My Raya celebration

Yeah, I know its kinda late to talk about how my Raya goes as its last week story. But, as you know my laptop is trying to play a game with me aka rosak til its fixed on Wednesday! In addition, I got tons of Marketing work to be rushed for completion as its due 2MORROW! Yikes, thank god I managed to get it done today! So, I had time to ramble about my Raya now!
For my Raya, I went out of Bandar Sunway again! Where to? To Shah Alam to attend the Selangor state government Raya open house at i-City. i what? This reminds me of my school trip with my SMSA mates to i-centre last December! Its amusing that they all think i-centre is a place that makes ice-cream, iPod, eyes, etc (courtesy of Ong's blog). i-City is also known as City of Digital Lights, to be simple its mega i-centre! Its not fully completed yet but people are already thronging to this place to see its beautiful LED light displays every nite! The sad news is I almost got lost on my way to i-city, luckily I am on the right track so I am able to reach there! 
Lets talk about the Rumah Terbuka shall we. There were various types of foods on offer, however the choices of drinks are quite limited. Some of them include kuih Raya Ampang, roti canai Puchong, teh tarik Shah Alam, laksa Kuala Selangor, soto Kg Jawa, cendol Banting, nasi minyak Meru, etc. There is even vegetarian food on offer. However, the drinks only teh tarik & air kordial are available not even air kosong! And of course, the MB distributes 'duit raya' which was 'laku macam goreng pisang panas' it was snapped in a few minutes only! The emcees of the day are Sharifah Syahirah & Salih Yakob, 2 of Malaysian well-known 'pelawak aka pengacara'. Reports from the media stated that, tens of thousands of people came to this open house.
After 'makan', I snapped up some pictures from i-City which is the prelude of this posting. Enjoy them & dont tercekik on your kuih Raya or kuih Mor! See you in next posting

i-City entrance

LED lights displays

More LED light displays

Look at that so many people!

Look at the crowd!

Raya deco

Main stage

Parts of i-city, i think its named City Walk

More LED displays

i-City still loading

The whole i-City view

KTM Subang Jaya

1 Problem solved & more 2 solve .....

Testing, 123 ok screen no blinking! Yahoo! Its fixed! Finally my laptop is fixed! A round of applause to Dell & its team of technicians & customer service consultants. See I told you all, dont think that when you are in a tunnel there wont be light, because in my case 'there is light at the end of the tunnel'. Ok I better stop rambling about tunnel, later you readers will become like gophers & go dig tunnel, LOL! At 1st, I thought that my problematic laptop cant be fixed as Dell 1stly quoted almost RM$1000 for me to extend my warranty. But later when I complaint via Twitter to Dell Cares. They say 'Ok bcoz of this NVIDIA problem they will have it fixed for FREE'. See thats the power of social media such as Twitter.
Ok, an update of my life as a Monashian. So far so good, although Im not very happy with my 1s submission mark for Marketing. Nevertheless, I will try to strive for at least a C/D grade in Marketing & HD in Accounting. Lectures are pretty much boring but sometimes when the lecturers crack up jokes then it becomes lively. Apparently, there are more than 50+ for August intake & not as I mentioned earlier 20+ people, as some dont attend Orientation. On the other hand, this Saturday is Monash Annual Ball. The dazzling lights & clothes imagine that. But Im not going, THE REASON: NO MONEY (it costs more than RM$100+ being a latebuyer), NO CLOTHES (last minute clothes buying wont get you satisfaction) &amp, NO PARTNER & lastly NO TRANSPORT (quoting MONGA latest issue 'You dont want to smell like diesel oil when you reach One World Hotel'
Lets turn the scope, to other things. Remember last wk, I rambled about iPhone & feelings. Today Im going to continue some more. Regarding iPhone4, the recent developments will really give me a heart attack. If the rumours are proven right its going to be out in less than 2wks & the price my oh my what a great shock  RM$2090 only. Now, go back to the 'Chapter on Feeling', last week I have releases some of my 'bu neng shuo de mi mi'. To tell you the truth, I am actually feeling a little bored already having to do things such as exploring places & eating ALONE! Although, the Chinese Zodiac book says that 'I will find some1 special this yr or next yr' So far its ZERO  NADA! Guess Luck Wont Help You Unless You Help Yourself Right? So what is actually my problem? Being anti-social? Afraid to approach people? Inter-personal skillls? Then what? My look? Enough I better close this chapter up for the time being before some1 gets more depressed reading this!
Thats about it people, I better be tolerate & close the lights as my roomate wants to sleep. Till next week,
A HAPPY MALAYSIA DAY to Malaysians & the quote for this week 'At The End of the tunnel there is always light'!

Problem terlalu banyak

Annyeong haseyo people! If you count using ur jari-jemari (if your jari-jemari tak hlilang disebabkan 'accident' main meriam buluh), Hari Raya yg datang setahun sekali akan datang lagi in 2-3 days depends on penglihatan anak bulan Syawal. Baju baru, duit raya, kuih raya, bermaaf-maafan, sate, kuih Raya, open house!
Di kesempatan ini, saya ingin menyusun sepuluh jari secara ikhlas (Ikhlas ke? But who knows ikhlas tu terletak dalam hati masing2) memohon maaf dari anda2 anda semua sekiranya sepanjang tahun ini, blog ini ada tersilap kata atau tersilap bahasa atau tersilap maklumat, ataupun gurauan yang sering saya coretkan menyakitkan hati anda2 anda2 semua secara langsung atau tidak langsung. Secara peribadi, saya selaku insan biasa yang akan mebuat kesilapan juga ingin menyusun 10 jari secara ikhlas memohon maaf jika sepanjang tahun ini kelakuan saya melampau, terkasar bahasa atau tersilap kata kepada rakan2 saya dan orang yang saya kenali. Harap Maafkan Ye! Jangan Ada Dendam Ok! Biar Kosong Balik Buku Kesalahan, Balance B/d 0! LOL!
Before I start listing out my problems, I shall talk a bit about my dream phone for the moment iPhone4.Starting initially the price of iPhone4 in Brunei is almost 2500 at emall.com.bn! So damn high! Then after QQestore,shopping.com.bn also started to have it, prices started to drop astronomically till now the lowest is 1200+! However, what is special this year is AV Electronics, the sole agent of Apple in Brunei had also joined in the bandwagon of the 'iPhone4' craze by offering 16gb @ 1038, 32gb @ 1198! Way lower than what the other offers, the bad news is waiting list is very long & expect waiting time of 6wk! At 1st I thought of buying from Brunei, but when I checked with DiGi in Malaysia, they said microSIM wont be available till iPhone4 launched officially in Malaysia! Thats the mood spoiler!
However, there are questions playing in my mind regarding all these too drastics price changes. In some blogs/forums, its rumoured that iPhone5 will be out early next yr. While some people speculate that its bcoz of the 'dead antenna' issue, but so far from my understanding users in Brunei dont seem to have that problem, however it seems that my roomate who happens to own 1, always have 'dropped calls' issue perhaps related to his telco & not the phone?
Another reason could be Steve Jobs when launching iPhone4 announced that this is the fastest rollout of iPhone series in its history. So I am assuming that Apple is trying to make it more affordable for more people! As 1st time in history, its available online in Apple Store in a few countries!

Problem 1:Laptop RIP? 

Apparently, my decision to get Dell XPS M1330 which I thought was the higher-end of Dell laptop during the DST Inforama 2008 promo was wrong! I should get a Macbook perhaps! Why did I say so? This is bcoz I think almost all with the same model as mine have the same problem aka display problems caused by a faulty GPU! Some problems occur in the 1st yr, some less than 1 yr, some like mine in the 2nd yr! Dell has taken measures by extending 1 yr the warranty for NVIDIA GPU chips. Apparently, I couldnt get a free fix bcoz both the ori & extended warranty had expired!  And my dad refuses to pay almost RM1000 to extend the warranty. The only option for me was to use this laptop till its 'very last breath' aka RIP! Which I dont know when this laptop will RIP!

Problem 2: Life Adjustment Troubles

Jay Chou popularises the sentence 'bu neng shou de mi mi' (English the secret that cant be disclosed) through his movie, Secret. From my observation, it seems that some people are having troubles adjusting life in the uni. 1 people said that 'The 'feel' of a uni isnt same with the 'feel' of secondary school'. There seems to be nothing right 'studies no good, social life not so good' aka cant find a girlfriend to balance up studies time & not many friends. On weekend, no where to go! Everyday asides from studies, go to work out to kill time till late at nite! From this story, I understand that 'I need to let go of some of my 'bu neng shou de mi mi' starting now! Ok, I will start sharing some of my feelings. 

- I always thought that when people besides me laugh, its bcoz of my appearance! When actually, its not the truth, its just my perception!

- From my Primary school days till NOW, I have little or no 'REAL' friends, whereas this person stated above got a few 'TRUE' friends. My friends are I think mostly cyber friends or 'Hi Hi Bye Bye' friends. This is the situation that Im still trying to mend up until today but FAILED! 

Enough, the problems have bugged me too much I better close up this blogposting. Before I click 'publish post', SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI MAAF ZAHIR & BATIN kepada semua rakan2 berugama Islam saya serta semua yang menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Semoga Aidilfitri Tahun Ini Membawa Transformasi Baru Kepada Kehidupan Kita Semua & Kita Akan Dapat Menyambutnya Dengan Meriah.

Ikhlas Dari Saya Dari Hati  Salam Perayaan!

2 Secrets,a bookfair & some patriotism

Helo, Salam Merdeka to those in Malaysia & Salam Bercuti 2 those in Brunei. This week again, I travelled out of my 'comfort safety zone' of Bandar Sunway to downtown KL right in the Golden Triangle area. Nada kerja lainkah anak ani, every week travel ja! Well, actually bcoz Im ahead of others as my tutorial dah siap 2 wk in advance for Accounting & Finance, a round of applause please! However, Im still struggling with Marketing as that 'old person' assignment burn my head! This time around Im travelling 1 bus, a LRT ride to KLCC to go to Bookfest @ Malaysia 2010. I have been always wanted to go to this bookfair but bcoz of time constraints & school commitments in the previous years, nada dapat pergilah!

Secret No 1: In the Rapid KL bas

On my way to the LRT Kelana Jaya from Sunway Pyramid, I overheard a few 'guy & gals' discussing about conducting a 'race'. I wonder which uni/college/uni college they are from? Monash, Taylors, Sun UC, Metropolitan, etc????? There were talking about sponsors & cash prizes for the race. Some of the sponsors that they maybe approaching are a bank, a dept store, a resort,a gym,a deodorant brand,an apparel brand,etc. To me, it sounds FUN the way they will be conducting the race i.e. public transport treasure hunt race! I hope its for Monash so that I can join in. 

A bookfair:Bookfest @ Malaysia 2010

I didnt knew how many of you are 'ulat buku' like me rephrase Im 'ulat magazine & newspaper'. In this modern technology geek world, books are 'so lame' right? You prefer your Astro (cable TV), Youtube, whatever Blackberry,iPhone,Facebook,Twitter,etc better than books right? No doubt some still read 'light books' like gossip magazines like OK,Helo,People,Mingguan Hiburan,etc. However, I can tell you this Bookfest is not just about books (well mostly are books) but if you are a 'bargain hunter', Bookfest is a good place 2 search for bargain stationeries! A little background on Bookfest. Its organised by Popular (yeah Bruneians know this bookstore very well if they had been to Miri or KK or KL or Singapore,etc) since 2006. Hence this is the 5th year its being organised, with the theme ' Reading embraces the world'. Its considered Asia's biggest book expo with exhibitors from Taiwan, HK, China & of course Malaysia! And did you know that there is also a Bookfest Singapore? The bad thing about Bookfest is you have 2 pay 4 entrance RM2 & still cheaper than Metro Ahad (RM2.30) here in Malaysia. It worth it lah! your RM2 considering how many thousands of books & stationeries are on BIG offer! So, Brunei is on holiday now right? So kepada orang2 Brunei yang suka buku adalah dialu-alukan untuk mengunjungi Bookfest yg bertempat di KLCC (KL Convention Centre) dari 4-12 September. Tiket masuk hanya RM2 & ia amat berbaloi! Lets talk about what I do there. 1st, I go to renew my Popular Card for 1yr @ RM12 bcoz ada free gifts (for mine its a T-shirt notebook & Bookfest 2009 notepad leftover kot jangan membazir). Then, I went to do 'charity work' by buying a Bookfest bag @ RM3.90 where RM2 of each sales will be donated to Yayasan Sin Chew which oversees a old folks home! After that, then I go to take my entrance handband & get my Bookfest catalogue cum tiket validated. Main entrance is via Hall 5 & Bookfest spans from Hall 1-5. Hall 4 & 5 is what I described as a giant Popular Bookstore. All of the English books are inside here as well as stationeries. In this hall, I bought all my stuffs since its damn cheap. As much as I want to buy, but my capabilities are limited as Im using public transport. In the Popbasic booth, I got myself 2 files @ RM8 normal @ 6.90 each & 2 pak of testpads @ 9.50 normal 6.55 each! In the Pilot pen booth, I got myself a pack of 3 ballpoint pen @ 1.80 (member price) non-member 2.40, normal 2.90, and guess what the very famous Pilot Rexgrip can be refilled the refill is 1.30 normal 1.70. Its half of the price of the pen & saves the environment too! And I got myself Pilot latest product, Pilot Progrex mechanical pencil at 2.30 normal 2.90. And from the online games booth, I got FREE pen & bookmark just by showing my Bookfest tiket! 1 thing I like about Bookfest is when you take things from eg Pilot booth you no need to pay there, but you pay when you want to exit. Its centralised cashier counters. Lets talk a bit about the other halls, Hall 1-3 is all Chinese books but still I still go to jalan 1 round. Taiwan books are very interesting but too bad I dont read Chinese! After my rounds at the halls, my earlier planning was go to Wisma Central to have some 'cheap' food but since I bought a bag full of stuffs, malas want to jalan forces me to have 'reasonable by KL standard but expensive by my standard' food at Bookfest. I had wantan mee @ RM8! Good thing is the noodle inda kan simpan the colouring kuning so taste great! 

The Unexpected Plan

Didnt knew why I went up to 3rd floor of Convention centre for the Yamaha Piano 'exhibition of the yr'. However, boy was I pleasantly surprised that I learnt a lot about piano! Let me share some of the things I learnt about nowadays you can plug in your pendrive & play to the tune of your fav song. Another type allows you to put in your fav CD & it will auto play the key without you press on it. The most basic piano aka electronic type starts at 7000+ while those Grand type the more high class 1 can go up to 100,000+!

Secret No 2:Asia's best kept secret writer

This Singaporean writer keeps my mind guessing who he really is bcoz he is always 'in the dark' aka he never shows his real face. The song that I can use to describe him is Wang Lee Hom song from his latest album The 18 Martial Arts, Nie Bu Zhe Dao De Shi (All That You Will Never Knew). He is 1 & only Russell Lee, the author of the True Singapore Ghost Stories series which somehow never will be completed since there is so much 'mysteries' around us! Before his autograph & meet the fans session in Hall 4 in a section known as the 'Secret Garden' he was given a chance to speak a few words. He ask the spectators/fans do you want to see his face. They replied yes but then Russell said 'Since this is the Hungry ghost month, Im afraid when I open this mask everyone will run away bcoz they are scared' But the audiences reply no! Russell spoke again 'I am not Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian but I am Singaporean. I think this is what Singapore PM Lee meant about the 'Singapore Spirit' in his 2010. National Day Rally speech. Why cant we Malaysians act like Russell Lee by saying Im not Chinese, Malay, Indians, Eurasian, Orang Asli, Bumiputera Sabah/Sarawak but I am Malaysian'. Since this is still 'Merdeka Mood', here I proclaim that I am Malaysian rather than Im Chinese Malaysian! Russell jokes by saying 'If you take a pint of his blood & put it under the microscope & look closely, you find find the 5 stars & stripes which can also be found in the Singapore flag' Then, its game time as well as writing tips from Russell. He ask 1 of the spectators what do you see? This boy answered people/book fans. The way Russell sees it is different he sees a garden with gardeners, flowers & seeds. The garden is Bookfest while the gardeners are the organisers/parents while the seeds are the children. He is trying to imply that parents should nurture their children to read whil they are still at a young age. His writing tips was Do you have a great story, thats it! Then, came the last Q&A with the gift TSGS book 20 paid by Russell for those who can answer his question. He told a story and ask what is the name of this story. Thats simple, I had ever read the story but I forget the name if not I can save RM12, LOL! Nevermind, my RM12 is worth it bcoz I get to shake hands with Russell Lee & take pictures with him. Also had a short conversation with him & his signature 'Russell Lee handshake' (which includes a high 5). In addition, that I got his book autographed, he also gave me an autographed poster as well as a notebook & a wristband! Its going to be my prized asset! If he comes for next yr Bookfest Im going to meet him again! 

KLCC

KLCC basically is famous for its Petronas Twin Towers & of course Suria KLCC Mall. That Suria is a very high class mall so I dont dare to enter any of the shops. Yeah,they are some mid range brands but those are also available elsewhere! Anyway, this KLCC enforces a very strict picture taking policy so I can only take a few picts inside! I bought some keychains as a 'imbal balas' to my friend who bought me a keychain from Dubai last time. 

I guess thats about it for this time & sorry that this posting takes a long time to be posted due to my damn laptop having so much problems. Really need to bring for checkup! Before that, enjoy some of the pictures I had taken! Bye & Salam Mesra!

Russell Lee having his little talk b4 meet&greet session

What do you see boy?

People queing up to get Russell Lee autograph

'You look a little stiff' says Russell Lee

Pictures of authors going to be present for meet the fans session

There is HK,Taiwan & China book vendors in Hall 1-3

The pride of Malaysia (3 Sekawan) aka Mandarin Oriental KL, Petronas Twin Towers & Menara Maxis

Happy 5th Birthday Bookfest

Posters of the past year Bookfest & theme

Look at that so many people buying tikets

Bookfest Charity Stall 'Contribute to your mind,society & Mother Earth'

Popcard Counter

Bookfest Main entrance

There is PNB, and other buildings in KL Golden Triangle

The water fountain in Taman KLCC

Suria KLCC Raya Deco

Up there is Petrosains just like OGDC but much bigger!You need 3h at least to explore it!

Raya deco in Centre court

Look at all the brands Zara, Esprit,Cartier,Guess,etc. Tak mampu saya! Haha

Suria KLCC sign of patriotism

RM2/entry toilet any1? I wonder who uses it

Suria KLCC entrance (Ramlee Mall or Ampang Mall)

Petronas 2010 Merdeka ads. Each yr Petronas ads touch Malaysians heart & soul!

We have Kinokuniya, Isetan, Cold Storage, TGV Cinema, and more.Make sure you got money thats it!

Come lets learn about Physics. Nolah just joking.Its a sign of unity but its known as Kinetics

More sign of patriotism at Petronas Twin Tower

The water fountain in front of Petronas Tower overlooking Menara Public Bank.Is this feng shui related?

Across of KLCC is Avenue K Merdeka deco

Atu baru ia lawa

Maxis KLCC (By the way bila iPhone4 launch in Malaysia, LOL!)

Maxis's world cup ads on the walkway to LRT KLCC

Avenue K is linked to LRT KLCC rupanya

Thats my entry wrist-tag

My bag of purchased goodies & freebies

Free goodies for renewing my Popcard

Free gifts from online game booths

Free gifts & my autographed book from Russell Lee

See, ori tau!

My Pilot purchases

Oh oh trains coming get out of the way people