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10 Market Myths Debunked

2011-10-22T20:45:00.001+08:00

10 Market Myths Debunked

from WSJ

This market isn't just pounding your portfolio. It's also smashing some of the biggest myths that investors have lived on for a generation.

You can't time the market. So much for that. Two metrics have done a very good job of telling you over the decades when to be in stocks and when to be out of them. And both appear to be on the money once again: They were flashing red for months leading up to the summer swoon.

The first, called Tobin's q, compares share prices to the cost of rebuilding those companies' assets from scratch. The logic is obvious: Why would you pay $1 billion to buy a company if you could start an identical one, with identical assets, for, say, $700 million? The second metric is the 'cyclically-adjusted' price-to-earnings ratio, also known as the "Shiller PE" after Yale professor Robert "Irrational Exuberance" Shiller, who has popularized it. The measure compares stock prices to average earnings over the past 10 years, in contrast with a typical P/E which is a one-year snapshot.

Both measures continue to signal caution, though less than they did six months ago. The Shiller measure can be found on the professor's website. Tobin's q is trickier: it requires sifting through the Federal Reserve's quarterly Flow of Funds report.

The cash on the sidelines will drive this market higher. How often have we heard this? Not long ago I met a bunch of professional investors, and this line came up again.

But it's a total myth. Take a deep breath, please. For every buyer of a stock, someone else must be a seller. Sorry, but there it is. If someone "on the sidelines" takes $1,000 in cash and uses it to buy, say, Exxon Mobil stock, then someone else must sell $1,000 of Exxon Mobil stock … and take the cash.

Markets are efficient. You know the line: Stock and bond prices reflect all available information. Attempts to outperform are fruitless.

Not long ago, this myth dominated Wall Street and financial theory. The Supreme Court even relied on it in rulings.

But this is nonsense. Three months ago Greek government bonds were already trading as if a default were nearly inevitable. The yield on the one-year Greek bond was 35%. At the same time, the Russell 2000 index of small company stocks was at 850, nearly an all-time high – and a record compared to the price of large company stocks.

So back then, the "efficient" market was simultaneously betting that Greece would default, small companies would keep booming, and investors would continue to want more risk in their portfolios. On which planet?

Share buybacks will drive the market higher. We've been told over and over again that companies have "record amounts of cash on the balance sheet," and that this should be great for stockholders. After all, they are going to return that cash to investors by buying back shares. And that should raise the stock price by reducing the amount of shares in issue.

So much for that. S&P 500 companies spent a massive $103 billion buying back their stock in the second quarter, on top of a thumping $85 billion in the first quarter. And the results so far haven't been that impressive. InsiderScore reports that the second quarter figure was the highest amount spent on share buybacks "since the first quarter of 2008." Hmm. How'd that work out?

Turns out this logic was flawed in about three different ways. First, the "record cash on the balance sheets" is matched by record debts. Second, if a company spends $100 million buying back stock, it should, rationally, make no real difference to the share price: The market value should fall by $100 million. Third, "buybacks" are largely a fiction: While the company spends stockholders' money buying in stock, the compensation committee quietly hands out new stock to executives.

Net result: You're actually going backwards. Standard & Poor's reports that from 2000 through 2010, S&P 500 members spent a massive $2.7 trillion buying in stock. Yet at the end of the decade they actually had more shares and options outstanding than they did at the beginning.

To get higher returns you have to take on more risk. This one is still alive. But is it really so straightforward? Back in 2000 I had lunch in London with a very wise old portfolio manager. He told me to sell all my stocks and buy inflation-protected U.S. bonds. As it happens I didn't own many stocks, but I was a young whipper-snapper who had grown up during a two-decade bull market, and I didn't see much appeal in TIPS – the "safest," supposedly dullest, investment around. After all, wasn't a young investor supposed to be taking on "risk"?

Since then, the Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities Fund has more than doubled your money. That's been a spectacular result – from the "safest" investment around. Meanwhile the risky Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has actually lost money. (Over the same lunch the same manager also told me to buy gold. We keep in touch).

In early 2007, according to an analysis by fund firm GMO, the relationship between "risk" and return was actually upside down. At that point, they said, "risky" investments were so overpriced that they were virtually guaranteed to produce worse returns than "safe" investments. In other words, investors were not being "paid to take on risk" -- they were actually paying for the privilege.

Japan can't happen to us. For the past decade, we have been told, repeatedly, that the fate that has befallen Japanese investors – two decades of losses, with no end in sight – couldn't possibly happen to us. We're America! We have a much freer and more open economy. We have price disclosure and free markets. We have great productivity gains, unlike their "stagnant" economy. Did I mention we're America?

Ha. Since the peak in 2000, investors in the U.S. stock market have lost 30% in real terms. And even after that decline, the U.S. market is far from cheap. All sorts of things that befell Japan are now happening to us: Collapsing interest rates, sagging real estate, and an economy that cannot generate a strong, sustainable recovery. Turns out even the productivity story is a myth: When you compare real output per worker, Japan's growth over the past 20 years looks much like ours. As for the stock market? According to data from MSCI, over the past ten years the total returns from the Japanese stock market, when measured in U.S. dollars, have been about the same as those of the U.S.

Don't fight the Fed. This is one of the best-known yarns on the Street. When the Fed cuts interest rates, buy stocks. Cheap money means stocks are going higher. And for a long time it worked.

Not now. Two months ago, the Fed signaled it was going to keep interest rates on hold for another two years, and soon thereafter began signaling the launch "Operation Twist," a campaign to cut long-term rates.

So far, investors have had little to show for it but turmoil. The S&P 500 is down about 4% and the Russell 2000 about 7%.

And when you take a step back, this is part of a bigger picture. The Fed has been cutting rates for over a decade. And during that time stocks have done, overall, very poorly indeed.

Don't bet against America! This may have been the cheesiest line brokers ever used, but it didn't stop them using it. The theory was that American stocks were the "best", and had always offered the best returns and the greatest safety. The implication was that anyone who wasn't a bull was somehow unpatriotic. (When the Dow fell out of bed, as it frequently did, the "Don't bet against America" crowd resorted to blaming the Federal Reserve).

But U.S stocks and the U.S. economy have turned out to be very different things. Over the past two years, for example, the stock market is up about 10%. Yet the real economy has shown little such improvement, if any. A smaller share of the population is working. And average wages, adjusted for inflation, have actually fallen by 1%.

As for a lack of the alleged better returns? Over the past decade, according to FactSet, the U.S. stock market has been one of the worst performers in the world. It has been left in the dust by emerging markets. Among developed markets, only Belgium, Greece, Ireland and Italy have done worse.

Cash is trash. We've been told for a generation that cash is a terrible investment, and you need to "put it to work" in stocks and bonds as fast as possible. A generation ago, big institutions often held 7% or more of a portfolio in cash. For the past decade or so, it's been barely half that, according to a monthly survey by Merrill Lynch (now Bank of America Securities).

Turns out there are many worse investments than cash: Like overvalued stocks. As for "putting money to work", what kind of analogy is that? You've lost money. If your employer bills you for your own labor, find another employer.

Your portfolio should match your age. Young people should have one type of portfolio, with lots of small cap stocks and emerging market and other "risky" stuff. Middle-aged people should have another, with more bonds and large cap value funds. And senior citizens should have another, mostly bonds and cash.

Think of all the portfolios, including "target date" and "lifecycle" mutual funds, built on this foundation.

But it's another myth. As pointed out above, for example, younger investors would have done a lot better over the past decade with lots of bonds. Today older investors putting most of their money in "safe" bonds may be making the opposite mistake. The ten-year Treasury yields 2% and the 30-year less than 3%. Retirees who held lots of "safe" U.S. government bonds back in the sixties and seventies found themselves anything but safe: Their purchasing power collapsed in the face of surging inflation.

The truth: No one can rely on such simple rules. It depends on the prices you pay for securities. A source tells me of highly profitable, stable, medium-sized Japanese companies, with no debt, whose shares now trade at a discount to the net cash they hold in their bank accounts. But according to the "age-appropriate" myth, such investments are highly risky because they are "foreign mid-cap stocks." Apparently you've been much "safer" investing in "large cap value" U.S. stocks like…er… Bank of America.

Chasing...

2011-03-29T01:48:00.002+08:00

I'm greedy...

Too greedy...

Am I chasing for it...

Without working for a single bit...

But what do I really want?

Or do my soul just want to flaunt?

Getting a bit too emo maybe...

More like procrastinating, so let it be.

Bonus is out - Donkey version

2011-03-15T00:53:00.003+08:00

Well some time ago Adam posted a similar post title "Bonus is out". 3 months later, its my turn!

To be honest I wasn't expect any bonus this year. I guess my main focus was trying to get a good performance rating and nothing more. So I was a bit disappointed when I only manage to get an average performance rating. Not to mentioned that most management trainee don't get increment or bonus for their first year.

Boy was I wrong! One fine day late in evening (probably around 8 plus). I was among the few still around in the office then suddenly my department head walks in with a stack of envelop while talking very loudly over her mobile phone. As she walks to her desk, she requested to see me. At this moment, I was thinking to myself, "oh dear, what did I do this time..." Then my boss broke the tension by saying, " No need to worry, have some thing good for you" while handing me a letter.

As I opened it, I saw a bunch of numbers with little clue what the number represent. I guess my mind was in a state of blank. As I was trying to understand what the number meant, my boss started to explain that X was my bonus and the other X was my revised salary after my increment. It took a while before I finally grasped what the number truly represent. You couldn't imagine how fast my mind travel from a state of blank to a mind filled with excitement.

Some may argue that the amount isn't that big or other places offer higher increment/bonus. But I don't care as this is a really really special moment in my life! This is my first bonus. Similar liked what Adam said, it is nice to see a bonus after a years work. I'm really grateful to my department head, Madam Darina, team head and every one else who guided me through my first year with the bank.

As for what am I going to do with the family? My team head told me to spend it off... But frankly, I have no clue on what to spend it off, instead I have a bunch of ideas on how to invest it. But I do have a really whacky idea that involves going to a jewellery shop and buying some thing crazy mwhahahahahaha.

10 ways to tone up after Christmas

2011-01-02T15:33:00.003+08:00

Christmas and New Year celebrations are finally over. If you are like me, you're probably been eating a heck lot. And if you're the average human (not like me) you probably gain weight (I know I didn't...). So whether you're thinking to buff up (which I'm trying hard to) or trying to lose a few KG (if I lose any more, I'll be thinner than a stick). Below an article from MSN which I find really helpful. Enjoy

10 ways to tone up after Christmas

Top personal trainer Karen Weir offers her expert tips on how to get back in shape after a holiday season of over-indulgence…

Ok, so you've overdone it a little over the festive period and the dreaded New Year resolution seems to be the only way to redemption.

However with a little effort and some willpower, if you follow the points below you can begin to feel like a new person in three weeks, a little lighter and a little more toned.

1. Let's be realistic here, there is no magic solution.

If you want to lose weight you are going to have to get moving. It's a simple equation; burn more calories than you consume. Exercise not only burns calories while you are doing it, it also boosts your metabolic rate for hours after your training session.

Remember exercise doesn't have to mean a session in the gym or other torturous routine you put yourself through once a week - walk more, take the stairs, visit the supermarket in person rather than shopping online, little activities can make all the difference to your daily total of calories used up rather than calories stored as fat.

2. Do something every day, plan a week at a time and book the sessions in your diary.

Building on the first point above, try to do something every day and it doesn't have to be exercise in the traditional sense of the word. Then make a point of scheduling these sessions in your diary.

Take a few minutes on a Sunday evening to think about the week ahead and where you can fit in some exercise, take into account work and social commitments, it's far easier to only focus on one week at a time and this allows you to flex your exercise sessions according to how busy you are. Each week may look very different, but for example a week may be:

a. Monday - PM: walk to supermarket (1 mile) and stock up for week, walk home
b. Tuesday - AM: walk to dry cleaners, PM - gym session
c. Wednesday - lunch: 30 minute run,
d. Thursday - PM: walk home from station, clean flat for 1 hour
e. Friday - AM: early swim before work (45 minutes)
f. Saturday - AM: meet friend for walk then coffee
g. Sunday - AM: jog then pick up Sunday papers on way home.

3. Cut out alcohol.

Don't worry, I'm not suggesting we all become completely tee-total. It's unrealistic for most people to give up alcohol all together, social drinking is very much part of our culture and for some a form of relaxation. However let's give the body a chance to recover from the Christmas excess and help the liver to process the toxins and return the body to a happy balance.

So try to cut it out for a few weeks altogether whilst making sure you get in plenty of water to help the process along. Then much like your weekly planning of exercise sessions, look at the week ahead and allow yourself to drink alcohol on just two occasions each week.

This way if you do have an important client dinner and not sharing a bottle of wine would be seen as rude, or you have a family dinner where the only possible way to survive it is for you to have a couple of glasses of wine, you know that the other nights of the week you need to stick to soft drinks. Of course that doesn't mean that you drink your entire weight in alcohol twice a week, but a couple of glasses of wine, twice a week will mean you can have a little of what you fancy.

4. Eat most of your carbs in the morning and avoid processed foods and sugar.

So you might have expected this whole list to be about reducing your food intake or going on some detox diet and indeed that is one possible course of action. However I want these first few weeks of January to give you a strategy you can follow all year.

There is no point in starving yourself for three weeks losing half a stone yet feeling hungry and miserable in the depths of winter so you go straight back to comfort eating. Instead let's look at changing the way you eat in a manageable way.

Yes there are some foods we do want to limit: fatty, processed, sugary foods but you don't have to entirely eliminate them - that's just not realistic. Try simple strategies such as making sure you eat healthily 80% of the time, eat what you like but have smaller portions, eat some protein at every meal (protein makes you feel fuller) or try looking at when you eat.

It's a well known fact that people who eat a proper breakfast are less likely to overeat (and hence put on less weight) than those that skip breakfast. Also if you love your processed carbs such as bread and pasta try to get them in earlier in the day and make your evening meal just meat and veg.

5. Try weight training.

If you have a gym membership consider introducing some weight training to your weekly routine. (Get advice from a personal trainer as to what exercises and how many to do.) There are so many benefits to weight training and don't worry you won't get big. Believe me, body builders work exceedingly hard to look the way they do, with meticulously planned diets and workouts, putting on bulk does not happen by accident.

Weight training does help develop lean muscle though and as long as you are controlling your calorie intake you will begin to see improvements in your muscle tone fairly quickly and certainly quicker than with cardio based exercise alone. Muscle tissue also requires more energy, so the more muscle (as opposed to body fat) you have the higher your metabolic rate.

You'll be getting stronger too which helps the body to deal with daily activities better and you will reduce the likelihood of getting injured during exercise - particularly important if your usual routine involves a lot of endurance training, such as running or cycling.

6. Get a strong core.

"A six pack is made in the kitchen not the gym." You may have heard that before and it is definitely true. It doesn't matter how many crunches you do, you cannot spot reduce fat on the abs (or anywhere else) so to really get ripped you are going to need to look at your diet.

However whether the goal is to have a solid midriff or not, a strong core, like the general strength that comes from weight training, is beneficial to your health and well being in many ways. Aesthetics aside it ensures your body is fit to deal with everyday activities and will reduce the likelihood of injuries arising from simple movements like bending to pick something up.

If you are already into a regular exercise programme it will help you maximise your performance, making sports specific movements more efficient and ensuring you have the control over body position that you need. So make sure a couple of times a week you incorporate a core strength and stability programme into your training. Again get advice from your gym or personal trainer, but exercises such as plank, side plank, glute bridges and pilates-style core control exercises are essential.

7. Try something new, and find something you enjoy so you are more likely to stick to it.

A New Year, a new you and a new activity! Try a new sport - ever fancied fencing, volleyball or kick boxing? Well now's the time to try - with a few minutes and a good search engine you'll find plenty of beginners or novice courses starting up in the new year.

Alternatively how about signing up for a course of dancing lessons, a scuba diving course, yoga sessions or even join a choir or orchestra - just standing and singing or playing an instrument burns calories you know. The world is your oyster - just get active!

8. Focus on what you are gaining - not what you are losing.

Change the way you think about your diet and exercise programme to put the emphasis on what you are gaining in your life. Don't think about losing weight, think about gaining a new wardrobe as you begin to be able to fit into some of your old clothes, think about gaining in self confidence, about gaining a new level of respect from your friends when you regale them with news from your recent archery lesson and how you got the most bullseyes.

Focus on how you'll have something interesting to talk about on a Monday morning when colleagues can only discuss the latest reject from the X Factor. It's not just your health and your body you are improving but your mind and your mood.

9. Rope in a friend or make new friends.

We all like a little moral support, so whatever your plan of action to kick start your healthy New Year, bring a friend along for the ride too. You can share in the achievement, help each other through the more difficult times and spur each other on.

Alternatively why not use this as an opportunity to make new friends. If your New Year goal involves running, join a local running club, if you do want to focus on the weight loss side of things - join a Weight Watchers or other slimming club.

Share the experience and it will have a more successful outcome and it need be nothing more than scheduling a weekly walk (of at least one hour) and a coffee (skinny latte) with a friend in your Sunday night planning session. I bet it helps improve your mind and your mood too.

10. Make it a habit.

They say it takes three weeks to form a habit so focus on the next three weeks and come February it will feel like second nature. Whichever of the above points you decide to put into action (and I hope it's all of them) give yourself a chance to make them stick.

That will mean you will have to work extra hard for a few weeks and it will really test your willpower, but persevere and after a while you'll be automatically making sure you get some form of exercise every day, or eating a healthy breakfast will become the norm.

You'll find a way to incorporate your weekly planning session into your life that works for you. These are just processes and mechanisms, make them work for you and you'll be able to sail through 2011 maintaining that slightly lighter and more toned body, oh and don't forget the improved mind and better mood.

Things to do... or commonly known as a To Do List

2010-12-05T04:52:00.002+08:00

Considering that I have been on leave since 24th December 2010 and I won't be going back till the 15th December 2010.

Investment
Prepare for Tax
Claim for Flex Benefit
Organise my room
Scout for properties
Dentist appointment
Sign up for CCP 1 and 3
Organise my insurance - set up an appointment
Japanese
Update blog
Register again before 16/02/2011

Moment of weakness

2010-12-04T18:00:00.001+08:00

Sigh...

The Story of Bottled Water

2010-10-24T21:42:00.000+08:00

The Story of Bottled Water

Test

2010-08-22T20:56:00.001+08:00

Test 123

Mid term review

2010-07-14T02:00:00.002+08:00

Seems like every one in the department is starting their mid term review. Its just about the right time for me to do a mid term review for my probation.

So 3 months later, how do I feel about where I am.
I must say that at times you feel lost and uncertain what to do, but when you figure it out or find the solution, the feeling is just priceless. For now, I must say I'm quite grateful for having this job. 5 years ago, I was still a spoiled and whinny brat. Little did I know I would end up in one of the world's largest bank.

I'm a bit sad that one of my batch mate left the bank in favour of another bank. Can't judge whether it is a good or bad move, but the way I see it as long as you're still curious and having difficulty closing that chapter, no harm trying it when you're still young and fresh. It a time when you're full of energy to a fall a couple of times and still have the strength to carry on

First Week on the job.

2010-04-12T07:23:00.003+08:00

2 girls, a guy an assessment centre

2010-03-23T03:36:00.002+08:00

Started off with a near anxiety attack, sudden loss of appetite too. (Couldn't even finish a whooper burger, onion rings and a drink).

Once you get there, you just have to keep yourself focus. You don't have the liberty and luxury to think about other factors beside the case.

For now, I'm just glad that it is finally over. So what happens from here is totally up to God and the HR team. For a journey that started from December to end of March, its good that it is finally near a closure. After this, no more excuses.

The great interview

2010-03-21T22:41:00.002+08:00

As I sit here procrastinating. I clearly know that I should be preparing for tomorrow interviews but I just can't help feeling something is wrong. Its like no matter what I do, the outcome will be the same.

Maybe it just a nervous attack.

Wish me luck!

Dom

Monopoly City Part 1

2010-01-27T03:29:00.002+08:00

Once during the early 1900, some guy or guys, I presume their surname to be Parker. So lets call them Parker Brothers decide to walk around the street of London, thinking how cool it would be to be able to buy those landed properties and build houses or hotels and see who would be the richest bastard on the street. But some how I guess they were poor so they had no choice but to settle their score on a piece of paper with fake properties, probably a pebble representing a house while a stone represent a hotel, and leaves as their money. Over time they decide to add a free parking zone to park their imaginative cars, then came the prison to punish those monkeys who keep buying up all the nice stuff. A few decades later and poof you have the infamous Monopoly Board game.

Back when I was still a kid, you start with 1500, the cheapest property only cost 60! While the most expensive, the infamous Mayfair would cost you a whopping 400! Passing go only gives you 200. But I'm sure most of you are quite familiar with it, if not at least you played one of those cheap and knocked off version like Usahawan or Sardine or something. After so many crises like Dubai Crisis, Sub-Prime Crisis, Credit Crisis, Asia Financial Crisis and Pork Klang crisis and inflation and Nanotech suit cryses. The new updated Monopoly City start you off with 38000000 or 38,000,000! Yup my blog may have a lot of typos, but your eyes do not deceive you neither is a typo! That is 38MILLION!

Nottingham University should do this

2010-01-21T06:06:00.003+08:00

Just when you thought you seen the last of "High School Musical" and you thought you won't be seeing "College Musical". Yale decided to cash in on "the Musical" genre...

I guess when I do apply, I might need to sing too. Enjoy!

My first home

2010-01-21T04:51:00.004+08:00

Sigh... looks like decision has been made to sell my first home...

Talk about coincidence, in my previous post I was talking about the "homes" I stayed since I came to Malaysia. Now I found out that my family has place my first home for sale.

Princess Court, London - For Sale

Posted under: Overseas Property — On November 17th, 2008

Princess Court is located right in the middle of London’s famous West End and near Knightsbridge, Kensington Park and Oxford Street. It is served by 2 tube stations, namely Queensway (Central line) & Bayswater (Circle line).

There are numerous well-established Chinese restaurants and big supermarkets in the neighbourhood.

The 2 bedroom apartment is on the top floor, with an unobstructed viewing overlooking the surrounding house. The property is selling with or without tenancy.

Asking 450,000 Sterling Pounds.

I know that advertisement was posted nearly 1 and half years ago... but I just hope that it isn't sold yet. Even thought I didn't spend the majority of my life there... But it has a long of memory...

The good :

My first home, (well the second home if you count my mother's womb as the first)

I met my "first girlfriend" when we were still kids (I don't remember, but she still reminds me)

Countless Christmas and present!

I built my first snowman (while witnessing the horror of it melting away)

I first experience time chasing birds (and getting chased back in retaliation)

The only time when we were one big happy FAMILY

The bad :

The big argument leading to ...

I guess I was hoping that one day I would be able to get a job back in the UK and stay there again. Guess that is it...
The only motivation for now is I need to work hard now and hopefully buy it back one day...

Sigh... Farewell Princess Court, my first and only place that was a home to me.

Home

2009-12-24T04:11:00.005+08:00

Its funny how the festive season is suppose to teach and reinforce the family value and being together. If I'm not mistaken there is saying that goes "home is where the heart is". I just read a blog that describe his feeling towards his old house, I must say its wonderfully written. Which brings me to reflect on my feelings towards a "home" and family.

I won't go into the full details, but in my life time (so far ) I probably shifted 7 times since I came to Malaysia. Considering that its probably 16 years since I came to Malaysia, that's an average of 2.4 years in one house before I shift to another place.

To most, that's quite a lot of moving around within one country!
To some, that's no big deal.
To me, I never realise I moved so many times till I started counting back!

And to the think the biggest irony would be I'm currently staying in the EXACT SAME HOUSE where I started 16 years ago. Yup, THE same house I moved into when I first came to Malaysia. In fact I'm currently sharing my toilet with the old room I used to stayed.

In most cases moving house has always been a happy thing for a family. Well at least for the ones I do know of, in most cases its moving to a newer, bigger house. For me, its mostly due to being chased out of my "home". I said that statement with a half jokingly sentiment.

Soon once I find a stable job with a stable income, I will once again embark on another journey of moving house. When will that be? Hopefully before my 23rd birthday and hopefully in time to organise a house party on my birthday. But having said all that, it makes me reflect and envy those with a place they can call home. To me, it more like a concept of a shelter then a home. A place when you sleep to end your day, a place that blocks you from the outside weather.

Look forward for a place I can call home, my home.

The small little things that cheers you up.

2009-12-23T01:32:00.002+08:00

Just when I really feel like jumping off the edge, someone sent this over msn:

(out of laugh/desperation, I put this as my personal message "Need a date for Christmas, any volunteers?)

M: heya
M: lol u need a date for christmas
D: Yea
D: any suggestion?
D: know any sacrifice?
M: what??
M: lol
D: eh off?
D: so soon?
M: no still here
M: i just like being invisible
M: come to hk
M: i'l be your date

After that it just lightens the day! Merry Christmas everybody!

What i want to do

2009-10-19T04:03:00.002+08:00

My name is Dominic Teoh, 5th grandson to the late Yee Yow, the founder of Park May Berhad. In some way, my grandfather contributed greatly to the Malaysia public bus system. Today's famous public bus is know as RapidKL. Which by itself is the merger of 2 of the biggest public bus company in KL, Intrakota and Cityliner. And before Cityliner was sold to the government it was formerly known as Park May Berhad. Yup "the" Park May, the company that my grandfather founded from nothing.

Althought Yee Yow was successful in his business dealing and expanded the business form nothing to IPO on the Main Board of KLSE (currenly known as Bursa Malaysia). A possible wealth accumulation up to a Billion! Unfortunately as a member of the family, I can't really say the same thing about his family. Although there is no internal fighting, you can occasionally sense the resentment/arrogance for each other. These days Hong Kong drama series catching on the dysfunctional rich family bandwagon, first it was the abalone story, revolving around some seafood business. Then it was the mooncake story, revolving around some cake and pastry business. Heck if you ever run out of ideas, I invite you to take a look at my family. This is time you can have your own dysfunctional family revolving around the bus business! MY FAMILY!

In some way due to his treatment, I always felt that I was the blacksheep of the family. That if I wanted to be recognise as part of the family, I needed to prove myself. Over time I thought to myself, what better way to prove to the family than doing some equally successful as my grandfather that is to have my OWN PUBLIC LISTED company.

Flash forward to today. Not only do I feel that I still want to archieve that, I want to prove to him, MY FAMILY and MYSELF that I can do it all without jeopardize my family relationship. On top of that I want to change the world, if possible make it a better place. Once I have achieve that, I pledge to donate most of my wealth and time to charity and activities to improve sociaty!

Hence this is me, this is my dream, my story and this is what I'm going to do no matter how hard the obstacles are!

RIP Gong-Gong (grandfather in cantonese)

The waiting game

2009-10-01T17:29:00.002+08:00

Ok this is it people! Yesterday was the final round of interview.

Why can't interview be like a game show like "The apprentice". Actually The Apprentice is a game show about the whole interview process! We should really record all the interview stages and put them on youtube! Remember the show "Kids say the darnest thing"? We could have something similar but called "Interview with the most stupid answer"!. I remember a friend who works as a HR and would occasionally conduct interview. When I asked whether she had her share of stupid moment, she said tons!

Once when she was conducting an interview, she notice the candidate is slightly overqualified for the job so she asked her what do you want to apply for this job?

The candidate replied with a loud "Because its SHIOK(fun)! And most of my friends are working here!" Imagine we could make big bucks out of this! Now why didn't any one think about it!!!

Especially with the current job market being slightly bad, some people are willing to work for free with the prospect of getting hired at future date. Hm.. if you think about it, its not a bad idea. If the candidate are really, why not ask them to sit down together and tackle a current problem for the organisation. You get to see nice ideas and at the same time screen out the weak one. I think candidate selection process should at least conduct an interview regardless how great or poor their crudential are.

Sigh... I really really hope I get this job. Its going to be tough! Will blog about it some other time...

Why Malaysia should consider going into F1

2009-09-25T03:34:00.002+08:00

My friend did a post, suggesting that Malaysia should not consider going into the F1. He did give some interesting point, but just to be fair and the heck of it, I shall be the one pro-Malaysia F1 team. Below are my reason

1) The natural condition of Malaysia enviroment promote good racers.
I mean look at the Finnish, they have famouse driver like Kimi or Mika (i can't type their surname... dunno how to do. ). Why? Because their road tend to freeze during the winter thus making driving there a really dangerous thing, only the skilled one can drive. Sure in Malaysia we don't have frozen road but we have something better, POTHOLES! A heck lot of potholes! So you might ask, how does this affect our driving skill? Simple, have you drive a car over 120km and the suspension is so low that if you hit one of those potholes, your mechanic will be the happiest person! I have! And mind you its no an easy task!

So point one : The Malaysia natural environment encourage the dexerity needed for F1

2) We have good mechanic/engineer!
F1 is all about technology and cost. What better than the skilled Malaysia mechanic! They are so skilled that some believe they have mystical black magic! Why? Well if you have seen a modified Proton that looks like an Evo, sounds like an Evo, (only look)fast as an Evo? Imagine those Japanese firm spend so much on Research or Development, our guys can just do it for the quarter of the price! Sure we may not have the budget like McLaren/Ferrari/Renault. But hey, if either of those team are winning, we just stick their logo on ours and we won half the battle! Not enough power? No problem! Just add a big exhaust (btw does F1 have exhaust?)
Not enough traction? No problem! Just add bigger spoilers! One not enough, add 5!

Point two : Our mechanics are unrival!

3) We have the money!
With the recent scandal, Ex MB million dollar mansion, Million/Billion dollar Port project, extra "coffee money" given to our politicians. Look at how rich our country is on the side line! I mean with all this money here, we can't just not do anything with it! Lets not put it to waste into our education syste, when we all know we that our politicans send their children overseas; or even to the public transport system, we all know that our politicans prefer their S-class or 7 series than the train or bus; why fight crime when you have the police as your own security guard and hardly see any crime happen to you. So with all these money, why not do something productive with it, with F1, people will pay more attention to us!

Point three : We have the money!

4) Good mindset
With a good mindset, the battle is half won! Have you ever notice that we have a good mindset, we aim to be the biggest or the largest in something, like the Largest Roti Cannia for example. With that mindset we are surely to win. As long as we have the largest car wreck on the circuit, the rest are loser and we are the winner! On top of that we all know we can't win so why bother winning, we just in did to do our best. As long as our cars get on to the start grip and the camera shows us on world wide television, we won!

Point four : We have the mindset(just not to win thats all)!

5)Multi Racial
In Malaysia, we have 3 race as the main face of Malaysia. So we can't pick a pure Malay/Chinese/Indian racers, that may mean unfair and racist! And we can't have 1 Malay + 1 Chinese or 1 Malay + 1 Indian or 1 Chinese + 1 Indian. That won't be fair too! So the only way to promote a truly 1Malaysia racing team, we need to have 1 Malay, 1 Chinese, 1 Indian driver! That means 3 drivers in the race. If the FIA (the racing body incharge of F1), won't let us, we just curse them for being racist! Imagine with 3 racers, that means 3 drivers to collect points for our team where the rest of the team only have 2 racers collecting points. Oh those poor suckers!

Point five : Inorder to be truly 1Malaysia, we need 3 drives in the race.

So here are 5 points why we really should be part of the F1 spirit!

What is in my mind anyway?

2009-09-18T02:42:00.002+08:00

Lately I've been thinking about a lot of stuff (since when have I not been thinking too much).

What do I want?
I mean seriously, what do I really want.

I know a girl wants to get married before she turns 30.
Another wants to get a new car before she turns 30.
A guy wants to be earning RM 10,000 a month.

Just because I am the grandson of some one successful doesn't mean I have what it takes to be equally successful as him. Beside the next question is that what I really want? Would I be happy if I really achieve it?

Well one thing is certain, if I don't achieve it or do anything about it I'll definately feel unsatisfied!

You Said What?!

2009-08-12T01:27:00.000+08:00

You Said What?!

43 Things Actually Said in Job Interviews

By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer

"I'm not wanted in this state."
"How many young women work here?"
"I didn't steal it; I just borrowed it."
"You touch somebody and they call it sexual harassment!"
"I've never heard such a stupid question."

Believe it or not, the above statements weren't overheard in bars or random conversations -- they were said in job interviews.

Maybe you were nervous, you thought the employer would appreciate your honesty, or maybe you just have no boundaries. Whatever the reason, you can be certain that you shouldn't tell an interviewer that it's probably best if he doesn't do a background check on you. (And yes, the hiring manager remembered you said that.)

We asked hiring managers to share the craziest things they've heard from applicants in an interview. Some are laugh-out-loud hysterical, others are jaw-dropping -- the majority are both. They will relieve anyone who has ever said something unfortunate at a job interview -- and simply amuse the rest of you.

Hiring managers shared these 43 memorable interview responses:

Why did you leave your last job?
"I have a problem with authority." - Carrie Rocha, chief operating officer, HousingLink

Tell us about a problem you had with a co-worker and how you resolved it
"The resolution was we were both fired." - Jason Shindler, CEO, Curvine Web Solutions

What kind of computer software have you used?
"Computers? Are those the black boxes that sit on the floor next to the desks? My boss has one of those. He uses it. I don't have one. He just gives me my schedule and I follow it." - Greg Szymanski, director of human resources, Geonerco Management Inc.

What are your hobbies and interests?
"[He said] 'Well, as you can see, I'm a young, virile man and I'm single -- if you ladies know what I'm saying.' Then he looked at one of the fair-haired board members and said, 'I particularly like blondes.'" - Petri R.J. Darby, president, darbyDarnit Public Relations

Why should we hire you?
"I would be a great asset to the events team because I party all the time." - Bill McGowan, founder, Clarity Media Group

Do you have any questions?
"Cross-dressing isn't a problem is it?" - Barry Maher, Barry Maher & Associates

"If you were a fruit, what fruit would you be?" - Megan Garnett, Articulate Leadership Team, Articulate Communications Inc.

"What do you want me to do if I cannot walk to work if it's raining? Can you pick me up?" - Christine Pechstein, career coach

"I was a chamber of commerce executive once hiring a secretary. [The candidate asked] 'What does a chamber of commerce do?'" - Mary Kurek, Mary Kurek Inc. Visibility Consulting

"Can we wrap this up fairly quickly? I have someplace I have to go." - Bruce Campbell, vice president of marketing, Clare Computer Solutions

"What is your company's policy on Monday absences?" - Campbell

"If this doesn't work out can I call you to go out sometime?" - Christine Bolzan, founder of Graduate Career Coaching

"How big do the bonuses really get once you make associate? I hear it's some serious cash." - Bolzan

"[The candidate asked,] 'Can my dad call you to talk about the job and the training program? He is really upset I'm not going to medical school and wants someone to explain the Wall Street path to him.' The dad did call. Then that dad's friends called and I ended up doing a conference call with a group of concerned parents ... long story." - Bolzan

"If I get an offer, how long do I have before I have to take the drug test?" - Bolzan

"When you do background checks on candidates, do things like public drunkenness arrests come up?" - Bolzan

"Can I get a tour of the breast pumping room? I heard you have a great one here and while I don't plan on having children for at least 10 or 12 years, I will definitely breast-feed and would want to use that room."- Bolzan

"So, how much do they pay you for doing these interviews?" - Jodi R.R. Smith, Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting

Why are you leaving your current job?
"Because I (expletive) my pants every time I enter the building." - Abbe Mortimore, human resources manager, True Textiles Inc.

"I was fired from my last job because they were forcing me to attend anger management classes." - Smith

Why are you looking for a job?
"Cigarettes are getting more expensive, so I need another job." - Pechstein

"My parents told me I need to get a job so that is why I'm here." - McGowan

Why do you want to work for us?
"Just for the benefits." - Jennifer Juergens, JJ Communications

"My old boss didn't like me, so one day, I just left and never came back. And here I am!" - Matt Cowall, communications manager, Appia Communications

"I saw the job posted on Twitter and thought, why not?" - Rebecca Gertsmark Oren, communications director at The Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity

What are your assets? (as in strengths)
"Well, I do own a bike." - Pam Venné, principal, The Venné Group

What are your weaknesses?
"I get angry easily and I went to jail for domestic violence. But I won't get mad at you." - Pechstein

"I had a job candidate tell me that she often oversleeps and has trouble getting out of bed in the morning." - Linda Yaffe, certified executive coach

"I am an alcoholic and do not deserve this job." - Deb Bailey, owner, Power Women Magazine & Radio Show

"I'm really not a big learner. You know ... some people love learning and are always picking up new things, but that's just not me. I'd much rather work at a place where the job is pretty stagnant and doesn't change a lot." - Michaele Charles, Voice Communications

When have you demonstrated leadership skills?
"Well my best example would be in the world of online video gaming. I pretty much run the show; it takes a lot to do that." - Rachel Croce

Is there anything else I should know about you?
"You should probably know I mud wrestle on the weekends." -- Venné

When can you start?
"I need to check with my mom on that one." - Bolzan

Use three adjectives to describe yourself
"I hate questions like this." - Katrina Meistering

Tell of a time you made a mistake and how you dealt with it
"I stole some equipment from my old job, and I had to pay for its replacement." - Meistering

Have you submitted your two weeks' notice to your current employer?
"What is two weeks' notice? I've never quit a job before, I've always been fired." - Meistering

Random responses
"One guy [said] 'it would probably be best' if I didn't run a background check on him. Of course, I did, and learned all about his long, sordid past of law-breaking. Our client actually offered him a job as a staff accountant, but quickly retracted the offer when I had to tell them all about his recent arrest for a meth lab in his basement." - Charles

"[A] guy said he did not have a mailing address, as he was living in a gypsy camp at the airport." - Sandra L. Flippo, SPHR

"I went into the lobby to pick up a candidate. As he stood up, his trousers fell to the floor! [He said] 'Oh, my gosh -- they told me I needed a suit for the interview. I've got no money -- so I borrowed this thing. It's too big!'" - Beth Ross, executive and career coach

"Wow -- I'm not used to wearing dress shoes! My feet are killing me. Can I show you these bloody blisters?" - Bolzan

"May I have a cup of coffee? I think I may still be a little drunk from last night." - Smith

(During a telephone call to schedule the interview) "Can we meet next month? I am currently incarcerated." - Smith

"[A candidate] was asked whether he could advocate impartially on behalf of the various universities he would be representing since he had attended one of them. He responded, 'Well, I don't like to poop where I eat, but I thought my education sucked, so I certainly wouldn't put that school above the others.'" - Darby

Rachel Zupek is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBwriterRZ.

Saying No to your Boss

2009-06-05T03:00:00.001+08:00

The follow article was taken from http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Article/MSN-1925-Workplace-Issues-Saying-No-to-Your-Boss/?sc_extcmp=JS_1925_home1&SiteId=cbmsnhp41925&ArticleID=1925&GT1=23000&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=718a01d368c1454684e9a8a612e1ea70-297436021-VO-4

Saying No to Your Boss

By Rachel Zupek, CareerBuilder.com writer

When you think back to your childhood and your mom said, "We'll see," it was always better than a flat out, "No." Much like "possibly" is sufficient when you ask your boss for time off and "I'll think about it" gives you hope when you ask for a raise.

Though all of these responses are really just a more polite version of "no," they're easier to hear than the actual word itself. While hearing "no" is hard enough, it seems that saying no is even more difficult for some people -- especially when it comes to their boss.

"Most employees avoid saying no to their boss because they fear it will ruin their relationship, cost them their job or appear disrespectful," says Joseph Grenny, co-author of "Crucial Conversations." "With the right set of skills, it is possible to be 100 percent candid and respectful when holding this important conversation."

The reality is, we can't say to yes to everything, so it's essential to position yourself in the best way possible if and when you have to say no at work. The trick, experts say, is not really what you say, but how you say it.

"Many of us won't say the word because we are afraid to, especially in this economy," says Mary Byers, author of "How to Say No ... And Live to Tell About It." "It's easier to say no at work if you don't actually use the word. That way, your boss won't feel like you're being insubordinate."

Elisabeth Manning, a human potential coach, recalls a time when she was an assistant to the president of a major company. The president wanted to make Manning her marketing manager at the same time -- and the same salary.

Manning, who knew that she would have too much on her plate if she accepted working both jobs, told her boss that she wanted to maximize her capacity for potential at the company and accepting the offer would not be the best, most efficient use of her time.

"I was neutral, not emotional and held my ground," Manning says. "I spoke as if it were already a done deal, without fear."

Here are five situations where you might find yourself needing (and wanting) to say no at work and how you can do so tactfully -- and without losing your job.

How to say no to ...

Your boss assigning you too much work
It can be tough to tell your boss you have a problem with the amount of work he or she is assigning you, but it's possible if you can make your boss feel safe, Grenny says. Start with facts instead of harsh judgments or vague conclusions and let your boss know you care about his interests and respect him, he says.

"Strip out any judgmental or provocative language and be specific," Grenny says. "For example, 'Last week, you gave me two large projects to finish in a very short amount of time and I had to complete these on top of my regular responsibilities. I am afraid my large workload might be affecting the quality of my work.'"

Outrageous demands
If your boss asks you to do something like run his errands or work all weekend and you can't (or don't feel like you should have to), focus on what you can do, says Susan Fletcher, a psychologist, author and speaker.

"The next time your boss asks you to go pick up his or her dry cleaning, instead of saying no, say, 'What I can do is cover your phone calls for you while you are out of the office,'" Fletcher suggests. "Or if your boss asks you to start up a new company initiative, instead of saying no, say, 'What I can do is brainstorm with you on the strategy for the initiative and help get the proper team members in place who can execute the strategy."

Something you honestly can't do
Of course, it's always good to learn new skills, but if you truly believe you aren't the best person for the job, you should say no. Byers suggests responding with something like, "Is there another department where this project might fit better, or someone we can collaborate with?"

"If you know you don't have the necessary time, resources or knowledge for a given project, this is a good way to open dialogue about the best way to get an assignment done," she says.

Unrealistic deadlines
If you frame your response in a way that helps your boss to rethink his request, you'll be OK, says Beth Sears, president of Workplace Communication.

Be aware of your tone of voice and try something like, "I understand your need for this assignment to be completed, but I need some help prioritizing my other work. You requested me to complete 'A' by tomorrow, 'B' by Thursday and 'C' by Friday. This last assignment 'D' would make it impossible to accomplish all of these. How would you prioritize these tasks?" Sears suggests.

Anything illegal, unethical or that crosses personal boundaries
Say no to anything that will you get into trouble if you say yes. Meaning, if something will be detrimental to your career or goes against your integrity, you should always say no.

Jennifer Bergeron, an HR training specialist, recently said no to one of her bosses who asked her to lie to her direct manager.

"I said, 'I'm not comfortable doing that, because the result will be [X, Y and Z]. Please don't ask me to ever lie to someone," Bergeron says. "He said, 'OK, you're right. I didn't realize all that was going on.'"

'Glass hold' reveals personality

2009-05-30T18:02:00.002+08:00

From BBC News

Which type are you?

The way you hold your glass can reveal much more than you might realise, a psychologist has warned.

Dr Glenn Wilson, a consultant psychologist, observed the body language of 500 drinkers and divided them into eight personality types.

These were the flirt, the gossip, fun lover, wallflower, the ice-queen, the playboy, Jack-the-lad and browbeater.

Dr Wilson, who carried out the work for the Walkabout bar chain, said glass hold "reflected the person you are".

The types of drinker are:

THE FLIRT

This is usually a woman, who holds her glass with dainty, splayed fingers and uses it in a provocative way.

She may position it over her cleavage so as to draw attention to her attributes or peer over the rim to make eye contact when taking a sip - and she may "tease" the rim of the glass with her finger, perhaps dipping it into the drink and sucking it dry.

THE GOSSIP

Again, usually a woman who clusters together with her friends. She may be talking about other people, and can be critical. She holds a wine glass by the bowl and uses it to gesticulate and make points in conversation.

She is inclined to lean over her drink, in towards others so as to speak confidentially. This person already has a close-knit social group with little inclination to extend it, therefore advances from outsiders are not usually welcome.

THE FUN-LOVER

This type of drinker could be a man or a woman. They tend to be sociable and convivial and "like a laugh".

They take short swigs from bottled drinks so they don't miss out on chipping in with the conversation.

The bottle is held loosely at its shoulder for ease. This type of person is always happy to extend their social circle. The best way to approach them therefore is to leap directly into light, good-humoured conversation and make them laugh.

THE WALLFLOWER

Usually a shy, submissive person who holds the glass protectively, not letting go, as though afraid somebody will take it away.

Palms are kept hidden and the glass is used as a social crutch - the drink is never quite finished, with a mouthful left in case of emergency. The drink is small - maybe half a pint of lager for a man.

t may be drunk through a straw, which is fidgeted with, and used to stir the drink between sips.

The style and pace of drinking is an echo of those around them - very little is initiated.

This individual needs to be approached in a gentle, sensitive way, with perhaps a few understated compliments to build self-confidence, but may eventually warm to overtures.

THE ICE-QUEEN

This is a mainly female type whose natural style is cold and defensive.

She drinks from a wine glass, or a short glass, which is held firmly in a barrier position across the body so as to deter intimate approaches.

It is usually a waste of time approaching this woman; she may be ready with a castrating put-down.

THE PLAYBOY

This man is active and self-confident; a "Don Juan"-type seducer.

He uses his, usually long, glass or bottle as a phallic prop, playing with it suggestively. He is inclined to be possessive, and can be tactile with his female companions.

THE JACK-THE-LAD

This "peacock" is conscious of his image and will drink a bottled beer, or cider.

He is inclined to be confident and arrogant, and can be territorial in his gestures, spreading himself over as much space as possible, for example, pushing the glass well away from himself and leaning back in his chair.

If he is drinking with friends, he would be unlikely to welcome approaches from outside the group, unless sycophantic and ego-enhancing.

THE BROWBEATER

Again usually male, he prefers large glasses, or bottles, which he uses as symbolic weapons, firmly grasped, and gesticulating in a threatening, "in the face" kind of way.

Something of a know-it-all, he can come across as slightly hostile, even if only through verbal argument, or jokes targeted at others. He should be approached with great care, or not at all.

'An unconscious thing'

Dr. Wilson said: "The simple act of holding a drink displays a lot more about us than we realise - or might want to divulge.

"When you're in a crowded bar, often all you have to go on is body language.

"To a large extent, it's an unconscious thing and just reflects the person you are and the type of social relationships you have."

But he warned: "The next time you're in a bar, it might be worth thinking about what you're saying to the people around you, just by the way you're holding your glass."

A streetwise approach to stock selection - Martin Fridson

2009-04-25T12:51:00.000+08:00

A streetwise approach to stock selection - Martin Fridson, www.londonstockexchange.com

Matching the averages is not a bad outcome.

Over the long run, an index of small-cap stocks has far outperformed the best active mutual fund managers. In past decades, you could not buy a fund designed to replicate that index, but today you can.

Investors will not wake up one day and realize that the stock you're considering is too cheap.

Stock price surges require some sort of stimulus, such as an unanticipated pickup in demand or a takeover bid.

The stocks of highly admired companies are not bargains.

Investment counselors figure they cannot get into trouble by investing your money in a company that has gone from success to success. The problem is that all of the other investment counselors reason the same way, causing the stock to be overpriced.

The best oil exploration deals never get sold outside of Texas.

Organizers of limited partnerships can ordinarily raise all the money they need among their close friends, assuming they have genuinely good prospects. If you are a stranger with a modest sum to invest, the fact that you are being offered the 'opportunity' to participate is a reason to be skeptical.

Beware the stockbroker's blue light special.

Be careful if your broker calls to pitch you on a new investment product. The brokerage house may have created a special sales incentive and urged the salesforce to call every customer. The product is not necessarily something that fulfills your objectives.

Meeting a quarterly earnings target does not guarantee that a company is on a good track.

Over short periods, plenty of gimmicks are available to management to pump up the reported income figures. Overstating earnings today ensures a shortfall in the future.

When a red flag goes up in the area of financial reporting, assume the worst.

The company's investor relations officer is always ready with a plausible explanation for an alarming surge in receivables, revenues that are completely out of line with the industry trend, or a late filing of a quarterly statement. These excuses are notoriously unreliable.

Put a value of zero on a company's claim to be recession-proof.

Investment bankers coach the chief executive officers of cyclical companies to reassure investors that their particular market niche is impervious to economic downturns. At some point after the deal closes, as a rule, the economy declines and the earnings of all of the supposedly rock-steady companies go down in unison.

Consider IPOs from the corporate finance point of view.

Do not assume that some bright entrepreneur came up with a good business idea and then looked for a way to finance it. Investment bankers may have created the company to exploit a hot stock market or a flaw in the accounting system that enabled them to fabricate huge earnings.

There is always a first time.

Do not buy a stock on the premise that if some economic indicator has declined for three years in a row, it must be poised for a rebound, simply because it has never gone down four years in succession.

Extract from:
'The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules', Harriman House 2001

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Strange Dream or sign of thinking too much?

2009-04-23T20:37:00.002+08:00

Talk about strange dream.

Could barely sleep the whole night yesterday, was just tossing and turning around on my bed. While I was trying to tell me brain to sleep, my normally lazy brain decided for once that it should change the old habit and kicked into overdrive. I started

First its started processing the possible math question for a test I’m taking today. After it bored thinking about number, its started thinking about the great uncertainty, the FUTURE.

Like whether I should accept this job offer and work with Public Bank while at the same time looking for second job. Or should I just take some time off and do some social work, give back to society. After a while, it realise that it suddenly felt it doesn’t have much time left to do stuff it wants.

Eventually running out of energy to keep all this mindless working, it finally dozed off into slumberland. But that’s just half of the story! I started to have this weird dream, some thing like a big hall and a gathering of diplomat/important people from all over the world sitting and discussing about some big case. While I was walking around and looking at all the evidence and pointing out key points and clues that was missed out. The picture below was roughly how the dream took place. Evidence/clue was being display on the big projector display.

To describe it better, it kind of reminded me of a scene that took place in an anime called Death Note. After Light(the main character) called himself Kira and started killing people, all the world’s detective gather together to consult the world greatest detective “L”. This dream has a lot of similarity to that particular scene.

Note to self : I self blog more often. I know I always say that but I hardly keep it up. Sort of beginning a bad habit of mine, to agree to something and not perform to it. Hence from today onwards, I shall try my best to update this blog at least once a week. To start a personal goal “to walk the talk”!

Out of league

2009-04-04T01:30:00.001+08:00

Out of place

D22

work harder

How to complete a 3000 words assignment

2009-03-31T23:40:00.002+08:00

How to complete a 3000 words assignment

Paid other people to complete

Copy it from other people

Don't do it at all

But ultimately JUST Do it yourself!!

An Iphone for RM 200++ ( SGD 100)?!

2009-03-29T12:44:00.002+08:00

What would you do if you could buy an Iphone for RM 200?

Would you buy it?

To me... If I need a new phone... I might just buy it

But... I don't need a new phone... plus I think its just a fashion accessory.

You can't :

copy and paste

forward sms

receive files via bluetooth

a lot of things!

Now Give me a NOKIA!

Who remembers the side character anyway

2009-02-11T09:34:00.002+08:00

Who remembers the side character anyway?

Have you have ever watch a movie where the main characters are the only that gets the glory, the one that gets the chicks, the one that gets the I-saved-the-world-title or the one who gets to be the last ONE surviving? We all tend to forget the side character in those stories. What happen to the side character in transformer movie, the one who was the army commando leader? The first one to face the transformers, did most of the work (he was doing most of the hard stuff, the main guy just run around), of course kill most of the baddies (if I'm not mistake, he killed 3!). Did the main character kill any? Sure you might argue he did kill the main villain, Megatron... But seriously, how many screen time did he have with Megatron, not to mention Optimus Prime did most of the work and all he did was raise his arm high into the sky and the cube sort of did the work for him! He didn't need to push for crying out loud. For a side character to take out 3 baddies when the movies only had 6 (excluding the 1 big villain Megatron). Not to mention that the Autobots only manage to take down ONE and a HALF!

So lets reexamine this side character position.
1) first one to face head on with a transformers (and survive with serious injuries)
2) second time faced another transformers and manage to kill it (and still survive again with no serious injuries)
3) Killed the most transfomers (3 out of 7)
4) Still survive in the end.

But we all only remember Sam Witchy and at the end of the movie, all the transformers was watching over him and he get to make out with Megan Fox on top of another transformers. Don't you think they should also watch over the side character, especially the guy killed 3 transformers and the next movie is call "Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen". Logic would say those that have fallen will probably look for the guy who did the most damage for a little revenge don't you think?

Revenge is coming!
Graduation is coming too!

Being in a similar role, I kind of feel the pain of being one...

What an ass I am.

2009-02-02T12:41:00.000+08:00

What an ass I am.

Because of my inability to control my emotion and detect the feeling of others or a better word, I lack EMPATHY.

em⋅pa⋅thy

/ˈɛmpəθi/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [em-puh-thee] –noun

1.	the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.

The only thing I can do right now, is just make up for my mistake.

Christmas

2008-12-22T00:30:00.000+08:00

I bet everyone is busy getting presents for their friends/family/darlings while I'm just sitting here , thinking of what to get. Be creative he says. Duh, kiki and kaka cannot handle presents you know. They will just go crazy thinking of it. However, scrolling and watching people around busy themselves, scratching their head on deciding what to buy for their kids ; what to cook for christmas satisfies me. Yes, i have weird needs.

Christmas. Makes me think of snow flakes , snowman and snow globes. AND lots and lots of CHOCOLATE! When i was a kid, every christmas when i wake up there will be a boxes of chocolate laying infront of me waiting to be savour and praised. Little kids will dress up nicely and holding their mother's hand walk to the nearby church for prayers. Still remember the little white flowery dress i wear as a kid during christmas day. So innocent, angelic.

Thinking back, we age and our innocence deplete. Are we still the kid back then, praying before christmas day to the starry night in bed hoping that santa will come with his deers to deliver presents to us? Did we still rise early in the morning, rushing down the stairs still carrying our teddies and hug our parents telling them santa had gave us a mechanical pencil as christmas present, not knowing its our parent's effort ? Do we still jump with joy when we have turkey for dinner because the turkey is so huge that it can feed us for 2 whole months?

For me, christmas is the day where everything in the world is perfect. And it will stay perfect till boxing day. Why? Simple, because its the day where majority of the earthlings will forgive and forget the harm others have done to them. Hatred is a sin. But on christmas day, hatred is dismiss, even though its just for one day. This is why infront of the word christmas we have the word 'Merry'. I always thought , ah how good the world will be if everyone stop fighting, and stop hating just for a moment. Even the soul within us will feel lighter to float and enjoy the moment of blissfulness.

Dontcha think so?

Special day

2008-12-11T17:12:00.001+08:00

Recently Adam did a post announcing his sudden change of "status" and that 28/11 is another special day for him to celebrate. What is that special day? Well you have to go to his blog and find out. I don't do free publicity for him.

Funny thing, he refuse to admit that he lost his bet with Pok. Keep insisting to know when is my equivalent special day and other nonsense with it.

So to answer his question, when is my special day. I would say everyday would be a special day. As a human being, anything could happen. We could die tomorrow or in 50 years, we will never know. So we should treat everyday like its a special day.

For Guys: A Guide To Girl Talk

2008-10-11T01:33:00.002+08:00

This is something interesting:

For Guys: A Guide to Girl Talk

I wonder how much this is true... I know a few of it happen to me... But I didn't think she was implying the same thing as this guide...

But here is a few things that I think is quite funny

What she says: "So, what have you been up to?"

What she means: "Why haven't you called me? Are you seeing someone else?"

Hm... I know a girl that gets this a lot... But then again... that might explain why so many girls go after him. So how would a girl ask a guy how is he doing without implying it this way? How about "yo man, what's up dog!" (speak in african american rapper slag)

What she says: "If you want to have a guy's night, go ahead, fine."

What she means: "I really, really don't want you to go. And if you do, I'm going to be annoyed."

Geez... This is really annoying... why can't girls just tell us what they want?! Its like those "Does this make me look fat" question. Some times I wonder whether girl language is an entire sub language by itself.

WONG JU LIANG

2008-08-23T03:59:00.004+08:00

Wong Ju Liang

(15 April 1987 - 20 August 2008)
*this picture was copy from Harold Edwin Yap facebook album

Procrastination... was the main reason why I didn't visit you last year. Hence I promise you that I would come down to Singapore after I quit my internship just to pay you a visit. I still remember talking online on MSN to you after returning from my competition in Hong Kong. We even joked that by the time I come and visit you, you would be out of ICU and it would be safe for me to visit you. Unfortunately I can't deliver that promise anymore.

I remember we would occasionally hang out during our primary school and secondary school days. I was really happy and proud that you consider me your friend. As you were the NICEST guy I have ever met in my entire life! I remember we spent a lot of time talking about Final Fantansy, especially Kingdom Hearts with you. In fact I remember how much Steven (the indian addmath tution teacher in Taman Desa) would compare you to the rest of us (Adam, Pok Xian and I) that we were the lazy one, as we never did his homework while on the other hand you would complete it and get everything correct.

Everyone who knows him will agree with me that he is one of the NICEST guy you will ever come across.

His present will surely be miss…

As I am feeling that now…

Rest in peace my dear friend, Wong Ju Liang

Leaving up to one's motto

2008-07-07T00:56:00.002+08:00

I think I neglected my blog for quite a while, so I'm just going to leave a short post.

Life short, just make the most out of it. That way you won't be looking back with regrets.

Hm... Something I should really really learn.

A warning perhaps

2008-05-07T16:22:00.005+08:00

In life there is a lot of sign or indication when you've done something wrong. Such as those blue flashing lights reflected across your rear-view mirror when you know that you didn't quite get away from beating the red light. Or even "Lu mana mau saya tolong..." from a kind and gentle traffic warden hinting you the another possible amount to pay if you don't want to pay for the full amount.

When some one sent you an OFFline message over msn, telling you to remove he/r blog link from this blog... I guess its a sign that your blog hasn't been updated for a long time... and its time to do so. Imagine the first thing you log into your MSN and out pops up this message :

*S sent 07/05/2008 09:24:
hey dom, quick hi.
*S sent 07/05/2008 09:24:
can u do me a solid favour and take off my blog link from ur blog? thx

*S not his/her real name or nickname or any sort of connection.

Boy, you screw Dom... its because of your stupid bad habit of not updating your blog and now its pulling other people reputation down the drain too.

Ok I think I've been ignoring my blog a bit too long... Comes June, I shall pay more attention to blog, especially lately a lot of interesting events seem to be occuring near me!

The high possibility failing paper!

2008-01-11T01:15:00.000+08:00

Oh what a day the 8th of January 2008 was! A day in history (until this point of time) when I did so badly for an exam paper I could cry.

Oh damn you Financial Management!

No, seriously I was so mad and disappointed that I just kept a straight face trying to hide my emotion and walk out of the exams hall. A quick glance around the exam hall, I could see the look on most people hinting the same outcome as mine. In fact, I overheard a friend saying to another friend that he didn't know how to answer most of the question and only did one question which was 5 pages long!

Sure I have fail some papers in the past, but those papers either are topic which was a waste of my time or couldn't care less about the result. Like History during SPM, sure I failed it but I don't feel anything different about it. In fact I thought its makes quite a good topic for conversations.

After that, I just went to a friend's room and enjoy his 22inch LCD monitor and started shooting some people. Now who say GTA is a bad game? It helps to relieve stress. And I thought Wednesday and Thursday off to relax a bit. So its now Friday, back to studies!

Look at the amount I need to study!

Btw I found an interesting video on Bill Gates retirement from Microsoft. Its quite funny, considering its Bill Gates himself and some other guest like Jay Z,Bono, Hillary Clitton, Obama, Steve Speidberg and any more. Some of the screen is quite funny too. Watch it! its quite hilarious

A new year!

2008-01-01T20:00:00.000+08:00

Ok fine its a New Year, so what else is new? Beside that this year is 2008. Hm...I foresee a lot of wedding and new business creation on the 8th of August 2008...

Even thought there no body bother reading this blog, even my ~~useless~~ friends ~~especially Adam~~ don't. I hope that deep down some of you might take some time off your ~~useless~~ precious time to read this blog. For those of you who did, here is your reward "The inner working of Dom's Mind"!

Ok enough crap, let get back to the post.

So the New Year is here, so here is the new layout accompany with a new post to celebrate the new year.

Being a member of ADP, celebrating New Year seems to be an on going tread. If I'm mistaken this is the 3rd year ADP spend the New Year together. The first saw me getting drunk in Bangsar, the Second saw me getting drunk in Pok's (at that time) new house. This year was ~~nearly spent in a petrol station~~ again at Pok's not-so-new house but sober!

You can get a rough idea what happen moments before the New Year from Adam's blog. Sadly he didn't post that part after the count down. Which I shall now attempt to do now.

After filling up the Pok's carS with petrol, we immediately rush back and storm straight into Pok's room, took our seat and finally settle down for the count down, just 10 minutes before midnight.

After the stroke of midnight and the opening a few cans of beer, came the grand event. The 21 Royal Salute!

Royal Salute to Adam for bringing it.

(each cost around RM 500)

Then came some pokers:

I ended up losing Rm4 that night!

The winning, walked away RM 6 richer ... I think...

After playing till 5 am in the morning, and sleeping for another 3/4 hours, we started our Diablo 2 lan party. Guess what? We finally manage to slay the beast, Diablo! But too bad Adam had to go back early and we didn't manage to do the same to Diablo's brother, the final boss. Curse you Lord of Destruction (whose name I can't remember), you live another day but one day we shall let you taste cool steel!

Oh yea in between we had lunch with Pok's family. It was a great dia sum, quite a good meal to start the first lunch for the year. So a big thanks to Pok's father for lunch!

I guess that pretty much wrap up New Year Eve celebration

Merry Christmas?

2007-12-26T03:51:00.000+08:00

Merry Christmas everyone...

though i wonder who comes to read my blog these days?

Its week 8 already...

2007-11-11T18:20:00.000+08:00

Hey its week 8 of the semester...

HOLY SHIT, ITS WEEK 8 already?

What the hell have I been doing for the pass 2 months? I don't remember learning anything...

Ahh crap... I'm so screw...

Movie that are mindlessly fun!

2007-11-01T00:48:00.000+08:00

Now here is a movie that is suitable just for releasing some stress.

Shoot 'em up

What is it about? Well theres nothing fancy about the story. Its about some stranger name Smith(Clive Owen) who happen to be at the wrong place and wrong time and witness some one attempt to kill a pregnant lady. And the story pretty much picks up from there, and how he tries to protect the baby from a bunch of assassins.

That is pretty much to the plot. But what makes this movie interesting to me is the action. This show is nothing about action! Sure one of the best action movie this year is probably Die Hard 4. But if gave score for gun battle, sadly to say Die Hard probably fail to beat this movie. Why? Well McClane will probably ask Smith to teach him a trick or two on how to shoot baddies arse and look cool doing it.

Just 5 min in to the show, the gun battle scene start. It doesn't even stop till the end of the movie credits! This movie probably make John Woo break down in tears crying why didn't he thought of it or Neo from Matrix look stupid dodging bullets.

I highly recommend this for those who are interested in some mindless action. Just forget the plot and want to go out there seeing a fictional guy kill tons of fictional people. (I condemn mindless killing)

********** SPOILERS*************

Some of the most memorable scene is probably at beginning when he goes around killing people while at the same time trying to deliver the baby. Imaging someone asking the mother to keep pushing, but instead of push you hear gun shot. Here a small illustration in words :

Come on 'bang-bang' keep 'bang' push 'bang' -ing. Pusss 'bang-bang-bang' -ssh

Another interesting scene is at the gun factory when he kill a whole team of guards without even using a single bullet from his gun. How you might ask? Well being a gun factory, he set up a bunch of gun turrets and control them with just strings from behind!

Although this scene is a bit fake. Physics will tell you it is in near impossible to hit while falling around 50km/h. He just jump out of the plane and the guards was chasing him from the plane and failing while shooting at him... Ok this scene, I really don't know how to describe it.

The best is always for last it seems. The best scene happens to be the last scene for the movie. He was in a dinning and just before this he broke both of his hand. As a result both of his hand were wrapped up in a cast, he could barely hold on to anything. Then suddenly a bunch of thieves walk in. Guess what, he kicked one of the guys gun away and managed to catch it with a carrot at the gun's trigger and started killing the thieves. Quite hilarious and cool at the same time.

******** END OF SPOILER **********

Thanks to Kuan Pei Yi for giving me those free tickets... Sadly I didn't have enough time to watch stardust. But after watching this, it wasn't so bad. It was definitely way better compare to Transporter 2! (Don't think we are ever letting that go, A)

Its time for a post

2007-10-27T21:29:00.000+08:00

Considering that I haven't post for a long time... a really long time. I think its time I do a post...

Actually whats the main reason for the lack of post?
Well quite a few actually.
Lack of internet access
Lack of time
Lacking the urge to post

What ever reason I give, doesn't justified the treatment to my blog. Haha my blog currently 3 years old.

Actually I don't know what to blog about these days. There are so many things happening around me thats I keep it bottle up in my mind. I guess I really did forget about my blog. Last time I would put all my thoughts in this blog of mine, as a way to release stress and help remind me the events in my life.

Recently I've been trying to change ~~into a girl~~ my character. I always aspire to be the top. Perhaps I was arrogant and always assume that I could do it. Boy was I wrong. It all started after A level, when i was in charge of the part time workers. Didn't really know how to handle them. Now I'm in charge of a club and its committee member. Hopefully I wont repeat that mistake again. Perhaps I should do a post on the club I started ... but for now... lets talk about some more interesting!

Whats this interesting post going to be a bout? Well its going to be something related to my personal life. But I won't tell you direct what its about... you just have to figure out yourself!

Lately theres a few choices for me to made. All this while I never thought I was lucky enough to make any decision. Just take what ever comes. But for some strange reason, this year seem to be a very lucky year. I guess now that I'm face with a few choice, I got to really think hard so I don't a big mistake.

What do I know... I guess I should think hard what I really want to do before making these choices. Making the wrong decision could have serious consequences.

Anyway hopefully this consider a post

How to write your CV

2007-09-29T14:25:00.000+08:00

BBC News explains how to get a head start in the job hunting race and make sure your CV is up to scratch.

Your curriculum vitae is the single most important weapon in your armoury when it comes to job hunting.

A prospective employer will often make a snap judgement the second they read it and even the most qualified people on the planet can find themselves rejected if the resume fails to come up to scratch. So how can you give yours the edge?

Avoid making it too fancy and complicated. You only have about five seconds to grab the attention - if it is too clever and unreadable it will go in the bin.

Don't try to make jokes and never slag off previous employers.

CV length

There are no set rules governing the length of your CV - this will be decided on your career history, education and achievements. If possible try to keep it to one page, but if this looks too cramped then feel free to spread it out over two sheets.

Everyone has a different theory when it comes to CV design. Don't get too bogged down over this, just make sure everything is clearly marked. Include your career progression, education and achievements prominently so your prospective employer doesn't have to search.

Here is a basic format: Start off with your name, address and contact details clearly listed at the top of the page. Follow this with a profile of yourself which should include an outline of your skills, experience and immediate career goals.

After this you can put in your career history - in reverse chronological order over the past 10 years - with brief descriptions of your responsibilities and achievements. Then comes education, interests/personal details and references.

Stick to the truth

Make sure it is printed on good quality A4 size paper and never attach extra documents, letters or certificates - save these for the interview. Read and re-read your CV, and then ask a friend or family member to read it as well.

Make sure there are no spelling errors or coffee stains as these will be fatal.

It might sound obvious, but be truthful. Never try to smudge dates and jobs to hide periods of unemployment. The most basic of checks will expose your deceit and ruin any chance of getting the job.

Follow all instructions on the job advert. If they want four copies of your CV then you should send four. It is also vital to get it in on time. The covering letter should be customised for each job you apply for as this is your chance to tailor your skills to the demands required.

Must be the drug speaking...

2007-09-11T01:48:00.001+08:00

I think I got to stop taking those pills. It is really messing with my mind.

Anyway I was just browsing thru the web until I suddenly came across Help "A"chivers list. After looking at that list, some how I can't stop feeling really inferior against these people. Sure you might say that these people are top of the creme and doesn't really have anything to do with me. Some times I ask myself, what do I see myself doing in 10 years time.

Sure people say they want to be CEO. In fact I could get that done within a week. How you might ask? Simple, go and register a company for RM2 and call yourself the CEO.

I'm not getting any younger, so are my parents. So how do I find a way to support myself and perhaps support them a little. Thanks to this stupid country, working part time or even full time without some qualification won't earn you enough to pay for your necessity.

Anyway its too late for me to continue.

Part one : The story from the cubicle

2007-08-20T13:55:00.000+08:00

Ahh My workplace has bad feng shui!

This is a story about a guy who claims that the reason of all his bad luck are due to the bad feng shui in his workplace. Unfortunately for our poor and dim wit hero that isn’t he case he has just be doing stuff at the wrong time. But less with the introduction and more with the story.

Ok let give our hero a name, how about Mid? Ok every thing started with Mid finishing his studies. After spending his entire life studying, he decided it was time to get off his lazy butt and get a job. To get some income and hopefully get to used what his been learning into his work. But no the main story doesn’t start yet. The first part of the stories is when 2 good friend of Mid, Dap and Moka invited Mid to travel the great unknown and have the time of their life for this is the GREATEST adventure the 2 bozo was able to come up with their tiny puny so-small-you-can’t-measure-it brain. That this opportunity would never come again. Unfortunately, Mid was saving all the gold he had for the latest donkey called the “Super donkey” which could travel at Mach One, includes horse shoe (or donkey shoe) for better slowing down, a feature common on horse but on a donkey. And not forgetting the leather exterior bound to impress the ladies! So he had no choice but to decline their offer and continue the adventure on his own.

Well if you think that the end of the story, sadly this stories that is just part one of the story! You see while Mid was travelling he was attack by the a group of “You Suck badly”. Its one of the worse kind of monster know in the land of “somewhere but nowhere”. What they do is the attack the weakest part of the body, no not his nuts. Worse, they attack the mind. Bursting wave of negative thoughts like “you suck”, “my grandma could do better than that”, “even the moon have better face than yours” and other horrible thought that could make any man kill himself just to stop the thoughts. But some how a goddess appear in front of our hero and some how her just the mere present gave our hero the strength. With a sudden burst of might, Mid yelled “No you are the greatest” back at the “You suck badly” monsters. Upon hearing this, the monsters were over whelm with so much positive thought that their ego just couldn’t take it anymore and blew up.

It turns out that the goddess are one those famous damsee in distress we all hear so much about in the fairy tales. Actually they truly know as damses who rescue people in distress.. Its just that all those hero ego was too big to accept the true and they decided to bend the true. Now let get back to the hero how was save by the damses who rescue people in distress. After being rescue by the most beautiful lady his eye have ever lay. (you see the internet wasn’t invented yet so sadly no porn) he quickly asked for her name. Her name was Loceho, its turn out that her other friend’s boyfriend turn out to be a complete pig. So she taught that perhaps she should let Mid suffer, but some how Mid was different that the other guys she know. Not only that, Mid asked her to be his guardian force. You see in the land of “Somewhere but nowhere” having a guardian force is very important and honourable.That why she decided to give him a chance.

She was practically the girl of his dream. She was smart, nice, high EQ but most importantly she was sarcastic. A characteristic never seen before in any female being.

Now the third part of the story

- caught a thief

Employee Beware: Five Signs of a Terrible Job

2007-08-15T10:51:00.000+08:00

Employee Beware: Five Signs of a Terrible Job

Ever known someone who worked at the same job for years, but complained about it daily? Have you accepted an unfulfilling job because you think work is work and it doesn't need to be enjoyable? The fact is many people are stuck in awful jobs and have either grown complacent, don't know that there are better options out there, or just aren't sure what the warning signs are.

Here are some signs it's time to look to greener pastures:

1. You dread going to work.
How you feel about going in to your job each day can tell you a lot about whether it is the job for you, says Andrea Kay, career consultant and author of "Life's a B*tch and Then You Change Careers." Do you wake up in the morning and dread leaving your house for the office? While you are not expected to jump up and down with excitement every Monday morning, feeling constant job-related anxiety is a significant sign that you are in the wrong place.

2. You get no enjoyment from your day-to-day responsibilities.
No job is fun and games every day, but you should find some enjoyment in your daily responsibilities. Kay says that examining your job's typical duties is important to gauging whether or not it is a good fit.

The things you do daily should fit with your strengths, which are the things you like to do and do well, Kay says. For example, if you are happiest when you are out communicating with people, you probably will not be happy working with numbers and spreadsheets all day.

3. You are uncomfortable with the company culture and environment.
Some people write off the importance of culture in the workplace, but it can have a dramatic effect on your overall happiness and success. Kay says you need to ask yourself if you feel comfortable with the values of the organisation. Are they in line with your own?

Additionally, the work environment can be another big factor in determining if a job is one that meets your needs. For example, if you love to spend all your time outdoors, you might not be happy sitting behind a desk day in and day out.

4. Your relationship with your boss is turbulent.
Problems with the boss are the most common reason that professionals give for leaving jobs, and the employee/employer relationship is critical to overall job satisfaction. "Define what would be an ideal relationship with your boss so you can take the initiative to help create it or know what to look for," Kay says. For example, do you like someone who works closely with you or would you rather work for someone who is hands-off? Only after you determine what your ideal is can you assess whether or not your relationship is living up to it.

5. You see no opportunities for career advancement or enhancement.
If your company does not place an importance on job training and professional development, this should raise some concerns. Similarly, if you have been stuck in the same position for years, have the desire to move up, but are not given the opportunity to do so, you might want to re-evaluate your situation.

While Kay says these five factors can be indicators of a terrible job, she also strongly cautions against using them as an excuse to leave without first taking some initiative to change your current situation. For example, if you feel like you have not been provided with opportunities to advance, proactively seek out these opportunities by talking with your boss or consulting human resources. If you feel like you do not fit in with the culture, assess whether or not you have made an effort.

"You need to ask yourself 'have I done everything that I can to explore advancing or enhancing my career here?'" Kay says. "Do what's in your power to make a difference."

If you are still feeling unsatisfied, the job is probably just not for you. And while it might be time to look for something new, your terrible job is not a total loss - use what you've learned to help you find the right fit next time.

Its been a long time... hasn't it?

2007-08-11T22:48:00.001+08:00

Review of Transformers movie...coming soon...

2007-07-14T15:02:00.000+08:00

http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/post/677186/Pimp_My_Whip_Autobots.html

What to write when you don't know what to write?

2007-06-06T21:05:00.000+08:00

Here a question, what do you write when you don't know what to write?

Simple, DON'T WRITE.

But unfortunately my blog been inactive for so long that I'm beginning to suspect that blogger thinking of shutting it down. Now considering how famous this blog has become, I can't let some unknown guy take it over and start filling it with porn! Imagine the first thing you see when you open www.indommind.blogspot.com is a page fill with porns! People mind think that my head is only fill with porn and other erotic stuff. Worse, if the person start using my blog address to host gay porn! When that happens, I can forgot about dating girls anymore!

I guess for the sake of filling this post up, I shall talk the interesting stuff I did in university as a freshman.

Well since I'm stuck in ~~Nowhere~~Nottingham there isn't much to do. Being stuck in a middle of no where means you got to find a way to relieve those study stress. I know, some people will go online and chatting whiles others deprive themselves of sleep to finish their work. Being a business student in Nottingham means plenty of free time, considering that classes are only from Monday to Wednesday and an average of 3 hours a day. Of course not including tutorial.

So what do we do? WE STEAL GIRLS UNDERWEAR MUAHAHA!

of course being such a good boy, it wasn't me who stole it. It was Adam, who claim to have sold the girls underwear on Ebay for quite a lump sum!

Actually we just play cards, a lot of cards! With the usual such as big 2, poker, black jack and the usual-after-dinner-game gin rummy. Eventually when we get bored playing those games, we other kind of card games. Or more like card building! Yup you hear me, card building. Below are few pictures to show you what kind of building we build.

Picture 1.
We have the usual ^ style design. Not thing too complex, just stick 2 cards and start building. This one done start with a base of 4 cards and moving up. In the background we have my gym instructor/body builder/flat mate/cow.

Of course after building 4 level high, I decided to go one level higher. Behold a 5 level high card!

Being creative people, we don't just limit ourselves to one style of building. Behold card standing on it's side

Well after building a few times, decided to do some thing crazy. Notice some different about this card? Can you see it? One card is being suspended in mid air by nothing!

A closer picture of the mysterious hanging card. Just to let you know, the person hand is holding on to nothing, he just fixing his card in the background.

Also I updated a few little extra at the bottom of my side bar. Its a chocobo face as a clock. Open my page long enough and you notice a yellow bird walking around my blog. Take a look at it.

Too far behind...

2007-04-14T00:38:00.001+08:00

Today is the 14th of April. With that, that means I have now concluded my week 10 of my second semester in Nottingham. What do I have to say about it? Hm... nothing much actually , I mean what else can you say when you're stuck in a hell hole? Think about it, imagine asking a guy who stuck in hell how his day, I'm pretty much sure he going to reply this: "My life is a living hell!".

Anyway back to MY LIVING HELL. Geez, why do you want to know about that guy's life in hell? It is after all my blog, not guyinhell.blogspot.com right? Ok back to my week 10. Apparently I'm quite far behind with my studies, considering the fact that my exams are in 3 weeks time...

And I haven't really completed by 1500 words assignment.

So all these while it been reading all kinds of books related to the exchange rate.

Human being being organic machine requires fuel to work just like your car. So these fews days I've been pumping ~~cocaine~~chicken some thing into my body... seems to work quite well.. better than coffee I might add... but who knows, it might have some side. You might just see a talking chicken instead of talking domkey anymore!

Since I have decided not to go anywhere for my exchange program, that means I need to get a set of wheels to travel around. So some of you might know about the buggy project which me and a friend was building a buggy. Well the good news it is finally completed... Too bad I wasn't there when it was done hopefully it looks like something below. And if I get my hand on that, who needs a car anymore hahahaha.

Well to end this post, Adam was showing off his new ipod and his Rm100+ walking with dinasour and not forgetting Pok showing off his battle scar (Hm... I would really love to see a pig and a dog fight) with a dog. I guess its only fair for me to do the same and show off some plastic blig blig. Enjoy!

Movies!

2007-04-02T21:54:00.000+08:00

Actually I have a quite a few things I want to blog about. It’s truly amazing the minute that you’re willing to listen to other people’s problem, you really get to know them better and their background story. Sure I know that there is a saying that best describe this situation, but just can’t recall it. Ok enough of all this weird sentimental stuff, now let get on to “my mind” after all this blog is called that anyway…

For starters, let me say what a great year it is going to be for all movie lovers!

Sorry Adam, know you not going to be able to watch half of them and not to mention you can’t buy the pirated version muahahaha! Good luck downloading them to your laptop, hope you enjoy the view on that 15.1 inch haha.

Anyway let get back to the list of a movie that I’m really hoping to watch and I highly recommend it (to the people that read this blog and went to “know me better”) :

In the month of April we have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.

Now who ever grow up in my era doesn’t know about TMNT, you either really boring or been deprive of one the greatest wonder growing up in the 1990s. Sorry I never really like Italian male name, so please bear with me if I misspell their name.The leader, Leonardo, the comic relief, Michelangelo, the fighter, Raphael and the smart guy, start with D… don’t know how to spell his name… So as we all wait in great anticipation let me deliver one final word that might persuade you guys to watch the movie :

COWANBUNGA!

Why I hate Italian guys? Apparently all the girls in Asia think they are hot and sexy hunk…but in my opinion, I think most of them are just gay..see lar who ask them to steal the Asian guys’ body while stealing Asian girls’ heart)

Ok after the month of April, we have May! See I always know it would come in handy to memories those 12 weird name of the year!

We have 2 greatest movies and one not-so-great-but-still-ok-great-enough to watch. What happen when you put the world most clueless sailor with the most stress out teenage superhero?

You get Pok trying to swim while doing his assignment!

Due to poor performing laptop, I’m unable to photoshop a picture of him swimming while doing his assignment. So here a few pointers which might aid your imagination. Warning may create mental scar after imagining it, discretion is advised.

Picture a fat pig in a Speedo, one hand holding a pack of potato chip while the other is holding his laptop trying to type his assignment while trying to swim in his bath tub.

But having the whole May watching Pok do his assignment would be the worst month or sadest month in history as every body would be killing themselves after watching him! So let talk about Spiderman 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean : At world’s end. Oh and not forgetting about the not-so-great-but-still-ok-great-enough movie, just went you thought 2 was good enough, they had to throw in another 4. That right, I’m talking Fantastic 4 : Rise of the Silver Surfer! Too bad we won’t get to see Jessica Alba naked like the first movie.. to make matter worse.. we are stack with a dude who is naked for the whole movie.. Why couldn’t they have made the silver surfer in Hawaiian pants, I suppose they just wanted to please the gays with some eye candy after pleasing the world with a naked Jessica Alba. But anyway it goings to be one awesome month…unfortunately for me… I have my finals in May… Why! WHY!

After that we have “Robots in Disguise” coming out in July.

Man oh man, this is by far the greatest anticipated movie for the year 2007! I’m going to be like a little boy on Christmas.. Hm.. I quite tempted to buy the new transformers movie toys just to keep it and play around.. But some how the preview doesn’t seem so good, people are claiming it just going to a big action pack movie with lots of robots who can transform… Well if they put it that way, at least give more scene of the transformers, don’t give me a typical American movie when guy finds transformers, becomes hero of the planet and gets the girl in the end. Now everybody, sing with me!

“Transformers! More than meet the eyes, Autobots and Deciepticons! Transformers! Robot In Disguise! ….”

Ok that enough of me talking about movies to come… In fact I wanted to talk about this girl and how we should life just like Mr Bean. But some how that won’t know really fit very nice in this post. Beside not forgetting I got a 1500 words assignment due on the 20^th of April on Flexible and Fixed exchange regime.

So that all folks, signing off from ~~hellhole~~ Nottingham, Semenyih.

Things to do while writing a blog...

2007-03-20T16:51:00.000+08:00

Here a funny thing, the whole purpose I came to the computer at 11.30pm was just to write this post and get back to my study. But in the end... that never really happen. The time right now is 3.11am and I haven't even finish writing the first paragraph!

So what else is new from the land far far away called ~~Hellhole~~ Semenyih?
Well apparently there this fashion show going on in Zouk which is organize by the SIFE society? What does SIFE stand for? Sadistic Individual From Elsewhere! Actually it means Student in Free Enterprises. Well actually I'm planning to go for it. Always been told by my family to meet more people to extend my circle of friends. After all, friend means "a person who gives you special privilege for free". But I guess it should be fun after all you get to see cute girls in sexy clothes. Now repeat after me, GIRLS IN SEXY CLOTHES!! Wohoo!

Haha the time is now 4:49 pm the next day... and I still haven't even finish typing this post... man this is just sad... I guess next time when some thing interesting pop into my head, I should immediately type it out before I forget or just get too plain lazy to write.

Anyway till next time

The chinese new year... The year of the ROASTED PIG...sorry pok..

2007-03-03T21:26:00.000+08:00

Hello everybody!

Assuming that you read my blog often, I guess will associate you as being a chinese. So happy Chinese new year or Gong Xi Fa Cai...

Sure I know it a bit late for the greeting. But I think last year economy for Malaysia was so good..

How I know?

Well simple, considering that the majority of the spending are done by Chinese (don't believe me? Take all the festival for example, which festival period is the most quiet period). So by assuming the "generosity" of the general people ang pows and comparing it with last years (as the pig, put it) Loot.

We can deduce that the economy isn't doing so good. Why?
Well for starters, this year total loot seems to have got down quite a bit. Having factor in that most people give me 2 packet per family. Now most of them give one.
I'm sure some might argue that its only my family tradition to give 2 and its quite normal for people to give one. Now let take a look at the people who normally give a single ang pow. Its either they gotten stingy, or they are really tight with money.

I did a comparison between the family that I find quite wealthy against not so wealthy family. It turn out that the not so wealthy, are giving less that what they normally give.

Ang Pow givers, beware! I remember how much you give me muahaha.

Ok what did I found out was the that no wealthy families have started giving less as direct relation to inflation. Assuming that every thing is increasing, income should also increase accordingly. However due the the recent hike in toll price, this middle and lower income earners are now feeling the pitch from it.

Of course I could be wrong, after all I'm not some be fancy student from University of London bragging about how great and etc etc etc stuff.

Ok need to update more often...always say that... never happen... maybe i should consider being a politician.

My weird dreams

2007-01-19T03:36:00.000+08:00

Lately I’ve been having these really ~~wet~~ weird dreams. Maybe it has some thing to do with exams stress. Or maybe it the fact that I’m gay!

Before I continue further let me wish my good old friend,
Leow Pok Xian
a
Happy 20^th Birthday!
I have a small present for you towards the end of this post!

Haha come on admit it after seeing that last word, you are more tempted to continue reading this post. Who says the word sex alone can catch people attention. Beside I think the modern world over rated the word gay. Did you know that gay means joyful before every body starting using the word gay to refer homosexual male. Bet you didn’t know that did you. So what people do you use the word like “Boy, I’m so gay!” it probably means that they are just being very happy. Of course in today modern age, no body in the right mind will burst out loud saying that sentence… unless he or she IS REALLY gay. To those people who thought it am gay, sorry to disappoint you. I like girls and dating one.

Ok enough about the gay part, let go back to the main story of this blog. Lately I’ve been experiencing some really weird dreams. Don’t bother asking me to explain in details, as you know how dreams works, you only remember it while you’re sleeping and the minute you wake up it all forgotten.

Well if you say it the exams stress, I don’t seem to be having any dreams relating to exams. But ironically all my dreams have one thing in common: relationship.

Just this morning I dreamt that I was dating some princess of some Middle Eastern origin. Sound quite stupid right? How could anything I done lately got any thing to do with Middle Eastern countries more or less some princess. Sure I know that dreams doesn’t really make sense, but some how my instinct is telling that this dream have some to about my real life. Or maybe I’m so lonely that my sub conscience is getting desperate and is starting to create a virtual girl in my dreams. But I can’t be that desperate yet, I just went out not too long ago.

I always hate dreams because it normally a sign that some thing bad going to happen.

Let see beside me having weird dreams and what else is going on in this uninteresting life of mine. Sorry if you wanted to know more about Brad Pitt you should probably check out www.inbradpittmind.com because this is www.indommind.blogspot.com which stand for In Dom’s Mind, Dom meaning me and mind meaning the thoughts that goes on in my brain…or what ever that is in my skull. Well I am planning to take over the world… Ok no secret there… I have this jar of tuna sitting in front of me… Let just say that it looks like a piece of shit… Just looking at it makes me feel loss of appetite. I just took a picture of it with my phone hopefully I can find a way too look to take put it in my com so I can share it with the world. I always share if you going to share, might as well the shits in your life so we all can enjoy shitting your life.

Here a picture of the flat opposite mine... look how dirty it is!

Here a picture of an UFO I capture on phone.

Dr House once said, or says depending whether you are watching or watched House. Well let assuming you watched his show and not watching it as you read this post. Ok, where was I, ah Dr House once said that relationship is just like maths, 9:9, 4:4. This is quite true, this number is base on 2 things: looks and money. Ever wonder why you propose to a girl with a diamond?

It simple actually, if you have lots of money and no looks you buy her a big diamond so she spends more time looking at it then looking at you, if you have average money and have average looks if you buy her a medium size so she spends less time looking at the diamond and more time at you. Or if you simply have good looks then you buy her a small rock so your future wife spend more time looking at you then at the rock because it so-small-you-can’t-tell-a-different.

Now back to your maths problem. Let take Brad Pitt, he good looking (based on tons of girls wanting to have his baby) and he earns a lot (based on the happy faces the tax agent makes, word of caution I don’t know whether this have anything to do with making babies with them). He would most probably get a score of 10.

Let look at another person, like Angelina Jolie, she good looking (based on fact she appears in top 100 sexiest women) and she earns a lot (based on the number of kids she feeding). That gets her a score of 10.

Now 10:10, see why those 2 are together?

So let start working with this example, my friend Pok he’s most probably an 8, so ladies better start heading to www.pokspalace.blogspot.com and know that guy. Last time I checked, he still is single and available.

If you too late and he is already taken, there is another 8 still single and you can find it at www.inadamsgarden.blogspot.com but please only go after this guy after the first is taken.

So here the ultimate question, so what about me you ask? Well I’m probably a 4 and that being optimistic. My pessimistic self is telling me that I deserve a 0 and I should probably voluntarily remove myself from the human gene pool.

Anyway it late, I should probably get back to my studies for my exams in 12 hours at 3pm.

A thought going thru my mind

2007-01-14T14:43:00.000+08:00

This has got to be the most zhao dao quotes from a tv series

Dr. Wilson: If you have the money then why did you need the loan?
House: I didn’t. I just wanted to see if you’d give it to me. I’ve been borrowing increasing amounts ever since you lent me $40 a year ago. Ummm, a little experiment to see where you’d draw the line.
Dr. Wilson: You’re…you’re trying to objectively measure how much I value our friendship.
House: It’s five grand – you got nothing to be ashamed of.
House: So what do you say one little phone call and one big cheque
Dr. Wilson: Fine, thanks.
Dr. Wilson: Now, be a grown-up and either tell Mommy and Daddy you don’t want to see them, or I’m picking you up at seven for dinner.
House: What do you mean? You just said…?
Dr. Wilson: I lied. I’ve been lying to you in increasing amounts ever since I told you you looked good unshaved a year ago. It’s a little experiment, you know, to see where you’d draw the line.

A post before Business Economics

2007-01-12T23:18:00.000+08:00

I have another impending doom waiting for me in another 6 hours and what am I doing about it?

I'm blogging!

See how important it is to keep your image even thought you are face with an impending doom. It the same meaning as the "captain going down with his ship". Still don't get me? Let me put simpler, dying must also look good dying mah.

Well I just read some guy blog talking about his new hair, now I'm quited tempted shave him bald muahahah. It like after so many years of knowing that guy, it the first time I seen more than a few inches of hair after a hair cut!

Then there the not so recent post about some other guy saying why he doesn't have a girl friend, some more he put it like he some super hero, SuperPig by day, LazyPig by night... wait... was that suppose to be the other way around?

Also I might have another friend who is losing his gender identity. He been choosing really pinky-pinky skins for his blog.

Speaking of a new skin for blog, I think it about time I change my blog template as well. After it a new year so why not start the new year with a new template? Notice the new template?

Now take 5 min going "ohh-ahh-wahh" !

Ok fine I didn't do much change to it, only switch to blogger beta. Apparently the guys at blogger did some works of the html coding, now it so much easier to edit your blog. All you need to do click and drag. I bet you can do it do, if you can't fear not as I prepare an exercise for your click and drag ~~useless~~ disable people.

Click here and drag there--------------------------------------------------->

Well life pretty much these days.
Start day:
Wake up
Tried to study
Ended up gunzing
After gunz for an hour
Tried to study, again
Ended watching House.
After watching 2 episode of House
Tried to study again, again
Ended up taking a nap

And life just goes on...

Got to let it go...

2007-01-07T16:17:00.000+08:00

After so many years why can't I let it go

(2)sinh 8.253748411 + (3)cosh 7.907651459 = 789x / 456y * 123z

Happy 2007

2007-01-05T20:03:00.000+08:00

It quite funny actually, I've been trying to complete this post since the new year started but every time I written more than 3 paragraphs due to strange luck my computer will either crash or I forgot to save my post before shutting down the computer. So here I am with a final attempt to get this post done.

Happy New Year every one!

Sorry I'm not really good with greeting and jolly stuff. What to say, I'm a sad person after all. To me it means another year of suffering. Why can't they treat it as another day in a person life.

So any new years resolution for me?

Grow up and be mature.
What a terrible year this is going to be considering that I'm turning 20 this year. Yes every body time to panic, Dominic here is turning 20 the BIG 2. Sigh, some how I'm suppose to be 20 this year but I don't really find myself being mature and old enough to handle certain stuff. I feel the same when I was 17 for that matter. Not only that, I'm all alone now with the support of my parents. Guess it either drown or swim method.

Gain weight
Most girls are really embrasse about disclosing their weight, because they find it embrassing when other people find their weight to be "fat" especially those who are skinny as a stick and still want to lose weight. Well to be honest, I'm embrasse about my own weight too. No it not because I'm worry people calling me fat but I'm so under weight that most girls are probably heavier than me. No kidding! It going to be quite hard for me to gain weight thought, considering I'm stuck in Semenyih and the food is really bad for health. Talk about tought choice, remain underweight or gain weight but suffer a heart attack. Well guess I think to spend more on the food I buy and just eat more.

Start a small business
Well the idea of starting a business has always been at the back of my head

Bah... sleepy... cant continue post

Far Far Away Idol

2006-12-25T21:41:00.000+08:00

I know I know, it every unlike me to watch any Idol show.

Come on, I don't even watch American Idol. What does that tell you.

But this particular Idol is worth watching, consider it as a Christmas present to all my ~~stalkers~~readers.

Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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I love maths

2006-12-12T11:20:00.000+08:00

I love maths, especially when it involves stuff like these.

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
______________________________

OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.

A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

_____________________________

HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a
little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand
her at all.

______________________________

LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more
willing to die.

______________________________

PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

_____________________________

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

_____________________________

HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and
cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the
same thing to them at funerals.

This might come in handy for me...soon...

2006-11-25T13:13:00.000+08:00

Oh my gosh! Not another 3am post again!

2006-11-04T14:21:00.000+08:00

Here I am again… typing a post middle of the night. I should be spending my time studying for my mocks exam which happens to be in 7 hours. But who cares about it, after all my readers always comes first, even though ALL of you are non-existence or just a friction of my wild imagination.

I started this blog so I can improve my writing skill. Well I got to admit it didn’t really help much for my grammars but I got to admit my vocabulary has improved a bit. It quite simple actually… Just type a post in Microsoft Word and let the program fix your error for you… Sure occasionally you need to right click for the correct word, but can’t let the computer do all the work for you. The minute you let the computer do all the work for you, is the minute you become obsolete.

To be honest I’m quite disappointed in myself. Ok for the fact I lost the election for some thing I don’t really know the name to. It was my only way of getting in that circle and finally gets some job done. What can I do about it, you know how election are done. It always turns out to be a popularity contest. As for me I’m no where near Mr Popular, it no excuse that I didn’t take the effort to make new friends. It just after what happen last year, I kind of learned that it not really how many you know but how WELL you know the person. In other words “quality over quantity”. Well I need to get a mole inside that way he/she can be my ears and voice.

Not only that, I’m also disappointed in myself for not handling everything well. Take the apartment for example. It still vacant till today and it no where near ready to be rented out. At least the car issue is taken care off. Man my dad has it off lucky… I wish I was back in those times, these kind of problem won’t even be a pinch to my family. But then again maybe I won’t be as independent as I am now. By the way, what is independent? Able to live on your owe or be control of your life?

Well I know I have say some things before about how I want to change my university, especially the food. Mark my word, I won’t back out from it. That is some thing I must do. To prove to myself that I won’t run away when the going gets tough. This is just going to be the beginning of a real challenging journey ahead… that is… MY LIFE!

Anyway it quite late and the mocha I drank don’t seem to have any effect on me… Gees… I need tea or a can of soft drink. Night

Time for a little story telling.

2006-10-25T16:13:00.000+08:00

Here a litle story.

Why a story all of a sudden? I don't know. Maybe I'm just bored and just feel like stretching my fingers a bit.

In a mystical land there was a great war going on between human and evil demons from the Evil Bush Administration. The battle has been fought for so long that both party did not know what they were fighting for. Some elders would tell tales that the evil demons were not really evil but partially-evil and were partially peaceful creatures who would eat their meals half way, in short they were partially efficient creatures. But not over the years they have gone from partially-evil to 100% evil. But what could result these partially being to become to such pure evil beings? Till today the elders could only speculate that the new administration got greedy for some thing that was black and highly flammable while others just think it was the fact that the new administration was a bunch of idiots.

So on the human side, there was this great hero. Just like any hero, he was stuck in a room without anything at all except maybe a bed. King size bed of course! While our hero was getting ready for the great battle ahead of him which is clearly his last battle as he plan to retire after it. It seems that just recently the elders just annouce a new retirement plan for exisiting heroes and the new terms seems to be you can only enjoy your retirement benefits after you retire and you got to be dead to retire.

As our hero was getting dress for battle due to a certain attack on some flyer base our hero was limited to one hand luggage. Imagine asking a hero to choose between his loyal shield and his dangerous sharp sword. It like asking to choose between candy or chocolate. Sure if it was me I'll take the candy because I hate chocolate. But that beyond the topic, let go back to our hero. So here we have a hero trying to decide between his shield or his sword. I think by using girls an an example to explain this situation so that every one would get a better picture. Imagine the sword is girl A and the shield is girl B.

Ok girl A is a very aggressive and interesting character, full of energy and as an added bonus she does some serious pain to the enemy, both metaphorically and physically. On the hand there is girl B who is always there to cover you from outside danger. Girl A being a sword can be use to hurt others and the same to you while girl B shall always be at your side. Every one would agree that the sword looks way way way cooler that the shield. I suppose if our hero would want to have fun killing the enemy he would choose the sword, but he knows he won't last long and what does he knows? Maybe he can like those Japanese Anime where the main hero spin his sword so fast that it becomes a shield. Not to mention using his shield as a weapon like how Captain America does it. But I always wonder, does his shield comes with a homing beacon? I mean... it always know how to go back to him.

Ok that enough for one day of ~~crapping~~ story telling. Now I'm suffering a writers block and it dinner time and I'm hungry. So till next time. Oh well if you guys want me to continue this story leave a comment and maybe give me some ideas on how to continue this story.

Journals Journals where are thou

2006-10-19T02:46:00.000+08:00

Again sitting in the computer lab in 2 o'clock in the morning trying to find those journals. What the out come of spending countless sleepless night in the computer lab? Well so far nothing. But great thanks to Pok who "gave" me access to his library database, finally for the first time in weeks I was able to find a relevant journal to support what I was planning for assignment.

But enough about me spending late night(or morning) in the computer lab, I'm sure you're not really interested in knowing what a nerd like me do in the com lab... Hint... it starts with P... Porns! What else? Nah seriously... even if I wanted to it most probably blocked anyway.

Ok let do something a bit different this time. Instead of telling you the things I did, I'm going to tell you the things I didn't do.

Things I didn't do or haven't been doing :

Number 1
Tennis
Gee... I miss playing tennis... I havent been playing tennis lately that my coach assign another partner for my tennis partner... Sigh this is sad. I think if I don't start playing tennis soon, my tennis skill going to be reset as if I never even play tennis before.

Number 2
Eating good food
Man the food here can be define very clearly with just one word... SHIT. Man the food here just plain sucks, sure you might say I'm a picky when it comes to food. Don't take my word for it, just stop any another student here and they will tell you the same thing. The food is run by a monopoly. This being said, it charging a very high price but at a very low standard of quality. See this is why monopoly are bad! Man this place is full of red tapes. The only reason this catering for the exclusive right is because the owner of the catering company happens to be one of the Board of Director for Nottingham. 10 bucks says it an Indian. Sorry, no offence to any indian readers. It just that when an Indian do business he only interested in earning money and doesn't have any humanity. Sure you could say the same thing about Chinese. But when Chinese do business they won't do put people life at danger just to earn an extra buck. I mean look at this place policy "if you can't afford it, you should be eating/using it" Sure you use this policy for luxury good but not food! People are going to start starving and when they start getting hungary they won't be able to pay attention in class and get good grades for their exams. After factoring this in imagine how bad this look when you see that people in Malaysia then do badly then their Uk counter part. See this sort of mentality ... If it was a Chinese it will make sure it can last forever.

ok time to go

Superman Vs Seinfield

2006-10-13T22:12:00.000+08:00

Enjoy

1st Week for me, 2nd for others

2006-10-03T12:52:00.000+08:00

I just realise something, a few previous post that I type wasn't save... so in other words at least 3-5 post were not publish.. Oh well can't do much about it now...

Anyway currently in the computer lab playing around with the com... can't believe they block MSN... there goes my social life... not that I had one in the first place.

Well only have another 5 mins before my next class start, so I'll just make this a quick one.

So far Nottingham not such a bad place, such it lacks a few things such as TREES or COVERS for the walkway... Gee... Looks like I'll get a tan just by walking around campus ....

ok 5 min done...

Nothing last forvever...

2006-09-17T02:03:00.000+08:00

The heir to a great fortune... eventually reduce to nothing. It just really pathetic.

What a pathetic country

2006-09-04T02:00:00.000+08:00

50 Malays ganging up on 7 Chinese. This just goes to show how unify Malaysia is. So much for "truly asia"

Currently in the land of kiasuness

2006-09-03T01:28:00.000+08:00

If you Don't know where the land of kiasuness is, try looking dOwn south abit... if you look too far down you Migh see the south pole and santa claus is on the north pole... remember that.

Anyway what I am doIng here? Well I have some persoNal stuff to settle, some of you may already know what it is and others may not. If you happen to be the others who don't know what is really goIng on, chances I Cosider you a threat to security or I don't like you or I forgoT to tell you or I think you arE working for the CIA or I think yOu are working for Osama or I tHink you are thinking of something you shouldn't be thinking at the moment. It one of them, choose your favourite. My personal favourite is you're thinking of something you shouldn't be thinking but still thinking of it anyway.

Ok going back on topic, I must say considering that I just earn my salary in RM every thing down here is seriously expensive!! One stupid-not-enough-gravy-char-siew-rice will cost you at least $ 4 . For goodness if you going to be charging me Rm8 for a plate of rice at least give me more gravy. See... what did say... this people are so afraid to lose out, I think they use a measuring cup to measure each plate gravy so they never give extra... less but never extra!

So far I have never experience how stressfull Singaporean are first hand. It really worries me as I'm the guy who never worry about stress... But you know how stress can be really contegous?

Hm... it getting late... I really cant focus plus that sofa isn't really comfortable but at least I have a roof over me so can't complain about it i guess...

ps something hidden it here yawn...

Still working... will be done by sunday

2006-08-26T09:28:00.000+08:00

Hm... No time to blog... but read this while waiting for the next post.

http://www.aish.com/movies/PhotoFraud.asp

How selfish some people are

2006-08-20T08:11:00.000+08:00

Man what a day it was yesterday. Remind me to never work in cashier anymore for any thing that is on a promotion trip. Because chances are they haven't work out the bug in their system.

Anyway would love to type out yesterday experience but I only have another 30 min to get ready and leave for work again.

In short, some people can be really selfish, only interested in getting home early. They can allow things to be in total choas and pass the job to their superior.

Hm... I'm going to talk nicely to them and if they don't listen I'm going to make them suffer.

Working!

2006-08-19T00:16:00.000+08:00

I'm finally working. Man this is awesome, who knew my job is to take care of 5 girls muahaha!

Anyway below are the details so do visit me!

Time : 9.30 am - 10 pm
Date : 19-27 August 2006
Location : Midvalley Level 3 Exhibition Hall 1 (cashier area)

The night before the result.

2006-08-17T18:32:00.000+08:00

As I am sitting here typing this blog wondering what will happen tomorrow. You can't help imagine what happen if you did well, will the press be there taking pictures of the top archivers ( Sue me, I read too many calvin and hobbes) or what happen if you did so badly that you that you can enter any university of your choice? I know one of them rejected me already.

It true maybe I worry too much. Maybe I analyse the situation too much. I guess it true when I say people with high IQ have low EQ. It a trade off, no one can exactly be the best in the every field.

Hahaha, as I type this message my hands are already shaking. Hm... I shouldn't have find out earlier than expect. As least you are wondering how well your other class mate are doing. I think they did pretty good as most of these people are the elites of their respective school, so it was an honour for me to be put in such a class. After coming from a below average class during high school, I think I understand why parents struggle that much to put their children in the best class. For me, no matter how lazy you are, you will eventually follow the rest of your classmate and start to study harder. A classic example of "If you can't beat them, join them".

So what the reason for this post?

One last recap for me to recall what happen for the last one and half year, my time in Help University College as student of the A Level department.

Haha I still remember my first day of college I wanted to do Math, Accouting, Law and Economics. But my aunt told me if I like Maths that much, I should consider taking Further Maths. But the next problem arose, I'm only allowed to take 4 subject max

A few funny qoutes

2006-08-11T22:31:00.000+08:00

I'm having a hard time facing some thing... So some times I turn to be a bit of humour to lighten the mood. It helps me organise my thoughts. Beside stress isn't good for your health but laughter is the best medicine no?

Enjoy

Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.
Jack Benny

I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.
Jack Benny

I don't want to tell you how much insurance I carry with the Prudential, but all I can say is: when I go, they go too.
Jack Benny

My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
Jack Benny

Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money.
Robin Williams

If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?
Robin Williams

Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.
Robin Williams

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!"
Robin Williams

The only people flying to Europe will be terrorists, so it will be, "Will you be sitting in armed or unarmed?"
Robin Williams

The Russians love Brooke Shields because her eyebrows remind them of Leonid Brezhnev.
Robin Williams

We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.
Robin Williams

We have a president for whom English is a second language. He's like 'We have to get rid of dictators,' but he's pretty much one himself.
Robin Williams

When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, 'Can I use a lifeline?'
Robin Williams

You'll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.
Robin Williams

A lot of controversy over this possible invasion of Iraq. In fact, Nelson Mandela was so upset, he called Bush's dad. How embarrassing, when world leaders start calling your father.
Jay Leno

According to a new study, Botox injections can help back pain. So you see, that's why John Kerry had all that Botox - his back was killing him from all that flip-flopping on issues.
Jay Leno

According to doctors, George Bush has the lowest heartbeat ever recorded by someone in the White House. Well, second lowest. Dick Cheney got his down to zero a couple of times.
Jay Leno

According to New York publishers, Bill Clinton will get more money for his book than Hillary Clinton got for hers. Well, duh. At least his book has some sex in it.
Jay Leno

After seeing Condit last night, we now realize how great a liar Clinton was.
Jay Leno

Al Jazeera aired a new tape of Osama bin Laden. It was the usual stuff, he called Bush evil, the Great Satan, called him a war monger. Basically, the same thing you heard at last night's Democratic debate.
Jay Leno

An Israeli man's life was saved when he was given a Palestinian man's heart in a heart transplant operation. The guy is doing fine, but the bad news is, he can't stop throwing rocks at himself.
Jay Leno

Anheuser-Busch gives two free cases of beer to its employees at all of its parks, like Busch Gardens. That's a comforting thought the next time you're getting ready to get on the roller coaster!
Jay Leno

As we head to war with Iraq, President Bush wants to make one thing clear: This war is not about oil, it's about gasoline.
Jay Leno

At his wife's 60th birthday party in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Dick Cheney had a huge steak and battered onion rings for dinner. Afterwards he met with 100 donors, not campaign donors, heart donors.
Jay Leno

Bush reiterated his stand to conservatives opposing his decision on stem cell research. He said today he believes life begins at conception and ends at execution.
Jay Leno

Bush said today he is being stalked. He said wherever he goes, people are following him. Finally, someone told him, 'Psst. That's the Secret Service.'
Jay Leno

CNN found that Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman in America. Women admire her because she's strong and successful. Men admire her because she allows her husband to cheat and get away with it.
Jay Leno

CNN said that after the war, there is a plan to divide Iraq into three parts: regular, premium and unleaded.
Jay Leno

Dick Cheney agreed to be President Bush's running mate once again in 2004. He made the announcement while riding in Ambulance One.
Jay Leno

Dick Cheney told reports that he has a new outlook on life. He says the best part of waking up is... waking up! I guess the doctors don't even put stitches in Cheney's chest anymore - they now just use Velcro.
Jay Leno

Did you know Bill and Hillary Clinton were born under the same sign? Know what sign? 'For Sale.'
Jay Leno

Do you know what White House correspondents call actors who pose as reporters? Anchors.
Jay Leno

Don't forget Mother's Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dad's Third Wife Day.
Jay Leno

Experts say that if we go to war with Iraq, oil could reach as much as $80 a barrel. Of course, after the war it will be free.
Jay Leno

For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn't that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat, now you're average - hey, let's get a pizza!
Jay Leno

For the first time in history, sex is more dangerous than the cigarette afterward.
Jay Leno

George W. Bush says he spends sixty to ninety minutes a day working out. He says he works out because it clears his mind. Sometimes just a little too much.
Jay Leno

I feel bad for people who die on Valentine's Day. How much would flowers cost then, ten grand?
Jay Leno

I went into a McDonald's yesterday and said, "I'd like some fries." The girl at the counter said, "Would you like some fries with that?"
Jay Leno

If Arnold is elected, you know who I'd feel sorry for? The people on death row. Imagine, you're about to be executed, the governor calls, you think it's your reprieve, and you hear 'Hasta la vista, baby.'
Jay Leno

If you don't want your dog to have bad breath, do what I do: Pour a little Lavoris in the toilet.
Jay Leno

In California, 50 women protested the im pending war with Iraq by lying on the ground naked and spelling out the word peace. Right idea, wrong president.
Jay Leno

In his speech last night, John Kerry said this was the beginning of the end of the Bush administration. I agree. Sure, it may take another five years, but this is it.
Jay Leno

In just two weeks, Bill Clinton will no longer be President of the United States. He'll just be another chubby, middle-aged guy annoying the waitresses at Hooters.
Jay Leno

Isn't this amazing? Clinton is getting $8M for his memoir, Hillary got $8M for her memoir. That is $16M for two people who for eight years couldn't remember anything.
Jay Leno

It does not look good for Saddam Hussein and his sons. Yesterday we bombed the restaurant where they were eating and today I went on the Internet and they were selling pieces of Uday and Qusay on eBay.
Jay Leno

It looks like it's going to be Arnold Schwarzenegger or Gray Davis. You got a robot from the future or a robot with no future.
Jay Leno

It really kind of looks like now that John Kerry is on his way to the presidential nomination. The only thing that can sink John Kerry now is an Al Gore endorsement.
Jay Leno

It's just a matter of time before we go into Iraq and get Saddam Hussein. I think just before Bush falls below 50 percent, that's when we'll be going.
Jay Leno

John Kerry said today that he wants to get rid of tax cuts for the rich and his wife said, 'Hey, shut up! What's the matter with you?! Are you nuts?!'
Jay Leno

Kerry has already begun his search for a running mate. They say that because John Edwards still has $50 million in campaign money, Kerry might pick him. Pick him? Hey, for $50 million, Kerry will marry him.
Jay Leno

Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of LA in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers.
Jay Leno

More coming out about Saddam Hussein. We now know he takes Viagra and he has as many as six mistresses. No wonder Congress is reluctant to take action against this guy - he's one of their own.
Jay Leno

My stockbroker asked me something important today: paper or plastic?
Jay Leno

Nineteen percent of doctors say that they'd be able to give their patients a lethal injection. But they also went on to say that the patient would have to be really, really behind on payments.
Jay Leno

Now see, a lot of critics are saying Arnold can't get elected because he's just an ambitious guy with a famous name, who doesn't know anything about running the government. Didn't hurt George Bush.
Jay Leno

Now the Democrats control the Senate. But the good news is that now the Republicans can admit that Strom Thurmond has been dead since 1988.
Jay Leno

On Monday, President Bush will reach his 100th day in office. It's a big milestone for him, surpassed all expectations. In fact, so has Dick Cheney. Cheney was only supposed to make it to day 73.
Jay Leno

Political experts are saying the reason John Kerry is doing so well is because he's 'electable.' Hey, so was Al Gore - in fact, he even got elected and it didn't help him at all.
Jay Leno

President Bush agreed today to allow more weapons inspectors in Iraq. As I understand he has 250,000 of them ready to go.
Jay Leno

President Bush and Bill Clinton both agree that cloning is morally wrong. Clinton said that he thinks humans should be made the old-fashioned way - liquored up in a cheap hotel room.
Jay Leno

President Bush is taking the entire month of August off. Bush said today he thinks it is important for a president to spend time away from Washington. Or at least that's what Dick Cheney told him.
Jay Leno

President Bush played golf yesterday and I understand Vice President Dick Cheney also got in a couple of strokes.
Jay Leno

President Bush said the other day the war is not about timetables. It's about winning. Hey, it worked in Florida.
Jay Leno

President Clinton, this guy is sharp. Boy, he gave Hillary the most romantic Valentine's gift today, a huge rose garden. Where would he get that?
Jay Leno

Saddam Hussein also challenged President Bush to a debate. The Butcher of Baghdad vs. the Butcher of the English language.
Jay Leno

Saddam Hussein has raised the amount going to suicide bombers from $10 thousand dollars to $25 thousand. What's next, a health care plan?
Jay Leno

Scientists in Australia are working on making biodegradable car parts out of hemp. This might get confusing. When someone says, roll up the window, they might mean, roll up the window!
Jay Leno

Senator John Kerry released his plan today to eliminate the deficit. He said all we have to do is find a really rich country like Switzerland and marry it.
Jay Leno

Some Democrats say the estimated $60 billion dollar cost of a war with Iraq could be better spent at home. When he heard that, President Bush agreed and announced plans to bomb Ohio.
Jay Leno

Thanks for coming out on such a hot day. I was sweating like Saddam Hussein watching Bush's poll numbers drop.
Jay Leno

The Bush administration has apparently approved a plan to oust Saddam Hussein. I think that's President Bush's Father's Day gift to his Dad.
Jay Leno

The Bush administration said today there is a lot of support for us to attack Iraq. Exxon, Mobil, Texaco, Chevron, they're all lining up.
Jay Leno

The Pentagon said today they're sending another 100,000 troops into the Gulf. We have 250,000 there and another 100,000 on the way - it's Operation George Gone Wild.
Jay Leno

The Pentagon still has not given a name to the Iraqi war. Somehow 'Operation Re-elect Bush' doesn't seem to be popular.
Jay Leno

The reason there are two senators for each state is so that one can be the designated driver.
Jay Leno

The University of Nebraska says that elderly people that drink beer or wine at least four times a week have the highest bone density. They need it - they're the ones falling down the most.
Jay Leno

The Washington Bullets are changing their name. They don't want their team to be associated with crime. From now on, they'll just be known as the Bullets.
Jay Leno

There are reports that Saddam has been spotted in central Baghdad. Parts of him were also spotted in northern Baghdad, eastern Baghdad and western Baghdad.
Jay Leno

There was another war-related casualty today. The French were injured when they tried to jump on our bandwagon.
Jay Leno

This is a busy time for President Clinton. Not only does he have that thing in Kosovo, it's also prom season.
Jay Leno

This Ken Starr report is now posted on the Internet. I'll bet Clinton's glad he put a computer in every classroom.
Jay Leno

Today Arnold Schwarzenegger made another major announcement. He said his lieutenant governor will be Xena, Warrior Princess.
Jay Leno

Today is Valentine's Day - or, as men like to call it, Extortion Day!
Jay Leno

Today, one year after their divorce, Pamela and Tommy Lee announced they're getting back together. You know what that means? There's still hope for Ike and Tina Turner.
Jay Leno

Tom Brokaw is leaving. Dan Rather is leaving. You realize the most trusted guy in television news will wind up being Geraldo Rivera.
Jay Leno

U.N. weapons inspectors found empty chemical warheads in Iraq. So, the question everyone is asking now is how did Sean Penn miss this?
Jay Leno

We have an important decision to make now about who controls Iraq. You know, that's a critical question, because it's who we're going to be fighting in five to ten years.
Jay Leno

Well, it looks like we've moved a step closer to war. Not with Iraq. With France and Germany. How did we screw that one up?
Jay Leno

Yesterday, Saddam Hussein got 100 percent of the vote. Well, that's according to Saddam's campaign manager, Jeb Hussein.
Jay Leno

You know what they should call this war - Son of Bush vs. Son of a Bitch.
Jay Leno

Lonely and boring saturday night.

2006-07-29T20:24:00.000+08:00

Sigh, what a boring saturday night. It seems it has become an usual event for all my cousin to go out on saturday and do things to together. But as usual, I never get called along. I must add they really hate me. So I'm currently sitting in front of my com...blogging... about...nothing-ness.

I have some reports to do but I don't really know who to write a good article. Beside you know how bad my grammar is. It still amazes me that you continue to read my blog no matter how bad my grammar is, for that I salute you!

I should be going with my college friends. Well they have been going out except they didn't invite me too, they really hate me...too.

Ahh... why isn't there some games to play...? Hm... Think I should restart FF10 again and try to unlock every single secret... again.

My dad such need some one to keep track of his financial... No wonder grandma asking me to take over it slowly...

What else is there to write? My life been going downhill since college ended. I need to do something productive...

Been painting my apartment for almost a month. Note to self, never move the furniture untill you are done painting. Thanks to her stupid,tiny brains I've been having such a hard time painting the place, each time I want to paint the bloody furnitures gets in the way. So I have to move it to another place and move it again if I would to paint that "another place". Well the good news is I'm left with the masterbed room so it probably going to take another day just to paint that room. So if all goes well, I should be done with that place on monday. I so hate paying bills for my dad... I've been covering most of his bills that he drags on and on and never pays me back! I think if I counted all the money the owes me... it will probably amount to more that 10k, not including inflation rate and definately not including interest rate!!!

Bah... i'm so tired... been stuck in a meeting for 3 hours... Think I'll go to sleep... at 8.30pm.
I so need a social life haha.

Not going as planned...

2006-07-26T11:55:00.000+08:00

My life so not going according to planned... Time for structure reform!

Head butting game! - Best game of World Cup

2006-07-24T20:35:00.000+08:00

"How can you be so cold after all she is your _______ . Because we all human but you are like robot. It like you don't have a heart." - Mum, over the phone.

What can I say about it? After experiencing some thing first hand, you can't really blame me for becoming like this. Most kids would probably turn out to be some aggresive and violent punk having been thru what I have. I just turn out to be cold hearted that all.

Anyway switching to lighter topic, after watching Italy vs France during the World Cup Finals can't say I didn't see this coming.

By far this has got to be the best World Cup game ever made! Enjoy.

Instruction : Move mouse to move around, left click to head butt.

My current top score is 3050. Think you can beat it??

It good to go out...

2006-07-20T12:14:00.000+08:00

It good to go out once in a while but going out everyday is a bit too much!

Let compare last week starting from Thursday night 13/07/06.

Thursday (late night)
Went out with Ivan for some dessert, was suppose to hit the cyber cafe and have a few games of War of the Ring 2 : Battle for Middle Earth. But Ivan wasn't in the mood so we were driving around thinking of what to do next, suddenly Ivan suggested to drive down(or up since Ipoh is north of KL) to Ipoh for breakfast and come back around lunch time...

I must admit, at that time and place I really thought he was kidding. But in the end we ended up driving to Ipoh for breakfast...

For the full story (or the sum up version) click here

Friday
Well driving to Ipoh,breakfast, lunch and driving back pretty much took the whole day... So refer to Thursday. In the evening ADP went out looking for a pool centre so we can put to the test who the better pool player, was it "The-hole-is-bigger:Pok" or "No-it-not:Adam".

Guess who win? If you ask me it ended in a draw...

Well not to mention declaring war with my Dad over some stupid issue.

Saturday
Had a meeting regarding some charity event... Suppose to organise a visit to a support home some where near Seputeh. Here the fun part! Went for steam boat with ADP...again... but this time it was with Ee Wen, Eva, Lance and Zhi Liang. It was suppose to be Pok gathering but the A and D decided to tag along anyway... After that was a game of Dota... Do I like Dota? Still don't... but what can I do bout it? It not like they know/interested in any other games beside Dota.

What have I learn about Dota? ADP is at good working as team! Including Subtitute Z! Thanks to our great teamwork, we were manage to prolong our defeat and holded the line till the very end!

Sunday
Went for boat racing in Midvalley. Well I guess I was lucky enough to rest the quarter finals i.e the top 20! But sadly wasn't able to make it to the next round which was the top 6.

Anyway I got to go back to tivoli and finish painting it before the end of the month...*incomplete post*

*Add on*
After sailing in a small remote control boat, we decided to join in the "sea craze" and watch Pirates of the Carribean : Dead man chest . Man that sure is a mouth full.

Monday
Follow Adam to Monash University to check out some courses, MPSJ to settle his bills, had lunch with Kiang Hong and finally tennis in the evening. Beside that, nothing else to report.

Tuesday
Had an adventure with Pok to the ~~end of the world~~ Canon Service centre. To my surprise I thought it would be hidden some where at the end of the world... or at least the end of Shah Alam, but instead it was hidden right behind Japan International School. It wasn't easy getting there, Pok was too busy looking for Japanese Chick instead of keeping his 2 eyes on the road. After leaving our cameras for repairs,

Ok I'm bored

2006-07-02T17:30:00.000+08:00

Ok I'm not bored, it just that I've been really busy running around sorting things out for my dad and settling his debts... Sigh... I thought it the father's job to settle the son's debt not the other way around... I'm going to be so broke by the end of the month....again

*Incomplete post

2006-06-30T00:38:00.000+08:00

A post for me to remember.

The 29th of June. My a-level graduation ball.

I guess over all it wasn't such a bad event as I expected it to be. I mean my high school ball was really bad compare to this, the music, the food, the place.

Well the food wasn't as bad as my previous prom (chs's prom) but was still bad... At least the lamb was pretty good... If you notice at the beginning the lamb was missing one quarter? Well let just say it is currently swimming down my digestive system.

Do you have what it takes to run McDonald?

2006-06-25T13:58:00.000+08:00

Do you have what it takes to run McDonald? Think you can start up your every owe MC_____(insert name in blank) ?

Try this and see whether you're up for the challenge.

Run your very owe McDonald

Side notes, need a place to gether my links
Was reading this British's blog. Don't know whether he is English, but I think he currenty studying in Warwick. ~~ http://www.whoateallthepie.blogspot.com/

An English version of kennysia.com ~ http://chasemeladies.blogspot.com/
I got this from his blog :

" HOW TO WIN WITH WOMEN
(A note from our sponsors.)

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Dr Herman Van Loon of the University of Nebraska has dedicated his life to isolating scent particles from dollar bills, and has now developed CASH!, the only aftershave made with real money. Wherever you go you'll be followed by the mouth-watering aroma of greenbacks. She'll find you attractive, but she won't know why!

To find out more about CASH! write to Dr Van Loon at the University of Nebraska, enclosing a pre-paid envelope and your favourite tie."

In dom's mind

2006-06-25T02:03:00.000+08:00

As I sit in front of my computer typing this post, there’s some really sad music playing in the background “Sadness and Sorrow” by Toshiro Masuda. Well I guess I’m going to miss my maths, unless I plan to major in mathematic or any mathematical field. Monday will be the last paper for my A-level, after that my 6 months holiday start. 6 months I figure out what university and course to do and how am I going to fund it. 6 months there a lot of time… I wonder what I’m going to do. Will I be able to sort out all my problem and find my answer? Well I guess the only thing I can say at the moment is come back in 6 months and read my blog.

What do we really want in our life?

I had a friend he tells telling me he wants to be rich and marry some hot chicks. Well can't say I don't have the same dream. But I guess I got a little mature when it comes to this area. What the point of being rich when you don't have people to count on if any thing happens? I should know this better than any one. After all my family was so rich and powerful but all that remains is a broken family. My maternal family is so rich but when you look at their humane value, these guys are the lowest kind of life form. Only know how to take advantage of others. Seriously I bet if my grandfather wasn’t so successful they won’t act like a bunch of jackasses. Every time when it comes to family reunion dinner, a bunch of brother acting like they don't even know each other. So I guess it all comes down to what you value the most. Money or friendship and family?

Marrying a hot chick? Okay, there is definitely every man (straight man) dream! But looking at my mum and dad, what the point of having some one nice to look at when at the end of the day you just going to spend the whole day arguing at it. I could never forget what happen 15 years ago… walking into the beginning of the nightmare and the police storming in. You could say I never really face the fact and I’ve been trying to live in denial ever since. Well I guess if I have it my way, it will probably some one I really enjoy being rather than looks, some one you can depend on? But heck what am I saying? Relationship isn’t my forte. I’ll be really lucky if a girl just like me for being me.

Well it nothing wrong with the idea of being rich, trying to be the boss of and so and so or anything. Just looking at my classmate, most of them wants to successful in their career especially Sng Ming! This guy in my who try his best at every thing he does, I won’t be surprise if he makes it big time. I want to enjoy my life a bit more, you might never know you might wake up dead tomorrow… Hm… wake up dead… doesn’t sound right… or how about not wake up dead… ahh I’m sure you are smart enough to figure out what I’m trying to say.

D : Why law? Don't know, wanted to try something different I guess.

Hz : You’re unique, dare to be different and take challenge.

Hm… I also thought I’m your typical average Dom. “Dare to be different and take challenge” some how doesn’t really sound like me, especially the take challenge part. Sigh… my biggest challenge right now is trying to ask some one out.

Any way that all the crap I can dish out at the moment, so stay tune for even more crap after my final finals exam.

Happy birthday blog!

2006-06-22T08:00:00.000+08:00

Today my blog turn 2!

Man why can't I just go up to her and ask her out? Maybe it the fear that she will turn me down or the fear that every thing will become very awkward. Sigh... I don't know...

Further maths 5

2006-06-20T23:34:00.000+08:00

wikihow.com

ahh just what I need : http://www.wikihow.com/Special:LSearch?search=ask+a+girl+out&fulltext=Search

theres even how to "ask a girl out"

Here a little warnings I got from the how to

Warnings

Above all, do it in person. It is not romantic at all on the internet, its barely tolerable on the phone. But try to do it in person. Look into her eyes too, unless she looks away. Don't stare, but continue to look at her face. If you are really shy, you could try a handwritten note (possibly with perfume!). Try to stick around after giving it to her though.

Keep your hands to yourself! Trying to get physical with a girl right away just tells her that you consider her to be an object and not an actual person.

Be persistent, but not too persistent. If she turns you down gently, then she's politely telling you she's not interested. If she flat out refuses, back away. You don't want any girl to think you're a stalker..

(got to take note of this)

If you have to ask her out through a friend, you will get a no by default. Girls do not enjoy hearing "hey! I'm asking you out for (Name of guy). He doesn't like you enough to overcome his lack of confidence" And they will hear this regardless of how tactful your friend is.

Hm.. seems pretty interesting...

On a serious note, I'm sitting here, in front of the computer at 3.00 am writing this blog. My hand is shaking...Why? Well as I look at my further maths 5 revision book, I discover that I don't really understand a single thing of it and to top it off, exam is under 15 hours away... Will I, Dominic Teoh be able to solve the problem? Well at the rate I'm going, I seriously doubt it.

Anyway start praying for me ok? I'm going back to my studies... For further maths 5!

Another week

2006-06-17T13:23:00.000+08:00

Ok another 4 days of exams till freedom. That means another week till the exams are over, which also means that I have 2 days to enjoy myself before I declare the A Level Ball the worst day of my life... Hm... okay, Dom! Just work a bit harder and freedom is just around corner.

Here a general report for my exams so far

Law paper 1 was pretty ok, expected marks - 60%
Law paer 2...was hell... sigh I did so badly for it... -20%

Economics 3 - 78%
Economics 4 - 60% (what can I say, I'm not a micro management person)
Economics 5 - 10%

What with these few months? I've been spending too much... Okay I spend Rm 155 for the SD cards... Rm 240 for my ball tickets... I just that pretty much sum it up. Hm... looks like I'll need to spend a a lot more on a new coat too... I guess that falls under investment...

I'm pathetic... I still have another week before my exams finish which means I have another week of opportunity of asking her out and yet I still haven't master the courage to ask her out... I saw her few days ago yet... and Kiang you said I'm better than you... bah... But it not so easy just to walk up to her again after all I think she already said no the first time I asked her out. A girl like that probably way out of my league for some one like me with no looks, charms etc etc... haha... sigh
Anyway going back to maths... It suppose to be one of my strong point and yet I don't really feel comfortable with it. What I'm trying to say is that I don't really have the confidence that I'll do well for it.

Lost mind...

2006-06-11T23:22:00.000+08:00

I guess it really hard to concentre on your studies with so many distraction. For starters we have the world cup, well I'm not a great fan of football but I must "support" England if I don't half of my relative will slaughter me. Another way they can torture me instead of talking about the World Cup, my "love life" shall the centre of conversation... I think the former isn't such a bad idea.

As I posted recently, my application for a partial scholarship to university of Warwick has been down. As that was my last application for fundings unless a miracle happens or the Sterling Pound depreciate like mad or the RM appriciate like mad, I seriously doubt I'll be going to Uk any more. Well look on the at least I get to stay near my family... Speaking of family, I got to find a place to stay after my A Level. So any kind soul out there willing to let me crash out at your place for a few months untill I get some income and find my owe place to stay?

Sigh... I really need to reorganise my thoughts and figure out what I want in life.

2006-06-11T15:12:00.000+08:00

Coach: Bruce Arena
Tactics: Extremely fit and strong defensively.

Star Player: Claudio Reyna - a star in World Cup 2002, the Manchester City schemer rarely loses possession..

Verdict: Not being seeded could prove to be their undoing as they have been placed in a difficult group. They will lack for nothing when it comes to effort, however. Arena has assembled a hard-working outfit and with Reyna sitting in front of a compact back four, the USA will be hard to break down. Will do well to make last 16.

Ten things you didn’t know about the USA

1. In Utah, it is illegal to swear in front of a dead person.

2. Hawaii is the only coffee producing state.

3. The world's largest McDonalds is located on I-44 at Vinita, Oklahoma. It goes from one side of the interstate to the other, passing over the interstate.

4. The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as needed because when it was built the state of Virginia still had segregation laws.

5. The last time American Green cards were actually green was 1964

6. Dominoes may not be played on Sunday in the state of Alabama

7. In Florida you may not fart in a public place after 6PM

8. Highest USA temperature: 134° F / 56.7° C, Death Valley, California, 10 July, 1913

9. The Population of the world can live within the state boundaries of Texas.

10. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.

Country guide: Japan

Coach: Zico Tactics: Hard-working and with a sprinkling of flair. Star Player: Hidetoshi Nakata - direct midfielder with an eye for goal. Verdict: Brazilian legend Zico has installed a degree of flair to the side but good organisation remains their key strength. Hard working and disciplined they will prove stiff opponents. A lack of genuine quality means they will do well to advance past the group stage, however. Ten things you didn’t know about Japan 1. Japan defeated Cuba in the World Baseball Classic this year to be recognised as the best baseball team in the world 2. The Japanese are very polite; ten days after a $5.4m bank robbery, the Fukutoku Bank received a note from the robbers saying: “Thank you very much for the bonus. We can live on this loot for life.” 3. Never stick your chopsticks upright in your bowl of rice, it’s the traditional Japanese way of offering food to the souls of the dead - I say that copy that from the Chinese 4. Japan is the world’s 60th largest country, made up of over 6,000 islands and 70% of it is mountainous 5. A population of nearly 127 million makes Japan the 10th most populous country in the world, equal to the UK, France and Denmark combined. 6. Japan has the world’s oldest surviving monarchy. The first recorded emperor was Ojin who reigned from 270 to 310 AD although legend has it that the very first was Emperor Jinmu, 1000 years earlier. 7. Upon reaching the age of 60, Japanese men are presented with a red kimono which symbolises the fact that he is no longer an adult but an old man and can shun the responsibilities of youth. 8. The country’s Shinkansen bullet train network runs at speeds of up to 186mph and are usually on time to within the second! - Gosh, if only Malaysia's public transport is that efficient 9. Japanese students stand up and bow when their teacher enters the room and say’ “thank you for teaching us” at the end of the lesson. - No surprise man, we still do that in primary and high school... 10. Legend has it that the Mitsubishi Starion, a 1980s rival for the Ford Mustang got its name as a result of the Japanese mispronunciation of ‘stallion’. Mitsubishi was also forced to rename its ‘Pajero’ SUV in certain countries as it is the Spanish word for an onanist.

What an odd day... my grandma sitting downstair and watching WWE (wrestling) hm... some thing wrong with this picture

Another blow to where it hurt most

2006-06-11T12:22:00.000+08:00

Dear Student,

Thank you for your application for the above-named Scholarship, we were delighted with the response. All the candidates were of a very high calibre and competition was extremely tough. Unfortunately, however, despite presenting a strong academic case for funding your application has been unsuccessful.

I know that you must be disappointed but do hope that you will still consider Warwick as your choice for further study. If you have an offer of a place at Warwick it still holds and we look forward to welcoming you onto campus at the end of September. A Welcome Guide will be with you shortly.

If there is any further information that you require about the University, please let me know.

Was planning to ask some one out, some other idiot beat me to it... sigh... now I really feel like killing him.
Currently bashing head on wall for not asking her sooner
Some times there is more than meets the eys if you know where and what to look at...

Feeling young...again?

2006-06-07T21:18:00.000+08:00

Well it might be ironic for me to feel young after all I just turned 19. 19 will be my last year as a teenager, so I want to do any thing illegal I better do it now so I get lock up in juvenille prison.

Anyway the reason for this post? Well today I went out with some "kids" who are still in Form 5 just a little hang out in Time Square. While walking with them, they suddenly bumped into their classmate so we decided to have lunch together. Now, as you know I'm a college student where else most of my friends are either in college or university. We couldn't decide where to eat but we ended up in Kenny Roaster as it was the nearest fast food restaurant. Hm... It got me thinking, when was the last time I went for fast food? I still remember when I hang out with Adam and Pok, it mostly fast food like McDonalds but now most of the time we are eating in Secret Recipes. I guess we ARE getting old, we prefer a good meal over fast food. Not only that, the first thing they did after taking the menu was to look at the price and order the cheapest thing on the menu. Well I still do, except I'll try to order some thing cheap and nice. But they would order some thing like chicken salad.... Yea I guess I would do the same too. But in college the cheapest food you can get is Rm 4.50 and it sucks too. Some times I get so hungry my meal would cost me 10 bucks! So I guess I won't mind paying a bit extra to get a decent meal and it a once in a while thing. I mean how often do you see me go out with my friends to the mall these days? If it with ADP it probably mamak or ddp or was it dpp?

And the things they talk about... it was quite funny... Basically they reminded me of my classmate during Form 5. As this bunch of people are the chinese side, the side which choose to communicate in Cantonese/Mandarin, I was having a hard time to keep up what they were talking about. Anyway it was just high school stuff, lots of crap, who like who and etc etc.

But it was great phone mixing around with people younger than you. Make you feel young again. By the way most of them thought I was younger than them... I wonder why...

It 4.30 in the evening...

2006-06-04T15:08:00.000+08:00

Today the 4th of June 2006..and on friday all hell shall brake loose...

Hm... As I stare at this post... My head is just blank, I just don't know what to do. Sigh... I just reply my offer the UCAS ... it a pity I got offer to such great university but I just can't afford to go to the Uk. I guess I'll take a gap year and try to figure out what I really want in life. To be honest, I envy those of my classmate whose parents are willing to send them oversea to study. Most of them already book their flight not to mention thier accomodation. I guess if you looking at my class, I'm of the few who not going to anywhere... Sigh why I am thinking this post anyway... If I can waste time sitting here and type this post, I am better off using the time to study for my econs.

I guess there are just a lot of things going on in mind. I get really tick off when some one complaining about how hard their life is when their parents are the one who is giving in to their every need... Sigh.. I wish my parents would do that for me. But it becomes another story when I have to settle my parents stuff for them...

Bah.. what am I talking about anyway... I have no idea...I guess I am getting older...

I hate balls but I love mine...that sounded a bit wrong...

2006-06-02T05:39:00.000+08:00

I was talking to a friend. Asking him whether I should wear a full suit for my A level's ball on the 28th of June. I told him that I don't have a suit taylor for me. If I want to a suit, that means I'll have to wear my dad's coat and I doubt I'll be able to fit into my dad's coat. He told me not to worry about it since a stick with or without a coat, won't make much of a different. Below are pictures that support why I don't wear suits!

Before

After

I really hate balls/proms. Why? Well for starters it not exactly cheap you know. This time around it cost 120! Ouch man. With that kind of money.. That like driving to the most expensive hotel, have dinner, valet parking and it even covers my petrol! So what make a ball such a good idea? Hm... Beside the crappy entertainers, so-so food, the usual-gang-of-people-you-seen-for-the-last-one-and-a-half-years, I really can't think of any other reason why people go to the ball. Well it an excuse to bring your "special someone" with you some people might say. Honestly, if I want to bring that special someone out for dinner, I think I owe to her to bring her to a better place for dinner. Think about it. 2 person and that is 240 and not to mention she has to dress extra extra extra nice for the occasion. Make up and other girly stuff associated with such high expectation, imagine how long I'll have to wait for her. I'll probably be waiting outside her house the whole night waiting for her to get ready! Oh did I mention that some girl require you to buy her a dress just for the occasion? I asked this girl how much does one dress cost. She jokely told me the cheapest was around 200+ and she on saying how cheap stake you are if you go for the cheap one.... My goodness, this is why I don't go after rich girls.

Nah at the end of the day... I'm not a high class person. This kind of event just isn't meant for me.

Recently I acquire this program that allows me to convert images to text. Check it out. But I must say with 512mb of dual lane ram.. It takes some time to convert the image...
Look at the picture and try to stand as far as possible from the image. It gets sharper the further you go.

click image to see it in actual size

Some good news....as if...

2006-06-01T01:05:00.000+08:00

Dear Dominic

Thank you for your application for the above-named Scholarship, we were delighted with the response. All the candidates were of a very high calibre and competition was extremely tough. Unfortunately, however, despite presenting a strong academic case for funding your application has been unsuccessful.

I know that you must be disappointed but do hope that you will still consider Warwick as your choice for further study. Your offer of a place at Warwick still holds and we look forward to welcoming you onto campus at the end of September. A Welcome Guide will be with you shortly.

If there is any further information that you require about the University, please let me know.

Best wishes,
Shivani Sivagurunathan

Temporary Secretary
US and SE Asia
International Office
University House
University of Warwick
Coventry, CV4 8UW
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 24 7652 3717
Fax: +44 (0) 24 7652 4337

Guess it a gap year it is.

Sigh...

2006-05-30T21:28:00.000+08:00

Imperial College London
Level 3, Sherfield Building
South Kensington Campus
London SW7 2AZ
Tel : +44 (0)20 7594 8014
Fax: +44 (0)20 7594 8004
www.imperial.ac.uk

Mr. Dominic Teoh
214 Jalan Pisang
Jalan Klang Lama
58100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
MALAYSIA

29th May 2006

Dear Mr. Teoh

I am pleased that you have accepted an offer of admission for entry in October.

Your acceptance of a place at the College is taken to indicate your willingness to conform to the College's Regulations for Students which can be found at www3.imperial.ac.uk/portal/pls/portallive/docs/1/3645900.PDF

Please note: if you have accepted both a firm and an insurance choice at Imperial College, you will receive this letter only once. However, if you have accepted Medicine as one of two course choices at Imperial College, you will receive a separate communication from the School of Medicine in due course.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

FOR THOSE HOLDING CONDITIONAL OFFERS:

Details of forthcoming examinations: if you have made any changes to your examination arrangements since completing your UCAS application, please let the College and UCAS know immediately in order to assist us in processing your results.

Special circumstances: if you become ill before or during your examinations, or there are any other special circumstances you would like us to take into account, it is vital that you let us know as soon as possible. We prefer to receive this information before your results are published. If you do not meet our offer, the selector will take such information into account if it is possible to be flexible.

Examination results: UCAS automatically provides the College with results for A levels and the International Baccalaureate. For those who are taking other qualifications, it is vital that you let us have the original transcript of your results (or a copy stamped and signed by your school) as soon as they are available.

Confirmation of offers: if you meet the conditions of your offer, you will receive official confirmation of your place from UCAS and you can also view this online via UCAS Track. Please note that we do not communicate decisions to applicants on the telephone or by email.

If you do not meet the conditions of your offer your application will be automatically reconsidered. We hope to be able to offer places to some applicants who fail to meet the conditions of their offer by a narrow margin, but this will depend on the number of places still remaining on your chosen degree programme. If you have taken qualifications other than A levels for which results are available at an earlier stage and you have narrowly missed the conditions of your offer, your application will be held and considered alongside other borderline candidates in the second half of August.

FOR THOSE HOLDING UNCONDITIONAL OFFERS:

If we have asked you to supply evidence of your previous examination results, this should be sent to the Admissions Team at the address given above. Only original documents will be accepted. Failure to submit this evidence may delay your registration.

FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

Accommodation: the College is pleased to be able to offer accommodation to all new first-year undergraduate students who have accepted an unconditional academic offer by Friday 15 September 2006 providing that all conditions as set out in our accommodation guarantee have been fulfilled. The Accommodation Office will send you information about College accommodation in due course, but in the meantime you can find further details on our website at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/P1571.htm. If you have any enquiries regarding accommodation, you should contact the Student Accommodation Office directly by telephone on +44 (0)20 7594 9444, by fax on +44 (0)20 7594 9440 or by email to student.accom@imperial.ac.uk , quoting this College Identifier (CID) number 00466317.

Vaccinations: it is strongly recommended that all new students are immunised before coming to College to protect themselves against meningococcal infections and mumps. Please read the information sheet which can be found at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/studenthandbook/forms/Meningitis_letter.pdf.

Finance: tuition fees for session 2006 / 2007, together with information about maintenance costs, are published on our website at www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/finance.

As you will be aware from your offer, on the basis of the information you have supplied you have either been classified as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes or you have been asked to complete a supplementary questionnaire and/or supply additional information so that your fee status can be established.

If you have been asked to complete a supplementary questionnaire, you should ensure that this is returned to us with appropriate supporting documentation as quickly as possible so that your fee status can be confirmed. If we do not receive the completed questionnaire, your fee status will default to overseas.

If you have been classified as an overseas student, you will be required to pay fees at the appropriate overseas rate. You have the right of appeal against this decision only if you can provide material evidence to demonstrate why it is incorrect. You can find details of the appeals procedure on our website at www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/admission/classifyingstudents. If you wish to make an appeal, you should contact the Admissions Team for a copy of the appeal form.

If you are classified as an overseas student for fee-paying purposes, you will be required to complete a financial statement to confirm that you will have adequate funds available to you to fully cover all costs involved in your proposed studies. The form can be accessed at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/registry/admissions/financialstatement.pdf and it should be returned to us at the above address as quickly as possible. Failure to do so may delay registration. If you are successful in securing funding from a scholarship or other awarding body your sponsors must provide us with official confirmation of this arrangement.

Students coming to the College from outside of the United Kingdom: if you are coming to the United Kingdom for the first time, you will find a great deal of useful information on our website at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/international.

If you come from a country outside of the European Union, you will need to obtain entry clearance from the British Embassy, Consulate or High Commission in your home country before you travel to the UK. If you meet the conditions of your offer for entry, we will provide a formal acceptance letter which you can present to your Embassy together with the supporting documents they require to facilitate your visa application.

For information on applying for entry clearance to the UK, please visit the UK Visas website at http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk or contact the British Embassy in your home country directly. Further help and advice can be obtained from UKCOSA - the Council for International Education - at http://www.ukcosa.org.uk.

Enrolment: if you meet the requirements of your UCAS offer for entry to the College this year, we will send you a Student Handbook in August/September. This contains all the information you need before you start your course so please read it before contacting us for information. The Handbook can also be accessed on our website at http://www.imperial.ac.uk/studenthandbook.

Enquiries: if you have any general enquiries regarding admission to the College, you should access our online enquiry service at www3.imperial.ac.uk/registry/askaquestion. However, if you have any enquiries specifically about your application, you should contact Registry: Admissions Team C at the address given above, Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 8020 or by email to: admissionsteamc@imperial.ac.uk.

It is vital that we have your up-to-date email and postal address and your telephone number - please keep the Admissions Team and UCAS informed of any changes.

lease quote your UCAS reference number 060038374 in all correspondence with the College to help us locate your record.

Yours sincerely

Ruth Ellis
Assistant Registrar (Undergraduate Admissions)

All that talk and at the end of day I'm not even going for the Uk...Sigh..

The stress

2006-05-29T21:36:00.000+08:00

Lately I can feel the stress slowly creeping up to me. I guess the fact that I always have a lot of junk in my mind and my exams are just around the corner doesn't help to ease the tention.

Wohoo for once I actually log into blogger and ran out of crap to crap about. Well I did write a post but later found it too personal to post it in a public domain. That the drawback of having an online blog. Well it wasn't personal it more like very sensitive information. Some one would hunt for my head. But then again.. who would even brother hunting for my head in the first place? It not even worth Rm 1 ! Ohh and how did I know the value of my head? Well ADP was suggesting to "get rid" of me. So the 2 "board of ~~Dickheads~~ Directors" started discussion how much it cost to hire an assasin. Long story short, they reliase anything more than a dollar just isn't worth the trouble.

But they did have fun trying to get rid of my imagenary dead body. I mean who on earth kill their friend then chop it to small little pieces and try to feed it to my dogs? It kind of creepy to have friends who are consistantly thinking of how to get rid of me. In fact.. they think I have a couple of close death experience.

Hey I just remember this close death experience. It was a dark and stormy night... Ok it wasn't, it was just a cloudy evening just finish a game of frisbee in taman desa. So we decided go the mamak for a drink. My dear friend, Pok was doing the driving. Hm.. Wait I think ADP did a post about it. Let me check it out..

Ahh here it is

A short synosis

Anywayzz theres always been this saying that just as u thought u knew someone well, they suddenly do something totally unexpected(usually this is used with parents =P). Well this certainly held through with our good friend pok the other day. I TELL YOU nvr before have dom and me been so scared out of our wits lolz. Usually among the 3 of us its always pok whos the quieter and sensible one, with dom doing all the stupid stunts(such as jumping over highway barricades and monsoon drains..) which me and pok would usually pass. But this time, it was the COMPLETE opposite.

for the full story go to :

http://the3guys.blogspot.com/2004/09/near-death-experiences.html

wow.. it been almost 2 years since that happen. I guess it is! true You can never forget the near death experience. Hm.. I guess I remember quite clearly because when all this happen, time suddenly slow down and I could see my life flash across my eye. Nah the letter didn't happen, but if my life would to flash in front of me.. It won't last more that a minute simply because I was just 17 and nothing much happen during my life.

How popular my blog is :

81	81.00%	Malaysia
6	6.00%	Australia
4	4.00%	United States
3	3.00%	United Kingdom
3	3.00%	Singapore
2	2.00%	Canada
1	1.00%	Unknown	-

(Was only able to register the last 100 visit)

The poor fool who always get tagged...

2006-05-26T22:33:00.000+08:00

Four movies I can watch over and over and over again:

1. Final Fantasy 7 : Advent Children
2. Shrek
3. Shrek 2
4. Back to the future

Four places I've lived:

1. London
2. Singapore
3. Malaysia
4. Hell (quite a HOT place! you should visit it some time)

Four books I recommend to everyone:
(I don't read book so I'm just going to recommend books that I think was quite good)

1. Further Pure Mathematics 1
2. Further Pure Mathematics 2
3. Further Pure Mathematics 3
4. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Four of my favourite dishes:

1. Dad's cooking
2. Mum's cooking
3. Xia Loong Bao
4. Sashimi

Four sites I visit daily:

1. ~~Porns~~ My blog
2. ~~More Porns~~ My emails (gmail, yahoo and hotmail)
3. ~~Even More Porns~~ Friend's blog
4. ~~One Heck of Porns~~ Dilbert.com

Four places I'd rather be right now:

1. Someone's party
2. Dim sum buffet
3. Japanese buffet
4. Italian buffet

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*edited at 1700 27/05/06

Man... she is like a hunter who won't rest until the job is done. Sigh... guess I got to complete it, before she hunts for my head...

Write 20 facts about yourself. Note the number of minutes it takes you. Then tag that same number of people.

My first name is Dominic
My last name is Teoh
~~My middle name is…~~nah my birth year is 1987
My birth month is June
I was born in the United Kingdom
Currently staying in Malaysia
Have 5 fingers on my left hand
Have another 5 fingers on my right hand
Not staying with either of my parents
Afraid of heights
A few cm short for 2 Feet!
Enjoy sleeping
A member of ADP
Hate dark chocolate
Prefer white chocolate
Talking in England so not good
Uses second hand mobile phones which was pass down from grandma
Father who extort from son
Really shy towards girls
Family number is 22

Study : Gaming docs are better

2006-05-26T12:07:00.000+08:00

Patients who go under the knife of a game-playing doctor are in better hands says research.

By Tim Surette, GameSpot

There are a few things people like to hear when they choose a surgeon to operate on them--"I don't drink," "I live a very happy, relaxed life," and "I finished Halo on legendary." The last one might come as a bit of a shock, but if a study by Beth Israel Medical Center in New York and the National Institute on Media and the Family is accurate, it's an important piece of information. According to TechWeb.com, the study involved more than 300 surgeons who performed laparoscopic procedures, minimally invasive operations where doctors snip away using a television monitor and a camera mounted on a tool that is inserted into the patient's body.

test

Doctors who played games before taking a performance test completed it an average of 11 seconds faster than those who didn't (mistakes were weighted into the final time). "If we can use something cheap and over the counter like videogames to help surgeons, then we should be motivated to discover what we should use and how we should use it," said Dr. James Rosser, whose game of choice is Halo 2.

My dad has gone down-under

2006-05-24T21:21:00.000+08:00

"Dad have left the country"! By the time you read this post, he probably in the airport waiting for his plane to leave the runway. Good luck to the person sitting next to him... The min he starts snoring, the torture begins!

Let see he will be gone for the next 2 weeks, wonder what should I do. Throw a party? Go for another test drive with his car? Nah,some how the idea of paying for the party and driving such a big car with a heavy fuel consumption can really change your mind. Sue me, I'm a cheap bastard after all.

The cost for party?

Rental for the pool = Rm 500
Drinks = Rm 20 (non alcohol)
Cake = Rm 60
Pizzas = 5* Rm 40 = Rm 200
Others = Rm 220
Total = Rm 1000

Ouch not cheap! That like a few months if not years! Not to mention I got to pay for the car loan, petrol and maintaince!!

Well on the other hand, if you want to help me paint my apartment, I won't mind paying for the party. That way I kill 2 birds with one stone! Get the apartment paint and throw a farewell party. And an added bonus is I get to work you guys like slave and I don't have to do anything except supervise!

Lately my blog been getting quite a lot of attention after I posted some girl pictures in my blog. Just for the record, she is just a friend! ONLY A FRIEND!
Shesh, I've been getting a few message telling me to go after on the basis that " we looked good together". Hm.. If that happen I guess I should have married my t shirts and pants since they always look good on me!

Got to stop procrasting!

2006-05-22T11:21:00.000+08:00

Got to stop procrastinating!

I mean look at this post, I was suppose to post it on Friday night, latest by Saturday and yet it Monday already and I have yet to post it. Ok I shall spend 45 min max to write this post.

Law… was dreadful. I have serious doubt I want to major in Law… I have such a bad memory, I’ll probably won’t even pass my BAR exam thanks to the number of cases and facts you need to memorise for the exam. Look at my Advance Level Law exam… I did so badly for it, there goes my chance to get an A for it. I guess I have a slight sense of regret for not studying enough for it. Paper 1 was just fine, in fact I think I did pretty ok for it. I got all the argument along with all the facts and cases to support. But paper 2… Sigh… In fact I still can hear the flushing. *flush* down the drain goes my paper 2. When I open the question booklet, my head went blank. All the question I spotted didn’t exactly came out. And out of 8 questions I had to choose 4 that were in some way similar to what I spotted. But I was able to name the specific act and cases. Basically it was like having an argument without facts or making any sense. Malaysian have a term for this, they called it “talking cock”. So unless the examiner is kind enough to agree with my argument without anything to support it… I won’t be getting an A that for sure… I’ll be even lucky if I even get a B.

When I was sitting there staring into emptiness, I had a sudden burst of feeling. Feeling afraid and lost, almost the same to what I felt when I was sitting for my Sejarah paper for SPM in 2004. But I didn’t feel so bad about it then simple because I didn’t study for it and whether I pass or fail doesn’t matter to me at all.(In which the end I fail that paper…). As I was sitting there, my mind started to wonder off (since it didn’t need to process any data due to the fact there wasn’t any data in the first place to process) it started thinking how I could get away from this paper. And at the very moment a Black Hawk helicopter
started hover just outside the window. Although the exam hall curtain was down, I could barely see it turning to it side so the side gunner had a clear view at the exam hall. Before I know it, he started firing into exam hall with his .56mm gatling gun
. All hell broke loose, every one started to panic. It seems like the gunner was just aiming for me, I felt sorry for the girl sitting behind as she was the closest to the window. She was the first to get gun down while I barely manage to hit the floor and get cover. The gun was so loud that my head was ringing inside out from every shot fired from the gun’s chamber and not to the mention the screaming voices around me of people who I know as my peers running for their life. I managed to hide right behind the divider that separate my hall with the next, from here I had a great view of seeing my friends trying escape but all ended up lying still on the group just a few meters away from the door. The only thing I could do was pray that the gunner’s gun would over heat and I could take that split second to make run for the exit while the gun cools down. Suddenly the firing stop, the only thing I could hear now was the screaming voices of confuse student trying to run for their life. As I peak out and I could see steam evaporating from the gun’s barrel and the gunner wasn’t holding on do it. Boy some one up there must really like me, as this was clear sign the gun had overheated. Quickly I made a dash for the door. But before I could reach the door, I heard a very sharp sound, like a blade getting sharper. Deep down I recognise what that the sound was, it was the exact sound that started this chaos. My body refused to the move any further and my head turned to face the helicopter. It only confirmed my deepest fear, as the helicopter had turned to it other side and the second gunner was pointing the gun directly at me, charging the gun to fire at me.

If only the above happen….

P.s to add insult to injuries, after the exam I bumped into my further maths teacher in the lift on the way down. She asked me how did I do for the paper. I told her that every think I spotted didn’t come out. Haha and guess what she said! “See this is why you shouldn’t spot for your exam, you should study everything. Guess you probability was a bit off”. And I said was “……” and some girl who I even don’t know and I doubt she knows my further maths teacher, had to speak up and said “That is why I always studying everything!” At the moment I really really really felt like straggling her to death… Talk about nerd man… Guess nerds like her feeds on teachers praise to survive

The simpsons! Watch it and see whether you can tell the the different

That goes my sense of smell

2006-05-21T02:16:00.000+08:00

Hm... I can't seem to be able to smell anything... This is bad...