Joke: Ah Beng eat peanut

Ah Beng is a bus driver; one day got this old folks home 'pao' his bus for a day trip to Pulau Ketam. Sitting right behind the driver's seat is Grandma Sue and from his rear mirror Ah Beng can see that Grandma Sue is happily munching away. In the middle of the road trip, Grandma Sue tapped Ah Beng on his shoulder and asked him... Grandma: 'Ah Beng ah! You want peanuts boh? Grandma treat you eat peanut, ai mai?' Ah Beng: 'Tenkiu ah ma... yes I want!'

Then Ah Beng also happy happy munching peanuts... about 20 minutes down the road, Grandma Sue asked Ah Beng again... Grandma: 'Ah Beng ah! You want peanuts boh? Grandma treat you eat peanut, ai mai?' Ah Beng: 'Tenkiu ah ma ... yes I want!' . To make the story short, this goes on for a few more times then Ah Beng finally asks Grandma Sue...

Ah Beng: 'Ah ma ah ... you dont eat peanuts one meh?' Grandma: 'No.. no eat! Ah ma boh teeth la!' Ah Beng: 'Aiks! Boh teeth then why ah ma buy peanuts leh?' Grandma: 'No choice leh! Just now that 7-11 is out of chocolate so ah ma kena buy this peanut chocolate lor! Ah ma lick the chocolate around the peanut and the peanut give you eat lor!'

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Back in action

After a long, long while, I am back in action. Boy, time traveled so fast. At first I thought I would just put blogging at a side while focusing on my job. Without any warning, 5 good months has passed and I think I need to get back into blogging. Will I be able to keep it running? I don't know. Again, only time will tell.

So, what happened all this while? Hmmmm, as far as work is concerned there is nothing much. That's the sad thing with work: you worked, you get paid, and that's all. Nothing much. You don't really leave any trail (at least for what I have done). But then, I decided to move out from the house that I have been staying for the last few years. I figure that, it can be one of the changes in life that I can do.

Just wanna wish myself, welcome back. :P

Vantage Point is a really good movie

Watched Vantage Point, and it is really good! The pace is tight and the plot makes you thinking and guessing what happened and proves you wrong in the next few minutes. You can just go in there without a popcorn, and chances are you will forget about your drink as well.

I won't spoil you with the story line, that's for you to find out yourself. What basically happen is that there is a terrorist attack, and the movies guides you to view the incident from different people's perspective. So be prepared to "rewind" back to the beginning for a few times (I heard someone complaint "no again!!!" from my back when the story evolves. lol).

So, go check it out.

Spring cleaning for the blog

Just spent some time to clean up my blogs, basically deleted those blogs which are not applicable anymore (yeah, that deal on Dell notebook that ends as of March 2007). I am a junkie so I hope that I won't missed anyone of them. Anyway, it is too late, I have pressed the delete button.

Have to move on, I think.

Upgrade Blogger Template

I have upgraded my blogpsot template. It is very easy, and I did it in less than 5 minutes. I am very happy with it. I added a YouTube side bar showing some funny stuffs so it doesn't seems too boring. Nevertheless, I choose back my favourite greenish theme, but I really like the new one, not too green actually. Erm, I am thinking of cleaning some old and useless posts. So it is still work in progress

Is recession coming? Does it really matters?

A lot of people, blogs, articles, news are discussing about the possible of a recession coming. Many times, people are quoting the 10-years-cycle: we were hit badly at 1997, and as 2008 starts, it is the coming of the next cycle, so called.

Stock market dropping, oil price increasing and forecasts are getting more conservative. However, I think the biggest problem is people are losing hope on the future. And once your are pessimistic, nothing matters anymore. Even someone were to give you a bag full of cash, the only thing that crosses your mind is that someone will kill you just to get the money from you.

When there is no hope, there is no progress. We stop working, we stop learning, we even stop dreaming. We dare not do anything, take any chances (not to mention risks). So the world literally, well, stops.

Of course, I am not saying we can make the world turn the other way round by just being positive. What I am saying is not to worry too much. If you can still keep your job,you have food and a place to stay, why complaint about life? Sure, you might not be able to buy the latest iPod, Wii console, and the latest gadgets; you might need to give up your shining SUV for a compact car. But hey, isn't it time we start to rethink our lives, and value our precious time having dinner with our love ones over some luxuries that lose their values every minute?

Think, and think deeply.

Boy scout saved president is considered for honor

Yesterday I mentioned about the news of a Boy Scout who saved the president of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom . Now we know his name, Mohammed Jaisham Ibrahim. While the cabinet is discussing about awarding him a national honor, he is the national hero to the residents of Maldives.

Boy saves president, may get honor - CNN.com

Saving the President

This is a very encouraging news. A Boy Scout prevented an attacker with a knife from harming the president of Maldives. He stopped the attack by grabbing the knife, causing his hand suffered from a wound but the president unharmed. Of course, the attacker was arrested.

I just hope that the boy's hand will be fine, although the article mentioned that he could not move some of his fingers.

Boy Scout foils attack on Maldives president - CNN.com

Welcome back, and Happy 08!

It's been an isolated month for me. No, I was not living in an island by myself. Instead I was assigned to a project which I have to work in the client's place. Projects like these are different from day-to-day job. You have to learn fast, start working fast and finished the project fast. There is no time for you to take a break. You work during the day and think about what you need to do the next day. So, that's where I was.

Now I am back, and am writing this blog to welcome myself back. Year 2007 is average to me, and I look forward to a better 08. Happy New Year!

Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated

Considered a big new today, Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide attack. That ends the life of a very influential female. I still remember reading about her in newspaper when I was younger. She was one of the female figure that frequently featured in political news.

I think that is not an unusual ending for a politician. Compared to her, some politicians are considered lucky

More news:

Pakistan's Bhutto killed in attack - Yahoo! News


Benazir Bhutto killed in attack

Slacking...

If someone were to ask me what I have been doing lately, I will say that I've been "slacking". Yeah, not really lazy, just to put my work behind and relax for a while. I think it is a good thing that I have been very busy lately. At least it shows that I won't get fired :). On the other hand, since my job scope changed slightly now, means I have lots of things to learn, that I consider another good thing.

Nevertheless, the busier I am, the more I have to remind myself to stay relax. I have to force myself not to work on weekends, not even think about anything related to work. I want to relax, and slack a bit. I may work on some other thing, but strictly on those thing that is interesting to me which I don't have the time during the weekdays.

Yes, I think slacking is one of the life goodies.

Coming back.... after a month

Checked my blog today. Apparently I have been away for a month. Life has been busy because of a job that requires my full attention. A lot of things happens, mostly unhappy things which I don't think they fit into this blog so I think I should keep it to myself. Anyway, as the job has been completed, I hope that my life can resume as it was before.

Hope in Myanmar?

Myanmar leader willing to meet opponent - Yahoo! News

It seems like that the leader of Myanmar's military junta is willing to meet with the opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. Nothing is for sure yet, but at least we can see some hope to end the riots over there. I am not really optimistic about this, as it might be that the situation has been under control that the junta is comfortable to meet the opposition party.

Let's pray that there will be no more killing and serious negotiation instead.

Deaths in Myanmar Crackdown

This is not a right post for this blog, but I have to post it anyway as I believe it is important for more people to know about this.

Buddhist monks in Myanmar has led a protest against the government, and the latest news is that there were clashes and the first death has occurred. As much as we hope that the fight for democracy doesn't claim any lives, it seems that no war can be won without sacrifices. And the monks being the conscience of the country are doing their part to speak on behalf of the people in the country. They are very vulnerable because their are taking a non-violent approach.

On the other hand, Burma's blogger are using the Internet to tell the world what is happening in the country. It is a very powerful tools to raise the awareness of the issue among those outside of the country. I suggest that you visit Ko Htike's blog to keep track of the updates if you are interested. (Due to high volume of visitors on the blog, do expect glitches during access).

Let's pray that all the sacrifices will bear fruits.

Japan got a new PM

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Fukuda installed as Japanese PM

As I had covered the news on Abe's resignation as Japanese PM, I think it is only fair that I cover this: Yasuo Fukuda has won majority votes to be the new Japanese PM. Fukuda at the age of 71 is Japanese oldest PM since 1990s.

My concern is, given the age, will Fukuda end up like Abe?

World's Top 10 Polluted Places

The Blacksmith Institute has voted the World's Top 10 Polluted Places. Out of the 10, China, India and Russia each have 2 places voted. The rest of the 4 are located in Azerbaijan, Peru, Ukraine and Zambia. The site comes with Google maps showing a small description of the place.

To many, it may be a good thing that the worst polluted place is not somewhere they live, but bear in mind that if we don't stop abusing our resource, one day our world will become those places. It is just a matter of time.

Chewing gum for Singaporean?

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Virtually non-stick' gum created

Well, it seems like there is a new kind of chewing gum created. It is supposed to be non-sticky and degrade much faster. It is a very good thing as every year, cleaning up chewing gums that costs a lot of money to the government, and those embarrassing moments caused to individuals having chewing gums sticked on their shoes, clothes or even hair.

Currently it is waiting to pass the EU heath and safety tests. If everything goes well, it can be on the market as early as next year.

It may be a very good news to Singaporean, who knows?

A guy's experience of the Indonesia earthquake

I found this interesting video on how he shows the aftershock of Indonesia earthquake. Basically those staying in Singapore and Malaysia are not affected, but only feel the aftershock of the earthquake itself.

Well, I didn't feel anything when it happened.

Abe admitted to hospital

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japanese PM admitted to hospital


A days after he announced his resignation, the Japanese Prime Minister was admitted to hospital for a stomach complaint. This may be caused by extreme stressed as he had been under pressure ever since his party lost the upper house elections in July.

His condition is unknown at the moment. He is supposed to continue his duties until end of September, but with him admitted to the hospital, the situation may not be that clear at the moment.