What If...

What if the Sejarah that we studied is not the real truth about our past?

What if British continues ruling this country beyond 1957 just like in the event of Hong Kong?

What if I know something you might not know about this country?

What if you all know the truth?

What if Singapore still part of Malaysia?

There's so much what ifs about this country. Internet is phenomenal, as you indulge deeper, missing jigsaws will reveal by itself. It is shocking!

On the less serious side, what if I get marry next year?

Welcoming Winter

Hi people!

For the first time, I can see the sign of winter approaching here in Hong Kong. Weather still as sunny over the day but as night approaches, the day ended pretty early, as early as 5PM, we can see darkness here already. And today, the wind blow is strong, I got a feeling that I will experience some typhoon alert here like the one I experienced here last year.

For friends who are coming over, do remember your wind breaker ya, pretty chilly here as the night approaches. As for myself, I am busy with my work here, doing the final mapping and design for approval, let's say once I concluded the design for the Hong Kong HQ, I will be back to Malaysia, targeting December 2009. If not I guess I will be celebrating my Christmas & New Year here.

It's November and for November boys & girls, happy birthday peeps! There are far too many to list out all here, you know who you are!

And some Malaysian friends updated me that the weather there is pretty wet now, it rains almost everyday I heard, so people be extra careful with everything. And of late, heard many back to back incident in Kampar, 6 people were drowned in less than a week. Just take precaution in whatever you do peeps. Kampar indeed is a very nice little town and I pray that there will be no further incident happening here.

A simple text updates here, not much pictures I can upload as of now. Will do a more picturesque posting later this week as I am joining 15 other medias from Malaysia for the latest LG mobile phone launching here in Hong Kong. I will be covering the event for LG Blog as well. In meantime, LG Blog has some 50 pairs tickets to the Da Vinci The Genius exhibition to be given away. Check out the blog post now! Unfortunately I am unable to attend the exclusive exhibition back home but hopefully I can get my project done here soonest possible and pay a little visit to see Da Vinci's exhibits!

Until then people, Happy Winter!

Things To Do During Weekend to Kill Time

Watch Peter Chou on YouTube



This is one good shit channel in YouTube. More entertaining than those TVB soap opera drama series.

Peter Chou, you are one good shit mother****er Chinese!

Ciao!

Between A Marriage & A Job

To working individual like me, a job is like a marriage. A good marriage will normally end up with a happily ever after ending, in other words you will be walking into office in a jovial mood without having the dreaded feeling of going to work. It is like you just cannot get enough seeing your wife. However there is also possibility that a marriage ends up in a divorce which is like in an employment point of view, you are not motivated, you felt dreaded, that is when you resign.

About more than 2 years back, I landed myself in a hot soup for being too vocal, blogging about my disappointment on certain individual at work. I apologized for that as the language that I used which I got to admit was a bit too much. People grows up, just like me, being vocal can be in many ways and I had never change a single bit of my personality.

The decision of leaving a company that I am affiliated for almost 8 years now was not an easy one. To me, I am proud to be a part of the company. The passion I had when I first joined as a fresh graduate til now on its product is still there. Every year I am being introduced to many new innovative, fascinating products in conferences I attended. The exposure I had, the culture that I nurtured, all these had molded me into a tough person that I think can brave through challenges ahead.

With many of the plus points, why I leave? Survival, job motivation & satisfaction. In fact, I left, rejoined and for the second time I decided to leave again. But when offers laid down on the table offering much lucrative package, the temptation is always there. I need to work with people with global mindset to get the motivation, not a superior who acted like a teacher in primary school. I had gained all the wisdom & knowledge during my university days, I need a troubleshooter and a leader who can enlighten me on new things. These are the words of my frank self which I do not think will be very nice to throw to someone more senior than I am. When I start to question why this and why that, that is when I have doubts on certain decision. Bad decisions do happen but if the leaders kept on making doubtful and bad decisions, that will be when the subordinates suffer. Decisions need to be made if business sense prevails, but what if it is not?

On empowerment & delegation, when roles & responsibilities are not clearly defined, that will be when staff will be demotivated. In a company, no one is indispensable, including me. And one transparency, I do not think this word is even in the dictionary for some seniors I worked with.

So to some of my closest buddies and the bosses that I truly respected, thanks for the persuasion. I think the marriage bond just need to be ended here. I want to part in a way where there will be no sour feelings towards any specific individual. Perhaps we will cross path in a very near future?

I guess I put my freedom of speech to good test, hope my remaining days will not be as hell. Robin Hood, where are you?

Kids

Not feeling too well, no concentration and losing focus on my work, what's on top of my mind now. I am thinking of kids, it put a smile on me just by thinking of them. Let me share some of my best moments with kids.




This is my nephew, Nicholas. A month old few weeks back, he is extremely cute and the check out the candid moment how he staring at me when I camwhore with him. Nicholas, uncle misses you :)






And the above is my experience with the kids in Good Samaritan Home in Klang during my involvement in LG Corporate Social Responsibility program. They are so obedient and why the parents abandoned them? :(




This was taken in a saloon in Haadyai, Thailand during my trip there last year with my family.




This was during the Asia Youth Cup match in Malaysia where the Korea team was playing. During half time, took picture with this cute girl and his dad.






The 2 sisters, nieces of my a fond friend. Taken in Kampar, Perak. The elder sister on the first pic is comfortable while the younger one seems to be a bit terkejut when I hugged her :) Ah Ying & Ah Yan, Kor Kor misses you all.




This is Vivien residing in London, England. Taken during the family trip back to Malaysia. Kor Kor misses singing "Home" by Michael Buble with you ;)




This was taken in Chiangmai, Thailand during one of the dealers trip there.




This is my personal favorite. It is also my facebook profile picture where people mistakenly thought that I am married man with kids. At that time I still spot my ala Rain curly hair. Boy, Vanessa, Hui Hui, Ying & Yan, I miss you kids.

By the end of this post, I am all smiling. Thank you kids. Muacks!

Tales of Monkey Island

To those who were exposed to computer games in the 90s, this above title must be familiar to you guys. It is the best RPG and adventure game for that era. Guybrush Threepwood, Elaine Marley & LeChuck, do that sound familiar now?

LucasArts just announced today the special edition of this game to be released soon. OMFG!!! This is classic! Certainly a classic, my best mate in secondary school introduce this game to me. Myke Ang, still remember this??? I remember those days we were running this on DOS.

Brilliant! What a way to walk back those memory lane.



Way to go LucasArts!

Faggot That Made My Day

I really beh tahan watching this video, and yes thank god it's Friday! Happy weekend to all and enjoy the video. Hahahahahaha...

Self Motivation

I need some self motivation. This is my 589th post on this blog and I am proud that I had gone this far in terms of blogging. If you may not know, I am also managing a corporate weblog, The Life's Good Blog. So it is about juggling my time in between this 2 blogs and also managing my day time responsibility as the biz development manager for a MNC.

In working terms, despite the recession, my daily schedule is filled with endless appointments, meetings and reports that I had to rush for my immediate superior. Weekdays especially, I really have hard time to allocate time to pamper myself.

And for the past few weeks, I had been scouting the whole PJ for a condo that I like and within my budget. My agent had been helpful arranging appointments with owners and so far I had shortlisted 2 properties to my liking. Another one more to go and I will be able to make my selection. Hopefully 2009 will be the year I commit myself to something big.

Now back to my personal life. They said you felt low especially when you are sick. And for the past few days, I had been sick with my family members away from me, I am longing for that care. Care that I had been missing for a while. Hopefully I will get well soon and with my mind focus on my day job & blogging. In relationship point of view, I met some really good girls around me lately. At my age, physical attraction is no longer an important criteria, it is more towards compatibility I would say. But most of the girls that I am attracted to are either attached or showing no interest to progress another level further. Anyway, I felt God has arrangement for every human in this world. Be it single or in a relationship or even it's complicated, I will leave it in the hands of God.

Just a short one from me from Starbucks, Menara Hap Seng while waiting for my coming meeting at 8PM.

GO! GO! Michael!

;)

Ghost Of Girlfriend Past

Yes, this is an upcoming Matthew McConaughey & Jennifer Garner movie. However I am inspired to blog on a personal experience of the title above. Sipping my ice lemon tea at Just Dessert, The Curve, listening to Khalil Fong's number on my itouch, I am about to walk down the memory lane of my girlfriend past, on how this ghost had been haunting me not on nightmare but mainly on my sweetest dream of a teenager.

It was early 1999, 21 years of age, my younger sister had just finished her SPM and she is in the midst of applying for an intake in TAR College, Kuala Lumpur. I was working for my parents in the electrical shop back then, I completed my Certificate in Business from Stamford College and dad was asking if I were to pursue my studies, with no idea of what will be my future ahead, I nodded in agreement and filled up the form which was meant for my sister and sent in without putting a hope that I will be offered a place in TARC.

2 months past, I received an unexpected reply from TARC, I am offered to do my Diploma in Business in TARC. Orientation to kick off in late April, early May if I am not mistaken. Being someone who had never leave hometown, I am so anticipated about my college days in KL. I was assisted by a friend of mine who is studying in TARC back then, John. John allowed me to bunk in his place in Menara Alpha, Section 2 Wangsa Maju and I still remember my unit number is 14-21.

On the first day of orientation, another housemate of mine, Lester loaned me his bike (a Honda Hurricane) and with my half-head helmet given by Jason Kua during my secondary school days. I am unsure about the venue of the orientation, I think it was either DK C or DK D in TARC.

I was early, it was a real big lecture hall with seatings of a stadium. Being fresh & new, I chose the last row of seatings. I still remember at that point of time, I used a brick sized Nokia phone. There and then I met my best buddies in KL till now. The first person I spoke to, a long-hair specky & rascal looking guy by the name Chong, amazingly requested a ride home after the orientation. Then we were joined by a lanky & loud guy who on the first day itself made himself popular by the naughty whistling on babes who walked in the lecture hall. Introducing Rim, these 2 are my best buddies and brothers in KL.



On the first day itself, someone caught my attention. She was in her Nike trainer, sweet young thing with a ponytail. That was the first time I know her then, she somehow caught my attention as she is someone we would labeled as babe in our course of 300 or so students with the number of female students doubling the male.

That one year, we did not really get close until my best buddy somehow had good feelings for her. On the second year, my buddy will come and bunk over my place in Menara Alpha and on some nights we would call her out for supper in the ever packed mamak in Section 2 Wangsa Maju. It was then I got to know her name, to know more about her, like where she stays and where she is from. With just pure intention of being a friend, I did not think much then, I had my encounters with other girls back then and knowing the fact that my best buddy had interest on her.

After somehow, my best buddy did not show any progress apart from having good feelings for her, she again somehow manage to move my the other buddy's heart. It was at the second year with exams around the corner. Just like any other time when exams were nearing, we would do group studies. My best buddy was unwell at a point, and she took the initiative to prepare some herbal soup/tea for him, however my that buddy did not progress the feeling either.

Months past, it was our final days in TARC, it was our final semester exam, it was then she captured my heart. It was rather odd. She lost her handphone, a Motorola clamshell V-series, she cried. That was the first time I had seen someone in tears so captivating. It was then we started to get close.

Upon finishing college, I moved on to work in KLIA for a year. When none of my buddies were keeping in touch with her, I am on the reversal side. There would be SMS exchanges, ICQ and calls during her stay in London. Then there was a point she served a short term internship in Genting while finishing her degree in Stamford College, PJ.


Her first ever birthday I celebrated with her at TGIF, One Utama (2003)

Proceeding my life, I had 2 relationships that are not very pleasant and it was in 2003, when she finished her degree and on her short break, we got really close. I started my 2nd job in KL, attached to Scott & English Electronics as a Sales Executive. I still stayed in the first place since I landed in KL from Malacca, Menara Alpha in Wangsa Maju. Calls & SMS were more frequent between myself and her. And this time around, we would plan where to meet, places to go, we were not steady yet. I would drive all the way to Subang where she stayed with her brother just for dinner & just for a cuppa of coffee. I would tag her along whenever I hang out with my 2 best buddies in KL, further fuelling rumors that I was having a relationship with her then.


On one outing in Big Echo Karaoke, Kepong with my buddies (2003)




It was only my birthday, we were sure that we needed each other, it's definitely a birthday I will not forget, it was at Halo Cafe in Wangsa Maju with all my best buddies & her presence. I built the courage to go up the stage to sing "Right Here Waiting" OA by Richard Marx. That was the beginning of something beautiful then.

The Ghost of Girlfriend Past to continues...

Life in a Pressure Cooker

It ain't easy really. It tests a great patience preventing me from committing suicide. So many people throwing their tantrums on me over petty things.

Firstly, my colleague who is a rank higher than me, commented that I had been sarcastic to him over a SMS. Whatever lar...

Then my this ex-gf of mine all of a sudden called and put the blame on me for being making her drunk. How in the world when I do not drink with her and yet she got drunk by me? She said there are differences & that I always comparing her to "M", I am really tired of these 2 above mentioned matters. Whatever lar...

All of sudden, somebody eases my pressure, she called and requested me to company her for a meeting. The feeling of overflowing joy though I know there is no hope, the feeling just come by itself. Her presence always made me put my honest & most natural smile. How I wish she can read what's on my mind and most importantly who's in heart.

Everything happen in such the same time really got me wonder. She will just appear at the right moment when I am most stressed. Is it the message sent by above? Or someone above playing me out? Or is it like what my best friend said, I am playing with myself?

God, is there an answer? Or you are too busy handling the recession???

Blogrolling Update

I am using the blogrolling (BR) system for my blogroll and since BR will be introducing their upgraded version this coming 3rd March 2009, I am doing some housekeeping and opening up to other bloggers who want to link up.



For link exchange, please drop a line on my comment box. Information I need;
1. Blogger's nick
2. URL

I will cross checking your site for my link and will approve your URL on my blogroll on the 3rd of March 2009.

In meantime, today is 1st March 2009, I take this opportunity to wish a very happy birthday to few friends...

1. Nicole Tan who blogs at Nicolekiss
2. Darling Vivienne Ivy Kula
3. Hann Chee
4. My cousin Jonathan Song &
5. Fellow colleague Stephen Tan

Happy birthday to you!!!

Emotion Fluctuation

It is suppose to be a happy day for me today. The moment I opened my outlook in the office this morning, saw the letter of award for a project, a multi-million project. It's an achievement but why am I feeling blue?

I apologized to my mates whom I met up with just a little while ago at Jaya One for dinner. I can't hide my feelings, I admit I have a very poor EQ, I am blue. I am not neither sad nor upset but just this weird feeling of blue.

My mood fluctuated. A moment I can be as chirpy as a bird but I can be also really down on another. The moment "she" conquered my mind, I felt that way. It happened just like that. I seem to be in auto-cruise in my own world.



It had been 2 years, 2 months & 17 days. I felt lousy, I felt weak, I felt defeated. Many of times, best buddies around me who see me this way, I made them felt lousy and many of times they try to wake me up by putting knife after knife into my mentality but thus far, no one had really manage to mend the wound I am nursing. Guys, sorry I disappointed you but you are not me, you would not understand the feeling, really. I do appreciate your advices but my ears only chose what I want to hear and eliminate those I do not want to.

(Taking a deep sigh) I felt that I am being haunted, I saw someone that actually look like her, again like I said I am in my own world. Who understands this nonsensical feeling that I am enduring now? Who had been through this? Yes, again & again I hear words like, "Dude, it's not the end of the world!" Yeah, I do know that! That's why I have not even ended my own life foolishly after so long. But it is just that feeling that is haunting me. The wrongdoing of mine, the regrets & the pain. I apologize my dear, really I do.

Let me drown in my own world. Good night & enjoy this beautiful song that best describes me now.



Look at this face
I know the years are showin’
Look at this life
I still don’t know where it’s goin’

I don't know much
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know

Look at these eyes
They never seen what mattered
Look at these dreams
So beaten and so battered, hoo…ooh…

I don't know much
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know

So many questions
Still left unanswered
So much
I’ve never broken through

And when I feel you near me
Sometimes I see so clearly
The only truth I’ve ever known
Is me and you

Look at this man
So blessed with inspiration
Look at this soul
Still searching for salvation

I don't know much
But I know I love you
And that may be
All I need to know

I don't know much
But I know I love you
That may be
All I need to know

I don't know much
But I know I love you
That may be
All there is to know, whoa…oh…oh…oh…ah…

Help Me Choose My Wedding Ring

Thousand apologies for my MIA for the past one week or so. I had been busy with...

1. My work: I had just secured a really huge project. Really huge for the time of recession, I am talking about RM10 million sales so a super close follow up needed and it occupies most of my time now.
2. My online activities: I will also soon be writing & moderating a blog site soon, will announce when it commences.
3. My iPod Touch: Just been recently adding this to my big boy toys list, been using up my free time after work to do housekeeping on the MP3s, photos & applications in this gadget
4. Last but not least - MY WEDDING

A short post though, with so little time to spare, I need assistance from the readers of my blog to help me choose my wedding ring. So here it goes...

a) Tiffany & Co.



b) Bvlgari



c) Piaget



and finally

d) Cartier





All also so nice, which one to choose ar?

I Am Getting Married

I had been missing from blogging action for the whole week thanks to

Lou Sang and

Lou Sang and

Lou Sang & Yam Sengggggggggggggg....


OK, back to the topic above. Now I know arranging a marriage is not an easy task until you really experience it. I will arrange mine in a very simple way and perhaps can share some tips with those of you who plan to get marry soon.



First, the ring or wedding band. As the trend nowadays is towards platinum with diamond, I would advice to purchase both material separately. Meaning to say, firstly, get the platinum ring and then followed by the diamond, then send both material to the shop to make one, the cost will be cheaper 20%-30% from the market.

After the ring, then come the wedding pictures or wedding album. Many of times I heard from my friends who got married on the cost of this ranging from RM2k to RM8k. I will arrange mine in Taiwan though for a cost of less than RM4k excluding the air tickets & ground arrangement. Perhaps to some it is not worthwhile but to me it is a holiday-cum-photo shooting, plus I had always been wanting to visit Taiwan so it will be considered like a pre-honeymoon with a total cost of less than RM10k.

And on the dinner reception, food to me is secondary. Primarily, the overall environment will be the most important. I realized that most Chinese wedding dinner starts at 7PM and by the time all guests reach, the dinner will start around 9PM. So to minimize the late comers, I will arrange mine at 6PM, guests will be served with cocktail and a mini garden party. Dinner will commence at around 8PM. It's a ballroom dinner so I will set a certain dress code. I will also invite Vanessa Tan, local jazz singer to perform that night. So those who giving ang pow, study the market rate ya :)

Phew... I had arranged so much but now I am missing something....

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Where's my bride???

Unpleasant Start For 2009

Today officially the first day of my working day and I am down with viral fever, a very bad throat & flu at the same time. Not a great start for me indeed. As each and every year flashed by at a lightning quick speed, I felt old and mentality wise, my mind is not as strong as before. I lost the tiger instinct.

The desire to succeed is strong, I tried to take up every single deal that I can conclude and instead of finishing off a deal, I can feel that my pace is not like before. Work pending, presentations to make, datelines to meet, calls to return, emails to reply & appointments to meet. Looking at all these sometimes turn me off totally and the idea of getting a proper rest at home - physically I am home but mentally I am thinking of my work. This is not very healthy indeed. I need some shed of light, I need some inspiration.

What is there to inspire me???

I wonder, I really wonder...

Business Plan... Done!!!

Just got back from Thailand last night. 2008 is ending in like 3 days and today I have no choice but to finish up the business plan for next year and email to my boss for review.

Phew, finally done it on a sunny Sunday at Starbucks, The Borders. Can't believe that 2008 is ending in like 3 days. What had I done? What had I achieved? What are the things in 2008 that I am proud of?

Seems like I am still in the dark...

I Miss...

I miss the way you laugh at my foot toes,
I miss the way you call my nickname,
I miss the way you play with your nose,
Most importantly I miss you...



I miss the kids,
I miss your parents, your brothers & SILs,
I miss your uncles, aunties & cousins,
But most importantly I miss you...

I miss the chee cheong fun,
I miss the glutinous rice with char siew,
I miss all the nicest food you brought me to,
But most importantly I miss you...

I miss your scoldings,
I miss your nagging,
I miss your long winded complains,
But most importantly I miss you...

I miss going groceries shopping with you,
I miss having home-cooked food with you,
I miss tah pau your favorite nasi lemak ayam,
But most importantly I miss you...

I miss listening to your problems,
I miss helping you at your work,
I miss those calls you made when I'm working late,
But most importantly I miss you...




Hmm... I can go on & on with the list... Once in a while walking down the memory lane made me recall so many things. Only one girl in my life had successfully conquered my mind with this even after so long.

Will I ever find one, the one who I can grow old with and filled up my life with sweet memories. I need some hugs now...

December Welcoming January

I had great weekend last week. Went back to Melaka with 2 of my best buddies and we proceeded to Port Dickson the next day. It's always nice to have outing with your best mates but somehow last weekend something had been occupying my mind most of the time and when I believe I want to release my stress totally, I could not help but to think of it... It's my project.

The project is huge, multi-million project. I had lost 2 projects for the early 2nd half of this year. Two projects I followed up closely was hijacked in the last minute and this had somehow traumatised me and I only believe in myself but no others so for the project that I currently taking care of, I cannot afford to delegate to others because of the past experience. Today was the tender interview, lucky for me, everything went well. But the decision is not out as yet. I hope that the day will come where I can shout to my readers that I manage to grab the project. It will certainly be a milestone for me. Wish me luck peeps and I hope my hard works pay off.

It's 1030pm, office is becoming really chilly and quiet. Hungry while posting this. The coming 2 days will also be seriously busy for me. And tomorrow I will be attending a dinner in Solaris, for GUINNESS® Draught lovers out there, feel free to join us! Check it out here. And as for X'mas eve, I will be out of country again. And will be back on the 27th night and looking forward to a wedding dinner on the 28th in Kajang. A very hectic week for me indeed.

So in any event, any friends who called me on my mobile or MSN me which I had failed to reply or even find some time to speak to you guys, my apology ya. Hope that December will be gone soon and is very anticipated about January 2009.

My mood sounded like this now...



Baby, you're not lost ya!


New Year's eve... what's the plan???

Nasi Wawoo Jipaban (Hokkien)

Weekdays been hell just like the peon in Warcraft chanted 'work, work'. And weekend, I am daydreaming of what will I do if I have a million ringgit.

Enjoy the video if you understand hokkien while I go buy my Toto...

Those College Years

Yesterday was a public holiday for Selangor in conjunction of the Sultan Selangor birthday. It had been a while having teh tarik till wee hours with my 2 bff. It's like walking down memory lane during the college days, we would talk about everything under the sun. From recession to my recent posting about Kenny.



Picture above was taken back in college, how I miss those days when I am so much slimmer, with earrings & tattoos. And the babe sitting beside me was my ex-gf which to date I do miss dearly. My 2 bff, brother Chong (with specs) & Rim (holding bag in the center).

Oh how I miss those college days. And there is this thing I realize about hanging around with guy friends, it is so hard to get angry & temperamental. While with gf, small little things, I exploded unnecessarily at times. With guy friends, no matter how our brother tease or irritate us, we still can keep cool. Funny innit?

Looking forward to an all-guys outing this weekend. Life ain't that bad being a single after all.