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Archive for July, 2006

The Small Cassette Tape

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

The other day my wife went to MV Doulos and came back with a couple of cassettes of children’s songs. “Three bucks only!!! So CHEAP!” (I’m assuming ‘three bucks’ here infers to RM3, not USD$3…)
Since it was SO CHEAP she even bought a few extra copies to be given to our friends who were expecting […]

Form 5 SPM Physics? Er…

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

The other a friend asked me if I wanted to help her freelance to write and edit some reference books to be used in schools. Sure, I said, I’m always looking to add to my measly income.
What subject, I asked? I’m not very well-versed in brain surgery and rocket science, I joked.
No lah, she said. […]

Miss Universe? UNIVERSE?

Monday, July 24th, 2006

I’m watching the prime time delayed telecast of the Miss Universe 2006 on Astro. I haven’t seen one of these pageants for like a million years, my mom used to watch them when I was a kid. She used to go ‘Wah, Miss US Virgin Islands also not bad ah?’ and ‘Eeyer, Miss China not […]

Dear Leading English Newspaper, We Want More Siti! NOW!

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Dear Leading English Newspaper,
I am OUTRAGED. As a long time esteemed reader of your respectable newspaper, I want, no I DEMAND to know why there has NOT been any coverage on the FRONT PAGE of your hallowed newspaper for the past two days.
Yesterday, there was a fantastic write-up about that Datuk K’s ex-wife making […]

The Culture of Riding in Malaysian LRTs

Friday, July 21st, 2006

I just took the LRT to work the other day. Usually, I drive, but I dropped off my car at the workshop to get the radiator fixed. Cost me RM900 (the repair, not the LRT ride), and I don’t want to talk about it. There goes my lunches for the next two months.
Anyway, I haven’t […]

And So Without Much Fanfare Its the Second Half

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

In case you didn’t notice, half a year has already passed us by. June 30 was the end of the first half of 2006, it’s now the third week of the July.
People always say that time flies when you’re having fun. That’s true. But it flies even faster when your chest deep in working every […]

The Great Malaysian Durian Season Is Upon Us Once Again

Tuesday, July 18th, 2006

Apparently, durian is in season again.
If you can’t tell from the Chinese businessmen selling stacks of durian from their small lorries by the roadside, or the unmistakable smell wafting every lift / office pantry / supermarket / every street corner of Malaysia.
The durian is not only the king of Malaysian fruits (and what would be […]

Football Meme

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

My favourite German blogger Jay has tagged me with an interesting meme (actually he’s the ONLY German blogger I know. Does Angela Merkel have a blog? Or Heidi Klum? Want to recommend me some few good ones of your friends? Must be in English though.)
It’s a football-World Cup meme. I don’t know if it […]

How This Big Insurance Company Lost A Small Account With Poor Service

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Some 2 weeks ago I received my car insurance renewal notice. It’s from this company (Let’s call them Insurance Company A) that did the coverage since when I got the car. I left it for a week or two, waiting for my credit card monthly cut-off date to pass so that I only have to […]

Top Ten Post-World Cup Lines Still Heard Around Malaysian Coffeeshops

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Most people still have that post world cup hangover. Sudah lah, over already man… money lost cannot get back lah. But seriously folks, I’m thinking it’s going to be a few more days before the hype dies down. Just in time for the EPL coffeeshop talk to start.
Top Ten Post-World Cup Lines Still Heard Around […]