Friday, April 28, 2006
Dugaan demi dugaan...
Enough said.
Money again, last month and this month has been full of unexpected espenses.
1. New glasses.
2. Road tax and insurance
3. Lost handphone - need replacement.
4. Fuel price hike.
5. Income tax (thank God no taxable this year)
6. Need to change all 4 tires and do alignment, because tayar dah botak and alignment is BAD.
7. Might need to change the timing belt....
P/S: Change lifestyle my ass !!!
What to change in lifestyle if there is no 'life' and 'style' in the firts place.
Lagu yang tak berkaitan
I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
I'm just out to find
The better part of me
I'm more than a bird...i'm more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
It's not easy to be me
Wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I'll never see
It may sound absurd...but don't be naive
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed...but won't you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It's not easy to be me
Up, up and away...away from me
It's all right...you can all sleep sound tonight
I'm not crazy...or anything...
I can't stand to fly
I'm not that naive
Men weren't meant to ride
With clouds between their knees
I'm only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of meInside me
Yeah, inside me
Inside of me
I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
I'm only a man
Looking for a dream
I'm only a man
In a funny red sheet
And it’s not easy, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm...Its not easy to be me
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Life without Spectacles
Life is hell without glasses, I cant do look at the computer, I am having headache and nothing is get done!
Ordered a new one in Focus Point in Carrefour in SJ, the awek said, it will be ready on 2-3 days time, hopefully today it will be ready. I ordered thick rimmed 70s looking glasses. Wife and me had 'vigorous discussion' about my choice of glass, but that frame is the 'IN' thing now. Look kinda cool and fashionable. But most importantly it is tougher than the normal wire frame one. It cost me RM270++. (Look like I'll be out of budget in many many more months to come)
Every month money comes
and money goes
but the credit card balance
remain the same (if I am lucky.......)
but mostly
its keep on increasing every month...............
Bilalah loan kereta nak habis ni, can't wait for April next year...........

wearing the broken glasses for time being :(
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Free Show........

They Kissed. Kissed and kissed even more. Then the guy practically lifted the lady and kissed and kisses again. After he put her luggages in the boot, the lady pull him back and they started again........ And all this while, rest of the people at that place just looking (or pretending not to look) But I selambe je tengok and smiling to myself.
Later at night I told my wife.
wife: bestye
me: Best apa, tak malu ker?
wife: dulu masa honeymoon dulu tak malu pulak.
me: that was in overseas, this is Malaysia.
wife: hmmm.............
Wife also always complains that I don't kiss her every morning after she drop me at the komuter station. She said, not fair, she only have to salam and kiss my hand while I don't kiss her back....
My response, is always the same.... 'malu' or 'segan' (but some time I do kiss her on forehead)
Any of you guys do this? Just wondering..........
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
"Selamat Pengantin Baru"
I was delighted when I saw they stacked up lovely white towel at the counter last month. Finally! I can free up space in my work beg, towel really takes up alotta space. I was in ecstasy.
Me: Hi, may I have a towel?
Counter Gal: Are you a Gold member?
Me: No
Counter Gal: I am sorry sir, the towel is only for the Gold Members... But normal members still can take the towel, but we will charge you RM5.
Me: What the f*&k?!!! (off course I didn't say this, although felt like saying that, instead , I said)
Its ok then...thanks!
What the big deal about towels?! They don't loose any money pun, just send to laundry and use back only right!
Celebrity fitness is better (according to my bro in law who joined there recently) they give towel once you entered no matter what type of membership you hold and the membership fee is much cheaper!
So since most members are normal members, they bring their own towel, normally the plain white one, But, I don't want to do the 'normal' things, so I guess I am the only guy in the gym locker room wearing green towel with gold lettering that says "Selamat Pengantin Baru" hehehehhhe
Glemer jugak tu!
Thursday, April 20, 2006
The Seven Deadly Sins
Hmmmm I have a high pride? Ntahle....... maybe sometimes jer kot.......... My wife probably agrees I guess... :(
But I have Low Greed and Gluttony, at least feel better a bit.
| Greed: | Low | |
| Gluttony: | Low | |
| Wrath: | Medium | |
| Sloth: | Medium | |
| Envy: | Medium | |
| Lust: | Medium | |
| Pride: | High |
Discover Your Sins - Click Here
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Emotional Creatures.........
All I can say is, do not bother to reason out with a women during 'that time of the month', you couldn't possible win. All logic and reason doesn't apply to them during this period. Any further argument will only worsen the situation, you might as well just agree to whatever is being argued, or just keep quiet and discuss the matter outside the period of "those days of the months". They will be more open to what you got to say that time.
I must say I am a slow learner, I have only learnt this after 4 years getting married.... Sigh..........
Monday, April 17, 2006
Say No To Gatsby Deodorant
X-Men United against Gatsby Deodorant!Hereby, from today onward, I solemnly declare that I WILL NOT EVER use the GATSBY Deodorant ever!.
Have you guys watched the Gatsby deodorant on TV? I am sure anyone with the right mind would rush to the shop to get the deodorant.
I find the advertisement repulsive and disgusting. Not macho at all! Who are they targeting the advertisement at? School Kids? I am confused... Why a company spend so much money (and waste precious viewers' are time) to sabotage their own product! It is like they are advertising to convey the message to the men out they not to use their product!!!
The advertisement shows a dorky looking guy dancing with two bears/rabbit(not sure which animal) costume cladded guys. It is totally childish! It is like watching commercial for kids' toys!
Monday, April 10, 2006
Mengurut..........
The pusat mengurut is in Selayang, but my wife went mengurut in one of the makcik house in that area, and I went to the Centre, the place quite big, 2 storeys, ada steam bath, ada doctor and all, they have about 20 rooms.
(apa le bahasa rojak ni, should stick to one...............)
One Indonesia guy (more like pakcik) messaged me. OMG, it was so painful! but I managed to keep quite, the pakcik said, "awak ni ok la boleh tahan sakit, kalau orang lain, dah menjerit2 dah". But only I knew how hard I tried to keep quiet!
As painful as it was, I didn't want the session to end, it was a pleasure to have someone attending your body, it was soothing, relaxing and painful at the same time.
Then the pakcik asked,
Urut Pakcik: 'Nak urut 'barang' tak, bagi power sikit, tapi kena bayar extra la, bayar kat kaunter bawah RM30'....
Me: Hmmm boleh jugak........RM20 tak leh ker...
Pakcik: Pusat mengurut ni bukan pakcik yang punye........
Me: Ok la...boleh la............
Then he urut the 'barang' as well la........ ( no further explanation required)
The whole session took about 1 hour. Full body message, it was good, he even managed to find out that there is urat tersimpul on behind of my neck ( I have been suffering with neck pain pass few weeks)
He said, my body a lot of angin, sebab duduk dalam air cond jer.....
The session was followed by 30 min of steam bath (with rempah ratus that I couldn't possibly know) It was refreshing (and suffocating) as well.
At the end, he said only can mandi after 3 hrs, so I put back my cloths, smelling like minyak urut, feeling sticky and left the place.
I recommend this to anyone, good place, very professionals, all the messieurs are Indonesia, very skilled. Whole body massage is RM60 about 45min-1 hour....
Be prepared to wake up next morning in agony of whole body pain though!
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Sotong Masam Manis
My wife said best! (sebenarnye dia tak cakap apa-apa, tapi diam tu tanda setuju)
So untuk memenuhi permintaan ramai, especially Pak Mah yg nak sgt resepi tu, nah...ni dia!
(measurement not given, pandai-pandai le agak-agakye, kalau tak tau nak agak, tepon mak kat kampung)
Bahan (1) (utk goreng sotong)
1. Sotong (potong 4 or 5 )
2. Tepung Gandum
3. Tepung Jagung.
4. Serbuk lada hitam/putih
5. Telur sebijik
6. Garam skit
Bahan (2) (Sos masam manis)
1. Bawang besar (potong dadu)
2. Halia+bawang putih (blender betul-betul, buat le banyak-banyak, simpan dlm fridge, next time boleh use lagi)
3. Tomato (POTONG DADU GAK)
4. Cili sos
5. Tomato sos/puree
How to goreng the sotong....
1. Pecahkan telur, kacau and masukkan sotong ke dlm telur, put aside.
2. Gaulkan tepung gandum + tepung jagung + serbuk lada putih + garam.
3. Amik sotong, celup dalam tepung tadi (macam nak goreng ayam KFC le tu) and masuk kan dalam minyak panas.
4.Repeat step 3 till all the sotong all the habis!
How to make the sos.
1. Amik sikit minyak goreng sotong tadi.
2. Tumis bawang+halia+b.putih giling tadi sampai neighbour pun boleh bau wangi dia.
3. Pas tu masukkan sos cili and sos tomato.
4. Dekat2 nak masak tu masukkan tomato
5. Biarkan mendidih sampai kepekatan yg dikehendaki tercapai.
How to server.
1. Letak sotong goreng tadi dlam pinggan yang lawa2 (jenis pirek yg cantik2 tu)
2. Kalau ada lettuce, letak daun tu kat bawah, pastu baru letak sotong atas tu, baru nampak Jamie Oliver sikit.
3. pastu tuangkan sos tadi atas sotong.
Cara makan.
1. Angkat sotong ngan tangan (tangan kanan) , pakai sudu and garpu boleh gak.
2. Kalau org islam baca bismillah dulu.
3. Bukak mulut
4. Masukkan dalam mulut.
5. Tutup mulut.
6. Kunyah perlahan-lahan.
7. Amacam? sedap? kalau x sedap bagi kat neighbour.
8. Kalau neighbour tu reject, keep trying all the neigbour.
9. Kalau semua reject, next morning bawak ke ofis, paksa ofis mate makan!
Thats, all.....
All da best!
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Can't belive they killed off Shanon!
I couldn't believe my eyes last nite when they killed off Shanon in 'Lost'. God! I was speechless, how can they do that. If they keep on killing everybody, who will survive at the end? And I really hate that the new survivors they found on the other end of the island, especially the though ass chick Ana. She is mean!

I really hope Shannon is not dead, maybe Jack can could help her to survive the wound.... or maybe the whole thing was Sayid's imagination (the island always play tricks on the survivors' mind anyway).Tension la. My friend told me he downloaded the entire season 2, and he said he can tell me the ending, NO THANKS! Don't ruin the suspenses or else I have nothing elso to look forward to every Monday.
2. DAGING MASAK KICAP.
Yesterday, after work, I masak, daging masak kicap, menjadi jugak, my wife said 'sedap giler', but then again, any food is sedap giler according to my wife ;)
3. GYM
Suppose to go gym yesterday, but woke up wrong side of the bed, neck paining, mum said need to jemur the pillow under the hot sun and beat the pillow. MAcam mana nak buat, awal pagi dah keluar remah, maghrib baru balik. Anyway, today must go, mana tau, kot kot terjumpa Sofea Jane ke (she really work out there, according to my fren)
Update: 3.03 pm !!!
Something interesting happened in the gym today. I was in sauna and there was another guy in there as well, we chit chat for a while......
Other Guy: How long did it take to get body like that?
Me: Like mine? banyak lemak lagi la (showing my stomach)
Other Guy: Ok .......
Hehehe I could not wipe out my grin from my face all the way to office.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Err.... Sorry for the confusion lady....
Then, while I was standing there, I realize that the lady wasn't pregnant but she just a bit oversized that she looked pregnant, I tried my best not to stare at the tummy. I really need to confirm if she is pregnant or not!
Reached Sentral, she got off, it is confirmed, she is not pregnant. She probably not even married. Ifelt bad, in cases like thie should I apologies? Or maybe she thought I was a gentleman kind enough to let a lady sit in a crowded train?
Sunday, April 02, 2006
Econsave...........

The price war is going on in full swing. Everyday Tesco, Giant and Carrefour is claiming that they offer the chepest price in town. Carrefour started it by comparing it price with Giant (but without using the name 'Giant', but used the same font as Giant is printed).
After that Giant took another bold step by openly dispalying Carrefour logon in thier Shopping Cart comparison in thier hypermarket.
After that Tesco started to compare thier price with Giant and Carrefour!!! This is madness!
But after been to all 3 hypermarket, I consider Carrefour has the cheapest price!
But beware, there is a new player in the game and he is called ECONSAVE.
I bet bo one heard of this supermarket before, except those staying nearby Kampung Subang.
The store is very low profile, you woould not even notice that there is a supermarket if you drive by that road. Once you entered the store, you'd be surprised how crowded it is! And the price is much much more cheaper than all G, C and T !!!!
I hightly recomend this to all, at least give it a try, it is not as high class as the other 3 stores, but I can get all your groceries there.
Direction:
If you are driving from Shah Alam to Sg Buloh, at the Traffic light infront of Monterez Golf Club, turn right and drive straight, ECONSAVE is on your right.
Friday, March 24, 2006
Event Updates: Malacca Trip
Venue: Mahkota Century Resort
Date: 24th-26th March 2006
My bro in law (wife's bro) organised a family vacation to Malacca. It was quite a number of people joined, my parents, in laws and nieces. Booked to apartment, a bit crowded but it was ok.
Highlight of the events:
- Dinner at the Medan Ikan Bakar in Umbai.
- Lunch at Assam Pedas Cottage (really good Nyonya food)
- Shopping at the bandar Melaka (bought mostly sourveniors) My mum bought "Assalamualakim" sign for our new house. MIL bought a wind chime Brunei aunty bought a decorative bamboo archery set for the house. Me and wife bought a tudung saji and Sarawal Wall decoration.
- Swimming in the pool.
- Parents and Parents in law went to Pulau besar.
- Went to A Famosa and the Museum.
The Decorative Arrow.....
I guess what still lingers in my mind is the Assam Pedas....sedap tak terkata!
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Feel Good Time...........
The GYM pretty cool now. They replaced all the treadmill to the canggih one. And there a lot more machines added. Really glad signed up at Fitness First John Hancock.
Well.... to my surprised, when I was working on my shoulder last Tuesday, I noticed that the veins on my shoulder popped out!!! Wow, I was really glad, I always wanted the veins to show, but after the work out , it was not visible already. Nevertheless, I was happy, maybe I need to give it more time. Have to be patients.

Massive Shoulder ! (really nice if could get shoulder like this)
Nowadays, I am having kickass workout. Feel really energetic, mainly it is due to the new method I am trying. I am doing Cardio about 10-15 min (about 2km running) then followed by weight training. Since my body all warmed up from the cardio, I feel more energetic during weight training.
Today I really blasted by legs, tomorrow is the ouch day....going to really FEEL it tomorrow, but I enjoyed the pain anyway, it is called DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), it suppose to hurt the next day, it is caused by microscopic tears in your muscle fibers, and muscle tissues is rebuilding...to become stronger!
Read it more here
Chow...body hurt like hell............
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
A New Hope?
It is just getting scarier the more I hope, the more I am scared of the dissapointment. Will my heart be strong enough to face it?
Ya Allah, grant me this one wish.....that's all I am asking.
Saturday, March 04, 2006
Event Updates: BBQ in Bentong.
Venue: Kak Marlia's House, Taman Harmoni, Bentong
Date: 4th March 2006
Time: 7.00-11pm
My bro in law no 3 (hereafter will be refered as bil3) sugested to do a bbq just for fun, kinda family day for Buhari Clan (there is a clan now?!!!)
Anyway, it was really fun! We has alot of fun, and the BBQ was delicious! Especially the Chicken and mutton.
Everybody needed to contribute something, my bil3 sponsored all the chicken and meat. My and my wife made the coleslaw and baked potato. Kak Marlia did nasi goreng cina. Well thats about it. Ohhh yeah.... my wife also made her ever famous apple crumble! It was delicious, especially when is eaten with ice cream. Everybodr praised her! But my baked potatoe tak jadi, not enough flour, but still edible!.........
Marinated stuffs
baked potaoe, apple crumbles, nasi goreng and coleslaw.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
A house becomes a home when ...
We were just doing the Official Opening of the new oven we bought, or else my sis will laser again saying that "jangan-jangan dating raya tahun depan, oven masih wrapped with plastic dengan manual dalam oven".
Wife have been extra rajin , especially in cooking department after we moved in to the new house. She cooked almost every night, after work, even she is very tired, and she wake up early and prepare breakfast for me and her to bring to work, she drops me off at the Komuter and off to her office ................ hmmm so hard working!
We have been busy in weekends, cleaning up the house, since that’s the only time we have to dust and laundry.
But I don't want to be a "cleanliness Freak", whereby the house look too clean that it become unfortable to love in!
My friend Vaasugi forwarded me the poem, which I think is VERY TRUE!!!!
A house becomes a home when ...
"I love you" on the furniture."
I can't tell you how many countless hours
that I have spent CLEANING!
I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend
making sure things were just perfect --
"in case someone came over."
Then I realized one day that no-one came over;
they were all out living life and having fun!
Now, when people visit, I find no need to
explain the "condition" of my home.
They are more interested in hearing about
the things I've been doing while I was
away living life and having fun.
If you haven't figured this out yet,
please heed this advice.
Life is short. Enjoy it!
Dust if you must,
but wouldn't it be better to
paint a picture or write a letter,
bake a cake or
plant a seed,
ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must, but there's not much time,
with rivers to swim and mountains to climb,
music to hear and books to read,
friends to cherish and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world's out
there with the sun in your eyes,
the wind in your hair, a flutter of snow,
a shower of rain.
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
old age will come and it's not kind.
And when you go -- and go you must --
you, yourself will make more dust!
REMEMBER...
It's not what you gather, but what you scatter
that tells what kind of life you have lived.
This picture i took in Sephia mode (brownish black and white) Look kinda classic this way....
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Melancholic mood
It is hard to believe that it has been more than 10 years since I left Banting. The memories are still fresh and vividly imprinted in my mind.
I found out that he is doing well, VERY well actually. He settled in London. He is an artist now, doing his PhD in art or something, did exhibition on his art works in one of the famous gallery in London, he got good review from art magazines and it seem the was an article on his work in NST last year, I must have missed it, since I read only The Star and occasionally Utusan (on Sundays only).
We have been exchanging few emails since, he updated most in our classmates, MOST decided to settle in England. Only few came back to Malaysia to work. Most married Britons (Scotts, Irish, and English). Everybody kind of settled down, doing quite well. I am happy for them; I have been out of touch from every single of them, since they left abroad.
I hated my life in Banting, I was miserable, first time away from home, I was unable to adapt quite well, but I managed somehow with help of few friends. But I only can look back now with fondest memory. I actually had a good time there, it was fun, I learned about live there. It was fun; I wish that I could re-live it.
I have been thinking a lot the 'what if' questions again.... A LOT!!!!!
What if I went to The UK with them with MARA scholarship? How would my left have turned out? I might turn out to be a different person, maybe better or maybe worse!
I have no regret of what I have right now. I am happy, it just that I can't help to stop thinking about the possibilities that I might have if my life followed a different path.
Ever since I went to vacation on 2004 summer in The UK, all I wanted is to work there and maybe one day settle down. I realize, that it all looks like bed of roses because I went there just for 2 weeks for holiday, the reality might be a bit bitter. But Europe is just magical, I can't quite describe it. It the feeling I had once I landed there, the fresh air, the whether, the smell, the people, the scenery, the politic, the history, the people, it is the whole package.
I am just wondering, the thought keep on lingering in my mind, I wish that it will go away....
The Moods
TIME drops in decay,
Like a candle burnt out,
And the mountains and woods
Have their day, have their day;
What one in the rout
Of the fire-born moods,
Has fallen away?
W.B. Yeats (1865–1939). The Wind Among the Reeds. 1899.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Rain...........
There was announcement in Sentral that the komuter Port Klang bound will only go up to Seri Seria because Batu 3 Station is flooded (that's my station!). Thank God, I planned to go to mother in law house in PJ that day to collect the repaired curtain (that is entirely different story, I told aunty Nadira to cut 3 1/2 inch, she cut too much and now the curtain is not touching the floor, gosh.......... for the money she charges, this does not worth it at all!), just took the LRT to Taman Bahagia.
This morning, wife left me at Batu 3, she always dropped me at the other side of Fed hiway, I'll walk pass 3 pedestrian bridge (that a long walk, by the time I reach the station my skin will be covered by thin layer of sweat), and I consider that as a good morning exercise to perk up my metabolism. But today, the way to the station was flooded up to waiste level, few Indonesian men, take off the pants and shoes and walk through the flood... No way I am gonna do that, walked back to Fed Hiway, caught a bus to Sentral (luckily, as I just hail the 1st bus to arrive and board!) and reach office in time. At least I have backup plan now if the komuter is not down!
Song of the moment: "Daffodil Lament" - The Cranberries
Saturday, February 11, 2006
Welcome back to my life my sweet ASTRO baby.............
Few month back, the decoder broke down and I disconnected the service, since I was moving out and thiniking of installaing astro, perhaps, registered to my name this time. (hmmmm the astro in my parents house is also registered under my name, that is PTPTN money alright, I subscribe during UIA days, government bagi duit suruh study, but I installed astro, crazy!)
Life without astro in the bedroom while living with in law was fine, still can watch fav program downstair, but after we moved in to the new house, my God, life is so boring with out TV, we did not even had a indoor antenna to watch TV1,2 and the rest!.
It is damn boring and depressing, beyond description, so when astro was installed today! It is like our new house is finally HOME, not just a house anymore!
Can't wait for the new season of LOST to start!
