Saturday, March 01, 2003
Friday, February 28, 2003
What your Car says about You
- Acura Integra
- I have always wanted to own the Buick of sports cars
- Acura Legend
- I'm too bland for German cars
- Acura NSX
- I am impotent
- Audi 90
- I enjoy putting out engine fires
- Buick Park Avenue
- I am older than4 of the 50 states
- Cadillac Eldorado
- I am a very good Mary Kay salesman
- Cadillac Seville
- I am a pimp
- Chevrolet Camaro
- I enjoy beating the hell out of people
- Chevrolet Chevette
- I like seeing people's reactions when I tell them I have a 'Vette
- Chevrolet Corvette
- I'm in a mid-life crisis
- Chevrolet El Camino
- I am leading a militia to overthrow the government
- Chrysler Cordoba
- I dig the rich Corinthian leather
- Datsun 280Z
- I have a kilo of cocaine in my wheel well
- Dodge Dart
- I teach third grade special education and I voted for Eisenhower
- Dodge Daytona
- I delivered pizza for four years to get this car
- Ferrari Testarossa
- I am known to prematurely ejaculate
- Ford Fairmont
- (See Dodge Dart)
- Ford Mustang
- I slow down to 85 in school zones
- Ford Crown Victoria
- I enjoy having people slow to 55mph and change lanes when I pull up behind them
- Geo Storm
- I will start the 11th grade in the fall
- Geo Tracker
- I will start the 12th grade in the fall
- Honda del Sol
- I have always said, half a convertible better than no convertible at all
- Honda Civic
- I have just graduated and have no credit
- Honda Accord
- I lack any originality and am basically a lemming
- Infiniti Q45
- I am a physician with 17 malpractice suits pending
- Isuzu Impulse
- I do not give a damn about J.D. Power or his reports
- Jaguar XJ6
- I am so rich I will pay 60K for a car that is in the shop 280 days per year
- Kia Sephia
- I learned nothing from the failure of Daihatsu Corp
- Lamborghini Countach
- I only have one testicle
- Lincoln Town Car
- I live for bingo and covered dish suppers
- Mercury Grand Marquis
- (See above)
- Mercedes 500SL
- I will beat you up if you ask me for an autograph
- Mercedes 560SEL
- I have a daughter named Bitsy and a son named Cole
- Mazda Miata
- I do not fear being decapitated by an eighteen-wheeler
- MGB
- I am dating a mechanic
- Mitsubishi Diamante
- I don't know what it means either
- Nissan300ZX
- I have yet to complete my divorce proceedings
- Oldsmobile Cutlass
- I just stole this car and I'm going to make a fortune off the parts
- Peugeot 505 Diesel
- I am on the EPA's Ten Most Wanted List
- Plymouth Neon
- I sincerely enjoy doing the Macarena
- Pontiac Trans AM
- I have a switchblade in my sock
- Porsche 911 Turbo
- I have a three inch thingie
- Porsche 944
- I am dating big haired women that otherwise would be inaccessible to me
- Rolls Royce Silver Shadow
- I think Pat Buchanon is a tad bit too liberal
- Saturn SC2
- (See Honda Civic)
- Subaru Legacy
- I have always wanted a Japanese car even more inferior than Isuzu
- Toyota Camry
- I am still in the closet
- Volkswagon Beetle
- I still watch Partridge Family reruns
- Volkswagon Cabriolet
- I am out of the closet
- Volkswagen Jetta GLX
- I am hung like a dead horse.
- Volkswagon Microbus
- I am tripping right now
- Volvo 740 Wagon
- I am frightened of my wife
Need Malaysian food?
There's a new internet company selling Malaysian herbs, spices, food, etc. It's called zestyfoods.com, for any Malaysians out here in the US who are looking for Malaysian-specific items.
There's a new internet company selling Malaysian herbs, spices, food, etc. It's called zestyfoods.com, for any Malaysians out here in the US who are looking for Malaysian-specific items.
Updated: photo gallery
I added 6 new photos to the gallery page. I have a bunch more to work on but then my computer wasn't happy with me and is now throwing tantrums at me. OH well, I will post again if I add more pictures.
I added 6 new photos to the gallery page. I have a bunch more to work on but then my computer wasn't happy with me and is now throwing tantrums at me. OH well, I will post again if I add more pictures.
Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Postcard from abroad
All my life, I've lived in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, specifically, D.U. and D.J. (for those who are familiar with Klang Valley, I'm sure you know what that two acronyms are). All my good friends from primary school are within 2 miles, I loved life there because it's walking distance to everywhere, the stores, the night markets, the restaurants, the bus stands...
Right around 10 years ago, my dad decided that the crime rate in that area was too high, and the neighborhood was getting rather unsafe, so one day, on an impulse buy (or so mom said), he bought a house in Shah Alam. Imagine me and my sister's horror when we found that out. Dad was practically uprooting us from our daily life and environment and putting us in the very calm and sterile neighborhood of Section 13 in S. Alam.
The first 6 months there was a nightmare. There were no public transportation, and I was barely old enough to drive, but I didn't have my car then, we had to hire a driver to ferry us back and forth from K.L. to S.Alam everyday for school. Either that or mom would have to drive us. Luckily, I was in my last year of high school then, and I knew that when I started college, I would get my own car. But still... life was boring, it was school --> home --> school --> home. The nearest train/bus station was 1 1/2 hour walk away (trust me, my sister did walk home once!) so we were pretty much stranded.
Maybe it was a blessing in disguise. Coz otherwise I wouldn't have the courage to try to make friends with the neighbor next door. No. 33.
He was always washing his car, about 3 times a week in the evening. And he looked like he's my age. One day, while he was outside washing his car *again*, I walked up the driveway, "Hey, I'm your neighbor, my name's Angeline." He flashed a very shy smile, "Hey, I'm Faidz." Apparently his family had just moved in couple of months before mine, and he basically has the same complains as I do. Boring, nothing much to do, no place to hang out.. and the list goes on.
Since then we became fast friend. He introduced me to Shahrol, whom I'll always remember as the guy who drives the MG. I loved that car, we'll take it out for a spin sometimes in the evening, go drive around in the neighborhood.
Slowly I got to know Faidz's entire family, his elder brother is into design, and if I'm up past 2am, I can always catch him up walking around, and sometimes we'll chat, one time he even came over to use the computer at 2 in the morning.
The younger brother was, and still is, a riot. Umar is the most 'happy-go-lucky' guy I know, always up to something totally ridiculous, but yet cracks me up all the time. I remember the first time I got a phone call from him, he was stranded at the bus stop, and there's no way he'll walk 1 1/2 hours home, so he wanted me to come get him. That pretty much broke the ice, as from then on I know I can rely on him, and him on me as well, whenever any of us needed a ride.
So needless to say, when I had to leave for the U.S. two years later, I was sad to leave them behind. Knowing that we'll probably never get to see each other again for years. During summer holidays when I'm home, Faidz was in Australia, studying hard for finals or what nots. But we manage to keep in touch via snailmail, which I still kept all of them in my drawer here.
Umar eventually went to Western Michigan, and him and a bunch of friends drove down to st. louis to visit me. I am eternally grateful for that 14 hours drive. :)
They turned out to be the best neighbor I ever had, coz they were like brothers to me. Although now both Faidz and Umar are back in Malaysia working on their career, we still try to keep in contact.
So what prompted me to be so nostalgic all of a sudden? Cause amongst the pile of junk mails today, I got a postcard from Umar. Plus I really want to document this before my memory fails me ;)
All my life, I've lived in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, specifically, D.U. and D.J. (for those who are familiar with Klang Valley, I'm sure you know what that two acronyms are). All my good friends from primary school are within 2 miles, I loved life there because it's walking distance to everywhere, the stores, the night markets, the restaurants, the bus stands...
Right around 10 years ago, my dad decided that the crime rate in that area was too high, and the neighborhood was getting rather unsafe, so one day, on an impulse buy (or so mom said), he bought a house in Shah Alam. Imagine me and my sister's horror when we found that out. Dad was practically uprooting us from our daily life and environment and putting us in the very calm and sterile neighborhood of Section 13 in S. Alam.
The first 6 months there was a nightmare. There were no public transportation, and I was barely old enough to drive, but I didn't have my car then, we had to hire a driver to ferry us back and forth from K.L. to S.Alam everyday for school. Either that or mom would have to drive us. Luckily, I was in my last year of high school then, and I knew that when I started college, I would get my own car. But still... life was boring, it was school --> home --> school --> home. The nearest train/bus station was 1 1/2 hour walk away (trust me, my sister did walk home once!) so we were pretty much stranded.
Maybe it was a blessing in disguise. Coz otherwise I wouldn't have the courage to try to make friends with the neighbor next door. No. 33.
He was always washing his car, about 3 times a week in the evening. And he looked like he's my age. One day, while he was outside washing his car *again*, I walked up the driveway, "Hey, I'm your neighbor, my name's Angeline." He flashed a very shy smile, "Hey, I'm Faidz." Apparently his family had just moved in couple of months before mine, and he basically has the same complains as I do. Boring, nothing much to do, no place to hang out.. and the list goes on.
Since then we became fast friend. He introduced me to Shahrol, whom I'll always remember as the guy who drives the MG. I loved that car, we'll take it out for a spin sometimes in the evening, go drive around in the neighborhood.
Slowly I got to know Faidz's entire family, his elder brother is into design, and if I'm up past 2am, I can always catch him up walking around, and sometimes we'll chat, one time he even came over to use the computer at 2 in the morning.
The younger brother was, and still is, a riot. Umar is the most 'happy-go-lucky' guy I know, always up to something totally ridiculous, but yet cracks me up all the time. I remember the first time I got a phone call from him, he was stranded at the bus stop, and there's no way he'll walk 1 1/2 hours home, so he wanted me to come get him. That pretty much broke the ice, as from then on I know I can rely on him, and him on me as well, whenever any of us needed a ride.
So needless to say, when I had to leave for the U.S. two years later, I was sad to leave them behind. Knowing that we'll probably never get to see each other again for years. During summer holidays when I'm home, Faidz was in Australia, studying hard for finals or what nots. But we manage to keep in touch via snailmail, which I still kept all of them in my drawer here.
Umar eventually went to Western Michigan, and him and a bunch of friends drove down to st. louis to visit me. I am eternally grateful for that 14 hours drive. :)
They turned out to be the best neighbor I ever had, coz they were like brothers to me. Although now both Faidz and Umar are back in Malaysia working on their career, we still try to keep in contact.
So what prompted me to be so nostalgic all of a sudden? Cause amongst the pile of junk mails today, I got a postcard from Umar. Plus I really want to document this before my memory fails me ;)
Monday, February 24, 2003
Three home games, two kittens, and one big ice storm
I was inspired by Angeline's blog on UK's latest win over Miss. St. Mike and I were there at the game, in fact we've been to the Georgia and LSU game as well, in Rupp. It is such a wonderful experience to go to these games, and winning time after time after time. People just have a huge Kentucky pride, cheering on the whole time. I've been living here in Lexington for 5+ years now, but this is the first year I'm really getting into the whole college basketball experience. And just in time too -- to cheer our team onto the NCAA championship, perhaps? *knock on wood*
I can't seem to get rid of cats. My coworker Mark and his girlfriend Niamh are relocating back to England in 3 weeks. During the past year, they've adopted a puppy, Guinness, and 2 kittens, Thelma and Louise. They really don't want their pets to be quarantined for 6 months while they're home, because if they waited 6 months, pets traveling from the US to England will no longer need to be quarantined. They found a sitter for Guinness, but unfortunately all their friends are allergic to cats. So Michael and I offered to look after Thelma and Louise for 6 months. They're such cute little things!! I'm having the best time with Louise, she's such a doll. Thelma's a bit off .... we think she's suicidal. :) She did, after all, jump off the balcony onto the dining table last night in Mark's apartment. Crazy little thing, she's OK though. I'll send Angeline a picture of the little kittens so she can post it up here.
You girls have probably seen pictures of the ice storm that hit big time in Lexington. Holly, I thought you might've been affected too, since you're so close, but my manager who lives in Shelbyville said he was only affected by snow, not really the ice storm. Well, here's what happened: On Saturday 2/16 midnight, the power went off. We did what anybody would've done, which is to call Kentucky Utilities to inform them of the power outage, and then go to sleep. We totally expected the power to be back on in a few minutes or hours. The whole night I remember not sleeping soundly coz I kept waking up to, what I realized in the morning, sounds of branches breaking off. We got up on Sunday morning to a 50+ degree apartment, freezing cold, and realizing there was no heat nor hot water. We looked outside ... and to our horrors realized that a HUGE ice storm had hit Lexington. My car was completely covered in ice, and completely covered by a huge tree in front of my apartment as well! Mike immediately started taking pictures in case we needed to make insurance claims, and then after that attempted to drive it out slowly hoping there was no damage to the car.
Then we had to figure out what to do for the rest of the day. Our cellphones were on analog roam, since the wireless antennas must've been frozen. We put some clothes on, and proceeded to the gym to take a shower. Called my friends to make sure they were OK and with power -- thank goodness they were. So we went for lunch, shopping, movie ... on a day that officials were telling people to stay away from the streets coz they were slick, dangerous, and most traffic lights were out. Came dinner time, still no power. I was tired, and so I gave up waiting -- called Sam and asked if we could stay over. By the time we arrived at Sam's, we had already learned from KU that our power could be out for the next 5 days (yikes!). The next morning, off to work I go. Mike's office had no power still, so he didn't have to go. He came and hung out with me in my office (which drove me nuts, by the way). Then I learned that Mark and Niamh were leaving for England for the week to look for a place to stay, so I asked if I could chill in their vacant apartment while cat-sitting at the same time -- it was the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with the kittens and not feel so bad that we're inconveniencing our friends.
Finally, Tuesday afternoon, the power came back on. Things went back to normal on Wednesday, but poor Mike had to work on Saturday to make up for loss time on Monday and Tuesday (his company sucks!). Things are getting better in Lexington, although hundreds of customers are still without power, the roads are all messed up with huge potholes, and there are tree branches broken everywhere that it literally looks like a warzone. The ice on the trees were beautiful, though, while they lasted -- it looked like a crystal winter wonderland.
Anyway, that's my update. So many things have happened that I thought I should at least blog about it since I haven't been writing very much. I was at least diligent enough to take pictures. Pictures, after all, say a thosand words .... :)
I was inspired by Angeline's blog on UK's latest win over Miss. St. Mike and I were there at the game, in fact we've been to the Georgia and LSU game as well, in Rupp. It is such a wonderful experience to go to these games, and winning time after time after time. People just have a huge Kentucky pride, cheering on the whole time. I've been living here in Lexington for 5+ years now, but this is the first year I'm really getting into the whole college basketball experience. And just in time too -- to cheer our team onto the NCAA championship, perhaps? *knock on wood*
I can't seem to get rid of cats. My coworker Mark and his girlfriend Niamh are relocating back to England in 3 weeks. During the past year, they've adopted a puppy, Guinness, and 2 kittens, Thelma and Louise. They really don't want their pets to be quarantined for 6 months while they're home, because if they waited 6 months, pets traveling from the US to England will no longer need to be quarantined. They found a sitter for Guinness, but unfortunately all their friends are allergic to cats. So Michael and I offered to look after Thelma and Louise for 6 months. They're such cute little things!! I'm having the best time with Louise, she's such a doll. Thelma's a bit off .... we think she's suicidal. :) She did, after all, jump off the balcony onto the dining table last night in Mark's apartment. Crazy little thing, she's OK though. I'll send Angeline a picture of the little kittens so she can post it up here.
You girls have probably seen pictures of the ice storm that hit big time in Lexington. Holly, I thought you might've been affected too, since you're so close, but my manager who lives in Shelbyville said he was only affected by snow, not really the ice storm. Well, here's what happened: On Saturday 2/16 midnight, the power went off. We did what anybody would've done, which is to call Kentucky Utilities to inform them of the power outage, and then go to sleep. We totally expected the power to be back on in a few minutes or hours. The whole night I remember not sleeping soundly coz I kept waking up to, what I realized in the morning, sounds of branches breaking off. We got up on Sunday morning to a 50+ degree apartment, freezing cold, and realizing there was no heat nor hot water. We looked outside ... and to our horrors realized that a HUGE ice storm had hit Lexington. My car was completely covered in ice, and completely covered by a huge tree in front of my apartment as well! Mike immediately started taking pictures in case we needed to make insurance claims, and then after that attempted to drive it out slowly hoping there was no damage to the car.
Then we had to figure out what to do for the rest of the day. Our cellphones were on analog roam, since the wireless antennas must've been frozen. We put some clothes on, and proceeded to the gym to take a shower. Called my friends to make sure they were OK and with power -- thank goodness they were. So we went for lunch, shopping, movie ... on a day that officials were telling people to stay away from the streets coz they were slick, dangerous, and most traffic lights were out. Came dinner time, still no power. I was tired, and so I gave up waiting -- called Sam and asked if we could stay over. By the time we arrived at Sam's, we had already learned from KU that our power could be out for the next 5 days (yikes!). The next morning, off to work I go. Mike's office had no power still, so he didn't have to go. He came and hung out with me in my office (which drove me nuts, by the way). Then I learned that Mark and Niamh were leaving for England for the week to look for a place to stay, so I asked if I could chill in their vacant apartment while cat-sitting at the same time -- it was the perfect opportunity to get acquainted with the kittens and not feel so bad that we're inconveniencing our friends.
Finally, Tuesday afternoon, the power came back on. Things went back to normal on Wednesday, but poor Mike had to work on Saturday to make up for loss time on Monday and Tuesday (his company sucks!). Things are getting better in Lexington, although hundreds of customers are still without power, the roads are all messed up with huge potholes, and there are tree branches broken everywhere that it literally looks like a warzone. The ice on the trees were beautiful, though, while they lasted -- it looked like a crystal winter wonderland.
Anyway, that's my update. So many things have happened that I thought I should at least blog about it since I haven't been writing very much. I was at least diligent enough to take pictures. Pictures, after all, say a thosand words .... :)
