Yoohoo Paksu!

Daredevil Mintak Sedekah

2012-02-11T12:52:00.003+08:00

Korang sure pernah experience/ ternampak sekarang ni ramai orang buta mintak sedekah ditemani seorang yang celik, kat restoran atau gerai makan. Pernah kan? And diorang biasanya kasi sepeket kecik tisu.

So happened that malam tadi ada this duo datang mintak sedekah masa aku makan kat Ampang. Of couse si buta mintak sedekah, si celik tolong bawak dari meja ke meja. Aku akan hulur ikut mood, macam malam tadi mood aku boleh katakan baik walaupun aku tak berkenan dengan method ni. Aku pun keluarkan dompet hulur seringgit.

Orang buta tu nak bagi aku tisu kecik tu.

Aku gesture dengan tangan aku yang aku taknak. For a split second aku pikir, "ish apsal aku buat isyarat tangan lak, sah-sah mamat ni tak nampak."

Sekali tu orang buta tu cakap, "Terima kasih."

You guys get it? Kalo dia buta, confirm dia tak nampak aku buat isyarat tangan tu. Unless you're bloody Daredevil, superhero buta yang ada radar sensor.

You're Daredevil, right?

Film Review: Chronicle

2012-02-07T23:17:00.006+08:00

You know how some handheld-camera type of movie uses this genre to avoid spending too much energy to make monsters look realistic? I'm talking about Cloverfield, whose alien only appear as mere octopus tentacle in the movie. It can has the face of Spongebob for all we care. Then BAM! The alien action figure comes out. Can anyone tell my why an alien movie shows the alien like only 10% of the time? Don't even start with Blair-Where's-The-Bloody-Witch Project.

Chronicle is nowhere near that. Despite adopting the same handheld-camera genre, everything that you need to know is there. It's transparent and honest, unlike bloody Cloverfield. I hate you Cloverfield.

The movie is a simple but coherent depiction of what happen when someone achieve superpower overnight. With just a little, the three main characters in this film does what other boys will do; float things, move cars from one spot to another, scare kids at the toys aisle. All with the power of the mind, or telekinesis.

But what happen if it gets stronger? You can then be a superhero, or you can be a supervillian. The factor that stirs you from one path or the other is your surrounding; how you're being brought up, who do you befriend with, yada-yada. Think Anakin Skywalker's journey into becoming a Jedi or a Sith, without the lightsaber and Amidala.

Wait, is it that simple? The plot apparently is, but the movie is more than that. Director Josh Trank (no idea who, but I like you already Mr Trank) weaves humor, peer pressure, introversion, abuse, bullying, friendship and hardship seamlessly. And he does it with a lot of human touch. You can't help but feel for the characters, they are just true to life.

Can't reveal too much, you gotta watch dude.

And I just love the flying scene.

4 stars

If All Else Fails

2012-01-15T11:39:00.006+08:00

Those who have been following my blog (anyone?... helloo... loo... loo...) would probably know that I love traveling. If I have the money, I'd probably have covered most of my dream destinations already. But yeah, money doesn't grow on trees and I'm not married to any anak Datok (or to anyone for that matter haha) and I don't play lotteries, let alone winning any. Cepat laa anak Datok pinang aku...

So I feel kinda sad when one by one is pulling out of the Japan trip this year (oops I haven't told you that four of my friends and I are planning for Japan), but I'm far from blaming them because their reasons are all valid. I too, wanted to pull out at first due to financial issues. But then, I thought:

1. Am I ready to burn the ticket?

2. All my efforts, time, money (on books, new jacket hehehe) wouldn't it go wasted?

Then I also thought:

3. How much I wanna do a solo trip. Only that previously I want to start small, like to Thailand or Indonesia (or maybe even Sabah).

Then I thought again (sheessh that's a lot of thinking... but true, I did A LOT of thinking), after considering all the reasons above, why don't I just go to Japan alone? Crazy thought, huh? Being alone in a foreign land where virtually nobody speaks English and Halal food is scarce, not to mention Yakuza, earthquake, volcanoes... Bbrrr...

But hey, I have been to Japan before on a business trip and there are days I wandered the busy Tokyo alone. True enough; I got lost, I got hungry from having nothing to eat, I got tired from language barriers. But after it was over I thought, hey I survived... and I realized I wanna do it again. It's like when you're on a roller-coaster and as it flips you 360 degrees you cry to yourself for the self-torturing. But after it's over, you wanna do it again.

It's called adrenaline rush.

So yeah, if all else fails, I'm gonna do Japan by myself. The uncertainty of it actually excites me. My heart is already pounding in excitement now as I'm typing. All those happened because I didn't have time to study. This time, I'm gonna be prepared.

Kooun wo inorimas to me (that's good luck).

Top Destinations, Updated, Again...

2012-01-02T23:23:00.003+08:00

Move aside, Tower of Pisa, you've just been bitch-slapped.

Watch the sunset from the Skywalk, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
~~Snap the obligatory I'm-holding-the-Leaning-Tower photo in Pisa, Italy~~ Watch the Northern Lights in Tromso, Norway
~~Ascend the Great Wall in Beijing, China~~ Done!
~~Wander aimlessly on the cobbled streets of Prague, Czech Republic~~ Done!
Lose myself in the whitewashed town of Santorini, Greece (thanks Iz!)
~~Reach Low's Peak, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia~~ Done!
Ogle the pyramids in Giza, Cairo from the back of a camel or a horse
Admire the historical Potala Palace at Lhasa, Tibet.
Drive on the narrow, hairpinned road of Amalfi Coast, Italy.
Hike on the winding Inca trail to Machu Picchu in Cuzco, Peru.

Peluang Menjadi Wartawan Artis!

2011-12-30T09:28:00.000+08:00

Inginkan kerjaya dalam bidang kewartawanan dan glamour? Mahu menulis tapi malas nak buat research? Peluang kini dibuka!

Berita Hairan kini sedang mencari bakat baru sebagai wartawan artis untuk sisipan hiburan kami, Ci-Pop, yang diterbitkan setiap hari Ahad.

Kelebihan bekerja sebagai wartawan artis:

Boleh menulis panjang mengenai artis (borderline membebel).
Boleh menulis tanpa menggunakan tatabahasa yang standard.
Boleh menasihati artis yang berbuat salah kerana anda semestinya holier than thou.
Berpeluang menghadiri majlis perkahwinan artis yang grand. Malah, boleh demand nak attend atas tiket, "tanpa kami siapalah artis".
Berpeluang mengetahui terlebih dahulu isu-isu terbaru mengenai artis sebelum orang lain. Kadang-kadang, sebelum artis tu sendiri yang tau. Maklumlah, anda ada sumber yang boleh dipercayai.
Tidak perlu membuat kajian terlalu mendalam. Mendengar 'orang kata', 'dengar-dengar' atau 'saya rasa' juga dibenarkan. Boleh letak disclaimer di akhir kolum jika tidak benar.
Tiada isu? Tiada masalah, kita reka isu! Jangan risau jika berita itu tidak benar kerana nama sebenar artis tidak akan digunakan. Lagipun anda akan meminta maaf diakhir artikel, as if that makes thing OK already.

Perwatakan yang dicari:

Mampu mengarang cerita lebih kurang 3000 patah perkataan mengenai sebarang topik, tanpa sebarang bukti sokongan.
Meminati serta mengambil berat berkenaan turun naik mengenai artis. Anda perlu mendapatkan info mengenai artis kahwin, artis cerai, artis membuat konsert amal, skandal artis bersama dato'-dato', artis cerai... eh dah sebut ke ni?
Mempunyai sikap personal terhadap artis. Bersikap bias dibenarkan.
Berperwatakan diva dan berkeupayaan untuk berkeras untuk menghadiri sebarang majlis atau acara. Menggunakan kata-kata kasar jika perlu.
Keutamaan tidak diberikan kepada fizikal (gemuk dan pendek masih diterima) asalkan berkebolehan untuk melarikan diri ketika dicabar face-to-face oleh artis.

Jika anda memenuhi kriteria di atas, sila hubungi 1-800-PEGI-MAMPOS.

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Movies

2011-12-16T11:52:00.009+08:00

OK, this year's summer (wah feeling-feeling duduk kat Europe ke?) we were bombarded with more crappy movies than the good ones. For the awesomeness of Harry Potter 7.2, we were bored to death with Priest.

For Kung Fu Panda 2, there's The Smurf (I haven't watch it, but come on).

For X-Men: First Class, there's Captain America and Green Lantern.

For Fright Night, there's Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark.

Is this Yin-Yang? Oh wait, nothing could counterbalance Transformer: Dark Of The Moon.

To add insult to injury, many of the good didn't make it to the local silver screen. Again I ask, what happened to Drive? And The Ides Of March? I so wanna watch these movies.

But hey, we still have a few weeks left for 2011, and guess what? Awesome goodsome movies are suddenly a dime a dozen! I have soo many movies to look forward to... So little time so many to watch!

1. Shame

I don't get it myself, but this is the movie I really wanna watch this year. Michael Fassbander reunites with Hunger director to star as Magneto who gets to bang a few chicks. Kidding! At least on the Magneto part, since he becomes a sex-addict in this one. If you've watched Hunger, you know this is already an awesome combination. Throw in Carey Mulligan (I love you Carey!), this movie becomes a killer-thriller.

BTW I'm guessing Fassbender is like Christian Bale. Boleh turun naik berat badan dengan sesuka hati.

2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Here's the spy thriller of the year. First in line is the ever talented Gary Oldman. Then, Colin Firth who has gone a long way since his puppy-eyed goofy characters in romantic comedies. Then there's the brilliant Tom Hardy, made famous in Inception as Eames. Then there's John Hurt and the underrated Mark Strong. Phew... the star-magnet is too much to bear already.

Trailer below. I like the trailer, really.

3. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Another spy thriller, albeit an unconservative one. Why I look forward to this one? It's from David Fincher. You know, David Fincher? That guy who directed Seven? Fight Club? Panic Room? The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button? THE SOCIAL NETWORK??

Hello?

4. The Darkest Hour

This is a popcorn-flick, no doubt, but it looks really awesome. I like how cool this film depicts the alien, really refreshing (apsal ayat ni macam bimbo aa?). Set in beautiful Moscow (somebody buy me a flight ticket to Moscow already), its about outworldy attack onto Earth and how five people struggle to survive the invasion. Tak membantu kan sinopsis ni? Macam sinopsis untuk drama TV1 kat info Astro, eg. Hiburan menarik untuk tontonan seisi keluarga.

But hey, don't miss this one.

5. A Dangerous Method

This is already Fassbander's second movie in this list, to top the role of metal-bending Magneto in X-Men: First Class earlier this year. He stars along Viggo Mortensen as the famous psychiatrists (ke bukan?) Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. Their subject, played by Kiera Knightley, is a sexually-twisted patient who asked Jung to spank her. I kid you not, just watch the trailer. Ko memang giler sex ek Mr Fassbander? This one's from David, blame it on local cinemas if you've never heard of him.

Does 2011 belong to Michael Fassbender? But there's also Ryan Gosling who gave equally brilliant roles in Drive and The Ides of March.

And I've watched:

The Muppets: Awesome! A 4.5 star movie!
Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocal: Hmm... 3 stars je kot...

No, no, no!!!

2011-12-11T13:43:00.001+08:00

Transformers 4? Also by Michael Bay? Kill me now!

Anuar Zain Yang Haiissh...

2011-12-05T08:07:00.002+08:00

Semalam Anuar Zain menyanyi kat Jom Heboh. Sure ramai yang tertunggu-tunggu. Dia kan ramai peminat.

And I'm not one of his peminats.

Pada aku, Anuar Zain is trying too hard in many ways. Dan aku penat tengok dia.

Aku penat dengar dia melenggokkan suara dia lebih-lebih, sampai rasa satu octave tu dia nak place note dia (make sense tak?). Aku penat dengar vibrato dia yang aku rasa dibuat-buat. Aku penat tengok bila dia menyanyi rahang dia bergoyang-goyang, rasa cam nak amik tali ikat dari rahang sampai ke kepala. Aku penat tengok dia mesti nak pakai beriya. Malam tadi nyanyi pakai bow, like WTF ni konsert je kot.

Aku penat dia setiap sebutan "A" dia jadi "Ha", contohnya 'hakan', 'hangan-hangan', etc. Aku penat dia guna perkataan 'karena' walhal boleh je sebut 'kerana'.

Boleh tak nyanyi rileks je, macam Yuna, Damien Rice, Norah Jones? (matila sebut semua artis kegemaran).

Tapi aku suka lagu Perpisahan. Serious. I wish someone else sang that song. And luckily too Anuar didn't practice his antics too much in this song (the studio version at least).

Where The Hell?

2011-11-13T22:50:00.002+08:00

Hello! Malaysian Cinema, Board of Censorship, anyone?

Where is The Ides Of March? What happened to Moneyball? Where the hell is Drive? Where is 50/50? Is Another Earth banned in Malaysia?Are you guys planning to also ban Puss in Fucking Boots?

Kenapa cerita takde otak macam Immortals, Paranormal Activity, Glee The Movie, Final Destination yang sampai 4 sequels tu masuk pulak?

And then you guys wonder why there's so many illegal downloads and DVDs. How retarded is that?

Penat la wayang Malaysia ni.

The Trip That I Missed

2011-11-11T15:20:00.004+08:00

Loi Krathong

Yesterday (or last night, more specifically) was the day Thailand celebrated Loi Krathong. I have been eyeing for this date since the beginning of the year, and there's not better place to catch it than Chiang Mai, a historical city at the north of Thailand.

Chiang Mai has also been all over the travel magazines, as one of the nicest city to travel to. Temples are in abundance, there's elephant sanctuary, and the older part of the city itself is surrounded with ancient wall and moat. But if you think this sound chaotic already, Chiang Mai is actually surrounded by mountains and lush countryside, and at an elevation that gives it a cool ambience. It didn't get the nick "Rose of the North" for nothing.

So I thought Loi Krathong and Chiang Mai can be a killer combination for a good travel. Getting all psyched about it, I found a few friends who are interested to go.

We waited anxiously for Air Asia (or any airline) to give a good fare deal.

It didn't. The cheapest ticket we could find suitable to that date of event was around RM550, and mind you that has not include meals, lodging and everything else. Damn you Air Asia!

So one by one pulled out.

It's frustrating really, but I don't blame anyone. Perhaps next time, when I feel I want to go there badly, simply I can do it by myself.

Review: Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark

2011-10-26T16:12:00.002+08:00

I love the works of Guillermo Del Toro. I do. Pan's Labyrinth, Hell Boy, The Devil's Backbone, are awesome.

So I got suckered into thinking that a film that he produced will also be great, which worked in The Orphanage. So yeah, this film started great, it really did! The premise is an huge, 18th-century mansion. I really dig the fantastic garden, very fairy-tale-like and eerie at the same time. Now that's Guillermo Del Toro.

But the whole thing ended crappy as hell.

First, the title. Whatever's portrayed in the film, is really the opposite. Everyone's afraid of the dark by the end of the film, don't they? Why shouldn't we be afraid, when whatever's lurking in the dark can practically kill us? Tooth Fairies, the evil creature in this film, stay and attack in the dark all the time. Duh.

Now, let's go to the characters. I pick the ones that are the jackasses.

Sally

The daughter a.k.a The Pain In The Ass

"I saw something creepy crawling inside my blanket, but I'm gonna check anyway"

The stubborn, standoffish kid who we wish dead before anyone gets hurt, but didn't, and troubles everyone towards the end. Hears scary whisper in the basement and goes to investigate instead of being scared shitless. Of course she's the one who causes all hell to break lose, who else? We know she's in some kind of broken family trauma, but befriending a voice in the dark basement? Lurking in the air duct? And only halfway through the movie later she realizes, ooops those voices are evil. And cries and asks for help from adults. How retarded is that?

And it's not like the adults didn't inform her NOT TO GO TO THE BASEMENT. Now who needs to die to get this into her thick skull already? Oh wait, someone actually did die to save this idiot and another severely wounded. What a jackass.

"I died a violent death, but I sure as hell saved the kid. Woohoo."

A friend of mine said, "Isn't this actress the annoying kid in 'Just Go With It'?". Go figure.

Mr Harris

The house caretaker a.k.a. Knows Everything, Says Nothing

OK, a "don't go down there" is a statement, not a warning. That's pretty much what Mr Harris does to help, if that's any help at all. But I guess the film makers thought, "If he says something, of course the characters won't believe him at first, so, meh. Let's skip the whole trying-to-prevent explanation scene.". I'm not sure if I should award some brownie points, or a fuck-you.

For someone who has been guarding the house for like seems to be his entire life ("my grandfather lives here") and knows every dark corner, he sure as hell hasn't make it any safer. Like installing ample bright light inside the whole house, for instance. And making the house generator-powered when the main switch dies.

But hey, despite being retarded at home, he's a genius with an elephant-memory when bedridden in the ward. "Go to the library, ask the librarian on archive 1104, you'll find everything you need to know about the house". Apparently when he's not busy care-taking the house, you can find him in the town library doing some research.

"Hi, I'm your caretaker, Dr Harris with a PhD in quantum physics. I also co-founded Facebook."

(Of course the librarian knows in a snap which archive belongs to what and can explain the about the whole haunted-house in detail like that all he's been reading his whole life, although his age is only about 25).

Tooth Fairies

The Evil Creature a.k.a. We Don't Like Killing People Without Dragging Into Our Hole

"Not the flashlight, you idiot"

You guys can severely wound a big, stocky adult who can put up a fight, but not a 10 year-old helpless girl? That's saying something, right? Like, retarded. Maybe injuring a little girl will require a lot of answering at the board of censorship, so the heck with common sense.

For something that is afraid of light, they seem to be able to roam inside the house quite easily. Even in a friggin' medicine box inside the bathroom, or in the garage, albeit both brightly lit just 5 minutes before. Sure, the air duct connects the whole house, which is the main corridor for the creatures. What about the the medical box? I guess the box has been there since the 18th century, with a connecting air duct behind it.

So every time they want to attack, painstakingly they device a plan (like very slowly reaching for the switch with a strand of metal wire from the medicine box that is conveniently located near the switch despite the bathroom being so spacious) to turn off the light. Why can't they just shut the main switch off? Oh wait they do; 10 minutes before the movie ends.

Your mission, should you accept it, is to switch off the light.

Everyone in the film can simply step on these creatures to squash them. Sally did that with only a flashlight. But of course for the remaining 98 minutes these people prefer to be scared and bullied by those half-foot midgets.

But hey, these creatures speak good English. I bet when they're not being vicious, they drink tea and eat macarones.

"Jolly good tea, eh? And those macarones look divine, Petunia!", says the Tooth Fairy.

And - what do you know? - this movie is a remake.

Rating: 2/5

Ryan Gosling, Where You At?

2011-10-09T10:34:00.002+08:00

2011 is really Ryan Gosling's year. He starred in three films this years which soared sky high. A romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love, a road-thriller Drive, and a political thriller The Ides Of March.

But the board of cinema in Malaysia really cuts the mood. None of his films this year make it (yet?) to our local silver screen. Why eh? Any grudge towards Gosling? That guy's awesome, a legend in the making.

9/11 Tenth Anniversary My Ass

2011-09-11T00:05:00.004+08:00

Oh no it's the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and Al-Qaeda is planning to attack New York again.

Boohoo yada yada yada.

I can't believe this shit is being broadcasted in the TV and radio. The US of A is seriously paranoid and self-nostalgic, definitely not in a good way.

Of all the tragedy that happened in this world, 9/11 is the most overpublicized. Yes, of course I detest any kind of terrorism. But don't just swallow whatever's being fed on CNN, ABC or even Al-Jazeera. If you seriously hate terrorism, why not show the world what happened in Palestine? The casualty there are a lot more than 9/11 (hundredfold? thousandfolds?), and here we are listening to some paranoia of 'anniversary attack'. Why not anniversary of JFK assassination for other presidents, too?

And on the authenticity of that 9/11 attack on the first place, let's give the benefit of the doubt. For this time.

Oh man I feel like laughing and gaping at the same time. Seriously you people.

Beng bin Ngong

2011-08-25T18:40:00.003+08:00

Hari ni adalah hari aku hilang sabar atas jalan raya. Rasa pahala puasa aku tinggal paras keting je kot. Semuanya sebab pemandu-pemandu kat KL ni yang tak reti nak bertolak ansur, pentingkan diri sendiri dan ignorant.

Ye ignorant bisa membuatkan keadaan jadi huru-hara dan menyakitkan hati. Aku benci kau si jahil berdarah! (direct translation)

Dah tau lampu tu dah merah, jalan depan pulak dah tak bergerak, ko jalan jugak sampai terberhenti kat dalam petak kuning. Lepas tu orang lain pulak hijau, tapi dah takleh gerak sebab ko tengah duduk tengah-tengah dunia. Satu KL ter-block sebab engko. Bodoh. Tahniah sebab semua orang maki ko, tak pasal-pasal dapat dosa.

Lepas tu yang driver belakang ni pulak, bila aku taknak jalan, ko pegi hon-hon aku macam orang gila suruh jalan. Seminit jugak la ko hon aku kan? What the fuck, asshole? Sah-sah kalo aku jalan, aku pulak akan block satu KL ni kan? Ko ni bangang ke apa?

Hish!! Tension aku arini, seriouuusss!!!!!!

Orbing!

2011-08-21T11:57:00.007+08:00

Yesterday we went orbing!

For those who have no clue on what orbing is, it is a game (some call it extreme sport, but I don't think it is that extreme compared to Rock Climbing or Bungee Jumping... berlagak tak?) where you're strapped inside a giant air-cushioned globe and then pushed downhill. Yup, just like what Yuna did. Wearing Libresse is optional.

The usual indemnity.

While waiting for our turn, we did this KMX cycling thingy.

Strapping myself inside the orb. We love them bondages.

Ready to be orbed!

This is how an orb looks like. And that's me already upside down!

Going downhill has never been more awesome!

Certificates to boost our resumes.

After that we went water orbing. But I don't feel like uploading the pics because it was a boring activity compared to this downhill orbing. Overall, it was an awesome experience!

If you want to get more info on this game, browse this website.

Film Review: Horrible Bosses

2011-08-14T22:33:00.004+08:00

We all want to kill our boss at one point in life, right? But these three guys, Nick, Dave and Kurt, are reaching their boiling points from the abuse from their bosses. "I work for the anti-christ," whimpered Kurt. So they planned for it - to kill their bosses.

Being the naive, yes-sir people, their murder plan kept on stumbling. And this is where the magic of the film began. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day starred like they're triplets separated since born. They chatted and ridiculed and interrupted one another seamlessly. It is hard for me to imagine another actor to take any of their role. Charlie Day, I love you in this movie.

But it was Kevin Spacey as Nick's boss who gave the most awesome performance. When he hissed at Nick, "You little rat, I own you,' with a killing gaze, I actually believed him. Jennifer Aniston, as a sex-maniac boss is gorgeous, and Colin Farrell is as hilarious as his comb-over.

This movie lacked character development and at times ridiculous, but it is a laughing gas. And as a comedy, that is what matter most.

Hollywood Kering Idea Dah

2011-08-13T13:32:00.003+08:00

Footloose dah buat remake. Sekarang Dirty Dancing pun nak remake jugak? Remake, remake, remake.

Pastu adapt buku tu, buku ni. Buku mana yang famous sikit, memang confirm kena adapt. Macam The Help tu, aku tau tengah hot dijual, sekali dah keluar movie dia.

Pastu franchise reboot. It's like the In Thing now. Spider-man tu rasanya baru lagi, dah kena reboot.

Mana citer yang buat duit, pastu keluar la sequel. Tak kisah la bodoh camne pun. Macam citer Saw, Final Destination, dah sampai 5, 6 installments pun, sequel tetap keluar jugak.

Bodoh punya Hollywood.

Allah Bayar Tunai!!

2011-08-09T17:13:00.002+08:00

Situasi: Berbuka Puasa di Bangkok Kitchen, Kemaman

Waktu: Lebih kurang 20 minit selepas berbuka

Watak: Aku, Pacel, Atoy dan Waiter

Atoy: (dalam loghat ganu) Bang kenapa nasik tak dapat lagi ni? Dah 20 minit tunggu.
Waiter: (dalam loghat ganu) Maaf la bang, nasik dah habis! (beredar ke dapur)
Aku: Kelakar betul. Kedai lain daging ke, ayam ke, udang ke yang habis. Kedai ni, nasik habis?
Pacel: Eh ko ingat tak apa ko cakap pasal abang nasik kukus tadi?

(Flashback sejam sebelumnya)

Situasi: Berjalan di Pasar Ramadhan, Kemaman

Waktu: Lebih kurang 20 minit sebelum berbuka

Watak: Aku, Pacel dan Abang Nasik Kukus (ANK)

ANK: Dik, beli nasik kukus! Panaas! Panaaass!!!
Aku kepada Pacel (selepas jauh sikit): Laaaameeee.... (Lame bukan lama)

Ya Allah, Tuhan bayar cash kat aku sebab cakap nasik kukus itu lame. Aku saje je buat lawak dengan Pacel sebab kononnya kitorang nak makan hebat untuk berbuka.

Abang Nasik Kukus, ampunkan daku.

Ramadhan Kareem

2011-08-01T19:02:00.004+08:00

Film Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

2011-07-31T16:26:00.002+08:00

When I first watched the trailer, it feels as exciting as watching paint dry. I didn't feel like watching it at all.

Then the review came. Rotten Tomatoes gave a collective review of 77%. So OK, I thought maybe the trailer deceived me. So I watched it.

It's about a guy, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) who's small in size but big in determination and will. And yet very kind-hearted: "I don't like bullies, I don't care where they're from". And yet he's determined to kill Adolf Hitler. Eye-rolling.

But hey, mind over matter right? Professor Erskine (the ever talented Stanley Tucci), thinks he's the awesome subject for his experiment; a serum that boosts the lab rat's physical based on whether his nature is good or bad. Yup, seriously. His earlier subject became Red Skull, the movie's bad guy with, uh, a red skull as a head. Shouldn't he turn to be another Adolf Hitler?

So, serum injection with and - tadaaa - of course it worked. The lab rate became a Captain America, an all-buffy fighting and propaganda machine. Why the hell we have the comic title on the first place?

And from zero Steve became a hero. And stopped Red Skull and world invasion. Spoiler? Naah, how else would it end?

So, let's go through the checklist for a superhero startup movie. A superhero? A supervillian? A love interest? A reason/ accident to be super? Check to all those. But it almost feel like there's nothing super at all, just like a testosterone version of McG'sCharlie's Angels. What this movie lacks is a storyline. There isn't enough drama, conflict and a sense of super-ness.

This movie, to me, is just OK. But it's a big budgeted (I assume) superhero movie and being just OK is not enough, it has to be explosive. And in the presence of X-Men: First Class and Thor this year, this movie won't stand a chance for a superhero movie.

Maan, I should have agreed with my instinct.

Film Review: Transformer: Dark Of The Moon

2011-07-04T23:37:00.005+08:00

OK, first, the good part. Hmm, honestly I can't think of any.

Now the bad part. Where do I start? This movie is practically a recycle of the previous two Michael Bay's antics (or probably all of them).

And they were, and still are, bad, bad, bad. Incoherent CGI. Choppy storyline. Wooden acting. Cheesy dialogue. Unintelligible army dialogue (Alpha One, Sector 5, Bravo-Charlie yadda-yadda) disguised as 'coolness'. And of course, again, objectification of women. Megan Fox did the wise choice of leaving this set. How come women's so-called right doesn't object this one?

I'm guessing in Bay's world, all the losers get hot girls with long legs and collagen-filled lips.

And I can't believe Frances McDormand and John Malkovich signed up for this bowl of turd. They were both excellent as always, but this movie is just a smear of ink on their otherwise awesome resume. Fire your agents already.

And to think it gets longer by the sequel, and bombs at the box-office. Michael Bay, please grow up!

My Measly 6MB Inbox

2011-06-08T22:53:00.002+08:00

In the era where everything is digital, to be granted only 6MB of inbox capacity is just plaaaain stooopiid. Even more ridiculous is if you, like me, receive digital attachments up to 8MB per email, daily! Forgot MP3s or video files, even PDFs can be 5MB nowadays. Almost by default, my email is due to be blocked everyday.

And now, I'm currently attached to a consultant office, and therefore cannot archive my email.

To add insult to injury, there's this stupid meeting notification system that can only be snoozed and not dismissed. Why? Because "Your server won't allow you to dismiss the reminder because your mailbox has exceeded its quota limit", and therefore keeps bugging me every hour even after the event is long due. How moronic is that?

Kamon la company aku ni, even consultants give 100MB of email space to their staff. Duit kita pegi mana? Taja konsert ke?

Bodoh.

Selamat Sudah...

2011-06-04T23:47:00.002+08:00

Kiut tak bunting ni?

Alhamdulillah, selamat sudah kawan baik aku bernikah pagi tadi. Dan aku jadi bestman hehehe... Just for the record, aku dah jadi bestman sebanyak enam kali yer.

Apa-apa pun, aku doakan moga berbahagia hingga ke akhir hayat, dan menjadi suami dan isteri yang soleh dan solehah. Amiin...

Dua-dua engineer yo! Sama disiplin pulak tu. Jangan bergaduh pasal kerja kat rumah sudah. Hehehe...

Bohemian Rhapsody, The Muppet Way

2011-06-03T23:37:00.000+08:00

Shawn, this one's for you! Hehehe... (And also for everyone!)

Mammaaa...! Mama? Mama!

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

2011-05-31T22:59:00.006+08:00

Aku boring betul dengan kerja aku sekarang ni.

Ada satu sistem ni, harga dia dalam RM sejuta jugak la (but believe me, it's peanuts compared to the whole project). We've made an agreement to pay part by part, or what we call milestone payments.

Ada 7 milestones, and up to now 4 milestones have already been paid.

Untuk lagi 3 milestones ni, kena tunggu project complete baru boleh continue paying (sebab sistem ni perlu projek ni selesai dan commission untuk boleh di-test).

Tapi tunggu punya tunggu, projek tak siap-siap. Sampai dah 2 tahun.

Sampai la recently, contract untuk procurement bagi sistem ni dah expired okay. That's how bad the progress is. In order to extend the contract, the contractor who developed the system submit la cost kat kitorang. Cost ni adalah harga untuk penyambungan system warranty, economic escalation dan a few items lagi. Selepas siri perbincangan yang panjang lebar, dari berapa ratus ribu RM ntah, kitorang dapat nego harga dia cuma la dalam RM 60k je.

Kitorang present la harga RM60k ni kat company punya tender committee. KENA REJECT. Bangang tak? For those who doesn't know, RM60K ni, tersangaaaaaatlah keciknya. Sungguh aku cakap (senang citer, compare je la harga projek RM1B... ni bukan nak brag, thank you).

Yang bengangnya, committee suruh kitorang nego lagi. Nak nego sampai tinggal seringgit ke? Kononnya, to be cost-conscious la ni. At the same time masa tu, we're sponsoring a mega-concert, which I'm sure is many times this RM60K.

I mean, WHAT THE FUCK? What is this committee's expectation ek? Get all the money possible so that we can sponsor a concert? Give to Rosmah to buy handbags? I know concert tu department lain, aku department lain, but in the end people will still view us as one company.

Where the hell is our priority?

So camne lagi aku nak convince committee ni? Or convince contractor? Now aku tersepit. One side (the contractor) merayu kat kitorang untuk accept the RM60k, tapi the other side (the committee), which aku kena mintak blessing, taknak agree.

Aku honestly kesian kat contractor (jangan la ada boss-boss company aku baca entry ni).

Heeeiii!!! Rm60K pun nak banyak cekadak.

Ke Mana Hilangnya

2011-05-28T13:06:00.003+08:00

SMS dari kawan aku pagi ni buat aku sedar something. Entry blog aku tak sehebat dulu... (Waaah! Puji diri sendiri ala-ala Anita Sarawak ni!).

Well, actually aku subconsciously sedar, cuma sms tu adalah seperti wake-up call la. Boleh terima ke? Dan SMS tu jugak buat aku terfikir, kemana hilang kreativiti aku menulis blog dulu?

Bila aku bukak balik blog lama aku, kebanyakan entry aku adalah di-derive (derive bahasa melayu apa weih? tolong jangan quote buku SPM Add Math) oleh kejadian semasa relevan dengan entry tersebut. Contohnya, bila aku tulis kenapa PETRONAS tak bersalah dalam kenaikan harga minyak, itu kerana orang sekeliling aku asyik tanya, "Kenapa PETRONAS tak jaga harga minyak betul-betul?'.

Atau bila aku buat entry dengan bahasa yang hancur lebur, itu kerana aku baru baca blog yang penuh perasan cas-cas omputih.

Jadi, sekarang ni, bila tiada entry, adakah maksudnya tiada benda yang menarik berlaku dalam hidup aku? Adakah? Ataupun aku takde idea nak buat lawak apa dah?

Anyway, sebut pasal lawak kan, aku heran macam mana orang boleh buat pertandingan membuat lawak. Ye la, I'm talking about raja lawak. Tambahan lagi bila pelawak (??) itu ialah...

... Amir.

Which is why aku tak pernah menonton sekali pun raja lawak itu. Tertengok sebab orang dah bukak tu, pernah la.

Tiket Air Asia

2011-05-24T21:34:00.003+08:00

Ikutkan hati nak je aku sambar satu tiket Air-Asia, diorang tengah buat promo sekarang ni. Tempat tak pernah dengar pun takpe. Palembang ke, Balikpapan ke. Starting price RM55 je.

Atau Manila RM75. Haiish...

Ada sape-sape nak ikut?

Pendapat aku pasal filem The Priest

2011-05-22T15:00:00.004+08:00

Aku tengok cerita ni semalam dengan this guy and this guy. Aku rasa ironik sikit sebab kitorang pegi tengok cerita ni pakai baju Melayu (baru lepas baca Yaasin kat rumah this guy).

Aku tau cerita macam ni susah nak mendapat tempat di hatiku. Tapi Insidious dan Fast-5 penuh, so anything goes! Plus, when you're with good friends, then there's never a bad time (only bad movies). Sweet tak aku?

Daripada filem ni, aku rasa:

- 30% jangkamasa filem ini adalah scene motor meluncur konon2 laju di padang pasir. Untuk menunjukkan konon2 lajunya motor2 tersebut, dia akan 1) tunjuk speedometer digital (ini filem futurustik) tengah speeding 200mph, 2) bunyik VROOOM!!! melepasi kamera, 3) dia activate nitro

- Maggie Q tak tunjuk dia punya aksi karate (ke taekwondo?) adalah sangat underutilized. Kamon! Mana ada orang Asian berlakon citer aksi Hollywood tak reti Karate? Hehehe.

- Aku mula merasakan, Hollywood suka meng-typical-kan pelakon. Kalao Angelina Jolie selalu je berlakon watak wanita gagah (Tomb Raider, Salt, Mr and Mrs Smith), Paul Bettany adalah pemegang watak orang suka mempersoal agama Kristian (sebelum ni cerita Legion dan The Da Vinci Code).

- Betul ke filem ni based on a comic? Aku rasa macam it's actually a mash-up of a lot of other crappy movies. Combo of Underworld, Legion, baju ala2 The Matrix, scene padang pasir macam Star Wars prequels.

- What a waste of talent. I didn't know the head priest (whatever his name is, nothing in this movie is memorable to me) is Christopher Plummer.

Kalo ada citer lain, tengok citer lain dulu ok. Unless cerita lain tu ialah cerita Razak Mohaideen.

The New Volvo S60

2011-05-16T23:56:00.003+08:00

Look at this neat thing, and drool. Volvo's all-new S60 speaks superlative. I used to prefer S40 as I think previous S60 is a bit too bulky.

But this. Oh, this.

Volvo guys are evil. Genius evils.

Best Movie 2010

2011-05-02T16:27:00.000+08:00

It's probably almost halfway through 2011 already! But I'm still in the mood of compiling my favorite movie of 2011 :)

10. Easy A

Yes, I don't agree with many things with the moral of the story. But this movie is a good laughing bomb, and an intelligent one at that. There's one scene in this movie that my sis and I couldn't stop laughing for a good two minutes! It is about Olive who uses rumour to boost his social status and later had to clean her own sh*t. Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci are both hilarious as ironically understanding parents.

9. Tron: Legacy

Awesome effect. Awesome soundtrack. Combine both, and you get a movie that brings you to an otherworldly realm more awesome than Pandora. The Grid is like The Matrix, except it is still contained in a arcade game console. Which means, Sam Flynn, the movie's protagonist, has to be zapped first to join his already-trapped father to defeat CLU, an avatar who has taken over the system to his own rule. No geeky stuff or big words like 'quantum mechanics' or 'parabolic equation', only cool effects.

8. Red

Some thinks this movie is a less-flashy alternative to The Expendables. I don't think the latter even come close to this awesome movie. This is the story where experience and nerve defeat cutting-edge technology and large workforce. So the moral is, as you age, don't lose the lesson. And watching Helen Mirren firing a machine-gun in a dinner gown alone is worth it!

7. Scott Pilgrim VS The World

You'll have to be a reaaaaallly boring person to not like this movie. This is like watching a fun enemy-bashing video game without the controller. Yup, complete with the 'kapoow!' effect! Michael Cera, awesome as Scott Pilgrim, has to battle seven of his current girlfriend's exes. And they're not the normal, everything-you-own-in-a-box-to-the-left exes. Power vegan?

6. Buried

This movie is all dirt, and dirt cheap. But here's to prove that budget and effects doesn't necessarily sell (yeah, am talking to you KRU). From start to the end, the only human that you'll be seeing is Paul Conroy (played surprisingly well by Ryan Reynolds), trying to escape after being buried alive six feet under. Yup, many will get claustrophobic, but those who doesn't should still watch this. Funny that his cellphone work though. Mine sometimes even lose signal in broad daylight.

5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Don't mistake this split as a way for raking in more money (although, I suspect that no one in the production company is objecting...). It's the story. This movie is a 2.5 hours of teaser. Remember Kill Bill Part 1? It's objective is only to prepare you for the ultimate climax that will come only on second chapter. David Yates is building the tension ever so slowly, and not only from this movie, but since Order Of The Phoenix. In the end, it is going to feel like a 10-hour long movie. Pheeeww...!!

4. Kick-Ass

Kick ass really kicked-ass! So why must all costumed heroes have superpowers (wait, it probably should be the other way around)? What if an average Joe just want to wear a costume and save the day? So did Dave, who bought costume from the internet and made viral fame from you-tube video. He called himself Kick-Ass. But he learned that being notorious isn't the key to fighting crime (well duh), and along came It-Girl who showed him who's the real ass-kicker. Awesome yet hilarious fighting scene! They teamed up to beat the rest of the villains. But then, of course, a costumed villain showed up and... oh crap just watch the movie already if you haven't.

3. Never Let Me Go

So this movie didn't appeal the mass. It worked like a charm on me! What genre is this movie? Sci-Fi? Drama? Mystery? I'd say all of them, with a hint of Horror. And yet, alluring, haunting and melancholic. Despite (I think) being set in an alternate universe, it's all too real, too familiar, and makes sense. Based from TIME-100-Best-Novel listed book by Kazuo Ishiguro, it is about three friends who are raised in a special school with a mission they barely understand. A mission of life and death, and that includes of others. Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield and Kiera Knightly are all awesome as delicate, confused and yet accepting people, with notable underlying current of anger and frustration.

2. The Social Network

If you think this movie is about Facebook, you're dead wrong. Yes, it revolves around founding of Facebook, that's no mistake. But what really make this movie move is about loyalty and betrayal, trust and antitrust, being ambitious and paying the price. That, coupled with awesome performance, awesome directing, fast-paced script and all other everything-nice ingredients, and you get The Social Network. This movie can revolve around nose trimmer for all I care, and still be good.

Aaaand... number 1 is.... ?

1. INCEPTION

Of course, what else? We have a lot of reason to thank Christopher Nolan for through this movie. Inception practically saved last year's summer from craptacular list of movie (The Expendables, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, etc). Another one is to bring Tom Hardy to the spotlight. I love that guy. And of course, this movie is a masterpiece in every aspect; premise, directing, acting, cinematography, effects, soundtrack... You name it. This movie is about dreams within layer of dreams. And big this movie dreamed.

And looks like Nolan is not staying low anytime soon with the coming The Dark Knight Rises.

Wait! What?...

... No Shutter Island?
OK, so this movie is good. Awesome editing, dramatic premise and thrilling musical score. But I can't help feeling that it plagiarized Identity, which to me, is much more thrilling and less tacky. Not Martin Scorcese's best, IMHO.

... No Toy Story 3?
Again, it's good, but I just can't see how this movie is better than How To Train A Dragon.

... No The King's Speech?
Good, but not great. But I like both Colin Firth (which I'm glad won Best Actor) and Geoffrey Rush.

... No 127 Hours?

Just watched it two days ago. Again, good, but not great.

... What about The Fighter, The Kids Are Alright, Black Swan?

Uh.. Haven't watch those... It's a crime, I know.

Sneak Peek: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

2011-04-26T22:55:00.003+08:00

I want!

Film Review: Source Code

2011-04-24T12:45:00.003+08:00

Ex-soldier Captain Colter Stevens are given 8 minutes to save the world. But he fails during the first few attempts, and the 8 minutes reset and everything starts from the beginning. Sounds like a video game?

However, as it appears, it isn't a video game. Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) is recruited in a military program called 'Source Code' where his mind is transfered to the last 8 minutes of a man before his death. Here's where they throw in supposedly high-end quantum mechanics and mathematics equation to explain (justify?) the possibility of the program. Doesn't matter.

In that, he's instructed to find a bomb and the bomber that exploded a train. Everytime his 8 minutes are over, he'll return to the capsule where the program is executed and report his progress to Officer Colleen (Vera Farmiga).

So each 8 minute he relives, he managed to get something that leads to the bombing. He also get something that he learn doesn't contribute. And he care a little more for Christina, the lady sitting in front of him. Isn't she just an illusion? Watch until the end and you decide.

Gyllenhaal is awesome in this. Blurry at first but managed to pick-up the situation, and at times goofy. Farmiga is also great as a strict yet sympathetic officer who monitors the program. Michelle Monaghan only has to repeat her script like a broken record. "Senangnya skrip dia!" my friend exclaimed. I couldn't help but agree. Thank God her bodily expression saved the character.

Source Code is no Inception, but it's not The Tourist either (OK I haven't watch this, but like Ricky Gervais said, "Who has?"). If you like Sci-Fi suspense, but feel Inception is too mind-boggling, then this movie is for you :).

Mainstream Song 101

2011-04-21T21:49:00.004+08:00

I wish I can summarize this in a flow chart, but I'm too lazy to do a flow chart, so:

How To Compose A Mainstream Song

1. Choose your genre:
Rap: Go to (2)
Pop: Go to (3)

2. If Rap is your choice:
a. Choose an already famous pop song, preferably from late 80s to early 90s. Take the chorus portion only.
b. Rewrite/ update the chorus portion.
c. Complete the rest of the song by adding rap.

Example: I'll Be Missing You, I Love The Way You Lie, Jong Jong Inai (Yeah)

3. If Pop is your choice:
a. Compose an almost monotonous, flat-toned kind of 'song'.
b. Pen the lyric that contains the following words/ phrases, as many as you can: Tonight, DJ, Party, Move Your Body, Dance, Dance Floor
c. Put on your bikini and dance erotically.

Example: All Lady Gaga, Usher's more recent songs, All Kei$ha

Note: The above methods can be combined, like J. Lo's latest single.

It's A Girl!

2011-04-11T21:53:00.002+08:00

Was informed this afternoon that my BFF (gedik tak?) has just been blessed with one of God's many miracles - a baby girl!

I'm so proud of my you, my friend, and congratulations to you and wife! Moga membesar menjadi anak yang solehah! Akikah jangan lupa ajak, okay!

Guilin

2011-04-06T06:55:00.006+08:00

Nice tak gambar atas ni? (wah, puji diri sendiri nampak?). This is pretty much a typical sight of Guilin, China.

I went to Guilin on a vacation from 25 - 30 March ago. Literally translates to "Osmanthus Forest", this is the place that has the panorama you'd see in Pedang Setiawan comics (if you don't know this already, ask your mom!). Its geography consists of layers and layers of karst mountains, with greenish river flowing lazily in between. Think Ipoh without the city hassle and hundredfolds of beauty.

I guess one has to really go to this place to really appreciate it. Alhamdulillah, I had the chance, and didn't regret it one bit.

Gotta go now, my flight back to KL is already calling!

Sky High

2011-03-23T13:50:00.005+08:00

Aku ni bukan la ala-ala George Keluni dalam Up In The Air atau Tom Hanks dalam The Terminal, tapi aku ada la sikit-sikit pernah travel. Dalam pengalaman aku tu, ada beberapa benda yang aku tak paham orang selalu buat. Pernah tak korang terfikir kenapa:

1. Bila diorang announce "penumpang barisan 14 hingga 28 dibenarkan masuk dulu" mesti ada jugak penumpang row 9 ke, row 7 ke nak masuk jugak. Ko rasa kalo ko masuk lepas tu, kapal terbang dah takde ke? Well duh.

2. Tiap-tiap kali pramugara suruh padamkan peralatan elektronik sebelum berlepas (standard gila bahasa), ada je yang buat bodoh pegi jugak layan Ipod dia. Diorang ni tak dapat dengar lagu 15 minit boleh mati ke? Ke earphone tu dah digam kayu kat telinga dia? Memang la elektromagnetic pulse dia tak kuat mana pun, tapi bukankah elok berpantang dahulu sebelum kena? Wah gitu statement. Baca ini artikel.

3. Dari pintu masuk nak ke seat saya di kelas ekonomi (maaf, itu je level saya wahai Encik Miezi), kalo perhati orang kat kelas pertama atau perniagaan (sila kagum dengan ketepatan bahasa saya) rata-ratanya tengah baca paper. Takde yang tengah sembang ke, pandang luar tingkap ke. Teori aku ialah, diorang sebenarnya kesunyian tiada tempat untuk berbual (nampak sangat jeles tak dapat naik business class - tapi kalo takat business ke Sabah Sarawak tu, adeh takyah la nak ngade2 kejap sangat).

Kenapa? Why, why, why?

Life Goes On But You're Miles Away

2011-03-22T14:02:00.006+08:00

I guess one of the things that sucks about growing older is that, you'll be hearing a lot more deaths of your loved ones.

Sigh. But life has to go on.

Nobody said life is fair, anyway.

Departure

2011-03-20T22:34:00.007+08:00

This is my first non-photoblog entry here after I've decided to combine from my old blog.

But atypical to first entries, I guess this is a sad one. This afternoon I received the news that our beloved friend has passed away while being detained in ICU.

Allahyarham Mohd Ishak was a biology lecturer in UITM Shah Alam. We used to play volleyball together three or four years back. I guess distance became an issue when he started lecturing, and so he didn't come anymore. But we kept in touch through text messages and Yahoo Messenger. We became quite close.

I can still remember how awesome he has been when with us. He was a good setter, and more importantly, team player. He always uplifted the mood no matter how bad the game has been, unlike some cuss-filled assholes who I wish they're dead but are still alive. Why can't good things last longer than the bad ones?

And looking at his facebook pictures, one cannot deny how full his life has been. Loved by his students, and it's obvious he also loved them back with all his heart. I know from his character, he had been an awesome lecturer. Hell, I read from his facebook status to his students something about him being happy that many of them got good grades. In Biology, a subject that can never get through this thick skull of mine.

But I guess our friendship is short-lived. About a year ago, he shared with me that he has lymphoma, and I'm not sure what why but he didn't reply to me as often as before since then.

And I didn't even know he was in ICU.

The thing that I regret the most is, I didn't even get to meet him even after a year of learning about his disease. I've been trying to, but I guess I should have tried harder. Now, it's already too late. I'll not get to hear his voice anymore. Not his jokes, not his smile. And worst of all, not his presence.

Words cannot describe how saddened I am by this news. I'm practically cresftallen. Moga perginya beliau menamatkan derita yang telah lama ditanggung. Dan moga Allahyarham ditempatkan dikalangan mereka yang beriman.

Al-Fatihah.

Makan

2011-01-22T20:52:00.001+08:00

Four types of sauce at Tony Roma's.

My cat

2010-11-17T18:38:00.001+08:00

Jack-Jack layan blues kat balkoni.

Team Building

2010-11-01T09:12:00.001+08:00

At Pullman Putrajaya, Malaysia's first icon hotel. Whatever that means.

Freedom FilmFest 2010

2010-10-16T20:01:00.001+08:00

I'm attending this free indie film screening.

Only Happy When It Rains

2010-09-13T07:53:00.001+08:00

I'm supposed to be on leave, but I decided against it. Now as I'm walking to my office it pours buckets and I'm wishing for my warm cosy bed instead. Fook it, I think my socks are drenched. I hate soggy socks.

Ticket To Ride

2010-08-04T09:27:00.001+08:00

I'm on my way to offshore. Will be disconnected from the world. Yikes...

Toyota Prius

2010-03-06T15:46:00.001+08:00

I'm already wet.

Contradiction

2010-01-29T10:41:00.001+08:00

Veggie fried rice, which means no meat. But in case u change your mind, they also provide satay.

If You're Willing To Wait

2009-12-15T20:45:00.001+08:00

It's this month's promo. Hang on, that's... One more year?

Feedback Session

2009-11-10T09:00:00.001+08:00

I'm attending feedback session at Hotel Maya. First time here. Cool door gift.

Ayam Panda

2009-10-11T22:44:00.001+08:00

Patut la beruang panda dalam dunia ni makin pupus.

Catch Of The Day

2009-09-06T14:59:00.001+08:00

If that's not big, i don't know what is. Ikan jerung pari, ada brader cakap rm1500 senang-senang je ni.

Dot Com Di Mana Jua

2009-09-03T07:43:00.001+08:00

Orang gaji pun ada dot.com. Kau ado?

Salam Ramadhan

2009-08-21T20:52:00.001+08:00

Selamat menjalankan ibadah puasa dan ibadah-ibadah lain di bulan mulia ini. Moga Ramadhan tahun ini lebih baik dari tahun-tahun yang sebelumnya. Amiiin.

Boat Crew Performing Solat

2009-08-11T14:10:00.001+08:00

Kat mana-mana pun boleh solat. Dan kena solat. Peringatan untuk diri sendiri.

Starbucks Bag

2009-07-16T07:31:00.001+08:00

Got this after completing my 12-stamps Starbucks card. This is what happen when you don't have much choice for loafing spot.

The Best Things In Life...

2009-04-15T08:40:00.001+08:00

... Are free! Like this free movie passes that my sis won! Thank you sis, and thank you Red.fm!

Wahaha!

2009-04-04T19:24:00.001+08:00

Found this cassete at my aunty's house. Not mine ok!

At The Clinic

2009-01-22T14:16:00.001+08:00

Am having this weird stomachache. Cool number, eh?

My Perfect Sunday Morning

2009-01-18T11:07:00.000+08:00

Green grass. Mild breezy weather. Tall shady tree. Accompanied with a truly good book. Best things in life are free.

Flake-Off My Laziness

2009-01-15T17:28:00.001+08:00

Finally, in a more sensible size.

Tired

2009-01-11T00:16:00.001+08:00

Just want to get away from all of it for a while.

My Middle Finger V2.0

2008-12-11T17:20:00.001+08:00

Just got the pus extracted. Now i really can't use the keyboard.

My Middle Finger

2008-12-09T04:04:00.001+08:00

I had a cut on my middle finger a few days ago, and looks like it's now badly infected. It's throbbing like hell. Doc gave me two days of mc. If my boss ask me why i'm absent, I'll simply show him my middle finger. Hehehe.

Where On Earth Are You Going?

2008-12-04T17:40:00.001+08:00

I'm waiting for my housemate to fetch me. I think this stranger has hailed more than 10 cabs, but all declined. I'm curious to know where the hell is his destination.

Darabif

2008-11-06T21:32:00.001+08:00

Trying this outlet at Sri Hartamas.

Berangan

2008-10-26T19:32:00.001+08:00

Brochure ni aku kutip masa survey harga Vios. Aku suka gile dengan Rush. Kalau la, kalau...

Vital Lift

2008-10-06T16:11:00.001+08:00

A cup of Macchiato to cheer my gloomy mood in this gloomy day (also, nak cakap yang Taiping dah ada Starbucks hehehe).

2008-10-04T23:26:00.001+08:00

It's my current obsession

Men's Toiletries

2008-09-30T11:39:00.001+08:00

Condoms are part of men's toiletries? I like that idea.

Meeting dengan Bhgn Pencegah dan Keselamatan Kebakaran, Kuala Terengganu

2008-09-22T11:16:00.001+08:00

Alhamdulillah, smpi gak tmpt ni utk meeting. Thanks to dua member yg teman aku dr KL ke KT mlm td, dan GPS yg tunjuk arah dari hotel ke tmpt ni. Nampaknya semua orang dah mood nak raya, termasuk la tetuan bomba.

Oops...

2008-09-19T23:54:00.001+08:00

Finally, i own a DSLR! Hehehe...

Volleyball

2008-09-10T22:52:00.001+08:00

Main volley waktu orang lain tarawikh. Setan kan?

Test

2008-09-09T12:09:00.001+08:00

Testing the blog

2005-08-29T23:14:00.000+08:00

testis testis wan tu tri...