Monday, November 27, 2006

PG Times Square.

this is where they will build..... PTS. Cool!!
it used to be the eastern smelting company where
the tin was process in the heart of the city.

i wonder where is the ENOUGH parking garage.

http://penangtimessquare.com/



PG monorail.

pg needed something more than 4 wheels and 2 wheels.
here we go!!

photo from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PenangMonorailroute.jpg



The Southern Integrated Gateway, JB

it's time!! it's time for a new customs center down in
Johor Baru(JB). i think the design looks cool. 5 yrs
down the road.......things might be different.

when i first got to the woodlands customs center, the whole
building looks like a flight terminal. i was like.... WOW.
that was the only word i remembered. everything is cool....
when i left singapore, i looked at the JB terminal, i felt
ashamed. it was .... just...... bad.

it's time!!

photo from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gsb3.jpg



thanks-giving morning.

someone broke into my car and stole my car stereo as well
as my jacket. i was about to head off to LA for
thanks-giving dinner when i walked to my car, realized that
the doors are unlocked. i was positive that i locked them
the nite before.

i opened the door, my pioneer CD/MP3 player was gone. i looked
around, the glove compartment was ransacked. i looked again
and found some CDs laying around. the compartment between the
2 front seats were ransacked as well. all my CDs are there but
the CD inside the player was gone. my company badge was there.
they did not take it but they know me now. my name and my face!!
oops!! this is no good!!

i searched the back seat and my dockers jacket was gone. i checked
again and my oakley sunglasses is there. i guess that's all
they took. i was hoping that my crucifix hanging under the rear
view mirror will do the trick but i guess not.

i was stunned and so as her. i checked again and the aftermath
wasn't too bad after all. my a/c is still working. the thing that
bugs me was i smelt cigarette smoke. they must have been smoking in
my car. well, they must have made a couple of puffs and pretending
they are cool while removing the stereo professionally.

i heard some thief ripped the stereo out of the dashboard retarding
the a/c and the other stuff. i guess they took the time to actually
removed the stereo since all the wirings are still there. it was
indeed a neat break-in. my windows did not break. all i need to do
is to get another stereo and connect it. the question is, shall i?


Monday, November 20, 2006

a poem by Judge Roy Moore.

America the Beautiful,
or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly
poisoned by cocaine,
Choosing to indulge their lusts,
when God has said abstain.

From sea to shining sea,
our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
and a need to always pray.

We've kept God in our temples,
how callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
and Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges
who throw reason out the door,

Too soft to place a killer
in a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not angry,
that our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God,
from Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
but stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children,
will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
and mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven
and forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
and those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful,
if you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
withdraw His hand from Thee.


~Judge Roy Moore


Thursday, November 16, 2006

almost a freebie.........

a friend informed me that all full-time employees can
get a free 1GB USB stick. i went to the IT service
center and asked for one. then he asked me for my
department #. i gave him and later, i felt something.
i wasn't sure what was that but i smelt something.

anyway, i got an email from IT and later, my boss asked
me why did i get it. i said i needed it. he wasn't
convinced by my answer. he said this will go all the up
to our director. i then told him that someone said all
full-time employees are eligible to get one. he said
he didn't know that.

i returned the thing to the TI later. what a ......


Tuesday, November 14, 2006

freebies.....

i heard some news recently that this house is for free.
the catch is u have to move the house since the land
will be converted to the army camp. in addition,
the house is historical and said to be haunted.

anyway, we encounter many things in life that are....free.
free food during a lunch meeting. free this and that after
mail-in-rebate. buy one get another free. the question is,
are we really happy with all the freebies? do we really
need them? since our friends got them for free, we'll just
follow their foot-steps.

i remember Office Depot used to give away blank CD-R. in
other words, u pay $20 and after the mail-in-rebate, it's
free. i was so happy with that. imagine, 100 black CD-R and
it's FREE. burn all u want!! the jewel case, mouse, etc.
the only problem with those mail-in-rebate is u need to
follow up since u will only receive the check in a month or
two and most people kinda forget about it. i was so kiasu
that i xeroxed copies of all the mail-in-rebate and keep
track of them. well, all the checks came. hehehe......


United States......
land of the brave
home of the fee


Sunday, November 12, 2006

i ran 7.7miles today.

i had never run non-stop for 7.7miles(12.5km) in my entire
life until today. i hit 4miles on tue and 5 miles on thu btw.

my co-worker called me at 9am asking when are we going to run.
i said between 10 to 10.25am. i got up and out of nowhere, i
started to assemble my white christmas tree. i am taking revenge
this yr since i bought that tree on dec 22nd last yr. of course,
it's not official yet since i will only turn on the lights after
thanksgiving.

anyway, i soaked my running socks the nite before and i
quickly put them in the dryer. 2 pairs of socks in the dryer.
that's pretty efficient huh. later, i took my shower and by
then i realized that, it was 9.45am. then i noticed i left my
running clothings in my office.

i skipped my cereals with soymilk but instead took a bottle
of propel(something like 100PLUS) and quickly drove off. by
the time i met my co-worker, it was 10.45am. he waited for
me for 45mins. i felt so bad!!

i started running at 11am and i stopped at 12.40pm. it was a
good run. i ran at the north side of torrey pines state park
to del mar by the coast. it was a beautiful weather, in spite
of running in the middle of the day. the sun was there, the
ocean was rumbling, there were a lot of surfers and of course,
a lot of beautiful runners(i am one of them). the breeze was
awesome. of course, i was only 30ft away from the pacific.

i am going to dissassemble anytime soon......


pre/post of running.
1) sleep well the nite before.
2) wake up and have the feeling of going to disneyland.
3) take a quick shower, unload 1 & 2 and do all the stuff.
4) put on my running shirt and shorts.
5) put on my watch(Timex multi function).
6) put on my HeartRateMonitor(HRM) strap across my chest.
5b) wet the HRM by running some water.
7) put on my running socks.
8) wear my asics running shoes.
9) put on my running cap.
10) prepare my electrolyte drink.
11) stretch for 15mins.
12) drive to destination.
13) turn on my GPS system.
14) wait for a few minutes to lock down my starting point.
15) put on my SPF 35 sunblock.
16) drink some water.
11a)unload-1 aka take a leak.
17) stuff my car key under my running cap.
18) lock my car.
19) run like a dog.....woof woof.
20) enuf - stop - breath - breath - breath.......
21) check my data.
average HeartRate - 158beats/min,
average pace - 12.5miles/min,
Dist - 7.7miles
time - 12.45pm
IQ increased - 2
harmful bacteria killed - 3 strains
Vitamin-D made - 45000 i.u.
22) drink my electrolyte drink.
23) unactivate the HRM and GPS.
24) enjoy the pacific breeze for 15mins and scenaries.
25) head home.
26) lunch.
27) KO.


Friday, November 03, 2006

are u a climber?

Mountain climbers always help each other.

Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.


They were the first climbers to reach the 8,848 m (29,028 ft)
summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953 at 11:30am local time.


Wednesday, November 01, 2006

THE GREAT AMERICAN NOSE

One of the strangest phenomena you will encounter in the
United States is that of the Great American Nose. The American
Nose may look like yours and mine, but in reality it's not.
Something seems to have been left out of the American Nose. It
is incapable of degrees of differentiation of odors. Whereas
most of humanity is capable of smelling a wide range of odors,
the American Nose can smell only two - good odors and bad odors,
right odors and wrong odors. Of course, the American Nose prefers
good odors and right odors. It is quite virtuous, therefore. It
must have inherited all its genes directly from its Puritan ancestors.

After a careful study of the matter, I have come to the conclusion
that there are only three good odors, and that all the rest are bad
odors. The three good odors - artificial flowers, artificial lemons,
and artificial spices - are used to mask all of the bad odors. Bad
odors emanate from bathrooms, from garbage cans, from moldy things,
and most of all, from human bodies. All natural odors are bad odors,
as you can see, and there are hundreds of American products in the
three good odors designed to mask all the bad ones.

Wherever you find the Great American Nose, a hand holding a can to
spray, a deodorant to roll on, an air freshener to stick up, or a
cleaning solution to wipe on will not be far behind. Does the kitchen
smell like cooking? Spray it with great amounts of artificial spice.
Does the closet smell moldy? Fill it with odor of roses. Does a person
smell sweaty? (Sin! Sin!) Roll on quantities of deodorant with scent
of jasmine. Does the bathroom smell like a bathroom? Wipe everything
down with scent of lemon cleaner.

Pity the poor American Nose. It is really very fragile. Yet this
fragile appendage rules the American. Should the Nose detect bad
odors, you will hear the American complaining loudly, and very
shortly excusing itself from their presence.

You may think Americans are an independent lot, but they're not.
They can't go anywhere without extra bathroom paper, disinfectant
sprays and cleaners. I sometimes have the feeling that if the American
civilization falls into decay, it will be because the American Nose
could not tolerate the smell of it. It's remarkable to me that with
such a handicap as the Great American Nose, Americans have survived
this long. Leticia Lupinska.

(Excerpted from 25 Strategies: Reading Skills for Intermediate-Advanced
Students of English as a Second Language by Jacqueline Neufeld and Marion Webb.


maintanence.

everything that can be seen and everthing that
cannot be seen can be summarized into 1 word;
maintanence.


stage 1:
posses,
acquire,
start,
begin, etc

stage 2:
preventive maintenance of......
car,
bike,
house,
our body,
our soul,
our mind,
our relationships,
our life, etc

stage 3:
repair,
healing,
counselling, etc

stage 4:
salvage,
damage,
broken,
dead,
death, etc


we need to understand that all things that has a
beginning, will have an end. and before the end comes,
how do we maintain them. all things will be subjected
to wear and tear and they are bound to become not too
well. the question is, how well can we maintain what
we have. what do they mean to us. most of all, can we
live without them?


shhh........

a research found out that it's your body language
that does the talking instead of the words that
comes out from your mouth.

gestures/body language/eye contact/hand-shake/etc = 55%
volume/tone of voice = 38%
verbal statements = 7%

what does that mean? even when you don't say a word,
you're making an impression. even when you don't say
a word, you are still talking.

again, when you are not talking, which means you are
silent, you are still transmitting signal to those
around you. scary huh.

what is silent anyway? or rather, when someone keeps
silence, what is happening? what is he/she trying to
tell us? why is silence makes some people freak out?
why some other people enjoy silence? why some people
cannot be silent for 10 minutes? why some people can
be silent for 20minutes?



a time for space,
a time for pondering,
a time for independence;

a time without people,
a time without talking,
a time without correspondence;

a time of silence yesterday,
a time of silence tomorrow,
a time of silence today;

a time of reflection,
a time of thinking,
a time of silence.

shhh...... you are still talking.