Before this, when people ask me have you seen this movie, that movie, I say sorry saya tunggu DVD. Now, Movie becomes part of my live. I have no idea how many $$$ have I contributed into 'Sugar King' Robert Kuok coffers (GSC is part of PPB Group owned by Kuok) or Ananda Krishnan coffers (TGV Cinemas is part of Tanjong Group owned by Tan Sri Maxis Astro). Sometimes I watch movie every other day,every week!
Ok here's some of the movies that I had watched recently
Fast 5- definitely awesome, awesome cars, actions. Most said its best movie of the year, well I agree on that
Priest - I am personally surprised this movie passed thru Lembaga Penapisan since it had some Christianity element in it. Movie about priest killing vampires, good albeit quite short 87min
THOR - This movie becomes part of the hype in Singapore elections. With the Thunder and Hammer, it will be a great power aka force to be reckoned, just like in Singapore PAP (lightning), WP (hammer). I watched this at TGV KLCC courtesy of Everyone Connects, and in 3D! Not to mention, among the 1st to watch in the world n Malaysia!
Next week, I am going to watch Pirates of Caribbean subject to no other plans by my fellow coursemates, courtesy of NEXT programme!
Lastly, if you are a movie fans take advantage of TGV offers by Daily Sugars. Buy movie ticket for only $7 (mind you Wednesday is $9 and student price is $10). But be reminded 1 person only can buy up to 10 tickets!
The bad news are slowly crippling in, EXAMS ARE NEARER! Its going to be a nightmare!
Till, next posting maybe next week or after exam.
Sarcastic Enjoy dearer sugar, or maybe in some shops cheaper drinks if you prefer kurang gula or no gula (Personally I feel, even sugar price belum naik drink price sudah naik 20sen for some drinks!). This is my 'dark secret' but whenever I go buy coffee at Pacific Coffee (my weekly coffee dosage nowadays), I 'borrow' some sugar packets hehe!
Unsarcastic 9sen for 1min of conversation from anywhere in this world to your loved ones/friends in Malaysia, all thanks to 'Mobile Phone Reinvented, Communications Redefined' powered by YES4G by YTL. YES had just made 'apples speak' by introducing YESlife iOS for iPod Touch, iPhone n iPad on Friday. And YES is going to make 'dancing robot and 'berry that cant be eaten' speak the YES way'! Amazing isnt it be amazed when you say YES, Malaysia's fastest 4G internet with voice or as the quote of Wing K Lee, CEO YTL Communications 'We are the fastest guy in town'. Jim Carey starred in the 'Cable Guy; so I called YES4G 'The Internet Guy'! For an update:YES had carried 224TB of data, 1.75m min n 859k SMS since it launched in Nov 2010. The data usage exploded 117% over last data in March of 104TB, I think this is attributed to Valuepacks.Voice min also exploded 75% from 1m! Kudos to YES! And thank you to me for being such supportive of YES4G. More amazing things in the YES story, coming soon!
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
OTR Driving Lesson n Club21 Sale!
Yesterday, I went for driving lesson number 2. It was on the road! 1st round the instructor, Cikgu Kamal drive and I sat beside him while he explain things to be done. After 1 round to Laluan 1. Its my turn to drive. Sad to say I dont have a good clutch control, and causes the car to 'mati engin' lots of times, even worst at the traffic light causing angry drivers to hon at us! At least Im a little improved last time I still need to look at my leg and the gear while changing it but now no need already yeah! LOL! Dont be too happy yet, the most important thing is clutch and gear control so that wont 'mati engin'.If I cant do it right, my JPJ test is going to be GG! Thats why I hate manual cars!
After my driving lesson, went with Tommy to Mid Valley for the Club21 Designer Clearance Sale. Actually I wanted to go today but since Tommy ajak me so I go with him yesterday. There we meet JX car in the carpark haha LOL!
Ok before I go on further what the heck is club21? Club21 is owned by Christine Ong, and you may ask again who is she? She is wife of Ong Beng Seng, one of the richest Malaysian in Singapore. Concorde Hotels,Hard Rock Hotel in Asia are owned by him. Oh yes, he is also the organiser of F1 in Singapore! Back to Club21. Club21 is the Asia license holder for Calvin Klein, DKNY, Armani Exchange (AIX), Giorgio Armani and more brands. In other words all the CK, DKNY stores in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are owned by Club21.
how much damage had I done to my bank account? Not much just $350 for 4 piece of clothing! Let me give you the breakdown: (estimate UP coz the cashier took the price tag,i wonder why, over markup?)
AIX top looks like jacket UP $499 offer $50!
AIX plain T-shirt UP $239 offer $50
CK plain shirt UP $439 offer $100
CK pants (dont know what design just take only) UP $769 offer $150
Spend like 2hr there and only got 4 piece of clothing haih! And there are a lot of sweater, dont know why are they selling sweater in Malaysia.such a hot weather! Perhaps they want more people to sweat more! And there are no fitting room, otherwise I would get 2 pants!
Anyway even though I spend quite a lot its well worth every sen, and giving my body a 'luxury covering over my skinny body' haha LOL!
The brand that I really wish have sale like this is Esprit and Topman. I never see them having such sale but in neighbouring Singapore they organise it!
Righty, my hand is over tired typing these whole week, assignment and this blogpost. See ya soon and Happy Labour Day Extended Holiday Till Monday have a great weekend ahead!
After my driving lesson, went with Tommy to Mid Valley for the Club21 Designer Clearance Sale. Actually I wanted to go today but since Tommy ajak me so I go with him yesterday. There we meet JX car in the carpark haha LOL!
Ok before I go on further what the heck is club21? Club21 is owned by Christine Ong, and you may ask again who is she? She is wife of Ong Beng Seng, one of the richest Malaysian in Singapore. Concorde Hotels,Hard Rock Hotel in Asia are owned by him. Oh yes, he is also the organiser of F1 in Singapore! Back to Club21. Club21 is the Asia license holder for Calvin Klein, DKNY, Armani Exchange (AIX), Giorgio Armani and more brands. In other words all the CK, DKNY stores in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand are owned by Club21.
how much damage had I done to my bank account? Not much just $350 for 4 piece of clothing! Let me give you the breakdown: (estimate UP coz the cashier took the price tag,i wonder why, over markup?)
AIX top looks like jacket UP $499 offer $50!
AIX plain T-shirt UP $239 offer $50
CK plain shirt UP $439 offer $100
CK pants (dont know what design just take only) UP $769 offer $150
Spend like 2hr there and only got 4 piece of clothing haih! And there are a lot of sweater, dont know why are they selling sweater in Malaysia.such a hot weather! Perhaps they want more people to sweat more! And there are no fitting room, otherwise I would get 2 pants!
Anyway even though I spend quite a lot its well worth every sen, and giving my body a 'luxury covering over my skinny body' haha LOL!
The brand that I really wish have sale like this is Esprit and Topman. I never see them having such sale but in neighbouring Singapore they organise it!
Righty, my hand is over tired typing these whole week, assignment and this blogpost. See ya soon and Happy Labour Day Extended Holiday Till Monday have a great weekend ahead!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Fun Time
I dont know is it funny or WTH but I got a funny tale to tell! 2 part in this post 1st part trip to Genting,2nd part clubbing 1st time!
Went up to Genting with my Monash mates, Tommy, his friend, Michelle J, Michelle T, Elaine from Sabah n Carmen. The actually plan was I was to enter the casino n try to win some cash with the guys but apparently some slips by me, make me having to enjoy in the outdoor park instead with the girls instead!
I could enter the casino with no problem, just enter selamba je! Then I head for the slots n inserted $10. Played till the credit want to finished,but suddenly I got a 'small durian runtuh'! I remembered what my dad say about casino 'When win stop'! So after winning $3, I decided to cashout.To my dismay there are no cashout button,so I called for the attendant.He give me a slip to collect the money. Then at the counter while waiting, suddenly policeman come and take me into the control room to be interrogated/interviewed. Asked the usual questions,nothing much and tell me only can enter in 2012 as Im underaged! And was 'chased out' of casino! If only I would wait for Tommy's green card then I would be $3 richer or $50 richer or $50 poorer!Apa nak buat tak der nasib la nak dikatakan
Then I joined the girls for fun in the outdoor park. I didnt go on most of the rides but I did go on the Cyclone, Malaysia 1st roller coaster, Spinner,Merry go round n Dinosaur island boat ride! However, poor us it rained and rained! And Elaine was frustrated that she couldnt get on the 360 degree coaster! Had McDonald for lunch, my goodness double the price!
Had a rather late dinner with them at Murni SS2.My goodness this mamak is so packed to the max even till the kaki lima! Had nasi lemak which is good, as good as the one I get from Teh Tarik Place but its ayam goreng is bigger and slightly cheaper!
Had a great time with them though even though I was 'chased out' from casino haha! And had rather interesting talk with them
Turn the clock forward to Monday, went for movie with JX n Tommy after Moncap class. Watched Scream 4! But I dont know what to say, the main essence is a phone call:Who is this then this is the last person you would see alive then a masked guy come to stab! I dont know what to say! Dinner at mamak near Taylors. Had Indomie with chicken $7! Mamak boleh jadi millionaire la macam ni! Anyway I miss Indomie!
Turn the clock forward again to Thursday nite! Club N Drink nite with Monash mates, JX n his gf, Wen Li, Tommy, Chris, Shu Wern, Chris friend and Elaine ! At first, I didnt want to go but I now realised that its so much fun! Earlier planning was to stay at Republic till late but they thinks Republic is too quiet so decided to go MOS after some drinks! 1st on the menu, Long Island, lemon tea mixed with bacardi n whatever I dont know! Next on the menu, Cokabel (coke + black label). Cokabel tasted awful even with 75% coke 25% black label, but Long Island is nice though. In total I had 3 glasses so I think I can tolerate better alcohol now after my 1st time experience last Xmas. But after 1-2 glass starting to feel a bit dizzy but still ok!
After that went to MOS for dance till around 2am. Had to pay cover charge $40 though inclusive of 1 drink! After MOS, again went to mamak. I cant barely sleep.slept at 4am woke up at 8am feeling energized haha!
Clubbing and drinking is going to be part of my life, but cant overdo it!Its costly and not good for health! Some alcohol is good though when you want to release stress or celebrate something!
Signing off, I gotta struggle for some more weeks since exam is nearer n assignment due date is coming soon!
Went up to Genting with my Monash mates, Tommy, his friend, Michelle J, Michelle T, Elaine from Sabah n Carmen. The actually plan was I was to enter the casino n try to win some cash with the guys but apparently some slips by me, make me having to enjoy in the outdoor park instead with the girls instead!
I could enter the casino with no problem, just enter selamba je! Then I head for the slots n inserted $10. Played till the credit want to finished,but suddenly I got a 'small durian runtuh'! I remembered what my dad say about casino 'When win stop'! So after winning $3, I decided to cashout.To my dismay there are no cashout button,so I called for the attendant.He give me a slip to collect the money. Then at the counter while waiting, suddenly policeman come and take me into the control room to be interrogated/interviewed. Asked the usual questions,nothing much and tell me only can enter in 2012 as Im underaged! And was 'chased out' of casino! If only I would wait for Tommy's green card then I would be $3 richer or $50 richer or $50 poorer!Apa nak buat tak der nasib la nak dikatakan
Then I joined the girls for fun in the outdoor park. I didnt go on most of the rides but I did go on the Cyclone, Malaysia 1st roller coaster, Spinner,Merry go round n Dinosaur island boat ride! However, poor us it rained and rained! And Elaine was frustrated that she couldnt get on the 360 degree coaster! Had McDonald for lunch, my goodness double the price!
Had a rather late dinner with them at Murni SS2.My goodness this mamak is so packed to the max even till the kaki lima! Had nasi lemak which is good, as good as the one I get from Teh Tarik Place but its ayam goreng is bigger and slightly cheaper!
Had a great time with them though even though I was 'chased out' from casino haha! And had rather interesting talk with them
Turn the clock forward to Monday, went for movie with JX n Tommy after Moncap class. Watched Scream 4! But I dont know what to say, the main essence is a phone call:Who is this then this is the last person you would see alive then a masked guy come to stab! I dont know what to say! Dinner at mamak near Taylors. Had Indomie with chicken $7! Mamak boleh jadi millionaire la macam ni! Anyway I miss Indomie!
Turn the clock forward again to Thursday nite! Club N Drink nite with Monash mates, JX n his gf, Wen Li, Tommy, Chris, Shu Wern, Chris friend and Elaine ! At first, I didnt want to go but I now realised that its so much fun! Earlier planning was to stay at Republic till late but they thinks Republic is too quiet so decided to go MOS after some drinks! 1st on the menu, Long Island, lemon tea mixed with bacardi n whatever I dont know! Next on the menu, Cokabel (coke + black label). Cokabel tasted awful even with 75% coke 25% black label, but Long Island is nice though. In total I had 3 glasses so I think I can tolerate better alcohol now after my 1st time experience last Xmas. But after 1-2 glass starting to feel a bit dizzy but still ok!
After that went to MOS for dance till around 2am. Had to pay cover charge $40 though inclusive of 1 drink! After MOS, again went to mamak. I cant barely sleep.slept at 4am woke up at 8am feeling energized haha!
Clubbing and drinking is going to be part of my life, but cant overdo it!Its costly and not good for health! Some alcohol is good though when you want to release stress or celebrate something!
Signing off, I gotta struggle for some more weeks since exam is nearer n assignment due date is coming soon!
Sohai Mode
Apologise for neglecting this blog for 2wk again! This is because Im in a 'sohai' mode, which I will explain in a bit. There will be another round of marathon posting to compensate it! So dont sue me for duty of care due to negligence coz you aint going to get it haha (ops law overloaded)!
1st of all you want to know what is the meaning of sohai right? The better meaning of it is crazy! Another meaning of it maybe too XXX to be posted here! Well there is your friend Google, so google it!
For the past 2wk I am in a 'crazy' mode. Last wk, I went to Putrajaya n KLCC. You must be thinking gila ker apa budak ni? Yes, I covered 2 places within 1day! Tak saya tak gila,saya terlalu 'free'!
And experienced so many kind of transport. I used the fast ERL train from Putrajaya to Kl Sentral which takes around 15min which is really fast compared to using bus, however it costs a 'worth it' $9.50. And if you bring your laptop or anything that have wifi, you can get free 4g wifi from YES4G which is the sister company of ERL, all under the umbrella of YTL, the builder! And also as usual Rapidkl bus and LRT as well as in Putrajaya Nadiputra bus.
I went to Putrajaya to collect my Facebook contest prize from Alamanda Putrajaya. The prize was well a lucky dip, and I got half a dozen of Big Apple Donut. In addition to that, I also gets to see Putrajaya as the Nadiputra bus takes a long long detour!
Next stop KLCC for PCFair! As expected KLCC is full of PC n gadgets buyers! Before that, I went for a quick 'tea break' at La Cucur, which is famous for its Malay kuih! Tasty but pricey, 3 piece of kuih $3.60! But their kuih have some special taste which I cant describe you have to try it yourself!
And the PCFair spans 2 floor and many halls! The 3rd floor is for AV things, Intel and gaming things. Saw Chris, my classmate.wanted to go say hi but sees he is so busy with his sales so dont want to kacau him. And in other halls are the computer vendors, saw YES doing joint promo with Acer. And in their Facebook, some people wonder why YEs dont have their own booth? In the directory YTL Communications is listed as 1 of the exhibitors in the telco zone! My damage is just a Singapore branded Sonicgear headset costs $26.90
Yesterday, I was also in the same 'gila' mode!Travelling to PWTC and Mid Valley! Went to PWTC for KL International Book Fair. And my favourite publisher Karangkraf had set up its booths near the entrance which is so good for visitors. Bought 3 Klik,3 Remaja at discounted price and got freebies! However I think the freebies are less 'syok' compared to what I get in Karangkraf Karnival in January! Buy Klik I get Mentholatum sample! Err, Klik is an entertainment magazine so I expect to get some movie freebies or the much wanted Kpop artist posters and postcards. And Klik posted on their Facebook, ari Sabtu/Ahad baru ada! Ei geramnya saya! Sometimes being early got no perks! For Remaja I got DiGi freebies which is ok.And also fibre powder and Garnier sample! Next I continued my hunt to find Berita Publishing to get my mum magazine. However Berita decided to hide itself up in a small corner and its so hard to find!
After PWTC off to Mid Valley. As usual had my lunch at Room18 which is as usual packed! Tried the new Venison Stonepot set @ $18.Includes a seaweed soup,2 piece of dimsum(fried prawn dumpling n fried radish cake).not forgetting venison hot in stonepot (poor deer/payau), and a bowl of premium rice! also ordered a 3 filling chee cheong fun!Last time I ordered a pork chee cheong fun @$8.80 n with additional $2 I get 2 more filling! With the 18 Room its only $4.80.almost the price of kopitiam chee cheong fun!
After lunch, went to Robinsons only to be disappinted by them! Wanted to give them business but I only saw Winter collection instead of the new Summer collection which they claim is in store and selling fast.Never trust Facebook people, LOL!
Enough of craziness story, my hand is tried too. Another coming up!
P.S. I got myself 2AM showcase ticket thanks to DiGi but should I go? Hmm
1st of all you want to know what is the meaning of sohai right? The better meaning of it is crazy! Another meaning of it maybe too XXX to be posted here! Well there is your friend Google, so google it!
For the past 2wk I am in a 'crazy' mode. Last wk, I went to Putrajaya n KLCC. You must be thinking gila ker apa budak ni? Yes, I covered 2 places within 1day! Tak saya tak gila,saya terlalu 'free'!
And experienced so many kind of transport. I used the fast ERL train from Putrajaya to Kl Sentral which takes around 15min which is really fast compared to using bus, however it costs a 'worth it' $9.50. And if you bring your laptop or anything that have wifi, you can get free 4g wifi from YES4G which is the sister company of ERL, all under the umbrella of YTL, the builder! And also as usual Rapidkl bus and LRT as well as in Putrajaya Nadiputra bus.
I went to Putrajaya to collect my Facebook contest prize from Alamanda Putrajaya. The prize was well a lucky dip, and I got half a dozen of Big Apple Donut. In addition to that, I also gets to see Putrajaya as the Nadiputra bus takes a long long detour!
Next stop KLCC for PCFair! As expected KLCC is full of PC n gadgets buyers! Before that, I went for a quick 'tea break' at La Cucur, which is famous for its Malay kuih! Tasty but pricey, 3 piece of kuih $3.60! But their kuih have some special taste which I cant describe you have to try it yourself!
And the PCFair spans 2 floor and many halls! The 3rd floor is for AV things, Intel and gaming things. Saw Chris, my classmate.wanted to go say hi but sees he is so busy with his sales so dont want to kacau him. And in other halls are the computer vendors, saw YES doing joint promo with Acer. And in their Facebook, some people wonder why YEs dont have their own booth? In the directory YTL Communications is listed as 1 of the exhibitors in the telco zone! My damage is just a Singapore branded Sonicgear headset costs $26.90
Yesterday, I was also in the same 'gila' mode!Travelling to PWTC and Mid Valley! Went to PWTC for KL International Book Fair. And my favourite publisher Karangkraf had set up its booths near the entrance which is so good for visitors. Bought 3 Klik,3 Remaja at discounted price and got freebies! However I think the freebies are less 'syok' compared to what I get in Karangkraf Karnival in January! Buy Klik I get Mentholatum sample! Err, Klik is an entertainment magazine so I expect to get some movie freebies or the much wanted Kpop artist posters and postcards. And Klik posted on their Facebook, ari Sabtu/Ahad baru ada! Ei geramnya saya! Sometimes being early got no perks! For Remaja I got DiGi freebies which is ok.And also fibre powder and Garnier sample! Next I continued my hunt to find Berita Publishing to get my mum magazine. However Berita decided to hide itself up in a small corner and its so hard to find!
After PWTC off to Mid Valley. As usual had my lunch at Room18 which is as usual packed! Tried the new Venison Stonepot set @ $18.Includes a seaweed soup,2 piece of dimsum(fried prawn dumpling n fried radish cake).not forgetting venison hot in stonepot (poor deer/payau), and a bowl of premium rice! also ordered a 3 filling chee cheong fun!Last time I ordered a pork chee cheong fun @$8.80 n with additional $2 I get 2 more filling! With the 18 Room its only $4.80.almost the price of kopitiam chee cheong fun!
After lunch, went to Robinsons only to be disappinted by them! Wanted to give them business but I only saw Winter collection instead of the new Summer collection which they claim is in store and selling fast.Never trust Facebook people, LOL!
Enough of craziness story, my hand is tried too. Another coming up!
P.S. I got myself 2AM showcase ticket thanks to DiGi but should I go? Hmm
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Invest, Eat & Crap
Welcome again to the extended version of my weekly posting! Since I got nothing better to do, its only reasonable if I continue updating this blog! If I go out sure will spend money,especially with the f1 sale going on,sure my money will drain out of my bank A/c like the speed of a f1car!
Which brings us to the 1st topics Invest! I do not know whether it is a good or bad time to invest but I had started investing in the stock market! Its a small investment though, only 100 shares of a few REITs which I think had the potential!1st wk of investing,I had been taken on a roller coaster ride as the price goes up 3sen,6sen and drop 5sen respectively. And apparently Im going to receive my returns soon as the financial report is coming out soon! Its not a zero risk game though,but considering property price are strong and doesnt show sign of going down and baring any circumstances (touch wood) like SARS,H1N1 or anything else bad, its pretty safe! I made the decision to invest as I want to be 'money smart' instead of 'money drainer'. If I just keep the money in the savings A/c earning a paltry few cents that is even barely not enough to buy a Chupa Chups I guess haha! But luckily, I had found an account that pays 10X more interest that normal saving! But its still quite low,so I diversified my portfolio further into REITs recently and soon Cash Fund which offers 2.6% according to the ads! I dare not go into buying stocks as Im still a 'newbie'!
With all the fruits of my 'frugal'(karit lifestyle, karit ka haha) spending, which most of my allowance is channeled to investing, its time for a little celebration Eat! Room18 which is part of Tai Thong Group had its 2nd anniversary promo where you can order selected 18 items on promo at incredible 18 Deals prices some as low as $1!I was asking around my circle of friends whether they want to go or not and I blanja them, but seems that nobody interested to go considering Tropicana is quite far and MV is badly jammed usually! Hence, yesterday I went to eat with my cousin, and it was packed! We ordered simply too much that we were full from lunch till dinner (other words to payah makan dinner!). Just a duo mix rice set with drink n dessert,a meat rice set,2 drinks,2 item from promo,2 dimsum item which costs around $70! I have been raving about Room18 but the blogs were divided some of them said its no good,some say so,little say great (except me). I think its bcoz they are used to eating may different restaurants and so they had higher expectation considering its part of Tai Thong! And Im only used to home cooked food hence my expectation is lower perhaps! Each people had there own taste n opinion so different review!
Last but not least time for a little 'current issue crap', not serious political things though! 2 of my fav artists Hsiao Hung Ren/Jen & Blue J Ji Jia Song had released their new albums! One of Hsiao Hung Ren song is named 'Wo She Shou Shou De Nan Shen' (Im a Thin Guy). Some of the lines of the lyrics if Im not mistaken (forgive me if its wrong), says that coz Im (not me the song lyrics) thin and unattractive. its difficult to woo the girls! This line sounds so 'me', hence I gotta buck up by starting going to the gym(? maybe) or play more sports! On the other hand, Blue J new album one of the song is titled Gold Fish tears (I guess), is about the feeling of a heartbreak or breakups! Havent listen to it gotta download it first to listen a few times then I can get the meaning!
Signing off! just like Tiger Huang song Mei Na Me Jian Dan. Life is not so easy! Things are getting tougher and everyone is being competitive. It is the reality of the survival of the fittest.Who doesnt buck up shall lose!
Which brings us to the 1st topics Invest! I do not know whether it is a good or bad time to invest but I had started investing in the stock market! Its a small investment though, only 100 shares of a few REITs which I think had the potential!1st wk of investing,I had been taken on a roller coaster ride as the price goes up 3sen,6sen and drop 5sen respectively. And apparently Im going to receive my returns soon as the financial report is coming out soon! Its not a zero risk game though,but considering property price are strong and doesnt show sign of going down and baring any circumstances (touch wood) like SARS,H1N1 or anything else bad, its pretty safe! I made the decision to invest as I want to be 'money smart' instead of 'money drainer'. If I just keep the money in the savings A/c earning a paltry few cents that is even barely not enough to buy a Chupa Chups I guess haha! But luckily, I had found an account that pays 10X more interest that normal saving! But its still quite low,so I diversified my portfolio further into REITs recently and soon Cash Fund which offers 2.6% according to the ads! I dare not go into buying stocks as Im still a 'newbie'!
With all the fruits of my 'frugal'(karit lifestyle, karit ka haha) spending, which most of my allowance is channeled to investing, its time for a little celebration Eat! Room18 which is part of Tai Thong Group had its 2nd anniversary promo where you can order selected 18 items on promo at incredible 18 Deals prices some as low as $1!I was asking around my circle of friends whether they want to go or not and I blanja them, but seems that nobody interested to go considering Tropicana is quite far and MV is badly jammed usually! Hence, yesterday I went to eat with my cousin, and it was packed! We ordered simply too much that we were full from lunch till dinner (other words to payah makan dinner!). Just a duo mix rice set with drink n dessert,a meat rice set,2 drinks,2 item from promo,2 dimsum item which costs around $70! I have been raving about Room18 but the blogs were divided some of them said its no good,some say so,little say great (except me). I think its bcoz they are used to eating may different restaurants and so they had higher expectation considering its part of Tai Thong! And Im only used to home cooked food hence my expectation is lower perhaps! Each people had there own taste n opinion so different review!
Last but not least time for a little 'current issue crap', not serious political things though! 2 of my fav artists Hsiao Hung Ren/Jen & Blue J Ji Jia Song had released their new albums! One of Hsiao Hung Ren song is named 'Wo She Shou Shou De Nan Shen' (Im a Thin Guy). Some of the lines of the lyrics if Im not mistaken (forgive me if its wrong), says that coz Im (not me the song lyrics) thin and unattractive. its difficult to woo the girls! This line sounds so 'me', hence I gotta buck up by starting going to the gym(? maybe) or play more sports! On the other hand, Blue J new album one of the song is titled Gold Fish tears (I guess), is about the feeling of a heartbreak or breakups! Havent listen to it gotta download it first to listen a few times then I can get the meaning!
Signing off! just like Tiger Huang song Mei Na Me Jian Dan. Life is not so easy! Things are getting tougher and everyone is being competitive. It is the reality of the survival of the fittest.Who doesnt buck up shall lose!
Assignment,Phone & Internet (API)
Helo dear readers, Im back (Wo Hui Lai Le). Sorry for neglecting this blog for almost 3wks as I am extremely busy with my 'brain-cracking' Law assignment, Stats assignment,Accouting assignment as well as a few online quizzes!
However after fumbling with endless phone calls even at 1am in the morning from my team-mate and also other coursemates, in addition to understanding standard of care,duty of care,etc,etc. Finally Im freed from all these worries! Yeah!
This time around the Assignment Period 1 sem 1 2011, I had joined into discussions groups instead doing it alone! As some people say 2 heads are better than 1! And its also interesting to have people to dispute your points or prove you wrong!
Afther aP1 is over, I can have a little breather before starting off either on a '1-man show' or duo show for my MonCap 2000words report!
10 lines of rambling on assignments is bad enough to read so lets move on to a lighter topics! Around my circle of people I know, around me, more and more people are indulging into the lifestyle of 'smart phone'.Welcome to the era of smart phone! Its either Blackberry, Androids, iPhones! Less and less people are using Symbian or JAVA phones like yours truly (well there are still though but theirs are a bit hightech one got touch screen or QWERTY keyboard)! There are people who try to persuade me to buy Blackberry but sorry Im not so interested in BB. Not bcoz of its function but the shape of the phone! I prefer to have an 'enlongated' and sleek phone like some Androids released by Samsung recently or Apple's iPhone range! To tell you the truth Im actually waiting for iPhone 2011 edition (whatever the name is called 4g/4gs/5). According to news report which are simply giving me too much 'info overload', its not going to be anytime soon due to 'Mother's Nature fury that hits Japan'! Some claims in July/Sept it will be out however Apple said its annual WWDC which is so far the platform to introduce new iPhone,they will concentrate more on software! This is really heart breaking! I hope Mr Steve Jobs n Foxconn n others release the new iPhone ASAP as my crappy Symbian phone of 2yr+ is faltering already n Im ready to splash RM$2k for a spanking new iPhone that is sleek n classy! Baru ada class LOL!
From phone talk, we move on to the last 'talk' of this posting. Internet! As I posted my Speedtest on Twitter occasionally, my Brunei friends have been amazed by the speed given by YES4g, my current ISP powered by YTL Communications, the builder company! From a 400kbps download rate to speed of 8 mbps in Speedtest and even a Mnet Asia Music Award live streaming from red carpet at 4pm till the end of the award at around 10pm for 6h (less CF time) with little buffering! This proves my choice of ISP is right and tonite Im going to put it on a test again to stream Hitfm Award from 5.30 (red carpet) till 11pm the end of award.Let see from 10k users to now 150k users, will it still perform? And i found that if I have the bandwidth and speed suddenly from a low user I became quite a high user, in a month I used around 7GB! Amazing is isnt it! Haha
Signing off now, and Im going to do another posting (its going to be a marathon run) today
However after fumbling with endless phone calls even at 1am in the morning from my team-mate and also other coursemates, in addition to understanding standard of care,duty of care,etc,etc. Finally Im freed from all these worries! Yeah!
This time around the Assignment Period 1 sem 1 2011, I had joined into discussions groups instead doing it alone! As some people say 2 heads are better than 1! And its also interesting to have people to dispute your points or prove you wrong!
Afther aP1 is over, I can have a little breather before starting off either on a '1-man show' or duo show for my MonCap 2000words report!
10 lines of rambling on assignments is bad enough to read so lets move on to a lighter topics! Around my circle of people I know, around me, more and more people are indulging into the lifestyle of 'smart phone'.Welcome to the era of smart phone! Its either Blackberry, Androids, iPhones! Less and less people are using Symbian or JAVA phones like yours truly (well there are still though but theirs are a bit hightech one got touch screen or QWERTY keyboard)! There are people who try to persuade me to buy Blackberry but sorry Im not so interested in BB. Not bcoz of its function but the shape of the phone! I prefer to have an 'enlongated' and sleek phone like some Androids released by Samsung recently or Apple's iPhone range! To tell you the truth Im actually waiting for iPhone 2011 edition (whatever the name is called 4g/4gs/5). According to news report which are simply giving me too much 'info overload', its not going to be anytime soon due to 'Mother's Nature fury that hits Japan'! Some claims in July/Sept it will be out however Apple said its annual WWDC which is so far the platform to introduce new iPhone,they will concentrate more on software! This is really heart breaking! I hope Mr Steve Jobs n Foxconn n others release the new iPhone ASAP as my crappy Symbian phone of 2yr+ is faltering already n Im ready to splash RM$2k for a spanking new iPhone that is sleek n classy! Baru ada class LOL!
From phone talk, we move on to the last 'talk' of this posting. Internet! As I posted my Speedtest on Twitter occasionally, my Brunei friends have been amazed by the speed given by YES4g, my current ISP powered by YTL Communications, the builder company! From a 400kbps download rate to speed of 8 mbps in Speedtest and even a Mnet Asia Music Award live streaming from red carpet at 4pm till the end of the award at around 10pm for 6h (less CF time) with little buffering! This proves my choice of ISP is right and tonite Im going to put it on a test again to stream Hitfm Award from 5.30 (red carpet) till 11pm the end of award.Let see from 10k users to now 150k users, will it still perform? And i found that if I have the bandwidth and speed suddenly from a low user I became quite a high user, in a month I used around 7GB! Amazing is isnt it! Haha
Signing off now, and Im going to do another posting (its going to be a marathon run) today
Monday, March 21, 2011
Plain Crap:A YES,a language & some $ talk
Apology to Earthlings who were waiting for me to post up something last week but Im terribly busy last week so cant post a thing or rather cant find time. Last week I was bugged by a tutor who literally left almost 20 of us who was in his tutorial group on a 'cliffhanger'! In addition, I was busy with group discussions for assignments that is going to be due soon or in other words this week! Anyways, I managed to find some time today to post up something, enjoy people and I see you probably next week or so?
Amazing YES or plain trick?
Malaysians have been amazed by YES since its launch in November 2010. This include me (Yours Truly), who have done so much promotion for YES that I managed to get 2 new customers for YES (banggalah, LOL!). In addition, my Bruneian fellow friends were also very much interested in YES service, and was amazed by its low ping(latency) & also blazing speed of download. There is a saying that says 'Good things should be shared with others, so if you get fast internet why not share which ISP you are using so that your fellow friends can also enjoy the same' Sharing is Caring! Last week, Star published an interview with Tan Sri Francis Yeoh, the man behind YES4G (or better known as the people network). He states that YES4G network is able to support 15 million/15 JUTA users before it gets congested and require upgrade! I beg to differ Tan Sri, but Im more pessimistic I say 1.5 million users and Yes will be congested! 15 million is like half of Malaysia population! Is YES really prepared for that much of users without upgrade? Lets wait and see! In another update, Tan Sri Francis also said if there is 20 million/20 JUTA users on board YES4G network, they will do a Groupon and give more discounts to users (other words lower rates). It is also mentioned that they are targeting 400,000 students nationwide next! Ok, but your student plan (Campuspack) is more costly than normal Valuepack.Apa macam ini?
Language Language
Last week, it was reported that the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaya came under fire for asking undergrads to improve their English! Im not here to comment about that, but Im here to present my observation of which I always runs into trouble with! Generally, (not all) city folks/KLians are more inclined to speak English, even when you speak to them in Chinese/Malay. Not talking about Bahasa Rojak here. While non-KLians are more adaptive, you speak English with them they reply in English and so on so forth. This is just a general observation, please dont find me and give me a piece of you (Disclaimer haha, Biz Law class teach me to use disclaimer)! KL is an international metropolis so apa nak dihairankan!
Money Not Enough Meh!
Im not here to create a script for Jack Neo famous Money Not Enough continuation but rather to blog about what was talked about this morning, which I think was rather a heavy topics for us students now. Previously I had blogged that scholarship students from certain countries can get up to RM$3500/month as allowances! That is like the salary of an account officer I guess! Students have been grapling with increasing cost no thanks to 'people 1st' government policy of reducing subsidies, for the betterment of our future generation! 1 full tank of petrol requires Rm$50 for a small car, and imagine 4 days of class commuting to and for your house to uni, how long can it last? Not to mention if you have to go dating with your girlfriends if any, hangout with friends at mamak stalls. Imagine how much the petrol and toll costs a month? This is only 1st part of the story! Havent even talked about food,etc,etc! Talking about food, dont you find it rather irony that uni food are supposed to be at par or cheaper than outside? However for my case and perhaps a few others, this is the case! There had been already talks of further reduction of subsidies for flour n sugar, but the govt quashed it as baseless but often gave warnings 'WE CANT TAHAN ANYMORE'! Bracing a 10-20sen increase in drink price/50sen increase in food price once in a blue moon is acceptable but once every 3 months is a big NO NO! Not to mention gym,phone,internet,Astro,shopping n more, allowance of RM700-1000 a month might not be enough if you are not smart enough and you spend money like running tap! What if (touchwood) you get samans, how to pay? Then, the emergency savings come into play! But if you dont have how? Sie liao loh! (die already) or you are in a big trouble! Even if you have quite a sizeable savings like me, with the paltry interest banks give (0.1-2% at most) and luckily I found the one the give 1.5%! Inflation is going to eat up your savings, and here comes investment into the game! Investment is not a zero risk game but there are some low risk investment such as REITs which so far so good!
Well there you have it 3 feature stories for this week. hope you enjoy it.before I end condolences to Japan tsunami n earthquake victims, stay strong and rebuild Japan as Asia powerhouse! And today, some video had been exposing some opposition figure that the govt didnt like! Mind you we had a Johor video last time, then a superimposed picture of somebody, some nude pictures of some politicians, and a whole lot more in the past.Now, some alleged video of this person with a prostitute? Have their thinking drop so low til the Gutter Level?
Enough, of me talking crap! I gotta go lots of things to do! Bye, have a great week ahead
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