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Archive for February, 2007

Up, Up, Up and Then Some Burnt Hands (Yes, folks, it’s Our Stock Market)

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Even if you don’t play the Malaysian stock market, you’d seen the headlines. First the there was the bull run, starting with some time in December / early January. Actually the first liners started moving much earlier, but the 2nd and third liners didn’t really follow immediately.
Then when January came, almost every other stock was […]

Are You Fat? Overweight? Obese?

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

You know, once you reach a certain age, you start to fret issues you never thought about. Or actually, your spouse and doctor will nag you about it. Most of the time it’s your cholestrol level and blood pressure. And also your weight.
Yep, weight consciousness isn’t confined to preppy teenage girls and young women only, […]

Chinese New Year of Monkeys, Food and Cactus Plants

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Wow, what a Chinese New Year week it has been for me.
In the past 8 days, I’ve:

Traveled more than 750km up and down the country;
Ate lots (and lots) of good food;
Went jogging in the blazing hot sun almost everyday wherever I was (and prolly lost a kilo of sweat while at it);
Watched lots of […]

Holidays At Home. And a Re-focus of My Blog

Monday, February 19th, 2007

Happy New Year, everyone and thanks for all the wishes. May the auspicious year of the Golden Boar be good to everyone. I’m actually blogging this from my hometown in Johor during the holiday. I haven’t been home for a long, long time due to many complicated reasons, but at the moment, its feels quite […]

Happy New Year, Everyone

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Mandarin oranges, sunflower seeds, dry cookies, red lanterns everywhere.
Right now I’m sitting at home in my hometown, it’s a cooling day after the rain.
Happy New Year, everyone, from Simontalks! Make sure you enjoy yourself this holiday…

Valentine’s Day Is Almost Over. Phew.

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

Message from Ultra Thin Super Injection Slimming and Beauty Center for Valentine’s Day:
“Send your girlfriend a giant heart-shaped box of super rich Belgian chocolates. We’ll be right there for here for the aftermath. And your money.”
**-**
Message from Greenpeace for Valentine’s Day:
“Sure, send 144 red roses at super inflated prices, which will all probably die come […]

How To Put On 10kg During Chinese New Year (And Fall Sick After That)

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

How To Put On 10kg During Chinese New Year (And Fall Sick After That)

Doesn’t BBQ meat taste great? Just repeat to yourself, “Once in awhile only, and I worked hard to deserve this…”

Eat lots and lots of mandarin oranges. And don’t bother to peel off all the white strands of skin.

Eat, sleep, PS2. Eat, […]

Two Week Report on Streamyx

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

I’ve had Streamyx for just over two weeks now.
If i were to give it a report card, it’d be bad.
Somedays i don’t get any connection, some days are okay. But it’s the down time that annoys the heck out of me. The last down time was from Thursday night right up to this afternoon. And […]

My Most Memorable Movie For 2006

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

First off i watched lots of movies last year, no thanks to my DVD player. I’ve always been a huge fan of movies, but you know, these i hardly have time to relieve myself, let alone go to the cinema (and look for parking, queue for a ticket, wait for the show to start, sit […]

Great Scenes From That Great Show … #1

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Rachel: Oh my God… What.. What are you guys doing here?
Phoebe: Okay, you’re on.
Rachel: What? What? Ross, you’re scaring me. What’s going on?
Ross: Okay, the thing is..
Rachel: Yeah?
Ross: Don’t go.
Rachel: What?
Ross: Please, please stay with me. I am so in love with you. Please, don’t go.
Rachel: Oh my God.
Ross: I know, I know. I shouldn’t […]