Starbucks Power

Olla, this is Starbucks' latest addition on its menu, Marble Mocha Macchiato which isn't quite publicised yet but I'm sure it will hit Malaysia's counter pretty soon. Apparently, its white mocha made backwards - pour in the milk and espresso follows after that, with a tinge of dark chocolate. Interesting? Read on! On a whole different scope, I really fail to understand how people (mostly working class I guess) can be so oblivious to the price they pay for a cuppa coffee. I gotta admit that its sexy when a cosmogirl walks into Starbucks in a power suit with a matching Gucci handbag, ordering "One skinny latte, to go!". But really, it's only mashed up coffee bean with hot water - not rocket science!

If they guys at your local kopitiam can afford a Merc, I honestly care less about what Starbucks' shareholders own. Besides that, you MIGHT notice a lil donation box infront of the counter that reads "Your donation to Africa's homeless is much appreciated". And there you have it - enough 1cent coins that is just about enough to sponsor a child.

What Starbucks doesn't tell you is - You could have sponsored an entire freakin village if we didn't swindle you into buying that cuppa latte. And now that we have conned the crap out of you, please be careful with the hot latte that you're about to enjoy!

Bizarre Conversations: Part V

Darren: Wud u buy a pair of Oakleys prescription glasses for 700 bucks?
Han: NO!
Darren: That's all I need to hear
Han: Not for something flimsey, and easy to be misplaced
Darren: It's not flimsey man, lifetime warranty.. if it breaks.. they replace it for u
Han: Misplaced leh?
Darren: Then they call u to fark off lor

Later, much much later:

Darren: Eh.. so how u celebrating CNY?
Han: I'm buying RM 1300 worth of fireworks - ordered already, tmrw gonna get it, call me mad
Darren: AND that pair of oakleys is sooooooo not worth it I'm sure
Darren: I'm gonna blog abt u.. thanks for inspiring

"A night with Pamela Anderson is better than a life time with Oprah Winfrey" Han, 2006

Right on!

Priorities in Life!

Unfortunately this is not your typical half-full or half-empty bullshit cliche, because life to me is always full... to the rim if pathetic mankind even allows it in this bitch-eat-bitch world.

Boys, girls and trannies, let's kick the day off by filling up a glass with golf balls. Now the glass is filled and full. Agreed? Well, think again.

Pour in some peebles and you would probably see it fill those empty voids. Chuck in some fine sand and you'll start suspecting that the glass might be leaking somewhere. WTF rite?! (And it just occured to me that I'm starting to sound like some science geek). OK, now try pouring in a cuppa coffee in it.

Rantings aside, the point I'm trying to drive here is...
The glass represents your life.
The golf balls represent the important things - your family, friends, health, finances and life's passion - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your career, your crib, your ride.
The sand is everything else - the small stuffs., and maybe sex.

If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. Spend all your time and energy on the small stuffs, and you'll never have room for the things that are really of importance to you. Pay attention to the things that would bring joy and hysteria to your life.

What's up with the coffee then? It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple cups of coffee!

Telawi Street Bistro

So, the dinner with my ex-colleagues turned out pretty fun, although I know that the alcohol did most of the talking and officially found out that Jessica is "insane", even if she did away with that Jug of Margarita she ordered! And somehow, the conversation with Calvin, Derek, Cindy, Melissa, MinLook, Jill and Jessica turned towards marriage, and then to a more sexual nature... So, I am not the only sick one around, and for that, I am very glad. Considering that it was a Friday Nite, I managed to convince half of the gang to bowl the night away :pThe reason why God decided that women shouldn't have balls...
Apparently Mr. Derek-"I-scored-152"-Thong hardly bowled in his freaking life...my ass!
Here's a happy Jill...
...who scored 190 before the game was over. *Bullshit*

My Private Project...

Due to the crazy boredom caused by temporary unemployment, I had to put the creative juices into good use. Took some pics, spill some thoughts and out came a couple of artsy-fartsy blueprints.More to come, depending on how bored I am :p

Shereen's Birthday @ Friendster

This was so last minute but Friendster was the only decent cafe which was open at such odd hours (or rather lack of imagination at this time of the night) - with good food and great entertainment from boardgames to countless magazines. This is when the word "cheating" is no longer sufficient to describe this game of Uno Stacko...Happy Birthday Shereen! This year is gonna be a BLAST from now on! Trust us on this!Friendster's Triple Appetiser...

Lifestyle of the Rich & Famous...

Can't believed I'm so consumed into watching the entire Season 2 of the O.C. Why is the entire world so fascinated with the lives and loves of Orange County's rich and fabulous? Probably cos they're all beautiful and disfunctional - sex, scandals and lawsuits... definitely a recipe for a cultural phenomenon...

The Plaque...

I KNEW it was a big mistake when I decided to scroll down Brian's blog. Was busy re-entering blogsphere after my MIA in Singapore, and look what I have gotten myself into. If it wasn't for those free tics from alldatjazz.com , if only...

First of all, remove the blog in the no.1 spot from the following list and push everyone up one place. Then add your own blog to the bottom spot.

1. JoeC Crash Pad
2. Ramblings
3. Just passing by
4. dDoinkster Speaks
5. A Yuppie's Progress

Then, answer the following questions :

What was I doing 10 years back :
- Went throught puberty and found out my unit down south was alive!
- Called my biology teacher a bitch right at her face
- Awarded as the worst terrant in secondary school
- Went clubbin for the first, second and last time
- Filled a condom with conditioner & left it on the sink
- Had the best years in uni & found out that my housemates were bowled over by an insanity level higher than mine

What was I doing 1 year back :
- Celebrated my birthday yet again
- The search for the ultimate career
- Reinforced the meaning of true friendship
- Welcomed Corporate Asia gracefully
- Discovered my passion for photography & branding
- Fillin' up this darn thing

5 snacks I enjoy...
1. Black Peppercorn & Sea Salt Kettle Chips
2. Lindt hazelnut chocolates
3. IndoMee Goreng
4. Pineapple tarts
5. PussyFoot (I said "foot", not "juice"! You pervs)

5 songs I know all the lyrics off my head right now...
1. Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
2. BowWow & Ciara - Like You
3. Edison Chen - Nite Breeze
4. M-Flo - Orbit 3
5. Destiny's Child - Say My Name

5 things I would do if I am a millionaire...
1. Tithe 10% of my income
2. Trust CitiGold Wealth Management to multiply my income
3. Purchase that beach front house at Orange County
4. Sign up for an American Express Black Card
5. Buy all the black Prada Sport shoes there is

5 bad habits...
1. Punctuality has always been pretty malaysian
2. 3 cuppa latte a day, confessions of a workaholic
3. My afinity towards new mobile phones
4. Spending 15mins diligently constructing the mess on my hair
5. Waste sperms whenever I get bored hahaha

5 things I love to do...
1. Drive pass elaborated houses to gain life's motivation
2. Derive ideas which could eventually bring about legal monetary gains
3. Cruise downtown KL with my buds
4. Coffee + Jazz + Laptop + Sofa - surrounded by palm trees
5. Reproduce an Italian Job in my sane mind

5 things you would never wear, buy or get new again...
1. THE car which was named after a freakin mousedeer
2. Motorola PINK Razr v3 (mother of all pussy phones!)
3. Canto HipHop CDs ...
4. Designer wallet which I stopped using after the 5th scratch
5. Lime green undies from Topshop (what was I thinkin')

5 favourite "toys"...
1. Canon Ixus - cos blogging is best described using pictures
2. HP Laptop - which gives me the privilege of watchin p**n on a 15.4" widescreen
3. Omg, I have no toys....
4. Whyyyyyy...
5. A 192bhp Mercedes maybe?

Then you select five people to pass it on :
1. Hwei
2. Han
3. Ally
4. Ryan
5. Jolie Baybee *lust lust*

Two whacks on the Brian's head with the newspaper!

Dangers of blogging...

My dearest colleagues *coughs* - be warned about bitching about your bosses online. It's a small world after all...

Naughty naughty...

I know a threesome when I see one...

Pink is NOT the new Black!

Consequences of Paris Hilton sleeping with Motorola's chief designer...

Crystal Jade BBQ @ Takashimaya

I realised I tend to order the same old thing in ANY Korean restaurants. The joy of BiBimBak...

Raffles Place

And you think that the whole MNG experience was bad. Think again! Got dragged by Ally to three G2000 boutiques from Bugis > Orchard > Raffles Place in search of a pair of skirt which actually fit. This shopping frenzy eventuallyy provided us enough G2000 bags to line the bin for a month. Well, I suppose those SG$19 shirts and SG$25 pants were pretty irresistable.Behold, an empty Raffles Place MRT station at 5:30pm, and the buzz wouldn't kick in for say, another five hours or so... which probably mean that everyone' still slogging away in their own lil corporate jail cubicles. Muahaha. Laugh now, suffer later. Damm!
And then, a sudden craving to rest my ass, while blissfully consuming the freedom afforded by temporary unemployment :p My unyielding fetish for glass & steel structures ~
Which reminds me, I was "supposed" to be apartment-hunting. Moving my life to a foreign country is certainly much harder than I thought initially. For now... Coffee break + Good deals = Euphoria!

Ajisen Ramen @ Bugis Junction

If you guys ever drop by Singapore, you gotta try their Ramens.

Gelatissimo...

Thank you God for the high metabolism rate that I was blessed with ...... allowing me to succumb to such Italian temptations besides that not-very-affordable Alfa 156Amen!

The Great MNG Sale...

When your female frens request for 5mins to step into MNG... never never never never never never never never never never never never never never never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever TRUST them!
Never.

The Somerset Bencoolen Singapore

The envious perks you get as an IT consultant.An all expense-paid serviced apartment with room and laundry serviceDid I mention that Cable TV and 2Mbps broadband thrown in as standard?
And a freaking magnificent view from the room ... which can just about do away your monday, tuesday, wednesday and thursday morning blues! Last but not least, I hate you Hwei! Hahaha. But thanks for letting us bunk over for a week. It was just like old times!

Taxxxxxiiiiiiii

Presenting the world's most luxurious and speediest taxi...
60km/h round the bend didn't really provide me with that vote of confidence of a safe arrival at our destination... The only consolation was :
1. you pay 10cents more for an extra level of comfort
2. there is 8 airbags in the car..woohoo... pillow fight
3. it satisfies my inner jakun-ness to be chaufeured in a 3-pointed star

Food... more food?!

Pundek lar! I have the slightest feeling that my site is turning into some food blog mayhem. Not something which I intended it to be - but like they all say, "the" only way through a man's heart is through his tummy. How so true.....

So, I was searching for some photos which are "NON-FOOD RELATED" ... went through many many photos - pics of ppl gettin drunk la, pics of ppl gettin stripped la (normally I would be the easy victim, so I ain't goin there), pics of beach trips la .. etc etc etc.

Unfortunately, my life isn't too happening, and the only weird ass pic that is worth mentioning is 2004's TongYuen making frenzy at ShuJin's house. Probably the SADDEST thing I've ever done in my entire life! No explanation required rite?!Man, if I remembered clearly, some dude actually volunteered to down that KKC!!! Probably was JK, not sure! Anyhow, the thought of downing that shit is farking disgusting! So guys, never force someone if they don't want to! *Get the hint!*

Auntie, still alive ar?! Don't "choi" here "choi" there la! And now that you had your appetising starter *slurp*, we shall proceed on to the main course! Haha.

Here's some of the stuff my homies and I prepared for Christmas 'o4 ... made entirely from SCRATCH and guided by "whatever goes" instincts ... and these pics are still gleeming with pride! 6 hrs of crazy hardwork in our 30 sq. feet kitchen! No kiddin'

Cucur udang with very lil udang (kinda broke after the sales) ~ Onde-onde with crazy loads of Gula Melaka ~Deep-fried Gyoza Dumplings ~
CreamPufffs with corn custard filling ~
Ma own cheese-baked rice topped with sirloin beef. Who ever said men can't cook!Finally, our Strawberry-Kiwi Batik Cake ~ Now... this was SOME EFFORT!
Uni days are certainly crazy! You do everything and anything to get away from the tutorials!

Cinnamon causes Diabetes!

-- The Star: Sweet Hopes for Diabetics --

"Good news for diabetics. A three-year study carried out by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Skudai has confirmed previous findings that cinnamon has the potential to lower sugar levels."

Certainly not at the rate Cindy, Derek and I consumed those half-priced desserts at Cinnamon. If I was in North America, I would probably have made arrangements with my lawyer to sue for obesity.
Derek's Kiwi Tart. Bet it took them ages to find enough 'sweet' kiwis to put onto that piece of thing! Bet they chucked a whole lot of rejected sour ones as well!
Cindy's Mont Blanc.. essentially fresh cream topped with salty custard on a chocolate bowl. Wouldn't recommend it unless you're the crazy ass who squeezes whipped cream into your mouth directly from the can.
Ultra-sexy buns at your dispense...
Hazelnut and jam doughnuts, which still doesn't surpass the Krispy Kreme standard unfortunately. Everything was great... until the circus on top of the Bar started! Not trying to diss anyone who's trying to make a living, but somehow women booty shakin' in skimpy dresses singing Black Eyed Peas' "MY HUMPS, MY HUMPS, MY LOVELY LADY LUMPS" on an elevated platform in SHANGRI-LA was simply unacceptable ... or shud I say... rather ludicrous for a five-star hotel. Which then led us to the conversation of whether they were wearing any sorta underwear... and 5mins later, one of them gave a high kick into the sky, and we HAD an answer. Yes, black undies to be exact, but we cud also safely assume that it was bushy. "Trying" to divert ourselves from such conversations orignated by lustful acts... we then went onto even worse shit! From hairy bodies > wetdreams > boxer-briefs > bras > V-strings! Wat the heck is a V-String?

Man, what a night! Ought to thank Derek & Cindy for picking up the tab at Chillis and at the parking machine (and no, I did not drop my money on purpose TWICE)!!. Occasion was apparently to celebrate "me moving on to better things".

So tell me, how often do you come across friends like these?! [Kim, you're included ;) ] Makes it even harder for me to leave the country... *sigh* ... very very much harder!

The car that once tailed me...

As I was waiting for my so-called clearance from the company and to verify that the laptop has been rturned in purrfect condition, I decided to kill time by having lunch with Ally and Seok Peng at Pizza Hut opposite the office. And just as we were about cross the road, I started oogling at this BMW 330Ci which drove passed us... which then led me to discover that SeokPeng just bought an Airtrek Turbo, an upgrade from her Kelisa (apparently she got tired of being bullied on the road, no kidding ... but I totally agreed it was a wise choice haha). And there you go, I was already overly eager to have a ride on her car... which I did ... on the driver's seat! Muahaha. You can tell how trustworthy a person I am :p Anyhow, I've always hated the Airtrek Turbo ... since I got tailgated 3 times by punksters in that car. But as soon as I drove out of the office, man, I can so see why tailgating ain't a problem at all. A Lancer EVO VI engine under the hood and a front elevated view was all I needed. Tiptronic transmission only had a 1sec delay..as compared to the typical 3secs you find in Mercs and Beemers. Handling was somewhat awesome... with above average stability for a car of that sorta body. Not sure how well the car drives compared to a Lancer EVO, but I would rate it a perfect car to cruise around central KL at night with ur buddies. Not to mention, the black exterior just oozes ridiculous amounts of confidence (probably "arrogance" would be a better word) ;)