August 25, 2007
Drunk &Falling Down
A drunk had been at a pub all night. At last call, the drunk stood
up to leave and fell flat on his face. He tried to stand one more time,
to the same result.
He figured he’d crawl outside to get some
fresh air, since maybe that would sober him up. Once outside, he stood
up and fell flat on his face. So he decided to crawl the four blocks to
his house.
When he arrived at the door he stood up and again fell flat on his face.
He crawled through the door and into his bedroom. When he reached his bed he tried one more time to stand up.
This
time he managed to pull himself upright, but he quickly fell right into
bed and was sound asleep the second his head hit the pillow.
He was awakened the next morning by his wife shouting, "So you’ve been out drinking again, have you?!"
"No! What makes you say that?" he asked, putting on his best innocent expression.
"The pub called… you forgot your wheelchair again."
Long-Lost Friends Who Meet Again
Pete and Larry had not seen each other in many years. Now they had a long
talk trying to fill in the gap of those years by telling about their lives.
Finally Pete invited Larry to visit him in his new apartment. "I got a wife
and three kids and I’d love to have you visit us."
"Great. Where do you live?"
"Here’s the address. And there’s plenty of parking behind the apartment.
Park and come around to the front door, kick it open with your foot, go to
the elevator and press the button with your left elbow, then enter! When
you reach the sixth floor, go down the hall until you see my name on the
door. Then press the doorbell with your right elbow and I’ll let you in."
"Good. But tell me… what is all this business of kicking the front door
open, then pressing elevator buttons with my right, then my left elbow?"
"Surely, you’re not coming empty-handed."
August 18, 2007
The Black Sponge
Lil Johnny was watching TV when he saw a commercial for a toy. Wanting it badly, he ran around the house to look for mummy.
Unknown to Johnny, mummy was in the bathroom, shaving her privates to give her husband the smooth sensation.
Not locking the door, Johnny ran straight into the bathroom and saw his mother in the shaving act.
Seeing that black fuzz, he asked "Mummy…what is that?"
Mummy, being embarrassed, just replied "That is my black sponge".
A
few days later, Johnny saw the same advertisement on TV and wanted it
badly just like the first time. This time, mummy is bathing and as
usual, she didn’t lock the door.
Johnny burst into the bathroom, and this time…found his mother bathing, minus the fuzz down there.
He asked "Mummy, where is your black sponge?"
Mummy, being quite annoyed by all the interruption, cooked up something to send her son off and give her privacy.
She said "I lost it, be a good boy and help mummy find it. I think I lost it around the neighborhood."
With Johnny gone now, mummy settled back into the bath tub and have a relaxing soak.
Only to have Johnny barging in 10 minutes later!
Johnny, with heavy excitement in his breath…shouted out.
"Mummy…I FOUND your black sponge! The lady next door is WASHING DADDY’s mouth with it…"
August 17, 2007
New Lights
boo hoo.. head lamp blew two days ago. 
lifespan: 1 year and 1 month plus a few days
replaced them with these ;D
spot the difference
now i know why Nigel likes PIAA so much ;D
August 10, 2007
Shanghai: There and back again, A Malaysian tale, by Alex Wong
The last time I’ve been aboard was 2002 to Hong Kong on a business-leisure trip. Well, there was another trip in 2004 to Singapore, but that was purely business and was less memorable. This time, I get to travel again, which is also a business trip with my dad but on a much relaxed timetable for a little sight seeing and exploration of the country which my ancestors originated from, China.
Day one of our 7 days adventure. Here I am at the Honggiao domestic airport, waiting for our contact to arrive to pick us up to their office for the first meeting of the day. Eyes were set on me because I dressed one season in advance. I prepared clothes for autumn, while it’s near end of summer. it was suppose to be cooler this time of the year. Guess I forgot to factor in global warming.
I was awestruck how advance China is. Well, who can blame me, your typical Malaysian who’s impression of China is through bias western media and the influx of ultra cheap and low quality products from China all thanks to local traders looking for a quick buck. Take this electronic payment parking meter for instance which was taken at Wenzhou, a smaller city and less developed compared to Shanghai. If less developed has reach this stage of development, i wonder where do we, Malaysians stand. Oh, also all the public toilet that i’ve visited (Shanghai, Wehzhou and Tiantai) has functioning automated flushing system. None of them vandalized, or out of commissioned. And yes, it’s free too.
Here’s me sight seeing in the city center of Wenzhou. Something like Petaling Street where it’s dedicated for pedestrians only. Difference is there’s no stalls setup along the street. Just rows of shops ranging from boutique, to cyber cafes to fast food restaurants.
Speaking for food, Chinese businessmen has a habit of over feeding their guest. Maybe it’s a way of showing wealth, but for me, it’s an absolute strain to the digestive system. We were pampered with a variety of dishes, at least eight dishes ranging from appetizers (normally cold dish) and main course. Rice, noodles and other carbs are "fillers" which is served at the end, in the event we still have room for more, which we never had. The picture above is taken while choosing our dishes for the evening. See the dish that you like, just point and the waiter jots it down. Beats reading the menu anytime.
On the side note, it was also my first time being choufered in a Porsche Cayenne by the boss himself (refer pic above). He drove us to Tiantai, an approximate 2-3 hour drive from Wenzhou, it’s like having the boss of your supplier driving you from KL to Ipoh. Well, the distance covered is much more than that. But anyways, it’s a Porsche Cayenne!
Moving further into the rural area of Tiantai, which industry is mainly textile where we met our next supplier for business talks. Upon reaching this rural place, the word rural is slowly being erased with new infrastructure like this new bus terminal for instance, which puts Pudu Raya to shame.
or this soon to be open residential/commercial high rise. Imagine seeing these being built in Kota Bahru. Ok, i think that’s enough dissing of the incompetent Malaysian government for slacking off their single digit growth rate. Enjoy the rest of the pictures.
Me enjoying a meal of "sui kau" at a road side stall in Shanghai. I still thinks that it taste better with sliced cili padi then fried dried chili they provided.
The family that made the "sui kau". BBC and CNN probably did many coverage on families like this regarding living standards. Wait till you see the next set of pictures.
Inside a random shopping mall in Shanghai. seriously, there’s so many of them i couldn’t remember which i’ve visited and which i’ve yet to visit.
Some shopping district in Shanghai. All i can remember from this place is a Low Yat like building which houses a huge variety of computer and electronic goods.
Inside Shanghai South Station. It’s something like our KL Central. It’s a huge transportation hub for taxis, buses, and the subway.
This picture don’t do justice on how the station dwarf KL Central, anyhow, enjoy the green. At least one person in the picture is enjoying it.
430km/h FTW!
and the train that really could.
