Cuti-cuti Malaysia

I know I've promised to put on some photos from Nada's visit but I still haven't figure out how to convert the photos from my PhotoGear Studio to uploadable forms... Well, I've said before that I'm no computer whiz haven't I?

Nevertheless, I just want to share one thing from my tour-guiding experience: Batu Cave stinks! It was such a hard work to walk up the stairs with my limping leg but I thought it would be worth it once I got up to the top. But hey, it was nothing like I imagined at all. There were rubbish everywhere and the smell was just unbearable. The stairs were slippery (and hazardous!) and the worst thing was people actually feeds the monkeys there and then just throw the garbage on-site!How disgusting!


The question is, who is actually responsible for its well-being? Batu Cave is a unique tourist attraction with thousands of visitors each year especially when it is so near to the city centre. Thus, it is really sad to see its poor maintenance. Strange isn't?

Happy Birthday love!

Have been busy with tour-guiding and limpin' (still!) but just pop in to wish Azid Happy 27th Birthday!



I'll put up some photos from Nada's visit soon. Meanwhile, good luck to her on her lone visit to Cameron Highland and Penang before jetting off to Bangkok. (Sorry mate, wished I could be there with you!)

Anyway, I've booked a holiday to Langkawi for the new year.

Nada: if you read this before the date, do join us if you can ok!

The 'turnaround' man

Fair to say that he is not in my 'favourite uncle' list. When I was a kid, he was one that I feared most ..and presumably most of my cousins felt the same way too. I can still remember once he scolded me (for no apparent reason?) and I cried for a long time... Well, I was just 3 at that time anyway. He has got this permanent fierce-look which doesn't go well with small kids (or just any kids, fullstop.)... But I guess it is an advantage when you have 20-odd kids in a house during raya time. Somebody need to be the bad guy right?

But I do know that he is actually a kind-hearted man. An honest and hard-working one too. He has done a good job turning around Koperasi Polis and Oriental bank. So, good luck to him for his next task... MBSB.

For full story, read this week's The edge cover story:

Rising through the ranks and Back to basics for MBSB

Gimme CLIE PEG-NX80V/G ..and got it :)

I just feel like showing off today. I bought this PDA of mine about a month ago. But not until yesterday that I really got the chance to play with it or actually read the manuals for that matter. You see, this is one advantage of not being able to walk around...you get the chance to be a PDA/notebook geek for a couple of days atleast!

Now.. I finally managed to figure out how to export and import photos as well as downloading MP3s onto my PDA. I've also managed to install sony sonicstage on my notebook... it is so much better than my winamp!I know I'm probably excited over nothing but I'm not well-versed in high-tech stuff, you see. So, to be able to to all these are big achievements for me. hehe...

I actually bought the PDA for work purposes. It is frustrating not to be able to get sufficient medical info when you're answering queries during on-call or to be fighting for PCs at work just to search Micromedex. Now I have Micromedex and other useful protocols and guidelines in my pocket! Cool eh?

I'm off work...again!

I spent almost 2 hours (and RM200 of Azid's!) at Ampang Puteri Hospital yesterday. It all began on saturday morning when I fell while playing basketball...the first ever session since puasa/raya break. I thought I just sprained my ankle like I commonly do but the pain got worst yesterday that I had to asked Azid to take me to the hospital. The A+E MO thought I have broken my foot but when the orthopedic specialist came and saw the x-ray, he told me that I have got an extra bone in my foot and that I've twisted that bone. Me ...with extra bone?! The ever-so-kind doctor said that I'm born with it and my other foot has got it too. You see, some people are born with 6 fingers ... I just have extra bones in my feet.. hehe... It is actually funny if it ain't so painful! The plus side is, now I know I'm not adopted or anything because 2 of my younger sisters got them too!

Anyway, the doc said that it will take 3-6 weeks for the pain to heal. That means I can't play basketball or badminton for that period! That is so long! What am I gonna do until then? The doc also said that if the pain doesn't go away, he might need to remove the extra bone surgically. Emmm... just got me thinking...why wait?

Condolences

I would like to offer my condolence to Acu (my youngest uncle) and family for the death of his mother in-law, Umi on the 22nd of November 2003 (3 days before raya). Al- fatihah.

To lose his mum and mum-in-law in a short gap must be devastating.
Be strong Acu...