打錯了 - wrong number

today i received a phone call from again, the dreaded fake calls... the person started off with the usual line...

me :       hello...
fake:      你好。你會講華語嗎？(hello, can you speak mandarin)
me:         i'm sorry... i don't understand...
fake:       你會講華語嗎？(can you speak mandarin)
me:         i'm sorry... i really don't understand... what are you talking about??
....
after a while, the lady said this...

fake:      OK, sorry. Nevermind. (in english... no translation needed)

-the end-

then the office was saying how there is some scheme going on in chinese medical halls.. these people will wait in front and if they see you going in to one of these chinese practitioner, their act will kick in... they will start a conversation in your presence...

the content involve... how someone is sick... how they are looking for this miracle person who can cure illness... etc... and finally if you are sucked into it, they will somehow get you to give them lots of money... this poor woman apparently gave them 100k before she knew what was going on...

anyway, here is a song to lighten the mood... enjoy's faye wong's 打錯了, even though i don't think these people dialed the wrong number...

durian update no. 4...

it has been a while i updated you guys on my durians...

this was taken at two weeks ago... the durians are like little kids... my goodness, a few days and they grow so big... as they grow bigger, the branches the support them are being stressed to the limit...



this set was taken today... just two weeks and it is looking more and more like it is going to fall from the branch onto the ground... even my neighbor commented how big is has become... and the thing is there seems to be buds waiting to flower... i'll update you on those...



durian is a funny fruit... it is so called the king of the fruits, yet is an acquired taste... you either love it or don't...

the reason i don't eat it is not because i don't like it... i am indifferent but the thought of having to be in an enclosed office space with people who may not have eaten durians... if you had eaten durians on or before, then chances are that your breath or even flatulence could also smell durian... then there will be the "talk"... of people within your office space...

at the same time, durians are heaty fruits... and according to chinese health teachings, the male body is basically made up of heat-elements and would be overly heated if you take more heaty products... like durians...

so that is why i stayed away from it.... plus it is full of sugar and carbs... easily expunging all those hard work at the gym.. hehehe...

anyway... i'll keep you posted for further developments on the durian saga...

casual fridays...

OK... i am relying on the translation thingy too much... but hey.... it is fun... i have decided to include the chinese and japanese translation...

yeah... another friday is upon us... and i have decided to self declare a casual friday... truth is, my boss is on travelling, so i decided to casual-it-up at work...
嗯...另外週五是我們...我已決定自行申報隨便週五...事實是，我的老闆是在交通上，所以，我決定把休閒，它的後續工作...
うん…金曜日には、私たちに別の...と私は自己を宣言することを決めカジュアルフライデー...真実は、私の上司は走行ので、カジュアルにすることを決定した職場の...

side note: TM is again making some upgrading... it is affecting my line, and i am not sure this post will be successful... hopefully it will and hopefully that so-called repair/upgrade will be done soon... my speed has dropped dramatically...
附註： TM是再次作出了一些升級...這是影響我的路線，我不知道這個職位將會取得圓滿成功...我希望這能說，這個所謂的修復/升級工作將很快...我的速度卻急劇下降...
注記： tmは、いくつかのアップグレードを再び...マイラインに影響を与えることは、私はわからないが、この投稿が成功すれば...うまくいけば、それは期待して、いわゆる修理/すぐにアップグレードが行われる...私の速度が大幅に下落し...

back to casual fridays... in addition to t.g.i.f, i suppose casual friday is another way to boost staff morality (not that t.g.i.f. is concocted by employers to boost staff spirits)... OK.. i am referring to people who work in places where they are required to wear the shirt/pants combo day in and day out... so casual fridays do not apply to those whose employment allows for them to wear whatever they like... hehhee...
回到休閒星期五...除了tgif ，我隨便週五是另一種方式，以提高工作人員的道德（這並不是說tgif是炮製的，由雇主，以增強工作人員的烈酒） … …好..我所指的人，工作的地方，他們必須穿上襯衫/褲組合式每天都要...所以休閒星期五，並不適用於那些就業，讓他們穿什麼，他們喜歡... hehhee ...
カジュアル金曜日に戻る...金曜の夜に加えて、カジュアルフライデーは、たぶん、別の方法を高める道徳のスタッフ（経営者をでっち上げられたわけではな いが金曜の夜のスタッフを高めるスピリッツ） ...分かった..私は働く人たちに言及している場所では、シャツを着るのに必要な/コンボズボン明けても暮れて...カジュアル適用されませんので金曜 日の雇用者により、かれらのために何を着るかのように... hehhee ...



i guess, for the male population of workers, there won't be much choices aside from maybe wearing a non-casual shirt, short sleeve tees or long-sleeve tees, you pretty much can't deviate too much... plus, it would probably be a bit funny to wear those ultra-baggy shorts or pants to work... hip hop... er... hahhaa... or maybe you can... and start rapping and break dancing at your work place (please, i am not referring to people who actually work in a dance club.. lol)
我猜想，為男性人口的工人，將不會有很多的選擇，除此之外，也許身穿非臨時工上衣，短袖發球台，或長短袖發球台，你漂亮得多，不能偏離太多...再加上， 它大概會有點好笑穿那些超寬鬆短褲或長褲，以工作… …嘻哈...呃... hahhaa ...也許你可以...並開始說唱，並打破跳舞，在你的工作地點（請，我不是指的人，其實工作中的舞蹈俱樂部.. lol ）
多分、男性の人口は、労働者のために、ありません。多くの選択肢かもしれないとは別に、非カジュアルシャツを着て、短い袖や長袖ティーティーは、かなり逸 脱し過ぎることはできません...プラス、それがきっとちょっと変な人超を着るだぶだぶのズボンやショーツに仕事...ヒップホップ... er ... hahhaa ...たりすることができかもしれない...ハンマリングブレイクダンスを開始すると、あなたの仕事の場所（ご、私は言及しません。実際に仕事をする人は ダンスクラブ..ロル川）



for the ladies, there are more choices... they can get away with a tee plus a jacket on normal days... i suppose it would be inappropriate to wear only a tube top or really skimpy spaggetti top... if so, i guess the two piece bikini is really out... (bummer... )... ahhaha.. hang on... then what is casual fridays to them??
為各位來賓，有更多的選擇...他們可以擺脫與發球加一件外套在一般的日子...我想，這將是不恰當的磨損，只有管頂部或真的輕薄spaggetti頂 部...如果是的話，我猜想兩件式比基尼是真的出... （ bummer. .. ） … … ahhaha ..杭等等… …那麼，什麼是休閒星期五給他們？ ？
婦人のためにはより多くの選択肢を...逃げることができて、上着を通常のティープラス日...だろうと思います不適切なチューブトップを着るだけで本当 にや露出度の高いspaggettiトップ...もしそうなら、多分2つの作品は本当にビキニアウト... （ bummer. .. ） ... ahhaha ..つかまって...それからカジュアル金曜日には、どのようなのでしょうか？か？



anyway... unless our job is to cosplay, we probably would all stick to our ties/shirts/pants/skirts/jackets/etc... as boring as that sound, it is therefore kind of refreshing to look forward to friday when you are allowed to wear your streets into work... so basically, you go to work and then to a social gathering after work without having to change out of your work clothes...
反正...除非我們的工作就是在cosplay活動，我們可能都堅持我們聯繫/襯衫/褲/裙/外套/等...作為沉悶，因為這聲音，因此，這是種令人耳目 一新的期待週五的時候，你可以穿你的街道到工作… …因此，基本上，你去工作，然後向社會收集工作後，不必更改出你的工作衣服...
とにかく...コスプレしない限り、私たちの仕事は、私たちのすべてを堅持するだろう私たちのきずな/シャツ/パンツ/スカート/ジャケットの/ etc ...退屈して音としてとして、それはこの種のさわやかな金曜日のを楽しみにしたときに着用が認められている通りに仕事をして...だから基本的には、あ なたに仕事に行って、その後仕事の後に懇親会を変更することなく、お客様の作業服...




so happy casual friday... enjoy... see you on a weekday...
太高興散週五...享受...看到你上週日...
とてもうれしいカジュアルフライデー...楽しむ...平日を参照してください...

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I, Complicated... a poem...

"the following is a poem that i wrote... hopefully it is not amateurish..."


I am silent because I am reflecting
I am quiet because I am contemplating
I am distant because I am confused
I am distracted because I am unsure

I was happy because I thought I had
I was contended because I figured I could
I was giddy because I saw my wants
I was elated because I nearly reached

I became tired because I tried
I became bored because I bothered
I became irritated because I iterated
I became indifferent because I deferred

I thought to express but decided not
I thought to repress but easy not
I thought to digress but forever not
I thought to progress but simple not

I confided and found comfort
I recollected and found nostalgia
I braved and found courage
I relaxed and found hope

I decided so I need to execute
I searched so I need to find
I found so I need to submit
I submitted so I need to wait

I scribed and expressed my frustrations
I jotted and shared my feelings
I surmised and wrote it all
I end with a grateful heart

OMG... a jailbroken iPOD TOUCH is so fun...

OK... that settles it... i want this for christmas... hahahaha :)



i have been eyeing the iPOD TOUCH for a while... and i found out that with the broken TOUCH... you can actually instal lots of applications on it... including a version of IM which will allow you to message with friends and contacts with wifi... then there are other great apps in addition to the fact that it is an iPOD...

i have seen the thing in real life... it is tiny... much thinner than the 5.5G iPOD 30G...

so i must have it....

PLEASE DONATE TO "HELP RAY GET AN iPOD TOUCH FUND"... any amount donated gets me closer to that iPOD TOUCH... nah... just kidding... i will have to rely on my usual way.... buy toto (do'h... no luck there...)

the 31 highlights of my year... a countdown to 32... (part 1)...

no... this is not a reminder that yours truly will be celebrating his 2nd anniversary into his 30s (yikes!!!) as 2008 rolls by... or to get gifts/presents... (please send all gifts/presents to the address below... hang on... hahaha... just kidding la...)

i thought i'd take a page out of my own advice on seizing the day... carpe diem... and sort of like make a list of my top 31 things/memories/places that highlighted my year thus far... i will begin with 10 memorable places that i went to this year...

it took a bit out of my savings... heck... i am flat broke now... but what it did was satisfied my curiousity and my incessant need to travel... i fear being "out of touch" and thus make it a point to travel... to keep afresh of what's out there... the year has been quite good so far for me, as i travelled to a few places i never thought i could go...

taiwan in january 07

this was a first for me... it was short - 4 days as i was not exactly sure how the place would be...

when i left, i kinda thought it was far too soon...

hong kong, january 07

it was a stopover from taiwan... i celebrated no. 31 in hong kong this year, as was my no. 30... so basically it was memorable...



kyoto, japan... april 07

actually, my japan trip was a confluence of coincidences and good timing... i was able to source a cheap ticket to get there and got around with friends on a back packing tour... it was cheaper than if i joined a tour...

kyoto was my official first stop... via shinkansen (bullet train)... very olden city feel... but it was nice to experience old japan in a way... a lot of walking...



osaka, japan... april 07

osaka was my second stop... it is japan's second largest city... took a whole day to just quickly go through some of the top spots... i didn't even have time to get round to the main shopping district until after i went to tokyo... but generally speaking, osaka has a different feel than to tokyo...



tokyo, japan... may 07

tokyo was an experience... it is so big... and so many things to see and do... i was able to only scratched the surface... i will go back...




tokyo disneyworld... may 07

disney was another experience... long queues due to the holidays... i suspect it is always as crowded... a good place for couples... and kids...



hiroshima, japan... may 07

hiroshima was a somber experience... i wasn't ready for the eeriness that it brought... the whole place was rebuilt after the a-bomb incident... a clear reminder of man's destructiveness...



miyajima, japan... may 07

miyajima is listed as one of the three most scenic spot in japan... it was a different feel after hiroshima... lots of deers... and its local delicacy... oysters... yum... hahhaa...



perth, australia... june 07

i lived there for a number of years and did not get to travel down south... this time round, i was able to make that trip... pretty much what i was expecting... hehhee... but it was an experience... a good trip because of getting reacquainted with a friend...



penang, malaysia... october 07

this is probably the furthest i'd been in malaysia... i have never been to penang's mainland... only its airport eons ago... this time round, i managed to sneak a break to the island state for a raya getaway... had it not been the flu and my passivity... i would have probably enjoyed it more...



OK then... these are 10 highlights of places that i've been during 2007... these trips were memorable because of the different company... like i said before, "a trip is only as fun as your company"...

stay tuned for my next highlights... i hope all the highlights will add up to 31... i will go now and select stuff for my next post...

part 2 coming soon...