Quick Update!

Am currently shootin paint at the Malaysian Paintball League - Grand Finale!

Next its Sweet 16, then its Elite 8, then to Semi finals, before the Finals, and ultimately, PODIUM!!!! XD

Go! Go! Go!

1st November 2009

My, wasn't it a sight for sore eyes when i saw my aunty coming towards me from a far. She came to pick me up from Hotel Seri Malaysia -- the hoel at which i was lodging throught the SuaRasa event since Tuesday.

Seeing a familiar face has always been very very comforting and reaausring.

Even more so when you just got of out of a sticky situation which was not of your making the the first place.

In this last leg of SuaRasa TV9 Bersama Celcom in Dataran Stadium Darul Aman, Alor Star, Kedah, i was given more responsibility and was also given more a wider reach of athority. MOre of what i used to do in the previes events.

I didn't wana use the word POWER, because that'll have the cliche "With great power, comes great responsibility" running thru your head.

Nevertheless, it was enough to overwhelm. As if being the ONLY Chinse STAFF in the event was not overwhelming enough. It's like, every little thing you do, or what you say, there's owis some one watching. Passersby will sometimes stare at you too... T_T

I bet they're going, "WHat's this Cina Bukit doing here?!!"

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I am at my aunty's house now. I came home to a lovely Chinese cooked lunch -- the first in many days. But earlier today. i had a very troubling time and the experience taught me to improve in the future.

My bosses have left for home yesterday due to other pressing matters. I was left with the burden responsibility to have custody over close to RM5000 and pay the local kids who came to work for us during the event.

I knew, when it came to moeny, almost EVRYONE is tensed. Even among them Malays. they can have misunderstadings about payment and money, what more will happen when a Chinse Hill fella, who doesnt know the heads of the story, steps in to do the work.

This is one example of finishing up other peoples' SHIT!!! uncompleted tasks. I am supposed to pay the workers thru their head. He comes up with a list and a grand total of RM2450 for all ABOUT 16 workers.

I, being a trift and a prefectionist, recountered everyting called my boss to confirm. And when my total didnt match his, he started to look abit edgy. Like dam dulan and boh song with me.

But the case is really simple: my boss is the Head who thinks and decides. I am merely the Hand to do what the Head thinks amd decided. And i am ALSO the on who will face the sound of music from both sides whud i screw up or someone is unhappy abour something. @_@

That was challenging. Really. I grew fond of a few hardworking guys, who were relentlssly working their ass off carrying things, keeping the cleanliness and wiping dining tables in the karnival-like event.

So being not able to help them earn a decent wager, due to some *crappy deal with their b0ss and mine, i felt torn in the middle when my total was RM200 lower than their initial count. Their noss didnt seem too happy.

But hey, im just the messenger, don't kill the messenger! @_@

Boss say, i do. But most of the time, its either i die, or they die.

I always find myself in the middle of morally challenging situations. OMG. my head is spinning now. And its freaking hot. God only knows what will happen to me if im in the Kembara i came with,. heading back to KL now...

@_@

I think ill ctach forty winks now..

=D

Its game from the GET GO!! (update)

Heys all, just to pop on by to let yo know im still alive and very much kicking at SuaRasa TV9 Alor Star 2009.

Today is the day. Its game from the get go!!!

It's 5.48am now, just done with final editing of layout and other necessary stuff for the big day. My colleagues are snoozing behind me. @_______@

It's alot of work here, but at the same time, its a helluva alot of funn too!!

Yeah, call me a saddist who loves to self torture for funn. LOL

Oh, did i mention my aunty and cousin came by the event site to see me? SO the very the happpeee! XDD

So much have opened up my eyes in the last few days, ill have to talk about them some other day.

For now, here's a few things that may opne your eyes... =P

#1. I peed in the drain (in the dark, of course!! XD) TWICE during the last two days. 0.o LOL

#2. It wasnt my fault, the aunty who lives at the public toilet, closed early.
(YESSS, apparently there are ppl who lives in toilets. T___T)

#3. I pinjam-ed my 21 yo male colleague my long pants ydy. Today he'll have my socks. Tmr... (don't even THINK about it! =DD)

#4. I speak to so many entreprenuers here in Malay on my 016 fon, so much so that when my friends call me on my 012, i answer in Malay. and one silly guy, when he heard me say, "Hello, siapa nie yerr...?"

He hung up. @_@ LOL

And oh, my ear burns too as a result of prolonged "Hello, siapa nie yerrrr?"(S)

I REALLY SPOKE SO MANY TIME ON THE PHONE TODAY. fwah!

#5. I asked my aunty to toot-toot me RM??? for pocket money, cuz i cudnt tear myself away from work!

#6. Then with the money, i cud belanja 2 Bangladesh workers onsite RM46.30 worth of KFC. And i was very contended doing so. Without their help, i would be dead now. Literally.

#7. I have been up for 24 hours. Wootz!




Wish me luck guys! I love you all!

Daddy and Michele reading this, i love you more!

XDD

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ps. UPDATE: duno why the lappy isued to blog before sot sot wan, all that i wrote, didnt appear. Seeesh! So now oni realized, and rectifying it b4 heading off to event site. Im expect to shop til i drop today because its the last day.

They're selling songket sampin at one for RM90, TWO for RM100, and i just heard them screamout ydy, THREE for RM100. Im wating for it to get to FIVE for RM100! *grin*

Of course, there'll the various assortment of kerepek, cookies and local made food stuff from Bumiputera small and mudium businesses (SMBs) to choose from. Not to forget, some China Crocs at RM22.50 and designer RayBans at RM15, all prices are, eventually, negotionable.

Sometimes i think its due to the fact that i am wearing a sweaty and sticky URUSETIA shirt all the time. haha.. see? hard work and sacrifices pays off. LOL

Update soon! XD

Huwaah!

Hello all!

First day in Alor Star for setting up of SuaRasa TV9 Bersama Celcom and i am happy to report that i am still alove and kicking. For now.

@_@

Yeah, sounds so mysterious hor? haha. Its been a roller coaster since i left KL two days ago. First was the 5 hour car ride in a not-so-optimum Perodua Kembara. And by not-so-optimum i mean humming engine even when car is moving at 5th gear, about aprrox. 100-110km/h. Only will purr like a kitten from 120km/h ONWARDS. Go figure how fast we were going. Almost the speed of light, in hamster speed, of course. Plus super loud Malay music booming behind me. @_@

The got the main question; which is worst, four power windows, but only ONE can open, and its NOT MY SIDE; or colleagues who smoke? OOohh... no surprise there! LOL

Thank God He was by my side, i withstood everything.

And i was happily chewing down the cut apples and pear i had with me in the back. Wooh! XD

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Arrived at Seri Malaysia Alor Star about 7.45pm. No dinner, straight away went to check out the site. And yada yada yada, dinner and nights off. Me and 2 collegues shared with boss. The next morning, i woke up only to find my two colleagues left me asleep, with my boss on the other bed. T_T

Then i found out, they just ran out early to escape the music of the nostrils.. *snores* LOL

Today was good. In fact, it was particularly guuuud. I wouldnt want to bore you with the specifics, but the main highlight of the day was REARRANGING ALOT OF 20X20 TENTS FOR FOUR TIMES OVER!~

By the fourth time, on which i was the one to break the news to the local Chinese contractor, Wilson was already fuming till his ears! I can understand why.

But what has to be done, has to be done. And despite all resentment and anger, Wilson manages the task in the most creative, but almost unthinkable by many -- and this is how he shifted 12 20x20 tents from one end to the other on site:

Yeah, LORRY BACK-LIFT!!!

Brilliant kan?

I thought he was going to take hours to get done. Which he did, eventually. But then again, better like this, than to actually dismantle 12 tents, move them, and set them up again. Tht will definitely be insane. =/

all was well, until dark clouds filled the skies. I no longer needed my sunshades, but i also no longer needed to work that whole time, because the rain hampered our tent rearranging efforts.

Thanks to all of you guys who spoke so wonderfully about the rain in KL... =DD

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I will be expecting a longer day ahead tmr, but my chin is held high. Come what may, i will still be smiling at the end of the day...! XDD

ps. looking forward to meet my aunty and a few special friends here in Alor Star! Wooohooo! XD

SuaRasa TV9 Alor Star

Am currently up North in Alor Star for the final leg of SuaRasa TV9 bersama Celcom from 30-31 Oct 2009 at Stadium Darul Aman, Kedah. If you're around the area, don't be a stranger and come say hi!

There's gona be loads of cool stuff to see and do, particularly at my area where the MOE entreprenuers will be setting up booths to highlight their local products ranging from fish produce to fresh fruits. MARDI will also have baby plants and seedling on sale to the public. Not to mention the other tidbits and keropoks are a plenty too!

It's a two day event, so come come come yeah! XDD See you there!

ps. update you soon!

Eugene Kaspersky My HEEERO!

How to portray Mr. Eugene Kaspersky as My HERO to fight viruses + event of his visits in Malaysia?

(Wilson's shirt! =P)

Hm.


Hmmm..


HHHHHHMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........


That's a tricky question. Just how do i portray a man who came up with a super anti virus and named it after himself? haha.

Wait, i know. Ill tell you a story. =D

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Then again, i never was good at telling stories. Ill just tell you what i know about this formidable man, Mr. Eugene Kaspersky, creator of Kaspersky Anti Virus and co-founder of Kaspersky Labs.

Mr. Kaspersky (for blogging purposes, Mr. Kaspersky shall, from hence forth, be known as Mr.Sky =]]) hails from small town Novorossiysk, Russia. He graduated from the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science. This man i tell you, is really a wonder. He got involved in the anti virus business when his computer was attacked by a virus in 1989!

Dun pray pray with him man! See now, 20 years later, he has created an anti virus so WOW, it not only whacks the viruses which attacked his computer once upon a time, but it also continues to whack all the grand- grand-generations of viruses! Talk about total retribution. *YAYS* =D


I imagine this is him getting back at them viruses! =DD

Here's abit more about the man if you no time to Google him:

Born in Novorossiysk, Russia, Eugene graduated from the Institute of Cryptography, Telecommunications and Computer Science and worked at a multi-disciplinary scientific research institute until 1991. He began studying computer viruses in 1989, when the Cascade virus was detected on his computer.

From 1991 to 1997 Eugene worked at the KAMI Information Technologies Center where he developed the AVP antivirus project with a group of associates (AVP was renamed Kaspersky Anti-Virus in November 2000). Eugene Kaspersky became a co-founder of Kaspersky Lab in 1997.

Today, Eugene Kaspersky is one of the world's leading experts in the information security field. He has written a large number of articles and reviews related to computer virology and speaks regularly at specialized seminars and conferences all over the world.

Source: Facebook Fan page. Like him? Be his fan lah!

Recently the Russian IT Tzar himself came to Malaysia on an Asian tour. He visited Indonesia and Singapore prior to Malaysia, and hopes to stop by other Asian countries before heading back to Russia.

Note: Tzar is an imperial Russian title for emperor. EMPEROR. wooh! Wikipedia mentioned this:

Originally, the title Czar (derived from Caesar) meant Emperor in the European medieval sense of the term, that is, a ruler who claims the same rank as a Roman emperor, with the approval of another emperor or a supreme ecclesiastical official (the Pope or the Ecumenical Patriarch).

During his brief but meaning visit to Malaysia, he has made several special appearences to meet the people, the loyal end users of his famed anti-virus on locations in and around KL City. I however, had the opportunity to meet him face to face in KL when i was invited to an exclusive dinner event, An Evening with The Russian IT Tzar Eugene Kaspersky, held at Tamarind Hill, Jalan Sultan Ismail on the 15th Oct 2009.

*YAYS* XDD

The restaurant itself was rather exotic, perhaps the organizers wanted to show our Guest of Honor a taste of exotic Malaysia... With the its charm of naturalistic yet contemporary Asian setting, Tamarind Hill effortlessly set the ambience fit for a royal arrival. =D


This is the entrance to the fine dining restaurant. The event was held at the lower bar/longue area.

That's Gladys in the walk way.


Registration counter. Always see gurls oni. =D


Do you think this shot worked out? Do tell. =P




Just charming hor?! I really struggled with the photos, the place was very dimly lit. Samo i am not pro photographer. T_T


Desert by the water wall. 0.o

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People who arrived earlt chillin around and networking. Free flow of lime, lemongrass, and asam jawa juices all night. Wooh!

Local distributors of Kaspersky AV in Malaysia. They're set to perform later that eveing.

OUTSIDE


All out to create the ambience with real live fire weyh!! @_@

Nevertheless, for guests heading to Tamarind Hill, a rustic oasis amid the city's skyscrapers, sitting in tranquility on a private hill next to one of the busiest roads in KL, getting there during dinner time could proove an uphill challenge.



Street wise city folk would have taken the Monorail. Other not-so-wise ones would have driven, like me. Because the restaurant was located on the OTHER side of the convinient road, there ws no way to get to it except for drivers to make a huge turn around the block via Jalan Raja Chulan, only to find themselves crawling bumper to bumper on Jalan Sultan Ismail towards the restaurant, all thanks to the ridiculous traffic lights at the Shangrila KL cross junction. @_@




Alex of Anitvirus365.net having a chat with some guests. Lady in cyan blouse is Janet, PR. Lovely lady. =D


Performers standing by. This pic has been severely photoshopped. LOL


Timothy, the pre-emce (is there such a thing? LOL) and Gladys of Antivirus365.net. Gladys was the one who gave me a courtesry call to confirm my RSVP. After about 3 minutes chatting, i saw her name on the name stciker on her arm. Then i went, "OH!!! So YOU are Gladys??!!" miahahaha



Unfortunately, Mr. Sky himself also had a taste first hand of what a Malaysian traffic jam after office hours is like. He made sure we all knew what he went thru when he addressed the crowd who were waiting for his arrival as early as 7pm. Besides thanking guests for their presence and expressing how delighted he is to be in Malaysia, he also mentioned in his very brief introduction:

"I have been in many traffic jams. In Russia, the cars moves. But here in Malaysia, NOTHING moves!! Even a tortoise can move faster here!", he said to thunderous applause and laughter from the crowd.


He's saying, "Go get your food! Don't worry about me.. Go on ahead! Go Go!" XD

And at that very point, everyone knew he was a man with a huge sense of humour and that they were in for a pleasent evening ahead! =DD

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Guests quickly formed lines at the buffet line up as soon as Mr. Sky annouced that dinner is served. He has his guests best interst at heart because he insisted that dinner be served, and then the speeches to follow. What a jolly good man, eh?! Probably all his waiting in the Malaysia jam worked up an appetite too!


Dam nice the food there. Rice only oso got TWO kinds ady! 0.o Got butter rice, and fruity rice, two chunks of stewed lamb, steamed broccoli, fish fillet, some ulam, bread sticks, prawns, and chicken! *yummy*


My favorite: water chestnut -- a famous Thai desert!


I have NEVER seen water chestnuts THIS BIG... EVER!!! And i got to have as many servings as i wanted that night!! You say i happee or not...?!! Miahahah!

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Performances!


When everyone was seated and enjoying their dinner, Timothy Low, the pre-emcee of the night called on a street dance troupe (sorry forgot name =P) to perform. And there were guuud! Awesome is an understatement to describ them. They were THAT good. =D



Dance with full of feeling sumore. But looks more like he's constipated or something! jkjk ^_^



Even Mr. Sky stopped eating a few times becaus his jaw dropped at them busting the moves. =DD


The night was aimed to be a chill out kinda night, where guests can enjoy the food, the performances, network, and of course, meet the famed Russian IT Tzar up close and personal!





Dee was the emcee for the night. And what a fabulous show he -- i mean she *winks* -- put on that night. He opened the night in an extravagantly flamboyant pink overcoat with beatle eye shades, apparently personalizing a Tzar in all Russian style.

(sorry no pic of that, camera was showing temper at me, didn't want to snap. T__T)

Being a comedian by nature, he even said, "When Sook Ling told me to dress up, this is my best attempt to look like a Tzar. Any more effort, nanti i will look like Tzar-rina pulak" (Zarina is usually a Malay female name). The crowd burst out in laughter again! XD

And when i thought nothing about the Tzar-rina joke, this is what he appeared as next:


Tzar-rina the Tzar Diva! XD



By this time, everyone was almost done with dinner and Dee called upon Mr. Sky to take the stage for some Q&A with the guests. And knowing Malaysian, all shy shy wan, Dee had to literally walk around the restaurant to "make" people ask question or if they had anything to say to the Tzar.



Truth be told, Dee is quite tall with a large built, so she he can be pretty intimidating at times. Almost effortlessly. Haha. But in the true Malaysian spirit, guests actually played along with some even saying "I Love YOu" to Mr. Sky! The Tzar, of course, was sitting solo on the stage while Dee went around. =/

From the last question, Dee announced the next agenda and out came a birthday cake! To Mr. Sky's surprise, it was a surprise birthday celebration for his and Mr. Harry's birthday, which happen to be only days apart. Mr. Harry is the CEO of Antivirus365.net (pls confirm anyone? =D) which was part of the organizing effort for Mr. Sky's visit to Malaysia.



A short sketch came on soon after the cake cutting session. Partners and distributors of Kaspersky AV in Malaysia acted an out of the box -- and out of the screen -- performance which left guests laughing in stitches.



The sketched ended with Kaspersky triumphing over the pesky viruses! *YAYS*


They came together and sang their original rendition of 1 Malaysia, 1 Kaspersky, in the true spirit of 1 Malaysia!




Got gurl rapping samo. Fwah! XD


Group picha! XDD

More dance items come on for the night. They included:

Indian solo dance. Geng la she, dance all alone. Wooh!


Dance showdown!!



Antivirus scare Virus; Virus scare back antivirus! LOL


AV and Virus dance off -- like literally jump off the ground!! =D


Dance dance oredy, in the spirit of 1 Malaysia, all become friends... haha!

And a very special dance by the guest of honor, Mr. Sky, accompanied by Dee, this time in yet another outfit. It was really beginning to feel like i was at a Chinese wedding dinner where Dee was the bride who kept changing dinner outfits! ^_"



Anyway, watch the Trepak also known as the Russian Dance, performed by Mr. Eugene Kaspersky! Hillarious. He also claims he does NOT dance. =DD



Suddenly it looked like Dee was half Russian himself! ^_^

The night slowed to some short speeches by Mr. Harry and Ms. Gan Sook Ling, both of Antivirus365.net. They expressed their utmost gratitude to guests and their local distributors for their strong support and believe in Kaspersky AV. Everyone was smiling that night, espcially Mr. Sky! ^_"


Ms. Gan, Mr. Harry.

And with that, the awesome night finally came to a close. Most guests took the opportunity to meet and greet the Russin IT Tzar, and taking so many so many pictures with him! I can only recall the never ending flashed here and there and everywhere... @_@

Yet, Mr. Sky was ever so obliging for photo taking, even though he may be half blinded with the flashed form the notorious cameras -- DSLRs, but mostly compact cams with direct flash -- pointed in his direction to capture the moment. Still he kept smiling. HERO lah he! XD
















I wasted no time i cutting cue to get my photo take with the man who created the very antivirus that blocked 3728 intrusion to my laptop over the past months! *YAYS*



All in all, it was a decent event with good food and great people, all of whom had a good time with no regrets. Hey, they did meet the Russian IT Tzar AND had dinner with him, right? Well, sort of anyway. =D



What a superb night!


THE BESTEST PHOTO OF ALL! I *hearts* it!

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That was An Eveing with The Russian IT Tzar Eugene Kaspersky in a nutshell.

Now, just how to portray Mr. Eugene Kaspersky as My HERO to fight viruses?


Actually, i don't have to. Quite franlky, i don't need to. WHY?


"All in a day's work"

Well, Mr. Eugene Kaspersky is like a Porsche, just place them anywhere, these cars just sells themselves. =DD

EVEN if i hadn't been invited to the dinner and weren't able to meet him and shake his hand, he would STILL be my HERO, because of him, i can use a fortified AV system to protect my PC. So, he's like the HERO of all heroes to me. =DD

But just for the sake of argument, here are a few reasons why he deserves to be called the HERO that he rightfully is:

#1. Look Alikes

Cmon, with such a good looking HERO, who needs another? =D


#2. A HERO who dances. Where to find, you tell me?

Superman, Batman, Spiderman -- have you seen them dance in the movies before? =/

No right? ^_^


#3. Speaking of movies, im SURE you've all heard of Jackie Chan, the bestest, most terra kung fu hero in all of Chinese culture?!

Yeah, the Drunken Master, the New Police Story cop, and the Rush Hour detective!

Him.


Him with the Russian.

And to partner with Jackie Chan is the smartest move anyone in the AV industry has ever made. Sure, Jackie may not know as much as Mr. Sky about virus attacks, but Mr. Chan sure garners worldwide attention and support through his action movies and kung fu moves.



And anyone who is not insane will see the logical correlation between the two:

Mr. Chan kicks the baddies' asses.
Mr. Kaspersky makes is viruses worst nightmare.
Both of them coming together only means a tougher, ass kickin AV to kick the viruses' asses 99!!

Absolute logic. At least that's what comes to mind when i first see the photo above. =DD


#4. See how Mr. Sky also has some hidden powers which i managed to uncover during the dinner?

# Powerful breath.


# Ability to cut both sides. XD


# Burning the viruses cigar!


# The Russian Palm.


# The one thing in common with Superman, laser eyes. =P

(not on purpose edit the eyes yeah. its RED EYE. and i duno how to correct it. T__T)

# An eccentric expression to scare the viruses away. LOL



#5. Sense of humour.

When commented by Dee, "I think yoiu are very handsome.."

He cheeckily replied, "Well, of course!"


Seriously, how many superheroes you see that has a sense of humour? They come and saves the day, and vanish before they are swarmed by paparazzis. The world is getting too serious lately.

It is definitely refreshing to see a HERO with a big heart and a BIGGER sense of humour! *winks*


#6. The system.

After a recomendation from Ming Ming, ive used Kaspersky with little complaints. Most of my friends who are using Kaspersky says the system is almost impeccable.



I overheard this just before dinner:

A: Why, Kaspersky so good meh? My office use Norton oso ok wat.
B: Well, it's like that. In offices and enterprises, the network itself will have firewalls and other kinds of security features. Saying, if there was a email with virus which was sent to you, before it even reaches your inbox, it would probaly have been blocked at several security points in the network, ie. the server firewall, the network firewall, and other scans.

Hence, even a cincai antivirus like Norton won't be able to detect an intrusion for the many years you've been using it -- simply because the threats were dealt with early on.

A: Got so many stuff boh? @_@

B: Got lah. Then think, what IF you used Norton, or any other AVs, say in your personal computer at home? Now, unless your home computer is connected to a super large and secure network, once an intrusion is detected, it may already be IN your system because you don't have multiple layers of filtering.

But with Kaspersky AV, its all in one, suitable for use in offices as well as at home. And Kaspersky AV takes care of all the threats for you, which saves you alot of headache. One setting and it'll purrrr like a kitten. =DD

The antivirus will update itself with the latest security patches online by the hour. Even so, we now have Antivirus265.net to provide regional support, should we need any. Und ma?

A: [dots....] waaaaa... you so geng wan. Now i finally understand lor!

Note: the above is NOT a fabricated story aimed at buying votes to get me thru (although it is VERY TEMPTING to fabricate. =P) I over heard this from a conversation on my table. I was, of course, pretending to meddle with my camera all the while they were talking, occasionally scribbling some important notes into my Kaspersky notebook! =DD


#7. And in the 1 Malaysia spirit, he's just THEEEEE man lah.

In all seriousness. Really. Down to earth, crazily sociable, and amazingly friendly, what's more to ask for someone to be your HERO?!! With him you even get super farnee and whacky tacky, all in one!

He really doesn't come across as a stcuk up who invented the world's leading antivirus hence you allmust bow to me now type of guy. And he has a kinda squeeky voice which makes his more so adorable, especially among the fairer sex! =DD

It's been my utmost pleasure and privilage to have met Mr. Eugene Kaspersky, shook his hand, and curi curi took numerous pics of him during the dinner! =DD

Mr. Eugene Kaspersky, IF you're reading this: YOU IS ARE AND WILL BE MY HERO!
(kindly excuse the kinda screwed up language of a super excited blogger! =])

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So to end the night, here'e the team for you!

The Tzar and antivirus365.net staff.

Get more info about Antivirus365.net CLICK! If you didn't already know, they're Kaspersky Lab's Official South East Asia eStore, kinda like your one stop site for all your antivirus solutions. And what's more, their website is dam chun because according to where you log in from, ie. Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, etc, the currencies in the site will change to match your local curreny, when the site detects you IP address. How cool is THT?!! XD

And then, and then, you their fan club. FREE wan. And be in the loops about up and coming events!

Thank you for the gracious invitation Mr. Mok and the antivirus365.net team! Keep up the good work!

Wah, Mr. Mok looks more the fighter than me leh. Paiseh. T__T

Thank you also, to the only other blogger i know that attended the dinner, food blogger, Wilson Ng. Gam siah gam siah for the tunjuk ajar with DSLR camera yah. ^_"



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Before me signing off, must jakun jakun cam ho in lift first! miahaha! XD


"All in a day's work!"



And did i mention, i *hearts* Kasprsky? XDD

I have a Big Brain.

That's what Facebook says.




Well, at least that's what the Playfish's Facebook application "Who has the biggest Brain?" says..

This Playfish i tell you, keeps coming up with game apps to suck you into the world of Facebook! See all their Playfish games that'll keep you glued to your PC till the cows come home... =D

I've personally only played Restaurant City, and i've gotta admit, got quite addicted to it! I was trading with so many people almost everyday, it felt like getting sucked into a black hole in the Restaurant City universe!

But that was when i was playing it on my friend's 3GB RAM lappy. Now that im back to my old faithful, the game lags slower than a snail on skates! So the addiction slowly died off. =DD

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Until recently, my sister who got "influenced" by her friends from school, wanted to try her hands at Playfish games. So i let her.

And this is what i get for letting her:



I am now (proudly) ranked No.2 among my friends who are currently playing "Who has the Biggest Brain?". WOOH!

It really is a waaay more fast paced and challenging game compared to Restaurant City. This game tests you in four dimensions:

#1. Calculation.
#2. Memory.
#3. Logic.
#4. Visual.

Once every dimension is tested, the scores will be tallied and summed up to a grand total, which then determines the cubic size of your brain. Awesome huh?! LOL

It is similar to an IQ test, but not so complicated, plus its all happy happy with the cute graphics and sound effects.

#1. Calculation tests you on simple calculation equations, (+ - x /) things like that -- things which my brain processes the SLOWEST. =((

#2. Memory tests you with playing cards. First the let you see the cards, then oever turn them, you click the same pairs. It just drives me crazy when they suddenly switch the cards, WHILE THEY ARE FACED DOWN!

#3. Logic tests your logic, and to some extent, common sense. They have a variety of types, but when i tried it, mine was about weight. They placed cute looking items like ice cream, apples, etc on cute looking see saws and showed you which was heavier than the other. You then have to choose from the choices below.

#4. Visual tests were done through zigzaw pieces randomly scattered from a cute looking image. If you're good with shapes, or colours, this should be easy. I found it extremely difficult to coordinate between colours and shapes. OMG.

So, of all dimensions, i can only do well in #2. Memory. T_T

The others? Well, let's just say i'd phail tremendously if were tested in real exams. @_@

The worst thing about this game for me is that we not only have to test our brains, but we are also in a race against time! With the stress and panic, how you want your brain to fucntion properly? LOL

That is why i also think that exams are ridiculous because the test you in 3 hours what you took 3 years to cramp into you head. =DD

Anyway, all the scores and ranking that has been achieved is all thanks to my sister. It is SHE who has the Biggest Brain, not i. I just allowed her to use my FB profile so i can tumpang glamour. XD

I never doubted that she's a smart girl, but now I guess she's just stressed out with her Form 4 finals coming along, which begins this Saturday.

But it is really weird to see that exams can stress her out so she will play "Who has the Biggest Brain?" and eventually score a 2107 cm3 sized brain.

Hence, in conclusion, exam stress makes you better at playing brain games? LOL

ps. sorry not actual screenshots of my game, because if i put it up, some of you may not want to read the blog of a blogger with a pea-sized brain. =DD

Xpax-ting to WIN a XBerry!

Like most bloggers who are constantly skimming through Nuffnang's (NN) blog for the latest events, i too browsed and came across an open invitation to the XBerry Party, which will see the launch of The Xpax Blackberry Curve 8520’s in Malaysia.



The requirements were to complete a slogan: “I want a Blackberry Curve from Xpax because …” in not more than 15 words, and email it to NN.

"OH, Finally! An event that i can probably get selected for", i told myself. =DD

Hence, after a couple of minutes with my thinking cap in the toilet creative thinking zone, i came up with this:

“I want a Blackberry Curve from Xpax because …”

... Xpax beats Maxis, Blackberry outdos IPhone, and I get to show off to my sister!

and i gave it a try and patiently anticipated for 6th Oct, the final call day.

But no one called me.

Panic.

Disappointed.

Crushed.

Thinking that all this years of studying English in school was for nothing. =/

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Then, while at work at event on site, i got a call from Niki of Nuffnang, saying i have just won myself 2 tics to the XBerry Party!! Woohoo!!

That night couldn't sleep. XDD

I got Zachboy to come with me as my guest that night.. haha!



Then after all the unnecessary panic, i realized that the party was on Saturday night, 10th Oct, the SAME weekend as the Malaysian Super Lite -- paintball tournament, for the less informed. =D

(pic)

So, was it paintball? or party?! Luckily, it was paintball first, THEN party! We did okaay on the first day of tounament, and i was in the mood to celebrate because we made it to the next day for the semi-finals and finals! XDD

After a half day shooting and dodging paintballs on the field, i headed home for a quick fix before zooming off to Xberry Party! Was so dam excited about winning one of two Blackberrys (BB) up for grab at the party, that my battle wounds didn't matter anymore! LOL

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The XBerry Party was held at the Republic Bar, Sunway Pyramid. (Next to Italianies, Orange Entrance) . They had an outdoor set up with a stage, and large orangeee "X" and promo booths for people to get info and purchase their very own BB Curve 8520. When i got there, the people were lining up until Pyramid's shopping mall entrance. WOW!



I thought the set up was pretty cool with the outdoor party feel added to it. The crowd, made up of mostly Nuffnang bloggers, were gathering in front of the stage like it was an Avril Lavinge concert. Some even had their drinks with them while cheering on what ever was happening on stage. Oh, perhaps i forgot to mention that there were free flow of alcoholic beverages and Pepsi for the event, all on the house! And the open bar in front of the stage was a major hit among the crowd! Uber coolness kan?!!

But because it was outdoors, and with music blasting out loud, it attracted quite alot of "outside" attention -- people were crowding all around the fences just to see what was going on. Even the cars on the roads also slowed down to see. No wonder got jam. =D

Thanks to Malaysian traffic, which is NEVER predictable, i got there about 7.45 ish, so the crowd was still coming in, but i missed the formalities which had some VIPs from Celcom in a media interview. Sigh. Registered at the NN counter and got my media folder and my entry wristband.



See, how many event you get to go to and be known as a VVIP?!! =D

Still, i was just in time for the big show. There were guest performances lined up by local artistes like: Joe Flizzow, Arabyrd, spin music by DJ Xu from LapSap and DJ Tag, as well as special performance by up and coming, homegrown Malaysian BEAT BOXER, Shaun Lee!


Joe Flizzow


Arabyrd


DJ Xu, LapSap


Shaun Lee *bop bop*

They even had a Lucky Draw session where the MC, the fabulous Sazzy Falak, announced for everyone to check their numbers!



But the funny thing was, the numbers were only given to guests who had purchased the XBerry from the event. And since most, if not all, of the people crowding in front of the stage were NN bloggers (who didn't purchase the BB), all of them were dumbfounded when Sazzy enthusiactically called on everyone to lift up their numbers!! I know, because i was one of them too! LOL

Really farnee i tell you! Everyone was like, "Where? what numbers?!!! i dun have wei ....!! You got ah?!! Gimme?!!!!!!" ... until Sazzy clarified the situation.

With the bloggers seeming cleary disappointed, the organizers had a whisper with the MC and she announced that the organizers were feeling generous and were willing to give away TWO BB Curve 8520 for free to the crowd, and to do away with the numbers, since most didn't have them, anyway.



Like getting high on ecstacy, the crowd gave a wild cheer almost immediately! Joe Flizzow join Sazzy on stage, and asked the crowd how they should give out the BBs. One guy shouted, "RAP!" Then he specified a GIRL to rap on stage, just to hype things up! Although, i can't see how that hypes things up when selecting a girl automatically denies the chance to win for the guys, who made up 80% of the crowd. T_T

But since i can't rap, who cares?! haha

Two girls came up to take the challenge. The first girl who came up, an Indian mix girl was rather sheepish and shy shy, while her contender was a Malay gurl with Attitude and a preppy personality! When the latter took on the stage, the crowd cheered on and was almost certian that she would win, hands down. The Indian girl was kinda whimpering on stage, stading next to Sazzy.

But she proved us all worng when she took the mic. The sheepish, timid Indian mix gurl suddenly turned into a mean lean rapping machine! And she was guuuud i tell you! And the crowd went WILDDDDD!!!! =P

Soon all excitement turned to envy when Joe Flizzow handed her the BB Curve 8520. LOL

Now, all of you better go for rapping lessons. You could win yourself a brand new smartphone. XD

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I tell you, partying outdoors in Malaysian weather is never kind to clothing. In just 20 minutes, i was sweating like alot alot! Hung around outside any longer, id need a bath towel! =/ So i headed inside, with Zachboy to cool off. He settled at the bar inside.



Inside got a dance floor, plasma TV, nice sofas, and most of all, AIR COND!!! Damn nice, can?! I remained indoors for the rest of the evening cam-ho-ing taking pics, meeting up old friends, making new ones, and just chilling out for a good time. XD

Though... it didn't take long before more people realized there was a bar inside an air conditoned area. T_T

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Anyway, in a nutshell, here's my take about the whole event:

#1. Clubbing Experience

I have a confession. I have never been clubbing. (though this may look like a desperate call for clubbing opportunities, i verily assure you, it is not. =]) In all seriousness. XBerry Party is the closest thing ive come to in comparison to a clubbing experience. haha.

You may think im sad and have no life, but that's fine with me. id like to keep it tht way. =-D



The experience i had at the XBerry Party, was fun -- and funny. I was like "rusa masuk kampung" liddat when i first got there... (Malay idiom loosely translated to being a stranger in a foreign land). How to put on the entrance wristband oso duno! Luckily Zachboy helped me. If not, i think i'd have to observe the party from outside. And adding salt to the wound, i was even stopped by security personal because i ENTERED FROM THE WRONG SIDE! Apparently, i went in the exit side. =_="

Then the drinks were a challenge for me too. You see, i am not a camel. I drink alot of water. Like alot alot. So, when drinks at clubs are expensive, susah lah. Luckily it was free flow for the night, so i didn't have to hang on to ONE glass of Pepsi for a long long time.

I have a loud voice. But talking to people in very close proximity in shouting voice-raised-up mode is not so fun after all, for me, at least. I could barely hear myself in the loud music, let alone have a decent conversation with someone. One saving grace is, according to my clubbing friend, you get to speak very close to the ear, and if you're speaking to a girl, you may even get to "accidentally" kiss her on the cheeks! OMG.

I didn't come close to that and i don't club. so YOU tell me. ^_"

Definitely a fun and learning experience. Would i do it again? Maybe. Maybe not. A friend of mine, who was also there at the party, shared with me about how she, a regular clubber, is culture shocked with the atmosphere at the party that night.

She sayss people who go clubbing dress up very nicely and make and effort to look good. They socialize and mingle around with others. That night, she met a whole new breed of people in a club: bloggers -- young, loud, preppy, energetic, DSRL wielding, camho-ing and i-can-dance-anywhere type of people.

And to her, its a culture shock! Well, i don't blame her, we bloggers are truly one of a kind. wakakakakakakakak!


#2. Read the blogs, finally met in person

I read blogs. Sometimes i comment in them. Other times i just make a presence by spamming cboxes. But this time, i got to meet the person on the other side of the computer screen. Dam excited, can?!!! XD

Ringgo Tan. Simon Seow mentioned to me, its only one "R", so its Ringo Tan. =D

Superb gurl, blogs at Cheeserland.com, and is nothing short of lovely, fashionable, and adorable! Fun stuff at her blog, checking her out is a must! Opps.. her blog, i mean. =D

Tian Chad.

Always comes by my blog to comment, which i apprecitate! Finally got to say hi (and thank you) in person at XBerry Party! He is MUCH TALLER than i have expected. LOL

Find him at tianchad.com.

Bernard "Green Tea World".

One would think this blogger sells green tea or is obsessed with this healthy beverage. But alas, he does more movie reviews than anyone i know! And his reviews are quite spot on too! haha. I didn't recognize him at first, considering that ive never met him, until Bryan cued me. LOL

Green Tea World, but not all about green tea. ;-p

Simon Seow.

Okay, i gotta admit, our meet up was funny! We have never met, ever. But i THOUGHT we did. and i even thought he SMSed for an event. So when he came to the bar for some drinks, i instantly called out on him, like we've been friends all our lives.

He was @_@. Then when i went on, he more @_@. haha. Finally, i agreed, that i may have got the wrong person, but still, i visit his blog often. LOL. Read what he says at Simon Says.

Evelyn Goh aka YennieDoll. =p

Didn't get to talk much with her, cause only got to meet her briefly as i was leaving. One things for sure: She looks extremely similar like her avatar in her blog. Uber awesomness!! Go see: yenniedoll.

And a few more bloggers like Seraph Sam too! Owis comment on how nice he dances in his blog, didn't know i wud actually see him dance tht night! Dam chun! XD

Check him out, apparently he thinks blogging.is.a.sin. LOL

And i also met Janice, a friend from the Viennese Ball 08, which was a surprise, really.

We crossed paths once before at the G.I. JOE premiere in GSN Signature Gardens, where my sister pointed her out in the midst of so many people. And there she was again that night. Unlike the premiere, we had quite a chat this time. So nice meeting a familiar face. We shud meet up again, soon. *Hints: sister. ice cream* LOL


#3. Music mixing / DeeJay-ing

DJ Xu from LapSap took the stage and spun some fantastic music for the crowd! My first time hearing this kinda clubbing music and i must say, i was happily tapping my feet to the beat! Here, listen to some of it:



I am always amazed at how these DJs mix music on stage. Everything is right here, right now SPONTANEOUS!! And i thought spontaneous talking was difficult. I was so wrong. haha. Like Kim Wei Wei mentioned, do check them out live in zouk. Their music is good! =DD


#4. I so wanted the XBerry. And i am STILL wanting. Because i never get. Yet. =D

Humans are social animals. I am probably the most social one of them all. And that is why the XBerry is the purrrfect gadget to keep me going and to fuel me further! XP

And the reason i die die oso wanted to attend the party was because when i read the clause "Here’s the GOOD NEWS. Xpax has decided to give out 2 Blackberry Curve 8520 to 2 Nuffnangers (1 phone each) who are attending the launch party. Would you be the lucky one?" frm NNs blog, i had an impression in my mind that they would sorta, kinda throw the XBerry from the stage, and who is lucky enough to catch it, catches it?

Yea. Wishful thinking never killed anyone. =DD

But jokes aside, have you seen the features on the BB Curve 8520?! (if you haven't please click here.) Its uber awesomeness!! Ive never owned a smartphone before, but i really like to own one now. Not merely because i wana look and feel smarter with a smatphone, but the features on this BB are simply to die for! See for yourself:



The bestest thing about it is, well TWO bestest thing about it is:
(I) Trackpad navigation. TRACKPAD. wooh. No more all those like buttons that you have to press press press a hundred times to get to the top of the screen. Its like having a mouse in your phone -- on your thumb! XDD

(II) Notice the keypads are strategically positioned on the left? Well, that's fantastic news for right-ies. When you hold the phone in your palm, the keypad is ngam ngam ho within the reach of your thumb, which makes nabigation a breeze with enhanced userbility!

Besides that, other more relevant usages of the BB Curve 8520 for me also includes:

[1] Alerting your friends and every one on your FB about pesky irritating police roadblocks which are necessary for national security. At 7am in the morning. Rush hour. YEAH RIGHT. T_______T

Road block, but no checks oso... So tell me, why do we boikot the police again? =/

[2] Last minute fashion tips from your fashion gurus aka your sister. =D

Or for occasional narcisstic and highly unnecessary cam-ho-ing. =DD

[3] Point and snap ideas from magz. Or ads. Or gurls. In no particular order. XP


[4] Help friends vote online anywhere, anytime.

Click the image to Vote. He blogs at Tallboyz.

[5] Capture video of small girl theowing a fuss while getting her hair cut at saloon and share it with my friends with kids -- just for kicks! haha

[6] Can have a reason to hang out at Starbucks and curi WiFi, even without a laptop. XD

[7] And did i mention the new given capability to be 24/7 ON the line, ON the Facebook, ON the Twitter, ON the phone, and ON the verge of being super annoying because you're constantly online?! ^_^


#5. Pichas with celebs!

Call me thick skinned, call me crazy, but i still got a pic with the fabulous Sazzy Falak! Woots! *winks*



Topi sama sama matching samo. LOL


I think the Hitz.fm deejay Rudy was there too, but didn't have chance to picha picha with him. =(
What i mean is, at events like these, you get to take pichas with celebrities!! *YAYS* haha


#6. Being called a wuss.

My very own guest to the event called me a wuss. And for those of you unfamilliar, a wuss is, according to MiriamWebster, is a weak, cowardly, or ineffectual person; in other words, a wimp. =/

Because why?

Because i don't drink alcoholic beverages. =D

Nothing general, just personal; i don't drink for personal reasons. I'm not offended for being called a wuss just because i drink Pepsi instead of beer, but it was how Zachboy said it to me that kept me laughing... til today, when i think back about it!

I was alil stunned and then broke into laughter after my 5 seconds delay. It was THAT hillarous! OMG. Zachboy, you made my day larrh! XDD

#7. Jam.

As if the jam getting to the party wasn't bad enough, there was a jam for LEAVING the party too! And it involved FOUR stories of carparks and countless parking ramps! OMG. First time wei, kena stuck in such a massive jam in shopping mall carpark.

I cabut-ed about 10.30 ish because tmr got paintball tourney, but decided to sit and wait in the car after i paid the ticket, until about 11 ish, since will be stuck in the jam if i moved now, anyway. So i waited. And waited. And waited. And waited.



I stood there looking at the SAME car which was stuck in front of me for 10 minutes. It didn't even inch a bit! @_@ Thank goodness i had my Ipod Shuffle with me. It was also then, when i drafted out what i would blog about for the post event psot, while patiently waiting for the jam to ease.

The clock showed 11.05 pm when i finally decided to start the engine. STILL there were traffic congestion, though not as bad as earlier. Suddenly, i felt pretty good about myself; with thoughts on how i had saved petrol and time and energy NOT getting stuck in the carpark crawl. *gleams*

Then when i reached the exit, i inserted the paid but already expired parking ticket.

(Declined.)

I inserted it again.

(Declined. Again)

To my horror, i realized the "please exit within 15 minutes upon payment of this parking ticket" rule. Panic city!!! With the stretch of other impatient drivers lining up behind me, i suddenly didn't feel smart one bit! panic panic panic!!!

(i couldnt even find the intercom button!! =S)

But when i finally found it, i spoke to the parking attendant. He enquired, in a surprisingly nice tone, if i was stuck in the jam; to which i answered a sheepish "YES" (although that clearly wasn't the case =P) and within minutes, he came with a new ticket and exchanged it with mine. =DD

I drove away feeling better than i was, 5 mins before. Mission accomplished. haha

That night i found a better use for the intercom button than just pressing them and driving off, leaving the poor attendant calling out to no one, and possibly freaking the heck out of the driver in the next car! LMAO

The feeling of triumph was shortlived because as soon as i decided to turn into the ramp heading towards KL, i saw this:



@_@

It was a false alarm; a couple of emergency maneuvers got my little Grease Lighting out of the jam and was soon on my way. =D

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Now, before i sign off, here's abit about XPAX's package which is available along with the BB Curve 8520:




Fwah! It is RM1/day leh. And that's like RM30/month. Easily maintainable. And others will have to "suffer" your online presence almost 24/7. ROTFLOL

Just imagine, when you start your day, Twitter, FB, MSN, email. REPEAT throughout and until end of the day.

Masuk lif, Twitter;
Masuk jamban, Facebook;
Masuk kertas tunggu fotostat, MSN;
Masuk bos punya bilik, kena marah; lepas keluar...
MASUK mode gila babi bengang, Twitter, Facebook, MSN SEKALIGUS!! XDD

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I dunno if this would qualify me to win the XBerry, but this sure is a helluva good try! LOL Maybe got other ppl lagi terra, but i hope this captures your heart and attention~~~~ =DD

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Thank and praises to the Lord for enabling me strength and grace to get this done thru the night. Without His mercies to piece everything together, the bits and pieces wouldn't matter.

Many thanks to NUFFNANG, the one online advertising company which will go very far in the near future because it takes us loyal bloggers along with it. Thank you for opening up opportunities for me and many others like me to blog and have a reasonto keep blogging. TWO THUMBS UP! =D

My gratitude also goes out to them bloggers who has been gracious enough to share pics with me. Sharing is caring, eh? Thank you Bryanlyt, Ewin Ee, Kim Wei, Simon Seow, Tian Chad, Cameranoob - Simply Beautiful, Janice, and Hitomi. Any one i forgot? Lemme know. =D

And thank you XPAX for bringing the BB Curve 8520 closer to our shores with an unbelievable and irristable package! XPAX rawks!

And finally, thank you for reading until here. Comments are more than welcomed, as always.

GOT X, GOT IT ALL!

ps. this is my longest post, EVER. i can't believe i survived composing it. XDD

pps. i love you all!!

I need some broadband pimpin' action, bebeh! XD

I need some broadband pimping -- and i need it pronto!!

I am currently crawling on the line with Streamyx's RM88/month package, and i am not even sure how much i am getting at that cost, because Dad pays the bill. =/

What ever it is, i need The Fast and Furious, not Driving Miss Daisy!!

IF it took me 5 mins to load a 10 mins video on YouTube 6 months ago, well, it takes me DOUBLE the time to do the same NOW. And just imagine what will happen, when i want to load several videos and play Restaurant City on Facebook, AT THE SAME TIME...

Woohoo, what a big shocker there! @_@

With more and more Malaysians jumping on the Internet bandwagon and becoming IT savvy, its no wonder the local Internet network is getting slower and slower by the day. More people connecting to the web translates to more traffice. More traffice online translates to the need for higher capacity internet connections. And higher (and more stable) internet connection can only be achieved IF the ISP is capable to deliver.

And everybody's FAVORITE local ISP (i'm sure you-know-who) is just not up for it, hence the delay and problems in user experince.

Can we put and end to this and help make the situation better? Pls pls please VOTE ME. =DD

Sure we can, thanks to DiGi's newest sweet surprise -- DiGi Broadband service!!

DiGi’s broadband is served on a 14.4Mbps HSPA network. The key highlight of DiGi’s broadband service would be FAST and AFFORDABLE. Check out their packages (taken from their website )

Or to pimpmybroadband.com.my for some exciting news about broadband pimping, and THEN click THUMBS UP and VOTE FOR ME. =DD



See? So cute and sleek design sumore? Value for money waattt... =D

Why do i wana pimp my broadband?

Because...

# i want to surf quckier
# i want to load YouTube videos quicker
# i want to upload photos and videos so tat i can be the first to comment on them ^_"
# i want to be assured that my last minute emails reach my client in time
# i need a secure and smooth internet line to play Restaurant City on Facebook -- or else my rivals will beat my score
# i want to make sure i can acess my Twitter account while answering nature's call in the jamban (this factor points to DiGi Broadband's modem which is small and mobile, easily accesible from virtually anywhere)
# ...

So you see, the reasons to upgrade broadband services are endless. It pretty much depends on individual wants and needs. But ONE thing is for sure, that almost every reason has in common:

SPEED.

With things taking less time to do and getting done faster, you spend less time doing it and more time doing something else. Imagine having to do it anywhere you want to -- thanks to its mobility feature. And that, to me, is priceless!

Hence, with high hopes of being pimped (my broadband, i mean), here is my take on pimpin' my broadband:


I hope that made a few of you laugh! Pls pls please VOTE ME.

And guess what? They even have this uber cool promo too!


With DiGi, it sure feels like Christmas is around the corner! XDD

DiGi. ALWAYS the Smarter Choice.

=DD

Malaysian Super Lite -- FTW! =D

Heyya peeps, this is one of the reasons my hands not so free lately:



The Malaysian Super Lite (MSL) paintball tournament in the Malaysian Paintball Academy (MAPAAC) in Astaka field, happening from 10-11th October 2009.

So, if you just happen to be around tht area, come by and look look see see lah!

Oh, parking may be a headache though.. haha. Wish me luck!!

See you after the weekend! =DD

On this day...

On this day...

I Prasie and Thank the good Lord for His mercies and grace thus far in my life,

For extending my little life a year longer,

For keeping me in His holy presence and preserving me from harm, despite my faults,

I am grateful for the people around me -- my family, my friends, the people that makes my life beautiful; that makes me beautiful,

For i once heard, "you are what you are by the views and reflections of the people around you."

For without them laughing at my jokes, i wouldn't be funny;

For without them actually taking time to listen to me, i wouldn't take effort in speaking edifying words,

For without them growing a tolerance towards extreme loudness, i woundn't be as loud as i am today,

For without them who constantly come to my blog and read and comment, i woundn't be a blooger as you see me today...

And for without them who empatize with me and my shortcomings; them who never gave up on me, i wouldn't be who i am today,

Oh! How true it is...

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On this day,

I want to live to my utmost ability, to the fullness of my capacity, never letting a single moment go by meaninglessly.

"There are no ordianary moments in life" - The Peaceful Warrior (2004)

Post-birthday blog post coming up soon!

Carpe Diem!