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Haha. No pun intended. You know who I meant. So, the exam for the 4th paper is over. Another burden off the shoulder.. though I’m still doubtful of the outcome. One more paper to go. After the next paper, I’ll see if I can continue to the next level of the course…. Assoc.  Just hope everything goes well according to plan and I can get that increment as soon as possible as promised. But then, company is paying for the studies… so just consider it an employment benefit. Oh fuck, I shouldn’t be revealing that.

Alright, now, I think i gonna blog about the remaining of the Europe trip where I stopped last. Rome is coming up…. slowly but surely. Florence… Lucern….. Paris….. Liverpool (except the two fucking red & blue stadiums). Everytime I look back at the photos of the trip… I’m thinking what the fuck am I doing here. I should be sitting in that gondola or gulping beer in Hofbrauhaus or sipping wine in St Goar, or eating cake in Amsterdam. Well, maybe strolling along Champ Elysees (man, heard of that song by Les Champ Elysees by Joe Dassin?) My Szer asked what is taking me so long to blog…. well, I need to process the pictures first. I’ll get back to the momentum and try to blog frequently again… I hope.

Thought of getting a new phone. The phone I’m using now is gonna go kaput soon…. I thing there’s something wrong with the transmitter. Call would be disconnected (hang up) prematurely in the middle of a conversation. If it doesn’t hang up, it would appear as if the reception is not good and call quality is like what you get when the reception is at the lowest “1 bar”. So damn pissed off. Eyeing on this Nokia E71 or the E63. Lingesh said the E71 is good and the keyboard is ok with him. *Lingesh is as big as the giant in the movie show “Green Mile“. Damn… why we always need gadgets? I think its only normal… kids want toys… adult also need toys. Wait… you want me to get that iPhone? I think Min Dee is right…. iPhone 3G is now in Malaysia. 3G. Yes…. 3G. But does iPhone has a camera for video call for that matter?? Hmmm. Good question. At first I also never thought of that.

The weekend will be a long weekend…. maybe will go for a short trip somewhere near. I really need a break. But I’m not going Cameron Highlands. Arrgh… I need a holiday real soon……….. Anyone wanna go South East Asia – Siem Reap, Manila, Hanoi, Bandung, Bali, Chiang Mai, Pattaya or Phuket with me and my szer? I think Jogja-Borobudur should be in the top of the list as I cancelled the trip due to the “great fall” that made me quit smoking. But then… money money money… I must be funny. What a frustration (not the doctrine).

Went to Burger King Mutiara Damansara to tapau for lunch yesterday. I orderd a Value Meal set and paid the price RM11.75 using Touch and Go card and the cashier told me that for any purchase above Rm20.00 in a single receipt, I am entiltled to get a RM10.00 of credit top-up to my card. There’s a TnG counter where you can top-up your card.

What?! Free RM10.00 top-up?! Ok… so i ordered another burger (single; RM6.90 and chicken tender nugget RM2.95). The final bill add up to RM 22.8x. Tap the touch and go card. I got 2 burgers (whopper and Fish), a cup of regular soft drink, chicken tender nugget and fries.

At the end of the day, I only spent Rm12.xx for the lunch. Not bad. Go try yourself.

A: My touchNgo card expired. I also can’t believe it. Strange, right?!
G: How come? Since when the TnG card expires? Never heard of it.

A: Where can I get a new card?
G: Errr…. thats a problem. Normally you can get it at the PLUS hiway toll office. Now they sell it at petrol stations… but not all petrol stations. Thats the problem why there’s still soo many people queue at the “cash lane” at the highway toll.

A: Where to top up then?
G: Well, its not as convenient as Oyster Card in UK where you can top up at the newsstand. Here, you either topup at the hiway toll, bank ATMs or petrol stations. Again, not all petrol station.
A: Wha… so (inconvenient) one, ah?
G: Haha… what to do. Malaysia mah.

The Touch n’ Go card is supposed to be a very convenient card for motorists. I think it will be good if we can use cashless card to buy stuffs… without the need to carry cash and worried of being robbed. MEPS cash was a flop. We hope TnG will be something more than a paymede option for highway, parking, public transports and other venues. the only setback is the extra 10% charge at some venues for the usage of TnG.

Well, now with it being able to be used at Burger King, Station 1 and many more affliated merchants, it paves the way for others to follow. Hopefully, we can use it at the mamak someday…

A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, “a turn around”) is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. Aristotle described two types of political revolution:

Revolutions have occurred through human history and vary widely in terms of methods, duration, and motivating ideology. Their results include major changes in culture, economy, and socio-political institutions.

Source: Wikipedia

Well, in history, as we all studied, that a revolution happen when the majority is sick of the unfairness by those in fucking power and who blatantly enrich themselves using power. Also of those who marginalised some, if not all, of the disadvantaged people of the population. For a revolution to succeed, there must be sacrifices. It is in those history books and Once upon a time in China (Wong Fei Hung) films we learned that everyone has to sacrifice for a revolution to bring changes for a better future. Revolution cannot be executed by one person. Everyone must join force to revolt for a better future. Have you seen lately, where there are abuse of power to enrich oneself? Man, why are we coming to this topic again…. are we not sick of all these idiot bastards? When you flip a pig’s stomach, what you’ll see is shit.

So… Thaksin or Abhisit?

When things in your life seem,  Almost too much to handle,
When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,
Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class

And had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly,
He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
And proceeded to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students, if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured
them into the jar.   He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls.

He then asked the students again
If the jar was full…   They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand

And poured it into the jar..  Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded
With an un ani mous ‘yes.’

The professor then produced  Two cups of coffee from under the table
And poured the entire contents  into the jar, effectively
Filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

‘Now,’ said the professor,   As the laughter subsided,
‘I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life..
The golf balls are the important things – God, family,
children, health, friends, and favorite passions
Things that if everything else was lost

And only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and  car.

The sand is everything else – the small stuff.

‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’  he continued,
‘there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life..

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are
Important to you.

So…

Pay attention to the things  That are critical to your happiness.
Playwith your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time
To clean the house and fix the disposal.

‘Take care of the golf balls first –
The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.’

One of the students raised her hand
And inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
‘I’m glad you asked’.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life  may seem,
there’s always room for a couple of cups of coffee with  a friend!