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 the queen? The chempedak? Nangka? Kedondong?), there isn’t another local fruit or foodstuff that clearly divides our masyarakat majmuk into two camps. There are those who think it’s the greatest thing on earth, right next to sex and free goodie bags from IT fairs at PWTC. And there are those who think it…

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 is supposed to be for THIS World Cup only, or can I include other past ones? In comparison, this WC was kind of forgettable for me, but I’ll try to answer the best I can… Your Best worldcup experience? This has got to be the Final of USA1994 between Brazil and Italy. It wasn’t a…

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 pay at the end of following month (which is what I call an interest-free short term loan…). So the other day when I wanted to renew the policy plus reduce the sum insured (old car), I dug out the renewal notice and called the agent who stamped her name and contact on the notice. What…

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 Malaysian Coffeeshops “See? I was right! I TOLD YOU Italy was going to win, right? Remember I told you that day don’t know when? I remember I told you Italy was going to win…!” “You know what, Joe? Yesterday my girlfriend blew her top off when I forgot her surname… I mean, Joe, you…

The other day I decided to drop by this new shopping mall somewhere in KL. Shopping malls tend to be the same all over the Klang Valley, with the same franchise shops repeated everywhere. But this one had a family arcade. So while my kids knocked themselves out on the cheesy rides and games (here’s the trick – you don’t tell them that you need the token for it to work), Simon was let loose on his digital camera… It’s interesting what you can see in a kiddie amusement arcade, especially when you’re bored. Below: EAT YOUR HEART OUT, Superman…!!! Check out the orange cheek dimples, man. Not to mention…

A comic-book superhero is truly defined by the villians he or she faces. A top vigilante like Batman has an impressive rogue’s gallery – man-Bat, Ras-ah-Ghul, Joker, Penguin, et al. Superman has Lex Luthor in his new movie (and a few of the old ones). These days its not enough to have fat aliens in rubber suits to stomp on downtown New York… Here’s some rejected villian ideas for some of our comic-book heros. SOme of them would have been good, though… Top Ten Rejected Villians For Superhero Movies C!ALiSa and V10xxBoy, the King and Queen of Vicious Internet Spammers â„¢. Mucous Man Smiley Joe, your friendly neighbourhood direct-selling /…

Superman is back in town. New guy, new-look suit, new director. But after one too many superhero movies in recent years, they all tend to lose the huge impact of a summer blockbuster. I haven’t watch the film, but I reckon it’s probably going to be good, but somehow I can’t help feeling jaded about another Superman movie. So who’s next? Ghost Rider? Flash? Johnny Bravo? Top Ten Reasons Why We’re Not That Excited About The New Superman Movie Super-strength? Seen it – Incredible Hulk. Able to fly? Seen it – Storm. X-ray vision? Seen it (No pun intended) – okay fine, no other superhero has that, except those guys…

Sunday morning must have been a double jeopardy for some punters I know – both Brazil and England crashed out of the World Cup quarterfinals. For most of the ‘I support England’ girls I know, it must be heartbreaking to see the Three Lions lose, especially to less than good looking Portugal (‘aiyah, only that Luis Figo look handsome, but so old already, the rest all look like kheh-leh-feh, one…’). The best quote I heard this morning was “eh, how come Ronaldo play for Portugal one, my friend bluff me say he play for Brazil one…” Anyway, all these girls will quietly go back to their everyday lives for the…

Okay. After some on-off discussion with a famous local blogger (ahem), I’m decided to test around with new templates, so don’t be surprised for the next few days to see some changes every now and then as I test a few new looks. I just struck me a few days ago that I’ve had this template (Golden Grey by William Pramana, just in case you’re reading this after I’ve changed the template) for exactly one year, so I think it’s high time to ring in some changes. This template was chosen from Alex King, who organized a template design contest some time back. You can look through his website to…

Top Ten Signs Your Neighbour Is a Big Time [tag]Football[/tag] [tag]Bookie[/tag]. The annoying sound that come from his house in the few hours just before kick-off – the incoming calls placing bets from as far as Azerbaijan, the CB radio listening in to police frequencies, the humming sound of dedicated servers running the online gambling websites (16millions hits for just the Germany game), the non stop shouting from the 16 staff working as if they’re on the floor of the stock market… The new Mercedes and Nissan Murano parked outside. And the Hummer in the porch. He already told you Subra would lose 933-495 – LAST WEEK. Big groups of…