Monday, December 31, 2007

Relaxing Sunday

Today I had another much relaxed Sunday which was totally different from those busy drama weekends. By 12pm plus, we were out of church already. Went to Sri Petaling to have our Ipoh Chicken rice with. Quite costly for 3 families - RM87.

By 2.30pm I was back home and went to sleep around 3pm ........ hehe. Woke up around 9am in the morning and went to sleep 6 hours later. That's life!

Woke up at 5.30pm and then out for dinner at the nearby food court.
Tags: Relax, Sri Petaling, Ipoh Chicken Rice

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Catching Up With Good Life

Saturday, 29 Dec 2007 - a really good rest day for me. Had been missing this sort of Saturday since the month of Oct 2007 owing to the Christmas dramas. Enjoyed those busy days too and today was a deserved Saturday for me.

Woke up at 10.00am and walked out to a mamak restaurant for my breakfast after a good time of procrastination, ding dong here and there and finally arrived at the restaurant around 11.00am. Ordered a roti telur with a teh tarik and sat down there reading the Star newspaper till 1.30pm. In between, took another cup of teh tarik.

Afternoon - more resting period ........... hehe till I'm so lazy to go to gym.

In the evening, went for dinner at a nearby restaurant with 3 other families. No time for photos as we were catching up on lost time with one another. Even though all of them were involved but then they were in different dramas thus missed this kind of get-together.

Tomorrow night will be New Year's Eve and the nearest big event to me will be held at The Boulevard, Mid Valley. The big event is called the Mid Zone Countdown 2008.

Where would you be on New Year's Eve?
Tags: Resting, Mamak, Roti Telur, Teh Tarik, Mid Valley, The Boulevard, New Year's Eve, Mid Zone Countdown 2008

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Broadband Service in Malaysia

All this while I'm only using a dial-up service while at home. The service is just nice for me even I though I blog a lot. Only one issue, it's too costly maintaining a dial-up service with my long usage.

I'm interested to sign up for a broadband service but not too sure on which service provider should I go for. Following options:-

* Celcom Broadband
* Maxis Broadband
* tmnet Streamyx
* Izzi
* Netlynx (limited area coverage)

While still deciding on which service provider, I read about the comparison between the service providers in the following websites:-
* Celcom Broadband vs. Maxis Broadband
* Celcom Broadband: RM68 Broadband In Malaysia

Tags: Broadband, Celcom Broadband, Maxis Broadband, Streamyx, Izzi, Netlynx

Friday, December 28, 2007

Top Jokes Around the World

Top Joke in Northern Ireland
A doctor says to his patient, 'I have bad news and worse news'. 'Oh dear, what's the bad news ?' asked the patient. The doctor replied, 'You only have 24 hours to live'. 'That's terrible', said the patient. 'How can the news possibly be worse?' The doctor replied, 'I've been trying to contact you since yesterday'.

Top Joke in Scotland
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather. Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

Top Joke in England
Two weasels are sitting on a bar stool. One starts to insult the other one. He screams, "I slept with your mother!" The bar gets quiet as everyone listens to see what the other weasel will do. The first again yells, "I SLEPT WITH YOUR MOTHER !" The other says, "Go home dad you're drunk."

Top Joke in Wales
A turtle was walking down an alley in Wales when he was mugged by a gang of snails. A police detective came to investigate and asked the turtle if he could explain what happened. The turtle looked at the detective with a confused look on his face and replied "I don't know, it all happened so fast."

Top Joke in UK
A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: "That's the ugliest baby that I've ever seen. Ugh !" The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: "The driver just insulted me !" The man says: "You go right up there and tell him off, go ahead, I'll hold your monkey for you.

Top Joke in USA
A man and a friend are playing golf one day at their local golf course. One of the guys is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession on the road next to the course. He stops in mid-swing, takes off his golf cap, closes his eyes, and bows down in prayer. His friend says: "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You truly are a kind man. The man then replies : "Yeah, well we were married for 35 years."

Top Joke in Canada
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300C. The Russians used a pencil.

Top Joke in Australia
This woman rushed to see her doctor, looking very much worried and all strung out. She rattles off: "Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpse-like look on my face! What's WRONG with me, Doctor?" The doctor looks her over for a couple of minutes, then calmly says: Well, I can tell you that there ain't nothing wrong with your eyesight ..."

SECOND PLACE
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson go on a camping trip. After a good dinner and a bottle of wine, they retire for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes up and nudges his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." "I see millions and millions of stars, Holmes" replies Watson. "And what do you deduce from that ?"

Watson ponders for a minute. "Well, astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful, and that we are a small and insignificant part of the universe.

What does it tell you, Holmes ?" Holmes is silent for a moment. "Watson, you idiot !" he says. "Someone has stolen our tent!"

THE WINNING JOKE
A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing, his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?"

The operator, in a calm soothing voice says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says: "OK, now what ?"
Tags: Top Jokes, Funny, Humour, Doctor, Golf, Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson

Story of an Eagle

A very meaningful way to learn of life - only parts of it.

-The eagle has the longest life-span of its' species.
-It can live up to 70 years
-But to reach this age, the eagle must make a hard decision
-In its' 40's, its' long and flexible talons can no longer grab prey which serves as food
-Its' long and sharp beak becomes bent
-Its' old-aged and heavy wings, due to their thick feathers, become stuck to its' chest and make it difficult to fly
-Then, the eagle is left with only two options: die or go through a painful process of change which lasts 150 days.
-The process requires that the eagle fly to a mountain top and sit on its' nest
-There the eagle knocks its' beak against a rock until it plucks it out
-After plucking it out, the eagle will wait for a new beak to grow back and then it will pluck out its' talons
-When its' new talons grow back, the eagle starts plucking its' old-aged feathers
-And after five months, the eagle takes its' famous flight of rebirth and lives for ... 30 more years.
Tags: Inspiration, Eagle

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Football Referee Pulls Out Gun

I was quite shocked with the five red cards being shown in nine English Premier League matches that played on Boxing Day, 26 Dec 2007 especially the Chelsea vs. Aston Villa match that contributed three red cards.

But then it can never topple the incident in Batu Pahat, a district in the state of Johore, Malaysia. A referee had red carded a player from the Kampung Bumiputera FC just 5 minutes into the second half in a match against Rejosari for the Rengit State Assembly Open Cup. The players from Kampung Bumiputera and their fans were not happy with the red card stomped their way to the front of the referee.

Fearing for his life, the referee ran and they chased. Upon reaching his car, mind you a police car, he reached for his gun and fired into the air. This is to show that he, as the referee, is in control and his decision is final .................... haha. He's a certified football referee by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) but I guess not anymore.

But it's not that funny anymore for five players from Kampung Bumiputera who have been detained under Section 148 of the Penal Code for rioting. The policeman, attached to the traffic division, has also been detained under Section 39 of the Firearms Act 1960. Usually, an off-duty policeman doesn't carry a gun around.
Tags: Policeman, Football Referee, Batu Pahat, Johore, Malaysia, Red Card, Kampung Bumiputera FC, Rejosari, Rengit State Assembly Open Cup, Football Association of Malaysia, FAM, Penal Code, Firearms Act 1960

Antique Copyright Law in Egypt

Remembered seeing this head somewhere before? Yeah, it's the sphinx located in Egypt.

Recently, the Egyptian government has cleverly thought of a money generating source of income. Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities will be passing a copyright law in the country that would made all copies of the ancient sphinx or pyramid illegal. In a way, pay up before you can use the replica of such.

There is a relief somehow whereby if your design is not the same as those found in Egypt, you don't need to pay up. As long as it's a same replica and it's being used for commercial purpose, you have to pay royalties. And if you wanted a replica in your large garden, a permission is required from the Egyptian government first.

Soon, this copyright law would be applied throughout the whole world. Does Malaysia has any of these replicas???? Can't think of any now. The only place that I could think of is the Las Vegas tourism area.

A good example is the Luxor Hotel and Casino itself.
Reading: Egypt 'to copyright antiquities' - BBC News/Africa

Tags: Egypt, Egyptian, Sphinx, Pyramid, Supreme Council of Antiquities, Antique, Copyright, Las Vegas, Luxor Hotel and Casino

Pattaya International Fireworks Festival

Pattaya is definitely firing up its presence internationally. Covid19 has hit many nations really hard and Pattaya wasn't exempted from ...