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My renovated office

Here are some pics on my renovated office. Not that great but at least.. a different arrangement.

Rendang Ayam

Bahan utama
1 ekor ayam
1 biji kelapa - diperah santan


Bahan di kisar
15 tangkai cili kering (buang biji)
2 ulas bawang besar
4 ulas bawang putih
2 inci halia

(Bahan ini dikisar dengan sedikit air sehingga menjadi seperti pes)

Bahan dihiris halus
4 helai daun kunyit
2 batang serai

Bahan lain
1 sudu teh serbuk kunyit
Garam secukup rasa
4 keping asam keping
4 sudu besar kerisik

Cara memasak:
Masukkan ayam yang dipotong kedalam kuali. Masukkan semua bahan kecuali garam dan asam keping ke dalam kuali yang sama dan masak menggunakan api yang sederhana. Api jangan besar kerana ayam akan menjadi keras bila masak. Bila ayam sudah 3/4 masak, masukkan garam dan asam keping. Selamat mencuba!!

My Car Has A Problem

Today, I figured that my love shack has a problem with either its radiator or air-cond compressor. The air cond is not cooling and the temperature of my car rises out of the normal range while I was driving. I decide to let it rest for few days (since I have not got my May salary) and borrow my dad's car from my brother. I'll be sending over to Perodua Service Centre on Monday for a routine maintenance and also to fix the problem. I hope it is nothing serious though....

Broken Strings - James Morrison Feat. Nelly Furtado

Let me hold you
For the last time
It's the last chance to feel again
But you broke me
Now I can't feel anything

When I love you,
It's so untrue
I can't even convince myself
When I'm speaking,
It's the voice of someone else

Oh it tears me up
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell you something that ain't real

Oh the truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

Oh what are we doing
We are turning into dust
Playing house in the ruins of us

Running back through the fire
When there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train when it's too late

Oh it tears me up
I try to hold on, but it hurts too much
I try to forgive, but it's not enough to make it all okay

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I can't tell something that ain't real

Well the truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

But we're running through the fire
When there's nothing left to save
It's like chasing the very last train
When we both know it's too late (too late)

You can't play on broken strings
You can't feel anything that your heart don't want to feel
I can’t tell you something that ain't real

Well truth hurts and lies worse
How can I give anymore
When I love you a little less than before

Let me hold you for the last time
It's the last chance to feel again

Packing Up Things in the Office

Today I started my Monday with packing up my things in the office. My office will be under renovation for about 2 months starting this Thursday.

All together, there are 7 big boxes of my treasure (mostly books and notes from my professional and masters courses). It's a bit tiring especially when my right foot is still in pain (that's a different story altogether!).

But I managed to keep everything by noon. So I guess, it's ok. Now, my room is almost empty. Tomorrow, the technician will be here to pack up my computer. So, after this, I'll be using my notebook again but with no office. I'll be "FLOATING" around the campus and especially will be sitting in the library to do my work.

Hopefully, the newly renovated room will be pleasant to stay.

FREE GIFT

When I was on my home from work this evening, I stopped by at Giant Bandar Puteri to shop for some groceries. Some of the stuff that I bought is for the pantry at the office and a few for my self at home. Done with shopping and paying at the counter, I was greeted by a young girl asking whether I have claimed a free shopping bag. As spontaneous as it could be, I said NO. So she led me to a corner opposite the paying counter and asked me to have a sit.

At the counter, I could see few ranges of products - induction cooker, microwave, cooking utensils and etc. On my mind.. DAMN.. this is another CABUT AND MENANG ... So, I was just being very polite when the girl handed me a piece of paper - a survey form. So, I filled in the form and she handed me the bag which she promised earlier. It's just a stupid green shopping bag but since it's free... ok laa...

Then, she started to show me all of the products that they carry... My goodness.. the prices were exorbitant! A microwave for RM2988??? Hey... we got a new microwave for our pantry only for RM150!! Another shocker is the cooking pots - one set is priced at RM3000 over... I told the girl (which at this point was being helped by her co-worker - a boy who is not having excellent marketing skills at all) that my kuali at home only costs me about RM20.00. It's not the pot which is important.. but it's the chef! If you are a lousy chef, even if use a RM3000 worth of pot.. your cooking will still taste lousy. When I finished my sentence, the boy commented in a rather rude way. Well, I'm all ready to bombard him with full of questions.... hehehehe

I started questioning abt the warranty, the materials, energy consumption bla.. bla.. bla.. while they were busy doing a demo to me. So it went on for like 10 minutes. Now the best part is, when the girl asked me to rip the gift voucher. She already explained that there could be four possible scenarios of the gift voucher. One - RM50 voucher, two - RM50 + RM200 bonus voucher, three - RM50 + RM300 voucher and four - RM50 + free gift worth RM700 (eye massager or sumthing). All of these voucher can only be used to purchase the goods that they carry and purchase should be made within same day.

I already suspected that I'm going to get a SPECIAL voucher once I ripped it off. Guess what?? I got a RM50 voucher + free induction cooker + free microwave... HAHAHAHAH... i know that this is a scam. The girl was obviously pretending that this never happened - the boy was even worse.. trying to act as if he knows nothing.... and the worst - the supervisor... he wanted to call his superior/supplier whatsoever to confirm on these. Knowing the situation, I politely told them that I'm already late to get back home (as it was almost 7pm) and I don't bother to purchase any of the time. Plus, I told them, to give my voucher to anyone who needs it.... ;) They must be very upset with me... ahhahahahaha

I went through exactly the same situation abt 4 years ago. That time, I was wandering off after work at Times Square (I used to commute using Monorel/LRT when i was working at Jalan Raja Chulan. The same thing happened and at that time, I even spoke to the boss - as if he wanted to assure that I was not having a plan with his staff to scam him... haiyaaaa... stupid laaa....

Now, who wants to buy a microwave for RM3000 and the brand is not known at all??? They clain that the company is already in business for 9 years but all these while, no publicities were being made to promote the brand. What kind of business model is that?

They perfectly chosen the wrong victim this time - I'm an accountant by training and a lecturer by profession. But i feel bad that they are still using this type of scam. I called it a scam because it's clear that they want to rip off any customer with the unreasonable prices of their product.

So, please be careful when you go to these kind of kiosks.. but... as an advice.. just take the free gift ;)

Happy New Year 2009

My oh My!! Is it too late to make this entry? I guess not. Even though, January 2009 is already over, I think it's rather late than never. Resolutions??? Easy.. Just recylce on those which have not been achieved in 2008. Sometimes, I wonder, do I really need new resolutions? I just want to lead a happy and simple life. That's all. So, I'll go with the flow.