A few weeks ago, I read this posting by our local famous dentistry student blogger Jolene about her cleaning this papaya that smashed onto her porch column. No, really, its actually more interesting than it sounds here. (Check it out, but be prepared to wait for Blogdrive to load s-l-o-w-l-y…) Anyways, after cleaning the mess and washing the white porch column, she wrote her name and date on the trunk of the poor papaya tree, to make sure she’s not the next person to clear the crap if and when it happens again. (Side note: Personally, I’d PLUCK the fruits before they turn yellow, thereby decreasing the chances of the…

Just came back from a long trip somewhere, that would explain the lack of update, probably the longest since I started blogging. Dun worry, guys, I’m back with guns blazing, just need a day or two to recover… aching everywhere… Seems I’ve been bitten by the travel bug. Some photos and stories (along with the usual everyday junk you’d expect) to follow soon. Hey, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair Well, the night’s busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere We got one last chance to make it real To trade in these wings on…

Somethings up these next few days, so all comments are held under moderation. Thanks for being patient.

Continuing from yesterday, a brief rundown on the characters of the legendary [tag]Street Fighter II[/tag]… These 8 are the original fighters, the first two are holdovers from the original prequel. Of the 8, I would say that I prefer Guile above the rest. But my all time favourite is not here, he’s one of the bosses in Champion Edition… you’ll know who in the next installment… SFII is basically is button pad and joystick game, it was never meant to be played with a direction pad on the consoles. That’s prolly why the arcade version is still the favourite version. (All pics taken from Love To Know Videogames. Fabulous site,…

The other day, out of nowhere, I suddenly remembered about [tag]Street Fighter II[/tag]. Now that’s iconic arcade game. There have been a few landmarks coin-ops that have made an impact in Malaysia, like 1942, Raiden, Hong Kong Mahjong (a perennial favourite this). But one that really took arcades across the nation, is none other than the humble Street Fighter II. (all images taken from the Coin-Op Museum, they have an excellent site there…) Just like Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation One, and Legend of Zelda for the Nintendo 64, SFII was a high water mark for its platform. I remember my friends were really into it, spending hours in…

Continuation of my posts from last week. You might want to check out Parts One and Two first. Lots of pix, not friendly to dial-up and the current Screamyx situation… I wonder when are they going to fix that problem?! Right. Last off, we were leaving Perak and going further North. Ipoh to Penang is only a short 2 hour journey, and the traffic was good in the mid-morning. After lots of open fields and small kampungs, we finally reach the [tag]Penang Bridge[/tag]. I have always thought that the bridge, being a two lane on each side (except the third climbing lane at the ascend) was too narrow to handle…

Okay, I’m taking a break from posting vacation pix to something more pressing… April is known for many things – not least of all is tax time in Malaysia. Yep, it’s that time of the year again when we dig through our drawers for old receipts and lament over the amount of taxes we have to pay. As it is, there are a few things to note. The Income Tax Dept, LHDN, is in their final stages of implementing the self assessment tax system. This does not mean you can decide to pay zero tax ringgit all by yourself, even though a lot of people would love that. Nope, it…