Boring-Bwoing

Kath is here!

2009-09-18T20:39:00.002+08:00

Dear Helga, Vera & Flora,

I have sent your regards to Kath. She has safely arrived in Aberdeen. She is going to stay with me for a week.

I picked her up from the airport just before 5pm yesterday. Poor thing, she had to wait for an hour in the airport. We screamed like crazy cats when we saw each other. It was a nice feeling to see a face of an old friend.

The traffic was heavy from the airport to the city centre so it took us a while before we got to our destination: the supermarket! I had to buy some food because I was going to make Thai Green Curry Chicken with rice for dinner. We did not pick up any wine because Aneli, my flatmate, was going to do that.

After food shopping, we drove to Yi Wei's place to pick her up. Yi Wei was staying over at mine for the night (on the couch!) because she had an early morning train to Sterling and my place is conveniently near to the train station. While at the city centre, we made a stop for a while because Yi Wei wanted to get a bottle of wine for dinner and for some reasons, she ended up buying two.

We got home safely and I introduced Kath to Aneli. I started preparing dinner and Kath helped while the other two girls were doing their own version of reading (Yi Wei on her work presentation and Aneli on her laptop). Yi Wei had a poster presentation today at Sterling and last night she showed us her first official medical poster. Impressive, although I would prefer if they put her name as Dr.Goh Yi Wei instead of Dr.Yi Wei Goh.

The dinner went well I supposed. So did the dessert - a quick cheesecake from the shop with a scoop of ice cream! Everyone had a great conversation on the dinner table about work, men, films, food and everything under the sun.

Around bed time, I introduced eye brow razors to Yi Wei - which she loved - but I accidentally cut myself on my finger and it bled like it wouldn't stop but all is fine now. But you know how scared I am of cuts. Oh, the fresh wound!

I woke up this morning talking to Kath about directions to go to city centre and our plan to watch 500 Days of Summer at the cinema tonight. A few of my friends will join us. It is going to be a pretty chilled out evening. We hope to just relax so we could enjoy our weekend trip to Edinburgh tomorrow morning where Kath will shop till she drops.

I guess that's all for now. I will write again soon after coming back from Edinburgh!

P/s Selamat Hari Raya to everyone & enjoy your long holiday.

Fx

9 Months Later...(Funny)

2009-09-05T01:59:00.001+08:00

Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob.

They loaded up Jack's minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. They pulled into a nearby farm house and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night.

"I realize it's terrible weather out there and I have this huge house all to myself, but I'm recently widowed," she explained, "and I'm afraid the neighbors will talk if I let you stay in my house."

"Not to worry," Jack said, "we'll be happy to sleep in the barn, and if the weather breaks, we'll be gone at first light. The lady agreed and the two men found their way to the barn and settled in for the night.

Come morning,the weather had cleared and they got on their way and enjoyed a great weekend of skiing.

About nine months later, Jack got an unexpected letter from an attorney. It took him a few minutes to figure it out, but he finally determined that it was from the attorney of that attractive widow he met on the ski weekend.

He dropped in on his friend Bob and asked: "Bob, do you remember that good-looking widow from the farm we stayed at on our ski holiday up North."

"Yes, I do."

"Did you happen to get up in the middle of the night,go up to the house and have sex with her?"

"Yes," he said, a little embarrassed about being found out, "I have to admit that I did."

"And did you happen to use my name instead of telling her your name?"

Bob's face turned red and he said, "Yeah, sorry buddy, I'm afraid I did. Why do you ask?"

"No need to apologize, Bob. She just died and left me everything!

AND YOU THOUGHT THE ENDING WOULD BE DIFFERENT,DIDN'T YOU?????

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!

Great Office Signs (Funny)

2009-09-03T10:10:00.001+08:00

Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:

"Dr. Jones, at your cervix."

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In a Podiatrist's office:

"Time wounds all heels."

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On a Septic Tank Truck:

Yesterday's Meals on Wheels

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On a Plumber's truck:

"We repair what your husband fixed."

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On another Plumber's truck:

"Don't sleep with a drip. Call your plumber."

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On a Church's Bill board:

"7 days without God makes one weak."

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At a Tire Store

"Invite us to your next blowout."

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On an Electrician's truck:

"Let us remove your shorts."

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In a Non-smoking Area:

"If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action."

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On a Maternity Room door:

"Push. Push. Push."

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At an Optometrist's Office:

"If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."

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On a Taxidermist's window:

"We really know our stuff."

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On a Fence:

"Salesmen welcome! Dog food is expensive!"

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At a Car Dealership:

"The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment."

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Outside a Car Exhaust Store:

"No appointment necessary. We hear you coming."

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In a Vets waiting room:

"Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"

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In a Restaurant window:

"Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up."

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In the front yard of a Funeral Home:

"Drive carefully. We'll wait."

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RADIATOR SHOP:

"Best place in town to take a leak."

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Soldier of Fortune

2009-08-25T06:39:00.001+08:00

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after
having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.
"Mom and Dad, I'm coming home, but I've a favor to ask. I have a
friend I'd like to bring home with me."

"Sure," they replied, "we'd love to meet him."

"There's something you should know the son continued, "he was hurt
pretty badly in the fighting. He stepped on a land mind and lost an
arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to come
live with us."

"I'm sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere
to live."

"No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us."

"Son," said the father, "you don't know what you're asking. Someone
with such a handicap would be a terrible burden on us. We have our
own lives to live, and we can't let something like this interfere
with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about
this guy. He'll find a way to live on his own."

At that point, the son hung up the phone. The parents heard nothing
more from him. A few days later, however, they received a call from
the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a
building, they were told. The police believed it was suicide. The
grief-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were taken to the
city morgue to identify the body of their son. They recognized him,
but to their horror they also discovered something they didn't know,
their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to
love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don't
like people who inconvenience us or make us feel uncomfortable. We
would rather stay away from people who aren't as healthy, beautiful,
or smart as we are. Thankfully, there's someone who won't treat us
that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love that
welcomes us into the forever family, regardless of how messed up we
are.

Maryellen Rubio
Página de Codner.& co.
Bouchard Plaza Building
Bouchard 557/599 - 20th floor
Buenos Aires C1106ABG, Argentina

anyway...

2009-07-11T10:11:00.001+08:00

Anyway
by Martina McBride

You can spend your whole life buildin'
Somethin' from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway

You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway

[chorus]
God is great, but sometimes life ain't good
When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway

This worlds gone crazy and it's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
An in a moment they can choose to walk away
love it anyway

You can pour your soul out singing a song u believe in
but tomorrow they will forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway!

Yeah I sing,
I dream,
I love anyway!

True Sabahan or The Cries of Sabahan

2009-07-10T13:22:00.004+08:00

This articles is 100% copied from Lim Kit Siang's personal blog. yeah..yeah...of course this was a year ago, Oct 2008...I reckon nothing had changed ever since...

"Dear YB Lim,

"Kindly please assist to post the article below on your blog, this is written by one of my friends from Sandakan, it reflects the true situation we are facing in Sabah, and East Malaysia, do hope it can be done. I wish to remain anonymous."

I read it and felt very ashamed as a Malaysian that after 45 years of Malaysia , there is still such an ocean of ignorance among West Malaysians about Sabah and Sarawak .

Barisan Nasional is not prepared to create a truly Malaysian nation where Sabahans and Sarawakians can fully feel that they are an integral part of the nation.

This is why BN has become quite irrelevant, not only to Sabahans and Sarawakians but to all Malaysian communities, whether Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazan-Dusun-Muruts, Ibans, Orang Aslis.

Let Malaysians join hands as one people despite the obstacles and baggages of BN.- Kit]

As 916 (September the 16th) – the day where the change of Federal Government is rumoured could happen. I suddenly have the urge to say a few words for my beloved hometown and state – Sabah , the Land below the Wind.

I am not very good in writing, but I will try my best, to let our voices be heard throughout the world.

Many people assume that we Sabahans are a proud bunch of people, hence the name “Proud Sabahans”; I do admit, Sabahans generally do have a biased perceptions towards West Malaysians, me myself included. Although Sabah is the poorest state amongst all the 13 states in Malaysia , it’s not the fault of the peninsular people. (It’s the fault of the Federal Government), but the lack of understanding of West Malaysians towards us – East Malaysians, makes me feel ashamed of myself.

Because they - West Malaysians, they never really encountered what we as East Malaysians faced, nor do they understand the distresses we are in.

This is the story of one country, two different encounters, as fate would have it.

When I first arrived in West Malaysia , west Malaysians they asked me “Do you Sabahans really live on trees?”, while my sister was mistaken for a bumiputra although she is a Malaysian Chinese.

We are not rude; nor we still hunt; nor we still have tiger meat for food; neither do we sleep together with Orang Utans.

West Malaysians do not really quite know where do I come from, is it Sarawak ? Is it Sabah ? Hence they always refer us as originating from Sabah Sarawak, explanations after explanations, they still do not get it, and hence still, they assume, we are from Sabah Sarawak. But I do not refer those West Malaysians as coming from states like Kedah Kelantan; neither melakasembilan nor penangperlis.

I tried my best to introduce Sabah to my West Malaysian friends; over in Sabah we do have housing estates, markets, discos, jetties, and even Giant hypermarkets.

But in contradiction, although I live in a house with 4 walls and a roof, but we always have to face frequent blackouts, not to mention frequent water disruptions and rationing also, we do not even have a properly tarred road, compared to West Malaysia .

Once I was staying in West Malaysia , I was ticked off by my housemates for not flushing the toilet after urinating; he mentioned that it was very unhygienic of me.

When I heard of this, I was dumbfounded; do I need to flush every time after I finish using the toilet?

Then I realized, West Malaysia have endless water supply 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 60 minutes an hour, 60 seconds per minute.

Humph!!! Well, it’s my fault, my fault for bringing all the bad habits from Sabah to West Malaysia, in my hometown – Sandakan, Sabah, we have to put up with frequent water disruptions, my mother do not allow me to flush every time after I use the toilet !! We only have water supply twice a week, which is on Monday and Thursday; this is because my house is situated on top of a hill, for other low lying areas, they only got water supply at the most 3-4 times a week, this is the policy that is practiced way back in my hometown.

When I mentioned about my house toilet, you would be better prepared, it smells and stinks like there are no tomorrow, we only flush when the urine stench is really became unbearable, looking yellowish in colour, if we were to flush every time we finish using the toilet, then there will be no more water for us to bath.

Either you want to use the water to flush every time you finish using the toilet, or use the water to bath, you decide yourself. For those who bath and wash their hair twice a day, I really envy you guys, as we are only allowed to wash our hair on Monday and Thursday, the days when there are water supply coming in.

Talking about power supply in my hometown, on average in a month, we will be in total darkness for at least 72 hours; the highest record was no power supply for 8 hours a day for 1 whole week!! If there is no power disruption in Sabah, then it’s not Sabah, even the electricity company of Sabah , SESB confirms to this, where SESB stands for SABAH EVERYDAY SURE BLACKOUT. If there were no power supply for half an hour in Kuala Lumpur , the capital of Malaysia , tomorrow it will be the top news in the media, but for us Sabahans on the other side of Malaysia , being drenched in total darkness for few hours, causing traffics to go haywire, no one even bothered about us.

I still remember the first time I took my friends to visit my hometown, on the first night there was no power supply, so we sat in front of the house, gazing at the stars and the moon on the sky. If I were to say, standing outside my house, lifting up your finger and you may be able to touch the moon, where the moon is so bright that you can see your shadow, and you can even differentiate each and every sign of the zodiac, you have to believe me, because the air in my hometown is still unpolluted, pristine and fresh.

Anyway, with regards to the frequent disruption of water and electricity supply in Sabah, we have become acquainted with it, for more that 20 years that I have been living here, its still the sam e, things never changed for the better, we have learn not to resist and accept it as fate would have it.

This is us, Sabahans, always the simple, pure and innocent lot; we just grin and bear with it.

Hence the reasons why the Federal Government always likes to bully us Sabahans, they took away all our vast natural resources to develop Kuala Lumpur, sold away all our valuable timber logs, in exchange for high rise buildings in West Malaysia, sucked up Sabah’s petroleum, in order to built north-south expressways in West Malaysia.

Not to mention using Sabah’s orang utan in exchange with China ’s panda, and have it keep in Zoo Negara in West Malaysia .

The Federal Government is so generous in donating monies to Sichuan , but aren’t capable of building better roads for Sabahans, it’s still the sam e after 45 years.

Sabah ’s first flyover was recently completed, after being built for 8 years more, this make us Sabahans so happy and jumping with joy. That’s us, easily contented.

Sabah is a poor neglected state; she would weep if she were able to do so, each and every time, the government promised to solve the illegal immigrants issue plaguing the state, but the matter is still unsolved up until today, like the saying, to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled.

The illegal immigrants in Sabah has overwhelmed the local population at 1.7 million versus 1.5 million, and is increasing day by day, most of these illegal immigrants are from The Philippines and Indonesia, when last year it was briefly mentioned that The Philippines is interested in claming back Sabah, if a referendum were to be held, with the help of Filipinos residing in Sabah, we will be dead for sure, Philippines will be able to take Sabah back as theirs.

Needless to say, Sabah is not only without its frequent disruption of water and electricity supply, even job opportunities are hard to come by, causing all the youngsters to seek jobs in West Malaysia and other places.

Do you know that a bottle of yogurt that costs RM3.70 in West Malaysia cost Rm5.70 in Sabah, and all the magazines and newspapers in Sabah are more expensive if compared with West Malaysia ? This is because all the goods have to be flown over from West Malaysia, where the courier charges will be included in the goods prices, therefore marking it up higher, the money that we earn are taxed by the Federal Government, these taxes that we pay are taken to develop Kuala Lumpur,

In Sabah there are still people that earn a meager RM200 per month, even worse off than those toilet cleaners in West Malaysia .

Everytime I am back in Sabah , wherever I looked went and looked around; I can only manage to find mostly schooling youngsters. There is nothing much these youngsters can do for those that prefer not to leave Sabah . Last year, a few of my friends decided that after graduation, they will stay in Sabah, no matter what happens, at that time I thought that they are very naïve, West Malaysia especially Kuala Lumpur is such a nice place, what’s the reason to stay back in Sabah? They replied in jest, “If nobody is willing to stay in Sabah, how do we expect Sabah to stand up”, what they said make me realized my mistakes, but what to do, none of the jobs in Sabah are suitable for me; I have no choice but to continue working in West Malaysia .

Last month, my cousin quit his job and went back to Sabah, out of curiosity, I asked him the reason for doing so, since the wages in Sabah is so low, it’s not worth it, I told him. He retorted back, saying “West Malaysia is not my home, sooner or later I will be going back to Sabah , the place where I belong, and I surely believe there are companies willing to employ me.” I felt ashamed, as previously I planned to reside and have a family in West Malaysia, but what my cousin say woke me up, although I am now residing in West Malaysia, I should have given words of encouragement for my beloved state – Sabah .

If the land of Sabah was and is properly developed, surely it will be amongst the top states in Malaysia , but everything was trampled on, ruined and went the other way!!

Hence the reasons why those who stepped on the soil of Sabah will be given an immigration slip by the Customs department, only allowing non Sabahans to stay in Sabah for not more than 90 days.

If Sabah were not to protect herself, I dare not dread to think of the consequences that may befall us, it will be too ghastly to look at.

Up till today, for West Malaysians, Sabah is shrouded in secrecy and far away from their sight. No one is willing to come to Sabah, as if it’s a different world comprising of humans of uncivilized nature, for those youngsters who are going to be send to Sabah to undergo their National Service, they wept like there are no tomorrow, its like they are about to enter hell.

Is Sabah heaven or hell? Come and have a look for yourself, until today, only tourists from Western and other countries are willing to come to Sabah, a state once deemed to be more prosperous than Kuala Lumpur , in search of its glorious pasts.

In West Malaysians, there are only 3 major races; in Sabah , there are 32 ethnic tribes, most West Malaysians do not know of these facts.

East Malaysia is the place where all the different races and tribes, of different faiths and religions, live harmoniously; this, probably West Malaysians do not know either.

In Sabah , it’s a norm for Muslims to eat in non-Muslims eateries, to dine in Chinese seafood restaurants, without fear and prejudice of being served with non halal foods; this is the kind of respect and trusts we have for each other. I don’t think this can be seen in West Malaysia , besides Kelantan, I would say.

Recently Giant hypermarkets make their presence known in Sabah; they are trying to control the Sabah supermarket segment, indirectly trying to control Sabah ’s economy, but were rejected by Sabahans.

We in Sabah have our own newspapers; our own supermarkets, we do not need others to come in and reap our fruits of labour, all to be channeled back to West Malaysia !!

The country neglected East Malaysia - Sabah and Sarawak so much so that even 16th September 1963 was not recognized as the day Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak merged to form Malaysia . And out of nothing Malaysia boasted that Mount Kinabalu is the pride of all Malaysians.

Mount Kinabalu is the pride of Sabahans; the biggest flower in the world – Rafflesia is the pride of Sabahans, orang utans are also the pride of Sabahans; but we are not proud to be Malaysians.

Last but no least, as a Sabahan, I sincerely hope and pray that after 916, Sabah can gain back what she has lost all this while, for a better tomorrow for all Sabahans.

Hopefully the coming 16th September can be declared as the day, we East Malaysia – Sabah, Sarawak tohether with Malaya formed Malaysia ! Dear Federal Government, please be fair to us!!

All the best Sabah !! I wish to see you grow; in the future, in the time to come!!

A TRUE SABAHAN

Renung-renung kan la...kalau memerlukan teman untuk meluahkan..sila la datang ke kafe dusun...Cheers!

Mari promote Borneo!

2009-05-05T20:18:00.002+08:00

Dear Bwoingers,

Sia ada dua org kawan dari negara Peranchis yang akan melawat Borneo bulan ni & bulan depan. Yg perempuan tu akan pigi offshore di Labuan (2 minggu). Yg lelaki akan scuba diving di Sipadan & stay di KK. Diorang tanya sia apa yang best di Labuan & KK.

Sia pernah pigi Labuan & KK satu kali ja. But I told them that they would have a wonderful time di sana especially if they love seafood and BOOZE. Wakakaka... Jadi minta tulung sepa-sepa yg pandai merekomenkan tempat & aktiviti menarik sepanjang di Labuan atau KK, sila tinggalkan komen (ie. what to do & what NOT to do).

Sekian terima kasihan. Sama-samalah kita mempromote Borneo. :)

Manchester United 1-4 Liverpool

2009-03-15T06:36:00.004+08:00

Need I say more?

It's just a perfect start to my week :)

the Hugs not Drugs reunion

2009-03-01T21:32:00.006+08:00

Fab, Bran, Ga & Me - 30th Jan

You know is missing in the picture? It's BUNGS. He who made us all meet up at Jesselton Point(JP) and HE who dumped us there after just 10 minutes of sitting down in one of the restaurant there.

I promised i would post our pictures here.
So any comment?
We want to make a memory in JP cause neither of us has ever been here(sya okayla sebab sya bukan orang KK)

HE who dumped us went home to bath and agreed meet us at Cempaka Square. HE sang a song in memory of Jewin, Angels. Yes, we were humming the song.. I think we all know tu lagu si Jew kan?

It was nice seeing them again especially when the last time I saw them was in flocy's coming back to Malaysia/going back to UK party.

It made me feel like we are still in USM and HE was my best-est buddy when we were in Matrix year.

How the recession in the UK is badly demotivating me

2009-01-27T06:56:00.006+08:00

Sigh.

UK confirms its recession period. Over 2 million people has lost their job and now unemployed.

Sigh.

My old company has announced job cuts of 5000 world wide last Friday.

Sigh.

My current company laid off some people just after the new year.

Sigh.

Today they announced that they will be laying off a few more people in February.

Sigh.

What do I do if I am the unlucky one? Everywhere else is not taking any new employees. I still have my MSc to finish and I just bought a new car. Do I stay in the UK and continue looking for a job or do I go back to Malaysia and forget about staying here for at least another year?

Sigh.

My long holiday

2009-01-26T18:47:00.001+08:00

Hola Readers!!

If you don't know already, I will be on a looooonnngggg holiday starting from 24th January till 8th Feb. Yes that's right.. That's 3 weekends off!! During the holidays, i will be visiting my old friends and some relatives that I haven't seen for at least 5 years??

So friends who will be at this places please give me a call as I will be dropping by to see some of you guys!! I'm so excited :)))))))))

Okay, here's my itinerary;

24th - 28th KOTA BHARU
29th - 30th KK
31st - 1st NAMBAYAN, TAMBUNAN
1st - 7th SANDAKAN

If you're going to be at the same place as myself, please call me!! If you don't have my number, just email me!

Happy Holidays!!
(same post here)

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

2009-01-23T04:59:00.002+08:00

hehe finally get to post on this blog!! thank you so muc to Wel!! tima kasih tima kasih !
Just a short one though, wishing everyone this CNY 2009 a lovely one with lots of love and prosperity!! hehe ong my frens ong!!!

Gong Xi Gong Xi!!!

Guz

Who Wants Hamer Guitar?

2009-01-05T15:15:00.003+08:00

A friend is selling his precious Hamer Electric Guitar for RM2K. Anyone interested, let me know. Cos he really wants the buyer to take good care of the guitar. His precioussss..Hehe.

The price is also negotiable.

This is it..

Happy Holidays, With Love

2008-12-28T19:10:00.003+08:00

Dear All,

I know most of us are in Sabah, Sarawak & Scotland(yup, that's you Flo)on a long holiday break now.. I am also on mine but just a bit sedih cause I'm working tomorrow :(

Anyways, just wanna wish all my friends, Happy Holidays and Have a great 2009!

With Love,
Vera.

p/s: MLBB is currently close for viewing. Will nofify once it's ready ;)

Penang Starwalk 2008

2008-12-17T17:27:00.010+08:00

This is just an update of the recent charity event that we took part last weekend. After almost 9 years...we finally been blessed to have the courage and heart to participate in an event for a good cause...thanked God for the awesome moment we had...although we didn't make it to the top 45 and nor lucky draw...huhu..

Start and Finish at PISA
(pictures are sorted based on actual event)

Running for a good cause

2008-11-19T20:52:00.001+08:00

Dear friends,

Please take your time to read this email that I received today from The Breast Cancer Care organization UK.

Dear Flo,

Thank you very much for your interest in running the Edinburgh Marathon 2009 for Breast Cancer Care Scotland. Breast Cancer Care Scotland has been chosen as one of the Official Charities for the 2009 event, so we are hoping to get a sizable team together. We are grateful for your interest in joining us.

I would be delighted to send you the information and application form in the post as we have places available. If you would like to join our team, please complete the race entry form, send it back in the envelope provided and we shall process it for you.

We do not ask for a registration fee but would ask you to pledge to raise a minimum of £500 in sponsorship money. Breast Cancer Care offers a high standard of support to all runners. Once your application has been processed you will receive a full support pack which includes great ideas to help you attract sponsorship. The team is always on hand to provide additional support. We provide a Breast Cancer Care running vest and will be there on the day to cheer you on and present you with a goody bag when you cross the finish line.

Breast Cancer Care is here for anyone affected by breast cancer. We bring people together, provide information and support, and campaign for improved standards of care. We use our understanding of people’s experience of breast cancer and our clinical expertise in everything we do. Visit www.breastcancercare.org.uk or call our free helpline on 0808 800 6000.

I will soon need your support and donation to allow me to run for the charity on 31st May next year. A donation page will be created soon, so please save your little penny for me! I figure that since I have so many friends around and if each of you donate a minimum of GBP10, I can raise GBP500 in no time!

I have so many friends who have grandmothers, mothers, sisters, aunts and bestfriends who are fighting against the illness and therefore I have decided to do my little part by raising money for the organization in support of breast cancer patients, research and raise awareness.

P/s To friends in Malaysia, I do hope for a minimum of RM30 donation, which approximately equivalent to GBP5 although as much as you can afford is always, always welcome.

Dear Football Lovers

2008-10-27T09:34:00.006+08:00

P W D L F A Diff Pts

1 Liverpool 9 7 2 0 14 6 8 23

2 Chelsea 9 6 2 1 19 4 15 20

3 Hull 9 6 2 1 14 11 3 20

4 Arsenal 9 6 1 2 18 6 12 19

5 Aston Villa 9 5 2 2 16 10 6 17

6 Man United 8 4 3 1 13 5 8 15

Buli tahan kedudukan kita yang no 1 season ni kan:)
Hull ni sepa ba? napa buli tinggi sikit dari yang no 4 sama no 6? :p

woit geng..

2008-09-25T02:40:00.002+08:00

sukacita dimaklumkan... saya terpaksa meninggalkan zaman bujang saya pada 28 november 2008 di sacred heart cathedral kk, 29 november di dewan holy family telipok dan 2 disember di kg tombongon menggatal... semua dijemput hadir untuk melihat saya tukar status dari Available pg Fully booked. bagi mereka yang tinggal jauh di pedalaman, seberang mahupun di ulu-ulu, kami dijemput hadir dan jangan susah tentang tambang atau tiket kapal terbang, semuanya ditanggung sendiri... bah jadi kepada geng-geng matrik Labuan 98-99, USM 2000 - 2004... kamu semua dijemput hadir, kepada yg kenal sia pun buli datang... sia tia minta hadiah, or apa2... kepada c jew, fab, bran, wel ... sia mo kamurg nyanyi utk sia selaras dengan perjanjian taman PEKAKA... kamu masih ingat ka tu PERJANJIAN SEPA KAWIN DULU?

bah sebarang pertanyaan buli tanya sia... telepon or email.... wajib dan misti datang, kalo kamu masi anggap sia a small part of your history la...

p/s ja lupa bawa angpau...

Practice kah?

2008-09-19T17:34:00.008+08:00

I'm not going to say how I got this video clip but I can assure you it came from a trusted source..many thanks to the owner..he's very kind to allow me to proceed with this entry...he.he..he looks great... and sounds good although he's just an amateur (I'm not sure though....) Song title is Please Remember Me...

I'm so interested to this video clip due to some reason...what could it be huh? Fabian a.k.a Barobian..

RPK Detained under ISA,

2008-09-12T23:13:00.003+08:00

well he been arrested for ISA today due to publishing hatred-inciting article on his blog. Its a bit confused what kind of hatred does they mean? not just that, even the Sin Chew Daily reporter was also detained under ISA. Mmmm wonder why the reporter has been detained for her report of the Ahmad's remark during the recent Permatang Pauh election,while he just served with three year suspension.

ULAM Sept promo

2008-09-04T19:45:00.002+08:00

Bah, pinjam space... lambat ni para panel promote ULAM Sept. Allow me to re-introduce you...

Click here before it's too late!

Tragic News

2008-09-01T08:02:00.002+08:00

Friends, I just received a tragic news last nite about our fellow USM Sabahan friend. She just passed away yesterday. She's Darlene ex-housemate in Taman Murai. If you know anything, do confirm the news.

Fabian William

2008-08-22T22:55:00.004+08:00

atau lebih dikenali sebagai si Fab. ada jugala nama samaran dia, si Barob tapi sya tia taula apa maksud dia...

Sebab sya ndak kena invite pegi itu party(probably the invitation was inside the 560emails, ndak terbaca mangkali), so i just want to write in our blog officially, my good luck wishes to you...

Fab, ba jaga diri bagus-bagus and all the best in your new job! you're going home!!! finally...

sya mo cari gambar ko yang ada dalam koleksi sya.. tapi lepas sya tingu banyak-banyak gambar, agak sama juga muka ko tu... teda ba gambar yang kelihatan muda.. so, jan mara k!! :) kepada yang ndak berapa kanal muka si fabster itula yang dibulatkan di gambar di bawah ini..

ba, kalau suda balik tu.. rajin-rajin update blog ko k (psst! go here to read his blog)

pic taken on 13.11.2001, dalam bas mo pegi balik pulau ba kan.. should be la, tia ingat o..
sama kan muka si fab?

Sabahan Bloggers Gathering

2008-08-02T12:54:00.008+08:00

Great god! Helga is listed at no 88th (see ss below or you can go to JACQ)! I wish I were there to attend this gathering..well, I've been blogging for almost 2 years now and this is the ~~first~~ second such event being organised in Sabah!

560 emails

2008-07-29T22:04:00.004+08:00

i admit that i have not been logging to my yahoo mail and was shocked to see there's 560 emails!! guess who filled up my email? boring-boring clan.

so can somebody summarize for me? susah.. wana go thru one by one. haha.

btw, clarice buli forward games ka? ko kan queen forward-forward.

p/s: jadi ka our lil reunion?

DSAI

2008-07-17T19:40:00.001+08:00

Bwoingers,

Anwar refused to give his blood sample because he is afraid that it would be used against him as a perfect evidence of DNA. Plus, he believes KLH already has his DNA record from 1998 so he sees no reason to why he needs to supply another sample that can be used as ‘evidence’ that he, after all, had sodomise Saiful Bukhari.

He did not deny that he had been to Saiful’s apartment before but he is afraid that a new DNA sample would be use to ‘create’ an evidence.

Anwar has also been denied access to Saiful Bukhari’s report against him. In other words, he has no first look at the report made against him that lead to his arrest in front of his house two days ago. I believe everyone has the right to any reports made against them. He therefore claimed that there is a probability that the statement that he made to the police will allow the ‘pihak tertentu’ to amend Saiful’s earlier report.

With Anwar’s age and the recent history of back problem and a major surgery, he was left lying on the cement like hardcore criminals and the cold cement floor until his wife came and gave him a towel.

I am not Anwar’s supporter but I believe in human rights.

And this is supposed to be Malaysia.

The boring2 talk....

2008-06-30T17:42:00.002+08:00

Frankie wrote:
Huhuhu punya panjang hujah2 ko ni klaris..sikijap simpang kiri sikijap simpang kanan tiatau mana simpang mana yg ko masuk ni..tp sy respect juga la kompeni silitech ni..ada personal bloggers kerja sana..sia rasa ko salah department ni klaris...patut ko kerja d sri pentas duduk "sesame" karam singh walia huahua...
Mungkin sebab juga bangsa kita ni jenis terlampau "give in" sama golongan yg drg anggap superior to them last time... in a positive way, kita nda ego dgn bangsa n bahasa kita.bukan cam Japanese n org German...they are proud with their language and satu lagi pasal ada nilai ekonomi kan bahasa drg..(kita punya pun ada juga la nilai ekonomi klu ko seorg saudagar tuhau d Tamu Gaya Street) Apa apa pun sia mo bertanya juga la sama ko klaris ..apa yg perlu kita buat ni?? My GOAT¿¿

Bran wrote:
dua saja hujah dia jew, satu pasal urang macam saya ni ndak pandai cakap dusun, kedua pasal lolou. Hopefully bukan pasal lolou sia juga lah.

Clarie wrote:
Kau ni bran..sda sy ckp kan..bukan mo ckp org yg nda pandai ckp bahasa ibunda..even c alex yg start tu argument..n does he knw hw to speak murut ka dusun? No..n he admit it..bukan mo ckp sepa2 ba…sb ni isu penting ba utk keselamatan kaum dan budaya kita..nda ka? Mmm…
.......
Hahahah..sot…teda la ba..sy meng ‘iya’ kn pun tu..saja ba mo discuss ni benda..kalau kita kaya pun nti..duit royalty minyak semua dpt..maju la kenen2 sabah..naik la gaji semua..pilak lari…kita nda mo preserve ka psl ni bahasa dan budaya… ni isu pun penting jg kn…ceh~….hehe saja ba
......
Hehe..sda keja sy mmg depan pc..5minit rehat buli la jadi personal bloggers ka? Hehe
mm..mcmtu ka..mm mmg byk tul simpang tu, mcmtu la kami crita aritu..smpi apa point mau argue pun sy bingung tapi secara keseluruhan dia tu blh aga’ la jg tu isu kn..
dr pandangan engkau tu.hehe .mmg kita pny jenis bangsa gitu la tu kn…give in ka nda give in..kita sja la gitu ka…nda rasa penting pun pandai ka nda ckp…apa pun sy rasa there’s nothing wrong wif being too proud of ur language if its ur own ba kn…sendiri pny budaya, bahasa, napa nda mo bangga?
kalau dr segi ekonimo ka nda…because of their proud n ego like u said la yg kasi durang blh kasi ekonomi tu bahasa dorang kn..dont u think so..they made it widely known n recognize…then sb durang gitu..there’s a reason for other pple to learn their language…sb kalau mcm p jepun..mati la susah mau berkomunikasi sb durang nda la mau belajar ckp bahasa lain…pple take French, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic n others in school or university…dari root dia..napa blh jd gitu..sb most of d successful person adalah dari negara2 dan bangsa2 durang ka..mmm susah jg kali mo compare..i don’t knw.. d mana sja ba kita ni kecil2 lan borneo banding durang kan..mm.
pa kita mau bt?? Ntah ni..semua ikut sndri jg kali..buat la kempen pun..kalau nda mau..nda mau jg kan…ada sy p ckp sm mami sy tu hari..sejak perdebatan sm c alex..hihi sy ckp la suruh ckp dusun sm tu budak2 d rumah..mami sy bilang susah jg sb environment teda…nti la kasi balik kampung nenek sy yg nda akan ckp melayu biar pun dia pandai..aa pandai juga durang tu nti dia bilang…
trus sy teringat c alex ada ckp jg tu hari…ada tu org swak..lupa race dia..iban kali..tinggal d kl dari kecik..environment manada ging mau ckp bahasa sndri kan..tapi blh fluent gila2 bahasa ibunda dia…
sy ada p tny mami sy jg..napa bgs2 masa kecik campin gila ckp dusun kana kasi ckp melayu bila pindah d bandar..trus seperti yg blh di aga’ mami sy ckp sb mo kasi senang kami bercakap sm org2 sekeliling..takkan p tadika stella maris kau mau ckp dusun? Bilang mami sy…but the thing is…sy ckp biar la ba kami terckp dusun…skijap ja tu terbelajar ckp cina ka, English ka, melayu ka..sb environment ada…budak lagi kn..senang mau belajar ckp sy bilang…tapi mami sy insist jg sb mo kasi senang la..dia sayang sy bat u sy tau..hehe nda mau kena kasi malu nti tu budak2 d tadika kali…mm…tapi kalau fikir jangka masa pnjg, at least generasi selepas sy tu semua akan ckp dusun sja kalau nda kana kasi berenti nda kira d mana kami berada kn…
so apa kita mau buat? Susah la jg sy rasa...tp nti dari sndri pny family kasi tekan kan la tu bahasa kali..tu sja sy dpt fikir skg…hehe

Frankie wrote:
OoOo asal dia mmg ko kasi salah mama ko la ni kan nda ckp ko dusun d kk dulu..huahua hua hua nda bah..sy tau juga tu ko sayang mama ko.
Tp kalau kita mo bahasa kita jadi maju cam jerman n jepang..kita mesti bertindak ganas mcm tentera kamikaze jepun n Nazi Jerman...buat mass murder to the jews (Nazi) n mass murder to chinese ( Japan) so utk permulaan dia klaris..ko p mass murder la tu kucing2 kamu d rumah..hua hua hua susah la yang

Alex wrote:
Huhuh busy gila skrg baru buli mereply…huhu
Bah bagi menerangkan apa yang sa sama si clare ceta hari tu …mcm gini bah…
Mcm kita sudah tau kan majority of sabahan nda pandai cakap bahasa ibunda(exception to claire , gunsi, jew,deven, fab, bravo bravo,..) sa pun nda buli termasuk dalam list tu..
Byk alasan yang kana bagi…tapi meh kita fakir sikijap..napa pla mcm tu…?
Ni lebih kepada identity…identity dimana bangsa dilambangkan dari budaya dan bahasa…
sbg contoh mcm Chinese dengan mandarin, malay dgn malay, India dgn tamil..urang putih dgn bi, iban dgn bahasa iban, dsbg hehehe
so bila kita speaking English, sejauh mana ia merefleksikan budaya, walaupun mcmana fluent kita bercakap mmg nda dapat lari dari accent asia, (mungkin ada juga accent local)
adakah itu dapat mengexpresskan diri sendiri?
Mcmana pula dgn bahasa ibunda yang semakin hilang di telan zaman ..(aisey puitis pla)
Pabila kita balik kepada bahasa melambangkan budaya..klu tinguk di sabah sudah makin hilang sudah tu makna…byk alasan sebagai. Cth mix marriage , mo budak2 pandai cakap bahasi bm, and bi, persekitaran,..tapi persoalannya …napa ni nda terjadi di Sarawak…(btul tak guz, flo, don,colin,ater)
Mcm si guz mix marriage tapi masi fluent wih his iban, hehhee
Adakah urang sabah ni sudah nda mementingkan bahasa sendiri( sa pun persoalkan diri sa juga ni ,,..mmmm )Jadi pa tindakan yang patut di buat????
That s why cam si Claire tulis tadi tu sa admire pla urang Sarawak sebab no matter where they are durang still intact with their own language..adios..but we (sabahan but not all ) easily to get lost Hehehe "Adui malam ni ot lagi wahhhh byk btul kerja "

Frankie wrote:
Thanks to Alex (the next Sabahan Top Model of Huguan Siou),
Setuju,setuju juga la..tp ni cerita ko ni lex best ko kasi luah time minum2 sambil bbq bah ni...baru siok..drp mo reply pun taip2 lagi...
P/S: Sia ckp english melambangkan bangsa juga bah...for eg: I can spik inglish bah... True gia?

Claire wrote:
Wakakkaka…lawak2….
Iya. Sy sayang mami sy..hehe mmm..ya la jg ho~ durang ada bt sesuatu yg begitu besar dan berabis dan memperkenal kan mereka kepada dunia..hehe susah jg kalau mo kaji dari root ba ni..sepa jg pun sbnrnya nenek moyang kita yg btl2…plg2 pun sulu mengkali…hehe..mm utk kita yg kecil kecilan ni nda pyh jg mo kasi jadi gitu ba kali….bukan tujuan dia skg kita mo memerintah mana2 kn…hehe utk sendiri sj ba ni..bumiputera borneo sekalian..how to preserve…jgn kasi hilang…
So..apa la kita mau buat ni..skg la dan masa depan..jgn la ba masa nazi dan komunis chan~ hihihi

Fabian wrote:
Betul juga la.. u got the point here.. but the implementation still depends sama org tua sendiri.. imagine la di kampong saya orang tua yg dusun tulin mo juga mo ajar anak dia ckp melayu.. even broken malayu campur dusun pun jadi la.. ada la sikit2 nampak mcm orang Bandar kalau cakap malayu… hakikatnya, orang2 kita sendiri yang seolah2 malu dengan bahasa kita.. apa progressive action yg kita boleh ambil??? Cakap sama orang2 kita sendiri dalam bahasa kita.. perkayakan penggunaan bahasa, atau selalu nyanyi lagu dusun.. hehehehe

Flocy wrote:
Ahem.
It is definitely 'something' for people who know how to speak their own languages.
Once we had a gathering here among us and an english guy asked this chinese lady from london "do you speak mandarin?" she said no. "do you speak kantonese?" she said no. Then it was so awkward because she was chinese although she was raised in england but that's not the
reason kan. She may be raised IN england but she was raised BY chinese parents.
Then the english man asked me 'do you have mother tongues, flo?' then i said i have two and told him i speak both. Give me a few years back, I didn't think it was a proud thing to say but now that i know how much it means to my identity as an iban-kayan... i was like
'hmmm.... not bad juga being a sarawakian ni' hehehe...

Claire wrote:
Dats wat I'm trying to say...kenen..hehe
D cni pn d kalangan org semenanjung, colleagues sy slalu tny..pa bahasa kamu guna..ooo cuba ckp...ada mcm melayu ka....gitu soalan2 dorang...they r interested!..our language is interesting!...mmm...bygkan kita jawab..err..teda la...ada jg bahasa ibunda tp tu dulu2 ja..teda sda skg..what a shame!! Jgn smpi jadi gitu..o m goat! Hehe

Guz wrote:
waduh waduh..terkena pula aku haha.. susa juga la mo mengkomen hujah ko tu lex walaupun terdapat juga la kebenarannya.. tertapi masalah bahasa ni juga sukar la untuk diatasi, yang penting mesti dipupuk sejak kecil..

again Guz wrote:
yeap its a funny thing too few years back i dun think its kinda cool
speaking my own language but i guess now its like an identity which im proud also to have la :) hehe.. alrite ppl tk!!

jew wrote:
Atagak nopo moti oo boros nga tumagak noh moti oo tinaru..love your language, past is past, don't blame the parents.. you yourself can make the change :)

A picture and a memory ladder

2008-06-24T19:20:00.009+08:00

Vera posted a picture in her blog and we’ve been trying to figure out the year it was taken. We spent too much time doing so many things together during university years, none of us actually managed to come up with the exact year the Christmas picture was actually from:

I have known them for 8 years now. And today, I am going to track down the entire memory ladder based on the small occasions happening near it. Here we go.

I entered USM in Nov 2000. That year, I actually went to a Christmas mass in Pulau Tikus with Mar and bumped into Pep. Pep had her hair colored red a few days before. My hair was short. So that picture was not taken in 2000.

2002 was the year that I went back to Sarawak for Christmas. One (or two, I can’t remember) day(s) after 25th December, a lecturer for my Physics subject planned to have a test that would contribute 30% to the final marks. I ‘hired’ Helga to sit the test for me in the exam hall when I went back to Bintulu and had my Christmas with my family.

2003 was the last year we celebrated Christmas together in Penang. We were already housemates since I moved in with you guys after only one semester staying in the hostel. We went to Pulau Tikus church for the Christmas mass. Asen and Anna were already our housemates while Lola and Vera already graduated and celebrated their Christmases somewhere else.

So that picture in Vera's blog was DEFINITELY taken in 2001, as we have become housemates and had our first Christmas together, we decided to go ‘all out’. We went shopping for dresses and everyone had their own favorite images in mind. I had my first colored contact lenses and wore it that night and suffered because it was my first time. And also, I had it the other way round for the first hour. Palui.

We took this picture that night in front of OLS church near Komtar. We went back to University Heights, the luxury apartment that we stayed in, and took more pictures near the swimming pool. When we got home, we exchanged presents and I remember Vera received a Liverpool towel.

The rest after that, they say, is history.

Band c Jew

2008-06-14T12:48:00.002+08:00

Check this out.

http://worldrec.info/2008/06/14/first-malaysian-band-to-tour-great-britain/

Aisehmen! This one got into pinolubu Unconventional World Records. Bah Jew. Bila lagi kamu mo kasi gegar Sabah? :)

Grumpy flow

2008-06-12T17:59:00.003+08:00

Ah. Kekimetan ni gigi.

Bangun pagi tadi, punyaaaaaa men sakit. Ni nah gigi wisdom di sebelah kiri, bawah. Dekat dua tahun suda dia slowly-slowly tumbuh. Every few months sakit - on and off. Selalu bikin gerigitan.

Tapi kali ni extra sakit sampai terpaksa makan pain killers. Sia ni jenis yang tidak 'rely on medicine' pun terpaksa rely on one this time. Or should I say, one every two hours?

Apa cerita orang di Malaysia? Adakah anda seperti saya yang buka The Star Online hari-hari? Dan juga chedet.com untuk mengikuti two sides of a story?

Minyak naik, so now what?

Tadau Tagazo Do Kaamatan & Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai

2008-05-29T19:59:00.005+08:00

(same post here)

Aramaiti!! Aramaiti!!

to all my fellow Sabahans, Happy Harvest Festival. Am so jealous right now because it's a public holiday in Sabah...Helga & Milai, jelesnya sya.

to all my fellow Sarawakians, Happy Gawai! No need to be so jealous because none of u are back in Sarawak :)

pic from last year celebration in office

so drink on my behalf cause i'm definitely going to be at work tomorrow and the day after...

Bikin geram punya berita.

2008-05-26T20:00:00.001+08:00

Did you hear what's on the news? I am so staying with Malaysia.

The Bwoing Legacy

2008-05-14T17:17:00.007+08:00

Lama juga la tia blogging di sini. Maybe sebab everyday pun bowing-clans get to hear the news from everyone through bwoing-mail. Now, what is bwoing-mail?

A few years ago (seriously, I think it was more than 3 years back), when I was still in KL, a few bunch of Sabahan & Sarawakian coincidently created this email chain. It started with a simple forward button, with the intention to share any latest news/gossip, information and jokes with everyone in the loop. And then it went on with everyone having their own opinion about the previous ‘forwarded email’.

How did the bwoing or boring word for the email-chain come up? Simple. One fine day, the subject of the email was ‘Boring-boring’. I do not remember who started it but the subject went on and on for days with ‘Boring-boring Tuesday’, ‘Boring-boring Wednesday’ and the list went on. That boring/bwoing-loop continues until these days.

One of the emails in 2005.

I remember during the earliest Boring-boring months, I had to go away from my desk and told the email-clan that my colleagues at work had prepare a birthday cake for me. This was on the 2nd September 2005. Bear in mind that we already had this Boring-boring loop wayyyyyy earlier than September that year.

The following year, on the same date, I sent the same email telling the email-clan that I had a birthday celebration waiting for me at the pantry. It was already more than a year but boring/bwoing-mail chain felt as if it was created only weeks ago. (And a few days later, Bwoing-boring clan gathered for the first time in Penang as an email-clan at mine and Helga’s birthday party, the so called The Pink Party)

(In one occasion during our girls trip to Phuket, Helga was checking her email which was spammed with Boring-boring mails, she had to delete most of it without reading it)

It’s 2008 now and the variety of Bwoing-mail has grown up in the form of a blog, thanks to one of the Bwoing earliest email recipients’ effort, Mr.Walter Maradan or Wel, and the email-chain remains as well, thanks to everyone who still thinks that sharing is caring.

3 years may sounds like a baby’s age but for an email-chain, that’s a legacy. Aren’t you proud of being a Bwoinger?

English Evolution

2008-04-25T12:22:00.002+08:00

Bulgarian Idol of "Without You" by Mariah Carey

More videos at "Ken Lee"

Kursus Pergigian

2008-04-23T20:03:00.006+08:00

We had Kursus Pergigian today and I finally met with Wel's friend, Ray. Hehe. He's very good with art. See what he made for our group puppet show.

He's holding one of the bacteria.

Hollywood remakes "My Sassy-Korean Girl"

2008-04-05T20:55:00.004+08:00

Wahaha.. looking forward to watch "My Sassy-American Girl"

Story line would be almost the same as expected but scene discretion could possible make a different..

I'm Falling

2008-03-28T15:00:00.002+08:00

Few months ago, I was like..will I..again? Never I expected that I will. This time, it's a bit weird and surely different due to fact that I eventually fell in love with Song Hye Kyo.

Bwoing F1 2008 Race

2008-03-16T12:25:00.004+08:00

Sorry la lambat mengepost ni barang ba..haha..neway, sesapa yang berani dan tidak 'guntalau' macam si jewin jom kita beradu team F1 memasing dalam Bwoing F1 2008 Race.

Semua pemegang dan empunya akaun e-mail dalam Bwoing Community telah terpilih secara automatis untuk layak bersama-sama menyahut cabaran ini. Semua credential yang diperlukan telah diselit bersama kad jemputan anda (Group #ID dan Password)

Jadi, dengan mudah sahaja log in to your Yahoo!Mail account then sign up for a new team.

*Singapore 2008 (Night Race)..I'm coming!

Water Confidence

2008-02-29T23:32:00.009+08:00

Hi! Just wanna share with you all what I underwent last week. We had B.I.G. We were brought to the middle of the sea and I can't swim.

Muka2 bakal guru.

Ya ampun..punya bikin takut mula2. Knowing that you're in deep water. But once we got the hang of it ok suda. :)

Stef pun ada. :)
The rest of the activities were also challenging. But the water confidence was really once in a lifetime experience. :D

Here's to you my friends

2008-02-21T22:29:00.005+08:00

(same post here, but this post below has been edited just a bit)

first of all, i'm back! sandakan is still my favorite place to be. glad that still haven't changed.

and....

i received a lot of wishes by just being 27 and i'm really glad that those who i hold dear to my heart has taken the time to send wishes.

thank you.

btw flo, i totally forgotten about THAT photo! :)
anyways, here's Princess V without her balls.

Phat story

2008-02-21T19:00:00.005+08:00

Bran bilang sia gemuk suda. Kins...! The man doesn't know how to appreciate beauty, seh. I'm not fat ok. I'm still maintaining my health inside and out, still like before. I think he was just saying that to make himself feel better about him makin melebar (bukan memanjang) in Rotterdam.

Siapa lebih chubby? (click on their cheeks to enlarge...hehe)

Damn it, It's Valentine's Day ( no offend to St. Valentine)

2008-02-14T02:06:00.002+08:00

damn it, i forgot today it's valentine day... n y the hell is it a tradition that u must give roses or any particular flower to ur loved ones? wouldn't it's just enough just by wishing n spend some time cherish"ing" all the sweet memories that we had together.....

anyway, i totally forgot it's valentine day n i forgot to wish gayle n buy her flowers hahah... can anyone staying near miri pls n help me find the nearest florist in town?

Thanks a lot... oh yah.. 1 more thing, the worst part is that i went out n have some beer with my uncle... nothing would've been worst a... so plssss... help me... thos who live near miri....help meee!!!!!

Anyway... Happy n Merry Valentine... may the cupid can claim their OT for yesterday n today.

p/s sry a guna this post for personal reason, suda tu chat box nda berfungsi wakakaka....

This is just a preview

2008-02-12T17:22:00.000+08:00

Amsterdam, baby! Sebelum kena teriak di Red Light District by a half-naked girl, "You take one more picture, I give you a swimming lesson!" Hahahahaha... More story, tanya Brandon or just wait for updates lah.

Princess V & the golden balls

2008-02-05T00:36:00.000+08:00

Despite the two huge balls that she's holding, the picture is actually very nice. Mari kita beramai-ramai ucapkan Selamat Hari Jadi kepada rakan kita, Ms.V!

Sex Scandal

2008-01-30T13:22:00.000+08:00

I was like...emmm..another sex clip from a friend?..of course I didn't know at first la..what would you expect from a link without any details given. When clicked, it came up a title "ARNEL PINEDA SEX SCANDAL - HARINGBUANG"..wow! PINOY!

What are the possibilities that this might happens to Mr Brandon who is currently residing in "Free Country"

Beauty and the beast handsome

2008-01-28T09:09:00.001+08:00

I have bought a ticket to Amsterdam today for the 8th and a return on the 10th Feb flight. I am meeting Mr.~~Faka~~ Handsome Brandon Anak Young in Amsterdam. I have finally decided to meet him there because it's been a while since I went for a getaway outside Britain (the past months' getaways were spent in Leeds, London, Edinburgh & around).

8th falls on Friday. I will be reaching early in the morning. I think I'd roam around the city before leaving to Rotterdam to meet him up after his office hours.

I've been stopping by the city for a few times before but I have been missing what I experienced nearly four years back. The museums, the paintings, the city boat ride.

This time I am not going to give the wax and sex museum a miss. Oh yes. Brandon Anak Lincoln, are you ready?

Bend It Like You-Know-Who

2008-01-13T12:22:00.000+08:00

Read this in Reader's Digest and find it really hilarious so I've decided to post it here.

football star David Beckham took America by storm. Learn a few things about him here.

i definitely want(my son) Brooklyn christened, but I don't know into what religion yet.

my parents have been there for me, ever since I was about seven.

Alex Ferguson is the best manager I've ever had at this level. Well, he's the only manager I've actually had at this level. But he's the best manager I've ever had.

F'king Damn Funny

2008-01-10T15:25:00.001+08:00

I love this f'king video. It so damn funny!
When watching the video, please make sure you are in a bright room and accompanied by Mr. Joel for better sound effect...

Wishing you all...

2007-12-31T21:21:00.000+08:00

Cool New Graphics - MySpace/Friendster

So, classic question. What's your New Year Resolutions? :)

Paku paku ah, paku paku eh

2007-12-30T10:30:00.001+08:00

One word : Phewitttttttt....

Will You...

2007-12-27T00:33:00.000+08:00

marry me ?

(new update here)

Race of a culture

2007-12-19T21:04:00.001+08:00

This post can also be accessed at Flo's Blog My Tuscan Sun.

‘Has anyone ever being racist towards you (since arriving here)?’ He asked. I wondered if he has been waiting to ask me that question.
‘Not really. Why?’
‘Just wondering. Has anyone being racist towards any of your Malaysian friends?’
‘Very few of them, but it normally involves alcohol.’
‘Guys?’ He asked. I nodded.

And then he thought for a while.

‘Maybe because you don’t look Asian,’ he said. I squinted at him.
‘What the hell is that supposed to mean?’
‘Don’t get me wrong! Scotland can be quite racist at times, even to English.’

Hah.

Then I remember when a few weeks back we were watching both Liverpool and Celtic Rangers matches in the pub (two separate games, that is), the English team had 4 goals against the (I think) Spanish club while Celtic was behind another (I think) Spanish club, a drunk Scottish man looked at us, furiously yelling, ‘We’ll beat your arses, aye! @*#&$^’ before we both looked at each other, signaling ‘we need to get the hell out of here after the games!’, languages only ‘racism’ victims understand.

If that’s what he meant by racism anyway.

Duck race is not a racist event.

‘So what do you mean when you said I don’t look Asian’ I tried to pick. He grinned.

We have had this conversation before, a few times. I think the man has an issue with my identity. Firstly, he thinks (and annoyed) by my (what he thinks ‘American’) accent. So I purposely emphasized ‘ewe’ and ‘sucks’ all the time to irritate because he thinks it is 'very American'. Secondly, he thinks I look very South American. This is when I play my card strategically announcing, ‘I’m glad you think Malaysians are as gorgeous as the latinas’.

And he’s not stupid either.

‘Borneo,' he slides it in smoothly, 'perhaps only the ladies from Borneo.'

Sweet talker. I rest my case.

Malaysian, Russian, English, Portugese, Australian and 'South American' - in random order

Pattaya - Thailand Holiday

2007-12-09T02:12:00.001+08:00

These were some pictures taken during my 1st ever visit to Thailand. I had fun and it was awesome guys! Very much recommended to visit Pattaya not Bangkok though.

I didn't bring camera during night as precaution..not even my mobile phone except the 2nd night. If you'd like to see the night life in Pattaya, visit, see and enjoy them yourself. I may have different perspective and surely I love this place very much!

Sawat-dee Pattaya

2007-12-04T18:41:00.001+08:00

Hi guys..as some of you knew that I'm on holiday in Pattaya (Thailand) for several days. Well, one thing that I'm impressed with the culture here is their open-minded and friendliness. Don't get it the wrong way though as if you were the 'king' giving you the rights to do anything (you can not be the king around here). Overall, I love this place..thought about becoming a permanent resident here..ha ha..bet you will..especially si brandon..

Having said that, please make sure who ever going to visit Pattaya next time..bring along some small changes..not RM1.00 but at least 10.00 baht..loads of them in your pouch/pocket..and bargaining is very much needed!

Today is my second day here..again I love this place!

Tulah jew..kana bawa inda mau...haha..next time ah..jan saja ko bajalan pun pigang butul even it is not a crime..haha..kalo ko bejalan inda pakai baju pun teda hal..haha..sia inda marah..haha..day and night..beer is compulsary!

A very effective lesson?

2007-11-29T18:15:00.000+08:00

Waddup? I'd like to share this amazing and real clip sent by a friend and rumors were told that it was published by the "mad man" himself as an effective lesson to that particular person. You'll know la later...once you've watched the clip.

Whoever..you..your dog..your cat...your maid..thinking about doing this, I'd advise (recommended "no") that you think twice or more..it could be you though. Having said that, I'm kinda pity these fellas but..they deserve it, I must say! Berani buat berani la tanggung..hu..hu..

Sorry that I didn't load it onto our blog..T&R matters. So feel free to download via the link given.

DOWNLOAD ME
Note: Once viewed, click on "Free" and wait for further instructions.

The Embassador II

2007-11-28T19:57:00.000+08:00

(Please read the previous post, if you haven't, before you read this one)

I was surprised when J told me that he had had ‘longhouse experience’ before.

‘Oh yeah? How come?’ I curiously asked.
‘Friends brought us there and damn, those rice wine…,’he puffed his cigarette.

Then he told me about his fishing experience too, on a river boat… at night. Now, that’s authentic. It is about almost the same experience as hunting in the jungle with a gun in your hands and a torchlight on your head. I asked him if he had seen any crocodile in which he replied ‘almost’.

‘Those boys I was with, they were swimming gracefully in the water to get the fishing net, hardly making any noise in order not to wake any crocodiles though. I practically splashed the water around me like a whale because, I mean… are you kidding me?!’

J is this ‘round’ English man who looks nothing like Hugh Grant. He is pale, blonde and the first time I met him, he was already half drunk. Can you imagine a teletubbies swimming across the river at night? A crocodile wouldn’t have missed him for sure. I’m glad he’s still alive to tell the story. He works with R in the hospital and got R even more excited about Borneo after listening to the night-fishing experience.

Before we ended the night, R reminded J about future plans for dinner.

‘She made this thing the other day…,’R tried to recall.
‘Laksa,’ I said.
‘Yea, that. We should try and make some of those one of these weekends. It was really good’

Since J has been to Borneo before, I am pretty sure he has tried all the lovely authentic cuisine at the longhouse. So for R to actually invite J for a laksa dinner, it is almost as close to asking someone to try a Maggi and chicken eggs. I wished to have shut R’s mouth with my gloves. But he’s just too adorable.

Sigh.

The Embassador

2007-11-27T21:31:00.000+08:00

I have been playing a very good Borneo embassador lately. A few Mat Sallehs (or Minah Sallehs) around have been intrigued by the idea of more open Malaysians on the eastern side of our country, definitely a much cooler ones, not to mention (ahem) the better looking crowd. It's annoying sometimes to find it hard for them to say 'Sarawak' (Sakawik? Sarawik?) or 'Sabah' (Saba? Sabha?), not to mention that they find it much cooler to call it Borneo (BORNEO...) instead, but I couldn't care less because it's always fun to put the idea in their heads.

'I'm from the headhunters tribe.' I told R.
'Cool. What do you guys do with the heads?'
'Nothing. We collect them like how others prefer stamps or coins.'

Ha-ha.

I was amazed by how interested R was with the idea of 'Borneoans being different than the rest of other Malaysians. He asked if we have our own language(s), attire, culture, food and sort. Cutely enough, he googled 'Sarawak' and downloaded google earth to see if it's really true that I lived 2 minutes away from the beach.

'Is that why you're tanned?' He asked.
'No. My Dad has a darker complexion.'
'Oh.'

R has been to Malaysia before but not Borneo. I never really want to feed him with all the Malaysia/Borneo information because I do not see the reason in doing that, but he does ask a lot of question. One curious Mat Salleh he is. I hope to have not given the wrong information about my fellow islanders to the Mat Sallehs around. I like giving them the real picture of how it is back home – the long house story, big weddings and celebrations, the superstitions, the jungle, the rivers, the fishing villages, the humid weather. Funny I never talked about the concrete buildings and 4WDs, perhaps afraid of giving them impression that Borneo might be just like how things are in Scotland? (The answer is 'no', by the way).

I told a few of them about the annual Rainforest Music Festival as well, so I believe that a few of them are heading east for that event next summer. No rock bands at Glastonbury or Carling weekends for a change. How amazing is that?

I made a normal dinner over the weekend. You know, the mi goreng biasa with shredded chicken and a lot of greens (I am a health/vege freak in my cooking sense).

'Is this what you normally eat back home?' He asked again.
'Why do you ask?'
'It's awesome.'
'Yes, then. This is what I normally eat back home.'

I told you I am one good embassador.

Memoryland 2.0

2007-11-22T07:50:00.000+08:00

Click picture to enlarge

Ini bukan tahun yang sama ba kan?

Mr. Fabiean's Blog

2007-11-21T04:02:00.000+08:00

New Blog created by Mr. Fabiean a.k.a BaroB.

According to Mr. Fabiean, he came up with the name "BaroB" because he is still traumatized by the "Moon Eater" incident(betul ka ni penterjemahan dia ni Mr. Fabiean).

In the early 80s when he was around 4 year-old "Kecil-Kecil Tagap" in a small village called Muakab (Sabah), he saw the "Moon Eater" was trying to eat the Moon whilst he was working O.T to get rid of something from his arse...

"Sia inda perasan mula-mula..tapi b'la sia tinggu butul-butul sia hiran kenapa macam tu bulan makin kicil lepas tu makin kicil..." Mr. Fabiean said. When he saw the "Eye of the Beholder"......"Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...!!" Shouted young Mr. Fabiean that time. He then "Runaway from LA" scared the shit out from the sacred place he dumped his poop and never return to get his "Santut" again that night. Ever since that incident, the young Mr. Fabiean has never dumped his poop on the Padi field again hoping his dog would clean it up later.

It was his first and for sure not the last. In 1998, young Mr. Fabiean was sent to a pre-school in Labuan to pursue his study in Matriculation and never he expected or thought that his childhood's nightmare would haunted him down to Labuan, only this time the "Moon Eater" had transformed into "Balan-Balan" mostly known as "Flying Head" until several horrid incidents occurred causing chaos to the school. Due to certain belief by the Kadazan/Dusun native in Sabah, our young Mr. Fabiean has took the advice given by elderly people in his village and decided to call the thing as "Barob-Barob" ever since. It is believed that, whoever calls the thing by its real name "Balan-Balan" would have a very high possibility to be eaten alive and become its apprentice but this has never been proved true.. Mr. Fabiean has been thinking about escalating his curiosity to the "Myth Buster" team as well as the "TAPS" team.

Please support Mr. Fabiean !!

Macam rasa menulis karangan budak UPSR pula tau..buli salah-salah lagi..haha...

The D!

2007-11-16T18:46:00.000+08:00

The greatest and best song in the world - "Tribute" by The D, Live in Sydney

Another F*kin great song!

Memoryland

2007-11-14T22:24:00.000+08:00

Click picture to enlarge

Tahun bila bah ni? Does anyone know?

POPPYCOCK

2007-11-12T22:43:00.000+08:00

Means.....

1. sila la rujuk OXFORD dictionary

2. sila lah tingu movie stardust, got one scene where the father said to the son..

3. ba kamu goggle la dalam internet ba..

ba, sepa-sepa dapat teka ada hadiah tau pemenang dia....

peraduan akan dibuka sekarang....

( psst!! this has been a very onxymoron experience... )

Added by Crazyfinger..
pop·py·cock - Senseless talk; nonsense.

ox·y·mo·ron - A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.

New Band (GIRLBAND) In Town - PoppyCocks!

2007-11-12T16:29:00.000+08:00

Kemunculan band bergelar PoppyCocks sememangnya amat sesuai dan tepat pada masanya bagi menangani situasi "kekurangan Umph" dari kalangan artis tanah air kita kini. Pembawaan diri dan muzik mereka kepada pendengar dari segenap masyaratkat tempatan juga antarabangsa menjadikan mereka sering di bawa ke majlis-majlis "aramai-tHIE!"

PoppyCocks atau lebih dikenali "PKoK" atau "Pohikok" dalam bahasa tradisional dianggotai oleh 2 orang wanita (gabs dan Ver) dan seorang jejaka jenaka (bwen)..mereka amat senang didekati dan amat suka sekali bergaul senda..asal usul nama band mereka masih menjadi rahsia sehingga kini dan akan dikemukakan disuatu masa yg sesuai nanti.

Menurut Gabs..ketua kumpulan band ini..mereka tidak pernah menyangka impian mereka kini hampir tercapai..semuanya kerana berkat dan kasih sayang juga kenangan terindah bersama rakan sekawanan mereka..."Sia inda sangka ba b'tul..sia ingat kami inda ok..ok pula kami ni.." itu la antara beberapa kata kata kebahagiaan yang mampu diucapkan oleh Gabs selaku ketua kumpulan..

Mereka kini sedang sibuk mengusahakan bisnes ternakan kambing..walaupun menurut Gabs yg juga ketua projek peribadi kumpulan band ini, ia masih di peringkat awal tapi percaya dengan tidak bertepuk sebelah tangan kejayaan pasti datang tergulik gulik..

Clips from sabah

2007-11-11T19:52:00.000+08:00

Clarice (Bukan Clarice Gerard..)

Hain Jasli (Juara Lagu Dusun 2006) - Live February 3, 2007 Ranau

FREE HUGS? Held in Centre Point, KK

2007-11-09T16:16:00.001+08:00

Mari Main Game

2007-11-07T22:54:00.001+08:00

Memandangkan ramai yang buring dan bwoing..sila menjamah selera dan buat macam rumah sendiri k..

"You may say I'm Beiol but I'm not the only one, Hope someday you'll join me and the world gone BeioL"

2006-01-19T17:23:00.000+08:00