Ninjas on my roof

Some people and ducks say my blog posts are too short. So here's a post to feed the word hungry people. Actually sometimes I keep it short, like many people, when I read someone elses blog, I tend to skip through a block of text if i spot a picture at the bottom and forget about reading them. Unless there are no pics, I would just continue reading the texts until the end. Haha.

THE END OF AN ERA IS ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. o_o

I will soon leave the unemployed group once more. Things like waking up without the sound of alarm clocks and just waiting for lunch to come during a weekday are going to be just a faded memories and norms of yesteryear~. I'm not estatic about it, but I sure am glad I have something to look forward to and the future does not look as blur as before. Like someone had just switched on a vaccuum cleaner and started sucking all the smoke away so you can see the room more clearly.

If you could step into a time machine or found the Back fo the Future time travel car and go back to 2005 and told 2005's "me" that in the future I would be working as what I am about to do, the 2005 "me" would say you had too much Pepsi Twist until you are going crazy to say such things. It's something that I would never thought I'd be doing. But I'm sure you all agree that things always change, and plans always change. That is why I wonder why people would like to think of a long term plan. Most of the time, it wouldn't be what you'd hoped it would be. How many of you can honestly say "Yeap, just as a predicted. I am now what I was planning to be or do in the past". I bet not many. o_o.. But I am lucky to say at least that this job is kind of in the scope of my future plans and what I want to do in a long run~

I'm back in my hometown at the moment but will be going back to Miaw in a week's time. I have been staying in Miaw for exactly a month, and I must say, I kind of enjoy it. The food is nice and the people are great. The roads are confusing to me though, but it's something I can overcome. :P.

The first time when I saw the building that I was going to work in, I was, like "AWESOME".It's a square-ish looking tower with a roof that looked like it came out of a ninja movie, I kid you not. It made me wish I was a ninja and I could glide all the way to work everyday. I know what you're thinking...there are fat ninjas out there ok. As a matter of fact, they are more stealthy cos their feet are spongey like, so they walk with less sound.

Anyway, I didn't have the chance/time to take the pic of the building, but I got this off the Chinese Chamber of Commerce website. It looks like a Japanese empire building and the Gang Leader is hiding on the toppest floor, or in the middle. Which is safer? o_o Top or middle? Ya ya the picture looks shitty, but the building looks better in real life.

This is another angle of the building with compliments to osweld_buggy. I think it looks better and you can totally see.... not that much =___=. Anyway, the building is actually owned by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. These group of people always had a knack for making their buildings look like it's from the 15th century, like these:

Chinese Chamber of Commerce Batu Pahat

Chinese Chamber of Commerce Singapore

Ok so the Miaw's Chinese Chamber of Commerce building does not look as awesome already after you look at those. But still ok la. I still can totally imagine a ninja jumping off from the roof doing what ninjas do best... what do they do best? Assassinate? o_o.

Here's something to make you imagine better on what I am talking about. Excuse me for the poor editing.

I am not going to say the name of the company, just incase they are watching... you never know what they are capable off~. I find it ironic however that I am working in the CCC building even though my Chinese speaking SUX DOODY.

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Have you ever find yourself sick? Lol. Ok of course you have. Ok let me complete the sentence. Have you ever find yourself sick, and sitting in a medical clinic waiting for your name to be called out by a female nurse that always seem to have that monotonous tone when they do call out your name? It's ALWAYS the same tone! They have have a class on "how to call out patients name" during their nursing school days. The "lobby" or "lounge" area where lots of sick people wait always have magazines or newspapers to keep you occupied and not feeling bored. Most of the time they are outdated magazines, probably 10 or 15 years old. Believe me. It's the most obvious in Chinese medical clinics like Chan or Chin or Wong Clinic. Another stereotype are Chinese salons which never fail to supply one particular type of entertainment books. Lau Fu Zi (Old Master Q)'s comics! YOU CANNOT DENY THAT.

Anyway, back to the subject on medical clinics source of entertainment. Apparently some of them are having an upgrade. I went to the Chan Clinic at the main bazaar in Miaw for my medical checkup for my job application and they had another other things to keep the sick people occupied.

It's about high time. Those poor aunties and uncles or kids can now keep in touch with their Twitters and Facebook no matter where they go, even visiting the doctor when they are sick.

Random

I'd always thought if I'd ever find myself in a position where I had to come up with a name for a hair salon, it has to be connected to hair styling in some way like "Wow-Nice-Haircut Studio", or at least the name of the head stylist, like Alvin's Hairstyling Studio. I've come across many weird names, but this one made me stop and stare for a few seconds wondering whether the owner is a game geek or he just can't wait to get sued.

METAL GEAR SALON. HAIR. BEAUTY. HEALTH

For those of you who don't know what Metal Gear is... here's a very brief explanation :P

C'monnn.... I'd rather name it Final Fantasy Salon, or Warcraft Hair Studio. It's like as if Solid Snake from Metal Gear retired and didn't want to fight for money. Instead, he cuts hair for money....

Roti Boom

What's Roti Boom Telur? o_o...

I'd imagine different things in my head on what probably it'd might be. Maybe some of you do know what's in it because you'd probably order it before, but I did not dare to order it. Who knows what might come out of it. Was it created by a suicide bomber? They planted TNT inside the roti? what? what?..=.=... or does it go boom like a balloon when you poke it? It's driving me crazy! I shall order it in the future when I go to that interesting stall once more... or probably Roti Milo..sprinkle milo powder on top of the roti? hmmm...

Aussie Revisited

Ah, Australia...

The only country where you can win a boobjob as a prize.

They are always known for their rugged-ness and open-ness to the public, where you are "kind-of" allowed to swear on tv too. My two years of study there seems like a blur now although it has only been 4+ months since I've came back to negara-Malaysia-yang-ku-sayangi.

Since I was young, I've always thought myself to fit in very nicely in an ang-mo country, since I'm a self-proclaimed banana. I remembered last time in Primary 1 or 2, for God knows why, I used to tell people that I'm English, even though I had black hair and bermata sepet. Actually the only thing banana about me is that I do not speak Chinese very well, cos' everything else about me is 155% Malaysian-Chinese. I have traditional Chinese values inside of me (I think), nothing beats Chinese food in a long run and I love Chinese New Year! Okay, that doesn't sound very convincing. But, the point being, while I was there for 2 years, I'd enjoy the different culture and seeing different things and places, but no, my roots is where I want be, to grow up in, to get married, to raise kids, and to die here. I complain about Malaysia from time to time, so does everyone, but I love it. Some people might argue that 2 years isn't enough to get the Aussie-fied feeling, but it's sure enough for me! I'm glad to be back =O)

I said nothing beats Chinese food in a long run because in short term, there's bound to have a craving for something else like Italian, Malay, American (by American I mean McDonalds :P), Mediterranean, Japanese and what not, but in a long run, if I were to be stuck on a desert island and I could only bring one chef with me, it's gotta be that guy from "if Yan can cook, so can you" show.

During uni-breaks Tania and I would go see different parts of Western Australia, because it would be dead boring if you'd just stay Perth the whole entire time. During the road trips, you'd just see patches of greens with farm animals like cows, goats and sheeps to name the usual. They are those types of cows that you'd see on milk cartons and soft toys I guess. When ever we go on the trips, they are always low-budget and we would try to save as much as possible. Like stopping by cheese and chocolate factories where they would have free tastings. I would try to take as much as I can home in a bag. See? 155% Malaysian-Chinese!

Me greedily tasting the yucky paste chilli sour thingy they had at the choc factory.

Tania sitting at one of the wineries that we've went to. They are all bald and grape-less cos' it's during winter and there are no grapes to harvest at this time.

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Our trip to Melbourne was pretty fun. The main reason why we decided to go there in the first place was because of the very cheap plane ticket thanks to Soon Fatt. It was AUD 9.90 per person to Melbourne, tax inclusive. We went around the city together with the Great Ocean tour, where we get to see the sea-lines and the 12 Apostles which are just giant pieces of rock-blades.

The flies in Melbourne are horrible. Here, there are 15 flies on my back just 10 seconds after shoo-ing them away. They would fly back again to your back with confidence that they won't get swatted. Man it looks gross here. For the record, it is not because my back or jacket stink, the flies stick on anyone they can find. =__=

I got to meet one of my close primary school friend, Zunliang too while I was in Melbourne! Wow..I'm a nerd o_o...

The trio in the trip to Melbourne with Shin Woei joining us too! It was during one of the stops we had while joining the Great Ocean Tour.

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Gelare Ice-cream and Waffles was the place where I got my pocket money from. Lol. It was my part-time place and working there was awesome. Except for half price waffle Tuesdays which were... not so awesome. Tuesdays are always hectic and busy, because Australians sure love their ice cream and waffles!

<--- It's me together with my boss Rachma. Her favourite words are "Be good okay?", "Remember to put on your hat" and "Alvin go make waffle batter".

I had my own taste of Australian customers and how they are can be so different. Some are VERY nice, and are just total douchebags. Here's one of the many conversations I had with douchebags...

Douchebag lady : Can I have~ A Mug-uccino? (There's nothing like that in our menu)

Me : Erm..sorry?

Douchebag lady : A Mug-uccino

Me : You mean a Cuppuccino?

Douchebag lady : NO. A Mug-uccino. It's a Cuppucino in a mug instead of a cup!

Ever heard of it?~

Me: : Oh. A large Cuppucinno. =_=

Douchebag lady : Yes. Thats what I said. A Mug-uccino.

With her furious eyes and angry face, it's as if it's such a common thing a large Cuppucinno is called a Mug-ucinno. I should have served her "Mug-acinno" in a bowl instead so I can say "Here's your Bowl-ucinno lady". I've been called a doofus, a f*cker, being shouted at a few times (both kids and parents alike) and more. But it was all in good fun. I had people praise me on my cup of coffee and waffle making too. There's nothing more pleasant than someone complimenting on something that you make during a hectic day's job! Do visit the shop if you're ever in Perth! It's at Westfield Carousel beside Hoyts. You can't miss it! Now Rachma owes me something for the free advertising.

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No matter what, my stay in Australia was great, due to the fact that Tania was there to experience new things, food and places with me. I cannot wish for a better person to be with than her in the place of the unknown. =)

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After all of that said and done, Malaysia is still where I call home. I feel more relaxed in the same time could claim myself to be part of a country that I was born and raised in rather than a country that I do not belong to. Sometimes life can be tough and be full of challenges, but when there are family and friends out there to support you every step of the way, life is always worthwhile!

G'day Mate! See you later lah!

"No" what?

I was walking into the public toilet with Ah Teo one weekday morning after a breakfast at Crown Tower, when I spotted a peculiar sign on top of the emergency light. It was just a blank NO sign with nothing in the middle of it. Usually if it is a no smoking sign, there would be a cigarette bud symbol in the middle, or no food; a burger and a drink. But this one, there's nothing in it o_o..

I have taken the liberty of thinking and listing a bunch of possible things that the "No" sign is for, which they probably ran out of budget and did not get to finish it. It was in the public toilet, so that would narrow my list down to a few possibilities on what could be the "No" sign was for.

If you have any other ideas on what the "No" sign was probably for, please feel free to share with us =)

Things that makes you go "what the hell?" (Part 1)

I remembered when Michael Jackson was in Singapore for his Dangerous tour in 1992. My sister, Rossie, flew all the way there just for his concert. Man i envied her. I asked my mom "Maaaa... I wanna go too! Can? Can?". She said, "Don't worry, he's coming to Miri. When he comes then when we go ok?" Man, I believed her and stopped my temper trantrum, but soon after I've forgotten all about it and she got away with it..=____="

Michael Jackson is dead. He died very near his final "This is it" concert in the midst of training and rehearsing with excited and keen dancers. It's like running a big race and just right before you reach the finish line, you tripped yourself because someone left a banana skin on the floor. He was a pioneer in breaking the barrier of racism among music artists and fans, not because he was once black and then white, but because he dared to stand where no one dared to in the past. When love songs covered the charts, he stood up singing songs like "man in the mirror" or "heal the world", or even "earth song".

I grew up with his songs like everyone did. I remembered when I watched "Moonwalker" and it was AWESOME. With Smooth Criminal..man oh man.. it was so gangsta!. But anyway... he held many concerts in many countries in his lifetime, even countries we never even heard of...............

**Michael Jackson LIVE in FRANCH**

What the hell?

Lets go to Franch and eat franch fries while looking at the aipool tower. The day after the death of MJ, you see pirated dvd/cd shops selling Michael Jackson stuffs MASSIVELY with a minor price hike. What the hell is this? Sure, I bought a couple of dvds (not 1, not 2, but THREE.. I'm ashamed of myself =.=) myself a few weeks back, and sure.. I would go through them whenever I spot them, but still it sucks to make money out of someone elses tragidies.

Why is it human nature that when someone dies then people start acknowledging the positive and good things of a person. It's kind of weird to see Michael Jackson's music back in the charts again just because he's dead. What the hell? But then, only certain people could really pull this off. You think if Vanilla Ice died, Ice Ice Baby is going to top the charts once more? I don't think so....

ICE ICE BAYBEH~

Unemployment

This is it. My very first post, and I've decided to talk about myself being unemployed o_o. It's really not that bad actually. Despite having the sense of uneasiness and guilt behind your head no matter where you go; as if you are a parasite and scum to the universe because you feel you contribute nothing to this world, it's not as bad as it seems @_@~~

<--- No I am not willing to be retrained with the stuffs that I have already learned. I'll bet the monkey would think the same too. I have a certain goal and ambition I want to pave my future with, but it seems like it's harder than I thought in my head in contrast to real life.

One of the obvious advantage of being temporarily unemployed is that you have loads of free time for yourself. You can do things that you always never find the time to do, like.. creating a new blog! Template editing/finding/creating is the hardest part. At the start, I would find myself going

"o'rightttt I'm gonna start a blog!$#^#$^$&%$"

After finding a decent template, I then would tweak it, change the banner picture, colors and whatever. And then after an hour or so......................

"wtf am I doing all these for .... =.=" **shuts down Firefox**

So YESSS, this is quite an achievement for me to post my first post. Hopefully my motivation will continue to menjayakan this blog rather than just making it another "one post wonder".

I know I'm not going to be unemployed forever. I might be working next month if everything goes smoothly with my plans. Even if it's something I'm looking forward to, it's something i'm dreading too. But it's leaning more towards being excited than dreading. Will update y'all when the time really comes, and I have something confirmed. Till then... I still see myself as a parasite to the human race.

Other advantages of being useless unemployed are:

• when friends ask you what time can you go out; by default you can say "anytime~"
• you can eat as much KFC spicy chicken without worrying having to use the office toilet the next day
• take up a hobby you've always wanted (Eg. painting?) =.=
• go on a holiday or a trip (like me... in Kuching "guiltily" leeching off someone else..GAHH..hehe)

Overall, I have to savour this moment while I can, because I know it's not going to last for long. I don't want it to last LOL. No matter how I put it, whether it's

• I'm taking my time to evaluate my offers
• I am choosing my work experience carefully
• I'm just seeing my options
• It's just not going to cut it for me

It all boils down to one pathetic truth, I am joblessss. @_@"

You can put lipstick on a pig. It's still a pig. - Barack Obama