Public Enemies

Public Emenies is a movie about a well known bank robber in the America during the Great Depression - John Dillinger. Before watching the movie at the cinema, I did a little research on John Dillinger to get a feel on what was the movie about. But of course, as any other Hollywood movies, especially with actors such as Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, watching it was more interesting rather than reading about it cos it's impossible to get your eyes off the screen when those two are on it.

Truth be told, when the movie started I already planned to snooze off since I was quite tired prior to the movie. But as it turned out, I watched the movie all the way through. Although the movie was quite slow but it gets you hooked on it cos although Dillinger was a dangerous bank robber and was responsible for the murders of several police officers, still, it gets you hoping that he won't get caught or shot to death.

The Sims 3

Thanks to a very good friend of mine, I was able to play the highly anticipated 'The Sims 3' (TS3)!! At first I was disappointed with it since I find the features in creating a sim are limited as compared with The Sims 2. Another thing was the graphic was not as I hoped for (this was later resolved by changing the resolution ^_^).

The thing I like about TS3 is that you can go to your neighbour's houses and follow your sim to work, jog and of course go fishing. In TS3, you can view of the neighbourhood parks, beaches, shops, etc and not just watch the house and wait for your sims to come back home from work as it was in TS and TS2.

The inventory in TS3 lets you keep stuffs you need such as laptops, cars, bicycles, food, books etc, which I find convenient since you don't have to go to a specific place to do things, you just click on the item on the inventory and your sim will do it. Aside from that, I also like the feature where you dont have to go to a phone to call a friend, you can just click the sim on your relationship panel to call or to invite the sim over.

So far I like TS3 as compared with the previous two. But the only thing is that although it has 4 time options, in TS3, the fast forward time is not as fast as I hoped.

I'm scared..

I'm in love with the song by Duffy - I'm Scared. But instead of being scared of facing another day cos being left by someone, I'm actually scared of facing another day and losing someone..

I never felt like this my whole life - having the fear of losing someone. Knowing the fact of something good shall end anytime, makes it even harder to accept. I know people always tell us to live our life to the fullest and regret nothing, to love wholeheartedly and expect nothing, to live the day as it is.. But still, I can't stop the feeling that I feel and I can't act as if everything will be fine - when I know it won't.

I can't say anything nor can I do anything. I want to care so much but at the same time, I'm scared of falling so hard when the time comes. I tried not to care, but how could I? I tried to ignore of what I'm feeling, the fear in me.. but things, petty things we talked about would make me start to think and feel it all over again. And for the past few weeks, I've been feeling something that I do not like. I can't stop it, it's in my head. I'm scared that oneday you'll come up to me and say 'I found someone, the friend that I once told you about' or oneday you'll go back to your hometown and meet someone, or actually have someone there, worst still is if oneday you'll say you don't have feelings for me... These are the feelings that I can't stop thinking, feeling and fearing.

I guess I sound pathetic, but it's just that - I don't wanna miss anything with you. I could always act cool and just be myself, but I don't want to. Cos I want to feel you, I want to be able to remember when the time comes where you won't be here by my side, cos truth be told - you're the best thing that ever happen to me.. I never wanna lose that, but at the same time..I'm aware of the facts.

As the saying goes, all thing comes with a price, so I guess this is the price I shall pay for wanting to feel and be with you.

A sad end to English in Science and Math.

July 8th 2009 marks another historical event in Malaysia, where the government will abandon its six-year English policy and reverts into teaching both subjects in Bahasa Malaysia (BM) as of 2012. The long awaited decision was somehow a disappointment, and I feel sorry for all the students and teachers who are being 'played' by those with personal interest in the politics.

As the saying goes, 'Rome was not built in one day'. How could one base performance results in the past six years? It is like giving birth to a child and expect it to learn and know everything there is to know when it is at age six! We all know that is impossible to expect anything to come out of even in the first 10 years of any policy there is. Even when we want to simulate anything, i.e rainfall, floods, droughts, we need all the data collected for at least the past 20 years. But data from 50 to 100 years back would result a better simulation. Like wine, everything gets better with age, people just need to understand that.

Since I was a small kid, I could still remember my class teacher would tell us over and over that if you do a lot of exercises, eventually, you'll get better in that subject. The same advice is still given by the lecturers where I am currently studying now. The keyword is perseverance. So, the question now is, without even trying and without even getting to the roots of the problems, a six-year policy is considered a failure??! Where, what and how did they came up with that?? What if all Malaysians have that attitude? "Oh, I gave it 6 years, but nothing happened..so I guess I failed". Interesting situation huh, instead of getting to the roots of the problem and try to fix it in every possible way, we are now reverted back to the past.

Being one of those batches of students whom did not get the chance to study Science and Math subjects in English, it was quite a struggle for me when I furthered my studies in college and university since what I learned in primary and high school were not the same. And since all the assignments were to be submitted in English, I had to translate everything I studied in BM to English. But being one of those lucky ones who know basic English, I did pretty well in understanding the subjects. But for those whom are not familiar with the language had trouble in understanding and conveying their thoughts during oral presentation.

For me, one does not have to have a Masters in English to pass in Science and Math, basic English is enough for their level. They are not expected to write an essay on the mechanism of a rocket which enables it to lift off from the ground and land on the moon or on how our body works - in details! But at least with Science and Math conducted in English, even those who are in the rural areas have the chance to look for better jobs with better pay. It is of known fact that nowadays, employers are more keen to employ those who can at least speak basic English during an interview. But sad to say, with English out of the picture, I wonder how those in the rural areas can cope in our ever advancing world, especially in the Science and Technology field.

I read a really interesting Chinese proverb yesterday that goes : Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still. I find this proverb inspiring, cos no matter how slow we are going forward, it is way better than to stand still with no improvements. But what's worst is to go backwards without fighting to go forward.

A No Men Land

I came across a rather interesting article this morning. It was about how British scientists have grown human sperm in the laboratory. It was reported in the Journal Stem Cells and Development that Biologist Karim Nayernia created a cocktail of chemicals and vitamins that turned human stem cells into sperm.

It's an interesting scenario of which with this discovery, of men are able father children that are genetically their own, possibly from just a sliver of their skin. Another mind boggling scenario is the possibility of this new discovery to produce babies from those who are already 6 foot under!

It looks like as time passes, women are getting more and more dominant. If we look back few hundred years ago, in general, women's role in this world are not significant. As time passes, equal rights are given to women and sex discrimination are reduced. The saying "A woman's place is in the kitchen" is no longer practical in this era, where as we can see, the numbers of women graduating from universities exceeds that is of men and more women are now engaging in various work field that were once only dominated by men.

So, does it really surprise us, that one day, there will be a new world - a world without men? Nature itself has proven in some animals, it is possible for the egg to develop without being fertilized by sperm. This process is called parthenogenesis. Gibson reported that parthenogenesis has been described before in about 70 species of vertebrates, and has been shown in some snakes, fish, a monitor lizard and even a turkey.

In an all-female whiptail lizard members, the uniparens lizards are in a sense bisexual in their behavior, alternating their roles. Which one plays the male in the aggressive pseudocopulatory event appears to be related to ovulation cycles, rather than size and age. The "male' of the pair either is past the point of ovulation (egg release), or its reproductive system is inactive. The preovulatory "female,' however, has large ovarian follicles and lays eggs about a month after the spurious mating dance.

Although scientists and nature has proven that there is a rising possibility of a future in which males are redundant, but to live in an all-female world is something unimaginable and personally for me, unbearable! To have just 20 females in a room is already a chaos, what more in a world filled with them?? So, although males could sometimes be a pain, and despite all of their shorcomings, the world still needs them to keep the balance in this topsy-turvyness world of ours.

Branded Fragrances and Cosmetics Warehouse Sale @ Corus Hotel (8th - 11th July 2009)

Antonia Banderas Spirit for Men

The perfume warehouse sale has yet again arrived at Corus Hotel!! The sale is up to 70% and it is open from 10am till 6.30pm. I Went to the perfume warehouse sale today to get hold of the branded perfumes being sold there. Since today is a weekday and also the first day of the sale, I did not expect to see many people there. But I was wrong, there were lots of people coming in and out of the place with big white plastic bags filled with perfumes. It was crazy in there!!

Branded perfumes all sold in boxes

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Agua Fresca de Rosas


Visa and Mastercards transactions are available for minimum purchase of RM80

People were grabbing everything they could get hold of and everyone was busy testing all the perfumes being sold there. I of course did not miss out the chance to try each and every one of the perfumes there, till my whole body smells mixtures of all the perfumes! I think there were no parts of my body that I did not spray with perfumes!

The perfumes available at the warehouse sale are GAP, MNG, Nautica, Paris Hilton, Moschino, Guess, Antonio Banderas, Givenchy, Miss Sixty, Kate Moss, Esprit, David Beckham, Ferrari, Versace, Paul & Joe Cosmetics, etc. For the Paul & Joe Cosmetics, they sell eyeshadow, lip gloss, foundation, etc with prices ranging from RM30 to RM50.

Here are some of the perfumes that I bought at the sale. I'm so into the Antonia Banderas Blue Seduction for women now!!

Ice Age 3 - Dawn of the Dinosaurs

I've been looking forward to watch this movie ever since I saw the ad last year, and today, I finally watched it - in 3D!!

Although the 3D effect was not that great, but there were lots of parts in the movie that you just can't resist laughing and throughout the movie, you can hear people laughing their hearts out. And the baby dinosaurs are just adorable! And my favourite part was when one of the baby dino swallowed the other baby animals. It was so cute!

Anyways.. Although it's a good movie, but personally, for me, I think it is one of those forgettable movie. Something that you forget once you step out of the cinema. Although there were lots of parts that made me laugh, but I find it hard to recall all the parts, and it's not that type of movie that you talk about with your friends after exiting the cinema hall.

All in all, I did had an entertaining one and a half hours in the cinema.

Me and Tennis

Ever since I was small, I've watched my brothers and neighbours played tennis. I grew up watching tennis match on the telly with them and I fell in love with the game. I used to watch the grand slams with my brothers and my mum would make a big fuss out of it, since she can't watch her drama when we were watching the game. But still, in the end she would sit and watch it with us. The funny thing was, every time she joins us, even though she do not know the players, she would be the emotional one. The one who watch the game as if it was a matter of life and death, and when the game was too much for her to stand (too intense) she would stop watching and do something else. But the next day, she would start her complaining again on how she could not watch her drama. hahaaha..

The first time I step foot on a tennis court was when I followed my two brothers playing tennis. At first I was excited cos I thought I could finally play, but of course I just sat there and watched them blasting each other. But at last one of my brother gave me a lesson, just the basic stuffs like how to hold a tennis racquet, how to return a serve, all the how-to in tennis. But sadly, although I love the game, I suck at it. Everytime I tried to copy the way the player in the next court hit the ball, my ball ended up going high and flew out of the court.

Recently, while watching the Wimbledon finals with my housemate, I asked him if he plays tennis, he said no, but he did contact a tennis coach once, but he didn't have the time for the lesson. Wow, I wish I have the money to hire a personal coach.

But, funny thing is.. I do enjoy playing with my friends, even though most of the time we spend picking and searching for the balls. But, it's what makes you happy that counts. Although me and my friends are 3 untalented tennis players, we still try to make it our weekly routine, just for the fun of it.

Go.Fun Kee Bah Kut Teh

Driving aimlessly at Seri Kembangan area one afternoon, my friend and I saw a new shop that says "Go.Fun Kee Bah Kut Teh" at Jalan Sk 6/1 next to the Pangsapuri Seri Pagi. Since we did not have any plans on where to have lunch, we parked and headed straight to the shop.

When we sat, the shop assistant gave us the menu and it didn't took us long to order the Dry Bah Kut Teh. After having my first Dry Bah Kut Teh at Yap Beng's, I was determined to try other shops that serves Dry Bah Kut Teh so that I could compare the taste. We waited for about 10 minutes for the food to arrive and without hesitation, we both dug in the food. The taste was more or less with the one we had at Yap Beng Dry Bah Kut Teh, but I have to say that Yap Beng's has a richer taste.

After eating for like 5 minutes, I asked my friend if they serve the soup or not. After waiting 5 more minutes, soup still hasn't arrived, so we asked the shop assistant to serve us soup. She came with one small bowl of soup, but it was acceptable because our dish was half way through that time. But when we had a taste of the soup, it was dilute and luke warm. As a preference, I rather like hot soup instead of luke warm soup. So it was a big no-no for me.

On the positive side, the shop looks clean and it has a friendly-menu since both of us cannot read chinese characters, they provide a dual-language menu (Chinese and English). Come to think of it, maybe we should have gone to this shop first, then go to Yap Beng's. As the saying goes, save the best for last...haha!

But still, I'm hoping to find a better Dry Bah Kut Teh here in Seri Kembangan, since there are lots more places that we haven't uncovered.

Yap Beng Dry Bah Kut Teh

On a one fine day, I received a link from a good friend of mine, and when I clicked it, it was a blog on Dry a Bah Kut Teh. I was at first a bit skeptical on the whole idea of DRY Bah Kut Teh cos so far all the Bah Kut Teh dishes I ate were with soup. But at the same time, the pictures in the blog looked tempting and being a fan of Bah Kut Teh, of course I wouldn't want to miss this out. So, one night, my friend and I went hunting for the Yap Beng Dry Bah Kut Teh shop.

Being unfamiliar with the area (Equine Park, Seri Kembangan), we drove round and round till we finally reached the shop. Since it was kinda late at night, we just ordered few dishes which are the signature Dry Bah Kut Teh, cakoi and one vegetable dish. When I first saw the Dry Bah Kut Teh served at our table, my skepticism was still with me, and I was like "okay, kinda looks like the picture in the blog I saw earlier".

We tried it, and the taste was not that bad, but it lacks the herbal taste that is usually in the soup. Few moments later, the aunty brought two bowl of soup to our table, which I think made the meal better in sense of taste, cos personally, for me, the Dry Bah Kut Teh alone tastes like pork cooked with soy sauce.

For those who were like me, never tasted Dry Bah Kut Teh before, it's good if you do, maybe you'll like it more than I did. It's always good to try new things as the saying goes.

And since I know not everyone are familiar with the Equine Park, Seri Kembangan area (like myself) here this a simple direction on how to get to Yap Beng Bah Kut Teh. If you come from South City, just drive straight till you reach Jusco on your right. Turn right at the traffic light till you reach a small roundabout. At the roundabout, turn right (3 o'clock) and take the first junction on your left and go straight till you see 7-Eleven on your right. The Yap Beng Bah Kut Teh is just next to it.

Federer's 15th Grand Slam Title!!

Last night's (July 5th) Wimbledon finals was amazing!


Roger Federer (World No. 2) beat Andy Roddick (World No. 6) by 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14. The 5th set was probably the longest set ever played in a men's Wimbledon final which lasted for about 95 minutes!!

Watching the match on the telly was tormenting because it almost looked like Federer won't be getting his 15th Grand Slam title, and there were times when it seemed like Federer did not have the strength left after 4 hours of playing.

Although I was happy to see history in the making when Federer won his 15th Grand Slam title, it was also heartbreaking to see the expression on Roddick's face. Roddick gave one hell of a fight, and surely it was a tough win for Federer, and I'm positive that one day his name will be up in the Wimbledon's title if he keeps up his play like he did last night. Keep hanging in there, Andy!



Oh, and I love it when in the end, Roddick was still able to make a joke when he said "Sorry Pete, I tried to hold him off".

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