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February
4th 2007
Additional Sambal Additional 50 Cents
Expressed by zeroimpact on Sunday, 4th February, 2007, 34, 05 at 12:13:09 800

Posted under Food & Me & Rants

Went out with mum yesterday to Jusco which is quite near my house. Just the two of us and we went shopping for some CNY stuff and we bought two red pineapples and a firecracker. It was a nice day where we just went out and well, I think you get what I mean.

Stopped by Old Town Kopitiam there to have dinner. I had not have anything for the day so I’m not sure if it still can be considered dinner or may be a brunchner. Well anyway, I have visited this food chain before so not that new right. I though so myself. Well we ordered food and drinks as usual. Then we added toast as well as we wanted to try it as they use brown bread and not white bread.

The thing that really caused me to write this is that they charged me 50 cents for additional sambal, which they put in those plastic thing which you use in McDonalds. Can you believe it, 50 cents for sambal! That is why I always eat hawker food at hawker places where they can give you the all the sambal you can eat at no additional charges and the rest in their respective premises. It’s not that I am not willing to pay, but when I have paid almost 8 bucks for a plate or rendang chicken which will cost me a mere 3 bucks the most and you charge me 50 cents for sambal, that’s a bit too much.

I’ll be going to Singapore in the morning tomorrow and I have 2 presentations to attend to during the course of the two days before flying back again on Tuesday after the presentation at night. So packed.

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January
19th 2007
Good Place, Bad Killer
Expressed by zeroimpact on Friday, 19th January, 2007, 18, 03 at 00:56:41 331

Posted under Fear & Joy & Me & My Thoughts & Rants

I was at one of my favourite place tonight after a cup of hot chocolate at Starbucks. Having pizza and my long island tea high above the ground beside the pool. It was heaven for me. It’s been so long since I could sit and relax at this particular place. They say the higher you go the harder you fall. This place is high and of coz falling is fatal, but then again who’d be that stupid to not know that.

It was really great to relax today and have a chat with one of my friends. I love the time spent, it was really nice and relaxing and I actually missed the sight of the place I was, high above the ground. The cocktails were so much better and tastes good alcohol, unlike the so many diluted outlets out there. My favourite place up in the sky.

However sometimes I wonder how things can be compromised. Just a text and a phone call can ruin everything good, well at least the memories of the night. My head hangs heavily from the abuse to my body while my soul wounded from my cell.

I think I shall just turn around and leave this lappie, lie down and faint to sleep. I think I’m near that stage, yes very near. What a bad killer.

No assumptions. Thanks.

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January
18th 2007
Of Akon And Cisco
Expressed by zeroimpact on Thursday, 18th January, 2007, 17, 03 at 12:15:42 802

Posted under Life & Me & My Thoughts & Rants & Work

There nothing in common actually. Nothing at all

Monday night was it. Got molested by a girl in white. She kept on pushing me from behind, resting her head on my back, pushing her front against my back, leaning against me, trying to put her hand in my back pocket, all during the line to get in. I actually felt a bit violated and annoyed, though many would think guys like it. Well, I thought I’d like it too, but then it was no fun at all, being molested.

Well to be honest I don’t fancy his songs and well the whole night, his songs did not even spark a thing for me. It was nonetheless not interesting to me, until that one song. Yes, I think you all know it too. Well, I was lonely that night, I was my own Mr. lonely that night.

Yesterday, Wednesday was Cisco’s Network’s Forum at Sunway. I have not been there for quite sometime and to my horror, it was actually being renovated and it was a hell to just navigate in the parking. The other stupid thing was they had to close the stairs or at least I could not find them. The lifts were horrible, really horrible. Then the way out of the parking was changed also and I had a big headache trying to get home and no thanks to it, migraine visited me.

The forum nothing more than a marketing gimmick, but at least I got what I want from the booths of their partners, the valuable information or demonstration rather than just listening to marketing information which just asks you to buy and buy and buy. Food was like, well I don’t know, the queue was like a dragon so did not even want to queue there. I met up with my boss at that time and then we went for lunch downstairs, well a paid lunch by someone, vendor. Then it was the horrible lift ride as the stairs are closed, damn stupid I would conclude.

I’ve not been having much sleep of late and well, and it’s not you.
Just give me a hug ok!

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January
6th 2007
Today’s Hazelnut Latte 06012007
Expressed by zeroimpact on Saturday, 6th January, 2007, 5, 01 at 18:01:30 042

Posted under Life & Me & Rants

I am here in a sanctuary which I have given to myself, Starbucks. I remember that I have been to this same particular Starbucks branch countless times when I was troubled. I know that taking this place as a sanctuary may sound a little bit stupid but then again, I liked it here. The staffs are nice and friendly and of coz the drinks that I have gulped are still one of the best though I have changed to drinking hot drinks now rather than iced or ice blended ones.

I have been here for more than 3 hours sipping my hazelnut latte and was reading a book. Obviously now I am typing this and time flies. The day for me started off with lunch with a friend and then of coz still with me now here in my little sanctuary.

I get confused over certain things of late, communication between individuals or so to speak between anyone. I think this is a curse, at least to me. Communication has not been good for me, or at least that is what I think.

I am not really thinking of anything but just confused over certain things that has crossed my path. My path that has been laid in front of my eyes now is my work and the workload that I can only imagine for the rest of the year or at least the next 6 months. There should be no rest for the next 6 moths, which in a way I am kind of looking forward to.

In the mean time I do hope that I will be able to steal some chance to just go out for drinks and do crazy stuffs with some of the people around me. I hope things will be going back to normal soon, well a wish and hope that I’m having in my mind now.

The mind is a wonderful thing
The mind is a mysterious thing
The mind is a intriguing thing
The mind is a unknown thing
To me

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January
5th 2007
A K618i And Work
Expressed by zeroimpact on Friday, 5th January, 2007, 4, 01 at 18:57:44 081

Posted under Life & Me & Rants & Work

Coming back to work this week saw a lot of changes and of coz a lot of people missed my presence. Today was suppose to be the major task since I came back to work on Wednesday. I had to attend a presentation by one of our vendors proposing a solution for our contact center. I will not reveal too much so that I do not bore you.

The presentation was at first delayed as all the other has presented to my superior except this. I went in to the presentation room, well it was actually one of our meeting rooms, for the presentation. They were a little late but then again traffic is the major headache here in the golden triangle.

The presentation started and there was some question and answers even when the presentation was barely going for 15 minutes. The problem was that our questions were not really answered and this actually made me discredit them their ability to provide the solution to us although the solution is a good solution.

After a while, my superior came in and asked a few more questions before stopping the presentation. The point is that they were not really prepared for the presentation and they did not do justice to the solution that we should be really looking at. We had to reschedule the presentation to another day and that was the end of my suppose to be big day after my comeback.

My superior bought some of us lunch today and it was dim sum at Marco Polo. The work day will end soon but then again the next to come will be a fun filled night ahead. I’m will be leaving soon for it and I’m really looking forward to it. It will be one of the best things to happen this week.

Apart from that I got a new phone from the company, a Sony Ericsson K618i, black in colour. I got a company SIM card too but then again I can’t really use it now as it’s not fully matured yet. Will let you all know more when the chance comes. I’m beginning to like the phone and its 3G. I think I need to go, hope to have fun later. No, I’m sure I will have fun later.

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December
14th 2006
Drying Hair Tonight
Expressed by zeroimpact on Thursday, 14th December, 2006, 347, 50 at 03:39:55 444

Posted under Me & Rants & Work

Got back like half an hour ago. No I’m not insane, well may be I am. I should be sleeping, I think that is normal, me coming back late and then not sleeping is abnormal, I think. Actually I could not sleep. I need to dry my hair, and well, I so not use a hair blower so I let it dry slowly.

My hair does not dry that quick, if you must know and that is why I’m here. I guess I do not need to bunk in the office tonight or rather today, but then tomorrow will be different. Made some arrangements and most probably will be working late again. When have I not, since I joined this new ship.

Well, at least I have planned for tomorrow and hopefully everything goes smooth. If nothing hinders my plan then I guess there would not be bunking in the office. However staying late will be unavoidable, most probably until four or six in the morning.

The things that worries me more is that I need to be in the office later by eight as I still have a lot of pending things to do as well as a meeting to attend to which has not been confirmed. And the thought of going to work at eight after tomorrow’s ordeal is a little dreadful too.

In spite of all these, I’m actually smiling to myself. May be because of this song, and its call “kiss the girl” performed by Sebastian. And something else that I’ve planned and now longing to have.

I need it
I need you
I need it and you

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December
14th 2006
Spam Is Targeting Me
Expressed by zeroimpact on Thursday, 14th December, 2006, 347, 50 at 00:54:56 329

Posted under Life & Me & Rants & Work

You know what, of all the time when I have no time at all for myself, they targets me and try to kill me. I don’t even have time to sleep nowadays let alone read and comment all of your beautiful blogs, which I must apologize here as I will come around again to stalk all of you as soon as I am reborn after this death… so to speak.

It’s just two days you know and do you know the amount of comments is there for me to moderate? 1,446! That is one thousand four hundred and fourty six comments! It’s like one and a half grand of comments. I’m really suffocating here and of coz I guess my mailbox would not be like more than two thousand if not three thousand mails unread.

I guess I’m a little lucky as I don’t get the amount of mail I used to in the last company, may be because I’m still very new here, if not, I’d be lying here dead reading emails from this little screen.

I’ve been working on this problem for the whole day since morning but to no avail. I still have some guys here trying to fix it while I steal some time to try to hunt down the spammers. However I think I will not succeed. Damn spammers.

This has been a long day and I still got a lot to do tomorrow with meetings and work I need to finish before the end of this week, which is Friday. Oh, will someone borrow me your time. I promise I will return them when I have spare.

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December
11th 2006
Spam Comments
Expressed by zeroimpact on Monday, 11th December, 2006, 344, 50 at 00:42:43 321

Posted under Rants

I can understand about spam and well it’s no surprise that there is like 20 or 30 spam comments a day. However, in the past 2 days I have received more than 1500 spam comments and it’s still coming. I think it has hit a level high for me and I bet it will go to more than a thousand a day. This is killing me…

What have I done… dang

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December
8th 2006
Home Late Again
Expressed by zeroimpact on Friday, 8th December, 2006, 341, 49 at 02:44:04 405

Posted under Life & Me & My Thoughts & Rants & Work

Was doing a so to speak an easy UAT that was suppose to be very straight forward. However it turned out to be a disaster which caused me to reach home at about half past one in the morning just now, which was supposed to end at eight.

What seems to be the easiest and simplest has caused a major disaster which panicked almost everyone, hence it drained all my energy for the day. This has been part of my lifestyle so far… therefore it’s not really something to be shocked about or surprised. These things happen at the most unforeseen times.

I’ve been having some thoughts in mind of late, regarding work and the hours we put in as well as how it affects our relationships with others. In the same time it is all worth it? It is balance? You tell me!

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December
5th 2006
Hectic Week Ahead
Expressed by zeroimpact on Tuesday, 5th December, 2006, 338, 49 at 01:59:15 374

Posted under Life & Me & My Thoughts & Rants & Work

I reached home bout half pass midnight just now. Again it’s because of work. Well not that it would be anything else. Wait, there is actually, live gigs and some enjoyable outing does keep me away from home, not only till midnight but at times till morning.

Had myself a sinful dinner past midnight just now, McDonalds was the sinful dinner treat. I actually had it for lunch and the way delayed dinner just now. Well, I think I’m still ok as I was there like midnight, unlike those that I spoke of last time that visits these outlets at four in the morning.

The outlet near my home which I came back from just now was a new one. The staffs were so new that they have a difficult time serving less than three customers. I was a bit speechless though, looking at the professionalism that is supposed to be present in a renowned fast food chain versus the human factor given that the staff would be barely a week if not a few days old.

What caught my attention is the patrons there, they were made up mostly of teens to early twenties. I’m not sure if it’s because of the school break, but it was surely crowded with them. One of such group were in quite a large number, in the range of fifteen to twenty person, mixed with a good number of guys and girls. Nevertheless, they were a little wild with volume that could be heard at a distance while having fun in a group.

Kind of hard to explain but, it did bring back some memories, just that for me it was mamak stalls rather than fast food chain. Mamak stall is actually stalls manned by muslim Indians which serves tea, coffee, fried mee and stuff like that. That was the only thing I could afford during that time, especially when we frequently go out together like, every night if not every two days.

This working stuff will be for the whole week, so I’m expecting dinner at odd hours if not none. I guess hard work and long working hours is installed for me the whole week and rest will not be available until this Sunday. What a start for the week.

I hope all of you had a better start if not a great one. Have a great week ahead and a nice weekend too.

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