Desperate Workaholic

I dun really feel like writing, but boredom has definitely induced me to scribble sumthin in ere. I’m in da office rite now with lesser n lesser thing 2 do since I got back from Village Park for lunch wit da gals; Den & Niv. Did sum tiding up on quite a number of files & my feet was aching & screaming to be massaged by 1 of those OSIM’s foot massager or sumthin. But then I seriously think dat the U-Zap ‘tummy trimmer’ is more worth buying compared 2 the massager (“hmm…”). Anyway that was actually all I did da whole evening. Moreover I haven’t answered any calls at all, how ironic! This situation really calls for a break, or perhaps an early take-off? Aha! Juz chatted to Dena & they are heading back real soon for Rasta, aah da common hang-out place. But what am I gonna tell my boss (whom sitting rite next 2 me) if I were to leave early? How I wish I had told him earlier, like before 5 juz now? Atlease I’d come up wit da usual excuse; Out 4 an appointment wit sum potential clients. So how now?

Oh ya btw, I’m quite depressed rite now cuz I juz got a cheque for this month’s pay BUT unfortunately I cant cash it yet as the date written 25th March 2006, which is a Saturday! I’m very much broke rite now, and d only smart but wicked thing to do that I could think of 2 save my ass, is by changing da date on the cheque. So that I could cash it earlier, like 2morrow? And since it’s quite a sinful thing 2 do, there must b sum risks. If the digits on the date look doubtful, the bank might call my dad for clarification. Or even worse, the cheque can be considered as void & cant be withdrawn at all!

What do u think? Should i or shouldn't i?

Batu Ferringhi, PENANG!

ARSENAL’s VICTORY: Before I unfurl my excitement and fill this column with lots and lots of agendas and arrangements waiting to be realized for my trip to Penang, I’ve to make a splendid announcement about an event that took place this morning. It was a draw between ARSENAL and the-not-so-great-anymore Real Madrid, which brought them out of the Champions League. So ARSENAL is thru 2 da next round! Err the semis I guess? (Mind me, I only like watching football and a huge fan of Arsenal but has only minimal knowledge on the whole system).

INCREASED PAY: I’m going on a trip to PENANG this weekend! Yay! We have been planning to go for a holiday like months now… oh wait, maybe a year already. “Who ‘we’ you ask? Sara, Dena and Nivin. And since several weeks ago, Sara told us that she has a wedding in Penang to attend, & her soon-to-be-married friend has also invited us to go, then we have a concrete reason to go there! Not that we need any. There’s going to be seven of us altogether; Ayol (the bodyguard :P), Ariff (the Father), Dena (the Mother), Nivin (the entertainer), Sara (the organizer), Sharil (the follower) & Naili (the…). I’ve got a green-light from my dear boss already. Getting my leave approved was the simplest thing to do because during my two years of working for the company, I have never taken any leaves or MCs ever before. And if that’s not enough to make me all excited, I was told by my boss that he is going to raise my monthly salary into a quite huge figure (at least I think so)! Can you believe it? I was smiling from ear to ear the minute I got that news.

PENANG: Actually, we’ve made a few lists, juz to get us all prepared for the trip. This includes a To-Do list, To-Buy list and To-Bring list. So did the trip turn-out as planned? Keep on reading to know all about it:

· We hit the road very early at around 7 a.m. from Nivin’s house, and then reached Dena’s place half an hour later. Began the journey roughly at 8 a.m. with 5 of us in the car; Ariff, Dena, Ayol, Nivin and me. Had a coupla stops at the R&R, for a quick bfast and ciggies. Arrived at Ferringhi, Penang at noon and checked-in at the Eden Seaview Condominium (awesome condo!) 1 hour earlier from the given time. (Success)
· Went to the beach (via Park Royal Hotel) for some soaking under the sun, jet skiing and banana-boating at noon, where the heat from the sun was at its peak (really got me tanned); Had a few laps at the Condo’s swimming pool (ceh!); Ferringhi Night Market (really got meself lotsa DVDs, tho it could be more! RM 4/dvd babe!); Gurney Plaza (did some window); Jalan Swatow (I guess) and had the most scrumptious Mee Goreng Mamak (they called it Mee Sultan) and mouth-watering Ais Kacang (never a fan of ABCs but this surely transformed all my detests); Dinner at Padang Kota (munching their Pasembor’, gulping their Air Kelapa’, which I’ve been craving for quite some time); Karaoke at Bukit Jambul; Supper & lunch at Nasi Kandar Line Clear (yummmyyyy). (not quite a Success)
· Extended my stay with the others (Ayol, Sara and Sharil), while Dena, Ariff and Nivin headed back the 4th day, as scheduled. Went swimming and watched a few movies (Walk the Line etc.) juz to kill da time. Had a rather leisurely consoling time during the final day. Well, that’s what a holiday supposed to be! But it went all so dreary and I was halfway to boredom when it wasn’t even noon yet. (not quite a Success tho)

The trip was fun cuz it was PENANG, a state with a little bit of everything! Nevertheless, it didn’t really turn out as planned, as we didn’t get the chance to visit some other places like Gurney Drive, Perangin Mall, etc. (as pointed out by Ayol). And for that, I will definitely go there once more juz to ensure that we won’t miss those must-go places yet again. And certainly will get my mouthful of that oh-so-delighful Swatow’s Ais Kacang! *drool*

*The beginning of this write-up was created about 2-3 weeks ago, hence its invalidity. But it's still news!

Road Bullies = SUICIDE?

UrghHhhhh! That’s exactly how I felt when it happened. I have never seen any human being acted as cruel, selfish and egoistic as last night. I tell you all about it, and lemme know if you'd feel differently…

I was on my way back from watching football at MAROON, Aman Suria. I was so tired after a long day (dance class & window shopping) and a long long nite last nite (partying), so I decided to head back after the 1st half of the match. On my way back, Sara called and asked me to buy her ciggies and mineral water, since I was sending Ayol home. So I stopped by at 7-Eleven and parked my car at the alley next to it. I waited in the car for 5-10 minutes then ayol came out, and we were all set to head back home.

As I moved my car forward, suddenly I saw a Proton Iswara Aero-back in silver with a registration no. WLA 1429, heading my way on the opposite direction. I didn’t stop and slowly moved towards it, cuz typically a car driver with a common sense and road ethics would definitely reverse his car and drive away. Obviously he’s breaking the law as he was driving on the opposite direction. Any stupid kids or retards would know that. The car just stopped and actually waited for me to reverse?! No matter how many times I honked at that car, it wouldn’t budge.

At this point I knew that the driver was behaving like such an egoistic ass! More like a ‘Mamat bawak kete tapi peragai macam rempit!’ or ‘bila rempits membawa kereta’. Ayol lost his patience and stepped out of the car towards the Iswara and shouted at the car driver to move. Surprisingly the driver, which looked like a fat ass, wearing a cap, had asked him to tell me to get lost, make like a tree and leave. Ironically this guy might seem tough and all, but he didn’t even roll-down his window. CHICKEN shit! Because Ayol was at his highest stage of anger, he couldn’t hear any single word he was saying, except for “Apa hal? Blaa laa..”, with his finger pointing at Ayol and my car. Ayol juz walked off cuz he’s afraid that he'd do anything aggressive and stupid. He was damn mad and I thot he looked like a monster for a moment there, scarryyyy! Now I know how people who look so innocent and harmless can become a murderer. This is the same way they feel as a victim! For example, in a case where a wife caught her husband cheating red-handedly. Even worse, when the husband protected his girlfren over his own wife at that particular moment. Which made her pulled the trigger and killed him.

As soon as Ayol got into the car he told me not to reverse or even move. But I was so tired to go through any more drama than I had yesterday, so I decided to reverse my car and gave way to those assholes. I didn’t want anybody to get hurt. Ayol of course was disappointed at my reaction, he couldn’t calm down even till we reached his house, cuz the guy looked so damn familiar and he knew that the driver might be one of his cousins’ or my bro’s fren. What ever it is, he aint gonna get away with this so easily. I do believe in Karma, and I seriously believe he’ll experience even worse than what we went through, sooner or later. WATCH OUT!

I do have a single question… What should people like us (the victim) do when such things happen? I mean as for our own safety and benefit? This people should really be punished! MOST DEFINITELY!