Monday, October 20, 2008

Others dressed for the occasion...me - dressed to shoot

The kids had a splashing weekend....we went to PD for Family Day of the company Mama's working with. It's a total blessing for me to have a pretty wive and beautiful kids - being an ugly bloke. Why? Because I get to enjoy the prettier side of life, experience the beauty of having lovely people around me, observe what beautiful people do...and documenting them with my tools.
Sometimes I get jealous because I cannot be as pretty as them. Sometime I even feel like I am being left behind, being a total opposite. Others can join in the parade with lovely dresses & what have them, while I will always have difficulties in getting a comfortable fit for my kind of size. Almost never. That's why I am always seen in the same clothing - I wear what makes me feel comfortable....and unfortunately for me, that will make me the ugly being that I have been designed to be.

While others are clad in glamorous clothings that night, I had no choice but to come in my trackbottom & t-shirt.....and my snow cap just to feel "cool & hip"........and stay away from making the prettier crowd annoyed by my presence while doing my best to document them with my lenses.....

No words of appreciation, nevermind. I cannot ask for more than what I already have. Even from my loved ones, I leanrnt that I should not ask for their love, it's up to them to give me whatever they want to from their heart. It is easier to forgive and forget and move on to other stuff while I still have the time to do so.

I gave all my heart to them.....I wish I can give more....

Yeah....maybe I can.....I will leave more beautiful shots for them...have to compose & do much better shots from now on!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

No noktah entry

1
Today I had to attend a session with a bunch of business analyst & strategist of the Sunshinefloor
At the same place, I saw The Zoogroup highflyers attending another workshop - must be a high profile one because there were lotsa Omputeh and people clad in business suits
I don't feel comfortable mingling with those above my jobgrade anymore and I would always try to politely avoid crossing their path and what more conversations because they are just way way higher above me and I am not worthy to be near them, I just do not want to feel more inferior than that - after all those years they are up there and I am still nowhere near
Some friendly ones, not from the Zoofloor recognized me & gave some smiles & nods while others were just too busy mingling around so I did not have to try to avoid crossing their path

The Zookeeper was next to me in the rest room and he did not recognized me
In the subway, a CEO who I used to help set his stage & shot his pixs for the fora walked right in front of me without recognizing me - I must have finally succeeded to turn myself invisible, and that is really great!


2
This is just one of those days
When I would feel like I am just a walking corpse
When I think something is hurting inside me almost to the point as if I can actually feel the pain
When I feel like just lying down and sleep it off and wish I could wake-up being that very fit & healthy 21 year old sportsman but I can't

3
So, normally I would just walk around and use my eyes to see things - anything at all - and appreciate it all and think of ways that I can compose it with my cameras, so others can see the photos I shot & appreciate it (or hate it) though I might not be there anymore, by doing so, I kept conscious mind occupied and the feeling will just die off, somehow

4
Normally, in the end, it will be ok, because I still have the first day of the rest of my life to live and maybe another tomorrow too

5
Why no noktah?

6
Because I want to continue to live for as long as possible, insyaAllah

7
Anyway, there will be time for that noktah to arrive and when that comes I hope some of my shots that I may have done will continue living in the eyes and hearts of many

8
C'est la Vie, I guess

Monday, October 13, 2008

Go. Do. Be.

1.
It was a dark afternoon, viewed from The Sunshinefloor. Not as high as The Zoo but high enough for a decent view of the whole city...and our condo - which is located quite near and can be seen from the towers.

2.
It's almost 2 months since I stepped onto The Sunshinefloor and I am enjoying every single day of it. In fact, I am more "connected" to the people here since we just had a really cool teambuilding in Perak last weekend. The highlight was white-water rafting. Damn....I really enjoyed the session!

The good thing about this people - they are VERY COMPETITIVE but they don't over-burn themselves - they take time to really chill down and enjoy the company of each others - from the junior executives up to the GM level.

Me? Well I have mentioned that I have no desire to climb up the corporate ladder anymore, I just want to serve these wonderful people, even if I don't get promotion till the end of my service time.....as long as I will always be with my family until the time comes...but before that, when my kids are big enough, I'd bring them for camping & mountain climbing......instead of joining many others in the race to climb the corporate ladder!

3.
The last time I went mountain climbing would be like....9 years back. It was Mount Ledang (or Mount Ophir) with some buddies from the refinery plant in Melaka and my SriDamansara housemates - Piee, Chike, Ijan.
...and the only footwear that I used was a Teva outdoor sandals. Intentionally did that to put the brand to test (...and actually took the risks of not having any footwear IF the sandals failed!).
As expected, the brand promise was met. I have full confidence of the brand and thus, after 9 years of owning my last Teva, I bought another one just before I went whitewter rafting with the Sunshinefloor buddies last weekend. Yeah....quite an amount of moolahs to plonk for some piece of engineered rubber soles & stuffs....but it still delivers what I have previously experienced, as expected - comfortable fit, tough, very durable and cool design...and it will continue to deliver it's brand promise in years to come - insyaAllah!

Go. Do. Be.
...and the first Teva is still around, in Kuching, still being used by my brother in law!

4.
Raya second week gone......and I missed the VWMC (VillaWangsamasCondo) community Raya Gathering which coincidently happened on the same weekend. This coming weekend, off to PD for my wifey's company family day....and the kids are really loking forward to it already!

5.
FUN & friendliness! Almost 24x7.
Nothing like The Zoo.

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Eid 2008..



The happy family
1.
It's not too late to wish everybody (who reads this blog..not many but really lovely people!):
Selamat Hari Raya Eidulfitri.....maaf kalau ada tersalah terkasar tersilap dan sebagainya.
I realized I am getting older and I don't wish to continue the rest of my life with too much negative vibes. I just want to be what I am destined to be...and living more wonderful years ahead with my kids & family members....and wonderful friends!


2.
We had a good break....the drive back to kampung was smooth, back to Kajang/ KL, a bit of jam. The kids had great time with their cousins and Tok Mak & Tok Abah...and the relatives. Not much of mercun & bunga api this year though.....can't find any "tokan"!


3.
Things been very hectic on the Sunshinefloor. Infact I have less than 7 hours to do a video recording of the MassiveCoolBigBoss and less than 60hrs to the planned teambuilding outing. Stayed back late to do the recording but MassiveCoolBigBoss politely (yup! thats why he is massive cool!) mentioned he's too tired to do the recording in the evening just now.
Anyway, its gonna be hectic but manageable months....October & November. Hoping to spend some time with the family on a highland in December....insyaAllah.

4.
I am trying hard to master "the beast" (my d300 lah)....seriously aiming to do more published jobs next year insyaAllah....must achieve something more that what I have achieve so far . Frankly, I just could not be bothered about climbing corporate ladder no more.....too much "fatal injuries" all these years.

Photography/ photojournalism seems to be a good medicine for me.....hopefully, insyaAllah.

5.
Today, the MF series is on for the first time after Ramadhan.
Of course, I am not involved anymore....perhaps not even gonna be invited for such event anymore unless I am "qualified" to be there...but like I said, - I just could not be bothered about climbing corporate ladder no more.....too much "fatal injuries" all these years.
....it would be nice to be there though, just to meet the good ol' AV vendor buddies....but they'd probably be busy right this moment to set the hall & other nitty-gritty stuff......

Oh well...


6.
Have a good raya everyone!

Friday, September 26, 2008

Published in Berita Harian

Berita Harian 2008-September-26: Friday.

The whole center spread...

....influenced by VII masters! I am surprised this shot is selected for local publication.


More to come...insyaAllah!

New Tools

1.
Yeah....more appropriate tool for professional shooters...or serious photographers...a D300 with MB-D10, 3 x EN-EL3e, OP/TECH strap...and a Crumpler: The Horseman.....
Got it all relative cheaper than what others would pay off the shelves of any regular outfit....
The lens is still the same ole 18-70mm D70s kitlens...the D70s in on vacation - it has served me well and took me where I am now....alhamdulillah!
More jobs & published works to come from this D300, insyaAllah!!
2.
It's quite a challenge - changing from a decent DSLR to a more "sophisticated" one....but Iam catching up on the technical aspects with the help of some seasoned profesionals who have been using the same model or more advanced one.
recently went for a shoot-out with some newbies & seasoned shooter...it was fun, Bazaar ramadhan near Stadium Shah Alam. First time I found "sotong ketuk" - Mama's favorite grum from Kuching - in Semananjung Malaysia!
Still struggling with teh D300 that time but it should not be long before I feel at ease with this beast!

3.
Last night, as we walked together to the elevator from the condo parking lot, Alisya asked me something that made me realized how kids nowadays can observe & deduce some smart conclusion….

Alisya: Ayah! Kenapa Ayah tak kerja kat condo kita ajer (work from home – wifey’s company allows her to do that 2-3 days per week!)

Me: Erk…hmm…cannot sayang, Boss tak bagi.

Alisya: Owhh!! Ayah cakap ajer la dgn Boss Ayah, bagi Ayah kerja kat condo kita aje…cakap elok2 mesti boss ayah bagi…Ayah kerja kat condo kita saja lah ok? Boleh ya Ayah?

Me: Hmmm….oookkkk….(giggles) Tell you what Kakak…why don’t you tell my Boss? Nanti Ayah bawak Kakak ajelah jumpa Boss Ayah & Kakak bagitahu dia, ok?

Alisya: (Laughing) Apa laaa ayah ni….Alisya pulak kena cakap dgn Boss ayah.....(laughing)


....and she's not even in Standard 1 yet!

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Missing Entry

1.
Yeah...I was supposed to put some Merdeka shots but I have been too occupieed & I posted the Germany publication instead!

Well, we celebrated the Merdeka day and went to Dataran Merdeka - Aliya's first Merdeka Day outing. She had fun, so did we all!

We spent our weekends at the condo still, time to move in is coming nearer so recently we set an appoinment with the Primciple of their kindergarten to be....Chinese medium with day care services. Really cool skool! The kids really like the environment, so happy the love it! The fees...well, it's on the high side for many I am sure (with income like me lah!) but I'd give the best I could for my kids, no two ways about it.

2.
I have not been shooting seriously for the past 2 weeks, this weekend I have to mentor a team of aspiring photgraphers for an outing assignment.

Thought of shooting the PKR Ifthar but decided not to...lepak with my kids that night instead!

...but, I wonder what will happen to this country - especially when the leaders are not playing their roles but busy hoarding the headlines in the media - stupidos.

If you ask me, who'd best to be the next PM from BN/ UMNO, I'd say I don't think there's any! Seriouly!

Mr bijaN? Ohh please! for a guy who could not even understand business priorities & simple economics and keeps on asking for more from a multinational O&G Corporation to run a country...I don't think so.

3.
The other day we had an Ifthar invitation from one of Mama's business contact. The venue was Hotel Istana. We arrived about 20 minutes before maghrib and the place is already filled with people - gomen staff mosty, since the tables are marked with this and that ministries.....and more empty tables for gomen staff yet to be filled

Some of these gomen people were already queueing long lines for the foods!

Well...maybe they are just so used to be very efficient - everything they do is perfectly on time, including ifthar...

Mama asked for the business contact but the Hotel Istana staff had no clue - maybe she's with the corporate office they say...DUH! You don't know your staff who has been getting loads of moolahs from my wifey's effort? The business contact was obviously not a good host - she should have waited and greeted Mama or at least reserve a proper table for all the business that she has been getting.

So, we end up scouting around and could not find any seat for two. Then we asked one of the Hotel Istana staff to help us......

She took us around and keep on asking us to sit seperately because most of the tables are left with only single seat.

OK...fine. So I told her - no thank you and gave the piece of brochure they gave upon registration earlier...you have not been a good host, everything was not done properly so I am not going to stay. They tried to convince to stay but I said firmly I am not here for the food but for the courtesy of being invited and since things are not done quite right, I do not wish to stay.

I can afford a decent ifthar, I am not crazy for the hotel food anyway - had loads of that but what pissed me off was they treated the gomen people like kings and the rest are asked to seat freely - we found out that many actualy left the scene that evening. Padan muka!

4.
....and I thought gomen is to serve the nation....not the other way around.....

Saturday, September 13, 2008

The Torque's shot....published in Germany

My first shot published abroad...
- A Protestant movement on human rights issue recent publication


The original shot in my flickr:
Fuel Price Hike Protest - Congregation of 1Million Malaysians
~ To the citizens of Malaysia, age & gender are not of concern when it comes to the price hike & current political issues - everybody is affected.
The grand finale of the price hike protest series is a gathering of supposedly 1 million Malaysians to show their disagreement on the price increment.
~Khairil F. Jamian/ MY

.....thank you Bro Shamshahrin, Rahman Roslan, Ian Ahmad & CHAPS for your support & sharing of invaluable knowledge.....finally in Germany, another target achieved!!!

D70s & KITLENS PUN BOLAH MAAAA!!!

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Jakarta The Hectic

1.
Hectic...the word I'd use to describe Jakarta...and my first business trip there.
....even the trip to KLIA was kinda hectic since we hav some stuff to settle before departure.

2.
The first challenge was at the Grand Hyatt counter - I did not bought enough USD/ Indon rupiah to pay for the upfront guarantee. When I called them up prior to departure the total amount mentioned was diffferent and I have enough to pay for it so I decided not to convert anymore RM to Rupiah. Anyway, I was short of about 500k Rupiah, although I had a couple of thousands RM cash, the hotel does not accept any currency that those two. Being a person who decided not to use credit card for years, I was lucky to have TJ to swipe her goldcard first.
At the end of the trip, I have double the cash to pay for everything...weeheheheh...maybe I should get a credit card, or Amex or Diners for the purpose of travelling the world on business....hmmm...not that I want to "re-support" this kind of transaction....anyway the company is paying for it in the end...
The hotel was great....the mall attached was superb. I even had the opportunity to view some of Darwis Triadi's best photography works up for sale!!!
One day, I will be as good as Darwis...maybe better, insyaAllah!

Other than that...business is business so we did our part of the deal as best as we could....and that spells - HECTIC! No time for me to shoot anything siut!!!
We practically had to "lock" ourselves in a meeting room and get things done in 2 days....with donuts & some foods as fuel to last us through the daylight!

3.
The closest to a "riot" I can get......shot this while having a short break from the disscussion with the clients.....maybe next time I go to Indonesia I will plan for some extra day just to shoot some street scenes over there...

...anyway, it was an interesting experience.....and I am glad I am back with the kids now!

Had a great Mredeka celebration...coming up in the next post insyaAllah!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Work trip

1.
The past few days Alisya has been sleeping on my tummy, just like she used to when she was a little baby. She just wants to be on my tummy! Last night Alisya, Naufal, Aliya & me slept in their room, Naufal insists to climb down from his bed and join us. As we were talking suddenly Alisya asked me:
A- Ayah nak pergi airport nak work (travel) esok eh?
M- Hmm...bukan esok Kakak, hari lagi satu. Kenapa?

A- Alisya taknak Ayah pergi airport, nanti Alisya takboleh kawan dgn Ayah. Alisya nak Ayah.

M- Ayah kena work Kakak, nanti Ayah balik kita pergi jalan2 ok Kakak?

A- Ayah jgn la pergi airport...Alisya nak kawan Ayah...
M- Hmm....ok mcm ni, Ayah kena work, nanti Ayah abis work cepat2 Ayah balik & bawak Kakak jalan2 lama2 ok?
A- OK Ayah....nanti Ayah balik ok.

M- Ok Kakak....now listen...Kakak, Naufal & Neena kena tidur, esok nak bangun awal Ayah nak work & hantar Kakak & Naufal pergi sekolah ok?

A- Nak cerita Sang Kancil Ayah?

So...I had to do a round of Sang Kancil - their version of the story which we have been creating all these while - and after some laughters they fell asleep...owhh.. Aliya decided to "Anak awan Ayah" (Tak nak kawan Ayah) and went down. Heheheheh...that cute little lady.

2.
Yeah....I have to travel for 3 days starting tomorrow - business trip. Just a short while but it will be packed, am not sure if I am going to have time to shoot some stuff....
speaking of which....I bought a rarely used (like, almost new) P5000 Nikon at below Rm500 from a buddy yesterday...just too good to refuse and it will be great tool for macro shots....
3.
Finally I started writing in the journal again after 2 months of struggling! I did it while having breakfast & waiting for my passport renewall process yesterday...have to be more rajin to write more in the journal.
Yesterday Aliya tried her best to stop me going to work! We played for a while - with her Bubble-blowing Train. She just loves it!
....well....definitely I am going to miss them during my business trip....good thing it is just 2 working days...

4.
Have to pack my stuff tonight....
Gotta go back home early so that I can spend more time with the kids before tomorrow comes....

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

20.08.2008

1.
The kids woke up as I was preparing for work this morning.....and Alisya casually asked me as I put on my shirt:

A: Ayah nak pakai baju blue color ke?
M: Yes Kakak.
A: Why?
M: Hmm...sebab Ayah suka....
A: Ayah tak ada baju lain ke?
M: Erk....no Kakak....Ayah takda duit la nak beli baju lain lagi Kakak...
A: Tak apa Ayah..Kakak ada duit...nanti Kakak belikan...Ayah nak baju color....red? White? Black?
Haaa...Kakak belikan Ayah baju PINK lah ok?
M: Haaa?
A: *Giggles. Ayah pakai baju PINK nanti.....*giggles

Fresh from the camera, this morning...
(Alisya with the Ted Adnan's Trademark pose!)
only Allah knows how much I love them!


3.
The team is out handling a conference and I have to complete some papers for the trip to a neighboring country next week.
...and apart from some other interesting stuff which I need to put in some thinking & writing, I was asked to do a presentation on MF Design & stuff this Friday....
Owh....today is the first day of the first MF series for this financial year...am sure the present team will handle it well.

4.
Maybe I will go back a bit early today and take the kids for a splash.....hmmm......maybe...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The Second Day

1.
Hello! Welcome to Sunshinefloor!
The workstation is half the size I have been accustomed to....but that matters not.This is just my second day and already I felt like I have been with these bunch for quite a while...and today I was asked to arranged a birthday celebration for Aug & Sept babies and staff who received the long service recognition...and a coincident, the day is the birthday of our VP too.
He is THE kind of leader that I would respect and salute.

It went well...everybody was "kenyang & gumbira" and lunch was not necessary for many....heheh!
My friendly neighbour
..and the The Boss -->.....and I was surprised to receive some set of really nice mugs and that card (near Yoda@my iBook) which is a 1GB thumbdrive....from the Gasunie team....

Dank u mijn vrienden!

The rest of the day went well...with meetings & discussions and I managed to find time to complete editing the job I did last weekend and sent the invoice to the client too...wheeheheh...was informed that the payment is already being processed....hello to more moo-moo-moolahs!

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Show me the moolahs!

1.
There's only one word that can summarize how i feel right now - TIRED!
Weheheheheh!!
I woke up at around 4:50am today and by 7am I am ready for action with two of my photographer buddies - Master Ted Adnan and Ian Ahmad.
Today we shot a Corporate Golf Tournament.
Yesterday, had another corporate event but since I just want to spend my last day at The Zoo, I assigned the shoot to another professional photographer buddy.
I guess it is not bad for this month...I take it as a positive sign....and I will keep on improving and finding more opportunities for me & my team from now on.....I am entering the shift to 5th gear of my journey I guess!

2.
Owh, the photo above...that's not me...and that D3 is not mine too! (I wish!!)
The bundle will cost a damage of about Rm30k....ada berani?
I still use the same ole D70s and kitlens....as like Ian Ahmad...his same ole 400D and kitlens too!
Our outdated equipments (for some!) is not a limitation for us...no sir!
Anyway...that baby up there belongs to a talented & respected master in commercial photography & lighting control - Master Ted Adnan.
Maybe one day when I am sure that already have enough skill and capability, I'll bag in one of that...it's not about the equipment anyway....many may mark it as luxury toys...that actually can bring you good returns...or the rights to brag (and laughed at by the real professionals!)
Been witnessing so many "arrogant wannabe" with this same typical never-ending-purchasing-of-equipment habit...and yet the photos are just about as good as Alisya's shot on her 2MP Nikon Point & Shoot....
Your choice Amigo!

3.
...and this, would be the last shot I did of my workstation at The Zoo. Almost empty, all my stuffs were already packed in couple of boxes which I single-handedly brought to the new place and set up what I could over there....minutes before coming back to The Zoo for the last time and taking this shot.
The dude sitting at the opposite workstation would be my buddy Nadzri - a very resourceful & dedicated staff anybody could ever wished for. Good-bye buddy! You deserve a better place and you'll get it soon insya-Allah!
Good-bye workstation...I hope I have not overstayed my welcome, it was a fact I had to make some noise before I got the proper letter of assignment though I obediently did my part months before and even left my other post with a much more comfortable workstation just to honor the offer to join the initial project team....read the earlier entries I did in this blog.
I have done my part of the deal and I have been shown the exit door by the leaders. Thank you for that...that does not make me any less of a human at all.
Oh well....I guess, this is the official last Good-bye to The Zoo....Adios Grengos!

4.
I need to reward myself soon.....hmmm....fair what...I have worked hard and finally made my first thousands in just two days work....as Master Ted put it - in his definition, I am a professional already....rightfully earning the moolahs by giving the client what they expected to have (and maybe a little bit more!) from me & my team.
I guess the best "reward" I got today was when a participant of the tournament - a CEO who used to be my first boss when I started working (he was just a Manager back then) told me his company should have hired me & my team for their event instead of the photographer who did it...he was not satisfied at all with the work of that photographer (whoever that may be lah!)
So...amigos, from now on, no money, no shot!

5.
Here's to a brighter future Torque...for the babies & family....please Help me Allah...Amin....

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Vrienden van Nederland

1.
The title means "friends from Netherland".
2.
This is one part of a furniture that I had to purchase last week...yeah..had to!
Not from Nederland..but close to it! The thing is...it is not everyday we get to host a respectable Tun at our place....so since he insisted to stay a couple of days at the condo, we had no choice but to go and buy some necessary items! Good thing we had the fridge and other stuff already installed!

3.
On the other hand, I have been visiting the new unit since last week and - well I must admit this is rather funny for me, in fact I did not believe I did this - I actually bought a neck-tie before I went up to the new place! I was thinking like.....well it has been years since I last bought a neck-tie....so let's treat myself with a decent one to mark the occasion (which will officially be next Monday actually!)
....I think this would probably be the most expensive pice I have ever bought....no..not in thousands....it's less than RM100!

I had some shots of the colleagues at my new workplace in my facebook....well not all of them are new to me, some have been buddies for more than a decade.....


4.
...but I have some new friends too on that floor....
...and yesterday, I met/ made more new friends, van Nederland...
Henk Abbing (First time in Malaysia!) of Gasunie who celebrated his 4xth. b-day yesterday...and Jacoba Bolderheij the head of Econs & Trade Division of the Nederland Embassy in Malaysia. The rest of the Gasunie team are Ulco Vermeulen, Peit Kager and Berlinda Aukema. Very friendly bunch! Very Dutch! The Ambassador was there to officiate our discussion and we ended the day with dinner at the residence of His Excellency Lody Embrechts, The Ambassador of Nederland....who invited us to use the residence as our second office....and Jacoba asked me if I could help her & her husband with photography......

5.
Such a great start, for me who has little knowledge of the industry.....I am going to love this new job...insyaAllah...and tomorrow is my last day at The Zoo...hohohohohohoho!

Thursday, August 07, 2008

Torque's Touch

1.
I bought the iPod Touch 16GB in December 2007 from a MyMug buddy at a very good price, brand new, all-in-the-box totally erkkk......UNTOUCHED! I decided to buy it and told myself: "It is okay, I deserve to get myself something"...simple because I hv not rewarded myself anything at all the whole of 2007. It was bad enough for me having to deal with The Zoo so it was fair for me to reward myself with something I know I am going to utilize. So I bought it and I have been using it for stuff it was meant to do. I listen to music, store my photography stuff, surf the net doing some stuff which includes writing this blog.....this paragraph in this entry for instance!So, I can say it was money well spent......and I deserved it more than anybody else!

2.
Of course, for heavier stuff, the workhorse would be Yoda....my iBook G4 (read: already obsolete stuff for many....but not me!) which I bought waaaay back in 2005! 3 solid years of daily bashing.....there's no reason for me to get a Wimpdoze machine to replace the Macintosh based stuff I have been trusting all these years!

3.
Well anyway...I have been thinking to Jailbreak the Touch but the recent Firmware upgrade is such a good option I might as well buy it and give it a try first...when the time is right (read: when I think I deserve it!)
Some people started to compare my Touch when I bought it...the ZooKeeper was one...(oh, I said people did I? Well I'll allow it for this time!) I can still recall it freshly...

So many people in the building - some genuine MacAfficionados but mostly "major wannabe cool with electronic toys" - were busy getting the iPhone. Known to many as "the techy gadget dude" (read: mistaken identity of me embedded in many) some were surprised I still carry a 5 years old Symbian based SE P900!
"Why?" - they asked - because I don't need anything more that what the P900 could do!

Actually THE question I REALLY HATE from these bunch would be - "So what is your latest gadget?" DUH! Seriously, to they think I fart money?
My polite answer would be - "I am not a gadget freak lah! I just bbuy stuff that I know I need to have and really utilize it!"
...and some of them would continue talking tech-shit or brag about their new toys....or new-toys the are going o purchase....and ask me of my opinion...


<- Hayun Facebook |while listening to Music->
<- My "masterpieces" ->
4.
Opinion....yeah...something that I have been giving away to some of the original PockePC-lovers waaaay back in the late 90's...heck even the wonderfully amazing and stable Palm OS plat form! (dammit I miss the WorkPad C3 - so simple and stable and practical..until the color screen and all th hoo-haas started to trickle in...and the next thing you know, every Mamat, Minah, Ah Beng, Ah Lians, Thamby, Minachi, John & Jane just HAVE to have a PDA....regardless what they are going to do with it!

Anyway....yeah opinion...now that is something that I really don't fancy giving away for free to anybody right now...ever since, I dunno...hmm yeah, ever since I got tired of being nice to arrogant-wannabe-cool-by-having-some-tech-shit-in-their-hands. Bollocks.

5.
So, what am I rambling about this stuff?
Nothing...just feel like it...since I have nothing better to do I guess! Ahahah!
Oh...the ZooKeeper story tak abis lagi....when he saw I have a Touch..he thought I have an iPhone..just like some Miss StyloMyloHighPerformer who's his blue eye gurl (like some other ugly biatches in the Zoo lah!)
..and of course, the ZooKeeper (and the biatches) just cannot stand it if there's a person in the Zoo that has "the latest" shit. They are just sooooo conscious sometimes with these shit....wehehe....and he actually told me that in a couple of months time he'll succeed me because his iPhone is arriving by that time.
I just smiled and nodded my head....and I told myself, who care, you stupidprick! I am not competing with you nor any of those stupid wanna-be! Never! What for!!! Ahaha......posers!

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Hmm....tomorrow will be my second last Friday in the Zoo....woohoo!!!