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Friday, January 26, 2007

damm damm damm

Yest I went to sign my contract with my new employer....then they ask me to open an acc with Bank X so they can pay my salary to that acc. I asked them whether they take any other bank punya acc or not, they say no.....so I know d...will be damm mafan to deal with Bank X wan.

So today I go to Bank X....the nearest cawangan to my house lah. 1st trip already kena patah balik home to take something....coz this Bank X manyak particular wan....want water bill lah, telephone bill lah, astro bill lah....etc bills to see, then only wanna open the acc wan.

When kau tim bring all the docs n fill the long long form (now digital age lah, why still got such long forms wan)....then wait for them to process. Then when come my turn...the staff check my details n say I got an "inactive" acc with the bank but in other branch. I told them I closed the acc many years ago d....but they say according to the system its not "closed" but its "inactive". Now they kenot open new acc for me, instead I kena go back to the original branch where my "inactive" acc is, and reactivate it. I was thinking...."What the F***......ur system screw up n now I kena ding dong ding dong kasi u all bounce me here n there". Luckily the original branch is still in the Klang Valley.

So lastly I was back at the branch where my so called "inactive" acc is located. Sampai there, I say I wanna reactivate...they check n say its "closed"....what the heck. Ask me to reopen a new one at the branch near my house (the one I just came from), I say kenot coz the other branch say ur system won't allow it coz its "inactive". Then they ask me to wait...n they check check. Finally say my acc is "inactive" n they will reactivate it. Ask me fill forms again....so oklah, I fill n tot its over. Then I submit the forms...they ask me to come back 3 hours later...wa lau eh...I am thinking why they can't do it immediately.

So now I am back home while waiting for my 3 hours to be up. I really damm tu lan with this Bank X d. I dowan to mention name lah...but being able to blog bout it also I happy liao.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Finally.....

Akhirnya....penantian ku selama 6 3/4 bulan berakhir minggu depan. However it will still be project based....6 months saja with chances of renewal. Bit sien when heard its project based contract...but then, better than nothing lah. Finally can plan my other activites such as jungle trekking n diving too d.

If u r wondering what i am talking....well.....I'm gonna start working liao lor.

hehehehe =P

Monday, January 22, 2007

Balik kampung

I balik kampung (Melaka) last weekend...and as usual, nothing much to do. So I visited the Melaka Zoo, which I have not been there since a long long long time d. Took my camera with me n manage to get some nice picture also.


Burung kakak tua.


Rear shot of a deer...hehehehehe.


2 bats (kelawar, not kayu pemukul) hanging on the top of the cage.


This is a Madagascar Lemur....cute little fellow lah.


This is a burung nuri......nice.


Big big lembu with big big horns.


Tiger sleeping....I notice all the tigers in the zoo are sleeping, maybe just only past their lunch time.


Nice beruk.


Malayan porcupine...quite big and also sleeping.

Overall the trip was nice and educational. The zoo is ok lah...., quite big and many displays. However I think it can still improve a lot, especially on the directions. There is just not enuf signboards showing where specific animals are and how to get there.

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Watch movie...

I seldom watch movie.....in cinema and also on TV. Suddenly few days ago (Tuesday to be specific)....suddenly feel mau go see movie pulak. So I drag Beckz with me to my favourite cinema (GSC @ Summit USJ) to catch a wayang. The wayang we choose is "Night At The Museum"....have to choose a comedy..else both of us will sleep in cinema later =P

Bout the movie:
Quite nice....very funny too. I like the Easter Island kepala statue...keep on calling Ben Stiller as "Dum Dum"....hehehee. The "Hey, dum dum! Give me gum gum!" phrase really make everyone in the cinema burst in laughter.

Also the miniatures of the cowboys and the romans are funny too. Their leaders Jedediah (acted by Owen Wilson) and Octavius (acted by Steve Coogan) are damm funny...asyik mau gaduh only. The ending part featuring the two characters is really funny....not gonna spoil the story by telling it in my blog. Its kinda funny that Owen Wilson is uncredited in the movie..., though he played a major part in it.

Robin Williams acted well as Theodore Roosevelt (US 26th president). One of the quotes he say which I find very funny is "Dear Lord Larry! Why are you slapping the monkey ?" when he saw Ben Stiller exchanging slaps with a monkey call Dexter.

Not forgetting is the monkey call Dexter.....really funny monkey. I sometimes kinda wonder how those people train these monkeys to be able to act so good.

Overall....nice and funny movie to watch. Enjoyed myself for the whole duration of the show n din slept off too.....hehehehe.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Bunga.....

I was browsing through collections of photos in my PC...and come across these particular ones. Its a series of close-up pics I took of flowers. Below are some nice ones.


Got 1 small bee in the center of the Morning Glory


This is a very close-up pic.....the flower is bout 3 cm away from the lense. Shot using Super Macro mode with manual focusing.


This is a beautiful rose.....the mixture of colour is so nice. It is also quite small, bout 4 cm in diameter.


Nice pink colour rose in full bloom.


The classical red rose.


White rose.


Close-up on a "kuk fah".


Got a very tiny bee in the middle of the "kuk fah".


This "kuk fah" has a very nice colur combination.


This is also a very nice "kuk fah"....total red colour.

All the pics are taken under Macro or Super Macro mode with manual focusing and natural white balance.

Friday, January 12, 2007

The story of the annual Gunung Tahan trip (Episode 1)

WARNING: This blog contains language distinctively classified as broken English (dialeg used is Manglish) which should not be used as guide/copy in any attempt to converse/write in perfectly correct English.

Moral of the warning above: If u wanna read this blog....learn Manglish 1st lah n have respect for it....hehehehe
OK...proceed to the story. See below:


Some people think I 'gila" wan.....some think I "phycho" wan. Some even think I am addicted wan......but whatever they say, nothing is stoping me. Every year without fail.....there is 1 place which I will visit around March - June. This is a place of super duper torture to ur mental n physical fitness. Some go there liao....then come back become totally diff person liao. Well...the place is no other than Gunung Tahan....to all the kuai lou reading...it is known as Mt Tahan.

Some facts bout Gunung Tahan (from Wikipedia - Gunung Tahan):
  • Height : 2,187m (7,175ft)

  • Location : Tmn Negara Pahang

  • Range : Tahan Range

  • Coordinates : 4 degrees 38 minutes North, 102 degrees 14 minutes East

Below is the trail map for the 2 routes usually taken to climb Gunung Tahan.


Old/classical route via Kuala Tahan


New route via Merapoh

My 1st trip to this wonderful place is back in March 2003. I remember that time just only after final exam in college. There are around 7 of us in the trip.....if I am not wrong are Riza, Alissa, Shahrif, Chelva, Sameer, Anjela and finally me. I can say that all of us (except Shahrif) is quite new to mountain climbing. We are not really "very" prepared for the trip. Initially wanted to go up via Kuala Tahan....but later change the route to Merapoh coz of cost involved.....nasib baik.

1st day climb....so excited. Jalan jalan jalan for more than 6 hours....then finally realize that is not so fun anymore....hehehehe. My leg feel like jelly d coz very tired.....Chelva backpack (looks more like school bag) koyak.....n Angela n Sameer don't look so good too. Finally reach Camp Kor (1st campsite).....all of us tired like hell.

2nd din start well. Chelva is sick and can't proceed anymore. Sameer and Anjela is also very tired, hence they patah balik to Camp Kor. Finally only left Riza, Shahrif, Alissa and me. 2nd day is also very torturing. First of all coz its the 1st time I kena pass the 3.5kms Permatang - Kubang route....which to me is the more torture part of the whole journey. This section of the route requires us to continuingly climb steps and steps and steps of tree roots (nature ladders) non stop for 3.5kms. Towards the latter end of the 2nd day journey (going up Bkt Botak)...my leg is totally weak. I walk like a zombie....dragging my legs beneath me....forcing myself to move. My feets are also suffering from blisters...coz my shoe is not really suitable. I am mentally and physically exhausted. Finally make it to Bkt Botak bout 6pm.....sat down on the rocks....n took me a while before I can gather enuf strength to get up again...hehehehe.

At nite...it was freaking cold....well maybe coz we din bring enuf thick clothes. All 4 of us slept in an A-tent. We cook our own dinner....Shahrif share with Alissa while I share with Riza. Our guide manage to make nasi kunyit (yellow glutinous rice) and treat us all a meal. We were quite amazed how he is able to prepare such nice food with minimal "tools" n ingredients....but then again, everything taste nice when u r hungry, cold n weak...hehehehe. Din sleep well that nite.

3rd day...woke up very very early to hike another 2.5kms to the peak. This is the moment we are all waiting for......all the tiredness of hiking all the way..just for a short moment...to glimpse the beauty of the sun rising on Peninsula Msia highest mountain. The feeling is just indescribable. As people say..."beautiful things/moments cannot be described"....I felt and saw it at that moment.

After watching the sun rise...we made our way back to Bkt Botak for breakfast....then its all the way back down the way we came up, to Camp Kor. We reach Camp Kor around 5pm. It really feels nice to be able to dip into the clear, cold flowing water at the river beside the campsite. After bathing (we seriously deserve 1)....we cook dinner and chat the nite away. Finally all go tidur.

4th day....keluar hutan lor. Finally...back to civilization. It just took us 4 1/2 hours to come out of the jungle. My feets are full of blisters....all thanks to choosing the wrong pair of shoe for the trip. My shoulder is painful n tired.....result of carrying the heavy backpack for days. My stomach don feel nice....coz not been eating properly for the past 3 days.

Anyway....even after all the torture I been through in this trip, I still go back to Gunung Tahan (without fail) every year. I dunno what attracts me....maybe its the undescribable feeling of achievement, maybe its the sceneries...or maybe its just in my genes to climb mountains.

I still remember my guide asked me this question "Tahun depan nak datang lagi ? (in English: Coming again next year ?)" at the peak of Gunung Tahan....n I answered "Oh tidak (in English: NO)". Looking back.....I have now climbed Gunung Tahan 4 times....hehehehehe...funny lah, kenot explain y also.

Stories and photos (1st trip no digicam yet) from my 2nd trip will be in the "The story of the annual Gunung Tahan trip (Episode 2)" post. Dunno when I will blog it out...but definitely will do.....so look forward for it ya.......especially for the photos...hehehehe

...........to be continued...............

Saturday, January 06, 2007

Intro dive.....time to play water

A friend of mine like to make intro dive (Introduction to SCUBA Diving) programme for non-divers ones a while. I happen to join one of his session for fun. Few of my fellow diver friends also decide to come along n have fun in the pool...the result....1 "gila" chaotic n FUN session...hehehehe.


Beckz doin mask removal......she wanna counter her phobia of removing mask underwater


This is Josh........all hail Josh....hail


Eddie and Yvonne getting ready to have FUN....FUN FUN FUN


Beckz practising her buoyancy control.......good good


Josh just grab Yvonne's fins....making her go on a fin retrieval frenzy....kekekeke


Josh looking unpleasant (sick like wanna vomit)....dunno what Yvonne did to him.


eeeee....."sempat" make peace sign "lagi"


hmmmm......I think this is Yvonne...

Overall is such a FUN FUN FUN session......won't mind joining again next time.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Putrajaya @ nite

When I was working in Cyberjaya last time.....there was ones I sent a friend off to KLIA at nite bout 8pm. After sending him off...I go back to Cyberjaya (via ERL Transit) bout 10+pm. On the way....I bypass Putrajaya and the nite scenery there is simply superb.

The government buildings are built in various designs till an architech friend of mine says its a place of "rojak" building designs. Most of the buildings have lights turned on at nite, hence it is quite bright lit during the nite. With less air polution as compared to KL...the sky in Putrajaya is more darker.

Seeing such beautiful scenery.....I made a point to myself that one day I will purposely go there at nite and snap a few "cun" pics. However...those days din materialize......till........today. Below are some pics I manage to capture:


One of the bridges u can find in Putrajaya.


This is a very "cun" building.


Notice the design of the streetlights.....cool ler.


The Palace of Justice.


In my opinion, this is the most coolest n "cun" building in Putrajaya.


Finally....I have managed to go to Putrajaya at nite and snap some pictures. Might do it again next time.....if I suddenly have an urge to go snap some pics of cool buildings again.