Quote for today...1/3/2011

''...for any society built on a defective foundation...the society is destined to collapse...''
-Francisco Maturana

Let's a learn from what happened to Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Oman....

Goodbye.....and Hello...

Sometimes, all good things will come to an end and more good things will come at you if you believe......ehh...what I am talking about lah??

Hehehehe...Actually, I wanna say.........Farewell & Goodbye to my beloved Honda. After almost 6 years and approximately 150,000 kms later, I decided that it was time for a change....

So thank you Honda Citehhh.....My family & I had so many memories with you!! In fact, kecik grew up with you....hahahaha...


I still remember the day, it was in mid 05 when I took delivery of you. It seems like yesterday...How time flies ehh?

You've been to all the 4 corners of Peninsular Malaysia. Not once...but a few times as well....

Anyways, I've had only good things to say about Honda. The car, the service and the quality is top notch....To be honest, the car itself didn't give me any major headache. Pretty much a 'hassle-free' car....

Like I said earlier.....it's time for a change. Time to move on.....

So, last saturday I took the delivery of my new ride....it's a Mazda... Which model eh? ehehehe....



Why Mazda you may ask?

Honestly, from the first time I had a look at the car, I was impressed with the design, the interior, the handling and most importantly the brand...By the way, my bro-in-law is driving a Mazda as well...and from the looks of it....he's enjoying his ride....

Obviously, since I'm upgrading to a bigger engine (CC) car as compared to the 'Citehh'...so the fuel consumption will be a lot more lahhh

It took me about 5 months before I decide to go with Mazda. I had the Civic 2.0, Altis 2.0, Inspira (what????), Lancer GT and Nissan Sylphy in my considerations as well. Plus, after calculating the budgets and so forth, my wife and I decided to go with Mazda....

Everywhere you go nowadays, you'll see Hondas and Toyotas on the road. So, I needed to be a wee bit different. Hehehehe...

Zoom-zoom!!!

Have a nice week everyone!!

A Million Dollar (Ringgit) Policy....

A friend just text me a few minutes ago. In the short text she said, are you interested in the 1 million dollar (ringgit) policy by XXX targeted for high income earners...

Well, who wouldn't lah kan? So I replied, I'm a small income earner so that would strike me out of the list...hehehe. She then replied, it's ok...if you are free, I can see you and we'll talk about the options that I might have for you....

So I said...No problem...

To be honest, I'm interested in listening to what is it all about in the first place. Like I've been saying all this while, I would love to put my money in different baskets (not that I'm having tons of money) so that I can reduce the risk a wee bit....I think, it's another form of retirement product introduced by XXX. Maybe with the policy, one may retire with 1mil in their account...which depend entirely on what he or she will have to save every month....

Anyways, hope to meet her sometime next week...

'Sikit-sikit...lama-lama jadi bukit'

Have a good weekend everyone....

Unipark Condo : A visit

I took the opportunity to visit my apartment at Unipark Condo yesterday evening and spoke briefly with the boys (tenant). Upon a brief 'inspection' all I can say that my unit looks tidy (thank God!!).... I'm pretty happy with the way they've been paying the monthly rentals as well as looking after the place rather well...

It's been 3-4 months since I last went there so I thought it's a good time to go and see the place...

One thing that I didn't like was, when I was about to leave the place, right after coming out from the lift, I heard a loud 'thud'. So I went to look and saw a pile of garbage was thrown from the top floors. The tenants or the owners of the ground floor must be feeling very unhappy with that as these irresponsible jerks throwing rubbish. Bloody hell.....Unfortunately, i didn't get to snap any pictures as I was cheesed-off with what I saw....

Hence, I spoke briefly with the management and told what I saw and how I felt...This sort of behavior is unacceptable....whoever doing it must be fine....heavily fined!!

My tenants told me that the management accused them of putting garbage outside the unit. They claimed that it wasn't done by them but by the tenants living directly opposite of my unit. I said, next time, take a picture of video of the neighbours if possible...hahahah

hrmmmmmm........

Spent a few hours at a car showroom looking, admiring & wondering at a new car yesterday.....

Kecik was rather impressed.....and wifey was......errrr.....happy ( I think)

Hrmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........



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Villa Tropika: Update

Received a call from the developer earlier today.

The girl told me the SNP documents are ready for collection. So, made my way to Bangi to collect 'em.

At the office, the girl told me about some new development that MCT is doing. She was asking whether I'm interested in purchasing a Semi-D that costs around RM800k.

Erkkk...........800k for a semi-D......how i wish I can say I can afford it......ahh well....not now....in a few years time may be....

Anyways, I also took the opportunity to snap some pics of the apartment. Well, it's not ready (obviously)! But the progress has been good in my opinion...

La Risata..Congratulations!!

Last night, my family and I went to this 'Italian' restaurant, La Risata to celebrate my bro's recent achievement in getting a degree.

I have to be honest though, after all that he has gone through and after all these years, he finally got a hold of a certificate that he wanted so much....It doesn't matter how long it took, but what matters was, the focus he took in getting things done was respectable!! Not an easy thing to do since most of his friends graduated years ahead of him, but this should inspire him to be a better person from today onwards!!

So, I would like to congratulate him!! Good effort and never stop learning bro......

Anyways, so off we went to this restaurant. Fancy restaurant in my opinion. A bit on the expensive side. But, since we are celebrating an achievement, I guess, the price doesn't matter much....

Enjoy the pics!!




The interior


Kecik...(no longer kecik lah....)


The menu...strange language was used...:p


Starter...with bread and some strange 'sauce'


The mushroom soup was out of this world....


Grilled salmon which my dad had...


Lamb Shank which was the choice for my bro


Lasagne for me....which wasn't the best....


Macaroni with cheese for kecik....


Lamb again for my sis.....


Tiramisu for dessert......

Kereta........

For the past few months, I've been an avid silent reader of Syed Akhbar Ali. I really admire his writings and the way he explain things. I wished I could write as good as him. Maybe, I should read more books from now on. Expand my mind a little bit. Hehehehe...

Anyways, recently he wrote something about the prices of car in Malaysia. I tend to agree with his argument.

First, he spoke about Honda Insight ( a hybrid car). I was approached by a Honda salesman in Giant Kota Damansara the other day. He spoke at length about Honda Hybrid, the price, the advantage, bla bla bla. The price is always a factor with me. If I can remember correctly, the price is about RM95k. Something like that lah. For 1300cc car, it's quite expensive lah kan. But, it's a honda. A good brand though....The salesman said, if I were to make my booking with him, he can deliver the car to me sometime in May 2011.

Anyway, I made a quick research about the price for Honda Insight in the United States via google, it states that the base price for such car is USD18,880. That's like RM57,000.

How come the there's a difference of about RM40,000? In short, Malaysians are paying RM40k more for the same identical cars that the Americans bought. That's like reaping our hard-earned money kan?

It's not easy to buy a car in Malaysia now eh? It's weird to know that the prices of car is bloody expensive. Are we being cheated all this while or we're just following the policies that are being set to protect the few?

My wish: please....please reduce the prices of cars in malaysia....

Ops: Saweet.....

During the CNY holidays, my wife and I took the opportunity to spend our time in Changkat Tin, Perak.

The place never ceases to amaze me everytime I went there. It kept on changing. I still remember my first ever visit to that place. I thought it was interesting and dull at the same time. Hahahahaha....

Well....the place used to be popular when tin mining was the main economic contributor in that area. Maybe during the early 1900's or something like that.

Anyways, one of the reasons that we want back to Perak was to look at some land. Remember my posting about palm oil and land few months back? Well, I know it took us bloody months to go and view the place but have to be honest though, when we went there, I thought the place, the land and the views surrounding the place was magnificent. It's about 5 acres of land. Surrounded by mining pools around it. Maybe boleh buat project ikan keli or udang kalau ada duit lebih....:)

We spent quite sometime hanging out at the place. I felt serene to be honest. I like it....

I've yet to decide on anything but one thing for sure though, I'll surely get myself a nice scrambler and keep it in my uncle's place. Hahaha. The reason being, when we went there, my uncle brought along his Honda C70, which I took the opportunity to ride on it. It's been a year, maybe more since I last rode a motorcycle, and when I rode the C70, it certainly felt good....heheheh.

I know it's wrong, but my little girl rode with me. She sat in the basket. Hahahahahahaha. I told my uncle that we should get ourselves a decent scrambler.

Anyways, back to the main topic, like i mentioned earlier, nothing is decided yet. Lots of factors needed to be taken into considerations. Obviously, finance will be the main issue here. Need to sort out the details, the returns, the monthly cost, bla bla bla....

But one thing though, if I have a bottomless pit of cash now with me, I won't hesitate to buy that land in a blink. Afterall, since I can no longer purchase a property (Thank YOu, BNM!!), might as well, I start to buy a land kan?....

Enjoy the pics

The land has been cleared by the current owner (who no longer has the interest to pursue his sawit project)




Previously, we came here to fish. Manage to catch ikan jelawat once. Hahaha.


Pokok kebabu welcoming us.....Kinda eerie when night comes....:p


If only I have a scrambler..........:(





Both pictures below were taken from my uncle's land situated about 3-4 minutes away. You can see that his project is coming along very well.....

FT 9: Banner

Dear Chelski' scums, for the love of God, please, please be more original yaa....



hahahahaha......

Btw, Liverpool is better off without you............

Fernando Torres......Walk on.....

‘We hate you so much, because we loved you so much’

Torres swaps pride and passion for plastic and profligacy, but LFC will come out of the saga stronger and more united.

hat quote is what Barcelona fans displayed upon Luis Figo’s return after his infamous transfer to Real Madrid.

It bears more than a resemblance to the manner in which Liverpool fans now view their former Spanish striker.

Fernando Torres was the darling of the Kop. More than a fabulously gifted footballer, he was totally immersed in the culture of Liverpool FC. A rare and special breed he identified with the club’s long-standing traditions, its symbolism, its majesty. He was one us he proclaimed, a true red. He lied.

The tasteless way in which his transfer unfolded has tainted his legacy. The Spaniard has been exposed as no more than a selfish, belligerent mercenary deluded by his own self-importance. The image he strove to manifest has been shattered and his reputation destroyed.

The staunchest Kopite could not blame the player for considering a move. We are devoted yes but realistic also. A striker of his calibre should not endure a prolonged Champions League exile – that would be a painful waste of potential. But it is the manner of Torres’ departure which leaves a bitter taste. His angling for a move at this point in time, with Liverpool at the crossroads, is unforgivable. Moreover it is the proverbial two-finger salute to an adoring public.

He could and should have given the club until the summer at least. Instead his inflated ego intervened and paved the way for an ugly exit.

His destination only worsens matters, with Chelsea the polar opposite of everything Liverpool stand for. A manufactured club with no history, no die-hard support and a squad full of overpaid vermin. Chelsea were a middle-of-the-road side until Roman Abramovich arrived, inspiring a whole new generation of glory-hunting Chavs. They may have amassed a glittering array of silverware just recently but it all harks back to the owner’s wallet, rather than solid foundations.

This is the club who once distributed plastic flags for a game against Liverpool in the hope its fans could replicate an Anfield atmosphere. They didn’t. This is a club whose captain is a despicable excuse for a man, someone who sleeps with his own team-mates wives. This is a club that contains no loyalty from the stands down to the pitch. This is a club whose supporters boo their team in the wake of draws and whose players would happily walk to Southend if that’s where the money stemmed. This Isn’t Anfield.

A few months back Liverpool were a club on its knees. Raped and pilloried by its despised owners there was no money and no future. Added to that tragic backdrop was the appointment of a haphazard manager who worsened matters still.

But fast-forward to January and a new dawn beckons. Hicks and Gillett have been royally ousted, replaced by a professional, committed regime intent on implementing their proven track record here. There is money to spend and signings to boot, Luis Suarez epitomising a progressive approach. Additionally the Hodgson era is over and the fans choice has been installed.

With FSG and Kenny Dalglish at the helm there are reasons to be hopeful. If nothing else Liverpool are united again, with everyone pulling in the same direction. The road back is long but the club is again on-course after a horrid derailment.

So why now? Why choose January, and late January at that, to submit a written transfer request? The dignified approach would have been to wait until the summer and then quietly make clear you would prefer a move. The old Torres would have done just that, but the man we fell in love with back when has long-gone. He has been replaced by someone immersed not into LFC but his own brand.

For months now the mercurial Spaniard has strolled through games half-heartedly with a permanent sulk etched on his face. It’s an expression Michael Owen donned so well towards the tail-end of his Anfield career but at least he never shirked responsibility (on the pitch). Torres on the other-hand has been disgraceful. His petulance and disinterest should have cost him a starting place long-ago but the bewildered Hodgson could hardly drop his prized asset.

Hodgson was unquestionably out-of-depth but his malaise was hastened by Torres who did him no favours whatsoever. Liverpool had long been accused of being a two-man team so when one of those starlets insisted on moping results were bound to falter.

And make no mistake Liverpool done a great deal for El Sulko. He was never a prolific goal-scorer before moving to Merseyside, he had never graced the Champions League either. Few clubs would have allowed their star striker to forsake the close of a season to undergo surgery ahead of a World Cup. Few would have improved the terms of an already decent contract (by £30,000 a week), flown their new manager out to Spain in a bid to woo their ‘disenchanted’ asset, implemented a buy-out clause to appease him and arranged face-to-face talks with any potential investors. His ego was massaged to unprecedented and quite frankly embarassing lengths. All that mollycoddling caused the player to lose sight of his duty to those in the stands.

The truth is Torres owed Liverpool. His injury record too should have come with an 18 certificate, wiping-out huge chunks of seasons and disabling many a title pursuit.

He claims he was lied to and if that was the case then a sense of disillusion is understandable. But the spin doctors have long-gone, why take it out on the faithful, those who sang and bounced on your behalf every game?

Torres long professed his love for LFC and his admiration for Dalglish. If any of that rang true he would not have deserted his new manager less than a month into his reign. Dalglish commands respect, a true legend who would never have emitted such Prima donna antics. Sadly the honest virtues which defined his playing career have bypassed the modern generation.

Torres may think otherwise but as a player he pales in comparison to Dalglish himself; he was never as good as Roger Hunt, Ian Rush or Robbie Fowler either. Professionally and personally that quartet dwarf someone whose character will see him kissing the Chelsea badge within days. Once upon a time he fought tooth-and-nail to rank alongside such greats. After a while he started to believe his own publicity and misplaced his commitment.

He leaves behind the club he loved and the fans who loved him more. Walk on Fernando, walk on.

By Aaron Cutler
This is Anfield

The article above pretty much sums up what I felt for the last 2-3 days.

Anyways...

Goodbye Fernando!

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