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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:02:51 GMT

It’s not even a birthday bash.. -_-;

Sakai Note: Beijing Olympics is coming superbly awesome SOON SOON. Woohoo.

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As you can see for yourselves, nowadays not many people bother to read my xanga blog, mainly because of the non-existent updates. And I feel you when you open my blog and see the same old same old blog entries. I know. The busy-ness of life, the pitfalls of running around doing so many things have led me to abandon my precious blog which I have find comfort and solace for the past 3 years. Okay enough drama-rama, I’m just lazy to blog lah. *Laugh Out Loud*

1. We had a mini birthday bash last weekend, if you can ever call that a bash in the 1^st place (I’m still sour grapes about it)

We *heart* him-emerson

2. It was Emerson’s 21^st birthday and Aaron’s 23^rd birthday (I think, lost track of his age…*laugh out loud*)

In the process of tying him down

STILL in the process of tying him down.

3. Water was the ONLY ~~freaking~~ ingredient to bash them. Okay, FINE. COLD WATER! you can really smell "BORING" all the way here.

it's ONLY WATER.

4. And it was no fun at all. *throwing tantrums*

No fun. Heh!

5. Bash supposed to be something like this:

Kui ling, my secretary tied to a pole, was it a pole? I can't remember. It's near her old house.

Joynn, my youth leader, tied to a pole all the way in Peacehaven, genting. Look at her, enjoying herself being 'creamed'. BIRTHDAY BASH SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS =FUN!

This wonderful master piece was created in front of the church building itself. It is definltey one of our beautiful art-bash ever created this year. I'm we so proud of it. He's my youth advisor, Matthew.

Ruxyn, another youth leader tied to a pole, side by side with the sister, joynn. Plase note the number of people needed to tie her down. Scary, when i see the pictures again.

SO....

6. Not this, so clean, and at some point, I think emerson enjoys the cold water running down. -_-;;

7. So we spiced things up a bit, I we put ice, in places you will never want to know. And c’mon, it’s only ice, which is technically water all frozen up. Heh!

It's only ice and cold water, HOW harmful can it be? Look at emersons' (black tee) face. He's enjoying it. SEe, my hair all messy because of him.

8. So this is technically not a birthday bash

Because the old people young adults were too LAZY to clean up. So happening, I know!

Anyway, I have personally put a stop to all birthday bashes in church (at least for this year) due to the severe nature and violence involved in each bashes. When you give young people, some mayo, ketchup, and peanut butter, only one thing will happen, CHAOS + MAYHEM = CHAOHEM.

But emerson’s and aaron’s bash was just pure water loh, so it’s not counted. Oh goodness.

I am SO NOT having fun at all.

~~I WANT ANOTHER BIRTHDAY BASH FOR EMERSON 21^st.~~

*sour grapes*

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:10:22 GMT

Pure awesome-ness

Sakai Note: I know. What happened to this blog? So dead lah. I blame the traffic jam, the fire flies, the hujan, the kataks. Wooho!

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I know this is a lil too late. But never too late to say my piece when comes to matters about the motherland. The massive traffic jams last Monday morning was pure silliness. Protests? Most of us laymen just want to get to work and earn our wages, so what we’re annoyed at is the disruption caused by recent acts of paranoia by the establishment.

I always felt that our leaders needed to flex some muscles to prove that they’re for real. I just didn’t think they’d flex the wrong muscles. It’s like they’re sticking a thumb into their throat and forcing vomit out of their own mouths. Anyway.

Please.

I never knew road blocks looked like, oh my goodness, so cool! I’m sweating already in awe of the awesomeness of seeing our police force in action protecting me from going to work.

Malaysia Boleh-lah.

Monday, July 14, 2008

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:32:48 GMT

Me *heart* this pic

Sakai Note: Don’t you think it’s a lil bit too much of paranoia to block all the major roads for one meeting? Sometimes, I just don’t understand, Malaysia Boleh..blek!

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I like my new hairstyle, what do u think?

Sometimes I just can’t believe that I can pose so remarkably beautiful. Posing comes naturally. I’m so at ease when I’m in front of the camera, and I don’t feel awkward or shy at all. I will make a good elegant model. WOOHOOO.

Kuasa-nya, in other words, POWER ler.

I know.

Feel free to copy this picture and make it as your desktop’s wallpaper or your phone’s wallpaper.

I know you want it.

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:39:03 GMT

I don’t know how to smile in front of camera

Breaking News: SAKAI BLOG IS NOW BACK ONLINE! Clap your hands, all ye people, for some, shudder all you want! Me tak kisah! I’m back, for now! Busy lar, people!

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It’s not that I purposely want to make faces when I’m taking pictures. Just that I have this ...erm..i shall call it the “thing”-I can’t smile for nuts when u ask me to. I’m so like chandler.

Chandler trying his best to smile

I so know how that fella feel lor. I can’t smile normally when you ask me too. It’s like so fake. Have you seen my Uni graduation picture? LadyBoss says I look constipated. That’s how she “build” my self-esteem. HAHAHHAHAA.

So I resort to making faces to hide this “thing”.

(P.S: My old friend, John Lee (black) came back home from NZ for a short holiday)

He kissed me donkey ears ago in front of my church elders. It's PAY BACK TIME.

I'm doing the "I'm CURIOUS, are you an alien?" look

While everyone pose nicely for a picture. My spidey senses will go all tingly and I will automatically do the "thing".

The "i can pout" look. I'm so not angelina jolie. I think i scared some of the kids in the mamak there.

I didn't lick John's (black) neck lar. Almost lar.

Wow..i look so young ler. I look better than william hung, excuse me.

Me want eat moose. Me want! Moose which we bought for him donkey ears ago. John trying to thward of any attempt of munching on moose.

"I look cute with big adorable eyes" pose

I love this last one. It's so GAYA. Translation: "So keanu reeves gansta COOL". I never look this good.

John, no eye see! While me with the "TAI KOR from China" look. KISS MY RING. KISS MY RING.

And you wonder why, i still haven not change my hairstyle after so many years....no other hairstyles suit me lar. *dilemma* But i like the "~~Jack Effron~~ ZAC EFRON LOOK", the High School musical fella (i dunno how to spell)...

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:48:33 GMT

We are ALL the same

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"This warmed my heart and put a smile on my face today." When I saw it for myself, I completely understood. Somehow, this touching video speaks to the indomitable strength of the human spirit. It's amazingly uplifting. Few things have ever made me smile and tear up at the same time. I simply can't stop watching it.

See for yourself...

(2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

I hope this inspirational video makes your day just as it made ours. And may it remind all of us that, despite all the hate in the world, we're more similar than we could ever imagine.

What the dilly, why didn’t he dance in MALAYSIA?

Wakakakakaka.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:33:56 GMT

You think your life is hard? Think again!

Sakai Note: This is an attempt to revive my sakai-fied blog. I would say a COOL attempt and I got this from e-mail. I never ever read forwards and all the more to put it up on my blog. But this one is different. And it got me thinking! I hope it will have the same effect on you, if not more. Sometimes, we focus on our lives so much so that we don’t find the time to just sit there quietly and just thank GOD for the life we have right now. Hope you like this one! Just bear with me with the unpredictable updates on my blog. Cheerios!

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My name is Nick Vujicic and I was born without limbs and doctors have no medical explanation for this birth "defect". As you can imagine, I was faced with many challenges and obstacles.

Their firstborn son had been born without limbs! There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors we shocked and had no answers at all! There is still no medical reason why this had happened and Nick now has a Brother and Sister who were born just like any other baby.

I know that there is no such thing as luck, chance or coincidence that these "bad" things happen in our life.
I had complete peace knowing that God won't let anything happen to us in our life unless God has a good purpose for it all. (Edit: I’m not too sure whether I will have the same mindset if I were to put myself in his shoes. It got me thinking again!)

I am now twenty-three years old and have completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. I am also a motivational speaker and love to go out and share my story and testimony wherever opportunities become available.

I have developed talks to relate to and encourage students through topics that challenge today's teenagers. I am also a speaker in the corporate sector.

I have a passion for reaching out to youth and keep myself available for whatever God wants me to do, and wherever He leads, I follow. (Edit: Yes, WOW!)

Writing several best-selling books has been one of my dreams and I hope to finish writing my first by the end of the year.

I believe that if you have the desire and passion to do something, and if it's God's will, you will achieve it in good time. (Edit: It has to be God’s love in him to have such a big heart. I can’t believe this guy. WOW!)

As humans, we continually put limits on ourselves for no reason at all! What's worse is putting limits on God who can do all things. We put God in a "box".

The awesome thing about the Power of God, is that if we want to do something for God, instead of focusing on our capability, concentrate on our availability for we know that it is God through us and we can't do anything without God. (Edit: For this man to say this, it just totally brings a whole new meaning to that phrase we so frequently hear or read. WOW again!)

Once we make ourselves available for God's work, guess whose capabilities we rely on? God's!

The ONLY FEAR IN LIFE IS THAT I FORGET HOW GOD HAS LED ME IN THE PAST! (Edit: I love this one)

And remember: WHEN YOU'RE BUSY JUDGING PEOPLE, YOU HAVE NO TIME TO LOVE THEM.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:29:38 GMT

Be Revived, oh Blog!

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I command this blog to come ALIVEeeeeeeEee, right this second.

Be alive NOW *echo*. NOW *echo again*

After 1 second….

Nope, still as super dead as ever

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:01:27 GMT

For the next 6 months….till 2009

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I tell you, the time passed faster than I can say “foong tak sing b.k.teh restaurant is the best bak kut teh stall in the whole wide Connaught”. What a mouthful. It’s already June, you know or not? Half of the year gone kaput, just like that. Cannot take back, cannot return back to the future, Kaput-ted.

What am i going to eat after dinner?

so here’s what I’m planning or trying to do before the year ends. I want to do something good for a change, to save the world *hand making peace sign*

1) ~~Give up coffee for good!~~

~~Too much caffeine is absolutely evil for your skin and body! So I don’t touch the stuff any more. As LadyBoss says, “Why put poison into your body”.~~

Sorry not a good enough reason to give up, so I scrapped it off. maybe next time.

1) Drink more water.

I do drink plenty of water especially when I’m on the go. But LadyBoss insists that I drink 2 gigantic water bottles a day because of my “poison”-eating habits. I will if she designs a portable toilet where I can go pee anytime I feel like it.

2) Get more sleep.

For the last few weeks, I’ve been getting to bed by 11pm and waking up at 6am. Trying to get to bed earlier. But recently body a bit tired due to many things I need to get it done. So ended up waking at 7am, but still remain committed to spent 40-50 minutes communing with the BIG KAHUNA. Hahaa.

3) Exercise-play sports

I love playing sports. Football, basketball, badminton, you name it, I like it. But not many people are free to join me. you can’t be playing football and badminton all by yourself right? Can you? If you can, you are weird. I’m TALKING ABOUT PLAYING IT OUTSIDE LAR not the PS3. Adui!

~~4) Eat less~~

The mid region has been growing to become another big island by itself with the danger of people thinking that man can really give birth. Mr. Tummy is not a Hercules anymore, he looks more like a Teletubby.

Flipping dillingly crappy. It won’t work. Let’s be honest. WAKAKAKa.

4) Snack properly!

I’ve been snacking like crazy! Sometimes I’m so hungry I don’t care what I eat – because I NEED FOOD NOW!! So I’ve been trying to eat proper healthy snacks at set times. Which is tricky, because I’m a bit particular with my snacks. So far I like chocolates, burgers, magi mee, French fries all in the “list of poisonous food” as written by Your Highness Ladyboss. Does anyone have any snacking suggestions?

5) Learn Mandarin all by myself

It’s hopeless, really. I can’t even write my name in mandarin, and I’m Chinese. It’s even more difficult that al the intricate formulaes I learnt in my engineering course. Must I speak mandarin? Must I? Okay I’m just being emotional here. Wor ser eek ker chung ming ren. It’s harder than it looks, trust me. *puff*

6) Getting that guitar once and for all

I don’t know since when I procrastinate about this issue. Since last year, I’ve been wanting to get me one super awesome duper licious guitar, but now still elek, nothing. I MUST GET ONE BY END OF THIS YEAR, a new one to replace my reliable existing one. She is still a beauty lar.

7) Scuba Diving!

A dream will remain a dream. Can be done hor? Who wants to go Bali with me?

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:20:08 GMT

Anyone want a POOCH?

Sakai Note: I've finally completed the first Bible college course- "Interpreting Scriptures yesterday. WOOHOOO. To the next 40 courses to complete my diploma *shivers*

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I’m doing a friend a favor by promoting her set of adorable cute puppies. These babies are selling for RM 700/- EACH. i know i know, it's a bit steep. Well the price is negotiable and all of you ah bengs and ah lians are welcome to check them out in her house in Tmn Maluri. As a good friend, I will accompany you as well, heh! Haih, the extent i go to ~~sacrifice~~ help a friend. Hahahhaa.

I think some of you have to stop asking me what breed these puppies are? I DON'T KNOW. What i know is Manchester United is the best football club in the world. There you go. But one thing i know is these puppies are super cutesy wonderful adorable.

Yes they are real. I saw them moving and they licked my toes as if my toes are ice-cream

I had the pleasure of playing with two of her five puppies (4 males and 1 female). They are really a handful, running here and there. Lovely. You know the soft toys in the toy stores or gift shops. They are EXACTLY like those, but the only difference is that they can poo and pee everywhere.

And they do poo a lot. Kids.

I mean look at these puppies. Who cares they poo and pee everywhere? They are SO FLIPPING ADORABLE.

Honestly i would have bought one of them already if not for LadyBoss's dissaproval. The last time i had a puppy, LadyBoss ended up taking care of him-patch. So definitely a no-no from her. *slap own cheeks*

So adorable hor?

After playing with them, i don't think RM 700 is that steep after all. Serious. I think some petshops sell them at even higher price. But of course, the price is negotiable. The concern of the owner is to find them a good home so price can be further discussed.

I reassure you that these POOCHes are REAL PUPPIES.

Make my heart melt only looking at this pics.

So anyone interested?

Oh c'mon look at that? Isn't that cute? Doesn't this makes you wanna go hug him?

More pictures to melt your heart...

Yes, he's real

Drop me a comment listing your email, and i will contact your personally.

And yes i don't get anything out of this deal. I'm just a very kind person, hokay?

Such a cute lil pooch.

I'm slowly sounding like a girl..ish

Doing what they do best.

Friday, June 06, 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:35:00 GMT

Pumping water instead of petrol

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I think everything that is needed to be said is everywhere. When I read the papers few days ago, I believed it. It said

“A new fuel subsidy scheme will be fully implemented only in August and today’s announcement is only one of the steps in the revamp, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said.

Any announcement by the Prime Minister (today) should be seen as a part of the implementation and not the final step,” he told a press conference after opening the 1st Malaysian Construction Summit 2008 at the Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.”

Let me quote him in layman’s terms.

“A new fuel subsidy scheme (also known as the national Ringgit drain) will be fully implemented only in August and today’s announcement is only one of the steps (one of MANY steps) in the revamp (screwing project), Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (Harbringer of Bad News) Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said.

Any announcement by the Prime Minister today should be seen as a part of the implementation (of the Screwing Project) and not the final step (of the Screwing Project),” he told a press conference after opening the 1st Malaysian Construction Summit 2008 at the Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.”

It was raining cats and dogs. Petrol stations were packed to the brim till midnight, to save a measly RM 30 (which is the maximum amount anyone can save). Yes, I still don’t see a point jamming up the petrol stations. Well done, Malaysians *clap clap*.

A small show of protest over in Ipoh over the price hike. Really cheeky slogan they have there. =)

I always felt that a hike was necessary, but 78 cents? With another hike in the next 2 months to RM3? I’m no economist but that’s like throwing a spanner into a decent engine.

Blindsided by our very own federal government. Congratulations Malaysia.

To compare ourselves to countries that do not produce petroleum, is a bit silly and naive, i'd must say. "Our price is still one of the cheapest as compared to Thailand and our sweet neighbour, singapore", as justified by them.

Just one look at the price of petroleum per litre for countries that produce petroleum, you will understand how mind boggling this whole fracas is:

Malaysia is at RM2.70 / litre just in case you are wondering. RM 3 in a few months time?

And we spent RM 20million of the rakyat's money to send a male model to space, for what again? Oh yeah, nothing. Malaysia boleh-lah.

You don't need to be a genius to understand how ridiculous this whole situation our contry is in right now. Save our nation.

4 more years.

And...I took this out from the storeroom.

It’s the way to go from now onwards.