I Sudah Fed Up

25th May - 7th June 2009

Had roti tisu at Sri Melur, SS19 after CG

Complimentary for attending a lousy workshop ~

Snowflakes, SS15. Grass jelly + grass jelly ice + taro balls + milk = Snowflakes specialty

A blinking device indicates when your order will be ready. Weird but cool ~

At first I've originally planned to 'bang' someone in my blog. A certain someone that constantly pisses me off ever since I became an usher in church from day 1. Coincidentally that certain someone's mother just passed away recently so I'll let her get off the hook, for now. At last, I managed to buy my slacks & leather shoes in Carrefour for V & L's upcoming wedding. I really had a hard time finding the right leather shoe for myself. I was specifically looking for one with the thickest sole of all. When it comes to weddings there are bound to be camwhores like myself taking countless of photos. Of course the ladies will definitely be wearing high heels shoes on that day so I can't afford to look ridiculously shorter than them in photo taking sessions. That is why I have to play their game too by looking taller with a thick sole shoe ;)

I'm not sure whether I have the right characteristics to be a football coach or not in the future. One important attribute of being a coach is patience, which I am lacking at the moment. Currently it's school holidays now for govt school students. While my regular football buddies are enjoying themselves elsewhere, I'll be playing football with little kids at the local park temporarily until the holidays are over. So far these brats have been frustrating me to the limit of my temper. I don't know how many times I had thrown tantrums due to their poor understanding of the game. It's really not easy to teach children how to play football. They will keep repeating the same mistakes although I have given them the same instructions over & over again. Now I know how my coach felt when I was playing for him during my younger days in the Brazil Football Centre, 3k Complex.

I've attended the second usher ministry workshop so far in my career as usher. To be honest, I'm not very keen in this event because;

1. It was held during a Saturday morning. I rather be sleeping instead after enduring 5 tiring days of school.
2. Since it is in the morning, I have to cycle under the hot sun.
3. Several of the speakers charisma are really horrible. I can do a much better job when it comes to public speaking.
4. No really I'm not joking. Me & Patrick were hysterically laughing when one of them spoke with broken English.
5. I was targeted on purpose by some during Q & A. I'll get you next time! =P
6. I prefer to better myself as an usher by watching the leaders example in church rather than learning in workshops theoretically.
7. The workshop almost dragged on for 4 hours. I was lethargic & overwhelmingly bored.
8. Again it was almost 4 hours. I could have use that time to do something more beneficial like jogging in my local park or visit the gym.

After I was finally granted freedom, I went to have a drink in the Medan Food Court with Patrick, Su Ching & one of the better speakers in the workshop, Allen. This guy Allen really had me fooled during his talk. I thought he spoke with an Orang Putih's accent probably because he received his education overseas but actually he was just like me, a Chinese 'banana' which means he's been speaking in English ever since during his childhood days. It's been quite a while since I had an intelligent conversation with sophisticated people. I really enjoyed chatting with them especially Su Ching whereby we discussed about her family's aborted plans of migrating to Canada due to the economic slump. Ooh how I wish I could just study in Canada & assimilate there for a permanent residentship & eventually, a citizenship. I am just fed up with M'sia especially with their standards of sports in the country. There is just so little, if not almost zero opportunities for a sports related career especially when you are a non-bumiputra (prince of the earth). Apart from that I am also fed up with Babi Nasional (National Pig) corrupted ways of ruling this country. When there is corruption, all sectors will be affected too particularly sports & education. I don't care what is the circumstances, I want to get out of this God forsaken country as soon as I have finished my STPM. It doesn't necessary has to be Canada. I don't mind anywhere as long I am in a country where there are fair opportunities to showcase your talents without any discrimination based on skin colour, race, religion or whatsoever.

I hope someone out there can prove that my perception on M'sia is not true. By all means please try, right after watching this video regarding the conduct of the M'sian Police Force below. I assume this is how Kugan was similarly treated under police custody at the USJ 8 Police Station;



When I prayed for this country, I've realized that God has already left M'sia a long time ago...

You've Got To Be Freaking Kidding Me...

18th - 24th May 2009

When the new M'sian Prime Minister took control & announced his new Cabinet, I was hoping he would appoint someone with credibility & integrity in the Youth & Sports Ministry. For too long I have been frustrated with the lack of sports development in the country. During Badawi's reign, a clown named Azalina Othman was in charge of that ministry. You have no idea how much money she had wasted on worthless investments. Example like the HPTC project based in London (http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=18352). I really expected Najib to find someone with at least a doctorate degree related to sports science or sports management to become the Youth & Sports Minister. Unfortunately, again another clown took over with a name goes by Shabery Cheek. Before this I know this guy was famous for being 'thrashed' nicely by Anwar Ibrahim in a public debate forum between the Barisan Nasional & Pakatan Rakyat coalition on live television coverage. Badawi back then was too afraid to go up against the charismatic opposition leader & that's why he has to send a scapegoat who is Shabery to take the humiliation for him. Even though my English is good but the standard of mine is nothing compared to Anwar's standard. If I were to go & challenge him head to head in a debate, then I am only digging up my own grave. Anyway back to sports. This Shabery fellow has no knowledge of administration in sports whatsoever to tackle the growing problem of our country's deteriorating standard of sports especially soccer. Since this ministry is treated 'not very important' by Najib, therefore I have to wait for another three to four years before I see a new face taking over the Youth & Sports Ministry in the next General Election. On the other hand, I picked one of Shabery's statement from the news regarding today's social problem involving 'Mat Rempits'. I'll let you be the judge whether he is an idiot or just plain naive;

The "road thugs" (samseng jalanan) label given to Mat Rempit, youths with a penchant for street racing is a bit too much, said Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
He said only a handful of Mat Rempit were involved in crime while the majority were just ordinary youths looking for some fun.

"This explosion of culture happens in many countries like that shown in movies like Tokyo Drift and The Fast and The Furious," he said after presenting prizes to "Golf Amal 2009" participants at Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak here yesterday.

Shabery said the scenario was similar to that during the 1980s when the community was against the craze for Scrambler motorcycles and Breakdance.

Despite disagreeing with the label, the minister said Mat Rempit groups were looking for trouble racing in the streets rather than at the tracks.
"Mat Rempit are not interested in real racing. They can always join racing clubs if they want to. The closure of Batu Tiga track and the distance of Sepang track is not an excuse. Building more race tracks is not the solution. They just want to show off to other road users."

Shabery urged the authorities to tackle the Mat Rempit problem at the source, particularly the role of parents as most of the motorcycles used were owned by family members. -- Bernama

"Don't worry kid if you don't like 'Rempit' then I can give you a 'Datuk' title"

Rev. Kong Hee, is the pioneer of City Harvest Church based in Singapore. On May 22nd to 24th, he came to the M'sian branch, which is my church to give a talk about marriage & relationships. Damn I just hate topics like this honestly. Maybe because of the fact that I am still single & tend to be always emotional whenever I see couples been happily together infront of me (including my own parents). I was suppose to serve on Sunday as an usher. It was so bloody stressful that day because of the huge attendance & my church is kinda small to accommodate such a large crowd. We have to squeeze everyone & exploit every little space as much as possible so that everyone can have a piece of Pastor Kong's magic. When there is REALLY no space left inside the church, I have to allocate chairs outside the building in the cafe area & set up a projector for the remaining attendants. I think I've sweated the most among other ushers because I have to carry LOTS of chairs for the our beloved members & guests of the church. However, this is the only thanks I get for making their lives just a little bit easier;

"THANK YOU FOR SETTING UP THE CHAIRS Zzz"

Dream dream dreammm, dream ~

No good works shall go unpunished

Sometimes I wonder, what am I doing this for?

The unsung heroes, Dennis & Jasper under a tent

Kyren worked in the cafe ministry from 8am - 2pm. Aww the poor thing...

Seriously I feel like I'm being treated like a dog. I volunteered my ass off just to make every service flowing smoothly without being paid. Can I at least get a sincere thank you for my efforts? The same thing goes for every person dedicated himself/herself for their respective ministry. Please people show your gratitude to us when we serve you! As a consolation after all the dirty work I've done, I decided to rewarded myself with;

Free leftovers!!!

Oh God the mashed potatoes, chicken popcorn with fries were amazing

This guy is just awesome. One of the reason is...

He's married to Sun Ho

"V & L's Wedding" Coming Soon To Cinemas Near You

11th - 17th May 2009

Be there or be square

Ooh boy before this I ditched Shirley & David's matrimonial ceremony with an excuse that I don't have fitting slacks & leather shoes to wear. What excuse am I gonna give this time? Nothing of course! I've known Vincent & Li Hsia for almost five years now. Whenever I need a ride to cell group or church, they will always be there for my transport needs without complaining. What kind of friend I am for not attending their wedding? After all the things they have done for me over the past years, I am not gonna repay them with lame excuses this time. Rest assured, I will be there & witness your joy =D

What God has joined, let no bugger separate them

One of the subjects I have to study in school is Pengajian Am Kertas 2 (General Studies Paper 2). This is the most least subject I like not because the subject is uninteresting or too complicated but because of the lecturer himself. He would present & teach in a way which is so boring & irrelevant until the students couldn't absorb much nor understand from his tutoring. Apart from that as a person in the teaching profession, he is suppose to show a good example to his students. This is not the case though because my lecturer smokes & the room would be filled with nicotine smell the moment he steps into the class. I remembered one time we have to write an essay about a topic on "the negative effects of smoking" and he would be discussing the main key points on how to live a healthy life with us. Imagine a corrupted person trying to teach others to do good. Here is my lecturer, a guy who takes his health for granted is trying to teach us students on how to take care of our body instead. This is what I called hypocrisy. Of course, I did not say I'm a better person than him. For I too am a hypocrite. You will know what am I talking about as you read on later in this post.

Anyway enough of banging my lecturer already. On Wednesday, we are suppose endure his class during the first period. Me & this guy Leong, decided not to attend his class & hang out somewhere else around KL just to kill time before the second period starts. I would justify my actions as 'rombongan sambil belajar' (touring while learning) & not skipping class instead (forgive me God for my hypocrisy) xP. Originally we plan to chill at the nearest burger King outlet around the Masjid Jamek LRT Station because of the free soft drink refills we can enjoy. Unfortunately it was still early in the morning & the place was not open yet. Eventually an idea pop up in my mind, Suria KLCC the national landmark of the Petronas Twin Towers. I have to admit, I had passed by KLCC many times but never got the opportunity to enter it. So since it is our first time there, we actually struggled to find our way around. Luckily we found a customer service counter & took a map of the building itself. I'll continue the story with the photos we've taken along the way...

The line was so agonizingly long even when we queue up during 9am. Most of the visitors are tourists from Western countries.

The stewardess in charge told us that admission was free but we can only visit at 12.30pm. We can't take the risk because second period is Economics (damn bloody important subject). However before we give up...

This is where you can learn about the history about the towers

Can you tell the difference between reality & 3d graphics of the five images below?

Arghh...

Ooohhh...

Wahseh...

Booyaka...

I AM MARC ALMIGHTY! MY WILL BE DONE YOU PUNY ANTS!

The premiere of "Petronas Origins: Twin Towers" was a hit

I'll be back for you...

This will be my first & last 'rombongan sambil belajar'

KLCC Park ~

Staring at the naked sun

Half an hour ago we were in KLCC. Now we're back in class

I Can't Sleep Well Because Of The Heat!!!

4th - 10th May 2009

An Aussie with a touch of Italian features

Church was really awesome this week. We had a guest for the week who is Pat Mesiti, a motivational speaker. I don't know really know much about this guy but I assume he must be really an important person since he came all the way from Australia & is willing to give a talk in four days in a row from Thursday to Sunday. My assumption was correct. Pat Mesiti was really out of this world. I've attended only the Friday & Sunday service although I'm supposed to accompany my cousin on Thursday (sorry Justin). Pat Mesiti's seminars were about relationships & finances although I like the part more about relationships.

He told the differences between men & women & explained how each gender should learn to tolerate with other. Some words he used may be controversial especially among women but you can't deny what he said is true though. In the finances part, he explained that Christians should change their mindset about making money by frequently coming up with new ideas to bring up business organizations & not always depending on God for provision. In short the seminars in four days was a real eye opener & I hope he would come back again to our church in the very near future.

Meanwhile it is Sunday & everyone should take this opportunity to show their love to all the moms out there because it's Mother's Day. I bought a red necklace for my mom as I know that she loves almost anything in red. According to Chinese beliefs the colour red is known to bring prosperity. In addition I want all the mothers out there, thank you for bringing us into this world & Happy Mothers Day =)

I bought a gift for my friend's b'day Muniratul Dalila. She turned 18th years old on Monday the 4th. I gave her a mug that has inspirational quotations written all over it which I feel the design looks cool. Eventually she ask me to fill up her scrapbook. Wow, I'm surprised really because I thought collecting your friends biodata in a book were only popular during primary school. Back then in those days girls in Year 6 would normally invest in a notebook. They would decorate it with cute patterns & designs as well as asking most of their schoolmates to fill up their particulars & testimonials for memories before they move on to secondary school.

It's good to see the culture still exist today even in Pre-U level because this kind of practises can actually strengthen bonds among friends. When I glanced through the book I realized most of her friends would tend to add some decorations of their own to make the pages look more unique. I'm not a very creative person when it comes to beautification so I'll just write something briefly about myself & say nice things about her instead.

Updating a scrapbook for the first time since UPSR

Some wrote poems...

While some are artistic...

But mine was really plain simple & dull =S

This page almost moved me to tears

Do you want to know what did I wrote inside her scrapbook? I actually shared a dialogue scene picked from the movie "Rocky Balboa". If you are reading this Dalila, I hope this would inspire you to overcome challenges that life can throw at you ;)

The Scums Of The Earth, They Walk Among Us

27th April - 3rd May 2009

This is not the first time I've been moaning how dangerous Subang Jaya is especially around the SS13, SS14 & SS18 area. Before I go out on the streets at night with my trusty bicycle & baton, I always have to pray to God first that I will make it safely in one piece to my destination. And yeah thank the Lord so far I haven't come across sticky situations. Usually I have to cycle every Thursday from my house in SS14 to Chung Ee's house in SS19 for cell group at 8pm. I am very excited during Thursdays because I love to spend time fellowshipping with my church friends and worshiping God as well as learning from His Word. At the same time on Thursdays I am also very fearful because of the journey I have to go through. You see the SS18 area is a popular 'hunting ground' for Indian Mat Rempits to rob or terrorize potential victims. So every Thursday I have to pass by the 'danger zone', which is SS18 on my bicycle. I won't deny though that I have been a victim before. But why would I say Indians? This has nothing to do with racial sentiments or whatsoever. This is a fact & I do not need proof to justify my claims because one can just stand at the middle of the road after midnight & see for yourself. There are Malay Mat Rempits too although the numbers are less but I'm glad that their intentions is to race others & showing off to their peers only rather than to cause chaos to the local community like their Indian counterparts. However, again I want to thank the Lord that in these incidents I've encountered with Indian Mat Rempits, I managed to escape safely with my life & my belongings.

On Saturday my business studies lecturer, Mr. Suresh describes his experiences at his new teaching position in a high school somewhere in Pusat Bandar Puchong. In his opinion, he feels that the overall discipline among school students is at a terrible state & it gets worse every year. This is due to mixing the bad students & the good students together in one school. He thinks that those bad students who refuses to study should be placed in technical & vocational schools so that they can excel practically rather than academically because these bad students can influence the good students to be just as rotten as them. In contrast of the Malay proverb, "kerana nila setitik maka rosaklah susu sebelanga" which means "because of one droplet of indigo (blue dye), the whole pot of milk is tainted" can be used to picture what is happening in government schools regarding students conduct & behaviour nowadays. I will go deeper on this issue in days to come though.

I couldn't agree more with Mr. Suresh statement. I feel that his suggestion should be applied in rearranging the society layer too especially in Subang Jaya. In other words the lower income groups should be relocated somewhere else far away from the middle & higher income groups from the Klang Valley area. The SS13 area is heavily dense with the lower income residents as well as small factories, warehouses & workshops. A place like this will only invite undesirable activities & what's worse is that the SS14 area I'm living in is just next to the SS13 area which is why crime is always on the rise in my area especially during nightime. It's not that I'm prejudice towards poor people. In fact I do respect people like Amber Chia who came from a poor family & achieved success today through modeling. But I despised towards the majority of poor people whom rely on committing crimes to make a living especially Indians (sorry machas). To date I have been traumatized by hooligans on five occasions since 2007 & all of these involved Indians. I have to admit these lowly educated bastards are really getting on my nerves. Occasionally even our assemblywoman Hannah Yeoh was 'disturbed' after what she claimed that she was almost thought to be killed when an Indian man was walking towards her with a knife in his hand (political reasons maybe).

I know I may sound irrational & insensitive. But if lets say my suggestion is implemented regardless by force or voluntarily, imagine how peaceful Subang Jaya is when we relocate the lower income groups somewhere else especially those from the SS13 area. By taking out the bad apples from the good ones then what will you get? A nice selection view of apples. Yes many might argue, isn't there another way besides this? Yes there is. We can start from the root of the problem by providing counseling to students coming from broken families. Organize community programs that these troubled youths can participate in. Give greater emphasis on moral & human values on school students from both religious teachers & parents. Provide sex education subject as early as primary school level, etc. HOWEVER, while relevant authorities will just talk until the cows come home & no action is taken, then I would strongly recommend that we quarantined these group of people outside the urban & suburban area before they do any further damage to society. How is it possible? First we track on every family living in the city with a household income of RM3000 & below with the police to check their records. Those whom have a bad record of crimes such as theft, extortion & robbery should then be relocated in a new area while those with a clean record, well good for you & keep up in preserving your integrity. This solution may look unfair to certain parties & bias but on the contrary I can guarantee you that the rate of crime will reduce significantly. Actually I'm a very egoistic kind of guy. I could just solve the problem by asking a friend to pick me up during Thursdays but I prefer to stick with cycling as I do not like to depend on others. I know one day my ego will be my own undoing but in the meantime, I hope I do not have to draw my baton in the near future.

Shirley Boon used to be my cell group leader before Felicia Choong. In addition she is also the first person to greet & have a conservation with me when I step into City Harvest Church for the first time. I'm a little disappointed with myself because I did not attend Shirley's matrimonial ceremony on Friday at church. The dress code in such events should be formal. However, I do not own a pair of fitting slacks as my waist gained a lot of weight after a heavy meal at Asia Cafe on Thursday with my friends after cell group which is a day before the wedding. Neither do I have black leather shoes for the occasion. How can I show up in someone's wedding by wearing a long sleeve shirt but with jeans & sneakers? It's just not appropriate. Therefore I've decided not to show my face lest I should embarrass myself with my own clothing. I wish Shirley though all the best in her marriage life as well as her new husband, David Oh. To have a great woman like Shirley as a wife must be a great achievement indeed. David you lucky bugger x)

Photo taken in courtesy of Samantha Esther