Reminscing 2009 Thanks 4 Da Memories

There are ups & downs in life & saddness as well as happiness occassions in life. Well like d other years, 2009 is a very bumpy year in certain times & very enjoyable times in certain times of the year. Right, enough of writing essay lets get into the mains. Enjoy people & hope that you have an enjoyable 2009! Chaws for now, but 1 more thing(borrow from d Uncle in d kartoon haha) What is your most memorable memories of 2009?

Reminscing Times in SMSA 2009

1. Bridging Minds 2009 - after so many years watching it on RTB, finally I have a chance to watch it 'live', thanks 2 d arrangement by school. However, due to school hols. xtended by a wk due to H1n1, school tak boleh arrange transport so gotta 'cari jalan' keluar from deadend. We decided to sewa a small bas for those who r willling to go, but the number is too small bcoz it last minute work. People last minute work would never work unless u r really brilliant/banyak connection. Anyways thanks 2 d other 6 people who have committed to join the bus otherwise tak dapatla aku tengok BM2009 with essence of drama.

2. Trip after A Level - This is the trip that had so much problem, dont want to talk about it again, please read my earlier postings for more ramblings on this. It was the most enjoyable, informative, FUN, sempoi trip that I had ever join and co-organise. Thank Miss Tan for all the help!

3. Exams (A Level, AS) - Really tiring times had to be sacrifice (sort of) to ensure enough rest & revision (R&R). How I will perform hmmm no komen tunggu result keluar, anyways hope we can maintain SMSA status quo, alrite SMSAians?

Reminscing The Famous words 0f 2009 in my life & worldwide

Minta kalendar is the word of the day for 28 dec 2009. Why? wait for next posting in a few days

Kerja macam robot is the word of the day for July 13/14 2009. This is part of HM hard-hitting titah aimed at indecisive HOD according to Brunei Times front page report which had seen newspapers copies flying off shelves on that day.

Babal is the word that SMSAians of 2009 batch wont like because it was uttered in the assembly

You r literally a stalker - Who said this? Its Mizi in his reply to me in his blog cbox

1Malaysia - hmm a concept introduced by PM Najib to show racial integration in Malaysia. what had grown out of that? Amanah saham Imalaysia which is undersubscribed, 1malaysia f1 team which is costing billions but the returns, siapa yg tau kata for pelancongan, sahabat 1malaysia which is a loyalty program. what else? BTN racist or BTN 1malaysia? enough tak nak komen banyak nanti OSA guna susah aku!

Reminscing 2009 worldwide in a flash

COP15 - so much huhuhaha & habuk pun tadak. adalah commitment for some funds w/o real target being set. What will happen to our world after Kyoto Protocol had expired in 2012. Will it be like the movie 2012?

Tiger Woods - hole in 15 haha now thats a great birdie. The scandal which rocks Tiger Woods had really roars well into his pocket as well and media had been focusing on him almost all days.

Michael Jackson dead - The world loses the King of Pop & suddenly everyone knows MJ. Some people says 'dead people brings more money', and in this case its true

Barrack Obama - Change we can believe in, well critics had said President Obama had not stick to his pledge of stopping war by sending more people to Afghanistan. And its done after, he got Nobel Peace Prize! Its it rational to take back the award in regconition of his 'achievement' & tadung the people. haha

Funny stuffs - Cow head & Teo Beng Hock dominates Malaysia media scene in 2009. Govt have spoken, PR opposition had slammed BN, NGO & so-called NGO had protested, what else? Let the god decide who is the 'victim' that had been accused of these names cleared & those who denied these allegations to be punished di 'dunia yg satu lagi'! Lastly, Berlusconi being hit is a funny story too haha

Lastly

HAVE A WONDERFUL 2009 YEAREND PARTY & HELO 2010. Lets welcome the coming of a new decade in this new millenium with a bang minus the protests, squabble & lies. Thats it folks Chaws but 1 more thing haha, Im still a stalker finding people to stalk online, i dont mean looking at people but visit VUP(very unknown person) blogs & comment as anonymous. Ok, DiGi I take bk my words about how great is Digi turbo 3g service in kk, I got GPRS EDGE saja. But I think DiGi will be good once 3g is launched nationwide.

My new year wish

I wish 2010 to be a great yr for work,play & realx as well as love. Haha

Chaws, thank you for supporting this blog & reading my posting for the past 1 and a half yrs. Tata
P.s. Aku iski sma org yg agak New Zealand & Taiwan education trip with a group of kenalan. Inda apa2 bukan rezeki ku dapat ke overseas, dalam Borneo pun cukuplah! And I get to visit my cousins, Suria Sabah, 1borneo, centrepoint, org utan d sepilok haha & lalu arah Zahrah haha

When Life is dull get some lemons

Frosty The Snowman is going to disappear soon no thanks to no consensus in COP15. So much huhuhaha, and 'habuk pun tadak'. However, on the meantime enjoy Frosty The Snowman while you can since global warming is rapidly progressing. Alrite, time for some happiness stories since a few festivals are coming real soon.

Happiness 1 - Winter Solstice festival/Dong Zi festival

Today, is Dong Zi where we the Chinese believes that if you dont have 'tang yuan'/sweet glutinous balls you will not be a yr older & wiser. Oh yes in ancient times this festival is celebrated to mark the arrival of winter season. (Correct me if Im wrong, malas kan google wah).

Happiness 2 - Xmas

Joy to the world lalalala frosty me is freezing frrr. Jingle bells ding dong bell all the way till Xmas day eh ... right enough bk to stories! I am so envy of my friend who is in UK rite now, they can enjoy a real 'White Xmas' with snow, while we living in hot tropical Brunei can only enjoy 'White Xmas' on display at Bukit NBT & Empire. Wang, buat kau Snowman but rosak haha, inda apalah buat ABC ja. LOL! For this Xmas, Im going to KK. Yeah, at last after I had read Reef yg tinggal arah Zahrah, Hafiz I yg terovershoot jalan, Mizi who thinks Manukan is nice, dll experiences in KK. IDK if any1 tersesat sampai ke Keningau, haha! Finally, its my time to go to KK, hiphip horray! Eh wait, sakai banar jua aku ni! Cant wait to explore Suria Sabah, 1Borneo, dll. Last but not least, Xmas must talk about the Xmas gifts. So people what do you want for Xmas? Whether you will get it or not depends on your Naughty or Nice rekod in Santa's iPhone haha. I wish that I would have an iPod Touch for Xmas, which is just a dream til CNY maybe?

Happiness 3 - SMSA got talent

Ok that aint another reality show. What I want to say is SMSA is full of talented people. For instance, one student is a part-time DJ with Pilihan/Pelangi oh IDK, you know who you are I dont need to mention any names. Then another participated in P2F earlier this month and got qualified to the next round, will he or she make it to the top 12? Wait till March then you will know! And there is another one who is going to be RBA FA subject to obtaining 'flight license'. Last but not least, there another one who thinks event management is his/her 'cup of tea' (Siapa tu kan? Haha). Whatever it is All The Best for your future undertakings

Thats about it folks for this issue, next week its going to be Memories of 2009, where I will recap all the 2009  happenings. Lastly,

DONG XI KUAI LE to all Chinese worldwide, AND MERRY XMAS to Christians worldwide

P.S. This blogger thinks that people should appreciate their Xiao Kuai2 who maybe just across the roads or across the oceans. Lets go 'star shooting' with our Xiao Kuai2. Ops I havent got 1, haha. And for those Ji Mo people Im sure you dont want to be Ji Mo for your entire life, so if the chance is here grab your own Xiao Kuai2! 

SIGNING OFF FROM JI MO(loneliness) WORLD

Looking Forward

Hey guys, miss me! No, alright I will start my story now rather than 'talk sampah'. 2morrow is 15th of December 2009, where a summit will be held in Copenhagen. Pendek kata 2morrow is COP15. What is it if you may ask? Its a place where leaders would speak about global warming, cutting carbon emission, polar bears drowning help! Most importantly they are gonna talk about the way forward after the end of Kyoto Protocol in 2012. If you may ask again, is Brunei going have a representative in this conference. The answer is a BIG NO, as reported by Borneo Bulletin journalist, Farah Ahmadnawi. Well, IDK if the status had changes as of tonite. But, there is something which really need to be looked at by Dept of Parks,Environment, Ministry of Development (JASTRE). According to The Guardian website,  environment statistics on brunei, something fishy is not right in Brunei. I wont comment much on this, for I may get into trouble with AGO. You can click on the link and see for yourself what is it about, if you really cares about the environment that is. So looking at that stats., who can we blame? Kerajaan Kebawah Duli? Ourself? Indon/bangla pengutip/penyapu sampah? BSP, BLNG? Korea? Japan? Lets ponder for a moment and look at our lifestyle patterns. Right, this discussion is getting very serious as 56 newspapers around the world spearheaded by The Guardian UK had made a  joint editorial plea calling for a better world in the future. On that note, I leave this discussion till here, or if you wish to debate on this kindly post a comment or on my Cbox. But 2morrow, I will be wearing GREEN to support COP15. Who says youth/teens are not aware about global warming? Siapa?

VOTE EARTH GO GREEN COP15

Looking forward on the light note

From environment we move onto a lighter topic. Im looking forward to my Xmas holiday to Kota Kinabalu. Everytime, I visit Sabah it gives me a lot of surprises, even it had only been a yr I had not visited KK. For instance, a yr ago there was no Suria Sabah aka Metrojaya. This yr, opens up another shopping option for local Sabahans, tourists esp Bruneians who have preferred 2go2 KK instead of Miri due to 'ketakutan kreta kena curi', and last but not least the orang2 Pulau Gaya aka Pulau Seberang. Recently, I had read a news article about the KK City Waterfront project which will serve as a good location for chillaxing other than Tanjung Aru Beach, when its completed in a yr or 2. KK is a vibrant city with lots of stuff to offer. In addition to visiting malls in KK, Im also looking forward to use DiGi Turbo 3G network in KK which can support speed of up 2 14.4mbps. And with Easy Internet theme it costs only RM5/day, compared to Celcom Xpax Rm6/day & Hotlink RM8/day. Now, everyone on the Yellow Nation(DiGi) can tweet,fb,poke,Youtube,blog,surf as much as you like but be warned there is a FUP(Fair Usage Policy) to ensure network are not jammed with P2P. My experience with DiGi that day when Im in Labuan was nice as DiGi EDGE 256kbps is able to beat Streamyx 1mbps. Hows that for a change? I will follow you LOL. Lastly, DiGi Music is also another thing that I would like to try RM5/month for unlimited legal song downloads. But you can choose transfer to PC or mobile only but not both, excluding those DRM-free ones where you can transfer everywhere. Enough of FREE promo for DiGi. For those going to KK, DiGi internet ada EDGE saja otw 2 KK but d KK gerenti zooming speed with 3g, starter pack RM8.50 with RM5 credit, easy topup boleh beli RM5 for 5day or RM6 tak payah 10,20 or 30. While Xpax offers unlimited fb & twittering 4 RM1/wk while the best coverage of 3g in Malaysia. Lastly, Hotlink offers almost similar coverage like Xpax but If you feel red go for hotlink. For more info check respective websites

DiGi Prepaid - www.digi.com.my/prepaid/ (DiGi Prepaid Easy)

Hotlink - http://www.hotlink.com.my/ (Your Total Mobility World)

Xpax - http://www.xpax.com.my/ (Got X Got It All)

Looking Forward towards new things

Last nite, I check on the CIE website and this is what I found. The provisional results of O,AS,A Level will be released on the CIE Direct site on 25 January 2010, and from past experience the result would be released in Brunei by Jabatan Peperiksaan roughtly about a wk or 10days after that date. Im predicting its going to be 2nd February 2010. So people keep your fingers crossed and anticipate the date anxiously. For me, I just prepare for the worst scenario even though I think I can make it as one of the top. Another heatedly debated issue is the SMS result service which is being charged $3/result which is so mahal. I wish to clarify a few points, its not DST nor b-mobile that is pocketing ur $3, its the Mach company that provide this system to MOE. Well of course, MOE gets part of this money too but most of it should be going to Mach. And yes I do agree with the suggestion that the results to be released on a special website as per suggested by the e-government survey/the letter. So people fill in the e-gov survey and let see if MOE hears us. Talking about A Level results, my dad says he will buy me an iPhone 3GS if I get straight 'A's which is practically impossible but tak mustahil if ada keajaiban. Really? So Im very anxious to know my results. Even if my dad is not going to buy me, I would buy it in Singapore when I go to further my studies there soon.

Lastly, just want to wish happy working for those who have gotten themselves part-time jobs in companies, RTB, P2F, etc. Kerja tu elok2 sikit tau, nanti bos marah susah nanti. An those who will be flying high soon, make Brunei proud. And to Ji Mo(lonely) people, go hangout or do something ya!

Tata, Adios, C Ya When I C Ya

This blogger thinks that life should not have any regrets so make wise choices in life

Anak angkat & anak sendiri

Hi there people, we meet again. Okay, I got a very BZ Sunday ahead of me as later, Im going to DST Carnival, DST HQ as well as a 'furniture treasure hunt' around BSB for a set of sofa in preparation to celebrate CNY 2010. (Tiger tiger mouse mouse it ate too much). By the way, next yr is Tiger Year. Roar, roar, roar!

Anak angkat

Yesterday I was watching Original Kin on The Biography Channel ch 731 (this ch had replaced BBC Entertainment) link. It was about Asian kids adopted by orang putih, finally met her biological/birth mother but her 'mama angkat' was so sad that she had a 'hunger strike'.  This daughter describe the situation as she 'felt in love with another mother, but the love had subdued for another mother'. And, I had been keeping a secret for yrs. Apparently, one of my relatives is adopted. Ok, wont go much into the details if my that relative finds out I will be in a BIG trouble. Whoa, that was a relief to express that secret out!

Birthday Wishes

Talking about 'anak angkat', today, 6th December was someone's birthday. He is The Youth Generation Creative Director, a member of SMSA E-Club, pro in Photoshop,possibly a future townplanner, a 2PM fan who hopes for Jaeboom to return, sells kuih bauhulu in the orientation earlier this year. He is no other than Mizi. Yeah, finally you are 18 Tahun, legal udah ni! Boleh udah minum Shandy, ambil lesen, liat X-rated! As I had said in the earlier posting months ago, the age of 18 comes with lots of perks but also a huge responsibility. And last,y age of 18 is just a number but also a transition stage in life.

DST Group Carnival 2009

A sentence to say about the carnival 'traffic is terrible macam arah warzone'. From JIS til the jambatan near DST HQ til UBD parking lot, it was jam-packed with cars. Thank goodness, there are 4 shuttle buses to and for UBD & DST HQ. 1 suggestion for next year carnival:buat arah tempat yg sanang mencari parking like the Stadium or ICC or tambah shuttle bus, 4 inda cukup, kesian orang tunggu bas. OK, so fill in lucky draw after turun dari bas, then lapas fill in dapat goodies:pensel & kipas or wristband. Yeah, its was a great idea:ISI SURVEY FORMS DAPAT GIFTS. So after done filling forms, looked around the main building, my gosh so many people wanna buy handphone, laptop & broadband packages. Then, its time to look around the booths. There was a DST pavilion with Kristal Astro, interconnection & OntheGo counters offering gifts. Siuk2 orang enjoy, suddenly ada tia orang yg inda faham bahasa  marah orang jaga counter interconnnection. Katanya '3 kali already aku datang kan main the spin the wheel & win, masih jua inda dapat!'. 1 suggestion:bagi avoiding these things from happening lagi, please tambah your contest forms, the carnival still have 4 hours 2 go but the forms are already HABIS! Then ada lagi orang yg inda berclaim anaknya aka the anak sesat & didnt know where to find the parents. The emcee who was Dafy asked siapa bapamu lai & siapa mamamu lai. The boy answered Mulwadi for both. Haha! The emcee suggested to the visitors to prevent these from happening 'tolong ikat anak biskita arah belt kita'. Oh yes, if you had read todays papers there is an article on TVKitani.link Basically its like Youtube, you can upload video on it. So any Marie Digby of Brunei? Then at 4pm there is a MTV Hour with VJ Utt. There are a few games on stage with xclusive MTV premiums up for grabs. One of the game is Feel The Zen, which is you have to taste 10 different stuffs without 'keluar bunyi' or any facial expression. Zen is a Japanese word which means calmness & peace. Oh, yes for MTV fans out there there is a UTT channel on Youtube. Thats about it for story about the carnival. One last suggestion: Why not invite Cyril T to Brunei for next yr carnival. Its sure gonna draw crowds maybe even those from across the borders.

Jatuh Imej

Just now I was reading Mr Reef experience in KK. Its was dreadful especially hotel yg iaorang tinggal tu buruk banar & sort of like 'red light area' (read its not tempat sebarangan but Api-Api Center, in the city centre). The hotel was Zahrah. After reading Mr Reef posting, adalah ku googled about it. And this is what I found:

1. The hotel was owned by a Muallaf
2. Hotel rate start dari RM$70
3. Alternative to Promenade Hotel Apartments

Alternative? Macam mana at least Promenade ada Astro, wireless (xtra charges for both), yg sebuting atu, TV ja & tiba2 banjir. And Reef say its 1-star, but inda ku tau berapa official starnya! Nanti ku check arah Tourism Malaysia. 'what you pay is what you get' is the situation here but not anymore with Tune Hotels, at least nada banjir tiba2 & ada aircon. Lastly, I would say hotel ini jatuhkan imej Sabah sebagai destinasi pelancongan terulung di Asia. Saya sebagai seorang warga Sabah memohon maaf atas 'dreadful experience' yg telah dialami oleh Mr Reef. Harap awak akan sudi melawat Sabah lagi. Kejadian ini bak kata pepatah 'bunga bukan sekuntum' (salah pepatah kali?)

Lastly

Alrite folks Im tired of typing already. So lets feel the Zen and be relaxed. Sayonara

This blogger finds its funny & sad when cars ride on escalator & cars move by itself. Tempat atu Z entah ada orang simpan 'fish baby' or 'chicken baby'? Pihak berkuasa DBKK, PDRM, MUIS, please check ok?

Talk of the week its all crap

It’s been a week since I last blog, oh well what to do, I’m extremely BZ (kononnya), & broadband-out-of-credit. I think I will blog about Possibilities & Realities, as well as other couple of stuffs which I had planned since last week. Here goes, enjoy and LOL (but not until Police come knocking at your door) at any funny incidents being described below.

Trouble in Labuan

Kepada pegawai2 Jabatan2 Kerajaan yg berkaitan, serta parti2 politik yg berkaitan, catitan blog ini adalah tidak kena mengena dengan sebarang urusan politik. Ini hanya catatan peribadi yg mungkin melucukan. Harap maklum sebelum mengenakan tindakan undang2 mengikut OSA, Akta MCMC, dsb.
The old PROTON Wira car that my dad had driven since tens of years ago is creating a lot of problems, in other words it’s having PMS! Apparently, it had chosen a ‘good’ day to kena this PMS, which is the day when I went to Labuan last Sunday. Listed below are the problems that it had created from Sunday till Monday
• Engine wont start, my dad knock the battery with playar, then it got ‘brainwash’, then it starts (kena brainshock the engine)
• Tyre got infected by the battery. Tyre pancitlah! Had to drive to nearby Shell to ‘pam angin’
• Tree got too overactive caused by hormones (Bio students is this right?) that it grows so much till it blocks the car way. Had to cut it with scissors, as parang & sabit had already given to orang Timor pemotong rumput on bicycle who promised to help to trim down the trees, but didn’t. (Tadung orang ani!)
• Everyone was looking at our Wira because it was ‘senget’ due to the tyre. (Wah popular kami ni eh, semua meliat kreta kami!). And there was one kind motorcyclist who kindly pointed to us ‘kreta awak senget’, which we already knew and OTW to fix it. This is the beauty of living in small towns like Labuan & Seria. If you are in a ‘bandar besar’ like KL, who cares whether your car senget or whatever, as every1 is chasing time. ‘Time in large cities are extremely precious’
• When we finally got it repaired by changing the rosak/bald tyre, after sometime it rosak again. This time, replace the valve and everything OK!
• Before we went to repair the tyre, the car window apparently also got PMS, so we had to repair it before going to repair the tyre. The car window won’t close, as the parts rosak.
• All these problems are causing hours of lost time for us to enjoy in Labuan & even settling all the things that have to be done.
Labuan is a very calm place to live if you like peace. It’s practically a ‘dead town’ of 80,000 people only. Basically, it’s calm and no-jam but apparently there will be occasional jams occurring thrice in a day only, when cars want to board the ferry to Sabah. So, want to come to Labuan. Are you ready to pay RM$8 for a short taxi ride? Are you willing to pay up to RM$3 for roti canai & teh tarik? Then Labuan is the place to visit, otherwise I would advice you to go to Limbang, Miri or KK, because it’s BORING & MAHAL!

Possibilities & Realities in Life

Life without any challenges is not fun at all. It could be challenges in terms of financial, love, job, study, etc. However, life with too many challenges until someone can’t coupe with it is not nice too, as it may drive those that are too desperate to do ‘silly things’. So, here I am talking about Possibilities & Realities of Life. Let me start with a short story on a movie that I had watched weeks ago, The Last Holiday. This woman in the movie, who was played by Queen Latifah, had a job in a dept. store & she loves to cook. One day, she was diagnosed with a ‘life-threatening’ disease, and had only a month to live. Hence, she decided to withdraw all her savings & used it for a dream holiday to meet her idol chef in a ski resort far2 away. Oh, I forget to state that she had kept a Book of Possibility which includes info of the chef that she wanted to meet, as well as a picture of her with the man that she loves. While, she was having her holiday in the ski resort, many extraordinary things happened to her. And lastly, she found out that she didn’t have any ‘life-threatening’ disease at all, because the hospital misdiagnosed her due to faulty machine. At the end there was a Book of Realities which shows that she had married the man that she loves and opens a restaurant with him. This move had taught me to enjoy every bit of our life, as we can’t predict what would happen in the future. We can only plan but the God will decide. So, if you ask me what are in my ‘Book of Possibility’ right now, I had a lot to say, but as a human we cannot be greedy and the God don’t like greedy people & greedy people may not even get any of their wishes granted. For a Pre-U student, I would say to pass A Level with a grade that enables me to enter NUS. Although, I do hope that I would get Brilliant Awards, the possibility is very low looking at my performance. ‘Arah sekolah langsung tak dapat award, nak aim for Brilliant Award!’ Whereas, in my ‘book of realities’, I can say that I have completed Pre-U. It not quite a big achievement though, compared to those who have completed Pre-U with awards. For my long term, ‘book of possibility’, I hope to gain some experience working as either an accountant/auditor for a few years, then maybe try my hands in F&B biz. My aim is to revolutionise the F&B industry. Meanwhile, I do hope that I can be a radio DJ even though I am not very good at talking but I’m creative with my thots. Ok, people I’m closing this story. So, what are your book of possibility and book of realities, share it through the CBOX.

Lastly

This post is getting very the panjang macam galah panjang. So sorry about that, I really need to express my words out. Anyway, people don’t be afraid to voice out your opinions about any issues (excluding those sensitive issues); neither the govt nor the laws can restrict our thots. They can’t zip your mouth; they can only prevent people from reading your thoughts if it’s deemed too sensitive. As Prof Madya Dr Abu Hassan Hasbullah, a future studies expert said ‘KRITIKAN BUKAN ANCAMAN’. Look at criticism positively, instead of shooting down criticisms. 'Cis, si anu si anu cakap ku macam orang babal di belakangku, dapanku like friend'. Well, try to improve so that no people would call you babal at your back. I had heard a lot of these criticisms on me, since Primary, but peduli apa ku, biar tah iaorang cakap jangan dilawan karang timbul pergaduhan. Adios, people.