So, okay I’m back from my short blogging break. Not that anyone noticed. First things first, some long made promises. I’ve was tagged sometime ago by both shan and anjali*, but i had to swear off memes for a month, so now its back. Dun worry, i’ll do yours next, shan! 4 jobs you’ve had in your life Expendable lackey in a bloody hot T-shirt factory. Office boy (also known as ‘industrial training’). Chinaman contractor. cash attendant. In an extremely small sundry shop. The place is so small the mice are hunched-back. 4 movies you could watch over and over. Hmm… I’m not the type that like to watch movies…

You know those high class counters in the shopping centre selling designer perfume and obscenely expensive make up for women? Behind the counter are usually the prettiest sales girls in the shopping centre, dressed up in either white, grey or black, usually with heavy make up and fogged up perfume on their necks. And with highlights in their hair. Every time I pass by, they are usually either touching up their lipstick or spraying free sample perfume to passing by ladies. They never look at or entertain me, because I’m not a woman. I don’t look rich enough to buy any of their products for my wife. They know I’m…

Mr. Tan – Alright, today’s a very important day. Let’s start out mission briefing. Susie – I’m so tired… can I have another 5 minutes of rest? I didn’t get much sleep last night. Mr. Tan – Discipline, Susie. You are a soldier, on a holy mission from the elders, discipline! Don’t make me report you to them… it is tantamount to heresy if you do not do your job! Susie – alright, alright… Get on with of the mission briefing. Mr. Tan – Okay. Like I said, today’s is an important day. It’s Day 6 of the week, the targets will come in the hordes. Susie – Day 6,…

Remembering Kenny. It has been a year. It was just past midnight, on the 3rd of February, 2005. Just a few days before Chinese New Year. It was always at the back of my mind, I didn’t feel like posting about it until I read Pat’s post. Strange thoughts, indeed. I don’t have any photos of the short time I knew him, because he didn’t like taking them due to his condition, but we’ll remember him very well… Here’s to you, Kenny, and don’t forget to turn out the lights. Post script. I’m taking a few days break from this blog, due to some personal reasons. But simontalks will be…

Some of you may remember this earlier post I did. Well, since its another slow day, here’s more of the same. Some more obscure Hollywood [tag]movies[/tag] that strangely were never released here… Hairy Potter and the Prisoner of Alcatraz – The Chewbacca-like wizard boy Hairy Potter (too much hair-growing hormones) is back for another hair-raising (no pun intended) adventure including an escaped convict, the infamous Birdman of Alcatraz, a new found love, Bak Chang, an ethnic Chinese to draw in the lucrative China market. Also Hairy battles the bad guys again, a lot of fainting like a little girl, a lot burning scar on forehead (please, its getting kind of…

I’ve worked with lots managers over the years, some good, some bad. Some even are like that pointy-haired boss in the Dilbert comic strip. But one thing they do, they seldom say what’s on their mind. I’ve no idea why. But I’ve pretty much learnt to understand what they are really saying (to hear between the words, so to speak…). When your boss says: “We’re not looking for someone to blame” or “We’re not blaming you for this screw-up“… He really means: “Yep, I’m blaming you.” *** When your boss says: “The dateline can’t be negotiated…” He really means: “Hope you don’t have any plans on Saturday and Sunday…” ***…

For those of you who follow Hollywood news, you’d know that there’ll be a new [tag]Superman[/tag] movie coming up. While the fan boys are salivating with the prospects of it, while busy discussing this like the size of his chest logo, I’m not exactly totally psyched up yet. Probably it’s because of the old movies they made back in the 80’s. While they weren’t exactly bad, they kind of look cheesy now. Well, at least the TV shows fare much better. They had Lois & Clark in the 80’s and Smallville now. But the million dollar question would be – Who’s cooler? Batman or Superman? Who would win in a…

OK, I’m bored and restless. And too un-motivated to do anything productive. These days, there are literally dozens of new Malaysian blogs appearing everyday. I think the turning point was during the PPS 2nd anniversary, and all the publicity in the papers, and then the floodgates open. Browsing through our local blog portals, i can see lots of new faces (well, not their faces, literally), its a little difficult to sift through so many. But more on the noob pingers later. Right. My blog turned one just a few days before the Chinese New Year, but there was no specific post on it. I’m kinda reminded of some of the…

Looks like another day of rains and floods in the capital. Bummer. I’ve been thinking of some ways to beat the blues and maybe make some money… Put out as many empty mineral water bottles in the rain until they are full, seal them, label them with some expensive sounding name like ‘SkyJuice‘ or ‘La Rain Naturale‘, and sell them. For RM3.80 per bottle. If you sell them at a low price, people will think its some cheap brand with tap water. Buy a boat / sampan / 2nd-hand cruise liner and start a low-cost river ferry service along the Klang River for office workers to beat the jam. Quicker…

The was a horrible traffic jam all over KL yesterday evening, due to one or more of the following reasons: heavy downpour in the afternoon; Uprooted trees on roads due to item 1 above; Road closures due to item 2 above; Cars stranded at crucial junctions due to item 3 above More traffic jams due to item 4 above Impatient driver cutting cue and stopping in the yellow boxes due to item 5 above Car breakdowns and accidents due to item5 and 6 above. So, all in all, a pretty normal Tuesday evening in the city. Hmmm… yesterday was also an important day for something or other… i can’t remember…