Platinum Silly-ness

The other day, I was around BU area. So I thought, since bank X platinum card can get free parking in 1U, I might as well enjoy this privilege. It seems that there was parking area meant for platinum card holder, around the main entrance as told in the mailer.

So I drove into the line in front of the old wing entrance. There was no sign board at all, I had to wind down the window to ask the guard. And it was raining cats and dogs!

I was directed to the new wing as the so called privileged parking area was located at the new wing. Since when did the main entrance moved to the new wing one?! So I drove towards the new wing and there were many entrances to the lower ground and upper level parking areas.

I drove in front without seeing any sign board for the privileged parking. Again, I had to wind down and asked the guard. The foreign guard pointed me towards the taxi drop off zone while the local guard directed me to drive in to the lower ground car park. Which way lar?!

I had to pick and I picked to back off and drove towards the taxi drop off zone. As I was approaching, only then I could see a little sign board for that privileged parking zone! It was in front of the entrance near FCUK!

So I drove towards it and slotted my card into the machine. OMG, the machine showed RM8! RM8 for an open air parking while it was raining?! Luckily, there was a guard stationed there to escort us with an umbrella. I guess that was what the RM8 for lor! But what if it was not raining leh? Cheaper meh?

Hmmm, so much for the privileged parking with no sign board and open air! The normal parking was just RM1 and fully covered. Even if you drove into the VIP area, it was just another RM1.

In this society of ours, you have to pay more even to look silly.

Marriage = License to make babies?!

In Malaysia, I think this holds true!

Many would treat marriages as license to make babies!

Darn! My manager lidat! My colleagues lidat! My peers lidat! Heck, even my juniors also lidat!

Nobody failed to get pregnant within a year of their marriages!

Such passe thinking! I feel like puking!

風平浪靜 = 虛度光陰?!

生活總該是驚濤駭浪的嗎？

前兩年，確實是忙得不可開交，表現頻頻，機會蓬萊。

前幾月，有得忙；但，人事變動，大勢將去，想要設法挽留，卻有心無力啊！

風平浪靜不是福嗎？

但願不只是虛度光陰吧！

人，靜靜地頽廢，好比默默等死。。。

How it all started... the reception!

It started on a drizzling nite, everyone got their rigs and assumed their positions. Everyone couldn't wait to get out and have a piece of the action.

One of the chariots.

The big chariot.

Heavy rain didn't manage to damp our high spirit, everyone was ready to get going!

Small obstacle, no big deal! Hey, that's the high tension cable!

The heavy and bustling main street, but we got it all to ourselves!

Everyone is waiting for the ARRIVAL!

The Gods were in the house! Party on!

Hold on, where's the big Brother?!

Alrite, follow me!

Let's head back to the temple!

This is a junction with 6 lanes of traffic, and we had it all to ourselves! See the black flags behind? That's another reception by another temple! And we have no less than 3 of these major receptions!

At any junction, we would stop for the Gods to cleanse the tainted ground to rest the unrest souls. This was at the railroad gate.

Home sweet home!

Let's pray! Pray real hard!

After prayers, everyone had a hot cuppa and some supper.
Stay tuned for more!

Scenes from Peng Hiang Temple...

You think I am going to simply let you go without showing you more?! No way, this ain't no small event, but a grand event going on full 9 days!

The ah kong-s helping out to replenish the praying oil.

In every single temple, you will not fail to notice this huge God's ship. It ranges in scales, complexities and contends depending on the size of the temples as well as supports from the devotees.

The round joss sticks.

More offerings to the 9 Emperor Gods, I don't know what's it called and what's it for also.

Man, just in case you were wondering what good luck you had, it might be your ah ma-s praying hard for you in your hometowns. Be God fearing and do no evil!

Old school cooking, this is where all the ah ma-s gather and cook those delicious dishes. You have to try the dishes once, you won't fail to notice that "smell"/"taste" that might have graced your childhood.

Scenes from Char Kong Temple...

Char Kong in Sungai Petani is one of the oldest 9 Gods Temples around. I hung around this place annually since childhood, it was not like this back then. Before its reconstruction, the temple was built with planks and tin roof, and occupied much wider area. This place brings heaps of memories!

All the origami lovers hanging together!

9 Gods Festival again! Scenes from Semeling Temple...

Ah, peaceful view isn't it? But for 9 days, it would be filled with devotees and prayers from all around. Everyone would take no meat, only vege!

Not Everyone can simply go up and offer joss sticks. Only those with full white attires and properly cleansed are allowed to get close to the gigantic altar!

Mountainous fruit offerings!

I don't see people getting quiet also?!

Outside view, this is where people are going to walk on fire later at nite!

Helpers preparing for the sacred ground for fire walking!

See that glowing "red carpet"? People are going to walk on top to clean the impurities and bad luck!

On the other end of the "red carpet", we have scantily clad dancers and singers performing! 搖啊搖！

Joey and her simple life...

Hey, what are you doing over there? Stop vacuuming the car!

Such a boring afternoon, let me sleep, OK?

Hey, shut off that camera!

Damn, leave me alone!

It's a jungle out there!

Retro and classy!

Stephanie Chai, a versatile model with different facets.

She's going to host a new programme tonite, 8.30 @ ntv7. I guess the name of the programme is Love Perhaps, with 3 girls and their love hunt escapades. That 3 girls combined is not even close to Chai's elegance and charm! I just wanna watch Steph!

Speaking of finding guys, is it really that hard? There are indeed a lot of qualifying bachelors around. I guess after so many thousands of years, the way girls choose guys is still very much primitive, and to certain extend, animal-like.

If you watch enough of Animal Planet, you'll soon discover that the way girls choose their mates very much resemble the mating females. Some monkeys would choose based on how loud the males howl. Hence, you see girls go crazy over guys with big mouth. Or the toungues, maybe?!

Peacocks woo the females with colorful back feathers, hence, you see girls drool over guys with branded stuff all over. You see females go over males with the largest territory and guts in defending the territory. Watch more and you'll definitely be surprised by the striking resemblance.

However, the underlying primitive intention of the animals is just to MATE! To BREED! To have SEX and get babies! They don't have to live together and worry about the real world issues, they just shag their heads off.

If you frequent the night spots, you will not fail to notice the popular guys having alot of the same qualities as the alpha males in the animal kingdom. And under the influence of alchohol setting us free from the restrictive norms, it is indeed jungles within the cities!

No doubt, girls have checklists when it comes to guys that they desire. However, how many times have you tried to talk them out of those guys with nothing mentioned in the checklists? I think girls are still very much influenced by the deep down native urge to mate rather and having a healthy relationship that works.

Animal qualities just get them interested and attracted to. They just can't help it! After all, a healthy relationship is the product of evolved mankind. Animals don't give a damn to marriage or relationship, it is all about sex and babies and the sole survival of the species!

Guys, if you wanna get more girls, watch more Animal Planet. Girls, stop watching Animal Planet and get what you wanted, not what you are lustfully attracted to! Unless, what you wanted is SEX!

南國以南

喜歡看短片，是因爲沉睡已久了的記憶總被喚醒。

最原始的感覺，最直接的感覺，最單純的感覺，總被一一喚醒！

“爸爸，吃飯了！”多簡單的一句話，卻在童年佔據了不可磨滅的記憶。

第一句“爸爸，吃飯了！”，我心蕩了一蕩。

男人，前三分之一的人生，是在媽媽的催促下講“爸爸，吃飯了！”

中間三分之一卻因爲翅膀長硬了而堅持不說。

接下來的三分之一，有些人想說，卻沒機會了。

男人，總是嘴巴硬。

“媽媽，叫爸爸吃飯了！”