Reflection

First: Food talk :P Checked out a yong tau foo place somewhere in Bukit Puchong, yesterday. I remember visiting a shop in the same vicinity like, er.. 4 years ago? Not sure if its the same owner, coz what used to be a house-cum-shop seems to have transformed into a full-blown shop. Anyhow, it was way better than the ytf spot my colleagues and I went the week before. Why the craze for ytf? No particular reason... purely coincidental. In fact, we're getting more adventurous for lunch nowadays. My team members are as gung-ho as I am and are willing to go the distance (if necessary) to get better/different food as opposed to what we consume in Dengkil regularly. Yay~

Upcoming news: weddings! No, not mine *thank heavens!*

A friend from university-days is walking down the aisle (ok, its an Indian wedding and has no aisle... but you get the point) this Sunday... that's about 11 hours away. First among my uni-batch to tie the knot. Then there's a colleague-turned-close-fren who's tying the knot sometime next month. Oh, did I ever mention that I'm gonna be MC'ing for his wedding dinner in Ipoh!? I didn't? *feigned shock* Well, now I have :P

Anyway, stuff like this usually gets me thinking (I can just imagine my colleague going 'you think too much') about time, people, and events. Sometimes I wonder whether time changes things, or things just change in time. Or perhaps both. Regardless of that, it is common sense to adapt to change. However, no one said adapting requires you to forget how things used to be. Sometimes the past seems idealistically sufficient as compared to the here-and-now. The irony is that we could also remember seeing those moments as less-than-ideal when we were living it. Haha, the ever-dissatisfied nature of being us. We truly appreciate things only when they're beyond our grasps. Ahhh.. nostalgia~

Actually I didn't have a point to the above :P It's an on-going train of thought. Probably gonna get me nowhere, but I'm bored.. so at least it's energy spent on *something*, hehe. Oh... just got an sms from a close fren whom I've not seen in months, though we live like 400m's apart. He works shifts, so its really hard to get the timing right for any outings. *Note to self... meet up with the gang within this week*. Yup, I'm sorely missing my Klang bunch. I think the phrase 'so close yet so far' would be spot-on. I need to find some fun activities that I can do when I'm bored and alone. Can't always expect company especially at this time and age. Perhaps activities that allows me to meet people? *scratching chin* Ideas anyone?

Whoops... stomach's growling. Darn, I'm thinking of food again :P Oh... the Pork Team will strike again this 26th. This time we're headed to Kanna's; my favorite banana-leaf rice shop. Yippeee. That, and might be going for dim sum in Sri Petaling sometime within the week. Plan to also go check out at least one movie within the next 7-days; else I'll officially need to proclaim 'stagnation'. Haha. Looks like an eventful week ahead *grin* I guess I've had enough restful weekends to warrant the need to get some energy burnt.

Sorry, no photo's again this time. If makan-makan outings turn out according to plans, you bet I'll post some. Till then, chiaoz~

Apocalypse is here

Ok ok.. I ain't a doomsayer, so for those who're screaming religious rants against (or for?) me; you can cut it out :P

I'm talking about X-Com 3: Apocalypse! Yup, its another one of those posts where my gamer-self takes over. Anyway, after countless (failed) attempts and various different approaches at getting it to run on my current system, I finally struck gold this morning at 1:03am. Hehe.

Yay~ yay~ yay~

Finally, I can kick alien a**e... again! This is one of the few strategy-cum-action game that I've played over and over and over againg without getting sick of it. Well, only a few more hours before I get to head home and blast some aliens :P Nothings gonna stop me... muahahaha

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unless my client calls me up NOW, of all times, to finally give me the details for my next project. He's already late by 2 weeks to begin with. I wonder...

Randomness

Well, can't think of much to write about. Weekend was rather mundane and tiring, but nothing I'd consider interesting. Closest candidate would be my 'new' badminton session outing. The previous group was dwindling due to ppl becoming workaholics OR getting a life.. so the few of us decided to join up another group of enthusiasts. New place is nicer in many ways... lighting is better, surface grip is good... balanced off by the fact that its also much warmer.

Oh, btw, over the weekend I did manage to pig out on ONE meal :P I had my super combo: Burger King French Chicken + Broiler + Crispy King. Yup, my appetite's pretty much back... provided I can bear with the food :P

Then comes the news about a good fren who officially flew off to Berlin for a 6-month internship there. Great news indeed coz its a huge leap towards exploring ones' options. Sad part is that this good fren happens to be my an 'avid' chat companion of mine, haha. Yup, us chatting was like a constant in life (yeah, there ARE other constants in life besides change :P). Gonna have to get used to some 'silence' if she doesn't get online access over there. C'est la vie~

And finally, for my dear friend who expects me to make him miss home by indulging him with my 'savoury' lunches each day... jeng je jeng... here goes my lunch for today:


Well, you saw the first half of my desk the other day, so here's the other half. (PS: This is to the left of the monitor)

So yeah, I'm literally surrounded by my desktop and frequently swivel left and right to gain access to either systems. This btw, is my development system. Most of our work gets created and tested here (insert: sound of amazed audiences) :P

Oh yeah.. lunch. Well that's my lunch today; a cup of Milo 'kao' and a pack of yummy Chipsmore. It's definitely not my usual lunch-style but as long as its enjoyable, anything goes.. right? Oh, that Milo had 7-teaspoons worth in it, so it was as thick as it gets... or was it? Shall try even more Milo next time, haha.

Btw, having a background like that ain't particularly motivating to on-lookers (read: team mates) coz.. er.. I'm their leader :P Talk about taking things in the wrong direction, haha. And that small hand that crept into the photo... that's one of my teammate happily surfing the web over lunch. She had leftover pizza for lunch.. *envy envy*.

So Mr. Befuddled, sorry that I'm not getting any nice shots of proper food from this part of the world. Haven't been on any makan-makan outings since a week back. I foresee good ones ahead, though. So wish me luck ;)

Darn.. I'm all out of Chipsmores! Time for a Milo reload, hehe.

See... 'customer' feedback is good :P

Ola~

Well, I'll skip right through the main details. The only interesting stuff over the past week were 2 food outings. *Why am I not surprised :P* For starters, went to check out some Thai food last Tuesday. That was seriously nice for it price. Can't say its REALLY good, but it definitely was enjoyable. Too bad it felt like I didn't have enough of it, but wouldn't dare order anymore coz everyone else 'retired' for the night when I was still digging thru the food :P *yeah, I'm a pig... can't tell, can you*

Then came Saturday lunch! Oh, before that... Saturday morning: Mandarin class part sì! Well. it's the first session that got complicated... thats the boring part. Interesting part (to me, at least); there were 8 ppl in class, 7 were girls =Þ It also meant I got picked on knowing my shy attitude with so many girls around *cough cough*.

Ok ok.. lemme cut the crap. The REAL highlight of the day was, you guessed it, LUNCH! Went to Kanna's Curry House (or something... can't remember the real name). Summary: Banana-leaf meals, freshly fried tender chicken, crispy crunchy fried squid rings, perfectly fried fish, wonderful mutton curry, spicy and fresh prawn sambal, yogurt... and papadams! It was a feast.. sorta. The occasion was really as a farewell lunch for a close fren who's about to embark on a 6-month trip to Germany. Since she loves food equally as much, if not more, than I do... lunch sure was enjoyable from every facet. Kudos to the Saturday lunch! Yay!

Then comes the part where I'm supposed to actually realize the title of this post. So.. jeng je jeng... here goes.

This was my lunch for Monday, 31st July 2006. Yup, good ol' Malaysian char kuay teow direct from Penang...

Honestly, it came from a shop called Penang House but for the sake of a bored Cyberjaya worker, play along :P

So what do we have here then? Well, you can see my lunch box there.. watched over by the Toon Reaper! Nobody messes with my lunch... I got the Reaper himself to guard it, mwahaha!

Well, actually I hoped somebody would mess with my lunch. The prawns were great... but the meal was seriously on pepper-overdose. I've eaten this same dish there several times in the past and it was good, so I'll let it pass this one time.

Anyway, that's my desktop in the office. Beeaautiifullll 19" (or was it 20?) LCD screen and.. er.. nothing much else to be proud of. Heck, the screen ain't much to brag about anymore since all the newcomers are getting Dell's 24" widescreens. *sigh* *envy* C'est la vie~ Well, since these ain't gaming machines, I guess I can drop the envy =Þ