Thursday, August 16, 2007

Buy one lunch, free 1 trip to Puchong

Usually when friends call me out for lunch, we just go to the restaurant, have a meal, talk cock and leave. That's probably what everyone does. But when my friend Thean calls us out for lunch, something's definitely up. Yup, today was no exception when he called me and Andrew out for lunch. I bought the reason of 'Boss in Penang' and agreed for lunch. Then, when I got into the car, I saw Thean's workbag and some documents, my mind was going 'Fuck, I think I've being setup'.

I was right. Thean had to go get some sample at a client's (thats wat Thean usually calls his 'customers') in fucking Puchong. And as a reward, we get to see his new place in Puchong. Problem was, it was the other end of Puchong. While I must admit that the place was a cool 1.5million well spent, but it's location was shit and it's quite isolated. Sure, you get the peace away from noisy Puchong, but it's still isolated and far!! But nvm, he'll only move in about a year and a half's time from now, so at least I'll STILL get to see him now....lol....

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Work+Play Balance in KL

It has been almost a week that I've came back to Kl, and what I should be doing is updating the blog since I have so much free time to spare. This is not the case, as I've already started following up with my dissertation. After doing what my supervisor advised me, I sent back my stuffs for his opinions and whether it is suitable or not. But he hasn't replied me. While I've already anticipated that he'll take his own goddamn sweet time to go through my stuff (pray he does), its still taking him hella long to just go thru 1 document of data. Now, I couldnt care less of his opinions anymore and have since then continued writing the dissertation's literature review and background, leaving out the results section until that pukimak comes back to me (pray he does).
This is how committed I am to writing my dissertation

Another reason why I've been spending lots of time at home, and only went once once with friends was because I have a new toy at home!!
My new time waster :)

Yup, I bought it last week and have been spending a 'reasonable' amount of time with it, muahaha!! While it came with 10 games, I've only started with 3 games, with the rest still yet to be played. But slack ler, theres still sooo much time until I start work, muahaha!! One of the games that I currently enjoy most is Warioware: Smooth Moves. While the games are pretty much a no-brainer, like finding a person in the dark, using the wii-mote as a torch among others, the pace of the game always keeps you interested even if these games are always recycled!
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Sports

After these games, I'm definitely gonna try Super Paper Mario and Call of Duty 3. But when oh when are my 3 favourite DS games; Animal Crossing, Mariokart and Phoenix Wright gonna make it into the Wii????

Monday, August 6, 2007

To a Dear Friend...

Dear 34 Rawstorne Street,

Remember the first time we met? It was probably around the 3rd day that we arrived in London that we've had the chance to meet each other. You weren't in the best condition to see us on that day; your previous tenants had left you so messy that I would think that some would even avoid you. But it was love at first sight the moment me and Soh Khun walked through that door; the warm and loving atmosphere that was emitted throughout the place, the cheerful disposition that you had, even under all the piles of clothes that your previous tenants didn't bother to hang. You were one of the best places that we've ever viewed , and we were more than willing to let you share our time together in London, regardless of the price that we had to pay (which was actually a steep one at that!!)

Remember that first day we moved in? It was the 6th of October, 10 days after we've first met each other. Me and Soh Khun had a big fight when we moved in, arguing about many things, from the time spent to cleaning and moving furniture to even arguing about where we should put the pasta and sauces! (I won that one by the way :P) It was the first day of our new adventure in London, and you've made it as easiest as possible for us to settle down and make us feel at home. We also didn't had to buy any extra items such as crockery when we moved in, it was already provided by you, and so you've also helped us save a bit of money on things that we were definitely going to throw away when we went back.


Not only were you friendly with us, you were also friendly to our friends whenever that came around. Remember Chee Siong whom you accommodated for 13 days in January? It was probably one of his best experiences while he was also here in London. Imagine the 3 of us would cover ourselves under blankets and watching crunchyroll separately in winter where it was already dark at 4.30pm, just to save on heating bills!! He also came down a few times after that, and you've also showed him the same hospitality even after that. Perhaps the most memorable was that he became friends with SK so quickly. SK probably wasn't the most friendly person in the world, and would usually keep to herself in front of strangers or people that she wasn't very close to. But it was probably your doing that made them possibly the best of friends in one evening!! Up till today I still have no idea how it happened, but at least knowing one more friend is better than knowing one more enemy, not like they had any bad blood between them before.


Not only Chee Siong, but also Dennis who came by very frequently whenever he had the chance. Of course he came over for the home-cooked food which he most of the time did not have to fork out for, and for the mahjong sessions, but he didnt get away that easily did he, washing the plates instead, haha!! Truth be told, I've never come to knowing Dennis very well during our Diploma in Economics days, but you gave me the chance to know him better whenever he came around, and I'm very thankful for that chance. Many gossips were often traded within you, and most of them stayed within you. That was the bond between the 3 of us, which I'm glad to have obtained throughout the time we were here, at 34 Rawstorne Street.



Even though you were only a one bedroom flat, you've accommodated most of the people who've had come over to stay comfortably. While it was only me and SK around, I took the living room with the mattress by the side of the radiator (soooooooooooo good during winter...) while SK took the whole double bed in the bedroom. Remember the time we had 7 people living there?? I know it was crazy, but we did have a fun time anyway. It was my parents who took the bedroom while they were in London, and the rest of us who slept like canned sardines on the lush carpet floor in the living room! Well, at least we kept each other warm during winter without incurring extra costs anyway hahaha......


Not forgetting why we were here, we've (most of the time) used our time in 34 Rawstorne Street pursuing our Masters. It wasn't an easy task; so many assignments had to be completed throughout the semesters and under a short period of time, which made it even more stressful. But it was your aura that kept us going, giving us the motivation to create assignments that were worthy of distinction marks. Not to mention the many times when we locked ourselves at home, isolating us from the rest of the world (not really though, there was the Internet :P) to cram for our exams, which we did ace in the end, with a huge margin. With only our dissertation left, you've helped us made it this far without any problems, and I'm grateful for that.

For the past 10 months, you've been a great friend to us. We will definitely not forget you, nor I think you will also forget about us so easily (we've left a few marks here and there, don't tell the landlady though :P). As I'm writing this, we're already fully packed and waiting to meet the landlady to hand over the keys. I hope that you will treat your new tenant as warmly as you've treated us for the past 10 months, and perhaps we might meet again in the near future sometime. Until then, it's goodbye for now and all the best.