Merdeka Hunt, 18 Aug 2007

My maiden hunt. My team consist of Dennis, Zetty and Zura.

I was the driver of the day and Zetty being my navigator. Dennis is the official navigator but also known as the "Lost-navigator". So I insisted on Zetty.

Suppose to meet at 6.45am. Waited until 7am and no one turned up. So I sent SMS to everyone. Only Dennis returned my call and he just woke up then. Die. Registration is at 7am. Luckily we had one team member going there first to register us.

Along with the treasure hunt, there were best decorated and best dressed awards to be given. We definitely will not dress for it and I think we were the most under-decorated car. Erm, in fact, we didn't have any decorations at all.

It was fun. My navigator was good and since I'm driving, I don't have to crack my head to think of the answers (that's actually Bryan's advice to me. "Just drive, and no need to think". Then he also said "I think you all better just go for your breakfast and go jalan jalan after the flag off. When it's time, then only go back to the finish line" :(. Celaka the fella. No confidence in us. Actually, we have thought of that too. But let's see how first...)

I think we did okay. Missing a few but that should be alright.

Then almost the end of the hunt, we noticed that this other car was following us for some distance already. Then Dennis was confident that they were leeching on us for directions. Since we were rather bored already, we decided to play a small joke on that team. We acted as though we missed one junction and stopped at the side of the road. Then immediately the team behind put on their indicator and turned. We were laughing our hearts out! Then we continued.

For those who didn't know. I'm the President of the company's Sports Club. The best thing is I had to give my speech on that day. I almost forgot about it until we went into the ballroom for lunch. Damn. Talk about what wor? At most thank people only mar. ~Sigh..

I feel lucky with this company. The first prize I've even won from any contest in my whole life was when I first joined the company. And best of all, I won the very electrical item I've wanting to buy for the longest time (a cake mixer). That day, I won another lucky draw.

Ada ke I had to give away prizes too. Kononlah the Ms. President. By that time, I was on the stage for three times already. Glamour!

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Yes, my team WON!

How unexpectedly....

p/s: Yes, I know pictures speak a thousand words. I remember specifically to charge my camera battery two nights before. Took it off the charger when the indicator turned green. But after exactly 2 shots, the battery went flat. Can't even be started. How could it be? I swear the indicator was green....

passed by this restaurant in klang yesterday.... funny!

Cubicle @ work

this lil fella give me face like that when i'm at work...

if i'm not in the office...

there he is greeting my visitors. :)

bad monday morning...

suddenly feel like... "let's move to melbourne..."

kibbles heaven...

Institut Taufik Islami

Mr. Liaw??!??

I just received a call from my credit card bank.

First asked if it's "me" on the phone. Then thank me for using and supporting their credit card.

Then, the real objective of the phone call rise. Insurance! I've been nice enough to tell him I don't need any. He was also nice on the phone.

The problem is, he just kept calling me Mr. Liaw. This is definitely not the first time I've been addressed this way when dealing with such organisation. Come on! From my voice, you pretty sure can tell it's Ms. Liaw speaking. Why keep addressing Mr.? I don't think any of them had problem telling if it's Mr. or Ms. speaking. Maybe they are just too used to Mr. and therefore use the Mr. for all.

But hey. We are talking about financial instituition. Not just any local financial instituition. It's multi-national, it's worldwide. How can you even have people of that standard to represent your multi if not billion-dollar company?

Office Related Peeves

One more situation that I hate to see early in the morning when getting to work is related to the lift again. The last time I talked about people who never go school and cut the "invisible queue".

I've two more today.

1) Those who stand right in front of the control panel but ignore to do anything.
Come on. Morning lifts are normally full of people and people really try their best to squeeze in. While these people try to squeeze in, the other people standing right in front of the control panel will just stand there watching the lift door try to close on them. Nabeh. At least press the "Open-door" button lar. If so difficult for you to move that bloody hand, don't stand there. CHIBAI! (Don't get it wrong. I haven't been the victim of the door closing on me yet. I'm usually standing in the lift to witness but unable to do anything. Sorry!)

2) Fuckers who think they own the lift.
These are some inconsiderate fuckers. Stand like the own the lift. But of course when it's really getting too cramp, they'll have to give way too.

3) Those who don't go out from the lift to give way to people going out.
These people are just so kiasu. Or lazy? Haiyo. What is so difficult walking 3 steps out and let the people in the lift out then go in back again? Orh orh. Got people who are the opposite of these too. These are the people who wants to get out but blocked but those stupid fuckers. And yet, still too shy or dumb to open the mouth to ask for clearance. What can saying "EXCUSE ME" do?

Haizzzzzzzzzzz....

Dental Dilemma II

Ok. Think I'll just stick to the "fillings". Hope it'll last me a life time! ;)

Dental Dilemma

The dentist chair is something I'll try my best to avoid.

Last year, I plucked up the courage to do root-canal and I was proud. Thinking the root canal should solve my problem for a while. However, couple of months ago, one of the tooth which I've done the root canal cracked and beyond repair. Which I got it extracted and caused great pain due to the infection (though it had nothing to do with the root canal).

Couple of days ago, I noticed there's another crack on the other tooth which . Quickly, I visited the dentist. He said it still can be salvaged and advised on a crown to protect the tooth.

The problem is, one session will take about 1.5 hours. One and a freaking half hours! I don't know if I could go through that. The usual 30 minutes was good enough to shrink my heart. What would I be after 1.5 hours?

Then I thought, I can opt not to suffer that 1.5 hours if I just extract the damn tooth. That in turn will only take minutes. No jab no nothing. By this time, I should be experience/careful enough not to get an infection. Done deal!

But again, I'll lose the tooth forever. Which left me with no molar tooth on that side. I only have only 2 molars on that side to begin with. After extracted one couple of weeks ago, I'm only left with one. So, if I extract this too, I'll have none left on that side.

How? Would I regret not having any molar on that side? Is the 1.5 hours session worth saving the on and only molar?

Dilemma, dilemma, dilemma...