THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

This classic carol was part of me when I was growing up. I particularly like the part when Ms. Piggy sang "Five Gold Rings" not sure why, but instantaneously propelled me to my childhood days. Perhaps I was the generation that grew up with Sesame Street, so it kinda holds some sentimental value when I listen to this.

I guess, I'm getting a bit sentimental during this part of the year when so many things happen and one can really get caught up with the moods of this season.

TIS' THE SEASON TO BE SWINDLED

Today must be THE day for swindlers to act! Why do I say this? Well, this afternoon, I received a call which number was on the "withheld" status.


Usually, such calls will be either from overseas or from these Insurance or Credit Card companies trying to sell their products. I had the choice of not responding to it but what if it was from one of my friends overseas? So, in good faith, I answered the call and from the end of the voice, it was a Mandarin speaking girl. Before, you could even say "Jericho", I've already figured out what this girl wanted. I had the thought that perhaps that maybe she is trying to tell me that I'm the lucky one and all I need was to give her my bank account number and they would deposit my winnings into it.


However, this call was different from the previous one. This one actually started with telling me that they were from this company and they were going to hold a party next Saturday at one of the shopping malls in the city. I thought, why not, entertain a bit and find out more about this scheme.

what a day...!

Mind you, all the conversation was uttered in the Mandarin dialect.

Girl: "How are you sir, I'm representing company so and so and would like to invite you to our party this coming Saturday at this mall". "Have you heard of this event and even our company?"


Me: "No, as a matter of fact, I have not heard of it"


Girl: "Oh we are very new in the market and one of the ways for us to advertise is to get you invited to our events where there will be performances, food and also lucky draws!"

Me: "Well, I will attend if I have the time"

Girl: "Sir, you must come, please do make a point to attend as we have lots of activities that day" "By the way, what's your name?"

At this juncture, I felt a bit suspicious as my understanding is, if you know my cell phone number, definitely you will know whom you are calling.

Me: "Don't you know my name? If you have my number, I would think that you would have already got it from a source that would have included in a name?"

Immediately, the girl went into hyper drive. She was speaking so fast, that there were certain words that I could not understand.

Girl: "Don't worry sir, we got your number from a reliable source and we did not source out additional information. I would just like to your surname since there would be a lot of people attending that day and I would like to register your name for the gifts"

Me: "Didn't you hear me the first time? I said that I would attend if I have the time"

Girl (sounding emotional): "Why must you be so difficult? I just want to know your surname and that you also do not want to tell me? What kind of guy are you? You good for nothing...."

The rest of the conversation from here ended in a lot of swear words and before you knew it, like the SHINKANSEN, she sped off and cut me off!

u stupid bitch!

What nerve that bitch has to call me names and swear off like that. I didn't even have the chance to reply my swear words in Mandarin!! Anyway, this was the first time, I have received such a call, mostly it was the AF calls and they spoke in Indonesian.

So, in future, you guys also receive such calls, I guess the best policy is not to entertain them as there are so many swindlers out there.

Oh, before I forget, I also got an interesting mail from a swindler and of all places from facebook! Yes, I got the most lame-st email ever. Its about this brother and sister from Ivory Coast, whose fortune that they must take out of the country. They need an account to deposit this huge sum of money and have asked the reader, that is ME, to provide them. Apart from my generosity of providing them that facility, they would also pay me 10% of their inheritance money as a token of gratitude to me!


Two swindlers in one day, how lucky can one get? Luckily, its not a stormy night with thunder & lightning!!

SIESTA

slipping to the dreamy state...

What's good about having to work half a day and taking the other half of it off, sure makes a person feel much happier and also less stressful. Well, I'm on a half day leave today, just to clear off my leave and go figure, I'm actually putting this here. Anyway, I do not mind to do so as it gives me some private time for myself to do the things that I want to do.

As I look outside, the rain has just stopped and knowing me, I might want to get my power nap, perhaps one or two hours. Some people can have a power nap for about half an hour and, after it, they will feel so refreshed. Actually, I'm a true believer in power naps, naps that do not take the whole entire day or half a day, but usually confined to about one hour the most.

making sure not sleeping too excessively...

I usually have power naps when I'm not doing anything and this will always take place in the afternoons around 3 plus. As most people will drive into slumber and then take longer than they should, I would usually condition myself to only take half an hour or the most one hour. The reason being, is that I will not want to feel lethargic after my nap.

The whole point is to feel refreshed and cheat the body that you have rested enough, and strangely, body will respond to that lie. Its only if you are really tired, then this will not work. But, if you need that extra storage of energy to be flushed out, why not take a power nap soon?

wanna sleep with me?

As for me, guess, what, after this, I'm going to head to my bed and get my much needed "siesta"...

much stronger after the rest!

DECK THE HALLS WITH BOUGHS OF HOLLY...

thank goodness for competent colleagues...

Finally, the last piece of my Christmas decoration has been put up. Nothing to shout about but this involves placing running lights on the garland outside my house. To me, it was a finalization of what I have ever imagined to have it done and since now, I have already done it, I'm feeling a bit contended.

Yes, the joyous celebrations of all will be celebrated in about 2 weeks time and during this time, one begins to ponder, should I start doing my Christmas shopping now?

Another finalization of my other project to organize for the Christmas party in the office also paid well. I guess choosing able colleagues to be in my committee and getting them to help me on this has also blossomed. As I was on leave on Friday, these same people did all the calling and also managed to cut down the price while not sacrificing the quality and the number of food served, we managed to stay within the budget, hurray!

So as I came back to work, the first thing they came to report to me is to give me the price list and the dishes they have ordered. The final figure was something that I did not anticipate and moreover, they are also providing two waiters to serve us, free of charge!

what shall I buy...?

However, I found out that there is something else I have not done and that is to get my Christmas pressie ready. Since its a holiday today, I will go to the malls after my gym and shop for the presents and also maybe do a bit of personal shopping too, who knows, someone special will get a present placed under my tree?

WHERE SHALL I GO?

There's so much of discounts lately in the air fares and I feel compelled to book some and just get off for a few days just to hang loose. With budget airlines like AirAsia and soon, Tiger Airways hitting our airspace next year, I think I will have more choice in terms of choosing my point of destination. I've got to do some homework but if I'm going to a place which I'm already familiar with, I think I will just get the tickets and book my rooms online.

Travelling alone is good for me, and if I were to travel in a group, I prefer not a big one, because logistically speaking, we need to wait for each other and this would be very cumbersome. I have organized such groups before but frankly speaking, if I were to take them out, I will have to understand their likes and dislikes, hence, it will be quite a fair bit for me, as after all, I'm out for a break, not to work again.

come away with me...??

So, with the end of the year coming and the new year approaches, I have in mind to go to several places but have not made up my mind as yet. I may end up in a new place but knowing me, I might end up in another familiar place which I might have gone before!

WHAT BLISS...

what a blissful day...

What can I say about this day, except it was blissful and not stressful at all. Yes, when I woke up, what greeted me was a gloomy day without the sun, and suddenly I felt like it was winter again. The sun was out, the air was crisp and here I was lying in my warm bed, feeling as if suddenly what I wished for to happen in Malaysia, might just come true? That it would be winter here...instead of rain, we get snow?

Well, it was just a wish, and nothing more to it. I woke up at the pace I wanted to, and did not have to rush off to work like what I do each and every morning! I took things in my stride for it was my day off, and I was going to maximize this day to the maximum. As I looked out to the window, I notice that a soft rain began to fall and before you know it, its already making feel sleepy once again, and my thoughts were only aimed at my bed and my pillow. But, I had an appointment for the car, so I went to the service center, had my car serviced and then came back home, did some stuff and then headed out for gym and also tea with my friends, who happened not to be working too.

wish everyday was like today...

As I decided to go to MidValley for gym, I noticed that the malls are all decked in their best and certainly the atmosphere really feels 'Christamasy'. If a first time visitor thought that this country was a Christian majority, they are so wrong. As most malls will use this period (since its also the end of the year) to cash in on sales, and commercialization has remain the center point instead of what we are supposed to celebrate.

Anyway, I'm really impressed with this year's theme and also decorations in Mid Valley. The whole concept I thought that it had a warm feeling, ahhh, in short, its a blissful day today! I really hope every day is like this too.

WHAT A DAY!

This evening, I had to rush out of the office for my choir practice. As I was on leave the next day, I wanted to finish as many tasks. However, as I about to leave the office, THE BOSS called me and asked me to update him and the CFO on one our on-going case. So, grudgingly, I dragged myself to the CFO's room to update him (although I have already updated him via the e-mail).


After all the repeating, which I found myself stupid to do so, CFO began to mumble something to me about something on how to approach this problem and how I did my job, blah, blah and began to give me a lecture. I was like WTF, I don't want this, I need to get out of the office right now, but no, this CFO was holding me from what I wanted to do. He began to analyze my strategy dealing with this problem and how I could improve on it. Halfway around, my mind began to slip into my dream state mode and began to actually hum the parts for the songs that we were suppose to sing. I began to day dream until something hit me back to reality...

hey u...get me out of here!

The CFO gave me valuable inputs but could not work in this case! (confirmation given by THE BOSS after my meeting with the CFO) After what looked like hours, CFO finally relents and allows me out of the room. I charged over to my place, ready to pack up, shut down my pc and head out when my subordinate, Slinky Selma came up to me and presented another problem for me to help her solve.



God Have mercy!! I need to get out now, I'm pressed for time! But, like all calm creature, I attended to her without showing my inner feelings and then, calmly waited for her to talk to me about her problems. Luckily for me, this was a small problem and before she could finish, I finished her sentence and told her how to face it. Slinky thought it over for a while and agreed with my proposal.


Finally, it was all over. I quickly began to shut down my system, packed my things and got out of the office finally. By the time, I reached the choir area, I could see that the members were all seated and the best part of it, they did not start yet. I began to slip into my seat immediately and then began to practice with the rest.


As I began to type this out now, I began to wonder what a day I had. I've noticed that whenever you are pressed for time, all such things will fall into place and disrupt all the perfectly laid out plans you had for the day. Perfectionist as I am, I know the day will never go along as how you had planned it, that is why contingency plans are always needed and a cool mind and head needs to be in place!

just keep cool and smile...

About the choir, it went well, the children sang such beautifully, like little angels!

THE CHRISTMAS PARTY

I've been tasked to take care of the Christmas party in my office and naturally, being a planner, I have so much fun bringing new ideas to it. Of course, being the only PLU in the department, it means that I'm also oozing with creativity from the gift exchanges right up to the food served that evening.



Naturally, one of the horrifying thing that comes up to mind is BUDGET! Yes, I'm allowed to spend this amount of money, but I need to ensure I do not go overboard on it. I'm pretty sure that things will flow naturally as this is not the first time I have organized a party like this.

ho ho ho...

Anyway, as they say, there is strength in numbers, so the first thing I did was send an email to all in my office (which comprised of 4 different departments) and enquired if they were interested to join in. After getting the actual numbers, I then work closely with the secretaries and enquired how much each of their bosses will fork out for the gathering. The more money we have, the more we can cater to get good food, but knowing how stingy the department heads are, well, I shall leave it to tomorrow as I will be talking to the CFO and getting the right amount for our party.

so many ideas, but money is a concern...

So, coming back to the party itself, I think I will form a little committee to overlook on the gifts, food and also decorations. As the natural born leader (thank you, thank you), I shall direct and ensure that all these little committee members do their part and make sure we excel in it, because, sad to say, I'm such a perfectionist when it comes to a task!



That could be my forte' and also my worst enemy!

DON'T LOOK DOWN ON THEM

What is the politically correct reference to those who are deaf and dumb? Do we call them physically challenged persons? In my case, these group of physically challenged guys attend Cali. Gym and truth to be told, I'm really impressed by their ability to overcome all challenges to look good.

These group of them actually attends the gym most days and some times weekends too, working out on their core muscle groups. As their community is rather a small one, they know each other and their numbers are like about 10. So, each time, whenever they attend gym in the evenings, I will notice these group of them always working together and supporting each other.

we work hard to look good...

It's their esprit De corps that has attracted me to them. Each time, by way of communication, their hands and fingers will go all over the place and each time they do such gestures, one can tell whether they are arguing or sharing a joke, or perhaps bitchin' about some cute guy in the gym? From my observation, I've noticed that they actually do have a body language deciphering the things that is happening, and from what I notice after a long time, I can tell whether they are happy or sad. Perhaps the easiest way is to note their face and expression, so in their case, eye contact is very important.

I've studied sign language once a upon a time ago while I was in Uni. doing some community welfare work that involved physically challenged impaired children. The type of sign language I studied was the International English one and I was quite fluent in its gestures (if I may say so). However, after I left Uni. so many years and not being able to practice it with anyone, I found that I could not remember most of it. Some of the common ones, yes I can still pick up but the others which is a bit complicated, well, I have given back.


So, it was good to see these group of physically challenged impaired persons communicating as it brought me back to my memories of my sign language but, there were several gestures which I did not understand and I guess it must be in the Malay Language (which is different in style with the English one).


One thing that also attracted my attention to them was that, these group of special people are also PLUs, and how I got to know it, well, lets just say, its all in the hands! If you do drop by to Cali. in MSC (Menara StanChart) one of the mid-week evenings, you will notice these cute guys using their hands to communicate.

IT'S APPROVED!

Just some updates on what happened on my annual leave application, well, The Boss said it was entirely his mistake of not approving it in the system and since he had already approved my planned leave much earlier, there was a mistake when the GM cancelled my leave.



According to him, the flow system of our leave application goes like this. From us to The Boss and should stop there. However, if The Boss forgets to approve it and for a number of days, that leave application will then be escalated to the next level, and that will be The Boss's Head (and you think there is no bureaucracy in the private sector?)



So, according to The Boss, it was the month end, and his excuse was that he did not have time to read my application online (even though an email will prompt him to do so). So, that period lapsed and the next thing, it flowed to the next level.

So, are you going to approve my leave...?

Anyway, I looked at him and smiled, and what do you expect me to do here? Go over and pat him on his shoulders and say, "Awww, you poor thing, too much work huh?" Nope, didn't do that, in effect, I did not do anything that was stupendous, just smiled and when he said that it was ok to resubmit again, I did it right away. And , true to his words, he immediately approved it.


Well, at least The Boss is a man of his words, he does have balls after all!


** Can't believe I'm bitchin' about him behind his back**

CHOIR PRACTICE

hitting the high note!

Just back from my choir practice, and after so many years not participating in it, I find myself a bit lost of my parts but thankfully, the members were supportive and encouraged me all the way. The singing of the parts are the ones that is really difficult at times because we are so used to the harmony and the melodies that at times, I find myself slipping back to it rather than follow my part strictly.

watch me sing...?

Anyway, there will still be practices and I know that from the days onwards, I will improve on it. In addition to this, I'm enjoying what I'm doing so, this is going to be something that I will look forward to it.

Wish me luck!

THE SEASON OF ADVENT.

Today is the 1st Sunday of Advent in the Christian calendar. The season of Advent or the name of it was taken from Latin, "adventus" meaning to say that this is the season whereby preparations are made to celebrate Christmas.

During this season, the color used will be purple but strangely, on the 3rd Sunday of Advent, the color pink or rose is instead used. Here, one can see that the priest will be robed in pink / rose color and will come out to greet his congregation. The color pink in the church signifies anticipation of wait with joy!

Therefore, as one lights up the advent candles (which has four incidentally for the four Sundays in December), there are 3 purple ones and the last one is pink. That is why, the church is rich in its symbolism and that translates it into the faith that one holds. However, sadly not many live up the expectation to live up according to what has been taught and this brings upon the ire of those who does not share the same faith as us.

I AM SO HIT!

take off your pants...

HITMAN the game used to very popular and also at the same time attracted numerous controversial as being one of the more gory featured themes, had me mesmerized last night when I went for it a the newly opened GSC in Pavilion. Although not a fan of it when it came out as a game form, I knew something about it as most of my friends were playing it. I felt a bit strange looking at them randomly killing and also the way, the victim was being shot and in addition to that, the number of times it featured violence as its central theme.

Nonetheless, I still made my way to the movie after watching the preview and also wanted to catch more of the main actor, Timothy Olyphant (strange surname). The show is predictably fast paced and the way it portrays is almost exactly as how one is playing the game. But, what really set my eyes toward this movie is Timothy, oh, how hawttt he is! I'm also amazed that all hit men must be properly attired and this was what set me ogling at his impeccable dressing and yet, dangerous.

make my day...

I guess there is a little in me that is into dressing and immaculately dressed dangerous characters. No doubt he was dangerous, but yet, he still kept his cool and had a heart, oh, how much I wish I could just grab him away from that whore Nika! And, the way he spoke, almost totally made me come in orgasmic reactions time after time, and speaking of which, since that is a new cinema and new seats, I think I was pretty much in control!



A quick check on Timothy later revealed that he was born in 1968 and he is married (oh shucks!) but still looks so desirable! His entire package is really to shout out about and I guess, that is why, working hard in the gym really pays off when you reach older, because as we can see from all this living examples, it is good to put some effort in exercise!



So, that's why I'm saying, I'm so hit by this movie not only by the sexy actor Timothy (dressing and the way he speaks) but also the way he took good care of his body! I'm really impressed and make me want to go way out to take really good care of myself!

I WANT MY RIGHTS!

I want my RIGHTS upheld!

I want my rights!!! Yes, I'm shouting this at top of my voice for some rights here. You see what happens in most companies during this time of the year is that most of us employees are asked to clear our annual leaves. As for the practice in my company, we are allowed to bring forward one year of leave but for the leave which is not taken for the previous year, we have to take it or it might be forfeited. (since the company is so 'Kiam Siap' (stingy in the Fujian dialect) not wanting to reimburse us on it)

For example, if I have 2006 leave still not taken and I have left about 6 days, I'm asked by my HR Dept. to clear them by December 2007; bear in mind, the leave for 2007 is untouched! So like good employees and after doing our leave planning for the month of December, dutifully, I logged into the website and then applied for my leave, subject to my Manager's approval. And, since we have already got his consent on it, as there will be people taking over our duties during our absence and also mind you, its not even a stretch of days, like one or two day in between the holidays and also half days, I clicked on the send button to my Manager.

Lo and behold! for not only it was rejected, it was rejected by my GM and of all persons, why should he get involved in my leave application here? Since this is the case and this did not involve only me but several of my colleagues, we have decided to meet up with the Manager right on Monday morning and discuss on what is really going on here? I mean I want to know my rights here, first, you say that I have to clear my leave, then now you reject it, so what is going on here? Besides, I'm open to the idea that if they do not allow me to take leave just because its the year end, then compensate me of the forfeited leave or maybe come up with a compromise to allow me to bring forward also this 2006 leave to 2008 in addition to the 2007 not taken!

If all else fail, perhaps a complaint to the MOM (Ministry of Manpower) should be forwarded! I want to exercise my RIGHTS!

EARTHQUAKE IN BUKIT TINGGI, MALAYSIA.

Just now, I caught up the news on TV3 and one of the headlines is that an earthquake occurred in Bukit Tinggi. For those whose geography is pretty bad, this particular Bukit Tinggi is located on the way to Genting Highlands.

It seems that there were 3 earthquakes and the MET (Meteorological) Dept. is going to keep tab on it and in an official statement, telling people not to worry about it.

Hmm, seems like the earthquake fever has now officially shifted to Malaysia. From what I know, Malaysia lies away from the ring of fire, where Indonesia is situated but looking at things now, the truth about Malaysia moving towards the Indian Ocean is true?

Geez, perhaps we must all learn how to survive in the event a major shock like this affects KL! Makes you wonder too, if the world is indeed ending soon....?

ADVENTURES IN A SAUNA, ONE BORING EVENING.

come play with me...?

Saunas or bath houses, whichever way you call it is a place people go for baths...yes, the naive me once thought, but when I stepped into one myself, how much of that thought just vanished and how much I learnt about such a place called saunas or bath houses. Actually, the word sauna is a very innocent word, but coined into today's text, its not so much as simple like we want it to be.

So, that evening, my dear PBF messaged me in cyberspace and after exchanging our pleasantries began to update me what he did for that evening. One of the places that he made was to a local sauna located in Taman Desa, which we all know as MM. Curious to know how it went he told me that it was not a very fruitful night, meaning to say, not many of the good looking or hot guys were there.

I told him bluntly that being a weekday, for certain you would not expect to get a good crowd there. However, as optimist as I was, he told me that he did find 'someone' along the lurks of the corridor to have some release, but this was not the meaning gist of what actually happened.

According to my PBF, while in the steam room, some chubby guy actually urinated in there and the minute he did that, one could hear the rippling sound as it went down toward the slippery wet floor and the next minute, it stench like some kid tossing a stink bomb. Yes, some fat guy actually did that, and I asked him how sure he was it was him who did it, and my PBF not the one to hold anything from me, said he was merely inches away from him when it happened.

My first reaction to it was, how on earth could he just stand there and watch / hear, whatever you call it? Being misty and so, I mean, its not going to be a sight to behold, right? Well, thank goodness for him, the minute he heard the few sound of the splashes, he hasten his steps out of the place, and while making his way to the door, the whole steam room already had the stench of ammonia!!

Gross!! How can anyone do that in a steam room? But, to think of it, anything can happen in a steam room, right guys? But to pee in there, I mean if you say, someone actually had cum in there, ok, still can be accepted but to actually do that action there is like, double icky gross! Hmm, having said that, stepping on someones else 'cum' on the slippery floor is no fun at all too, to which I think one have to take precautions especially entering a steam room in a bath house.

would u like me to be your FB?

Anyway, my PBF did manage to hook a guy and his impression of this guy was by his measurement of his dick, which according to him was extremely large for a Chinese. Also, this guy had a nice body and his face was just so so, but according to him, could have recruited as FB (fuck buddy). Well, too bad, for after having his little tryst in one of the cubicles available in MM, he left and so did the other guy. It was sheer pity but, I advised him, perhaps make another trip again on the same day and time, the following week, maybe, just maybe, he might be able to catch his large tool friend?

THE 80's ROCK!!

I just love the 80's and why not? We have all the good music there and one of them, is a group I have not heard it for a long time on the radio's now. Yup, the group Ah-Ha from the Nordic country and once a upon a time, they were so cute, I actually fantasized about them, perhaps, its me and blonde's!

Anyway, this kind of music were the sort that made my heart skip a beat faster as I reminded me how much of memories it held for me, and how much, I enjoyed dancing to its tune. So, today, upon hearing this on the radio, I was like, must add this to my Blog. I know some of you don't even know this song or this group, what the heck, a bit of history lesson for you as you traverse along, at least, don't allow people to call you "JAKUN" for not knowing a bit of music history!

Enjoy...

FATT FATT MEME - ANOTHER FITTED HUMOR

what another meme...?

Received a message from Bong Bong telling me that I have a meme to compile and when I looked that topics, I'm perplexed with the chosen choice of questions. I never thought that I will be doing this and I would love to avoid getting too personal about it too, but I don't think so, perhaps I'm getting a bit bolder as the days go by and I would like to shed off more skin, just to reveal a bit more of my crazy side.

So here goes nothing:-

8 Things I'm Passionate about:

1. Family ties.

2. Friendships.

3. Love.

4. Enjoying a good meal with good company.

5. Equality for all.

6. Discerning and having a conscience attitude.

7. Acceptance.

8. Non-judgemental.

8 Things I want to do before I die:

1. Live & work in New York.

2. Travel to outer space.

3. Adopt a kid.

4. Strike it rich, then I will not have to get mental everyday!

5. Take a cruise trip all over all the world, after conquering space, hehehe!

6. Probably have a one night stand with a "see ham" (have sex with the opposite sex).

7. Own a gay spa, earn heaps of money from it if item # 4 do not materialize.

8. After item # 8, I will open a gay retirement village!

8 Things I say often:

1. Fuck

2. Shit

3. Wa Lau Eh

4. "Sei Loh" (Die loh)

5. So "Charm" (so pitiful)

6. Fabulous

7. "Kiam Siap" (stingy)

8. Thank you. (hard to believe it, I can be courteous too)

8 Books I read recently:

1. Jesus of Nazareth by Joseph Ratzinger

2. The Holy Bible (every Sunday)

3. Mister Monday by Garth Nitz

4. Grim Tuesday by Garth Nitz

5. Newspapers

6. Blogs

7. Biography of Pope John Paul II

8. 8 days.

8 Songs / Artistes that I can listen to over and over:

1. Madonna

2. Plain white T's

3. Never had a dream come true - S CLUB 7

4. Anthony Callea (he is so cute yet talented)

5. Josh Groban ( he's good)

6. Michael Buble (he sings to me)

7. Daughtry (I like this style)

8. Pink ( I love her style)

8 Things that my friends find me attractive:

1. My sense of humor (sick humor you mean)

2. Optimism

3. Kindness

4. Lovable

5. Fun

6. My bitchiness

7. Practical

8. Pragmatic

** WTF, only 8? I have more qualities that those, but namely- humble, trustworthy, joyful, etc etc, gosh, so many of them, are you sure that when you put in this, Bong Bong, we are expected to be truthful, LOL!!

So, am I going to tag anyone? Naw, I shall leave it as it is...

oops, too much skin shedding off...

LATEST UPDATES

Oops, no updates for a few days now, yes? Well, I have been busy, but not of the dating sort though! I have been busy with the books that my colleague got for me, its a series of it and its named rather simply as the days of the week.

The whole collection runs through Sunday and my colleague told me that I'm only getting it until Friday and she will pass me the rest upon me having finished reading all. Hence, I'm engaged with my reading now, not that its not good, but then again, I have my other activities to be contended with, so really sitting down and picking up a book is so so challenging especially when I have so many distractions out there. But, its alright, I think I can survive, and indeed I believe I can.

these series complement for the upcoming movie, The Golden Compass

Till then, will periodically come in here and tell you guys stories or updates from my friends. Oh, yes, I'm also feeling a bit festive and since, its like only a month away from Christmas, I have also put up the grand old tree (ran from generations and still survived) in my living place, and it looks pretty and homely. Only hoping now, that it might just snow? That would complement everything.

UNWANTED PUBLIC AFFECTIONS

Picture this scene taken from a steam room. Guys in towels, steam is all over the place, there's the hissing sound of the mechanics of it working and of course, yours truly sitting down, enjoying the heat and truly believing that my pores will open up, and when it does, dirt will come out. Once that process is done, I will have a beautiful skin, that's what I was imaging at that moment.


While all this was taking place, two guys walked in, unfazed with the surroundings, and sat at one of the corner. As a matter of fact, they were sitting at my right hand side. From the steamy outlook of that room, I managed to catch a glimpse of the two guys. One was short and the other was taller. The shorter one had a spiky hair, was medium built and had a toned up body. His partner, the taller one, had short hair, was lanky and could tell he was not as built up like his partner. He, however had this six pack which was so evident and how I envied him. I began to take a deep breath just to suck in and pull out my chest, so as not to lose out.

As I was taking this action, the taller guy, who was next to me, then began to put his head on his partner's shoulder. He began to lean more closer to this partner and then whispered something to his partner's ear, which obviously was funny, as both of them laughed. Then, the other partner also moved closer, as in trying to reciprocate his partner's action. Suddenly both of them was very close and the taller guy, still leaned his head on his partner's shoulder.

What would your reaction to this be? Lovely right? Such a loving couple demonstrating their untold love for the world to envy and thus, ensure that theirs was the event that should not be missed in the steam room that evening. But, something is wrong here, very very wrong indeed.

I mean, I'm not against such public affection and gestures by two loving couples, heaven forbid that I should even condemn such actions, as I will always think that such public affections, reaffirms the commitment made by two people in love. But, to show such public affections in a gym steam room, is totally wrong!

mmm, kiss me quick...

Yes, this was what I observed this evening when I was done with my workout in the gym. I was astonished and yet amazed, like how brave or stupid can one be? If it was empty, fine, but then again, it was filled with other guys, and I don't think all of them were gays! Except me, who was busily observing their antics, I thought that such an action, should have been refrained or if this was a gay club, then by all means, but already we have such homophobic people out there, why go on and prove them that what they have (by being homophobic) is correct?

Also, lately, I have noticed that the guard stationed in our locker room, now does his rounds at the shower areas too. Perhaps some straight bean pole guy made a complaint by saying that these shameless gays were cruising at the wrong areas or worse still engaged in some fornicated activities behind the shower curtains? I shrug to think so, but in reality, it has happened, as per my previous posts.

**Sigh**

SPATE OF BAD LUCK!

CK has been having a spat of bad luck recently. First his car battery had some problems, and it stalled right next to the highway last Saturday. Then, on Sunday, it again failed on him despite him changing it and this time it was much luckier, at the BP station near to his home.

However, the worst part of it was this morning, when his car got stalled again and this time it happened at roundabout near his place. The traffic policeman who were manning the roads at that moment, helped him to push the car to the side. While he was at the side, CK called up his dad to come help him out of this but suddenly out of nowhere, two Indian chaps who obviously saw how his car stalled, came by their motorbikes and one of them, approached CK and threatened him with a knife.

will this all end...?

They pulled of his gold chain he was wearing and took his cell phone. As his car keys were in the car, the robber also took that away from him and within seconds, sped away. This happened while there were cars moving along that busy road that morning and also, policemen (3) were stationed at the roundabout. I asked him if he got hurt, and he told me that he did not, only got some scratches on him and that's about it. Later, his dad did arrived but all this had already taken place, and a police report was subsequently made at the police station.

I told CK that he was lucky that they did not take his wallet and it would be very cumbersome if one were to lose the important documents in it. However, the sad part is that he lost the cell phone that he bought only like last year and its not even one year old. I feel sad for him...


I pray and hope that he would really get out of this spate of unlucky incidents, hopefully, this will be the end of it! As they say, it never rains but pours BUT, the optimist in me will add, A Sliver Lining will appear after the storm!

MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE!

do the right thing, choose HAPPINESS!

All of us have choices, either we make good choices or bad ones, no matter what, they are given to us as humans. However, there is a simple choice that we have all forgotten to undertake, that is the choice to be happy or sad.

From my countless and numerous conversations and also truly, myself who have had this choice, this simple task seems to be a tall order to follow up to. Why do I say this? Well, look at this at your side of the fence.

For instance, if we were to choose be happy and truly we will be, but if we choose otherwise, then it looks like, not only are we going to be miserable but will also affect the others around us. But, having said that, at times we do feel a burden to put on a happy face and go along with the flow, as deeper down us, we have been conditioned to be miserable! Only if we were to overcome this and put on a mature way of thinking out loudly the consequences of our choices, I guess we will make the right ones!

But, as humans as we are and as the scriptures says "The body is willing, but the spirit is weak!", many a times, we fall to this trap. We psyche ourselves that we will be happy but one little thing that triggers us, we will fall back to the stage of self-pity and blame all the whole world but ourselves for feeling lousy!!

Many a times, I fall to this trap too, and by putting this down in my Blog, I'm trying to re-affirm myself and hopefully the others who read this, that our happiness is in our state of mind, all we need is to change our perspective and move on with those choices. Hence, I believe very strongly, why I managed to learn all this is because I have tasted the sweetness, sourness, and the bitter pills of life.

So, to all those who have always managed to complain and always make as if life is treating them so badly, perhaps, its the wrong choices that has been chosen?

** p/s if u read this, you should know by now, what to make of your life!

TOO LATE TO APOLOGIZE

I read Ryan's blog about Dante's Cove and wanted to find out what it was all about and to my surprise, it does contain elements of surprise! Of course, the eye candies are like delicious and you notice how immaculately nice their bodies all turn out to be? Notwithstanding, their good looks are also a plus point!

the cast of Dante's Cove

Anyway, I like this song too "Too Late To Apologize" by Timbaland & One Republic and what better way to portray with the above video from Dante's Cove.

the happy couple, who fight all odds to be together...

GADGET MEME

Thank you very much, Ah Bong for tagging me...with a surly smile at my side. Hmm, ok, since I did promise you that I will do it, so here is the gadget meme...but really, why a gadget meme? Who thinks of this please...more erotic ones in the future, please!



Latest gadget I bought:- my trusted Sony Ericsson's phone, but in reality, I still want to get something in the market but have not decided what to get.



What's the first gadget that I own? Parents bought me a hand held game when I was younger, it was fun while it lasted though. Can't remember whats it called but its almost close to the newer versions of GameBoy.



What's the expensive gadget that I ever owned? My laptop PC, a Compaq Persario. Actually, I owned several gadgets but I guess at the moment, this is the lappie that I bring along anywhere.



What's the next gadget that I want to get? Perhaps the IPOD touch?



Do I follow the updates of the latest gadgets in the market? No, not really because I get updates from my friends who will tell me what's new in the market.

my trusted hand phone...

What brand do you trust for handphone, camera, computer?

Handphone: Nokia / Sony Ericsson's

Camera: Nikon

Computer: Compaq.



I shall not tag anyone....let it be....

THE ONE WITH THE ANNUAL DINNER

what a BORING night...

Last night, I attend my company's Annual Dinner and Dance, and truth be told, it was not very entertaining. I found the whole set up to be utterly boring and best yet, the prizes that came along with it was not attractive. Perhaps, I did not get to win, so like the proverbial saying, "The Grapes are Sour!!"

Anyways, it was not something I would have anticipated and like the many years I had attended, this was the same. It was not memorable nor was it captivating enough to grab my attention and yet I still wonder, why do I put up to attend it since I have so many negative sayings about it? Coming back to the dinner itself, after the customary speech by the President, then came the honors, and the entertainment plus food. The entertainment was surprisingly BAD and the food, WORSE!

After all those unfavorable statements of it, I still hold on to the hope that perhaps next year will be better...well that's the optimist in me talking but the bitch part of me, will just go on bitching!

BE THE WOLF, BEOWULF!

look into my eyes...

"Make love to me, and you shall be king forever...."with these statement, does it warrant to you to believe that this was picked up from a movie I went to watch last night? Well, yes this was the so called "pick up" line from that flirty Grendel's mother to Beowulf.

This took place at Cineleisure and I was immediately surprised that for a CG movie like this, the respond from the crowd was overwhelming. For a weekday, I told Sluttila, Wingedman and Wingedman's The BF, these good folks don't need to work? Could also be the holidays soon and I guess that's why it was full for a week day night.

The movie portrays this dude called Beowulf who lived like in the year AD 560, who managed to slay a demon-like monster called Grendel. To fight Grendel, the hero needs to be in the buff and this makes for many of us last night (the sesat pondans that is), trying to catch that glimpse of his "private parts". Perhaps a campaign to show-off the private parts of Beowulf should be organized so that it can be properly revealed to all. The CG created the body of Beowulf unimaginably out of this world! Every part of his body was flawless and I must admit I got a bit of a turned on looking at it even though I know it was so many things added into it!

an awesome, out of this world body...

And, how about the part where Grendel's mother seduce Beowulf? If Beowulf was gay, I think he would have just said no thank you, I don't fancy "see hams" (clams) but your shoes are hot, where did you get them? Oh, that Gucci glistening on your body is so in, I just admire you! Imagine a gay Beowulf trading fashion secrets with that vengeful Grendel's mother!!

check out those stilettos...!

So, if you do want to catch this for some leisure session, watch it and have a good laugh at it. I guess, at some point of the time, there is the slasher, the ripper and the gore that will appear but we will dismiss it because we tend to think, after all, it unreal, its all animated. However, it was good, 'cause at times, I really did not know which part was real and which part was CG. However, I would love to be in Angeline's role, of all the roles in that movie, she holds the BEST part (in terms of fashion and also being flirty).

VIRGIN GETS CRUISED

Ever been cruised before? If yes, can you remember exactly what happened? Like, when did it take place, where was it and, seriously, how old were you when you were approached?

I was thinking of this subject when I was passing through THE MALL the other day. All of us have in one way or the other have gone there for shopping or just probably to check out that place, no? Well, as for me, during my time, that place used to be a the place besides Sungei Wang. KLCC did not appear on our radars at that time, so THE MALL was THE place for many a people to hang out. Located in Jln Putra, it was situated opposite of the Pan Pacific Hotel and also the nearby, UMNO HQ.

During those times, PUTRA or KOMUTER did not appear at all, and the only way access from PJ to that place, was by bus. I remember mini bus were abound at those times, so, pretty much, if you can read this, I guess you must be thinking which part of the world am I living in, right? Actually, I gather that most of you would have never experienced a mini bus like me, so, in way, I think I feel pity for you...**smirk**

Anyway, I'm not going to delve on this but rather on what I had intended to talk about. I remember getting a part-time job after my SPM and I went to work in this music store (which was operated by a relative) to earn some extra pocket money and at the same time, to get my application approved before I did my A-levels.

The job was pretty easy, all I had to do was to help take care of the store, assist customers if they wanted to get some albums, test out the quality if they asked for and other stuff like stock taking etc etc. I had to work from morning (11 am right up to 8pm), so mostly I will be spending my time at the mall. My breaks will be for lunch and dinner and its usually half an hour or so.

I would usually have my break at the ground floor where the food court would be or I would just hang around the place but after a while, it gets pretty boring and all I want to do is just grab a bite and do a bit of reading. It was when I was having this break that one day, I was officially cruised by this guy in his late 20-s.

There used to be a fountain at the lower ground floor where the food court met with the supermarket and that was the usual place I will always hang out. I will just sit there, read something or at times, just stare blankly on the going-ons around me; until this guy appeared.

"Hi, excuse me, can I ask you a question?" the guy asked.

"Sure, what would you like to know?" I answered.

"Is there a disco in this building?" he added.

"A disco? Hmm...I'm not sure" I replied.

"Well that place is like a pub actually, so is there any such place in here?" he posed the question to me again.

This time, I was thinking my wits out if such a disco or pub actually existed. I was particularly clueless on his series of questions.

"Sorry, I'm not sure if there is such a place, perhaps you can ask Information" I told him.

He looked at me in a strange way, by which, he opened his mouth once again and said...

"You ever heard of this place called Blue Boy?"

"Huh? Blue Boy?" I asked innocently. ( I swear at that tender age of 17, I really did not know much about Blue Boy or what connections it was posed to me)

"Yes, you ever heard of it?" he asked again.

"No, I'm not sure if I have ever hear of this place" I replied, hoping he would go away.

This time, he did not let me go. He kept on asking me about whether I had a girl friend, which school I attended and asked me about my friends or what I was doing there. I'm not sure what made me answer all of his questions that day, as I know, I was never to speak to strangers in that manner and stupid me, I did not catch his drift when he asked me all those questions. Only, later when he asked the following:-

"I would like to give you a blow job!"

At that juncture, I stood frozen, my heart beat even faster and I felt my adrenalin pounding so hard, I thought I could have just exploded there and then. I did not want to do it, I was afraid, although I wanted to try it with this charming stranger (he looked not bad though) but yet, I know it was not me, I did not know him, he was a total stranger and immediately, I rejected his offer.

please go away...

He was persistent and I was not about to give in until I told him, I needed to go off now, back to work. However, before I could say adieu to him, he mentioned something like he wants to meet again, perhaps in the evening when I finish my work!! At that point, I just walked faster and each time, I turned around, just to make sure he was not tailing me.

That night, when I was about to go home, I felt so freaking scared that every step I made to the bus stop, was like endless. I was afraid that he might come back with a bunch of guys, probably, or maybe he would just harass me again? All this thoughts racing in me, fear and at the same time, enjoying it, but at the end of it, when I reached the bus-stop, I felt a bit of relief when I saw that I was not tailed. The mini bus did arrive on time, and I hopped into it as fast I can, and praying silently that the bus will send me home quickly (all the while, looking out from the window again, if he was there).

Apparently, the next day, I didn't report to work, gave a fucking excuse I was not feeling well, but in reality, I was too scared shit to go back again, just in case, if he was there! Looking back to this episode, I guess paranoia was the ruler of the day! It was both exhilarating and at the same time, something which I will remember for life, hence, why I'm sharing this with you.

looking back, it was funny yet scary...

If you have ever experienced something like what I had gone through, maybe share it with me. Don't know if I should be lucky to be cruised at that tender age.