Sushi-tiquette

stumbled on this while dusting my blog *cough*. i know a lot of my friends love to eat sushi, so here's one for you guys. i bet some of us guilty for at least one of those sushi sins. i know i do!! [clusterflock via lifehacker]

Colorstrology: What color are you?

Okay, I don't give much attention to astrology unless it amuses me somehow. Colors are pretty common in astrology of which I often find my date of birth associated with the color green or hues of it. But Pantone's Colorstrology website gave me this - "Grape Nectar" which means "Complex, Bright, Responsible". "You enjoy learning and want to be stimulated mentally. You have creative ability and will feel most satisfied when you are expressing your unique talents. Your senses are acute and you are aware of your surroundings. Having things of beauty gives you great pleasure. Your personal color embodies strength, passion and preseverence." Well, the description is almost there, but the color is way off. I'm not sure about the "you enjoy learning.." part tho ^_^. Do your birthday's description fits you? Give it a try, maybe you'll discover something new. Now, lets see if I have something in Grape Nectar ...

Feng Shui Fortune & Luck for 2008

Surprisingly I had the itch to open World of Feng Shui (WOFS) tonight. Yeah yeah I know Chinese New Year is over, but when you have an itch you have to scratch it right? If mosquito bite have to put Mopiko some more. Hehehe.

Anyhoo, I looked at the "Your Fortune and Luck for the year of the Earth Rat 2008". Scrolled down to look for my animal sign (the Dawg), lo and behold,

The Dog is plagued by poor health and mishaps as the illness star afflicts his sector. Elderly dogs should display the Medicine Buddha Mandala in the northwest and wear the Medicine Buddha Bracelet to stay healthy. It is also recommended to display the Herbal Wu Luo on both sides of the bed. On the upside, there is good luck in the form of the ‘Small Auspicious Star’, which brings small packets of joyful occasions. Celebrating birthdays, weddings or the birth of a new baby will improve your overall luck this year. All Dogs benefit greatly by hanging the Kalachakra Mantra Plaque above the main door. Young Dogs should carry the Education Amulet for better exam luck. Luck is average when it comes to your career. This is not a year to be changing jobs even if you feel you are not getting the recognition you deserve. If you persevere you will see the results of your efforts in the 3rd quarter of the year. Display a Ling Zhi Ru Yi or the Monkey on Elephant to improve career prospects.

Aiyaaaaa....not so good year for the doggies. Well, have to really tap my good compass direction this year (my kua number is 9, so I'm in the east group). My room needs some rearranging anyway since my stuff is getting more and more by the day.

Monday Blues

Ever heard of the saying "Those who cannot do, teach"? Seems overated doesn't it? Here's a twist ..

Those who cannot do, teach. But those who are tired of doing, TRAIN.

^_^ will scratch on this for a while..

Ey!! Why you SH*T on my car ah?

It is always when I park my ride in the same parking spot at my workplace. It has not happen elsewhere but at this very spot. Surprisingly I am among the very few who gets this “special” present from our feathery friends. One of them was our manager before he resigned (because of the birdy goodiness? Naahh I dont think so ^_^ ). Another is a Toyota if I’m not mistaken. Black color some more..

For all its worth, the winged ones seem to like new cars. 2005 models and up. I do see some older cars (Perdana, Unser, Mercs… ) park in the spot but they don’t get ‘em “door gifts” so to speak. Picky birds la wey…oni want the new cars not poop on old cars, even old merc don’t poop…haiyaa

This one was last week. I haven’t parked in that spot yet this week. Hopefully my “friends” don’t notice me changing parking spots >_<

My own "Silver Jubilee"

A song I heard,
fast, punchy, jazz fusion
Yoko Kanno is a genius
The Seatbelts are a blast.

Oh, it’s time to rise,
as if the night flew by,
cold shower flowing,
minty fresh breath,
my armor awaits its bearer.

Greetings from the red-eyed serpent,
Wait, it’s gone.
Again it appears as if taunting me,
Vanishes again,
the cycle continues
as I plow through.

Sleepy smiles all around,
as if it rained gold last night,
it did;
Tap, click, tap, click,
hardly any sound else heard,
Less the shrieking laughter
of the cripple; all day

As the daylight ends,
Again I meet the red-eyed serpent;
shining its tail to the road my way,
a place called home,
warm food, cozy bed awaits

Hold on,
Friday night it is,
Dinner lake-side,
Joint tables, glasses astray
smoke rose like the morning fog.

Then one rose,
smiling as she says
Happy Birthday…..

p/s: as you all can see I’m rubbish at “creative” writing…and yeah, it is my birthday today…

Bored *o*

Bored, did some quizes online while eating lunch (oh crap!! rice on the keyboard is not good..definitely not good)

What Kind of Smile are You?

You’re the smirk,a frown-smile hybrid that’s a little bit cocky and usually associated with evil or arrogant,but attractive people.You probably just don’t give a damn,but it’s everyone else’s fault if you don’t because you’re too awesome to have any real faults.
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Which Naruto Character Are You? Test by naruto - kun.com

Solving Problems

It’s been a few days since the Bukit Gantang Horror Crash on the North-South Expressway. The tragedy claimed 19 lives and 10 injured and by far this is the worst case involving public transport in Malaysia statistically.

My deepest condolences go out to those who lost loved ones, friends and acquaintances. Al-Fatihah

Something I noticed after this horrible horrible tragedy happened is there are boat-loads of “suggestions” on to “prevent” these sorts of events from happening in the future. Some are well thought over or has been long overdue like “special training for public transport drivers” and “refresher course” for those in the service. One that particularly caught my attention is the proposal by our Minister of Transport to include public transport passengers and commercial vehicles in MIROS’ study on rear seat-belts.

Now, I’m not saying that the aforementioned recommendations are not good nor insufficient. However, do these suggestions; if they ever get to be materialized, will solve the issues AND prevent anymore mishaps? Let me throw you another point of view in the matter of the recent tragedy.

1. The bus, a Super Express, was registered in 1987. 20 years dude, 5 years short of my age. A bus this old shouldn’t be in service anymore. I read somewhere that the bus had failed Puspakom inspection 4 times and recently had problems with the brake system (Edit: Verified source - Utusan).“Lebih buruk lagi, bas Super Express itu yang digunakan sejak 1987 dan gagal empat kali pemeriksaan Puspakom Sdn. Bhd. baru-baru ini kerana masalah brek, disaman 19 kali oleh polis sejak 1991 selain merekodkan 79 saman dengan Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) sejak lima tahun lalu.” More…

   Trans: “Even worst, the Super Express bus, has been in service since 1987 and recently failed four Puspakom Sdn. Bhd. inspection due to brake problems, recorded 19 summons by the police since 1991 in addition to the 79 summons by Road Transport Department (RTD) in the last 5 years.NST reports that the bus had been claimed roadworthy by Puspakom in May.

2. From NST “The driver of the ill-fated bus had two warrants of arrest issued against him and 13 outstanding summonses for various traffic offences.” Helloooooooooooooooo…anyone heard about “screening” before? Usually when such incident happens, fingers are pointed at the driver, human error. How can a driver with such offences be eligible to even DRIVE???? Did the company checked his records before assigning him a route? Or was it “over-looked”, “kira cincai“, “man-power shortage.” IMHO the system is not showing its effectiveness and not adhered to completely by the service provider. Come on laaa, common sense right? Before you let someone else drive your car you have to make sure he/she is safe. competent & LEGAL driver.

Keyword here: ENFORCEMENT. Training and retraining the drivers do have its pros but if there’s no effective enforcement then all the money spent on teaching is a waste. (I think this statement is the one that failed me the PTD interview..heh). This brings me to MY list of suggestions; since that’s the “in” thing now:

• Mandatory scrapping of public transport over 10 years old
• If driver gets a ticket (saman) the company he’s working for must also get one
• Suspend license of public transport drivers who committed 3 or more traffic offences in lets say 1 year time frame….and make them do a court appeal to enable them to drive again.
• Have the local authorities communicate with service providers with information on driver records (offences, licensing etc)
• Local authority should have access to a realtime database of who (public transport driver) is on the road.
• GPS locator feeding live data to a “monitoring centre” made mandatory for ALL public transport . Telematics technology that can tell speed and driving pattern, limit the travelling speed, keep safe distance when the driver try to cucuk angin etc is a value added device to the vehicle.
• Every 2 hours have to change drivers? Install CCTV + black box and make them “punch-card” for every change laaa..
• Driver special training? Here’s one that’s a must - Simulated crash..with the trainees in the passenger seats.
• ..will add more if more ideas come up.

Just my 2 cents. No harm intended to the parties involved in the Bukit Gantang tragedy.

Sigh T_T

Having some kind of mental block today. Couldn’t get myself to do anything..except watching tv all day long. Nothing interesting was on anyway..just the usual CSI Supreme Sunday on AXN, some movies..oh Batman Begins was on HBO today..gotta love that movie, especially the Batmobile. Cool stuff right there. I think the only interesting channel on Astro to me right now is the newly added Discovery Real Time channel. Being a gearhead and auto fan having a channel that shows automotive programs 24-7 beats everything else. Well, there’s always ESPN…

Tried working on the theme for this blog today as well. Results: zip, nada, habuk apa pun tarak. Root cause: Mental block. Dammit…I even went out for a drive to get some ideas in my head … nothing … ended up getting pissed off at some punk with an over modified k-car (perasan k-car) pancung my lane almost hitting me. Then he went off speeding through a red light…Click! the traffic camera got him. hehehehe padan muke. Moving on..went to the mamak stall, joined some friends for a teh tarik…still no progress..mental block..dammit again.

Well I guess its one of them days…I hope tomorrow will be better tho, ’cause I got a shitload of work to do. Now, time for bed!! Good night world, good bye Sunday, hello Monday..shoot its Monday again…sigh