Whinefest

The calender new year have passed for exactly 1 week for the rest of the world at the time I’m writing this. Not for me at least. I’m still trapped in the slavery slump we named work since before the end of last year. Yesterday was the 24th consecutive day I’ve been working since god knows when, you do the maths, brain too screwed up to do it at the moment. Well, all I can say is that working nights straight for the past almost one month at a rate of 14 hours devoted to work every day, surviving with an average of 4 hours sleep, during which, I was accompanied by idiots hammering on god knows what in the apartment above mine, have not been really fun. Today is day 25. The last day of this madness, and then I’m going to celebrate my new year during the 5 days off that I’m going to get after this. A decent cooked meal, sleep and some meditation with the PS2 is in order. Maybe no fireworks, or maybe I can just make something explode in the house, hmm, interesting thought and the rantings above pretty sums up the situation I’m kinda in now.

The weather have been exceptionally cold here in Syria, on average, dipping down in the minus regions every night with the lowest so far of -7 degrees. Kinda cool to be experiencing this at first, but then it gets freezingly cold. Conclusion is, not cool nor fun, period. Not for a tropical kid at least. If you wanna know how it feels like, find yourself a freezer big enough for your size, and then live in it. Pretty much covers the experience. From the freezing fingers to the numbed nose. And a note for the cyclists, cycling on frozen ice ala ice skating is not recommended. Although this may or may not have been proven by extensive Nobel prize winning research, however fun it may be, I found this activity to be a tad dangerous. Let’s just say the thing we call friction, well, it’s kinda not there when you are cycling on ice.











(Brrrrrr..cold)







For those whom have been asking or wondering, I still don’t know when I will be back in Malaysia yet. Not in time for Chinese New Year at least. This dumpsite still have works to be completed before it can be passed on to the idiots who own it to generate some electricity to light up their houses. Till that moment comes, I will be stuck here, with the ultimate powers of not being able to do anything about it. I know i sound bitchy, i blame it on the hammering idiots.

2007..The year that was

Another year have passed by, ok..almost that is, at the time of writing. Looking back, 2007 have been an interesting year for me. I achieved many things that was on my “Things That I Would Like To Do Before I Die” list for example. Albeit this was the year where I was away from home for the longest time, and still am at the moment.

Well, highlights of the 365 days show would include the proposal to my girlfriend to marry me which was duly accepted, and thus kicking me off into the planning mode for our wedding next year. Hooray!! One big step for me and the industries that are sucking my savings out of it, one teenie weenie step for mankind.

My brother got married, and to top off the icing on that nice cake, I’ve just received news that there will be a new a new addition to the family soon. Double whammie on the Yahoo!! scale there I guess. This year also saw a lot of my uni and high school friends got married and some of them have even became parents already. Thousand apologies for missing out on the invitations people.

Hmm, what else, I travelled more. Managed to conquer Europe and nick it off my travel list, though I hope to go back there again one day, so much more to see and experience. More travels in the Middle East, floated in the dead sea, which was an incredible experience. And along those journeys, expanded my collection of Hard Rock Café country pins, which is now threatening to overflow the HRC lanyard hanging at home.

In total, I was away from Malaysia for approximately 46 weeks this year, missing out on Chinese New Year, Hari Raya and all the other festivities and parties with family, friends and all the nice foodies that came with it. Sad it may be, but when you lose some, you win some. That’s the rule of the game,

Looking ahead to 2008, the year of the Rat in the lunar calendar, there will be more travels to be made, a wedding to be in, and through it all, just hoping that it will all be better. With the war going on all over the place and the political and corruption problems in Malaysia itself now threatening to slump the country to a downhill roll, I would just like to make myself sound like a bimbo in a Miss World competition and wish for World Peace! and of course, no rain during my wedding days!, and to that note, here’s raising a glass and wishing everyone a very Happy New Year 2008. May everyone make their new year resolutions and still remember they made one by the end of January!

Cheers!

Seasons Greetings

Just a quickie here...not much time to write since i've just moved to a new apartment and still adapting to things. I also had to work everyday until after new year since a lot of the people here went back for Christmas holidays..

Well..the ones whom are left here are coping pretty well with the festive and holiday seasons..i just baked some brownies and a cheese cake today to put on smiles on people's faces and also in my stomach of course. Well, if you can't beat them then join them i guess.

So here's to wishing every bloody thing on this planet or maybe even beyond

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

May all celebrate these good times together with the ones they care about the most and enjoy themselves with good times. Being away from family at times like this kinda sucks but then, work is work. So happy holidays people. Drive safe and drink responsibly. Get drunk but don't kill anybody while you're at it!

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??