Colour your Shuffle!

It’s inevitable. Colour on your Shuffle, that is. Well, take your pick – pink, orange, green, blue, silver/grey! Shuffle your life. I have!

Letter from Ah Beng

Dear Ah Lian,

Thanks you for your letter. Wrong time no see you. How everything? For me, I am quiet find.

You say in your letter your taukeh soh want you to chain your look?

Somemore you must wear kick kok soo, hope you can wok properly.

You know, Ah Kau Kia working in a soft where company now. Last week, he take I, Muthu & few of his friend to May Nonut to eat barger. After that he take we all go to kalah ok. Muthu sing and sing no stop until the sky bright.

Next week, my father mother going to sellerbread 20 years annie wear sari. My father mother going to give a fist to all the kampong people. So you must come with your hole family.

I only hope one day we no need to write and send letter to you and to me.

Better I e-meow you, you e-meow me.

I will ketchup with you soon. And when you got time, please few free to call me.

Goo bye…..

Worm regard,
Ah Beng

If dogs could talk – Zen, on getting lost.

Zen, my 5-year old family dog, got lost two days ago. He was found later in the day. This is his account of the misadventures.

“Erm..i snuck out when the gate was briefly open. I felt free today. And energetic. So I ran. And ran. Said hi to a few new friends. And I ran some more. That Dalmation at 5C/1 road was hot. She looked great in spots. Said my goodbyes and ran some more.”

“But heck. Then I forgot to do what Bond usually does. To leave a scent. So I backtracked. At least tried to. “

“Damn. I was lost. I had no idea where I was. The Spitz near the 7-11 was no help either. He laughed at me, that bastard. I was running and running in circles. Heading nowhere in particular.”

“Then, a nice lady saw me and approached me. She saw how tired and helpless I was. I tried to tell her but she couldn’t understand a word I was saying.”

“So she took me. And I let her. She brought to many places, a few I’ve been before. Like the evil lady who put a syringe in me once. That was painful.”

Question for you Mr Zen…. Why didn’t Bond join you outside?
“Bond was asleep methinks. He’s usually the first to run out!”

Mr Zen! Mr Zen! Another question please!
Were you very hungry all this while?
“Actually I wasn’t hungry. Just lost. And alone.”

Did you think of your family?
Did you miss Vernon Chan in particular?
“Yes I thought of the family. And wondered if I ever would see them again.”

“And yes, I miss Vernon Chan who adopted me and rescued me from the kennels.”

What happened after that, Mr Zen?
“She kept bringing me to different places and asking if people knew me and my master. But no luck. Later in the evening, she brought me to her house. But her dog didn’t like me, so she could not keep me in her compound. Instead two little Indian boys took a liking to me so she left me with them at their house. I was tied there for a while.”

“The amazing thing is, my master found me later that day. I was so happy! And so was he!”

WOW! What a story!
How did your master find you there?
“Yeah, I’m so glad to be home. Back in the green garden. My food bowl! My leash, my toys! And Bond! I actually miss the bugger! My master looked around the neighbourhood for several times. I am truly lucky.”

Is there anything you would like to say to the kind lady and family?
“Thank you for taking care of me. Promise I won’t get lost again. If I come by again, I’d lick your hand and say thank you again.”

“Mom, dad, I am home!!!”

What’s Shuffling on your iPod?

Ever since I got the ‘tiny but mighty’ iPod Shuffle for Christmas ‘06 (thanks baby J!), it’s been my trusty companion at the gym during those cardio workouts. It’s really a blessing being inconspicuous and just incredibly light and small. Sometimes you forget it’s even there – clipped to my sweat-soaked t-shirt.

I absolutely despise the passionless pseudo-dance, techno crap they play over the PA system at the gym. Total turnoff! I swear if they ever play that dance remixed ‘We Are The Champions’ track again, I’d sue them for pyschological trauma and loss of sanity.

The 1GB capacity is more than sufficient to satisfy my aural needs. With a maximum capacity of around 240 songs, I’ve only got around 40 in my playlist, specially selected for my workouts. I prefer the hip-hop/rap genre and a pinch of dance there and there. My current favs, which gets my butt going are listed below (in no particular order):

1. Tipsy – J-Kwon
2. Control Myself – Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J
3. Can I Get To Fuck U – Jay-Z featuring Ja Rule + Amil
4. Work It – Missy Elliot
5. Promiscuous Girl – Nelly Furtado
6. Beep – PCD featuring Will.i.am
7. Come To Me – P.Diddy featuring Nicole PCD
8. You’re All I Need – Mary J Blige
9. 1, 2 Step – Ciara featuring Missy Elliot
10. One Thing – Amerie featuring Jay-Z

So what’s shuffling on your ‘Pod?

Zen lost. And found.

It’s a major relief. Zen, our beloved Golden Retriever was found later in the evening – tired, but alive and well. After the suspected dognapping fiasco, which in the end wasn’t true at all, Zen is back in our safe hands, much to the relief of my dad who was awfully upset in the earlier part of the day.

A Chinese lady found Zen and actually approached several pet shops and veterinary clinics to inquire about the owner. Unfortunately and rather baffling, was the fact that she did not leave a contact number. Several of the pet shops and clinics she visited were actually visited by my dad earlier as well. In fact, one of the clinics which Zen had visited for treatment before acknowledged a lady calling them up about a Golden Retriever with a cataract problem.

To cut a long story short, the frantic search – which also included me sending text messages to pet rescuers (thanks, Ad!) and my dad doing his rounds around the neighbourhood, ended when my dad spotted Zen tied up in a house compound belonging to an Indian family. Apparently, upon failure to locate the rightful owner of the dog, the Chinese lady had placed Zen at the Indian house as the kids took to liking Zen, and the fact that she already had a dog in her compound.

My dad of course claimed Zen back, and thanked the kind lady who found him as well as the Indian family who housed Zen safely.

We’re all happy. The family is complete again!

Losing Zen. And more. What’s the world coming into?

I just got a call from my dad less than an hour ago. We’ve lost Zen. The beautiful Golden Retriever I adopted in July. The mild-mannered golden mane companion we’ve all come to love. Not due to illness or death but by way of suspected dog-napping. My dad was obviously very upset, and was swearing (which he normally doesn’t) over the phone. I am shocked and very upset by this. How it could have happened? Someone took the opportunity to enter the home compound via the unlocked gate. Zen, being the friendly dog he is, must have warmed up to the thief. And the thief knowing too well how friendly Zen is. I am surprised Bond, my more aggressive Labrador did not protect his ground. He could have been round back where it is cooler.

Whatever it is, Zen is gone. A dognapping right from our home. How’s that for a start to the new year?

I also came to learn of a burglary at my friend’s house in Rawang today. It happened yesterday and was actually on air over NTV7. Her house was broken into, her RM6K Powerbook, ten thousand in cash (which she kept with her mom for safekeeping) and gold, jewellery and such. Losses amounting to over RM20,000.

What’s the world coming into?

Hang on, that’s not all. My buddy Faeez whom I worked out at the gym with yesterday told me about his trainer Kim (and also my soulmate Addie’s trainer, btw). Kim’s brother was involved in a hit-and-run incident last week. He was riding a motorbike and was hit by a car. The car obviously disappeared immediately after. Hurt, he called out for help, only to be robbed of his belongings and his bike by several Mat Rempits (Mat Cemerlang my fucking ass!) and left unconscious by the roadside.

Tell me this is real. Tell me this is NOT fucked up.

I’m SO pissed today!

Japan sends reinforcements to US

This was too good to pass up. Amusing!

Source: Unknown

Apple iPhone. We’ve got one, have you?

We’ve all got our Apple iPhones. Where’s yours? Get your very own Apple iPhone from here. Thanks to iPhone Countdown.com

We all can dream, can’t we?

The frustration called Air Asia

If you, like me, have been trying to grab ‘FREE’ tickets from Air Asia’s site, then you’ve probably shared the same frustrations with the endless server errors and ‘oops’ messages the site consistently churns out. Whilst it is understandable that traffic may be overly-heavy and overwhelming of Air Asia’s servers, one must wonder if this is done on purpose. The errors appear at random stages of your booking. From searching for seats, to clicking ‘Next’ after booking them. What’s worse is when you’ve got the seats you wanted but the transaction goes bust just as you are about to click ‘Make payment’. To top it all of with chocolate cream and nutty toppings, the site DOES NOT remember any of your details you’ve entered 100 times before when it decides to sputter out with an abrupt error. So much for user-friendliness eh?

I’ve tried 100 times today. One time too many I think. It not only happens during office hours, but also late at night or wee hours of the mornings when net traffic is lower. Makes you think doesn’t it. Does Air Asia REALLY want you to have one of the 1,000,000 ‘FREE’ seats?

I should file a lawsuit at Air Asia for raising my blood pressure, increasing my stress levels and for causing unneccessary pyschological and emotional trauma.

How is your Air Asia booking experience today?

Well, Hello There 2007

Can you believe it? it’s 2007 already. 2006 just flashed passed in an exciting whizz and now it’s gone. I have so many things to write about. I’ve neither time nor space to spare for now! Many things to reminisce. Things to ponder upon. Goals to set for the new year (but no resolutions, don’t believe in them!).

Wonderful!

But not right now. Just make the tiny first post of the new year before I move along. Cheerios, have a good one!