Not Flying The Flag

I read somewhere that less people are flying the Malaysian flag commemorating the Malaysian Independence Day 2005.

Now I came to realize why.

Dissatisfaction with the government is one of the reason I can come up with.

For me, the biggest reason is, the government is not backing the people in consumer goods price control. That includes petrol price.

Plenty other reasons. AP, poverty (ever watched Bersamamu?), non-functioning people-representative (wakil rakyat) etc etc. Go figure!

As for me, it's been a long time since I stop flying the flag. I don't see any reason for, that's why.

I even remembered once in 1998, moments after a free flag was put on my mother's car's windscreen, we decided to unstick it and keep it in the car.

Fly the flag if you wish. I won't. Democracy is indeed good.

Muzaffar At The Screen

Me, my wife and my son went to the movies tonight.

We watched Bewitched.

I actually loved to see how Muzaffar was amazed at the large screen.

He seems so into the movie, at least for an hour or so.

Then he got bored.

Fortunately there was a lot of seats left, so we put him in one.

In 20 minutes, he was off to sleep.

All this made me remember the last time we brought him to the cinema, when Madagascar was shown. He did not act so positive then.

But I guess, from now on, we can bring him anytime to the big screen.

Somebody's Gotta Do It

Today was a tiring day. But it was worth the while.

Quite a significant number of people stopped by our exhibition booth.

Frankly speaking though, I'd rather not participate in such so-called generic exhibition like SMIDEX anymore. More non-seeker are walking around rather than genuine clients.

I'll make a mental note to stick to technical type exhibition only, such as DSA, ICA, TENAGA or IA.

Gotta head home for a much needed nap.

Surprise Surprise

Several mishaps happen today. Firstly, STELLAR did a full throttle stunt for several minutes, . Turns out the speedo cable had stuck itself at the throttle.

Nasty.

The Brother's interior car fan went broken too. I should've known better. I'm so wanting to return it to them.

On the other hand, a surprise awaits me at night. Stumbled upon an old friend of mine. Actually it's my ex-pet sister, or so she said, which I disagree anyway. She brought everybody shopping at Alamanda, her hubby and all four kids. The eldest is 15 and she's almost my height. The youngest is 9, which I thought is still 4.

It's my mindset acting up again I guess.

I have realized my mind will get itself stuck in the past sometimes, especially on sentimental stuffs.

Exhibition Syndrome

Tiring day today.

Tomorrow is exhibition day. Anticipation runs high.

Expect no less than everything tomorrow.

Uhh, I'm expecting too much.

Maybe just because I'm tired.

Not Amused

Not an amusing chain of event, to say the least.

First, last night, SYCLONE's exhaust tip dragged down the streets after a misfortune with a mock-up wood ramp. I nearly missed Mohd Sabu's speech.

This morning, lots of rain downs me quite a bit too. And I thought the engine will lose out in the rain.

It did, at Projet. I can't start it anymore after buying nasi lemak there.

Trying hard to not feel let down, I thought of the old-age idea of wiping the dampness inside the distributor cap. It is wet by the way.

After wiping, hey presto it starts! All the downed feeling I got suddenly was dismissed.

Mariah Carey - Vision Of Love

eated me kind
Sweet destiny
Carried me through desperation
To the one that was waiting for me
It took so long
Still I believed
Somehow the one that I needed
Would find me eventually

I had a vision of love
And it was all that you've given to me

Prayed through the nights
Felt so alone
Suffered from alienation
Carried the weight on my own
Had to be strong
So I believed
And now I know I've succeded
In finding the place I conceived

I had a vision of love
And it was all that you've given to me
I had a vision of love
And it was all that you've given me

I've realized a dream
And I visualized
The love that came to be
Feel so alive
I'm so thankful that I've received
The answer that heaven
Has sent down to me

You treated me kind
Sweet destiny
And I'll be eternally grateful
Holding you so close to me
Prayed through the nights
So faithfully
Knowing the one that I needed
Would find me eventually

I had a vision of love
And it was all that you've given to me
I had a vision of love
And it was all that you
Turned out to be

It's That Bad

Today is cool. So was the day before and the day before the day before. :?

Must be a good thing. At least for Mini owners with a car without air-conditioning.

The sun won't be seen for quite a while I guess, so while I'm driving, I won't be greenhoused in either SYCLONE or STELLAR for a long time.

Najib once said, "We are not releasing the API result of the haze". Translation: It's too bad we cannot release it.

SYCLONE Is A Keeper

I think I will probably keep SYCLONE for a while. At least until the end of the year.

STELLAR is not fully stable yet. Some more repairs or parts-replacement are still in order. So I will probably need a second car.

And SYCLONE is very mileage-friendly now. I got near-Wira mileage, which is 15km per liter.

I guess at 1.62rm per liter, I will probably drive SYCLONE more than STELLAR each week.

But then again, if my brother were to borrow SYCLONE for schooling, I would not mind lending it to him.

Nearly Lost It There

Sent STELLAR for the much-anticipated steering repairs.

It's close to 7.30pm when I arrive, I nearly miss Pak Syed. He was about to go home.

Some of the task for him to fulfill are:
Steering rack replacement
Small tacho rerouting
Speedo and large tacho fitment
Fuse holder replacement

The steering job probably will take a day or two.

I'm Guilty Of Watching This, Sort Of

As I had expected, the Fantasy Academy champion is indeed Mawi.

Actually I have this very hot feeling on my body, probably because of the excitement and anticipation. Or maybe because my in-laws were here, adding the fun and louden the screams.

Hey, my 18 votes tonight probably counts for 0.1 percent out of the 58 percent Mawi got. Or not even close.

By the way, copious bathing after the TV show doesn't cool me off. I'm still on fire!

It's all because of Mawi's aura.

Should get some sleep to cool me off.

Clinical

Took MC today. My body feels too weak to do anything.

Went to Klinik Putrajaya for some medicine. I arrived close to 12pm. The attendant told me that I may have to come again after Friday prayers, as the doctor may take a break at 12.15pm.

I took my chance and gambled my way.

Sure enough, I went in at 12.25pm.

Good doctor!

Caught The Bug

Lifting stuffs at the office has took its toll on me.

I think I am in the midst of getting a flu.

It's all dusty and powdery here and there, and we are all exposed to the dirt.

Some of us had already caught the bug. I think I'm the worst part.

In another quite-related occurence, one of us had the back pain. Not for the faint-hearted.

Perish In The Sand

The office nearly finished obliterating most perishables and asset disposals.

From now on, Digital Aura is half-floor large. Well, not quite actually.

The top part, sort of the attic, will be the store.

Still, manpower will occupy half of the third floor only.

I actually felt the crampiness already.

By the way, the remaining floors and a half will be SCS's Maintenance And Services Department (MSD).

It's A Half-Fold Increment

sebelum 90 - RM 0.89
tahun 1990 - RM 1.10 (kenaikan RM 0.21)
01/10/2000 - RM 1.20 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
20/10/2001 - RM 1.30 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
01/05/2002 - RM 1.32 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
31/10/2002 - RM 1.33 (kenaikan RM 0.01)
01/03/2003 - RM 1.35 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/05/2004 - RM 1.37 (kenaikan RM 0.02)
01/10/2004 - RM 1.42 (kenaikan RM 0.05)
05/05/2005 - RM 1.52 (kenaikan RM 0.10)
31/07/2005 - RM 1.62 (kenaikan RM 0.10)

I have enjoyed the 1990 rate for about 5 years. Feels glorious enough!

And now it's a fifty-percent increase since that.

I wonder where all the tax money goes? And the oil royalty that Terengganu is supposed to enjoy, can't that be used to cover the subsidy up?

Spoilt government, I guess.

So guys, you know who to vote next time. Or do you still feel stupid enough to ignore?