Miss Red Riding Hood & Her Pepper Spray.....

Once upon a time there in the land of the far far East lived in a certain city a girl named "Miss Red Riding Hood", the silliest creature you will ever meet was busying herself away with her daily chores. Till..... Her "next door" neighbour,the legendary Mr Bruce, sent her an email message from his cubicle entitled "Thursday Greeting".

Excessively bored of work, Miss Red Riding Hood decided to take a break and so she replied to his email......One thing led to another and soon Mr Bruce and Miss Red Riding Hood were discussing about safety measures a girl should take heed working in this big bad city called Kuala Lumpur. Soon enough, the topic of pepper spray popped up.




Miss Red Riding Hood told Mr Bruce that she has always wanted to own a pepper spray because she has always had a problem with weirdos.No,not the normal type of weirdos. But those who suffered from severe RES(Roving Eye Syndrome), severe pervertness, severe flashyness and severe SFS(Sexual Frustration Syndrome). Mr Bruce suggested Miss Red Riding Hood to get one for her own safety. She agreed and halted her email replies and set out for her lunch break.....

1 hour later................



"OMG!! Pepper Spray!!". Miss Red Riding Hood was excited when she saw a brand new pepper spray laying on her table. Mr Bruce smiled and said "That's for you!! Be safe!!It is my present to you"......And so, Miss Red Riding Hood was very happy and she couldn't wait to try her pepper spray.

Time flies, saved by the bell, it was already 6pm!! Off she went, carrying her gym bag and belongings. It wasn't long till she arrived at her destination. The gym!! Yes, the modern Red Riding Hood is actually a gym addict.


After 2 hours of tedious workouts, Miss Red Riding Hood decided it was time to go...So she went upstairs to the top floor of the fitness centre called "California" (by Jackie Chan) and took a shower. When she was done, Miss Red Riding Hood wrapped herself up with the towel provided and proceeded to the changing room.

It didn't take her long to get dressed and while she was rummaging through her bag for her keys, she heard her brand new pepper spray calling. Excited, she took it out from her bag and "click!!".She pressed down slightly to break the tabs and then!! "Psst!!". Whoops oh!! The lethal dose of capsaicin escaped and swirled around in the air.....

*Cough cough Sneeze Sneeze* Miss Red Riding Hood started to cough and sneeze uncontrollably.....and soon, she heard coughing from all across the changing room!! Yeeks!! She freaked and her quick actions saved her life from getting bashed. She immediately took her bags and ran to the far end corner of the changing room, still wrapped in towel and pretended to be one of the victims. Everyone in the room was panicking and a lady said "OMG!! That awful!! *cough cough*" and soon securities were walking up and down the changing room,trying to identify the source of the smell, or gas they called it. But to no avail.


Miss Red Riding Hood knew she was in trouble so immediately she put on her red hoody, blew dry her hair and ran away, as far as her legs could take her. Down the stairs, she saw securities there, whispering amongst themselves about the incident.

But no no, Miss Red Riding Hood is a coward who will not admit it was her who actually did it. So she ran home, a loser.


Sitting at home, in her own room now, Miss Red Riding Hood is actually worried about the outcome of the incident. Maybe she would be the talk of the gym tomorrow.....who knows? "Yeeks!!" she said......... ;s



But...but....thinking about it, this is not the first time Miss Red Riding Hood actually do stupid things. Once she even wore her teddy bear slippers, not on purpose of course!! and walked all the way to University in the chilly Melbourne winter!! And had passersby staring at her in disbelief!! So no, Miss Riding Hood shalt not bow down and admit her mistake muhuhuhu!!



THE END

Beeeeoooo...... the wulf!!

To be honest, I am a movie noob and am pretty outdated in terms of cinema and the latest movies. The only movies I am interested in are comedies and horror haha......don't like it? Shoot me!!

But....but....since today is my off day, I was so bored at home i decided to go watch a movie, alone....poor me :(. Since my bf left for home, I feel I am already half single haha(Miss those times though)...So i called my colleague and see if she was free for a movie and I found out she was having her piggy nap. I had no choice so off i went!!

Which movie did i choose?? To be honest, to kill time, I chose the one i didn't have to wait too long for.I reached at 1pm and "Beowulf" was showing at 1:30pm. So there!! Beowulf!!

I didn't know bout the movie when i bought the ticket though.So to add, when the lady at the counter found out I was going to watch it alone, she gave me the "awww...poor you" look...grrr!! Nevermind!! At 1:30pm, i was comfortably in my seat, munching on pop corns. Bout 2 minutes into it, I found out it's actually 3D!! So i thought "crap!! Should have chosen another one!!"......Well, am not really a big fan of realistic 3D movies though. But i decided to give "Beowulf" another chance.

Beowulf is actually an old English heroic poem which dates back to between the 8th and 11th century. In the movie, it tells the story of a heroic figure, Beowulf destroying the overpowering demon Grendel, incurs the undying wrath of the beast's ruthlessly seductive mother, who will use any means possible to ensure revenge.

This computer-generated piece is full of swagger, pride, and a gnarly sense of humor. The action begins with a splendid feast in the mead hall of King Hrothgar, a mighty monarch with a young, unhappy wife . The mead, for which he his renowned, flows freely, and eventually so do the drinking songs. The merry makings and drinking songs eventually irritates Grendel , the slimy and semi-decomposed monster who lives in the bottom of a swamp lake. He sets forth on a rampage that results in mayhem, death, and a closing down of the mead hall. Hrothgar offers half the gold in his kingdom to anyone who can kill the creature, and so Beowulf arrives. He’s full of boasts and promise to get rid of Grendel.

The 3-D effects are nothing short of stunning, starting from the first frame with a waterfall slithering at what appears to be several feet from the screen. Looks very realistic.Imaginative ways are also used to show off the extra dimension, even if it becomes almost comical at times.

Then again, smooth 360 shots with swords, spears, ship’s masts, and the pointier bits of dragons were good. Even a close-up circuit of a crown is darned impressive. At first, I didn't even realised it was 3D ! Equally imaginative are all the ways they find to hide Beowulf’s manhood as he takes on the monster Grendel wearing nothing but his, ahem......swagger!! But that was funny.

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Though I find the 3D effects stunning!! But they don’t quite manage to get the human beings right. Aside from there being something rubbery about the flesh. And also the eyes look soulless. Expressions, movements don't look quite right. Especially when they run and galloping away on horseback. Don’t get me started on how downright silly a band of them galloping on horseback looks.

But overall, I find myself enjoying Beowulf. It's bloody, it's funny, it's exciting and it's impressive. a thrilling visit to an alien time and place, devoid of a single dull moment and spiked with something interesting, unexpected and visually gripping in virtually every frame

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Idiot's Guide To Healthy Work Ethics!!

Work Ethics....what are work ethics??

Work ethics are a set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. It is also a belief in moral benefit of work and its ability to enhance character. Though today i had to work (Yes yes i know, it's a Sat!! But...but....what to do?? Am poor so shut up)........

And, and, I was crazy enough to come up with some "healthy"work ethics for my own enjoyment and hopefully yours hahaha.......and i dare myself to print it out and stick it on my desk or something haha....soon i mean :p

Idiot's Guide To Healthy Work Ethics!!

1) Be punctual.......not 30 minutes earlier, 20 minutes earlier, 10 minutes earlier or even a second earlier!! Start work at 8:30am means u reach there ON TIME!!.....not a second earlier.....What are the benefits of reaching there 30 minutes earlier anyway??

2) Employment letter states that working hour ends at 6pm!! So be it!! If your boss request you to stay later than that, write to HR department to make a complaint or ask for your lawyer!! It's abuse, it's against human rights!!

3) Humans are not robots!! Overwork will cause fatigue and stress and in the long run will affect your health.......If you actually disagree, i advice you to better book a place at the nearest mental hospital....maybe i might be the first.......

4) Work is never ending. The more you finish, the more will keep coming and at the end of the day, you will have 6 piles of files on your desktop. Even if you stay overnight, you will never get it done.......so just leave it and play with your magic wand and hope they will disappear....I have one......Or, just pretend those files actually belong to your colleagues, accidentally leave it on their tables accordingly and go home to get some beauty sleep.

5) When you face problems or make mistakes, your boss won't be the one to give you a helping hand or will he or she be the one to comfort u....Infact, you will have to put on your best helmet and step into the office for a day's worth of good bashing.....and follow by a yellow card......minus the whistle. But your family will always be there for you so cherish your family.......not your work.

6) Don't let your job screw up your life....

Monthly Salary = Work from 8:30am - 6pm ( If your bloody lucky that day)

8:30am - 6pm = Bad Employee + Lazy + 0 Performance + Bad Reputation + Possible Retrenchment + 0 Promotion + 0 Bonus = Highly Possible Retrenchment Candidate

8:30am - 10pm = 0 Bonus + 0 Ang Pow (red packets) + Bad Social Life + Bad Family Relationship + 0 Pomotion + Tons of Work + "Best Employee of The Month" (still minus the bonus) = Lots of work and keep dreaming of an upcoming promotion

7) If anyone who disagrees with the above formulation, I think he or she is a loser, has no life, doomed workoholic, heartless and deserves to be crowned the "Best Employee of The Month" .

8) You don't give a damn if your boss fires you.

9) Chinese says "If the home in the east no longer keeps you, go to the one in the west"



PSST!! So you still wanna stay back and work late night?? Ciao lah!!

PS: Sorry peeps....PMSing!!

Babies Can Tell Friend From Foe!!

Interesting i find...awhile back scientists discovered that 2 month old babies look twice as much at the human face as it does at anything else. This suggested that human babies have some powers of pattern and form selection. Before this it was thought that babies looked out onto a chaotic world of which they could make little sense.

At one month babies can follow a slow-moving object. At two months babies can move both their eyes together and begin to appreciate how far away things are. At three months babies can tell the difference between members of the family. As a result of these and similar studies, psychologists have suggested that babies are born with a definite preference for viewing human faces. This would certainly make sense as human faces hold all sorts of useful information which is vital for the survival of the species.



And now......guess what?? New research reveals that infants who have not yet learned language can still judge who is friend and who is foe. haha yes.........so next time if you want to know if a baby finds u an angel or a devil, let them look at you. If they start crying then you know what it means :p.

Babies as young as 6 months old prefer people who cooperate versus people who hurt, and this ability could be the foundation for moral thought and action later in life. In fact, being able to distinguish between friend or foe could be an important survival skill. It's important to tell who is going to be helpful, who is going to be threatening.

scientists conducted a series of simple experiments to gauge whether 6- and 10-month-old infants preferred social individuals ("helpers") or anti-social individuals ("hinderers").

In one experiment, the infant watched a "climber" (basically a wood puppet with large eyes glued on to it) repeatedly try to climb a hill. On the third try, the climber was either given help or was pushed back down by a puppet.

The babies were then given the chance to choose (reach out and grasp) either the helper or hinderer puppet.

Basically, they found very high rates of babies choosing the helping character

J.Co Donuts Rock!!

Wow!! Those donuts are delicious!! J.Co Donuts i mean!! They are even tastier than Krispy Kreme. I still remember the day when i started lusting after Krispy Kreme donuts back in Melbourne Australia....I thought they were the best but boy am i wrong!! There are better ones!!

Yes, yes, J.Co Donuts is in town!! Freshly delivered to you at Pavillion shopping mall......Yes I love donuts so shut up!! :p.

The first time i came across J.Co was when i was trying to find Starbucks Cafe at Pavillion, coffee with friend after work. So today, after work, I have a craving for donuts and my friend recomended me J.Co. Just a short walk, less than 5 minutes from my work place,Wisma Genting......So after one hour of gym time......I decided it's time donuts instead haha....so off we went!!

First impression?? "The boss must be rich by now and making tons of money"......Yes!! Indeed!! The queue was so long!! We actually queued up for a whole half an hour!!.....Just for a dozen of donuts >.<........yes, yes i know,pathetic but who cares!! Everyone is queueing up....it's worth it!!

The donuts are so delicious........very soft and melts in your mouth hmmm....mmmm!! Am gonna have another one now haha.....and no, don't think about it, go get your own!! haha....

(Top left to right) Peanut&Choc, Coco Crunch, Choc&Cream, Original Glaze (2nd row from left) 2 Cheese (Yes i know, i need another session of gym!! haha), Green Tea, Strawberry (Last row from left) Oreo, Almond(Absolutely yum!!), Peanut Butter, Choc&Orange :p

Bunny Boiler!! :p

Bunny boiler is one of the segments from"Balls of Steel" as well.

This segment is starred by Thaila Zhucci where she flirts with a man whilst in the company of his girlfriend to provoke a reaction from her. Thaila is being portrayed as a flirtacious girl who likes wearing provocative clothes.

Though i find this segment abit mean but I think, it is a good way to find out if your man is actually head over heels in love with you ;). Maybe I should try that ahahaha!!

In this episode, Thaila tried to flirt with this guy called Greg infront of his girlfriend, Jun. Poor Jun........she was helpless and what was worst of all, Greg actually appears to be a jerk!! Not only did he flirts with Thaila infront of his own girlfriend but he even ignored Jun when she spook of her disapproval with his behaviour.

Jun left in a huff but her boyfriend Greg just sat there and did nothing and continued to flirt with Thaila........What a jerk!! If i were Jun, I would have dumped him straight away!! but infortunately she got back with him :s

Balls of Steel!!

I have to admit!! I am a British comedy fan!! I have a fetish for British humour yes yes!! Haha......

I absolutely love "Little Britain" and also my latest to the list!! "Balls of Steel"!! Especially "The Annoying Devil" segment.

It is a segment where this guy (Barrie Hall) wears a devil costume and annoys the general public in various ways. His pranks include disrupting people's work or leisure activities, making public places or vehicles dirty, disseminating rude messages in various forms, and offering products or services with an evil twist.

An idea of how this program is like, watch below!! :p

A Tribute To The "King" Of The House!!

Honey and her litter

"King" is the name!! I have 4 dogs at home and I love them all. They are all special in their own ways but this one is extra special because my bf and I took care of it when it was young.

You see, King is the youngest in a litter of 4 puppies. and he was the weakest!! But the most weird thing of all, he was born flat!! Yes I mean FLAT!!..........I don't know what happened to him in the womb but he was literally flat!! He couldn't flip or turn and couldnt sleep sideways. He struggled to hold onto a nipple and get himself fed. He couldnt walk well as well because of his flat belly and he didnt start to walk till he was almost 4 weeks old when his siblings were all running about, playing with each other.

Look At Them!! Cute!!

He used to get bullied by his much stronger brothers too. And he would get very grumpy because of that.....self defense!! Well, he's still a cranky wee dog though.....haha

When he was younger, i had to bottle feed him because he couldnt crawl towards the nipple. And he was extremely slow and clumsy in doing so.......So i fed him 6 times a day!! Me and my bf(when he was staying at my place for 3 months), we took turns to feed him and clean him. When he peed, he would be laying with his belly on the floor and then it would be a mess. So we had to clean him again and again and again......

Spot the flat one??

Flat and teddy-alike :p

As he grows older, his bone started to grow normally…..and he’s no longer flat anymore….I think maybe the reason why he was flat was because he was under nourished.

But now!! Look at him!! he's a big boy!! He used to walk like a tortoise......I don't mean slow but seriously, from top view, he did resemble a tortoise haha.....me and my bf used to laugh watching him walk. My bad, my bad i know :p. He's so strong now and of course!! Sooooo naughty!! And so smart!!

Just lurve this weeee King King boy!!

Malaysian Manners Lah!!

I was asked to attend this motivation seminar this afternoon with my parents. yes, yes haha.....motivation!! Well i had no choice actually because i had no say. Dad bought an extra ticket without consulting me first haha.......

But...but....it was good!! I enjoyed it very much. It was also at this particular seminar that i noticed....umm maybe noticed isn't the right word but rather.....reminded!! Haha yes, was being reminded by some very typical Malaysian manners!!

"My Watch Says 1pm What......."
Mr A : Sorry, sorry, am late
Mr B : *thinking* Yes you are damn right!! *while pretending to smile with two horns showing on his head*
Mr A : Aiyo!! Damn traffic jam man!! It took me 30minutes to reach here man....but luckily am still on time
Mr B : *surprised* On time?! But....but it's already 1:30pm....and you were supposed to be here at 1pm! Oi! Are you sure your watch is accurate??
Mr A : *Look at his watch* Korek (correct) what!! My watch says 1pm!! Look!! *show Mr B his watch*
Mr B : Eh........Yeah wor....how come my watch says 1:30 one??
Mr A : *Look at Mr B's watch* Ohhhh!! I know why now.....
Mr B : Why? Why?? Tell me *curious*
Mr A : you see your rolek (rolex) right? something wrong one
Mr B : Huh?? How can it be?? My Rolex made in Swiss one wor......
Mr A : yeah lah....I know....that's why got problem loh.......
Mr B : Why got problem??
Mr A : Because.......your Rolek(rolex) made in Swiss right? *Mr B nods* Swiss is in Europe right? *Mr B nods again* Thats why loh........the time on your watch is "Ang Moh" (foreign) time!! See mine right? My Rolek(rolex) made in Petaling Street one.....of course accurate mah....Malaysian time!!


"I Book That Seat Already!!"
Mr B : *Walks up to Mr A who is sitting on the chair with empty seats next to him* Excuse me, are those seats occupied?
Mr A : *Looks up at Mr A.....and hold gaze for 2 secs* Why? You want to sit is it??
Mr B : *Smile politely* Yeah, may I? If......nobody's sitting next to you
Mr A : *Looks at Mr B with the "kiam pa"(deserve to be punched) face* Of course not lah!! Can't you see i book already meh??! Go find somewhere else lah!!
Mr B : *surprised and pissed* How can you book a seat? This is a seminar.......first come first serve basis!! I don't even see your name on the seat!
Mr A : *annoyed* How dare you say that??!! don't see my name on the seat meh??!! eyes so big cannot see ar?
Mr B : *Angry* where??!! show me!!
Mr A : *pointed on his name on a piece of paper on the empty seat* Nah!! my name!! I book already!!


" You Can Talk, I Also Can Talk What...."
*seminar still on going and Mr A is still talking non-stop with the neighbour*
Mr B : *Annoyed* excuse me, can you please stop talking? I can't concentrate......
Mr A : *upset and roll eyes and keep quiet*
Mr B : Thanks......
*5 secs later.......Mr A started talking again*
Mr B : *angry now* Sorry Mr, can you please stop talking? The seminar's still on here
* Mr A keeps quiet again but inside he's boiling up*
Mr B : Thanks!!
* another 5 seconds later.......Mr A starts to talk again*
Mr B : *Furious* This is too much!! Please stop talking ot get out!! You are a niusance!!
Mr A : *Very offended* Woah!! You dare to talk to me like that ar??!!
Mr B : Of course lah!! people like you, distracting only!! annoying!!
Mr A : *Pointed at speaker on the stage* If he can talk!! Why can't I??!! I have the right too!!
Mr B : Yeah of course you have the right to speak also!!
Mr A : So what is the problem here??!!
Mr B : The problem here is!! KISS!!
Mr A : What is KISS?? what you mean??
Mr B : Keep It Short, STUPIDDDDDD!!

Arrange Marriage.........

So what is an arranged marriage?? I bet most people do know what it is.........it is actually a marriage arranged by someone other than the persons getting married and it usually avoids the courtship process.

arranged marriages are numerous still in today's modern world, especially in Middle-East, parts of Africa, Asia and India. The term is used even if parents of the pair who are getting married have no direct involvement in selecting the spouse. however, a matchmaker will be selected to play a major role in the matchmaking.

I have been thinking of the term for quite awhile. Especially listening to my friend's story as below.......

"Amy* is a friend of mine who studied at the same University as me. We used to hang out together and we would talk about our problems, experiences, happiness and sadness, sharing with each other.

But one day i noticed something very strange about her. she looked so stressed and couldn't quit smoking. at one point, i thought she was going to finish 2 packets of cigarettes in a go! Yes she was very, very stressed. So I asked her what was wrong. At first she was hesitant to tell me but finally she gave in.

She told me though she is still a student but her parents, coming from a very traditional Indian family, kept bugging her on getting married after she obtains her degreee. They would call her up often and send her pictures of suitable guys(usually much older) and let her choose. But of course, most of them were successful business men or doctors. Still young and with a bright future infront of her, of course marriage is not yet on Amy's* mind. she wants freedom she says. But yet it's so hard for her to concentrate on studies when her parents won't leave her alone.

So finally she gives in, in order to safe her studies and pass her exams. Yes and the parents are still deciding on a guy for her"

Personally, I don't agree with arranged marriages or forced marriages. I think it's just cruel and forceful. It's not right. I feel sorry for my friend.

But of course, there will be people out there who actually think arranged marriages work. What do you think? ? do you agreee or disagree? and why??

I Am Against Arranged Marriage!!WHY??

1) I dislike the prospect of being married to someone who i do not already loved or someone i have no sexual attraction or emotional feelings towards. That would be odd!! I just don't buy the idea.

2) Every Individual on the surface of the earth are and supposed to be in charged of their own lives. Let people make their own decisions and let them choose their own partners, the one that they would like to spend the rest of their lives with.

3) Arranged marriage in my opinion, if viewed in the narrow terms of individual rights and personal growth, is a great denial of self.

But....thinking about it, there is evidence that love grows in marriages even if the marriage at first doesnt start with love. And also, arranged marriages does point to a 0% or 4% divorce rate. So why is that? What do you think?? What keeps couples together even though their marriage was at first, being coined as "loveless"??

Wow!! Feel soooo Happy!!

Wow!! I feel so happy today!!.......I can't stop smiling!! Why? Why?? You ask.....

Well, I started work two weeks ago and already, i have received good feedbacks from customers......complimenting me for my good service!! Yay!!

It feels so good to hear those sweet things from customers like "Wow!! What's your name? Your service is good!!" or "What's your name? That was good service". And yes i do enjoy my job......sometimes can be stressful but it's good to know that customers appreciate your effort.

Btw, just in case you wanna know how my customer service skills was like, please refer to the video below :p

"Ah Bengs" and "Ah Lians" Overseas Counterparts Wanted!!

Hmm....I was wondering to myself, if there are any different terms being used in different countries for the "Ah Beng" and "Ah Lian" communities?

If there are "Ah Beng" and "Ah Lians" in Malaysia and Singapore right? How bout their overseas counterparts? Am just curious and if only anyone is willing to shed some light hehe.....and enlighten me!!

What are they called? Anyone? :p

The Ah Lians......

Who are the Ah Lians?? Raise your hands!!

"Ah Lians" are actually female version of "Ah Bengs". In order to become a successful and popular "Ah Lian"..........you need all of the essentials stated below :

"Ah Lians" Wannabe Must Haves!!

1) Bleach your hair blonde, orange, purple, green or whatever colours you can ever imagine!! Even if it makes you look like a walking and talking traffic light!! To compliment their Ah Beng bfs cool hair job.

2) Yes, yes!! Skimpy outfits are a must!! No "Ah Lians" would walk on the street or even walk out of their house with outfits that are semi-decent!! Either bare your legs, bare your waist, bare your shoulders or everything at once!! You can even walk on the streets in your favourite bikini if you want.

3) Glamour in a pack - Instant make overs from Cover Looks.

4) Membership at beauty salons and slimming centre.

5) Thick make up - Doesnt matter if you look like a brithday cake.

6) Fancy manicured nails.

7) Tattoos and body piercings are important!! Take note!!

8) Branded goods ranging from handbags to shoes to clothes. Even if it's fake, you still have to flash them all!! To make the Ah Bengs proud!!

9) Sexy high heels - The higher the better......doesn't matter if you sprain your ankle.

10 ) Must know how to shake your bootie!! Make sure you are the queen of the dance floor.

The Typical "Ah Beng"....

If you are a "Ah Beng" wannabe.......this is what you need!!

Must Haves!!

1) Swear alot!! Yes!! The more the merrier!!........never miss out words like "Na Beh!", "Kan Ni Na!!", "Chi Bai" and "Wah Lan Eh" as a start.

2) Long fingernails - yes, the longer the better......especially pinky finger's. They are solely for scratching back and picking nose.

3) Dyed hair - As long as you stand out in the crowd, nothing matters!! You can bleach your hair blonde, yellow,white or whatever!! It doesnt matter. You can even dye your hair half red and half white, nobody cares!!

4) A trademark comb helps. Yes!! vanity helps!! But make sure you keep your comb sticking out from your back pocket, it's fine!! Comes in handy!!

5) Loads of accesories!! Remember, gold chains and neckalces are must haves!!

6) Counterfeit Rolexes to show off.

7) Suzuki GTI/Honda Civic V-Tec, Honda CRX/Nissan 200 FX, outfitted with a sound system that allows everyone in a 2-m vicinity to feel the thump of every single bass beat in your favourite dance remix album. Must be kitted with spoilers and extra body parts, the favourite being The Last Supper attachment at the back of the car, so called because the shape of the whale tail-type attachment looks like the table in the Last Supper painting. And to make it the ultimate Beng mobile - disco lights that light up when you hit the brakes.

8) Branded goods such as "Valentino", DKNY, Versace and any "big big" names you can remember are to be displayed at all times!! Labels are also to be displayed prominently and to be read by all.

9) Branded jeans, shiny polyster cyber techno shirts, tight fitting jeans with flare, gaudy patterned shirts are vital in order to look cool and hip.

10) Membership in discos are essential to ensure a supply of "Ah Lian"(female version) babes. Hip "Ah Lian" babes to show off to fellow Ah Bengs.

"Ah Bengs"....Our National Pride!!

The term “Ah Beng” comes from the Chinese words 阿明。明 is a word commonly used in the names of Chinese males in South-East Asia region, particularly Malaysia and Singapore; It means “bright”. However, the term is also stereotypically portrayed to be anti-intellectual, superficial, materialistic and shallow.

The ages of “Ah Beng” ranges from early teens to late 20s and are usually seen as originating from a smaller or much rural areas. Their language consists of local dialect such as Hokkien and Cantonese, mixing with English and Malay at times.In short, they speak Manglish!

“Ah Beng” like to use phrases like “what lah?!”( when they are annoyed), “Ha nah!!”(as to meaning yes I know), “Oi!!”(for hey!), “Happy lah!!”(now are you happy?!), “On ah!”(meaning deal!), “Not happy ar?”(are you not happy?) etc etc…….just a few examples.

If you have already noticed, they like to end every single phrases with the Malaysian “lah” or “nah”. In other words, the only English that they are only bothered to know were DIRECT TRANSLATION from the local Hokkien dialect ! Furthermore, "Ah Bengs" are also a bunch of swearing machines. Swearing is their past time.

“Ah Beng” are also sometimes associated with extensively modified or zhng-ed cars and they are also known to be excessively flashy and show-offs. They usually like excessively gaudy patterned shirts and matching them with some tight fitting jeans and if possible, loads of accessories to compliment!! Gold jade rings and gold often counterfeit Rolexes. Also!! To grow their nails resembling a witch’s is also one of their hobbies. What for? I do not know. But I have seen quite a number of them picking their noses with their pinky fingers. Ewww!!

There are some very successful “Ah Bengs” too. Owning chains of coffee shops (or kopitiam in local dialect-Hokkien), food courts (yes they love food) , karaoke lounges (oh yes, they love to sing too), small property development companies, budget hotels and foreign labour supply companies all over Malaysia. Recently, a more dangerous kind of Techno-Ah Bengs have emerged, Ah bengs who can rig up a computerised race-horse betting system complete with a touch of telecommunications.

Cultural Learnings of Malaysia For The Make Benefit of Nations Around The World.....

Yes, yes cultural learning chapter 1!! National pride of Malaysia......Manglish!! (or mangled english to be exact):p

Malaysia is a land of paradoxes. Chinese ladies in short skirts walk the streets side by side with Malay Muslims wearing Islamic headscarf. To gaze on the ultra-modern Petronas Towers in downtown Kuala Lumpur, you could hardly imagine that this is the same country where sleepy fishing villages dot the coast.

When it comes to language, there are even more surprises in store.

English is widely used here, Malaysia being the former colony of Britain. There are three Anglophone daily newspapers in the capital, English television and radio stations. Bookshops such as the nationwide chain MPH offer many more books in English than in any other language. Yes, and even roadsigns are in English.....

In the fashionable shopping districts and the upmarket cafes, where the espresso class lounge, you can hear English spoken everywhere but what kind of English is it that Malaysians speak???

That’s the interesting part. There are those that speak English better, one suspects, than half of England. Then, of course, there are some who cannot speak the language at all. However, most Malaysians are somewhere in between. They speak a corrupted form of English, often referred to as “Manglish”—Malaysian English or perhaps Mangled English?

Let me give you some examples. In Manglish, when someone has gone out of town, he is said to be “outstation.” There, a mobile phone is known as a handphone rather than cellphone.

Malaysians call slippers what the British call sandals, and during sales, in the shops, there are plenty of signs announcing, “Buy one, free one.”

If you want a glass of water, you ask for “skyjuice”

Manglish grammar has its own unique set of rules. For example, the use of already, “He go home already”

Then, there is the famous “can or not?” as in, “You borrow to me five dollars, can or not?”.

Another important aspect of Manglish is the use of “lah.”

“Lah” does not have any actual meaning, but Malaysians like to pepper their sentences with it. But i think it is more of Malay influence:

“Why you so like that, lah?”

“No lah.”

“So I told him lah that he cannot go lah.”

Malaysians scored a victory a couple of years ago when “lah” was introduced into the official Oxford English Dictionary. They were slightly less happy to see that the entry listed its usage as Singaporean English.

You see, Singapore, has its own version of English, known as Singlish, which is very similar to the Malaysian variety.

English is only one of the many languages that a visitor will hear in Malaysia. There is Bahasa Malaysia, also known as Bahasa Melayu or simply Bahasa, as well as a number of Chinese dialects including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien and Teochew. You’ll also hear several Indian languages such as Tamil and Punjabi.

Malaysians have a habit of mixing two or more of these languages together when they speak, sometimes even in one sentence. So, don’t be surprised if you hear sentences like these:

“Aiyo, the lif is rosak already! Mari-lah, we use the stairs one.”

This translates to: “Oh no! The elevator is out of order. Come, let’s use the stairs.”

Note the words "Aiyo","lif", "rosak" and "mari-lah"..... are actually Malay.

English has particularly affected Bahasa Malaysia in the form of loan words.

For example, “makhlumat,” which means information, is not used often anymore. Instead, the loan word, “informasi” is gaining in popularity.

There is “bas” for bus, “rileks” or “rilek” for relax, and “restoran” for restaurant.

English loan words are especially common in technology and science. Therefore, you’ll hear the words “teknologi” and “sains.”


These loan words are very popular with the younger “generasi.”(generation)

Bahasa has many different words for “I” and “you”, but Malaysians still find room for these English words in their speech.

In this way, “I love you” can be expressed as “I sayang you”, and one might also ask, “You sayang I?”

Note that "sayang" is also a Malay word meaning love

Tourists need not worry too much, though. Although they may hear some pretty strange things while they are here, like how my bf frowned when he overheard some strange phrases, a good command of English is enough to ensure that they will not be in a situation where they are stuck with no way to communicate.

In fact, tourist are likely to be charmed by the unique way the language has evolved here (yes, my bf even took the trouble to learn Manglish from me wahahaha). It is quite likely that they’ll pick up a bit of the local lingo while they are here and if they choose to stay on a little while longer, they are sure to wake up one day to find themselves speaking Manglish.

Last week, I attended a Deepavali open house(my colleague's Indian) and met this British guy who has gotten married to a Malay lady and raising 4 kids and the weird thing is, he speaks 100% Manglish!! If it wasn't that he told me he came from the UK, I wouldnt have guessed(though of course, he looks different from me). But he sounded totally Malaysian.

English has been in Malaysia since the colonial days, although Manglish is a relatively new development.

Recently, there has been much lament in the Malaysian media about the decline in the standard of English in the country. There have been government campaigns and Science and Mathematics in schools will now be taught in English.

Although the government, unlike Singapore, has not yet taken an official stand against non-standard usage, one gets the feeling that Malaysians will not give up their Manglish that easily lah.

Why?? Because It is our identity as Malaysians.......lah...... still need to ask ah??

Chingrish!! Me No Understand......

Haha....I came across some very funny chingrish signs online today i would like to share.....

If you don't know what Chingrish means, this is how Wikipedia defines the term "Chingrish":

"Chinglish (slang) is a portmanteau of the words Chinese and English and refers to either (a) English interspersed with Chinese language errors common to those Chinese persons who are learning English or (b) Chinese interspersed with English, such as used by westernized Chinese (e.g. American-born Chinese) who are not fluent in Chinese and codeswitch English words into speech when they can't think of the correct Chinese word."

In correct or Improper pronunciation or misspellings through typos or poor pronunciation may result in Chingrish as below !!
















"Don't Go!!"
- Don't go, don't go!!....nooo.....!! Not until the green light's on......and i shall turn it on for you















"Please Cry In Loud Voice or Do Not Run About"
- Now i wonder if it is only meant for dogs or is it also meant for human beings?? And shall i cry out loud and run amok??















"The Perfection Concentration Camp"
- Yes anyone?? who would like to pay a ton and live in a concentration camp??














"Unrecycling"
- Yes prease, prease unrecycle for me.....














"Private Vegetables"
-Talking bout food porn, but what you do with your vegetables in the privacy of your home is your business!

















"F**** The Ginger Water"??!!
-Woah!! Anyone??I bet it will love you long time.....















"Husband & Wife Lung Slice"
- Ummm.....I just had Saliva Chicken yesterday so maybe I'll order the Husband and Wife lung slice today. I'll have a Sauce Cow on the side, but hold the Sauce Pig hand, prease........















"Slip Carefully"
- yes, yes deary......next time when you slip, please do slip carefully so you look very the graceful.....

Archaeo-Acoustics!!

Wow!! Pipe dream or possibility?? ever heard of it?? Archaeo-Acoustics i mean!!.......today is the first time i came across this term and decided to do some research into it!!

By archaeoacoustics I mean the recovery of sounds from the time before the invention of recording. This implies that such sounds would have been recorded inadvertently, while intending to do sometring else. Not much has been written about this subject and only very few experiments have been made, but I find the subject fascinating enough to dare the deep waters of the unproven and often scorned.

This is the clip i came across!!

One story making some news is that a piece of pottery from Pompeii was found to have had sound recordings inadvertently embedded in it during construction. The story is that the potter inadvertently recorded sound as he was applying a steel needle to make concentric rings around the body of the pot.

Belgian researchers have been able to use computer scans of the grooves in 6,500-year-old pottery to extract sounds made by the vibrations of the tools used to make the pottery.

Amazing or what??!

Gym,Gym and GYM!!

Yes!! It's time to hit the gym!! I never knew i would enjoy gym this much!! I havent been to gym for only a week and am missing it already!! Wow....such an addict :s (yes honey, i wanna be that butch muscle woman hahahaha....kidding!!my bf will kill me).

The range of gym fitness equipment available these days is staggering, and it can be hard to know which type of exercise equipments you really need. What’s best for weight loss? Toning? What’s the best for cardiovascular health? Umm......complicated so i will leave that to the trainer :p. But!! well,well, let’s focus on cardio exercises here, because it’s one thing everyone should be concerned about. Maybe your doctor has told you that you need to get your heart in better shape (or bum? for me anyway haha). Maybe you’ve been motivated by someone else who unexpectedly developed problems and you don’t want to be next. Even if it’s just a desire to “get healthier,” cardio exercise equipment is a good way to start on the road to a healthier lifestyle.


What Exactly Makes It “Cardio” Equipment?

A cardio workout’s primary purpose is to raise your heart rate to some extent in order to improve heart health and function. There may be other benefits to some kinds of gym and home fitness equipment (exercise bikes, for instance, can also strengthen and tone leg muscles), but cardio equipment’s primary goal is to raise the heart rate and break a sweat.

An additional side benefit of these types of home workouts is that you will also shed some weight as you burn off fat. It’s a win-win situation.

There are several kinds gym equipments that you can use for your workouts that will give you real cardiovascular benefits. Each of these has pros and cons attached with them, and you will need to decide for yourself which exercise best suits your fitness regimen.

Exercise Treadmills - Treadmills are traditionally the most popular type of cardio fitness equipment, but are fast being passed up by the elliptical trainer. Treadmills offer a great alternative to walking outside in bad weather. If you enjoy both walking and running, you can vary your speed and most come with heart rate monitors, which are always a good idea. Keep in mind, though, that this type of home gym equipment can jar your joints, so it may not be your best option if you have arthritis.

Exercise Bikes - Stationary exercise bikes allow you to sit down while biking, giving you the same chance to vary speeds. This type equipment is ideal if you suffer from back pain. Some stationary bikes also have handlebars that move as you peddle to exercise your upper body at the same time. Recumbent bikes allow you to sit back in the seat as you peddle.

Elliptical Trainers - Elliptical machines are one of the most popular pieces of fitness equipment for cardio workouts now available. You stand and work the feet back and forth, but because you don’t lift your feet and “glide” instead, there is no jarring of the joints. With each stroke, you are also working your upper body with the poles. Fewer of these have heart monitors, but some do. Alternatively, stop exercising periodically and check your pulse rate.

Am still a newbie when it comes to gym but that's all i know for now haha.......I find them very effective and i really enjoy it........."gym a day, keeps the doctors away"!! ;).

Gym tomorrow morning woo!!...........

Wow!! I Didn't Know......

Wow.....it's been only a week and errr....yes i know, a week is just a short time but i didn't have internet access becuase i just moved in to a new place......and damn!! it's killing me!! No internet and thus no updates!!

I am starting to think this blog is more for myself then for anything else now haha......I have to admit, i actually find blogging addictive....one week without my itnernet, am dying!!

Anyways, It's kind of surprising to find myself enjoying my new job!! (well yes, i thought i wouldnt, so shut up!! :p).I love it and the people are so friendly and helpful at my company. Though it can be stressful but wow!! it's cool!! haha.....I have made lots of friends in no time and i talked to everyone i encountered. And even got invitied to Deepavali celebration. It's cool!!

Can't wait to go back to work now :p

Laptop SOS!!

Yes, yes, today I have decided to blog about saving your laptop's life after a spill. Why would i want to blog about that? Well....hmm.....it was coz yesterday my herbal tea almost killed my dear Toshy(toshiba lah!!). So i have decided to provide some tips on how to save your laptop after a spill!!

Wanna know how? Wanna know how not?? Am not gonna tell you hahahaha.........kidding (I know, I know, not funny *sweat*)

Listen here guys, water, coffee, and soda are among your laptop's worst enemies. Just a little bit of such a liquid on your laptop keyboard can damage or destroy your machine or cause you to lose data.


Some laptops are more vulnerable to damage from a spill on the keyboard than others, and it doesn't always have anything to do with the price tag (yes, not all about fancy 5 figures). Some keyboards have a thin rubber membrane beneath the keys with electrical contacts molded right into little domes under each letter; that design may feel squishy and cheap to some users, but it stands up better to a splash or a flood than a more traditional design with springs and exposed contacts. How do you know which type of design you have? Take a look for yourself by prying off a keytop; if you're shopping, you may be able to get the information from the manufacturer or a dealer.




Here's the drill for an emergency recovery from a spill:

1. If you have your machine plugged into wall current, turn off the power at the circuit breaker in your home or office.You don't want to touch a wet wire carrying 110 volts or so.

If you're running the machine on battery power, it's still operating, and you don't see sparks, hear odd noises, or smell burnt electrical components, shut your laptop down through the normal Windows process.

If something is obviously wrong with the machine, turn it off immediately by depressing the Off switch or by removing the battery.

2. Ground yourself by touching the center screw on the faceplate of a dry electrical outlet or by touching some other metal object that reaches to ground.

3. If you haven't done so in emergency mode, remove the AC adapter and the battery, and set them aside.

4. Disconnect any external devices (such as a mouse) attached to the USB, FireWire, serial, or other ports.

5. If you find any liquid on the battery or AC adapter, wipe them carefully and set them aside.
If your spill has thoroughly soaked the AC adapter or the battery, you probably need to consider it a loss. You can get replacement AC adapters and batteries from various sources, including the original equipment manufacturer, laptop accessory companies, and the used market.

6. Remove any cards installed in the PC Card slot.

If they're wet, carefully dry them off. If any water has gotten into the narrow slot, dry out the area with a cotton swab, taking care not to leave any threads of cotton in the internal connector.

7. Wipe off any liquid on the display.

8. Remove the hard drive and the CD/DVD drives if you have them installed in plug-in bays.

9. Open the memory module container; remove and dry the memory modules.

10. Hand-dry the keyboard surface with a lint-free cloth.

11. Clean the exposed membrane or switch cover and the keys themselves.

12. Leaving the display open, place the computer on a sturdy surface supported by two books or small boxes.

13. Reassemble the pieces that you removed.

TADA!! There you go!!.........13 tips!! wow........haha.....didnt know it can be that cumbersome.....

The Story of 2!

Have you ever found yourself in a good love relationship, yet feeling like something is missing? Have you gone from relationship to relationship looking for a certain fit, a certain depth of feeling, but never finding it? You are not alone!!

I don't know why recently i feel incline to blog about emotions, love and all that. But it was a love story i stumbled across over the internet that made me think "So, what is love??"..........Can anyone tell me that? "How do you know if it's love?"......I have asked myself the same question alot of times and just like the story I am gonna tell you in a few seconds.........there are two types of love(in my opinion i mean, so don't shoot me!!)

The story of *Luke and *Sharon:

Luke and Sharon planned to be married once Luke finished college. Their plans were disrupted when Luke survived a serious auto accident. Luke felt he needed to find meaning and purpose in his life before he could marry Sharon. He broke their engagement and spent the next several years traveling. After studying philosophy in India and Japan and finding few answers, he drifted back to his hometown and lived with his parents. Luke wandered from one relationship to another, never finding a woman with whom he felt happy. One day he awoke to find that he was 40 years old and very much alone. What had gone wrong in his search for love and purpose in his life? He never got married and ended up living alone.

Reading the story above made me question myself. So what is love? and how many forms of love there are? To me right now, i think there are two forms of love. Spiritual love and romantic love. the couple mentioned in the story above are confused about love. Luke is confusing a spiritual form of love with romantic love. Expecting to find both in one relationship, he has been unable to find either.

So what is spiritual love? And what is romantic love?

While sexual attraction can be an important part of romantic love, it is not a defining characteristic. The basic idea is that our understanding of who we are comes from the many relationships we have: family, friends, community. The hallmark of romantic love is that we have a partner with whom we mutually discover and create a shared sense of self and identity. Our restless search for the purpose of love and its meaning pointed in the direction of a different but related love-spiritual love.

The primary focus of spiritual love is transformation of the self. Transformation into what?? That depends on the particular religious or philosophical tradition in to which you belong. Transformation of the self usually involves the learning and practice of a cluster of key values, such as compassion, mercy and kindness. The goal is to have all of our relationships tempered by these key values, including our romantic relationships. Only then will we find a sense of purpose, a feeling of being connected to the world in a positive way.

While transformation of the self and creation of a shared sense of self are closely related, they are different. No wonder we were getting confused! How has this affected our search for love? When we stop looking for all the wrong loves in all the wrong places a funny thing will happen. If we stop expecting romantic love to do double duty as spiritual love, our wandering ways would come to an end. I have not solved all of the struggles to be found in romantic love. But I think and strongly believe now that having the right expectations will help me avoid the search for that one true love I would never have found.