Very "sat pai" (in English: dissapointed/useless) ah....very very "sat pai" ah. Few months ago I manage to "pikul" (in English: carry/piggyback) my "sayang" (in English: dear/beloved,wife) up the stairs in my apartment....at least reach until 5th floor wan.
This morning I try again.....aiyoh...sad case. Carry until 3rd floor, the leg wanna give up d. Really give up...wanna become jelly liao...wa lau eh. Really sad lah that time......dunno why fitness so bad liao.
Looks like now have to run the stairs more daily d....ganbate.
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Put on weight d....arghhhhhh
OK...here is some history 1st:
Zaman persekolahan aka "zaman kebangkitan"
That time quite thin....maybe coz play a lot of badminton and very actively involved in sprinting. Also that time hyper active wan...play a lot of football, almost every evening. Makan banyak also kenot put on weight wan....really kulit balut tulang only that time.
Avg weight: 55-58kg
Zaman pendidikan seksa/lebih masa aka "college time"
Zaman main football every single day over liao...., in fact I think totally stop. Reason is becoz I shofted to another state, so no kaki (friends, not leg) to play with d. Lazy find new kaki also...so just stop playing lor. Actually I still have my football boot with me, still very new.
Then get to know some badminton kaki....so this is zaman badminton pulak. Play badminton almost 3 times a week. The for a brief period got go gym also (those body building type wan, not the glamour glamour like FF n CF type)...but stop after few months after heard of some "un-natural/against nature" things happen in that gym.
As usual....most zaman pendidikan seksa students will suffer from an addiction late at nite....which is lepaking in mamak stalls. I am no diff.....almost everyday have to go for my dose of milo ais. As a result..., weight pun naik lah.
Avg weight: 60-65kg
Zaman kerja aka "Zaman panjat gunung and kegemilangan badminton"
This is really my zaman kegemilangan badminton.....becoz I took up badminton training. Actually I have been playing badminton with a group of friends since college time...then some of them suggest to take up formal training to improve our skills...so few of us went for it.
Kenot forget those training days.....really "sanfu" eh. Walk into court with our chest held high n feel proud wan...then after some drills/practise....will keluar court crawling wan. Those days really train kaw kaw...the kaki muscle really grow kaw kaw..like back in my sprinting days.
Also during this zaman (in english means "era")....my panjat gunung gene decide to kick in. I must admit...I got it genatically from my dad. So start lah my panjat gunung days. Until now i still organise trips.....especially my annual Mt Tahan trip. Seriously I'll miss that place is I don go there at least ones a year.
Due to my activeness in panjat gunung, badminton and also rock climb (weekely no fail) and someties jogging/srpinting...manage to control weight. Also at this time....very very fit...everyday look very healthy n alert.
Average weight: maintain 63-65kg
Zaman sekarang aka "Zaman kesedihan"
Just now go supermarket.....got those timbang on the floor let people test. So I main main go test....see my weight. Stand on the timbang, see the glass display for the result...wa lau eh...almost pengsan.....my weight naik to 70kg liao. Seriously kenot believe my eyes....until kena timbang 2nd time.
After sudah confirm my "sad" case....I think think back. Well....for the past few months, I din really play badminton anymore, rock climb also tarak buat liao and no more go Bkt Gasing sprint. Then in office always makan junk food....especially itu mamee monster snack.
Haihzzzz....no wonder lah.....sad sad. However also kenot do anything now...but can do something in the future to make myself fit again. I wanna start with running the stairs in my apartment again. Then if got chance, wanna go practise back swimming...this is very important especially for my DM training. Also will definitely get back to be an active badminton player....i dowan to let what i learn during the training days goto waste.
Well...those are my immediate goals now...will see in another 3 months, any diff or not.
Zaman persekolahan aka "zaman kebangkitan"
That time quite thin....maybe coz play a lot of badminton and very actively involved in sprinting. Also that time hyper active wan...play a lot of football, almost every evening. Makan banyak also kenot put on weight wan....really kulit balut tulang only that time.
Avg weight: 55-58kg
Zaman pendidikan seksa/lebih masa aka "college time"
Zaman main football every single day over liao...., in fact I think totally stop. Reason is becoz I shofted to another state, so no kaki (friends, not leg) to play with d. Lazy find new kaki also...so just stop playing lor. Actually I still have my football boot with me, still very new.
Then get to know some badminton kaki....so this is zaman badminton pulak. Play badminton almost 3 times a week. The for a brief period got go gym also (those body building type wan, not the glamour glamour like FF n CF type)...but stop after few months after heard of some "un-natural/against nature" things happen in that gym.
As usual....most zaman pendidikan seksa students will suffer from an addiction late at nite....which is lepaking in mamak stalls. I am no diff.....almost everyday have to go for my dose of milo ais. As a result..., weight pun naik lah.
Avg weight: 60-65kg
Zaman kerja aka "Zaman panjat gunung and kegemilangan badminton"
This is really my zaman kegemilangan badminton.....becoz I took up badminton training. Actually I have been playing badminton with a group of friends since college time...then some of them suggest to take up formal training to improve our skills...so few of us went for it.
Kenot forget those training days.....really "sanfu" eh. Walk into court with our chest held high n feel proud wan...then after some drills/practise....will keluar court crawling wan. Those days really train kaw kaw...the kaki muscle really grow kaw kaw..like back in my sprinting days.
Also during this zaman (in english means "era")....my panjat gunung gene decide to kick in. I must admit...I got it genatically from my dad. So start lah my panjat gunung days. Until now i still organise trips.....especially my annual Mt Tahan trip. Seriously I'll miss that place is I don go there at least ones a year.
Due to my activeness in panjat gunung, badminton and also rock climb (weekely no fail) and someties jogging/srpinting...manage to control weight. Also at this time....very very fit...everyday look very healthy n alert.
Average weight: maintain 63-65kg
Zaman sekarang aka "Zaman kesedihan"
Just now go supermarket.....got those timbang on the floor let people test. So I main main go test....see my weight. Stand on the timbang, see the glass display for the result...wa lau eh...almost pengsan.....my weight naik to 70kg liao. Seriously kenot believe my eyes....until kena timbang 2nd time.
After sudah confirm my "sad" case....I think think back. Well....for the past few months, I din really play badminton anymore, rock climb also tarak buat liao and no more go Bkt Gasing sprint. Then in office always makan junk food....especially itu mamee monster snack.
Haihzzzz....no wonder lah.....sad sad. However also kenot do anything now...but can do something in the future to make myself fit again. I wanna start with running the stairs in my apartment again. Then if got chance, wanna go practise back swimming...this is very important especially for my DM training. Also will definitely get back to be an active badminton player....i dowan to let what i learn during the training days goto waste.
Well...those are my immediate goals now...will see in another 3 months, any diff or not.
Friday, August 03, 2007
Back from DM training
I can't really say that goin dive while doing DM training is much FUN....for the no 1 reason is becoz u won't be goin on much FUN dive anymore. Most of the time will be teaching+helping+coordinating students and if you are lucky, well get to lead one or two dives to some nice sites.
Anyway during last weekend trip...I manage to spot a nice bunch of healthy anemone with many clown fish residing in it. The anemone is at very shallow water near at the house-reef which you can basically walk out to it during low-mid tide.
I manage to find some time and sneak out to take some pictures of the anemone...see below:
Anemone ah......
So much anemone...and they look healthy
Eh....got clown fish residing in the anemone
This clown fish is not so shy
Manage to get a close up shot
Anyway during last weekend trip...I manage to spot a nice bunch of healthy anemone with many clown fish residing in it. The anemone is at very shallow water near at the house-reef which you can basically walk out to it during low-mid tide.
I manage to find some time and sneak out to take some pictures of the anemone...see below:
Anemone ah......
So much anemone...and they look healthy
Eh....got clown fish residing in the anemone
This clown fish is not so shy
Manage to get a close up shot
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Confined water training....with real students....
Initially tot that delivering confined water skills shgould be a breeze....since did it before in training...however somethings are very diff when delivering to actual students...as listed below:
- Students ego
Sometimes a student thinks he/she knows more than instructor...so tent not to listen or pay attention to briefing n training....end up kena repeat confined skills few times coz din do properly - Students limits
Must know how much a student can take.....emotionally and physically. - Mind reading
Be able to roughly know what's going inside the students's mind...whether he/she is scare, nervous, happy, emotional......etc. - Know ur stuffs
Really have to know what u r talking when explaining diving theories. Also prepare to answer many questions regarding diving.....no wonder divemasters have to read encyclopedia. - Demo water skills slowly n repeatly...eventhough u don feel well
No matter how tired are ur eyes...how bad the salt water is hurting it.....if the students din understand mask removal then u have to repeat doing it few times with a smile in ur face....heheheh
Overall...its not easy to teach students but its damm lots of FUN
Monday, July 16, 2007
Pencuri masuk rumah....damm....
Manyak celaka......really really celaka. Out of the sudden....my rumah kena masuk pencuri...haihzzzz.
When my sis 1st call me n told me the house kena masuk pencuri......I was so worried. I have every reason to worry...becoz my dive gears berterabur on the floor in my room. I haven't kept it after I used them during confined water on Sat.
After survey survey....found that my lost is my Canon S2IS camera...haihzzzz.....so sad. I bought that camera somewhere 2 years ago when I save enuf money for it. Took many wonderful pics with it also...including numerous trips to Putrajaya for nice photos.
Luckily my old Powershot A80 is spared. That camera is bout 4 years old now...and recently only I sent it for repair. I use that camera for my underwater photography.
Below are some pics I took of my house after kena rompak...took using my Powershot A80:
Kesian my sis room kena ransack kaw kaw...
All the baju terabur on the floor....
Cupboard also buka d...most of the content emptied onto the floor...
All the expired credit cards and discount cards are thrown on the floor....
Luckily my room ok wor...maybe coz bilik orang bujang mah...no value items stored...
Some of the things the police did CSI on....they check for fingerprints....
Luckily the shoes were spared...none was taken.....
All the electrical items also spared....looks like the thief is after money n items they can carry n sell off easily......
Nasib baik my Suunto (in white box) dive comp is spared ah...else I cry man
Also luckily my diver gears are spared...the regulator set is just in the purple cover tupperware on the left....
Overall consider bad luck lor....house kena masuk pencuri. Later we found out that another house 2 floors above mine also kena rob....suspected is the same culprit based on the way they break in.
When my sis 1st call me n told me the house kena masuk pencuri......I was so worried. I have every reason to worry...becoz my dive gears berterabur on the floor in my room. I haven't kept it after I used them during confined water on Sat.
After survey survey....found that my lost is my Canon S2IS camera...haihzzzz.....so sad. I bought that camera somewhere 2 years ago when I save enuf money for it. Took many wonderful pics with it also...including numerous trips to Putrajaya for nice photos.
Luckily my old Powershot A80 is spared. That camera is bout 4 years old now...and recently only I sent it for repair. I use that camera for my underwater photography.
Below are some pics I took of my house after kena rompak...took using my Powershot A80:
Kesian my sis room kena ransack kaw kaw...
All the baju terabur on the floor....
Cupboard also buka d...most of the content emptied onto the floor...
All the expired credit cards and discount cards are thrown on the floor....
Luckily my room ok wor...maybe coz bilik orang bujang mah...no value items stored...
Some of the things the police did CSI on....they check for fingerprints....
Luckily the shoes were spared...none was taken.....
All the electrical items also spared....looks like the thief is after money n items they can carry n sell off easily......
Nasib baik my Suunto (in white box) dive comp is spared ah...else I cry man
Also luckily my diver gears are spared...the regulator set is just in the purple cover tupperware on the left....
Overall consider bad luck lor....house kena masuk pencuri. Later we found out that another house 2 floors above mine also kena rob....suspected is the same culprit based on the way they break in.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Confined water training....finally over...
Finally kau tim d....all the Open Water Diver (OWD) confined water skills....all 20 of them, done. Took 2 weekends to practise all of them.....1st weekend quite chaotic...did not do very well also. Finally on yesterdays training...everything seems much much much more better d....most skills performed with average 4 out of 5 points. Happy to know that my fellow buddy did very well too.
Summary of training (doin, learning, teaching):
1- Half mask
Easy to do, easy to learn, easy to teach.
2- Reg recovery
Easy to do, easy to learn, easy to teach..if student din panic :p
3- Mask removal
Easy to do, a little complicated to learn, extremely difficult to teach if student panic :(
4- Free flow reg
Easy to do, student might not understand what u r doin, easy to teach...provided student understand :p
5- AAS
Not very easy to do, easy to learn, quite complicated to teach if student do too fast.
6- Remove weight underwater
Easy to do...can be very hilarious too..hehehehe, easy to learn, not easy to teach also...and can also be hilarious.
and the 3 most interesting activity....
7- Fin pivot
Easy to do, not easy to learn the proper way, not easy to teach...students might wonder what the hell u r doin :p
8- SCUBA removal underwater
Not easy to do properly, not easy to learn the proper way, suprisingly quite easy to teach :)
9- CESA (Control Emergency Swimming Ascent)
Easy to do, can be complicated, easy to teach if do slowly
and the most funny wan....
10- BCD removal n donnin on water surface
Easy to do...but definitely hilarious, not complicated to learn...all u have to do is wear the darn BCD on water surface, errr....can be easy to teach geh.
So basically that's all lor. Still got many other skills...but these are the main ones. Some of them can really be very very hilarious when performed wrongly...kekekeke. No wonder sometimes the air usage is so high...coz laughing non stop underwater :p
Summary of training (doin, learning, teaching):
1- Half mask
Easy to do, easy to learn, easy to teach.
2- Reg recovery
Easy to do, easy to learn, easy to teach..if student din panic :p
3- Mask removal
Easy to do, a little complicated to learn, extremely difficult to teach if student panic :(
4- Free flow reg
Easy to do, student might not understand what u r doin, easy to teach...provided student understand :p
5- AAS
Not very easy to do, easy to learn, quite complicated to teach if student do too fast.
6- Remove weight underwater
Easy to do...can be very hilarious too..hehehehe, easy to learn, not easy to teach also...and can also be hilarious.
and the 3 most interesting activity....
7- Fin pivot
Easy to do, not easy to learn the proper way, not easy to teach...students might wonder what the hell u r doin :p
8- SCUBA removal underwater
Not easy to do properly, not easy to learn the proper way, suprisingly quite easy to teach :)
9- CESA (Control Emergency Swimming Ascent)
Easy to do, can be complicated, easy to teach if do slowly
and the most funny wan....
10- BCD removal n donnin on water surface
Easy to do...but definitely hilarious, not complicated to learn...all u have to do is wear the darn BCD on water surface, errr....can be easy to teach geh.
So basically that's all lor. Still got many other skills...but these are the main ones. Some of them can really be very very hilarious when performed wrongly...kekekeke. No wonder sometimes the air usage is so high...coz laughing non stop underwater :p
Btw...as professional divemaster in training....we should not laugh at the students eventhough it is damm bloody funny sometimes...ahem....professionalism charisma must be maintained :p
Saturday, July 14, 2007
cola cola cola cola cola
I knew it....I...knew it....IIIIII KNEWWWWWW ITTTTTTT....but still I do it...haihzzz.
Fact 1: Human never learn
Fact 2: Siew is human
Result: Siew never learn
haihzzzzzz......well actually what I did is not really something super bad lah. What I did is drink cola drinks at nite...hehehehe. Why is it bad ??? well coz I can't sleep if I drink cola at nite...that is why.
This is bad....real bad...becoz tomorow morning I gotta wake up early and now already 1pm n I am not asleep. Habis lah....tomorow sure suffer kaw kaw...haihzzzz
cola cola....can't resist u...now suffering after consuming u :(
Fact 1: Human never learn
Fact 2: Siew is human
Result: Siew never learn
haihzzzzzz......well actually what I did is not really something super bad lah. What I did is drink cola drinks at nite...hehehehe. Why is it bad ??? well coz I can't sleep if I drink cola at nite...that is why.
This is bad....real bad...becoz tomorow morning I gotta wake up early and now already 1pm n I am not asleep. Habis lah....tomorow sure suffer kaw kaw...haihzzzz
cola cola....can't resist u...now suffering after consuming u :(
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
LT here I come again......wait for me ya...
My 1st trip to LT (Lang Tengah island) is somewhere middle of last year May. Went there for my Open Water Diver (OWD) course...hehehehe...so I am still actually consider a new diver :)
I quite like the environment in LT. Its a very small island, compared to its 2 nearest neightbour Perhentian and Redang. Only 3 active resorts here, 1 tutup liao and another one is planned to start construction soon. There is only 2 beaches in the island....and the one where the resort I usually stay is located....only got 1 resort there. Also the beach is in a clove....so the water in front of the resort is usually very calm.
The sea so calm...
Soon I'll be visiting LT again....can't wait. Starting to miss the place already....the white sandy beach, the sweet smell of the sea, the warm n soothing sea breeze and the sound of waves crashing onto the beach.
Rain is coming...
I quite like the environment in LT. Its a very small island, compared to its 2 nearest neightbour Perhentian and Redang. Only 3 active resorts here, 1 tutup liao and another one is planned to start construction soon. There is only 2 beaches in the island....and the one where the resort I usually stay is located....only got 1 resort there. Also the beach is in a clove....so the water in front of the resort is usually very calm.
The sea so calm...
Soon I'll be visiting LT again....can't wait. Starting to miss the place already....the white sandy beach, the sweet smell of the sea, the warm n soothing sea breeze and the sound of waves crashing onto the beach.
Rain is coming...
Still sick...haihzzzz
2nd day sick...haihzzz....ma fan lah. Guess the doc already espected this...that's y he gave me 2 days MC. I still remember he say "fight 1 day, recover another day"...basically I need 1 day for the med to fight the virus...then another day to recover.
At least not so tired today...so manage to do some work related stuffs also. After doin for few hours...feel bit headache so go lie down. Can't really sleep....n feel quite miserable not able to do anything.
Then I catch a glimpes of my camera. Its been quite some time since I take photos...so I tot...hmmm, why not take some pictures. Below are some of the shots :)
Take picture of my Ferrari in my garrage...hehehehe...the Ferrari F430
This one lagi cun...the Ferrari Enzo...one of my proudest collection in my garage :p
Small bottle of perfume...
Sis punya Estee Lauder cup...
Hiahzzz...pening kepala again...time to lie down liao.
At least not so tired today...so manage to do some work related stuffs also. After doin for few hours...feel bit headache so go lie down. Can't really sleep....n feel quite miserable not able to do anything.
Then I catch a glimpes of my camera. Its been quite some time since I take photos...so I tot...hmmm, why not take some pictures. Below are some of the shots :)
Take picture of my Ferrari in my garrage...hehehehe...the Ferrari F430
This one lagi cun...the Ferrari Enzo...one of my proudest collection in my garage :p
Small bottle of perfume...
Sis punya Estee Lauder cup...
Hiahzzz...pening kepala again...time to lie down liao.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
sick sick sick...haihzzzz
These few days the weather so hot.....each time I go to work n come back...also will be sweating....coz ride motorbike got no AC mah. Yest I came home really sweating...until my baju also wet. Then I change n went to bath.....took a cool refreshing bath.
Then this morning kena liao. Woke up with bad headache and feel very cold all over. I know I kena fever d....haihzzzz. Initially tot still can go work but then when I stood up, feel so dizzy....hence better take MC, scare later terpengsan while ride bike...that time cia lat.
Went to see doctor ard 10am.....condition quite critical liao. Was shivering while waiting for my turn to see the doc. The doc check my temperature n confirm its very high....also my flu start liao. He gave me 2 days MC....1 for today and another for tomorow just in case I don't recover. He also gave me 4 tablets of very strong anti-biotic....2 tablets a day.
After consulting the doc...Beckz (yeah...she also took MC..bad cough) ta pau some food for me. After makan, I took the med n sleep.
Haihzzzz.....now feel a bit better liao...but still got flu. At least the fever is not as bad as in the morning d....not much headache d.
Then this morning kena liao. Woke up with bad headache and feel very cold all over. I know I kena fever d....haihzzzz. Initially tot still can go work but then when I stood up, feel so dizzy....hence better take MC, scare later terpengsan while ride bike...that time cia lat.
Went to see doctor ard 10am.....condition quite critical liao. Was shivering while waiting for my turn to see the doc. The doc check my temperature n confirm its very high....also my flu start liao. He gave me 2 days MC....1 for today and another for tomorow just in case I don't recover. He also gave me 4 tablets of very strong anti-biotic....2 tablets a day.
After consulting the doc...Beckz (yeah...she also took MC..bad cough) ta pau some food for me. After makan, I took the med n sleep.
Haihzzzz.....now feel a bit better liao...but still got flu. At least the fever is not as bad as in the morning d....not much headache d.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
New exercise...hehehehe
Now days I seldom do any sports anymore.....my exercise regime really goes down the drain d n I seem to eat more also. I think I mention in one of my past post (suffer suffer) regarding how I suffer if I join a sport event now days.
However now days I have new exercises d. One of it happen accidently....which is walking to office and back every single day. Errr...b4 u guys think 'Wah..so keng ah, walk to work ah"...well...I do walk to work..but not from my house lah. I walk from KLCC to Jln Pinang...which is only bout 10 minutes away. I always try to walk fast....hence can exercise a bit also.
Then second exercise I found...hehehehe....this one more fun n tiring. It involve my sayang also, without her, I can't do it alone....well...at least not so enjoying lah. Since I see my sayang almost daily...I decided to carry her (piggyback) up the stairs to my apartment unit on the 8th floor. So far manage to do 6 floors d. Also I do squats while carrying her too....so far manage 20 times lah b4 my "peha" muscle gives way.
My objective is I am able to do 50 squats while carrying her....and also walk up 12th floor of stairs while carry her....ganbate.
However now days I have new exercises d. One of it happen accidently....which is walking to office and back every single day. Errr...b4 u guys think 'Wah..so keng ah, walk to work ah"...well...I do walk to work..but not from my house lah. I walk from KLCC to Jln Pinang...which is only bout 10 minutes away. I always try to walk fast....hence can exercise a bit also.
Then second exercise I found...hehehehe....this one more fun n tiring. It involve my sayang also, without her, I can't do it alone....well...at least not so enjoying lah. Since I see my sayang almost daily...I decided to carry her (piggyback) up the stairs to my apartment unit on the 8th floor. So far manage to do 6 floors d. Also I do squats while carrying her too....so far manage 20 times lah b4 my "peha" muscle gives way.
My objective is I am able to do 50 squats while carrying her....and also walk up 12th floor of stairs while carry her....ganbate.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Jadi lembu.....
For those who do not understand Bahasa Malaysia...."Jadi lembu" simply means "becoming a cow". You might be wondering what does that got to do with me....hehehe...well, here is the story.
Basically "jadi lembu" is a tag we conned out to refer to people who have to become a porter (willingly or un-willingly) in jungle trekking. Most of the "lembu" are actually good hearted kind people who helped others on their lugguage during the trip. These are the people who usually take more load in order for the others to enjoy the hike.
so here is the story.....
My cousin (Eric) has invited me to join his company trip to Mt Irau last week. He has asked for my assistance in guiding the newbies (well...all of the rest never climbed Irau b4) however I am a little reluctant. Reason is I am a bit tired of guiding newbies becuase I have just did so about a month ago at Mt Tahan. Hence on this trip, I volunteer to be the porter....aka "lembu".
Besides have to carry extra heavy loads as compared to others.....the "lembu" also have to reach the campsite early as he/she (oh yeah...there are female "lembu"s also but not in this trip) usually carries the tent(s). The main advantage is that the "lembu" don't have to wait for others and can just race all the way up.
Actually this is not the 1st time I become a "lembu"...tried is b4 last year in Irau also. For short weekend trips with newbies...i would prefer to be the "lembu" than becoming the guide and organizer....coz if anything goes wrong, the furious climbers don't come after me...hehehehehe.
Basically "jadi lembu" is a tag we conned out to refer to people who have to become a porter (willingly or un-willingly) in jungle trekking. Most of the "lembu" are actually good hearted kind people who helped others on their lugguage during the trip. These are the people who usually take more load in order for the others to enjoy the hike.
so here is the story.....
My cousin (Eric) has invited me to join his company trip to Mt Irau last week. He has asked for my assistance in guiding the newbies (well...all of the rest never climbed Irau b4) however I am a little reluctant. Reason is I am a bit tired of guiding newbies becuase I have just did so about a month ago at Mt Tahan. Hence on this trip, I volunteer to be the porter....aka "lembu".
Besides have to carry extra heavy loads as compared to others.....the "lembu" also have to reach the campsite early as he/she (oh yeah...there are female "lembu"s also but not in this trip) usually carries the tent(s). The main advantage is that the "lembu" don't have to wait for others and can just race all the way up.
Actually this is not the 1st time I become a "lembu"...tried is b4 last year in Irau also. For short weekend trips with newbies...i would prefer to be the "lembu" than becoming the guide and organizer....coz if anything goes wrong, the furious climbers don't come after me...hehehehehe.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Working in KL.....
Finally I got transfered to a client which is located smack in the middle of KL. Not that I have anything against the client....but it is the location of work which is a bit troublesome.
For those who do not know....KL (stands for Kuala Lumpur) is the capital of Malaysia. Its a majestic place where development has rapidly took place (big n tall buildings rising everywhere) but still you can see many lushes of greens scattered ard the areas. It is also the home to the world tallest twin tower, The Petronas Towers.
The big problem KL faces (like any other major metrpolis in the world) is heavy traffic congestion. Cars are not cheap in here as compared to other major cities, but it is too easy to get a car loan here, hence almost everyone has a car. When it come to working hours and balik rumah hours.....traffic congestion is at its peak. For those who are driving...it is very common to spend easily 3 hours on the road each day due to traffic congestion. Just imagine if we can reduce this time to an hour....I'm sure everyone is happy to get an extra 2 hours of sleep rite.
For me....luckily I ride motorbike to work hence din kena must of the jam. Took me ard 1/2 hour to cover 20 kms (imagine lah, avarage speed is 40km/j only) at peak time, which is very good compared to average 1 hour if by car. The only problem is it is really dangerous. Also if it rains....triple the danger becoz the road is slippery. Well..this is why I don't prefer to work in KL.
For those who do not know....KL (stands for Kuala Lumpur) is the capital of Malaysia. Its a majestic place where development has rapidly took place (big n tall buildings rising everywhere) but still you can see many lushes of greens scattered ard the areas. It is also the home to the world tallest twin tower, The Petronas Towers.
The big problem KL faces (like any other major metrpolis in the world) is heavy traffic congestion. Cars are not cheap in here as compared to other major cities, but it is too easy to get a car loan here, hence almost everyone has a car. When it come to working hours and balik rumah hours.....traffic congestion is at its peak. For those who are driving...it is very common to spend easily 3 hours on the road each day due to traffic congestion. Just imagine if we can reduce this time to an hour....I'm sure everyone is happy to get an extra 2 hours of sleep rite.
For me....luckily I ride motorbike to work hence din kena must of the jam. Took me ard 1/2 hour to cover 20 kms (imagine lah, avarage speed is 40km/j only) at peak time, which is very good compared to average 1 hour if by car. The only problem is it is really dangerous. Also if it rains....triple the danger becoz the road is slippery. Well..this is why I don't prefer to work in KL.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Microchip number 0383458098100004131
I came upon an atricle in The Star newspaper about a month ago regarding a turtle and river terrapin conservation program launched by Aquaria KLCC with partnership from The Body Shop, The Royal Mint of Malaysia and Media Prima.
The purpose of the program is to collect enuf $$$ to sponsor the effort to tag 1500 endangered species of turtles and river terrapins to be released back into the sea. The ability to track the turtles through the microchips will contribute to the survival of the turtles. Full story of this program can be read at Adopt a turtle project.
After reading the article....I make up my mind to contribute towards this program. Eventhough it took me a month....finally I make a trip to Aquaria KLCC and contributed towards this project. I am given the opportunity to name the turtle...n I call it Beckz...hehehe...nice or not the name :)
The purpose of the program is to collect enuf $$$ to sponsor the effort to tag 1500 endangered species of turtles and river terrapins to be released back into the sea. The ability to track the turtles through the microchips will contribute to the survival of the turtles. Full story of this program can be read at Adopt a turtle project.
After reading the article....I make up my mind to contribute towards this program. Eventhough it took me a month....finally I make a trip to Aquaria KLCC and contributed towards this project. I am given the opportunity to name the turtle...n I call it Beckz...hehehe...nice or not the name :)
Friday, June 15, 2007
Strange AC
I also dunno what happen to the AC system in the place I work. Sometimes it will just blow hot air.....then shut down completely. Else sometimes no AC totally for the whole day.
Recently people complain that the AC is not very well distributed...hence the contractor came n make few more AC outlets. Then the AC compressor n blower went "kaput"....so here comes the contractor again to fix the compressor. Afterthat...the AC got so hot...strangely on on certain outlet...hence its possible for 1 room to have 1 outlet with cold air and another with hot air.
So afgain the contractor came again to fix it....then found out they din do a proper job last time and hot air from the compressor room is leaking into the AC tube. Took them few days to solve it...and for unfortunate people like me and my colleagues, few days of suffering.
Finally now solve d....and our rooms now feel like meat freezer. Seriously...its damm bloody cold...and the best thing is, there is no way we can adjust the temperature....maybe the contractor forgotten bout this feature.
What I know from this is...the contractor came many times, get paid many times....and we still have temperature problem. No wonder the contractors are driving big cars n eating good food everyday.
Recently people complain that the AC is not very well distributed...hence the contractor came n make few more AC outlets. Then the AC compressor n blower went "kaput"....so here comes the contractor again to fix the compressor. Afterthat...the AC got so hot...strangely on on certain outlet...hence its possible for 1 room to have 1 outlet with cold air and another with hot air.
So afgain the contractor came again to fix it....then found out they din do a proper job last time and hot air from the compressor room is leaking into the AC tube. Took them few days to solve it...and for unfortunate people like me and my colleagues, few days of suffering.
Finally now solve d....and our rooms now feel like meat freezer. Seriously...its damm bloody cold...and the best thing is, there is no way we can adjust the temperature....maybe the contractor forgotten bout this feature.
What I know from this is...the contractor came many times, get paid many times....and we still have temperature problem. No wonder the contractors are driving big cars n eating good food everyday.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Swmming...gambate
Haihzzzz....what can I say....so malu lah. Panjat bukit I ok, naik gunung ok, scuba diving ok, free diving ok, lumba lari ok, kayuh basikal ok......only swimming tarak ok.
Dunno apasal....maybe coz lack swimming, that's y skill tarak baik. Now do DM training...ada swimming test lagi...adui....kena improve ni. Actually quite malu lah, Rescue Diver swimming tarak ok...haihzzzz.....dissapointed.
Anyway now got motivation to swim liao...I wanna be good swimmer n excel in all the stamina assestment in DM training....gambate.
Dunno apasal....maybe coz lack swimming, that's y skill tarak baik. Now do DM training...ada swimming test lagi...adui....kena improve ni. Actually quite malu lah, Rescue Diver swimming tarak ok...haihzzzz.....dissapointed.
Anyway now got motivation to swim liao...I wanna be good swimmer n excel in all the stamina assestment in DM training....gambate.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Watch movie (part 2)
After being late for movie liao...nevermind lah...just proceed with it. Anyway only miss bout 5 minutes only...but I think miss a lot of funny scenes d...coz can hear people laughing d. Afterall..it is Sherk 3....famous funny cartoon...hehehehe.
Masuk cinema saja...realize its full pack n mostly are parents with their kids...hehehe. Tak ramai couple couple pun...hehehehe. Anyway...proceed with the movie.
Shrek 3
Continuation of the 2nd installment of the same series. This time saying the King of Far Far Away mati liao n Shrek become the king. He dowan jadi king, so he go find Arthur which is the next in line being king after Shrek.
Then while Shrek is away....Prince Charming team up with all the bad fairy tale characters (like Captain Hook, Cinderella's step sisters....etc) to conquor Far Far Away. He succeded and took over control of Far Far Away. His main objective is he wanna stage a theater play of him killing Shrek and rescuing the princess.....so funny punya objective.
When Shrek know his kingdom kena tawan liao n his Pricess Fiona in danger...he also cepat cepat rush back to Far Far Away n rescue his maiden princess n seize back the Kingdom. At the end...everyone also live happily ever after lor.....except for Prince Charming....hehehehe
Anyway...the plot of the story is very simple sajalah as u can read above....however the movie seriously funny lah. The script writers really know how to make things funny...like when Donkey change body with Puss. Then Puss try to make the cute face while he is in Donkey's body....funny lah, so ugly wan.
For those who wants a serious laugh after a bz day....i seriously recommend this movie. Go catch it while it is on cinema....don't go buy the pirated VCD at pasar mlm k :)
Masuk cinema saja...realize its full pack n mostly are parents with their kids...hehehe. Tak ramai couple couple pun...hehehehe. Anyway...proceed with the movie.
Shrek 3
Continuation of the 2nd installment of the same series. This time saying the King of Far Far Away mati liao n Shrek become the king. He dowan jadi king, so he go find Arthur which is the next in line being king after Shrek.
Then while Shrek is away....Prince Charming team up with all the bad fairy tale characters (like Captain Hook, Cinderella's step sisters....etc) to conquor Far Far Away. He succeded and took over control of Far Far Away. His main objective is he wanna stage a theater play of him killing Shrek and rescuing the princess.....so funny punya objective.
When Shrek know his kingdom kena tawan liao n his Pricess Fiona in danger...he also cepat cepat rush back to Far Far Away n rescue his maiden princess n seize back the Kingdom. At the end...everyone also live happily ever after lor.....except for Prince Charming....hehehehe
Anyway...the plot of the story is very simple sajalah as u can read above....however the movie seriously funny lah. The script writers really know how to make things funny...like when Donkey change body with Puss. Then Puss try to make the cute face while he is in Donkey's body....funny lah, so ugly wan.
For those who wants a serious laugh after a bz day....i seriously recommend this movie. Go catch it while it is on cinema....don't go buy the pirated VCD at pasar mlm k :)
Watch movie (part 1)
Suppose yest (Sunday 10th June) don't have aything to do wan....except helping Richard to shift his stuffs to his new house in the morning. In the afternoon...I was really tired d....took a short nap n afterthat browse ard on the net.
Ard 4.30PM...Beckz IM me asking wanna go watch movie or not. Since its been quite sometime since I last watch movie with her...hmmm...why not then. We din't want to go to cinemas with long queue n high chance of sold out ticket....so we decided to go to GSC IOI Mall in Puchong. Movie to watch is Shrek 3.
Reach the cinema ard 5.30pm...still manage to get the 5.50pm movie....hehehe. Since we got some time, I decided to get some sorethroat med coz I am having sorethroat. Went to "a famous" pharmacy at ground floor n get myself a packet of Strepsils.
Ahhhhh....finally some relieve for my sorethroat.
I proceed to check out n pay for the med. The cost is RM 3 and I paid RM 10. The cashier pay me back RM 2 only....so I told her that she made a mistake on returning change. I told her I paid RM 10 so she have to pay me back RM 7...instead she kept on insisting she receive only RM 5 from me. I know I din make any mistakes as I have used up all my small change for the movie ticket....only left RM 10 and RM 50 notes in my wallet only. I insisted I paid RM 10....and the cashier still insist its RM 5.
Lastly the cashier called her supervisor...n they procedded to do a checkout of the money in the cashier drawer. This is a very long process as they have to count all the money in the drawer...but I don care, I insist I am right. When they started counting, time is already 5.45pm....another 5 more minutes to my movie.
Finally after counting...they found out that they have extra Rm 5 and few cents in the drawer compared to the transactions registered in the system. This means they owe me the RM 5 lor...means I correct lor....n means they made me late for my movie. Anyway....we were 5 minutes late for the movie....however at least I did stood up for something I strongly know I am right....ada sikit rasa puas hati.
Ard 4.30PM...Beckz IM me asking wanna go watch movie or not. Since its been quite sometime since I last watch movie with her...hmmm...why not then. We din't want to go to cinemas with long queue n high chance of sold out ticket....so we decided to go to GSC IOI Mall in Puchong. Movie to watch is Shrek 3.
Reach the cinema ard 5.30pm...still manage to get the 5.50pm movie....hehehe. Since we got some time, I decided to get some sorethroat med coz I am having sorethroat. Went to "a famous" pharmacy at ground floor n get myself a packet of Strepsils.
Ahhhhh....finally some relieve for my sorethroat.
I proceed to check out n pay for the med. The cost is RM 3 and I paid RM 10. The cashier pay me back RM 2 only....so I told her that she made a mistake on returning change. I told her I paid RM 10 so she have to pay me back RM 7...instead she kept on insisting she receive only RM 5 from me. I know I din make any mistakes as I have used up all my small change for the movie ticket....only left RM 10 and RM 50 notes in my wallet only. I insisted I paid RM 10....and the cashier still insist its RM 5.
Lastly the cashier called her supervisor...n they procedded to do a checkout of the money in the cashier drawer. This is a very long process as they have to count all the money in the drawer...but I don care, I insist I am right. When they started counting, time is already 5.45pm....another 5 more minutes to my movie.
Finally after counting...they found out that they have extra Rm 5 and few cents in the drawer compared to the transactions registered in the system. This means they owe me the RM 5 lor...means I correct lor....n means they made me late for my movie. Anyway....we were 5 minutes late for the movie....however at least I did stood up for something I strongly know I am right....ada sikit rasa puas hati.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Smart..., nice..., elegant..., intelligent....and spooky
One of the client place I work for.....is actually quite a nice building, looks good from the street and has good interior also. What makes me amazed is the lift it uses....simply superb. To describe it...I categorized the "superbness"...see below:
Smart/intelligent
This lift very smart....when u press he button to call at lift, it has a system which could designate empty lift for you. Also you don't have to wait for a long time to catch a lift....the system will "kau tim" it for you....serious wan.
Nice
This is nice lift, no smelly smelly smell and conteng conteng wan. Got 1 big piece of mirror inside also...so you can comb hair, adjust tie, pull zipper....etc b4 meet your boss/client.
Elegant
This is high class lift ah...ur journey is very smooth. Kenot feel it jalan n stop wan. Also got voice inside mentioning which floor you reached...except for floor 3A which is a new floor numbering.
Spooky
Sometimes it sendiri can open before you press the button wan....like can read mind. Scary ler...summo here so many potential heart attack people, the management should disable this feature b4 any unseen accident happens.
The best feature of the lift which I notice since the 1st day I came here until now is.....when u take a lift to go down..the auto announcement will sound "Goin down *long pause* going up only"....hehehehe...before closing the door n start decending.
Intelligent leh :p
Smart/intelligent
This lift very smart....when u press he button to call at lift, it has a system which could designate empty lift for you. Also you don't have to wait for a long time to catch a lift....the system will "kau tim" it for you....serious wan.
Nice
This is nice lift, no smelly smelly smell and conteng conteng wan. Got 1 big piece of mirror inside also...so you can comb hair, adjust tie, pull zipper....etc b4 meet your boss/client.
Elegant
This is high class lift ah...ur journey is very smooth. Kenot feel it jalan n stop wan. Also got voice inside mentioning which floor you reached...except for floor 3A which is a new floor numbering.
Spooky
Sometimes it sendiri can open before you press the button wan....like can read mind. Scary ler...summo here so many potential heart attack people, the management should disable this feature b4 any unseen accident happens.
The best feature of the lift which I notice since the 1st day I came here until now is.....when u take a lift to go down..the auto announcement will sound "Goin down *long pause* going up only"....hehehehe...before closing the door n start decending.
Intelligent leh :p
Sunday, June 03, 2007
No fish for me please.....tq
Actually I do not really fancy eating fish since long long time ago.....reason is becoz I am lazy...hehehehe. I like to eat meat with less/no bone....no need to get my hand messy peeling the bones out of the meat. I also don't really like eating crusteceans...for the simple reason that I have to peel the shell of it before savoring the meat.
Hence in my menu....crab, prawn and fish is not among the favourites. In fact I don't really eat crabs anymore. I remember treating my friends to dinner on my 27th b'day...we went to a restaurant n order 4 kilos of crabs for 2 different type of dish. I did not touch any of those crab at all...hehehehe...don't think anyone notice also the one who feed the bill did not take the main dish also :p
Fish is an absolute 'no' to me....for the simple reason that there are just too many bones in it. I don't really like to slowly lick n "shiun" the tiny pieces of fish flesh sticking to its bones. However if you give me fish fillet and burgers....I will eat it. Well...basically I am just pure lazy...I like my meat to be free of bones....or shell...hehehehe.
Now days since I took up SCUBA diving....I manage to see how nice the fish (those that we eat) looks alive underwater. The ever famous and expensive "shet yu" (direct translation is snow fish) or known as Barramundi Cod...is such a pretty fish. How can we ever eat such a pretty thing....u just imagine eating your pet hamster or kitten.
Another hing I do not like is the finning of sharks for shark fin. This is a must for chinese dinner....not sure whether it represent anythings beside status becoz shark fin is consider an expensive dish. Recently in my friend's wedding, I did not touch a bit the shark fin soup...no tq.
I am not sure whether what I am doing is foolish, but I think for the time being, I'll stick to my policy of
"no fish please".... :)
Hence in my menu....crab, prawn and fish is not among the favourites. In fact I don't really eat crabs anymore. I remember treating my friends to dinner on my 27th b'day...we went to a restaurant n order 4 kilos of crabs for 2 different type of dish. I did not touch any of those crab at all...hehehehe...don't think anyone notice also the one who feed the bill did not take the main dish also :p
Fish is an absolute 'no' to me....for the simple reason that there are just too many bones in it. I don't really like to slowly lick n "shiun" the tiny pieces of fish flesh sticking to its bones. However if you give me fish fillet and burgers....I will eat it. Well...basically I am just pure lazy...I like my meat to be free of bones....or shell...hehehehe.
Now days since I took up SCUBA diving....I manage to see how nice the fish (those that we eat) looks alive underwater. The ever famous and expensive "shet yu" (direct translation is snow fish) or known as Barramundi Cod...is such a pretty fish. How can we ever eat such a pretty thing....u just imagine eating your pet hamster or kitten.
Another hing I do not like is the finning of sharks for shark fin. This is a must for chinese dinner....not sure whether it represent anythings beside status becoz shark fin is consider an expensive dish. Recently in my friend's wedding, I did not touch a bit the shark fin soup...no tq.
I am not sure whether what I am doing is foolish, but I think for the time being, I'll stick to my policy of
"no fish please".... :)
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