Monday, July 18, 2011

More than meets the eye!!

Tranformers 3 was a movie that was a real enigma to me. Now the story wasn't too bad though predictable. Then again, this is Transformers not Sherlock Holmes' detective hour. So there aren't going to be any last second twist to the plot. Bad guy gets technology that humans don't understand and bad guy tries to bring Cybertron (Transformers' home) to earth. It is up to the robots and good guys to stop them.

Keeping with the theme of the movie, the humans are fringe players and don't do very much. They don't even have weapons that can do real harm to the robots! You mean to tell me that the Autobots didn't have the decency to share their weaponry knowledge so that they can do some serious damage and contribute to the battle?! What we had were some sad excuse of ex-Marines being scared to go into battle.

That was my problem with this sequel. There were too many fringe players. Roles that were not necessary at all. The biggest of them all was John Malkovich. Really!! Do you really need that whiny, stupidly stereotyped role??? Then there was the team of ex-Marines that Epps went to ask for help. Of course they would need help but just use the extras. No need to give them lines. No need for comic relief (they weren't even close).

I am not sure about the girl as well. At least Megan Fox was hot, could hot wire cars and bikes and could run and fight. This one only had a set of extremely long legs and the sausage lips. She can't act, fight, talk back, no humour and she wasn't even seductive. Seriously, if she wasn't in the movie, will she be missed? I tell you who would be missed.....Megan Fox!! Patrick Dempsey also played more of a cameo role than a main. So it was like a cameo for some big stars except for the girl, which only has big lips.

Even Shia was not as active. Didn't do much or anything that directly helped with saving the world. This was an Optimus Prime movie. While it was not as bad as some made it to be, it was a very poorly executed movie. This is a movie, you will see no matter what....so good luck and don't be too anal about the historical details.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

The List goes on?

It just keeps on going!!


1. Watching Sunday Morning cartoon in big spongebob underwear
Nobody needs to see full frontal butt and thighs exposure in the morning, especially in such hideous pants.

2. Hanging Justin Timberlake's / Nick Carter's / cute boyband member poster's on my wall
I already stopped doing this in junior high when I got out of boy band phase and entered hip-hop phase. Most rappers I like aren't hot enough to stare at anyway.

3. Eating really huge lollipop / box of oreos or caramel popcorn... and finish them
I barely eat candies now. I love oreos and popcorn but if I eat a lot of them, tummy ache will surely happen.4. Checking out hot guys in the mall, approach them, and ask for their numbers
Don't judge, it was junior high school and us girls bet a lot on it.

5. Crying when getting a vaccine
Needles scare me, even until this very moment. I'm not crying anymore though, or am I?

6. Joining a girly clique and having cat fights with other cliques
Don't tell me you never had this phase. It started since junior high and ended in high school. Girls thinking they're all that and be insecure bitches and hate on other girls. Some people are still like this though, yes? Ladies, we're way too old for this shit.

7. Full frontal making out in a parked car or movie theaters
If a guy I date groped me so much in a movie theater, I would have been offended. And annoyed for being distracted during a movie. I think guys our age or older should pick a better place to do 'the business', no?

8. Playing dance dance revolution in mall’s game arcades
I used to kick so much ass in this. Now I need to get a grip and maintain grown up's calmness or something.

9. Dye my hair in bright blue / red color
I never dyed ALL my hair with these colors, a few highlights maybe. But I'm over it, and over my teenage angst phase. So tacky. I wanna be classy and sophisticated now, thank you.

10. Throwing up for being too drunk
Again, very tacky. No matter how much it feels fun at the time. I still read a lot of blogs when people tell me they drink so much up until the point of throwing up and blacking out, where they did embarrassing things they thought hilarious, like flashing or waking up somewhere unknown. Let me be open now and say that all those things make you look like cheap whores. Getting tipsy is fun, too drunk? Ew.

11. Not sleeping at all in a day
I used to be able to not sleep for 2-3 days and still do all my activities alright. My age is catching up on me, I have to sleep at least 4 hours if I don't wanna be grumpy and tired the next day.

12. Finishing a flaming drink by myself
Whatever the type is : flaming bikini, flaming combustion, or whatever it is alcoholic drink that requires to be lit up in fire before you drink it. I gotta have at least two people with me to drink it together now, otherwise I'll just be really sick.

13. Drinking and partying so much in weekdays / a few nights in a row
There are still times when I have to do it for work, like when I have a gig. But it always means I'll be queasy and super tired the next day. Not my option to have fun now, just weekends please.

14. Do real stupid and embarrassing dares in public
Been there, done that. I did a dare when I had to go up to an empty stage right in the center of the mall and dance to old school Britney Spears tracks. Talking about never going there again.

15. Pulling pranks on the professors / teachers
if I do it now, they would just fail me. Yikes. However I had fun putting a frog once inside my art teacher's briefcase. He almost peed in his pants.

16. Being loud in the theaters
Oh teenage memories. Laughing and goofing off during movies until one of those boring older people shush us rudely. Sadly, I'm becoming one of those boring older people now. I just can't stand noisy giggling teenagers when I'm trying to enjoy the movie.

17. Listening to popular pop music of today and not cringe
Popular pop music used to be so enjoyable during Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys era, or was it my age that time? Now it's all Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Jonas Brothers, and a few others, giving me unhealthy desires to slam the radio until it breaks.

18. Talking on the phone all night
Why is it that I could handle hours and hours of pointless conversation on the phone and now it irritates me? Unless my close friend crying about something in the end of the line, more than 15 minutes call will annoy me. I'll stick to instant messengers and texts.

19. Wearing shirts or pants with provocative writings / pictures on them
I wonder why we thought it's cute. The word "juicy" on your ass or the hand prints on your boobs will make you look nastier than Lil Kim in a heat wearing latex suits.

2o. Writing LiKe tHisss
How Myspace and Friendster! Especially adding the word "baby" and stars to your name. Examples? **JaMieeBabbiee** or "$$mIsZkAci$$ . Please, please, let me punch your face if you do it.

More older shit to add to the Murtaugh List

I read this list on someone's blog from the US. Not too bad.....


1. I can’t stand radio stations that play “today’s hits”

2. While at the Apple Store, a kid probably aged 10, totally embarrassed me at Star Wars Lego

3. My son told me I had hot breath

4. I saw a car just 3 days ago driving down a major street with the driver and passenger dancing. I thought, this is why kids shouldn’t have licenses

5. I rather appreciate talk radio and will only listen to sports radio or NPR

6. The other day I was actually listening to the radio and I heard 3 great songs strung together and then the station identification came on and it was an Easy Listening station. Easy, freakin, Listening Man!

7. I identify my age by music

8. When I get up in the morning I used to view going to the bathroom as a good thing to do, now it’s a necessity and don’t get in my way

9. When I get up needing to go to the bathroom, all my muscles hurt, which complicates the necessity

10. I feel the need to tell you my bathroom habits

11. I complain about how much milk (soy) my family drinks a week

12. I actually told my son, as he was getting milk, to “close the refrigerator door, I’m not paying to cool the house and you’ll break the motor”

13. I enjoy going to Home Depot and Loews more than going to electronic stores (RIP CompUSA)

14. When I get online, I research gardening tips and landscaping ideas or medical situations instead of going immediately to fark.com or other time wasting sites.

I am too old for this shit!

Those of us born in the 80s have this phenomenon called "getting old" or "mid-life crisis". Some of us more profound than others. For example, some of us are losing hair on our head and getting it in our ears, back and some nether regions.

As we get on with life, many things change. Mentally and especially physically. We change mentally in terms of our opinion of something, how we start to appreciate a starlit night, how a sad movie makes us cry, blah, blah, blah....ya ya, all that psycho stuff. Let's get to the fun part.

So as you are now in your 40s, what part of your 20's can you do anymore? Either because you physically can't or you would just look like a total brain-dead moron!

1. Staying up all night with your buds drinking beer and sharing stupid stories
2. Ermm...just staying up all night
3. Piercing ear - it will hurt like hell plus you look like an abandoned, left out gay man.
4. Hanging posters without frames
5. Sleep on your friend's canvas bed or hammock or anything that does not remotely resemble a nice, warm, soft bed!
6. Eating an entire pizza in one sitting or a "Tai Pau" or anything major food group for that matter.
7. Put off going to the doctor for ANY medical reason!!
8. Drinking with strangers in a bar because no ones wants to be friends with you in a bar.
9. Help someone move out of a flat without elevators in exchange for pizza and beer
10. Beer Bong - Gawd, I was never good at this even when I was in my 20s
11. Going to a rave
12. Sleep past 8am
13. Talk on the phone all night because of item 1.
14. I cannot be TyPiNg LikE diS
15. Do stupid dares in public because I may be arrested or beaten up.
16. To “understand” the Jonas Brothers or Justin Bieber
17. Drive around with really loud music, bass pumping, and windows rolled down
18. Wear leather clothes
19. Eat whatever I want without putting on weight or getting a heartburn - I now put on weight purely through osmosis.
20. MTV
21. New Year Eve parties and concerts end right after midnight.

There are many more that I will try to remember doing then and cannot now. What is your list?

Friday, June 24, 2011

What is the best way to pick up chicks?

The best way is to use a fork lift or a trolley. That way she is comfortable and you don't exert yourself. Hahaha....just dry humour to start the article. Anyway, I get asked a lot on this topic and I am not saying this because people think I am some kind of master at this. Truth is, they think we Chindians know better because we have both culture.

Let me ask you, who are the best pickers? Gorgeous guys or ugly guys? The answer is confident guys. If they are gorgeous, they are not going to work hard to get the girls. They don't need to. If you are ugly and have no confidence, nothing is going to happen for you as well. But if you are confident, there is a chance that something can happen for you. There are more girls than dudes in the world so that odds are stacked in our favour. Even though you may strike out a lot, eventually you will get a hit.

The first thing you gotta to do is to get over some mental blocks that you have built up in that mind of yours. Blocks like "What if she thinks I am ugly?", "What if I can't measure up to her previous dates?", "What if I am not cool?", "What if I don't know where to take her?" and the most common "What is she thinks I am stupid, or weird or laughs at me?".

Well the problem is, she probably will but if you keep at it, you WILL strike gold. Someone will like you. In fact many one will like you. So some tips for you to get the mental blocks away.

Concept 1 : When picking up a girl, you must be detached from the outcome.

If you care about what the girl thinks of you, you are destined to fail. Let’s face it, there are going to be many girls that you are just not compatible with. Many of them just won’t live up to your expectations and you won’t live up to many of theirs. You must get over this and not care if you succeed or get rejected. If you care, then you will do everything you can NOT to screw up, and consequently, this makes you screw up.

Concept 2: When picking up a girl, YOU are choosing her.

When you talk to someone for the first time, you must realize that there’s a reason that you are talking to them. If you’re talking to a woman for the first time, it’s likely that she already knows you’re trying to pick her up. Many guys have tried to pick her up before and many will in the future. This does not mean that she decides if she will accept your approach or not. When you go shopping for a car, you might walk into a dealership, but does that mean that you will purchase the car? No way! The only way you’re going purchase the car is if it’s a good investment and the salesman is competent. The same applies to dating. When you go out and you meet a girl, keep in mind that YOU won’t take her home unless you like her.

Concept 3: Be happy, enjoy what you do and she will too.

Many guys approach this as a horrifying experience when in reality, it should really be a pleasurable one. If your objective is to find out what kind of person this girl is and then make her smile, then you’re likely to have many good and enjoyable interactions. If you try to “win” by picking her up, you’re doomed for failure. Most of the time, the best pick ups are when you aren’t even trying.

Concept 4: No immediate compliments!

What ever you do, do NOT compliment her on her looks. Paying attention to detail is good, but as soon as you mention her physical appearance, things start to turn ugly. If anything, you can mention her clothing, accessories or anything out of the ordinary, but do NOT mention her appearance. Even if she has the most beautiful eyes you’ve ever seen, refrain from mentioning it. You can tell her later… much later.

Concept 5: Building attraction immediately

In order to build attraction, you must be able to convey signs of a good and desirable mate. These will naturally be present in men whom workout often and are already successful with women. However, what if you don’t have time to work out often and you aren’t already successful with women ? There is always your personality. Personally, working out was never my thing and the good thing is it's probably not the girls as well. Exercise to stay healthy and the attraction will come.

Now with all that tips and you still need a boost, I have one more piece of wisdom for you. Take a baby (could be yours or borrow one) and look hopelessly lost at the supermarket. Pick one supermarket where it's in a neighbourhood full of single working people. A girl cannot resist a man lost in the food section with baby. Food, cooking and baby is their world. It's their maternal instinct to not resist a MAN getting lost in their world.

Coz you read my blog, that one was free!

Dylan Dog....what can I say??

What kind of person has a family name called "Dog"? An Italian comic book hero, that's who. That's right, Dylan Dog was surprising an Italian comic book hero. How it got to the silver screen is beyond me. So anyway, it's about a hero that is some kind of private investigator. He has been selected to be the go-between with the humans and the creatures of the night. Then his fiance is murdered and that pushed poor Dylan over the edge.

As with all plots, fate will drag him kicking and screaming back into his old world with his trademark black jacket, red shirt and jeans. There a war going on between the vampires (which are stereotyped to be gangland members, 5,000 bucks suit wearing snobs) and the werewolves (which are portrayed as the hard working class people. There are also zombies but they are just cowards....bad smelling at that. In this movie, they provide the comic relief...unlike Resident Evil.

I am not sure if this is an action movie, comedy or horror. It tried to be a bit of all. The comedy was welcoming and the horror was predictable. It has its moments but if life doesn't give you any free time, you can skip this.

Brandon Routh was not too bad. He reminds me of Keanu Reeves...can play only one expression and one type of role. He is typecasted into the serious, brooding, puppy eyes hero that has the same expression for EVERY situation. Geez! So this movie suited him. He played a person in dilemma and suffering for something....maybe lack of expression.

I give it a popcorn and some nuggets because that's what I had. Bottomline, it has some entertaining features but not enough for me to want to watch it again.

Green Power! In the brightest of day and blackest of nights

Nope, not talking about money. I am talking Green Lantern movie. Hollywood has done a good job taking comic book heroes into the silver screen. Some were badly done (ie Batman early years) and some were great (ie Batman later years). Green Lantern was the latest to grace the silver screen and while it didn't really follow the absolute origin, I thought it was not too bad.

It starts with a cliche character called Hal Jordan. A super hot-shot pilot that can have any woman he wants, is reckless, suicidal, had authority and daddy issues. Just someone trying to live up to his father's rep and screwing up everything in his path. Then he gets chosen by this green ring that needs to be recharged by some tacky-plasticky looking water tumbler-look-a-like lantern. Next thing you know, instant super hero. So now he has to learn responsibility, blah blah.

Don't get me wrong, I think Green Lantern is cool! Ryan Reynolds is a superb comedian. I love him in all his movies. I thought he did very well here though it was a bit of a challenge to take him too seriously. Even when he was suffering, you half expect him to start laughing out loud.

I thought Blake Lively (love interest) was just too hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Acting wise, was not too challenging. The other downsides for me is that the ring looked too cheap. I mean, the center of the power is the ring. Give it more ummph! I was also hoping there would be more fight scenes and that the climatic scene could have been longer. The effects for the ring was just awesome and I was left wanting more of the ring.

It looks to have a sequel and I will look forward to it.

In the brightest of day and blackest of nights.....

Sunday, June 12, 2011

There is no price for awesomeness or attractiveness!!

I can really relate to the movie for 2 reasons.
1.It is really, really funny!!
2.For some reason I remind people of Po both is size and character

It doesn't try to make it like any other improbable kung fu movies, where exponents will be doing gravity defying moves without human fear and doubt. At the same time it does include just the right amount for it to be funny. Jack Black, to me is an enigma. His comedy can be entertaining and timely.....when you don't see him. I can't enjoy his movies like Gulliver's Travel or Tropic Thunder. But here his personality (or voice) suits the Po, his still insecurity, reliving childhood dreams with his heroes and just being his all round clumsy self.

There are new characters added, like Gary Oldman who made the villain deliciously....err...villainy. The soothsayer was voiced by my personal favourite celeb, our very own Dato Michelle Yeoh. She has a peculiarity which is not noticed by many. She (the soothsayer goat not Michelle) keeps eating the silk robe of the villain. She does it because she is a goat. Did you know Jean Claude Van Damme voiced Master Croc? He probably had 3 lines and I didn't even notice how he delivered it as with Jackie Chan's Monkey. Hmmmm....that was a weird sentence.

As with all sequels, the element of surprise is not there but I wouldn't have missed this for the world. I still laughed and guffawed to my heart's content. There was a scene towards the end where Po and Shen attempted a conversation when Po was on a roof that just cracked me up. You just have to see it.

At any rate, this is a very enjoyable movie which I totally just enjoyed. Fun for the whole family and truly there is no price on awesomeness!!!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Wives better than first class prostitutes???

This is one headline that I just had to read over and over and over again....then got my wife to read it over and over and over....you get the picture.

Check this article out. "Obedient Wives Club"

According to this article, that my giving free sex lessons to wives so that they become better than first class prostitutes, will make the family stronger and cure social ills such as husbands going to prostitutes. Hmmm......so if I as a husband frequent prostitutes, it is my wife's fault as she is not one.

This is a very interesting and new concept. I wonder if the women who ran this club are not first class prostitutes and how much do they charge? Do they also make their students LOOK like first class prostitutes? Of course I am probably taking this out of context and some of you are saying "Big Al, why does your chindian brain always think about sex and focus on the wrong things?".

To that I say, "Well, this article came from a club run by women whose sole purpose is to ensure women are obedient to the husband especially in bed and.....I don't care what you think." I am not sure what the general sentiment is but if I were the women, I will take up this class and if your husbands still don't appreciate or get cured from "social ills" at least you have an alternative career to consider.

Boo Yah!!!

A pirates life for me...yo ho ho and a bottle of rum

Yes, it's time to set sail on the high seas and check out everybody's favourite pirate, Capt Jack Sparrow. It is Jack's 4th installment is one of my favourite movie franchises. Despite my fears, I thought the movie was well played and had a good feel to it. I certainly preferred Penelope Cruz to Kiera Knightley and I know I am going to get some hate mail over this.

After part 3 "At World's End", I had given up on Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a very confusing story with a very bad ending and really poor, misguided plot. "Stranger Tides" kept the story simple, plot easy and some additional unnecessary characters, like the clergyman and the mermaid. Yes there is a mermaid.

It's about Jack meeting an old flame and together sail the high seas looking for the fabled Fountain of Youth that was first searched by Ponce de Leon (seriously folks, do some reading!!). The villain this time is Capt Blackbeard, the most notorious pirate (this is real, folks) of his time. So off they go, looking for the items to capture the fountain's water. Ponce de Leon's chalice, mermaid tears, Penelope's buttoned down blouse and the usual Johnny Depp genius.

There were moments but I am sad to say despite all the effort, POC has run it's course. Johnny Depp has said, he will not shoot another installment and if they do it with Johnny for the next sequel, no one is going to watch. Capt Jack belongs to Mr Depp. So enjoy this while you can. It will not set the world on fire was how the first part and even the second did but it will give you something to remember Capt Jack Sparrow.

Walk the plank yer scurvy dogs....Arrrrr....

The Mighty Thor - movie for both guys and gals

Now why do I say that? When I mentioned to my friends and colleagues that the movie Thor was opening last month, I got some very varied reactions. The guys were excited and we chatted, made plans to watch and talked a bit about the comic book. Girls though, looked at me like deers caught in headlights. No clue! Then the Chinese educated, regardless of sex, thought I was mentioning a new restaurant. I don't create the stereotypes, I just see them.

However, after the movie, I reported back to these same friends that it was very decent and indeed a lot of "plex" for the gals to enjoy. Many of them went to see it, even though they had no idea what the movie was about.

For those of you not living in a cave somewhere in Kashmir, you would know that Thor is the mythical God of Thunder in Norse mythology (Norse are referred to Scandinavians....Norway, Sweden, Denmark! A little help people). He is the son of the "Head God", Odin and one of his brothers is the God of Mischief, Loki who incidentally is the inspiration of the movie "Mask" by Jim Carrey. Look it up people!

Thor carries a hammer called Mjölnir, pronounced something like Me-ol-nay (hey I am not Scandinavian!). This is not your hardware-hammer-in-a-nail ordinary tool. This is used to level mountains and create lightning. It is one ass-kicking piece of equipment and only Thor can lift it.

Anyway, this movie talks about Thor being proclaimed as the next successor to Odin but not just there yet. He gets arrogant and cocky, blah, blah and is betrayed. He is banished to earth where he meet the beautiful mortal Natalie Portman's character. And so the race begins to save his own kingdom, earth and to reclaim his right. On the way, he learns to be humble, sacrificial, blah, blah...you have heard this all before.

Thor was a very stiff and uptight superhero in the comic books but here I guess Hollywood gave him a little bit of coolness and of course his plexs don't hurt him one bit. As usual, this is a very guy movie which means, there is action, some love interest, explosions, humour and very little logic. The guy played Thor is a new actor and he did it quite well, though risking the rain on his parade, it was not a difficult role to play.

I enjoyed it and I will recommend it to all but before you go see it, please or please...read up about Thor first!!!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Vary Pasta - Affordable and Delectable!!

My wife and I don't share many things in common. In fact, if you wanna know what I don't like, you only need to see what she likes and vice versa. However, we do share some interest like our children....we are in the same mind where we will go everywhere with them. But that's another story. We are also very keen food tasters. We are can be adventurous when it comes to checking out food at far off restaurants and different ethnic cuisine. I should write more about the food I taste.

One of our common love is pasta. We only love olive oil pasta. I can take in a cabonara once in a while but no tomato pls. We both love capellini or angel hair and spagetti. Nothing else! And our most loved olive oil pasta place is Dave's at 1Utama. This is not the forum for it. For many years we have been looking for a place that is nearer and provided easier access than a mall.

Recently we found out this quaint place run by a husband and wife team called Vary Pasta. The place is small, tucked in the corner opposite Atria's KFC corner. It doesn't offer much frills but the pasta is great!

Another love of mine, is pork! I take anything pork. I don't eat fish because they can't put pork in it!! But this place has some really good pasta with pork, pork sausages and pork salad.

If you like garlic like me, my favourite is their garlic and herb pasta. You can take it plain (RM9.50) or with grilled chicken, lamb chop and park chop. They are all equally well done and marinated to my absolute liking.

They have other dishes like mixed grill (which is very normal) and sausages (which is not too bad). Pork knuckle was ok though I wouldn't really recommend it. They also do catering and I used them for our Christmas party where the were very accommodating and even customized the menu for us. There was hardly any food left, even the tomato based pasta. So check it out and write me to tell me what you think!

Enjoy!

I wanted to post some photos but I found lost of it on the internet. Just google it and it will show up.

Super Dog.....NOT!!

I wrote a little bit about the dog that we got a year ago from my sis-in-law from Kuantan. He is a mongrel or mutt or pariah...whatever your fancy. The weird thing is that we share the same birthday, so as of last Dec, our puppy turned 1. His name is Boomer, one of the world's stupidest dogs.

I am not someone who jumps to conclusion without facts or evidence. Even then convincing me takes a bit, but when your dog starts to bite and eat your car's plastic number plates, I think that would qualify them as stupid or at least....dense!! I have changed my plates 4 times and he continues to chow on them. I have since refused to change them and if the police were to stop me, I will just feign ignorance and innocence. If they give me a ticket, I will gift wrap my dog for them.

He will be on a leash for most of the day and before you yell animal abuse, let me break it down for you. If allowed to run around, he will bite, eat, destroy our potted plants and the pot. Maybe it's urge to dig is too strong to subdue. There will be scratch marks on the wooden panels and gate. Once he bit through our auto-gate wires as to render our gate immobile.

Every night when I get back, he will be trashing on his leash trying to jump on me as if, the leash will magically disappear despite being around his neck for the better part of the day. So he will jump.....and get choked back by the chain. Jump....choke.....jump.....choke....At this point, you may think that instead of choking maybe the chain is tickling him. Got to be!!! Why else would he inflict self pain??

The moment I go near him, he will pee. On my shoe and pants. Not the "lift-up-hind-leg peeing stance. Just standing there on all fours and peeing. I read on the internet, it's because as a puppy it has issues holding back it's bladder and it's just excited to see me. I should be flattered and show him with affection. I tried that on my wife.....you don't wanna know.

He is also afraid of the thunder and rain...yes rain!! Whenever it rains....regardless of thunder, he will crawl under my car to seek shelter. I let him out every night so that he could run, sniff and pee. I guess it's just the animal kingdom instinct to pee on everything to mark their territory and possessions. Boomer will be darting from one car to the other, smelling, hind leg up....pee! Move to our neighbour's gate, sniff, sniff, hind leg up....pee!

I guess it's just a secret instinctual competition that dogs have with each other and is only known to them. They have a competition going on who is going to be the biggest, baddest, pee-on-the-most-items, dog of the world. Incidentally you don't see that so much in female dogs. Hmmmm........

So my dog is going around like a brown wad of sponge soaked in pee and he is fighting against time to get rid of it on as many items in the world. Don't even get me started on the butt sniffing thing. The next time I see an ad about dogs saving their master like Lassie, I am putting an axe through the TV. But not after I pee on it.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Happy 2011 and I killed a snail!

This is my first post for 2011. I was so tied up with work and also the most favourite holiday and time of the year for me....CHRISTMAS! So to my reading crowd, I apologize for the long absence. The year ended very well work wise and personal wise. We had a family holiday to Guangzhou, PunYi, Hong Kong and Macau. More of that in later posts.

Every year, I get plenty stressed over buying Christmas presents. I can get grumpy, irritated and a little anxious. Then on Christmas Day, when the presents are opened, you know it's all worth it. This year, I got my girl toys which wasn't that big a deal but she loved it...My son, asked for a bike and I didn't realize how expensive bikes got.

I could have gotten those from the hypermarket or some shop in a small suburb but you know those are just going to break down after a while and it will hurt your ass! The bike I wanted to buy him should have gears, is light, won't hurt your ass so much but not needed to take down the Himalayas or sprout wings and fly to the mesosphere!

When I visited some of the bicycle shops, they had bikes ranging from 1,200 to 30,000!!! I am not sure what those bike can do, maybe give you mouth to mouth resuscitation when you are gasping for air after flying through the mesosphere!! I am not sure but I think this bike CAN hear confession and perform last rites.

So we hunted a while and got the bike we wanted but still expensive.

Anyway, that was as exciting Christmas shopping was going to get. I tried a new caterer this year and the food was GREAT! You should check out this restaurant called Vary Pasta in Damansara Jaya. More on that later.

So how did I celebrate the passing of 2010 and the welcoming of 2011? I spent it with my family as well as a few very good friends on top of a hill in Shah Alam. My good friend Siaw Kng stays in a golf resort compound called KGSAAS and is on a hill. His place is a vantage point for 4 locations in KL and PJ for New Year fireworks. So that night I enjoyed fireworks from KLCC, Sunway, Ikana and 1U. There was an unidentified location but what the heck!

It was a great neighbourhood where all came out to the streets to enjoy the party and each other's company. It was great!! I think I should get a place there. The houses are those new contemporary houses without fences. And as the clock ticked 12, I leaned over to my family to hug and kiss them. Before that happened, I step on and killed a garden snail! So that was my first deed for 2011! Anyway, I wish that 2011 would be a fantastic year in terms of health, wealth and happiness!!

Happy New Year!