They can perform as well!

wait ar.. maybe the one below is Sana.. hmm forgot d.

THank you thank you! Here they were performing their dance and song.

The best dressed award goes to this team ... undisputable..

This team can challenge a bit.

When invited to go on stage, most of the queens brought papers to read what they were supposed to tell us in English. And even that I couldn't understand a word they were saying, other than "My name is ". Maybe cos my english was poor also.

ANyway, this GENT girl, pic on top, most Right, her english is DAMN GOOD! Even better than Wei Hoong, Or Chin Hoong, or Chow Hoong..

When I took this pic, This queen forgot what to say.. for the 5th time.

My cousin said this girl is Kawaii. Agree?

This Queen always smile till cannot see her eyes.. I bet Clown John will like, his type..

Tis one is not Clown John's type cos she is not small and cute. But she does know how to pose!

Bonus- Michelin babe, suitable for guys who like full sized girls (Megan Fox kind).

AND.

Finally....

The last pic of the set...

Must be the best of all!!

Save the best for last mah!!

I bet you knew this was coming!!

TADAA.

!!!

Potong stim sampai habis..

My Weekend

2009-06-21T22:10:00.000+08:00

That was how I spent the weekend

Hot and Cold II

2009-06-08T02:10:00.000+08:00

This post is written just to annoy some of my FANS... kakaka

The temperature is so HOT tonight that I decided to drink a can of COLD 100 +

In the end i was sweating so much and feeling so HOT that I decided to just go to sleep and wake up earlier to continue with my mini project. So I am going to switch on the air cond to make the air COLD.

hope its annoying... thanks for reading.

On an unrelated note, I like strawberries and they only survive in a COLD environment.

Kemensah Waterfall Walkabout

2009-06-08T00:29:00.000+08:00

Hi fans! Apologies for the lack of updates. I thought I did not have any fans. But a friend told me that I should update for the sake of my fans (who are too shy to post comments). So I will.. :)

So a quick one from me.

Last week was a good week for me. Got to know more friends from the Olympus user forums. Many sifus out there who are willing to share their photography tips.

I had to wake at 5.30am last Saturday- (takes me 1 hour to complete my usual morning routine which are: boil hot water, put in 4 eggs, let eggs cook, brush teeth, wash face, break eggs, make protein shake, eat eggs, wash bowl, change clothes, go toilet, do business, fuh... )

Left house at 6.30 and sat in my photography's kaki's car.

The entrance to the falls is just beside Zoo negara. After a 15 min drive throgh a narrow road that can only fit 1 car, we started our trek up.

This is supposed to be an ATV trail to the falls.

The water is clean and nobody was there when we reached.

It isn't really accesible to the public and the usual way here is by ATV.

I really wished I could just jump in and soak myself in the water. But then with so many photographers around. it would turn out to be a wetsexy model photshoot since I am model quality. So after some thought, I did not.

Kidding about being model quality. Just being perasan before I go to bed. I need my daily dosage of vanity.

Most of the guys were shooting macro. It will be a whole new world for me altogether. Will try it the next outing when I can borrow some macro lens.

Below is my favourite pic of the trip. The light coming through the forest canopy, falling exactly on this macro shooter. If you look carefully you can even spot the dragonfly.

Thank you my loyal fans. Next post will be up... very soon!

Hot and Cold

2009-05-10T00:17:00.000+08:00

The hit song by Katy Perry, Hot and Cold, tells about a person - I think a guy who cannot make up his mind.

"You chang your mind, like a girl changes clothes
Yeah you PMS, like a bitch, I would know"

this traffic light is taking it a bit too far...

Go or No Go?

CCB car

2009-05-10T00:05:00.001+08:00

RM215 to spend in Beijing

2009-05-02T22:26:00.000+08:00

6 taels of silver is about USD61.44 (RM215) in todays value.

That was the cost of having yr balls cut off in China.

This is a description on how castration was performed a long time ago in Beiping. (now Beijing)

It reads:

"It costs six taels of silver to perform a castration in Beiping.

The candidate, usually a young boy - is held down by three men (young boys' willpower is strong..). A small curved knife is then used to cut off the penis and testicles (ow!). A metal plug is inserted (pain?) and the wound is being bandaged.

He does not eat or drink for three painful days. Then, the plug is pulled out and he is allowed to urinate. If he does, he is ot of danger. If not, then he will die. (how long can you hold yr pee? 3 hours?)

His sexual organs, called his "bao" or "precious" are preserved in a sealed jar.
(no wonder Gollum is still searching for his)

Pic above shows the 'chopping knife' and jar (to keep 'precious' so that 30 years down the road you can take it out, have a look, and regret on how much fun you've missed).

So guys, when yr girlfriends starts saving up for a honeymoon in Beijing... RUN FOR YOU LIFE!!!!

Also, dun get the wrong idea when all of a sudden they tell you " i wan eat char siew bao".

First Wedding Shoot Part 4 (Final)

2009-04-30T23:13:00.000+08:00

Final set of the series!

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Pass or not?

First Wedding Shoot Part 3

2009-04-30T22:49:00.000+08:00

Part 3 is the actual wedding day, where I had a ~~backup~~ teammate.

He haven't passed me his pics yet tho. Wonder whats he doing with it?!?

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Goodies! I love goodies!

Thought of the Day - 28 April 2009

2009-04-27T23:59:00.000+08:00

Its not what you know or who you know- It's what you are that finally counts.

-Anonymous

Tra Vinh is a Pervert

2009-04-27T23:47:00.000+08:00

Q: Hu Tieu Mi ???? (In Vietnamese) translation in English: WHO "TIEU" ME?

WHO WHO?!?!?

A: Tra Vinh

Damn you Tra Vinh

Cute Girl

2009-04-25T11:35:00.000+08:00

A Cute Little Girl that is.

Took this pic in a tea shop in Melaka. Adorable rite?

First Wedding Shoot Part 2

2009-04-24T21:52:00.000+08:00

Part 2 took place in a Surau.

Kinda odd being the only chinese in a Surau. But I was COOL.

Then there was this wierdo dude out of nowhere came and ask me: "YU Melayu ke"?
Then as usual, I replied "HAR??" and acted blur, I heard his question, but I was giving him a chance to rephrase it to a more polite one.
He asked again "Yu Chinese ke, CHINESE?" and gave me the 'what-the-heck-are-you-doing-here' look.

HALOOOOOOOOOOOOO??!?!?!?!?!

If he haven't know, there are plenty of Chinese Muslims out there!

also, don't I look like a 100% chinese??? hmm maybe he havent seen such a lengzai chinese b4.
Anyway I Said "YA" then walked away to do my business..

Here are some pics: C&C most welcome

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First Wedding Shoot Part1

2009-04-24T21:15:00.000+08:00

Had many firsts this year so far.
1. Model shoot
2. Donated RM50 to Uncle Lim- I never lost b4 in my life!
3. Drifted a car... really!
4. Gotten my first REAL credit card
5. Diarrhea after drinking bad milk- you don't want to know what came out
6. Eaten 10 eggs in a day
7. Lucky number 7- First Wedding shoot!

I was priviledged to be given the opportunity to cover my colleague's wedding. 4 days in total- Pertunangan (engagement), Nikah (dunnowhatitscalledinenglish), and two legs of wedding. For the second leg, I was so semangated that I drove all the way to Pahang.

Nothing fancy, just a simple Malay wedding- it was a good exposure for me to explore my camera and improve my natural talent technique.
Oh ya Nikah is called Solemnisation.

Here are some pictures from the Pertunangan:

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Lucky Me

2009-04-24T21:00:00.000+08:00

3 sentences:

I love to eat.

I love buffet.

I love free stuffs.

Conclusion:

I absolutely ridiculously love FREE BUFFET

First Model Photoshoot

2009-04-21T20:57:00.001+08:00

Hi Guys, here are some pics from my first outing! Feel free to give C&C.

Model's name is Constance, went with 5 other Sifus from the Olympus user forum. Learned some useful tips for potrait shooting.

The other guys were like "Cons do this, do that, look here look there" I blur only stand there hold my camera. Hopefully next time can start giving some ideas already! haha

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So?? wat you think?

Out whole day

2009-04-18T21:19:00.000+08:00

I seldom go out for the whole day cos I am a good boy and would prefer to stay home n do geeky stuffs.
Recently I have been going out very often. Does that mean I am less a good boy-and less of a geek?

Anyway today I went for my first model photoshoot. Sounds exciting leh? Maybe I will post some pics here, if you're lucky.

After that to the gym to work on my quads. tomorrow sure pain lorrrr.

The highlight of the day is taking part in a "Discover Scuba Diving Module" at Sealantis 1U.
I already have an Open water Diving Certification, so its considered a good refresher course as well :) I ended up taking some pics when the first group were learning their stuffs.

As a usual warm up routine, the guys grabbed some imaginary balls. Luckily n one volunteered to provide real balls- else have to do a kangkang dive.

As a gesture of respect, we gave a standing ovation to the latecomer.

Then of course, the customary group pic.

"so remember ok, hold your breath while ascending and fly on a plane immediately after the dive" ***

Comercial Break..

This is the pool we practised in.

Isk got the two Leanest guy in the group to pose (<9% bodyfat). Here they are in their Meanest pose.

Its obvious that this suit have been used in prison before (see hole at bum area)

We were divided into two groups of 10. I was in the second group. Somehow I felt that the first group took waaaaayy too long..
The instructors taught us and we practised some basic stuffs such as clearing the regulator, clearing water from out mask n retrieving our regulator. Then we were allowed some time to monkey around in the pool.

Instructor: Use your teeth to bite, not yr tongue
ALD: oops

And he tought that nobody could see him snapping 'butt shots' underwater

We were told to apply toothpaste on the mask to prevent fogging. Is it better than spit?
On an unrelated note, did you know that Darlie was originally named "Darkie" (the dark faced man on the tube)? They changed the name after it was deemed offensive... to dark ppl? like me ah? I am dark wat?!

FINS-if you don't already know...

There was something underwater that both child and adult MALES find interesting.. What could it be???

This kid kena good lesson cos his hand was itchy- he touched the regulator and it released air non stop, (with a darn loud PSSSSSSTTTTTTTT sound) then he panicked and his face was darn stressed hahaha
I had a good show until this yellow shirt instructor came to fix it.
hehe.. kidding la.. poor kid

Terry: "I swear the shark was like 25 feet long, with CRAZZYY razor sharp teeth. luckily I worked out my arms recently and gave it a nice uppercut on its chin, then he pissed in the water and swam off to his mum."
Interviewer: STUNNED LOOK

Overall I had a good time there simply because I had good company. The Refine & Define challenge is more of a fun learning experience than a stressful programme. Thanks to Men's Health Malaysia for this. (I purposely typed those words to see if I could one day google them and find this page) hahaa

*** disclaimer: you should not hold your breath while ascending and should have a surface interval of 12 hours prior to flying

Guess Whose White Hair Is This Contest

2009-03-31T23:45:00.000+08:00

The winner gets to meet the star himself in person!!!!!

Quote of the day

2009-03-31T23:38:00.000+08:00

Men and women are limited not by the place of their birth, not by the colour of their skin, but by the size of their hope.

-John Johnson

Velocity Angels Model Search 2009

2009-03-31T22:45:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday I was at Midvalley "to look for a memory card"

Here is what I ended up doing:

Tis is my fren's Idol~~~

Her name is Eva

Charlene looks like Lin Chi Ling a bit

Zoe- not bad la

Kimberly (not to be confused with my cousin) did some very -we called it "eeeyer" poses.

But I guess this is what the competition is all about- Standing out from the other contestants!

This girl Normera won the "Most Photogenic" award

At this point, if you're wondering what a brilliant memory I have for the names of women-models particularly, you are wrong because i was referring to the show's website all the time.

This pic is not clear but i post it anyway cos Chloe won the "best pose award" .. for this?!??!

The host Kim Ong was trying very hard.. she did ok la but got lost for words many times.

Justina looks good in her kimono

Crouching tiger pose?

The lolipop aint gonna make you look any sweeter..

I told my friend he can use tis pic as his wallpaper. Oh if you want the wallpaper size you can contact me also :)

No more comment cos commenting on models is just rude.

The "I dare you to repeat what you said" pose.

The grand final was the next day but I did not go for that because my mind was willing but body was tired?

In conclusion, the girls did quite well but could do better by looking more towards my camera. Most of them are students ans I salute them for being so brave in front all the 200+ hamsap lou photographers. The cameras were flashing non stop the moment they came out to pose n catwalk. It was quite fun to photograph nice looking subjects actually :)

The pictures were inconsistent becos I was fumbling around with diff camera settings and I found the secret to taking better pics------

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get a new lense

19 New Friends

2009-03-03T22:44:00.000+08:00

Top 10 Ways to Spend RM10 this February

2009-02-21T16:27:00.000+08:00

There are many things that we can do with RM10 nowadays despite ppl asking you to spend less. For sure you won't be able to get a Macbook with yr RM10 but there are plenty of other fun stuffs to do with that amount.
Here is my list of top 10 ways to spend yr RM10 for this month!

10. ~~Force down~~ Enjoy 10 bowls of Cendol at Bukit Cina (super cheap at RM1 each!)

9. Treat 3 of your friends for WanTan Mee somewhere in Melaka. (Do the math yourself)

8. Treat your pets to "Real Chicken Meat"

7. Donate RM10 to MAKNA

6. Watch an Oscar nominated/winning Movie (for RM10, you gotta do this alone)

5. Get a belated valentines day gift for your loved ones.. (Limit your budget to RM10 so you won't break it).

4. Subscribe to Astro Box Office Movies -"TAYANGAN HEBAT" channel 952&953 to watch the super cool brand new Bond-in-Turban flick- "Singh is Kinng" (ONLY RM9.95!!!)

3. Add Rm80 to get 2 pairs of this limited edition Surf thongs (I kinda ran out of things to say)

2. Buy a super duper clear DVD9 of Dark Knight to catch Oscar nominated Heath Ledger in action.

And finally..................... The best ever way to spend your RM10 this Feb::::::

TADAAA...

1. Get a copy of March 09 Men's Health to catch me in action.

Dessert with the Dead

2009-02-16T23:18:00.000+08:00

What does a bunch of dead people...

Got to do with icy-cool-mouth-watering-diabetis-contributing cendol???

This man found the answer.

It makes them taste as good as hell!

You should check out this cendol stall in a graveyard concept the next time you drop by Melaka (if you haven't already).

My tourguide said these ppl were buried here during the Zaman Kegemilangan Melaka time n nobody knows the identity of those buried here. Then the government wanted to move the graves but the people of Melaka wanted to preserve History it seems.

So to make good use of land (and preserve history), the cendol man decided to set up his stall ON their graves.

If you guys wanna chill with the dead (with respect), Bukit Cina is the place!

Rate Cuts

2009-02-06T08:19:00.000+08:00

The coolest word now is CUT. CUT jobs, CUT cost, CUT salary....
My schoolmate used to tell me this when I didn't believe him: "If I am telling you a lie I will CUT!" He ended up telling me so much lies that I wonder if now he has to squat when he wants to pee. Don't tell me till now you still can't figure out what he wanted to cut?!?!
I am also quite good when it comes to cutting stuffs. I've cut my expenses, have not cut my hair since xmas, cut short my working hours, and cut queue at a traffic light this morning.

This entry has nothing to do with me cutting stuffs though, its about the cutting of Interest Rates!When it comes to Bank Negara cutting its interest rates, how does it affect you directly?Effective Feb 1 2009, interest rates will be 2.5%. It was 3.5% In November 2008.

For a wage earner like me, it would affect my savings and borrowings:
1)Savings- In Malaysia, interest rate=fixed deposit savings rate.
Which means previously (at 3.5%) if I had RM10,000 in FD, I would have a total of RM10,712 after 2 years due to compounding interest.At 2.5%, I would have a sum of RM10,506 after 2 years. Which come up to a LOSS of RM206!!hehe not much lar but what if you got like 99 million in your FD?

2)Home Loan- Reduction of BLR (Basic Lending Rate)
If your home loan interest is dependent on BLR then you'll surely enjoy the reduction in the interest you have to pay. If its fixed then too bad.

Asumming a homeowner borrowed RM300,000 in 2008 for an interest rate of BLR-2.00%, for a 30 year repayment period.

Which means
Year 2008, BLR = 6.70%, Interest = 6.70-2.00= 4.70%
Now, 2009, BLR = 5.95%, Interest = 5.95-2.00= 3.95%

At 4.70%, the monthly payments are RM1556. A drop of interest rate to 3.95% would mean a monthly payment of RM1424, less RM132, a savings of RM1584 per year!

Conclusion- lower interest rates means we should save less, borrow more and spend more -which is exactly what the gov wants us to do to help spur the economy. But is that what you really should do?

Anyway, if you do not want to borrow from the banks, of course there are many other options.Nowadays the loan business is so competitive that even the Ah Longs lower interest rates immediately after hearing the announcement from Bank Negara.
0% interest rate! what are you waiting for??

Intro to Financial Planning

2009-02-04T01:12:00.000+08:00

Bad news are plenty, all over in today's news. Retrenchment, recession, job cuts, every morning hear till sien. The only thing the government thinks of are stimulus packages. Who is going to help you when the government is busy stimulating itself?

The ongoing global financial crisis would have an ill effect on most of us Malaysians in one way or another. Dreams of young children on pursuing an overseas tertiary education have been put in doubt, scores or working class executives face paycut, with the most unfortunate ones losing their jobs, retirees face financial hardship with their diminished purchasing power.

The 1998 financial crisis have given a lesson to many of us. And those who have gone though it will know how tough it is to manage money. From then onwards, the prudent ones would have gathered up enough financial knowledge and prepared well for this big storm.

The bad news for us is that the current crisis is only starting to take its effect. The good news is, you not going to die from poverty this time but will live to face much more financial challenges in the future.

If all your answers the questions below are yes, then you are well on your way for a bright financial future:
1) Are you certain that you will have enough money to educate your children to university?
2) Will you be able to maintain your standard of living until and into retirement?
3) If you or a family member get really sick, can you pull through without financial hardship?
4) Can you continue living if you get retrenched?

If you answered "no" to any questions above, then you are in need of what more than 98% Malaysians neglect:- Financial Planning.
Of course, Financial Planning is much more than the 4 questions above. I shall attempt to touch on its many aspects on future posts so that you do not need to depend on stimulus packages for survival :)

Dunno how to use blogspot..

2009-01-28T00:52:00.001+08:00

I have a problem with blogspot. Everytime I upload a pic, then all my text gets screwed up.. spaces are automatically added between lines.
anyone facing a similar problem? care to give some tips?

It gets pretty annoying when I upload pics, I have to reformat my text!!

CNY foods

2009-01-26T20:32:00.000+08:00

There was an interesting spread on Sunday's star on the significance of different types of foods served during Reunion Dinner. Wanna share it with those who missed it (sis abroad).

Some words in the chinese language has similar pronunciation and sound, it is no surprise that the most important dishes in the chinese culture have favourable meaning to them.

Items 1-10 are from the article, the rest are the product from my genius brain. (can only think of two at the moment)

Words in italic are from thestar writer Faridah Begum who knows much more chinese stuffs than me.

I did not have the luxury of eating the 'mandatory' food for the reunion dinner all at once but once I've eaten them, I shall post a pic of it.. :)

1. Abalone

Known as "pau yue" (guaranteed surplus), it denotes good fortune and families will splurge just to have the dish on the reunion table.

2. Black Mushrooms

"Donggu" or "tung ku", black mushrooms are significant opportunities in life. This is welcomed as we look forward to new and better opportunities in the New Year to bring about a better quality of life.

3. Fish

Known as "yue" in cantonese. It denotes a surplus of money, something we wish for continuously, whether it is CNY or not.

5. Yee Sang
Served even before Chinese New Year up until Chap Goh Mei, yee sang is served to "raise good luck". Family and friends would gather during this period and together toss the ingredients as high as possible before eating a portion of the mixed salad. The higher the toss, the greater the fortune.
5. Sea Cucumbers ("Hoy Sam") and Scallops
These are compulsory dishes as they denote the opening of new horizons in one's life and great joy. The wish is for new sources of income, hapiness and prosperity, hence their significance for this dinner.

See donggu pic

6. Spring Rolls
Spring rolls represents wealth as they are shaped like a "kam tuew" or gold bar and most homes would prepare spring rolls as offerings of richness for the family.

7. Chinese Cabbage
Known as "pau choy" (guaranteed prosperity), it represents an abundance of wealth and if one serves the pak choy, it represents 100 types of prosperity.

8. Dried Oysters ("Hou See")
"Hou see" or 'good tidings' is what we pray for and what better way to ensure that than to have these "hou see" included in the reunion dinner. It is also good with porridge on other days of the year.

9. Prawns
The sounds of laughter evokes happiness and prawns, as it is knows as "har" (in Cantonese), which means liveliness or laughter all the way. If you still don't feel happy this CNY, try saying HAR continously while smiling.

10. Black Moss
Called "fatt choy", it represents wealth. A must-have for the reunion spread, it is cooked especially with dried oysters for an even more auspicious dish.

There was so little "fatt Choy" on this dish that I had kacau the gravy just to dig some out.

11. Pineapple
"Wong Lai" means the "arrival of prosperity". In my example below, the god of posperity dropped by in a delivery bike.

My favourite would be in the form of tarts!

12. Tangerine/Mandarin Oranges
"Kam" also means gold, and it is often traded in the open during visiting. However it seems that my mum is not a good gold trader and by the end of CNY, more kam is being given away than taken. We are usually left with close to none!
Obviously she does not know anything about "taking more than you give".

Get Rich in 15 Days

2009-01-26T00:47:00.000+08:00

After celebrating the 15 days of Chinese new year, one will surely end up more "wealthy and prosperous" because almost every traditional stuff that us Chinese do during the celebrations are for us to get rich and FATT CHOY.

So GONG XI FA CAI to you and hopefully after distributing all your ang paus, you will become WEALTHIER (mathematically not possible).

OK all you gotta do to be wealthy and prosperous is to follow the following 'guidelines' for the 15 days of CNY.

The 15-Day Celebration of Chinese New Year I was supposed to post this last year.. but somehow it got delayed for a year. Referenced from this site, in case you don't believe me. http://www.educ.uvic.ca/faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/15-day_celebration.html

DAY1 The first day of the Lunar New Year is "the welcoming of the gods of the heavens and earth." Many people "sek chai" (go vegetarian) to "have a longer and happier life"

DAY2 On the second day, the Chinese pray to their ancestors as well as to all the gods. It is a day where married daughters visit their birth parents. The Chinese are extra kind to dogs and feed them well as it is believed that the second day is the birthday of all dogs. Hahaha... this one I did not know, maybe I will feed my ~~my sister's~~ my mum's dog a big fat juicy bone. Just kidding, I dun think i will

DAY3&4 The third and fourth days are for the sons-in-laws to pay respect to their parents-in-law.

DAY5 The fifth day is called Po Woo. The birthday of the God of Wealth. It says that it is a bad luck day for visiting, but I don't think Malaysian Chinese follow this..

DAY6-10 On the sixth to the 10th day, the Chinese visit their relatives and friends freely. They also visit the temples to pray for good fortune and health.

DAY7 The seventh day is considered everybody's birthday or "ren ri". Noodles are eaten to promote longevity and raw fish for success. Its a good day for Yu-Sang tossing (for wealth and prosperity)

DAY8 On the eighth day the Fujian people have another family reunion dinner, and at midnight they pray to Tian Gong, the God of Heaven.

DAY9 Birthday of the Jade Emperor. Hokkiens and Teochews will give offerings eg:sugarcane. I heard from some1 that they offer sugarcane cos last time some bad guys were after them and they hid in a sugarcane plantation manage to save themselves from extinction..

DAY10-12 The 10th through the 12th are days that friends and relatives should be invited for dinner.

DAY13 After so much rich food, on the 13th day you should have simple rice congee and mustard greens (choi sum) to cleanse the system.

DAY15 Popularly known as CHAP GOH MEH or lantern festival where chinese would eat tong yuen. There is also this tradition which originated from Penang: ~~lou-gu-pohs~~ single women will throw mandarin oranges into a river/lake/sea with hope of their future spouse will pick them up. ~~desperate~~ Single men will ride a boat/sampan and collect oranges thrown by only the pretty ones. The women will then wait for another 15 days for a call that they will not get. I think this practice was more popular before there was facebook/myspace/msn/friendster, and now people just do it for for fun.

Its new year already so GONG XI FA CAI TO ALL!!!

Thank U :)

2009-01-11T00:46:00.000+08:00

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Favourite 8 of 2008

2009-01-01T21:16:00.000+08:00

Happy new year everyone!
To close 2008, here are the fav 8 (my fav 8) pictures i took in 2008.

Taken during sunset at Puteri 12.

Grandma's new fat puppy- named "kiew chai"- as like most of her previous dogs

On the way to Philip Island, Melbourne

Daisies at Mt Dandenong... or Danedong..

Looks like a man forcing his wife to smoke opium

A school at Sovereign Hills, Melb

Sound like an interesting job

Some botanic gardens in Adelaide.

Do give me some comments for better pictures for 2009!!

My Cat

2008-12-16T21:34:00.000+08:00

This is my cat. Her name is Whiskey. Probably named after her long whiskers when she was born. She loves to eat meat, hate bones, dislike cat biscuit and likes to trail along whenever we take the dog out for a walk. She is a gentle tabby and seldom gets 'moody'.

I think she is like 5 years old. Maybe older.. hehe
She has a brother named Bubbly who will scratch you if you touch him. So I din take any pics of him because I do not like being scratched nor i want my camera to be scratched. My dad calls him Barby. He usually gets the pets name wrong.

Whiskey loves to pose for pictures. Below is her 'hmmmph' pose. :)

Dubai 2

2008-12-15T22:53:00.000+08:00

A trip to Dubai isn't complete without experiencing the Desert Safari.

The best thing about this expedition for me is the 4WD ride. The driver will tear the sand dunes with his Land Cruiser, trying his best to give us a very bumpy ride.

Here this driver dude is releasing some air from the tyres so that it will have a bigger surface of contact with the sand.

I dun like the driver though cos he is unfriendly. Based on my experience in Dubai, I can conclude that the Emiratis I've met are mostly unfriendly, rough, rude and lansi.

I only had good experiences with foreigners working in Dubai. Although I cant really understand their slang of English, at least they smiled and speak to you in a kind tone.

So next time you wan to curse me in a foreign language, do it while smiling and say it softly. Then cos I dun understand I will probably smile back, nod my head and say ya ya thats true.

Other than the tallest buildings in the world, largest man made islands, world's first 7star hotel, worlds first underwater hotel, upcoming worlds biggest theme park, worlds first indoor skiing facility, plenty of extreme engineering projects, ridiculously expensive properties, and farsighted leaders, I dunno what else this country can be proud of. Why so lan si?

At least as a Malaysian I can boast that my housing area has the highest number of snatch thief cases and robberies.

All Dubai has is sand...

and more sand...

The ride was kinda exciting cos it felt like the 4WD was going to topple over anytime. The Australian girls in the same car screamed each time the 4WD was on the brink of toppling over.

After a while they realised it wasn't ever going to topple, so they kept quiet and gave us peace.

The driver brought us to this campsite where we were supposed to have dinner. This is also where we got our camel ride.

The camels here are quite 'cham'. First they are either tied to each other or have both legs tied up. Then this camel man was abusing them all day to 'encourage' them to sit and pick tourists up.

Seen in this pic is the camel man giving the camel some nice whipping. The camel would then scream in excitement and obey his orders. It goes to show that the camel man is a very naughty person.

The torture does not end after the whipping. The camels had to carry my fat ass for 50m because I wanted to 'feel what its like riding a camel in the desert'. How cruel of me.

After torturing the camels, I had some Arabian Buffet for dinner. It was crap because I did not know what I was eating. The only light I had was this oil lamp on the table. And even that mine ran out of oil halfway.

It is only fitting that they fed us shisha after the stressful dinner. BUT as I told you earlier, these people are rude and unfriendly, after only taking 4 puffs, the blardy driver told us its time to go back. ?!!??!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!!? Obviously he doesn't know what is meant by Customer Satisfaction.
Overall I rate the desert safari a 3/10 because they had a very poor service and also because they were trying to make the camels porn stars. The only fun thing was riding the 4WD and pouring the sand off my shoes.

Next if a pic of of Souk Madinat Jumeirah. Its nearby the Burj Al-Arab hotel.

The items here are more pricey, to cater for the richer tourists who stay at the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel.

Ever wondered what happens to old sagging equipments?

It gets collected, salted and left to dry in the hot sun

There is a boat where you can sit to go around this man made canal.

Last on my trip was the Emirates Aviation College.

Then to Emirates HQ. Here is where I took pictures with Toure, Fabregas and Almunia, the other two I cannot recognise.

In Dubai, I had to get almost everywhere by cab, the metro (LRT) will only be completed by 2009 but it looks really promising.

In the picture below is the silhouette of the Emirates Towers.

Taxis are not cheap here but they do give free rides if they don't use the meter.

You can forget about free rides cos their meter goes up in 50c increments.

On my journey back, I realised how MAS can stay in competition with Air Asia. They charge for meals and give you soft, cold sandwiches.

Same 1

2008-12-09T23:44:00.001+08:00

People around the world dun really have much ideas when it comes to naming stuffs. Same colour sommore.

Dubai 1

2008-12-09T23:11:00.000+08:00

Wow.. 4 months 1 post, meaning 1 year 3 posts only.!!!!!!!!

~~Recently~~, Few months ago, I took a 1 week vacation to Dubai.

I coudn't have chosen a better time, as it was the peak of summer and also the Holy Month of Ramadhan.

In other words, I escaped the heat and humidity of KL to enjoy the heat and humidity of Dubai.

Not many people would do what I do ! (because its kinda stupid)

To prove my point, here is the picture of the empty plane I sat to Dubai:

Still don't believe?

In a positive note, its like boarding First class, when I get a big seat (sit in the middle of two seats), privacy (no other passengers), and I get to board and exit the plane FIRST!

I was expecting a Bright Blue sunny day in Dubai..

To my horror,

I thought we've landed in a desert, with only dust and sand all around.

Good news: I found out that it was a 'dust storm' caused by strong winds from Iran or something and will go away in a week

Bad news: I will be gone in a week.

I thought it will be ok since I will be spending most of my time indoors anyway right? Since Dubai has like the biggest indoor everything.

I always wondered how 40 deg celcius would feel like. When I went outdoor to take a cab, I wished I wasn't so curious after all. It wasn't that hot, it was hot-like-hell.

I think i know how the locals could survive wearing such thick clothings. Then again maybe I shouldn't mention it here..

There is plenty of arabian food around the place I was staying. Susan treated me to this plate of hummous. Its actually chick peas, garlic, lemon, olive oil & etc 'stirred' together.

After that I was treated to the best tasting Oreo Cheesecake ever.

There are plenty of huge malls in dubai. The latest and biggest which opened lately is Dubai Mall.

Ibn Battuta Mall would be one of the most educational malls in the world. It has exhibits and historic displays spread out over 6 different 'courts' or themes, namely China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia, Andalusia.

Maybe I wasn't a pro shopper so there wasn't much different stuffs that I could find there compared to Mid Valley. Probably they have the latest collections and all but being outdated, I wouldn't know.

Poor Ibn Battuta wannabe... couldn't see it coming.

Next up is the trip to the City Center. From the guidebooks, the souks (markets) downtown seems like an interesting place to visit.

There is not much activity around the souks I visited- Gold Souk, Spice Souk and Textile Souk. Probably cos the ppl there are tired (and THIRSTY!!) from their fasting.

The most interesting thing that happened there is this kwailo P-K-ing..

The boat ride must have been hell for him that he couldn't wait to jump out.

His friends seemed to enjoy it though.

Gold souk, as it name suggests, has over 300 jewellery retailers.

Approx 10 tons of gold is present at any given time in the souk. that seems like a lot of $$$$$$$

If you lost your job due to the current economic depression, you should consider this place. --

to start looking for a job.

From gold souk, we took one of those abras (water taxi) for DHS2, approx RM2 to get across the creek.

There was this textile souk:

An arts and cultural center beside the museum

And thats about all there is.. the end of our outdoor city trip.

Before I end, here is a preview of the developments taking place in Dubai:

These are the apartments in Business Bay.. walking distance from Burj Dubai. A 1 Bedroom, 900 sq feet apartment cost RM1.7Million. 2 bedroom= RM4.4 Mil, 3 bedroom le?????!?!

Finally the Burj Dubai- still under construction. When I was there it was about 707Meters high.

The project costs USD4.1 Billion.

And the labourers only get about USD4 per day. Better come to Malaysia be a Taxi driver- Can earn USD4 taking tourists from Sg Wang to Imbi Plaza.

So most of you guys considered lucky already. Get to sit in the air cond office, MSN, read blogs all day and earn 10X more.

FYI, a 1 Bedroom 1088sq Feet ARMANI apartment on the 13th floor of Burj Dubai costs about rm10 Million.

The Burj Dubai labourer will probably have to work 714,285 days to be able to buy one.

While if i stick to my office job, I will have to work 71, 428 days. At least I could celebrate my 195th birthday in my very own apartment then.

Part 2 of Dubai.. to be continued.. guess when.. :)

Wetting my pants

2008-08-26T00:00:00.000+08:00

Pictures of fireworks are not difficult to snap, yet they can produce stunning results.

2 nights ago I decided to see how true is that.

I found out that its not true. -the wet way-

Below you will find some crap images from my good camera. Since the camera is good, for the picture to turn out crap means the photographer is really "dam keng"

So 2 days ago I went to this place called PICC which is shaped like the Beijing Bird Nest Stadium (who copy who this time?).

Since I am staying nearby Putrajaya, it isn't that mafan for me to go there 3 times to 'try and get a good picture' of the fireworks display.

This is the second time Malaysia is playing host to the "Malaysia International Fireworks Competition." This year around 5 nations will be competing for the GREAT "MERDEKA TROPHY" wah sounds so grand rite. (Malaysia, China, Canada, Spain & Australia)

By 9pm, the platform for "normal person" is already packed, with tripods lining up the edge.

Then you will wonder why a "normal person" can take a picture of other "normal persons" taking pictures of fireworks, from above?

Its because I upgraded myself to the VIP level- which is much less crowded, on the platform above and away from the crowd. Don't ask me how, if I tell then the only pics I will be taking are "Nude squat video pics of myself".. :P

Oh yeah and it was drizzling as well. Only people who are so passionate about their hobby will make the decision to go there that night (eg: me). So almost the whole time, my left hand was occupied with an umbrella (usually with something else).

Then at 10pm sharp, the lights were dimmed and the music was played. Then one by one, two by two, 3 by 3, err the sky was being lit..

That night was Team Spain's night and I did not regret going there alone to watch their show. Their display and music choreography was simply my favourite out of the 3 teams I watched (China, Canada, Spain)

You can definitely find better pics out there by better/worse photographers, (just google "MIFC SPAIN") but I am happy with the outcome of my pictures that night- the best fireworks pictures I've ever taken :):) So don't compare ok?? But feel free to comment.

At this point it started raining heavily but the people there still stood there in awe of the performance. They weren't going to move as long as the show was still on. One hand holding the umbrella the other pressing the shutter. The wind was so strong it almost blew my pants off.

The End. Went home with pants still on but all wet.

Colorful Pics

2008-05-26T22:15:00.000+08:00

Guess where I went last Saturday night?

Somewhere that I doubt you guys will ever think of going...

Citrawarna 2008!

Since I've been travelling to Cyberjaya every weekday I thought it wouldn't be much of a hassle to goto Putrajaya for this- just to see what is the outcome of the millions the government spent.

The verdict- it was well worth my time and the show was fantastic.

It was so good that this guy dragged the twin towers all the way to Putrajaya to watch it

Actually it was good for me because- I managed to waste all of my camera's battery

- I got a proper seat

- No jam

The theme of the show was "The Kingdom of Flora and Fauna"

I didn't see much flowers there though but there was two huge elephants on the backdrop and ugly looking orang utan mascots to justify the fauna part.

As I was seated not near the stage I mostly snapped the changing projections on the Palace of Justice. This concept was ~~copied from~~ similar to the "northern Lights" projected on Buildings in Adelaide 3 months ago..

Several huge ass projectors were directed on the surface of the Palace of Justice to create the backdrop images

The result- Stars!

Strange wooden sticks

Flowers!

I think for the rest you can see by yourself what wre they trying to represent...

The number of performers were massive- around 1500? And Mahathir Lokman said it was also telecasted live to countries like Australia, Japan, China, etc..

At the finale, only the kwai los boogied with the performers, and as usual the Malaysians stood there to watch them.

Citrawarna was made mainly as a tourist attraction, but as a Malaysian, I am glad that I made it to Putrajaya that night. Th execution of the whole massive thing was just world class- not to mention very colourful.

Of course- fireworks will never cease to amaze me.

I was in a totally crap position with a cable hanging right above me

Tried Surfing as Well

2008-04-06T00:03:00.000+08:00

Not my boards though, they belong to some pros at Phillip Island.
I've been nose-diving so badly, its better to stick to practicing photography :)

What I saw in Melbourne

2008-04-05T23:51:00.000+08:00

The Smiling Camel

2008-04-05T23:49:00.000+08:00

Black and White

2008-03-05T21:11:00.001+08:00

Lawn bowl is dam boring.

The only thing interesting is that its like courtship,
if you try too hard you will end up in the drain. You will try again and again, and with practise you will end up closer. But sometimes someone else comes along and just knocks you out of the way. Some ppl who is aiming for a white ball, might end up with another, although on a different lane.

Fremantle Dockers VS West Coast Eagles

2008-02-26T19:22:00.000+08:00

Eagles vs Dockers????

Birds vs Pants?

WTF????

A Football Match!!!

Watching a football match live, tis is sooo exciting!

At the start of the match the players came out with a huge applause from the fans.

These guys can run man, just look at Kid#2 (in red) go! Ref in white, can't keep up.

When Kid#3 scored, the crowd went wild!

Imagine so many ppl gathering in the stadium to see these kids play.

On an unrelated note, I went down to Subiaco Oval to catch a thrilling preseason AFL (Australian Football League) match between two local teams, the Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles.

Australian Football is sort of a hybrid between rugby and soccer. The objective of the game is to score as much goals as possible (put ball between posts). 6 points if between middle two posts n 1 point if between the two shorter posts at the side. Winner is the team with most points.. easy?
In AFL, the ball is oval- unlike a famous blogger's round coconuts. HARD- kicking the ball.

The players physique also somewhere in between a rugby player n a soccer player. For most girls, its ideal.

The Fremantle Dockers (in white) was a crap team last season so I was rooting for the Eagles for this match.
That was till the West Coast Eagles started letting in goals and lost the lead.. umm.. in the first place they never were even close to taking the lead.

For the whole match, the eagles were getting trashed...

Feel sorry for their fans... losing money, going home early n all.. haha

Overall the match was fine cos the action was all over the pitch.

But the main highlight wasn't the match, it was the free food n wine at the corporate box I was in! Darn, din take pics of that.
Then when I tried to take a picture of the others in the box, they so camera shy.
Too much wine I guess.

So I just took some pics of other more interesting objects.

When it got dark it was time to go home.
Then I couldn't get a cab and had to walk all the way back to my apartment, dam far k.

Gong Xi Fa Cai

2008-02-25T22:15:00.001+08:00

Long time ago, I will count my "Friends" and then buy (make my mum buy) those New Year greeting cards which cost RM3 for a pack of 6. The closer frens will get more 'Terre' cards la, maybe RM 5 for 4 or something like that. Also must have some extra cards for 'return' just in case you din expect card from 'non friends'. Hehe.. nowadays ar... so easy. no need to count frens also, just wait for some fancy message to come through sms then forward all to everyone on the phonebook lo, 'friends' or 'non-friends'.

Here is one sms I got from my ex roomate that I thought was cool:
"May Stuart Little brings you comfort,
Mickey Mouse brings you joy,
Ratatouie brings you abundance of good food and most importantly;
Minnie Mouse brings u ultimate beauty & pleasure! Happy Chinese New Year 2008 (Year of the Mouse/Rat) with lots of Laughter, Love & Optimism! Gong Xi Fatt Chai"

Few years back not that cheap, 20 sen per sms you know! Now free unlimited sms edi, so good, save a lot huh. Rather gamble all those 1 ringgit notes from angpau in blackjack and poker.

For even lazier ppl like me, easier.. just post an E-card on the blog then everybody who visit can see. Save time and money. And then post after CNY sommore.. haih hope its not too late to wish you a Happy Chinese New Year!

Since I've stopped receiving and sending CNY cards, here is a picture (E-CARD wei) of a Green-Bonsai-Rat instead.
Enjoy!

The Short Story of Mimi the Puppy

2008-02-25T21:29:00.000+08:00

Mimi the puppy was rescued from the jungle from my uncle. She accompanied my lonely popo in her wooden house.

She took care of popo and guarded the house when nobody was at home.
She likes to sit the sofa and has her own dirty sofa which I happily slept on and felt really itchy after.

The first time I met her, she was already a big girl and no longer a puppy. She was shy and afraid of strangers. Everybody was happy to see her during Chinese New Year. She was the joy of the house. We even took a family portrait together.

The first time I said byebye to Mimi would be the last. Mimi is now in doggy heaven and left popo for some reasons left unknown. She lived a short and innocent life. May she rest in peace and I hope popo will recover from her loss.

Popo started rearing chickens instead.. but they will never sit on the sofa like Mimi.

Perth Night Scene With Full Moon

2008-02-24T20:59:00.000+08:00

With my new dslr!

2008-01-01T18:46:00.000+08:00

Happy new year everyone!

Here is a pic of the last sun set of 2007 from Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia!

It was actually taken ages ago but,
May your 2008 be filled with a sunrise of new opportunities!

Y Din I get First Class??

2007-11-10T20:59:00.001+08:00

Back in those uni days, most of the poor students like me took study loans from the government, under somebody called ptptn. That time dam syok, every semester we will queue up at BCB (now CIMB) to withdraw free booze money from ptptn. whatever we wanted to buy from CenterPoint just withdraw from BCB, McDs breakfast every morning just withdraw from BCB, wanna go K-box just withdraw from BCB, buffet at sutera harbour just withdraw from BCB. Like some1 once said, "Students have the best job in the world, they get paid to study". Totally agree man. Best thing is, all in cash sommore!

Proof that BCB really exists

after graduating, then this ptptn fella sent me the bill of 9K. Now its his turn to feel syok.

The thing is, at that time, smarter students like my sis who got a first class degree did not have to pay back a single cent, but the rest who did not must pay back the full amount.
So for ppl like me, already born not smart enough then sommore now owing ppl money.
There you go, another example of discrimination from the government, punishing the academically uninclined ppl like me.

The students who got first class like my sis must be very proud no nit to pay back loan. I always wonder how does it feel like to get first class- no nit to pay debt, all the aunty n uncle say you clever, when taking scroll during convo, other ppl will actually clap for you, n then can lan c in front of your frens.

Then when I flew back to Perth in MAS, I think i finally knows how it feels. I got an UPG. For those who haven't been been upgraded for FREE to First class before (all of you), UPG means UPGRADE.

Its nowhere as glamour as getting a first class degree. But now I can proudly tell my sis now that I actually beat her to something.

I lied, it is actually business class, whats the diff anyway? There were only two different classes on that Boeing 777. So I shall just assume that its First Class.

If i guessed correctly, the reason they chose to upgrade me from economy to Business Class out of the 300 odd passengers was that I was looking stunning on that day. totally stood out from the rest.

no doubt about it

Check out the legroom . That was actually the first time I enjoyed flying to Perth

My seat

The menus

Then as soon as I boarded the plane, I was served drinks. The diff between business class and economy class is that the stewardess will look happier when they serve you. They even bother to call you by your name.
I must comment on the seat which allows passengers to recline fully n sleep comfortably. way cool!

Other fun stuffs are free flowing drinks=alcohol, n a full course meal with starters ( fresh fruits, fruit yoghurt, n a selection of bread), main course n dessert (apple flan), each served after the other. I wanted nasi lemak for my main course but it seems that they ran out of stock even before serving it to anyone on board. So I settled for the Scrambled eggs with Cottage cheese meal.
I felt so tempted to take a pic of my meal but I refrained because it did not seem 'classy' to do so.
In other words I did not the other passengers to think that I've never seen food before.

So to you guys who did not get First class before, don't forget to ask for your free UPG the next time you fly. And yeah, remember that you must look dam leng chai on that day also.

Dumb and Blurr

2007-07-31T19:31:00.000+08:00

Back then during my form 6 years, and my class was labelled 'dumb&blurr' by our form teacher, JP. He was an eccentric guy alright. But he never failed to make us learn lessons of life with his sarcastic humor. We never had one class without a laugh and most of my memories of my form 6 life has him in it with his comedies. I am not sure whether JP still teaches there, after all, its been 6 years since i took my STPM. JP never fails to make me laugh whenever I look back at form 6. And I would like to thank him for that. Although his humor can be mean at times, when you look at it again, there is always a value that we can take from it. THe best way of making people remember is either with violence or humour. Since he wasn't a violent guy, i do pay more attention during his classes. The end result, a B for my physics, and an ex Samadian who will always be dumb and blurr.

"When you climb up a rambutan tree you do not go look for durians"-JP

Is it a boy or a girl?

2007-07-31T19:05:00.000+08:00

(JP) Question: Is this a boy or a girl?
faster pick one, boy or girl?

(JP): You, boy or girl?

dumb&blurrstudent1: dunno?

(JP): Haiyo, you, boy or girl?

dumb&blurrstudent2: (confidently) BOY!.

(JP): WRONG!, haiyooo!

(JP): YOU, boy or girl?

dumb&blurrstudent3: girl..

(JP): ha, why girl?

dumb&blurrstudent3: Err.... dunno

(JP) Answer: Thats a GIRL LA of course!

(JP): you know why?

(JP): (draws a line on the picture) cos BOYS GOT 3RD LEG!

(JP): (sighs) macam manaaa laaaaa budak-budak nih.....

Jokes from UTC's meeting

2007-01-03T22:39:00.000+08:00

Here are some jokes told by our humour master this evening, as i can remember them.

The difference between a good lawyer and a bad one- A bad lawyer drags a case for months long, maybe a few years. A good lawyer drags the case longer than that.

Patient: Doctor, will I be able to play the violin after the surgery?
Doctor: Well of course you can!
Patient: Thats great! I never could before!

Client: How much do you charge your clients?
Lawyer: I charge them RM 200 for 3 questions.
Client: Thats absurd! Does that mean you can win every case?
Lawyer: Not exactly, now, whats your third question?

Teacher: James, wake Suzy up, she is not supposed to sleep in class.
James: Why don't YOU wake her up yourself , I'm not the one who made her fall asleep!

A businessman bumps into a lamp one day, rubs it and *poof* out came a genie.
Genie: Since you brought me out of the lamp, i am going to grant you 3 wishes, but there is a catch, your rival will get twice what you wish for.
Businessman: I wish for 10 million dollars!
Genie: *poof* Here is your Swiss bank account number with 10 million in it. Your rival gets 20 million.
Businessman: I always liked a Ferari.
The genie waves his hand and *poof* a shiny red ferari appears in from of them.
Genie: Your rival is enjoying 2 feraris now.
Businessman: Damn that bastard! As for my third and last wish, I've always wanted to donate one side of my kidney.
*POOF*