One moment in time

It is like a f%*&^N* mating season.


A friend of mine is getting married in early September.

Another friend of mine just received proposal from her boyfriend during the holiday.

Another one, met her boyfriend's parent for the first time.

Finally, another one, rumors saying that she had found the right one.

All happened in the month of August. (In Chinese Calender, during the hungry ghost month)

Make no mistakes, it is great to know that each and everyone of them finally found their love ones to hold on for the rest of their lives.

When i was a 5-yrs old kid, fresh in kindergarden, i remember vividly that that is the first time i have actually fall in love.

But i also remember that, as a five year old, we are not introduced to the combination letter of "L-O-V-E" in our textbook.

But being a smart-ass, i knew the feeling.

I remembered i tried to impress her by being the "tough guy" in the class.

I remembered i bugged my mum the whole day to ask her to arrange marriage proposal for me.
(Ended up with "makan rotan" la of course).

I remembered that i tried to impressed her singing at the top of my lung in front of the class with a stupid children song.
(Which i get an "A" of course :) - Sang with feelings ma..)

Now that after 24 years, it is really funny to recall those special moment.

Well, i don't know where is she now. Since we are of the same age, i guess she might probably met her prince charming and married now.

If i have the chance to meet her again, i think i will ask her:

"Hey, you still remembered me? Hung Yew from Methodist, how are you?"

Steve Job is Jobless

I was browsing the newsfeed via Facebook Mobile when i saw one shocking news.

The godfather of the i-generation (iphone, Imac, Ipad) announced his resignation.



The news came without any warning, no sign, no indication, no nothing. At first glance, i thought it was a joke. Or it can be a hoax from some people who want to make sure that the share price of Apple plummet just for a day.

Ironically, i got the news first not from CNN, not newspaper, not from friends. I read it from my iphone.

It is as unbelievable as if somebody telling me that he saw a cow riding a bicycle.


Just a few days earlier, Apple has officially overtook ExxonMobil as the most valuable company in the United States.

But now, everyone is in doubt of the capability of Apple to regain the same ol' success they have been tasting for several years since the revolutionary invention of iphone in 2007.

Who would imagine by then, just by a simple "tap tap" by your finger, you could call, text, and browsing internet on the same time?

And it is also when, something changed.

We used to tell our friends, "Later i will text you on the place and time"

And now, we tell "I will WHATSAPP you!"

Cheapskate.

Mentang-Mentang it is free.

It is also when we are so used to be fuming while waiting for our date to finish her make-up in the car...

With "Angry Bird"

We are fuming on why they can finish their make up in such a short time.

To Steve, there's nothing much i could say to you apart from a BIG THANK YOU for what you have bring to us.

Before you go, i just have one request.

Can you release your latest gadgets for 2012, the cI-pad?

It would be so cool to have one cI-pad for me to touch while i am waiting!

Cleaning & Memories

Yesterday was a public holiday again. So, i grabbed at the opportunity to do some "major" house-cleaning.

While sweeping and vacumming my place, i noticed at this very one corner, there's a small cupboard (or should i say, more like a drawer)in the guest room.

What i have least expected during the cleaning job is that i am not only picking up the dusts and rubbish from all over the place.

I have picked up some memories too.

1. Two "Totoro" dolls that i have bought for my ex-girlfriend. One bought before we are even together, another one after, winning it by exchanging 2-carton of can drinks i won from a stupid game @ fun fair.

2. A stack of pictures when i am between 17-24 yrs old with my "flambouyant" hairstyle.

3. My first watch which cost me more that RM200.00. A Casio brand which i bought during my uni time. (I think i bought it with my part time job money, as an assistant in a photography outlet).

4. My first Canon digital camera, as a gift for my graduation from my parents. (3.2 MP, consider very high tech liao that time). My parents was so glad that i managed to grab a univeristy degree certificate finally, after scare them to death during my 4th year GPA result. (1.89 from 2.00 passing marks).

5. Not to forget, my university degree certificate. You see, ever since i started work, i think i hardly display it to my potential employers. It was covered with dusts and spider-webs. Got it after spending so many years paying and struggling in a university. Just a piece of paper. Goddamnit.

6. A big birthday card i handmade for my ex, cos i have not had the money to buy her a "proper" birthday present during my university time. Well, i guess from the look of her face, (at least i think so too) it is the happiest moment of her life when she saw that!

It is funny when you tend to have new discoveries when you start to clean up the mess of your house.

And wtf, my vacuum cleaner has spoiled in the process. Gonna sue LG soon. For some reason it just stopped sucking, just like that.

Well, whatever past, is a past.

I took it all and chucked it into the rubbish bag, and threw it all away.

I don't buy it when people say if you don't leave the past behind, you can't face the future.

It is just that, you have a little more burden to carry along the way.

It's all about the money..money..money...

Whenever my parents came to KL, they always remind me the very same thing over and over again.

"KL is not a place for people to stay one~"

But of course i will never blame them for having that kind of mindset.
It is true to a certain extent that when you think about living in an urban city like Kuala Lumpur, you will start to wander about:

Approx 30 yrs of debt-ridden life purchasing a "home":


Approx 7 yrs loan commitment to a car:

Then, with cars come the "piggy bank" of Datuk Samy Vellu:

Not to mention the household utility bills, etc etc.

Well most of my friends around are having a stable job and stable income. Yes, maybe it is not too luxurious like having BMWs and Lexus-es, but at least, we don't have to worry about the basics needs such as foods, drinks and shelters.

But one thing is for sure, to people who "live" much more than what they could have earned, we have another option:

(Who need ATM when we can have Visa and Master?)

Recent economic crisis and the wallstreet meltdown in the United States of America has taught us a very good lesson. Not everyday is going to be a sunny day.

Debts of credit cards, unserviced home and car loans, has proven to be one of the main cause of people jumping off from the buildings.

So, it is always good to have a good financial planning, well ahead before the disaster strucks.

If we think that we are a bad financial planner, so bad that even an ATMs will switch themselves off whenever they see you, you might think about engaging one professional financial planner for yourself or your family.

Or start investing in?

1. Fixed Deposit? - Risk free, but but the return is peanuts. (I won't give a damn)

2. EPF - Thats when you get your money when half of your legs is in the coffin. (Lama lagi..)

3. Share market - That's where "speculative investor" start to think about jumping off from buildings. (Well, i don't even do bungy jumps, so forget about it)

4. Properties investment - Medium risk with potentially high return. (Okey...).

Property investment, anyone?

You must be asking, why am i writing all this nonsense? Well, as i have told you before, i LOVE writing nonsense. But in the end, i don't mind really if sometimes the nonsense can trigger some loyal readers to prompt me with something like this.

Somebody: Well you are a good writer!

Somebody: Yeah i know, but that's how good you are!

Somebody: You are always creative!

Somebody: I think the article is really good, as if it comes from some kind of magazine!!

Well i know, you don't have to remind me of that. Haks.

No seriously, it is so sad that we learnt from newspaper everyday that tragedies happened for one and only reason most of the time-Money. Loan sharks harrasement, drugs traficking, divorces, commit suicide cases, don't you see the relevance?

It is all about the money!

Ei, where's my "Tesco" brand Maggie mee liaw??

(This post served as the community message from hungyew09.blogspot.com)

I replied an email from Germany, in German language

Yesterday i received an email Germany, which sound like this:

"wenn Sie von Herrn Lang den Typ Ventil und Regler bekommen können, kann ich Ihnen die CE-Certificates runterladen. Villeicht geht es so am schnellsten.
Gruss"

My face turned into something like this:

Within 2 minutes, i replied:
"Sehr geehrter Herr, Danke. Allerdings habe ich es geschafft, die Zertifikate von Dung-Website herunterladen an diesem Morgen. Nochmals vielen Dank. Mit freundlichen"

Not that i understand what are they saying.

How i do it? Secret.

It reminds me during secondary school, my girlfriend used to send me a letter with lots of symbols and sign, expecting me to know what she is writing.

(The main purpose is, whoever got caught with a love letter in school, they will get fired, or even worst, risk the possibility of the teacher will read out the love letter in front of the whole crowd of student during assembly time).

But then again, only she would know as she has the key, the decipher, to the abovementioned symbols and sign.

Just because for the fact that i am just "a little more smarter" than others, i use the "substitution" method (in the terminology of computing hacker's world), i managed to turn the one page letter into a "readable" love letter.

Without any "deciphers".

All based on my instinct.

Believe it or not, i am that smart.

Yeah, real smart.

Use lah Google Translate, bodoh!

I lied, because i love you

Recently read an article in the Sun's newspaper during my daily routine breakfast.

About Honesty.

Ever since we were kids, parents used to tell us that we must be honest to everybody.

If you've "flung" your papers during exams, admit that you never study!
You stuffed your friend's shoes with superglue, hold your hands up!
You ran over a dog with your bicycle, make a damn police report for not having the license to ride on a bicycle!
Then come the daunting questions. Does honesty really work in a relationship?


When two person in love, sometimes it is awfully painful to learn that with honesty, things doesn't mean anything at times, really.


This is a question, a big mystery that has haunts the human mankind for thousands of years. I bet even Albert Einstein would need to scratch his balls in order to sort out the answer for this.




Example:

Wife: Dear, do i look nice in this dress?

Husband: Yeah, of course my dear, you looked ten years younger with this dress on you!

(In the heart: Yeah right, my grandma looks better with her clothes on.)



or



Wife: Do you love me? Only me?

Husband: Of course i do dear, no doubt about that.

(In the heart: Well, i do love you, but sometimes i do fancy looking at the hot chick staying next door. Just because i am married, it also means that i would be sinful to even consider that)

Well you see, when we tell lies, sometimes, it is because we just want you to be happy.

There's a old rule of thumb, some secrets are better being left untold.


But of course it doesn't warrant you from bedding another woman and put your other half in the dark.

What i meant is, only tell the "good lies".

In the end, there's no right or wrong decisions when you decided to "lie". But if it can helps in making sure that you and your partner have a healthy relationship, i can't see the reason why not to do it.

Even if sometimes you wife's make up scares away The Lady Gaga, still praise her on how beautiful she is.

When her cookings are so sucks that even a cat will bury the food in the sands , you still pretend to enjoy it.

Sometimes love is about trust, a trust that shall never fall aparts under any circumstances. Sometimes a guy's hormone can go "ga-ga" upon seeing a beautiful woman on the street, but it doesn't mean we are going to betray the one we are holding on in our arms at that very moment.

So, the next time when you see a beautiful girl, and your wife asked you:

Wife: Who is prettier?? Me or her??

You: Of course you are prettier from my point of view. But i can't deny that the girls walked past by just now, may seems to have a little more height and slightly younger too. Although you are not that old, but of course there will always be younger girls around. You can cook, she may not, but maybe, yes, i don't know her well, maybe she can be a good cook also, who knows right? Maybe if i knew her before you...(Goes on and on)

Ah well, the indian hormones kicks in again.

But for one, we are not shaking our head, when we say "I love you".

It is because we knew that we really do.

The Iphone & Air Asia

It has been ages since i last travelled on an Air Asia flight.
Last week, i booked a one way ticket to Penang. My flight was scheduled to depart from LCCT at 09 55 am.

Well, i have the "standard" cab driver, i used to call him Chong. I have been using him for taxi services without failed for the past few years everytime i need to travel. His service, without a doubt, is first class.

He knew about the flight schedules ranging from Malaysia Airlines to Firefly. (Just in case you forgotten where you have keep your travel itinerary). He was like a bloody alarm clock that wakes you up whenever you overslept. (In this case, he called me for the 13th times before i finally pick up).

He has driven me in his Wira for so many years that he actually met my two different girlfriends, for two different trips, two different destination, on two different occasions.

The only thing that remain the same, he can talked non-stop throughout the journey.

We were scheduled to leave from my home as early as 730am, just to avoid the traffic jams (As it was a working day).

Only god know what has happened to me for that particular morning. Maybe i have stepped on a dog shit or something. The traffic was not moving at all and my watch was ticking away faster than the RPM of the taxi's meter.

By the time we reached the u-turn leading up to Kesas Highway (which is just barely 5 minutes away from my home) i noticed that we have taken 30 minutes more than it ususally does.

Well, my instinct told me something wasn't right, when this Chong guy was sweating and breathing heavily, cursing the traffic for that particular sunny morning. (He is normally not like that).

Well, cool as you like, i took out my iphone, remembered that i have downloaded an Air Asia apps, but which i have never utilize before. Because seriously, if Air Asia call center can't be reached 80% of the time, someone please tell me an apps came with chips and diodes can check me in to an airplane!

What if my battery went dead?

What if some FBI think i am a terrorist who bought one way ticket just to go and suicide bombing the Komtar building, then go on to blow my iphone off!

But i don't have a choice either, do i?

So, i did the unbelievable.

It is like trying to seduce a nun to make sure that she rape you.

So, this is how it looks like.

On the apps, i guess "Mobile check in", seems like can trust lah!



Within minutes after keying in all my flight details, it has been confirmed that i have checked in, and an email will follow suit.


Ta ma de.

Luckily i downloaded google mail into my iphone. Only then i realized, if you do not have an email account (which i think will be super ridiculous), Air Asia will also send you a back up in the form of sms.

And like doggy's poo-poo coming out from now where, i have this bar code which i am supposed to scan it at Air Asia Kiosk.

You know what, for that particular day, i felt damn macho knowing that i am not the average tom. (Who suffer from long queue at the counters).

I even have time to enjoy the McDonald's breakfast that morning.

So, dropped my luggage at the drop in counter, then proceed to departure hall. No problems, no hiccup at all!

Oh ya, did i tell you how the Chong guy reacted when i told him i have "check in" from his taxi?

Me: "No need to rush liao, i have checked in"

Chong: "Huh? You asked somebody else to check in for you??"

Me: " Yeah, Steve Jobs helped me to do that"

Chong: "Oh ok, should buy your friend a lunch"

Chuckled.*

AI - David Cook

Let me bring you to one of my favourite American Idol, David Cook!

Always be my baby - David Cook




We were as one, babe for a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting that you would always be mine
Now you want to be free so I'm letting you fly
'Cause I know in my heart, babe our love will never die, no

You'll always be a part of me
I'm a part of you indefinitely
Girl, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way, you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

I ain't gonna cry, no and I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave girl I will not stand in your way
But inevitably you'll be back again
'Cause ya know in your heart babe our love will never end, no

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl, don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my, baby

And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way, you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling, 'cause you'll always be my baby

I know that you'll be back girl
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder, oh
I know that you'll be right back, babe
Ooh, baby believe me it's only a matter of time

The Ring

Who told ya' only Proton can be a "copy cat".

I can be one also.

Example:

This photo was found somewhere in the internet. Creative isn't it?


So out of the blues, i also did the exact same thing with the Caterpillar Parts Book.

Ok, i know, it is not as nice as the former one la..

Anyway, what does a ring meant to a woman? Is it only about marriages?

I stumbled upon this one article on the July issue of FHM after checking out Hannah Tan's
poster just to check out her new clothing. (Eherm..)

Well i do have a ring, on my middle finger which i used to greet a lot of people. (Only my close friends la of course).

This articles revealed on the character of a person judging on which finger they wore their rings on.

"God of wine and partying?" Yeah i love parties, but not really into wine to be honest.

But somehow it is quite true that i doesn't really care over what other people may think about me!

And now i know why we are supposed to put a ring in the other half's "Ring finger" during exchange of wedding vows.

(Imagine the next time when your wife want to show the big fat diamond ring to the family members, she just throw up her middle finger, showing it to them and then shout "Look! Isn't it gorgeous?")

Whether it is a mitos or just a piece of rejected thesis from a student in the psychology trade, it is up to you whether you want to believe it or not.

FHM should pay me a handsome figure, because i am promoting their July issue in this post.

FHM Editor: "NAHHH" (Well, middle finger also)

The Indian Magnet

Have you ever met a thief, an amateur one, who stole your thing only found out in the end that he wouldn't know what to do with it?

And yet still come back with an apology and gave you something in return as a gift?

It happens a lot in those indian movies.


But who cares? I have more fridge magnet added to my hall of fame now!!

The magnet from India? Now this is cool.

For the fact that one of those magnet, doesnt come with a magnet actually.

Remember my earlier post, "whatever have been closed, actually cannot be closed?"

"An Indian fridge magnet, which doesn't come with a magnet".

Now, it tells you a lot of thing about Indian culture.

Interesting fact No.1 about India: Anyone of you know that in some part of India, people actually use the street/town name as part of their name?

Imagine: Wong Pu Chong, from Puchong.