White men withdrawal ...

Being back in an asian country, it means that you will have limited white men sightings. And if you get a little excited or high when you stumble upon ANY white guy, what does it mean? It means that you're doomed and you're gonna die lonely in this country. You can keep drooling and dreaming for your white prince charming to come along ...

The Killers

If you've been watching Rockstar, or dig the likes of Kaiser Chiefs and David Bowie, you gotta get The Killers' Hot Fuss (2004) album. Look like Brits but they're really from Las Vegas. One of those album that you can listen to throughout the whole CD. Or else, just download "Mr. Brightside","Midnight Show" & "All These Things That I've Done". Trust me, they are a hard act to follow. I've yet to checkout their latest album Sam's Town ....

The 3Cs and how to deal with them ...

I recently read an article about the type of friends one encounters throughout their lifetime. Friends come in different categories and you establish a different level of bonding and relationship with each and every one of them. Every friendship is unique. I don't think any can be identical. You can't be the best of friends with everyone that comes into your life ... which is fine, you don't have to. Life's too short to get worked up with trying to please everyone and trying to be their best of friend anyway. It should be a very natural process and most importantly MUTUAL. Of course when you come across issues or clashes, you should try to fix the friendship or try to work past your differences. And if it doesn't work out, it's perfectly ok to move on, demote him/her into acquaintanceship status and find other friends. Life goes on. The following are the 3'C's of friends you might encounter in your great journey.

The Competitor: These are the ones who always tries to compete with you. More so in our country, the kiasu nation. In school, they are the ones who seem to be overly concerned if you've done your assignment or preparation for an exam. But behind those casual inquiries, lies an agenda to top whatever you're doing. At work, they may pop by not to say hi and see how you're doing but to see 'what' you're doing. Then sometimes they may even throw in some not so sincere remarks like 'wow, that's great that you're ahead of your schedule ... etc', then rush off to put in more OT. In dealing with them, first you have to tone down your success in life. This may or may not work because they would still look at everything that happens in your life as a success and thus a threat to them. If you ever get into an argument with them, just give up and say 'you're right' - nothing means more to them than winning, not just winning but topping YOU. So, being the one with the bigger heart, you just gotta let them win. Of course to a limit and if that limit is breached, it's time to move on, life's too short for dumb competitions with friends.

The Copycat: Yes you're suppose to be flattered when someone idolizes you and tries to follow your footsteps. But not to the extend that they try to BE YOU. And it's certainly not flattering when they start to wear what you wear or even speak or laugh the way you do! In dealing with them, first you'll have to propagandize the greatness of individuality. Show them the great attributes that they have that you don't. BUT don't ever say that you wish you have those qualities, else it defeats the purpose. Remember, individuality is your message. Of course if it doesn't work and you're sick of having a twin following you around, it's time to move on, life's too short for excessive friend worshipping.

The Crybabies: They seem to be the only ones who has issues or problems in life. When you talk, it's all about their problems and how messed up their life is. Well, yes a friend is suppose to be the shoulder to cry on but definitely not their savior to every trivial little nudge in their life. In dealing with them, first you may want to help them realise that their problems are trivial and that they're not the only person on earth who has problems. Do it gently as this is fragile territory because you certainly don't want to be ignoring a friend who's really in trouble. Of course for those whiners with no real problems, there's alway a limit to your patience and if you can't handle it, it's time to move on, life's too short for drama queens.

Indecent Proposal

Pussy Cat Dolls indecent performance in Malaysia costs the organizers a hefty fine. Thanks to Malaysia's Culture Minister. Hey, I'm not a fan, but I don't object to sensous performance, or in that matter any performance of any kind, if it is an expression for the love of music or money-churning purposes. Why? Did they think us Malaysians are gonna start having orgies because of that performance? What makes them think there isn't one here already? Did they think we're gonna start dressing up like Pussycatdolls? Some of us are already dressing like that. Or that we are gonna start having promiscuous solicitation? What makes you think it's not already happening? The society is already so heavily-influenced what with the easy accessibility that I really don't think we need to have censorship anymore. What's the point? I would think the rakyat has the intelligence to know what's wrong and right, we don't need the government to 'protect' us. Why pretend of what we really are?

Slaves...

We are slaves to our lives. Not by choice but because sometimes we are bogged by other things that overpowers our desire and passion- like responsibility, money, power. "Money is not everything" they say, but that's hard to conform to when everything and everyone else in this world tells you otherwise. Do you...watch tv excessively knowing you should take effort to exercise but you're too tired after an exhausting day at work? Are you...stuck in a dead-end job that however pays you well and requires little effort? Are you....struggling to pay off your credit card bills because you bought a new phone/gadget/car/house because "everyone has to", because "its the sensible thing to do", because "everyone must have a 3 /5/10-year plan"? Are you..stuck in a passion-free relationship because you've been with him/her for 5 years already, because you think this is as good as it gets, because you're the only son so you have to be married and produce offsprings before your parents die, because you're afraid to put yourself out there? Or are you married to an older man because you choose security and money over love? Are you stuck staring down a list of places you wanna go but you can't because you have no money? How nice if we can just let go of those expectations and follow our heart's desire and be free. But We can't, can we?

Rockstar Supernova-Final 4

Dilana, Toby, Lukas or Magni? I'm rooting for Toby, of course.

All Smurfed Up

We're a little bit of everything all rolled into one.

Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd (1975)

So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell,

blue skies from pain.

Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? A smile from a veil?

Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts?

Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?

Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange

a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,

year after year,

running over the same old ground. What have we found?

The same old fears,

wish you were here.

Rendition by MartyCasey /Rockstar:INXS or StormLarge / Rockstar:Supernova

Breakout from the Blues

Ever been emotionally drained? Just don't wanna meet anyone? Feeling blue and nothing seems right? Everyone has their own unique ways to break out from the blues. Blues..not depression. Some of us ....

1) Sometimes I listen to my Eagles CD (yaya, i know, they're old!) sing out loud to the tunes of GetOverIt and HeartacheTonight

2) Watch a silly movie- seriously, nothing but a great funny movie to cheer you up. I recommend Dumb and Dumber ....or Shaun of the Dead.

3) Go for a buffet- go for a really good buffet, stuff yourself silly, you'd sleep better anyway.

Most of us really just need a companion- a mutt, a friend, a chatty friend, your mom, your siblings, anyone that is the closest to your heart. And if there's no one for you, I think a trip to a temple or church is always good, sounds absurd but some spiritual comfort may do some good.

Remembering 9/11

I still remember the WTC when I was commuting there. The faces of the people working there, the littlest memory of browsing through the goods in Sephora, take-aways at the SBarro and ordering juice at the Orange Julius. I'm not even American, but the thought of all these shops and people who used to 'hi' me were all gone still give me the shudders. Makes you realize how fragile life is. And, as if we haven't had enough of natural disasters to deal with, we have to be constantly bogged by the paranoia of terrorism. We never look at another stranger quite in the same light anymore. We never under-estimate the power of religion, power of influence, the power of unity and the sacrifice people are willing to make to 'set things right' anymore. I can't help but think we here too could have the same fate. And when I see footage of brave firemen and marine officers, I wonder if our firemen and police officers could match up. Scary thought, huh?

Accident SOP

Can someone please help me out with a “Standard Operating Procedure” when met with an accident? Reason being that some guy banged into my car and up till now, I have yet to have EVERYTHING settled. The back of my car, the bumper and the tail lights are all done. Paint job done. BUT, the workshop tried to con me by installing an ‘un-original’ tail light though I specifically asked for the ‘ORIGINAL’.
Anyhow, without further ado, here is…
Tihtahpah recommended SOP:-
1. Immediately stop the car, or move on to the emergency lane. Ensure that the idiot who banged your car is following your lead.

2. Get down from car. CURSE if you need to. Take down necessary details (IC No., House address from IC or get latest, Handphone no., House Tel No., Insurance No.-he may not be claiming but just take it down, Car plate no., idiot’s business card if he has).

3. Check the phone no. to ensure that the number actually works.

4. Quickly assess damage by calling some workshop people you know to get estimate on how much it would cost.

5. Bargain (no insurance claim required for minimal damage) :-
(i) Get the person to pay cash (amount exceeding the cost estimated).
(ii) If person disagrees with amount, get him to get an estimate as well.
(iii) No compromise?, then better to send the car to your workshop and have this estimated properly. Get person/idiot to concur by getting his workshop rep to assess.
(iv) Disagree when person/idiot asks that the car be fixed at his recommended workshop.
(v) Bill to be sent to person/idiot for claim.

6. Bargain (insurance claim required):-
i) report to police within 24 hours, the IDIOT has to report too

ii) call insurance company immediately after report and send all documents to insurance company

iii) send car for repair ONLY at AUTHORIZED workshop by insurance company, else, u can't claim

* Courtesy of commenter: je*

7. Aftermath
(i) Ensure smooth paint job by urm.. touching the surface, I suppose?
(ii) Ensure tail light (if yours was damaged) is original (ie crystal) by comparing with the other tail light. The fake is usually kinda dull looking. After rain, you will see water forming inside the casing.
(iii) Ensure that the repaired section is leak-proof by… pouring water over it.. duhhh..
(iv) Keep car away from harsh weather conditions (ie rain, sun) at least for a day or two in case paint has not entirely dried up.

I hope I don’t meet another %!$@%$! idiot on the roads of KL.

Food for thought

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." Find out what counts in your life. If you don't, you could be letting go of things that matter.

I'm LOST!

I'm not a mall kinda person. Don't expect me to be hanging out in some shopping mall walking around listless like zombies or trying out new clothes/shoes/bags etc. The most I do in a mall is eating/trying out new eateries or catch a movie. That's about as far at it goes. Just last week, I met up with an old friend at Ikea.... I think I got lost for a bit there. See, I went into the Ikano Power Center parking zone but found myself parking at the Ikea parking zone. Ok, so they're connected! So is the CURVE! And so is the Cineleisure. Arghhh..You ever had that panicky shitty feeling when you can't remember where you parked your car?? I've resorted to taking pics on my phone of the parking zone. I can't count the times I got lost in the Mid Valley Megamall parking zone (Especially the B parking area). Arghhh...I remember those days when malls were plain and simple, like the Plaza Ipoh Garden in Ipoh- where there's only 1 supermarket, 1 giant superstore -Parkson, 1 shoe shop (at the corner), 1 Guardian. And seriously, even the malls in New York weren't so complicated. I went to Woodbury - a giant factory outlet, and even that wasn't so complicated! Or maybe I'm the daft one. Maybe I'm the only one who gets lost in a mall.

Little Black Book

I'm not a fan of chick flicks. Never was. I caught this chick flick however called LIttleBlackBook. The only thing I remember was Holly Hunter saying "Omission is Betrayal". How very true. How many times have u stumbled upon a secret perhaps your boyfren/girlfren has been withholding from you- only to have him/her say that they didn't think it was necessary to let you know? Or have you had the occassion when your bf/gf went out his/her ex-es only to find out 1 week after? Yar, the truth doesn't hurt if you dont know about it, but if you do find out, well, it hurts alright. If there's nothing to hide, then why hide it?.....unless you have another agenda behind it. Or perhaps some people feel 'some things are best left unsaid? Oh well, what's your take on this?

Human vs Animal Behaviour

Similar, huh?

Lady Boss

I related excitedly to my friends that I'm having a career change, and would soon be working with a lady boss. Lady boss? Everyone gave me a pat on the back and wished me good luck sarcastically. Why is there a general perception that lady boss' a bitch? Or is it true? I've never had a lady boss except during my stint in a restaurant. The Taiwanese lady boss is meticulous- to the extent that she gave my bartender a warning on giving the waitresses a cup full of wine and not 3 quarter full(even though we're entitled to it! one free drink on Fridays!). I'm telling you, u can't fool a lady boss. She always knew what we're up to. And it just seems that lady bosses are more tough on their female staff! I dunno, do you have a lady boss? Bitch or a fren? I say, it's alright to be a bitch if you bitch the right way, and bitch for the right reasons. Afterall, I'm all for more FEMALE CEOs in Malaysia! listen to Bitch-MeredithBrooks -my alltime fave karaoke song..

Ejen016 - ??????

Ejen016- Argh. So grossed out by the pic of the lead actor in this new sci-fi series that I won't even post it here. First ever sci-fi film in Malaysia was the M Aziz Osman's XXRAY- it was forgettable, to me anyway, spurned the birth of this series. Trying to imitate the likes of James Bond, I can just imagine a Malaysian agent taking a break for a teh tarik in the midst of a 'pikchik' moment. Hate to be a wet blanket, but seriously, can't we just watch Star Wars like the rest of the world.

Pluto, sorry, you're a Dwarf!

Pluto - a Dwarf Planet? Planet demotion? Size Doesn't Matter? Not sure how to react to this, but am definitely tickled. It was deemed too small and it doesn't orbit the sun. Sounds better than being condemned for being a dwarf. Ain't that size discrimination? What would happen if a real dwarf/midget was fired because he was too short to reach for files? I wonder who can Pluto sue.

Japan: Forward-Looking.

Princess Kiko gave birth to a boy, who is now 3rd in line to the throne, after Naruhito and Akihito. The reason why this news is worth mentioning is that prior to this birth, there were efforts to amend imperial law to allow females to ascend the throne. There would have been debates between those who are for and against this amendment, but I supposed in the end, the logic that having an ‘Empress’ is better than not having anyone at all from the royal blood line. No, this is not a sexist post. I’m just glad that Japan, being Asian and having also been nurtured in the similar social environment where the males are always more ‘precious’, that they have at least taken this almost-would-have-been step. Emperor Hirohito had even set precedence and a very good example by not having any concubines. (Now, why are we still practising polygamy here???) Anyhow, seems like a bright future for the women in Japan. I just hope other Asian countries would follow suit, thinking-wise, and maybe wipe out those bad behaviour like aborting female fetuses, sidelining women in receiving education, abuse?, paying women less, etc etc.. hehhe. Good news?

Good news!!!! (2)

IwasnotConsulted! - Alamak...just when I thought the slash on traffic fines are here to stay, our Transport Minister's making a fuss about not being consulted before this move. Ermmmm what does that show:

1) Something's wrong with the procedure of approval- how could something like that have bypassed the Transport Minister for god's sake!

2) Or maybe it did pass through but perhaps it was not properly looked into

3) In such matters, is it not better for the Transport Minister to speak with the police force for clarification and not to EXPRESS SURPRISE through the media.

I'm suddenly finding a lot of politicians making waves in the media- tumpang glamour or whatever, sigh..this must be Malaysian Reality TV influence...!

If anyone missed this on last week's Supernova- Toby is hot hot hot...yummy.

Good news!!!!

LowerTrafficFines - Good news...there's a slash on traffic fines, reason being to encourage the rakyat to pay up their summons and to reduce police bribery! All good reasons I would say. So maybe the police will have no choice but to reduce the 'duit kopi'. Asking price used to be min RM50 but with the economic downturn, I heard duit kopi can be as low as RM20 now. This might however encourage the rakyat to speed more or use the handphone while driving! Well, with this move, it's economically more justified, so, let's all not be a nuisance on the road. Less traffic offences means less 'duit kopi'! Get Smart.

Wheels of the Past

My dad said he used to roam in KL on this...a Honda Cub 50cc....affectionately known as the "cub zhai" by the Malaysian Chinese. You can still see this in the streets. REliable and Sturdy, maybe those feeling the pinch from the petrol hike can consider biking.....

Move aside Norah ...

Corrine Bailey Rae has crafted an amazing first album of her career, released February this year. The first trip through the album was pleasant and exhilarating. This album is just damn stylish and refreshing. It has a good soulful kick that never fails to uplift my mood everytime I listen to it. Oh, I don't listen to it, I slowly savor it :) Yup, it's that good. For comparison, I couldn't go through Norah Jones's album without falling asleep! NJ's album was too monotonous. BUT Corrine managed to carve out an album thats so captivating, you just can't wait to listen to it over and over again. 'Butterfly' is my current favourite and with an album like this, I'm sure I'd get a few other favourites out of it before I throw it aside. It'll be a while.

A very charismatic album indeed ...

Shaun of the Dead

This movie reminds me of why I like duddy brit films like TheFullMonty. It's a 2004 Zombie flick. I think ShaunoftheDead is a reflection of probably how we Malaysians would react if ever the dead comes alive here (Although I do know of some Malaysians who are zombie-like). Had me laughing like hell (alone-imagine that) out loud! Not a serious film, and it's seriously for the funnies addicts only. Try to catch it on HBO.

Yumcha Culture

Some activities prevail forever. I've been yumcha-ing ever since the mamak was discovered. But, due to costdown purposes, me and the yumcha 'kakis' have resorted to Chinese Kopitiam. Hey, it serves the same purpose as the mamak, if not better (can get beer in kopitiam!). And yumcha culture is so versatile, you can yumcha and talk about work, life (about how unmeaningful/meaningful life is), gossip, catchup with old friends, making new friends...almost ANYTHING. These are just some of the Malaysian cultures that I hope will last forever. So, where do u hold your yumcha sessions?

Ipoh Taugeh

Ipoh taugeh is phenomenal. I'm so deprived in KL that I have to lug few packs of taugeh and ration it so that I always get my daily dose of Ipoh taugeh. And no, it's not those skinny scrawny wilting taugeh in KL, Ipoh taugeh is short and stout, plump with juice, and crunchy. (told u it was phenomenal!) Everything just tastes better with Ipoh taugeh, be it Assam Laksa, Prawn Mee, Char Kuay Teow. This is just another one of those great franchise you guys can consider..learn the trade, how to grow great Ipoh taugeh. Just let me know where I can leech some ya.

Ipoh Drive-Thru Taufoofah

Finally got the name of the famous Ipoh Drive-Thru Taufoofah, its called Funny Mountain. Ipohians like the taufoofah mixed with soya bean...heavenly! And make no mistake, for the past 20 years, I've noticed not much changes, that's the size of the shop....but I spotted 2 wooden benches for people to sit in. EH, anyone wanna buy the franchise and open one in KL?

Oldtown Kopitiam

Who needs Starbucks anymore? You can't compare a yummy aromatic RM1.80 (price in Ipoh) Ipoh White Coffee with a RM12 (at least, after tax) Starbucks Frap.

By the way, people who buy the Ipoh White Coffee 3 in 1, do not buy from that shop in Ipoh...it sells at RM11 or RM12, but you can get it at Ipoh's Tesco for only RM9.49. Get smart ya.

Job Sniffing

Well, I'll be damned...just when I was announcing that I'm gonna fark from this current job, I'm getting interviews flooding in. This is what I did. Forget Jobstreet. Forget Jobsdb. They're as slow as hell. In 30 minutes, I sent 20 applications out. I searched for the addresses of the companies related to my field, and tada! sent to the email addresses available. Just google : 10 Best _____ Company in Malaysia and you're on a roll! Try it. Lose that job that you've always hated!

S.M.A.R.T. ?

Should have given you all the heads up on this, but I myself had nearly missed this documentary on the SMART (Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel) project, which was shown yesterday (Aug 29) at 9pm, as a special feature in Discovery Channel’s Extreme Engineering show. Extreme it was indeed.

Here’s what it’s gonna look like:-

The upper dual levels are for motor-traffic and bottom-most path is the waterway. The concept, as I understand it, is that if there were massive floods, the 2-level roads will be closed for traffic and the whole 3 levels will be used to drain flood waters.

For more info, go to http://www.smarttunnel.com.my/

While I am duly impressed with the technical and construction efforts behind this gigantic project, I question the need for such an expensive project. They tell us that the almost RM2billion project will improve traffic and control flooding. Mind you, it’s purely for KL City Centre. And yes, every Malaysian citizen is paying tax to fund this massive job. Yes, I understand the importance of having to eliminate the problems that flashfloods cause, but really, can we afford this? Don’t we (in KL) only get flashfloods during the monsoon season, ie May to September? Are there really no other better alternatives? Couldn’t they just build massive drains? Couldn’t we wait till our economy was somewhat stronger before ‘draining’ our resources on this? Shouldn’t our tax money be used to serve a bigger audience, and not just the KL-ites? By the way, we have to pay 40 years worth of toll fare for this. No cause to be critical? What are your thoughts on this?

Taichi Culture

Maybe people like me are suckers. But when it comes to doing the minute complicated shitload of the work, the big bosses always taichi it down to me. Shove it to me when they know I can't refuse. In the meetings, it's always, oh..no problem, but right out of the meeting, they shove it to me and I'm expected to complete it because it was already agreed in the meeting. Fark. I'm such a sucker. And the older generation of managers, pretending that they know shit and keyboard pounding-handicapped, taichi it to me like the younger tech-savvy generation-xers can do any damn work they don't wanna do. Fark. I gotta taichi it to some other sucker, coz this sucker is looking for another job elsewhere!

Of Siti, K, Mawi and Ina

See Parlimentalk .Our UMNO Parlimentarians have nothing else to talk about. So what if the 'rakyat' wants to watch the Siti&DatoK wedding? It's as good as Pamela&KidRock wedding to them. So what if the 'rakyat' wanna watch Mawi&Ina split & tell all? It's as good as Pitt&Jennifer split story. Oi..talk about something else please!

Of Ah Lians and Ah Bengs

I've just seen too many of them...dated too many of them...and loathed too many of them. I thought it's only fair that I give the definition of what maketh an AhLian and an AhBeng here....

How to spot an Ah Beng..

1) An Ah Beng sports dyed hair(preferably blond or orange) , sometimes longgish...

2) An Ah Beng likes to dress in black...

3) An Ah Beng likes to swear..KNN, Diu, and etc (don't think i wanna elaborate)

4) An Ah Beng is a koo wak jai wannabe...( I blame in on Ekin Cheng, Noodle Cheng whatever) claims to be some gangster member

5) An Ah Beng is accessorized with a heavily modified car

How to spot an Ah Lian..

1) An Ah Lian has straight dyed long hair with lotsa makeup

2) An Ah Lian likes to wear fakes- fake watch, fake LV, fake Gucci, fake nails...

3) An Ah Lian likes to giggle with fellow Ah Lians and laugh like hyenas...

4) An Ah Lian is accessorized with a fellow Ah Beng to form the 'perfect' couple

Phewwwww....Are u one of them?

The Malaysian Debt Diet

Well, I was on MC last Friday, and I caught this on tv- Oprah'sDebtDiet . Has some seriously interesting tips on how we can save our money. Well, i'm going to attempt to Malaysianize it so we can use it...

1) Reduce Credit Card debt- How many of u guys out there are seriously in debt with your credit card company? Did you know that you can wave some percentage off if you would just pick up the phone and CALL them..tell them,,,this is all you have, and ask for a waiver!

2) Reduce Eating Out expenses- I've tried this myself, and compared - Eating out will cost RM5 per person , that's RM35 for 1 week, but by cooking your own meals, you'd probably only spend RM35 per week for 2 persons!

3) Eat light lunch- I realize that we Malaysians eat really heavy lunch when most of us who the sit-in-office workers don't really need that much of calories. Try eating some crackers with a hearty Milo drink once in a while.

4) Take Up Part time Jobs- Really, instead of spending your time whiling away at the mamak- talking about how to make more money, why not just take up a part time job tutoring- it could be just RM50 per week, but you'll be generating an extra RM200 per month!

5) Selling Your Old Junk- What's junk to you may be gem to others....try Ebay

Anyone has other useful tips?

Merdeka Thanksgiving...

An appropriate time to say my thanks for many Malaysia's wonderful gifts...

1) Kacang putih, cendol, ais kacang- the many different goodies from our multi-racial community.

2) Mamak- it's amazing how versatile the mamak can be- it can be a meeting place for business, social outing, watching football, watching F1, getting your daily grub...

3) Cheap DVDs - yar I know, not supposed to support piracy, but where else can I get my monthly doses of good movies if not through the DVD vendors who can get me the latest movies

4) Pasar Malam- its amazing what you can gather from a short 30-min walk through the pasar malam..it is irresistable in its own unique ways..

Erm..I guess that's all I can think of...

My Merdeka Wish

With Merdeka Day just around the corner, I thought it'll be appropriate to place my wishes. This year, my Merdeka wish would be :

1) Reduction in toll charges - hey, I'm not asking a lot, just perhaps the Kerinchi Link and the Ipoh-KL toll charges. And what about the RM1 toll for the stretch from Kerinchi Link to the TTDI toll? (seems ridiculously short to pay RM1)

2) The end of Mahathir-Badawi squabble- ok..time to move on to something more interesting.

3) Reduction in car prices- local cars are still overpriced. Satria Neo for RM 50K...hardly justified.

4) Reduction in tax- Already we are underpaid..just as soon as we hit RM2600 we have to pay tax...c'mon, someone needs to look at how the tax is justified against our expenditure and earnings per year.

5) More transparency in our government's budget expenditure- So...the budget tells us what is GOING to be spent on- but there's no review/reflection on what was ACTUALLY spent on the previous year...

6) Elimination of AhBengs and AhLians - hahaha, this is wishful thinking but wouldn't it be great if they were wiped out of Malaysia? At least I won't have to put up with Hongkie wannabes or Hukkien bengs.

What's your Merdeka 2006 wish?

National Toilet Summit

Some 'very important people' recently held a National Toilet Expo and Forum in a SHOPPING MALL, organized by the 'Quality Restroom Association'. OK, gimme a break. It is quite an embarrassment when your VIPs have to organize trivial events like this to teach their people how to use the toilet properly. What a joke. And where is this held at? At a friggin SHOPPING MALL! Why? because that's where you'll find your citizens :(

Being a Malaysian, when I see articles like this in the news, I feel disappointed and embarrassed and sad. I don't hate this country. I want to love this country but sometimes you gotta give me something to love. We at tihtahpah don't hate this country. We're just disappointed and frustrated. We're frustrated because we feel powerless. We are scared. Scared that the country's not gonna make it far. Well, I'm tellin ya, we ain't gonna make it when the gov is engrossed in teaching their people basic toilet etiquette! That's just sad. And we're not talking about a poor country where people couldn't afford to eat or go to school. We're talking about a healthy developing country with a good education system to cover the population. It's just damn disheartening to see these 'educated' people stuck in barbaric mentality. We can see what's holding us back but there's nothing we can do about it, except to vent it here, hoping to open the minds of even the tiniest fraction of the society.

It's a sad day :(

I LOVE LAT

Now...this is a truly Malaysian Original. It's even being published in UK. It's somewhat a reflection of Lat's life -The Kampung Boy..and somewhat political too. There's even one edition called It's A Lat Lat Lat World.

I miss the weekly dose of Lat in NST :( Dato' Lat...here's a tabik to u.

I HATE MALAYSIAN REALITY TV

I hate Malaysian Reality TV shows. It's lame, awkward, un-funny, un-original. Even A Simple Life is better than what Malaysia reality tv show-'maker' can offer.

1) One in A Million - the judges are laffable

2) Malaysian Idol- give me a break, what makes Daniel Lee think he can sing anyway?

3) Akademi Fantasia - fantasy my ass!

4) Malaysia's Most Beautiful - migosh...I feel like gagging...If those idiots represent Malaysia's Most Beautiful, the rest of us are no better than a swine.

5) The Scholar - Alamak...follow The Apprentice kah?

To Malaysia Reality TV Show-Makers...pls leave the 'creative' work to the professionals. And...we were doing so well with originals like Pimai Pimai Tang Tu, Kopitiam...etc (I clearly dont watch RTM/TV3 at all). So..be original, will ya?

NOW everyone can fly!

I love all these airlines competing to give cheaper airfare...When you really think about it, flying used to be a luxury unknown to the medium-wage earners like me, often resorting to long hours crammed in the bus or bumpy rides in my lil' rundown Kelisa. NOW, we don't have to take MAS. Life's about CHOICES. We have no-frills AirAsia- really I can do without the pathetic range of red wine in MAS flights and the orange juice, and now..we have TigerAirways. So, Malaysia govt shifted the AirAsia Terminal to the LCCT-in an effort to bring down Air Asia....(btw Air Asia counterattack with a really lowfare transfer from KL Sentral to LCCT for only RM9). The govt can do anything they want. Worse come to worse, we'll just take the FirstCoach bus from Bangsar to Novena(Singapore) and take Tiger Airways to whatever International destination!Now everyone can truly fly...hehe

Of Soap Operas and Malaysian TV

OK...I was watching 24 Season 4 and the Secretary of State was played by William Devane. I was trying to place him in some movie that I've seen but couldnt get where I've watched him act before. And then I realized that I recognize him from KnotsLanding.! Click on that and you'll realize Nicolette Sheridan from Desperate Housewives was also there. Some of the other soap operas that have tantalized Malaysian households

1) Dynasty - of the Carringtons & the Colbys..hehe

2) Dallas - Ewing Oil...ring a bell?

3) FalconCrest -Anyone watching The BOld and THe Beautiful? Recognize Lorenzo Lamas from this duddy soap

Thanks RTM- for bringing us these soaps that's still apparently deeply embedded in my mind. I'm somewhat slightly freaked.

What's Sexy?

Anyone heard Sexy Back from Justin Timberlake? Din sound that sexy to me...But define sexy. Tell me if this is sexy to u....
1) Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24...
2) Michele Pfeiffer in Grease
3) Matthew McConaughey
4) Jude Law's blue eyes - see Alfie
5) Angelina Jolie's lips
6) Siti Nurhaliza
7) Clint Eastwood's frown
8) Sean Penn's smirk with a grin
9) Brooke Burke dolled up in Rockstar
10) Tommy Lee's tattoos...
11) Scarlet Johannson in Match Point
12) Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction
13) Kevin Costner in the Untouchables..
14) Jay Chou's almost-mata jeling (yucks)
15) Brad Pitt in Legend of the Falls...

16) Xiaoxue the Singaporean Blogger all tarted-up

Mentality #2

I just attended a Fire Drill cum Safety induction for the office building I work in, on what was supposed to be a briefing on the duties of a Fire Marshall (yes, I am a Fire Marshall), the evacuation process, instead what I experienced and learned were how MUTE the typical Malaysians are. We had had 2 bomb threats so far and this is no joking matter. Sorry to be rude, but one thing that really irks me is when these executives or management from the many Fortune 100-material-companies residing in the building, they stroll into the meeting hall, in their expensive suits or clothes, holding onto their fancy phone/PDA gadgets, armed with a professional look on their face, and yet, when the time comes for them to speak up, they, I’m guessing here, they either choose to remain MUTE for some weird reason or they choose to discuss among themselves what should really be a question posed to the very people who are giving us the CAUSE to question their ‘rational’ and since we are after all here in Malaysia, the very ‘intelligence’ of some of the outrageous IDEAS people have. Come on, it’s meaningless to chatter amongst yourselves and sometimes get worked-up over it, you need to tell them what your doubts and concerns are. Telling the friend sitting next to you is not going to do nuts. No, I can’t stand for it. I refuse to sit there and listen to people conducting these Fire-cum-Safety briefings who use HIGH-TECH power presentations but have very low quality in content. I choose to QUESTION! If anything, the briefing was downright kindergarten material, the speaker even said that we should not LEAVE our food in the building overnight because there are rats that scurry around and may cause electrical trips that will subsequently cause a FIRE! Goodness GRACIOUS me! I’m not sure to laugh or to be angry that these people think we need to be told of idiotic scenarios to prove their point. Anyhow, the crux of the matter is that these bozos will always be around, but let’s not keep QUIET, I think it’s like a disease we have here. I’m sometimes ashamed that only the foreigners dare to voice their opinions and the typical Malaysians just sit there and nod their heads in agreement. Let’s Speak Up, shall we!

Legalized Prostitution

Should prostitution in Malaysia be legalized....with regulation? Mandatory health checks? We cannot deny its existence and despite being illegal, it is a strong and lucrative business in Malaysia. So why not legalize it? Prostitution is legal in Nevada, New Zealand, Switzerland and several Australian states. What's your vote?

Happy Birthday !!

Happy Birthday to 2 wonderful friends. My life will never be the same without you guys. I love you both ... Ok, enough mushy stuff. Here goes

Tihtahpah spy

Types of self-defence items found in Malaysians' cars...
1) Rukun Tetangga ronda stick
2) Squash racquet (the old wooden type)
3) Tongkat
4) Gearlock
5) Wooden baseball bat
6) electric shock gun
7) Golf club
Wow...very imaginative, guys...

Spice in Language

Here's some of the 'spices' i have come across.....feast ur eyes...

1) GOONDU- although i was wondering if it should have been doongu

2) BASKET- I think i've been using this since i was probably 15....some ppl have modified it throughout the years of its existence to BASKETBALL..

3) FARKERS- more savvy than *$*&^-kers i suppose...

4) MCH- something i adopted when i was in university...i think i need not elaborate..well, my fren even made a song about this lovely 'spice'

5) DITCHAROO- for ditchers , also FFKers

6) NIASENG- anybody actually knows what chinese dialect is this?

7) FFK- Same as Ditcharoo..only that its easier to sms 'ffk' than the other-

8) TFK- go figure

9) SHIT!!!!!!!!- notice the exclamation marks..

10) Oi/Woi-good word to use when you can't remember the other person's name, besides it sounds much friendlier than HI, Hello..

11) ONS- probably started off in Singapore...where everyone talks in abbreviations..call me if you dont know what this means..

12) SMURF- okok..i admit..only I and certain ppl use this word..but i just needed this word to be here...maybe popularize it a bit..ahahhaa...can be used to describe a person as short or silly or weird or strange or stupid or goondu..very versatile

13) SIEN- Overused word in working life. Sien la today. Why so sien?

In truth, i doubt you can find a good, decent word to replace these words to best describe what you wanna convey or say. Kudos for whoever who created these!

P/S: Some common words are omitted because it's deemed to be too inappropriate

Urban Dictionary rocks!

How many of you have googled something, or even googled yourself? As most of you may already know this, the word 'google' has made its way to the dictionary. It took only 5 years after its first use in a New York Post article. According to statistics, it takes an average of 10-20 years of use before a word gets the dictionary status.

Lets wiki it and see what wikipedia have to say about google. Thats right, to 'wiki' something means to find something using wikipedia.org, the online encyclopedia. Kewl?

Have you also google earthed your home or school or workplace?

Or, would you like to Zidane that dude who just called you a brokeback?

Urban dictionary rocks !

What's the difference between a nerd, a geek and a dork?

Here, here and here are some pretty interesting findings. I guess only a geek would bother to find out what a geek is and how they measure with nerds and dorks ;)

Japanese Wannabes

This is a real Japanese. However, walking in Malaysian streets these days are Japanese wannabes. Just like any bad imitations, in their desperation to look Japanese, they looked pimped with tardy makeup, plenty of lip gloss, chunky accessories and bizarre clothes. It's either that or Taiwanese wannabes are beginning to sprout. Not only do they wanna dress like the Japanese but they try to instill a Kawaii culture in their daily doings. It's all too *$&(#*% cutesy for me.

My advice is ..JUST BE YOURSELF

Malaysian Women.....

Some of the Malaysian Women's Habits that I've noticed...

1) Whenever possible, they try not to drive...hitching rides from guys even if it's terribly not strategically economical....

2) late 20 somethings who act cutesy...ok, *slap in the idiot's face* GROW UP!

3) if you're gonna wear something sexy, make sure you can CARRY it off..if you're gonna be adjusting your bra, spaghetti strap, pull up your very-low-cut-top...might as well not wear it.

4) going to the loo in a group....seriously, when I need to go I would just GO,..and I really dont need 'escorts'...hahaha...but it's a girl thing I guess...nothing wrong with that...

5) wearing jammies to the pasar malam....no, this is totally not cool, very unbecoming, gross, how could you be sleeping in that after all the dust and germs stuck to the nightie...

6) some attached girls need to 'check' with their bfs before they can commit to an appointment.... it's good to be so close to your other half but to a point when HIS schedule becomes YOUR schedule, that's just pathetic.

7) women who don't eat when meeting for an outing...some girls show up for bfast/lunch/dinner and not eat...what's up with that?

Dodgy Drugs

My dad tried to get his prescription from his cardio doc because my dad can get drugs for free at the University Hospital since he was a government servant. Doc advised him saying that there is no guarantee that drugs from UH are GENUINE... aside from the fact that the doc wanna rip off my dad...quite shocking to hear that a doctor would say something like that to tarnish the entire medical system in Malaysia.

And just this morning I heard on the radio that the Health Dept is shocked to hear that the prescription drugs in Malaysia are MORE EXPENSIVE compared to drugs in developed countries....I wonder who's verifying the drugs' costs...who's benefiting..and why is our Health Dept not aware..

Hmmm....dodgy, don't u think?

When we are all but thankful..

Turning a year old never really meant much to me. It’s more often than not, just a much welcomed excuse for a get-together with close friends, whom amidst having to pitter-patter quickly in the rat race, had sometimes managed to forget to keep in touch or maybe just have not met each other as often as we had promised to, and yet it is your birthday that they take the pains to organize a time and place to meet-up, and sometimes throw in elements of surprise or in the form of booze? This is the exact reason, why the birthday person is more than grateful when their friends remember and try to give them a birthday celebration that will be as memorable and tantamount as a girl on her wedding day or a guy getting a pat on the back for a job well done from his father. Try as I might to think that it’s just another day, just another year old, just another blow off those candle(s), there are always people to remind me that having friends and family around you on this day is exactly the cause for happiness, for jubilation even, at the thought that people are really that nice and perhaps they think that you are nice enough for them to put in that effort to wish you a very happy birthday. I distinctively remember how sullen and really sad I had been one birthday when I was far away from home, not among my friends, instead I was working, in a city strange to me, and surrounded by what you would call the rough working class, of burly chefs and sharp-tongued men. Picked up my tiny spirit and blew it up like a hot air balloon, by downing just a wee bit of sake, a stolen drink really. And the day passed me by like a breeze, with a joy-brimmed smile plastered on my face. Towards the end of tired feet and aching backs, the boss had turned the “Closed” sign about an hour earlier than should, and gathered us all around. Imagine my surprise when a cake made out of sashimi delicates, spelling out the words Happy Birthday, XXX (the name I had gone by then), were put out right before me and the chef had broken out in a birthday song in Korean. Tempura, dragon and avocado rolls, and free flow beer were accompaniments of this wonderfully unexpected birthday treat. I even had my first cosmopolitan on this very day, compliments of the ever-‘green’ bartender.

This year around, I had another wonderful surprise. For this, it will be marked along with that one before as an eternally memorable birthday. Probably this is not what you would call a general post, suitable for a blog of our genre, but I hope to “inspire” (haha) sentiments of a ‘caring society’ (*eyes rolling*) and to remind us of the joys found in the simplest of gestures.

Car Giants...

BMW says....

Audi says...
Proton says...

Some guys are ...

... the predators. They hop from one girl to another. They could ask a girl out right after a break up. If they're single, their radar is always ON and actively detecting for potentials. Every girl they see is a prey. They're not afraid to show their interest in you and express their feelings openly - which is suppose to be a good thing. Well, provided that they don't do this to EVERY girl they see! They master in the art of sweet talking.

... the lurkers. They secretly admire and/or send gifts anonymously. But why? Perhaps they are shy? Afraid of rejection? But isn't not doing anything as bad as being rejected? My motto is: If you wanna be anonymous, you may as well stay anonymous for the rest of my life! :D

... the mysterious ones. They seem to show interest but they don't ask you out. What's the deal with that? They feed you with some love, then leave you craving for more. Are they too experienced and realistic to know that jumping into a relationship too fast is not a good thing? Are they still checking off their wish list? Perhaps they know you're going crazy with that and that's what they wanna do.

... the tihtahpah. These are usually quality men. They know what they want in their life. Their schedule is normally packed, no time for crap talk or crap business. They know exactly what kind of women they want. If they get to meet them, good. If not, it's not a show stopper. They indulge in enough activities/sports/hobbies to keep them occupied for the rest of their lives!


So ... which one are you?

Malaysian men.....

Hard to find Malaysian men who....

1) Opens the door for you...

2) Walks you to your car...

3) is always on time...

4) doesn't boast...

5) doesn't drool looking at pretty women...

Creative Business

Most Malaysian I think , sit around and try to churn out new business ideas...who doesn't wanna make a quick buck right? But it always boils down to NO capital..but good ideas nevertheless....

1) Concept Tours- NY has its Kramer tour, Sex & the City Tour, Malaysia can have its Eating Tour, Nightlife Tour, Penang-Eats-Only Tour, Beach Tour, History Tour, Jungle Tour basically...customers can customize their tours to their specific budget and specific locations they wanna cover

2) Men's Grooming Center - I think fashion would eventually catch up in Malaysia..women are already doing great but Malaysian men Makeovers might come in handy in future.

3) Drive-Thru Cinema- Ok..we don't have this and remember how well Starlight Cinema in Bukit Kiara did? People didn't mind sitting on the padang...This idea calls for a big piece of land though.

4) Drive-Thru Ramly Burger & Cendol/Ais Kacang Combo - You'll be surprised how Malaysians like these kinda things..a lot of KL people know about the infamous Ipoh drive-thru soyabean stall. Definitely beat the McDonald's drivethru. Honestly, most Malaysian prefer Ramly Burger, just that there's usually no seating area.

5) Coffee City- Basically a big Coffee hub - specializes in international array of coffee beans for coffee lovers- served with biscotti and chocolates. Only pay entrance fees. Customers can even brew their own coffee. It has to be as big as Nike City. The fad might fade, but then you can always switch to Tea City :)

Can think of any?

That's so Passe.....

It's passe....to

1) have your t-shirt collars upturned...rockstar mehhh

2) know only English......everyone's going global, need to be multi-lingual or Mandarin-speaking. People in Taiwan can speak English/Mandarin/Japanese with language schools at every corner of Taipei.

3) go for buffet......everyone's going 'organic' now and people are getting more health-conscious

4) use icq.....there's skype and msn

5) be a virgin..... pre-marital sex is necessary

6) watch TVB series.....hullo? Reality tv shows are invading the tv time

7) have a Bachelor degree.....most people get Master's degree/MBA. there are currently 56 MBAprogrammes in China alone.

8) only read newspapers....because of information sharing and globalisation, more & more people are sourcing elsewhere for faster, more ACCURATE news in websites, news media, blogs, magazines..etc

Malaysians bad habits

This is of no particular order...............
1) Spitting - generally men will unwind their car windows and spit...or spit when they're walking..or spit after smoking.
2) Talking on the phone in the cinema. I think the cinema ppl ought to remove these ppl from the cinema for other people's sake. I say, impose a fine!
3) Jaywalking. Just go to Old Klang Road...I swear, one day I might just 'accidentally' knock them down.
4) Talking loudly on the cellphone. Seriously..is this really necessary? Or does our telecommunication providers suck?
5) Salesgirl following u around. I just wonder if this happens in other countries...coz I dont have this problem when I travel to other countries.
6) Digging your nose when driving. OK...this is so disgusting and it applies to women and men.
7) Not Queueing up!...ok, some older people thinks it's their prerogative to cut queues...well, it's not..other younger people's time are just as precious as any older person's.
8) Farting in public. No..this is not cool. Even if there is only 1 person around...
9) Wearing t-shirts and shorts into the pool. Hygeine ranks very low in Malaysian people's priority. Stop bringing your germs into the public pool ok.
10) LATE for an appointment. It doesn't matter if it's a wedding, funeral, a meeting, whatever, ...i've had friends who'll be late for 2 freaking hours...
GOT ANY?

E-mail boo-boos or no?

Here are some examples of phrases that I often see in emails. Not sure whether they are correct to use. Any feedback would be great.

1. “Please advice”. Should it not be “Please advise”. The same goes with “I need your advise”, should it not be “I need your advice”.
2. “Please do the needful”. Sounds weird, though I think the sentence could be correct. But why can’t we just use “Please do what is necessary/required”. Simpler isn’t it?
3. “Enclosed herein is..” or “ Enclosed herewith is..”. I usually just have “Please find this enclosed”. Think that’s good enough?
4. “Please double confirm” and “Please double check”. Seems so mahfan.. why need to double everything?
5. “As per conversation with your goodself..” Seems very assuming, how do I know if you’re really good, saintly-halo-on-the-head good? I know it’s correct, but I find it awkward, pretending ppl are good.. come on. “As per conversation with yourself..” should suffice?
6. “What you reckon?” I thought it should be “What do you reckon?” No?
7. “..Should be able to shed some lights.” HAHA, I think this is obvious.
8. “Kindly revert to us”. Revert is to go back to a former condition, rite? Or to reverse something? Seems really strange though I admit it's widely used.

Of Kelings and Bengalis

Did you know that it's degrading to call someone Keling, but it's alright to use Keling Kia? And did you know that Bengali is a language and also refers to an ethnic group Bengalipeople?

Defying the Laws of Comedy

Best of Still Photojournalism 2004-for Magazine Portrait & Personality category. That's Jim Carrey :)

The Cheena-Man Attitude

1. They never read their emails and will tell you that the emails you sent are lost in cyberspace so as to avoid claiming responsibility for a required action or any other form of liabilities.

Counter attack: Request for a read-receipt. Or call them up and read the whole email aloud and remember to jot down the date and time. Make sure they understand what you say though. May have to repeat a few times to get message across.

2. Their commercial mantra is to ALWAYS ask for a DISCOUNT. Even 5% would be good. Sometimes they will call you and disguise their motive by asking you technically-duhh questions or they end up not really listening anyways. They will tell you that other competitors are giving lower pricing than you are and that others' deliveries are better.
Counter attack: Mark up the price/quote you are giving them. Perhaps 15% so you end up making at least 5-10%? :D

3. If you work with these people and it’s your first day, expect to perform menial tasks like making coffee, printing copies, filing, sending boss’ car for service, among other things. They’ll tell you it’s to help you familiarize yourself with the office surroundings but really, they just want to ‘hup’ you.
Counter attack: Feign stupidity or ignorance. Mention what you have been doing in your weekly meetings or a chanced how-are-you-getting-along question from your boss, casually and tactfully, of course.

4. Be prepared to have discussions in Cantonese/Mandarin/Hokkien. Have nothing against this except they’d have to watch out if there are colleagues who don’t speak the language.
Counter attack: learn the language, if you can. Can’t? Remind them that there are those who don’t understand the language. If your business-needs tend to sway towards the use of Chinese, fine. But if not, you can’t stop them as they are probably the majority. Suggest you find a non-cheena working environment.. hahha

5. They will promise you the moon and the stars when you ask them something but they can’t even make it to the appointment on-time.
Counter attack: Pretty obvious that whatever they promise needs to be in black and white. If they are late for the appointment, refuse to see them or walk out. Time is gold.

6. They expect their lowly-paid employees to work long hours, as long as it takes to get the work done although they have the means to hire an extra hand. They believe those who work the longest hours are the most hardworking employees.
Counter attack: If you have already done what you’re supposed to do, go home. If everyone does this, then they would know better than to exploit their employees.

*Extremities are taken as examples here.. no offence taken i hope.

The Singleton as a Friend

The Singleton is....

1.The Hidden Friend -As a female singleton, i brand myself as the Hidden Friend. So many a times, i'll be caught animated in a conversation with a fellow guy friend, when all of a sudden, he gets a phone call - and always its the girlfriend. So first question from the gf would be "Where and who u with?". I'm always

a) Just some customer laaaa

b) supplier...

c) just a friend...male..(irregardless that i am acquainted with the gf)

d) yumcha kaki onli

2. The Last Minute Friend -Again, the concept that singletons are always free, makes it easy for their friends to make last minute plans with the singletons. And there's never a worry if the other party needs to check if the gf/bf is free or not, whether the gf/bf minds if they go out, whether they have transport or not. Singletons are always mobile!!! Ever on the go.

3. The Organizer -Singletons are always appointed as organizers for bday parties, drinking sessions, dinner sessions, mamak sessions...just because people always assume singletons have more time or they dont need to consult/report to their spouses/bf/gf. People dont see that it actually gives the singletons the chance to plan the sessions AROUND their schedule.

4. The Aunt Agony- Singletons are always there to lend a shoulder to cry on, or to knock some sense in some really screwed up, bastardic, silly friends. Just ask yourself, how many attached friends would actually sit down with you, walk through ur problems with you, sit through a really long lonngggg mamak session..Comparatively, singletons have more TIME TO SPARE for their friends.

Aiyoh!!

Malaysia's most overused English words/phrases

1) Actually (Actually ar, she.....)

2) Already (I finish already..) usually pronounced to sound like 'oredi' or 'a-dy'

3) Don't want (I don't want it already)

4) No problem (No problem, don't worry)

5) ..and then? ( yar yar...and then? and then?)

6) ...brother... (Eh, brother! * with a slam on the fella's shoulder*)

Malaysia's most overused Malay words/phrases

1) Bos, kira! -widely used at the mamak

2) Amoi - word I hate the most- in reference to a Chinese girl

Malaysia's most common known Cantonese slangs (used even by the Malays and Indians)

1) Kautim - means completed

2) Ngam - means good rapport/relationship

Malaysia's most overused Tamil words

1) Aaa neh - in reference to a person older than you

2) Thamby - in reference to a person younger than you

Malaysia's most overused Hukkien slangs- think I can't post it here..mostly vulgar :)

And finally AHBUHTHEN: a manifestation of English + Hukkien usually used to mock people

kuai lo kopitiam treats ...

To be honest, I'm not a big fan of doughnuts. In fact, I hate doughnuts. I wouldn't touch any regular doughnuts BUT for some reason, I just LOVE Krispy Kreme. Why? I don't know, they're just different! How can I call myself a doughnut hater and yet succumb to Krispy Kreme?? I simply don't know !!!

The 4 phases of life ...