moving! January 19, 2008
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I’m moving my blog to a new location
the new address is http://ewokiebear.blogspot.com
see you there!
change of blogging services? January 18, 2008
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WordPress is really slow… takes forever to upload or do anything, and I don’t get a shoutbox :p
should I migrate to Blogspot?
KFC brekkie! January 18, 2008
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tried out KFC’s breakfast this morning. Had the egg wrap. It was a tortilla wrapped around scrambled egg, a sausage patty that was cut up, some lettuce and mayo. It wasn’t too bad, actually. Quite a nice change from the regular McDonald’s breakfast that we normally think about. The sausage patty was thick and probably bigger than the McDonald’s one too, although this one seemed much less salty than the McD’s variety.
also, the set doesn’t come with any potatoes. Yeah, no hashbrowns, or other potato-ey substances. Which is probably better for lighter eaters or those who don’t like the deep-fried hashbrowns that most fast food breakfasts have.
Meanwhile… drivers, please learn to use your indicator signals… they’re there for a purpose!
Feel so tired and lethargic. I really look forward to the weekends, but this weekend I’m working an open day at work, which means a 9-5 working Saturday *sigh* and I’m bringing Speedy to the doggy fair at Central Park BU on Sunday morning, so I don’t think I’m gonna get any rest this weekend. But anyway! Soldier on…
I’m back!!! January 14, 2008
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finally… after a hiatus of a month… I have phone and broadband services at home again.
it’s really unbelievable, the level of service that we get here in Malaysia. TM really needs a kick up the ass. When we applied to transfer the phone and broadband services they told us it would be done in 3 days. Yes, you read that right, THREE.
after 3 days, nothing happens. went back to the old apartment after almost a week, the phone line is still active there. So we call them up and ask them what’s going on. Apparently they transfered the phone line from the old apartment, BACK to the old apartment. Had to tell them to use their brains and think at least for once.
after a couple of weeks, still nothing happens. phone line still active at old apartment. my wife has been calling to scold them every couple of days. They said they don’t have the new address. Had to tell them “we filled in the form, and it was keyed into the system. What do you mean, you don’t have the new address”. They told us the transfer was still “peringkat awal” (early stages)
almost a month, actually went to the TM Point in Uptown, Damansara Utama. Waited for our turn at customer service. Poor hapless girl at the counter never knew what was in store for her. She checked the system and said, again “peringkat awal“. I mean, come on, you told us it would take 3 days, now it’s almost a month and it’s still in the early stages???!!!
finally gave up and decided to cancel Streamyx (broadband) services once and for all, because of all the stupid crap we were having to put up with from TM, and probably migrate to Maxis Wireless Broadband. Went to the TM Point in Kelana Jaya this time. Filled in the termination form and handed it to the counter, and the girl there asked us why we were terminating. Told her the whole story including getting angry about not having broadband cause we needed to get work done and not being able to work because we didn’t have broadband or even a phone connection. She went into the office for a while, and managed to get some stuff processed on the spot.
Which gets me thinking… why couldn’t they have done that during all those times we called customer service or went to TM Point?!
She said that our phone line would be up within the week, and she even gave her name and contact, saying that if it wasn’t up by the end of the week to contact her and let her know.
Surprise, by the end of the week, still no phone line.
My wife called up TM again to scold them. This time the person on the other end asked “did you ever try to lodge a complaint about this” my wife very coldly told him “just check your system, it should be there”. True enough, over 16 calls of complaint from us.
Finally, someone from the KL office must have gotten wind of it and started kicking some asses, we got our phone service, and a few days after that, our Streamyx broadband as well.
Quite honestly, TM needs to really do something about its service.
- they are a privatized company already, no longer a government department. With this level of service, any proper company would have gone under and folder a long time ago
- the only reason why we had to go with TM was because they’re the only phone provider around our area. If we had choices, we’d have gone to someone else a long time ago.
Anyway which way, we finally have our broadband again. Many thanks to Shamla from TM Point Kelana Jaya who helped us to get things moving (and probably kicked some asses in the office as well on our behalf)
Captain’s log – stardate December 6th 2007 December 6, 2007
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moving house soon - next week
renovation works – having problems and running way overbudget
stress levels – shooting through the roof
bank account – as close to ‘E’ as it could get
days left in the month until next paycheck – 25
number of days before I get an internet connection in my new house – unknown
times each day I want to break down, cry and give up – countless
will come back to updating this blog more often when I can actually get the time (and the internet connection) to do it! don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten about this blog
hang in there, Enoch, hang in there… you can pull through this…
Deepavali/Diwali November 9, 2007
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Happy Deepavali (or Diwali as the rest of the world calls it) to all Indians!
a fresh start November 7, 2007
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I’ve started a new blog at blogspot, dealing specifically with worship matters. It’s something that’s quite dear to my heart, and I felt that it would deserve a site of its own rather than being thrown in with everything else in here.
if you’re interested, do drop by at Worship Thinks
note, the website URL says worshipthinks, not worshipmatters. this is because someone else already took that URL!
CSI talk: Sara Sidle leaving November 6, 2007
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so it’s been confirmed that Jorja Fox is leaving the CSI: Las Vegas show (she plays Sara Sidle) for real this time. While it’s sad to see characters, especially main characters go, hopefully this time it will be a peaceful exit rather than the way Tim Speedle left Miami (shot in a shootout when his gun jammed), or Aiden Burns left NY (fired, then killed by a murderer and burned up in a burning car). Most comments seem to hint at possible returns to the show for cameos and stuff, so it’s probable that her character will survive.
what I don’t get is some of the reactions that I’ve seen from fans of the show. Many are saying “oh, Sara is gone, I’m not gonna watch the show anymore”. Like, CSI is not a personality show, especially not the Las Vegas one (although, CSI:Miami is really practically the Horatio Caine show) so when one person leaves, you just really have to replace that person with someone new for the team. It’s that simple. It works in real life, in our jobs, I don’t see how this should really end the show or something. Also, Jorja Fox herself came out and said that she wanted to pursue her own projects and there was no contract issue involved, so really, folks, CSI:LV will still be a great show, it will survive, it will evolve and adapt and who knows? It may get even better when she’s gone.
That having been said, I never was a great fan of Sara Sidle anyway… too much angst. I deal with enough of that in my workplace.
meanwhile… October 30, 2007
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enjoy this awesome goodness – Tunak Tunak Tun with English subtitles!
food review: Ka Wha Korean Barbecue October 29, 2007
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where: Jalan Telawi 2 (or was it 3? I can’t remember)
what: Korean food goodness, baby!
went to this place for the second time to celebrate Max & Yee Lian’s birthday. This was my second time there, the first time having quite a favorable impression on me so I recommended it to them and they agreed to go there.
The restaurant itself is easy to miss… it still has the signs for the former restaurant up (I guess they didn’t feel like changing the signage). They serve the usual a la carte Korean fare in the daytime, but from 5.30 till 10pm, it becomes an all-you-can-eat proposition, for only rm38+ (yeah, you read that right, only one + sign)
So! they have a menu from which you can order pretty much anything you want, in any quantities (with the exception of certain items which were marked with a blue sticker, we could only order one portion of those items for each person we had. so, 10 people meant we could have 10 portions 
the menu was pleasing and extensive… pork belly was beautiful and if you grilled it long enough it would become pretty much exactly like bacon (mmmm… bacon), and the beef rib eye was also excellent. Marinated chicken drumstick (boneless) also tasted well worth the effort, and for some reason there was a seemingly endless supply of prawns and squid (WHY?!). In addition to those, pork ribs, marinated chicken fillets, and the ubiquitous bulgogi also made appearances and were quickly dispatched with due haste.
the other cooked items were also good, with the kimchi fried rice (who on earth orders carbs at a buffet?! bad, Sue Shen, very bad) tasting pretty good and of course, spicy beef soup, cold noodles, fried glass noodles, and surprisingly, raw beef and pear salad. Everyone turned up their nose at the sound of the name, but soon they all tried it and were pleasantly surprised at how good it actually was. Not slimy and bloody at all.
altogether, not too bad for the price paid. The location is okay, I normally don’t like going to Bangsar because of the crowds and the posers who generally populate the place, but just park in Bangsar Village II and walk across the street and Ka Wha is a haven of good food and good fun.
again, I don’t have pictures cause I was too busy grilling and stuff… Max and Khim Sin have photos though, as soon as I can wrangle the photos from them, I’ll include them here
food: 7.5/10 for good barbecued awesomeness
drinks: 7.3/10 for some nice Korean drinks and bottomless Korean tea
service: 8/10 the service was really good, and they kept changing our grills when they got black and all
verdict: definitely going back there again :p
