1999-Prince

the date is 31 December 2009.

and all of us hold our breath as we usher into a brand new Gregorian year.
there has been many rumours and speculations that this planet earth will 'self-destruct' this 2012.such boring news.those are definitely for the faithless and the blind.thanks to the movie 2012 which is actually teasing us all.except atheists.

i'm actually getting ready to get outta house and head to work,but something however is holding me back.it's that uneasiness,i can't describe.
but honestly i am SO RELUCTANT to do this countdown again,i rather be at home hitting the sack instead.there are going to be thousands of folks flooding my workplace later,all who wanna do the numerical countdown in unison,armed with party spray and whistles,and those noisy clappers..i hate all that.

it's just another day at work for me.

happy new year to all of you!i hope you steer away from the maniacal traffic & find a peaceful place with your family and loved ones.

Hello 2010,Goodbye 20 naughty 9!

It Ain't Goin' Out Like Dat-Cypress Hill

days to a happy new year and everybody's at it again.boring.

back at work we're all being pushed to complete the countdown stuffs and with Hoobastank being the limelight in the east,the new year's party is goin' to be jam packed i guess.but it's all same routine for me i guess,just another event after all,and i just can't wait to end it all quick so i can go back and enjoy my beauty sleep.

and i can't wait to complete my scoot.right now it's all working good,i guess,but the scooter badly needed a bloody new paintwork,some nice carpet on the floorboard and a nice round headlight swap would be perfect.a fresh new pair of 'battle ax' tyres and white wall to top it all would be the real deal.oh i'm so devilishly impatient!

and i'm getting the hang of switching the gears and filling the tank with 2T mixture and petrol,oh i'm getting used to this.
and right now,Bella is 3 storeys down at the carpark,in the cold and on the dark lot awaiting it's rightful owner to ignite life into it's cranky steel and ride the dusty roads again tomorrow.

Hero-Enrique Iglesias

had a good soupy noodles for lunch with black soybeans drink to gush my food down and now i am feeling a lil bit lazy and doozy especially with the scorching heat outside,too hot for anybody to do anything i supposed,on this beautiful xmas holiday.

while the rest are unwrapping their gifts,i am preparing myself for another old school flick streaming-Jurassic park,which all began since last night which the two of us laid down comfortably on our soft bed watching amusing Mars Attack,with occasional interval for bits of snack bites and toilet breaks and we were too tired to end it but when we're awoken this morning,the first thing we did was continued till the end of the movie.

the scooter needed fixing-i think i screwed up the clutch,and due to the complicated nature of italian scoots,i think its best handled by a professional tech,at least.and so i could learn a bit or two by observing,but i could not send for repair on a holiday,and so it's gotta be tomorrow.

so today is a rest day for me,relaxing at home for the rest of the hours,watching flicks with the wife and waiting the skies to fall on the head.

Concerto No 21 Andante-Mozart

Xmas eve and it's been raining since early morning,the world seems to be in a hazy shade and a lazy blur,everything is moving S-L-O-W,like a stop motion animation clip.

i couldn't send the missus to work today all due to the heavy downpour outside,had our little breakfast together and accompany her by the road side till the cab arrived.i dragged my sandals as i walked back home,darted to my room and brought out the vacuum machine to good use,made the bed and re-arranged all the mess that we made.

and at the end of it,i peeped through the curtains and looked outside,the rain had stopped,i drew the windows grill wide open and let the sun rays in,hitting Mozart's Andante as i lay on the carpet with little cushions behind my head.i tried hard to fall asleep but the harder i tried the more my eyes stretched out wide awake and glancing the wall clock it was almost midday.

time flies,so quick and by then i was already up and getting ready to fetch Minerva who's company too kind to allow all their employees to leave by lunch time to celebrate xmas.
grabbed my bag and put on my Adidas sneakers and matching green windbreakers,pushed out the little machine and feeling a little awkward-i kickstarted my vespa.
YES,my little vespa.i fell so huge when i mounted i placed my foot on the board below me,the sound rattling loud i felt that if i stay any longer some neighbours might just hurl abuses and glass bottles at me.still getting used to the clutch gears i moved off.balancing myself and struggling twisting the left and right throttles made me confused,but i went slow,especially with the wet surface of the road still fresh from the downpour earlier.

bought it for $300 from a friend.the repair cost about $500,the necessary papers about $100.
there are still some stuffs that need to be replaced and i will get it done soon.i've been longing for a scooter and now i own one,and stepping into a scooter accessories shop makes me drool;and there are plenty of things i still need to know about the works.

my Vespa, my little Bella.

Didi-Khaled

it's a super sunny lazy sunday,with the heavy lunch earlier and now my tummy protruding in disproportionate unsightly size,and with the burning heat outside it really drove me sleepy,squeezing every single bit of fluid in my body,driving me lazy.well it's a sunday syndrome,what else.

in the distant horizon,over and above the line of dark green trees,threatening dark clouds hovering slowly,an indication that it'll probably would be raining soon,or if not later,and that would be the answer to our prayers as the heat is really unbearable.and the sound of thunder rumbling softly,a sure bet that it will pour pretty soon,flushing and unleashing the cloud's cold and wet content onto the earth's dry surface,and decreasing the burning temperature down.

but it's not all bad about the heat,i myself,exercise my freedom by putting my pillows in the sun,dragging the sleeping missus out the bed in the process,taking this beautiful opportunity
to open the windows wide open and letting the rays creeping into the room a lil bit,with the occasional breeze,blowing and exorcising out all the demons off.

The Hazy+Lazy+Crazy Holiday Mood

Everybody is feeling it-at work,at shopping centres,media and they spreading it and in less than a week fellow christians will be celebrating their xmas,with all roads leading towards the city will encounter serious mass bad traffic condition,scooters and bikes included,and a good option will be the public transport since the holidays retail sales are a good bargain especially during this bad times, a lil bit of shopping won't hurt but just be patient with the crazy human traffic and long queues at the cashier counters.

myself,i 've actually spent hell lot,with the missus running around town and dodging both motorists and crowds of aimless people,and there were so many else things we wish we could own,but the race is not over.

i'm still sticking to my Seven Wishlist.yeah i probably steered a lil bit,spending on other things out of the context of my list but i'm still working hard on it,trying hard not to be an impulsive shopper but it's really so difficult to say no and walk away especially when the pricetag is slashed ridiculously.but i guess my faith not solid enough to decline and reject such offers.but when else can you bump onto super discounted sales?only during this period of the year and that's when every opportunists will strike.and i think you should too.

Jai Ho-The PussyCat Dolls

slow throb on the back of my head which gradually developing into a head ache,i hope it doesn't get any further.

home after a day at work,hold up by the heavy downpour,hung around with fellow colleagues a lil bit and left as soon as it subsided,but however i was still caught in the rain.

hungry.i skipped lunch and just watch Minerva feasted on the noodles at Tangtea earlier,i just don't have the appetite and don't wanna force myself to eat just because i was accompanying the missus during our break earlier.
but now me tummy growling.

tomorrow my day off,and the usual wednesday routine will continue -the morning swim and i would love to jump into those adidas sneakers and jog a lil bit.i missed the ang mo kio air and those pavement cracks.gotta do it and i hope the weather will be bright and sunny.

Venus In Furs-The Velvet Underground

It's a lazy day and my bones were rattling when i was on my journey to work today,even during the usual morning meeting i wasn't paying much attention,and right after my turn to pour out my week sales report,i kept mum and was surfing the net on my mobile,and what worsen the day further was when i read the sport column was entirely shocked that the Reds lost again,this time to the Gunners;an accidental own goal by Johnson and another tricky shot by Arshavin,which was really an unpleasant thing to swallow.this season we could jolly well take a break and i was really fortunate that i did not stayed up to watch the late game yesterday.

the boss was edgy at the meeting table-he wasn't in a good mood.

and who wasn't cranky anyway?especially after a long day running an event yesterday.

been a while now that i have not go hell out with my cam,moving from one spot to another,snapping pictures,and i've still got balance of untaken shots from the Melaka & KL trip in my red konica lomo cam-and i 've been eyeing the skies-sunsets were simply stunningly awesome lately and i could name a few spots that i've been dying to be at.

but i need a good tripod,i think,a bit impulsive but yes i do need a good sturdy tripod,and i've done a lil research and i think i'm gonna get it next week.

there are plenty of stuffs that i actually like-to pamper myself ,to relieve and soothe the daily stress;
and below is my wishlist:

Sam's 7 Cool Wishes!

1-G-star Scuba Elwood jeans-$335
2-Ben Sherman shirt-$149
3-Benro tripod-$168
4-Fred Perry polo shirt-$130
5-Bvlgari EDT-$143
6-1 TB external HDD-$135
7-Vespa Scooter-****

i'm gonna work it out!

Alright-Supergrass

football & scooters!

Too Legit To Quit-Mc Hammer

day 5 and i'm still away from my other half.i rose up with birds chirping & singing songs of praise and golden rays seeping through the top glass window.it's a beautiful day in Ang Mo Kio.

but i'm down wit flu and my voice sounded a lil nasal-sexy and harsh.but the actual pain is felt on the chest,all due to the rigorous desperation during the IPPT test the other day.

ebok tossed me some pills which i popped during breakfast,my head felt light and real uncomfortable breathing with my nose blocked.it's still early but i've already got my stuffs packed and already dressed up for the congregational friday prayers later.

i felt a little odd,especially after days of waking up real early and actually felt good and relief that the in-camp was over and the next one will be next july.

it's going to be another busy day,or should i say weekend and ebok has left the house rushing over to ebok long's place to assist and help them with the preparations for my cousin brother's wedding.ohh how fun it is.

today is my day off and i took 2 days leave to priotise my cousin's celebration and also an opportunity to catch up with other relatives.and yes it is going to be a fun weekend after all.

and i would love to pray all the goodness and happiness for my cousin brother Bakhtiar aka Abg Tit and hope that everything will go smooth and fine.

'Semoga Berkekalan Dan Berbahagia Hingga Ke Anak Cucu!'

Don't Stop The Music-Rihanna

Woke to the alarm clock blaring furiously at 5.15am and i had to pry my tired eyes open,draggin' my bones to the showers each morning for the past 3 days in which normal circumstance i won't possibly commit to begin the day that early.
but by the today,i was already wilingly following the pattern and tucking myself into the blue uniform and heavy boots and no matter how hard i've tried to keep myself neat i'll ended up sloppy.and everything seems fine and only the journey to the camp which i prayed each day that i won't be caught into some mess especially with the bloody heavy morning traffic on the BKE highway and i simply hate those malaysian notorious two wheelers tailgaters and hoggin' daredevils & speed demon maniacs,buzzin' past and squeezin'into every single space they could find on the already bad road situation.

The in-camp training that we underwent wasn't that bad as i thought,so far.and there were about 80 folks who were scheduled for the make up training and in my lovely team,we formed a group of mere 3 reluctant signallers which our daily duties throughout were just attending refresher lessons which we ended up either dozing off and snoring away.we had plenty of tea breaks or simply waiting for something to happen,or if not just watching the time moving slowly.

and the only action that i saw,was earlier in the late afternoon today where me together with 8 others (among the 80 men)underwent the IPPT.everything was ok-the sit up,standing broad jump,shuttle run,pull up,but as we drawing close to the starting line of the 2.4km run,my knees was wobbling,i was fidgety and my hands were clammy and my God was my heart throbbing mad.i was nervous.nervous that i might screw up and bail out halfway.NO i don't wanna fail this one,especially after i've been putting SO much effort,all the regular run and my midweek swim,I CAN'T FAIL!i kept telling myself not to think so much but as i ran i was panting and felt short of breath,like an asthmatic,i was not in the usual rhythm,i was in bad shape,and everytime i past a marshal dude,who was clapping and mumbling some motivations which i didn't paid attention to,i was gasping for breath and i felt like my lungs gonna burst,My God!every turn seemed so far away,and each time i tried to stay focus i couldn't until i thought of the consequence if i fail this one,and i thought of my wife,and at the last turn towards the end point,i whispered to God to give me strength,i unleashed all the energy that i had,and sprinted,spreading my legs wider,my palms cutting the air,running with all my might,like a gazelle,like Usain Bolt,i ran like HELL!!!!

Run Forest Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and right at the finishing line i glanced at the led screen-12.53s.that's the fatboy record today.and i really felt like vomiting but i didn't.instead,after calming and cooling myself,walked towards the physical instructor who was behind the counter,gave him my name and id as he checked the tabulated score,he looked up and gave me a smile and my result was pass with an incentive!
YAhOO!
i can't believe my ears but it paid off well,Alhamdulillah.but that's not over,i've gotta lost the fats hugging my waistline,i hope i will soon.
got one more day to go tomorrow,the final day of the fabulous in camp training,and i'm really looking forward to the next,which will be somewhere in july next year.

Cheers SAM!

Today Was A Good Day-Ice cube

Cute!

Everybody Wants To Rule The World-Tears For Fears

it's been a long day.

i've been awake right from dawn till now,which about an hour and a half to midnite.
no i'm not complaining but in fact i had a great Idul Adha today,spending time with family;aunts and uncles,cousins,nieces and nephews and feasting on tasty food and drinks till i could not tuck in my bulging tummy no more,it's all good.

and good things always seems too fast to pass and now we'll have to wait till next gathering and we'll have feel good time once again and that we'll be next weekend for our beloved cousin wedding occasion.

but before that happens,with all the fun that i've had,it actually slipped my mind,that i've to report on monday morning 7am for the scheduled in-camp training.damn.and to make matter a lil bit sour,i've actually have to join another unit's in camp training as this is my make up cover for the last one that i missed.i hope it's not going to be that bad as my mind picture it to be.
and traveling from pasir ris all the way to jalan bahar could be hazardous especially during the peak morning traffic,or worse if i ever to wake up late,i'll might ended up in some dark soiled confinement cell,and so i've discussed with my missus,and decided that during the four bloody days i'll be staying over at ebok's place.at least staying over at her place is not as far and i do hope i will be released daily and pray hard NOT to stay and bunk in the smelly beds.NO!NO!NO!

and another thing which is bothering me is that i have to rummage through my uniform,boots and stuff and i hope i could find it on time.

Happy Idul Adha!

I've Gotta Feeling-Black Eyed Peas

it has been crazy since last week,with plenty of events happening almost every single day and night,and we've been working from early in the morning till real late.and myself,i have to juggle my quality time with my wife and tried my very best to divide both work and play.it's difficult yes,especially when i have just little time to spend with her,lotsa sacrifices and energy needed.and also i need to keep myself safe and healthy especially during this wet weather season.

yesterday for example,i had to wake up as early as 5am and we both had to rush to the airport to bid farewell to our uncle Puteh,who had to board the morning flight for his Haj pilgrimage.then i had to send Minerva to her workplace which then i had to rev up the throttle and reported to work,loaded our stuffs onto the lorry and hit the road,from Pasir Ris all the way to Tanjung Kling,which was the other end of the island and the journey took us about 45 minutes backbreaking ride.

after our job delivering and setting up the booths were done,we rushed back,stopping midway for kambing soup at boon keng and zoomed back to workplace,got ourselves change into jeans and a new pair of polo tee,we then headed to NUS campus hall,where we waited patiently,dozing off in between times,for our turn to walk onstage,receiving our Excellent Service Award,shook hands and took a group picture,exit the hall,skipped the buffet and got back into my boss's Harrier where i got myself snugged comfortably at the boot with a cuddly bear as a cushion at the back of my head and dozed off as we moved off back to the office.

as soon as we got at the office,i checked the email,and with the massive emails unread,it drove me nauseous and a terrible headache soon developed.packed my stuff,put on my Samba sneakers and left the place.

i need help.nope,i need rest.too much for an Excellent Service Award,it's depleting my strength.

Sending All My Love-Linear

it's been crazy here and as i type this i'm actually djing for a graduation dinner and the dance part will commence in about an hour's time.

i am not prepared for this,and as i walked into the ballroom earlier today,i saw the banner hung on the wall with big white fonts and the 'retro' word caught my attention,Ooops i hope i have enough retro music with me.

the evening started off with a big panic,i couldn't receive any signal on the mixer board which indicate no any sound coming from the client's laptop.HELP!
at the same time,they were requesting for some fancy lights but when i checked out the console,there wasn't any lighting board hooked.i was struck with stress!
guests were already having their cocktail session outside and the door is opening soon.i was like a mad dog,trying to rectify the audio problem,my mind trying to figure out how to fix the lighting board and the same time,one hand calling for help over the phone while the other twitching the knobs.

my Boss and Larry came to the rescue,they assisted in sorting the laptop audio,while i sought help from Fadli with 'over the line' step by step procedure getting the bloody lines and cables properly inserted and connected..

Thank goodness it all worked out fine,good thing i've good people to assist and good thing i brought along my lappy,coz that's when i found out i got my retro hits.

i feel so lucky tonite!

God knows what time will i reach home and hit the sack tonite,i felt so tired especially after working long hours for the salsa international event over the past weekend and it's only tuesday today and we're already running multiple events,with more dinners and big events this day on,and with the school holiday programme which multiplied and piled up more stuffs for us to do for this year end holidays..oohh

You're Wondering Now-The Specials

November Rain-Guns & Roses

it took me about 45 minutes ride on my scooter from chua chu kang back to pasir ris yesterday.
along the way my flesh was burnt by the scorching heat and washed wet by the drizzle which proved hazardous as it pierced my exposed face at 100km/hr.

-speed demon-
i was utterly shocked to receive news from my sister as she read me a letter over the phone which said i was caught speeding on 3rd of november at 8.53am.oh my!i can't believe what she said but felt better at the end of the conversation as she told and assured me that it is just a warning letter.
i really don't believe that i'm such a speedy gonzalez.i'm not,probably the speed cam they used could be faulty or maybe it was just a practical joke by the traffic marshals who disliked the shape and color of my italian stallion.who knows?
but anyway,how fast could my scooter go on the road?speeding?you guys must be mad..

i'm stuck at home with the rain pouring outside while it was bright and sunny mode about 5 minutes ago.oh the weather is SO predictable.
and Minerva woke up with an excuse NOT to report to work today,she called up her office for urgent leave and we could rest a little longer on our bed.and a longer Fifa10 session.

Cheers!

Just Dance-Lady Gaga

i felt a jerk on my lower back which followed by a jolt of ache which gradually developed into an awful pain.the pain also depleted my strength and energy to perform my task last sunday afternoon but together with my colleagues we managed to clear all our necessary stuffs.

i did not have time to see the doctor as the next day there were plenty of meetings and preparations for tuesday,which was our annual d&d.it was a bit of rush with so many things to follow up and what made it more difficult was the cd software that i'm supposed to be playing during the dinner was thai songs to fit and blend into the 'exotic' thai theme.i can't help but cursing the person who decided to have the thai theme of all bloody themes that we can have.and so i had to travel all the way to golden mile shopping complex to get a fabulous 3 for $10 thai disco hits;besides that i had to ask colleagues to contribute thai cds and also i had to download thai songs,with fear that i might don't have enough selection.

but it was alright and in the end,i had to switch to latest R&B hits to pull and aroused the young crowd to move forward and boogie-all but for 10 minutes of disco,as another 'smart aleck' chose to slot the disco segment in between of the night's programme,which means no disco at the end of it.which was also good for myself and the poor working crew who had to work during our very own company function and consider ourselves lucky as we managed to swerve away from that final disco part or it might have ended late,with troops of drunkards joining the queue to ask the dj to play their favourite song so they could show off to their friends their crazy dance moves and singing to the lyrics all at the same time.

fortunate me.

so the next day which was yesterday,after sending my wife to her workplace and settling my scoot's insurance and road tax,i took the liberty to spend the rest of the drizzling morning at the chinese medical clinic at joo chiat road for acupuncture treatment for my back and right knee.God knows how many needles were pierced through my flesh as i lay there face down during the electrolysis period and right after that i was given the 'merciless' massage,the doctor somehow used his kung fu in pulling and stretching my skin and veins,rocking my body side to side and gave a bone-cracking pressure at the end of it.but it was not complete without the cuppings on the affected areas.he advised that i had to stretch my muscles before any workout,gave out medicine and issued me an mc,yup don't laugh,an official medical chit allowing to rest at home without going to work.heee...and all that for $45.

Don't Stop Believing-Journey

no.9 equalised just before half time in last night's game and so i thought the Reds will improve on the next 45 minutes.

but i thought wrong.we all thought wrong.

i didn't have the energy to continue with the second half but was awoken in my sleep by folks who were angry with the result and unleashed their furious thoughts via texts and sharing mad and sad feelings due to the poor performance LFC had put up lately.

and i was driven mad too,but i continued my precious sleep.

we sang songs of praise of how we shamed Man Utd last week,how we defeated them again and again...but we lose to Fulham at craven cottage yesterday,isn't that ridiculous?

quit thinking of those gleaming silverware and shooting confettis,with this worsening results that we're getting,oh it's so embarassing honestly.

and there is only one particular person everybody loves to pick for this,who else but the fat spanish?

it's the sixth lost already.
how are we going to reverse this,Mr Benitez?
how are YOU going to fix this?

pressure is growing.....

Shake Your Pom Pom-Missy Elliott

the rain was the real reason i was forced to seek shelter and waited for it to subside impatiently for about two hours earlier this evening.and i waited restlessly in the office,surfing the net till i was abruptly interrupted by a power failure.by then i was completely blank,staring at the emergency light for a few moments till i reached for my mobile phone and rang up the in-house techs to fix the faulty power supply.

it was raining still when i walked with the brolly on one hand and the other clutching a paperbag with my adidas sneakers wrapped in a plastic bag as i had to,decided earlier to swapped the sneakers with my boots as i did't want it to be caught wet in the rain.but i don't mind my clothes drenched though.

i had to shift a dirtbike which was blocking my scoot,and i intentionally pushed it further away,blocking a couple of bikes as did so,how i wished i could ram it against the trees,some folks are simply dumb,can't they check how they park their vehicles,can't they be more considerate?good enough i didn't scratch or cut the brake cords or something,oh revenge would be sweet..

i had to shave this morning;i looked like a lost Mexican and the grunge look is so distasteful.woke up with a bad tummy ache and i couldn't remember i took a shower or not.
but i remember the bloody neighbour on top was banging and rattling last midnight and i grabbed my exercise bar and used its end to hit the ceiling in a continuous motion real hard and loud.the irritating noise above stopped and i dozed off almost instantaneously.

and i am so sad that i have to work long hours over this weekend and yes we're real busy!!!back to business boys and girls!!!!!!!!!!!

Maria Maria-Santana

i don't really know who to point my finger to as i made a turn and the engine croaked, jerked and gone dead as it gradually slide at the side of the road until i slowly pulled the brake levers and hit the hazard lights.
I laughed.oh no i was angry and again i had to push it to the nearest sheltered multi storey car park,undo my helmet,took a peek under it and already a small pool of petrol collected underneath on the floor dripping directly from the greasy carburetor.i removed my electric shades,rubbed off the sweat and moist off my forehead,and called my wife to rescue me who came along about 10 minutes later with her dad,and sent me to work,which already by then i had no motivation to do anything.
i did all the work that needed to be done and once all were completed i sneaked off earlier than usual.took a cab home which cost me about $7.00.
washed myself up,put on nice gear and we rode off on dad's scoot and went down to china square and checked out the flea market,where we met El Nazir and Heedaya who walked with us awhile and parted ways.and despite the scooter trouble which was knocking my spirits down,the flea market trip actually lighten up whatever which was left on that sunday afternoon.some kinda therapy,yes it was-it's actually exciting,as we move slowly from table to table,slowly looking and admiring the bargainable toys,used clothings,accessories and various other weird and strange stuffs;some which actually brought me back to my childhood days,and though we only bought a little Mars Attack figurine,i felt happy and looking forward to our next return.
we went around town and ended up at beach road 'army market',despite the heat and cramped up narrow walkway,we marched our way through and bumped onto a nice looking old school school bag in military green and got it for only $16 after bargaining with the old man who was really happy enough to rid off the bag as he claimed was the only last one available after so many years hanging on the makeshift hooks above.a good buy,and we went for our dinner @simpang bedok and return home to get ourselves ready for the big game that night.

it was a tough match at Anfield last night though many would blame the poor referee over certain controversial issues but Liverpool managed to overcome the devils with a wonderful strike by Nando Torres and another by Ngog,who slipped the ball at stoppage time.
it was actually a win worth celebrating.

it was a Super Sunday despite the scooter breakdown.

Strutter-The Donnas

it was a bright sunny sunday evening,we had just attended a wedding reception and the scooter joined a long queue down TM1 shopping centre heading down towards the free-motorcycle carpark and midway i switched off the engine,as i thought i would save a lil energy on the scoot but was very,very surprise as we approached the gantry,the bloody scooter won't start as i pressed the ignition button.

we were truly stunned and practically lost for words,and that really ruined our beautiful sunday.i didn't really know what to do then,we went to get our stuffs and got back to the information desk and informed the guest officer if it was alright if we leave the stalled scooter overnight and the tow truck to rescue it the next day.the lady made a couple of phone calls and replied that they need my particulars and contact no and still with a friendly smile she said it's ok for us to leave it there,but just to ensure that it'll be removed the next day.

just my luck,i guess.

so i took the public transport to work today,armed with shades and headphones plugged to the psp.it wasn't that bad,only the burning sun that i can't definitely ignore though i tried as much to avoid the sun rays but it didn't help much.

and after work,head all the way down to the workshop again.so they've fixed my scoot and the old man mechanic was apologising still making me feel rather awkward,well it's not his fault anyway.and they only made me pay the towing fee but the rest of it Free Of Charge.
being thankful,i left the workshop with a sheepish grin and a slight nervousness...well i was just afraid that it might go dead halfway to home.but it didn't,just like the mechanic's assurance,"Sam i've checked through,it's the wiring to the magnetic coil which caused the fault."

but i somehow doubt him.and we already making plans of replacing the scoot.but deep down it's really hard for me to part with her.

how now brown cow?should i get another scooter?a vespa would be cool......

Stay-U2

i felt a lil stammer.

but it took me less than a minute to unscrew and dismantle the battery compartment's cover,especially after we went through the 'crash course' last night.Minerva stood at the side,watching in an unease manner with that worried look on her face and myself was not an exception i believe,and deep down my bleeding heart was throbbing mad,and 'Oh if after i fit the new battery in and it wouldn't work,what would i do next?'
hate those thoughts and feeling.but right after the new batt was placed and secured and all the necessary screws were tightened,i slot the key in the hole and turn it,with my left hand pulling the brake lever and my right thumb gently pressing the ignition button and simultaneously squeezing the grip and slowly revving it the throttle ....Vrrooooommmm Trrrrrrrr Trrrrrrrrr.....
There was a loud blaring roar and we both jumped with joy.we were fortunate that it was successful.
i am so glad that we did it.
yup,we did it right.with the right people who guided us along and thank God for that.

so dad's scoot was towed anyway,up onto the tow truck by the kind gentleman.so it will be shipped directly to the workshop but could only be examined by the mechanic on monday morning.and God knows what's was actually caused the stall.

Have a Super Sunday Yo!

The Ballad Of Tom Jones-Space Feat Cerys

some jackasses vandalised a showroom with spraypaint and recorded their actions and fled in a car and went on submitting the vid in youtube.coincidentally there was another guy in a close vicinity who filmed their entire act with his phone cam,and also posted the vid in youtube as well..

fly you fools!

Gimme One Reason-Tracy Chapman

my scooter stalled again last evening after i rescued Minerva's dad,whom scooter also stalled on his way back home after a long day at work.how ironic.how sad.how angry and displeased i was with only just days before i've collected my scoot from the workshop and the crazy bill that was imposed on me.

we called up the workshop,still controlling my emotions,i talked to the mechanic,explaining the situation and he told me to switch batteries with dad's.
but nothing could be done until the tow truck arrived,which came and by then was hours later.and when i tried to extract the battery from the complicated compartment of the scooter,the driver told me he had to rush to Jurong island and asked me if it is possible if he leave the scooters at the carpark and he'll come to tow it on sunday instead,which was of course alright with me and also will allow me ample time to unscrew and figure out how to dismantle the battery from it's obscure nest and also will let me examine the problems further -only if the problems easy enough for me to rectify.

but i was wrong.with all the screws that me,dad & minerva had loosened and only one with a worn out thread that halted us,and without that one screw removed,it was totally impossible to remove the cover.italian's scooters were design for one thing-complication.
and so after hours of toil and sweat we decided to quit and return home with a heavy heart and soiled palms and by then it was already past midnite.

this morning,as i was thinking of the situation the phone rang and the good mechanic was on the other line,told me to go to ah boy's and purchase a similar battery and try to install it myself
which i agreed and right after dzuhr prayers we hailed a cab down to kelantan lane where ah boy asked,"lu mau taiwan ke jipon made?"
of course i chose the latter,even at discounted price it was about double the price of taiwan's but ah boy whipped out additional free throttle grips and some other freebies into the bag and letting his 'rough-looking' sleeve tatooed assistant to explain to me the procedures of filling up the acid in to the battery.

we then jumped into a cab which shielded us from the scorching heat and got us back by 2pm.

and now as i type this,we're awaiting for the battery, and of course the result when i finally hooked it up onto my scoot.

hopefully it'll be fine..........

Lim Ah Boy. 3 Kelantan Lane, Tel: 62967914, 62968035--if you wanna get bike stuffs and all-your one stop place and they're even open on major public hols and sundays.

happy deepavali folks!

Supersonic-Oasis

bloody scoot broke down again.

everything was good.
the drizzle and the morning swim,even with the distant roar of thunder,the lifeguards did not drive us out of the pool.finished my 10 laps and washed myself up totally ignoring the pack of weird guys with mini speedos and revealing private parts in the washroom.hopped on my scoot and rode to a nearby convenient store and got meself butter m&ms and a packet of wholemeal bread and as i got back to the scoot i knew something was not right when i pressed the ignition start button.there was a choking sound and it went pause,and i could not revive it,there wasn't even a sound.only the keys jangling,my heart beat and whispers in my ears suggesting strongly that i should call up the bikebulance to rescue and tow away my scoot to the workshop.damn.
i pushed it.push it all the way back to ebok's place.it wasn't far and as i left the carpark and turned down the road,i was already sitting and balancing on the scooter as it was a slope down all the way to ebok's.i parked it nicely and called up the workshop and arrange all the necessary details.
worried.
it was raining cats and dogs again,and that's when i dozed off.
and when i woke up it was Hungary vs Portugal re-run match on footy channel and when i took a peek from the window,i noticed my scoot was gone-they have took it and shortly afterwards the mechanic called me up-told me that i could come down anytime soon as he was already checking the faulty parts.he also assured me that nothing serious could have caused the stall.
i took the train,but headed towards redhill first,as i had to sign the surety deeds-surety as my sis was given an opportunity by her employer to provide the fees and all equipments and necesssities for her to undergo a diploma in nursing at Nyp.and so she was bonded-and that's where i came in,together with her hubby,as guarantors,as a guarantee that she will complete her studies and will stick to the regulations as stated in the papers that we jointly signed.i know she can do it.
and so after signing the papers,dali sent me down to the workshop and that's where i was given the shock.
it's not the battery or anything close which i thought that could have caused the stall,it was the magnetic coil which had worn out,badly.
and together with the tow and service charge.it cost me a $455.00 and a long sigh.

and now i think i have to watch my expenditure till next payday.but that cool dkny watch that i saw in the display case earlier was really cool ,and they said they could give me a 30% discount...oh my!!gotta be strong!!!!

Gimme Gimme Gimme-Beenie Man

damn!
i've submitted a long post earlier but to my disappointment it somehow disappeared.
and i've to re-type all over again.


i wish i could stay in Malaysia longer,or elsewhere,anywhere but here.
was real busy the moment when i got back to work and had to rush.and i to think back just few days ago we were having a fantabulous time.

the trip was fun-the speed demon crazy bus ride on the dim superhighway and to spice it up there was a collision on the other road direction during our journey,the vehicles involved in the accident was completely shattered and the entire area looked like it was blown up by explosives,but we didn't notice any gory corpses anyway.
i had zero memory of how Melaka looked like and upon arrival the discourteous cabbie driver already painted a bad picture of the historical city.the hotel that we checked in that night was horrendous,and the four of us dubbed the shabby place as 'the worst hotel ever!'the pillows and bed was damp,the door was in a bad shape,the windows unlocked,the floors sticky,the tv which is placed on a rack beside an old creaking creepy cupboard which looked like a confession box and probably troops of ticks inhabiting the interiors as well.instead of resting after about four hours of tiring bus ride,we went out to grab a bite.and at the table sipping our teas and coffees when suddenly one of us blurted,"KL anyone?"and instantaneously everybody agreed.
so we got back,our baggages still intact,we slept with towels wrapped around the pillows and the most uncomfortable rest in a foreign land ever.
the next morning we marched to famosa and followed by breakfast and grabbed our bags and headed down to the bus station.bought ourselves a $13 ringgit coach tickets to kolumpo.$13 ringgit,my goodness,really worth every single cent.
another about an hour and a half journey and we disembarked at puduraya.we tirelessly walked and inhaled the bad pollution and the forever bad traffic condition of busy KL.found ourselves a charming hotel,cheaper than the one in Melaka.Clean with a capital C,comfortable,safe and good service.also quick easy access to bukit bintang area.
but the city is similar to ours,the shopping centres and occasional irritating touts,and the only thing we did was just walking around,stopped for camera poses or Ramly burgers or drinks;we had A&W,Subway,Wendy's and many other tasty food which is deemed non-halal in sg,gobbling it all down and feeling hungry still and if we were to extend our stay longer,it will definitely extend my waistline further.
shopping?forget KLCC or the Times square.the trip will not be complete without visiting Chow Kit and Petaling St-that's where the excitement in fake-brands and bargain-shopping is best done.but just remember if you start bargaining on a particular item,remember to purchase it and don't take pictures anyhow or you will sure be approached by unfriendly folks.

and now we're planning for another getaway soon.a nice place with sunshine,white sandy beaches and comfortable budget rooms.can't wait!

Devil In The Blue Dress-Donaeo

Deprived of a long proper good rest since last day off.

and it has been about a week now that i've skipped rice and sugary sweetness ever-lovely gassy drinks and chocolates,and the daily gym trainings had actually seen a progress of re-building the stamina and actually reduced my weight to 79kilos,which is good news.
besides burning fats and gaining muscles,Minerva and her family entirely actually supported this good cause that i'm fighting for and they too besides sharing tips of a good lifestyle her mom actually cooked noodles and soupy veggie dishes for the both of us ever since we announced that we're officially on a diet.Very Healthy!

it's been real crazy at work with so many stuffs to handle and so many events to run last weekend and not only in one place but spread out all over across the island and we had to squeeze our energies and tolerate the blazing heat and unpredictable rain which has been set upon us lately.

not only the weather is depleting my morale,in fact an unfortunate incident last children's day even caused two fellow colleagues to be removed from work of which details i will not publicize here,which is very saddening in fact and i do hope God will deal with those arrogants who used power and wealth ;twisting and manipulating truths and caused the innocents to be wrongfully accused and shamed.

but it's not all sadness after all,and the leave that i've applied two weeks back was only approved by my cheeky boss yesterday and that means the sudden 'Strobists' Field Trip To Historical Melaka' this weekend is a big GO!, and we only managed to clinched the bus tickets earlier today and i'm very  excited already and we've got about a day left to pack our bags and stuffs,and the last time i set foot there was about 18 years back probably.yes,it's a very long time since,and i can barely recall the prominent landmarks and all but this trip is surely goin' to be real fun with Nazir,Heedaya and my jolly beloved missus! 

To Formosa!!!!!

as i type this,i'm actually cooling myself down,with the air conditioned switched to the max as i was totally exhausted after pushing Minerva's dad's scoot as it broke down few blocks away from the workshop.left the scoot by the shutters entrance, stashed the key at the side compartment and we hopped on to a cab which took us back home.
the ironic thing is that i just collected mine yesterday,but mine was working well only that the friendly mechanic serviced and tuned the scoot's performance to it's peak and now it's working real good and it only made me sad to send her dad's with it's petrol flushing down the ground as i twisted the throttle earlier and along the way it was moving with constant vibrations,the motor was roaring but only with hiccups in between traffics and moving off with a very low power start-a sign that there was some deliberate leakage somewhere and the scoot went to a stationery dead position along the journey,unfortunate as i had to heave and pushed the big maxi scoot some good few kilometres.fortunate-we made it to the workshop-and back home without a midnite cab charge.

i just hope that there's nothing serious with the scoot.

Sleep Now!

Real Love-Mary J Blige

how great it is to be alive today.
the scorching heat, the piled up work, the pleasure to be in the company of good people.
the fresh fruits and juices, the giggling school children and those friendly strangers.

but i'm growing a lil weak,my head feel light & the throat a bit odd,i don't wish to fall ill,especially during this busy period of the year.

my dad was admitted into the hospital earlier this week,had respiratory complications and was rushed to A&E on the ambulance in the wee hours of the morning,my mom was by his side all the way,and finally today,after days of pain & discomfort,restrained from leaving the bed with fall precaution monitored by nurses,he's finally allowed to be discharged.i wish i could be there,but i am required here,been running rehearsals for the rally tomorrow since morning,and i felt bad,honestly.
and it's been quite tensed for myself,rushing to see dad at the hospital,and hopped to another to visit minerva's uncle.and the hospital 4 visitors at a time rule made it more challenging,but i beat that anyway,using methods seen on the action flicks and tv series..

it's labour day tomorrow and while everybody will seize the opportunity to do whatever that they like without worrying about the problems at work,me and my colleagues have to report to work at 6.30am,it's part of the job,and we all understand that,and it's ok as we're compensated with a rest day the following day.and i can't wait for sunday-it's rowing session again!

Welcome To My Life-Simple Plan

it's the start of a hellish week with children's day special happening sometime midweek and the beginning of back to back major and important events happening all the way till sunday.it's been sometime since we last had crazy time,rushing,planning & preparing for stuffs and additional manpower to help us run the mad week.

and happy belated,sweet 27th birthday to my beloved angel who celebrated her birthday last saturday where we had a lovely Thai buffet dinner and jolly bumped onto el nazir and heedaya and a good unplanned strobist action soon followed at some quiet shophouses at novena.how lucky that we had our cams along that evening.

and it was the hot F1 weekend where we all witnessed lewis hamilton popped the champagne as he won the night race at marina bay last sunday.glued to the tv,me and my family watched from start all the way to the end,enjoying every single second with each other's company watching every single fast and furious dizzy bits of bends and turns.

and so after about a month of my disappearance from the gym,today i returned during my lunchbreak with murad-and running on the treadmill felt rather slow and weird-and to my shocking suprise-with eyes real wide-i weighed myself before departing from the place-80 kilos-Whoa!now that's what sweet stuffs and tasty oily food will do to your body-a horror.i was so determined i could lose some fats off,i got on the phone immediately and told minerva, i'm back to my 'wholemeal bread' diet again.so goodbye m&m's,sarsi,pineapple tarts and starchy rice. to the gym again tomorrow!

Check Yo Self-Ice Cube

after days of being away from work,i've finally returned,with heavy feet and to much of my reluctance,my faint desire & completely unmotivated to W-O-R-K.
it was hot-midday hot and almost impossible to go out without a pair of tinted shades-i wore a white tee,i rarely put on a white tee but earlier today was exceptional,i don't wanna be drenched in sweat after zipping across several kilometres to my workplace,but anyway,i did sweat but at least the white tee helps and i'll be kickin' myself if i were to put on a black one instead.and to go along i wore my leopard print berms and stan smith,now that don't look like i was goin to work,but yeah that's what i wore.and so i thought there weren't goin' to be any sweatin' or work to be done around,but i thought wrong.

the minute i stepped into the office,it was pure maniacal.the desk was strewn with papers,and my piled up mountain high work from last week,me and my colleagues were rushing and busy planning for the weekend programmes and both urgent and non urgent stuffs that needed to be followed up but at the same time,it was good to see the crazy people at work-it's just me i guess.

and tomorrow i've to be elsewhere instead of the workplace-i gotta be at taka at orchard rd for a dull dj duty from morning all the way till late where the boys have erected a huge screen there and we've gonna show live preview of the f1 night race mania.i just hope i could go back at the end of the day without a traffic jam madness.

it's an F1 weekend,ladies and gentlemen and now we like to invite all you good people out there and please kindly switch your mobile phones to silent mode and focus your attention on the vid below.

please put your hands together for miss singapore-ris low!

leopard prints with khaki green?she can't even speak right and God knows what will happen when she's there live on tv,representing us all...Oh My!how embarassing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!but let's not blame her,who were the judges who crowned her??they sure played deaf and dumb but

anyway chill out people,coz Ris Low had been found guilty of credit card fraud-read here.

and if they still wanna send this fraudster to the miss world pageant in africa this december,it's gonna be really shocking i must say.

wanna wear something rad and loud and 'Boomsssssss'???gimme a break..

My Part Of Town-Tuff Crew

It's the third day of Hari Raya and most of us here,although in the midst of joy and celebration, do feel the fatigue due to the long hours of visiting relatives and folks,and the fact that most of us don't really have sufficient rest,and in every home that we visited,there's always sweet refreshments,cakes and cookies of variety color and sizes,and mouth watering cooked food from deep fried chicken wings to nyonya laksa-yeah,what's a celebration without food right.so it's eat and eat till you drop,and if you don't,some might raised their brows' and you might offend the host.

this food galore replenished our loss fats during the fasting month,and only within days,i've already feel a slight difference to my weight,which is actually quite worrying as i've not completed my IPPT test for this year and the additional weight could contribute to complications during the 2.4km run.

and it's been raining mad dogs and cats again,and today the whole day it looked sad and gloomy and it did rain but only at certain areas of the island.

i took the opportunity of my time today,sent my scoot for servicing at the usual workshop;from noon all the way till about 4.30pm,i had to sit,squad,walk around the workshop as the trusted mechanic got his hands dirty as he split the scoot's belly and replacing the belt,engine oil,spark plugs and did a thorough performance check,which include dismantling the cords to the carburetor and cleaning it inside out.and after that lengthy butt and backbreakin' operation,i still have to come down some time next week for another,ohh and i thought it's already done-which it is,only to tweak some additional stuff to complete the entire task and boost the scoot performance to it's peak-and so he said.and as a departure fee,i've to fork out $264.00 for the service.now that's EXPENSIVE,isn't it?

one more rest day tomorrow before i go back to work on Thursday,and my hands are already itchin' to go for shooting spree- i miss taking' pictures,maybe i should go out and go crazy..if the weather is on my side,hopefully....

 

Eh,Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)-Lady GaGa

it's as early as nine thirty in the morning,heavy haze blanketing the skies and feeling both groggy and sickly i rode my scoot through the slow traffic towards work where upon my arrival there were already large crowds of men,women and even children assisting their parents pushing creaking trolleys,unloading boxes and laying their goodies on small 4 by 4 tables allocated to them-rushing to display and probably praying their stuffs would sell on their first day of garage sale.and already i have been eyeing some stuffs.

it's the eve of Eidulfitri.today marked the final day of us moslems fasting after a month long saga of practicing the faith and understanding the importance of devotion to God and not only abstaining oneself from eating or drinking,or indulging in intimate activity and even smoking.and finally it's too sad to leave this holy month again.

with only a day left,most of us rushing to spring clean & tidy up the house,installing fresh new curtains,new bed sheets and table spreads are a common practice as we usher into Eid.'ketupat and lepat' dumplings will be prepared along will all other delicacies and on top of that,with the Dj playing 'Hari Raya' praises and songs which it all adds up to the unique atmosphere of celebrating this Eid Mubarak.

wishing all my moslem brothers and sisters a wonderful Eid Mubarak and happy hols!
Goodbye Ramadan,Hello Syawal!

Now That We Found Love-Heavy D & The Boyz

Billie Jean-Michael Jackson

it's been couple of days i've been sneezing and me nose choked on mucus and slight pain in the throat;a common sign that one is down with the common cold but the frustrating part was that i was down with this irritating illness earlier this month.that flu jab that i took about 2 months back didn't help at all and with the bad hazy weather which clouded our skies partly contributed to my recurring weakening state of health as well.two days back it was really bad visual with strange putrid stench encompassing the atmosphere which we all later found out,unmistakably another set of irresponsible forestfires hailing from sumatra and kalimantan and the winds carried the smoke to our tiny island and the region around this area as well.with the already bad situation of killer heat that we are all facing,this haze adds another problem to us all-especially astmathic and all other respiratory-related illness patients.

The Man Who Sold The World-Nirvana

SuperThug-Noreaga

Welcome to sunny Costa Del Crime.

Oh forget it,with the scorching heat lately,forget about getting a tan,coz you get yourself burn instead.the killer heatwave in this tropical region is worsening-is it too late to do something about the ozone layer?i bet it is,even when everywhere is encouraging people to go eco-friendly,to go green to save our dying lil earth,but it all seems to fall onto deaf ears.so couple of years down the road,the weather ain't goin' to be any cooler here,so are we ready for it?that means no activity in the day,no sun sand and the sea,and prepare for the worse-drastic water level increase and other horrifying extremities will follow-nature against us.

so enjoy while you can!and have a happy global warming today!

Touch In The Night-Silent Circle

i got me hands dirty last night dippin' my fingers wet in sticky enamel paint with my beloved wife and completed the challenge of cleaning and giving the bathroom a new look.it wasn't easy to stand on the ladder when it's slippery below,and i was madly sweating continuosly,my quik boardshorts and tee was entirely soaked and stained with patches of creamy yellowish primrose and at the end of it i had to sacrifice toss the filth into the bin.the job was completed by midnight;we took about 3 and half hours to finish and put everything back in order before we sat down and underwent another task;getting rid of the paint on our hair body,fingernails and other obscure hard to reach places with sponge and experimenting with various types of detergents and shampoos and also resorted to using nail-polisher solution to scrape off the stubborn stains.

although a bit messy due to our carelessness;it was a good job in the end.

Oh..Happy 1st Anniversary everybody!!this marked the dark day of the Lehmann Bros collapse which caused a chain reaction and plunged the economy down which in fact till today still having it's ripple effect.and we've never completely recovered from it.and from that day onwards things never seemed to be merrier;with pricetags (petrol especially) increased skyhigh and in fact,it's increasing still..

 

Poison-Alice Cooper

The King Of Pop,may God have mercy on his soul,he's gifted with good vocals and swift moves.an icon.a phenomena,his death is tragic,HIStory is a mixed confusion.

Don't have to go elaborate details,but if you study HIStory you'll understand that something is amiss.apparently somebody wanted to end his career,his family,his neverland and definitely his life.but the big question...

Who Is It?

checkout the checkered floor...and mj in red..

the all seeing eye on bottom right

remember the time-in Egypt's Pharaoh's setting.

(MJ arrival in black robe and bustin' 'magic' moves.)

don't mind the english

Weapon Of Choice-Fatboy Slim

One Step Beyond-Prince Buster

Famous Freemasons Exposed

DayO-Major Accident

i was held up with plenty of stuffs and challenges at work,with lotsa schedules,deadlines and neverending meetings lately,and which was pretty infuriating at times but i've got no choice but to swallow it down and to stay calm be a lil slowpoke and tackle things one at a time.

"Get used to it,it's your job!" my bloody heart screamin.

like it or not,i've to maintain cool and be a gentleman,and just like everyone else,i just wanna complete my given tasks appropriately without any screw ups.

Patience Is Virtue!

it's still the holy fasting month,where we learn through hardships and stay closer to God Almighty;and not mourning and be blinded obsessively over the late MJ's death.

and to add,the sun is another challenge during this fasting period,it's REALLY HOT!and as much i could,i tried to be in the shade,indoors as much as possible.dude.it is really blazing hot,and imagine couple of years down it's goin' to be HOTTER than today!and to combat the heat during fasting,stay cool in airconditioned,or at least in well ventilated rooms,less talk and focus on something to distract the mind.

and the vid below is one of me fave classic flick!a real horrorshow!

The New Pollution-Beck

we all ignore the fact that we're all travelling in lightspeed,we're too busy with all our daily woes and stuffs and all that,and although we know but most will deny that we're all aging,in pretty fast rate.and with all the daily dosage of junks that we consume,the poison that we inhale,the bad sense of style & fashion that we adapt day in,day out we will very quickly be part of history as well..

fret not,coz the fact is that we all will depart someday,but the most important thing is that,are we prepared?

well prepared or not,when is your turn is the question.but let that not be our decision,and it's a scary thought if you could decide when is yours.

we are all subjected to meet our end,sooner or later,and during our stay on this dying planet,let's spend our lil precious time doing good-be it submitting to God,quality time with the family and friends,doing good at work,be a good citizen and contributing back to the society and it can be anything so as long it is good.

family.
you can have good neighbours but family will always be there for you in both good and bad times.whether you're far or near,they will always somehow be close,and as said will be the first to assist when you're caught in hot water.and also the first to congratulate you on you birthdays even after so many attempts to remember theirs.touchy.

taxi drivers and other inconsiderate snobbish motorists.
forget them.ignore and avoid them as much as you can.apart from the carbon monoxide,honky horns and middle fingers,there is practically nothing you can do if you're caught in near-misses or almost-an-accident situations.sticky.
in simple words-stay calm.and take lotsa water.a scoop of Andersen Ice Cream will mellow your angst too.

sane
be able to have ample time to plan your work and play.it's even better if you could play at work,which means you enjoy your work,like me.but that doesn't mean you don't work,planning yourself so you don't under or overwork does help boost your life as it does to me and me crazy colleagues.it's totally a big lie if one say they don't suffer from stress.we ALL do,and we can avoid that,it's how you cope,how you tackle stress and your daily shitty problemos.even if you're boss is barking at ya,relax take the chill pill,kickback and hv a feel of lazy brazil.get on the tide,go with the flow.que sera sera.catch the drift?

rest
a man needs about 7-8 hours of sleep nightly,to recharge all the lazy bones.even robots and machines need rest too.inadequate rest will have bad results.you can't think and perform well-you can swallow all the energy boost drinks that you can get over the shelves but when you don't have ample rest,you just can't do a hundred percent.forget coffee,it stains your teeth dude.

body
exercise regularly helps.it's just that we have 1001 excuses don't we.in fat we know all the goodness when we workout-from growin' muscles to moving bowels smoothly.a good hygiene contributes too.

all the reason to be merry again.

Beck - The New Pollution
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and the good reason to plug your tiny earphones,a small window and pretend you're doin work at the office and dig this-http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0055/v/swf/qplayer.swf?VideoIDS=cc00XMTEwMDM4MTI&embedid=-&showAd=0

go gaga!

Say It Right-Nelly Furtado

the vid below hit our national news,which utterly so embarassingly stupid,and in case all of you wanna do something foolish,always remember,that at the convenience of the fingertips,today's handphone is made sleek and smart;a useful tool with an in-built camera which could capture images and short videos.and this couple apparently had to do this in public.and they've forgotten that "in whatever that you do,there is always somebody watching you...."

Beat It-Michael Jackson

Even After Many Years Of Curbing Footy Violence,You Simply Can't Deny That It Simply Can't Be Stopped.

Millwall Vs West Ham a few days back....

Push The Tempo-Fatboy Slim

my throat itched so bad all due to the heavy daily intake of chocolates and other sweet stuffs and i don't really feel good now,felt a rise in body temperature and a slight chill also maybe due to the cold as it's been raining the whole day long-i hope i won't fall sick.

it's a sleepy sunday after all and all goody plans for a lovely afternoon has been called off due to the rain particularly,and here i am at home,and we're about two hours away ending our fast and i could douse plenty of water down my itchy swelling throat.

i wore my reebok Liverpool jersey and a matching red Adidas Gazelle trainers to work earlier,celebrating goodness,with the Reds victory though the win last night wasn't really impressive.but a win is a win,and that boosted our morale a lil bit,but still there are plenty of room for improvement,the team is not in best form lately and the coordination play is very poor.shame.

and talkin' about football,i saw this dude on a motorbike on my way home on the road,and he's in his footy gear and boots!either his out of his mind or he's just too dumb coz the road surface will definitely damage his boots!

Banana Splits-The Dickies

check this out!

Ska Me Crazy-Tokyo Ska Paradise

it's a sad gloomy day from dawn till dusk,the skies had been unforgiving,draining it's mad cats and dogs onto us below,and we felt like not doing anything but to sleep or simply laze around.

if it's not me it's you.
it's not only myself i'm speaking for,but the fact that everybody else here had the same feeling like i had,it's the weather and there's pretty nothing much you can do when the sky is angry and everything else is wet throughout the whole day.i was even late for work due to the fact that it was crazily pouring earlier but we've managed to do our work when it stopped for a bit,beamed a lil sunshine from between the dark clouds and ample time for us to clear our stuffs at the store.but after that,darkness hovers the entire earth again.it's not lively,it's just the weather dude.

it's a sad thursday evening.
it was rather quiet in the office,with the occasional grunts and small burst of laughter from my colleague,couple of desks away who's completely glued to his poker game.i'm here,awating for a strange twist of fate to change my life or if not,just waiting for my turn to go back home in approximately 45minutes time.

no good news only sour ones,but nothing interesting to post it here anyway,other than that it's just 60'000 US soldiers in Afghanistan soil and petrol prices shot up again-$1.90 per liter-now that's a killer.it's goin up and up,and even when news spreading that the recession is almost over and the result of MJ's death was released-there is still the mystery which shrouded all this causes-are we ready for more drastic changes?



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Sweet Dreams-Eurythmics

It’s the most beautiful sleep for months. Like an overgrown baby snugged comfortably under the soft sheets, with nice springy bed and perfect room temperature which knocked me into deep sound state of unconsciousness I probably would not have realized if there’s a timebomb ticking next to me and blow me into pieces coz there I was, in sweet sleep.

I should have switched off the bloody mobile coz I was awoken by the nasty ringtone and in stirred groggy state tried hard to focus the motion blur and took me some time to reinstate myself oh boy I was so happy it was my day off I could sink myself back into slumber but I didn't and started the late afternoon clearing the mess;dusting and cleaning the room and already was I sweating.

Showers and all that and was kinda pissed off coz I couldn’t get a connection into the net,something’s is so wrong somewhere.

Something is sure wrong somewhere when the Reds is not proving themselves again with yesterday’s game,losing 3-1 to Villa in a homeground shame. Already,with only 3 games played since the start of the season, we’ve lost twice and that’s the total number of times we had last season.

And well without doubt, something is sure wrong with Leiva all the while, Mr Rafa. But i could be wrong and shouldn't the entire put to blame as well?

The next beautiful game will be against Bolton Wanderers this Saturday, I really hope and pray the boys will prove the world wrong, that two lost is enough and we shall improve and make progress for the rest of the matches this season. C’mon!

It’s 5.22pm as I express myself here, I’m getting ready to jump into nice clothes and hop onto my scooter and fetch my wifey, we’re headin’ to ebok’s place to break our fast together.

Cheers!

Leader Of The Gang-Gary Glitter

do you wanna be in my gang?

Down In Tube Station At Midnight-The Jam

It was the first game of the season and already it hauled my spirits down and it was quite disappointing actually,to watch my favourite team lose to Keano's at White Hart Lane.

yes and i agree,that the team wasn't performing to their fullest and not in their best form last night,with the lone striker struggling to shake off Spur's defense line,and we only managed to get a goal in a penalty kick.oh yeah,and that clumsy collision between Carra & Skrtel.
aren't we supposed to be playin' with style?what happened to the fast counter-attacking football that we are known for?if this persist,we'll land into trouble that's for sure.forget Xabi,he's gone for good,let's look ahead Reds,if we want the trophy this time,we've gotta work better than the last game.

p.s.-Insua and Johnson were good!but only if the whole team displayed the same enthusiasm yesterday,we wouldn't put the blame on the young official!ain't it,Rafa?

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Keep The Faith!
YNWA!

Pride Of Lions-Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Come this weekend is the much anticipated,much sought for after months of EPL drought,it's officially back,and everybody will look forward to the 'Beautiful Game' which rocked this planet for generations from footy fans to club hooligans to bookies and strangers in the streets who will nod in acknowledgement,offer a tight smile if both of you are wearing the same club jersey and i'm talkin' about the greatest football club in the world-Liverpool FC!



Goodbye Arbeloa,Pennant& Xabi,Hello Aquilani & Johnson!





and spare those mouth-watering 'patriotism talk' of why fellow singaporeans who attended the game between the lions and LFC didn't supported our homegrown boys?
my opinion-i paid $88 to see Liverpool FC at Kallang Stadium.and so the rest who came along who were just like myself,anxious Reds fans screamin' and singin' Kop anthems,wearing the same crest on our jerseys,all were there for a good reason-to catch Liverpool FC live in the flesh,right in front of our eyes.
yes i agree,there wasn't the national anthem but that wasn't my fault,go shout at the organisers,but the saddest thing was how all the Hoo Haahs of why us singaporeans who attended that game,didn't supported the fellow singaporeans on the pitch-now that was silly exaggerated rumors spread by liars!
i was there,when the emcee announced the singapore team,most of us stood up and cheered!and mind you,not totally all that were present at the stadium were singaporeans-from across the border and all other countries as well!
so stop arguing and think.it is actually sad to see our boys being trashed by LFC but it is sadder to hear from those who started the badmouthing of us singaporeans in LFC jerseys.the fact is that those who spread the lies don't understand what this football culture all about,they fail and instead of uniting they are dividing us with all those sick news and all that.
nothing against our local boys-they put up a good fight,but just like in any other game,there are winners and losers.and i actually envied them who fought against world class players on the pitch.now that's a chance in a lifetime.

don't believe the hype.

p.s.-oh,and you'll be a better singaporean if you stop complaining!

YNWA!