Entries from July 2008 ↓

I had a bad start to the morning:-

• Waited for 20 minutes at Poslaju where only 1 counter was operational at 9.30am! Crazy! Are they all out eating curry puffs or something?! I thought Pos Malaysia was privatised… or perhaps corporate culture there is so relaxed its like working in a Government office?
• Had a motorcycle rider honk and hurl abuses at me because HE WAS GOING THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE WAY ROAD! Crazy bugger.

But everything was forgiven when my sis called me just a short while ago:-

PE: Eh, I can’t log into Gmail Chat.

PB: I keep pinging you but you never respond!

PE: Me too! Are you dead or am I dead?

PB: I think you’re dead.

PE: I’m dead?!!!!!

PB: Yes, FA pinged me and it was ok. So, it must be you.

PE: Damn! I’m dead!! Let me reboot.

Yes, that’s how we talk. Isn’t it a hoot?! lol…

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
~ Romeo & Juliet - Shakespeare ~
I don’t normally do these name things, but I picked this one off Giddy Tigress and giggled over it for a bit.

What Paris Beaverbanks Means

You are influential and persuasive. You tend to have a lot of power over people.Generally, you use your powers for good. You excel at solving other people’s problems.Occasionally, you do get a little selfish and persuade people to do things that are only in your interest.You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection.You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.You have the classic “Type A” personality.You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You’re always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can’t handle you. You’re very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you’re likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It’s easy to get you excited… which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don’t stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are the total package - suave, sexy, smart, and strong. You have the whole world under your spell, and you can influence almost everyone you know. You don’t always resist your urges to crush the weak. Just remember, they don’t have as much going for them as you do. You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are very hyper. You never slow down, even when it’s killing you. You’re the type of person who can be a workaholic during the day… and still have the energy to party all night. Your energy is definitely a magnet for those around you. People are addicted to your vibe. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have learned many things in your life. You are also a keeper of knowledge - meaning you don’t spill secrets or spread gossip. People sometimes think you’re snobby or aloof, but you’re just too deep in thought to pay attention to them.

What’s Your Name’s Hidden Meaning?

Then, I used my real name and WHOA! Double take! Continue reading →

Photo hunting time again! And this week’s theme is “Pointed”. I cracked my head a little bit over this one, not wanting to go for very conventional ideas and here is my entry for the hunt.

I caught my sister’s pre-wedding photographer with his huge professional camera “pointed” at the happy couple. I thought this would be the perfect entry for this category!

2 more conventional pictures are below:-

Sansevieria trifasciata or commonly known as “Mother-in-law’s Tongue” because of its sharp pointed leaves.

A signpost showing places of interest within walking distance from Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur. Honestly? Not everything stated there is within walking distance. Some are really far away! But if you keep walking long enough, you’d get there.

Happy hunting and happy weekend everyone!

This is a shameless take on the Giddy Tigress’ latest post where she pondered what it means to grow up. For me, when I heard about the new movie Journey to the Centre of The Earth starring Brendan Fraser, my first mental image was of this:-

Brendan Fraser in Encino Man (California Man as the rest of the world knows this movie as).

And then, I remembered Brendan Fraser in George of the Jungle.

And now, look at Brendan Fraser, all grow-ed up and playing a Professor no less! Not a thawed out caveman, not a loincloth clad jungle man, but a professor!

Hands up who remembers the first 2 movies?!

No, I’m not a Brendan Fraser fan, but it was either write this useless bit of trivia or another angry little girl post filled with foot stamping and tantrum throwing at the injustices of the world. I opted to populate mine with rainbows and flowers and comic random thoughts

I’d always had good experiences with Esso Mobil petrol stations. I grew up when it was just either Esso or Mobil and I liked their old tagline of “Put a Tiger in your tank!”. I also used to have an old punching bag of the Esso tiger as a tot and I liked the Esso tiger because I like tigers.

Today, I had one of the worst experiences ever at an Esso Mobil petrol station.. in fact, at ANY petrol station for that matter.

This is the offending Mobil petrol station at 3 1/2 Mile Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur. Mobil or Esso they are tarred with the same brush since they are both merged into Esso Mobil anyway. It is right at a corner of a turning and next to the Maybank building on Jalan Ipoh. If you know where it is, AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS!

This is a picture of the pump which had stopped at RM69.99. I had paid the cashier inside the station RM70 before filling my tank as is procedure. Initially, I thought my tank was full but when I tried to pump more petrol into the tank, nothing happened.

I’m not usually one to quibble but I was in a bit of a foul mood this morning, so I went into the station and checked with the cashier. Casually, she told me “Oh, pam ada masalah” (”Oh the pump has a problem”). As if that was supposed to be the end of the matter?!

When I saw the attendant, he said “Pam ini memang macam ini” (”This pump is already like that”) and then proceeded to get angry with me because I took my time moving my car from the pump.

He said “Satu sen pun nak bising” (”One sen also you want to make noise”)

I got angry at this point and said “Satu sen pun duit!” (”One sen is still money!”)

How would he like if his boss deducted out 1 sen from his pay every day? He’d feel it won’t he? I thought it was all very uncalled for.

If the petrol station was to scam every customer of 1 sen, 100 cars would yield them RM1. 1000 cars would yield RM10. In a month, it could mean extra income of anywhere between RM30-300 - enough to pay a pump attendant perhaps? Was this their dastardly plan?

And yet these petrol stations had the gall to try to hold customers and the government to ransom by threatening a strike if their demands for lower commission rates for credit cards was not upheld. I don’t use credit cards at petrol stations for security reasons so I’m not affected by this.

Now I’m thinking, stopping the pump from giving you your full money’s worth is one way to scam you. Another way might be to deliver less petrol into your tank even though the machine shows the amount you had prepaid.

Is it not enough that us consumers are already affected by high fuel prices? Do we have to give in to these scammer petrol stations?! I will not. I’m boycotting this particular Mobil petrol station at 3 1/5 Mile Jalan Ipoh and I will ask that you do too.

There is a Shell and Caltex just down the road and another 2 Esso stations in the area that have served me well thus far i.e. without blatantly scamming me. Consumers have rights too!