Lunar Calendar Birthday

It was my Lunar Calendar Birthday on 2/20/2010. I woke up late after 9am. It was a little unusual for me to have been still on bed after 8am. It would normally only mean I was either sick or exhausted.
When I was ready to start my Latio engine to have the kids ready for the weekend schooling, it was almost 11am. And I did not yet done the routine household chores of cleaning the toilets and mopping the floor. When the little one bathing, I slipped with my whisper that he did not need to go for the saturday math class. He overjoyed but soon I found I made a wrong promise and so demanded and insisted it would be a normal class for him. He cried due to the broken promise. I insisted and he did not compromise but sobbing for sometimes.
I manage to calm soon after and he seem agreed to take on his bag preparing for his class. It would be normal for us to have brunch before the elder goes for the 2-hour computer class at 12pm and the little one for math class at 1pm.
After sending the elder, we went to the shop and planned to have the little one went for the class at 12.35pm and so reaching there before 1pm. I was having a drinks with a friend before I was rang informing that the Latio had been knocked at the rear bumper at the junction not far away from the shop. I dashed to the scene as it was only 1-minute running distance.
It was fortunate that the bumper only dislodged with some paint-off without serious damage. However, the negotiation of having compensation was not so pleasant as the middle-age lady insisted that she did not know it would have emergency brake with the green traffic light. I demand compensation of RM300 but she refused claiming that she would only pay for the bumper repair, but not the cost of re-painting. I argued with her although RM300 was not really sufficient to have the repair properly done. I should have changed the entire bumper to original new one instead of agreeing for a repair. Why would I agree as it was not my fault to have the bumper being knocked off. I already step back of agreeing for non standard repair...
Yet, she argued but her mother agreed to pay later.
Indeed, all these were done through phone as we let her drove off with her promise that she would compensate. At the time of this blog, I still yet to receive the compensation although her mother (over the phone) agreed to settle for this sum. I would wait.
And so I had the two cars numbers for Magnum4D and damacai. At 8pm, when I checked, her car number came out as special prize winning although shuffle the 4 digits.
It is my birthday today with a late woke up, minor car accident and winning a small sum from special prize from Damacai.

First day of year of the Tiger


It was almost 1am before the two kids returned and wanted to have the sleep. I would have myself on the floor while the kids on the queen size bed. The mattress isn't suit me at all as it is too soft. I was having back pain when I awake at 4am feeling sore throat and fever. This must be due to too much of heaty cookies as I finished up one whole can without sharing. I tried to force myself to have a nap but it only last another 3 hours then all three of us awake and went to pee together. I passed the new year red packet to the kids and received mine too. Then after, the kids wanted to have a car ride to town for some new year feel.
I told them it was totally different as compare to my childhood day as the street will fill with red papers and full of people on foot. The 4 lanes streets would fill up with two way of people walking from start of the street to end of the street. It would be really harmony to see so many people greeting together. Nowaday, it changed. There isn't any more people on street. There are neither a lot of cars as majority of the people would just rest and chit chat at home avoiding the crowd. The street seems a bit quiet although it was on 8. But it is expected for the first day of chinese new year. The street will be filled with congested cars starting on the second day and peak on the third days. I believed the kids would not be able to witness the occasion of people walk greeting on the street anymore. It is really a kind of memory.
As a common practise on the first day, we would just inside the car and finding the balloon. It is a kind of tradition for me to buy the kids balloons. I stopped at the vege shop and hoping can pack some vege noodles back. I was no luck as the vege shop no longer served those economical take away type vege noodles. Soo King was always keen to have it on the first day as she practised vege for whole day on the first. But we always ended up without having the noodles as we awaked late last time. This year, I awake early but still finding no vege noodles. I am sorry, Soo King.

I had the kids stopped at the food stall while I queued up buying noodles for them. Yes, it is queuing up. It took me around half an hour before i could order my menu although it was still before 8.30am and there wasn't too many people at the stalls. Next, we were on the car ride again although Kampar is not a stranger to us. I guessed this is the new year mood and You would have followed us too. Happy New Year!

Ushering to year of Tiger


At the eve of the arrival of tiger year, I dressed myself in red. I was in the clothing which you bought for me in year 2008. This will mark arrival of 2010(well at least for lunar calendar) and I believed it has a special meaning for me. Yaya... this year also granted me the age of 39. It would be just another three hundred plus day before I marched myself to 40....
I will face the new year and coming years with new resolution and new hope. I will.
We started off the eve with a visit to you before we drove to Kampar. It is the same eve with a sunny hot afternoon. Mother has been busy preparing dishes and I would just open and search for my favourite home made cookies. Soo King, join us for the reunion lunch and we remember you. By the way, join us also for the "chop up for higher fortune"

"Who moved my cheese"

Last night, the elder suddenly dropped by to the room with a book on his hand, titled "Who moved my cheese". He commented that he finished the book and understand the message. He also said he understand why his mother bought this book for him.
I halted and asked him what is the message of the book. He commented that one must look ahead and do not just stay at what it is now. I nodded and requested him to convey this same message to you. I saw him giving a short talk at front of your protrait but suddenly I could feel an acute pain at heart. It would be extremely wonderful to hear the elder words. He said thank you mother for buying this book. I choked on words...

A cake with wishes on my 39th BIRTHDAY


I received a cake. A small one with a lit candle. It was a special one as I could feel the wishes and meaning of it. I also received greeting from sms, facebook (why nowaday birthday greeting on facebook), a card and emails.

Ya... I am 39 now.



Yesterday was a replacement holiday for my work but I would still need to fetch the elder one to school in the early morning. The elder had commented that he wanted to be at school a bit earlier instead of leaving him only 5 minutes before the bell rang. And so we left house at 7am. The assess to the school always clear except at the junction before the school entrace. However, it was messy that morning as there was traffic jam. I saw a school bus halted at the mid of the road and people gathering, protraiting a scene of classic accident.


I passed by without stopping as I always did not want to witness such incident. I could never feel better on such occasion. I turned to the left when passing by the bus and glimpsed the legs and the body has been covered with newspaper. I knew it was a fatal case. It involved either a bicycle or motorcycle... I was so sad that I immediately cursed the bus driver. I bet it would be a case of ignorant of the bus driver. I saw how those school bus being driven as they always tried to squeeze through and speed off. I also saw where the bus stopping at the mid of the busy road and asking the students to get down with the passingby cars not farther than half a feet away. Damn!


I was so sorry on the spot of this loss of life. I hope the boy will rest in peace. I am sorry. I just could not offer a helping hand. I switched to another alternative route to return home as I could not bear the feeling of seeing loss. I am sorry!Today, on my birthday, I saw this photo on the STAR and it immediately reminded me of the incident. I could swear it was the deadly accident I saw yesterday. This photo really has an impact to me. I remembered the reminder ..."the kids must not have motorcycles" and this is the reminder from you, Soo King. I remember!

Android phones... Magic --> Hero --> Nexus 1


I have been trying out phones with the latest trial on Android. This is a new mobile phone OS which I believed it can compete head to head with Iphone. I would predict the end of windows mobile due to its outdated stylus based touch style. Without almost every touch based phones are using fingers, the outdated WM6.5 with same old stylus interface really making me sick.

I had both touch diamond 2 and touch HD with me last week, but I discarded them within the same first hour. Come on, it is first hour of trial... There is no different for WM... same slow performance and same old windows based interface. Sick!

I am still praising iphone for its intuitive and innovation although I expect more changes on the Iphone. Lately, I have my hands on the android, with first the HTC magic. The feel is really different. It is closely resembled to windows but with a lot of speed and easier to navigate. This is amazingly simple and smooth. Well done Google Android!
I had used the Magic for 5 days now and have my hand on the upgrade version now, HTC Hero. The white curvy phone really caught my attention even when it was just paper released last year. Now I am downloading the Android 2.1 to customize the Hero.

Tonight, I was lucky as a friend of mine brought me the just newly launched Nexus 1. Only word, wowwwwww.... Iphone, you better worry now with the Android really taking seriously into the market. The screen is so so much better compare to the iphone now and it is so fast with its 1GHz processor. This is what I called fast. WM, be serious on the speed improvement. It is not only you in the market of PDA based phone.
Well, where is Symbian... oppsss.... btw, what is Symbian. Nokia is the next one need to worry about its market share for its also outdated OS... WM and Symbian will soon be the history.

Well done, Android!