"What you doing Bobby?"

My last entry was on 7th May.. and that time bak orang Kedah cakap, tengah ‘CIWI’ dengan my new gadget. I’m still ‘CIWI’, still exploring..and the deeper I go, the more I’m loving it. Being an ‘empty pocketed’ tech enthusiast, owning such product dah cukup best dan gempak gila punya! But at times I do miss my K750i especially the 2.0 Mega Pixel camera. Way better than my current 3.2 Mega Pixel.:(

One of the best features that my gadget has is the built in WLAN, meaning, I am able to surf the internet freely at any WIFI spots. Cool huh? Check email, surf websites, internet banking-all on the go! But last night I realized the down side of it. Izza and I went yamcha at Old Town Kopitiam (WiFi-able). As soon as we sat down,i terus keluar my phone and browsed the net. We didn’t talk or whatsoever, I was only concentrating on my phone, “tut tet tut tet” ntah browse apa sampai my hazelnut ice blended tu nak habis. Luckily my beloved wife tegur, and i was like "wooosh" back to reality world. So kiddos..especially me yang tengah ‘CIWI’,try give the technology a break. Kembalilah ke pangkal kehidupan social yang normal.


Langkawi
Last Friday, Izza and I joined abang and family in Langkawi. We managed to hop on the earliest Ferry (7:15 am) and arrived 1 hour 45 minutes later. Nothing new in Langkawi only that this time around, abang brought us to Westin for breakfast, checked out the Westin’s RM3000 per night Villa (memang cool!!). This trip I got to mandi laut sepuas-puasnya! Pantai Chenang memang best! but most importantly, dapat lepak with my big bro and his family. Priceless.


Rumah
Our house dah nearing to complete! From our last visit yesterday, pintu, tingkap semua dah pasang! They are working on the porch, pavements and the minor exteriors. So fast!
With the progress of the house going steadily plus the letter from the bank also dah sampai, next month kitaorang akan start bayar the house loan. The start of our 25 years relationship with the bank. Chaiyo!


Che Det
Also during that Langkawi trip, we stopped over at “Langkawi’s Monte Carlo”, Telaga Harbour. Memang style!! Tun really got taste! Borak with the locals, the Tun is so well loved by the Langkawians.. this guy cakap, every hotel in Langkawi ada satu bilik khas for him, and he is free to choose whereever to crash in. “Che Det bila mai sini takyah bodyguard bodyguard punya…”praises and lots of that to the former premier .
His announcement of keluar dari UMNO shocks not only the Malaysian soils, probably the world too. According to many, this is his final act of pressuring Pak Lah to step down. Tun, whatever you do pun, I am your number 1 supporter! In Che Det, we trust!

hello technology!

keperluan? atau nafsu? that has been playing in my head on and on and on since my last kl trip. susahnya duduk kl. traffic jam, parking, parking tickets, makan yang mahal dan urges yang tinggi untuk barangan yang tak penting. nasib baik duduk dan bekerja di kawasan kampung ni. alhamdulillah bolehlah skit tahan nafsu ini. by the way, sekarang ni saya sedang menulis entry ni di depan tv, jauh dari pc, lenguh-lenguh menggores stylus di monitor w960i baru ku..heheh keperluan?atau nafsu? biarlah diri ni yang judge. sekali sekala kena spoil kan diri skit kan?

If you're happy and you know it...

My wife is here in GURUN!! for 3 whole months dey!!
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In June, we are going to Bangkok for our "3rd' Honeymoon!!
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Not to forget the most talked about BONUS and INCREMENT month!
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Going to Langkawi next 2 weeks with abang and family!!
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Our house is already 45% completed!
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If you're happy and you know it,

And you really want to show it,

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

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TAIWAN - final episode

Taiwan-Part 2

Taiwan - Part 1

Gurun - Alor Star - Padang Besar - Kuala Perlis - Cuti-cuti Malaysia

Adan’s Trip
Last Thursday, my ex-VI hostel mate, Ramdhan and his friend Epul came to Gurun ‘melepak’. Since I was on leave that Friday, I took them for a spin to Alor Setar and Padang Besar. We didn’t do much in Alor Setar as most of the shop closes on Friday. So after Jumaat prayers at Masjid Zahir, we zoomed straight to Padang Besar Market. The journey took us merely 1 ½ hours.


Tips for shopping in Padang Besar Market:

1. If you’re going with a partner/or in a group, it is best to have your phone in “working” condition
Reason:
Football jerseys and cheap handbag does not go along. You will have to split and regroup after few hours.

2. Bargain, bargain, bargain!
Reason:
I saw this water thumbler with a price tag of RM10. After bargained, at same price, I walked away with 2! Cool kan?

3. Empty your car boot
Reason:
Trust me. Takkan beli kacang je?


After that, I treated my guest to dinner at Hai Thien in Kuala Perlis. Hai Thien never fails to impress me with their pricing! Three of us, we had steamed siakap in soy sauce, baby kailan with oyster sauce, generous helping of sweet and sour udang lipan, claypot Japanese tauhu, rice, Adan tambah 5, Epul 3 and I had 2, plus Chinese tea for the 3 of us. Guess how much?? My first guess was RM60-RM70. But the bill came in to a surprising RM43 only!!. How cheap is that!!?? How’s the food? Marvelous!!! By the sea lagi!!!



The next day, SUNGAI!!! At first we went to the ever popular Tupah (tempat skodeng tu), tapi tak best lah.. so we went to Titi Hayun. Memang best!! Cool, refreshing..we spent 3 hours mandi sungai!!

Nice to have friends lepaking in Gurun. Mari kawan-kawan! Mai lepak kedah!.


Pak Lah Strikes Back!
Hahah at last our Pak Lah strikes back at Tun and Ku LI. Well Pak Lah, I’m sure this is one of your toughest time, you do Lah what ever you think is right. Just to remind you that your Rakyat is very clever nowadays. We read, observe, and we absolutely know how to differentiate what is right, and what is wrong. Don’t ever underestimate the power of internet. All the best!!

American Idol
It was a shock for me last week to see the petite Ramiele Malubay singing at the end of the result show. Hmmm..kalaulah we have that kind of talent in our boring Akademi fantasia.. “ undilah sayaaaa…Amie, Cuit cuit Cuuuuuuuun” hate that!


Selangor Football
“Bodoh, Bodohlaaa..Bodohnyee….laaaa”. That was the words that came out from my mouth for the whole 70 minutes watching Selangor vs. Kedah on TV1. Weak in passing, weak in finishing, weak in executing strategy..buck up lah Selangor!!! Come on man!! Hang kata hang teghaaa?

Taiwan Trip
During my uni days, I was supposed to go to Taiwan for a design workshop/conference but didn’t get to go because of some political issues. 5 years later, Alhamdulillah dapat jugak menjejak kaki ke Taiwan, InsyaAllah. Another motor show trip for me, although it is a short trip, takpelah..rezeki tu. Can’t wait to snap the tallest building in the world, Taipei 101!


Marliza’s Wedding
Last week also was Marliza Yanti’s nikah and majlis kahwin. Lamaa dah kenal dia ni..since we were 6 in Tadika Sempurna and on/off classmates in Primary school. To my kawan yang paling “tua” (hehe), Selamat datang ke alam perkahwinan, sesungguhnya, TOLERANSI itu adalah kunci kejayaan dalam sesebuah intitusi kekeluargaan. Cewah!..Aku dan Izza ingin mengucapkan selamat pengantin baru kepada Mr. and Mrs. Daud, semoga dikurniakan zuriat yang teramatlah banyak. Amiiin.