Monday, December 31, 2007

The Earth is getting one year older (2008 Eve)

Today's the last day of 2007. It's today that we usually recall back our memories in the past 365 days. What we've done, who we've met, when and where something most meaningful happened to us. Apart from that, it's today also that we as residents on the planet recall back what incidents have happened in our societies, countries, continents and earth herself. Every year in today, we pray for a better future for our planet, and most of us voluntarily or involuntarily care the most of the Earth. We hope that you will be healthier, tougher, and happier than ever...

Hellboy 2 coming soon

The new sequel to Hellboy movie is coming soon (unsurprisingly)! To me, I found the charm of the 1st episode lies in its arts. Yes, the arts of portraying creatures and scenes from hell down below. It's always good to see that they're making movies with tons and tons of artificial effects because that would only mean we have much to indulge our eyes in. So, can't wait to be astounded by the new Hellboy movie again :)

New Factor to Sensory Nerves

After my old and cheap :( speaker system met with its lifetime end, I decided to go get a new one. It's the Sonic Gear's Evo 5 Pro! I picked the white edition because it looks so cool at first sight. Plus it's got an appealing graphical display on the main panel that jumps on the rhythms it plays out. It costs me RM125 only! Wow~

Hehe... my plan is to get a 22" LCD display soon together with a luxurious (to my $ limit) graphics card. Then I can have my (mini) home theater system soon! Wuahaha... (dribbling)

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

"I witnessed a car accident"

Driving on the roads so far, I've never seen the real happenings of a car accident. Every time I just saw the "end results". Of course I've never asked to see one with my own eyes. But I think it's quite lucky for me to not see any of it till this far.

But it happened. On the night I was driving my parents and my brother from a close town back to my home at midnight, two cars collided just about 100 meters in front of us. The cars slammed to each other inside a hill tunnel by the time I drove into the tunnel entrance. The tremendous tire-screeching and metal-cracking sound frightened everyone in the car.

As I drove close to the scene, we saw the 1st car was full with a family. And all the family members (at least 4 were children) seem to be alright as they all ran out from the smacked car immediately. The father was holding one of his daughter who was in trauma (judged by the expression on her face) and it felt as if he would forever not let go of her daughter no matter what's happening to her.

We passed by the 1st car very slowly but I didn't stop to help (for a few reasons...). Then when I drove near to the car at the front, I was shocked to find out that it was the car that just passed through me a few seconds before the accident (outside the tunnel) in a reckless manner. The people inside were all alright as well. One thing that irritated me was when I saw the driver he was checking the damage on his car with a calm look (I believe he was pretending in front of us) and it was as if he's pitying how much money he needed to pay for the repair.

After seeing both groups of people were still in pretty good shapes, we exited the tunnel and saw the security staffs working in the tunnel. And they're hustling to the scene not far away. I wound my car window down and yelled to them about the car accident and they responded they're already on their way. Feeling relieved to see everything is turning out well from the worst, we continued our journey.

It was lucky for me that I didn't get involved at all. But I got something out from the accident too. It was anger. And it's an amazing experience to have seen everything in the accident from a great father to a young troublemaker and finally the agile rescue team on duty. Normally it took around 30 seconds to pass the tunnel through. But this incident had slowed down everything in both physics and mentality. It had clued me some little thing of what I'm always wondering: is our world conflicting in many aspects like this as the new generation tries to overpower the old generation with all modern weapons (computers, electronics, engines, mentalities, etc.)?

My '07 Year-End Holiday

It was a 6-days holiday marathon I spent at my hometown with my family.

First it was this Chinese "dong zhi" (冬至) festival that we took our supper dinner together with our traditional food "tang yuan" (汤圆) dessert. It is a tradition that we would finally grow a year older after the night passes. And every year at this time the moon would be in her perfect round shape and brightest mood (see for yourself).
Then we picked a day to go out to Ipoh (the biggest town in Perak) for a walk. On the way to our destination, we would pass by a small hill known as the Lion Hill which is recognized by her hilltop shape that resembles a lion's back (well, till this day I still don't know where is its tail? You tell me...).
After a not-too-long walk in the town, we went to play bowling together! It was the 1st time my parents played bowling. So it was all full with joy and fun there only, not much competition for me (hmm...). Then at midnight we went to watch National Treasure 2 in cinema too. To me, it's a so-so movie. But who cares? :)

Then on Christmas day I came back to PJ preparing for the workdays ahead tomorrow. I felt quite relieved and relaxed to have spent my holiday in this way though it's not luxurious or glamorous at all. It's all about time.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Playback of Some of the Greatest Dance Moves Ever

I'm not the kind who (can) dance but I do like to enjoy watching some great dance moves like breakdancing which I got interested in not too long ago. Those are something that have come through ages to develop and will definitely continue to wow the world. Here I got one that is a series of famous dance moves over the few decades and that may bring you back some good memories back in your time.

Justin Timberlake on the stage

First time when I listened to the song My Love on FlyFM, I already started to feel its amazing rhythm jumping inside me (wow...). Then after sometime I decided to look for its music video in Stage6. Apart from its original music video, I also discovered this on-stage performance by J.T. at the same time. And it's even more astounding to me when I first played it to watch (and again and again...).

Watch it here to feel what I'm trying to tell you (if you can feel it too la). Simply cool...

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Singaporean Jokes

Joke 1
Ah Lian ask shopkeeper: "Eh Ah chek, u got sell stocking up to knee, boh?"
Ah Chek : "Lu siao ah! stocking wear up to 'yeo' (waist) only, where got up to the 'nee'(breast) one."

Joke 2
The Titanic was sinking, and there weren't enough lifeboats. So the captain had to persuade male passengers to jump into the icy waters to make room for women and children.
To the British he said. "You must act like gentlemen." They jumped.
To the Americans he said, "You can be heroes." They complied.
To the Germans he said, "It's the rule." They obeyed.
To the Japanese he said," It's the consensus." They obliged.
Then came the Singaporean and they just weren't budging until he came up with the appeal: "Free life jackets for those who jumped."

Joke 3
3 recruits - Chinese, Malay & Indian are at the army supply base to collect underwear. The sergeant was there to aid the supplies.
Sergeant: Hei Ah Beng! How many underwear you need ah?
Ah Beng: (thinks a while) 7 sasen(sergeant)!
Sergeant: (puzzled) How come so many?
Ah Beng: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun. One day one.
Sergeant: (Malay recruit) Eh Mat! How many underwear?
Mat: (without hesitation) 6 sargen!
Sergeant: (curious) How come six?
Mat: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat & Sun. Friday I wear sarong.
Sergeant: (Indian recruit) Dei Tambi. How many underwears dah dei?
Tambi: (very confidently) 12 Sarjen !!!!
Sergeant: (shocked & fell to the ground) Why you need so many for?
Tambi: January, February, March.....One month one.

Sunday, December 16, 2007

I am a November-Firster. So are you?

I like to read about my horoscope and birthday signs. It's like a religion to me. And most of the time I found it's quite real. Not only the good parts I believe in la. I always seek for clues from the signs and compare them to my life to see what's missing from myself. One thing for sure is right - I always act according to instincts and intuitions. When that feeling comes, phiiiuuu~~ only god knows what the heck I'm doing.

You can go here and enjoy some readings about your birthday signs too (in Chinese). And for anyone who's also born on November 1st, here are some excerpts from the original full texts.

11月1日 喜好刺激者

积极好动的11月1日出生者,无论做什么事都会专心致志、全力以赴,但这种特质同时也特别易受某些危险事物吸引。他们不但自己会去寻找危险事物,它们也会 突然出现,冷不防地就使他们深陷其中。对这一天出生的人来说,在职业中寻求刺激是一项首要之事。如果他们花上长时间投入于某个无法令人振奋的工作,他们很 容易就会变得停滞不前或退化委靡。除非寻得了一项能满足这种需要的刺激,否则他们仍旧会对生活感到枯燥乏味,不能满足。

此种人格特性中的攻击性成分倒是极易辨别的。大体而言,由于这一天出生的人通常都是以一种率直、坦诚的方式来呈现自己,因此他们的强烈态度并不会这样就冒 犯地得罪了别人。对于他们来说,诚实不讳是很自然而然的行为表现,不过他们也会将自己私底下极为复杂的情绪隐藏起来。所以,虽然他们相当乐于向外界表露出 他们大部分的一面,但绝对不是毫无保留。

11月1日出生的人拥有高度的信心,然而他们对危难的忽视和缺乏警觉很可能会使自己身体与精神上皆受到极大的伤害。不但如此,他们还倾向于低估自己的敌 手,而且拒绝逆耳的忠言。所以这一天出生的人除了必须学习在评估反对力量方面更为实际之外,更应该试着以一种较冷静客观的眼光检视自己的生活。同时在生活 上,最好也能多多听取别人的建言,并且虚心接受。

今天出生的人只有在着手从事他们所选定的努力方向时,才会由衷地感到快乐。不论是一大堆正等着处理的文书工作、使用某个器具、参与一项比赛性的游戏运动, 或是追求一位心仪的对象,他们就像上了瘾般难以停止下来。他们作业的方式颇具有闪电般袭击的特性,而不是一步步小心翼翼地摸索前进。同时,他们这种做什么 事都全力以赴的本性,使得自己老早就预料到会招致异议与非难,因此在某些竞争激烈的场合中,他们可能会主动向敌对势力展开防御性的痛击。

这一天出生的人通常对人和技术层次的事务拥有卓越、甚至精辟的洞见,却很少用在自己身上。他们或许还要花相当多的时间,逐渐了解自身本性中更深层的部分才 行。此外,就像之前提过的,11月1日出生者若能更提高警觉,应该可以获益良多。而培养良知良能,将会帮助他们在人生的道路上走得更长更远。

建议
充实本身该有的常识是你的当务之急。学习如何在日常生活中保护自己。专注于前瞻性发展的同时,也别忘了回头关心一下自己。你应该试卷多认识、了解真实的自我才行。

塔罗牌

大秘仪塔罗牌的第22张是"愚者"。图案是一个人快活地站在悬崖边。有的解释是他十分愚蠢,缺乏理性判断的能力;有的则指出他极端崇尚精神层面,不在乎现 实。总括来说就是凭直觉行事、没有拒绝和抵抗的能力;同时,民代表了愚蠢、冲动和虚无。不过他们之中较成熟的,则会从生命的历练中学取经验,然后成为自己 理想中的人。

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Japanese food enthusiasm

It was the first time I ever ordered Sake (Japanese traditional alcohol) in a full bottle. Oh, and it happened by accident indeed :P I guess I was already drunk before I ordered it because I thought it would be RM20 something around, wuahaha... Really insane me... (and it ended up RM110++)

Every time I talked about Jap food, you'd know that it was all about Yataimura restaurant (Yataimura@OneUtama or Yataimura@PG). I'm going to try out every dish they have sooner or later. But first I need to learn to get drunk with Sake as the basic training. And one beauty about this Yataimura is that they keep the alcohol for you for next-time visits (up to 3 months).

It's got 25%.

So, I tried something new again :) Man you're also right la, I don't consume alcohol always. But I really don't need another reason to do anything about Japanese lo. It's all about enthusiasm.

Big big Christmas stage @OneUtama

There's a very huge Christmas stage at One Utama near to the Giant store. I was so impressed and excited to see it with my own eyes while standing in front looking up to the big drummer puppet. The atmosphere there is already overwhelmed with all jingle-bell thingies. So go and have look around there when you have the chance.

Here's a closer look:

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Funny adult joke

一个年轻的新郎在新婚之夜问他的爷爷

"我应该怎样去计划我做爱的频率呢?"

爷爷说”当你还在新婚时期,你总是随时想要做爱,也许一天好几回”

"而後呢,做爱次数逐渐减少,或许礼拜做一次"

"再然後呢,你已经逐渐变老,可能一个月做爱一次"

"当你真的变老时,你一年可能有幸运的一次做爱成功,也许在你周年纪念日的时候"

"喔,这样啊!!那你现在跟奶奶做爱的情形呢?"

好奇的新郎如此问爷爷

"喔, 我跟你奶奶啊,我们现在只有口交” 爷爷回答道

"什么是"口交"啊?”

“喔,所谓口交就是她进她的卧房,我进我的卧房, 然後她大叫"FXXK YOU!!",而我也回应大吼”FXXK YOU,TOO!!"

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Another great movie to recommend - Hitman

Yesterday I just watched this movie that comes from the computer game origin. I never played this game before but its movie certainly deserves a lot of credits from me. I like its style of humors played by a professional killing machine - Hitman.

Depressed at work (still)...

After I've made my decision to turn back from resignation, nothing much seems to have improved. All I can see is my trusted colleague bearing part of my responsibilities (or sufferings).

Now I really don't know what lies ahead of my carrier in this company. Every working day can be happy (without customer's phone calls) or depressing (with calls). I am not not-appreciating my manager's arrangement or efforts in making my job colorful bit by bit, but I just can't comprehend every meaning that's hidden behind. Sorry that I look like a grown-up to anybody else but not to you bosses.

So, what's gonna come next? Only I know. Only I know what's inside my mind now... and then... But I'll try to write it out to jot down every moment I had.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Reunion with my childhood best friend

Finally, after a few months been here in PJ, I met with my old buddy from my hometown. Well, nothing has much changed on him. Good for him, grr...

Today could have been very different to me. But I've known for long time that things won't go as I have expected. So did this time.

Anyway it's good to know you're still alive :P
So am I!

Trip to Baling, Kedah

Last Sunday, I went to Baling in Kedah to attend my good friend's wedding. It's a long trip from PJ to reach there even though I took a break in Penang. But by the time we were there, nothing reminded us of our tiredness. Well, simply because we saw someone was far far busier and exhausted than we were :P Ya I mean the bridegroom and the bride.A look at Baling's river.And one of Baling's tallest mountain... of course the one at my back.

Monday, November 12, 2007

My latest haircut

Just yesterday I went to cut my hair again after I really couldn't bear with it finally, hahaha...

Basically, it's a lot shorter than its last look. But I like how it looks now more.

A good hair saloon to recommend inside One Utama. It's called MONSOON i-d. I got my hair washed before and after cut, which I never had before. The stylist who cut for me is CHING. A good stylist I'd say.

New member in room



Meet my newly bought cactus (no name given yet, or will I?). Bought it because my mom said cactus can absorb some of the UV released by computer screens. And also I had not had a "pet" in my life for so long since in primary school. But why cactus? Just in case, and just in case (I stressed again) I got lazy or forgetful one day (really a serious problem for me lately) then it still scan survive itself lo.

Thursday, November 8, 2007

A great game trailer

I just watched the trailer for a new game called Halo 3 (found here). What I found interesting in this movie clip was that it's made using both real and virtual (3D) actors and scenes. Well, it's nothing new on the screen indeed. I mean we've seen so many movies that used 3D animation to create scenes that could hardly be realized using real objects. I guess I'm just impressed by their great work :o

Monday, November 5, 2007

A great movie of thriller

Yesterday noon, my big bro and I went to Cineleisure Damansara to watch a movie called "30 Days of Night". It's a vampire movie, so you know la, it's kinda bloody and violent. But this movie, it's totally out of my expectation, I mean it's still bloody and violent (in an extreme way no kidding) but it's not just that, it's more impressive than what I first thought.

Well, I don't always like movies that have happy endings. OK la I admit I like Transformers, Independence Day, all the blockbuster movies that spent millions to create the best endings that suit public's appetite. But I also find charms in movies that tried to create the most realistic scenes that could happen in our real life too. Of course I won't like to see blood and violence around my life, but it's a matter of fact that they are common on some parts of the globe.

So this movie, watch it if, you are able to see, hear or respond instantly (so that you are able to cover your face with your palms before they catch you on the screen).

Thursday, November 1, 2007

The most meaningful day in 365

Today is my birthday. Everyone has a birthday. And the way everyone looks at it could be very different. The way I'm looking at it - many friends would call up or sms me to greet me on this day. Well, this year, I'm celebrating it myself by having KFC, my favorite food of all time, in front of my closest computer after a tiring and frustrating day of work. Sounds very pathetic? For me now, a relaxing and comfortable moment is all I wanted to ask for. Nothing more, for now (again I stressed).

In fact, what I really wanted to say is that my friends, no matter where they are now, how long I've met each of them, what they mean to me, have been with me since before my birthday. They're so great to me. I love you all. Muak :{}

Now I have to enjoy my KFC meal.

Here's a photo taken 2 years ago, on my 24th birthday.


Love,

Ah Hann

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

My favourite song now



This song is performed by My Chemical Romance, named I Don't Love You. I remember first time hearing it from the radio and got impressed by its music and style. Then i looked up for its music video (found here) and it's so great!

Today again I felt deeply depressed at work. The growing negative side is now kept inside myself. Now I pass days one by one and see what I've got at the end of the day to decide for tomorrow. Still... I'm trying to be more patient with it.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Hungry ghost weekend

No ghost story, but only about me eating my first Japanese buffet at Shogun @ OneUtama last Saturday. The first sight I got there was really astounding - it's like a farm that feeds err... people, only people. So many food, so many people, so many chefs, blablabla... Admittedly I do like Japanese food very much, but after I consumed it in this way I really got fed up and didn't enjoy much of it. Well, I still prefer to go to a traditional-look Japanese restaurant and have a relaxing and slow meal to partly satisfy my desire of sitting in a real Japanese ramen shop in Japan some day, one day.

Then on Sunday night, I finally met with my hometown best old friend and we had a dinner at Vietnam Kitchen @ One Utama. Well, I spent a lot this weekend, but didn't get much in return for my appetite (quality) but my stomach (quantity) only :(

Some more, my best friend said I look "differently" than last time I used to look like... (must be the &#*% Shogun food :x).

Sunday, October 28, 2007

My new life chapter just got started in PJ

After 8 years and 7 months spent in Penang, I made a move to PJ for a fresh new life. Why fresh new life? Oh well, during my stay in PG, there were a lot a lot memories I'd remember in the rest of my life for sure. Some joyful and some painful. And whatever I went through, no matter ups or downs, they are parts of my life that make who I am now. So, what's gonna be in PJ next? Or even my next stop? I'm gonna figure it out day by day...

My principal of living: Live hard, work hard and play hard.