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| Wednesday, 31-Dec-2008 18:49 |
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Goodie bye Too-Jilo-Jilo-Egg
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In less than 1000 words, tell me why 2008 was a great year
1. Attended Sunburst , Colbie Caillat , Switchfoot concert and also Rainforest Music Festival
2. Went for hot air ballooning, sky trek, paintball
3. Organized E/// first CSR at Rumah Nur Salam
4. Had a BBQ and steamboat session at my house in Subang
5. Bought my very first car !
6. Got my DSLR !
7. Threw in my resignation letter at Ericsson
8. Visited Joburg, Singapore, Cape Town, Nigeria and Ghana.
But though out the year, the one most important that mattered most to me was that I met a lot of new friends and experienced a lot of new things. It is way too long to name the people i met in this year alone, but I truly appreciate and feel happy that we met.
Secondly, would be the musics and movies i heard and watch though the year ! Ju Shin's song was Jason Mraz I'm Yours. It was a kick ass song for me too ! But i would vote Rufus Wainwright as mine. I can't say which song is the best but all of his songs (cover and originals) were a big inspiration for me. Yes, his songs might not be released this year but it was this year I started listening to him and my vote goes to him  Movie i would give a hats off to The Dark Knight. But another Heath Ledger movie i truly enjoyed was Candy. It was awesome !
I did have a talk with David before and both of us agreed that 2008 was a great year. Although the end of the year did not turn up so well, with the credit crunch and all but I do hope everything will be better next year.
Lets pray 2009 will be a great one ok ? Cheerios people !
Psst : Some important dates for me in 2008
1. OBAMA won the seat to the White House !
2. Celtics cliched the NBA playoffs !
3. BN did not win 2/3 of parliament in the general election !
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| Wednesday, 31-Dec-2008 09:16 |
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T.I.A
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This...is...Africa....
Ghana has just got through their 5th ( i think) General Election and my oh my, it is an interesting one. After the 1st round of election, the presidential seat was so close, they had to go through a second round. If you don't get votes across the 50 % + 1 vote border, you dont win it. The candidates won 49 %( NPP lead by Nana Akufo Addo) and 47% ( NDC lead by Prof. Atta Mills) respectively.
And yesterday it was around it will go through a 3rd round of election AGAIN to determine the winner ! But it will only be determined by 1 region. It is that close ! 
But anyway, it is good to see that Africa is slowly moving to a more civilized and democratic state. Democracy is something new here and hopefully in a few years time, we can see it reach a more stable and prosperous state.
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| Monday, 29-Dec-2008 14:15 |
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Alive !
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Just got back from Cape Town yesterday and I must say that place is beeee-au-tih-ful !
Anyway, finally got the time to sit down and upload my blog a little. As some of you might know, currently I am working here in Ghana, Africa. As i do not have a work permit here (Only have business visa), i have to leave this country every 60 days. My boss was told me to think of a few places to head to. I was considering Morocco or London. But then the air flight was too costly.  So terpaksa-la, change plans and was instructed to to go Joburg instead. Then it came to my mind, since i have yet to go to Cape Town and it was a long weekend why not head on over there. Got the green light from my boss and off I flew to Cape town !
The place was beautiful. I would say one of the few places I would really like to work at one of these days. Imagine it have a mountain just nearby, a beautiful city with state of the art architecture and also rich in history, and the sea just a stone throw away.
I have uploaded most of my pictures in facebook but here is one of it. Definitely a place to visit
 
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| Tuesday, 23-Dec-2008 08:26 |
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areeba...areeba
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Its that time of the year again
But like Easter, where the Easter bunny and egg collection happens, what does gift wrapping, santa and mistletoe comes in.Hahaha..
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| Friday, 12-Dec-2008 19:55 |
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Wake up and smell the coffee !
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The world is in peril. Sometimes, all we need to do is just open our eyes...
Recession...If you don't know it already, i think you are either too ignorant or probably under a coconut tree somewhere in the pacific ocean and disconnected from the world for the last six months. It is back and is biting us harder than ever. First the mortgage crunch, then the credit crunch and now in the US, the top 3 car makers are going down. GM, Chrysler and Ford are facing bankruptcy . It is an estimated 2.5 million jobs will be lost if the top 3 goes down. Its ripple affect will be felt all the way from its suppliers ( tyres, dashboard displays, steerings, etc ) to Europe. European car makes currently are in fear that the waves of the top 3 shutting down might also hurt them. ( Volvo is partially own by Ford and SAAB is owned by *i forgot who* )
In Moscow, Russia, some of the laborers are out of jobs as their plants are shutting down. In this desperate times, they would stand by the freeway hoping someone would slowdown and offer them a job. Any kind of job that would pay then a few dollars are taken up like hot apple pie. Even if its cleaning a house toilet or even raking the grass or shoveling the snow on the driveway. This people are not only manual laborers before, but also people who held positions in big corporations.
Zimbabwe has just introduce a 500,000,000 ( 500 million ) dollar note today. You know how much its worth in Usd ? 8 FREAKING USD ! For this 500,000,000 million dollar bill you can buy 2 loafs of bread or 4 box of milk. Thats all ! Apparently a teacher earns 100,000,000 million there and a doctor around 800,000,000 ! Inflation there has soared to nearly 2300 % ! Its not even freaking making any sense in economic terms. 
What I am saying here is that, we need to open our eyes at times to see what is happening around us and also the world. I am still shocked at times by people who are so ignorant about it. They can still argue of minor and petty stuff, and yet be so ignorant and "bimbo-ish" or "katak bawah tempurung" about these things. The usual answer would be " aah, wont affect us 1". "Zim bab what ? Never heard of that country before". Arghhhhh !
Imagine if you were born in a place where everything wasn't so nice and to even get to eat once was a blessing... Would you still be so ignorant ?
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| Wednesday, 10-Dec-2008 18:53 |
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WTF ?
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WTF...one of the worlds most used abbreviation and maybe one of the most interesting abbreviation where it can be expanded to form multiple meanings. *thou shall leave the expanding part to you to decide...* But anyway, this special word brings the real meaning of "Wherefore Thy Fascination?"
*...Lucille Eck (1979)
Briefly posted sign outside Mennonite meetinghouse to ward off nosy tourists. "Wherefore Thy Fascination?" later abbreviated to "WTF?" ...*
Check this site out
http://www.esquire.com/features/this-way-out/forgotten-inventors-1208
Aaaahhh, its the time of year where perfumes goes on sale in beautifully wrapped ribbons, christmas carols starts playing over the airwaves, decorations are being hung out especially at shopping malls, and also wrapping papers starts to go out of stock ! You know what it means right...CHRISTMAS IS HERE ! 
So spread some joy and love around people !
P/s : Pretty soon, I am pretty sure a lot of people would in their blog " My Year in 2008 or 2008..... or or or This Year..." Well, I AM GONNA DO MINE TOO ! Heck, this has been quite a rollercoaster year for me so I am joining in the fun !
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| Saturday, 6-Dec-2008 22:46 |
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Run
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* Leona Lewis did a cover of this song by Snow Patrol and i must say she did particularly good job at it ! Kudos ! I think i am starting to fall in love with her...*
When we were young, we ran a lot...why ? Either another kid was "It" and was about to tag us, or the we were playing " police and thief" or we just ran around for the fun it.
Once puberty hit, we ran alot too. Either to catch a school bus that we miss, or a medal that was going to the guy/gal on lane 3 ( during school "Hari Sukan" time ) or after a girl...(technically that was considered *running* was it ! )
I guess our whole life we did a lot of this thing called " running " right ? When it comes to work , either we are "running" towards our goal , or "running" away from responsibilities.
But i guess there is another "running" most of us have to go through. That would be the race down the aisle and beyond. I wouldn't say its a race, but rather a long marathon or jog. The alter is just a check point, cause after that the real "terror " begin ( at least for the groom it is ... )
I would be at the "age" right now where receiving [colour=red]"pink/red bombs"[/color] is no longer uncommon. When i was younger, it was either for " Mr. and Mrs. Tan and Family" <- referring to my mom and dad or " Mr. and Mrs Tan" only ! But now, its like " Mr. Duncan Tan ! hahaha. When it comes from someone expected, " wheeee, i am invited". When it came from someone unexpected, it'll be like " Holy crap, these 2 are getting married ! "
Anyway, my point i am getting to is , I am just wondering how come some people are just so eager to walk down the aisle ? Wedding and life long relationship are a marathon, not a sprint ! It doesn't mean that reaching that checkpoint first would mean you are a winner. There is no winner or loser here. Its just that i am so curious and surprised by few friends who have just dated for less than half a year and already having plans to set up the wedding bells. Have they not learned that what they are going through right now are the honey moon stages where all the lovey dovey words come out and presents would mean the sky ? But after that when reality kicks in, its not that sweet anymore ? When you realize, he smells funny, or the way she laughs pisses you off or the way he sits or the way she walk...
I am not saying dont get married at all or you need time to know someone. Its just that whats the rush right ? Yes, some might know a person for a month and it feels like you have know erm forever. I dont deny that happens. But its different when it comes to the person you are going to say " I do" to.
I dont mean to preach or anything here, just that remember about the run. Its no longer a sprint to see who finish first, but an endurance race to see how long you can last..
cheers people... !
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| Saturday, 6-Dec-2008 22:29 |
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Hey now,now
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Checking the back log of my blog, its really been AGES since i last update it !
Pai seh woi !
Anyway, heres some stuff that has been happening lately
1. I was back in Malaysia a month ago. It was a huge relieve to be back ! Well, this is the first time i am leaving home for such a long period and practically the other side of the world ! ( i am at GMT 0 ! , so thats like 8 time zones away ! ) But it felt good you know. Finally being able to see so many familiar faces, speak in hokkien, cantonese and BM, having my favourite food, etc etc etc. But most of all, i manage to meet up with nearly everyone ( except a few which i choose not to mention but you know who you are and how much you mean to me ). Never the less, I appreciate you guys making time to meet up with me. *hugs* 
2. Getting use to the hang of Ghana already. I would admit i was a little scared before when i first got here. Try imagine walking into a stadium full of African guys ! You are the only "white" skinned dude there. Even with no spot light shining down on your head, you feel like there was one ! God damn it ! hahaha ! ( I was at 2 games at the stadium and 1 concert ! )
3. Yes i went for a concert in a stadium ! I saw Wyclef, EVE and Mario performed here. And also a few local artist.
4. Got new lens and a bag for my camera ! And still getting the hang of my camera * thanks Dave for the guiding *
5. Gonna be heading home for CNY ! woohoo ! Yee sang, here I come !
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| Wednesday, 22-Oct-2008 14:50 |
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Trophy Wife
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Ok ! Penerbangan aku balik ke Malaysia sudah confirm !
Kalau tidak ada terrorist atau kesulitan, aku akan tiba di tanah yang tumpah darahku pada hari Jumaat ! Yowza !
Sebagaimana yang telah ditulis dalam "entry" aku yang lepas, aku harap aku dapat "meet" up dengan kawan-kawan sekampung aku !
Aku bersembahyang agar kapal terbang aku tak terhempas aku meletup di udara !
HAHAHAHA
"Yam seng" @ Cheers !
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| Friday, 17-Oct-2008 20:19 |
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May you rest in peace
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Some of us wake up every morning , feeling so heavy to head to work or to class or whatsoever it might be. But have we actually thought what if it was our last day in the world ? Would we still feel this way
I got up this morning, had my breakfast, say my morning prayers, put on my clothes and then headed off to work. With all the problems from yesterday still lingering in my head, i started up my laptop and started working.
Suddenly my old friend, Cheah messaged me. " Hey you remember Hwa Chin ? " I was like "yea" . I jokingly said " So wats up ? shes getting married ? " But I would have never thought it would happen cause she is the type of girl who was at the top of her class, smart, teachers pet, a person everyone loved.... Then he replied " She passed away last tuesday cause of liver cancer..."
I instantly fell back on my chair rest, starting blankly at my computer screen. I kept reading his last message over and over again, trying to make any sense of it. She had everything in front of her. Last that i know she just graduated from NUS with a degree in pharmacy and was about to start her career life. Little that i know she was suffering from an illness that will one day take her away from here.
This news really hit me hard. A friend of mine. A friend whom i went to tuition with when i was younger. A friend who shared a laugh or two with me. A friend whom i will now remember even more, as she had just reminded me how fragile life is. I do try very hard living my life to the fullest, every minute, every hour and every day of my life, i do try very hard to do it. But there are times when i still bitch and whine about how sucky life is and all. Imagine being in her shoe. Not knowing when life is going to end for you. Not knowing if the last dinner you had would be the last. Enough said.
To Hwa Chin, rest in peace
http://www.hwachin.blogspot.com/
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