:: peterpan ::

Nah.. not the movie nor fairytale..

It's the 'new' Indonesian rock band that hits the nation with their super cool songs. I meant it!

For the first time in my life I bought an indonesian album! What more, I got TWO of their ORIGINAL CDs!.. Trust me.. only bands like Oasis, Keane, Coldplay, Nirvana and likes would I buy original albums.

Okay okay.. this fellas CDs are cheap.. 50bucks for two originals.. :)

It was well worth the money!

I'm recommending it! if you dun mind listening to 'semi-malay-indon' songs.. Their genre are much like the mix of Oasis with Coldplay. Seriously..

:: Happy CNY! ::

To all whom visit this page...

Have a Happy New Year..

below are some of the funny SMS's that I've received so far:

1. Good Message for a Good Person from a Good Friend for a Good Reason at a Good Time on a Good Day in a Good Year. Gong Xi Fa Chai

2. Gong Xi Gong Xi. Earn more $ Make more $ Win more $

3. ><(((;> ><(((;> ><(((;> ><(((;> ><(((;> Five Gold Fish to wish you prosperity, wealth, good health, luck & happiness. Gong Xi Fat Chai

4.
.-""-.
( ' o ' )
_/doggy\_
I sent my lucky doggy to be the 1st dog wishin you Happy Chinese New Year!

5. Days are too busy, Hours are too few, seconds are too fast, but there is always tim to send a sms to a precious Friend like you. Gong Hei Fat Choy

6. "Dog Dog Chiang", "Dog Dog Chiang" "Dog Dog Chiang Dog Chiang Dog Chiang Dog Chiang" May this year of the Wow Wow brings Good Health, Happiness & Prosperity

7. No more talk cock, it's year of the dog. Make sure you stay on the top. Otherwise you'll bleed alot! Gong Xi Fa Chai

8. Ayam pegi, Anjing mali, 'sueh' pegi, 'Ong' mali, Untong Hali Hali. Gong Xi Fat Chai to you and your family

9. Gong Hey Fat Choy!! May new year of dog bring prosperity, full stomachs, peaceful sleep, fufilling sex, smooth complexion, toned muscle & all other good things to you

Finally my personal fav..

10. May a 1000 dog fleas invade the 'ass' of the ones who fuck up your year & bless em with arms too short 2 reach 2 scratch 'it'. Have a great woof woof year!

:: bat.ter.ies ::

noun. bat.ter.y

1. a container consisting one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity. Also at times generates awe and disbelief in what the lil' container can do to normal daily life of the user(s).

24th - Car battery died on me. Stucked at Plaza Damas. Time:- 1.30am. Calculated the batt's life only 3months old! Bitch..

25th - Morning. My remote control on my room's tv died. Need to go Carrefour to get batt. Grr..

26th - Noticed my wrist watch battery died!!.. Watthafark?!

The best part is this.. Apparently my watch has to be sent back to 'Swatch Group' in Menara Goldhill to get it's battery change. ????!!????.. I literally went to 5 watch shops cause I didn't believe them..

Ed: Can you pls change this battery for me?
Shop: Ahh.. this watch ah.. sory ah, we can't do la..
Ed: What? you sell Tissot here rite? What'd you mean?
Shop: We don't have the mechanism to open your watch.. and also your battery quite special one. Don't have that also.. Solli ah. Need to go back to Swatch Group to change it..
Ed: Eh? (dumbfonded-look-in-disbelief)

I think all these shops have the same scripts to say when they see the watch.. Argh!

Am gonna go refuel my watch b4 CNY.. must must must..

:: HandphonE NumbeR ::

So.. here goes again..

I have changed my old - 012 215**03 to this new - 012 2233552 number, now please jot it down..

The story continues:
012 215**03 has followed my footsteps for the past < 7years > and the weight that it carries are not even imaginable.. The number of numbers that are stored into that are of very obvious what our normal SIM (250) can handle. Yes, it was very hard for me to gave it up. Somehow in my heart, I know that one day I will..

Till last two weeks ago, I have managed to change my old number to this new one.. but along it comes some problem. As some of you that know me, I have two numbers which are 012 215**03 & 012 323**74 and I use the latter for work purposes. Right before the migration I had encounter some lil problem with my PDA phone. Thus, I've switch the SIM to both phone and my contacts of work and personal has been mixed.

This is particularly fustrating when you have a change of numbers.. How do I keep the work contacts and personal contacts seperated when informing them? Maxis only have one single template for one SIM - SMS blast, where now my work SIM also contains my personal numbers and vice versa.

I hope you understand where I'm coming from but anyhow.. here's the gist:-

IF you have had my - 012 215**03
NOW it has been changed to - 012 2233552

and

IF you have my - 012 323**74
KEEP it..

Cheerios!

:: Dear 2006 (part deux) ::

4th Jan:- Things seems to be better now after we have planned out the things we (my family) need to do to make the house a much safer place to be in. Not to mentioned, I have sleepless night for the first few days after the incident. I just don't feel safe anymore even it's in my own room..

I guess apart from losing those things, the most heartache of all are those important documents, pictures and files that I've kept thru-out these years has vanished into the open space. Now that's a real pain..

The mission today, to research on the PCs and laptop pricing at Low Yat. It's easy for me to do this chore as my office is just next to it. Thus, I went to my fav. shop PC Zone at 2nd floor.. Customization of PC are one of my specialty :)

This is what I got for my sis's new PC:-

3.2GHz Pentium 4
Intel D945P Motherboard
1Gb DDR2 SDRAM
300Gb WDigital w. Serial ATA2
HSI ATI X1600Pro 256DDR3 video card
Enlight 400w power source with Pretorian Aluminium casing
Samsung DVD burner (salvage from my old PC)

All in for about 3k.. a good deal I think..

My dad on the other hand in-charge of finding the best vendor for home security systems. I guess this incident does shut my mum's disagreement when we proposed this idea to her since years ago.. to get a home security system. Her excuse? It's too noisy.. not stable.. easily triggered.. yada yada..

5th Jan:- I'm to pick up the new PC after my work was done then my mum called saying she's already in Low Yat waiting for me with my sis. After grabbing the PC we went on hunting for Laptop.

We found her same old (not that old..) laptop at the Toshiba counter and also at PC Zone. Comparing prices and specs we decided that PC Zone still offers a better deal, thus it is so.. Got her back her old (still very good specs.. comparing many) Laptop.. the 'Toshiba Satellite M40'

This is the best part.. whilst walking back out to where my car was parked, my feet brought me into the MacAsia shop. This is where we saw the new 20" G5 was being displayed. For the love of iMac, I introduced my mum and showed her a few nifty application on the iMac.

She turned to me and asked.. "you lost your comp as well rite?"
Ed: "Yeah.." (eyeing on the G5 with fingers tapping on the 'mighty mouse')
Mum: "How much is one of this thing?"
Ed: "Hello there!? How much is this?" - asking the store assistance who's standing nearby..
S.Asst: "17" is 5599 and this 20" is about 7899"
Ed: "Do you still have stock for the 17"? Can we see it?" (a probing questions since my mum is still quiet).. evil me..
S.Asst:"Oh so sorry, we're out of stocks.."
Ed: "Wah.. so sellable ah?" (another hint to my mum..)
Mum: "No discount meh?" (WoooHoo!!.. mum is buying it!)
S.Asst:"Sorry, it's fixed price.. but if you buy today then we can give our Christmas promotion.. Today is the last day"
Mum: "But you don't even have stock.."
S.Asst: "Oh.. you can put deposits, and we'll treat this as today's sale. The Christmas promo includes: a free software (ThinkFree Office), a 256Mb Pen Drive and also a keyboard skin"
Ed: "How much? your deposits?"
S.Asst: "about 300?"
Mum (whispering to me..): "I'll buy it for your usage now.. but you pay me back ok?"
Ed (unstoppable grin): "I have 200 here.. will you take it?"
S.Asst: "er.. okay.. I think should be allrite.. Thanks"
Ed with smiley face to Mum: Ya Ya Ya!!...

WooHoo!!.. I believe I can fly!!.. I believe I just bought a G5!!..

Well, I guess it's a blessing in disguised cause just two blogs ago, I did mentioned about the computer spoilt and cause of my 19" LCD I might not get the G5 but MacMini instead. But now my 19" LCD has been stolen..

8th Jan:- Joanne Ying has gotten me a very nice number for my old phone.. (+6012 215 **03), she's been complaining bout my "ugly & un-recallable" number. I always say to her.. since you say ugly go get me a nice number la.. summore say work in Maxis..

Finally she did.. gave me a list of 10 numbers on the night before and I choose this:- (+6012 2233 552). It was quite hard for me to leave my old number cause it has been with me for as long as I started to own a mobile phone.. say 7yrs?!

I will blog more about this phone number changing problem next.

9th Jan:- Went to Yuet Meng's farewell party @ her new home in Armani Terrace, D'sara Perdana.. Damn nice place!!.. Met up with few old friends like Chin Roo, Patricia, Brandon, Phillip, Serena C, Eric, Harris and the rest..

Too bad she's only gonna be only staying there till 16th before moving on to Perth. Gonna miss you and Jonty badly!..

10th Jan:- I called MacAsia to check on my G5 arrival, I was told by a reliable source about few days ago that the model has stock shortages worldwide. To my surprise, the iMac is ready for collection!.. Without hesitation, I quickly bathe and rush out the house.. HoorRay!

Thus, are the story of my 10 days in this new 2006..

p/s: not knowing how to work a Mac is a real issue.. Thanks to Johnson's for all the help!

:: Dear 2006 ::

A new year has come and many have changed.

My first entry for year 2006...

There's so many thing to blog on and I don't know where to start.

31st Dec:- Many has asked where have I gone to, who did I celebrate with, yada yada..
Nothin interesting this year, I'd usuallly reply to them.. I celebrated it with a dinner summoning Lam & Anne, Deric & Li Jin, Joe Wong and finally Jason. But the turnout was very bad.. In turn, it's only Me, Lam & Anne, Colin & Debbie who was on the table that night.

1st Jan:- A brand new year, A brand new life.. That's how I feel bout 2006. We can all let bygones be bygones, it gives me the feeling that we can start all over again.. in all aspects of life. Nice ya?! Somehow I know 2006 would be better than 2005..

Without much plan or do for the day, a family dinner was planned for the night. So we all went out to a nearby restaurant.. Soon after, I dropped my sis back home and went towards Desa Waterpark's Seafood Restaurant to meet up with them 'Desa Family'

I was just seated and wishing my 'happy new year' to the guys when my phone buzzed. My sis was on the other line telling me our house has been ROBBED!!.. I couldn't grasp what she meant that 2 seconds with my mind thinking; please don't joke with me.. Brushing off the thought asides, my sister was screaming on the speaker asking me to get home quick. Without saying goodbye, I rushed back with mind full of prayers and confusion.

I realize how extensive this damage was only after seeing what's missing in my own room:-

1) Samsung 19" LCD Monitor (most apparent in my room...)
2) Toshiba Protege 12" Laptop (fucked up.. it's my company's property..)
3) Casio Titanium G-Shock (which has been with me for more than 10yrs)
4) Two of my beloved Oakleys.. Titanium/Hatchet & Blk Iridium/Fireball XX (both are Ltd Edtn.!!)

3rd Jan:- Now comes the funny part.. after 2 days since the event, I realize I've lost even more stuff.. continuing my counting above:

5) Adidas Ltd Edition sneakers (mutherfarkerz!!.. this is the 3rd Ltd Edition that was being stolen!!!)
6) All my perfumes!?!.. yeah.. from the beloved Mont Blanc to all my Hugo Boss's
7) About 5 cartons of my Kent ciggies which I left in the house even!!..

Arrghh.. can't bear it no more..! If they catches that asswipe sonofah.. I'll make him eat my shit! No.. I'm not joking..

Well, I guess my sis's would be the worst as she lost both her computer and laptop.. that'll set aside about 12k!..

Now is that a good reason enough why I didn't update my blog?..

I was devastated plus I don't have any sort of PC to be blogging..