Sorry ar, I am LuLu...

Sorry ar, people in Siebel, I just found out that it's our slow Oracle DB server...

對唔住，我係‘露露’！


But then hor, I think I still need to buy a PSP!

Wah, so long one?!

Next time ar, if you do Siebel or plan to hire me to do Siebel ar, pls make sure your servers have big big big or many many many big big big processors, and many many many memory! Wah lau eh, so slow to import one project!

See the long white patch? That's the indication of the Siebel tool got overly taxed and me being the victim of it! Wah, so swuei, sit here do nothing but wait for it to get back normal! Should buy PSP lar!

Then hor, you see the stupid Siebel tool? Taking so much memory one! Almost 250MB leh, so little piece of software use so much memory! Wah, the people in Siebel must be having puny brains, is this their way of boosting their puny ego?! See how SONY build their PSP so small?

Then hor, the server has got 1.5GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. Still not enough meh? You see the PSP hor, got little processor and little memory, but hor, 1GB is enough to store Burnout and Virtua Tennis leh, and they make noise also! Buy a PSP also better than using it lar!

Maybe the people in SONY can make Siebel run faster, or hey, maybe the PSP can do Siebel migration faster!


I think I should buy a PSP!

Shoe feticism?

The other day when I was in 1U, I saw this really cool Valentino shoes. A pair of leather shoes. Very nice one leh!

I tried and tried and pose and pose and stand and turn in front of the mirror, so nice one leh. Then hor, my brother said, have you checked the boxes in our dressing room?

Dang, I still got so many pair of shoes!

In life hor, many things also we want one. But then hor, how many is enough and how many times we actually utilise them all?

Are we spoilt by choices or is life getting easier?

Food for thought...

In Dreams Begins Responsibility...

Sometimes, you get excited and just wanna make the plunge, believing that you could fly rather than fall. Just a reason, be it love, be it religion, or your dreams.

You know the feeling, the feeling of "I believe I can fly." In this case, I believe I can walk on fire. I have done this a couple of times, and it was a mixed feeling. You have many animals inside you, but once it's over, you just could not get enough of it.


So, let's go flying. We go all the way uphill.


Ahhhhh... nice view! See the little small arrow? That's where I am staying. A small cozy abode, a place of my own since 2 years ago.


Turn your head 180 degrees, and this is what greets you. Nice eh? This is the reason of me getting the mixed feelings before plunging. I can't help laughing or smiling whenever the thought of moving here crosses my mind.

This is my dream house! The reason I have been working so hard for! When I move into my little apartment 2 years ago, I said to myself, I have to work hard for something better in life. I have to get a better home, so that when my parents/grand parents/sister is here, they have a nice place to take shelter in. A place where I can have my own room.

When you imagine having your own room all by yourself, the warm and cozy feeling just sets in. I have been browsing the IKEA catalogue over and over again to see which furniture fits my room well.

Oh man, this is dream, and dream is where the responsibility begins. Dream is not something you drool over and do nothing about it. Dream is what drives you to be a better person. Dream is why I have lived and keep on striving for better!

Dream is what makes you believe you could fly and really strive to make it happen!

Omigod, this could make me single forever!

You are a shy flirt



You are more inclined to leave anonymous love notes for your crush than go up and ask them out. You prefer to leave the ball in their court and see where it takes you. A lot of people find this style romantic, but sometimes you are going to have to work up the nerve and ask your crush out, because if your crush is shy too, you may both like each other and never know.

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

3 things you could do in the toilet to perk up your working days

1. Imagine that you have a great view from your office window where you could throw all the worries and frustrations out. Oh, the great view stimulates your ideas and imagination as well.


2. Catch up with your friends, take pictures with them and chat with them. Makes you feel good to know someone cared and think of you.



3. Boost your EGO! Nothing beats knowing that you are using the American Standard size!

Twin Happiness

Indians has always fascinated me with their colorful culture, singing, people rolling down the hills, dancers appearing out of nowhere, and those exaggerated punching sound. Oh, Indian food is superb, too!

Anyway, I was attending Jitu's boy's praying ceremony and there was this wedding ceremony happening in the temple as well. How joyous!








Jitu has got his second child, a boy! But I forgot to take Jitu's boy's pictures as I was busy playing with Jitu's daughter, how cute!




Towards, the end of the ceremony, I received a call from OZ. It was from Fook Foo actually, a good fren and someone I felt I betrayed. We applied PR together and got it the same time.

Back then, we have dreams of staying in OZ and have a good time there. In the last minute, I gave up as I could not see my path there, I could not dare myself taking the risk of becoming jobless and have to live on my parents' support.

Anyway, that was another long story altogether. He called to invite me to his wedding, I was surprised! But deep down, I admire his courage in returning to OZ and now starting his own family!

Ahhh, I am just happy to see all my friends starting to realise their dreams and life is treating them well!

You wanna see something big? Yeah, show me!

Why? Why not? - 陶傑

I love attending talk sessions that were given by all the visiting authors, there were so much wisdom to be shared and so much to be learnt.

I can't basically live others' life, but I surely can learn from them.

This is really cool, the latest trick I learnt is "Why? Why not?"

Why?
"Why?" is the time you learn and accumulate your knowledge and experience. This is the time you learn what others have proven in text books and in school. This is not the time you challenge the facts, but more like forming your logic thinking and reasoning.

Why not?
This is the time after you have finished your schooling years and started to form your own opinions. This is when you try to ask a lot of "Why not?" and discover your own way of living and personality. The more wisdom you have, the more qualified you are to do so.



I am trying to find the guy who flashed his camera and spoilt my piture! Why you flashed your camera? Why not wait after I have finished my turn?

Hahahaha... a real life example of wrong application! I am still in my "Why?" years.

What Tiffany told me...

Tiffany told me that next year, I could have a lot of financial return, something like 1 portion's effort to 2 portions' return ratio.

But hor, no luck for love. =(

The 3 ladies I met in 24-hour

The 24-hour started in Alexis, Great Eastern Mall. This is not the first time I attended Double Take's performance. The first one was in No Black Tie more than 2 years ago. You just can't help but to love this duo, top guitarist plus a big voice!


Since it was too dark, I could not take picture with Mia. One thing I worry is later I might not have the chance anymore as I am afraid my camera could not fit her. She has almost grown double her size since I first met her. Sorry Leslie, I guess you might have to tell her this.


To all those who celebrate X'mas, this is a must get album! Top notch composition and performance. Oh, a good test CD too. If your setup is unable to capture the substantial weight, density, raw guitar pluck and texture, do something after your next bonus!

Then the next morning was at the annual Chinese Book Fair which I missed last year! The first meet up was with 深雪. This time, there was no butterflies nor little deers. No buying her books crazily. Just some not autographed books in my collection. Still, I am very happy to meet her again.

She asked 5 questions for a quiz:
1. What do you think of dogs?
2. What do you think of cats?
3. What do you think of rats?
4. What do you think of coffee?
5. What do you think of ocean?

My answer:
1. Very loyal and would never betray.
2. Very unpredictable, you would get hurt if they get mad out of a sudden.
3. They bite, scratch and would stand the dirtiest.
4. Best drank hot, too much might make you wanna puke. 反胃...
5. Calm and not a single worry.

The analysis:
1. How you see yourself.
2. How you see your other half.
3. How you see your enemy.
4. How you see sex.
5. How you see your life.

Quite spot on, indeed.


I love her pose, not facing you, yet so near to you. The angle is just so perfect, naughty yet keeping you at a distance. Get too close, you would not be in an offensive position. Just about rite!


Just 2 books for autograph this time round. Told her that she got my name written wrongly when she was here the first time. I even wrote her an email praising her novels and also telling her she got my name wrong.

She apologised and said that that would definitely be her, so absentminded! To me, CUTE!

The third one was indeed the strongest in personality, 魯豫. How could you resist such intelligent lady?! She is very much like me, oh, since she's older than me, I guess I am very much like her.

From the session, she mentioned that she is not those who would fight for things. But once she's given a task and all the required, there is no way for her not to perform well and give her best. Well, does that explain my 2nd promotion in my second year of service?


But how absentminded I was, I forgot to bring her book along! Argggh... luckily, she gave autographed bookmarks. I got 2! Yeah!


24-hour to see the top achievers in their own right! Many to learn and many to share, life can be so INTERESTING!

What's your dream/aim in life?

Well, we all had a dream, had an ideal in mind, when we were still young and innocent. We were ambitious and aggressive, hoping to achieve something that could change the world and bring us fame. We wanted to change the way the world is going and do things our way. Soon, we were jaded and lost in our way to find and achieve our dreams, our ideal.

Tonite, our manager suggested us to have dinner together and we went to this Korean BBQ in Sri Hartamas. It is in a secluded area known only to those who frequent here. This was my second time here and really enjoyed the food and environment here.

We were ordering and the boss came to greet us. He said he have seen some of us and must be regular here. I was puzzled actually, normally, bosses don't come to table except for 2 reasons:
a. To know how the food was.
b. To try to convince you to order some of his specialty.




Ah, it became obvious as he was trying to tell us that they have a dish specially prepared for some guests and they have some portion left to make us an order. The dish was something like steamed pork belly, my all time favorite, those juicy 3 ply meat with the toothfully textured fatty part.

Anyway, I restrained myself from ordering as not a single one in the table eats as UN-healthily as I do. And also, most would not bear their eyes to see such horrid scene of someone masticating the fresh and juicy pork belly.




Suddenly, I was greeted by a question from my manager, "What's your dream in life?" I was stunned as this has not crossed my mind for ages. I once dreamt of being a scientist and would invent robots to help the poor and needy. I almost took on medicine, but the family doctor told me you have to go thru the same duration as taking your primary and secondary again. Then I was exposed to computers and there was no turning back.

But that's just my occupation, not a dream. I hesitated and did not answer the question in the end. Well, if she ask me again, the answer would be:

"To have enough to take good care of my family and enough left for myself"

Jennifer, please let me help you!

Yeah, call me superficial, who would not fall for Jennifer Connelly? Tall, sparkling eyes, long hair and just about right proportion, everything to make an intelligent girl!

Anyway, I never enjoyed ghost movie. The eerie sound effects, the dark and creepy passages where you would never know what would pop out and spook you, the horrid scenes of blood and gory death... all these are enough to kill my appetite and left me gazing the ceiling all nite.

Anyway, to my surprise, it's not so much of your run of the mill horror flick. It's about what a single mum went thru to bring up her daughter. And also about how her unhappy childhood had brought damages to her.

It was tough to be a mother to raise her daughter alone and at the same time dealing with her own past and mental state. "There is nothing to be afraid of!" is what she always told her daughter, but being so fragile herself, you felt strongly for her.

Her mental turmoil, her strong spirit and character, her love for her daughter, all make this film better than expected. You would appreciate your mum more!


I felt so strong for her until I bought this book, Psychologist's Notebook. A very well written book with clear classification on mental illnesses accompanied by real life stories, and advices on helping them.

Jennifer, please let me help you!

A haircut and some 2-cent

I was looking at myself while having my haircut, it has been like 2 months since my last haircut. Gee, my face has grown big and fat due to the odd eating time. It was a long time since I looked into myself so long in the mirror.

I had a satisfying smile, I guess I have lived my life well and in a responsible way. I am able to take good care of my 2 brothers. At least they have a better start than me without having to save like hell to get their own cars.

At the age of 23, I have already finished my first car loan and now, waiting for my third car. Of course, I'm not into collecting cars, but no doubt car is what others judge you upon. Yeah, looking at my dumb face riding a bike might kill whatever hope one might have on me. But deep down, I'm proud.

I am not an overly self conscious person, but living and working in KL since 1997 had brought an awareness to me that there are conventions people would judge you upon. One being your transportation and the size of it. Being a guy, a male, I felt strongly on this and never had I try to deny its existence.

To me, guys who insisted on living their own way and denying the existence of the judgmental eyes are:
a. Unable to live up to expectations.
b. Coward!
.
.
.
.
n. All of the above!

So, I went home with my new hairdo. It's not exactly new as my hair style hasn't changed since secondary school. And having my hair done in Kimarie for the past 4 years without change shows how coward for me for a change.

Then I realised that my younger brother had a hair cut, too. He smirked at me and asked, "Kimarie again?"
"Yeah, you?"
He answered with a quirky smile,
"A Cut Above, you should go there lar! Then you know what's professional hairstylist."
"Did you see Winnie Loo around?"
"Of course lar, didn't you read the feature article in Female?"
"Got what? What's it about?"
"Haiyo, it's about Celebrity Hairstylist."
"So?"
"So hor, you can have your hair done by Winnie Loo for RM600 only lar. Wash, cut, color and blow, all included"
"Wah, RM600 can get me almost 20 CDs leh! Blow me!"
"Yeah, you and your music again!"
"..."

So, I guess a until n applies to me as well...

Why? Do you hafta boast meh?

Yesterday, I decided to ask one of my friends about our MPO. I was confused coz MPO and DFP have got the same brochures but still they put 2 sets on the website. So I asked the difference lor.

He started to answer: "Ha? You mean you dunno ar?"

Then I know it's going to be a boastful conversation from him. He ended up telling me he has been to the corporate rooms lar, the in-house seats lar, blar blar blar...

What's the point lar? I asked because I dunno mar. Do you really enjoy intimidating people meh? How to keep friends like this wor?

OK lar, I also can boast lar!


This is my loudspeaker, ProAc Tablette Reference 8, they are selling at RM4K a pair. See the blue tail coming out from behind? That's my speaker cables, AudioQuest DBS Mont Blanc, RM6.8K a pair. There are also 2 pairs of 2-inch jumper cables behind, AudioQuest Volcano selling at RM1.3K.


See the RCA interconnects? It's the AudioQuest DBS Panther connecting my pre amp to my power amp, selling at RM2.8K a pair.


Another pair of AudioQuest DBS Panther for RM2.8K connecting my CDP to my pre amp.


See the silver power cord? That's for my pre amp, Stealth Cloude Nine Full AC selling at RM3K a piece. See the other power cord connecting to the black box from the right? That's Harmonic Tech Fantasy selling at RM1.4K a piece. Oh, the black box? It's called the Richard Gray Power Company RGPC400MKII, a mouthful eh? RM2.7K for that!


My power amp on top and pre amp below. Audio Research Classic 60 power amp selling at USD3295 and Audio Research LS8 pre amp selling at USD1495. So what if I got them secondhand?!


Last but not least, my CDP Sony XA5ES going for RM4.9K when new.

Give me a break OK? I am only 26 and I achieved this within 2 years without any FINANCIAL help from anyone! But then, definitely hafta thanks Leslie for all the help!

愛 <> 愛情

愛情，是佔有；愛，卻是成全。

愛情，是膩在一起才知道你的存在；愛，卻是無所不在。

愛情，是花朵與巧克力；愛，卻是甜蜜而讓你美麗。

愛情，在消失之後只有對不起；愛，卻由始致終只有我愛你。

愛情，只有見到你才實在；愛，即使不在一起也有信任與期待。

我沒那麽偉大與高尚，只能在你問：“我是不是很任性？”的時候回答你：

“是！但是，都是我選的！”