Early in the morning, I saw the light from the alien mothership through the foliage… Yes, they have finally answered my call to take me away…Back to main page.

For those of you that have seen my car, they can attest how many of the following points are true. Nine years on the road, one major accident, (and a few minor ones) this road warrior has definitely seen better days… Now that his comrade 8555 is famous, this old junk is in severe depression… Top Ten Signs Simon needs a new car Older people keep mistaking his car for the one used in the old Starsky & Hutch TV series. MTV’s ‘Pimp My Ride’ is practically begging Simon to let them use his car for the show. Everytime he brings his car to the workshop, the mechanics cheer and…

The big buzz today is PPS is being mentioned in the Star, together the prominent bloggers of our blogtal. So congratulations to Aizuddin and the bloggers. Like I said, Aizuddin, you’re becoming a celebrity alright! So to commemorate the grand occasion, today’s top ten list (well, it’s actually 5 + 5) will be for the co-founder of PPS. Top Five Reasons Aizuddin co-founded Project Petaling Street: He thought this would be a great way to meet chicks. He ACTUALLY lives in Petaling Street (shoplot just above the 3rd fake leather goods stall). “But the revenue from Google Adsense will surely be enough to pay for my new Mercedes CLK!” He…

Took this photo last year outside the KLCC park… Looks like some David Copperfield trick… Back to main page.

I know this is old news, I read about it on Thursday but didn’t have time to blog about it until today. Jeff Ooi has voted as the Freedom Blog, Asia, organized by Reporters Without Borders defending freedom of expression. You can also read his entry about it here. I’ve have not met the great man, and he definitely does not know me. But I have been an avid reader of his blog, especially those on Malaysian socio-political issues. Since I have never commented on any of his postings (I don’t think I am at that level yet…), I’d like to offer my heartiest congratulations here.To freedom of speech, Mr.…

Two or three times a week I have breakfast at this huge nasi kandar restaurant somewhere in Ampang. The food is OK, the place is clean, the service is quite acceptable. But there’s something I just don’t understand about that place. Every time I go, I order the same thing. Two roti kosong (they chop it up) and one ‘teh ais’ (I can eat this stuff 3 meals a day). But every time I got and pay at the counter, I get a different price. Sometimes RM3.10, sometimes RM3.20. The cheapest I got was RM2.40, the highest was RM3.60. Every time it is different. There can’t be a mistake in…

My friend company, a mid-sized, multi-national corporation, is going through some restructuring. By product of that process, the staff is put through some re-evaluation/soul-searching/identity crisis sort of thing. They each have to list down 5 priorities of their job, so he came to me for help. Well, since I’m happy at my job (and based on my experiences with my previous jobs), I was more than glad to lend him a hand. So I recommended the following 10 priorities for him to give his management. I know they asked for five, but by giving 10, it is called being ‘proactive’ and ‘efficient’. Which, by the way, is applicable for ANYONE…

OK, so let’s run them head-to-head, just like in those magazines…The RideBatman – The cool Bat-mobile. So many different versions, but the most popular one is the original long one. With flaming exhaust. As seen in the first movie.Darth Vader – No specific ride, except a special edition Tie Fighter, as seen in Episode 4. Got his ass kicked by Han Solo. Score 1 for Bats. The CribBatman – He has the Wayne mansion. Yawn. And also the Bat-cave. Housemate? Alfred the butler.Darth Vader – Death Star. Now this is cool. Plus if some planet is blocking your way, Kaboom! Score 1 for Vader. The GirlsBatman – Lots of love…

And so the Batman Begins hype is starting. Just as well, the Darth Vader jokes were getting old… Top Ten Disadvantages of Batman Working in KL instead of Gotham City by Simon (who, by the way, used to be the mechanic for the Batmobile) Everybody can guess that the secret Bat-cave is somewhere near Batu Caves. Damn Batmobile needs 2 parallel parking lots. Competition from ‘Keluang Man’. Every tried wearing that black metal suit at 2.00pm under Malaysian weather? All the ladies keep mistaking you for that Darth Vader flasher pervert. DBKL (City Hall) keeps sending the Bat-signal when they need to catch VCD peddlers, Vietnamese call-girls, illegal mamak stalls,…

Somehow I don’t know why I’m reminded of this song today. I’ve always like the song since I first heard it as a small kid. This was the age of the New Romantics, but this song is not typical of that age. Through the Barricades Mother doesn’t know where love has goneShe says it must be youth that keeps us feeling strongI see it in her face that’s turned to iceAnd when she smiles she shows the lines of sacrificeAnd now I know what they’re saying as our sun begins to fadeAnd we made our love on wasteland and through the barricades It’s a song about growing up in poverty,…