I had the privilege to be at the Lotus F1 Homecoming event yesterday which was held at the Pavillion Kuala Lumpur. It was the first time the F1 cars were unveiled to the country and everyone was there. Datuk Tony Fernandez who is the man behind the resurrection of Lotus F1 was unable to be there as he was in South Africa seeking for more sponsors, i think Those attended were Former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir, CEO of Sepang Circuit, the Naza brothers, the Lotus F1 drivers, team principal. This event also marks the entry of Maxis as one of their sponsors, hence the Maxis logo at the side of the car nose tips. I met up with Biresh who is the PR, Marketing & Communications Manager of Tunehotels.com. He briefed on what was the agenda like and since i had more than half an hour to spare, i lingered around. Later on i met 2 more other invited guest, Mohd Zaid and Taylor Ling. As it drew closer for the event to start, more and more people packed the center atrium to have a glimpse on what’s going on.
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Korean Restaurant gets invaded by Thai Villager
It was more than 2 weeks ago that some of us decided to drop Amcorp Mall to pay a visit to Joey’s stall. He was selling some items from his shop which is based in Kelantan. Before we went there, we had lunch at Haeun Khon Restaurant. It was a Korean / Japanese / Chinese restaurant and it seems to be famous for it’s kimchi sets. I wasn’t mentally ready to torture my mouth more over i was dead hungry, especially after queuing up like a cow for close 2 hours to ride a hot air balloon. That i will talk about in my up coming post. This was Angeline’s, which was too vege-ish for my liking. When i am hungry, i definitely need meat and not make myself greener. Nevertheless it tasted quite ok.
Sepang F1 Circuit, Malaysia
The past few years i have been fortunate enough to find myself among the fans in the grandstand and last year, i was invited by Bernard. In 2009, Jenson Button and Brawn GP were making all the headlines in F1. Already being ditched by Honda before the 2009 season even started, no one, no one expected them to be in the position that they were at by the end of the season. The Sepang Circuit notoriously known for it’s crazy weather change lived up to it’s nickname as the Hottest and Wettest F1 race amongst the circuit. You could have a blazing hot sun at the beginning of the race and a heavy downpour to end the race in style. Having the race in the month of April which is the month where the wind changes around South East Asia, heavy downpour are very unpredictable, thus playing an important part in the race in terms of tires being used. I could remember how Ferrari were stuck with 2 cars in the pits years ago to change to wet tires but Schuey eventually won the race.
Yogyakarta Day 1: The nightlife laughter that haunts you
Very often i would read other people’s experience in Indonesia but rarely they would document the night life and in this case Jogjakarta a.k.a Yogyakarta’s night life. A few weeks prior to our departure date, i tried looking up google for any pictures or videos on the Jogjakarta at night but to my avail there were barely anything. Probably because there’s basically nothing to show other than the typical night markets that are scattered all around town. Fortunately for us, when we were dropped in the middle of the town there were quite a number of things that were going on. First off there was a movie shoot and on the other end of the road there’s their local funfair. We headed towards the night markets in search of light snacks.
Job as Cabin Crew/Flight Attendant/Stewardess for MAS
Update 11.57am 19/03/10: Technical glitch for the past 2 hours which made it hard to access my site. Thank you for those who emailed Update: 5.14pm 29/06/10 The latest updates will be posted at the bottom There has been a spike in my site especially with searches on MAS cabin crew interviews in the past 2 weeks. I have replied mails and messages regarding the questions being asked. But for the benefit of future visitors to this site, i would post up a few more information on top of what i have written last year regarding “What Does It Take to Become a MAS Air Stewardess“. I would use the most recent comment by Michael Sibinal who was asking on behalf of his daughter, as a guide to those who seek similar answers. a) Can she apply through this website (http://satkuru.com/…)?
Fake Nike Shoes sold in Queensbay Penang ?
Two weeks ago i was back in Penang, Angeline and i decided to have lunch in Queensbay when we came across some sales going on in the middle of QB’s atrium. Different shops were participating and most items were heavily discounted. As usual, most Penangites or at least i, wait for moments like this to get items that are usually not within my spending power. Immediately when i saw the swoosh logo with a 50%-70% off sign, i joined in digging for whatever i could get. Every Manchester United and Arsenal came together at one place digging for their sizes, lol.
Yogyakarta Day 1: Reaching Nirvana at Borobudur temple
After our first meal on Indonesian soil, we headed towards Borobudur. As said in my previous entry, Borobudur temple was the main reason why we traveled to Indonesia. We were all stuffed after lunch that most of us decided to nap while on the way to Borobudur. The journey from the center of Jogjakarta to the Borobudur temple is approximately 40 minutes depending on traffic. On the way you would be able to see from the typical city life to the outskirts. Upon arriving at the entrance you would definitely be swamped with people trying to sell souvenirs. Some were really aggressive and i told him, i haven’t even seen the place and you are asking me to buy ? He kept quiet for a while and he replied, then Sir, remember my name and buy from me when you have finished walking around the temple. NOTE: Even if you can converse in Bahasa Malaysia, it would be hard to catch what the locals are saying as their slang is heavy. Even certain terms are totally different. For foreigners, there’s a different entrance. Thus the entrance fee is also different T.T
Serbian singer copied Bollywood song ?
It’s very rare that i do updates back to back on a daily basis but something caught my attention while i was browsing through perezhilton.com. It was mentioned there that a Serbian singer, Jelena Karleuša, was trying to copy Lady Gaga’s style of of dressing and singing. Not knowing anything i watched the video that was posted up to see the similarities. The song is called Insomnia and it’s the latest song from the pop singer. Here’s the thing, 30 seconds into the song and i realized i have heard this tune before. I tried humming back the tune to recall the name of the song. After 5minutes of browsing through my list finally found it. The name of the song is Dance Pe Chance and was from the movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi starring Shah Rukh Khan. The song was introduced by my room mate after he had asked me to watch this movie. After listening to both of the songs back to back, i can confidently say it’s the similar if not the same ! Even the part where the guy sings is similar, hahaha. Insomnia is Dance Pe Chance on crack. I am not sure if
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Yogyakarta Day 1: The arrival
After our Cambodian invasion last year, we decided to make this trip a yearly event which consist of countries from South East Asia (have to keep budget low to pay for PTPTN XD ). To make matters more interesting, Ai Ling suggested to make it a point to visit those places listed in the UNESCO World Heritage list. Having heard about Borobudur so many times from our guide in Siem Reap, Si Ya, we KIV-ed Jogjakarta until the right time came. The right time was when AirAsia had their crazy ZERO SALES and a quick check on Jogjakarta showed that it will cost us only RM 54 to go there. We all made our reservations without any hesitation. Later on Bali was added into the plan and towards the end, Jakarta too forced it’s way in. Over the months, Angeline and I plotted all POIs (Point Of Interests) for each stop we were making and in this case it’s the town of Jogjakarta aka Yogyakarta. Initially there were more points but due to time constraint only a few made the cut. The day finally came and the trip started with the Penangites flying to KL the night before as there
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