Its My Life!

Enlightening...Refreshing...Awakening...

2010-09-06T04:54:00.005+08:00

Youtube have been a great source of inspiration recently after I stumbled upon religious Naat videos, performed by singers such as Sami Yusuf, Maher Zain & Mesut Kurtis, just to name a few. Watch these video clips, immerse your soul into the message that is being clearly brought across by this modern media platform.

I have been touched by these videos picturing Zikir & Selawat and tears welled up in my eyes whenever I sang along to these Zikir & Selawat. May Allah open up your hearts when you watch and immerse your soul in these Naats, Insya-Allah!

Sami Yusuf - Asma Allah

Sami Yusuf - Hasbi Rabbi

Sami Yusuf - Supplication

Sami Yusuf - Al Mu'allim

Sami Yusuf - Healing

Sami Yusuf - You Came To Me

Sami Yusuf - Hear Your Call

Sami Yusuf - Mother

Sami Yusuf - My Ummah

Sami Yusuf - Munajat

Maher Zain - The Chosen One

Maher Zain - Insya-Allah

Maher Zain - Baraka Allahu Lakuma

Maher Zain - Ya Nabi Salam Alaika

Maher Zain - Allahi Allah Kiya Karo

Maher Zain - Alhamdulillah

Maher Zain - Awaken

Mesut Kurtis - Beloved

Encounters with @#$%^&* drivers...

2010-04-17T20:34:00.002+08:00

Another enjoyable ride to my office turns out to be a chilling ride instead. Almost got crashed by 2 blind drivers who I guess just don't care of others lives.

The 1st incident happened on PIE towards Jurong, just outside Police Academy. I was happily riding on the left lane and there are 2 freaking clear lanes on my right for overtaking but this clown decided that I was invisible and overtook me merely centimeters away. The freaking thing is that the lanes on the right is clear and this stupid blind clown decided to overtake me in the SAME freaking lane! A long blast of the horn don't apprehend and attention to this stupid clown as he just sped happily away on the right hand most lane.

Freaking stupid blind clown driving on the road is a huge recipe for disaster. Maybe he thinks that he's in a metal cage, he's immortal. Wait til he experience the same thing when a huge trailer overtake him in the same lane and we'll see who will pee in his pants.

The 2nd incident also pissed me off. Happened on PIE Clementi filtering into PIE towards Jurong. I was still fuming and was just about to get over the 1st incident when I see this 2nd clown speeding from the filter into PIE and straight into a collision course into my lane. The absurf thing is that this bugger didn't even turn his freaking stupid head to check before even filtering into PIE. Another thing was that, once he's in PIE, he can't even drive straight and was driving into the 2nd lane instead of the leftmost lane.

More and more brainless and blind buggers seems to be on the road these days. Thing is, if they want to die, do not drag others. Can simply drive straight off Benjamin Sheares Bridge and make the next day's newspaper headline news.....

Anyway, a note of advise to riders. Just have a mentality that these brainless blind idiots are really blind and anticipate their irresponsible actions when on the road.

Muhammad Aqil Aiman....1st Time Experience...

2010-02-20T15:04:00.003+08:00

It was early morning on Thursday, 28th Jan 2010 at about 9am when I was just about to fall into a deep sleep when all of a sudden, wifey shouted that her water-bag had leaked! I was still groggy and sleep due to staying up late to watch the Man Utd vs Man City match. But with that shout, suddenly all grogginess and sleepiness vanished and came anxiety and urgency.

With no time to bathe, the ambulance was called and we were transported to KKH within 20 minutes. Once in KKH, wifey was wheeled into the Delivery Suite and I was left all alone to do the registration and administrative paperwork. Once all that was done,the waiting game starts.

Wifey was left waiting for an available Labour Ward for half a day as there seems to be an influx of mothers-in-labour that day which left no vacant Labour Ward available. It all seems fine till about 9plus PM when wifey complains of contraction pains. Face contorted with labour pains, I was trying to console her and felt useless as there was nothing that I could do to elevate the pain.

If only that can be transferred to me instead...

I can see that the pain was intense and the oxygen gas and the petadine jab does nothing to cease the pain. Left with no choice, we decided to go ahead with the Epidural and this seems to relax wifey and numb the pain.

However, baby Aqil Aiman still does not want to see the world yet. It was in the early hours of Friday, 29th Jan 2010, approximately about 2plus AM and after several last minute complications that the doctors decided that a Caesarian procedure is needed. As wifey was wheeled into the operating theater, mixed emotions overwhelmed me when I was waiting outside the operating theater, praying for the best for both wifey and baby Aqil Aiman.

Everytime the operating theater door slides open, I jumped to my feet but there were no news yet. At last, at about 5.20AM, the doctor emerged from the operating theater and approached me. It was good news and both wifey and baby Aqil Aiman is fine.

Alhamdulillah! I was very grateful to God. I was then instructed to go to the Baby Room to see baby Aqil Aiman for the very 1st time while wifey was being stitched up. Seeing baby Aqil Aiman for the very 1st time overwhelmed me. He looked up to me with endearing eyes when I 1st approached him and carried him into my arms. It was the 1st and best experience I've ever felt, being able to only see scans of him for the past 9 months and here he is, in my arms!

After I carried baby Aqil Aiman for a few minutes, I was instructed to wait outside the operating theater for wifey as she will be wheeled out and into a normal ward soon. The nurse will then bring baby Aqil Aiman into the same ward later on. Relief engulfed me when I see wifey smiling away when emerged from the operating theater.

It was one hell of an experience for me and I learnt to appreciate the women(wife & mother) more for the pain and hassle that they go tru during the 9 months and then the labour pains.

Down Memory Lane....

2010-01-09T16:07:00.003+08:00

Happy New Year to everyone!

Well, I was browsing tru one of my favorite Youtube up-loaders videos when I came across these videos. Its a music album of a medley of songs sang by the the victorious 1994 Singapore soccer squad who won the Malaysian League & Cup double. Sadly, it was the last win for the Lions as they dropped out of the Malaysia League due to various reasons. Anyway, enjoy the videos below, courtesy of Farissen2.

Freaking Comfort Cabby!

2009-12-07T23:43:00.006+08:00

Damn that Comfort Cabby who blatantly did a U-Turn when I was approaching the junction at Boon Lay Way. Already damn stupid in doing that stunt, the U-Turn was pathetic and almost hit me on my classic Bumble Bee.

It was lucky that I have a habit of slowing down when approaching junctions as drivers these days either seems to be blind to other road users or take others life for granted, especially towards small bikers like me.

Either way, if there was a crash, I'm gonna be on the receiving end. That coward bastard have a steel cage protecting his puny balls from being crumpled, in case there really was a crash.

Seriously, drivers these days seems to be freaking stupid and I am really wondering how they got their stupid driving license. Many idiots are driving with stupid dangerous habits, putting others at risk and not their own life.

Simple tasks such as signaling to turn/lane change seems to be obsolete now. I guess those stupid signal lights are only turned on for Christmas.

Then there's the lane change bastards who think their vehicles are so damn cute that the inch into my lane when their darn vehicles are still beside me. For goodness sake, especially those retarded long vehicle drivers who think their lorries/vans/trailers were just 1 metre long.

Retarded drivers apart, there are also retarded riders who don't seem to care about their lives, zipping in and out at breakneck speed. Some can even squeeze in between huge vehicles even when there's a biker occupying that space.

Thing is, if these buggers really don't care for their own lives, please at least have the brains to snuff out your lives elsewhere without taking others along with you.

It will be a very good thing if the government makes it a law that makes it compulsory for drivers to get a 2B riding license and at least 1 year of riding experience before they are allowed to take up their driving license. At least with this in place, they will have the experience as a rider and will think twice before making a rash/reckless action.

If this is already in place and these incidents still occur, this just means that Singaporean drivers/riders aren't human at all when they hit the road!

Heart Tugging Hari Raya Ads.....

2009-09-07T21:32:00.010+08:00

Ramadan is halfway gone. Syawal is fast approaching. Time flies too fast with the pace of life in Singapore. Take a step back and have a breather.

Watch the videos and understand their innermost meaning and may the videos be an example that we can integrate into our daily lives....

This video will really tickle your funny bone. Just sit back and enjoy...

A touching scene whereby a very young toddler prays for the safe return of his Dad. And upon watching the sufferings of others on TV, he proceeded to offer prayers for the safe return of the other children's fathers. Young, innocent and yet mature thinking by the toddler.

A touching video reflecting the relationship of a mother and daughter.

A video which shows the true meaning of a father's love. This video really touched my heart and brings a tear to my eyes. Watch on and immerse yourself in to this video clip.

Another short video clip which emphasizes on close family relations which really have a deep meaning, especially in recent times.

A very sad reality with today's generation of children depicting their elderly parents as a huge burden. It not only happens in videos but it happens even in Singapore in general. Why can't these children take a step back, reflect on the obstacles that their parents had gone tru, just to raise them up into proper adults. Why can't they repay the deeds by taking care of their own parents instead of abandoning them? A very sad but true happenings in these modern times.

A nice video depicting a father, repeating the questions over and over again in remembrance of the son's theatrics when he was a kid. A test of true patience.

Spend more quality time with your Mom, before it is too late....

Recent Hits.....

2009-08-19T05:28:00.002+08:00

Life in Retrospect....

2009-07-02T05:13:00.002+08:00

Time is one element that you can never ever stop, nor turn it back. Time keeps ticking and ticking away. The phrase Time Flies, is so true to the core. I felt like it was just yesterday that I just started out my polytechnic education and was just starting to enjoy young adulthood.

Snapping out of this dream, and back to the harsh reality of this world and back to the rat race. Time really flies and in a decade's time, I'll be reaching half the life expectancy of Man. All of a sudden, fear seems to engulf me. The uncertainties in this world and what lies in the after world. Every minute will be unpredictable. And so I wonder, what and where will I be in 10 years time. What about in 20 years time? What about in 30 years time?

I can keep on thinking and wondering but I will never ever know, til the time comes and if the time comes. Life is so short and unpredictable. You will never know what will happen in the next few minutes, what more in a few years time? All these factors made me realize one thing in this temporary world. Cherish your loved ones as though there's no tomorrow. You will never know if the hug that you gave your Mom this morning would be the last hug. What about a kiss for Dad? When was the last time that you kissed your Dad on his cheeks?

Well, how about taking the day off from work and spending more time with your family and loved ones? The pace of life is hectic and the pace will increase at breakneck speed. Will you be stopping for a minute and take these factors into consideration? There's no harm in taking a day off. You will never know if you will have another day off to spend with your loved ones....

Life will never be certain and predictable, else the world will be an IDEAL one. No sadness, no war, no rich buggers suppressing the poor and no such thing as The Rich or The Poor in this context, since its an IDEAL world. Ahhh, let me go on pondering on life, it will never end till the life fizzles out of this temporary thing called body.....

Been a while.....

2009-05-21T03:55:00.004+08:00

Its been a while since I last posted in my blog. Been busy with life these days fulfilling my responsibilities as a husband now. Anyway, some fascinating stuffs for 2009. Team Deep Blue FC was officially formed although we have been playing together for quite sometime, we decided to make it official.

Apart from the official website for the team in the fold, we have been playing some very entertaining, enjoyable and competitive soccer every Sunday evening. With the team more organized and the Sunday evening matches organized weekly, the team grew in numbers with some new additions. It's great to see an amateur side which can boast a squad of more than 25 players and the turnout for the weekly Sunday matches have been good.

Here's the site to Team Deep Blue FC.

Last Saturday night was a great night for dirtbike enthusiasts in Singapore. Redbull X-Fighters performed an exhibition show at The Singapore Flyer with such amazing arrays of stunts which left the spectators in awe. Catch the action in the videos below, courtesy of my beloved wifey.

Enjoy the breathtaking stunts amidst the huge Singapore Flyer in the backgroud!

Everything 80s.....

2009-01-23T20:47:00.009+08:00

Recently,I received an email with some pictures whereby those who were born in the 80s might relate to. Let's take a stroll down memory lane with these nostalgic pictures.

Who can forget these popular snacks back then...

The ever popular "kaka" corn snacks.

Ding Dang Chocolate Biscuits

Before chewing gums were banned by the Singapore Government, these bubble gums were my favourite. All the kids will be blowing bubbles with these bubble gum!

And here goes TORA, another chocolate coated biscuit that comes with a toy in the box.

Another favourite snack during that time will be this sticky sate which seems to be sold by every mama shop in the neighbourhood.

I still remember this Bee Bee snack which I will normally buy after school when I'm on my way home. Apart from the snacks above, who can forget these glass bottled PEPSI which were sold in the school canteen.

Vintage bottled PEPSI.

From PEPSI, there's also another favourite among teens those days. A&W's Root Beer Float which really make you smack your lips with the ice cream toppings. Apart from the Root Beer Float, there's also the Curly Fries. Oh well, just drool over the pictures below as A&W is no longer available in Singapore. To get a taste of A&W, you'll need to cross the border to Malaysia now.

A&W's Root Beer Float.

A&W's Curly Fries.
Too bad kids nowadays are not able to taste these rare snacks these days. From snacks, let's see the old Singapore coins and notes which hold values more than what they were worth nowadays.

Check out the old coins in the picture above.

Kids nowadays only know SGD$1 in coin form and most of them do not know that prior to the sgd$1 coin, the sgd$1 note exists.

The SGD$10 old note.

I'm still trying to find a picture of the old SGD$20 which realy is a vintage and costs more than what it is worth nowadays due to it's rarity. From money talk, let's move on to the games kids play in those days. Those days, if you own a game & watch, you were considered really lucky as it was the "in" thing. The popular Game & Watch games as they were, below :->

Kungfu Power.

The ever popular Western Bar.

Trap Shooting.

These Game & Watch were considered like the PSPs during their time and the Game Consoles below were considered like the PS3s of today.

Sega mega Drive game console.

The 1st gaming console that I owned, the Micro Genius console set. With these game consoles, came the popular games such as Contra, Super Mario Bros & Sonic The Hedgehog.

Konami's Contra.

However, the best games that we played were the ones that we brought to school when the exams are over. Card games such as Old Maid & Happy Family, Pick-up-Sticks and the most popular game which I think every school kid during my time will know, The Rubber Game.

Happy Family.

The popular card games, Old Maid, Donkey & Happy Family.

Pick-Up-Sticks.

The most popular game, The Rubber Game.

During those days, bus fares were as cheap as 15 cents for a feeder bus ride and there were no air-con buses and the bell gave out a buzzing sound when pressed. Check out the bus of yesteryears below.

Feeder bus taking pasengers in the bus interchange. Guess which bus interchange this is?

A double-decker bus.

Another bus plying tru its route. Guess where is this place?

Do you still remember this book which is the norm for every primary school kid for their everyday learning in school? What about the Courtesy Campaign which the Government preached and the stickers that our teachers gave to us during that Courtesy Campaign?

The PEP Basic Reader for Primary 6 students.

The Courtesy Campaign poster.

The Courtesy Campaign stickers.

Do you still remember the times when we used to rush home from school, just so that we could watch our favourite shows and cartoons on the television? The popular cartoons those days were so very different from the ones kids nowadays tune in to.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers.

Alvin & The Chipmunks.

She-Ra, princess of Power.

Disney's Ducktales.

The cute Smurfs.

Thunder, Thunder, Thunder, Thundercaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaats!

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

The popular Ultraman show.

Scoobydoo bydooooooooooooooo!

The Flintstones.

The Transformers which was one of my favourites.

The Bionic Six.

Another one of my favourites that I even have the Bravestarr figurine.

Another favourite cartoon of mine, The Centurions.

One of the lame cartoons in those days, Count Duckula.

These days, kids have Barney. Back in those days, we had Denver, The Last Dinosaur.

The Real Ghostbusters.

We were all crazy about The Real Ghostbusters when they hit the screens that we made out their ghostbuster backpack out of cardboard boxes and wear them on our backs!

The Real Ghostbusters's trusty truck, Ecto-1.

And who can forget the cute & naughty Slimer?

GI Joe Real American Hero cartoon.

He-Man fighting the evil Skeletor.

The funny & innovative Inspector Gadget.

Jem & The Holograms.

My Little Pony, which appeals more to the girls.

Another favourite cartoon of mine, MASK.

The Jetsons.

The Mighty Mouse.

One of my favourite educational show on TV.

Wow, with so many cartoons and programs on TV, you wonder how we keep track which program is on which day. During those times, there weren't any 8 Days magazine but there was this TV Times which contains all the scheduled TV programs which only costs 60cents.

Before being known as TCS5 or Mediacorp, Singapore's Broadcasting Corporation were the ones taking care of our TV shows.

SBC logo.

Even our passports to cross the border to Malaysia were different in those days. These days, a typical Singaporean passport is red in color while in those times, to cross the border to Malaysia require a special blue passport which is now defunct!

With all these pictures, memories of my childhood days came flooding back into mind.

What about you?

Hilarious Idols...

2009-01-03T07:09:00.003+08:00

Since American Idol started, there were many people with their own antics trying their luck on the show. Check out these 2 idol wannabes....

Indonesian Idol singing NUMB(Linkin Park).

Bulgarian Singer singing Without You(Mariah Carey).

Nostalgic Malay Songs...

2009-01-02T00:02:00.018+08:00

A playlist of popular Malay songs. Enjoy people!

Life's Surprises

2008-12-28T03:40:00.002+08:00

Life is so full of surprises,
Pleasant ones and shocking ones,
Pleasant, like when the surprise cheers you from a slumber,
Shocking, like when someone that you thought you knew,
Is not the person that you really knew.

Life is full of surprises,
With mixed emotions of happiness, disappointment, sadness,
Happiness, like when a pleasant surprise was meant for you,
Disappointment, like when you were kept in the dark and all of a sudden you knew,
Sadness, like when the person you truly love keeps you in the dark.

Life is so full of surprises,
Surprises that can bring you up and away into dreamland,
Surprises that can bring you shattering back to the harsh reality of life,
How I hate all these surprises.

Life is so full of surprises,
Surprises that triggers all sorts of emotions,
With these emotions come life’s rollercoaster ride,
These days, I dread being surprised.

Life is so full of surprises,
Surprises that can make your life,
So too surprises that can wreck your life,
I dread surprises these days like the plague,
But from now onwards, I shall not be surprised anymore.

JomHeboh Bukit Jalil, KL

2008-12-24T16:26:00.029+08:00

This was a very short trip initiated by my wife who's an avid Sofaz fan and wanted to watch Sofaz live. We took the Transnasional coach from Kallang straight to JB. The coach took about 7 hours to reach KL due to unforeseen jams at Malaysia's customers and upon entering KL's border.

Anyway, the trip was good and Sofaz was great. The budget hotel that we stayed in, was darn cute but locationwise, right smack in the middle of Petaling Street.

We took the 8.30AM coach and reached KL quite late at about 3PM. Once after we checked in, we head straight to Bukit Jalil. We managed to catch a short consert by Sofaz at about 6PM. There was another hour long showcase later on at 9PM so we hang around to wait for that.

Prior to Sofaz's appearance, there was an opening appearance by up and coming group called One Nation Emcees. This group sings old songs with an hiphop twist to it. Catch some of their catchy performance in the videos below.

One Nation Emcees - Wajah Rahsia Hati

One Nation Emcees - Shut Up

One Nation Emcees - Mas Mona

One Nation Emcees - Goyang Inul

Below are the videos of the performance by Sofaz, captured by my wife at the Hotlink booth during JomHeboh Bukit Jalil.

Sofaz - Bukan Disini

Sofaz - Kepantasanku

Sofaz - Mungkin

Sofaz - Salahku

Flashbacks.....

2008-10-28T19:25:00.004+08:00

Last Friday was the 1st time I was back on the road riding a Vespa again. It felt different after being sidelined for more than a month. It seems almost weird at 1st but after 5 minutes, it all came back naturally again.

However, flashbacks of me flying on to the tarmac kept coming back to me especially when approaching road traffic junctions. This results in me keeping myself in the leftmost lane with a very much slower speed than normal. This is so especially when there are no other vehicles with me passing the junction as the risk of getting hit is much higher.

Well, amidst all that, I'm thankful that I'm back on the road again. I just can't wait for my beloved Vespa to be roadworthy again.

Thinking about the accident reminds me of an incident in the Accident & Emergency(A&E), right after I was wheeled in from the ambulance. The docs were asking if I had any allergies and was then busy giving out instructions to the other nurses when an old lady with completely white shoulder length hair stood next to the bed where I was in.

With a busybody look on her face, she blabbered "Motorcycle accident ah? Must be speeding right!" That insensitive statement struck me and I felt like really giving her one good sucker punch but with the state I was in, I couldn't even move. That statement really annoyed me and drove me crazy.

Why do people stereotype bikers as troublemakers? Why do people stereotype bikers as the ones causing all the accidents on the roads and end up with themselves suffering the injuries? Why can't these idiots think for once that bikers are also human, with feelings and that drivers are also humans that can also be the cause of accidents?

Just who the hell does she think she is? Speaking out that kind of insensitive words to a victim that was knocked down by a car? She's very lucky that her teeth are intact...

Out for a month....

2008-10-07T20:13:00.002+08:00

After being out for a month due to an accident, it seems that the webhost that I hosted my wedding photos seems to have closed down for good and along with it, all my data. Luckily I have a backup of all the data in my trusty laptop.

I'll be creating my own web album and all photos will be there. Wait up for it to be ready and I'll announce it here.

Well, this year's fasting month is one with a challenge when I met with an accident on the 10th of September. It all seems to be like a dream to me as I'm dazed for the next few days after the accident with facial injuries and a bad neck/shoulder contusion as diagnosed by the doctors in the hospital. With the injuries, my fasting wasn't complete this year.

Overall, I was lucky that I didn't suffer any major injuries or broken bones.

Anyway, I hope I'm not too late in wishing all Muslims and Muslimins "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri".

Ramadan Mubarak

2008-09-01T11:37:00.002+08:00

Today marks the 1st day of fasting for Muslims in Singapore. 4 nations, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia & Brunei will start fasting today.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Muslims a fruitful & blissful Ramadan.

Download MUIS Imsakiah schedule in MALAY.

Download MUIS Imsakiah schedule in ENGLISH.

The Big Day Has Come....and Gone...

2008-08-24T12:50:00.002+08:00

2nd August 2008 came...and gone like a flash. So too was 3rd August 2008.

Months of preparation, and it was over now. But it was a good thing that everything went well on both days. Saying that, I'd also like to record my utmost appreciation and thanks to everybody who helped out during those 2 special days and also to the guests who turned up to grace my big day.

For those who didn't know, Saturday 2nd August 2008 was the Akad Nikah Ceremony where my wife & I was declared as a husband and wife legally in the eyes of my religion as a Muslim and as well as local law. Sunday 3rd August 2008 was the Wedding Reception itself.

For those who wanna take a peek at the photos for both events, it's uploaded in my new portal here => http://akuterrer.40gigs.com

Movie stuffs.......

2008-07-26T07:42:00.003+08:00

Went to catch Dark Knight yesterday and it was awesome. Seems like The Joker(Heath Ledger) really outstaged Batman in this Batman movie. He's so very cool! Unfortunately the actor had passed away recently. RIP!

The Joker

More reviews on this blockbuster can be found here -- >

1) Official Dark Knight site
2) IMDB review

Apart from Dark Knight, I managed to watch The Warlords. Watching The Warlords reminds me the movie 300. With the setting in medieval times, the outfits, the weapons and the way they fight in the war are so very similar that at times I though I was watching 300 with the Spartans speaking in Chinese! Anyway, The Warlords seems to be a bit draggy at times but the fighting scenes were nice but not outstanding though...

Time to catch a different movie....

Just One of Those Days......

2008-07-20T02:50:00.002+08:00

Wow! The past few days have been something.....
After a long while, I decided to get my old school Vespa some long awaited service like decarbonizing the pistons and block, changing the blackened engine oil and also changing the 2 gear cables before they snap. And I end up realizing that squeaky sound coming out from my Vespa was due to the front fork bent inwards, resulting in the tyre hitting the side of the fork.

Now, that was something strange as I didn't recall getting hit by any vehicle nor hitting any other vehicle which could cause this. Oh well, end up getting myself spending on a 2nd hand fork. During the servicing, realized another issue with the block shaft.

There are 4 long shafts connecting the lower end of the engine to the block and subsequently to the block head. One of the shaft screw thread seems to be gone ending up with one loose shaft. After some hassling, managed to get it tightened but I guess that was temporary. The whole thing blew the next day.

Lucky thing I realized about this a few hours before my work time or else I'm gonna be really late for work. Ended up as a pedestrian to work that night. Taking public transport after so many years riding, it really seems strange. People are really annoying with their selfishness but I'll get to it later.

Back to my beloved Vespa. Managed to fix it up last night and it was back to my riding days again!

Now, back to selfish Singaporeans...

Can you imagine yourself taking the MRT and being unable to alight at your stop due to idiots rushing into the train cabin once the doors slit open!?
What the heck was the line markings on the floor for? Courtesy campaigns are useless for Singaporeans.

Not only that, I was cut out twice today by idiots who "jumped queue" at the roadside to hail a cab! I was standing at the roadside, waving at cabs and this lady and maybe her daughter in school uniform, just went a few metres ahead of me and hailed the 1st cab coming my way! Hello, am I really transparent?

I shall put the 2nd incident to the back of my mind given the fact that there was an elderly lady with them.

It was an eyeopener for me, to remind myself that money wasted on countless campaigns went down the drain with the fact that the kiasuism and selfishness of the common Singaporeans will always be their trademark.

End of Euro 2008

2008-07-01T01:46:00.002+08:00

Sigh, time really flies like a bullet train. EURO 2008 just ended yesterday morning in a flash. It felt like it just started a few days ago. Well, for the record, Spain was crowned the European Champions after defeating a lackluster Germany team 1-0.

To me, Spain was one of the entertaining teams in Euro 2008 apart from the gritty Turkey which was the surprise package. Spain truly deserved to win this Euro Championships based on their fluid passing and probing passes with clinical finishing by Torres and Villa.

Euro 2008 apart, I was called up for 3 weeks of ICT which reminds me of some light hearted moments during my tour of duty. During the 1st day of ICT, I parked my bike at the side and still wearing my helmet, went to the Guardhouse to change the Visitor Pass.

The serviceman manning the post looks like the blur type and gave me the Visitor Pass AND the vehicle pass(which was actually for cars) which says "Please place this Vehicle Pass on the left of your windscreen". And the best part was, he was asking if I am driving into the camp when I'm still wearing my motorcycle helmet!

There was another incident which really tickles your funnybone. It was the enlistment day and during the 1st last parade, the Platoon Sergeant(PS) points to this guy and shouted, "You! ic"! The guy was startled and immediately stuttered, "But my ic was given to the guy when I was enlisted earlier in the day"....

Everyone broke into a huge fit of laughter at his silliness 'cos the PS actually meant that he selected that guy to be the IC(in-charge)!

If you think that was hilarious, think about this. Still on enlistment day, the PS was giving a briefing to us all. All of a sudden, he jumped up and shouted to this poor guy beside me who was leaning, resting his back against the wall behind him. He shouted, " Hey recruit, cannot sit properly right! Stand up, put your hands on the wall and keep shouting Help! Help! The wall is falling! until I say stop"!

I can't take it and started giggling. So were the rest of the guys but the PS barked the next person who laughed will be taking over, holding onto the wall. That was it, everyone tried stifling their laughter with flustered faces.

There are many countless funny incidents and also bad incidents. Anyway, thats all for now. Till the next post when I find the time.......

Sideways ?

2008-04-27T14:39:00.002+08:00

The lift lobby at my office was undergoing a minor upgrading afew weeks back and it construction tools were everywhere and the place was abit dusty. There were a few missing tiles on the wall which was replaced with new ones.

However, this particular lift buttons during the construction period really caught my eye. Normally lift buttons will show either UP or DOWN but this particular lift lobby has buttons showing LEFT!

Can this lift really go LEFT?

Toe Nail Drops Off Again !

2008-04-25T00:45:00.006+08:00

After more than 2 months of having blood clotting in my toe nail, it eventually withered and dropped off earlier today. All these as result of wearing soccer boots 1/2 size smaller than my normal shoe size.

I bought the soccer boots below a few months back and upon wearing them on those artificial pitch at The Cage and also on a normal pitch during the match against MrLavita Team, I felt they were a bit tight. I was thinking that it was due to it being new and not "seasoned" yet so I carried on wearing them for afew more times.

After those few times, my foot hurts and my big toe felt like a huge trailer had crushed it and the last time I worn it, it caused blood clots to form underneath my big toenail. I realized that the toenail will drop off in due time and a new toe nail will be grown. That has happened afew times on both my left and right big toe nails during my competitive footballing days.

Anyway, I took a few pictures of it and created a ncie posted below.

Nice work huh.....

Well, below are some of the gory photos of the last moments of my big toe nail before it ended up in the bin.

The pitiful toe.

The toe nail, looking like an UFO.

Time Flies....And how the Reds Lost....

2008-03-01T00:24:00.002+08:00

Wow, 4 months had passed in a whim. I felt like I had just posted afew days ago...

Well, so many things had happened in the last 4 months. There were ups and downs which were the norm in a typical life of a human in singapore. Anyway, a friendly match was arranged by me last Saturday. It was good to see a huge turnout for the game as it has been almost a year since we all played on a true football pitch.

The Team

We played against MrLavita.com's team at Telok Kurau Secondary School with the match kicking off at 5pm. A total of 19 players turned up for the match and I had a headache on selecting who to play 1st.

Some lighthearted moments during that day....

For the record, we lost the match 6-4. The score seems to be one sided to the opponent but we actually made a good fight till the end. I'm sure with more games udner our belt, the results will be much better.

Missing Her...

2007-11-21T02:32:00.000+08:00

4 months had passed, but everything is still fresh in my mind. It is as though that it actually happened only yesterday. I miss her...alot. Tears will always well up in my eyes whenever my mind wander off, thinking about her.

Every night when I get home, I still hear her voice, calling out to us from her bedroom. I would always walk into the room, expecting to see her, to talk to her like I've always did. But it was not to be. She's not there and will never be there anymore.

Those were the moments I really loved, spending time, talking and joking with her. Although she 's not there, I feel her presence. A feeling that she is really there, looking over us.

She will always be in my mind.

I miss her...........

Harlequin Ichthyosis Syndrome

2007-11-11T16:30:00.000+08:00

I was browsing tru Youtube's videos when I stumbled upon this video of a baby which has a rare skin disorder called Harlequin Ichthyosis. This skin disorder results in the baby's skin containing massive diamond-shaped scales and will be reddish in color.

The video :---

This rare skin disorder prevents much movement as the skin cracks easily and there's high chances of bacteria infection. Imagine the pain endured by the baby! This is really very pitiful for the baby. This rare skin disorder is reported to be fatal due to the high risk of infection as the skin cracks.

Photo samples of this rare skin disorder.

More information on this rare skin disorder are available at the links below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlequin_type_ichthyosis
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=harlequinichthyosis

Some Cool Football Vidz

2007-10-11T05:56:00.000+08:00

Check out this cool football Bboys doing some smooth freestyle tricks while dancing

Gory Accident

2007-09-12T08:08:00.001+08:00

I was surfing around the net the other day and stumbled upon this gory aftermath of a motorbike accident. It really sent tingling chills down my spine just by looking at the extent of the injuries, which was obviously fatal to the victim. Take note the pictures are gory.

Scroll down to take a look....

The KTM motorcycle involved in the fatal accident.

The pole which the rider smashed himself into.

The dead victim.

Lower portion of the victim.

The accident scene.

As you all might realized, this RTA did not happen locally here in Singapore. Anyway, that is besides the point. Ride safely, as you will never know that this kind of RTA can also happen here.

RIDE SAFE, FELLOW RIDERS!

Blossoming Starfruit Trees

2007-09-11T15:38:00.000+08:00

Recently, the starfruit trees around my block area started producing many starfruits. Some were ripe yellow in colour whereas some were green.

As the trees were not very tall, it was easy to pick the fruits straight from the trees. Although picking the fruits from the trees were easy, there were many more which were higher up in the trees. To pick these, a long pole used to hang clothes to dry were used.

Here are some photos of the juicy starfruits.

One of the starfruits in the trees.

Another one.

Many ripe starfruits dropped from the trees to the ground. It is such a waste to see these fruits waste away just like that.

My brother picking the starfruits.

He seems keen on getting those which were higher up in the trees!

Meanwhile, I was picking those in the shorter trees.

In the end, we picked 2 plastic bag full of starfruits!

It Has Ended!

2007-09-05T10:19:00.000+08:00

The 3 weeks ICT had ended and its back to normal daily civilian life. The 4 days 3 nights outfield package near Sembawang was a tiring experience with alot of manual work done.

Further to that, the weather wasn't permitting at all with the intermittent rain and sunshine which was bound to make someone fall sick. Surprisingly with that kind of weather, there weren't any mosquitoes around. Instead of the mosquitoes, a bunch of stray dogs were the nuisance running around and barking at all times of the day, night including.

The most "shagedalic" part was the filling of about a thousand sandbags and the carrying of the heavy timber beams. It took more than 15 people to carry each beam and imagine carrying 15 beams altogether!

Apart from all those things, it was an enriching experience and friendship was born with the rest of the other people in my unit.

Now back to CIVILIAN LIFE!

Book Out Time!

2007-08-26T10:17:00.000+08:00

Reservist seems to be much more relaxed than I expected so much so that boredom crept into me.I should have anticipated that and brought some stuffs to do. Apart from many hours of nothing much to do, some of the people seems to be a tad "siao on" as though its the active 2 years stint.

Well, the 1st day of the 2nd week for me will be the 1st day all the other men report in. The whole week was spent with the weapon handling test which took me some time to remember. Kept inserting the magazine the wrong way! And the IA Drill was a blur to me but with some practice and a warning of extra training for that, I passed!

The Live Firing was awesome after not firing live rounds for some years. At the end of the day shoot, my detail, The Medics top scored and even the Officers were outdone! Somebody mentioned putting us, The Medics into the front line in wartime instead of the men!

We were gunning for the marksmanship which has an incentive of $200 per person and the honor of the marksmanship badge on the uniform sleeve. But the night shoot was hell! All of a sudden everyone became "bobo shooters" missing a bulk of the targets due to the darkness.
There goes the $200 bux....

Friday was the IPPT test. I've already prepared.....for Remedial Training! I knew I wouldn't be able to pass this IPPT as I've grown wider around the waist and became heavier but it was a good gauge of where i should concentrate on more.

The pathetic result.

Tomorrow will be the start of a 4 days 3 nights outfield coastal exercise near Sembawang. hopefully the weather holds out with no rain till Thursday!

Start of 19 days ICT

2007-08-13T22:28:00.000+08:00

Today marks the 1st day of reservist life for me.
Had to report to School of Military Medicine(SMM) at Nee Soon Camp for refresher course before joining the men for the 2 weeks of ICT.

It was good to see some old faces together at this ICT. There were a few guys from the medical centre from my old unit and a few from my Combat Medic Course. Even my old Pacnet colleague, Azahari, were posted to this ICT.

1st Part of the day was spent watching CPR demo videos and going tru the sequence of performing CPR. Got my CPR cert revalidated today as it expires every two years and you will need to take the test to revalidate it.

2nd part of the day was about performing IV on my buddy. Azahari was my buddy and performed the invasive procedure on my arm and me, on his arm.

Today seems to be relaxed but i guess the real thing hasn't start yet.
We'll see in the next few days......

Smallest PC

2007-08-10T15:37:00.000+08:00

Nowadays, PCs come in various sizes and specifications.
Casings have different styles and colours too. So far, I've owned a micro ATX form factor but recently, stumbled upon a smaller type of form factor called Pico-ITX.

Here's some photo's of it.

A quick view of the bottom part of the Pico-ITX Motherboard. Photo by www.mini-itx.com.

Another view of the top of the motherboard without the heatsink. Photo by www.mini-itx.com.

A Pico-ITX motherboard measuring 10cm x 7.2cm, making it the world's smallest PC motherboard. Let's take a look at this motherboard's specifications.

Supports VIA C7 1.0GHz NanoBGA2 Processor
Having a VIA VX700 Advanced All-in-One System Processor chipset
Supports 1 x DDR2 533 SODIMM slot underneath board (up to 1 GB)
Have an Integrated UniChrome™ Pro II 3D/2D AGP with MPEG-2/4 and WMV9 Video Decoding Acceleration graphics
For sound, it's using VIA VT1708A High Definition Audio Codec
And lastly, for LAN, it's using VIA VT6106S 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Controller with Power Management Functions

For the benefit of those who wants to know hows the layout of the connectors are for this type of motherboard, look at the board layout below.

Board layout. Photo by www.mini-itx.com.

Amazed by the small size? Thinking of getting one? Well, it's not readily available in Singapore. Might be able to find afew rare pieces in Sim Lim Square but the price will rock you.

Do you know your country?

2007-08-07T20:51:00.000+08:00

National Day is just round the corner. Singapore will be celebrating her 42nd year of independence in 2 days time. As a Singaporean, many will look forward to the annual National Day Parade.

The NDP was held on several locations in the past but this year, for the 1st time the NDP will be held on a floating platform at Marina Bay. The floating platform is a 1st of its kind in this region, and seeks to bring out a new dimension to the way NDP will be held.

With all these countdown to the actual day celebrations, one question rings in my head. Does the average Singaporean really knows his country well enough? Does he know the actual statics of his country?

Well, if you don't, then read on to find out more interesting facts of this Lion City. Some of the facts will really astonish you.

Singapore has an area of 699.4sq km which comprises of a single main island(617.1sqkm) and about 63 smaller offshore islands. The larger of the islands are Pulau Tekong(2365.5 hectares), Pulau Ubin(1023.9 hectares) and Sentosa which was formerly known as Pulau Belakang mati at 460 hectares).

In the world map, Singapore is located between latitudes 1º 09´N and 1º 29´N and longitudes 103º 36´E and 104º 25´E.

As of year 2005, Singapore has a population of about 4351 million people. Singaporeans and Permanent Residents make up to about 3553 million people. Out of these, 75.6% are Chinese, 13.6% are Malays, 8.7% are Indians and others make up the remaining 2.1%

Do you know that Singaporean females are expected to live longer than Singaporean males? Singaporean females have a life expectancy of an average of 81.6 years whereas Singaporean males have a life expectancy of an average of 77.9 years.
So now you know that your wife will be expected to live longer than you.....

Some of the below facts will stun you....

Do you know that Singapore has 1933 traffic lights islandwide?
Do you know that Singapore has 104 flyovers islandwide?
Do you know the total length of all expressways in Singapore is 150km? PIE is the longest expressway at 42.8km. ECP came in 2nd at 20km. Can you list out the rest of the expressways?

There are 3.86 million people who are mobile phone subscribers. Singapore has been visited by more than 8.9 million visitors.

So, does the above information stun you? Well, there are more information that you can find about your native Singapore here .

Shay Day

2007-07-28T01:19:00.000+08:00

Normally I wouldn't bother to read those chain and forwarded emails. I consider these emails to be spams and will always end up in the deleted items in my Outlook Express.

However, this particular forwarded email caught my attention with its very touching and humbling story. Read on.....

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended.
After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection.
Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do.
He cannot understand things as other children do.
Where is the natural order of things in my son?"

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play,

It would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart.

The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.

The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.

Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.

By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world".

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY:

We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate.

The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

If you're thinking about forwarding this message, chances are that you're probably sorting out the people in your address book who aren't the "appropriate" ones to receive this type of message.

Well, the person who sent you this believes that we all can make a difference. We all have thousands of opportunities every single day to help realize the "natural order of things." So many seemingly trivial interactions between two people present us with a choice: Do we pass along a little spark of love and humanity or do we pass up those opportunities and leave the world a little bit colder in the process?

A wise man once said every society is judged by how it treats it's least fortunate amongst them.

You now have two choices:
1. Delete
2. Forward

May your day, be a Shay Day.

Well, the above story might be a long one but there's something to learn from it.

2007-07-25T23:48:00.000+08:00

For Grandma

A week has gone by,
Since the day that you left us,
Life has been a daze,
Trying to come to terms,
That you had left us forever.

A week has gone by,
The night after you were gone,
Lying around in your bed,
Crying myself to sleep.

A week has gone by,
I still peek into your room every night when I reached home,
Expecting to see you in your bed,
Sleeping peacefully for the night.

A week has gone by,
I still peek into your room every morning,
Looking forward to see you,
But you will never be there anymore.

A week has gone by,
I still hear your voice now and then,
The usual sweet voice of yours playing in my ears,
Which I will miss forever.

A week has gone by,
Memories of the serene face right before your burial,
Peaceful, serene, pretty and healthy,
Will always be etched in my heart.

A week has gone by,
Sweet memories of my childhood,
Spent with your novel religious teachings,
That I will never ever forget.

A week has gone by,
My heart aches with mixed emotions,
Fondness mixed with Sadness every time I think of you,
As I miss you so much.

A week has gone by,
I am still trying to cope,
With the sadness of losing someone,
That will always be deeply respected by me.

The above is dedicated to my late Grandma, Allahyarhamha Pah Bte Saiboo who passed away on Tuesday,17/7/2007 (2 Rejab 1428H).

Tribute To The National Stadium

2007-06-28T09:52:00.000+08:00

Date : 30th June 2007
Venue :National Stadium
Time : 5PM

Singapore Veterans VS Malaysia Veterans @ 5PM

Singapore VS Australia @ 7.30PM

The last match and ceremony in National Stadium will be on, tomorrow.
Be sure to catch the action!

Alleycats - Andainya Aku Pergi Dulu

2007-06-23T17:53:00.000+08:00

The video clip has been moved to my Video Clips blog.
Check it out here -> Video Clip Haven

Ali Setan.......

2007-06-21T09:33:00.000+08:00

It was abit late in the night and I was stuck in office with Azrin in the night shift. Without wanting to doze off, I decided to watch this nostalgic 80s movie. It has been a very long while since I last watched this movie.

The storyline circles around Ali, a clever and intelligent but very naughty teenager studying in a local university. Many students were victims of his naughty pranks including a girl who just joined the university, named Asmidar.

Asmidar hates Ali due to his naughty pranks as she always ended up the victim. But slowly, the hate feeling turns into love. Like most love stories, their love encountered many twists and turns.

I shall not elaborate more for the sake of those youngsters who never had the chance to watch this classic 80s movie. For all I can say, go try to find this movie and watch it!

Here's a list of the cast.

Actors

Azmil Mustapha ... Ali
Fauziah Ahmad Daud ... Asmidar
Izi Yahya ... Jeff
Liza Abdullah ... Aini
Ebby Saiful ... Latiff
Shah Rezza ... Jali
Sheila Majid ... Tipah
Jins Shamsuddin ... Tan Sri
Prof. Abdullah Hassan ... Dekan
Puan Maimunah Mahadi ...
Puan Sujiah Salleh ...

Amerjit Singh
Goh Lin Yu
Iftikhar Mahmud
Jayalashimi Nair
Joanne Koay
Johari
Juliana Merican
Khairel Anuar
Khusna Ahmad
Lokman Muda
Mazlan
Mazli Mohammad
Monica Mary Tan Ponniah
Noraini Ali
Norhayati Shamsuddin
Peggie Ng
Sam Choon Teng
Shahrom Yeop
Sharma K. Shukla
Siti Alwiah
Tan Guat Joo
Tan Poy Guan
Yap Heng Leng
Zakaria Hassan
Zainal Abidin

The 2 official soundtrack of this movie are my favourites. One is titled Wajah Rahsia Hati and the other one is Debu Dihati. Let's watch the video clips of the soundtracks....

Debu Dihati sang by Ebby Saiful

Wajah Rahsia Hati sang by Fauziah Ahmad Daud (Ogy)

There's a remix done by a group called Urban Method. Chanced upon this remix which sounded really cool in Youtube.

The remix by Urban Method.

Apart from the songs, this movie also reminds me of my secondary school days when some of the guys mentioned one of the actors who sported an afro hairstyle struck a striking resemblance to me.

His favorite quote was " Hang kata Hang terraaaaa.....pi arrr".

Look at this picture. Does he really look like me?

This movie also started the favorite quote by youngsters.
Ever heard of the quote "Tipah Teripu?".

It actually originated from this movie.
Go watch the movie if you want to know more!

Interesting Philosophical Get To Know You, Spam

2007-06-14T22:57:00.000+08:00

Was at work yesterday and clearing some of the emails. One of the spam emails caught my eye. It contains an interesting philosophical outlook on things that matters to the heart in a very bad broken English.

Let's read on.....

Privet, my gentleman

I am pretty and passionate Ukrainian woman, but I am lonely. My heart
dies without love as beautiful flower dies without water. I need to love and
to be beloved as rose needs to be watered every day. I need kisses and love
as no flower can't live without sunny rays.
If you want to have into your life such beautiful flower like me, don't be
shy and leave me your message here http://allwaylove.com/tearslove

The best of luck
J.D.

I was rolling on the floor laughing at this particular spam email. Pretty interesting that in the spam email, she says that she's from Ukraine but upon accessing the included link, it states that she's from Brazil or is that actually another person?

The volatile world of SPAMS......

Pirates, Shopping Spree & Mad Jack

2007-06-01T00:29:00.000+08:00

The latest sequel to the Pirates of The Caribbean trilogy seems to be of mixed reviews. With the show itself lasting a whole 170 minutes, it tend to be a bit draggy. With some confusing moments of a tad too many Jack Sparrows, viewers will tend to be lost in following the plot.

But there are some very action packed and hilarious moments which will make up for those blemishes. This sequel also marks Singapore as an exotic place with a cunning Chinese pirate(Chow Yun Fat) but Singaporeans won't be too familiar with the background though.

After the long tiring show, we went shopping like mad.

Dila with 2 huge shopping bags.

After spending a few hours shopping around and with 2 huge shopping bags in tow, we made our way to Mad Jack's Cafe for dinner. The menu looks good with western dishes at affordable prices.

Here's how the Fish n Chips looks like :-

Delicious mouth watering Fish n Chips at an affordable price!

This cute TarTar Sauce bottle caught my eye. It really looks like a huge baby feeding bottle! This certainly won't be my last trip to Mad Jack's Cafe as the food tasted good!

Check out its MENU.

Anything! Whatever!

2007-05-31T02:51:00.001+08:00

The new range of soft drinks that hit Singapore recently was aptly name Anything and Whatever. With its innovative way to resell flavored drinks which already exists and repackaged into 2 differently designed cans was somewhat catchy apart from their names.

The advertisements too were catchy and hilarious. For those outdated people who've never heard of Anything and Whatever and had never seen their catchy advertisement, kindly proceed here.

Anything comprises of 6 different flavored carbonated drinks.

1) Cola
2) Cola with Lemon
3) Apple
4) Fizz Up
5) Cloudy Lemon
6) Root Beer

In contrast, Whatever consists of 6 different flavored non-carbonated drinks.

1) Ice Lemon Tea
2) Peach Tea
3) Jasmine Green Tea
4) White Grape Tea
5) Apple Tea
6) Chrysanthemum Tea

I had the opportunity to try out this drink yesterday during dinner time when VJ, Kumar & me went out for our dinner break at Atrium's Foodcourt. The best part is when buying the drink, you'll never know which flavor you'll be getting as it's not stated on the cans itself, unless you check on the ingredients on the cans.

Here's how it looks like.

As you can see from the ingredients, this can of Whatever! will most likely to be Green Tea Flavor which is non carbonated.

Does the above Anything! ingredients look familiar to Coke lovers with the caffeine?

This one is tricky. Guess what is the flavor of this can of Anything ?
Its 7-UP!

Birthday Outing

2007-05-29T01:09:00.000+08:00

Last friday was Dila's birthday. Someone just grew older! Anyway, we celebrated by having our dinner at 2Hot Cafe in VivoCity.

It was a normal working day as both of us were working and only got the chance to celebrate after work. This is only the 2nd time we went to VivoCity so as expected, we got lost there. Apart from getting ourselves lost, we also forgotten at which basement area and level we parked my scooter!

We took a few photos while dining. The food was quite good although the portion is a tad too small. The drinks were the best. We drank Mango Madness and Wildberry Boost.

Some photos of the cuisine:-

Wildberry Boost & Mango Madness.

Crispy Spring Roll Appetizer.

The Mushroom Soup.

The Grilled Peppery Chicken.

The Grilled Lamb.

The Birthday Gal dining and no, she's not on the MENU!

A self taken portrait of us.

Another portrait of us.

That's about it. Anyway, I hope my dearest had a good time celebrating her Birthday and may all her wishes come true!

Paradise on Earth

2007-05-13T20:09:00.000+08:00

You've been brought up in Singapore, a concrete jungle of giant skyscrapers and high rise buildings. There aren't much natural surroundings available due to the scarcity of land. That, coupled with the fact that this miserably small island is occupied by more than 4 million people makes it much more harder for you to find solace and tranquility.

Even the beaches are man-made! Think East Coast Beach.....
Everywhere you go, you'll see tall buildings, vehicles and more and more people. Let's get out of this concrete cube and immerse ourselves in natural nature.

Think of a few places yet? Ever heard of Bora Bora in Tahiti? I call this place one of the paradise on Earth with its natural beauty and tranquility which simply cannot be found on many other parts of the world.

Bora Bora

Bora Bora Island is an island which is located in the Pacific Ocean which explains the crystal clear blue waters surrounding it. In the center of the island lies an extinct volcano with 2 peaks named Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu which has a height of 727m.

Bora Bora means "First Born" in Tahitian language. It has an approximate population of about 7250 people residing on the island. With resorts consisting of bungalows-on-water, this place is a hit among honeymooners.

A magnificent aerial view of Bora Bora Islands.

A view on Le Meridien, one of the resorts in Bora Bora Islands.

One of the bungalows in the resort.

Imagine staying in one of these bungalows. Waking up in the early morning to a romantic view of the sunrise with your partner. Taking a dip from your bungalow or even fishing from the balcony of your bungalow!

Bikes on 3 Wheels ?

2007-05-01T15:48:00.000+08:00

The latest scooter model from Piaggio is the Piaggio MP3 and this model is special with its revolutionary feature of 2 front wheels. You might have chanced upon these rare 3 wheel scooters on the road by now.

This scooter isn't only about style as it is full of interesting features which are not found on any existing 2 wheel bikes. It may look weird as it doesn't look like any normal tricycle as the double wheels are at the front of the bike whereas the rear end have only 1 wheel.

Another interesting feature of this scooter is that it has a handbrake just below the handlebars to prevent it from rolling! Apart from a mainstand which the scooter might not need, this scooter has electro-hydraulic suspension locking system feature which will lock the 2 front wheels.

This neat feature will enable the scooter to stand upright in a stationary position without the rider setting his foot on the ground!

The Piaggio MP3

Rear view of the Piaggio MP3

Apart from that, this scooter has massive storage space below the seat and at the rear trunk which enable the rider to store almost anything in it!

The storage compartments below the seat and at the rear trunk.

The Piaggio MP3 came with 2 different class of CCs, the 125cc and the 250cc. Actually Piaggio MP3 has a 400cc/500cc version but that was released only in Europe and not yet in Singapore.

Specs of the 125cc :-

Engine = Single-cylinder, 4-stroke, 4-valve Piaggio LEADER with SAS and two-stage catalytic converter
Cylinder = Capacity 124 cc
Bore / Stroke = 57 mm / 48.6 mm
Compression ratio = 12.0 : 1
Max. power output = 15 bhp (11 KW) at 9250 rpm
Max. torque = 12 Nm at 8500 rpm
Cooling = Liquid
Transmission = CVT automatic transmission with centrifugal clutch
Ignition = Electronic with capacitive discharge (CDI) and advance mapping
Carburetation = Ø29 CVT carburettor with throttle position sensor
Starter = Electric (Bendix) with automatic decompressor and automatic choke
Frame = High-strength tubular steel twin cradle
Front suspension = Parallelogram consisting of four aluminium arms supporting two steering tubes, cantilever suspension system - Travel: 85mm
Rear suspension = Two double-acting hydraulic shocks and adjustable spring preload - Travel: 110mm
Front brake = Two Ø 240mm stainless steel discs and floating caliper with two pistons Ø 30mm
Rear brake = 240mm stainless steel disc and calliper with Ø 30mm opposed pistons
Front wheel rim = Die cast aluminium alloy 12" x 3.00
Rear wheel rim = Die cast aluminium alloy 12" x 3.50
Front tyre = Tubeless 120/70-12" 51P
Rear tyre = Tubeless 130/70-12" 62P
Length / width = 2130mm / 745mm
Height = 1490mm
Seat height = 780mm
Dry weight = 199kg
Fuel capacity = 12 litres (including 1.8 litre reserve)

Compare the above 125cc to the higher 250cc version.

Specs of the 250cc :-

Engine = Single-cylinder QUASAR, 4-stroke, 4 valves, electronic injection, catalysed
Cylinder Capacity = 244.3 cc
Bore / Stroke = 72 mm / 60 mm
Compression ratio = 10.5 : 1
Max. power output = 22.5 bhp (16.5 kW) at 8250 rpm
Max. torque = 21 Nm at 6750 rpm
Cooling = Liquid
Transmission = CVT automatic transmission with centrifugal clutch
Ignition = Inductive ignition controlled by ECU with 3D mapping.
Carburetation = Indirect, single point, closed loop fuel injection system with Lambda sensor and 3 way catalitic converter
Starter = Electric with torque limiter and automatic decompressor
Frame = High-strength tubular steel twin cradle
Front suspension = Parallelogram consisting of four aluminium arms supporting two steering tubes, cantilever suspension system - Travel: 85mm
Rear suspension = Two double-acting hydraulic shocks and adjustable spring preload - Travel: 110mm
Front brake = Two Ø 240mm stainless steel discs and floating calliper with two pistons Ø 30mm
Rear brake = 240mm stainless steel disc and calliper with Ø 30mm opposed pistons
Front wheel rim = Die cast aluminium alloy 12" x 3.00
Rear wheel rim = Die cast aluminium alloy 12" x 3.50
Front tyre = Tubeless 120/70-12" 51P
Rear tyre = Tubeless 130/70-12" 62P
Length / width = 2130mm / 745mm
Height = 1490mm
Seat height = 780mm
Dry weight = 204kg
Fuel capacity = 12 litres (including 1.8 litre reserve)

Both models are similar specs wise except for the output horsepower,torque and bore.
This bike will benefit those wobbly riders as the 2 front wheels will stabilize the bike but the cornering experience will no doubt be very different from the usual single front wheel bikes.

So bikers, are you going to make the switch to this Piaggio MP3?

Operation : Loose HINGE

2007-04-25T00:33:00.000+08:00

My Compaq Presario 2701T laptop was a 2nd hand one which I got for a deal @ $380 sometime back in February. The specs of the laptop was good. Only downside was the loose hinge & battery was tested to be able to last for about 45 minutes to an hour.

Here's the specs of the laptop :-

* Pentium 3 1Ghz
* 512mb PC133 SDRAM
* 30GB HDD
* Internal 8X DVD/CDRW Combo drive
* 15.1" screen
* S-Video TV out port
* Integrated LAN and 56k modem port
* 2 USB port

Well, 2-3 weeks down the road, the battery decided to go kaput and will only last for about 15-20 minutes maximum. Now the laptop doesn't seem to be portable anymore as power source will only be by the adapter.

A search was done to find the stock battery or any compatible battery via Goggle and Sim Lim Square, Singapore's IT Haven, but to no avail. Seems like I've got myself a rare diamond indeed as most of the shops in Sim Lim Square remarked that this laptop is a rare breed.

After much research, an alternative will be getting an external battery for the laptop or sending the battery for cell change. Managed to find a shop in Sim Lim Square basement, beside the food court which specializes in batteries.

Initially, after stripping down the battery and changing the cells to new higher powered ones, the battery looks good to go. However, after some testing, it seems that one of the chips on the PCB board of the battery kept getting heated up and this posed a fire hazard. Was advised by the guy at the shop on this.

A week after that, I decided to get an external battery from him. It was a prototype battery which is very slim but a tad huge. Well, better than dragging the adapter and what if there's no power socket?

Anyway, here's how the battery looks like :-

External notebook battery pack.

With the battery problem solved, next operation will be the loose hinge. Another research was done to find the service manual for this Compaq rare breed. After a few days of searching, found out that this model is similar to Compaq EVO N180. This was confirmed after searching & downloading the service manual. Now the best part begins!

To get to the hinge, the front panel at the top of the keyboard needs to be removed. Once removed, the brown display ribbon cable will be exposed. This will need to be removed from the mainboard too.

Arrow shows the display panel ribbon cable.

A clearer view of the display ribbon cable with the keyboard removed showing a very naked laptop.

This is the part where the keyboard ribbon cable will be connected to on the mainboard.

Removing the display panel ribbon cable from the mainboard.

An overlook of the laptop with the LCD panel & keyboard detached.

The detached LCD screen.

Removing the hinge from the laptop.

Close-up of The HINGE.

Now its time for me to crack my brains thinking of how to mod the hinge so that it will hold up the LCD screen. Getting some ideas and will try it out in the next few days. Stay tuned for the result!

Clay Mosque

2007-04-17T17:01:00.000+08:00

Great Mosque of Djenne

One of the lesser known great structures in architecture, the Great Mosque of Djenne is made up of clay.

Located in the City of Djenne in Mali, the original structure of this great clay mosque was built in the 13th Century and was demolished in the year 1834.

The only portion of the original building that still survives is an enclosure containing the graves of local leaders.

The current structure, however, was built in 1907. The whole structure of this mosque was made up of sun baked mud bricks and covered with mud plaster which gives the smooth, sculpted look.

The photo shows the main entrance of the mosque. The entire community in Djenne has an annual festival which includes music and food and the maintenance of the unique mosque.

The primary objective of the festival will be repairing the damage inflicted on the mosque due to the changes in temperature and weather in the past year.

A good read on this unique and magnificent structure will be in Wikipedia.

Nintendo Wii

2007-04-14T13:35:00.000+08:00

There's alot of gaming consoles which were launched recently such as Microsoft's XBOX 360, SONY's Playstation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. Most of us will be torn on which gaming console to buy. There are countless reviews pitching the 3 gaming consoles pointing out their pros and cons.

So, which one will you buy?

Nintendo Wii

This new generation gaming console adds extra punch into its games with their motion censor gaming controllers called Wii Remote apart from the normal gamepads.

Nintendo's Wii change the way games are played with the player making movements to simulate the onscreen play.

Wii family oriented games and its support of up to 4 players at any one time makes it a favourite family gaming console.

Let's watch how some of the games are played with these videos.

One of Wii's popular advertisement trailer.

Check out the interesting way the games are played with the different remotes available.

The only downside of this Wii is that it has not been launched in Singapore yet. With not much news from Singapore's only local distributor, Maxsoft, some people had resorted to getting imported Wiis. Even with imported Wiis, it's difficult to get one as they are always out of stock once it reach stores in Europe!

Here's what they are saying about Nintendo's Wii at CNET Asia.

That really explains the power of Wii.

1st IPPT

2007-03-24T23:42:00.000+08:00

It has been more than 2 years since I last took the standard IPPT test. That too during my NSF days which can be said as during the peak of my fitness. With no training what so ever and the fact that I can't even recall the last time I went for a jog means it will be an uphill task.

A failure in passing the IPPT means Remedial Training(RT). Here's a recap of the 5 stations that needed to be cleared for the IPPT.

1) Shuttle Run
2) Chin-ups
3) Standing Broad Jump
4) Sit-ups
5) 2.4km Run

Ok here's the score table for my Cat Y(between 25-29 years old).

Click on the picture to have a clearer view.

And since I'm in a Combat vocation, below are the standards that I've to achieve which seems to be a far shot currently.

Click on the picture to have a clearer view.

Since I've already taken the IPPT early this morning, guess whether I passed or failed?
Here's the slip of the IPPT results.

Check out the pathetic score for chin-ups and the standing broad jump. The best part will be the 2.4km run which has a timing of 99mins and 99 seconds!

Well, actually I opt out for the 2.4km run since I've already failed.
Time to train for the next IPPT boy!

Pernikahan Wak !

2007-03-19T01:21:00.000+08:00

With Wak safely married, here goes the long awaited videos and snapshots of Wak's Big Day. For the record, Wak was happily married to Suhainah on the 10th March 2007.

The akad nikah ceremony, a religious ceremony which marks a new chapter in a person's life by being married to the girl of his choice. Here's a video of the Akad Nikah Ceremony.

Wak wondering where his bride is......

Abg Dan seems very shocked!

Is, not letting the secret out....

Kapten Zaid as the substitute?

The bridegroom getting ready to go to the Bride's place.

Is posing with the nicely decorated wedding car.

While they were posing with the wedding car, Kapten Zaid was deep in thought...

Yeah! The Bhangraman is in the house!

Wak taking a peek while waiting for the Tok Kadi.

Wak chatting while waiting for the Tok Kadi.

At last the Tok Kadi is here......

The Akad Nikah.

Wak shaking hands with the elders after the successful Akad Nikah.

Wak, full of smiles after the successful Akad Nikah Ceremony.
Now to meet his Bride....

A happy moment for the newly wed couple.
=============================

Meanwhile, at the void deck...............

Abg Dan turning up his "Romeo" act...

Abg Dan accomplishing his "Romeo" act.....

Well, the Boys were unaware of Abg Dan's "Romeo" acts but they were having a great time posing as posterboys....

Keep Out of These Boy's Way!

Ahhh...the Romeo has decided to join the Boys!

Abg Dan projecting the future....

While Abg Dan played Nanny, here comes the Payong Boys!

Trademark of The Payong Boys....Umbrellas even when under shade...

The Bhangraman extending his long arms, embracing everyone within his sight.

The Bhangraman taking a breather after one of his "Dance Routine".

The Lonesome Boys....

One of the Bhangraman's weird antics!

Gosh! Marriage of the same kind???!!!!!

Next on the Wedding List?

Fiko having the umbrella all to himself....

The Payong Boys accompanying the Wedding Couple.

The couple entering the gantry leading to the dais.

The couple seated ont he dais with Is struggling to get a good shot.

The biggest boy band around.....

Another full frontal of the Biggest Boy Band ever!

The Boy Band with the Wedding Couple.

The wedding couple in their evening wear.

Yummy! This looks nice!

The 3 Mats Ketis looking tired at the end of the day....

The couple having their dinner.

The 2 lovely couples...

Lovely portrait...

The Zombie in him acting up....

Gotchaaaaaa......

Credits
=========
Lead Actor ======== Wak as himself
Lead Actress ======== Suhainah as herself

The Romeo ======== Abg Dan

Producer
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AKUTERRER

With special appearances by The Payong Boys and The Biggest Boy Band Ever!

View From CREATIVE

2007-03-15T18:10:00.000+08:00

My office has shifted to CREATIVE Building for a few months now. As for those who don't know, CREATIVE Building is in International Business Park. It is located in Jurong East.

I was having my break with Azrin when we decided to explorer the outdoor areas outside the 7th Level foodcourt. Once we stepped outside, the 1st thing that we saw was the huge CREATIVE letterings. We were actually on the rooftop.

Quite a view from CREATIVE's rooftop.

The scenic view of Jurong East taken from the rooftop of CREATIVE Building.

View of The Strategy Building.

Azrin posing with the CREATIVE signage.

A nice view of the mini fountain and garden at the roundabout.

Another scenic view of IBP. Check out the dark clouds slowly enveloping the sky.

Looks like a scene in Independence Day with the sky covered with dark clouds?

The handsome fella posing at the rooftop while the sky was getting darker and darker.

The "tourist" at the other end of the rooftop.

The above photos were taken using Azrin's trusty Sony Ericsson K800i Cybershot handphone camera. Quality of the shots looks good. Might upgrade to this phone in the future.

Eventful Day

2007-02-24T16:59:00.000+08:00

It started like a normal day to me but sometime in the evening, saw an accident and the aftermath of another accident. Both involved bicycles.

The 1st accident happened along Yio Chu Kang Road just before the junction of Boundary Road, beside Serangoon Stadium. I was riding along Yio Chu Kang Road when I noticed 2 teens on a bicycle. One was riding and the other one was a standing pillion.

There was something weird about the way they were riding.
The pillion was really enjoying himself shouting with delight at the speed they were going as there were going downslope at a fast speed and the bicycle was wobbling waiting to tumble over any moment.

Coincidentally the traffic lights turned red and I stopped at the junction only to hear a loud BANG !
Turned my head just in time to see the 2 teens flying onto the road. Suspect they banged into a car that was filtering left.

The 2nd incident was in Toa Payoh Lor 2. I was on my way delivering an order and when I turned into Toa Payoh Lor 2, immediately saw blinkers of the police car flashing. The whole road was cordoned off. There was a dented bicycle lying in the middle of the road with a pool of blood beside it. The victim must have been transported to the hospital. As the road was cordoned off, turned into a side road and took another route to my destination.

These 2 incidents reminds us that bicycle riders should take precaution and ride safely and not in the middle of the road where other vehicles are moving. Kids also need to be taught of riding safety.

As for me, I'll surely remind my younger brother who really likes cycling to take extra precaution.

Singapore VS Thailand

2007-01-31T09:48:00.000+08:00

Be prepared for a full house crowd at the National Stadium tonight for the 1st leg of the Asean Championship Finals between Singapore and Thailand. I got the tickets 2 days back after queuing up for about 40 mins at Jalan Besar Stadium.

Here's how it was at Jalan Besar Stadium 3 hours after the tickets went on sale on Monday.

The queue was damn long!

The sacred tickets to the Finals.

See you all at the National Stadium tonight!

Singapore in the Finals!

2007-01-30T00:30:00.000+08:00

Singapore met Malaysia in the Asean Football Championship semifinals at Singapore's National Stadium last Saturday. The atmosphere at the stadium was really electrifying, bringing back the memories of the Malaysia Cup era. The stadium was fully packed with an estimated 55,000 fans decked in red.

It has been a while since the last time the national stadium was packed to the brim. For the record, Singapore won after the match had to be decided by a penalty shootout with Malaysia missing one of their spotkicks.

The 2 teams during the National Anthem for both countries were playing.

The Malaysian fans taking up a small section in the National Stadium. An estimated of 1000 Malaysian fans turned up for the match.

In contrast, check out the thousands of Singapore fans, mostly decked out in RED.

Dila at the match.

Our self taken photo at the National Stadium while waiting for the Penalty Shootout.

The 2 teams during the Penalty Shooutout.

Singapore emerged winners after Lionel Lewis saved Malaysia's last penalty kick, sending the stadium into euphoria. The Lions will be meeting Thailand in the 1st leg of the Final on Wednesday at the National Stadium. Better get your tickets fast once its on sale!

Hawaiian Dinner & Dance

2007-01-04T12:46:00.000+08:00

My company organized the annual Dinner & Dance on 29th December 2006. The theme was Hawaiian and I wasn't sure on what to wear. Luckily found a very nice blue toned Hawaiian shirt and i matched it with my pasar malam bermudas. Add that with some plastic orchid flowers and you get the Hawaiian look!

That's me with my Hawaiian Gal arriving in style. Suddenly everyone was flocking to me and snapping away their cameras. All of a sudden, we became celebrities.

Dila looking sweet in her Hawaiian Sarong.

Dila & Me @ the Ballroom.

The Gals at my table.

Asogan and Kak Nita looking radiant in their outfit. Asogan's hair looks damn cool.

Thomas checking out the glorious food.

CK looking cute in his flowery shirt.

Selin, the Best Dressed Gal of the night.

Adrian chilling out with his 2 babes, Rabiah & Hazel.

Half of my department is here!

And here's the other half of the department!

An informal shot of my department guys.

Here's the Sales Team!

Here are the Engineer's Team!

Gary with the Purple Angel(Didi).

Adrian's 2 babes, Rabiah & Hazel.

Yumei with her Model Pose with Rabiah.

Didi, the Purple Angel.

Check out the 2 guys smiling broadly having the chance to pose with the 2 babes.

Now, what the heck is Thomas doing?

Thomas & Didi with their vintage pose.

Tipsy Azrin with YuMei Malmsteen.

You'll never see Iskandar in shorts except at this event!

Last but not least, Azrin and Dino with our beloved Director, Willis.

Life

2006-12-10T15:12:00.000+08:00

Life,
Life is full of surprises,
Life is full of ups and downs,
Life still goes on

Life,
Life is full of love,
Life is full of being loved,
Life still goes on

Life,
Life is full of joy,
Life is full of sadness,
Life still goes on

Life,
Life is full of time,
Life doesn't last til the end of time,
Life still goes on,

Til I'm gone.

Kingston Memory Peripherals

2006-12-09T12:57:00.000+08:00

So you though you had gotten yourself a Kingston memory product at a bargain when you bought it cheap?
Think again. That cheap Kingston memory product you had just bought might be a fake.
Check the Serial Number of the Kingston Memory Product and verify it to be original here -> Kingston Verification

Cousin Dzul's Wedding

2006-12-09T09:13:00.000+08:00

One of my cousins, Dzul, got married last weekend. It was a joyous occasion. Here's some of the photos at the wedding.

The dinner.

The Aunties helping out at the back.

Aunties cutting cucumbers cum chitchat session.

Relaxing after some hard work.

The Uncles meeting session.

The Dais.

Guests from a local Orphanage.

Another shot of the guests having dinner.

The BrideGroom setting out to the bride's place.

The procession.

To the Wedding Car.

The BrideGroom waiting for the Wedding Car.

The arrival of the Wedding Car.

The Kompang Boys beating to their rythm.

The BrideGroom giving a composed smile.

The newly wedded couple.

The couple on the dais.

The Kompang Boys and he wedding couple.

A shot of the Water Boys.

And here are the Washing Boys!

Zain and the couple.

Sitex Buys!

2006-12-07T12:42:00.000+08:00

Although this might be a bit late but its better late than never. This year's Sitex was held in Singapore Expo at the end of November (30 Nov - 3 Dec 2006). Countless bargains were available during this year's show. The 2 Halls were jam packed with people during the 4 days .

Sitex 2006 actually made me poorer as I bought an LG LCD 19" Widescreen monitor @ $369 and a iSmart320GB HDD Media Player @ $299. Both items actually set me back by more than $600!

The LCD proved to be a good buy with its quality and 3 years warranty and minimum dead pixel is slated at 3 pixels only. Check out the pictures and specs of it below.

The 19" LG LCD Widescreen

Specifications.

The specs can be found here -> LG Website

Another gadget that I bought was the iSmart 320GB HDD Media Player. This HDD player is special as it can be plugged direct to your TV and play movie files, jpeg photo files and also MP3s.

The iSmart HDD Media Player

Here's a full specs of the HDD Media Player.

Specification
• Application Interface : USB 2.0
• Playback Interface : AV Cable
• Pre-formatted with FAT32
• Support CF I/II, MMC, SD, MS, MD, SM, xD cards
• Media Card formats : FAT 16/32
• Support MP3, JPEG, DAT (VCD), VOB (DVD), MPEG I/III/IV, DIVX 3.x/ 4.x/ 5.x
• Compatible with Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP & Mac.
• Plug and Play
• 3 years replacement warranty
• Available Capacity : 320GB

Besides the above stuffs, Qmax Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Creative gave out Creative Webcams as free gifts when signing up for Wireless@SG accounts. Wireless@SG accounts are free wireless internet accounts initiated by IDA. It will be free for the next 3 years and will be gradually having coverage islandwide.

Here's the free Creative Webcam given out.

If you've missed out on signing up during Sitex 2006, you can still sign up online here.

PSP clone?

2006-11-23T21:40:00.000+08:00

GP2X Game Console

Check out this new gaming console which is not widely known yet. It sure runs on dual 200mhz CPU with 64mb RAM and has functions that will make most people grabbing it off the shelves and the best part, it runs only on 2 AA batteries!

Here's a summary of its functions and capabilities.

The GP2X Mark 2 Version
Sleek black handheld console which plays games, movies, your MP3 music collection, E-books, displays text files and photos.
Totally plug and play to your PC.
Games and movies can be downloaded from www.gp2x.co.uk
Operates on the stable Linux system.
Two 200mhz CPU's with 64meg of RAM.
Custom graphics hardware.
Decoding chips.
An internal scaling chip to enable you to watch movies on the console.
Compatible with AVI/DIVX/XVID movie files with up to 720*480 resolution.
Takes SD cards up to 4GB.
Connects up to your T.V. when you purchase cables from www.gp2x.co.uk or most electronics stores.
Joystick control with standard ABXY buttons.
A pair of in-built speakers.
Requires a USB cable.
Requires 2 x AA Batteries.
Size: 14 x 8 x 3cm.

More photos of this console :->

The GP2X Console in sleek black.

The console in white.

Gadgets That You Have!

2006-11-21T21:34:00.000+08:00

I was cleaning my closet the other day and chanced upon some of my old stuffs that brings back memories. Some of the items were already obsolete in today's ever changing world. The 1st thing that I saw was my 1st ever pager!

I can still remember my 1st Pantech pager which was a luxury during that time. Think it was in the year 1996, during the holidays after the 'O' levels. Bought this Pantech pager with my own savings having worked part time. It's still looking good as shown in the photo below.

Although the outlook still looks good, not too sure of the internals though. Can't remember much whether it's still usable or not as I upgraded to another pager soon after. The 2nd pager was Singtel's Max Alpha pager. Used this pager for quite sometime till I was in polytechnic.

Now this Singtel's Max Alpha looks bad due to the battery melting in it. All that slimy battery goo enveloped this pager. Managed to clean it up abit for this photoshoot.

During my polytechnic years, I upgraded from pager to handphone. My 1st handphone was the vintage 2nd hand Ericsson GH388 specially bought from Ayul, a friend of mine. 1st mod on this phone was to change the antennae to one that has LED lights!

Used this Ericsson GH388 for sometime before Starhub launched their free incoming calls plans. Was tempted and bought a new handphone set, a Nokia 3210 for ard $200. It was one of the 1st few phones without antennae I think.

This N3210 was so popular with its game called Snake. Almost everyone will be playing this game. Ran into some problems with the phone after using for a few years whereby the calls suddenly get disconnected automatically.

This happened during my BMT in Pulau Tekong. It was so inconvenient without a phone. Anyway it was fixed but the problem wasn't fixed once and for all and I upgraded to another phone which my brother got for free.

The Samsung N500 which got a great game called Othello. Played countless hours of this game. Bad side of this phone is that the silver skin drop off like in the photo above. Kinda ugly when it dropped off. Anyway, this phone doesn't last long as it ceased to function all of a sudden.

The best phone that I ever got for myself is the Sony Ericsson K750i. Together with a 2megapixel camera, storage of up to 2gb and a great sound system, this phone really rocks.

Anyway, newer phones are already being sold with newer technologies such as 3G. These pagers and old phones will be nostalgic and will be memorable collectibles in a few years time!

What is Jihad?

2006-11-12T11:16:00.000+08:00

With the recent rise of terrorism in the global world, the meaning of Jihad has always crop up, be it in the news, radio or on the lips of the people all over the world. What is the true meaning of Jihad? Read on to find out the true meaning of Jihad.

Many people have the wrong impression of what Jihad really means. Jihad actually originates from the Arab Language and it means "Struggle to achieve". Now, since the Sept 11 tragedy, people have misinterpret the meaning of Jihad to be a Holy War which is not true. People who practise Jihad are called Mujahideen. Actually, you do not have to go tru "war" to be practising Jihad.

An good example of a peaceful Jihad will be when a Muslim struggles to achieve something in the name of Allah such as struggling to hafaz(memorise and understand) the Holy Al-Qur'an. That can be considered a Jihad.

Islam is actually a peaceful religion that teaches its followers to be a peaceful lot. Islam had never taught its followers to go to war with people of other religions instead, Islam actually promotes healthy interaction with other religion.

Misinterpretation of Jihad had done a lot of damage to the reputation of Islam as a peaceful religion. Extremists always create havoc in the name of Jihad but behind those reasons lie their own selfish political motives. With these evil motives blanketed in the words of Jihad, no doubt many people will have a bad impression of Islam.

It is stated in the Holy Al-Qur'an that there should never be violence unless you are being oppressed in your fight to uphold Islam. It means no matter how bad the situation is, never resort to violence unless Islam is being oppressed.

Hope this article clears up your doubts about the true meaning of Jihad and enhance your understanding of the peaceful teachings of Islam.

1st Syawal ,Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2006

2006-10-29T23:48:00.000+08:00

On the 1st day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri, my house will be visited by my relatives and cousins. Here's some of the photos taken on the 1st day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

The 1st visitors of the day.

Catching up on each other's lives.

Relaxing and enjoying the spirit of Hari Raya.

My Auntie's relatives.

Adenin & Family.

Me & My Family.

The 3 Musketeers.

The Ladies.

The cousins.

Cik Man & Family.

The Brothers.

Sony Playstation 2 As a Multimedia Hub !

2006-10-29T01:15:00.000+08:00

Playing games on a PS2 is a norm with most people who owns a PS2 but do you know that there's so much more that you can do using your PS2? Besides playing the usual games that comes in those DVDs, you can also play LAN games, listen to MP3s, view photos in jpeg format and watch movies using the PS2.

Do you know that you can actually play movies, MP3s and view photos in jpeg format that are stored in your portable HDD, thumbdrive or memory cards? Now, that will be something new and interesting. I've spent the past 2 days testing out my PS2 to play MP3s, movies and jpeg photos from my portable HDD and thumbdrive and it actually works!

Before that, there's some steps and requirements that need to be done and fulfilled in order for this to work on your PS2. Your PS2 also needs to have a modchip to run ELF files and your portable drive needs to have FAT32 file system instead of NTFS.

Here's some screenshots of the SMS Player on my JVC television.

When running the SMS Player, it will detect the 2 devices, CD ROM which is in the PS2 itself if you inserted any CD and in this case, the portable HDD. In the above photo, the 3 files are actually the contents of the CD ROM in the drive of the PS2.

In the above photo, the SMS Player detects the files on my portable HDD. Checkout the movie Sky High playing on TV from the portable HDD via my PS2 in the photo below.

Sky High playing on TV.

Above is the setup on my PS2 with the portable HDD. More info on this SMS Player can be found here. Guess my PS2 will be my multimedia player to play all sorts of media from now on!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 2006!

2006-10-24T03:27:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims all over the world and happy holidays to all!

Tebrau City Trip 2

2006-10-17T20:54:00.000+08:00

It has been a very busy Ramadhan with the one man show house painting. Luckily I had painted the living room walls and ceiling just before Ramadhan so it was not so bad. The bedroom ledges were just done yesterday. Took me about 3-4 hours to finish it up with 2 coats. The cornice was halfway done. Oh well, was planning to wake up early today to finish up the cornice but too bad woke up just in time to go to work!

Anyway, house painting aside, Dila & me went to Tebrau City again last Friday to get my Baju Melayu. Luckily the color to match Dila's glamorous Malay dress was available and what a good price it was sold at too.

It was already late and break fast time was looming. So we head up to the top floor where all the restaurants are located. We got a headache as to where we should break our fast as there were too many choices. In the end, we selected The Chicken Rice Shop. After pouring over the menu, we decided to order the Ramadhan Special Set for 2 person. The Ramadhan Special Set consists of the following dishes:->

2 plates of steamed rice
Assam Fish
2 Soup of the day
A plate of braised chicken
A plate of kailan in soy sauce
A bowl of fishball soup
2 drinks
2 pudding desserts

Can consider this quite cheap as it only costs RM29.90 excluding their government taxes and such.

The Ramadhan Special Set

The dishes tasted good with the special drink. They called it Bandung but it doesn't taste like Bandung. Tasted more like Soya Bean with grass jelly in it. The pudding dessert was also exotic and has a peanut taste to it.

The loving couple in Tebrau City

After breaking fast, we head back to Singapore as the good timing to cross the Causeway back to Singapore is between 8pm to 8.30pm where there'll be zero queues for bikes.

SE K800i, A Buggy Mobile Phone?

2006-10-12T05:00:00.000+08:00

There seems to be mixed reviews about this Cybershot phone. Some people find it to be a very good imaging phone whereas some people find it to be quite buggy. I've a real life experience with this phone as someone I know had just bought this SE K800i last Friday.
I'm not getting a very good impression on this phone. You wanna know why?

Let's call my friend who bought this phone, D. D mentioned to me, when the 1st sealed package of the mobile phone was opened at the counter, the top of the phone had some scratches. Obviously D requested for another one. Who wants a scratched NEW phone? OK so this don't fall into the "buggy phone" category but read on.

The phone in the 2nd package looks good when opened. Some tests were done to be sure there's no faulty functions but D didn't notice that the keypad wasn't level. The last column of the keypad( numbers 3,6,9 and #) was abit pushed in. The number 3 pad was especially stucked in.

This is just a sample photo and not the actual phone where the keypads are pushed in.

D went down to the counter to complain about this and was granted a one to one swap of the whole package. So the very next day, D brought the whole package to the counter and swapped the package with a new one. D checked all the functions (sound,camera,etc.) seems to be working fine and the keypad looks normal.

But when D was chking the phone thoroughly that night, the MP3 files that was played from the phone sounded bad. Later on, the camera gave some problems. Here's a sample of photos taken using the faulty camera K800i phone.

Look at how bad the quality of the photo is! This photo was taken with all the settings set to AUTO. Here's another sample.

Just look at the quality. I can't imagine getting this from a 3.2megapixel Cybershot camera! Besides the bad quality photos, when the slider for the camera was slid open, sometimes the camera didn't automatically activate by itself.

Another one to one swap was arranged for D tomorrow. Hopefully this one will not have all these problems. It's such a hassle to go down to the counter complaining of endless troubles with a newly bought phone!

Is that me?

2006-10-05T22:11:00.000+08:00

Since watching the year 2002 Malaysian movie titled "Embun" someone has been saying that Malaysian actor Aqasha has a striking resemblance with me.

Here's Aqasha in the movie Embun.

Aqasha as Lieutenant Koishi.

Aqasha and Umie Aida in a scene from the movie Embun.

Aqasha in his new movie, Cinta 3 Musim.

Personally, I think this is the only picture of Aqasha which has a resemblance to me.

What do you all think?

REMP - IT The Movie

2006-09-26T04:31:00.000+08:00

REMP-IT

A Malaysian movie highlighting the life of a Mat Rempit (street racer). This is a good movie to show the audience, the true life of a Mat Rempit and the thrills and spills when street racing illegally.

What actually does REMPIT means?
REMPIT actually means a street racer in Malaysian slang.

Remp - It features Madi, a famous Mat Rempit who works as a despatch rider in the day and races illegally at night. Madi has a girlfriend, Ieka who wants him to marry her after she had given everything to him. But his social life prevents him from marrying her. Madi wants to save enough money to buy a new motorcycle, rather than settling down.

Madi's close friend is Macha, a "mat rempit" who introduces Madi illegal racing. After winning several races, Madi gets a challenge from Spark, another well-known "mat rempit". Madi accepted the challenge in which, the loser will give his motorcycle to the winner.

That night, Madi lost the race and is forced to give his motorcycle to Spark. Instead, Madi run away. Unfortunately, Sparks and his gangs managed to catch and beat Madi. Madi not only suffered from a broken leg, his motorcycle was set on fire by Spark's gangs. Ieka who is disappointed ends up with Spark!

One of the racing scenes.

Two months later, Madi and Spark bump into each other. Madi, who is still angry with what had happened, wants to seek revenge against Spark, especially when he sees Ieka flirting with Spark.

The two nemesis face off in another race. With the help of Sam Macha's cousin, Madi manages to get a motorcycle for the race.

But will Madi gets back his dignity as a genuine "Mat Rempit"?And what will happen after that?
I'll not tell but instead, go and watch this movie, especially for those who ride.

Tebrau City Trip

2006-09-20T16:32:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, Dila & I went to the newly opened Tebrau City Shopping Centre which was located quite far, about 15 - 20km from Johor Bahru city centre. Its actually located just after Carrefour, along Jalan Tebrau heading towards Kota Tinggi.

AEON Tebrau City Shopping Centre.

The shopping centre is huge with many boutiques and stores with a huge Jusco Supermarket. Parking will never be a problem for both cars and bikes as there are ample parking space in the huge carparks.

Some of the stores are Harris Popular Bookstores, Mango, Padini and Topshop. For dining, the top floor will give you a headache as to what you would want to eat. The majority of the shops in the top floor are restaurants serving a wide variety of cuisines. Examples are Ayamas, Secret Recipe, The Manhattan Fish Market and many more. We dined at Ayamas as it was quite some time since we last tasted Ayamas chicken.

Riding to Tebrau City Shopping Centre took about 15-20 minutes depending on the nature of traffic along Jalan Kota Tinggi. When nearing Carrefour, be careful not to take the wrong section as all of a sudden the road will be diverted into 3 different directions due to the constructions going on at that place. Go straight ahead taking the centre road and you'll be able to see the huge shopping centre.

On the way back home, we took a wrong turn and got ourselves lost! Luckily Carrefour was still within our sight and we rode towards Carrefour. Upon nearing Carrefour we managed to turn into Jalan Kota Tinggi.

After sometime, we realised the landmarks were quite unfamiliar and soon realised we were actually heading towards Kota Tinggi and further away from Johor Bahru city centre! All the way there wasn't any junction that we can make a quick u-turn to head back to the correct way.

We were almost in Kota Tinggi when there was a junction and luckily there's a Petronas petrol station there. As petrol was running low, we refueled and set off back to Johor Bahru. Upon reaching Carrefour where the construction is, there was a massive jam all the way towards Johor Bahru. Lucky we reached Johor Bahru safely and managed to escape the normal jam(abt 2000hrs onwards jam) at Singapore Immigration.

A good advice, print out this map if you're going to Tebrau City Shopping Centre.

Map to Tebrau City.

Farewell Syaaban, Welcome Ramadan

2006-09-16T18:43:00.000+08:00

A few weeks had gone by and I've been bz with many things. Albeit all that, time pass by and its coming to the end of Syaaban, a blessful month in the Islamic Calendar. Next Sunday, 24th September 2006 marks the start of Ramadan for 2006.

There were some important incidents in Islamic history that happened during the month of Syaaban.

1) Nisfu Syaaban Nite
There was an exchange between Prophet Muhammad SAW and the Angel Jibril about Nisfu Syaaban Nite. Angel Jibril explained during this particular nite, 300 doors of mercy will be opened and Allah will pardon the sins of everyone except :=

a) People who had "syirik" towards the one and only God, ALLAH.
b) Liquor drinkers.
c) People who indulge in sorcery.
d) People who indulge in Black Magic.
e) People who loves to make enemies and fights.
f) People who indulges in adultery.
g) People who indulges in Riba.
h) People who are rebellious and bad towards their own parents.
i) Instigators
j) People who cuts off family relationship

2) Change in the direction of Kiblat.
In the early days of Islam, Muslims pray towards the direction of Baitul Maqdis, a huge Mosque in Palestine. That caused a controversy with the Jews as they claimed their religion is the real religion and Muslims copied the direction of prayers from them. Prophet Muhammad SAW advised all Muslilms to be patient with all the brickbats and wait till there's an order from The Almighty, ALLAH SWT.

ALLAH SWT ordered the prayers to be in the direction of Kaabah. Some Ulama(Pious religious leaders) believed that Prophet Muhammad SAW received the order to face Kaabah for prayers on the 15th of Syabaan. Since then, Muslims all over the world face the same direction for prayers.

3) Bani Mustaliq (Muraisi') War

Bani Mustaliq was a tribe and part of the Jews. They planned to assasinate Prophet Muhammad SAW but Prophet Muhammad SAW was informed of this by a friend of his, who's from the Badwi Tribe. This war happened on the 2nd day of Syabaan in the year 5Hijrah.
The Muslims, lead by Prophet Muhammad SAW defeated Bani Mustaliq in the war and many prisoners were caught.

With the end of Syaaban, let's welcome RAMADAN.

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

2006-08-31T02:19:00.000+08:00

I had a very good sleep today as the night before, I was on the night shift. Woke up at about 1pm in the afternoon and saw the sky was dark. A downpour's inevitable and the heavens threatened to open up any moment. True enough, just a few minutes later it was raining cats and dogs. There goes our plan to go to Tebrau City, Johor Bahru's newly opened premier shopping centre. Feeling unsure of where to go as there wasn't any backup plans made, I suggested watching a show at Tampines Mall's GV.

At Tampines Mall GV, there wasn't any nice shows that we haven't watched yet so we settled for a Hindi movie titled Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna for a change. Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, means Never Say Goodbye in English is a show which portrays 2 married couples caught in love with each other.

Casts consisting of Bollywood stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Amitabh Bachchan, Abishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Kirron Kher and Arjun Rampal brings out the best of this movie which has corny and hilarious one liners especially by Shah Rukh Khan.

Although quite a long read, a better review of this movie is extracted below from http://tribe.banjarahills.com/Reviews_Full.asp?nid=44

Review:-

Conjugal bliss is Mother Nature's divine gift to mankind, but how many of us cherish and make the most of it? The deep rooted marital relationships are driven by hardcore rules and regulations of society but love has no precincts, rituals or boundaries.Why do small quarrels, confrontations and unavoidable barbs between the spouses result in venomous confrontations and then follow in separations?

Does the relationship lack the eternal bond of togetherness or the comfort level or the gratification level? Has the compassion between them decimated to all-time low? What relevant and important part do elders play in rejuvenating these beleaguered relationships? These are some of the realistic factors the much awaited 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' projects.

The film is primarily conceptualized on the circumstantial repercussions of events when the protagonist is "head over heels" in love with his soul-mate after being married. Karan's tryst with perplexed human emotions continues with 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' ('KANK') where the meek and unexpressive husband (Shah Rukh Khan) suffers from inferiority complex and shelters in the arms of mentally perturbed lovable wife (Rani Mukherjee). Unlike previous family tearjerkers, this film has modern and upbeat outlook with realistic characters infused in complex love saga. The film comes out with statutory warning "Do Not Leave Your Marriage Unattended" and it collages with every character of the film.

According to filmmaker Karan Johar, he has plagiarized these realistic and conceptual facts of life after scrutinizing falling success rate of modern day marriages. The film promises to be a solution of these problems but does it explain broken relationships? The answer is purely individual and situational and may vary from person to person. It may strike a blow to orthodox minds and age-old rituals but works mechanically with the present state of youth genre. An average Indian audience may find the concept alien for its different treatment.

Whether it's a tomboyish infatuation of love struck girl ('Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'), bondage of united family ('Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum') or the eternal love and sacrifice of a dying lover ('Kal Ho Na Ho'), Karan Johar has triumphed them all and returns with much more mature subject with 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna'. The magnanimous success of his earlier releases like 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum' and 'Kal Ho Na Ho' makes him the most priceless directorial prodigy of business. He returns with the finest line-up of stars to make it the most awaited mega event of the year. Bollywood has glorious past of family oriented melodramatic flicks ('Sangam', 'Tere Mere Sapne', 'Pyar Jhukta Nahin') in the past. However, they are handful in present scenario.

There is a load of factors that decides the final outcome of the family entertaining endeavors and this is where "Yash Raj Banner" and "Dharma Productions" have excelled. The immaculate "treatment", flawless presentation, impressive performance, melodious and foot-tapping music and fine craftsmanship of cinematography and chorography are all that make it different from others. 'KANK' delivers all with grace and generosity and makes the film worth its gigantic media hype . Candy floss romance, trendy outfits, skyscraping and visually spectacle locations, funky music and thematically heart-piercing performance from the lead actors makes it a "must see show".

'KANK' is an emotional confrontation saga of two families - Sarans and Talwars, driven by destiny and not by relationships. Dev Saran (Shah Rukh Khan), an emotional, self expecting joyful youth who loves to live, work and enjoy his life. Dev's better half Rhea (Preity Zinta) is sassy, ambitious and trendy career woman who has skyscraping ambitions and the skills to achieve it. Dev, an aspiring footballer, signs a deal of five million dollars and Rhea's talent places her in top slot of her company. Kamaljit Saran (Kiran Kher), Dev's mother is a lovable woman and understands his son better than others.

The couple has an adorable kid -- Arjun (Master Ahsaas) who prefers violin over football. Samarjit Singh alias Sam (Amitabh Bachchan) is an enigmatic entrepreneur whose philandering habits show his lively and jovial attitude towards life. Rishi Talwar (Abhishek Bachchan), son of Sam, is hardcore party animal with high profile business. Maya (Rani Mukherjee), Rishi's wife, is a sensitive, homely girl who aspires for true love and happiness in life. On one fateful day, Maya and Dev meet and it's a day of Maya's wedding. It turns out into an interesting conversation about love, relationship and marriage but ill luck strikes them. Dev meets an accident and is handicapped whereas Maya marries Rishi out of compromise.

After four years they meet again with estranged marital relationships. Rhea's growing success makes Dev envious. Depression and frustration make Dev a pessimist. The feeling of being a loser haunts him every time. On the other side, Maya has inferiority complex of not conceiving child. Rishi's pleasant nature pacifies but she fails to react to his advances. The unpleasantness develops between them and leads to unwanted arguments. Dev and Maya decide to sort out the matter by being each other's best buddy. In hot pursuit to rejuvenate their shackled marriage life they develop an eternal bond of love and togetherness between them. The climax shows them in a whirlpool of emotions where they have to choose between love and a "compromised" life partner.

It may sound ridiculous to an average viewer that the director has tried to narrate the story from the a pessimist attitude. The concept sounds too westernized and will be difficult to digest for Indian audiences. Karan Johar's concept of plagiarizing the concept in New York speaks volume of technical vision, but the theme of the film will sound alien to many. Shibahni Bathija's co-scripting the film has been innovative and shows inhibited shades of traumatized marital relations.

Niranjan Iyenger's dialogues are witty, whimsical and show their class in developing characters in the film. Big B's philandering acts, his one-liners, Shah Rukh's initial confrontation with Rani, Abhishek's outburst at Rani and Big B's speech over the long lost moments of married life are the striking features of the writing work.

Cinematography by Anil Mehta is brilliant at many places and shows the natural and urban beauty of New York. It scores maximum in soundtracks "Rock "N" Roll Soniye", "Mitwa" and "Tum Hi Dekho Na". Farah Khan's finely crafted chorography is an added catalyst, especially in "Mitwa" it captures the emotional moments of Shah Rukh and Rani that form the crux of the story.

Shanker Ehsaan Loy deliver their best musical soundtracks of the year with "Mitwa" being the best of the lot. The background score works with the "tonality" of the script and each soundtrack has relevance with the script. The title track and "Tum Hi Dekho Na" evokes an aura of serenity on screen that was earlier witnessed in soundtracks of 'Kal Ho Na Ho'.

'KANK' has been garnished with the best of acting talents available in the film industry. Shah Rukh Khan has the major role to play and he delivers it with panache. The sorrowful outburst of his being handicapped, accepting love for Rani, resentment with Preity and confrontation with Big B show his versatility as an actor. Abhishek Bachchan matures as an actor with some fine sequences -- his love for philandering father, compassion with Rani and finally his separation with Rani.

Legendary Amitabh Bachchan plays the naughtiest, most wicked and the honest character and his face language delivers it all. The witty one-liners with Kiran Kher, conversation at the dinner table and the death scene speak of his flawless acting intellect.
Rani Mukherjee's acting prowess is immaculate throughout the film and shows her command over her emotions and expressions. The perfect timing in the emotional scenes is mind-blowing and gives her edge over her competitors. The actresses have many dimensions to display and she lives up to the monumental expectations. Mickey Contractor's finely garnished make-up is an added factor to her physical grace and charm. She leads the show from the front and gives her best performance of the year.

Preity Zinta's upbeat attire of successful woman fits into her body language perfectly. The actress needs no introduction as she has already been an acting icon in films like 'Veer Zara' and 'Kal Ho Na Ho'. Manish Malhotra's trendy and sassy outfits are class apart and depict the designer's outstanding vision. Rani's ethnic wears, Preity's urbanized outfits, Shah Rukh's trendy jackets, Amitabh's fashionable suits and Abhishek's connoisseur looks build the characters well. The designer has his best work in recent times and should be applauded for this.

It may sound boring and irritable for movie buffs to visualize realistic concepts on commercial mainstream cinema format for three hours plus. But Karan Johar's intellect of balancing style with substance speaks volume of scripting, directorial and creative genius. The extra long length of the film (22 reels) may be a discouraging factor for the film's prospects; otherwise the film promises to be visually spectacle. The slow, unorthodox and melodramatic treatment might lead to a difference of opinion but it will have the biggest opening of the year. It will be best in multiplexes and overseas and will have mixed response in the interiors.

Not convinced the show's a great change from the normal English movies in the cinemas? Wait till you hear the sentimental soundtrack "Tumhi Dekho Naa" and "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna", the refreshing hit "Mitwa", the rock & roll genre, "Rock & Roll Soniye" and the upbeat "Where's the Party Tonight".

Trip to The Zoo

2006-08-27T13:23:00.000+08:00

I went to the zoo with my parents and my youngest brother yesterday. The trip was organised by the North East CDC and all expenses were taken care of. We started the day by meeting the rest of the participants going to the zoo at Pasir Ris MRT. There were a total of 4 coaches taking all the participants to the zoo.

Mum & Dad in the bus on the way to the zoo.

My youngest brother, Ismail.

At the zoo, it was free and easy. After listening to the instructions on the time and place to gather for lunch, off we go.

This monkey could have won the most photogenic monkey if there's ever such a contest around. It was posing in all kinds of poses and visitors were snapping their cameras away!

My brother with the otters.

As we were walking along the footpaths, we stumbled upon this chameleon blending in with its green surroundings.

The pink flamingoes.

We passed by the rhinoceros and they really smelt bad! In the middle of their area, there's a huge pile of dung! Guess that's where most of the smell came from.

One of the peacocks roaming the zoo.

The zebras in their area.

Another shot of the zebras. One of the zebras were walking away from the herd to some small plants at the side and it was shitting away! Quite a lot of dung dropped out!

This cute otter strikes "The Sentry Duty" pose just for the cameras! Looks exactly like the character from the show Over The Hedge.

One of the giraffes having an early lunch, munching away on the leaves.

Another pair of giraffes having their lunch.

When we reached the Cat Country, we found most of the cats lazing around and having their nap. As in the above photo, a lion and lioness having their nap.

A leopard just awake from its mid day slumber. Leopards are the smallest of all Cats(e.g Lions, Jaguar, Tiger). Leopards are well known for the spots on its body but there are also black leopards. Black leopards, which are quite common amongst the leopards species have a condition called " Melanism" A unique characteristic of a leopard is that each individual leopard spots are unique, like a human fingerprint.

Altogether there were 2 leopards in the zoo. Above photo shows the spotted cat walking gingerly on a tree trunk finding a good spot to have a nap.

Once it gets a nice comfortable spot, there it goes off to dreamland.

At the Reptile Garden, there's an enclosed area where the reptiles were let loose and you will have a very close contact with these reptiles. A Green Iguana laze on top of the doorway of the enclosed area. Most of the tourists were trying to touch the huge lizard. Just imagine if it loses its mind and claws at them! Just take a look at those long "fingers"!

Besides the Green Iguana, there's a number of different species of snakes. Below shows a green snake coiling itself on one of the branches.

A green tree snake.

A Corn Snake, which is normally found in farming lands. These snakes aren't venomous, instead they help the farmers get rid of rodents which are their main source of food.

A huge anaconda all coiled up. It must have had a great meal before this!

A rattle-snake staring at me.

Another species of the Reptile Family, the turtle. This turtle actually shares the same exihbition area as the King Cobra. I wonder how it manages to stay alive!

2 King Cobras snuggle with each other.

This alligator looks really rubbery and fake when its not moving at all. But it sure is real when it opens up its huge mouth!

The alligator seems to be angry!

This Giant Turtle just woke up from its giant slumber and clumsily make its way to some green snacks. These Giant Turtles are known to weigh more than 50KG and feeds on small fishes and plants.

A Komodo Dragon seeking shelter from the sweltering heat.

This creature is called the Gila Monster! Gila Monsters are one of only 2 species of venomous lizards. The other species is the Mexican Beaded Lizard. The venomous nerve toxin of this Gila Monster is not injected like a snake's venom but flows into the wound as the lizard bites and chews on its victim. Anyway, don't worry as these lizards are only found in the USA.

The Singapore Zoo's favourite mascot, the Orang Utan. Look how cute the baby is sleeping on its mother's back.

One of the Orang Utans looking solemnly at me.

The Famous Five Orang Utans of Singapore Zoo. Each individual orang Utan is unique and has its own characteristic and moods. The Famous Five are Satria, Veera, Labu, Binton & Suria.

A Pelican pecking at its buddy's butt!

A kangaroo having some snacks. The new Kangaroo Exhibit area is a new open concept kind of exhibit where the kangaroos roam freely and you are able to touch them. Be careful of their kick though!

Another species of the kangaroo.

A Malayan Tapir feeding on the leaves.

Some of the curious parrots looking at the noisy tourists who were gawking at them. These colorful parrots have very nice feathers and color tones.

A lovey dovey parrot couple.

We were tired after walking for quite sometime and took a rest at a shelter. It feels good to sit down and shake off the tiring feeling after a long walk.

Having a break at the shelter.

Lunch was also provided. A 2 piece chicken meal from KFC and a can of Pepsi was on the menu for lunch.

Having lunch @ Restaurants in The Wild.

The trip ended at 1.30pm. We gathered at the entrance of the zoo and took the coach back to Pasir Ris MRT. We though of having a drink at the foodcourt at Whitesands and we made our way over. As my dad's with his wheelchair, we decided to take the lift up to the 4th floor where the foodcourt is located.

Taking the lift up proves to be a challenge as 3-4 lift doors were open and people were rushing into the lift, disregarding the fact that my dad was in his wheel chair. That really shows alot about Singaporean's selfish attitude. The thing that irks me most was that even lifts that have the wheelchair signs were cramped with able bodied idiots who only think about themselves!

We managed to get to the foodcourt almost 15 minutes later. Once in the foodcourt, of all the foodstalls that were available, there were only 1 stall selling Malay dishes but then again, there's no HALAL certificate from MUIS. My parents, being devout Muslims and cautious with the HALAL status of the food sold there, decided to just go home instead.

Anyway, we had an enjoyable day at the zoo despite the "glitch" experienced at Whitesands!

Snakes on a Plane

2006-08-24T02:15:00.000+08:00

Watched this show last night after fetching my Dila from work. We watched at Tampines GV. Quite a good show with shocking moments, hilarious dialogues and action packed scenes. The show will surely glue you to your seat with its plot.

Gangsters set out to kill Sean when he witnessed a murder committed by one of those gangsters. FBI Agent Flynn managed to get to Sean and wanted to fly him out to Los Angeles for him to testify against the murderer. The gangsters planted crates full of poisonous snakes in the cargo compartment and set a timer on which the snakes will be released from the crates and onto the plane.

From then on, shocking moments will jolt you out of your seat and the corny dialogues will tickle your funnybone.
An enjoyable movie overall, it won't be a waste to spend the money on this show.

Funny Encounters

2006-08-20T15:14:00.000+08:00

I'm working as a Technical Support Executive in one of the local ISP in Singapore. Working as a Technical Support Executive, I'm constantly in touch with customers who called in requiring technical support. As such, i've encountered numerous hilarious and irritating customers. Some demands extraordinary support and some do not even know what kind of support they wants.

Here's some of the hilarious calls that I received.

Save To Disk

Me : Good afternoon, ******* Technical Support. How can I assist you?
Customer : Hi, I got a problem.
Me : Yes sir, what seems to be the problem?
Customer : How do I download Mozilla Firefox?
Me : You'll need to browse to www.mozilla.com/firefox and click on "Download Firefox".
Customer : Ok now it's prompting me to choose Open or SAVE TO DISK.
Me : Choose SAVE TO DISK.
Customer : Hmmm, I don't think I can do that! My disc is in a locked cupboard and I don't have the key to the cupboard!
Me : ????? I beg your pardon?
Customer : My disc is in the cupboard. I can't save it into the CD.
Me : ^(&%&*%* Sir, SAVE TO DISK means saving to your hard disk and not into a CD sir.
Customer : oOOooOoo OK !

Chargeable Emails?

I encountered this hilarious lady customer who seemed very ignorant about emails although she has been using emails since 2004!

Me : Good afternoon, ******* Technical Support. How can I assist you?
Customer : Can I check with you something? Does sending and receiving emails incur any charges like mobile phone plans?
Me : !!!???? No Ma'am. Emails aren't chargeable. What you pay every month is the monthly internet connection charges only.
Customer : Wah! Then its good! Its better to use email than mobile phones since its not chargeable!
Me : Yes Ma'am. (Laughs after muting the headset)

These hilarious experiences with customers really reflects the standard of Singaporeans who are and who are not IT inclined. Even so, one can't be so ignorant about these things as the internet has been around for quite some time. It all boils down to whether do they really care and make the effort to learn new IT stuffs.

Most are lazy and wants to be spoonfed with information instead of finding out themselves. Google is just a click away. Tons of information can be found by googling.

Lesson of the day :

Google is Man's best friend!

The Jumeirah Palm Islands

2006-08-18T11:30:00.000+08:00

The Jumeirah Palm Islands

The Jumeirah Palm Islands in Dubai is considered as the 8th Wonder of the World. Just look ath the magnificent palm shaped island with the posh housings and hotels. The Jumeirah Palm Islands will become one of the world's premier resort with 32 beach front hotels which was estimated to be able to accomodate up to 25,000 guests.

The Jumeirah Palm Islands consists of various sectors such as The Trunk, The Golden Mile, The Crescent, Atlantis, The Marinas, The Fronds, Trump Hotel & Towers and also the shoreline apartments.

The Trunk

The 2 kilometre long Trunk is considered the heart of the Jumeirah Palm Island consisting of living, retail and tourism destinations. The Trunk is connected to mainland Dubai by the Gateway Bridge and houses an ecletic collection of upscale residences, hotels, shops and restaurants.

A shallow tranquil canal will carry water taxis along the centre of The Trunk while a monorail silently traverses the island overhead. The eastern side of the canal is lined with almost 2,500 shoreline apartments while the west is home to some of the world's leading hotels and The Golden Mile, which is dotted with luxury apartments, boutiques and cafes.

The Trump Hotel & Tower forms the spectacular centrepiece of the trunk. A stunning and beautififul condo hotel and residence tower which was considered by Donald Trump to be occupying the best location in the whole of The Middle East

The Golden Mile

Located to the west of the central canal, The Golden Mile will be the location of some of The Palm Jumeirah's premier retail outlets and apartments. 220 upscale boutiques and cafes will line its exclusive Corniche walkway which will also front a collection of truly extraordinary homes, apartments, penthouses and townhouses.

Playstation 2

2006-08-17T13:46:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday, we went to Holiday Plaza in JB in search of a good deal for Playstation 2. There were a number of gaming shops selling Playstation 2. 3 good deals were found at 2 different shops.

1) A package consisting of a modded PS2 console, 2 local dual shock controllers and 10 games costing RM470.
2) A package consisting of a modded PS2 console, 1 local and 1 original dual shock controllers and 10 games costing RM 480.
3) A package consisting of a modded PS2 console, 2 original dual shock controllers and 10 games costing RM499.

I got the 3rd package and got a deal with 12 games instead of 10 but unfortunately forgotten to take 1 of the games, so ended up with 11 games in all. It was already a good deal considering the exchange rate was at RM231 that day. So altogether the package only costs about SGD$216.
A quick check with local stores found unmodded PS2 sets with only 1 controller costing just over SGD$200.

Here's the PS2 set.

The PS2 Slim.

The whole package.

The box packaging.

So far, I've only played Winning Eleven 10 and haven't tried the rest of the other games. An addictive game indeed as I managed to lead England to win the World Cup!

Sengkang Fruit Garden

2006-08-13T17:13:00.000+08:00

My younger brother went venturing with his friends into a secluded forested area somewhere in Sengkang and came across some fruit trees such as durian, rambutans and bananas last week. I was interested to venture and see the place for myself so earlier today, we woke up early in the morning and rode my vespa to the forested area.

Once we reached the area, we need to climb a small steep slope to get into the pathway which leads into the forested area.

View from the top of the steep slope.

The pathway leading to the durian trees.

Once we were in the forested area, immediately we saw a few other people waiting for durians to drop from the trees. Some came on their bicycle complete with foldable chairs for their durian wait.

Looking up on the durian trees, there were quite a number of durians left hanging on the tree. The uncles there said durian season is ending and next week the durians will be all gone. The durians were of small sizes like the size of a street soccer ball.

I wanted to see some rambutans and we set out to the other pathway leading the opposite direction. This pathway seems to be neverending as it leads all the way in and halfway tru, we decided to turn back as it was getting deeper and deeper into the forested area.

The neverending pathway.

We didn't manage to find any rambutans though. But there were many purple Morning Glories around.

A close up of a Morning Glory.

Another close up of the Morning Glory.

Another bunch of Morning Glories.

Although we didn't get to pick any fruits, overall it was a good short walk into nature. It feels good to be surrounded by greeneries especially when most of the time you're surrounded by concrete!

Fruity Season is in !

2006-08-12T01:04:00.000+08:00

Nowadays, everywhere you go, you will be able to see fruit stalls sprouting up. Different kinds of fruits are abundant now as the fruity season is in. Durians, longans, rambutans and the likes are everywhere!

You can find durians nicely cut and packed in styrofoam boxes. Nice thick yellowish flesh of the durians and their smell will make durian lovers drool. But have you ever seen a durian tree complete with the durians before? Not many have the chance to see it as Singapore is becoming a concrete jungle. For the benefit of those who have never seen it before, here's photo of how the durian looks like when its still on the tree before it ripens.

Here's a part of the durian which is cut and shows the thick yellowish flesh of the durian.

Besides durians, mangosteens are also available in abundance. Mangosteens taste sweet and nice. In Highland Centre, I heard a bunch of mangosteens costs $10 ! That's very expensive considering there's only about less than 10 pieces of it in the bunch. The best place to get fruits will be in Sheng Shiong Supermarket with their variety of fruits.

A ripe and sweet mangosteen will have a soft shell which will dent with a little pressure. Those that have hard shells are those that are'nt ripe. Do you know that at the bottom of the mangosteen, there's a small flower-shaped bud which can tell you the number of flesh it had inside? I learnt this from my Mum and took a mangosteen to test. Take a look at the photo below.

The flower-shaped bud has 6 petals. That means it has 6 flesh in it. I pried open the mangosteen and to my surprise, there were 6 flesh inside! Tried on another mangosteen and the same amount of flesh really tallied with the number of petals the mangosteen has!

Longan is another favourite fruit of mine. Bought a bunch of it for a mere $2 in Sheng Shiong! What a bargain! The longan seeds actually looks like a nice black pearl with its black shiny color.
But too much of these longans and you'll end up with sore throat!

A bunch of longans.

Some Malay Songs (MP3)

2006-08-08T06:40:00.000+08:00

Here are some rare Malay vintage songs. These songs are rare to find nowadays in cyberspace.
Will be adding more Malay songs soon when I've got the time.

Right click and choose Save Target to save the files.

Aishah

Janji Manismu ***** Download
Syurga Di Telapak Kaki Ibu ***** Download

Ajai & Nurul

Aku Cinta Aku Rindu ***** Download
Keliru ***** Download

Azharina

Elegi Sepi ***** Download
Seandainya ***** Download

Black Dog Bone (BDB)

Khayalan ***** Download
Gadisku ***** Download

BlackRose

Penantian ***** Download
Cinta Abadi ***** Download
Bersama Suara Hati ***** Download

Bumi Putra Rockers (BPR)

Seribu Tahun Takkan Mungkin ***** Download
Harum Subur Di Hati ***** Download
Dari Sinar Mata ***** Download

Carefree

Rindu Bayangan ***** Download
Belaian Jiwa ***** Download

3 Close Shaves in a Week!

2006-08-07T16:25:00.000+08:00

Nowadays, there seems to be more and more lunatic people who owns a car. These lunatics are fit to be thrown into a mental institution to get their pea brains repaired and their egos bombed. The past week have been a harrowing experience for me on the road especially with the fact that I ride a small 150cc Vespa.

Sounding even an airhorn seems futile as these species seems to be deaf. I'm waiting for the professors to come up with a special repelling magnet which will repel these lunatic species who encroach within a metre of my Vespa and throw them straight into a big drain.

3 different incidents which left me with mixed feelings. Fear, Anger,Violence and Resentment played in my mind.

Fear, of being knocked down with permanent injuries which can cripple your life. Worse still, a fatal one.

Anger, at the fact that these lunatics take other lives for granted with their selfishness. Rushing for time seems to always be a GOOD reason to run other people down with their metal cage with wheels.

Violence, feelings of wanting to stop these lunatics by the side of the road and give them a good wallop.

Resentment, at the fact that no matter what, they will always get away scott free until they killed someone with their lunatic ways. At the fact that nothing will be done by the authorities until a life is crippled or lost and lastly when confronting these lunatics, they got the cheek to turn the story around and ultimately, the blame suddenly falls on you.

Incident 1

This happened 2 Saturdays ago. I was on my way to office at about 9am and was cruising at a speed of about 70km/h along Lornie Road. As I was approaching Adam Road flyover, this huge silver car (SCP 281X A) suddenly squeezed into my lane and overtook me, inches away from my Vespa.
As usual, sounding the horn didn't do any good.

I had a good look at the driver though, who seems oblivious to the potential collision that she created just a while ago.
The driver is a middle-aged auntie with shoulder length black hair tied in a ponytail. She's also wearing spectacles. Could it be she needs a higher degree in her specs? God knows. A picture tells a thousand words about this incident so I've drawn up a sketch of how serious this incident is.

Picture is a rough sketch of the actual incident.

She seems to decide to filter into PIE at the very last minute although there's a car right in front of her. So she took the easy way out as a Vespa is small and the fact that a rider will always try to get out of the way of these metal cages as riders will always be the one worse off in case of a collision.

2nd incident

This incident happened on last Wednesday morning at about 8.45am along Upper Serangoon Road off Hougang Ave 5. Roughly about the same incident as the above incident. But this time it was abit more serious.

This driver is a Chinese young man, looked to be in his late 20s with spiky hair. He drove a black car which I didn't notice the make and model but I do notice his plate number (SFC2X68X). Suspect he stays in Sengkang area as well as later on in the evening, saw this car in Compassvale area.

In a road congested with vehicles, he tried to squeeze in between my Vespa and a van infront of him. In the process, he came very near to my Vespa. Instant reaction was to veer away abit and sounded the horn. I stared at him and signalled to him has he got on brains or wat. He pointed to his head and signalled back signalling that I'm the one who has no brains! Call that cheeky, if a collision really happened, I'm the one whose going to be worse off. Not him in his metal cage.

Anyway, further on the road, I kept staring at him when there's eye contact. From Upper Serangoon Road to Sengkang, he tailed me. I realised he was tailing me when the road was clear and I was on the left lane riding at a very slow speed but he hang on at the back and did not overtake me.

He followed till reaching Compassvale Road, I decided to divert him away and instead of turning into my carpark, I turned into another carpark. As predicted, he followed suit. Further in front in the carpark, I slowed down and stopped at the side waiting for him but he did not stop his black car and continued his way. Now it's my turn to follow him. He moved on and stop beside a multistorey carpark and started yakking away on his mobile oblivious to the surroundings.

I rode past him and stared at his idiotic face and exited the carpark at the other exit. When making my way back to my carpark, I was passing by another entrance to the carpark and saw this bugger driving his car out of the carpark. Later on in the evening, at one of the junctions in Compassvale, I saw this same crazy fellow in the same car at the traffic light.

Incident 3

The 3rd incident happened a day after the above incident. I was returning home after the night shift and was riding along North Buona Vista Road. The road was empty and I was riding about 60km/h in the centre lane of the 3 lane road.

All of a sudden, a yellow Citycab sped past and overtook me from the left lane further up. Immediately right after the Citycab sped past, a gold Mercedes sped and swerved into my lane from the left within a few inches. That sudden swerve really wobbled my Vespa. Anger swept into me and with luck, the gold Mercedes stopped at the traffic light at the junction at Buona Vista MRT. I stopped my Vespa right beside the driver side and stared at the driver.

The driver was a middle-aged Chinese man wearing spectacles and he has a nonchalant look on his face. Upon seeing that I was staring at him, he wound down his window and said next time when riding slow, keep to the left lane. That really pissed me off. He's putting the blame on me now. The road has a speed limit and the road was empty yet he sped and swerved into my lane!
Now he got the cheek to say it was my fault as I was road hogging!

I retorted to him telling him even IF I was road hogging, there was a speed limit on that road and does that give him a right to overtake me from the left AND swerve into my lane inches away from hitting my Vespa? Who does he think he is? What really angered me more was that he can try to start arguing with me at the junction when his kid was at the backseat and kept pushing the blame on me! Gave him a piece of my mind with some "polite" words and rode off, not giving a damn about this stupid lunatic.

Further on, a Malaysian rider rode beside me and said he saw the whole incident and told me to report to the authorities. Too bad I didn't manage to get the plate number this time but I recognised the car and the driver. He better start driving without any attitude from now onwoard as I'll be keeping a lookout for him.

Games, Games & More Games !

2006-08-03T00:04:00.000+08:00

Its time to get interactive and enjoy some games here. I've included some interesting games for all ages. What are you waiting for?

Escape From The Office

How to play :-
Collect items and use logical thinking to use the items to help you escape.

Bomb Defusal

How to play :-
You've got only 20 minutes to find the bomb and defuse it before it explodes!

Siti Nurhaliza's Latest Album

2006-08-01T00:21:00.000+08:00

Siti Nurhaliza's latest released album called Datuk JiwaKu.
Cost : RM 19.90

Song List

1) Biarlah Berusia
2) Cintaku Memang Diatas Kertas (RM)
3) Ku Milikmu Datuk K
4) Kuda Tuaku Lari Gagah Berani
5) Kau Misaiku
6) Wajah Kekhalidku
7) Ayahku Kawin Lagi (feat anak Datuk K)
8) Siti Tak Kisah

A song dedicated to Siti Nurhaliza & Datuk K.

Lyrics :-

Oh yea..3x
bila siti jauh aku rasa rindu hey
bila dia kawin aku tak nak datang say
kerana di kawin dengan datuk k
datuk k datuk k K K
kau nak kawin dengan siti
kau dah potong jalan kami
ini tak boleh jadi
kau memang tak sedar diri

dulu siti kata tak kisah siapa laki
asal dia seorang yang baik hati
tapi siti sekrang sudah mungkin janji
kawin dengan datuk
duda pulak tu lagik...

datuk k nak kawin dgn siti
kau dah potong jalan kami
ini tak boleh jadi

walaupun kau telah menghancurkan hatiku
akukan tetap meminati mu
walau pun sudah tiga dagu
aku belum siap lirik yang ini punya.... hehehe

Courtesy of Nizar Putih's SMS.
Disclaimer : The above post is for entertainment purposes only.

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Life in Retrospect....

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Everything 80s.....

Hilarious Idols...

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Life's Surprises

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Movie stuffs.......

Just One of Those Days......

End of Euro 2008

Sideways ?

Toe Nail Drops Off Again !

Time Flies....And how the Reds Lost....

Missing Her...

Harlequin Ichthyosis Syndrome

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Gory Accident

Blossoming Starfruit Trees

It Has Ended!

Book Out Time!

Start of 19 days ICT

Smallest PC

Do you know your country?

Shay Day

Tribute To The National Stadium

Alleycats - Andainya Aku Pergi Dulu

Ali Setan.......

Interesting Philosophical Get To Know You, Spam

Pirates, Shopping Spree & Mad Jack

Anything! Whatever!

Birthday Outing

Paradise on Earth

Bikes on 3 Wheels ?

Operation : Loose HINGE

Clay Mosque

Great Mosque of Djenne

Nintendo Wii

1st IPPT

Pernikahan Wak !

View From CREATIVE

Eventful Day

Singapore VS Thailand

Singapore in the Finals!

Hawaiian Dinner & Dance

Life

Kingston Memory Peripherals

Cousin Dzul's Wedding

Sitex Buys!

PSP clone?

Gadgets That You Have!

What is Jihad?

1st Syawal ,Hari Raya Aidilfitri 2006

Sony Playstation 2 As a Multimedia Hub !

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri 2006!

Tebrau City Trip 2

SE K800i, A Buggy Mobile Phone?

Is that me?

REMP - IT The Movie

Tebrau City Trip

Farewell Syaaban, Welcome Ramadan

Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna

Trip to The Zoo

Snakes on a Plane

Funny Encounters

The Jumeirah Palm Islands

Playstation 2

Sengkang Fruit Garden

Fruity Season is in !

Ramadan Mubarak