Archive for August, 2011

Grappa

Grappa is an Italian alcoholic drink, 35 – 60% alcohol. After they squeeze out all the juice from the grapes to make wine, the leftover skins they use it to make Grappa. Don’t waste. Recycle everything!
Something like rice wine. Taste something similar like what i had in the Inner Mongolia. Yah, my job I have to drink grappa. Because I ask what is grappa, then the client give me some to try. He drink all one shot. I just taste one drop first. Taste ok. Taste like I taste it before. No problem I still can drive back, even after also having a glass of beer. I see some other mat salleh trying grappa and they usually start coughing after drinking. Later need to update the website with the Grappa photos. It comes in some funny shaped glass bottles. Hand made/hand blown bottles. Interesting….

Also was walking around near Bukit Bintang waiting for the traffic jam to clear, so walked into a CD shop and bought 2 CDS. One CD from Taio Cruz and one compilation of some oldies, sound track from all the movies, like FAME etc…. my generation type of oldies lah. Anyway I’m too lazy to download mp3 songs from internet. And this CD is buy 2 for RM50, Malaysian Edition. Heheheh. There’s nothing to hear on the radio. Just traffic reports and advertisement. Anyway the last time I bought a CD was long long time ago, like 10 years ago.

Haven’t been exercising much and feeling very tired after work. Or maybe I’m drinking too much alcohol and not enough water. When working in the cave drinking more water. Actually I lost a few inches around my waste and trimmed down my tummy after working in the cave a few days every week in July. So now I can wear back my black Levis jeans, the one that I wore to Pakistan 5 years ago. Past few years couldn’t fit in. If I try to wear long time, sure cannot breath or feel like fainting. But now at least I can wear to office whole day still ok. Its my favorite pair of jeans actually, I used to wear it almost everyday long time ago. Actually I bought this jeans back in college. That time when I first bought it, it was too loose for me. So, now after 10 years that’s why still can wear. Anyway, probably next month won’t be able to fit in again. Because been eating alot and not much exercise working here in office.

Already many many people commented I loose weight already. Which actually I didn’t notice because I thought I was already thin. Looking back at some photos I guess its the fat around my tummy/waits.

Anyway, I highly recommend Batu Caves/Dark Caves for weight loss program. You just need to work there 3-4 times a week and take in 3 tours (45 mins one tour). Do this for one month and guaranteed to become a leng lui again and there will be guys popping out from nowhere and asking for your phone number….

Working Tips

Tips …..

1. Sit in a corner where nobody can see you or what you are doing.

2. Sit far away from the team so that they don’t notice you are here and won’t pass you any work.

3. When you come in late, walk around the other corner in another department where nobody knows you, so that the people in your department don’t know that you just came in.

4. When you turn on the computer, make sure its already on mute, so there’s no start up music. Then nobody knows that you just arrived and just turned on the computer.

5. If you have nothing to do, just start doing something like video editing, and do it in a more complicated way. e.g. searching for some software, spend some time downloading the software, then find out that you can’t install it in the computer because you are not admin. That will help to kill some time.

6. While you are doing some research on the net, try reading some self improvement articles “Like how to get paid for doing nothing” or “9 reasons smart people go nowhere”
- http://www.forbes.com/2010/12/08/get-paid-to-do-nothing-leadership-careers-advice.html
- http://www.rajeshsetty.com/2010/03/29/9-reasons-why-many-smart-people-go-nowhere/

7. Open up software and show all the html and css scripts on your desktop so that people who walk pass think that you are busy doing something very technical and complicated.

8. Let your phone run out of battery, so that you don’t have to talk to your clients.

9. Stay back during lunch to update your blog. Then the cleaning lady will think you are very hardworking and busy.

10. Put alot of stuff on your desk and try to do some calculation with paper and pen, without calculator. That will help you pass some time, especially if your math sucks.

11. Make sure the first 2 weeks that you start work, you work like speedy Gonzales and finish everything so fast until the boss also no time to comment on your work. Then the next week you can lepak.

12. Oh, and next time make sure your boss doesn’t suddenly appear out of nowhere and see you typing this article…. hehehe …

**WARNING, DO NOT TRY THIS UNLESS YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL **

Sausage and Cheese joke

So I just came back from Sime Darby Convention centre in Bukit Kiara, company having buka puasa there. So, I came in late so no place to sit. Sit at the first table, where most of the mat salleh managers sitting, together with some finance people. Then CEO came in, and no place to sit. So sit next to me, got one place. Ok, makan makan. Actually I already ate some food at home, so just eat some more abit here and there, got many people, from other companies also, buffet style, got rojak, murtabak, lemang etc, satay and the kuih kuih…

Ok one joke that Mr CEO was telling us…..

One German guy, bought about 2kg sausages and 2kg cheese, want to tapau to Malaysia, so put in the luggage and check in. But unfortunately, he went to Malaysia, but the luggage went to Tel Aviv, another country lah. So the luggage have to sit at the Tel Aviv airport in the hot weather for 2-3 weeks. Then by the time the luggage arrive back to Malaysia, customs open it. Whew…. straight away throw everything in the dustbin and return back the guy empty luggage. Even the clothes inside all become french toast already… smell bad lah……

I think so far the only sausages I tapau was 2 sausage from Harbin, China….

Creme Brulee

So on monday was having some muscle cramps after coming down from Gunung Datuk. Long time didn’t trek. Been going to cave, but some muscles not used. But I’m ok now.

Right now in the office, suppose to be holiday in Selangor but office is in KL. Getting sick, coughing now. Dry cough. Just gargled some salt water this morning. Donno whether because of Melaka food. Anyway, nothing serious.

Last night went to see restaurant client Bukit Bintang. Already 10.30pm still jam around Pavillion area, so I decided to park in Pavillion and walk to the client’s place. Ok, reach there, he very busy so I eat some dessert first, some very nice creme brulee and a big glass of red wine. Many many customers there, and later he told me one guy there celebrating his b’day is the great grandson of N.Sembilan sultan. The Agong that is on our Malaysian notes. Wah. Really they don’t look like Malaysians. I thought they were from middle east or something. Very fair.

Anyway, later discuss about website until very late. Then since I’m so good come so late and on short notice, then he gave me 2 bottles of italian red wine. Hehehe… So very heavy how to walk back to Pavillion with 2 bottles of red wine in my handbag. So he ask his staff to fetch me back on motorbike. Ok no problem reach Pavillion. That time already very late past midnight. So I also donno where I park my car, have to go to the basement using another entrance. So walking walking up and down eventually found the car lah. I remember its B1. Whew.

So, now I’m in office. No need to eat big breakfast because still got the last night desert in my stomach. Just had orange for breakfast.

Tampin Melaka Trip

Went to Tampin. Never heard of the town before. But its at the N.Sembilan/Melaka border. Rachel’s home town. So 4 of us, drove there to meet Rachel. Looking for a ‘Bersih’ coloured shoplot, because that’s where her family lives. Invited us in to sample some of her mum’s cooking. Got alot of food today, must be because its a chinese festival. Makan makan makan. Trying to save some space in the stomach for Melaka nyonya food.

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Satay

Here’s are some exclusive photos… of some food that we had during the weekend….

Satay 10 pm… first round….

Waiting for 10 sticks of satay at 12 midnight….pork satay!

This is fried kwey teow with some see ham…. no good no good… all the food no good… don’t tell everybody… top secret………

Also had some pau…. kaya pau, curry chicken pau, peanut pau, and……….. sambal petai pau……..
No good no good… don’t eat… top secret……..

Office clothes

Now I actually have to look in the mirror and try out a few pieces of clothing and think what to wear before going to work. But lucky thing I got alot of clothes in my cupboard. Blouse and shirts that I normally only wear for a dinner or any special occasion now have to wear for the Mont Kiara office. Trying to blend in and not wear t-shirt and look sloppy all the time. Even bought a new pair of Bata Comfit sandals before starting work. Looks like they will be needing me for more than 2 weeks. At least until end of September. Bag also I got my new handbag. Make up, not so important lah. Lipstick enough. But after makan already gone.

This morning, went jogging around the curve. Feeling stressed up already. Need some exercise. Also been eating cereal for breakfast almost everyday lately. Easy. Also cheaper than driving out and buying kwey teow noodle soup.

Now about 8.30am, about 45 mins before I need to go to work try to finish up whatever I can finish for my freelance job.

Yes, India tour guide must be right. He said all Malaysians and Singaporeans do is work, eat and shit……..

But its ok, this friday will go cave again. Yippie. And weekend have to join Chia, Rachel and Sim for Gunung Datuk/Melaka trip.

Limited time these days. Seems busy. So now I already put in my website, if you want a quotation, you have to pay money first. So now nobody send in any enquiries. Good, now nobody kacau me, can focus other things.

Car, actually I still having my old car. When I go to cave I drive old car and wear t-shirt and old bag. When I go office I drive new car and wear nicer… heheheehehehe…. still need the old car around. One of my relatives had an accident so had to borrow my mum’s car.

Zakuro

Feeling very full now. Had a heavy lunch today. After all that coke and tomatoes crap, decided to splurge on some Japanese food. Had lunch alone today lunch time at Mont Kiara office. Order some Japanese food from Zakuro. Fish, fish, chicken, soup, rice etc….Good meal. Get some Omega-3.

Now after dinner at home, really full. Feeling tired now, hope don’t put on so much weight. Didn’t do exercise for the last 2 days.

Weekend, suppose to do some work. But end up backup files in external hard disk. Wait long time to transfer file. My hard disk all full. Suppose to copy over Jason’s wedding video clips to edit. Then tried to edit, wait long time to render the video. Went to watch movie and come back still only 15% done so cancel. Will try again another day.