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Notice

2007-03-15T01:54:00.000-04:00

I am taking a break from blogging. Before I leave the blog world, here are some updates on what I am currently doing now. In a few words... Linux, Perl and PhP scripting.

I will be back. =)

Later.

World cup finals day

2006-07-09T11:59:00.000-04:00

It's showing at 11am pacific time here in California. Waking up at 8am and thinking what's up for today's sunny Sunday. Then I start questioning myself.. what am I off the bed this early while the rest of the people are most probably still in bed. Am I getting insomnia? Maybe not! cause I think I slept quite well yesterday. I think it's just the weekend.. you know what.. weekend can be a saint or evil at the same time. Why? Because you(weekend) likes to play around with my sleeping pattern! I think I can't blame anyone except myself. If I party/clubbing, I'll sleeep LATE and wake up LATE the next day.

Realize that you read articles that recommend good sleeping habits like.. going to bed the same time to keep a good sleeping pattern and sleep at least 6-8 hours for us (not gonna disclose my age). Come on.. it's bull sh!t. I think it should be the other way.. older people should sleep more and younger and happening people should sleep less. That's how it should be! I wanna see hands.. people.. agree with me? I think I'll win this case and also with the show of hands I've seen earlier. Thanks again.

We the younger generation.. the Gen Y have so much stuff to do. There's no need to explain further.. since I still have some time waiting for some friends to wake up and I as usual being a nice guy again.. I'll explain a lil bit. Isn't it obvious.. we have football to watch or I mean soccer. It's showing at 11 am today but 2am in Malaysia. I'm pretty sure the mamaks are gonna be so busy fying Maggi goreng and making all kinds of 101 names of Roti for these football fanatics. We cheer.. we eat.. we swear.. we scout for chics (hoping that some chics are out watching football).. we shout.. we get emotional when your favorite team win or lose.. we don't give a damn what's coming tomorrow.. we just want to watch a good finals!

BRING IT ON.. World Cup 2006 finals!!

Father's Day

2006-06-18T19:36:00.000-04:00

Just want to share this with the world that my father is the best father in the world. I cannot forget what he had provided when I was growing up. The love he has provided for his family all this while has touched our hearts. It's not an easy ride to support 4 children. But he's a happy man not because of money but FOUR golden children. Every single one will make a difference in this world and for a better generation. Again, you're the best dad! Stay healthy and I shall see you soon. ~Happy Father's Day!

Decisions

2006-06-18T19:29:00.000-04:00

Decision making is a big thing - so big that it'll change your life. Life is full of decisions. I often have no clue with what I want when comes to decision making. The word 'regret' should not even be in the picture. Make the choice and go for it.. doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. Encountering obstacles along the way? Face it and solve it - never runaway. It'll make you a better person. ;)

Say something nice

2006-06-12T23:29:00.000-04:00

Say something nice to someone and see how things coming your way. Don't expect people to change if you want a change. You make the 1st move and eventually things will change. Even though you think that you are always right and he/she might think the same too. Your next step is to compliment someone if you get the chance. =)

Andy Lau

2006-04-29T15:16:00.000-04:00

I was hanging out with Andy Lau last weekend, 22nd of April. You must be thinking.. for realz??? Yeah, Andy Lau the Hong Kong star. He's here for the San Francisco International Film Festival and he's promoting the movie All About Love. He arrived on the 22nd, Saturday noon and left on the 25th, Tuesday morning. Anyways.. I was bowling with Andy Lau in a secluded bowling alley in south SF - a lane next to him. Not good enough to bowl with him cause he's darn good man! He was averaging bout 200. The majority of the people inside were Americans and they didn't even know who the hell he is. I went with a group of friends and we're the only Asians. My friend was taking care of Andy Lau and that's why we knew anywhere he went to. hehe. I still can't imagine I met a star up close. Well, he's actually really friendly and took pictures with us.

My home Malaysia

2006-02-20T02:57:00.000-05:00

I'm back in Malaysia for 3 weeks. Time flies.. isn't it? I have about less than a week left in Malaysia. I always tell myself that everytime I wake up.. try to spend the day as if there's no tomorrow. Imagine you're doing nothing and just bum around for a month.. and you have actually wasted 1 month of your life. Are you happy with your life now? That's what matter most. Life is about happiness. There're no rules to live but to live your life happily. I am really happy to be back.. and I have mix feelings now. One.. I don't want to go back.. Two.. I want to go back and work hard. Meeting up with old friends are awesome.. just like old times.. giving each other nicknames.. and to joke around spontaneously. We hang out just like old times.. we click together so well.. with respect and trust.. we are still very close in a group.

gtg now.. one of my friend's coming.. going out =)

Las Vegas trip

2005-12-12T00:45:00.000-05:00

Dude.. what you're looking at is the Eiffel Tower in Vegas. Why Eiffel Tower? When you think of the tower.. what comes next.. PARIS!! Bingo.. It's Hilton hotel.. and so.. "let's put a freakin' huge Eiffel Tower in front of my hotel", Paris Hilton said. ;) Honestly.. it's as tall as the real one in Paris. I'm not surprise if it's true. Well I've been to Paris and also been up to the Eiffel Tower.. that was long time ago when I was.. 12 i guess. Before I went to Vegas.. people I met in California were like.. "you haven't been to Vegas??? What??". I was like... "So... you haven't been to Paris? Germany? London? Switzerland?" hehehe.. I've been to those places. One reason is Vegas is just next to the state of California. Well, it's quite far from here.. San Jose.. bout 9 hours? ..from Los Angeles.. it's only 3 and a half hours. I really really wanna visit LV again.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas trip

2005-12-12T00:44:00.000-05:00

Visited Las Vegas during Thanksgiving. Guess what.. my 1st time. I had been hearing a lot about Vegas.. so finally!! It's incredibly awesome place to visit.. if you're loaded. Well, you'll still enjoy if you're on a budget.. free shows are available in every hotel and there's always McDonalds (they are everywhere.. scary!!). lol. I really have to give credit to the hotels in LV. I can't describe in words.. you have to see it for yourself. The money spent on deco is unbelievable. If only I have a sophisticated mega mega pixels camera, I'll be soooooooo busy snapping left and right. Oh well, with my low end "Make every shot a PowerShot" SD200.. it's good enough to capture memorable moments with my buddies in LV. I believe my SD200 has 3.2 Megapixels.. I really wanna upgrade but not right now.. so broke after LV trip. Not only that.. it really hit me when my status changed from OPT -> H-1. Oh my freakin' god.. I have to pay bout extra $200 in taxes per month. That's bullsh*t.. I dunno man.. trying very hard to survive now.. cutting down on my spending. What? OPT? H1? Okay.. OPT is Optional Practical Training for international students to hunt for jobs withing a year. Once a job is found.. company will sponsor H1 & that's the working permit and it lasts up to 6 years. Working = no life. ;)

ADP Gathering in Vegas

Amazing Companion

2005-11-18T03:02:00.000-05:00

To all lonely girls out there, well.. no good news but what I can offer is this unique pillow that will give you satisfaction and the secure feeling when you sleep. Girls.. please.. sleep responsibly.. your head is heavy enough to affect blood circulation in our arms. =P

Thanksgiving Eve in SF

2005-11-16T02:53:00.000-05:00

It's Markus Schulz!!

WEDNESDAY, November 23 - 8 pm

CLASSIC THANKSGIVING EVE
Ruby Skye, Spundae and Nitevibe present

The Scumfrog and Markus Schulz

http://www.rubyskye.com

Oakley Merchandise

2005-11-14T02:20:00.000-05:00

30% off retail for any Oakley mechandise. Contact me if interested. ;)

Friendship

2005-11-11T02:12:00.000-05:00

The friendship quotes on this page capture the essence of this all important relationship. Unlike family, you choose your friends. Like a lover, a friend is someone you invite into your life. Friendship is a privilege--although you have many acquaintances in life, you may have few true friends.

Friendship is a privilege. Often times we find out who are friends are when things are tough. It's the people who stick by us, who guide us through rough waters, who inspire us when we are down that we can count as friends. Although you may grieve the betrayal of someone you counted as your friend, know that it's better to know that to be betrayed again. Perhaps my favorite friendship quote on this page comes from my therapist husband, Larry Ramirez: "A friend brings out the best in you." Use this to guide your determination as to whom you call a friend.

Quote 1:
"A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. Before him, I may think aloud."

Quotation 2:
"A Brother may not be a Friend,
but a Friend will always be a Brother."

Quote 3:
"A friend brings out the best in you."

Quote 4:
"Be a Friend to thyself, and others will be so too."

Quotation 5:
"Best friend, my wellspring in the wilderness!"

Quote 6:
"A friend is a second self."

Quote 7:
"My foul-weathered friend."

Quote 8:
"The only way to have a friend is to be one."

Quotation 9:
"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."

Quote 10:
"A friend in need is a friend indeed."

E46

2005-11-01T09:14:00.000-05:00

That's the model of my 2003 BMW 325i. I was away over the weekend and I really miss my car. At the moment, that's the most important thing with me now in my life. I treat it like my girlfriend, lol.. maybe because I don't have one yet. It's been weeks since I washed her and pampered her. I feel really bad now treating her like this.. ditched her for several weekends already. I'll make sure I get her cleaned and polished this weekend.

Does anyone know why am I taking so long changing the light bulbs for my car head lights?? It took me 2 hours++. Oh my f.. god! It's easy to get the whole light bulb and the connector out. But it's a pain in the butt putting back in. It's because I bought some Xenon light bulbs from ebay and wanted to have a whiter & brighter lights for my car. Dude.. my hands really hurt when changing the damn light bulbs. Don't laugh.. the connectors were being so stubborn.. didn't want to be fit in place. In a bmw forum, there are DIY articles and they rate filling air for tyres a level 1 and changing the brake pads a level 2 and reconstructing the engine a level 10. Man.. I think my light bulbs changing experience deserved a freakin' level 3 at least.. sounds ridiculous but that's how I felt. I was twisting and turning the connector and it wouldn't lock in position.

Halloween weekend

2005-10-31T11:05:00.000-05:00

It was one tiring halloween weekend! The time is switched back 1 hour earlier because of daylight time savings. I felt great during the time change.. it feels like there's an extra hour to spend.

Anyways.. I'm back to work now.. feeling the Monday blues. It was a smooth flight back to San Jose from LA except the minor turbulence. Listening to my ipod while looking out at the clear beautiful sunny sky.. I felt flying so much easier and relaxing compared to driving. Even though it feels awesome driving an ultimate driving machine, but 6 hours of driving is no easy task.

Monster Massive 2005 - Halloween

2005-10-16T14:07:00.000-04:00

Americas Largest Halloween Dance Music Festival featuring Deep Dish, Markus Schulz, Marco V and many more. Saturday, 10/29/2005. The Los Angeles Sports Arena.

http://monstermassive.com/

Love Parade San Francisco

2005-09-26T00:25:00.000-04:00

September 24th weekend is 1 of the best weekend I ever had. Keng Yong, Calvin, Louis, Daniel and Melvin were the LA buddies that came for the Love Parade rave. Top DJs performing like Carl Cox, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Bad Boy Bill, Paul Van Dyk and many more. We paid $60 each to see Carl Cox, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Bad Boy Bill.. performing in an auditorium near City Hall San Francisco. PVD was at another place spinning along with another DJ. Since we had already checked out PVD last time in LA.. so we decided to go for the ones I just mentioned. I can't describe the experience I had that night. It's the friends that I was with and great music! My fav DJ that night was Markus Shulz. Even though he's ranked 29th in "the dj list".. I think he deserved to be in the top 10. Ferry Corsten was great too.. but I'm not a big fan of his style. Before this event, I had already seen Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz performing in San Francisco. Anyways.. I still miss Tiesto! When Ferry Corsten played the very last track for the ending.. I thought it sounded like Tiesto music.. I'm serious.. really sounds like "Adagio For Strings"... well I don't know why is it so similar. And of course.. adagio for strings is still better. lol.

Awesome Tiesto

2005-08-25T00:02:00.000-04:00

Tiesto did it again in LA! Pictures will be posted shortly.

July 4th Weekend

2005-07-04T14:32:00.000-04:00

I spent my July 4th weekend in LA. The rave I went is one the best with Paul Van Dyk, Mauro Picotto, Erick Morillo and many more spinning since 6pm till late. I was so exhausted after that. We got the VIP tickets with backstage access and unlimited drinks. It was held at a stadium and it's freakin huge. We arrived at 7pm and started drinking & stuff.. and by 11pm.. I was so damn tired already. I grabbed a chair and decided to wait for Paul Van Dyk that will appear at 1.30am. There were fireworks before he came out and it was awesome display! I guess the fireworks helps!! It woke me up.. It was a great event ended with Paul Van Dyk's classic 'for an angel'.

I'm really looking forward to the next one - Tiesto. It'll be held in LA on the 20th of August. It cost a lot more and it's gonna be better. I prefer Tiesto music and no doubt he's no. 1. Well, the only thing is the 6 hours driving from San Jose. I already get used to it and I'm not complaining at all.

Arghhhh... working tomorrow! sucks.. =(

Thanks George!

2005-05-30T00:39:00.000-04:00

Many thanks George! I'm really glad to have a friend like you. I enjoyed my stay at your place. It's sad to leave LA but I have to.. for my career. San Jose is the place my future starts. I can't wait to start working.. I'm just bored.. it's time to unleash my potential to the company. Haha.. I'll be back in no time.. in a week or two. There's a big rave taking part in LA.. DJ's like Paul Van Dyk and others will be there.

So hang on LA folks.. I'll be back!

San Jose, here I come

2005-05-24T03:02:00.000-04:00

San Jose, San Jose, I heard many things bout you. Silicon Valley of US is what people call it. I'll be staying in San Jose but working in Fremont. Fremont is another Silicon Valley.. not as big as S.J. though. I recently found a beautiful house to stay in.. the landlady is cool! She's Vietnamese and extremely nice. It was a blessing to have such a great landlady. She treated me just like her son.. brought me out for dinner.. made me a cup of tea and kept asking me if I need anything. Well, I think one of the reason is her son moved out and stay outside.. well typical American culture. (I'm still in O.C., moving to my new place this weekend)

A little bout my job. I'm working in a medium sized computer company as a Project Engineer. The company provides all kinds of computer & networking solutions to corporates. I'm really excited now.. can't wait to start work on June 1st. What I hope is I have a future in this company.

I'm pretty exhausted now.. after many days of scouting for a place to stay and a car. ZZzzZzzZzzzzz... dozing off.. will try my best to update this b.. l.. o.. g.. .. .. .. .. p.. .. e.. .. a.. .. c.. .. e.. .. . . . . . .

San Francisco

2005-05-09T23:18:00.000-04:00

I'm currently at the Orange County airport, using the wireless internet connection available.. to kill time. I'm gonna spend a week at San Francisco. The main reason for the visit is for an interview near San Jose. I don't know how much to expect.. but with confidence, I'll get it! I'm making full use of my time at SF.. it's my 1st time visiting SF and I heard it's beautiful. I'm gonna spend some time with friends there and also traveling.

Memories Remain

2005-05-08T05:03:00.000-04:00

The O.C.

2005-05-02T04:07:00.000-04:00

Currently staying in the O.C. of California. Watch the tv show 'The O.C.'? ;) 1 thing I can't stand is the traffic in L.A.. There are cars everywhere.. and it takes forever to get to another city. Food is awesome here. I just had roti canai, 'wa tan hor', barley ice, fried egg with oysters and many more for lunch today. It was a popular Malaysian restaurant, Penang. The weather is just perfect.. warm and sunny all year round and a little chilly at night. What a place to be.. Went to Newport beach.. watched the sunset.. beautiful! I'll fly to San Jose, the silicon valley for an interview and travel around San Francisco for a week.

Flight Itinerary

2005-04-25T01:52:00.000-04:00

Saturday, April 30
Depart COLUMBUS OH(CMH) at 02:35PM
Arrive in LOS ANGELES INTL(LAX) at 06:30PM

Goodbye Columbus!

Neverending Learning

2005-04-15T03:29:00.000-04:00

There's a famous Chinese phrase: At old age, you're still learning. I'm trying my best to translate. For those of you who know Chinese, you should know what I'm talking bout. At this very second, I felt that there are so many things that I want to learn. I want to learn Cisco networking, Microsoft certified courses, C++, Java, Autocad.. just to name a few. On the language side, I want to learn Japanese so that 1 day I'll be working in Japan. I also wanna master my English so that I can write & write without boundaries, and also to be among the best. Oh well.. neverending learning. *exhausted*

Farewell Friends in Ohio

2005-04-12T15:01:00.000-04:00

Planned departure: April 30th. Destination: L.A. . Thinking bout it, I should be more excited.. to join some friends who're working in L.A. and to start a new life there. Keeping my fingers crossed, I hope I can find a job there. I'm keeping my options opened now. Some friends in Malaysia urged me to go back.. some say the grass here is greener.. well let's see. Every fresh graduate goes through this.. job hunting. It's no easy task afterall. Either you're underqualified or overqualified. Sometimes I look at life differently. I'm sure most of the people are doing the routine every single day. I'm talking bout risk-taking or doing something besides routine.

Adam the white boy is having a farewell party for me, Keng Yong and Daphie on the April 22nd. So mark your calender!

Spring Break

2005-03-22T11:58:00.000-05:00

Spring break started quietly for me but not everyone else. Most friends left and heading to their favourite vacation.. places like New York City, Miami Beach, Las Vegas.. just to name a few. I usually go on vacation whenever there's a break, not this time. It's not just one simple reason that is holding me back from vacationing. Well, couple of them.. financially tight, job hunting & future doubts. Since graduation, I am no longer getting any money from parents. It's not their decision, it's my decision not to take any from them since I had a part time job. It's just enough to cover my daily expenses. I have to learn to make ends meet.

Job hunting is a nuisance! Every fresh graduate knows this. I had an interview with a Japanese Electrical company in Detroit, Michigan, USA last week. It wasn't an ordinary interview mainly because of my limited knowledge in Japanese language. I was stressed, nervous and excited at that time. However, it was all good at the end.. relieved when it was over. The only complains I had were the driving part. I rented a Dodge Stratus with only 13k miles in it and it took me approximately 3 and a half hours one way. When I was driving back after the interview, I was dozing off frequently. It's dangerous. Some say it's worse than driving drunk. I tried many things to keep me awake.. blasting the music outloud, buying starbucks coffee, a few short breaks for snacks, etc. Well, I was glad that I arrived home safely.

I'm still hunting for jobs. This break would be a good time for me to relax and think of the options I have for my future. At some days, I miss home. I miss my family, friends and the food. No.. I don't miss the hot & humid weather. I want to see my mom to tell her how great she is. She called me occasionally and always ask me if I have enough money. She's recovering from an illness and I wish I could be there to cheer her up. I just want to thank my parents for what they had done. I'm a mature responsible grown-up and what i have now.. is because of my mom and dad. Get well soon, Mom!

Party

2005-03-19T22:31:00.000-05:00

Winter Graduation Party 2005

2005-03-18T01:43:00.000-05:00

18 to heat it up
21 to drink it up

March 18th - Friday - 11pm

Congratulations Keng Yong & Daphie!

Host: Adam

Place of the week - Malaysia

2005-03-16T10:40:00.000-05:00

F1 MALAYSIA 2005 SEPANG CIRCUIT : 18th-20th March 2005

Malaysia is the place of the week. Any Malaysians that is currently studying or working overseas will miss this weekend's very special Formula One event. Over the next few days, the world will be watching Malaysia as the F1 race is one of sports' biggest events. The Formula One World Championship is held in different countries all over the world throughout the year. Our very own Sepang F1 cicuit is one of the world's best, unique and challenging circuit. With the existence of F1, what's Indy Car Racing, Nascar or whatever? These are nothing compared to F1. I love F1 for a few simple facts - speed, cars and the official F1 circuit. The world's best drivers, cars and engineering team are there at this spectacular event to compete. I'm a true Ferrari fan.

With the Formula One event going on in Malaysia, The Forces of Nature Foundation will kick off an extravaganza free concert at Putra Stadium Malayia. Check it out.. the link for Malaysians abroad and Malaysians at home would not want to miss this. I really wish now to be in Malaysia for the concert & the Formula 1 event. Black Eyed Peas, Boyz II Men, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill and many more internation artist.. all gonna be there for the concert.

On top of these happenings, there's a gala dinner for over 680 people to be attended by the King & Queen, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet. Amont the guests, from world champion F1 driver to celebrities like Baywatch actress Carmen Electra, international stars Jackie Chan, Datuk Michelle Yeoh, Bai Ling and Nicholas Tse. Singing at the dinner would be jazz singer Diana Krall, and Malaysian Idol Jackie Victor. Said All Sports Services Sdn Bhd director Hafez Mohamed, who travelled to several F1 host countries recently: “These are big names and they attract the media wherever they go. So Malaysia will be on the world map.” As Malaysians set to go stargazing, one popular story going around is that American Idol judge Paula Abdul is coming. So is media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, but no one is confirming this talk.

What a week to settle down.. terrific! fabulous! awesome!

Formula One Racing: Grand Prix of Malaysia(Live)
1.30am - March 20th, 2005 (US Eastern Time)
Speed Channel: 123

Official Formula 1 Website
Official Malaysian Sepang International Circuit
Official Ferrari Website

Pictures from the Malaysian Sepang F1 Circuit

Air show prior to the race

The crowd!

Ferrari did it again!

Sepang F1 Circuit

Sauber Petronas F1 car. Team name: Sauber. Main sponsor: Petronas. Petronas is the Malaysian Petroleum Company and spent million of dollars for sponsors.

Sauber Petronas F1 car

Ferrari driving pass the grand stand of the Sepang F1 circuit

How To Stop Procrastinating

2005-03-06T12:18:00.000-05:00

We have hundred and one reasons to procrastinate.. why??? I do that all the time.. for my homework last time, bill payments, filing my taxes.. etc. It's a devastating habit that one should avoid. Is there strategy to counter this evil habit? Nothing will help if you don't help yourself. I wanna change!! ..to be a better person ..to make this world a better place. Imagine you're doing the same shit everyday.. & 1 day you realize.. you need to do something better in life, & it's been 2 years doing nothing. Do something great! Live everyday like there's no tomorrow. Get out.. do something.. help people.. socialize.. compliment people.. hug people.. make people around you feel that they can't live without you.

Stop procrastinating. Tasks to be done: File my Tax, Take GRE test, Start selling my unused stuff, Apply & Apply for jobs, Read the books that I plan to read, Start thanking every single friend of mine for being my friend...

Hope the site below helps.

Link: How To Stop Procrastinating

Night life in Columbus

2005-03-01T23:46:00.000-05:00

February 27, 2005

That's Adam on my right and Keng Yong a.k.a. Yao, my roommate. People call him Yao(Yao Ming) because of his height. So what!? I could jump higher than him on basketball court. Hehe.. He's a real nice guy and known for the superb terms like 'solid', 'set' the hair, 'spirit', 'shit is dripping out(in Chinese)', 'look at her milk(in Chinese)' and many more(yet to come). Hahaha.. Everybody loves KY! Life is not the same without you.. roomie!!

Enough of KY the KY jelly or KY safe sex campaign. Haha.. Anyway, we were all dressed up and ready to go out. Long street club is the club we went to. This place is sweet and it's da place for raves. The next place we discovered lately and will be the next best hang out spot is the Carlile club near Short North. The club is awesome.. with the breath-taking deco and the crowd! Sound system is great.. one can feel the bass bleed through the speakers. If only they play more trance.. that would be perfect!

Roooooooooney scores!!

2005-02-26T14:18:00.000-05:00

What a spectacular goal from Rooney!! Glory Manchester United

Hello Friday

2005-02-25T12:48:00.000-05:00

Hello.. Friday! Isn't Friday everybody's best friend? I'm so bored right now sitting at the front desk working. No hurry.. I'm getting out in like.. 20 mins. Having a cup of freshly brewed coffee, thinking bout the lunch I had just now. It's a total rip off!! I'm still not over my 'bad call' this afternoon. McDonalds is having this new double fish fillet meal for $4.59. Did I just spend $6 for my lunch eating some crappy fast food? Argh! I should have gone for a satisfying Chinese meal instead for 6 bucks man.

Here's what happened. While waiting for the pedestrian light, it was 10.50am and it was still breakfast menu till 11.00am. I had this sudden crave for donuts and our very own Buckeye donuts just couple of shops away from McDess. Without thinking twice.. grabbed 2 custard donuts, my favorites. Then I stepped into McDonalds, not having a good time looking at the boring variety they have, I ordered the fish fillet 'sandwich' and a small cup of orange juice. I didn't get the meal cause my throat was feeling a little uneasy when I woke up this morning. So, fries won't do any good. The cashier lady then asked, "for here.. to go?" It came up to approximately $4.50 for the sandwich and the drink with tax. They charged tax to dine in. When I received my food, just realized I did a terrible mistake.. it's only single fish fillet sandwich. *smack myself in the forehead* Well, sh*t happens.. expect the unexpected guys!

Farewell My Friend

2005-02-24T14:36:00.001-05:00

This post is specially created for Louis Tan. He flew on the 21st of February with one mission.. a job in L.A. He spent the last month camping in my crib like a refugee. With his laziness & worry-free attitude kicked in, he was looking for a car carrier the very last few days. WOAH!! WOAH!! was the only thing he bellowed when $800 appeared on the quote. He had to do what he had to. Okay, black Eclipse definitely had to go with him. But, certain things are left behind intentionally and unintentionally. There's no one to blame for. Dada innocently wagging his tail, helplessly watching his owner leaving Columbus in the nick of time. Dada has a new temporary owner, a sweet lady. Is that what he wants for the rest of his life? Owners come and go. The moment he meets the new owner is when he knows what he has been looking for and pray that the 'one' day doesn't come. With his friends at Ohio bidding farewell emotionally, he had to play God, holding the time for the 2 girls that were rushing and squeezing through the traffic to the airport. The odds were against him with the clock ticking furiously... so on and so forth. The situation was intense and we could not forget the scene. We wish you the very best of luck seeking a new life in L.A. and getting a job!

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same."

For those of you who want to say a word or two. You may do so by clicking 'comments' at the very end of this post and leave Louis a message. Peace.

Dinner at Japanese Oriental. Leon (1st fr Left) was repeatedly telling me bout having a scrumptious $5 Katsu Don in L.A. Yes.. Leon!! I'm having $12 Katsu Don now and I have no complains. Johnny B (Left standing), a Taiwanese party-boy that loves gaming, pimping, rolling and partying. His last name doesn't starts with B and I don't know why the hell he's called B the Johnny.

(From Left) Keng Yong, J.P. and Louis Tan meeting up with Panda Yen at Easton Mall. Btw, Arnold Schwarzenegger owns the whole Easton Town center.

The American culture: holding a beer bottle on weekends. That's the white-boy, Adam who loves our culture. Psst.. do you think he'll like our infamous driving culture? hehe.. That's for us to know for him to find out. He's one hell cool American buddy we have. He's into Trance music and also likes grilling steak burgers in the middle of the night. Yo.. Adam! Are you ready? Ready to rock the house this weekend?

(From Left) Daphie, Kooi Yee, Tom, JP, Louis and KY. Yo.. students of OSU, look at how clean we were making the food you ate at Taste of OSU.. suckers!!

Spotlight: Vennie the cutie who left Ohio and now currently in jam-packed Cheras, KL. Good news for Ohioans: She's coming back in March for graduate school. Bad news: She's annoying.. isn't she? That's fine.. her cuteness outshines the bad part. *just kidding*

2701 House Party

2005-02-23T23:24:00.000-05:00

2701 House Party - February 5, 2005

Top 5 reasons to party: 1 Calvin is here from Wisconsin Madison 2 Definition of weekend = Beers + Trance 3 Louis is leaving 4 Louis is LEAVING 5 Louis IS LEAVING!!

That's right. Louis (3rd fr left). Our very own heng tai* is moving to Los Angeles. So we have to celebrate till the very end. No matter what it takes.. let's rock the house and rock the days left for Louis at Columbus. All of us could not forget the moments shared in this house.. this very special 2701 house. Party will never be the same without the Sharpie markers. LOL.

*heng tai: bro; buddy.

Taylorians ADP Reunion

2005-02-23T22:51:00.000-05:00

Taylorians - January 29, 2005

JP a.k.a. Jie a.k.a. G a.k.a. Jieps, me, the one in white. I would like to shout out to Calvin Goh (2nd fr left).. the neverending poser & pimping from Wisconsin Madison, Wee Ming (far right).. the so called computer security expert (hacker) from Carnegie Mellon, Fyfy.. the sweet looking OSU* lady that lives in Riverwatch Castle.. waiting for her prince charming fr St. Louis every weekend, and... YY (far left) a.k.a. Yen Yih a.k.a. Voted Airlines Fav. Passenger from OSU* that don't give a sh*t bout classes and fly home even we have 10 days of spring break.. respect!

*OSU: Ohio State University, Columbus. Members: JP, YY, Fyfy; Louis, Leon (not in the picture)

2005 North American International Auto Show

2005-02-23T19:16:00.000-05:00

The 2005 North American International Auto Show was a sweet and pleasing experience. Check these pictures out.. isn't it awesome?

January 16, 2005

2005 Ford Shelby GR-1 concept

Aston Martin

Familiar? What bout a hint... Jame Bond. Get it?

2005 Lexus LF-A concept

Back of 2005 Lexus LF-A concept

Look closely.. Notice the fan on each side? Just wondering what's it for.. umm.. make the car faster by blowing some air? or this car is too hot to handle?

Ferrari F430

Just ordered one of these bad boy. My fav car at the car show.

- The Rebirth -

2005-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:00

The ones below are the old postings. The new beginning starts right here after this post.

Fly and Kill

2004-08-18T19:33:00.000-04:00

You can't do much with a small knife or so called dagger from a great distance.. don't be so sure yet. You'll know what I mean when you watch the house of flying daggers. With its cool matrix effects and its somewhat lame love story.. I enjoyed the show somehow. After watching the show, I feel like taking up martial arts. I love martial arts actually.. not just watching it but learning it. I took up taekwondo when I was.. (hmm.. let me recall.. ) 8 or 9 years old. Obviously started with white belt for those of you who don't know.. followed by yellow, green, blue, red and black. Black is something what people want to achieve when learning taekwondo. However, black belt is just the beginning. If you wanna pursue further.. the fun part begins. Well, I can't really say fun.. cause you have to start breaking many many woods. It'll be a pain in the ass.. I saw people actually cried while taking the test. I think Black belt is good enough for me.. wanted to go beyond that.. think twice.. nah.

I was thinking of taking up archery. Recently I found people shooting arrows fascinating! Look at Legolas from the lord of the rings.. takeshi from house of flying daggers. I'm trying now to get into the archery class at ohio state university. I need to register for it online.. & hopefully there's a spot for me when I'm back in US. It's free anyway. I know it ain't easy to shoot arrows.. just give it a shot. lol.

Sunday morning

2004-08-16T02:12:00.000-04:00

Everyday Sunday ar.. It's Sunday morning and really feel lethargic. Been clubbing since friday night.. Rush on friday and Zouk yesterday. Zouk wasn't packed yesterday and didn't feel good bout it. arghhh... you know... not packed = no girls. I still remember that I was having a chat with one of the Zouk promoter outside before going in. I was deciding on 'opening bottle' or 'cover charge'. In the midst of negotiating, we somehow talked bout other stuff. It was the same gal that we had the last time we went to Zouk. She remembered me.. I was like... 'cool!'. I mentioned that I'm leaving next month to the States. Well she was like... 'i'll miss you'. I smiled with a friendly gesture. You know... how promoters like.. it's their job, wearing skimpy clothes and work really hard so that they can get extra commission.

Was watching olympics events on astro this morning.. tuning into mens gymnast event. Go china, japan... korea! China is showing the way how Asians should be. China dominates the Olympics on the 1st day with 4 gold and having the most medals. As years pass by, I could see Asians emerging from unknown to renown. So... for my 'kuai lows' friends who're reading this.. a piece of advice.. be humble coz we asians.. gonna kick ass for years to come. lol. We don't need stuntmen when filming cause we have been using our natural talent - kungfu for acting. Matrix is a disgrace to kungfu. (well, i kinda like it actually.. heh) So.. beware.. all asians know kungfu and don't mess with us! Before I go any further, I'm not racist and totally against it. I was just crapping.. deep down inside... my pure soul.. I'm a really humble, kind and helpful person. I really wish I could help the poor, the suffering and the unlucky ones.

Thinking of catching a movie later in the evening.. flying daggers sounds good with andy lau, takeshi kaneshiro and zhang ziyi. Hmm... maybe the village. One of M. Night Shyamalan's masterpiece on screen now. His shows are sometimes somewhat misleading and confusing. hate that!! It makes me feel like watching those hilarious and no brainer hongkong movies. hehe.. tonight? hmm.. obviously MAN U vs Chelsea!! It'll be a huge match tonight...

After talking to oon online... that's how I came up with this blog for today. promised myself that I'll continue writing.. sharing my life with my buddies who're residing overseas.

One of the best days ever

2004-06-05T00:52:00.000-04:00

It's not gonna be the fun stuff I did lately but it's just a recap of what I have done so far and I think it's the best time to do it now. Ups and downs happen. I don't clasify downs as difficulties or bad luck or whatever... I take it as a challenge. Without obstacles and challenges, I'll never improve to be a better man. I realized how wonderful life is when things just fit together like a finished jigsaw puzzle on some days.

I did so much this week. I couldn't believe it how much I did in a week not only studying but fun stuff that I'll remember for the rest of my life. I performed on stage for the 1st time in the US. It was a hip hop dance performance. It was held at Sullivant Hall.. one of the buildings at Ohio State University. Beside my dance performance, there are many more types of dance performed by other classes like jazz, tap, break etc. I'm still not over what had happened to me before the performance. I was late for the performance just because I couldn't find a parking spot. Guess what, I was stuck in traffic on campus for some time and there are hundrerds of people and cars everywhere on campus. I was wondering what the hell was going on that time. Without thinking twice, I went into a parking garage near Sullivant Hall and keeping my finger cross that I could find a parking spot a.s.a.p. It was quite a long queue at the entrance of the parking garage. What the hell!?!? It's 7pm and what are these people doing here. The lady standing at the entrance was collecting $5 for the event parking. I told her 'what event?' I'M HERE FOR MY CLASS not some events. She was quite nice actually... she said that she didn't want to argue with me because the queue was piling up and she just handed me a parking ticket and asked me to go ahead. What a day...

I knew I was late because one of my classmate told me that our performance is gonna be next. I was like... oh my god.. dunno what to do... pray & hope for the best. Right after I parked, I ran as fast as I could to the hall. As I'm closing in, I could hear the music played from the backstage. I was like... oh no.... this is da song! I saw my group of people dancing on stage already. A few of them spotted me and asked me to join them quickly. Without thinking, I jumped right in and started dancing with them. I did the best I could and even forget bout stage fright. While dancing and breathing heavily, I just realized a huge audience infront of me watching us dancing. Oh my god... I can't explain how I felt at that time. Incredible... awesome performance. When the performance ended, I was shouting with joy that we did it! My classmates were astonished with what I did and congratulate me for a great performance. Everyone was really cool about it and we had so much fun. People came up to me.. shook my hand with respect. Everything just happened incredibly fast. One of my classmate invited me to his house party after finals. They're great.. just great! You feel that way if you're in my shoes... the only asian in the group. It was really fun... hip hop dancing with a little breaking.

Spring Time

2004-05-31T16:20:00.000-04:00

It's gettin' warm here. The more the weather changes, the more I feel closer to Malaysia. I can tell the Americans really like the sunny and warm weather now, girls in bikinis enjoying themselves getting a tan, guys playing frisbee and football. Those are just the nice side of spring. Spring could be devastating too. We have storms occasionally... err... no tornadoes yet... crossng my fingers. I don't mind seeing one just as long as the tornado is friendly. When I think of storms now, I tend to think bout that hollywood movie the day after tomorrow. It was an awesome movie! It talks bout mankind and the the nature. The movie is well-made to show the people today what global warming is. It's a serious issue now and ignored by millions. Who cares about nature and global warming? Only the...environmentalists? What about the rest? Developed countries busy launching missles at third world country... Terrorist drafting new plans to create chaos around the world... Muslims extremists using inhuman ways to behead innocent lives... I can see dead people increasing in middle east... north korea double their effort to produce more nuclear warheads... Underaged child being used for cheap labor... Innocent underaged children used for prostituition... and many more disturbing issues that are not reported or noticed. Sometimes I wonder how much I can give to this world to make a difference.. to have a better place to live.

You're special

2004-05-30T14:48:00.000-04:00

Frankly, I hate writing!! You expect me to write bout my life story so that you can enjoy it? Well, I don't mind doing it as long as I hear it from your side too. So if you think my life is so darn interesting... add me jieps@hotmail.com to your msn contact list and we can chat. My status is always away because I don't have time to sit down and chat for hours. Some people find it amusing because... i don't know... maybe some people find online chatting easier than a real-life conversation. Well I totally disagree with online chatting.. come on.. get a life. Go out and stop hibernating at home. People interact... using body language... with emotions... it feels good and it's part of life. I met all kinds.. types of people and I really enjoy meeting people. I try to overcome the attitude "oh.. u're not cool enough.. forget it". Every single person on this earth is unique in some ways... that's what makes people special! If I can I would like to give my attention to everyone out there and tell them how special you are! Yes... if you're reading this... you're special! Because.. I'm writing this and I want you to be a part of it. I create a difference in your life and so are you! Life is like a rollercoaster. It's up and down and up... and it never stops till your last breath. When you're down, don't feel upset over it... because think of it this way, will you be upset over the current incident few years later? No... definitely... why? It's because it'll be a part of you life. It's just another ordinary chapter of the book. The only thing bothers you is the chapter that you're with right now is a little hard for transition. Well... you'll eventually go to the next chapter so why spend endless precious time sitting around the end of the troubled chapter? Move on.. life is short. And do what you can for this world. Life is beautiful and good luck!

How life started...

2004-03-19T01:48:00.000-05:00

I feel much better today. I was sick the whole week.. since last friday. Started with a sore-throat then fever. One of the reason I fell sick is because of the freakin' crazy weather in Ohio. It was warm and sunny in the day last week and it's approaching spring. But shit happens... It's SNOWING now!!! What the hell is going on here!?!? I'm so confused. It's Ohio weather. I realized people are getting sick because of the sudden drastic weather changes. Unfortunately, I got it too. It sucks man to get sick during finals. The worse is I'm still sick now after finals. It's spring break... party time dude. Well, I need lots of rest... coz I'm still sick!!

Pei Yuen invited me over to her place for dinner. Her sister was there.. she just got here from Nebraska. Why? Pei Yuen is graduating. Dammit.. I can smell jealousy here!! I'm still stuck here for another year. Well... to be exact... another 9 months. Fees are rocketing sky high and I can't take it anymore. The only thought that I have now is my great parents. Without them, I won't be here studying. Just have to remind them... Hold on... i'm graduating... it's worth it. What's the next chapter of my life after I graduate? Well, I do not know. This is life. You go from chapter to chaper and the later chapters are not written yet. If only I'm programmed to operate according to those pre-written chapters, then it'll be so fairy tale like. Problem free... no more decision making... stress? what stress? Simple words, life is suffering and it'll always be. So, pat yourself on the back and tell yourself to move your ass and start working... stop day dreaming.