The audience who was never there

It's been a while since i last wrote something useful here. Well, things had gone well for me as of late.

Today is actually quite an auspicious day, for some if not for me because as of today, its the 14th night of the seventh lunar month where according to "credible" sources, spirits aka ghost ( whatever you wanna call it, as long as it makes you happy ) comes out from the lower world to feasts and party.

Traditionally, majority of the Chinese ( who are mostly Buddhist ) * notice how i need to get my facts right, would come all out by preparing ritualistic food offerings, hell notes, bags of clothes to pay homage to their visiting spirits to the ancestors, treating the deceased as if they are still living.

So, for the well-off family, the deceased would most probably end up with designer apparels due to the capability to burn LV bags, GUCCI sunglasses or even ANNA Sui's perfumes. For those typical Chinese who constantly competes with each other, they even go the distance by setting up their mansion on fire just to show their neighbors how rich they are.

Yet for those who can't even afford to offer anything...... one would wonder what the deceased would be wearing once the gates close.

I've wondered if they can spend so much on burning clothes, cars or even releasing boats on water for the dead, will they actually start throwing in insect repellents if i somehow tell them that their ancestors might need it. That would be an unsafe ACT, don't you think so?

Ok, let's not make fun of traditions here shall we? You know how "sensitive" our community can get next. So, this is what i am supposed to tell you after such a long winding intro..

2 days ago, i was driving back home with one of my friend right after mingling around with FEW hot chicks at Sea Horse. Along the way back it started to rain, so i turn my wipers on and while i was having a chat with my friend, i noticed a guy squatting by the road side in a white shirt. His back was facing me and as i slow down to have a look, he stared at me with his cold-blooded eyes.

It gave me goosebumps. It certainly would if you are driving along that ACCIDENT-PRONE road around 1.30AM. What shocked me is when he kept looking at me as his head turn behind his back!!!!!!!!

I kept quiet....... until i reached home when i finally asked my friend whether he had noticed the strange...apparition. He said..... he saw... nothing.

Oh besides that, i went out for movie with few of my friend last nite to catch Jet Li in action. Rogue Assassin was on and we booked a 9.00PM movie.

We were designated a seat each and there were 5 of us. My friend by the name of Ah Chu sat at the far corner and was constantly disturbing me while i was concentrating on the movie when his ring accidentally drop down.

Being the nice and helpful person, i flash my hand phone's light to ease his search of the ring. As you know, i have cheap yet durable hand phones and the lights weren't as clear as his SONY ERICSSON so after searching for some time, he got fed up.

The next thing he did was to use his own hand phone and bend down to look for his ring. He was kneeling down on the floor and looking straight down the seats as i persuade him to just go to the front seat to have a look but he resist telling me not to disturb the audience in front.

According to him, he saw 2 couple's leg in front of his seat but then as he got up, there wasn't even a single person seating in the row of seats in front of us. So.... how is it possible that he saw legs when i saw nothing at all?????????

Time: 10.30PM,
Movie: Jet Li & John Statham ( Rogue Assassin )
Date: 26 - 08 - 2007
Row: E
Seat : 14 - 15

曹格 - 新不了情

Just in case you need the lyrics:
here it goes:



心若倦了,
xin ruo juan le
If your heart is weary,
泪也乾了,
lei ye gan le
And your tears are all dried up.
这份心情,
zhe fen xin qing
This feeling,
难舍难了。
nan she nan liao
Is hard to relinquish or forget.

曾经拥有,
ceng jing yong you
I once used to have,
天荒地老,
tian huang di lao
All the time in the world.
已不见你,
yi bu jian ni
But I haven't seen you,
暮暮与朝朝。
mu mu yu chao chao
For many nights and many days.

这一份情,
zhe yi fen qing
This love,
永远难了,
Is forever difficult to resolve.
愿来生还能,
yuan lai sheng hai neng
I hope in our afterlife,
再度拥抱。
zai du yong bao
We can embrace again.

爱一个人,
ai yi ge ren
Loving someone,
如何斯守到老,
ru he si shou dao lao
How do you remain faithful till you're old?
怎样面对一切,
zen yang mian dui yi qie
How do you face everything,
我不知道。
wo bu zhi dao
I do not know.

回忆过去,
hui yi guo qu
Reviewing the past,
痛苦的相思忘不了,
tong ku de si xiang wang bu liao
The painful memories are unforgettable.
为何你还来,
wei he ni hai lao
Why do you come then,
拨动我心跳。
bo dong wo xin tiao
To make my heart race.
爱你怎么能了,
ai ni zen me neng liao
How is it possible to stop loving you?
今夜的你应该明了,
jin ye de ni ying gai ming liao
Tonight, you should understand,
缘难了情难了。
yuan nan liao qing nan liao.
It is difficult to escape fate, just as it is difficult to dissolve love.

Xin Bu Liao Qing

This is certainly one , if not the best performance i ever came across.







Don't you think so?

Alone in the office

I am sitting here alone in the office. All that i could hear are noises from outside.

I could:

Hear a child crying:

I think that somebody bullied him, or maybe he was pissed off that his mum didn't gave him the nipples to chew on. Or it might be that he felt lonely ( just like me ) so he decided to fill up his time by crying his hearts out.

Hear someone walking up and down the stairs:

It must have been the ladies from around my office. It must have been them trying to figure where i am working. I could easily hear their footsteps, their high heels. I hope it's the pretty tutor from opposite my ex company. But it couldn't be because a girl like her would never waste her time TRYING to figure out where i am working. She left her number on a piece of note beside my car.

Hear someone knocking on the wall:

It could be anything actually. Somebody told me that when you are alone in a confine space, theres a large chance that you would come across THINGS from the other side. Well, i disagree. It's just our own imagination. From my experience on banging against the wall for few years, i'll conclude that the sound i am hearing is actually from 2 employees having scandal in the office. Oh wait, i heard 3 voices.

Hear a little girl calling up my name:

It's just my imagination. It couldn't be that little girl who had been following me for the past few months eh? As far as i know, i got rid of her with that barney drawing i had.

Hear someone farted:

*blushed* yeah, it's me. Just had Chicken Oriental last nite, it was awesome. The onions were great too. No wonder it smelled familiar.

Hear sports car driving past:

It could be my friend's trying to runaway from the traffic police. He just had his car compounded the other day for having 100% tinted glass on, 3.5" exhaust pipe, heavily modified interior and exterior. For your info, it's illegal to have such modification on. It reminds me of my own car.

Hear the clock ticking:

It means that i can go back at 5 sooner rather than later. It also means that i am spending time in the office rather than lying on bed listening to nothing.

Hear my hp beep:

Ah.... it must be michelle wong , or maybe cammy, wait, it could be kelly. Hmm... i think it could be yvonne or yun yun. No, something tells me if could be my ex , trying to msg me and reconcile.

Hear cars honking:

It must be that impatient driver again. Something tells me that, the driver is either waiting for his/her daughters to come down from tuition or, the driver might have seen his/her friends dining at the cafe below. I'll put my grand on the driver honking JUST FOR FUN to attract the malay girl working downstairs. Seriously, if she didnt have her tudung on, she would like like that girl called Fergie from Black Eyed Peas.

Pokka Melon Milk

POKKA Melon Milk retails for RM3.80 per outer. It's been in the market for quite a while and it's absolutely a must for everyone to try. There's even a tag line which reminds everyone that it contains no preservatives.

















I bought 10 outers of it on my latest visit to The Mall at Brunei. You can easily purchase it from any stalls near you.

Miri Chinese Futsal Competition 2007 - CHAMPIONS

07 / 08 - 07 - 07 happens to be the day our team ( Final Union ) were crowned Champions! So, this futsal competition was organized by the Foochow Association and 25 teams consisting of chinese players took part in the 2 day event.

















I have lost track on how many teams we beat in this 2 days, but we made new friends out of it. It certainly wasn't easy for us as there were really good teams in the competition, but somehow we manage to see it through, especially in our final match against the much experienced Boulevard Team where we had to come back from a goal down and securing the win at the last minute. Just for your info, i scored the equalizing goal and Ah Loke pop up with the winner at the last minute.

















I am really surprised at how well the other Chinese players perform during the 2 day event. Never did i realized that even a primary school team could beat a much older side. There were many surprises of cause and the most important thing for a team to be successful is to be humble and that's what we did.

















Last but not least, this here, is a picture of me posing with the trophy. I have to thank all the support from our supporters because they were absolutely brilliant. Do check out the papers lads/ ladies*.

Final Union winning team:

Ah Loke, Ah Huat, Adrian, Sim , Dalwat, Lesley and me.

Girls & my randoms

This serves as a notice to all that i am writing this article from my cousin's cyber cafe and we are all high with alcohol. So , i hope whatever was written wasn't really intended at first.



As you can see, theres not much updates to my blog as of late. No, you can't say i was just another of those one hit wonders. The reason was due to the fact that i am extremely extremely truly and honestly busy.

I didn't date girls, i don't have the time to look for any potential girls to be my partner. ( not that i am thinking of it, but if i somehow did, it's none of your business...unless you are really pretty inside and outside). Then, how is it possible for me to go out with girls when i have not even talk to one nowadays? The ridiculous part is where someone, told me that she overheard people saying i am dating girls like theres no tommorow.

Correction! Did i saw something in that sentence? Dating girls like theres no tomorrow? In Miri?

I feel like stabbing myself in the neck and laugh like theres no tomorrow to be honest with you. Miri girls are either too scared to come out to bare their skin, or they are just plain boring, i don't know. Someone please enlighten me with that. Where have all the girls gone?

As far as i know, this girls only hang around places like salons, clubbing scene and bridal studios. I mean that's where you wanna go if your main objective is to look for girls. But take into account that, girls who usually hang around bridal studio are just looking for marriage. So, not a good idea too.

Ah..finally the excess alcoholic beverage i took is kicking in. Nice, so let's touch on the topic of what's wrong with pretty girls and their ugly friends.

Have you come across a scene where you are walking in a mall, and you suddenly notice a very pretty girl walking gracefully with 2 of her female bodyguards with her who look very very very different from the pretty girl?

Well, let's just make this simple. Pretty girl with 2 of her ugly shrek-liked friends.

You get me now don't you?

Nod silently if you do.

Now, i really dislike this sort of girls for some reason.

First, they are usually stucked up and you cant blame them because they are indeed born pretty and they know it. So they will do all they can just to see some guy making a joke out of himself just to get near her.

Now, i don't know what's wrong with this pretty girl. But something tells me that this sort of girls are not those which you really wanna go for.

She knows she has 2 ugly friends with her, now she knows she's the one who is the prettiest in the threesome. Pretty girl hangs around ugly friends and tells them that they are pretty too.

Now, after few months of trying to make an ugly friend believe she really is pretty when she is not, what happens to the guys out there?

I'll just give an example. A true example:

David C. is just an ordinary guy wishing to get laid before 30. One day, he met Princess J at a night market. He said it was love at first sight ( which to me was just bullshit at it's best ) and he wanted to get to know her but he just don't know where to start and he was afraid of looking like a needy dork if he somehow just went straight up and tell her she's his type. He isn't one of those confident type so he opted for the "bridging" technique which i believe MOST guys out there are very very very aware of.

So, David C. approach the shrek-liked friends of Princess J . Now, it's just every guy's nature to be absolutely calm when they are surrounded by girls who do not interest him at all. David C thought that if he started of with the ugly ones, maybe he would stand a bigger chance of getting to know Princess J afterall they are best buddies right? NO.

The problem is this. The times spent together which Princess J and her Shrek-liked friends had somehow convinced the ugly ones that they are also extremely pretty and they started to act like one stuck up girl you normally get in Miri.


David C. = 0 , Princess J and her Shrek-mates = 1


I really need to get a good rest now. It's not as if i am writing anything useful. Oh btw, guys out there who read my article, it's hard out there now. It really is.

Who wrote this?

I feel the wind blow in this place

There I see the stars beyond this window pane

shining so bright, here in this night

Here I feel a sense of love

Deep in my heart I cry for you

Every tear that falls feels like a wound

the stars in the skies gently shines

Taking away my pain

I hear a voice gently saying

don’t be afraid

I feel a warmth come over me

As I sleep in their embrace

And even though I do not have the strength to go on

Even though I try to hold on

This love will never ever be meant for me

But I’ll keep on smiling…

Even though my dreams wont come true

I’ll remember every moment with you

Like the stars that shine forever

I’ll treasure my love

For you

The fork that went missing

I was dining with my parents at a coffee shop just now. As i was happily munching away with the lamb chop, my friend passed by. I put my fork down and waved at her. She winked at me. The next thing i knew, the fork was missing. I had to do it the " MALAY " way and my hands are so greasy now.



* i hope i don't get flame by this article

Yu Tiao aka Fried Dough @ New Yakin

Dirty minded peoples, be civilized will you? This is called a Yu Tiao , which is also known as the fried dough or better still the char koi. It's sold in New Yakin every morning and it is normally sold out after 10.00 AM.

It is normally made from wheat flour or self raising flour added with sugar or salt. Normally, you will see the proprietors kneading and rolling out a long rectangular shaped of dough onto a lightly floured surface. After that, it's then cut into strips.

It's ready to consume when the dough turns puffy and golden brown in colour. It's tasty and it melts in your mouth.

Do not get mistaken with a guy's *cough* yu tiao. It looks the same but taste very differently or so they say.



*not that i ever tried a person's before. This post sounds so gay i have to beat myself up.

Breakfast with me

Every morning i eat alone.

















My friends are hopeless. It's either they are too busy, or they are just plain lazy to wake up. I really need to find a NEW eating partner during breakfast.

















I swear that i will pay anyone who is able to guess which stall does this mouth watering fry kueh tiaw hails from to have free breakfast with me. By the way, the drinks are on me too.

This little challenge is open for people till the age of 60. I wouldn't want to be stuck in a middle doing CPR on a 70 year old if somehow the chunks of meat got stuck between the throat. People who enjoy food as much as i do, people who are not lazy to get up at 6.44 AM the latest and lastly, people who has pretty sisters.

Clue: Open Air Market. Stall Number?

Roasted Chicken @ WZT

I went through my picture album and guess what i found out? Few pictures of WZT Cafe which i have yet to introduce. Well, i guess that WZT cafe needs no introduction as most of us local folks have already got to know it's whereabouts and even who owns the cafe.

















Just in case the foreigners or other visitors from abroad do not know it's location, it's situated right opposite TOWN Motors in the heart of Miri City.
















WZT Cafe opts for red colour as it's theme. Everything you see as you arrived at it's premises are red. Luckily i have nothing against red colour as it also represents the colour of the football team i support. Man U! Liverpool you said? Who? . Anyways, even the signboard is also red in colour.

















This is the interior of the cafe. It is normally packed with people in the morning. I hardly patronised WZT at such a time as it's quite hard to look for a decent parking space.

















I'll normally dine at the back of WZT Cafe because it is way spacious than the seating arrangements at the front. There's always a time when you really need that extra privacy when you're dining out with someone ( especially a girl when you already have a gf ), so the back of WZT cafe would be appropriate.

















Fyi, WZT Cafe is owned by one of my friend. What's her name again? Tyger Wee.

















I got myself one of their famous roasted chicken rice.

















It's delightful and appetizing. Friends who are currently studying overseas, just in case you are viewing this, you know you are missing out a lot on this. I need not say more.

The girl with the white dress

How does it feel to see yourselve floating up the ceiling ,looking down from above and seeing your actual self still sleeping soundly?

I had an experience which happened some time ago. As i could vaguely recall, it was around 2.00PM.

I saw myself floating around whilst looking at myself. Now, it didnt surprise me until i notice something very unusual.

There was a girl with long hair down to the waist standing in front of my bed.

I couldn't see her face as i was basically still floating.

All that i saw was her head which was facing down looking at me while my actual self was lying on the bed.

She stood there for sometime when i suddenly woke up.

It felt real..... very real.

I don't know whether i should tell anyone.

Oh wait..i just did.

Voices

My family members are in KL at the moment. They are leaving me alone with 2 dogs in the house. Last night, i slept at 1.oo AM, i woke up around 3.30Am. I heard voices whispering " Wake up, wake up..... "

I woke up. Trying to figure out where the voices came from. It couldn't be the dogs because dogs can't talk. They bark.

What could it be? Hmmm... anyway, parents would be out for a week. Lonely girls please do take note.

A present for someone - The Little Girl

I was strolling around Boulevard the other day whilst thinking about recent events that had been disturbing me. The little girl had been following me, popping out from nowhere at times to my annoyance. I had been figuring ways to get her out off my sight but it seems none is working. Sensing there was no more ways to make things better, i opted for the last option which is to dedicated this little picture ( coloured , yes ) by myself to that little girl.

















I chosed a picture of a dinosaur smiling gay-ly as it kinda reminds me of few of my friends back in mid school hugging around shouting "let's have group shower " after football but well, that's not that what i would like to say today. So, the whole idea is to peel off the sticker and to spread colourful powdery substances onto the piece of card which i was holding. Simple as that, and if any of you find it hard to follow, i have nothing to say.

















I had fun mixing with the colour and trying to be creative with the ...... colours. The reason i chosed purple is because ( yes, u guess it right ) , i like Barney alot and i ain't shy to admit it. I hope the little girl likes this and will stop bugging me from now on.

The little girl again

I parked my car beside the road leading to this Sri Mawar school just now to answer a call . While talking on the phone with my friend, the little girl appeared from behind my car. I was shocked , i hang up and drove my car away.

The little girl

Today i saw a little girl standing beside the road. I stopped my car and wind down my window. We looked at each other for sometime and she blushed. I drove away after that.

Craving for Magnolia Cravio

Magnolia has come up with a new confection dubbed the Magnolia Cravio. It comes with the tagline that reads "goodie" . Whatever happened to proper grammar and spellings? I am feeling that the 8 years studying at a respectable english institute aint giving me any benefits considering the booming of new words as of late.

















Magnolia Cravio ( concentrate on the word cravio ) would seem to be short term for craving. As i've look through Oxford Dictionary: Craving = Crave which means feeling an intense longing for a certain thing. So, this is all just marketing strats. Coming out with a catchy tagline or product name. Cravio , thats new and it's deep.

















Anyway, Magnolia Cravio opens up to reveal a thick layer of chocolate coated with peanuts on the ice cream. It feels so cold as i grasp for it . See the irony in it? How would someone in a positive mind crave for something so cold?

By the way, it's surprisingly good. Sweet and the generous amount of chocolate means that it would be a hit among the kids in school.

Lunch with Sheila & Vernon @ Double Star

Few days ago i had lunch with Sheila from www.sheilatyz.blogspot.com . She called up for lunch and i had no choice to give in. LOL.

















We decided to go to Double Star to have our tummy filled since it's air conditioned and the food there is delightful.

















Worry not my female readers. Vernon was there too to accompany me. I know you ladies were asking whether Sheila's my *ehem* or not but well, just for your info, she's in love with a guy called Lewis.

* btw, if you're reading this Lewis, you gotta thank me. She had been saying good stuff bout you.

















As expected, i got myself a bowl of prawn omelette rice and Vernon got himself a pork omelette rice. Both taste great and i couldn't complain more. All in all it cost us RM22.00

















I ordered Green Tea and somehow was given Chinese Tea. I can bring this to the relevant authorities but it's just tea by the way. Had a great time talking to my buddy Sheila , you know just to get updates on stuff and so on.

Fried Kueh Tiaw @ Open Air Market

Being the ever understanding son that i am, i brought my family out to Miri's Open Air Market last weekend. It's been a while since i last had any meal there. The latest was during last year's chinese new year with a certain girl called..... Wendy. ( Shh.. Don't tell ).

















I am sure that many Mirians know this place. It's home to one of the tastiest Fried Kueh Tiaw stall in town. Coincidentally, it's my friend's stall - Stall 21. Just in case he reads my blog, i am gonna do this in advance.

" Mr Pui, what's up? Long time no see. So, i just wrote something about your stall but yet on your mum's delicious fried kueh tiaws cause by the time i went there, it's finished. My bro wanted to have your fried kueh tiaw because he misses it and we were utterly disappointed with you for closing down before lunch. Just so you know, i am staying in the Airport Road area, so coming down would require time, money and fuel. You're forgiven this time but i hope you will make it up for us next time. I will bring more friends and you will need to treat us. Thanks. Sincerely , Adamk. "

















I didnt get to try the rich in MSG dish so i opted for Stall 22's fried kueh tiaw instead. Oh by the way, i do also know the guy from stall 22 as he goes to hash as well.

















Open Air Market's kueh tiaw is the SSSSSShhhhiiiiiitttt!!!!! You aren't eating a true kueh tiaw if it's not from the open air market.

















Palatable would be an understatement. It's good. Lol . On another note, i understand that not many SINGLE PRETTY girls would love dining at open air market as they will always complain that it's hot, filthy and overly crowded ( which is the truth) but then if those girls ( Single & Pretty ) are looking for hot studs, it's the best place because i will be there.