Of late

I've been wanting to write more. Wanting to eat more, see more, learn more and just do more.But there's a limit to what a man can do. The clock is ticking down, and I have less than a month left, before, a new chapter of life will start.

With the exceptions of sporadic outings with friends, I've been spending most of my time at home.Life's been rather routine ; waking up for breakfast, after 11. After that , I'll be seated in the living room , for an hour or two , watching CSI / House / The Amazing Race , whichever is scheduled on AXN during the noon hours. Hours after that would be spend in front of the computers, where there's countless things to do ;Facebook and Plurk , to name a few sites that has been consuming my time.

As a result of the horrible connection I had, of late, I managed to spend more time arranging my files and documents in the laptop. If you have seen my desktop or even had a glimpse at the files in my hard disk, you would have known how disorganised I can get. It's a tedious task, but I'm glad I made some headway these few days. Speaking of which, I'm glad that the connection has gotten better, compared to what it was this afternoon. If the ISP decides to maintain it's poor service, I would have lodged a complain to the company. A company has got to provide good and quality services to it's customers, especially if the customer is paying for the service. Even if he or she is not paying, you're not suppose to neglect him or her. I've little patience for lousy services. If you are not aware of the recent case, where Windows Live Hotmail marked my account as inactive, resulting in the loss of all my emails, you can check out my complain here.

You can't simply delete a person's email and blame him or her for it, not when the person is not guilty of the accused crime in the first place. (In this case, rendering the account inactive for a specified period) The issue is not resolved yet, but let's see where this gets.

The evenings and nights are spend, doing random stuffs; some which includes sitting in front of the computer again. And the black box (read television) ,of course. All these random things will usually occupy my time till around 1 or 2 in the morning, when I'll hit the sack. Not very happening, eh?

Well, let's just say I want to spend some quality and quiet time with the family at home. And also get some decent rest. Physically and emotionally. Not to say, I was romantically involved with anyone. I wasn't.

I guess that's all for now. It's time to head to bed. A man has got to get his rest, don't he ? There's a few other posts that I've wanted to write about,but, that's saved for another day. I'll post them when I'm in the mood. So, stay tuned for more updates.

Yours truly.

Of thoughts and tourism

You know, I would volunteer to be a professional tourist; if there was such a post. Is there? * big hopeful eyes*

A World of Lego

Remember these cute little toy building bricks ? And those cute little figures which comes in characters of knights, wizards, pirates and even spacemen. Yes, the wonderful world of LEGO that accompanied you in your childhood. I'm not sure about you, but there was once, when I was very keen in getting a new LEGO set, everytime I went to the mall. Talk about childhood.

Earlier last month, at Suria KLCC, there was a LEGO exhibition . In the house, were life-sized structures of pirates ( like the one above ) as well as structures of several world famous monuments- all constructed with LEGO bricks.

The Petronas Twin-Tower , constructed with LEGO.

The link bridge between the towers.

The Pyramid of Chichen Itza.

Petra Treasury

There's even a short introduction about each monument.

Machu Picchu constructed with LEGO bricks.

The Lost Cities of the Incas was never found by the Spanish conquistadors, leaving it safe from the greedy hands of man, until it was discovered later on by an American.

Here's the famous mausoleum built by one of the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan in memory of his wife.

The Taj Mahal. A exemplary example of Mughal architecture.

The Colosseum is undeniably one of the greatest work of Roman architecture.

'Hand over your treasure LEGO !!!!'

Dark Secrets Revealed.

Nah, this is just a dating tip an advertisement.

I watched the latest sequel of the Harry Potter series today. Met up with Gerard at Star Cineplex, before we headed for lunch at Life Cafe. We had some nice spicy noodles and pearl milk tea, but I must say that the portion has significantly reduced.

The new State Legislative Building( view from Level 9 of Medan Pelita)

As we were early for our movie, we went around the local shops around the area, which specialise in selling local handicrafts which among others include blow pipes, statues, keris, bow and kain pua. There were also stalls at the walkway, either selling Sarawak kek lapis or aphrodisiac which includes the locally famous Sarawak gambir. However as I was walking pass one of these stalls, I noticed that a small little bottle with brownish transparent concoction. Apparently, it's leech oil. According to one of the seller , the leech oil is good for massage. " Boleh jadi besar dan panjang." ( Open for interpretations)

The one on the left looks much better.

Harry Potter and the Half- Blood Prince is the sixth adaptation of the popular Harry Potter series.In this sequel, Harry Potter and the gang went back to Hogwards for their sixth year. A new potions professor by the name of Horrace Slughorn, who knows a vital secret about the dark lord is introduced to the school. Dumbledore assigns Harry to the task of getting this secret from Horrace who usually hold dinner parties with a select few elite students. Harry falls in love with Ron's sister, Ginny Weasley.

When, Harry and Dumbledore discovers the dark lord's dark secret- that Lord Voldemort has been using horcruxes in his attempt to stay immortal, they set off to a place far away to retrieve another of the horcrux. In the end, when the deatheaters entered Hogwards grounds , Dumbledore was killed by Snape. Overall, I find this to be a nice movie, although I would say that it could be better.

I am awesome

Yes, I am.

The Personality Exposed

Sharlene posted a link to a personality test on Facebook, just now. Click here to check it out. It's rather simple. Just a number of objective questions.

And since I refused to paste the result on Facebook and tag 20 friends; you get the privilege of viewing my results. Talk about the privileges you can get by being my loyal blog reader.Personally, I think it's rather accurate in some sense, but then again, it's just a personality test.

The result:

Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of having no one to rely on in times of trouble. You don't ever want to be unable to take care of yourself. Independence is important to you.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Of caring hearts

If you remember one of my previous post; which was about spreading the love , you would be informed about DiGi's online charity campaign, where DiGi will donate RM 5 to a charity of choice, for every participant who took the effort to fill in their email and verify it.
After hearing about the recent case about the abandoned dogs at Pulau Ketam, I felt that more funds should be appropriated to care for our furry friends. I promptly started a group and bugged asked a number of friends to support it, by clicking on the link to get more funds for SPCA.
It's been a week since the campaign ended. And I would like to say that the support to the group was better than I expected. Although, it wasn't much, but the group manage to accumulate another RM 125 to be donated to SPCA.

See if you can spot your name in the list!

The Long Lost Feeling

It's been sometime since I had this feeling. Yes, this is how travelling around should be. If you remembered my previous rant about travelling around, you would know what I mean.


Ironically , one of the best way to get out of KL Sentral is on one of these rails that leads to the airport. I took the KLIA transit to Putrajaya, where I had a restroom break; prior to continuing my journey on the train to KLIA. KLIA Express offers a faster and more costly alternative to get to the airport; but, as I was on a budget and had some time to spare, I decided to take a less costly ride. Contrary to the popular belief, I'm not loaded with cash to throw around.

This is what I mean. Spacious and comfortable environment. And quiet.

Depending on where you sit, there's even an informative screen in front of you, updating you on the local and world weather and the breaking news around the world.

I was rather lost when I reached KLIA, but a kind staff on duty lead me to the check in counter.And another nice staff there, asked if I would prefer the aisle seat or the window seat. Little did I know, that later on I would have all 3 seats to myself. And to add to that, I was given a seat right behind the business / first class section, which means it's in the front( read less walking).

Here's a photo of the boarding gate where I get to wait before boarding.It's been some time, since I last travelled with Malaysia Airlines. But the previous time, either I didn't notice the excellent service rendered, or I had my mind on something else. But, something really striked me the other day. I actually enjoyed the trip. Well, most of it. With the exception of having another passenger sneezing, 3 seats away from you.

The food served was good. I had fried rice with chicken satay, a very fruity desert , thirst quenching juices and a yogurt drink. I spared the Ferrero Rocher from the evil grip of my stomach. And the rest of the ride, needless to say, was good. Someone tell me why I didn't take the opportunity offered by Youthsays.com to meet Dato' Sri Idris Jala, the CEO of MAS, who took the helm of the then failing GLC ( government-linked company) with massive losses of several hundred million dollars. Under his lead, the airline is in a current state where profits are being recorded

Here 's a peek of the much said health declaration form that I was asked to fill.

When I arrived at Kuching International Airport, a man wearing a face mask, silently redirected us to another area; where more health officials were standing by, with a heat sensing camera. No photos were taken then as, I was paranoid didn't want to subject myself to extra exposure to any virus , if there was any in the area. Even the custom officers had face masks added to their usual official attire. And yes, I'm back in Kuching again, for the time being.