It is possible, you know, to exercise too much. So then, in choosing which I would rather do, go to the gym 2 times in a week, or go to school for the week, I would be very happy to choose the latter. Unfortunately, one does not choose one's holidays, so its off the the gym then!
And so I did. I chose to go on a Tuesday, the very same day as the one-day-only, 3-months-old-stock-from-China, 15-people-selling-membership-cards, 2-cashiers-in-the-whole-frigging-building, Jusco Sale.
The parking lots were packed, and so was every affordable place to eat. So I went to the only shop to charge RM12 for an egg sandwich, Deli'cious, where Secret Recipe used to be, (next to the main door, with excellent views of large scaffolding. The chairs were uncomfortable, the music too loud, the sandwich tasted like it came from the Jusco Sale, and they used balsamic vinegar instead of white wine vinegar on their mushrooms! What a careless mistake!
I then went to the gym. I will not give you the details, because the mere recollection of any of my experiences in the gym is slightly traumatic for me. I came home hurting, and after a sharp glass of German white and some very nice red French wine, I went to bed.
As it turns out, you are not suppose to consume alcohol after exercise, (something to do with muscle recovery I'm told). And so, the next morning I found myself unable to lift myself off the bed. Its quite pathetic really. You think I am blowing things out of proportion as usual don't you? Well seriously, I am not. I cannot so much as stand up straight before falling down again. It really does hurt.
There is, however, one consolation. Since I cannot walk, I cannot bring myself to the gym. I suppose that counts for something.
September 13, 2007
September 11, 2007
My Computer
I love my computer. Its elegant, productive and very powerful. It has a 1.3 megapixel video cam with a built-in microphone, and 14.1 inch wide screen. It is built out of magnesium alloy that amazingly feels cheap and plasticky, which is important to maintain that humility necessary in life.
More importantly my computer has never broken down, although its owner has, on occasion. For example when I found out the WiFi keeps shutting down after a while, the day after I bought the damn thing. It still does. Eventually I have created a system; I start writing on my blog. When the Internet cuts off, I go borrow my sister's computer. Its a system that has not failed me.
It also has a heating problem where all the hot air in the machine it vented out through 15 holes on the right of the computer, near where my mouse is. After prolonged usage, (oh I don't know, about 17 seconds), the air it blows out reach superheated levels, and the mere contact with the air is enough to scald your skin. That could be annoying after sometime.
There are some other issues too. The CD player only works as long as the WiFi does, so no movies then. The multi card reader has bugs in it, resulting only in it being able to read SD cards, one USB port works, although sometimes it doesn't, and the earphone jack absolutely refuses to hold the plug in place.
But enough of the horror stories. I have bought a cooling fan and reconfigured my house Internet so it is working now. I'm not always there when its on though......
At least the electirc cable is long enough. Thats what really matters, right?
More importantly my computer has never broken down, although its owner has, on occasion. For example when I found out the WiFi keeps shutting down after a while, the day after I bought the damn thing. It still does. Eventually I have created a system; I start writing on my blog. When the Internet cuts off, I go borrow my sister's computer. Its a system that has not failed me.
It also has a heating problem where all the hot air in the machine it vented out through 15 holes on the right of the computer, near where my mouse is. After prolonged usage, (oh I don't know, about 17 seconds), the air it blows out reach superheated levels, and the mere contact with the air is enough to scald your skin. That could be annoying after sometime.
There are some other issues too. The CD player only works as long as the WiFi does, so no movies then. The multi card reader has bugs in it, resulting only in it being able to read SD cards, one USB port works, although sometimes it doesn't, and the earphone jack absolutely refuses to hold the plug in place.
But enough of the horror stories. I have bought a cooling fan and reconfigured my house Internet so it is working now. I'm not always there when its on though......
At least the electirc cable is long enough. Thats what really matters, right?
September 09, 2007
Money is the New Money
It would seem that in the age of growing consumerism, and the middle-class, where every Tom, Dick, or Harry is able to purchase a Louis Vuitton handbag, or a DKNY pair of sunglasses, (whatever happened to Ray-Bans?), spending money is still the best way to show the world you have money.
Everyone's getting in on the act. From teenagers who buy RM13 cups of coffee from a place that doesn't even offer a big screen TV to watch football on, to municipal governments that spend RM4,446 on a set of writing instruments, it would seem that the days of excess and overspending are back. The Rolex days returns.
Of course its easy to seem well-off when you are earning thousands of dineros a second, but what about those who earn less then RM9,450,000 a year? (DRB-Hicom's MD, Khamil Jamil, which for a company that isn't even profitable, earns rather well). How are we to make a splash in this market? Let's start with food.
Why do restaurants do well? Because people have to eat. But everyone knows its not what you eat, but where you eat that matters. That said, you should not be seen eating at the local food court. That would be very proletariat. You deserve nothing but the best! Any restaurant that offers a meat in "jus" would do. What's "jus"? I don't know! But it sure sounds foreign.
Speaking of foreign, why do you torture yourself by buying a Proton? Its known for years that their cars are very uncool. Why not trade in that Proton Satria for something more "you". A Ford Focus maybe? Or you could pull out all the stops and get yourself that hideous BMW 1-series. It may not look good, but at least you can say you own a Beemer which, as a whole, is fabulous.
Why smoke a Salem, when you could be sucking on an Avo Uvezian No. 5, Dominican Republic’s finest offering? You may not be able to smoke as much, but cigarettes are very commoner anyway. Oh, and by the way, smoking kills you.
On the subject of killing yourself, put that beer can down now! What you need is a $200,000 bottle of Moet Hennessy, only a hundred times the price of what Phua Chu Kang used to drink! It’s a bargain!
The best fashion statement is of course, a watch. We may not be able to buy that $220,000 Louis Vuitton Tambour Tourbillon gold watch. But you don’t have to! A modern Swatch would be enough. You can’t afford not to.
Since we are at that beautiful number of 220,000, that is excally the price of that new 103-inch Panasonic plasma television. You might have to knock down your front door and half a window to get it inside, but it’s worth it! It really is!
There you have it! Who needs 10 million a year to live the good life? Just give me 1 million, (which is totally reasonable), and I can have a great time!
Everyone's getting in on the act. From teenagers who buy RM13 cups of coffee from a place that doesn't even offer a big screen TV to watch football on, to municipal governments that spend RM4,446 on a set of writing instruments, it would seem that the days of excess and overspending are back. The Rolex days returns.
Of course its easy to seem well-off when you are earning thousands of dineros a second, but what about those who earn less then RM9,450,000 a year? (DRB-Hicom's MD, Khamil Jamil, which for a company that isn't even profitable, earns rather well). How are we to make a splash in this market? Let's start with food.
Why do restaurants do well? Because people have to eat. But everyone knows its not what you eat, but where you eat that matters. That said, you should not be seen eating at the local food court. That would be very proletariat. You deserve nothing but the best! Any restaurant that offers a meat in "jus" would do. What's "jus"? I don't know! But it sure sounds foreign.
Speaking of foreign, why do you torture yourself by buying a Proton? Its known for years that their cars are very uncool. Why not trade in that Proton Satria for something more "you". A Ford Focus maybe? Or you could pull out all the stops and get yourself that hideous BMW 1-series. It may not look good, but at least you can say you own a Beemer which, as a whole, is fabulous.
Why smoke a Salem, when you could be sucking on an Avo Uvezian No. 5, Dominican Republic’s finest offering? You may not be able to smoke as much, but cigarettes are very commoner anyway. Oh, and by the way, smoking kills you.
On the subject of killing yourself, put that beer can down now! What you need is a $200,000 bottle of Moet Hennessy, only a hundred times the price of what Phua Chu Kang used to drink! It’s a bargain!
The best fashion statement is of course, a watch. We may not be able to buy that $220,000 Louis Vuitton Tambour Tourbillon gold watch. But you don’t have to! A modern Swatch would be enough. You can’t afford not to.
Since we are at that beautiful number of 220,000, that is excally the price of that new 103-inch Panasonic plasma television. You might have to knock down your front door and half a window to get it inside, but it’s worth it! It really is!
There you have it! Who needs 10 million a year to live the good life? Just give me 1 million, (which is totally reasonable), and I can have a great time!
September 07, 2007
Friends, Neighbours, Countrymen/women
I suppose its time to pay homage to my friends, who have blogs of their own, (websites in your name that are only updated once every 10 years do not count, Vincent). Most friends do this by adding a list of their friends blogs at the side of their own page, but I want something less permanent. So here goes.
In alphabetical order;
My friend Ashvin (http://www.ashvindersingh.blogspot.com/). I met him at my school's prom. we were both dateless, so we hung about outside the hall and chatted. Upon finding out that we had similar interests, we exchanged phone numbers and e-mail addresses and parted ways. We kinda forgot about each other after that, until I invited him over to my place for a party. As I was in the car to the KTM station to pick him up, I was desperately hoping that our friend Chai was with him, as I had forgotten what Ashvind looked like. Thankfully he was.
This is a man whose goal in life is to be arrested by the ISA, which I have to admit, is very cool. I look forward to seeing you at my next BBQ.
Then there is my friend Chai, who has no blog, but still deserves some mention. I can't blame him for not having a blog, his language skill are somewhat lacking. Nevertheless, he is as sharp as a knife, and just as deadly, as anyone who has met him on the rugby field can attest to. He did have the audacity to call me during my advertising plan presentation in college to inform me of his opinion on why Scomi Engineering Inc jumped 20% in a day, (who would have thought it was politically linked? Not me).
He was also the guy I sat next to in high school, and whose tests I would copy. Except for English, which would be self-defeating, akin to shooting one's self in the foot.
My old friend Lisa, and when I mean old I mean OLD, (she's like, 40 minutes older then me!). We met about 7 million years ago but we never talked. Met her on the bus home from college. Now we can't shut up. Her blog address is (http://lisarsenal.blogspot.com/). No prizes for guessing her favorite football team.
My self-professed "public relations manager" Siyan, (http://www.in-a-capsule.blogspot.com/). Whose lecture eventually led to the creation of my ChatBox, leading to proof of the traffic numbers to my blog, but resulted in the subsequent decline in comment numbers. You can't win them all. See you at the next reunion.
That's it. Now you know.
In alphabetical order;
My friend Ashvin (http://www.ashvindersingh.blogspot.com/). I met him at my school's prom. we were both dateless, so we hung about outside the hall and chatted. Upon finding out that we had similar interests, we exchanged phone numbers and e-mail addresses and parted ways. We kinda forgot about each other after that, until I invited him over to my place for a party. As I was in the car to the KTM station to pick him up, I was desperately hoping that our friend Chai was with him, as I had forgotten what Ashvind looked like. Thankfully he was.
This is a man whose goal in life is to be arrested by the ISA, which I have to admit, is very cool. I look forward to seeing you at my next BBQ.
Then there is my friend Chai, who has no blog, but still deserves some mention. I can't blame him for not having a blog, his language skill are somewhat lacking. Nevertheless, he is as sharp as a knife, and just as deadly, as anyone who has met him on the rugby field can attest to. He did have the audacity to call me during my advertising plan presentation in college to inform me of his opinion on why Scomi Engineering Inc jumped 20% in a day, (who would have thought it was politically linked? Not me).
He was also the guy I sat next to in high school, and whose tests I would copy. Except for English, which would be self-defeating, akin to shooting one's self in the foot.
My old friend Lisa, and when I mean old I mean OLD, (she's like, 40 minutes older then me!). We met about 7 million years ago but we never talked. Met her on the bus home from college. Now we can't shut up. Her blog address is (http://lisarsenal.blogspot.com/). No prizes for guessing her favorite football team.
My self-professed "public relations manager" Siyan, (http://www.in-a-capsule.blogspot.com/). Whose lecture eventually led to the creation of my ChatBox, leading to proof of the traffic numbers to my blog, but resulted in the subsequent decline in comment numbers. You can't win them all. See you at the next reunion.
That's it. Now you know.
September 03, 2007
Blogging
With nothing to do, and nothing better to write, I suppose its time to get started on the report for the second quarter activity. It may be 2 months overdue, but then again there are others that are worse, (think of that mansion building State Chancellor, Datuk Zakaria Mohd Deros, a director of both Harvest Court Industries and Titi Steel).
In this report will be the first time this blog is listed as a business asset. If you would so kindly look to the left of this article, you would see the numbers in the archives. Posting in the first month was high, resembling most newly public companies. Much like getting a new toy, 7 posts were posted in that month. But as investor's interest waned in the following months, so did the interest of this writer. Renued interest as well as an influx of poetry brought blog activtity to an all time high of 9 in the month of July, only to have it all crashing down again with the collapse in sub-prime morgages, in August.
But do not despair! This blog is far from finished. But sad to say, this post is.
In this report will be the first time this blog is listed as a business asset. If you would so kindly look to the left of this article, you would see the numbers in the archives. Posting in the first month was high, resembling most newly public companies. Much like getting a new toy, 7 posts were posted in that month. But as investor's interest waned in the following months, so did the interest of this writer. Renued interest as well as an influx of poetry brought blog activtity to an all time high of 9 in the month of July, only to have it all crashing down again with the collapse in sub-prime morgages, in August.
But do not despair! This blog is far from finished. But sad to say, this post is.
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