tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-317681962024-03-13T19:16:19.087+08:00Gombak 4 LifeThe grass is metaphorically always greener on the OTHER side of the fence, or wherever, with the point being that the grass on YOUR side of the fence is... not green enough? I've seen grass, and mind you, in some cases 'had' it too, and believe me, it doesn't matter how green it is....Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-26648937835111139222009-08-11T18:43:00.002+08:002009-08-11T18:54:38.446+08:00Hmmm... nak tulis pasal apa ah?Nanti ku fikirkan.....Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-71458534962643040452008-11-19T20:09:00.003+08:002008-11-19T20:52:02.068+08:00It's been a while...That's all I can say.There were times I felt like blogging, but couldn't get online. Never did like blogging via mobile.There were times I was online, but didn't feel like blogging. Most of the time I'm just bored. Or is it boring? My poor friends. My poor family. My poor wife. I guess my previous blogs were mostly either complaints on certain issues which were at the time Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-26462715601778367902008-08-14T16:57:00.004+08:002008-08-14T17:42:00.361+08:00Farewell...I don't know if it is wise to blog about this, but my relationship with her for the past 3 years or so has been so intimate and passionate....I met her back in 2005...... the moment I saw her, I just knew I had to have her....After some initial conversation, I took her home with me.....We spent so many times together, alone, in closed quarters......Mostly I keep quiet, as she's the Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-21855274649436610442008-08-12T18:30:00.002+08:002008-08-12T18:44:13.560+08:00Deyfaaaaa keladey...That was a term I picked up during my secondary education in VI.From and indian friend...... that's what he would say when stressed out, etc....Also, with his accent, it sounded cooler than if a malay or chinese boy said it....This same indian dude also kena one time...... no thanks to a BM teacher, who asked all the students to stand up on our desks, yes, desks, not chair, Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-47842706528652447762008-08-11T19:00:00.004+08:002008-08-11T19:37:51.770+08:00As one chapter ends, another begins...I will head up north tonight for one last time by express bus, as by the end of the week I will drive back home to KL after a handful of years working in Kedah, and staying in a 'bachelor-pad' of sorts... Starting from next week, I will embark on a new challenge, or maybe it should be challenges..... because surely it will be a plethora of new challenges.....Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-57490233439759821132008-08-10T21:22:00.003+08:002008-08-10T22:00:42.776+08:00Not sure what....That basically sums up today. Not sure what.We were supposed to have a kenduri, mainly 'orang masjid' and close family.That was cancelled due to the passing of a relative late last night.She was almost like a mom to my Dad, and like a grandmother to me, second only the my late grand-aunt who used to live next door to our current house.So obviously my parents went 'menziarah' or 'Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-33449089367252932522008-08-01T16:11:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:16.907+08:00Beware Products with Warnings or disclaimers on the packaging...I did not.Decided to wash my hair today.... since I'm keeping it long (until I HAVE to trim it...), I might as well ensure all the right nutrients are being absorbed by it as much as possible.So I used this shampoo, which from the front of the bottle looks like any other shampoo. Here's the back of the bottle. Here's the interesting Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-77000687603856881202008-07-10T05:59:00.006+08:002008-12-10T08:02:17.287+08:006-legged Vampire"Here I am.... at 6 o'clock in the morning...." goes the song made famous by Alias those many years ago.I'm back in KL unexpectedly as something has happened to my babe, and from being expecting to being the opposite, but alhamdulillah, she is ok and for now that is all that matters. I'll be going to her soon, as it is still too early, and I don't want to disturb her sleep as she Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-81854817976845904012008-07-02T18:20:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:18.225+08:00Warm down activities, throw the dirty and prepare to take the cleanAt least that's how an old malay saying would translate into english, loosely.... As most would know by now, I am moving soon. Career-wise.Goodbye being somebody's macai, hello being somebodyelse's balachi.Same shit, different view. That's about it, but I have no regrets, no major ones at least, and life is all about Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-60349476383139589802008-07-01T17:29:00.006+08:002008-12-10T08:02:18.879+08:00Killing time...What to do to kill time? I've got about 72,000 minutes of official working time to kill.Whenever I'm alone, I usually talk to myself, and you might think me crazy, anf really I have no motivation to argue on that point. In fact I'd probably tend to agree. I'm an only child, and for a majority of my childhood in a shroud of mystery for outsiders looking in, so it comes with the Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-19838112724298114412008-06-15T15:34:00.004+08:002008-12-10T08:02:20.155+08:00Looooo-uke.... I am your faaaaadaaa......If you're a fan of the star wars trilogy (original 3) or if you've watched at least final episode (the 3rd movie before the prequels), then you'd know who said this line to whom in which scene. The reason the words came echoing into my mind is because today is (I think so anyway) Father's Day.When you're a kid, more often than not, you always look at your Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-49810158226705250302008-06-13T19:34:00.005+08:002008-06-13T19:47:54.743+08:00Wanna get shocked on Friday the 13th???We went to watch the new Indiana Jones movie a last week. Right at the end there was a scene where 'Mutt' (portrayed by Shea LeBouf - I think that's how it's spelled) caught sight of Indy's fedora and picked it up to try it on, and just as it seemed that he would place it on the top of his head, and pressumably hint at being the 'next' Indy, the Real Indy Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-10312785272310052952008-06-11T18:07:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:20.597+08:00Song Dedication It happened again. I got called by the boss again. To discuss strategic issues for end 2008 and 2009. Again.Migraine again. Feel like wanna shit again. So many things to think about using a mind trying to be idle.But the kicker...... just before we concluded the discussion, he told me he wanted to dedicate a song to me.The song? Kenny Rogers' "Lucille". You picked a fine time to Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-40290345640689197312008-06-11T10:31:00.004+08:002008-12-10T08:02:20.723+08:00Argh I've got a headache - Help!Headache lah. Why? Coz of my dilemma, that's why. What is my dilemma? Here's where I need help, input from others.I've resigned from my current job, and waiting for about 2 more months before I can cha-alip-bot.But somehow, to quote Paris Hilton's other sister, "they're still milking me for what I'm worth here".Maybe even more than I'm worth, damn it.For those of Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-61462096453419093442008-06-10T14:41:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:21.549+08:00Porcelain ThoughtsAs usual, I find myself on the procelain throne, fiddling with either my phone or my thoughts..... and since I only need maybe 3 minutes tops to check Facebook on the phone.....that leaves quite some time to think. Bull shit or elephant shit, it's all the same shit.First I'm thinking that I have 70 days to go before I am officially resigned. Now minus the weekends and public Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-68798391500329783892008-06-09T18:21:00.005+08:002008-12-10T08:02:23.130+08:00Takde kerja la niAktuelinye..... aku dah tender resignation nak dekat sebulan dah kot, tapi sebab notis 3 bulan, dok ada lagi 2 bulan lah nak kena berlakon. Ingatkan dah tender tu clear la, rupenye bos mangkuk aku tu ada lagi bagi assignment - dah tau nak pakai lagi aku, awat tak kasik naik gaji awai-awai, tak pun cari lah pengganti cepat-cepat. Tu lah kaum Christopher George, cuma tak tukar namaGombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-14198360784076370152008-06-08T12:55:00.005+08:002008-12-10T08:02:23.867+08:00TGV the Correct Swinging PlatePunya la seronok bawak anak-beranak serta maid nak pegi tengok wayang kat Capital Square. Tengok dalam paper, cerita Narnia yang baru to start pukul 12.20. By the time semua siap, dah pukul 11.55, so apa laga, bawak kereta macam F1 la mencelah situ-sini.Bukannya apa, best tengok wayang kat Capital Square sebab tempat tu tak siap lagi, so tak ramai orang.Sebelum ni Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-7223529670103321632008-06-07T19:32:00.005+08:002008-12-10T08:02:28.447+08:00ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5 YEAR OLD?I am not trying to copy the similarly named redneck show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy or the one ciplaked (is that a word?) by mix.fm, or one of those ASTRO-based radios channels. I am really talking about being smarter than a 5 year old.Here is the story.I'm sure most of you remember the good old days of being a child old enough to watch and comprehend TV shows, yetGombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-65914676070380141592008-06-05T18:17:00.006+08:002008-06-05T18:42:21.891+08:00THE ILL IN ILLINOISSome of the best moments of my life happened during my college days, at the often misspelled and mispronounced University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Don't even start with the jokes.Anyway, those were the days, not too many worries, no parents to nag you, the list is endless. Also, I'm sure there are a lot of you, whom like me, found the love of their lives during Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-66868808146866373312008-06-05T15:57:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:28.649+08:00LATEST OIL-PRICE RELATED UPDATEThis one is especially for women-folk who think this here bloke is HOT.Apparently our country's oil stock pile is all in his hair.Just manja-manja a bit and gosok-gosok his kepala and you'll get all the oil you need. Just makes sure the kepala with hair.... For more interesting tips for surviving this oil-crisis, check out Lilytheliverbird's blog site, also where I Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-78657030237694603652008-06-05T09:49:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:29.100+08:00WE BE JAMMIN'Gila apa? Cibai la. Dah lama dah duk dengaq kata harga minyak nak naik, tapi tak sangka pulak tetiba tengah-tengah minggu dia announce mengejut! Ataupun mungkin aku je jenis tak sempat baca paper atau tengok berita kot.... entahla.... tak kira la bukan salah aku, semua mesti salah orang lain... baru la malaysian......Sebenarnya harga minyak nak naik ni aku bukan peduli sangat pun, Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-91191385465556488032008-06-04T17:33:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:29.311+08:00TIME TO GOSometimes you just know you've been too long somewhere.I speak as if I am a Kedahan born-and-bred, and I know some Kedahans who don't speak with the northern accent.I've actually been mistaken for a Kedahan going to KL on holiday rather than a KL boy stuck working in Kedah.I'm also now tuned to jokes which are only heard at gerai-gerai tepi jalan Putra at night.... jokes which are of a Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-29932702750992507032008-06-03T17:50:00.003+08:002008-12-10T08:02:29.872+08:00SCUBA Diving is to snorkeling what non-stop sex with a supermodel is to a 5-minute quickie with a pillow.No offence to those more inclined towards snorkeling, and definitely no offence to the Lord of Snorkeling, but after planning and talking about taking up SCUBA Diving with my wife for ages, I finally found the time to leave 'my wife' behind to sneak a getaway with a certain Liverpool Babe, andGombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-62900579039503055802008-05-10T12:00:00.013+08:002008-12-10T08:02:32.115+08:00More than one year...That's how long it has been since I've written anything on this blog. Seems like I got caught in the moment, but it was kind of a one night stand, or as Dane Cook would say, an ONS. Well now I've got some time and want to rekindle this relationship I taught I had with Blogger. Also, rather than have a healthy social life, I'd rather sit in front of this oily screen and type Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31768196.post-1172395445583165972007-02-25T16:49:00.001+08:002008-05-10T11:57:35.486+08:00Happy New Year (all 3 of 'em...)As the title suggest, Happy New Year to all of you reading this. You might say, 'Hey dude, you're 2 months too late...', but I'll reply, '2 months? It's really only been a week or so'. Why I say this? Well, the 'Christian' New Year was about 2 months ago, yes, but don't forget we, yes, I mean WE, had ours back in the middle of January, and to 'some' of us, the new Gombak4Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07962860753862404176noreply@blogger.com0