DINNER AT CITY SQUARE

Half day of packing at my workplace. We be shifting up to the 2nd Level.... gonna be more cramped as our previous, spacious office space will be rented out....

Mel was buzzing me to come pick her up early... In the end... I arrived at her office building at 7 and.... had to wait. So I treated myself to some mushroom soup and teh-o at AROMAs (this cafe at City-Square). The mushroom soup was kinda cool, with its bowl made out of bread (that's probably why I ordered it). Quite yummy, and nice to eat off the top cover. Check it out:



Anyways, Mel eventually finished at 7:45 and we were too lazy to eat anywhere else so we ended up eating there and the food wasn't so good. Her fried rice was pretty ok, but my marina spaghetti was like really soggy and dull tasting.....

Got back home, about 9.... see Malaysia go down 0-1 to South Korea (dubious penalty, if you asked me) in an Olympic Qualifier. Not bad performance from our lads.....

Well, that's all there is .... another day passed. Got up this morning thinking where on earth I'm gonna get money to do some or any renovation when my condo is ready. Ah well......

HIGH FEVER BABY

Mel had high fever for few days. Her parents was getting worried last night. She was having diarrhea (i had to check ms word on how to spell diarrhea... a good word for a spelling bee hahahahaah)..... and fever and was in bed like for 2 days. When I told her last night probably have to take her to hospital... she somehow got better and today managed to go to work.... Thank God.

ELECTION, SICKNESS AND ANOTHER WEEKEND GONE BY

Yes, it was my first election yesterday. 118 Setiawangsa. Quick and easy. Mel had high fever. On MC today. She's really sick. Hope she gets well soon. Sunday - Went to vote at noon. Mel went to clinic. Took everyone to EatSun Imbi for dim sum and roast duck.... Walked around Lot 10. Came back... Mel bedridden with fever.... Me at PS2.... helped parents to cook dinner.... Dad marking election wins all night. Up to 3 watching election. Portsmouth relief by beating neighbours Southamption 1-0.

Saturday - went to Great Eastern Mall. Mel and I as usual will check on our favourite hamster which we call "punky" at the pet store. He's really cute but we can't buy him coz we dunno where to put him or who is gonna take care of him.

Anyway, we had lunch at Cozy Corner.... boy that place is making lotsa $$$. The food is not too bad though. Then we went to Mac Asia to get a laptop protector case... then I bought some groceries. That was pretty much it.

Right now??? I'm reallllly sleeeeeeeeeeeeeepy. Didnt sleep well last night.... A colleague asked me in the men's just now,"not enuff sleep? Shift into cyberjaya already???", to which i replied, "If I have shifted to cyberjaya I would have ENUFF sleep!".....

When developer DAMNIT.... WHENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

INCUBUS IN MALAYSIA

Yes it happened. Incubus came and we went and sweated and rocked all night. Read Su-Yin's post ... I couldn't agree more...

Yup stuck between buncha posers and dum mat rocks who dont give a rat's ass about Incubus... Anyway after the sardine can experience of Linkin Park the bunch of us got smarter this time and kinda like form a half circle ... and we manage to stick with each other all the way till the end... mel in the middle..... Hoe, Jimmy,Vince,Rachel and meeself.

The concert itself? Really good. Happy with the performance I just love it that Incubus sing for themselves and no other. No kiss ass stupid statements like ".... this is the best crowd we have ever played to BLAH BLAH BLAH...".... they just played stuff from their new album and stuff from science, make yourself and morning view.

They didnt even play Pardon Me, or other fan favourites which to my opinion was cool. And GREAT that it ended with a chill number ... "ARE YOU IN"...

Well it was enjoyable and am happy with the concert. Had a blast. Didnt have much problem parking, just parked furthur and walked furthur...

Great stuff...Mel and I really enjoyed ourselves.

THE QUEST FOR GOOD LOOKING COMPUTERS

Blame it on Apple. Dunno how they do it, but they make PCs look cool. Place a Low-Yat PC in the living room, everyone will go like "eek..."... Put an iMac there and everyone will go like "cool......". First Apple came out with those translucent iMacs in 1997 and when PC makers tried to copy it, it turned out shit. Then they changed and when for this pearl white look.... and now the Apple higher end line sports silver. And what needs to be said about those savvy iPods????

Anyway, Mel got her iBook this week. Yup. We went to Macasia on Friday and got her spanking new, cutesy iBook. I asked Mel to max her RAM to 640MB to ensure everything runs smoothly. The good news was that her new iBook came free with an Airport Extreme card worth RM399 and she received 10 lucky draw vouchers for the lucky draw at the new Macasia 1 Utama store opening.

I was away in Pahang on Saturday visiting Tasik Bera so I couldn't go with her for the opening. Sadly, she didnt win an iPod and got some gifts like mouse pads, GYM vouchers this weird looking soft-toy which the guy said can be used for cleaning your laptops screen (imaging rubbing the belly of a doggie on ur laptop screen.... huh?)

We both spent some time on the iBook and it really is sooooo nice. I mean you practically want to hug the little thing (which Mel did). Anyways, after all that, Mel didnt really have a budget to buy the Apple mouse. So Sunday we went on a quest to find a PC mouse that can match her iBook. I told Mel don't worry there has to be one. It was TOUGH! All the PC mouses where weird colors and shapes and when something looked good, they had this ugly logo pasted on it. Can you imagine having this Taiwan brand mouse sitting next to your classy iBook.... yuck.

Finally, i spotted one.... It had no branding, it was translucent like an Apple mouse and despite being a 2 button mouse, it had no button cuts.... seamless. Wow. And it costs? RM 27. Yup - unbelievable.

OK, I had to get my PC fix too. I have 2 goals this year for my PC workstation - get the BEST looking PC configuration (Mac-Like) for my video editing suite and get a Mac at the end of the year....

During New Year in Singapore I spotted this cool looking PC desktop - Packard Bell... Piano white, very Mac-like and nice rounded curves. Can be matched with my creature speakers.... Anyway I stumbled on it in Low-Yat. Unbelievable. Dunno where they got it from but they were selling the case. RM120. Can you believe it. So I fitted in a powerful Gigabyte Board and a Pentium 2.4GHz proc with 256MB DDRAM and RM1200 later I had my new editing system (minus the hard drives, DVD-writer etc.)

Hehe. I got my PC fix too. Now I got bigger problems. Finding a matching monitor and keyboard and mouse. Darn. The quest goes on.....

BIRTHDAY DINNER

Had a great, quiet and enjoyable time with Mel last nite (Thank you, baby - u r da bestest). She brought me to Tamarind Springs. Really nice atmosphere. The food was pretty good and service not too bad. The bill? RM 190 plus tax. What we had:

1. Tamarind Appetizer Selection
2. Lobsters (nice!!!)
3. Lamb with vege
4. Eggplant
5. Steam Jasmine Rice
6. Ice Lemon Tea and Earl Grey

Sorry couldnt give a better description... 'cause I can't remember the exact details of each item.... but it was a real good 2 hours spent alone.

It was great because it was the first time for both of us. Initially not sure were the place was but I could say it was good marketing... because the entrance from the main road had no signage ... just a very siamese temple like entrance... cool.

Another year gone by. Another year to look forward to. 'Nuff said.

BIRTHDAY PRESENTS FOR MYSELF

Haha.... I know God loves me. Ever had those days when you really felt that He really is there for you....

Well today was my birthday, not big deal... but its REALLY nice that some friends remembered even though and I never remember theirs.... got a buncha smses, e-cards, etc.

Anyway apart from gifts and stuff from loved ones and friends, I got some "indirect" gifts today..... Well, I got my new Direct Access credit card sent to the office... its nice that it arrived today.... And also, got this piece of editing software I have been hunting high and low for.... actually my friend came to me and asked me if I could get hold of CD covers... to show me a sample he brought this CD and inside was ... THE SOFTWARE I WAS LOOKING FOR.... cool...

Looking forward to a nice dinner and time with Mel and my parents this evening.

Thanks, God for today and saving me.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIT

A belated birthday Kit.

A SUNDAY LIKE ANY OTHER EXCEPT WE WENT TO CHURCH

Yes, as expected we all went to church. Maybe it was the DVD, maybe it was the Holy Spirit, maybe it was both. Whatever it is, it felt good going back to church. Kit was there too, sitting next to Sue Ann.

Had lunch in Cheras before headint to Kit's place and then back to my place. Had no house keys so Kit, Mel and I were waiting for my parents.

As usual - evening was futsal time.... and did some graphics work at nite. That's about it.

A DAY AT TIMES SQUARE (????!!!!???)

Yes, Mel and I dont like Times Square. I am the one always excited about any new place in the city and my initial excitement concerning Times Square eventually turned to dissapointment when no real branded shops came about. Only DEBENHAMS, and on Saturday there was a DEBENHAMS sale. Great. Mel got me a pre-birthday gift, a nice pay of working shoes that were very Camper-like. And then she bought herself 2 very nice skirts at some shops.

For 2 people who dont really like the place, we sure spent the entire day there. Anyway, the top floors are still very empty, and WHERE AND WHEN IS THE IMAX CINEMA coming? It's been too long a wait. Anyway, you can check out the cool view of the old Pudu prison from some of the empty lots.

Just before we left, we bought some DVDs. Got a bootleg of The Passion of The Christ.... I know it's gonna be banned here, and the cinema copy was acceptable for RM7. DVCams make good cinema copies, nowadays....

Spend the night watching it and the movie really hit all of us. Yes, Jesus suffered badly and this movie is as real to the real event of the crucifixion. I for one, have been hoping for a movie like this for years since I became a Christian in high school and its finally here. Yes I guess its going to be a life changing film.

STAR WARS NAMES

Ever tried to the Star Wars name generator? Ha ha. I am now Josoo Brkua. Tried to generate for Mel and I got: Melli Jepen .

Like those names! If any of you are into the Star Wars thing like me head over to here.

Had crabs for supper with Mel last night at Imbi Road. Yummy. Always amazed that under all that hard, hard shells are soft delicious meats....

It's like some people.... hard on the outside, soft on the inside and vice versa......

When to KLCC yesterday waiting for sweetie Mel. Bought a comic book and browse meaninglessly around the shops. Kinokuniya, Video EZY.... Pick mel up and we headed to Great Eastern Mall for dinner at Cozy Corner. Chicken Green Curry and bean sprouts with rice and some drinks. Did some fun grocery shopping.... Bought Ben and Jerry's, Mel couldn't wait to get home... You should see the look on her face when she had the first bite... YUM....

Apart from that bit of indulgence, I purchased my usual favourites; Adventist Bread and 2 boxes of tea - chammomile and jasmine.

Also tried out this organic mee hoon. Hmmm... discovered an entire section of organic food in Cold Storage. A few more items here and there and the bill - RM 50.... but of course, the B and J was already > RM20.

Back home, kick back.... PS2 and telly. Mel and I have been watching...... (can you believe it) Singapore's chinese serial HOLLAND V so regularly it scares me...... Dunno why we like it so much.

Slept at 2am .... before that caught the end of the Million dollar Fear Factor champion, this black dude..... He was praying in tongues and kept on shouting HALLELUJAH, PRAISE JESUS ... after he won....

YES. That's your typical day as any other. Work - Dinner - TV - ZZZZ. I can feel the next one coming up. Yup I bet that's today.

Havent blogged for 5 days. Been a busy week! Got some naptime on Wednesday but still didnt feel too good. I went back at 6am on Wednesday morning. Gosh. And woke up at 9am , met Pat (my boss) in KL in the morning and submit proposal. Phew.... got the day off.

Thursday - back to office. Thought we'd get some rest but we got a call from the bank to give a last-minute presentation... GASP! Format this and that and went back to KL at 6 pm for our presentation. We finish by 7 plus and I drove all the way to PJ to meet up with Kumar for a discussion on some Wetlands stuff. We went to Ikea, got our 2 cups of coffee and some food to eat. I had the salad and the cold open-faced sandwich. After that we proceeded to Kelana Jaya mamak for more chitchat and then back to Kum's place. Got an sms from Jennifer and Spore colleagues (her boss) - they were looking for an office in KL. Met up with them in Bangsar for a drink. Headed home. Chit chat with my girlfriend then zzz (bout 2 plus).

Friday - ok still not getting the 8 hours sleep daily that I set out to get. Fail, fail, fail. Averaging 5 hours. Was Friday gonna be the chance to get some much needed sleep and rest???? Bones aching. Much be the air-con. Friday was friday and I was welcoming a "normal" day at work.... WRONG!!!! Pat told me there was a DEMO this time. I got everything ready and we met another client. What time I finished??? 8:30pm. Great. Reached home and ....rested??? Nope. Today was Friday and Mel had tickets to Black Guiness party event. She was involved in the design and advertising bit so we went for it. It was the shortest time in a club.... When we got there her friends were leaving. I met Nat (my cousin) and hubby Bob. We went upstairs and looked down at the stage and there were these dancers pracing around in tiny scraps of clothing. I wasnt entertained by their antics but the singh guy with the turban really was enjoying himself, dancing with them. Mel was joking, "someone should tell his wife"....HAHAHAHAHAHA. Well... got back... about 1 am.... Knockout.

Saturday... Feeling much much better. Got the 8 hours sleep and decided to to stay home, sleep between meals, TV just to recuperate. Felt a bit better, Mel and I had a nice dinner at Fish n' Co. This time she had mussels and I had sweet n' sour fish and rice. Then we had italian gelato for dessert.... There are 2 gelator stalls by bintang walk... i think the better one is the one closer to Lot 10. Got home.... watched a bit of football....ZZZZ

SUNDAY... woke up and felt great.... wow no more aches here and there. Nice sunday. Had a good session of futsal at 4-6pm. Should have slept earlier but coz I felt good, blew it again and slept at 3am playing PS2. JOSHUA - DONT YOU EVER LEARN?????

Yes, it's 1:55am.... and I am still in the office. Can't believe it. Ah well. It doesnt happen all the time. 4 of us here, still working.

Hmmm... probably be home by 3 plus. I'm here, sipping on a bad for health SEASONS soybean can drink and listening to a 80s station on iTunes.

What was the 3 day weekend like? Let's see....

1. I got sore throat and fell ill on Saturday
2. Got betterl and played futsal on Sunday evening
3. I bought a 3-tier TEFAL steamer and mel cooked a sumptuous steam salmon with relish dish and delicious stuffed vege in big mushrooms covered with cheese
4. I cant believe it, spurs for the third time in a row, scored 4 goals but AGAIN gave a way a 3-1 lead. How dumb yet brilliant. The team I support really bears a striking resemblance to my life.... always promising yet .... not there.... win some yet lose some...
5. More disbelief or rather... "I knew it".... Michael Owen struck a terrible penalty to sent his team crashing out of the FA Cup. Why Michael, why???? More reason, Sven should get Jermaine Defoe to back up in the England squad.... A striker that never lets his team down....
6. Mel got sick today and on MC.... maybe she got it from me
7. Made a new set of glasses.... Can't believe it... my power is still 150L, 200R. Thought it would have gotten worse.
8. My dad had flu too.
9. Did I forget to mention in a few blogs back my moms handbag was snatched??? Gone were the fan I bought her from Korea, her IC, housekeys.... the worse part is she had to PAY RM110 when she renewed her IC today coz they said its the 5th time she "LOST" her IC.
10. Have still to get proper sleep. Only Friday nite I had solid sleep. Just cant seem to knock off nicely. Tonight I'm gonna take some of mel's cough mixture and flu tablets to knock me out heh heh.


Well a pretty busy 3 day weekend. Much more than what I typed above. Anyway, thats the blog today so.... eat healthy guys.

Went to PJ last nite. Met up with Kumar. Yes he screwed my health diet... Ha ha. What I ate? Fish o' fillet and some fries. And I realised... how I have been right about fatty foods... as I muched into the fish o fillet.... I squeezed it and saw this oil stuff coming out.... And all the fries were deep friend in GHASTLY oil ...... oh man.

It continues today... I guess I miss having my ADVENTIST bread and sprouts, I couldnt fine them at TESCO last night on the way to PJ. Today lunch I had:

1. 1 PIECE FRIED FISH
2. Some Kari Kuah
3. Fried Brinjal
4. Egg Omelete
5. Rice

Ah well.... I wont be this obsessive health eater, just whenever I can Im gonna eat healthy contrary to what some people think. Actually, my body feels good eating vege and fruits nowadays... It's like been really needing it.

And, damn... no LIVE england v portugal friendly game. 1-1 the score. Way to go Spurs defender Ledley King, who scored for England.

GAHHHHHHHHHHH.......... Frustrating day .... putting together a proposal... hundreds of RFP questions... going bonkers...... Anyway.....

WHAT I ATE TODAY:
1. 4 slices of high-fibre bread and alfalfa sprouts (Yum???)
2. grilled fish and coleslaw (cancel the fries) for lunch
3. watermelon
4. 3 pcs of chocolate-biscuit thingy. cannot tahan too hungry

Very very tired today... .gtg PJ after work.

My dad not feeling well. Was geram coz he like stubborn don wanna see doc. But he did. I damn fast naik darah.... need to chill.... need this weekend to be chill time and relax time...

Busy working day today... Good productive day.

WHAT I ATE TODAY:
1. 4 slices of high-fibre bread and alfalfa sprouts (Yum)
2. pasta and mixed veg for lunch with chocolate UHT milk (at ericsson)

Ok, be heading home soon. Great news that Monday will be a public holiday. Can get more sleep. Got to pay back for 2 years of lack of sleep. Ha ha. Aiming to get at least 8 hours per day.

Thats basically today. Full day at work, going home for a nice home cooked dinner with family.

I never mentioned in this blog how I love or loved comics. I have on my left a copy of the HULK movie adaptation... published by asia based GOTHAM comics. Thanks to this, we can get cheap versions of Marvel, DC or Dark Horse in a nice slightly bigger than "Archie" comic format.

Anyway, I remember when I was a kid when comics where only RM1.80..... It wasnt about making $$$... it was just good art and stories you eagerly wait for every month....

I'm glad we getting better comic to movie translations nowadays. Spidey rocks on the big screen. hope to see Fantastic Four soon. Hulk could have been better.... the new Punisher looks good... Daredevil... I liked.

12:56am... In my girlfriend's office, waiting for her to finish work. Normal I guess in the advertising line. Been a good weekend doing nothing. Havent been sleeping well this past week... problem with my bed mattress....

Unbelievably I have been transformed to a health freak this week.... bought and ate so many fruits.... adventist bread with lotsa fibre.... gonna continue this hahahaha.... i cant believe, me the meat-eater becoming health freak.

I could rival a cow at eating alfalfa sprouts this week. Plan to cook healthy too...

Anyway... mel had to work so we could only make it for valentines dinner. Dinner at Bon Ton... very nice but expensive. Bill was over RM300.... but the food was really gorgeous... unfortunately we were both stoned from too much food.... just zzzzz immediately after dinner....