I am sure many of you here, if not all are fans of certain music out there. Personally i don’t have a favourite genre in particular. Since music is a universal language, i listen to many different languages. English, Malay, Chinese, Indian songs, just to name a few. Lyrics have their value if you understand well in the language but unfortunately my proficiency in both my mother and father tongue is dreadful. So the best i could do is appreciate the tune, lol

In this generation, every information is pushed out to users like me and you via the internet and to be more precise, social media networks like Facebook and Twitter. Sony Music Malaysia joined the bandwagon by having their very own Facebook Page.

There’s definitely perks of being a fan of their page. Off and on Sony Music Malaysia gives out freebies like CDs, notepads, any sort of merchandise. The most recent one where people were going gaga (no not like lady gaga) but i mean go crazy were the Glee giveaways. There are more to come in the future i am sure, so stay in touch with Sony Music Malaysia by liking their group

One of my all time favourite Sony Artist is Anggun. Wonder if some of you could still remember her songs

For those who have blogs, you can win yourselves 2 CDs by blogging about Sony Music Malaysia. To know more, headover here.

There i was at the gate waiting for someone let me in and after ringing the bell a few times, her father walked towards the gate with a rotan. I was thinking i was about to get some butt-whipping but it was used on Husky, their dog. After chasing Husky to his corner, i breezed through the porch and into the hall.

As i waited patiently for her to dress up *she did this on purpose so i would have some time spent with either her parents*, her father joined me in the hall.

I never felt so nervous and knowing that i can talk just about anything to anyone, i didn’t know why i felt i had a lock-jaw >.<!

My first impression was obviously important and so i did strike a topic to break the silence.

So uncle how was your Japan trip ?

It was good good, you should go there one day

… and that’s as good as it gets. I thought i started out well but for some reason the following replies just didn’t suit the situation at that very moment.

Ermmm so how did Husky do?

Who ?

Ermmmm Husky … your dog ? *felt like banging my head against the tea table in front of me for asking such a question*

Oh Husky, ermmm he did well when we were away.

How was the place?

It was very ….. He was sent to a dog center nearby ? *Probably by now her father must be thinking why don’t i have anything else to talk about*

Oh Husky, he was here all the while. We had someone to come over to look out for him as well as feed.

He seems to be barking a lot *i dunno what made me say that ridiculous sentence, sigh*

Yeap that’s how he greets new visitors

Just as i was trying to to gasp for some air because i was literally drowning in a lame conversation which i started, her mum appeared. I stood up to say hello but her mum bowed at me. I am not sure if my name did confused her or probably the Japan trip did leave a small impact in her.

… yes i bowed as well.

Damn awkward.

Probably her father would be thinking i am not just lame but mad as well.

Finally she came down.

I was closed to strangling her for leaving me in the hall for so long but of course that wouldn’t happen >.<!

As we left in my car, her parents would be pitying their daughter for going out with me. Hahaha. Of course it didn’t happen again and that was so many moons ago. Can’t believe i spoke only about her pet dog and nothing else. How embarrassing. Probably i was trying too hard >.<!

I am finally back !

My head hurts …

My arms and legs are aching …

… but my stomach is FULL.

Full with good nutritious Cambodian food, hehehe. Simply love their bread and pork !

I have tonnes of things to do but so little time to finish them >.<

Keep an eye on Malaysian Dream Girl as my write up should be published in the next few days. Nothing extra ordinary, just simple reporting on the auditions which was held in Impiana KLCC not too long back.

Btw, anyone watching Obama’s Inauguration as the 44th President of United States ?

I am finally back … back in the blogging world, LOL. I have so much to write but so little time to do so. When i eventually have the time, i am either hibernating like a bear or in front of my tv. Can’t wait to get back to track with all my work being piled up every since Deepavali. Speaking of Deepavali, my parents got back from Japan on Deepavali’s day itself and YES they got me another Hard Rock Cafe shirt, hahahaha. In my previous entry i did mention that i was hoping for something else, i mean it’s Japan for heaven’s sake. An Aibo would be good enough or even a PS3 but nooooooo, i got a shirt instead. Not one but 3 shirts, hahahaha. Anyway i am happy with the shirts, i was actually expecting nothing judging from their tight schedule.

The second week i had much more time for myself, so much so that i lost track on the dates of the 2 things that i was really looking out during this break. One was my Singapore trip and the other was Genting Trailblazer. Earlier i thought i would be in Singapore first before heading to KL for Genting Trailblazer which was wrong and it was the other way round -_-”

All photos in this entry is courtesy of William. Thanks a lot man !

Knowing this at the last minute, i had to find transport to KL cause flight tickets would cost a bomb especially booking it less than a week from the date of departure. ChenSeng aka ItchyHandSeng was kind enough to give a lift. But that lift lasted from my house to his house and not to KL @_@!

“Eh you know how to drive or not ?”

“Aboden. Why ?”

“Ok then you drive all the way to KL, i am tired”

@_@ OK lorrrrrr

Angeline aka Dolphin also tagged along. On the way we stopped at Autocity for early dinner and the food was terrible. We carried on from there on and reached by 11pm.

On the day, we left for Genting, Zila was kind enough to use her car to ferry us up. Upon reaching we were greeted with millions of goodie bags …

…. ok maybe not millions but it was really a lot. After collecting our goodie bags and room keys, we went to check out our rooms. We didn’t expect the room to come with 2 queen size beds. It was seriously big and it was a bargain for the price we paid.

William and i were given the number D40 If you can see the cards on the shirt, it’s actually a holiday card which has a value of RM50 in it and we were free to use it at any shops or stalls that accepted it. William and i combined together with Zila and Ida, so we had RM100 to burn on that day. Oh i forgot to mention that we arrived a day before the challenge itself.

Thinking what can we do with 100 bucks, we roamed around Awana to do things that we wouldn’t usually do, or probably too kiam siap to spend on it.

We went to enquire about golf and decided to get 200 balls. If you didn’t know that’s Ida at the front left with Zila behind her and Dolphin showing her Qi Gong moves, hahahaaha.

To be frank, i have never actually played golf before and tee-ing to the driving range was hard, i mean REALLY HARD. I kept slamming clubs on the cement ground and it hurt my hands like hell.

Don’t be fooled by the picture above, hahaha. The balls never passed the 100 yards mark. Ok except William who kept slamming the ball into the trees for no reason and that was like how many yards ? 400? 500 ?

We then adjourned to the Squash courts and played a few rounds before tiring ourselves with a game of ping pong. Yes we did all these the day before the trailblazer -_-! LOL

Trying to finish the prepaid holiday card as fast as possible, we opted to get ourselves Baskin Robbins. Dolphin and Zila took Tiramisu and Cheese cake respectively. We decided to keep the balance for another round of Baskins on the next day

Before going to the rooms to wash up for dinner, we roamed around to camwhored

Dinner wasn’t something to shout about for RM 42++ i was expecting something better than what was served but then again, we were at Genting and things are definitely more expensive.

The next morning …

Before i go any further, i want to say that i have no pictures, i repeat NO PICTURES during the course of the race I noticed so many participants carried their Olympus around and i was jealous. hahaha.

It was slighty damp that morning and it started to drizzle as we marched to the starting point. There we were told the do’s and the dont’s but the most interesting part was the warm up session. It was conducted by Fitness First and it was seriously fun. Fun in a way to grab people’s attention but not good enough to warm up the body. Personally i thought it was too brief. After a couple of speeches and tree planting ceremony, we were let off like wild cows. The first couple of kilometres were basically running round the golf course before heading into the jungle.

I didn’t really like running round the golf course, so i walked and jogged for most of the part. It was very scenic and the surrounding looked refreshing especially after a light shower. When i saw the route leading towards the jungle, i just went hysterical and i was dying to get it.

Just as i stepped into the genting hutan, i had a hard time getting a gripped with my new el-cheapo shoes. Knowing that the shoes are gonna be covered in mud prior to the race, i deciced to get myself those bad ass black bata shoes. I couldn’t risk my Nike shoes, lol. To cut short, it was a bad move. I should have gotten those cheap sports shoes in carrefour instead -_-!

… so through out the jungle i was skating. Not literally but actually skating. I looked like a cow on roller blades trying to balance thru the jungle -_-” William on the hand got himself a pair of crocs and ran like a monkey deer. He would disappear from my sight within minutes and i had to skate even faster to catch up. His crocs was so distracting that almost everyone noticed his shoes.

One even stopped and asked …

“Eh you are from Crocs is it ? Promoting some more”

“Hahaha no ler … “

Knowing that i was gonna be slightly slower, i took the liberty of helping the ladies with some parts of the jungle. I am sorry i meant elderly ladies who were in the oldies catergory. Hehehe. It was really fun seeing each other helping out cross certain terrain or obstacle.

It was like one big happy family …

… except for a handful who just steamed off like bulls not worrying about their lives.

If skating thru the jungle was bad enough,  my jaw dropped down when we reached the first obstacle which was to climb down a slope which was like 80 degrees i think. Everyone who reached there gave this look …

@_@!

Similar slopes came by again and some we had to climb upwards. It was defintely a challenge but it’s fun.

William and i lost track of time after a while and we started to crave for KFC. I told him i can’t wait to get my hands on the 3 piece chicken and he couldn’t agree more

We finally reached a small river and i tell you the water was fishing cold ! We sat there and dipped ourselves in it. After a while we decided to hang on and wait for Ida and Zila to join us. After twenty minutes or so, we saw no sign of them and carried on.

From there on, it was mostly uphill and i have to stress this, DON’T FORGET YOUR GLOVES! Grrrrr. I left our gloves in my bag and i relied on leaves whenever i was climbing upwards. The shoes were crap. There wasn’t much grip and i dug my foot right into the muddy surface to get some proper grip. Obviously this took up more time and energy.

“Sikit lagi, pergi atas sana dah sampai”

That’s what most of the marshalls said, LOL. It definitely gave the needed boost before being followied by a big disappointment that there’s more to come

Along the way we found many lost souls i mean lost soles. Shoe soles to be precise. I am not talking about one or two …. but there were manyyyyyyy. At one point we even spotted a pair of Nike shoes. Not the soles alone but the whole shoe itself. Seriously ganas.

After more than two hours plus, we reached the final river and that’s where we stopped and waited again for Ida and Zila. We dipped ourselves in the cold water and enjoyed watching the rest climbing up vertically. We waited there cause the line was considerably long and further more we wanted the two girls to join us. Here’s another tip …

… dont ever dip yourselves in the cold water. Why ? cause it doesn’t do any good to your muscles except shrinking it and making it even harder to move around -_-!

After half and hour or more the girls were not to be seen and we decided to carry on. We were already out of water and we needed to get to the water check point asap. It was all the way up again and was stopping every now and then to catch my breath. Then it came to a point where i just sat down and didn’t move until i heard an elderly man said, the water check point is up here. A sudden surge of energy kicked in and the cow on roller blades skated towards the so called finishing line, hahahaha. Water never tasted so good and gulped down a couple of cups before carrying on.

The sound of the PA system was definitely a positive one as we know we were getting closer and closer.

Finally with my very own eyes i could see the tents, people, civilization … and just when i was about to walk to that direction, William said …

“Eh there’s an arrow pointing the other side. We need to climb up the hill and come down that way”

At that point i wanted to scream but i just stood there staring and thinking …

“Why… whyyyyyyyyyy”

A man in his early 30s cameby and told me …

“Eh come come, a bit more only. You already reached all the way here, try to finish it”

… and so i carried on walking for another ten minutes or so.

We finally reached the finishing line and we saw a booth giving out free bihun and i dashed living William behind. Yeap that was the first time i actually ran faster than him. Hahahaha. The bihun, just like the water tasted sooooooo goooooooooood.

Ida and Zila were no where to be seen and so we went back first to wash up. Dolphin was waiting for us in the room and she was dead worried when we took longer to reach. William washed up and went off to find the girls and after an hour or so, they finally reached

We quickly packed our things and went to the cafe to get ourselves Baskin Robbins and cakes again before departing. Upon leaving we found out we still had balance. So we dabao nachos and ate along the way back.

I knocked off once we reached the Karak highway.

The experience i had was really abundance and given the chance i would do it all over again. But this time with better shoes and gloves and of course being fit

I took very long to update this entry is because i was too busy shifting things from my old house to the new house. Once i got everything done, i started typing but i didn’t have enough time to finish it.

So here i am blogging on the bus as i am heading towards Singapore Won’t be having much internet connecting when i am there. So see you all when i am back in KL. Until then ….. Obama rawks ! Hahaha

P/S: If there’s any spelling or gramatical error please do inform me I am publishing it without even checking >_<!

As you would know from my previous entry, my parents are currently in Japan and wouldn’t be back until Deepavali day.

So before leaving KLIA, my mum called …

Mum: We are about to board the plane already. Don’t forget the list of chores i pasted on the fridge.

Me: A list ? @_@ i thought it’s 1 or 2 only ?

Mum: Yes it’s a list of 20 chores. Make sure you get it done before we return.

Me: Okayyyyy >_<!

Mum: Make sure you take care of the house and all ya.

Me: Yeaps

Mum: Btw, since we might arrive late, i already prepared the ang pows for you and your brothers and sister.

Me: Oh really ? *grins* Hehehe where where ? On my study table ?

Mum: I didn’t have time to find the ang pow packets so i banked in the angpow to your bank account. OK we have to turn off the phone already. Take care.

Me: Ganas, straight away bank in. Hehehe arigato. Bring back something from Japan and i dowan Hard Rock Cafe shirt pleaseeeee -_-”

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Finally i am freeeeeeeeeeee. Well for next 2 weeks at least and then it’s back to square one. Been deprived of sleep for the past few days and yesterday i had some major hibernation done but i still woke up with a zing in my head. It has gotten worse and now i am carrying around an awful headache.

So while i am here sitting and typing this entry, my parents are actually preparing for their Japan trip. At first when i was told that they were going to Japan, i was excited …. thinking that i would be going as well -_-” But i was given strict instructions to man the house as well as being driver to my brother.

And if that’s not bad enough, i have to do chores and go to the market to prepare for Deepavali.

I really don’t mind doing all this for the sake of a big ass angpow my family. Hehehe.

This time around when i am in Penang, i can’t be roaming around and eating like a bear because three weeks from now William and i will be participating in Genting Trailblazer. So i wouldn’t want to look like a cow running thru the forest.

I am finally playing with my DSLR again All this time, i had neglected it cause of time constraint. One of the questions that i usually get is, if the photos in my blog are solely from my DSLR camera … and the answer is no My trusty handphone does it’s job whenever i have to travel light.

Yikes i am already late, 10 more minutes before WIlliam shows up for lunch >_<!

Happy Lunching everyone

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For some reason, i got up thinking today was Monday

I am sure most of you are still away for holidays. You lucky donkeihhhhs, LOL

Salam Aidil Fitri to whoever is celebrating Time for Open House

Everyone is either back at their hometown or off to somewhere for a holiday and here i am, stuck in my room for the whole week. I had the option of returning home and even being tempted a couple of times but with the pile of work i have to do for my lab experiments, i had to forgo the idea of being in Penang.

If that’s not bad enough, i am vegetarian for 9 days and with this one week Raya break, vegetarian food has been hard to obtain, let alone normal food. I am already sick of McD and Old Town -_-”

So i am off to hunt for food right now and i shall leave you with a few pics of Jess’s birthday. If you didn’t know, Jess got kidnapped and blindfolded through out the journey

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I was on my way back from Penang after having a one week break to distress myself and just as i stepped back into KL, i was stressed out all over again.

Just before i departed Penang Airport, i got a call from William.

Will-e: Eh later what time you are reaching KLIA ?
M-e: I dunno … about 8pm like that. Depends on how fast my luggage comes out.
Will-e: Ooooo, hehehehe.
M-e: Why ?
Will-e: Jess said she is bored in Cyberjaya, so we thought we come and pick you up.
M-e: ….
Will-e: Ok or not ?
M-e: Ok i guess
Will-e: So instead of paying for the train, you pay me lah ok ?
M-e: …

So i boarded the plane and after one full hour, i reached KL. As i was walking towards the exit of the arrival gate, i messaged William saying that i have arrived and he could probably drive to the exit instead of parking.

But just as i pressed ‘Send’ on my phone and tilted my head up, my eyes went @_@!

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I was dumbfounded !

I pulled down my cap to cover my face and walked away from them. Jess and William on the other hand laughed their hearts out $@#%@%@^ >_<!

LOL

Seriously, malu (shy) until there’s no room to malu any more Grrrrrrrr. Ever since then, i swore to do something similar or probably worst to them when the time comes.

Since everyone burnt so much calories laughing, we decided to have dinner at Burger King @ KLIA itself

If i am not mistaken at that point of time, Steven was still in his hometown.

Later on, we all went to William’s place to snap a couple of portrait shots for Jess as she needed a picture for her convocation.

We goofed around in William’s room by randomly snapping pictures of each other. Sooner or later, Jess was finally happy with one picture and the task was done.

Then Jess tried to familiarize with William’s Sony Alpha cause *if i got this right* Jess could be a proud owner of DSLR soon. Let me stress here, could only. Cause for all you know Vincci might make her think otherwise.

On a side note, William has a rather unique room mate. No sarcasm intended but i really meant it when i say unique. Cause this is the first time …

… i am seeing Holy Water being kept in bottles. I am not sure if this was one of it but i did see one in those medicine bottles with a big label stating that it’s Holy Water.

After a couple of hours hanging around, i finally reached my room and right away i dropped dead onto my bed and dozed off. I was that tired. In fact, as i am writing this entry right now i am also tired.

Haven’t been sleeping much for the past few days but yesterday’s movie outing for Mama Mia was MIND BLASTING ! *saying it with Russell Peters’ accent* LOL. At one point of the show, when Pierce Brosnan was about to introduce himself, his spokesperson Mr Steven Tan said aloud in the cinema, the name is Bond, James Bond. WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA. A lot of people laughed can. ROFL that was a good one

First i lost a bunch of undies which was conveniently drying out at the drying bay. Then it magically appeared back after 3 days. Since it was old and it roamed to God knows where for 3 days, i decided to discard it.

I was then surviving on limited number of undies so it was critical that it dried in time …

… but the weather was so unpredictable and the remaining ones couldn’t dry in time -_-”

So for the weekend, i resorted in using my speedos.

Sigh, i seriously need to get a box of undies soon