Oppss…the farm man went missing again..hehe..well..sorry guys..fact of the matter is..i was back in Malaysia for holidays for 3 weeks…but now I’m back in Syria finishing off my project here..

The holiday was a wonderful 3 weeks of time well spent with dearest girlfriend…family and friends...although I didn’t manage to meet all in the shortish time frame..it was so good to be back after being away for more than 6 months…its kinda sad when a trip back home is actually a holiday for me…totally the opposite of how it should have been...missed everyone back home so much but judging from my weight before the start of the 3 weeks and the end of it…maybe I missed the food more..hehehe

So…what did I do in the 3 weeks of blip from the farm life…first of all I ate…a lot…that was on the main agenda most of the time..hehe…and then there was my brother’s wedding…a beautiful wedding it was..and im happy for my bro that everything went smoothly as planned…Congrats Chris and welcome to the wacky family Michelle…all the best for u guys for the years to come..love u guys so much! Especially for the shrimp sambal u guys got for me to bring here..hehe

(Newlyweds and beaming smiles: Inseparable)

And then there was my girlfriends graduation ceremony…which is also a deserving winner of a big congratulations...you make me PROUD dear!…well..considering how hard the journey was through the years she have to spend finishing the degree...it made me extremely so…of the times when I have to deal with her threats of giving up and all…we went through all the hurdles and strain it put to our relationship and in the end…we got through together just fine..

(No i think i'm not in the shot yet..move more to your right dear...)

(Graduation: Funny hats

and lotsa cameramans...)

I was also kinda busy running around town during this time making some arrangements for our wedding…yes u hear it right ladies and gentleman…my wedding it is…for u whom have not been busy body enough to know already…me and See Yin is planning to get married in November 2008…the dates and all have been set…21st Nov for the bride’s side ceremony and 29th Nov for the groom’s side…we’re both getting very excited and planning and execution is well underway…dinner venues have been booked…money have been spent…it’s just a matter of time now…so u people out there better note down the dates in your diary, toilet wall, forehead, whereever u deem fit to do so and make sure ur ass is there when the time comes..

All good things have to come to an end and as things were…I left on a jetplane after 3 weeks of holiday and back in Syria I am…getting on back with work everyday ever since...it’s winter and it’s bloooooooooody cold…on average the temperature not getting above 15 degrees and normally running below 10 and even as low as 0 since I’ve been back…just waiting for snow to fall now…should be nice with Christmas coming around the corner and all…

oh well…all in all...hot or cold…im still the same farm man there is…wong loke meng is still wong loke meng...cocking and bulling is my main agenda…and I still have to carry a screwdriver when I go screwing around…

My "So Call" Celebrity Look Alikes

Kinda crappy eh?

Middle East

saw this post on lonely plant's thorn tree forum...couldn't help more than agree with this guy's post as i was searching for some information for my next backpack trip to jordan next week to visit the dead sea and petra..a lost city which is reputed as one of the wonders of the world..though im not really sure if it's in one of the 7 in the list of 7..oh well..if only the whole world would do itself some justice by reading this...

so then...as quoted from the linked post above by jezhealy on 11 Oct 2007 4:23am:

"I haven't actually been to Jordan myself yet, but I'll be there in a week - I write this from an internet cafe in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Many of my friends and colleagues assured me I'd die the moment I entered Syria 5 weeks ago - those that didn't were convinced crossing the Lebanese border would be the last thing I did. As for leaving Beirut and visiting other regions of the country?

What utter nonsense.

People who are telling you to stay away from the Middle East do NOT know what they are talking about. Do not listen to people whose opinions of the world are based on government propaganda and the western "news" media - most of which is a cocktail of lies, half-truths, and exaggerations calculated to push a very dubious political agenda. Arabs are not all terrorists - in my experience they are generally about the most welcoming, hospitable and friendly people on earth. Don't go to Iraq, don't go to Gaza - apart from that the rest of the Middle East is pretty much fine. There is no crime to speak of - pickpocketting, petty theft etc just don't happen here - in touristy areas you'll get hassled by people trying to sell you postcards, trinkets, camel rides, but just stay good-humoured and don't let it bother you. You have a similar chance of being involved in "terrorist" activity here as in the West - arguably less so because Middle Eastern governments don't tend to mess around with human rights and civil liberties - anyone suspected of belonging to any kind of dissident group is usually locked up, tortured, and/or executed before they have chance to do anything which might harm the lucrative tourist industry.

The FCO Travel Advice: Jordan page states:"Around 68,000 British tourists visited Jordan in 2006, up from 57,000 in 2005. Most visits are trouble-free. The main type of incident for which British nationals required consular assistance in Jordan in 2006 was for illness."



oh well...back to more research work then..don wanna end up in Timbaktu while im in Jordan do i?

women

speaking on behalf of all the male population...

why is it that when a women especially the one u parade off as ur other half, have something to say..it's always an important thing..especially if its about them buying a new shoe and i dont know...some matters that would threaten the ant kingdom perhaps?

and when we "the men" have something to say..we're always being shooedd off, as the news or remark can always wait...according to the women that is

i know..i sound like a sore loser, but oh men..why are we all damned to this unfair world??

Have backpack will go backpacking!

yeay!..i'm going backpacking again..not so far this time...well..i decided to head up north in Syria to some beachy area quite near to the Turkish border..a place called Lattakia..where the Mediterranean Sea meets the beautiful chickies of Syria..4 days to spare and lotsa muscles to loosen up..or...errr..strained...hehe





(Non-paying tourists on my trip waiting to board the backpack)












anyway really looking forward to it come tomoro morning...it's been so long since i took some time off for myself to go exploring..and explore i will..

Happy 50th Anniversary Bolehland

lately i have been taking interest on reading bout some "not so mainstream" news back home..well...i was not so surpised to find things goin on not so well as published by all the mainstream medias advocating the evil plans of the current govt (which seems to have been there forever)..by plans..i mean just plans...as in nothing that really materialiased beyond the lips of the messenger..plans where money is spent and the end results never came

news about corruption...govt scandals..misuse of power and so on have been plaguing BolehLand more and more lately despite all the hoo haas about integrity, fight against corruption and all...integrity my ASS i would say..i just cant believe that my hard living tax paying ass is being played off by blood hungry politicians back home more and more these days

im just sad by what is happening..and i thank you to the people in the opposition front for supplying us with information on the other side of the fence..i admire people like Lim Kit Siang for his courage and bravery in going against the "terrorists" in BolehLand..well..i'm not into politics and i dont really side anyone...just i feel that anyone can make a sound judgement when they did hear the stories from both sides of the public toilet wall..

its sad when our politicians compare Malaysia with Ghana..saying that despite achieving independence on the same year..Malaysia has progressed so much more...not sad for Ghana but sad for the politicians who make excessive use of their pea size brains to come out with such comments..maybe thats why we are never better than countries like Japan, China and heck..even Singapore...cos we put our yard sticks next to African countries like Ghana..

life is never a bed of roses..and politicians and lawyers can never tell the truth..thats just how it is..it is likened that age is supposed to bring wisdom but not it seems in our BolehLand..with age...we have more segregation in the community due to certain selfishness of individuals...anyway..Happy 50th Anniversary Malaysia...may u recover well for the years to come.

Karipap Panas

woohoo..my cooking for refuge from misery of living abroad have hit a new milestone..haha

today..i made karipap (curry puff). for u who dont know what it is..it's a puffy crust enclosing curry chicken and potatoes in it. A favorite Malaysian pastime food..i thought since it's Ramadan and i sure do as hell miss the Ramadan bazaar with all the food varieties..i might as well just dont sulk bout it and well...do something bout it!

and voila..here u go..anyone for Karipap Panas in Damascus, Syria? now taking orders...heheheh

(Moon got zapped my Marvin the Martian and fell into pieces)