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Archive for November, 2005

A Foreigner Reading Our Papers

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

About 10 years ago, I met this guy, a foreigner from another continent, who had just arrived in Malaysia to pursue a post-graduate degree here. One day over breakfast, he asked me this question:
Friend: Hey Simon, I’ve been reading your local newspapers recently, and there’s a few words I don’t understand.
Me: Don’t read the Malay [...]

Please Help My Client Mr. Rojaks

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Harlo, This is Carpal Tunnel.
I am a fehmes lawyer, you donno me aa? Today I am guest-blogging for Simon, that guy never pass high school, so he kenot tok about law.
Because today, I am going to talk about my latest high profile case. Very de big, even people is Sing-ah-pok and USA also [...]

Short Post

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Short post today, not in the mood for histrionics.
I was in KLCC last week, I wanted to go to one of the particular shops. But guess what, it was closed. There was a paper note stuck to the roller shutter. According to them, they were closed due to power failure, until further notice.
Then I remembered [...]

Blog Wars, Coffee Bean and Dawn Yang

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

In case you haven’t been looking, blog wars are all the fad again these few days, at least. You don’t need the links here, but PPS regulars will know about it.
But this is one of the funniest post on the topic! Ah well, it’s the only one that was meant to be funny, the [...]

National Cancer Society Malaysia

Monday, November 14th, 2005

I visited this site some months back, and would encourage you to visit it and donate or help out if you can.
National Cancer Society of Malaysia
In short:
How can you help?
Wear a wristband to show your support. The CELEBRATELIFE sexy wristband can obtained from NCSM’s office, Starbucks (nationwide) or from pledged supporters. There’s even a competition [...]

Untitled

Sunday, November 13th, 2005

OK, I’ll admit it was harsh and unfair of me to mention the school name, no malice intended. If I were an ex-student, I would have a right to be offended. Point taken, post deleted. Apologies to anyone who offended.

How To Enter Malaysian University: Another Fictional Story

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Mummy: What are you doing, watching MTV again?
Mei-Mei: Yaa-aah… (sitting down like a vegetable in front of the TV, drool streaking down the chin)
Mummy: I told you! No MTV during weekdays! And weekends!
Mei-Mei: But…but…but…
Mummy: But-but-but what! But my head, ah! Turn off the TV! Go and study!
Mei-Mei: Aiyoh, Mummy… exam over already la, now going [...]

“Wah, Long Time No See Ah?”

Wednesday, November 9th, 2005

Other Person: Wah, my friend. Long time no see ah?
Simon: No, not really. I saw you last week at the shopping centre ma. I saw you with this girl, you pretend not to see me only ma.
Other Person: No lah, where got. The last time I saw you was probably in college long time ago [...]

How to Tell If Your Girlfriend is Watches Too Many Hong Kong Serials…

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005

My wife watches it. Your girlfriend watches it. Your colleagues gossip about it at lunch hour. Even your kid sister fights the remote with you to watch it. It’s that scourge of local/cable TV known as “Hong Kong TV serials”.

How to Tell If Your Girlfriend is Watches Too Many Hong Kong Serials…

She changed her [...]

“Why You So Sepet Ah?”

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

I watched Sepet on TV last week (first day of Raya), it was the first time I watched it in it entirety. I know, I know, everyone has watched it when it was released it the cinema, but let’s face, this blog is never up to date in anything.
For the benefit of non-Malaysians, or those [...]