Quickie - 12/11/2009

1 month to go... in case any one of you who do read this blog ever forget, i'm getting married in December.
The wedding invitation card is ready, but it seems i can't find the time nor can i remember names of everyone whom i should invite over. Luckily for me, since the evolution of internet has made information easily accessible to everyone, i guess that for those that can access it i better be sending them an e-invitation.

so for you guys out there, the reader of this blog, you're invited. i'll try to post the invitation card here by the end of the week. if i can get the scanner up and running. My office scanner can only give B/W scans. Crud

Anyway, nothing much happened. A couple of bent rims on Aoi-chan (fixed), 1/2 consumption campaign (eat 1/2 of what i usually consume in a day, food that is), hectic work schedule, the lot.

And of course, the reason as to almost 1 month of non-posting... the connection to the net in the office sucks bad.
The end

Quickie - 20/10/2009; Deepavali, UPM, Jenson Button, Malaysia Day and condense

As usual, got cought up in the real world that i soon forgot to update the blog. Oh well... i guess i have to face the fact that i'm not able to do it so often now...
Onwards then with the posting this time around;

First and foremost, i'd like to wish all of our Hindu friends a very happy (belated) Deepavali~ Hope your celebration of lights will shine upon everyone around you~

Secondly, got invited to give a talk at UPM (Universiti Putra Malaysia) at their Engineering Faculty. The topic was; Mass Engineering - Cheaper but superior. I guess i had a good time although since it's my first time in giving out such seminar, there's room for improvement. Would like to thank and congratulate Acap and his team members for their invitation and effort on staging the event.

Third, and i guess i got this news late, a big big congratulations for Jenson Button on becoming an F1 world champion. I believed can become one when i saw him and how he showed his passion when he came to one of Top Gear's shows. And now, he is. I guess only he knows that all the ups and downs was worth it. Congrats again.

Fourth, Malaysia Day. Nice, another public holiday to be added on the long list of Malaysia's other public holidays. But i think this one is correct and can't be seen as a political stunt. Merdeka Day is on the day we became an independent country, but Malaysia Day is when our home soil became as it's known today. Thanks to the government for acknowledging this fact.

Last but not least, i plan to condense the 3 blogs i have right now into one. It seems that one is almost defunct, whilst the other have no coverage. And at least i'll be able to manage it properly... i think.

Nice, all of the entries completed. Have a good day~

Quickie - 29/9/2009; Furnitures and OPS

Will be getting the first batch of newly purchased furnitures this evening, bought in preparation of the house for my soon to be wife after our marriage... and because of the price surprise. Rather astonished that given a bit of effort, you can save a lot and still get good deals on them. I'd suggest that anyone out there thinking of buying new or replacing their current crop of furnitures have a snoop around the Cavenzi furtniture outlet. You'll be as staggered as me, i can bet you. Of course, by default, do also take a peek at IKEA. They sometimes provide quite a lot of quality and design for a decent price.

OPS Sikap 20 ended recently and thank God, although the death toll have gone up by 53 over the OPS Sikap 17... none of the deaths were due to accidents involving the public transportation. A pat on the back for the people of JPJ and also the bus companies. The highest death count was from the motorcylist, which seems logic since they have no protection whatsoever against any form of accident... guess my children will know later that the soon to be established household is an anti-motorcyle one. Cars... well here i must say that although they're safer than the bikes, but should a big accident occur, the death count will be higher per case as they carry more passengers on board. So likewise, the summary can be read like this; Don't ride a bike to "balik kampung", take a bus instead. If you are driving, don't be a stupid driver and put everyone who is ferrying with you at risk.

Oh, one more thing... none of the incident reported on TV had anything to do with speeding. It was always a case of some idiot just wanting to get there faster than everyone else or another idiot falling asleep behind the wheel. Idiots. Case closed

BIG Quickie - 23/9/2009

Phew~ Just got hold of a proper internet connection.
Some people say that wise people say less. Then i'll let my artwork do the talking~

*Please click for bigger view. Nicer~

Enjoy your holidays with your loved ones~~~

Quickie - 9/9/2009; Timing, McBlog, Fireworks and Road Safety

Dunno if some of you realized that the entries i put in my blog are rather random (both in terms of date and topic). Last week was rather busy, so no blogs there. Why suddenly today? Found a new route to work and although it cost me RM0.60 more in terms of toll... the time and energy saved outweigh it. Will be looking to see if it's a possible fixed alternative to my usual route.

Oh, by the way, just for this entry... i shall rebrand my blog to bvc100's McBlog. No no no... this has nothing to do with the fact that McD just lost a battle for exclusivity to use the "Mc" trademark over a curry house which rebranded itself as McCurry 8 years ago. It's odd really that they had thought the use of "Mc" is for themselves. Maybe i should bring some people into the court for having my name... and then lose the battle completely

Firecrackers or fireworks. Can't live with them, can't live without them. But then again, i think i'm on the government's side on this one. Yes, fireworks should be enjoyed by everyone but it should ONLY be handled by pros. To parents; DON'T BUY THEM FOR YOUR KIDS! THEY'RE NOT TOYS AND ARE NOT STUFF THAT CAN BE HANDLED BY KIDS. KIDS ARE NOT PROS!!! I still can't believe that some parents are still thickheaded. "Oh, tak raya la kalau takde bunga api (Oh, it's not fun without fireworks)", a parent i asked answered. Believe me, some things are banned for a reason. You don't want your kid to lose their arm/finger/eye/life just for that milisecond of fun, do you? But then again, like i said, some are just thickheaded.

Road safety... hmmmm... i think i've been banging on this topic for way too much. But then again, as a good samaritan i'll just remind whoever is bothered to read this blog on what to do before you set out on your journey, especially in this festive season;
1. Do some pre-drive checks; the engine oil and coolant level, tyre air pressure, lights (all) and brakes
2. Fill your car up before moving. You never know how long that traffic jam will be
3. Wear your ##@!@!$$%#@$ seatbelt! And that means your children as well! Tak selesa (Uncomfortable)? Tell that to God if you die in an accident only because you didn't wear your seatbelt (i say those that doesn't wear theirs whilst on the move are just trying to commit suicide)
4. Be committed to your driving. A lot of us are competent (some aren't), but almost all of us aren't committed to our driving; SMS, calls, put on makeups, etc... while driving. Nice~ NOT!
5. Think of the rest. I'm tired of typing. If you can drive, that means you should be able to think and differenciate what's safe to do and what's not. If you can't... then sod off