The Goooooooogle, The Pig & The Personality Test

Lets talk bout Google first ... have you ever wondered why therez this Wheel of Fortune button on their menu? Its almost X-rated in nature for the you-know-what deprived surfers; thinking that this could well be their genie-in-bottle .... why bother rubbing when its just a mouse click away!!!
















being the curious me, I click it anyway ... (btw : I wonder why they spell Goooogle that way in their search engine ... cant help but akin that to a millipede. Someone in there must be truly inspired by this bug eh?) and guess what came out? A page full of pigs !!!! WTF??!@#$X















therez 25,900,000 matches for swines on the net !!! lucky is definitely not the right word to describe my feeling ...

p/s : if you insist ... make ur day @ www.thepigsite.com

anyway, back to the oz ... I'm just so amazed by the wonders of Google, first they brought us the hippo-size free email service, Google Video and now Google Talk.

Now why am I so fascinated with Google Talk? You see, by now, most nerds in the IT department would have smoke out and decommisioned every single messenger program that one could ever possibly download into their office pc... but amazingly, not Google Talk!!! (now now, you dont have to prove me wrong) well, bring out the champagne and toast for its in liberty we trust!!!

I still dunno why and how this is done but hecks... like I care! yay!

today is also one of those days (well, admittedly it's been everyday) where my membranes run dry and my left brain decided to err... have a brain by itself. Nothing seems to flow out the river of juices up there ... maybe too much ran out the night b4 adi ... ooppsss...

well then, was just chatting with my friend June (yes.. via Google Talk) and she forwarded me a personality test (hmm...hinting that I need to evaluate myself is it?) ... so being the bored-me-to-death tuesday, i decided to give it a try and see whether I have turned into a pigeon or phoenix this time around ...

and let the drums roll for the result ...

This test is basically a personality test with some Apollo 13 maths thrown in, ask June if you wish .. shez the one certified to power up!

The DISC Personality test .... (yes therez still nothing ... told u it was Apollo 13 maths ...)

7 Habits for the ineffective people ...

Well, the title sayz it all .. so I'll just start with the first one that caught my attention ... kinda heavy for chew on 7 when one's enough to keep me beltching for weeks .... buuurrppp.

Herez the story ...

Two battleship assigned to the training squadron had been at sea on maneuvers in heavy weather for several days. I was serving on the lead battleship and was on watch on the bridge as night fell. The visibility was poor with patchy fog, so the captain remained on the bridge keeping an eye on all activities.

Shortly after dark, the lookout on the wing of the bridge reported
"Light, bearing on the starboard bow"
"Is it steady or moving astern?" asked the captain.
"Steady captain ... which mean we are on a collision course" replied the lookout

The captain then called to the signalman, "Signal that ship, we're on collision course, advise you change course 20 degrees"
Back came a signal, "advisable for you to change course 20 degrees."
The captain said,"Send, I'm a captain, change course 20 degrees.

"I'm a seaman second class" came the reply.. you'd better change course.
by that time, the captain was furious. He spat out, "Send, I'm a battleship, change course NOW!

back came the flashing light ... "I'm a lighthouse."


Throughout my ill-fated journey with Melium and as I head towards the end of the tunnel, I can't help but to keep my chin up and swim ... and thank God I found this book (stuffed in the midst of the countless relics in my room) ...

which brings me to this question after reading the punchline : how often have I assumed the role of the egoistic captain? and how often have I played the steady role of the lighthouse? I dunno,
but one thing I know I have not been the lighthouse good enough to make me shine ... dam it,

"Send, change course 20 degrees east ..."

Genting ... things to know if ur heading for a great trip

Just came back from my yet-another-weekend escapade to Genting

Mind note : Yes ... I cant help but quitely whispered to my ownself of the countless same-spot pics that i'm bound to take again ....

It turned out to be a pretty interesting trip (seriously) with my fellow gym friends though I was pretty exhausted even before the trip started (and yes, I drove). Think I just had the most rigorious body jam (my fav Track 34!!!...stomp stomp) earlier on saturday, and my limbs are still protesting and begging for mercy now.

It didnt help much too that i proceeded to gate-crash a few show-houses in Nusaputra and Kemuning after the bjam class; one of the few bad habits of first time house owners.

Few things to know if ur heading for a great trip ...

1. The lead-car takes u for tour of Sunway ...














the price of immunity ... now i know whose car to put a price on ..

2. Ur hungry and the only good-food restaurant in Gohtong-Jaya has folded

all ur fault !!! ... now we have to eat farn-shee

3. Suddenly hokkien ...
hmm...ask Chooi Yin

4. U get all ur canto mixed up ...
see harm = see fart
see thau = see yau

5. U cant decide between Starbucks and Coffee Bean














lucky got 15% discount ... where do u think the Darlie-smiles came from?

6. Of all the machines in the arcade ... 8 adults have to share a game called Swamp Stomp ... which aint working!














hey the steps looks familiar !!! ... overdose body jammer in action

=p

My pride and joy

Were talking to Vic this morning after (a VERY strenuous) body jam class bout his new house ... one thing let to another, we talked bout my new house. Cant help but wonder after 2 months whats goin on with my baby so decided to pay her a visit ....

Progress report :
1. the whole house has been painted
2. the interior has been cleared of debris
3. road has been paved
4. the main gate has been installed

and apparently the CF will be out after CNY 06 too (big grin), making D-Day approx 4 months from now ... cant wait!!! =)




















Marking my territory















and it shall be filled with jay parkers (I wonder wat's this little lorong's for, for its leads to a dead end ...















Carol's ( yes, my sister) house from my master bedroom















the first drive into the porch

CSI Malaysia

No, the syndicated series is aint coming to Malaysia yet, or not that I am aware of ... its even ticklish just to imagine Jalaluddin Hassan playing Horatio , ya know, just like what he did in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire .. come on dude, its only a game show, not a circumcision surgery!!! chill ...

U see, i had the first chance of my weeny lifetime to savour first hand crime investigation today ... and OMG, its far .... and i mean LIGHT YEARS far from what I expected!! hey what do u expect from Macgyver/A Team generation man (and yes. .. i'm a sucker for anything CSI !!!)

Of course it pays to be grounded, the sky are blue (not yellow), they drive Wira not Hummer and no, nothing is solved in an hour...

Anyway the story goes like this. There this case which I have been assigned to but never really had the opportunity to speak to officers (a.k.a police) due to the raya holidays and people goin on annual leave. So the day came, made an appointment and there was i heading towards the police office ... ahem ... read that right, its an office, not stesen ah. Not bad i thought, up in one of the hills in KL (apparently its Bukit Perdana) with a peek-a-boo view of the KL skyline, now I want to work here to man!

But my alice in wonderful field trip excitement was soon cut short after the first sight of the office ... try imagine getting into a lift after someone had just farted or getting in a lavatory cubicle after someone has just parted his with colon and his yesterday's mistress home-cooked meal! ... not very convincing eh?

Not too convinving too was that the room visibly lacks goorish photos you would normally expect in an IO office :-crime scene, severed pinkies, punctured pussies, twisted limbs and exposed tracheas ... hmm ....alas, after scanning the room for a while, it soon became obvious that this is a Commercial Crime Division ... aaahhh, where the crooks rock the world with pens and papers. Guns and roses next door la ... Sorry alvin, go back to ur CSI.

Then it was the investigating officer's turn...my my, finally I could put my Enid Blyton's skills to work after all these years ... or so I thought. Just like little children, I sat across the IO trying my level best to look deeply in thought and ready to jump into action .... and in a typical TVB-police story manner, he whipped out the file (no, they are no longer in brown paper files now), licked his thumb to flip the pages of emails which we have sent him moons ago. And after what seemed like an eternity for him to read ( i swore i heard him reading it in his heart!!!) ... he looked up and gave me a dazed look ..

IO : errmm.... Mr Alvin, can you expleng it to me again?
AC : (deep in my lower membranes ... explain wat? tot u've just read the whole thing!!!)
IO : you see, i lon ang-derstand how your compaly work ...
AC : ah ... u dont understand ... nevermind, read that emails and attachement again
IO : wah, vely diffikelt la, so many pee-pol... if I ask my boys (wow, now his talking) to bling them in, it will dis-lap ur opelaysheng la ...
AC : hmm... true true ... so what u reckon it should be ...
IO : i orso dunno ... let me check with my boss
AC : i swear i'm gonna ask for my income tax rebates this year ...aint paying anymore buckaroos to you weasels!!!

and so thats how the cookie crumbles for the day ... I left the office feeling disheartened and disillusioned ... I mean, why cant CSI be a bit more realistic? Look what you guys have led me to believe and look what i got!!!

Astro ... I want my money back!!!

Signs that u ARE going to join the WRONG company

This friend of my can be such bane and an arse sometimes but I could help but to crown her the Queen of Hearts la.... Introducing the petrolhead of Melium ....May Hwang!!!

u should check her out la, classic mulut man ... and one thing from her, you learn it first and fast .. dont Fuck with this auntie tell u!! shez neither your regular neighbourhood Lady of Leisure nor Friends from Paradise

Just as I was approaching my twilights in Melium, its kinda nice to know how much thought she has put in to prove me right ... in making the WRONG decision to step into this dungeon 5 months ago ...

anyway, herez a gist of her email to me earlier today ...

Signs you are entering a wrong company & Signals you ARE in the WRONG company

1. ALWAYS make friends with Michelin-look-a-like girls. No matter how fat, ugly and idiotic they are, ALWAYS, ALWAYS make friends. (Humping is optional provided you could get a hippo as replacement)

2. Always check out the HR manager. If she’s porky, looks like you-know-who, decline the job no matter how attractive it might be. (Because she expects you to hump her!!!)

3. Do not make friends with attractive girls because they will make life hell for ogre like you. (Just kidding)


how right she is ... darn, there goes a christmas present for her ...

at least now the saving grace is to put a price on a few heads ...

And here they are in full bloom
To the Soong sisters of Melium ... a toast to you!!! Thanks for everything...
(Jasmine, Amy & May)

Killer Monday strikes back

I was njoying myself unwinding and chilling out at home yesterday night; after a good workout at the gym and a swim (yes, i went swimming after more than 10 months) but what seemed like a perfect end for the day turned to be the biggest nightmare for any KL-the-concrete-jungles-inhabitants - BLACKOUT!!!

12:04am : Lights out !!! Wat der &%$#* !!! i've just loaded my body jam dvd !!!! Quick check at the fuse box and a peep outside revealed that this is a neighborhood thingie...and just as soon as things got pitch dark and eeriely free of worldly entertainment ... house alarms started to bark ... follow by a symphony of dogs who couldnty miss the opportunity to test their karaoke skills.

12:06am : ok ok nevermind ... calm down ... check the laptop .... mak hantu betul ... battery flat pulak ...

12:07 am .. what am I gonna do? the room's gonna get stuffy pretty soon (thats the problem when you stay in the storeroom beside the kitchen, therez hardly any ventilation at all) sigh .. lets call someone to irritate...

12:08am : Called Tenaga

3:00am : Power resumed ...

haha.. i cant help but noticed the time in which power was restored as my room lights were left switched-on earlier ... and knowing the number of lamps in my room, I could almost light up KLCC and still can be seen from Mars ... so when power came back, i wake awaken immediately ....

heheh ok ok ... what I wanna say is I was kinda impressed with Tenaga yesterday, not sure what took them so long to fix the problem but they did, and what a pleasant telephone service the Tenaga chap rendered. I mean I was expecting ...

ME : Hello, ini Tenaga Nasional ke?
TN : Yea, apa nak?
Me : Nak buat report, USJ !8 takde api la
TN : Mana?
Me : USJ 18 ... UEP Subang Jaya takde lektrik
TN : nombor telipon?
Me : Erm ... 8024 ****
TN : nama
Me : Chin
TN : okay .. nanti kita hantar teknician ...
Me : lama tak? nak tidur ni la bang
TN : Tengok la ...diorang tengah minum ni
Me : oh ... cepat sikit ya
TN : ok ok ok .... tooot.... tooot.... tooot...

but none of it!! Bravo Tenaga man ... but now hurry up will ya!!! Ppl wanna sleep la!

and to the neighbours ... shut ur dogs' mouth will ya!!!

Killer Mondays

Woke up this morning to (I reckon) one of the category 3 killer-mondays that I swore I almost wanna whack myself so hard that I could passed out and sleep again ...

Driving along Kesas, I cant help but wonder now whether I should start classifyin my mondays according to the Categories ... just like what they did to hurricanes and tornedos (tsunamis??)

Of course, this is what I believe a far more effective indicator than the 911-traffic light style warning system ... y u may ask? Check out what Malaysians do when they approach a junction with the lights turning AMBER ...

Signs and indicators of Killer Mondays

Category 1
1. Mild headache

Category 2
1. Mild headache
2. Sister's car blocking the way

Cateogry 3
1. Mega headache
2. Clock shows 3:00am
3. Office attire still in washer

Category 4
1. Migraine
2. Neighbour cooking sambal belacan
3. Neighbour's maid has just run-away (thats why she has to cook the sambal belacan!!!)
4. Neighbour's son calls himself Jessie (probably that's why the maid ran away!!!)

Category 5
1. Good Morning Malaysia, this is HITZ FM on a bright TUESDAY morning ....

Harry Potter and TGOF

i think i'm just gonna save myself the trouble in reviewing Harry Potter, noticed in some blogs therez already more comments than the bricks of the Great Wall, so i'm just gonna head str8 to my conclusion .... i slept a good deal through out the show ... GSC seats has never been so comfortable!!!

just one of the usual tag-along with CB gang session that i went to watch Harry Potter. Thank God the night started well with us leeching to Klang in a heavydownpour; along federal highway to the restaurant where hsemate held her wedding in September.

You see, its one of those complimentary set meals that the operator threw in for every purchase of 10 wedding dinner tables ... not bad eh? considering the food was superb, i just could not resist the opportunity to savour more!! Not bad too was the revelation that almost every other patron at the restaurant was a suspect; a free-rider who came to redeem their complimentary set. I mean, who one earth would order the 4-season starter on a friday night !!! even the free King Cola and Lemonade sodas were there!















gr8 manna from the heavens ... ermm i'm talking bout the Black Label ...
















may not be the best cola in town ... heck it gets the job done with the Black Label!!!

Emily Rose

Normally, I do not pay much effort to even remember a movie once I passed the pearly gates of GSC but somehow The Exorcism of Emily Rose caught my attention. Tats maybe because in an ever so typical horror-scary movie, one would expect nothing more than a circus of loud wailing noise and humans patched up in elephant-skin thick make-ups; but ah-ha, not TEOER.

For once (i guess), this horror movie took the unbeaten path by presenting itself in a different way ... far from a no-brainer Ju-On or The Ring bandwagon, the movie juggles around the complexities, clashes and tangents between the law of the universe and laws of land.

What I like was how the mystiques of supernatural elements were discussed, analysed and argued in the court of law and how faith of the unseen realm remain relevant ot us, even if it does not make sense in the first place.

Thumbs down though for the way Christianity has been portrayed throughout the movie that God would actually need to cling onto a wooden cross placed on Emily's neck to cast Lucifer away. He did not need that, in fact God spoke and that was the end for Lucifer ...Its amazing how throughout history, the wooden cross has been placed over and above the power of God when in actual fact, the wooden cross was nothing more than a tool used as capital punishment for crooks in era of Jesus. I believe the wooden cross has been sensationalise

It was and it is still faith in the living God that demons are cast away .. through knowing and believing the Word, not accessorising ourself with tools and symbols. I know that ... try spending 6 months in a haunted office alone.

What a tuesday ...

Ok ok.. think now I'm getting bit sick of waiting for my last working day, but before I sink deeper into oblivion and self-pity, I've just decided to

1. Self-teach myself how to built up this blog (yes, its still in a pathetic state) ... trying as much as possible NOT to ask from the experts.
2. Learn Aramic .. yes ... Aramic ( a smart colleague of mine dug her own grave by pointing to me that it should be Arabic..duh)
3. Re-File and Re- organise whatever's left on my desk
4. .............
5 ..............


sigh ...

What a monday ...

Came in late today , 10:05am to be exact after taking my own sweet time to get into office...ermm not that I wanted to but had a major tummy tumble session and of course, took a detour to get my compulsory char siew pau in the morning.

Anyway, got into my room only to notice someone has searched through my PC and few minutes later, the bitch and her witch happily strolled in to collect all files, folders from my cabinets.

Clean ... Harpic .. u could use this in your TVC

Well I wish they tot they have carted away everything intellectual about this company, coz in actual fact, therez hardly anything there ... just some professionally (done by yours truly) filed and segregrated papers in nice ABBA Arch Files .. hehe...

alrite , now what to do... my room is half empty .. thanks to the morons hauling away all the files which admittedly gave the impression I'm actually doin 50% more work ... sigh.

Its 330 now, with hardly any news from FK and Justice Pao wannabe whether my leave application has been approved or not .. just a daily reminder how how fickle minded they are.

My office

hmm.. cant think much today .. one more day to go and I have decided to take a pic of my office room, talk a lil bout my job and the very fact that I'll be leaving this place soon.

To do list : Progress update

1. Pic of room : taken

2. Talk bout my job : zzzzzzzzzzzz.....

3. The very fact that I'll be leaving this place soon : Hurrayy!!!

hmmm..... not a very productive day isnt it ..

Ee-Lyn's Wedding ...

ahh.... one more wedding! The Chin's are really spreading forth their networks and tents.. hehe, so biblical!

Any wedding would have its highlights and I cant help but was amazed by the revelation of a long-speculated mystery of the Chin family. hehehe... no, therez no juicy gossip bout the groom's hairstyle but was about how uncanny a few members of my family resemble each other...

It all started with my little niece, Lorraine being shown my late-grandma's potrait ... more like a lil crash course on family history. Being lil kids, she spoke her heart and boy how much wisdom were there to be exploited!! Being told that that's the potrait of her great-grandma, Lorraine insisted that it wasnt my grandma (ala... as if she knows) but my aunt's (my father's eldest sister)!!! We burst into laughter hearing that and that got the whole (ed: bored) clan talking and matching among each other ...

and here are the results (drum roll please)


Posing from left : My uncle (dad's eldest bro, very camera shy), my 3rd GRAND uncle, my dad and me


ha ... this is the classic example : My aunt and my sister


What ? two pairs of look-alikes? Nows thats something!!

Okay okay .. now u might wondering wherez the bride and the groom .. hmm.. honestly, I dont have a single pic of the them!!

I left the wedding feeling good and since a very long time, feeling good bout my family .. the Chin. Our forefathers might have been nomads in ancient China, but the greatness of this clan have seen them weathering storms and chalking up milestones. It might just be a simple resemblence of look in all generations, but for me, its a simple reminder of where I have come from and where I could go ... the distance.

Congrat's and thanks for the wonderful time Ee-Lyn.

D-Day (yes... again)

Now resignations dont get much easier do they? Of coz, this time around its for a very much different reason, FK is not around today .. shit. Should have just threw the letter on monday then.

Anyway, Porky Rita went round to announce office will be closing at 4pm today and oh yea .. those A&P gals were actually caught gambling in their room upstairs ... hehe... i should have pressed the alarm button, but then again, guess she went up there first before making her fat arse down here.

So without further adue, i sneaked my way to Jenny and then to Porky R's office ... quite surprised she was, ala, as if I care.

now see what happens on Monday .. hopefully my pay cheque gets through though.

Selamat Hari Raya !!!