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Archive for August, 2006

Project Happy Malaysia - This One Very Good Story

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

I’m not one for happy stories, but it’s Malaysia’s National Day, so just humour me.
For the uninitiated, there are 3 major races in Malaysia – the Tour Le Langkawi, the Malay Mail Big Walk and… okay, okay. The three races are Malays, Chinese and Indians. If you’re a Malaysian and not of those 3 races […]

Top Ten Things Overheard During Siti and Datuk K’s Wedding

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Okay, okay, last Siti post, I promise. For this week. No seriously, I was watching the wedding event of the year (after failing to gatecrash the wedding at KLCC in the evening)… aside from the fact this was the longest I’ve watched local TV, and appalled at how drab the colour on TV3’s transmission was, […]

Apparently, The Merdeka Football Tournament Is Back On

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

A few days ago, while flipping through the sports pages in our local newspapers, in between the big articles (with huge headlines) of the ‘in‘ sports like English football, Formula One and pro tennis, I saw a minuscule write-up about the Merdeka Football Tournament currently held somewhere in KL.
Wow, I didn’t even know they brought […]

Top Ten Cliches in Japanese Anime

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

I’ve been watcing lots of anime recently. I’m somewhat a late bloomer, plus the fact I prefer to watch them slowly, like two or three episodes per week (mainly to make sure they last longer), unlike some people who can finish a DVD season in two day marathon…
I’ve always wanted to blog about the […]

Siti Nurhaliza, Now a.k.a Datin Siti

Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006

Ladies and gentlemen, the biggest story in Malaysia for the week (and month and year), is not the haze, not any political spat, not petrol prices, but this:

(pic swiped from utusan.com.my. Apologies.)
Congratulations to Cik Siti Nurhaliza, or should we call her Datin K, or is it Datin Siti? Back home, my Malay neighbours always say […]

Plans For National Day

Sunday, August 20th, 2006

National Day is in, like 10 days or so. Everybody is like getting excited over it. Me, I’m more excited in getting a public holiday. I’m as patriotic as the next guy, but I’m too overworked and tired over the past few weeks to think of anything else. Blame my lack of enthusiasm on my […]

Top Ten Ways To Make Extra Money When There Are Two More Weeks To Payday

Saturday, August 19th, 2006

Payday is not for another 2 weeks, and I’m already broke. Blame it on PC Fair. Some more school holidays coming. What to do, what to do? Ever thought of some stopgap measures to make a few bucks…?
Top Ten Ways To Make Extra Money When There Are Two More Weeks To Payday

Collect the old newspapers […]

What I Bought At The PIKOM PC Fair

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

I don’t usually buy stuff at the huge PC fairs – whether its Microfest or the PIKOM one, I only browse through on the first day (when the crowd is not so gila yet) to check out the latest gadgets and models available on offer.
Actually, for some reasons, I’m more partial to Microfest than PC […]

Pop Songs That Truly Defined The 80’s For Me (Part 2)

Monday, August 14th, 2006

This is a continuation of my previous post, check out the first part here.
Beat It (Michael Jackson) - When it comes to 80’s pop, Michael Jackson is undoubtedly the king of the hill. This was when we first came out on his own to make his second record with Quincy Jones. For the benefit of […]

Pop Songs That Truly Defined The 80’s For Me

Friday, August 11th, 2006

Ah, the 80’s - the decade best remembered for its TV shows, movies and politics - and music. The pop music from that decade throughly defined the times - and grealty influence the generation of kids and teens that grew up in that generation. It was the generation of the then new MTV, of Michael […]