Quickie - 28/7/2009; Amused and frustrated

I'm amused that this time around, i had cleaned up Aoi-chan after about 4 weeks since the last one. I'm also amused with the fact that after 10 years since my first self-initiated hair-do, i'm still sticking with the local barber rather than following the trend and shifting myself to the salons. Maybe it's because of the price? (i'm a cheapskate after all?) or maybe it's because of convenience? (my middle name perhaps?) or maybe it's because of the rather warm and friendly atmosphere? or maybe it's because of the free mini-massage you get at the end?
In either case, i'm still sticking to it.

In another tone though, my frustration. I'm rather shocked that some lorries on our roads were found to be using the second-hand winter tyres. FYI, as the name says, those tyres are to be used only in 4 season countries. They just couldn't stand the operating conditions of the Malaysian road and weather combo. People out there who're only interested in making quick profit are literally sending out mega-tonne bombs on our roads. Tell that to the relatives of the dead caused by freak accidents.
Also adding to my frustration is Aoi-chan's newly found out problem. Read about it in my other blog on Aoi-chan, link at the sides as usual.
Oh... and the Rm280++ bill for the washing machine at home also has made me frustrated. It needed fixing... and that's the price. Cruddy fish.

Quickie - 16/7/2009; Of Parking, Security and Death

Noticed that the management of the apartment i bought recently put up a signage board telling us to park our vehicles within the apartment compound at our own risk. Odd. Then what pupose does the hired security guards have? Toll booth / Gate controller? i also remembered that most shopping malls are the same. Park at your own risk.
Look, the sole purpose of the security guard is to guard our security. This in turn encapsulates our personal belonggings and stuff (house and car). If we are to park at our own risk, ensure that we take good care of our house's security and the management aren't responsible for the loss of our stuff within the compound... then the security guard isn't necessary at all. A total waste of the residents'/shopper's money.

Read in today's free copy of The Sun that a well known guy and his wife had undergone 'assisted suicide'. Read more on the net or something. The point i'd like to make here is that, assisted or not, suicide is a definite no-no. If you believe in God (i believe in Him), then you should know that only He is allowed to take your life. For He created you and He knows where He set your end. We don't know and we're not given the privellege to do so. So please people, believe in Him. All that happens in life is due to His will. We as human can only try, but is He who will determine everything.

p/s: The quickie will now come with a short title as to give a glimpse of what i'm blogging about. Helps you to avoid reading boring stuff that i put up. Hahahaha~~~

Quickie - 15/7/2009

Whoa... mid month already. That was fast.
Started my routine of excercise that i left for a long time a few days ago. One of the key elements that pushed me to restart it again was the health checks made by various exhibitioners at our HR weeks' booths.
All i can say is that... i'm not that healthy. Funny, since i am in terms of EQ... but the figures say otherwise for my FQ (Fat Quotient... i made this up myself). Oh well, gotta keep this body in good shape. Need to use it for another 60 or so years...

Speaking of good shape, ever felt like punching someone in the face (change their shape) for answering a serious question in a very2 dumb way? I had a slight urge to do so last week during a seminar that i attended. The representatives from our 'beloved' government agencies gave some of the worst answers ever to the questions thrown at them during a panel discussion session in the seminar. It's either bad manners or pure idiocy. What seminar? Go find out yourself. i'm too ashamed to say... that way i can spare them from embarassment.

Quickie 6/7/2009

News Strait Times featured on their front page a pic of a smashed up Toyota Hilux pickup truck and it's equally smasehd up driver... in the drain with her arm torn off. Again, this is just another rather unfriendly and horrific reminder that we should always wear our seatbelt whilst on the move. Flying out of your car in an accident only to have part of you torn off along the way or get run over by another vehicle or hitting the static object your car had smashed into isn't funny...

On another note, the shocking exposure by The Star (also on the weekend) of the welfare home was indeed disturbing. As usual, some claim that it isn't true... but how true can you get than seeing it by yourself? C'mon, don't turn away from something that is the truth only because you are afraid of it (who told you to get involved in the first place?)
Now, all i can say is true or not. Get your acts up and do what you're suuposed to do...
Do the right thing right!

Quickie - 29/6/2009

It's getting close to the end of the month and frankly, that just means that the big day is coming soon (as in another 5 months time that is). Good~ Two more months and quite possibly all hell breaks loose; a lot (and i do mean a lot) of things need to be settled.

Strangely, i came into the office this morning and lo and behold... the office looks bigger. Literally... The wall/barrier that once separated the ED and CAE department have been removed for use somewhere else and the effect is nice. Refreshing to say the least. Now it doesn't feel like we are isolated anymore~

Suddenly remembered watching MJ's thriller video on the TV a few nights ago and can't help to laugh. Not at the dead King of Pop, but at another clip 'trying' to copy it... badly. Go to Youtube and try to search for "Girly-man" and see what i mean (it's sort of Indian/Tamil song clip, if you get something else... it's not my fault). What a laugh. Seems that i can agree with the statement in today's copy of my free The Sun newspaper; The legend is dead, but will live on through his music.