i used to think that clubbing are for those 'bad guys'. my definition of a bad guy was...quite naive at that time. people who smokes a lot, drinks liquor a lot, swears a lot and gamble like there's no tomorrow. i categorize them as gangster, but i have since redefine the term 'bad guys'. mature already what. in fact, i even consider myself a bad guy.
i can't remember the first time i went clubbing, but i know i wasn't fond of those places at that time. i just hated the smoke and i don't like the taste of beers.
then about 2 years ago, i developed a liking for cRunk n B songs. long story short, a new clubbing kaki was born.
one of the reasons i've been looking forward for my training here in pj is the various clubs they have around the area. if that is not enough there's still more in kl but have to drive there lah. transport is a problem for me and although yien sien sort of gave me hope by saying that he'll ajak if he's going to any of the clubs. so far, he hasn't called yet.
then came yesterday. someone in the office organized a volley ball match. according to my colleagues they do this once in a while so that people in the office can socialize with each other while having fun. it's not just limited to volley ball though, it can be any sports and i just heard that they are proposing to organize a paintball game. can't wait for that to happen, and i just hope they do it before my training ends. anyway, the volley ball game was cancelled because they couldn't find a court, and as an alternative, ket proposed that we all go clubbing. of course i jumped at the opportunity!
fast forward to the night, we went to this club in the heart of kl called the loft. it was really crowded, mostly working adults. the good thing is you don't see any ah lians or ah bengs around. bad thing is, some of them are just to old for me to hit, IF i ever wanted to. *sniggers*
the music played there was of the 'jungle house' genre. not really my favourite, but it's not really that bad at all. when i mentioned the name of the dj to edmund, i was told that he was one of the more popular malaysian dj. i think his name was dj jungle jerry.
that night itself, i get to see the other faces of my colleagues. they can be very serious at work, but when it comes to party, they do know how to party. too bad the whole experience was spoiled by a colleague who had too much drink.
oh yeah, i wasn't expecting to see anyone familiar there, but i saw wei lee there with her boyfriend. what a small world...
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Thursday, July 28, 2005
weird dream
i had another weird dream last night. funny how most of my dreams are weird and sometimes, it happened in reality! though it makes me wonder why dreams of me striking loads of cash in lottery never came true. last i remember, i had 3 of those dreams. hehe.
yesterday's dream was about me falling off a slope or into a ravine. i was in a hospital, and i have no recollection of what happened. i woke up in the hospital and asked what happened. then someone showed me a newspaper with a picture of the slope with arrows indicating the path where i fell. if i remember correctly, it was on the front page and the picture alone covered 3/4 of the page! i was on the front page! not for a good reason though. later someone asked me whether i remembered anything and i said i had no idea about the fall.
that's all i can remember. bad omen?
yesterday's dream was about me falling off a slope or into a ravine. i was in a hospital, and i have no recollection of what happened. i woke up in the hospital and asked what happened. then someone showed me a newspaper with a picture of the slope with arrows indicating the path where i fell. if i remember correctly, it was on the front page and the picture alone covered 3/4 of the page! i was on the front page! not for a good reason though. later someone asked me whether i remembered anything and i said i had no idea about the fall.
that's all i can remember. bad omen?
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
spiderman
not staying much in the office nowadays cos spent a lot of time going outside, climbing rooftops to do site surveys and also installations. i lost count on how many buildings i've conquered. i am afraid of heights, but another side of me is eager to climb to the rooftop of high rise buildings. the view is magnificent, if there's no haze. most of the time, it's really windy when you are standing so high up.
the downside is when the sun is up and shining at full strength. as a result, i'm getting a nicely toned skin. wait, that's not a bad thing after all. ok, what i wanted to say is that it will be scorching hot and i'll be sweating like a pig. some of the rooftops have various ladders and pipes, meaning it's quite challenging at times to climb up and down and maneuvre through the pipes. if you're not careful, you might just get a knock on the head or go home with cuts and bruises.
once, i almost had the chance to climb a 100 metre tall communications tower. those red and white steel towers you see along the highway which is where mobile phone companies fix their base stations to. i followed the other guys to do some aintenance work and i thought i would have the opportunity to climb it, although i was warned that it is very, very tiring. i don't care, as long as i can boast that i've climbed one. in the end, it never happened, because there wasn't enough safety harness. i would've climbed without it, but if i'm caught, i/the company would be sued for violating safety laws. *sigh* so i spent the day looking up at the tower while the other collegues do their work...well, maybe next time.
the downside is when the sun is up and shining at full strength. as a result, i'm getting a nicely toned skin. wait, that's not a bad thing after all. ok, what i wanted to say is that it will be scorching hot and i'll be sweating like a pig. some of the rooftops have various ladders and pipes, meaning it's quite challenging at times to climb up and down and maneuvre through the pipes. if you're not careful, you might just get a knock on the head or go home with cuts and bruises.
once, i almost had the chance to climb a 100 metre tall communications tower. those red and white steel towers you see along the highway which is where mobile phone companies fix their base stations to. i followed the other guys to do some aintenance work and i thought i would have the opportunity to climb it, although i was warned that it is very, very tiring. i don't care, as long as i can boast that i've climbed one. in the end, it never happened, because there wasn't enough safety harness. i would've climbed without it, but if i'm caught, i/the company would be sued for violating safety laws. *sigh* so i spent the day looking up at the tower while the other collegues do their work...well, maybe next time.
Monday, July 18, 2005
lost?
almost everyone i know seems to have a blog now. thanks to friendster.com, blogging has suddenly become the 'in' thing for those who have a bit of a basic knowledge in using computers and the internet. almost everyone i know in mmu already jumped on the bandwagon, but they would soon find out, that a blog is unlike a diary, where you can write anything you want without other people finding out. unless, of course, you willingly let them.
for me, i'm having this blog just to pen down my thoughts and what has been going on with my life. i recently realized that i have forgotten a lot of things from the past, such as my childhood days where i spent a lot of time being naked and playing in the rain, or how i was punished for misbehaving, my kindergarten days and friends and certain primary school memories. sometimes i really need some reminding before i can really remember things.
this blog also functions as a way keeping my friends in overseas updated about my life. then again, it wasn't quite successful as i thought it would be.
i knew i wasn't blogging for a big audience, and that is the basic reason why i did not publicize my blog address to everyone i know.
reading my old post, i also realized that i've lost my flair of writing. suddenly, my post have all become...dull. in fact, it might actually represent what kind of a person i am in real life now. i used to be known as the happy-go-lucky guy back in high school. i seemed to have no worries about my exams or my future. i'm constantly teasing and laughing and making all sorts of stupid jokes in the class. it's actually very flattering that someone back then would tell me that he will remember me as the joker of the class.
only just 2 weeks ago, when i was on my way back in melaka, i received a call from a former form 6 classmate, who told me that they have some sort of gathering that night. although i wasn't informed about it, what i heard next made my heart sank. she actually told me that most of them won't be going unless i'm there! since i couldn't make it in time, i promised to meet them the next day, which i duly did.
what i'm trying to imply here is that i have great friends back in high school, but the same can't be said about those i know from my uni days.
from the first day i stepped into mmu, i've told myself to fly under the radar. it worked for a week or so, but then i soon find out it's hard not to make new friends. i still remember the night where 4 campus mate added me in their icq list at about the same time. yet, even as i was doing so, there is a certain someone, whom i am sure i have never offended before, started to spread rumours about me. i didn't know about it for almost a full year, and what shocked me more was the fact that that particular person, was the brother of one of my high school classmate and my best friend's cousin!
things never went smoothly since the beginning anyway, and it was getting worse with each passing year. somehow, i felt there's a big "HATE ME" sign emblazoned across my forehead. rumours about me, a variety of them, were flying in every corner. some of them were so absurd and ridiculous to the point that i'm confused as to whether to cry or laugh at hearing them. i believe jealousy, played a big part too.
nevertheless, there were some, albeit a few, who managed to keep me sane.
undoubtedly though, my dream of having a memorable yet pleasant uni life goes down the drain.
sheesh, i'm talking like i've already graduated even though i still have 2 sems to go after my industrial training.
somehow, during my industrial training, i've got to meet some old high school mates which i've lost contact for quite sometime. most of them are already working or freshly graduated. in fact, they made me feel as though they've move on a lot since our last meeting whereas i'm still stagnant and going nowhere. average achievers during high school days turned out to be working for multinational companies with a comfortable salary. yeah, i think i'm lost...
for me, i'm having this blog just to pen down my thoughts and what has been going on with my life. i recently realized that i have forgotten a lot of things from the past, such as my childhood days where i spent a lot of time being naked and playing in the rain, or how i was punished for misbehaving, my kindergarten days and friends and certain primary school memories. sometimes i really need some reminding before i can really remember things.
this blog also functions as a way keeping my friends in overseas updated about my life. then again, it wasn't quite successful as i thought it would be.
i knew i wasn't blogging for a big audience, and that is the basic reason why i did not publicize my blog address to everyone i know.
reading my old post, i also realized that i've lost my flair of writing. suddenly, my post have all become...dull. in fact, it might actually represent what kind of a person i am in real life now. i used to be known as the happy-go-lucky guy back in high school. i seemed to have no worries about my exams or my future. i'm constantly teasing and laughing and making all sorts of stupid jokes in the class. it's actually very flattering that someone back then would tell me that he will remember me as the joker of the class.
only just 2 weeks ago, when i was on my way back in melaka, i received a call from a former form 6 classmate, who told me that they have some sort of gathering that night. although i wasn't informed about it, what i heard next made my heart sank. she actually told me that most of them won't be going unless i'm there! since i couldn't make it in time, i promised to meet them the next day, which i duly did.
what i'm trying to imply here is that i have great friends back in high school, but the same can't be said about those i know from my uni days.
from the first day i stepped into mmu, i've told myself to fly under the radar. it worked for a week or so, but then i soon find out it's hard not to make new friends. i still remember the night where 4 campus mate added me in their icq list at about the same time. yet, even as i was doing so, there is a certain someone, whom i am sure i have never offended before, started to spread rumours about me. i didn't know about it for almost a full year, and what shocked me more was the fact that that particular person, was the brother of one of my high school classmate and my best friend's cousin!
things never went smoothly since the beginning anyway, and it was getting worse with each passing year. somehow, i felt there's a big "HATE ME" sign emblazoned across my forehead. rumours about me, a variety of them, were flying in every corner. some of them were so absurd and ridiculous to the point that i'm confused as to whether to cry or laugh at hearing them. i believe jealousy, played a big part too.
nevertheless, there were some, albeit a few, who managed to keep me sane.
undoubtedly though, my dream of having a memorable yet pleasant uni life goes down the drain.
sheesh, i'm talking like i've already graduated even though i still have 2 sems to go after my industrial training.
somehow, during my industrial training, i've got to meet some old high school mates which i've lost contact for quite sometime. most of them are already working or freshly graduated. in fact, they made me feel as though they've move on a lot since our last meeting whereas i'm still stagnant and going nowhere. average achievers during high school days turned out to be working for multinational companies with a comfortable salary. yeah, i think i'm lost...
Friday, July 15, 2005
2nd time in the gym
yeap, the title says it all. i went to the gym the 2nd time yesterday, this time with a colleague.
there's still a lot of people there, and i've got to mention one particular incident. i was working out on some of the equipments, and then i saw there was cycling class going on in a room with transparent glass walls. there's this lady, whom i guess is 40+, was in the class. she was wearing a tube top, with half of her breasts showing! her cleavage is so obvious, and she was really fair. i must say that her boobs are...HUGE. and when she cycles while standing... (think waves) yeah think of me as a pervert but i noticed that quite a number of guys are looking at that direction when she does that. i even told my colleague that the instructor must be having a hard time to be professional and not look at her direction. furthermore, she's in the first row!
other than that, there really wasn't much to write about, aside from the fact that the cute fitness consultant (refer last post) wasn't there last night...
there's still a lot of people there, and i've got to mention one particular incident. i was working out on some of the equipments, and then i saw there was cycling class going on in a room with transparent glass walls. there's this lady, whom i guess is 40+, was in the class. she was wearing a tube top, with half of her breasts showing! her cleavage is so obvious, and she was really fair. i must say that her boobs are...HUGE. and when she cycles while standing... (think waves) yeah think of me as a pervert but i noticed that quite a number of guys are looking at that direction when she does that. i even told my colleague that the instructor must be having a hard time to be professional and not look at her direction. furthermore, she's in the first row!
other than that, there really wasn't much to write about, aside from the fact that the cute fitness consultant (refer last post) wasn't there last night...
Thursday, July 14, 2005
if i was a rich boy...
i must say that i'm starting to really enjoy working with the people in my workgroup. although i can't say that the office environment is good, but the people here are nice. they treat me to lunch quite often, almost always when i went out with them to do a site survey or installation. mind you, sometimes what they eat is overpriced, but the food is nice. i actually don't mind going to those high class restaurants once in a while (since we don't have it in melaka) and paying for my own share but everytime they will just pay for me and shrug me off when i tried to pay for my own share. and going out with different people will give me a different kind of conversation. some of them would give me advice on working life, some would tell me their past working experiences and some would just talk about their personal life. it is interesting to hear what they have to say because all of them are still young (oldest is 4 years elder than me) and yet they have stories which sounded like they've worked for ages.
recently, my company was to provide broadband internet to a few fitness clubs in kl, which means me and my colleagues would visit these clubs quite frequently. there are more and more fitness clubs opening in kl, with different names but almost the same service. people in kl seem to like going to the gym, especially after work and during weekends. if you happen to pass by a fitness club around 6-10pm on weekdays, you can see that it's very crowded. think about the crowd on weekends then. i heard people have to queue to use a certain equipment. working in a gym seems to be the trend now in kl. even during office hours, there are people working out in the gym. i know because i visit these places during office hours to work. me and my colleague actually sat down and talk about this during our break one day. we concluded that these people are possibly rich, the parents is rich, the husband is rich, or maybe they are someone's mistress. =)
the membership fees are expensive though, more that RM100 per month! and if you need a personal trainer, it's roughly RM150 per HOUR. so that's where the rich spend their money. anyway, i actually had a taste of being a member of a fitness club, albeit for only 14 days. you see, i bought this pair of adidas shoes in mid valley megamall and they ask me to fill up a form for a lucky draw. the grand prize of the draw is a year's membership of the new fitness club there called california fitness. i didn't get the full year membership of course, just 2 weeks, which i am told is worth RM700. i went there for the first time yesterday with edmund, and suprisingly they gave him a 14 days pass too! too bad mine will expire this saturday where as his will last until the 27th.
so there we were, clueless as we don't know where the locker is and where to get our towels. and the people there must be wondering what are we 2 skinny kids doing in the gym. we managed to get changed after finding out where the locker is. so we played around with the equipments and looked at some of the pretty ladies working out. and there's one particular fitness consultant which is really cute. we were looking at here and she gave us what must be her sweetest smile. i wonder how many men were killed with that kind of smile. damn, why must my pass expire this saturday? oh, the club even has an outdoor swimming pool and jacuzzi. too bad we didn't get to try it because it's raining outside. we took our baths and left the club when it was closing. so there...my first real taste of being in a fitness club where the membership fees are exorbitant and i got to go in free, for 2 weeks.
last weekend, i went back to melaka and somehow got a weird feeling. i don't know why, but i just felt so out of place. i've just been back there a fortnight ago, but somehow something wasn't right somewhere. maybe it's because i've familiarised myself with kl's lifestyle that i forgot how slow paced life in melaka is...
recently, my company was to provide broadband internet to a few fitness clubs in kl, which means me and my colleagues would visit these clubs quite frequently. there are more and more fitness clubs opening in kl, with different names but almost the same service. people in kl seem to like going to the gym, especially after work and during weekends. if you happen to pass by a fitness club around 6-10pm on weekdays, you can see that it's very crowded. think about the crowd on weekends then. i heard people have to queue to use a certain equipment. working in a gym seems to be the trend now in kl. even during office hours, there are people working out in the gym. i know because i visit these places during office hours to work. me and my colleague actually sat down and talk about this during our break one day. we concluded that these people are possibly rich, the parents is rich, the husband is rich, or maybe they are someone's mistress. =)
the membership fees are expensive though, more that RM100 per month! and if you need a personal trainer, it's roughly RM150 per HOUR. so that's where the rich spend their money. anyway, i actually had a taste of being a member of a fitness club, albeit for only 14 days. you see, i bought this pair of adidas shoes in mid valley megamall and they ask me to fill up a form for a lucky draw. the grand prize of the draw is a year's membership of the new fitness club there called california fitness. i didn't get the full year membership of course, just 2 weeks, which i am told is worth RM700. i went there for the first time yesterday with edmund, and suprisingly they gave him a 14 days pass too! too bad mine will expire this saturday where as his will last until the 27th.
so there we were, clueless as we don't know where the locker is and where to get our towels. and the people there must be wondering what are we 2 skinny kids doing in the gym. we managed to get changed after finding out where the locker is. so we played around with the equipments and looked at some of the pretty ladies working out. and there's one particular fitness consultant which is really cute. we were looking at here and she gave us what must be her sweetest smile. i wonder how many men were killed with that kind of smile. damn, why must my pass expire this saturday? oh, the club even has an outdoor swimming pool and jacuzzi. too bad we didn't get to try it because it's raining outside. we took our baths and left the club when it was closing. so there...my first real taste of being in a fitness club where the membership fees are exorbitant and i got to go in free, for 2 weeks.
last weekend, i went back to melaka and somehow got a weird feeling. i don't know why, but i just felt so out of place. i've just been back there a fortnight ago, but somehow something wasn't right somewhere. maybe it's because i've familiarised myself with kl's lifestyle that i forgot how slow paced life in melaka is...
Saturday, July 02, 2005
most wanted
i was like the most wanted person in my department last wednesday. i was thinking of leaving the office on time so that i can go to 1 utama to claim my free tickets to watch war of the worlds with edmund. since it was first come first served, i was hoping that by going early i could get a nice seat.
at first i went out with gavin and arif to do some installations. then man called and asked me to follow him to pj hilton to troubleshoot. and jeff actually had an assignment for me that day. in the end, i left the office at about 6.15pm. oh, and my first pay cheque arrived on the same day!
reached 1 utama, claimed my tickets and found out later that it was a side seat. =( bah, as long as it's a free ticket. treated edmund to a nice dinner for fetching me around for the past one month. proceeded to watch the movie afterwards and it was....ok...but the ending sucks.
thursday was spent climbing on the rooftop of subang parade to test the wimax link quality. got so tired from the day before that i actually fell asleep at another location.
yesterday, a new employee was supposed to start work, but she didn't came. yeah, all of us in the workgroup knew it's a woman. and today they started clearing a table for her and i'm guessing she'll be working from next week...
at first i went out with gavin and arif to do some installations. then man called and asked me to follow him to pj hilton to troubleshoot. and jeff actually had an assignment for me that day. in the end, i left the office at about 6.15pm. oh, and my first pay cheque arrived on the same day!
reached 1 utama, claimed my tickets and found out later that it was a side seat. =( bah, as long as it's a free ticket. treated edmund to a nice dinner for fetching me around for the past one month. proceeded to watch the movie afterwards and it was....ok...but the ending sucks.
thursday was spent climbing on the rooftop of subang parade to test the wimax link quality. got so tired from the day before that i actually fell asleep at another location.
yesterday, a new employee was supposed to start work, but she didn't came. yeah, all of us in the workgroup knew it's a woman. and today they started clearing a table for her and i'm guessing she'll be working from next week...
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