Half Way Passed 2009

Another 6 months and it'll be 2010. Some people make New Year resolutions and some are more laid-back. Taking in the events as it comes. I'm not the kinda person who makes New Year resolution because I know most of the time, I won't fulfill them. I'm the 2nd type of person. Looking back, how much have you achieved? Or are you the person who just live life as it is?

There's still challenges ahead of me in terms of better handling my finance, EQ and communication. Finance is a common topic for the working class as we struggle through the economic slump. I need to improve on my cash liquidity, diversify investment portfolio, decrease liabilities and fine tune the P&L sheet. And of course, to do smart purchasing. Merdeka Sales is coming soon ;)

Emotionally, I think I fared better than first 6 months of last year. Maybe I've picked up jogging which Ames has done well promoting it. And of course, picking up potted plants gardening at my balcony, having pets (hamster) at my home, going out more with friends, partly vegetarian (later half of the day; weekdays; if no supper dates), learning to laugh more and to take things easy. It may sound weird but I have started talking to my hamster and plants. HA HA HA HA.

As I have switched to another department in my work now, I still found myself lacking in good English communication. In my weekly job, I need to communicate with more people in the US, namely from the Eastern and Central region. I'm still lacking the vocab and fluency during my work conference call. Maybe it's a matter of confidence. I definitely need an English accent neutralization class!! Not forgetting my Japanese! The guilt of neglecting it for such a long time.

And I'm working towards to talk more to my parents instead of just continuing to online when I'm back at hometown. Family is utmost important.

As I age another year and another year is passing, how can we be a better person then? Or just don't care about it cos life is meant to be enjoyed and care less. Or we are just too busy with our life and not sure what's the reason to be so busy with.

A perspective.

Transformer 2 Movie Review

The highly expected movie was here last last week. It was so crazy till the whole GSC cinema website bandwidth was choked to the max with ticket booking/purchase requests. And the movie went on-screen and exploded with a whimper! Ha!

Generally it was OK and the movie was action packed. All the missiles, huge robots and human size robots. Banging from the start till the end. I was very intrigued by those mysterious symbols and all the long stories behind it. But as it dragged from the meat shop to the museum, it went too draggy. And the fighting scenes at the dessert was too much. Some scenes can be cut. I was like 'OMG, when is this fighting gonna end, and get on with it'. During the fighting scenes, at some moments, I was lost which were the Autobots and Decepticons. Their colors are almost the same.

On the good side, I enjoyed the new character. Sam's roomate. He's hilarious. And that butcher guy. I forgot his name. Ames commented there were 2 touching scenes in the movie, which I've totally lost it. Perhaps it was the scene when Sam was talking to BumbleBee in the garage about going to college. The next one, I guess must be the dying moments of Optimus Prime. I enjoyed the fighting scenes but just not too much of it.

I kinda like Starscream. He's just so cunning. His evil intentions was obvious in the Transformer cartoon series. And of course Bumblebee is great. Dinobots are just too dumb!

My Birthday Weekend

Birthday weekend was great! The birthday eve on Saturday was with my university ex coursemates, lunch at New Paris restaurant at Section 19, PJ. The group and I had a great chat and caught up with the news of our life. The food was good and filling. Later on, we went to Decanter, a nice comfy cafe located at a secluded area among the shophouses opposite the Tiara Damansara condo, at Section 17, PJ. We had the banana peach crumble and the apple pie. I like the banana peach crumble. As a matter of fact, I like anything with banana, LOL.

Before Ames arrived, the Saturday evening was doing my weekly house chores. Just out of my shower, after a hot sweaty house cleaning, he was at my doorstep! Good timing. We drove to Sunway Pyramid since he was holding 2 TGV movie vouchers. Dinner was at Sushi King. Those green beans were nice. My first time eating them. We wanted to watch '17 Again' but the timing was not ideal. Terminator 2 was the selected one. I accompanied him watching the movie; I've watched it a few weeks ago. It was still OK. I was able to catch up some missed scenes during the first round. The late night was spent together at the sofa watching Michael Jackson concert at Budapest. The world will miss him. All the nice songs he brought to us.

On my birthday Sunday morning, we didn't sleep much from listening to each other's snores. I woke up Ames earlier than expected, confused the ticket pick up hour as the screening time. I had a difficult time booking Transformer 2 tickets at GSC and lady luck was on my side when I book them at Cathay cinema at Curve. Strategic seating locations too. Lunch was at Pho Hua, the Vietnamese restaurant. He like it there, me too. Away from the busy crowds of the flea market, and the seats were near a piazza with running water and lots of green plants.

My thoughts about the movie? Will do it on my next post. Ha Ha ha. But I've briefed my thoughts to Ames since he can't wait for my movie review blog entry. Overall, it was enjoyable. And I was more distracted with the Harry Potter: The Half-Blood Prince movie trailer. So was him. Will date him out for the HP movie later.

Back home, Sunday evening was spent on bed, sleeping. And by the time we woke up, it was 9pm++ already. With all these all day/night activities, we really needed some naps. Late dinner was at Station One. Enjoyed the meal and the nice chats before we ended the weekend and he had a long drive back home.

Thanks Ames for such a wonderful birthday weekend for me. Thanks for everything. It was just too great! Thanks to my university course mates too for the thoughtful lunch date. And all the mobile text and MSN birthday messages from my other friends! One of them came from my manager. And it was a total surprise!

Recycling Begins @ Home

The idea of recycling at home came to me when I was at Alves's house and he was keeping all the assorted plastics, papers, metals and glasses. With all the hype of Earth Hour, Earth Day, Home (the movie), IKEA Green Campaign, etc; my awareness was heightened. I was even more enthusiastic to join the Green campaign.

Sharing with you, all the items I have collected. This is not the first round of my household recycling exercise. Hopefully, this entry can inject sufficient awareness to the Malaysian society on the recycling campaign. When I was staying with my host family at Osaka, Japan, my 'okaasan' taught me on sorting organic/inorganic waste in her household. I was very impressed.

Looking at my items, you can guess my favorite drinks. And those beer bottles were collected during our booze session during the New Year's Eve period with William, SK and David (aka Apollo).


Plastics and papers


Glasses and metals


Papers and overview of my household recycling items.

A Summary of MySelf

I'm not sure what to write. So I'll just write about myself. The things I do, like, dislikes and things like that.

A Cancerian, being homely and have a regular plan to go back hometown on weekends, perhaps twice monthly. Love to be with family at Seremban. I'm a person who love cold spacious places and cultural stuffs. Plains, the mountains, the lakes. I like to go to New Zealand, Switzerland and Italy. I've been to crowded Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan because I've friends there. I haven't been to any concerts before. My favorite season is late Autumn/early Winter.

At 'mamak' stalls, my default drink is 'milo-ais' and most probable food is 'nasi lemak ayam' or 'mee goreng ayam'. I take caffeine drinks such as 'teh-ais' or 'nescafe-ais' or 'ying-yong' when I have the mood to get high. I get 'high and drunk' when I take caffeine stuffs. When I'm with newly met people, I try to avoid spicy food. Because I will sweat a lot. Sweet things are my favorites. Desserts and pastries. Singaolla, soya bean milk and Oreo. Prefer chicken then pork follow by lamb and duck. I don't take beef.

I spent most of my time at home online, watch TV or reading books. Mainly anime and series. Trying to catch up Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy. Susan Mayer is cool. I'm enjoying a lot reading chic-lits than fiction. Particularly by Cecilia Ahern and Sophia Kinsella. Including fantasies such as LOTR, Harry Potter, Narnia, Golden Compass are my favorites too.

I'm a quiet person but I ask a lot of questions, so other people can talk more. Good listener with moderate patience. I belive in Science, a supporter of Darwinism and defensive about it. And take life as it goes following the Buddhism philosophies. When I'm outdoor, I avoid mirrors. I don't like my own reflection. And my outings are usually having meals and watching movies. And I'm curious about Death because I want to know where's our next destination.

I like pink, orange, white, blue and green. Prefer numbers ending with 0, 2, 6, 8. More action during the night than day. Likes to go out on Fri and Sat nights but not Sunday night. Love the month of December with festivals. Prefer to celebrate Christmas Day than Chinese New Year. Like to hang out at MidValley, One Utama, Curve, Ikano but not at Bintang (Pavillion, Sg. Wang, Times Square, etc) and KLCC area. In shopping malls, will unconsciously always walk on the left side of the lane. It's like driving. Listening to Fish Leung, Hins Cheung, Sammi Cheng, Sandy Lam and Leo Ku. Favourite radio channel is 988FM, DJs are KK and Luke.

That's all.