My phone is set at flight mode...
Because I'm in a flight mood.
Don't ask me why, for the sky is high. Something has gone too swift.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Weekend & Monday Diary Entry
Work and such
The weekend went past very quickly and it's Monday. Today is generally pleasant, except for that I was a little tired in the morning due to disrupted sleep.
As expected, I was given my first case for review today. It's pretty straightforward and I know what I want to do. Only thing left is how to express what I want and to get supporting authorities.
It's public holiday in Selangor (and a few other states, except KL), so the surrounding was as calm as a Sunday. Traffic was smooth, so good that what normally takes more than 30 minutes under stressful driving condition, only took 10 minutes today. Just once in a blue moon.
On Sunday
I watched "Final Destination" at GSC Times Square. The GSC at Times Sq is never as packed as those at One Utama or Mid Valley. Final Destination is a movie packed with bloody scenes, with human bodies blown off just like that - worse than being slaughtered. My only advice to share here is NOT to have a heavy meal before watching this movie, and better not to bring in any food while watching it. The scenes are enough to fill up the tummy.
Cosplay
Earlier, Ming told me about the Malaysia Ani-com Cosplay Competition 2009 at Sg Wang on Sunday. We're supposed to go there together with his sister (who's a fan of animes like him), but later there was a change in plan.
I'm not a fan-girl. So it's not for me to comment because I'm not into cosplays (how do I know who is good and who isn't?). Next Sunday will involve singing for this Cosplay competition.
On Saturday
I watched "Up". It's one of the best animated show this year! I love it. :p
The weekend went past very quickly and it's Monday. Today is generally pleasant, except for that I was a little tired in the morning due to disrupted sleep.
As expected, I was given my first case for review today. It's pretty straightforward and I know what I want to do. Only thing left is how to express what I want and to get supporting authorities.
It's public holiday in Selangor (and a few other states, except KL), so the surrounding was as calm as a Sunday. Traffic was smooth, so good that what normally takes more than 30 minutes under stressful driving condition, only took 10 minutes today. Just once in a blue moon.
On Sunday
I watched "Final Destination" at GSC Times Square. The GSC at Times Sq is never as packed as those at One Utama or Mid Valley. Final Destination is a movie packed with bloody scenes, with human bodies blown off just like that - worse than being slaughtered. My only advice to share here is NOT to have a heavy meal before watching this movie, and better not to bring in any food while watching it. The scenes are enough to fill up the tummy.
Cosplay
Earlier, Ming told me about the Malaysia Ani-com Cosplay Competition 2009 at Sg Wang on Sunday. We're supposed to go there together with his sister (who's a fan of animes like him), but later there was a change in plan.
I'm not a fan-girl. So it's not for me to comment because I'm not into cosplays (how do I know who is good and who isn't?). Next Sunday will involve singing for this Cosplay competition.
On Saturday
I watched "Up". It's one of the best animated show this year! I love it. :p
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Traffic Woes
Prior to now, I've never driven during times when almost all roads are on mad rush on a daily basis. It's 'puasa' month now, as a result, schools and many employers allow their teachers/students/employees to go home earlier in the evening. So, everyone goes home at the same time.
The rush is crazy! It's everywhere - right within KL city (of course, no doubt), and all over PJ as well. One good example is the area around the few familiar LRT stations. Kelana Jaya station is as usual with its huge crowd, Taman Bahagia is located near a school and the road in front of it has massively congested at around 6 pm. Diverting to Taman Paramount isn't any better because one will still need to bypass either SMK Taman SEA or SS2. SS2 isn't that big, but the volume of cars are again, crazy! Plus the bad attitude of certain inconsiderate drivers, e.g. those who like to occupy yellow boxes or those who want others to occupy yellow boxes so that they can be more in front of the queue... - kiasu, anyone?
A random picture on an average day. This was on a considerably not that bad occasion. See how one-sided is the traffic.
Why am I complaining? Isn't the convenience of a car what I've wanted? The thing is, waiting for public transport (i.e. bus) isn't better than driving. I've taken the bus (and sometimes taxi) for more than 2 years, so I perfectly understand it. The irregularity is dreadful if you urgently need to arrive at your destined places on time.
Back to the roads, it is sad to note that many of our drivers who are otherwise nice and friendly to us, are transformed into monsters once behind the wheels.
Here are some of my observations throughout my 1 year on the local roads... A guy driving with a girl beside normally behaves very well while on the road. Hardly come across such guys honking impatiently or showing rude signs to other road users, no matter how stressful the road conditions are. Maybe... maybe it's .......... I don't know. But not when the car carries couple with heated arguments, or when "marriage is already an eye-opener".
Lady drivers are generally okay in terms of patience. But some are rude in that they like to shift lanes in dangerous manners. Trivia mistakes are not uncommon, so instead of trying to "bully" any female drivers, people should think twice. What if as a result of you forcing your way through, you caused mishap to yourself by causing your victim to crash into you? Some ladies of course are sheer bitchy on the road. Men or women, they're generally the same, actually. Just that the manner differs.
A number of worst-mannered drivers are solo drivers, perhaps due to no necessity to impress anyone in the car. Some are even 'heads of families' carrying a whole bunch of kids as in a family unit. What a good example to your kids by failing to behave like a reasonable road-user. Yes, it's sarcasm here. Dishearteningly, it's hard to believe how some usually kind-hearted uncles turn into demons when they drive.
With such crazy rush, which is contemplated to continue until the end of this month, it's no wonder many folks around me talked about not driving to work. It may possibly be linked to low blood glucose which makes it more challenging to concentrate throughout the entire slow and congested journey home. Driving on the roads of our beloved Malaysia..... the Malaysian driving (note: in general only)! We are in dire need to change our driving attitude.
The rush is crazy! It's everywhere - right within KL city (of course, no doubt), and all over PJ as well. One good example is the area around the few familiar LRT stations. Kelana Jaya station is as usual with its huge crowd, Taman Bahagia is located near a school and the road in front of it has massively congested at around 6 pm. Diverting to Taman Paramount isn't any better because one will still need to bypass either SMK Taman SEA or SS2. SS2 isn't that big, but the volume of cars are again, crazy! Plus the bad attitude of certain inconsiderate drivers, e.g. those who like to occupy yellow boxes or those who want others to occupy yellow boxes so that they can be more in front of the queue... - kiasu, anyone?
A random picture on an average day. This was on a considerably not that bad occasion. See how one-sided is the traffic.
Why am I complaining? Isn't the convenience of a car what I've wanted? The thing is, waiting for public transport (i.e. bus) isn't better than driving. I've taken the bus (and sometimes taxi) for more than 2 years, so I perfectly understand it. The irregularity is dreadful if you urgently need to arrive at your destined places on time.
Back to the roads, it is sad to note that many of our drivers who are otherwise nice and friendly to us, are transformed into monsters once behind the wheels.
Here are some of my observations throughout my 1 year on the local roads... A guy driving with a girl beside normally behaves very well while on the road. Hardly come across such guys honking impatiently or showing rude signs to other road users, no matter how stressful the road conditions are. Maybe... maybe it's .......... I don't know. But not when the car carries couple with heated arguments, or when "marriage is already an eye-opener".
Lady drivers are generally okay in terms of patience. But some are rude in that they like to shift lanes in dangerous manners. Trivia mistakes are not uncommon, so instead of trying to "bully" any female drivers, people should think twice. What if as a result of you forcing your way through, you caused mishap to yourself by causing your victim to crash into you? Some ladies of course are sheer bitchy on the road. Men or women, they're generally the same, actually. Just that the manner differs.
A number of worst-mannered drivers are solo drivers, perhaps due to no necessity to impress anyone in the car. Some are even 'heads of families' carrying a whole bunch of kids as in a family unit. What a good example to your kids by failing to behave like a reasonable road-user. Yes, it's sarcasm here. Dishearteningly, it's hard to believe how some usually kind-hearted uncles turn into demons when they drive.
With such crazy rush, which is contemplated to continue until the end of this month, it's no wonder many folks around me talked about not driving to work. It may possibly be linked to low blood glucose which makes it more challenging to concentrate throughout the entire slow and congested journey home. Driving on the roads of our beloved Malaysia..... the Malaysian driving (note: in general only)! We are in dire need to change our driving attitude.
Weekend in Ipoh
I was back home in Ipoh during the Merdeka weekend. I was glad to join my cousin and friend back to Ipoh on Friday night. Fortunately, the traffic had eased down a lot by the time we started our journey and there wasn't traffic congestion on the highway.
The Mega Sale was coming towards the end. Earlier, I did a little shopping in KL. When my mom asked me to go to Ipoh Parade together, I couldn't resist anymore. We parked opposite Ipoh Parade, near the 100 yen shop. There was an orchid competition nearby (I didn't know that...).
So, here are a few scenes amateurly taken with my humble phone:
Persatuan Orkid Perak...
I'm not in any way a pro in flowers, so I do not know how to comment. I think they're beautiful.
This is what my mom bought:
Looks real from far? It's a fake plant. Actually, my mom has been admiring this artificial decorative orchid at Parkson for the past few months. But she did not buy it until recently. I suspect the unexpected orchid exhibition played a huge role in the decision to finally buy this fake plant. My mom is gladly relieved to have bought it, while my dad just laughed at it. Probably thinking "women... women...". :p
Orchids aside, I also joined my mom to the market. This is the Ipoh Central Market:
It's a real wet market, not like the Central Market in KL that sells handicrafts.
Here's a random picture of a vegetable wholesale shop opposite Ipoh Central Market:
On the second last day of the Mega Sale, I went around Ipoh Parade. Not that I really had lots of things in mind to buy. In fact, I bought little thing. For this sale season, I've bought sandal and a blouse from The Mall, a blouse from Ipoh Parade. I also changed new glasses to a red-rimmed one (btw, I 'can see' because I wear contact lens). I was initially tempted to go for the Transition lenses that's capable of changing to dark shade within seconds when under the sun, but since I usually wear contacts instead of glasses when outdoors, I'd better not because Transition lenses per se cost RM 5xx and who knows how soon or not soon I need to upgrade my lenses in the future.
The Mega Sale was coming towards the end. Earlier, I did a little shopping in KL. When my mom asked me to go to Ipoh Parade together, I couldn't resist anymore. We parked opposite Ipoh Parade, near the 100 yen shop. There was an orchid competition nearby (I didn't know that...).
So, here are a few scenes amateurly taken with my humble phone:
Persatuan Orkid Perak...
I'm not in any way a pro in flowers, so I do not know how to comment. I think they're beautiful.
This is what my mom bought:
Looks real from far? It's a fake plant. Actually, my mom has been admiring this artificial decorative orchid at Parkson for the past few months. But she did not buy it until recently. I suspect the unexpected orchid exhibition played a huge role in the decision to finally buy this fake plant. My mom is gladly relieved to have bought it, while my dad just laughed at it. Probably thinking "women... women...". :p
Orchids aside, I also joined my mom to the market. This is the Ipoh Central Market:
It's a real wet market, not like the Central Market in KL that sells handicrafts.
Here's a random picture of a vegetable wholesale shop opposite Ipoh Central Market:
On the second last day of the Mega Sale, I went around Ipoh Parade. Not that I really had lots of things in mind to buy. In fact, I bought little thing. For this sale season, I've bought sandal and a blouse from The Mall, a blouse from Ipoh Parade. I also changed new glasses to a red-rimmed one (btw, I 'can see' because I wear contact lens). I was initially tempted to go for the Transition lenses that's capable of changing to dark shade within seconds when under the sun, but since I usually wear contacts instead of glasses when outdoors, I'd better not because Transition lenses per se cost RM 5xx and who knows how soon or not soon I need to upgrade my lenses in the future.
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