Sunday, June 28, 2015 0 b*tchin

Genting 2015

Dear bloggie,

A long time ago... I visited Genting after I secured my 1st job... Now, 8-9 years down this road I walked, I finally step foot upon the misty hot Genting hill again.

Spelly for some odd reason (probably want to bring his gal here quah) wanted to test his Almera's hill climbing capabilities hence I setup the short trip to Genting. MFR whom has avoided any Monk Inc related trips this few years strangely decided to join us for this trip. Cutting short the long boring trip up Genting, Spelly's Almera managed to scale the Genting hill with not much problem.

Genting Highlands

Well, Genting outdoor theme park is still under renovation hence we spend most of our time in the casino instead. Goh Tong decided to donate to me RM 300 via a few games of Bacarrat. MFR chalked in a RM 200 deficit while Spelly raked in RM 200.

Easy come, easy go as they say... I spent this unexpected windfall by treating the gang for Starbucks and combined with Spelly to treat a dinner at Soon Wah Seafood in Klang (Must try: Watermelon Paikut, Avoid: Sotong Ball Special).

Watermelon Pai Kut

Upon reaching home, I discovered I was supposed to attend an ex-colleague wedding (Didn't receive any official red bomb).

Next day aka today, I decided Goh Tong was gonna buy me a new running shoe which I wanted for quite awhile to replace my ancient New Balance one I been using for the last +4 years.

Bye bye my old friend that ran with me for +4 years

I did a shoe hunting in Sunway Piramid and realized the price of running shoes now day seem f*ckin expensive (All ranged around RM300-500). I managed to spot a a cheap Asics Gel Impression 8 which cost a good RM 265. The color is abit too blackish and reddish for my liking since I really wanted to try a different color palette of red, black and white which my old shoe also had. However the sales gal told me it's a new model and they only had this color. I did search other shoe shops but sadly had only the same color only. A brief moment of hesitation but at last decided to settle for another red, black and white shoe when the sales gal told me they were giving away a free shoe bag at the moment

My shiny black and red new shoe

It's funny really, how fast times flies... and how money seem to come and go...
Saturday, June 13, 2015 0 b*tchin

1505!

Dear bloggie,

Wohoo!

Finally breached the 1500 barrier in chess.com for blitz category...


Monday, April 13, 2015 0 b*tchin

McD Breakfast Day

Dear bloggie,

Free bugger from McD today


Saw the ad in my papers today, and since I'm on leave and McD is just a 5 min drive from my house, so might as well try my luck... And walah!

Got my bugger in around 10 mins, a lot of aunty/elderly and kids queueing. Had to stomach some bad manners elders queueing and rushing macam tak pernah makan bugger.... *Sigh* Thought of snapping these species of mankind in action but decided I was too lazy to do it...
Sunday, April 5, 2015 0 b*tchin

MixFM Do it like a man

Dear bloggie,

Heard tis on the radio these last couple of weeks. There's this dude that won a contest that entitles him RM30K to organize his so called dream "Pokemon x Gundam" wedding that will be held in another 2 weeks time.

Now, usually if 2 people have tis weird idea on how their dream wedding should be like, I would just say "Just do it, the f*ck with how other people thinks your dream wedding should be like". However I have to say I'm pretty pessimistic on this particular wedding. For starters, the organizer/bridegroom seems a bit too "blur f*ck". He just seems too "high" and not grounded enough to the earth when trying to organize this wedding. And with a low budget of only RM30K and due date of 2 more weeks, how the hell is he gonna pull of a customized "Pokemon/Gundam" wedding makes it to my "Mission Impossible" list. A giant gundam head on the stage? Flying pokemon decoration? 3D animation? Tuxedo with Gundam wings?

Another thing that strike my chord is this wedding doesn't seem like the dream wedding his "soon be wife" envision. I'm not convinced she's into it because she dreams of wearing a pikachu wedding dress. I'm more convinced she's into it because her "high" hubby is into it. This is where I have a problem with this whole thing, it just seem to much of a publicity stunt rather then a real wedding. I find it a bit hard to stomach how a wedding is conceived by the younger generations now days. As if they're doing it because they get the free RM 30K to do it. Feels like it's cheapens the knot they're about to tie.

Anyway, my prediction will be the wedding will most likely not take place in 2 weeks time, and if it does, the true cost of the wedding will exceed the RM 30K budget. I also don't think it will be a memorable dream wedding the couple envisioned as well.

However that's just a still single bachelor thoughts on the matter. Given to me, I prefer a small and simple shotgun marriage and spend more dough on honeymoon instead of a "publicity stunt".
Sunday, March 29, 2015 0 b*tchin

Breakfast and progress

Dear bloggie,

Been busy with work since it's crunch time but a quick update anyway:

My breakfast:


Myself a week ago:


Myself yesterday:


Seem like no progress at all in my 4 pac crusade... that's cause I haven't been really following my 1 444 perday quota, thanks to my lack of discipline and crunch time stress... Still my crusade have 1 1/2 months left, will try to achieve something.

Saturday, March 28, 2015 0 b*tchin

Godlike logic

Dear bloggie,

I encounter the following argument today:

A: Insurance should be you pay and if nothing happens to you, you get back what you paid cause nothing happen to you
B: Not like that la
A: Why not? If you go to shop and prepaid for a food, then next day you decide not to to eat that food, the shop should pay you back the amount you paid for that food since you never eat that food right?
B: [Speechless]

This is where, I couldn't take it any more and had to intervene

K: Let's use another example, where you pay RM100 to me and if anything happen to you within a year, I pay you back RM10,000. If something does happen to you, I lose RM10,000 and if nothing happens to you I still have to pay you back RM100, what do I gain then?
A: Yala, that's what wrong. Why do you need to gain? People should take care of each other.
K: If there's is nothing for people to gain, why bother doing it?
A: That's my point, it's a business. Why then people pay tax? These insurance should not exist
K: People pay tax so govt build infrastructure, etc
A: Govt should put healthy benefits ahead infrastructure. Are you saying infrastructure is more important than health?
K: No, we don't decide that. The govt decided that
A: You vote for this govt
K: I didn't but a majority of people that voted
A: That's my point, the society that have problem. I seen community that when someone bad happens to them, the community will take care of them.
K: Ok, I have nothing to say...

Sometimes I feel I  -10 of my IQ whenever I engage in conversation like this...
Saturday, March 14, 2015 0 b*tchin

444

Dear bloggie,

Been some time since I last blogged. Been quite busy with work.

Today I decided to commit myself to something I can blog about regularly and takes little effort to do. One of my 2015's resolution is to reduce my fat to 15% and achieve a weight of 65kg.

My weight at the moment is, let me see...


Yes, an ideal stable 70kg. Thats' quite pretty good figure for my height which is 174cm.

However, the main problem is this:


My amazing "1 pack". Since I retired from running, I noticed my belly starting to grow bigger and bigger (My old loose pants seem to be a perfect fit now). Sure there could several other reason for this protruding belly increase in size, like I started doing deadlift, I eat more crap nowdays, jerking off more often, etc. I decided to at least try to reach a compromise between what I currently am and those "6 pack" diet Nazis.

Hence, project:

444

So what the ^*#%#F*CK is 444!?

This is 444:


So I mixed these 4 things up into my trusty blender to spit out this


So the rough plan is I replace one of my regular meals with this

4 things
for me to gain
4 pack abs

Tada... 444!

I'm putting a 2 month timeline on tis little experiment of mine and plan to post some pictures of my progress though this period. Like I say easy to do and blog about... My goal is to achieve a visible 4 pack abs, which indirectly translate to lower body fat and hence hopefully reaching my 15% body fat goal. I'm a f*ckin lazy genius...
Sunday, February 15, 2015 0 b*tchin

Boyhood Review

Dear bloggie,


I was ecstatic when I saw this particular poster at Midvalley's GSC cinema. I thought this particular film was NEVER going to make it to our country's shore but hoy boy, how wrong was I.

I actually wanted to watch this online but didn't as I was not in the mood for a movie that's thought provoking and heavy this last few past months. A part of me now regret it, yet another part of me thinks it's a blessing in disguise as I get to watch it for the first time on the silver screen.

A movie that took 12 years to film, watch as Mason (and the rest of the main cast) ages in real time from a young cute 7 years old boy to a young 19 years old adult through the movie.

Passing of time for Mason

So the plot in short is... Mason is 7 years old boy that has divorced parents and is living with his mother and sister. The story mainly looks at the process of growing up from the eyes of Mason. Most of the scenes are simple yet everyday things we often take for granted, for instance going bowling with your dad, hanging out and drinking your first beer with your buddies, sibling quarrel, etc.

There are some scene that really caught my attention especially those which have some nuggets of wisdom hidden in-between the lines. For instance there was a scene where Mason was complaining that they were bowling in a bowling alley which didn't have bumper and it was not fun as he keep hitting the gutter, but his father replied "You don't want bumpers, life doesn't give you bumpers" or the dark room scene where a teenage Mason was advised by his teacher about the importance of hard work besides having talent.

Some reviewers actually complain on the lack of plot due to the lack of conclusion on some events in the movie, but I think these people failed to realize most thing in our life itself has no conclusion. Some things/peoples just come and go by, some will affect us, others won't... That's life and that's why for me it's so easy to related to this movie.

If your looking for a movie with amazing plot which is ground breaking but improbable like Fight Club, Memento, Inception... This is not a movie for you. The movie sticks true to its concept that
"Life is beautiful and interesting enough as it is, and you don't need to manufacture a lot of falset"
Acting wise, the overall cast was very believable in the role they are playing as. Sometimes some of them just look dull and bored out, which make them even believable as we sometimes in life we really do look dull and bored out. I liked the small random titbits like when Samantha (Mason's sister) dyed her hair red, or when Mason had pierced his ear or growing some facial hair which I heard was really not scripted.

How did this movie made me feel? Aside of feeling nostalgic on my own boyhood, I did have the WTF!? moment (which a few more reviewer had) half way though as I suddenly realize looking at the now teenage Mason, "Where did that cute little boy vanish to?".

Verdict: Overall I would highly recommend this movie to anyone that is open to the idea of watching a movie about normal things in our everyday life. If you come into this movie looking for escape from everyday reality, you'll most likely be disappointed like a bunch of people that left the movie 3/4 thru when I watched it. Otherwise be prepared to be dazzled by a simply intriguing story about the passage of time through boyhood...


Saturday, February 14, 2015 0 b*tchin

Pizza wet dream

Dear bloggie,

Since I was like in High School, I had tis funny wish to devour a whole pizza in my room. I meant that "SO" teenager right? To eat something cool like pizza in your own room.

I wasn't ever able to fulfil this dream of mine back then till recently where Pizza Hut had tis promo for RM10 for regular take away pizza...

I buy,















I see,















I cleanhouse...















That's one teenager's wet dream I managed to fulfil now...
Sunday, January 18, 2015 0 b*tchin

There and Back Again - A Penang Tale 1

Dear bloggie,

It been 3 long years since I last visited Penang. My last trip was to test my body, mind and spirit in the Penang Marathon.

The premise of this trip is quite simple, I had 10 days of leave to clear by April, I pretty much close a boiling point at my workplace... I had wanted to revisit Penang for a long time but my so called "buddies" were all busy hence...

I decided to take a week off and pull a lone ranger trip to the northern isle. Despite a lot of criticism on doing a solo trip = boring trip, I'm pretty much taken aback by how this trip actually exceed even my own expectations. Sure, there are parts of the trip the pangs of loneliness haunt me, but those moment are quite little. I had a lot of "me" time, where I just go and do whatever I want whenever I wanted to. As for human socialization, I had the sufficient dosage in the form of foreigner backpackers that stayed at the same hostel as me. I do however regret not joining them in one of their night bash at a club.

My original plan was to enjoy a slow ride north while enjoying the scenery from a romantic moonlight railway track via a night express train, however that plan was derailed due to in availability of train beds for booking (fully booked). So I opt for a bus instead.

Equipped with my trusty old backpack, I embarked on this 4 days, 3 nights adventure from Pudu Sentral at late noon. The journey was a VERY tiring one, being confined to my seat through most of the bus ride. It took a long 5 hour 30 minutes for the bus to finally reached Penang at 7.30pm. The bus dumped most of us at the Sungai Nibong bus terminal, where I got a bad first impression of Penang Rapid Transit bus when I had to wait AN HOUR for a bus to take us to Komtar bus terminal which happens to be just a short 10-20 minutes away.

Worn out to my bones, no thanks to unexpected hour wait for the bus to take us to Komtar, I arrive at Komtar around 8.30pm. Next, I had to locate my hostel so I can unload. Lucky for me, a kind Penangite actually show me the way to Ryokan Chic Hostel @ Jalan Murni, which was just a 10-15 minutes walk from Komtar (Was asked if I was Hong Kong). However my relief turned into panic when I learnt their bunk was already full. Yes, I didn't book in advance as my whole theme for this trip was to be as random as possible and do as little planning as I can. It's getting late and I had to find a place to stay for the night. Lucky for me, I short listed another hostel, Syok @ Jalan Chulia which happen to be just nearby.

I open the doors of the hostel entrance to see the receptionist and a kwai mui backpacker. The kwai mui backpacker flashed a courtesy smile to me as I awaited for my turn. After showing the kwai mui backpacker to her room/bunk which is located upstairs, I popped the question "Do you have a bed for 1 tonight?" Relief flooded me when she confirmed there is indeed a bed available. I was lead to my royal abode which is in the 1st floor ala Victoria Street 8 bed Mixed Dorm. The room also house a German couple and the receptionist herself (Yea, she slept in that room too). The next thing I instantly noticed is I could hear the street performer singing from the streets below. Free music. With my sleeping place finally secured, I attend to the next highest priority matter, my stomach. Lucky for me, one venue of the food list I compiled was just around the corner. I had a rather expensive Nasi Kandar at Nasi Kandar Line Clear. So-so only. Disappointed, I decided to call it a day.

Unfortunately for me, I found sleeping was quite hard due to noise from the street and vibration of heavy vehicles zooming by. I managed to enter lala land but was disrupted by the sound of Indian Bollywood music at 4am. Apparently someone decided it was fun to hit their stereo on full blast on the streets below. The disco event lasted around at least 30-60 minutes which after I had hard time falling back to sleep.

Syok@Jalan Chulia














Considering I couldn't much fall back asleep and I planned to visit Bukit Bendera in the morning, I decided to hit the road early morning. After my morning ritual, I was out to Komtar to catch a bus to Bukit Bendera. I wanted to complete this place before the sun gets too hot. Disaster strikes again as I learnt from the bus driver that apparently Bukit Bendara was close till the 19th... So I decided to go to Kek Lok Si Temple instead.

The bus took me straight to Air Itam, which took around 30 minutes. I felt a sense of satisfaction on not bringing my car to Penang and opting to utilize the public bus there instead when I saw the mayhem of driving around Penang. What a mess... I arrive at the bus stop just infront of Kek Lok Si Temple and at around 9.30am. From there, I had to do a short long hike to the temple. The temple was partially prepare for the Chinese New Year Celebration next month, as there was tang lung hanging all over the place


CNY 2015 ready!




































To reach the top of the temple where the Kuan Yin statue reside, I had to forked out donate RM6 for a round trip cable car short ride.

At the top, I am reminded of the majestic view of the gigantic Kuan Yin statue and the amazing view of Penang from a high vantage point.

Amazing how humans could build such a thing

View of Penang


























My zodiac sign














I however do feel the temple has been too commercialized instead of being a sacred place of worship with the tons of souvenir shop and donation boxes around the temple.

I was told by a sales lady in one of the souvenir shop that a week before Chinese New Year, visitors time would be extended to 7pm for them to catch the amazing sight of all lights at Kek Lok Si Temple being lit. It's indeed a shame I would be unable to catch such a majestic sight.

To be continued...
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Kpop scandal

Dear bloggie,


This is probably the hottest funny scandal I seen for quite a while. Woi, haram leh! While most people are b*tchin it's just "brotherly hug", I suggest you take a closer look at the girls body language through the whole video.. very obviously "gatal".

I just hate the hypocrite image of a girl in tudung "gatal". To wear a tudung and "gatal", that just doesn't sit well with me. If she remove the tudung maybe I wouldn't be so pissed (cause let's face it, KPop SUX) but hey that me.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 0 b*tchin

Tracks trailer

Dear bloggie,


Brought a tear into my eyes just watching this trailer...
Saturday, January 3, 2015 0 b*tchin

2015

Dear bloggie,

It's 2015... Another year has gone like the wind... It's the time of the year where we look back on the previous year and see what how good/bad we fared and plan how do we look back the next year.

So a refresher on my 2014's New Year resolutions and some snide remark on how I fared...

  1. Visit a foreign land - Yeap, US is as foreign as it could ever get...
  2. Start gambling investing in dividend stocks - Epic fail
  3. Facebook less - Been clean of Facebook for a year, amazing feat
  4. Achieve my fitness goals - Finally after 5 years, I reached my 70 kg goal weight
  5. Write a full fledged application using Spring Roo - Epic fail + laziness
  6. Write a few technical post on Spring Roo in this blog - Hahaha...
  7. Learn to say "Fuck You" in 12 different languages - Only learnt one, Fakku Anata
  8. Land 1 date - Yes, my monk mean streak continues...
  9. Refactor my room - Epic fail
  10. Get a monk hairdo - Almost
  11. Watch more documentary movies - Mehkay
So, a mixed bag overall in terms of how I fared... Probably the US trip, going cold turkey in Facebook and hitting 70 kg weight pretty much sums up my 2014 story for me. Looking forward, what is my 2015 resolutions?
  1. Visit Japan
  2. Write a short novel
  3. Achieve 15% body fat at minimum body weight 65 kg
  4. Run 3 10K runs
  5. Build/Program a game
  6. Land 1 date
  7. Visit Penang
  8. Update my English slang vocabulary
  9. Go on a juicing diet
  10. Try out 3 new hobbies