Life is a funny journey...

hmm been quite long since I updated my blog. Am I busy? nah... just that life is so monotone I have nothing interesting or excited to talk about. Sounds kinda depressing life I have right?
haha

This morning it strike me that life is actually a funny joke on you. The things that you wan or searching for you can never find it.. however things that you think you don't want will come to you. Isn't that ironic? Do we humans actually know what we want? Or we are merely puppets pulls by "higher power"? Whenever something really important that we wish for never come true, we try to console ourselves that God knows what is best for us.... and at the correct time the thing shall come. So do we merely wait for God to grant us something that He thinks we need?

Have you ever found something real good but however the circumstances is all wrong? That is exactly how I feel now. That I have found a perfect car but I don't have the driving license to drive it. In the other hand, I have the license to drive a car that I don't really like... life is just a funny joke on you.

I have been waiting for something most of my life.. waiting and hoping..the wait is long, the hope has become a moldy cheese...

City Wedding Vs Kampung Wedding

Love is in the air.... =) lately there is so many weddings going on. I myself atttended TWO wedding dinners last weekend...one after another..

One was my school mate at the nice city restaurant. Another was my colleage at a Kampung area call Jeram (about 15 minutes before Kampar if you are coming from Ipoh).

Well.....the kampung dinner was really an experience for me HAHA! An eye opener...I dont think I have attended any wedding dinner before in a kampung area. I couldnt help laughing all throughout dinner..haha the ppl at my table must think I was a bit nuts =D

Dont get me wrong..I am not looking down at kampung places...it was just different and funny..too bad I didnt have a video camera to record it down=p

hmm shall we compare the differences?

1) Kampung dinner is usually held at the Dewan Rakyat..so there was NO aircon...it was soo hot everybody was sweating ...my boss even had to leave the table a few times to get some fresh air outside. He at last took a fan (the chinese one) from his car and was fanning himself throught the dinner. Good thing I wore thin clothings...I wasn't feeling that bad =p

How can the guest still drink beer in this condition? @.@

2) Kampung dinner start ON TIME. The wedding card said 7:00pm and indeed the bride and bridegroom arrive at 7:00 sharp and 5 minutes soon after the food start arriving. The other wedding dinner I attended said 7:30pm in the card...but the food only start coming at 8:45pm =.=

3) hmm there was a stage at the Dewan Rakyat...so a mike and lightings was set up... a mini disco =) uncles and uncles was invited to sing..a home karaoke session...the songs..all old old chinese songs that I have never heard of..it was soo loud...and some singers..was...er...shall we say the voice not so pleasant to the ears =D I have to endure that for 2hrs...later uncles aunties was invited up to the stage to dance cha cha...I counldnt stop laughing haha they look so funny on stage cha cha ing..

4) Also the dress code was different...most of the ppl in the kampung wedding just wore simple t -shirt and jean...I think our table (boss, other colleages and me) was the most well dress. I was feeling quite awkward when I 1st walk into the dewan..seems like everybody was looking at us... >.<

One really funny thing was...I notice ppl seated at the tables was according to genders..all male or female one table..so weird?? Is this a kampung tradition? or isn't just this village only?

hmmm there are still other small small difference..like the food, flies flying ard (good thing I didn't get stomach ache)..the waitress that doesn't serve you. They just put bottles of soft drinks at the table and you pour it out yourself. The dishes like shark fin all also self service..not like in restaurants where the waitress serve it in bowls.

But I guess it is all expected in kampungs area =p

Lost....

As I glance back my journey of life I found that along the way I have lost part of myself. Or is it I have change? Did I loose it or have I turn into someone else? If indeed I have change then did I become somebody better or worst?
I really would like to find that things I have lost....where do I start?

A Joke a day keeps the Doctor away =)

A pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again.The local paper read: "PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT".

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered thepastor not to enter the donkey in another race.The next day, the local paper headline read: "BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS".

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid ofthe donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent.The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day: "NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN".The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.The next day the paper read: "NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10".This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back thedonkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild.The next day the headlines read: "NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE".The bishop was buried the next day.

The moral of the story is...Being concerned about public opinion can bringy ou much grief and misery... and even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life...
Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!

Saman

hmm how many saman will a person get in a lifetime?
Ipoh City now uses a coupon system to pay for parking. I feel that it is a nuisance system. You have to buy one booklet, then korek the year, date, time ...sometimes u korek salah then the coupon is void...
Yesterday I just kena saman for not putting the parking coupon...and I was just 2 minutes late to get my car =.=

A little bit of Fugu anyone?

Fugu is a Japanese dish prepared from the meat of pufferfish. Fugu is refered to as blow/globe/puffer fish since it blows its body up. Fugu contains deadly poison (tetrodotoxin) in the organs. Despite the risk, fugu dishes remain as special feasts in Japan and is considered as a great delicacy. Fugu's poison can lead to instantaneous deaths of diners

It's said that the most poisonous fugu, "Tora-fugu," is the most delicious.

Tetrodotoxin is a very potent neurotoxin and shuts down electrical signaling in nerves by binding to the pores of sodium channel proteins in nerve cell membranes. The tetrodotoxin is very stable and not affected by the heat of cooking. It does not cross the blood-brain barrier, leaving the victim fully conscious while paralyzing the remainder of the body. There is no known antidote, and treatment consists of emptying the stomach, feeding the victim activeted charcoal to bind the toxin and taking standard life-support measures to keep the victim alive until the effect of the poison has worn off.

Only specially licensed chefs are allowed to prepare and sell fugu to the public, and the consumption of the liver and ovaries is forbidden. But because small amounts of the poison give a special desired sensation on the tongue, these parts are considered the most delicious by some gourmets. Every year, a number of people die because they underestimate the amount of poison in the consumed fish parts.

Friendship....

Last night on bed I was running through the names in my phone...searching for someone to call...someone who can chase away blues.

Funny thing is the older we get the less friends we can turn to. As days go by more and more friendship drift apart. Everyone will be busy with their life...time to start a new family, work etc etc. As I go through the names it occurred to me there is nobody to call. Without realising it, I have drifted very much away from all my friends. No doubt we still do have some yum cha session once a while but to talk matters of heart? Who can I turn too?

I really miss school days..life is much simpler.....

Forgive Me When I Whine

Today, upon a bus, I saw a girl with golden hair
I looked at her and sighed and wished I was as fair.
When suddenly she rose to leave,
I saw her hobble down the aisle.
She had one leg and used a crutch
But as she passed, she passed a smile.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine
I have 2 legs, the world is mine.

I stopped to buy some candy
The lad who sold it had such charm
I talked with him a while, he seemed so very glad
If I were late, it'd do no harm.
And as I left, he said to me,
"I thank you, you've been so kind.
It's nice to talk with folks like you.
You see," he said, "I'm blind."
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine

Later while walking down the street,
I saw a child with eyes of blue
She stood and watched the others play
It seemed she knew not what to do.
I stopped a moment and then I said,
"Why don't you join the others, dear?"
She looked ahead without a word.
And then I knew, she couldn't hear.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I have 2 ears, the world is mine

With feet to take me where I'd go.
With eyes to see the sunset's glow.
With ears to hear what I would know.
Oh, God, forgive me when I whine.
I've been blessed indeed, the world is mine.

Why are we here?

I feel that almost each of us have asked this question. I feel that am aimlessly passing through life without any direction or aim. Blindly groping in the dark. Passing a second, a minute, an hour, a day, a month...a year. Where am I going?? What is my goal?

Why does life always like to make fun of me? Things I want will never come... but yet I always hope and hope. The bigger the hope the harder the fall. But lesson not learnt. Hope can never die... how to kill hope ah? When I am really down..I always think am I so unworthily? Or izzit I except too much in life? Do each of us have to go out and grap happiness? Does happiness come knocking on ur door? What I am doing wrong? Expecting too much? Well it is true that I am really much much better than many ppl. Since the day I was born I do not know what is the meaning of life suffering. But my heart always pain... why ah?

What am I searching for? why cant I seem to find it =(

What to eat ah? :P

Do eat to live or live to eat? Haha...quite likely ppl's mentality nowadays is live to eat....
esp with the variety of M'sia yummy yummy food. Fried kuey teow, chu cheong fan, chicken rice, rojak, laksa, nasi lemak, roti canai...endless possibilities.
But haizzz after close to 30 years of eating =p every meal I have to rack my head to think of what to eat. so sianz.

Especially for lunch. I seldom drive out for lunch, lazy to deal with the traffic jams and finding a space to park. Further more most of the time I only have a book to keep me company for lunch. There is only my colleague and I at my work place. So we take turns thus we have the "pleasure" of dining alone =p
There is only like a few choices around my office..."jap fan", fishball noodles, pan mee, wan tan mee and of course fast food like pizza hut, McD, KFC. After 2 years of working I am really sick of thinking what to eat for lunch. Day in day out the same thing.
sigh............

A sad tale of a little black puppy

My dad bought back a little black puppy Doberman a couple days ago...a new addition to the family. The puppy was only 6 weeks old...in future she is supposed to guard the house and keep the bad guys out :pMy old dog Jessie was very curious about her and kept sniffing at the puppy's butt. Haha!! But thank god after a few barks and nips at the puppy Jessie accepted that the puppy was here to stay.

After trying out a few names, we decided to name the puppy Brandy =) We feed the Brandy rice with chicken liver (what Jessie eats) . Brandy eats like a "hungry ghost" haha she puts her paws in the dog dish and gobble up the food like no tomorrow. Bits of rice starts flying everywhere until the floor was covered with it as well as the the puppy's head and nose =.=
I played with her that evening and she keep nipping my hand...hmm must remember to keep all the shoes or else all that is left is pieces of rubber =p
I noticed Brandy had a big tummy and ask my dad about it...he ask usually puppies do have big tummy..like me I guess haha!

Come next morning...the maid complain that the puppy shit everywhere in the yard. I went out to see and could smell puppy poo even though my maid wash the area . Yucks!! hmm guess Brandy had diarrhea ...was suspecting maybe she had worms.Went to work and didn't think much of it. Later I got a call from my dad that he took the puppy to see the Vet. The Vet says the poor little puppy had worms as well as a kind virus in her tummy. She has only 20% chance to live. Whether she can make it depends on the next 5 days and how strong she is =(
OMG!! I was really sad to hear that. Even though she only came to us for one night but I already thought of her as part of the family.

When I reach home, the poor puppy was gone. Dad says he gave her back to the seller...not because the puppy was sick but coz the seller cheated him...Brandy was not a pure-breed. My dad wanted a pure Doberman.

I was quite sad about Brandy's departure. I keep thinking whether the seller will take good care of her especially now she is so sick. I feel that her 20% chance has just drop to 5% only.
=(
To just enter the world and leave in a mere 6 weeks...... and be helpless and suffer in silent..coz she is dog and cannot choose the master .

First Post

Well this is my 1st post in a blog...after being nag and nag by my friend to start a blog I am finally getting my off my lazy butt to do it =p