Finally... I've got my rest today. It's not really an official off day, coz I had to go to JPJ to sit for an exam for GDL (goods driving license). The test was quite simple, provided you know Bahasa Melayu and you do your homeworks. Most of the questions came from the RM4 booklet. The facilities were ok, officers were ok. The teachers that taught us certain courses - some were very good, straight to the point while some seriously need a cctv and see for himself how he's conducting the class.
Despite all the good things, I still have to comment that JPJ must really think of how to improve their Bahasa grammar both in the exam sheet and booklets. All my years of learning and studying and using Bahasa Melayu, I've never come across such out-of-standard grammar usage by the government office. Typing errors, spelling mistakes were rampant. No wonder why some people had to repeat their exams.
As I stepped out of the exam hall, again I marveled at the hills and trees surrounding this little Gombak district. I smiled and thought, "It's been really quite a while... it's time to venture into nature again."
It's about time. ;-)
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke) defense kung fu
Through a Rapist's Eyes (No Joke)
When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady friends, but I forwarded it to most everyone in my address book. My men friends have female friends and this Information is too important to miss someone.
Please pass it along and share it with your children.
A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts :
1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair . Women with short hair are not common targets.
2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing.
3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse, or doing other activities while walking because they are off-guard and can be easily overpowered.
4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between 5:00a.m. and 8:30a.m.
5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store parking lots. The number two : office parking lots/garages. Number three : public restrooms.
6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry about getting caught..
7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.
8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands
Keys are NOT a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.
10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are : If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it?, or make general small talk : 'I can't believe it is so cold out here,' 'We're in for a bad winter.' Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.
11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell STOP! or STAY BACK! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the Arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the upper inner thigh VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it - it hurts.
14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble and he's out of there.
15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.
16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!
You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans : If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4.. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc, and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.) DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
a. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat : DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times.. And even then, it most likely WILL NOTbe a vital organ. RUN, preferably in a zigzag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP! It may get you raped or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9.. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.'
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.
Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby --- This should be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana .
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well.
When this was sent to me, I was told to forward it to my lady friends, but I forwarded it to most everyone in my address book. My men friends have female friends and this Information is too important to miss someone.
Please pass it along and share it with your children.
A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts :
1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair . Women with short hair are not common targets.
2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing.
3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse, or doing other activities while walking because they are off-guard and can be easily overpowered.
4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between 5:00a.m. and 8:30a.m.
5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store parking lots. The number two : office parking lots/garages. Number three : public restrooms.
6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry about getting caught..
7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.
8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.
9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands
Keys are NOT a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.
10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are : If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it?, or make general small talk : 'I can't believe it is so cold out here,' 'We're in for a bad winter.' Now you've seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.
11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell STOP! or STAY BACK! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.
13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the Arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the upper inner thigh VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it - it hurts.
14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble and he's out of there.
15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.
16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!
You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.
1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!
2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans : If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you....chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!
3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.
4.. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc, and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.) DON'T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.
a. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat : DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.
5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage:
A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
C.) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.
IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)
6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)
7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times.. And even then, it most likely WILL NOTbe a vital organ. RUN, preferably in a zigzag pattern!
8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP! It may get you raped or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.
9.. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.'
The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.
Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby --- This should be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana .
I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Near death experience trip to mag-Aso falls on Bohol island - Part 3
Continued from previous post...
This is the last picture I took. More than an hour later and the falls were still at flood stage. We left on the last bus back to the city. I don't know if those guys made it out alive.
If anyone knows what happened, please let me know.
Details: Mag-Aso falls, Bohol, Philippines. Flash-flood, June 30, 2009.
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Update 7/4/09 - Bad news. We heard the bodies of both guys were found today. I'll post more if/ when I hear more.
update 7/9/09 - Bohol news did finally report this. I've received maybe 40 emails from locals - some who knew the guys. The bodies were discovered more than 5km downstream. The funerals were a few days ago.
This is the last picture I took. More than an hour later and the falls were still at flood stage. We left on the last bus back to the city. I don't know if those guys made it out alive.If anyone knows what happened, please let me know.
Details: Mag-Aso falls, Bohol, Philippines. Flash-flood, June 30, 2009.
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Update 7/4/09 - Bad news. We heard the bodies of both guys were found today. I'll post more if/ when I hear more.
update 7/9/09 - Bohol news did finally report this. I've received maybe 40 emails from locals - some who knew the guys. The bodies were discovered more than 5km downstream. The funerals were a few days ago.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
Near death experience trip to mag-Aso falls on Bohol island- Part 2
Continued from previous post....
This picture was taken perhaps thirty (30) seconds later.
Another view down-stream. That's the same picnic table.
Water was still rising fast.
A view of the falls, as they now look. Those two guys were still back there. No one saw them being swept away, so maybe they're still alive.
The water was full of bamboo, mud and etcetra. It's still surging, very loud. At this point, there were a lot of people waiting to see if those guys were ok.
This picture was taken perhaps thirty (30) seconds later.
Another view down-stream. That's the same picnic table.
Water was still rising fast.
A view of the falls, as they now look. Those two guys were still back there. No one saw them being swept away, so maybe they're still alive.
The water was full of bamboo, mud and etcetra. It's still surging, very loud. At this point, there were a lot of people waiting to see if those guys were ok.Were these guys ok?
Stay tuned...
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Near death experience trip to mag-Aso falls on Bohol island
A very frightening experience from a Philippine visitor - i got this from email. Learn from others' experience.
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Near-death experience on trip to Mag-Aso falls on the island of Bohol. Here are the falls. We had just gotten there. It had been raining, but stopped.
The water collects in a pool. It's not deep. There's a bamboo raft.
Suddenly, it got very loud. Water came gushing out from nowhere. The two guys had nowhere to go. I took this picture before I realized what was happening.
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Near-death experience on trip to Mag-Aso falls on the island of Bohol. Here are the falls. We had just gotten there. It had been raining, but stopped.
The water collects in a pool. It's not deep. There's a bamboo raft.
These guys were playing and swimming on the raft.
Getting closer to the falls...
There is some space behind the falls. The two guys went back there.
This is the view down-stream. It's very shallow. Notice the picnic table. This is the same table shown later.
Suddenly, it got very loud. Water came gushing out from nowhere. The two guys had nowhere to go. I took this picture before I realized what was happening.Stay tuned.. for more what happened next....
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Flash flood waterfall gush dangerous can kill people
Dear friends out there... this is the rainy season. Pls don't go to waterfalls, and mount climbing - there is danger out there. We'll never know.
Adventure is fun, outdoor activities are my favourites.
But there is a season for everything.
Think twice, then think thrice, if you plan for any outdoor activity between November to January.
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IPOH: Three Tunku Abdul Rahman University (Utar) students are missing and feared to have drowned after they were swept away at the waterfalls at Batu Berangkai picnic area in Kampar about 5.30pm Sunday.
The missing are James Khor Wan Kai, 20, from Penang, Yew Ghin Chnieh, 20, from Penang and Yew Shy Gin, 19, from Kedah, said Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon State Health, Local Government, Consumer, Environment, Transport and Non-Islamic Affairs Committee head.
Dr Mah said he had spoken to a fourth student who told him that the three boys and a girl had gone to the waterfalls at about 5pm. The three missing went into the water first.
The fourth student, a male, was about to enter the water when a strong gush of water tumbled him in. As he struggled to scramble out, he suffered cuts and bruises.
The missing are James Khor Wan Kai, 20, from Penang, Yew Ghin Chnieh, 20, from Penang and Yew Shy Gin, 19, from Kedah, said Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon State Health, Local Government, Consumer, Environment, Transport and Non-Islamic Affairs Committee head.
Dr Mah said he had spoken to a fourth student who told him that the three boys and a girl had gone to the waterfalls at about 5pm. The three missing went into the water first.
The fourth student, a male, was about to enter the water when a strong gush of water tumbled him in. As he struggled to scramble out, he suffered cuts and bruises.
This is a picture of flash flood waterfall gushing suddenly at Bohol, Philippines.
Fortunately, a Kampar resident rushed over, pulled him out and took him to the Kampar police station to lodge a report.
According to Dr Mah, the 22-year-old second year Accountancy student from Kuala Lumpur declined to be named and did not wish to speak to reporters.
Police alerted the search and rescue team at 5.45pm.
At 10pm, search and rescue efforts were still going on with the help of some local residents.
At 10pm, search and rescue efforts were still going on with the help of some local residents.
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Cat/kitten cartoon/ picture/ photo/ phrase to motivate/brighten your day
So how's YOUR day going?
Let me guess....
First you had trouble getting out of bed
You had a stiff neck
You washed your hair and couldn't do a thing with it
Your new diet really doesn't seem to be working out
You had a stiff neckYou washed your hair and couldn't do a thing with it
Your new diet really doesn't seem to be working out
You pulled a muscle when you tried to exercise
Your new hat looked better on you at the store
You keep losing things
The boss chewed you out at work
You got caught in the rain at lunchtime
Then the lunch you had didn't seem to agree with you
You feel trapped
Uninvited guests showed up at dinnertime
On top of that you think you're coming down with the flu
And finally, you're alone in the house at night when you think you hear a noise in the basement
MAYBE TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER!!
Your new hat looked better on you at the store
You keep losing things
The boss chewed you out at work
You got caught in the rain at lunchtime
Then the lunch you had didn't seem to agree with you
You feel trapped
Uninvited guests showed up at dinnertime
On top of that you think you're coming down with the flu
And finally, you're alone in the house at night when you think you hear a noise in the basement
MAYBE TOMORROW WILL BE BETTER!! Thought for the Day:
Handle every stressful situation like a dog.
If you can't eat it or play with it,
Just pee on it and walk away
Forgive and remember, life WILL go on.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
How to recognize a maggot wound early?
How to recognize a maggot wound early?
Most of these maggot wounds started out as small wounds, which owners often neglected. A five-cent wound on the elbow. Three days later, *gulps! It's turned into a fifty-cent open wound with many holes in it!
How did such invasive, aggresive wound take place? A small wound, emits wonderful odour/fragrance (you name it!) to our friend Mr. Fly. Yep, the busy busy annoying irritating often-zapped fly. They are so attracted to the smell, they close their eyes and found themselves swept onto the "land of milk and honey" and aaaahhhh.. this is where I shall build my family. So they lay eggs - on the land of milk and honey aka your dog's little wound.
A day later - the owner starts to notice perhaps a one mm hole. Often they'll lift their eyebrows, "Hmm.. what's tat?"
Second day. The owner wonders why the dog keeps licking on the little hole. He shooed the tongue off, and found a five-mm hole glaring at him, "Hey, what did you do to yourself? You idiot!" He started to apply some antiseptics.
Third day. The dog is now licking more profusely, and even goes aggressive whenever the owner touches the wound. The owner manages to take a small peep, and to his horror, he's now looking at four holes of different sizes!!! He quickly brings the doggie to the vet, and the diagnosis is fast - MAGGOT WOUND!
How to treat a maggot wound?
to be continued...
Most of these maggot wounds started out as small wounds, which owners often neglected. A five-cent wound on the elbow. Three days later, *gulps! It's turned into a fifty-cent open wound with many holes in it!
How did such invasive, aggresive wound take place? A small wound, emits wonderful odour/fragrance (you name it!) to our friend Mr. Fly. Yep, the busy busy annoying irritating often-zapped fly. They are so attracted to the smell, they close their eyes and found themselves swept onto the "land of milk and honey" and aaaahhhh.. this is where I shall build my family. So they lay eggs - on the land of milk and honey aka your dog's little wound.
A day later - the owner starts to notice perhaps a one mm hole. Often they'll lift their eyebrows, "Hmm.. what's tat?"
Second day. The owner wonders why the dog keeps licking on the little hole. He shooed the tongue off, and found a five-mm hole glaring at him, "Hey, what did you do to yourself? You idiot!" He started to apply some antiseptics.
Third day. The dog is now licking more profusely, and even goes aggressive whenever the owner touches the wound. The owner manages to take a small peep, and to his horror, he's now looking at four holes of different sizes!!! He quickly brings the doggie to the vet, and the diagnosis is fast - MAGGOT WOUND!
How to treat a maggot wound?
to be continued...
Sunday, May 03, 2009
the outcome...
I did get lost. First.. on my way to bukit bintang, I somehow landed in an absolute jungle - ampang. I could find no direction to bukit bintang. And signboards... were useless. All I could see was, Ampang Jaya, Pekan Ampang, pandan jaya (where's tat??!) . Hey... where's tat signboard to lead me out of this jungle?!! I was very demotivated, having trapped in my little vehicle, in the midst of a JAM.... one wrong turn, and i was stuck in the same place for half an hour.
Forget the torment, thank God all of a sudden I decided to make an illegal right turning - had all the cars honking and yelling (abit exaggerated here just to express my feelings) having to make way for this little vehicle crossing the double lanes. Anyway, then I decided to park my car and go home. No, not for ting's wedding. So I went to look for some good samaritans - and I found a couple!! They were so nice.. even drew a map to get me out of this jungle.
Praise God, I finally got out. Then i headed on to bukit bintang... and all of a sudden, Times Square was on my right. Cars and people were everywhere. Gosh.. I just got myself landed in another jungle!!! I know some of you locals reading this now may say - rusa masuk kampung. well tat's exactly the feeling i had then. It's not tat i've not been to bukit bintang, on foots I could find my way almost to every part of bkt bintang. with a driver, the roads in bkt bintang seemed to be so well organized, in order.
But tat's not the case when I was behind the wheels. Having decided few hours ago tat I would take this challenge on my own (rejecting an offer to drive me) I decided to depend on the map in my hand, and the signboards. Heck, all signboards there are useless!! And honestly, a GPS then would be so darn helpful. Anyway, i followed the road signs to jalan bukit bintang, jalan imbi.. and after a few rounds i realized tat i'd never get out of this maize. So i called my fren - who led me out of the maize amidst the jams in 45 minutes, phew!! I had wanted to turn back to jalan tun razak soOOOooo many times, but my fren was patient, kept assuring me, "you're almost there.. almost there.." when in fact I reached the destination in 30 minutes.
Not because i was far from the destination, but because of the JAMS. And I realized one thing - it's all one way street in bukit bintang!!! Wat a nightmare!!! I missed a few turnings, and i had to repeat the jam cycle once again. Oh, not forgetting I did alot of illegal turnings. Oh, cameras, please don't spot me!!
THank God, I finally arrived.
Bukit Bintang - one day I'm gonna conquer you! HARRRGGGHHH!!!!
And the way back home - it's another haul.
Forget the torment, thank God all of a sudden I decided to make an illegal right turning - had all the cars honking and yelling (abit exaggerated here just to express my feelings) having to make way for this little vehicle crossing the double lanes. Anyway, then I decided to park my car and go home. No, not for ting's wedding. So I went to look for some good samaritans - and I found a couple!! They were so nice.. even drew a map to get me out of this jungle.
Praise God, I finally got out. Then i headed on to bukit bintang... and all of a sudden, Times Square was on my right. Cars and people were everywhere. Gosh.. I just got myself landed in another jungle!!! I know some of you locals reading this now may say - rusa masuk kampung. well tat's exactly the feeling i had then. It's not tat i've not been to bukit bintang, on foots I could find my way almost to every part of bkt bintang. with a driver, the roads in bkt bintang seemed to be so well organized, in order.
But tat's not the case when I was behind the wheels. Having decided few hours ago tat I would take this challenge on my own (rejecting an offer to drive me) I decided to depend on the map in my hand, and the signboards. Heck, all signboards there are useless!! And honestly, a GPS then would be so darn helpful. Anyway, i followed the road signs to jalan bukit bintang, jalan imbi.. and after a few rounds i realized tat i'd never get out of this maize. So i called my fren - who led me out of the maize amidst the jams in 45 minutes, phew!! I had wanted to turn back to jalan tun razak soOOOooo many times, but my fren was patient, kept assuring me, "you're almost there.. almost there.." when in fact I reached the destination in 30 minutes.
Not because i was far from the destination, but because of the JAMS. And I realized one thing - it's all one way street in bukit bintang!!! Wat a nightmare!!! I missed a few turnings, and i had to repeat the jam cycle once again. Oh, not forgetting I did alot of illegal turnings. Oh, cameras, please don't spot me!!
THank God, I finally arrived.
Bukit Bintang - one day I'm gonna conquer you! HARRRGGGHHH!!!!
And the way back home - it's another haul.
Friday, May 01, 2009
my boy friend is getting married...
Myboyfriend is getting married.. but the bride is not me. haha...
He's holding his wedding dinner tonite... and this is the first time i'm driving to that area, somewhere near Bukit bintang.
Spent few hours on the net trying to get a GPS map.. sadly found zero. But nevertheless... i did find a simple map relating from my home to tat restaurant.. well.. hopefully it's easy to find. Many a times the map seem easy... but truly, it's not as easy as I thought.
Keep tonite in my prayers!
Congratulations ting! hmm.. dun think he'll be reading this blog anyway. It's just an announcement to my readers out there. ;-)
He's holding his wedding dinner tonite... and this is the first time i'm driving to that area, somewhere near Bukit bintang.
Spent few hours on the net trying to get a GPS map.. sadly found zero. But nevertheless... i did find a simple map relating from my home to tat restaurant.. well.. hopefully it's easy to find. Many a times the map seem easy... but truly, it's not as easy as I thought.
Keep tonite in my prayers!
Congratulations ting! hmm.. dun think he'll be reading this blog anyway. It's just an announcement to my readers out there. ;-)
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Blinded pilot guided safely to ground
LONDON (AP) - A British pilot who suffered a stroke and lost his sight mid-flight was talked safely down to the ground by a military pilot, the Royal Air Force said Friday.
Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was suddenly blinded 40 minutes into a solo flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet (1,676 meters) in the air.
"It was terrifying,'' O'Neill said. "Suddenly, I couldn't see the dials in front of me.''
The air force said in a news release that O'Neill initially believed he'd been "dazzled'' by bright sunlight, and made an emergency call for help. He then realized that something more serious was happening, and said, "I want to land, ASAP.''
RAF Wing Commander Paul Gerrard was just finishing a training flight nearby and was drafted in to help the stricken pilot.
"Landing an aircraft literally blind needs someone to be right there to say 'Left a bit, right a bit, stop, down,''' Gerrard said. "On the crucial final approach, even with radar assistance, you need to take over visually. That's when having a fellow pilot there was so important....
...In a recording posted to the BBC's news Web site, Gerrard gives O'Neill instructions _ "a gentle right hand turn, please,'' is called for at one point _ and he can be heard apologizing.
"You could hear the apprehension in his voice over the radio and the frustration he was experiencing,'' said radar controller Richard Eggleton. "I kept saying 'Are you visual?' and he would reply 'No sir, negative, I'm sorry sir.' He kept on apologizing.
"Being up there, on your own, without sight _ it doesn't bear thinking about.''
With Gerrard talking him down, O'Neill's plane hit the runway and bounced up again, the RAF said. It did the same on the second touchdown. On the third, O'Neill was able to keep his plane on the ground.
Jim O'Neill asked for help after he was suddenly blinded 40 minutes into a solo flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. The BBC reported that O'Neill, flying a small Cessna aircraft, lost his sight 5,500 feet (1,676 meters) in the air.
"It was terrifying,'' O'Neill said. "Suddenly, I couldn't see the dials in front of me.''
The air force said in a news release that O'Neill initially believed he'd been "dazzled'' by bright sunlight, and made an emergency call for help. He then realized that something more serious was happening, and said, "I want to land, ASAP.''
RAF Wing Commander Paul Gerrard was just finishing a training flight nearby and was drafted in to help the stricken pilot.
"Landing an aircraft literally blind needs someone to be right there to say 'Left a bit, right a bit, stop, down,''' Gerrard said. "On the crucial final approach, even with radar assistance, you need to take over visually. That's when having a fellow pilot there was so important....
...In a recording posted to the BBC's news Web site, Gerrard gives O'Neill instructions _ "a gentle right hand turn, please,'' is called for at one point _ and he can be heard apologizing.
"You could hear the apprehension in his voice over the radio and the frustration he was experiencing,'' said radar controller Richard Eggleton. "I kept saying 'Are you visual?' and he would reply 'No sir, negative, I'm sorry sir.' He kept on apologizing.
"Being up there, on your own, without sight _ it doesn't bear thinking about.''
With Gerrard talking him down, O'Neill's plane hit the runway and bounced up again, the RAF said. It did the same on the second touchdown. On the third, O'Neill was able to keep his plane on the ground.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Why do I choose to help Siao Guai Guai?
Some people argued that it was unreasonable to rescue Siao Guai Guai. "After all, he's a stray, why can't you let the dog catcher catch him? Die die la.." or "There are thousands more dogs on the street go save them all la.." "He's not a pure breed.. just a mongrel.."
He's a stray, yes. Mongrel, yes. So? FAVOURITISM is BAD. Downgrading. Shall you fall sick one day, go to a hospital, at the counter you heard the people around you criticizing, "Hey... you're just an XX race.. no need treatment one la.. if you're AA race only you come to this hospital ma.." What would you wish the dr to say? Do you wish him to say the same too? Do you want him to look at the colour of your skin, or do you wish him to treat you as a human being with a life?
So do I. I see dogs as lives. I don't look at their hair coat. I don't look at their breed, whoever they belong to, beautiful or ugly, only one thing mattered - their life.
Watching him caught by the dog catcher and let him die in the compound? I won't allow that to happen if I have the capacity to. I don't have to explain why I wanted so much to help him. "Why don't you go rescue all the dogs on the street? There are thousands of them.. go rescue la." If I have the capacity to rescue all the dogs on the streets, that's what I'm going to do.
My friend, does God ever need to explain to you why did he choose to bring you the gift of salvation? There are millions more of unsaved souls in the world.. why did he choose you? I'm sure before you received his gift of salvation, you would have rejected him a few or many times. But why did he STILL offer you that gift??
You might as well say, "Why save that one person? Go save the entire world la.. go save the millions or billions la.." That is exactly what God wanted to do, if he has the capacity. But because of his mercy and grace, he gave us men, the right to choose. To choose to accept or reject his gift of salvation. But why did God STILL choose you?? Do you think you're special? Before he chose you, you're a nobody, nothing special.
It is only by his grace that he gave you the gift of salvation - and it is your choice whether you want to accept it or not. God can urge you, but he'll never force you.
It is by the grace which God gave me that I have decided to rehome Siao Guai Guai. I do not have to give any reason for that.
It is all about grace and mercy.
He's a stray, yes. Mongrel, yes. So? FAVOURITISM is BAD. Downgrading. Shall you fall sick one day, go to a hospital, at the counter you heard the people around you criticizing, "Hey... you're just an XX race.. no need treatment one la.. if you're AA race only you come to this hospital ma.." What would you wish the dr to say? Do you wish him to say the same too? Do you want him to look at the colour of your skin, or do you wish him to treat you as a human being with a life?
So do I. I see dogs as lives. I don't look at their hair coat. I don't look at their breed, whoever they belong to, beautiful or ugly, only one thing mattered - their life.
Watching him caught by the dog catcher and let him die in the compound? I won't allow that to happen if I have the capacity to. I don't have to explain why I wanted so much to help him. "Why don't you go rescue all the dogs on the street? There are thousands of them.. go rescue la." If I have the capacity to rescue all the dogs on the streets, that's what I'm going to do.
My friend, does God ever need to explain to you why did he choose to bring you the gift of salvation? There are millions more of unsaved souls in the world.. why did he choose you? I'm sure before you received his gift of salvation, you would have rejected him a few or many times. But why did he STILL offer you that gift??
You might as well say, "Why save that one person? Go save the entire world la.. go save the millions or billions la.." That is exactly what God wanted to do, if he has the capacity. But because of his mercy and grace, he gave us men, the right to choose. To choose to accept or reject his gift of salvation. But why did God STILL choose you?? Do you think you're special? Before he chose you, you're a nobody, nothing special.
It is only by his grace that he gave you the gift of salvation - and it is your choice whether you want to accept it or not. God can urge you, but he'll never force you.
It is by the grace which God gave me that I have decided to rehome Siao Guai Guai. I do not have to give any reason for that.
It is all about grace and mercy.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Siao Guai Guai - a dog looking for a good owner
Do you know how did I catch Siao Guai Guai in the first place - using a collar and leash? Remember, he's a stray, and he didn't know me.
That morning, Siao Guai Guai walked towards me, and as I placed the collar around him - he lowered his head, and allowed! Then as i started to walk him on leash he was so gleeful, kept skiping about, proud tat he's got an owner alas!
Sadly, I cant be his owner.. I'll keep praying tat he'll get a good owner.. And pray that the dog catchers will always fail in their daily endeavours. So please do ask around for me ok..
He's a good guard dog.. docile and loving to his owner.. a puppy at heart.. 7-9 mth old.. castrated male.. about 13-14kg.. no skin prob - yellow colour hair coat... vaccinated... clean and bathed..
Pls spread the news and ask around.. and if you are able to adopt him.. pls kindly do so..
God bless the kind hearted ones and to all who lent a hand in rehoming Siao Guai Guai..
Pls contact me if you or someone whom you know, is interested in adopting a dog. I desperately need to find him a new home... I named him Siao Guai Guai, coz he's a real obedient, ever-trying to please his owner, and a good guard dog too. Pls spread the news around. He's currently staying with me.
That morning, Siao Guai Guai walked towards me, and as I placed the collar around him - he lowered his head, and allowed! Then as i started to walk him on leash he was so gleeful, kept skiping about, proud tat he's got an owner alas!
Sadly, I cant be his owner.. I'll keep praying tat he'll get a good owner.. And pray that the dog catchers will always fail in their daily endeavours. So please do ask around for me ok..
He's a good guard dog.. docile and loving to his owner.. a puppy at heart.. 7-9 mth old.. castrated male.. about 13-14kg.. no skin prob - yellow colour hair coat... vaccinated... clean and bathed..
Pls spread the news and ask around.. and if you are able to adopt him.. pls kindly do so..
God bless the kind hearted ones and to all who lent a hand in rehoming Siao Guai Guai..
Pls contact me if you or someone whom you know, is interested in adopting a dog. I desperately need to find him a new home... I named him Siao Guai Guai, coz he's a real obedient, ever-trying to please his owner, and a good guard dog too. Pls spread the news around. He's currently staying with me.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Siao Guai Guai - a dog looking for a good owner
Just now as I was walking my dog at nite, I went to Siao Guai Guai's usual area - and I saw him again! I was so glad and thankful that he's still safe, but what will happen tomoro? My home doesn't allow a 2nd dog, not even for temporary. I couldn't think of another resort - my only hope rest in finding someone to adopt him ASAP, before the dog catchers come another round.
I prayed n prayed, and suddenly my sister called me - she asked me to place the dog at her house temporarily, despite her keeping 2 dogs in her house! I was so thankful.. so today i brought the dog to get him vaccinated, bathed him.. I'll place him at my sister's house for the time being..
I do hope someone kind will be interested to adopt Siao Guai Guai. Pls ask around for me. ok , ok?? I tried walking Siao Guai Guai on leash - and he's really very obedient, ever people-loving. I mean he tries his best to please you, never tug on the leash. so much better compared to many other dogs, even better than my own Toff.
This morning I tied him in my car - he wanted to escape (expected la. stray dog ma) but when i started to drive- he sat there quietly. He's a stray, thus wild at heart.. but his heart is really loving and obedient.. i'm sure he can be tamed.. with time.. and a good owner...
... (to be continued)
Pls contact me if you or someone whom you know, is interested in adopting a dog. I desperately need to find him a new home... I named him Siao Guai Guai, coz he's a real obedient, ever-trying to please his owner, and a good guard dog too. Pls spread the news around. He's currently staying with me.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Siao Guai Guai - a dog looking for a good owner
This morning I temporarily housed a dog. These few days I kept noticing a stray puppy, male, about 7-9month old, about 14kg, yellow hair coat, kept following me, and somehow, kept attracting my attention. These few days it rained very heavily, I couldn't help but noticed him sleeping under the rain everyday, trembling in cold. I prayed that some of the houses will open their doors, at least provide him a shelter, but no one did. He always lingered about 100m away from my house.
The nite before yesterday it rained very heavily again. I couldn't help but to think of him, and I prayed. Yesterday morning as I was walking my dog, suddenly i saw a van of dog catchers with some dogs in it. I was so worried, could he been caught???! I kept praying, and rushed to the vicinity where i usually spotted him. Thank God I found him playing around by the road side.
So i quickly went home, took a leash and collar, I intended to keep him till the dog catchers leave. However when I reached there, i couldn't find him anymore. I was really very sad, regret, worried.. but I cast everything into my prayers - if only I see him around again, I'll try my best to help him find a good owner...
...(to be continued)
Pls contact me if you or someone whom you know, is interested in adopting a dog. I desperately need to find him a new home... I named him Siao Guai Guai, coz he's a real obedient, ever-trying to please his owner, and a good guard dog too. Pls spread the news around. He's currently staying with me.
The nite before yesterday it rained very heavily again. I couldn't help but to think of him, and I prayed. Yesterday morning as I was walking my dog, suddenly i saw a van of dog catchers with some dogs in it. I was so worried, could he been caught???! I kept praying, and rushed to the vicinity where i usually spotted him. Thank God I found him playing around by the road side.
So i quickly went home, took a leash and collar, I intended to keep him till the dog catchers leave. However when I reached there, i couldn't find him anymore. I was really very sad, regret, worried.. but I cast everything into my prayers - if only I see him around again, I'll try my best to help him find a good owner...
...(to be continued)
Pls contact me if you or someone whom you know, is interested in adopting a dog. I desperately need to find him a new home... I named him Siao Guai Guai, coz he's a real obedient, ever-trying to please his owner, and a good guard dog too. Pls spread the news around. He's currently staying with me.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Blood Donation Drive @ Canaan Church, KL @ 7th Sep 2008 11am-3pm- kempen derma darah
Top 10 Excuses people don't donate blood (...continued)
6. My blood isn't the right type
Every type of blood is needed daily to meet patient needs. If you have a common blood type, there are many patients who need it, so it is in high demand. If you have a less common blood type, there are fewer donors available to give it, so it is in short supply.
7. I don't have any blood to spare
The average adult body has 10-12 pints of blood. Doctors say that healthy adults may give regularly because the body quickly replaces the blood you donate.
8. I don't want to feel weak afterward
Donating blood should not affect adversely a healthy adult because your body has plenty of blood. You will donate less than one pint, and your body, which constantly makes new blood, will replace the donated volume within 24 hours. Most people continue their usual activities after donating.
9. They won't want my blood (I am too old / I've had an illness)
If you have doubts, check with your physician. The qualified staff on duty at a blood drive or donor center will also review your medical history with you. There is no upper age limit to donate blood with the American Red Cross, and a great many medical conditions do not prevent you from donating blood, or may have done so only temporarily in the past.
10. I have a rare blood type, so I'll wait until there is a special needB
Blood that is rare or special is almost always in short supply. There is a constant need for these blood types in order to avoid having to recruit specific blood types in a crisis.
Hope to see you on 7th Sep 11am-3pm - Give Blood, Give Life.
Canaan Church
25, Jalan 9/42, Taman Sejahtera,
Off Jalan Kuching, 51200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-62518649, 03-62518650
by Pusat Darah Negara
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I do not understand why my burden... but..
The Ant and the Contact Lens: a true story
Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lense.
'Great', she thought. 'Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.'
She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn't there.She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains.
She thought of the bible verse 'The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth.'
She thought, 'Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.'
Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, 'Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?' Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it?
An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!
The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption,...'Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You.'
I think it would do all of us some good to say, 'God, I don't know why You want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will.'
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him....I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
* copied from http://kidz-praise.blogspot.com/
Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lense.
'Great', she thought. 'Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.'
She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn't there.She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains.
She thought of the bible verse 'The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth.'
She thought, 'Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.'
Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, 'Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?' Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it?
An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!
The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens with the caption,...'Lord, I don't know why You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it, and it's awfully heavy. But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You.'
I think it would do all of us some good to say, 'God, I don't know why You want me to carry this load. I can see no good in it and it's awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it, I will.'
God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
Yes, I do love GOD. He is my source of existence and my Savior. He keeps me functioning each and every day Without Him, I am nothing, but with Him....I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13)
* copied from http://kidz-praise.blogspot.com/
Saturday, December 17, 2005
war against mosquitoes
yesternite i spent at bkt expo, for horse (MERS) endurance race, where i had to sit in the middle of the golf field from 10pm to 10am the next day! wow.. the adventure was horrendous.. zaidi and I were viciously attacked, mercilessly, infinitely by all mosquitoes of the world!! (i dun mind exaggerating here, coz i'm reali in pain!!) They bit through my jeans! ouch!
Goodness! We couldn't even sleep well, every few minutes I heard them buzzing around my ears, then my hand and legs were stingingly painful.. then my lips and face were slightly swollen - all due to mosquito bite! ouch!
Thank God the experience is over. Now as I'm typing this, there are at least eight 2-4cm diameter swellings on my right leg, at least four on my left, at least 6 on both my hands! they're really very temptingly itchy!!
So now.. my friends.. please do something for me.. KILL MOSQUITOES!
"kap sat man lun" (kill without questioning!)
aaaaaa... very itchy.. grr..
*scratch scratch*
Goodness! We couldn't even sleep well, every few minutes I heard them buzzing around my ears, then my hand and legs were stingingly painful.. then my lips and face were slightly swollen - all due to mosquito bite! ouch!
Thank God the experience is over. Now as I'm typing this, there are at least eight 2-4cm diameter swellings on my right leg, at least four on my left, at least 6 on both my hands! they're really very temptingly itchy!!
So now.. my friends.. please do something for me.. KILL MOSQUITOES!
"kap sat man lun" (kill without questioning!)
aaaaaa... very itchy.. grr..
*scratch scratch*
Sunday, May 01, 2005
First day - underwater world practical
Brrr... been on the bus ever since 9am... n the journey to K. Perlis took 7-8 hours! omg... u can imagine.. i had neck sore.. backsite sore too.. then followed by an hour of ferry ride to Langkawi.. adding salt to my insults. :P
almost reach langkawi..
Nevertheless.. upon reaching Langkawi island, we were stormed by soOoOoo many busines ppl.. especially those taxi drivers... so quickly we picked one n hopped on it. En Shukri.. quite a nice guy.. the journey took us abt 15-25min. i dun remmber looo...
Then the best thing happened. Gues? We went to Langkawi, single mindedly for practical.. YET.. we do not have any letter from UPM. Worse still, none of us (Jun, Ting + me) has any contact with any of the underwater world ppl! gosh! where r we gona stay?? i brought my matric card.. but was i supposed to show around my matric card n ask?? yish yish isk isk...
..........
It was already 7pm... underwater world was then closed.. blur.. wat to do now? we walked around aimlessly... brrrr.... THEN... suddenly.. out of nowhere.. a guy suddenly came to us, "How can i help u?"
Thank God! Quickly i rushed into a serial of long-winded self-introductory sentences.. dun wana lose this chance. Then Ting asked silently, "How can sth so beautiful happen in this world?"
Ngek ngek ngek.. i couldn't help laughing with gratitude in my heart.. something so beautiful is happening?? hehe.. so then we were led to our quarters.. and met a bunch of new frens who introduced us alot of stuff... had dinner together..
hehehe... first day itself.. was TIRING.. but FUN. ;-)
almost reach langkawi..Nevertheless.. upon reaching Langkawi island, we were stormed by soOoOoo many busines ppl.. especially those taxi drivers... so quickly we picked one n hopped on it. En Shukri.. quite a nice guy.. the journey took us abt 15-25min. i dun remmber looo...
Then the best thing happened. Gues? We went to Langkawi, single mindedly for practical.. YET.. we do not have any letter from UPM. Worse still, none of us (Jun, Ting + me) has any contact with any of the underwater world ppl! gosh! where r we gona stay?? i brought my matric card.. but was i supposed to show around my matric card n ask?? yish yish isk isk...
..........
It was already 7pm... underwater world was then closed.. blur.. wat to do now? we walked around aimlessly... brrrr.... THEN... suddenly.. out of nowhere.. a guy suddenly came to us, "How can i help u?"
Thank God! Quickly i rushed into a serial of long-winded self-introductory sentences.. dun wana lose this chance. Then Ting asked silently, "How can sth so beautiful happen in this world?"
Ngek ngek ngek.. i couldn't help laughing with gratitude in my heart.. something so beautiful is happening?? hehe.. so then we were led to our quarters.. and met a bunch of new frens who introduced us alot of stuff... had dinner together..
hehehe... first day itself.. was TIRING.. but FUN. ;-)
Saturday, April 23, 2005
RACE DAY at STC !!
Thr were 8 races today, 5 prof, 3 amateurs.. there were supposed to be differences between the prof n amateur races.. but.. hmm... i just cant figure wat's the difference. Theoretically, amateur races are for horses which have been deleted from the prof race la. Expectedly, they should run slower than the prof's.. bt then.. hmm...
Today is the first time i've been to a horse race, LIVE.. the sun's burning, the crowd's growing, my head's throbbing, my throat's dessicating, sweat's uncontrollable, skin tanning.. but my heart's pounding enthusiastically, followin Dr COOL and his junior vets around the race field, watchin how they diagnose a healthy, unfit or lame horse. Interesting! I guess i have merely 5% of the skill.. gosh o gosh omigosh...
There were a few stages for the horses to go, before they started sprinting.. first, they have to parade infront of the public (for the vet to cek, and maybe public to view, the jockeys got on the horses there). After a few rounds of parading, the jockeys started riding the horses to the starting point, where there was a barrier (horses + jockeys sorta got locked up within it for maybe 1 second or so, before the flaggin). Once the horses got into the barrier, the vets (not all) quickly rushed into a jeep, and follow the the horses by the side.. guess? the horses run at an average speed of 100-120kmph! syok la.. for the riders.. :P fasta than a motobike can go legally.
;)
Tis' d barrier! al the horses n jockeys were chucked in those tiny boxes.. sometimes, a few nervous horses will freak n jump out of those boxes! Horses r powerful yet wonderful creature.. ;)
Wooo HahAahhh!!! bliv it or not,d jockeys' yells r so much more frightening than d cowboys'!
the race started at 2, ended at 5.30.. of course, all of us were terribly tired, worn out, and sunburnt.. on the way out, i saw lots of members of the public sitting, looking depressed around STC.. hmm.. perhaps lost in the bettings..
Today is the first time i've been to a horse race, LIVE.. the sun's burning, the crowd's growing, my head's throbbing, my throat's dessicating, sweat's uncontrollable, skin tanning.. but my heart's pounding enthusiastically, followin Dr COOL and his junior vets around the race field, watchin how they diagnose a healthy, unfit or lame horse. Interesting! I guess i have merely 5% of the skill.. gosh o gosh omigosh...
There were a few stages for the horses to go, before they started sprinting.. first, they have to parade infront of the public (for the vet to cek, and maybe public to view, the jockeys got on the horses there). After a few rounds of parading, the jockeys started riding the horses to the starting point, where there was a barrier (horses + jockeys sorta got locked up within it for maybe 1 second or so, before the flaggin). Once the horses got into the barrier, the vets (not all) quickly rushed into a jeep, and follow the the horses by the side.. guess? the horses run at an average speed of 100-120kmph! syok la.. for the riders.. :P fasta than a motobike can go legally.
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Tis' d barrier! al the horses n jockeys were chucked in those tiny boxes.. sometimes, a few nervous horses will freak n jump out of those boxes! Horses r powerful yet wonderful creature.. ;)
Wooo HahAahhh!!! bliv it or not,d jockeys' yells r so much more frightening than d cowboys'!the race started at 2, ended at 5.30.. of course, all of us were terribly tired, worn out, and sunburnt.. on the way out, i saw lots of members of the public sitting, looking depressed around STC.. hmm.. perhaps lost in the bettings..
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