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Archive for July, 2005

Six Months And Still Going, Baby…

Friday, July 29th, 2005

I mentioned that two days ago marked the 6-month anniversary I started blogging. It’s not really a big deal, a lot of people have been blogging for many years like Sashi and Reta, and most certainly many more do a better job than me.
Well, you could probably say that the landscape of the Malaysian blogosphere […]

New Layout … OK aa?

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Thanks for all the comments so on the layout so far, I’ve actually been testing different looks, so if its disruptive, I apologize.
At the moment I’ve settled on this one, coz i like the white background.
The new posts will have bigger text like this, the older post will still have the smaller font size because […]

Simon has Migrated to New Site

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

I’ve you’ve come here via my old blog on Blogspot, please update your bookmarks, blogroll and links.
This will be my new home:
http://simontalks.com
The new name for the blog is “SIMON TALKS” blog will still temporarily carry the old name “Like That Also Can Ah?!!”
Thanks to all who have supported by blog in the past 6 months […]

Tun Mahathir, Proton, Mahaleel and the AP Saga

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

I finally read the two articles on Tun Mahathir today during my lunch break. The first article was his press release regarding the AP and Datuk Seri Rafidah issue. The second was an interview by the tabloid with him on Tengku Mahaleel’s dismissal.
I won’t be giving you a political or economical commentary here, I think […]

Top Twelve Important Reminders to Drivers from Simon

Wednesday, July 27th, 2005

Some pretty good advice I learnt along the way, for new drivers and old hands, road hoggers and F1-wannabes, for kancil cili padi’s to Mugen/Nismo racer boys.
Top Twelve Important Reminders to Drivers from Simon

When you hear a loud noise from your engine, turn your radio louder.

Pump petrol in the cooler parts of the day, like […]

What Is It With Malaysians and Freebies?

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

What is it with Malaysians and freebies?
Every time the supermarket gives out samples of any new products for tasting, we swarm over it like ants to honey at a picnic.
Even if the product is some disgusting herbal root juice extracted from the bakau mangrove fermented in tapai. If it’s FREE, we must get it.
Each time […]

Send Your Kids To Squash Classes

Monday, July 25th, 2005

Remember when Malaysia won the Thomas Cup back in 1992?
Every kid in my neighbourhood got their wooden / 2 kg steel rackets out of the closet and started playing badminton. In fact, in the evenings, the entire stretch of my 200 meter lane was lined with boys and girls and makciks playing the good old […]

Disturbing My Weekend Siesta

Sunday, July 24th, 2005

Weekend afternoon. Sleeping at home. Only time in the week I can enjoy some peace and quite.
(Well, not actually, those pesky kids next door are always raising hell, anyway.)
But, OK, still relative peaceful siesta.
Then this bloody annoying van horn comes round. (horn sound from a van, not some dutch guy.
Teet-teet-teet. Teet-teet-teet. Teet-teet-teet.
My God, it’s like […]

Another Face From the Past

Saturday, July 23rd, 2005

Finally, after 15 long years, I met Sivin again.
He was at our Young Adults gathering last night, and it was great to see a familiar face after so long.
I first met Sivin and May Chin at KJK and SFC back in the late 80’s. I visited Christ Lutheran twice, but I don’t think he […]

Ringgit De-Peg: Get the Odds!

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

The big news of the day is the ringgit un-peg. Or de-peg. Or no-peg. Read it here.
So what’s the new exchange rate gonna be?
It used to be this:
USD$1 = RM3.80
So what’s the new, ‘stable’ rate going to be like?
The talk on the street is somewhere between RM3.20 to RM4.00.
According to our central bank:
Since Jan 1, […]