politics: slap-a-politician day

the recent change of events in the country has been on a lightspeed mode. just 2 secs after reading a piece of the latest news from malaysia-today, another latest than the latest news was uploaded. either people are too free or there are just too much news we are deprived from the mainstream media (MSM).

well, don't get me wrong. i may not be a political expert but i hope everyone doesn't just take and believe things at face value esp. news coming from the MSM (eg. the star, nst, utusan, rtm) which if you hadn't already know, are owned by the government and only serve to promulgate biased news.

while it was good when it lasted (the 12th GE results), the recent dispute over who gets to be MB/CM by the 3 governing (then: opposition) parties in Perak is like pulling the trigger over own's head after succeeded in killing the enemies in the battlefield. the coalition is pretty much on its way to be booted out of the football match which has just started if it continues behaving like that.

so in conjunction with all these hoo-hah, i hereby declare today (and anyday you think they need a slap) the 'Slap-a-Politician Day' because you and i know we are very fed up, feel like slapping them but can't do it in real life (also, that's what blogs are for).

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1. Mr PM/UMNO

i wish slapping helps to wake you up from your 4 years deeeeeeeep sleep. but i suppose it wont cos you dont want to despite millions of slaps from the rakyat who have had enough of all this bullshit from you and your cronies. *sighs* sometimes i dunno you are memang bodoh or buat bodoh. also stop your racial card game.

kami, rakyat "pantang dicabar!!!" grrrrrr... why our PM liddat one?????????

2. Menantu PM

i suppose you top the list of everyone else as well. the MSM have been very very kind to you, but maybe you should start reading what's been said about you in the internet world. nobody likes you, nobody wants you to be around the political scene. and in reality, people stuck to you because of your PM-menantu relations. i suppose we dont have to tell you, you already know, daddy-in-law's going down soon enough before you can spell R-E-M-B-A-U. you are nobody without him, and if we can make him somebody, we can make him a nobody as well. and don't think we are not aware of that vote-rigging incident, from -141 to 5000+ majority. we know of your intentions to be the PM by 40 but you may as well be like your daddy-in-law... dream on!

3. Mr MCA Jr.

can you bloody stop playing the racial cards!! stop issuing statements every other two days accusing the Barisan Rakyat coalition of cheating etc when you very well know who is the BIGGEST cheater of the entire nation. you may be the MCA big brother's little bro but if we can get you in, we can most certainly get you out! and don't think we don't know any of your intention to rise from a loser to MCA Big Brother. we are watching......

4. Mr MIC

haven't had enough amassing millions and billions of fortune throughout the 30 years you were around? our roads are still laden with potholes killing motorists every single day while you sit up there pressing your calculator thinking to yourself, "hmmm... how much toll fees should i increase this year??" not only you were 'semi-value', you are also 'no-value' now. so just do us all a favour and get the hell out of the political scene while still making statements that "The Indians are behind MIC".

*sighs* wake up la dei.....

5. Mr DAP Sr.

i wish he wasn't in my list but his *newsbreaking* 3 paragraphs statement published in his blog yesterday shocked you, me and everyone else who gave them our mandate only to be slapped back with a statement like that. with all due respect, on most days i have the utmost highest respect for this man who at 67 still have so much passion and fire in him, providing the voice to be the 'check-and-balance' in parliament, upholding the rights and correcting the wrongs. at times, i am proud to even say we may be related (the same surname factor, hehe) but just not this time.

it has been said that the election was a political tsunami but the post-elections is like the aftermath- deadlier and disease ridden. winning Perak was only the beginning, developing and managing it is the more difficult part, so why the dispute? kalau nak gaduh pun, tutuplah pintu dan gaduh... not only the BN flers will take the opportunity to make a mountain out of a molehill (through MSM) but also compel the common folks who obtain info through MSM into thinking "Gosh, did we vote for the right people?"

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Which politician would you like to slap today?

make your own prawn mee

does this bowl of yummylicious finger lickin' good prawn mee makes you drool and wish you have one hot piping bowl in front of you now??????

no need to get dressed up, drive car and find parking because now you can make it yourself at home!

"HOW!!!!!!!!!!", you asked.

"one pack of instant noodles (the red color 'har mee' brand??), some vege, BIG SUCCULENT JUICY prawns!!!!", i answer.

*sighs* i love BIG JUICY SUCCULENT prawns.........

dawn of a new century

its a beeeeeeautiful day

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"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
- Alan Moore (V For Vendetta)

the BN gov should be very afraid now. the People have spoken.

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bring out your glasses, pop the champagne, order a steak and let's celebrate for this new change!

/update
totally laughoutloud on this comment in malaysiatoday:

Barisan announced today that it's new National symbol is the CONDOM.
This because it accurately reflects the government stance.

A Condom Allows Inflation, halts Production,Destroys the next Generation, Protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of Security while you are actually being Screwed.

what i think everyone is doing at the moment...

this is the ONLY time where all things else does not matter anymore (no, not even bloody never-ending assignments).

i am currently in front of the computer, refreshing malaysiakini every 5 secs to check for live results of the GE.

bn is getting its ass whooped! woooot~

long live barisan rakyat!

ok need to refresh.

this week in pictures

the good, the bad and the ugly of the week...

1. the good

we won c-raze III!!! it was really a fun crazified adrenaline rushing race! and that's may & choy wan closing the ceremony. would love to blog about the whole event but i dont have pictures, so not that fun to read lah.

rong jiang turned 5 this year! leap year baby woohoo~ we celebrated his bday last year at between 11.59pm-12.01am. haha! and thats a dozen of jco donuts with a bday message written on top by the guys at secret recipe. btw, rong jiang is actually 20 this year.

i got a call from public bank yesterday informing me to attend the 2nd interview for a finance position in its HQ all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyy in KL. u know lah, i'm sucha noob when it comes to KL. i seriously dont know my way and at that moment i didnt know whether to agree or reject as *sighs* banking is really not my1st choice. but in the end i agreed to attend. i took LRT there.

for the 1st time in my entire life, i felt so great walking down the pathway to the menara. ive never felt so independent and 'corporate-like'. hehe, sucha funny feeling to be going in and out of LRT with other 'corporate-like' people.

anyway, the interview was okay... think they will offer me the job but im still waiting for interview call from BAT. why BAT dunwan call me...... :(

public bank's employee benefits and entry salary is quite tempting though :-/


2. the bad

mom got into an accident this morning. she was 3/4 parking her car when this other car banged into her and her car went up the ramp and crashed into the wantan mee stall and the stall fell and landed on another car. the car who got 'hempap-ed' suffered a minor dent and scratches... so innocent.


3. the ugly

2 words. THE ELECTIONS.

can't wait to see the outcome tomorrow night. time for change, Malaysia! Vote for our future, not someone else's corrupted pocket. Vote wisely, Malaysians.

i sleep better with...

JIGS!

with the ongoing hoo-hah about nuffnang bday bash & chipster contest, my sister and i thought of doing something similar yet different.

my fav entries of the chipster contest--> jen's poetic chipster poem, ky's lord of the chipster & most crazy purchase of chipsters, and suanie's definitely sleeping better with chipster during work.

whoever can guess the correct number of jigs packets in the picture wins a golden ticket to join us eating all those chips in an imaginery chips party!!

every children's dream... of waking up to a bed of potato chips!

i wish jack & jill will give us a macbook after this... since we're probably the only two crazy sisters who did something for a contest that did not exist!

p/s: i didnt really count the exact packets of jigs. so, go figure!
pp/s: jigs IS really my fav potato crisps at the moment.
ppp/s: this is not an advertorial and we're not paid to do this, though we certainly hope they do when they see this.

f4 fish head

sorry, a really long overdue review on my cny reunion dinner. reason i kept it so long was cos i wasn't too enthusiastic to write about it as the food wasn't that great on that night. i suppose all restaurants' reunion dinner sets are the same- can't expect too much. this was my second visit to f4, the first was not too bad.

anyway, we had the obligatory 'lou sang' which we found was just sub-standard. the salmon slices weren't that appealing either and after being tossed, it was nowhere to be found.

btw, i sat at the children's table so there were only a few dishes for us. how sad!

no sharks fins this year... it was replaced by 'toufu kang', so-so only.

this was perhaps the ONLY dish i enjoyed the whole dinner. fried butter prawns, i love the butter shreds!! the steamed white chicken was really really really oily! and boney! argh.

i dislike vegetarian dishes, so when i saw this coming... really potong'ed my stim. not that there was any stim since there was only 1 dish i like out of 5 :(

i'd give this the worst cny reunion dinner evarrrrr. better not come here during festive seasons!


f4 fish head (not related to pretty boy taiwanese boyband) is located at the subang jaya industries area near usj giant. the premise itself is actually a warehouse and there are ample parking around the area.

f4 fish head
lot 776, sub lot 3,
jalan subang 4,
subang jaya industries park,
47500 subang jaya.
tel: 012-3259111

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

fig & olive

sorry for the lack of food updates. been extremely busy with assignments!

anyway, few days ago, i had a meet up with 2 of my close friends from high school and i suggested fig & olive since its a relatively new place and all three of us hadnt try out the place (p/s: and also cos elaine threatened to close down my blog if i recommend a bad place!)

*fig & olive is a mediterranean cuisine restaurant.

fig & olive is having a rm29.90 set meal promotion. there are 4 sets to choose from-

1. grilled dory mushroom pasta
2. figo cyprus steak
3. olio andalusia skewer
4. zafirah zaytoon steak

+ starters (soup of the day)
+ dessert (sliced fresh fruits)
+ drinks (orange, guava or lime juice)

guava & orange juice

mushroom soup

zafira zaytoon steak (ala carte @ rm23.50)
beef steak with olive herbs, potato cilantro and fresh salad

grilled dory mushroom pasta- (ala carte @ rm23.50)
grilled dory with herbs, creamy mushroom, tomato pasta and fresh salad

figo cyprus steak (ala carte @ rm22.50)
beef steak with fig herbs, tomato pasta and fresh salad

sliced watermelon and papaya

food portion was great and we found the price to be reasonable. taste wise, it was a really different flavour from the usual steaks and fish at tgif or other western joints. there were no doubt some disappointments though. for instance, we requested for medium-rare for our steaks but it came like its well done. eejuen commented that the fish had a little fishy taste though i found it to be ok. the soup was just slightly warm, would have been better if it was hot. also the salad... now, im not a fan of salad so i found the salad to be really bitter and let's just say i left it as it was after a bite :/

mediterranean cuisine involves using alot of olives and herbs & spices and also dates. i dont usually take olives but i found it to be quite flavourful when coupled with the steak, and i like the oregano/rosemary (??) herbs & spices used.

its hidden in a very reclusive place along the marrakesh street. when we were there, there was only a table occupied. and during the duration we were there, only two tables including ours were occupied even though it was dinner time. i foresee that it'll end up gulung tikar very soon if business doesn't improve, which is rather sad as we found the food were quite ok and reasonably priced.

i think i will definitely come back for more!

cheers!
... back to assignments :(


fig & olive
lg2-122a lower ground 2,
marrakesh sunway pyramid (new wing),
46150 petaling jaya.
tel: 03-74920955
www.figolive.com

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

a non update to get you updated...

Lydia Shum aka fei jeh
1945-2008

wong ka kui
1962-1993

leslie cheung
1956-2003

anita mui
1963-2003

i've been super obsessed with dead people recently.

that being said, no i cant see dead people. i'm just super obsessed with knowing more about dead celebrities- lydia shum aka fei jeh, leslie cheung, anita mui, and wong ka kui of beyond.

that includes their background, their history in hk showbiz, what caused their deaths etc.

youtube has been my bestest friend offering me comfort in the songs and videos of those laid to rest. if it wasnt for youtube, i wouldnt have know how awesome and great these singers were that will put edison and twins cantopop to shame.

seriously.



i cried watching these veterans perform. i know i can be alil' emotional even at people whom i only see on tv. you can say i grew up watching these people on tv, so when they leave... i feel a great sense of lost. as they are a part of my childhood.

i'm gonna go buy myself beyond's the ultimate story album. canto music has never sounded this good...


sighs. ka kui from beyond, leslie, anita, lydia shum... why you all die so early. hk showbiz needs all of you.

who's your fav veteran singer? which song from beyond do you like the most? do you miss fei jeh's signature laugh? and leslie and anita's distinctive singing?

i know i do :(

the present

i remember reading this from a forwarded email years back, but came across in again at jeee's blog. it wont take long to read and at the end of the story, i hope we all change for the better.

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It will take just 37 seconds to read this and change your thinking..


Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room' s only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end.
They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.


Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.


The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.
Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats.
Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.


One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hear the band - he could see it in his mind' s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside. He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall.

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, 'Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.'


Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.
Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can' t buy.

'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present ...'

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