Ok here is something to tide you over before I get a chance to upload the pics from my camera.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Bad Bitches!
Omg, I was watching the latest Apprentice season-- the ones with celebrities. I saw Omarosa the BAD bitch! Ridiculous lady, my god, if you have seen her in the season where she first came in... I tell you she makes our Uni bitch look so tame. This Omarosa goes to people's talk show and get insulted and bad mouths everything. And I got so riled up by her that I blogged an entry.
Watch the video
I still do not know how can she survive after all these years. Really! For starters, she does not bring anything new to the board, next she is lazy, third she is not a nice person to deal with and lastly she bites! Deadweight and I would not even consider her in my company. Trump is a smart guy: she is just there for the ratings and even if the rest of the team lost (somehow), Trump will not hire her.
Fired four times in 2 years
Watch her lose!
But hey, we love gladiator shows even in this millenium. Jerry Springer for example.
Fancy watching a love triangle between cousins?
Watch the video
I still do not know how can she survive after all these years. Really! For starters, she does not bring anything new to the board, next she is lazy, third she is not a nice person to deal with and lastly she bites! Deadweight and I would not even consider her in my company. Trump is a smart guy: she is just there for the ratings and even if the rest of the team lost (somehow), Trump will not hire her.
Fired four times in 2 years
Watch her lose!
But hey, we love gladiator shows even in this millenium. Jerry Springer for example.
Fancy watching a love triangle between cousins?
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Siu Bang! Siu Bang!
Siu Bang by William Hung
Quote: "She Bangs She Bangs"
Sorry I got hungry...
Quote: "You were born to be screwed by me!"
Quote: "She Bangs She Bangs"
Sorry I got hungry...
Quote: "You were born to be screwed by me!"
Hungry la
Met an Imperial College guy after work, Eugene the Russian. Pretty good guy, just love the fact that Mr. Ng went to the same place as he did. We had a great chat and I got his number, he is learning mandarin btw... chinese gf ma. Many chinese girls here dig mat salleh guys, SPG anyone?
Thats not what this post is about. Is about my desire to have nyam nyams when I get back. I already have a good list!
In Kuala Lumpur:
1) Shogun -- Sushi/Jap food buffet with my best friend. :)
2) Korean BBQ
In Penang:
1) Bak Kut Teh at Macalister (not the hooligan family.. the one near Bata)
2) Char Koey Teow (Anson Road and Tiger)
3) Malay food (Fort Cornwallis)
4) Chinese Da Chao (Weld Quay)
5) Nasi Kandar (LINE CLEAR!!!!11!!1!)
6) Ice Kacang + Curry Mee (Swatow Lane)
7) *sry kev no Western food for me (Kevin's western food is really good-- check Pulau Tikus for the best!)
In Kulim:
1) A Ko Ko home cook petai (Omg GG!)
2) Ah Ma home cook (dunno what yet)
3) Uncle Ah Nam's Da Chao
4) Ah So Curry Mee (super fats lol)
5) Kueh Chap at Kuan Yin Temple
Shit, I dint realize that that was such a long list! BTW, word of warning-- I will kill anyone who wants to take me to a German or Turkish restaurant!
Papa needs pampering now. Come girls...
Thats not what this post is about. Is about my desire to have nyam nyams when I get back. I already have a good list!
In Kuala Lumpur:
1) Shogun -- Sushi/Jap food buffet with my best friend. :)
2) Korean BBQ
In Penang:
1) Bak Kut Teh at Macalister (not the hooligan family.. the one near Bata)
2) Char Koey Teow (Anson Road and Tiger)
3) Malay food (Fort Cornwallis)
4) Chinese Da Chao (Weld Quay)
5) Nasi Kandar (LINE CLEAR!!!!11!!1!)
6) Ice Kacang + Curry Mee (Swatow Lane)
7) *sry kev no Western food for me (Kevin's western food is really good-- check Pulau Tikus for the best!)
In Kulim:
1) A Ko Ko home cook petai (Omg GG!)
2) Ah Ma home cook (dunno what yet)
3) Uncle Ah Nam's Da Chao
4) Ah So Curry Mee (super fats lol)
5) Kueh Chap at Kuan Yin Temple
Shit, I dint realize that that was such a long list! BTW, word of warning-- I will kill anyone who wants to take me to a German or Turkish restaurant!
Papa needs pampering now. Come girls...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Old friends
Met Jeremy TKL online today.
He seems to be doing very well, got himself a great job at Shell as a design engineer. Big bucks-- because I mentioned that 2.6 is the standard going rate for fresh graduates and he said its poor so prolly he gets 3k. Seems to me that O&G is the way to go. Wanted to consider Down Under and US but the choice seems to lean towards Singapore for me since of girlfriend obligations and parents. Feel a bit afraid distance will kill it. I always felt that it was immature to be attached too much to this unguaranteed love-love stuff (think Clem) and that it may hold you back from your true calling (i.e. big bucks).
We chat and I told him I was doing my internship at the German Aerospace Center at the moment. Gave him a link to the official site for the Cologne branch. Here is the text that follows:
Jeremy says:
lol
Jeremy says:
nono
Jeremy says:
i meant where are you working?
Jeremy says:
are you working from their branch in malaysia?
Old friends. Go figure it out... :D
He seems to be doing very well, got himself a great job at Shell as a design engineer. Big bucks-- because I mentioned that 2.6 is the standard going rate for fresh graduates and he said its poor so prolly he gets 3k. Seems to me that O&G is the way to go. Wanted to consider Down Under and US but the choice seems to lean towards Singapore for me since of girlfriend obligations and parents. Feel a bit afraid distance will kill it. I always felt that it was immature to be attached too much to this unguaranteed love-love stuff (think Clem) and that it may hold you back from your true calling (i.e. big bucks).
We chat and I told him I was doing my internship at the German Aerospace Center at the moment. Gave him a link to the official site for the Cologne branch. Here is the text that follows:
Jeremy says:
lol
Jeremy says:
nono
Jeremy says:
i meant where are you working?
Jeremy says:
are you working from their branch in malaysia?
Old friends. Go figure it out... :D
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Mat Salleh Mentality
Yesterday, I went out with Sheryl to Cologne to get you guys some souvenirs. We stopped at the main train station and a few steps away from the Cologne cathedral was the souvenir shops. Looked around for great pricing and stuff plus found the origin of cologne. Buying the famous 4711 brand for A Ko Ko and Ah Teow.
So, I found your stuff but I will purchase it over the next few days when I pass by Cologne after work. Yeah, expect postcards and keychains and shot glasses. We later met up with Sheryl's Vietnamese friend, Cuong, who was a freakin' blast to have around. Jokes galore, and reminded me how I miss my good old school days. We went to Dim Sum Restaurant (guess what it serves). I wanted something filling so I took Fried Rice while Sheryl and Cuong shared dim sum portions. Pretty good and definitely authentic unlike my previous experience.
Here is the great part I found: table nearest to us had a German couple having a meal of noodles. After the meal, they came to us and said goodbye-- I was very impressed. I never had this in Malaysia. Later a British family came and sat down for dinner. This boisterious man from the table went to the toilet with his wife I presume (he pat her on her 'back'). After the toilet stint he came out and approached our table and told us that we speak good English (looking at me while saying that :D). Apalah man... ku kan budak Pinang. After the meal, they wished us goodbye again. So this my friends is 'damn nice' (like Vivek used to say). I think I can get used to this kind of life. Too much Chinaman thinking back home, and my home is not even China. F*** you @$$#0|3$ kacau my 4 years university life.
After the meal, I took down Cuong's email and should keep in touch. Nice, and we bid to him goodbye at the main train station and took an S-Bahn to Düren because no Aachen train can go through due to rail works. Sheryl told me about her life as a student in Europe. You would not believe the amount they gave her to study and the amount of travelling she does to nice places. Rome, Italian mountains, Prague, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh... list goes on and on. I think our lecturers at UPM prolly had that good life too. Aiyo, felt regret wasted some of my life nia. We reached Düren and was told that no trains are there and there is a transit bus to take us to Eschweiler where a train is supposed to take us to Aachen. So we did that and at Eschweiler station, no train and worse yet saw the big yellow construction crane in the middle of the tracks; right... train... will come...
Bus driver talked to the guys working the tracks and decided that he take us all the way to Aachen. Pretty good. Stopped at the Elisenbrunnen and took a night bus back home. Had a craving for carbonated drinks and Sheryl popped me a Coke from her fridge.
Sigh, two more weeks before going back.
So, I found your stuff but I will purchase it over the next few days when I pass by Cologne after work. Yeah, expect postcards and keychains and shot glasses. We later met up with Sheryl's Vietnamese friend, Cuong, who was a freakin' blast to have around. Jokes galore, and reminded me how I miss my good old school days. We went to Dim Sum Restaurant (guess what it serves). I wanted something filling so I took Fried Rice while Sheryl and Cuong shared dim sum portions. Pretty good and definitely authentic unlike my previous experience.
Here is the great part I found: table nearest to us had a German couple having a meal of noodles. After the meal, they came to us and said goodbye-- I was very impressed. I never had this in Malaysia. Later a British family came and sat down for dinner. This boisterious man from the table went to the toilet with his wife I presume (he pat her on her 'back'). After the toilet stint he came out and approached our table and told us that we speak good English (looking at me while saying that :D). Apalah man... ku kan budak Pinang. After the meal, they wished us goodbye again. So this my friends is 'damn nice' (like Vivek used to say). I think I can get used to this kind of life. Too much Chinaman thinking back home, and my home is not even China. F*** you @$$#0|3$ kacau my 4 years university life.
After the meal, I took down Cuong's email and should keep in touch. Nice, and we bid to him goodbye at the main train station and took an S-Bahn to Düren because no Aachen train can go through due to rail works. Sheryl told me about her life as a student in Europe. You would not believe the amount they gave her to study and the amount of travelling she does to nice places. Rome, Italian mountains, Prague, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh... list goes on and on. I think our lecturers at UPM prolly had that good life too. Aiyo, felt regret wasted some of my life nia. We reached Düren and was told that no trains are there and there is a transit bus to take us to Eschweiler where a train is supposed to take us to Aachen. So we did that and at Eschweiler station, no train and worse yet saw the big yellow construction crane in the middle of the tracks; right... train... will come...
Bus driver talked to the guys working the tracks and decided that he take us all the way to Aachen. Pretty good. Stopped at the Elisenbrunnen and took a night bus back home. Had a craving for carbonated drinks and Sheryl popped me a Coke from her fridge.
Sigh, two more weeks before going back.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Carrot Leaves and Beet
Went shopping today and decided to try fresh carrots and beet. These carrots came with their leaves too; indicating that they are fresh-- the longer you leave (pun intended) the carrot with the leaves it tends to draw moisture and vitamins from the root. Looked up the internet on how to cook the leaves; they are bitter but edible with a lot of nutrients, and found some vague recipes and indicators that they can be eaten. So i stir fried the leaves, chopped finely, and the carrots in butter plus some bacon for flavouring.
Next I added chicken broth made from our Maggi stock plus water and that goes into the pan. Chicken was added and its now on my stove boiling as we speak. :) Tonight I will try to make some salad, with beet, beet leaves, leftover carrot leaves, iceberg, hard boiled egg, and bits of sliced bacon tossed in light vinagrette. I hope its yum.
Anyways, this reminded me of my outing with my friend Winata. He was surprised I could cook even though I never really cooked before coming here. He said some Singaporean guys when they first came here could not get used to the lifestyle of cooking it oneself and ate out. He too had that but less because Rupiah do not go a long way. Trivia: It costs 500 rupiah for some sweets :)
Wow, after I heard that I realised that my value up already-- anyone wants a Chinese hubby? It was not too difficult for me, Sheryl did not react the way I did when I tried my friend's chicken. She say pretty good so I guess being Penangite does bestow some special sense in cuisine. Maybe she said it to make me feel better... lol. Ok my soup is ready by now.
Pretty good, carrots are tender and the chicken is just right (breasts tend to get too rubbery if cooked long-- hence I always like drumsticks) plus the weird smell of the leaves are gone. I do not say that I am Iron Chef quality but I think for edible and decent food I am ok which is in fact not too bad for a beginner.
Please praise me while I have my dinner. :P
Next I added chicken broth made from our Maggi stock plus water and that goes into the pan. Chicken was added and its now on my stove boiling as we speak. :) Tonight I will try to make some salad, with beet, beet leaves, leftover carrot leaves, iceberg, hard boiled egg, and bits of sliced bacon tossed in light vinagrette. I hope its yum.
Anyways, this reminded me of my outing with my friend Winata. He was surprised I could cook even though I never really cooked before coming here. He said some Singaporean guys when they first came here could not get used to the lifestyle of cooking it oneself and ate out. He too had that but less because Rupiah do not go a long way. Trivia: It costs 500 rupiah for some sweets :)
Wow, after I heard that I realised that my value up already-- anyone wants a Chinese hubby? It was not too difficult for me, Sheryl did not react the way I did when I tried my friend's chicken. She say pretty good so I guess being Penangite does bestow some special sense in cuisine. Maybe she said it to make me feel better... lol. Ok my soup is ready by now.
Pretty good, carrots are tender and the chicken is just right (breasts tend to get too rubbery if cooked long-- hence I always like drumsticks) plus the weird smell of the leaves are gone. I do not say that I am Iron Chef quality but I think for edible and decent food I am ok which is in fact not too bad for a beginner.
Please praise me while I have my dinner. :P
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
StierScheiße at Köln hbf
My dear friends, Chia Khai has spent 7.5 hours commuting today. Can we have /golfclap please? Lets get the story out shall we? We know that it takes 2.5 hours to get me from Haarener Gracht (that's where I stay) to the DLR (that's where I work). Because there was nothing to do at the DLR in the afternoon (yeah government work in all countries are the same... hehe), so I left early at 3.30 pm because my colleague David was kind enough to give me ride. Initially he wanted to give me a ride all the way through to the train station but I told him that I needed to change something in my visitor's pass at the DLR entrance (<-- this part is important). So I did my things and waited normally for my bus at 4.05 pm. So far so good. I reached the station at 4.15 pm and the train just pulled up. So far so good. We went towards the Cologne-Bonn airport and at Frankfurter(<-- yes) Street Station we stopped. Apparently the train ahead got into an accident (<-- refer to important part). We waited for 20 mins or so and reached the Cologne main train station via a detour.
Here is the next hurdle that came up, all trains to Aachen cannot arrive at the station. WTF x 10. Btw, I realised this after waiting an hour at the station and noticed the pattern. Best option is to go to a station on the way to Aachen and switch from there so I took my S-Bahn (Msian translation: Stupid Ban :D) to Ehrenfeld. Reached there and noticed my lovely Aachen train is waiting for me so it was a mad rush to the train door and guess what-- button not working. A lady kind enough to point out the other door that was working.
So finally I got to my dream train and left. We waited 10 mins at a station between Aachen and Ehrenfeld and conductor got bored. We were waiting then suddenly suspense music came on the train intercom (they use it for announcements). WTF x 10 + 1. We noticed our cheeky conductor, smartly dressed.. mind you, putting his Nokia to the intercom system. Guffaws followed.
Shit this day is getting weirder and weirder. The next train station, the train overshot and the first carriage was for bicycles, the poor rider was surprised how come only got rough ground 2 feet below him when the door opened. Luckily, our Nokia conductor helped him move his bike to the platform nearby. The cabin was filled with laughter when the conductor got sort of stranded at the platform and couldn't make it back into the train. Lolnubs l2ride.
Reaching back was uneventful, got back at 9 pm. You guys can thank me later. F*** you!
Here is the next hurdle that came up, all trains to Aachen cannot arrive at the station. WTF x 10. Btw, I realised this after waiting an hour at the station and noticed the pattern. Best option is to go to a station on the way to Aachen and switch from there so I took my S-Bahn (Msian translation: Stupid Ban :D) to Ehrenfeld. Reached there and noticed my lovely Aachen train is waiting for me so it was a mad rush to the train door and guess what-- button not working. A lady kind enough to point out the other door that was working.
So finally I got to my dream train and left. We waited 10 mins at a station between Aachen and Ehrenfeld and conductor got bored. We were waiting then suddenly suspense music came on the train intercom (they use it for announcements). WTF x 10 + 1. We noticed our cheeky conductor, smartly dressed.. mind you, putting his Nokia to the intercom system. Guffaws followed.
Shit this day is getting weirder and weirder. The next train station, the train overshot and the first carriage was for bicycles, the poor rider was surprised how come only got rough ground 2 feet below him when the door opened. Luckily, our Nokia conductor helped him move his bike to the platform nearby. The cabin was filled with laughter when the conductor got sort of stranded at the platform and couldn't make it back into the train. Lolnubs l2ride.
Reaching back was uneventful, got back at 9 pm. You guys can thank me later. F*** you!
Monday, July 7, 2008
Rotten chicken and not so good chicken
Came back from work today and realised that four chicken drumsticks expired!!! Omg full waste of money. Smells like shit too. My 5 hour daily commute is wearing me down really, from Haaren to Aachen to Cologne to Wahn. I went on a tour today throughout the DLR and into the European Space Agency training facility.
Ban, I know you will love this place, man. So I took much photos of the place, and took some reading materials. We went in to the mockups and stuff but here is the best part... They had this Soyuz capsule docking simulator and guess who they chose to try it? :D Not bad eh this Dr. Abdulloh Che Khairil, really I see the things that happens in this place and the story they tell makes me think that our Msian Astronaut is just small fry only. Which I have been suspecting all along-- not like our Msian propaganda system is churning out.
Saturday was good. I went out with a friend in the afternoon for sausages and fries (German version of Fish and Chips-- Currywurst). We went into Holland and bought some groceries, Holland is 7 km away only so yeah hehe. The evening I thought would be good was not. Best said, North Chinese cooking cooked by a student is not my kind of meal. I puked after taking the meal and I left early. :( But my friend was nice enough to take much effort to prepare the meal plus she gave me a souvenir before I left. Sigh, wish things did turn out better than that.
No mood to talk today, too tired. So bye bye.
Ban, I know you will love this place, man. So I took much photos of the place, and took some reading materials. We went in to the mockups and stuff but here is the best part... They had this Soyuz capsule docking simulator and guess who they chose to try it? :D Not bad eh this Dr. Abdulloh Che Khairil, really I see the things that happens in this place and the story they tell makes me think that our Msian Astronaut is just small fry only. Which I have been suspecting all along-- not like our Msian propaganda system is churning out.
Saturday was good. I went out with a friend in the afternoon for sausages and fries (German version of Fish and Chips-- Currywurst). We went into Holland and bought some groceries, Holland is 7 km away only so yeah hehe. The evening I thought would be good was not. Best said, North Chinese cooking cooked by a student is not my kind of meal. I puked after taking the meal and I left early. :( But my friend was nice enough to take much effort to prepare the meal plus she gave me a souvenir before I left. Sigh, wish things did turn out better than that.
No mood to talk today, too tired. So bye bye.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
First day at the DLR
This morning I woke up at 7 am. The night before Sheryl prepped me my list of busses and trains to take. With that in hand and my DHL collection slip, I left my room at 7.30am. Bus came quickly and I took it to the main train station. I see that the train to Cologne is 10 mins late. Ok, one full hour later and I arrived at Cologne and went down to the U-Bahn. Fucking auto ticket vending machine-- damn shit not tourist friendly. A German man was though, Kito was his name. Got my day ticket and went to the subway level.
This is interesting. It felt that I went back to the 80s. Its like the British subway where the tracks are in the middle and you can look across to the other side. A tram like subway train came and I boarded it. I took note that the flooring near the doors were a bit shaky. When I reached the next stop, I realised that the floors are abit wrong; the train was a bit higher than the platform. Remember the shaky floors? It sorta transformed into a staircase as the doors opened.
Got to the Escher Street station and walked to my platform. A lady asked for my help in German and I speak no German. Thank goodness I understood what she wanted-- help her get her trolley up the escalator. Ok I reached this DHL huge place. And the freaking entrance is on the opposite side. Walk walk walk. Till I reached the main entrance with an unguarded guard post. Bullshit! Lucky a DHL van came out so the auto doors open and I could slip inside. Also lucky for me the DHL man came out cos his apple dropped out from the window!
"Wo ist der eingang fur pickup?"
He shoots out a stream of shit I do not understand. Then he did english and said he is new there. I manage to find my way to my lovely package: magic juice. Opened it and got my free gift too. Then I made my way to the S-Bahn and took the train to the town where the DLR is. Reached there no probs; went to the bus stand and checked for the time. It wrote that for 11 am; two buses-- one at 11:04 and another at 11:44. I checked my clock-- 11:06 :X
Met my supervisor, Dr. Schneider and everything went well for the day. Except this weird two balls of something I had for lunch. While he was showing me stuff on his computer about the project I will be working on: TEXUS sounding rocket experiment, i saw a World of Warcraft folder! Shit, he IS a gamer!!!
While typing this, Ms. North China just invited me to her home to taste 中国北方鸡 this Saturday. Hmm, I keep thinking that Dr. Zeq has Thai food to eat. Sigh, should i go? ;P
Ok dinner time for now. Btw, he plays a mage. :)
This is interesting. It felt that I went back to the 80s. Its like the British subway where the tracks are in the middle and you can look across to the other side. A tram like subway train came and I boarded it. I took note that the flooring near the doors were a bit shaky. When I reached the next stop, I realised that the floors are abit wrong; the train was a bit higher than the platform. Remember the shaky floors? It sorta transformed into a staircase as the doors opened.
Got to the Escher Street station and walked to my platform. A lady asked for my help in German and I speak no German. Thank goodness I understood what she wanted-- help her get her trolley up the escalator. Ok I reached this DHL huge place. And the freaking entrance is on the opposite side. Walk walk walk. Till I reached the main entrance with an unguarded guard post. Bullshit! Lucky a DHL van came out so the auto doors open and I could slip inside. Also lucky for me the DHL man came out cos his apple dropped out from the window!
"Wo ist der eingang fur pickup?"
He shoots out a stream of shit I do not understand. Then he did english and said he is new there. I manage to find my way to my lovely package: magic juice. Opened it and got my free gift too. Then I made my way to the S-Bahn and took the train to the town where the DLR is. Reached there no probs; went to the bus stand and checked for the time. It wrote that for 11 am; two buses-- one at 11:04 and another at 11:44. I checked my clock-- 11:06 :X
Met my supervisor, Dr. Schneider and everything went well for the day. Except this weird two balls of something I had for lunch. While he was showing me stuff on his computer about the project I will be working on: TEXUS sounding rocket experiment, i saw a World of Warcraft folder! Shit, he IS a gamer!!!
While typing this, Ms. North China just invited me to her home to taste 中国北方鸡 this Saturday. Hmm, I keep thinking that Dr. Zeq has Thai food to eat. Sigh, should i go? ;P
Ok dinner time for now. Btw, he plays a mage. :)
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
An (almost) ending to a chapter
Today marked my last day at the Fachhochschule, and beginning of a new one in the Koln-Porz DLR. Viknesk is unavailable to help me complete the stuff and I am getting abit stressed at wanting to complete it in good condition, so I decided to take 3 full days off my mind. Refresh my mind. I promised my supervisor that I will deliver it a week or so later.
Tomorrow is quite a journey, train to Koln, U-Bahn to the DHL building to collect my magic juice, walk to the S-Bahn and all the way to a small town then Bus 160 to the DLR. Other than that, I am not eating too well. Getting a bit lazy.
Damn sluggish today, and its raining outside-- good actually cos it was real hot this morning.
Tomorrow is quite a journey, train to Koln, U-Bahn to the DHL building to collect my magic juice, walk to the S-Bahn and all the way to a small town then Bus 160 to the DLR. Other than that, I am not eating too well. Getting a bit lazy.
Damn sluggish today, and its raining outside-- good actually cos it was real hot this morning.
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