All is Well ...

Cheerss...

I started this week with a rather sad entry due to my misfortunes and I would like to end it on a happier note. Well, after going to 2 different workshops for repair quotation, I decided to send in my vi for repair on Wednesday's afternoon and just now, I've just came back from the workshop with my vi.It looks just like brand new!...horayyy...Hahaha (Kasi senang-senang hati ja ba ni pasal at the same time, koyak bah juga bah wallet sia membayar... :( )

I was in a bit of dilemma at first though, since the two workshops offered me 2 different quotations for the repair work, but I finally decided to send it to the expensive one mainly because I could get my vi earlier. Though RM100 cheaper, the other workshop can only start work this Saturday and finish in 4-5 days time. That would mean 2 weeks of waiting and I just cannot wait that long.

With the repair work costing me RM800 for 3 days job, time sure is 'expensive' and I'm expecting 1st time good job that's worth my money from the workshop.( It was recommended by a friend of mine who works in the insurance & loss claim company).When I arrived around 1.00pm to check on them, they just finished baking my vi in the oven and I had the opportunity to check on the repair & repainting work on the spot. It looked good and statisfactory to me, only left to dry some more. So, I told the taukeh that I would came back around 3.00pm.

The workshop is actually located just nearby the place where I lived (another reason why I chose it), so I decided just to walk back there and picked my vi around 4.00pm. Feels great to be driving it back again and hopefully this one time incident will never happened again in the future. Frankly, I consider myself as a careful and civilized driver and never ever in my years of driving history before that I've been in any road accident. Mati enjin kreta di tengah-tengah jalan pernah la...Hahaha. That's also another funny and stupid story. But there's a saying la that once accident, the 'curse' will haunt the vehicle forever??...Ada betul ka ni? palis-palis...

p.s:/ It was a double trouble incident actually. After the 1st accident in Api-api centre, another dent happened to the bottom left section of my vi (just below the door panel) when I bumped into a wooden stump (it's more like a wooden marker for surveying purposes) while I was on a site visit to Beaufort on Tuesday. That's why la it costs me that much as the 2nd damage need special machine to pull the dented metal back to its original state. Lesson learned - always be very aware of your parking surroundings and don't simply park your car sembarangan ja...hahahaha.

Shitty Monday....

You gain something, yet you loose something at the same time.

Do you guys ever in such situation?

Maybe in the past I've been in more or less the same situation but not as tragic as what I've been through now...

If you read in my previous post, I've been eyeing for a new hp to replace my current one for quite some time now and I've finally decided that it's time to go for it while I was in CP last Saturday. Funny thing was, I did buy a new hp but it's not my 1st choice, rather it's something that was totally different. From music hp to being business hp or in other words, rather that getting the 5800 Xpress Music, I chose to buy the business oriented Nokia E63... Really sott kan!!..Wakakaka. In case you don't know, it's the cut down version of the already famous E71.



Why the sudden change of mind you might asked. Well, to put it simple, my logic is rather than spending my money (RM13xx) on something that's mainly meant as a music oriented hp, I would rather have something that gives me the benefits of both worlds: entertainment and work. And Nokia E63 with its much much cheaper price tag as compared to 5800 XM and its big brother, E71 is the obvious choice for me.It's about time also I need to get myself more organised in my work since I can be forgetful at times and I need something like a pda to keep all those important tasks and meeting dates close by for quick reference and remainder. Furthermore, I think it's the cheapest nokia's blackberry clone around that still includes wifi feature which is a must have in my list and basically my 1st qwerty hp ever (something that I've never used before and curious as to its usage).

So, I think I made the right decision in the end and now biasa la macam orang kebaruan, I'm still exploring all its features and functions since I got it. Changing themes and downloading softwares those sort kind of things. So far, it works as good as I expected and feels like being on the moon pula rasa-rasa dia with this new hp, though I wish I can have both....wakakaka.

Anyway, all those feelings just evaporated today when, somehow, blame it on my stupidity, I scratched my vi door panel. Not 1, but 2 doors sekaligus. WTF!!!... That was my first expression when I heard the strange sound while I was reversing my vi somewhere in front of the Kedai Nasi Ayam Malaysia (or was it Singapura?) along the Api-Api shoplots. I was actually waiting for my gf there and everything was ok until I reversed my car to allow a toyota hilux to come out from his parking ( I was actually blocking his path). What happened was that I was too close to the parking metal baricade that I didn't see it while I was reversing until shit happened. It's just one of those days that you would be cursing yourself for such a silly mistake. Itu mata mana? Tarang-tarang tu benda sana pun ko pi langgar ka?... Those kind of mad thoughts just came up in my mind as I tried hard to keep my cool all the way while driving my gf back home.

On my way back, I decided to double check the damage again at the nearest Karamunsing petrol station and I was kind of relieve a bit that it's not as bad I thought. It's only been 1 year plus old and already 'injured' like this, it still hurts somehow. Thinking of it now, it's entirely not my silly mistake as hidden in the driver's blind spot, I definitely couldn't see where the barricade was from my driving position. Blamed it on my poor judgement then since despite knowing those things ( parking barricades) being there I still want to park there. Now padan muka, pigila parking sana lagi next time....Wakaka. Mau kasi blacklisted suda tu area sana. If sia betul-betul kapanas ni, maybe I'll go complain to the management for putting up such devices that could actually damage people's car if accidentally knocking into one of those things. A more flexible plastic version should be more appropriate. At least not so damaging even if kena langgar sikit...

So, there you go my long awaited trip to the moon was cut short due to some my shitty driving skills...Wakakaka. Despite saving the money from my hp budget for other purpose, I actually have to spent it on the repair work...:(.

It's really my shitty Monday...

p/s : Back in my mind, is this some kind of 5800XM curse? If I actually go ahead with my plan to buy it, would the accident still happen?...Tidakkkk...Wakakaka

4 Ministers, 5 Deputies...Buli Ka Dorang Ni?

So finally, our new PM has officially announced his new cabinet and at the glimpse of the list, I would say it's more or less the same faces (or jokers as I like to call our politicians). Only change of portfolios with the inclusion of few new faces notably Datuk Mukhriz, the son of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad (Malaysia's 4th PM) as the deputy minister for International Trade and Industry.

Though the father denied that he got his says on the cabinet selection, most people (including me) would agree that his selection is kinda expected as a 'consolation' for his defeat to Khairy Jamaluddin ( the son -in-law of former Malaysia's 5th PM, Tun Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi) in the recent Pemuda UMNO Chief's selection. At the same time, people would be glad to know that the latter was not in the list despite his win though (anybody who's in the top position within the party would normally be in cabinet as well).

Well, maybe not for now but nobody wants an 'obvious' corupt leader ( he was found to be guilty of money politics by the UMNO Supreme Council, yet 'forgiven' and controvesially won the top post) to be holding any important role within the government and I think even our new PM sees the impact it would have on people impression of his new cabinet as he is currently trying to win back the people's trust (especially the Malays) with his so called agenda for change. Cabinet with corupt politicians, that's a big no-no. The people would surely retaliate more and maybe another mass defeat again in the next national election??..If that happens, that would be the biggest flop in Malaysia's history,..PM's agenda of change that eventually bring in the change of government to the Opposition!.. That would make a great entry in Malaysia's Book of Records though.

As for us sabahans, it seems that we got ourselves plenty of opportunities through our 4 ministers and 5 deputies to fight for our cause in the Parliment and actually bringing in more progress and most importantly justice to our beloved land.

Ministers:

1. Tan Sri Bernard Dompok (PLANTATION INDUSTRIES AND COMMODITIES)
2. Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal (RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
3. Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION)
4. Datuk Anifah Aman (FOREIGN)

Deputies:

1. Datuk Lajim Ukin (HOUSING AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
2. Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT)
3. Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shirlin (HEALTH)
4. Datuk V.K. Liew (PM'S DEPARTMENT)
5. Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri (TRANSPORT)

Seeing from the list above, Yeah.. Durang-durang juga bah ni balik-balik kan...hehehe... except where is our Huguan Siou? And why is that Kurup still got selected?..Anyway, they are veterans with years of experience serving our state and nation (except for Datuk Rosnah I think which is again, a no surprise addition since she's the new Puteri UMNO Chief. Infact, majority of them are with UMNO). And with their vast credibility, a naive sabahan would believe that such politicians would be doing their best in serving the people of Sabah.

However, in our very own Sabahland, it's a well known fact that most of our politicians are well known for their 'surviving skills' in paddling their ways through the nation and state political currents. Either it's for the sake of the party kunun or for their own personal interests. Worst, suka makan sendiri and inda suka tengok orang lain maju (walaupun sama-sama dusun/kadazan...bikin panas ni).That's why, we have many YB katak last time until we lost hold of the helm of power over our own land until now. Though on the surface, developments are booming here and there but who's reaping the real benefits? One thing for sure, mostly not sabahans and even so, they are the 'elite' sabahans.

I never really like politics, as for me politicians are the last persons that you should believe in this world...Hahaha. I'm not saying we should hate our politicians especially our own and I personally don't have any grudges with them ( by writing this post anyway, its my only 2 cents opinion). So far, I'm quite content with my life in Sabah, though I wished we could have more by reaping what is rightfully ours in our land in the 1st place rather that getting it 2nd handed from the federal government. My point is that we are not 'blind' anymore with all the politicians antics that we couldn't see or differentiate the truth from the lies that being thrown at us. Yeah, right... So you were selected but we know who you are.

Knowing the stories of some of these veterans, I hope that this lineup is aware of their own need for change and will bring in the much needed change for us sabahans. Apa-apapun, Buli Ba Kalau Ko!!!...Hahaha

Mixed Feelings...

I'm having a mixed feelings now...

I'm happy because that my once congested table is now 'free' and a little bit sadden also because I'm currently without my desktop pc anymore as I've recently 'donated' it to my youngest brother in KL for his studies. Well,... It's about time anyway since I've been saying that I would passed it to him since last year...Sorry bro, lambat...hehehe.

It just so happened that his friend was going back to KL on Thursday last week, so he smsed me whether the offer was still on. Took me a few minutes to decide before I finally said yes and then eventually made the arrangement to meet up with his friend to 'kasi kirim' the pc only with him. It wasn't easy though, as because of the short notice, I had to stay up the whole Wednesday's night till early morning to backup all my data before packing it nicely to be put into kargo. I've used up about 10 DVDs all together for my data!!!... That's a lot considering all my project drawings, pictures, downloaded movies and animes were inside there...hehehe.

Last time, a friend of mine lost his DVD rom and graphic card when he brought his pc back from Sarawak through kargo. Luckily the motherboard and CPU were still intact and basically he had to fork out money to buy those missing items afterward. Pity him for the unfortunate incident and actually there is a good lesson to be learnt from his experience. Fearing that the same might happened to my pc, I took the hard disk out and left the rest within the casing but I made sure that the box was securely taped all around...Bungkus mati punya...hehehe.

I met up with Azrun ( my brother's friend) at Terminal 2 around 6:00 am and passed him the package. Fortunately, he took the extra 20kg luggage limit when he booked his flight. So, I ended up paying nothing for the 'delivery' since his total luggage was about 16kg only altogether including mine. I jokingly informed him to ask for 'belanja' from my brother once he arrived in KL for all his help ( My brother is waiting for him there at KLIA). Thanks man....were my last words as I bid him farewell and I was glad when I recieved sms later that day from my brother saying that everything was OK.

So, I'm stucked with my laptop as my workstation and blogging platform from now on... It will be quite some time when I'll be buying a new desktop again. Maybe wait until I move to my new house.... :)

Fast and Furious 4

Cheers...

AWESOME!!!... I went to watch the Fast and Furious 4 movie last night at Cathay Cinema, KK ( my 2nd time watching movie there) and it turned out to be another great sequel to one of my favorite movies ever. Plenty of fast paced racing and drifting actions, crazily modified cars and super sexy girls...all the right ingredients for another box office movie and great viewing pleasure for all those Fast and Furious movie fans out there. The wait..it's worth it.

In short, it was all-action packed right from the start till the end with a bit of humor by the occasional super cool remarks / dialogue from the man, Van Diesel. So, if you haven't watched it, go and watch it this weekend. You won't regret it...Enjoy the trailer below !!!