Questions and Answers

1. Name? Tan Chun Wei
2. Were you named after anyone? Nah, my mom kinda liked this name...she wanted to named me David Tan Da Wei before..gezzz
3. Do you wish on stars? Used to, no longer a child.
4. When did you last cry? Hmm...almost everynite.
5. Do you like your handwriting? I can't write.
6. What is your favorite lunch meal? Hmm...i like K!!!...KFC! :D
7. What is your birth date? April 22...i know of 3 friends who were born on the same day :)
8. What is your most embarrassing CD? CD? Hmm...it's my old Lemon Tree.
9. Fav flower? Tulip. White ones...
10. Do you use sarcasm a lot? What is that? I don't use what I don't understand.
11. Would you bungee jump? Yeah!!! But not after 25.
12. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? Nope. Me lazy. Usually I'll buy those without.
13. Do you think that you are strong? Hmmm..perhaps. U tell me.
14. what is your favorite ice cream flavor? Errr...all. Less favourites...vanilla and chocolate
15. Hot chocolate or ice cream? Mmmm...hot chocolate in the morning. Ice cream after dinner.
16. Red or pink? Red.
Copied this from soohk's blog...so no number 17.
18. Last person you ate with? My family, tonight's dinner.
19. What do you see outside your window? The house opposite. Vacant.
20. What color pants and shoes are you wearing? Black shorts and no shoes.
21. What are you listening to right now? My MP3s...playing Counting Crows (feat. Vanessa Carlton)-Big Yellow Taxi
22. Last thing you ate? Hershey's Raisin Almond Chocolate.
23. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? YELLOW! Bright Banana YELLOW!
24. What is the weather like right now? Weather ? Hmm...I don't know...too dark to see. In here my A/C is blowing. Just nice.
25. Last person you talked to on the phone? Some malay lady got the wrong number. 3 times!
26. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex? The hair.
27. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yeah...he's a nice person :> (I know u're reading this soohk) hahaha...
28. Favorite Drink? Ribena? Hmmm...Grapeade...anything similar to that.
29. Favorite Sport? Rolling on my bed.
30. Real hair color? Black la...what else?
31. Color of eyes? Dark brown...can be any colour...with different cons.
32. Do you wear contacts? YES. That's why I said earlier, the colour varies...according to my cons.
33. Favorite Food? KFC...how many times wanna ask? Oh...that was lunch meal ah...hmm...same la...KFC! KFC!
34. Last Movie You Watched? Don't remember...
35. Favorite Day Of The Year? Everyday!
36. Scary Movies Or Happy Endings? Happy Endings
37. Summer Or Winter? Winter
38. Hugs OR Kisses? {HUGS}
39. What Is Your Favorite Dessert? Banana Bread Pudding =P~ (Just had that earlier with sotong during lunch)
40. Last concert you saw? Alan Tam...3 years ago...Genting.
41. Last book you bought? The Last Juror - Grisham.
42. Songs you listen to over and over again? Turn Left, Turn Right theme song.
43. What Did You Watch Last night on TV? I was playing game on my PS2 till 3am.
44. Favorite Smells? Petrol.
45. Most memorable vacation? Genting with my grandma.
46. Rolling Stones or Beatles? Beatles
47. Furthest been from home? Heart.
48. Do you have a special talent? Don't know. If I don't know, means don't have.
49. What is your ringtone? Nyeh, nyeh...nyeh...nyeh...nyeh nyeh nyeh(x2)...bee bee…beu...(HappyTreeFriends aka sick cartoons theme)
50. Are you gonna repost this for other people to do? Hmmm...i can think of one...the trashy old thing - simtan69. (Old thing: pls copy this and answer at your blog)

Gosh...I managed to finish all these?! Damnn...I must be too free.

Premium Toilet

The thunder's roaring outside. It's gonna be quite a downpour if it rains later. I'm on leave this whole week. Ahhh...these sweet and carefree days. Wish it could lasts forever. I've been out alot since I got back last week. Just managed to get online. My area is still new...there's no fixed phone service just yet...thus, I've just subscribe to Maxis's Unlimited Data Package plan. Getting online on my GPRS, it's not alot faster than normal dialup...but hey...it's better than nothing. RM120 per month - pretty costly compared to Streamyx where you get ADSL for only RM88.

Went to KLCC last Monday...and was surprised to see something like this:

Premium Toilet
Originally uploaded by osiruz.

Premium toilets?! Never have I heard of such a thing before...it costs RM2 per entry! Gosh...what could you possibly do in there? Do they give out 'wet wipes' for those 'premium' bottoms? Or do they serve tea? Another valued service for the upper class...or should i say 'bottom'?

My one year older self

So my birthday came and went...nothing much has changed just yet...except the fact that i'm now a year older...or wiser like some said. Somehow, I don't think I'm any wiser than before. Had a quiet celebration this year. Quiet as in the atmosphere...went to Euro Deli in Damansara Kim. It's good...i like quiet spots now. Unlike the past few years, we were out and about to clubs and all. I'm just not too much in the mood for that nowadays. Guess I am really getting old. My friends booked that place for 8pm...we arrived at 9. By then that place was crowded and every table was already taken up...a friend called another outlet in Uptown instead, they said we can just head over as it wasn't jammed and packed there. So we did. Surpisingly, this outlet was a complete opposite of the one in Damansara Kim. This place is almost empty! Only two or three small tables were occupied when we went in. We're the biggest crowd there. Each of us ordered something different. When the food came, we found ourselves cutting and slicing away our piece in the plate and transferring it across the table to each and everyone's. Sharing the taste is not a bad idea...but in this case, I wonder if we're trying to share the 'load' too. I ordered the Pork Knuckle, my friend recommended...and i swear i'm not gonna take any pork for at least a week after that.


Roast Pork Knuckle 

We talked for almost non-stop during dinner and after ...till the shop owner chased us out, they are closing at 10. My friends paid the bill and we headed outside the shop...and we talk some more. We stood outside the shop for at least 10 minutes or so, talking. Geezz...my friends can really talk sometimes. Finally, we all decided we have not talked enough...(or they felt kinda bad to let me go home so early) so we went to this place called the 'Backyard' in Sri Hartamas. Man...this place is full of old geezers. We went in, got ourselves a pretty comfortable spot to sit and suddenly we realized that the place is full of people in their mid 30s and 40s. We were like a bunch of kids there in a grown-up's playground. The songs they were playing were oldies too...well, not really oldies...there's elvis, lighthouse and some other 80s stuff. We ordered a couple of drinks...and I started to yawn. It's past my bedtime...and its only 11:15pm. I felt like going home to sleep. My friends were 'woi'-ing me...telling me to snap out of it...that it's my big day...I shouldn't feel that way. But I do and I couldn't help it. I was really tired. After persuading my friends that they have work to do the next day...all of us agreed to leave at 12. The fact is, we didn't...we dragged till it's almost 12:30am...cause we were too indulged in another conversation, yet again.

Count the candles

Last night, I had a warm pre-celebration for my birthday. My fellow colleagues brought me to a shanghai noodle house here and even got me a birthday cake. I'm more than happy. The dinner was not something big or anything, but it's what I like best...simple.


This reminds me of how old i am.

I had a new haircut last night. Something new to start my NEW year off. Now my hair is shorter than what I used to have last year. Somehow, my head is so much lighter and I can feel the air flowing around me through my ears. Ahhhh...it's like a relief. I shocked the rest of the folks here today. Most of them made a comment when they saw me this morning. Well, they'll get over it...eventually. Just like they got over my permed hair last year. It's not easy for me to accept too...I needed some time to get accustomed to my new hairstyle. Bright side is, I finally get the chance to make full use of my 'professional' hair wax. It works better on short hair.

The lucky me

This morning is one of those morning which you feel like you can sleep the whole day through. The sky is still kinda gloomy even at 7am, usually it'll be so bright and the sun would already be a quarter or so up in the eastern sky.


Cloudy - quite unlike the sky

Tomorrow I'll be going home. Seems like I've been here for a long long time. Every trip seems to grow longer now. Yeah, I think I've said this more than once now. Still remember I had dinner with Old Thing at Sizzler on her birthday when I arrived this trip. That was end of March...but it seems like so long ago. Anyway, it's all good now...this trip I'll be quite occupied when I get home.

This Friday, I have a bunch of friends who has laid out a whole night of events for me. For my big day is near. I was told not to worry about a single thing...just get myself ready by 7pm...there would be someone to come pick me up...and the rest would be all taken care of. Geee...the friends that I have...I'm glad. Saturday, there will be another post-celebration. And Sunday, well...Sunday I've gotta attend someone else's celebration instead...a dear friend's wedding.

My colleagues here have been asking me what I want for my big day. Well...There's nothing much that I want for my birthday really. I know I have a bunch of great colleagues too. They are all good folks. Tonight we are goin out for dinner. They have been asking me what would I like to have, but I really couldn't think of anything that I would like to eat. Hmmm....hopefully, they'll come up with something...I know they would.

I'm just feeling lucky, I've all these people around me.

The Incredible Popeman

The Incredible Popeman
Originally uploaded by osiruz.

Tuesday Blur. I expect to get pretty busy today. There's a UAT with the users. So usually, time flies when u're entertaining others...or being entertained. In this case, I don't think I'll get any entertainment out of it. Well, at least I don't have to stare at the clock as it ticks. It's tormenting. I've been not-so-productive lately, I know. My mood swing gets pretty frequent nowadays. I must contain myself. Must keep my emotions in-checked. Blurting out offensive words all the time may backfire someday. Somehow...I think that day is near. I should try reducing that.

The world is getting busy lately. News about the Pope, the Japanese and Chinese conflict, the India-Pakistan dispute and occasional tremor in the Indonesian islands. Each of these, is not your regular, small-time news. Tension is high. I'm not talking about world peace nor writing about how to promote it. Without all these 'excitements'...this world would be a boring one. Suprisingly, as I heard...the late Pope, the vatican leader...used to be an actor in his younger days. How does an actor ended up being a Pope anyway? Maybe because he was not popular when he was an actor...so he thought being a catholic leader would grant him those attention and popularity that he wants? Hmm...I don't know...I guess now that he's gone, no one would ever know for sure. Nevertheless, that doesn't matter as long as he did good to the world. I guess thats why he became a comic figure now. He must have earned tons of respect from the Christian community or perhaps from all the people in this world, despite your religion. That I'm not sure, I'm never much of a religious person nor am I someone who reads the news often. I don't even know who the Pope was until he was gone. Guess I'm just being too ignorant. The Incredible Popeman

Colour me monday

It's chilly today. The air conditioner is blowing at its max, just right above where I'm sitting. Have made myself a cup of hot tea after lunch. Primarily, to warm my ice-cold fingers. Haven't been doing much today. Just chatting and surfing mostly. Occasionally I'd look at my IDE, change a few lines of code...compile...and let it stay cold for another 30mins or so. Been repeating this process since this morning. Monday perhaps? Hmmm...I don't know, I never really have that kinda Monday Blue believes. When you're slacking off, you're slacking off. Blame it on Monday...and when Tuesday comes? Just heard the one opposite me saying...Tuesday would be Tuesday Blur. See what I mean?

Recently, I came upon an article of my interest - ancient egypt. I'm a fanatic. I named my devices according to those names of ancient egyptian gods and goddesses. Sometimes i would ask myself ... could I be an egyptian in my past life? I've never been too obsessed about a certain thing. Not like this.
Anyway back to the article....Apparently, the name "Imhotep" was the name of the architect who designed the first pyramid - The Step Pyramid.
(sounds familiar? Remember that evil guy from the box office - The Mummy and The Mummy Returns?) After this architect's death, somehow he ended up to a God of Medicine and was worshipped for more than 2000 years. Discovery - Mummy Detectives

In ancient times, things are so much simpler and people are just so easily deceived. If we have the technology to go back in time, I'd like to see how it's like there and then. I'm sure there are quite a number of others who think the same too. The show - Time Machine, a few years back ... some said its crap...but I find it quite interesting...and amusing at the same time...watching the scene at the window display of the garment store across the street changes as the time traveller lapses into time...that part alone sums up the whole 'greatness' about that show. Was browsing through google just now, seems like there is another episode of "Time Machine" back in the 1960s. Haven't seen that though, wonder how it's like. Hmmm...come to think of it, there wasn't any interesting movie showing lately...the only thing I'm looking forward to is the Star Wars: Episode 3 : Revenge of Sith. Hopefully it is something which is worth waiting this long for.

Leonardo's Birthday

Leonardo's Famous Sketch - The Vitruvian Man
Originally uploaded by osiruz.

Went into google today and found out that it was actually Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday yesterday (15th April)
The same as one of my colleague's. A gentle click of my left mouse button on the Da Vinci "Google" image brought up tons of search results. From the famous Mona Lisa to the Vitruvian Man. I've just finished the "Da vinci code" by Dan Brown not so long ago and was pretty fascinated by that book. It kept me talking about it for a month or so. I think some of my colleagues would probably heard much of it from me and know enough of that book than having to read it by themselves. I've learnt much from that book and would probably read it again some time to come. Though through some write-ups about that book, most of the contents are only fictional. I couldn't really tell which one is, or is not. Sometimes, it's probably good not to find out the truth about things in life - in this case, for it may spoil my appetite to read the second time. Self-denial maybe, but an occasional one wouldn't hurt.

Those lil disappointments in life...

I was pretty tired last night. Had a 'ghosty' chat in old thing's apartment till quite late. I got back to my apartment at 11:30pm...and still not taken my bath. I guess I got too indulged into those stories...that it affects me. I'm not just a scary cat...but a dirty one too. I went to bed without taking my shower. Was afraid I might see 'something' in there. I guess that's how i spend my time now. Talking over nothing and enjoying the very few company that I have here.

Life here is getting complicated by the day. Heard something which got me rather disappointed recently. Humans, most of them are selfish some say...depends on how far you are willing to go for being selfish. Some will only think about their own benefits and won't really care what happens to you. As long as they get what they want, whatever happen to you...they just couldn't be bothered. Some will at least consider about your situation, but when they weigh it down...they will still do whats best for them. I suppose, they shouldn't be blamed. It's just being humane - This is the most powerful excuse of all time. Maybe they will feel bad, only for a second or two. They'll get over such guilt when they see their benefits come rolling in. I guess when they say this is a 'dog-eat-dog' world...its true.

Oh...and I guess I finally remembered why I left my last job. It was due to the same reason too.

I couldn't think of any relevant picture to post today...so i posted a picture of the sky i took some time ago. I guess this goes well with my mood today. Dusk.

Chapter 2 : The Twin Towers

I used to work in KLCC. Waking up early, taking the commuter from Klang to KL Sentral. Hop onto a LRT from there...and head towards the twin towers. Armed with my PPC (my MP3 player) and my backpack...I would walk fast, with my eyes focused ahead and with great confidence. It's been a long time, since I last felt such burst of energy and confident in me. Listening to music, walking with the beat, humming the song as I go...the journey was a fun one. I get to see trains passing by, people getting busy with their life...all different in their very own ways. Everyday you get to see something new...something different. Never dull. Although I'd be very tired when I got home in the evenings, but it seems to be all worth it. Those days are gone, only the sweet memory remains. I can't remember why I left that job now, it seems that all I can remember are the good things and not the bad. Guess we humans are all alike...we would always appreciate the things that are gone or are lost...or isit just me, missing my KL life?


Twin Towers - taken with my e398

My healthy-o-bfast

This morning i woke up early, by 6:50am I'm already wide awake. I got off the bed and prepared breakfast....a piece of luncheon meat with 15% bacon (microwaved), 1/2 slice of melted cheese and 4 slices of freshly cut crunchy cucumber.


My breakfast set

Went out from my apartment at 7:25am and was on the first car out, heading to office. ......something's wrong with me today.

Jimmy who?

Jimmy Liao - This name doesn't mean anything to me before "Turn left, Turn right". Somehow I'm quite striken by the show. Life seems so simple...and yet so real at the same time. Been trying to get my hands on the DVD for so long...looking it up at HARCO GLODOK whenever I was there. But each time, they only have the mandarin version. I left feeling rather disappointed.

I finally found a copy at Speedy late last year at Genting. Of course, without a second thought...I bought it. And was happy for more than a day. I've watched it for more than 5 times now...and as I'm writing this blog...I'm getting the urge to watch it again. Can't help but to play the theme song by Stephanie Sun on my winamp...just to relive the moments of the show in my mind. After 'Turn left, Turn right'...there was another...'Sound of Colours'. I kinda like this one too, but not as much as the one before. Still...this is alright, I got the DVD from Ratu Plaza at Rp.25K. Not original...but hey, its cantonese and with DTS. What more can one ask for?

Later on, during one of my visits to Kinokuniya at Plaza Senayan....i finally got the chance to see the real 'art' of Jimmy through his comics. Simple as it is, these drawings are just mainly simple characters. A cat, a kid, a moon, a truck...with just very few words...all in chinese though. Although I'm half-blinded when it comes to reading chinese, those drawings are just too tempting and in the end, I just couldn't resist but to get myself a copy of it. Couldn't remember the price, but it's not cheap for such a thin comic book. I'm now a member of his official website too...found the link through google - jimmyspa (btw, there's chinese and english version-link at the index page, but the english version is not working just yet)
You can download wallpapers, screensavers and other goodies there...all for free...all his work of art.

This is a quote I copied off the "extras" from the 'Sound of Colours' DVD:

"Everyone always has a Railway inside their heart,
and the destination is called "Hope". However, because of love, they would somehow lose their
ways inside these packed compartments, and keep either getting on the wrong train, or getting off
at the wrong station.

In the event, they keep on losing their direction, feeling lost and getting hurt.
Fortunately, the recovery would not take long.

Somehow, someday...they would definately find the right train and get off at the right station.
For "Hope" has finally found them.

If you tried to search for hope and always fail all the time, be patient
for "Hope" will someday find you."


A piece from - 'The moon has forgotten'

Goiza! Goiza!

It's been quite some time since the last opening of decent foodstall at Bapindo basement foodcourt. (Those numerous masakan padang stalls don't count) This Goiza has been in Tmn Anggrek for god-knows how long now, but I've never paid a single visit to it.


Goiza at Bapindo food court - opens today.

Today I see myself running towards this outlet and ordering my very first meal with them. It's not bad, for a Rp.24,000 lunch...its already VERY GOOD. Something new for me once in a while...else I'd be bringing my own sandwiches not just for breakfast, but for lunch too.


Goiza Crispy Chicken set - Rp. 24K

Hans with Guns

Last night, we had Han's Kitchen. It was previously known as "Bakmi Han's Oriental" or something along that line...i can't really recall as we don't really patronized this restaurant much, due to its environment and the rumours we heard about roaches running about-barefoot.


Bakmi Hans after renovation - Han's Kitchen now.

Anyway, despite the change in its look and ambience. To our surprise, there still wasn't alot of people even during dinner time. When we went in, only a couple was sitting in the corner, almost done with their meal. The food we ordered was served almost 10mins after we ordered...pretty fast by my standard. But of all the 6 ala-cartes we ordered, only the rice noodle was edible. My "Fu Yung Hai" was alright...but too starchy. After that meal, this restaurant is now the latest addition to our 'banned list'. I'm still pretty alrite with it, I would still go...but maybe not in the recent days to come. Since we've had a pretty expensive lunch, a lousy dinner...hmm...well, it sorta evens out the odds. And did i mentioned that its not cheap either?

Toni Roma's - Famous For Ribs

Toni Roma's - Famous For Ribs
Originally uploaded by osiruz.

Today we had lunch at Tony Romas'. It was kinda cloudy...so we decided to walk across instead. This is only the beginning of my 3rd week here, but i've spent almost 200USD now. I guess this is how i compensate from the boredom that i felt. And luckily, there are others who would usually join in the fun. 4 of us, we spent about RM250, for lunch...abit costly some would say.

Logitech

logitech
Originally uploaded by osiruz.

Bought a Logitech Notebook Optical Mouse+ at Rp.270K. My old mouse is dead...it was dead before...about a year ago...i resurrected it...but this time...i guess i'm just in the mood to spend some money, so i got myself a new one instead.

Starting out...

I wanted to get my own blog after reading a couple of others. Its interesting to have a place where u can just 'talk' to yourself whenever u're in the mood. Hopefully my mood lasts longer than it should and i'll still be maintaining this after some time.

I suppose to start out, i should talk about my background a little....
I have kept my life simple so far, well...at least i think it is simple...to me.
Come this Friday, it's my 19th month working in Jakarta now. Somehow, since the last few trips...days seem to grow longer...and i'm growing weary of this travelling job. Being a developer in this banking industry is beginning to bore me. I'm missing my life back in KL.