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Poured RM100 worth of petrol, paid RM50

Published by in experience, personal on February 29th, 2012

Yeap, you read that right. No this is not a scam nor some sales pitch. It was just one of those days when everything goes better than expected. Angeline and i spent about 2 hours discussing locations on photo shoot with the bridal house and it was time to meet up with Jess Lim aka BlurJess aka The Lonely Pork of Porkless Land. She was in Penang for a day or two and we wanted to catch up with her. Along the way, i had to make a quick pitstop to refuel and that’s when the above titled incident took place. I did the usual. Parked my car, walked to the machine, realized i didn’t bring my card. Walked to the counter instead and gave two RM50 notes and my Bonuslink card. The attendant then signaled to me that i could start refueling. As i hit the RM100 mark, i walked back to the counter to get back my Bonuslink card. “Ada satu ringgit?” the attendant asked me. For some reason, i took out one ringgit without thinking and i was given back my Bonuslink card but i also got back one RM50 note. Being all confused, i tried asking the

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2011 going to 2012

Published by in blog, personal on January 2nd, 2012

2011 was the year where I was the least productive on my blog. You can go through the entries and realized there were barely 20 post. 2012 on the other hand will be a year where I will be documenting more entries as I will rely on my phone more. I gave away my PC and been relying on my old notebook which takes a long time to boot and not to mention to launch Firefox, Photoshop, etc. I recently cashed out from Nuffnang and it was good to see passive income which will be funded for my coming soon trip. Hopefully that will spark my urge to write more. Until then, have a great 2012 and be sure to see more updates from me, whether it’s from the phone or notebook.

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Sergeant Bittu makes it to the internet

Published by in bittu, personal on November 29th, 2011

It has been a long time dream for my dad to own a dog, especially after having 2 dogs back in the days of Ipoh. We just couldn’t afford to keep one here in Penang due to space constraint at home. We eventually shifted many years to a new home and finally this year, after we have settled down well, my sis and i surprised my dad with this fella you see above. It was Father’s Day when Bittu arrived. We walked into a nearby pet store and my sis had her eyes locked on to a brown toy poodle who was fast asleep. Upon inquiry, we were told that the fella was already sold to a couple before us. Out of nowhere, this white fella jumped into the scene and ran towards us! I was stunned … … and my sis said, “OMG he is so adorable! Look at his pinky nose”. There and then a bond was made and Bittu followed us home. My dad got a shock when he saw a white furball with short little legs running around the living area.

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Birthday in China

Published by in personal on April 10th, 2011

Thank You Angeline, Ai Ling, Emily, Aaron, Jessica, Bryan and Angeline Long! Really caught me by surprise when a small cake appeared out of nowhere. Thank you all for the wishes on Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram!!!!!

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2011 starts off with a bang, literally

Published by in experience, personal on January 8th, 2011

The final week of 2010 was probably one of the best final weeks of the year i had so far. Started off with the AFF Suzuki Cup where Malaysia met Indonesia in the finals. Putting the stupid laser beams aside, i can easily say it was the one time where everyone in Malaysia was one, united. No race, no religion but Malaysian instead. It even came to a point when i was packing food and the fella manning the store asked … “You are Malaysian?” I was like in a state of shock cause finally, finally someone asked the right question and not the usual, what are you? what race, bla bla bla. This fella is actually an ardent fan of the Malaysian football team and he was giving extra chicken to his fellow countrymen. HAhahaha nice gesture. My room mate’s cousin was getting married and i was invited to witness and also photograph the ceremony as i haven’t been to a Punjabi wedding before. Honestly speaking, it was damn nice and colourful! The Punjabi community are very closely knitted and i had the chance to see that first hand. What left me in awe was how close were they

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Meet the Parents: Deepavali Meetup

Published by in experience, personal on November 23rd, 2010

After my first few nervy encounters with Angeline’s parents, i took the next step which is to invite her parents over to my home. And what other better time than Deepavali to invite them over. I think i had to correct my invitation message a couple of times before actually sending it to her dad. I never got any reply after that and Angeline never said anything if her parents did mention anything regarding my invitation. The next morning, Deepavali day itself, i was too busy running around getting things down before the whole jingbang came to my house. This is in fact the first time i was having an open house. 2 hours before lunch hour, i went over to Angeline’s house to pick her up. That’s when she told me that her family was coming over. I was like O.O! So i messaged my sister telling her to inform my parents. So many things ran through my head like what are my parents going to say to her parents or will i do anything stupid. Last year my sister invited her friends and this year i thought it would be nice to gather a few friends. With a

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It’s easy to register as a voter!

Published by in personal on May 19th, 2010

I finally reached the legal age to be a voter and to be a responsible citizen, i registered myself at a nearby post office. Surprisingly, it took me less than a minute. Probably the longest part of the whole process was waiting for your turn. I dragged my brother along, just to show him what i was suppose to do. We walked to the post office near Sunshine Square. All that was required was my Identification Card (IC). Then i was asked a rather confusing quetion: Man@counter: “Kamu ini apa?” (What are you?) Man@counter: “Chrisitian?” Me: “Oh agama?” (Oh religion?) Me: Hindu Paper work doesn’t have the option of mix or chindian, etc. Anyway that doesn’t really matter. The guy behind the counter then printed out a slip for me to check my details and asked for my signature. THAT’S IT! I am finally a voter! The next elections will be in the year 2012, unless you know ler something crops up in my area. I am only saying that cause there’s so many by-elections recently that you just wouldn’t know what would happen next. So for those who have reached the age of 21, go and register! It’s easy

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I paid 9 Chicken McNuggets for a date

Published by in personal on April 14th, 2010

It was the eve of my birthday and i had just flown back to Penang to spend some time with my family and also Angeline. I haven’t slept the day before because of some last minute datelines and just before i called it a day, i received a message. Not from a usual sender. !!!!!! ROFLMAO!

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Surviving on loose change

Published by in personal on April 7th, 2010

I have done it last year and I am doing it again this year. Probably some of you must be wondering what am I talking about. Last week I ran out of cash and instead of driving to the bank, I decided to live off my loose change. Coins collected for the past 5 months were used for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Personally I was wondering how long could I last with my coins? The people that I pay to are usually on both extremes; either they hate your guts or love you. Last Saturday I was in a rush back and so I asked for take away. When I was told it’s RM 8.40, I removed RM 1.60 as I had 10 ringgit worth of coins. The fella gave me a long stare and started counting one by one LOL. Can’t blame him also. You wouldn’t want to be short changed at the end of the day. Last year I lasted on loose change for 3 days and this time I managed to get from Wednesday till …. … Sunday ! That’s 5 days worth of coins lying around in my room. My loose change usually comes from parking

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Meet the Parents: Weird moments

Published by in experience, just for laughs, personal on December 10th, 2009

The last time I wrote about my first encounter with dolphin’s parents were many moons back and if you haven’t read or can’t recall the main subject of that particular meet was her pet Husky! Though it was Malu-ation for me but over the months it got better but occasionally I did have my moments. A week after meeting her parents I was back again. This time around I wasn’t as nervous but as cool as a cucumber. While waiting for her to get ready, her mum asked if would like to read the papers in Hokkien T.T Just Before I could show her mum that i do know how answer her in hokkien, my phone decided to jump in: “Ding ding” “Lost satellite connection” “Ding ding” “Lost satellite connection” -_______________-! Her mum got a shock cause: 1) The voice was blaring out as the volume was set to the max 2) I was trying to get my phone out of my pocket but for some reason the phone decided to get stuck in the pocket. So it was kinda awkward. A voice screaming that there’s no satellite connection and me looking like a fool. Moral of the Story: Double

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